Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. ■ V»HV IVIXIXG BXCKPT SVKDAT, BT L. ■ w <3. ELLINQHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Bf aarvler, per week I©c ■ , carrier, p. r ve»r *4 00 It mail, per month 25c By mall, per year *2.60 Single copies. Two Cents. Bdwartiaing rales made known on application ■niared tn the poetofflce at Decatur. Indi- i aaa, aa aacond-ciaas mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manaobr. ;

*■' ' — COUNTY TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN For Auditor C. D LEWTO.N ' For Treasurer

JOHN F. LACHOT Fcr Sheriff ALBERT A BUTLER For Surveyor L, L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First Diatrlct DAVID WERLING For Commissioner Third District MARTIN LAUGHLIN CITY TICKET For Mayor DAVID D COFFEE For City Clerk JACK McFEELEYJ For Treasurer W. J. ARC HBOLD For Marshal ED GREEN For Councilman—First Ward AL BUHLER ALEX LaBRUN j, FOr Oouncilmen— Secund Ward H S. PORTER HENRY 9TETLER For Coundlmen—Third Ward PETER GAFFER 1 PETER KIRSCH j

Everybody get on a good-sized hump and make tbe democratic majority large and juicy on May 3. The democratic candidates are worthy of election and worthy of the support of every democrat in the city. Get in the band wagon. It ia now time for every democrat to consider the fallacy of voting for republican candidates. It is all a one-aided reciprocity, in which republicans are not in the habit of participating Give us a city council who have backbone enough and business ability enough to transact the city’s business without saddling every important measure on tbe mayor. Tbe council

are elected for this purpose, and they should do it. It is time to cut out boy's play. The democrats in the city are in the right temper to win a party victory. To nake it complete, however, every individual democrat should do his •hare of missionary work for the cause and for the party. Do not become Let’s make it a democratic victory with a clean slate Twenty-nine ties in two years. Juat think of the marvelous record of achievement that is being credited to tta majority of tbe city council. Now let’s place a few men in charge that will transact the business and at the «ame time perform their duty as men •Would do it. Horae play don’t go.

The next republican who kindly inform* you that there ia no politic® ia thia election and that we ought teal! vote for the " best men,” aak taaa how many democrats he ever srtvted for and if he ever in hia whole life found the name of a democrat «a a ticket that looks aa good to him ••that on the republican ticket. TVs trouble with him ia that all tbe w, geod men” are on hia ticket, Auction Sale,

Albert Brittaon ia advertising an I MMtton sale of a large amount of Reramal property to take place at the Riverside Livery barn on Batur4ar. April 30. The sale will Include eight head of hiraea, twenty five 'baggiee and surreys, some new and some second |hand, eight seta harneee. two Harrison wagons, farm machinery and various other articles. Nine months credit will be given. 85d#wl

William R- Burkhead has established a new dray line and is out for business. <8 Iw

■i COURT ITEMS New Partiiion Suit Filed Today Bench Warrant Issued for Collins.— Other Civil and Probate Business. i Attorneys D. D. Heller i- Son today tiled a petition for partition in court entitled Cordelia and Dick Towsend vs. Lucy J. and A. CGregory. Erwin and Erwin entered their appearance for the defendants,

waiver of issue and the Monroe street residence ordered sold after four weeks notice by publication. In the case of Russell H.Osgoodby vs. Jay C. Hamiel suit on note 11.500. defendant tiled an answer in four paragraphs, rule to reply. In the case of the state vs. Luther Collins, indicted by the grand jury for causing the death of Miss Smitley. a bench warrant was ordered and issued. In probate court Benj. Shrank resigned as guardian for Douglas Dudgeon and Mrs. Dudgeon was appointed and gave bond in sum of ♦BOO. Matin L. Smith as guardian for Nettie Simth and others, filed a new bond which was approved by the court.

A FAKE STORY Adams County Farmers Have Not Orgabized Anti-Auto Society. For a year past an article has allmost continuously been going the rounds of the Metropolitan press to the effect that farmers of this county have organized against the automobile business, boycotting dealers who handle them and people who use them. We have made frequent inquiries and investigations and believe the story as false, pure and simple. The automobile is a twentieth century mode of travel, it is sure to stay and each year will find it more popnl ’.r than the previous. The farmers of Adams county are too sensible to fight progress and , we refuse to believe they will ever do so. It is but a matter of a verv few years until the farmers wil] bel | operating auto farm machinery and ‘, coming to town in their horseless • 1 carriages, in fact several progresr sive farmers have already practi8 cally contracted for machines. A 9 campaign against the automobile 6 would be as useless as a fight against c , steam or electric railroads.

Council Meeting At last night's council meeting election inspectors were appointed. In precinct **A” first ward William Russell was selected, Daniel Shack--1 -y in precinct "B”, Daniel Sprang, precinct "A” second ward Joseph Beery in "B," Joseph Helm in precinct “A” third ward and John Woy in *TT’. Charles Erast and Shaffer Peterson were also selected as election commissioners Tbe street roller trill be farmed out to j E Woods & Co. at a rental of |25 a month. The mayor and every member of the council waa present. Several bill® were allowed. itti Cmi fwr Salt. A limited amount of well dried and well selected seed corn for sale. Enquire at Everett A Hite's grocery,or st my borne, one-half mile south of Decatur. Ed Johnson. 78d6w2

"A Southern Gentleman" at Bonne Opera House April 25th. Ca! on Alex Leßrun if you desire to paint your house or anything in painting line. ts

Bettier® Rate® from Chicago to point® in Minnesota, North Dakota, Manitoba, Ontario, Saspatchewan and Asainiboia. Ticket® on aale by the Chicago Great Western Railway every Tuesday in March and April. For further particulars apply to J P. Elner, G. p. A Chicago Hl. ’

REBEKAH PLAY Ticket Sale Progresses Rapidly and Ladies Are Happy. I “A Southern Gentleman” the Rebecca ladies benefit show will be all that can be desired. The scenic effects are new and novel and give to the play a true local color of the I south. The costumes are handsome and the music catchy while all the members of the cast give their re- • spective part a correct interpretatation. The ticket sale is ecxeeding even the fondest expectation of the ladies and they are as a Consequence happy. The cast follows: Gerald Welton, a Southern Gentleman J <J Neptune Col. Matthew Lee. a Southern Banker Homer Souers James Blackburn, his nephew Henry Thoma* Jack Worthington, in love with France Frank Wemhoff Mrs. Lee. the Colonel's wife Mrs Judge Studabaker Sadie, faithful and true . Mi«s Blanch Carroll I ron/Hi I >■« « riienntax/A

r rance Lee, a disputed .soesession Miss Kate Mylott The jadjes promise- a number of pleasing specialties between acts, in fact “A Southern Gentleman” will be a continuous performance, Tickets are 25 cents each and no extra charge for reserving. RetPember “A Southern Gentleman” April 25th at Bosse Opera House. MOUNTAINS IN JAPAN. They Klval In Panorama the Scenery of Switzerland. On every side of us. from our feet to the golden distance far away, the world stretched mountains. peak upon peak as thick as junks in a Chinese ' hari>or and range beyond range inexhaustible. No sounds of mortal life . came up Inside the rock, while the river, gentian blue, wound silent in transparent pools below. The pa no-

ratua in Japan on a splendid summer I day is impossible to describe to an j English reader »ho has not been in | the east, for such a one will read be- I tween tbe lines the local color in which he was bred instead of the wholly dis- I ferent atmosphere that heightens the I charm of the picture there, the bril- I liant luminous air which invests our ' eye with telescopic power and brings | the whole landscape to our feet, while j a soft suspicion of silky haze seems \ to Coat a halo round each foliage bid- | den hill. Switzerland, too. is a mountain world, but small compared with this, the entire content from Innsbruck to Geneva only one-fourth the length of this single island of Japan, a thousand miles of continuous romance. And tbe quality of the sunshine is what separates by a very wide gulf a summer's day in these latitudes from one in more northerly Europe - Ernest Foxwell in Cornhill.

TOBACCO LEAVES. The rivet Eernpeaae Wko Saw Them V.e* For Smokies. The first Europeans who saw tobacco smoked ware two men whom Columbus dispatched on an embassy immediately after tbe discovery of tbe Island of Cuba. The names of these envoys, worthy of memory by the smoker, were Boderigo de Jerez and Luis da Torres, the latter a Christianized Jew of special proficiency in Arabic and Hebrew. Six days were allowed to these two worthies in which to accomplish their mission, but after penetrating inland for some twelve leagues and stopping at a village of a thousand inhabitants they rejoined Columbus on Nov. 6, 1492, and recounted tbe several wonders which bad fallen under their notice. It was on their way back to tbe Spanlab caravels, accompanied by three natives, that they first saw smoking practiced Several of the aborigines were making use of dried tobacco leaves, which they formed into a long roll, lighted and put in their mouths, swallowing and puffing out tbe smoke, i neee primitive and gigantic cigars the natives called tabs cos. a name since transferred from Its original application te tbe plant Itself.

A MONKEY'S JOKE M Gav« Ml* a Aeta Biaaar. WMUe It Starti.4 tb. Owk. I renumber In a deaertptieu at India or Ceyln® sama f.rty yaare ago a •tory of an Engilahman wba tad • montay. Look Ln* autos bla window one day. ta aaw bla cook pectin* a fowl ready for boding. whUo tta maakey lay an tta grauta ataaamlng death, ata a party of eraws stood at a little distance divided between tta desire for tta kiteban offal ata tta fear of th. poMlbly ahammla* monkey. One erow more adveatareua tta® tta rent camo within tho ma*ic distance ata waa instantly in tta dutch at tta saonkey. At the name tnf t tta cook, bavin* finished trussing tta fowl, pat It Into th. pot and went away Th. monkey plucked hia crow aa ta bta just seen tbe cook pinch tbe fowl, took tbe fowl oat of tbe pet. pat tta crow tn and rstlrsd with bls exchange. When th* cook cams baek and saw th* fowl left preparing for bit master's luncheon turned black he waa. as may be supposed. struck black with terror at this manifest intervention of tbe evil on*.—London Ht»ectator. A Mercenary Prvr.rraea. “Bb* despised him because bls parants w*r* poor, but honest." ,1 "No," aald Mlm Cayenne, “she didn’t ■ dcapu. blui, but she preferred a man , whose parents were neither."-tVaah-I Ington Star.

EUTERPEAN CLUB To Meet Thursday Evening With Mrs. Schirntyer.—The Program. The Euterpeaus will hold their next meeting at the home of Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, Thursday evening. April 21, The program will begin promptly at 8 o’clock, and is as follows: Piano —"Aufschung” Schumann Dessie Beery Reading "The Fiftieth Birthday of Agassiz” — “Daybreak"— Long fellow Mrs. John Peterson Piano. Pronunciation. "Lifeof Raphael" Mrs. E. J. Beardsley “Art Characteristics of Raphael" Mary Myers Piano" Grand Valse” opus 18 Chopin Mrs. H. C. Beardsley, Chicago Reading Longfellow "Moonlight on the Prairie" Mvrtle Watts. Review Questions. Reading Longfellow-’ The Chamber. over the Gate" Dr. Beardsley Piano-" Songs" - Schubert Mrs. H. C. Beardsley "Description of Raphael Picture!" Mrs. H. A. Fristoe , Business.

For Sale—Two year old colt. See J. B. Drummond. South Twelfth street. Decatur, Ind. 76d12. Paste this in your hat. “A Southern Gentleman” at Bosse Opera House. April 25th. Help Wanted’—A girl to de general housework. Good wages. Call on or phone Mrs. Cal. Miller. For the Rebecca ladies benefit. “A Southern Gentleman” at opera house April 25th. Remember the date. Private funds to loan on city property at lowest rate interest Privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf

Homeseekers Rates from Chicago to North and South Dakota. Every Tuesday until Oct. 25th, the Chicago Great Western railway wil] sell ronud trip tickets to poi its in the above named states at a great reduction from the usual fare. For further information address J. P. Elmer, G. P. A. Chicago, HL Through Pullman sleeping cars to California points via Iron Mountain route, leaving St. Louis 8:30 a. m. daily for Loa Angele® via "True Southern Route," also tourist sleeping cars on this same train for Loe Angeles and San Francisco every Wed neaday and Thursday. Beet winter route to California. For further information Call on or address G. A. A. Deane, Jr.. T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Big. Indianapolis, Ind.

Dr. E. H. Leßrun has for sale a lot of nice young maple trees which he will sell at reasonable prices. Call at once. 69d3 Wanted-A boy about 15 years old to work on a farm. Enquire of George Flanders at Haviland's livery barn, Decatur, Ind. 78-lw Wanted—Lawn roller returned. The parties who borrowed the lawn roller from A. J. Smith are re quested to return it at once. 78d3

Arkansas Texas Louisiana ’> * w » * An ideal country for cheap homes. Land at $5 $lO. >ls, acre; grows corn, cotton, wheat, oats, grasses, fruits and vegetables. Stock ranges 10 months in the year. . Southeast Missori, Akansas, Louisiana and Texas are full of opportunities—the climate is mild, the soil is rich, the lands are cheap. Low home-seekers’ rates —about half fare—ria the Cotton Relt twice a month—first and third Tuesday. For descriptive literature, maps and excursion rates, write to LO.SCHAEEEfI, T. P.A. Cotton Belt Route CINCINNATI, OHIO.

How Do You Like Our Oxfords? Swell! "A Ain’t They? Well we always try to sell you the goods that are just picked Charlie Voglewede THE SHOE SELLER 123 N. Second St.

Bob Polham. of Geneva. Ind., has a very fine black horse, named Ben Scott, by Ben Adam, dam by Orator. Ben Scott will make the season at Geneva. Indi It will pay anv person to see this horse. We are making special low prices on monuments to be erected by . Decoration Day. We have all the latest designs, and invite you to call and see them. Wemhoff’s Monumental Works, Decatur. Indiana. Leaders of North-eastern Indiana. Ten thousand dollars private funds left with us to loan on Decatur real estate,first mortgage. Low rare of interest. Will Jo.n in sums of |SO upwards. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf

C. M MYERS. CHAUNCY R. HO6LER Merchant Tailors If You Are in Need of a Spring Suit, Now is the Time to Buy It. We have all th® LATEST and up-to date pattern® on the market and GUARANTEE a PERFECT FIT We also do all kinds of cleaning, pressing and repairing. Call and see our line. MYERS A HOSLER Over Brock's Tin Shop

Bosse Opera House Nothing Doing ’Till Wednesday, April 20th Special engagement of America's Greatest Minstrel Company The Gus Sun American Minstrels Introducing the Grand Spectacular First Part Setting '•A. DREAM OF MARS” SEE Fred P. Russell, Eddie Moran, John Gosa. Conners A Montrose, Braddock A Fennej, W. Conner, Wilsuu N. Miller, Clar eoce Stonaker, A. C. Lanvee, Jaa. E. Emerson, James Baradt and others. SUPERB BAN* ANS ORCHESTRA. STREET PARADE AT NOON. Seat aale at Holthouae Drug Co. Price® 25, 85 and 50 cent* Bosse’s Opera House Monday, April 25 — : Daughters of Rebecca Benefit "A Southern Gentleman" By Local Talent Admission, 2S Cents. Seat® reserved at the Holthouse Drug Co A Pleasing at a Popular Price

Don’t forget the date of the Rebecca ladies benefit at Bosse Opera House April 25th. Admission 25c. Money to loan on farms at lowest rate of interest. Any sum, any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co., 257dtf. C. W. Bohnke of R. R. No. 3. Decatur has two fine two year old colts for sasle. One roan Belgian weighing 1307 pounds, and one strawberry Belgian weighing 1300. 76d12 Mr. Jonathan Burkhead has been appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat for Monroe and vicinity and is authorized to take subscriptions and receive money. ts