Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

CHICAGO BANDITS HANGED Car Barn Murderers Pav the Penalty

NEIDERMEYER CARRIED TO SCAFFOLD All Over in an Hour and Seventeen Minutes The Three Fearless Criminals Met Death Bravely.— Neidermeyer Executed First. Special to the Daily Democrat. CHICAGO, ILL. April 22, 1901— The three carbarn bandits Peter Neidermeyer, Gustave Marx Harvey Van Dine were hanged this morning in the ab >va rotation, Njidormiyer being hanged at 10:3s o’clock and f orced the attendants to carry him to the scaffold in a chair, refusing to assist them in any manner. Marx was hanged at 11:17 o'clock and Van Dine at 11:55 o’clock all three meeting death bravely. The last two Marx and Van Dine refused assistance while being escorted to the scaffold. The men all eat breakfast this morning and Sheriff Barrett then read the death warrants. Priests were admitted and administered sacrament to the doomed men. Van Dine and Marx wept tears of repentance and it is believed they genuinely regreted their wild careers of crime. Neidermeyer remained obstinate to the end and died as he had lived, a nonbeliever in a hereafter. He was guarded closely while being taken to the scaffold and while the noose was being placed about his neck for fear he would leap from the platform or in some other way thwart the law. OLD LAND MARK Building Over Sixty Years Old Torn Down Today. Charley Jacob today finished tearing down the old barn on Dr. C. 8. Clurk’s lot on North Second street. To many this item will lie of but little interest but to others it will lie for it will remind them of days a half century ago, when Decatur's test industry was located there. The building was built about 18A0 and was used for many Irenes us an ashery. Several different firms managed the business, >ne of the test remembered lieing ffiohael Smith. Within the memory of the present generation however the building has teen .nothing but an old stable and for several feurs has been nearly ready to fall n. Dr. Clark will move the little louse on the lot back, build an adlltion a cellar and fill up the lot nuking the property a nice uppearng place and a valuable one.

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AT G. A. R. HALL Col. Bollen Will Tell You About the Iroquois Fire. Col. Robert W. B >lton is in the city and has arranged to give an entertainment at the grand array hall, part of the proceeds to swell the exchecquer of the post. Beautiul colored pictures depicting the horrors of the great Iroquois theatre fire at Chicago, accompained by full explanations and lecture by Col. Bolton. The time of these entertainments will be a matinee tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock, admission five cents for children and ten cents for adults. The second performance will be at seven o’clock tomorrow evening, admission ten and fifteen cents. It will all be well worth attending. BOND SALE Bonds on the North Preble Road Sold The Old Adams County Bank Were the Only Bidders. Treasurer Voglewede had a bond sale at the room of the board of commissioners at ten o'clock. The bonds are for macadam road purposes, the North Preble, the extensions of the Eist Washington numter one, West Washington number one and two. Decatur and Monroe number one, and Decatur and Bluffton number one. The old Adams county bank was the only bidder and they only for the North Preble road. The face of these bonds are 110,060 and hear four and one half per cent payable in forty semi-an-nu 1 payments, covering a period of twenty years. The reason assigned for there being no demand for the extension bonds is the fact that the amounts are too small and the time too long. Bond houses like to do business in job lots and in consequence the larger the denomination the better premium they offer, it is probable that the contractors who have bid on these extensions will take the bonds and arrange to dispose of them. The Adams County Bank paid a' premium of |55 on the North Preble bonds. CARDS AND DANCING Furnished Amusement for Crowd at the Sc hunter Home. Tena and Fred Sohurger on last evening at their country home just one mile west of our city entertained about thirty of their young friends and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. The evening was whiled away by playing numerous games at. which suitable prizes were awarded to the respective winners and by having a good old fashioned dance. During the evening refreshments wore served and at a late hour all departed for their respective homes after voting Tenn and Fred as fine entertainers and hoping they repeat the good time soon again.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1904.

BUY NEW BUS Holthouse 4 Peoples Purchase Fine Rig Will" ‘ Be Une of the Finest on the Market, With all Modern Conveniences. The firm of Peoples and Holthouse are cetainly going into the transfer business right and for the ease and comfort of their patrons, they have ordered a new bus from the Cunningham Brothers firm of Rochester New York, that will excel anything of a like nature that was ever driven up our public streets. This new bus will te model and up-to-date in every respect, having large heavy rubber tires, French plate bevelled glass in the windows, upholstered in leather and the top of the bus lined in satin, a large mirror will adorn the front of the bus and the whole inside will be lighted with electricity. The outside will lie of the latest pattern of buses and the headlights will also bo completely fitted with electric lights and the seating capacity of the same will be twelve persons. The bus will not be due here yet for sixty days it taking all of that time in its manufacture and in shipping. The Cunningham Brothers have a world wide reputation as the finest bus builders in the country and as this bus will be of the latest pattern will cost the enterprising firm of Peoples and Holthouse a neat price, and will be a credit not only to the firm but to our city. EUTERPEAN CLUB Arrange Plans for Ensuing Year

Some Changes Made. Officers ReChosen.—Three Social Sessions to be Held. The Euterpoan Club met last evening with Mrs. F. M. Sohirmeyer, to arrange for the program for the ensuing year. The attendance was larger and some radical changes in proceedure were made. An enteresting program including several piano selections by Mrs. H. C. Beadsley, of Chicago was rendered. It was decided to tegin the New Year work at once and the first meeting will be held in two weeks, the sessions continuing semi-month-ly until June 16th when an adjournment will bo taken until the first. Thursday in October, Miss Hattie Studabaker was re-chosen as grand master and all the other officers were re-elected. The supplementay characters in the last year back were taken as subjects for the ensuing year. There will te throe social session during the year, each section, art, pix-try and music entertaining the other two once. All the musters of each section will take part at each meeting instead of alternating as heretofore. k The membership fee will te two dollars with no liimt as to the number of members.

TWO NEW TR n NS To be Added to Chicago & Erie MP Changes to be Made in Time Table.— Getting Ready for World’s Fair Traffic. The committee in charge of the new time card of the Erie system will meet with the superintendent of divisions and the passenger officials in New York City next week and arrange the new schedule which will be put into effect May first. A num ter of changes are expected in the running of the trains on this division among which will be the adding of two trains on the Chicago and Erie division which will be numbered 9 and 10. I is not known what arrangemen-s will be made for h nullin’ rlr. World’s Fair business but it is thought the time of several train-, will be changed so a« to give tetter <• .roiec j>n to the comp iny’s p urons. P O Neal, trainnnsi r of tin Cinciru' Hidivision of the Erie, and J. it. K ine of the C. and E. division are in ihi city today completing the det tils for running trains through to G ilion— Marion Ohio Mirror. WAKENING HP Rome City Ready for Fishermen and Pleasure Seekers. After a long and dreary winter Sylvan lake resort is begining to feel'the thrill of the spring awakening. A few more sunny days will make us forget the past and think only of the delightful days to come, when the shores will echo with the merriment of cottage and holiday seekers when fishermen shall ply the rod with enthusiasm, and when the excursion trains will bring the hosts from up and down to have their days outing. These things make life in Rome City. Superintendent J. W Hunter announces that during the assembly this year, one half of the islands will he reserved for excursionists and cottages. This move will meet general appoval as the unpleasantness as well as the inconvenience of not having a suitable picnic groundwas seriouly felt in former years when the assembly had full say at the island and those not having tickets wore barred. WILL RETURN Oil Men Say the Kansas Field Will be Disappointing. Back to the old Trenton rock field will probably be the song of the Kansas pilgrims when they learn of the boomers that are springing up in this Hold. Some of them will say, “Why didn't I hold on to that lease; there's another fortune gone." It is the opinion of the majority of the oil men who have returned from Kansas that this Held has more chances for a sure speculation than the western ones. Judging from the present indications in the Hancock field, the production this year willjexceed that of last year. A great deal of encouragement prevails in every township where oil is found in this county and by the end of the year new developments will tear out the statement. As soon as the weather opens up if the roads arc in good shape operations in the local Hold will be pushed more than they have for several years. The thing that may regard new development is the falling price, for which there seems to be no good reason.—Findlay Republican.

DIED IN FAR-OFF CHINA Adams County Man Dies While Serving as Missionary

HURRY UP If You Haven’t Filed Your Mortgage Affidavit. But nine days are left for those who wish to take advantage of the I mortgage exemption law. All exemptions must be filed before May 1, and all old exemptions are of no value. It is expected every one wishing to take advantage of the law will comply with this and file an exemption. Those who fail to do so before May 1, will be required to pay taxes on the entire amount. SUDDEN DEATH Mrs. Ira Steele Victim of Heart Trouble Well Known Lady of Pleasant Mills Dies After Illness of But Few Hours. Mrs. Ira Steele who lives about five miles south east of this city and just a half mile west of Pleaslant Mills died very’ suddenly this morning at eight o'clock from heart disease. She had been comparitively well up uutil last night and ! had spent the day with her parents ’ Mr. and Mrs. Pm Winans at Pleas- ' ant Mills, and it was not until she returned to her ;;ome<hat she became sick. It became necessary to | call the doctor, who it seems in this ; case was utterly powerless and she \ succumed to the ragings of heart

trouble w'thin a few hours. Mrs. Steele was well thought of in her community and had a host of friends and relatives who are pros- ' trated over this terrible news. She , was an earnest and devoted worker ' in the Methodist church of that village from which the funeral sevioes . will undoubtedly te held. She was | but thirty-five years of age and was , thus taken away in the bloom of I life. She leaves besides a mother and father, a husband three sisters, two brothers and an infant bate t wo months old to morun their loss. As we go to press no denfiito arrangements had been made as to the funeral services. WELL PLEASED

President Shonts Says Clover Leaf Is Doing Big Business. President Shonts of the Clover Leaf, is greatly pleased at the showing the road made during the month of March. The actual earnings have not as yet been made up, but the estimated earnings report show that the road did the largest

business during the month of March it lias ever had. The first ton days of this month uro keeping up the March record and President Shonts predicted that the April report would greatly exceed the March report. The company is making some splendid time with shipments, especially on through business to Now York. It is handling Kansas City New York freight in 83 hours.

NUMBER 87

HAD A BRILLIANT FUTURE Had Been in China About Two Years Account of Death Does Not Give Details.—Believed Body Will be Sent Home. Deny Z "hr, an Adams county boy L who has teen serving as a mission, arv injf hina died April 10th and his Ird itives and friends here have but recently teen notified of the sad event. Todays Berne Witness tells the story thus: The entire community, as well as the re latives and friends, was shocked Wednesday when the sad news of the death of Missionary’ Henry Zehr, youngest son of John B. Zehr west of Geneva was circulated. Mr. Zehr and family first ]e irned of his de ith on Tues day evening when they received a letter from Albert E. Funk, of New York General Sec. and Foreign Supt. of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, stating the death and repeating to them the dispatch as he received it at New York. Henry 1 [ Zehr was born April 11, 1877, on i his father's farm about two miles I west of Geneva and died when yet I a young man. Had he lived anoth- ’ er day he would J have teen 27 years old. He leaves his aged parents, > one brother, one sister and a large • number of relatives and friends > who mourn his early departure. > He was connected with religious ' i work for a long time and proved i himself a faithful servant and a

I had worked for Christ and His I kingdom until his death. The j missionay spirit awakened in him at an early age. He traveled oonI siderably in this country doing 'evangelistic work and spent two t -rms at the Bluffton. Ohio, Bible i School and some time at Nyack New York, preparatoy to his misi sionary work. The deceased mis- ' sionary was stationed at Wuchow, China, and was sent out by the Mission churches He held his farewell service in the Mission church in Berne on Christmas evening, December 25, 1901, left here Jan. 3, embarked at San Franciso, Calif., Saturday Jan. 11, of the same year and arrived at Wuchow, China, Feb. 15 of that year. The bereaved faimly and relatives are daily ex-

pecting more definite news of his sickness and death. No arrangements have yet been made for funeral services. PLAYED WHIST Tournament at Commercial Club Last Evening.

A crowd of twelve whist players met tit the commercial club rooms last evening and indulged in a two hours tournament of progressive duplicate whist, fifteen boards were played and the games wore quite interesting, the high score going to W. A. Koubler and L. G. Ellingham. it was decided to meet each Thursday evening to indulge In this popular pastime.