Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

HE SETTLED IS 3im Wright Finally Paid His Fine In Jail Over Three Months and Sure He Would Rot There, But Changed His Tune. James Wright the Berne man who has been in jail here since February 24th, refusing to pay his fine, though he had the money in his pocket, gave up the fight this morning and walking up to ‘Squire Smith’s office planked down the gilt which made him a free man again. Wright is an oil worker about fifty years old. He came here to buy some clothing but filled up on booze instead. He was arrested by Marshal Cordua and plead guilty before ’Squire Smith who fined him a dollar and costs amounting to 19.80. Wright had $9 .96 in his pocket but said he would rot in jail before he would pay. When he had served ten »days he appeared before Judge ErJBD and asked to be released but ■tased to swear that he had no means to pay with. He was taken to jail and remained there until this morning, when he was put to work on the streets with a gang of hoboes. He worked about an hour then concluded that he might is Swell be earning a living as work ng 'or the city and accordingly it known that he was ready Os< ttle. He was accommodated in ‘ «r y few moments. ANNUAL REPORT State Chairity Board to I Governor ; isit to Adams County Farm and Superintendant Graber Given Praise. We are in recreipt of a copy of be* mrtoenth annual report of the of State Charities of Indiana o tfie governor. The board visted every poor asylum in the state nd Idescribe the Adams county wapitis follows: Visited May 15, .<O3. The poor asylum in this •unix is a new structure. Under te administration of a good super itendent it has been well cared for, nqMßhen visited was found ii) ex‘llent condition Both house and images were very clean.. Thirty >ur Inmates were present, all beig in good health. The insane, ot how there were present were re-, arkably clean and well oared for. •s depuration is complete. Five • thumbs afford ample opportunity r bathing, and this is required ioe a week. A good supply of .thinz and standard bedding was und, all being very clean. The stitution is lighted by lamps, •ated by a furnace and ventilated ' i meins of the doors, windows id ,tr ansoras. Reading matter i nsisting of papers and tracts is ovide.i for the inmates and relious are held every two teles The farm consist, of 270 res of fair land, 250 of which are labto. It was found stocked with oattje. 12 cows, 8 horses and 75 ad of swine. Ten acres are in ideuLnd six in orchard. The mi biddings and fences were in txJxßonditiorr. Two mon and " wcfcicn are hired by the Uum"ioTjers to help in the work.

The Daily I jemocrat.

DECORATION DAY. Observance Should be Made Sacred and Sincere. The Indianapolis Star is making a leap for the observance of Decoration Day as it should be, not us a day of ball games, horse racing and fishing, but as a holiday sacred to the memory of heroes of the nation. Os late years Decoration Day and the Fourth of July have lost about all their original solemnity and rising generations scarcely know from the celebrations what the day stands for. The Declaration of Independence is no longer read on July Fourth as it keeps people away from the horse races and if the old soldiers don’t give a fine parade with a brass band on Decoration Da.y they can’t get a corporal’s guard away from the spring ball game. HAS TYPHOID Tom Railing Very Sick at Dallas, Texas Decatur’s Famous Ball Player Has Been 111 Several Weeks—ls Slightly Better. Tom Railing, Decatur’s famous l>all player is lying dangerously sick with typhoid fever at the home of C. B Moran Manager of the Dallas, Texas ball team. His relatives in this city have received a letter from Mrs. Moran which says that Tom is a very sick boy but that the physician reports his condition at present more encourag. ing than for several days. He has been sick three weeks, the first two of which he remained at his down town room. He grew worse however and Manager Moran aud his wife had him taken to their home where they arc doing everything possible to nurse him back to health. The base bal] association are paying all bills and assure the relatives that everything known to medical science will be done for the invalid. Tom is the favorite pitcher of the Texas league and several of the major league teams including Chicago, St. Loius and New York have been trying to secure his release all season. His Decatur friends hope for a more favorable report soon. NEW RULES. Postmaster General will Soon Issue Instructions to Carriers Regulations governing the rural free dclivoiy service are being prepared, und will soon lie promulgated by the postmaster general. There will be embodied in them the law recently passed by congress prohibiting the carriers from acting as agents or solicitors for hire. The regulations will be framed in largo part along the lines of those that apply to city carriers. They will relate to the discipline of the carriers and the manner of performing the work on their routes. In discussing the report that the action of congress in cutting off the agency privilege would cause the department route in getting rural curries an official at Washington, said: “On the contrary, I am of the opinion that there will bo fewer resignations in the rural free delivery service next year than ever before. The curriers will get |6() |>er month hereni ter, with assurance of a greater increase in the near future. This ,we think will l»e sufficient to attract good men to the service. ”

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 13. 1904.

THE CONVENTION Adams County Delegation Arrives Home All Report The Meeting as a Democratic Success—The Best in Years. The Adams county delegates and visitors to the democratic state’eonvention arrived home on an early train this morning tired, but confident of one thing at least and that was that they had attended the greatest democratic convention held in Indiana in twenty years. While a number of the Adams county delegates favored Hearst, they are democrats of the right kind and willing to abide by the decision of the majority. The vote of Adams county was Parker five and Hearst, twelve, though 4be Simmons Parker candidate for delegate secure seven votes. The vote of the convention stood on chairman as stated yesterday 1094 to 468 but on the question of instruction it stood 954 to 582. A | number of red hot speeches were , made and the outlook for Indiana : democracy was never brighter j than it is today. The delegation I from Adams count}’ including reg- ' uarly appointed delegates, alter- ■ nates and proxies as they voted at | the convention included the following, Charles Ernst, Sam Simison, J. G. Crum, T. J. Durkin," J. W. . Vizzard, A. P. Beatty, E. L. Foreman. A. B. Bailey, H. O. Grove. | William Shoemaker, P J. Bryan. | Samuel Hirschy,- John D. Hale, iC. D. Lewton, F. C. Foreman, S. | W. Hale and Elliott Ullman M:?S. SAURER DEAD Woman Well-Known Here Dies at Bluffton Lived in this County Several Years— Was Aunt to Jacob Atz. Jacob Atz has received word of the death of his aunt Mrs. Gottlieb Saurer, of Bluffton She had suffered with a complication of diseases for more than a year. Mrs. Saurer was born in Canton. Berne, Switzerland, March 12, 1839. With her parents she camo to Vera Cruz in 1852- The marriage of Miss Eliza Moser Gottlieb Saurer occur redout Vera Cruz on May 19, 1860, | and they resided continuously on a farm near Vera Cruz until they moved to Bluffton seven years ago this month, with the exception of a short period they lived in Adams county. There were eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Saurer and three daughers and three sons are living to mourn with their father the death of a loving mother. The children are Edward. Robert and Alfred, Miss Lena, and Mrs. Levi A. Linn all of this city, anil Mrs. F. P. Hooker, of Audubon, lowa. All were at their mother's bedside. The funeral services will bo held Saturday forenoon at ten o’clock at the First Reformed church of which Mrs. Saurer was a member. She hud been n memher of the Reformed church since she was thirteen yours of ago. Tiie funeral services will lie conducted by the jiastor, Rev. J. H. String, and interment will occurin Fairview cemetery.

WILL REMAIN Erie Sends Assistants and Refuse to Accept Agent Ham's Resignation. M. A. Hamm freight and pa sseng er agent at the Chicago & Erie R. R. whom as we stated in an issue of our paper several days ago had tendered his resignation to the officials on account of not having the proper force of men to do the work I with and having it all thrown upon him, received word today from the general superintendent of the road stating that he would send two men tomorrow to assist in this office from now on and further refused to accept the resignation of Mr. Hamm who now informs us that under these circumstances he will still retain his position with the com- • pany. We are ceratinly glad to j bear this good bit of news as it I shows that the railroad company appreciates the services of a good man. EARLY IN JUNE — ! Will Occur Marriage of Miss Lueila Miller Well-Known Young Lady to Wed Railroad Official of Detroit. Invitation have been issued for the wedding of Miss Lueila Miller, daughter of Jacob Miller of Geneva to Mr J. E Everet of Detroit Michi- • gan, the event to occur early in June. Miss Miller is an accom- ' plished young lady and well known I here, being a sister of Mrs. Lawrence Smith. The family resided here several years Miss Luellla teaching a primary grade in the i city schools until year ago when ' she resigned to accept a place as teacher in a business college at Dej troit. Mr. Everest is a well known i railroad official and successful business man. His home is ut Detroit in which beautiful city the happy couple expect to reside in the future. Miss Miller's many Decatur friends join us in advancing congratulations and best wishes. FAMOUS TREE. Historic Old Land Mark of Pensylvania Cut Down. The famous pine tree near the : Halfway house between CresI son and Loretto has lieen cut I down. This tree, which was perhaps the largest in the state, hud | been for many years an object of I interest and curiosity to visitors to the mountain tops. Charles Sum nor, th • great orator and statesman, , j while recovering from the effect of ■ I the assault made upon him in Wash ’ J ington by young Brooks, was a guest at the Mountain bouse, and frequently visited the "big tree," so that it bus a peculiar historic interest. The circumferences of the I stump at the ground is 33 feet, and the diameter four, feet from the grouna is nine feet nine inches. The rings of growth on the stump would show the tree to be over 400 years old, so that it was probably a sapling when Columbus discovered America, a good sized tree when St. Augustine was settled, and it was u "giant" pine when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Twevle large prongs, i each as largo as an ordinary tree, branchial out from the trunk about 10 or 12 feet from the ground. It is said the 57 logs cut from the tree will! bo worth at least |soo—Con- • ter Domoojiit, The above was handed us by Peter Zeigler, whose home was in the vicinity of this famous old tree.

COURT NOTES Business Resumed This Morning Bench Warrants Issued for Tramps on Charge of Burglary—Other Business. Charles H Lammiman vs James I Moore et al, commissioners reports deed, commissioner discharged. —o— In the case of Frank Gilbert .vs Peter E Fugate et al, defendants I ruled to answer within five days. —o— Cassandra A. Baxter vs D. D. Bax- 1 j ter, summons for defendant ordered | to the sheriff of Whitley county —o— Samuel Hurless et al vs Riverside Oil Company et al defendants ruled to answer within five days. —o— In the mattei of Elsie E. Bollman, administratrix of estate of A. Me. W. Bollman. C. J. Lutz was appointed guardian ad litem. real estate ordered sold as prayed for in petition. I —o — The Adams circuit court resumed operation this morning after a several days’ lapse, during which ' time court officials and attorneys I were attending the democratic • state convention. -oA bench warrant was issued for Junies Barnes and Ernst Blank for 1 larceny and burglary. These are the men who have been held in jail several days for robbing the Hower & Hower grocery a few nights ago. It is said that some pretty conclu- ■ sive evidence has been received 1 against the two men. —o — The school town of Geneva vs Logansport and 1 Wabash Valley Gas Company, the deposition of J. W. Parkison was ordered published and a motion filed supported by an affidavit for defendant to produce papers acknowlegement of service of notice. —O — The case of William Moyer vs William Glendening et al one of the big oil damage cases filed by Theodore Shockney, was set for I trial Tuesday May, 31. Seven j similar cases depend on the outi come of this one. Schockney and Lutz will appear for the plaintiffs and Dailey, Smons & Dailey and Heller & Son for defendants GOES WEST John Nelson Accepts Place in a Denver College. John Nelson, a well known young man of near Monroe left for Denver. Colorado, where he will accept a position as teacher in the sumo' school where Revillo Scherer is teaching, the latter having secured the place for him. Both are clean, bright young fellows who are bound to matte their way in the world and we hope they reach the highest round of the ladder of success. A Good Method. Night Policeman Fisher is using j a new method in making his ' rounds and now might be classed 1 us tne bicycle policeman us he I uses a machine of this discription | while on night duty. This is quite a scheme on behalf of Mr. Fisher and will insure the citizens of the city much better und sjieedior sorvice us it now only requires u short time to cover his territory.

NUMBER 105

FOR TIIE SENIORS Junior High School Class to Entertain Tonight. This evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Trout will occur the .1 unior reception in honor of the worthy seniors who will leave their midst next Friday evening. The Juniors are preparing to show the Seniors that they are up to all the latest methods in entertain’ing and will make the occasion one long to he remembered. A fine program has been arranged and an elaborate supper will be served and everything will be in order for an evening’s enjoyment. Forty invitations have been issued which includes the Seniors, the school board and the faculty. A RECEPTION Mr. and Mrs. Haist the Guests of Honor Event Held at Cook Home for New Evangelical Pastor and Wife. Last evening at the home if Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cook on fifth i street occurred a reception given . by all the members of the Evangelical church in honor of Rev. Haist and his wife just arrived to assume , their new duties here as pastor of , • the church. The evening was most enjoyably spent in numerous games , land guessing contests and the liun- . dred people present expressed themI selves as never having had a finer time. During the evenings enjoyI ment a fine luncheon was served and at a late hour all adjourned wishing Rev. Haist and wife many more such happy events while here. A musical program was also rendered and proved an enjoyable part of the occasion. 1 Rev. Haist is a scholary young ’■man and both he and Mrs. Haist " will no doubt soon be very popular in Decatur. , AN OBITUARY. f Life of Washington Gilpen A Pioneer of the County. 1 Washington Gilpen was born in ’ Pennsylvania, February 1, 1827 and ! died the death of the righteous at the home of his daughter, Mrs. ('. T. Rainer, Muy 10, 1904. His hoyhood was spent in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. On July 12, 1819, he was united in marriage to Mary Brokaw also of Tuscarawas, county. 'ln loss than a your they came to Adams county Indiana and bought a farm, which he cleared of the tini her and established their home. For-fifty four years he was identified with Blue creek township’s citizens. He and his wife united with the south Salem Methodist Episcopal church when they first came to the county and during all these years he has lieen an exemplary Christian and u faithful church member. It has been said by those who knew him best that he died without nn enemy. Five children were born to this union, three of whom, are Mrs. C. T. Rainier, Mrs. F. W. Dibble of Decatur, Ind., and I Ezra Gilpen of Hobart Ind., survive i him, his companion died Novemher 1, 1879 and two sons, Willis and 1 Ijomuel, preceded him in death. IHe was married to Mrs. I limner, | who died Muy 1, 1901. He left to i his sorrowing children and friends the memory of a well spent life, of oomfort to them and the assurance that in some summer clime they may meet him again where there lire no good byes.