Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 121, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

NEW POLICEMEN APPOINTED Joel Reynolds and Sam Frank Begin Tonight

COUNCIL RAISES SALARIES Contract for New Boilers Approved Will Arrive This Week and a Day Current Will be Added at Once. The city council met in special session last evening upon call of Mayor Coffee for the purpse of accepting the contract of the new boilers. The purchasing committee reported that they had contracted with A. Vancamp for the new boiler who is to furnish some of Atlas makes for <2092 to be delivered at the water works station by June 10th and to be paid for by January 15th. The contract was approved by a full vote of the council. The committee was authorized to contract for moving the boilers from the depot to the city plant. Mayor Coffee then presented the names of Samuel Frank and Joel Reynolds as appointees to the office of night police to take the place of Amos Fisher and Jacob Mangold and asked that they be placed on the payroll Attorney L. C. DeVoas representing A mos Fisher objected but a motion for the approval of the new appointments carried unanimously. Councilman Teeplethen moved that the salaries of the council be increased from <IOO per annum <l5O which was carried and a resolution fixing the salaries of the city officers as follows was adopted, all voting aye: Mayor <300; City Clerk, <350! Treasurer <300; Marshal <6OO City councilmen, each <150; City Attorney <300; street commissioners, <550; City Civil Engineer <4*o; secretary Board of Health <100; chief of fire department <75. The new policemen will assume their duties this evening. The new boilers are expected to arrive this week and will immediately be placed in position, work in the foundation for some having begun several days ago. As soon as these new boilers are ready for operating the plant will be ready for all emergencies, the electric light service will be better, though it has been wonderfully good when the old niaohinery is considered. A day Current will be operated. LEG BROKEN Little Daughter of Nat PtpklM lalured In New York. Nat Popkin the genial artist received a letter today from his wife at New York City stating that Badie his three year old daughter was run over last week by a heavily loaded wagon while playing in the street and had her right leg broken between the knee and the hip. But that she was now resting quite well and all danger was passed. She further stated that in all probability the whole family would arrive here by Saturday of this week. They will occupy the residence of Mrs. Theodore Smith on Fifth street.

The Daily 1 )emocrat.

WAS ARRESTED Decatur Boy Fined at Huntington Charge! With Vagrancy and Trespass, and Was Locked Up by an Officer. Captain of Erie police Fred Ostenrider arrested two young fellows in the vicinity of the Erie transfer house Monday afternoon on the charge of trespass and vagrancy. Both denied the charge, claiming they were employes of the Wild West Show. Ostenrider, not satisfied with their story, accompanied the fellows to the show grounds where the manager was consulted. When the manager denied that they were employes one of the young fellows struck at the detective, then jerked away and was soon lost among the tents and the crowd. The other of the two was brought to this city and locked up. In police court this morning the fellow gave his name as Chas. Hendricks, of Decatur, and entered a plea of not guilty, but by the evidence produced in the cross examination he was judged guilty and fined <5 and costs.—Huntington Herald. WILL BE GOOD Entertainment at Catholic Church The entertaiment at St. Mary's church tonight will be well worth anyones time and money. The Rogers Lyceum Company will present “Dogmas of the faith "or " The Catholic doctrines illustrated” with 100 beautifully colored pictures and accompanied by an explanatory lecture by H. A. Starkweather. The entertainment is for the benefit of the St. Agnes Society of the St. Mary’s church. The pictures represent "The Creed.' The seven deadly sins,” "The commandments,” “purgatory and Heaven”., Joan of Arc's home, Pope Pius X Pope Leo VIII, St. Augustine and his mother and others too numerous to mention. Another feature of the evening will be Mr. William B. NJrris, the noted baritone, will sing. Father Wlkens has heard this famous singer and says he is certain that he will more then please the audience, moving picture scones from Venice, Vatican, St. Peters, detaructon of St. Pierre and eruption of Mt. Pelee will also be given The event will be a pleas ant profitable and educational one which none should miss. Admission thirty-five cents children twenty cents.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1904.

SMALL FIRE Mrs. Hill Discovers Blase at Her Home Jost in Time. Fire was narrowly averted last evening at the home of Mrs. Victoria Hill on Mercer street she had early in the evening filled her kitchen stove oven with damp kindling wood and left the gas turned in the stove, she then called upon one of her neighbors and stayed for several hours returning home about nine o’clock and on onening the door a cloud of smoke rushed out in her face almost stifling her. She called for assistance and Frank Schimeyer who was passing along on the opposite side of the street rushed over and forced his way into the kitchen turned off the gas and proceeded to throw out the burning wood which had caught fire from the heat of the stove. A few buckets of water soon extinguished the fire. The floor was burned in several places as was the woodwork and had Mrs. Hill not ajrived home just at the time she did, a different story would have been told today. SUDDEN DEATH Mrs. Fred Witte Victim of Heart Trouble Did Her Usui Housework Yesterday, aid Died at Nine O'clock Last Nlgtit. Mrs. Fred Witte aged sixty five years died at nine o’clock last night at her home just north of Freidbeim after having suffered a very severe attack of heart failure, Mrs. Witte, prior to this time had betin in the best of health and had on Tuesday morning done her usual house work and other duties pertain'ng to her farm life and was stricken early in the evening, the attack of which she could not succumb. She was an old resident of this county having come to this country when but a meje girl and had resided at her late home for thirty five years. She was a member of the Freidheim Lutheran church and was a conscientious worker in its tiehalf. The community has lost a govd neighbor, and the church a faithful member. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Friedheim Lutheran church the Rev. Pruese officiating and interment will be made at the Freidheim cemetery. She leaves six sons to mourn their loss. STOLE A DRAY Abe Wahli of Berne, Loses Horse and Wagon. Drayman Abe Wahli is the loser of his Western horse and good work harness since Thursday night when it was stolen from his barn. Mr. Wahli had been running two drays and had a good team on each wagon, but the loss of one horse and harness puts him in bad shape. On Thursday he hauled for the Uncle Tom show people and had made arrangements with them to again do the hauling after the show was over. For that purpose he left the horse stand harnessed in the barn and as he arrived there to hitch up. his horse with harness was gone. Suspicion is resting on boys belonging to the show party who it is said, disappeared during the show. The horse is branded and one oar shorter than the other. Later: Report camo from Peterson that the horse was seen there.— Berne Witness.

REMAINS ARRIVE Funeral Services for H. H. Myers Tomorrow Masons to Have Charge.—Account of the Life of One of the County's Best Known Men. The remains of Henry H. Myers who died at Oxford Ohio yesterday, arrived here at 3:13 this afternoon over the G. R. & I. railway from the south. The funeral services will be held from the home south of the city at ten o’clock tomorrow j morning, Rev. W. E. McCarty of I Hoagland officiating. The Masonic I lodge of which deceased was a charter member will have charge. Interment at Maplewood cemetery. Henry H. Myers was born in Wanye county, Ohio, April 18, 1843. He came with his parents to this county in 1851. He was reared to manhood here and educated in the district schools. He was married October 16, 1870 to Eliazbeth C. Baker and to this un ion were born six children Charles. , John. Richard, Wade, Dorsey and Jennie, all of whom survive Mr. Myers has served in numerous minor offices and has proven himself worthy, honest and a splendid citizen. His army career was a brilliant one and his bravery and good judg-j ment have been praised by all his ' superior officers. He enlisted in company H Eighty ninth Indiana regiment in August 1862, as a private and shortly afterwards Jwas made color sergeant of his regiment, carrying the old flag through many bloody battles. He fought, in the battle of Munfordsville Ky., Sept 14 15 and 16, 1862. Capture of Meredian Mississippi February 14, 1864 Fort Deßusy La, March 14, 1864, Henderson’Hill La, March 21, 1864, Pleasant Hill La April 9, 1864. At this place the 89 Indiana and the 58 Illinois recaptured the 9th Indiana Battery. Color Sergt. Myers and the Color Sergt of the 58 Illinois being complimented by Gen. J. Mower, they leading the advance. Gov. Moores Plantation La. May 8, 1864. Marksville Prairie, La. May 16, 1864. Yellow Bayon La May 18, 1864 in this engagement and in the third charge Color Sergt. Myers was severely wounded. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps January 15 1865 and received final discharge July 19 1865 at Indianapolis Ind. Lient. Col. Hervy Craven, commanding the 89th regiment in his report of the battle of Yellow Bayou says: "While the whole command conducted themselves with great gallantry, justice would seem to require that I should’especially mention the conduct of a few. Color Sergent, Henry Myers, company H., gallantly carried the national colors in the advance and with pistol in hand fought his way till he fell wounded.” He was shot in the right leg just below the knee and the wound has always given him great annoyance and pain. TRIAL BEGINS Mayer-Glendenning Case Being Heard. —The Jury. The case of Mayer vs Glendening ot al, demanding <SOO is at trial and from present ap|>earanoes will continue several days, as a large number of witnesses have been subpoenaed. The jury in the case includes William Breiner, James Steele, J. D. Winans, Chester Buhler, George Cramer, William Hilgeman, James A. Sprague, Abraham Debolt, Fred Weiland, Jacob Magley, JohnChire and P. D. Friste.

EYE INJURED

Miss Fannie Winch Meets With Serious Accident. Mrs. Gart Shober received word yesterday that her sister Miss Fannie Winch who is living in Indianapolis at present had met with a severe accident. She arose in the ngi ht and started to go to a window of the room to close it without turning on the light, and as she passed under’the chandelier her eye was caught by a piece of wire that hung there and the lid was torn badly and some injury done to the eye ball. The specialist in attendance cannot tell how serious the results may be.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. MAKE CHANGE Clover Leaf Will Have Two Departments Old Rule of Freight and Passenger General Managers Again Adopted.

The Clover Leaf today inaugur• f ated a radical change in the man- * agement of its passenger and freight “ business. Briefly the company has ’ decided to operate the passenger 1 and freight departments under sep- ’ erate heads, and circulars sent out 1 announced the appointment of W. 1 L. Ross to the position of general s passenger agent, with headquarters ! at Toledo. Mr. Ross comes from ' the Illinois. Indiana & lowa, which road he has been serving as a di J vision passenger agent with head- ‘ quarters a r Streator. 11l In fact, he ' was with that road while President ' T P. Shonts now President of the ( Clover Leaf was the chief executive ' of the “Three I’s.” Mr. Ross is said to be well equipped for the duties of his new position, and is regarded as the right man to carry out the aggressive policy to be adopted by the Clover Leaf passenger department. The policy of op- ' erating the passenger and freight departments under one head was inaugurated under the regime of B. F. Norton who became president of the Clover Leaf company immediately after its re-organization some years ago. Since that time T. J. Cook has dene double duty as general freight and passenger agent. C. W. B. M. Regular Meeting to be Heid Tomorrow Evening. The C. W. B. M. auxiliary will meet tomorrow evening with Mrs. J. Eady on Tenth street. The sub- I ject wiii be “The trend of modern thought in Education. Mrs. H. Mercer will read a ]»aj>er “What is the higher Education?" and a discussion of the paper by members will follow. Mrs. F. C. Buhler will give a sketch of our university Bible work Miss Sarah Segur will act as leader of the meeting. — SECURES ORDERS. ; Photographer Moser will Deliver I Picture of Judge Studabaker. Photographer Elmer Moser has taken an order from the Old Adams County bank for an enlarged pioi ture of their ex-official and coworker Judge Studabaker. The picture is to be high grade sepia and will be a work of art, bearing the guarantee Mr Moser whose work is always first class. The picture will be placed in the private offieo of the bank.

NUMBER 121

THE LIST Names of Pupils Who Secured Diplomas Fifty-Six Successful Students Outside This City,—Total of Eighty-One. Besides twenty five Decatur scholars who received diplomas which admits them to any high school in Iniciana without further examination there were fifty six ficm the various township, and town schools a total of eighty one. Etta Brandyberry who had the highest grade 95 per cent is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Brandvberry. Mi«s Leia Myers grade was 93 per cent. The names of those students outside of Decatur who got diplomas were as follows: Union township, Edna Ileming, Madge Barkley,Mabel Magner, Root Township Emma Magley, Will D. Evans, Florence Kunkle and Helen Evans. Preble township, Pecca Trenary, and Irven F. Case. Kirkland township, Velma Daniels and Margaret Beery. Washington township, Allie Bender, Ray Smith, James I. Keifer, Maggie Faurot and Joseph Faurot. Blue Creek: Township,Bertha Ferguson, Charles Bevington, and Forest Danner Monroe township Mae Mock, O. V. Graham, Stella Duer, Evie Karsohbaum, Rinda Johnosn, Golde Noflsinger, Pearl Ray, and Clarence Smith. French township Edna V. Engle, Simon Schindler. Hartford Township, Eddie Opliger, Bessie Baumgartner, Robert Slawson, Nellie Funt, Martha Ashliman and Eddie Addler. Wabash township. Hazel Macklin, Ida Schenbeok R. Hirschy, Menno Hirshy, Clayton Smith, Arthur Farlow and Rufus Pierry. Jefferson township, Alty M. Rumple, Frank I Engle, Alta Ford, Katie Ford. Berne Corporation, George Wittwer, Ida Sprunger Noah Gilliom, Tilman Soldner, Bessie Sprunger and Emma Bixler. Charles Schoph»rd Wm F. Egley, Julia Wegmiller and Floyd Teeple. ARE AT WORK Bedford Grand Jury Again Instructed It is Known that Judge Palmer will Accuse a Prominent Business Man of the Crime. BEDFORD, Ind., May 31-Judge Wilson shed tears today when he instructed the social grand jury in the Sarah Schafer murder case. He insisted that nothing be left undone in an earnest effort to discover the brutal murderer if the Bedford school teacher. Attorney Palmer who made the sensational declaration in his speech to the jury in defense of James McDonald, recently acquitted of the crime, that he had evidence that would lead to the ap • prehension of the real murderer, has been appointed deputy prosecutor .by Judge Wilson. Palmer was fishing when the jury was called. J A deputy sheriff was sent after » him at noon. It is now known that a Palmer will accuse a prominent Bodford man of th« crime.