Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

PETER SNYDER ARRESTED Charged With Grand Larcenv and Embezzlement

TAKEN TO FORT WAYNE Has Been Running Shop for Eckert Company Claimed That He is Short in His Accounts in the Sum of $311.00 Peter Snyder, a well known citizen of Decatur was arrested on the streets here at noon today and tak en to Fort Wayne at 3:13 this afternoon to answer to a charge of embezzlement and larceny. Sheriff Butler received a telephone message this morning from Sheriff Stent of Allen county, telling him that Snyder was wanted there and ordering his arrest at once should he be seen here. Peter was placed in jail a few hours and then taken to Fort Wayne. About a year ago Snyder secured a position with the Eckert Packing Compay at Fort Wayne and soon proved himself a thorough meat man. He was soon promoted and placed in charge of a branch butcher shop at Lakeside a suburb of Fort Wayne, where he remained until last night when he came here. It seems that the company auditor has been going over Peter’s accounts and it is claimed that the shortage is ♦3ll, Tester - day the company offered to settle with Pete if he would give them a secured note fcr |ISQ but he refused to do so and this morning the chai ge of grand larceny and embezzlement was placed against him. Peter says he is innocent but admits he owed them ♦‘l.lo though he dosn't explain just how it happened. During the time he has tieen working at Fort Wayne ho and his a family have continued to reside here. It is to be hoped that Mr. Snyder will be able to explain matters to the satisfaction of the Hohcrt Company. SUNDAY PROGRAM Christian Endeavor Society of German Relormed Church. The Christian Endeavor and Sunday School of the German Reformed Church will give the following program on Sunday evening Juno 5, at 7:30 p. in. Prelude Miss Emma Mutzler Song Prayer Rev. G. Grether Welcome Henry Wiedler The Saviour’s Love——Six Boys and Girls Cornet Solo . Albert Sellmeyer Recitation Miss Kate Henneforth Piano Solo Miss Iva Simooke This is the Way Eight Girls. Hidden Blessings Chorus of Girls The Rainbows Eight Girls Piano Solo Miss Florence Sprunger Vocal Solo Natures Queen Ten Girls Song and Collection Benediction No admission will be charged but a collection will be taken for the benefit of the society. All are cordially invited.

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WANTS WAR Bishop McCabe Thinks Action Should be Taken Against Turks. Bishop McCabe, the noted Methodist, gave expression to a sentiment of feeling concerning the Turks that will find a hearty endorsement in the minds of many people in this country when he said during the recent Methodist conferenec at Los Angeles:“ I should like to see another war. I should like to see Admiral Dewey sail up the Bosporus with his biggest ships and send word to the sultan that the massacre of Christians must stop. Since we have been in this conference the Turks have destroyed forty three towns, killing women and children. How long, O Lord how long shall this endure’ J ” COURT NEWS New Divorce Case Filed Today Oil Case Still in Progress.—Will of Henry H. Myers Probated.

Resolutions un the death of Elias G. Coverdale were filed this morning and ordered spread of record on single page set a part us a memorial page. —o — The divorce case of Katie Coverdale vs Junies Coverdale was redocketed. Suggestion of death of E. G. Coverdale, former custodian of Inez Coverdale, order modified and custody of child given to Harriet L. Coverdale'. o—In the case of the State vs L. G. Budkins and Finley Reynolds, selling liquors to person in the habit of becoming intoxicated, appeared in court today and filed their bond for appearance at the September term of court. They will fight the case. The Moyer vs Glendening big oil damage case is still in progress with no sign of the finish. It is thought the plaintiff will require the rest of the werk with their evidence. —o— Irwin & Erwin, as attorneys for plantiff filed a divorce case today entitled Mary Irene Cook vs William Cook. A degree of seperation and |SOO is demanded. —o— The will of Henry H. Myers was probated this morning. He bequeaths all his real and personal property to Ellizabeth C. Myers so long as she remains his widow. The will was made October Ist 1895 and was witnessed by Robert Blackburn and J. Q. Neptune.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1904.

WILL RACE Decatur Pacing Horses Entered at Fort Wayne, Two of Decatur’s famous race horses namely Hazel Pierce and Virgil C. have been entered in the one thousand dollar stake race that will be pulled off in Ft. Wayne on September the sixth. There is no question now but that these two animals will start and be driven for the money,as their owners have concluded not to hesitate concerning a mark but will instruct their drivers to drive them out and win if it is possible. Two fine drivers have been signed for this event and everything imaginable will be done to make them win. These two animals are out of fine racing stock and have heretofore shown what kind of stuff they were made of each horse having a mark of 2:19X which indicates that on a fast track they can hit the 2:10 mark easily. GREAT EXHIBIT The Fair This Year Will be a Hummer Preparations Now Under Way for the Best That Ever Happened. The officers of the Great Northern Indiana Fair are already busy with the preparations for their exhibit for 1904, the dates for which are August 30 and 31 and September 1 and 2. Contracts have already been made with the Hoagland Bros, free attraction which is the best of its kind in the country. It is the intention of those in charge to spare no expense, time or money in making this exhibit the greatest of them all and that they will succeed goes without saying. Those in charge a’e the kind of men that do things, and it is time now for the public to begin manifesting the interest that will help them to carry out the plans 'adopted. The reputation already attained by the Great Nothcrn In diana Fair extends to many states and b rritories and we urmis. that after the success of this year it will extend oven farther. AGAINST POISONS Druggists to Present New Law to the Next Legislature. Thu next gunorul assembly of In diana will be asked to enact a law restricting the sales of poisons and narcotics. A movement has been started to this end by leading druggists of the state and a definite campaign will be inaugurated this week at the meeting of the Indiana Pharmeoeutical society at Fort Wayne. The rapid increase in the number of jieople who are addicted to the use of narcotics and stimu lants to the extent that they become moral, mental and physical wrecks has led the druggists of Indiana to take the initiative in securing this legislation. Within the last few years the druggists state the increase in the demand for narcotics morphine, and cocaine in par ticular has been startling and with the increase in demand for the drugs has come a corresponding increase in the number of wrecks—dope fiends, in police parlance—who find their way to the hospitals, asylums, jails, workhouses, reformatories and prisons.

COMES TOMORROW Mr. Jamison to Meet Business Men Would Remove His Stove Factory Here. —Meeting Saturday Evening. Mr. Jamison, of Chicago, who desires to locate a factory here for the manufacture of gasoline stoves will arrive in the city tomorrow and would like to meet every citizen who is interested in the future welfare of the town at the Commercial Club rooms at Eight o’clock tomorrow evening. When he will state his proposition and hopes to close up a deal for bringing his factory here. He has a number of good patents and his proposition will undoubtedly be a good one, mean a profit for the stockholders and a good industry for the city. This concern asks onlv to sell a small amount of stock and Mr. Jamison comes reccomended as a first class citizen and hustler. It may pay you to attend the meeting tomorrow evening. WAS IMPORTANT Legal Question Involved In a Recent Trial at Logansport. “An important legal question was involved in the case of John C Snee, paymaster of the Panhandle railway to recover 1200,000 from the City National bank of Lcgansport taken by the sheriff to satisfy two judgements against the company. “At the close of the hearing of the case Judge Anderson announced that his decision would be in favor of the defendant and Snee’s attorneys asked that he withhold his decision a week. This was granted but before the time for the decision to be announced Snee’s attorneys wont into court and dismissed the case, thus avoiding a decision of that kind geing on record as it might have great effect hereafter. “If the decision had been rendered every sheriff who had an unpaid judgement against a railroad company could wait until the pay car came around and then by main ■ fore as was done at L a'ansport. hold up the paymaster ami take the cash. ng < mm - ■ t at al to the THE LAST CALL Richmond Petpie Have Trouble Finding Homes for Delegates. “Unless citizens of Richmond open their homes for the entertainment of delegates to the annual State convention of Sunday Schools and cease shutting their doors tight as clam shells the coming convention will lie a fizzle” said Ed Humpe, president of the City Sunday School Association this morning. “The entertainment committee,” he continued, “needs encouragement and Richmond mast awaken to the situation." For the entertainment of the 1,500 delegates, reports last night of the canvass made Friday to Chairman Fiske, showed three hundred homes willing to harbor guests for the convention Rev. E. W . Halpenny, State secretary, last night said Indianapolis alone would send between 300 and 500 delegates. Failure of twelve couples in important districts to make their reports may swell the total i slightly—Richmond Sun Telegram.

TAKING LEASE W. H. Shepherd Getting Ready to Drill Oil Well on Erwin Farm. W. H. Shepherd was in the city today completing arrangements for drilling the test oil wells on Judge Erwins farm. He desires to secure leases of 1000 acres of land in the vicinity and he must have these in his possession before he began drilling. It is believed he will have accomplished this part of his plan by tomorrow when the articles will be signed up. It is thought uow that the rig will be brought here by the first of the week and drilling begin by a week from this time. Mr. Shepherd as well as other oil men of good judgement believe the territory is good and that a now field will be the result of the present investigation. COMING STRONG Warren Team Will Bring 300 Rooters Train Load Coming to Htlp Their Team Defeat the Rosenthals. Word was received this morning from Warren from Charles Phillips stating that Warren would arrive Sunday morning, some three hundred strong, to assist their noble knights of the diamond to victory. Some advertising matter was also received, which road as follows: “500 base ball fans wanted to go to Decatur, Ind., Sunday June 5, 1904; train leaves Van Buren at 10:24 a. m. Returns at 9:57 p. m. Train leaves Warren at 10:38 a. m.; returns at 9:45 p. m. Warren-Van Buren vs Decatur. Come and have j a good outing.” It seems from the bill that Warren and Van Buren had united anil would come here very strong Sunday and are antici- ( pating giving the Rosenthals u good drubbing, and return home with the long end of the money. l There is no doubt but that this I team will lie the strongest one Decatur has gone up against this reason, -mil will u i v«- them a hard I down pr . , m! job- this -ing I ’1 . \ b ■ I played here with the lu'‘il team. Th<‘ir team is oilierwis«> nicely bulanoed and includes some stars, i The Rosenthals, ii >wever, will be ini the game and before the same is over Warren will fii d out that they have tackled a warm proposition, and one not so easily defeated. There is a possibility that there may be a slight change in the line up of the home team which will be announced later. IN MEMORY W. R. C. Will Rtmember Sailors and Marines Sunday. The Womans Relief Corps will meet at their hall next Sunday June sth at 3:30 p. m. and go to the cemetery to strew flowers on the waters in memory of the sailors and mariners. They invite all the children of the city to go with them The G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans are also expected to i>articipate in the ceremony. By order of President.

NUMBER 123

REMONSTRANCES Berne Saloon Cases in Commissioners’ Court Edilor Fred Rohrer as Attorney-In-Fact Remonstrates Against Saloons. Editor Fred Rohrer was here yesterday and deposited with the county auditor five bulky documents, which will renew the saloon war at Berne. Each remonstrance is in general terms, and remonstrates against the granting of liquor licenses to William Sheets, Jacob Hunzicker, Samuel Sprunger, and Samuel L Kuntz of Berne and Joseph Hocker of Monroe, the five applicants for license in Monroe township. Each remonstrance is signed by Fred Rohrer as attorney in fact for 423 citizens and voters of that township, or at least is supposed to be . A few weeks ago a canvass of the business men in Berne revealed the fact that an overwhelming percent of them favored the open policy, but Mr* Rohrer claims that no agreement was made not to remonstrate and he also claims that the sentiment regarding that little event was greatly magnified and over estimated. Be that as it may, the cases will again be threshed out in commissioner’s court during their session which begins next Monday. SCHOOL BOOKS The New Series Will be Cheap Will be Put Into Use Gradually and Old Books Can be Traded On Them. S une tiim-ag • nn article went the rounds ■ J tin- pr< -- to the effect into the > >|s - to be m ide gradually aril on ly when new classes jure formed. In this way the cost I will is- no greater than it would be I if the old system of books whs still in use. To illustrate, if there is at the present time a class in school half way through the fifth read<r they will continue to use this book until it has been mastered. Under the old system they would then be required to purchase some other book to go ahead with their studies and to buyjone of the books used under the new system is no more expensive as the books are just as reasonable in price as were the old ones. In away they are even cheaper for in view of the fact that some complaints were anticipated, an exchange system has been designed. A fifth reader of the old series may tie traded in on one of the new fifth readers by the payi ment of a small sum, much less i than the cost of book outright, i This is true with all the books, i the reader being used simply as an 1 illustration. The first of the new - books will.be used in the school next year. fc . A i-*A'Ji.*- X. - -