Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 132, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1904 — Page 1

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BOARD ORGANIZES School Trustees Elected Officers Mr. Everett, President—Mrs. E. J. Bailey Chosen as Teacher of Seventh Grade. The new school board met last evening for the first time and organized by the section of the following officers, President John Everett ; treasurer, Roliert D. Patterson secretary Wilda Watts. They selected Mrs. E. J. Bailey us teacher in the city school and assigned her to the seventh grade at the Central building. Mrs. Bailey taught in the public schools here several terms a number of years ago at which time she gained a reputation as one of the best grade instructor in the state and her selection at this time will prove a popular one. She has the faculty of controlling her scholars almost perfectly and does it in such a manner that she retains the respect and admiration of each. It would be a difficult matter to find one of her former students who has aught but praise for her. TO START SOON New Roofing Manufactory Located Will Operate Near Meyers Saw Mill North of Town.—First Machine Will be Here This Week. The machinery for the new industry. Everett, Hite & Myers cement block andj roofing manufacturing industry will arrive soon in fact the first shipment will be here the last of this week and work will begin at once. Temporary quarters have been arranged near John Meyers saw mill in the north part of the city. The firm exjiect to do a good business and no doubt they will. They have the energy, capital and hustling qualities and will increase this plant as their trade demands. The roofing will be their specialty and certainly is a great improvement over other similar products, being lasting, good to look at and costs less money. They will manufacture all kinds of oement block, having purchased the best machine on the market for that purpose. The men are enthusiatsic over the new project and will use their best efforts to make it a winner which means they will. CAME THIS WAY Man Driving Rig Stolen at Van Wer Saturday. A bay horse and a buggy with yellow running gear, was stolen Saturday evening from Gunsett & Son, who conduct a feed stable on South Market street. The rig was hired by a stranger who gave his name as Edward Webb. The only trace found so far is that he was seen driving in the direction ot Decatur. Webb, it is understood, is a professional thief and is wanted by the officers in Auglaize county for horse stealing. Webb is described as being about six feet tall, weight about one hundred and eighty pounds, wears dark clothes and dark cap.—Van Wert Bulliten. The outfit was captured at Geneva.

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GOES IN BUSINESS Verne McGonagle who for the past four or five years has been in the employ of the J. W. Place Company gave notice to that firm today that he would discontinue his service with them on Saturday as he on last evening closed a deal whereby he bought a half interest in the 0. C. Macy bakery at Willshire ()., his partner being Will Macy of that place and they will assume charge of the same at once. Mr. McGonagle prior to his coming to this city was a resident of Willshire and is well acquainted in that community and expects to do a thriving business. While here Mr. McGonagle has made lots of friends and proven himself a worthy citizen. Mr. Me Gonagle expects to move his family to the above named place at once. The Democrat certainly wishes him much success in his new venture. WILL LEASE IT Masons to Take Third Floor of New Block Will be Finished to Salt Their Convenience.—Leased for Five Years. Negotiations between Allison & Vesey, owners of the new corner block and the trustees of the Masonic lodge will no doubt be closed this week as a deal has practically been agreed to by both parties, whereby the lodge will lease the third floor of the block for a period of five years. The rooms will make a pleasant home for the lodge and they will soon lie comfortably located there. They will use the entire third floor which will be divided as follows: Main lodge room forty by fifty two feet; dinning room, twenty two by forty feet, preperation room, regalia room and kitchen each fourteen by twenty feet and a social room twenty by forty two feet. The quarters will be commodious and a home equal to any in this part of old Indiana. New carpets and furniture suitable for such quarter will be purchased. SWALLOWED TACKS At Tipton, Ind., Dessie and John Thomson aged two and four years, played “house.” They found a lot of shingle nails and carpet tacks, and after the fashion of lathers they had watched at work, put some of the tacks in their mouths while they drove others into pine wood. The boy swalllowed a mouthful and then dared his sister to do likewise. She swallowed a mouthful toe, and in ten minutes she was dead. Some of the tacks lodged in her windpipe, and she suffocated. The boy lingered several hours and succumbed. Both died in terrible agony. PLEAD GUILTY "Nig” Gross who was arrested late Sunday evening by Marshal Cordua on an affidavit issued and sworn to by Miss Emma Riley alleging that said Gross bad committed an assault and battery upon her person Sunday evening at the Chicago and Erie railroad and also for using rude insolent and vile language to her appeared before Mayor Coffee last evening and plead guilty to the charge. He was fined one dollar and costs which amounted to nine dollars und thirty cents which he promptly paid and was discharged.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1904.

A GREAT TRIP Postmasterßrittson Home From Coast Marion Smith Stopped at St. Louis.— Met Many Acquaintances in the West. Postmaster Brittson arrived home this morning after a six weeks trip to th<‘ Pacific coast which he says was the most delightful of his life, Marion Smith who accompained him stopped at St. Lotus for a few days at the fair and will return the last of the week. They visited the north west going through Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Montana to Seattle, thense to Portland and home byway of Denver and St. Louis . Mr. Brittson says he saw same great country and numerous opportunities for investment. He is best pleased with the Red river lands in north Dakota and may conclude to invest same money there. He and Mr. Smith expect to soon make a trip to Canada and will compare land there with the Dakotas before'investing. Mr. Brittson says that nearly every place they went they found Adams county people. At Great Falls they met Misses May Gold and Rice, Mrs Smith who was formerly Miss Emma Ereshman and Warren Moses all of whom are prospering at Spokane they called on Dr. Freeman who has lucrative practice and beautiful home and is doing exoeedinly well. At Tacoma they enjoyed the hospitality of Col. Ferry; at Seattle they met Pearl Baker, a former Decatur boy who has attained a great reputation on the coast as a pugilist; Portland Oregon, they saw Emmett McLain who is progressing in the railroad business. They met many other people whom they knew and. most of whom were getting along nicey. SUBMITS PLANS Oscar Huffman’s Drawing for Library Exhibits Plans for a Beautiful and a Suitable Carnegie Building to Cost SIO,OOO, In the show window at Gus Rosenthals clothing store may be seen plans for the new Carnegie library suggesti-d by Architect Oscar Huffman This will be the plans Mr Huffman will submit when the call is issued by the committee and such a building would certainly be an adornment to any city. It is fifty seven feet wide by sitxy four feet long, nearly square, of Corinthian architectural style with heavy Doric style doors. It is to be built of buff brick trimmed with Bedford stone, will bo one story with basement. The building is divided into several apartments including reading rooms for ladies, gentlemen and children, private offices, toilet rooms, closets and store rooms and the plans show a perfect system of lighting and ventilation. The estimated cost of the building from these plans would lie 113,000 but by leaving the basement un finished the building could be completed for 110,000 the amount Mr. Carueige has already agreed to give.

FAREWELL PARTY Mrs. Hamm Honored Guest at Enjoyable Event. A farewell party was given last evening in honor of Mrs. M. A. Hamm who leaves in a few days for Pleasant Hill Missouri. The event was held at Steel’s Park and from all reports of the same a most enjoyable time was had. Mrs. H. A. Fristoe was the originator of the party and all invited went with well filled lunch baskets. The ladies went to the Park early in the afternoon and at five were joined by their husbands and a good old fashioned picnic supper was indulged in. All ate to their hearts content after which numerous games were played such as cross tag, tree tag and horse shoe and the Park resounded with the hearty laughter from those taking part. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bryson, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Fristoe, Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Beardsley, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sowers, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fristoe, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Gregg, Mrs. W. J. Craig, Mrs. Dan Myers and daughter and Mrs M. A. Hamm. CHURCH PICNIC Corner Stone Laying at Mt. Pleasant A Big Event Planned for July Fourth. —Committee Making Elaborate Arrangements. A handsome’new church is to be constructed at Mt. Pleasant at a cost of about 12500 the contract having been secured by Mann & Christen At a recent meeting of the trustees it was decided to give a big picnic on Monday July 4th I which it is believed will be the greatest event of the kind held in this community in years, the proceeds to go to the church fund. One of the principle events of the day will be the laying of the corner tone. An excellent program including addresses by several speakers from a distance will be rendered. This part of the days events is not complete but is in charge of Rev. W. E. McCarty of Hoagland and we can assure our readers that it will he well taken care of. Besides this there will be various amusements for young and old including music by martial and brass bands and the day will be long remembered by those who attend. Another feature and the one from which the church expect to reap some financial returns will lie the big dinner to be served on the grounds. The cause is a meritorous one and will afford people of this community an opportunity to help the church along and give vent at the same time to their patriotic feelings, so manifest in the breast of young America on the Fourth of July. The ohnroh trustees are Noah Sheets, president; and Cook. J. E. Mann, D W Ruckman H. E Butler James Hoagland, Elta Mallanee and Sam - uel Spangler. The building committee are Noah Sheets, Coat Cook and J. E. Mann. WERE TWO BEDFORD, June 13—“A secret between two is no secret” says Attorney Palmer. Continuing he said “two persons guilty of the murder of Miss Scheffer are sworn to secrecy and will not reveal the fact.” However it is suspected the man is a resident of Bedford and has an accessor in the crime.

CAUGHT HIM Clint Cloud Nearly Loses Suit of Clothes Also Gold Watch, Fifteen Dollars in Cash and Various Other Articles. , I Recorder C C. Cloud had a very ; peculiar experience yesterday that came very near loosing him a ' brand new suit of clothes. Early * yesterday morning Clint thought * he would go to his corn field and 1 see how his corn was coming on ' and after arriving there found out ' that his assistance was badly need- 1 ed so he goes into a near by shed ' and took off the suit of clothes he 1 was wearing and put on a suit of ' overalls, Clint and his boy worked hard until eleven o'clock and started for the house to eat dinner, Chris forgetting all about his suit. They ate their dinner and Chris laid down to take a little nap. but soon got up thinking to himself that some one might steal his clothes, so he wandered back to the I field and as he approached the shed where his suit was hanging he discovered a tall heavy set man with a smooth face trying on his coat, which however proved too small for him with all his "attempts at streching the same. The stranger was just in the act of taking 1 down Chris’ vest and pants when Chris inquired of the fellow what he was doing, the man was so taken by surprise that he dropped the clothes and for a moment was speechless but finally managed to say that he was just trying them on through curiosity sake and never had any intention of taking them, Chris edged himself about and caught hold of a hoe and then quietly informed the fellow to get away as fast as possible before he informed the police and the fellow got. Clint, hastily took an inventory of his found everything safe although! there was fifteen dollars, a pair of gold rimmed glasses and gold watch in the same. It was certainly a narrow escape for Chris, but he still insists he is lucky to have clothes that anyone would want to steal. CASE POSTPONED The case of the state of Indiana vs Joseph Ostemeyer bar tender for Joe Tonnellier who is charged with selling intoxicating liquors to Frank Sehumaher when intoxicated and after having notice not to sell to him, was continued this morning , for an indefinite period owing to the sickness of one of the states witnesses who was not able to be pres- ; ent and whose evidence is very ma- ( terial. The attorneys will get to , gether and set a time soon. ( Shaffer Peterson is defending and , John C. Moran is looking after , the states interest. j I BUILDING BRIDGES ' t Mr. Fiedderjohann of the Fort ’ Wayne and Springfield traction line informs us that work is progressing in a very satisfactory manner at present and the road will soon begin to assume the appearance of a railway. During the past week the < work has advanoqd more rapidly i than at any Hine during the past I year. The abuttmonts at the Mon- 1 month bridge area omplete and the workmen have begun operation at McKnights run. Within thirty days the abuttmonts at the bridge, just north of the city will be started. The bridge mon will begin work at Monmouth at once.

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GOOD PROGRAM The state executive committee of the Christian Society have completed the program in part, providing addresses as follows at the state convention to lie held in Fort Wayne June 23 to 26. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, the evangelist: Ira Landrith Chicago: Von Ogden Vogt, general secretary of the United Societies Christian Endeavor; Charles S. Medbury, Des Moines; Robert E. Speer, New York city; Prof P. P.jßilhorn, Chicago musical director. Some of the Indiana speakers will be the Rev. A. B. Phiputt, Indianapolis; the Rev. H. N. Wilson, Muncie; the Rev. Frank M. Fox, Terre Haute; the Rev. D. W. Hemry, Tipton, C. J. Orbison G. H. Clifford, Edward W. Clark and others from Indianapolis will also speak. A special rate of one fare, plus 25c, for the round trip has been made. When the fare is less that 11.00, the 25 cents are not charged. Tickets will be sold June 22 to 25 inclusive, and good returning up to and including July 6. GREAT SUCCESS Carpenter’s Fuel is Winning Fame Another Bis Factory for its Manufacture to be Located at Marion. t The Eureka Fuel company has been formed in Marion and tomorrow articles of incorporation will be tilled with the secret.arj' of state in Indianapolis. The company will incorporate with 1100,000 capital and expects to establish a manufacturing plant in Marion at once. Some time ago it will be remem bered a process by which fuel could be manufactured in which 99 per cent of the ingredients was soil taken from different places in the state of Indiana was discovered by Charles Carpenter of Decatur. A company was formed to manufacture the fuel and the plant was es tablished at South Bend. A large number of the capitalists of South Bend and other cities in northern Indiana were interested in the organization the company for the manufacture of the fuel and Dr. H. W. Cory of this city was also interested in the formation of the company. Several of the members of the South Bend company having visited him since the formation of the company in that city. The fuel proved a great success and it was soon seen that it would completely revolutionize the methods of obtaining heat and solve the fuel question so easily that it would be a great money maker. The South Bend company had some trouble in having the machines made to manufacture the fuel but at last they were put into working order and the fuel turned out. The product did all that was claimed and more and its success assured Dr. Cory and several other Marion gentlemen who at once began forming a Cvmpnany in this city—Marion Leader. A GOOD SUPPER The Presbyterian Sabbath School classes will give a supjier Thursday evening at the church from sto 7. Special arrangement will be made to serve all promptly. Price 15 cents. The menu will be as follows:— Chicken Mashed potatoes Gravy Broad Butter Slaw Cake Fruit Coffee (Mocha and Java)