Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

DEAL CLOSED LAST NIGHT The Masons Will Occupy the New Block

WILL BE READY AUGUST FIRST Trustees Authorized to Lease and Sell all Property Committee Appointed to Look After Purchase of Handsome New Furniture. At a business meeting of the Masonic lodge last evening it was decided to accept the propositon made by Mr. Allison to lease the third floor of the new block and a committee consisting of the board of trustees, C. A. Dugan, J. C. Coverdale and D. E. Smith and L. G. Ellingham were appointed to close the negotiaton at once. The lease covers a period of five years and the rent was made satisfactory to leaser and leasee. The rooms will be finished to suit the convention of the lodge including spacious work room, dinning hall, kitchen, social halls, regalia closets, preperation rooms, etc. Handsome and modern furniture will be purchased and a committee including John D. Hale, George Kinzle and L. G. Ellingham were appointed to investigate and report just what will be the proper thing and the prol>able cost. They will visit Lima, Ohio.Kondulville and other cities where new lodge rooms have recently been furnished and will report within a week or two The trustees were authorized to sell the old Boyers property now owned by the lodge, if the real value can be obtained. The rent of the new rooms, according to contract will begin as soon as they are complete which Mann & Christen informs us will be not later than August Ist. A month later than that date will no doubt find the Masons comfortably at home in their handsome new quarters, with a lodge room unexcelled anywhere in the state. WILL FIGHT Prohibition Party to Oppost Cromer and the Nicholson Law. L.C. Masters district chairman of the Prohibition jiarty, says an attack in this campaign will be made on the Nicholson law, on the ground that the law has been worse than useless to tho prohibition cause. The first gun in the Prohi bition campaign in this district will be fired by Joseph E. Cowgill, of Indianapolis, candidate for State Statistioan. A particularly strong fight will be made in Jay county, where the party is strong and where Sumner Hays, of Portland, a well known citizen is a candidate for Jndge of the Jay Circuit Court. Mr. Hays will make a house to house canvass. Aaron Worth the Congressional candidate will also make a speaking campaign in this district, and on July 4 an all day rally will be held in the MoCallooh Park, Muncie with tho Rev. James Stansfield, of Indianapolis, as chief speaker.

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SOME ADVICE Don't Swell L'p, for There’s Others Just as Good. An exchange takes as its text “Dont ( Swell Up.” If you have a good job, don’t get swelled on yourself, there’s hundreds that can take your place and you can be discharged in a second while it may have taken you years to climb to your present place. Don't swell up on account of your‘‘old family.” If you trace your family back far enough you will find you are related to a horse thief or a man who died of strangulation at the hands of the sheriff and even some of the nobility of whom you may boast kinship would be in the penitentiary if living today. If your business is good don’t get your nose up in the air and look down on your neighbors. Intemperate habits or lack of judgement can “bust” you in a year, and if they can’t, the trust can. If you have a good position in society don't be too proud to speak to people who don’t happen to move in your own little sphere. Remember the first break you make out you go and will be talked about just the same as any one else, or people may arleady be talking about you. If you arc “popular” study what makes you so. It is probably one of the three things above and if so it may soon take wings. NOT THE MAN Wrong Criminal Held in Texas Sheriff Butler Will Not Go to San Antonio.—Picture Proves the Mistake. Sheriff Butler will not go to San Antonio, Texas, for the Charles Miller who is being held there for he is not the man wanted here. The cues and reports were followed in such a manner that it was supposed there was no doubt about this being the man wanted for forging Martin Goeke’s name to a check for seventy five dollars but this morning a letter arrived from Marshal Ervin of that city in which a photograph of the man hold there, was enclosed. A glance at the pictrue was conoulsive proof that a mistake had been made. The man wanted here is a young fellow not over twenty five years old and with a boyish look, while the Charley Miler now in jail at San Antonia is an old ringer, with’a dozen alias names such as Clark* James, Smith and Cohen. He is a Jew and up. patently twenty years older than the man wanted here. He was arrested for petit laroency and tho Marshal says they would turn him over to Decatur officers if a more serious charge could be preferred. Officials at Hot Springs will lie notified and the right Miller may yet lie taken.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1904.

FIGHT POSTPONED Jeffries-Munroe Battle Dated for June 30th. The Jeffries -Monroe fight will not come off at San Francisco Friday night as formerly arranged. Owing to the injury to the champion’s knee the fight scheduled for Friday night will he postponed. “Billy” Delaney, manager for Jeffries, wired from Harbin Springs last night that the champion would n»t be ready until June 24. Manager James Coffroth of the committee club immediately announced that the fight would take place on the night of Thursday June 30. ABOUT JULY FIRST Day Current Will be Started Boilers Are Set Up, But Scarcity of Brick for Side Walls Cause a Delay. "The day current will not be turned on at the city electric plant before July Ist and possibly not until a week later” said Mayor Coffee this morning. The delay is due to the fact that it is simply im possible to buy brick with which to wall in the new boilers. Every brick factory in this county as well as in surrounding cities has been searched but not a load of the valuable building material is forth | coming and all that can be done is to wait until one of the home plants can furnish some which will not be before next week. The boilers are in position and already for the walls and had the material been obtainable would have been completed by this time. Many people are anxiously, waiting the day current and there is but little doubt but that it will pay and pay well after the first few months. SPLENDID TIME Reported by Bachelor Maids Regular Meeting Last Evening Proved a Most Delightful One. The Bachelor Maids met last evening with Miss Mayme Terveer at her home on Fifth street in regular social session with a full membership present, and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. The evening was spent as usual by the maids playing euchre and the fait tie for supremacy among the members was close and exciting, with Misses Mary Heffner and Ruse Confer landing the first prizes and Miss Edith Wemhoff and Mrs. Clem fiolthouse the boobies. After awarding the prizes to the winners in this contest a guessing contest was installed and the girls permitted to draw on their imagination and memory for answeres and at this Miss Edith Wemhoff proved the best while Mrs. Roman Holthouse was awarded the booby. During the evening enjoyment Miss Mayme proceeded to serve her guests with a fine three course repast, and at a late hour the meeting adjourned to meet next with Miss May Niblica the exact date not being given,. The guests of honor last evening were Mrs. Clem Holthouse of Delphi Ind., and Mrs. Roman Holthouse of this city.

A NOVEL CONTEST Erie Train to Give Prizes in Gold A Hundred Dollars Each to the Handsomest Woman and Man on World’s Fair Train. •The Erie railroad is going into the human interest method of creating demand for space in its passenger trains. It has a few ideas now that would put a crimp in a yellow journal. The Erie purposes to see what there is of curiosity in the human mind and how much the people will pay for it. Incidentally the Erie will be liberal. That line has a new train in prospect. It will start from New York on June 19 and will run via Marion and the Big Four to St. Louis. In looking around for a catchy advertisement, Assistant General PasWalace of Cleveland has hit upon this one. He has proposed to the head of the department that the Erie ought to give SIOO to the best looking woman riding on the new train on its initial trip. The judges should be the men. Incidentally also he suggests that there be a contest as to the best looking man on the first train. The ladies will have a chance to repay tho compliment. Mr. Walace says that there is to be no deadlock on if possible. He wants to have a hundred or so school teachers and as many bachelors. Married couples are not tabooed but their votes will cause a deadlock, according to Mr. Wallace. He believes that every man thinks his wife the prettiest and every women has an idea that her husband is about the handsomest ever. One voting for the other unless a divorce suit is pending—would naturally prevent any conclusion and no award of the prize. Mr. Wallace savs that this money will be paid in gold at the conclusion of the contest, and will go toward helping defray expenses at the fair. Incidentally this is a bid for the pretty women of the country to get busy and get on the Erie's first train between New York and St. Louis. Tho Erie has also put on an offer of SIOO for the person selecting the best name for the new Erie trian. The contest closed today. A GREAT MONTH Unusual Events That Help Portland This Month. June is a big month in Portland this year. Besides the dozen weddings that have already pulled off within the corporation line under police protection this is also the month of circuses. The month started with a great show—Stewart’ All Stars—then came VanWoelners thirty-one piece show which is now closing a 4 days’ stand and the next is Sipe.s dog and pony show due here next Fridav afternoon and night. Then on June 24 comes the biggist in tho world—Barnum and Bailey’s. The C. B. &C. promises to whistle into the city this month and in pvlitios there has been a Republican county convention and a township primary is scheduled for Tuesday. The high school commencement was hold this month and the 13 banquets, receptions and what not which always attended it were so manipulated that no casualties were reported,. Then comes the county common school commencement Tuesday June 21. Greatest of all however is the organization of a Commercial Club to look after the advancement and industrial welfare of the c'ty — Portland Commercial Review.

NOTHING DOING July Fourth Will Likely be Quiet in Decatur. From present appearances Decatur will have no celebration July Fourth. For several years the Driving Club have been attending to this day and a good program with races at Steele’s park drew fairly good crowds and furnished amusement for young and old. This organization however have not been in evidence this year and as the buisness men so far have made no arrangements it begins tolook as though the young America must needs give vent to their enthusiasm out of the city oi save it up for some future date. IS VERY LOW Theodore Kennedy Stricken on Train Was Enroute to Warsaw to Attend G. A. R. Encampment.—Recovery Doubtful. A message from Warsaw says that while tho crowd from this city were enroute to Warsaw, Theodore Kenedy, a well known veteran was stricken with an attack of stomach and heart trouble and death was momentarily expected. At Warsaw he was taken to the home of a nephew where he is still hovering between life and death with chances greatly against him. The message said that the physicians had serious I doubts that he will recover sufficiently to bring home. It will he remembered that he suffered a similar attack a few weeks ago while standing in Fristoe’s Smoke House but recovered in a day or two. This attack seems to have been even more severe. AN HONOR Portland Boy to Act as Page at National convention. Edward L. Fitzpatrick son of exCounty Clerk Ed V. Fitzpatrick, j received notice Sunday morning | that he had been selected as page | f<>r the republican national conven- ; tion to convene at Chicago on June j 21. He is to report for duty on June 17th. Young Fitzpatrick is one of the only two pages and apportioned to Indiana and will see the big convention" while at the same time serving in un honorary position that few boys have an opportunity to fill.—Portland Sun. FOR PROVOKE Mrs. Belle Harmon Arrested This Afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney John C. Moranjfiled provoke case before Squire James H. Smith this afternoon entitled the State of Indiana vs Mrs. Belle Harman. The prosecuting witness is Mrs. Flora Dutches, a neighbor lady who says Mrs. Harman called her some awful bud names. The arrest will probably be made this afternoon and the case heard this evening. Tho women live in the west part of town.

NUMBER 133

BUYS PROPERTY E. L Carrol Purchases Old Hoop Factory Will Convert Building Into a Large Hay Barn—Deal Closed This Morning. A deal was dosed this morning whereby E. L. (lurrol the grain man became sole owner of the old hoop factory and sheds adjoining his elevator. This property was owned by the Decatur Egg Case Company and has been vacant for some time, this firm having gone out of that buiness and the buildings were of practically no value to them for their own use, hence the deal. Mr Carrol will convert these buildings into a hay barn which will give him ample storage capacity for thirty cars of hay which is something that he has badly needed ever since being here, and also something that will be much appreciated by the farmers as they will not now be compelled to wait and hold their hay until cars can be obtained and especially if they only have part of a load can now be assured of some place to put it. Mr. Carrol is doing a nice business and is trying to do everything in bis power to help the farmers, who certainly appreciate his courtesies toward them. IN SESSION G. A. R. State Meeting is the Greatest in History. The 25th annual encampment of the Indiana G. A. R. is now on at Warsaw and Winona and will continue until Thursday night. It is expected in all there will be 25,000 visitors. The big parade occurred today. Among the notables present are Gen. C. Black the distinguished Illinois democrat and national commander of the G. A. R. who is mentioned as the democratic nominee for vice president; Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the famous Illinois general and once the republican nominee for vice president with James G. Blaine; Gov. Durbin and staff. J. Frank Hanly of Lafayette republican nominee for governor of Indiana: George W. Grubbs, state commander of the G. A. R , and others. The Mardi Gras parade and fire works display took place last night and was a grand spectacular event. A large unmber of Decatur and Adams county people are in attendance at tho festivities. IN NEW FIELDS Will Kunkle of Bluffton, Interested in Western Oil Deal. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kunkel and sons, William and Kenneth left last night on the 9:20 train for St. Louis. They will spend two or three days at the fair and visiting with friends in St. Louis and will then leave for Bartletsville, Indian Territory where Mr. Kunkel will spend a week looking after the intersts of the Indian Territory Improvement Company, the organization of which was published in the News yesterday. This is the company in which Mr. Kunkel, Hugh Dougherty, John W. Sale and Governor Durbin are members. They have about 14,000 acres of oil leases near Bartlettvsille and Mr. Kunkel will locate a number of wells, the drilling of which will then bo started at once. Tho louses are in the wonderful now western field which has attracted so much attention and it is a foregone conclusion that Mr. Kunkel’s usual good luck will remain with him in this territory.— Blutffon Nows.