Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

LIST GROWS Over 700 Bodies Recovered From Burning Ship Awful Fate of Women and Children from New York Enroute to Picnic. Special to Dally Democrat. NEW YORK N. Y. June 16—The list of dead from the burning of the •Genera 1 Slooum ship yesterday has swelled to over 700 and more bodies are still being found. The boat contained 2000 passengers most of whom were members of the St. Marks Lutheran church out for their annual picnic. Captain Van Schark and his two pilots Van Wart and Weaver have been arrested, (Charged with carelessness. The awful accident has cast a terrible gloom over the city and many homes today bear the black 'crepe which reveals the sadness felt within. It is estimated that ninety five per cent of the dead are women and children. Many heroic acts are reported. The accident happened near Hells Gate. DEAD INDIANS Their Bodies Found in Gravel Pit in Jay County. A rather extensive Indian cemetery was revealed Wednesday morning in opening up a gravel pit on the old Cox farm east of the city now owned by Dr. J. T. Dickes. Denney & Scott the fort Recovery, Ohio, contractors, were opening a pit to secure gravel for the Peter Cook road improvement when the bones of the supposed aborigines were struck by their shovels. Six skeletons were found close together. These had evidently been buried in a reclining position, while a seventh skeleton found a few feet away was in standing posture. The bones were reasonably well preserved although the joints had relaxed their hold so that the bones were removed one and two at a time. Many people visited the scene during the day it is said and carried away some of the human frameworks so that it would be difficult even for the most skillful osteopath to construct seven whole and perfect skeletons out of the several hundred bones which are now lying scattered about the sandbank.—Portland Commercial Review. WILL GRADUATE Miss Leah Beall of Willshire, Furnishes at College. Mrs. Alex Pml left Siturd iy f >r Delaware to attend the commencement exercises of the Ohio Wesleyan university, going in ti me to he present and hoar the baccalaureate discourse. This commencement of the university marks the graduation ot Miss Leah Real from the musical department, Monnett Hal), and the week is one that will be full of pleasureable excitement for all graduates and their friends. Two weeks ago when Mr. and Mrs. Beal were at Delaware to be present at their daughter’s recital they took Mabel Stien with them, and she oame home much delighted with what she saw and hoard —Wilehire Herald-

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DIED TODAY John Bucher, Inmate, at County Farm, Victim of Consumption. John Bucher, fifty years old died at the county farm at two o’clock this afternoon after a long illness with consumption. He was born in Ohio but came to this county many years ago. He made his home with the Weaver family until his health failed. He has been an inmate at the county farm for five and a half years. He has relatives in the South part of the county. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. IS WELL AGAIN Tom Railing Rejoins His Team To Pitch Sunday.—Will bt With Rosenthals After September Fifth. Word was received today by 0. O. France from Tom Railing who is in Dallas, Texas, and who for the past six weeks has been very sick with typhoid fever stating that he was once again feeling well and is in shape to take his regular turn as pitcher on the team. He also states that while sick he was given the best of care being nursed by the managers wife Mrs. C. B. Moran and after becoming better they sent him to Marlin Springs where he whs given a thorough course of treatment for two weeks which straightened him up. He reports that the Dallas team is now in second place and fully expected to head the league in a few more weeks. The team since he rejoined them have won 8 out of 10 games played. He expects to pitch his I first game next Sunday. He further stated that he would be home by September sth and would then play with the Rosenthals for tne remainder of the season. UP TO DATE Girt Reynolds Adding a Feature to His Barber Shop. Girt Reynolds, the genial barber ion Second street, is today having his shop overhauled and a few new additions added to the same, which when completed will give him one of the finest barber shops in the city. Workmen are busily engaged in fixing the water connections so that Girt may lie able to connect all of his chairs with the latest and up to day devise, known as the compressed air system, which is to be used on his customers after the shave has been completed to dry the faces. This system is being used in all the up to date harbor shops all over the country and Girt is determined not to be behind the time and to keep in step with his city neighbors and I tradesman. CASE DELAYED Judge Erwin Home From Lawrenceburg.—Did Not Hear Case. Judge Erwin is home frem Lawrenceburg where he went to hear an important law suit as a special Judge. The case was venued from Judge Downey whose name became well known from his having heard the famous Gillespie murder case at Rising Sun, which tsalso in his circuit. The murderer was at Lawrenceburg Monday seeking freedom upon writ of habeas corpus. The case Judge Erwin was to hoar was postponed ton days on aooount of some techeonality and he has not fully decided whether or not he will return to try the case.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1904.

TO LAFAYETTE Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz Called Their Daughter, Miss Jeane. Suffering From Throat Trouble.—Operation May be Necessary. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz left yesterday afternoon for Lafayette Indiana, where they were called on account of the illness of their daughter Miss Jeane who has been visiting there for several days. For years Miss Jeane has suffered from a chronic ailment of the throat which manifested itself more frequent and more serious of late. Since going to Lafayette she suffered a similar attack and at once counselled a speciallist who advised an operation. She at once wrote home and Mr. and Mrs. Lutz went to her at once and it is quite probable the operation will be performed within a day or two. Her condition is not serious but the operation is a delicate one. Jeane is one of Decatur's most popular girb and her host of friends here hope she may pass the ordeal successfully and have a speedy recovery as is believed she will. CAN HAVE CHOICE Rural Route Patrons Can Get Mail at Postoffice. The postmaster general has ruled that the patrons of the Rural Free Delivery routes may have I their choice, call at the Post Office i for their mail or have it delivered, but the Postmaster is not required to go through the carriers’s case in his absence to hunt out maij for anyledy nor are the earners required to stay at the Post Office after making their trips to wait on their patrons. Therefore, patrons desiring services both by the carrier and the Post Office will be required to rent a box at the Post Office in which the Postmaster may put the mail which accumulates during the day, and such renter may call and get mail at any time during office hours. CHILDREN’S MEETING Good Program to be Given at Salem church Sunday. Salem Sunday school will hold there ohidrens meeting next Sunday evening June 19. An excellent program will be given by the children which al] will enjoy who attend. The cbidren are useing much time and care in preparing their program and the collection will go for the purpose of cleaning the grave yard Let every body that is interested in it bo liberal in giving. Rev. Sxmuel Cramer of Marion and Rev. Samuel Hertel of Van Wert, will lie present. All are invited to attend. MAKING MONEY Clover Leaf Officials Awaiting Report for Month of May.

While all the big railroads of the country are complaining of the great shrinkage in traffic the Clover Leaf never says a word for its mak ing money. This year is proving to bejthe bestjthat the JClover Leaf has ever experienced and the Clover Leaf officials are jubilant. The monthly report for May is forth coming and awaited expectantly by officials who are interested in Ulover Leaf finances. It will no doubt be a hummer.

ARE PROGRESSING Geneva Traction Line Are Ready for Their Grade. The Geneva Traction Company held a meeting last Thursday night. The surveyors have completed their survey from Marion to Celina and are now leveling up for grade. Engineer Orton is looking after the granting of franchise in Montpelier and Marion. There were four parties started out Friday morning to procure right of way and favorable progress is being made. The second assessment has been paid in and the Company have the business moving along at a merry clip. The prospects for the success of the enterprise never appeared brighter.— Geneva Herald. SCHOOL CLOSING St. Joseph's Has Had Successful Year Commencement Exercises and Entertainment Next Monday Evening. Tomorrow is the last day of school for the St Joseph pupils and two months of freedom from studies will be theirs. The event of course is hailed with joy and the closing exercises of the school are always delightful. Father Wilken informs us that the year has been a splendid one tot the schools. The students have been obedient and industrious and have studied hard for their promotion cards. The commencement exercises will occur next Monday evening at the opera house at which time there will be three graduates, Miss Emma Terveer, Miss Celia Kinney and Master Edward Berling.each of whom deserves the diploma they will receive upon that occasion. Following the commencement exercises an entertainment will lx* given in which numerous students of the school will take part. A large crowd is sure to be present. DOUBLE WEDDING Occurred Near Geneva Last Evening Daughters of S. M. Burkett Take Marriage Vows at Same Ceremony. A double wedding occurred at the home of S. M. Burkett near Geneva last evening at 8:30 o'clock when the two daughters Miss Ollie and Stella Burkett were united in marriage to Elmer Marsh and Orin Grove. The affair was a brilliant one, a large number of the friends and relatives of the happy young peope being in attendance. The contracting parties are very popular in the south part of the c«iunty and many friends join us in extending congratulations. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was served and the crowd was a happy one. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh will reside at Petrolenm where the groom is engaged in the oil business. Mr. Grove and wife will make their future home at Montpelier. May their future years be as happy as their wedding day.

DIED YESTERDAY Death of Well Known Citizen Illness Caused by Fall Several Months Ago.—Funeral to be Held Sunday Morning. Ferderick Mailand one of the wealthiest and best known citizens of the northern part of Adams county died yesterdav after suffering for several months. During the past winter Mr. Mailand fell and broke his hip and owing to his old age recovery was impossible and especially so when asthma and other complications became manifest. He was seventy five years of age and was born in Germany but came to America fifty eight years ago. He leaves his wife and these children. Mrs. Sophia Schick and William Mailand, of Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Fred Droege and Fred, Grist and Theodore Mailand, of Fort Wayne; Louis Mailand of this city and Henry, Charles and Mary who reside at the family home. Mr. Mailand came tp Adams , county In 1846 and he proved very ‘ successful as a farmer. He amassed | a comfortable fortune and beside his holdings in Adams county he I owned a large tract of land near j Lincoln, Neb. He was a member of the German Lutheran church and he was held in high esteem : by the people of Ihe neighborhood in which he lived. Many Decatur people have enjoyed the hospitality of the Mailand home and the deceased had numerous friends and acquaintances in this city. The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 9 o'clock at the residence and ' at 10 o’clock at St. John's Lutheran church. The Rev. Huge of Bingen will offiiciate. IS STILL ALIVE John Meek;, of Monroeville, Says He is Far from Dead. H. S. Robinson returned today from Monroeville whore he paid a death claim to John W. Meeks the guardian of Mrs. Hume an aged lady who was recently burned to death. When Mr. Robinson arrived in Monroeville he found the guardian in a great state of excitement. He was getting letters and telegrams from every source from anxious relatives inquiring about his funeral and the particulars of his death. An item in a local paper misled them, they’ believing it was he who had died instead of his ward. Some of the relatives near Kokomo were preparing to start at once for the funeral. Mr. Meeks, j instead of being dead, was very > much alive. Ho isa great big broad shouldered fellow of magnificent I build and stoxl for many years htul , ho rather objected to being killed 1 off in this ruthless fashion.—Bluffton Banner. ARE INSPECTING Committee to Examine Lima Masonic Lodge Room. John D. Hale. FI. R. Molta, L. G. Effingham and contractor C. N. Christen left at noon today for Lima, Ohio where they will inspect the Masonic lodge rooms with a view of completing the new quarters recently secured in the AllisonVesey block. The trip will also give the committee a chance to observe the furniture necessary to make the rooms modern. They exyieot also to visit lodge rooms at Kendallville and Elkhart where the arrangement is said to be exceptionally fine.

NUMBER 134

MASHED HIS FINGER John Harris Slightly Hart While at Work This Morning. John Harris son of Joe Harris received an injury this morning which may cause him the loss of the little finger on his left hand. John was assisting some of the workmen for the Shaffer Hardware company in setting up heavy farm wagons and in picking up one of the wheels to put on the wagon it slipped and in endeavoring to catch the same his little finger on the right hand was caught between the floor and the tire on the wagon wheel and terribly mashed and broken. He was taken to Dr. E. G. Coverdale who dressed the same without amputation and the little felllow may yet save his finger providing however, the circulation of blood has not been severed from the balance ot the hand, if this should prove to be the case his finger will have to be amputated above the second joint, WAS FINED It Cost Mrs. Harmon a Fine for Provoking a Neighbor. The Case of the state of Indaina against Mrs. Belle Harmon for provoke was tried late yesterday after- ( noon before Squire Smith and from the evldenoo introduced it seems, that the trouble originated over their children who had been playing toge'hef a fid wound up in a I free for all fight. Mrs. Harmon claimed that Mrs. Dutcher's baby had started all the trouble, and that she was going to give the baby a threshing. To this, however. Mrs. Dutcher objected, and one woid brought on another with the result that Mrs. Dutcher tiled an affidavit against Mrs. Harmon for provoke. Mrs. Harmon at the trial did not deny any of the allegation set forth in the affidavit virtually pleading guilty and she was lined one dollar and costs by the Squire which mounted to nine dollars and eighty cents, Mrs. Harmon stayed the docket. HAS APPENDICITIS Peter Mougey Suffering From This Painful Disease. Peter Mougey is lying at his home in the south part of the city in a very serious condition the result of a severe attack of appendicitis. He arose yesterdav morning feeling very sick and with a terrible pain in his side, he came down town and consulted D. D. Clark who at once pronounced it appendicitis. He or. dered Peter to return home at once and go to bed which he did, taking much worse lust evening and during the night was very low, suffering everything. Dr. Clark informed us however, today at noon that he would not at present perform an operation upon I’eter and thought that he might possibly pull through tne ordeal this time all right. BRIDE OF MONTH Mrs. Pence, Formerly Miss Hatfield, of Bluffton, Died in Kansas. Couched in the briefest language, yet every word a stab to the hearts of the parents, was a message which came this morning from Independence, Kansas, informing Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hatfield of the death of their daughter, Mrs. Sam Pence. The message simply stated that Martha died last night and that the remains would he brought here tomorrow evening for burial. A bride of but a month her death is a sad blow to her parents and a shock to her many friends who were numbered ony by her aoquain tanoes.—Bluffton Banner. Mrs. Pence was quite well known in this county.