Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

GENEVA BOYS IN TROUBLE Bound Over to Court For Rioting

BEAT LOUIS FARLOW Father Trying to Save Wayward Girl When Attacked Four Young Men Will Answer Serious Charge When Court Convenes GENEVA. IND., June 22—Four well known young men of this city have been bound over to the Adams Circuit court on the charge of j “Rioting" and from the evidence given at their preliminary trial last night, a severe penalty, perhaps a i term in prison awaits them. Tneir crime is a serious one, they having assaulted an old man named Louis C- Fenton, beating him with a club . shamefully. Fenton lives near this city and has a damrhter Miss Hattie who for several months has been working in Geneva Os late she. has been inclined to be a little way ward. Her father heard of her actions, went to Geneva Monday’ night and demanded that she return home with him. Huttie objected but finally started home with her father. When just out side of town they were overtaken by six young men, Bert Webb, Bert Votow, John Jones, Red ’Votow, Marion Winsted and Tommy Haviland who demanded the girls release. The old man refused and four of the young men proceeded to give him a floating which they did in a most brutal way. While the battle was in pro-. gress two oil men Thomas Barrett and William Kofi man came along and finally succeeded in rescuing Mr. Fenton utter delivering some forcible argument with their fists. The six young men were arrested on a charge of riot and tried last night before Squire Frank Orman-j trout. Tommy Haviland and Red Voto were acquitted while the other tour were bound over to court in the sum of 1100 eac|i. All gave bond but Bert Votow who will be placxl in jail here. Fentons condition is not serious, , ... ■ '■ — WAS FINED Young Miller Gets Dose of $15.20 at Fort Wayne. ‘‘Shorty’’ Miller, the young man from near Pleasant Mills who came here a day or two ago, filled up on boozerine and while enroute to Fort. Wayne repeatedly insulted a p issi nger was fined $5 and costs at Fort Wayne yesterday amounting to $16.20. Miller has no doubt earned a lesson or two and discovered that he dosn’t even own the G. R & I. railway.

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TO SEE RACE Mr. Brickley Will Attend Exercises at Yale College. J. Z. Brickley left today on a business trip through northern Indina for the Bankers’ Life Association and before returning he expects to go to New Haven, Conn., to attend the Yale Law school commencement. He will also stay to see the Yale-Harvard boat race which takes place at New London Conn., on June 30th and which is the most important of all the annual athletic contests between these two great educational instiutions and is considered the great test of skill and endurance.—Bluffton News. DID GOOD WORK Van Wert Ladies of the Pocahontas About Twenty-Five Here Last Night and Conferred the Degrees on Candidates. A fine time was had last evening iby the local Pocohontus Lodge when they entertained about twenty ; five members of a like organization from Van Wert, O. The Van Wert people arrived yesterday afternoon and were taken in charge by’ the reception committee who entertained them until supper time when they were taken to J. S. Colchin restaurant where a special spread was served. At eight o'clock I all adjourned to the lodge room and the work of initiating several members into the mysteries of this organization was carried through the Van Wert team doing the work and from all reports the work was conferred to perfection. After the degrees had been conferrea the ! meeting adjourned and all repaired to the refreshment room where a sumptous banquet was spread and |at a late hour all departed for i their respeoti ve homes. Those who were given the work last evening were Mrs. Artman. Mrs. Ward and Gus Rosenthal. STARTLING FIND Human Leg Picked Up on a Dump Ground at Fort Wayne. The finding of a human leg on the dump ground at Ft. Wayne, has caused a decided sensation in that city and has started an investigation of the methods of physicians and the hospitals. Among other stories told they inquired into is one that the bodies of sev eral babies have been buried there. The hospital authorities deny that they have not taken proper precaution for the dispositon of the limbs amputated there and put in a strenuous denial to a story to the effect that arms and legs cut from victims of disease and accident have been curried away by an old man who raises pigs and according to the tepo.ts are fattened on the members which fall under the surgeon's knife. At any rate the city officers are up and going and the whole matter is to be fully investigated.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1904.

BIG PICNIC Annual Event of St. Joseph Schools Tomorrow. The St. Joseph school picnic, an annual event and always one of the greatest pleasure to young and old will occur at the Forbing grove south of town. This event is always anxiously awaited for the hours are happy ones being indulged in games, amusements and plenty to eat. The indications are for a beautiful day and a big crowd will no doubt attend. Holt house & Peoples will run a hack to the ground all day. Call up phone 11 and tell them what time you will be ready’ and they will call for you. PUT PRESSURE ON And Immortal J. N. Was Put Out of Church. The “Immortal J. N.“ struck town Sunday morning and immediately began making himself evident. He was at the First Chrisian church for the morning service and as the congregation was about to be dismissed he arose and announced he would lecture in the church at night. He was on hand at night. After the close of the ’ sermon he saw no place where he was expected and sent a note to the pulpit to Elder Grafton calling his attention to the fact that he was ready to make an address. Elder Grafton paid no attention to it and dismissed the congregation. The “Imortal J N. “then became boisterous. As the congreagtion was going out he accosted the preachy and made all sorts of dire throats.7 the most pointed being that he would put the ‘ pressure’’ down on the pastor and put him and his family out of existence. “The disturber was led from the church. The “Immortal J. N.” is a character known country wide. He has long gray locks and an uncouth mien. NOT TO BLAME Mayor Coffee Makes a Statement Says Many Complaints are in Concern ing Side Walks.-Committee Awaiting Grade Book. Mayor Coffee stated to us this morning that the street committee and himself were receiving a great number of complaints concerning the condition of a number of sidewalks in our city at the present time and that they were receiving all the blame for their condition and authorized us to state to the public that the committee or himself were in no way at fault as the city has no grade book and are therefore unable to establish the proper grade so as to compel! the citizens to put in nr repair their walks. There is an ordinance however to the effect that sidewaks shall not lie put in until the proper grade has been established that all sidewalks may be uniform. The council has ordered such a book from several different firms as there is an established rule laid down tigo by and until this book arrives the committee will l>o unable to do anything. This ordinance in past years has been utterly ignored but from this time on no one will lie allowed to raise, lower or put in a new walk until the city’ enigneer •stablishes his grade and then the same will be spread of record. The' siime rule will also be adopted as to taps on the seweis so that when a tux payer desires to drain into the sewer the records will show him the proper place to tap into the same. This grade book is expected at almost any time and when it arrives the work of pushing the building of sidewalks will be rapidly put into effect.

FROM ARMY Albert Brock Arrived Home Today Served Three Full Years and Liked the Work.—Was Not in Any Battles. ( Albert Brock, a well known young man of near Peterson left here this morning for his home |I after an absence of over three i years, the greater portion of which : has been spent in the Phillipines as a servant of Uncle Sam. He enlist- i ed in the regular army in this city i June 7, 1901 and was assigned to j Company I. of the 29th regiment of > infantry. After a years work out he was sent to the islands where he I arrived May Ist, 1902 and remained until April 15th last. He was dis ! charged a few days ago at Whipples | B irrock, Arizona and came home immediately. A peculiar incident of his service is the fact that his j company was not in a single scrimmage, though they were very close j to several. Albert says the climate i ( of the Phillipines agreed with him ■ i exactly and he has better health i than ever before. He was in the hospital a month and a half on account of trouble with his eyes but was never sick a day. He will not i re enlist at present but says he is ready if his country’ ever needs him again. OIL NEWS A New Lease Form Causing Some Talk Just Now. Considerable activity is being manifested in the oil fields just at this time in spite of the fact that! oil has dropped to 51.03 and has every prospect of going still lower. ! This is due largely to a new form of lease that the farmers owning oil producting lines, are compelling the operators to sign. The clause in question is one which provides that the operator must in all eases protect the line. Thus, if a company owning an adjoining lease puts down a well very near the boundary line, the former may insist that an offset well, or a well drilled as close it- possible must be put down. With the protection clause in the contract, the operator has nothin”- to do but to comply with this request. As soon as the offset and line wells have been pretty generally drilled in. the operators will take things pretty easy until there is a change in the market price of oil. With the price bobbing around us it has in recent weeks, there is little to encourage the new beginner to enter the oil business. BICYCLE PREACHERS’ Two Members of Strange Sect are Here Today. Two men giving their names as j Rev. S. W. Moone.v and Rev. O. Hayes arrived in our city this morning from Benton Harbor Mich., and will this evening deliver a lecture upon the things of the bible upon our public streets. The men both wear long flowing hair and a heavy beard and profess to be of the sect known as the House of Israel, and make it a business and practise of riding round over the country on bicycles and preaohng the gospel looking for converts. They will open up their services this evening at seven o’clock and will make only a one nights stand here, leaving in the morning for the state of Ohio. They both seem to be intelligent men and a good discourse will no doubt be in order.

NEWS FROM CONVENTION Bulletins as They Arrive Here Today

CANNON IS CHAIRMAN I Makes Brilliant Speech and Declares Victory Certain No Nomination at Four O’clock.— Roosevelt Will be Named. [ Western Union Messages. ] Special to The Dally Democrat CHICAGO ILL., June 22(12 Noon) —Hall is filling up with prominent delegates of each state receiving applause as they enter. 12:02—Depew and Platt just entered hall arm in arm and received ■ ovation 12:25—Convention called to order bv temporary’ chairman Root. 12:16—Father Tnomas E. Cox of Chicago leads in prayer. 12:36—Senator McComas, chairman of committee on credentials ; reports that the committee unanimously concurs in action of nationx K CL PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Who will be nominated by acclamation, as the republican standard bearer for IVOI. al committee as to Wisconsin contest 12:47—Convention adopts report of convention on credentials. 12:47—Johnson chairman of committee on credentials presents reports on permanent organization and Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois will be permanent chairman I:ol—Report of committee adopted by convention. Chairman Joseph Cannon takes chair amidst great applause. 3:oo—Cannon said in speech if ho had power he would change constitution to provide that each quudriennial election, party winning would be placed in absolute control

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government. Declared Roosevelt even greater than his party. De dared defeat impossible. 3:ls—Attempt will be made to end convention today, it will be fought 3:3s—After a heated discussion an amendment was adopted restricting the Hawaian delegation to two, but seating the six delegates elected. I The vote was 97 to 90 at 3:30 the platform was being read by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. CHICAGO ILL., June 22, 1901— Senator Fairbanks receving hundreds of telegrams in convention hall •vsf if I ( MRS C W. FAIRBANKS. J Au iuleresliug spectator at the convention. Congratulating him, great ovation when he entered hull, wild enthusiasm, when permanent chairmen Cannon assumed gavel, lasted five minutes. The credential committee seated the Spooner faction from Wisconsin, resented insult by L ifollette faction j A ■ ■■ BON. JOHErn O. CANNON. Permanent chairman of the convention, and who, without doubt, is the most popular republican in the country, who declared they Could not get fair treatment from the convention. CHICAGO, ILL., Juno 22—At . four o'clock convention adjourned r until ten o'clock Thursday morning Ludlow