Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

NEW DEPUTY POSTMASTER ■ ’ Homer Sowers Resigns-C. H. Colter Appointed

CHANGE TO BE MADE SOON Mr. Sowers Accepts Position at Warren, Ohio Mr. Colter’s Successor Not Yet Appointed.—George Everett Appointed Mail Clerk. • Deputy postmaster Homer Sowers has resigned his position, same to take effect within the next few days. His place will be taken by Charles H. Colter, the popular bookkeeper at the First National Bink who will assume his new duties as soon as his successor at the bank is chosen which will likely be within two weeks. Mr. Sewers has accepted a position as manager of the Daniel Srpang heading factory at Warren, Ohio, where he will remove within the next month. He tendered his res ignation several weeks ago but the facts were withheld from the public until his successor should be chosen. Mr. Colter is a clever competent young man, who has had several years experience at waiting on the public as well as keeping books and will doubtlessly make a splendid official. Owing to the rapid advance in business at the Decatur office they are now entitled to another deputy to act as an assistant mail clerk. The position was first offered to Jacob Meyer who had successfully passed the civil service examination, but he defined it. Glorge Everett has received the appuntment and will begin his duties at once. Mr. Sowers was formerly manager of a heading plant at Van Wert Ohio and understands his duties well. SOCIAL TODAY The Christening of Baby Helen Dugan a Part of Program. The ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church are enjoying a social this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugau on Monroe street. These events includes a specially prepared program and refreshments and are always enjoyable. A delightful and pleasing part of this afternoon program was the christening of Baby Helen Dugan. GETTING READY Big Picnic Monday at Grote Woods In Union Township. The Sunday school of the Gorman Lutheran church of Union township are completing arrangements for a big picnic to be given at Henry Grote’s woods, next Monday, July 4th. Various amusements will be indulged in and the day is sure to bea happy one. You should bo getting ready to go and enjoy Independence day in an old fashioned way.

The Daily Democrat.

IN THE CLUTCHES Herb Leßrun Arrested for Trespass. Herb Leßrun is still in the clutches of the law and his troubles | are still on having been arrested at I three o’clock by Marshall Cordua on a charge of malicious tresspass the affidavit being sworn out by Chas. D. Murray proprietor of the saloon in which Herb in his angry ' passion on Tuesday evening let fly . a salt holder aiming to hit the bar tender but missing h im and breaking a fifty dollar mirror. This offense if he is proven guilty carries with it a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than five hundred making the penalty very’ severe. Herb has employed as Attorney L. C. DeVioss to fight his cause and their respective troubles ' will be aired in court tomorrow morning. THEY MEET Stockholders Elect New Officers The Fort Wayne & Springfield RailRoad Hold Annual Meeting Today. A meeting of the stockholders of the Ft. Wayne and Springfield interurban railway was held in this city today at the interurban office. Not all the members lieiug present but enougih to make a quorum. The members got right down to business and elected their board of directors who will hold for the ensuing yaer they being W H. Fledder johann, BA. Fledder johan n, Edwin Fledderjohann, John H. Koenig, C. Vogt, Willis Armstrong and Charles Dirkson, immediately after this other business of importance was transacted by the stockholders after which the meeting adjourned. Immediately after the adjournment of the stock holders, the'newly elected board of directors went into session and elected their officers the same being W. H. Fledderjohann president and general manager, Edwin Fedderjohann first vine president, Willis Armstrong second vice president B A Feddcr johann secretary and John H. Koenig Treasurer and general counsel for the board. After the board had transacted all busin?ss under their jurisdiction the meeting adjourned and all stockholders were driven over the proposed route to Ft. Wayne and from there they will depart for their respective homes. The meeting developed that the company was in good standing and that if weather and nature permitted the company would be laying steel by September first. Catholic ladies of Decatur and Hesse Cassel will form branches of the Catholic Benevolent league ami the prospects are good for a large membership in both places. The work of organizing is in charge of the Messrs. T. J. McLaughlin, Harry Kinnet, Julian Franke, I’hiliy B. Wyss, J. J. Kohnnan and Mrs. J. E. Christman. Fort Wayne JournalGazette.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1904.

SERIOUSLY ILL Miss Bertha Hart Suffers Severe Attack of Lung Trouble. Miss Bertha Hart, who suffered a severe attack of hemorrhage of the lungs yesterday is in a very serious condition. She was very low during the night but this morning found her resting slightly easier. She is a very popular young lady and has a large circle of friends who sincerely hope for an immediate improvement. Her sister, Miss Blanch Hart arrived from Huntington last night. HELD UP So Says E. F. Keegan of St. Marys, Ohio Charges Ray Miller With Crime.—Examination Waived and Young Man Bound to Court. E. F. Keegan a drayman and baggage transfer agent, from St. Marys, Ohio, came heie last evening to take a load of tools to that ! place for Tom O'Connel who had done some work here on the interurban. Keegan and a helper arrived here about eight o'clock and went to the Robinson House where the assistant went to bed. Keegan had worked here last fall several weeks and spent serveal | hours last evening looking up old friends. This morning he reported that he had been enticed to Meyers & Siheimans livery barn and there robbed of a silver watch and seventy five cents in money, by one Ray Miller and two other young men. He swore out an affidavit against Miller who appeared before Mayor Coffee this afternoon waived preliminay examination and was bound over to court in the sum of 1500 bond which he gave. Keegan’s story was just a little disconnected as to time and place where the incident occurred but seemed to tell the story as best he could remember. He said he didn't care for the money but would pay to recover the watch i which was a present to him when | a boy. Pat Moore a character who has lieen about here several months had the watch this morning and tried to sell it several places. He I left town before he could be arrested and has not yet been located. CITIZENS CLUB Organized at Portland, Capitalized at $50,000. The Commercial club, of Portland, capitalized at $50,000, has been incorporated. Its organizers are business men of that city who desire to promote its general mercantile interests. The directors are; Walter JM. Haynes, John A. M. Adair, Nathan B. Hawkins, Fred Bime], James L. Fulton, Joseph A. Long, Caldwell C. Cartwright, Morris,Weller, William A. Humphries, O. A. Rawlins, Frank Welt, Frank White, E. McGriff, Frank L. Braden, W. L. Ferris, C. W. McLaughlin, 8. H. Adams and W. H. Reed. BUY LAND Deulur Business Men Purchase Big Michigan Farm. Marion Smith and Postmaster Brittson are at home from a trip to northern Michigan where they have been for two weeks seeking a location. They contracted for 720 acres of land located about fifteen miles from Bay View, Michigan. Mr. Smith will go to that place either this fall or next spring and expects to make his homo there.

CLOSE ALL DAY A Number of Business Houses to Observe 4th Independence Dav Will be Remembered in Decatur, But No Special Celebration. Next Monday is July 4th Independence day, the 128th anniversary of the day when our puritan ancestors seperated all ties from their English forefathers and made America the land of the free and the home of brave. It was the greatest event in the worlds history and as such is annually observed all over this country. Decatur will not have any big celebration, still it is safe to say, there will be plenty doing to remind us that the memorable day has been inspired inta the minds of young America. Several picnics are announed for the day and during the afternoon Decatur and Bluffton ball teams will play two games at Steele’s Park. A number of the business men here have decided to observe the occasion by closing their stores all day, the list of those agreeing up to this time being: Niblick & Co. Kuebler & Moltz C. F. True M. Fullenkamp B. Kalver & Sons Gus Rosenthal BERGIIOFF-COLERICK Society Wedding at Fort Wayne.— Bride Well Known Here. Miss Bessie Colerick of Fort Wayne daughter of the well known lawyer and who has frequently visited here was married yesterday to Mr. J. A. Berghoff, son of Mayor Berghoff. The event was the season feature of Fort Wayne society doings and was described as follows in the Journal Gazette. The entire coloring of the wedding was green and white and the same colors predominated at the breakfast served, after the ceremony at the brides’ home. Two little girls led the bridal party as they entered the church. They were the ribbon bearers—Charlotte Sites and Helen Colerick—who stretched white riblxjns up the aisle. They wore white dresses and white chiffon hats. The bridesmaids followed all gowned in white Swiss and wearing white maline hats with white ostrich plumes as trimmings. The maids were Miss Nannie Williams, Miss Helen Reitze, Miss Blanche Sludj’ and Miss Grace Gutermuth. They carried bouquets of maiden hair fern. Then followed Elsie Berghoff, the flower girl, who wore white, carried daisies and wore a wreath on her head. The honor maid Miss Grace Tinktam, wore a green silk mull gown and hold white carnations. All eyes were centered on the bride, who walked in with her father, Mr. Henry Colerick. The bridal gown was exquisitely fashioned and very becoming. It was made of cream crepe de chine and had trimmings of fine tuckings, duchess lace insertion and bertha and a touch of rose point lace about the collar and sleeves. 'The bridal veil was caught to the hair with real orange blossoms and the bride held a white prayerbook with a marker of white ribbon and white rosebuds. The ushers led the bridal procession. They were Mr. Al Berghoff, of Chicago; Dr. Alfred Kane, Mr. Guy Colerick and Mr. Ben Heaton. At Che alter rail the groom, with his best man. his brother, Mr. Fred Berghoff, met the bride and her attendants. The ceremony and mass were rend by the Rev. Father Kroll.

DAY CURRENT Will be Ready for Use in About Two Weeks. Workmen are busy stretching wires for the electric day current j and Mayor Coffee informs us that two weeks more will find the system in good working order. The boilers are being walled up and will i soon be ready for use and customers I may within a few days use eleoricity for light or power in unlimited quantities and at any time of day or night. It is possible that the current maybe turned on next week but Mr. Coffee said he thought it better to wait until everything was in readiness and then no shut downs , will be necessary. DATES SET County Institute August 22-26 Miss Carrie Thomas to be Instructor in Music at This Time. County Superintendent Brandyberry iuformes us that the dates of the county institute has been arranged for August 22-2« the same to take place in the court room. The instructors for this week of school work have already been secured and the county superintendent is slapping himself on the ! back for his good fortune in their selection. Miss Leiia E. Patridge of Philadelphia will have charge of; the reading and language, L. W. I Fairfield of the Angola Tri state Normal College school government, j while Miss Carrie Thomas of this city will have charge of the in-1 struction in music, being assisted by Harlan Cozine of Chicago. It | is with pleasure that we here mention the rapid strides of Miss \ Thomas in both vocal and instrumental music she having recently completed a Course at the Northwestern University at Evanston, 111- i inois. She there won much merit- | ed praise and was awarded a scholarship, the third one that has bean given a student during the past six years. She was also shown much attention owing to her marked abil-; ity in both voice culture and in strumental music and was offered the influence of the university for a position in one of Chicago's manv churches. She is certainy e ntit'.i d to the preferred distinction as she ! i possesses a sweet and cultured voice > and Las perfectly mastered the j difficulties attendant to proficiency, | Everything is promising for an interesting session in the county institute and it is expected that the attendance will be greater than ever before. WAS SEEN AGAIN The mysterious lady in black was ■ seen again last evening and her indentity is still unsolved, although an effort was made last evening to see her face but at the last minute she easily eluded her pursuers. It i was just shortly before the tire whistle blew last night that she was seen on the west side of tl e court house by the nightmen Worki ing at the Murray house, who at once proceeded to investigate bu k ' were frightened a vay before they } could distinguish anything. This made the boys mad and they set a big dog on her trail, and the mysterious lady was given a nice chase down third street the dog soon returned and that was the last seen of the woman in black. She was also seen the night before on Winchester strhet by several reliable parlies. She is certainly a mystery.

NUMBER 146

SERIOUS FIRE Nickel Plate Saloon Suffers Loss Completely Gutted Last Nisht-Loss to Building and Stock is S2OOO. It was just midnight 12:30 last I night when night watchman Geary who was standing in front of Smith Yager & Falks drug store, heard a peculiar, muffled expolsion, sound ing as he explained it “like the throwing of a barrel on a pavement. He soon located the sound as having come from the basement of the Forbing building, occupied by the Nickle Plate saloon. Within a moment or two he detected smoke and at once sent in a tire alarm. It developed that a fire had started in some sawdust packed about the cooler in the cellar and had spread to a barrel of whiskey near by, which exploded. It was one of the most stubborn tires seen here for a long time and the com pany were three hours before it could be controlled. The smoke was so thick that the building could scarcely be enteied and this fact caused the difficulty. The building which is owned by Peter Forbing was damaged probably $•>00, a hole about ten feet square I being burned in the floor and the rafters and walls being injured I considerably. It was insured in the Hooper & Lenhart agency for S2OOO. The saloon is owned by Will > Cordna and his large stock was almost completely ruined as were his | furniture and fixtures. He estimates his loss at SISOO with SSOO | insurance in the Home of N. Y. iL. C. Helm agent and SSOO in the Igueen, J. S. Peterson agent. The ! building will be repaired at once and the Nickel Plate will reopen. — NEW RULES Under Which Rural Carriers Will Now Work. The order for the rural route carriers under the new law which goes ) into effect Saturday says: "That . rural carriers are not permitted to j solicit business or receive orders ’ of any kind for any person, firm or corporation. “No mailable matter may be handled by rural carriers while serving their routes, unless the proper postage has been pre i paid with the exception of county I newspapers, which, under the law . are permitted to be carried free ! throughout the county. "The hire for merchandise carried on request of patrons of rural free delivery must lie paid by the patron. Carriers will not be permitted to receive any compensation from the seller of such merchandise. “Articles or packages that ».re not mailable which the patron desires the rural carrier to carry, must be delivered to the carrier in person, land in carrying merchandise for j hire rural carriers are not permitted to leave their routes as otticiallj’ laid out or to accept any. thing that will in any way delay the delivery of mail, or in any way interfere with the efficiency of the service. “Carrier, while on duty, are not permitted to carry spirituous liquors either for themk selves for sale or for the accommodation of their patrons. “Rural carriers are required to permit postoffice inspectors or other duly accredited agents of the postuffioe department to accompany them on thier regular trips over their routes. They must not carry other passenI gers nor permit any other than - authorized postal officials to ride • with them or to have access to the i mail.’’ The rural carriers will not I deliver mail Monday, Jufy 4th.