Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 11

MAY NOMINATE TONIGHT

Parker is Still Far in the Lead

EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE Wonderful Ovation Given W. J. Bryan Committees on Rules and Order of Business and Credentials Report Today. Special to The Dally Democrat ST. LOUIS July 7—The convention was called to order at 10:12 this morning by temporary chairman Williams. Archbishop, John J. Claunan of St. Louis opened the meeting with prayer. At 10:15 Thomas F. Grady, chairman of the comimttee and rules and order of business read his report. A discussion of the the status of delegates from Porto Rico and the Phillipine Islands followed and the chairman refused to recognize the gentleman from the Phillipines. ST LOUIS July 7—After a long discussion the report of the rules committee was adopted and the convention adjourned until two o'clock awating the report of the credential committee. , The Indiana probably take no formal action towards booming any Indiana vice presidential candidate. There were no Indiana contests before the creden tial committee. ST. LOUIS July 7 —Alton Brooks Parker still leads the bunch of candidates for the democratic nomination for president and it is quite

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probable that he will be nominated at tonight’s session. His adherents are pushing his cause for all it is worth and want the nomination over as soon as possible to avoid accidents, though all opposition has practically been abandoned and the nomination may be by acclamation. The big fights are being made in the committee rooms and the suspense is getting to be rather heavy. The next twenty four hours will be busy ones here. Turner whose nomination for the vice presidency seem - ed almost certain at one time is not so strong and a stiff fight looked for as J. Kern of Indiana, Rose of Wisconsin, Williams of Mississippi and others are coining up strong. TomTaggart still has the lead as chairman of the Nations 1 Committee but he is opposed and the outcome is doubtful. Convention resumed at two o’clock. Bryans entrance to hall causes tremendous and prolonged applause. J His reception is something remarkable and the applause grows greater evry moment. Delegates and visitors join. Everybody on their feet, standards of states gathering about Bryan, Excitement intense, equal to his nomination at Chicago no let up in enthusiasm for Bryan which knows no bounds. Bryan demonstration converted into equally enthusiastic demonstration for Parker by raising of Georgia’s Parker banner convention became wild disorder hisses and shouts. Committee on credentials called on to report and Bryan takes platform amid great applause. Parker’s daughter on platform shaking hands with Bryan while delegates wildly applaud.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1904.

FOUND HORSE Marsha] Crosbie of Bluffton and | Marshall Cordua of this city made I a trip of about ten miles west of | town to get a horse that was stolen j at Bluffton last Monday. Marshal) Cordua received information to be on the 1 ook out and was informed Tuesday morning by a son of Warren Reed that his father had picked up a large black mare that morning that was wandering on the public highway. Marshal Cordua informed the authorities 7at Bluffton and Marshal Crosbie arrived last evening and the animal was fully identified and he returned this morning to Bluffton with his property. Yager was the name of the man from whom the animal was stolen. No trace of the thief has as yet) been found. HEAVY RAINS Last Night’s Storm a Record Breaker Many Cellars Filled.—River Out of Bank and Stone Quarries Under Water. The rain which broke lose here last night was one of the heaviest ever seen in this locality and was mighty close to a cloud burst. The rain started about six o’clock and continued until midnight. For three hours the water simply fell in torents and as a result many of the cellars were flooded. In several business houses it was necessary to remove the goods from the basements and many residence cellars all over town were half filled with water. As a result the old St. Marys river is raging today, bank full and another day of rain will put it up toward high water mark. The stone quarries are under water and at the Fritzinger quarry quite a little damage was done. During last nights rains the streets were covered in places a foot deep but an hour or two after found them clear proving our perfect sewrage system. OIL NEWS Report From the Adams County Field for June. In Blue Creek township Adams county M. F. Scarey's second well, on the Young farm is a five barrel pumper. In Hartford township the Ft. Orange Oil company* ’s No. 5, Fields farm did fifteen barrels. The Wabash Oil and Gas company’s test on the Heal farm in section 23, did fifteen barrels and the Ohio Oil company No. 9, Bradstock farm aid thrty five barrels. In Wabash township George C. Swallow’ No 7. Wheeler farm did twenty barrels. In Jefferson townshp, the Barnes Development company's second well, on the Morningstar farm, started at ten barrels. This farm is a light one and not much good as a producer of oil. Some nine years ago Hardison & Co. drlled a hole in the farm, and some four or five years ago the Ohio Oil company drilled in a big salt water well that never amounted to much on the northwest corner of the farm. To the northeast of the Morningstar farm is the once famous Studebaker pool, where some monster wells were drilled a few years ago. The Central Western Oil conqiany now owns the famous Studabaker, Rawley and other great producing farms. The Geyser Oil company has completed a test well on the Heistand farm in section 23, that started at better than twenty five barrels.

HUNTING MICROBES Health Officer Keller at Work Orders Bid City Cistern Cleaned, and Force of Men Are Busy Today. Dr. H. E. Keller, the new city health officer is making war on typhoid microbes and desease germs of all kinds. He has examined the city water and discovered that while not particuarly unhealthy it decidedly needs cleaning. He proved this to the city council at their nights meeting and that boaid immediaetly oidered an investigation. The trouble was located in the big cistern at the station into which all the water is pumped before going into the mains and a force of men are busy today ' thoroughly cleaning that reservoir, which will be put in a perfectly healthy condition thus insuring clean pure water. The water was shut off this morning causing much inconvenience, as no notice had been given but the men in charge thought that the matter of the health of Decatur citizens was of two much importance to wait longer. WITH MURDER Policeman Greer, of Fort Wayne, is charged.—Gave Bond. FORT WAYNE IND. July 7— Policeman John Greer, who on Tuesday afternoon shot and killed Henry Schmidt was placed under arrest yesterday on an affidavit file*’ by William Schmidt, father of the dead boy und he was relaesed under a bond of 110,000 for his ap- ) pearance in the circuit court on the first day of the September term. The funeral of the dead boy will :be held Friday afternoon at 2 O'clock at the family residence, 1119 Erie street. Young Schmidt was confirmed at St. Paul’s Luthern church though he had not been an attendant for some time. Many requests have poured into the office of Superintendent of Police Gorsline that Officer Greer be put back on duty at once and the members of the force from the superintendent down are anxious that he do so. For the present, however, Mr. Greer will rest up from the trying ordeal through which he has passed and the propriety of his reinstatement will be taken up by the mayor and board of safety. SLIGHTLY HURT Cuvier King Knocked Down Twice by Horse. Monday morning about 8:30 o’clock Cuvier King had a narrow escape from serious injury and probably death. He in company with several small boys were shooting fire crackers in front of Hendington's restaurant. He was interested in his playing and did not see a horse and wagon coming, neither did the driver see the boy. Cuvier was knocked down, but got up and was knocked down a second time by the horse, he falling in such a manner that the wheels of the wagon were about to pass over Sam Pfleigen ran out and grabbed the wheel which in all probability saved the boy's life. He received several bruises on his face and his right arm was skinned. —Portland Sun. The boy is the son of Jesse King, and is well known here.

THE RECORD Many Were Killed and Wounded by Fireworks the Fourth. Eleven persons dead, 1177 persons injured and a property loss amounting to $164,000 is a part of the price whioh the United States paid for its Fourth of July celebration und the deaths from lockjaw probably will double or treble the number of fatalities. Os the injured 437 were hurt by fire crackors, skyrockets, or other explosives and nearly all the dead owed their fate to these. Cannon prematurely exploding brought death to two persons and injuries to 101. Fire arms, including revolvers and guns caused the hurts of 171; gunpowder, or dynamite mistaken for gunpowder severely hurt 220 persons and the deadly toy pistol this year claimed 209 victims. Runaways caused by epxlosions injured 39 persons and in such an accident a woman lost her life. — This is an old story and occurs each year and we believe it the duty of every council in every city in the state, Decatur included, to pass an ordiiance prohibiting the sale of cannon fire crackers, dynamite canes and other dangerous fire arms. Do it now before merchants buy their goods for next season. An ordinance of this kind will please the pubic and may save lives and property. TRUE FISH STORY Carl Beatty Captured Bis Carp With His Hands. Carl Beatty is’the boss fisherman of Decatur as was proven yesterday. He was out driving with Lou Mailand and as they were crossing the Studabaker creek east of town Carl glanced into the water and saw a big carp floundering around. The boy jumped from the buggy into the creek coming forth in a moment with a monster fish in his arms. Carl held on to his finny friend tightly, brought him to town and helped eat him for dinner today. The fish weighed four and a half pounds. ICE CREAM SOCIAL Good Time at Washington Church Saturday Evening. An ice cream social will be given at the Washngton M. E. church Saturday evening next. July 9th. A good time is assured and you can insure yourself a good time by going and at the same time help along a good cause. Take your wife, vour mother, your sister or sweetheart, just so you get there, even go by yourself. Remember the date.

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THEYINCORPORATE New Roofing and Cement Plant Organize Capitalized at slo,ooo.—Officers and Board of Directors Chosen Last Evening. The cement block and roofing manufactory is now an assured fact and Decatur will have an interprise that will offer some inducement for our laboring people. Yesterday evening articles of incorporation were drawn by this concern's attorneys Hooper & Lenhart and duly signed and filed. The concern is to be known as the Decatur cement Roof and Block Company and has a capital stock of ten thousand dollars all of which has been sold. The following stock holders were elected as officers and dircetors to hold for one year John Everett president J. S. Evans, secretary ; John B. Holt house treasurer and John D. Meyer, general manager and John H Holthouse, Henry Hite, John Everett. S. B. Fordyce, J. D.Meyer, J. S. Evans and John Dutcher as directors. These men are all thorough business men and fully competent to take charge of and run a plant of this discription. |The plant is one that will no doubt | prove a money maker as there is only one similar in the United States that being in the east. These men are certainly booming the interests of our city and we wish them all manner of success. NEW DUTIES C. H. Colter at Postoffice.—Thomas Ehinger at the Lank. C. H. Colter will begin his duties as deputy postmaster tomorrow and Mr. Sowers will leave within a few days to assume his duties as manager of the Sprang factory at Warren, Ohio. Thomas Ehinger who ha« been employed by the Citizens telephone company, in office and field work for a year past has accepted a position as bookeeper in the First National Bank and began his duties ithis morning. He is a popular energetic young man with ability to succeed. Mr. Colter has ! been connected with bank for a number of years and has made ( many friends by his strict atteni tion to business and courteous [ treatment of all whom came in contact with him. Here’s wishing (success for all the boys.