Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

FRAMING THE PLATFORM I Will Report at Eight O’clock Tonight

NOMINATION TO FOLLOW Convention Adjourned at Noon Today Parker’s Nomination on First or Second Ballot is Practically Conceded. Special to The bally Democrat ST. LOUIS July B—Convention was called to order at 10:46. Prayer by Rev. Samuel Sales of St. Louis. The report of committee on resolutions now being called for. When the various states announced their new national committeemen the name of Thomas Taggart of Indiana brought enthusiastic ovation The long delay in getting started this morning was caused by the failure of the platform committee to reach an agreement. The result of this work is anxiously awaited. 12 o’clock noon—Nothing doing. The committee on resolutions not yet ready to report. Captain Hobson is addressing Convention to fill up time. 1 p. m.—Hon Ollie James of Kentucky has just announced that the committee on resolutions will not be ready to report until eight o'clock tonight when they will

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bring in a unanimous report. At 1:05 the convention aidjounred until eight o'clock tonight. ST. LOUIS July B—A battle that will go down in history as one of the greatest in the world’s political history is in progress here today in the room occupied by the committee on resolutions. They are framing the platform on which the next president of the United States will be elected. It is an important promise to the people and it is being made with due study and deliberation and freedom of thought and speech. The conservatives will win and at eight tonight the platform will be unanimously adopted and a That man will no doubt be Alton Brooks Parker. His selection is conceded on every hand and even by his opponents. His managers say he will be named on the first ballot. The platform and presidential question has occupied so much time that the vice presidency has not been greatly c insidered. ST. LOUIS July B—The Adams county boys who are attending the convention have not missed a session. Some of them are commissioned special officers and have an important part to perform in the affairs of the convention. The opening session was a grand sight and one that will be impressive for many days to come. Lew. Frank Gast who was at Van Wert last evening reports that a young man whose name he could not learn was killed by a switch enigne in the yards. He leaves a wife and three children. He was riding on the enigne and fell off.

DECATUR, INDIANA. FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1904.

DEATH RESULTS Mrs. Peter Wilhelm Died While Undergoing Operation. Special to The Daily Democrat 3:00 p. m. FORT WAYNE IND July B—Mrs. Peter Wilhelm of Decatur died here this afternoon as the remit of an operation for cancer of the stomach. She came here Tuesday|and was in a very serious condition. Her remains will be sent home this evening. AN ORATOR Hon. George W. Calderwood, of California, is Here. George W. Calderwood of Oakland California was in our city today for the first time in thirty three years and marveled at the growth of our enterprising city. Mr. Calderwood formerly lived in this city and practised law here during Judge Sutdabaker’s, Bobo, Heller and Frances time, moving from this county to Caifornia. Mr. Calderwood arrived from his home last week and has been attending the National Prohibition convention at Indianapolis having been a delegate from his state. He stated that his business at present was in talking temperance and would make one hundred and eight speeches before returning to his home. He is a fluent talker and said to be a forcible speaker. He left today for Willshire where he will make a short visit with his uncle before commencing his tour. He expects to look up old acquaintances here in a few days. He is accompanied by a son.

LIKED HIM Judge Erwin's Address at Winchester Well Spoken Os. The Winchester Democrat in their account of the Fourth of July celebration said: The address of Judge Erwin was one of the best ever heard in the city. Although the wind was against him and hundreds of firecrackers on every side going off every minute,by an extraordinary effort on the part of the speaker he was fairly well heard by the large audience and to say that his address was well received would tie putting it mildly indeed. He spoke eloquently of the causes which led to the promulgation of the Declaration of Independence, and of the central thought that runs through it all—that all men are created equal, and therefore have a right to govern themselves. Judge Erwin spoke with a degree of force and emphasis that carried his audience and held thejr attention till the close of his remarks. DIRECTORIES HERE 0. J. Bayes' New Book Is Ready for Distribution. O. J. Bayes today presented us with copy of the first city directory issued in Decatur. It contains eighty eight pages and is a metropolitan looking edition. It is accurate and complete and we congratulate Mr. Bayes upon the success of his efforts and it is an effort to put out a directory for a city even of this size and especially so when it is the first one. The book contains numerous attractive advertisements cf our up to date merchants and is well printed. Besides the list of Decatur citizens the book contains a business directory and a complete list of county and city officers and the rural route directory alphabetically arranged.

FATAL ACCIDENT Boy Near Tocsin Badly Burned Carrying Fireworks on Bicycle and the Explosion Proved a Serious One. Lying almost at the point of death and suffering tarrible agonies from his burns there is said to be little hope for the recovery of Ira Double, a boy aged about sixteen years, living a mile west of Tocsin, in Jefferson township, who was a victim of a Fourth of July accident. Because of the family living in a remote part of the county with no telephone comunication the report of the accident did not reach Blnffton until today. The boy had ridden to Tocsin and bought a large supply of fireworks at the John Kriegh store, intending to take them home for a Celebration. He had firecrackers, Roman candles, torpedoes etc., and there were so many that he could not carry them in his pockets. He was riding a bicycle and had pants guards on and proceeded to place the fire work - down his trousers legs, the wire guards keeping them from fallingout. Just as he was about ready to start some sparks from some fireworks being shot fell down his trousers legs, setting off the candles and firecrackers. For a few minutes the boy was almost enveloped in fire. Part of his clothing was burned off and his entire body from his waist to his feetjwas burned so that the skin came off. He suffered terribly and Trustee Nick Shorts, who came to town today said that the doctors give very little hope that he can live. He is a son of Daniel Double. Mr. Kriegh in extinguishing the exploding fireworks in the boy’s clothing, was painfully burned by Roman candes and one finger was bursted by a flyingffiall.—Buffton News. BURIED YESTERDAY Mrs. E. L. Cox Who Formerly Lived in Decatur. Mrs. E. L. Cox who lived in this city a number of j’ears ago and who was quite well known among a great number of the people of this city died at her home in Marion, Monday July the fourth after an illness of a long duration. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the residence the Rebecca lodge of which she was a member having charge of the services. This will no doubt prove a surprise to many of her friends here who did not know of her demise and who certainly sympathize with her hubsand in his sad affliction. GRANT FRANCHISE Geneva Getting Ready for Their Electric Line. In their account of the council meeting the Genova Herald says: An Ordinance granting franchise to Genova Traction Co. to run their line through Geneva on Shackley street was read and franchise granted. A petiton was submitted the council praying for the paving of High and Bradford street with brick and a great majori y of the property owners along High street signed the petition. As to Bradford street it was about evenly divided. The j>etition was layed on table’to await a called session.

WITH CYCLOMETER Government Officials Will Measure the Rural Routes. Washinton, D. C . dispatch says: Armed with a specific type of a bicycle wheel with a cyclometer attached rural free delivery agents will soon be in the field and it will be their duty to run the wheel over every rural free delivery route in the country in order to determine the exact lenght of the routes in miles. According to the number of times in each route and irrespective of rhe number of persons the rural carrier serves is the salary of the carrier to be apportioned with $720 per annum as maximum pay for the longest routes and $432 as minimum. The new wage scale was adopted by the postoffioe department, July 1, and was drawn up by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. He holds that while congress fixed $720 as the salary of rural letter carriers, the department has the undeniable right to scale down the wages of carriers with short routes. The rural letter carriers are not the only enes complaining of the “cut” in wages. The rural free delivery I agents are on the verge of stampeding, owing to the job they will have of finding out the length of their various routes. The bicycle wheel, with which they are being furnished must be run over the route. Whether the agent attaches it to a carriage and runs it over by hand, or wheels it it over from the back of a horse, is a matter ot little concern to General Bristow. “They will get the wheels,” he said today “and they ‘ will have to measure their routes. Until the routes are all accurately measured we will be unable to give a statement showing the salaries for the various routes.” A NEW RULE How an Irish Assessor Got Even With a Goat. A villager owned a goat which was well known around the streets and although butting everyone in sight was not vicious and caused much amusement for the boys and youths generally. For many j’ears this goat was assessed at $2, but an Irishman was elected assessor and valued the goat at S4O. Upon coming to pay his tax and finding it so much increased, the irate owner hunted up the Irish assessor and demanded an explanation, stating that there was no law for such outrageous assessment. ‘,Ah, shure there is, sor,” replied the assessor, ‘And’ I will show it to you.” Whereupon he got the law book which read that “property abutting on the street should be assessed at $lO ascot. An' sure sir, your goat has four feet and its always abutting, and four times ten is forty.”

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STRUCK OIL Two Gushers Came in at Same Time Biggest Wells in County Came in Last Night on Thomas Moran’s Farm. Two of the best oil wells that have been drilled in Adams county this year came in yesterday on the farm of Thomas Moran located just four miles east of Geneva and which is completely surrounded, by oil wells but not one that has equaled that flowed oil yesterday. For years Mr. Moran has had no offers to have wells drilled on his farm until oil was discovered on several farms adjoining his when every oil company in the county wanted to lease the land and start drilling. He finally submitted and leased his land to the Rigan oil company of Indianapolis who at once got busy, hauled their rigging to his place and just one week ago the work of drilling was commenced and last evening the first signs of oil were noticed and a few hours later both wells were flowing over one hundred barrels each. Neither well lias as yet been shot and the presumption is that these two wells when they are shot and the true test of the oil be brought to light will prove to be the largest gushers in the county. And it is also claimed that these two wells are the finest that have ever been drilled east of Geneva and excitement is running high in that communitv. Mr. Moran is the owner of one hundred and thirty seven acres where these wells were drilled and there is no doubt but that his farm will be drilled full cf holes in the effort to produce more such gushers. Mr Moran is at present living in our city and is highly elated over his good success. LITHOGRAPHS UP Announcements of the Great Northern Indiana Fair. Secretary Kunkle and other officers of the great northern fair are busy today posting attractive lithographs which tell of the features to be seen at the big show here to be held August 30, 31, September 1 and 2nd. From now on the men in charge will be busy and you can look for the biggest fair ever held in this or anv adjoining county.