Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1904 — Page 1

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KEPT A SECRET Was the Wedding of Miss Effie Brokaw Married April 13th Last to Mr. Johnson, a Wealthy Mine Owner of Philadelphia. The marriage of Miss Efflie V. Brokaw, the fair and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mr. L. f. Brokaw,'of thiscity, to, Mr. Robert Morris Johnson, of Philadelphia, Pa., was solemnized at Covington Ky., at the Methodist parsonage on the morning of April 13th last, Rev. J. W. Mitchell pastor of the Methodist church of that city officiating. The wedding has been kept a close secret the bride’ spar ents not being aware of the same until a few days ago and the news of the happy event will be a surprise to the bride’s many friends. The marriage is encircled with a tinge of interesting romance. Eight years ago Miss Brokaw graduated from the International Business College at Fort Wayne and her marked ability as a stenographer secured for her a position in the Chamber of Commerce building at Cincinnati. In that offce she first met Mr. Johnson who one day sought her services to copy a survey report on timber and mineral lands which he owned and which were located in the south. This duty done Mr. Johnson and Miss Brokaw forgot each other entirely, without a thought one for the other. Six years later Miss Effie went with her sister Mrs. L. G. Cole and family of Garrett, for an outing at Syracuse lake. While there a gentleman who proved to be the same Mr. Johnson sought the services of a stenographer and was directed to Miss Brokaw. While taking the dictation she remembered the similarity to the one taken at Cincinnati and spoke of it, with the result that a happy friendship was formed which ended in love. This was two years ago and after arrangement by letter Mr. Johnson met Miss Brokaw last April at the home of one of her numerous friends at

Cincinnati. A party, including Miss Sarah Mitchel and Etna Johns who were the only witnesses, went to Covinngton, Ky., where the I .marriage was duly solemnized Arpil K 13th, all returning to the home of Miss Margurite Fetus of Walnut ■ Hills whore an elaborate dinner was lawaiteng thorn. Miss Brokaw returned to her homo the day following, while her husband proceeded south to attend to his business duties. The notice of the issuance of the license appeared in the Enquirer of April 14th but escaped the eyes of the bride’s friends here. Mr. Johnson is engaged extensively in the mining business, owning valuable mines and leasesjn Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia and Arizona. Miss Brokaw is a talented young lady and has for two years past been engaged as stenographer at the office of Hooper & Unhart in this city. During the time she was employed at Cincinnati she attended night school at the Bartlett University graduating with honors. They will leave here next week for Chattanooga, Tenn., where they will attend a family reunion at the hqrne of Jay Johnson, a brother and train master on the ('. & 8. Kailway, and while ‘the future arrangements are not complete, they will probably live at Philadelphia during the winter and in the South during the summer. When interviewed by a Democrat reporter Miss Brokaw admitted the tacts and bhishingly added that she was the luckiest and happiest girl in Decatur. J. 8. Cole, E. R. Brokaw and Ora Case returned today from a business trip to Ohio City.

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GETTING STARTED Cement Roofing Factory Will Soon be Booming. John B. Dutcher returned Sunday morning from the cement works that are situated in Eastern Ohio, where he was thoronghy acquainting himself with the cement block and roofing business, as a great manufacturing concern is established there. The work there is all done by expert German laborers who are all skilled workmen and one of the men arrived here today from that place and will assist the company here in getting everything in readiness to start work this afternoon and the roofing and cement block material will be turned out as rapidly as possible to fill the order now on hand. Work of turning out the cement block has been in progress for several days and the company is already doing a nice business, and is firmly established. SLIT ON ACCOUNT Mrs. Erhart Gets Judgement Against Fred Koenig The case of Mrs. Henry Erhart against Fred Koenig on an account of fifteen dollars for labor due and performed was tried today before Special Justice E. Burt Lenhart at Squire Smith's court. A number of witnesses were used by each side and some sensational evidence was introduced. L. C. DeVoss represented the plaintiff, while Dore B. Erwin looked after the interests of the defendant. The case was quite a legal battle, both attorneys putting forth heir best efforts to win. The court decided that Mrs. Erhart was entitled to some compensation for her services and allowed her six dollars, throwing the costs on Koenig. The case may be appealed. CHAUNCY MILLER ARRESTED. Sheriff Butler received a message from Sheriff B. H. Brainerd, of Springfield, 111., saying that they had Charles MoMikells alias Chauncey Miller in custody there. Miller is the man who forged a check for <75 on Martin Gorki* ana cashed it at the First National Bank. Sheriff Butler will leave for Springfield tonight to secure his man. GOT AWAY Officers Fail to Arrest J. F. Ellsworth. Joseph E. Els worth, the man for whom a warrant had been issued for obtaining money under false pretense on last Saturday cannot lie found, he having returned to his home in Kansas two days prior to the issuing of the warrant for his arrest, and the chances are that he will not be apprehended unless the grand jury takes some action during their session in September and order the sheriff to get the necessary papers and go to Kansas to bring him back » WORD FROM JOE OSBORNE Marshal Cordua received a letter this morning from Joe Osborne who is now located at Michigan City serving his time, asking the Marshal to write him and give him all the news. Joe says he is feeling well aud sent Lis regards to all his Decatur friends.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1904.

LOVED HIM Another Girl Commits Suicide at Marion Ross Stephens Who Broke Heart of Cora Bowser a Geneva Girl Cause of the Act. Marion, Ind., July 24.—Miss Bertha Ellison took a quantity of morphine last night about 7 o’oock and when found an hour later was unconscious. Doctors were summoned but she died without gaining consciousness. Miss Elison was at the races yesterday in company with Ross Stephens, to whom she is said to have been engaged. A quarrel is said to have occured on account of Stephens givng a great deal of his attentions to other girls. The morphine was taken after returning home. Miss Cora Bowser, of Geneva, committed suicide in the same house about six months ago because of a quarrel with the same man. It is said Miss Bowser, because of Stehens, attentions to Miss Ellison took her own life. Miss Bowser was 18 and Miss Ellison 20 years of age. Miss Bowser is said to have made a statement before she took her own life that she loved Stephens, but because of his recent actions she was convinced he did not intend tv marry her, and she preferred death rather than live without him. Miss Elison told a friend last evening that she and Stephens had quarreled and she had nothing to live for. Both young women were well connected. AFTER VIOLATORS Various Ministers Ask for Opinion on Sunday Amusements. By agreement among the various pastors of the Protestant churches a vote was taken at each church att he morning services Sunday to as certain the feeling of the people with regards to Sunday violations of the law. The question as to whether a crusade against Sunday base ball and keeping saloons open was voted upon and almost unanimously decided that this state of affairs was deplorable Timl should be stopped. The ministers have not decided what action they will take, it is probable that a Crusade against the violators may be started. The action taken at the various churches arouse 1 some ta Ik at any rate, and the outcome may lie interesting. CONTRACT LET [ Committer on Building I. 0. 0. F Home Addition Met. Mrs. J. Frank Mann returned from Greensburg, Saturday afternoon, where she went to attend the meeting of the committee of the Odd Fellows, which has charge of the building of the addition to the home for the aged and the orphans of the members of the order. The contract for the work was let to the Pulse & Porter Co. of Greensburg, fora sum of <II,OOO York will Itegin Monday and pushed until finished. Thre are about 05,000 members of the lodge in the state and raise to the money for the iinprovemnt for that home each member was assessed 50 cents. The members of the committee which has charge of the work are Mrs. J. Frank Mann, of Muncie; Mrs. E. G. Holgate of Bloomington, and Mrs. Rose F. Tabott, Orleans Ind. Mrs. Olive E. McGrew, of Indianapois., and Mrs. C. Ainsworth, of Greensburg

MEET TOMORROW Presbyterian Missionary Society Regular Session. The Womans’ Missionary society of the Presbyterian church will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Linn. The subject of the meeting is the review of the years work and the program will include a paper by Mrs. John Schug, music by Miss May Coverdale and reading by Miss Harriet Wertzberger. The reception committee is Mesdames F. M. Sohirmayer Fred Linn and Frank Gast. QUEER FIGURES Railroad Financiering Developed by C. B. & C. Some Claims and Bonds Held Under Conditions not Considered Normal. Some queer figureing is developing from the sorry mess of t ingled credits and debits of the C. B. & C. railroad. The Bluffton News has this account of the road’s financial bearing. The attorney for the re oeiver for the C.B. &C. is getting pretty well along in the investigation of the road’s affairs and says that instead of an indebtedness of <700,000 against the road there really will be valid claims of something over <300,000' ~ One - thing that will be given attention will be the million and a half bond hsne. One peculiar fact about the bonds is that they have beenjput out lavishly as collateral security for loans here and j there. There was a bond issue of <5,000,000 whichT“it has been impossible up to this time to sell, says the Muncie Star. Seven hundred and fifty of these were placed in the hands L. C. Davenport, of Bluffton as trustee, to deliver at the rate of <20,000 per mile as the extensions were named from Portland to Salimonica and from Bluffton to Huntington The other <750,000 have been used as security for borrowed money until all were put out, and strange* ly, the records of the company’s business do not account for all ot these bonds. The receiver has been able, of course, to locate all the large bondholders, but there are doubtless many who gave up small loans that will have to be heard from later. On the <750,000 in bonds put out one third of that amount of money was borrowed in cash or received in material The bonds accounted for as security are as follows: Bluffton capitalists to I secure <3,liOU, <150,000 bonds, Met chants National Bank, New York, to secure <5,000 <12,500; Cambria Steel Co., Pittsburg, to secure pay. nient of <(’>9,500, <252.000 bonds. Two claims that will no doubt be questioned when the affairs are settled in court will be those of General B. Nettleton, of Chicago, who holds <SOOO in bonds, and Attorney A. L. Sharpe, of Bluffton who holds <15,000. Both claim that, these bonds were given them for services rendered. The purpose, counsel for the receiver says, is to ask these mon to tell what these services were, how and when they were performed. There are twenty five or thirty in dividends in Portland holding bonds for loans and there are perhaps twenty at. Pennville. The BraoeyHowwd Construction Company has filed a mechanic's lien against the road for <550,000, but this is doubtless large and will be greatly reduced when the amounts already paid are deducted.

IN STYLE Decatur People Came Home on Special Superintendent Hunter, of the G. R. & 1.. Did a Clever Turn for Excursionists. A party of Decatur people re turn ing from Rome city Sunday evening had the privilege of riding on a special train from Fort Wayne, here the run of twenty-two miles in twenty-six minutes. It is usual for the train which arrives at 8:46 on Sunday to wait a few minutes if necessay on a train which runs from Rome City to Fort Wayne and is clue at the same time at which the south bound train leaves. A mistake was ms.de however and when the passengers from Rome City and in Fort Wayne they discovered that they were just four minutes late. J. S. Peterson proceeded to interview Superintendant Hunter and Train-Master Casey, with the result that a special was ordered and the passengers brought home. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ried, Mrs. A. R. Bell and daughter Pansy, Miss Frances Bryson, A Steele, J. W. Tyndall, J. S. Peterson,'and J. H. Heller. The accommodation granted by Mr. Hunter was a very clever one and was duly appreciated by the travelers. HOODOO LIFTED The Tale of a Mule on a Base Ball Ground. One of the most comical, humorous incidents that ever happened at a ball game, was witnessed Sunday afternoon in the game between the great Winchesters and the greater j Rosenthals in' which a mule, 16 j hands high, officiated. After the j Winchesters finished their spasm of barn-storming in the third inning, and,too, when Decatur's rooters began to look like a row of patent medicine bottles on a drug store shelf ( after taken) and jurt when Catcher Pennington was bringing in the first run, the offside mule in the comfortable People’s & Holt- j house vehicle, laid down, rolled over and emitted a mule laugh, the actions of the animal was "interpreted' to mean that he was glad that Pennington out the first round steak. A NEW CASE Suit Fileo by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sutton to Quiet Title. A new case filed in court today is entitled Jesse C. und Isabel* G. Sutton vs B -njamin Ferrel suit to i quiet title to the now Sutton home recently purchased in the Gerard sub division, being lot 886 on Mercer street. The land was formerly owned by Benjamin Ferrel who sold it to Charles H. Gerard. For some reason the deed does not appear on record and this suit was brought to clear the title. BROKERS OFFICE A Branch to Open In the Stone Block Wednesday. The National Commission Co., have arranged to open their branch office in room four of the Stone block F. L. Goodwin will be in charge and expects to be ready for business by Wednesday. He will do a brokerage business, dealing in stocks and margins and will secure reports by a direct telegraph line, which is being constructed now.

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CANNOT RECOVER John W. Peterson, Aged Citizen Suffer Stroke of Apoplexy. John W. Peterson, venerable father of Attorney R. S. Peterson and S. W. Peterson of this city, is reported to be fatally ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Schafer in St. Mary’s township. He is eighty-four years old and has been in faling health for a year past. Last night he suffered a stroke of apoplexy and Dr. Beavers, who was called offers no possible hopes of recovery and says the end may come at any moment. The relatives including Hon. H. C. Peterson, of Albion, have been summoned. Grandfather Peterson is well known, houaving lived in the county nearly seventy years. HAD TO MOVE Unde Sam and Joe Hocker Had a Tussle. Joe Hooker, of Monroe is undoubtedly the first man in Adams county who bears the distinction of having forced the government to move an office. In many cases the state of affairs is generally reversed, but upon this occasion Joe seemed to have got the upper hand of Uncle Sam, and it was his time to move. For several years past Mr. Hocker has been renting his store room to Shelby Ray to l>e used as a drug store and after McKinley’s second election Mr. Ray became postmaster and the government effects were moved into the building. A few days ago Mr. Hocker and Mr. Ray got into an argument which resulted in Hocker ordering Ray out of his building, postoffioe and drug store and all. Mr. Ray finally rented another room where he moved his effects and is still waiting upon people who have business to transact with Uncle Sam. BUSINESS DEAL N. C. Coverdale Sells City News Stand James S. White the Purchaser and Will Take Immediate Possession of Business. N. C. Covedale has closed a deal for the sale of the Citv News stand, cigar, confectionary and ice cream departments to James H. White, of Huntington. The negotiations have been pending for several days and an agreement was finally reached. Saturday. Mr White is expected to arrive this evening or tomorrow to assist in taking an invoice and he will take immediate possession,, himself and son taking charge. They will make a special feature of the confectionary department and expect to enlarge the candy stork trade. Mr. White is an experienced man in the confectionary line and has been engaged in same at Huntington for a number of years. Mr. Coverdale has owned the City News stand for several years and has conducted a clean business, which hits proven prosperous, made so by his own energy and hustling qualities. He has not fully decided as to his future intentions. BUYS BIG BOILER. The Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction company let the contract today for three largo boilers, each having a two hundred und twenty five horse power ta be used at ho power station. A numtier of bids were received, the bid of the Sterling Boiler Co., of Cincinnati, lieing the lowest and the contract was awarded to them., This company this evening will take a contract for six hnudr«d and seventy fit® horse power engine.