Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 26 July 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 11

UOHN W. PETERSON DEAD Close of the Career of Well-Known Pioneer

I WAS EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS OLD Had Numerous Friends in this City Resided in Adams County Since 1839One of the Oldest Residents. i John W. Peterson, died at 1:15 O'clock this morning at the home ■ of his daughter Mrs. Sarah Schafer, Kin St. Marys township. He was Kone of the oldest residents of this ■ county, having came with his parKents here in the fall of 1839. His ® health during his long life had been ■ remarkably good until eighteen ■ months ago when he suffered an ■ attack of lagrippe. Even this rav- ■ ishing disease failed to entirely ■ wear out the sturdy constitution of ■ the rugged old man who ■ fought it well until complications | including Bright’s disease, became ■ manifest. For several weeks he * has been very feeble, and during ■ Sunday night suffered a stroke of i appoplexy, from which he never ■ rallied. He was born in Carroll ■ county, Ohio, March 29,, 1819, and | was eighty-five years, three months E and twenty-seven days old. He K was the second oldest of fourteen children nine of whom survive him. His surviving children are Hon. H. • C. Peterson, of Albion, Ind., Hon. R. 8. Peterson and S. W. Peterson of this city, Mrs. Mary A. Smith, of Pleasant Mills and Mrs. Maria L. Schafer (f nr ar Bobo, a brother K Isaac Peterson resides here. The fe story of the long life of this pioneer ■is full of interesting incidents. He ■ was well known over the county ../and we will give a f nll.tr account ■of his life tomorrow. The funeral || will tie held at Bobo, Thursday | morning at 10:30 o'clock, the I funeral party leaving the house at J ten o’clock. Interment at Mt. | Tabor cemetery. AGED LOVERS Senator Davis. Democratic Vice-Presi-dential Nominee to Wed. Philadlephia, Pa., July 25—News comes from Shepherdstown, W. ; Va., that Ex Senator Henry G. I Davis, democratic vice presidential I candidate, will in the fall marry Mrs. Katharine Reynolds of Shop [ erdstown. Mrs. Reynolds is 70 | years old. When H. G. Davis whs brakeman on the Baltimore <fe Ohio j railway, he became a suitor f< r the hand of Miss Katharine Cushwa, whose family was one of the most prominent in Washington, county, Maryland. Miss Cushwa‘was pronounced a beauty. She and young Davis met and their friendship speedily ripened into love. Davis proposed and the young ’woman I was willing, but her parents could not reconcile themselves tc the idea of their daughter marrying a poor railroad brakeman and the young man was sent on his way with a broken heart

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DIVIDED WALNUTS The Congressional School Fund Adjusted. Auditor Brinneman was here from wells county yesterday, and with the auditor of Adams county the congressional school fund for Hartford, Kirkland and Preble townships was readjusted. In that re adjustment Hartford township apportioned to the Adams county fund $645.61, Wells county $294.39, French gave Adams $1198.06, Wells $521.94, Kirkland gave Adams $721.0 Wells $562,.91, Preble gave Adams $629.30; Wells $524.3.0. The total for Adams is $4194.06, Wells $1903.54. This di. vision becomes necessary owing to the fact that the two miles along the eastern border of Wells county belongs to the district of the Adams county congressional school fund district. DIED IN WELL Warsaw C'.y Officials Met Sudden Death from Gas Fumes. Warsaw, Ind., July 25—City Marshall William H. funk and City Engineer J. V. Goodman were killed today by sewer gas in a I'Ft well. Funk descended into the well to inspect the walls He was soon asphyxiated, crying for help as he liecame unconscious. Goodman went after Funk, but no sooner reached the bottom of the well and he too succumbed to the gas. Rescue was attempted by Deputy Sheriff Moon, who descended with a rope about him. Moon was pulled from the lift well half conscious. The men went into the lift well to in ike investigation as to the best method of making neccessary changes. A BAD FIRE John Graft, of Echo, Loses in Early Morning Blaze. A disastrous fire occurred at two o’clock this morning just across the Wells county line ut Echo, when the barn, gruinery, stable and corn crib belonging to John Graft was destroyed, together with a portion of the contents, including grain and machinery. The loss is estimated at $3,000 with S7OO insurance in the Friedheim Mutual. The blaze was discovered at two o’clock this morning and within an hour the damage was complete. The cause is unknown. POSTPONED AGAIN" Case of McKean vs City to be Concluded Friday. The Case of GoorgeE. McKean vs the city of Decatur was resumed in the Superior court, Fort Wayne, yesterday morning, but was postponed until Friday owing to the fact that several witneses whose testimony is very necessary, were not present. The case will probably l>e concluded on that day

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1904.

LEAVES HUNTINGTON J. H. White is All Right and a White Fellow. J- H. White, a former resident of this city and proprietor of the White restaurant, was a welcome caller n the city this morning. This afternoon he left for Warsaw. Mr. White attended the democratic convention at St. Lonis and visited other places in the west and is again ready to buckle down to business after a much needed rest. He is to become a business man of Decatur, the thriving little.city east of Huntington on the Erie railroad. He has purchased the N. C. Coverdale cigar, tobacco and confectionary store at that place and is to be given possession next Tuesday. It is really the only place of business of the kind in Decatur and as he has the newspaper rights, as well as magazines and periodicals, it seems that he has fallen into a nice little business. Mr. White will not be long a resident of that place until the residents get next to the fact that he is one of the whitest men they ever met, not in name alone. As a business man he is experienced in some lines and will soon be at home hustling out newsboys and handing out Ladies’ Home Journals and other periodicals.—Huntington News-Democrat. THE FAIR Preperations Going on for this Years’ Event. Preparations are being made for a great exposition this year, peole are patiently awaiting the date of the great event. The first fair was held but three years ago. It is a matter of history that the G. N. 1. F. has become a greater success year by year. The people of Adams county and members of the association may well feel proud of it. It is because of this that effort will be made to make the coming great annual exhibition eclipse any former event that has ever been held. “Progress is the watch word of the present day.” Adams county is progressing and it is the purpose of the managers to make the fair keep pace with the progress of the county as well as with other fairs. The annual fair is not only an educator for 'one single class of people, but it ; reaches out and instructs all of the i masses, whether it is the farmer lor stockman, the merchant, the mechanic or the workingman of fine arts, the best of man’s ingenuity, workmanship and industry j that will secure the premiums at I the G. N. I. F. The fair this year will be separated into twelve different departments, and over each of these departments three will be a competent superintendent with a corps of-assistants in charge, with the already improved grounds and the well equipped buddings. There I will still be other improvements added for the convenience of the peopl lin attendance. The n agnificent park will become a city teeming with thousands of people to enjoy a week’s outing. Everything that can lie reasonably desired will be found upon the grounds whether it be horse, cattle, sheep or swine, in the poultry, farm or garden departments or good racing, those interested will find the best that, will be exhibited any place. The amusements and special attractions will be the best that can be found and strictly moral in every respect. There is alraedy a scramble for space in every department. While the G. N. I F. results in great benefits to the people of Adams County it cannot be called a county institution, because it reaches out and isopen to the world for exhibits for which the people of Adams county are proud to compete with. This groat exhibit will be opened the 30th and 31st of August and Ist and 2nd of September, 1901.

TAGGART ELECTED Chosen National Chairman this Afternoon Woodson, of Kentucky, is Secretary and Martin, of Misouri, Servant at Arms. Special to The Dally Democrat New York N. Y, July 27,-3:00 o’clock p. m.—The national democratic committee met in this city at noon today. Thomas Taggart of I Indiana, was chosen National chairman by acclamation, an effort to start a boom for Senator Gorman failing, Urey Woodson, 'of Kentucky, was elected secretary and Colonel John I. Martin of Missouri, was re-elected Sergeant-at-arms. At this hour no treasurer has been named. The committee accompanied by a number of democratic leaders will visit Judge Parker at Esopus tomorrow. IS MOVING C. F. True Getting Located in His New Room. Charles F. True is moving his I goods from the Patterson building where he has been located for so many years into the new Allisonj Vesey block, where he will soon have one of the handsomest stores in the state. Reoccupies the center room facing on Second street and ' with a front on Madison street. He ! will put in a much larger stock and will make an effort to increase his already splendid trade He will have a dry goodsj grocery and notion department on the first floor and a carpet and cloak room on second floor. He will make every effort to conclude the work of reI moval this week. BROKERS OFFICE A'dell Company Opening a Business Here. L. A. Higdon, representing the O'Dell stock and Grain Co., of New York is in the city and will put in a brokerage in the rooms at the rear of Graham & Lowers insurance office. A special telegraph line is being constructed and Mr. Higdon expects to be ready for business within a week IS A DAISY New Van Wert Daily Paper Arrives at Our Sanctum. The Van Wert Daily Times, a brand new morning paper in our hustling sister city just across the Ohio line has been launched. Volume one, number one reached our table today and is a bright, breezy, six column, four page pa|>er, tilled with news and interesting features that are bound to make.it a favorite with its readers. W. G. Hoffer, of the Willshire Herald, is the editor. ARE INVOiONG * « mi New Proprietor to Take News Stand Tomorrow. James H. White and son, of Huntington. arrived this morning and are buisily engaged in invoicing the stock of goods on hand at the I City News stand which they purchased of N. (’. Covordale. The new owners will take possession tomorrow. They are clever gentlemen and will no doubt be popular here.

TO JOURNEY TO OLD CAMP Members of the 160th Regiment to go to Chickamauga

OIL NEWS Hazardous Work at a Well in Jay County. Portland, Ind., July 2—After the shooter had agreed to stand responsible for the almost certain loss of $3,000, the crowds had been warned to stand at a safe distance and all the live stock had been driven away, the driller at oil well No. 1 on the George Mortimore farm yesterday lowered the heavy tools upon a 160-quart shot of nitro glycerine which had lodged 500 feet above the sand. To the agreeable surprise of all the shot was successfully added in the bottom of the j well and the go-devil was dropped. Had the shot been discharged, as would happen in such case ninety-| nine out of a hundred, there would hardly have been a splinter of rig. or machinery left and the chances I would have been greatly against the drilers escaping with their | lives. The well is owned by J. W. Matthews. The Bei ne Develop-1 ment Co. has been organized to | develop 100 acres of land in the ■ vicinity of Berne. One well has been drilled and the contract has been let for twenty more. J. W. Matthews is the principal stockholder. VISITS GRAVE Eva Love at Burial Spot of Sarah Schafer, Her Former Chum. Elkhart. Inti., July 25—Miss Eva Love, roommate of Miss Sarah Schafer, the murdered Latin teacher at Bedford was a guest of Miss Schafer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs John Schafer, yesterday, coming from Valparaiso, where she is a student in the elocution department of the Normal school. It was the first time she met the family of her former roommate. Miss Love said she had intended leaving Bedford, where she has taught seven years, but that friends advised her to rebuke gossip by braving it out, and, encouraged by the school board she accepted an engagement for the coming your. She, as well as the Schafer family, believes that the real culprit escaped conviction through the bluff of his attorney. Miss Love visited Miss Shafer’s grave in Gracelawn cemetery. AT BLUFFTON Dave Voltz Arranging to Build Brick Block. Dave Volz has disposed of his saloon business at Decatur and was here today for the purpose of inI vestigating the advisability of erecting a new business block in Bluffton. Dave owns the vacant lot facing Walnut street and lying to the west of the Sea bold livery barn. If he decides to build a structure will lie erected on this lot. Dave was nt one time in the saloon business in this city but sold out to go into business at Decatur where ho has been located for the past threec or four years —Bluffton Banner.

NUMBER 167

TO PERFECT PLANS HERE z Perfecting Plans to Raise Fund of $3,600 Expected That at Least 300 Members will Join the Scheme. In 1905 it is very likely that the members of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana volunteer infantry will make a trip to Chickamauga Park and there spend probably ten days in barracks, tasting the pleasures of camp life and army experience renewed. Plans are now underway in Marion, Tipton, Wabash, Logansport, Anderson, Warsaw, Columbia City, Decatur, Bluffton, Lafayette, Ossian and Huntington and it is expected that a complete and comprehensive scheme for bringing about the trip to the national park at Chickamauga will be discussed and perfected at the Decatur reunion of the command August 11. It is well known that in case the men are called upon to pay the lull price for the journey few will go to represent the regiment in the south-ern-bound reunion. But it is urged that if a compact, responsible and rei liable organization can be secured with I bonded officers and facilities for tak- ' ing care of the business a plentiful fund may be saved in a year by the monthly payment by each member of a small sum. It is urged that each must pay SI a month into a common treasury, the money thus paiil to be used for the purpose of chartering a train for the trip down and the journey home from Chickamauga. It is represented that 300 members of the command ought to go into the scheme, and that this would mean that each man would be forced to pay only about $3 car fare. A commissary stocked out of the common fund and cooks hired by the party in the same way are other details planned by the enthusiastic supporters and promoters of the Chickamauga reunion scheme. And it is said further that in case this plan carries nicely the regiment may turn its attention in years to come to other camps occupied at different times by the men of the One Hundred and Sixtieth regiment, even venturing to Cuba in course of time. If 300 men pay in at the rate of $1 a month each for the trip to Chickamauga during the twelve months to come,a fund of 5.3.G00 will lie in hand, and no one person will be financially strapped because of the outlay for the journey. The southern trip of the soldiers has been much talked of, but has never reach a practicable stage until this year. It is believed that something will be “doing” when the plan now considered is put before the Decatur reunion. It is hoped that there will be a large turnout August 111. Marion News-Tribune. Mrs. Lawrence Smith returned last evening from Geneva, where she was visiting with her father. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Smith and family returned today from Rome City where they s|>ent two weeks at the lake.