Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1904 — Page 1

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A DISPUTE Business for the Street Committee City Council and Dick Townsend Having Trouble to Agree o« a Side Walk Graue. The city council and Dick Townsend are having a war of words over the establishment of a sidewalk grade in front of the Burt House. As it now stands the building is about seventeen inches above the grade as established for a walk in front of that favorite hostelry, and in figuring out the compilation it is hard to reach an agreement. The council agree to ■.raise grade three inches and allow ia seven inch terrace three feet in ■width the entire length of the building. From this elevation it would be but a seven-inch step into the hotel. Mr. Townsend objects seriously to this program and wants the grade to the street raised and then permit a gradual inclinejn the Walk to the building, and to this the council see serious objection, and so there you are. It will likely be necessary to call into serviec an arbitration committee, as it looks futile for the parties to be able to get together. Most of the morning Was spent in going over the situation, the street committee and city engineer being engaged in figuring out a method that would make every body happy. FAST ONES Dick Silick Working Out His Steppers at Steele’s Park B The race track at Steele’s park these days is the busiest place about the city as driver and trainer Dick Sil lick is earnestly engagedin getting his string of fast race horses in condition to leave on the fall campaign. Mr. Sillick has quite a number of fast horses under his care and custody and he is fully confident that he will bring back with him this fall a nice bunch of the money. He expects to get everything in shape today so that he can move the Complete outfit to Winchester tomorrow morning so as to be ready for the big fair that Opens up there next Tuesday. This string of horses will undoubtedly be seen here at the Great Northern Indiana fair. He has some fast ones and in the circuit is sure to bag the best of the game. At the Winchester fair next week Elmer Johnson will have charge of the racing, and C- 8. Murray has been secured as starting judge. HAD TO SETTLE (mortal J. N. Found a Conductor Whom Pressure Would'nt Effect. "Wondnotor Jack Shell, who runs a passenger train out of Bucyrus, on the Ohio Central, is one of the few men who have over collected railroad fare from the “Immortal J. N." Mr. Schell had “J. N.” for a passenger Monday, and touched him for the regular fare. “J. N.” fumbled in his pockets ■nd then told the condutor to go on ■nd work his train as ho wasn’t quite sure as to how far he wanted to go. Mr. Bohell said he would wait until he made up his mind, ■nd ho stood patiently by the side Os the seat. Finally “J. N.” found his bluff wouldn’t work, and Be paid his fair say ng: “If J didn’t keep the pressure off you you would die right now, but I’ll report you to your wife, and that will be worse yet.”

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AT MARION S. W. Hale There to Secure Traction Line Franchise. S. W. Hale was here today en route home from Marion where he was hobnobbing with the common council for a franchise for the traction line that traverses from Celina, Ohio, through Geneva, Montpelier, Marion, etc. They will likely succeed with their Marion franchise, as there is usually progress and -push enough thereto readily see the merits of such a good thing. This line is being promoted almost entirely by Geneva capital, and they are getting the right-ofway and everthing else connected with its promotion in a satisfactory shape. A BIG PLANT Seventy Cars of Crushed Stone Per Day The Ridgeville Stone Crushing Plant a Mammouth Affair and Costs Lots of Money.

The Wichester'Herald covers considerable space in writing up the Ridgeville stone crushing plant, which is furnishing the stone for so many Adams county macadam roads. They among other things say: After thorough investigation and cognizant of the growing demand for a good road material that the country is now demanding, these gentlemen put their money into a fine plant and have spared no money to make it one of the best. They have up to date spent $35,000 to equip it. Two large crushers are installed, one weighing 110,000 pounds and the other 65,000 pounds. They can turn out crushed stone in six sizes, from course sand to pieces three and a half inches square. The elevators carry the crushed stone to the screens at an elevation of sixty - five feet. The capacity when running at its fullest is seventy cars per day, or one car every five to seven minutes. In addition to the cost of the plant the Grand Rapids & Pennsylvania railroads appropriated $35,000 to build sidetracks, road-beds, and such essentials. Three side-tracks will be run in, and one hundred and ten empty cars can be thrown east of the plant on an inclined track, elevated at the eastern terminus eleven feet, thus giving a gravity power. While the plant is just now practically open for orders, already such have been booked from Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Richmond, Decatur, Hartford City, Richmond, Upland, Portland, Bryant, Union City --both sides the lint —and Winchester. Adams county has ordered i three thousand oar loads. There is no earthly question but that the plant will run at its fullest all the time. Last week their pay-roll showed seventy-six men employed. BURRIED TODAY ~ Last Sad Rites Over Remains of John W, Peterson. The funeral services of John W. Peterson Were held this morning at Bobo, Rev. Ryan, of Rockford, Ohio, assisted by Rev. E. A. Allen officiating. The pall bearers were his grandsons, John 8. and Calvin Peterson, Frank and Charles Peterson, Robert and Wesley Smith. Grandfather Peterson was well known and the funeral was one of the largest over hold in the community. Throe brothers of the deaeased from Ada, Ohio, attended the services. Interment was made at Mount Tabor cemetery.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1904.

OPERATED ON Former Citizen of this County Marion Beall Who has Obtained High Position with the Government. Van Wert county is again to the front with a man who is counted among the most trusted and valuable of government employees. His name is Marion E. Beall, and twen-ty-five years ago he was principal of the public schools of Willshire, a position that has often been filled by men who have since made a name for themselves in the public affairs of Ohio and the country among them Judge E. Finley Johnson of the Philippines, City Solicitor Denman, of Toledo, and others. Mr. Beal is now chief of the division, having to do all with all publications relating to the insular possessions of the United States. He was for a number of years connected with the Fort Wayne Gazette, and later with news papers at Munoie, Ind. and is of a decidedly literary bent. It was he who prepared the brochures of free distribution for the Louisiana ' Purchase Exposition in connection j with the Philippine exhibit. He has been in the war department about three years, and has made a splendid record, having been given j several promotions for meritorious I work. He was originally an ap. | plioant for an important position in the Philippines, but on the recommendation of Senator Beveridge, was given an appointment in Washington. Mr. Beall was assigned to the bureau of insular affairs when it was organized, and is regarded as one of the most competent officials in that branch of the service. His business is to write. He prepares all the reports and docu. ments at the department relating to the insular posessions acquired 'by the United States as the result of the war with Spain. He is the author of several publications the most important of which is entitled “Opportunities in the Colonies and in Cuba”. Mr. Beall is also the author of the comprehensive work I containing a description of the climate, temperature, healthy con ditions, geography, ethnology, government, history, flora, fauna, ag. i riculture and forestry of the Philippines, with an appendix embrac- ' ing statistical matter relating to the population and resources of the islands. Mr. Beall is now at a hospital in Fort Wayne, where he successfully endured an operation for gall stones two weeks ago. He is a brother of Alex Bell, a cashier of the Willshire bank. —Van Wert Times. A BIG PICNIC To be Given by Union Chapel Sunday School August 20. The Union 'Chappel .Sabbath school is making arrangements to hold a Sunday School picnic August 20th. There has already l>een twenty nine invitations issued to twenty-nine different Sunday schools and it is thought that the most of them will be in attendance A real good old fashioned picnic is predicted and a social good time with plenty to eat is guaranteed. This Sabbath school has attended many picnics as a school within the last ten years, and has not had any of its own within that time, so the officers of the school are endeavoring to conduct a picnic on the date mentioned that will make up all the lost time and we believe it will be safe to say that they will do as they advertise and if any one fails to attend they will regret it afterwards.

THE DANCE The Young Folks Country Club Tripped the Light Fantastic The big dance given last evening by the Young Folks club at the C. M.S. club rooms was one of the finest yet given by that social organization, and from the information we imagine a most enjoyable time was had by all who attended. At exactly nine o'clock the grand march started and from then on until a late hour Will Smith’s rag time orchestra was kept busy keeping time for the merry dancers. The calling was done by Andrew Schurger and was done as only Andrew can do it, without a flaw. About one hundred invited guests were present and all were given the treat of their lives. This club will no doubt give another dance in the near future. AN EXPLOSION Hop Ale Joint Goes the Dynamite Route Liberty Center Citizens Pay Their Respects to the Blind Pig System.

A hop ale joint at Liberty Center was sent to the damnation bowwows by the dynamite route, the important event taking place at about two o’clock yesterday morning. For some time a saloon war . has been raging at Liberty Center, | and as a last resort intoxicating drinks were sold on the “blind pig" system,and to this there was no apparent legal way to put them out of business. While it is not known, yet it is supposed that the anti-saloon element took the law in j their own hands, and made kind- . ling wood of the whole concern, and the warning served will likely rid that place of any semblance of a jasloon. fur some time to come. ; The building is badly wrecked. It was a two-story fra ae structure and was in good repair. Every window light was broken. A hole eight feet in diameter was torn in the floor and the sleepers were broken an<l splintered and the building ' shoved four inches off of its foundation. The next fellow that unI dertakes to hand out hops had I better go dressed in a full coat of armor, because the feeling is such I that not much sympathy is expressed for the business or any one engaged in it. It is understood that no attempt will be made to the business at the pres ent time. CAUSE OF DELAY G. R. & I, Freight Train Wrecked at Winchester. A small freight wreck on the G‘. R. & I. railroad north of its station here occasioned a couple hours delay of the northbound passenger trains Saturday evening. The local from the north had to side track fdr the passenger train. Orders had lieen given but these were misunderstood, and the freight ran into the switch at the wrong end, thus going at the rate of twenty miles an hour against a lot of oars standing on the sidetrack, and the impact was so forceful that two flat oars wore telescoped and two box oars completely splintered into fine fragments, and one load of nut coal was scattered all over the truck. Four oars were completely wrecked. Nonis were hurt, however und the wreck was soon cleared away.

SCHOOL TRUSTEES I Held Regular Business Session Appoint Members of Library Board. — School to Begin September Fifth. The School Board met last evening in regular session, and at once proceeded to appoint their members .to the Carnegie Library board, the parties chcosen being Rev. E. A. i Allen and Attorney Clark J Lutz. This now makes the Library board complete, and they will work in accordance with the members chosen by Judge Erwin and those appointed by the city council. Other business of importance was then taken up and the question of what date to open school was j thoroughly dscussed and argued by the board members, the board ■ finally agreed to open school on the first Monday in the date being September sth. This will give all the teachers and scholars a chance to to attend the fair, which will not conflict in any way with fair week. No other business of imnortance being brought up the board adjourned. The vacation is more than half past and another month will find the students back at work. It is believed the coming I year will be a sucessful one. A DAY OFF The Country Club the Scene of a Busy Throng. [ Some thirty or forty of Decatur’s business men are today guests at the Country club, where they are enjoying a day's outing and fun. ! Provisions for an ample supply of rations for two square meals were ■ sent out early in the commissary wagon, and it goes without saying that nothing will lie omitted in making the day one continuous round of pleasure. Cares of business and other perplexing diffioull ties were forgotten and the party i gave themselves up to the sport of ' hunting, fishing and having a good 1 time. The recreation of this one day will relieve the monotony and the.v will return refreshed and ready fur the sterner vicissitudes of . j life. BROUGHT HERE Mrs. Maggie Brown Dies at La Otta. The remains of Mrs. Maggie Brown was brought to this city last evening and taken to the home of Isaac Raver, a brother of the deceased. Mrs. Brown died Tuesday at eleven o’oook, at her homo ut LaOtto, after a three weeks' illness with erysipelas. She leaves a husband and three children. The funeral will occur Friday from Clark’s chapel, the funeral cortege leaving Raver ’restdence at half past seven o’clock. The deceased was forty-nine years old an is known by many people in this county. RIPE OLD AGE Grandfather Fledderjohann was Eightytight Years Old. H. H . Fledderjohann, one of the oldest inhabitants of this vicinity, died at his home southeast of town at 9:45 o’clock Monday night, after an extended illnes. His ago was 88 years, 0 months and 8 days. The funeral services will bo held from the late home Friday afternoon at one o’clock, conducted by Rev. Kluge, of New Bremen.—St. Marys News.

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j MADE HIM HAPPY Huntington Photographer Well Pleased with Vitz Family, “If everybody were us pleasant in their business transactions as the people represented in that group, it would make the life of the photographer seventy-five per cent happier”, remarked M. J. Clear to a representative of the Herald a few days ago. As he spoke he pointed to the picture of the Vitz family taken recently when they were called here from distant places to attend the funeral of their father, Rev. Peter Vitz. In one picture seven sons and there daughters and in another were added the husband of the three I daughters. “After a proof was made, an order was placed for fifty-two pictures”, said the artist, “and the posing, placing of the order, etc. only required a few minutes of time. It was one of the most agreeable, sensible and reasonable parties I ever photographed and the largestjorder from any family group 1 hive ever received.’’—Huntington Herald. MLLFeRIN JAIF Sheriff Butler Returns with Prisoner Man Who Forged Check Here Last February Arrested at Springfield. Sheriff Butler and Martin G.'rko arrived home at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon, driving here from Bluffton. They brought with them Chauncey Miller whom they arrested at Springfied, 111. and who is wanted here for forging a check for $75. The prisoner is in jail here anxious for trial. He admits his guilt.and will probably plead guilty. He says he committed the Crime to secure money to take him to Hot Springs for treatment for rheumatism. WILL RUSH IT Library Committee Have Work. Work on Building to Commence About September First, if Possible. It is now beievnd that within six weeks or two months the now Carnegie library will be under construction. Rev. Allen will call the committee which is now complete together at once. They will fill out the necessary blanks and forward them to Mr. Carnegie, who is now in Scotland. Within six weeks the SIOO,OOO fund should arrive. In the mean time plans will be received from the various arcitects, 'adopted and contract let. The sticking point just now is the location, but it is believed it will be agreeably decided within a few days. The building will be inclosed and if possible completed this fall. Rev. Allen has worked incessantly at this project and to him all the honor is due.