Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 5 August 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

STILL IN JAIL Mrs. Krauss Shows Wonderful Nerve Funeral of Dead Girl was Largest Ever Held in Hartford City. Hartford City, Ind., August 4. —Prosecutor John Burns today began an investigation on the cause of death of Crystal Krauss, the 18-yoar-old stepdaughter of Mrs. W. R. Krauss, whose arrest yesterday on charge of having administered strychnine to the girl created the greatest sensation this city has experienced for many years. Though six witneses were examined, it was stated that no startling new testimony was brought out. The examination willhardlyjbe completed before tomorrow afternoon. The funeral this afternoon was one of the largest ever held here. Hundreds stood about the house unable to gain admittance and the procession to the cemetery was three quarters of a mile long. The body lay in stats at the Krauss home Thursday morning from 9 until lljo’clock, and during that time hundreds of friends of the dead girl called to pay their last tribute. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. The Rev. J. W. Cain of the Grace M E. church was in charge of the services. Mrs. Krauss is still in jail and shows remarkable nerve. She says she is innocent but would like to be with her husband who is prostrated. The evidence against ter looks conclusive. STRIKE BROKEN The Strikers have Seemingly Lost Out Most of the Packing Establishments are Running at Normal Capacity Chicago, 111., August s.—Tnere I is no change in the strike situation, from that reported in the morning I dispatches. The strikers have I ; lost as all the great packing estabI lishments are running at practically their normal capacity. Train loads of negro and other laborers from I every part of the country have been shipped into the centers and I put to work. There is now but g I little thought of a settlement. ’ ENTERTAINED Berne Ladies Enjoying a Day al , | Steele's Park - A number of ladies arrived this norning frm Berne and wore high y entertained this at Steele's ■iark to a genuine old fashioned liicnio by a number of ladles of ■his city. Those who arrived and ■njoyed the hospitalty were Mes lames 8. Simison, A. Gottschalk. I L. Lachot, Eugene Runyon, E. ■I Hose, H. Engler, y. Simkins, D. '' Shelley, Wilson and Jacobs. A Im’ time was in order.

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GETTING GOOD Monroe has a Society to Stop Use of 1 Profanity. The town of Monroe which in years past has borne a reputatiion for being just a little disordered is converting itself into a moral , and most respectable place. We are informend that a subscription list was recently circulated there and quite a sum of monev raised, the fund being reserved for paying rewards for people who will file affidavits against any one using an oath or obscene language upon the streets. If a person gets loud and 1 indulges in the swearing habit he lis arrested and the partv who tiles the affidavit gets a reward of five dollars. This treatment will no i doubt cure the habit. I MEMORIAL Resolutions Passed bv Adams County Bar. I We are deeply moved and our , hearts are stirred with grief by the intelligence of the death «f George W. Bergman, a practicing i, attorney of Jay county, Indiana. . He came to us and was admitted ( to the bar of Adams county as a L practicing attorney and it was in , the discharge of his duties as an ( attorney at law that we learned to , love and chiefly know him. As a citizen was friendly and eon- ,

genial and by his kindly disposition drew to himself a great number of loyal friends. As an attorney he was always true to the trusts confided in him by hrs clients, a close student, he prepared his cases well and was ready to meet all emergencies that might arise in the trial of his cause. It is written that it is appointed unto all men once to die, and looking out upon the current that we see sweeping along down the path way of time into the valley of death of a ceaseless throng of our fellows that perpetually remind us i of the mortality of man. Be it i therefore Resolved, That in the death of I our co-worker ’and fellow citizen the Jay and Adam county bar have lost one of thier most active and worthy members. The family of the deceased a kind father and a true and loving husband. The community at large an Jhonest, upright and just man Be it further Reolved that a page of the order book of the Adams Circuit court be dedicated for the record of the resolution in memory of our united appreciation of the friendship, personal integity and marked legal ability of our deceased brother and that a copy of the resolutions be

furnished the family of the deceased brother and to the city papers of Portland. Indiana. Amos P. Beatty John C. Moran L. C. Devoss, Com. i NEW RESTAURANT I Jamet H. White Putting In Up to Date

Short Order House. James H. White who recnetly purchased the cigar and candy departments at the city news stand, is arranging to put in a short order restaurant that will compare favorably with anything of the kind found in larger cities. He has already began preparations and a force of workmen are constructing the necessary furniture and fixtures. It will be a handsome place, a credit to the city and will be managed in an up to date manner. He hopes to be ready for business by September 1 st.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1904.

BALL GAME May Play on the Delphos Grounds Chattanooga and the Rosenthals to Raffle for Supremacy Word was received last evening from Chattanooga by Manager Hivelv that thev would accept the proposition of the Rosenthals and would play "at Delphos, Ohio, on anv Sunday date, and to play for a side bet of one hundred dollars up. The manager of the Chattanooga team will arrive here some time during the first of next week when an agreement will be entered in, to i which will call for both teams to I play with the same men that plaved on last Sunday when the Rosenthals defeated Chattanooga by a score of seven to four. The date will no doubt be set for Sunday, August 21st as word has been received from the manaf er of the .Delphos team stating that the ground could be used on that day. ’ An umpire will be secured from the Cincinnati Enquirer who is not partial to either contestants. A special train will be secured over the Clover Leaf htat will leave this city at eleven o’clock Sunday morning and return early in the evening after the game. These two teams

are very evenly matched and the struggle for supremacy will be well ' | worth going miles to see. SAD SERVICES Decatur People Attend Funeral of George w. Bergman. The funeral services of the late I George W. Bergman took place Thursday afternoon from the Methodist church, and were at- ! tended bv an asemblage of mourn 1 ing friends that filled that large edifice to overflowing. During the evening of Wednesday and Thursday forenoon, the body laid in state at his late residence on West Wallnut street, where it was viewed by numbers who had known him in life. The funeral party left the | house at 1:15 proceeded by the members of different orders to which the deceased belonged. The services at the church were in charge of Dr. C. E Line, pastor of the church, and Rev. Fred Stevenour. The ritualistic services at the church were in charge of the Elks lodge. At the personal request of Mrs. Bergman, Emerson E McGriff spoke for a short while

at the church on the presonal life and work Jof the deceased. John Lafollette on behalf of the Elks, made a ten minute talk, as did also Dr. W. D. Schwartz for the Knights of Pythias. The ritualistic work of the Knights of Pythias was carried out at the cemetery.—Portland Commercial Review. A number of Decatur people attended the services. 1 hey say the affair cast an awful gloom over the community. THE SMITHS

The Smith family without regard to brand, variety, or earthly pos r sessions, without regard to race, • color, condition or previous state of , servitude, are invited to unite in Louisvlle; Ky., this month, one of tuu Smiths of that city putting np I $25,000 to entertain them. And they’ll all lie there. The lame, the . halt and the blind Smiths will be there. The good, the bad, and the indifferent Smiths will be there. Yes, the Smiths, the Smiths, the Smythes, Smyths, the Schmidts will lie there and that 126,000 won't last until dinner time of the first day.

BUT SMALL CHANGE Amount of Pensioners Varies Slightly from last Year. Contrary to gem ral expectations, the forthcoming report of Mr. Ware the commissioner of pensions will show that pensioners on the roll number little less than one million. At the close of the fiscal year 1903, there were 9964 pensioners. Mr. Ware has not yet reeived the fiscal official figures for the month of June but the unofficial estimates handed to him, he believes that the record for 1904 will be just, about what it was a year ago, and that the increase, if any, is small. There is only one thing that keeps the total below the million, and that is the heavy mortality amongthe veterans. They are dying oft at a rapid rate, but their places are beng tilled by pensioning Jwidows and men with no other disability than old age. More than 5000 pensioners died during the month of May, and the monthly average will soon be 6,000. Commissioner Ware says that if it were not for the widows of the old soldiers the pension roll would shrink with regularity despite the operation of No. 78. IT IS QUIET

A Dog Fight Would Revive the News Reporter; Nothing Official has been Received from President Shontz. There is nut a soul in town that knows as much news as a rabbit. The court is devoid of any semblance of public business and the mayor’s court are having a dav • free from official care. Not a dog tight has even marred the serenity of a cloudless sky. The farmers are making hay and the merchants are taking a vacation. Ail are happy in the thought that the day is coming when business will be brisk from early morn until late at night. News direct from President Shontz has not arrived, but within a few days it is expected that the same will come to hand, and with that activity will assert itself upon

the Clover Leaf division proposition. It now seems apparent to the i casual observer that the Eire too, will some time join in making Decatur a real live railroad town. Dick Townsend and the street committee of the city council have not adjusted their differences upon the Burt House walk, but it now looks 'as though the walk will be built whether according to the official marks as prescribed by the city council r or not. The Carnegia library 'board have did nothing but organize although their plans are mapped out for future operation.

ON TO BOSTON National Grand Army Encampment Next Week. August 12, 13, and 14 the thirty eighth national encampment to the grand army will take place'in Boston. A railroad rate of one ont per mile has been secured and it is expected that the usual largo crowd of union veterans will again join in celebrating the beginning of peace after several years of war. Boston will afford some mighty interesting entertainment for the big event, and it is likely that Sam Henry Post will bo well n pre sented. A small additional charge will permit of a thirty days’ extension to railroad tickets.

AN AIR SHIP Invented by Linn Grove Man Fred Rupple Completing an Aerial Ship and Will Ride it to St. Louis. Fred Rupple a young man living near Linn Grove has invented an air ship and will enter the contest at the world’s fair next month. The story was told in this paper two weeks ago by our Linn Grove correspondent. Speaking of the invention the Bluffton News says: Fred Rupple is the yuong man's name who is going to solve the problem of aeriel navigation and he has got his ship so far along that he has made a small model that will sail and carry twenty five pounds of freight, He is now making the ship proper which he expects to have completed in a few weeks. It consists of sails in front and behind and a screw propeller which works underneath the hull of trhe boat. The propeller is about the same length of the boat and travels like a cork screw or the screw of a steamer. The engine which operates the sails and the propeler is a gasoline motor and the whole is mounted on four wheels on which it makes a running start before launching out into the etherial blue. The young

: man says that it will carry his own weight and also his own trunk which he is going to take with him. He exjiects to go from Linn (trove to St. Louis through the air and sail right over the fence. Those who have seen the model believe that the ship itself will work but it has never been tried as the engine has not yet been installed. A LONG TRIP Thirteen Year Old Gril Travels from Germany to Indiana. ‘‘This girl wants to go to Gunner Tellman Marion, Ind U. S. A.,” was the message written on a tag pinned on Elizabeth Gabel aged 13 years, on the journey from her home in Neuenkirchen, Ger-

’ ■ many, to this state. The child ar ’ rived in Marion on a Pennsylvania 1 train yesterday morning and the ticket agent read the message and notified Mr. Tellman who hurried to the station and accompanied hin niece to his home. Miss Gabel was born in the foreign country and the 1 language of America and the other countries she visited on the journey to Marion was strange to her. Before leaving her home a tag on which her destination was wrtiten in English was pinned on her waist and a letter giving further instructions was also given her. She left home July 23, and was treated fine during all her trip, though she never saida word using only the tag and the letter. She says she will like America. Her parents died a short time ago. A NEW STORE Patterson Building Leased for a Racket Store. The Patterson building next to this office has been rented to Huntington parties who will take possession August 15th with a big Racket store. They will put in a SSOOO stock and expect to do a flourishing business. The same firm own four similar stores, one of which is the largest Racket store in Pittsburg, Pa.

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AN ACCIDENT Jacob iiasser Wearing a Badly Mashed Thumb. Jacob Huser, of Monroe, town’ ship, is here today wearing his right hand in a sling. Last Tuesday he had the msfortunhe to catch his thumb the cogs of the wheat binder while the same was in motion, and was the result is a badly mashed thumb and enough pain for a bushel of them. Medical treatment is already showing marks of improvement in the condition of the affected member, and in time will be well, although the shape will be decidedly off color. Mr. Huser is now doing his work by proxy. GOOD RACING Secretary Kunkle Looking after Speeders Those at the Winchester Fair will not Forget the Great Northern Indiana Fair Secretary Cal Kunkle of the Great Northern Fair returned last evening from Winchester, where he was attending the Randolph county fair which is now in session and endeavoring to influence the horsemen who were there racing to bring their speed to this city during the fa tr week and make their entries here for the races. He informed us today that he was quite successful and had the promise of a number of horsemen to be here he says that he can easily depend upon ten different string of horses from that place. Mr. Kunkle is making an extra effort this year to secure a fine race and speed department and will continue his travels to different fairs until he gets the differ, ent races more than filled TO EUROPE

Oil Men of this Section Will go

Next Week. Andy Foust of* Domestic, Wells county, the well known field manager for the Standard Oil Co., will leave next week for Roumaina, Europe, to take charge of extensive oil interests for the Standard which is making arrangements to explore that country for oil. When he has been there long enough to get the situation well in hand he will send for nine practical oil men from Indiana to assist him in the work. These men must be expert in all lines of the oil producing business and must be total abstainers. Mr Foust says that he positively cannot have in his employmen that drink as they would be worthless, but he wants men well educated and of good appearance who will favorably represent this country on all occasions. The temptations to drink will be very strong as where they stop the liquor costs the men nothing. It is paid for and set on the table at every meal but the men cannot touch it under any the terms of their employment. IMPROVING NICELY Henry Weber who was injured some time ago by being struck on the head by a ptoee of fence stretch ing machine is reported to be re covering nicely) and will soon b himself again. Dr. Clark informs us that an examinutin of the wound on yesterday showed it to tie heal, ing nicely.