Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

INSTITUTE is interesting Adams Countv Teachers Still In Session

UST NIGHT'S LECTURE Miss Patridge Delights A Large Audience L Meetings are Instructive and the dose Attention of Members is a Feature. I The Teachers' institute, annual on for 1904. is now more than IWf completed, and every member Bill agree that it is one of the most pteresting sessions ever held in ■dams county. Each one in attenIkioe is profiting, and the attention ■nd attendance of the teachers at ■Wry meeting proves the interest faey are taking Miss Patridge's BKture last evening was a very ■burning . delightful and extremely interesting one. Miss Patridge ■ua happy w,y of holding the at■ation of her audience while tell■g truth' that will be remembered ■ years to come. The secretary’s ■port of the work follows; I WEDNESDAY MORNING. ■ Called to order promptly at 9 ■clock Singing "Come Thou Almbty King. ' Devotional by Rev. ■mtiu!'. Reading of Ith chapter ■St John, followed by prayer, fct. subject of the morning was ■Lan.";;!.',— Preparation for A’ritM, by Miss Patridge. She gave ■les.'.n ,>n how to conduct a class ■ language ;!1 the primary grade, ■ the high school. She ■•ogave a talk on the subject of ■Bigh Society.' She closed her ■ rc> '' by giving the teachers op■•JUty t<. ask questions. Rest. Mis-Thomas. She read a ■per "U the -object of Children's Then gave an exercise board'howing how to find ■ r k-v- and their relative ■*** school Management'' ■ Pr.’f Fairfield. He says; "Be ■*.ulabout the organization of school Seat the pupils as •puctly a'you can. This is abrv tu sehool govern He then showed the rela- ■ of ventilation to good govern ■>' »nd the evil of absence and ■ ne«' 8,. care f u | that the ■v r 'fthes hoo] l>o not broken w“>tallow the pupils to have only what they need in their lessons. He closed by ■r 81 ' talk on the subject of ■"’luring Whispering sh< uld Enrollment lai. ■ institute NOTES. ■J' Hale, () f the Geneva school was at the institute today. ■.Half is always sure to visit the talks to the young ■ * r ’ are interesting and in- ■/" u “- All taginners should ■ 'hem. ■ tti,t ‘nt Pod master James Beery ■ * the institute today. Gus ■in ' lHh *’ eo,,ine •* member of ■ “‘Hitute. g qb j H interested in "ark and always joins the ■?*' The institute appreciates ■»tr„na g( .. ami Allen are fre fiHitiirs at the institute. ■ I( *ctureon "Girls" Tuesday ■ k ’ wu s we] |

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The teachers are arranging to play the Rosenthals a game of ball Thursday, after h close of the institute. William Weldy was at the forenoon session toda y. TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Singing "Sunshine." “School Management," Prof. Fairfield. He continued on the idea th it the I school room should be clean. Be at your school room two hours before your school begins on the first morning and see if it is in order for receiving the students. This will help in government. The beginning of your government is mechanical. We should never lose our enthusiasm. Do not allow the pupils to play in the school house. Should a teacher play with the pupils? It depends upon whether you can play the game well. If you want to play you had better be a leader. If you fail to play as a winner you lose your power of control. If you do not play you shoud at least be on the play ground with the students. There were many’ interesting discussions by meml>ers of the institute upon the subject of “School Management.” Rest. Singing. Paper—Miss Thomas, subject, “Power and Quality of Tone ” "Essential Points in Reading, "Miss Putridge. Reading is getting thought and conveying thought. Never expect the pupil to give more thought than he gets. There are two ways to get the thought and twe ways to give thought. Tao old] and the new. Silent reading is more important than oral reading, for people need to read silently eve*y day. Everybody is more expert in taking thought through the ear than taking it through the eye. Reading is one of the hardest things the child has to do. She says that it is all wrong to have one pupil read while all the rest look on the book. Supt. Brandyberry gave some complimentary remarks on the subject just given. Adjournment. THURSDAY’S PROGRAM. 9:00 a. m. Devotional Rev. White Vocal Solo Rev. Pontius Lecture Mr- Fairfield I Muisc Miss Thom-8 Language—Written Papers Miss Patrigde 1:30 p. m. Piano Solo Miss Thomas Lecture Mr. Fairfield Music Miss Thomas Sight Reading Miss Patridge ' Lecture to Beginners Mr. Fairfield | EVENING—7:4S Music. Lecture—*)ber A mmergau (illustrated) Rev. Allen A RECEIVER Asked for to Settle C. B. L New Rate Schedule. Newark, N J., August 24.—The trouble in the Catholic Benevolent Legion took a new turn today when Paul V. Flynn, of Newark 1 applied to the chancellor here for a receiver f<>r the supreme council of the organization. Flynn charges that the supreme officers violated the charter when they sanctioned the new rate rule schedule which goes into effect Sentemlier 1. He asked for a statement of the order s financial responsibility. Every member in the order will be benefited by a decision in his favor. .

DECATI R, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1904.

IS VERY SICK Peter Mousey Suffers Another Attack of Appendicitis. Peter Mougey, who was again attacked yesterday with appendicitis, is lying at his home in the south part of the city, in a very serious condition. He is resting a little easier today, being however partly under the influence of morphine to relieve him of his suffering. Dr Clark, his physician informs us that he will not perform an operation at present, unless it is absolutely necessary, owing to the patient having a high fever and would wait until that was somewhat reduced. He will how I ever as soon as Mr. Mougey gets ' a little better perform an operation, and thus avoid another similar attack. This is the second attack Mr. Mougey has had in the last two months. A JOLLY CROWD ARE the Rentfrow Pathfinders Al Bosse's Opera House all Next Week — Carry a Band and Orchestra. Commencing Monday night with the well known comedy-drama, | “On the Verge of Ruin*’ the Rentfrow Stock Co. will hold the | boards at the opera house for one week, presenting an excellent line jof plays. This is one cf the best known repertoire companies on the road, and their reputation for ex'celleut productions is beyond question, carrying a splendid company of actors, a complete band and or- ; i W. P. Nunn. With the Rentfrow Stook Company, chestra and a number of feature speoielties. Few, if any companies, are in a position to give as fine an evening's entertainment as the Rentfrow Jolly Pathfinders. There will be a change of play every night and a children's toy matinee Saturday afternoon, when every child present will receive something nice* On Saturday night some one who has been attending the performances will receive ten dollars in gold. CONDITION SERIOUS Aged Father of Dr. Thomas Suffers Serious Fall. Dr- P. B. Thomas left today for Greenville. Ohio, being called there in response to a message stating that his father had fallen yesterday and broken his thigh, and that his condition was very serious Mr. Thomas’ father is seventy-seven years of age, and already in a weake led condition, and this fall i together with his age is very much < against his permanent recovery, i Dr. Thomas expects to stay until < he can tell to a certainty his exact ] condition, but fears the worst and i docs not expect anything enoourag- < ing. • ‘

A BIG FIRE Van Buren Suffers From Blaze Dan Bolds One of the Losers—Four Buildings Destroyed—Total Loss is $15,000. Vanßuren Ind., August 24.—Fire ; was discovered at one o’clock this I morning in the rear of the Manhattan saloon on Main street, and | for some time the entire city was threatened. Four frame business i rooms were totally destroyed, enj tailing a loss of $15,000. The heaviest loser was the Daniel P. Bolds Hardware Co., whose stock was practically ruined. Their loss is about $5,000, with $2,500 insurance, I The Manhattan saloon loss was, $1,500 with S3OO insurance, J. A. ' Ray clothing store loss $5,0000 with no insurance;the Johns restaurant, loss $1,500 with no insurance, all tneir stocks being totally burned. The second floors of the building were used as dwellings. The people all escaped unhurt but the loss to household goods will be $2,000 to $3,000, with no insurance. I Several other buildings were more or less damaged. The buildings destroyed were all frame. Origin i of fire is unknown. BADLY HURT

Clover Leaf Brakeman Injured In Bluffton Yard. George Kilmer, a brakeman on local No. 23, due here at 1:15, was badly hurt in the Clover Leaf yards here yesterday evening. The local was late and was doing some switching. Kilmer was on the top of a box car which was being backed down to tna ke a coupling with another section of the train. He saw the cars come together and supposed that the couifling had caught, and at the same time gave the signal to the engineer to go ahead. The engineer obeyed the signal just as Kilmer attempted to step from the car he was then on to the one ]just in the rear. As the coupling had not been made the cars rapidly separated and Kilmer fell through to the bottom. He landed on his feet all right but the distance was so great that he was badly hurt. He could not walk and was carried to the depot where he waited for the eastbound passenger which carried him to his home at Delphos. Those who cured for Killmer sav that his left ankle was dislocated while some bones in his feet may have been broken by the terrific jolt ho received in his fall.— Bluffton Banner. MET TODAY Republican Central Committee and George Cromer. • i The county republican central < committee met at John Frisinger’s 1 office at two o'clock this afternoon, t supposedly to arrange for opening t Cromer’s campaign. Among those < present were Mr. Cromer, himself t and District Committeeman Lilly 4 of Anderson, as Well as a state can i didate or two. «

ORDERED OUT Fort Wayne Young Ladies Told to Leave this City. Marshal Cordua this morning among his other official duties, was ordered to see that two young, lewd and loathsome girls, who gave Fort Wayne as their home, and who went by the names of Carrie Overly and Pearl McKinzie, got out of the city. Marshal Cordua did his duty well and informed these young ladies that unless they left this morning he would be forced to arrest them and place them in jail. Several complaints had been made to the marshal by ladies >f this city who had been insulted by these strangers, hence the action of the marshal. The girls had been in our city for several days, being at all times in a drunken condition and using obscene language on the public thoroughfare.

FOUR SECTIONS Clover L*af Road Had a Big Passenger Business. I The Clover Leaf did an exceptiod[nlly heavy passenger business Sun- : day night fOf file West train due j here at 8:11 which was ftln in four j sections and about thirty minutes apart. The first,two trains were excursions of about twelve coaches each, having on board members of the Uniform Rank of the Macabees, j who were enroute to St. Louis, to take part in Maccabees' Day at the fair. The two special trains were off the Nickel Plate road, the Clover Leaf hauling them west from Ohio City. The Maccabees were having a great time and seemed to be thoroughly enjoying the trip. Following these two specials came the i regular Commercial Traveler and later came the fourth section, an excursion train which had been run to Toledo.

TONIGHT’S SHOW n The Little Outcast is a Creditable Production. > I R. A. Hanks, owner of “A Little s Outcast "which Comes to Decatur * tonight, has traveled a great 1 deal in he far West, and has had ' . some queer experiences to relate of i that great country. "We was obI i liged to drive a long distance one i time," he said,"und came to a • broad and swollen river on the I plair s, where the bridge had tx-en washed away. There was nothing 1 to be done but to attempt the peril-1 1 ous trip across, and after much ’ trepidation we landed on the other bank, to find two roads, both well traveled, loading in widelyt diverging directions. The only sign we could see was across the river, so plunging into the water we labori-1

ously climbed the post and there to read “Ten Dollars Fine tor Crossing This Bridge Faster Than a Walk.” AN ATTRACTION Biggest Matched Team of Horses in the World at the Fair. The Groat Norhern Indiana Fair ssociation are now in a position to announce that among their other special attractions during the fair n?xt week the}’ will have the largest , matchd team of horses in the world, , this team hailing from Acme, Ohio, j and without doubt aro just what | they are advertised to be. This , team has taken a great numtier , of prizes all over the country as ] being the largest, and have never ( as yet been equalled. The Fair , association has made some extra concessions to procure this attraction, and are certainly entitled to a 1 great deal of credit for their untir- 1 ing effort in trying to secure clean i and moral attractions.

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REPLEVIN HORSES John Baker Recovers His Colts Some Trouble Between Blue Creek Farmers Gets Them Into Court. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Butler made the trip to Emanuel Tricker’s farm jin Blue Creek township yesterday afternoon, where he secured pos- ■ session of John M. Biker's horses and turned them over to him. At ; the same time he arrested Mr. Tricker on charge of assault, and he will appear before ’Squire J. H. Smith next Saturday for trial. The i trouble arose in rather a queer | manner. A boy was taking care ’of a pair of colts, the property of Mr. Baker, when they got away and wandered into one of Tricker's fields. The latter put the team in his barn and when Baker called for theta an hour later wa« possession. An argument followed I‘ in which Tricker claims Baker inI timated he was not telling the truth land with the words, “Don't you ' call trie a liar, rushed into the * house and secured a sword with which he chased John from the farm. The latter came to Decatur, filed a replevin suit and also charge ’< of assault. Tricker says he will ’ have Baker arrested for provoke.

USED DYNAMITE Attempt Made to Blow out the Gates of St. Marys Reservoir. St. Mary's, O, August, 23—An attempt was made today by unknown persons to blow up the gates at the head of the St. Marys reservior with dynamite. Fortunately the charge was not sufficiently large to destroy the masonry or to displace the heavy gates. There has been much ill-feeling among the people living in the vicinity cf the reservoir owing to the widespread belief that the banks of the big body of water are not safe, notwithstanding that]the state has spent large sums of money during the past year in strengthening the earthworks. Had the object of the miscreants been attained, today the town of St. Marys and the adjacent valley would have been swept by a most destructive flcod, causing enormous less of life and property. REAL ESTATE DEAL Fhe Bob Bell Home at Fort Wayne Sold for $30,000.

The beautiful Bel) residence on West Wayne street, wus sold yesterday to Mr. Will K. Noble for $30,000. Mr. Noble will occupy the place as a family resilence. The price is probably the highest ever pi id for a residence property in Fort Wayne. The house is one of the finest in the city, and is one of the show places of the west side. It was built by the late Senator R. C. Bell, and is said to have cost nearly $60,000. The house is beautifully located on one of the aristocratic residence streets. It is built of white stone, and the interior is furnished with choice woods, collected by Mr. Bell during many years. Mr. Bell made a study of woods and furnishings and the house he built was the master piece of his twenty years’ work.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mrs. Peter Gaffer, who was taken very sick yesterday, the result of a blood vessel bursting over the brain, is reported us lieing somewhat better today.