Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1904 — Page 1

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j BUSY COUNCIL MEETING 4ity Dads" Held Record - Breaking Session

new officials in I Street Commissioner Coffee and Engineer Fulk Re-elected Seventy-two Ballots Taken on Selection of City Attorney without ResultContinued Session Tonight. A record-breaker council session was held last night, continuing for six hours, and adjourning at 1:30 o’clock this morning. D. M. Hower who has served as city clerk for six years past, wound up his business and .lack McFeeley began his duties. All members were present and the minutes of the meeting *of August 16tn were read and approved. The annual report of M. J. Mylott, city electrician, was filed, approved and spread of record. The report of W. E. Fulk, water works superintendent. was filed and approved. A water hydrant was ordered put in at the alley opposite the J. W. Place factory. Toe repirt of Mayor D, D. Coffee was filed and ap proved. City Marshall Ed Green filed his certificate of election, and his bond, which were duly apl.roved. Jack McFeeley, city clerk, D D Coffee, mayor and W. J. Archbold, treasurer, filed their certificates of election and bonds, which were approved. A. E. Rose was granted a license as an electrician and his bond approved. After considerable argument the tax levy of the school board was approved as follows: special fund 37 cents; tuition 30 cents; library 3 cents, and other taxes agreed upon as follows: general purpose 40 cents, water works 50 cents, streets and sewers 30 cents, sinking fund 10 cents, male dog <I.OO, female dog $3 00 poll tax 50 cents. The election of a city health officer was then taken up. Dr. H. E Keller was elected on first ballot, receiving five votes and Dr. C. 8. Clark one vote. Mr. Teeple moved that the offices of water works superintendent and city enigneer be divided. Kirsch, Gaffer and Porter voted against it and the myor cast the tie vote against the motion which thereby lost. The election of a water works superintendent and engineer was the next feature. P. J Hyland and W. E. Fulk each received three votes, and Mayor Coffee voted for Fnlk. A resolution approving the tax schedule was adopted, Teeple and Buhler voting against it. The council ordered Fire Chief Helm to attend a meeting of the volunteer Firemens association to lie held at Indianapolis soon, his expenses to be paid by city. Mr. Helm was re-elected chief upon petition of the fire company members. John Coffee was re-elected street commissioner, bis Opponent, being Harry Cooken. Each received three votes, th< mayor voting'for Coffee. The election of a city attorney was next on the program, and sixty-two ballots failed to produce the winner. A. P. Beatty received two votes, D. B. Erwin three and P. G. Hooper one. Finally at 1:30 o'clock the meeting

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adjourned until this evening when they meet in continued session. City commissioners were recommended last night as follows Jacob Martin, Solomon Linn, L. G. Ellingham, J. D. Meyers and Henry Lankenau. The following bills wero allowed: Clover Leaf Ry., freight, <42; Henry Coleriok, services as attorney, SBS; Meyer & Bros, supplies, $1.10; Standard Oil Co., gasoline, $11.16; Bass Co., supplies, 1.50; Knapp Co., supplies, $91.24; C. M. Moderwell & Co., brick, $190.20; Ciota Brick Co., brick, $14.40; John Coffee, pay roll, $98.94; M. J. Mylott, pay roll, $170; W. E. Fulk, pay roll. $225.00; Joel Reynolds, salary, sls; Sam Frank, salary, $45; Win. Geary, pilioe, sl3-33; Citizens’ Telephone Co., messages, $7.21; Boyd May, labor. $1.50; Wm. J Parent, labor, $45.00; Weaver Coal Co., $144.82; A. E. Rose, labor, $8,55; W. G. Nagle, supplies, $234.55; John Coffee, pay roll, $98.94; Fred Spuller, labor. $14.05; C. D. Mur1 ray. rebate, $35; James Ross, labor, $17.25: Abe Soneburner, police, $1.50. GOT AWAY Richmond Preacher Ellis Escaped from the Asvlum. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 7.—After six weeks confinement in a sanitarium at Oxford, Ohio, Elwood O. Ellis, former pis tor of Sou th Eighth street Friends church, of this city, has escajied from the institution. His absence was discovered by Dr. Cook, when Ellis failed to report in the dining room yesterday. Arthur Ellis, son of the former pastor, went to Oxford in the endeavor to discover the whereabouts of his father, but was unable to find any trace of him. Mr. Ellis was allowed to walk about the grounds of the institution unattended. He seemed , perfectly satisfied with his surroundings and his physical con lition was reported as improving. , So far as known he had no money. It was at first supposed that the patient had committed suicide, but a thorough search of the surrounding county has failed to reveal any evidence of his deatn.

JOHN A. WALTERS Obituary of an Indiana Pioneer Well Known Here. The funeral services of John A. Walters were held at 12:30 yester day afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. H. Pontius at the United Brethlen church. The deceased was born in Cumberland county, Pa., February 8, 1836, died at Lafountaine, Indiana, September 4, 1904. aged sixty-eight years, six months and twenty-seven days. Ho oatue to Indiana in 1846 and remained a citizen of the state since, a period of nearly sixty years. He was united in marriage to Louisa Jane Shaokley May 17, 1863, to which union seven children were born, three of whom proceeded their father in death. Those surviving are Hiram 8.. A Nelson, John Franklin and William D. The deceased was well known and highly respected in this county, where many year* of his life were jMissed.

l»l.( ATI li, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1. I'.IOI.

THAT EXCURSIOM Arrangements Complete for the Trip to I Eastern Ohio. The Erie has again been selected by the Old Settlers Association of Indiana and Ohio, and that road is making preparations to offer special * accommodations for this annual 1 pilgrimage Tuesday, October 4. ’ For twenty-three years have these 1 excursions been run from the East ' to the West and from the West to ' the East, alternating each year. ( By these excursions it is possible * for families in moderate circum- f stances to return to the old homes ‘ from whence came their parents or ( they themselves moved years ago, 1 to this state, and in the wilderness ' established a new homestead ; and ' again those who remained in the east are granted special inducements to make the trip to this state and enjoy family reunions and visit with old friends. This year the excursion will be run from this state The Erie has made arrangements through the traffic department to run three trains Toe first' section will not take passengers east of Kingsland. The second sec-1 tion will stop at all stations between Huntington and Marion. Ohio, | leaving here at 6:45 a. m. with ten coaches. These two trains will go] as far as Youngstown. A third section will start at Rochester and run to Greenville. Pa., leaving here ] at 7:30. The fare for the round trip will be $3.75 to Youngstown and $1.75 to Greenville, Pa. The Ohio-Indiana reunion will be held at Avon Park situated between Niles and Girard, Ohio, but a short distance from Yougstown, Thursday,’’October|6. Albert Wilson, of Bluffti n, is president of the association; J. D Metts, of Ossian, is vice-president, and William HRupright, of Ossian, is treasurer. It is through the efforts of these gentlemen that a most successful reunion is expected. It is said an elaborate program has been arranged.

TO ESOPUS L Indiana Editors to Visit Mr. Parker Will Meet Him Thursday—L. G. Eiling ham One of the Party from i This State. > Josephus Daniels, chairman of the committee on arrangements of the democratic editorial conference held this week in New Y T ork city, ' Saturday, received a letter from Alton B. Parker, in which he said: “I shall lie glad to see the delegation of editors and in accordance with your request will tie pleased to make a brief reply to the address of their spokesman.” Arrangements are completed for the conference. Every state east of the Mississippi river will bo repre j sented, and a number will come from the far west. The banquet will he given on Wednesday evening, September 7th, in the ball 1 room of the Waldorf-Astoria, where the following editors will ’ respond to toasts: Henry Watter- ' son, Louisville Courier-Journal; 1

Clark Howell, Atlantic Constitution; Joh i B. Stoll, South Bend Times; P. Herman Ridder, New York States-Zitung; Willis J. Ab bott, Detroit United States Daily, and Andrew McLain, Brooklyn Citizen. L. G. Ellingham, editor of the Democrat, left in company with Editor E. E. Cox of the Hartford City Naws and George L. Saunders, of the Bluff ton Banner, for New York City to attend the con- I ferenoe. On Thursday the entire I body of guests will go up the Hudson to Esopus to visit Judge Parker. 1 and Charles W. Knapp, of the tst. i Louis Republic, will deliver the t address to the presidential oandi- 1 date. I

THE HOLY CITY Famous Biblical Story to be Presented in Decatur Soon. Among the attractions which will be sc -n at Bosse’s opera house this season is Gordon & Bennett’s nil staroompany in the” Holy City” which will be here before many weeks. The cast includes John the Baptist, Herod, king of Galilee. Pontius Pilate, Nicodemus, the Disciples, Judas, Mary, Magdeline and others of the days of Christ. The scenery is the finest carried by any company on the road. The advance circular says: “The Holy City” is like the regal bloom of the cen-

tury plant, as rare and precious as ' it is beautiful. No anthem sung ] in dim cathedral aisles was ever ’ more devout or reverential than | this grand drama of the holiest] storv of all the ages.” The Rock-] ford Illinois Morning Star of Aug-j ust 7th. said: ‘‘The Holy City”, a new production and a good one, was the verdict of the fair-sized and critical audience that saw this I piece at the Grand last night. This | great biblical play made its initial I bid for favor to a Rockford audience (and won. It came strongly heraldIcd and much was expected, and it ] speaks well for playwrights and i actors that it scored a success. Many were adverse to accept the I daring theme which was given as 1 a voice of nature from a master j hand. Aside from its really meriI torious dramatic interest and cor ] reet and gorgeous scenic attire, it : was most satisfactorily presented by a capible company.”

STILL BUSY Amacher Ditch Case Concluded tommissioners Have not Given Their Verdict- Routine Business This Afternoon.

The county commissioners are still in session and from the present outlook will be busy a day or two yet, in fact they only got down to the regular routine work at two o’clock this afternoon. For two days they hive baen busy with the Amacher ditch case, to which im-

provement a remonstrance was filed by R. O. Johnson and others. The sase developed into a real trial, twenty witnesses being examined, ten on each side. The petitioners were represented by Attorney L. C. Devoss and the remonstrators by D. D. Heller & Son, Hooper & Lenhart and J. C- Moran. The hearing of evidence continued until ten o’clock this morning, and the attorneys were then allowed three hours for argument, an hour ! and a half for each side. The commissiouers will give their decision some time tomorrow. The remonstrators object to their assessment and claim they are not benefittod. At two o’clock this afternoon the board quit the ditch business and began on the regular routine, allowing a number of bills and oaring for other matters.

RICE REUNION To Be Held at Steele's Park Next Friday.

The Rice family reunion will be held at Seele’a park next Friday, September 9th, that occasion being the birthday of Grandma Rice, who will be eighty one years old. All relatives of the Rioe family as well as the Rabit family are invited, and the occasion will be the usual happy one. A large crowd is expected, as the relatives are many.

DEHORITY FOR CONGRESS Democratic District Convention At Portland Todov

SHOULD INVESTIGATE Relatives of Brakeman Gick Believe He was Murdered. Some of the relatives of William (Tick, who was killed on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway at Decatur, Sunday morning, are yet firm in the belief that the young | man came to his death at the

hands of some thug. The fact] that his watch was gone and his pockets turned inside out is something that cannot be explained in any other way than that the fatal injury was inflicted for the purpose of robbery. Besides his keys were found some distance up the track, while the train]which struck him did nothing more than to turn his body over. The engineer on the passenger train is another who i will not believe other than that the brakeman came to his death by foul play. The engineer says that when he first saw the body the head, shoulders and one arm were lying on the track and the train had slowed down to such a that it could not have done death injury when it struck the body. He «ays that the train merely seemed to pick up the body and turn it over.—Portland Commercial-Re-view.

KEPT IT QUIET Portland Oil Men Were Clever Discovered a Paying Field and Said Nothing Until Thev Had Secured The Leases.

Portland. Ind., Sept. 7.—0il men | now admit that one of the neatest moves that has yet been executed in the local oil field is one which is credited to Rice & Emmerson, pioneer contractors of this city, and I the truth never dawned until yes- | terday when well No. 3 on the Jacob De Long farm, three miles north of the city was shot. This was the fourth well drilled in that territory, and everyone heretofore had pronounced the oil prospects worthless. When Rioe & Emmerson persisted in drilling other wells their perseverance was looked upon as the

rankest foolishness. Those who held leases'on the land in that part of the county canceled their contracts and were glad to get rid of them without paying the rentals which would soon fall due. Well No. 3 on the DeLang farm shot the fluid high above the derrick yesterday and oil men who were present were astonished. Now, ujxin investigation, they learn that the other wells previously drilled and capped over as "light” are promising 'producers with fluid standing in them to a depth of 900 feet. Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been granted to W. B. Peters and Myrtle Clem, Jacob Egley and Mary Elizabeth Moser.

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JUDGE ERWIN CHAIRMAN C. J. Lutz Chairman on Resolutions A Rousing Meeting—Speeches by John W. Kern and State Chairman O’Brien. Special to The Dally Democrat Portland, Ind., Sept. 9 —Edward ;C. De Hority, the Elwood banker, ' was nominated for congress to oppose George W. Cromer at the district convention held here today. The meeting was a rousing one, full of interest and the candidate is confident of winning De Hority was nominated by acclamation, Cass White, of Wells county, the only other aspirant for the office withdrawing and making ] DeHority’s nomination unanimous.. The convention met at the auditorium at eleven o’clock this morning

and organized, Judge R. K. Erwin of Decatur, being made permanent chairman and A. E MicKee, of this city, permanent secretary. C. J. Lutz, of Decatur, was made chairman of the committee on resolutions. The convention adjourned until one o’clock this afternoon, when the meeting was called to order by Judge Erwin. H. T. Wilkie presented the name of Edward De Hority and his nomination followed. John W. Kern, nominee for governor, and State Chairman W. H. O'Brien, were present and spoke before the convention.

A WEDDING Miss Myrtle Clem was Married to Mr. Peters of Nebraska.

• Yesterday, at just twelve o’clock at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Nelson, who live in the west part of the city, occurred the wedding of Miss Myrtle Clem of chis city to Mr. N. B Peters, of Crete, Nebraska. The wedding was attended by the im mediate relatives and was a quiet aftair. Rev. E. H. Pontius officiated. Mr. Peters is a young well-to-do farmer, having resided in Nebraska for {a number of years. This happy young 'couple will remain here for a few days, und then leave for Crete, Nebraska, where they will make their future home. The Democrat extends congratulations.

Funeral Service

The funeral services of Peter Zeigler, who died early Tuesday morning will lie held from the residence of J. W. Teeple in this citv at three o’clock Thursday afternoon. Rev J. C. White of the M. E. church will conduct the services.