Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

deal to be closed soon

Toledo Dispatch Savs Erie Gets the Clover Leaf

CONNECT AT DECATUR IhisCity to be the Central Division President Shonts is in New York Now to Complete Necessary Arrangements. Special to The !>allj Democrat ' Toledo, Ohio, Oct. I.—A majority of local railroad people hold to the thoory th it the M >rgan-Hill syndi- • cate is the most likely purchaser of tbs Clover Lpaf railroad, in case a sale is made at this time. Very little credence is given *to the mors of a purchase by the eastern i interests, which recently secured a oontrollingjinterest in the Cincinnati, Hamilton & D tyfon, Pare M irquette and Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville. Attention is called to the tact that this syndicate is engaged in merging railroad properties, and has not at any tim? made a direct purchase for cash. On the Other hand the Clover Leaf sale, if made, will be a cash transaction. The Erie wants the Clover Leaf, and, while it is not in position r.o bay. it is generally understood that the financial interest Track of the system is abundantly able to purchase the Clover Leaf if it is so minded. None of the Toledoans financially interested in the C- H. & D know anything about a deal for the Clover Leaf, and express disbelief in current rep >rts that the road is to be bought by- the BostonNew York syndicate. The Erie is one of the big railroad systems of the country. Its main line extends from New York to Chicago. It has a branch line to Cincinnati and numerous smaller branches, making a total trackage of 2,01*7,PR ( miles. The Erie wants to get into, St. Louis, and may accomplish this hy taking over the, Clover Leaf Cmnoetion with the latter would he formed at Decatur, Ind. and that place made the central division of both roads. A ipusible combination with the St. Louis & San Francisco at St. Louis, is also suggested. The latter, t irougn its trackage rights, reaches A e Pacific coast. Thia combination would give the Erie a transcontinental line second to none in this Country. President Shonts of the Clover Leaf, it is unlerstood, is in Now York conferring with parties who have expressed a desire to P irohase the road. It is expected the deal will either be consummate! within a few days. —— —■—■ - - —-ad—

The Daily Democrat.

A NEW PATENT Oil Wizard Has Electrical Machine to Locate the Real Stuff. Another oil wizard, who may snatch the laurels from Jacob Long and all the other wizards, is now operating in this county. The latest is a man from St. Louis and he has a little electrical machine by which he sets great stere. The mechanism of this contrivance is so arranged that it is affected by oil and the find of the fluid is readily detected by the manner the little machine acts up. This is the belief of the wizard and he must have convinced some people that there is merit in it for he has made a location for a well on the Noah Reasoner farm tor which he gets <2OO. If the well is a good one, and there can be little doubt about it, if the machine is in working order, the wizard and his mysterious mechanism will proceed to locate other wells on the same farm at |2O per well and a fourth interest in the lease. Some Indianapolis parties who are interested in the lease have faith in the electrical oil well locater and expect a tremendous well—Hartford City News. SPECIAL TRAIN Clover Ltaf Took Load of People Through on Contract. A special train of eight coaches, having on board five hundred people, officials and employes of the American Arithmometer company, makers of adding machines, passed through here over the Clover Loaf enroute to Detroit, where the factory is being moved from St. Louis. The Clover Leaf had a contract to get the train from St. Louis to Toledo in fourteen hours, and to that end it was given the right- of way over all trains. Other trains had orders to be in the elear thirty min ntes before the arrival of the special at meeting prints. The train left St. Louis as a double-header, but one engine was left at Linden, owing to delays which Store caused by the two locomotives pulling apart. The train broke in two on the EdWardsville hill and also on the Cayuga hill, causing delays of twenty minutes at each place. The train pulled into Kokomo fifty minutes late, but made up much time before Toledo was reached. FREE PICTURES. We have received a number of beautiful color pictures of Alton B. Parker and family. Any one calling at this office may have one free of charge. Come in on Bryan day and get one. BAND (?) CONCERT. We desire in this manner to acknowledge the receipt of a little band concert last evening from Cabier s circus band, and appreciated it very highly, if the sur rounding business men did kick about it. and desire to express our thanks for the same, and all we can say is, come again, doctor, the next time you are in the city. But when will that time ever come.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1!M»I.

NEW RULE —— Police Will Go on Duty an Hour Earlier Than Heretofore. Marshal Green informed us today that he had established a new system with the night police, so as to bring them on duty at an earlier hour. During the pist several weeks he stated that considerable trouble had been experienced between the hours of six and seven to get the police by sounding the alarm, as the night police did not go on until seven o’clock, and at six o’clock he generally went to supper for an hour, thus leaving the city without any police protection between those hours. This fault will be remedied by having the night police go on duty at six o'clock and continue on until 'their time expires in the morning. Thus some one of the officers will be on duty continuously. This will prove in the end to be the’most j satisfactory manner, and the; toughs that have heretofore congregated upon the street corners and started rows, will have to find different quarters or suffer the penalty. Marshal Green is to be complimented npon this move. TONIGHT’S SHOW The Holy City is a Drama Out of the Ord airy. Something out of the ordinary line of entertainment was presented at matinee and evening,at Memorial, in Gordon & Bennett's Jerusa- ■ lem, “The Holy City," a scriptural drama, by Clarence Bennett, author of "A Royal Slave.” recently seen a t the same theatre. Not so colossal, nor as spectacular as “Ben Hur” or the famous “Passion Play,,'“The Holy City” at the same time is a diama that inspires rev- ■ erence and there can be no thought iof the sacrilegious, because, while the theme is sacred, there is no impersonation of the Man of Galilee, though the presence of Nazarene within sight of the apostles and other characters of the drama is indicated in the scenes. The cast is worthy of the drama. Clyde B Calliotte portrays the character of Marius intelligently and forcefully. Orris Ober, as Salome, impersonated the part very acceptably. Raymond Gilber was John the Bap-. tist and his action was dignified. I Isabelle Winloche, as Elizabeth, ! mother of John, delivered the invec- j tive cursing the conspirators and the slayers of her son in an awe inspiring manner, her splendid voice and hearing being one of the best features of the presentation.— Mansfield News. FEELS BETTER Mrs. Krauss of Hartford City Stems in Good Spirits. Since the last statement issued I regarding the ooniition of Mrs. Rae Krauss, accused of poisoning h«r stepdaughter at Hartford City, Mrs. Krauss has evidently undergone a change of spirits. At that time she was reported as slowly but surely pining away and it was feared that she could live but a short time, so rapid was her decline. In the last few weeks she has seemed to regain her health with great rapidity, until now she is reported to be as well as she ever was since her confinement. It may tie that her case has taken some new and favorable turn or that she is resigning herself to her fate. At rate , there has been a wonder ful change from some cause.

BADLY HURT “ — Farmer Injured Bull John Swanders the Victim—Feared Injuries Will Prove Fatal. John Swanders, who lives on the Rev. R Rauch farm, about eight miles east of here, was severely”, if not fatally, gored by a vicious bull, yesterday. Mr. Swanders had killed a beef a day or two ago, I and the smell of blcod excited the animal, which by some means, broke out of the field and was in the public highway. Fearing that , he might damage some person, Mr. IS. went out to drive him backjto the field. The animal turned on Mr. S., caught him on his horns and repeatedly tossed him in the air, finally throwing him on the ground, near a fence, where he gored the unfortunate min almost to death. When rescued it was believed he would not survive an hour. Dr. L. E. Beahler, of Middle Point, was called medical attention to the case. The injuries inflicted by the anim il’s horns are , not serious, yet painful, but there are indications of an alarming nature. RETURN VISIT J. J. Humbert Here after Absence of Forty-nine Years. J. J Humbert, of lowa county, Wisconsin, is in our oily today, after an absence of forty-nine years. Mr. Humbert was formerly a resident of this city, when it was nothI ing more than a mere village. He stated to a reprsentati ve of this I paper that in one sense of the word Ihe felt lost and out of place, as he ! knew hardly any one and everyj thing was new to him. He stated that all his friends and associates with the possible exception of a ■ very few were gone, among them I being Judge Studabaker, Van Simto'teand several others. Among those whom he has met since being here, that he was well acquainted with, were Jacob Closs, Sr., and R. B. Allison. The object of Mr I Humbert's visit here is to have the j remains of his mother removed [ from the old cemetery and reburied in the new. He tells many amus- ! ing and wierd stories of the early times, which are infeitsting for the younger generation to listen to. He will remain for a few days and then return to his home in Wisconsin. BACHELOR GIRLS Held Their Usual Good Time Session Last Night. ~ The Bachelor Maids met last evening in regular social session i and from all reports of the same a most enjoyable time was had by all present. Miss May Deininger < had the honor last evening of enter- i taining the club and well she per- t formed her i»art. Euchre was the i pisttime. and for everal hours the | girls thus whiled away the time, n Misses Mary Heffner and Ada Deininger won first prizes and Misses Corine Dailey, of Bluffton, and < Bertha Voglewede the boobies, c During the evening a throe course c luncheon was served, and at a late hour the club adjourned to meet next Wednesday evening with Miss < Ada Deininger. t

TAKES STATE BY STORM William J. Brvan Will be Here Tomorrow.

ALL OVER THOUSANDS COMING

Fake Doctor Caught Few Suckers Warning Was Heeded and Decatur People Still Have Their Cash. The Cablet Medicine show closed a week's engagement at Bosse’s ojiera house last night, and we are glad to say that Decatur people took warning from what the doctor termed * advertising” and last 1 night's receipts aggregated but eight dollars, quite a difference from the <3OO business at Bluffton * the last night. Our position in this » matter was to warn our readers in advance, instead of roasting the show after they had gone, and taken the peop lee mon‘*y with them The “dear” doctor has threatened *o bring a damage suit against us, but really we believe the “sly old duck” is too smooth for such proceedings. Any way we f have not yet been summoned to appear before any court, neither have we been ordered to retract. The “doctor” is gone, our people have been protected, and the Dem ocrat r has done its duty. I COURT NEWS 1 Judge Erwin Will Hear l Godfrey Murder Case I L 1 Twi New Suits Filed Here—Some Action Taken in Shaw Divorce Case. Judge Erwin went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to assume jurisdiction in the case of the State vs Godfrey, he having been assigned the case on change from Judge O’Rourke of the circuit court. Godfrey is the young Indian who killed his father about three months ago at their road house f near Fort Wayne. f “°“ . 1 Georg" H. Kelly has filed suit { against Ottis O. Juday, Andrew J. IJuday, Edwin Balduc and Blank 1 Tabor, suit to quiet ,'title and for- r feiture of lease. J. Will Kelley * brought the suit Another new case filed today was by Merryman & Sutton and entitled James 8. B >yers vs Clarence L. Avers, suit on note and attach- *' ment. w —o— tc Loretta Shaw vs Oscar Shaw, m divorce case, a counter showing was filed by defindant to application fur allowance, restraining order „ modified, defendant ordered to pay Kl plaintiff 110, defendant ruled to M answer. -o- t( w Roll Snyder vs Riverside Oil * h Gas Co., suit on account, |3OO, p change of venue granted to Allen b county superior court. v —°— p Henry Hannld vs Riverside Oil w G as Co., change of venue granted I s to superior court, Allen county. ' t

NUMBER 23 5

Biggest Crowd in Decatur’s History Expected Famous Nebraskan Makes Himself Understood—ls for Parker and Davis. W. J. Bryan has begun his ten day tour of Ind'anu. William Jennings Bryan, the famous leader, the ideal of the American people, began his Indiana speech making tour for Parker & Davis at Rockport yesterday morning, speaking also at Veedersburg and Crawfordsville during the day and at Indianapolis last night . Everywhere he was cheered by thousands as he pissed and he proved himself a man res rving the respect of every man of every party when he said: “Life is too short and time too precious to waste it carrying about a load of revenge for those who failed to support me in 1896 and 1900.” Today Mr. Bryan speaks at Noblesville, Tipton, Kokomo, Peru, Hunt ington and at Fort Wayne tonight. He will arrive here at 11:10 tomorrow morning, and reports from every part of the county give evidence that an immense crowd will greet him. The arrangements made the first of the week and announced in this paper will be carried out as nearly as possible, though they have to be changed some on account of the arrival and departure of the speakers, Hon. Daniel Sims and Hon. Joseph Shia. A bulletin giving the day's program will be posted in the Democrat window early tomorrow morning. Big delegations will be here from Berne, Monrce and Geneva as well as from the nearby towns. A committee including Judge Erwin, Judge Heller, C. J. Lutz, J. T. Merryman, D. E. Smith, J, C. Moran, D. B. Erwin. D D. Coffee, A. P. Beatty, L G. Ellingham and others will go to Fort Wayne tonight and a part of them at least will accompany Mr. Bryan here touorrow. From all over the state monies the reports that the Bryan nestings are record breakers and he one at Decatur is sure to equal hose elsewhere. Bryan stands for barker and says so unhesitating!.?. Justness houses and residences in lecatur should be decorated tomor ow with Parker & Davis and Jryan pictures and flags in honor f our distinguished visitor. MORE TROUBLE A young man named Clark, from issian, was here yesterday and in impuny with Marshal ( rosLie ’ent to the Ger wig farm south of >wn to see a young man by the ame of McClure, who sold him a u”gy about two weeks ago. After e bought tne buggy and McClur s as gone a Decatur man appeare nd claimed the buggy on a mortage note of 125. Clark wanted loClure to make settlement to void prosecution. The two went 1 Decatur together last night rher • McClure claimed that he ad left money with a former em loyer to cancel the debt.—Bluffton Tews. McClure Js the young man rhom Charlie Muinma had arrested ew weeks ago on a charge of stealng a horse which the boy after varda proved he owned, and this is .opposed to be another chapter <_f he same deal.