Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

STOCKHOLDER’S MEETING

Members of Traction Company in Session Last Night

NEW STOCK ISSUED Fort Wayne 4 Springfield Will Run Cars May Ist Positive Statement Made by President and Other Officials to Whose Untiring Efforts Success Is Out. The ForA Wayne & Springfield interurban railway is now an assured fact, and those who have bean agitating the proposition that the road would never be completed will nrw be oo nap ailed to retract all former accusations and admit that the proposition and propped improvement is a reality. A special meeting of the stockholders of this road was held yesterday afternoon and last evening, which was presided over by W. H. Fledderjohann, its president, and was on i of the most harmonious and best attended meetings this road has as yet held; the represented stock present, being, 1071 shares. The main object of this meeting w’as to decide upon the issuance of <300,000 worth of bonds, which were to be gilt edge and saleable upon the New York market, these bonds to bear interest at the rate of six per cent, payable semi-annually and to be sold at par, which motion was carried by a unanimous vote, and the attorney, W. H. Koenig, ordered to prepare the same. ThisJ company has up to the present time issued <147,000 worth of stock and arrangements were made today to sell <153,000 more which will close the sale of stock in this line. With the sale of this <153,000 worth of stock the line is an assured fact and insures the completion of the road, as the managers of the line will now be able to pay for everything in cash, as this amount will produce sufficient funds, and the work may be pushed more rapidly All woik on the grading of the line has been completed and all bridges set up and ready for use, with the exception of two small ones. Work on the mammoth power house, which will be 102 feet long by fiftysix feet in width, when oompletpd is well under construction. A special concrete block, twentyfour feet wide by twenty-seven feet iong and thirteen feet high, has been built, which will be used for a foundation for the engines. J Word was received today by Manager Fledderjohann that the three 250 horse-power Sterling boilers were on the road, and would reach here some time next week. The steel rails, which, however, have not as yet been ordered, will be contracted for next week, allowing thirty days in which to manufacture them and thirty days in which to lay the rails, would mean the completion of the road at a date not later than May Ist, l«05, at which time the managers of the road emphatically declare oars will be running between this city and Fort Wayne. Under all the existing clroinnstances the managers of this line are to be congratulated upon their success in this gigantic structure, and when completed will be one of the beet Jines in the country.

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LOSING GROUND Indiana will Soon be a ‘Hat Been’ as Wheat State. How long will it be before Indiana drops from the ranks of wheat growing states? The state has been losing ground of late years, and the indications are that the yield will be further reduced. Seed men, who have a pretty good way of finding out the tendency, say that the acreage of wheat in Indiana next year will not be one-half what it was this year. A very liberal estimate of this year’s yield puts it at 15,000,000 bushels. If the acreage is reduced one-half and the average per acre is no better than it was this year, Indiana will not raise enough wheat to feed her chickens. There are several reasons for the going back of Indiana as a wheat state. Years ago all of the geographies in naming the big wheat states, had Indiana pretty well up in the list. The oil territory is spreading steadily and naturally the farmers who held cil lands found that they could reap a better harvest by leasing to developers than by planting it in wheat, subject to the caprices of a fickle climate. Up in the northwestern part of the state the farmers have turned to the raising of onions and cucumbers on a large scale, and their experience has shown them that their land would return a profit from <IOO to <l5O per acre, something never to be dreamed of from a wheat field. In the central part of the state the growing of tomatoes has been an increasing industry during the past few years, the profits being almost twioe as large as those returned by wheat. The development of the coal fields and the clay banks in other parts of the state had a part in reducing the wheat yield.

ATTENDS FUNERAL Miss Copp at Mt. Sterling Today Will Attend Funeral of Her Dead Lover —Girl is Heartbroken Over Affair. Miss Bessie Copp left last evening for Mount Sterling, Ohio, where she will attend the funeral services over the remains of her rweetbeart, Leroy Wtite today. It will be remembered that White, who was a clerk at the Wellington offe, Fort Wayne, was found dead in his room at his boarding house a few days ago. Letters were found signed "Bessie,”and postmarked this city. For a day the lady was unknown, until Sunday, when she went to Wayne to see her aead lover. His remains had been sent to Mt. Sterling and to that place Miss Copp went last evening. She is heartbroken over the sudden death of her sweetheart, which she claims was accidental and not suicidal.

DECATUR, INDIANA. TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 8, 1904.

HAND CUT Harve Baker Met With Painful Accident Last Evening. Harve Baker, a young man in the employe of he Decatur Trucking company, had the misfortune last evening of having two middle fingers on his left hand badly bruised and cut. He, together with another employee were unloading several bundles of sheet iron for John Brock, wnen the end Baker was holding slipped, and in attempting to catch the iron, his fingers, were caught, between the dray and sheet iron, cutting both fingers to the bone. He at once hurried to the office of Dr. J. 8. Coverdale, who properly dressed the same, stating that he thought he could .-ave the fingers. The injury, although quite painful, is nothing serious, other than Mr. Baker will be prevented from his work for several weeks. DON’T FORGET Annual New England Dinner and Supper at M. E. Church. Yes, of course, the election is t he old absorbing question just now, but we have something of interest to tell you that will happen after all the returns are in. The New England game dinner, an annual

ELECTION RETURNS. National. State, County and Township Election Returns, complete, will be received by special wire at Democratic Headquarters tonight. You are welcome.

event given by the Mite society of the M. E. church, will be held Thursday at the M. E. lecture room —don’t forget it if you like to cat —and who don’t? A supper will also be given and each meal will consist of chicken, plenty of it, and many side dishes. It will be the event of the season and you will regret it many days if you miss it. It’s the annual New England dinner at the M. E. church. HAD TO DIG John Stevens Sober Six Months—Then Fell By Wayside. After abstaining from the use of the water that makes you wiggle for some six moons, John Stevens, an employe of A. Tubman, the interurban contractor, succeeded in getting delightfully dizzy Monday [and as a result was taken to jail by Marsha] Green. This morning he was was taken before Mayor Coffee, plead guilty to the charge of public intoxication, was fined <9.30, stayed the docket and was released. Stevens said that hard Cider was to blame.

INFANT DEAD Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer Burrled Today. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer 301 North street, died last night. Tho funeral services were held at the St. Mary’s church this afternoon at four o'clock. Interment was made at the St. Joseph cemetery.

SURPRISED HER Miss Brunnegraffs Birthday Celebrated Pedro, a Chicken Supper and Other Amusements In Abundance A Delightful Time.

Monday was the twenty-second birthday anniversary of Miss Veronica Brunnegraff and in honor of the occasion several of her lady friends planned and successfully carried out a surprise party which proved to be a mostdelighful event. Guests to the number of twenty assembled at the Brunnegraff home and as soon as the victim was pronounced to be out of danger, they began to play pedro and after a short series of games it was evident that Miss Tena Sohurger and Lee Martin were the best players and they were awarded the first prizes. Miss Brunnegraff and Joe Harting were the players who won the booby prizes. Thon camo a surprise for the guests in the shape of a good, old-fashioned, country chicken supper. There was everything on the table that goes with such a supper but it was not long before a great deal of the good things had disappeared. Then came a good

f social time and it was not until a 1 late hour that the guests left for i their respective homes. Miss t Brunnegraff was presented with a 1 beautiful watch chain, as a token 1 of the high esteem in which she is 1 held by her many friends. ) 1 A HIGH GRADE Louis Fulk Passed Exam--1 ination in Pharmacy One of the Most Successful Before the Oklahoma State Board at Muscogee. On the eighteenth of last October, Louis Fulk, now employed in the Smith, Yager & Falk drug store went to Muskogee, Indian Territory. and passed an examination before the State Board of Pharmacy. The examination was a very stiff one and Lou was not certain of the result until this morning when he received a letter stating that he was one of the most successful of the few mon who had passed the examination. Just now Lou has no intention of going to the territory but whenever he wants to change he has a good location in view and will not have to go through with a lot of red tape. While in Muskogee he mot Frank France, and he says that Frank is making things hum and is having all kinds of success in the ice cream business.

TEACHER SURPRISED Miss Stoler Victim of Event Planned by Miss Arbye Loch. Miss Goldie Stoler was the victim of a very successful surprise party Monday evening, the same being arranged by Miss Arbye Loch. Miss Stoler is a teacher in the city schools and is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Loch and family and it was nothing difficult to arrange the surprise. The guests were the members of the Fin De Siecle club and the amusement of the evening was an old-fashioned taffy pull. Atfer the guests had made and pulled the taffy had smeared the kitchen and each other, they went out serenading and to sav they had a good time but mildly expresses it. They had such a good time that they wish Miss Stoler could have a birthday every day.

SEE INGOMAR Famous Scenic Classic at Opera House Tomorrow Night. The production of Hold an Bros ’ great scenic classic Ingomar, the Barbarian, at the opera house, Wednesday, Nov. 9th, will prove an extraordinary exposition of scenic grandeur and sumptuousness surpassing in perfection of detail all previous attempts at artistic effects. The period in which this famous classic is placed is most picturesque and romantic, affordi ing splendid opportunities in oos- ' tume and scenic display, in the ; piesentation of which no expense i has been spared, making it the social event everywhere. Every- , thing carried for this production and the scenery is absolutely fireproof. A strong cast headed by the romantic aotor, Mr. John A. Preston.

COME AGAIN Says Rev. Luke to His Surprises of Saturday Night. Last Saturday evening about eight o'clock the door knob of the U. B. parsonage began to turn and presently the door opened solwly and in walked a stalwart young man from the Union Chapel community, followed by eighteen or twenty of his neighbors and friends, and as is the custom among the friends of preachers they proceedeed forthwith to place on the table those good things from the farm so well designed for our needs by the giver of every good. A general nice time was had and all agreed ’twas a good place to be. While latch strings have gone out of date in this up to date community yet some of our doors have knobs on the outside which will turn at a reasonable hour any night to good folks I who mean us no harm. Thank you all. Come again. Rev. Luke divorcFsuit Mn. Augustus Fetters Says that Her Husband Drove Her From Home. Margaret Fetters by her attorney, D. B. Ford, has filed suit against her husband, Augustus Fetters, asking for a divorce. They were married July 11, 1887, and lived to gether until the 21st of last month. The complaint alleges that defendant has called his wife names and has left her several times and on the date of their final separation drove her from the house. Mr. Fetters it is alleged has <SOO worth of personal property. The plaintiff asks for a decree, the custody of their only child, Roy, aged st)von, <2OO alimony and <SO per year for the maintenance of the child.

NUMBER 257

A BIG VOTE Election Day is Quiet But Interesting Returns Tonight at Democratic Headquarters and at Graham & Lower Office.

Election day, 1904, will soon be a matter of history. The day dawned bright and fairly warm for November, but to wards noon turned off cool and cloudy. Nevertheless, the vote will be one of the largest ever oast in Decatur. Similar reports came from the various country districts and this fact should help swell the democratic majority in old Adams county. Dispatches from over the state give the news that an enormous vote is being cast everywhere, and the general apathy spoken of so frequently during the campaign has giveu away to keen interest that borders on excitement. Considerable betting is being done, especially in’the larger cities. The returns will be received tonight by special wire at Democratic headquarters and also at the office of Graham & Loer. In front of the latter place, a canvass has been I erected and the returns will be thrown upon the sheet by means of stereoptican views, Rev. Allen operating the machine. The county returns will be received at Democratic headquarters by telephone and will be printed in tabulated form in tomorrow’s daily Democrat.

BACHELOR GIRLS Delightful Session With k Miss Terveer as Hostess. Miss Anna Tei veer was the very pleasing hostess who enertained the members of the Bachelor Maids’ club Monday evening. At her beautiful home she entertained euoher for points, as a very interesting form of entertainment and a jolly good crowd of girls made the evening one of the most enjoyable that the Bachelor Maids have had for some time. In the card contest the Misses BeitFullenkamp and Mayme Brake were given the high prizes, while the booby prizes went to Misses Mary Heffner and Jessie McLain. After the cards, there came one of the most delicious luncheons that one could wish for, and the hostess did not have to toll the guests what to do with it. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss McLean next Wednesday evening

GRAND SOCIETY EVENT. A society event that 'is being looked forward to with a great deal of pleasure by the many people of this city who have received invitations, is the reception whici will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson and daughter, Mhs Lucile Franke, at their handsome country home—“ The Farm” next Thurs day evening, November the tenth. "The Farm" is about half way between this oi»y and Bluffton and several parties have been planned and most of the large livery rigs will be used to take the guests to the Robinson home. The event will b»j a grand owning for the winter's society season. GOOD SEAT SALE. The reserved seat sale for "Ingomar," which will be the attraction at the Bosse opera house Wednesday evening, opened this morning, and, to judge from the advance sale, a largo audience will I attend the i»erformanoe.