Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME 11

OFFICIAL elation returns \ X

Canvassing Board the Work \

PARKERS MAJORITY lOl6|' I prohibttionists Cast 223 I Votes for President I Tht Entire Total Vole For Candidates I for Various Offices and of Various I Parties— Some Surprises.

■ fl The election canvassing board x ■ finished their work late last night, 9 ■ *nd the official vote shows some ? fl , ptß of interest to the public. ( I Parker's plurality is 1,016, as may ■ b« seen by the following votes as ■ M st for the first electors of each , fl P Daugherty, democrat, 2.983 fl cunvingham, republican, 1,96,. *fl Carter, prohibition, 223. Burkhart, peoples , 12. ■ Jachman. ■ Stover, socialist labor, 3. fl Parker’s pluraily, 1,016. ■ lor Governor— I Kern, dem., 2,914. I Hanley, rep., 1,910I McWhiter, pro., 196. Templeton, peo., isl Holenbarger, soo., 6. fl Dillon, soc. labor, 1. I Kern's pluraliy, 1,004. -fl OFFICIAL VOTE FOR COUNTY -fl OFFICERS.

For Congress— DeHortty, dem., 3,015. Cromer, rep., 1,796. Worth, pro., 185. 'Barlting. peo., 14. Gaines, soc., 3. DeHority's plurality, 1,21»for State Senator— Tyndall, dem., 3,055. Van Sweiingen, rep., 1,712Brun skill, soc., 3. Tyndall’s plurality, For Prosecuting Attorney— Moran, dem., 2.974. Adams, rep., 1,788. Drew, pro., 169. Moran's plurality. M B6 - For Representative—i Vizard, dem,. 2,968. Peterson, rep., 1,746. Hartman, pro., 200.

Vizard’s plurality, 1,223. I For Auditor— I Lewton, dem.,2,972. I Hilty, rep , 1,787. I Ppangler, pro., 153. I Lewton’s plurality, 1,185. I For Treasurer— I Lachot, dem., 3,035. I Shelter, rep., 1,748. I Ball, pr0.,.148. I Laohot’s plurality, 1,287. I For Sheriff— I Butter, dem., 2,914. 1 Cordua, rep., 1,842. I Davis, pro., 154. I Butter's plurality, 1,072. ■ For Coroner— I Falk, dem., 2,984. H Coverdate, rep., 1,747. H Brokaw, pro., 155. I talk's plurality, 1,237. B Fur Surveyor— H Biumgartner, dem., 2,996. ■ Daniels, rep., 1,751. , • Cramer, pro., 157. ■ Baumgartner's pluiality. 1,240. M Commissioner, First District— I Werling, dem., 2,908. ■ Schneler, rep,. 1,782. H Fuhrman, pro., 103. M Werling's plurality,l,l26.

D AIIA D EMOCR AT. 111 _

Commissioner, ~ Laughlin, dem., 2W tr,( ' t ’— Brewster, rep., North, pro , 179. Laughlin’s plurality, According to these figulk be seen that 247 votes weiW !i y the county for other oanwn than those of the two old j® lln Jay county nearly 600 prX

tion votes were cast. Mom ,uer ’ township leads in this county, giA^'" 1 , the prohibition candidate nearsV e 90 votes. Os these it is perhaps Xj fair estimate to say that at least | eight per cent were democrat votes. Kern, the nominee for governor, was the lowest on the democratic ticket, his plurality over Hanley being 1,004, or 340 behind Tyndall,

who had the ticket. The official 1 vote in Allen county shows Tyndall 9,397; Sweringen 9,629. Sweringen’s pluraty 232. Tyndall's net plurality is therefore 1,112. The prohibition vote for president in the county was divided among the townships as follows: Union four; Root eight; Kirkland ten; Washington nine; St. Mary’s eight; Blue Creek sixteen; Monroe ninety-one; French three; Hartford seventeen; Wabash thirty-one; Jefferson two; Decatur thirty-three. Preble was the only township in which the party failed to receive a prohibition vote. East Jefferson did not cast a vote for the party.

The Peoples’ party vote was divided as follows: Root two; Kirkland one; Washington two; St. Mary’s one; Monroe four; and Decatur two. Socialist vote: Blue I Creek two; Monroe one; Decatur six. Socialist Labor vote: Root, lone; Monroe one, and Hartford one.

lILCAfUK, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1904.

TO WORLD’S FAIR Clover Leaf Agents Will i Go Goejtj o! the Cempany-Mr. aad Mr». llMer of This City to Accompany Them.

Through the oonrteay of the general passenger office and General Traffic Manager, George H. Ross, all ticket agents of the Clover Leaf and theii families are to be furnished a special train for a trip to the world’s fair the latter part of next week. Printed invitations lust sent out to the ticket agents bear the signature of W. L. Ross, general traffic manager, and announce that the special train will leave Toledo at 9 p. m. on Thursday, November 17, arriving at St. Louis at 11:30 the following morn-

ing The train will make stops at the most important points and breakfast will be had at Charleston, in about 7a. m. Returning, the train will leave St. Lonis Sunday,

A NEW SHADE

Eugene Christen Will Test His Patent Tomorrow. Bugene Christen is today busily engaged in finishing several of his new window blinds, on which he recently received a patent, and will tomorrow fit the sixth room windows at the' Central school budding with his new device, and Stive a practical demonstration as to its use and benefits. This room has been picked by Mr. Christen ''as the one that needs the most light, and the one that the sun mostly effects. Although he expects to have in the future his blind made of tin, t he experiment in the school room will he made with cardboard, which answers the same purpose, but is not as durable as the tin. This patent as explained in a for-

issue of this paper, is to b e in the place of a window blind, sver, keeping out the sun, but Jetting in the light, which is a tadvantage over the old winVind, which keeps out both light when pulled down. anm»ariment proves practical, it vnkjristen is absolutely sure ted uVther rooms will be fit-

its advk given the benetit of waN. DIVORCE

Mrs. L. I. S) Suit at Va, Fles \ Accuses Husband of Cruel Formerly Owned a Res rant Here.

Mrs. L. L. Syphers has fUd * in common pleas court, P r *?ng k be divorced from L. L. S?her. The petition cites numerou* nsea separation, amon(l ern neglect, extreme cruelty an<L, at . ening conduct toward heiLij e intoxicated, and because oflj oh treatment she, and the two|b. i ters born to them, have beekj. I pe lied to leave him. Mr. formerly lived in this city d. /

prietor of the Wayne hot* came from Fort Wayne. .1 going to Fort Wayne he w / ’ gaged in the mercantile and J ance business in Willshire restaurant business at IX Mrs Syphers and the young t ters have been at the home d parents near Steele, Indiana? last July-Van Wert Times.

EXPENSIVE TEE

Illinois Woman Wants SIO,OOO ol Hers.

Miss Minnie Wurster, of > 111., has filed suit against Spurcke,in which she asks d of <IO,OOO for the loss of he and other injuries. The pin bill recites that Miss Wurs Spurcke were driving one d Hummer when a rain storr up in order to reach a i refuge. Spurcke attempted his horse to face the ram. hnal refused, and Spurcke der to force him, got out ot and kicked the balky anim horse ran away, leaving it* standing by the roadst Wurster fainted, and was ou t of the buggy- I" 8 h« lost all her front teeth.

DEAL CLOSED Petition Circulated For Clover Leaf Subsidy Officials Accept Terms—Election to be Called at Oance—Sum of $28,000 Needed.

The Clover Leaf is closed, the Contracts have been signed and its up to the voters of Decatur and ashington township whether or not Decatur is to be a' division point, a railroad town, one of the principle cities along the Toledo, St. Louis & Western railway. Os course, the election will j .carry. Live, energetic citizens, be they democrats republicans, prohibitionists or socialists will rub shoulder in securing this 1100,000 improvement. C. J. Lutz went to Toledo I this morning, where, after a few

moments’ consultation, evreything was agreed upon, and a* noon a message was received from him to “circulate the petition. John W. Tyndall, a member of the committee began that duty and had the jietition ready for filing within an hour. The petition asks the county commissioners to call a special elec tion for the purpose of voting a 1428,000 subsidy to the oompiny for yHiich they agree to build a twelve.

N round house, coal docks, icing fee^‘ and 37,000 . ...\etraoks and such other buildiA

tracks as are necesary and\ . . . 'establish a division oint here. \\ i . • was filed •is afternoon ank a vkp commission- ! will meet nexlk ybursday for purpose of oallin* j lip election, / h will be held aboV 1 / 3l T., / It s a most important i for Ejection / iatur and should carryk, /iniot V Hn '

JUDGEMENT 8 ».»« ft,, rertia Fot 0M h 1 wrance Policy.

rUnT BW> Sholt ? ’■ r °r and J acob c rn«>n W 4 tried thig morning ‘ <,ui *’| Bn ’itb. on an account ‘^«ng, !35 f , r 8n insara ' F issue and delivered bv Mr to V on wi-oh tho preminm } J been Mid. The court, after L B'all the evidence and listen.*' the arguments of counsel < *”• yendered judgment In 1 Mr. Shulty for sixteen dol- <

Mai twenty cents. The plainGeF®presented by L. C Delanil the defendants by P. G. er t The case will be spiraled aintpiit court. ster 1 W|l FROM LADDER place! ~ - to iT* e ’ “ well known oarThe < *®* rom a ladder in tlng on the Joseph f the’® koUBe yesterday. He ml. “ window frame, ■s mas!° ting « nd fell to the ,le. M ri B’ ht shoulder and j throw 1 * 1 ? sprained, but he aocide k ln » sow d »y«- His tnore serious injury ,

HAD RUNAWAY Well Known Willshire Man in Mix Up at Van Wert.

A horse hitched to a wagon in which John H. Banta and (4. Mercer , of Willshire, were seated ran away, last evening, near the intersection of Shannon street and the Willshire road. Messis. Banta and Mercer brought a load of poultry to this town during the dav and were on their way home when the mishap occurred. The contents of the wagon were strewn along the roau and the occupants thrown from the seat. Mr. Mercrer sustained slight injuries to the left knee and right shoulder. Mr. Banta escaped unharmed. —Van Wert Bulletin.

HEARING TODAY Suspects charged with Murder of Sanderson at Hartford City.

William Cook, Otto Cook, Ernest Sanderson, Mrs. Ollie Sanderson and Clara Smith, the six suspects charged with the murder of Edward P. Sanderson, will probably be given a preliminary hearing Friday before H. S. Fargor. J. A. Hindman, the attorney for the Cooks, says that he does not believe that the prisoners can be held on the evidence that has been brought against them. From this fact it is believed that quite a fight will take place in the preliminary trial and in this way defense W’U be enabled to get a line on the prosecution.—Hartford City Gazette.

• GREAT EVENT Pedro Party at C. B. L. Hall Cards, Lunch and Dancing Formed Amusement For Two Hundred Goests.

'mis of the finest socA’ events ”ve» h P id in this city*™’' given last evening by ® of I. lodge at their o)ub rooms in Qm new BtudaX*er block. The hal] was dec<#ated for

! the occasion when the bell rang I the bis pedro conI test wasy®nderway, there were two humite' 1 guests present and it j took rows of tables the entire j the building to aocomniodatythe crowd. The playing was syfited and lasted for nearly two jbnrs at the expiration of which time it was found that Miss Stein, jf Lima, Ohio, and Frank Barthel lad captured first prizes and Mrs. ■ V . Connell and Richard Stevens

the boobies. Suitable prizes were awarded to the respective winners, ' which were costly and beautiful. After the excitement had subsided a fine two course luncheon was served, after which the tables were , chared away and the floor given to the crowd for dancing. The I music was furnished by Will Smith, 1 and he was kept busy for several I hours, keeping time for the merry , feet of the dancers, and at a late i | hour all departed for their roapee- ] five homes, voting the C. B. L. of I. t lodge as fine entertainers. The ( event was one of the most success- i ful this lodge has yet given, not 1 only in a social way, but in a finan- 1 cial way, and they are justly proud ' of their efforts. <

NUMBER 260

CONTEST SUIT ' , I. i-, . . ;* Filed by Caleb Andrews - Today Claims Twenty-two Irregular Ballots Were Thrown Out—Trial Friday, Novt mber 25th.

Caleb B. Andrews vs Henry Hite, complaint to contest election, is the title of a suit Ried atCjunty Auditor Boch’s'office this morning. The trial will be heard by the board of county commissioners on Friday, November 25th, and much interest has already been manifested in the outcome. The plaintiff is represented by Attorneys J. T. Merryman, J. C. Moran, David E. Smith and Erwin & Erwin. Three copies of the complaint were tiled, one of which goes to the board of commissioners, one to the county clerk and one to the defendant, Mr. Hite. From the decision of the commissioners an appeal may be taken to the circuit judge, the same as in l any other law suit. The complaint recites the facts that on November , Bth a general election was held in n diana for the purpose of electing state, county and township officers; that Henry Hite and Caleb Andrews were candidates for the office of [ trustee of Washington township l and were the only contestants for , said office; that there were received t and counted for defendant Hite 712

votes and for plaintiff Andrews 709 votes; that the present contest and suit is filed on the following grounds: That in the West precinct of Washington township Andrews received 115 votes and Hite 75, but on account of irregularity and the mal-conduot of the inspect* tor and judges they failed to cq/^ t six ballots: that in precinct ward, Andrews received rs votes and Hite 112, but three ballots were thrown out; in A precinct, third ward, Andrews received 101 votes and Hite 83, but five votes were not counted, in B precinct, third ward, Andrews received 113 votes and Hite 100—with eight votes not counted This makes twenty-two contested ballots in all, and if all were favorable to Andrews, would change the totals to Hite 712, Andrews 731 and elect the latter by nineteen majority. Os course these ballots are divided and as they are sealed, nobody can say just how they will show the result or whether they will make any change or not. This is the question the commissioners will decide after the trial.

SMALL FIRE Daniel Haley’s Residence Damaged This Morning.

A small blaze occurred this morn, ing about eight o’clock at the residenoe of Daniel Haley on Mercer avenue, doing considerable damage to the house and a summer kitchen. The only theory that can tie ad vanced as to the origin of the fire is that the stove became overheated, as did the stove pipe, which ran through a board partition into the chimney, causing the timber to ignite and burn. The blaze then ran

along the rafters into the main jiart of the house, which was extinguished before any material damage was done. Mrs. Haley was the first to notice the blaze and promptly sent in the alarm , then proceeded to do her utmost in putting the blaze out. She had succeeded fairly well, when fire company No. 2 arrived and finished the job. Company No. 1 undoubtedly got mixed up in the signals, as they made a run to Clayton Dailey’s residence in the north end, getting the names of Haley and Dailey mixed The damage to Mr. Haley’s property will amount to something like fifty dollars, which is fully covered by insurance.