Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

golden wedding 1 Event of Pleasure at Heiman Home fiftieth Anniversary of the Wedding Day of Mr. and Mrs. tasper Heiman Duly Celebrated. yesterday was a gala day for the Heiman family, the occasion being the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Heiman, who reside three and one-half miles southwest of this city, and it will be an occasion long remembered bv all present. Fifty years of married life is certainly a long time, and not many couple live to see that eventful time, but for their advanced age, Mr. and Mrs. Heiman have held up remarkably well both be- | ing hale and hearty Mr. Heiman is eighty-two years of age and his wife s°venty-five. they having lived in this county for twenty-five years, and on the same farm they now live on. In hie younger days Mr Heiman was an expert engineer, he having discovered and opened two coal mines in Eastern Ohio, which are today being operated. It was in that state that he was married. All arrangements for Monday's big event were planned and carried out by his two sons, Frank and Peter, and well they did their duty, every Heiman being present from far and near, there | being fourteen from Massillon, Ohio. A special service was con- I ducted at the St. Mary's church in the morning in hunor of the event, Father Wilken presiding, at which service all relatives were present. Immediately after the service all departed for the Heiman homestead, where a sumptuous dinner was served, at which seventy-five were feasted. At one-thirty o'clock the Loch City hand was conveyed to the Heiman residence, where ■they assisted in enlivening the occasion by catchy and up-to-date ■music, this part of the program being a complete surprise to the old couple, and which they enjoyed immeneely The band boys were then Invited into Hie Bonne where refreshments of different kinds were served and the afternoon made merry In many different ways. At precisely five o'clock all wese in sited into th* spaeioaa dining roost and seated at the tablet, where everything that was good Io eat was presented. To this fact yonr oorreepondenl can positively swear, as he was present and bad the pleasure of enjoying the good things. After the hundred guests finished eating, the tables that were once so loaded down looked «if a Kansas cyclone had struck iit, mi it was left cold and bare. After supper the band played several pieces, including' Hod Be With 'You ’Till We Meet Again," and then departed for home, wishing M-. and Mrs. Heiman many more ■years of good health. Besides the immediate relatives that were present, manv neighbors took jiurt in the occasion and assisted in the celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Heiman were the r< olpients of many lieau - tiful and costly presents, which • were presented to them by their .children and friends, all of which • were fitting for the occasion. Dur•ing the afternoon Moser, the photographer. made his appearance, •first taking two views of the Heiman family and then a view of all ,present. Without doubt this was one of rhe greatest events of this description ever held in Adams county. The funeral of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hitchcock, which died yesterday morning o spinal meningitis, was held today at Clark's chapel. The Rev. < ■ Htevens conducted the services ami interment was made in the Clar « . cemetery.

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GOING SOUTH Young Boys Leave Home for a Trip to Warmer Climate. Tvo young Decatur boys, Huber Van Camp and Willie Brown, aged twelve and thirteen years, respectively. ran away from home last evening, and since then nothing has been heard of them. When last seen the boys were at the Clover Leaf depot until the 8:4-4 train oame in, when they walked to the front end of the train and seated themselves on the cowcatcher of the engine. Neither boy had an overcoat and neither had any gloves, and when the train pulled out were seen hanging onto a cold ■ piece of iron for "dear" life. The night was a cold one and it is a wonaer that they did not freeze to death before going many miles. The boys' intentions were to go to St. Louis and then go south to a warmer climate. Mr. Brown missed his boy during the evening and learning where he had gone, j telegraphed to Marion to have the ■ boys arrested and held until he arrived. Nothing as yet has been heard from either of the boys.

OLD RESIDENTS Adlesperger Brothers Visit Decatar After Absence of Manv Years. Tcm Adlesperger, a druggist of South Bend, William Adlesperger, a shoe manufacturer, at Toledo and Rev. John Adlesperger, priest, from Cynthiana, Ky., are in the city visiting relatives and friends. William Adlesperger is accompanied by his wife, a sister of our well known former town sman, Jesse Niblick, who died a few years ago. Forty years ago these people were well known citizens in Decatur and will be remembered well by the old timers. They are here now to look after the removal of the bodies of their father and mother I from the old Catholic cemetery to St. Joseph's cemetery. “BUSY PLACES Pecking Beusts la fitfltuf ShlpplHtaltry fet* ft Car L#W-Will hralrt Waay Tfcaabgltlfig DIBMTt. Without any doubt Decatur is fast gaining the reputation of being one of the best poultry markets for 1 its size in the west, and is only out- ; classed by the larger cities. A glimpse into the'big establishments of J. W. Place & Co., The Cordua Packing company and The Berling Packing House, would open the eyes of a majority of tho citizens of this city, who have never stopped to consider what a business is being done by these concerns and what they mean to the laboring class of people of this oity. Each and everyone of these concerns are now head over heels in work getting poultry ready for tho Eastern markets for Thanksgiving dinners, and shipping barrel after barrel every day. Each place have in their employ many people who are nusily engaged in pinking chickens, turkevs and ducks, which are immediately packed in ice and then shipped t.) their eastern destination. A trip through these places would .jive you some idea as to the exten sive basis that these firms were working and the amount of busi ness they are doing.

DECATUR, INDIANA. TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 15, 1904.

RAILROAD NEWS Dispatch Says Erie Has Closed Deal Buys C. H. & D. and Clover Leaf Roads —Election will be Held Here December 20th. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 15.—The Leader today says: "The Erie railroad has closed a deal for the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the Clover Leaf railroads subject to a physical and financial inspection of tue two lines. This news came out yesterday as the first definite information which has been abroad regarding the transactions on which much has been said during the last few days. The Erie, it has been known, has wanted a more vital connection with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. The fact that the Clover Leaf and the Erie have been looking to one another for future relations is also known and understood in railroad circl< a. Now that the Erie has got into a place where expansion must be made or the road be lost sight of in the formation of bigger companies, theC., H. & D. has made itself oonspicious by a consolidation. The two roads have drifted naturally together.” This deal if aotually closed, will not effect the division deal here, but only make it the more important. The county commissioners will meet Thursday and order an election for the $28,000 subsidy, to be held Tuesday, December 20th,

TO SHOW HERE Pearl Baker Will Give Athletic Exhibitions at Opera House. Pearl Baker, champion middle weight of the west, has arranged to give an athletio entertainment at the opera house Friday evening, November 25th He will be assisted by his sparring partner, F. C. Btewb, and alee bv local talent. The exhibition will consist of sparring and wrestling and will be worth the adnoieeioa price, fifty cents, stage seats seventy-five tents. "Kid" Baker, as he is known in the ring, is a former Deflator boy, and though but nineteen years old, has engaged in fifty-fotur fights. He has thirteen knockouts to hie credit, a number of decisions and several draws. Among those he has met are "Kid " Reynolds, "Kid” Rodgers, Jack Pidgeon, Barney Hart, Darkey Jaxon, Eddie Croke, Mark Nelson and many others. A LOW RATE Clover Leaf Ticket to St. Louis Costs Onlv $4 50. The Clover Leaf has put out posters announcing that commencing yesterday and continuing until the close of the fair that road will soil round trip tickets from Toledo to St. Louis for $5.00, this proportionate rate to apply to Toledo, Del phos and all intermediate stations. However, these rates do not carry sleeping oar privileges, but General Agent Ross announces that the present coach rate of 19.50 will be arranged to permit the use of sleeping cars. It is believed that the Wabash will take offense at this and it will bring on a rate war which will be of interest unless it is patched up early. General Passenger Agent Crane of th a Wabash has called a meeting at St. Louis today for the purpose of discussing the situation. The rate from Decatur is now $4.50.

A LIVE ONE The Crowd who Helped Celebrate Clark Coveruale’s Birthday. N. C. Coverdale, the popular newsdealer, was twenty-nine years old yesterday and though he had forgoten the fact his wife hadn't, and in honor of the event invited a number of his friends to a smoker at their beautiful home. The crowd walked in unannounced, and Clark stood wild-eyed and for once unable to speak. He recovered finally and when Dr. Roy Archbold made the presenta lion speech «nd handed Clark a package inscribed "remember the givers,” he responded nobly. Cigars were at hand, as were also cards and smoke laughter and gay repartee mingled for several hours, during which time Mrs. Coverdale served a delicious three course lunch. It was late when the crowd hoped Clark might continue in good health for twenty-nine centuries. The guests included Messrs. J. S. Peterson, Dr. Roy Archbold, Will Shrock, Earl Adams, Frank Burns, C. K. Bell, George Flanders, E. G. Coveri dale, Dr. C. E. Neptune and J. H. ' Heller. THAT EXHIBIT Get Your Poultry Ready for December Sth—Entries Free. The Adams County Poultry show under the auspices of the Adams County Farmers'lnstitute, will be held in Decatur December 5 and 6 in the rooms formerly by Woodward & Ball. Entries free. Prize to he a score card properly filled out by a competent poultry judge who lives outside the county. All standard breeds may compete and must be shewn in pairs. Let us see the best samples of all kinds of poultry. For further information write J. W. Broad beck, Supt., Fred Bell, assistant.

HAPPY WEDDING Junk-Klutz Nuptials Cdtbrattd Well Inewi Ttnj Udy t«d» Fart Wayne Boslatn lai—Senlm at St. Maryj Charch. This morning at nine o’clock at the St. Mary's church occurred the wedding of Miss Ellen Kintz, the beautiful and acoomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kintz, to John Junk, one of Fort", Wayne's most prosperous young business men. The ceremony was performed by Father Wilken, being quite simple but impressive, and a large crowd was in attendance, as Miss Kintz was quite a favorite among her crowd. Mr. Junk is engaged as a mechanical drawer for a large Eastern conoorn at Fort Wayne, and is most popular among his associates. During the past year Miss Kintz had been engaged at work in Fort Wayne and it was while thus engaged that the young couple met and a love affair immediately sprang up. A large wedding dinner was served at the home of her parents, no one being present except the immediate relatives. The young oouph left this afternoon for Northern Michigan on their wedding tour. They will be at home the latter part of next week to their many friends on Taylor street in Fort Wayne. The Democrat extends congratulations.

DEATH CAME Relieved Sufferings of Samuel Amspaugh Well Known Young Man Answers Final Call After Illness of Several Months. Last evening at 6:30 o’clock, at his home ai the corner of Fifth and Marshall streets, occurred the death of Samuel N. Amspaugh, after an illness of several months with that dread disease, consumption. He was twenty-eight years of age and had been engaged in the barlier business until this recent illness. He was a member of the Methodist church of this city, and was an earnest worker and believer in Christianity, and during all his year of suffering was never known to grumble, always placing his faith in God and saying, "His will be done.” The funeral services will be held Wednesday afernoon at the Methodist church at two o’clock. The Rev. J. C. White will conduct the services, and interment will be made in Decatur cemetery. He leaves a wife, two brothers and two sisters to mourn their loss, his parents having preceded him into the great beyond. The l>arber shops of this city will all close between the hours of twelve and four o’clock i tomorxow and all barbers will at tend the funeral in a body.

HAS CLOSED Odell Brokerage Office Quits Business In Decatur. The Odell Commission company’s agency in Decatur is now a thing of the past, Walter Cock ley the operator and manager, having received word yesterday afternoon to close the doors and quit business, giving as oanse that the business was not paying and they oould not afford to keep open. This company eiaae opening here have been doing considerable basinets, but aot to the ootnpanys interest, as the onstomera hare hare been getting the best of the stacks, beating the fame reg flier ly, and as there ware no laiabe to shear, the company took the next beat plan, and closed. Mr Coakley, the operator, left last evening for Kansas City, .There he has a simi proposition offered him and stated before he left that the office hero would not be re-opened. The National Co., closed here a month ago, and Deoatnr is now surviving without a bucket shop.

OFFICIAL VOTE Now Being Gathered and Will be Canvassed November 28th. District election marshals recent!v appointed byJGovernor Durbin will meet at the state bouse at Indianapolis November 28th to turn over the official vote to tho secretary of state. Previous to that time N. K. Todd, election marshal of tho district, will go over tho district to collect the vote of each county. The marshals will take the returns to the state house between the hours of 9 and 11 o’clock Monday morning, November 28, and turn them over to tho secretary of state. The latter during the afternoon, between 12 and 6 o’clock, in the presence of the governor and all the marshals, will oomimre the certificates and read aloud the votes cast by counties tor each name on the electoral ticket. Tho governor will make out and transmit by mail certificates of election to the election officials, which in this case will be the republican electors.

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ELECTION FACTS Something About Former Landslides— The Greeley Defeat. Horace Greeley is often referred to as the worst beaten candidate for president ev?r nominated by either of the great parties. In the November election of 1872 Mr. Greeley was defeated, the popular majority against him being 727,000. That majority, though considerable, did not recall the full measure of the disaster of the Greeley canvass, for about three weeks later on November 20, Mi. Greeley died, and when the electors in the states which he had carried met in January, only three of them—three from Georgia—voted for Mr. Greeley, and the votes of these i three were objected to on the official | canvass on the ground that Mr. j Greeley having died was not an eligible candidate to vote for, his death being "a historic fact.” The nouse of representatives refused to receive these three votes; the senate agreed to. As a consequence therefore., Mr. Greeley did not actually receive a single electoral vote, but the Greeley eleooral ticket polled 80 electoral and 2,800,000 p ipnlar votes. A worse beaten candidate for the presidency than Horace Greeley, everything considered, was General Scott, the nominee of the Whig party in 1852. His military achievements, it was thought, would assure him a large popular vote, but he atually received only 42 electoral votes out of a total of 296 and most of these came to him by slender majorities. The four states he carried were Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts end Vermont. H« had 1,800 plurality in Tennessee and 600 in Vermont;. The candidate for the presdency who had what would now be called a clean sweep was James Monroe in the election of 1820. There were 232 electoral votes in that, year and James Monroe received 231 of them. This was before the choice of presidential electors by popular vote, which was begun four years later.

THE PROGRAM I Intitule to Be Held I November 26 I AonctotlH te Matt at Baptist Charch —Abeat TWo floured Expected. Teachers of the county are anticipating a pleasant and profitable meeting at the session of their association to convene at the Baptist church here Saturday November 26. The program will be as follows: Saturday morning, 9:30— Music, pupils Decatur schools; Devotional, Mr. J. H. Walters. Music, pupils Decatur schools. Effect lof Environment on Students; Home; Community; School. Mr- Harvey Opliger. Dissusdon, Mr. E. S. Christen. English in the Eighth Grade, Miss Olivo Peaile Martin. What Should be the Minimum Training of a Public School Teach er, Mr. H. A. Hartman. Discus, sion, G. H. Laughrev. Lecture— The Hero of Babylon, Rev. L. H. Seager, of Cleveland, Ohio. Afternoon, 1:30 Plain Facts in History Lying Dormant, Mrs. Bailey. Dis mission, Mr. B. A. Warner. Tbe Teacher’s Mission, Does He Fill It? Mr. J. H. Walters. Discussion, A, L. Brentlinger. Parental Visitation. Desirability of. How to secure, Mr G W. Warner. Declamation, Miss Grace Lewton. Needed Eliminations from and additions to the Course of Study for the Common Schools, O. N. Tnydall. General Discussion.