Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES

November Term Opened This Morning

GRAND JURY SWORN Peter Amspaugh Fore-man-Session To-day Collin’s Case Set for Trial December 12th—Other Business of Importance. The November term of the Adams circuit court convened at nine o’clock this morning, and will continue nine weeks. Th° grand jury were sworn, duly instructed by the judge and are now in session. Peter Amspaugh was appointed foreman and James Touhey bailiff. A new case was filed this morning by D. D. Heller & Son entitled Smith Shoemaker vs Smith Shoemaker, administrator; claim $354. —o — David Depp vs William A. Durbin, default, finding for plaintiff in sum of $124.53. —o— Eva D. May vs Shaffer Peterson et al, demurer tiled to complaint. Union Trust Co., vs Sylvester Peterson et al, set for issues Friday, December 2nd. Charles E. Niece vs Vigo Oil & Gas company, suit on account, $600; answer in general denial was filed by defendants. —o— Margaret Koenig vs John Soheiman, damage SBOO, answer tiled in one paragraph by defendant. Case is ready for trial. Almyra Philbee vs James Philbee, divorce. Cause dismissed. Judgment against plaintiff for for costs. —o — William P. Bartling vs William C. Cochran et al, mechanics’ lien, $l5O. Amended complaint tiled. Objection filed by defendant. —o— State vs Sydney and Howard Chapman, larceny, dismissed by prosecutor. The defendants were charged with stealing an old family bible. —o— State vs L. G. Botkins, set for trial Thursday, December Bth. State vs Jesse Roop, selling lottery tickets, set for trial Thursday, December Bth. —o— State vs. Luther Collins, procuring and producing an abortion, which caused death of Malissa Smitley; set for trial Monday. De cember 12th. —o— State vs John M Andrew-, assault and battery, set for trial December Bth. —o— State vs Green Burkhead, keeping gaming house, set for trial Monday, December 12th. In probate court B. F. Boes'ler, guardian of Dayton F. Boerstler, filed a report of sale of real estate, which was approved and deed ordered. —o— George Giblin was app tinted administrator of the estate of John Giblin and filed bond. John Niblick and William J.

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Vesey, executors of the David Studabaker estate, filed an inventory. The petit jury will report for duty two weeks from today A number of important cases are to bo tried during the term, which continues into February. HAS RESIGNED W, P. Edmundson to Leave Decatur Will Locate in South—Mr. Robinson in Charge of Lumber and Fuel Companies. Will P. Edmundson, manager of the Decatur Lumber company, has resigned his position with that concern, severed his conections with the Edmundson Fuel company and will leave this city the latter part of the week He will visit his relatives at Bloomington for a few weeks and then expects to seek a location in the south, having several prospects in sight. Mr. Edmondson has been located here about two years and we feel safe in saying that no one ever made friends more rapidly than he has in Decatur. His friends will hear of his change with regret as he is very popular. His desire to change location was caused from the fact that his health is not perfect and the winter climate of Indiana does not agree with ihm. We wish him success wherever he goes. At present the affairs of the Decatur Lumber company and Edmundson Fuel company are in care of Mr. Robison, who began duty this morning and will remain until a permanent manager is chosen. INSURANCE CASE Heard Before 'Squire Smith This Morning—The Vlrdlct. ’SquireSmith’s court was a busy place this morning, trying the case of D. E. Scott vs James Waggoner. The case originated on the issuance of two insurance policies written on the new home of Mr. Waggoner, for which the complaint states that Mr. Waggoner refused and still re fuses t<> pay, and the plaintiff demanded the payment of twelve dollars, the amount of the premium on the policies. The evidence on both sides was convincing, Mr. Waggoner declaring that the amount demanded was more than he had contracted for, and that he had only ordered Mr. Scott to issue one policy instead of two. On the other hand Mr. Scott testified that Waggoner had ordered the two policies. The court after hearing all the evidence and the arguments by the counsel found in favor of Mr. Scott in the amount asked for. The case w.ll no doubt |be appeal, d to tho Adams circuit court. Judson W. Teeple represented the prosecution and L. C. Devoss the defense. The case was stubbornly fought by both sides. Trustee elect Docker, of Wabash township, was hero tiling his bond, a necessary evil, before assuming the responsibilities of his office, which he will do on the first day of the coming year.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 21, 1901.

SAW THE FIRE C. C. Schafer Witnessed Destruction of Missouri State Building. A card from 0. C. Schafer, who is attending the world’s fair at St. Louis, says he witnessed the big fire which occurred on the grounds Saturday evening, and which destroyed the beautiful Missouri state building with practically all the contents, with a loss of $250,000. The card was written and mailed while the big fire was still raging. The scene was a spectacular one. ARTIFICIAL GAS A Plant May Be Established Here Logansport & Wabash Valley Company Considering Such a Proposition at Present. ft is quite probable that before another year passes Decatur will have an artificial gas plant. General Manager Murdock of the Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas company was in the city last week and stated that his project was being considered by the company and would very probably be carried out. Tho fuel qeustion is a serious one, espcially that part of it that pertains to cooking. Your house may be heated by furnace, steam heat or any other way, but the old question of how to heat the cook stove conveniently remains a question. That artificial gas would be welcomed for that purpose as well as for lighting in many homes is assured. The Logansport & Wabash Valley company have their lines in and the plant could be installed at a small expense. They would out off the plant in the field, also, Geneva, Berne and Monroe and only attempt to operate such a concern in the towns the size of Decatur and larger, where they own natural gas plants. The company will hold a meeting in February, when the question will be decided definitely. ALAND MARK Old Tine Tree on Bell View Farm Goes to Saw Mill. A landmark on the Old Rice farm now owned by Alexander R. Bell and known as the Bellview farm, was destroyed this morning. It was a large pine tree, which has no doubt been seen by every citizen in the northern part of this county, and was remarkable for the fact that it was the only known piece of pine ever grown in this county. Mr. Bell was forced to out down this old landmark for the reason that, it stood in the way of some much needed improvements that are to lie made on the premises. The work of cutting down this historical piece of timber was placed in the hands of Doolittle Reynolds, who did the work in a most amaz ing manner, first telling Mr. Bell where the tree would fall, stating that he would injure none of tne surrounding shrubbery. Everything carried out just as he had stated. The tree will he sawed into pine boards at the P. W. Smith mill in this city and will be the first piece of pine timber ever sawed into lumber in Adams county, and when reduced into lumber will make nearly 800 feet. Thus has another old landmark of ; this county been wiped out of existence. i

COUNTRY DINNER Enjoyed by Boston Store Crowd Were Guests Yesterday at the Peter Falk Home Near Honduras. All the employes of the Boston Store and a few outside friends yesterday drove to the Falk home near Honduras and spent the day there. The crowd started early in the morning and arrived at the farm a short time before dinner, all having a good appetite and ready to eat heartily the good things set before them, ?.nd when called to dinner all responded and prooaeded to enjoy the’ dainties set before them. The table was spread with everything imaignable to eat, I and what was not there is more easily described than what was. The afternoon was spsnt in numerous different pastimes and at a lata hour all departed for home, voting Mr. and Mrs. Falk as fine entertainers and expressing the wish i that they would see fit to invite them soon again. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Falk were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moltz, W. A. Kuebler, Os- ' oar Lankenau, Dan Donovan, Abraham Mangold, Nettie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, Mrs. Charles Lange, Cecelia Smith, Emma Jackson, Pascaline Smith, Alice Hurtle, Jesse McLean and Edna Crawford. FOOLED THEM Consumptive Looking Man Stele Rig at Willshire. E. A. Acheson, the liveryman, has been scouring the country around within a radius of 100 miles of Willshire this week trying to recover a horse and buggy which i was taken from his barn by a ; stranger last Friday morning, the man who was a consumptive look- . ing individual, with sandy musi tache, said he wanted to drive out in the neighborhood of Steele, Ind., and would be back that evening, but up to the present time he has failed to return, and the last seen of him he was the other side of Steele and he was still going. The huggy was rubber tire with red running gears, both shafts had been cracked and spliced with iron. Mr. Acheson offers $25 reward for the return of horse and buggy and capture of thief. — Willshire Herald. HELP CARRIERS Farmirs Can Make Mall Men’s Task Easier if They Will. The time of year is fast, approaching when the rural mail carriers will be bundled up in warm wraps and mittens to protect them from the elements. If you have an eye to their comfort discontinue the practice of dropping your letters and a number of pennies into your 1 mail box, making it necessary for the carrier to pull off his warm mittens and fish around on the bot- 1 tom of an iron box after them, ex- ' (losing his hands and causing un. 1 nooexsary delay. Buy a supply of postage stamps and place the m 1 upon your letters, and bo sure to 1 stand your let ters in tho racks pro- I vided for that purpose. In this < way the carrier can gather them ' hurriedly and without exposing his < lands to tho cold winds. Make his 1 burden light for his task is un ar- ‘ duous one at the best. 1

A NEW CARD Time Table on Clover Leaf Will Change Soon. — The Clover Leaf is arranging to install a new time card as soon as the world's fair closes and the heavy travel to St. Louis abates and a proposed schedule of trains has been partly outlined and submitted to agents for their approval. Nothing definite has been decided in the matter, however, and when the new card goes into effect it will probably show changes from the schedule first submitted. The letter to agents states that trains Nos. i 1 and 2, the two noon trains, will run about the same as at present, i east at 11:37 and west at 11:10, but i in the other four trains there will , be radical changes. Train No. 3, I now due here at 5:05 o’clock in the . morning, leaves Toledo at 11:55 i p. m. and it probably will run later to accommodate points west of Toledo, although the present time 1 suits Toledo very well. Train No. , 5 the Commercial Traveler, now i due here at 8:41 p. m. is to leave . Toledo as now proposed at 6:30 ■ p m., an hour and one-half later than at present, which would make ; it due here about 10:10 p. m. East- . bound train No. 6, due here now at i 5:05 a. m. will leave St. Louis at > 8 p. m., an hour later, which would . bring it here at about 6:05 o’clock. I Train No. 4, due now at 6:20 eastbound, is to be an hour and fifteen - minutes later, due here at 7:30. . The new card will likely go into effect about the second or third 3 Sunday in December. • DON’T BLAME THEM Missouri Citizens Want to be Cut Loose From the State. I Because Missouri went republican at the last election nearly 200 farmers of Dunklin county, which lies in southeast Missouri on the northeast boundary of Arkansas, have ' signed a petition asking that the state legislature pass an act allow--1 ing the county to be transferred* to ’ Arkansas. It was not nntil last 1 Saturday that the citizens of the interior of the county learned that ' the state had gone for Roosevelt. ’ Immediately James Crabtree, Gob. Turner and S. P. Williams, farmers : near Hornersville, had a petition 1 drawn stating that “since Missouri had gone republican respectable mon could not acknowledge citizen ship in the state without shame,” and asking that the state legisla- ' ture enact such provisions as would allow the county to take steps for transfer of allegiance to the commonwealth of Arkansas. A sitniar petition has been started in Pemiscot county, and the two counties it is stated will make a joint move for transfer.

IT’S COMIC OPERA But Even Better—We Refer to the “Hottest Coon In Dixie.” “The Hottest Coon in Dixie” to be seen here next Wednesday, Nov. 23 at the Opera House, is like the regulation comic opera in that it consists of two acts and three scenes, but there the resemblance ceases. It is presented by the only high-class colored organization in the United States. All the artists are singers and dancers of acknowledged ability. They have held their own and more in the leading vaudeville theatres and concert companies. The costumes are unique, tasty and richly handsome in color, design and material. The chorus is a dream of dusky beauty and vocal charm. The prima dona, Miss Alice Royal, is a marvel, and the comedians, Williams and Stevens, uro fun makers who are born, not made.

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WAS THRILLING R. Mallonee’s Experience With Lunatic Was Rooming With Young Man Who Tried to Break up Furniture and Then kill His Friend.

Ross Mallonee, a well known young man of this city, who is at present in the employ of Mann & Christen, the contractors, had a most thrilling exparicence last Thursday night, and one that he will long remember. These contractors at the present time have under construction a handsome r-wo-story school building just north of Uniondale, several miles, and necessitates the employment of a number of carpenters, which anj, transported every week to and from Decatur. During the week the men board and room in a vacant house, which is near their work. Among the men in the employ of this firm was a young man who lived near Uniondale, and wbo was a carpenter, and in assigning the rooms to the men it was the misfortune of Mallonee to draw this stranger for a bed fellow. Everything progressed smoothly until Thursday night, fwhen this fellow took a notion to go crazy, and what he did while under this spell was a caution. Ross was awakened by the man breaking some of the furniture, and in attempting to reason with him, got the fellow s<> angry that he turned on Ross and would undoubtedly have killed him had not the other workmen, who were in the adjoining rooms been awakened and come to his rescue. After a struggle of twenty minutes the insane man was at last overcome and made recure with ropes and held thus until morning when the sheriff came from Bluffton and placed him in custody. Ross says there was no doubt about the lunacy of the man, and that, hereafter he will be more careful in picking his bedfellow, as he does not care to j>ass through another experience of that nature. The young man will be examined some time this week and then taken to the asylum at Richmond.

CHURCH DEDICATED Services Held ai Mt. Pleasant Yesterday—sl,ooo Raised. Yesterday was a great day for the members of the Mt. Pleasant M. E. church, three miles west of this city. At 10:30 in the morning Rev. J. C. White delivered tho opening sermon, atfer which Rev. McCarty called on the people to help ri ise SI,OOO, the amount needed, so they could dedicate the church free from debt. At 3:30 p in. Rev. J. C. White dedicated the church to the worship of God, after which Presiding Elder Wade, of Fort Wayne, gave a short address.

KNOWN HERE Ex-Post master Tryan, of Monroeville Is Dead. J. M. Tryon, ex p<is*.master of Monroeville, and one of the best known men of the community, died Saturday evening atfer a long illness with Bright's disease. He was wii'l known here, his wile being a niece of Mrs. Katherine Chniper. Tho funeral services | will be held Tuesday.