Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

fire protection The Question of Securing a Team Our Volunteers do Good Work But JI 1 Slow Work to Get to the Scene. During the past few days three dwellings in Decatur have been badly damaged by fire. In each instance the fire department under the efficient orders of Chief Helm g,d to the scene as soon as possible, t night the flames nobly and performed wonders in saving so much of the property as they did, and preventing the spread of the fiend to other buildings. However, in each case it required nearly thirty minutes to reach the scene and be fore they arrived, several hundred dollars damage had been done. It certainly seems time that Decatur have a team of horses to take the wagons and hose carts to the fires. While we believe in economizing we are not sure that it is economy, to save this expense while houses are being destroyed. A proposition has been made to the connoil to rent the city a team, and it should be considered, and at once. Con ditions are just right now for a big blaze—a dry season and stiff winds, and it should be avoided if possible. SURPRISE PARTY happy Event Reported — Linn Grov Society.

Misses Emaline Warner and Myrtle Kizer, of Linn Grove, are guilty of playing a surprise on the litter’s sister, Miss Mary, last Monday evening, the 28 inst., it being the occasion of her 17th birthday. The surprise was most successfully planned. She knew nothing of the affair until about twenty-five of her friends marched into her home. However, she soon recovered, ar 1 was enjoying herself with the rest of the crowd. Those present were Misses Cora Stuckey, Ella Yoder, Katie Leichty, Ida Stuckey, Sarah Yoder, Lizzie Snyder, Minerva Fox, Edna Stuckey, Emaline Wanner, Anna Stuckey, Myrtle and Mary Kizer, Messrs. Eli Augsburger, Jesse Egly, Henry Shindler, Joel Augsburger, Elmer Stukey, Ed Snyder, Ralph Shaupp, Henry Snyder, Arthur Schaupp, Simon Egly, Chris Augsburger, L. D. Jacrbs, and John Stuckey. Many games were played, after which light refreshments were served. Rumor says Eli Augspurger and “Curley" Jacobs “surely like pickles." Miss Mary received several beautiful presents. Ata late hour the guests returned to their homes, saying, "This is an evening well spent,” and wishing Miss Kizer many more suoh happy occasions. PORTLAND ANXIOUS. At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Springfield A- Fort Wayne Interurlmn Railway company, held at Decatur, it was do elded to issue |300,000 worth of gold bearing bonds, for the placing of 1150,000 of which arrangements had already been made at par. This it is considered, will enable the company to complete the road l»e---tween Fort Wayne and Decatur, and pav spot cash for everything used in the construction of the line. The road will now bo completed to Decatur by May 1, IVOS, after which the matter of extending the line south will be taken up anil will be constructed either via Portland, which route has recently been considered, or via Oelina, Ohio, as originally intended.—Portland Hun.

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is WELL AGAIN Young Man Who Became Insane ano Attacked Ross Mailonee. E nil Baumgartner, the young min who became violently insane at Union Center recently, and with whom Ross Mailonee of this city had a very thrilling experience, has recovered, and will not be sent to the Richmond asylum. The Berne News says: “Mr. Baumgartner arrived here Saturday afternoon, and is apparently well again. He related to the News representative the cause of his trouble. On the afternoon of the day when he became insane, Young Baumgartner and another young man engaged in a friendly scuffle, and Emil seemed to get tiie worst of it, as he wa s felled to he floc r, his head striking against sombthing which caused him severe pain. The p tin became so severe that he was rendered insane, and was a rsving maniac four days. He was released fiom th* .jail in Bluffton on last Wednesday evening, and is now as sine as ever. He is, however, unable to work on account of his back being injured by the fall. CRUEL TREATMENT Henry Schelegel Got Drunk and Left His Horse on Street all Night. Henry Schlegel, a well known character about our town was arrested this morning by Marshal Green, on a charge of public intoxication and cruelty to animals. Last evening he hitched his horse to a telephone pole in the west part of town at seven o'clock, and let it stand there until eight o’clock this morning. Residents in that part of the city took pity on the anima] and telephoned the officia's. The horse was nearly frozen and exhausted when Marshal Green ar-1 rival there. Henry will be given a hearing this evening, and should be given the limit of the law for his brutal actions. WORST IN YEARS The Drouth In Indiana Is Causing Great Damage to Farmers. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 30.— With most of the small streams of , the state and hundreds of wells and | cisterns dry, pastures parched and I one half of the crop ruined by a drouth 1 h t has continued for over six weeks, the farmers of Indiana are facing a serious condition. Water is being sold at a premium in many places and stock raisers who are away from the large streams are being forced to dispose of their cattle at a sacrifice. “The drouth conditions over the state, taking into consideration the season, are unprecedented,’’ said State | Statistician B. F. Johnson tonight. | "Wheat will suffer the most serious' damage. Just how long it will stand the drouth conditions is more than I can say. It is unusually well rooted this year, however, and the soil in most sections of the state is in good condition. Reports from over the state show that rye, young clover and timothy were in fair condition at the beginning of the month except in southern counties. Sections ’‘where the drouth conditions were noticeable even at the beginning of the month were a large strip of territory along the west side of the state, all the southern part of the state as far north as Lawrence count/ with pronounced dry weather along the border of the counties of the Ohio river and a large section in the east central-p irt of the state. Mrs E. L. Carrol returned last eve ling from Bellfountain, Ohio, where she was visiting her parents.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1904.

EVERY NIGHT Revival Services at the Methodist Church A. B. Davidson, the Louisville Singer, , is an Appreciative Attraction. I rn . lae protracted meetings being held at the Methodist church by Rev. J. C. White and a band of the faithful, are inciting an interest t > " j • &•, "w > W’ - J A. B. DAVIDSON. ’ that has greatly encouraged the sentiment for an old-time revival. The appearance since Saturday of IA. B. Davidson, the singing evan gelist, of Louisville, Kentucky, has added a new interest to the services, ;and the fact that he will remain for a week or two longer, will insure an appreciation of this feature of the meetings. He sings well, and should be heard by the large population of Decatur, where he will appear every evening during the next week or two. Just how long the services will continue has not, as yet, been determined, but some time will be taken up by this evangelical work. LIGHT COINS Counterfeit Money is Flooding Indiana at Present. A number of cities have been deluged with spurious coins and busil ness men are heavy losers. Never [ before was there such a load of spurious money and worthless silver certificates thrown up>n the state and it has created end loss agitation and United Stater secret service officials are expected to visit the cities within a few days, it is said, though their visit will tie kept secret in order not to allow publicity to interfere with their operations. Arrests are confidently awaited by the public and business j men, who believe they can trace the | coins' passage back to the first transfer. Short weight imitations ' of silver coins are per hap t the most generally circulated in the state. Dollars of the date of 1881, of almost perfect workmanship, but readily noticeable short, weight, have been received in several places. Many business houses have received a iight weight dollar and a quarter that appear to have come from the same source on the same day. A test of the dollar indicates that its composition is a mixture of metals, similar to what is known as babbit metal. Typo metal seems to tie one of the ingredients that is passed through a mold that closely resembles that of Uncle Sam. The quarters are of a harder composition, the dollar lining easily whittled and will peel like lead. The quarters are not so light, comparatively, the dollars weighing but 115 grains, whore they should average 437% grains. The coins have no mint mark.

THE WEATHER Prophet Foster Doses Up a Mess Fo r December, December is to be cold throughout aoooiding to the prognostications of Prophet Foster, who has been guessing the weather pretty reliably the past year. The month is to be rainy until toward the middle, when snow and cold will come in bunches and the weather will be real disagreeable. In his predictions his last bulletin gave forecasts of disturbances to cross continent from November 28 to Dej cember 2, warm wave 27 to December 1, cool wave from 30 to December 1. Next disturbance will reach Pacific cosat about 2nd, cross west of Rookies by close of 3rd, great central valley Ith to 6th, eastern states 7th Warm wave will cross I west of Rockies about the 2nd, great central valleys the 4th, eastern states the 6th. Cool wave will cross west of Rockies about the sth, great central valleys 7th, eastern states 9th. This disturbance will close out a period of several days that will average about or a little above normal temperat re and will inaugurate a downward tendency that will culminate about the middle of December in the coldest weather of the month. The cool ; wave mentioned above will be a I general cold wave not very severe but accompanied by rains south and snows north. After this cold wave has gone by, temperature will recover to about normal, or a little above, and then again plunge head- . long, downward to the bottom, causing the week of which 14th and 15th will be central days to average very cold for the season. First half of December will bring a very considerable amount of rain in southern and as much snow in I northern states. From 14th to 24th I temperatures will be generally deI fieient. Since writing last bulletin I find that the Christmas holidays will probably not be contained by warm weather, and my next bulletin will make particular reference to that period. NEW SCHEME | How Petersburg Merchants Get the Ladies to Town. The merchants of Petersburg, Ind., have adopted a novel plan to induce the “women folks" of the rural districts to * come to town" on Saturday. Prizes are offered for the farmers who bring in the largest loads of females to their stores in one day. As a result the farmers of the county are lying awake nights inventing schemes for the winning of the weekly prizes. One farmer named Jack son, living nine miles west of Petersburg drove to town last Saturday with a wagon of six mules. An additional set of wheels had been put nn the rear of the vehicle, and when he drove into the town he had seventy-three passengers, all of whom were women. He received a suit of clothes as a p-ize. A SHORT TERM Prof. Pitts will Organize a Class for Nine Lessons. Prof. Pitts will close his work of instructing an athletic class here next. Monday. He has had about t wenty five students, and each one is highly pleased with his advance in boxing, bag punching, club swinging and dumb bell exercises. Prof. Pitta is a competent, hard working teacher, and a thorough gentleman. He is now organizing a class for a short term—nine lessons to be taken in three weeks. Nearly every old student will re enter, and there should be a number of new ones.

THEY INCORPORATE Berne Company Files Papers A. J. Moser & Co. Will Buy and Sell Saw Mills, Threshing Machines and Boilers. Articles of incorporation have i been filed in the recorder’s office here for A. J. Moser & Ui., of | Berne. The articles state that the | object of the association is that of buying and selling threshing machines and saw mills, repairing I boilers and engines, plumbing and gas fittings. The capital stock is $17,500, divided into 175 shares of SIOO. The term of existence of the coiporaion is fixed at fifty years. The directors for the first year as .named, are A. J. Moser, Noah Wulliman and Paul Gerber, who will manage the affairs of the corporation and will hold their annual meetings the first Monday in January, at which time officers will be elected. The company’s home office will be at Berne. The entire j amount of stock has been sold. RETURNS HOME Peter Forbing Tells of Ills Trip to Old Arkansaw. PeterForbing returned this morn- : ing from Jonesboro, Arkansas, where he went a week ago with a hunting party. He states that the balance of the crowd are now settled in camp, no doubt by this time, , are scouring the woods for big game. While i a Jonesboro he saw all of the Decatur colony whom he says are well and getting rich, fast, making money hand over fist. Mr. Forbing is very much impressed with that section of the globe, and says that it is the only place for a young, hustling Northerner to be as he can get practically what he wants there. Everything in that section of the country is now fl urishing, the farmers having raised good crops and had a large cotton harvest, and money is plentiful. He also stated that the timber business was progressing immensely. The balance of the hunting party will remain several weeks. JUDGE MOONEY DEAD Well Known Ohio Jurist a Victim of Heart Trouble. The Van Wert Bulletin says: “The soul of Judge Wm. T. Mooney has passed to the realm of everlasting freedom, the dissolution occurring at 10:40 o’clock a. m. Tuesday, after a prolonged sickness of valvular heart disease. Judge Mooney was stricken while in t he discharge of his official duties, and was Compelled to leave the bench in one of the counties in the north part of the circuit judicial district. Since that day he has been confined to his home at B*. Marv’s his ma'ady defying the best medio fl skill and th ) ministrations of hi« family. Judge Mooney was one of the bist known jurists of Ohio, and his rare ability was everywhere re cognize 1. His life, though short, his age being about forty-five yeirs, was fruitful, and his acts and deeds will long bo remembered. He was three times elected to the Common Pleas bench, and in 1900 was nude a ciro lit judge. Van Wert was one of the counties where he sat regularly as a court officer and here, as well us elsewhere where he was best known, his memory will be cherished even unto future genera tions."

NUMBER 275

WE WIN AGAIN Decatur Has a Taller Man Than Levi Mock of Bluffton. G. W. Barber arrived this noon from Djoatur for a short visit. Mr. Barber is one of the few in this vicinity who has attainned a height of over six and one-half feet. He is an elderly gentleman but stands quite erect. Our townsman, Hon. Levi Mock, stand even six feet seven inches, but Mr. Barber goes him two and one-half inches better, being six feet nine and one-half inches tall. They were raised in the same neighborhood and have been friends for many years. The soil on which they were bred ought surely to produce fine corn. Mr. Barber has several acquaintances in this city a.id is related to Abe Simmons. lie has been employed in the lumber business and other lines but is now retired —Bluffton B inner. COMING HERE Gu? Sun's Famous Minstrels and Fun Makers. — An enjovable program Was pre- ’ sented last night at the Grand by the Gas Sun Minstrels, to the capacity of the theatre. That minstrels have not lost their hold upon the public wa- fully attested by rhe cordial reception given at the performance. Soma of the acts were so heartily encorea that it was with difficulty that the show could proceed. Comedians Chas W. Milton and Arthur Crawford of course came in fur the greater share _of the applause. The minstrel first ' part seting was something new in that line, “A City of Splendor" the most beautiful setting anti ! effects ever seen. The singing was good, especially El. Rice James Birardi W. C. Stonaoher, and the chorus also did their share to help make the singing a feature. The olio which followed had some excellent features. West and Ross, who did buck and wing dancing, are clever and work bard. Chas. W. Milton has a new monologue which he gets oft in his own inimitable style. It is unnecessary to I state that he keeps the audience in an upjoar the entire time he is on the stage. Kyler has something new in the wire cycle line, and Bros. Spaulding, acrobats, close the performance with their acrobatic feats, which are novel and the best ever seen hire.—Chicago News. At Bosse’s opera house Thursday evening, December Ist. NEW ENGINES Clover Leaf Begins the Ute of Some Bis Ones. The first of the ten new engines to be placed in service by the Clover Leaf railroad was started on its career yesterday. The big six driver went west with a heavy load of freight attached and showed np well on the initial journey. Two more of the same kind will en’er the service today and the other seven will he completed and ready for work within a short time. The engin s are made by the Brooke Locomotive oompiny, of Trenton, N. J. They arc built both for speed and strength and are intended to bo used both tn the freight and passenger service. At present, it is probable that they will be used in the freight traffic, espooiallv as the heavy business to the exposition is just closing But in case any of the t n is needed t> haul a fast pa««<mger train, the ailrpta bility of the locomotive is such that they can l>e readily used forth it pm pose. These engines will not | displace any now in use, but will bo an addition to the motive p iwec of th • Cl iver L > if.