Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1904 — Page 1

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COUNTY OFFICERS RETIRE Auditor Both und Surveyor McKean Complete 1 erms

THEY FINISH TODAY New Officials Begin Work Next Monday Retiring Officials Have Clean Records Butler Moran and Laughlin Begin New Terms. Today marked the el sing of four years' service as county official* for Auditor A. Boch and Surveyor George E. McKean. On Wednesday morning their sue-. ssor- C. D Lewton, auditor, and L. L. Baum gartner surveyor, will begin their duties. At the same time Sheriff A. A. Butler. Prosecutor Mor >n and Commissioner Martin, Laughlin, bdfcin on their n ’ t ■■■•ns As ditor of the County >r • .ur ■■ t Mr. Booh has a clean i.nd p :•■ ■' record. The office has been cor., ducted in a fair and impartial manner, and his larim circle of friends have been increased during his term. His party is proud < i his service?. He will devote tie greater part of his time in cnrmg for his modern farm l< did jr.s‘ east -of town. Mr. McKean hi.s likewise made a meritorious oili I record and has probably taken care of more business than any surveyor who has ever tilled the office in Adams county, having besid-s attending to the regular routine business, superintended the construction of a large number of g ivcl roads. He has proven himself a skillful and courteous official. Ue was busy today moving his offi e into the Meibers building over Charley Voglewede’s shoe ston Contractor Calvin Miller will occu pv the office with him. Mr. Me Kean will leave here January 15th fur California, where he will remain until May Ist, and expects during that time to find a suitable location. He will return hereon that date and superintend the completion of ten gravid roads, which he has an hand and will return west with his family next fall, nn less the future changes his plans in some way. His successor, L. L. Baumgardner, has fully prepared himself for his office, and will prove an efficient officer. Mr. Lewton, the new auditor, is one of the best known men in the county. He has served as deputy auditor for a number of years and knows his office thoroughly. His official career cannot l»e otherwise than successful. The officials whose terms begin anew Monday—Messrs. Butl <r, Laughlin and Mor.in—are men of wh >n we are indeed proud, an I who «> future career in office will prove thorn as honest, c •irtonus and trustworthy as thev have been in the pist. Coroner S’< hls > eonrdmlos tiis duties today a J 8, Falk of this city* begins I official career tomorrow. A GOLD WATCH Rev. Smith, who fir mneter n yoArs has served ns pastor of t in st, Emanuel Church in Union town h p, will leave next Tuesday r his no v charge in Alhambra, I' inoi 1 ■ token of the high esteem in which Rev. Smith is held by thecongri gallon which he leave!, he v.ns pie Minted with a beautiful gold watch on Chri t tuns day.

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HAD GOOD T1.V12 The Holthouse Family Hdd Christmas Reunion at Jonesboro. Mr. and Mrs. A. Holth ■■use are I enjoyin’.' the great pleasure of having with them their entire family, and will on tomorrow have a din ing, and the entire family and grandchildren will be present on this occasion, the first time that all I have been together in ten years. I | The family consists of the follow-' ! ing and their residences: Mr. and! Mrs. A. Holthouse, Jon ■'-'boro; Mr.' and Mrs. Fred Ftik, Jonesboro;: Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holthouse. Decatur, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Lynch, Jonesboro; Mr. and Mis L. C. Holthouse, Delphi, Ind ; Bi*ter M. Dolores, O. S. A., Yonk ers, X Y ; Mißirtha Holthouse. Jene-huro; Miss Wilinuna, Jones boro; Sister M. Anhony, O. S. 8.. Jon sboro; Fred .1. Holthouse. Jon boro; and Bernard G. Hoit-hon-e, Jonesboro. Besides the above named children there are a ■ number of grandchildren, and wo arc sure that there will not be a happier home in the city of Jonesboro than the Holthouses during the holidays. T< Mr. Helthous > and family the San wishes one and all a most huppy Christmas add t -nt that the family inav all enjoy m my more such reunions.—Jones--11 ro (Arkansas) Sun. A letter f> in R. J. says says the Christmas r inion was ail that was planned and hoped for. ! FATHER DEAD Rev. Grether Sends Sad News I Rev. J M. Grtther. of Swanton, Ohio Answers Final Call—Son Was With Him. Mrs. George Grether on yesterday afternoon received a messege from her husband at Swanton, Ohio, announcing that his father, Rev. J. M. Grether had died that morning. Rev. George Grether was called to Swanton last Wednesday by a message that stated that his father was in a very serious condition and not expected to live. He at once left for his father’s ’home. Rev. J. M. Grether was eighty years of age. and had been a long sufferer from kidney trouble, the ravages of which he could ni t withstand. The funeral services I will be held Mrndav morning at ten c ek nt the German Refoim d chiu'ch at Swanton, Ohio. Rev. .1, M. <t' tli«r was quite well known l| n( , wivirv- . n several oci oa; . V1 ~'• I hire with his son. 'an during th'—i vi if* m lot ie .ds who - .m|'tth / st: ■>i •> ing mem > ■ • ‘ 11 iami H ' wus a min> --ir tl n i '■ land earnest in his 1 bo - and hi i church loses a sin -re worker. Um uI s.'i v ce* w> I ! held at tii • |{ .formed ohur di tomorrow morning, bnt none i the evening.

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MANY QUESTIONS Ailkd of Father Valentine Each Evening —No Lecture Tonight. interest in Father Valentine’s lectures at the St. Mary’s church continues unabated. The question box has become a popular part of the services, and many intricate, questions are solved by Rev. Valentine each evening. Besides this many who prefer to do so talk to the learned priest each day. He cheerfully answers all questions and explains himself in a splendid way. His lecture last night was from the subject “Triumnh in Deicat cr the Divinity of the Church, Proved by the Divine Tragedy.” The sermon was one of thl best of the series, and the big crowd was attentive throughout. No lecture will bo given tonight, bnt on Monday evening Father Valentine’s subject will be ‘Free Love, Human Love. Marriage and Divorce.” court~news Peal Wagner Orders Husband’s Arrest Same Parlies save D v.trce Case in Court —Motion for Ntw Trial in Collins’ Case Filet?. State ex ti I Pearl D. Wagner vs James L. Wagner, complaint for damages, is the title of a new case tiled by Attorneys Merryman & Sutton this m ■ The case is rather an uii..-n d one. S imetime ■ago Way . r marve l to escape paternal proceedings. Shortly afterward he filed suit for divorce, alleging he was not the father of her child, this suit being still pending. X- v it serins Mrs. Wagner has :learned that her husband is arranging to leave the country, and under the Indiana statute the present suit lis filed. The liw says that wl en a I man marries a woman to escape I paternal proceedings and then abandons her, lie is liable to damI ages payable to said wife, which ! amount shall not t e less than S2OO, in defaqjt of which the defendant is liable to jail iinpiisonment of not less than one year. —o— Marion Devinney vs Rose Devinney, divorce, demurrer to complaint overruled and answer filed. Set for trial Monday, January 14. —o—- — W. Rout vs Lucy E. Rout, n otion filed to make complaint more specific. Motion sustained. —o — In the John B. Stoneburner estate, assignee was ordered to pay taxes on personal property of $34.03. —o — Judge J. M. Smith, of Portland, was here last evening, and Attorneys Lutz and Oevoss filed a motion for a new trial in the Luther Collins case. —o — Phillip Koos, administrator for John Koos i'’ate, filed petition to borrow SIOSO, and m.iih was i r dered. A HORSE SALE Jue M, F. mtus Pacer Now Owned bv J. W. McKean. A d ’.il w s oonsiimmatt’d this < i Joe M. t' JphK W. McKeiin, the well as Joe M. is said to improve with ago, the price no doubt runs into the live figures. Mr. McKean has j not di'tor u'lied wiiat r ice he Will enter in.

PAY EARLY John Abnet is First to Settle Taxes Is Ninety-Six Years Old and Citizen of Jefferson Township—James Leasure is Seconu. John Abnet, ninety-six years old, an old time settler, of Jefferson townnip, perhaps the oldest tax I payer in the county by several: years, was the first to pay his 1904 taxes in Adams county. Friday ' morning County Treasurer J. H. Voglewede received a letter from the Berne bank asking for Mr. Abnet’s receipts in full for the entire year of 1904, due and payable in 1904. The letter also said : "Mr. Abnet wants to be the first, one in the county to pay his tax.” He was accommodated and shortly afterward James O. Leasure of Monroe township paid his assessment. Mr. Leasure is likewise an old citizen and a friend of Mr. ; Abnet. The record of these old ' timers is certainly an honorable one, and even in their old age : they prove their honesty and business methods by being prompt in I the payment of their debt to the .county. Mr. Voglewede would no : doubt appreciate it if some of the | younger tax-payers wotiid follow ■ the example. FOUND CASH Bernard Brake Finds Pocket Bsok— Proved His HoneMv. Bi rr.ard, th ■ v ung ■> f Mr. and A rs. Harmon Brake, this 'morning while coming up town ; picked up a pocketbook in the n.idi die of the street, which contained quite a sum of money. He was at first at a loss to know what to do with it, aid finally walked inf ) the Old Adams County bank and turned the same over to Charles Nibli?k, who after examining the same, found it contained ninety odd dollars, aud was the property of Mrs. A. J. Bentz, who lives north of this city, and who undoubtedly lost the sime while returning horn e. The pocketbook is still in the possession of the bank and will be until properly called for. Mrs. Bentz will no doubt reward this young man handsomely for his honesty. RETURN DATE Finnegan's “Four Hundred ” Gave Gocd Show Play Tonight. The production of "Finnegan’s 400” last evening at the opeia house by Conroy <fe Mack and their company of comedians, were greeted by a large audience, who were kept in a constant uproar from the rise of the the curtain in the first act until th'v'b hi- of the per fortnanee in the fourth. The company is composed of n number of well-trained actors and actresses who play their parts to perfection. The plot o.f the play is a most tangled affair, which however, neatly unravels as 'he performuneo ! proiveds. A num.'er of sp ciaity turns are introduced during the pli.v which uro oufnhy and up to date iin all made a decided hit with the audii.m io. This stimn oomp itiy will play here this evening owing; to a misunderstanding of dates they , tieing billed at Bluffton Mondavi ll'l —— I here the evening. T.i i prides how ( . r <""t to thirt; iv<- und i. . jt.y fi • i-en'M rnd this I'nmpany : should this evening be (greeted wth a p i .id house.

WANTS A CHANGE Secretary Buller Will Advise Abolishment of Jails. In commenting on the condition of the county jails of the state, Amos W. Butler, Secretary of the board of charities, advocates an ■ important change in the present system. It amounts to nothing less than the doing away with county jails altogether and substituting state institutions in various sections of the state to take care of the prisoners convicted. ‘The present system is very illogical,” said Mr. Butler. "Now we : have a situation whereby individ- . uals that are convicted of state offenses are confined in county jails. I The crime or offense is committed against the laws of the state, and the punishment is meted out by the I county whiuh does not exist as a , i law-making body.” Mr. Butler , I further said that of course one in-1 jsfitution would not be sufficient to ' i take all the cases, nor, on the other , hand, would there be.one in every county, but there would have to be several in different parts of the state to take care of the prisoners of that pirtioualr locality. On be ing asked what would bo done with ■ the petty offenders of the city that ,! had boon given a small fine and a , few days’sentence, Mr. Butler siid : that that should not be done. ; ! ‘‘There should not be necessary ; s ! vital relationship between a crime { ) and tn<> length of the punishment to , bo ir flioted for it. The new idea is . 'reformation where possible, not punishment altogether. Take the iextrnple of a man fined in police! court'or tieing drunk. What good 'do s that ten days in the jail do [him, either as a punishment ot a 'preventive' These short sentences! .'are not effective.” Mr. B itler I then spoke of the Ohio law which | ! provides double rhe penalty for : pety offenses for second ori’enses. This i.e resar is as having a very ' salutary effect on the small offender. NEW SCEDDLE I > II Clover Leaf lias New Time Table f Chants in All The Passenger Trains— Return to The Old Schedule Practically. i i ..., Sun lay, January 1, 1905, a new time table will go into effect on the Clover Leaf railroad, which materI iully effects every passenger train now running on the road. This change is due to the fact that they desire to revise the schedule to the I I old nine prior to the world’s fair as ''near as possible to accommodate the pissenger traffic, and also to make a new schedule for the ' through fast freights with which the road is now crowded. The new 1 time table makes the noon trains meet here. The evening train west nearly two hours later. The evening train east one hour later. The morning train west two hours earlier and tlu morning tiaineast two hours lute" SHOW TONIGHT. The Finnegan's 400 will give! another petforinancc at the opera! house tonight, with an entire new I line of i-peci d'i.-s. 3'us company’! ;t* one of tin l host . :■, ptodui'er-i on the road. You lan h from ttic tim iho curtuln g<: ■ * i )i until the rloa ■ a the i ’ Hnn.v'.t. They enfti to the very best in --odoty, nothing done or snid to iL pletisn und we extend h sp'i'ial invitation ta th- i ■ Indies. Th" pr'C'-s tonight hue; laaui reduced t > 25 und 35 cent i ! buouiu your sealt * early.

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NOT SERIOUS Are Wounds of Cowan and Reichart Escaped From Gas Explosion With Severe Cuts and Bruises. Milliard Cowan and Harry Reichard, former Decatur men who were injured in the explosion near Hartford City, Thursday afternoon were not seriuosly hurt. Mr. Reichard is a son-in-law of Harlo Mann, of near Monroe, and the latter left this . morning to find out just how badly Harry was hurt. The Hartford iCity News said: Engineer Harry : Reichert went to a barber shop after he was brought to town to hive his hair out in order to make it more convenient to treat his wounds and burns about the head He is still much excited. He said he could not toll whether the explosion happened two hours or ten minutes before. Reichert d-.clared he vtis in the building and running, tor the door when the g is wear. off. I il< .-ays the first sensition was that of hi.s hat blowing off aud taking I his h lir with it. 11» does not, re- ! member what happened after that ! for some time. WHIST CLUB Last N uht With Mr. and Mrs. Ellint-ham. ir. and Mrs. Ellindiam gave >h“ menit'i rs of the Whist club an ’ epirtunity to tc-f their skill last i lining, and the occasion proved a 1 most pleasant, one. The high s<- ires vere made br Mrs. Dugan and Mr. Edingham. Quite n number of J Msiting guests w t re pre-ei t, including Mrs. Root, Mrs Miller, Mr. and Mis T M. Reid, Mr. Kuebler an l 2,11-s it i.-o i 'hr - . n. GAVE MUSICAL Or. Lawrence flushes as list Cleverly En'e tained Friends. Dr. Lawernoe Hughes was host at a musical given in honor of his guest, Miss Eldora Ellis, of Chicago, at his father’s home on South Fourth street last evening. The guests were the Misses Marie Paterson, Bess Schrock, Elizabeth Peter son, Lila Hoffman, May Niblick, Mary Meyers, May Coverdale, Gertrude Moses, Estella Ellis and the Messrs. Frank 8011, Cal Peterson, Fred Patterson, Will Sohrook, Osoar and Wesley Hoffman, Louis Holthouse, Sam Allen, and Dr. Earl Coverdale. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN Next Attraction a' Bone’s Houie — Toesciy, <a> ua?y 3. Os ali the great 'American plays, the old historioul ilrama ot "Uncle ■ I’oiii-> Cabin" has the strGUgost :hi, ion the people. Lt is beyond ~ ■•■• >ne .il lno O'-st pltt'.S ever : vrni ii hi non the warm place it i ii •. in the hoar's of people of ;■■u '•■ ■■.,■.ir. Tile ;■ ,■ itext, pro in ; n m- American eli.-sio ■ ver hid will bo given at the in ,<i ■■pera house on Tuesday, Jni. 3, under the :,ian igi inent of Wm. Kibbl*. W.iica for the big sit'.'i'' parade.