Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1905 — Page 1

VOLUME 111

MONROE MAY INCORPORATE fleeting Called To Discuss The Question

WILL IT CARRY? Jonathan Burkhead Starts The Movement An Election Necessary —What it Means Io a Conmanitv and How It's Done ••«•««***•* •»* * The citizens of Monroe are * * hereby requested to meet at * * Bailey's hall in Monroe on * * Thursday evening January 19. ♦ * 1905. for the purpose <>f discuss- • * ing the question of incorporat- * * ing the village of Monroe as a • * town * JONATHAN BURKHEAD • * ♦»»»»♦♦♦»* » • *»*» The above notice was rceeived at this office this morning and proves that the bustling little village six miles south of us is anxious to grow j M >nroe is a thriving community of i about 300 people, as go.xl as grow anywhere on this sphere, and they are entitled to all the honors of a real town. Some legal steps are necessary for a village to grasp the conveniences of a town, and it requires some time. According to law the first step is to secure a survey and map of the territory to be i included, which work must be donej by a practical surveyor. A census is then taken and the survey, map and census showing all details must ba made public by posting in a con venient place in the territory f< r twenty days. An application signed by at least one-third the voters of the territory with proper affida vits is then presented to the county cnmmissoner* who if they find the application regular may order an election, of which Ten days notice is given. The voters of the territory then decide whether they want to incorporate or not, and the majority decide. The town is then districts I, and aft <r due notice the first town election is held, at which time a clerk, treasurer, marshal and board of trustee is chosen. No certain number of people are required to incorporate a town, it being only a m itter of whether or net the citizens care to meet the necessary expense of open.ting same, which in M >nroe should be a small sum. It gives them munr p >wers and priv lieges, not granted to villages and means the real beginning of their existence, for a village may have any name, but when they incorp irate they must select a name different from every other town in the state. There is no town named Monroe m Indiana, however, and the name would likely remain un changed. RUN EXCHANGE Prtsbyterua Ladies Will Sell HomeMath Dtlloadles. If you like home made 1 read, pies, cake and other dainties, it will be worth your while to remem her that the Presbyterian ladies will conduct another exchange tomorrow at Mrs. A. W. Peterson milinary store opposite the c >urt house. The articles sold are all made by ladies of the church and you should get in early if yo i want your choice.

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COSTS MONEY a Traction Line More Expensive to Build Than Steam. The jidea prevails among some people that the electric lines are cheaper to build than steam railroads. but nothing could tie farther from the truth The right of way, grading, ties and rails cost just as much for one as for the other, but at this point of the investment steam railroad is ready to operate, while the electric line must invest a sum half again greater than the cost of all of this to erect a pole line with the overhead trolley and feed wires, while its power houses are far more expensive than locomotives and every electric car equipped with high power motors costs as much as the ordinary locomotive When built and equipped the cost of operating an electric road is cheaper than the operations <f steam roads. PIONEER BEAD Well Known Citizen of Monroeville Answers Call. Monroeville. Ind., Jan. 13.—William O’Brien, one of the pioneers of this town and a veteran employe of the Pennsylvania railroad, died at 6:30 o'clock last evening. He was born in Ireland on March 17, 1823, and came to America in 1838, settling at Auburn, N. Y. In 1865 he located at Monroeville entering the employ of the Pennsylvania railroad company as a track hand. Thirty-seven years ago he was made section foreman and had filled that position ever since. Surviving him are a wife and two children, Thomas J. O'Brien, of Denver, Col., and Mrs. Mary Reinbolt, of Monroeville. The funeral will take place Monday morning at 9 o’clock at St Rose's Catholic church, the Rev Thsmas Conroy conducting the services. COUNTY COUNCIL The County Council Were in Session this Afternoon The county council were in session today, making the required first of the year appropriation, when the excess of the many different funds is reverted to the general fund, and from there paid out where due. The members of ’ho council are David Steel, R. h Smith, J. (). Kranor, William Hoile. J. T. Johnson, Frank Heiman and Henry Gunsett,. The business of the session will be concluded in the morning, when their final approval will be given to their action of today. The School Funds The county auditor has completed the distribution of revenues for school purposes, th® same being based on congressional, common school and liquor license revenues. It, gives to Union township 1906.05; Root $1178.35; Preble. $1295.61; Kirkland. $984.66; Washington. $1500.84; St. Mary’s, $1476.91; Blue Creek. $1007.79; Monroe, $1571.92; ' French. $693.19; Hartford. $2097.26; Wabash. $1511.12; Jefferson, $921.75; Decatur, $1558.90; Berne, $1506.18 and Geneva $1286.65.

DECATUX INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1905.

TELEPHONE FIGHT Bell and Independent Have Scrap at Wabash. Several years ago the Bell tele phone company had the town of Wabash by the throat they charges $4 and $3 for service. They were asked to reduce it and refused, and then a local company was organized and agreed to furnish service for $1.50 and $2. Asa result of the organization of the local company the Bell was compelled to reduce its rates. About two years ago its franchise ran out in Wabash and the council has been trying to come t<> some agreement with the com piny and stipulating that they shall not charge more than the local company for service. The mem bers of the council have been firm against the Bell company until that company employed <). A. Baker, of Marion, and the wonderful power and influence of that well known attorney, it is claimed, has caused three of the oounoilmen to have h change of heart. Mr. Biker has also hired as the Wabash represen tative of the company the law partI ner of the mayor of Wabash. Both papers are stoutly in favor of mak ing the Bell come to time or take up its poles and quit business. A careful watch is being kept on the members of the council and mayor. SOCIETY WEDDING Invitations For MeyerJackson Event - Will Occur at Home of Mr. and Mr. Paul Bcumgartner Evening of January TWenly-fifih. The invitations announcing the wedding of Miss Emma Jackson to Robert Meyers, of Columbus, Ohio, are out, stating that thi« event will lie held on Wednesday. January 25. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baumgartner on Mercer avenue. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. E. A. Allen, and will occur promptly at six o’clock. The happy couple also announce that they will b® at home r to their many friends aft»r February 86th at 241 B >nton street, Columbus, Ohio. Miss Jackson is one of the best known ladies of this city. She is a gradu ate of the citv schools and for several years has been a popular sales lady at the Boston Store. Mr. Meyers is also known here, having worked at. the W. H. Nachtrieb drug store several years ago. We advance congratulations, to the happy couple and wish them a long life of happiness. OVER-WORKED Sam Railing Says He Was Exhausted But Not Drunk. Samuel Railing, who was arrested yesterday morning bv Policeman Reynolds, was given a hearing this morning before Mayor Coftee, where he was allowed to tell his troubles. He denied being intoxicated and stated that the whole cause of hrs trouble was from the fact that he was over worked, as his duties as bar porter for Mose Krohne were so hard that he was unable to stand the strain, and when arrested had merely collapsed and was not intoxicated as the pi lice supposed. The story, although a good one, was overlooked by Mayor Coffee, who fined him the usual amount, nine dollars and thirty cents. He went t i jail.

FOR MURDER George Scott May Be Held Alien County Mm In Custody Pending Investigation of His Wife's Death; Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 13 — George W. Scott, aged fifty four, a farmer of Lafayette township, and Lulu Hiser, aged eigheen, a servant girl who worked in the Scott household, are held as witnesses at th® County jail and the whole country side about Aboite station, west of th® city, is aqui ver with excitement, pending the investiagtion by Coroner Stults and Sheriff Grice of the alleged mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Scott's wife, which occurred on December 28, last. Today Coroner Sults and Deputy Coroner Duemling will exhume the woman's body from its grave in the Kelsey cemetery, in Layfayette township, and will makesn examination of the re mains for the purpose of finding whether there are any traces of poison about them Should evidence of poisoning be found, both Scott and the girl will undoubtedly lie held, but if no signs of poison be unearthed, the prisooners will be released and the suspicions of many of the neighbors of Soott wiil prove unfounded BIG PRISON United States Penitentiary at indianspelis Bigges! in Country. Indianapolis is to have the lead ing and largest military prison in {fee United States. It will he known a< the" Fort Benjamin Harrison The plans are now being completed in the war department and Secretary Taft will ask this congress for an appropriation of $200,000 with which to begin work. When com pleted it will cost $500,000. There are only two other military prisons in this country; one Ht Governor's Island. New York, and the other at Alcatraz Island, California, both inferior buildings. The one proposed will be of handsome architecture in the form of a cross, and designed to hold 500 prisoners. Around it will be a circular stone wall, eighteen fee t high, on top of which armed sentries will be stationed to prevent the escape of prisoners. The building of this fort will employ a large army of men and furnish employment for a number of months. BUYING HORSES Elmer Johnson After Two Cars of Good Ones. Elmer J >hnson. the horse buyer, informed us last evening that he was buying up horses as fast as posisble, making all preparations to ship a load of Adams county draft horses to Pittsburg on Saturday, where he will hold a sale some time next week. He is buying nothing but the best, as he always has a ready market for that kind and those are the animals that are in demand He is also buying up a car load at Berne, which will not be shipped until some time in Fabru ary, when he will conduct another big sale. Mr. Johsnon is in the horse business to stay and does not tarry long at the price when he sees a good animal. He also stated that the horse market was now on the I o itti.

COLLINS GETS NEW TRIAL Verdict Set Aside This Afternoon

EXHAUSTED The Extension of Rural Free Delivery to be Dlscontlned. The funds available under the current appropriation for the establishment of rural free delivery pos tai service have been exhausted and the postoftioe department expects to discontinue at the end of this week the establishment of new routes during the remainder of the present fiscal year unless an enter gency appropriation that ha* been asked for is provided by oong’ess There are about 4,000 applications for new rural free delivery routes th it have been examined into. The discontinuance will not effect rural service already in operation. JUNIORS MEET High School Students Had Good Time Class of 1906 Organize for Enjoyment —Will Meet Every Two Weeks. The junior class of the Decatur High school met last evening with Miss Blanch Carroll at her home on Winchester street, and had a merry time. The meeting was only a starter of what will occur every two weeks from now on until the close of school. A regular program had been arranged for the evening's enjoyment in which each and every member of the class were compelled to take some part, some singing, some speaking and some offering np prayer, and the program in itself was well worth hearing. A special feature of the evening was a meek marriage. Miss Madge Hite and Jesse Helm were the contracting parties an<l Miss Isabelle Cappel and Ralph ('ase being bride s maid and groom 's man and Rollo . Reynolds acted in the capacity of ring boy, that service being used. Miss Ethel Barkley Aed the knot, and well -be did her duty. A wedding march was played and after the ceremony the usual congratulates were extended to the happy o lupin. Other amusements includ - ing games and music wore introduced and the evening most enjoy ably spent. Refreshments were served, atfer which the members of the class departed to meet again in two weeks. BEAU NOT Yount, Ladies Club Held Their Regular Session. The Beau Not Club met last even ing in regular social session with Miss Zslla Stults and a fine time was had. Pedro was the favorite pasttime and for sevreal hours the girls] were thus engaged. Misses May me Smith and Amelia Weber won first prizes and Misses Louisa brake and Maggie Breuierkamp the boobies. Refreshments were then served and the club adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening with Miss Agnes My Hott.

NUMBER 2

BOND IS SI,OOO Judge Smith Asks for a New Judge Otis Wells Sentenced io Jail For Larceny —Fined Ten Dollar:—Other Coart News. “The court order* a new trial for Luther Collins,’ said Judge John M Smith, in circuit court here this afternoon, and the defendant was again placed under SIOOO bond to appear in court at sgch time as he shall be sumnit ned Ordinarily this might mean the ultimate dismissal of the defendant, but not so in this case, as Prosecutor Moran ' and D. E Smith who assisted him say they will try the case again next t< rm. After giving his decision Judge Smith asked to be released from h> aring the case further, owit.g to a rush of other business and a new judg : will lie appointed. The Collins case wis tried about three weeks aeo, and the jury ret rned a verdict of guilty, finding Collins responsible for the death of Maiissu Smitley. Attorneys L C. Devoss and C. J “ Lutz for the defendant immediately filed a motion for a new trial, giving twenty seven reasons for same. The motion was , argued this morning and Judge Smith gave his decision this afternoon. He stated that he believed the case should be tried again and accordingly ordered a new trial. Otis Wells, arrested two weeks ago for stealing harness aad disposing of said articles to H. P. Sells and Howard Davis, and who plead I guilty to the chtrgo, was sentenced this afternoon by Judge Erwin. He was fined ton d illirs and sentenced to jail for thirty days. —o—- — Shro'.l vs Solomon and L >gan Wolf, suit on SSOO judgment. ■Continued by agreement. —<>— Di vid Falb vs Lew’s C. Miller, : suit on notes. Default as to defendant. Finding for plaintiff in sum of $598. —o — John W. Rmt vs Luoy E. Rout, answer tiled by defendant is three paragraphs. Charles H Cook vs Edith F. Cook, divorce granted and plaintiff ' prohibited from marrying for two [ years. —o— Henry Koenemann vs G. R. & '. Railway Co., leave asked and granted plaintiff to file amended complaint making new parties defendants. —o— William B. Bartling vs W. (’. Cochran et al, suit to foreclose me chanios' lien, now being heard. Word has been received from Lorain. Ohio, that the new dynamo and engine recently purchased by the city council has been loaded on board oars and is enroute to this city, and should reach here some time tomorrow. The foundations for the same have been completed at the water works plant and thu new machinery’ will be sot up at once and the day service e-tn’ li-lv d.