Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1905 — Page 1

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| ROBBED HERE Young Man Tells a Queer I Story < I® Sent Mere Io Pot In Bowling Alley and Went Nome Short in Sam of One Hundred and Fifteen Dolla j. G. W. Ryan, who is opening the bowling alley in the John Weber building, informed us today that Everett Ball, the yonng man who came here <>n January 18th, to oversee the putting in of these alleys returned to his home at Paris, 111., a few days ago and informed his friends and Mr. Ryan that while in this city he had been robbed of $108.75, the alleged robbery, taking place between the Clover Leaf and Erie railroads, while he was enroute to the train to ascertain matters concerning the arrival of the alleys. Ball claimed that two men, one slender fellow and the other a short heavy set telIlow did the w<.rk, which was near Schafer’s saloon, forcing him to throw up his hands at the point of a pistol, and relieved him of his cash, leaving him penniless. He claims to have at once notified the polilce, whom he says paid no spe cial attention to what he said. When Marshal Green was informed as to this transaction today he said it was news to him, as no alarm had been sent in on that day or night, for the police say that the night men never informed him of lieing called out upon this kind of a mission. As it stands, Mr. Ball undoubtedly got tangled up with parties while in Fort Wayne and was relieved of his cash there. Mr. Ryan states that the money had been borrowed by Ball and that the bank at Paris, would loose the whole amount, which was slls. ■ The bowling alley is nearing ooinB pletion, and will be opened to the public this evening. IS MARRIED Ernest Bolds Weds Berne Lady at Fort Wayne. On Thursday evening at 6:30 at K the Evngelioal parsonage, at Fort Wayne, occurred the wedding of Ernest C B >lds to Miss E-dhet L Kuntz, by the Rev. D. E. Z?chiel, formerly pastor of the Evangelical church of thia place. Miss Kuntz is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. H. Kuntz and has acted as book keeper for the Central Western Oil company. of this place, for the past three years. Mr Bolds is manager of the National Supply company, of J this place, and is well and favorably known here by his many friends. The happy couple will lie at home to their many friends in the Ed Sullivan property on E ist Main street.—Berne News. SUIT BEGINS Warren Man Demand; Five Thousand Dollars From Clover Leaf. The case of Phillip Rouch as the Toledo, St. Louis A- Western Railroad company, bvgan at Hunting ton yesterday. The suit arises from an accident at Warren the evening of March 26, 1901, in which Mr. Rauch, who was driving a dairy wagon, was struck by a Ch ver Leaf freght train. One horse was killed, the wagon was demol ished and Mr. Rauch was badly in jured. He asks damages in the sum of SSOOO from the railroad company, alleging that the freight train was not running at the proper rate of speed and did not give the proper signals.

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MAY REBUILD M. H Bremerkamp Undecided as to Nls Future Coarse. The Fornax mill fire smoldered all night and a guard was necessary to prevent a further conflagration in case the wind should shift to the east. The ruins look black and desolate enough this morning. Mr. Bremerkamp has not yet fullv decided as to further intentions. Yes terday he did not believe he would rebuild the plant, but today he is undecided, and may conclude to erect a modern mill. The old Fornax will be greatly mituud, and while Decatur still has two grist mills, and good ones too, the three have been here so long that they had become a very part of the town. Mr. Bremerkamp will not decide as to his future business until the adjusters settle his insurance, which will likely be done next week. He may decide to oj>en a flour jobbing house. Two car loads of iluur were packed in the up town ware house and this much was consequently saved. STRICKEN FAMILY Their Story Recalled By Another Death Mrs. Amelia Schott of Near Geneva Died at East Maven and Erou<ht to This County. ✓ Yesterday the remains of Mrs. Amelia Schott were brought to Geneva and laid to rest in the family’ lot at the Allierson cemetery just over the Wells county line. Mrs. Schott had been in an asylum for insane since in 1877 and the record of the'fatnily to which she lelonged is perhaps one with few equals for distressing circumstances. Mrs. Schott was the eldest daughter of the late William Snyder who died only a few weeks ago at his hi me five miles west of Geneva. He was the father of eleven children and the mother of these eleven died in an insane asylum thirty years since. The oldest son, Philip com mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor six years ago and another son Sainu el. aged 22, killed himself by hanging in his father's barn eleven years ago. A daughter Elizabeth died in Eisthaven asylum in 1888. Three years ago last Septeml>er another daughter, Mrs. Anna Simmons dropped dead in the orchard at her nomo "ear Domestic while on the same day her sister, Mrs. William Clendenen died in the Richmond asylum. The caskets sat side by side at a single funeral and bjfh were buried in one grave. Another member of the Snyder family, Mrs. Lucy Fields, wife of David fields, has been twice in the asylum, and George one of the youngest children. was in the asylum three years ago, but has recovered and is making a reputation as a tn in of rare business judgment. William Snyder, regardless of all of his cause for remorse, was never insane, al though his mind weakened for periods of months at a time, and he was noted for his thrift. He owned five or six hundred acres of land besides acquiring considerable other property. There were some very suspicious circumstances con nected with the sudden death of Mrs. Simmons but a coroner’s in vestigation and a pithalogioal ex •iminution of the stomach when the body was exhumed several weeks after her burial failed establish a case against the one who was suspaoted of being responsible for her death. There is little doubt, however, that she was poisoned.—Portland CommercialReview.

DEUATU't, INDIANA. SATURDAY. EVENING, JANUARY2S I«<>s.

SOME NOTES Senator Tyndall Believes In Simplicity • Dr. Vizzird Favors Base Ball Bill— Indianapolis Star Speaks of Our Representatives. Senator Tyndall does not believe in introducing a great number of bills. He is one among the few senators who has introduced no bills this session. * I favor aim. plcity, not multiplicity, of laws,” he said. "We should l>e slow to change laws already in force. Farmers become accustomed to the provisions of the statutes and i n many oases are able to do without the services of lawyers when under [new measures it would be necessary tor them to see an attorney for every little thing.” One of the few physicians *in the House is Dr. John W. Vizard of Pleasant Mills. He is a democrat and naturally does not have the advantages, either in committee work or in the House, that a republican member would have. But he will nevertheless be able when the committee on morals is ready to report the Sunday baseItall bill to come into the public eye. Dr. Vizard is one of the members of the House who is considered as favoring the bill and it is expected that he will be one of the memliers of the committee who will recommend the bill for passage and will thus at least give the House a chance to vote on the measure. There has been much demand from the friends of the bill that the House at least have a chance to vote on it, and it has been agreed that there will be a divided report for this reason.—lndianapolis Star. TWO JOHNS • Next Attraction Booked For Bosse’s Opera House. The Bosse opera house next Tues day, Jan 21, will be a scene of mirth and laughter, for then J. C. Stewart’s merry musical farce, "The Two Johns,” will appear here after an absence of ten ysars in England and Europe. Edward Beg ley and Albert Rice will play the parts of Philip and Peter Johns respectively, and they cause many ludicrous situations by being continually taken for one another. These two mountains of mirth weigh at least 400 pounds each and are funny to look at even without saying anything. The company one and all are said to be competent in every respect, and with the good reputation the company left when last here, a full house will certainly greet them. ON THE BOOM Health Given Well Found Near Blue Lake. A well at the edge of Blue lake, one mile and a quarter west of Chernbusco, owned by Oscar Gandy, the banker, is becoming famous and is causing as much furor as would the fountain of ever lasting youth sought for by Ponce de Leon had he discovered it. Re markable curative properties are attributed to it, and all of the people in Churubusco as well as in the country abound use hundreds of gallons from it daily. Mr Gandy may build a sanitarium there in the spring.

FOR BIRMINGHAM George Krick Leaves toJAttend National Brick Makers Convention. George Krick of the firm of Krick A- Tyndall, left today for Birmingham, Alabama, where he will attend a meeting of the National Brick makers' association of America. The convention opens Monday and will continue during all of next week. Mr. Krick has for years made a study of this work, is a graduate of the Colum bns college, and well posted. The meeting next week will be a most interesting one and George will no doubt secure much information that will assist him in his work. The Krick A- Tynadll mill here is one of the modern ones of this part of the state. stillTalm Belief Is Firm That Strike Is Broken The Russians Mad a Good Day With the J ps and Are Encouraged. St. Petersburg, Jan. 28 . —The news of the repulse of the Japan ese had many encouraging features here. The authorities received the news with great satisfaction, being convinced to at least partially de tract attention from the strick situ ation and internal ass lira generally. In St. Petersburg there is no doubt, but that the strike is practice lly broken. Fourteen esta Llishments will resume operations Monday It is understood that as soon as the situation becomes normal, the press will be privileged to publish full and unoensored account of events London, Jan 28.—The Japanese army were repulsed in a skinnis h along the Hun river. The Russians I not only neat off the attack after severe fighting, but made advances upon the Japs. DYNAMO LOST New Machinery for Day Current Mas Failed to Arrive. Mayor Coffee says the new dyna mo and engine that the city council recently purchased at Lorain, Ohio, had not yet put in its appearance and that he was at a loss as to what has become of the same. The machinery was shipped on the eigh teenth of this month and the bill of lading has been here nearly a week, but the machinery fails to shows up. Martin Mylott yesterday tele-| graphed to Lorain, Ohio, and also notified the p-oper railroad officials concerning this matter and the railroad company has informed Mr. Mylott that they would at once start a tracer after the same and locate the machinery as soon as possible. It is the opinion of diff erent members of the council that the machinery has been shipped to Decatur 111., instead of this city. Everything is in readiness at the water works plant so that as soon as the machinery arrives it wil’ be at once set up and started io work.

KNOWN HERE Charles Geary Dead At . Fort Wayne Brothers of William Geary of Thjs City— Was a Contractor and a Prominent Citizen. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette gives the following account of the death of Charles Geary, a brother iof William, the well known night jKillceman of this city: Charles Geary, for seventy years one of the l»est known residents cf Fort Wayne, died Friday morning at his home, 337 Montgomery street, of stomach trouble. Mr. Geary was a contractor and engaged ac tivly in business until about a year ago, when he was forced by ill health to resign He was seventy nine years cf age and was born in New York, but when only one year old he came with his parents to Fort Wayne. When he reached manhood he engaged with his father in brick making and the two manufactured brick with which the Cathedral, in this city, was built. Mr. Geary was a member of the Cathedral congregation. He is survived by his wife and four children—Edward, Oliver, William and Miss Anna Geary. There are also the following brothers and sisters: William Gaary, of Decatur; John, Ambrose and Miss Louise Geary, St. Louis: Miss Rose Geary, Boston, and Mrs. Kate MoKnight, of Pine Bluff, Ark. The funeral services will l>e held Mon day morning at 8:30 o'clock at the residence and at 9 o'slock at the Cathedral. NEW TRAINS To be Added on Clover Leaf and Schedule Chanted. There is a report that a new schedule will go in effect on the Clover Leaf soon. Little is known about it so far, but it is said that it will be nearly like the old time table The change in schedule will go into effect, it is said, about the first of February, probably the first. Sunday in the month, which will' be the fifth With the new sched nle some new fast trains are to be put on, both passenger and freight, the latter meat trains Oae of the fast passenger trains will be known as the 'Twentieth Century Limited,” from St. Louis to Toledo, making connection for Buffalo. It will pass through here about noon and will get passengers into Buff alo the same evening. GOOD SHOW A Bld Crowd Witnessed Monte Cristo Last Night. A large crowd was present last evening at the opera house to witness the production of Hunt’s Monte Cristo, and everyone was perfectly satisfied with the performance. The play, although an old one, still attracts the attention of the theatre going public and when produced in true light is a play well worth seeing. The costumes were gorgeous and indicated every appearance of just arriving from the tailor. Taking it all in all Mr. Hunt carries with him a fine coinpiny and was fully deserving of the large crowd present last even ing. The next attraction is the ‘‘Two John's” next Tuesday evening.

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SEWER TROUBLE Berne Have Controversy Over Settlement With Contractor. <»n Wednesday afternoon the town council in company with the town's attorney, C. J. Lutz, of Di catur, had a meeting with A. D. Thompson, of the firm of Thompson & Case, of Peoria. Illinois, to investigate the bill which the contractors claim is *’ue them for the construction of the sewer here. The claim amounts to $936. The council has acted wisely in not paying the bill, as the sewer was not finished in the speefied time and has numerous bad places in its construction, for which the contractors are to blame Mr. Lutz advised the council on Wednesday afternoon not to pay the bill on the grounds that the contractors hud not fulfilled their part of the contract. After he saw that the council would remain firm in their refusal to ]>ay the claim, Mr. Thompson, declared that he would bring suit against the Town of Berne, but as far as could be learned before going to press, no snit had yet been filed. Mr. Lutz clai.us that if the matter would be taken into court, the contractors would be the losers —Berne News. BIG ICE HOUSE Being Built by Clover Leaf at Edwardsville. At Edwardsville work is being pushed on the Clover Leaf’s icing staton as is rarely done. At one end masons drawing toward the finish of the vitrified brick foundation of the building, and at the other fifty carpenters are hustling up walls of the first section of the mammoth building The siding is not yet up and the roof still far away, but the first shipment of ice is almost due and tomorrow crews will start nnloadng ihe cars of their chilly product and filling the big room. Meanwhile the carpenters will go on building around tbe huge pile of ice The building will be 210 feet over all and will be in seven sections, six of which will be filled with ice. All around the building tracks are spread like a system ot arteries, and scores of track men are hustling in more. WAS RELEASED No Evidence Obtained Agiinst Man Held For Redkey Robbery. John T. Dutcher, the man held at Portland as a suspect in the Redkey postotlice safe blowing, was released from the county jail t.slay, the officers failing t> develop any strong evidence against h'm. Dutcher was arrested in this 'city the next day after the robbery in which Postmaster Tarpon was shot at Redkey. Charles Manning, the first man arrested, is still held and the evidence against him seems to be strong.—Hartford City News. BADLY WANTED Police Notified to Look Out for Hoch the Woman Murderer. Marshal Green is in receipt of a notice from Francis O'Neill, superintendent of the Chicago police, asking him to be on the lookout for Adolph Hoch, the man charged with the murder of a dozen or more women. His last crime was the murder of Marie Fisher, two weeks ago. Hoch was seen at Argus, Indiana. a few days ago. He is fifty years old. weighs 165 pounds, is of I dark cn-nn'or'on tn l bis i sore on th < end of hi- nose.