Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1905 — Page 1

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SET FOR TRIAL. Forty Cases at Issue and Dates Named Motrce Bov to be Tried February 23 for Assault With Intent to Kill- Collins Case February 27. quite a little business wv t ran -acted in court this morning, a number of caws being sei for trial as follows: O J. and Lewis Har mon vs John L. Case and others, note. Demand 1115. Set for trial Friday, March 3rd State ex rel Pearl Wagner vs James L Wigner, f lilnre,to sup jiort. set for Thursday, March 2nd. -o— William Ltngohr vs Julius C. Remus, damtges, $5,000. Sat for Thursday. March 1». Andrew Miller vs G. R ><• I Ry Co., damages. 1400, set for trial Wednesday. March 15. Henrv Kinney vs Toledo. St. Louis A- Western Rv Co.. damages, ♦2OO. set for trial Tuesday, March 14. Isaac Wibel et al vs William Bvrd, set for Monday, March 13. Christian Aniacher, ditch petition, set tor bearing, Wednesday. March H. —o— B. W. Sholty vs Eleanor Johnson et al, set for trial Tuesday, March 17. —o— Union Trust Co., vs Sylvester Peterson et al, set for trial Monday. March 8. William H. Cutshell vs Gustave Eiter, $3,000 damage case, set for Monday, March 20th. William Moyer vs William Glen denning et al, S9OOO damage case, set for trial Monday, March 27. Seven other cases against same deendants, set for same time. This case wa tried here some time ago when the jury disagreed. —o— State vs Joseph Laisure, Wesley L-inure, Ed Urick, John Weimer, Fneman Alexander and James Fahn, assault with intent ot kill Ai’atn Wis>, set for trial F. bruary 23. Thisca-eis the rest It of th? Monroe trouble two n onths ago. State vs George Caldei wood, for gery. set for trial Wednesday, February 23. —o— State vs Fred Janloz, hunting on Sunday, set for Friday, February 24. State vs Albrecht Reher, keeping taming device, set for Wednesday, March 1. —o— State vs Luther Collins, procuring abortion, set for trial Monday, February 27. —c— State vs L G. Botkins et al, dismissed and defendant discharged. —o— State vs Peter Hoffman, selling Cigars onjbabbath.'oase dismissed. —o— State vs Charles Waltz, assaull and battery. Case dimissed —o—— A b ank entry on the court docket ahows that an affidavit, tun been fl d aga nst some ore for petit larceny. A bench warrant was issued and the bind fixed at S3OO —o— The oases of Walter A. Hunt and

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Bank of Berne vs L. C. Miller et al were dismissed. —0 — Emanuel Warner vs Emanuel Warner, administrator of Fred Dreyer estate, tinding for plaintiff foi $402. —• — Morris D. tsachs et al vs William Corua and .Martin Andrews, suit on account, finding for plaintiff for I The will of Jaoob 8. Riley was ■ probated this morning. SUBMIT REPORT G. A. R. Department and Some Fiets of Interest. — Indianapolis, Ind , Feb. 7.—The department of G. A R. of the state has submitted its semi annual re i port to the commander in chief. The report contains some interesting facts. On June 30 last, India na department had 15,502 members with 412 posts. In the department I there art now 403 posts, nine having surrendered their charters The members in Indinaa at the present time is 15,069. There has been a , loss by death in the last six months of 257. S ; x hundred have dropped out of the ranks by suspension ( The financial report made by the commander sh>ws that at the*time the last report was made the posts had an aggregate of $26,933.28 on hand. Now they have an aggre gate of $45,176.17. In tne last six months the posts have contributed $2,231.91 in relief. The total value of property now owned by all the post is $119,711.44. SAD NEWS Received by Daniel Shackley of This City Leads Him Io Believe That Nit Brother, Hiram Shackley Was Killed in Kansas City. Daniel Shackley, one of .our best known townsmin received ths following letter this morning from the Carrol I Davidson Undertaking oom pany, Kansas, City: “Dear Sir:— Hiram Shackley died here today. Wire <>r write immediately as to disposition of remains. We were unable to ascertain how his name was spelled as he was unconscious. The letter was addressed to either Daniel Shackley or Daniel Aekecly.” Mr. Shackley at once wired for further particulars and sent a full description of his brother Hiram, who deceased is supposed to lie. He exnoots further word by tomorrow. It is supposed from the letter that the man was injured in some accident and was just able to mumble the i ame of liis brother here, and the relatives feel sure that itjs Hiram Shackley, who left here twenty five years ago, locating at Pawnee, Nebraska. For many years he has been doing railroad contract work and has frequently worked in Kansas City. He was •veil ku >wn hero and was the manager of the Shackley Wheel factory, which was destoyed by an explosion many years ago. He was sixty seven years old. If the body is identified as Mr. Shackley the remains will probably be brought Here for burial. The letter wi>s dated February 3rd OPEN NEXT MONTH. In onr article yesterday unnonne ing that Ball & Meyers would open a large furniture store hero we stated th it they would open April 10th. This date should have been Man h 10th, as they will be ready for business by that ‘ime. They <re already at work fixing up the torn and another month will find . hem ready for your trade,

DECATU’t, INDIANA. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY J. 1905.

THE LEGISLATURE The General Assembly Working Full Time Several Measarct Advanced to Second and Third Reading by the Law Makers. Senator Woods (of Jackson) bill increasing jury fees from $2 to $:! a day, and increasing a juror’s mile age from 5 cents to 10 cents, was advanctul to third reading. Senator Wickiwire’s bill, to estab lish an income and legaev tax. was advanced to third reading, after an amendment tc exempt bequests to religious, educational and and char itable institutions from the provisions oi the act hid been incoqior ated in it. A determined effort was made by Senator Slack to kill Senator E. F. Moore’s bill. No. 200, designed to correct certain alleged abuses practiced by bidders for county print ing, and ’directed against the s< called “printer’s combine.” The bill was up on second reading "A bill to increase the amount of mortgaged property subject t > ex eruption from taxation from $“00 to $1,300, and t> exempt parsonal property, as well as real estate, I introduced by Senator Stephenson, was advanced to third reading A j similar bill wus killed by a commit tee in the house. With a few unimportant amendments the bill providing for the est iblisliment cf a village for epilep tic patients of the state and carrying an appropriation of $150,000, introduced by Senator Purvianee, wus ]Mssed by a vote of 37 to 5. After discussion which continued more than an hour Senator Farber's bill amending the law regulating township advisory boards was lost. The measure sought to make the township liable for contracts made by the trustees without the content of the board An amendment pro- , vidlng that the township should be ■liable oclv for such contracts as were made with the written consent .of the advisory board was intro, ducei by Senator Stephenson. This amendment was adopted. ARE IDIOTS That's What an Oil Operator Says of Himself and Friends. An cil operator who it disgusted with the high-handed manner in which Johnny Rockefeller—or it it his wicked partner, Rogers'?—is dealing with oil says: "We must study the oil business. We know how to drill wells and pump the oil but our knowledge goes little fur ther. After we get the oil we sell it without any reference to its value. We are a bunch of idots and rhe Standard is wise to the fact Ijet us get together and study the value of the commodity we produce nnd then put our own price on it. When wo do this the prices will go up ” The prices would go .up all right, but the oil would re- ( main in the tanks. The result of such action as that proposed by the oil man would be the tame as if ' the farmers of Adams county j get together and say their wheat was worth $2.50 a bushel and refuse j to sell it for loss. The farmers would have their wheat on their ( hands. The producers do not set the price on their con m idities. j The trusts do ths*.

BUYS STOCK J. M. Frlslnger Secures Good Cattle and Sheep for His Farm. J. M Fruinger this morning re ceived six head of tine full blooded registered Polled Angus cattle, ftom Smith & Loomis, of Holgate, <)., and with the same shipment he received fifteen bead of tine full blooded Shropshire sheep from the firm of * Loomis. This stock will be placed upon Mr Frisinger s farm just south of the city, and will be used for breeding purposes, as it is the intention of Mr Frisinger to make an extens’ve stock farm out of his pl ice His farm consists of eighty acres and is all good land, and the location of the same will make it an ideal stock farm This stock that he pirchased is merely a starter, and he will keep on in«rea»i"g the mine until he has u well stocked farm A BUSY DAY Saloon Remonstrance to be Heard Tomorrow The Board of Commissioners Baty With the Business of the Session. The commissionirs h ive eng iged .Charles N. Christen to prejiare p'ans for a bath room at the county j il for the use of the inmat w*. John En ley was allowed $1 13 for I refunded taxes. Hose E. Martz was appointed a constable for Monroe township, the appointment l»eing to [fill n vacancy. Eamuel Oplinger petitioned the board for a bridge, i but there being no funds for this purpose it was continued for action bv the county council. On a petition for ditch In French township by Christian J Gerber, viewers were appointed. Harvey L. Smith. I William A’ler and William Breiner. 'A remonstrance was filed to the viewers’ report <>n the Christian Moser ditch, the reviewers up pointed bung Henrv Eifing, William Worden and Frank Heiman. Two miles of macadam road in St. Mary's township was accepted. Tomorrow will find lots of interest centering around this court. Six s ’lioitors who secured the signatures of the four hundred retnon stra’ors to the g-anting of a liquor Lense in Monroe township, will appear and tistify us to the genuineness of the signatures. This testi mony will lie used to defeat Julius Jobnloz in his efforts to secure a license to engage in the saloon business at Monroe. HAS RALLIED Frank Darktns Underwent His Third Operation. Dick Christen returned this morning from Fort Wayne, where ha accompanied Frank Durkins , who was operated upon yesterday afternoon at the St Josehp hospital by Dr. MoOsoar. Dick stated that the operation passed off successfully and that Frank rallied from the same in a strong condition, and when he left was resting well. This is the third operation that Frank has had performed upon him in the last two years, the first being necessary on account of an attack of appendicitis. The wound failed to heal properly and the other two were performed with the object of curing Frank from the first operation. Dr. MoOsoar, wLo performed the operation yes terday stated to Mr. Christen that he fully expected to cure Frank tins time and again make him a strong man. Dr. Rosenthal performed the other two opcriM ms.

HAD HIS NERVE Drunken Stranger Made Himself Comfortable Walked Into J. C, Patterson's House Last ni<ht—Pulled Chair up by Stove and Went to Sleep. Miss Marie Patterson had an ex patience last evening at her home on Second street with a drunken man that in all probability she will not soon forget. Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, had left home to spend the evening with friends and had left Miss Marie in charge of the house nnd her brother. Bruce, who went to bed early in the evening. Miss Marie sat up until ten o’clock reading and then started tor her room to retire, bi>t in doing so glanced i>ut of the window and saw a man walking up on the back porch. She became so frightened that she rushed into her room and locked the do<>r. while the man lioldly opened the door and walked into the kitchen, pulled up a rocking chair by the fire and went to sleep. The young lady by this time had calmed herself tc a certain extent and thought it was her father, but at this moment the man commenced t > snore and she at once knew it was a stranger, as her father did not snore in that tone. She stayed in her room until twelve o clock, r.rarlv frightened to death, when she heard the familiar voices of her father and mother and at once became relieved. Mr. and Mrs. Pattsrson came inti the house by the front door and seeing a light in the kitchen Mrs Patter son thought that possibly her little son was still up, and went out to see. In a moment she was again by the side of her husband, hardly utile to say a word, but at last managed to explain. Mr. Patterson at once where he found the fellow fast asleep and in a drunken condition He rudelv awakened the man and "fired” him from the house, much to the relief of Mrs. Patterson and Miss Marie, who were still thoroughly frightened. Mr. Patterson stated tint he did not know the man nnd did not think be intended doing anything harmful, but was merely looking for a fir? and place to sleep and in his drunken condition staggered into his home Mr Patterson says that his wife and daughter had lot fully recovered from their fright yet. Policeman Reynolds picked the fellow up He proved to be J. W. Kernan, a pressman, wno bad been working here several days He wus fined a dollar and costs at his hearing thisnfternnon and w. nt to jail. MRS BRINER DEAD Well Known Preble Lady Sucrembs to Lons Illness. Mrs. John Bremer, aged sixtv years died last evening, at hethome, at Preble, after an illness of one year, death resuiting from can cer and gall stones. Mrs. Breiner was one of the oldest residen this county, and had made her lutne in Preble for u number of years. She was a member of the Preble Lutheran church and was a devoted Christian and church work er. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Preble Lutheran church the Rev. Klansing officiating and interment will be made in the church cemetery. JMr.s. Breiner leaves -i hushanl and sevC’il .il:”. I ’-'i *"' ’r--.n tbrir leop.

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MRS. BLANEY DEAD Has Been Inma't at (canty Infirmary T*o Yea $ Mrs. John Blaney, sged thirty years, and an inmate of the county infirmary, died last night at twelve o’clock, after a lingering illness of several years’ duration with dropsy Mrs Banny came to the county farm about two years ago, not having any place to go. and no one to de pend upon, and at this place was given the best ot care and attention by Mr.fand Mrs. Graber. The re mains were shipjied today to Berne, where they will be interred in the family bmial lot. FELL DEAD Mrs. James Steele Victim of Heart Failure Well Knot*n Lady Called to Ftiai Reward Without In tint Warning. With the words, "This jg tue prettiest dav 1 ever saw," upon her jlips, Mrs -tames Steele, who lives southwest of Peterson, fell dead, about seven o’clock this morning About a month ago she suffered an attack of lagrippo, but had recover oil, though she had not regained her u«ual health. Yesterday after noon she went out into the yard where her husband was at work and said she felt like she was going ;to die. The family did not notice ! any symptoms of bud health, and thought nothing of the remark About three o’clock this morning she awoke her husband, told him she didn't feel very well and asked I for a drink of water. He got it for her and she slept until daylight She got up this morning, dressed ' herself and was apparently in good | health, talking while her daughters (prepared breakfast Finadv she went over and opened the door anil sjmke of the beautiful day to her son. who wus standing near Almost instantly after saying these words she turned deathly pale sank to the floor and within one minute was dead. The family arc terribly shocked over the sad event and ha ve the sympathy of the en tire community. Her huslmnd. five daughters and two sons survive her. She was fifty six years old and a sister of Dr. E. H. and Alex Leßrun of this city. Coroner J. S Falk was called and conducted aw inquest His verdict will no doubt show death due to heart failure The funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. KILLED IN MINE Oscar Eicher, a Former Well Kaswt Rtstttil Here Word was received here today that Oscar Eicher, who foimerlv lived here, was iccently killed while working in a mine In Arizona. Lie was a son of Alex Eicher, who a "umber of years ago was a prominent citizen here, being interested in various enterprises, and who was one of the company who built the old w >olen mills, now occupied l»y the Berling packing house. Oscar will bo remembered by many of our readers. We were unable to leuru parHnuiurs of ’be imli-i.t, w'jinh ••ms" I his 1 '.Ch.