Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1905 — Page 1

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WITH AN AXE Dee Jackson Brutally Assaulted Cem Knolf Committed a Dastardly Crime This Afternoon. Dee Jackson a well known young man. of thia city io at present lay ing at the point of death in west pirt of the city the result of being ht in the head with the blunt side of an axe by Clem Knoff Young Jackson was acting as constable and was serving an ejectment notice and endeavoring to set Knoff's goods out in the street, Knoff having occupied the house for several mmtbs without piying his rent, claiming sickness n his faimly as an excuse to retain possession of the same. Jackson's attitude so infuriated Knoff that he picked up an axe and with all his strength struck Jackson on the head with the blunt end, the entire weight of the blow falling on Jackson's right temple. Jackson fell like a log, while Knoff retreated into the house and afterwards came to the city. Eye witnesses at once hastened to Jackson’s assistance and picked up his aiqarently lifeless body and carried it into the home of Mrs. Chron'ster, and Dr. J. M Miller summone*’, who arrived soon. Sheriff Butler was also informed and started out after Knoff. Knoff was arrested at three o'clock this afternoon while passing the court house. Sheriff Butler taking charge of him and placed him in jail. The charge against him will depend on whether or not his victim recovers The oonditoin of’Mr. Jackson is serious and the next few hours will be anxious ones for the family and friends, who hope he will snrvhe the shock and brutal assault WATCH FOR HIM Marshal Green Receives Word Thai Bill Raiser Is Headed This Way. * Marshal Green this morning received word by the long distance telephone, from United States Ma r*ha| Hall, who is located at Fort. Wayne, advising him to be on the watch for a tall heavy set, light haired man.w ho is roaming about the country raising one dollar bills to ten dollars. He does his work in such a smooth manner that it is hard to detect the raise at a glance, and has in this manner been realising thousands of dollars. The Unite I States marshals are ou his trail and using every precaution to Cipture this wifey gentleman. It would lie wise for our business men to look closely at all ten dollar b Us, especially if tendered by a I stranger. I

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CORONER'S VERDICT Finding That Mn. Slttle Died of Paralysis of Heart. Corouer John 8. Falk this mom , ing returned his verdict in the sud den death of Mrs. James Steele, which occurred yesterday morning it being that death was due to a stroke of paralysis of the heart, thereby causing instant death Drs Miller and Grandataff oasis ted the coroner at the inquest and the finding of all three was unanimous as ! to the above verdict. IN COURT ROOM Monroe Remonstrance Case Being Heard Eleven Solicitors to Give Testimony Before Board of CommisSicners. • Commissioners' court adjourned to the court room, their old quar ters being insufficient to accommodate the large number of Monroe township remonstrators who came ! to testify and lend their moral sup port to the cause of temperance. Nearly a hundred, mostly from Berne, came in on the morning train The first evidence intm dueed was the election record, which credited that township with 857 votes at the last national state election. Their remonstrance contains the names of 450 legal voters of that township, about iwo thirds of the entire voting p ipulage I These names were procured by eleven solicitors, and these solicitors are all here to testify as to the validity of the signatures. Rev I. A. Soner called and was on the j witness stand the entire forenoon. They are questioned along the line as to when s.wh a signature was made, where he signed it, how old he is and a million more questions not bore enumerated. During the forenoon 116 names were passed and at this rate the case will continue for a day or two yet. The solicitors who will testify in addition to Rev Soner are Rev. .1. A. Sprague, Rev, Vornholt, T. 8. Peters, A. Il Brandyberry, D J. Sprunger E M- Ray, H. P. Ray, J. P. Ha beg - ger Fred Rohrer, AV. P. Headricks and Benjamin Sprunger. MATRONS CLUB Mrs. Fred Mills Proved a Charming Hostess. Mrs Fred Mills was hostess to the Young Matrons’ club yesterday afternoon. The regular members present were Mesdames Flanders, Reid, Hensley, Heller, Lower, Smith,’Studabaker. The invited guests wore Mesdames Schtrmever, France, Dugan, Gillette, Archbold, Nachtrieb and Moltz, and the Misses Schrock, Craig and Orvis. Mrs. Btder S. Hunt of Winchester, and Miss Parker, of Fort Wayne. Each lady had been requested to bring a package containing some oast aside article. The bundles ware handed around from one to another very rapidly until the ringing of a bell, then each la<ly kept the package that she had then held. After guessing what the package contained, each was presented with the article sci a souvenir. Quite a lot of merriment was had in opening the bun dies, as they contained shoes, hose, hats, ties, etc. Mrs. Mills was assisted in serving her lunch by her daughter, Miss Margaret and Miss Parker. The club will moot Friday afternoon February 17th with Mrs. T. M. Reid.

DECATU'I, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEIiIiVAIIY ", IIIOJ.

THE LEGISLATURE A Lively Session Held Yesterday The Moore Temperance Bill is Expected to Pau the Hoose This Week. Senator Roches’ measure, provid ing a heavy jienalty and disfranchisement for the vote buyer was postponed indefinitely. Bv a vote of 51 to 37 the Indiana house of representatives voted to continue using railroad pisses and collecting milcage from the people although the members ride free. At a meeting of senate committee on judiciary B it was decided to make a favorable report on Senator Kuehne's bill requiring wages to be I piid weekly, either in cash or bunk checks.’with an amendment. The public morals committee of the house required less than two 1 minutes to decide to recommend for passage the Parks anti-cigarette bill which pissed the senate Friday. In the senate the Newhouse bill providing for the erection of a hospital for the insane and appropria ting <si>o,ooo therefor, was pissed hy a vote of 35 to 5. Tie senate adopted rep >rt of the i senate committee on public health 1 foe the indefinite postponement cf Senator Ncwhou-e'a bill for compulsory vaccination of school children and such other persons as muy b.< dedgaited by burds of health. Six members of the house oom mittee on morals have signed the (report recommending the passage of the Watts bill to prevent hasty marriages and to regulate the issu ance of marriage licenses. T>vo members—the bachelors of theoom mittee—refuse to favor the hill and I will sign a minority report to kill. Hou«e bill 97, introduced by Mr. Fletcher, to have Indiana adopt the uniform negotiable instrument law as to bills of exchange, will be recommended for pissaage by the house commit lee on banks. The hill has been before the legislature at two previous sessions. At its meeting the committee also came to a report on Agar’s bill making it an offense to treat an other jierson to intoxicating drinks. Six members will recommend the passage of Mr. Crsoke’s bill to prohibit saloons within 500 feet of schools, churches and public libra ries. The committee changed the i distance to 200 feet. The Indiana house t alay, by a vote of 5« to 31. refused to abolish the death penalty for death crimi na Is convicted of murder. These tiou was taken just before noon adjournment, after an hour and a half had been consumed in debiting tin question, which arose from the amendment of Mr. Condo, of Grant, to »he codification bill on public offenses. Temperance p?ople believe that the governor will have signed the Moore amendment tn the Nichol son law by the end of the week. The bill has been printed and is, now ready for second reading in the house. As passed by the sen ate the morals committee of the house has recommended it for pissage unchanged. The bill, in brief, provides for two f< rm.i of remon | stranoe—one to be directed agiinst I the saloon business as a business, the other agiinst the particular ap- ' plicant. The joint resolution introduced

by Representative Wilson, nf Lake i and Jasper counties for a Constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to prescribe the qualiti cation of attorneva at laws, is ex peoted to lie rep irted from commit tee this week The resolution must go through the same course as a bill, and is not adopted until the vote on third reading. The general assembly pissed the resolution two years ago, and if it passes again this season it will go t ) the people for a vote in 1906. COUNCIL MET Regular Session Held Last Evening Routine Buxines Transacted—Bills Were Numerous- Lot In Nuttman’s Add'lion Located. The citv council met in regular session la«t night. Every member was present and some routine 'busi n«ss was disposed of. Upon motion of Mr Fordyce, the bill for extra volunteer firemen who assisted in the Bremerkarap fire was referred to the fire committee The bill for the regular firemen was allowed after some discussion A bill pre sented by Charley Woodward for hanging paper was referred to proper committee B W. 8hol»y and Diniel Sprang tiled a proof of publication and posting of notices in the matter of acting ontlnt num ( her SI of the Nuttman addition' to i the city of Decatur, and a resolution to vacate the lot was ’adopted. IA motion f< r an ordinance for (bonds for the Harting sewer was 1 presented and carried unanimously. | After allowing the following bills the council adjourned to meet again Thursday evening : Holthouse Drug Co., supplies, <5.05; H. 0.l Bowsman labor, <2B; T. R. Moore, supplies, <19.08; J. W. Jeffery, la-! bir. <38.70; Wm. Burkhead.Jlabor. 2<. 15; Wm. Spencer, supplies, <25; [Wells Fargo & Co., express. 55c; Frank McEwen, labor, <15.75; L. G. EHlngham, advertising, <40.10; John W. Robison, rent. <18; Black burn & Christen, supplies, <2.58; B. F. Middleton, labor, <4.67; C. j & E. Rv Co., coal freight, <35.10: Stindard Oil C>.. supplies. <49.01; New York Coal Co., coal. <16.02; ! Fort Wayne Electric Co., supplies, | <39.07; Luchinvar Coal Co., coal. <40.32; Walter Scully, coal, <95.70; | Electric Applioane Co.,■'supplies. <15.08; salaries for elect ploy ees, ♦l9l;City Trucking Co., dray-j ago, <39.95; Sam Fransk, police. ♦ 45; Wm. Geary, police, <10; Joel Reynolds, police, <45; John Coffee, salary, <45.83; W. E. Fulk, ex j press. <8.95; W. E Fulk, stamps, ♦5; W. E. Fulk, pay roll, <225: F. E. Meyer Ar Bro., supplies. 340; L. C. | Helm, pay roll for fire department for Bremerkamp fire <130.50. HAD FLOWN Van Wert Bov Wanted for Larceny Returned to Ohio-Escaped Arrest Clarence McCarty, a Van Wert boy, about fifteen years old, is wanted here on a charge of petit larceny. Proseenter Moran filed an affidavit in circuit court yesterday j upon information furnished by James W. Duer, which says that on February 4th. last, while McCarty was visiting in this county, he stole a five dollar lap robe and a twentyfive cent whip from said Duer. Clarence had been living with an uncle in Monroe township, but when Sheriff Butler went out to make the arrest, the boy had returned to Ohio, no doubt having heard of the intentioned prosecu tion.

| HOME FROM WEST George Brewer Likes Oklahoma and Buy Some Land. George Breswter, the well known Jefferson township farmer, has just returned from a three weeks’ trip to Oklahoma. He I says its a great country and that opportunities are numerous wherein one nan make splendid investments. He will probably purchase some land in that section of the country. He brought home some wolf and badger hides that he will use as robes. During his absence be also visited at Cherry vole, Kansas. [ where he formerly lived. ! THE BEST Trip to Egypt Was a Good Show Musical Comtdv Pleased a Decatur Audience That Packed the Opera House. A crowd that taxed the capioity of Bosse’s opera house to its fullest extent made the “Trip to Egvpt,” last night, yelled themselves hoarse for two hours and a half and were even then loath to leave. It was easily the best performance ever seen in Decatur and a few such attractions would make Manager B ’sse build an addition to his opera house. Every member oftheoompany was a stir and there was not a moment when the audience lacked entertainment. It was a'hright de Unions musical comedy, the kind that makes you forget your troub- ( les and beats every tonic known to ( twentieth century science to drive away tl:e blues. The chorus con i stated of sixteen pretty girls, with captivating drills and songs and they won applause at every apearanoe The dutchmen, tramp. Irish man, Dr Smooth, Rough, Dasher, Mayor Crabb and the whole bunch were real actors who broke off more new jok a s than are usually heard here in a whole season. The company have won a place in the [affections of Decatur theatregoers and if they return the seat sale ■ will cause a rush seldom seen here. BE CAREFUL Pneumonia and Luns Fever Are Abroad at This Season. Beware of p leurnoni i. alias lung ■ fever, during the sudden changes of i the weather at this time of the . year. This is the warning sent out I by the boards of health all over the I state and it is worthy of more con I sideration than judging from the number of oases reported by the physicians. There is every indioa tion there will be from 2.000 to 5,000 deaths from this disease in Indiana the first four months of this year. Think of it, enough deaths to depopulate the entire city. Mortality lists show that an average of one out of every four oases prove fatal. Pneumonia is I rapidly becoming more virulent and more destructive Doctors are ln<p less in many of the cases The dis ease is becoming more dangerous and has increased the intality list nearly eighty per cent. In Indiana during the month of March, 1904, there were 758 deaths alone from pneumonia. This was in excess of any month s record in the history of the state by several hundred. The mortality list in the state for any month previous sinco rnenerfa have been kept never exoeeuuu 500.

NUMBER 24

COURT NEWS Judge Smith Declines to Serve in Collins Case Some Probate Business Was Transacted— Judse Erwin Betins Murder Trial at Fort Wayne Tomorrow. JThe court room was turned over to| the county commissioners this morning and the Monroe township liquor case has l>«en the attraction However, some little business was transacted Judge Smith of Portland, who | heard the Luther Collins case last j term,’flint a written declination to serve further as special judge in tl e case. —o— James E Moser vs A. E Rose and and Eli Meyers, note, <287 24 , Cause dismissed and costs paid. James E. Moser vs A E Rose and Fred Hoffman; note demand <354.30. Case dismissed and costs I paid —o— A P. Knowles vs Indiana Con solidated Oil A- Gas company, motion for new trial overruled —o— In probate court the estate of Matthias Miller, sr . was docketed I Michael Miller is the executor and tiled bond for <I,OOO. —l>— Henrv Hoppel was made executor of the estate of Jacob S. Riley and tiled bond for <2 500. which was ap proved. —O'Willis F. Johnson, administrator (of David L. Johnosn, estate, tiled a . report of sale of personal 'property which was Confirmed. —o— W. F. Bleeke, guardian for Rich ard Besohoff and four others tiled account current which was allowed. —o— William Drew, guardian for Ma tilda Young, filed account current, which .vas allowed. —o— William Drew, guardian for Mary and Della Young, tiled final report as to Mary and current report as to Della, and both were allowed. —o— Court news will likely bo scarce for a few days 1 as. Judge Erwin goes to Fort Waynp tomorrow morning where he logins the Godfrey murder trial as special judge. He has ordered special venire of fifty jurors from which a oompe tent jury it is lielieved will be oho sen. The case will continue from three days to a week. MRS. SAURER DEAD Wtll Known Btrnt Lady Called lo Final Reward. Yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock occurred the death of Grandma Saurer, an aged and well re sjiected lady of this town, at her home on East Main street. Deal h was duo to tuberculosis, of which she had been a sufferer a number of years past. She was sixty-nine years old last October and lived with her husband, John Saurer, in Berne for the last fifteen years. She leaves to mourn their loss, her aged husband, three daughters, Mesdames P. J. Biumgartner, F. K Shaefer, Ed Luginbill and two sons, Calvin of Richmond, and Albert of this place, besides a large number of other relatives and friends. The funeral services will be held at the Reformedchwrch of which she was a faithful member, on Friday, morning at 9:30 o’clock V n ot 1 , 'v'l' «t '.I. 1 H E. cemetery. — u.i.e Nuas.