Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1905 — Page 1

VOLUME 111

HENRY (DILLING SUICIDES W ell Known Farmer Shoots Himself

MIND AFFECTED He Worried Constantly Over a Land Deal 1,11 Mis Wife Heard the Shot and Rushing to Bedroom Found Him Dying on thd Floor. Henry Dilling, a prosperous and well known farmer, living near Honduras, committed suicide at ten • clock thia morning by shooting himself in the 'head with a ritle. He had been in rather poor health and of late had worried considera ole over a land deal, but it was •ot known that his mind was affected, though bis actions now appear peculiar when recalled. He seemed in fairly good spirits this morning, and his death was a terrible shock to his family. Ha went into the bed room a few rnimenti before tea o'clock this miming and an instant later Mrs. Dilling, who was in the kitchen, heard the rejiort of a rifle. Bushing into the bed room she found her husband lying on the floor, a terrible bullet wound in his right temple and a Stephens rifle with which he had accomplished his purpose, clutched in his right hand He was unconscious and lived only two minutes. Just how he man aged to inflict the wound will never be known, but it is snppos ed he rested the butt of the gun on the bed. placed his head over the muzzle and pulled the trigger. .Neighbors were summoned imme diately and Coroner J. 8. Falk, of this city telephoned for. He went to the Dilling home this afternoon to hold the inquest. Mr. Dilling had recently suffered an attack of lagrippe from which he had not fully recoverol, and which it is believed affected his mind. He was well-to-do and industrious farmer, and the news of his deatn surprised his many ucqaintances here. He leaves a wife, two daughters and one son. The funeral arrangements have not been made FASTER TIME Clover Leaf Superintendent Issues Live Bulletin. P. H. Houlehan, general superin tendent of the Ciover Leaf, hiissued a bulletin in which he ad vises engineers and conductors to annihilate old Father Time and hereby cut down the overtime that is being sent in to the timekeeper. He says that certain engineers and conductors are not handling the number of oars that many engineer* and conductors handle and make good time. He says he will expect through freight trains to not exceed in making their runs in more than flteen hours and local freight trains will be expected to not consume more than eighteen hours. In event that the time specified is exceeded he wants a report m ule out in ink and forwarded to him. showing how the time was con stimod. Tae checking will bi taken from the train sheets and not from the reports. A failure to mike the report will leave the engineer open to censure.

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HE HAD ’EM Yount M«n Who Formeily Lived Here Wakes Sleepy Bluffton. Scott Hughes came as near giving a public example of delirium trem ens on the streets yesterday even ing as one usually gets to see. Scott and his boon companion. Boy Mock, spent, the day acquiring a good sized jag and al mg about 5 Io* 'clock, he was loaded for bear. At that time he and Mock were in the Ratliff saloon on East Market (street For some reason, Hughes got into trouble and was ejected from the place As sosn as he was ; landed on the sidewalk, some one struck him a clip over the head. Screaming for help Hughes rushed to the Williamson Hardware store just across the street and demand ed that the firm sell him a gun. He wanted tc wipe out the mob which he declared tearfully and prayerfully was after him On his knees with clenched and uplifted hands be prayed for a gun. He took off bis cap and called attention to blood The force at the store couldn’t see any hlooi and failed to see any gaping wound. Hughes had previously declared that he was shot full of holes.— Bluftton Banner. SUDDEN DEATHS Rock Creek Township, Wells County, lias Suicide and Accident. Isaac Bessler, of Bookoreck, Wells county commit ted suicide at his home yesterday afternoon by taking laudanum. Bessler is a blacksmith and was fifty-eight vears old. He had been drinking and he and his wife hud had a row over having a dance at their home. He was favorable to having them there and his wife was not Harry Kessler, of Huntington, is a brother and another brother lives i-' Pennsylvania. The whereabouts of a son is not known. Mrs. Jerome Heckler of Rockcreek township. Wells county, living war the Sparks church, was found dead by her husband at mon yesterday. Mr. Beckler had gone to the farm of a neighbor to attend to some cattle. When he returned to the house he found his wife lying at lhe foot of the stairs, life being extinct. She had fallen down stairs. Her age was 65 years. FUGITIVE CAUGHT An Interurban Laborer Who Jumped ills Fine Is Now In Jail. Ed Haokadore, who formerly worked on the interurban and who was arrested last summer by the police <>n a charge of intoxication and disorderly conduct, was cap tured Wdnesday evennig by Night Policeman Reynolds. and is now anugly confined within the Adams county jiil. serving his nnexpired time. Hackedore when arrested by Reynolds begged to be allo.ved to go free, giving every excuse imag inable, but the cop took him in according to orders and he will bo compelled to serve his time.

DECATU’t, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17. 1905.

AT WILLIAMS Telephone Meeting Held Last Night • Citizens Company Will Build a Rural Line - Decatur Business Men Had Nerve Racking Sleigh Ride. Farmers of Northern Adams county and Southern Allen county held a meeting at Williams last night for the purpose of organizing a rural telephone company to fur nish service for tint community. Notwithstanding the fact that it was like a trip over the Alps to reach Williams, quite a number faced the storm and were present at 7:30 when the chairman. Mr. Dirkson called the meeting to Order. Representatives of the Decatur. P««e, and Hoagland companies were present and talked the merits of the establisment of direct lines to their respective central station The community seems divided, some desiring to bnild to Decatur, others to Poe. Hoagland or Monroeville, and a* a consequence nothing deflnite was done last night. The Decatur company will build a rural line to i Williams this spring, and give ser vice to those who desire it. Th® Poe or Hoagland compiny may also extend into the community and the Citizen* may then take their choice. Those who repre sente-i the Decatur comp my were F M Sohirtneyer, E. X Ehinger, Jeff Bryson and John Biker. The road® were almost impassable and the party had a tough trip. When within a half mile of Williams their sleigh overturned and the men went out into the snow drifts up to their ankles head first. They dug themselves out and went on. Returning home they had a similar ex]>erfence at almost the same place. They faced a blizzard all the way home, and while it’s funny today, it was rather a trying ordeal while it lasted. GOT STUCK Decatur Party Who Drove to Bultemier Home N blkk’s Clerks Had Pleasant Time But Got Home This Morning Just in rime For Work. The Niblick store clerks and a few invited friends formed a party who drove to the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bultemeier. last evening, who reside ten miles north of this city in Allen county. The party lef t this city at 5 o’clock and made elegant time to the Bultemier home, where they found a good supper awaiting them, and vou can imagine what a hungry crowd could do to it. The evening was spent in games and music, and at 12 o'clock the crowd started home, but right here is where the trouble commenced, as they h id not gone more than four miles when the team got stuck in a snow drift and the entire party were forced to get out in the enow and assist the team in getting started, but with all their assistance the team refused to move and several of the hiys in ths pirty re turned to the Bultemoir home and borrowed a team to assist them home. The party arrived home at 5 o'clock this morning, so., ling fine and none the worse for t'.ioir ex. perience

A WEDDING Mr Campbell of This Cltv Wins a Fair Gas Cltv Maldrn. On thf evening of February 11, the the home of her sister, and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Hina Taylor, of Gas City, Miss Leia Massey was united in marriage with Mr Milo Campbel), of Decatur. Ind., the Rev. White, of the First M. E. chnrch of this place officiating. Alter the ceremony the guests were treated to a bounteous supper provided by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Miss Massey is well known and i highly esteemed in the social life of ' Gas City, and Mr Campbell was an employee of the American Tin ' Plate Co .of Gas City from 1*99 to 1 ‘JO-1, but during the past year has i been in Wenatchee. Wash., where he owns a quarter section of ricn farming land. The young couple wiii go to Washington in a few , days and begin life together on their Western farm. They will be accompanied by the bridesmaid and bridesgroom Mr A. M DeArmond and Miss Dora Mitchell, whose wedding will occur in the near future WAS SOLD Kempton Company Buy Canning Plant Will Try to Bay the Building and Opts Branch Factory at Berne This Sammer. Sheriff Butler retnned last even ing from Berne, where he con ducted a sale of the tnachiney of the Berne Canning company. The sale was on order of the Hancock circuit court, where a judgment for <2300 had been rendered on a mort gage (juite an amount of the machinery had been replevined by the Bluffton Canning company. Yes terday's sale amounted to 1*62.60, the machinery being purchased by the Kempton Canning & Preserve compiny. of Kempton, Indiana, who were represented by Mr. Davis. Mr. Augsburger, of Brrne, was the only othT active bidder. Mr. Davis stated that he would not remove the machinery at once, but will make an effort to purchase the building and if they oac secure it at the right price will continue to operate the plant at Berne and that hustling town may still support a canning factoy. The Kempton people have had consideable experience and know their busniess. They lielieve Adams county a good field for such a concern, and may establish quite a brunch at Borne. TWO NEW CASES Circuit Court Docket Contains New Sults This Morning. Abel J. and Almira Hawk vs Valentine E. Hawk and sixteen others, petition for partition, was the title of a now case filed this morning by Attorneys Merryman Sutton. The defendant, live in Jay, DeKalb Allen and this county. The land in controversy is located in St. Mary's township. —o — Attorneys Todd & Gordon, of Bluffton, filed a new suit in court here this morning entitled Tne Studebaker Bank vs Charles B Niblick, Jacob Wcidler and Jonah Carson, suit on note; demand <IOO.

ADVISORY BOARD REPORT Complete Statement ofTheir Official Acts

DETAILED STATEMENT The Statement Covers Two Year’s Business They Refuse to Approve Over $5,000 Worth of Vouchers Issued by lhe Trustee. At a late hour yesterday, afternoon the advisory board for Washington township, completes! their settlement of th>* two last years of business, and issued the following signed statement: State of Indiana, Adams county, ss: The Adv.sory board of Washing ton township, met in special session ' or adjourned session persuant to call of Township Trustee in writing, on Tuesday, February 16, 1905: Present, Henry Hite, township trustee, John Hessler. E. 11. Faust and John Myers, constituting said i board, a quorum being present, Comes now Clark J Lutz, heretofore apjiointed by authority of this board to make examination of the books, pliers anti vouchers of T. 8 Coffee, ex trustee, and files with the board his report in writing, whieh report is in the following words (H. I.) and it appearing further that said T. S. Coffee did not file with this board his verified report as provided by law. and the board after having examined such papers, books and vouchers as have oome into their pissession, ard after having considered said report so filed by said Clark J. Lutz, do state and find that the following is the correct condition of the several funds belonging to said township, and with which said Coffee was chargeable on January 1, 1905. TOWNSHIP FUND. Corrected balance on hand Jan 1, 1904 <813.22 Total receipts by tr ustee in 1904 2471.79 Total charges <3285.01 Total disbursements as shown hy vouchers produced and turned over to us bv said Coffee for one year, 1904 <3037.42 From which deduct illegal vouchers heretofore set out 2005.88 Total legal disbursements allowed <1031.54 Leaving balance on hand in township lund, Jan. 1, 1905 2253.41 TCITION FUND. Corrected balance on hand. Jan. 1, 1904 <1097.91 Reo’d by Coffee, all sources in 1904 8224.67 Total charges <1322.58 Total disbursements on account Tuition fund for 1901, as shown by vouch ers 3349.01 Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1905 9 73.57 SPECIAL SCHOOL FI ND. Corrected balance on hand Jan. 1. 1904 4 5.61 Received by Coffee from all sources in 'O4 3303.65 Total charges <3309.26 Total disbursments on account of special fund for 1904 as shown by vouchers f ' •’ • '

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from which deduct overdraft and illemil vouchers heretofore set out for 'O3 and 'O4 1646.88 Total legal disbursments al lowed <3156.01 Leaving a balance on hand in special school fund Jan. 1, 'OS 153.23 ROAD FUND Corrected balance on band Jan. 1, 'O4 <481.74 I Total receipts road fund, 04 195.33 Total receipts and charges <676.74 1 Total disbursments on account of road fund as shown by vouchers for *O4 <377.05 from which deduct illegal vouchers as heretofore wt out for 'O3 and 'O4 351.17 Total disbursments for which we allow credit $ 35 ->8 Iz<aving a balance on hand in said fund Jan. 1, 'OS 650.84 I ADDITIONAL ROAD FUND ' Corrected balance on hand Jan. 1, 'O4 <30*9.18 Rec’d by ‘Coffee from all sources, 04 668.27 Total charges <3757 45 Total disbursments on account of Additional and Bridge, as shown by vouchers <1030.57 fiom which deduct illegal vouchers for 03 and 04, issued against said fund 1391.45 Leaving a balance on hind in Add. Road Fund Jan. 1, 'OS <4118.43 DOG FUND. Corrected balance on hand Jan. 1, 04 <197 88 Total receipts by Coffee 'O4 189.00 Total charges <3*6. *8 Total disbursments as shown by vouchers 207.70 Balance on baud Dog fund, Jan. 1, 05 <179.3* SUMMARY. Balances Jan. 1, 'OS. Township fund <2253.47 Tuition fund 973.57 Special school fund 153.22 Road fund 650.86 Add. road fund 4118.43 Dog fund 179.38 Total balances <*32B 36 In arriving at the balances in the seperate funds as above sei out we have refused to allow the said Coffee credit for certain vouchers heretofore set out in the severe 1 funds for the reason that said war rants were issued without any appropriation, having been made therefore and the articles for which said vouchers were issued were purchased by said Coffee without authority. No estimates were made therefor; no notice of receiv ing bids having been given; no bids having been received or accepted by him and for that reason we have treated each of said sums repre s.mted by such vouchers as a bul anoe in the hands of said trustee, and which vouchers so disallowed by us are as follows: Tjwnship fund, 'O3, —Nos. 237, 22, 125, 152, 156, 162, 191,; 1904— Nos. 14, 16, 17, 23. 33, 77, 89, 97, 102, 103, 183. Salary account over drawn, <262.50. Special School fund, 'o3—.Nos. 12, 13, 17, 83, 14, 123, 124; 'O4, Nos, 5, 14, 15, 16, 78, 184,185. Rond fund, 03—Nos 122; 04, Nos. 22, 26, 122. Additional Rond fund, 'o3—Nos. 26, 27, 91, 167; 'O4. Nos. 14, 21, 22, 39, 67, 101. We do not take in consideration illegal warrants if any that were f jcnnrl prior to J n 1, I*lo3, wh »n 'ontinu. <1 on p'»g‘ two Fir tcolumn