Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1905 — Page 1

VOLUME 111

CITIES AND TOWNS Terms of Present Officers Not Affected Elections In Every Cltv and Town In the State Will be Held November Fourteenth.

The codification commission's bill on cities and towns, as it finally came through the general assembly for a time will afteot the terms of officers in different ways. In many instances of the terms of men now in offi 'e will t>e exten led a few months. In many others men who will be elected next Novembler will 'serve less than four years. However, the purpose is eventually to make all terms start on the same (late and last four years, and this will be accomplished by 1910. By the new law elections will be held in every city and town in the state November 14 of this year, and in all cities and town s where terms for which present city officers were elected end before the close of the year the terms will be extended to the close of the year, and persons elected in November will take office January 1, 1906. Where terms for present city officers do not end until after next January, the officers chosen next November must wait until the e terms expire. There will be a uniform ending of all terms with the close of 1909, and everybody will start even in 1910. This is the way it will effect Decatur. The election of all city officers will be held November 14, this year. The present officers will serve out their full terms, the council until May 1906, and the other officers until September 1906. The terms of those elect ed will be shortt ned four and eight months, only they will be elected for four years, while two years is the term under the present law.

A BIG BUSINESS G R. i I. Breaks all Records In Freight Traffic. It is probible that the freight and passenger traffic on the Pennsylvania and G. R. & I- has been larger in the last two days than ever before in the history of these lines. The trains for botn of these roads are made up in the east yards, with the exception of the through passenger trains. Records compiled yesterday show that from 12 o’clock midnight Friday until 12 midnight Saturday there was an average of one train out of Fort Wayne every twenty-four minutes on Pennsylvania road. This in - eludes passenger trains. If the trains made up in the same yards and sent out on the G. R. & I- are counted, the average will be a train out of the city every five minutes, for the twenty-four hours. The foregoing figures take into account only out-hound trains. ■ There are as many coming in as going out and consequently the average on those roads alone was a train in or out every ten minutes for a full day. The figures for the last twenty-four hours have not yet been compiled, but tbe freight businesson these two roads was. if anything, heavier than ever. The G. R. I. borrowed four big engines from the Pensylvania Saturday and used every available engine of its own in hauling freight Sunday and this morning. The track is in good condition and the tonnage is made '*B heavy as the hauling power of the big locomotives will permit. 4— Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

The Daily Democrat.

DISTRICT MEETING Knights of Pythias Expect to be Well Entertained Thursday. A large crowd is anticipating acoompsning the Knights of Pv thias lodge Thursday to attend the district meeting ’of this organization and will no doubt be fully re - paid for their trip as the Hartford City lodge had made great prepara tions for this coming event having secured the service of tine bands and many other special attractions to entertain the visiting lodges The party from this city will leave Thursday at eleven thirty o'clock over the Clover Leaf ronte a special csr having been engaged for the occasion and a fare of 11.10 for the round trip has been secured, which rate will given to any one desiring to make the trip. From the present outlook a large majority of the local lodge will "attend and enjoy the benefits of a district meeting.

COURT NOTES I I 1 Slot Machine Burns To- ' Morrow Evening I I ’ I Probate and Civil Cases—A Jiror Telb How Near They Came to Convicting Collins. The Riber slot miohine will meet its doom at seven o’clock to. | morrow evening- Sheriff Butler has issued his edict and if you want to see tbe orders of the court car | tied out to the letter you should be on hands. The execution will take place at the vacant lot at the rear of the jail. Ths |SOO machine will lie stuffed with straw and rags saturated with kerosene and then touched off. —o— In probate court Matthias Shepherd, guardian for Ola Connor and others, has filed an account current, which was approved. Samuel Stahl, guardian for Henry B. Stahl filed his current report, which was approved. —o—- ’ B. W. Sholty, administrator of the estate of Sarah E. Plants, tiled a report of the sale of real estate and same was approved. In the claim cases filed against E. Burt Lenhart, administrator of the Hannah Elzey estate, motions were til ad in each for a cost bond. —o— Laura Osborne vs Joseph Osborne, divorce and alimony, default as to defendant. Proseouto r Moran filed answer in form of a general denial. —O'Charles Latohem, et al vs South Bend Petroleum et al, amended complaint filed, rule to answer. i —o— Huber Mfg. Co. vs Steve Longenberger et al, submitted .finding for plaintiff in sum of 11208.56. Foreolesuro of chattel mortgage ordered. Sophia Hnndet et al vs Margaret Reppret etal, partition, report of sale of inlot 732 filed and approved. —o— According to the story of one of the jurors told today, Luther Collins came near being convicted at his second trial. Thegjury was out twenty hours and returned a verdict of acquittal. At one time we are informed eleven of the jurors favored conviction. The twelfth man was asleep. He was awakened and told how his colleagues stood and straightway began a fight, opposing them, and with such force that he won the eleven stubborn men over to his belief, and Collins was given his liberty.

DEUATU’I, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, MAKI II 7. 11)05.

NEXT SUNDAY Monroe M. E. Church to be Dedicated Beautiful Foor Thousand Dollars House of Worship Is Complete—Rev. Parr In Charge of Service.

The handsome new 11000 Methodist Episcopal church at Monroe is to be dedicated next Sunday and the event is expected to be the banner one in church circles of that community. A number of people are arranging to attend from here and the public are cordially invited. The services will be in charge of Rev. W. D. Prarr, JD. D., secre tary of the board of church extension. He is an able man and an interesting talker who will please tho-e who hear him. The new Monroe church is a model of modern workmanship and the inter! »r is as beautiful as any enurch in the county. Rev. J. A. Sprague, to whom untiring efforts the new edifice may be attrbuted, is an en ergetio and sincere worker who deserves the praise and hearty congratulations he is reoeiviug. Among the furnishings is a modern and costly church organ which was donated. You should arrange to attend the services next Sunday.

THE END The Indiana General Assembly Adjourns The Last was a Busy Day Ending With a Clash Between the Two Legislative Branches.

The legislature adjourned at midnight after a somewhat strenuous session yesterday, the two branches of the general assembly getting on their dignity over the appropriation bills, which were previously agreed to in joint committee. The paring of two items the state normal school to 110,000 instead cf |50,000, and the library commission ♦7,500 instead of I s ,ooo, started senatorial dignity to a flowing eloquence against the jack knife brutality of the house leaders. It grew in heat and intensity’ until fear became general that no agreement could be reached, and that an extra session would have to be called. At a very late hour good sense prevailed and an agreement reached, and at the midnight hour an adjournment sine die was permitted. —. « At the closing hour it was found necessary to add ♦2,000 to the ♦ 115,000 already appropriated to meet the expenses of the general assembly. Senator Tyndall and Represent ative Vizard are expected home today. Unlike many other mt mbers of the legislature they have been exceedingly attentive to nearly every session, and return with a good record. They were exceedingly active fir minority members and displayed good judgment in voting upon the many bills that came up for consideration. Speaker Cant well was presented with a diamond stud, a very beautiful and appreciative gift.

BOUND OVER Otto Daniels Gives Bond for Appearance In Circuit Court. - Otto Daniel, the young man who was captured Sunday at Toledo, by Sheriff Butler and Marshal Green, after eluding arrest for several months, was given a preliminary hearing last evening before 'Squire Smith, and in the rape and seduction cases he waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the circuit court in the sum of |SOO. In the paternal proceedings he asked for a oont inuanoe, which was granted unilt i Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. I Daniels being held under <3OO bond pending his hearing, bis bond in both oases being signed by his father. Both of the above cases are the ones filed some time ago by Miss Bessie Chronister, the injured party.

STILL BUSY The Commissioners Still in Session They Granted the Petition of Monroe Citizens to Vote on Incorporation. The commissioners are having another busy day. this morning granting licenses to retail liquor to Henry Koenneman, C. Rademacher, John Schaffer and Jeff Klopfenstein. The petition of H. J. Andrews et al for the incorporation of the town of Monroe, was granted, and Monday March 20 set as the day when the electorate of that place will decide by ballot, whether they will stand for such incorporation or reject it. Clark J. Lutz, the present county attorney, was elected by the board foi another term of one year, dating from March 6. His selection was by the unanimous vote of the board, with whom the county attorney is in high standing. J A petition for extension number three to the Decatur and Bluffton macadam road was granted, and B. J. Terveer and David Dilljng appointed viewers and Surveyor Baumgartner as engineer. Jeff G. Crum was appointed as superintendent. Bids were opened for the stone work and building of the new barn at the county infirmary. Calvin Miller was low bidder on the foundation, his bid being ♦ ! 74 per cubic yard, completed. Jeff Crum was the only bidder on the structure, his hid being ♦ 1525 with slate or cement roof, and 11234 with shingle roof. The bids exceed the appropriation, and as yet the board has taken no action. The successful bidders for sup plies at the infirmary are Holthouse, Schulte Co., clothing, Holthouse Drug Co., drugs,; Schaffer Hard ware Co., hardware; Kuehler Moltz Co., groceries and tobaccos; Niblick Co, dry goods; Burns &]Son, harness. The board are busy w’th allowance and will perhaps bo ready for adjournment tomorrow.

PEDRO PARTY Last Event ol Season at C. Y. M. Club * Cards. Dancing and Luncheon Furnished Amusement for Biggest Crowd of the Season. A crowd that tax -d the captcity of the C. Y. M. club rooms attehded the last pedro party ofthe season last evening and were well rewarded for their attendance as the affair was a success from start to finish. The hall had been neitly decorated with the club colors which were

arched and draped in many artistic designs and presented a most pleas ing apjiearanoe to the onlooker, j Thirty-five tables had been ar- , ranged for the players and at eight I o'clock these were filled and as many more could have been occu pied had the club boys had the joom, but the capacity of the hall had been taxed and those that were late were forced to look on. The playing was spirited throughout and many contests were close and exciting, the prizes being carried off by Miss Nettie Smith who received a silk shirt waist and by C. O. Meibers, who received a tine i pair of three dollar shoes. Miss I Nettie and her sister, Miss Mayme were a tie for first place and cut the cards to decide the winner, , Mias Nethe defeating her younger sister. After the awarding of the prizes the floor was cleared and the balance of the evening devoted to dancing and general merrymaking. The music was furnished by True and Med and was good, they being compelled time after time to repeat a waltz or two step in response to the applause that followed. The cluh had gone to the trouble of serving luncheon at the club rooms thus avoiding an intermission and fed the hungry crowd to perfeetion. This club well deserve all the compliments that were bestowed upon them by those present as they proved themselves to be fine entertainmers and fully competent to handle an event of this kind. This will be the last social event given by this club this season, but next fall they will bo heard from again and will no doubt attract itrge rowds.

KILLED DOGS A Wholesale Slaughter of Canines at Hartford City. Wholesale murder was committed at Hartford City Friday and Prosecutor Emshweiler unisex Prosecutor Aaron M. Waltz are investigating the latest crime. Some one sowed poisoned weinerwurst broadcast <>n the streets of Hartford City and about twenty five dogs were killed. Two children got hold of the poisoned moat camo very nearly eating it. Two well to do young farmers are suspected and it has been learned that they bought two pounds of weinerwurst and a large quantity of arsenic. A penitentiary sentence will just about fit such people. They distributed the poison in «uoh away that children could get it and are next thing to intentional murderers. Home From His Labors. J. W. Vizard pa-sod through our city today enroute trom Indianapolis to his home at Pleasant Mills, where he will rest up after his sixty days' service in the legislature as representative of Adams county. Mr. Vizard stated that he was glad toe session was over as it was mighty hard work.

NUMBER 47

LENTEN RULES Bishop Alerdlng's Statement for Fort Wayne Diocese. The Linton season begins tomorrow and continues until Easter day, Sunday, April 23. Bishop Alerding has issued the following rules for his diocese, which iucludes Decatur: 1. All the faithful over the age of 21 and under 00 are, unless legitimately dispensed, bound to observe the fast of Lent. 2. They are only to take one full meal a day, Sundays excepted. 3. The full meal allowed on fast days should be taken about noon. But if for any good reason the meal cannot be taken at noon, it is permitted to take the collation in the morning and put off the full meal until evening. 4. Both fish and flesh are not to be used at the same time, not even on Sundays. 5. A refreshment, commonly called a collation, is allowed in the evening. No general rule as to the quantity of food permitted at this time is or can be made; but the practice of the most regular Christians is to never let it exceed one fourth of an ordniary meal. 6. Gn account of the existence of such custom, the church tolerates the use of bread, I utter, eggs, cheese and milk, and all other kinds of fruits, salads, vegetables and fish at a collation. 7. For the same reason it is permitted to take in the morning some warm liquid, as tea, coffee or thin chooclate. with a little milk, and a ■ cracker, or a small piece of bread. 8. Necessity and custom have authorized the use of lard instead of butter in preparing fish, vegetaI bles, etc. 9. By dispensation the use of "esh moat is allowed at any time on Sunday, and once a day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, excepting the second and

last Saturdays in Lent. 10. The following are exempt from the obligations of fasting: Those under 21 and those over 60 years of age, the sick, pregnant and nursing women, those who are obliged to labor hard, and those who, through weakness, can not fast without injury to their health' 11. Persons dispensed from the obligation of fasting are bound by the restriction of using meat at only one meal on days by which its use is granted by dispensation. vVe recommend that the faithful, if at al! possilbe. observe the rigorous abstinence at least on Good Friday. The Paschal time, during which every practical Catholic is obliged to confess his sins and receive holy communion extends from the first Sunday in Lent to Trinity Sunday, both inclusive. In this diocese Fridays of Advent are not fast days. The annual collection for the Indian and negro missions is to be I taken up on the first Sunday in Lent. A plenary indulgence is granted bv the holy father to all who contribute, if they receive worthily the sacraments of penance and the blessed Eucharist, on the Sunday on which the collection is made, and offer prayers according to his intention. Herman Joseph Alerding, Bishop of Fort Wayne, March 1, 1905. Slightly Better. Charles Dirkson is at present confined to his country home in a very serious condition suffering with peritonitis and appendicitis. Dr. D. D. Clark is waiting upon the patient, and stated today th it Mr. Ditkson's condition this morning was slightly better, but that he was still in a bad shape. He has been suffering for several days.