Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1905 — Page 1

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COMBINE SCHOOLS Blue Creek Township to Discuss Question Prof. Brandyberry Calls Meeting for April nth — Movement Due to Work C, F. Brenner. County Superintendent Irvan Brandy tarry has issue ! a call for a meeting of everyone in Blue Creek township interested in their schools, to be held at Salem on April 11th. This meeting has been culled tor the purp >se of discussing the advisability of combining the schools of the township into one. Tue movement is due to the untiring efforts of C. E Brenner who has been urging such a change for somethac and whose arguments in its favor has created considerable interest. Blue Creek township has seven souool houses, all of which it is said show the marks of time. To conduct these seven schools, seven teachers are necessary. It is now proposed that the township build one or two school buildings sufficiently large to accommodate all the students and to have about three teachers. The probabilities are that only one building will be built and that centrally located, the children to be conveyed to aud from their homes in rigs provided by the township. it is estimated th it the cost will not be as much as the maintaining of the present system and the school can then be made a graded one with all the advantages of our city schools. Tuese questions will be thoroughly discussed at the meeting next month Prof. Brandyberrv informs us that it is his believe that this system will be in use in every tiwnship in the County within a few years. It is being used in various counties in the state and is proving most satis factory. In fact the system has already began in this county, as in Preble and French townships two schools have been oomtrined and the children conveyed to and from with the money thus saved. It is a known fact that a number of students are more easily governed and taught than a few

A PROTECTION New Law Prevents Certain Mtn From Holding City Office. Under the new law no person Cjnneoted in any manner with a corporation holding or seeking a franchise from the city can hold an office of the city. That is if a men is a stockholder, director, employe or otherwise connected with a corporation that comes under the law he cannot be mayor, councilman, city attorney, street commissioner, health officer or anything else pertaining to the control of the city government. For instance, no stockholder, employe or officer of a gas company, stieet railway company ,electric railway or light company, telephone company, factory, asking switch or railroad privihges from the city or in any manner seeking something along this line from the city, can hold office under . this law. Judge Ctipman, of Anderson, who was chairman of the commission that prepared the law, in speaking of it said that the ob jeot is thoroughly and completely to divorce cities from corporation influenoe. It io thought to prevent railroad, traction, electric or any other corporation from electing or controlling the appointment of oity officials.

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A GOOD ONE Berne's New Banking Batldln< Will be a Model One. ’ 1 A The contracts fir the material and construction of the building were let Thursday evening to Souders A- Detamor, contractors of Portland, for the brick and cut stone work for the sum of <3.1)80; to the Bertie Lumber company, a borne firm, for the car]>enter work, including the plastering and the finishing for the sum of <3,795; to Peter J. Eicher, southeast of town, for the foundation for the sum of <545. In all abou* a dozen carpenters had given in their blds, some of them being sub-bids for the construction of tue building as a whole. The contract for the roofing and galvanized work has not yet been let. According to plans and specifications the new bank of Berne building, the building of which will begin as soon as possible, will not only be an ornament to the town, but it will be Berne's handsomest and costliest building. It will be one of the most complete and beautiful bank buildings in this part of the state. Its location, corner Main and Jefferson streets is the best in town. The new structure will be 24x110 feet, two stories, and will have a basement under the entire building. Tne first floor will be ooouped by the bank with its furniture and vault, back of .which will be the counsel and directors’ room. In the rear part of the room there will be built a suite of four bank office rooms, two of which will be 7%x18 fse® The second floo" will contain en neatly furnished and double office rooms, which will be entered from a hallway 6x9 feet. Tne face of the north and east fronts of the building will be laid up with the Onio Press Co. ’s iron spotted brick, with Bedford stone facing and plate glass fionts.— Berne Witness

THEY CAME Acts of the Last General Assembly Arrive Indiana's New Laws Which Will Soon be Proclaimed In Full Force and Effect. The acts of the sixty fourth general assembly arrive from the prin ' ter, and the employees around the jcleik's office have been busy handing out the new state laws. It is I a handsomely bound volume oon--1 taining 866 pages. The codification haws form the bulk of this solid reading, the act covering towns and cities embrace IY3 pages. lu the hfth class in which Decatur for a year or so yet will be governed, j the appointive power of the mayor embraces the marshal, chief of the fire force and street commissioner. The oity attorney is elected by the members of the council, as is now the case. The salaries of all oity officers is regulated by ordinance except the oouncilmen themselves, which in the fifth class is not more than one hundred dollars a year. 1 The next election will occur on the first Tuesday after the first Monday m November, IWOS, which will be November 7. As soon as a receipt is in tiie hands of the secretary of state acknowledging receipt of the bound acts, the governor will bs notified and he will issue a procla mation proclaiming them the laws of the state and in fuil force and effect thereafter-

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WAR NEWS Russia Outlines Peace Condition United States and France Assisted Shapmj the Arrangements. St. Petersburg. March X —Russia has outlined the conditions under which she is prepared to negotiate peace. It was st aUd to night with every semblance of authority that th inks to the good offices of the United States and France, the question of peace has assumed practical shape. Lindon, March 29—The Times' St. Petersburg correspondent telegraphs as follows: "The entire absence of private and press telegrams from th) front, together with a laconic message from General Linevitoh tonight, dated Harbin and saying ‘no reports from the armies,’ evolves fears that communications have cut and that the Japanese have turned the Russian positions.” London, March 28.—" When peace negotiations commence it will be between Russia and Japan direct and not through any intermediary,” was Minister Hayashi's comment to the Associated Press tonight, when shown the dispatch from a northern European capital, stating that M. Deloasse, the French foreign minister, had been asxed to act as an intermediary, to open peace ne gotiations. Minster Hayashi said he attached no importance to the statement, but believed that France was trying to influence Russia to open negotiations for peace. London, Maron 28.—M. Routkowski, the Russian fiscal agent in London, has sent a long letter to the London newspapers protesting vigorously against what he calls the deliberate campaign carried on in the past three years not only by the British press, but also through organs connected with the British press in America and France to damage Russian credit by predicting insolvency and revolution. SISTER IS DEAD John Klclnhenz Received Sad News This Morning. John Kleinhenz of this city, received a message conveying the s»d news that his eldest sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Durvellius had died at nine o'clock this morning, at her home at Ottoville, Putnam county, Ohio. She was seventy years old and a pioneer of her community. She had never visited here and had no acquaintances outside of Mt. Kleinhenz'family. Mr. Kleinhenz will go to Ottov'lie Thursday evening. The funeral service will be held Friday morning at nine o'o’look.

WHIST CLUB Regular Scs’lon Last Might was a Pleasant One. The Whist club enjoyed one of their enjoayble sessions at the home of Mr. and Mrs L. G. Ellmgham. last evening, Mrs. Miller being the hostess. Sixteen boards were played, Mrs. Roy Archbold and J H. Heller making the high score. 217 The refreshments were delicious and were daintily served by Miss Winifred Ellmgham. The visiting guests were Mr. and Mrs Humphries and Miss Bessie Congleton. COURT NEWS Miller-McKean Case Still in Progress Defendant on Witness Stand—John Andrews Plead Go Ity—Other Business. The case of Calvin Miller vs George McKean et al to collect <2OOO and set aside conveyance, is still m progress, and will likely continue until Thursday noon or perhaps longer. The pla-ntiff rested his ease Tuesday afternoon and the defense l>egan immediately. Mr. McKean was the first witness called and was on the stand several hours, giving a history of his partnership with Mr. Miler up to and after he began his term as surveyor. Titus Ernst, as riding bailiff, went to Scheiman's bridge north of town to subpoena as witness several Decatur people who are enjoy mg a fishing trip there Peter C- Miller vs Charles A Hunter, suit on <llOs note, the plaintiff filed answers to interroga tories. Charles Latchem et al as South Bend Petroleum company et al. foreclosure of mechanics’ lien of <ISOO. Separate answer filed by South Bend Petroleum company, rule to reply. —o— Judge D D. Heller was in court this morning for the first time for a week, he having been confined at home with an attack of rheuma tism. —o — John M Andrews plead guilty to keeping a gaming Jdevioo and was fined <25 and costs. IN HIGHWAY Geneva People Have Unique Marriage Ceremony. • Today’s Berne News said: Hiram Grove and Mrs. Rachel Stevenson were married on the public highway between Bryant and Geneva last Thursday evening, by the Rev. Z. C. Mower. The original arrangements was that the couple should be married at the U. B. parsonage at this place in the evening, but the Rev. Mower was called to preach a sermon at Portland, and he started, and as his way led past the homo of Mr. Grove he stopped and waited for the couple. As they did not appear he was forced to continue on his way. About half way between Bryant and Geneva he met the couple and told them they would have to be married on the highway or wait until his return later in the evening, so they decided to be man ied on the public highway.

MRS. GAST DEAD — Pioneer Lady of City Answers Final Call Ilinas of Six Weeks Duration Proved Fatal—Decease Was Nearly Eighty Years Old. Mrs. Catherine Tonnellier Gast | died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at her home on North Clues street, after an illness of about six weeks. She suffered from pneumonia and lagrippe to which were added the infirmities of old age, a cjniplica ' tion she was unable to battle. 8h e . was well known in this city, where she has lived continuously for over thirty years. She was a kind Christian lady, charitable and loving and her friends were many. Catherine Tonnelleir was born in Metz, Germany, September 25, 1825, and [consequently lacker! but a few months of being four score years of age. She came to American iu I*4B, and located at Louisville, I Kentucky, where she lived a num her of vears. She was married January 6. 1850, to Martin Gast, and to them six children have been ; born. The father, three sons, Jacob, Rickey and Lewis and one daughter, Mrs J. B Hdthouse, have preceded the aged mother in death. Two children, Frank Gast, the well known cigar manufacturer, and Miss Regina Gast, and an adopted son, Henry Toomas, sur viveher. Mrs. Gast was a devoted Catholic and a member of tne St Mary’s society. Too funeral servi cos will be held at nine o'clock Friday morning at the St. Mary’s church. Rev. Wilken conducting same. Interment at St. Joseph’s cemetery. LIBRARY SOCIAL Shakespeare Club Event to be Held Friday Evening. On Friday evening of this week the Laides' Shakespeare club will give a social at the home of Mrs. John W. Tyndall on Monroe street and the public is c irdially invited to attend. The price is only ten cents and you are positively guar anteed the worth of your money. The social is given for the benefit of the new public library and the receipts will be turned over to the Carnegie committee. If you are interested in securing this hand some <IO,OOO building for Decatur and properly furnished you should not overlook this opportunity to help the cause, and especially so when you receive value received for your money. MANY CHILDREN Representative of Orphan's Home Is Herr Looking After His Charges. R. A. Longman, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who is connected with the Children’s Home at that place, was in the city today, looking after some of the Home's charges in this place. It is the duty of the management of this institution to keep in touch with their charges until they reach their majority. He has nine children placed in homes in this county and was busily engaged today in looking after their welf ire and surround ings. He stated to a representative of. this paper that the charges in this city were in good hands and that he was well satisfied with their surroundings. Mr. Longman left this afternoon for Jay county.

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RARE OCCURANCE Osjlm Man Preached Funeral Services. For His Mother. The people of O<«lan witnessed t spectacle Monday that is seldom seen. Rev. Charles Oswalt, of Rhode Island, officiated as the minister at the funeral services of his own mother. Tfie services were conducted in accordance with the rules of the Episcopalian church. Mrs. Oswalt was brought to Ossian for interment Monday and the services were held at the church after the arrival of the tram. Rev Oswalt was asssited bv another member <f the Episcopal church, each Isdng clad in the robes of the church. This was the first funeral of the kind ever held in Ossian and the fact that the woman's own son had charge of the services made it a decidedly novel affair. The fu neral was a large one, the deceased being a w cnan universally known and respected. LIKES SOUTH Charley Mumma Locates at Gideon Missouri. A letter from Charley Mumma was received this morning from Gideon, where he recently located. He says be likes the country and will probably remain there. The town suffered a <25,000 fire Saturday night six buildings were destroyed. Everyone is fishing in that locality even Charlev himself and he reports catching a number of good sized ones He will continue to read the Daily Democrat. AN ACCIDENT Judge Branyan's Experience on a Delivery Wagon. Judge J. C. Branyan is fond of riding over the city, it matters not in what kind of a vehicle, but his favorite pastime is often intermingled with bitter experiences. A few days ago as he was riling to the city in the evening with Lewis Bridge on the delivery wagon of the Bridge & Weese hardware firm, with a nervous horse hitched to the wagon. When on west Market street near the court room the driver stop]>ed to let Judge Bran yan climb off the wagon. The horse would not stand still and after several attempts to alight the judge had to give it up and ride {to the store. There he dismounted from the wagon in a Lurry. But a screw in the wagon seat caught his clothing. A ter i e rent was made and it was fortunate that the judge ha ion a long tailed coat.—Huntington Democrat. Improving Louis HoltWbuse is daily improving and is now able to set up for a short time each day. He is rapdily gaining strength and with no back set should soon be able to be out on the streets again. This is encouraging news to his many friends, who are hoping for a speedy recovery . Mite Society. The Ladies’ M’te society of the M- E. church will meet at the church Friday afternoon at which time considerable business of importance is to be transacted, and a good attendance is desired Don't fail to be present if you are interested in the worn.