Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1905 — Page 1

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CITY DADS They Held a Session Last Night ’ onsidtrable Business or Importance was Transacted with Two Members Absent The city council sat in regular ex«outive session last evening, with the mo.vor presiding and all connoilmen present, with the exception of Nasser and Buhler. both lieing absent on aocount of sickness. A quorum was present, however, and the regular routine of business was gone through. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, and the patition of O U Snelleu and several others, who reside on north Third street, for a oement or briok walk was taken up and re ferred to the street and sewer com. mittee. The petition of Henry Krick for the vacation of the Frank ißauth's addition to thee west part ■of town was favorably reported upon by the committee ami granted, and the plans for replating the same will be ready in a short time The report of T reasurer William Arohbold was then read and upon a favorable report from the finance omimttee was adopted Teeple then moved that the waterworks committee be empowered to sell the old boilers and grate bars that belong to the city and report back to the omncil their transaction. This motion carried by a unanimous vote. Porter then moved that the water works ordinance be read for tha first time, which makes it the duty of livery stables and factories who use oily water to pat in and nse a meter. His motion, however, was lost, Teeplo, Fordvce and Kirsch voting no and Porter yes. The electric light ordinance was then read and adopted, which now causes all people who are using eleotrioity to use the same by meter, a'he bill of City Engineer Folk for labor and salary was then taken up and a hot discussion over the same resulted. Fulk claimed to have done some work for the city that Counoilman Por ter had ordered and some of the counoil took exception to the same, owing to the fact that Porter was not a member of that committee, and had no right to order the work done. The vea and nay vote was then oalled, Teeple and Fordyoe voting nay and Porter and Kirsch voting vea. Mayor Coffee then cast his vote in Fulk’s favor, and the bill was allowed. Porter then made a motion to out ont the five dollar pre mium allowed the fire department for making quick runs to a fire, whioh resulted In a tie vote. The mayor deoided in favor of the mo tion The following bills were then allowed, after whioh council adjourned: L. C. Helm, pay roll Jaoob Martin, city oommis sioner, $8; J. D Meyers, oity commissioner, SK; Jaoob Maitin. meals, 80; Joel Reynolds, salary, #45; bam Frank, salary, #45; William Geary, #10; C. & E railroad, freight, $32.60; Dan Bailor, labor, ♦l: Ben Middleton, labor. $8.80 ; National bank, interest, $137. Alex Barnett, labor, $45; Roman Barthel, labor, $2; same, for labor, I*; Solomon Linn, oity oommis-si-mer, $8; H. Lankenan, oity commissioner, $8.50; C. K. Bell, express, $1 ; Mat Breiner, hauling Lose cart, $1; Fred Mills, supplies, ,0 °; c. K. Bell, express, $1.80; •fohn Burkhoad, hauling hose oart, City Trucking Co., drayage, # 13.40; C. fi. railroad, freight. #52.65; O, D. Murray, meals, $4*5.50; k - C. Helm, pay roll, fire. $56.50; 'V. E. Fulk, pay roll, $881.44; M. ■ T Mylott, pay roll, ;$148.50; John Cjffei, pay roll, *54.84.

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NO CHANGE Personal Property Assessment in Adams* 1 is Enchanted. The statement sent out from Indtanapolis tb** Adams county was Included in the list of counties, whose i»ers.>nal projiorty assessment would he moreaned by the state board, is denied in a letter from the state auditor, whioh has just been reoelved by Auditor Lewton The news is good news all around It is good tor those who pay the taxes, and the auditor doubly appreciates it, because he had begun work on his tax duplicates, and a change in the valuation meant all kinds of trouble for him. This relief permits the offacia] to continue the work already begun on ihe tax duplicates TWO SIDES Mrs. Ayers Claims She is Abused Their family Troubles Still a Matter of Discussion Among Themselves. ! Mrs. Ayers was a caller at this offioe today and gave her side of the recent controversy between herself and daughter, which have funished some business for Esq. Smith's court, and incidentally a littie spaoe for the newspaper reporters. She is a tine looking woman and from general conversation one would not readily lie lieve her gailty of anything but correct decorum, especially to a daughter. She tells a well conneoted story of being the under dog m the tight, and the one above all others who has been abased, and who has a righteous and just cause, Her absenoe at the time her daugh ter was in the justioe's oourt, is explained, by.her not knowing when the case wonld be called. She wanted to lie there to testify and refute several charges made by the defending witness who laid it on good and thick, and at the same time assumed the role of innooenoe abroad, all of which won much favor with the court and spectators. Mrs. Ayers has a well grounded notion that she is being unduly haressed at this time, with a view of discrediting her in a trial to be pulled off soon in the Adams circuit court, when she proposas to oonviot several parties on the somewhat grave and serious charge of kidnapping. It is all pretty thoroughly mixed, and is that kind of familiy distrust and incompatibility that makes business for the lawyers, and good hot news for the sooopers

TEA PARTY Mrs. John Niblick Delightfully Entertains Friends. Mrs. John Nrbllok ontertained a dellightful company at a tea party last evening, the same being in honor of Mrs Adams of Brooklyn, New York, who is visiting in the city. The invited guests were Rev. and Mrs J. (J. White. Rev. and Mrs. W. H Daniel, Mosdames Allison, Champer, Morrison, Sehrook, Hill, M B Miller and Mrs. Adams of Brooklyn, New York, and W. J. Vesey and family of Fort Wayne The entertainment afforded several hoars’ of genuine pleasare.

UECATI'H, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AI GI ST 2. 1»05.

FOR SCORCHING An Arrest for Violation of Speed Ordinance Dick Vcscy Speeds His Automobile Too Fast to Suit the Officials of the City. Richard Vesey, a son of Judge and Mrs. Vesey, Fort Wayne, who have been visiting here for several days with relatives, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Policeman Samuel Frank, on a j charge of running his automobile beyond the speed limit, of an ordinance laid down by the city of Decatur. At the time of the alleged transaction young Vesey was running his automobile along Monroe street going west, the occupants at the time being Misses Kittie Smith and Blanoh Rice and Messrs. Riohard Vesey and Burton Xtbliok. When they arrived near the Grand

Rapid* railroad, according to the testimony of Louis Hoopengardner »nd William Foughty, the prosecuting witnesses, Vesey was driving the machine at the rate of thirty miles an hour, and as they crossed over the railroad ran over Hoopengardner's dog and killed it instant- i ly. These same men stated that after driving a square further west i the anomobile narrowly missed bit- ( ting a child. To all of this latter the occupants of the automobile < deny, but do say that they struck i the dog, but do not know whether ! I the animal was hurt or not. They all further state that they were not running over eight miles an hour, which is within the limit of the ordlnanoe. After Vesev’s arrest i he was arraigned before Squire Smith and asked tor a continuance of the case, which was granted until next Tuesday. Vesey gave bond for fifty dollars for his apjwarance, his father. Judge Vesey, being his security. SOME COURT Injunction Granted by Judge Erwin Stewart and Others Against the City of Dunkirk in the Cause to be Settled. Judge Erwin held a little oourt this morning, long enough to grant a temporary injunction in a oase of Stewart and others against the oity of Dunkirk The oase is filed and belongs to the Jay circuit court, but Judge LaFollette was disqualified from dispensing auy justioe in the case, owing to a relationship existing between himself and the plaintiff in the suit. The injunction granted willl later be heard in • the Jay oircuit, the action here closing so far as the Adams oircuit oourt is oonoerned. J. M. Smith ami James Moran represented the plaintiffs, and George T. Whitta- , kor, the oity of Dunkirk. The oomplaint was long, oovering about thirty pages of reasons stipulated by the plaintiffs why the injuno- > tion should he granted, and is another oase where sewers and i other publio business is seldom if ever done with the consent of every one interested therein. Tho case \ will later be tried in the Jay oircuit . court, and both sides show evidence of putting up a game fight for a del cision favoring their side of the controversy.

WILL BE HERE S. G. Anglin, State Organizer, to be Here August Sixteenth. Sheriff Butler has a letter front 8. U. Anglin, whose home is in Warsaw, and who is the state organizer of the Connt.v Detective association, that he would be here on August 16th, for the purpose of putting’into full force and effeot the organization to be known after that time as the Adams County Detective association. Sheriff Butler will be in readiness for this official. The meeting will be held in the oourt room, and it is expected that the list of membership will lie large, as it should be. FOR GOOD ROADS French Township in Favor of Better Roads I The Vole was Eighty-Three for the Road to Sixty-Three Against it—Union Township is Next. The Frenoh township maoadairi

road election yesterday passed oft without incident. The vote polled showed that every voter was interested one way or another in the building of this road, a* one hundred and forty-six votes were oast and this is about the limit of voters in French township. As will be repeated by the inspector, John CAugsburger, eighty-three votes were cast in favor of the road and sixty three against it, leaving a clean majority of twenty in favor

of the macadam improvement. The majority is really large, considering the general mixup into whioh French has gotten inself on the ;oad question. The next step in the matter of building the road will be the letting of tne Oontra* t, and the commissioners next week will no doubt instruct the auditor to give the proper notice and set a day when bids will be received for its oonstruotion. B >nds will then be issued for the prioe whioh the read is sold for, adding thereto the expense, and it will not be long until French township will have a fraction over four miles of maoadam road, more than they ever had before,. It is now in order for Cnion township to get into the game and out of the mud Union | is now the only township in Ihe oounty that is not the p issessor of good macadam roads, built by the township. This too. in the faoe of the taot that many of the best farmers, uow rioh and independent, and unusually progressive in busi ness, live in Union township, k Adams Oounty. and the state of Indiana. Uniym should take a hunoh and vote themselves a system of macadam rorfds that would be an , honor to their township, and of , convenience and benefit to themselves.

A SUCCESS Blodgett Reports the Loganspori Races a Success. Special Telegram To Tha Democrat Indianapolis, August 2 —Blodgett in the Indianapolis News tonight from Logansport will say “this oity is demonstrating the possibilities of successful horse racing in Indiana without gambling. Persons who have been using the hammer in saying that the meet will fail for the laok of bookmaking, are hunting cover, and getting on the other side of the controversy. Large and enthusiastio crowds are witnessing the raoes, and the managers of the driving club are pleased to say that hereafter there will be no book making.”

WANTS A DIVORCE Hattie Graham Seeks Legal Seperalion A Marriage License was Issued and a Case of Insanity Filed by Drs. Parrish and McKean and Esq. Bailey.

Battle Graham wants a divoroe from Lafayette Graham, and through Shaffer Peterson, as her lawyer, she goes into court with a complaint whioh shows their marriage to have taken place in Jay oounty in 1880. They lived together until July 8, lUO3, when thev separated. Eight children, seven of whom are now living, were born to them, all being grown but two. Non-support is the chief allegation. She wants a divorce, the care of the two minor ohildren and other proper relief. A marriage license was issued to VViiliam Matching and Susie Sovine, they complying in all respects to the new marriage law, Drs. F. M-tParriih and T. J. McKean and Esq. A. B. Bailey held an insanity inquest and derjared Margaret Zaugg of unsound mind. She is the wife of Phillip Zaugg, who lives in Monroe township. She has been recommended for admittance to the Richmond Insane hospital.

John Augsburger came in from French township to canvass and tile with the auditor his repert of the maoadam road election held there yesterday. The law stipulates that this canvass shall be made on Thursday following suoh election. So John will have to play a return date here tomorrow. WOODBURN FIRE Berne Business Men Have Fire Loss A Saw Mill Burned Entailing a Loss of Fifteen Hnndred Dollars.

A tire at "Woodburn late yesterday will oost several Berne business men a thousand dollar fire loss. A saw mill there owned by Berne people caught tire and was totally destroyed, but by hard and persistent work the tlames were confined to the mill alone, whioh burned to the ground. The blaze started in the engine room, spread

ing rapidlv, and for a time it looked rather charry, not only for the mill, but for the large stacks of lumber in the yard, and several other buildings as well. The tire flght’rs did their work well, and kept, the flames from spreading. The loss is estimated at SISOO. Itisuranoe in the sum of S4OO will have to repair this loss. It was also given out that the mill will be rebuilt and the affairs of the company carried on the same as they have been heretofore. It An thought that new inaohinery rail tie ordered at onoe and not j he hi time will ;be lost in delaf, Redke mill has been doing a img built t business, and turns last nam ished lumber every yftorate.- Portia: heavier stockholde Bixler and Dr. K

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FAST BALL The Kcndland Ball Club Plays the Game to a Finish. Kentland, the baseball team that meet the Rosenthals in this city tomorrow afternoon at Steele's park, defeated the oraok salaried team of Bluffton on yesterday by a score of nine to five. A number of Decatur fans were in attendance and report that the Kentland team won strictly on their merits, although Bluff ton did try to give them several raw decisions The team is one of the fastest in the state and shonld prove an excellent attraction The Rosenthals will he out in full strength with Railing in the box, and should Kentland ohanoe to win, which we liardlv think probable, they will know they have been in a ball name. A large orowd should be in attendance, and encourage the home team along by their rooting.

FAST AND FURIOUS The Decatur Fats vs. the Geneva Fats Threshing in Southern Adams Reveals Good. Healthy Crops, All Above the Average. (Special Correspondence. > Geneva. ImJ., August 2—There have been ball games and ball games, all of them interesting and good, but the best one of all will he played next Tuesday afternoon, when J. B Stoneburner s "Heavy Hitters," of Deoatur, will play the Geneva Fats. Stoneburner s men bring, by aotual weight, the scales down to 317 S pounds and 2% ounoes. The Geneva Fats tip the beam at 3004 pounds and 7% ounoes. The heaviest man on the Geneva tema is Dudley M. Shively, 262 pounds ounces. C. D. Porter, who has trained down to 97 pounds will umpire the game tor the locals. Eaoli team will be represented by two head iooters—Barnev Kalver and "Judge" Adams for Decatur and William Gee and and E R Watson for Geneva. There will I be a surgeon and undertaker on the grounds during the game, and the coroner will be in direot com munioation with the park during the game. The prooeeds of the game are for the benefit of the Geneva Fire department. The game will he hot, fast and furious and you should not miss it.

Geneva business men seem to be taking advantage of the quiet times just now, and are improving the appearanoes of their various business houses by having the fronts repainted. Within the past thr weeks there have been six or e ( 0l ! r business rooms so improved • P arlies , . , divorce, makes a very marked differ ais city and Farmers about hero sour people, threshing just fltate9 iQ th , ports sent in it j’ a j otl< t j be t >un l years sinoe such spvs( F)P harvested. h4ttory Indiana oats is ea P e f pomp i ete labor report above the s sttttp statiHl|clan - 9 office Adolrear. Reports from all labor mer ->ns in the state are being reversed, showing that there are a over 1,200 local unions in Indiana. J 8 seventy five international unions ed have locals in Indiana, making of this state by far the greatest union ad labor center in the I’nion in p . parison with the population. All he the unions in the state are a! shied ated with the American Federation nd of Labor, with the exception ot the bii r klayers.