Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1905 — Page 1

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WORTHY CITIZEN E. A. Huffman Dies at His Home in Marion tie Was a Prominent Citizen? and a Resident Here Until Fifteen Years Ago. Ir Word was received thio morning from Marion announcing that E A. Huffman, one of the leading practitioners of the law in that city, had died this morning at three o'clock, after an illness dating back several years, death resulting from tuber culosis. The death of Mr Huffman will, no doubt, cause much surprise and grief in this city, as for a number of years he made this his home, and it was here that he starttd on hie career as a lawyer and was reared. And it is here that be leaves a number of sorrowing relatives to mourn their loss. Mr Huffman was born near Buena Vista on a farm in the year 1*49, where he remained until a young man, when he came to this city and accepted a position with A. J. Hill as deputy clerk, which post lion he held with much credit to himself and bis empoyer for eight years or the expiration of Mr Hill's term. During these eight years he lived with Mr ; and Mrs. Hill, and to them he became as a eon In the year 18’5 he was married to Miss Alice Rice, a daughter of Mr. aul Mrs. Pendleton Rite, and at once took up |bis u abode in this city and started his manly struggle for existence. Immediately after his deputyship with Mr Hill had expired he took a fancy to the law ind went in the law office of Judge David Studabaker, where he pit'.entlv mastered the rudiments of Blackstone. He was admitted to the bar a few years after and then formed a partnership with R. 8. Peterson, with whom he was as lociated, with for a number of fears. After the diseolut'on of ihis partnership, Mr. Huffman ormeed a partnership with J Prank Mann, with whom he stayed intil he decided to go to Marion, rhich was fifteen years ago He vas a good lawyer and won many isrd fought battles before the ecal court, hie judgment always ring sound and his reasoning tear, and his advice to his clients ould always be relied upon. After oing to Marion he opened up a law I flioo and met with the same merit1 success there, ranking as one of lie best lawyers in Grant county. I bout two years ago he suffered an I ttack of appendicitis and under I ent an operation which was a locess throughout, but from that he failed rapidly and his I isease ran into tuberculosis, the I 'vages of which he could not b»t | e with, and this morning, after a Client and hard struggle for life, e end came. During his stay in it city h« was closely connected B’th the Methodist church, being a ■■voted worker in its behalf. He an earnest Christian and al■ays put forth his best efforts to ■»i«t those in need, and his many ■nd acts of charity will long be ■membered m this city. He was ■i a number of years superinten■nf of the Bunday School, which Bsition he tilled in a fitting and ■•using Jmanner, and under his Bpervision the attendance and ■mbership grew at an enormous ■ e - The funeral services will be ■'d Sunday afternoon at two ■ lock, hut whether at the church ■ house, we are unable to learn, ■ 1 mtermentjwill be made in the K’ ion cemetery. He leaves a Bfe and son at Marion, and a host ■relatives and friends in this city ■mournltheir loss, j

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ARE INSPIRING Tent Meetings Continue to Draw Large Crowds. The meetings of the Christian church, conducted in the tent, are proving to be profitable and inspiring. A large and enthusiastic audience was piesent last evening and listened with deep interest to a splendid discourse by Elder Long on "Sin and It's Cure ". The tent was well filled, and as many more outside the tent gave the best of attention to the e;>eaker. Some drove up to the side of the street in carnages and remained until the close of the services At the close of the services two came forward and made the good confession and will be immersed tonight. There are no cap-trap or tin h >rn methods being pursued in these meetings, but everything is done with deoen cy and in order, relying upon the presentation of the plain, simple Gospel winnifig souls to Christ. Elder Long's subject for tonight is "The Word Made Flush."

STATISTICS A Boost For Municipal Ownership Indiana Statistics Upon Public and Private Ownership of Water Plants. By United Preu New* Association. Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 4.— State Statistician Stubbs has been figuring again, and has found something that will prove good news to the advocates of municipal ownership of waterworks plants. Thirty three cities in Indiana have reported the total cost of maintainanoes of these plants at |646,415 7s.and the total receipts at 1574,554.31, which shows a difference of 171,861.47 and this is what tne water cost these thirty t hree cities, and the cost per hydrant is ♦ 12.25, a very low rate. There are thirty one cities that have private water plants, and they paid 1338,422.56 for their fire protection hydrants, and this amount figures 49.22 per hydrant, or four times as much as under city ownership or control. The total amount of money spent for water in Indiana I last year was 11,131,106.28, making the amount per each inhabitant 'forty-five cents a year. This rei port wil be a great card for those who bellieve and advocate the govi ernment control of public utilities, especially the water, light and heating of municipalities A REUNION Sanspariel Club Feast and Enjoy an Evening, i The “Sanspariel Club,” an old social organization, that in the days gone by was a feature in Decatur society, held a reunion last night, ending with a two course luncheon, that in every respect was enjoyable. As a club they have long since retired tn private life, but once a year they remember the good old days with a reunion and banquet. These events have become traditional for the good times they afford. Last night the old president presided and every member spoke of some particular feat - ure of the good old days. There were but two absent members. The decorations of the evening were profuse and elegant and the evening was devoted to pleasure and enjoyment. Tuc boys are already awaiting for the next outbreak, one year hence.

IIECATUH, IMIIAM, FRIDAY EVEMXG, AVGUST 4. ISO*.

FIVE RACES Swigert Horse Won the Contesting Heat Curry Pyle Has Gone to Loveland, Ohio, —A Postmortem Held by Drs. Mattox, Swartz and Collins. (Special Correspondence.) Geneva, Ind.. Aug. 4 —That dispute between the admirers of the Botkins and Swigurt horses, as to which animal could defeat the other, was settled yesterday (at the park club track, when a five heat race was pulled off "Old Paul," the Swigart horse, took three heats out of the five, thu? giving it the race. The first two heats went to Swigart, while Botkins took the third and fourth. The fifth and the deciding heat went to Swigart. The time for the respective heats was 2:45, 2:45, 2:40, 2:36 and 2:40. Both horses showed that there was some B]>ee<l in them and Bitkins' horse made one burst that surprised even the staunchest ad I mirers. After the race there was a ball game played between the oil men and the clerks. It was a fast and furious game and was won by the clerks by a score of 50 to 15, some claim the score was 12 to 1. The real score will never be known, however, for, it is alleged that the official scorer disapeared and it was necessary to mark the scores in the dust on the race track Tuere were some great exhibitions of real, for-sure ball playing though and plenty of chances to laugh, too. The man who counted errors stopped after he reached 500. Curry Pyle has moved his hari ness shop from this place to Loveland, Ohio, where he will open for business next week, the goods and tooH having been shipped today. Jim Neswitch, who is in the business with Mr. Pyle, left last evening and will take a few days vaction before going to Loveland. The business has been very good here but the men thought they could do much better in a larger place and hence the move. Perhaps it was hard for the Rosenthals to meet with defeat yesterday, but could they have seen how much good it done some of the people here the bitterness of defeat would have been lost. As soon as the news reached here a house to house canvass was made t) let everyone know. Some wanted to ring the fire bell to call the people together Jand have an old sash ioned meeting of rejoicing, others wanted to get out bills announcing the fact and a stranger would have thought that it was the Geneva team who bet the Rosenthals, to judge from the«xoitement. Geneva plays Kentland today. Drs Mattox. Swartz and Collins held a post mortem examination over the body of Mrs. John Juday, wha died Wednesday afternoon, and found that the liver and several other organs had been attacked by a cancerous growth and that the intestines, in several places, had adhered to surrounding organs. Mrs Juday had been ill for a long time and it is wonderful the way she clung to life, considering the causes of her illness. By Stimulants. •pedal Telegram To The Democrat Hartford City, Ind., Aug. 4.— Speaker Sidney Cantwell is being kept alive today only by stimulants. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs; Fred B. Tague, born [this morning, died just before noon. It will be buried at Rockford, Ohio, to‘'morrow.

METHODIST MOTHER Mrs. Erwin Died at Indiauapolis Wednesday. Mrs J E Ervin, the wife of Rev. Ervin, died Wednesday evening in an Indianapollis sanitarium. Mrs. Ervin was one of the most widely known and most beloved of the "Methodist mothers" in Indiana Her husband is one of the oldest ministers of the denomination in the state, and since their marriage they have wciked together for the cause of the church They have lived in many cities in the North Indiana Conference, among them Muncie, Bluffton. Portland, Hartford City, Kokomo, Sharpsville and Cicero. The immediate surviving relatives of the deceased are the husband and the following children: Prof. Walter E. Ervin, of Indianapolis; Charles Ervin, of Cicero, and Mrs. W. T Ceveland, of Muncie. The funeral wil be held at Hartford City. THE WAR Japan Evidently Intends to Keep Manchuria

Ntws From Tokio Reports the Surrender of Russian Garrison at Sakhalin Island. Special Telegram To The Democrat New York. Aug. 4.—lt became known today that the Japanese had placed enormous orders for railroad materials and equipment for the new railroad in Manchuria. The construction of such a railroad clearly shows Japan's intention of keeping Manchuria. Special Telegram To The Democrat Tokio, Aug 4.—-The report of the final surrender of the Rus-ian garrison on Sakhalin Island was reoe'ved today as follows: "The independent cavalry attacked the enemy south of Palio, and r luted them. This was rejieared the next day and on the morning of July 30th the Russian commander sent a letter under a flag of truce to the Japanese, the letter stating that lack of medicine and bandages made the surrender neoessay, and oompeled him to do so through humanity, as he could not succor the wounded The Japanese de manded the delivery of all war supplies aad property of (the Rusasian government and the delivery of all maps, papers, etc., of the island ’on July 31st. The Rus. sians accepted the terms and the spoils consisted of clothing, papers and military papers which are under investigation now." THE FEVER Four New Cases Reported Among the Italians. By United Press News AssociationNew Orleans, Aug. 4.—The extreme measures which the country districts are taking to guard themselves and to put a stop to train service, will thus bring the federal government into the dispute for interference witl the mails. There was no firing on the Mississippi where the fleets of the two states met. By United Press News Association. New Oreans, Aug, 4.—The fever situation remains practically unchanged, but four new cases being reported. Louisiana and Mississippi state authorities keep up a discussion of their rights. The greatest trouble seems to be to get the Italians to realize their danger. Three more deaths are reported so far this morning.

A SLAUGHTER A Tale of Woe as Told by the Rosenthals Kentland Wiped the Earth With Them to the Extent of Fourteen to Two. Did you see the slaughter of the Rosenthals yesterday at Steele's park? If not, you may congratulate yourself that you were absent as the carnage was awful and it will be many days before the fans will be able to get a good night s sleep without being aroused from their pleasant dreams with the score of fourteen to two staring them in the face. Victory is a most pleasant thing, and for the past fourteen games the fans hive been feeding from that sweet nectar, but when defeat comes, bow sad are all and it seems as though their once happy dreams have been abruptly ended, and their idol shattered. But. dear fan. have you ever stopl>ed to consider the actual relative strength of theje two teams that battled for supremacy yesterday? One being made of all home players, who hardly know what a base ball looks like from one game to the other. Then, on the other hand, take a team that plays daily and even go so far us to draw a salary for their work , and then draw your conclusions and see if you can not find some excuse for this awful defeat. In fact, and the most simple way to put it and be honest, is this, that the Rosenthals were defeated and beaten by a much better team than themselves. and credit is due the victors, they being entited to all the sweets garnered therefrom. Out hit, out fielded and out played to a standstill is the only excuse that can be given for the defeat. The game de: icsstraied one thing, aud this is 4 that the Rosenthalls, after findin g themselves in the rear by two lone runs, seemed to give up all hope, and acted like the worst kind of quitters,while Kentland played the game to the limit, always full of ginger and taking advantage of every misplay of the locale. Railing, who pitched for the locals, seemed to be no mystery to the heavy hitters and his shoots and curves were hammered to all corners of the big lot, and the boys seemed to take good liking to Tom Farrel, who supplanted him in the seventh, was good for two innings, but in the ninth Kentland assumed another batting streax and Dick's curves were made to suffer to the extent nf four runs, before the awful flood of base hits could be stopped and some one of the local players got in the way of a hard drive and returned the base runner. The Kentland team is, without doubt, the fastest team that has been seen here this season and are a lot of perfect gentlemen, both on and off the field and would be welcomed here again. They left this morning for Geneva, where they play this afternoon. The following score tells the tale of defeat: 123456789RHE Kent 0 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 4 14 15 1 Ros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 J 0 2 5 5 Battery, Wilis atidJohnon, Railing, Farrel and Pennington; assists, Kentland 11, Rosenthals 11; left on bases, Kentland 8, Rosenthals i; thtee base hit, O. France, Peterson, R. S Blosser, 3 R. E Blosser, Burk and McCarthy; "stolen bases, Jolinson; double plays, R. E. Blosser to Burk to McCarthy, Peterson to I O. France to Touhey; hit by pitched ball, Coffee, Willis, Johnson; wild pitch, ■ Railing; passed ball Pennington; bases on balls, off Railing 2; struck out. by Railing 6, by F irrel 3, by Willis 7; sacrifice hits, Evans, 0. France; time of game ,2:00; umpire, Knoff; scorer, Vaughn. ■

NUMBER 175

INDIANA MELLONS First Shipment Will Reach This City Tonight, The first Indiana melons of the season will reach thia city this evening, a oar of them being coosigned to ths cm mission merchants, Worley & Company. This news will be relished by both the local dealers and their patrons, because many are the mouths that are watering for a good old bunk of the Indiana melon. The oar will reach here this evenine and tomorrow will be the banner day for the water melon trade in Decatur. Every fellow that cares for a feast of this kind, should get. an early rush order on the wire TOOK TO COVER Charles Hole Left For Parts Unknown He was a Contractor and Left Behind Him Several Unpaid Accounts. Charles Hole, of Van Wert, a young man who has been putting in a number of cement side walks in this city during the past two weeks, has mysteriouly left the city and a number of our business men are holding the sack and anxiously awaiting his return, which may never lie. Besides the business men he left eight laborers who have been in his employ without a cent and without even telling them where he was going. Ths last job Hale worked on was at W. A. Kuebler's residence, where he put in two cement sidewalks leading fromjthe house to the outside walks. Tnese jobs were completed last tight and he then informed his men that he would pay them this morning, when he settled with Kuebler. Instead of settling with Kuebler this morning he did that jiart of his contract last night and under the cover of darkness made his escape to parts unknown. Hole is a medium sized man with long flowing black locks and looked more like a quack doctor or street fakir than a contractor. He was a smooth article and told his employes t hat he had purchased the Park Hotel and had made a hundred dollar payment on the property. The laborers are indignant over the shabby manner in which they have been treated and declare if Hole ever shows up here they intend to separate him from his coin. The business men who accommodated him with credit merely look wise and have nothing to say, and have placed their different amounts to the profit and loss columns. MET PRESIDENT The Russian Envoy Dined With President Roosevelt. By United Press News Association. Oyster Bay, Aug 4 —Sergius Witte, the principal Russian envoy, arrived on the forenoon train from New York, to be formally presented to .the president. Baron Rosen accompanied him and they were entertained at- the president's home to luncheon After the usual formality of introduction the president tried to shake off formality and intsall in its place a good sample of American hospitality. Baron Rosen had to translate everything to Witte, and this proved a severe hindrance to the entertainment.