Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 7 August 1905 — Page 1

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STOLE BRASS ••Speedy" Dougherty in the Toils Himself and Brother, Clyde, Stole Two Hundred Dollars' Worth of Railroad Brass at Lima. Not content with proßtiug by honeM labor at the hands of the Pennsylvania railroad, “Speedy" Dougherty, formerly of Decatur, and who was bossier at a Lima. Ohio, roundhouse, in company with hie brother. Clyde, stole S2OO worth of brass from the Pennsylvania company, at Lima, and are now in trouble that will long be solely theirs. For some time the company's rolling stock developed too many hot boxes while the cars were in transit. An investigati ou was began by detectives, and that body of sleuths closed on the embryo robbers the Dougherty brothers, and after the stern detectives had dropped the curtain to the awful - sweat-box” in which place the young men had completely lost their liberty they saw dull lights along the old path, leading to the penitentiary. The Dougherty boys had formed, what they thought, a singularly smooth scheme so get and dispose of railroad property, but the company went them one better and put an end to the Dougherty depredations “Speedy." or rather Harley Dougherty, is married, and while here worked for J. D. Hale. AUGUST SESSION Commissioners Meet and Dispose of Road Petitions and Other. Business. The commissioners' court met in regular buisness session this morning and were busily engaged all.day in grinding out the business that oame up before them The petition concerning the double tracking instead of single tracking the macadam road known as extension number two of the Geneva and Ceylon road, was granted by the commissioners without any extra cost to the taxpayers and the contractor has so been ordered to proceed. The court then took time and granted two liquor licenses, one to Mathias Shaffer and one to Joseph Tonnelier. The task of letting the bridge contracts for all over Adams county was then taken up and as we go to press the board still had the same under advisement, and the letting had not been made. The board has an unusual lot of business before them this session, and it will hurry them to transact it all. BAR ASSOCIATION MET Adopted Resolutions on Death of Attorney Huffman The Adams County Bar association met this morning in the circuit oojrt, room and heard the resolutions read in honor of E. a. Huffman, who died at Marion on last Friday, and who was formerly a Member of the local bar. After the rending, a motion was made to adopt same as read, which was carried. A motion was then B «nd a copy of the same to the widow and to present a copy of the same to each newspaper for publication. This was also carried. The clerk was then ordered to spread a copy of the resolutions on a special page of the records, set aside for this purpose. This being all the business before the association the meeting adjourned.

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GOOD SHOW The Holy City at the Bosse Opera House Friday Night. Among the many brilliant scenes that the production of the ‘The Holy City" presents, none is more sensationally superb than the one in which Salome, the beautiful daughter of Horodtas. dance* before King Herod at his court. In diaphanous drapery, kaleidoscopic as butterfly wings in rainbow rays, it folds rising and fahng above and around her nimble feet like clouds caressed by summer winds, bending and swaying in harmonium motion to the enticing music heard, the royal dunoer fl cats like a bubble on the palace terraces, be witching and intoxicating the king, who. after first offering half his kingdom, finally yields to intrigue and grants the head of John the Btptist as a reward for sensuous delight Exquisite as are the snrI roundings of this situation, its dramatic intenstiy is never lost; the conspiracy and its fatal ending, hiden for a moment by the allot- ' ing l>eauty of the scene, burst upon the senses of tragic acting seldom witnessed on any stage ■The Holy City” is a great drama. Opera house, Friday. A ugt 11. AT COURT HOUSE

Early Taxpayers Arrive and Settle Sheriff Butler Files Affidavit Against Haugk and Robinson for Assault and Battery. Sheriff Butler immediately after the fistic contest between Juiius Haugk and Pen Robinson this morning, went before 'Squire Smith and filed an affidavit against each of the parties for assiult and battery. stating that there would be no trouble like that about the court house as long as he was sheriff. The men will get their hearing this , evening _____ Outside of the commissioners' ! court other sections of the court house seem to have been deserted and there is nothing much doing. No new cases have been filed, but the clerk did issue a marriage Ucens to Dayton R. Rienhart and Celesta Jane Felters, both of Jefferson tp. A junk dealers’ license was also granted to Fred Nichols. Treasurer Voglewede already re]>orts that a number of early tax payer* have made their appearance and paid up their fall assessments, the list being Barbara A. Powers, Sophia Prange. F H and H M Gregg. Wm. Laughlin, Jacob Reichert. Fred Scheuman, Peter Inninger, Gilgran Inninger, John Deffenbugh. Fred and M J. Welker, M. and Anna Yoos., Byantha Curtis. Henry Krutzman, D. L. Sovine, Mathias Kirsch, J. R„ and S. R. Porter, Elizabeth Martin, Franklyn Lord, John Cramer and Amelia Hirsohey. Will Locate in Dunkirk. J. J. LaPrell, the Monroe street tailor, who sometime ago came here from Jonesboro, upon the solicitation of influential parties in Dunkirk, Indiana, will locate in the latter city, leaving here tomorrow Mr. LaPrell is a first class tailor, having learned the art of cutting in five of the best cutting schools in the country. Mr. LaPrell is a good citizen and while his friends regret his departure, all wish him success in his new field.

DECATUH, INDIANA. MONDAY EVENING, Al IiVST J. 11105.

BOUND OVER The Leßruns Held to Court in Sum of S3OO e The Case of Alleged Sheep Stealing to Come Up in September Term of Court. Charles and Floyd Liß.-un, who were arrested Saturday at Fort ISayne for stealing six sheep from the farm of Otto Ewell, north of this city, and then sold them to a butcher in Fort Wayne, were returned to this citv Bunday morning by Sheriff Botler and are now lodged in jail. The boys told the officers a straightforward story at Fort Wayne, with the exception of the sheep, which they stated a party had given them in payment of a debt and told to sell them. They also stated that they would never have committed such an offense had they been sober, which is an old, old story This mining the boys were taken before ‘Squire Smith, where they plead not guilty and waived preliminary bearing, the 'squire binding them over to the circuit court in the sum of three hundred dollars each Being unable to give the bind they were returned to jail. Sheriff Butler states that the boys admitted their guilt to him on the return trip to this city The horse and wagon will be returned in a few days and turned over to their right ful owners MORE ARRESTS More Trouble Emenates from the Roop House Charles Thompson Charges Himself with Revenge and Goes After Mrs. Roop and Alice Huss. Mrs. Mattie Roop is again in trouble, this time having been arrested by Marshal Green on a charge preferred by Charles Thompson, who, it seems, is seeking revenge for his recent arrest for the malicious destruction of property. The affidavit filed by prosecu. tor Moran, before Squi-e Smith charges Mrs. Roop with running a house of ill-fame. This morning she appeared before ‘Souire Smith and took a change of venue, the case going to Mayor Coffee, and will be tried one week from tomorrow. At the same time Thompson caused an affidavit to be issued against Miss Alice Huss, charging her with living in a house of illfame. A change of venue was also taken in this case. Not to be out done in the least. Mrs. Roop caused an affidavit to be filed against Thompson, charging him with surety of the peace, this case being filed before 'Squire Stone, who has oredred Thompson's arrest,the time of hearing having not yet been set. Miss Huss also desired a little revenge and she filed an affidavit charging Thompson Jwith carrying concealed weapons, this t case also being before 'Squire Stone, who ordered Thompson’s arrest. The cases are not yet set. The evidence promises to be spicy. Memphis Isolated. •pedal Telegram To The Democrat Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 7.—A noon today armed guards in the pay of this city ty an trdtr if tbc council suirounded Memphis. Each guard is within hailing distance of the other for the purpose of allowing no one to enter the city. Aside from telegraphic communication Memphis is now completely ioslated in the hope of preventing impor- ■ tation of the fever

OF INTEREST Statistics of Cities that are Worth Comparison. | I ndlanapolifl. Aug. 7— Some interesting facts . are noticeable in some figure- just compiled and given out today by State Statistician Stubbs on the expenses of the I eigbty-four Inidana cities For instance, the mayor of Fort Wayne gets a smaller salary than do the mayors of Muncie, Richmond, South Bend, Lofßtlßport, Marion and Ander-on But the major of | Terre Haute, a city in the same class with Fort Wayne, gets twice the salary of the mayor of Fort Wayne Mayors of Indiana cities got a total of 149,331.13 last year. Counoilruen. $75,663.47; clerks, $57,302.85; treasurers, $65,476.30 police judges, 57.500; civil engi neers, $16,543.09; street commissioners. $135.08 and city marshals or police chiefs. $57,850.66. Indiana city officers therefore got a total of $395,049.45 in salary from the eighty-four Indiana cities. The average rate of taxation in these cities is $1.34; school city 30 cents and special school 35% cents, making at a total of $1.99. During last year these cities constructed eighty-six miles of pavement; 117 miles of sewers; 104 milei of water mains and twenty three miles of oar track. There are 790 city policemen in Hoosieidom and 1,896 firemen. ARE CLOSED Governor Hanly Plays a Hand Closes Indefinitely the Famous French Lick and West Baden Gambling Resorts. i — Special Telegram To The Democrat French Lick, Ind Aug. 7.—The gambling casinos, both here and at West Baden, were closed indefi nitely today and they will not lie reopened during Hanley's administration, unless the governor relents from his present attitule. Toe closing was due to the elaborate in vestigation which the governor has just concluded by keeping here, at the expense of the state, for over two weeks, Harty Miller, of Fairmount, and assistants, who had enough information to base hundreds of warrants and arrests. Miller returnd to Inadnaipolis and reported to the governor. In some unknown manner Taggart and owners of the West Baden gambling rooms, got next and ended further agitation and litigation by closing their rooms. Miller’s expenses, it is understood are to be paid by the state by the request of Governor Hanley The greatest uneasiness reigns owing to the fear that the governor may insist on arrest, even though the gambling would cease here during his administration. Taggart declined to be interviewed, saying that the dosing of the rooms speaks his future intentions. This special in vestigation idea originated with Governor Hanly. but is very effective and means thousands of dollars loss to Taggart and owners of other hotels. Taggart is afraid to lock horns with the Governor because he knows that if, in no other way, Miller could ask for an ’injunction which would end gambling here forever. Governor Hanly was communicated with at Fort Harrison this afternoon and asked concerning the closing at French Lick. He refused absolutely to discuss the matter at this time. It is considered here as a great victory for the governor.

THAT STORM 1 ________ Mrs. Ed Burdg Narrowly Escaped Death 1 -'W Geneva and Bryant Play Ball.—The Electrical Storm Played Sad Havoc Many Places. (Special Correspondence.) Geneva, Ind , Aug. 7—During Saturday evenings electrical storm, Mrs. E. Burdg of this place, had a very narow escape from being struck, and probably killed, by lightning. As it was, she was badly stunned and it required the immediate services of a physician to revive ; her She had stepped out into the yard to look after some chickens and was standing under or near a tree. Lightning struck the tree and though the tree, without doubt, kept the lightning from striking Mrs. Burdg. it did not keep her from being badly stunned. There are no marks to bs found on her boiy and to day she is feeling almost as well as ever. Cntold damage was done in this section of tho country by Saturday evening s storm, which was the most terriffiojthat has visited this section of the country for some time. The heavy wind and rain played havoc with much corn, fences were blown down, buildings oveerturned and trees stripped of their limbs. A small hail storm I damaged fruit to a small extent too. The lightning also got in its work and four barns north and east of here were burned, one of them Ijelonging to Pat Kinsey, just east of here, it was by far the worst storm this season and 1 no little damage was done m thia place. Several plate glass windows were blown in and chimneys blown down. The storm, from all reports, was general. For two years past Briant has been "teasing” for a game of ball with Geneva, declaring that they could wallop the socks off the local team They were given a chance Sunday and were sent home a much sadder but wiser bunch of would-be ball players. Toe score was 11 to 0. Briant getting the C. It was a sort of vacation for the locals and it was almost pitiful to see the way they played with the Briant aggregation Biersdorfer was not feeling very good and only struck out sixteen men for a little practice Blair, for Briant, struck out 9. Geneva by hatd work, succeeded in making three errors, while Briant only made twelve and eight of these were to the catcher’s credit. Geneva done a little better on hits, getting thirteen against Briant's three. It was such easy picking for the locals that it was a shame. It was too bad to defeat the visitors, honest it was, after they had swellled up so. And they had a Fourth of July and street carnival, too! Iff course, it would be an untruth to say that the Briant team is no good. They are all good players—for their class. There are many cross road teams which they could defeat, but they must not go out of their class as they did Sunday. It took an hour and forty miuntes to defeat them and that was an hour and forty minutes too long for the crowd of 500 in attendance, because there was nothing interesting to see. Let’* have some more games like the Kentland-Geneva game, managers, and the people will feel more like coming out.

Remained at Hotel. By United Press Newe Association. Boston, Mass., Aug. 7.—M. Witte remained at his hotel during the morning and took the afternoon train for Portsmouth, expecting to arrive there shortly after those who remained on the vessel.

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Taking Hold of Yellow Fever Situation New Orleans. By United Press Newe Association. New Orleans. La., Aug 7.—With seventy thousand dollars immediately on band, resulting from the Assessment of the citizens of New Orleans, no difficult whatever stood m the way of the federal officers taking bold of the fever mluation. Dr. White estimated tnat Vi”? total “’pehses j»er day until the fever could be wiped out to be at one thousand five hundred dollars to twe thousand dollars Reports from the bedside of Arcrhbishop Chapele today stated that the venerable olervgman is slightly better Many telegrams and cablegrams have been received expresi-ng sympathy. Eight hundred men startea in today to clean the streets and this force is to be reincreased tomorrow and Wed nesday The people are standing back in amazement at the thorough way the government officers have started to stamp out the disease and it is generally admitted today that the government controll came just in time to inspire confidence as the disease was spreading at an enormous rate The former city authorities tried to prevent the spread of the disease by putting oil on the dirt in the streets, while the government oommenoad by cleaning the dirt from the streets TO PHOENIX 1 -- L " I T. R. Moore Left for ; Arizona Yesterday Miss Mattie Moore Perhaps Fatally Affected with ;Lun4 Trouble and Wants to Come Home. ».ii.ii, T. R. Moore left yesterday at noon over the Chicago <fc Erie railroad for Phoenix, Arizona, m response to a telegram from his son, Charles Moore, announcing that his daughter, Miss Hattie M<>«re, was very sick, and that she wanted to come home and for him to come to Phoenix as soou as possible. The first message was received from Mrs. Rinehart, stating that Miss Hattie was very sick with lung trouble and that the doctor had ordered her removal. This message was closely followed by the one from Mr Moore's son, and in respone to this Mr. Moore made all haste in preparing for the trip Before leaving he stated that if hie daughter was able to be removeed that he would bring her home as soon as possible. Miss Moore left two years ago for Phoenix, at the time appearing in the best of health and was not known to have complained of feeling bad until a week go when she utterly collapsed and all indications now point that sle is- in a serious condition, and she may be so bad by the time Mr. Moore arrives at Phoenix that she will not be able to travel. Miss Moore has a host of triends here who will, no doubt, be surprised and shocked to learn of this turn of affairs. King Edward s Guests. By United Press News Association, Cowles Isle, Aug 7.—A French fleet, consisting of eighteen battleships, aropped anchor off here today to spend a week, the guests of King Edward and the British navy. Heavy ruins drenched the decorations ashore and afloat-. The British fleet, hidden in a mist of fog, marred the greeting of the visitors