Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 179, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1905 — Page 1

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HOTEL SOLD The Park Hotel Passes into New Hands It Has Been Sold to E. L. Taylor Who will Continue the Business as of Old. A deal was sloaed late yesterday afternoon whereby E. L. Taylor, the barber, who has been working at his trade on South Winchester street, purchased the household effects of the Park hotel from Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Meyers and has leased the building for five years, an<i takes posession September fourth. He will continue to hold op the name of this good hotel. Mr Taylor, the new proprietor, has had some experience in this line and intends to put forth his best efforts in sustaining the repute tion made for,the same by Mr and Mrs Meyers He is an indue trioas and energetic young fellow, and we predict success for him. Mr. and Mrs Meyers, the outgoing parties, bare been managing this hotel for the past eight years, and during that time have made a reputation for themselves and the hotel that will be hard to out-live. Traveling men who have made that their stopping place will no doubt miss the smiling countenance of the old landlord and land lady. The cause ot this deal, as explained by Mr. Meyers, was for the simple reason that Mrs. Meyers was getting unable to attend to the strenuous duties connected with hotel life and that she needed a long rest, which she was now going to take. During th'' time Mr and Mrs. Meyers have hail control of this property they have built it up from an old shell until now it is one of the most ideal spots"and hotels in the oity. On the fourth of September the day they give possession, Mr. and Mrs. Meyers will move into their property, now occupied by Dr. Beardsley and family, and live a retired life. This change will no doubt cause much surprise among their many friends, as (the affair has been kept most quiet. THECIRCUS Its Coming Saturday is Being Awaited by a Vast Multitude. The Great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers' oirous day will begin with the gorgeous street pageant, leaving the show grouuds at ten o'clock. This spectacle is three miles long and presents more novelty than ever before seen in a procession of its kind The display of these big shows, greater than ever under their new ownership, Is always spin and qan in every detail, and the people and animals are always smart and contented looking. Most of the animal cag e8 will be open, in fact, there will be as many of these as are ordinarily seen in the street exhibitions of the greatest of other shows. The wild animal collection with the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers circus is the most valuable on the continent. The tent under which the splendid cages are arranged for the of the public is the biggest ever erected for such a purpose, and almost equals the huge amphitheatre wherein takes place the great, ring and aerial performances. In the street parade will Jbe three great herds of elephants, gayly oapari soned and bearing types of royalty from far-away Asiatic and African countries. Two exhibitions will be Riven in Deoatur, one at two o’clock and another in the evening at eight, on Saturday, August 12.

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CLUB DANCE The C. Y. M. C’s. Give an Informal Dance. The informal dance held last evening by the C. Y. M. C club at their hall was attended by a large crowd, and an enjoyable evening was spent The music was fur - nished by John Wemhoft and Med Miller, and was right up to the standard, their time being perfect. The members <?f fell Qlflh tro Raining popularity fast by thesd social functions, as their guests are always royally entertained, and the club ranks among the foremost in this oity. The out of town guests who were present were Misses May Durkes. Anna Bower, Clara Vehl, Marguerite Tegerder and Stella Wemhoft of Fort Wayne., Miss Agnes Geary of Cleveland. Ohio, Al bert Moots, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Edward McGillian, of Chicago.

ARE MARRIED I Our Legal Department Working Overtime Frank B. Porter Is Married and the Expectant Mothers and Disappointed Daughters Mast Recognize the Law. Geneva, Ind., August 7, 'OS. I see in your last week's paper the marriage of Frank Porter, whose home is at Steele, in this county, but is employed at the Atwood Pharmacy in Geneva, tn a Miss Blackmore, of Sohum, Ohio, who has been living in Portland, Jay county, for some time, and that they were married at Centervillage, Mich., where a license was secured. Now what I want to know is, under the new law are they married or not. as they secured the license nut cf the state that she lived in, or her old home state either, and have returned to Geneva to reside. The new law is very strict,and there is a penalty with a fine attached to those that do not walk in the straight and narrow way Please answer in your next issue and oblige. A Reader. Possession is nine points in law, and that is a good many. No one will dispute that point. No one will dispute their marriage; that the dirty work has been done, so what is the use to ciy about it. Besides, it is no offense against the laws of Indiana to go elsewhere and engage in matrimonial ties, unless it be done to evade some particular part of the Indiana statutes. For instance were the parties of illegal age and there were objection* by the parent* of either of the contracting parties. Or were either of them an imbecile, epileptic, of unsound mind, under guardinaship for unsound mind, or within five years an inmate of any county asylum or home for indigent persons, diseased, and so on down the list. It is not a very pleasant enumeration to float in the expectant faces of those who see nothing but the cooing dove, but the law is no respecter of persons or conditions. From no particular knowledge of the marriage referred to, but from a general acceptance of the issues raised, we judge they are married so tight that nothing short of an Indiana or Arizona court could relieve them of the obligations assumed. This Is an opinion by our legal department, where every man on the staff is his own lawyer, judge and jury, and where the practice of appeal is not jeuognized.

DBCATUH, IXIHAXA. WEUX'ESDAI EVENING, AUGUST ». l»O5.

GOOD CASE R. Harvey Miller a King Bee Detective Me has Served Governor Hanley Several Good Turn? Since Me Became Governor. ■y United Press News Association. Indianapolis. August 9—lt is officially settled that French Lick and West Baden gambling casinoes will not be operated during the remainder of Governor llanly ’s term, to say the leist. The most likely thing is that a perpetual injunction will be secured by R. Harry Miller, the governor's representative, tacts of Miller's employment follow: It became known today by an examination of the warrant* at the state auditor's office, that Miller received |2O for securing evidence two days at the recent Indianapolis race meeting, and upon whose evidence it was that impeachment proceedings were begun I against Sheriff Sourbler, when the races summanlly ended. For his investigation at French Lick Miller received |340 or 110 a day for thirty-tour days. His •■sistuat, who will back up his affidavits on which legal proceedings to end gambling will be based, is James M. Fletcher, ex-sheriff of Randolph oountv, and who is said to be eminently fitted for this kind of work. Fletcher received |7 50 per day for nine days, a total of <''7.so. All ! this was paid out of the ten thousand dollars contingent fund at the command of the governor. By United Press News Association. French Lick, August 9—The story from here that the casino is open, bears the wrong impreisiin. There is some gaming, but net in the open. The racing news is not received, the Western Union having cut off its wire connections. It is admitted that even gaming will stop, as soon as the governor begins his fight in the open. The talk of trouble between Mr. Taggart and his casino manager is a partial cause, but the real reason is the attitude of the governor.

CHEW GUM The Spider in Railroad Coaches Down and Out B New Rule in Force by State Board of Health Forbids Spitting.—Color not Mentioned. ■y United Preee Newt Aeeocletlon. Indianapolis August 9—An order issued today by the state board of health, compels all railroad coaches and interurban cars to ne cleaned at the end of each trip, and no coach to be left uncleaned longer than two days. Conductors and brakemen are supplied with cards which they will hand all persons seen spitting, and the cards read as follows: "Spitting on the floor is forbidden. It is filthy, a nuisance and contrary to law. All diseases of the lungs, and air passages and other diseases spread from dried spit. Over twelve thousand people die annually in Indiana fro m spit diseases caught from spitters like yourself. Not less than two hundred thousand cases of sickness caused thereby in Indiana annually. Spitting must stop. Ladies do not spit; gentlemen will not. For the second offense you will be arrested. The rules are all very strict about the cleanliness of [cars, especially tne sleepers.

A SUCCESS Drs. Porter. Boyers and Beavers Perform an Operation. The operation that was perform - ed yesterday afternoon upon Mis Charles Mag ley, of M" nn H Dr. 8. Porter, assisted by Dr». 8. Boyers ami B- D Heavers of this city, was a pronounced success in every respect The diseased matter was taken away from the patient. and, although the operation lasted something like two hours, she stood the same in a magnificent manner and rallied nicely from the anesthetic. Bhe rested fairly well last night. Still, however, the time is too close to tell just how the patient will fare, as the complaint was a serious one, and this made the operation all the more difficult. Still the doctors are of the opinion that she will re- ! cover. This will no doubt prove encouraging news to her many friends who are hoping for a sjteedy recovery.

| AT LAST Decatur and Bluffton to Play a Game of Ball i; I] Decatur Fans are Already Training Their Lungs for the Coining Feast. ■ From all appearances the ancient base ball trouble between this city and Bluffton has been patched up and the two teams will get together and soon at that, and the fans of i both cities given a chance to see the j relative strength of the two teams. A letter was today written by Manager Reynolds to the Bluffton ! manager, and if everything is satisfactory at that end of the string, Bluffton will be seen in this city on next Tuesday, and the Rosenthals will play a return date in that Oity on the following Thursday, these being the arrangements so desired by the Bluffton management when they were in the city a few days ago. Without any doubt these two games will be the greatest money making investments that could be made, and both treasuries will be swelled as a result. The Bluffton team had been playing hard, consistent ball this season and have l>een strengthened lately by six players from Garrett, and are winning the majority of the games they play. And on the other hand the Rosenthals are playing the same kind cf ball, thus making a battle royal evident. Railing will do the slab duty for the local team, and either Boyd or Williamson will do like service for Bluffton and the games will no doubt terminate into pitchers' battles. The game here Tuesday should draw the largest crowd of the season and the locals will need them, as Bluffton will come with a large crowd and the rooting should be something fierce. An answer is expected (from Bluffton tomorrow. Exchanged Credentials. By United Press News Aeeocletlon. : Portsmouth, August 9—The peace envoys came to the navy yard in automobiles, arriving before ten o’clock. They met promptly after their arrival, shook hands and exchanged credentials. These were examined closely, the Japanese paying special attention. . Young Peoples Social. The young people of the U. B. church are again planning for one of those delightful ice cream socials Thursday evening, on the parson- t age lawn, 810, Monroe street. /

FUN GALORE A Large Score by Very Large Men A Fire at the W. S. Sutton Home Causes Excitement —Three Stiff Ball Games. (Special Correspjndence) Geneva, Ind., August 9—“Mamma, can a fat man play ball? "Yes, child.’’ “Mamma, when a fat man falls down, does it hurt him?” ” Yes child, certainly it hurts the poor fat man ” “Mamma, when Mr. France fell yesterday and made that hole in the ground, did it hurt the ground, too?" Didn’t he look just like my hobby horse? He just rocked on his stomach didn't he * Was that in the ball game, too'" "My dear, that was what made the people feel as though they had their money’s worth. But of course the whole game was funny." Abd It Wai, too. A good natured ganlfl in all respects with not a kick oil »itli*r side, was that played between the Geneva and Decatur fat men yes terday. It was a hard fought l> -ttle which reesulted in a victory for the visitors by a score of 37 to 4 in three and one-half tunings, the game being called off before Geneva went to bat in the last half of the fourth The entire game was replete with sensational pla and although it could not be called ex. actly a pitcher’s battle, it was very nearly one. D 'M. Shively, who pitched the game for Geneva showed that he had material in him for any league. In the second inning ho allowed tha visitors only 22 runs. The best part of the game, however, was in the first inning, when Charley France went to the bat. The pitcher did not tell Charley when he was going to throw the ball, and the sphere came up just as Charley raised the stick. It was a clean hit and Charley had to run. He started, and for about fifteen feet all went well and then he toppled over Dowr, down, down, he went until he struck the ground fair and square with his stomach, and there he rocked hack and forth just like an old-fashioned hobby horse until he succeeded in overbalancing himself so that he could get up. That took a little less than fifteen minutes, but yet he made first safely. One of the most pleasant features of the game was the absence of kickers, both in the teams and grandstand, and the game was simply an old fashioned, good-natured ball game played by big boys. The score: RHE

Geneva —1 3 oxl2 103 Decatur—3 22 7 5 37 843 An alarm of fire was turned in from the \V. S. Sutton home Tuesday afternoon, and for awhile everything was excitement until it was known that the fire did not amount to much, and was out almost before the alarm had been sounded. There was a leak in a gas pipe along the side of the house, and in some manner the gas caught fire. Had it not been discovered just when it I was.f there might have been a different story to tell, but as it was there was scarcely no damage at all. Ever since the big fire of several years ago the people have been extremely careful and this has been the first time the fire company has Deen called in three months. The local ball club has three rather stiff propositions to tackle now—The Marion Independents on Sunday and then the LTpland and Parker City teams. They All Get It. By United Preee Newe Aeeocletlon. New Orleans, La., August 9— The fever here has spread 'into the fashionaable quarters, otherwise the situation is unchanged.

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OUT TONIGHT The City Band Concert will be Meld this Evening Owing to the fact tha* several members of the Loch City Bind were absent from the city last evening. the regular weekly concert was forced to be continued, but wt|l Ist held thie evening from the band stand in the court house yard, and all are invited to ftttepd Tb? boys will render a faumber ot new selections, and the concert will be well worth coming to hear. The band is progressing nicely, and should l>e jncouraged by your attendance The following program will be rendered this evening: Little Giant March Midnight Flyer March New Colonial March Myrana Waltz Buglar March Rustling Silks Two Step - ■ —

HANDED ONE Tin Plate Trust Magnate Failed to Appear 4 Nest of Rebate Discrimination has Been Brought to Light at Elwood. Special Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis, August 9—One of the hottest letters that ever went through the mails was mailed today by the railroad commission to District Manager Bennett of the Tin Plate Trust at Elwood, scoring him for not responding to a subpoena of i the commission to testify at Elwocd yesterday. The letter says that in order to hold up the dignity of the commission, which sits as a court, he will appear and testify at the adjourned hearing to be held August 25th, or suffer the consequences, meaning a jail sentence. The testimony taken at Elwood on yesterday was made public here today, and is most startling. Both the Pennsylvania and Lake Erie railroads superintendents admitted i that a secret written agreement- | exists whereby the big trust fao- | tories in the gas belt get cash rebates of fifteen cents a ton out of a seventy five cent rate on Indiana coal. All small concerns and pri. vate consumers paid the regular rate. This is not only true at Elwood, but all oyer Eastern and Northeastern Indiana. It was also admitted that the Lake Erie and Pennsylvania would not switch or exchange oars loaded with grain, but will exchange or switch all other freight, which is disorimination to farmers along the Pennsylvania who want to get their grain to the Lake Erie & Western and into eastern markets.

A New Firm. i ] A partnership was recently j formed by Albert Egle.y and Eu- . gene Runyon for the purpose of goj ing into the insurance business on t a large scale. They will open up > an office above the People's State i bank within the near future, where . they will be ready to tackle any--3 thing in the insurance line. The j boys bought out Emil Franz’ fire b insurance business and now reprer sent eight of the best companies b in existence. They will be known T in the business world as Egley Ar t Runyon. Mr. Egly has been in i the insurance business for over a year and during that time was meeting with very good success, ’ but in partnership with Mr. Run yon expects to push the business . to still greater success. Mr. Runyon needs no introduction, as he is well known in business circles all over this part of the state, and will no doubt make a success out of the insurance business. Give them a part of your patronage —Berne News.