Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1906 — Page 1

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[COUNCIL MET ■egular Session Held I Last Night Lutiitf Business Transacted and a Number of Biils Were Allowed. The oitv council met last evenig. every member being present, ,n<l Mayor Coffee presiding. The ainutes of the last meeting were ead by Clerk McFeely and upin notion were adopted as read. Teeple then moved to adopt the esolution to take up three water works orders that have heretofore been ordered and issue on o.d r Instead whioh motion carried. Tee nie then moved that the bill of the Sunday Creek Coal Company for the amount of be allowed which carried. Upon a motion by Fordyce the council will meet Jan nary 25 at one o'clock at the conn cil chambers and take up the Col chin sewer matter. The commit tee on the Dicer claim were not ready to report and upon motion by Porter was continued until the next meeting Porter then moved that the city attorney proceed by legal redress to collect of 8. G. Humph reys. manager of the Burt hotel, a water works bill to the amount o' <2l.C’2, and an electric light bill to the amount of <17.70. This motion carried Upon a motion by Porter the matter of Frank Gast concerning a water bill was referred to the water works oom nuttee to adjust and report back to the council. The new ordinance concerning the burning of rujbish in adeys, was then read for the first time, 'all councilmen voting yes Gutter then moved that the ordinance be advanced to a second reading which lost. Upon a mo tii nby Porter the finance com miitee, with the [assistance cf the city attorney, were instructed to i prxeei to make a tempo-ary loan to such at amount as they deemed necessary. Porter then moved that the resolution in the. Neptune sewer be adopted. Tteple moved that the new water worSs ordinance be advanced to a first reading, whioh motion : was lost. Upon a motion by Buhler the ordinance concern ing flagmen at the different railroad crossings was advanced to a first reading Gaffer then moved that the ordinance be advanced to a second reading, whioh lost. The

bill of L. C. Helm for firemen’s service at the Bremerkamp tire was, upon motion by Fordyce, al lowed. The bill of Thomae and Wemhoff for service at the tire was, open motion by Tee pie, referred to the tire committee, as there was some dispute concerning the same The following bills were then read and allowed: W. E. Falk, pay roll, <13.60; Clint Fisher. Htor, <3 60; First National bank, interest, <125.00; J. K. Patterson, express, <l-35; James Eady-, labor. 76c; C. Vogt, labor, 2.25; Sylvester Sping ler. rent, <10; James Bain, electric light used in clerk's office, <6 .1. D 8 ale, supplies, <l2 02 Old Adams County bank, interest, <1,117.50 C 4 E. railroad oompany, freight, <533.45 W. J. Archbold, interest. <36 49 John Thomas, hauling coal, <165.84 Safety Cylinder company, supplies, <3.68 Knapp Supply company supplies. <37.12 Brooks <»il oompany, oil, <12.19 Sunday Creek company, coal, <622.91 Fort Wayne Electric works, sup Plies, <101.91 Fostoria Glass company, supplies, <6.60 Union OH works, oil. <39.52 Kircsh & Selle

meyer, supplies, fl 1.16 « Smilb, Yager 4 Falk, supplies, <l7 3' \ William uurkhead, lanor <4.25 P •F Hyland, labor, <53.90 L. C Helm, tire. <58.60.

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BUSINESS TO CEASE In Chicago During Funeral of Marshall' Field. Special Telegram To The Democrat Chicago, Jan. 17—The body of Marshall Field will reach Chicago tomorrow morning. The services will be private at the home on Prairie avenue and interment will be made by the side of his first wife and son. All the_Fields’ big enterprises .vill ba closed until Mat nrday. Every store in Chicago of any proportion will close for two hours during theservics tomorrow, the Merchants' association having so decided today. COURT NEWS E. D. Muter Adopts Two Year Old Child

Suit on Note Appealed.—Two Ar rests on Grand Jury Indictments.— Other Notes. In circuit court this morning Peterson and Moran entered their appearance for the defendants in the case of C. E. Bright vs Emma and William Butler. Rule to an swer. C. J. Lutz, and A P Beatty entered their appearance for the : plaintiff, with Coleriek and Ninde, in the case of fe. H Giesler vs ■ City of Fort Wayne, in which <20,000 damages is asked In the case of B jt.ie Barr vs Lcrenzo D Hall, a motion for judg ment on the interrogatories was 1 overruled. Hurless & Brown vs Theodore A. I Hendricks, suit on note, a motion I for nsw trial was vigorously argued and overruled. Appeal pray ed to apellate court. JC. Raiamaoher and C. D. Mur I ray were eaoh Hne<l |25 for violat ■ mg the Nicholson law and to which they plead guilty. Daniel Pcntiuus was granted , letters as administrator m the estate of Jacob McDowell, and ! tiled bond. — A marriage license has l»een issued to James Deffenbaugh aged torty. of Geneva. and Rebecca Engle, aged forty three Each have been married before. Cbanoey Layman, an employe at the city water pla-t has been arrested on a grand jury indictment, charing him with having cigarettes in his possession. He tiled bend in the sum of <IOO and was released Isaac Zimmerman is under arrest on a rgand jury indictment for as sault and battery Attorney J. W. Teeple has tlle<l a new case, entitled Eizsbeth H Koos teal vs Quincy H. Koos, a petition for partition and accunt ing. E. D. Muter of Jefferson town ship, tiled a petition for the adop tion of Ana I. Myer«. who was born June 1, UO4. The child has no property The mother is living but her whereabouts are unknown. The petition was granted by Judge Erwin. A marriage license has l>een is sued to J- C. Johnston of Sidney, Ohio, and Miss Rose Bernadine Forbing of this city. The Loser vs George W. Nichols et al, filed Tuesay has been withdrawn. Actors Duel. •pedal Telsflrsm To Tha Democrat Chicago, Jan. 17.-Joseph Bren nan and Miohael Walsh, actors this week appearing at t-C wm.’-'s tre quarrelled over a woman tJday and Bretuai 1 lied Walsh.

DECATUR, IMHASA, WEDNESDAY EVESING, JAM ARY 17, 19011.

FIERCE ATTACK Made by Pitchfork Tillman Today Against the President.—Most Bitter Attack Heard in Senate for Years. Special Telegram To Th* Democrat Washington, D. C-, Jan 17.— The senate chamber in years has never heard a more bitter denunciation and stronger language, and it is doubtul if such a bitter attack was ever heard upon any United States president as today, when Pitchfork Tillman stabbed the pres ident's character and actions scores of times in a sensational personal attack He gave alleged specific instances when the president com pelled newspaper men to suppress news that would hive shocked the American people. The basis or his attack was his resolution calling on the president to give the exact status of affairs in Santo Domi age. Tillman told of several times whan newspaper correspondents had l>een ejected from ths White House, and said the president had repeatedly encroached u]>ou the rights of the press He added that Roosevelt was wrenching and stretching the Monroe doctrine beyond all de oenoy. ADULTERATIONS State Chemist Will Talk Out Loud in Few Days. At tte state laboratory H. E. Barnard, the state chemist, is not backward in telling the names of manufacturers of and dealers in adulterated g:ods A synopsis of the operations of the laboratory has also been printed, and it contains a partial list of the names of the adulterants. It is said a bullatin is to be used in a few days that will contain all the names, and great is the oonsterna tion Mr Bkrnard said that the adulteration harmed every, class of people, aside from the tact that they were bad "Take the adulters ti->ns in flutter, lard, vinegar, Oh s?, all meat product*," he sal I, "All of these are made by the tar mer, and if the market is flooded with tho spurious article, the farmer has to put the price of the genuine article down to the prioe cf the aduterations, and actual loss often results. In general there is a depressing effect upon the pure article. Mr Birchard is c>n tinned that in the absence of an interstate commerce law, publicity is the only method of dealing with the manufacturer of bad foods. Their impositions are branded fraudulent, and they find no mar ket for their wares. Hence they will leave the state, perforce. This, he said, was his experience in New England.

STORMS CASE Is Btini Argued on Motion to Dismiss •y United Preee Nev.s Awodatlon. Indianapolis, Jan 17.—The ar guments in the Daniel Storm* case, in the ouster prooeedigs, began by Hanly to gel the office of secretary of state vacated on account of alleged irregularities, was heart by Judge Carter in the circuit court today. The arguments wire largely technical, and attorneys for Storms arguing that there wa« not sufficient cause in the complaint ’o permit the case to oome to trial Judge (’irter will orobably take the case under advieement.

MAKING TRIP North Indiana Conference on Trip Through South The North Indiana Conference quartet, composed cf the well known ministers, L. H. Naftzer, of Muncie ; Fred Thornburg, of Farm land; John Guild, of Warsaw, and Earl Naftzer, of Logansport, is making a very successful trip in the scutb. The quartet is now touring Maryland and made a very satisfactory stand in Balti more last week. While the quartet was in Jacksonville, Florida, the members of a crew of a small West ern Indian coasting schooner, which happened to be in the part, nttenrb d the services, which were held in a Methodist church. So imperssed were the sailors with the efforts of the Indiana ministers that they sought and professed con version. The quartet will come back to Indiana Friday and the Rev L. Naftzger will held his usual services. THE LOSERS List of Those Who Suffered From the Convoy Fire. The list of those who lost in the Convoy fire Monday night is as follows Mrs. H, Zmtz. reisdanoe; E. E. Brown, residence and restaurant; High * Hiskett, meat market; -r Clay, office First Na tional bank Telephone exchange; ID. H. Thomas, groery A Mullen of, building Red Men hall Dr. Sidle, residence, and office; J. E. Mjlenopf, implement store; C- D. iSproul, barber shop A R. Penny, building; Peter Heart dry goods and groceries and millinery , A B Baker, residence; anil dry goods

store, H. W. Bethel, residence; p<'9t ■ office and Odd Ft Hows hall; sown ship h >tse;C. O. Shetield, grocery and residence; J W Bowen resi dene and barber shop; Presbyterian ichuroh; Jones Campbell, coal office; A. L. Bowen, blacksmith shop; Charles Gaus, residence; Peter Herl, residence A GOOD JOB Berne Man Resigns Bank Job to Go on the Road. Albert Egly. who has been teller at the Peoples' State bank since I its organ;zition, handed in hi* resigation to the board cf directors I yesterday morning Tne resigna : tion caused quite a little surprise in | the business circles Mr Egly has j accepted a nosition with S F B >*' eer A Co., at Fort Wayne, as col lector. This company manufactures oil tanks and other articles by the wholesale and does an immense business, they having in their employ an office toroe alone of over fifty people and nearly one hundred traveling salesmen Mr Egly is to be congratulated upon se curing this poatticn, as it i* a more lucrative one than the one at the bank, wih good chance for promo tion —Berne News IS HE SICK? Cleveland Says So but Physician Says Not. Special Telegram To The Democra* New York, Jan 17. — Although Grover;Cleveland insists that te will not be able to make the trip to attend his brother's t'unera at Columns, Ohio.'.hi* physician insists that he h» rot ill, Mr. ( leveland IS here vinting Paul Mort >n, president of the Equitable. Mrs Cleve land is with him.

WILL WED SOON i I Miss Rose Forbing Left Today Will be Married Nat Monday to Mr, J. C. Johnston at Btllefountaint, Ohio. Miss Rose Forbing left tiday for : F >rt Recovery, where she will re mam until Friday where she will' go to Huntsville, Ohio, where she > will meet J. C- Johnson, her in tended husband, and they will pro I ! <-eed to Bsliefontain. Ohio, where I they wi be united in mir: :ag,> next Mondav turning. Both o' these young people are well .known in this city. Miss Forbing being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Poter Forbing. and is both beautiful and ,accomplished. Mr. Johnson, the groom, is also will known here, having resided in this city for sev eral years, during which time he was in the employ of E. L. Carroll, a bookeeper. While here he made a host of friends and was most popular He purchased, a few months ago, an elevator at Huntsville, Ohio, where he is at ptesent 1 located and doing business fur bimJ self. Tne young people tmmedi ately after the wedding will rear a to Hunts ille where they willmase their future home and wher» a 1 furnished home awaits them The Democrats advances congratuls ; tions. Miss Rose was accompanied by her sister, Miss Eieanor Forbing BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Hoile was Sixteen and Event was Celebrated. Last Sunday night at 7:30 a crowd of twenty five friend* of Luella Holla gathered at her home, where alll kinds of games were play-d. The music was entertain ing, a tew variation* being rendered by Justin Hoile, six hand selections were renedered by Otto, Ludella and Lucy Hoile, also some violin, violinoello and piano music wagiven, etc. At ten o'clock a tine iluoi-±j,-on_ _jbm.. jMtxtdL Pr'-m twere presented to Miss Ludella from Decatur. Fort Wayne, Toledo, Chicag ■ and New York Cong.at ulations with best wishes and for many mere such happy occasions w ere offered and a resolution v-t ing Ludella a good entertainer. Ata late hour they left for home, feeling sorry for they can never celebrate Ludella's sweet - xteenth birthday again. TRIAL BEGINS Beef Trust Case Finally Came to a Hearing. (peclal Telegram To Ths Democrax Chicago, [Jan. 17—After six month ’• delay, in which motions and counter motions are made m the beef trust cases, the regular trial began todav. The most tm portant question yet raised is whether Commissioner Field vtolat ed the packers constitutional rights by forcing them to produce evidence to b used against them Elect President. •y United Frees News AeeocUtlon. V,rale». France, Jan, 17.— Following yesterday s caucus the : French assembly met today at the < Vetsailles palace. ti teen miles from Part*, »nd elected M. FAlberts pndient There is no popular excitement.

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SHOW TONIGHT “Along the Kenntbrc,” a Beautiful Rural Comtdy. ’ along the Kennebec," a nsw England comely, comes to the opera hi use t(.night. The piece is now in its third succetefol season and ha* met with popilar approval wherever presented, and has been used as a text by two n r s'lts in their sermons The play is fall of comedy hit* it is comedy that a girl or w man can langb at and not blush at the same time The burlesque duel scene in the third act between Zeke Dasher and Buniick Tubbs ;* said to be one scream from start to finish and five other comedy characters the audience ,n a Happy frame of mind. All special scenery is carried for the production, and it is said to be strictly a scenic production from first [act to last Some pleasing -mging and clura ter » t ; -s are introduced during ‘be ac i>n of the pi jo, and "Along the Kennebec -ends it* audience home, feel ing pleased and satisfied that "Along the Kennebec" had been is m town.

DID DAMAGE Wind Played Havoc in the Oil Fields Eastern star Purchase \ < Piano.—Sand Bovs Eoostin? Their Center:. Geneva, Ind Jan. 17 —The band boys are counting on a tig crowd fur their concert and box social, which ts to be given in the Hoed building next Friday evening £v ervbcdy who goes is assured a good time and a musical treat for the boys have been working hard uu their n>w music for their concert. Many people have said thev ex peered to attend and the buys will, no doabt. make a nice piece f money The high winds er Monday night and Tuesday played, havoc in the • il fields about here, especially south and southeast of here. Several rigs were completely Jemcli hid add derricks were blown over like straws. There was no serious damage dene in town, save a tew ibiniuejs going down and seven! tin re. fs turning over. Trees were damaged to a ccnsiderabie extent but all the ettzms are here yet Because of the inability on the part of several of the odious of the base ball club t > attend the meeting which was called r last evening, for the purpuss of begin ning arrangements for the minstre snow for the benefit of the club the meeting was postponed for a few days and in the meantime further plans wfl be formulated to make the shew the taughiest ever, when it is given The members of the Eastern Star lodge believe iu keeping strictly up to date and She latest addition made to their already complete lodge rooms is a iplerdid new Packard pian<-. The instrument has been placed in the rooms and the ladies have already a neat little sum chat will go towards paying for the same. Several plans have b>en suggested by which they mav make enough money to clear the piano debt. thing soon.