Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1906 — Page 1

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I annual report Jow Ready for Approval ■ of Commissioners Bsuttm ntof the Receipts, Disbarsmints and Financial Standing of the County. K Auditor Lewton has completed K t . annual report and the same is Beady for the approval of the board Bf commissioners, but they will not Be culled together for this purpose Bnt.l their regular session begin B-ny on February 5. The amount Kt money on hand together with the Bece.pts for the year, amount to K54.i7i.68. The disbursements a total of $45024.50. The Kmonnt of the common school Keid in trust is S6O, 934.68, congressKonal school fund held in trust is K-L586.91, permanent endowment Kind held in trust $4,476.17, the ■outstanding bonds on refund ing ■debt is $20,000, outstandig bonds on ■county infirmary is $22,000, mak ing a total of $42,000 outstanding Bounty bonds for indebtedness. The outstanding gravel road bonds amount to $328,918.07, and is divid ed among the thirty-nine different roads as follows: Decatur and Bluffton $6,989.80, East Washington $11,182.36, Washinton, Decatur and Mor.roe $4,042.7*, Joel Herschey $7,25.90, Geneva, Ceylon and Wa I bash township S2O 212,50, William (shoemaker $1,600, Monroe township central $15,878.82, Pleasant and Oak Grove $14,513.58, ('. E I Bollinger $14,591.10, West Jefferson I $.i,024, South Jeffers on $6,948, Pet lersua and Prairie $7,265, Peterson and Prarie extension one $3,552, Kirtland township central $8,184, Woods, $12,488, West Pleasant Mills SI,BOO, Decatur and Preble $10,275, North St. Mary $12,192, South St. Marys $11,424, Brushwood college $5,000, North Preble $9,0961, Dana tur and Bluffton extension one $.1,230, extension two $7,200, Deca tur and Monroe one $1,046, two $7,272. three $4770, East WashingI ton one $3,621, two $3,420, three I SB,IOO, Pleasant Valley and Oak I Grove extension one $6,966, two i 15040, Geneva, Ceylon and Wabash township extension one $11520, two | $11,580, „Wes 6 Washington exten I <ion one $3,230, two $3,464, three I $3,648, Monroe township Central I extension one $6,840 North Blue I Creek $9,840, French township cen I tral $11,661,225. THE SAD RITES : Funeral Servlets Held for Herbert Colchia Today. The funeral serrvioes of Herbert Colchin, who died Friday morning, were held at 8:30 o’clock this morn h»g from tho St. Mary a Catholic ohuroh. The attendance was one of the largest that has attended a like service in years, which showed in what high esteem this young man was held. A special service was held by Fathers Wilken and ! Btaeger of this city, and Father Eberle of Portland, which is known as the solemn requiam maser this being given 'in honor of the de ; 08'iseit for the reason that he had acted in the capacity of aooylite, or service boy, for six years. The funeral address was delivered by Father Wilxen, who spoke at length concerning the past life of the deceased and who portrayed the same in a jeautiful manner. In terment was made in the St. Joseph cemetery. The floral offer iogs were and profuse

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ALMOST READY Convict Labor to Be Employed at Michigan Chy. It is expected that by February 1 or shortly after the new binder twin planr at the state prison at Michigan City will be in operation, and one of the experiments which 1 the board of control has for so long desired to make will be under head way This is the plan which is to be tried with a view to eilminat ing convict labor contracts, to which so much opposition has been shown by union labor organize tions. The last legislature provided $125,000 for installing soma sort of a plant, at the prison to use the labor of the convicts in the manufacture of some sort cf ma : tertal on state account. After ade tailed investigation the board of control decided no the manufacture of binder twine, and in this decision union labor’joined, as binder twine is not manufactured in Indi ana, and therefore there will be no competition by the convict labor ! with free labor. A plant is being installed which will have a capacity of five tons a day, and if the result of the operation of the plant for the remainder of this year is what the managers anticipate, it is believed that the legislature next year will provide sufficient money to put in a much larger plant. It is the in j tention to sell the twine to the far mers of Indiana ata price (slightly above the cost of production It is believed that the state will j net a nice income from even this i small plant. I TAFFY PULUNG — Old-Fashioned Party at the Henty Cosfeit Home. An old fashioned taffy pulling was given Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs. Henry Coffelt, in honor of Mr. James Nichols of Cadiz, Ohio. The guests included Misses Adda and Emma Cowan, ' Carrie Sudduth, Grace and Beatrice j Coffelt, Anise Cowan and Messrs 1 Walter Sudduth, Frank Chronister, James Lee, John Trim, Harrison ' Coffelt, Russel Cowans and Lean ! Crahn. The occasion was delightful and it Was a late hour when the Company parted, hoping for an other invitation to the Coffelt I home scon. MARRIED WOMAN Strange Case Reported From Kansas City. Special Telegram To The Democrat Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 22. A person giving his name asMosepb Whitman was married here Fri day to Etta Jelley. Both were employed in a retaurant. After the wedding Whitman refused to provide a home for wifey. Ido latter to the police. Whitman was taken to the station, where it developed she was a wo man, Pauline Webster, aged twenty one. of Grain Springs, S. C. The case is without a paralell. Water Samples Spacial Talegram To The Democrat Indianapolis. Jan. 22.—The bacteriological department of the state broad of health is now ready to study water samples sent in from various cities. The examinations will be free. _________ __ New Trial Denied •y United Prose News Association. Boston, Mass. Jan 22.—Charles Meker, accused of .the murder of Hoble Page. was denied a new trial today.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAT EVENING. JANUARY 22, I 90«.

LARGE VOTE Wells County Primary Held Saturday Charles E. Sturgis Carlies Away the Honors for Judge of the TwentyEighth Judicial Circuit. The Wells county primarv Satur day was about the warmest that erer happened, there being thirty five candidates, all marshalling their forces to secure the nomina tion for twelve offices. The race for judge of the circuis court between C. E. Sturgis, W h. Eichhorn anl Levi Mock, was the most spirited and was contested to the limit. The farmer received 1,379 votes, the next 1001, an i the latter 1027. Joseph Burns, the Montpelier lawyer and rural resi dent of Wells county., was nomi nated for representative by 201 ma jroity. Seymour Robinson won for auditor by 431, Elward Saurer was renoma mated for treasurer, Gus Plessinger, and for clerk by 732, W. A. Lipkey for sheriff by 1124. Jo‘iah Fesor for recorder by 210, John Freioh for assessor jby 602, Fred Moßriue fro coroner by 239, H. B. Sark for surveyor sC7, Levi Hoffman was renominat ed for commissioner in the fird district, and Henry J Johnson won over two competitors in the seconu by a majority of 133. There were 3107 votes oast for judge, said to have lueen the largest primary vote ever oast in the county The ticket as nominated represents the best kind of a ticket and the Wells county democrats ought to give them an electorate majority that looks good to democrats. IS GUILTY Mayor Darrow of Laport Convicted in Disbarment Proceedings. The jury in the disbarment proceedings instituted a« amst Mayor Samuel Darrow of Laporte. Attor nev John W. Talbot of South Bend, and Herman W Worden, city attorney es Laporte, and a law Mayor Darrow, returned a verdict finding Darrow and Talbot' guilty of unprefessional ronduot was charged, and acquit ting City Attorney Worden, of La porte The case was brought to this city on a change of venue. Judge James S Dodge of Elkhart, returned to this city and summoned the jury, repeating orally his m struotions The jury again retired and reached an agreement within half an hour An appeal will be tiled. NEW LOCATION News-Siand and Express Office in Burt House Block. The city news stand will this week be moved into the Burt House room, formerly occupied by the bar. The proprietor Mr Dick Burrel, has leased that room and will fix up a convenient and at tractive business place. The Wells Fargo express offiee will also be located in the same room and C. K. Bail, the looal manager and agent, will soon be comfortably arranged for business. He says thia location will be permanent. The place is a desirable one for both businesses, being oentral and public.

A COLO SNAP Fill of Fifty Degrees in Temperature Predicted. The unheard of balmy weather for this time of year is to cease' so says the weather man [in not to change gradually either but we ire promised a slung temperature of fifty degrees, coming atjone snap ronigh*. Get ready for it Yee terday' temperature reached 74 iegrees in some places,the highest xnown in many years Already ’■he cold snap is raging in the Dakotas and a few hours will likely carry it here. The only per sons this news will make happy is the ice man, has began to worry just a little over the prospect cf tilling bis store bouse, but there is pisnty of time yet for twelve inch ice .and we rather feel it in our bones that such a time is nearly here STORM DELAYED Will Arrive Tomorrow in All Its Un welcome Furry •y United Press News AeaoclatlM, [ndianapMis, Jan. 22—A tardy cold wave due this morning in In diana will not arrive until tumor row morning, but wtthin th ((next thirty six Hours, according to the weather bureau the teinparature will fall at least forty six degrees It was fifty eight above zero today, thus making the temperature by tomorrow night ten degrees above It was four above at H-dena Mon tana, this morning Tbi- wi’ be by far the coldest weather of the winter, if the cold wave arrives tn the scheduled tury BOLD ATTEMPT Made to Rob a National Bank at Topeka. Kansas Special Telegram To Th* Democrat Topeka, K-ins, Jan.—A bold attempt to rob the Merchants Na tional bank was discovered yester day. The robbers had tuneled through eleven feet of solid rock from tho basement to the vault floor. They had attempted to wreck the safe some time Saturday night, but their efforts failed. PNEUMONIA - ~ Mrs. A. T. Dailey of Van Werl Died Last Evening. The widow of Judge A. T. Dailey of VaniVerf, Ohic, died Bandar evening, after a few hours illness with pnebmonia. The funeral will occur Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock The deceased is an aunt of C. F. Teeple and ielated to many other Adam countv people many of whom, will likely attend the funeral at Van Wert Wednes day Her husband. Judge Dailey, has been dead for many years. Favorable Report. •pedal Telagram To The Democrat Washington, Jan. 22—The house committee oil territories report fav orable today on the admission of [nian Territory Oklahoma as one state, and Ari zona and New Mexico as one stt.te. Fog Causes Accidents •pedal Telegram To The Democrat Naw York, Jan 22 — A dense fog made traffic perilous today. Two elevated trains crash’d to gather, as did two ferry boats. Crazed with fright men and women jumped overb ard from the f-rry coats. Sa far as known all were rescue 1.

KING OF EVILS 4ojsip Nearly Wrecked a Bank-Some Goou Avice. Cleveland was given an object lesson Saturday on the evils of gossip A woman passed a bank in tiie"afternon The doors were closed. it having been th« bank e summer rule for years to close Saturday afternoon and reopen in the evening The woman looked at the drawn door curtains jumped at a conclusion ami hurried away to tell everyone she met that the bank bail suspended. In two hours a crowd had gathered and a bank run was in full swing, ail because a woman loved gossip and was indifferent as to fact- Form nately the bank was a particularly strong institution and no barm resulted. but it as no ‘auil of the tale teller that disaster failed to follow her senseless chatter In greater or les- degree just such things are happening evrv dav Sametfms it is a financial institution that is assailed eftener it is the teputaton of men and women, and always it is a crime There are. of course, laws which punish slanderers, but the evd gossip does is frequently inside of the legal line of wrong doing and ths victim has no recourse A bitter tongu-d w rnan Jai a social gathering hints at a dark spot in theMife of as acquaintance and a cloud falls up on a fair name, per haps ; never to lift A shallow browed voufh in club parlor caste suspicion on the business integrity or the privte life of follow clubman and the victim, unconscious of the the tel lor unable jto trace it to itsource, finds himself pursued per hap for years, bv an ill smelling story for which there is no founds tion It is so the world over There i« no more dangerous pastime than gossiping and there is no more cowardly person than the gossip The evil is ns old as mankind, and the only hope of itlessening n in pure minded justice loving men and women who treat gossips and go trip with frank disgust negroTynched Kentucky Mob Makes Quick Work of Assaulter. •y Unitad Preaa News Association. Hopkinsville, Jan. 22— Three hundred ’wo took Ernest i Baker, a negro, from the Tr.gg county jail and banged him on the , public square Sunday morning Baker attempted to assault Mary Gentry, a white girl eighteen y < » s old. The mob acted quickly and quietly HIT HARD Judge Paulis Puts the Tax Ferre s Out of Business. Judge Paulus of Marion, has I rendered a decision that will p.-ac ttcailr pat the tax fer.-et out ,cf, business He holds that the county commissioners have no right to employ experts or ferrets to look up seiuestered taxes as such duty devolves upon the cent ty assessor, anu that if experts aie employed it must be done by that I official The auidror, he holds, is bound to put on the duplicates sequestered taxes brought to his notice but he is not bound to look after such raxes Tne decision was given in a suit filed B. Workan, who operated in this county a year ago. A Sister 111 Mrs Albert Butler received word today from Mansfield Ohio, ihat her sister, Mrs August Strict was in a very .serious condition and could not 'possibly get well, and that if sho desired to see her alive, to come at once. Mrs. Butler left this afternoon over the Erie. Mrs. Striet is also a stater of Joseph Mann,

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SURPRISE PARTY Given in Honor of Mrs. Gay A Complde Affair Enjoyed By lUoy Guests Saturday Night. One of those happy eventi which brightens life and helps to drive dull care away took place Snnr day evening at the home of Mr and Mrs. James L. Gay The occasion was the anniversary of Mrs. Gsy's,, ; forty, third birth lay Having n*d no suspicion that her family and friends were to tie perpetrat rs of a scheme ty way of surprise on her. Mrs. Gay was beguiled away from her homo in the afternoon and on uer return after four o'clock to her utter asionishment, found kitchen, dining room and parlor invaded by those who had wen previously invited to enjoy ibe secret so successfully kept from her Soon adopting heisalt to tne situation. Mrs. Gay m her own good way made every guest feel wei — come and showed to them the hospitality which makes the whole world feel akin. The dinner was no small feature With the bcuntl—- | fal provision mads by the bus band and the culinary ability -■xhibitd by Madames Martin Beery and Theodore Blosser tte table was loaded with the ternptinic viands of me sesMin. The social hour after was delightful anl all m departing wished Mrs. Gay nany happy returns of the anniversary. Several handsome j prsents were presented to Mrs Uay, Those present were Messrs, and MeMames Martin Baerv, Tneo dore Bloaser, Rev. John White, W. H Zwtck, J W Teeple, John Miser. John M iv«r . Peter Gaffer, John Green, Dallas Hower, Char It si Colter. B. B. Teeple, Misses lu* : Gr« ene. Glad is and Anna White, ana Mr Bur* Green. WILL ASSIST Father Wilken to Take Pait in StnrIca at Fort Wayne. Rav H. Thao. Wilken will go to Fort Wayne this evening where to I morrow m ining he will assist m I conferring the new office of d> ni stio prelate upon the very Rev J H. Oechtering. The oermontea writ begin at 10 o'clock at St. Marya ! ihurch when Bishop Alerding will i ble-s and confer the insignia, which consists cf the rochet and manteletta. After the conferring .of ths insignia the papal brief will I ba read by the ohanctllor of tte diocese. the Rev S M Yenn. This , will be followed by a solemn high mass 'before the bishop. His assistants will be Assistant priest, the Rev. P. F Roche, of the cathedral . deacons of honor, the Rsv. John R. Dinnm of Lif ivettt.. tile Rev. Theodore Wilken, of Decatur.. i The Rar. Joseph F Dlaney, of St Patrick's church, will act as the j celebrant of the mass, and the iecaons will ba tat Rtv. Charles Thiele, of St. Pater s and the Rev Baker of Alexandria The Rav H F J Kroll, of St Pills, will iiliver the sermon Tae master of I oeremonns will be the Rev T Eikenring, of St Joseph's hospital. , who will be assisted bv the Rev G Hotenroth of St Marv's church. Ills Eighty-First Uncle John Rupright was in i town today celebrating his eightyflrst birthday, and notwithstanding his advanced age, says he is feel j ing the beet and that his democ> oraoy is of that rock ribbed aor t, i Uncle John is one of the old landmarks of the county and is known by most everyone, „both old and. i young.