Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1906 — Page 1

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DR. MANN Died at Liberal, Kansas a Few Days Ago health Had Been Falling and He Had iont Thtrt to Rest-Was Wtll Known iiare. Sewn ha* been received here o tb e death of Dr. J. £. Mann of j., n innlie, Kentucky, at Liberal, ganM* He nad been in failing health for a long tune, and went ,4 October m the hope of obtain io<r relief. Dr. Mann was well kaown here stood high in its profewion a* a specialist in the cure ~f eye,ear, nose and throat trouble*. wa* an instructor for. the South wMlern Homeopathic Medical college and had an office in the Gaul h»rt building He is survived by his wife, a eon, Ivan, sixteen years id. and a daughter, Margaret, nine years old. The body will be brought to Louisville for burial arriving tom row over the southern railway Tas burial will be held a 2:30 clock from Pearson's chaplet.— Dr. Mann was a native of thia tinty, a brother of J. K Mann and Mrs. Harry B Knoff, and will be well retnernberd by many of car citizens. SENT UP (us Rahke Gets Sentence A to Prison K»g of Indiana Gamble's Sentenced For Enticing Young Girls to Room. •y United Preee New* Aawoclatlon. Indianapolis Feb. 9.—Gue Rahke, r*oe horse man and king of Indiana gamblers, indicted and tried for as *»ait with attempt to oommit rajie, *«|tmntßnoed this morning to a trrm of from two to fourteen years la the penitentiary. The jury were out all night. It was shown that Kahe enticed young tend «d at a soda fountain in a leading drugstore, tofhis room ’in a hotel Several girls broke down while testifying to his revolting actions, hahe got them in his power first by ’•'•king them small loans of money, then threatening them until they ware willing to do anything he •'ld The girls were all of respect able families and were under six hen years of age. Rahke has for yotrs been noted as a plunger and * raoklaas, daring gambler. SALARY BILL Obit Legislators Want Their Pay Doubled. •r United Prssa News Association. Columbus, 0., Feb. 9—A bill P'H won bedntrodueed in the leg is htare to double the salaries of m-tnbers and providing for their “Mlroad fare home twice a month A Marriage Wednesday at 8 o’clock l ' ’be bride 'a home near Bobo, n diana, oonurred the wedding of Ins E|si e Baughm an to Mr Jesse both of that place . The ' r °om is a son of Phililp K oos a *”D known farmer of Adams " ant y. The young people will be hom ß in the near future north of J *> o , Indiana. The ceremonies ,Bre conducted by E. A. Bunnei, kstor O s p ort Wayne M E. Cir-

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STRANGER SICK Traveling Man Suffering From Hemorrhage of Lun(s. J. H. Gennan, a traveling man. whose home is at Columbus, Ohio, is confined to his'bed at the Burt Hotel, suffering from the effects of hemorhages ot the lungs. His con dition this morning, while not alarming is sei ron as the hem mor aghes are direct from the lungs. Early yesterday morning he bad a slight attack, but during the day he felt rnuoh better It was his intention to go to Bluffton hat evening, before going he decided to take a little walk and while do mg so was siezed with a fit of coughing, which was followed by a hemmorhage, which n ‘tilted in Mr Gennan •mtting three pints of blood. Dr. J 8. Boyers was called and relieved the pitient and told him he mast take the best of care of himself. As soon as he gains a little strength he exp jots to go to bis home at Columbus, Ohm COURT NEWS Richards Case Set For February 31st Rohrer Case Re-Set -Mathias Shaffer Plead Guilty—Some Probate Matters. The session of court this morning was another short one, the bun ness transacted being as follows Gay A Zwick vs Dore B Erwin, ad rninistiator of the estate of Mary M Heath, claim 1190, demurrer overruled, general denial filed; summons ordered for Peter Heath returnable February 20. Elizabeth Kooset al vs Quincy H Koos etal, partition suit; motion by Henry B Heller, guardian ad litem, to quash service of summons Peter Shaffer vs Mathias Shaffer, suit on 3500 note, dismissed and costs paid. | State vs James Richards, larceny, set for trial Wednesday, February >B. Richards ia charged with hav ing broken into a house in Monroe township two years ago and steal ing some pork He got away from the officers but was retaken at Dun kirk two weeks ago. JState vs Charley Bailey, assault and battery.grand jury indictment; plea of guilty entered , fined |3 and costs. State vs Fred Rohrer, illegal printing of ballots, reset for Mon day, February 36. State vs Ma‘h;as Shaffer, allow ing persons in saloon on Sunday, plea of guilty; Judge Erwin has not yet fixed the punishment Sarah J. Steele was appointed guardian for Morse E. Nellie, Laura E. and Arthur D. Steele and filed bend Nathan Andrews, guardian for Ora Andrews, filed hie current re port which was allowed. Robert P. Davis was granted letters as administrator of the ee tate of William E. Redding and filed his bond. James M. Hart, administrator of the W. J. Collins estate filed his bond which was approved. George B Schott administrator of the William Snyder estate filed his final report’and notice of same was ordered. Editor Dies Special Taisgrsm To Ths Democrat Muncie, Ind. Fab. 9.—Mayor John Wildman, former editor | the Muncie time*, and well known over the state, died last night of Bright's disease. ~

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, FERRI ARY 9, 1906.

FOR CITY ’Squire Stone Decides a Case Finds Against S. G Hamdhries in Suit For Water Rent —Case Goes to Circuit Court. The case of the city of D-citnr against S G Humphreys, who re oently owned the Bart Hotel, which has been pending for several weeks, was tried this morning be fore Squire James H. Smith and resulted in a victory for the city .The suit was to recover on a bill ’ for electric lights and water renj which was due at the time Henry Donnelly, who then owned the hotel, failed to pay. owing to the lack of funds Humpbhrey* at the i time having foreclosed a mortgage on Donnejly and froze him out of buisniMs. The amount due was 139.33 and the city, after making several requests fir payment end i lieing turned down, commenced the above action A P. Beatty repre iw-nted the defense and L . (’ DeVoes looked after the city’s interest and the legal cattle was a royal one. The case will be appealed to the cir onit court HOME TO DIE J. N. Free Accepts Hospitality of His Sister. Tiitin, O , Jan 9.—J N Free, better known as the "Immortal J N ,’’has returned home from his ceaseless wanderings for the first time in over ten years He arrived, unheralded, in the little village of McCutchenville and went to the home of his aged sister, Mrs John Cooley. Although his visits to the old homestead during the past fifty years have been so in frequent that he is almost a stran ger, yet his mental misfortunes ar> neve rforgotten and the latehstrmg is always nut to the aged traveler, who is broken in health and tot tenng with the weight of years He was told that the old home is to be his so long as he desires to remain Because of the growing coldness of hotel clerks and railway conductors towards his peculiar method* he seems disposed to accept the proffered hospitality and will stay at least until spring With advancing years the mental cloud which settled down over the great intellect years ago seems to have lifted, and .much of his "J N. ” now appears as a weather beaten and decrepit old man whose faculties have l>een somewhat dull ed by the flight of time. For him the’veil, which long beclouded his mind, seems to have been raised late in the evening of life BUSINESS DEAL Mrs. Peterson Sells Millinery Store to Mrs. Fetzer. A deal was made last evening whereby Mrs. John A Fetzer pur ('based the millinery store formerly owned and conducted Jby Mrs. A. W. Peterson, and situated m the Morrison block The transfer had been hanging fire for several days but was finally closed last evening and Mrs. Fetzer took possesion this morning The new proprietess has secured the services of Mrs. Mar vin My grant as her trimmer and expects to carry a ilne of all the latest spring patterns and solicits a share of the public’s business.

PRETTY WEDDING Was That of Prof. Opliger and Miss Caumgartner. A pretty country home wedding was the of Lawrence E Oplinger to Miss Mary Baumgartner at the home of her mother. Mrs. Rotna Baumgartner two miles northwest of Linn Grove In the presence of a number of relatives of t* ih bride and groom at the hoar of 6 p m. Thursday evening the marriage vows were plighted each promising in turn to love cherish and ptotect until ' death do part us." Rev Edw. Greider of the Linn Grove Evanghcal chnrohofflciatod impress ively Mr. Oplinger is the oltest son of Mr. and Mr* Hsmuel Op linger in Linn Grove ,and was re oently el* :< 1 Io the ■ th< a of county superintendent of public schools in this county. He look an interest in educat. snal work at an early age taught school a number of terms and advanced rapidly both as a student and teacher The young superintendent is highly e« teemed by his fellow educators and by his friends m social circles Miss Baumgartner is also a Well known and highly «»toe med yaung lady and with her personal charms i» admirably fitted to grace a ’h me eo< tally and inteiectually She a.-o has taught a number of terms of school It is rare that two young people begin hie together w.ti brighter prospects than do Mr and Mr* Oplinger The young couple ex(s>ct to have a pleawant socialJafTair at bis'home tn Linn Grove today In a few weeks they will go to housekeeping m Decatur —Berne Witness LOOKS SERIOUS Trade Trouble With China Bad May Mean a Fierce War—Officiate at Washington Make Siateacat. ■y Unltad Pr«M N«ws Association. Washington, D. C., Feb. 9. —An official of the state department, thoroughly familiar with interna tional relations, today predicted that the United States must socn decide whether to lav down to Chins and abandon trade with that country or force bet to open the trade doom with battleship* He says the Chinese situation is the greatest cloud on the national horizon today Secretary Taft ha* gone on record that ths real reason for additional troops m the Philippines is to be prepared for pees:hie trouble with China BROKEN DOWN Helen Keller Collapses From OverStudy. •paolsi Tsleyram To Tbs Democrat Boston, Mass., Feb. 9. —He leu Keller, deaf, dumb and blind, whose education under these handicaps attracted world wide atten tion, is broken down from the strains of studies and is confined to her bed from a almost complete physical colapse Mc r all Dying •v United Press News Association. Lakewood, N J., Feb 9.—John McCall, former president of the New York Life, is dying with liver trouble. Two physicians and ten nurses are attending him

HAS GOWNS Dorothy Daynt Wears Lavish Dresses on the Stage. Dorothy Dane, the famous prima donna and the most lavishly g ed woman on the American stage, will be seen here as "Georiga in Hi* Highness the Bey," the must cal comedy furore which has just closed a.five months’ run in Chioa go Mim Dane is surrounded by the very cream of musical talent and there has never been a greater singing and acting company sMembled together than that to ap pear here next Tuesday. February 13, at the opera house The production. as it will seen here, is the original augmented scento and ?.ec tncal prodne’ion u*e<t m Chicago fur five months and is complete in the minutest detail GENEVA NEWS Eastern Star Ladies Plan Five Cent Social Brlicved the "Lid" is to b< Tightened M. E. Ladies to Conduct Handkerchief Sale Geneva. Ind . Feb 9.— Mewlames Fred Lindsey and Georg* Calkins are making plan* to give a five cent social in the Masonic banquet hall on the eventag ' February 20 The proceeds of this affair will go towards paying for the new piano which was recently purchased by the members of the Eastern Star lodge There will be several novel featurna connected with the social and the ladies who are giving it are looking forward to entertain ng a large crowd It is feared that "the lid ’ is to be plead on Geneva At least thia is the prevailing impression for the Clerk of the town. Bert Red out. has received word from the powers that be—Gov Hanley—asking for tom* pointers in regard to the way certain matters have been going and. a* ricnor ‘has it. how certain bnsinewi are itoing conducted There are a great many place* that are worse than Geneva Of’oourse if the governor thiuks that the ltd ha* to go on here it is a safe gambling pupomtion to bet that it will go on, and tight t o The ladies of the Methodist church will hold a handkerchief eale on Thursday. February 33, and they are taking ever plan to get a big collect; n of handkercho■ * Cards, on which is printed a four verse poem, which, when boiled down, asks the reader for one or more handkerchiefs, have Jieen mailed to nearly >n town and ts every one responds the ladies will have handkerchiefs *o( everv description and to burn. In a'sale like this evervthing is profit and the ladies will clear a nice little sum DATE ANNOUNCED Presbyttrian Ladies to Give a Son< Evening and Social. The ladies of the Presbyterian church are arranging for v " Jong Evening and Social,” to be held at the church parlors on Friday evening, February 16 oom mencing at 7:45. The admission price is twenty five cents and you aie sure of getting your money’s worth. A splendid program, rather new and novel, is being planned and you should 'date yourself for this cccasion.

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THE CONTEST Final Count at Court Room Tommorow Eve Democrat s Diamoud Trophies to k Givta to the Popular Lady aud Geotltmaa. The Democrat • Diamoml contest is certainly becoming interesting and the finish tomorrow will exceed n intereat even Adam* county’s ami-us pnmane- I r the battle field will i« right here where everyn.. -*n wat-h it > ,*r as the Dem crat ha* been able to contrcf iit the contest has been ■ pen. fair *nd honest, and we baltero the con teatants feel the truth of the «tate ment We have arranged to have 'the judgwi make their Count at the court room and the candidate* and thetr friends are invited to be present The contest el see at eight o clock Itomorrow STSStBg land the count tisgins at once have arrangeit everyth ag possible iso make the count rapid, and be- ' lieve the auorweafu lady and gentleman who will -ecure the diamond trophies wi! be known by ton (o'clock, or shortly afterward To morrow is the ast day to booetyow 'andiUato B* sure and vote A* prev. josly announce*! the jtidgee who w: .go o-.f-r the < •'.* are the following wall known geni emen jC A Dogan, (' K Niblick. J.* T. Merryman D E Smith. Joe Win terrgg. Will P tichrock and Shaffer Peterson. CEMENT ROOFING Blufften M Lrst to Nsve i Factory tad is to be Coogratabted. J B HuitLoase relurvnd home to Decalir, last evening after rent t ig the marlite shop in the rear end of the < Land opera bo-ise to te I used for a cement rooffiug factory ito be i natal led here within the next two weeks.. Mr. Holtte nee wtll manufacture nement titee and may also manufacture such things in the cement me as eno posts etc He will start out with a force > of several men and expect* to add to tin* force as the Lusinos I crease* All of the work will be done by hand wtth the exception of the patterns Mr Holtuouse ha* had two rear* experience in the ■ buatness owning a plant iu Decatur at the present time He ex pe<-t* to make a eootl thmg out of the factor v here and ha* already secured ■•everal order* for the ce j ment roofs This make* the third enterprise in oment work in the icityof Biuffton —Bluffton Bsnuer. DEDICATION kithh Chapel to be Offered (to God’s Service Next Sasdoy. The new M £ church. Beulah chapter by name, situate*! mid way between Peterson and Preble, will be dedicated next Sunday, February 11. Rev W. D Parr. D D . secretary of the boatd of church Extension, wULpreach at 10 b in j the morning and again at 7 00 in the evening Dr Parr is known as the great church dedicator having had charge of nearly two hundred (such events He is one >f the finest puplit orators in the west Special i music will >e rendered and ,the c ' casion will be one of delight. The people of the vicinity have labored unitedly and faithfully and are just'y proud of th< r church. Thev i cordially invite the public to out and enjoy the day with them Revival meetings will continue from the dedication there being service each ev«n’»g sext week.