Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1906 — Page 1

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the demands Os Coal Miners Will be Presented Tomorrow Recognition of Union and Ten Percent. Increase-Also a Few Other Things. fv United Pr*** New* A**ocl»tlon. New York Fab. 14.—The Scripps Hoßea association is able to make ;,abio the fact that the demand of the anthacite miners scale commit tae as approved by President Mit djell, will be published tomorrow as follows: First—Trade argument which will be full recognition of the union. Second—Reconstruction of Obe present reconciliation board, provided for by the anthracite oom miMion for arbitration for differ eaoes, the districts to have sep irate conciliation boards, the oom poantton ofsaid boards to lie deter mmed by operators and district offloer*. Third—Eight hours a day for all classns of labor inland about mines. Fourth—Ten per oent in cr«»e straight through in wages Fifth—The settlement promptly of many minor grievances. One op erator declares that at least two of ths requests must be modified. Operators are strongly opposed to the onion recognition and the ten per oent increase AT M. E. CHURCH Mrs. Dr. Gaynor, Missionary Will Give Free Lecture. Mrs. Dr. Lucy Gaynor, field eaoretary, will address the Young Woman's Foreign (Missionary society, in the auditorium of the M K church, Friday evening, Febru ary 16, at 7:30. With twelve years experience as a medical mis nonary in China she is spoken of M a wonderful woman with a wonderul story to tell, being able to’arouse, enthuse [and enlighten any who will hear her. Come to be instructed. Seats [free. You will also be given a musical treat. Progiana, — Instrumental duet, Misses Iva Simcoke and Dessie Beery quartet, Messers D. W. Beery, J. y Neptune, and Ernsbrrget bothers,; vocal duet Miss Mabie Erwin and Mr. Jesse Ems larger. LOOKS WAR LIKE inittd States Getting Ready for Scrap With China. Special Telegram To Th* Democrat Washington, D. C’., Feb. 14.— That the United States is racing •gainet a military campaign on the other side of the world is practioally admitted by the au 'borttes Seoreatary of War Taft a ■rtnknesa in explaining the recent ■U'lvement of troops to the Philippine Islands and the willingness ’be state department to admit ’b« delicacy of the relations with ’ bins, allow no other construction the situation concerning the ‘■Hi foreign agitation with the telertial empire. Two regiments IQ fantry are enroute to the and a tuird will be or bred soon. Two lotteries of field ‘Uillery have been sent and prep ‘ r »tion » rushed for more. Frisco Wreck. *’ Unlt «d Pre** New* Association. Kansas City, Mo, Feb U-Tbe fisoo Meteor express was wrecked 11 Columbus, Kansas, by colliding ”*b a freight. The wroekage °*b£ht fir e 6a< j f c%ur p oO p[ e ware tilled.

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SCHAFER CASE Another Grand Jury Cegins on it Next Monday. Bedford, Ind., Feb 14. —Prose outor Fletcher held a conference with Judge Wilson, at Bloomington today, and asked that the grand jury drawn yesterday be summoned tor duty next Monday. Prosecutor Fletcher announced that he would take up the Schafer muder case for the investigation of a maws of evi dence in his possession which he says will insure indictments It is understood that the prosecutor will employ John H. Underwood as his assistant. A WARNING Sent Out by State Board of Health Ssys Chicago Mtn, Dressed as Frmers, are Peddling Tainted Hams Over Indiana. Dr. J. M Miller, secretary of the county board of health, is in receipt of the following warning from the state board of health, which ex plains itself: Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 13, Dear Doctor:— Men from Chicago, dressed like farmers, have been caught [selling tainted hams in Indiana They buy tainted hams from the packing houses, doctor them up ship them to any point then hire 'iorse and wagon and peddle them at two to three cents under the market price. The hams apjiear to tie all right un til slices are put into the frying pan and then the taint fills the kitchen The meat is unfit to eat. Many of these tainted hams were sold in Columbus, Greensburg, Mt Vernon and other places. At Franklin, one, T. Scantian, was arrested up on information from Columbus, but was released on bail and disappeared Please inform the sheriff city health officers and colics an thorities to be [on the watch for ham peddlers. Also make the matter public in the papers The laboratory of the state board of health is open for free food, drug and water analysis, also tor tree bacteriological and pathological ex aminations Very truly, J. N. Hurty, Sec, State B d of 11 Ith SENDS PRESENTS Angola Man Presents Minatare Yoke to Miss Roosevelt. Angola, Ind., Feb. 14—Among the thousands of wedding presents which Miss Alice Roosevelt receive there will lie one from this City which it is believed, will not escape her notiae. Perhaps the president * daughter will receive none more unique. The gift was sent by John Wiloox and is a miniature k ox yoke, with bows and[staple ring complete. The yoke was made by Mr Wilcox with a pocket knife on a summer afternoon forty .years ago, when he was a barefoot boy. Mr. Wiloox is a well know resident of Anogla bad has long iieen ardant admirer of President Roosevelt. With the wedding gift he sent a letter explaining the history of the trinket and asked that the yoke be considered as symbolical of united happiness. " 1 believe that the trinket will be appreciated.” said Mr. Wiloox, today, and I hope that it is not too old to be of service to the happy oosple. ’

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 190<>.

FOR DEFENDANT Jury Found in MoyerGlendening Case Verdict Read at Opening of Court This Morning—Trial Last Fifteen Days and was Hard Fought Battle. In open court at nine o'clock this morning at Portland, a verdict was read in the famous Moyer Glendenning oil damage case, find ; ing for the defendants, the interog I stories also being answered in their j favor. The evidence was completed I Monday at noon and the arguments taken up at the afternoon MMion J. J. Moran, for the plaintiff, and Emerson E. McGriff of Portland, and Frank Bailey of Bluffton, for the defendants, spoke to the jury during the afternoon, while Clark J. Lutz of this oity, for the plain tiff, and Judge D D Heller of this oity. and Abe Simmons of Bluffton, for the defendants, took up the Tuesday morning session After dinner the last of the argument* were made for the plaintiff by Theodore Shockney of Union City. The suit asked for I >,COO damages resulting from a sale of stock in the Colonel Itrake company Moyer and others who have filed seperate suits, were members of the cone jiany, and it is alleged, were in I duoed to sell their stock in the com jinny, under the belief that the leases were falling, when, it Is al ieged, their production was held back and were not pumped to their : full capacity. After the defendant* had sold their interests (the com pany was reorganized and. it is .alleged, the output of the wells tn creased to a wonderful extent The case was tried here about a year ago when the jury disagreed There are seven or eight similar cases on the docket here at present STATE CONVENTION Methodists Planning for a Missionary Convention. Methodists of Indiana are plan ning an important state missionary convention, to be held in Indianap olis March 12 14. The purpose of the convention is to bring together conference and district officers of the different organizations of the church, the pastors ana represents lives from the local churches and young jieojiels societies within the iiounda of Indiana. North Indiana and Northwestern Indiana confer ences, or the consideration of some of the problems of the unevange! ized nations, and also for prayer, | fellowship and discussion of nie’hods and the best helps avail able for fulfilling the great mission ary purpose of the church. THE SHOW Catchy Masfc in "His Highness The Bey.'* Last Night. Only a fair sized crowd attended "His Highness the Bey” at Bosses last night The company is a large one for Decatur carrying forty people. They gave a vrey credit able, performance, the songs and specialties being new and refresh ing and ths comedians funny. The hit of the evening was the soug by the "Dutch girls,” though there were a dozen more excellent num bers Summed up it was a clever, entertaining and delightful show and all who attended were well satisfied. The bad weather, no doubt, prevented a larger crowd from attending.

FROM KANSAS J. E. Ellsworth Writes Us an Interesting Letter. We are in receipt of a lengthy letter fiom our former fallow i townsman, J. E Ellsworth, now i located at Madison. Kansas, where ■ he is conndnoting a big department ‘ store. He is proud that he lives in a community where there is no liquor sold. He claims that hi* sec tlon of Kansas is limit of a* fineland as lies oat of doors, and says the I crops are immense. Be says the ‘ climate there ia fine, the therrnom ieter not having reached the «*ro i mark this winter Mr Ellsworth says be has made more money in Kansas in three years than he made here in twenty years. His friends here will be glad to he*r of bi* continued suooess <»n!y lack of space prevents us from publishing his entire letter | THE LECTURE — “The Song of Youth" Friday Evening Rev. Alfred Fowler on the Platform— Delightful Entertainment Planned by Presbyterian Ladies. | The citizens of Decatur should hear (Rev. [Fowler's (lecture at the Presbyterian church Friday even ing Hi* subject will be ‘Song of Youth ” one of his very beet While il may not be generally known Rev. Fowler has had year* of experience on the platform and \is known a* one of these who weave* together fins thought and 'eeling and has the ability to please. | interest and instruct his audiences . Humor enough to keep al! who hear him m a pleasant mood add* ■ to the lecture and make it splen did entertainment For several season* Rev Fowler lectured under ; the Central Lyceum Bureau who speak 'so highly of hi* ability, saying "He occupies a Held which ’is absolutely hl* own which give* ' him a distinct individuality | "Song Oratory is something . unique and original a* be presents I it, and wonderfully entertaining Mr. Fowler enjoys the reputation of being a cultured vocalist, pos sessed of a sweet, mellow, aymjsa thetio voice e*[>ecially well adap ted to illustrate [his themes aside from which he is a pronounced I orator. ” The press in various cities where he ha* appeared give him : high praise and we can safely guarantee the entertainment IN “KITTY" LEAGUE Erman Meatzer to Have Try Out With Danvillt Ball Teams Erman Mentzer, a son of N .dent zer, residing on Miller street and employed in this city, will go to Danville. 111., at the opening of the baseball season this spring, where he will try out with the Danvile “Kitty League team Mr Ment zer, who is well known in this city, and who for the {vast few years has been working on a dray line in this oity, received two letters thi* week from the management of the Danvlle team, and in the last letter was enclosed the contract for him to sign He has decided to take the offer and will leave for there as soon as the "Kitty League” teams begin tbeir practice —Bluffton Banner.

COURT NEWS ValentineSchnepp Pleads Guilty to Indictment Paid His Fine-Jacob Loser Gets Jad<ment on Note.-Partition Soft Decided. Tn* A Ums circuit oourt held a •es*ion this m ming during which j some t bu*:ncM was transacted and which is recorded as follow* J* I cob looser v* George W Nichol*, i suit on note, [31,500, judgment by 1 agreement for t ,130. — Prescott K Dedrtck et a vs Peter Baumgartner et al suit on note o>n tract I i>i cash bond filed , demurer to e*> h paragraph Uriah[£ Cramer et al vs Caroline ( ramnr et *l, partition of rea , eelale;’.finding that plaintiffs and defendant* are each owner* of 1 13 of tea! estate net mt tn petition ex I oepting Caroline Cramer who owns 13. John C Moran appointed oommiMioner and sale ordered Hatah J Steele v* Chari** 8 Clark defendant ruled Io answer f ourth paragraph of oomplamt with tn five days Slate v* Horace [Porter hunting ■on Hnnday motion to quash indict i ment and each oount thereof Btale v« Joeeph Tonnelller. al lowing |>er*on* in saloon un Sun day. plea of guilty, fined 135 and cost*. Ktate v» Valentine Schnepp, car j rying con »a *1 weapms arraign met. plea of guilty, fined *3 and eoet*. which be paid i FOR TEACHERS — Address Delivered al Slate Meeting to be Published ia Book. County superintendents over the state have received from J I B Pearcy. secretary of the Teach er* association, stating that it has been decided definitely to publish i the minute* of the last meeting of the Teachers aeoociattoa held at Indianapolis, together with the ad dresses and papers The book will contain 150 to 3f page* 6xz inche* tn size and will be ready for mall ing by March 15. All members of the State Teacher* association will l»e entitled to a copy of the bonk free, and for the benefit of those who did not join by paying their doe* of 50 cents may still join for this amount, and be entitled to on* of the books, and also be a member of the asstoiation and their names will appear m the annual directory and this county be given proper credit Those teacher* desiring to join the association may do so by the payment of their [dues of 50 cents to Bupt Opliger who will forward the same This should be done immediately. Dr Wm. L. Bryan Dr £ B Bryan Dr. Edwin Holt, Hughes Gov. Frank Hanly and Senator Albert J. Beveridge are some of the men whose ad dressea will appear tn the book of proceedings Pension Increases. The following people received an increase in their pension during January through their attorney Robert Biaokburn, each Increase being six dollars par quarter: Eli gar Biggs, Robert E. Smith, John McKean, Ulrich Deininger, John H. Mnmma. John Green, Jason Hobbs, James McCune, Albright Christen, James R. Boyd. Charles W. Hower, Henry Lankenau.

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A BAD FALL Harlo Mana Broke a Rib and was Badly Bruised. Harlo Mann. «r., of rural rout* 5 number ten. and we known .here, had the miafortune t.> fa: white feeding his h gtr H* str.>uok [upon the pen and as a resud received a broken riband several ugly brai*e* m hi* body Hi* age makes the Mcldent a painful one, but his con dition is by no mean* considered serious Hi* many friend* hops dor hi* »p*e«iy and ootnpb-fe recovery. GENEVA NEWS — Rathbone Officers Organizing New Lodge Ruaored That Siuarock Hotel 1$ tas Opta Seoo.-Valeattae Dav Oherved .'Specta! I'orrvMpondenoe.) Geneva Ind F*b, 14 —Mr* Smith : >ne of the stat* officer* and Mr* Hood one of the uistnct officer* cf iu* Rathon* Hlstars lodg* are here tn the intsre*t* cf the new hspter which i* to b* instituted tn th* j near future The ladies spent the play oar. vast ig all thoae who are eligible to merrbershtp and they tr* m>>ra than pleased with the l<-tilkiok Thev «av[that everythicg :• favorable for the organization of me f the largest ana beet chap Mr* that can be found in a town the *i*e of Geneva A meeting of all interested was he 1 last evening to talk over th* matter* Dame Rumor again ba* it that Geneva 1* soon to bate a hot*’, th*? jajmaonei* making arrangements ito reopen the Sbamock It i* said that the party or par nee are res. . dents of tbi* place, and that thev will run the hotel m tbormghly np to date manner It is a shame that the town ba* had no hotel and ths fact has given Geneva a black eye among the traveling public. Many ! people do not realize, what a hotel means to [town cf thi* sis*. That aoate on* wii : open the boas* is the fervent wish of the greater number of people That "every laddie love* a ! as*:e and lassies love the laddie*, too,” was a fact macle very evident to day. to- it was Valentine day Burning me-sagee of ‘ love printed |in fieri ng color* on papvtr lace decI orated cards were *-nt thr-mgh the : mails tn bunches and no one knew ! that it was Valentine day better than Postmaster Aspy and f roe i For the day Alice Roosevelt and Nick were forgotten and their i "ca*»' was nothing in comparison Ito the many oases here. ‘ Ths . rose 1* red. the violet * bine . 1 love I you and love you true, was work - ed over time and he sent a valen tine to HER and she wa* happy and giggled McCALL DYING |N» Hope for Famous Fiuader ani Life Insurance Kin(. • pscisl Tslegrsm To Th* Osmocr** Lakewoixi, N Y. Feb. 14.—John I A. McCall former president of the i New York Life Insurance cimpanv, I condition is critical. In addition I to liver trouble McCall is suffering I from complications affecting the kidneys and other organs, together with dropsy Intimate(frienda ad mit they can not hope. Extreme 1 unction has been administered.