Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1906 — Page 1

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jjI&STALTERDEAD Ooc of the Best Known Women of County OUd to Final Rew nd After a Year of Suffering Funeral Monday Afternoon. j(r< Abraham Stalter died this LgniDC •* ,he hotne of her hOM ’ Had (wr iniiew west of thio city, jj 30 o'clock. after an illness one year, death being caused w iong trouble She was sixty*o years of age and during the gojor portioi of het life had retied m thH county. She was a tod and patient woman and her M ay act-of charity will be sadly siswl by those who came in close foatart with her A little over a •ar (go she contracted a severe B ,J. from which she oould get no jfHefand which in the end settled « her lungs and after a year's palest suffering she finely suocumb,4 The funeral services will te ktll Monday afternoon at 1:30 gtfock st the [Beery Johurob, Rev. g W Miranda officiating and in teraent will be made in the Beery wsstery. She leaves a hueband, *reu daughter# and three eons to g.urn their loss. OPENED WITH RUSH Ta Cent Store Greeted With Crowd at Opening. " — Th- five and ten cant store (petted today to the public in their »» quarter# in the Studabaker block and were greeted by a crowd that far exceeded their expecta •ton* A special sale of dish pans fir ten cents had i>een advertized and hundreds of people were gath (red about the doars waiting until th? scheduled time of the sale. Whin the door* opened there wa# • grand rush for the inside of the stare, and those lucky enough to fit inside secured the pans. One kindred and forty-four were offered it till# sale, and within ten minutes were gone, and had the pro prietora had the stock they could have sold three times ae many Th« store is neatly arranged and a fresh It ><• k of goods has lieen added sod everything ooinea within the F”*of five and ten oents. The ■ ; >*«» of the store 18 certain if the rr -w l this morning is a criterion. SET FOR TRIAL wbs Weston to Answer for Marder of I J. Holthouse on March 26th. Judge Banyan took up consul ®*ble lime this morning t< ar * n Ke the court calendar for March ,s i » number of important case# set for trial. The 'one to pr bably attract the greatest smouDt [of [attention will i>e the ** of bhe State of Indiana vs Boa Heston, charged with causing death of R J. Holthouee of watur. Thia case will be called J -irah 28.—Huntington News Dem frat. Sentinel Closes. •* United Preee News Association Indianapolis. Feb. 24—It la offi announced that today’s Is * ne of the Daily Sentinel will be e last one. Delavin Smith of is authority for the "‘‘tement Asked concerning ths Sentinel, Smith referred inquf rer to Mr. McComrick of the Star.

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HOME FROM SOUTH Tom Railing and Wife Arrive From Mexico City. Torn Railing and wife returned last evening from Old Mexico, as ler an abseree of four months, where he was plaiyng ball during the past winter months. Tom ia looking well, but is not quite as heavy as usual, this undoubtedly l>eing caused by the hard work he underwent His success was the nest and he can wall feel proud of the record he established for himself in the pitching department of the national game. He informed us thia morning that he had signed no contract with any team for the Coming season, and all reports that he had done so were false. He further stated that ho was ready to talk business with the local man agement and would sign a Docatur contract if the terms could be agreed upon. It is jiossible that the di .rectors will call a meeting next week, when seme action will be tt ken. WED TOMORROW Mlh Laura Fuhrman to Become Mrs. Miss Laura Fuhrman, formerly of this city, but now located at Heine, where she has been run ning a mililnety store for several years past, will be united in mar riage tomorrow morning to Dr. Sprunger, a veterinary surgeon of Berne. Ihe ceremony will be j>er ormed at Huntington by Rev. Wise Inf the Evangelical church Miss ' Fuhrman is an aooomp’iebed young lady, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman, who reside just ■ north of this City. Dr. Sprunger is a hustling young business man of Berne, who baa advanced remark j ably in hie practice since locating at Berne. B ith the young people are well known in this city, and have a host of friends, with whom the Democrat joins in extending congratulations COLLEGE BURNS Ktnyon Accadtmy Destroyed Early This Morning •pedal Telegram To The Democrat Gambier, 0., Feb. 21 Kenyon military academy, a preparatory school, burned dowu early this morn tug. The origin of ihe fire ia unknown, but believed incendiary. When discovered, the main building was on lire in several places Many students and professors lost all their possessions, escaping in .their eightclothes. Gambier is without lire pro tection. The Mt Vernon depart merit, five miles away, arrived too late The Kenyon college is the place where the recent hazing by placing students on the railroad track occurred. Three students are missing and probably lost their lives They are: James Fuller, Warren, O.; J. Edwards, Anderson, Ind.; and W Kunkle of Ashlatueld. Eight were seriously in lured by jumping from upper story windows. CLAIMS FORTUNE Swiss Boat Maltr Says Me Is Heir to Field's Estate. (Special to the Democrat.) Geneva, Switzerland. Feb. 24. A Swiss boat maker named Marshall, a native of tne town of Zeiou, Canton Valaiz. lays claim to the fortune to the fortune of the late Marshall Field, claiming to be his nephew He says Field left Switzerland in 1841. The government has referred the claim to the Minister at Washington.

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1906.

COURT NEWS Traction Case Postponed Until Tuesday Bolds Cast Bcgfrs at Portland, April Stccr.d. Richards Released j Under Bond. Tfce Trcntrer care has lieen post poned until Tuesday I morning, when the arguments will be heard if Prorecutor Moran ia able to ap pear. If net, another continuance will likely be taken The case to collect |I,OCO from Dan P. Bolds, ex treasurer of Adams county, will begin at Portland April 3 Several Decatur attorneys appear in the case James Richards, charged with burglary and larceny, and whose trial is set for March 21, filed bond in the sum of |3OO and was re leased A demurrer wa* overruled in the caee of Preicott K Decirick et al vs Peter Baumgartner et a), suit on acount, demand | t"< Rule to ans war third paragraph James H Wilts vs Pierce Oil and Gas company et al, suit on 12.500 note and mortgage, copy of appoint ment of James H Drew as receiver for John Hancock Oil oompany; reciever made defendant in cause Same entry in case of Pierce Oil I Company et at vs A. A. Butler, sher I iff, replevin Lucy J. Gregory, guardian for A C. Gregory, filed a report of sale of real estate. Report approved and deed oredred. EASY SAILING B. F. Welly, Formerly of This County, Making Record at Lima. Benj. F. Welty, now serving his first term as prosecutior of All»n joounty, is having a remarkable record. Not a single prisoner has as yet stood trial, and tn every oa*e has entered a plea ot guilty Cases have been aseinged and this week was tilled with criminal eases ready or trial, but the prisoner# have changed their tninds and the entiie week’s assignments were wiped out Among the most tm portant cases was one which gave the prosecution much thought. It was of Wm. Stell, an old offender in the junk trade, who has faced every proeecntor for the, past quarter of a century When indicted and in jail, Stell sent word to Welty that he would make him look like thirty cents Instead he appeared in court a few minutes before the jury was being summoned, broke down and plead ed guilty to grand larceny Stell was sentenced to two years tn the penitentiary and his minor sen to a term in the Lancaster reform school John Thomas, for administnng criminal drugs, was given a jail sentence; Joe Miller, the Ottawa i railroader, for forgery, was sen | fenced to eighteen months Wm. i Siwmiller, burglary, one year, ard Beit Essex, gland larceny and James Baker, horse stealing, inde terminate sentence# to Mansfield. —Lima Blade. Diplomatic Triumph. (Special to the Democrat. I Constantinople, Feb. 24- United States Minister Livislaman is pres sing the Turkish government for a settlement of all outstanding claims in one agreement. If granted this will be one of the greatest triumphs this city ever saw.

ADULTERATED SEEDS Indiana Firms Have Been Fooling Thler Patrons. A bulletin i*su*d by the depart • jient of agriculture shows that »ev eral Indiana sseedsmeu are engaged in foisting adulterated seeds on the farmers First on the list is that distinguish-d patriot, J A Everett of Indianapolis, who is charg'd with selling as Kentucky bluegrass seed mixture of bluegrass seed adulterted rith Canada bluegrass Two quantities of M“. Everett’s ; Kentucky bluegrass seed were ex amined as test*. One—a mail earn i pie—contained 50.03 percent of ’ Canada bluegra**, the department reports, while the other, a sample ,of seed bought in hulk, contained i 35.99 percent Canada bluegrass. The William H, Gilbreath Heed >company of Indianapolis is charged j with selling as pure orchard grass an adulterated mixture contain-ng meadow fescue and rye grass Three samples were examined, con twining, respectively, 11.4 percent of adulteration, according to the re port. John Hubbard <fc Co . of Evansville, also are accused of selimg orchaid grass adulterated with meadow fescue and ry» grass Ihe | two samples examined showing 124.35 percent and 36.05 percent of adulteration A similar charge, except in more aggravated form, is madesg»:nst the Lacy Heed and Fuel company, of Noblesville Two samples of orchaid grass sold by that firm were found to contain adulteraton to the extent of 506 peroinl and 50 percent respectively, meadow fescue and rye grass i*ing used for that purp>«e The bulletin says ’ Incarrtyng out the pro : visions of law 351 samples >f seed lof Kentucky bluegrass and 265 samples of orchard grass were obtained ir. the open market and exam ined. Os these forty one samples of seed of Ksntuoky bluegrass were found to be adulterated with Can ada bluegrass, while 133 samples of orchard grass seed were found •to be adulterate*!, the seeds meet commonly used as adulterants be mg English ry* grass and meadow I fescue, the value of neither being more than one third to one half that of orchard grass seed That ‘ the adulteration of orchard grass is very genera! is evidenced by the fact that samples containing adnl terants were obtained from twenty four states. While Canada blue grass is imported into the United States in quantities varying from 600 000 to 700.00*1 pounds j>er an num, it ia used only occasionally in this country and it 1# evident that the bulk of the seed imp>rted is sold as Kentucky bluegrass A CLEAN TOWN ■ — That’s What Vanßartn Is to be Says the Tuwn Board. The Vanßuren town board has instructed the etty marshal by res olution to close all the gambling rooms of the town and to order the KMpnra of suets resorts to re move all gambling devices from ■ their premises, and if this is not done, the paraphanalic which is used in gambling at Vanßuren will | be oonti sea ted by the town marshal and turned over to the county sheriff to re destroyetl. The new order has created some constema tion at Van B iron, which his been a gamblers' stronghold for some time. The closing of outside towns his resulted in many members of the profession taking t refuge in Vanßuren, and it ia said the privileges which have been enjoyed by Vanßuren have been abused by the aldition of new material. The i town board passed the resolution i without dissent, and it is said its mstnbers are very much in earnest j relative to their action.

DREDGE FIGHT j Farmers From This County at Portland File Objections to the of the Lob-Improvement Would be Expensive. — Friday was the day set for ihe I tiling of objections to the assess ments made for the dredging of the i Ixib ditch and for the tiling of re 1 monstrances against its construe Hon. «ud in consequence, a number of land owners in Adams and Wells counties who will be affect ed are now in the city looking after their interests The dredge •tarts in the "(job" portion of Jackson township, this county, and extends north through WalAsh •nd Hartford townships, Adans county to the Wabash river The present plans also oontemj I its the dredging of about nine miles >f this stream to a point below Buena Villa Adams -ounty, the the total distance covered by the dredge i heing nomwbere in the neighbor hood of eighteen or nineteen miles The est imate cost is ciuse to I’, •- The greater portion of Ihe way down the [Wabash river will be through rock, andwill be an expen sive Mt of business In Adams and Wells counties, there are about two hundred land owners who are objecting to the pro prised improvement and a number of them were in court Friday morning The Adams county ob : jeotois are represented by Clark J Lutz, and the iutereet# of tbe Well# county people are in the bunds of |W H. Eichhorn—Port land Commercial Review GENEVA NEWS Epworth Arrange for a Lecture Special Sendees Sunday at the tailed urtlhcrn Church.— Dancing Club Met. (Special Curreapcndence ) ; The meflJbW o’ ttw Epworth Lea gue have contrar-ted with Dr. Line of Portland to give a lecture in the Met hodist church on the evening of the third of March. Dr. Line is a noted platform orator and has gained quite a reputation from his le* turei and the League ia to be congratulated on their success in sei-unng him for a ■ date. His subject will lie announced later. Rev Mower, paster of the United Brethren chunk will give a special service Sunday evening and the sub ject of his talk will be, "Memoriee. Deeds and the life of Wasoington." The G. A. K., S. of A and K of P orders have been invited to attend iu a body and the capacity of the church will no doubt be tested that evening. I The Young Folk# Dancing club i held their regular meeting iu the , Maacnie Hall last evening and every body enjoyed the “hop" to the limit. Worley Reiff and Mr Burton Juday. , that clever trap drummer whose ca- , teer seems to be opening with a very ! favorable outlook and who is making i great "hits" on his drums, furnished t the music and it was great too. Everybody enjoyed the dance.

NUMBER 36

NEW RULING By Appellate Court Regarding County Officers Fees. f Sheriffs are entitle*! t fees for receiving and dis< harming ;>ri*<mera at the oounty jail in addition to their salaries The appellate etrart so held revemteg the decision of the : Delaware circuit court in the suit by Thoma# Starr against the board of oommissioner# of that county Starr claimed a fee of 25 cent* for each pri«onr when he was commit i ted to jail and the same am ount when ha was discharged, in addi , ion to the aheriff • sultry allowed •by law The court said "The I question of the oounty’• liabiity to pay the fees in question after the passage of the fee and salary act of | L«*»s was no longer an open ques ; tion, f<» by that act the sheriff is ( not only authorized to charge, but i the Oounty 1# expressly directed to pay Ihe *ame. Ilia earnestly in •isted that while the county is required to pay such fee* they are i nevertheless ihe property of the <x an tv In <>ar opinion it was n< t the intent, m of the egtsistare to rreate a debt against the county as here exhibited, and require the ! county to pay it, and at the name itrne nullify its liabiiiiy by provid i Ing that the sum thus due and paid shall continue to he the property cf the county After sailing [atten | tion to fleets’, in* that hold that a erk '••r sheriff may have fees for attending court and an auditor for serving on the board of review, in addin n to their respective salaries, the opinion concludes From these decisions the conclusions may be s fairly drawn that ihe word 'fees’ to be pltd into the treasury), as used in the fee and salary act cf 1*99. should be con struct! as fixing a eosapensttli ato paid by indi — i virtual* for ofßciai service* ren •lered. and by which a certain and lie created out rs which the salary, as provided by law for the officer rendering Ihe service, is tn be i paid.* Starr’s fee* for four year* service amounted to I'.’.OoC The 1 decision is welcomed by all county ! officer* for the reason that It pr > v, les that fe»* heretofore paid out [of th* countv treasurv, go direct to the officer-* The dacis: n of the apeilst* ooourt settles the question | once and for all and has lawn eagerly awaited bv the offi-ia *of the various eoun’ie* in the state HUNTING EVIDENCE Liwytr Branyon Here In Interest of Boston Weston. Lawyer John Branyan of Hnntinton, accompanied by a police [officer from that city, were here j t ,day I<> king up evidence for Boa i tun Weston. Ihe man who mor j dered Roman Holthousc The con ' stable had the nerve te say that 1 they would be able to show that Weston struck Roman only after the latter had grabbed himjoy the throat and threatend to brain him. They might be able to convince a Huntington jury of that, but they would certainly fail tn convincing anv Decatur people that Holty ever I threatened him or used the lan : guage he -,s accused of WILL BE REJECTED General Btlief Rtßardini Miners Demands—Mllcht I Shows Strain. 1 (Special to the Democrat.) . New York, Feb. 21, The genera’ belief is that the demands of the min- ' era, sect to the operators at midnight : by President Mitchell, will be reject I ed. Mitchell is showing the strain of ‘ overwork, and his friends fear another [attack of nervous prvsratioc.