Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1906 — Page 1

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pREF. DEATHS I fred Melcher Dies I from Old Age KjjiinLahf and Ethel Otllinger. ■ This City Aho Called I to Rest. ■. H , ; , her. aged eighty Ki -t township, K|\> „ tr , -t g at her home, K a! .. 4 r" thin city, at . k resulting from ■ t<; . ■ • n.firmities Sh” K , . Ury in 1*55. ar <1 ! r a whorl time n t 11 Wayne. K.. ,t. her marriage t ■ j;, ■ ■ -in )VWI to thia w - ; . r tli-v have win no K.. in l tx»«n in the treat Krr., at.d yesterday “lie whowed any K> T .- ' !.',nn lit This only Hg -i , "by the tact that • 1K | m.,1 ilfi.w-y She ■ v . .■ -1 t bed and early this ■y.s* .i-*::. am” The funeral Lwi tie held Thursday H| % . , chrek from the 5/ and interment ■ >,. •. th" fuelling oeme ■u.* *>’ . thirteen year old Khkt Mr and Mrs. Henry -a-, n-r.lfou West i’at ■rs.irtwt d !a*t evening at ■ick i t r an illness of onlv ■ <ir« tooth being caused fration and other ■ u She was a bright ■ (tri an I was the life of their Kt uni her presence will be ■yii.:---. , her grief stricken ■st- The funeral services ■ - be ; rnewday morning at Mocleci at the house, Rev K ( V. ■ tliciHing, and the Men. « .<> taken to Willshire ■ mterrrnent Ethel was in ■ fridav and it is believed ■ .!>."<« w*. 'iroiight on by over John I.she died last even Mllherl -on <>ak street, at ■'n't a't"r an illness dating ■ -'■•-ri n’hs. death result Mfritn a implication of dis Mie as f ,rty seven years ■ SI 1 I. I 1 roi-ded in this city Hp'.u. years. The Itinera 1 ■«* « l.e held tomorrow at o clock am., at the ■t h-. A i; Haist officiating, ■ l: '''- t will be made in Ma cemetery. ■ SLRPRISE PARTY ■Mtmtrnber Councilmm Gaffer's ■ Cirihday. ■**rday was Peter Gaffers ’•‘venth birthday, and the ■ »as duly celebrated by a ■‘•e p &r ty which had been Ms srranged by his wife, being ■fiipiem success throughout who numbered one ■ rwl had he, n invited early in and last evening walked ■‘be bouse, taking Mr. Gaffer ■»res After the excitement of ■ wcMion Lad subsided Mr ■ r "as presented with a beau ■ Murrts Rooking chair by the ■* Progressive pedro was ■ stalled and the evening thus ■ ® er rv the prizes being won ■ r H. F Costello and Chas ■fibers, while Mrs. J. H. ■frkamp and O. N. Christen ■ rei * 'be consolation prizes. A ■ luncheon was served, n which the guests departed, ■ n ß Mr. Gaffer many returns ■ happy oooasion •

The Daily Democrat.

WILL LECTURE “tv. Peters Here After Lons Absence in the W«t. Rev. Willshire R Pe«ers of Nor folk. Nebraska, is in our city the guest df his sister. Mrs S. J. Long. *nd brother, Isaac Peters Rev. Peters is the author df ” Promiscuous Poems,” and author and composer of ‘ Glory in the Highest. Glory,” and ‘'Christmas Bells Ring Out,” this being sheet music. For five years he led the life of a mis slonary in the Black Hills, Mouth Dakota, and Wyoming, While here he will give several lectures, relat Ing bis experiences as a mission ary among the cowboys, miners and ranchers and will also tell of the beauties of the country, which are both amusing ana interesting. His first lecture in this city will tie given March the first at the M E church. Rev. Peters formerly resid ed in this city and should be greet ed by a large and enthusiastic au dience. BIDS FAREWELL • Rev. Grether Leaves for New Fields of Labor Gots to Wisconsin—Rev. Hesstr the New Pastor Will Be<in Mis Duties Mere In June. Rev George Grether and family left this morning 'for Elkhart, where .they will visit a few days and then go to Manitowac, Wiscon sin, whore Rev. Grethei has accept ed the pastorate in a large church. Rev. Grether came here five years ago and has proven a popular, efficient and earnest servant of his church A large number of the German Reformed congregation were at the depot this morning to say good by Rev Grether delivered his farewell sermon Sunday His successor will be Rev L Hesser of Fort Wayne, who wiil graduate from the Mission House at Frank lin, Wisconsin, in June and will immediately take charge of the church here. He is well prepired for the duties he will assume and will, no doubt, soon become pop ular in Decatur. The Democrat wishes success to both the old and the new. MAY SETTLE Looks Like Final Effort of Mikheil Will be Successful. Special Telegram To Th* Democrat New York, Feb. 36.—A final effort to settle the impending coal strike difficulty was made today, between John Mitchell and repie sentutives of the operators. It seems likely that Ohio. Indiana and Illinois ojierators will agree to the scale as demanded by the min ers, which would force the Penn evlvanta soft coal operators to eur render too. Seats for Glee Club. An immense crowd will attend the Heidelburg glee club entertain meat at.the opera house this even ing. For the convenience of those who have purchased tickets, the ladies of the Reformed church have given up their seats and will move to the gallery. Parsons holding tickets can therefore get them re served in good location in the andi torium. Be sure and go—you can get good seats.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1906.

FIEND’S ACT ~ I Enticed Nine Year Old Girl to Out-Skirts Police Looking for Man Who Deserves the L mil of Punlshnunt If Captured. A story has just eotne to light which, although the facts occurred last Tuesday evening, shows that during the past week we have been harboring in our community a fiend of the deepest dye, and should he be apprehended, should ho treated to a dose of tar amt feathers and turned lose k> the public g»zi The story, as told to Policeman Franks, is as follows Five little girls, ranging in ages from seven to nine, and lieing the daughters of Btroet Commissioner John Coffee ami Henry Heiderman.respectively, were playing near the United Brethren church on last Tuesday evning. when a stranger approached the crowd and asked the eldest 1 Heiderman girl, who is nine years old ff she wanted to earn fifty cents by carrying a note for him This amount looked large to the girls, especially the Heiderman girl, who at once assented. Hhe was told to follow him and at once proceeded so to do. The other children, fearing to let the gnl go alone, followed, the stranger walking with the HhAnmii girl His walk took them to the Chicago A- Erie railroad, where they turned west an! walked along the tracks The stranger then, for the first time, noticed the other children following, and tried to get the Heiderman girl to get them to turn back This she refused to do and the walk proceeded until the old Lynch chair factory was reachtsi. where the stangur vaulted the fence and then told the Heiderman girl to follow, as he would then write the note for her to deliver She crawled over the fence and followed the man, who went into an out building The girl stopi>ed at the door and the stranger invited her to come inside she refused and be grat ed her by the hand and tried to pull her in. After a frantic strug gle of a few momenta, the girl man aged to get away k aud went back to the railroad track where, with the other children, she awaited the arrival of the stranger He soon appeared and informed them that he could find no place to write in the buildng, and asked them to go as far as the water tank wiith him They consented, and the journey proceeded. Whin they arrived at the tank the man again grabbed the Heiderman girl and tried to force her into an open field along the track. The girl then liecame thoroughly frightened and screamed, as did the other children This undoubt edly frightened the flend, who re leased the girl and started west ward down the tracks, while the children hurried home and told their parents what had occurred Policeman Franks, after hearing of the story, started in search of the flend, but could find no trace of him, although the neighbors in that part of town stated that after the chiiren had left the man, turned about and came back to ward the oity. walking down the track. Tne purpose aad inten of the fiend is clearly shown by his actions The children all claim they can identify the man if they see him, and describe him as be ing tall and slender, with a dark complexion and wearing a slouch hat. His age they place at about forty. The neighbor women who saw him state that he looked to them like a professional hobo. A man answering the description nas beg i frightening women and children at Portland for several days.

THE GLEE CLUB The Program as It WII be Rendered Tonlfhl. The Heidlrburg I‘niveraity Ol«*i club that gives an entertainment this evening al the Bosse opera house, comes with a reputation in this line that is unsurpassed by any other university in the country, and the enter tainment is guaranteed to give per feet satisfaction in every respect This club has l>een making a tour of the country and the press noth es of them have been of the highest order. The : program they will give this evening I is as follows: I The Mulligan Musketeer* Glee Club Reading .Mi*s Marie Estelle Smith Brw.e of the Night Papagayo Quartette Boys of The • >ld Brigade Glee Club Turkey m theStraw.The Fiorisb F or R adiog Mias Marie E Smith I Basket of Chestniits Gbe Club ! Love’s Old Sweet Story Glee Club Old Mother JHubbard.... Papagayo Quartette Rending Mias Marie Estella Smith Seeing 1 tings at Night . .Gi«-' Club i BALTIMORE As Seen Today by Merrill A. Teague Former Decaturlte Mas Interesting Article in March Number of Reader Magazine. Ths leading article in the Header, a magazine published by the Bobb* I Morrill company, IE the March number, juat out. is by Morrill A Teague,a former Decatur boy, *du oate<i in our public schools, and j who has become one of the leading citizens of Btltimcre. He is anil a young man. and the future looks very bright indeed for him He has l>een a journalist of note many years, but magazine work la a new field for him His article in the Reader ia a ilandv giving in clear ' arid concise language a moat read able account of hia subject. ‘ Balti more. Yesterday. Today and To morrow.” It is a story of what ! civic pride, under wise and non I partisan leadership, has accom I pliahed in one of America a most | conservative municipalities Tae article covers fourteen page* and jis illustrated with views of the I dreadful fire, which occurred Feb * ruary 7, IVO4, and also views of several of thfc new buildings, just completed The fire loss was <75,000,000, and on top of thia the city has expended 115,000,000 in improving their sewers, streets and parks, making it one of the finest and most beautiful metropolis in the country. The many Decatur people who reinemtier Merrill Teague should road hie article. TO PRISON Gambler Gus Poleka Taken Chained to Common Thief. •aaclal Talegraw- To The Democrat Indianapolis, Feb. 26.—Gus ’Rah ke, gambler and notorious bad man. was taken to Michigan City today in irons, with a common thief The latter objected to being chained to Rahke, but when given the alter.iafive of l>eing chained to a negro or Rahke. chose the latter. Sentinal Plant. Special Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis, Feb. 26—A deal is on today for the sale of the Bentinel plant and building to the Stai.

COURT ITEMS Rohrer and Andrews Cases Again Continued Short Session Held by Jadge Erwin This Morning—Notary Poblk Bonds Filed. The session of court thia morn i mg was a abort one. and the out j look for a buay week i» not very | promising, «» the criminal ca*e* -net down will likely be Ountinned lowing to Prosecutor Moran a ill nesa H*r»h J Steele v» Chtrlev H :(’!ark, |1 darnagoa. demurrer to thirl paragraph of oomplalnl overruled ; answer filed in «»ne para graph The Andrews larceny case and the case against Fred Rohrer, both of which wore set for today, were continaed Indefinitely, owing to Mr Moran s il|ne-* (’. £ B illinger. guardian for Martha A King. Bled a current re port, whnh was examined and al ■ lowed Paul G Hooper of thia city, and Andrew Gottaebalk of Berne, have t«>*n re appointed as notary pib boa, and each tiled bond for | *OO, , M required by law | GENEVA NEWS Rev. Mower Preached a Splendid Sermon Ntw Office Rooms for Cml Compsny.— Gcntva People want Hotel Re-Opened. .Special C irreapondenoe ' Geneva, Ind.. Fab 26. —Rev Mower of the 1 B churob. preach [ed a very eloquent sermon Sunday evening, using for his subject, “Memories and Deeds frosn the 1 Ife of Washington The members of the K of, P . G A R an I S of V. orde ra were in atUindanoo and the church was tilled with [the large congregation. Mi«» I»e [Con of Briant, aang a solo which was much appreciated by those who were present. The room formerly used as a etook room by th« Gmeva Grain and Hay company, first door east of the Maeonio banquet hall, is being repapere>’ and put into an up to data style sot the offices of the Geneva Coal company, and Ed Kraner. Tae room Is a aplen did one for the boys, aa it ia on tne ground floor, centrally locate!, large and convenient in every way Tae work of fixing it for the new occupants was atarted today. There is nothing that ia doing quite so much harm to Geneva as ' that unoccupiedffiotei It give* the town a great big black eye that will be a long in clearing up. it oretainly seems too lad that a town like this, forward aa it is in all other respect#, must go without a hotel, simply liecause too high rent is demanded for the building. A person cannot expect- oity rents heie, and especially not for the hotel building now because it has been dark so long that it will take time to build up Jpatronage again and get it on a paying basis Let s have a ho e

NUMBER 37

AFTER THEM Bluffton Clllztn Has E'?ht«n Saloon Kttpers ‘Plnchfd." • Eighteen saloomats in Bluffton and Wells county have tieen arrest ed on affidavits charging them with keeping their places of busi no*» open on a legal holiday, Washington's birthday. Fenruary 22 They range all the way from selling to minors, who were fonnd in some of the place*, to allowing other persons than the proprietor in the planes on that day The affidavit* w»-te tiled by George i Washington Cotton, a man with a name appropriate for such a « >rk on the <lsy merit nod. and were the result of a crusade which he has been carving on for ».me J time again*! the liquor traffic in j Well* county It tw said that the ■4*||o<>ni"t« do not deny that their ■ places were qien on 'that day. but they Contend that under the law they had a right to be The ca**-« are filed in the court of May r Mock and will be contexted by the xalocntsts. who say they will Carry the question to the supreme , court, if necaetery, for a dentsioo. I < »ne case will be made a test Otte, iby which all the others will be governed. TO GIVE DANCE — N. H. C. Bort Announced Lu< Event I alii ifttr Lent. The N H. C club will fire an inf irmal dance tn tbetr room* over the Winoea Shoe aloe*’on Tuesday evenling of thia week Thia will it* lie ■ last dance the boy* will gi»* until after lent and a large numlier will ' - present al Ihi* affair if talk into f r anything Tbs boy* are making quite a little eitra preperalt us for thia dance. The club ha* al»i arranged lo give an Easter Ball which they say is tc be one of the fl neat ever held in . thia city sod from what we can iesrn jit will certainly t>* a gr*s* I H is the desire of th« boys that thus# er pre ting to attend the 1 tewdav evening dance will lie at th* ball by ” O o’clock a* Ilia music which is to Be furnished by the Miller orchestra, will begin at that time. SWALLOWED PINS Mlm Bntle Work in Serious Condition as Result. Miv« B’taie Work of Wabash, who ha* been a guest at tho home of Floyd Willman on Siuth High street, the past several days, swallowed two small pine Thursday oighi and it i* feared that one still remains in ter throat Miss Work wa« getting ready t> go t > the basket ball game and had the pins in her mouth. Not thinking of having the pins, she started to talk to Mr* Willman with the re suit that both the pine were ewal ' lowed Her throat is now swollen and she fears that one of them re maintal m the throat. —Hartford City News SCHAFER CASE Taktfi Up by Bedford Grand Ju’y Today. ■y United Prses News Aaaoc'stlon. Bedford, Ina., Feb. 26—The grand jury have once more taken up the Schafer murder case at the request of Prosecutor Fletcher. The community believe this tnvoa tigation will at least give some I claw.