Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1906 — Page 1

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laudanum Ibright Christen Drank Two Ounces ftscmbibly With Suicidal Intent — physician Extends bat Siishi Hopes. j A br Hit Christen a well known cn'rartor of this city, drank two • • ,s i f Undanum at 2 o'o|ock fc, afternoon, presumably with 18, idai int*nt. He has suffered , r -everal year* with cancer of the •. and tl is pro! ably account* for I- act. He walked into a bed , mat Lis home t n Tenth street ,i drank the poison, emptying lw < r.e ounce Lottke. Dr, It. D. irk w*» called and administered Di dotes, but it is feared there is j :<s tor the patient, rho is un , n* ions and apparently dead THE RATE BILL toere President Roosevelt Stands s Determined That the Government Shall Control the Railroad Rates. ■ y United Press News Association. Washington, D C., [March L — Prendsnt Roosevelt's relation to he ratload rate regulation is still i natter of argument between [irrftolly sincere republicans and lb>‘ adnnnistartion support* rs. with the last two days a number . the presidents friends have itarted ont to elncidate his position in 1 to set at rest the rumors that ie i* ‘vacillating, taking water >r hanging front.” There will te n misoonception as to what the ire- lent wants, said a friend to lay His demand from oongress " epitomized in one sentence, ‘ a rat* Dill containing minimum [roemds for ooort review, which Pi hold water tn the supreme > Jft If he was oertain the Hep *orn bill, as it now stands, would told m oonrt, he wonld be for it, Nit as )[lends assure him it won t if is willing to allow throe 'amend Dfnis. first, for the tiling by the tomn ssion of notce when the new fa'e shall go into ifleet; seoond, nat,railroad companies shall de to»»t io oourt in cash, the differ Woe ig- tween old and new rates, l!; ri, that the grounds of court *»iew be limited. There are a lumber of amendments which the iwsidcnt would not object to, if h,, y did not make the bill lose moe. but the president is so often *KKed and implored by supposed fiends of the lull to make Oertain imendments (that he is at [once tanpi lions, if the presidents' Mil »finally knocked out by the sn ifftiie oourt, he will continue his Ight along some other line, as be is iound to seonre government conr"l or i*tes, and the sooner rail 'nd officials accept the situation he better they will be oft Bill Defeated. *P«cl«! Telegram To The Democrat Washit.grjo, D <j , March 2.— he senate committee on the Phi! opines defeated the Philippine hill, refusing to report P lv orable by a vote of 8 to 5.

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A BRUTAL AFFAIR — Account of the Fißht Which Caused Prize Fighters Dtaih. -- Taesday night Frankie Neil and Harry Tenny fought a terriflio piize fight at Han B’rancisco. Ten nv was game and remained in the ring until beaten into a pulp. He died yesterday and his death is an other blow to the once popular sport. The telegraphio aoccunt of (he rounds which caused Tenny* death is aa follows, and shows a brutality fit for an uncivilized country The eleventh saw the beignnlng of the end Neil kept ccmtantly after his .-Man. planting his left to body and jaw with mer otless precision In the fourteenth Tenny was given ht« punishment as has seldom been adioinisteied to a pugilist in the Icosi ring. Neil started the round with a terriflio left body *ma«h that sent Tenny reeling against the rone* Another blow, similarly applied sent Tenny to the tl >or for the count of nine He got up very groggy when Neil rained blow after blow upon his helpless antagonist and finally Tenny wi nt to the floor from a suecession of left body and face blows, where he remained until Referee Roohe c runted him out He was in very bad shape and presented a pitiable object as he was carried to j his oorner where his handlers worked fur several minutes to round fctm into shape Neil esoajied without a mark He announced that he would at once challenge Jim Bowker, the English champion, who received a decison over him in j London a year ago, i COURT NEWS New Suit on Note Filed Today Grand Rapids Company Filed Appeal Bond in t — Other Items. Merrymati & Hutton filed a new case for William H. Nibli'k against Davjd T. and Hannah L. Wells, note and foreclosure of mortgage, demand S9OO. Pleroe Oil company and Jonas H. Wilty vs Albett A. Butler, sheriff, demurrer tiled by defendant to complaint. The case of Jesse N King vs Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad company will l>o apjwaled by the defendants, they having tiled the neoesaarv appeal bond this morn ing The case was tried several months ago and King received a vordict for $2,000 damages F. Lewis Fruchte, *r,, executor of the estate of Christian Sherry, fihd proof of publication and post ing cf not ioe of final settlement of the estate Sheriff Butler vestsrday took Jas per Leniag to the Eastern insane hospital at Rtohmond, and brought home Sylvester Hill, who has bten confined therefor several months. Hill improved considerably, thouhg not entireely well. He was released on a furlough hut may remain at home if his condtion con tinnes to improve, Merchant Murdered. ■ v united Pres# New* Association. Des Moines, lowa , Maroh 2.—The body of D. W, Chapman, a promi nunt hardware merohant, was found floating in the Des Moines river. All indications piint to murder.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 19(M>.

MRS. JOHN BRAUN Dies After Illness of Four Years Weil Known Latfy who Llvrd Here a Quarter of a Ctntury—Funeral Monday Morninß. Mrs. John Braun aged forty two j years, died this morning at her | home on First street, at 3:18, after an illness ot more than four yeats, death being caused by a complica tion cf diseases Mrs. Brann. whose maiden name was Mary Weiand. was born in Germany. December 3, 1*64 At the age of i tweoty she came with her parents Ito this country, and they at once j made this city their new home i In 1887 she was married to John Brann, and since that time they have resided here, making their home at present on First street Four years ago Mrs Braun had a ! sen*,ns attack of stomach trouble, which the doctors pronounced can oer Bhe was taken to 8t Joseph s | hospital at Fort Wayne, where Dr j Rosenthal op*r»ted upon her Bhe gradual!v recovered, but was nevrr strong, and during the past six months failed rapidly nntil death | relieved her sufferings this morn l ing. The funeral services will be i held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the Bt Mary # Catholic ohurch, ; Father Wilkin officiating, and in | ferment will to n ade in the Ht Joseph cemetery She ln«ves a husband, tour s< ns, two daughters, a mother, Mrs Marguerite Weiand | eighty five years of age, four sis ters. Mrs Joba Coffee and Mrs Mathias Shifter rs this City, and Mia. Rider and Mrs Got of Per n sylvania, and a brother, Htmetn Weiand of Mai ton. Indiana, rr.onrn their loss THE RIOT "" Race Trouble Quieting at Springfield Govcfnor Patterson Will Take a Hand If the Saloons are Reopened Now. •v United Prate Niwi Association Columbus, (>., Maroh 2—Gov Patuaon will either withdraw the troops from Bpringtteid or place j the city under martial law, the m minat Mayor Todd permits the saloons to rv open Todd says a pressure is being brought to bear on him to allow the saloons to open. ■y United Pres* News Association. Bpriugfleld, 0., March 2. — After a day of quiet from the ruob which has ueld sway for two nights, last evening was ushered tn with indt cations that more depredations sgnnst the oolored population of ih i city had been planned for to night. Anticipating that the at tack. If formed would be in the vi cinisy of Section street Col. Amuiel ! sent a sqnad of soldiers to that locality at 7:30 o'clock .last be fore their arrival a crowd of rioters sprang from the house us Pearl Howard, against which tnreats had been made. The house had been set fire 1 1, but the troops sent in an alarm and the structure was only slightly damaged. The rioters e* ca[«Hi. As a precautionary meas ore Col. Aramel has posted two machine guns and a company of troop* at the oourt house and jail and the ent re square .s out off.

A BIG DAY 1 Birthday of Three Ladies was Cdtbrated in Fn|oyable Way. Thn birthday reunion at the home of Mrs. John Fuhrman, north of town, yesterday, was all that, oould have been anticipated The | day was the anniversary of the birth of Mrs L. 'S. Grandstaff and her two nsoes, Mrs. Oaoar Frit/, mger and Mrs Fuhrman, the two i latter being sisters The dinner was a feast and every sunst on joyed his share and more After wards a vigorous debate followed among ths Udie*, th* question b* : Ing, “WLo shall wash tno dishes'jThe three ladies in whose honor the day was observed, finally succeeded in hiding them**lres in reoesse* so dark that thev were not found nntil all the w irk was <1 in > bv the other ladies H*«ides the tore** birthday 1 ladies and their families the gne«t* pres mt were S inn » F ihrrn an an *. Thomas Fisher and their families BEN HUR Attracting Great Crowds From Here Several Hundred DcaluriUs Will Witness the Great Biblical D-ama Tbit Week ‘Ben Hur, t dramatization of Gen. I jew Wallace s *ale of thv Christ, that is at present making a run of three nights at the Ma jjeslic theatre at Fort Wayne, has ' * and will, no donbt, draw more j people from ttia city and Adam* 1 oounly tlrn any other like attrac 1 tion that will b.j given at Fort Wayne in years to oome The attraction is one of the largest and best on the road today, and from j Fort Wavne swill go to Chicago, where they will make a run of six weeks at the Illinois theatre A i great number of people of this , city were doomed to disappoint ' nient, owing to the fact that their money was returned to them with a note enclosed, ‘‘seat# ail *old But those who were luoky enough | too secure seats willl -tee one of the ! greatest performance of the day , Those who were in attendance a»t evening were Mr and Mrs. J Bryson, Mr and Mrs. John W Tyndall, Mrs D, M Hensley, Mrs A P Beatty, Mrs George Kin/le, ! | Misses Nellie and Anna Winnes, Rose and Kiltie Christen, Mane j Beery, Georgia Miller Mvrtle Watts and Messers Charles Colter, i W R. D>rwin, Fred Vaughn, O. P. j ; Mills, Liaise Falk. Hiram Gregg and J. 8. Peterson and sons. ! i Dwight and Robert. ANNUAL SESSION Knights of Pytbians to Held District Mettle* at (hsian. — On Wednesday, March 21st the i Knights of Pythias will hill their district meeting at Osaian, Indiana ! and from all present indications a < large number from here will be in 1 attendance. A tine program has 1 l>een arranged and Hon. R. K 1 Krwm of this oily, is on the same 1 for a ten minutes addres* The deputy grand chancellor. Jonas A. < Palmer, will tie present and the 1 work will be given under his super vision The Deoatur lodge will ex emplify the rank of knight and are drilling the same so as to be ooreot. in their work la the evening a j banquet will be served and a number of toasts given Osstan is mak | ing great preparations for this | event and those who attend will no doubt enjoy themselves.

BUSINESS CHANGE I Page Blackburn Buys Out Harry Christen Now Sole Owner of Populir Dru* StoreMr. Christen Undecided as to Futare. Harry Chri«len has sold hi* in I ter*’*! in the Blackburn A- Christen ! drag More to the senior metnis-r of the firm. Page Blackhorn. who again become* »o!e owner and pro jpr ietor The dial has been perd ing for several day* and w«s closed Pxtay, poaacMiion Iwtng given at onc«> The drug atore I* one of the best known in the city, and enjoys a prolflable and Miadlly increasing 'trade Mr Blackburn ha* been | aonnected with it for many year*, snd hi* success will rcnlince Mr Christen has not concluded what he will do. but expect* to take , much needed rest before bothering much about bounces He own* *n 1 interest in a Toledo drug store and 1 may conclude to go there to assist in the management thereof. : W herever he g'e«* we wish him success*, and we likewise wish the be*t of snore** for Mr Blackburn Both are industrious, carefc! bun ness men, who will continue to win lout in the battle for tiOsines* wherever they may be OF VITAL IMPORTANCE Adaltcritiort of Dru*s ind the Effects Therefrom. The ad alteration of drag* i« one that 1* occupying a great de.il of at tention of the state board of health and Dr Huriy, secretary of the board, in conversation with a new* papar man, stated that radical leg tslaiion was necessary, because the health of the public was directly concerned He said some whole sale drug bou***s sent out only fiure drug*, while others were not oon •cientou* aud, on the [other hand, many retail druggists manufactured : their own drugs from mam pula 1 tlons of tinctures ”You may ' imatgne what danger* may aline ! from this abuse he *aid. "in the [care, for tnstanoe. ,in tho admin j titration of morphine A physi j man will prescribe a oertain juan I City of morphine for a patient The druggist ha* *n adulterated article of half the proper strength The patient d*rivcs no benefit and j the do*e i* increased The next ! prescription may go to a different i druggist, who has the pure article and the patient is given the same ktn iof dose as h*-or< Need ! «*y what the result is likely tJ be HOUSE BURNED Jicob Keller's Home In Kirkland Town ship Destroyed by Fire. — The home of Jaoob Heller, wh live* eight miles southwest of this! city, in Kirkiand township, was totally destroyed by fire just after noon. The fire huge out at 12:30, j aud is sappwd to have caught from a defective flue. Th# house was just new and the loss i« about #I,OOO, parfialy instated. A part of the contents were saved, th nihg there is a considerable loss on household goods, whioh were up stairs. * Russian Refuges. •v United Pres* News Association. New York, March 3 —Nearly 3,000 Rassian refugees arriveu today aboard the steamer Pennsyl vania. i

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MARCH STORMS A Medley of Snow, Ram, T.iander and Other Things. On and touching the 2nd and 3rd look for much higher tempera tore attended by threatening fall of the barometer, ending in heavy and . violent storms A rsaottonsry storm jieriod center* on the 6th, 7th snd Mb At thr* time tie sharp cold that followed the pre vtous periods will relax, the barom eter will fall and renewed storm* of ram and wind, turning to snow ; in northern and central rtgion*. may be expected Very vara, j j! humid weather, with low and fall ing barometer, and restie-* electri cal cloud*, at such peri d* as this, and other period* m-.»t following, j should put every-mo n the watch f* r storms of jxm-ifcie Sanger A short, sharp mid wave may p<># sibly'come from the n rthwest h-* bind these storm*, if so it will soon * t'reak down in the on coming period 1 just ahead From about Saturday ' the 10th. to Wedne*<iay ihe t Ith, f 1 these storms will make their irar. •it from western to eastern ex t* m bnfi*c '3< ? r**it %l r*tQf *|) K f to many (ocaiitiM. especially in , southern to central parts us the t :c Jen try At tht- p«ri«M the 17th l*th *n<l 18tb, look for return of falling barometer, higher tempera lure anil more rain and snow—rain southward, turning to scow m middle and northern states The en vita Ns use of the haromr ter and change Pi colder from the ootth west wilt follow tn the immediate wake of these storms tringing ooid, raw weather generally from aiioat the L*th to ‘.'2nd On and next to Friday the ?Jid, to Tueeday ' the 2711, storm* of market! tnten $ sitv and violence wtil tail most parts cf the country, moving ac cordiug to the progresetve law gov erning storms from west to east Regular tropic#l. thunder, ram " and hall storm# will strike many 'localities, especially southward I daring the eastward sweep of these disturbances but no one should lose sight of the fact that sever* March blizzards and a foil gr wn - oold ware for the season will win l r j up this period mm th-* northwest ELECT OFFICERS i - i Poultry Association ReII organize for the Year N«w Mfmbm Turn in Report Miowt i Good BHinct oa Hand-Next Show Will be i Good One. The Adams County Poultry as *<>ctation met tn this city ye*t-r dav, ami for the purpose of re organization A number cf new member# were taken in, making a total of sixty two, now tn good standing Thev will begin at once t)prej>are for next winter » show, which will be one of the beet in the Mate At this rreetinz the | following officers were elected for I the ensuing year President, W |A. Fonner vice president, D. M Rice secretary, Charles K Mag ley treasurer. Mrs E 8. Christen: sup erintendent of poultry, Harry O. (trove sujierintendent of pet stock. Dr E H Leßrnn executive com mttee, Joshua Bright, Charles Hep pner, John Lose, lexi b oitz. Totn Dirkens, \\ H. Daniel. A rei>ort of the financial condition cf the as sociaticn was tiled, showing that the receipts have been and the fxjiendituree #-11.77, ’caving a balance in the trramry of #69.12. ; T his lew ctinptue tss fer lie pnrjicse the providing of a deligh- * ful exhibit once a year and, no donbt, tetters the grade of poultry | in the ren n enitv.