Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1906 — Page 1

VOLUME IV

BIG DAMAGE SUIT BEGINS S. H. Giesler Demands $20,000 From Fort Wayne

A LEGAL BATTLE Result of Giesler and Mrs. Lyon’s Fall From Bridge Case Sroaght Mere From Fort Wayne on Change of Venue - S'ory of the Complaint. A suit to collect >20,000 damages was begun in the circuit court here this morning, Siegfried H Giesler being the plaintiff, .and The City of Fort Wayne the de fendant. This suit was brought here cn change of venue from the superior court of Fort Wavne. be ing fl! id December 38, last. That f will be an interesting legal bat tie is a matter of fact easily guess ed from the array of legal talent, th plaintiff being represen'ed by Henry Coleriok of Fori Wayne, (’. .1 Lutz and A. P. Beatty of this city, and the defense by City At to-ney Guy Cilerick. firmer City Attorney Schambaugh and D. E. Smith of this city. It required about an hour and a half to secure tne jury, which as sworn includes Amu Fairchilc. Samuel Berger, David Eckrote. Israel Reber, Ne braska Mathewson, Andrew Bailey .1 T, okeley, William Rubv, Wil llsm Worden, Charles S?heimanh| Aliot Ullman and Chris E char, thnry Coleriok made the opening statment for the ] laintiff, telling the story of Mr. Giesler's accident >.nl injury in his usual interesting and brilliant manner. The ttory of the complaint shows that Giesler is twenty eight years old. a cigar maker by trade, who has been earn ing from fl sto >2O per week for several years past. On the night of August 2D last, he and a Mrs. Mol lie Lyons, formerly of Geneva, were walking across the bridge over the St. Mary’s river on Clinton street. Fort Wayne. The btigde had a trime railing, which the city had allowed to become unsafe, and when Gieslar and Mrs. Lyons rested their arms on said railing it broke, precipitating them to the river bank, twenty five feet below. Mrs. Lyons was killed and Giesler bov ered between lite and death for several weeks, finally recovering sufficiently that he was able t> be in court today. His skull was fractured, the piece removed being au iuoi and a quarter wide and six inches long. His recovery, physicians say, is miraculous, but they claim he is constantly in dan ger of instant death, and will never be able to work He asks for judg meat for >20,000 to cover his expnn see an Ito pay for his sufferings Tae case will likely require three days. Ell Merryman, who formerly lived here, has begun a similar sc it as a imi Hstrator of the estate of Mrs Lyons, and the tiial is set for two weeks from today at Foit Wayne, the demand in this case being >IO,OOO. Troops Leaving. •v United Frees News Association. Springfield, Ohio, March 5 — The troops are bfeng withdrawn today, quiet having been restored after the arrest of 300 rioters.

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KILLED COMRADE Huntington County Youth Kills Another with Knife. Joseph Knight, von of ~B J’ Knight, the Andrews grreer, hut lighten tears cld, was lucked in the Huntington county jail Fiiday night and will likely have to an s ver in court for the death cf Kenenth Willet*, fourteen, am of Mr. and Mrs Elmer Willets of Andrews The death is the result of trouble between the young men in an alley north of the Knight store about Friday evening, in which a large wood oar’ing knife was used by Knight, the wound inflict <d in Willets' left temple re Suiting in his death at 8:20 the same evening.—Huntington Her aid. A CANDIDATE Editor Neal of Noblesville Here A Candidate for Re publican Nom nation for Clerk of Supreme Court Pays Us a Visit. Edward Everett Neal of Nobk* vile, Indiana, a car didate for the republican neurine tion for clerk o£ ' the supreme Court, was a visitor I in Decatur SKtuiday, and we en Ijoyrd a half hour visit from him. ■ Mr. Neal is a rewspaper man, be ing owner and editor of the Ham ilton County News, one cf the ; mo*t valuable plants in the state. ! He is a polished gentleman, who makes a good impression and

Enwtnn E Neal, ok Nobi.ksvii.le, Republican Candidate for Clerk of Supreme Court,

cau.ses one to think he would mak» a good officer. He has been en dorsed by teachers and lawyers associations and will undoubtedly make a formidable «i»ndidste or hi* opponenta. He was a candi date for the same offic* four years ago, and was defeated only because of the' geography of the situa tion. He served in the legislatures of 188 U and 1901, and the minimjun wage law for school teachers is >redited to his efforts. Mr. Neal is forty years old, a man of integrity and honor, clean and the kind of a man who would bring honor to the state through his conduct w hile in office.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1000.

TIME IS HERE For Teachers to Get rair Exhibits Ready Says Superintendent Cotton. In the current monthly bulletin of the department of public instruc tion, Fassett A. Cotton, state super intendent, brings to the attention of the tecch-r* cf the’state the prepa-ations for the education] ex hibit to lie given in connection with the state fair next fall For the hirst time in the history of the fair arrangements were made lan year for an educational exhibit, but the exhibit was very small owing to the fact tint there was little time for preparation. "Now is the time for teachers and officers to begin to get the educational exhibits f>r the ! state fair in shape." says the bulle ! tin. "Written work showing what classes have done in different sub jeits, drawings, maps, outlines, anything that is representative miy be submitted For example, prepare a set of papers, showing how the subject of arithmetic ba* b«en developed In manual work that either boys or girls have p induced may be submitted A picture frame, a hatchet handle, a box. an apron, a dress, a handkerchief of drawn work, in fact, any piece of work, representing the skill of boys or girls may be sent For getting this work ready clubs mar be or ganized. There mav be indnstna clubs and corn 'luu* for the boys, and sewing and cooking cluba for the girls To these parents may and should lie invited, for the work wdl have to be turned over to them during the vacation Arrange with | the boys and their fathers to make a oom exhibit Suggest to them ' that they get some good seed corn and plant it under the best condi tions; ask the boys to study the I problem of cultivation and see that their corn receives all the attention it needs Then in the early fall arrange for a corn exhibit in the district from which the oorn is to b > seleoted for the state fair If you have made up your mind that you want to teach school,' c< n eludes the bulletin addressing itself more particularly to the teacher*, "and have succeeded well enough Ito be invited again to teach in your | present position, you may do the community a lasting service by keeping in touch with this work during vacation. And next year when you return you will And that this work has provided an inexhaustible source of concrete illw trationa for almost every phase of school work Try it ." TWO COTTAGES Ernst Schlickmtn Will Bald on Fourth Street. Ernest Schliotman has purchased I the reel ienoe lot on N irth Fifth 'st-eet owned by Dr. Roy Archbold, I the consideration being about >1,200. Mr Schlickman will, as soon as spring opens, begin the erection of two modern and pretty ■ cottages. He expects to occupy one htmelf r.nd will rent the other. Mr Sohlickman is a progressive citizen ■and the town will benefit by his residence among us A SURPRISE Mrs. P. A. Macklin of Wabash Township the Victim. Mr and Mr* P A. Macklin were at the old homestead near G »neva yesterday, attending a surprise upon Phil's mother, Mrs. P. A Macklin in honor of her forty fifth birthday anniversary. About fifty invited guests were presen an i the occasion wis one of these kind where everyone is happy. A big dinner was the feature of the day, in which each guest won a priz».

A BUSY DAY Macadam Road Day in Commissioner’s Court — Union Township Election Friday. March 30. Old Adams County Zank Buys Bonds. Thia was a red letter day in com missioners court, tte sole business iof the day being taken up with macadam read business Viewers were appointed cn the Eckrote ex tension one in Hartford township, ! Surveyor Baumgartner was ap pointed engineer and P J Bryan and Frank Fugate viewers The flve viewers rejsjrts for the proposed Union township macadam roads were approved, and a date Ct election named. Friday, March 20 The election commissioners are Wiliam Hoile and Albert Knavel : and Trustee John A Barkley was named as inspector The five r< ads are kuewn as the Scbamer I Blakey, Hart, Ahr and Stegmeyer The viewers reports on the West Pleasant Mills, Geneva, Ceylon<ft Wabash township end Brushwc d ■ College and Pleasant Valley A- < >«k Grove extension i were approved and ordeted published. as required by law Bidders were thick and pienti’ul tweiv* bids being recorded for the construction of the West Washing ton four extent: jd. Tne amount Inf the hid* ranged -ton >3.81 tte highest, to |3.-’M the lowest and successful bid, that one being tiled by Calvin Miller The contract* were Immediately signed The Decatur A- Bluffton extension three went to < C. Yoder of Berne, I bis bld being >3,124. There were eight bids on this road, the highest bid being This Contrsot was also signed Auditor Lewton appointed L. D Dunbar a* assessor of Hartford itownship, to fill ho vacancy caused; by the death of Levi frihaupp, mention of which waa made Sator j day The appointee i* one of the solid and aubetsulial citusns th* re and has already qualified, and be gm his duties as assessor ■ Hart ford township. He will *'rve during the unexpired term. — County Treasurer Loa hot a Id the bonds for the Reynolds 'extern si.in number one macadam road, which will traverse ’he township line at parating Hart ford ai d French :to wnships. The face E the bonds lis >3.800, an the bid Os the bank waa the face of the bonds and >28.0S premium and accrued inUr est Oae other bid waa filed by 8 j A Kean of Chicago, but their bid : contained no certified check and lit also was for a less premium J than that ottered bv the Old Adams | County bank PRETTY WOMAN — Being Hun'td by Chicago Police as a Murder St jpect. Sneciat Tsiearam Ta The Oemocrat Chicago, March s—The pulice are searching tne oitv tor a hand ‘ some young woman who tied from the dying bodv Jof Eugene Sullivan Jas his life blood ebbed from him in a drug store today. Sullivan refu see to tell who shot him. The woman fled wiping before the an thoritie* arrived. To Visit Ohio. ty United Frees Newe AeeoclatOn. Washicgti n D. C.. Maron 5. — j The Longwurihe have decided to make a short visit to their Cinoin ta t home, and will leave for Ohio probably within a few days.

LOOKS GOOD A Scheme Proposed al Bluffton to Secure Factories. Within the pa*t two days, a plan | has been advanced looking toward th'* betterment of the city that' s»-ems. on the face of things, to' ; have the Peru plan of .enuring fan ! lories far outstripped. Within a short time the oommiittee now at work decidi ig apin a plan to secure factories and more people tn Bluff t >n, wil meet for a final diseusaion of the new plan that has been ad , vanned The: iea is apin a svstem of note* tj be given by those who feel able to and have a ; desire to help ont tn the project. ! N lies aggregating a certain amount. t<> be decided upon before hand would be g ven to the committeee, made payable to the sac i tory fond an<i bearing no interest For example, one man might give .a noie ! r two hundred doilare His initneHate ontlay w uld be n:f*'.ng However, the n,t-* are UMesaable up to their full face value When a sufficient amount >f monev had been guaranteed by these notes, a factory site would be i purchased The money would te I raised by an assessment of a ear tain percent on all cf the n tea and this as«es«rnent would be payable atone- ''hortlv after thia, soma good factory would be contracted with to come to the city and locate here, the consider alien perhaps lie ing a site and a oartaio amount •>{ cash The site and eaah would be given under restricted conditions I F.-om lime to time, as more money was needed to locate tactortes, the aaeaamauta would be lev:e<i against the notes until such time as the I assessment* made equated tbs fare of the pa;>*r each man had given Tola plan, which !* being advocated strongly at this time •*tn» to te the ’implest and most practical one that has t-een advocated up to date — B!uffton Banner TOOK CARS BACK ■ C. B. k C. Lota Rfty-Two Flat Urs la Law Salt. There is more trouble f r the ( B A C By a decision of Judge Macy, f the Randoplh circuit I court on Friday, the scenic short 1 line :s plunged >3,318 80 more into .debt acd wriil tare to return to, their OTnete fi:*y t»’ - 91 ’ I li * I which they have used for some thing urar a year Judgment for this amount as rental for the cars basilic* a decree tn replevin for i i their immediate return was oidered m fav >r C' Eugene Darrah of Indi junapollw. from whom the rars were ieaaod. Some o the ears are tn this city and tne remainder ere | at Pennville Dirah Darrah was m the city Saturday and the cars were turned over to him As for. bis money—well, he wti! have! something ooming to him, the -tame as have a number of others.— i Portland Commercial Review COMING HOME Mrs. Covtrdile and Son Will Start Northward Tomorrow. Dr J 8. Cuverdale received a telegram from his son. Dr. Earl ! Coverdale this morning from 1 Tuomasviiie. Georgia The me* *age gave the information that the Coverdales there are happy and well, and that they will start for Decatur Tuesday evening. \A hether thia includes Mr and Mr*. Chris tian is not known Dr Earl, how ever, says ho has met his new I brother in law ana he locks good.

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FAIR CROWD Rev. Cullis Illustrates Hi; Evening Sermon — The S’ereopicia Artist a Wsadtrfa Addition to the Teaching of the Bible. Rev W B Callis HloaOnted h:i sermon at the Baptist church la« night v, irb several btbltcal views It waa by far the moat ttnpreMiiv* review of the teaching* and hfe u ■ Christ, that we have heard sot many a long day. Tue stereoptir ic views are the flneat mada and it jiber imroducUon upon canvass Hst night they fairly penetrated the bottom depths of the bear* and son and mada an impreseon as nothing lalM could. Tfae stereopttcon ar ttst la becoming t<> be to the palpi' what the newspaper cartoon is 4c the da: v reader N > maiter how iobticethe rhetoric nor bow well any article of public concern ma; be written, yet it fails to aattsy ns the ill n»t ration or cartoon doee Soft i« with the minister of the g spg| His aadisE' n may be se «■». bis aermin may ba carefully ip-epared, ami hia voice pleasing, vet it fail* tn descr pilon and illustration, when oom pa red to *th» beautiful paintings of the arti* s. Rev Callis waa tn fine form, bts voice was at rung sod vigorous and the w irds he spoke were ‘motif tl and eloquent COURT NOTES Sia* Items it Interest Fr«a Tedat'J Scutofi. In the inse of Elizabeth H Kooe at al v« H Koon, the de andante were ruled t answer ab isolate within five days Pre*, ott K Dwirick et al va Pater Btamgertner. tail on account, de mand |3o> demurrer to th rd para graph overruled A cost bund at’ ordered in the •aee of John S’randlar vs H raw 8. Porter, suit on acocon*. An affidavit was tiled in *Bquirw Smith • court this morning by Mrs . Amelia Hess against Benjamin jj Hill, charging him with ju ntrng a Ixiard btll. Th* polio* are look ' tug foe Htll. GRAND JURY Will Tike Up McCardy s Ads it t> Believed. | gy United Press Nswa Association. New York. Mar ■& s—The fact that Richard McCutdy, before sail tug for Pans, lett a written signed agreement with District Attorney Jerome that he would return ‘ on demand and tn any event ;;efo*e September 1 this year makes it appear certain that Jerome is pre paring for grand jury actu n in the life insurance matters At Opera House. • Miss Rsv My ue, wh > app<i“. st Boases ojiera house March fl with Royal Comedy company, was lately one of the a ars in the Isle of Spice company. This lady pre-enis an nuptial specialty, on 4 tha' ta« been admired bv the atdience* tn every citv to which >he h*s ap peared. Her Jajmnese character changes is one of th* must novel ante *een on the *tage. Soeciai price*, reserv'd siai l 3.1 c, gs''ery 2>c.