Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1906 — Page 1

VOLUME IV

HERE AGAIN Fiend Appears a Second Time in West Decatur Mates Approaches to Ten Year Old Girl—Believed to be Same Man Mere Two Weeks Aso. T-n west end of She ctty has ueen invaded by a scoundrel the deepest dye. whose only in Sent and purpose here seem to be t wreck tbe lives of innocent young girls sad bring shame up in tbe country at large, and if the j poi e ar® lucky enough to capture! bm this time, and they are hot on bis trail, he will be pat away j where ho will not again bother th- | pob.lc for some time The story was tJld by tbe little girl whose < name is Bohnke. she l>etng the ten years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Bohnke, who reside on North Eleventh street, is as f.j.we "I was playing early this morning on the sidewalk, when a man, probably foity rears < • ag«. and who had a short stubby beard til over his tace and wore a t ack hat and a black overcoat which was shabby, accosted me and ■uyr (Joed morning, sister, I an swered him by saying. Good m< ruing ”, Hethen says, ‘Come > ■ c with me and 1 will give you ado ar.’ I refused to go and ho wide an effort to take a hold of me, whi- h so frightened that 1 scream e i and ran into the bouse, where 1 informed my mother of what bad taken place.” Mrs. B<>bnke at on- telephoned her huslmnd who • !ur»d the assistance of tbe pelite a->d went to this home and secured the above description from the girl, and tney have since been on the search of Mbe villain. The little gir; says that he was walking noth along Eleventh street, with u a parent destination in view This no doubt, is the same man who tried to entice the Heiderman gir' away a few days ago as the description given by both these little girls tally in every respect. Tbe police are keeping a close look oat and the capture of the man seems certain. ABOUT BICYCLES Ftw Chtnges From Last Year Except in Frame. B.cycle dealers are begining to receive the first shipment of wheels for tie season of 1908, and they differ ittle from last year s wheels except in the frame Some of the new designs are what is kown to the bicycle trade has a truss frame Taey are made with a diamosd frame the same as last year, but have a curved red braoing the frame on the inside of the frame. This ft i g claimed admits of smaller filing being used which gives a great*.? elasticity to the wheel when in motion or when passing ' ’’*r rough roads The coaster brake is used on almost all wheel* this year but there is no change in saddle and handle bars. Few 'vheelg ara fitted with cushion 'ramee, but they weie introduced two years ago and are not very much in favor with bicycle ideas who desire a light, substantial wheel. Tires are the same as last y«ar, except it is claimed they are made of tough tread rubbei, mak i a R them less liable to puncture ‘nd prolong the life cf the tire. Brices remain about the same, a R>c| wheel with all tho latest im i’rovements, truss frame, tough tre *d tires, etc., coating about f4O ‘o 115.

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A SURPRISE Upon Mrs. A. B. ttaijt Given Las! EvtnirJ. In they came to the number of forty or fitt y, members of the Evan gelioal church, into the parsonage on Winchester street on Monday evening, to remind the pastor's wife of the anniversary of her birthday It was a complete sur prise, not the slightest intimation had lieen given. Tbe evening was pleasantly spent with music and ether entertainment The ladies served refreshments after which several beautiful gifts as tokens of esteem and well wishes were be stowed COURT NEWS Answer Filed in DedrickBaumgartner Case B'2 Dainite Sait Continues and Is Developing Info an Interesting Law Sult. Before taking up the trial of the t ig damage care, Judge Erwin cal) ed the roll of attorneys for motions in other eases. In the cate of Preecett K. Dedrick at al vs Peter Baumgartner et al. suit oti <3OO | account, an 'answer was filed in ; six paragraphs, rule to reply to all t ut the first paragraph of answer The Gtesler damage case oontin j»h in circuit court and manv in tereating law question* are being brought up The plaintiff, Mr Giesler, is present, in oourt his head in a hood, but he lakes but little inteust in tbe preceding* The testimony shows that he for mer y lived at Marion Among the witnesses todty was Eh Mer ryman, who formerly lived here, bat who conducted the Hotel Star at Feit Wayne, were G.eder aid Mrs. Lyons boarded. Another wit ness, whose teitimonv was consid ered important, was that of a •outh who lived near the Clinton street bridge, and who a day or two before the date of this accident, was crOMii-g the budge with two comrades on their way home The boy Jleaned agaiort the railing, whion gave way and he was Jsaved only by the presence cf mind of one of his little friends, who grab bed hm by the coat Collar. Tbe plaintiff himself took the witness stand thia morning He talked in a low voioe but seemed to realize the meaning of the questions and answered them m a fairly intelligle manner. He was unable to tell of any fact* after hrwleft the court bouse where he was that day a witness m the divorce case of Eli Mirryman and bi* wife. Tae plaintiff rusted a’J 8 o’Mook this afternoon. The defense im mediately moved the court to in struct me jury to return a verdict fir the defense, because the plain tiff s injuries had m no way been connected with tbe defects of the bridge The jury was sent out and the point argued vigorously, the court overruling the motion tn t th" defense at once bigan their offer ot testimony. The case of the Citv vs Sidney G. Humphreys, suit to collect wa ter rent, has been filed in court on appeal from ’Squire Stone’s oourt. where judgment was ren dered for the city. Merryman & Sutton have tiled a new case entitled Samuel Stabl et al vs The Ilinois Oil company ft al. oomplaint for cil rental, demur d ItCO.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH ft, 190 ft.

SECOND DAY 11 ■ A Utile More Macadam Road Business County Attorney* Lu’z Employed for Another Year - Other Business of the Seijlon. The commissioners continual their session Viewers were ap pointed on the Monroe township Central macadam road, they being David Zimmerman and W. L Thornhill, with Surveyor Baum gartner as engineer They will meet Mach 9. Viewes were also appointed on th® Ed 8. Mose® petition. the ap potatoes being Michael Miller and C. H Getting, and L L Baumgart ner engineer They will meet at the auditor s office on March 13. The petition of Jacob Rawley for a macadam road extension was continued Liquor license* were gran'ed to it’. Radami iher, Ltfayette Ellis, John Meyer. John Schaffer of this city, and Jeff KHpenatein of P.eble A contract wa* made and entered on record employing Clark J Lutz as county attorney for one year The agreement was by tbe unani mous consent of the board, whose relation with their legal advisor has been moat cordial and pleasant He ha* taxen them through several legal complication*, andjknow* the county and township law up to the thirty third degree The St Marya township petitions will not come np tor consideration before the board before tne April term, on April 3 Not sufficient time would permit their being iak en up at this session COMMITTEE MEETING D« mocratic County Central Committee to lx Organized. A call ba* been issued for the first meeting of the Democratic County Central Committee. tbe meeting to bo held at their head quarters at 10 o’clock Thursday Perhaps the moat important bust ness of the meeting will be its or ganization and tbe election of a chairman, who will direct the cam paigning this fall. Delegates to tht various con ventions will .tkeiy be elected. MODEL "CITY That's What Soostvtll Wanls Made of Washington. Special Telegram To TX» Democrat Washington, D. March 8, — A national movement is well under way to make Washington wbat Roosevelt call* a “model city. Every member of congress received in bis mail today a letter on the sabjeit sent out by wed known slum worker*. The letter pointed out needed laws. TAKE ’EM BACK Czar Withdraws Railroad Lonctssions to Americans. Spacial Taleflram To The Democrat 8* Petersburg, March B.—The American syndicate, which had. through Witte, been granted rail I r >*d concession*, have bain ncti tied by order ot the czar that the; oonoeeslo is bare teen withdrawn Rockefeller was at the head of the syndicate.

HOW IT'S DONE A Promoter who Cleared a Million on One Franchise. A promoter went to B*. Lonia and induced the council to give bima street railway fanohise. Tbe in dncemenl consisted o> a bribe of 1250,000, distributed among the members of th* council. He did j not l*y a rail. He did not ooerate a oar. He went straightway to Wall street and sold the franhi*e for 11 250,000. Now wbat did Wail street buy ? 11 bought certain legal privilege* in the streets of 8t Lome These j- ivileges were worth a million and a quarter—probably much more They belonged to the city of HI Louis They were pub Hie property Tbe promoter and the ciuncilmen found thia puolic property in the streei* of Bt. Louis, took it. and sold it, and put the money in their own pockets If a bank robbery had been committed ilthe city and a million and a quarter of tbe bank s funds taken, • > that the bank had been rained and many people had lost lh< ir saving*—that would have been the talk of the nation and those would have been bunted down and sent to the penitentiary, if possible ; But when a million and a quarter is stolen from no cue iu pirlioular, tut from everyone in general, we take enough interest t) go to the city half to see the thing done, and those who get tbe plunder usually remain ns before, the m« st respect ed citizens of the town ARE DRASTIC Resolutions Adopted by the G. A. R. Crawfordsville Post Oppose the Ertcboa of a Monumeat is Lie's Mcmsry. Spacial Tslegram To Tha Democrat Crawfordsville, Ind., March 8 — Al a regular meeting of the Mo Pnerson post Grand Army, drastic resolutions condemning General Fred Grant and his proposition to make the I irlhdsy of Gaawral Lee sacred, were adopted The resola tian* declare that "treason is still treason, and Grant's propjsitton of so called managminly Is a nausea ting excess, that the same spirit that would laud the rebellion would erect a monument to Aar >u Burr, or hang the image of Judas iu the cross of Jtsua Cbrits. Resolved, that we look on the proposition to a monument to the memory of ime as an insolent taunt to every Union s Idier Resolved, that congress be pjlitiinad notti permit any flag but the stars and stripe* to wave NO JURY YET I Evertone Ihs a Conclusion in the Sherrick Case. — ■ y UmtaO F.-?oe Nswa Aaaocisttew. Indianapolis, M itch 6—To ob I tain a jurv ratisfaotory to both sid> s i is the moat difficult problem tb» ■ criminal oourt ha* dealt within many years Because >f the wide 1 publicity of tha case, many, iu fast all, who are called, sav they have formed a conclusion. Tne pro.«ecu ti in is still at work on the jmy and tbe special panel has already tec n exhausted. Murderer Escaped. •psotal Teiegram To The Democrat Towson, Md., March «.— Isaac Winder, under sentence to be hang ed escaped from jail here last night.

COME OCT Civic Improvement Meeting Thursday Evening A Mcttlil at the Commercial Club for the Formation of Such i Society. The Commercial dab routns will; ;b* turned over Th irsdav evening to those interested in the forma tion of (a society looking to civic mprovement* An invitation is extended to every soul in Decsinr who cares to aMtime a part tn 'thia progrestive society Many have the impwion that reform of officials is tbe chief duty ot »u-b an organization, but such is not the case Its m >re impirt»nt mis .1 >n, however, is to create senti ment to beautify our city, create •entmeal that will clean it •>? every dirty spot, create sentiment that Willi keep it clean and above a I to create sentiment that will make every citizen, of high or low degee, take pride in what we have, m what we are and to strive to better every condemn that nreds tt Taere is plenty of room (or this work, and it will coat noth ng but pleasant and profitable time and tbe rewsrd will pay big dividends [This initial meeting Thursday even I mg is f ;r the purp rw of trying the temper of our citizen®, an 1 if thev want io engage in the beet enter 1 prtse that ever struck Deoetur, tbe privilege i i given Ills an nnder taking that -dmits of no poliuoa. or «<'tartan advantages and is no new or untried Hon James T M *rrvman will pre*.de at ! the meeting Thursday evening, and •hould you come you will hear much that will interest you about i civic imvprovetrenl. BALL CLUB Association Met Last Night for Business Adopt Articles of Incorporalloa ecd Oijcuw the Sunday (jotstf®t—Work on New Park Bct«ns Saoo. Tbe Faw tall ass'Xtiation held a meeting last night at tbe C'jmmer ctsl > lub room*, the bonrd of di i rectors and quite a number of the siookbolders being present The articles of incorpvi tion were adopt ed. the by laws approved and a committee oonaisttng of W P. SihrockandC O France appointed to take up the question i f Sun day playing This committee will call on the ministers of the city and eeek their aid. in filing add: tional stock, it being the under standing that this would etable them to eliminate Sunday ball Tne qustion will be finally decided et the next meeting, to iss held next Monday evening The direc tors are ready to begin work on ; the new park m l Hus will be done soon Another assessment on (Stock is being made and within tip* next thirty days the bovs will i begin active preparations for the i coming wsm c The object is to j playtwo games at home and one I awayeaoh week * I—l— ■■ — 11 “■ Miss Robinson Better. ■y Unltsd Prsaa Aaaeciatlorv New York, March f> —Carina Robinson, daughter of Douglas Robinson, and the favorite niece of President Roosevelt, is recovering i fiom an cp ratten foi appendicitis.

NUMBER 13

NOT INSANE Relatives of Joseph Lening Say lit Is Suffering From Nervots Prostration. The county newspaper have been criticised for reporting Jasjier Laming as lieing Os ”unsound mind and probably incurable '* "he Wit nes. too, is asked to rectify tbe statement and report the condition of Mr Leming as being one ot ex treme ’’nervous prMdrstim,” as the superintendent of the East Ha ven hospital at Richmond put it The Witness i< told that according to the »u(>erintendent <• statement Mr Leming will be able to return m about »:x weeks We hope that the statements made in the news piper* oonermng him were too •trong and that Mr Lcti. ng will return inthe time »t tied and tn an improved condition—Berne Wit nets GENEVA NEWS Joseph Minch Buys Out His Partner (tactile, the Tatlor, Moves to Bente isd Frisk Porter to Parker—Clgctauti Store lo be Ertartef. Geneva. Ind March — Joaepb Minch of tbe firm or Miocb A Zehr groer*. baa purchased Mr. Zebra interest in the basin-as. and tbe work of moving the grocery stock i from tha r»m now occupied in the Ryan block, to tbe Minch dry goods store was ojinmenced last night Mr Mmch wi.l combine tbe two businesses What Mr Z-hr stn lure plan* are to nut known For the present tbe Ryan room will be unoccupied, but tt is under»loud ■ it bee been leased for soother busi ness And still it is closed Adam Buettie, tbe tailor, has moveo his shop to Berne where be will soon be st home tn the Him Simison clothing store Mr Boat tie will not move bss bi'ueeiiold goods fur awhile and the wife and daughter will remain here for a few weeks. Birne has always given Mr Buettle quite a btt of i work and be fee)* that it offers better inducements than Geneva I but be «■. be here about two days out <■* tbe w-ek u- accotnodato bis i patron* But tt 1* still Ina Shamrock ii G. Rathbnrn manager f tbe t’l.H'tnraiiJetarr s arrang ng to eilarge the but:nee* end for that ' purjsMW lb* room* aoove the store i are being reps;«sre<l and painted and put into shape for the stock [of gtsxls Tae rout rooms on the ; *econd ffmr will be occupied by Mis* Keil, the milttuer, who is I now in Toledo purchasing her spring stuck of goods A new . stairway is being built in the lower i room and the outside eta.r way wi i not be used. A pair of mice were seen lunch ing on the reig.ter in the hotel building and the superstitious take it a.* a sure sign for an opening Mr. and Mr* F B Porter left to day for Parker. Indiana, where they will trake their future home. Messers. Atwuod and Pcrter have ; purhesed a drug store at that place and Mr Porter will manage it ' Frank has been here for several vears in the Atwood pharmacy and is competent and capable of m arsgirg such a Lcs net*. Tie many fiiends of 'be firm predict i great success or them