Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 75, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1906 — Page 1

VOLUME IV

THE BIG FIGHT Cromer and Stillwell Before State Committee Thtir Friends are Barred From Execute Session—Stilwell Tries to Stampede Them Today i* the date fixed fnr the meeting ofj the republican a-ats committee, tne affair of deepest interest being the settle went of the Cromer Htilwell controversy. The fight is a bitter one and the outcome is awaited anx toady by both factions. Among those wh went from here to Indi anapolis to be present at the meet ing were John M Frisinger, John " Pderson, R K. Allison, W A. Lower. ('. M Kenyon and B. W. Bholty. Indianapolis, March 12.—Before the republican state committee met today it looked as if an effort was being made to stampede the repub an state committee into refusing t.) take jurisdiction in the Stilwell a Cromer fight in the eighth dis trict. Both Cromer and Stilwell are on hand, backed by large dele gallons. Indianapolis. Maron 12—When the republican state committee met tnis afternoon they invited Stilwell and Cromer, with their attorneys, to Come before it. All others were excluded The committee is in ex ecutive session GILBERT RESIGNS Fort Wayne Congressman lo Accept Phlllipine Judgeship. •pactal Tslsgram To The Democrat : Foit Wayne, Ind.. March 12. —Hon N,wton Gilbert, representative in congress from this district, an n unced today that he would soon resign his seat to accept a judgship in the Philippines which bad iieen offered him by the president His resignation will take effect some time during the present session SHERRICK CASE Defense is On—Will Go to Jury Wednesday Evening. I *V Unltad Praaa N«wa Association. Indianapolis, March 12.—An attempt of the defense id the Sher [nek case to show a loan of 1750/ made by Sherrick io Governor Manly occupied much of the time |tjday in the famous trial, John; I Reed, settlement clerk at the au ditor's office, being the witness; Kx governor Durbin and a number [Of other character witnesses were, used today. The case will go t<J the jury probably Wednesday evening ' Strike is Certain. •v United Press News AssoclatfoW Ntw York March 13— A strike )f the anthracite miners is ine’/it ible amt ona ln gofl coal fiJiq* itobabfe, unless President Roose ’sit can n«e effectively means/ at | '1 con’maud to end the strike, h

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THAT NEW LODGE Officers Who will Serve the Rathbone Sisters at Geneva. A Clorine Temple, No. 321, Rath bone Sisters, was organized in Ge neva Friday evening, in the Knights of Pythias lodge room ! The state grand chief, Mrs. Alice Smith, of Marlon, was present to institute the L dge, while the Port land degree staff gave the work to about forty candidates. Besides the visitors from this place there were many in attendance from Decatur and Berne Upon the ar rival of the guests at Geneva th -y were taken to the lodge room and in the evening were given supper at Thiop - restaurant Duringibe evening the following officers were selected: Past chief, M’s, Minnie Walsh; most excellent chief, Mrs Martha MlGlnnet; senior, Mrs. Lizzie Snyder, junior, Mrs Alice McCrum; manager, Mrs. Jessie Toths mistress of records and cor respondence. Miss Alice Wells, mistress of finance, Miss Pearl Rathburn. protector, Miss Mary’ MoCrum : guard, Miss Pearl Ryan Friday evening of each week was selected as the time of meeting, A banquet followed the evening a work the visitors returning home on the midnight train, all feeling they had been royally entettained I, l».l— OPERATED ON Mrs. Sheler of This City is Very Low • Called to Benton Harbor to Attend a Sister —She Herself is Stricken— Husband Goes to Her Bedside. W. H Sheler left this morning for Benton Harbor, Michigan, being called there on account jf the sen ous illness of Lis wife. Mrs She ler was called to Benton Harbor last Monday ..wing tj th? illness of her sister, and the latter part of last week took seriously ill her self, and upon examination the doctors declared she was suffering from tumor of the stomach and ordered an immediate operation. She was at once removed to the hospital and the tumor removed The doctors, however, stated that they wonld have to operate again this week some time on account of several minor trouble*. Mrs. Styeier stood the operation well, but was very weak when Mr Sheler received the message. and he at once hastened to her bedside Her tnsiiV friends hero hope for her ajieedey recovery B. & 0. WRECK I /Two Killed and Fifteen Imurtd in Sun 1 day Collision. Toledo, O. March 12—Two killed, land fifteen injured, one or whom! will die. it the hat of fatalities in a wreck of two freight trains and a fast passenger train. No. 7, on the B * O. railroad, which incurred at 11:35 o'clock today, about two miUarom Bloomdale The engines were completely wrecked and the mail and express ears, two liaggage. cars, to passenger coaches and four freight cars were completely de molUbed -nd later burned. Th? dead—John H 'otmao, Ch.oago Junction; tireman of passenger train W. Hoy. Wheeling, W. Va ; postal clerk Fatally injured - Benjamin E. Snook. Chicago Juno turn ; mail clerk, head cut scalded and internally injmed.

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1906.

SUNDAY WEDDING Miss Weaver and Mr. Steele Married Bride a Popular Lady Groom a Hustling Young Business Man. Sunday nt high noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs Cyrus Weaver, <>n North Fifth street, occurred the wedding of their beautiful and a complished daughter. Miss Irene, to George C. Steele, ones of tie [city’s hustling yonng business m*n The wedding was a very quiet affair, only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties being present The home was beanti [ fully decorated, the parlor being trimmed in red and cream ribbon* and petted plants, the silting room in red and cream and the dining room in maroon At promptly 12 i o'clock the couple proceeded down the stairway to the strains of a wedding march played by Mrs Sadie Crowley, and immediately proceeded to the parlor where Rev !C. H Wharton of Fort Wayne united them in marriage. The [bride was dressed m a fijwing gown of cream silk with cream silk tiimmings, while the groom was dressed in the convenl ional black Miss Orpha Barnett acted as bridesmaid, while Earl Butler acted as best man A wedding dinner was served immediately after the ceremony was performed and dur [ ing the afternoon the happy oouple [ departed for their own home on [ Nnttman Avenue, which had been | furnished and awaiting them tor j several days. Miss Weaver is well 1 known in our <nty and baa many friends who wish her much happi ness. The groom, Mr. Steele, is a well known young business man iof our city, hetng associated with [Cyrus Weaver in the Ra«ket Store, and he. too. has a host of friends [in thia city. The Democrat extern la •ongra tula Hongs NUMBER TWO Jim Donovan Found Guilty of Carglarizing Ridgeville Bank. James Donovan, the second of the Ridgeville suspects, tried at j Winchester, has been convicted and will receive the same sentence a-, "Fingera'* Burke, convicted a [few days ago, an indeterminate sentence at Michigan City of from i two to fourteen years. Both men were also disfranchised for life Motions for new trials wilt be filed at once by their attorneys and an I appeal probably taken to the higher [court. The jury in the Donovan was out but a little over three hours, bringing m a sealed verdict which was read in court Saturday i morning. BOWLING CONTEST Van Wert and Portland Teams to Meet Here. A Van Wert gentleman was here today arranging for the use ol the Decatur bowling alleys to bold a contest m which the teams of ( Portland and VanWert will battle i for supremacy. Each team is strong and the contest will, uo doubt, be an interesting one, espe , dally for lovers of the bowling sport The ’exact date has not j been determined on but will hke’y be announced in a day or two. 1

MR. HOOLIGAN — And all His World of Troubles Coming Soon. "Hooligan a Troubles," which comes here Thursday, March 15, one night only, can be truthfully termed the very quintessence of fun Unlike most comedies it has a plot ana this plot is in the mam . responsible for the many ludicrous . mishaps and complications that round out a solid two hours and a half of genuine merriment Hooligan a company that will pre sent thia, the latest model high [grade wheel of mirth, is the original (company * Hooligan » Troubles is a merry, madcap, craxy coaooc I tton of hilarity and as snob leads the world in laighter The audi ence has yet to be met which has not been captivated and convulsed ( by this uniquely and mirthfully ■ incomparable comedy and ita. many special features each a par agon in itself The advance sale j will certainly l>e large Consider ■ able talk is going n for ti-kete i Fetch grandma and grandpa—let the whole family see H ciigsn s Troubles.'' March 15 Seats ->n . sale Toeaady morning. SUDDEN DEATH J. N. Smilley Called From Earthly Scenes —— Returned Home From Trip to Berne. Felt Tired or.d Died let Minutes After Retiring. J N Smilley, aged forty years, and one of the moat promnv nt m--n m Blue Creek township, died at ■ his homo suddenly Saturday even png. after an illness of only ten minutes We were unable to learn what caused hts death as the doo I | tor has as yet made no return. | Mr Smitley drove to B*rne Saturday afternoon to meet some friends who arrtvi-d on the tram i He slatted on bis return trip early in thel evening and arrived home without mishap He put hia tram [ up and went into the house where: I he complained of baing very cold. | tie sat about the fire but seeming | ly couldjnot gel warm, and stats d [to the members of the family that ihe would go t*> bed as he khew he eould get warm there He went to hie room and got in l>ed and ten minutes afterwards was cold in death He was one of the moat prominent citizens of that township, owning a saw mill, a farm and several threshing ma ' tnnea and was a hard woram The 1 funeral was held this afternoon at I; o'clock at the ML Hope church and interment made in the Mt I Hope oemmetery DEMOCRATS MEET T«Sct Dite far Slate Coßvenlioi— Are Enthusiastic. I Cy Uni tad Praaa Nawa Aaaociatloo Indianapolis, March 13—The jdjmooratic aula committee met to day to arrange for the stat? oon j, vention and such other business as , may come up Every man present • is enthusiastic and all fee! they I htve a chance to wm at the next election. The <»tt. ndance waa ua i usually large. < The convention was set for June t 7th, at Tomlinson hall, one delegate i to be’chosen (or each 200 vote cast' i tor John \V. Kern for governor at t the last state election. j t

COURT NEWS New Case Filed--A Suit on Note Other Bct'fiess Trinucttd 3 TsdiyProbile Reports Filed and Allowed. Peters- n & Moran, as attorneva for plainuff tiled a new case tc«lay, [ entitled Jacob E Marlin va Lewis ’ F. Hmitley et ai, suit lo recover on notes and to set aside a fraudulent [conveyance f proprety Toe sum of 1275 is Ch-manded Fridav, March 23 ww set a* the day for th»- [ return William J Slatterv vs Angola < >tl oomj anv f >r*e sire of < battel I mortgage, tSW, set for issue* [ Furadav. Match 15 Elizai eth H K oa et al vs yuincy H K x>« et a! C->mmi»ioneei J W. Teepie app oU'd to sell real estate, filed bis bond for 120.000, as fixed by the c urt. John Siratul'sr vs Horace 8 Porter, aoponnt, judgment by ; agreement f > I "‘I with relief Attorney Frank M Cottrell c* I Herne, was (joking after hia affairs ■ lin the Adam* atr -uit >urt th:* I morning Joerph D M sure, guardian for Susan Htrschy and five -izr< I [ filed hia current report aa to G»< rge and Rebecos which waa allowed Henry A Km«a. for i I C-emenet an 1 H-r’ierl B*eigmeyer j filed current rcpirt which was dnlv pnlted John Huiser. adu.;n*.»trator ‘ th-- [ David Hocher estate, filed proof of [ final settlement, the note of John Moaure asaigned to Joseph Moeure | final account allowed and admims ! trat ir discharged LECTURE COURSE To be Ghtn by the Aid Society of BeuUh Clupel. Beulah Chapel, the new church located mid way between Peterson and Preble, and reeentlv dedicated will give a lecture course under the auspicee cf the I-aides Aid , , society The church is composed of member* wbo will soon have it in a financially flourish.ng con dttion it they keep up the enthu siaarn with t which they have start ed Twenty five members of the Aid a-xsiety each look twenty sea sort tickets which Ihev are selling i at tity cents each, making a tota of 1350, besides the single aJmis [ *1 >n f»ee. The course open* March j 33rd with th? Hamlin quartette, I who will give a delightful [enter tamtnent On March 30th a bonse talent concert will be given and on April ath Rev Alfred Fowler of this oily, will deliver his popular , lev Sure, “The S ing o( Youth,*’ MEET TONIGHT Business Men to Lain for Good of the City. Nearly every mfrchant in Deca turhas signed the articles fur the anec.-iation Jof a business men's or gnnisalon to further the intaretes of the city -nd ot each member They met tonight at the rooms of the Commercial club when officers will [be chosen and some definite action taken, li conducted right this association means much for the city and fr m the interest | manifested duntg the past few days the boys apparently have the j unselfish spirit neoeaeary to make In m«e* th’ Teeit*d end _____ '

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MANY TROUBLES Comt lo Mrs. Whltri<ht—Two Dtiths in Her Ftmily to Ont Doy. As sad an experience m is bad by the averag > j»rf«on waa that related by Mrs Ila Whitright, who lef t on the evening rest bound Clover Leaf train last evening, bound fur her home in Decatar. She waa called here a few aay« •go on account of th* aerioua ill nee* of her daughter. Mra Fred Hammond, living tn the Adam* addtiton A child was born to her daughter while she was here, the infant living only a abort time as i ter its birth She buried the body yewterday and in the afternoon re aeived a telegram that her eon, Sanmel Wbitright, had died at hie ‘ home in Decatur, the result cf lang trouble Her daughter in this ml’ [ ta lying at the point cf death, but it wit naoMnary for her to go home last evening lo make the arrange [ ments <t her eon » federal —Bluff ! ton Banner MARRIED TODAY Robert Ernsberger and Miss Blanch Baker — Popular Yount People Sec ore i Lictssc and art Btheve to Save Bern Marrid at Ua. Otus. A marriage lu’ense wm i*so< d I Into ><tturdsy evening to Robert R. £rn*twrger and Miss Blanch- . M Baker Tm partiea are two of ; the moet pop’; ar ycuog poop,* in [ Decatur, the gentleman b-tug the j *el known photf . rapher. while i the yonng lady is the daughter lof Mr and Mrs. William H Baker j The deta! s of this marr age seem i to be secret, as interviews with sev ' eral relative* faded to disclose anv facta oon vrntng aame They le V on an early tra a their' morn:nz lover the Clover Ltaf for the east, and from mformatijn g eaned this afternoon it la believed that the uappv young touple were married <■ Ada Ohio, th * alfernoon by Hit £rast> "fger. a brother of the | groom, who reaidea at that place ! l'be Domocral offers mneermt con- ! gratulatton* ELECTRIC LINES Dick TbwascaJ in Csoum tn Budd Road in kwi. According to the Fort Vayra Sentine < Saturdav, we note that Dtafe Townsend of thia city, in con nection with I V, Ulery and it J. ! Ostdiek cf Fort Wayne, have gone to t >ttumwa, lowa, where they will head a gigantic enterprise which means the carrv tng of the tnfetur ban electric line into the state of lowa Their object is to connect Ottumwa wttbDes Moines, the statcapital by trollev They will ba backed by prominent lnd>ana)>olis and Chicago capitalists, and ii i* ! understood that ample financial ! recourses are al hand to fully for ward the vast work The field fi* ' a good one as Jowa has not yet ; enjoyed the facilities of the inter j urban, there bving bat siity-fivw mile* of electric traction rails in the entire state. Pope Meets Morgan. * c »c>ai T*<«g r *m To Th* Doreocrat I Rome, March U —The p’po today received in private audience IJ. P. Morsen a J pxxty ct* America.