Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1906 — Page 1

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RESTED well 1 Governor Pattison Had a Good Night I I — fl , Physicians Refuse '<> Discuss the Case and no News is Given the Public. j Prr*» New* AwocUtlon. (•» itubos, 0.. March 24 — Hover , r python rested better lass night tc .. t 'day show* the signs of a . ,-i ■ improvement. It «as the Br«t rest for many dav*. and it is tied it will Continue. The phyei j etas* *till re!used to diaouss the! g rernor a oase. and nothing that tr*n»pf«* in the B,ok toom is per mltted to reach the publio. It wa-

reported that the governor wn- , ’-•■.ng kept alive bythe use of oxy I gen but this was denied. Gov err r Pattison rallied this after r. •. from a deep stupor and talk c. with the member* of hi- am y expressing a desire to b** taken H k to his home in Milford, Ohio, a-- in as jwssible, but the plivs r .n* give no assurance that such » »• ;nan now be contemplated LIBRARY THIEF ' is Go n 4 Through Indiana and Causing Destruction. 'Vithin the last four weeks the < imegie libraries nt Hammond <’r vn Flint, Fort Wayne. Hunt inirti n, Wabash, Peru, K ixonw, l .ansport and Anderson hnv ■ been ransacked by a burglar wh si<--. .* what little money he finds, mutilates books and scatters th* I bsary cards about. It is believed 1 ibs are being done by one man, and that the fellow must be crazy E. l«ntly be started out of Chioag for the first library robbed was n. Hanrnond, Then came Crown P mt. From there he went to Fort Wayne where he made his greatest

ban'—l3o, and after comphitin.; that job he struok d<>wn the int* r uChu line, robbing all the libraries a- he came to them Hnntingt i "n ash. Porn anil Loganapor* From here he went to K"ku: where he onated great damage by breaking the furniture, an 1 from Kokomo he sped over Io Anderson I Where next? And when will he bo caught? In towns where libraries hive not been robbeu a watc'i should be set, f>r the robber wi surely oome The Great LaDelles. The great LaDelles will ]>osiiive ly appear at the Boer*' opera house Thursday, Maroh 29, in their fas cmating Hindoo pastimes of magic and irslgerdem tin Madame La 1 belle is very clever and will do a great many tricks without the as s;stanoe of Mr. LaDelle; you will be surprised when you see her work < Mr. LtDolle will introduce hi* great sword trick for the first time and ‘hi* one number alone >* worth the price of admission He will also decapitate a dove, and replace the head before your very eyes, and the dove will fly away. H' produces chicken*, rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks, etc., from i n iwfeere. You will miss a goat treatt if you dm't ere him fined at I o'clock, 10 and L’Oci'i ts K’seXved ssats for evening l ,r I the bik list an 1 s ■ -.ire y or - *arly lr the drug store. • 1

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COAL ADVANCES Takes Another Jump Because of Notices From Railroads. Prices of domestic Ooal, which { have been steadily rising all over the country for the last ten days, received an additional advance of 25 cents yesterday, although I (tally the prices are about the same. The advances said to be th« result of the notices sent >ut a few days ago by all the Ci « "arrving ratir ad* ito large consumers that a -hip In.entaof ooal will b< subject to | seizure and co nfiscation undr t the plauae of the shipping contract winch allows the roads to protest I themselves in this way ’1 he*c no ices are said to have Iswti 1* 'sued t<> become effective next Mon ‘day. in view of the act that un I less aome relief ia given by th* joint oonfeienoe of .nicer* and op leralora, whtoh begin* today, the ‘ coal strike will begin April 1 Thi* same fact ha« given rise to wild -peculation In Chicago and other cities where manipulating of the coal market ha* become almost

as muon of a 'eature a* the »|»ec elation in grain C-mtribut »ry ; ( causes ti the incr*aaaa in price , are said t be ear shortage anil j ( la k Os coal at the mines ( IN SOCIETY I Mrs. Dick Townsend Enterlained Today An Afternoon Parly The Same liotlrit Will Alto Prrtiik ala Pro(rtstive Heart Pany Tonight. One of the prettiest social events ever held in tins city was given today by Mrs Dick Townsend at her home on Jefferson »ire< t Tbv house was beautifully dec »rated for the ' i 'a- o>i and presented a most i pleasing appearance The guests, ,i thirty m number arrived promptly j ' at 2 o’chu k and the i. -tiVilles com , menced at once, the arnti-ement* ; being a gut-sing game known a* a I ! bunch of key*, ami a pin contest I The game- were spirited and prov • led very amusing Refreshment* I .... 1 in! »t > .ate hour tn 1| the affern on the guest* d. parted. .. ... . \i.. T„,ui.< nd a clever en I

Voting 'll* l " 'll" «• 1 •» ' • | tertaiuer Pith evening Mrs Townsend will again entertain twenty eight of her friends at pro i greseive heart, and those who have received invltalionu ***' hokittgj I nward to an evening. TAKES A BRIDE Noah Presdorf. Who Formerly Lived Here It Married. At the home of Mr and Mr John Wingfield on East Market streets, ocurred rhe marriage of her sister, Miss Love Forbes, to Noah Pres dorf, on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock The oeremonv was a quiet home wedding In the presence of only immediate relatives and May or John Mock officiated. The voung couple are both well known in this city and many friend, are ready to extend congratulations Miss Forbes i* a daughter of Mrs. John Furbee, and the groom is a son ot Mr and Mr* H «nry Pre.dorf. living seven miles east of H!ll rtt O n He and his bride will reside in Fort Wayne. He is em „] ,ve 1 «’ « brakeman on the G i{ lV I r.v.iror i.-B u-Tmt N'W*. Vr Fresdorf is well known here, having been employed at Steele . Brl a for a number o years. For , months past he has been em I, uloyed on the G. R. & I- I

DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, IW.

UNANIMOUS Ross Johnson May Win Back His Place The Kendallville Citizens are With Mr. Johnson and His Father-In-Law. 1 It no* look* a« though U Johns >n would regain the lost |l*u ’ tel* in the Kendallville pjatoffioe war which has been raging there for a week or more A dispatch from there says that not m the his tory of Twelfth district politic* was *here »u*h an uprising against an official ant, as that of yesterday and today in protest against the ' removal of Postmaster C <’. Brow 1 and Never was snob repudiation and rebuke of an official act •• that administered to Congressman ' Newton W Hilbert by the pe. pie

of thl« city, when they declared, by a thousand vote* against a score, tha* he had wrong**! one of the r most worthy relic w cit!r.*n« through a bit of political chicanery so hair fa’ a- to ■»■!«»' condemnation of his act t > be altno-t unanimo.* The two days' elect on. called by popular consent, to vote for < r again*! the removal of Mr Brow and and for or again*! Mr tLI ’ b'rt * appointment of Mr Geon** P Alexander, -ed with a t •a 1 cote »*t if • it - Gut o' IE ~ ' num'ser Hrowahd received I Alexander 2.'.. scattering 5 r 1 J wing this a ma-« meeting was held ami r> « >utmn« were auopo-d which, after reciting the anfv.r meth'xls par.nn.l to oust Mr Hrow no.! deelhffVtl that >’! ■ •' 1 Kendallville had tha utmost c<mfi i deuce in him. and approved bls ap pointment of li <* Johnson ns dev utv p stma»t*r The r<-- nt • • further declared it the «en.« Os th« mis'ting that a Mimmlt'w shottld be ««nl Io Washington Io lay the facia before President H >n.»velt and Postmaster General (,"s>rtely*>u. and a*k for the removal ■ Alex ander and the reinstatement of Mr Browand A oommittrs* «a» ap pointed to go to Washinaton and there t<> expts** the people « wishes IT S FOLLY I Ei-Aflornty General Says Indiana Has no Need for More Courts.

William L Taylor, ex attorney ' general of Indiana declare* that I litigation i* dy mg out wth such ra pidlty in’lndiana that the folly of establishing a fnleral court term . ,n each of seven Cities is appar ent to anybody who will stop tOi I consider -Mr Taylor says that j some of those courts will not have a case a term "But few j»er»on«. I ■ said he, have any idea cf the pieci ease of litigates, not only in Indiana, but throughout lie countrv I would not advise any I young friend of mine to become a lawver There are m Indianapo Its today 700 lawyers and I will venture to say that 500 of them are hungry half the time At the best they have a hard time mak jng both ends meet Peiiple are b.coming wiser than they used to be They are settling their troub les out of court. One wonld think that the grew* prosperity, rilh in Creased activity in business ileal* would cause much liti gallon over contracts, but it ia having no such effect People either are keeping their contracts more rigidly than formerly or are adjusting their differences without the aid of lawyers. If it were notj for the ainbulan ce lawyer—the fei low who follows the smell of arnica and makes his living rff p r-mal injury ■’■tsa* that are tn manv oases a mild fv n of black na I— i the court* would havo vecy lime . to do tbeeo days.

WILL BL'ILD ROAD Dick Townstnd Secretary of Company to Construct Electric Line in lows. Senator I. V. Ulrey has returned from lowa where tn company ! with Mr H J. O«t leik of tbi* city, j aud several I liitnapili* in! Chi ‘ o»g< »p trli*i< have b• ,n psrfoet { lug arrangements for the building [of an Important interuiban line which will be about one hundred { i miles io length Senator t’lrey I I state* (hat the p eople of lowa are very enthusiastic over the pt (used

! line and are lending etvsgy aid that j its in their power He d-ola»«* that the toad will be built Charles K Coffin, of Indianapolis. i* the pre* lident of the new oomjxny. Senator \ Ulrey i* the vice president aid general manager, D -k Townsend of Decatur. i» the secretary The road will be extended from <ilium w» to Des M lines, the state capital, and during the past week meet logs save linen held in the m ire {important towns along the Ita* where without exception. the I basins** men and citiMtn* of the town* have expressed a desire to have the road Senator I lr«V w. 1 return to I wa id • short time i resume work upon the proem nary arrangem.nts — I rt Wayne Journal it* -tie ANOTHER REPORT Viewers on Eckrote Macadam Road Report EniiflMt’s Bond Filed Ditch Attntmtn! Heirint Today Treasurer t Office Busy.

The v!cw»ra n the E« krole rat> n sion number one h.vn fi '•■! lb. a . repo’t with th<» auditor Tb" r..»l If. estimated at I ,931.13 amt th" , ! length i. given •• something ferwr , a mllf. Th* view*"'* wer,- D F , Fugate, and Peter J Bryan Surveyor Baumgartner he* Bled a federal au»ely bond in th" sqm o ? ( i five thousand dollar* The b-md » given a« enginr. r n M nr>«« " J ishipt’entia ma>'a lam r *1 e*i< n .ion two. At the surveyor* office today a hearing was given on th" Durbiu {•nd Duer ditch, which traverses a portion Os Monr< a and B n* ( trek township* The assessment was 1 sgreed to. and the ditch will be cleaned as so. na* the weather per , mils Th* treasurer * ■ dice was doing business lodar, many taking s ’ vantage of being in town to pay their spring installment of »ate« THE BEST EVER — This It the V trdict of Tlw« Who Heard the Hamliß Quartette. The Hamlin Q .artel gave the ' first entertainment of a aeries lec lure onurse at Beulah Ctiwpel last (evening lite a nntnbrr of D *ca (tor people were present, and al! agrees t.iat it was simple the tin Jest thing of the kind ever given in this coanty N> doubt th* 1 quartet will bs secured fur a return engagement and i - th-v may lexp'C* a crowd**-! hon»e Th* ** ture c'u*s»» is being given by the Lulie* Ai t society < ' Beulah Chap el and tn«y ate deiightei with the ■success of their first number, which , was socially and tinaeia'ly ac» n Ipkte success.

COURT NEWS J. D. Beery Files a Suit for Divorce Jury Returns Verdict for Defendant in the Hill Note Suit and Court Prompily Grants a Ntw Trial

K|tiir« F S Armentrout of tie tjev* was admitted «* a member of the A lam* county bar, hi* exami nation being nducusi by John (’. M ran, I> E. Smith and D. D. Drier Joseph D Beery by hi* attorney* Peterwm .V Moran and C J Lot*, filet » suit for divorce from hl* wife. Anna C Baery The ro® plaint «a»s that tbev were married M*y 12 D i. *rd htrd trgetbvr until March ! »'5. when return ing from *i* t three day* fu»i naw trip, was informed by his wife that she had sent hl* goal* away j and would n longer live with] him A t ward* they m» I* up but tw s'S’lo later Mr Hoorv •gain ha I 1- r husband '• furniture j moved cut an t she shortly after w»r! n i t Mution. wh«r- she •«' » lit H'O fiit'il** I ''ll!* fill'll BIlAi Cf* •* tit, ' T ** ; Th*’ ja>y. ? *. . n>t>ut.Cff»l ** tL l # u iiv

Wil; am J > itterr v» Ang a <hl company, foraciosurw < ‘ chatte. ■■ mortgage W nr. li< nV> all Ik" • "it varl ■ de'wndanl • answer; cv®rru **d ilf’fnufT’Cf ti *»<l bjF pi< 5 -n lift vrs ti**! general denial hed Set f r tris V\ ">!ne-!ay April ♦ Jarne* H Willy vs Pierc* ”1! & * «as <■ m ary st al. n. ’li- n to strike ■ rated dtewurrer ttted Mrs Col -hie guardian t r Agnea C’o'f'bin and three other cht dren. died a i'jt ' " ' r» a ■' r t • r-e estale |*-!ition ••• granted and 1* K K nney and peter r > ing were a: p ntod sppra sor* A marriage hcenen •»« •* ■“! Charles A R •nine, a e "phone lineman, an! Mis* Nel.ie Eng ", both of Berne A SUCCESS The Bizur ind Supper Given in the Methodist Church Pit lon. The la-tar and chicken sujq>er , given bv the Young Women s For etgn M'.*»tonary society in the pai lore of the Meth hint church, closed last evening with a great flourish It was a signal triumph for the V'.ting Uli"* comprising tbi* val hand of church workers, and it gave the Older beads a oonception of the fact that thev are n d all the works, wb'n it c >m"s t > doing «omelhing oibsianha Foe ba'»ar eoid ou - . its st >ck complete and for th* preseot is out of busine**. The -up it*r was ptr excellence and well worth thi pric- In all, th.i trees ury of thia society ia groaning te nvath a goodly surplus cf ready ioaah.

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MANY CLIENTS An Ohio Lawytr Collecting Claims for Ex Postmasters. Franklin P Hu>gie, of Biwhng IH.-een, la representing 5.370 former I < »ino postmaster* tn an attempt to recover more than |.V>2,' .C'l due I them ss t*e,s for work Dwlweon the y«< r* I'-’t and I*7o He has just returned from Washington, D < , land i* confident that a re*< lution j SHil g > through granting th* fees 04M>k1<»* bnving Obto tn<in h«* a**i«ting Att< rnev

of W ashing tin. D ( , to looking after the interest* of some 1 1 4,000 I other former p<s»ima»ter» from all j over the nation *h : *e claim* ream in 1., mill; ms of dollars The men never ret' iv t fee, wh h «-re *, 'lowed ancond and third class pwt masters n stamps »Id and *n {celled and other work during tn* i time between the ye*r* of lafii jand |S7J through a m stake of the 11 pualmaMer genera: and o i* to re I cover ttteee fees that the men »r« i pressing their claim* GENEVA NEWS Dancing Club Held Regular Session A N<w Bell hr tlw 1 8 Church.- fk. Wtd Tear ht. i their reguUr n-e'-rg *t H>« Ma langtiag.. of one <f the girls ' Had ‘ hf Ke 4l ♦D i *D’* *** rt’MKlaiy < ««i

The A u-n a* ere.* ba* op I enod up and *eni a brand spanking •lew tr . k bore r the UOT <f th" * "Xpr«*»*man II *»» bard work »•> keep < or - ‘ '(nan fro® h t-cb ng h r-.'-. to it and taking her rs drive but h« changed h'« oho ’’Piiin in sfj! |ru«’k w»t« a •ar*k jf WH3BS Ittod 4>f |ma ha h"arted wav with a bg •rack in its *ide f *r the past sever al weeks. »«• rephsaad by a new me t.*!av The new bell weigh* 1 p ind* and it was no small job to p acw it in tbe lower Tae welding of Mt** Frances D" C“ti of Briant to lir <> M Gra | ham of this pisiw will be solemn "• I at the home ot Dr and Mr- : Hs'k sver in Briant, thl* evening Among th **•• wh> will be n at tendance fro® here are M r » •’ P Scheer and daughter* Marv ati ! Ball*. Will Pettis Guy Ricketts Rob Black and Dr Fred Patterson ( MURDERERS DIE Nttrnet Who Did Fiendish Act. Wf< the Penalty. • o<ctal Telegram To The Oemocra* Mount Holly N J , March 21 - Rufus Johuacn a> I George Smsl negroes, paid tte death penalt here today f r the fier*l:*h ar bornble murder if Miss Fi rerc Allison. sg*d thirty five, ast J» nary. Ti e negro*'* all*< •• 1 b while in the t>arn Her b*< t-howed a terrible struggle on b part for tier hot or and lit* T negroes r*'l>b< i the beuve Ft men made Ooufj-s'u-i* i