Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1906 — Page 1

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■ SERIOUS FIRE Bark Hotel Gutted Sun- ■ day Morning IlßtciiP 3 " ls HaV£ Narrow Escapes — Loss tstimaied at 52,500 Fully Covertd lE‘5 by Insurance. HHm’[ ,■ Park lb'H'l. (al- flip i,hl ~| by fire Sii!nl.i» -taiat one tin 1 i . . caused by a ■lei’ > ' < Will'll di-l -OV el -i| I. 1,... > mill Mih> Elzey. Im th'' entire iii.-id< of the Imi: | seething quickly tin mediately started tn ai.m-. . .pants ill the lintel. Ilie'i- 1.. - sleepui” m the R® u- time and from all report-, the parties had RyH from death by suffocatum. ■ line, a tailor, w Im work- !..i iJ- I to get out of the Imihlmclothes. when the roil ■HW' " ’ s - I’eter-o' . Im' 11 1,1 **'"'’■■■• I”' 1 I l '" 1 ”■ effects, without injury. 'llmmnwho employed l.m ii. A t 'oiiipaiiy . He saved ail his ■R*W ' ' |V Guiding his triinl. trim th.- : i lover Leal, in all prolialiii closest call of all. and Imw <■l ' G without In ill” li.idlv bin ■ . i .jured. is my-teiy t.. Ini others who watched InMr. William- had jn-l repmi St. Louis for duty, ami via- '' his |H>-it urn Simda; via- tired out Saturday '■ retired, and 'dialeiy .1 deep slumber. When aroused was a mas- ot llanu-. out of bed ami gr--|»'-l lildown the stairway, not even be able tn .save his clothing. and v. to borrow a suit of <|..tlie,g Mi'll. Thomas Miller II reel I 111IBlf liom the cold. The other two jßlp'-' together with Mr. and ■■t- Taylor, the proprietors. the help, e-ca|H-d wilimiti any JR.V ■i-laii<v soon arrived am' l .. ' urn it in e do w nst a "'■■pt the house, ami saved. Il 11l '..as saved upstairs. Mi M- v of the building, informed u--vas his intention to inmmdi rebuild, ami expected to have i running orde” t he building ha- — site for over titty v.ti m I condition at tlm lime TGp damage to the hmldim.rd by a two tlmli-ami mdlai .o re policy ami Ml. T.iymr 1 eight hundred dollars on p. 1 effects which. all probability. <»v<-r4lie entile 10--. 'I le a.y after it arrived did . which Mr. Meier- aMi h'r very I hank l it!. I THIS EVENING | ■' Horace C Stilwell to Speak at the I Court House. |HHAI! arrangements are eompl.te 1" Stilwell meeting- which i- due at past o'clock |||M the court room. In addition I" *' !l ' ‘ ,(l 'Uft ton. Paul <l. Hoopm du a little spell binding, ami al same time preside. Mr. Stilwell thoroughly recommended by iiiends, but fearing that perhap readers may think this reeom tainted with piej..dn •■. H"' Dctnocrai begs to that the is of pleasant addres|Mßll eiiti rtain you w ith more or less Mm'.v eh ...ptenee. As we iinder.-laml it. Stilwell is simply making I'' Ig^Rl'wdi-niaking tour as a mr.to"' rfnd if you libe t" b' ( ' r lained, you will not be di-ap-

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ASK A PARDON Committee Intercedes for Ex-Auditor Sherrick. rlpps-Mi Itae Serve e Indianapolis. April 2, Armed with (HMitioiis with 20.090 MiK'iiaturv*. a coininittee <*om|x»cd of Siniiev X Chambers. |{ev. it. |(. Lucas, William It. t ooper and John B. Commer, ca fled on Governor Hanly today, asking a pardon for ex-Auditor Sherick, now under sentence to prison. The committee met al the State House lw tore calling on the governor to di» cuss whether they should ask for a pardon or a parole. THIRTY IS IN Well Known Printer is Called From Labors John Nix Answers the SummonsFuneral Services Tomorrow-Com-rades Selected as Pall Bearers. John Nix, who ||i<'«l Satiirdit vai'ternoon at 2:311 <> clock, was thirty years ami eleven months old. He had lived in this city nearly all Ins life, and was known as a clean, ijoiie-i. worthy citizen, a kind husband an I indulgent father. He was born al Roanoke, Indiana, moving here when very young. He was a printer by trade, having worked at the business for fifteen years, the greater part of which time he was employed at thi office. He wa- a gmxl workmen and his faithfulness mmU him a man, whose services were always appreciated. For a year or two he hail l«‘en in failing health from stomach ami lung trouble ami atxnit foil, months ago he wa- eotii|Hdled to readwork. He was ho|M*fui of recovery, until a few week- ago. Three weekbefore hi- death he improved slight ly, ami was able to sit up. but a relapse of two week- ago proved fatal. He was eonsciou- intil the very In moment, and even after Ilia voice had failed, his eye- said good-bye to the loved ones alanit his lied-ide. ib* detailed arrangements for hi- fiiiicv.il and reiptestml that his remains be carried to the last resting place by his comrades, with whom he had worked for years, selecting the following pull Ix'nrers: Ed Phillips. Frank t'rill. John J. Mayer, John 11. Heller. Ned Hobo and G. <>. France. Mr. Nix wa- married August 2b. IHf’s to Elizabeth Miller, daughter ot Mr. and Mr-. Jacob ( . Miller, ot this city. The wife ami one son, m > venrs old .survive. The othei nc. i relatives are two sister.-. Bertini nd Theresa, who live nt Anderson. His mother ami father preceded him in death several years ago. John wna faithful number of the St. Mary s Catholic cliiireh. and the funeral -m v ices will Im- conducted there at H: •<> o'clock Tuesday morning. Interment •il st Joseph's cemetery. A NEW HEAD Dowie Removed From Zion City and Grouper Takes Place. Scrlpps-Mi lt«e peiyice Chicago. April 2. following the sensational removal of John Alexander Howie ns the head of Zion City, hi- Ldloweis clinched yesterday s action today by tiling documents nt Waukeegon. turning over to Deal Alexander Granger, ns trustee, all the property and interests ot Zion, aggregating millions of dollars. Overseer \ oliva filed the deeds. STONE MEN STRIKE. S, rlm>s-Meltae Service. Bedford, tmt- April 2. ’1 he stole Planer men at all the mills m tin ~I H _.,e on n st'.ike today, tmw ever there will be no Aympathelw .trik; . -oi.- th <|iiarrymm. Nonunion planers " ill l» e

DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, AI’KIL 2, 1906.

BUSY DAY — The Commissioners Build Roads for a Day Viewers Appointed on Hartford Township Petitions Petitions and Election Asked for Seven Roads in St. Mary's Township. Business in commis-miicr-. court o|H'ii<'d with a full house, macadam road btlsmess being the chief business. The first official transaction was the granting of liquor lieeiis.-s L. G. Botkins, of Geneva, and < narle- .Miller, at Monroe. Macadam road bu-im— was then taken up. Peter Soldner and Aaron Bricker were ap|s>iuted viewers «ui the Reynolds extension two in Hartford township. On the Jmiiown extension, James M. Duff and James M. Foreman were named as viewers. On the Eckrote extension two, J. L. Hook and A .J. Sip- were named viewers. The Joel Hir-chy extension one was continued. On the L. O. Hears extension one. J. I). Hendrickand E. L. Foreman wen named view - i ers. The ('. E. Bollinger |wtition wacontinued. On the L. O. Bears ex tension two, John T Kelley and Thomas Bnllzell are the viewers. The Reynolds extrusion three, the view- | ers are Albert Walter- and G. XV. Reynold-. Surveyor Baumgartner i- I the engineer for all the roads uatnod. A. •>. Briggs, of Geneva, vvu- present and tiled with the hoard a release for n contract given him four years ago. for the building of the East Jeff ersoii township road. The township could not build the n»n<l. and since then material and labor ha- iiicrca*e<l to s.ich an extent that he could <lo nothing better than a-k for a release. Many Jefferson township citizen* now want the road built. No action can lie taken on the l uioii township nuieadam road- until Thursday, owing to the fact that the caiiva—ing board can not ranva—the same until Thursday. The l»oard will hoid a continued session until Hiat day. when they will order some of them constructed. Petition- for tlm -even mad* in St. Mary ’s township and asking for an election, was tiled, having been given the requited notice and no tvmon--trimce being tiled. The is-tition-were tiled and viewers vv ho weiv ap|Miiuted Oil the several mad- are D. J. Diling and <'. A. Augsburgvr. with Surveyor Baumgnrliirr a* engineer. The -even petition* embrace about I twenty mile* of road. The viewerwill meet April lt». The viewers’ re|s>rt» iq*>n the Theodore Thieme and Daniid Erwin ditches were approved, mid ordell d const meted. The bonds for the \\ e-t \\ aslling | ton four and Decatur and Bluffton three ntaeadnni mad extensions werv -old today, the Old Adams I’oll*l'.. Bank being the highest ami best bid der. The West Washington In :ui- ■ par for the bonds, aerrmd interest and a premium of s|H.2'». '1 he De catni and Bluffton mud call- for--->2<>. and for them the bat k paypar, accrued interest and a premium of *17.75. One other bid was filed by -I. F. Wild <k t’o. Viewers were appointed on the We-l Washington extension ’ive, they being David J .Dilling an I L. W Lew ton. and will meet April 23 to make survey. Thirty miles of macadam road was either |M-titioned for or ordered built by the Imard of commi—loin- whilein session today. Telephone Sale. S« ripps S»*rv it < Lidirmipolis. April 2. I'l.c t'ri: trai I i*•'♦*( Telephone < 'i'.u tiouneed today that they' had pur eimse<i tht- Mntunl T» hone I- * pasiy. independent-,, at JSheibyville, Indiana.

THURSDAY NIGHT I Coitirtsjman Cromtr to Speak at Pleasant Mills. < 'oiigm— n>.l. 1 i-'i: • 1 v make j. - second ap|**aranvv it Adan - ■ •unty Thursday evoniug. at > bici. time will aildm-s the jx-opie of S; M.-.ry'-township, at Plea-ant Mill- Mr. ('miner’s -i* nk - g ■ .inpaigi. ha. lieen even more Msce-sful than win expected by him. a* * <irvu-ed the sympathy of many a- to th< -xI act size of th* -quart- >'• il tb.i' • - | lw-mg handed o it to him bv !i..ftdlowrrs of Mr Stilwell. His I-jieet he- are even better than many I were led to bcliev ■ In wa- < apubl - I making There I- i-i l”.i< ll it t ' Republican pre-, < tti>- di-tm ar--sulisitiizetl again-t hi- t.r' many of hi- capabilities iu< n . ; ■ . ! by them to abmi I .•• - ' ■ '.a g ’* ' j many staunch friends ot M'. t ne> I and they will no doubt l» Jci -.:.v • j the S|*:t Thur-day e>. ung SAW SHOOTING John Gluting Witnessed Ridgeville Scrap — William Thompson, < Farmer Fatally Wounded by < Town Loafer. Clyde Meranda. John Gluting' wa- in Ridgeville | Saturday night, en rmit» liotne to ■ . i I'l.lon City, and while tb'-n* witto---ed a slusiting -viniH- in 11 :.i> .; \\ i liam Thoiiq~>m received t ill • inju ( ncs, tn* antagonist Ih-h- . • ivd-- M- I raiida. a town drunkard. Mera -1 had Iwen itiidei the uilluei . ot : qiior all day. and. follow 1 . a polltiea hma-ting here, -ought trouble with sonic farmer boy- of thi- vicinity. Hr linally took a revolver fmm the office of ( ollin- Broth***- hvrrv barn, it i* said, mid tlie cn—i- i t street to the M. F.irlnmi -.ilism. when* be started an altercation v itlt Thompson. The hitter attrmplC'l . * wrest the revolver from him twit Miranda jerked |oo«*- mid idiot 1 iiotup son. Meranda wa* .rrv- rd by the night watchman 01 tn* !"• 1 a i*i bintied away to ,;id .it W i!.«-l>« ■ "*i. Tliotnp-oii wa- 11 t'iJ th" h' barn and was tali r tmvn to ’1 V u - rvii hotel, wh<*r * be tdl 1 - 11: xciiuis. BUSINESS DEAL | Girt Reynolds Buys Interest in Restaurant Fred Ekhenbtrfter Sells His Interest In Peoples Restaurant— Bailey i Reynolds Is New Firm. A deal wa* eonstima'ixl tin- mornUig. whereby Fred l.ir’ieidvcrgri sold hi* one-half irdaxi’ in the. I'evple .- Restaurant to Girt ’Jayno’d*. th latter taking |»»— e.-s o 1 immcdiati'y. The deal had b-' u haug ng ffr** Ln several days Mr. Eivheubergvr Iwiiiuuabl? to ilccide wiivl a he v ant” ! to .-el! or not. The new ‘iria will ' under the title ot Bail*' A Ley mJ I-. and will continue to d-'i oit <v. >ything in the restaurant Ini' b pleatheir customers. Mr. Eichenberger, the retiring manager, ha* proved 10 the public that he i* a thorn; ;• 1 bnsi tie— man. and it wa- tin ni .ii In- ei- („ ;s largely that the bu-inc— wc built up io it- present sla'"e<rd Mr. Reviiold*. the incoming ma.ia.n ’s a practical business mini, ami '•• •• P'X'* diet -ueeess to the new firm. Ti- v solicit a share of yonr pativauge.

COURT NEWS Sisters Settle Their Case Before Trial Three New Cases Filed —Action la Elm Street Sewer Cases—Cherles Hunier Arrested Two »i-tri-, .M.uior-i Triplet and Rlwsla |{orkwo-sl, faced each other in the court n««u thi* morning, tlx* former having sued the latter to nda m.tr of -2 » Tlie jury wa- rmpaneletl, but before the trial began, a I compmmi-*' wa- effected, judgment j being reu.|i*r«»l bv agrretm tit for fIOO and e.«t. ' X Joel n .1 < l l ii.;i-i> Hum iy tiled a I jwtitioii to have the will of t liri-tiais |l* Hirwhy. win* d*e,| in Woiuteau |r 'umy. Mi»««>nrl. in IMIW. admitted to | probate heir, they twmg owner* of a part of the laud Is .pleat tied thrrrun der. H.sqiri A Iwnliart are the attorneys. Beirn. E \ au< amp ha- tiled -mt j.v. '.t Christ Hoff.trttrr. aaking I-. *1 damage- A .ili< ai ip bad r» itcd | lioffstetlrr'* farm in W.vtmsh town I» ,ip for the year !'*“>, but Christ I chat grd hr- mind. f< rrc<i bun to move oft -aid farm, hem-r this law-mt D 1! Erwin apt».ir* a. attorney for I plaintiff. J. SV. Ti. Je, attorney for Mary I Rier, ha* brought » nt against Clean 1. J. B Rte-, for divorv,*. The defend ant I. the «>n ot James Kir*, the liv rrytiiaii. The complaint recite* that I M IIIMH. and bve.l tufctlwr until March 2*>l n.: that during thi* time, said J<*hu I » wtiHrk h<*rher «»n Itne rnghr Ot Marri AMh.. he finally I . ..11..1 »iie<! her. A ihv.wee. -: *• all tn. ny, t'le ruetmiy »'f their one child. I th» <»t the rhihl tirniAiul« < «i. I Ai***'**nk !♦» the tn-re I ’ . CelM ..t J - W Udi U. Horace S. Porter. The can**- ot William Slattery vI Angola* Oil ConijMv V. ha* hern r>m tinned by agreement. Thoma* Giblin v. Robert Giblin, rt al., partition, cmmi—ioner (• E Smith fileil bond for which wa* aiqirovrvL An-wrr* and co*-* complaint- have been tilr.l by the dcfemlant* in rwrlt of the < i»i« brought by Jotm S Bow *rs ag.im-i John T. laiwe. firorge Petcrsur. I S«> Cn—. William H McConnehey. Margaret ami .1. Gmthau. E H. Job. -on. Lmy J. Hre.ory. Frederick Schafer, f AV Watt- and J. Q Neptune Churlc- A Hunter wa- arrested Saturday by Siu riff Butler tw.. wit . as-ault old battery on Wanrn j Baber. Hr gave bond for *2>“ and Syh.-ster Hill. <4 Pleasant Mill*, win. •- home from a panJe from Ea»t Haven asvlum. Richmond, wa* ngam ' taken m eh.-rge SamCy by Si. Tiff Butler, and will be returned to the a-vturn. It J Smith wa- 3p t «.mt.-d admim straloi <d the c-tate of hi- father, Jo-cph Smith, nmi tiled homl for $3.GDG. l{ Tin- jmv wadi-m —•■>( tin- mon. mg ami dtew tlieir time foi the term A mvv jury will lie selected tomorrow . Owing to tin- illm-« of AK- Simmon*. nf Bluffton, the ca««* <*f the State against Dau I* Boid-, which wa.« set todav in the Jay Circuit Court, wa- cuntinuril until April -10. W. R. C. Entertaiment. The W R .('. will give an entertainment in the G. A. R- hall Tuesdav evening, April 3, to which the public is conliallv invited. Admission i* -mall; only live eent*, and you can afford it. and will enjoy it. Light refreshment- served. The program will Is* as follow*: Soar 'America I >.-< ianiath.n Flossie Hettinger iHiiiatlmi 11. rrj Fisher S;»nx Nik Kc-kii QuArO *ic |»ro tarnation OHa Androux X.,nic Maryanin ’V-hiimnoii trei. «**t\e r « t l»v<-iamntion \ a »< iHC’ p’-on IV. Idlhitli'dl ... Jx> -|»t ‘o‘ iI»HT -.oju . Cecii io» A r«»H \ *:• 'xS S M< Keau QuaFUslie I»«*. Inriation <*ecU Andrew* s‘HU . l»v liner Stevens Cb'slnu with a t’ish Pon i for tn»‘ nn»U!*c»neot of ohl hi»»t young

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WESTON WEPT Murdtrer of R. J. holthouu Affectef When He Heard Verdict. S[»'a*H g of the verdict in th* Weston case, the Hniitingtoti Newa-|g-moerat said "Word -oon .prvail on the str-ci- that tin jury wa* ready to rejsirt a verdict and in a short time the court n«om «a* tilled with people. Th<- defendant wa* bnnight in ami t«**k a ehair at the side of hi- father and hi* counsel, J. S Branyuii and Judge <’ W Watkin-. he piared hitn«elf he could plain! v aee and hear everv thing. He seemed to realize rrmre than ever the o rn-u-i ••» of tin- rrm-.c ami while the member* of the jurv ramr walking in, there wa» a alight display of iiiieasinvs* although it was evident that h<- wa* ready to hear whatever might com*“Ttw juror, presented a -el of men impn*omd for month- Tim ma jorilv of them live m the country and are used to living in I lie free air thi tin* account the rontfiu-menf tn the jurv r»*,m had a telling effect and everl olu- -hoard the > fleet- of the h>ng hour* of hard work. * *lerk TV . A. Zeller* read the venfict which wartpr>**»'<l in a few »<.rd- It touiwi that fb.-t” W.--tim :» g utty of iulolimtarv manslaughter, the enme for which be *a- ehargr.l With the exception of a downward glance, (lie iletcmlant -in.writ no emotion at the time of tin re.ohug of the vcrdiet. but a few minutes later large trarw rolird Jon it the side- of hl- checks. He -aid nothing ami ealtnlv -at with bi. tare turned slightly downward. The atloruei- for the defendant asked the jury to tw pilleii and eueh uirmlw 1 declared h> had agreed on * •‘The jtirx ws- thin Ji-charged from further work in tlw ami tach mail*- hi* wav Inui'.-ward aw THE CHURCHES Services Held Yesterday at the Churches lex. WMsc Pruchtt RB FirtwtK-* Lirte Ailtßdxßct it Z-aptist Claret. — Uwii Scnkti. R. 1. J 1 White preached hr- tarewell -erm-. - to th- McHmdi-t c-. gn*t*-‘ »ti’. for r*»Fi*rn* Al Vieviii;. 1 1 ■ It i* - vpo. ‘Cil that he w ill be rrturi” I for an—thcr vear iht* i-mfen-tie.* year, will be held at Rev 1 hill* I- awakening thing- up -..1 tl ■ It.'-ibi-t church, hi- aud* eiars briug greatly ittcrea.M'd. Igv-t vveiuiig In- illustrated -ernvon « a- an chsiurnt presentation of biblical teaching. Rev. (’ttlli. I*-chtdarlv and hi* word painting i* beautiful to near. At the Presbyterian ehttreh thi <*oii-gn-gatioii 1 n joy rd the regular nmimntiitvti M'nin**, atttt la*t «*vt*nwg children'* i xe- .m - were held. Both service- were largely attended, ami in the morning -everal new ni<-ml*r-wcre added to the r»-ter. The Evangelical chnrrh i* gwwipst in member* and the miigregat on 1* greatly attached to their pn-to--. k’io. by the way. has ability both »- a minister ->f the gos|»-l and as a pustor. The u-it.il -ervict - were h- '.l al **;. Mary ’*, l uited Brethren, tu it'.a Re- * formeii and the o-iicr chvi'iv- in the city. Rev Earl B .Parker fill-I tin- pulpit at flic Methodi-t chiiei 1 .''■* >' - friend* are t.-lay cm: .i.Hi.t.ii m-- h’in upon acquiring hie- t li’ ■ a ' •«£ able old-tiiner. Fot —me time his health ha- not wu < i< ; b> ;*• day h;- «.i- tak