Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1906 — Page 1

fOLUME IV

FIERCE FIRE RAGED AT NOON Fashion Livery Barns Suffers Disastrous Blaze

TWO HORSES CREMATED • loss to Building and Stock is $9,000 FRED BOHNKE IS SUFFOCATED, jaildiag to be Rebuilt and Peoples A Holthouse to Continue in Business. The Fashion Livery Stables. Peoi Holtboiuw, owners. .lit'ued a .to.ixiroii* tire, which brok< out at 11:15 this morning.' The blaze started m the hay mow .near the front b( the building. anti directly over the There |tad bee. no flri it an? ,e the *tovte for two day*. and it ii» .owl the fire originated from a ,!>■■ trtto>' electric wire. When llrxt noheed. »ni«»ke *»» coming from the fr»»ot window*. and within ten mmate t • entire second door o: the in. structure wa* a tierce furnace. U thin that ten minute*. People* & H .*■-. n--i*tfd by voloot.- ■ I sorted bravely and wueceeded in xavn.r the greater part of their .*ls.i»o*t .lock of rig*. liame** ami horse*. Two tome* were cremated, they being on i •• second floor. and were down in iwir stall*, before help got to them. V the rest of the twenty tine driver* saved. The ruriagc*. trap*. bug <«■*. and other rig*, excepting the were waved, the sleigh* lining ; » total lo**. A large amount of haram* wax destroyed. a* wii* also tifty 1 1- *of hay. a large amount of gram | and various appliance* ami pies >f hu< liture. Peoples Ct Holthoiise <»tiI wale their low* at $4,000, fully eoverM by insurance, in various agencies. The building was owned by John ;i ; .Holihouse, ami wa* built in 18!>7. It »a* constructed of brick ami the frame wga built of heavy timbers, vlneli also accounts for the fact that t lo*- wa* not total. The ■ ah..- . f th»- building is estimated at ** I The I..** will probably amount to r 1 1”. tn cover which Mr. Holthinixe wrie* insurance. Tn* me raged fiercely for nn hour, i "hi-!, (he lirt-iueu succeeded in milpmfling it, and to them i* due fg's-at praise for their splendid work, ihe roof of the building wa* destroy a part of the second floor, the winand the big building otherwise [f-vaaged. For an hour, no one who i*itn.**.-d the blaze, had any idea bn! paat the io** would lie a total one. dint the plucky tire laddies kepi on Editing and finally won. Early during the tire. Fred Hohnke. pirn wa* working at the top of u la.i A r at the front of the barn, tocaine from the dense smoke ami [*U to the sidewalk n an uneoitsviou* .’’’■niiition. • A falling window cut an Wy gash in his right shoulder, but he j*""” recovered under the skillful atbntion of hr. h. D. Clark. [ B. Holthou*e was interviewed im Hiately after the ire .and said that i llt *°tdd remodel the building at mu e [*i>'i would mom have it in a.* g«*> m*ter condition than ever. People* ■ Holt house, the hustling proprietor* **t the livery stable, were busy tin* at gathering their scattered Rt*k together, and arranging for lenip.rary stables. They will be ready " r business at the old stand within -t'lay (1| - S1) _ ai)( | j|j t (1 look “‘b’r tlieir trade without any lo.** of i“""' Many of tlie ng* were damaged r" 11 nr les* al jd heveial of the horse* f'te injured, but th”..’ will n;de>.i*h ' ,o<, k a* soon a* possible. 1 S: ;4»le* an- known ito-oie-li<.iii | 'h-cnstera Indiana as the best, mid gnulreds of people will he glad to that notwithstanding the Hu

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the business will eonrinu.-. The total lo*s i* estimated at fully covered by insurance. Charles Kitsoii. who ipic.l a room in tin- biibitng, with a barber shop, suffered a loss of *.'>il, covered by insurance A GOOD CROWD Hon. Horace C. Stilwell Spoke Last Night HIS SPEECH BY CHAPTERS A Simple and Innocent Statement of His Desire io Go to Congress. The court room was crowded la*t even.! g to Is.th *ee and hear the Hint. 11-.’.u. t Stilwri.. It wa* such »I audience that I* calculated to inspire a *|x»ak*r and completely double cro** a candidate. The (M.liticni addre-~ b the tn ■-e.-ut Mi Stilwell was pleasing to the rar. ntut It" told hi* fair in a simple and unassuming way. The first chapter wa- devote.! to a very bad apology for the very bad way'hi* district committ'n* soiigt t to completely throttle the precmet organization through«»ut the eighth district, burden the candidates with an a**e*sment that would make an < »hnary citizen shake in hi* taarts to think about, ami t<> apjwint a commission in lunacy over evry county central committiwman. h wa* a humble ajsilogy ami was apparently accepted for what it wa* worth. The second chapter wa* a personal character sketch, gn ing an accounting of hi* wealth xml enumerating the drojis of honest sweat that were wasted in piling up the »<trn that i* now known 3* the Stilwell fort !-.<•. This |Mira graph wa* concluded with the anmninccmeid that he now wa* engaged in buildin garni ojierating electric railways, having been engaged in this business from the profit* derived from n life of tuanual labor and toil, lite third chapter dealt with hr* ambiUou tn go t<< t'nngres*. to five in M n*hington. and to extend his tield of activity. He promised n gissl many thing* in this hm—a* most candidate' do. lie promised to lie gisoi. to always vote, work mid champron those thing* which lii* ti»’n*titueiit* wanted and ought to have. Hi* pledge* nt fidelity to tin* common js'ople were of the star spangled banner kind, and you could see his blood ladling at the assumption that some soldier was drawing a |x»usion from the government, and wa* giving the credit thereof to some mea*ly toed coiigrra»nia l ». Al! tin* will Is* .hanged when Horace •' Sidwell goes to t'ongre** Ala*’ 'tis but n flitting memory. The fourth and closing climax wa* a |**niratioii and gilded wold painting almut the lieauty and great ne** of Tliemlore liooseve|l ||, president of the Ihiited State*. The tribute wii* n pretty contribution to the present cougi e**ional contest and brought idy applause of the evening. Tin* would serve a* an indicator that the audience was more interested in the president than they are in Mr. Stilwell going tot otlgre*'. The *|ieech was gt"»d. yet it lacked that life and energy which are essential to political sucre**, and it i* our ..pinion that Candidate Stilwell will have Io ginger up. or lie will lw left at the three-i|iiarti r pole. CHICAGO IS VOTING TODAA S- rum* >'■ line Service Chicago. April 3. I nder air-ate* Chicago i* voting today on tile proposition Os Sl.Gtm liquor liceu*!-., and for nimiieipal ownership

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1906.

SHERRICK TAKEN TO PRISON Sheriff Avoided the Crowd* at Indi anapolts. X-rlpps M-tUe S»rvl<« IndiaiiM|«.lis. April .1. ' t.iv id F. Sherrick will tonight in a felon’a cell in State ’x prison at Michigan City He wa* taken fhei> today by Sheriff Sonbier • To avoid the eunous crowd tin- *lu-riff mat q-n iate.l a coujie and got the pi i*<ai» t on the train without being noticed. Sherriek broke down last night after visiting will; hi* family, but was fairly well rofnpowed this morning. MONROE NEWS Rev. J. A. Sprague Leaves for Conference ! HIS FOURTH YEAR AT MONROE Oiterman Wolfe Wedding — School* Have Cloaed Other Local* and Item* of Intereat. M>mrv*. Ind., April :t Kev, J. A Sprague left today for Alexandria, to attend the north Indiana conference. Hev. Sprague ha* had charge of the Metlu«li*t church here for four year*, and Io- may well f.-el promt of hi* record. He ha* hudt up the rhureh in every way. two hand-enii.- new chtuelie*., .me here and Beulah Chapel. lieiiig due to hl* efforts At each church in in* rbaigr. the membership ha* grown and the churches tn- in excellent condition, both spiritiiailv ami fltiam-ially. H-e i* an untiring worker, an excellent minister and hi* many admirer* here ho|«r lie will be returned for hi* fifth year. Mr. H, On il Overman and Mt.** Florence W-dfe, both of M. - •* . were married last Saturday night at the M. K parsonage, here, by Rev. J. A. Sprague They are highly re*|»-eted young people and we join their many friend* in extending congratillation*. J. K flrvwMV, of Portland, ha* bought tlie Jolmlox lot «m Jack»ou street, and will liegin immediately the construetum of a business bl<H'k. Re- J. A. Sprague .im; wife mo been the recipient* of many very beautiful present* from their frtenda over the charge. A. N Keller spent part of last week in ffiehomml, Ind., hmkiug after bn*r he** interests. Mrs. J«ie IVi*ler and Nicholas Wag ner, who have been very ill. an* both improv ml. Mi** Mae Sell*, of Iterator, sfient Sunday at the home of her mother. a large number of <mr young )*-<>p|r took the teachers' examination last Saturday . Jonathan Andrew* ha* moved to the Aide farm. ea*t of town. w> ich he |>ureha»ed recently. The m lusJ* closed laet Friday. The I term has been a highly succeiuiful one I under Hie direction of tt>e corjw. of teacher* having thing* m charge. Mr. Frdi. Thompaou spent a few d.iv* at .Mmiroe, latelv. the gue-r of J. A .Hendricks. Mi TbomgM.ii ha» left for North Dakota, to take up a claim of land. Ferd Tabler i* in M.ii-shall county Indiana, on busines*. THE FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY Last Sad Rites Conducted at St Mary i Church The funeral services for John Nix wore bold at s : ;K) this morning at the St. Mary a Catholic church and a large crowd of relaiivea and friends paid their lat t respects. After conducting mass. Rev. Wilken spoke of the many good traits of the decoased. w hom ho Lm! know n from Ixiyhood. Interment was made at St. Joseph cemetery w here the remains were ten (jerly lowered into the grave by the boys with whom he Lad worked at the printing trade for so many years

CONFERENCE Methodists Meet at Alexandria This Week REV J C WHITE LEFT TODAY Over Twelve Hundred Minister* and Delegate* to Attend Bisho? Wzrren to Preside Rev. J. i' Whi*»' left at mwm today for Alexandria t«> attend the I Methcolist O-tlfcrcl-• ■•-. Til” «• ■*•!* | will be presided over by Bisimp Henry \\ .H irreri, of I •vt-r-itv |mrk. Ik- >.. r, l It »i>; lx- lin *i<ty third -*-**i - J i of lb* m.rrii Indiana ctrtifereiire. whi"* Pr*t *e«*w»tl wai held s' Fort Wxy i». i.trpi-er Itv’Jl. HHI In all the change- tbat have Isen made and which time ha* wrought since that date, knit <nw will js-rhap* be tn evidence *t Alexandria who wa* in attendaner at that »e» •!*•<>, the Rev. M tlahin. of New Castle, »bo*c miuistrv began in I*4l. Tlie juriadictMHi of thi* cwnferette* is the northeast one-fourth of Indiana. embracing pia«-fe-iiiv the territory north of the National n-ad. from iudiana|» ii* rant and fn»m the Michigan roa.l north from li>diatia|se li* to the state line. Sis districts are embraced within this territory, a* fidlotus Fort Wayne, wtii th* Rev. C. I W.idc. ..f Fort Wayne, presiding elder, uni nas within its limit* thirtyseven iliargi*. fbe-iie-. district, with the Rev. 11. W Hei.lieft. Wa -aw. charge*. Lnransfx.rt district, the Rev. II .N. Hernek, Koknaao, presiding eldci. thrty seven eharjpm. Richmond district, tlie Rev. George Hill, pre siding rider, thirty-four charge* : Wabash district, the Rev. K- I- Seamans, Wabash, presiding elder. thirtv-fcHir charges; .Muuck- ilistnrt. the Rev. L J Naftxger, Mmsrte. prrsuli g elder, thirty-four eiiarg', Wihi-i liw juris diction of the conference there arc now iifty -tive roiiferen.-r wuhiwa. In active service there are 2t)7 local prcaelui's Fori W*v,e district ha* iCktn rummunieanfs and pay* her ministeis » lu ll's ii. salaries, Mun.-.e district has llt.jSF <-<>mmiinirantx and pav* in salaries <14.170, G>**hen di* tnet ha* S.h»4 r*»mniiiuieaiit» nod l»ays Riehaiwnsi district ha* ft.HK) eummuincantx ami pais in salaries FH.HIO, M abash district iia* 5. 4‘MI r. wii mimic ants and pay* in salaries FJl.nn. Logansport district ha* Irt/ato members and pava to its minister*. Th*- e lamination began Monday afternyoii. tint the rent work or the eonfvrwitee dwea not opMi until tomorrow mortinig The appointment* will be made the first of next THE DATE NAMED Congressional Primary Tuesday, April 24 DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING Rule Adopted Separating the Con gressional From the County Primaries •v MUNCIE. Ind April 3.- The Div trict Committee met at the Delaware Hotel here this afternoon, and n uncd Tuesday April 24 as the date for the congressional primary election. One of the rules adopted is that the con gresxional and county primaries shall be held separately. This is intended to h?ad off Delaware county who postponed their county pr’tna/y a few weeks ago.

GOT OFF CHEAP Gtorgt Nichols Paid Fite for AtsaultiM, Rohrer. The Berne Willie** *m<!: Gkj, Nich>4< paid «12.!Ci for the pririlew <<f getting rt.«.rv.i m the Witness <*fflw and hernnnng a lug f<»r three little |H'iiiter« to *it on for half an hour. Marshal Tucker arrested him Tin-* •lay nw>rtur>g for a**aulting Fre«l R«htw, to which lie (dead guilty Ise ’’t-re Squire Frank Forew-an mid *atd Sr Iried to, but did;* ! jfCt . ill*’*”I* |’n>*.- .ni-.rney'. l.uu Fiai z. plca<i for a puu -bmeni t-» the limit of ('« law. but 1 rulikcv t.«At another view of the ease, a* ouh two week* ag<» he had been at Portland when the Herne liquor raatu were l»tjig trw-d. and there t.sih the wtand in iw*half of Mr Nichols ami »w<-rr tliat Mr Niclxd* i* a ffl.i i of gcasl I, >r*l character. !*■». •>( eouruc, he »aul to Mr .Nichol*. “I am wrry that th * happened, if you hml taken Rohrer •Hit »n lbe street and given him h—there It W<fttldn*S have tarevi so had «* to lick him in hi» .«*n place of 1,-.-. -*.. lon I'll be lenient with V"W and make the a»e a* low •* I <lar>- • which *i* *?..**! and <*»***, amounting Io tu t. AN EASTER FAIR The Epworth League in Business for a Day A SOCIAL GIVEN BY THE BAND Spring Ha* Struck Geneva and lad. cations Point to Soma Real Excitement. • ieneva, Ind.. April 1. An Raster Fair is to he Iw-ld in the Hiitt.m buitdiiig week fnaii next **tur day. under the aus|M«*r* of ti>«- lipwtvTth la-ague. ”f 4he M f ehnivs* Fane* articles of all kmd» are tw mg prejiarrvl for this fair, and the nwgi will be very attractive when nil e.l with daiatv bit* »f cee.ltea.»rk and -Hlier useful things. The prices »hiri| at »-"t fair* d this kiml anwaria.- ‘way up th»t». wdl hr very rr.ua-ciWe. u fact it eilt I* a bar gain »-•!» Tlie member* the Geneva are m ikhlg (>re||«Hi »tsotH* for a gw»l time nest week They an- g*>irg t<» haw a hard tirue* *aeia! m the Ma*..itie !«ai>quet hall aat imwaie ha* ever attended a affair •- t i* nature km.a* how much fun can he extracted from naw short even mg A supper will !<e -er'ci, and enjivymri t disked -»it in great big dishr* lust a little BMNM-V. The date a ill b.ai;iKiuis*-.! later Spring i* conin g' A■>'. *sv it •us-tn* «>. for M-Vrrai of the |e..pie and bti*metee* here have taken. *•» to speak, a am lease oo life. Kacitemetii ‘. There was a ph.m.«raph Iwml praetir> ami a l»sig»- n-.-etnsg g--i g all al o -c. Hnsme**' Advance bny- rs f<-r ‘ N»u >i reteisy ' and other firing toniei*. made thatr aiqxraranec and the drug man i* glad I ’.Mitentnient ’ Haekiug in the lap of spring, covered with a Wankel vs warm *unslnne the Scamrock ’ Ami it * *till el»*v i. SAD HOURS Mother of Operator Cray* Die*—His Father Fatally 111 George Cray*, an «qwrat<>r a’ t e Eru lhq»'t •t ' * v. «. • -’.i hi.* lionie nt Burton. Kau-a*. two week* ago. in iiee»»unt of t?e illne** «»f hi* mother, w ho died shortly after In* arrival. Won! emv * : •« that hi* father i* fatally il! .and ran survive but a few day*. Mr. ( ray*, though :t new citizen here, has formed t’lany aeqiiauitaiue* who sympathise with him in hi* hour* o! trouble. Sam Sliamp •.* work" for Mr. >’... * iltt> ing hi* abstenee.-

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MAKING PROGRESS Bonds for Electric Road Nearly all Sold ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD. The Completion of the Line and Ito Management to be Div ;s*.ed at Thu Meeting In an mtervtow with Mr. W. H. Ftadderjuahnn. manager <»f Fort Warn#. Mpnijur,. ; i llw , thia mi-nni’g, h-- etated t nt hs.nd •ale am pr»<re.- . q, ; er Mgkhi worth of bneids " *cw *<dd yewtefday l«> Ineut eafsif»',*i* fid only worth rema.it to to **>4.l ret. Mr I*toi.torioahoj « to l.trt Mayne this mnruing atol eyiwct* to dutpowe of tto remasiun.’ *nrth during today ami t . >2*ch end cverViHir of the man igrrumt ami I »b-*kbolder. to to making a | great effort to get tto n*l in tqverwtoo. The am tai meeting »f tto* I •t<s-kl.ol<(e>* !* |o to toitl »» b-gau. I tomorrtwr. ami a nsmtor »f <«>r ritiI zens who have st.s-k will be in atI tendance at that taeetn.g Matter* jje-rtxinoig u. ftnai-er* ami <qwratißg I the line will be 4iw«wi| and Snai de|eisio « will to made After Iht* nwtI ing is held. rw»rr definite nrv.umn I «»f th” h»>e, t tje line ■* led tto city omte time dnri’tg ttua | summer Mr Fle.i.te-*•:• . .’to* | that bonds have toeti -riling more ra* | {xdly tore of late, and that tto pe*e I Wb*» *l4;<*’?*'* m 4F** j ini Mr* ♦LmumT COURT NOTES ■ Transcript Ordered in Amacher Ditch Case NEW QUIET TITLE SUIT FILED. ——— Change of V«nuc Taken tn Him ?n neg Case Sent to J*y Cmuit.vProbate New.i. I> h H A * .H• !» A Ie iha ’ and X”" i M-'can. a* ait..r-ry» | for th* ruir**|it«**t I al th* ufhrr I -Hi:,! * i t 7 »ft m L’.»- i,-;iT* in the Amacher diieh .-s*e to p.v tmrh» hr ***mp*l «»il *>|'|*di’ <»f *3l*t eatixe to tto Appellate t »urt »? t .- diaua. Vt.. *- ■• ■ a- I '.I -y mi £ *u:t.-i hie. . • ca~> » I I John and I’tiiltip (hi« v* Franklin Adan *. et. al . »>ut to q<: > titleAffidavits <>f ioi re- .• a’•'• 1. *: d nevi- t > ' U.. > '2 s la tto case o’ t".e t -v of Dm-atur Kten g I! eotml. a change of venue wa.* grrnvted t<» Jay fi'Hiur ut*>n motion by the defend ant. In probate court, a petition for re-appraisem-'it. was titol and same or•iered in the Jacob Methiwrll estate. Final nq'orts were filed by Keziah la' v adim *'r»t x ->f tne M- . • « Gletideiitng estate and by F • * anil Itaniel Ito-ler. exeeutor* of the William Beeler estate. i'lirrent report* were filed by John G. Si.guardian ■ Ora -v-evt*. ci al., and i'hn*ii»u Ei-'toi gn:tc4la i for Ellen F- M > er. et. al. - H * laivi W .Brown tiled hi* fine! re|*>rt which wa* allowed ami the guardian. 4to-hai*ged. The Carnegie Library board. tbt« uiorniug. ordered lhe.r electric h\ i tures to l-e used iu the Carnegie LiI brary from W. G. Spencer. The fix I tnre* are hand seme an.l add tj she letructure ma-erially,