Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1906 — Page 1

fOLVME IV

TO PAVE NORTH SECOND gty Council Adopt the Resolution Unanimously

TO USE BRICK BLOCK Pavement to be Thirty to forty Feet in Width piOPBRTY OWNERS FAVOR IT. Dtier Bwinere Before Ctiy Council Lm! Night- Petition to Improve Thirteenth Street Filed. •* Th, r-.’y council met last evening regular basinet* aetoion, Mayor presiding, and tto following answering in res|s>n»e i.> the g; mH Buhler, Kireeh. Martin. Uns,. F**rdyce. Porter ami Teepb*. tin- only ab*euf member, j [ minute* of the la-t meeting were j by Acting Clerk C. O. France, j Kml *«-re approved try the council, itreet and newer committee then Ktp.'ted favorably on the petition ft,- t*. pavement of North Second BbWt. and recommemh'd that it to ft,! to* than forty feet in width ft*-:. earned. A resolution a* to th*Ktorartion of Second wlreet with Keirin paving brick block wn* read K tie eity attorney, and upon a KiXii.n by Teapie, the roll was* called i|«.i> the adoption of the same ■w voting yea, were Buhler. Tc< Kir. Burn*. Fordyre and port K Th? resolution was declared Kb‘i>ted The petition of Cornelius and Ft. H. Meyer*. asking the Bh miincil to adopt and pn«* a re***MfiH'l; rm; -l-llt mg to the location ot r-..t0 Hurt ion and improvement of ircct, especially tli.il (-•• Bv. »hi,-h lay* within the eorj».t;H<But* of the city, wan then read and Bp"' a•• ion by Teeple. was rvfei rt d B th- or.-et and sewer committ*-«-Ml- v wa„ taken up**o tin- , Linn Bt Chailes Itieer. owing to th*- fact B*; td--ni 'v committee was not ti.oii Burns moved that the lull Bl tiw l enient Root and Block Com Bk,'.-'. puitc No. .'»<»: th. be dl*mi--‘-t But th* clerk orderd not to ,u .t« .. for the same. This im-lioi, I jsm a motion by F ■i v* < put.‘basing committee was mto sell the meter tile at tinworks plant ala fair value, moved that tin|,h4j jut,, the matter ot out the city coal to imlmi »u.| report hack to the com « * motion curried. I |*,n a mot M'Twple the matter ot the Sudd.it! iti the west part of tin- *ilv. "'!■ -rrvd to the sewer commute.1 * power to act* The follow ii-g wire then read mid allowed: Klltnuhuin. advertising I Br t-ank int.-r.-st B ■- i rank. ;-oii< e Bft"f nt (teary police .... . 10 'f.’f'M't". police i 5 a" <■•’»•* freight . - I---" Bailor. labor .......... • . . . H.-in.lrv, supplies -I-’ - ■•"'•wm. handling coal , '*rbon Co., supplies . 7-***>» expenses . I ■" / -V. lils.td, express. . ■x. L !>«>• roll l.offee. salary 45 SI '"‘imr all the business coniin.;tile council, it adjourned milt: Hext regular meeting. |K“ ,l er adjournment the city i-lerk ** Thursday, April 24ti , as the fur hearing objections to the street pavement. ■ F -.H LICENSE IN CHICAGO B I]|„ April 4.— A posii ■- today shows that th- 'i ( ' Ir-fiiM. |>ro| Ositiou b.: IB -“tern of the new comu-1 n r a h:<di lii-.-nso. thirty tut ' i-id three doubtful.

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THE BUCHANAN 3IPE NUPTIALS WiUshire Young Mau Weda Mercer County Lady A very pleasant wcddin. t,«>k place at the Im aiii tful hotb** Mr. and I Mr« John Sijw*. about six mile* south | West of Wilishtre. <m April l.«t, Ut. I high tnam, in the pre*, <><•** of ahotit I fifty relatives and invite I n;-,'»i» The I contract in', parti*'* were .M- Horn* t j Huchattaii, a well km vn young m .■>. j a »o*< of .Mr. ami Mr* S > It whauAn, I the [lopnlar furniture of Will- I *liire. am| Mi** < hrixleuu Sijm-, a very highly rr.jieetml young |g<iy of Rlack I Crtek township. M*-rc<-t eo-n ty. Ohm I After the ceremony wa* pew-formed hy I the Re-. H Ko’m, a trwrtd *um|*ln*n»* I ami well arranged dinner was served, which all relished. There wa« quite a number of vaiuabl*- presents left a* a token ot th,- lw»t wishes <>f many May then life Im- very p-otitable ami happy i» the wishe* of ibeir runny friends. NEW RULES tr • , The District Committee Arrange Details THE CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY * April Twenty four is Time Arranged to Nominate a Candidate for Congress in This District. ■aim «• *» •» Chairman Friatngvr came home from Muiiei*- tiiis u. ittiin . w \"t ti> wa* atte-idiiig the < utim! m te»nieetliig. at which time net. ndvs u* re iido|s-d and assessments were ni.uu. The n******metit* cuuphed with th* iliatruetlune of the slat, commitei- and made an as*4-**ti>eut of K> to the precinct. which luiiount is to cover the printing of the ballots, election *n|e plies and seeitring voting places. Whatever other cxj»-i!*<- i* to Imlevie*l by the county comunt <••••' and will cover the payment of the election board. It i» likely that thi* part of the rwtpeuite wilt be borne by the candidiitci*. eaeh paying for «hat board representative* they ma) Im'e. The (sdiing place* will not do*,* until seven o'clock, where in the former rule* six o’clock was th*- liour named. The Otiiy rule over wtneh the ,-ommittee had any disagreement wufor the division of the eongre«»ionni from the county primary. Thi* *i ‘ i especial reference t*> Delaware eouu tv. and the rule adopted i* for a division and where n«> division is made, the district chairman i* again empowered to appoint an e eti.u i-„m---mission who will take charge of such election. The date as »*-t wft* fu.-* dav. April ‘-’4. whu -11 wi!i Im ' th,w week* from next Tuesday, and from tin- time on every lick will count. The candidates will continue their speaking rainpiugu. Congn-ssman ‘ Ccmer being aeheduled for a wfwwb at Pleasant Mill* tomorrow evening. THE MISSIONARY LADIES MEET. The tliirti.-'a a unal meeting <>• th’’ Woman’s i’r- h>o 'd Mi-rii.mi.v ,-ietv, of the Fori Wayne di-tnet, c.mat two this .ifte.mam lt h 1( . Presbyt.-n in i-hure!' in tin- ‘''b [ nud will continue ‘'"‘ v ' niiig. t’ lite a number of vrft ung dele- j 'from various cities ovm tills rv-bvterv ar, in and the ■ , ; ..,ious pro: l< to to he a>-t lllleesiii.-. A i'll’ account of the proceeding will be published.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, ItfOG.

CORBETT SELLS CIGAR STAND | Dick Chnrtea. the New Proprietor. | Begins Tomorrow. A deal was mad*- tins morning I whereby Thek i hn-ten liwamr the I owner »f the retail cigar and tobacco biisitu-*-. f,<nr.*-ii own*->i by T. ' - t'urhett. Mr. rknst, will a*-,um, control of tin* ii<‘-v bu»ii,e»« ti-morrow and we preihe! a bn-ht future for him. a* !i» has had r-o:»idurable ex perienc,* ui this hue and t» a jfeneral all a;.. .1 fellow Mr t ortwtt will «tiH «-outi!oi« in the manufacture of hi*, fam m* L-re “star cigar, a l Will ,«,.;px ”i- satKv- s’ai.d. hr, flow ever, having no m-nttfid over the front par: < ■ T'-i* cigar ami tob.v .. »t->> ; ..i* alwav* *tf»»! a» a charmed «i»>t and through the *ffi,rls <>f M . t'orWlt, a big trade ha* rstabli* » ; Th*- new menuger -*di*‘its a shar* of your patn,i:-,g*-. | [ami oi.sii,-* v,.;i to call .. 4 •*-.• him. . STILL IN SESSION Union Township Roads Taken Up Tomorrow IMPROVEMENTS AT THE JAIL Five Macadam Road-, to be Sold Bond* for ReynoMa Road Ar rived Tbi» Morning The eommtssiom r» are holding 3» adjourned ee»«toti today, in «rt--r to take up the Hoo.idam loa.i* tn ('moil otwnslup tomorrow. They will likely receive l»ui* on ail the nwule there ami th* build whatever ro,i,l* first that will benefit the township the nvwt. The auditor *»« ordered to puldiwh the re*|Utred notice for renting the The naif at the jail i» to to improved. s|«* ih.-ation* for *i». I. improvement having toe; aj>pr<om|. Buia for the work will to receive,!. Hi<l» will lie received by the hoard on .Mo.:da>. Ma. *. tor tto building •if th*- East Jefferson Mma laui r- ~.1. Pleasant Valley & Oak (Irwe extrn*i,*n three. Genes a, t'eylon Jt W almeh Township extension three, HnishwiMwl t’olh-ge extoioH----. ami W*-,t Pleasant Mill* exti-nsioii m>e. ■■■ f* ■"" The Imukl* armed for the Reynold* extenetoh *«ie. and art* ready for the Mgiiaiure* of the to. wb,. h they will likely do t**UM>m*«. There ate twenty toud*. of alto ewi h. with twenty iiiterveto ewupeui* attached sot $4.23 each. Fid llnlfinan . the contractor for the n«asi. WORK TO BE RESUMED SOON Mr Fledderjoahnn Interviewed at Fort Wayne Mr. W. H Fleddrrjoahnn. of lbcaiur, president of the Fort Wayne Ji Springfield Traetloii ertuyuiny. wa» in the city yewtenlay. He stated that work on the Fort Wayne-lk-e»tir line will to rewununi «* *,«>*i a* -ettled weather arrives. Practically all the stock m-eessarv to the nuilditig of the mad Im* been dis|***<-d of, Mr Fled ilcrjoalinii *tate»l “Our aufierintettd* ent. Mr. T W Shelton, think* he can finish th, road in sixty days, a* the grading i* all complete I.” said Mr Fledderjoahnn. “but I wonldn’t to surprised if it would take -ixtv day* lotigi-i . ” Ft i\ ay in- —.-.’ -T.irette. IS ABLE TO BE ABOUT AGAIN Dr. i- II Lißrun, the veterinary i surg -n. af‘er a four week s illnesa 11 .* .eain able to to ent «nrt will a». tend to all professional calls with,! his nrua! p*o ptne-s i

COURT NEWS Motion for New Trial in Richards Case Overruled CAUSE WILL BE APPEALED Homer King Restrained From An noyiag Hu Wife Other llenxa From Today » M*«U>n —,—™. A in,■ I■ f i* : -* f’: , I s tio’ | ease of Jm. JU -si’ I *. «*«< «•»» j I net rd larceny rvc»-t I!) •■.»« arvucl ! I ti,i» m*n-ui'tg. Jwlgv lludler appearing I I for Ric ■ < -I* amt J 1 Mono for tto | |-tale Hrn.l,» the ordinary rva**e * I for a new trial. Jmlg* Hvlto d.-ma* I Ld a rcto a.-mg fn-m tto fart that Ato I SfwtWtMtnKf* «‘itr «»f th*’ JWHfT* w lw» I Irmmr<e4 KirhanU, on a I juty fmii’ trßt* I WBM rotnirtrvl of ftMMidt land lh ra*** <df mkhmt I Ltplrm* »«* «n«*t Jiidgv Frwinl I atatfd that be •.-■> «-*• I Lm (<»r a nrw trial , but to. entry until tomorrow m**rms-<. a* | Judge Heller staled to weotr.l to ar rsage ~>1«W matters preliminary t« ap plying th- r»-,v tn tto • ipreme eoo-t H If M«lg » i L I. Ihp.toi «»ii tm*-t Tmiclav Wmrn it>£ to select th< petit ami grand J*lf are for lb* Aprd terns »»f mart. Henry : *x#v»toG ha* »kd pr<»»f i>t publiratnm f‘‘ wWiee of fi-s: scttlmo’l.t of tl'.e C*t,ltr of Jaeol* S ; Rile* | M t J-. W. to lib • "i'iu : b auit oti eitv order*. drrv.sH.i *l*V } jmlgu.erit by agreenwiit f<*r 14**11 ai>plirali*<i to F>.-r«-ur»- K.- ; arr .H.*'.nng «» tor «m > rd I*- | * sent t.rr F»■ *ol, t r « •*, -l. n frv-n-. siMtmgor in aov a os.oo : t An aj*f»r»’**-nmt wa» filed in Ito ,-s.tatr tn ipm-l’ m m the partition sail of Tton.a* Gtliliu v* If*>tort Gibhro el al. A dritiurrer wa* *rvermtod i ,s H*e eaw of Ira F France ,r-t al . t». la! y 111 Miller, rt al . Mint *»« lie,--,*.,. The of JtMueph S.:<» I *». Will,* Sv|diers, et al. .suit on mHr. di*U»w» ml and paid. The cam- of Hellie Harr *» la>rvux»> U Hall, for prraiM*»»*iMi o' p»rnxw» ami damage*. »»• ordered off H* la th*- caswr Sarah J, Steal* l liarlm. S Clark. damage*, the d*|Mr»iti«m <»f l»r N. I> ftoaver* «« ordered taken .Saturday. April »th, at tire office *»f I*, t laA,,*,* STOLEN HORSE IS RECOVERED Nick Wagner Loses Outfit but it waa Found Today Webb Hitetn.-m. a »aw mil! man. of near M*>on*-. to.irnwe.l a h*»r*e a id buggy la*t evening from .Xs. * ■ ’ iirr to make adnve. He hitched i”. t’olit of the \\ in, beste.' I’htl . si. near Hard M* abbto, ami fifteen miiiutew tat I er the outfit wa» gmie. Wagner reported th* l«*»* «•> Sheriff Huttor, p«widciit of the A-l.i- :* • oilHt) to-e. iive A-«H-I»t i,» . .11 h.* .; I tenants at work and within » tr» hour* the horse ami rig were located near Berm- .wiiere the horse had tweti driveu and toft. TAKE THE PLEDGE For the pitr|«>*e of keeping the city beautiful, children of the public M-lawds between the age* of *ev,-n and fourteen years are fortnmg a Junmr i ivie league- They sign a ptolge of eleanltne*.* and are given button* emblematic of the orgaeizntion. The pledge I* •» follow* : I will not spit .ip-m the -mh-walk* f wiV not injure .my tree, shrub or dower. I pledge my*elf r»t to injure any fence, public building or property. < I pronu-e not to scatter pa|»-r or threw in public places any unsightly ( riibl>i*ii, -iieh as bai mu- *kut.». pen mt Shells, etc., mid to help in whatever »vav I ,-.tn to have a ,-!.-aii an : b an I tifnl citv.- Fort Wav.se Joinm Ga- 1 x I I ' I

CUTTING PROMISES TO BE GOOD Quits Saloon Euaineas at Blnffton and H. Cue Were Di nu»»*d • Tin- Harrv < ultuig »«*« came up An tna'. >; '• <»‘. m k t'as imon... 'Hrpiire Mart Waltort’v »ml V. ~ 4b.it*- 0.1 at th. * t .i. -I of tto .tali', rrpre-c» tc.| hy liepttiy 11’»w. ut. tin . * Ha-tov. A. a-.re* ment «a* reactod wtorto t’alim.agree* go out of the .*!>»•• t» i*i new sniireb ” T this cili and never rTxtff it A<Al ? *'. » tlw* FA**' ift VValbFft bk r»nirt »a* ( uUmu’« atVtrurva a4 tiu» to Mr. thuiey, but Ls that »a* lt> art rrfrrnM tbrm t«» Pro* ♦ utwr Kitwbwt!Wr« ( HY, Tbr lai4#»r i rwriiMt Mr, 11 bi-'* wwwtngr t** for If I wrfr- !♦» o|t«rn a hrTF I ogam to wmild to prwwwted tto A SERIOUS ASSAULT Clark Butcher Beaten Nearly to Death « I JIM JOHNSON USED KNUCKLES Bxt<.to- Hi- Ten Ugly H .*> ■■ H.Scalp and te Under tto Care of Hu Pf-fwctan i !mk Hiitrtor, thirty, ».?■«! a b rji -*tor >* ill A aertt-m* A* ??=»• rr*?dt of a rwvrihrti sA<U at ti»r bAft-l* *.f Jtm a l»mh 4wh jasjw fW ttae tb*rt tan fem ttsoiw tFf talk ift Htr concerning john-oii's »ifr. ami Ji» ha* defende*i to* repulaiewt ~o w» eral peililWfM mvasM.U* Ato.«t t> » oVhwk last evening, to went to Hot.-he*'. hmm-, eight IB,:.-, cast of thi* ritv Rwtotor was etandtttg m tto varrf and J«dm pnwwmtol to gbc'hrm an m.mcre.fal toatn .- The ttoiails are »M>d kswiwa, toil Ito soun*l* indicate tu* u**- ot a pair of steel “kmrekto* ” Radetoi wa* knocked down ami beaten W.t» uIto tatom -»« as l, rwa> * to |H lb »t M 'top of hi* toa<t »<• i*;».li* lacerated, bis scalp toing jm-reed m ten diner ,»t place. Lh I’armh w* to .l-*-< m. toiles.. tto ,i> .I is frartured. amt tfcas tto patient wd! reeove, **<me uafurveen e.nn|diratmu'* stuomi n*e, which is always possible tn such ease*. Hutetor i* a toother of > .A M .Hotel" .th*- well km.wts 1.. *'.i lawyer, .not is tpio-i slid re«|«-.’la!»ie |,Johmem •- ,1 nl Levi Johns,,n, and has ha-i *pMt* an ex|»-r mice in tto topiire** r..,i-t for ,»:.<• of hu yean*. He nd* li'.<>* to arr*-*i I ,m a charge of assault a»,d battery with intent to kill The opinum **f the m-*g:.tors m Io ealitv seem* I*, to that the attack wa» uncalled tor and sympathy i» with Buieher. PREPARING A DEAD BEAT LIST Decatur BusineM Meas Association Met Last Night. * -wre , The Business Men’s A**,*-iation met hr regular se-sion last evening, the important object being tto preparation of a .lead toat list. This work was about half completed ami a icontiniied m-ssiou will to held this evening to complete same. The list will to a voluitiinotis one ami the merchants exjiwt to r> : ”-e credit to those who-■ .ante* apfs-ar thereon. If you i have refused to t‘.iy- y.viir honest debts 'yon may ofetv' that “your I

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SUDDEN DEATH T Mrs. George Cline a Victim of Heart Failure DIED AT EARLY HOUR TODAY. — Retir'd Last Evening la Good Hsaith. but Be- »®« Fatally 111 at Midnight. Mr* leUrt’M’* < Ato***l »iity { , - ti » r »r’ i'-4 st fb* i »'«* . • » • ■ i ■ ?j, r»™»- .. .-'•*’k A M H. »*« o L’tmbi’.g m ton*, ’.fid doll's and last I*’-.,' g after **■> -ij-i* *.>rk. M‘ I htoM tiftM" 1 , jlftiwilFT* mi K t&X I ipn * L« < 4 Ir» * h \bv»ut 1 nai«L-4grl.it *br <*wsMb *>*■< >t tot an Iwoir tood and !•*> shu. Jaaww Ihrito,. • f Fam.img. •». .■ 4 < tor to. Hartles*. mJ IwPfljtv, li-kal. I ltd* i tJiMfff'al Will Ifc* ■■*f - Fgt* IA h i MB '' 1 •-» » 1 tto*’ i-*M* AC <sf As ii r g. Hr?'4 H'» » Wil! he- IwM At lIW CORONERS VERDICT In the Voght Case at Hartford City RESULT OF INTENTIONAL ACT Howavar It Is Believed Street Caa Stow Saif Dcfeaaa and Wm Soon Ba Free «... ar f r■ toh ■* th*’ il-'.tti: •>* F 4 \ *» j ‘M WA* * ■ ’’ a fr 4* d < ’* bt :j . . . ..... . '. ■ , ‘ t : ; ’ ■ •m| the ?i -.j; .to"-*t iwiufh is**r®** tjwtotl ft.«’ f <■" t A’ttS AT t ; /is* gNMiV ’**l#':'-'*'FT ** tag**’ I«H 4| V W-’s I i'SA-l ItJ*"- *4t l«J **t lljsltA-US * tl&A’t lii’Nt t:... body of bi ward V..ght by a «- mdietmi but wa* tto result of an intention mi Ito |«irt of told Greet*. Street* formed t«* d*» tto: act, Gnen under usy hand thi* 2nd day of April. l!M*> WILLIAM A HltlJ.L* tm.-ier Speaking >•’ ;n*’ affair, tto Hartford City News *ay«: It is m>w pret>V gv:-. ■., G 'ii.lt Sli’.et art in wdf-dafenw when he -tot Voght. He had no reason to town that V><ht had merely drawn tto guu for a seam and that it was not loaded with anything but a blank cartridge, a* was afterwani* discovered. In the light of all the eireum-rtaueew it will to nv siirpn-,' if Stn-’-r gets !i.* liberty soon after hi- preliminary hearing. EXPRESS TRAIN IS WRECKED. A-npps M tU« S t ’.-L Norfolk. Va„ April 4. - The cannon bail express, mt th-’ Norf - k it W*stem railroad, v.-as reektv ot J - Station today. T ’ .1