Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1906 — Page 1

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forty-five bids Macadam Road Day Be fore Commissioners OWE REMONSTRANCE IS FILED Oylon * Wabwh Township C< nid Not Be Bnllt Ed guley Wants a Highway |i <■ ,'tiier macadam road 'lay in w . re .~ . r«‘ court. faruiers ami ~, fF , tiieotnl in road* and bidder* ,utter the contract l«rty < . • tiled on nine contracts Plea-mil t alley & (>jj ur’st t«» the Erie NtoVW ♦ i.fWH), the low bidder p..„ W-.t I'too.ant Hille »»> »!*.> htd k- ' > Erie Nt.me Company at tnit the toiard will contmne I' m- Erie Srom t'on*puti-. IS » . bidder ou th- Ahr ‘O7. Hl - i7, Steigiuyer *7,74M, 8i..-Ue x, ’- » (If tliero ro»*L* but ibr ltl**ek*- , » u.ver will only to built tin* <r* A. G. King •» low »H tto - Haiigk , lire lit wliK'> -**■ i ••liege • i L O Hear* «i. low .... r„t Jefferwm road *12.115. but r<,,ul alw» emi not hr built wild Tto .». r» report on tto Frrtwh !■,.. ■ riMtai vXbl.*.-,|« <••,< . v«> is *<i • 'i- f«t bi l» *hs r»»oat ruction. I S'di-t, rt al, «■> toanl on a I* tr. th* Iroxrd ) Ihrman wa* grantvst a hcer.-e I *>■ HhlrhrF Oil htw *pfto*t toitig beard. A num tor fit Alien county Gro-■ * sere remonstrating agaiH*t t'* toddmg <*f a Inara*lam road on tW r. iv line, running east and west *«d » tl I he a ronivnienc* U> many f*rßx*r» living near tto- county line. H -n- i»ii iwrivwi on tto t»v» i« f I.>i> & Wabash t«»wn*bip ext»< • The road begin* at the Grand wApi'i' iiifißßil. aiiii thu* invade* a part ■>• the Geneva corporation. I’er- ►»• five this ha» to be given by fee t<.» i truster*, and thi* not having Wb J.i «, pnicwding* were stopped. « •riit likely n>mr up at the neat «*M»w*i*iner»’ eonrt. Jahn- Haugk. by his attorney, A. I I" ‘ . tiled tofi.ro the board an “*>w .n i n a riling against tlw board vatri'! 1 into ronlraet with the Erie ' ' n|>any* a;i the ground* that then bon.l for the work they «>ntrart .»r, ». no nignetl by free holders at f!.e »l 4 tr r,f Indiana. The board bw the matter under advisement and ‘ ilt. no luariolniu contra<ts *« ii'.lrd today. T • Aiim eounty hue road petition 4ml be;.,;e jt roai hed the retnondn: ,e Mage, Fourteen <>f th<- origi- «»! (letnmner* wiihdrr* from the p* t'tioti, a Inch brought the number bet',» fifty. making the |>etition unlaw* The engineer's rejsirt on the Hutdy HiMrlimiid ditch was approval and eatue ordered nmetructed. CROMER AND BIRDSEYE. CougfMtnan to Explain Some Things to Department. It has been announced at Washing1 'nt there will Im* n» action on " put tiled by lns|>ector Hinkcyv wtaohiag the poamaatera in the district, until the return of ••■Kivssman Cromer, This action was " llie reijiiest of Cromer, who 111 •♦aril Washiigtoti Monday. He io take up the mutter with the •roils () f the deiwrtment and pr<*i’it ills Side of the case and they have 41 '-"luieed that be will In- given ’he a ‘> ,- e to make all the explanntion '•ii-.reil.

The Daily Democrat.

NEW COMPANY INCORPORATES I Cleveland Van Wert and Indianapolis is Their Name The lie* inteliirlfaii hue, from the northsa-t to t! tt . soutti-uesi, with the princi|>ai filhces al Van Wert, mrnlion of which ha« ts*< < made iu these nil uinns heretofore, ha* been ineorts.rol •••I under the name of The Cleveintni. Van Wert 4 Indiaiiafiolis Traction Con.fiany. with I K Todor, Iss* R Hoiiewiu. J. .1 Humphrey., L. E Gleeson and F L Webster, t> in eorproators. The well known rngtLmriiot firm of lliggu & Sherman, of Toledo. wb<* arc one of tlir nx«t -<te Irewnful firm* in thwir line in the hand hug ot large enternnsro, fan* fw«*ti I pla.-nl m ebargv of the dfigineertK ,ie|i«rtmrut of the ikw cwrnpain Mr. tiessner. a reprtsctiiativr <>f tlx tine, is now here and yc-terilay drove rocr the prufawoi hn< «a tar wirthcA*! aI Ottoville, and trolfty t< driving to I llmiliir .Iflkmir A |»n*htni?i«tr) IrVAim «»t lIK- riltlt*' hflr ffftffi XofI *alk. (iliin, h» DhilFittn. ImU will h* imd<* «! ’»nrr Hr |mw hi stiver of «H th* town* Ihr litir hut r Iwru LcFr ftiui all I arr »H tbr *»f lb»* | I'tstrri.H'':**-, tl**’!Ll4. !<• 4 twin, that I ts *«n*> iif ihr farurlkrni rt»n?rw kS iTLX' r™ Uli lanaiadu with its tnbutary trade, to < leu .and. the hi-.el ot Il.iiu rowunerrv Lu tin* Gros I latke*, i* will afford an paillet for a large volume ,*f business Low , s iting the eastern Biarkefe It [will o|a-f» wp |» railroad rioinumra | tts.lt a largi .isip of territory that | now ha* no ronnrvtioii dirertlv with 11he markets <>f the e».t and omth* weed Vail Wert Bulletin BILL WAS HERE W. E. Smith Sundayed in Decatur HE SWEARS VENGEANCE DIRE Against Tboee Who Injnrcd Hi* Fair Name- Hi* Affairs are Complicated Willie Nndtb. retired mu«:r merchant, »a« in town yesterday long rlioitgli to »wear dire vengrncr against the Daily iMimerai or anyone eke who has dared to way aught against his irrv|»roactiabir character, Hr went to Gino t itv last evening. The ease brought against him by Mrs. King, ha* been diamwued, owing to some trehmeaiity of the law. but Bill will surely have to settle the matter in minx* w ay or other, We tried to get a line on his many other misdeeds, but liter lieeiiirir so inlinerou* and *o complicated that »e had tn employ n detective and are now awaiting hi« rejsirt. Suffice tl to »ay that Bill i« 'guilt' «f getting money under many false prelelise* and also of several other crimes. Several jieople here who In- Im* rtim-rtammed arc waiting, giv iug him a chance to explain and it Indon't do it .there will probably be m-i • vrul affidavit* against him during the next few days. We are informed by Halve Sprague that Bill is no longer in the music biieiiies* here, but hi* atock has lieeti taken over by a new firm. Sprague A .Myers, who will conduel the business in a square ami honest manner. DIRECTORS ARE TO BE ELECTED Annual Election at Commercial Clnb Tonight. The annual election of nine directors for the Commercial (Tub will take place this evening at naif past seven o'clock, and it is desinais that every member ot the club lx l present. A smoker will be <m tap and several thing* will lie considered that are i’H|K>rtant to the club.

Decatur. Indiana, Monday Evening, May 7. 1906.

COURT NEWS Jury Disagrees After Forty Two Hours IN THE BCOTT KIRCHER CASE ' Judge Vaughn to Hear the Els Street Sewer Case- AdounUtralor Appointed I ibd»ttr* »a« imM a Img.. oft.meb.rth. ~.n « the . .-e lof W . imm Sroll y. Martin Kin- t . * 110 in fart th4< WMinv yrarw . wfMiiil i cHbi r *vi*»l thr Th# *♦»»! to thr»r r i .it fttij werw <i 1 .*rhnrj^il a? tl Ml mon wtoitoj UHti* ttif th«‘ iff Af!#* - | Wfi* an ifvffj th** jtEwti* *’ * .. s'oittdL of H trit I niiil low H l * ift|L 11 fM-l r*** « * twior thr *u*i of I I wrrtty «* l«4lnr* Ail th At f£tb* rr AHttafh !•»*!** h-4t* Alrft>*D fim#* 'that ftttirh attil th** c* u**f <* the raibr will have U* Im tn«M Gii.lat A. Bramh e| al.. «», Ho* 1 E Sool ley, et «l, fi.ror Insure of mort ’ / .»L'* , f*' f I** t.• «’ ! MjMtnHeh h* Stnitlry An*! l&fthrrf rt a! * partita Owing tv Ihr f«rt that Fr* [Bowrro against Jam*- q Neptune and i rial to Judge Ed. t‘. Vacgtrn, of Jos. ph D. Krtrk ha* ln*U apf**otfcd LdminiMrator of the rotato >d Jacob I flififl t*l*“*! A *rl! I mhiul |»n»|**’rty, whtrh *a» INDIANAPOLIS HAS A BIG FIRE Los* of Sixty Thou»and In Wholesale Dutrict Today Hcmp-M. ties Hpeciel liidi«»a|silM>, May 7. f;re again today did over gfJOJMW damage t» stock •lon*’ lilt lx- wholesale district, in«t across the allrv from where, a year ago, thia city suffeml a million dollar tiro. Today * fire ••» discovered in the Armstrong Surgical <*«•’». whiJe*ale rotablishmcnt, vhleh »a» was complete!v gutted on the first, *<*eond and third floor* and the >»u-r incut Little damage done to the > budding, but tlx* entire stock was I I tuned. An adjacent dry goods and |ia|wr Ixix establishment suffered from smoke and water, l«»«-» amotmliiig to yltl.lMMl, At ten o'clock the ftame* were partially under rontrol. TRUANT OFFICER IS ELECTED \ Harlo Mann Truant Officer for the Next Year. Tie t'ouuty Board of Education met this morning, the election of n truant officer living the principal bu-i , ms- di-|swd of. All memlier* were present except S. W. Hale, of Ge neva. unit (V. 11. liinhihu'h, of Blue Creek township. Ilario Mann, a -ott i of J. E. Mann, of Root township, wax elevti I truant officer for the next year In* only op|H>nent being Adolph Scliuy of Ceylon. Following the election, an j informal disetweiou of educatiotial ’ matters w;i> taken up. Among the. things presented for consideration wathat of a county nmimeiieemeut. Supt Opliger presented the matter mid it was favorably receiied, ami later may be tried.

BILL WAS AT BLUFFTON amaaMsiMM-sMM—MMMP i Foxy Muiic Mir. Like- » Gr»* Widow I * HH'.**-* - btt'f*'' ha r Wftftn • s?* 4 Lvr for Will Smith, a mu...- « <• ■ v■ - • - »' ** j- . H A RrpWii wf ClsßrW >mtU» IrtH ha* ’ * 1 iflfthtly jwxiiXi*■>ic -*-■ ■ . - Hp h ftiV haMhis If %• in ehf*’** <• 5 *- =■-•* I F a«H» ■, a * Yimtr-nfa* n>»»rTii«s» Irft th# j’ll <* r ? ■«<l ■■ *?mt H■ * ii ' h t - ~ •*' TUESDAY THE DAY Decatur to be Cleaned Thoroughly GET HEADY TO HELP CLEAN UP Wagon* Will Visit Every Portion of tto City and HaaJ Away ad Rsbbtek j Tomorrow. Tuesday. Mas tl.e M . X"X r id^id’.**JXtor L h . m, that n,.. . ,r • Iftlt. TT»ft !!»•< 41Rinrl rs»ftip» I**'*. Dmterritory «»f the t'knrr Ix’at tatlfw*a*i aithtft fh# fitly linsita. lH> tnrl r»uthbrr (•»» r*diini* , nr«* «»f Cu- « b-at rail! .d a-.-l r<ro« Mqgroe air rot and from th- Graed llspid. railroad to the .river Ihstrwt three take* in the tereitiiry mirth t*f Monros street to the e»n-wati<x» he. and from the Graa.l Rapid* railroad to the riser, and district number rolir lie* north of the t 10l er lea’ ri. -u| mill West of the tiraml Wopois radroad. It i» not the uitcntion »t the committee to miro any one, but in rase you are overhsiked. your rubbish will be i-ared for at a later date t'wi..g t--file fart that a nnmlwr of men w<» teams will b* otherwise engaged ot» tomorrow it r* po*-sMe »•*«»>•' wd? h* •ligtitesl. but all must I war with the riimnilttcc mid in th* s'cd all wilt coma out right Ail rwHtodi muet b*" placed in a Is-X. barrel <>r in a neai pile tn Ute alley, or <m tin- street w> that it may be roaddy taken up and tn order to hasten the work of removing lb* rubbish it i» earnestly req i.-.! ed that every Imiisrlxdder be partli’ular in piling the a»he* in one pile. tr»*h in another and nuiuuri- in an other, for the reason that those who d-’*ire to ll*<- *ll* h *tlP* emi>x-t iltdlli- . it if it i* all mixed together, so g"'-| eni volirself arcordinglv. Tlie team* , and men are requrotnl to meet at the Court House n|iiarc at six thirty o chs-k, sharp, ax it i» the desire of the commit tee to put in a full day It is also n-ipii-'ti'd of eiwli team-ter t*i tally each and every load he handle* It i* now up to the property owner t and #vt*ry»ov ,*hottld ftii int<rt*wt tn itift <»r her <»wn property to keep it > clean. MAJOR GENERAL IS KILLED Rertpiis-McKa- Spi -ini. tides'll. May 7 -.Ma.i>n-tot * cal Zeheltonavisky was assassinate-! this morning by the revolutiituisl*. who threw a bomb at him.

BOY KILLED In Runaway Accident at Linn Grove NOAH MESCHBERGEA VICTIM Hurled Head Ftrat Agate*'. Aid* es Barr* and Died an H ver Later |..4i.,dil «» iff M- »< . V * 1 1.1 id ttw baro vaol Th* u»m »b»h Mr. DOUBLE TRAGEDY Mrs. John R. Watters Kills Daughter and Herself WERE MEMBERS OF THE 400 Temporary In-amty Giron a* Casiaa of an Affair Which Ha* Siuxkad New Ycrk Society World * rlpp* M-lt«e tow lai N.w Y .rk . N V. Mat 7 M** ’Agatha Walter*, a young and t-miti ftti wxrirty woman, and a member of th« y.xmger w» in the *»• •hot ard killed thi* nuinUt>g * hih *l>e lay adrop. by Iter mother. Mr*. I Maty Watters, wife of John R Wat lc< promment in th* tworaime ami banking world. After killing her daughter. Mr* Watters -cut a bullet through her own brmn. The double Itragvih occurred at the Walters magnificent roddencr. The only elplanatuxi offered i* tvni|x>rary in-| -unity. Mrs. Walien went to church : lust night, her daughter declining |o| go. Mi- Wattet* ap|*-»rw| in her usual good health, wliih Mi*- Agatha | was suffering from iimoiisne**. ami I wa« planning to go to Enrol* . Mi" Agathrt wax uxleep with her younger sister. Ruth, ami about two o’clock. Until wa* n"nkfiii‘il by her n?>t!i»-r being 111 till- roon; Ihe mother asked if anybixly hu<i heard the telephone ring. She then went to the studio of her husband, got his revolver atul came back mid kdld Agatha an I her'.>!t, Mr*. Walter* fell at the feet of her hnsliand .who ran from his ’isiiii when he heanl tin first shot.

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NEW POSTOFFICE OEDI.R SauLuy Cond’ , i tu to h* Cartfally laapertod. .A iirml ofwiftr, «i'nirh It*# i ft.-d’Kf i* piJk'Ptkr friwlt ■’tll’ftNidk, tuß.* Ito-*"!' Ffl Itt th* s I trtLtrfvwLxmt* «h<l |h«* *afttlarv to mH |Mlik •» mpitre<l that tW p»<tmjt»lrf Iftll Faimrw t»f toWtruUftiH tb** I wortithr «><&**<. lb* I VST ft'Sfftl 'til* Clt| tf* Ifh# W that *ll I b* fWI ' ftfil ft i! ■ I tfeftf trilfft I**"*! ti* 11***' Iratxnr t*f dhM th«t Irwrh « : »‘-rt*h»e b rb - l * 4ail * Wdfe * n.-ap-ftkff that s?-4i*itfiMi I yMP pTYf’* f fttft ■ L-'t'ftft l , IL’Slt j•-«»»> *'■■» * iiTWrft’ ; '«■■■-,■,- O"4| !»• »->«<- TEACHER DEAD Prof. Bublitz Dies in the Hospital WAS OPERATED ON FOB TUMOR Had Bros S;<k Fear M ath* Laarro Wife aad Five CUUdrea AU« Many Fn»ad». Il*nih*ra,i> fwwptal, Fort Waviw. at '> Lm»r mmuliia* ill «•- sdh *<»**<■ |fc* I i ■>.-- : .4-- -..- (i < -■ i* ’ .--SI 'a • ;t»4' L'Mjita-* whet «. ftWMr Hl4» Tkirt*1... yc.ro to ■ - ; > J I ■ , r | w ill hr Lr-M ftftrrwwm nt r» tteka tift« fi'.-nt ■* ■ sift !■ 1 ' pifhhj ft ft* k - wr ; tM’ at a bi* rtt&ftl Ffwi -U £Sft«t l 1 *' 4 - f«»t hl* ftIrwtftr* Hr ww» l*« it* Ittftjv a wlmmfl Ajpi, amt it »a* WII Hit if •a* n*H. hft hr Hr ft** a *rh»4* I arl%, sWr , a nti4*n ami la ttiaft aM hi* ar*|ua»«taiwft* hotfwt Mam* Hwralar will atSYLVESTER HILL IS BETTER According to a Letter From Saa»r’.nlendeut Smith. Iu a receist letter from thr. Smitb. medical superintendent of the lx>-pit.--l at Richmond, he date* that to i* much plra.-d to rrroirt - xn v-rv fa vocable eliangr* for the totter in the condition of Sylvester Hill, who a a* returned to that instilutioti a month ago in a very critical eonditiuti. ‘he dix-tor slate* that Syl\i-*ter i* now aide to *it up a j>art of each day, and is eating mid deeping «ell. and is gsinmg very petr-eptihly in «eiz,.t and physical strength, Hi» menial -late is also imirli improved. Tinis encouraging news to his many friends who nre -till hoping for bi' tiermanent recovery to health again. BURGLARS MAKE RICH A HAUL & ripp» M.-lUe Sp«i i»l Chicago. Muy 7. I hiring last y burglar* blew the -at- in the/ of tin- Leiter Estate, tuki g Hf iu negotiable securities. /