Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1906 — Page 1

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In SOLDIERS INJURED lan Interurban Collision I Near Lafayette I

■any fatally ■,- < hinoldofCrai®I tille in the List I V nearby cities ■p <;*t*.tr>pto Practically Up OAR Annual ■ M>pm«at h * ;v -- w n»* ■>,. M*» .’J T ■tb Arm* F.>»»«!• <»<- , ■U Arrnthim to-1 K * t! ,<. s.4d»r-s II orKw , -.er- —r to th* a S* tl . ■ .... lire*. th.- ' C • ».»n) Thirty «» t\«| Kj ta >e.-n taken t» k‘>- ho* | ■ h, motor uj an | ’ At*. h#4 toll; tof* - at . Kgj **.. after hi* r*«v»* *• I ■ TV Uh of Injured ■ far -I s-.1-lrei. f»H-W*.| mm* f n -n, I > <ll ana' ■|l i M<--i*ry v ill*-. ehe*f. K» and -■< hurt. will die Kill 1.-. Luton, left leg broken Hh J M Ix-sk, Lixt-Hi. left 4.ni Hh. t» .-*lll injured, Cylldilmn I y H I Hutter, CaypooL I*o K*qt f - (• •-», Marion. both l<-<* K*; ttaj h* T . St a*kir,gtoti« hea-i, ■ t*i *!v • injured ; whoa* ■M Jarke-n Wa.hnirfton. head. Bter *.- noth h-g. injured. ■ J A iul’-irt*. hand* and! Btad< .. . South Her,it, badly i K- will probably di«. Bte F»r«r-t. North Liberty, bruhtei ■ajwre-L ■Bt Bi- rawideoce uniMi***rt ■ en»V.’.. dying I li !•»>< Übanon. j*« broken, B|ten Girard, Botirbuti. no** k" ; tea-! and arm* injured. ■ ? h-i. lu»ndw, head crushed. ■ M Mier, Hulling Prairie, foot Bl Clm-wr, latndi*. both leg* P«-4 Injured. B 0 Meyers, Warsaw, right leg P 0 !> - inullrr, Milford. UH ■ u. 4 -irad hurt; eye cot. H A QlHen, Roachdale, on# ’-nt k'w-4 -that badly hurt. lias (hi Edgerton, Ohio. left P tt 'i tera*t hurt. Maidox. Montpelier, badly [«'■ Pottle, Tipton, ankle pis Ih-ena, Butler, left leg hurt. < t*-itui Kroutz, Butler, shoulder - r~ a Boystim, Warsaw, buck P" m l an.l leg* cut. [ i ; »iu Kohiiiold, Cruigville, face, p tad «houhter hurt. F'-Ciri, Dunkirk, right arm J 1 Kawney, Windfall, breast I - l-'-kwood, Bluffton, right . “hr injured. F»" 11 Mann. Dunkirk, left arm. i Mid ankles hurt. s SS ‘Ueiiock. Greenwood, left ( • »*tn-d m l( | |, r( ,ken. tl ifford, Kossville, lef t L'g gyt i. . f ■ H. McLaughlin, Portland, leg F’m* hurt, A. Caster, Porthiud, head and ■ uurt 1

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} N V N’ehr, R -.'.:!!*, brra.t an i i badly hurt Old So'. lt*r» Ware Brave I f»“.b.ywi r . <g lh«* arel4*ol ■€•*.* ir>|«nkl t«*4t |Mkrt Hi HOUiV tt«*»*i» iff *Bh»r. (*np|»**'4 <>Ll men with I tTH'klihjg lit'*? foftp Bfe-t I h Os I •KI WWA4h lh*!|>*«i t'ltwni |yv* jew**! uf)4*f th** I Hk'f A‘'l * lUI RdUBI1■’ y »**‘ t t , for 411 nt iht Th* o( ft’f>» wh i •<#® **’>mrß*t*< ’> ni ■ • • fifty yiMt-fßa | i( Tb* t*mbie «ir brvh* J *ilf the sos t*>* 4ay, ■•' ,ll " l “ 1 "v-iyiiiiiir-Tr-COURT NEWS An Oil Case was Dismissed Today A DEMURRER WAS ARGUED - „ , - i In the C*»« of th* Ene Htoaa Com paay v« Calm Milter Other luma <*oKß|>«hy« 4«*auw»4 MkW> ( | A 4«*inurrrr ’*** argnad to th* an* i *«rr vt <*ahm Millar and others ml th* »uit lb<*m <>n a*et»unt in | jwhtrb Ira F, Frat - * and other mr»I <*f th* Dir < «»wi|*af»y ar* j IplaHttifif* Ratffiwai A Moran af>ywar j jfor tbr plaintiff* and Heller A Hw tan I A F Ihatty L»r the tefendant.. I'T • demurrer a.i» arg - I In l‘>-t- ■ *t>d Heller. Judge Erwin ba* the tineatum under adri** t>ient An inaanity b>ard eonaurtinu of 'N«|Htrr Jame* H. Smith and lhr» J M Milter and H Timina i iielJ rm inqueat over Wdham P. Whtrry. declaring him of unaouml oifml and recommending that be be arnt to a hoapttal lor treatment. H-- i* thirty live year* old and ba» al way* beau a popular ettiwn. Alton -v b A M Butcher -if G« nova. *a» a!lending to court bu»inr»« I here today. Archie Hardison »a> granted a It <-r>!:*t« for ueveral of hi» high bred hot*e» today. THE FIRST RAIN IN WEEKS Fall Thia Morning and Everyone i»' Happy Haiti ba* not looked oo beautiful in year* a* it <l“* at ,< ‘ n ’'’‘‘'m k today, when the find real -h-.wi-r for aeveral week* fell. Farmer*, buxinew, men j mid everyone »-l»e *mile.l a* the water i fell in a quantity to at lea-t cool the | lair mid freshen the The, jdrought hu- l*en one of the moat a<»-1 Here known it: twenty-five years for | the early aemwn and ihe wlu-at. oat*. Igra-i* and garden products -uffored, aeoordinKlv. but it i* believed that a. | fair crop will still be forth coming. ( 'Anyway- v’r* rain.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, May 23. iqo6.

COUNCIL MET Slight Change in Width of Second Street THIRTY FOUR FOOT PAVEMENT Plan* and Speri®-?alien* Ftlsd and Adopted Ctmeury Association Musi Pay for W»ur The City t mined met in continued < «h«i FtHMri o iwBBTtBK to t?>* r*4J ilw I>l *» AM tn CMy Cirtt V*<t TWrital BJI4 Wtefr ta wt4«h ftmu MlWi II- M -.All t!ul •q-iWHR’ to j fr*t ba BM uHglfUliJt ctprm. ( tr,»n Ito. motion Ito mayor e.ltoi for Ito v»a and nay «<>«•, all eimneil men voting fnv Ito with tto I Tbiw •’ tlw <M»I> Kbßftfß in lb* plMt and br* | ’ <*fcl lb* whii'h r*FTl*4. H hntten thm a t>isl V»* t |trr> hr t<» £*l BBlrr friHt w bjMrtm M I bi two r*nt« b Wrf*L The ynß |ftnd tcttr «b» eaU*«l lh»» i I hi* !*‘S'i* v * ?hr mnHrr in •tirh * Htßit- • |nrr that ih* <’*mH*ry ; rt; k*< |m.h a B«*l w** th*- *v 4!*r it; •*> Y»‘ If A ’tiv'l r f TBiff' ’ AH h Bmp tIM lb* *frre( bu*4 •** > Ln a .hum at tto outlet -f !to M>» w>t*t mufbt b* FSFtwd ib* Tint* hw>*H»n cam**l bim« th* t** Io I»n»r««*d With th* work al Van « amp tto<> moved I Zm‘l | whm tbr mstUr tb** s iVrat.p A iutrTue I batt Rbilwb¥ b will t*r P * REFUSED LICENSE Young Couple Represent Themselves Falsely HAD BEEN HERE ONLY A WEEK Boy From Greentown and Girl From Kokomo Impoa* on Relative* A viiuug coitpte giving ttoir timnc- I n-. Cbarlo, Pumphrey ami Glady- M. t Slrutntorry. appeared nt the county, clerk’» office here yr«terday and a»kcd | | for a marriage lievn»e. The hoy | | claimed t<> to twenty two year* old [and the girl eighteen, but the li<-rn.e »»' roftwed because of the fact that ( they had resided here only n few' ’dav - l‘um|»hrey’• home in at Grven- ' town, Indiana, while Mi»« Ntrointorry ( ' bails from Kokomo. They came here a week ;ig", claiming to to married | and hpve torn vteiting among rvla-. -tu<»ui stqi ‘uinu Sttiioi -><o jo •».«! ing these relative* to: Sheriff Butler mid told him to arrest 'tin- partire a« they have been living hen- n- man and wife. A little later •nil uiiele of the boy. named ('oppock. 'arrived and tiled an affidavit with the 'clerk that the boy was less than tiineteett ami not eld d-d t»- a Iti-i-ttM-. Tin- relative-, 'ire op|a>sed to the H.ateh and say the woman is simply out for 0 good time and i* “working tyouti.’ Pumphrey for his money.

IATIAT THE BOSSE OPERA HOUSE Dr W B CulliM to Giv« 0: o it H -, Celebrated Entertsiament* 1 Mam of our etiren. wi><« kn«-w of hr t ullma ami lu. .jde.-hd .tereop . rtf hl< g! the !k |'*rß | I Itovti.** t*(fltCßOf n»W flight bm«l will Bt Bkl I iHwiWWf*** of ihi# a|»fw»rltti>ily «»f I Bgfßtt* hrßfWi? btKi Bf*«l rfi|*‘V Ittjf th* | | htfn4?B*l KMMfmfia-rM 4imm4% i?'£ |ihr«»w£ tLi» fitw b*m<lr*4 f**< of | Latite** ThU i* Dr t*«lh*»* U?*»t ’ an*t hr*i tm*rl«i<w. f»rr|wr**l for ht» j <’nj*a^rnsci-.•« }*'«• r - ■ i *»*<iit* •<nw». »l*rtlti*it *«*<*!.• Ilht* I trau ! tk m*j IMIfV *imt L A IWtbfwm | < Th* Uhi*iral*«l r*w4L I litem << Ben Hnr r<e« to th itel. jh*. hi tto Air!*re«n> Ttoatre ta»tt! P aft ISO;, tn tto Midland • «dt»vp- ‘ rgy*4fw ■- * WIMWfls al** *O*K*rt*W j ’»f th* w«*it mtell*- ; i»f thi* *tl¥ W*fß TBYI B|» il’WNfinr «*re | '♦4 arwl by Dr t |rnnri|*<Mi rharwlwr* b#*4 wmt tKrill' | mg wwi-tent. -f iten tow Wattire. *»««ft4r*rfwl Th* •Imlbw w**»i Miiwp<?“fk w>j|>rwtw-rw» *<*?' tin* r* , iitff a®4 th* i*nt*rtw bf* «>( th* I piasirMa*. Ib**ww* Ma f kaa*r* ,j *4l it >, 'to thwir Bvitßfitaa* Io <>•* <a*t»rah»«| 'cowoteealwm In Ito. allr*e<>-- > THURSDAY EVENING Commercial Club Program Now Ready IN THE INTEREST OF DECATUR A Cordial I a vital lag ta Extended Ike Public to Attend aad Partirt it tin* i ' iii t' $h eS*-4“ l •re < lark J l itz.il R M -It*. < « ' toha'er. AV II Fled-ter,-luinn sml il The temt-i lei-ib m Ttoimlay .rent.-g, Mav tl. lat w hM*h titv*' 4t•*<!•’• **Ki* will »«* .■ |ma*ir *<ih)**t* that will inUrr*« jlheMM* who want to •** a BM»r* j |h**aiit Its* eonatets of A. Van t'aiwp, wto will I dteeu-m tto .object of *’!hir I’-swi ' Ibtlitire and tto Itotma <bir Citi j I ten* ’’ (Tark J Lulu will follow and | jsav in* reepnel* Io ’'Tto Rnoeker I Informal Speoeto* will follow, the j I .peaker* to to Htewey Krick. J T ; Meer * man, Judge R K I twin. J *1 , Frreu ger, and oihers David I Smith I will pnmide and the meeting * ill e«m ] tain much that will interest every I nwvrebaiit, pnq»crty owner and ettieen. i (The club will throw iqwn wide Ite j I,bore and invite* every otic to tto I Imertiiig. and invite* them to parttei - ;>atr therein. Shmild the wegther I ; l*ermd th*-- front porch will to lire-1 orated ami made pveaentablc for al 'speaker'* etand, the yard will to il himii-Sted with Chinese lantenis and -watr-l for the aeconiiuodaton of all fwho -*>mr. This should interest the entire |*»piilation ot |>ec*tur. and you are all invited. ThFI-RIDAY NIGHT CLUB MET Mr-. John l’-trl— •!! **" at home hret evening to the Friday Night Euchre Club and a few of their frienils. Progn-nve i-m-hre was played, at which Mix. T. M. Miller scored th- h i-’ii .t number <>f i«-iiits. A very I 'dninty- Intieh was theu served by M di-r* Rotort atnl !>ir I . v tore w ere Mesdames l»- M Hen-1 •h-., 11. T. Gregg. J. H. Uvll.-r: T. M-! M l.er, F. <5. I'hrist-- ,of t'hi ig--. ; |D. F. (juinn, <4 I’nrag-niM. Arkansas.

FATALLY INJURED IN WRECK Ralph Eddington, Isaac Archer, Hosey Knavel and “Red” Parker. Victims

AWFUL ACCIDENT — Eddington will Die— Knavel May Recover ARCHER IB NOT LOCATED YET Ctev»r toaf Freight W-« teg N.m BJ -jfftoa F ear Deeatu» Boys toppawed to be Injured. (gpervel to D*u>*trat t BLUFFTON tad Mag K Aa •esl bound freight M Ute Clover to*.' wm wte< k«d a«*r here it 1 !4 thu •fleia,x.-K RA.ph E*to»gV>u U«» ga det Ute toihrto with both tegs rut •/ ■ and Koeey Kaavet t* hjr hu ude with hi* teg* both er tubed Both boy* *re free* Decatur At tku hear (tea • vtockl Ute treianwa are Irytag to i extricate tb* two ted* I BLUFFTON lad May XJ 1 p I m The wreck eecurr*d luat «».t es tto brtdg* a quarter »f a Mite «*«i i«f the city A truck ii’li dews *ad 'ux care were wr*ch«d two of itom i beta* badly derndtebed E44m<ton • body ta glassed andernealh one of the care aad caaaot be extricated u«ul the wreck traia arrive* to dear the debri* Hi. teg* are cut off aad Ue <»a the ether aid* *f tto car ttoy ate •o beta* feat It ta bettered to will die before ta van ta taken out Knavet ta piun-i4 beneath the other end of toe car hie feet aad aakte* ta m* crushed He ta beta* token eut now aad will probably lire toth boy* are coaactoua Knavel » feet *ay hare to ta amputated Th* boy* inaut that ike Arch*t aad another lad were ea the ear ahead of them which wa. shattered into kiadl m* wood and it i» believed IMy Ui boned beneath the wreck It ‘hu la •o both are probably dead Everything pcaaibt* ta being done | for the unfortunate boy*. Ralph Eddington referred to above i« a non of the widow F.ddiugton. w h-. lives in the south part of the city, j He i* thirteen year* <-14. Il—« > K-, i vol is n well known boy, tiftren year* i,|iL He ha* been working uighis as a piii setter at the Palace Howling Alleys fur sutue time. The boy* li ft here yesterday mom- ; ingf in ci-n-.pauy with “Jkey" Archer/ |to brim theil way tt Bluffton. ' Ike Archer is about fourteen years I i

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old. aad ta to* tog of E.»»r Archer, the rural root* carnet pg auabot »u I Tneada •( lb« Insured toy* tor* ar* I fraatte. Tta aewa wa* totag Mpt fro® Mr* Eddiagtou a* tea* a* pout bte a. »h* l* la peut health TM fourth toy aaoattetod and rep ' pawed to ta boned taheath tta wreck - ta " Red Parker GENEVA NEWS Veda Deitsch is at Point of Death ! , aurrta* with arßNiNorm ! i Paint tMprwren Several tteaere Baal , I mm Bawren Talk es Frerth > | of July Cotebrediea t *. i I dIV-i? Vrffß : M < * il M » f *'’ fikF’-ittd* Dj f !' , , I I' I !**< it s**»k'i'- IlSkßl st t* f Mb b fit t<*,V t i I Tto ti 5 . P>-rt*f A I I fk*mt*4 *itmr **4««r B»*i LM I «4si« fen Ito 4 I tto Tw w-ivri t« Ttor* *• **®* ? * * «< b*< torw pflwirMlMHtaP W* h*-i B I tBMi la»t tr»r. «* KM ImHW I b tot Ter <M>* tUi* **Br II Ha* t*Bft ilttorr Bf* irltw* tto F'*urtii <*iH to B 4**4 oft# HAVE FINISHED THEIR WORK Th* City Improremeot Committee are Through I.', ... >. i<-,re ■ • < Itl L- « I ftMRBt S#lHy, *h<> li#*r to'Tft makinijt a rmeral eteaning up of the nty, hove eumplrted their work. In the | r,»und* uj> were any <>oe nn**e-i, they i b«'K to assure them tba* it waa nut I intentional The four dtvi*>*m. of the eitv were gone over once and tvarts of it twier. and as near a* ear*, be estimated, 2'l load* of •li.ea.c bree-l er was hauled away. The rommittee wishes to cypress sitn*rrr thank* to those who so geueiously donated teams and money for this work. It will be an easy matter hereafter, if eveiy hoiisi-hoLler will see that his premise* an- kept e'>-;i- . I work v ill Is- greatly facilitate I if lb-- n anure. ashes, ,iry ''■>(*• and mbbiih is. enelt kept in a separat*- puce. Many wil! I* . *•’ '- lil either nwav if kept separate. 1