Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1906 — Page 1

Volume IV

RICHARD K. ERWIN FOR SUPREME JUDGE

THE STATE CONVENTION Democrats Select a Winning Ticket

CLEAN PLATFORM William J. Bryan Endorsed for President IIIVELEY AS CHAIRMAN — Valter LoU. of Muncie and K H Hanford, of Portland Abo on tb* Ticket *- upp. M »♦. Ap.-l.t INDIANAPOLIS Jun® 7 -Judje taiteHt K Erwin, of Decatur »n, aec'iuated at today'* conventioa far, ;4<« of th* tupreme court of Indiana <*f*ating B C Moor, of Kokomo on Uw 6m ballot It wm an «aay victory lot old Adam* tb* Democratic green IfM te-i:*r*|>o|t*, June 7.--Th*' first j ’it,->fi ««« uiair at 12’M and I [tte k*t *m rapidly filled from ’wn <o The ngii’>* Mere maje b®-i for» th* ronvertHm and the meeting ( I•< the hall »u a haim<>niou« one.* Mreral pretty tight* resulted. but I I‘>ai» unr ballot aa* neccMiary for each 1 •*><■ Th® .audidatn* who won out i •nd will lead the Item<mratic ticket: 1 1 1 victory thi* fall are a* follow* thw-retary of »tate —Janie* F Cox, I of * •>■ A ,'htor Manon Railwy, Hendrick* manty. Trra»irer John l*enberg*r, of horth Manchester Attorney General-—Walter l*olt«, of Mimi'ir Clerk of Supreme Court—Bert New, •f Jetminga county. teipenntwndent of Public Inatruetwn If.ibert J.' Aley. of Bloomington. I tale Statiatieian—-David M. Cutty. ' | »f Sullivan. State Gedagtat—Edwaid Barrett, f*f Herdneka noun y. Jud,~e« of Supreme court -Eugene Ely. of Veederohurg, and Richard K Erwm, of Decatur. Appellate Judge*, First di»trict- , 'A'lliatn Hotlill, of Salem, and E Vt ■' Hancock county. Second di*- 1 Met Richard Hartfoni.of Jay eoun- ‘ ty. Henry Zimmerman, of Noble conn- ■ pf- and Henry A. Steia, of Pulaski rounty. Tte convention then ad.iourned and lf >* delegate* and politician* were *oon Eboiuewnrd bound. Brrlpp« if n*» Special ■ Indianapolis, June 7.—The DenioLtr»i*e state convention wa« iate in tin* morning, owing to the fact (Im the platform committee wa* B >’ rough w ith the ur iou* labor ot V"’ i>ig the platform complete. The thirteen member* of the committee I •orked on it all night, but would give ®ut no copy of it in advance, their tcii'en being that a tight was expected f'nni the anfi-Taggart folk* on the •»ur of the convention. State Chairman O’Brien railed the * ,, nvontion to order about thirty tnin•te* later than he was scheduled to an, i the great hall full of swelterg. suffocating Democrats listened to

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> tlw report of tb® eomnutt** **n ’ i |.wrwanrtit ishftir■* f to it thr ’ 4 I »t . part of it .poke of wuh Wdi.am ' jJ. Bryan a* loader, which evoked great j • a|»plaiiM* and snowed noirltistvely that j ’the Bryan crowd had the convention | ; ail ’;.* ir >wt ay *.> dy tin t went jmto a ibm* of figure* and, eettopi®* | in dtecua*ing th* tariff which, b* »aid. > wa* the cardinal principle* on wbteh | the Itemocrat* would yei win He | said the return *o the >id kind of tariff for yevenu* only would *ave ti.f country from it* high peter* It wa* ia tarff »|>oerh for two-third* of it* iletigtit and the l‘*tc ’ it lhe 1 hall wa* d>- >r*i“ With a large num ' ***r of |»»rtrail». iticlu iv g Taggart. 1 Holcombe and many other* Chairman Shively called for th® report of Itiw wmißiin*’# re*»»utw>ti* •!*** tJh# jpUtforw wa* jitwnM. Thu Bryatw Urwt. U<t * all th* titri** at*. I railed <M* Inw i Bry<h ** Law*.* *».• wihlly Th«* ( pUnk< 3* > p *«l tiw- graft* m »ih** M’liat*" •’•j.te**’ia.fy. ati’i r<*r I r»*t<»nu th tht* r•? at* ai»<l hi the «tate a*lmini*tralL»n *t it* ofhrrr* It wa* a «tM*jg «9w* , 4ttt*n* and tla trprvkvml that tb*’ lb , o»*M*rat* I arw togaMi* l ’ •'* t»«*y luavwti t tu, I yean. The Iwacrtt* «wi» ronffdeut land th® chance* for th* election of jtfie entire ne'.-t ,r*a’ly i*“di bright. I Referring to Dry an, the platform j *av* * ’AV .■ g. .■♦ting* aero** the *<-a to that wi*' and imoaervaliv® I >tate«ni*t., William J Hr van, an-l ■pledge the vote of thi* Mate in eot> l<-lltloll and C- rlertol*! i-'te ••’ I diana u> him for prowtent in I‘HW The platform al*» *t*H’U for law* to rratnet mmiual tru»t* a» th® Republican law* *trs*.» ii > ti - tom* inatcad of at the diaenee, al*<> for a »ervice pension la* for all solders m the civil war and a widow * pension of sl2 monthly ’ Another plank read : “We favor local self g»v eminent a* againat metropolitan police law.” A pledge i* given to pa«« a two-eent maximum railroad rate law, also for public deposition* of public fund* On in*urance question*, it aays: “We denounce the appalling system of corruption in insurance n>mpani«’* and pledge the enactment of law* to protect the widows and ori phan*. | The convention then proceeded to 1 the ni-riunation of candidates. ■line* >ri i**ih® j Tne nomiiiati.xi of Judge Erwin for ’the exalted position a judge of the h>tglu -t court in the *tate. «a* received here with grvj pleasure. Republican* and Democrat* alike exprmised their satisfaction over th® n-.ult. That he merit* the honor and will ably till the position i- a known fact to al! «ur reader*. This i* the first recognition old Adam* county hahad on the date ticket and we will show our apfneeiatioti by rolling up > majority for Judge Erwin that wdl be iiiisurpa»«-4 n the county'* history. (Let’s make it unanimous. 'FOUND HORSE IN THE BARN Louis H Bok'ie-dit «a* surprised this moriiitu when he went to his barn to find a strange horse hitched there. The animal was harnes-ed and had evidently been driven. If not •aded lor by tin.* evening the horse .vill be turned over to Sheriff Butler, who will try to find the owner.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening. June 7, iqoO.

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FROM A STRANGE. MALADY J»m*» Sulhvar. * H ■?•*• Dr." I »’. Van Buna Uwbr Hratotewf »bW * * ’’ .I'-'■-'■■ r.-»' ' >■ V:'f 3 4 - • ‘ •’ *■ ’ ’ h f- ■*» f >» «'t ~ ••• »• ?5? t .«* J.'A*l * ’■*• -® V* '1 ■ l ' I- ” ' ' are Zt likdy <•• rm »v*r. AU - tb* animal* have dwol in «** b’»- * l i I U . phre in Van Horen. at. I rw. »• •» . of th*m ha* • been aHietoi ahk* 1 X'etettnary aorgmum from Umw olhi4 lo tb*l hor*** and their jro rouiolreg* au-l| they have tore® utiabl* t« furtit»'i Ml explanation »• th • peculiar mrr***.-: 1 »tanc>i wbi*li iiava ted to th* deatni of the bur** 1 * Ap,Mir»’nty Mr Sullivan »»• -■•■-.•si j * unable to keep » bom* about Lt* bam j |tb» !a»t ft* day* Immediately after j hr bring* •»««■ that* it toreoute* atek I ■nd in a tew day* dw?*, rea*rdl*«» of < • th* effort* that haff been triad* '■• Mra it* life. In **th ihatanr* *h* ’ bore* ha* been a valuable anima! and | > it* l<*. ha* been fully «®» to th* owner. 1 After th* death of tin- flr*t horse. ' ibc stable, whieb i« an ideal on* tn ever? ranpreL wa* thorotighy disinfected and cleaned After the death 1 of well of the flve borae* thi* proreha* been repeated. and there i* no powibility that the animal* have been ■ infected by a »table di**a*e A earefnl examination of the water aupply revealed nothin* which would fumiah a aolution of the myalery. Au examination of th* content* of ij»* •toniach of one h<>r»r wa* mad* by a ’ veterinary from Montpelier, but no trace of iw»i*on "a* found, and the theory that the horw had been p>. ' one,l »»» thereby exploded. Mr. Sullivan cannot advance any! explanation <tf the mystery Hr •tnt> > « that fee ha* always purrdm**d the beat of horaea, and that he i* *ur* they are wound when he *rt» th-'tn. Immediate? thereafter, he »3V*. they i»row wick an I be loaee them. Owing > to the fact th.it each one »eem» to he| differently afflicted, he i* nt a I<«* to) advance any rea*on for their «ickne*«. j and he i* greatly worriwl a' the strange affair. — Marion Xew«-Trtbune. | PERU BACKS OUT OF GAME Peru failed to arrive here thia morning the game* schedub-d for today and tomorrow were declare': off They lout at Bluffton yewterda. alter they heard ye*t »r<’.ny’>• score le.e, evidently concluded tva* uo use to try us. They telegraphed 1■ re for transportation. Evidently they didn’t play to one of Bluffton’s -4»I crowds.

18 THE AGE OF ADVERTISING —■'■ * E»«ry«a« U»*» it Fro tn the Sx Leader te the B'eatbiaca. st it w- i l»< '■ • i 7* ‘ ’ /.. 7-• • |*4|**’ ’’ f * I«£F‘ * . « V *•' !i ’milt'- "i vlfb 1 fW-Brfl I I ■' .L. ta ‘hr a- 1 ti*d* i pre- And t . politician, be ■»»•< #f| I fyr bi* adMueeteent- th*, n.w.papio* te Jami h -a •»» rere»rei ! »ehtevrm*nt» Im wwM *,»ui >»• ready I for th* j»oltt.*ral *erap neap MIKE 0 CONNOR IS INSANE Foraar Ball Player Seat U Tex*a Aaylna The St !>tui* Spurting New*, of tin* week h*» the following account concerning Mike it Connor, th* dd famou. ball player, who forrerly played in thia eity and who wa« one* the idol of th* fan* “Mika OY'oenor, a veteran base ball manager and player, who i» known in ba— ball eirel** throughout the ewwntry, today a Ipnlir- I by a itv in th* Ai* tin. T<-xa», County court and jdac-I in th* »tcie inaane asylum f»r treat , niet.t ” There ia onlv 'tie solution t>» .Mike'* downfall, and that ia bmute. H» had played ball for a. [tittniber of year* past, ind wa» • ■•■■ j j *idered a very valuable man on any team. Every .Iterator tan will no doubt renieniWr old Mika and «ie ( •ympatliy for him in hi* downfall. | TO BE BALL GAME TOMORROW Portland Slugger* Will be H-i-A Fiat Team. | .Manager Ic-wton today arranged for the Portland ball ream t<< play '.rere tomorrow at lertioo: . tn place o: the Peru game which 1: * been cancelled. The Portland team i< * .’’*>d one an I will put up a fast game. Romaine, their pitcher, is one of the be*t in the indej>en<lent league and will give the locals all they want. Don't think this game will not lie a good one tor a will. Game called at 3:30. prompt. Portland ha* won every game played thi* season, having defeated the t->noit* Coldwa’er, Ohio, club in two fast games en Decoration day. i

IN SUSPENSE I Big Crowd Watched Yesterday’s Battle -— A sensational ball game Play*d in ar. Hour *od a Quarter— | D* »tur Won tn th* Last t&Mag ‘i * 4 r s } v ‘ *”♦** "'ts* flfe'glMUf th iti# •'«i•••'■*<*» at hw*** 1 Imil* ir- ■' 1 i A Iwwts •sMV.t * *dj te repeated Hrr. ■ *h»vt. *««Av i* K .dt la*l from Wo- g*,. < »t». i r > l< b . d®teit tefov* a Stecgtw •«****»♦ I * a* ui-*rk**i **lko gv*.id*” bv tb* fat**. j4t ttl-*' rWt tsfff SMIL: I let • fMt® ‘S’ | U'.g H* ha* » mrn? * s 1 s?»* At* ftli fil?# •■ - 4 A-* ■ f■' r - W jk» ", r »•»! ■' r*i Asfiil' »t. tl ’’ I fe l ** gatt clock. F’...i*-.rt.g« g to w and , if ; g • ’t* AjSfU* ♦ mw %’ j* *1“ WI at* » ikr *; f ’?}«•’. ♦ e ‘ •*' I Aug hit IO the »W<t •top. ’bo ’h r *» u’ tb ltT’.te Xl h a. ' 9 *’ D ! ‘Vr Late Hob-. *•«* his plsrr Whit® [pitcher Male•»» !«’< boll Lip MMt and hit th® first piteWd Wl to l*fl ttei»l for a »mgl». *c»r>ng ’ and thu* ending • «•••**<noial gam* 1 much t<» the delight of th® fan* Th® score I>KCaTVH * u n it r,» a t au« •« **!!!!! i‘ 11 rrawar®. >•> • • 1 .! * * HllHn<»r *• * • • •• J Hate*, lb II rraoee W luinea rs *>uin<er I* J • J * - . H<,r * ■ ’’.’J — Talala s« -i » » T ♦ rni'aniiw 1 ati It h t* ■» * k ruate th **!•»’ h’olllna lb ♦ * • ** Dh.,.1 t • ; ; • t I ** iiwhnns :u i * a a I i H!®n ' ? • M *rrl»Mn If ’ . t I M*i’ ot* p t ■» a * •, -• « « I— * j Frankfart .... - * * 1 *1 MMAItV Tw» h»*e *»'>’ ■ ’“’’“fg •«tr «<*’”*‘*o <«’■* it M.n tX ~f *"«• 1.• V-swire ttet®r*,.n i - Stllingcr played a vice game at first 1 base, and ha» won <» 1 ’tn-’ by hi* ea*y j manner of hsn lliug thrown ball*. a* usin'. - I 'he fire I works in th® ninth. '*y *»'<‘Uiing .1 single, t oft'ee i* play: :g a niee game and 1* deserving of much credit. That Hey is the s'.dv i« the opinion of all who saw him work and he can > *ve a heft:, on til* , ■*-i, teaui n* long as he desires. With Railing and Hey, can you sight u* to a pair that can beat them. i ('onunued oa Page 3, Column 4.

Number 150

MAN IS HIT BY A TRAIN 0 R A I Struck aa Old G®aU«maa — lajunoi Not Sanou* 1 ■ Th® m»rth bmahd !»*■***’<’’ train lue h»t» at * 17, y**t®rday aft«re<»*B • ‘ **’ » * IA l AU , A lam*, al Hn»ni H« i* akwwi L»«h«y *g- * ! “ l »*o **d !f» A* tW trtfi H*i» i t** , twat tfe* Irm 4><l ■. "L. I m** •h*rss ft|* <'**’• «■ Jlfr • M■ • '• * • * r - ’ B z I ■ Alm ->4? f j wtr< ao t&* EASTERN STAR Lodge Held Memorial Service at Geneva CHILDREN S DAY NEXT SUNDAY WOMMMMHeeMeMMM* Or«v« Bobber Fake R*a *.♦• Ooh®**— PsrUaad Bail Team Meet* G*a*va Today ■ -tel rewrote®* ** tbh *■ a*t«rv> ■'Hair '■■»-•«» W*»f * fe-*-’ ?'■ - A** jf »* r »*• ■'wefiff*' yAeabtrite I '-.itif- flif ’OhFfWwMRMI iJdYSfT.J st. j A 1 .aft f MH «W« WtPf-r ?to» ’b« fK** tti *sfer' s A<» ■■ !b* tWv a- • kt 1 .■ hr A »|4rtt‘h.u 1 * »-*lr h ** Utrtri**** M tbr **Uti4at *rK’*»4 \ Y« |, t r •*.llWir #Tr •» B twr? jA A Th® grav® robber* were here t«M night They were on »»!<iteti -i| ahd I many a bard earn'd dune went iBt»» tb® grip of the '■ manager ” ju«t for » iooli In the word* of tb» man j agrr,” the animal* were a “romtena- | lion of a d*<, a fug bad feet hke * I duck, a bite !»*.« a viper. «««•>:»** ‘ barke<l and cried Ilk* a i baby. ‘ Maybe tin* wa* all ter » fellow .aid be *aw a ’poawum ' ‘ >'>et I that looked durned hk» tbetn grave j robber*, only it did* 6 cowl >w dime A bah! ganic i* *rb«ololed here t day between the OtHieva Rluee and lite ; Portland Hluggvr*. two tram* of k, i». ’ but rather fa.t at that. Th® Portland Slugger, are i>aesr.l by a «>Up;C, O; I tecum*** men »ho are alway. roady to put up a little com in favor of ttieir I team. They were pheming up b*.e I last evening. «orto' feeling around to i »ee whether It was safe to place ttiO- | ney or not. THE MODEL CHANGES HANDS — | H. A Fi’i.ioe today *->ld hi* M >del ’ Billiard hall to W. H. Lindstey of Huntington, and the latter will take charge of the same Monday m**,* mg Mr. Lindsey is. an eiperie I niat at the busine**-. having conducte.i a <ituilar place at Huntington for five yearn past. He will put in a complete line of cigar* and tobac<<>* and will otherwise improve 'he room. Mr. Fristoe retiree and has not de*' 4 what line of business I e wdl «• ‘ -i. but will very probably find some’ umg soon.