Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1906 — Page 1

Volume IV

BONDS SOLD : : or Construction of New School House -gE ISSUE IS FOR SI 1.000 Invstmg of Twenty Bonds of 1550 ji C h Purchased by First Na tional Bank p., .. board of th* 1 ‘tty of , .'i th<- other of Attorney i; I II lit twelve o'clock to , te-ing the hour set for the inline ’ ‘ll.trtW worth of bond*. w : . of *eeurihg money r - • • build the addition to s’dlOol bltjldillg. But two If.;, *1 . <-< Ilted R. K Aill-otl . I lie I »l<i Adlllll* < Olilil l . t i: i */>o premium and I’. A .-■ First National Bank. ff»-,rn •' the latter securing tini • issue i* twenty $550 ae.j,. 'e -.'ine interest at five jwr r min from date, payable Ht: a :I’unly. <>n the first day of Mr u •• I August each year at tir <»i.| V!au>» t minty Bank The '■ - i-iinted at till* oilier and k* ‘»o • ugh in their prai*e for ie jrr*.. t;..n of the work. The kaj-.m ’ii. new school building m, pushed to completion u.< gprih a* i»-«iHe.

HIE BATTING AVERAGE LIST F *• E.> . — Leads and Withar. u Second. ■ i< ay Secretary \ an. in k *>• Bali Association li:ihf*'i baiting averages or the Itffere-■ .mist' of the [teculur k*K ’•> 1 ive piayed uitli tile t, am F »*■ M-ason. The dope sls-ovs P*-' I’' ■ K.uliug is the star hatter p !! b >' ' a elose second, 1). Ft***- ■ , i; .| Hart France fourth. ■I the*>■ n ft, batting over the three Redo*! •• Big Jake Hilhugvr k* '.e d.own the be.t ability as ► is also well up in kb'i-i :- a catcher The fielding ■ >:-,<■ team will fie publishw completed by the s,>rpty Tie list follow**: Games AB H PC. It M » to ta J L' Frsn.e 7 37 » 33“ 4 » 35 S ,257 7 P“J » 35 » 257 5 trm . g 34 11 525 t> C. fi * » 39 14 .33* 9 gtraos « 1» t 211 5 » 20 4 .209 1 3 3 4 .599 I S’* 72» T .250 3 E* ,r ♦ !>'• 1 »•' " ■S'. 2 « 9 000 0 F” h *' l 3 3 3 375 t Mst train nearly wrecked Rww Leaf Passenger Ran Into an Open Switch. The K. kotno Tribune tells of a nar •if alerted accident on the Clover ti Wist of that place to the passeli!r;i< Thursday evening. Prompt 3 "i the engineer prevented what Mo! haie Im-vii a serious collision It th,, train had run into an oj»en 1 5 The train was approaching Owuib, at rapid speed. The engineer "0 Just begun to slow down for the •"Isirat i,.|> |j|)e. He had every reason ® Sieve that the track was clear and ®<>t notice the switch target until late The train rushed in on the '• ‘2 riiere was a ~u t o f freight ears several hundred feet down ® Hie train was stop|H*d before it 1 them. The agent aaeribe* the ■dent to an oversight. He is certain 1 the switch was not left oiren •fposelv. 11 cl °th factory burning r.w, I Scrt P»»-MeRM Special, .'aniden, N. J„ June id.—The plant ari i Bailey, one of the largest c '’'h works in the country.i is on ai|| l a general alarm has l»een “rued in.

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NOTES FROM BLUFFTON PAPERS ' 1 I They Speak tn High Terms of the Treatment Here. “Ducky" Eliert- «aid it sa» the luudest game •<> w us he w u* ever in. He wa» wrought up to such a pitch and wa* so anxious to win that he »a- nlro*ot heart broken when called out at third and the tear* mile I down hi* cheek* a* he walked from the bag. Bluffton New*. The game at Decatur yesterday «»» the scrappiest game ever witnessed by the average inhabitant. Much fault j was found with the umpire a* their always is in a game of «> many cloto-! decision*. But the di»«u*stom> and rag-chew ng were all among the player* and the |>eople of Decatur did in no way interfere with th* play, and every effort was made to make the Bluffton people enjoy them** Ive*. Not I one thing va* dope to mar the plea* ure of tin* game and it’* now up to I Bluffton to see that nothing happen* when Decatur • •in-* here. The crowd wa* a.* orderly a* eotdd be expected under the trying rirrnmatancr* of an exciting game, and Bluffton take* off h*r hat to Decatur and assure* her that the town will be on her good behavior next Thursday. --Banner. Decatur will Ire here the 21*t for a return date. lu*t everyone g«*t out and »np|»>rt the home team, for Hay. the man who will pitch for Decatur, is said t>> Im* a better man than Railing in the box. and ul*o let everyone make . it a point to show the visitor* the treatment that the Bluffton visitors received at the bands of the Decatur |>cople yesterday.- Banner. It wa* a bat tie royal. no disgrace to .it ... 1., .a 1.. s * k,. .> . , > f. _ «»'»n *>.. t ***.’ . ’

Hoose but lots of honor to win. e*i»-c- 1 iaJh <w the other fellow grouml*. It fly mterestmg gatm « that Decatur er. Tfe £rm|kJor: mw litre Tm-s-1 day. the first thirtyen-inning game of the season, »»• an interesting one but ‘ nothing compared with the «ue yes-j terday.—Banner. The Bluffton ball team defeated] their old time rival, Daeatur, in »i thirteen inning game Thursday afternoon, and won it -qua rely on their mvrts. Bluffton fairly went wild la-t I night in celebration of the victory., while the street <>f Decatur were a*, silent as a graveyard. The game was • one of the most e.vitii>g ever witness-: rd by a crowd of about anthi>ia*ti<* fans. who a**mble<l at j the Decatur hall park wtlmi halt an ( hour after a heavy downpour of ram. | The grounds quickly dried, however. | and were in pretty gm«l condition. The treatment given the Bluffton people by the Decatur crowd and citizens of Decatur generally waa all that could Ise desire*!. There wen* no disttirbauee*. only ’g<*»d natured roast* and other like pleasant tics Decatur need expect nothing but good treatment when'he conies here next Thursday. —New «. AN EXCITEMENT IN CONGRESS Caused by Opposition to President s Meat Bill. Scrtpp»-M tu« Spectat Washington. June lb.- ••The pre* , ident intis! be brought to see hi- mi*-1 take.” i* th* sentiment that rule* in the house today. The excitement over the corrvs|*>n*ienee between the presi.leut und Representative Wadsworth. chairman of the House eonimittee on agriculture, about tin* meat inflection bill, given out by Wadworth. is intense. < atinon approve*, in sharp tom*. Wadsworth’* epistle, and joined in with Wadsworth in the criticism of the president tor wluit they term hi* interference with the legislative branch. The presiilent eonfesse. that lie does not care about the cost of the inspection whether it is paid by the Government or packers. POLICEMEN ASSAULT ELKS Scrippa-M. Rae Special. Portland. Ore.. June 16.—Policemen here have lieen placed under bond, charged with assaulting four petty officer* of the cruiser Chicago ami brutally assaulting them. The officers w<re returning from a eelebra- < tion at the Elks’ lodge room.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, June 16, Iqo6.

COURT NOTES Case Against T. S. Coffee is Set for Trial FOR MONDAY JULY THE 23RD Before Special Judge Rom at Fort Wayne Inventory Filed in Bright Estate Other News Attorney* A I" Beatty aud < J l*utx were at Fort Wayn- this mon i Illg. completing the Issue* 111 ‘ .<■> of Washington township v*. T. > ' toffee ami hie tiondsm.- Tile r». is before Special Jndsn Rose of Au-i j hum, in the Siije-rior court of Allen I emmty. Judge Rowe today held the answer* of Mr. ('offer and hi* bond* ■■ men both bad and the ease will no* ; go to Inst having been net f*»r Monday. July 23rd. Nelson W. Abbott, executor of the Joshua Bright estate. tiled lit* inventory of |wr*onal property a* sp- 1 prai»ed bv James D. Brown and Albert Rrppert. The live stork, machinery, etc., totaled ♦!.* ’>l ami the twites. *t*., sl. Us’Wl. making s■!.317X11 in all. A juuk dealer’* been-.- ha* been issued to W A. • olio r. to Irtirci.i- ' at Pteaaant Mill* and from b>«i*>‘ to house.

The *»’ thr r b) Rtwirer Sholty ha* hw to »u.. f M** t «*l Th** it* I | tw H* IM Kirkland, Washington ami St.: (Mary* township, are having their inning before tlm Isiftrd of review, to-1 | day. but up to noott, the objection. I ]to asse'siuent* for taxation from vlt>!Ken* of those township" were very TELLS WHERE HE STANDS Preaident Explain* Hi* Situation on j Meat Inspection Serippa-McHae Special Washington, June 16 The president today gave out a copy of tlie letter* written hi»t night to Chairman Wadsworth of the House emmitre on Agriculture, in answer to Wad« worth’s severe criticism of K,*>•»• vclt’a inspection concerning the meet in*|M*ction hill. The letter way* in part. ‘’ln tlje first place. I wish to promptly acknowledge one prutmn of your letter in which you were m the main right I wa* in error tn the statement which I accepted fnrtn Senator Beveridge, that there wa* no provision for making the in*pectim at all hour* of the day or night. This provision wa* put in another place, but not in a* gi">d a* the original position. The Court Review provisim* i* the one to which I m«>*t object, although by no mean* the only one Itn whieh I object. It is one of many A* regarding this. I wish to repeat that it is delilierntely designed to prevent the remedying of this evil com plained of. This i* the exact provision which the packers themselves would have provided. Why have you not put such a provision in the postoffice law, a« it effect* fraud order* in law. a* it effect* fraudulent entries of homestead, ete. f t ongre*. caliimt take away the constitutional right* of the packer* or anyone else to the protection’of the courts. I am happy to tell you thgt I have today seen Mr. Adam* of your commit t>e and lie agrees with me.” A CHILD WRECKED A TRAIN S< rlpp»-M< Rae Special Marksburg. 0., June 16.—Mary Kyle, eight year* old. confessed today that while playing on the railroad track, she drove a bolt between the rail*, which wrecked a Pennsylvania express here Thursday night, in which one man was killed and another fatally injured.

WILL OF AN INSANE LAWYER Strange Containing Some I Good Thought*. S-eral year* ago t'harie* Isounetsrt y. * Chicago law ver who at one firn*- ranked high in hi* profession, die*, an insane patient at the Cook County Asylum at Dunning. Altleuig:. thi* man died ahwduteh destitute and |«-n< lies*, he left the following 'will •‘I. Cliarle* Lounalwrry, firing of sound and disposing mind ami memory, do hereby make and publish this, ■my last will ami testament, in order, ■»« justly a* may be, to dUtribute my mt4ir*t ill the world among suert-rd mg' men. ’litem: I leave to etiildr>-n, mein *iv<dy. hut only for the terra of their rdiUdh<e«l. al! and otery, the flowet*’ of tile firhl* and the Wo**om* of the I woods, w ith the right to |4ay among i them freely acrordtog to ti»«» rw>t<>m*t lot children, warning them at the same j j‘.tin* a<Min«t thtstlr* > i thotw* Adj I d*ri*e to children the bank* of the I «>Fowk> sii<l lb#* bfriiFSth I j the water* thereof and th* odor* of ! the willow* that dip therein and the white clouds that stoat high over the grant tree*. “And I leave to children the long, long day* to he merry in. in a thou* s and ways, and th* night, and ni>*m. an I trail of the milky way to wonder • at, but subject, iirverttwlr*.*. t«» th*tight* hereinafter sutu to lover*. “Itetu: I devise to boy* jmnliy all the useful idle field* and rown where ball may >e- played, ail pi*M**| ant water* where «me may swim, all I snow elad hill* where one may r>.»a*t I . and * ■ th.- stream* ai I |*> wfs wh< :. i [one may d»h, or where, when gnm| land to hold thewe *amr for the per-1 li.«t o’ their And all im-.id-1

iltto •'*' .ska*'* - *■ ra i* •• ; • inia.'iMary with wbwtwwr th®i I I tt»*i r»****>* bv wbIL th#* thiwmii »** i laihl beauty of thmr •■ltem To young > J-intly, I t., tMW the power t« make lostn.J .. ■, A-. ; .1 ; «»,;■« ton* and to then: ••xriusivriv I give I all ' Wiry song, and brt'v ch-»re e« I “Item To our loved one., with I snowy •■ruwns I bequeath the happi-l ne». of old age. the love’un I gratitude of the children until they fall I asleep.” IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT FOURS Dwcatur Lost Batting Game to Frank fort Frankfort. Ind., June id Devatui lost a hitting game to Frankfort ye- j teniay, before a small crowd. Mali-, eon* pitched for Frankfort and allow fourteen hits, usualy enough to win, but Hay gave eighteen hit. r.aeh p team ha»l two error*. The teams ■ play again today with Hailing and i flilii* a* opposing pitchers. The score: i Herat ir ,0290.9 I 9 2-4 it | ' s’r»nkf..rt .3 05 I I•» •» ♦1; >’ « ' Baiterlr»--t>. atur Hs* *n<i tilth"*- , *r, r'lgnUfort. Mau-ote anil Johnson DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION MET Next Session Will be the Annual ( One Tue Adam* County Detective Association met in this city last evening. it being the regular quarterly I meeting. Quite a number were pre*-: ent and considerable interest inani-.i tested. The next meeting will be held > here on Friday, September 2lst. This ■ will be the annual meeting, when ot’- ( i fleers will lie elected and the desire, t is to make it a banner meeting. j t

FRENZEL MUDDLE Something About the Recent Trouble IS A CASE OF GETTIN.I EVEN Valiagham and hi 1 Banker* Use The State Life Co Adjust Their Different** *• MrR.. st,*, rat ludta.rapdw, Ind.. Jun* Hi This! j raueh i* j»»sitivel) fc *r> about thlq (Stair Agency muk* which ha* atpracted attentum it. curt*. FteiiMlj I Brother*, win. run tie- tinanres m In ! dranatedi.*. are angered at fWlu Vai* ■ ! - ‘ k I.m.T FrenaeU Io get even, goi the Htatrj 1 . I- ■ .»' ' * • • V recall llieir contract when Valingham| elje’ctcd to sell o«t hi* privilege for I » quarter of a -b4l*r* <hh.»| Frenaupi i* the father Hi-la* of K“b« ••rt s* h< i o*v, *>t tb* roth l»ah}. It dhi tab* the Fr*f»#el«! t*» <•*< with Vahn<haHi f«»r i -A ’ it.! !:1» " w : :i * ‘<l*• ’ - ■ ‘ - t«# I hank Th»* afe again in Che Frenis’ bank and the THE TIN CANS ARE THE BEST

is-tw Chemist »*>* Good* in GUo* Can* are Colored » ' BUYS A FORT WAYNE STORE Harry Christen Goes Into Drug Bust nesa in that City John Christen received word t.slav tn»m li:s son Harry < hristeu who i« j at Fort Wsiyur 'fating that he had purchased a drug store in that eity i at ibe wrner of Calhoun and lhw>i las street* and that they were busy , at pr.’**'tit invoicing the *t,s-k Roll,.! I Parn-h of thi'eitv .* with Mr Chris-1 ten. and w aaswting in the work The drug store i* situate.! Ot» one of tbej [best street' in 1 .rt Wnym- and i-i !centrally kwatrei and > alway* ■ big busme**. Mr. < hn.t.m is tburwill ven tut* m it’* M» ii j shrewd bu*im*« man and nble to care: for the want* <»f the public in geiier-1 al. We certainly wi'h him suece*. i RIOTS AGAINST JEWS CONTINUE Officers Even Aid and Women Take a Prominent Part jicrlpp;’-Mt.Special Berlin, June 10. — I al Bialy stock marke continues. Official assurances that preventative measures! are being taken are misleading, alocal authorities .ire a >etting the onslaught. Women are taking a prominent part in the rioting an.! the gentlewomen display a remarkable tirii -t for the blood of the Jews.

Number 15K

THE FOURTH OF JULY

THE FOURTH OF JULY I Delphos Prepang Co Evlipve PaaC Record* aC CelebraCing Ivjpbos i. making preparation* t<> celebrate the Fourth of July this year on alarger scale than ever before. They began early and as a roi»*»ip.icnrc hale *erl*red *..me of the best sittracti.c:* bo that .i»y, he.ide* the husiue** men of that place ha>e mani.i deep interest ni the .'.rut and will gi*.e an elaborate Aoral and induMtnal (>ar*«fr which promise* to lie the tnoal magi.irternt (.arrant ever attetai ted <«n a day of this kind. I’ Numerous free altrweCimw including tea hand*, race*, exbibitinn* of varii<.'i* kruis. roperb daylight pyroterhnir l.luplay. aerial feats, high diving, p* ! le*tal |«rrf«»nw»nre*. acrobatic work land a grand illuminated horw-bwek iiicrade will I** an ong the many few f’lir*-* to be seen at I WpboH. The mmI unite*'* tn charge <>f the amusement* I will siwre neither p<>us or ex|w-t : M* ■ . . ..*t a|| visitor* a good time and it >» ,u<-*-dl*»* to add that if you iwrani tn spend a day of real enpiyi 'Went go to |i*’lpli«ss on the Fourth GENEVA NEWS Wedding of Miss Macwhinney to Mr. Ricketts THE HOTEL IS STILL CLOSED

4 I* *» * • ••• — ■ • —— — 3«ra» May Ran a Hack Un« forth« Aecommodattou at TravtUre Who Care to Bat. * al, ■’UlW’ I i BW* ill Afl id; s' i ,> tli*“ lt**WWF **t ’ bft't’” » i*Af ’ j. !#*•• J “f \»" «* H.» . forty are I fretn here went to h ot |Wavm’, • iwre ti • v will .js , 4 *-.m day with Mr and Mr* Arthur Pm»Ittu. M.mdav thev "ill g>» to their I future !omr m Kemlalvilk, where Mr i Ricketts i» employed in the Ci. K. A JI office. Roth the bndc amt fr-'-m I lir well kIM>WU A*»4 »<PO pniffiI r ent m social eirele.. The wend off jitiven thetn st th« only went I (»• •!»<»* their pofmMrity. May it be | 4 long life am! ba|tf>y life for both. Tie A Kramer *h«»« ‘‘that ’ <•*•»'!. ald-fa*hi‘»ne«i <bow that y*>u Iriiv Hhr hotel U atall rLwd) and the ( it Hires* v#*h trut rejM'*’*'' He* < (gafv i;i»l rb r-fiiilg BUtl mMI Al* Tilt I bu<inr»i*! The outfit l«M»ketl rather lit he a.** !>ur hotel. But stul then* were quite a number who pail I in their money. It i* -aid that some enterprt'il man in Berne i* going to start a sort lof coach Im* from that place to neva for the benefit of the traveling 1 men. Berm- ha* a craekerjaek of i I hot ci -iid fverv traveling man ltW*Wg lit. Geneva ha* a splendid hotel building. It’s closed. Every travelling man know* it. They all go to Berne and spend their money at the 1 Berne hotel ami they come here ami [take he merchant* money. Now this lerne man is going t*» make two t' : i* each mori.irg ami ai’ernaon between the town* and curry the traveling mon to hi* town tor then cut*. Ami still our hotel i* dosed.