Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 166, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1906 — Page 1

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IN POLICE COURT Millionare Thow Anserers Murder Charge * XILLSD GOTHAM ARCHITECT | Onr Hi* Wife Ciuwi Thow to M irder Prominent New York Man S ripp. M<’lta» Hp' I* I York, June 26 Harry Keniti Tb>"». » voting Pittsburg millionv, feu.band of Evelyn Nesbitt and br-.'ber of the Count*** of Yarmouth. tt , arrai«ned <hi» morning in the police court, charged with tW nunter of Stanford White at i ->n Square Garden last night Wh- < arrested lie wa* atilt in evenfre-- and looked nomewbat hagjvi Tire police searched the entire sr l t<T Mr*. Thow. but have been uubr* to locate her. Friend* of the lias * that Thow ha» broods i over wine wrong White did t» Mr« White and recently threaten «4 White saying he’ Would tret • eWn I rue him, trot White laughed at bin. h 4. eh>p» that Thow w»< with White «arl- Monday morning until 2:30 o'rinr. at the llamUM-rstead root gar Or . both in earnest conversation be I . What took pia-• o Tk*’* IkIWiWA. When the police rap Uh went lo Thow'* eell thi* morning, , be«>*'i the millionaire he would ha»< la band, off him. Thow looked »urprn *4 a I said, *'<»<> ahead ” W h-> ea, taken out on the afreet to the pain wagon an army of pbotogm ftorr* awaited btm He crouched low tad held hi. free hand up t<> hide hi, f* * arm being handcuffed to ' p. > <oan He was extremely 1n» White wa* a prominent arrhitart Mr, Tlmw wa. formerly an Irttr-M. Tt- pilire judge remanded T<iow to «>< « <-oiirt Mr* Thow ha, bee heatej and ia being lield under jwxjge until her part in the tragedy » explained Threw i* a irervoi • ■ today and about all he ,ay». iIk tell my mother.” After hi-r ■g >’ evidence, Coroner Italiev heel I •• to the Tomb* without bar TV mqueat will tw held Thursday •anting Thow ha* consulted attor- »)• i >d will make no •tatemont. K rlpp. M Rae goaetal Ch* ago, Julie 2li -George Llderer. Um eity. who knew all the principal* a the New York tragedy, declare !h*i I -thing but platonic frien l*hi|< ♦ii-tei between White and Evelyn S-<t> Hr .aid that White made ’!>■■ F-rl a hat she wa*, and gave her her the doings of congress NMic Building Bill P*»s»d Di»*gr«e on Rate Bill Serlppa-Meßae Hpe. tat Washington, Jun 26. -The H"U»* today adopted the conferrtu - ' repot’. ‘A bill to restrict the use of Nl ugnt ' ■ *U», in order to preserve it* ».>‘iiic beauty. Scrtppa-Mcßae Sp«<lal D. C., June 2 1 The Ihupu- pa**e<l the public building bill. ■ithiHit amendment. Scrlppa-M' Raa Spacial. MAsliington, June 26. The Senate ’‘“lay disagreed on the conference reP°rt of the railroad rate hill, mid rent d back to another conference, after ••testing on Senate'* aniend®ent. While Rev. A. C. Ormond, pa-bn | II the Presbyterian church at Ken•lallville, wa* attending the Children’* 'toy exareiae* in hi* church Sunday evening. he glanced out of the win‘tow and saw burglar* in hi* honv *ijoming the church. Slipping out 'tuietly, he entered the home, tlooreii V intruder with a chair nnd held n-m-erner t | l(> arrival of the P ’• Then the pastor quietly returueili 11 the church and resumed hi- p 1 "poll the pin’form.

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THE WHEAT CROP 18 LARGE

(THE WHEAT CROP 18 LARGE Will Surpass Last Y«ar‘» Ten Per Cent in Indiana Indlmmp.ii... Ju The «b, sit I crop in lu liana tor 1 will be prob-1 ably It) fw cent larg«r than it w B J iiitot yt*ai i fiw»Ukfh liMit wa* vstv I j fti'ich la: 4<t tha’ ,t ha* b '»‘u <hirwi;l I* v-’ar* iiLiiU'd iuLS v preceding Tlu? s porn m»p for I!W* will be about th* I I ft* it Yi ft* IL lOIIA Fiif* Dhia i |er»>p wa* a Ham ‘-r «hi<?, **» tar a* th?*! state !• ■ :•■-! . .4 u aw ., for that I this year', crop will be ie— tin tii<other hand, it may !>• a little more, in either event, the variation will m>t be considerable Tiu—c estimate, are based upon the complete return* that hate been made to Jo»rph H Slulili*. chief of the Indiana Bureau of Statistic,, from iwenty-oiie of th* titiirti two coiintirs 111 the State The wheat estimate wa« made Saturday and the corn estimate Monday In making these estimate*, the statistician re ceiees report* from rverv township I in the state. A* fa«t a, all the loan•hips of any one county have rw|«>rted tlie total for the ounty ia made up These totals have been made for twenty-one countie,.arid a» these are ' scattered throughout the state, it is fair to assume that they present a good estimate. HE DIED FREE FROM DEBT Wooster Man Labored Many Years. But Accomplished Purpose ♦fcrlpSMß M !<<• Up*- !•! W<M»*trr, <>., Jti r < hitching in I rchtto, niohP) to w i|w ! Hit th* Iftwt »»f hi« tudrbtCtlnrAjt which I h«t ha* tor twenty v**ar* ■ to pay off. Henry S-onng. sixty eight ■ | years ohl was found dead iti a lonely | I hut near this city this morning. Turan |tv-tive year* ago. Searing wa.* th* I I richest man tti this county , but several ' 1 had businrs, ventures ruined him H» 1 then started life anew, owing nod worked as a day laborer, alwais declaring he would die owing no man 1 cent Every doilai h.< made, out i ‘ *1 »e »*t ft UVHr«*. 4pfMi**«| j ! I to pay hi, debt, and he ha» kept bis j {aor i. CAUGHT HER ARM IN WRINGER — M-.m Devsia Baary Was Painfully. Injured Mi„ In .-ie Ifc-ary wa, painfully m l jure I yr*t«niay and in a very preul- . B1 - way «h* and lie. ,i»ter. Mu.' , Mari-, were tn (he wash ru»m. where] I Mane »»« turning th* wringer Mts»i , Ih-ssie atoo|*ed over to pick up something and a, dir did w», her sic-va I 1 caught in the wringer, drawing her, • elbow into the cog* and crushing the | lames slightly. She fainted from the i pain, and was 111 a rather serious con1 dlt 101 fol l :• ■ lilii'ltc- It Is Ijeti-d she will suffer no ill effects from the accident, though her arm i* badly I] bnil-ed BABY STEELE LOSES A FINGER Ei(litaen Months old Child Had Ting •r Cut OS in Hay Mower Evangeline Steele, eighteen months old -laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeaae Sts-elc of hear Pleasant Mills, b-st th* middle finger of her right hand last , evening. She was playing about the barnyard when her father wa* repair mg a hay mower, and placed her hand on one of I V knives Instantly her linger wa» amputated. I>r Vizard us Plea-aut Mill* dressed the wound, and th- child 1- getting along nicely. ; ARE AFTER THE ICE MEN II | Indianapolis Dealer* Will Have to Explain. 1 3. rlpp*-M-R»* Special | Indianapolis, June 26.—t ounty I’roeeculor Benedict announced today that every ice dealer in Indianapolis 1 , u |,| h< hr•> exht before the grand 1 1 ury for the pm -e of explaining the 1 |iucrea»« hi the price of ice from I wen-J tv-five cent* (**r hundred pound* in ! | March to forty cent - in July. '<

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, June 26, 1906.

PRETTY WEDDING Miss Coffee and Mr ' Voglewede Married THE EVENT OCCURRED TODAY At the .St Mary Churc h Coupte Left Today od Top to Wu coiuin of the pr«t<Mh»t event# »>t (h---■•eii’Mrti twwrrvd at eight o’eiork thi« morning at the Kt, Marv« <‘at!w4h • hurrh. when B*v. II The**. Wilken united in th* holy matrimony bond*. Mio Minnir t mH**' and Mr <‘lrm \ A larjj* nitmhrr of their fnrnda wer* at th** Iwauhful eerrm«»t»y. Th* hnd* w»»rr a liandi «o<nr pnitr«*4* r»»lw *>»wn »»f white I larr over while taffeta «ilk. a bndal | veil ah<l earned a h>»iH|Uet of brnlr* j hmo’* The rnaid of hom»r wa» Mi** Ora<-e (‘offer, a •t<|rr «»f thr bfidr. attd the maid* were Mi»« Air. of I Mmatef. Ohk>« and iMde \ wrdf Mu« Orarr « offre wore a <*><» of white Htrr yellow. Ml-» white over fcrern and Mt*« Air white <nrr pink, rarh *rinn( white hafa tn I match, and earned rt«»wrr> Tlie! d<iwri ffirts were the little Mi****' Krnnry and t od*. . wh-> wor« pretty [ dre*MW* of white The u.*hrr* wrrej Mr Bernard < . and Mr* Will Herling Mr Ed Coffe* a brother of ■ the bride, and Mr Join Durhin were i-arddii;/ partv repair to th»- bomej of the brdr'w |»arrii . *.« PaflrrwHi Lt,ret, wbc J debris wedding |t>ir*kf*,t. w«« .rrvr-i it It’39 o' ■ clock Tbr bride is 111- Arcomphshc l! daughter of M- and Mr» T s ( uffc- ' Lvcrai tcre.. »t « ho.»l Tlw gr*>m h. a son of rv Tirs.urrr J II Vi<lr j ;«<-dc and is a jxoiiuiirnt »h<*- uu-r i leliant here Thrv will reside on | I Fi»urtl street after returning homai from a welding trip t<> \Vi..„n,i for which ( .la.c they leave Ihu ecu ' I log The brbte received many ham! - Lune and valuable gift*. Tlw l*enx> i Irrat extends cougiatulalu-n*. |A CHANCE FOR VETERINARIES W anted for United States Inapacton Examination* In anticipation of the pa..age of a meat inspection bill, the l ulled States: |civil service coniniiMurii is endeavor ] ling t« secure a strung list us eligible, i I for the |>Hiti<uu of irtennary uispr. | I tore in the bureau of agriculture J Th’-s* ehglblcs are desired to ffll I’d) vacancies. Tin- |*>*ito>ii* have a sal ary of *1.200 a year An examination to obtain eligiblewall lie held 111 liidiana|Mtli> June J*, and the aubjvet* on which the eandi date* will be examined will be .pelting, arithmetic, letter-writing, pentnatrehip, copying front plain copy, veterinary anatomy ami physi-dinty. veterinary pathology and meat tnapectioti, and theory and practice of] veterinary medcine. The last three I attbjecte include general ipiewtions on! anatomy and physiology, a conaidera tion of the |>ath»lngy of diaeaaes m general, and such sjmeiai |*ath<dogv a, t* eharacteriatie in the disease, common to food producing animals. The symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of diseaxea incident to domesti | cut cd animals will be consideteal. al-<> < the law* and rule* promulgated for i the regulated ina|K«*tioii of meats The t age limit i» twenty year* or over mi ! the date of the examination. Appli- t cants must be graduate* of a veter- < inary college. The necessary applies- t tion blank* and addtional information t may Im* had of 11. K. Milhouse, seerv- I tarv of the civil M-iviee examiners, , with headquarters on the 4th tl-«>r of the liidiana|*ili* federal building. Mr*. Frank Bixler arrived here Friday by rad and their good* also arrived the same evening hauled I though from Tipton. their former I home. They will live with l». Bix- >• ler'» and Frank will assist hi* tath- I er.-—Berne Witness. t

CIRCUS TRUST IS COMPLETE RtngUnj Brothen Buy the Forep*u<h Sells Outfit i *•*<! if* th 11:! advertiMtig and jnev rutting that has] l uler the new alignment Wallare . • hows are ex|»s ted to (-nter the »yn-j dicate next seas«,n, thvrebv elmiuating ' th* mam element of trouble. Wallarc ] by refusing to accept the territory a, i signed him this reason, precipitated the strife D H Harn, of the Bar | num A Hailey shows, representing lb* Ibu'ev |rell«. wa« in Hock Ishmd to I conclude the deal Thr lat» Jrnne* A Bailrv Fwr*|witiltls Hr»»* ’ •h«*w at th* I hni* lianmuk A Bailwy wrul f*»r a f«»ur I of Ewn»p* •rvrral \«*ar« <) hi* ! lira!h th* h<*in» di*|«*•***! of • half Hi j trrr*t to Iky* The latter I tiow ar* •«»l« «»«h**r» and a*A»it»* *1 !rlu*n* mana<rm*iit Th** will k**p I the IMM6 artiuiaHnHt **|»arate fr»4n th* |t»ur tr»velhm undrr th*tr naa>* H* an aih*L«'** *Hth th* Hanmu* .i I BaHev tntenmta. whirfe ahw> <»*« But I fal<> Hill's Wdd Wret .how, and with] M ftlla»*e tb#y e-Xpret Io ha** f*Wßplete I wf lb* eima* rn**iite** tt> I A?U*“H«a het I «r <»*.«' THE READING CIRCLE BOOKS For State Tsacherx CboMO A Word About Thstu I H-S’k, for tire state teacher** re*d- | imp fiiif etidwwl * Ih* t 1 * • a t*. *k. * . -31 (* - * Img ' by f*re»t F H Bn at., |.re.»i« i>t • t..r Franklin etdlrge, and ”E«ay. -.u! . tppll- ali" ■' i.-v l l.srfe. \ 4;. Ihke. ! la tioled author of Nr* \->rk I is.lag’-gv but deal* with the subjectj I ill a general maimer The latter h»»»k I 11. * work on •*relog's' and -real, wttlxj I in a few weeks • NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE , Van Camp Hoffstettar Case Settled Other Busiaere A marriage Imener •«. i.eurd t-> | Atts Stooeburoer ai I Mary I. j Stoutciitrerry, loth of Kirkland town ! •hip It-Uh |M*rtirs m the care of Helus | pan t amp v» t hru IL,ff.tetter ap ! peared at tbr clerk's office today an 11 i«aid the mats, the ease having been I settled. The cause will be dismisre.l < a, soon as court cunveires for the I September term The care was one I * herein S'lH) damage, was asked diaries Ew *ll. guardian for <Mga Huffman. Hied hi. current report to-1 **•? MRS LANIGAN DIED SUNDAY Popular Bluffton Lady a Victim of Conaumption 1 Mrs. Dan Lanigan, one of the most 1 popular women of Bluffton, died Sunday night at ten o'clock, after a long ] illiii-s. with consumption. She was 1 thirty-two year* old and was formerly Mi*. I.ulu Ferguson of Peru. The , funeral service* will Ire held Wednea- r day aftrenoon at two o’clock from p the home m Bluffton, Rev. Cecil of- ]' flciating. Mr* Lnnigan wa. quite well - known here THE TAX FERRET LAW IS BAD ’ * • io Scripps M< Kae Sp-.--. tsL Columbus, 0., June 26. -The several i law*, under wbeb tax inquisitor* have had contract*, wa* today declared tin- n cvuetitutional by the supreme court. These law* are similar to the law au- . thorizmg tax ferrets m Indiana. |

LIVELY WORK Decatur's Team Walked Away with Lebanon WON A SHUT OUT GAME, After Suffering Three Suceaaive De I feats the Localv Ginger up ia Yesterday » Game Game* !■•<*-< t’er rent 4A Lebanon, wh.. ik. touted .. j ,I.C of lire »lr« gc«' ‘sdapwndeut team, in Indiana. e*re *a.v for the l-reals yeeterday and were teteatrd bv | a Tb* i were weak and llsv had them at hi.l r. re rev Tire day wa. a perfect on* day. tire l«eai» t>are hat to piny yet this seamm l iter, who pitched for I the visitor*, was an »a,v pr«>f» M item> I I ball, al that Hi. remind wa. r»i I r.(M* I of a hmg hit bv the center t ttei-l ug '!t off t-.- fence The I Iterale Startrei t>> early, sreunngt >ue m the first on Wii ian’s twwbaae ’Bates A> other •«. .reared tn the | I Hflb o*v With*:-. *e ,1 igie, a st*deu base 1 I i Mki** - * A ii£ a ■ 1 * 5 4 . I I’Ekft't ft-* <ftT ft *j* 1* III’ I ft*' I «>».****••’ -■ ft re’-j iA I •*’t •*’*«* I i •• * • A(I I- (t I* O A ’ I rEZ’fV : *H d ’ Total* HattwrUw H*r »m H. - 1 n * f ; <ft»l <>rr Mt’MMAKY -!> bw w •• f «X rrthf#:. TroMtman Fw t**»* hit* Wfthan Kaaaa <»•» t»a- •- Mlf’ff* * '»ut H L *»* Wild pit, Ka> t Paa**4 hail*. _O?t Hit* D* •» ' ’ ’» ’ Tim* of gaima—• t3* ? tnf T * - iMtwift 1 A<»l » * I • -aptainad b> |Wi*r .h<»*T wh‘» j»la» *’■( | !>«••* hare **rl> ift th* »•••-« i for F*ranhf<*ft haa a niv* r bun< h of ball pU**r«. ■*<« i ’•‘HI man* | •ay t*«m <•» <’• * ’F» Th* SmNalft h*4 mor* «in«*r in **«t*r- <!.«»■* a«m* than t’>«» ♦ • thia »M«»n Thia la what the af**e-ta-tora want to hear boya •*» k**p it up Ka) pitchetl another at rone <«n»* veaterdav atriklng out alan *r» man and lettlna tha vialtora down with threw hita Hay la rartainh »na <»f the beat and deaervea great «-radlt for hla wot k j Th* rootara. inataad of dia* «>ura<in< a player ahould emouirage him In hla t effort* When you ae* an inttelder or outfielder Kkkiug after an almoat tm- 1 (Miaaible hit. ewouratfe him. a» you that ■ man ta playing ball it la impoaalbl* 1 for an infielder or outflrlder to a<** | i *pt every change. a»» doh’t be a knock-* er but be a booatar I The team in yesterday a <ame a how- ’ ed • remarkable Improvement over | their form displayed in aeveral game* gone by The bi»*»* running waa im- ! proved upon much and the hit*. Inatead i of bein« «<attere>v! were bunched when needed Team work i« the real thing j and (he (oral* are «ra*ltially founding into that form Hartford City plays today arid Wedneaday and two hot g»’ne« are in store for the tana : : : . 1 Tnere iff rr.’i' . tclk anian< Hartford Continue.i >i. I’.vje 2.

Number 166

LEVI KOHLER CAUSES TROUBLE AC:. Cointy Msn Drive. Vera Crux Womui From Home I the hornr, <B*S« I Miss 1.U.-re fre>m tire floor *ti4 rsn her *cr<>*« * Hrl4 »f • lira! -’re fi;.sl!v sucrecdiftg in msk mg g'.xi irer recaps It is el4ime-1 that this is n«M the first time Kohler ha. tnfficteff himself npou the re»a munitv u> much the same fashum ami lah atHda* it w ill be idace*l a<usl*l btm if Ibe .wwurrner* are re| -eat*4 No I actions ba» he*ri taken in th* |ra«r a* wt, but the eitisena t*f Vera II 'run ba** merely fdaeed Kohler hi* r**< Iwhavior Hiufflon Banner GENEVA NEWS New Officers Elected for K. of P. Lodge MUNCIE BALL TEAM IB DATED T«* Y«*«< M«n P»y Fiare far Al I ’.eiuptiox te Prevent Another Fram .sreiag His Girl Home i , y t t M «ure M «f W I V\ ilbur ati4 Ge«*nC* LxhlitriT were W t * Kqtiire * Let bi Übert W.Jlrr, *ho *!!*<* ! - ■ **>i la a ek«- „ and lift t hi* rirf and foree him to rt<bi. TB* r» bietive * a* of •uch a nature that th* rt .4 «.<» sn4 re»ts. L.ialmg filtiffi MIKE 0 CONNOR IS DEAD Bill Player W«U Known Here Di*’ la T«xm Mike O'Connor, veterau base bull player, ilirel at the city hospital at Austin. Texas, a few Jays ago, age.l forty-one year,. He was a native of Manon, Ohio, where he began playing ball twenty-two year* ago Then years ago he played two reason* tn this eify and wa- a favorite a* a pitcher and iirst baseman. Later he played with the Columbus. Ohio, team, and about seven year* ago. went to Texas, where he has since played the national game and managed several team*. He pros|<ervd and was well thought of in the south. He was .jovial and made friend* everywhere. For several months he has suffered with rheumatism and a few weeks ago was declared insane.

LEVI KOHLER CAUSES TROUBLE