Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1907 — Page 1

Daily Democrat. «

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening January IC, 1907.

I LOSES Hie Towni||yhann stated that was defeated the -B thankful to those Knl and they have ■radliest feeling toroad will be •* ). but the progress ■ seme extent until Shipments can be ■ >hann has put in |H ■ -t kon this pro.Ijjfa " ia( l 'by him has Si- He is used to those men who ■even when the Hi and is deserving wi " ultimatel >' TRAIN ■n is Found Se Tracks ■jMENTS LATER a Race :^H ; "ains Held at M Ohio. |H; freight crew on railroad, which about one mile the hour of IHt'. were attracted HH' man. who was on the ground ■Bl The trainmen to him. by his orders his own mouth be all right." to proceed ■fee-quarters of an leaving the ■RLed the injured fßand removed him **■.- died at the staMR. Richison, corto view he rebrought That the I C. Johnson, a Mr he had fallen freight train,j a few moments train which he !md died injuries, then ing no only .irk on light the , vents I HU cou<- the the i oxford <■ .. victim aged I six feet tail,: ed 'iinds,. ■ The ■B the !."■■ underi’ being to es . i'h his i H - interest Re ß| Will Quit the M. the Peril showHleus bit-: ess at is no longer m an ac■Bday tie ionel ,b 'S to --Ivan, ■if the mrtit the Wai re- ' but not ■ have i - been b.eadPeri. report 1 from when' prayer j this

POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT GREW It Has Grown Away From Present Operating Methods. Washington, Jan. 9. —The postoffice department has grown to a $200,000,000 concern. The committee of the house of which Representative Overstreet is chairman, is asked to appropriate $206,662,190 for the department for next year. This committee has just begun hearings with the view of ascertaining whether it will be possible to scale down the estimates of the postmaster general. The belief that the service is costing the government too much is well rooted. Congress has been slow to approach the subject of a general reorganization of the business end of the department, but it is now coming to it. Mr. Overstreet is taking the lead in this movement, and he has large hopes that before another session of congress l ends something worth while will have been accomplished. The chief trouble seems to be that the department has grown away from the business system applied to it The thing most needed is a modernization of the business end of the department. For the most part methods that were employed in the department io 1876 when it cost $3-3,009,00.0 to rtm the department are still foMnw-ed It goes without saying, that no private business which had grown from $33,000,000 in 1876 to $200,000,0H hi 1907 would continue to do business according to the that sea-nwd proper in 1876.

DOINGS IN COURT New Suit on Note Was Filed: Today WILL ASK PO» A KSW TRIAL In the Foster Case 2 — The Sfclorril Divorce Case Tamorjicwy—Marriage Licences are teguete. * George W. Belds, throegk his attorneys, Peterson & Mwr&a, filed a new case against William Steelmaker to collect a note, demand S7O. Wilson P. Ctamer ve. W. H. Gardner et al., attachment, bond Sled, writ ordered returnable Mare*. sth. The seme entry was made in the sisaitar cerises I of Alexander O. Smith and David Dei- 1 ley in which W. H. Cardesr aad others are defendants Sixby & Grumme eotapaoy et al. vs. Hirschey Bros, et al., suit ip conversion, demurrer overruled as to each defendant, answer hied. Benjamin D. Brow# et al., vs Mary Lamb, et al., suit on account, demand SBO, plea in abatement filed by defend-. ant George W. Thompson. Attorney DeVoss, representing Ifred Foster, will file a motion for a new trial and the arguments will probably be heard tomorrow morning. The Schroll divorce case is set for I trial tomorrow and promises to be rather sensational, the plaintiff being i an old great grandfather. Elias Levy, aged twenty-three an i Martha M. Rinehard, aged twenty-two, . have been granted a license to marry • A marriage license has been granted to Abraham L. Worley and M s. Anna Geimer, both of this city. The groom is the well known livery an produce man. He is forty years ".d , and has been married twice befoie. The bride is thirty-four years old an | this is her second marriage. EARTHQUAKES FELT IN EUROPE No Serious Damage—Polish Officer is Assassinated St. Petersburg. Jan. 10.— earthquake shocks were felt di»t> llct Fl this morning Russia, also in and in Northern Germany. No si Hou® losses have been reported. Lodz, Poland, Jan. 10. Cel. ' koff, chief of gendarmes her-' used by the assassin who madt ni> escape after firing the fatal slio

\ CAUCUS CHAIRMAN Senator Tyndall Honored by Colleagues ’ hanly slate goes through Emmett F. Branch, Selected by the Governor, Made Speaker of ■the House. Indianapolis, Jan. 10.—The Democratic members of the senate convened at their caucus last night, at the Grand hotel and held a protracted session lasting a couple of hours. It was stated afterward by Senator Wm. F. Ranke of Fort Wayne, who acted as secretary of the meeting that the lengthy session was caused by debate over legislative matters. , Senator Binham of Mishawaka, acted as chairman of the caucus. After the adjournment Senator Ranke ga»e out the following nominations: President pro tem or floor leader, Carl Wood of Seymour; caucus chairman, John W. Tyndall of Decatur; assistant clerk, G. C. Balthis of Crawfordsville; chieF door keeper, Lewie Hnezard of Fort Wayne. Democratic nominees of the hsuse are: Thomas Honan of Seymour, complimentary vote for speaker; John Sweeney of Tell City, for caucus chairman; J. Fred France of Huntington. chief clerk; Charles Ernst of Decatur, assistant clerk; Robert J. Pless of South Bend, chief doorkeeper; W. S. Wells of Fort Wayne, ch-awune-n of j steering committee. Indianapolis, Jan. 19. —The Republican members of the lower branch of the Indiana legislature held their caucus last night at the state house. Emmett F. Branch of Martinsville, was selected as the caucus nominee for speaker of the house. His nomination was by acclamation. Only one Repub-llica-n was absent, John W. Lowlus of Indianapolis, being that member. The much exploited opposition failed to materialize. The other nominateens were: Principal clerk, Milton C. Hastings of Washington; assistant clerk, Leo K. Fes-ler of Indianapolis; principal deor keeper, Charles Wintrede of Huntington; Richard R. Elliott of ConnersvHie; permanent caucus chairman; John Weaver of .Indianapolis, caucus secretary-.

LAST CONFESSION Another Supposed Con* Session by Hinshaw SAYS HIS WIFE WAS JEALOUS In a Scuffle With Her a Revo’ver was rr.scharged, r Bullet Striking and Glling Her. Confessions made, or supposed to have been made by William E. Hinshaw, have been numerous in the past. Here is the last one: The editor of the Newport State, an acquaintance of Hinshaw when the latter was a fervent and eloquent minister of the gospel, has had revealed to him under pledge of secrecy as to the name of the attorney who divulged the account the story of the crime as told by Hinshaw to attorneys who were discussing the defense which would be offered at the famous trial. When the attorneys decided upon the line of defense the burglary theory was decided upon after the consideration of two other theories. The other two theories were suicide and accident. When the neighbors reached the Hinshaw home at Belleville on the night of the tragedy he told them that his wife and himself had been shot byburglars and that is the theory upon which his defense was made. Hinshaw's confession, said to be in his words, was as follows: "I was holding a revival meeting at one of the churches of my circuit. My wife was attending the meetings and we had been driving home each night after services. On the fatal (Continued on Page 4.)

ON HENRY EHRESMAN His Sixty-Sixth Birthday Celebrated By Friends. Quite a surprise occurred at the home of Henry Ehresman, one mile south of Bobo on rural route six, on his fifty-sixth birthday. All enjoyed a good time. Those present were: Henry Ehresman and family, Levi Shaffer and family, Reason Shaffer and wife, Killiam Heath and wife, Bertha an 4 Curtis Hath, John Wade and family, Eugene Bunner and wife, Oscar Ainsworth and family, Ora Pike and wife, Bertha and Donald Pike, Soloman Swank and wife, Almond Shaffer and wife, Jacob Heath, W. M. Teeple, G. A. Bunner, Mrs. Anna Bunner, Mrs. Nettle Melchi, Vernon, Mildred, Forrest, Gladys, Cleo and Gifford Bunner, Lucile, Agnes and Letha Shaffer, Cecil and Russell Melchi, Frank Swank, Lucy Bunner and Ella Sheline. THE PRIZE WINNERS Judge Hathaway Busy at Poultry Show A MOST COMPETENT SCORER Giving Best- of SatfsfacW’on: —ScoTeda Hundred and- Fifty. Fowls Yesterday.

kitevesrt a the Adams County BbuFtry show st 144 cenUmies and the mam- . moth halt hs ftked at aH hvuss, day and night, by the fanciers of fine chickens a»d fowls, and all the talk that one can hear now on the streets is coacerniwg the p»t»i*ry show, and whe will wi* the premiums. The owners of the binds and their attendants are aM attentien, and when one drops the remark, “I wonder whose birds these are,” and at once starts, off with a talk concerning the merits of the fowl that would set you dizzy, and one and all are positive that they have a prtee winner in each coop. StiX some will be forced to swallow their bitter disappointment as there are over seven hundred birds entered and ail cannot be fwst prize winners and ■seme wril be forced to content them-; selves with second, third and fourth ribbens. Stell there is much glow- in Securing »ne of these ribbons, as some wiH not be aMe to even receive this badge of honor, as their entries have been disqualified, as they did not come up to the standard rule that prevails everywhere at a poultry show. One man was heatd to make® the remark this morning that he would rather have the ribbon or badge of honor than the money that is attached ‘ to each winner, as the ribbon is a j thing that can always be preserved and the money is easily spent and j the glory of the victory is sOon forgot- ( ten. That the management, in securing the service of Judge Wick Hatha-1 way of Madison, 0., have captured a i (Continued on Page 4.) o THE REVIVAL FIRE IS BURNINGI Services at the United Brethren Church This Week. I The evangelistic season is now- on 1 at the various churches of the city. Let all Christian pepole assemble at their various houses of worship and unite with their leaders in bringing about a great tidal wave of righteousness that will overwhelm the strong-! holds of sin and permanently advance 1 the public welfare. The subject at the United Brethren church this evening, will be' "The Modern Leper.” Good crowds have attended all week. Several have accepted Christ and others have taken advance steps in their devotion. The meeting will continue indefinitely. The interest is continually on the increase. New features are occasionally introduced. but the old-time saving power of God is declared with no uncertain sound. “Come with us and we will do thee good.” o MURDERER SENTENCED FOR LIFE tScrlpps-Meßae Special.) Bedford, Ind., Jan. 10. —Spunk Jones, accused of the murder of a (Bloomington restaurant man and known as a generally bad man was , sentenced to life imprisonment at Michigan City today.

iRECOMMENDATIOf--To Legislature Given I Governor’s Message • f IS AGAINST THE DEATH PENA — ys Favors Registration of Lobby g Wants Inheritance Tax and Have Anti-Trust Lavv. Indianapolis, Jan. 10. —The zation of both legislative hous, through without a hitch. RepT tive Bowlus who bolted the last night, voted for To the assembled houses, ini of representatives, Govemo£ | 0 read his message this after ginning at two o'clock. Th-_ packed many spectators • Indianapolis, Jan. 10.Hanly's- message to the day is probably the longes document ever presented < legislative both- by any iously .estimated as coq, .twe’en thTrt-y and fosky th' •it is Said- the gbwewior ci not feel that he safd ttei Choice singe moa> of Hie last •has- deep s.pfent b’oiKng it 4Bfiefly told 1 , the mw the- State's flrrauhes an cosdiifg to the govern better Hjey n«w tH when- W. T. Dutom 7 Gov-. PhinK saps tha« “from county ta-easirreif OUT immense to mtteto it anular th ance was on hand. Th without with—this year, he says, f a m that siting fund lev/ the ’ a]itie Goes into detail in State Offices, mei* v U’Cr vvi Al Storms, Ward, ete. Dailey, Weude»soik W er former auditors ’ Hie State.

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