Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1907 — Page 1

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i COLLEGE FIGHT •urdue and I. U. Want “Med” Department jEW MARRIAGE LICENSE LAW 1 ~ .troduced in the House Today—Other 7 New Bills—Committees Are at Work. i Bfe (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) -Indianapolis. Jan. 15. —The fight beveen the Indiana University and -Urdue University over having the college in Indianapolis under • control of either institution, and itt tone or the other have financial {id from the state treasury, was inon the floor of the house to■ay and had its first inning in a remittee meeting this afternoon. Representative Edwards for the I. U. first 1 itroduced a bill for that institution .sking that is be referred to the committee on judiciary of which he is 'hairman, then he can watch over it -ad get it reported on favorably in all probability. Representative Simison '£ Tippecanoe, for Purdue, introduced bill for that institution and had it to the committee on education of which he is a member. Speaker (ranch politely concurred in the re.i.Mith for both. The bills are not ant primarily, but mean that inly one can win and a merry fight is ♦Hlpteed. : ’®ook of Elkhart, introduced a bill **|SBng a marriage license board in {jach {county composed of three county ■‘omwisisoners and the secretary of ■Ma County board of health All persons desiring licenses would have to "■■Kir before this board on the pre- ■ gSßption that they are marriageable { have to prove that they ire. I It would be in the nature of 'MBting a liquor license, a public • Jjfrng would be held, each applicant itfßng compelled to give family history ' MEsubmit to a physical examination. An inheritance tax bill has also got yttt&the house and it is understood the ■assure is backed by Hanly. ® Burton Greene of 'tfitni county, for the time being, killed thegsbill to prohibit ice fishing in Indjana lakes. Green took the part of the farmer who he said had no time fori fishing in the summer but has time for ice fishing. He said the city jlfcemian who can loaf in the sumnaer gets all the fish, and the bill is wanted to save all the fish for the city man. The proposition to pass the '■til under suspension of rules, was '■Bed.” ■ ■ presentatlve McCullough had his .{■■K looked for trouble breaker ready introduction, namely, “A bill rethe metropolitan police law. It bras referred to the committee on and towns. The senate committee on crimnal code also reported fuprable. the senate several favorable com- * re P orts ■” ere received and new introduced. The senate session ißed only half an hour. Lieutenant Gfoternor Miller, rushing the members (Oto committee meetings. Ihe most i||sortant committee meetings this asMtaoon is the insurance, but Millans house or senate committee will i®tT have anything to report bj toWrow. Both houses adjourned until tan o’clock tomorrow - morning. I o - ®LROAD CASE IS DISMISSED (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) nkdianapolis, Jan. 15.-The supreme rtsurt today dismissed the appeal of t*e Monon railroad from the decision <2'the railroad commission. The latter Had fixed the coal rate in Greene /Bfcnty and the Monon had objected Ae Supreme court ascertained that meantime the Monon had agreed demand of the commission. COLD WAVE IS COMING (Scripps-Mcllae Special ) Jan. 15. —Look oiu Ml cold wave. H’s coming this tun The weather bureau predicts >w ill reach Indiana before tomorrow ißorning and the thermometer wi.l to ten above zero, perhaps k>wti.

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MAY NOT HAVE A BALL TEAM Bluffton Bunch Tired of Doing the Necessary Work. Base ball talk has already been started quite freely among the fans and an association for 1907 is practically asssured. The principal point now - being discussed is the plan of organization. Most of the old directors and active managers of the 1906 association say that they positively w ill not serve this year, for the reason that they cannot give the time from their business. To run a base ball club as it was conducted last year means lots of work and worry that a man in business can hardly afford. It has been proposed as the first step to select some good man to act as treasurer, and then start a subscription list, and later employ a good player manager or devise some other method of managing the club. E. B. Edmunds has given excellent satisfaction for two years as treasurer, but he says he positively cannot serve again this year. Inquiries from ball players have already begun to arrive—Bluffton News. 1 ARSENIC- POISON Nearly Caused Death of Sam and Emily Wyatt PHYSICIANS LABORED FOR HOURS Believed They Are Out of Danger—Accidental and Happened in a Peculiar Way. Emily and Samuel Wyatt, brother and sister, who reside on North Fifth street, are confined to their home in a very serious condition, the result of a severe dose of arsenic poisoning, taken accidental. For some time past their home has been infested with small rats and mice and in an effort to exterminate the same, Miss Wyatt procured some arsenic and mixed it up with some flour in a small plate. This she sat in the closet on a shelf by the side of another plate which contained a small amount of flour, and which she used to roll meat in when preparing a meal. Miss Wyatt went to Fort Wayne the fore part of the week and did not return until Saturday afternoon. In the meantime one of the neighboring women went to the Wyatt home and proceeded to clean up the house and wash the dishes for Samuel, who had been keeping house during his sister’s absence, and it was while doing this charitable work that the neighboring woman found the two plates of flour sitting in the pantry, and in doing the dishes, she thought that one plate of flour for Cooking purposes wks all that was needed. She picked up the plate that contained the flour and arsenc and poured it into the other plate and proceeded with >her work. Sunday morning Miss Wyatt arose, and as usual, started to cook the meat for breakfast and unthoughtedly picked up the plate of flour and rolled the meat in it -and cooked the same. She and her brother then sat down and partook of a hearty breakfast and in a few minutes after finishing their repast, both were seized with an attack of vomiting and became vefy sick. Samuel, however, managed to get to the telephone and Inform his physician, Dr. W. E. Smith, who answered the summons promptly and at once diagnosed the case as being that of poisoning, and gave his patients the usual remedies used in cases of | this kind. Both continued in a serious condition all day Sunday, but were unable to account for the attack until the neighbor woman stepped into the house and explained what she had done and it then dawned upon ail how near the patients had been to death's door. That the poison did not kill them instantly is due to the overdose both took and they can both congratulate themselves that they ■ ,e on this occasion blessed with a 1: appetite. Both are still very sic < and are confined to their beds, afid tlueir d<jcl<K states that he believes they will recover in a short time from the effects of the drug.

Decatur. Indiana, Tuesday Evening January 15, 1907.

ARE GETTING BUSY Many Bills introduced in Both Branches THE LEGISLATURE IN SESSION Many Bills Were Introduced Yesterday in Both the Senate and House. In the Senate. The two-year-old state board of veterinary examiners will have its existence summarily terminated if a bill. prepared by Representative McKinney of Jay county, for introduction today, passes. The bill provides for the repeal of the statute creating the board. A bill by Senator Hawkins to repeal the law wheih enables townships to vote subsidies to steam or electric lines. A bill to enlarge the powers of the attorney general of Indiana so he can enforce the anti-trust laws of the kins. Prisoners who are sentenced to the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville will have a longer time in which to be tried out if a bill introduced by Senator Smock becomes effective. The measure was drawn along lines suggested by Superintendent Will H. Whittaker of the reformatory, and makes the indeterminate sentence one to eight years instead of one to three years. According to a measure by Senator Cavins all circuit and superior judges of the state will receive $3,500 a year from the state payable in quarterly installments, except those judges in counties having cities with 30,000 inhabitants or more. In such counties that have large cities it is provided that the county commissioners on petition may increase the salaries of the judges, but in no case shall they be more than $4,000 annually. Senator L. Ert Slack introduced a measure which is designed to keep all lobbyists from the floor of either house unless they are especially invited to explain some measure. Senator Slack’s bill is modeled after Folk's bill in Missouri and carries heavy penalties and emergency clause which is inserted in the bill, it is said, in order to keep professional lobbyists from the floor of the present legislature The penal clause of the bill provides for a fine of from SIOO to SSOO and a sentence in the county jail of from ten days to twelve months, both compulsory.

In the House. Representative Condo of Marion, introduced a bill to appropriate $120,000 {for the expenses of the session, and a bill against capital punishment The first of the usual bills increas- ; ing the amount of mortgage exempI tion came from Representative Bur- ! ton Green of Miami county. He wants it increased from S7OO to $1,400. Representative Hayes of Greene county, a bill giving hunters the right to kill squirrels two months earlier than they are permitted under the present law. Squirrel hunting may begin on June 1 and continue until December 1. An anti-trust bill was introduced by Representative Schroll, joint representative of Miami, Carroll and Howard counties. The bill makes it unlawful for fire insurance companies or their agents to "combine together” for the purpose of regulating insurance rates. Representative Joyce of Terre Haute, introduced a two-cent fare bill similar to the Ohio law. The pure food bill recommended by the state board of heiath was introduced by Representative Downey. In all about fifty bills were introduced.

Representative Vizard was given a place on the committee on rights and privileges, engrossed bills and state medicine

PASSENGER TRAIN’S CLOSE CALL Clover Leaf Train Hung Up on Account of an Accident. The Clover Leaf train, east bound, due here at 5:05, was delayed considerably this morning through an accident which happened about five miles west of the city. The eccentrics on either side dropped while the train was making full speed and the whole outfit was stopped within a few car lengths. The passengers were badly shaken up, many of them being thrown from their seats into the aisle. When the break occurred, the engineer threw on the air and brought the train to a standstill at emergency speed. Fortunately, the engine was not Overturned and after tieing up the broken eccentrics with ropes and patching things up generally, the engine and train limped into the city considerably behind time. At the time the break occurred, the train was being sent ahead at full speed. Leaving Frankfort, the train was twenty-five minutes late and an effort was being made to pick up the lost time. —Bluffton Banner. Lady Maccabees Enjoy a Good Time THE HISTORICAL CLUB TO MEET Miss Terveer to Entertain Bachelor Maids —Shakespeare and Pastime Club Meetings.

The lady officers of the Maccabees were installed by the deputy, Mrs. Elliott, last evening. This order has not been given much attention of late, but only wish to mention a few noted points of the order. The Maccabees lodge is one of the strongest lady orders in the world, having a membership of over 150,000 ( and more than $2,000,000 in their emergency fund. This order was the first to offer insurance to ladies. After the close of the meeting, last evening, light refreshments were served, and a social hour was enjoyed by all who were present. Mrs. Gillig of First street, will entertain the members of the Historical Club, this evening, at their regular meeting. Miss Clara Terveer will be hostess at a regular meeting of the Bachelor Maids this evening. Tomorrow afternoon will occur the regular meeting of the Shakespeare Club at the home of Mrs. R. K. Allison on North Second street. The Pastime Club will meet with Miss Jessie McLean at her home, on Wednesday evening. —o THE MACHINERY IS ORDERED The Decatur Packing Company Getting Ready for Business. The Decatur Packing Company have their machinery ordered for their large packing plant, and before many months elapse they will be running on full time. They will install an artificial ice plant with a capacity of about ten tons daily and will manufacture their own supply and perhaps an ice trade besides. It will be quite ah addition to the business Interests of Decatur. PREPARES FOR EUROPEAN TRIP Mrs. Sutdabaker Leaves for East This Evening. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker will leave this evening over the Erie for Westfield. N. Y., where she will visit friends for about two weeks. She will go from there to Syracuse, N. Y., where she will visit relatives and also take a course of study preparatory to a trip abroad. She expects to sail for Europe in June, but will return here before that time. .— oChicago, Jan. 15.—M. A. Donohue’s printer? - , one of the largest of this city was totally destroyed by fire today. i?he loss will exceed a half million dollars.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Two Claims are Filed Against Niblick Estate GREEN-DAILEY CASE IS ARGUED Demurer in Porter Cass is Overruled —Afred Foster Committed to Jail. John Meyer vs. Christina R. Niblick, administratrix of the estate of William H. Niblick, claim, demand $70.50 and Thomas Fitzgerald against the same defendant, claim, demand S9OO, were the titles of two suits filed in the Adams Circuit court. Arguments were heard today in the case of John H. Green vs. Rachael Dailey, Dore B. Erwin and Shaffer Peterson appearing as attorneys in the case. The court has the cause under consideration and will give his finding in a day or two. In probate court, John A. Hendricks, guardian for Alice Kinney, filed his report. A case filed today was entitled Henry Stucky and Leah Stucky, exparte, petition for adoption of child. Petition was granted. Norvell Shopleigh vs. Schafer Hardware company, amended bill of particulars filed, motion to make complaint more specific overruled. In the David Werling petition for drain, the commissioners filed a preliminary report. Charles D. Porter vs. Arlie Carpenter et al., demurrer to answer argued and overruled, exception by plaintiff to ruling on each paragraph. Judge Erwin rendered judgment on the Aired Foster verdict today, fining him $lO an costs and committing him to the Adams County jail. The outcome of the damage suit of Siegfried Geisler against the city of Fort Wayne, has resulted in a compromise, the city paying Geisler $4,250 and agreeng not to appeal the case to the supreme court. Geisler, who is a cigar maker, fell from a bride at Fort Wayne into the river, the railing of the bridge wall proving defective. The lady with Geisler was killed and he was in the hospital more dead than alive for several weeks. A large section of his skull had to be removed and the wound on his head has never healed. The case was tried here a year ago, Geisler winning out.

ADOPTED A BABY Earl Smith Gives His Child Away TO MR. AND MRS. H. STUCKEY Babe is Only Twenty Days Old and is Motherless —Scene Was a Pathetic One. Earl Smith, a well known young man from Berne, stood before Judge Erwin in open court this morning and gave away his little twenty-days-old daughter, Orpha Lillian Smith. He realized the solemnity of the occasion and his face bore the saddened expression of the troubles that have come to him. His wife died a few days ago,' leaving the little babe motherless and when Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Stucky offered to adopt little Orpha as their heir at law, the father decided it was { best and agreed to the same. The. child was born December 26th. Mr.. S' ucky showed the court that he was, amply able to care for tho child and ths court believing the action for the , babe’s best future, allowed the petition and the child became Orpha Smith Stucky. F. M. Cottrell represented the petitioners, Mr. and Mrs. Stucky.

NO MORE EXCESS POSTAGE I ' Use the Required Amount of Stamps and Save Time. Excess postage s a thing of the I past, notice to that effect having been received at the postoffice. Now, if a person forgets to put a postage stamp on a letter or does not put on the required amount of postage, the government does not bother to let the person rectify the mistake, but sends the letter to the dead letter office. In the past when a letter or other postal matter lacking the proper postage was dropped into the office, the government delivered the letter or other postal matter to the addresses on the payment of the delinquent postage. In this way carelessness was fostered. Now the object is to teach carefulness. TALK Of r FACTORY A Canning Industry Now Being Pushed THE BUSINESS MEN WLL HELP Messrs. Brant and Butler Have in Charge the Soliciting of Stock. Whether a modern, well equipped canning factory will be added to the industries of this city, depends upon the efforts now nemg made by Mr. J. M. Brant of Chicago, and Ex-Sheriff Butler of this city. They have began the actual work of soliciting stock subscriptions and if $13,900 is guaranteed, the plant wll be built. Several business men met these gentiemen at the Commercial Club last evening and

heard the plan under which these plants are built. The business men will help the venture, providing enough farmers show an inclination to want it. Mr. Butler will take quite an active part and if it goes through will likely have charge of the concern. Subscriptions by at least forty or fifty farmers will be necessary in order to be assured of the acreage necessary to keep a plant in operation during the canning season. The prinicpal products will be tomatoes and corn. Indiana has never been taken with the canning fever, although Pennsylvania. Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, lowa and Minnesota have them in plenty. As an industry they stand very near the head and even lead many industries that are known to be staple. This section of the country is well adapted to the cultivation of both tomatoes and corn, and the farmer who raises these products in quantity will have a better investment than in anything else he could cultivate. o THE PLAIN MAN HAS IT BEST No Danger of Rat Poison Though He is Out of Style. We have always been compelled to believe that the plain plug of a man is the happiest man in the world after all. His pants may bag at the knees, and he may not be acquanted with the latest style of chin whiskers; he may not hold down a throne or the presidency of a railroad; he may not know the joy of having a brand of socks named in his honor, but as he potters along through life he gets about as much satisfaction and calm out of it as his more distinguished, friends. He knows there is no crank hanging around the corner to shoot a hole through his anatomy or bury a cheese knife up to the hilt in his person. He knows wheu he sits down to his frugal meal that he can eat his pie with his knife with perfect impunity, for there is no danger of its having been spiked with rough on rats. No doubt it is lots of fun to be hailed whenever you step out on your porch and to have yourself continually misquoted in the newspapers and to know that as you hang up your crown for the night and crawl into your luxurious couch the police force is standing out in your back yard to keep the admiring public from throwing bricks through your window. But notwithstanding all these ardent joys, the common everyday chap who wears a hickory shit and a hat that is eight years old, gets the most pleasure out of life in the long run.

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