Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1907 — Page 1

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LAVISH SPENDERS Congress Breaking all Records in Allowances NICHOLSON HAPPY BY VICTORY President Has Panama Canal Situation to His Liking—Other Washington News. Washington, Jan. 24.—This congress promises to break al! records for the lavish expenditure of money. Before it gets through there will be a general distribution of the surplus In the treasury. It will take something like $10,000,000 a year to meet the increases in pay for the employees in the postal department, and a movement is now on foot with the backing of the president to increase the pay of all government clerks. The river and harbor bill carries in round numbers $83,000,000, and all the general appropriation bills will carry unusually large amounts this year. Interests that have been seeking to get at the treasury for years are now preparing to press harder than ever before recognition. There was talk today of calling a halt, and it was suggested that a good time to call it will be when the ship subsidy bill is reached. Talk is current to the effect that the surplus in the treasury shall be reduced. Every time it begins to assume large proportions they become nervous lest it shall add to the weight of the demand for a reduction in tariff rates.

The president now has the Panama canal situation to his liking. He and Secretary Taft will be in absolute command at this end of the line. While Theodore P. Shonts was not forced out the president is happy over the offer (Continued on Page 4.) from New York which wiil take him there. Two months ago Paul Morton, now president of the Equitable Assurance company, came here and asked the president if he would object if the New York capitaists called Shonts to their employ. He indicated that the arrangement would be agreeable to him. John F. Stevens, chief engineer, will be supreme in the canal strip. The Anti-Saloon League of the country, with S. E. Nicholson, formerly of Kokom > a * its chief agent here, is greatly ela i < over its vistory in obtaining from the judiciary committee of the house a favorable report on the Hepburn-Dolliver bill giving states power to regulate absolute!) the liq uor traffic within their borders. The bill was reported on by Democratic votes. The Republican members of (Continued on Page 4.) THE SOCIETY NEWS Mrs. Kuebler Hostess for Pastime Club VARIOUS CLUBS IN SESSION The Knights of Pythias Annual Roll Call a Successful EventOther Affairs. Mrs. Kuebler royally entertained the members of the Pastime c u evening at her home on Monroe =■ The house was artistically decorated with cut flowers and the c * of pink and green prevailed through out the decorations. Bright brilliant was each room with ue ed candles. The evening was in playing numerous 5 a " >lisses Ing. The prize winners Lettie Lange, Edna Cra " ° guc . Clara Lange, but the how i ■ cess" of the evening was m g _ Miss Clara Lange the secon of the initiation, after vh.c i ‘ orate four course dinnei "■* by Mrs. Kuebler. to which all justice.Another pleasant party Continued on 1 a = e

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REGULAR SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK iSays Superintendent Shelton of the Interurban Company. Instead of starting regular daily ( service yesterday the Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction company merely ran a special car from Decatur to Fort Wayne, bringing a crowd of fifty persons who attended the poultry show. The car, an express coach, which had been fitted up with seasts, left Decatur shortly after 8 o'clock, 1 reaching the city limits in a little more than an hour. Some trouble ’ with the mechanical equipments was encountered at the city limits and the car did not arrive down town until 10:45. The return trip was ■ made late in the afternoon. The car was in charge of General Superintendent T. W. Shelton, who expressed the belief that by next week regular daily service will be started on the road. —Ft. Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Assault and Battery Case is Appealed FROM MONROE TOWNSHIP Suit on Bond is Filed Aganst Harry Cordua—Final Report by an Administrator. The case of state vs. Nelson Bricker, assault and battery, has been appealed from the court of Joel Liddy, a justice of peace of Monroe township, to the circuit court. The complaint was filed upon an affidavit by Henry Kunz, alleging that on December 16, said Bricker struck and beat the person of one John Anderson. The case tried before Squire Liddy, January 15 and Bricker was fined one dollar and costs from which verdict he appeals. The state was represented by Deputy Prosecutor Emil Franz and the defendant by L. C. DeVoss. The George A. Bohrer Brewing company has filed suit against Harry Cordua, William Roop, L. L. Sheline and Jonathan M. Andrews. It is a suit on bond given by Cordua to insure the payment to said brewing company of Lafayette, for all goods purchased from them. It is alleged that a bill of $472.59 is unpaid and to cover expenses of collection, a total demand of $650 is made. Daniel Pontius, administrator of the Jacob McDowell estate, filed his final report. Notice by publication was given, returnable February 20.

Deputy Clerk Baumgartner and Miss Magley are busy arranging the new dockets for the February term of court, which convenes Monday, Feb. 5. o ELKS MAY ARRANGE GAME Bowlers of Bluffton and Decatur are Negotiating. Henry Strahm today received a challenge from the Elks bowling team of Decatur, asking for a match and a suggestion as to terms with the local Elks team. Henry has called the attention of Captain Barr, of the Elks’ team, and-the matter will be considered later. According to the letter, the Decatur boys are willing to accept most any terms that are fair and the games are to be solely for amusement. If will be remembered that last season four games were played between a city team from this city and a city team from Decatur, resulting in two games each for the teams. The tie game was never payed off for some reason. However, the challenge from the Elks at Decatur has nothing to do with these old games. The boys will likely decide tonight whether or not they can accept the offer of the Decatur team. —Bluffton Banner. _ o SIXTH JUROR IN THE THAW CASE Scripps-Mcßae Special New York, Jan. 25. —At. one o’clock bis afternoon the sixth juror in the Thaw case was sworn in. The indica- | lions are that the 200 panel will not •be sufficient. Mrs. Harry Thaw shows 'signs of a complete break down and it is feared she cannot testify.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening January 25, 1907

BOOTH SALVATION ARMV WORKERS Captain and Mrs. McKay to Hold Meetings Here Over Sunday

Captain and Mrs. S. R. McKay of the Booth Salvation Army, the original organization of this kind, will conduct services in this city Saturday and Sunday. Saturday evening they will appear at Mission Hall in the Morrison block, Sunday morning they will speak at the regular services at the Presbyterian church and Sunday afternoon and evening they will hold services at Mission Hall Capt. and Mrs. Mc-

* .AMy CAPTAIN AND MRS. S. R. M’KAY

Kay are now stationed at Fort Wayne, where they have done wonderful good during their fifteen months work there. They hope to soon establish a branch barracks here and will give it their personal supervision. Everyone knows or should know the great good done all over the country by Booth’s army. They have saved many souls, have gone into the darkest portions of the worst streets of our cities

WAS PAID IN FULL The Loss on the Burt House Fire CHECKS FOR SIO,OOO RECEIVED Link Brothers Say They Will Either Sell the Lots or Rebuild at Once. Insurance Agent John S. Peterson this morning received checks from his companies aggregating SIO,OOO to pay total loss to Link Brothers of Paris, Illinois, for the Burt House, destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve, the loss being paid in full. The companies and their respective losses were: Connecticut $3500, North British and Mercantile SISOO, Queen S4OOO, and Providence SIOOO. The settlement was a very prompt one and no doubt entirely satsfactory. A force of men are nowengaged in cleaning away the debris on the old hotel site and Mr. Peterson has a letter from Link Brothers, says that unless they are able to sell the vacant, lots for what they believe them worth, they will rebuild the hotel next spring. It is said they have interested some other Illinois capitalists and with a little.stock here can rebuid a beautiful block. It is likely that Mr. Nate Link will be here shortly to decide definitely on his plans. THE ZERO WEATHER IS COMING (Seripps-Mcßae Special.) Indianapolis, Jan. 25. —A sure enough cold wave is coming. The weather bureau predicts today that the temperature will fall to zero by tomorrow morning.

and lifted and helped in various ways, thousands of fallen men and women. They are continually feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and helping the unfortunate and any assitance given unfortunate and any assistance given Capt. McKay, though but twenty-nine years old, has been wonderfully successful in his work in many larger cities. He has built SIO,OOO citadels or churches at Fort Wayne, Oil City,

Pa., Glen Falls and Jamestown, N. Y. At Fort Wayne he did all but six days of the brick work himself. He is attractive in appearance and an eloquent speaker and is ably assisted by Mrs. McKay, a beautful singer and cornetist. Everyone should hear these people during their visit here Saturday and Sunday, and as they appear at four different services, all will have the oppoturnity.

JURY DISAGREED In Case of McKean vs City of Decatur DISCHARGED THIS MORNING After Being Out Nearly Twenty-Four Hours —Stood Eleven to One for McKean.

The case of George E. McKean against the city of Decatur, which has been in progress for the past six days, at Fort Wayne, was determined at ten o’clock this morning, when the jury reported back to Judge Aiken and asked to be idscharged as they could not agree on a verdict. The case went to the jury at noon Thursday and the jury wrestled with the facts and the law for nearly twentyfour hours, the result being that they could not agree. The first ballot taken when the jury went to their room stood eleven to one in favor of Mr. McKean and thus they balloted throughout the night, one lone man causing the disagreemnt. The case was a hard fought one and many nasty legal propositions presented themselves, all of which, however, Judge Aiken handled in a fair and impartial manner. With the above facts now existing the case will have to be reheard in the near future unless the parties litigating can get together and effect a settlement that will be satisfactory to both sides. o WIFE MURDERER IS HANGED Wilmington, Del., Jan. 25. —Dewis Johns was hanged today for the mur-j der of his wife. This is the second hanging here in two weeks.

ERIE MAY CHANGE PRESIDENTS Said Underwood Will Resign and Brownell Succeed. (Scrinos-Mcßae Special) New York, Jan. 25. —Rumors have been circulated among the railroad people especially, regarding changes among the higher officials of the Erie railroad. It is stated that F. D. Underwood president of the Erie railroad company will resign and that in his place will be one of the leading men on the official roll of the company. The man slated for the new president is George F. Brownell, vice president and general solicitor of the road. Mr. Underwood, it is understood is considering a higher step in the railroad work and will leave on that account. Although the resignation has not been affirmed and no appointments of successors made it is thought the change is quite probable. A SLICK PROMOTER The Term Applied to Senator Ulrey WORKED SMOOTH OIL DEAL Sold Stock at Auburn and Garrett for Company Doing Business in This County.

The DeKalb and Steuben County Oil Company has practically passed out of existence. The company was organized by State Senator Lew Ulrey, assisted by Henry Boozer, two experienced promoters who are able to make an average man part with his money on the belief that he has a sure thing. A number of prominent men in the two counties sunk a large sum and never received any dividends. Auburn and Garrett contributed more money to the concern than any other part of the territory. The territory in w'hich oil was expected to flow with the freedom of water from a boiling spring is located in Adams county. The holdings of the company consisting of the lease of 500 acres of land were recently transferred to Ohio parties who expect to “strike oil.” It may be considered the better part of wisdom to kindly and conscientiously turn down the slick promoter who wants to make you rich with a small investment. The money lost in this sort of dealing is something enormous throughout the country and the business stands as a parallel to the sale of mining stock which never materializes in promised dividends. —Waterloo Press. o FARMLAND OFFICER GOT CUTE Because he reared back on his dignity and persistently ignored a subpoena ordering him to appear here as witness in the Harwich-Cable adultery case .Town Marshal Davis of Farmland yesterday paid a fine of $8 to the county clerk for contempt of court, says the Hartford City Gazette. The papers were served on Officer Davis by reading and he refused to come, claiming that the law did not compel a man to go from one county to another unless his mileage and fees were tendered him. This is true in civil action but as the cause in which Davis was wanted as a witness was a state case he could have been compelled to go any place in Indiana. An attachment was issued for his arrest and Sheriff Hudson went to Randolph county to get his man. When he returned Davis was arraigned before the judge and was told that instead of looking forward to the collection of his fees he would have to pay the costs of issuing the writ, which amounted to SB. Officer Davis returned home a sadder but much wiser man.

TODAY IN THE LEGISLATURE (Scripps-Mcßae Special ) Indianapolis, Jah. 25. —Thes enate today passed a bill making appropriation for a Wallace statue in Statuary Hall at Washington. Also bill for a superior court in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties; a bill providing an appropriation for the care of Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s grave in Warwick county. The house passed a bill for a monument in Andersonville prison. Roth houses adjourned this afternoon until Monday afternoon.

EARLY STRUGGLES Necessary io Start Educational Movement HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY First School House Built in 1839 in Root Township, Three Miles North of Monmouth. CHAPTER Hl—Continued. Wabash township also claims the honor of building the first school house in the county. This was a log building, embellished with all the comforts of that primitive time, which were not at all numerous. This house was built by Peter Studabaker, Col. Vance, Ormian Perrine, Samuel Simison and Reed Disby. About the same year (1839) Decatur claims to have built her first school house, under the school laws of 1824. Who the teachers were in this house if it ever was built at all, is not known, but it could not have been used so very long, for it is on record that one of the rooms in the court house was utilized for a school room in 1846 by one James Luckey, who was obliged to give bonds to repair all broken window lights made by the children and suspend his school whenever the county officials wanted to use the room. Some time after, a frame building was erected for school purposes. This building stood on tne east side of North Second street, about where the Holthouse ’ livery barn now stands. In 1854 the I third building was erected. This was i two stories in height and large enough ■ for two recitation rooms, besides the • main room, for each story. There > were four teachers employed for the i first term of school held in this buildl ing. Prof. Cook, was the principal, : and Miss Jenne Bollman, DeWitt Rugg > and Miss J. Kimberly were assistants. . The more advanced scholars were sent upsatirs, while all the lower ■ grade pupils went to the room below. The school was thoroughly graded in 1878 under the management of Prof. . S .G .Hastings and in 1881 seven pupils graduated in the first class. In 1885 the present High School building was erected, made of brick and costing $15,000. This soon became too small for the ever-increasing number of school children and Decatur now has, besides the Central High School building, three substantial brick structures known as the North, South and West ward buildings. The Geneva school was classified in 1873, using the old M. E. church as one department of the school. In 1873 a large, substantial building of brick was erected and the school graded under Mr. J. O. Jones as principal. Hartford township, beginning like Continued on Page 2. DISASTEROUSFIRE Destroys Barn on the Old Niblick farm THREE HORSES WERE BURNED Also a Cow and Thirteen Hogs— Grain and Machinery—Loss is Over $2500. As the result of a fire in which a big barn located on the James H. Tucker farm just west of Peterson, Perry James, a tenant, is loser about S2OOO. The Tucker farm is the old Robert Niblick farm, having been purchased from the heirs three years ago. Sometime last night the barn caught fire mysteriously, and burned almost before anyone knew of it. Practically nothing was saved and the loss includes three valuable horses, a cow, thirteen head of hogs, machinery and tools, 800 bushels of corn, several tons of hay and various other articles, comprising practically all the wealth of Mr. James, and as he had no insurance the loss is a calamity hard to b\ar. The barn was an old one and Tucker’s loss will probably not be over | S7OO.

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