Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1907 — Page 1

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WILL LIKELY PASS The Tyndall Ditch Bill is the Favorite MAY STEAL HIS THUNDER His Bill Seems to Cover Most of the Defects Now Raised Against Present Law. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27. —Forced s .to lower their colors to Senator Tyn. s ,dall of Decatur, one of the Democratic leaders of the senate, the Republicans of that august body were not in an enviable frame of mind today. Their trouble was over the outcome of their efforts to pass a ditch law that would .repeal the evil features of the odious ditch law on the subjet enacted two .years ago. The Democrats in their state platform were pledged to the repeal of I .this ditch law. They were turned | .down in the house where Representa. | .tive Kelley, a Republican, put through f .a ditch law by a majority of one vote, | In the senate the Republicans looked I to Senator Parks to help them out I .but he failed. After discussing his bill for two I -days the Republicans were forced to | substitute a bill introduced by Sena. | tor Tyndall which is conceded to be I the best thing introduced on the 'subI ject at this session. After being I .compelled to tajee the advice of a I Democrat on this important matter I the Republican senators held a caucus I last night for the puprose of framing R up a bill that would prove satisfac. ■ tory and take from Senator Tyndall, I and the Democratic party, the credit I due them for finding away of re. E Moving the people of a very unsatisI factory law. ■ ( It is likely that the Republicans I will find some way to deprive Senator Rr Tyndall of the credit of drafting a I ;good ditch law as they have a major. ■ dty in both branches but the action K .yesterday and last night shows that ■ .he deserves the credit for introduc. ■a ng a i»U that the Rpublicans are E coogteHed to adopt.

Both parties are very anxious to put through a good ditch law that will repeal the bad features of the present statute which have proved a •burden to the people. Undoubtedly •the Democrats are entitled to the •credit of solving the problem noti withstanding anything the Republicans may do from now on. THE FOURTtTsALE Fine Stock of Horses for Tomorrow’s Auction AT THE BOCH & RICE STABLES ■ Nearly Two Hundred Head of Fine Animals Will Go to the High High Bidders. | The horse sale to be conducted at ■the Boch & Rice sale stable tomorrow ■promises to be the best ever held in ■this city. Almost every stall in this ■spacious barn is occupied by a '•• ■- ■able horse,’and it is worth the price ■>f a show to just cast a glance at Bhe excellent collection of well b • d Bnimals. The 175 head of heavy ml Bight draft horses that are on l a.. • Bl the sale stable will find new Im: Bomorrow, and it can be safely s lid Bhat the lucky buyers can boa the finest kind of horin this section. The-’ were bought within a radm miles of Decatur and tl.. a great credii on our ia their ability of raising >nof stock in Indiana. Ibis sale given at this new ■ach better than the former and ■ Infringing hundreds of strancity to buy and sell a * * llr market.

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THEY DIDN’T PAY THEIR RENT Salvation Army Still Having Some Trouble. Adjutant Betz, the erstwhile representative of the American branch of the Salvation Army in this city, was in town this morning for a short time and with him was Captain Sny. der and Mrs. Betz. They have been living at Hartford City and conducting meetings there for the past ten days. When the adjutant landed in the city this morning, Fred Tangeman was at once on his trail and followed him to the depot. Some time ago the American branch of the army, with their general, James E. Duffin, came to this city to convince the people that they were the real goods and they rented the opera house. Twentyfive dollars was to be the amount of rental to be paid to the managers. Something like seventeen dollars and a half was collected and the opera house management failed to get a single penny of this. When Fred tried to get the money today, Betz had unfortunately left most of his pile somewhere else and he was obliged to give Fred the address of the general and request that he write to him for the unpaid balance. A Banner reporter asked the adjutant whether or not he knew of the charges that had been made against him by Mrs. Sylvester Foutz at Montpelier. Betz said that he had never heard that there were charges made by her or anyone else. At any rate, he was ready to offer a sweeping denial as he boarded the cars for Ohio City, his next stop. —Bluffton Banner. o THEY ARE NAMED Noah Mangold and. Eli Crist to Assess THEY BEGIN WORK TOMORROW The Township Assessor* Start on Their Rounds Tomorrow —Kept the Court House Warm. Noah Mangold and Eli Crist have been named by Assessor Blackbum to assess the real estate of Decatur, and will begin their duties tomorrow. Considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed over previous values made and it is hoped that these gentlemen have the right combination for an equal adjustment of values upon the realties within the corporation. The tax rate of $4.74 will make many own. ers of real estate and personal chatties feel that they are rich. Janitor Ernst has kept the court house from cellar to dome, at even above the required temperature for comfort and done it, too, the entire winter. It has meant long hours and considerable care, but Tite is usually there with the goods any place you put him.

Among the other business in commissioner's court Monday, will be the opening of bids for supplies at the county infirmary. It will consist of the usual list of groceries, dry goods, drugs, hardware, clothing, stock feed, seeds, harness, oil, etc. The township assessors begin the work of assessing the real and personal property tomorrow, and for the next sixty days, they will be busy. Their first meeting will be held at Herne on March 9. The commissioners will begin their March session on next Monday, and considerable business is on the calendar. Four macadam roads will be sold on the first day of the term. o THE BLACK HAND IS AT WORK Cause Death and Destruction in New York. v . v York. Feb. 28. —One man is , two others fatally hurt from bul- • unds and throe men are under t as the result of a Black Hand >■ a saloon here early today. ~, foreigners tried to raise some turbance in a saloon in order to I , 3 commotion and then rob the

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening February 28, 1907.

ABASE BALL TEAM Decatur Will Have a Bet* ter one Than Ever AND ARE SAYING SOMETHING Stockholders Met Last Evening and Elected. Board of Directors For the Year. • A meeting of the stockholders of the Decatur base ball association was held at the Ccenmercial Club rooms last evening and the question of wheher or not we would have a ball club the coming year was thoroughly discussed, the general opinion being that arrangements should be made for even a better team than last year. Four new direcors, H. L. Conter, D. E. Studabaker, E. G. Coverdale and J. H. Heller were selected and the board will meet soon to elect officers and perfect plans for the season. Applications from Burns, Henderson, Linderbeck and others have been received, all desiring a place in Decatur this season. It is probable that Jesse Reynolds of Richmond, who played here ten years ago, will be secured as playing manager. He has asked for the place and is known as one of the most successful in the country. The asociation has some money on hands as was shown by the treaurer’s report last evening and some additional stock will be sold so that the association will start in much better shape than last year when SISOO was expended on a park. Portland, Bluffton, Hartford City, Garrett and other cities are lining up and Decatur will give them all a battle when the time comes. It’s a little early but just the time to frame up a good team.

SPRUNGER IS IN KENTUCKY Officers Have Not Decided Whether Bring Him Back or Not. Sam Sprunger, who gained much notoriety through his “Hop Cream’’ joint and who is wanted here on a charge of selling liquor without license, is being held by the police at Covington, Ky. Marshal Tucker received a telegram from the chief of police of the above named place on Monday afternoon, asking whether Samuel Sprunger is wanted at Berne. The authorities here are as yet undecided whether they will have him brought back to Berne. A warrant is out for his arrest upon the evidence obtained last Thursday when the raid was made upon the famous soup bouse. The affidavit for the arrest of Sprunger was sworn to by Mr. Rohrer of the Berne Witness, Saturday. On Sunday evening Sheriff Meyer of Decatur, was here to cop Sammy, but the bird had flown. Prosecutor Heller was here Monday and took an invoice of the liquors that were seized and the same was placed in the care of Constable Kuntz, and taken to the latter’s building on Main street. Notices were then issued for Mr. Sprunger to appear within the next ten day and reclaim his property. If he fails tq do so, the property will, upon the order of the judge, be de. stroyed, according to the new blind tiger law.

There is still a case pending against Mr. Sprunger upon a grand jury indictment, for selling liquors without license. —Berne News.

FATAL EXPLOSION AT PITTSBURG Steel Plant Furnace Lets Go With Serious Results. Scripps-Mcßae Special. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 28.—An explosion attended with heavy damage, occurred at the Jones-Laughian Steei company's plant this morning. The top of the furnace was blown off and molten metal showered in every direction. The first reports said one man was killed and many injured. A recent explosion of the same nature at the same place cost eleven lives.

WILL LEAVE FORT WAYNE Captain McKay is Ordered to Indian. apolis. About the first of April, or as soon thereafter as the local Salvation Army citadel is rebuilt, Captain S. R. McKay, commander of the Booth Army in this city, will be transferred to Indianapolis, where his services are required in the erection of a barracks at that place. Captain McKay has exceeded his time limit in this city and would have gone to Indianapolis sooner had it not been for the unfortunate blaze in the barracks. The Salvation Army is run on the same plan as a regular army and its officers are ordered from place to place where their services are most needed. The commanders also endeavor to change the officers in charge of the work at the various cities about once a year, or somewhat on the plan of the Methodist Episcopal church with its pastors. Captain McKay has been in Fort Wayne now for over sixteen months, but it was not thought politic to transfer him until he had the citadel here completed and the work w’ell started. His successor has not yet been named. —Ft. Wayne News. COURT HOUSE NEWS Barney Everett Granted a Divorce DAMAGE CASE SET FOR TRIAL

Porter Case Dismissed —Demurrer Sustained to Answer in Case Against Calvin Miller. • A new case filed this morning was that of Henry C. Robison vs. Christina R. Niblick, administratrix, suit on claim, demand $20?? Barney 6. EvefOtt vs. Maud Everett, divorce case, answer filed by prose, cuting attorney, evidence heard, divorce granted plaintiff, custody of child given defendant, plaintiff to pay costs within twenty days. Elizabeth Kern vs. Chicago & Erie railroad company, damages, demand SISOO, demurrer overruled, general denial filed and cave set for trial Monday, March 18. Charles D. Porter vs. Arlie Carpenter and W. J. Heeter, rental and con. tract, demand S2OOO, cause dismissed and costs paid In probate court Christina R. Niblick, administratrix of the William Niblick estate, filed a petition for an order to compromise claims and it was so ordeied by the court. The Maui er claim case is set for trial in the Adams Circuit court tomorrow moming. Ira France et al. vs. Calvin Miller et al., suit on account and on bond, demand ?700, demurrer filed-to third and fourth paragraph, argued and sustained, leave granted to amend an. swer. o DR. EVANS BESTS JEROME Answers His Questions With Equally Big Word s .

New York, Feb. 28.—Dr. Evans was called as the first witness in the Thaw case today. Evans had several insanity books with him. brought at the request of Jerome. These two men locked horns just as soon as the evidence began and the morning session was a stormy one. Again and again Jerome asked technical questions and Evans answered in evasive technical terms. Jerome's attempt to befuddle Evans failed signally. Every time Jerome asked him a big worded question Evans would use five minutes in giving a big worded answer. The court held the answer? proper and Jerome was routed. — o W. S. Hughes returned yesterday from Florida, where he was attending to business interests.

SOCIETY IS DULL Feeling the Effects of the Lenten Season POCAHONTAS MEETS TONIGHT Nothing but Church and Club Societies to Record Today—Laugh and the World Laughs With You. BY PEARL BURDG. Mrs. C. F. True was hostess at the Ladies’ Aid Society meeting this as.

ternoon. All members of the Pocahontas lodge are earnestly urged to be present this evening at the regular weekly meeting. Do not fail to attend. The members of the Young Matrons’ Club will have no meeting this week. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian church will be entertained by Mrs. Jacob Eady, on Friday afternoon, March Ist. Everyone invited to attend. "Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.” This doesn’t sound very encouraging to those who feel the need of tears, but, after all, we women are too much inclined to use “water power” when a little exertion of the will would make the poor, tried “nerves” behave themselves. Beautiful Dolly Madison said to a young girl who was mourning over some trifle: "My dear, I am an old woman and I have never yet seen anything that was worth crying over.’ Perhaps after all it is better to follow the example of that famous “first lady of the land” and go about provoking smiles instead of needing sympathy—Fort, Wayne Journal-Gazette, The City Improvement Society is one year old and tomorrow evening pt the Library their first election of officer', will blade. Dr. J. S. Boyers, who has so faithfully served the society as presii l ’.. during their first year, has ccomp.ished many thin-s that have been i credit to the city nnl to the City Improvement Society. Immediately follo'-’ing their orgauizattjn there was a cleaning up in Decatur, such as was never e? yerienced ‘>e. fore, and as springtime approaches, arrangements for a repetition of thia good work should !e made. There should be many new friends this yea •. Friends who will lai or to make Deca, tur clean. Friends who will help in the good work of planting flowers and beautifying the homes as well as the public places. The societj- accomplished much during their first year and should be proud of that accomplish. (Continued on Page 2.)

MEETING TONIGHT Your Presence Wanted at the Club Rooms BUSINESS OF MUCH IMPORTANCE Plans to be Discu s sed for Securing Better Fire Protection in Decatur. Every business man in Decatur and every citizen interested in the welfare of this prosperous and progressive city is requested to attend the meeting of the Business Mens association at the Cotnemrciai Club rooms at eight o'clock this evening. Thia meeting is called for the purpose of determining upon some plan to provide better fire protection. The cause ij cue in which everyone should be greatly interested. We have poorer fire prcioc'i 'i than ;iiy other ei'y of 5,000 in Indiana. So far we have been lucky, though we have hid ‘ vc ve-v disastrous f" l ' )T'R TIME ”'O have all be»n sto.. . > lock the stable dior.. Yelp with yoitr pre :cn.'< at toniglr.'s meeting.

A NEW CAR WILL BE ADDED But Change in Schedule Will Not Occur for a Month. This week a second passenger car will be put into operation on the new Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban road and the schedule will then be cut in half, from a car every three hours to one every hour and a half. As soon as a new air compressor arrives from the factory and can be fitted to the car everything will be in readiness for the new schedule. It is thought that the new car will be put on about Wednesday or Thursday. —Fort Wayne News. Officials of the road here deny the statement that half hour service is to begin next week and say the present schedule will not be changed before April Ist. However, they do expect to have the second car ready for service within a few days. PANAMAUPHEAVAL Bids for Construction Rejected by President CROMER MAY BE A POSTMASTER Special Employes Have a Snap—New Congressmen Introduced to the President. Washington, Feb. 28. —Another upheaval has taken place in Panama canal affairs. Presdent Roosevelt has directed Chirman Shonts of the Isthmian canal commission, to reject all the bids that had been submitted for the censtruotlon of the big waterway, and at the same time announced that Chief Engineer Stevens had tendered his resignation and would be succeeded by Major G. W. Goethals, of the corps of army engineers. ( Washington, Feb. 28.—Representative Cromer, his closest friends believe, is disposed to accept the postmastership at Muncie, tendered to him by the postmaster general. At any rate he has not up to this time said to the department that he would decline the place. It seems probable that the Indiana member’s name would be sent to the president for transmission to the senate within a day or two. It was reported that a protest had been filed against this proposed appointment, but inquiry developed the fact that no objection from any source has so far been made. Washington, Feb. 28.—1 n response to the Tillman resolution calling for information as to the practice of utilizing the services of, “special employes,” who are usually appointed regardless of the civil service rules, it was shown ths week that William Dudley Foulke of Richmond. Ind., former civil service commissioner, enjoyed a temporary appointment at sl2 a day and expenses to investigate and report upon affairs in Indian Territory.

Washington, Feb. 28. —Representative Dixon introduced W. E. Cox, member of congress-elect from the Third district and J. A. M. Adair, member-elect from the Eighth district, to the president. "The President was glad to see us,” said Mr. Adair, “but he did not promise us anything, not even any postoffices.” — o— — DETECTIVE WILKIE IN CHARGE Will Take Action in Chicago SubTreasury Theft. (Scripps-Mcßae Special.) Chicago, Feb. 28. —John E. Wilkie, chief of the secret service department arrived ’n Chicago t> lay and took ch; tge of the investigatin'. . f the sub. treasury robbery. Warrants are ready to be served the moment Wilkie gives the word. That an outsider I may prove to be the thief is not de I nied by Wilkie, who tttys it is to'

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