Richmond Palladium (Daily), 12 March 1906 — Page 1
JPALLAB WEE KLY KSTAI.HHRD "1831 "AILY K8TABL1 UED .816 . V" - .V' EICEMOND INDIANA, MONDAY MOENING, MARCH 12, 1906. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS, CITY IS VISITED BY SHOW STORM HEW BUILDING III 1907 DOG POISONER GETS IN WORK ANDERSON GETS THE FIELD MEET A DEIICATE OPERATION VIEWS DIFFER ON AMENDMENT SCHOOL BOARD WANTS ADDITION AT HIGH SCHOOL. LOSES HIS ARM IN ORDER TO SAVE HIS LIFE. HERR GROUND HOG BRINGS AN EIGHT INCH FALL OF "THE BEAUTIFUL." When the New Structure is Put Up It Will be Modern To Contain A Gymnasium. , SEVERAL VALUABLE DOGS ARE ' KILLED IN THE SOUTH END OF CITY. EASTERN INTERSCHOLASTIC MEET TO BE HELD HERE MAY TWELFTH. Herman Kienker Submits to an Operation for a Cancer Whjch' Was Balling Him: CANNON AND WATSON DO NOT . AGREE ON STATEHOOD BILL.
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HEAVIEST FALL FOR YEARS
No Damage to the Fruit is Anticipat- . .-. "... ed While it Will do Farmers Much Good. Those people who have been making slurring remarks, about Mr. Groundhog's ability " as a weather prognosticator, were deeply humiliated yesterday v. morning when they found several inches of snow -on the ground and the flakes thickly flying. The snow fall kept up throughout the day' and a greater part of the evening and this morning there is eight inches of the "beautiful"- on the ground. . ;' v,. This is one of the heaviest snow falls 'that Richmond has had for several years. The snow was such as to interfere With the street car service, both'in the city and on the interurban lines. " . . Those merchants who have been busily advertising spring goods for the past few days now have a bone to pick with the weather man, but perhaps the most disappointed man in the city was "Doc" Genn, street commissioner. For the past week he has been loudly complaining of the wretched condition of the streets, due to the unusually open winter. And now, with the heavy fall of snow on the ground, his troubles have been increased fourfold. Out in the country the snow is not trn' unwelcome visitor. The soil the past winter has not been thoroughly wet and when the present . snow thaws the ground will bo in a splendid condition . and all crops will be benefitted, especially wheat. , No injury to the fruits is anticipated, in fact the outlook for the fruit crop in Wayne County is exceedingly bright. " I am 't more than satisfied with the snow fall; Its a poor man's fertilizer," said a well known farmer yesterday. The railroads had but little troublt with the heavy snow yesterday and nearly all their trains went through on schedule time last night. No snow plows were used, but two engines were used on many trains through the "snow belt" and the frequency of trains kept down the amount of snow on the tracks. When there is no wind and the snow does not drift, there is little trouble in running through eight or ten inches. The cars were heavy with it and some of them coated white. On some parts of the road, especially south of Hamilton, there was practically no snow, but at Logansport, over a foot was reported by trainmen. ABOUT EVENLY MATCHED City and - County xPay About the Same Amount of Taxes Myt. -. rick's Figures. On the tax lists which have been made out by County Treasurer Myrick, the City is about evenly matched with the remainder of the county. The total amount of tax which must be paid in this year is $632,278.48, in both city and county. Over half of this, or $337,764.01, is paid in by residents of Richmond alone. The amount of taxable property has advanced about two millions of dollars in the past six years, making the total amount at present about $30,000,000. Dudley Cates, Will Reller, Henry iFarwig, John Bayer and Henry Bayier attended the polo game at Kokomo Saturday evening.
Although nothing will be done during' the coming' spring and summer toward the erection of a new buildmg, as an addition to the High School, the ' School ' Board is figuring on the building and it may be commenced the year following. It has been known for some time that an addition to. the building will be necessary but now it is too late in the year o begin work on the building with a view of completing it before 'next September. The lack of sufficient .funds also hampers doing the work this year, as it is the intention of the school board to build a costly structure, with all modern improvements. -A- gymnasium; with good equipment will probably be a part of the new building. Its cost will be between $20,000 and $60,000.
NARROW ESCAPE WHILE FENCING FRANK COOK CAME NEAR LOSING AN EYE IN FOIL CONTEST. DID HOT USE A WIRE MASK Injured Boy is Son of John Cook Whose-Wife Was Killed by Explosion. Frank Cook, a student at the Business College, residing four miles northeast of Richmond, narrowly escapd having his eye put out in a fencing match with Louis Lott, another student at the school Friday morning. Before beginning the bout Cook and Lott removed the rubber tips from the sharp points of the foils and neither wore the usual wire face marks. Both, in the presence of several other students fought skillfully and fiercely for several minutes until suddenly Lott's weapon flashed past Cook's guard entering his left eye pit, between the eye ball and the nose. A fraction of an inch to the right and Cook's eye would have been put out and perhaps a fatal wound would have resulted. Blood flowed freely from the sword wound. Yesterday it was stated that the wound had healed and that the young man felt no ill effects. Frank Cook is the son of John Cook, whose home last January was-ruined by a gas explosion, resulting in the death of Mrs. Cook. A SMALL FREIGHT WRECK A small freight wreck occurred yesterday morning at about 11 o'clock at Cambridge City. Snow had blocked the switch of the derail and when the rtain was being pulled over, the cars jumped the track and were turned over. No one was on the cars but the goods in them was damaged. A wreck crew from this city cleared away the debris. SPENCER IS MANAGER E. L. Spencer has been made manager of the jewelry store which was recently sold by D. P. Armer to Thomas New of Greenfield, Ind. Mr. Spencer has many years experience in the jewelry business. , V WEATHER INDICATIONS. . Temperature. Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and colder.
0I1E CAIIINEWAS WORTH $50
Dog Owners on Hunt For Person Who Did the Work To be ; - Prosecuted. . $10 reward offered to anyone giving description of man who poisoned valuable beagle hound belonging to me. Edward Hollern, 42G South Sixth street. This advertisement was handed into the Palladium last night by Mr. Hollern, who states that he is going to make an effort to locate the man who poisoned many dogs in the south end of the city. The man, if located, will be prosecuted. The dog lost by Mr. Hollern was a pedigreed animal and valued at $50. His loss is keen-
HIBERNATING; OR, MIDWINTER IN RUSSIA.
ly felt by Mr. Hollern and the members of his family. The police have been notified and are now working on the case. During the past week five valuable dogs have been poisoned in the neighborhood in which Mr. Hollern resides, and the owners of the animals are up in arms against the perpetrators of the outrage. Those who have lost dogs are Henry Reeg, 413 South Sixth street; Ben Miller, South Sixth street; Joseph Gatzek, 317 South Fifth street; Tony Kuth, South Sixth street and Edward Hollern.' About six weeks ago C. Skillings, 433 South Sixth street, lost two dogs. The beagle hound belonging to Mr. Hollern was poisoned once before but the attempt was unsuccessful. The dog was given the poison from which it died Saturday afternoon. Dr. Hoover examined the dog yesterday morning and found that strychnine had been administered toit. WILL RETURN HOME Russel Shof er has decided to return to his home in Los Angeles, Calf. This young lad several months ago ran away from home and for the past few weeks has been living with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hawekotte of this citv. Mary F. Thomas W. C. T. V. will hold their business meeting this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Martha Little, 2S North Eleventh street.
NEW DIVISION OF RECEIPTS
List of Events and All Arrangements For th Affair at A Meeting . c , Saturday. Prof. F. L. Torrence has returned from Anderson where he went to arrange with representatives from Marion, Kokomo and Anderson high schools for the annual track and field meet between these schools. The date of the meet for this year was set for Saturday, May 12 and the place of holding it was given to Anderson. This is the fourth time that these schools have held a meet and Kokomo should have the right to entertain it but owing to its poor location it was given to Anderson. The other time the meet was held at AnChicago Inter Ocean. derson the interscholastie association made a nice sum. The list of events for the meet are the same as before, the 100, 220 and 440 yard dashes, the half and one mile runs, low and high hurdles, shot put hammer throw and running broad jump. Anderson is to have the right of selecting the referee and starter for the meet while the other teams are to select two officials each to represent them. The division of gate receipts this year'is to be different than before. Anderson is to get forty percent of the gross receipts for entertaining the meet and the other schoodls are to , divide the remainder on the basis of mileage as follows: Richmond 25 1-5 percent, Marion 16 1-5 percent and Kokomo 18 3-5 percent. Each school can enter as many athletes as it ehooses but only two will be allowed to contest for places. GERMS IH RIVER ICE Wm. Moffitt is Sick With Typhoid Fever From Eating Some Ice From River. Because William Moffitt, a ten year old boy, ate some river ice a few weeks ago while skating, he is now confined to his home, 240 South Second street, suffering from typhoid fever. Dr. Davis states that typhoid germs may be frozen in ice for five years and be be as active at the end of that time as they were at first.
, A delicate operation was performed last week at the Reidv Memorial Hospital on Herman H. Keihker, 320 South , Thirteenth street. . Mr. Keiriker developed, a cancer on his hand which extended up to his shoulder and if it had been allowed to I continue its course, would have caused his death in-a short time: The arm was removed at the shoulder joint. The patient is improving rapidly.-
GOES TO ANDERSON William Marine of this city who has been in Hamilton, Ohio, for some time as operator and ticket agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, has been promoted to a good position at Anderson, Ind., with the same company. LAW NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MORTGAGE EXEMPTION LAW WOULD SAVE PEOPLE'S MONEY IF USED. FILING PERIOD IS NOW HERE If Everyone Took Advantage of Law Wayne County Would Lose $2500 Annually. The annual period for filing ex emptions under the. law regarding tax on mortgages is now. on, and Au ditor Hanes has many visitors each day who are anxious to take advan tage of the law and become exempt from a certain amount of taxes. The law was made for the express purpose of benefitting the class of people who have found it necessary to borrow money on their property, and who are having a hard time get ting it paid, and to help the laboring man who is trying to buy his own home. If there is a mortgage on a piece of property for $1400 or more $700 is deducted and the total tax is $17.50, just half what it would be if there was no such law. If the mortgage reads for a sum less the $1400, the amount deducted from the tax duplicate is half of the amount of the mortgage. In this country, there are about 1300 mortgages on whichan amount could be deducted, but only a small percentage of the people take advantage of the law, probably because they do not know of its workings. If all those who have mortgaged their property filed their exemptions, over $800,000, .would be removed from the duplicates, and the loss in money to the County would be nearly $2,500. OMAR BUIIDY LEAD ATTACK New Castle Boy Was at the Head of Uncle Sam's Troops in the Philippines. In the report received at the headquarters of the War Department in Washington yesterday, it was learned that Major Omar Bundy formerly of New Castle, was leader in the engagement which recently took' place in the Philippines. Major Bundy is well known in this city and his many friends will be glad to hear that he was not injured in the battle with the Moros. The attacking party had a difficult route to follo'w and were more "exposed than were the Phillipino forces.
UNCLE JOE WANTS TO FIGHT
Congressman "Jim" ' Would Agree . With the Senate arid AWd 47; -S Further Trouble: ' ' Washington, March 11. Speaker Cannon is marshalling his., forces preparatory to waging two ' great fights one against the Senate' amen-. ment to the statehood bill and the other against the ship subsidy bill. Yesterday Representative Watson, whip of the House, arrived in Wash ington having, been summoned by a telegram from-the speaker. Repre sentative Brick, also summoned by a wire, from the speaker, will arrive today. Brick is second member on the House Committee on Territories, and will be one "of the House conferees on . the statehood bill. X ; . Representative Watson " disafjreei ' with the speaker as to the. policy of
opposing the statehood . bill - as it, comes from the Senate. -He will un-v dertake the apparently hopeless task , of winning the speaker over to his way of thinking but failing in that, he will follow the speaker's leader ship as the "whip" is always supposed to do. ' , If Mr. Watson could live hi way the House would accept the Senate's amendments and , end the statehood fight. He is apprehensive that resistance by the House will mean a deadlock and no statehood legislation at all, and he thinks it would be a little less than a political crime to keep Indian Territory and Oklahoma longer out of the Union. - The statehood fight probably will not be precipitated in the 'House .for two weeks, but meanwhile Speaker , Cannon proposes to organize in the most effective manner possible and ? he places a great deal of reliance on Watson and Brick. It is probable that Republican caucus will be call- -ed to bind the majority to reject the Senate amendments.
BLICKWEDEL TO RETURN He Will Get to This Country From Germany March 26 To "Do" The East. Councilman Blickwedel who for the past six weeks has been visiting the scenes of his boyhood in Germany will arrive in this country March 26. He will go from New York to Washington where he intends to "do" the Capital and hobnob with his fellow statesmen. It is expected that he will 'arrive in Richmond April 6 and will at once make his presence felt in the council chamber. , , ' . . . ASKS FOR TOLICE POWER , The new park custodian, Howard Ridge, Saturday asked of the Board of Public Works: for police powers and the Board has made application for his commission. It is probable that one of Mr. Ridge's assistanes . will occupy the custodian's home at Glen Miller. EXHIBITS INDIAN PORTRAIT W. A. Eyden, the well known local artist, has exhibited in one of the show windows of the Starr Piano Company 's Main street stoTe a por trait of an Indian. The painting is one of the best that has come from the brush of Mr. Eyden and has attracted much favorable . comment. The canvas was done two years ago at Duluth, Minn.
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