Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1907 — Page 1

DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT.

'olnme V. Number 69

ALL BUSINESS WILL CEASE Every Store will Close During the Big Lot Sale Next Tuesday

ROUSING SUCCESS Every Merchant Signs an Agreement pledges are still coming in 1 Assuring the Greatest Day in the History of Decatur—Have You Read the Signs? And still they come. Everybody is I buying a Iqt and boosting for this I new and Greater Decatur. You can’t I stop us, Mr. Knocker, so the thing to do is to get on the wagon, join this I crowd of jolly, happy boosters. Each I day find ß new names on the roll of I iionor.' If ycm read them you will find I they are the level-headed, wise people lof the city. Put your name with them. I The advertising committee was out I last night in force, with their paint I brushes and buckets and in front of I every store in the city this morning, was the glaring announcements of the big sale next Tuesday. It will be I a day long remembered for a new city is to be given birth on that day. I The list of buyers today include the following: Name* Added Today. Charles H. Heckman. William T. Hobrock. That It will be a holiday Is now assured for every store in town will I be closed from twelve to five o’clock. I Everyone has canght the spirit and I this big auction will be the most exI citing event ever witnessed here. The I list of firms who have agreed to close I their places of business is as folI low:

Schafer Hardware Co. Elzey & Vance. J. H. Voglewede & Son. S. Melchi. E. E. DeWitt. Everett, Hite & Son. D M. Hensley. F. E. Smith. J. H. Smith. A. J. Russell. Thos. A. Leonard. J D. Hale. J. E. Moser & Co. Burt Mangold. J. E. Moser. Cress 4. Beavers. Kate Burdg. Ball. Meyer & Presdorf. Della Fetzer. The Daily Democrat. Coffee A Rinehart. Leo Miller. Sullivan & Haley. First National Bank. John Brock. Charlie Voglewede. The Myers & Dailey Co. W. H. Nachtireb. Anderson & Baker. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Journal Publishing Co. Old Adams County Bank. Niblick & Co. Winaes Shoe Store. J. D. Rieter. J. W. Place Co. Kuebler & Moltz Co. The Holthouse Drug Co. Decatur Hardware Co. Palace Bowling Alleys. Dyonis Schmitt M. Burns & Son. W. L Lehne. Smith, Yager & Falk. U. Deininger. M. Fullenkamp. T. C. Corbett. Fred B. Tague. Leo Auth. F. G. Eichenberger. B. Kalver Clothing Co. Page Blackburn. Steele & Weaver. Lose & Schrank. True & Runyon. Mrs. A. Boese. . Logansport & Wabash V alley Company. Laman & Lee. Kiondyke Bowling Alleyß- - Butler. L Joseph. A. L. Burdg. F. V. Mills.

C. E. Baughman. Decatur Packing Co. Simon J. Hain. Kalver & Co. W. G. Spencer. Gay & Zwick. o ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION Armless Girl is Visiting at Alexandria. Miss Kittie Smith, the “armless wonder,’ ’of South Bend, is the guest of friends and relatives at Alexandria for several days, and is attracting no little attention there. She will be remembered by the Democrat readers as the young lady who j sent out an endless chain system of letters asking you to send her twen-ty-five cents, and she received thousands of dollars in this way. Hundreds of Frankfort people contributed. She is now said to be independent, if she will take care of her wealth. 1 and can enjoy life as she desires. The young lady, now twenty-five years old, has been, armless for sixteen years. While putting wood in a stove one day she fell In a faint on the stove, her arms going into the open lid holes where they were burned until amputation became necessary above the elbows within three inches oh the shoulders. Since that time she has been cared for by the kindness of schools and societies, given an education and is now able toi do almost anything that any one else can do, and has been able to make her own way in the world by giving exhibitions and doing fancy work. Miss Smith washes her face, brushes her teeth, combs her hair by the use of her toes, and she , sweeps, mops, dusts, scrubs and does other housework, has made several arI tides of furniture, sawing the lumber, driving the nails, putting on the hings and varnishing the work, doing also some very fine fancy work that would do credit to anyone with perfect arms and skilled by teaching. o

BABY ADAMS DEAD Little Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adams THE END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY The Child Had B.en 111 for Several Weeks But Her Condition Was Nat Considered Serious. Little Dortha Dullam Adams, the six-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Adams, who reside on Winchester street, died this morning at tea o’clock, after an illness of several weeks, suffering from a compllcat'on of diseases. The babe, although having been ill for some time, was not considered to be in a dangerous condition, until Wednesday, when It took a sudden change for the worse, and this morning apparently without a moments notice, death claimed its victim. The babe was a pretty, playful child and had just reached the age when its fond parents had started to plan for its future welfare, and had looked upon their darling as a household necessity. Th ev will sadly miss their baby and the grief-stricken parents have Ute sympathy of the entire c °““ un *£ The funeral services will be held Frl dav afternoon at two o'clock at the house Rev. J. C. White officiating, and interment will be made in the Deeatur cemetery. The sad news of the death of Baby Adams caused a shoek among the many friends of the familv here. But few knew of the child illness and this death has caused many sad hearts. On March 28. the common council wl „ hear objections to the improveCas ment of Madison and Third sticets, u“Tr” t» advertisement .or re ’ k.j will be announced a.i i within three weeks. X all concerned it would be welll to 2 the street at this time, when material Is not so high.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, March 21, 1907.

THE BAPTIST REVIVAL SERVICES Interest Continues to Grow —Rev. Landis a Plain Talker. The revival services at the Baptist chruch continue to grow in interest, spirit and numbers. A good sized audience gathered at the church to hear Rev. Landis discuss The Work of Sin, In a plain, straightforward manner, he told how sin corrupted the heart, mind and speech of men and women and in a very interesting and convincing way he presented the only positive cure for these affiliations. Let us pull away from the worry of the business cares of the day and find a moment’s rest for our troubled souls by hearing this noble man present the Bread of Life. Sunday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Landis will address the men of our city at the church. We feel that this is a meeting that will be of great interest to men of our present day, and a very cordial invitation is extended to every gentleman in Decatur to meet with us on Sunday afternoon. Services tonight at the usual hour, 7:30. Subject for tonight, Relation of the Sinner to God. Come and take part in the song service. o WAS GREAT YEAR In the District For the M. E. Church SECOND DAY’S SESSION REPORT Address by l Rev. J« C. White Was Forcible—Meetings Will Close This Evening. The second session of the Northern Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opened at 8 o’clock yesterday morning in Trinity church, with a devotional service led by the Rev. R. E. Gornall. The Rev. C. U. Wade, the presiding elder, assumed the chairmanship of the meeting and the permanent organization was effected by the election of the Rev. C. B. Dougherty of Hoagland, as secretary and the Rev. J. K. Cecil of Bluffton, as treasurer. The afternoon session convened with the devotional services led by the Rev. Herbert Boase. The reports of the various pastors of the district, which were not completed during the morning session, showed the following totals: Conversions, 1,050; membership, 9,700; collected for missions, $9,500; other benevolences, $6,500. On account of the absence of the Rev. M. E. Nethercut, who was to address the local pastors and exhortersfi and could not be present because of a recent death in his family and his approaching departure for Kansas, the address was made by the Rev. J. C. White, who made a forcible appeal to every minister to strengthen his work in the pulpit.

His advice was for every exhorter of the gospel to look Into his own heart every day to see what can be done to bring about conditions that will make them stronger. He said they should not mend rules but keep them, and make a greater effort to infuse additional confidence Into their congregations. ( The meeting this morning will open with devotional services at eight o’clock, led by the Rev. H. H. Deam, followed by miscellaneous business, reports of class leaders, address to class leaders by the Rev. M. A. Harlan, reports of Sunday school superintendents, reports of Epworth league presidents, address to the superintendents and presidents by the Rev. J. M. Canse, address- “ Knights of the Holy Grail” —by the Rev. P. E. Powell; address —“Benevolences”— by the Rev. T. M. Guild. The meetings will close with services in the evening, beginning at 7 o’clock. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. C. E. Line.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. o Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Brinker of Union township, were visited by “bellers” last evening, and were serenaded in fine style. Mr. Brinker stood for the noise as long as possible and then threatened to shoot, at the same time waving a shot gun around in a dangerous style. Several of the ysung men grabbed the gun and as they did so Brinker pulled the trigger, discharging the same. A glove was shot from the hand of one of the young men, although he was not Injured in the least. This little Incident caused the "bellers” to retire tn hasty retreat.

NEW DITCH LAWS Parks-Tyndall Law Most Importdant KELLEY LAW ON REPAIRS Landowners May Work Out Their Allottment of Cleaning Ditches. The late legislature passed two ditch laws, supplanting the old law of which so much complaint has been made. One of these was the Kelley law’, the other the Parks-Tyndall bill, each being supplementary to the other. The Parks-Tyndall law takes up the whole subject of construction and repair of ditches. It places ditch repair In the hands of the township trustee, after surveyor has made the allotments for cleaning. While the law provides for the placing of permanent markers to establish allotments, this feature of the law will be impossible of enforcement, as in some cases this would require the placing of markers a foot apart for a mile at & time. The law limits the expenditures on this account to ten dollars a mile. The trustee is required to serve notice on the people along the ditch that he will be present on a certain day to receive the ditch, but he must view at least one mile at a time, and not make trips every . tims a few feet have been cleaned. The trustee may if he wishes wait until the entire ditch has been completed before receiving it. If any of the allotments are not done by the time he views the ditch he may sell these allotments and the expense from that time falls on the man who has failed to do his duty. The surveyor's costs are limited to four dollars a day and the allotments must not cost over ten dollars a mile. Lawyer are limited in the fees they may charge for drawing up petitions in ditch cases, and the ditch commissioner is limited to the amount of money he may receive. The Kelley law repeals section ten of the ditch law of 1905, the section providing for the repair of ditches. Linder section ten of the law of 1905, the land owners did not have an opportunity to do their own work or repairs and the cleaning of the ditch was left in the control of the surveyor and was extremely expensive. Under the Kelley bill there are two provisions for cleaning a ditch; one provision is that the ditch may be repaired by contract on a petition of persons owning one-eighth of the lands originally assessed for the construction of the ditch.

MUM’S THE WORD The President will Make Five Speechas NO POLITICAL ACTIVITY Postmaster* Must b* Good—A Dayton Man’s Claim to Real Estate in Fort Wayne. Washington, March 21—The president has about reached a decision that he will not make public the statement of his views on the railroad question which he prepared when he understood presidents of the great railroad systems would call on him in a body. Instead of putting out this compilation from his messages and speeches he will reach the public through the speeches he will deliver this spring. He is to make five speeches before entering on his summer vacation. The first will be at the opening of the Jamestown exposition, April 26, and he will speak again at Jamestown on Georgia day. On Memorial day he will speak at Indianapolis, and rn the following day at Lansing, Mich, tfn June 10 he will address the National Editorial Association in this city. In one or more of these five speeches he will touch upon certain phases of the railroad policies which he is now developing The speech before the National Editorial Association may be the most important in relation to the railroad ques(Continued on page 2.)

THE PRICE OF COAL TO SLUMP Will be Reduced Fifty Cents Per Ton on April First. Eastern operators announce that anthracite coal will be reduced 50 cents a ton April 1. It is understood that a corresponding reduction will be made in soft coal. It was reported some days ago that this cut would not be made, and dealers as well as the many people who burn anthracite coal in the middle west were much perturbed over the matter. This cut of fifty cents per ton is made every year about the first of April and is for the purpose of inducing dealers and others to lay in their winter's coal in the summer, which stimulates the summer business when they would otherwise be running slack if not closed entirely. By a joint agreement the operator makes this cut to the dealer and at the same time cuts the miner a corresponding rate so as to give the men employment in what would be the dull or closed season. Western dealers always take advantage of this reduction to place sufficient orders or nearly so, to ruu them through the winter. Consumers who lay in their winter’s supply for the coming cold season, in the summer time get the advantage of this cut, many who use four tons or more of hard coal at $7 a ton against $7.25 to $7.75 if they delay filling the bin until late in the fall. 0 A HAPPY TIME

K. P. District Meeting at Portland THE ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE One of the Best Meetings in the History of the Order —Many Speakers There. The Portland Commercial-Review spoke of the district meeting, Knights of Pythians, as follows: "The afternoon session was opened with the singing of ‘America’ by the audience. The invocation was offered by past chancellor F. D. E. McCarty of Red Cross lodge. Following music, the visiting knights were given the freedom of the city, by Congressman John A. M. Adair. In a short, happily worded speech, he voiced the welcome extended and felt by every Portland citizen. The response was by Dore B. Erwin of Kekionga lodge, Decatur. He assured the Portland knights that all their visitors appreciated the hearty welcome extended, and spoke of the feeling of brotherhood felt by those for whom he spoke not only for brother Pythians, but for all the Portland people, who had shown by their word and acts, that the presence of the visiting brethren was appreciated and desired. "Following the response by Mr. Erwin, was a cornet solo by J. Alvin Bliss of Geneva. Following this came short talks by all the grand lodge officers present, including Grand Chancellor Jonce Monyhan of Orleans, Vice Chancellor O. C. Fink of Geneva, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Harry Wade of Indianapolis, and Grand Instructor Leondias Wagner of Orleans. Robert G. Miller, deputy grand instructor of Bloomington, was to have been present, but on account of the death of a relative, was unable to come. "A cornet duet by J. Alvin Bliss and Ralph Brayton, followed. The dramatized first rank was presented by a crack team from the lodge of Van Wert, Ohio. Those privileged to see their interpretation of the parts, pronounce it the finest ever seen here. Following the adjournment of the afternoon meeting at the Auditorium, those entitled to do so, gathered at the Modern Woodman hall, where the Grand Lodge rank was conferred. All of the lodges of the city opened their lodge rooms to the local knights and their visitors, they being used as places of reception and entertainment.” o L. Worley informed us this morning that he had purchased a livery stable at Coldwater, 0., and that he wou’d leave next Tuesday to take possession of the same. Worley has been I following the business in this city ■ for some time and proved himself a reliable business man. He is well versed In the business and we predict ■ a bright future for him. He wifi ; move to Coldwater some time the first lof the week.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Bob Branam Acquitted of Horse Stealing WAS GIVEN HIS LIBERTY TODAY Peter Smith Granted a Divorce—Report of Appraisers in Fritzinger Appeal Confirmed. Robert Branam, the pipe liner, arrested two weeks ago for stealing a team of horses belonging to Jacob Weidler from a hitch rack on First street, in this city, walked out of court at noon today, a free man. The team was found in Branam's possession and he said he had been hired by a stranger to drive the team to Bluffton. His story was poorly told and in all points failed to tally exactly, but the fact that he didn’t seem to have a prepared story and also the very boldness of his act, if he did steal the team, caused some doubt in the mind of Judge Erwin as to his guilt and he returned a verdict for the defendant, acquitting him. Peter Smith vs. Odessa M. Smith, divorce suit, answer filed by prosecutor, submitted, evidence heard, divorce granted, plaintiff to pay costs. In the Erastus Fritzinger case the city filed objections to re-appraisement of damages which the court overruled and the report of appraisers confirmed. The appraisers were allowed $3.00 each and the costs taxed to the city. D. M. Osborne & Company vs. Mattie Young, demurrer filed to fifth paragraph of answer, interrogatories to be answered by defendant within fifteen days. Helen B. Caston vs. Martin V. Caston, complaint for support, demand $750, report of sale of real estate filed and deed ordered by the court. A marriage license was issued to John A. Book, aged twenty-one and Martha Raver, aged seventeen. Both formerly lived in Union township, but the groom now owns a farm in Mercer county, Ohio, where they will reside. Junk dealers' licenses have been issued to John G. Bittner and Charles H. Bittner and Marlon Scott.

Judge LaFollette of Portland, was here today, hearing a report of the appraisers in the Fritzinger appeal from the North Second street Improvements. o DECATUR SOCIETY Shakespeare Club Heida Splendid Session WITH MRS. W. H. NACHTRIEB I. O. O. F. Inspection This Aftenoon and Evening—State Officers Are Here. The members of the Shakespeare Club gathered at the home of Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb on Winchester street yesterday afternoon at two o'clock to hold their regular meeting. The hostess had a very interesting paper on the subject of the session, while each member had a sub-topic. A couple of the committees transacted some important business during the afternoon. At five o’clock a dainty three course luncheon was served by the hostess. The out of town guests were Mesdames Deam and Locke of Bluffton. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. D. D. Heller. It is Mrs. Jennie Studabaker’s meeting, but as she is absent from the city, it will be held at the Heller home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Studabaker sent her paper and sub-topics to the hostess. Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb delightfully entertained at a twelve o’clock dinner yesterday. The out of town guests were Mesdames Harry Deam and Del Locke of Bluffton. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the United Brethren church will have an exI change on Saturday. It will be held

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lat the 5 and 10 cent store. Everyone • is cordially invited to attend. j The Young Matrons’ Club will be j entertained by Mrs. T. M. Reid at her home on First street on Friday afternoon. The grand officers of the I. O. O. F. order arrived in the city today, to attend the encampment of the lodge to be held this afternoon and evening. A lecture will be given this evening and a social time will be enjoyed by all of the members. It was a happy crowd that gathered at the home of Mrs. Louis Bultemeyer .about eight miles northwest of the city, Tuesday evening, to remind Miss Lydia of the fact that she had passed her twenty-first birthday. The evening was spent in playing games. Those present were: Miss Lydia, and sisters, Clara and Ella, the Misses Anna, Ida, Lizzie and Clare Bultemeyer, Mary Gallmeyer, Emma Heckman, Anna Scheiman, and Sophie and Carrie Schappman, and Messrs. Herman Bultemeyer, Martin and Henoch Heckman, Herman and Gustav Fuhrman, Henry Schappman, Henry Ameler, Albert and Otto Scheiman, George Berning, Theo Droege and C. H. Getting and family. Q—THE HIGH SCHOOL Many Took the Diploma Examination BOTH HERE AND AT BERNE Decatur Public Schools Receive Commission in Name of the New Management. Public school spirit is growing, not only in our own city, but also in rural communities. This was evidenced on last Saturday, when ninety-nine young people in and around Decatur took the county diploma examination. A similar interest was shown in the southern part of the county, at Berne, where about seventy-five took the examination. Nearly all of the applicants expressed their wishes to attend high school. The city schools are commissioned in the name of the new management. This notice was recently forwarded from the State department to our board of education and superintendent of schools. This recognition should mean much to Decatur and community, since our high school graduates, by this commission, will be received into the better colleges of this and other states, without first passing an entrance examination. It means, too, that others not wishing a college training, may get a good practical education, such as is recognized by the state, at little cost. The high school will give a literary entertainment next Friday, March 22. The exercises will consist of declamations, essays, orations and debates. A GOOD BHOW IS COMING HERE The Black Crook company presents a lively and pleasing entertainment of vaudeville at the Dewey Theatre this week. The company is one of the best that has played at the house in many season, and its entertainment has all the charm of novelty. The company, which includes several clever comedians and a big chorus of handsome and talented girls, presents two laughable skits, “A Midnight Supper” and “The Elopers.”—N. Y. Herald, April 10, 1906. No amount of advertising, no matter how attractively designed and displayed, could speak as loudly or convincingly of the merits of the Black Crook. Jr. company, as the above clipping from the New York Herald. Mr. Harry Hastings the enterprising manager and owner of this company, promises this season a larger and stronger aggregation of talent than ever before, with elaborate scenery and electrical effects, and the most gorgeous display of gowns upon twenty of the handsomest women ever seen with a musical production. March 23, is the date of their appearance here and will be awaited with interest by our theatre-goers. o ■ The Young Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist I church, will hold an Easter Market, Saturday, March 30. All kinds of pastries and Eastern novelties will oe for sale. Place will be announced later. J i 69-ts.