Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 14 June 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAIEY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 145

A BIG LEGAL FIGHT Likely to Result Over Church Property JOE MURPHY TAKES POSSESSION Or Tract of Land Claimed by the Oak Grove Christian Church. What may result in a good oldfashioned law suit, will depend upon the advice the trustees of the Oak Grove Christian church receive from the lawyers, they were interviewing today in relation to the description of certain church property located in Monroe township. Some time ago Joseph Murphy purchased a farm in the above named township off of which there had been deeded a tract of land to be used for church purposes and upon which a church had been erected and for years past religious services have been held at frequent intervals. However, during the past year but one religious service had been conducted in the church owing to the fact that they could secure no preacher. Yesterday Mr. Murphy took a team of horses and a plow and proceeded to the church yard and plowed the lot up and this morning started to planting corn. The trustees of the church were informed of Murphy’s actions and at once proceeded to the church property and ordered him to cease work. This he refused to do, stating that the property had been vacated, and according to the terms of the deed reverted back to the owner of the farm, and that he would not put up a stubborn fight to retain the same. Several lawyers were interviewed today concerning the legal phases by the trustees, but what advice they received we are unable to state. However. it is certain that the trustees will make a fight to retain the church property. NEW DRUG STORE Will be Opened at Will* shire Soon BY THE HOLTHOUSE COMPANY

Will Be a First Class Pharmacy— ' Otto Peters to Take Charge Next Fall. The Holthouse Drug Co. of this city have leased the Spitler building at Willshire and by the 25th of this month they will be ready to open to the public of that place a first class and up tod ate pharmacy. This field looks good to this company, inasmuch as they have been requested by Willshire citizens to locate a branch there. Wm. Zimmerman, of Columbus, Ohio, a pharmacy graduate, will have charge of this store until Otto Peters of this city, who is attending college at Columbus graduates, which will be next fall. After graduation Mr. Peters will have full charge of the new business. He is a thorough druggist and also at horough gentleman. His many friends from this city and wherever he is known have nothing but praise for his manliness and integrity, and he will without a doubt be the very man to take care of the interests of this new concern. Mrs. Marvin Kuhns, widow of the desperado who was killed by a posse headed by Sheriff Hott, was in town, today on a business trip. She came to procure some of her husband s personal effects and to settle bills contracted at the time of her former vioit here. She held a conversation with Sheriff Hott and. in the course of her remarks, said she held all who participated in the chase and death of hei husband free from blame. Van W ert Bulletin. Don't let your"doctor make you sick unless you are sick. Don t let youi preacher make a creed for you unless his brand fits your case. Nobody can be a law to you—although everjbodj can help you to be a right law to j ourself. When your preacher and your doctor fit your individual needs stick to them, when they don't, follow jour own light until you are taught by experience.

THE THREAD TRUST. (Philadelphia Record.) The attention of the Record’s women readers (there is a host of them) is especially directed to the sudden advance in the price of thread. The thread trust has boosted prices 11 cents per dozen. As the cold weather and consequent prospect of poor crops have put up the price of vegetables and breadstuffs, and as meats are also advancing, the thread trust proposes to keep step with the procession. In order that there may be no escape for the thread users —either those who are not greatly incommoded by a small exaction or those more unfortunate sisters who Stitch, stitch, stitch, In poverty, hunger and dirt — our paternal government imposes a tariff duty to protect the trust and encourage it in its plundering. The women do not enact our tariff laws, which serve to build up monopo lies at the expense of the humblest and most helpless bread-winners, but they do bring into the world the "stand patters" who insist that such baleful laws shall be kept unrepealed. They should deal with these hardhearted and implacable trust builders according to their desert, in the places where they live and get bed and board. salariesTaised New Act Goes In Effect on July First GOOD NEWS AT THE POSTOFFICO All Clerks and Carriers Who Have Rendered Satisfactory Servic® Will Get Advance. Postmaster Frisinger has received the rfew postal regulations in which a general raise in the salaries of the employes is outlined. The letter in explanation of the same is herewith appended: "The act of congress making appropriations for the service of the postoffice department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, provides for the classification of postoffice clerks and city carriers on July 1, 1907, in the manner shown by the accompanying circular:

“In acordance with this law all clerks and carriers at second-class offices in the grades below SI,OOO, who have rendered satisfactory service .will be advanced to the next higher grade at the beginning of the quarter following the expiration of one year’s service in their present grade. Clerks in the S7OO grade and carriers in the SBSO grade who have advance to the SBOO grade and S9OO grade, respectively, on July 1, 1907. , “You may therefore report on the accompanying forms not later than June 10, 1907, the names of all clerks and carriers receiving a salary of less than SI,OOO who will have completed one year's service in their present grade on June 30, 1907, provided they have rendered faithful and efficient service during that period. Should any clerk or carrier be unworthy of promotion, so state, setting forth in detail the reasons. “When an employe’s efficiency is below a fair standard or his salary is higher than that warranted by the services rendered, you should recommend his reduction. Funds accruing from the withholding of promotions and the reduction of salaries will be available for use in promoting deserving employees in the higher grades. “Please note that under the law all promotions are to be based upon efficiency and that the evidence of the employee’s efficiency must be satisfactory to the department. You are therefore requested to give the efficiency ratings of clerks and carriers most careful attention. "Ten days before expiration of each succeeding quarter please report on tbe accompanying forms the record of each clerk and carrier who on the last day of that quarter will have completed one year's service in the first, second and third grade.” ——o An authority says that in his opinion eggs will be down to ten cents within a week. “The cold storage houses are full up,” said he, “and eggs must be sold on the market. Never in the egg packing industry have there been so many eggs. Every body seems to have gone into the business and the market is overcrowded. An era of low prices for eggs is at hand.”

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, June 14, 1907.

S. S. CONVENTION State Meeting at Kokomo Next Week. SPLENDID TALENT ON PROGRAM Instructions on Many Subjects— Every Teacher and Officer a Delegate. The forty-third annual convention of the Indiana Sunday school association will be held at the Grace M. E. church at Kokomo, June 18, 19, 20. The talent for the occasion includes Prof. E. O. Excel, the music king; Prof. E. P. St. John, professor of pedagogy, Hartford, Conn., Schools of Religious Pedagogy; Rev. Joseph Clark, D.D., general secretary of the Ohio Sunday school association; R. E. Diffendorfer, of Mississippi; Millard R. Myers, of Chicago; Larken C. Smith, of Chicago and many successful Indiana Sunday school workers. The program includes special primary and junior help, four lectures on child study and three on teaching, splendid and special music, lecture on “Illustration” missions, “Temperance,” house to house visitation, graduating exercises of the teacher, training class and alumni banquet. This is a mass convention and every Sunday school officer and teacher in Indiana is a delegate. All others welcome as visitors. Entertainment at Kokomo during the convention at SI.OO per day to all. If you are interested, write Indiana Sunday school association, Law building, Indianapolis, Ind., Rev. E. W. Halpenny, general secretary. o — ■■ Dr. H. E. Keller went to Ft. Wayne this morning, where he was called on account of the serious illness of Mrs. J. H. Moran, formerly of this city. COMPLEX TITLES Many Quiet Title Suits at Crown Point RESULT FROM GARY PROPERTIES Nearly Two Thousand Deeds Are in Question —Lots Worth Many Times the Original Value. Adams county people who have been tempted to invest money in building lots in Gary, the new boom town started by the steel trust, will be interested in knowing that Judge Palmer, of Monticello, sitting as special judge in the Lake circuit court at Crown Point, trying the complex suits to quiet title brought by Walter Ross against over 1,000 defendants has found in favor of 200cross-complaints as against Ross. Decrees were awarded Ross in nearly 1,000 cases, where the people owning lots nothing about the litigation, owing to the fact that the Owners are scattered all over the country. The suits show an amazing tangle along real estate lines in the GaryTolletson district. Four years ago the Calumet Land and Improvement Co. and L. A. Bryan, preseident, deeded nearly 2,000 lots to Walter Ross. He mortgaged back to the Calumet Land Co. all of this property. In the meantime lots with shadowed title were being sold in every direction. The owners valued them at $5 and $25 each. Many of them were sold at tax sale.

With the Gary boom, Ross instituted action in the Lake circuit court to quiet title. When people appeared in court and contested he dismissed as to them and in nearly 300 cases he took default. Originally one suit, Judge Palmer split it into 400 different cases and nearly every lawyer in Lake county, fifty in number, has a client. The non-resident notice was published in a little country weekly newspaper, and non-residents knew nothing about the notice until it became noised abroad. Possibly 200 people owning lots filed cross-com-plaints against Ross, and the court found in their favor. The transactions involve a thousand people. The lots are now worth from SSOO to SI,OOO each and the litigation will be never ending. Neither can it be settled till the court of last resort gets hold of it.

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY MAY MOVE Proposition Has Been Offered from Muncie. Taylor university, at Upland, is considering a proposition offered it by Muncie to move to that city, according to a dispatch from Upland. The university came to Grant county from Ft. Wayne in 1892, receiving a bonus of SIO,OOO. ten acres of ground and was afterward assisted by a lot sale to the extent of $5,000. It is claimed that the board of trustees have been offered a college building and $12,000 bonus. The question will be decided at a meeting of the board to be held Friday. The college has prospered and no reason is given for its desire to move elsewhere. The Upland Commercial club has extended to the Co-operative Window Glass company a bonus of $4,000 for the repair of the plant and extensive repairs are now being made. Gas producers are being installed and when the plant is completed it will afford employment to about 150 persons. Lantern globes and fruit jars will be manufactured. a Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr went to Bluffton this morning, where Mr. Ahr will a.tend the horse sale. courtFousenews Buel Nye Appointed Administrator THE HALL WILL WAS PROBATED

Property Goes to Mrs. Hall During Her Life—Board of Review Still Averaging Personal Property. Letters of administration have been issued to Buel G. Nye as administrator with the will annexed of the esstate of Johnson Nye, and filed bond for S2OO. The last will and testament of John B. Hall, who died June 7. was probated the clerk’s office this morning. Ed Hall being named as executor. All the personal and real estate is given to the widow during her lifetime, then to go to the children Clairy Mays, Ed Hall, Elizabeth Pontius. Samuel Hall, Ella Linn and Syble Hall a granddaughter is to receive S3OO less than the children. Should Mrs. Hall marry again the estate goes to the children at once. The will was written May 30th, 1907, and witnessed byJesse E. Eckrote and William Hall. The board of review today heard complaints from Washington township. Yesterday they averaged personal property as follows: St. Marys township—lmplements. $39; household goods, $25.75; wagons, $14.83; horses. $58.45; cattle, $15.78; hogs, $7.53. Blue Creek —Implements, $39.75; household goods, $34; wagons, $18.14; horses. $60.23; cattle, $15.71; hogs, $3.73; sheep, $3.62. Washington —Implements, $34.73; household goods. $27.50; wagons. $13.51; horses, $57.60; cattle, $18.20; hogs, $3.38; sheep, $4.17. E. H. Stahley, of Hartford township had his appraisement, reduced S2OO, while the Kalver-Stein Oil company got a reduction of $690 in Monroe township. o WATKIN’S MEN TO MEET HERE Twenty-Five District Agents to Visit Decatur Tomorrow. Twenty-five agents of the J. R. Watkins” Medical company, from the counties of eastern Indiana and western Ohio will meet in this city tomorrow to discuss business affairs. The local representative of the company, Mr. Dunn, will have charge of the session, which will no doubt be interesting and enjoyable. These district meetings are held at regular intervals and tomorrow's is more important, it being the annual session. SPECIAL MEETINGS FOR SUNDAY Word has been received by the Decatur Ministerial association from superintendent Shirey, of Ft. Wayne, director of the Anti-Saloon league, in this part of the state, to the effect that the league will hold a field day in Decatur Sunday June 16th. A staff composed of three representatives of the movement will be in our city on the above day, and conduct services in the different churches.

A LITTLE TARDY Put Harry Hay Paid His Board Bill WAS PINCHED FOR JUMPING IT The Underhand Twirl'r Had to Dig Up Five for Some Last Winter Meals. Harry Hay. a member of the Dunkirk pitching staff, was arrested last evening by Marshal Green upon a warrant issued by Squire J. H. Smith charging Harry with jumping a board bill in this city some time ago, the affidavit being sworn to by Reynolds and Bailey, proprietors of the Peoples' restaurant. It seems that last fall after the base ball season closed that Hay returned to this city and proceeded to make this his home for several weeks and during that time took his meals at the Peoples' restaurant, which he never at any time paid for, and one night he left the city and Reynolds and Bailey were forced to content themselves with holding the sack. However, they kept very quiet concerning their loss and yesterday when the Dunkirk team arriyed and they learned that Hay was with them, they at once got busy and filed charges the result being that Harry was pinched. He appeared before Squire Smith together with his manager, Mr. Frazee, and the case was settled by Hay paying the amount of the bill, which was five dallars. Under the new statute it seems board bill jumping is a serious offense and is punishable with a heavy fine and under the circumstances Hay was lucky to escape as light as he did. o Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Money, of New Bremen arrived in the city today to visit for several days with relatives. LOST —A black sow, wieghing about ToTeAVE SUNDAY Decatur Ladies to Enjoy Trip Abroad WILL SAIL NEXT WEDNESDAY From Old Boston and Will Tour Europe for Three Months—A Delightful Journey. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker and Mrs. Samantha Dorwin will leave Sunday afternoon for Boston, where they will join a party of twenty and under the direction of Prof. Flick, of the Syracuse. N. J”, university, will sail next Wednesday for a three months’ European trip. They will travel on the White Star line and will arrive at Liverpool on Friday, June 28th. The party will visit all the most interesting cities and scenes in England, Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland and will arrive home some time in September. Prof. Flick is an educated traveler, and those of his party will have the advantage of seeing the most important sights and losing no time. The party consists of twenty refined people, who will no doubt thoroughly enjoy every moment of the three months. Mrs. Studabaker has promised us a letter from abroad. Several social events for Mrs. Studabaker and Mrs. Dorwin have been given here during the past few days. We certainly wish the ladies bon voyage.

WILL BUILD MANY NEW ROADS Many Townships Will Go the Limit in Blackford County. The cry of better roads is in the air and the new law- affords the people an opportunity long wanted. There are several petitions being circulated in the county for either gravel or crushed stone roads. There are eight petitions left over from the last term of the commissioners court to be disposed of at the July term. The coming year promises to see much improvement, in roads over the county. It is believed that every township will almost go to the limit. The commissioners are in favor of the .crushed stone as a material. —Hartford City News.

MISS CORNELIA JONES IS DEAD Result of Surgical Operation—Formerly Lived Here. A. Lower received a letter this morning from Miss Josephine Jones, who is located at this time at Los Angeles, California, announcing that her sister, Miss Cornelia Jones, had died a few days ago at Chillicothe, 0.. the result of a surgical operation. Miss Jones will be well remembered by the older citizens, being a daughter of Rev. Jones, who was among the first ministers that officiated in this city at the Presbyterian church and her untimely death will prove a shock to her many friends here. The letter from Miss Josephine states that she and her sister Lucile are now located at Los Angeles, having moved there from San Francisco, where they passed through the earthquake and practically lost everything. She further states that out of a family of five, but two are living. The sad part of Miss Cornelia’s death was the fact that she had intended to join her sisters in the near future and had made all arrangements for her trip when she was afflicted with the trouble that caused her death. THE SOCIAL NOTES An Approaching Wedding Announcement GAVE BON VOYAGE DINNERS Missionary Tea Last Evening—Th e Ladies' Aid Dollar Social a Happy Success.

Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Loretta Mylott of this city, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mylott, of Russell street and Mr. Howard Davis Cheslefy, of Danville, Ind. The wedding will take place at St. Marys, 0., on June 18th. at 6 a. m. Miss Mylott has been employed the past winter as saleslady at the dry goods establishment of W. H. Heckler, St. Marys, Ohio. She has many friends there and also here who will be delighted to know of her happy future and event, Wednesday evening at six o’clock, Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison charmingly entertained a company of ladies in compliment to Mrs. Dorwin, at dinner. The out of town guest was Mrs. Geddes, of Goshen. Ind. Another delightful affair given in honor of Mrs. Dorwin will be the dinner given by Mrs. McMillen on Saturday evening. Eight ladies were pleasantly entertained at a twelve o’clock luncheon Wednesday- noon in honor of Mrs. Boyle, of Chicago, by Mrs. John Niblick. The Ladies’ Missionary Society of the M. E. church gave their annual missionary tea last evening at the church from five until seven o’clock. The tea was beautifully served on large tables arranged conveniently in the parlor. The attendance was remarkably large for they cleared twenty dollars even, and each guest was royally entertained. With the home very prettilylighted and each room sounding like a bee hive, the scene of the Ladies’ Aid society- meting last night, held at the home of Mrs. C. Vogt was a delightful one. The meeting was not a business one but a social affair called a "Dollar Social” where each member earned a dollar and then told how and what they did to earn it. This proved very interesting for some made aprons, bonnets, while othes did baking and etc. The other numbers of the program proved very pleasing, which were as follows: A piano solo by Miss Fruchte. This was well received and appreciated. A duet by the Misses Mutschler which was ap leasure to the listeners next came a reading by Miss Merle Burdg. The reading was highly praised and Miss Burdg was greatly- complimented on her rasp Following the reading came a vocal duet by Miss Della Sellemeyer and Miss Louise Krutzman, who held the guests spell bound from first until last for their voices blending very sweetly together. The last was another vocal solo by Miss Florence Sprunger, rendered in her sweet manner which Is a characteristic of Miss Sprunger. (Continued on 2.)

Price Two Cents

THE OLD TICKET Roosevelt and Fairbanks May be Named SAYS THE WASHINGTON HERALD Article Believed to Come from the White House—lndiana News from Washington. Washington, June 13. —The Washington Herald, which has always been close to the White House, prints a review of the presidential situation today, in which it says that the Fairbanks boom, the Hughes boom, the Cannon boom and the LaFollette boom are full of promise, and yet it believes there is a fixed belief in the minds of the Republicans throughout the country that Roosevelt will be nominated to succeed himself. The article, which some persons are inclined to believe was Inspired at the White House, says that undoubtedly the under current of sentiment everywhere is running strong for Roosevelt. It is pointed out that if he should lose 2 per cent of the Republican vote on account of the anti-third term sentiment he would probably receive at least 10 per cent of the Democratic vote in the northern states, which would mean his election by an overwhelming majority. The article indicates that the president must shortly yield to public sentiment, or say in unmistakable terms that he would not accept another nomination. The review concludes as follows: “Influential party men who are talking this way believe that the next Republican convention can do no better than again nominate the old ticket —Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The local effect of this as to Indiana, it is pointed out, would be most, happy. Mr. Fairbanks gave up a seat in the senate to become vice-president, retiring from the vice-presidential chair, he could not hope immediately, at least, to re-enter the senate, since both seats from that state have been most capably filled. Even Indiana people themselves, warm admirers and loyal adherents to the vice-president, would prefer to see the old ticket in the field if their favorite son can not be nominated for first place.” This review of the situation, coming from a source that has generally been regarded as reflecting White House talk, will probably attract a good deal of attention and yet President Roosevelt the day before he left for Oyster Bay reiterated in the most emphatic terms the statement, that he would not take another nomination.

Bids for the construction of the Bedford federal building were opened by the supervising architect yesterday afternoon. Six bids were offered, as follows: Moore & Danner, of Kokomo, $54,480; Harrison Brothers, of Chicago, $51,932; Ed Henry, of Tipton, $56,000; Northern Construction Company, of Milwaukee, $50,883; W. J. McAlpin, of Dixon, 111., $49,734, and Barnes Brothers, of Marion, $48,000. The last-named firm, being the lowest bidder, in all probability will get the contract. The time fixed for the completion of the building is October 1, 1908. It is thought that the senate committee on military affairs, of which Senator Hemenway is a member, will get through its present work of taking testimony on the Brownsville shooting affair by Saturday of next week. It is understood that the committee will then adjourn for the summer, agreeing to resume its hearings in this city on November 18. Frank S. Greenawalt, of Indiana, has been promoted from a $1,200 clerkship to a $1,400 position in the office of the secretary of the bureau of commerce and labor. The following Indiana postoffices have been discontinued: Prairie, Lagrange county; Marble Corner, Ripley county; Waynesville, Bartholomew county. o Dr. J. 1. Metts escaped being seriously injured in a runaway accident Saturday, The horse he was driving became frightened at a cow down near Oak Lawn and plunged, throwing the aged doctor out of the buggy. Assistance was at hand and he was helped into the buggy and driven home. The shock and bruises he sustained were such as to worry his friends for a few days. He is now better. —Ossian News.