Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1907 — Page 1

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Volume V. Number 225

CRY FOR HARMONY Deleware County Still in Congressional Ring trying to set good example It is Not Known Whether Congressman Cromer Will Try for Anr other Nomination. Muncie, Ind., September 16. —Delaware county Republicans are quietly looking around to determine whether they have not congressional timber in their own preserves, being unwilling to surrender without a fight the next nomination to a man in some other county of the district. It is safe to say that nobody is authorized to speak for former Congressman Cromer as to whether he will personally attempt to land the nomination again, but if he should doubtless he would be able to control his home county's delegation In the convention, as he always has done. But assuming that Mr. Cromer will not be a candidate, at least next time, owing to the bitterness of the factional fight in the district, the Republicans of this county are now trying to bring to light some one man upon whom both factions of the party may unite when the various counties of the district assemble to choose a nominee. The great cry of both elements in the party now is for harmony of the genunine kind. Theoretically they have been demanding harmony during all the years of political warfare, but each side then wanted the harmony that comes when the lion and the lamb lie down together—with the lamb inside the lion —and each wanted to be the lion.

Now, however, there seems to be a genuine desire on the part of leaders on both sides to "get together,” and this is being discussed in many a conference of former political enemies. It is doubtful if any Deleware county candidate could obtain the next nomination, unless Mr. Cromer could do it again, owing to the fact that the other counties believtf’ Deleware has had the job long enough, but the Republicans believe that it would set a good example before the Eighth district if they should unite on a man who had not been prominently identified with any faction, and go before the convention with an enthusiastic endorsement of him. The Republicans of the district are plainly scared and none more so than those of Deleware county. They regard it as a party disgrace to have a normal Republican plurality of 7,000 or so in the district turned into a Democratic plurality of more than 4.000, and they fear a repetition of it unless the genuine brand of harmony is now distributed among them. The trouble with the Deleware county politicians’ endeavor to unite on a man, however, is that any one of them who is sufficiently prominent to be considered congressional timber has been or Is suspected of having been identified with one or the other of the factions. A Moses never was needed so badly as now, and never has seemed so far away.

G, R.& I. TO HAVE NEW SCHEDULE Will Add Two New Trains —Beginning September 29th. The G. R. and I. railroad will have a new schedule for their trains that will be effective beginning September 29, 1907. Two new trains will be put on and while we are unable to state positively what time they will be due here. w e have been informed that the following schedule is nearly, if not altogether right. North—l:2o a. m.; 9:20 a. m.; 3:17 p. m.; 8:00 p. m. South—2:3l a. m.; 7:14 a. m.; 1:15 p. m ; 7:45 p. m.

STRUCK INTERURBAN POLE. Bolt of Lightning Awoke Many People this Morning. The first thunder storm in several weeks came this morning. One vivid stroke of lightning followed by a terrific crash of thunder, awoke mans people at about 5:30. The bolt struck one of the Interurban poles in front of Marshal Green s residence on north Second street and threw splinters all over that section of the city.

ANTI-CRIME CONVENTION Such a Meeting to Be Held in Indiana. An anti-crime convention, which is expected to strengthen the campaign for the abolition of capital punishmet in Indiana, as well as to work toward the discouragement of all crime, will be held in Indianapolis in December. Many members of the recent legislature and prospective members of the coming legislature are expected to take part .and Governor Hanly will preside. Correspondence has been active among men interested in the movement for several weeks, and Governor Hanly’s consent to act as chairman, has made the meeting assured. F. M. Wickizer, editor of the South Whitley News; Senator C. M. Kimbrough, of Muncie; Representative Gus Condo, of Marion; and Representative Daniel McDonald, of Plymouth, have been stirring up interest in the plan for the big meeting. The three legislators named were strong supporters of the anti-capital punishment bill introduced by Condo, but defeated in the last legislature.

ARTISTIC ABILITY P. J. Bobo Draws Interesting Picture DECATUR SEVENTY YEARS AGO The Hamlet of Pioneer Days and its Three Buildings—Attracting Considerable Attention. Patrick J. Bobo has proven his ability as an artist by drawing a panarama picture of Decatur as it appeared in 1834, when the Closs family located here. The drawing is a beautiful piece of work, finished in water colors and has attracted considerable attention. Mr. Bobo drew it from a description given by Mr. Closs. At that time there were two roads through Decatur, along the routes now known as Second and Monroe street. There were three buildings, the Closs home, Fullenkamp's store and Coffee’s saloon, all log structures. A little creek ran through the town where the Old Adams County bank now stands and all these facts are shown in the picture. Later, Mr. Closs built a tavern cn the Old Adams County bank corner, which building was in 1871 converted into a banking room by J. D. Nuttman, of Fort Wayne. This building still stands in Decatur, at the east foot of Monroe street and is now occupied as a blacksmith shop. Mr. Bobo has also drawn a good picture of this building. He is offering his work for sale.

MRS. ELIZABETH H. COFFEE DEAD Liv e d at Elgin, Illinois—Had .Many Relatives Here. Mrs. Elizabeth H. Coffee passed away at 5 o’clock this morning. She leaves two sons, George H.. of Denver, Colo., and Frank of this city; also three grandchild) ea, Georgia, Bessie and Millie Coffee, one brother, Robert M. Martin, of Portland, Oreg., and two sisters, Mrs. Juli Morrison, of Cornplanter. Pa., and Mrs. Alice G. Kimball of South Haven, Mich. She had been ill for some time, and endured much suffering. She was a loving mother, kind to all she came in contact with, especially those who were needy. She was born at Jersey Shore, Lycoming county, Pa., June 12, 1832. When quite young she went to live with her grandmother at Welmore, O. In 1849, at Bellville, Ohio, she was married to Charles H. Coffee, who died August. 1892. In 1850 they came west, settled in Chicago, where they resided a year, and then, in 1851, came to Elgin, which has since been her home. She was a member of Elgin chapter, O. E. S., W. R. C. and W. C. T. U. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from her late home, 444 South street. —Elgin (Ill.) Courier, Sept. 11. Mrs. Coffee has numerous relatives in this city and county, who are griet - ed to hear of her death. — o Uncle John McKean returned from Grand Rapids this morning where he was visiting with friends. Miss Grace Purdy went to Bluffton this morning to make a visit with her brother, Samuel Purdy and family.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, September 1.7, 1907.

MAKING PROGRESS Timber Tests at Perdue University ROOT GOES TO MEXICO Goes Through Indianapolis September 26—Politics in the Philippines Causing Anxiety. Washington, September 17.—Good progress has been reported in the work going on at the forest reserve timber testing station at Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind , to determine the strength of short leaf pine. These timber tests which are expected to prove of much benefit to lumbermen and lumber users are practical and will show the exact strength of timber of this species. The object is to substitute accurate data on the qualities of this valuable timber for the unreliable information which largely governs the users of certain kinds of timber at present The beams are placed in the testing machine in the same manner as they would be in a bridge, building or other piece of construction work, and are loaded to the breaking point. Records are accurately kept of the loads they will safely bear, and the strength tables are compiled from these records. These strength tabes will be of great value to builders.

Washington, September 17.—Secretary of State Root will pass through Indianapolis about noon September 26, on his way to Mexico. The Pennsylvania railroad company has contracted to transport the secretary in the private Pullman car “Signet" to Laredo, Tex., on the Mexican boundary. The itinerary' as now completed is to leave here on September 25 at 3:40 p. m. for St. Louis via the Pennsylvania. Train No. 21 will haul the Secretary’s car and it will be in Indianapolis at 12:10 p. m. on the 26th.

Washington, September 17. —Political conditions in the Philippines are giving the administration a good deal of concern. The demand for immediate independence will have to be dealt with by Secretary Taft, who goes to be present at the organization of the first Philippine Assembly, a body favorable to the independence propaganda. Manila newspapers for the month of July, which have just reached here reflect th" conditions in the islands. o Monk Engle, Jack Cullen and Fred Johnson went to Celina, Ohio, today where they will spend several days with Ralph Behringer.

AT LINN GROVE Anti-Saloon Fight is Being Waged REMONSTRANCES CIRCULATED Big Open Meeting Held There Sunday —Preachers’ House Was Rotten Egged.

The anti-saloon movement has finally found a foothold in Linn Grove and the war promises to be as merry a one as the famous battle of Berne. The fight which drove the liquor men from Berne made a reputation for the town and for Editor Fred Rohrer, w'hich extended far and wide. Now a similar effort against the traffic has been started in the Hartford township capital. A big temperance meeting was held there Sunday, attended by thousands and the real war against the three saloons was launched. The feeling between the two factions is already very bitter and may assume the desperate state of conditions which at one time existed at Berne. The only act of violence so far reported occurred a few days ago, according to a telegraph story sent out from Bluffton, when the residence of a minister, who is interested in the fight, was bombarded with rotten eggs. Remonstrances have been started and the leaders say they will never let up until every grog shop has been driven out to stay.

FRISCO NEED NOT BE ALARMED President of Health Board Issues Bulletin On Piagu e . The following official announcement was made Friday concerning the local plague situation: "To the people of San Francisco: Rumors of an alarming nature having reached the board of heaith in regard to the so-called bubonic plague, the president of the board, by its authority, hereby declares that there exists at the present time in San Francisco nothing that need cause any alarm, much less the quarantining of the city, and that there is at present no intention to make such quarantine. “So far there have been detected but 24 verified cases of the disease since the twenty-seventh day of May lasi. Every precaution is being taken by the federal authorities in co-opera-tion with the state and city boards of health to stamp out such of the disease as is here. It is well to bear in mind that bubonic plague seldom becomes epidemic except in the tropics. W. Opuls, president of San Francisco board of health.”

BOOSTER MEETING Need of More Houses is Discussed IT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT A Land and Improvement Company May Be Organized Here. It was an ot<l rashloned "booster” meeting at the Commercial Club last evening, the kind that took us back to the old days of our lot sale campaign. it revealed the fact that the enthusiasm so manifest at that time is still kindled and burning.

W. H.Wlley, manager of the Coppock Automobile company, told of the needs of his factory employees in the way of houses. They have already secured several, and in addition to those engaged, they will need twenty-five more between this time and January first. Besides these, a number of the employees of the Decatur Packing company are clamoring for houses. The Decatur Produce company need houses; Krick, Tyndall and company employees demand more, houses; additional moulders at the Decatur Furnace company want houses; a larger force of men at the Van Camp foundry have no place to live; so the story reads. Houses, houses, houses and more houses was the cry on every hand. It was decreed at the Commercial Club meeting that the demand should be met. When houses are in demand, they can be supplied at a profit to those who furnish them. It is a good business proposition and means of investment. High taxes and high priced material and labor form no barriers because these houses will rent for sufficient to pay a better per cent than most any other means of invest-

ment. Several individuals present will erect houses. Dr. J. Q. Neptune will build a nine roomed house on Fifth street; B. W. Sholty will build a small cottage on Line street; Joe Knapke will likely build on north Second; Tilden Lister is building a house in the Meibers’ addition, and many others indicated a disposition to build houses, in addition, the feasability of an improvement company was discussed and if organized they will build, ten, fifteen of twenty houses. The plan was favored by every one present, and a committee named to present plans at a meeting Thursday. The committee is composed of Dr. D. D. Clark, D. N. Erwin, W. P. Schrock, B. J. Smith and J. T. Myers. Come out to the meeting Thursday evening and hear this committee report, and also acquaint yourself with the actual need of more houses. Decatur's progress and advancement will be real, if now we but provide a place to live for those who want to bring their families and cast their lot among us. In the meantime it will pay those having vacant lots —now dead property—to derive a good income therefrom j by building a house.

GIRL BABY FOR COLTERS. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Colter are the happy parents of a girl baby, who arrived today. Everybody recovering.

AN ALL-STAR TEAM “Bones” France Makes His Selection THINKS IT A WORLD BEATER Includes, Burns, Johnson, Cullen, Behringer, Witham, Way and Engle of Decatur Team. In order to meet with the demands of the local fans that we pick an allstar team from the Indiana-Ohio lea-

gue, we comply with their wishes,, and they may take it for its worth. It is a hard matter to pick a team of this description and in doing so one must take everything into consideration in the making of the player, his steadiness, his effectiveness, speed, hitting ability and above all, the manner in which he keeps himself in condition, and in so doing we would give preference to the following team. Left field, flurns, Decatur, as he is head and shoulders above all we have seen; Centerfield, Weaver, of Richmond, with Durham, of Portland, a close second; Weaver getting the place as he is much faster on his feet; right field goes to Johnson, of Decatur, but right here we might add that Pierce, also of Decatur, and Gillis, of Kokomo, are in the running for this place; Cullen, of Decatur, for third base, be being a fast fielder and a hard hitter; second choice falling to Wise of Kokomo; Stewart, of Van Wert, is the king bee shortstop, he having no equal in the league; Behringer, of Decatur, second base, he being the fastest man in the league handling ground balls and getting the same away; Parker, of Portland, is a heavier hitter, but not the fielder; Rasty Witham, of Decatur gets the plum at first base, he being a player that has no equal in the league; Carmony, of Portland, is second. In the catching department we experience some trouble, as there are three men for that position: Wolfe, of Van Wert, Harms, of Portland and Jessup, of Richmond. However, from what we have seen and taking the general makeup of the men, Harms, of Portland, gets the place. The pitching department in our estimation is easy, five men being selected: Buck Moore, of Van Wert, Lacey, Kokomo; Engle and Way, Decatur and Hull, of Bluffton. The above lineup would be a strong one and hard to beat and although the above is merely our opinion, we think it the best selection and still grant others the right to their own say. No doubt Kiehl, of Decatur, is as good pitcher as is in the league, but he was not a member of the 1-0 long enough to get a good line on him. By “Bones.”

>A SUNDAY PICNIC 1 To be Given in St. John’s Grove , DASELER BAND TO BE THERE Thirty Piece Orchestra to Furnish Music and There Will Be Various Other Amusements. The Young People’s Society of the St. Johns Lutheran church will give one of their famous picnics next Sunday, September 22, at the grove seven miles north of this city and it promises to be the biggest and best event of this kind ever given in the community. A feature of the day’s amusement is the fact that music will be fuinishad by the famous Daseler’s orchestra, of Fort Wayne. This band is composed of thirty pieces, and is considered one of the best in northern Indiana. To say that to hear them would be a great treat, is but a mild statement and the grove will be well crowded no doubt. Os course there i will be numerous other amusemnts to keep the crowd busy, including bowling < alleys, target shooting, etc. The grove is right along the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban line, and the company will have plenty of cars to ■ handle the crowd, making it convenient for all. Everybody invited to spend ■ the day where fun and good music I will flow in plenty.

PROVISIONS AGAINST FROST. Purdue Experim e ntal Station Tells How to Save Fruit. Farmers, gardeners and others who have spent a whole season’s work on their crops can well afford to adopt some of the suggestions of the Purdue experimental station toward providing against frost. At one of the recent meetings considerable discussion was indulged in concerning the use of smudges to keep off the frost both in the spring and fall. One man reported the protection of two hundred acres of apples by this method this year. The plan he adopted was to cover the bottom of a wagon with earth so rhe vehicle could not catch fire and on top of that build a smudge. This wagon he drove back and forth on the windward side of his trees all through the cold nights of the recent late spring, and absolutely protected his fruit. In this manner corn, tomatoes and other late crops may also be protected.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Petition to Adopt Child is Filed NEW DIVORCE CASE IS FILED Catherine Croyle the Plaintiff —Judg m«nt on Account —Ike Zimmerman Granted Marriage License. a '' ■«l This morning’s session of court was another short one. There are two or three cases set for trial tomorrow morning. In the case of Wilson H. McKenzie, extr. of S. T. Mahon will vs. Leonard and Joseph Hakes, suit on note, demand $275, Judge Erwin rendered judgment by agreement for $224 without relief.

Attorney Jesse C. Sutton is attornew for Catherine Croyle, who as plaintiff filed suit for a divorce from her husband Henry P. Croyle. They were married in Allegheny county, Pa., in 1894 and lived together until 1903, when the husband deserted. He is also accused of becoming intoxicated, cursing and beating her, at one time whipping her so unmercifully that she was compelled to go to a hospital for treatment. The defendant is a locomotive engineer and makes $125 but has failed to support his family for four years. They have one daughter Elva, twelve years old. A divorce monthly alowance, custody of the child and SI,OOO alimony is asked. Mrs. Croyle has been living in French and Root townships.

A marriage license was issued to Isaac Zimmerman aged thirty-nine, and Eliza Evans, aged twenty, both of Decatur. The groom thuog’i only of middle age, has had consiie’able experience as a benedict, this being his fourth marriage, while the bride is making her first venture. This is the couple who were arrested Saturday night for living’ in adultery, their case being continued until next week.

Attorney D. E. Smith appearing for John Steigmeyer. filed a petition for the adoption of Otto Geimer, aged five years as his heir at law. The petition shows that the lad has lived with Mr. Steigmeyer since four days of age. His mother is dead and his father, John Geimer, of Union township, files his consent. The petition also asks that the boy's name be changed to Otto Steigmeyer. o WHEAT GROWERS ORGANIZED.

Spokane. Wash., Sept. 17. —Wheat growers in the Palouse belt, south of Spokane, where several counties will each yield more than 9,000,000 bushels of grain this season, have organized a farmers’ union for the purpose of handling their product and establishing independtn warehouses to combat the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company, operated in Washington and Oregon as part of the Harriman system. James Walters, a bonanza rancher of Garfield, is at the head of the organization, which has already shipped 500,000 bushels of wheat to the Pacific coast over an opposition road, which, it is given out, will get the rest of the business.

Price Two Cents

TO SOUTH BEND Rev. Kessinger is Sent by Conference ARRIVES HOME THIS AFTERNOON The Session Was Best in History in Every Way—The Other Appointments. Rev. D. B. Kessinger, who has served as pastor of the United Brethren church here for two years past, was transferred to South Bend by the conference, which adjourned at Fulton Sunday night. He writes us that he will arrive home today, also that the session this year was the best in point of finance and enthusiasm ever held. Bishop G. M. Mathews, of Chicago, presided. Bishop W. M. Bell, of Oakland, was also present. Rev. Kessinger asks us to announce that Rev. J. W. Lower will preach at the United Brethren church here Wednesday evening. The appointments were as follows:

Peru District —Presiding elder, J. Simons. Colburn, S. O. Goodrich; Dayton, J. W. DeLong; Deedsville, C. J. Miner; Erie, W. A. Thomas; Frankfort, J. W. Lower; Frankfort Circuit, H. E. Butler; Fulton, J. W. Hindbaugh; Galveston, C. A. Sickafoose; Gobelesville, J. W. Eby; Grass Creek, J. D. Coverstone; Huntington, R. G. Hammond; Lafayette, J. A. Groves; Logansport, W. L. Crum; North Judson, Sherman Simons; Peru, C. V. Mull; Pleasant, L. W. Love; Prairie ' Grove, S- A. Rhodes; Rich Valley, C. H. Bell; Roanoke, B. F. Thomas; Rochester, W. H. Fetro; Young America, J. L. Ickes. Elkhart District —Presiding elder, ,J. E. Grimes. Adamsville, J. A, Kek; Albion, A. F. Knepp; Angola, A. M. Cummins;Bremen, J. W. Lake; Bremen Circuit, N. L. Stambaugh; Brimfield, M. V. Hibbs; Butler, W. F. Parker; Butler Circuit, O. B. Wells; Elkhart Castle, C. S. Parker; Elkhart Second, I. S. Cleaver; Fawn River, S. A. Sunday; Indian Village, F. Grow; Ligonier, D. Robinson; Nappanee. J. C. Albright; Newville, S. M. Hill; Pleasant Lake, S. O. Fink; Solomon’s Creek, W. H. Rittenhouse; South Bend, D. B. Kessinger; Syracuse, William Simons; Tyner, H. G. Pence; Walkerton, J. T. Keesey; Waterloo, S. Snyder. Warsaw District —Presiding elder, L. O. Oyler. Bourbon and Etna Green, G. E. Luke; Burkett, J. A. Farmer; Churubusco, M. M. LeCount; Clunett, O. L. Richhart; Collins, A. F. McCloe; Columbia City, L. L. Shaffer; Decatur, L. A. Strangle; Donaldson, G. H. Hutchinson; Fort Wayne, G. F. Byrer; Laketon, Noah McCoy; Monroeville, J. L. Powers; North Manchester, Edgar Green; Ossian, J. S. Miller; Plymouth, I. Imler; Silver Lake, C. A. Spitler; South Whitley. S. H. Yager; Tocsin, M. V. Mullikin; Warsaw-, J. L. Goshert; Warsaw Circuit, J. W. Cummings; Washington Center, S. P. Koester; Zanesville, I. N. Shilling.

RELEASED THEIR OLD BUILDING Gay and Zwick Settle The’’ - Building Differences. Gay and Zwick informed us today that they had come to an understanding wilh Charles Sether, the owner of the building they now occupy and had released the same for a period of five years with a privilege or ten, and fully expect to continue in the furniture business in Decatur from this time on. The terms of the lease, however, call for some extensive improvements and in order that the improvements may proceed without delay they have concluded to continue their sale, and instead of it being a closing sale will now continue the same as a clearance sale and the prices as made for the closing out sale will continue for the clearance sale. The firm made their former announcement in good faith as they fully believed that there was no opportunity for them to secure the building and as no other buildings were available, it was a case of quit business. The announcement that they will continue in business will be gratifying to the public in general, as people do not as a general rule, fancy the idea of losing an old established line of business. Their full page advertisement of the back page of this issue fully explains their situation.