Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAHY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 237

NEW SIGNATURES Secured by It. F. Bohnke on Bond MR. KRITZMAN IS FREE New Names Secured and the Same Were Promptly Approved by Mayor Coffee. Henry Kritzman. who in last Saturday’s issue we stated was trying to get off of the bond of H. Fred Bohnke who was recenly appointed marshal by the mayor on last evening had his desire granted, and his liability in so far as this bond is concerned, is ended. Mr. Bohnke. after reading the article in Saturday’s issue, approached us, desiring to know from whence we received our information, and was referred to Mr. Kritzman. who made his desires known. Mr. Bohnke then took him before the mayor, who readily consented to free him from his obligation and his name was stricken from the bond. Mr. Bohnke in the meantime had seen J. P. Baker, a reputable farmer and Andrew F. Welfly and these two men consented to take Mr. Kritzman’s place on the bond. Mr. Bohnke’s actions toward Mr. Kritzman were gentlemanly in every respect as he did not desire to take advantage of anything the old gentleman had done and consented to his release so that he would cease worrying over the matter. Mr. Kintzman informed Mr. Bohnke that some very wild tales had been told him concerning the risk he was running by being a surety and advised him to get off the bond at once, and he immediately proceeded to secure his release. He told Mr. Bohnke the names of the parties that talked to him concerning this matter, and Bohnke now declares that some one will pay dearly for meddling in business that did not pertain to them in the least. With the release of Mr. Kritzman and the addition of Mr. Welfly and Mr. Baker, the bond was approved by the mayor and will thus stand until the complication that now exist* is cleared up in some way. The bond as given by Bohnke is a good one and will no doubt stand the fire for any amount called upon. This feature goes to show that in this turmoil Mr. Bohnke still has friends that he may call upon at any time for assistance. o GOLDEN WEDDING Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Callow AT THEIR WREN HOME * Decatur Relatives Attend— Were Married in England Fifty Years Ago. Mr. and Mrs. William Callow, of Wren, Ohio, are today celebrating their golden wedding anniversary at their home. Mr. and Mrs. J. Adam Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Callow and families left this morning to attend the happy event. Mrs. Smith is the oldest child. Mr. and Mrs. Callow were natives of England, where they were married October 1, 18a <• A week later they sailed for the United States. They have lived at their present place for forty-two years. Ten children were born to them, six of whom are still living and they with their families gathered today to assist their parents celebrate their fiftieth annversary of their wedding day. Mr. Callow is eighty-two yeas old and Mrs Callow is sixty-nine. Both are in good health and happy to celebrate thej event of today. Mist Wilkinson a trained nurse, from Fort Wayne, arrived in the city this morning and she will be em ployed at the home of Dallas Spuhler, three and one-half miles east of the city. Mrs. Spuhler is suffering from a serious attack of typhoid fever and it is hoped that with the care of a nurse she wiß be hastened to recovery.

MUST PAY DIVORCE COSTS. Logansport People Discover They are Biganists. According to the strict letter of the I law, at the present time there are nearly a hundred biganists residing in Logansport and pretty near the same number in the county. Unknowingly they became bigamists, when they married, after having secured a finding for divorce. A hundred Logansport men and women have married after finding was returned in their favor, never realizing that judgment on the finding must be rendered before the decree of divorce is valid. Judgment can only be secured after all the cost in the case have been paid. Many, after the finding was returned. went their way, laughing up their sleeves, that they had gotten out of paying court costs. They little knew that they were not legally divorced, and later married, never dreaming that they committing bigamy. Prosecutor Custer has a list of these people. There are about a hundred in all. residing in Logansport, and if they do not come forward and pay the court costs and secure judgment on the divorce finding, he will start action against them for bigamy. Summed in a few words, there are fifty couples living in Logansport as man and wife who are not legally married. SOME C.B.&C. DOPE Smith Bracy Starts Bluff* ton Financiers WILL EXTEND ROAD Money in the Bank—s3o,ooo Left at Bluffton and it Frightens the Natives. A genuine sensation was sprung in Bluffton this morning, when Smith Bracy, the father and builder of the C. B. and C., made formal announcement of the fact that that road now had >200,000 deposited to its credit in the old Second National Bank at Aurora, 111., and that $30,000 would be deposited today with the Union Savings and Trust Comapny of this city for the purpose of paying off all claims' and bonds against the road and completely clearing its name of every indebtedness. Mr. Bracy announced that it was the first intention to deposit $19,000 here and SII,OOO with the Citizens’ Bank, of Portland, but while in conversation with a News reporter he talked over the long distance telephone with the road’s representatives at Portland and it was then decided to deposit the whole sum of $30,000 in this city. A second sensational bit of news was sprung by Mr. Bracy in his interview with the News when he announced that the C. B. and C. would build from Portland to Versailles, Ohio, at once and that work on that new extension w’ould be started within the next fifteen or. twenty days. Mr. Bracy says that engineers are now out surveying a route and that committees from different towns on the route are out securing right of way. And that was not all —still a third surprising announcement was made when Mr. Bracy announced that he had just been made president of a new railroad, to extend from Kansas City to St. Joe, Mo., and that Mr. J. C. Curtis, superintendent of the C. B. and C„ had been made assistant to him on the same road. The new road is to cost $4,000,000 and the entire amount of money to be needed is now on deposit with the Carnegie Trust Company at New York City. The entire amount has been raised and work started. Mr. Bracey also gave out in the same interview more particulars concerning who is furnishing the money for the completion of the C. B. and C., the $200,000 referred to as being deposited in the Aurora bank, than has ever been given out before. Mr. Bracy says that there are four parties who subscribed the amount and who own the road. He is one of the four and the other three members he refuses to announce. He says however, that the four are represented by W. I. Babb of Aurora, HL, upon whom the drafts are now drawn. He says that all three of the other men are millionaires — Bluffton News.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, October 1, 1907.

A TRUANCY CASE Causes a Peculiar Com* plication A MANDAMUS SUIT To Compel Wagon to Come to the Home of William Thompson for Daughter. Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 30. —There was a new development today in the local case originated under the new school law which provides for the transportation to another school of children who live in a district where on account of small attendance the school building is abandoned. William Thompson, south of Bluffton, refused to send his little daughter to school because she would have to walk half a mile to a main road to catch the wagon. After she was out of school five days an affidavit was filed against Thompson charging him with a violation of the truancy laws, but before this case came to a hearing the new development was sprung in the form of a mandamus suit brought this morning by Thompson through a local attorney in which he asks the court to mandate Township Trustee W. H. Davis to drive to his dooryard for the little girl. The writ of mandate was issued and the case will likely come up to a trial on its merits this week, as an early decision is wanted by all parties concerned. The school trustee contends that the children should walk a reasonable distance to catch the wagon and he thinks that half a mile is not unreasonable. On the other hand Thompson contends that transportation of children means they shall be hauled the entire distance. o WAS ABLE TO GO HOME. Mrs. Nichols Improved After Attack of Appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Nichols, of Coldwater, Michigan, came to Decatur ten days ago to visit their many friends. A week ago today Mrs. Nichols suffered a sever attack of appendicitis. Careful nursing prevented the necessity of an operation and she is now improving slowly. Though still very weak, she was able to leave for her home on • this afternoon train, accompanied by her husband.

AN OLD TIMER D. J. Aber Visits With Decatur Friends AFTER THIRTY YEARS Formerly in Business Here— He Sees Many Changes and Declares Us Modern. D. J. Aber, of Tucumcari, New Mex., arrived last evening for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Isaac Brown and other relatives and friends. Thirty years ago Mr. Aber conducted the central cash grocery in Decatur, located in a frame building on the present location of the Dailey, Myers and Co. clothing store. This is his first visit here for twenty-two years and he was greatly surprised at the many changes He misses the mud. the frame blocks and says Decatur is equal to any of the cities he has visited for modern improvements. During his call at this office, Mr. Aber inquired concerning many of the old citizens of his day. a large number of whom have ceased their .earthly labors. For a number of years Mr. Aber has been engaged in contract and engineer work in the south and west and has prospered. He will be in this locality for several weeks. —o The Gay and Zwick furniture sale still continues and they are sending out a large amount of goods each day. The sale has been more than a success during its progress and the people should take advantage of the same before it closes.

HAD THEIR PICTURES “TUK.” The Huns who are employed on the pipe line were unable to work yesterday on account of the wet weather, and they came into town to take in the sights, says the Montpelier Herald About twenty-five of them landed in the Harding Photograph gallery and then Lew’s trouble began. They divided off into groups of five or six and proceeded to be “tuk.” They were a motly looking crowd, a number of them dressed in outfits that a modern tramp would be ashamed of. The one necessary thing was that all of them should have on something flashy, and they gave Mr. Harding to understand the picture was to be just as “loud” as possible. This gang of men has been in America longer than those who were in Montpelier before, and the greater number of them can talk English. However, they all follow one leader, and the bunch was in town last evening still following the same man, he so drunk he could hardly walk, and his companions trying to follow his example. Mr. Harding expects to have a lively time with his new class of patrons until the pictures are finished, and they are the oddest group he ever had to handle. Even if the pictures do seem strange and comical to us, they will be eagerly welcomed by the relatives in the old country. o—

SNYDER REUNION Held at Stewart Home Saturday AN ENJOYABLE DAY Large Crowd Was Present at the Second Annual Event of this Kind. The second annual reunion of the Snyder family was held at the home of W. W. Stewart, two and one-half miles northwest of Wren, Ohio, last Saturday with relatives from several different states present to assist in . making the occasion most enjoyable. ; An elaborate dinner was served to ' the many members of the family, and everything that goes to make an event of this kind most entertaining was on hand at the beautiful home of the Stewarts. At this meeting the following officers were elected for the ensuing year—Jonas Snyder, president; Leonard Bair, secretary; Daniel Hays, treasurer. The next reunion will be held at the home of Mrs. Roseman Hays, in Davis county, Indiana. During the day of the reunion a cyclone passed within 200 yards of the bam in which the dinner was served, and swept everything before it, tearing the roof from the barn belonging to Joe Johnson, destroying trees and corn belonging to W. Moser and much

other damage in that locality. Those who partook of the festivities of the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bair, Mrs. Lizzie Kutcher, Mrs. Kosie Jettman, Mrs. Jacob Myers. Mrs. Julia Bradley, of Strasburg, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Winckleplec. Mrs. Roseman D. Hays, D. W. Hays, James Evans, of Oden. Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garver and three children, Marjory, Frances and Charles, from Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Snyder, of Wren, Ohio; Jacob Brightenbury. wife and children Mabel and Earl; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Snyder, sons Frederick and Cloise. Convoy, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay, children Dick, Fred and Ruth, of Decatur; C. C. Snyder and wife, A. D. Hoover and wife, W. W. Stewart and wife, A. B. Hoover and wife, John Snyder and wife, Mrs. L. E. Snyder, Mrs. Eliza J. Stewart. Mrs. Sarah Dudley, Mrs. Rebecca Acorn. Nettie and Caroline Acorn. Opal Dudley, Marjory Snyder, Vesta Hoover, Mabel Snyder, Dwight Snyder, Clyde Snyder, Orville and Russell Stewart. Carrie and Russell Hoover, Ralph and Harold Hoover, George Stewart and wife, Mrs. Ada Woods, Forrest Snyder, Carl Dudley, Love Woods, Zerl Woods, Carrie Stewart, L. Stewart. The sev-enty-third birthday of Frederick Snyder was celebrated on this occasion and the day was immensely enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to be present.

A BOLD GRAFTER Was Pinched at Joplin Missouri• BROUGHT TO INDIANA Fraudulently Obtained Many Thousand Dollars from Prominent Hoosiers. Indianapolis, Oct. 1. —Enroute from

Joplin, Mo., charged with obtaining thousands of dollars from Indiana people by the promoting of a fraudulent mining enterprise, Maj. H. C. Wilson, a mine operator, is being brought to Indianapolis by Detective Samuel Gerber, of the Indianapolis police and Albert W. Wishard, an Indianapolis attorney. Wilson’s arrest was affected at Joplin Friday and he was surrendered yesterday to Detective Gerber, who left Indianapolis immediately following his arrest armed with requistion papers signed by Governor Hanly. Back of the arrest and return of Wilson are affidavits signed by at least six Indianapolis business men of high standing, who, themselves victims of Wilson’s alleged fraudulent schemes, charge also that there are scores of others of the state, but chiefly of Indianapolis and Anderson, who stand to lose in large sums. The affidavits on which the arrest was made were signed last week by A. J. O'Reilly, general agent of the Monon railway; Joseph E. Harris, agent for the Union Star lines, and Robert W. Reid, of Kilngan and Co., meat packers. In addition to these men are said to be Senator Edgar E. Hendee, of Anderson, Addison C. Harris, Charles W. : Miller, former attorney general; James W. Lilly aad Frank *D. Stalnaker, Aquilla Q. Jones and Alexander C. Ayres, Medford Wilson, president of the Columbia National bank; John N. Carey and a number of others of equal prominence, all of whom, according 5 to the affidavits, stand to lose in sums 5 ranging from SI,OOO to $4,000. f ——o t Wonderful how many different tales 1 can be told when anything unusual j occurs, and how often the people that retail them have any ground for mak- ' ing statements. A newspaper man is ’ compelled to spend more time running I down unauthentic stories than he does t in getting the truth, yet some people have been known to purposely set a false report going.

WEDS THIS MONTH Miss Bertha Fullencamp to ,Become a Bride k IN A FEW WEEKS Her Engagement to Mr. Dallas F. Reed, of Huntington is Announced. The following from Monday’s Huntington News-Democrat, may proye a surprise to many of the friends of Miss Bertha Fullenkamp of this city: Some time late in October Miss Bertha Fullenkamp, of Decatur, will become the wife of Dallas F. Reed, proprietor of the Richelieu restaurant in this city. The exact date has not yet been set, but Mr. Reed's frequent trips to Decatur recently leave no doubt that it will be held in the near future. Mr. Reed is conducting one of the best business places in the city. He came to this city about a year ago from Wabash where he had charge of the Wasman cigar store. He is a native of Kosciusko county and is widely known in Wabash and Huntington. Miss Fullenkamp is the daughter of a former promnent mer- ' chant of Decatur. She is one of the < leading members of society in that < city and is prominent in church as- 1 fairs. Nothing is known about the s plans of the couple further than that i after the wedding, which will take 1 place in the St. Marys Catholic 4 church of Decatur, they will come to i this city to make their home. 1

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS IN SESSION Fifteen Hundred are Present—Pythian Sisters Also Meet. The report to be submitted by Mrs. Laura Sinclair, of Waterloo, grand chief of the Pythian Sisters, whose grand temple holds its annual session in Indianapolis during this week, will show increased gains in membership and temples throughout the state as well as the fact that the order is in better financial condition than it was at this time last year. Mrs. Sinclair’s report will show

that the increased membership over last year is 889, while that of the Knights of Pythias is 415. The balance on hand this year is $9,362.17, a much larger balance than that of last year. The sum of $16,755.83 has been raised for the State Orphans’ Home. The Grand Temple session opened at castle hall this morning over 400 ladies being present and will continue until tomorrow evening. Tonight the Myrtle Temple degree staff will confer the work at the German House. Fully 1,500 Knights are attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, which began this morning and continues until Wednesday evening. The meetings will be the first held in the new building. o MORE REGULATION President’s Program for Coming Congress AT PEACE WITH JAPAN Conference Satisfies that Government—Meeting of Postal Commission.

’ Washington, Oct. 1. —The president does not intend to abandon his program for additional railroad legislation 3 at the coming session of congress. He I made this plain to several persons to (■ whom he talked before setting out on . his western-southern trip. He received , just before his departure one of the , special commissioners sent by him to . Europe this summer to gather infor- , mation which he expects to use in ad- , vocating further regulation of railroads by the federal government. He was greatly pleased with the character of the report made by this commissioner. Congress is to be asked to enact legislation which will enable the interstate commerce commission to control future issues of stocks by railroad corporations, and the chief executive is determined to take a firm stand for a national incorporation law for all corporations doing an interstate business.

Washington, Oct. 1. —The two conferences between Secretary of War Taft and the Japanese War Minister at Tokio, have caused officials here who have had misgivings about the attitude of Japan on questions in dispute between Japan and the United States to lay them aside. Those fully acquainted with Secretary Taft's instructions are now reasonably certain that the dispute will be settled amicably. The keystone of existing differences was the question of emi-

gration of Japanese to the United States. At present this situation is fairly satisfactory to the United States under the provisions of the new law enacted by the last congress. Since its adoption, however, it has been made a political issue in Japan, and. while no ultimatum has been delivered by the Japanese government in connection with the negotiation of a new treaty of commerce and amity to replace the present treaty, which expires in 1911, it had been made clear that Japan would insist on mitigating conditions governing the emigration of her citizens to the United States.

Washington, Oct. I.—Representative Jesse Overstreet arrived here to attend a meeting of the postal commission. The commission was called in session by Mr. Overstreet to consider the work that has been done by a force of experts through the summer months and to talk over the general situation. It is thought that two days will wind up this meeting, ■and probably the members will not meet again before congress convenes In December.

Price Two Cents

GREATEST EVER Great Ball at Close of League Season

DETROIT IN THE LEAD

A Seventeen and Thirteen

Inning Games Yesterday in American League.

Never before in the history of base ball has the entire country been aroused as it is today over the race that is now being pulled off in the American league, and that interest will only cease when the winner of the per cent has been determined. Every man, woman and child who knows anything about the national game is watching the American league race with the keenest interest imaginable, and every one has their choice and are pulling hard for their favorite to win. As the race now stands, three teams have a look in for the bunting, they being Detroit, Philadelphia and Chicago, the best chances favoring the Detroit team. From the very start of the race early in April it was seen that there were four teams that would put up a great battle and as predicted from the start these four teams have battled desperately to the finish. The Cleveland team only losing its prestige during the past week when it met with some sudden reverses, which lost them their chance for the pennant. As the race now stands it would seem that Detroit had all the best of it, as they start today on a series of four games with Washington, and have so far this season lost but one game to the Senators. Philadelphia has a worthy opponent in Cleveland for the next four days, and from past dope these teams should split even in the series. Chicago, who have but a very small and remote chance to land the flag, start in a four days’ series with New York, which they should win with ease, as they have easily defeated this team in every series. However, for Chicago to win the flag Detroit and Philadelphia must lose three games each and Chicago must win the remaining six games yet to play, which is possible, but not very probable. With the race as it now stands, Detroit has all the best of the argument. Yesterday saw Philadelphia and Detroit battled for Sv'.enteen long innings with honors (Continued on page 2.)

OFF TO BLUFFTON Rebekahs to be Entertained There WITH MRS. DORWIN Mrs. Burt Owen Entertains Euchre Club—An Impromptu Party. By Perle Burdg. The ladies of the Rebekah lodge of this city will drive to Bluffton this

afternoon to be entertained by the Rebekah lodge at that place. Also, the order from Linn Grove and Geneva will be their guests. The Mesdames Ollie Kingman, of Delaware, Ohio, Maude Rice-Murdick, of Goldfield, Nevada; Miles Pillars, of Paragould, Arkansas, will be the complimentary guests at an evening party this evening, given by Mrs. Wid Dorwin to a company of thirty ladies.

Mrs. Burt Owen, formerly a member of the Euchre club, delightfully entertained the members of the club last night during the evening hours at euchre, at the home of her mother, Mrs. Maty Congletop on south Third street. Fall roses were used to make the rooms appear more attractive to the guests. When the dainty tally cards were handed over, the highest score among the club members was won by Miss Minta Acker, and the guests’ score was won by Mrs. F. W. Brittson. After which a delicious luncheon was served. The outside guests besides the members were: Mesdames (Continued on pageT)