Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 247

gets a promotion Faithful Service of Charles K. Bell is Recognized by His Company. THE WELLS-FARGO CO. Is Offered and Accepts Position as Their Agent at Fort Wayne. Charles K. Bell, one of the best know nyoung business men of Decatur, will soon become a citizen of Fort Wayne, having accepted the position as agent for the Wells-Fargo Express Company in that city. This company have never had an office there, but owing to recent arrangements made with the Fort Wayne & Springfield Company, giving them a direct line, they have decided to open an office there and make an effort for a share of the business. The promotion of Mr. Bell Is a deserving one, following six years of faithful and progressive business hustle. He will prove the right man in the right pltce, and will soon establish a flourishing trade for the Wells-Fargo in the Summit City. He will likely retire from duty here about October 20th, and assume his new place by November Ist, He will not remove his family for the present. His successor here has not been named, but will within a few days. o The meanest thing yet to put to test to torture an auto driver was set in motion near Kokomo one night last week. Two men fastened a wire securely to a tree on either side of the road, just low enough to catch the motorman under the chin. The first machine that came along discovered the wire before he came in contact with the dangerous detrice and had it removed. When Bryan went around the world he said the most beautiful thing he saw was sunset on the ocean. The sunset to him is when the cows are milked, and the hogs slopped and the horses turned out and his pipe not far off.

A PEANUT CONTEST Furnished Amusement at a Delightful Birthday Anniversary. FOR MRS. J. WILKIE. Medical Society Meet— Happy Event at the Burke Home —Other Items. A party was given last night by Mrs. J. Kintz in honor of her daughter Mrs. John Wilkie, of Leipsic, Ohio. A dozen of friends of guest of honor assembled to assist in celebrating her [birthday anniversary. The evening .was spent in music and progressive peanuts and an elegant time was enjoyed. In the peanut contest Mesdames G. M. Halfling and John Meibers captained the laurels, while Mesdamea John Girard and Newton Ander- : son consoled themselves with the boobies. Before their departure, the guests were served an elaborate two- | course luncheon, and this concluded ! the evening of pleasure. The meeting of the Adams County Medical Society, which was held last night at the office of Drs. Clark, was well attended, and the session proved quite instructive to all present. Mrs. Belle France will entertain a number of her immediate relatives at twelve o’clock dinner to-morrow in honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. France, who have just returned from their wedding tour. An excellent time is anticipated.

The Ladles’ Aid Society, of the Presbyterian Church will have a called meeting to-night at the home of Mrs. Schrock on Rugg street, at seven o’clock. All members are urged to be

present, as important business will be transacted. . Mr. and Mrs. John Burke gave a pleasant party last night in honor of their son Don. The evening was well spent in music and games, which delighted all present.. A four-course luncheon, consisting of everything that is good to eat was served to the merry young folks who did justice to same. Those present were: Misses Vera Andrews, Jessie Philips, Inez Ray, Estella Chronister, Florence Edwards, Alma Kookins, Ruby Parrish and Inez Coverdale, and Messrs. Tom McKean, Roy McClure, Fred Chronister, Lawrence Biggs, Harry Hempstead, George Sheler, Herb Harb, Frank Devoss, Rex Soule, Marion Watkins and Dorsie Burkhead. TOCLOSETONIGHT Chief White Eagle Will Leave After a Two Weeks Stay Here. HE GOES TO GENEVA. His Lectures Have Proven Interesting and His Entertainment Good.

If the weather man permits, Chief White Eagle, the Indian medicine man, will close his entertainment this evening, when he will give a sls French beveled mirror to the young lady voted the most popular in Decatur. In case of rain he will not. conclude until Monday evening. He will go from here to Geneva, and after a week's engagement there, will return to his home in the Indian Territory. White Eagle’s stay here has been thoroughly enjoyed by many who have attended his free performances and lectures. He has conducted himself gentlemanly, and says he is well pleased with his treatment here. He gave a mystifying entertainment with his spirit cabinet last night, and will have an enteresting program for his closing show this evening. — o - A man over in Mentone heard that if he would eat onions he would live a hundred years, and while he detested the taste of the stinking things, weni to his wife and tried to persuade her to try it. He said he and his wife were one, and if she would agree to eat the onions he would agree to live out the century. A drunken driver left a trotting horse in a box stall at North Manchester when he left with his string for Bourbon. The horse was there for over three days without food or water. A Manchester citizen accidentally opened the door of the stall and discovered the horse, else he might have been left until he died of starvation. The owner of the horse lives at Logansport and was notified at once. The horse seemed none the worse for his long fast.

WILL WED TONIGHT Levi Nelson, Aged Seventy, To Marry Mrs. Jones This Evening. PLAN BRIDAL TOUR. Well Known Couple Will Plight Vows To Love and Care For Each Other. At eight o’clock this evening, or about that hour, Rev. L. A. Stangle will unitein the holy bonds of matrimony Mrs. Elizabeth Jones and Mr. Levi Nelson. The couple will leave immediately on a bridal tour, and will be at home in this city after their return in a few days. Notwithstanding the fact that the groom is three score years and ten and his bride-to-be is but four years his junior, they were as happy to-day as are lovers of sixteen in anticipated joy of the event. Both are well known residents and though of rather mature age. believe and we hope will have many years of happiness before them.

HE MUST SPEAK UP The Taft Managers Are Away Up In the Air and Still Going. FOR STATE CONTROL. Meeting of State Railroad Commissioners at Washington. Washington, October 12. —Prominent Republicans are saying that in the interest of party harmony President Roosevelt will, soon after his return from the canebrakes of Louisiana, be compelled to talk about the third-term movement. The demand that he make a statement will, it is said, come from the managers of the Taft campaign. They are “up in the air.” The national capital end of the Taft campaign makes no secret of the fact that the situation as it now exists is wholly unsatisfactory to them, and they Intimate that the Columbus (O.) end of he campaign is in the same frame of mind. The demand is that the Taft boom be untangled from the Roosevelt third-term movement, and it is pointed out that the only way to untie the knot that is causing so much worry is for Mr. Roosevelt to say once more and say it in away that can not be misunderstood, that he will not, under any circumstances, accept next year's nomination. Washington, October 12. —From the very first session of the convention of the State railroad commissioners’ meeting here it has been apparent that the state commissions generally are opposed to the surrender of any of the rights of the states to regulate commerce within their borders. Every attempt so to increase the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission as to transfer state powers to the Federal government will be strongly opposed. The state commissioners want the dividing line drawn plainly between the scope of the Federal government and that of the state governments. Aside from this most of the commissioners point out that just such meetings as the present should furnish the uniformity of action which advocates of centralization wish to obtain through Federal legislation.

In the superior court at Anderson W. E. Boland has brought suit against the Big Four Railroad Company for $6,000 damages arising from the failure to deliver to him an annual pass. The case opens up a question of law between the interstate law and the state law relating to contracts, and will no doubt attract much attention in he federal and state courts.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, October 12, 1907.

FELL AND BROKE A RIB A. R. Bell Met With an Accident on the Road. A. R. Bell returned this morning from Southern Ohio, where he spent the week purchasing timber for the firm of Smith & Bell, and while performing his usual duties in measuring up the lumber as it was loaded on board the car, he fell over a board the result being that he sustained a broken rib on the right side. The injury did not cause him any pain at first, but later in the the week he was forced to see a doctor and have the injury dressed. He is around performing his regular duties for the firm, and seems to suffer no inconvenience as a result — o A DELIGHTFUL PLAY Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Will Please the Opera House Patrons.

BRIGHT AND HAPPY. b Author Is One of Indiana’s Own Sons, and His Book Is a Popular One. Since “Trilby” started the fashion, the book play, like the breakfast food, has multiplied with startling rapidity, and a few of either have been palatable. Miss Bianca West, hiwever, is fortunate in her new offering, “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall,” in which she will be seen at the Bosse Opera House Monday. October 14. It is more than palatable; It is delicious; at least the opinions of critics where both the play and the star have been seen have it that way. Charles Major’s beautiful story of the romantic career of dainty “Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall” has been read by nearl yeveryone, and the play that Paul Kester has made of it is one that everyone should see. It is bright and happy in dialogue, rich in romantic incident, abundant in historical facts and very entertaining. The winsome, witty and willful Dorothy browbeats her father, defies her aunt, betrays and saves the Queen of Scotland, hoodwinks the Queen of England, and finally elopes with her true lover, as she does in the book. At Winchester Wednesday, Judge Macy, after hearing the evidence in the petition of the C. B. & C. to have the subsidy tax of $54,*000 voted by Portland and the adjoining township placed on the tax duplicates, gave a decision favorable to the railroad company, and instructed that the auditor should place the tax on the duplicates and collect the same. It was another victory for the C. B. & C. — Bluffton News.

MANDATED TRUSTE Trustee Must Transport Children from Homes to School. A CASE OF INTEREST. The First Ruling on a Law Passed by the Last Legislature. A decision was given this morning by Judge Sturgis which is not only of interest many districts in Wells county, but which will be read with interest in every section of Indiana where the trustees have abandoned schools under the new law enacted by the last legslature. The ruling of Judge Sturgis was in favor of the plaintiff and he issued a peremptory writ of mandate instructing the trustee to immediately provide transportation for the children the entire distance. He took the view that the law meant by transportation that the school children should be hauled from their homes and not part of the way only. The point was raised by the attorneys for the trustee that the road to Thompson's house was not a public highway, but while the judge expressed the opinion that it was regarded as a public highway he held that even leaving out this point it was the duty of the trustee to provide transportation the entire distanle.

One section of the statute on which the judge ruled and which helped establish the point raised by the attorneys for Thompson was that the trustee does not need to obandon a school where the attendance is less than twelve if he finds upon investigation that the conditions, because of roads, streams, etc., do not warrant him in abandoning the school. On this ground if the trustee had found that he could not drive to the homes of all the children in the district it would have been his duty to continue the Schrock school instead of abandoning it. —Bluffton News. THE SCHOOL NOTES Prof. Beachler Gives His Report of the Progress Made Up to Date. APPRECIATE VISITORS

Prof. Shirley of Wabash Visited Decatur Schools and Gave Stirring Talk. The schools are progressing. The enrollment is growing a little stronger as the weeks go by, and a growth in interest is quite noticeable. Several reasons may be assigned for this increasing school spirit. Our school board are adding each year better equipment to the school buildings. All the buildings are fast becoming more sanitary, better heated, lighted and decorated. Better equipments are being placed in the schools. The primary departments, the laboratory, the drawing, the commercial and all the other departments of the schools are being fitted with up-to-date appliances.

Another source of benefit and en-coui-agement is brought to us by visitors. These are of two kinds, foreign and home. This week Prof. Shirley, of Wabash College, called on us, and gave to the high school quite a stirring talk. He used ts his subject: “Whatever thy hand flndeth to do, do it with all thy might.” Mr. Shirley made a strong plea for the culture of the mind, stating that now is the time, while the brain is in a plastic condition, for every pupil to put forth his best efforts in promoting his education. In this report we are not unmindful of the stimulus that comes from our citizens. Several of our patrons visited our schools the past week, and spoke words of appreciation. Os the number of visitors we recall the following: Dore B. Erwin. Fred V. Mills, Ulysses Drummond, Jeff Bryson, and John Vail. Come in, gentlemen; help us to a better school spirit

TO SPEAK AT RICHMOND. Congressman Adair to Address Commercial Club of That City. Congressman John A. M. Adair has accepted an invitation to address the meinbers~of the Commercial Club at Richmond, on Monday evening, November 11, on some subject pertaining to business conditions. The meetings of this club are held once each month, when the members listen to addresses by men of various trades and professions, The last meeting in September was addressed by United States Senator, James A. Hemenway, and Congressman James E. Watson has accepted an invitation to appear in December. VICTORY ’ DECISIVE

World’s Series Over if Chi

cago Wins the Battle at Detroit Today. HAVE TAKEN THREE. Backers of the Tigers in Decatur Are Admitting Cubs’ Superiority. The greatest battle in the history of that greatest of all sports, base ball, is nearing a close, and it seems quite likely that to-day's game will settle the World’s Championship between the Chicago Nationals and the Detroit Americans. Before the opening game, opinion was about evenly divided, even in Chicago being even money. However, the showing made so far puts Chicago in a class of her own, and should they win today, the big series will be over without the Tigers taking a single game. They made a great showing in the first game, which resulted in a tie, 3 to 3. Chicago took the second, 3 to 1; the third, 5 to 1, and yesterday’s, 6 to 1. The Tiger men here have generally given up, the concensus of opinion being that the fielding of the two teams averages up pretty well, bur. that the Cubs have their opponents outclassed as to pitchers and catchers. With today’s game, the players of the two teams will have about |60,000 to divide, sixty per cent, going to the winners, and forty to the losers, averaging about JI,BOO and $1,200 for the respective players. 1

CHILDREN BORN IN SQUALOR. Gypsy Woman Gives Birth to Twin Babies. The gang of gypsies who were here the first of the week went to Bluffton, and the Banner tells of an increase in the tribe, as follows: Os al the dirty, repulsive gangs of gypsies that ever entered a civilized community the one that struck town about noon today was the limit. The outfit consisted of four rigs, to which were hitched some half-starved horses and mules; several children w-ith barely enough dirty rags hanging from their bodies to cover their nakedness, and the usual number of men and women, the latter of whom at once began hustling the fortune telling business, while their husbands went after suckers in the horse trading line.

t Last night, while camped a short 1 distance south of the city, there were ■ two additions to their party, when one ■ of the young women gave birth to ! twins, a boy and a girl. From all appearances the stork has other contracts to fulfill with them and will continue to hover over the course of I the foreigners. Born in squalor, sloth and ignorance, the outlook for the two babies is indeed very dark. Their path in life I is already ordained. They will grow

up in the degeneracy that surrounds. them in their parents and relatives, I mate early to one of their kin with I the formality of a marriage ceremony, the conditions of which, if one was had, would not be kept and their entire life will be productive of nothing save evil. But with all its discrepancies and drawbacks, such an existence has its good points, for in it is contained the secret of living without working.

Decatur was on yesterday visited by all the elements of weather. First it snowed, then it hailed, the sun then gave forth a few brilliant rays, and to close up the day it rained. Guess this was merely a sample of what we are to expect in the near future.

Price Two Cents

A BOXING CONTEST Great Battle To Be Pulled Off at Princess Rink in Fort Wayne. GOODMAN-McFARLAND Two of the Greatest Fighters in Their Class in World To Meet Soon. Special to The Democrat. Fort Wayne, October 12. —Articles of agreement have at last been signed after a wrangle of over two weeks over the weight. Both contestants, McFarland and Goodman, have agreed to weigh 133 pounds at 3 o’clock. This will be one of the greatest matches thot have ever been pulled off in the Middle West. Goodman fought McFarland at Davenport, April 16th, fifteen rounds, and McFarland got a close decision over Goodman. Goodman claimed that he was not in condition at that time, and has been anxious to get a return match with McFarland ever since.

Matchmaker Wm. F. Knapp, of the St. Joe Athletic Club, of Fort Wayne, finally got the boys together, and without a doubt it will be the greatest fight ever pulled off in Fort Wayne. The semi-windup between Harry Lombard and Fred Gilmore will be strictly highclass, Lombard having performed here at the Yanger-McFarland bout and won the decision over Joe Caye after eight rounds of the prettiest fighting that the tans have Been in many a day. Fred Gilmore Is a son of the famous Gilmore family, and a sparring partner to Packy McFarland, and one of the fastest boys of his weight in the country. The preliminaries will be all highclass, and without a doubt the St. Joe Athletic Club of Fort Wayne will have one of the greatest boxing shows at the Princess Rink on October 23, that the lovers of the sport have ever witnessed. o COURT HOUSE NEWS Mrs. Rice Seeks Divorce— Husband Threatened to

Cut Throat Out. THREE OTHER CASES. Bill Smith is Defendant in Divorce Case—Two Improvement Lien Cases. Mary Rice wants another divorce from Clement J. B. Rice, and has filed suit to obtain such a decree. They were divorced about a year ago, but made up and were married again last June. Mrs. Rice says that her husband has beaten, cursed and threatened to cut her throat out, has also been guilty of adultery and a fewother charges. She asks for the custody of the child. $350 alimony and a monthly allowance of SB.

i Attorney D. E. Smith appears for I Florence E. Smith, who filed suit for I divorce from William E. Smith, better known as “Bill” Smith. The defendant is accused of adultery, and I failure to provide. SSOO alimony and an allowance, and the custody of the four children are asked. A. P. Beatlty filed two new cases in 1 which the old Adams County Bank is I plaintiff. The suits are to foreclose I alley improvement assessments against H. S. Porter, $125, and J. H. and H. J. Yager, $175. William Drow has been granted letters as administrators for Lewis Evans, and filed bond in the sum of S6OO. A marriage license was Issued today to Levi M. Nelson, aged seventy, and Elizabeth Jones, aged slxty-six. Each has been married once before.

A marriage license was issued to Christian F. Stopperbagen and Mary Zwick, each aged forty-three. Both Uve in Preble township, and the groom was married once before.