Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1907 — Page 5

DECAT C l DAIRY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 29s

THE FINISH WASVERY EXCITING

The Official Count Gives Yager Twelve Plurality

BIG THREE CORNERED RACE

Between Yager, Archibold and Baumgartner THE BIG PRIMARY Gottschalk, Michaud, Yager, Ernst, Zwick and Hendricks the Winners. 3,130 VOTES ARE CAST Big Crowds Watch for Returns at this Office and Other Places in County.

Hundreds of men packed this office, the democratic hall, the streets, last night, figured and guessed and prophesied as to the probable result of the contest for the nomination for treasurer. Each of the three candidates had about an equal number of backers and as the later returns came In and the men kept changing positions from first place to third and third back to first the interest became Intense. With all precincts in but East Union and Washington township Baumgartner lead by forty-five votes while Archbold and Yager were even. East Union put Archbold in second place and within thirty of the lead, then came Washington with 112 for Yager, forcing him twelve ahead of Archbold and forty-four ahead of Yager. Never in the history of Adams county politics has there been a three cornered contest which in any man ner compared with this race. three men were capable, clever and popular and each had a hidden, strength surprising to his opponents and while it was conceded that the election would be close it was not expected that the vote from any precinct in the county would be sufficient to change the outcome. Baumgartner showed great strength in the central south; Yager In the east an nor and Archbold in the west and north and each secured a nice genera It was certainly a race in w c drivers were men of judgment and their chariots were strongly buUt. The day was a perfect one for an election and the vote shows it. ballots having been cast for ■While every candidate wo there was not an event whic i m rred the serenity. The returns were r ceived at this office and at e- - and at both dense, were immense and om Sout h The first returns ' am ndatU :3o Hartford, arriving at 6 _ the Washington reported, they last of the twenty-seven. A. <*»<■»“ were » ■ r> , p ,e.enu«’<winning by 314 Ernst for , Michaud for a“ d ‘ to ' ck for commissurveyor, by 635, h .. 6 47. Hensioner of the flrst . Ibir o f the secdricks for fleller for, ond district by 9-8, for she riff. prosecuting attorney. - _ without and Grandstaff were name opposition. ed into Another primary • len did m a n history, another tic^ e jhe demo crats has been nominated st rong ticket, : f :X: C Wacbthem -eep the JoXst nextjan. election. THURMAN * Gottschalk, of Berne. Thurman A. ,_. ted for reprethe young man nominated

sentarive, is but twenty-five years old. He is a son of ex-County Treasurer Andrew Gottschalk, and was bon in Berne. His early education was received in the public schools of this city, attended the Indiana university at Bloomington for two years and Northwestern college at Naperville, Illinois, one year. For several years he has been connected with the Berne Brick company, of which concern he is at present the manager. He is a man of good habits and the necessary qualifications for an able representative. He is popular in this county and one of those clever chaps who is bound to succeed wherever he goes. We predict that he will wield an influence among the democrats of the lower house of the legislature in 1909. HENRY B. HELLER. Henry B. Heller, the present prosecuting attorney for the twenty-sixth district, was re-nominated without opposition. He is thirty-two years old, has practiced law for ten years and during his year in office has demonstrated his ability as a lawyer. Honest, industrious and capable, he will serve another term with honor to himself and party. H. S. MICHAUD. H. S. Michaud, who at yesterday’s primary was selected as the Democratic standard bearer for auditor, was born in French township forty-three years ago, and received his early education in that township at the public schools at Bluffton. At the age of twenty-three he started out in this world to make his own way, accepting a position with Gottschalk and Ashbaucher, who at that time were operating a buzz saw outfit. On the very first day of his employment he met with an accident that caused him to lose his left arm and a part of the hand on the other and since that time he has been unable to do what one might term manual labor. After he ' recovered from this accident h> started into selling books, but only stoyed with this job for a short time, which he gave up to teach a term for a subscription school at Berne. He then started into the fruit tree business, which he followed until appointed postmaster at Berne under Cleveland’s last administration, which he held for tour years. He then went back to his flrs t love that of selling fruit trees, and has followed that business ever since During the recent years he has served on the town council and was a member of the school board at Berne for several years. “Bub” as he 18 called, among his associates, has bee n a lifelong Democrat and we are confident he will carry out the duties of the auditorship In a most proficient manner.

CHARLES W. YAGER. Charles W. Yager, whose admirers say won his nomination for county Ils “ I township, this county, August sth. 11866 a son of the late Jacob Yager, who 1 n his time was one of the counties best known citizens. When Charles Decatur and two years later to St. Marys township. At the latter place Charles was rearerd to manhood, re 2v ng his educaion in the common Xls He farmed until four years when he went into business at P^ sant 7°r?hat eight years ago he was electfact that eig towns hip. beVetSever elected in

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crat and has always been a good party worker. ELI MEYER. The present sheriff, Eli Meyer, has made a splendid record during his year of service as a public officer, and his friends are proud of him He was re-nominated to lay without opposition. His party and his friends' believe he will help the old party roll up a larger majority than ever in Adams county. Mr. Meyer was born in French township in 1868, was engaged in business at Berne for eight years, then came to Decatur, where he entered the livery business and later engaged in the furniture business, being at present a member of the firm of Meyer, Presdorf & Moses. He has attended to his office in a thorough and proficient manner. CHARLES C. ERNST. Charles C. Ernst of this ctiy who, at yesterday’s election was selected by the voters of Adams county to succeed L, L. Baumgartner as county surveyor, was born in this city November 27, 1874. He received his early education in the Decatur public schools after the completion of which, he engaged In the carpenter business until the year 1900, when he accepted the position of deputy surveyor. He served in this capacity for several years, and in 1905 he launched into the electric wiring business with Thomas Haefling, which vocation he has pursued until the recent campaign started. Mr. Ernst has been a staunch democrat all his life and has done much for the party during the past ten years. Without doubt he will faithfully observe j the confidence that has been reposed ‘ in him by the voters of the county and will add strength to the party ticket JOHN C. GRANDSTAFF.

No opposition forced Dr. Grandstaff, or Preble, in his candidacy for cororner. During his present term he has proven himself worthy of the confidence imposed upon him. He is thirtyfive years old and a native of this county, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Grandstaff, of Root township. He is a graduate of the Electric Medical college of Cincinnati, and enjoys a lucrative practice at Preble, where he has been located a number of years. HENRY ZWICK. Henry Zwick, who today received the nominated for commissioner in the first district, has always been a citizen of Adams county and can rightfully be claimed our home product, he having been bom fifty-three years ago in Preble township, where he received his early education. He lived in Preble township on a farm until the year 1882, when he moved to the town of Williams, where he still resides. During his career as a citizen of Williams Mr. Zwick has been engaged in the creamery and general store business and has been very successful in these ventures. For twenty-five years he has served the government as postmaster at Williams, which he has carried on in connection with his general store, and although the administration has changed several times during that time, it has always seen fit to permit Mr. Zwick to continue as its representative, which alone speaks much for his honesty and Integrity. Mr. Zwick has for a number of years acted in the capacity of ticket seller for the G. R- & I. railroad and still acts in that capacity. Mr. Zwick has a family of four children, several of whom still make their home with him. That Mr. Zwick will handle the business of the county in a proficient manner goes without argument, and we predict a bright future for him. JAMES A. HENDRICKSJames A. Hendricks, who will serve as commissioner of the second district after his election next fall, is a man of excellent qualifications in whose judgment the voters certainly have every confidence from his vote in this primary. He was born in Washington township, near the town of Monroe. December 11, 1863, and lived there until two years ago. when he moved to Monroe. He was educated at the old Reineker school house and twenty vears ago, after having learned to be an operator, was appointed station ag ent for the G. R- &I- at Monroe. (Continued on »■«« a ->

GAVE AWAY RAILROAD STOCKS Indiana Commission Digging into Shady Operations. It developed at the investigation being conducted by the Indiana railroad commission into rates, practices and alleged discrimination by the express companies in Indiana, that the Pacific Express company over the Wabash, in order to get the right to use the lines of the Wabash, Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, gave to those roads stock to the amount of |6,000,000 In addition to the regular charges for the use of the lines. The information came out in response to close questioning by Commissioner C. V. McAdams, of Auditor Brewster, of the Pacific Express company, relative to the capitalization of the company. HE REFUSES AGAIN Teddy Emphatic in His Statement Concerning Third Term. — ; ;es CAUSES ACTIVTY A Rush Among the Friends of the Various Other Candidates. Washington, December 6. —President Roosevelt made known today that he positively will not accept a renomination. His decision was not communi-

cated in a formal way, but it is none the less authoritative. The fact that he expressed his mind on this subject at the time when the national leaders of the party are gathered here from all parts of the country is regarded as more than a coincidence. It is believed he considered this a propitious time to make known that he not only declines to become a candidate but that he will not accept the nomination. The president's statement was told to several men high in authority. As he probably expected, it quickly percolated among the prominent Republicans who are here in large numbers and It was accepted by members of the national committee generally as putting an end to the third term movement. Samuel Watts, a banker of Lewiston, Pa., was also one of the men to whom the president communicated his determination not to accept a third term. Mr. Watts told him the country could not dispense with his services to which he replied: "That cannot be. I cannot serve beyond my present term. I am grateful to the American people for their kindly feeling toward me, but somebody else must carry on the work." All of the Republican presidents! booms are now anchored in Washington and each of the candidates for that high office has his most trusted friends and advisers on the ground to look after his interests and to obtain any the information possible from the clearing house of political views that has been established here as an adjunct of the national committee meet ing. Even Governor Hughes, of New York, who has been inclined to back away from the accusations that he cherishes presidential aspiration is represented by a delegation of New Yorkers with ex-Congressman Llttauer at its head. THANKS THE DEMOCRATS. I hereby wish to thank my friends of Decatur and Washington township for the support they gave me during the primary campaign. HERMAN SELLEMEYER. While the public and the voters of Adams county no doubt know that . am thankful for the loyal suppori given me during the recent primary. I wish to thank you all in this manner. J want you to realize my sincere appreciation for all the assistance given me and I shall earnestly try to prove my appreciation by my future efforts to please you in any way I can. Most sneerely. CHARLES W. YAGER. I desire in this manner to thank my many friends who so kindly ...id materially assisted me in securing the nomination for assessor and I desire to further state that I will perform my duties in a proficient manner and with credit to those who imposed this trust upon me. WILLIAM P. BARKIEY

HELD A [MEETING The National Council of Commerce Has Been Organized. INLAND WATERWAYS An Annual Appropriation of Fifty Million Dollars. Washington, December 7. —The National council of commerce, with a membership starting with thirty-odd organizations of business men in the larger cities, and expected ultimately to embrace practicaly all of the leading commercial bodies in the country, was formally launched at a conference in the office of secretary of commerce and labor Strauss. The meeting was attended by delegates of chambers of commerce boards of trade and other organizations called together by Secretary Strauss to promote closer association between the department and the commercial bodies of the United States. Washington, December 7. —An annual appropriation of at least $50,000,000 for the improvement and development of the internal waterways of America, is the gist of the recommendations of the rivers and harbors congress, which concluded its sessions here. No particular project was advo- , cated by the convention, the recoin- , mendations of the committee on re- ' solutions, which were adopted unanimously, being that a national policy for the improvement of its internal I waterways be adopted by the congress of the United States. Washington, December 7. —The Republican national committee held a I brief session at the Hotel Shoreham I yesterday, and after electing Harry S. New, of Indianapolis, chairman, to succeed George B. Cortelyoii. resigned, took a recess. Mr. New had been acting chairman since the retirement of I Mr. Cortelyou. This afternoon the members of the committee called on President Roosevelt at the White House.

SEEKING PEACE W. J. Bryan Appeals for Harmony in the Democratic Party. BANQUET IN CHICAGO He is Willing to Forget Everybody and Forgive Everything. Chicago, December 7. —William Jennings Bryan, seeking for a third time the democratic nomination to the presidency, arrived in Chicago yesterday, looking well, and also looking for signs of the harmony among local democrats which has been much advertised of late. So impressed was Mr. Bryan with the lack of harmony and spirit of co-operation that at the luncheon at the Iroquois club he made an appeal for harmony and an offer of forgiveness, full and free, to everybody in the demclcratic party. He did not mention National Committeeman Sullivan, who he read out of the party eighteen months ago, by name, but his language was so broad as to include him. "The time is ripe for a democratic victory," said Mr. Bryan, “but there can be no victory unless there is a party, and a united party, to win with. We must forget the past and work for the future. We must forgive all and forget all. For myself I am ready to forgive everybody and to forget everything that has been said or done in the past. Today I have no grievances nothing to remember. I no longer judge a man by what he has done in the past. The future is everything to me. I want to know what he is going to do in the future.” John Tucker and wife, of Greenville, Ohio, are gubsts at the home of Harry Grove and family in French township.

FIRST NATIONAL’S STATEMENT. Shows a Most Flourishing Condition of Affairs. In today’s issue appears the report of the condition of the First National bank of this city, at the close of business, December 3, 1907. It is certainly a healthy looking statement, showing resources of nearly $600,000 and should prove for all time to come the sagacity and ability of those In charge. The statement was equaled by but few banking houses in Indiana and the officers have every reason to feel proud of same. o — Jesse Barber, of Geneva, returned to his home this afternoon from a business trip in our city. QUIETINSOCIETY Not Much Doing in the Social World—Contest at Portland. OFFICERS ELECTED By G. A. R.’s Last Thursday Night for the Ensuing Year—Other Notes. The Adams county medical society are looking forward to a most successful meeting on next Friday at the office of Dr. J. S. Boyers. An interesting and instructive paper will be read by Dr. Graham and the election of officers and payment of dues will be in order. The ladies of the Aid Society of the Christian church are requested to bear in mind that on next Thursday afternoon a meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Henry Stevens. A good attendance is desired.

At the regular meeting of the G. A. R. held at their hall Dec. 5 the follow-

, ing comrades were elected for the ensuing year: Commander, D. K. Shakley; senior vice, Sim Fordyce; junior vice. F. F. Freeh; surgeon, Randall Sprague; chaplain, Andrews; quartermaster, G. B. Cline; officer of the day, A. J. Teeple; officer of the guard, Theodore Keneday; trustees. J. D. Hale, Joshua Parrish and Benj. Sholty. Delegate to state encampment. A. J. Teeple; alternate, Wm. Wetter. The installation will be Thursday, Jan. 2. A number of Decatur people are interested in the bazaar to be held by the Catholic church in Portland the evening of Dec. 11 and 12. Miss Francis Fehrenbach, formerly of this city is one of the parties in a friendly contest for a diamond ring. Considerable excitement has been developed over the probable outcome of the contest. A variety of articles are to be found at the bazaar. Lunch will be served each evening. ——• OPENING DAY AT MOSER’S. Big Crowds Took Advantage of the Bargains, The J. E. Moser & Company's big opening of their new premium store, one door south of Moser’s studio was a hummer. Hundreds visited the new store and before noon all of the big allotment of dishes offered at less than cost had been gobbled. The store is • a beauty and all who called today were highly pleased. Many special offers, premiums and bargains are in store for their patrons, say the Mosers. They are after your business. ——io — All Elks who have ueen assigned 1 parts in the coming minstrel are re- < quested to be present at the lodge « room Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. 1 Please take noice and be on hand promptly. You can get first class potatoes at the Fullenkamp’s store next Monday and Tuesday at 75 cents per bushel Fullenkamp’s will have the best and freshest potatoes for sale at their store Monday. Don’t fail to get your winter sock as they will be fine. Mrs. Coffee went to Berne this morn- f Ing to be the guest of friends and rel- t atives over Sunday. c Frde Brown, of Berne, was a busl- 1 ness caller in our city today. <

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IT HAS SOAKED UP The President’s Message Has Been Carefully Digested. IT SUITS SOME Others Will Fight for Their Ideas of Government Reform. Washington, December 7. —The attitude of congress toward the president’s message now that members have had an opportunity to study its recommendations carefully, may be summed up as follows: Most of his recommendations have merit in them, but we doubt the wisdom of attempting to enact them into law at this session. The advice we get from our constituents is that the country wants a rest —a sort of breathing spell. What may be called the Roosevelt policies will in the main all be adopted eventually; but with the financial situation uncertain and with a presidential election coming on we think it best to let most of the president’s suggestions wait until the next session or until a special session immediately after the presidential election. This, be it understood. is not the unanimous view of the Republicans in either house or senate by any means. In each branch are Republicans who are anxious that congress ishall proceed at Once to carry out practically all the. recommendations the president makes. Senator LaFollette, for instance, says emphataiclly that the financial situation has not influenced him to abandon his fight ■for more drastic railroad legislation. He is particularly anxious that there shall be enacted a law authorizing the Interstate Commerce Commission or some other federal tribunal to make a physical valuation of the railroads as the first requisite for enforcement intelligently of laws regulating the railroads. A group of what may be called “administration" senators, who do not like to follow LaFollette because they [look upon him as too raidcal, are anxious to see the president’s recommendations carried out. COURTHOUSENEWS Marriage License Issued After a Postponement

of Nearly a Year. r — «« v—- > DIVORCE CASE SET Mike Everett’s Trial for Stabbing Julius Haugk Was Postponed. | A marriage license was issued to Frank G. Mayer, aged twenty-five, a stage carpenter, of Lima, Ohio, and Lena Schindler, aged twenty, of Union. About a year ago Mr. Mayer took out the blanks expecting to apply for a license, but before he could return them, he became very seriously sick and his illness caused a postponement of the marriage until this time. The case of Effie M. Springer vs. John M. Springer, divorce, has been set for trial for Tuesday. December 10, 1907. The case of the State of Indiana vs. Michael Everett, assault and battery with intent to kill, cause continued. Defendant ordered to enter into a recognizance bond in the sum of 1300 for his appearance on the first day of next regular term of court. The court room was a busy place, but not for regular business. The canvassing board met there to decide officially the successful nominees as a result of the primary. A SENSE OF GRATITUDE. I wish to thank my friends for their support in my race for the nomination for auditor. I deeply feel a sense of gratitude for the confidence reposed : In me, and will ever try to merit such confidence. H. S. MICHAUD.