Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1907 — Page 1

Volume V. Number 304

A TAME SESSION One Objection to Reported Seventh Street Assessment. THE ROOP SEWER — Notice to Hear Objections—' Other Business is Transacted. The council met in regular session last evening, Mayor Coffee presiding and every councilman answering to roll call and immediately after the reading of the minutes the council got down to their regular rouitine of business. This being the night to hear objections to the Seventh street improvement, the proof of publication giving notice was filed and the Mayor asked if any one present desired to object. William Blackburn. who owns a lot along Seventh street was represented by Attorney D. D. Heller and filed his written objection to the assessment against his property claiming that before the street was paved that it was only worth S2OO and now since the paving the property is only worth S4OO, and as his assessment is $346.74 he asks that the council reduce the same to an even $200.00. Upon motion by Van Camp the matter was referred to the street and sewer committee for investigation, they to report back at the next regular meeting. The city civil engineer filed his assessment roll on the George W. Roop sewer showing the cost of construction to have amounted to $2,012.91 and a resolution was immediately adopted ordering the clerk to give notice by publication for the hearing of objections to the same. The engineer having filed his report, estimate and assessment roll on the John M. Lenhart sewer showing that the cost of the same amounted to $158.00, a resolution was adopted ordering the clerk to give notice to the property owners showing that the same is completed and setting a night for

the hearing of objections to the same. A resolution ordering the city treasurer to pay the balance of the judgments against the city amounting to >2.268.90, which amount includes interest and principal. The resolution was adopted and ordered spread of record. The clerk’s and treasurer s reports for the month of November were filed and referred to the finance committee for examination. Upon motion by Christen, the street commissioner was ordered and empowered to purchase lumber to make a new snow and gutter plow. A resolution ordering and directing the clerk to draw his warrant on the city treasurer for the respective salaries of the various city officers for the quarter ending, December 31, 1907, was read, at which time the name of the mayor was omitted from the same, which w r as explained by one of the councilmen, namely Christen, that as the mayor had not turned over fees now in his possession and made the proper re- ■ port to the council of the same, he was not entitled to any salary. The mayor then stated that this only applied to cities of the first, second, third and' fourth class matters and that all fees he had colleced he was legally entitled to, and further stated that if he had misappropriated any of I the funds of the city that he would be liable on his bond and an action in that line would be the best and proper way to proceed. The mayor made a nice clean argument in his own behalf and Interpreted the law in a manner { that carried conviction with it and in the end his name was included in the ’resolution and the same was finally passed and adopted. The following bills were read and allowed: G. R. & I $333.59 Jno. Sprague 59 Bass Foundry 39 ' 7 ° C. Vogt 70 00 Julius fraugk 336 D. O. Ellingham 3 ° C. W. Dorwin 226 ' 72 M. J. Mylott 197 8a D. F. Teeple 88 ' 3 * ' Decatur Hardware Co 17 9 ‘ ! National Carbon Co « Sunday Creek Coal Co 527.73 Ft. Wayne Electric Works.... 6.09 I L. C. Helm 71 Bass Foundry 3 ' l ’ Monarch Electric Wire C 0.... H ■>'’ J- D. Stults 45 8 ' W. E. Fulk 63 50 H. Peters ® ' Geo. Keiser &Co 3 ' . ] (CoMtnoed ea

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teachers to get their money lln Time to Purchase Xmas GiftsSchools Close Saturday, The school board will hold a meeting tomorrow night for the purpose of allowing the teachers’ salaries and other bills against them. This meeting will be held one day earlier than usual so that the teachers who live away from Decatur can get their money in time to leave for their respective i homes Friday night or early Saturday morning. As is the usual custom, the various schools of the city will adjourn Friday for two weeks to permit the teachers and scholars to enjoy the festivities characteristic to the holidays at their homes. Christmas is the most welcome holiday of any in the year to the school boys and girls and no doubt they will enjov themselves to the limit during the holidays. WILL SOON RETURN Secretary Taft Will Soon be at Home With His Boom. MANY ARE ANXIOUS Many Stories About the Two Cabinet Candidates. Washington, Dec. 18. —Secretary Taft is on the eve of his return to Washington. His competitors in the presidenial field contest are anxious ' —"anxious” is the right word —to know what he will do. They expect him to spend several weeks, possibly months, in the semi-retirement of the war department, but they know, as everybody else knows, that the secretary will be influenced largely in his course by the advice that will come to him from the white house. There was a baseless rumor last week that Mr. Taft had cabled his resignation from the cabinet to Mr. Roosevelt. The president said that he would not discuss a story so preposterous, and it is said that he used virtually the same words when the tale that Mr. Cortelyou was to resign from the treasury chieftainship in something of a huff was brought to him. It is recognized finally that Secretary Taft is a candidate for the presidency and that he will remain a candidate until the republican convention decides the issue among half a dozen ambitious ones. It is also recognized that Mr. Cortelyou is a candidate and that he, like the war secretary’, will remain in the field'. Precedent makes it almost certain ' that both Mr. Taft and Mr. Cortlyou will resign heir cabinet positions before the day when the activities of the ante-convention campaign reach their ’climax. It is not considered seemly for members of the president’s official family to remain in office during ‘he ■ heat and the burden of the fray preceding the battle on convention day. JESSE RAPE ON RHODE ISLAND. Is Making Trip Around World With Admiral Evans. Lafayette Rape, of Wabash township, was in the city this week on business ' and incidentally reported that his son 1 Jesse Rape, who is a member of the I United States navy, Is a seaman on the Rhode Island one of the war vessels in the fleet under Commander Robert Evans, now making a tour around the world The trip is to be the longest for any fleet In the world’s history, and the experience will no doubt be one which Mr. Rape will remember during his lifetime. — o— * meet to organize. The Democratic Central Committee will meet in this city one week from next Saturday Ifor organization. It U .. s«y K committee organiaztion in the state, showing that Adams county is not only first in name but first in party action. All of the ice ment are making preparations and getting their respective fee houses in condition for the harvest that is bound to come if the present weather holds out. Last yea the ice was not harvested until late and these men do not care P through the same experience again.)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening December 18 1907.

LABORS ARE OVER For Henry Luttman, One of the Pioneers of Adams County. DIED THIS MORNING Was Seventy-Two Years Old —Expected to Celebrate Golden Wedding. Henry Luttman, aged seventy-two years, and one of the oldest and best known farmers of Adams county, died this morning at his home five miles northeast of this city in Root township at one o’clock after an illness dating back several years, death resulting from old age and other complications. Mr. Luttman was born in Germany, and when but fifteen years of age came to this country and settled near Deflnance, O. He however lived there but a short time until he moved to Fort Wayne, where he resided for a few years, coming then to Adams county, where he purchased the farm on which he died. He had been a resident of Adams county for fifty years and was one of the best known farmers in this section. He was an ardent Democrat, and was a hard and earnest worker in its behalf until ill health caused him to retire from active service. He was also a devoted member of the Fuelling church and his many kind acts and deeds of charity in this respect will be sadly missed. Had he lived until next month he and his wife w’ould have celebrated their golden wedding. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Fuelling church at two o’clock, Rev. Dornsief preaching in German and Rev. Klausing preaching in English and interment will be made in the Fuelling cemetery. He leaves a wife, six sons and one daughter to mourn their loss. MODERN WOODMEN Decatur Camp Held an Interesting Session Last Evening. DR. MAXWELL’S TALK Pleased All Who Heard Him —New Officers Installed for the Year. The Decatur camp of the Modern Woodmen of America had a very interesting and enjoyable session at 'their hall last night. Dr. J. W. Maxwell, of Newark. Ohio, a special lecturer for the M. W. of A. was present and delivered an excellent address on woodcraft to the members and their friends which resulted in adding several members to this growing order. Many good things were said by Mr. Maxwell and his discourse was most convincing. After the close of the speech, he installed the newly elected officers, who assume duties at once. The officers who were installed are, S. E. Shamp, consul; W. P. Biggs, advisor; Eli Meyer, banker; C. L. Walters, clerk; Dorsey Hoagland, escort; board of managers, W. H. Fledderjohann, W. S. Ward and C. C. Enos; Nick Vandewater, watchman. These officers were elected December tenth and assumed duties immediately after their installation last night. This order is growing rapidly and although young, many Decatur people have added their name to the roll and the W. M. of A. is regarded as one of leading insurance orders of our city. THANK root township voters Editor Democrat—l take this means of thanking the voters of District No. 1, Root township for their liberal support in my race for supervisor and I do not hold any illfeeling for those that saw fit to vote against me, and will endeavor in the future to show my appreciation of the support given me Yours truly, J. A. MUMMA.

EIGHTH district candidate. A’. H. Vestal, of Anderson, Makes His Announcement. Anderson, Ind., Dec. 18. —The first formal announcement made by a Madison county man for a position on the Republican ticket was that of A. H. Vestal soliciting consideration for the position of congressman from the Eighth district. The other two asi pirants for the nomination are Judge J. F. McClure and E. C. Toner. Mr. Vestal has been busy over this county and hopes to come before the convention with Madison county in line for him. District Chairman J. H. Terhune has not yet issued his call for the Republican convention. George F. Quick is the Madison county candidate for district chairman to succeed Mr. Terhune. He is well known I throughout the county and is an ex- , perienced politician. THE NUISANCE CASE Suit to Put Fertilizer Factory Out of Commission Began Today . JURY EMPANELED Hearing of Evidence Begins —Case Will Continue Several Days—lnteresting. One of the stiffest legal battles heard in the Adams circuit court for many months is the one which began this morning. The cause is entitled the State of Indiana vs. William Hurst ,and Isadore Kalver, erecting and maintaining a nuisance. It was filed September 12th last on affidavit filed by Henry A. Fuhrman, a well known farmer living north of the city. The complaint says that the defendants have erected a fertilizer factory on | the Coverdale farm in Root township and that they unlawfully permit such building to remain filthy and offensive and that the air thereabouts is contaminated to the injury and discomfort of people who live in he community. The affidavit Is in three counts, and every inch of the case will be fought to a standstill. Over a hundred witnesses have been subpoenaed and much interest is being manifested in the outcome. The penalty in case of conviction is a fine and the abatement of the cause. The prosecution is being conducted by Prosecutor Henry 'B. Heller, assisted by Dore B. Erwin, while C. J. Lutz and L. C. DeVoss represent the defendants. Practically the entire morning was taken up with empaneling a jury and the evidence began at 1:30 this afternoon. The case will probably require four or five days and may not go to the jury before Monday. The men selected to hear and determine the case were Frank Cappes, Marion E. Johnson, Charles Ewell, John H. Hall, William H. Ruby, C. E. Bollinger, Joseph Howard, John .Schenk, J. S. Lower, George Cline, Jacob Mangold and A. Engle. —o SOME EARLY BASE BALL DOPE. Hunt Will Manage Van Wert Team in the I. O. Pitcher Louis Hunt, who captained and managed the Portland base ball team last season, has severed his connection with Portland, for the reason that there will be no league team repnesenting that city next season and will go to Van Wert, to captain the 1.-O. team of that city. He is expected to take many of the old Portland players with him, including Carmony, Gray, the two Bramboughs and Durham. Wolfe, who played last season in this section, has signed for next year with Springfield, of the Three-I league, and Joe Campbell, with Portland in 1906, will next season be with Tecumseh, Mich. There will be many changes in the base ball teams in this section, and a president of the 1.-O. league will have to be elected to succeed A. R. Kling, who had to quit his job with the Indianapolis Star. There will be another meeting of the team managers in January at which the subject of a president will come up. and Frank Runyan, of Bluffton, is receiving some mention as one of the candidates for the place.

THE TAX QUESTION Will Be Thoroughly Discussed at the Annual State Meeting. RECEIVES INVITATION Assessor Gentis and Others from Adams County Will Attend. County Assessor G. W. Gentis and also all the township assessors of this and other counties of Indiana, have received invitations to attend i the annual meeting of the state board of tax commissioners, and county assessors to be held in the supreme court room of the capitol building, Indianapolis, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 7, 8 and 9. Mr. Gentis and a number of the township assessors from Adams county will probably attend. The program for Tuesday includes an address by the Hon. Fred A. Sims, secretary of state; address “The History of Taxation,” George L. Mclntosh, D.D., president of Wabash college; address “Sequestered Property,” J. W. McCardle. state tax commissioner; general discussion; meeting of committees. Wednesday—address, “Indiana Tax Laws,” Hon. ■James Bingham, attorney general of Indiana. Address, “Equalization of Assessment,” Hon. Charles F. Remy, ex-reporter of supreme court; address “Banks, Trust Companies and Building and Loan Associations.” Hon. John C. Wingate, tax commissioner; discussion, John C. Billheimer, auditor of state; address, “Assessment of omitted personal property,” Hon. Merrill Mores, ex-Assistant Attorney general; general discussion. Thursday will be devoted to a question box, report of committee and miscellaneous i business. o FURNACE FACTORY Is Running Full Blast and Prospering Under the New Manager. EMPLOY THIRTY MEN Orders are Coming in and Plant Will Double It’s Output Next Year. M. Sheldon Smith, of Franklin Park, 111., who has come to our city to assume control of the Decatur Furnace factory, one of our leading institutions, is discharging the duties of his new capacity in an able manner and since his arrival, several Decatur furnaces have been sold in this vicinity beside the mail orders which arrive daily. Mr. Smith at his former home, held a lucrative position with the Foster Waterbury Manufacturing establishment and without a doubt he will prove a very valuable man to manage the business for the Decatur institution. He will, in the near future, move his family to our city, where they will remain permanently. At present the furnace factory is running full blast and many furnaces are being turned out in an effort to meet the many orders they have ahead. Thirty men, most; of whom are Decatur people, are employed at this place, and the Decatur Furnace factory has proven a good acquisition to the business interests of our city. While many furnaces have been made and sold this year, the promoters of this concern fully expect to double their business next year, hence more men will be needed and this means more for Decatur. This enterprising institution certainly has a bright future before it and all Decatur is interested in their Movements and success. — • —— MEETINGS AT SALEM. The revival meetings at Salem con tinue with increased interest Two persons were converted on Monday evening, others are seeking salvation. The attendance maintained is in an encouraging manner. The meetings begin at 7:00, sun time.

SQUIRE SMITH SPECIFIES GIFT. Free Ceremony, Certificate, Bouquet, Guide to Happiness and a Broom. i Owing to the fact that Squire James H. Smith has been besefged with questions as to what kind of an appropriate present he would present to each and every bride for the next two weeks, he has decided to announce what the gift will be and authorizes us to repeat ■ his former offer. Marriage free, acer- ! tificate ready for framing, a bouquet for the bride, a guide to Health, Wealth and Happiness and last but not least, a new broom which he guarantees to sweep clean. This is the greatest inducement ever offered marriageable people and they should take advantage of the same while the offer lasts. The holiday season is a very appropriate time to take a bride. GOSS P IS WORKING There May be Resignations in the President’s Cabinet. TO ACQUIRE FORESTS Government Making vestigation—Overstreet at Home. Washington, Decmeber 18. —The gossips are still discussing tne cabinet 'and predicting the resignations pf certain subordinate office holders who were active in the third term movement before the president called a halt. Reports are being widely circulated that President Roosevelt is very angry at secretary of the treasury Cortelyou and first assistant postmaster general Hitchcock for an alleged attempt to turn the third term boom to the advantage of Mr, Cortelyou as a candidate for the presidency. The latest phase of the situation, according to the gossips, is that Hichcock has ,? been severely disciplined and shorn of all the authority that has heretofore attached to his office in the way of appointments of postmasters. It can be stated on high authority that within the last three days the president has taken occasion to express his absolute confidence in Mr. Hitchcock and his firm belief in that official's loyalty. In view of this expression it is regarded as improbable that Mr. Roosevelt should, in so short a time, reverse his opinion of his most trusted lieutenants. Washington, December 18. —As a result of one of the most extensive and thoroughgoing field investigations which the government has ever conducted, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in his special report, transmitted to congress, recommends that the government acquire an area not to exceed 600,000 acres in the White mountains and areas aggregating not more than 5,000,000 acres in the southern Appalachians for the establishment of national forests. The average price to be paid an acre is put at $6 for the White mountains and at $3.50 for the southern Appalachians. Washington, December 18.—Representative Overstreet left for Indianapolis last evening and will remain at home until after the holidays. It Is certain that he will again be placed at the head of the committee on postoffices and post roads. LICENSE GRANTED TO AMISH. John P. Schwartz, Peter Schwartz, his father and Jacob C. Schwartz his father-in-law to be, appeared at the clerk’s office early this morning and asked for a marriage license for John, aged thirty-one and Barabara J. Schwartz, who lacks three days of being sixteen years old. They were the old-fashioned Amish type and though their ages varied from thirty-one to sixty years, they looked' like tripletts. The blanks were filled out, but when they were asked to either swear or affirm they balked. The matter was taken before Judge Merryman, who authorized the clerk to write upon the application that the statements made were true. This was done, the groom received his papers and the three men walked out of the court house single file, both hands of each man In his pockets, but a pleased, contented look jhpon their faces.

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AT THE CHURCHES They Are Busy Arranging for a Pleasant Time. GOOD PRO GR AMS The Sunday Schools Getting Ready for Christmas Eve. Christmas with its attendant festivities will be fittingly observed in all the Decatur churches. The pastors of the various churches and the superintendents of the Sunday schools are making every effort to exceed last year’s record and fine programs have been arranged. The pleasure of the little ones will be borne in mind by those in charge of the various entertainments and while special sermons will be delivered for the benefit of the older persons, the object of each pastor will be to please the children. All the good little boys and girls who have attended Sunday school faithfully during the past year will be remembered 4*l Santa Claus, the one character dear to the hearts of children, will make his appearance in the majority of the churches. At the Presbyterian church the pastor, Dr. Charles Preston Foreman, D. D., of Winona Lake, will deliver a special Christmas sermon it will be a Christmas poem of his own composition of one hundred verses in length. The poem is the result of a dream he had a year ago. There will be appropriate Christmas music furnished by the choir. The same morning at Sabbath school Superintendent C. J. Lutz will receive gifts from each Sunday school pupil, either money, fruit, or clothing will be accepted and the poor children of Decatur will receive the benefit of all the contributions. The Christmas program will be rendered Tuesday evening at the church. At the First Methodist church, Rev. Wilcox, the pastor, will deliver a special Christmas sermon during the morning and evening services. The M. E. Christmas program will be given on Tuesday evening. Rev. A. B. Haist, pastor of the Evangelical church has prepared a sermon especially for next Sunday morning and several beautiful Chrisb mas hymns will be rendered by the choir. Their Christmas program will take place on Wednesday eve, Xmas eve. The German Reformed church. Rev. Louis C. Hessert, will deliver his Xmas sermon in the morning, but the last evening of the year he will deliver a special sermon in Englsih, and the first morning of the New Year he will give a special sermon in German. On Tuesday evening the German Reformed program will be given. The Baptist congregation will be favored with special services Sunday morning, prepared' by Rev. E. E. Bergman, their pastor, and on Tuesday evening the exercise for Xmas eve will be rendered. On Sunday morning the Sabbath school of the United Brethren church will elect new officers for the coming year. Rev. Stangle. the new pastor will, also, give a Christmas sermon. The children of the same church will give the program on Xmas night, Wednesday evening. Each and every one of these services are not only for the members of the church, but for the public or any stranger, as well. Nature praises God; so do joyous little children, and wise old men, and the great hosts of but these praises do not avail for us, let each one send a praise up during these happy and joyful days. ——o — E. L. Carroll has began the remodeling of the Schafer residence recently purchased by him. Many improvements are to be made. All members of the Elks minstrels are requested to be present this evening at the hall for rehearsal. This means every mmber as a fine turnout is desired. The rehearsal takes place at the usual hour. From all reports the interlocking switch recently Installed at the junction of the three railroads is doing the work in excellent style. The system is one of the best in the country and is a safeguard to the traveling public. Up to this time the operator has experienced no trouble In operating the same. (