Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 311, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1907 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Publiebed Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail 35 cents Per year, by mail |2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. — Entered at the postofflce in Decatur Indiana, as second class mail matter. — J. H. HELLER, Manager. PICTORIUM CONTEST. Vote Friday Morning. Stella Ellis 433. Frances Radamacker 546. Dude Voglewede, 399. Nola Snyder 423. Perle Burdg 431. Minnie Orvis 392. Letta Kintz, 391. May Holthouse 357. Mrs. Dan Vail 285. Rose Kleinhenz 345. Joe Krick 347. Ada Murray 530. Joe Mylott 109. May Shilling 83. Frances Bryson 186. Mamie Cloud 157. Anna Martin 102. Mabel Hoek 83. Any 12 Year Old Girl Can make those delicious Lemon, Chocolate and Custard pies as well as the more experienced cook if she uses "OUR-PIE” preparation, which is now sold by nearly all grocers at 10 cents per package. Just the proper ingredients in each package. o —— LOST—A brown sheepskin mitten. Finder please returne to this offic. e 306-3 t

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Th* Crippl* and 'Ris’Taffier. ' Not even the wide flapping trousers of his sailor suit could wholly bide the slender form wasting away from lack of use. Smoldering brown eyes Illuminated the little face, made wizen by hours of pain, as he smiled up at the tall man at his side, who, broad of shoulder and strong of face, smiled back encouragingly. A troop of small boys noisily Invaded the car at the next station. Reckless in their good spirits, one of their number was roughly pushed against a crutch, causing it to fall to the floor. The man’s eyes blazed more with anguish than with anger as he exclaimed harshly, “Be careful!” The sturdy urchins, awed at what bad occurred, subsided in seats opposite. The man looked over their heads Into space. The child looked first at the boys, then with questioning eyes back at the man. “Fawther,” he whispered as he lightly touched his sleeve, “would you love me better if I was like those boys?” The man gave a startled glance across the aisle at “those boys,” insolent in their perfect health and boyhood vigor, then tightly grasping the hand nearest to him said: “No, son. I love you better than all the worldjust as you are.” —New York Times. Risky Speculation. In the days “befo’ de wah” a handy negro named Jack was saving money earned at odd times with which to buy his freedom. His master encouraged him and kept his money for him. In time Jack had saved S9OO and needed only another hundred to make him free. His master told him that it wouldn't be long now until he could get another hundred. Jack went out with another slave to celebrate some local festival. Returning along the railroad track they were frightened by an approaching train. Both got off the track, but Jack’s companion fell and, striking his head against a rock, was killed. Jack hurried as rapidly as he could to his master’s house. It was a late hour, but the master must hear him. He said, “Gimme mah money right now.” The astonished master remonstrated, saying, “But, Jack, you need only another hundred dollars to get free.” “I knows it, Mars’ Henry, I knows it, but niggers is too onsartin. Bill jes’ killed hisseif by bustin’ his head agin a rock, an’ I ain’ gwine inves’ mah money in nothin’ as onsartin as niggers.”—Washington Herald. 1 To forgive a fault in another Is more sublime than to be faultless oneself.— .George Sand.

BILLIARD GAME Tournament Continues to Attract the Attention of the Fans. PETERSON IN LEAD Has Won His First Three Games —Interest is Being Manifested. STANDING. Played. Won. Lost. Pct. Peterson, 80 3 3 0 1.000 Mangold, 70 11 0 1.000 Elzey 90 11 0 I.oo° Allison 90 2 11 .500 B. France 70 .... 2 11 .500 O. France 100 2 11 .500 Bobo 90 4 1 3 .250 DeVoss 90 2 0 2 .000 Studabaker 90 .... 1 0 1 .000 Th e billiard tournament now under way at the DeWitt cigar store, is creating considerable excitement and the games are witnessed by unusually large crowds. Three games were played last evening. Peterson, the leader, defeating Bobo by a score of 89 to 80 in a close and exciting finish and during which many brilliant shots were made. O. France and Red Elzey put up the next game, Elzey winning by a score of 90 to 96, which was one of the closest games of the series yet played. The third contest was between O. France and B. France, the former winning by a score of 100 to 52. The former was in excellent form and experienced no trouble in making up the handicap of 30 billiards. Three games will be played again this evening and a large crowd will no doubt be present. —« REPUBLICAN CALL. Pursuant to the call of the Republican State Committee of Indiana, the Republicans of Adams county are requested to meet in their respective precincts at places hereinafter set out, on January 11th, 1908, at 6 o’clock p. m. for the purpose of electing a precinct committeeman for each of the various precincts to serve for the period of two years or until his successor is named. It is further requested that the committeemen thus chosen shall convene on Monday at 11 a. m. January 13th, 1908, at the office of Frisinger and company for the purpose of reorganizing the County Committee. At this meeting a Chairman, vice-Chairman. secretary and a treasurer will be named for the period of two years, etc. Also inasmuch as the State Committee has authorized our selection of 7 delegates and 7 alternate delegates this being one regular and one alternate for each 200 votes cast for Fred H. Sims for secretary of state at the last general election of Indiana, for convenience, therefore you are requested to pass a resolution at your precinct meeting authorizing your Precinct Committeemen to act for the voters with the balance of the County Committee to select these 7 regular and 7 alternate delegates from the various parts of the county at the meeting on Monday, January 13, 1908. Said Delegates shall meet with the remainder of the Eighth Congressional District at Winchester, Indiana, on Tuesday, January 14th for the purpose of electing a District Chairman, who shall constitute a member of the State Republican Committee. Republicans will meet in their respective Precincts at the following named places, to-wit: Union Tp„ East Precinct —At residence of Charles W. Miller. Union Tp., West Precinct —At residence of Nathaniel May. Root Tp., East Precinct —At residence of Robert Drummond. Root Tp., West Precinct —At school house in Monmouth. Preble Tp., North Precinct —At residence of J. E. Spangler. Preble Tp.. South Precinct —At residence of Fred Scheeler. Kirkland Tp., North Precinct —At Peterson School house. Kirkland Tp., South Precinct —At the village of Henpeck, place to be determined. Washington Tp., West Precinct — At residence of Robert Galbraith. Washington Tp., East Precinct— At Brandyberry school house. St. Marys Tp., North Precinct —At town of Bobo, usual place. St. Marys Tp., South Precinct —At town of pleasant Mills, usual place. Blue Creek Tp., North Precinct — At town of Steele, usual place. Blu e Creek Tp., South Precinct — At Prairie school house. Monroe Tp., North Precinct —At Monroe, usual place. Monroe Tp., Middle Precinct —At Center school house.

Berne, A and B Precincts —At town hall, usual place. French Tp.—At residence of Ferdinand Yake. Hartford Tp., North Precinct —At Linn Grove, place to be ascertained. Hartford Tp.. South Precinct —At Brushwood school house. Wabash Tp., North Precinct—At school house, District No. 2. Wabash Tp., Ceylon PrecinctTown of Ceylon, usual voting place. Geneva. A Precinct —At th e calaboose. Geneva, B Precinct —In C. Haviland’s business room north side Line St., and adjoining meat market (Haviland-. Jefferson Tp., West Precinct —Buckmaster school house. Jefferson Tp., East Precinct — Booher school house. City of Decatur — A Precinct. First Ward —Office at Burke’s Elevator. B Precinct. First Ward—Office at Vail's factory. A Precinct. Second Ward —Office of C. L. Walter-. B Precinct, Second Ward —Nicol’s Tin shop. A Precinct, Third Ward —Lew Holthouse’s Livery Barn. B Precinct, Third Ward —Niblick’s Grain Elevator. When convenient voting places should be kept open until 7 p. m. J. M. FRISINGER. Chr. Adams Co. Rep. Com. F. S. LITTERER, Secy. The following Precinct Committeemen have been appointed to fill vacancies: East Union Precinct —Charles W. Miller, Decatur. Route No. 9. West Union Precinct—Nathaniel May, Decatur, Route No. 12. North Preble Precinct —J. E. Spangler, Decatur, Route No. 4. South Kirkland Precinct —Fred Hubner, Monroe. Route No. 1. French Township—Ferdinand Yake, Monroe, Route No. 1. J. M. FRISINGER. Chairman. o — OBITUARY. Nancy Ellen Momma Kline was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, June 23. 1840. In 1853 the family moved to Adams county. Indiana.where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage with Wm. Kline August 5, 1860. They then moved on the farm where they have resided ever since with the exception of from September 22, 1864 until June 27, 1865, while her husband enlisted in the civil war. To this union five children were bom: Mrs. J. D. Nidlinger, Mrs. Elijah Nidlinger, Franklin E., Elmer A. and Mrs. Curtis Miller, all of Adams county, except Elmer A., who resides at Bluffton, Ind. She was cinverted December 25, 1860, and united with the church of the United Brethren in Christ at Pleasant Valley, where she remained a faithful member until 1903 that class having disbanded, she with her husband moved their membership to East Liberty class, where they still remain. The class where sh e holds member, ship and the community where she has lived so long ascribe to her praise for having lived a quiet, peaceable and influential Christian life. May the life she has lived in kindness in Christian affection in earnest entreaty for right doing give all of us an inspiration to live more like our Blessed Master. She ceased to lament for those she loved and committed herself fully to the hands of her Maker. Kind, loving and brave above all things she endured her suffering without a murmur. Always cheerful and glad to see her friends. God has been very good to Brother Kline and family all are here, alive today but this good wdfe, this good mother. On the 19th day of December, 1907, after the sun had’ passed the meridian and was gently sinking toward the western hills, God called her spirit home. Our hearts are sad. but while through the night of despair let us remember that “Every cloud has a silver lining For behind the clouds the sun’s still shining.” Besides those already mentioned she leaves 16 grandchildren, five great grandchildren, two sisters, and a host of friends to mourn her departure. She departed this life December 19, 1907, aged 67 years, 6 mo., 26 days. The obsequies were conducted at East Liberty church, Sunaay, December 22, 1907, by Rev. J. L. Powers. The remains were interred in I. O. O. F. cemetery, Monroeville. o CARD OF THANKS. We desire in this manner to thank the friends and neighbors who came to us in our hour of sadness and spoke words of comfort and lent a helping hand in the sickness and death of our dear wife and mother. Their kindness will ever be cherished in our hearts. Wm. Kline and family. TRY DEMOCRAT WANT ADD.

WON AT PORTLAND fl Decatur Bowlers Proved Their Ability in the Ten Pin Game. TWO HIGH SCORES Locals Had Two Totals Over | the Nine Hundred Mark and a High Average. The Decatur bowlers who. by the way, are fast becoming famous in this winter sport, journeyed to Portland last evening, where they played the Jay Birds a series of three gam°s and as a result the Decatur team won the laurels by a margin of nearly two hundred pins. The locals were in rare form and bowled as though their lives depended upon the result, and thus easily outplayed their opponents. Pool, a new man on the Decatur team | carried away the honors, he having an average of 190, which wa« remarkable, while Dellinger bowled the best game I for the Jay Birds, but was not equal i to the pace set by Pool. The games were clos e and exciting throughout and were witnessed by a large and enthusiastic audience who pulled hard for their representatives. The scores: PORTLAND. Cook 164 213 158 Siminson 135 162 143 Hartzell 128 149 199 Foreman 138 154 166 Dellinger 192 205 146 757 883 812 DECATUR. Frisinger 161 191 164 Berling 179 171 149 Pool 215 172 181 Shafer 196 181 165 Dorwin 159 224 140 910 939 799 o BOTH HAVE GRIP (Continued from Page 1.) merit the condemnation of all rightthinking persons. He believes that a marriage that is good in one state should be good in every other and that divorces should be granted on exactly the same terms in all of the states. Grieg as a Schoolboy. Grieg, the noted composer, was not a pattern schoolboy. In a description of, his days at school he wrote: “Knowing that by arriving late I would not be j I allowed to enter the class until the end 1 of the first lesson. I used, on wet morn-I ings, to stand under a dripping roof j until I was soaked to the skin. The i master then sent me home to change my clothes, but the distance being long this was equivalent to giving me a dis- j pensation. You may guess that I played this prank pretty often, but when at last I carried it so far as to come one day wet through, though it. had hardly rained at all, they became' suspicious and kept a lookout. One fine day I was caught and made an in-; timate acquaintance with the birch.”— St. James’ Gazette. A Peculiar Cold. Sims Reeves had been announced to sing at a small public dinner at which Dickens presided, and, as happened not Infrequently, Sims Reeves had something the matter with his throat and was unable to attend. Dickens announced this, and the announcement was received with a general laugn of incredulity. This made Dickens very | angry, and be rose manfully to the de-; sense of the delinquent “My friend,' Sims Reeves,” he said quietly, “regrets his inability to fulfill his engagement owing,” he added, with caustic severity, “to an unfortunately amusing and highly facetious cold.” Large Doings. On Long Island a hundred and more years ago there was fox hunting for three days during the season, and the biography of Catherine Schuyler contains the following apt lines from the pen of a witty woman whose name remains unknown: A fox is killed by twenty men. ; That fox perhapa had killed a hen. A gallant act no doubt is here. All wicked foxes ought to fear When twenty dogs and twenty men Can kill a fox that killed a hen. Ideal Justice. “Sammy,” said a Germantown mother recently to her youngest born, “when you divided those seven pieces of can-. dy with your brother did you give him I four?” “No, ma’am,” replied Sammy, “1 1 knew they wouldn’t come out even, so I ate one before I began to divide.”— Harper’s Weekly. The Poor Villains. “Don’t your heart ache fer the pore hero an’ heroine, Hiram?” "Oh, I dunno, Marthy. They alius come ont right an’ sassy in the end. Sometimes I can’t help feelin’ sorter sorry fer the villain an' the villainess.” —LouiaviUs Courier-Journal.

Chairman.

I Continued I I We will continue our Xmas sale for your benefit ■ I until Jan. ist. every one should take advantage of ■ E the low prices and buy what you need remember ■ || you will save from 20 to 33 per cent S I Some special good things left yet ■ in Furs, Blankets, Knit goods, Dress goods, g ■ ’ Cut glass and Fancy China. Better supply your ■ O wants. ■ I True & I 1 Runyons ■ ' ; ■ -• • - ' You can get any thing you want in RUBBER FOOTWEAR at J. H. Voglewede & Son. Opp. the Court House

Had His Revenge. The rivalry was great at the annual ] cricket match police versus publicans, I and many friendly bets depended on i the result. When the last batsman, i Police Constable Robinson, walked to the wicket the police required only two runs to win. and naturally great excitement prevailed. He batted with I due care until a loose ball came, and, I hitting this past mid-on. he started for an easy run. He got home comrortably before the wicket was thrown down, but to his disgust he was given out “Why,” exclaimed the indignant constable, “I was a yard past the wicket!” j “Mebbee,” said the umpire in a supercilious tone, “but, yer see, it ain’t what you say; it’s what I say, an’ I say you’m out!” “But”— began the irate Robinson. “D’yer remember,” interrupted the umpire, meditatively scratching his nose, “sayin’ to me ’bout six months ■ ago, ‘Don’t argue with the law? Well,! you was the law that time an’ I was 1 run in. Now,” he added, triumphant, “I’m the law an’ you’re run out!”— London Tit-Bits. Pay of Army Officers. A glance over the army list shows that over two-thirds of the officers are receiving less pay per day than good mechanics receive in civil life. The , officer has no home, but must be pre-. pared to live in the arctics or the tropics and change from one to the other I at short notice. He must have equipj ment for both, and while in one place I the equipment for the other is stored , and deteriorating. He is sent on long Journeys to distant stations and must suffer banishment from his family or take them along. Either is a great 1 expense—on one band for travel and j on the other for maintenance of two; establishments. His changes of station are so frequent that he must put his children in costly private schools or see them grow up in ignorance. Because he is an officer of the United States service to use the respectability of his position to add to his income commercially is regarded as reprehensible, and if he makes an invest-' ment he must Intrust his interests to an agent.—Army and Navy Life. The Old, Old Story. Hot, tired and dusty, the excursion was returning from the seaside day trip, and Simkins, a little bald man with big ears, overcome with his day of happiness, dropped off to sleep. In | the hatrack above another passenger had deposited a ferocious crab in a ‘ bucket and when Simkins went to! sleep the crab woke up and. finding things dull in the bucket started ex-i ploring. By careful navigation Mr. j Crab reached the edge of the rack, but the next moment down it fell, alight- • Ing on Simkins’ shoulder. Not feeling I quite safe, it grabbed the voluminous i ear of Simkins to steady itself, and! the passengers held their breath and waited for developments. But Simkins only shook his head slightly. Let go, Eliza,” he murmured. “I tell you I have been at the office all the evening.”—London Pick-Me-Up. |

C==THE== RYSTAL OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film —“Joseph Sold by His Brothers.” “Daughter’s Lover in Difficulty.” Second film —“A Pleasant Honeymoon in Paris.” “Under False Colors.” ILLUSTRATED SONG. “Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing.” SCHMUCK & MILLER NOTICE. | To the voters of French township. , Th© trustee of French township desires to announce to the voters of said township that he has re-district-ed the road districts. Districts Nos. 1 and 2 where Jacob Neuhauser and Samuel Lochner are supervisors will be known as District No. 1; Districts Nos. 3 and 4 where Joseph L. Graber and John Roth are supervisors wiV be known as District No. 2. j The election for these road supervisors will be held on Saturday, December 14. 1907, at 10 a. m. In road District No. 1 at the school house No. 5, known as the Cottonwood school and in road District No. 2 at the school house No. 2, known as the Yager school. JOHN C. AUGSBURGER, 293-6 t Trustee. > SOMETHING NEW. A complete line of Ash Trays, Card Trays, Cigar Pans, Smoker Sets and Tobacco Boxes, which are all decorated with fancy cigar bands. i Also a supply of plain dishes and cigar bands for decorating purposes. Call and look the line over. T. C. CORBETT. The PICTORIL'N I • tcmight and the Judge. [ Poor Little Pig. Naples and Vesuvius—a drama in ' Sevilla. A Bull Fight. SONG. I Once Had a Sweetheart That Looked Like You. Open every afternoon and evening thia week. J. B. STONEBURNER,