Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sun<iay. by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rate*: Per week, by carrierl» cents Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail3o cents Per year, by mail 52.50 Single copies 2 cente Arfrvertlsing rates mad e known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. So far as the navy was concerned. President Rocsevelt thought that four new battleships of the largest size, and to cost something like ten million dollars each, would about fill the bill for this year. And the panic is on. too, and the people are being taxed to the breaking point both by the government and the trusts! Thomas F. Ryan, magnate of the Morgan size, discloses that half a mil- ' lion dollars passed in a street car deal in New York probably went to aid ihe election of McKinley in 1900. Isn’t 1 sure, though, that it did not go to finance a movement to defeat Bryan for the democratic nomination that year, the chance for doing that at one ■ time late in 1899 being conceived to have the look of good thing. Are any ’ stray funds of the sort being com- 1 manded against Bryan just now? , —Fort Wayne Sentinel. St! There is one natural, easy and healtful solution of the problem of ‘ the unemployed. That is for them to occupy and cultivate the untilled ] land. It is said there are 50,000 people ont of work in New York City, and * 2,000 abandoned farms in the state. Other slates have even a greater proportion of land to idlers. It would in- • volve less hardship than was undergone by the pioneers for these idle 1 men and women to get in contact with these lands, if they had the grit and good sense to try it.—South Bend Times. If you vote for the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway subsidy you will be supporting that sort of sentiment that made it possible to successfully sell nearly $60,000 worth of lots in five hours time. You will be supporting the sentiment that gave Decatur three manufacturing institutions that some time not far distant will be the pride of every progressive citizen. Y'ou will be supporting the sentiment that is making Decatur the best business town in the whole state of Indiana. What more do you want for your money? The taxation to pay this subsidy is exactly one dollar and a half on the one thousand dollars valuation. Boost the subsidy. One of the defeated Republican candidates for governor, Charles W. Miller. of Goshen, strongly urged as a reason for his nomination the fact that no governor of Indiana has ever been chosen from the northern part of the state. This is true, but the Republican convention refused to correct the manifest injustice to the citizenship of the north end. Mr. Miller was turned down —e: d with emphasis. But it was not. necessary to nominate him in order to make a more equitable distribution of gubernatorial honor. The Democratic convention had already arranged to make northern Indiana happy, while at the same time it had satisfied the entire state. By nominating Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City, and by electing him in November, the Democratic party will have made it impossible for Mr. Miller or anyone else to bring forward a like argument in the future. OPEN CONVENTION (Continued from page 1.) the former leader of the miners is ready to give his time to the work. The demand for such a bureau has steadily grown with the growth of the mining industry. o — BUTLER & BUTLER are ready to do your concrete work such as walks, foundation and cellar walls, cement work guaranteed. Phones 278 and 556. 83-30 t

A GREAT COMPANY J. W. Bosse Has Engaged the Great Empire Company for Next Week ARE STAR PLAYERS Who Will Show Fifteen Nights at South Bend Beginning May 10th Manager J. W. Bosse has secured the Big Empire Dramatic company for three nights next week beginning April thirtieth. The company is composed of associate players from NewYork City, who annually play fifteen weeks in summer stock at Oliver theater. at South Bend, opening May 10. This company is conceded one of the very best on the road and a glimpse at the following personnel will convince that none but prominent players are included in the cast: Miss Violet Marsden, late leading lady from Keith and Proctor’s NewYork City Stock Co. Miss Minnie Seward, late featured with the ‘ Rose of Killarney" Co. Miss Wella Beaur. from the Belasco Theater Stock in San Francisco. Miss "Paddle” Burke, from the Stuyvesant Theater Stock in New York City. Mr. Hyrar Prew, leading man from “The Show Girl.” Mr. Will H. Neimeyer, late leading man "Heart of Chicago” Co. Mr. Nye Melshaw. late chief comedian with "The Maid and the Mummy.” Mr. James T. McGovern, from “It’s Never Too Late to Mend” Co. Mr Richard Wallace, from "Shadowed by Three.” Co. Mr. Ed C. Nutt, late comedian with "Sweet Kitty Bellaires.” Mr. Fred Seward, late manager of “Too Proud to Beg” Co. TRADE TRUE WORTH David Flanders has Traded “True Worth” and “True Fred” for Farm IN MICHIGAN 160 Acres of the Best Land in Midland County, Mich., for Race Horses David Flanders, of five miles east of this city, closed a deal yesterday whereby he came into possession of one hundred and sixty acres of the best land in Midland county, Michigan, which now makes him a total of 400 acres in that vicinity. In consideration of the land, Mr Flanders traded to the owner. Mr. William Campbell, his two race horses, “True Worth” and “True F*red," which he has owned for more than five years. True Worth is one of the best known race horses in the county, it having a remarkable track rfecord and nearly always being inside the money. The first year Mr. Flanders owned this horse it was entered in ten races and it won seven firsts, two seconds and one third money. True Fred is a young horse, but notwithstanding, has a promising future on the track. It has not been marked, while True Worth has stepped a mile in Mr. McCoy left this afternoon with the horses and he will deliver them to the new owner. While Mr. Flanders regrets parting with the horses, he considers good laud more valuable. o_ GOES INTO EFFECT MAY 1. New Pension Law Becomes Operative on That Date. The new pension law that gives every soldiers’ widow a pension of sl2 a month, will go into full force and effect May 1. It is not necessary to employ any one to help you get this increase or if not an increase a pension under this new law. All that is necessary is to write your congressman. Hon. J. A. M. Adair, M. C,. Washington. D. C. He will forward a blank which the applicant will fill out, and this blank after being properly subscribed to, return to Congressman Adair. The new law goes into effect May 1, and the pensions i will be paid from that date. : WANTED —A girl for general housel work. Inquire of Robert Allison s I on Adams St.

STATISTICS ON PIG IRON. A Million More Tons Produced Last Year Than Year Before. The total production of pig iron for 1907, despite the dropping off during the last quarter, was fully a million tons more than for the year 1906. being, according to the Iron and Coal Trades Review, something over sixty million tons. Time was. and but a few decades ago. when Great Britain was far and away ahead in iron production, but that country now stands third in the list. The full figures for the 1967 pig iron product are not yet available, but the figures for the five leading nations that produce fifty-four millions of the total sixty million tons turned out are as follows: Germany 13 millions; United States 253* millions: Great Britain 10; France 3 7 »; Belgium lAs million tons —all other countries producing only about six million tons. These figures make the pig iron product of the United States for 1907 well on to half oj the world s total —almost double that of Germany and two and a half times greater than that of Great Britain, and 474000 tons greater than for 1906. IS NOW ON TRIAL Magley vs. Duemling Being Heard in Wells Circuit Court A RECKLESS DRIVER Rural Mail Carrier Seeks Damages from Runaway Accident On trial today is the case of Magley vs. Duemling. a damage suit venued here frorp Adams county, in which the plaintiff, a rural mail carrier, out of Decatur, seeks monetary restitution for injuries received in a runaway, caused, he claims, by the reckless driving of an automobile by Dr. Duemling. the prominent Fort Wayne physician. The accident happened two years ago this summer. Dr. Duemling had been to Decatur to call on a patient and was returning when, on the outskirts of the town, he met Magley in his mail wagon. Magley avers that the doctor was driving far above the speed limit and was careless and negligent in the handling of the machine, with the result that the horse, drawing the wagon, ran away, overturned the conveyance and threw the carrier out. injuring him in such away that he has never fully recovered and has been occasioned much expense and almost total disability.—Bluffton Banner. Fruchte & Litterer of this city, and Eichhorn & Vaughn, of Bluffton, are the attorneys for Mr. Magley, and it is expected that the case will reach the jury some time this afternoon. The plaintiff has made a good case, and the action of the jury will be awaited with much interest. COUNTRYWEDDING (Continued from page 1.) meeting will be held with Miss Lizzie Haines. The students of the Lucky school house gave an excellent entertainment last evening to a large audience of people from far aud near, which was enjoyable to all who attended. The following program was rendered: Recitation by the small pupils. Dialogue—“Lemuel Drayton’s Fortunes and Misfortunes.” The characters are: Dr. Drayton R yo LuckeyMrs. Drayton Loshia Garner Lemuel Drayton Cliff Brown Mabel Orne Mabel Moses Rev. Troufant Leo. Ulman Play—" Mon at Last.” The-characters: General Warburton Dale Moses Ferdinand Fitzsmith ....Leo Ulman Lieut. Francis 'Warburton John Bauserman Adolphur Buchanan ....Cliff Brown Mr. M olf Roy Luckey Jem Stead Aurie Dykeman Martin Floyd Schnepp Constance Lena Nidlinger Mrs. Fitzgerald Warburton Cressy Nidlinger Mary Bounce Ruth Worden Officer Oliver Schnepp Alfred Dean, Trainer. Mabel Magner, Teacher.

WAR ON THE EGG t 1 It is a Law Violation to Sell, Barter or Give Away Loud Smelling Eggs 1 ARE ON THEIR EAR 1 : The Pure Food Commission- > er Will Screw Down the Law r i The state board of health has declared war on “ye ancient and odor- - ous egg” and H. E. Barnard, state ■ food and drug commissioner, has or- : dered all the inspectors of his de- ■ partment to be on the lookout for vloi lations of the law by those who sell > the raw materia] for the "soft boiled” ’ and “once over" products. It is not , difficult, Mr. Barnard explains, for a , grocer to recognize a decayed egg. He declares also that a farmer is usually aware of the fact when he is placing an objectionable egg on the market, flow, for example. Mr. Barnard declares that a fanner knows 1 that after an American hen has been sitting on a bunch of eggs for two or three weeks, the eggs are no longer ■ good for edible purposes Likewise. after eggs have been in an incubator they are no longer palatable on the breakfast table. There is a specific provision of the statute against selling decayed eggs. The penalty is a fine of from $lO to $25, and on the third offense a jail sentence, it is conceded, would be bad for the farmer, especially during the busy season of the year. In addition to this, the law makes it possible to punish the man who sells storage eggs for fresh eggs. When a dealer sells storage eggs for fresh eggs he violates that section of the law which prohibits the misbranding of food, and is subject to the same penalties as the man who sells the decayed egg. HERE YESTERDAY Miss Carrie E. Scott, Asst. State Organizer of Libraries in Decatur SHE PAYS RESPECT To the Excellent Condition Public Library is In— Went to Ft. Wayne Miss Carrie E. Scott, of Indianapolis assistant state organizer, perhaps one of the most prominent library women in the state, was in the city yesterday afternoon inspecting the Decatur library. She expressed great satisfaction with the building, books, periodicals and circulation as indicated by the monthly and yearly report of the management. 'While here Miss Scott made a close inspection of the building and its equipments and she states that we have one of the most modern institutions of its kind that she has ever visited in a town of this size. The number of periodicals 1 received here astounded the prominent lady and the prevailing conditions were far beyond her expectations. After remaining here for some time, Miss Scott left on the 5:30 car for Fort Wayne, where she visited the public library at that place. She was at Hartford City today, where she conducted a librarians' institute. This is the first visit to our city of one of the state commission staff, and it has surely been beneficial to us as recognition from- the state commission means that we rank among the best. - o NOMINATE A PROSECUTOR. The Democrats of Blackford and Wells counties, the twenty-eighth judicial circuit, held a convention yesterday and nominated E. W. Secrest, of Hartford City, for Prosecutor. The nominee is a bright young law. yer, and his unanimous nomination concedes him to be satisfactory to his party, and likewise the people. • o-—-Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nuree in th« Children’s Home in New York. Cure Feverishness, Bad Stom- ; ach. Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 10,600 testimonials. They never fail. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeKoy, N. Y.

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i A GREAT CONCERN (Continued from page 1 ) ’’ duce Co., A. Van Camp foundry. Waring Glove factory, Wemhoff Monumental works, Decatur Furnace factory, Coppock Motor Car Co., Schmitt Packing bouse, Democrat office, F. > E. Smith and several others. The Ward Fence Co., will also use electric power in their new plant. The present councilmen realized the growing I condition of electricity and accordingly they provided the opportunities before mentioned. However, if business increases as rapidly in the future as it has during the past year, it will be necessary to make an addition - to the already modern plant. Fifty - new consumers were added to the list » during the past month, and this is - indeed a rapid pace. Farmers living - within a radius of one and one-half - miles from the city can secure elec--1 trie power and lights, as service lines ’ have already been constructed to the t country homes of C. J. Lutz, John i F. Lac hot and Fred Bell. Tx '» 'JU ’ll V ( /Aw LOW CUT FOOTWEAR We invite attention to our choice and unusually handsome lines of Women’s Low Cut Footwear. The newest creations of the World’s best Shoemakers are here. Oxfords, Colonials, Pumps and Slippers in many exclusive designs. A display well worth any Woman’s time coming to see. Prices reasonable in every instance. Winnes Shoe Store Dry Cleaning, Dyeing Ladies sending goods to us can save all express charges on $6.00 worth of work or more. We pay express one way on $3.00. Club together and save money. FRENCH DRY CLEANING & DYEING CO. Office: 1205 S. Calhoun St. FT. WAYNE, IND. pIOYTSPUX REMEDY APPEALS TO REASON STRIKES RIGHT AT THE iys i .ry' NpATroN w ™ e ? Holthoiise Drug C». ICE. ICE Do you use it? If so < leave your order with the City Ice Line And secure artificial ice for ; your coolers this season. ; H. L. Confer i PHONE 92 ’

i I WE HAVE 5 l| Wall Paper | ■ “ -1 B to suit your fancy - 1— All the new ideas direct from the best sac- i tories in the business in large quantities. • All the latest SPECIALTIES AND NOVELTIES. We have the goods to supply your wants. Make us prove it. ■ HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. 3 ■nm ■ ■ ■ mm ■ ■ ■ mamma" ************* ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦***** : A High Class Farm : * FOR SALE • * ===== * * 100 ACRES OF GOOD WALNUT LAND 100 I * » * # * Black sandy soil, with new farm buildings # modern m every way, well fenced, in goed * * locality of Adams county. Thi s a model * stock farm and a bargain for any one who * wants a farm of this kind. Enquire at this * * office. * * * « ♦ ♦»*♦♦**♦♦*****»*♦*********, HORSE SALE 1 s Head Decatur, Indiana, APRIL 241908 We have a large consignment for our coming sale. They consist of draft teams, good brood mares, colta and a lot of general pm pose horses and cheap work horses. We have some of them on hand now. if you are in need of a horse, come In and look our horses over. If you have a horse to sell, bring him to this sale. Leading buyers srom eastern markets attend these sales. Commission same whether sold Lt private sale or auction. Special light harness sale May 7th and regular sale May Bth. Fred Reppert Auctioneer Decatur Horse Sole Co REAL ESTATE Do you want to buy a farm? We have a large list of farms for sale located in this county at prices that will Interest you. We also have some attractive propositions in Michigan timber and farm land. Quite a number of Adams county fanners have located there, and all are doing well. We have many more good propositions there for buyers of cheap lands. If you have only a small amount of money and want to own a farm of your own. come in and see us. Among the farms located in Adams county we have the following: A 40 acre tract, 6 room house, small barn, other outbuildings, fairly well fenced and drained, soil all black sandy loam, a good bargain. Also an 80 acre farm, 7 room house, large barn, other outbuildings, well fenced and fairly well drained, partly black and partly sandy loam; this is a bargain if sold soon. A 100 acre tract in good community, excellent 8 rom house, bam and otiier outbuildings fair, well fenced and fairly well drained, soli partly black and partly sandy loam; some timber, can be sold at a bargain If sold soon. NEY TO LOAN —We have plenty of money to loan on Improved farms at lowest rate of Interest. No delay. Complete or partial payments allowed. No commission. Write us for full information. Phone 430. Office over Burns Harness Store Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. ;; Have you selected your ♦ I ► < I , Don t wait until the last minute. Come in today ; j ; and have them laid away. : j J. H. Voglewede and Son. ; Opp. Court House 11 & 4 I