Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

I Volume VI. Number 109

AWARD CONTRACTS Julius Haugk Lands Two Alley Jobs and Monroe Street Sewer Bulkhead COUNCIL IN SESSION Sidewalks Along Monroe Street Must Be Built at Once—Bills Allowed The council met last evening in regular session. Mayor France presijtang, and every councilman responding Ito roll call. The minutes of the forhner meeting were read and approved [after which the council got down to [their regular routine of work. The hirst matter on the program was the [opening of the bids on the improvehnent of the alleys between First and lijeccnd streets and Monrre and JackIson streets, which were as follows: [Hoffman and Son, $2,738.75; W. J. pleyers $1,866.44; Julius Haugk $1,714.[66. Before awarding the contract to [Mr. Haugk who was the lowest bit'der, Rhe council by a unanimous vote adopted the Logan block number two for Laving purposes and adopted the [Cleveland stone for curbing purposes [Mr. Haugk will no doubt file his bond [at once and proceed on the work [which will be rushed to completion. [Four bids were received by the clerk [for the building of the bulkhead at [the St. Marys river for the Monroe [street sewer and were as follows, to[wit: Emanuel Woods $767.70; Julius [Haugk $481.75; Butler and Butler |5594.50. The bid of Meyers and [Davis was rejected owing to the fact [that their certified check had not been [signed. The bid of Julius Haugk [being the lowest he was awarded the [contract and will start work as soon |as the weather will permit. Upon [motion by Van Camp the city attor[ney was ordered to draft a resolu[tion permitting the city to sell the [sidewalks along west Monroe street [to the lowest bidder, which walks [were ordered to be constructed last [summer and are still uncompleted, [and that the cost be taxed to the [abutting property. Upon motion by [christen the city clerk was ordered [to notify Woods and Haugk to re[pair the brick street on north Second [street near the Fritsinger stone qtar[ry and that they do the same as [quickly as possible. Upon motion by [Martin the purchasing committee was [ordered to purchase brick or stone for [sidewalk crossings to be used near [the Furnace factory. The following [bills were read and allowed: ■John Sprague $ 33.90 [Wells Fargo Express 45 ■I. Sheline 4.00 ■Kalver and Hurst .50 ■D. F. Teeple 55.80 ■ Chicago and Erie 49.45 ■ Kelley Machine Co 205.20 |M. J. Mylott 234.12 [O. R. and I 15.02 [G. R. and 1 162.84 |h. Harruft 20.00 [Amos Fisher 50.00 |Wm. Geary 10.00 C. U. Dor win 225.00 C. Vogt t 75.97 J- D. Stults 45.83 John Sprague 78.00 Franklin Oil Co 27.73 F. Spuller 22.81 W. G. Nagel and Co. 85.62 J- D. Wlsehaupt 5,30 Geo. Keiser and Co 84.85 J- Swift „ 5.08 J. Archbold 6.28 Adams Express Co. ..y 2.00 Bohnke 75 Chas. Weis .75 Laman and Lee 5.75 No further business coming before Gte council they adjourned to meet a - their next regular meeting. 0 — Orders have been issued from the Postoffice department at Washington that all .patrons on rural routes having old style mail boxes must have them re placed by new and standard make boxes. The change must be made within sixty days for the penalty attached will be that of the patrons not obeying orders having to go to the general delivery for their mail. The order is issued in order to give bet'■er service to the patrons and that ® a 'l can better be taken care of in tbe new boxes.

MET AT VAN WERT YESTERDAY Secretaries of Associations Held Conference. A meeting of the secretaries of the fair associations of Paulding, Ft. Wayne, Decatur and Celina was held at the office of Secretary E. V. Walborn, of the local association, yesterday, to discuss the closing of the stake races offered by each board. When the stake races, which consist of a 2:20 class pacing and a 2:27 trotting class, were announced, May Ist was specified as the closing date, but as Paulding was the only member which obtained a sufficient number of nominations, the races will be kept open until June Ist. Those present from out of the city were: Dr. W. F. Myers and Starter W. H. Flemming, of Ft. Wayne, F. J. Vining, of Celina, A. A. Butler, of Decatur, and W. B. Jackson, of Paulding—Van Wert Bulletin. THE FIRE HORROR Believed That Five or Six Bodies Are Still in the Ruins IS GAFFEY ONE? Grip Belonging to Man Who Worked Here Was Found Today Adam A. Rienhart. Grand Knight of the K. of C. lodge at Fort Wayne, telephoned this office this afternoon for information concerning one F. L. Gaffey, whose grip was found in the ruins of the Aveline fire today. Gaffey was here last December and published a year book for the St. Marys church. Lodge brothers at Fort Wayne fear he was a victim of the fire. Since leaving here it developed that Gaffey was a swindler and only yesterday Rev. .Wilken received a communication from near Buffalo, N. Y., stating that Gaffey had worked his graft in that community and denouncing him vigorously. Whether he came in this direction or not again is not known. Fort Wayne, Maty 6—The walls of the Aveline hotel became unsafe yesterday and were torn down, the work being completed today. Eleven bodies had been taken out and five are believed to be still in the ruins, per-1 haps more. Those known to be missing are Mr. Daniels, of Roanoke, Va.; Arthur Cameron and Herman Seligman, of New r York; E. T. Smith of Pittsburg and Ira Johnston, of Chicago. The last unidentified body is believed to be Charles Benjamin, of Detroit. It will be several days before the debris can be cleared and the other bodies recovered. A. E. Hammil, of Geneva, was in Decatur last evening attending the Masonic banquet He and his wife were among the lucky guests at the Aveline Saturday night, who escaped without injury and with small loss. He says they had a Calhoun street room on the third floor, opening directly upon a fire escape balcony. Had this not been true they would probably never escaped. The fire alarm was first sounded at 3:32. Mrs. Hammil finally awakened and told her husband the hotel w’as on fire. They dressed partially, grabbed their belongings, stepped out on the fire escape and were soon safe. Even then Mr. Hammil’s eyebrows and hair were singed. They were directed to a place of safety a block or two away and when they reached there the time was 4:20. Mr. Hammil is confident that it was after four o’clock when they first awoke. He says they were not frightened much until they had got out and realized their narrow escape. Mrs. Hammil collapsed after reaching home Monday, and was quite ill for a short time.

A PATHETIC SCENE The Remains of Mrs. Carl Aber are in the Fond Embrace of Her Parents ✓ _____ CAME 1,500 MILES Heart Broken Husband and Babe of a Few Days Arrive on Same Train Probably one of the most pathetic scenes that has ever been witnessed , in Decatur was that of this morning when the remains of Mrs. Carl Aber arrived to be in the fond embrace of her parents after being carried for ' more titan 1,500 miles in the care of ' an express company. On the same train that conveyed the lifeless body of the most estimable lady to this city, the heartbroken husband and the babe of a few days, accompanied by Mrs. J. B. Snoufer, of Denver, a trained nurse, also arrived and the meeting of the husband and the parents of the deceased was indeed pathetic. The corpse was removed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mumnia today, where It. will remain until tomorrow morning at 9:30 o’clock when the funeral cortege will leave the home, arriving at the M. E. church in this city at ten o’clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. Beeber, assisted by Rev. C. B. Wilcox and Rev. Newcomb and interment will be made in the beautiful Maplewood cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Aber were married June 20, 1907. Immediately after their marriage, they went to housekeeping in Fort Wayne, where Mr. Aber secured a lucrative position with the Nickel Plate railroad company. From there they moved to Los Angeles, Cal., and after Ing there for some time, they removed to Tucumari, New Mexico, where Mr. Aber was employed as a civil engineer. Last Saturday morning a boy baby came to bless the happy union, the result of which took the life of the mother and caused much sorrow among her many friends, urenia resulting from the illness. Mr. Aber is well known in this city and is a nephew of J. Cline, of north of the city. His father, D. J. Aber, conducted a grocery store in this city many years ago. DID DEGREE WORK Decatur Ben Hur Court Given First Honors at Garrett Meeting ATTENDANCE LARGE | About .a .Hundred Candidates Were Presented for Initiation Garrett, Ind., May 5. —Large delegations of the tribe of Ben Hur have been arriving all day from various parts of the state to attend the Northern Indiana District Fraternal congress which is being held In this city today and tomorrow. The district is composed of all of northern Indiana and nearly all courts are represented. E. A. Stockwell, of South Bend, presided as chief and called the meeting to order at 10 o’clock. After the com-mittee-on order of business made its report adjournment was taken until 1:30. At the afternoon session the i address of welcome on behalf of the , city was delivered by Attorney W, ( W. Sharpless and on behalf of the i Garrett Ben Hur court by Rev. Hobert t L. Marvin. After necessary routine ; business was transacted the emainder of the afternoon was devoted to social affairs. At the opening of the ] evening session Mrs. R. N. Crooks, j of Chicago Junction, favored the au- 1 dience with a vocal solo, after which < a brief adflress was delivered by 1 Assistant Supreme Chief J. R. Adams, < of Crawfordsville About 100 candi- I dates were presented for initiation t and the degree work was very im- f pressively exemplified by the well x known team of Decatur Court No. r 156. f

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening May 6, 1908.

GIRL WORKED AS MAN. She Worked Five Years in Gravel Pit. Lafayette, Ind., May 6. —After working for five years as a day laborer in gravel pits, clad in made attire and drawing a man’s pay, Martha Pring, aged twenty-two, has run away from , her home at Flint, southwest of here, • on the Wabash river, and came to Lafayette to work m a kitchen. Yesterday afternoon her father, John [ Pring, asked the police to make the girl return home. After investigating Superintendent of Police Charles H. Powell learned the girl’s story and found that she did not wish to go back. He* released her after leciuring the father and instructing him to - turn over to his daughter the money 1 belonging to her which he had in his ’ possession and warning Pring not to f interfere with her liberty. — — -o — - HiLTY IS NAMED r 1 President Sent His Name i to Senate as Postmaster f , ar. Berne > f t WASHINGTON NEWS ‘ To Be or Not to Be is the Question on Anti-In-i junction Legislation i Washington, D. C., May 6—The ’ president today nominated John H. ’ Hilty to be postmaster at Berne. k ' “Is there to be, or not to be, anti- > L Injunction legislation?’’ This ques- [ tion will be decided, as far as the . house is concerned, at a conference of • all the Republican members of the lower body. The president is urging congress to act. The judiciary ■ committee of the house is opposed ; to anti-injunction legislation and puts its opposition on the ground that the judiciary .s as supreme *in its sphere as the legislative branch and that it Is not within the province of congress to regulate how the federal judges shall issue injunctions. That is the committee’s theory, or rather the theory of a majority of the com--1 mittee. There are members of the committee who are clamoring for antiinjunction legislation and it is possible that if the house Republicans in conference decide to heed the president's demands in thYs matter a mild anti-injunction bill may be reported out of the committee. Representative Chaney of Indiana has introduced a bill which was framed especially with a view to embodying the president’s recommendations in a form that would stand the constitutional test. The enlargement of Fort Benjamin Harrison was made certain today wherf*the house of representatives unanimously approved the paragraph of the sundry civil appropriation bill, setting aside SIOO,OOO to buy land adjoining the reseration. During the debate on the provision, Representative Fitzgerald, of New York, read an editorial from an Indianapolis paper criticising congress for reckless appropriations at a time when the United States treasury is facing a big deficit. The appropriation of large sums of money to enlarge army posts Is foolhardy, he said. Governor Hanly, in a letter received at the white house, announces that he has appointed Henry Reisenberg, of Indianapolis; Frank B. Pesey, of Evansville, and Jose h D. Oliver, of South Bend, delegates to the conference to be held at the white house next week to devise ways and means of conserving the country’s natural resorces. The governor himself will attend and will be a guest at dinner at the white house Tuesday evening. L. A. Holthouse, confined in. the hospital department of the county jail, awaiting his committment to the East Haven asylum, pushed open the door of his apartment this morning between the hours of four and five o'clock and made his way to the Fashion stables, where he talked with the employes for some time. He went from there to the home of his father, where he ate a hearty breakfast and returned to jail accompanied by his father.

PIONEER IS DEAD Frederick Schoenstedt of Near the State Line Called to Reward WAS WELL KNOWN Had Been Sick Several Months But Was Apparently Better Last Night Frederick Schoenstedt, one of the pioneer farmers of this section, died at eleven o’clock last night at the home of his son, Henry Schoenstedt, just across the state line, eight miles east of the city. He had suffered from dropsy and other complications, due to old age, since last September. Last evening he eat a hearty supper and at about nine o’clock fell asleep in his chair, which he had occupied since his illness began. Shortly before eleven o'clock his son heard a noise and upon reaching his side found he had fallen from his chair, evidently having suffered a stroke of apoplexy. He gasped a few times and died. Mr. Schoenstedt was born in Germany July 28, 1826, and was nearly eightytwo years old. He came to America when eighteen years old, workel in New York as a cabinet maker se.eral years, then removed to Hancock county, where he lived until 1827, when he came to Van Wert county and settled on the farm near the state line, where he lived? until his death. He did his trading in Decatur and was known by many here as an honest upright citizen. His wife died about twelve years ago and he is survived by three children, Henry Schoenstedt Mrs. Caroline Grote of Union township, and Mrs. Frances Kirsch of Dexter, Mo., also twelve grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends. Mr. Schoenstedt was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran church in Union township and the funeral services will be held there Friday afternoon at 1:30, leaving the house at one o'clock sun time. Rev, Bauer will officiate and interment will be made at the Emannel cemetery. o THREE INITIATED Delightful Session of the Masons Was Held Last Evening AT LODGE ROOM Many Visitors Here—Geneva Lodge Assisted in Conferring Work In all the days of Masonry in Decatur, no better time has been enjoyed than that of yesterday afternoon and last evening and David E. Smith, the worshipful master of the local order was duly praised for the excellent manner In wihch he conducted the affair. Guests were present from Geneva, Winchester, Fort Wayn,e« Bluffton and other lodges. During the afternoon a team composed of Geneva and Decatur members conferred the third deg*ee upon H. M. DeVoss. Immediately after supper J. C. Sutton was initiated, the Geneva lodge doing the work and immediately after the Decatur lodge rook J. L. Kocher through, Master Smith then delivered the lecture to the three candidates, using the new stereopticon lantern and this part of the evening was thoroughly appreciated by all present, as- , ter lodge had closed a delicious two course luncheon was served followed by cigars, music and a delightful hour, the pleasures continuing until time for the Geneva boys to leave for home. Every moment was enjoyed and M is predicted that similar occasions will be frequent in the future. ■ o W. H. Fledderjohann returned today from a business trip to Richmond < where he has been in the interest of ; Fort Wayne and Springfield railway 1i company. 11

| BLUFFTON BOY SAVED TRAIN. Discovered Broken Switch Along the Clover Leaf, t Bluffton, Ind., May s.—Roy Miller, son of ex-County Recorder John Miller, discovered a broken switch last evening on the Clover Leaf railroad at the outskirts of the city and the breaking of a spring had permitted one of the switch points to fiy over 1 against the rail of the main track in such away that a train coming from the west would have the wheels on one side deflected to this switch,while the wheels on the other side of. the train would keep to the main track. Miller hurried to the depot and notified the operator and the latter reached the switch just in time to flag the east-bound passengre train No. 4, due at 6:31 p. m. None of the I passengers knew the cause of the i short delay or of their narrow escape from possible death. o — NO MUDSLINGING Says the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall—Campaign Will Be Dignified MRS.MARSHALL Is Interested in Her Husband’s Campaign—Glad He Was Nominated Indianapolis, May 6. —Thomas R. Marshall, the man whom the Democrats of the state chose as candidate for governor this year, proposes to make a dignified campaign. He does not believe in “mudslinging." “If I know what dignity is,” said Mr. Marshall yesterday, “that is the kind of campaign that I propose to make. Mr. Marshall, with his wife, arrived in Indianapolis yesterday afternoon and went to the Grand hotel. This is the first visit of Mr. Marshall to Indianapolis since the Democratic state convention made him the nominee for governor. Mr. Marshall came to Indianapolis to attend the meeting of the Democratic state committee today. A few days after his nomination he and Mrs. Marshall left for Arizona to take a few days of needed rest from an arduous campaign. “We certainly need it,” said Mrs. Marshall, “for these state conventions are terrific affairs. However, I am glad that my husband received the nomination for governor, and of course am now interested in his campaign. I do not know much about politics, but this campaign promises to be very interesting.” Mr. Marshall has it in mind to do some mission work in Indiana in the next few months. He will try to show every voter in Indiana the big, bright light of Democracy. “In due season,” he said, “ I am goining to make speeches based on the Democratic platform. My talk will be on the theory that every man in the country ought to be a Democrat. I have no fight with any man in the Republican party, but I think that their views are wrong. I am going to make whatever kind of campaign the Democratic state committee wants me to make, but it is always going to be high-minded and gentlemanly. It is going to be a dignified campaign as far as I can make it. I believe there is a great deal in argument. I have noticed In a lawsuit when I can get the lawyer on the other side to prodding me and he begins to get away from the case I have the cause i half won. I believe that the same sit- ] uation holds good in a political cam- i paign.” “I shall make my fight on the state i Democratic platform,’’ continued Mr. ■ Marshall, “supplemented by whatever i .action the national Democracy takes ; at the Denver convention.” Q | The musicaid to be given by the i Sisters of St. Agnes next week prom- ; ises to be very Interesting, and a rare 1 treat is in store for those that attend, : for not only will th musical select t tions that are rendered be of the high- t est class of music, but the public will < have a chance to hear and see some t of the best talent of this city. The < price of admission will be 35c. The t [seat sale will be announced later 1 through these columns.

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, FLAG DAY COMING . An American Holiday that t Means Much to Young and Old i , SHOULD BE OBSERVED 1I ’ President of Flag Association Issues an Appeal to All the Patriotic ) L > Flag day, June 14th, is to be cele- ' brated this year on June 15th as the 14th falls on Sunday. Ralph E. Prime of New York, president of the Flag association has sent out a plea for a general observance of the day and says: Un the 14th day of June, 1777, I congress enacted: “That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white, in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” The number of the stripes having been increased by the admission of new states, the possioilities of the nation’s future development dawned upon our fathers, and the original > thirteen stripes were unchangeably restored by act of congress on April 4. 1818, when it was enacted: “That from and after the fourth day of July next, .the flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be twenty stars, white, in a blue field, and that on the admission of a new state into the Union, one star be add- . ed to the flag; and such addition take . effect on the fourth day of July next, succeeding such admission.” Since 1818, twenty stars or sovereign states ’ have been added to the Union, making i forty-five in all. Since the struggle of 1861-1865, the [ flag has become the symbol of a mighty nation. It has been carried to the utmost parts of the earth, carrying ' liberty* wherever it has been thrown to the breeze. Americans cannot fail ■ of a feeling of pride and satisfaction, , nor restrain the swelling of patriotism in the breast, when we contrast the meaning, in far distant lands of ours and other flags displayed together. The stars and stripes, within the recent past, have come to possess new beauty for friendly eyes and new terror for the foes of liberty. We respectfully appeal to the governors of all the states of our land, and to the mayor of each American city, to herald the coming of the day in 1908. and its celebration on Monday, J.une 15th, by proclamation; we call upon every public officer, every teacher of the youth of our land, the editors of all newspapers, the daily instructors of the youth of our land, to call public attention, to arouse enthusiasm, and to provide for public exercises and general celebration of the day. We earnestly exhort our citizens to join in making Flag Day an event, and its celebration in 1908, a great event. Let us, from one end of our land to the other, fling the stars and stripes to the breeze on June 15, 1908. May it greet the rising and salute the setting sun, and float all day long from every church edifice, school and building, public and private and however humble, throughout the entire land. o A SMOOTH GRAFTER. Cashier of Covington, Kentucky, Bank Gives Warning. You are hereby advised that a party purporting to be D. F. Kennah. is circulating checks (all numbered 117) on this bank, purporting to be issued by The Kentucky Valley Co., incorporated. and purporting to be signed by J. A. Schaaff, manager, and purporting to be certified by tbis bank by E. E. Bice, assistant cashier. We have no such assistant cashier, and these checks are absolute forgeries. Many of these bogus checks have been circulated and thousands of dollars secured by this “check maker.” He usually cashes these checks in cities and towns with populations from 1.500 to 5,000, and generally makes several towns and cities in contiguous territory, and then makes a long jump, hoping to thus escape appre hension and detection. His checks are usually drawn in sums from S4O to S6O. The Kentucky Valley Co. is a mail order liquor house, formerly of this city, but now located at Parkersburg. W. Va. This forger and check maker should be apprehended and punished- Do what you can to help apprehend and convict him. Harry W. Percival, Cashier.