Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier $5.00 Per month, by mail... 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Detcaur, Indiana as second class mail master. <l. H. HELLER, Manager, SHAME, SHAME, SHAME! In the house of representatives, John Sharp Williams, the democratic leader, issued a cnallenge to Mr. Payne, the republican leader. Shak-, ing his forefinger at Mr. Payne, Mr. | Williams said: "Here I stand. I, stand to challenge you that every do!-| lar that goes into a campaign fund shall be published to the world the day after it is received so that the world may know the motive of the giver and may judge the means of corruption in the hands of the recipient.” Referring to this incident, Henry Watterson, writing in the Louisville Courier-Journal, says: "The silence that followed could be heard three thousand miles. It could be ' heard from Buzzard’s Bay to Crater ' Lake —from the dome of the capitol 1 on the Potomac to the Lick observa- ' tory in Santa Clara valley—as Mr. ' Payne, tired of leading the majority,; 1 sank helplessly into the abyss of I confession, daring not to accept the challenge. That single passage tells the whole story. ‘Never mind the past,’ said Mr. Williams, ‘the presi- . dential rape of 1878; the crisp, new two dollar bills and blocks of five, of 1880, Belshazzar’s feast in 1884; the wholesale bribery and spoilation of 1896 and 1900 and 1904, when widows and orphans were plundered to make a McKinley and a Roosevelt holiday! Never mind the denials and the proof of guilt! Never mind the stealing, the lying and the hypocrisy I that have been. Let bygones be by- J gones- What do you do now?” And poor Payne COuld utter never a word. Nor, in all that house full of republicans was there one voice brave enough, one heart honest enough, to shout back in defiance —to call Mr. . Williams’ hand —‘We will pass the publicity bill here and now!’ Shame upon the republican party; shame (Upon its leaders; shame, shame, shame!” When it refused to enact a law requiring the publication of campaign contributions and also refused to make any revision of the tariff until “after the election,” the Republican party served notice on the trusts that they would be expected to come forward with the customary amount of boodle. While Attorney General Bingham was addressing the Republicans of Kosciusko county at Winona Tuesday, telling them about Republican prosperity and that everything was lovely again and that the goose was hanging high, State Auditor John C. Bill-

Hurrah for Monroel ’ 3 and the store of W. L. Keller which is the home of good Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes AND NOTIONS I will for the next two weeks conduct a slaughter sale on Summer Suitings and Waistings, the very best and LATEST J on the market. Beautiful and durable white summer waisting 9 ftp < which formerly sold at 35c a yard goes at . . “VV ’ 25 cent Summer Suiting at ISC i OXFORDS all sizes, from $1 to $3.50 Call and be Convinced W. L. KELLER, Monroe, Ind.

heimer wag in Warsaw closing up one * of the leading banks in the county. ‘ This same Bingham asserted in that speech that if Tom Marshall were elected governor of the state the French Lick Monte Carlo would be ’ moved under the dome of the state house. But why is it that the Repubj lican officers of Orange county allow i. the Monte Carlo to flourish under the ’' administration of Reformer J. Frank Hanly? Do tell! —Columbia City Post. Going the rounds in this state is ■ an article which says that "the Republican party has taken steps to keep close tab on all corporations and their business operations;” and that “the party stands for the rights of the people and says that no corporation shall be allowed to over- ■ ride them.” In a sense and for a I purpose the Republican party does [“keep close tab” on the corporations when an election is pending, but it is Ito strike them for a contribution to the campaign fund. But no intelligent man, these days, believes that the Republican party has ever tried to keep the corporations from overriding the rights of the people. On the contrary the Republican party has done everything in its power to help the predatory corporations to squeeze the people dry. It has passed law after law for that special purpose. And when ever “the rights of the people” have come in conflict with the interests of the corporations the latter have been given the bert of it every time. Every well informed voter knows that this is true. WORK HASSTARTED North Sixth Street Pavement Will Soon Be Completed THE CURB STONE Arrived from Bedford—is the Best on the Market Another block of paved street will soon be added to the many miles already bricked in substantial Decatur. Work of grading has begun on north Sixth street, Julius Haugk being the contractor and the work will soon be completed. It is quite likely too that Mercer street will be paved this year, adding another mile and three other streets are being Considered for next year improvements. The curb stone for Sixth street is being unloaded from the car today and placed along the street, it being the Bedford oolitic stone, so popular for this purpose. Speaking of this curb stone, State Geologist Blatchley, who, unlike Governor Hanly, seems to be a strong booster for the Indiana product, writes that it is the best on the market, has been used extensively in Indianapolis, and other Indiana cities and has everywhere given- the best satisfaction. The stone, though soft when quarried, becomes bard with exposure and is just suited for this work. Mr. Haugk has built a number of brick streets here and his acceptance of a contract is always a guarantee of the work be- ■ ing done according to specifications.

SOCIAL DOINGS t Mrs. John Fleming Entertained the C. W. B. M. of Christian Church r ________ » L ;THE THIMBLE CLUB 5 Women’s Home Missionary Society Entertained by Mrs. W.m. Beachler i At the U. B. parsonage last evening occurred the marriage of Mr. Curtis Andrew Barkley, of Continental, Ohio, 1 to Miss Jessie Alice Bauserman, of ’ Union township, Adams county. The > wedding was solemnized at eight . o’clock in the presence of a few guests, Rev. L. A. Stangle officiating. Mr. Barkley, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barkley of this county, is a noble young man, possessed of a manly spirit and an able mind. He is an employe of the Clover Leaf railroad. Miss Bauserman is the cultured, beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Bauserman who live three miles northeast of Decatur. In a few days Mr. and Mrs. Barkley will be in their new home at Continental, where they will gladly welcome their hosts of Hoosier admirers. The first quarterly meeting of the new conference year of the Evangelical church will begin this evening at 7 :30. There will be services Saturday evening at 7:30 followed by a business meeting. Sunday a. m. at ■10:30 will be the communion service i and Sunday evening will conclude these series of meetings. Rev. J. Wise, of Fort Wayne, newly elected elder will officiate in all of these services, You are invited to attend any or all of these special meetings. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Emanuel Lutheran church met at the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. Bauer, Wednesday afternoon. The ladies busied themselves at sewing and various kinds of needle-work during the afternoon and at six o'clock they enjoyed a five course dinner. Those present were: Mesdames Herman Reinking. Wm. Hoile, Henry Bleeke, Henry Grote. Henry Schamerloh, Wm. Bleeke, Frederick Thieme and Caroline Reinking, and the school teacher Miss Lankenau. They all reported a fine time. A full attendance of the members of the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church were present at a business meeting last evening. Special business was acted upon and nominations for officers were made and there will be election of officers at the next regular meeting. Mrs. John Fleming royally entertained at her home on First street, the C. W. B. M. of the Christian church Thursday afternoon. An excellent program was rendered and a social hour followed. The attendance was good and all report a fine time. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church had a delightful meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wm. Beachler. A fine program had been arranged and each number was rendered in a most , commendable way. The hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs. P. G. Hooper. A large number of the ladies and their friends were present and they , had a most enjoyable afternoon. Mrs. Roy Archbold delightfully entertained the Thimble Club at her home on Monroe street Thursday afternoon the usual good time being enjoyed. FARMS FOR SALE 131 acres, well watered,' 2-story brick residence, good barn, 10 minutes’ drive on pike to electric car, 1 square to school and church $49 an acre 103 acres, limestone soil; level, high and dry, 4-room new cottage, 1 mile from Worth, 5 miles to electric cars at Beard... .$2,950 103 acres joining the above with 3-room cottage, good barn, immediate possession $1,850 50 acres new barn and 4-room house, 20 acres woods, 3% miles to electric cars, and Lagrange, Ky,. county seat $2,000 32 acres adjoining SI,OOO i These farms are in Ky. free from night riders within access of the marI kets of Louisville, a city of a quarter |of a million people to feed. We have farms all sizes and prices. Write us your ■wants. A. E. WALES BY, 447 W. Jefferson St. I Home phone 3100. Louisville, Ky.

j THE DEFENSE BUSY ! i (Continued from page 1.) - neti, a witness for the state, who was made to admit on the stand that he : had once served a term in prison for highway robbery, is likely due for a grilling. The state proved by a witness who formerly worked for Miller & that the accused man had a large revolver of the kind used by the person who shot Croy, but the defense made the witness admit that Miller had discharged him for drunkenness. The state for the first time advanced testimony tending to show Miller's connection with the crime di- ; rectly by a witness who testified that . he saw Miller going in the direction of the Keller machine shop, from ’ which the burglar’s tools were taken, late at night, but the defense weaken- ' ed the force of this evidence by mak- ‘ ing the witness contradict himself on the cross examination and also bringing out the fact that he had been arrested for different misdemeanors and expected a portion of the reward offered for the conviction of Croy’s murderers. COURT HOUSE NEWS Sheriff Meyer Conducted a Real Estate Sale Today FILE TWO TRANSFERS At the County Recorders Office—Board of Review Session Today The board of review devoted today in comparing the assessments on personal property in the corporations of Berne and Geneva. Sheriff Meyer today sold the Noah Mangold property on First street at public sale. The bidding was quite spirited for a time and the property finally went to Daniel Weldy, his bid being $3,500. J. Fred Hoene et al have sold to Addison N. Houk a part of section five in Root township for SI,OOO. Mr. Hoene lives in King county, Washington. John M. Frisinger has deeded to the Fort Wayne and Springfield company a right of way off his farm for $65. This afternoon the case of Brown vs. Murphy was on trial before J. -T. Merryman, of Decatur, as special judge.—Huntington Herald. o- ■■ ■ ANNOUNCEMENT. Rev. J. Howe, secretary of the Domestic Frontier and Foreign Missionary society of the U, B. church will conduct the annual Witsuntide services at-the Pleasant Grove church in Root township beginning Saturday evening, June 6th and continuing over Sunday. This is in accordance with a custom that has been observed by 'the church for many years. Everybody is invited to attend these services. thu-fri o S7OO House and lot, $550. 9 room house, barn, well, 3 lots in all, % acres, $1,850. 5 acres, 7 room house, black land, stable $2,000. 149 acres of black land, well fenced SIO,OOO worth of improvements, on stone road, only $16,000, one-half cash. ’ LAUTZENHEISER LAND CO. 131-2 t Opp, Court House. J. S. COVERDALE, M. D. EARL G. COVERDALE, M. D. Eye, Ear, Nos® and Throat Specialist Eyes tested. Glasses Fitted Drs. J. S. (Male and Son Office nß>£ 2nd Street o Decatur, - Indiana o T HE RYST A L VSTHEATRES 0 0 OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film —“Tale the Autumn Leaves r Told.” Eison. (Extra fine.) e Second film —“A Blind Woman’s s Story.” “All for a Bird.’’ ILLUSTRATED SONG. “Alice, Where Art Thou Going.” SCHMUtK & MILLER

Clothes Buying _ s— — A BUSINESS PROPOSITION t 0 when yon are in doubt as to the dividends [ you are going to get in the way of durability, fit and style. When you buy a Lit you want your money's worth When we sell a surt we want a satrsfied customer, because satisfied customers are our best medtums of advertisement. . PS*-, Men’s and Boys’ Suits rfliW rr , T/x “ ( We have the greatest values ever offered in < ST this city in MEN’S $5.50 SIO.OO $ 12TiisiHv * j -- : ’ilKx 00 and $• 5 00 nit Hand made Suits I InPI iI 5 • to $25- 11 izes all colors, latest JhggOl |||i y.j styles. Children’s Wash Suits '’■■Tfl We have had a tremendous trade on these BwMf; ttl -Vfl suits but have plenty of them yet. They i 'l=l Wl range in price from 50 cents to $1 50 I i ililf ,1a ■•swk Straw Hats and Negligee Shirts' jPSoSSfS “ Sailor Hats. .. $1.50 to *3.00 Panama Hats $5.00 nd upwards. Summer Shirts, with or without I 1 COLLARS 50 cents to $2.00 New Summer Trousers Just received a splendid shipment of summer Trousers. Newest shades, full peg. Reasonable prices. Eljzey & Vance Corner East Courthouse Decatur, Indiana

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. | The German Mutual Fire Insurance company of Preble township, Adams county, Indiana, will hold their annual meeting at the Freidheim school house at one o’clock p tn. on Saturday, June 6, 1908. The usual business will come before the meeting. WILLIAM GALLMEYER, Pres. Kerman Reese, Secy. 128-9 t o GLENDALE HERD DUROCS. Am booking orders for spring pigs, sired by such noted male hogs as Buddy K’s Topnotcher, and out of Improvers Lady, litter mate to McNeals Model, winning at all places he did in 1907, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois state fairs; Red Wonder, champion at lowa state fair in 1907; Savanah Bell’s Chief and out es Pranded Vance sow; and many others carrying nlood of the greatest hogs in the country. These pigs will be sold right, satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Phone or write D. E. Studabaker, Decatur Ind. t ’ I am removing my tailoring shop from the room over the Myers-Dailey store to the rooms over the Nickle Plate saloon, where I will be glad to receive a continuation of business from old customers and take care of new ones. See me if you want any work done in my line. Louis Malland. 131-6 t

Decatur l Th o product of combustion J ' ' i |I | 'ijfl'yr-yß;' ° e ‘op of the combustion chamber, ’ I! ll 1 l~ ~ —l. ? . 6D ° r drum traveling around from ■ llM) 7A ' — T - - r i'iX hant t° 8 DOlD * near front, then down and 1 MW* tarv 1r B , m .°^ e P'P e> This gives a long heat | T L>| __ 'll Daitß hat ln J BUTes . great fuel economy. All ■ 1 ~ /v ex P° 8e d to intense heat are cast iron. A ' N ° te the fire travel.) Jk r — ■— —■ • — ecatur Furnace, positively the best ‘ ■ill P noin/ 6 On the tnarke ‘> has more good £=: 1 J 'X than r’ m ° re Ba ti ß faetion giving features 7P 11 y) - umaces costing more money. .Schafer Hardware Co. agents

F** Service I ■ com bi nec l to the I I de g ree in the ■ 1 *lorsheim”shoe. ■ « After once wearing a ■ ■ P air y°u will always K n look-for the “Name on I ■ the shoe.’* II I J. H. VOCLEWEDE & SON- i I | Opposite Court House. Decatur, Ind. I

FEATHERS RENOVATED. Prices for month of June, SI.OO per bed. Your goods called for and delivered. Notify me by carfl w : Helm, 302 Marshall street. ———-—-o—---_DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. p AY BIG

MONEY TO LOAN —I have plenty of money to loan on farms. No commission charged. Dore B. Erwin, attorney at law. tufri -o ice: ice! We deliver nothing but artificial ice. Send your .order Phone 92 - ’ 124-ts 1 - 1 ■■■" — ••