Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 151.

GROVER CLEVELAND IS DEAD

Only Ex-President of United States Died This Morning

ILL MANY MONTHS Distinguished Democratic Statesman Answers Final Call END CAME SUDDENLY News of His Death Caused Shock Over All the Country

Princeton, N. J., June 24. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Grover Cleveland, twenty-second and twenty-fourth president of the United States, died at his home here at 8:40 o’clock this morning, after a lingering illness that has kept him bedridden, most of th e past ■winter and spring. His death was, announced by Dr. Bryant, the family physician, who wa s with him when the end came. Mrs. Cleveland was at the bedside, but the children are at the Cleveland

/ EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. summer home In <New Hampshire, the turn for the worse having come so suddenly that their arrival was impossible. For a number of years Mr. Cleveland has suffered from a complication of ailments, arising from stomach disorders. During the early spring his condition was very grave, but the real seriousness of his illness had never been announced to the public, the bulletins issued, tending to give the impression that he would soon be recovered though his family has known for a month that he could not possibly recover. During the past year he hag fallen off 150 pounds in flesh. His condition was apparently the same as it has been for ■weeks until yesterday aftrnoon, when heart trouble caused him to sink rap-

idly and the end came this morning, after a night of suffering. A signed statement issued by the attending physicians says the patient had been suffering from gastro intestinal disorders, organic diseases of the heart and kidneys and that heart failure, pulmonary thrombosis and aenemea were the direct causes of death.

A flash telegraph message to the Daily’ Democrat at 9 o’clock this morning conveyed the first news of the death of Mr. Cleveland and many expressions of sorrow were heard. It was generally believed here that he was recovering from hfg recent illness. Grover Cleveland was born in Caldwell, Essex county,New Jersey, March 18, 1837. His early education <was limited and when but a boy he began work as a clerk in a store. Later he did some work on the compilation of the American Herd Book, became a bank clerk and was admitted to the bar in 1859. From 1863 to 1865 he was assistant district attorney and in 1870 was elected sheriff of Erie county, New York, and served three years. He was elected mayor of Buffalo in 1881 and during the first few months of his term attracted more than local notice. In 1882 he was the democratic candidate for governor of New York and was elected by the phenominal majority of 192,000 and entered office in January, 1883. His administration of that office was most satisfactory and in 1884 he was nominated for the presidency and elected, defeating James G. Blaine. He was inaugurated March 4. 1885. being the first democrat to serve in that high office since the war. Four years later he was defeated by Benjamin Harrison, but in 1892 was again successful, defeating Mr. Harrison overwhelmingly. He retired from th e president’s chair in 1897 and removed to Princeton, New Jesey, where he has since resided. Some of the most important measures of his administrations were: the settlement of the Venezuelan boundary question with Great Britain and later a general arbitration treaty with Great Britain and the establishment of a civil service system. In 1886 he w’as married to Miss Frances Folsom of Buffalo, the wedding being celebrated in the White House. His wife, three daughters and one son survive him. Possessed of great independence of character and persistence in carrying out policies once determined upon. Mr. Cleveland often aroused criticism butj (these same qualities won admiration in many quarters. Since his retirement from public life, he has served as president of Princeton college, one of the oldest educational institutions in the country. He took some part in the adjudication of the life insurance muddle, a few years ago, has written a number of interesting articles which appeared in the leading magazines and later in book form, and has been prominently quoted on all great questions of the day. He was the oiily living ex-president.

ITEMS FROM COURT HOUSE New Case Filed —Marriage License Issued. D. E. Smith, as attorney for plaintiff, filed a new case entitled the Monitor OU company vs. The City of Decatur, to collect $61.13 for goods and merchandise sold to the Decatur Light and Power company on June 17, 1905. They allege that this company is the said municipal corporation. A marriage license was issued to Earl Kratner Shalley the Berne photographer, aged twenty-five and Wilda M. Gottschalk, age twenty-three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gottschalk of Berne.

HORSETHIEF WAS CAPTURED. Man Sought Here Caught in Jay County. Sheriff Barr and Chief of Police Hammons were notified Sunday to be on the outlook for a horsethief who was thought to be headed this way. Sunday, th e animals owner W. P. Midland, of northeast of Greenville, accompanied by Herschel Jefferies, and John Harnish, members of the horsethief association arrived in Portland and informed the officers that they thought the stolen horse was in this county. Deputy Sheriff John Hammons accompanied by Mr. Midlain and Mr. Jeffries, drove to the bom e »f Frank Laudermilt of thre miles west of Nottingham and caught, red handed, the thief, who had just put the stolen horse in the barn, not five minutes before the arrival of the officers. He was promptly arrested and the officers started back to Portland with him. arriving about six o’clock Monday, morning, after an all night’s ride. Laudermilt told the officers that he took the horse and rig from a hitch rack at Palestine, Ohio, about ten o’clock Saturday night and drove to Greenville where h e became involved with a couple of men over a young woman. After the trouble he started to drive to where he had been working, but on the way the horse became frightened and kicked the buggy to pieces. He rode the horse the rest of the way to his place °f employment and here he hitched un his own rig and drove to Lynn, where h e stayed Saturday night, continuing his journey the next morning to his brother’s home, where he was captured by the officers. He was taken to Greenville by Jeffries and Harnish on the 1:15 o’clock train—Portland Commercial-Review.

ROYAL FUNERAL IN HAWAII. Prince David is Buried with Most Imposing Ceremony. Honolulu, June 23. —The funeral Sunday of Prince David Kawanananakoa. who died recently in San Francisco, and whose body was brought here on the steamship M.anchuria, was one of the most imposing royal funerals ever held in Hawaii. The ceremony was in accordance with ancient Hawaiian usage in the case of chiefs. The First regiment of the National Guard of Hawaii, a detachment of the Twentieth infantry from Fort Shafter and marines and sailors from the battleships Maine, Alabama and St. Louis, now in the harbor, marched in the funeral procession, besides hundreds of members, men and women, of native Hawaiian societies. Sunday’s services at the capital where the body lay in state in the old throne room, and at the mausoleum were conducted by the bishop of Zeugma, the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Islands, and were attended by territorial, federal and military officials and the consular corps.

• CONTRACTS LET FOR DITCHES r - Surveyor Baumgartner Received Bids on Same. L. L. Baumgartner, county surveyor i received bids Saturday on the John i Berning ditch in Blue Creek township ' as follows: . F. R. Merriman $200.00 Frank Vennett 177.00 : Nathan Roe 169.00 B. Boice 310.50 W. F. Meyers 357.00 The contract was awarded to Nathan feoe, of Blue Creek township for the sum of $169.00. William Raudenbush tile drain In Blue Creek township as follows: David Calderwood $440.00 • Joe Miller 491.00 B. Boice 499.75 W. F. Meyers 544.00 Samuel Tumbleson 507.50 Contract was awarded to David • Calderwood, of Greenville, Ohio, for the sum of $440.00. ■■ ' : AT THE MISSION HALL. There will be prayer meeting at th e Mission Hall Thursday evening as . usual. The services will commence at 8 o’clock. We invite all to our meeting®. Chancey Stetson, Leader.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, June 24, 1908.

MILK ORDINANCE AT MARION. New State Laws Being Enfoced Al! Over Indiana. The license forms and wagon plates which the milk dealers of Marion are required to have in their possession according to the recent ordinance adopted by the city council and the rules of the city health board, have been received by City Controller Coats and are ready for distribution. Milk dealers who fail to secure licenses and plates within the next few days will be prosecuted. AU applicants for permission to sell milk in Marion are required to go to Dr. E. O. Harold, room 401 Glass block, and secure from him a certificate showing that h e conducts his business on sanitary lines. This the dealer takes to the city controller, who issues 4he licence and supplies ilhe proper wagon plate. It is imperative that all persons owning cows who sell their product, at once comply with the n,ew regulations. The city health board Is determined in the stand taken to insist on a pure milk supply and failures on the part of any one will be vigorously prosecuted.—Marion News-Tribune.

IN A TOURING CAR Dysert Bros., of Rockford, and Sheriff Meyer Chasing Horse Thief ■k - ■ - MAY LAND HIM Went From Here to Fort Wayne—Only Few Hours Behind Man

The modern means of travel, the automobile, was used today by Sheriff Meyer in an effort to land a horse thief and th e criminal fugitive will have to be pretty wary if he escapes. Dysert Brothers, who conduct a livery stable at Rockford, Ohio, came to town early this morning and reported that a young man from Fort ■Wayne had come to their plate yesterday morning, represented himself as a canvasser and hired a rig. Later it was discovered that he was a fraud and his purpose probably to get away with the outfit. When he failed to return by six o’clock this morning, the Dyserts started after him in a gasoline car. They secured the services of Sheriff Meyer and left at once for Fort Wayne, where they believe they will find their man. The stolen animal is a sorrel mare, weighing 1,000 pounds, a little low in the neck, lump on left hind leg, little white spot on right hind foot and a splint on left front leg. The modern horse thief doesn't have such easy sailing as formerly, when a twentyfour hour drive would put him out of danger of pursuit, for the auto made the trip here in one hour that required the greater part of a night for a livery horse.

TAKE CHARGE DRUG STORE. Otto Peters Goes to Willshire Tomorrow. Otto Peters, the progressive young man of this city, who recently graduated fn pharmacy from the Ohio State university at Columbus, will go to Willshire tomorrow and take charge of the Holthouse Drug store of that place and Mr. Zimmerman, who has conducted same for several months will return to Columbus. Mr. Peters is an examplary young man, possessed of excellent business qualifications and without a doubt he will prove a valuable man to the Holthouse Drug company. WILL THOMAS VISITS HERE. Will Thomas, a former Decatur boy, and son of Joseph Thomas, is in th e city looking up old friends. At present he resides at Cardwell. Mo., where he holds a responsible position with the Allison L ’mber company. Will left her e eleven years ago, and this is his first visit back. He joined the navy,made a three year trip around the world, located in Washington, D. C., where he was married six years ago, then moved to Chicago, where he resided until the Allison Land Co. was organized, about two years ago, when he moved to Cardwell, and has since resided there. H e will be here several days.

SEVEN GRADUATED Crowning Triumph of the St. Joseph Class of 1908 BIG CROWD PRESENT At the Commencement Exercises Held Last Evening

We may sometimes tire of listening to long essays and speeches when the speaker delivers an eloquent text, but the same connot be said of last evening, when the annual commencement exercises of the St. Joseph’s school wer e held at Bosse’s opera house, tor every word that came from the lips of the six young ladies and the one gentleman was thoroughly enjoyed and deeply appreciated by the vast audience present. The class of 1908, consisting of the Misses Verena Niblick, Cecilia Gillig, Estella Smith, Esther Corbett, Agnes Coffee and Irene C-arard and Mr. Claude Weber, completely captivated the audience last evening by the clever manner in which they handled their subjects, showing the perseverence with which they have studied during the past year, for one of the most important events of their young lives, bidding adieu to the old and familiar school

rooms, to begin life anew in this wide world, to work in the vocation to which they have been called and there to battle the elements of life that they may meet with success in their undertakings.

Promptly at 8:15 o'clock the orchestra of the academy of music under the direction of the Sisters of St. Agnes, rendered the opening number on the program which was well received. Following this a “Welcome Song” by twenty girls, which lightened the hearts of the many present and made them feel perfectly at home, was given and was an especially good number of the evening’s entertainment. At the close of this number the curtain went down for a brief intermission, to rise again upon a picturesque sight with the graduates seated in the center of the stage, while here and there were cut flowers and potted plants which served to add to the beauty of the occasion. Miss Irene Garard was the first speaker on the program, delivering the salutatory and her subject “The Power and Influence of an Orator” was delivered in an easy and precise manner, and was given a great applause by the audience. She was followed by Miss Esther Corbett, who showed that she was really at home on the stage by the graceful manner in which she delivered her essay, her subject being “Preparation is the Key that Unlocks Opportunity’s Gate.” Miss Esther said in part: That every one must have his own key for the preparation of a higher life, that the appearance of a molded key is not good, but we must always keep this key bright and clean, so it will not act as our enemy, but our ally. She perfectly showed that she knew what she was talking about, and received a great ovation. Miss Estella Smith was the next speaker on rhe program, she having for her text “The Orator’s Helps.” This was an unusually hard subject but sh e did herself great credit and handled it in a capable manner.

A duet, “Beautiful Moonlight,” was then rendered, which served as an intermission by the Misses Esther Corbett and Verena Niblick. These two ladies both have excellent voices, and this number was well received. “In Life a good Religious Education is Necessary” wer e th e opening words of Miss Agnes Coffee’s essay and from the beginning to the finish of her talk she had the hearts of every one present with her. Her talk was short, but to the point. Miss Verena Niblick had for her text “The Art of Writing and Speaking the English Language Correctly” and handled it in an easy and graceful manner, and won for herself much applause. A class song was given by the members of the class. Mr. Weber immediately following with his subject, “The' Death of the Wicked by Massillon.” Mr. Weber’s subject was a very hard one, but he delivered it in a praiseworthy manner. The last speak-

er of the evening was Miss Cecilia Gillig. who gave a short but pleasant talk on "Leaving Home.” In part she remarked, That we cannot always remain at our home, but our younger lives should be well spent as a preparation to fortify ourselves against the world and what the future has in store for us. Miss Gillig was also the valedictorian and in the name of the class delivered the farewell. Rev. Wilken then presented the diplomas along with a few words of encouragement and perseverence for these young people, this closing the first part of the program. During the brief intermission the orchestra again rendered a selection, following which came a “Motion Song” by several little tots which caused roars of laughter from the crowd. Several violin selections were well received as was also a song “Young Patriots” by several boys. “The Children’s Frolic,” a fancy drill with Miss Naomi Niblick as accompanist, by thirty little girls, was one of the best numbers of the second part of the program. Another selection of the orchestra closed the evening’s entertainment, the sweet remembrance of which will ever be cherished in the hearts of the many who were present.

A SPECIAL SESSION The Council Held an Important Meeting Last Night A NEW DYNAMO

Fort Wayne Electric Works Bags Contract—Henry Stevens Low Bidder Regardless of the extreme hot weather the council met in special session last evening at the council chambers. Mayor prance presiding, and every councilman being present and answering to roll call. The first matter of business to be transacted wa s that of receiving bids for the new dynamo, and switchboard, which is commonly called in electrical circles as a three phase machine. Four representatives, representing four of the largest electrical houses in the country, were present, and filed bids with the council, which, when figured out were as follows: Westinghouse Electric C0...52,508.00 Ft. Wayne Electric Works... 2.365.00 Allis Chalmers Go 2,584.00 Western Electric Co 2,400.00 Th e Ft. Wayne Electric Works being the lowest bidder, the contract was awarded to this company, and according to the terms of the same the machinery is to be shipped in fifteen days and will at once be installed after which Decatur can boast of one of the best equipped plants in th e state. This meeting also having been set aside for the receiving of bids on the John Christen sewer, the clerk was requested to open and read the bids filed which wer e as follows: Henry Stevens $1,050,00

Meyers & Mjeyers 1,098.24 Stevens being the lowest bidder, the contract upon motion was awarded to him, and he will no doubt commence work at once and push the work to completion as rapidly as possible. A notice to the council from Dr. H. E. Keller in which he condemns the sewer in the alley between Jefferson and Madison streets and First and Second strets, was read, claiming the same to be in an unhealthy condition and too small to meet the demands of the public, was read, and upon motion was referred to the street and sewer committee, who will (investigate she statle Yttf affairs and report back at the next meeting. Upon motion a number of old orders, some of which had been signed by the mayor and not the clerk and vice versa, and dating back as far as the year 1904, were ordered destroyed and a number amounting to the sum of $950.58 which upon investigation were found to be honest accounts were ordered reissued and will be paid immediately, which will close a matter that during the past year has been causing the council considerable annoyance. No further business coming before the council, they adjourned, z

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WERE HERE TODAY Fort Wayne Jobbers and Manufacturers Were Given Royal Welcome THE PACKARD BAND One of the Best in the State Accompanied the Fort Wayne Boosters

Probably the most enthusiastic stirring the business men of Decatur have ever experienced was occasioned this afternoon when fortysix of the wide awake manufacturers and jobbers of Fort Wayne, representing every line of business, came to the city this afternon for the purpose of establishing a closer relationship in a business and social way with the Decatur people. T. W. Shelton and A. G. Kelley representing the interurban company went to Ft. Wayne this morning and accompanied the Fort Wayne boosters to this city and the Packard band composed of the best musicians in this part of the state, furnished music enroute. The cars stopped near the Fashion stables at 2:05 o'clock and the Fort Wayne mien dismounted and formed the line of march. Led by Messrs. J. Q Neptune, W. H. Fledderjohann, W. A. Kuebler and A. G. Kelley the procession, consisting of the band, the jobbers and manufacturers and several business men, marched south on Second street to the Interurban station. Here they turned and marched to the Commercial Club rooms, where a genreal handshaking was indulged in and cigars were distributed. In th e meantime, however, C. D. Tillo, in charge of the band, serenaded the printing offices and donated good cigars and printer’s rules. The Fort Wayne men who Decatur had the pleasure of entertaining for a few hours today are of the very best type of business men. They represent the best wholesale dealers and jobbers in th e country and that their visit here will be beneficial to them and the Decatur merchants as well, is a foregone conclusion. After enjoying a social tim e at the club rooms, the wholesalers and jobbers paid short visits to the various business houses in the city and a royal welcome was extended to them wherever they went. E. F. Yameile as president, Theo Wentz and William P. Beck as secretary of the organization, are business men of unusual magnitude and it is safe to say that the interests at stake will be well taken care of. Mr. Tillo, the all right manager of the Fort Wayne branch of the Chicago Newspaper Union, is one of Fort Wayne's best boosters and his ever pleasant countenance is welcomed every place he goes. At fiv e o’clock the special cars conveyed the party back to Fort Wayne, but before they left they declared that Decatur business men are the most hospitable ever.

AN EDITOR'S EXPERIENCE. According to Exchange is Not All Peaches. Every newspaper editor has experience with persons who imagine *hat it is the province of a newspaper to correct all trouble. If the church Is not properly heated, the publisher is asked to roast the manager. If the mail train is late, roast the postmaster, If your boy or girl has been wasting time in school, roast the teacher, and roast the school board for good meausre. The council should be roasted every time it does anything and roasted again when it fails to act. If your neighbor is more prosperous than yo uare, the newspaper should announce that he probably got some of his money dishonestly. If a citizen wins praise for public spirit ‘ roast him’’ is the demand of the little fellow. His generosity may be inspired by a selfish motive and a roast will keep him from getting conceited —and so it goes. Exchange. It is not likely that the city ball club will play any more games In the city this summer. They are scheduled for out of town games.