Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 193.

NINE NEW CASES All of Them are Appeals from Squire Liddy’s Court at Berne THE HAY MAKERS Eight Men Who Worked on Sunday Will Fight Cases Through Circuit Court Nine cases have been appealed from Justice Liddy s cotirt at Berne to the circuit court as follows: William G. Smith vs. Muri Laisure, suit on account, demand 1125; A. B. Bailey and Peterson & Moran are attorneys for plaintiff. In the court of Joel Liddy judgment was rendered for the defendant and the case was appealed. The other eight cases appealed were those in which Doc Ferris, Will Pierce, John Brandt, Gottlieb Brandt, Pete Burk, Charles Mann, John C. F. Manley and John Pitts were accused of making hay on Sunday, June 21st. They were tried before Squire Liddy and found guilty, each being fined a dollar and costs, amounting to $17.35 in each case. Bond for >IOO was filed by each defendant. • The office of county treasurer Lachot is one of the quite places about the court house just. now. Deputy Fristoe is the busiest man about the place, chasing up delinquents and he informs us that they are responding ncbly. PURCHASES A HALF INTEREST Homer Andrews Will Take Charge of Lagrange Racket Store. Homer Andrews, a son of Cash Andrews, of near Peterson, closed a deal today, whereby he becomes the owner of a half interest in George Steele's racketfstore at Lagrange, Indiana. He will report there in a few Jays and take charge of the store. Mr. Steele returning here to again assume the active management of the store here. Mr. Andrews is a splendid young man and will undoubtedly succeed in his venture in business as the Lagrange store is a prosperous one.

HIS SMOOTH HAND The Oily Cromer to Line Up the Indiana Labor Vote INTEREST OF WATSON Fearful that Labor Will Fluke on State Ticket Hon. George W. Cromer, of Mancie, former representative in congress from the Eighth district, who was snowed and er two years ago by Hon. J. A. M. Adair, of Port land, the democratic nominee, has been delegated to come into northeastern Indiana and assist in lining up the republican county organizations in the Twelfth district. Mr. Cromer, who is a veteran in the political game, will arrive in Fort Wayne next Saturday to attend a meeting of the republican central committee during the afternoon. He is just now busily engaged as chief of the labor bureau of'the republican state central committee, and is pected to exert some influence with organized labor, which has long maintainea a Hl’rlrod unfriendliness for Mr. Watson. These “organization” meetings are to be held by the republicans in each county of the district. They start at Angola tomorrow, and the Steuben county meeting will be followed by another at Lagrange on Friday. During next week the other thre counties in the district will be visited.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

SOUND BUSINESS ADVICE. Judge Sturgis a Living Example of What a Boy Can Do. j Judge Chas. E. Sturgis, in his early days, was a printer. In fact he wouldn't be so bad yet and If he w r anted to lay aside the ermine or the judicial business showed a slump, he could get' back to washing rollers, setting sale i bills and all the other manly labor connected with an uplifting and noble profesh. He started from the ground, was devil and took the abuse of the . more advanced hands, swept the office, washed forms with slippery lye that ate the bristles out of the brush and the skin off the knuckles. He was right in style with a corn cob pipe and smoked Huntress, then the favorite brand of the printing profession in Bluffton. He could kick off dainty invitations to a dance on the job press set an ad, make rollers, ana finally worked up to foreman. Then he went into law, quitting the highest job In a printing office to take precarious chances of making a mark in a profession. His frise should stimulate every young man to be a printer—and then get out of the business. —Bluffton Banner. NOW FOR TOLEDO Thousands of Old Soldiers Will Attend Forty-third National Reunion OPENS AUGUST 31ST

Continues Five Days—September 2nd is Day for Grand Parade A rate of one and one-half cents per mile has been granted by the railroads to the forty-third national G. A. R. encampment to be held at Toledo. 0., August 21 to September 4 inclusive, September 2 will be held the grand parade in which nearly all the Grand Army men from over the country will be in line. Everything has been. arranged for the enjoyment of the guests in the way of side boat trips to Put-in-bay and Maumee Bay. Headquarters will be established at the Boody House, where the parade will end. Sandwiches and coffee will be served when the line is forming, the coffee being served in embossed tin cups, which will be given as souvenirs to the men in line. Twentyfive thousand of these have been secured. Water and resting places will be placed along theJine of march for the thirsty and tired. Many side features have been placed on the program for the benefit of the visitors, such as a water carnival, all the craft in the harbor taking part. Forty thousand school children have been patiently taught eight patriotic songs, which they will sing on September 3. These were learned by heart by the children ,'and is probably the only time that the event has ever occurred with so many children and no doubt will be the only time. Many of the veterans will attend the encampment from this city and county, meeting many of their old comrades and friends and hear the sound of the fife and drum which is so dear to their hearts. This will be the last meeting for many of the men and the few days have been arranged so the event will never be forgotten. o - INDIANA WON HER SHARE K. of P. Teams Brought Money Home from Boston. Indiana K of P.’s who attended the meeting of the supreme lodge at Boston are arriving home. Prizes were secured by a number of Indiana companies. The Hoosier companies won a total of $4,200 out of a possible $7,600. In the class A drills company No. 3, of Terre Haute. Ind., won second prize, S9OO. A second Ten-e Haute company, No. 83, won the third prize of S7OO. Company No. 5, of New Albany. Ind., won the S6OO fourth prize. Captain A. C. Duddleston, of Company No. 3. Terre Haute, won the captain’s prize of SIOO in this class. In the class B contests company No. 97, of Linton, Ind., won the second prize of S6OO. In class C company No. 105, of Clinton, Ind., won the first prize of S7OO. Company No. 16, of Huntington, Ind., won the third' prize of S6OO.

BANNER EVENTS Will Make Increase in Business for the Interurban Line A GERMAN DAY At Centlivre Park Next Sunday—C. B. L. Day at Weiss Grove August 23rd The Fort Wayne and Springfield traction line are anticipating some big days this fall that will tax their capacity. However, they are arranging to comfortably take care of all affairs along their line. Next Sunday August 16th is German day at Centlivre park, Fort Wayne, and several hundred from this county will probably attend. The program includes an address by Phil Rappaport, of Indianapolis, and a vocal concert by the Fort Wayne united singing societies, ■also music by the fameus Packard band. A sixty cent rate will be given from this city. Auditor Kelley has closed a contract with Julius Franke, of Fort Wayne, secretary of the C. B. L. of I. agreeing to handle at least 1,000 people from this city and Fort Wayne, when the C. B. L. asscciation will hold I a grand picnic at the Weiss grove about half way between the two cities. This day promises to be an interesting one, as a most interesting program is. being arranged, including speakers of note and good music. DAMON AND PYTHIAS COMING A 2,000 Foot Film at the Pictorium Tomorrow Night. • J. B. Stoneburner has arranged to have the greatest film ever put on in Decatur for tomorrow, Friday evening. It is the beautiful Damon and Pythias film, 2,000 feet long, the story upon which is founded the Knights of Pythias lodge. A lecture by a member of the local lodge will be given, explaining every picture. Though ten cents is usually charged for this film everywhere, Mr. Stoneburner has decided to put it on here for the usual price, five cents, and no dcubt everyone will take advantage of the opportunity to see this great show. NEW FIRE ESCAPE

Is Ordered for the West Ward City School Building BUILT AT ONCE Board Will Meet Next Week to Select Principal for West Ward At a meeting of the Decatur school board, a new fire escape was ordered for the West Ward school building and it will be constructed before the opening daj r of school, September 7th. As that day draws near, interest is manifested and the ensuing year promises to be one of the best in the history of the local schools. Many of the teachers have taken special work at various schools during the summer, better preparing themselves for the year's duties. The beard will meet , the first of next week to select a principal for the West Ward school ' to succeed Arthur Suttles, who resigned recently to accept a position at . the Old Adams County bank. There , several applicants for the We*f Ward place and the board have not decided whom they will employ. o The Confer Ice Cream Co. are shipping many gallons of ice cream daily and are one of the busiest Institutions in the city. They are employing a number of men.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 13, 1908.

NEARLY CAUSED A BIG RIOT Live Modes in a Show Window Create Interest. Spokane. Wash., Aug. 13. —Two attractive ycung women clad in sheathy gowns of the extreme Partaian model fully ventilated, one of biUJiant blue, the other of golden sheen, parading in a show window, several thousand men. unmen and children lib'cki: g Riverside avenue, the main thoroughfare, and a patrol wagon filled with reserves and volunteers under the direction of Chief of Police Rice, created all kinds of excitement when the first directoires on living models were shown in Spokane. The models had demonstrated the advantages of the new gowns for about 10 minutes when Officer Smamiska turned in a riot call. When Chief Rice and his squad reached the scene the street was blocked fully 500 feet, while in the buildings on the opposite side of the street were hundreds in the windows and other places of vantage. The chief was about to call out the fire department when Frederick E. Goodall, president of the chamber of commerce, who is also manager of the store, withdrew the models. Edward Reach was gathered in by the police for refusing to move when orders were given to clear the street and charged with being disorderly and will fight the case. His counsel will attempt to show that Mr. Goodall is responsible. The storekeeper said after consulting his attorney, that he is safe from prosecution, and that he intends to repeat the plan, giving the demonstration in the public street. ■■ o NO ONE SPANKED Taft and His Managers Had no Outbreaks

THE CONFERENCE

A General Outline of the Present Campaign Discussed Hot Springs. Va.. Aug. 13.—‘’Everything was harmonious as possible and no one was laid across my knee and This Was W. H. Taft’s genial remark tonight in concluding a detailed account of his all-day conference with Frank H. Hitchcock. Republican national chairman and Arthur I. Vorys, his chief of staff. Chairman Hitchcock announced after the first conference, which continued for three hours, that it could be stated in a formal and official manner that Mr. Taft would make no speeches outside the city of Cincinnati during the campaign. On his way from Hot Springs to Cincinnati the last of the month, Mr. Taft will make a side trip in Ohio, the arrangements for which have been completed, but the details are withheld for the present. No political speeches will be made on this trip. It was also officially announced that Mr. Taft would continue the policy he had already adopted and followed cf not mixing in local political contentions in any state, or of taking any part whatever in behalf of any candidate for nomination for a state office. This announcement is intended as an answer first to the demand that Mr. Taft decide merits of the contestants in the West Virginia split, and second, that he express a preference for or against Governor Hughes in the New York state gubernatorial situation. o LIGHTNING STRIKES STEEPLE Angola, Ind., August 12.—During the electrical storm w’hich passed over this city about 4 o’clock this morning, the steeple of the United Brethren church in this city was struck by the of the shingles and a portion of the cornice from the spire above the belfry. A lightning rid surmounted the tower ana root of the building, but ?t does not seem to have been working well at the time the bolt struck. This is the third time lightning has struck this edifice. At no time has the damage been very great.

MAY COME HERE Decatur Has Chance to Land Next Annual Log Rolling MODERN WOODMEN Local Order is Growing and Will Soon Be a Leading One Here The Modern Woodmen of northern Indiana will hold their annual log rolling at Auburn, Indinaa on Saturday, August 22nd and the event will be one of the biggest in the history of that city. It is estimated that from 3,000 to 5,000 people will attend and the day will be one of pleasure. There will be bands a plenty, speeches by state officers, races and other amusements enough to satisfy the most exacting. The fare from Fort Wayne is forty-five cents, round trip, on any car, and if enough win signify their intention of going from Decatur, a good rate can be obtained for the entire distance via interurban. There is a tendency to send the next log rolling to this city, which will be done if the Decatur lodge goes after it properly. Such an event would mean much to our business men. The Woodmen in Decatur no whave a hundred members and expect to double that list within less than a year. They are arranging for splendid quarters and will soon be one of the leading orders here. A team is being organized, so that the work can bo given at any time and another big class will be taken in this fall. Quite a number are arranging to go to Auburn on August 22nd. O' . ■ - NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE THIS YEAR T’he writer was in conversation with two prominent oil operators from Erie, Pa., Saturday night, and as a matter of course, political talk was the burden of the conversation. The gentlemen are both republicans, but they asserted that they will vote for Bryan in November. The Guarantee Deposit plank in the democratic platfcirm, and the splendid personality of W’m. J. Bryan, is what brought them to a parting of the ways of the g. o. p. And they both expressed themselves as believing that there is more than a possibility of Bryan and Kern carrying Pennsylvania. Now. then, wouldn't that jar you some? —Willshire Herald. o BATTING ORDER Official Lineup for the Local Elks Base Ball Fracas Tomorrow TWO HUNDRED FANS Will Accompany the Fort Wayne Team to this City

Tomorrow is the Jay —the long anticipated hour, when the Elks from Decatur and Fort Wayne, who think they know something about the great national base ball game, will lock horns on the local lot. There will be big doings and you miss one of the happy events of a lifetime, one of the surest cures for the blues, the only real match game seen here since 1881, if you fail to go. Then your money goes for charity and thus serves a double purpose. The visitors will be accompanied by a crowd of “rooters” 200 strong so they claim and the home boosters will keep them going when it comes to the “kid” game. The batting order as furnished by Captain France will be as follows: Center, shortstop; O. France, third base; B. France, pitcher; Linn, second base; Frisinger, catcher; Sellemeyer, first base; DeVoss, Centerfield; Neptune, right field; Vaughn, left field; D. E. Smith and W. P. Schrock substitutes.

CONTRACTS FOR BRICK STREETS Muncie Building Them Under Township Extension Law. S Contracts were awarded by the commissioners of Delaware county last Thursday amounting to $104,783.24. These contract were largely for improved roads, the majority of which are brick streets in the city of Muncie constructed under the three mile limit law, the law under which so many crushed stone reads were constructed in this and other townships in this county. However, peteitions to improve some of the streets in this city t|nder this law failed to be approved, in some cases under the belief that it was not lawful to improve streets in cities or towns under this law. John Gubbins, w T ho has the contract for bricking south Meridian street, Was awarded lone of <pie Delaware county contracts for $34,395.96. Marion Dull, of Farmland, was awarded a crushed stone road in Liberty township for $8,709.50. In the contracts awarded by the Delaware county commissioners three varieties of brick were adopted, Metropolitan, Logan and Indiana. —Winchester Journal. o THAW A BANKRUPT He is so Declared by a Pittsburg Referee in Bankruptcy IS BADLY . IN DEBT Some Think it a Scheme to Free Harry K. Thaw

Pittsburg. August 13.—Harry K. Thaw was formally adjudged a bankrupt by W. R. Blair, referee in bankruptcy. This action was a surprise to those interested in the case, as William T. Lindsay, United States commission, had set August 21 as the date for the adjudication. No explanation of the change of plans and this action has been mz.de, but it is believed here that receiver Roger O’Mara’s visit to Thaw at Poughkeepsie yesterday may have had semething to do with today's move. O’Mara was hurriedly summoned by Thaw on Monday. No hearing was held before the formal order of adjudication was entered and Referee Blair has not announced the date of the first meeting of Thaw’s creditors. Under the law this must be held not sooner than ten days and within (thirty days. The referee will probably announce the date for the meeting of creditors tomorrow. An effort will be made to bring Thaw to Pittsburg for the first meeting of creditors and unless W. T. Jerome, district 'attorney, of New York, is able to prevent his coming, it is believed Thaw will be in Pittsburg within thirty days. Thaw’s petition in bankruptcy was filed August 7 and Roger O'Mara was named as receiver. The petition sets forth that Thaw’s liabilities are $453,140.43 and his assets $128,012.38. o THE SALOONS WIN VICTORY The Fourth Ward in Hartford City Lost to Anti-Saloon Workers. Hartford City, Ind., Aug. 13.—There is much rejoicing in saloon circles tonight over the decision of Commissioners Willman and Hart, who decided that neither ot the remonstrances filed by the anti-saloon workers in the Fourth ward were effective. Commissioner Beath also decided that the second remonstrance lacked a majority, but that the first contained a clean majority of two votes. By this ruling the claim of the saloon element in regard to the Fourth ward seems to be sustained, although the fight will be carried to the circuit court by the remonstrators, where they expect a more favorable decision. The same conditions prevail in the Third ward, according to the saloon men, and they claim that a victory in this wayd will be more easily obtained than in. the ward just returned to the “wet” column, after being conceded by nearly every one, saloon men included, to have been captured by the flying squadrons of the temperance forces In their all-night canvass. 'While slightly disconcerted by the decimation of their supposed majority of thirty-six, the anti-seloon workers do not admit defeat, and appear more determined than ever to carry the fight to a successful finish.

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BERNE INSTITUTE A Program of Interest Has Been Arranged for the Farmers FOR NEXT THURSDAY Other Amusements Include a Balloon— Trains Are Convenient The farmers’ mid-summer institute and picnic to be held at Lehman’s grove next Thursday will be a big occasion. The crowd from this section will go to Berne over the G. R. & I. leaving here at 7:15 a. m. and returning leave Berne at 4:44. Berne citizens will show the farmers a good time and have arranged some special attractions including a big balloon ascension. Lehman's grove is a delightful spot, within easy walking distance from the depot. The program as arranged for the day follows: Music. Invocation. Use and Abuse of Farm T 0015.... C. S. Mamma Recitation Miss Pontius Propagation of Grass and Grain Crops on the Farm ..Prof. W. C. Latta, Lafayette, Ind. 1:30 p. m. The Duties of the American Women Mr?. C. Vogt Recitation Gertrude Grimell What Purdue and the Experiment Station are Doing for Farmers Recitation Miss Pontius Ed S. Moses, Chairman. C. S. Mamma. Secy. o — ANNUAL AFTER-HARVEST TRIP Decatur M. E. Ladies Announce Excursion for Next Week. The Decatur Methodist church, Mrs. J. B. Rice, president of the Ladies Society are advertising their annual af-ter-harvest excursion to Detroit on Thursday, August 20. The train leaves here at 5:30 a. m.. single day tickets selling for $1.75 and three day tickets for $2.75. The excursion goes from here to Toledo over the Clover Leaf thence to Detroit via the White Star line, In the famous steamer Greyhound. It's a delightful excursion, with side trips to Niagara Falls and Buffalo if you want them. —— o —— VERY SAD MESSAGE John Elzey Receives News of Death of Joseph R. Prentice an old Friend WAS KNOWN HERE Left this County Many Years Ago—Visited Here a Year Ago John Elzey of this city received a letter this morning from George S. Prentice, of Hebron, Neb., telling cf the death of his father. Joseph RPrentice, a former well known resident here. He became ill with acute Bright’s disease on July 29th and his sufferings continued but little over a week, the end coming at 12:20 a. m. on last Friday, August 7th. The funeral services were held last Sunday, August 9th. Mr. Prentice was a resident of this county many years ago, and will be remembered by many. He went to the war from here and soon after his return went to Kansas,where he made a fortune. Some years ago he moved to Nebraska, that he might give his children better educational opportunities. Last fall he paid bis old friends here a visit, spending two weeks as the guest of John Elzey and he saw many of his old acquaintances, securing much pleasure from their greetings. He was seventy years old. His death will cause many pangs of sorrow here.