Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 218.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Mrs. Belle Johnson Granted Divorce But Can’t Marry for Two Years CHANGE OF VENUE Taken in Shoemaker Case— Clarence Gilpen Admitted to the Asylum —— Mollie K. Hauk vs. Frank J. Hauk divorce, appearance by A. P. Beatty for defendant, filed, set for trial for Saturday, September 12. Joseph Wolfe vs. Washington Wolfe, I appointment of guardian, appearance by Fruchte and Litterer for defendant, rule to answer. Henry Klebe et al vs. Horace S. Porter, note S2OO, submitted, Judgment for $194.17 and costs. Benjamin Habegger. admr., estate of Caroline Duerr, vs. John B. Duerr, Intentaedllng, demand S7OO, demurrer filed to complaint. Bessie L. Davies et al vs. Clarence Williman et al, deed report and approved; commissioner allowed $2.00 and discharged. Belle Johnson vs. Frank R. Johnson, submitted, divorce at cost of plaintiff who is prohibited from marrying for two years. Charles F. Rinehart vs. Charles F. Rinehart, admr., et al, answer filed by guardian ad litum for Vena and . Mary Rinehart. Motion to separate complaint into paragraphs was overruled. Demurer filed, by Rosinta Rinehart. Carrie Shoemaker ;vs. George E. Shoemaker, divorce, change of venue granted to the Wells circuit court. Real estate transfers; Maggie S. Vesey to Marion L. Oliver, lot 11, Monroe $175; J. C. Sutton, com., to T. A. Hendricks, land in Wabash tp„ SI.OO, and to Newton C. Anderson, lot 89, Decatur, $1.00; Town of Berne to Ainos Hirkhofer. pt. of inlot 294, Berne ' sl2: Jeff Liechty et al to Otto Stuckey east half of lot 375, Berne. $1,300. The will of Samuel Hetrick, written October 12, 1849, in Franklin county, Indiana, was filed at the. recorder’s office here this morning. Clarence Gilpen. who was declared Insane at an Inquest held Tuesday, has been admitted to East Haven asylum, being the shortest time in which such an admission has been granted to an Adams county patient in many years Sheriff Meyer went to the home of John Broadbeck today and got the young man. whom he will take to Richmond tomorrow. — FRISINGER & CO. WON OUT. In Hottest of All Contests at the State Fair. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 11. —(Special)—At the exhibit of Belgium horses at the Indiana state fair today, the horses owned by Frisinger & Sprunger, of Decatur, won out in the hottest contest for honors ever held in Indiana or 'the middle west. They took two first, two seconds and one championship. o CONDITION CONTINUES CRITICAL But Major Allison Holds His Own Fairly Well. Major Robert B. Allison, the venerable banker and well known citizen, who has been in poor health for some time, and who recently returned from Oden, Michigan, where he epent the summer, continues in a rather critical condition but seems to be no worse than heretofore. He is as comfortK able as possible, everything possible being done for him,. The major has innumerable friends over the county and this part of the state who hope for a& improvement in his condition.

THEY ARE FRAMING A BILL Anti-Saloon .League Will Ask for Passage of Their Bill. Indianapolis, Sept. 11.—R. c. Minton, legislative superintendent of the Anti-Saioon league, today completed a draft of the county unit local option bill, which the league will seek to have introduced at the special session of the legislature. The bill is in ten sections and is to be as short and simple as possible. It is modeled along the lines laid down in county local option statutes in other states that have stood the tests of the courts. Mr. Minton’s measure provides that whenever 10 per cent of the legal voters of any county shall petition the board of county commissioners of that county for an election to decide whether or not saloons shall be allowed to exist within the county the commissioners shall order the election in not less than twenty days nor more than thirty days. CAR OF ICE CREAM Will Go to Fort Wayne Fair Sunday Morning on Special Car FROM CONTER CO. First Shipment Will Be 300 Gallons—Week’s Business May Reach 2,000 Gallons The first shipment of ice cream from the Conter company of this city to the Fort Wayne fair will be an entire car, 300 gallons or more, and will go out Sunday morning, the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban company furnishing a special car for same. How many days sudh shipments as these will continue, depends of course, upon the sort of weather dished up for next week. If old Sol continues to beam forth as he has for a week or two past, it is probable the shipments for the week will total 2,000 gallons or more. C. O. France will have charge of the business end at the fair grounds and the company are arranging to take care of every stand there and at the same time look after the interests of their many other customers at Fort Wayne and elsewhere over this section of tile country. o—'THE DUFF-KERR NUPTIALS. Pretty Ceremony Last Sunday at the Bride’s Home. The beautiful country home of Wm. H. and Laura Kerr, of Jefferson township, Adams county, was the scene of a quiet but impressive wedding when their eldest, daughter, Mabel, was united in marriage to Ray Duff, son of James M. and Emma Duff, also cf the same county and township. The wedding occurred on Sunday the sixth, at high noon. The bride and groom are well known in Jefferson township. The groom has been a successful school teacher, having taught the Kelly school last year. The bride is well known as a teacher of music of great ability. The bride was dressed in a beautiful cream colored garment, the groom wore a black suit for the occasion. A sumptuous dinner was freely partaken of by all present. After dinner a delightful time was spent in singing, etc. About 4 p. m. the merry guests numbering about twenty-five, repaired to the home of the groom where another treat awaited them, viz., a bountiful supper was ready for them. Mr. J. L. Buyer and Miss Alty Rumple were the attendants of the bride and grootn. Mr. and Mrs. Duff left for Dayton, Ohi?>, on their honeymoon where they will spend a few days. Rev. J. M. Lantz of the Evangelical church officiated. The Herald joins in with the many friends wishing them a safe and happy voyage through life. —Geneva Herald. o— GEORGE HOT TEMPERANCE BOY Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 11. —At a (meeting of republican candidates and pclltcians here Monday evening, it was determined to urge the legislature in special session to pass a county option law. Among the prominent temperance workers present and urging such action was the Hon. Geo. W. Cromer.

THE PEACH SEASON It’s Here and the Ladies Are Busy—How the Symp- ' toms Show < < A GREAT TRIAL - < For the Head of the House • Says a Crusty Old Married Man The peach season is at hand and the recent dry weather seems to have done something to the crop which was supposed to be so plentiful for the prices range from $1.60 to $2.00. But speaking of the peach season the Bluffton Banner says: Peaches are on tap, and every worn-1 an who passes a basket in front of the groceries pinches one or two to see if they are in condition to can. This is Che time of year also when every man’s better half gets the canning fever. It works about the same as the housecleaning epidemic in the spring, and all he can do is to produce the necessary coin for sugar and fruit along with a4ew sticks of sealing wax. One old fellow who has been married tihirty years, says that he can tell the signs working on his wife a week ahead, and it is as apparent as an attack of hay fever. She gets nervous and irritable, hangs a few cans out on the fences, and wakes up in her sleep muttering "preserves” at intervals. He has turned the washing machine, (has ben forced to wear home laundered collars, and has passed through two house cleaning spells a year, making sixty in all, but peach time he believes is his greatest trial. The Banner telephoned the lady this afternoon and she says that she has to put up a very small dish of peaches on the table at a time during the winter. for he always makes a pig of himself on canned peaches, and that he is one of the crossest and most dyspeptic individuals she has encountered in her existence since a girl of eighteen. o DEPUTY FROM OTHER COUNTY Ervin Lesh, deputy county auditor under Ex-county Auditor Brinneman, will assist Auditor Garrett some in his office work of evenings. There is an immense almount of work to be done in the office between this and the first of the year, and Auditor Garrett finds it more than he can accomplish without additional office force. Mr. Lesh is fitted to be of invaluable service to him because of his thorough knowledge of the work of the office. —Bluffton News. o HOME FROM WEST Jim Beery Arrived Last Evening from North Dakota A GREAT COUNTRY And Its Greatness is Being Shown at the State Fairs of this Section James A. Beery, who has been lo- ! cated at Bentley, North Dakota, for ' several months, arrived here last evening and will probably, remain for several weeks and may not return ' to the west before next spring. He has been doing some work there as ’ an expert accountant, but says business in that line is rather slack just at present. His brother, Bob Beery, who is county auditor at Mott, N D., is prospering, and is again the nomi inee of his party without opposition. . He was chosen as one of the board of exhibitors of North Dakota products, and is with the party on a tour of the ' state fairs in the central states, showing at Indianapolis this week. They i carry a whole carload of fruits, grain i and iu fact all the products of that fertile country and the men w’ho ac- ■ company the car are kept busy tell- : ing of the many advantages of living ■ in North Dakota. We venture that I Bob is as good as any of them, for . he is heart and soul in love with that I country.

Decatur. Indiana. Friday Evening, September 11, 1903.

GOMPERS MAKES A REPORT Thinks Speaker Cannon Will Be Defeated for Congress. Washington, Sept. 11. —President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, in his report to the executive council of that organization declared that Speaker Cannon will be defeated for re-election to the house. He made a statement regarding his recent visit to Danville, Ills., the home of the speaker, and said that the report received during that visit and before and since led him to believe that the prospect for Mr. Cannon’s retirement is “very encouraging.” Not only, he said, is the labor element opposed to him, but the reform element in general were actively antagonizing the return of Mr. Cannon to the house. The statement was part of a report on the general political situation and labor’s participation. Mr Gomper's also discussed other congressional districts and made a j general statement regarding the na- ! tional situation. This subject will be covered in greater detail in an official report to be made by a committee later in the meeting. It was stated by the members who were present that the utmost harmony prevailed at the meeting today and that no dissatisfaction with Mr. Gompers’ course was expected by any one. 0 REV. SMALL HERE Will Speak at the Court Room on Tuesday Evening AN ELOQUENT MAN Famous Evangelist Will Talk on Political Subject for Democrats People of this vicinity will have an opportunity on neifF Tuesday evening to hear one of the greatest platform orators in the United States, Rev. Samuel Small, who will speak at the court room here, in support of the democratic tickets, state and national. A message from state headquarters last evening announced this first speech of the campaign which promises to be rather warm from now on. Rev. Small is known in every corner I of this country as an evangelist, who ' has converted as many men as any one man in the land. He has appeared here and is known as a most interesting and forceful speaker. The Rev. Mr. Small has been in Indianapolis, doing religious work, and he called at democratic headquarters, where he ; was asked and consented to deliver a number of speeches in different parts of the state. He has a warm spot in his heart for northeastern Indiana, where he has been successful as an evangelist, and where he delivered dempcratic speeches formerly. He speaks at Auburn tomorrow evening, will preach two sermons at Fort Wayne dn Sunday and on Monday will deliver two political speeches there. It is probable he will be accompanied here by one or two other democrats of note. Be sure to hear Rev. Small when he speaks here next Tuesday evening. 0 HARRY WARD RETURNED NORTH Acute Attack of Asthma Forces Quick Trip to Petoskey. Harry WaMl. president of the Ward fence company, suffered an accute attack of asthma, with which he suffers more or less constantly, last evening, and it became necessary for him to return to Petoskey. He was accompanied by Dr. D. D. Clark as far as Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. Ward had arrived from Petoskey on Tuesday, but the continued hot weather and the dust makes it. impossible for him to remain here. o GEORGE A TEMPERANCE HERO George W. Cromer, former congressman from the Eighth district, who has been working in the interest of the Republican party in other parts of the state, will be in Delaware county for one night, the people of Wheeeling having requested that he deliver an address at that place. Mr. Cromer will speak in Wheeling tonight, when he will discuss the county local option law.

SEEK TO ADJOURN Democrats Favor a Short Business Legislative Session MEET TO CONFER They Favor Amendment of Appropriation Balances Only Indianpalois, Sept. 11. —Democratic I leaders and temperance Democrats of I the General Assembly tentatively decided in conference Wednesday afternoon to seek an early adjournment of the ccming special session of the legislature immediately after the appropriation act is so amended as to prevent unexpended balances of specific appropriations from reverting to the general fund. The temperance legislators of the mirtcrity party -were more willing to agree to vote for ad- ' journment than to agree to vote against county kval option. The leaders thought the plan a good one, as they believed that those Republicans, disgruntled over the special session called and those opposed to their party’s temperance pregram, would join with the Democrats in voting for adjournment Speakers at the conference insisted that the only emergency that could possibly justify the special session was that in regard to specific appropriations about to revert to the general fund. These appropraitions they agreed, should be reappropriated in order that the work on public improvements and new institutions might not be halted. This done, however, the emergency would have been met. it was argued, and adjournment could well follow. It was suggested that Governor Hanly might recall the legislators into special session if no action on the local option-program adopted by the Republican leaders should be taken, but the Democrats' declared that the governor in calling a second special session would have to give reasons for his act, and these reasons having nothing to do with the emergency created by the reversion of specific appropriations, would injure the Republican party in the present campaign. On motion of Senator Kistler, Senator Slack, of Franklin, was made chairman. Slack spoke briefly, emphasizing the necessity that jthe Democrats in the legislature stand i together. Jacob P. Dunn, of this city, ‘then presented a tentative legislative i program to be followed'by the Demo-., crats at the coming special session. This provided for affirmative action on the amendment to the appropriation act and then adjournment. o THE THIRD FIRE Another Blaze Rolled Across the Old Fair Grounds Yesterday LOSS IS SMALL Houses Were in Danger— Season is Dangerous— Other Cities Suffer The fire whistle always blows three times Is an old adage that seldom blisses here, and whenever, after a space of time, tne alarm is heard every one is anxious until the other two are over. Wednesday afternoon occurred the fair ground fire, yesterday morning the Leßrun blaze and about four o’clock in the afternoon, when the whistle tooted and the answer over the ’phone was ‘the old fair ground again,” many breathed a sigh of relief. This fire as the previous one there was caused from a spark from a railroad engine and • the flames spread rapidly over that part of the grounds not burned the day before. Again the fire laddies > saved the homes of Joseph Smith and • A. J. DeVinney and 1,700 feet of hose ; was necessary to fight the flames. Just i at this time, when every building is • as dry as tinder, we can’t be too i careful. Surrounding cities have suf- ■ sered from terrible conflagrations and we can’t be too careful.

DECATUR TO SEND FORTY-ONE For the 160th Indiana Reunion at Marion Next Week. Companies of the 160th Indiana volunteer infantry which holds its eighth annual reunion at Goldwaite park, Sept. 15, have sent in their lists from the following places In the number indicated: Wabash, 51; Bluffton, 65; Tipton. 54; Logansport, 32; Ossian,46; Huntington, 29; Decatur, 41; and Marion 98. Anderson, Warsaw, Lafayette and Columbia City have not been heard from. The invitations are being sent out as fast as the lists are received. Inquiries regarding the reunion have been received from W. J. j Vigus, chaplain of the regiment; Don Spielman, Indianapolis; W. Humbaur, Whiting, Ind., and Boston Vail, Wapakoneta, O.—Marion Leader. o TALE OF TROUBLES George Reed, Venerable Hotel Man, Landed Here from San Francisco LOST EVERYTHING His Wife Died Two Weeks Ago and He Started for Lima, Ohio George Reed, a fine looking gentleman, who has the faculty of talking an arm off of any person who will listen, arrived here last evening, and today was helped along to Lima, Ohio, where he expects to secure work in sdme hotel, that being his line of business. He hag had an up and down career. In 1854 when only a boy he accompanied a party of fortune seekers to San Francisco, and for several years worked in the gold fields. He lost most of his money, but saved enough to get back to old Indiana and get started in the hotel business. He finally went to Terre Haute, where he managed a large hotel for years. A few years ago he and his wife took their money, accumulated from years of hand work and went to San Francisco, where they leased a large and fashionable rooming house on Fourth street. They were making money rapidly and Lad a pla-se valued at nearly $50,000, when the earthquake happened and they lost everything, escaping to Oakland with about $l,lOO which they happened to have in the house. The excitement caused Mrs. Reed’s health to fail and she died two weeks ago at Oakland. Mr. Reed had money enough to bring him here, where he landed with forty cents. He says he is good for twenty-five years yet and will start the battle all over. By the way, Mr. Reed says California will vote for Bryan. 0 ARRIVES HOME FROM EUROPE Fred Schafer Came in Last Night—ls Feeling Fine. Fred Schafer, senior member of the Schafer Hardware company, arrived home last evening, after a three months’ trip through Europe, during which time he visited England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy and other countries. Tie is in excellent health, enjoyed every moment of his time and is glad to get home. He has been busy today greeting his many friends and it will perhaps be a week or two before he will be able to get down to business in old fashioned style. o THE LADELLES LEAVE SUNDAY On a Thirty-Five Week Trip Through the West. Fred C. LaDelle and family, known as the "Fantastic LaDelles,” will leave Sunday on a thirty-five weeks trip through the west. They open the season next week at Davenport. lowa, and will cover the big western vaudeville circuit, plhying all the larjg'e cities. They covered the same territory last year and are favorites they. They put on as novel and interesting act as can be seen anywhere, and are usually the headliners of the week’s bill.

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HE IS AFTER CANNON Bryan Replies to Speaker Cannon in Caustic Tones WANTS TO KNOW How He Accumulated His Vast Wealth in Office Olney, 111., September IL—Giving a detailed statement cf the amount of property owned by him, which he placed at $150,000 at the outside, William J. Bryan, Democratic candidate for president, i n a speech here declared as false the statement of Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, in Springfield. 111., that he was worth a million dollars, and called on the speaker to be an frank in making known to the world the amount of his own earthly possessions. In the course of his remarks. Speaker Cannon is credited with saying that Mr. Bryan had accumulated a ■mjllion dollars selling wind and ink to the public. The Democratic candidate referred to Speaker Cannon as the third man in influence tn the government, “if not even above she vice-president in his power to ence legislation,” and said that it waonly fair that the speaker should an •• to himself the same rule that be applies to Mr. Bryan, and take the public into his confidence. Os Mr. Cannon. Mr. Bryaa said: “Mr. Cannon, in his speech before the Republican state convention yesterday, has this to say of me: ‘How about Bryan, a man of iheories, a man who has a breaking out of the mouth; a man who agreed with the Populists only a dozen years ago—that no man could honestly earn a million dollars and that when any man had that he was a plutocrat, but a man dominating the Democratic party and the greatest advertising agent on earth through his papers, through his books, and through his lectures is, I am informed, worth more than $1,000,000.’ A little later in his speech he drops the qualifying phrase and says, as if upon his own knowledge: ‘There stands the Democratic candidate, a successful Chautauqua lecturer who has made a million dollars selling wind and ink to the public.’ “Many exaggerated statements have been made in regard to my earthly possessions, but this is the first time the statement has been made by any Iman of political responsibility. I think I am justified, therefore. In speaking of this subiect which might otherwise be considered too personal a matter for public discussion. I was worth about $3,000 when I was elected to congress. I served four years and by careful economy I saved between $3,000 and $4,000. or about SI,OOO a year, so that when I went out of congress, in the spring of 1895. I was worth about $6,000 or $7,000. During the period that elapse.l between the end of my congressional terms and my nomination for the presidency —about a year and four months—l was engaged in speaking and in lecturing and added but a small sum to my savings. After the election in 1896 my earning power as a lecturer was largely enhanced by the prominence which the campaign had given me. My book, “The Frst Battle brought me $17,000 and I gave an eonal amount of the profits to the various committees that had carried on the campaign of 1896. My lectures have been profitable and my writings have paid me well, but no one attends the lectures unless he wants to do so. and no one buys what I write unless he is interested in reading it. More than half of my time since 189 G has been given to gratuitous work, and yet I have been able to support myself and accumulate property which I would estimate at about $125,000, but as one can never accurately say what property is worth until he sells it, I will fix $150,000 as the outsiJe limit, the maximum of my wealth, and I am willing to leave the public to determine whether that is more than I ought to have earned, or whether I have earned it honestly. And now. having answered the criticism of Mr. Cannon and shown that his accusation is false. T think I am justified in asking him to be as frank with thepubllc as 1 have been. He began holding office in 1861, when I was a year old. and during the last forty-seven years he has held office more than fOrty (Continued on Page Two)