Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 239, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 239.

REVIVAL SERVICES [Rev. J. W. Zetzner, of Hunt- . ington, Delivered an Excellent Sermon I • I LAST EVENING Revival Meeting in Progress at the Evangelical Church Revival services are now in progress at the Evangelical church, this city. Rev. J. W. Zetzner, of Huntington, [ preached the sermon last evening, taking for his text John 4:34-38. The speaker laid special stress on the im- ; portance of the Lord's work; the du- : ties of the workers; the certainty of i the Christian wages. Rev. Metzner is 1 the pastor of the Evangelical church at Huntington, Ind. He is a forceful ■speaker and a most devoted pastor. Last night's audience indicated that the membership are thoroughly in earnest and ready to co-operate with the ministerial visitors. There were present Rev. J. Wise, of Fort Wayne: | Rev. C. Geist, of Markle; Rev. W. S. Tracy, of Bippus. and Rev. P. L. Browns, of Kendallville. At 9 o’clock today the ministers met at the parsonage to organize to facilitate and render the work more effective. Rev. Wayne dstrict, acted as chairman and Wayne district, acte das chairman and P L. Browns was chosen secretary and reporter for the daily papers The following committees were appointed: Personal Workers' Committee—J. W. Metzner, chairman: S. C. Cramer, Sec. Lookout Committee—D. 0. Wise, chairman; Mrs. Eugene Runyon, sec. Finance committee —J. F. Lachot, chair-i man: A. Van Camp. Sec. Rev. A. D. I Kraft, cf Scott, 0.. will deliver the ' sermon this evening. All are most cordially invited. CHANGES HIS MIND (Harvey. Hickox Now Says He Only Borrowed the Automobile ■WILL STAND TRIAL Kt Acquitted He May Be Brought Here to Answer Larceny Charge ■ George Braun is at home from Fort where he went to confer with ■pfficials concerning the payment to ■him of the SIOO rew'ard offered for the ■paptn re of the |automrbile thieves, ■tie was treated nicely and received ■the money he has expended for ex■penses. although he did not receive ■the reward for the reason that the ■so men arrested. Hickox and Camp■beli, have changed their minds and ■will not plead guilty. Their story ■bow is that they did not intend to ■[steal the car, but had only borrowed to run to Decatur to take their lady out for a ride, expecting to it during the night. This story |™nay sound funny in court, but. of the reward will not bo paid unthe affair is settled. However, if escapes punishment for this ■pffense he will likely be brought b< re ■nd prosecuted for stealing a diaHnond from Mr. Starr. It is also stat■ad now that Harvey has confessed it was him who stele a watch and ■ome money from one of ’ho 0I ball players when they w< :< Bfcere this summer. Certain it is that he is such a crook, some one should |Kiake it their business to see that he well taken care of until he has been a sufficient lesson. I —o I The Whitley County Civic league ben organized at Columbia Ci-v aid in the enforcement of the laws ■egulating the sale of liquor in that Bounty. Nine of the townships are 'Blready represented in the organiza-

PERCHERON HORSES LEAD. As Shown by Indiana Bureau of Statistics. The bred of pure bred horses in I which the most money is Invested in , Indiana, taking the total number into consideration, is the Percheron, ac--1 cording to figures just compiled by Mary Stubbs Moore, chief of the In-, diana bureau of statistics. Mrs. Moore hag just completed the pure bred live stock report, and it is now in the form in which it will go into her reg- ' ular report. The total number of Per- < cheron horses in Indiana on June 1, | 1907, was 1,249 and the total value, $804,940. Other breeds of draft horses and their number and value were as follows: Belgian, 288, value $262,<5; Clydesdale, 166. value $64,405; French draft 154, value $69,125; and Shire 162, value $94,845.

GOES TO PORTLAND Amish Case Will Not Be Tried Here—Change of Venue Taken OTHER COURT NEWS Allen County Case on Trial —The Beeler Cause Finally Disposed of The dase of Drusilla Mentzer vs. Clarence Hicks and Orin Miller is on trial before the court and a jury today. The case comes from Allen county, and the plaintiff demands S2OO as damages for the breaking cf her furniture by the defendants, who are draymen, while moving said goods from one house to the other. T. W. Wilson is attorney for plaintiff and Bittenger & . Houck appear for defendants. The George E. Paille vs. Joseph A. Swartz et al case was today sent to Jay county for trial, on affidavit filed iby the plaintiff. This is the Amish ! case wherein the plaintiff seeks to recover $5,000 from' the elders for the alienation of his wife's affections and the loss of his good character. The case of Nina A. Beeler vs. i Samuel E. Beier, four times tried, was finally determined last evening, when the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, The case was first tried in a justices court and a verdict returned for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed and a circuit court jury found that the plaintiff should have I S9O. Judge Erwin granted a new trial. ' The next jury disagreed and yesterday ' only a half hour was required for the jury to render a verdict for the defendant, thus ending the litigation, unless an appeal should be taken which is hardly probable. The case of Patrick J. Bobo vs. Eli Meyer and Ed Green, habeas corpus, was ordered left off the docket. Continental Insurance Co. vs. Isaac I. Summers et al. note, $l5O, appearance by Hooper & Lenhart for all defendants. rule to answer. James H. Sullivan vs. Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. Co., damages $1,650, change of venue granted and cause sent to Jay county for trial. • Biles W. Hale. admr. of John A. An- ' derson estate, filed an inventory and ' a petition for authority to retail drugs which was granted. Real estate transfers: Sarah A. Tindall to O. S. Fortney, lots 7-14 Pleas; ant Mills, $1,300; Lee S. Higgins to I Jesse E. Eckrote, 40 acres in Harti ford township $3,900; John Wagner et • I al to John Wagner, 40 acres in Monroe township $3,500. NIDLINGER HOGS HOME. ’ The twenty-four Duroc hogs belonging to J- D. Nidlinger which have been I exhibited at various state fairs, have ' arrived in the city from Springfield, 1 Illinois. These hogs took many premiums while on the road, never taking less than twelve at any one fair. At ■ Springfield there were 162 entries in ' the female class under six months old 1 and the Nidlinger hogs took second, : demonstrating their superiority over » all but one entry’. Mr. Nidlinger is ■ a breeder of recognition and his stock always ranks among the best.

WELL KNOWN HERE Ephraim Moser Died at Vera Cruz Sunday Morning HAD SISTER HERE "" Married Decatur Lady Half a Century Ago— Funeral Today Suffering for the past several months with kidney trouble and old age, Ephraim Mosure, aged seventyfive years, five months and twentyfour days, passed away at. his home in Vera Cruz at 2:15 o'clock Sundaymorning. Mr. Mosure was a, resident ot this city for many years, having moved to Vera Cruz two years ago. He had been under the care cf a trained nurse and physicians for several months, with his death expected at any moment. Ephraim Mosure was born to Joseph and Susanna Mosure. in Ashland county, Ohio, April 10, 1833. At the death of his father, when he was seventeen years of age, with his other brothers and sisters he moved to Adams county. He was married at Decatur, Ind., in 1869, to Miss Elizabeth Rider, they then having moved to Vera Cruz, where he followed the shoemaker's trade for several years. They afterward moved to this city, Mrs. Mcsure having died in May. 1906. Mr. Mosure returned to Vera Cruz where he made his home until his death. Mr. Mosure was highly respected and popular in G. A. R. circles, having been a member of the 89th regiment, company H. Indiana volunteers. He also a member cf the I O. O. F. lodge of this city. Mr. Mosure was a member of a family pf thirteen children, one brother, Jonathan. and sister, Katherine Maley, cf Decatur, surviving his death. These are the only members of the immediate family left to mourn his death. The funeral services were held at the home in Vera Cruz Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, Rev. Ross W. Stcakes, this city, officiating. Interment, will be made at the side of Mrs. Mosure in Fairview cemetery. The two orders, G. A. R. and Odd Fellows, will have charge cf the funeral services.— Bluffton Banner.

DIED IN ASYLUM Hugh Dorian Sent to Richmond from this County is Dead RELATIVES UNKNOWN Came Here in 1892 and Was Sent to Asylum Ten Years Later County Clerk Haefling received a telegram last night from Dr. S. E. Smith, medical superintendent of the East Haven asylum, announcing that Hugh Rorian. a patient at that institution sent up from this county had died and as there was no report there showing the address of any relatives asked for instructions concerning the disposal of the remains. As the deceased has no relatives here, Mr. Haefling wired Dr. Smith to make such disposal of the body as he saw fit. and it is probable that the body will be sent to some medical institute as provided by law. Dorian came to this county in 1892, and about a year later was taken to the county farm, where he remained until his mind became deranged in 1902, when he was taken to the (asylum l'at Richmond. He has been in very poor health for a long time, and his death has been expected for months. Nothing is known of t£e man's past, where he came from or whether he has any relatives living or not. He will be remembered by many of the older citizens here. - — o ■ Grief over the death of a son led Mrs. Shores, 80 years of age, to attempt suicide at Warren Saturday afternoon. She swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid, but it was quickly discovered and it is believed the aged woman will recover.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, October 6, 1908.

TO ATTEND CIRCUIT OF SALES D. E. Studabaker is in Ohio this Week. David E. Studabaker, owner of Glendale farm just east of town, and who is rapidly becoming know’n' as one of the prominent Duroc-Jersey hog breeders of the country, left lastevening for Ohio, where he will attend a circuit of sales advertised cr this week. Today he is at Columbus, where tibe famous Tom Johnson & Sons’ sale is on; tomorrow he goes to Dayton for the sale of S. E. Morton & Co., cf Camden sale, and one Thursday he will be one of the bidders at the Whitehall farm at Yellow Springs. Dave will no doubt bring home a share of the best ones, as an attracticn for his splendid farm. His sale here on October 29th promises to be one of the biggest in the country and at that Dave is only a youngster at the business. Watch him grow. TICKETS ARE READY Election to Be Held in Wabash and Hartford Townships ON NEXT FRIDAY To Say Whether They Will Give Bonus to Traction Line—Probably Carry On Friday of this wek elections will be held In Wabash and Hartford townships in this county to determine whether or not the people of these (two township will vote subsidies to the i Bluffton. Geneva & Celina traction company who propose to build an inj terurban line to connect those points. ,In the former township the sum of ;$15,076 is asked and in the latter, $9,405 and from rumors of the feeling the I election will carry for the subsidies in each township. The election comI missloners, R. S. Peterson and D. E. Smith have had the ballots prepared, the same having been printed at this joffice on Monday and they will be sent out to the various inspectors at the proper time. The ballots are as required by law, printed on yellow paper, and in the usual form, providing that if one wants to vote for the subsidy they make an X in the square in front of line which reads "For the appropriation," and if one should want to vote against it they make the X in the square in front of the line which reads “Against the railroad appropriation." As stated there seems to be hut few who do not believe that the election§ will favor he- subsidies by large majorities.

PROHI RALLY AT PORTLAND Will Close the Campaign in Indiana — Candidates There. The Prohibitionists of Jay counts’ and the state of Indiana will close their campaign with a grand rally in Portland, the home of the party’s candidate for governor, S. W Haynes, on Friday, October 30th. The speakers will be Eugene W. Chafin, of Chicago, the party’s candidate for the presidency; Aaron F. Watkins, of Ada, , Ohio, candidate for vice-president, and IS. W. Haynes, candidate for governor. I Mr. Chafin, who is a noted orator, won his nomination at a time when he was his party's candidate for governor of | Illinois, by his speech to the national convention at Columbus, Ohio. He will speak, with his companion on the I ticket, in the afternoon at two o’clock. I Haynes will deliver addresses at both 'the afternon and evening meetings and ,the Clarion quartette, of Indianapolis. ; which has been accompanying the governor’s party over the state, will sing. LEAVE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Three from this Locality Will Go to Wisconsin Tonight. William Reppert of this city, Rev. O. P. Vitz, of Vera Cruz and Chris Scherry, of Magley. will leave this evening for Kelhl, Wisconsin, where they will attend the general conference of the Reformed dhurch. They will be absent for about a week. Messrs. Reppert and Scherry are delegates to the conference and the session will likely be one of the most ,interesting and important in the hisitory of the church.

THE TIDE STRONG Chairman Mack Thinks Bryan a Sure Winner CARRY NEW YORK Other Eastern States— Hitchcock Believes Taft Can Win Chicago, October 6.—Returning to Chicago to take up the Democratic campaign direction in the west, Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Demo-, cratic national committee declared that the tide was strong for Bryan in the east and that if the Democrats , could hold their advantage there the Democratic ticket would be surely elected. To the Associated Press Chairman Mack gave the following statement cn his arrival here today: “I have been three weeks i nthe east, where! studied the political situation front every angle I have noted every drift and current and today I am prepared to say that if we hold the steady gains we have made in the last two months, the election is ours. NewYork is going Democratic; in fact, there will be a landslide for Bryan in the Empire state. New Jersey, Rhode Island. Maryland, Delaware and Ohio also will be found in the Democratic column. The reports from state and county chairman in the middle west are equally encouraging. Indiana is safely Democratic, even the Republicans don’t seriously claim it.” Mr. ■ Mack said that President Roosevelt's letters had helped the Democrats. I New York. October 6.—Chairman I Hitchcock of the Republican national ; committee, said that he expected ci. his return from his coming trip to Chicago to be able to give out infortnaj tion, that would show- conclusively, as , he believed, that the election of Taft, and Sherman was certain. The national committee announced today that Speaker Cannon, who is expected to .come east shortly, will arrange Ills 'own dates through the various congressmen of the state. TWO ARE NAMED Clerk Haefling Appoints D. E, Smith and R. S. Peterson AS COMMISSIONERS Os Election—Duties Require About Seven Days’ Time County Clerk Janies P. Haefling has appointed the commissioners to serve for the general election on November 3rd. The law- provides that each county cihairman shall report the name of some person from his party to serve in that capacity, but if this is not done 'thirty days pricr to said election then it becomes the duty of the clerk to make such appointments himself. In compliance with this he lhas appointed David E. Smith, democrat, and Robert S Peterson, republican. These two men will meet at the ccurt room on the evening of the election with the county clerk 1 and will continue in session until the entire vote is returned into their hands and continue to serve during the time the canvassing board is in session. It is also the duty of the commissioners to see that the tickets are duly prepared and are distributed to the inspectors of the different precincts of the couny. The work at a general election requires about seven days. The selection of tlhe men named are satisfactory to both parties so far as known. o There will be a necktie social at the Monmouth school house Friday night, Oct. 9. Everybody is cordially invited. The girls are requested to bring a necktie and an apron for the boys to sew. Refreshments served. Florence Kunkle. R. J. Mann, teachers.

MRS. FORD LOST POCKETBOOK Contained Twenty Dollars —Was Found But Not Returned. While Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ford, of near Monroe, were driving home from this city Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Ford dropped her pocketbrok, containing twenty dollars from the buggy. Men who were hauling stone along the read saw two men who were driving in a buggy behind the Fords stop and pick the purse up, and it was supposed they would return it before this time, but as they 'have not, it is probable that some action will be taken to enforce them to do so. Perhaps every one does net understand that in the eyes of the Jaw, a person who finds a lost article and knows to whom it belongs and fails to return same to the owner is liable for stealing, but such is the case. FELL TO GROUND Harvey Segur Sustained Painful Injuries at Filler Factory WAS ON A LADDER When He Lost Balance and Fell Forcibly to Ground —Foot Hurt

Harvey Segur, machinist at the Decatur Filler company factory sustained painful injuries this morning while pursuing his duties, which will greatly inconvenience him for several weeks. Having adjusted a ladder on the exterior of the building, he ascended to its height for the purpose of arranging a telephone wire insulator. Ascertaining that the ladder was too short for him to reach th<j insulator, he threw himself forward in an effort to grasp a nearby water pipe to secure himself, but ho missed the hold and fell backward to the ground, alighting forcibly. Fortunately his feet met the earth first and he thus averted serious injury, although his left foot and ankle are badly hurt. Mr. Segur will I not be able to bear his weight on the I injured member for some time, although he will lock after the interests of the company as best he can. He fell a distance of fifteen feet. REV. WILSON HAS RESIGNED. Fort Wayne Pastor to Go to Minneapolis. Rev. William H. Wilscn has resigned the pastorate of Westminster Presbyterian church and will become the pastor of the Andrew Presbyterian church at Minneapolis as soon as his connection with the local church shall have ceased. The resignation of Rev. Mr. I Wilson came as a surprise. The announcement was read to bis congregation yesterday and action in accordance with the expressed wish of the pastor will follow. The church, through its session, will notify the synod of its concurrence, and a special meeting held at the time of the synodical gathering at Richmond, Ind., on Oct. 14. The new charge of Rev. Mr. Wilson is one of the largest churches in Minneapolis. The membership is in excess of five hundred and the congregation is one of the most active in the flour city. The church edifice is one ot the largest and handsomest in Minneapolis.- Fort Wayne News. o TURNS BACK ON TAFT. Cincinnati, October 5.—A dispatch to the Enquirer from McKeesport, Pa. says: W. C. Cronotpcycr. the former tinplate king, and father of the tinplate industry, has turned his back on the Republican party. It was he who assisted Congressman McKinley, later president of the United States, to frame the famous tariff measure of McKinley. Later he formed the tinplate trust, now taken over by the steel corporation. Mr. Cronomeyer has just refused the chairmanship of the McKeesport city Republican committee and announced that he is through with the Republican party, because he says, it has permitted trusts to get the upper hand. When Grover Cleveland was first elected President Cronomeyer, then a leading Republican manufacturer, wept aloud in public in the National Hotel here.

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WHERE THEY ARE Twenty-Nine Decatur People Are Attending Colleges this Year IN BEST INSTITUTIONS It is a Recognition Well Worth Having—We Are Progressive Decatur is probably represented in the various recognized colleges by more students than any other city of similar size in northern Indiana, at least this is the opinion cf men who are in a position to know and this is a recognition well worth possessing. .Twenty-nine Decatur pecple are at this time pursuing college courses and ' as will be ascertained by the following data, they are in attendance in the very best educational institutions the country affords: These who are at college this year are Irvin Case and Brice | True at Winona; Ed Myers. Ann Arbor; Harry Dibble. Detroit, Medical 'school; Frances Merryman, Pansy Bell and Frances Bryson, DePauw; I Frances Dugan. Ferry Hall: William (Shelton, True Dougherty and Charles Gerard, Purdue; Harriet Morrison. Glendale; Robert Shrock, Cornell; Roy Beachler. Earlham: Lucile Hale. I B. C., of Fort Wayne; Bert Niblick. Quincy. 111., business ccllege: Thomas Vale, Howe Military Academy: Luther Boyer, Leland Stanford: Fannie Frisinger, Avon Burke and Walter Baltzell, Bloomington; Vera and Verna Segur, Hiram, Ohio; Florence Sprunger, Oberlin; John Gillis, 0. S. IT.; Rose Smith and Jean Lutz. New England Conservatory; Fay Smith, Emerson School of Oratory and Harry Andrews Harvard university. This is an array cf educational talent that will be heard from in years to come and Decatur is proud that her inhabitants are progressive in every department. The most of the above mentioned students are graduates from the Decatur high school, which bespeaks much for the excellent Instruction received. IN BLUFFTONTODAY —— The Commissioners Holding a Joint Session There MORE VIEWERS They Were Appointed on a Macadam Road and Highway Viewers on the Decatur & Bluffton macadam road extension was found sufficient, and David Steele and Nelson Tyndall were appointed viewers and Surveyor Baumgartner engineer, they io meet Tuesday, October 13, and to report at the November session of the board of commissioners. The Ernst Buuck petition for highway was acted upon. Elias Crist. Conrad Gillig and Wm. Hoile three disinterested freeholders, were appointed to view and report upon the project. They will meet October 22. The members of the board went to Bluffton this morning, where they met the Wells county board, and endeavored to make some record upon a county line macadam road —o— A RECORD FOR OLD KIRKLAND James Steele Did Nicely on Ten Acre Field. James A. Steele, tihe well known Kirkland township farmer, writes us that he has noticed several articles in the paper telling of big crops and he wishes to add his experience to show what can be done in old Kirkland. He harvested twenty-five loads or the equal of that, many tons of good hay off of ten acres of ground, then threshed forty-two bushels of clover seed from the same ground, and he adds if there is any one who doubts the stale ment they can ascertain proof by »n ing to Ear! Martin, W. F. Beineke, Frank Yager or W. Berger, the balers.