Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 278.

GONE TO THE EAST John Hocker, of Monroe to Superintend Construction of Patent Sharpener WHICH HE INVENTED With the Co-operation of Mr. Smith—He Left for Pyke, New Hampshire John Hocker, of the firm, Hocker & Smith .recently of Monroe, who several weeks ago disposed of a lawn mower sharpener patent to a Pyke, N. H., firm for $17,000, has gone to that place to take charge of the factory in which the device will be manufactured. After securing the patent the eastern firm deemed it advisable to engage the services of Messrs. Hocker and Smith to superintend the manufacture cf the valuable article which they had invented. They were so anxious to employ these gentlemen that an offer of SIOO per month and ail expenses was made to each of the gentlemen. Mr. Hocker accepted immediately, and left a few days ago for the eastern city to assume his position for which he will receive the handsome salary. Mr, Smith, however, found it impossible to leave for the reason that his mother is quite ill and although he has practically refused the offer, he may in the future accept should the condition of his aged parent improve. It is quite likely that Mr Hocker will remove his family to Pyke and remain there permanently.

COURTHOUSE NEWS Judge LaFollette, of Portland Assumes Jurisdiction in Claim Case CUPID IS BUSY License Issued to Another Couple Past Three Score and Ten Mark A motion to retax costs in the case of Druscilla Mentzer vs. Clarence Hicks and Orin Milter, was overruled and thirty days’ time granted defendants to file bill of exceptions. Dr. S. K. Christy vs. Benjamin Habegger, admr. of the Caroline Duer esstate, claim allowed by agreement in sum of |27.88. Anna Sheline vs. Ludlow Sheline, divorce, answer filed in ctne paragraph. Cross complaint filed; rule to answer, cause continued by agreement. D. E. Scott vs. L. A. Graham for accounting, demurrer to answer overruled. Judge J. F. LaFollette, of Portland, was here today and assumed jurisdiction in the case of Charles Page vs. Christina R. Niblick, admx., claim 18,500, which has been assigned to him. State vs. Jeff Klopfe-nstine, selling liquor to minor, plea of guilty, fined 820.00 and costs. State vs. Curley Kirchner, selling liquor to minors, plea of guilty, fined $20.00 and costs. State vs. Edward Murray, bartering pool checks for beer, plea of guilty, fined $20.00 and costs. E. Burt Lenhart, has been appointed guardian for Samuel Railing, an habitual drunkard and filed bond for $1,200 signed by P. G. Hooper and J S. Durkin, petition filed by guardian *nd granted leave to accept. SSOO note and mortgage as a part of words bequest under will of Susan Glass. Just at present it seenie that cupid (Continued on page four.)

FILES REPORT ON BIG DITCH. Engineer Rights at Columbus Favors Seven-Mile Improvement. Columbus, Ind., Nov. 19.—County Civil Engineer W. H. Rights today filed his report with the county commissioners showing the amount of benefits and damages to be assessed on the Haw Creek ditch, which is by far the largest ditch fever projected in this county. The ditch, which will net be completed before next spring, will be seven miles long, will drain 30,000 acres of the best land in the county and will be built at a cost of about 130,000. The ditch is intended to straighten Haw Creek in a number of places by changing its channel. The engineer’s report showed but 1475 damages to be assessed. LOST HIS FORTUNE Mayor Johnson, of Cleveland, Now a Poor Man LOST ALL AROUND Many of His Business Ventures Went Wrong Cleveland, November 20.—Mayor Tom L. Johnson, for years reputed to be a millionaire several times over, announced that his entire fortune had been lost. He said that he would be compelled to give up his home in Euclid avenue, and also to dispose of his automobiles. He added that a large part of his fortune had been spent in an effort to save the properties left by the late Albert Johnson, his brother. ‘'My efforts to keep up my dead brother's estate for his widnw and clifldron. hn.V(? cost me a great deal of money. I don't care to say how much,” said the mayor. It is stated that Mayor Johnson lost approximately $400,000 this year in connection with his interests at Lorain, O The Depositirs’ Savings and Trust Company, of which Mayor Johnsen was president, passed into tne hands of two local banking concerns on Monday last. A few days prior to the bank transfer, the Municipal Traction company, of which Mayer Johnson was treasurer and chief promoter, went into the hands of a receiver in the federal court. It is said that the mayor’s banking concern was transferred because of threatened suits against him on notes which he had endorsed for various companies in which he was interested. It is also said that a New York financial institution held a $30,000 note endorsed by Johnson, on which suit was threatened unless the safne was paid forthwith. Asked if he would really have to give up his home as a result of his financial troubles, Mr. Johnson said: “Yes, I’m going ♦ ‘ ve I can't afford to keep the big hr-use in Euclid avenue now. As soon as I can find a smaller hou ■? tin.', v like we are going to take It I »» . <ing to rifle on the str. The automobiles will hav og .■ with the rest.” Referring to ’.I c ,'f .to fatain 3-cent far , ' ’ ' a • “I have never . of the street rail yj a: < : . .ae mayor. Nobody hard as I, and I hav r?‘ -’rtvm a cent of pay from the Municipal Traction company as treasurer. I <1 n’t propose to ask for a ce:it : ■ . work in helping the receive I hnever spent money in polities, campaign have I ever paid more than my assessment, S6OO, cn th- S6,G?O salary of mayor.” BOWLING TEAM WAS DEFEATED Lost to Spencerv’lie r.cys—Return Game Next Week. A team of bowlers »‘' to Spencerville, Ohio, last evening, where they met defeat at the 1. ds of the team of that place, losing by sixtyeight pins. The total results of the games were as follows: First game— Spencerville 865, Decatur 882; second game, Spencerville 872, Decatur 789; third game, Spencerville 875, Decatur 873. Grand tctal —Spencerville, 2,612; Decatur, 2,544. The Ohio-boys will come here next week for a contest, playing in the afternoon and evening and the locals expect to secure sweet revenge.

LOSS WAS HEAVY Bert Lynch’s Handsome New Home at Jonesboro Badly Damaged BY MONDAY’S FIRE Interior of Home and Furnishings Ruined—Loss Several Thousand The fire yesterday afternoon which damaged very heavily the handsome home and furnishings of B. G. Lynch, on south Main street, was much more serious than was thought at the time of going to press yesterday. The loss will probably amount to several thousand dollars instead cf several hundred as reported yesterday. The he me and furnishings are comparatively new, having been- occupied only about one year, and everything is elegant and expensive. Tue insurance on the building is $6,000, and on the furniture $2,500. Mr. Lynch was asked by a reporter for The News this morning as to what he estimated his loss, but at the time he had not made an estimate of the damage. It is safe to say, however, that almost everything in the building is a total loss. It is not known definitely the origin of the fire, but it is supposed to have originated from some defect in the furnace. At the time of the arrval of the fire department, the building was in flames, and the smoke was so dense that it was impossible for the firemen to enter the building and they were compelled for a time to fight the flames from the outside. Another obstacle they had to combat with wag the scarcity of water, the pump at the station breaking, and for several minutes there was no water at all. At the time of the fire there was no one at home, Mr. Lynch being at the factory, and Mrs. Lynch being at the home of her mother, Mrs. Holthouse, the fire being discovered by a negso across the street. —Jonesboro (Ark.) News. BUY TURKEYS HERE Wells-Fargo Company Give Order for 105 Thanksgiving Birds FOR THEIR MEN

Decatur Produce Company Will Send Them Out Next Monday For many years it has been the custom of the Wells-Fargo express company, on each Thanksgiving, to give Ito each cf its employes a turkey and I a pail of oysters, that they may feast , and be thankful. This year is no ex|Ception, and this year too, the turkeys ‘ for this division of the read are to be ; purchased here. H. S. Wilson, the 10, , cal agent recently received an order i that he purchase the turkeys here for ■one hundred and five men. This he has done, the order going to the Deca- . tur Produce company who have select'd splendid birds for the men who ■ handle the express. The turkeys will i be sent out from here Monday and the brys along the line from Marion to Chicago will receive them in plenty of time to assure them that they have been properly cared for. Those in Decatur who will be remembered are Mr. 'Wilson, Ben Elzey and Bruce Christen, the night man. It’s tough luck that we can’t all work for the Wells-Fargo. o INSANE SCIENTIST INSURED. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 19.—1 t was made known here that Prof. Mark W. Harrington, formerly of Ann Arbor, who was reported found this week in a New- Jersey asylum after being missing for ten years, carried an endowment life insurance policy for SIO,OOO in a Michigan company, which matured Oct. 8, this year. A friendly suit to determine Mrs. Harrington’s application for payment was in contemplation when the professor was reported discovered. Mrs. Harrington and an uncle cf hers in Illinois kept up the payments.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, November 20, 1908.

BROWNSBURG HAS HARD GAME Meets Oakwood High for State Title Tomorrow Afternoon. Brownsburg, Ind., Nov. 19.—The Brownsburg high school football team meets the Oakwood hign school team of West Lafayette on the local grounds Saturday. Brownsburg realizes that this is the hardest game of its schedule and that the winner cf this game will have the best claim to the state championship of any team in the state. The local bunch has been working hard in preparation for the game, and with the exception of two men is in condition for the battle oft) cir lives. They also realize mat the Oakwood men are fast and outweigh the Iccal squad about seven pounds to the man, but hepe to overcome this by fast and furious play. Brownsburg's Thanksgiving game will be played with Greenwood at Brownsburg.

WAS THE BEST EVER “The Cry Baby’’ Company Scored a Decided Hit at Bosse Last Night A BIG AUDIENCE Greeted Them—Play from the Pen of G. Carlton Guy Far Above Average “The Cry Baby” presented by Charles W. Mercer at the Bosse last evening was the hit of the season G. Carlton Guy the young character actor in the leading role, gave ever evidence of superb ability. He was supported by a cast of truly good actors and actresses and the play was dispatched with a snap throughout. Every act was a feature and every member of the cast, a star. “The Crv Baby” is from the pen of Mr. Guy, who stars in the performance. He has written a play which appeals to every one. The sharp contrast from life in the city and that in the heart of Texas was portrayed by clever actors. “The Cry Baby ’ is the best performance of its kind ever shown in the city. The crowded house which greeted the company will vouch for that and it must be said that the special scenery surpasses in beauty anything ever seen here. The Mercer boys are scoring a hit every place they stage their one nighter. The company left here for Bluffton, where they will show tonight, and from there they will go to St. Marys, Ohio. They will be through Decatur this summer again with the Guy Stock company. .—o

TYPHOID CLAIMED THE MOST Caused a Hundred and Twenty-Nine Deaths in October. ’ Relative to sickness and death in Indiana in general during October, ■ Dr. Hurty has issued the following 1 statement: “Typhoid fever was re- ’ ported a s the most prevalent disease. This was also tray for the preceding ■ month and for October, 1907. If the people do not soon arouse and accept the teachings of hygiene, concerning the extinction of typhoid fever, and apply them, stupid will be the word ’ to apply to them. Cases of typhoid fever occurred in every county of the state in October. There were 129 deaths and more of sewage at all times, under all conditions and every- . where, win .prevent typhoid fever. Tonsilitis was the second most prev- ■ alent disease. It was third in area of prevalence In the preceding month antitoxin is necessary to stop the plague." and occupied the second po- i sitiou In October, 1907. Epidemics of diphtheria existed at Mulberry in ' i Clinton county, at Ear! Park in Ben- ’ ton county, and minor epidemics exist- ■ i ed in other places. At Earl Park 1 over 150 infected children were found , by making laboratory examinations of i their throats. At Mulberry eighty-five children were found to be infected. In each place named three deaths oc- i curred. Seven diphtheria deaths cc- 1 curred in Indianapolis and four in Co- 1 lambus. When diphtheria deaths oc- 1 curred we knew that antitoxin was not 1 administered early in the disease and 1 possibly in sufficient quantity. t

A JAIL SENTENCE Was Given Henry Ormsby, the Old Man from Wells County HE PLEAD GUILTY Received Small Fine and a Thirty Day Jail Commitment Henry Ormsby, the old man arrested here last Saturday and taken to Bluffton to answer to a charge of chicken stealing, was yesterday given a fine and jail sentence. The Bluffton News thus tells the story: Another criminal case was quickly disposed of In circuit, court today when Henry Ormsby, charged by Joan Ledbetter with chicken stealing, appeared before Judge Sturgis and entered a plea of guilty to petit larceny. The judge fixed the penalty at cne dollar and costs and 30 days in jail and Ormsby was committed to jail to lay out the sentence and the fine, giving him a total of about forty-five days with with Sheriff Lipkey. The act which get Ormsby, who is an old gentleman, past sixty years of age, occurred several weeks ago at the Ledbetter home east of Bluffton. Aroused from sleep late one night, Mr. Ledbetter stole cut to his coop to find Ormsby industriously at work picking the yellow legs from the roosts and thrusting them into a sack. Ledbetter almost broke Ormsby’s wrist with a club as he brought him to time and caught him up before Ormsby had any idea that he had been detected. He plead hard not to be prosecuted and declared It was his first offense. Ledbetter at first Intended to let him go and refused to divulge his name, but several days later said he had decided that Ormsby deserved punishment and he filed the affidavit. Ormsby had disappeared but was located in Adams county where Sheriff Lipkey arrested him last Saturday.

THE INITIAL SALE Decatur Horse Company Disposed of Valuable Horseflesh Today ON A LARGE SCALE * This Company Will Conduct Sales in 1909—First One in January The Decatur Horse company held the initial sale of the season at their stables on First street this afternoon and the animals were disposed of rapidly and at good prices. The horses which were sold today, sixty in all, have been owned by the firm for some time. The sale was held in order to clean up preparatory to a big years business, to begin in January. Colonel Hicks, of Marion, held the hammer, and proved himself a valuable seller. Many farmers gathered and I bidding was spirited throughout, each horse finding a new home, only after several had 'iaced their bids. The Decatur Horse company expect to dispose of many more horses in 1909 than they did this year. On the second Friday of January, 1909, more than three hundred horses, including drivers, farm mares and draft horses will be quartered at the stables, and the biggest sale ever conducted in Adams county will then be held. Buyers from all parts of the United States will be here on that day. Among the buyers who were here today were Boldblock, Cincinnati; William Lanaker, Winchester; Harry Wilson, Dayton Ohfc>; Sawley Stein, Cincinnati; Joe Hicks, Marion, and Herman Gunsett, Buffalo. o D. F. Quinn, wh is the acting manager for the Allison Land company, who are operating a big lumber mill in Missouri, has opened an office here, : having desk room in the A. P. Beatty ; law office, Messrs. Quinn and Allison ; will probably go to Cardwell within i the next few days. |i

COLUMBIA BARS DORANDO. Will Not Be Allowed to Train in University Gymnasium. , New York, Nov. 19.—Dorando Pietri, the Italian Marathon runner who came to this ccuntry to take part in the special race with John J. Hayes, winner of the Olympic Marathon, was notified today that Columbia university would be unable to allow him to train for the race in its gymnasium. Dorando was invited to visit the gymnasium [ a few days ago by Capt. Saunders of the Columbia track team, and apparently mistook the (Invitation to mean that he was to train here, as he has been been doing for two days. The rules of the university do not permit any others than undergraduates to ‘ use its gymnasium, and Dorando was > notified today that the rule will be put f into effect tomorrow. o ONE MAN IS SAFE r e ! r 1 Gifford Pinchot to be Secretary of Agriculture 3 Under Taft i •REIMBURSE HIM s t Congress Will Be Asked to Help South Bend Postmaster i g I Washington, November 20. —Presi- , dent-elect Taft has picked one man for n , his cabinet. Gifford Pinchot, who is j now the United States forester, will I. be secretary of agriculture under the II new administration. Overton W. X ” Price, who is now the assistant forester, will succeed Mr. Pinchot as the .’ head of the f-crest service. Mr. Roosed velt would have put Mr. Pinchot at i- , the head of the department of agriculture, but the services of James _ Wilson were so satisfactory that the change could net well be made. Mr. Wilson, when he retires, will have served as secretary of agriculture I twelve years. Pinchot is the origina- • tor of the government’s new forest policy, and from the first has been the moving spirit behind the movements for the conservation of the country’s resources. Washingtuu, November 20.- One of the first acts of Representative Barnhart. of Rochester, Ind., will be to introduce a bill to reimburse the South ' Bend postmaster for the amount of the robbery loss on last Saturday night, provided the $18,653 worth of stamps are not recovered. The rules t and regulations of the postoffice department permit the postmaster-gen-eral of the United States to take care of such robberies up to the sum of slo,ofio, jhy fjfiving the postmaster credit on his account for the actual I loss he sustained, after a careful investigation has shown that the post-i master took the proper precautions to I 1 prevent loss by robbery i Washington, November 20. —The tional Anti-Salocn League will renew ’ Its efforts to obtain from congress islation that will enable the st. , in the exercise of their police p v. ’-s., to control interstate traffic ir ( h. a ing liquors. It is not building v false hopes, because it has set -.: opponents of such Igeislation triunu h i time artd again, but it means t> c;, . tinue the fight until it gets what i wants. o DIRTY FAMILY MUST GLEAN. I “Cleanliness Next to Godliness,” at. Maxim Not Observed, Celina, 0., Nov. 19. —William Frei-|, burger and wife received a distinc* 1 ' shock to their ideas of personal liberty ‘ when they were brought into . bate court and given just three days . in which to clean themselves, their . children and the rooms they occupy ' The township trustees visited the |i Freiburger’s. Their place of abode is 1 on the corner of Logan and Walnut 1 streets. The trustees, inured to many I a 9 r sight, were compelled to turn 1 1 aside' from the scene of indescribable / filth that met their eyes. Trustee I Fanger told his wife and mother to get a broom and rid the floor of some of the filth over which the men h were loath to step. Some clothing P was provided for the children. It;

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ABOUT THROUGH Grand Jury Will Probably Conclude Their Work Monday VISIT THE INFIRMARY And Adjourn Over Sunday Awaiting Few More Witnesses The grand jury have about completed their duties and contrary to expectations they will not return a large number cf indictments. The greater part of the week from all appearances has been devoted to a thorough investigation of the Mangold death. Wlxlle no statement has been given cut by any one in authority, it is probable that the indictment against Wolfe will not be stronger than manslaughter. The jury adjourned this morning until Monday morning when they will convene and examine a few witnesses who have been summoned. They will probably conclude their work by Monday evening or Tuesday nocn. They visited the county farm and jail yesterday and will be able to conclude scon after the few witnesses subpoened are heard. The Crites affair at Linn Grove ha s It is said, already been adjusted by the guilty man paying a fine for assault, the story as printed it is said being overdrawn. From, the fact that no witnesses have been noticed here from the Swartz section, it is thought probable that no indictment has been found in the case reported some time ago when one young man stabbed another in the neck. These people at the time refused to make affidavit and it is doubtful if any headway cculd be made in the case.

-A NICE PROGRAM 8 e e Was Rendered by Three Classes of Decatur High School this Afternoon 1 VERY INTERESTING f - Seniors, Juniors and Sophoj mores Render a Program Which Interested All t The most lengthy and probably the . most interesting literary program reni dered by Decatur high school students E was that of this afternoon when the Senior, Junior and Sophomore classes 1 collectively, were the authors of a ’ very ' ing entertainment. Earl " Colter, Helen Walters, Francis Gast Hard Cb m Steigtneyer were the prinIcipals ; from “Nicholas Nick- ■ : adings were given by ugh. Vera Hammond and v Lewis Adler delivi b.v while Lawrence Biggs <1 r.mister gave readings, was then rendered by ■ ina Van Camp, Jessie Schultz and Ruth Gay. Mice Brandyberry and b t. ~. g a v e recitations, after | ia h (i' bnte was indulged in by Ruth Hammel, Martin 1 T Toy Jahn and Dessie Mann. H '• hb>r then gave an oration fi ”-. ’ by a recitation cf (Lydia r ’rcnco Archbold talked on "Gr<.’ Education” and Clem Steig!p ; , ■ Geology. The following I - o f the other two classes took Ir-rt in the mst interesting program: 1 - ■ X h-on. Thresa Baltzell, Marie ' : on. Josephine Krick, Helen Nibt- ” r Sellemeyer, Beatrice Van It’ ?. Otis Dibble, Ben Beavers, Fani T, : —iell. Leota Bailey. Fancheon ’ i: herty, Bessie Boyers, Marie Jack- ’ ” : -h Perkins, Inez Snellen, VerInia Smith, Lillie Teeple, Homer Rnd*“Ibush, Perth Crays. Frank Mills. Free Frisinger, Anna Winans, Effie Patton, Irene Evans, Dcrathy Walters. Don Burk, Fred Myers. Bruce Patterson. Alma Koken, Howard Wisehaupt and Harold Wilcox. Mrs. Al J. Pr>P' es accompanied her grandchild, little Peoples, to Fort Wayne this morning to return her to her parents.