Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1908 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday. by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier $5.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single copies ~. 2 cents: Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. INDIANA DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE OF GOOD CHEER The small pluraility for Mr. Taft in this state (as shown at last by the official figures) seems to prove that our people were not terrified by the president’s talk of “industrial chaos,’’ or greatly influenced by his stump * letters. Not singe 1892 has there been so small a plurality. The McKinley pluralities of 1896 and 1900 were 18,000 and 25,000, while that for Mr. Roosevelt in 1904 was 94,000. The Taft plurality is only 10,731. Here is a loss of 84,000, ag compared with four years ago. The Democratic vote increased from 274,000 to 338,000, while the Republican vote fell from 368,000 to 349,000. The Democratic vote was ,/ the largest ever cast by the party In the history of the state. On the whole, it looks as though the parties were back on the old lines as. they were drawn before the free silver issue was sprung. The smaller political organizations made a poor showing. Hisgen, Hearst’s candidate, polled in the whole state only 514 votes. This is quite as many as he deserved. Evdently the people of Indiana were not greatly impressed with the “arguments” of the Hearst crowd. Debs made a slight gain, his vote rising from 12,013 in 1904 to 13,476 this year. At this rate of progress it will be long

before we are overwhelmed wish the Debs type of socialism. Nor did ou r prohibitionist friends do very well. Four years ago they polled 23,496 votes as against only 18,045 this year. Though the cause of temperance is making great gains, that of political prohibition seems to be practically stationary. The old Populist party has all but disappeared, its candidate receiving but 1,193 votes. The fight was thus a straight one between the two old parties, and in no other state in the Union did the Democrats make as good a showing. Our people voted in the light of present-day issues, and on those the Democratic party won a practical victory. What decided the case against them was undoubtedly the feeling that Mr. Taft would be the safer president. The question of the personality of the candidates was evidently the controlling one. But the slender plurality, the election of a Democratic governor, the capture of the legislature, and so of a Democratic senator, add the gain of seven cingressmen, all combine to indicate that the people of Indiana felt that on the real issues of the campaign the Democrats had the better of the argument. The state of Indiana ought from now on to be a large figure in Democratic politics. It Is to be hoped that the party here will feel a sense of its responsibility, will appreciate its opportunty. Whether the ground that has been gained shall be held depends on two things, one of which is within the control of the Demoifratic party, and the other of which is not. Obviously the record to be made by the Republicanparty will have a large Influence on the course of events. This the Dem-

ccrats cannot affect except in so far as they show themselves capable of acting as a wise and patriotic opposition party. Much can be accomplished in this direction. The other thing, of course, is the use that the Democratic party makes of its newly acquired power. The people do not want a mere narrow partisan government. A broad, wise and prudent administration if state affairs, a good record in the legislature and the choice of the right sort of man to 1? United B States senator will greatly strengthen the party and insure for it a fair hearing at the hands of the people when it again appeals for their votes. It must ,

keep its pledges as far as it has the r power to do so, and continue to show J that interest in the welfare of tie people which it professed during the campaign.—lndianapolis News. / MEETING AT BERNE (Continued from nage 1.) retary of state will issue incorporation papers. As soon as this is done the / officers can go ahead with the work of financing the road. —Bluffton Banner. j HAD NO WARNING Milo Erexson, Formerly of Decatur, Was Killed Near 8 Van Buren e r I ON WEDNESDAY P. M. e g j' He Was Cutting Timber ’ When Large Limb Fell Upon Him 1 i Milo Erexson, who four years ago - moved from this city to Van Buren, a ’ £nd who for many years wK a reslden “ ! of Berne and vicinity, was killed al- ' J 1 most instantly Wednesday afternoon 5 while assisting in cutting timber near , Van Buren. Accompanied by his brother-in-law, John Rumple, who is d S also known here, the deceased pro- a 5 ceeded to the thicket where they en- ' r gaged in cutting logs. While operat- f • ing the saw’, a large limb broke from 0 the tree and fell with great force 1 upon him, death resulting ten minutes later. The deceased was in the em- c ‘ ploy of Jame s Sullivan, who defrayed c • the expenses of the funeral which was € held at Van Buren yesterday. A sub- ‘ e scription was taken in Van Buren and ' last night more than S2OO was placed * in the bank to the credit of the bes reaved widow. The obituary of the ? unfortunate man appears elsewhere in j •_ this issue. s " ; CENTURY EDITION o (Continued from page 1.) d in the building of a large and com- 1 modious clubhouse of at least three Stories, the upper part to be used as a permanent home for the museum ls and the lower rooms as a home for ! > the women's clubs of the city, it o p THE OUTING MAGAZINE FOR DE- 1 CEMBER. e n A strong story by John G. Neihardt, r entitled “The Epic-Minded Scot,” is 8 one of the leading features of The e Outing Magazine for December. There 1 are six other short stories in this big c issue of Outing, among them being it “The Glass Ball,” by Edwina Stanton s Babcock. While Outing always makes ft a special effort to have good pictures, the six full-page paintings in colors . in the December issue will mark the e December issue as one of the most '■ beautiful on the news stands. A true story of stirring adventure i- is that by W. T. Burres, “River Adventuring in Peru.” Dr. Burres, with his party, penetrated into the darkest n parts of South America, and his ac--0 count of the people and the characa teristics of the country is better than e a piece of fiction. t A charming article is that by Herbert K. Job, who writes about “Birds ,f With a Handicap,” describing such a seemingly defenseless birds as the it w’hip-poor-will, the chimney swallow, e the night-hawk. etc. The article is . profusely illustrated by photographs which the author himself took after many a painstaking hunt. d Clifton Johnson, who has written so 3, many articles for Outing, picturing ,1 intimately the social conditions-of the , country, writes of a “Nevada Town With a Past” illustrated by photo- ' graphs. Virginia City is meant, a n ' town that once was the center of the n gold craze and is now only a pitiful j. ghost of its former glory. r Albert Bigelow Paine ends that inimitable series of his, entitled “The ls Tent Dwellers.” In the December in- >- stalment Eddie and his chum take i- leave of Nova Scotia, and the way r Mr. Paine tells about it tempts one to make such a journey himself. e In his “View-Point,” Mr. Whitney, y the editor, has some plain things to -t sav regarding Sunday recreation. He i- makes a plea for a more liberal atti- [. tude toward Sunday sports. These are only a suggestion of the fine things Outing has for December, e o 1 *************** i * Mr. Merchant, what cigar do * * you smoke? A home made one? * * If not you are not practicing * * what you preach. * 1 ************** *|i

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS A Delightful Party Given at the Home of Mr. Charles Hearn A LULL IN SOCIETY Is Noticeable After the Gay Doings of Thanksgiving Season A very delightful party was the one given at the home of Mr. Charles Hearn on north Second street Friday evening. Misses Hortense and Beatrice Hearn of Portland, nieces of Mr. Hearn, being guests of honor. The evening was pleasantly spent in games and music, after which all did justice to the home made fudge. At a late hour they all departed, wishing each other the privilege of enjoying many more such happy events. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hearn and son Vergil, Miss Hortense Hearn. Portland; Miss Beatrice Hearn Portland; Misses Bertha Smith Blanch Smith, Orpha Smith, and Eva Mayer, and Messrs. A. Clark Sphar, Dale Sphar, Floyd Acker, Russel Acker, Alonzo Dutcher. The conventions of the Christian Endeavor sicieties of the Fort Wayne district closed with last night’s session and the meeting was interesting throughout. About sixty delegates from over the district were present and much enthusiasm was manifest. The Christian Endeavor societies are doing a great work. The movements of this Christian organization are felt over the country and the workers are entitled to the support of the people. Many Decatur people attended the convention and heard the excellent ad-, dresses and educating discussions. Otto Mumma, for many years a resident of Adams county, recently of Tiffin, Ohio, was in the city yesterday and announced the fact that he had become a benedict. He married a popular young lady from Tiffin and they expect to make that city their future home. Decatur friends extend congratulations.

Fred Reppert has returned from Vera Cruz, where he and family and several other Decatur citizens attended a surprise which was given for his parents. The affair was delightful to say the least. ARE YOU JEALOUS The Daily Democrat Has a Prescription to Cure You — IT’S EAST LYNNE Very Pleasant to Take and Sure to Work a Reform EAST LYMME FMWB v. : r.F I Are you jeoious? Du' you want to be cured? If so, there’s away to help reform you and shame you out of it. “East Lynne’’ will be presented at the Bosse opera nouse Wednesday night. A more powerful sermon against jealousy was never preached from any pulpit. We have fifty tickets for the performance of this play and to the first fifty jealous men or

women who will come to the Daily Democrat and say to us “I am jealous and really’ want to reform” we will give free these tickets. This is to be a missionary work against jealousy. King’/ “East Lynne” is based upon jealousy. The heroine is one of the most jealous women that ever existed. Her jealousy is not of the mild type, but she is cursed with that cankering blighting sort, the kind that eats into one’s heart and brain until everything good and elevating is destroyed. Jealousy has wrecked thousands of homes. Peaceful domesticity is usually an unknown quantity where' jealousy reigns. Some jealous people have been reformed. They have been made to see and ralize that others are entitled to thoughtful consideration. Thousands upon thousands of men have been heard to remark after seeing the play: “Isn’t that just like a woman?” "East Lynne” is not without a history. It was first produced in 1856 in London and was witnessed by Queen Victoria. If you are jealous and anxious to be cured call at the office of the Dally Democrat and if you are one of the first fifty you will be presented with a ticket to “East Lynne” absolutely free. All you have to do is to say: “I am jealous and w’ant to reform.” / o SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS Mrs. S. E. fludnutt will offer fer sale at public auction at the residence of Grover Hoffman on north Fifth street, one square north of the Methodist church, Decatur, on next Saturday, Nov. 28, at 1 o'clock p. m., a lot of household goods, including a Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine, rockers, chairs, mirror, two large rugs, soft coal stove, gasoline heater, bureau, mattress and numerous other articles. 283-2 t

NO HUNTING ALLOWED. Mrs. Malinda Fronefield desires to serve notice on the public that she will hereafter not allow’ any hunting on her farm east of the city. Any person violating this notice will be prosecuted, to the full extent of the law. 284-3 t

HARNESS CLEANING—See Clum Baker or call Phone 11. Prices reasonable. 274-6 t

HERE ARE A FEW SAMPLE PROPERTIES WE ARE NOW OFFERING FOR SALE We have a large number of others on the market, and may have just what you are wanting. If you are interested in the purchase or sale of business rooms or residence, town or city property or farf lands in Indiana, Texas and New Mexico. Examine our reeenl large descriptive lists ’ of these properties. If you wish a buyer for your 'property, see what we may be able to do for you. No charge for advertising property if left on the market for the time listed. THE SNOW AGENCY . nd .

710 —Is a three quarter acr e tract Uh the gravel pike just outside of the city limits of Decatur. Has all new buildings is in 'a good location: house a story and a half franpe, six room building with nice front porch, good cistern and natural wood finish throughout. Can be bought for $1,025.00. 674— Is a three quarter acre tract of well improved ground just outside the city limits of Decatur on the traction line south. Has good frame story and a half house, good garden plenty of fruit, and shade, has has large cistern, small stable and some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at $1,550.00. 694 —Is a 55 acre tract within a half mile of th e stoned road and near church and school and about two miles from a good market railroad station, etc. About twenty acres of this farm is black land as is to be found along the Wabash river. Th* remainder is largely sand and clay loam. The buildings are inexpensive and the land needs fencing. Considering quality of the land, location, etc., it is a good bargain at $2,100.00, if sold within the next 60 days. 675 — Is a 110 acre tract on the public road near market and about % mile to school also near graded school and church. Has ordinary house, large barn, and some other buildings; productive soil, a mixtui# cf clay and sand loam with some black land. If sold soon the farming implements, stock, etc., can be sold with this farm. The tract alone can be sold for $9,300.00. 865 —Is a one hundred acre tract of perhaps 46 or 50 acres black land with the remainder a mixture of sand and clay soil. This land Use on the public road in a good location near Decatur. Has inexpensive buildings, a horse and hay barn

THE XMAS CIGARS Be Sure and Use Proper Discretion in Buying Your Friends Cigars IF HE IS A BOOSTER Do Not Antagonize Him by Presenting a Box of Foreign Made Cigars Christmas is approaching and without doubt many Decatur people will present their friends with boxes of cigars~of course such a gift is welcomed by the recipient, if he smokes but the giver should use discretion in the selection of the brand of cigars he buys. It would be indeed unseemly to present a man with foreign made cigars if he claims to be a booster for Decatur; more than that, it would stir his dignity. The real boosters are supporting, consistently, the home cigar manufacturers as well as the home merchants, while many of the merchants are buying cigars which were manufactured hundreds of miles from Decatur, and thus help build the large city and deplete the purses of home men. How quickly the merchant will register a kick if a cigar maker sends to Fort Wayne, Monroe or some other place for his fur-’ plture, dry goods, shoes, jewelry, lumber, groceries, hardware, sundries or anything else and he will register his kick between the puffs of a drugged cigar manufactured far away from home, and have six more of the same cigars protruding from his upper vest pockets. Is this the sort of loyalty to home industry that booms a town We think not. To the contrary it is evidence of retrogression and shows disloyalty to one branch of business and partially to another. To smoke home cigars is to smoke good ones. Here are the brands: Standard, N.

perhaps 30 by 40, a small cottage 1 house and some other buildings. This tract can be bought for $5,600. 690 —Is an 80 acre tract on the stoned : road about five miles from Decatur. , Is about % black land has new buildings which consist of a con- ■ venient story and a half ten room house on stone foundation, large 1 horse and hay barn, new cribs, 1 granary, etc. This farm is a half 1 mile from school and church, I 8 ou , the telephone and rural free dellv- ! ery lines and for the next 60 days 1 can be bought for $90.00 an acre. 1 698—1 s a well located 79 acre tract on the stoned road within tw’o miles of a good market, graded school, church, etc. Is within a half mi’e 1 of the public school building and 1 na good location. This farm *s , nearly all black land, has good drainage, has nearly new frame ; buildings, a cottage house of per--1 haps five rooms, a fram e horse and , hay barn, cribs, granaries, etc. Has some good timber on this land. Price of this farm is $96.00 an acre. There is no better land in Adams county than this farm as a whole. 706 —Is a well located 160 acre tract in western Union township, in good 1 location on the rural free delivery 1 route and telephone lines. Is in a thrifty German neighborhood near the stoned road, is near school and church, on two public roads, the two 80s face the roads to the south and west and could be divided. This land has gooo drainage, a large two story tram* house, about as 1 good as new, a good frame barn 40 by 60, on stone, also a horse and ! hay barn about 30 by 50 feet in I size. Hog and sheep houses, doubl* I corn cribs and wagon shed, tool 1 house, buggy housa.ete. Has a drove well and windpump, besides small fruit, grapes etc., there ar* about 1 100 trees. This land is well fenced.

H C-. Royal Ribbon, Lone Star and 252. Buy your friends a box for Christmas. _ A letter from Frank Bradley states that he and bis lady friend recovered sufficiently from the injuries received in the accident at Fort Wayne to eat a big Thanksgiving dinner, VALUABLE HORSE W. H. Stults Buys a $5,000 Son of the Famous Axtell HAS A RECORD Highest Priced Horse Ever Brought to This City or County W. H. Stults of this city has just returned from Terre Haute, where he purchased the highest priced horse ever brought to this city or county. It is the famous stallion, Harley Axtell,

and cost Mr. Stults the very neat sum of $5,000. besides the cost of bringing him here. He was exhibited on the streets this afternoon and attracted no little attention. Harley Axtell is a trotter, number 45222 in the registry book, and was purchased from E. E. Miller, a well known horseman of Terre Haute. Though driven in but two races, Harley Axtell won them both and made a mark of 2:26% and has a trial mark of 2:11%. His sire, Axtell, he by William L., and he by George Wiltoes. His dam was Playmate J., by Jersey Wilkes, by George Wilkes, certainly a breeding that will please the most exacting. The horse stands 16% hands high, is a dark brown in color, seven years old and a most beautiful animal. Mr. Stults will keep this horse and will stand him in this city, announcements to be made later.

with principally wire; the soil is largely black land, and properly cultivated will produce gpod returns of any crops grown upon It. If taken soon, this farm can be bought for $85.00 an acre. 728 —Is a well improved five acre tract < on the stoned road within one-half mile of Decatur; is well fenced and in good location; has ample buildings for a poultry farm or trucking garden; has a dug well, a drove well and force pump, small stable, new chicken house and park, and j a good story and a half six room residence in good condition. This is a good piece of ground and if sold soon can be bought for $1,450. 730 — -Is a nice square forty acre tract of land on the stoned road near Decatur; is largely black land and well located; has some good young timber, worth perhaps five or six hundred dollars; wire and rail ' fences, good outlet for drainage; for the next 30 days this land csm be bought for S6O an acre . 731— Is a sixty acre tract on the stoned road within a mile and a half of Decatur; is a good average quality ; of land, of which 25 or 30 acres is a black and yellow sand mixture; ' has good cottage house with brick cellar about 14 by 16 feet in she; horse and hay barn, cribs, wagon shed, etc., apple orchard, and some other trees; can be bought for $55 an acre. 732— Is a good 81 acre tract on the gravel pike within about three miles of Decatur; is well fenced, has good average buildings, which consist of a comfortable cottage house, summer kitchen, woodhouse, milk house with cement floor, drove well, sheep and hog houses, cribs and wagon shed, cattle and tool house 15 by 60, and a good frame barn on stone 40 by 60, with threshing floor, granary, etc; large bearing orchard, and about seven acres of nice young timber worth at least seven or eight hundred dollars; price of this land s7l an acre—ss,Boo. 729—1 s a well located eighty acre . tract on the stoned road near Decatur; this farm is largely black land, has good drainage and is pretty wen tiled, has drove well, some inexpensive buildings, and about ten or twelve acres of valuable timber, plenty of saw timber for &i. the buildings, etc., thdt are needed on this farm. This is an excellent plec eof land and a good bargain at «« « v-* « , __ »--«-*• cw-.v, ouu iGT th® $4,700 3 dayS H maT be for • 7 £XV1 8W : oa the tornct on Mne in southeastern Adam. ™7’ ’ W * U located ’ hM ««ne which consist of b&rn 49 *y W feet to Aw. to M

IN CIRCUIT COURT Walbert Note Case Set for Trial on Wednesday, January 6th HUNTERS NUMEROUS Number of Licenses Issued— Three Cases Set for Next Week James E. Moser vs. Peter Frank et ’ al, note and chattel mortgage, $1,500 seperate motion filed by each defen. dant to compel plaintiff to separate ’ah causes of action into paragraphs. The case of Martin W. Walbert v s . I Levi and note S2OO set for trial Wednesday, January 5 1909. Hunters licenses have been grants® to Floyd Rinaker, Norod Parr, Albert Mutchler. John Thompson, Ed Hnrst, | Clifford Downey, Harve Smith. Joe J. ; Tonnellier, Frank Gessinger, Thos. p Ehinger, W. R. Dorwin, Oscar Sprague, j Kenneth PonUus, J. C. Glendening, \ John T. Myers and E. M. Wiswell. Jerry Swank, guardian for Droxejr Heinberger, filed his final report.whieh was approved and he was discharged. 1 Three cases are set for trial neit 1 week, Carter Vs. Mathewson on Wednesday; Smith vs. Lauisure on Thurs- i day, and Conter vs. Fort Wayne & i Springfield Co. on Friday. Clayton H. Love has been appointed ; administrator of the estate of Lusetta 1 Love, and filed bond for $3,000. o FREE —10c. package Donkey’s Laying Tonic and 25c. Poultry Book. Bring ad. to Smith, Yager & Falk. By mail 7c. 245-Mt

and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 20 by 50 feet id size; wind pump, good fencing, and an average quality of land; this farm can be bought for SB2 an acre. 727—1 s one of the best 80 acre tracts of land in Monroe township; is fib ly % black land no open ditches and about 1000 rods of tiling; is on the public road a quarter of a mile from the north and south stoned road: is well fenced and has good buildings: the harp alone is new and cost over $1,000; has a comfortable story and a half residence, drove well, large cement water stock tank, double cribs, good bearing orchard, and about seven acres of woods with plenty of material for buildings or for tie timber; for the next sixty days this land can be bought for SIOO an acre. 712—1 s a 212 acre tract on the traction line near Decatur. On this farm Is an extensive gravel pit that yields a handsome Income annual--I’. The land is largely black and yellow sand soil, easy to cultivate and brings splendid crops. This land has good outlet for drainage, wire and rail fences, good orchard, and ordinary frame buildings; Is on the gravel pike and traction line, station near the residence; this is an ideal location for a grain and stock farm and this proposition cannot be matched in Adams county for $72 an acre. 664 —Is a desirable 117% acre tract on the gravel pike near Decatur. This land has running stock water, throughout the year; is well fenced and tiled, has ten acres of ge°6 young timber, a number of good trees for lumber; is a good quality of soil, sand loam, clay and black land, all a productive quality. Its buildings arc worth at least S3.OW and consist of a large bank barn, on stone foundation, a good sevenroom dwelling house, on stone foundation, with large good cellar; stock scales, cribs, granary, etc. If sold soon this farm can be bought to' SIOO an acre. 733 —Is a desirable twenty-five acre tract, largely black land, on the stoned road, about three miles north west of Monroe. Is on the ft? B mall route and telephone line. I 3 in good neighborhood near schoolWith the exception of a new barn 24 by 40 on tile block foundation, it hag rdinary buildings. Has a comfortable story and a half flveroom residence, sunxmcr kitchen, milk house, double cribs and wagon shed, drove well, etc. Has nice <* chard of apple, plum, etc. Can be bought for WE HAVE A LARGE LIST of smaller tracts ranging from o«e five acre. and some good 40, 80 a® 160 acre tract, not riven in this