Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1908 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening,~ExceptSun' day, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier ,5.00 Per month, by mall 25 ceEtß Per year, by mall 12.50 Single copies , cen ts Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager, Notwithstanding newspaper reports that Senator Kissler, of Logansport, will introduce a bill to repeal the county local option law-, we do not believe the law- will be repealed. Democrats will exercise too good politics to repeal the law Bob Hanna is the next postmaster of Fort Wayne, this being the first appointment of Senator Beveridge since he's the whole thing. Mr. Hanna is a creditable !postmastqr and has the friends to back it. This being true, the soon to be only senator, acted with wisdom. At the late election Wisconsin voted on an amendment to the constitution under the terms of which alien voting is abolished. Henceforth a foreigner must bb a fully naturalized American citizen before he is entitled to vote. It is a notable fact that the German-American citizens of Wisconsin were especially active in the movement to secure this much-needed change. Now let Indiana follow suit. •—South Bend Times. THRESHING OUTFIT FOR SALE I have for sale a Rumley engine and a Hube r separator, McCormick corn busker, all in good running order. Will sell cheap. Murle Laisure, Monroe, Ind. 285-6 t You have tnen we rest, now try the best —Admiral coffee. 209tf Try Admiral coffee. 209-ts

I raWfai7r|R~ youI HisraswßaM I - ' JjiobAV,n,ick« I j| W. ~ •' Mmmi y.. <i, & ; i. iok -< I b==Ji << The ("What Shall It Be”) Question May seem very perplexing while you think about it at home but all the difficulty vanishes the minute v Great Furniture Display. you see our It Fairlv Bristles With Suggestions The error you are most likely to make is to conclude that you cannot affard to give furniture. The tr th ' not afford NOT TO. Give anice piece of Furniture and it will stand in some home, a constant f° U C&n lasting tribute to your good judgment You dont have to spend a lot of money, either, if you don’t tt ” & we have articles of usefulness, artistic in appearance, articles that make ideal gifts, yet that cost onl -fl r u any time, we are open of evenings and let us show you how easy it is to pick out Xmas tnfle ’ ° al same old place. Opposite the Court House. S ' ' Ve are at t^ie YAGER BROS., & REINKING.

ATTEND FUNERAL OF NEPHEW Relatives Called to Oak Harbor on Sad Errand. Commissioner William Miller and wife and Miss Marie Knepper, of Monroe. will leave Tuesday morning for Oak Harbor, Ohio, to attend the funeral of a nephew, Harry Knepper, who was killed Sunday. The message which wag received today stated only the fact that the boy had met a sudden death and gave no details of how it happened. The lad was about twelve years olu, and a bright and popular boy, whose death has caused sadness among his relatives here. o— ————— SUFFERINGS OVER Samuel Albert Forat Has Been Called to the Great Beyond

HAD LUNG TROUBLE

Was Born and Raised in Adams County—Funeral Wednesday Months of suffering from tuberculosis has culminated in the death of Samuel Albert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forat, of Washington township. The young man who, at the time of his untimely demise was sixteen years six months and thirteen days old, became affected with lung trouble some time ago, consumption developing within a short time, and his life has been despaired of for several weeks. He was born and reared in this county, and was known by hundreds of loving friends, who will deplore the sad news of his death, but the grim reaper, in its deadly sweep, claims many victims whose death is wholly unexpected, but a few months previous. The funeral services will be held from the St. Marys church Wednesday, December second and interment will be made at the Decatur cemetery. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all. o Miss Martz, of Monroe, was a caller in our city today.

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Mrs. J. O.Sellemeyer Charmingly Entertained Her Girl Friends A PLEASANT AFFAIR The Modern Woodmen to Have Great Time— Other Notes Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer charmingly entertained at her home on Fourth street Saturday afternoon for a number of her girl friends, who were home from school. Sewing furnished the principal pastime of the afternoon, beside reminiscences of the past, the girls being lifelong friends. A buttonhole contest was indulged in by the party, and Miss Frances Merryman car. ried off first honors, a beautiful handpainted dish being .given to her as a reward for her cleverness. At five o'clock a dainty two course luncheon was served. Those who enjoyed the festivities of the occasion were Misses Fannie Frisinger, Winnifred Johnson, Frances Merryman, Pansy Bell, Lucile Hale, Mrs. Maynard Frisinger, Madge Hite, Frances Harkless, of Paulding, Ohio, and Mildren Winch, of Winona.

At the meeting of the Modern Woodmen lodge Wednesday evening, the election Os officers for the ensuing year will be held. After the business meeting and the election of officers, a banquet will be given to the members and their friends. Agreat time is anticipated by the members of this order December 21, when the biggest district meeting ever held in northern Indiana will ensue at Fort Wayne. A large class of candidates will be taken from here to be adopted into the order. For the occasion a special ir.terurban car will be chartered, leaving here at about six o’clock, returning at the close of the meeting. The candidates will be conveyed to Fort Wayne and return free of charge and Decatur camp bids fair to secure the prize offered for the largest class from any camp in the district to be initiated on this occasion. It is thought that at least forty candidates from De-

catur and vicinity will be initiated on the above mentioned evening. o Daniel Sprang left this morning on a business trip to South Whitley, Ind. * ALL GETTING WELL Family of Fred Kruckeberg Are Now on the Mend HAD TYPHOID FEVER -- ■ ■ 4 Eleven Were Sick at One Time—Sickness Due to Open Well Fred Kruckeberg, the Union township farmer, whose family have been having tie greatest typhoid seige ever known m tnis county, was in town today, some of us may imagine we have had troubles to contend with, but to Mr. Kruckeberg belongs the title of having withstood the hardest seige for sickness known here. Eleven of his family were down at one time with typhoid fever, including his wife, his father and nine of his children. Dr. Morgan, of Dixon, who attended the patients now believe that every one of them will recover, unless some unforseen accident occurs, It is a marvelous thing for usually the average is greater than this and especially where they are all in one house. Two trained nurses and Mr. Krucke-l-erg looked after the sick and the house has been a hospital for several months. Mirs. Kpuckdberg who became sick about the middle of August is now able to walk about the house when assisted by one of the nurses, and one daughter is able to be about a part of the time. The others sre still bedfast, but are slowly improving. An investigation disclosed the fact that the illness of the family was due to the use of an open well near the house. Mr. Kruckeberg sent a specimen of the water to Fort Wayne, where it was analyzed and the report made that the water was very bad. Fred considers himself lucky that his folks are recovering, and is happy accordingly.

IN CIRCUIT COURT Petit Jury Reported this Morning—Excused Until Tomorrow A PLEA OF GUILTY In Lou Wibel Case—The Manley Case Heard by t Court The petit jury reported this morning, but as no case went to trial they were excused until tomorrow. Murle Laisure, charged with petit laiceny. asked for and was granted a continuance in his case. In the case of John C. F. Manley, for giving liquor to a minor, a motion tj quash indictment was filed and overruled. A plea of not guilty was entered and the case heard by Judge Merryman, the defendant waiving the jury. The court has not given his decision. Lewis Wible, indicted for keeping a gaming room, plead guilty and was fined $15.00 and costs. Hunters’ licenses have been issued to Charles H. Colter, D. M. Hensley, John Fleming and Wm. Hendricks. Real estate transfers: Walter Notick to Sylvester Garner, 15 acres in Root township $950; M. R. E. cemetery Assn, to John W. Craig, cemetery lot 147, sls; Grant Jordon to S. A. W’inans, 80 acres Jefferson township, $7,000; Mount Taber cemetery to C. H. Love, cemetery lot $10; K. of P. lodge to Edwin Fledderjohann lot 48, Decatur, $5,000; Eliza M. Johnson to Ulysses Gifeller, 30 acres Kirkland township, $2,650; Mary E. Riehard to Eliza Johnson, lot 15 Montoe, $1,865; Maggie S. Vesey et al to Eliza Johnson, lot 20 Monroe, $75; Mary E. Richard et al to John W. Hendricks, lot 16 and 17 Monroe, $175; Eliza M. Johnson et al to John W. Hendricks, lot 15 Monroe SBOO.

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administration papers in the estate of Lusetta Love and same ordered issued to Clayton H. Love. Sis bond was fixed at $3,000. Sarah J. Passon, executrix of the Henry Passon will filed a report of the sale of personal property which wag approved. o DEATH LIST WILL REACH 138. Perhaps More —Result of Latest Mine Horror. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 29.—Twenty-five bodies, all but two of them horribly mutilated and a numner of them dismembered, were today taken from the mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company at Marianna, forty miles south of here, where an explosion occurred yesterday, killing many men and casting into gloom what'was until then considered the model mining

town of the world. There is no doubt that the death list will reach 138 men. Ofiicials of the company, who stated that not over 125 had been killed, tonight add that 138 went down the shaft to w’ork yesterday morning. According to miners and others familiar with the number of men generally employed in the mine the death list will exceed the company’s estimate by at least fifty. From no source can an accurate statement as to the fatalities be secured, and it is possible that the exact number of men killed will never be known. L’p to darkness tonight, 25 bodies had been brought to the surface in an iron bucket. Arms, legs or heads were missing from some and the trunks of others were burned, bruised and cut. Two of the men taken from the mine today had been suffocated and their bodies were not even scratched.