Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 11.

CAUCUS TONIGHT The Democrats Caucus on the Senatorship KERN IN THE LEAD Hoffman and His Friends Are Hoping for a Deadlock Indianapolis, January 13.—(Special • to the Daily Democrat)—This is the last day before the Democratic caucus whose mission and pleasure it will be to name a Democratic United States senator. There is a feeling akin to nervousness. There is no change in the lineup so far as the outer public knows, and at a late hour this afternoon it is the field against Kern. He is holding his strength and will go into the caucus with a material lead and his friends claim that if they take three or four ballots tonight he will bfe named and. the fun will be over. The friends of Hoffman are hoping for a deadlock, and if that would prove true, stranger things could happen than his success and election. His following is strong and they are making a good impression on all who happen around the Denison lobby. Shively and Slack seem to be running a neck and neck race, with both Lamb and Menzies bringing up the rear. The caucus is called for eight o'clock. . All dav the friends of the different candidates have been trying to connect Taggart as favoring either Kern or Shively, but without success. DEATH IS CERTAIN

William Callow, Father of Mrs. Smith and H. Callow 11l A SUDDEN CHANGE For the Worse Was Noted Last Evening—To His Bedside In response to a communication from Wren, Ohio, to the effect that their father, William Callow, was lying at the point of death, Mrs. J. A. Smith and Horace Callow of this city hastened to his bedside today to be with him in his dying hoars, Mr. Callow, who is seventy-two years of age has been ailing for some time from a complication of diseases peculiar to old age. His condition grew suddenly worse last evening and according to reports he is gradually sinking and can survive but a short time. The afflicted man has resided on a farm one-half mile from Wren tor many years, and is probably bet-1 ter known here than in the county in , which he lives. He is a man beloved by all who know him, and the sad news as to his serious condition will cause the hearts ,of many Adams county people to be sad. Mr. Callow until retiring from active farming same to Decatur frequently and often did his trading here. As we go to press he is alive and that is all. j

FUN FOR THE SPORTSMEN Hungarian Partridge* Being Sent Into Allen County. In a letter today to Frank Emrick, of this city, State Game Commissioner Zack T. Sweeney says he will, within a few days, ship S6OO worth of Hungarian partridges to this county. These birds are of the finest kind possible and will be set free on different preserves about the county with the undertanding that they are not to be hunted for four years, so that there will be time to permit them to become accustomed to the change. The shipment will probably include about 500 birds, as they are valued at between sls and $lB per dozen. Local sportsmen express themselves as immessely pleased with this action of Commissioner Sweeney. It comes as a result of their endeavors of the past month. —Fort Wayne Sentinel.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Judge LaFollette Held Court Here this Morning CELEBRATED CASE Page Against the Fort Wayne Cooperage Company Judge LaFollette, of Portland, presided this morning in the Adams circuit court, the case at issue being

somewhat celebrated, and having a goodly array of legal talent. The original case is one for damages for personal injuries filed by Page against the Fort Wayne Cooperage company. The case was tried in the Miami circuit court, the plaintiff getting a judgment against the company for $6,5(T0. The case was appealed to the appellate court and affirmed, and then appealed to the supreme court and affirmed. W. H. Niblick was ou the appeal bond and when the Niblick estate desired to settle their affairs they gave to Page a bond that in case the court held them for any part of this judgment, they would pay same. The case as filed here was in the shape of a claim against the Niblick estate, but new party defendants have been added and if the case is ever tried it will be as a suit against the Fort Wayne Cooperage company, Aaron T. Vail. J. W. Vail and the Niblick estate. The lawyers in the case are Eben Lesh of Huntington, and D. E. Smith for the plaintiff, Vesey and Vesey of Fort Wayne, for Aaron T. Vail, Clark J. Lutz for J. W. Vail and Heller & Son for the Niblick estate. Many answers and demurrers were filed and there is more demurrers yet to file before the issues are complete and the case is set for trial.

Wisconsin Lumber company vs. Cardwell Box company, appearance entered by Clark J. Lutz for the box company, and by A. P. Beatty for the. Quinns. D. B. Erwin as commissioner, has been ordered by the court to make a partial distribution in the partition suit of Rebecca Stauffer vs. John B. Duer et al. —' ■ o - - ■ SUDDEN DEATH AT GENEVA Mrs. W. C. Pearse Died After Fifteen Minutes Illness. Mrs. W.C. Pearse died after about fifteen minutes illness Tuesday afternoon, at about half past three o’clock. Some three or four weeks ago Mrs. Pearse met with a severe misfortune in a sprained foot and ankle, that made it necessary to place it in a plaster of Paris cast. She was just recovering from this condition, and during the afternoon entertained a lot of ladies .members of a club which. ■ she organized. She told some of her friends that she felt unusually well. The ladies had only just got away and while a neighbor lady was with her, she suddenly gave signs of distress, made motions to her heart, complaining that the trouble was there, in a few minutes she had passed away. 'Mr. Pearse and son will have the | sympathy of many friends.

THE CHARITY FUND Elks Will Clear About Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars A NEW HOME They Have the Fever for a New Elks Home The Elks are settling up the expense of their minstrel show and from indications now at hand they will clear about two hundred and fifty dollars after everything is paid and the slate cleaned. This amount will go into their charity fund, and be used to feed and clothe those who are needy during these chilly blasts of real wintr. Their fund is quite frequently called into use and they will have to draw the purse strings a little in order to make the amount last them through the winter. But they will use it all right and then if they run short they will give another demonstration of their ability on the stage, if that is necessary that every poor and deserving person in Decatur be well fed and clothed. Many of the Elks have the fever and are earnestly talking of a new home, and it is likely that at their meeting on Friday evening there will be much discussion of the subject. They are really in earnest and it need be no surprise should a committee or the trustees of the order be instructed to make the preliminary investigation into the cost and other necessary knowledge of such an undertaking. Among their other qualities the Elks never quit, and if they decide to build or buy a home it will be quite in keeping with their method of doing things right. They are making strenuous gains in membership and at the present pace they will soon lead, while others follow.

PENSION RAISED Samuel T. Niblick, Residing Two Miles South of City, Gets Increase FROM sl2 TO sl7 Per Month—He Incurred Disabilities While in the Service Samuel T. Niblick, residing two miles south of the city, has succeeded in causing his pension to be increased from twelve to seventeen dollars through his agents, Joseph Bremerkamp and Judson W, Teeple. Mr. Niblick was a member of Co. “G” 9th Ohio cavalry and during his service in the civil war he incurred disability and it was for this reason that the increase was granted. Mr. Niblick is past seventy years old, and the increase has come at a time when it receives a hearty welcome from the recipient. Messrs. Teeple and Bremerkamp worked diligently to get the increase and it was responsive to their efforts that the same has been realized. There are several other increases pending and In all probability will be granted by the commissioner of pensions.

HAVING INTERESTING MEETINGS The Mission Is Having a Good Attendance Lately The daily meetings at the Mission for the past week have been more than interesting and the audiences are increasing as the interest grows. The sermon on Sunday has been many times spoken of, and it is their hope to make the Mission the most popular place for good in the city. There 13 no question but that this noble band of religious workers do a great good and are worthy of the confidence and the help of all citizenship who want to see Christianity succeed in all the avenues of life.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, January 13, 1909.

TAKEN IN FOR FORGERY Charles Hartley, of Bluffton, Tried to Pass a Forged Note. Out of work and with no money to provide for either himself or his wife, back bills coming in on him and seeing no way to pay or stave off bis creditors, Charles Hartley this morning attempted to pass a forged check for fifteen dollars on the Wells county bank. The forgery was a bad one, however, and even if the bank had not been notified to look out for him, the officials would have been able to have told that the note was a forgery. Hartley’s father is a well to do carpenter of Liberty Center and well respected. The son, it is claimed, has always been a worthless sort, never working any more than he had to. For the past few weeks his wife, formerly Miss Fay Murphy, has been living at the home of Henry Fritz and the husband at the home of his parents in Liberty Center. He has not had a job much of the time. Mrs. Hartley a few days ago went to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Murphy to live. —Bluffton Banner.

IT’S A GREAT OFFER The Daily Democrat to Give Valuable Premium LAWS OF INDIANA Three Hundred and Twenty Paged Book—Also Useful Forms The Daily Democrat is always looking out for its family of readers and

never misses an opportunity in seeing that they get in on the ground floor when anything good is in sight. Last year we gave a beautiful wall chart which is yet and will be for years to come a permanent fixture in more than fifteen hundred Adams county homes. This year we have something chat is an absolute necessity to every citizen of the county. Something every one should have, and espcially should they have it, when we tell you that it will cost you absolutely nothing. With considerable expense to ourselves we have purchased several thousand copies of the abridged edition of the laws of the state of Indiana. The edition is comprised of three hundred and twenty pages and contains an abstract of every Indiana law. It is right up to date, having complete the county local option law passed last September in a special legisative session. The book is well printed and bound and as we said, contains all the statutory [laws x>f Ithe state. Besides all this the book contains printed forms of a promisory note, mortgage and warrant, quit claim deed, warranty deed, receipt, rent contract, bill of sale, land contract, lease, articles of agreement, notice of mechanics lien, chattel mortgage, a con<racc for sale of land, power of attorney, will, release of mortgage, release, affidavit for search warrant, agreement for work or labor, bond, and many other useful and valuable forms. It will be mighty handy about one thousand times a year to have this edition of Indiana laws In your library. It is such a book as every one should have, and we already know many people who would have given much to possess one, at a time when they badly needed it. It is the best newspaper premium ever offered an Adams county reader. The payment of your subscription one year In advance to the Daily Democrat, entitles you to one of these books. There is not a farmer fin Ada |e.s county that should not possess one of fhese valuable books. We will have more to say to you in a few days about this, the greatest offer ever made by an Adams county publisher. In the meantime do not permit any grass to grow under your feet until you own one of the condensed editions of the Laws of Indiana. o MRS. WEIAND DEAD Mrs. Weiand, mother of Mrs. John Coffee, passed away this afternoon at three-thirty o’clock after a prolonged illness. A fall sustained by the aged woman some time ago hastened the coming of the death angel. The deceased is about seventy-seven years of age.

HAVING GOOD TIME Two Representatives Visit the State Institutions PRISON FOR WOMEN Ella LaPointe, of Bluffton, is Serving a Sentence There Representative J. B. Merriman, in an Interesting letter from Indianapolis, tells of a visit which he and his ■wife and Representative Thurman Gottschalk, of Adams county, made to the state prison for women at Indianapolis and to the school for boys at Plainfield. At the prison for women they saw Mrs. Ella LaPointe, who is serving a sentence for shooting Florence Bescancon in this city. When they arrived at the prison the prisoners were all at the table and as

they are not permitted to look up or around while at the table, the Indian woman did not see them until their escort touched her on her arm and gave her permission to meet the Merrimans and Mr. Gottschalk. Mr. Merriman was one of her attorneys at the trial here, and he says that when she locked up and saw who it was her face lighted up with the deepest pleasure and she hurried to them. He says that she asked about many people in Bluffton and he would hardly finish telling of one until she would ask about some other person she knew here. The prison authorities informed Mr. Merriman that Ella had a perfect record at the prison and is one of their model prisoners, and is greatly lilted by all of them and they have nothing but good to say about her. With this record kept, up she may get out with serving the serving the minimum of two years.—Bluffton News. o —— TO SETTLE MATTER

Northern Insurance Representative Was in the City SEE DALLAS BUTLER About Fire Loss Sustained By Him Recently A Mr. Herman, representing the Northern Insurance company, was in the city yesterday investigating the loss sustained by Dallas Butler in the burning of his woodshed and its contents. He had a conference with Mr. Butler and his attorney in regard to a settlement but no agreement was reached, and the general agent left last evening stating that he would return within one week to make a further investigation. It will be remembered that several weeks ago fire destroyed the Butler outbuilding, together with its contents, including valuable tools and a quantity of coal, entailing a loss of more than S3OO. Butler immediately began procedure to Institute proceedings against the company, in which he charged negligence on the part of company’s agent in writing a policy which he claims was ordered. The suit was io be brought on oral contract. It is quite probable that the matter will be settled out of court.

THEY GAVE A DINNER. Washington, Jan. 13. —With Secretary of State Root as guest of honor, the Japanese ambassador and Baroness Takahira gave a dinner at the embassy last night. Other guests included the secretary of commerce and labor and Mrs. Straus, Adiral and Mrs. Cowles, Senator and Mrs. Cullom, Senator and Mrs. Burrows, Commander Taniguchi, Col. and Mrs. Brcwell, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Miss Boardman. Mits Hagner, Mr. Matsui and Mr. Swisher.

REFUSED THE PENSION BUILDING The Inaugural Committee Having Its T roubles. Washington, Jan. 13.—After undergoing a stormy discussion in the house of representatives the resolution authorizing the granting of permits to the committee on inaugural ceremonies and the use of the pension office building for the inaugural ball was compelled to go over for two weeks before final action will be taken upon it. As it stands the section relating to the pension building was stricken out and a further amendment was made refusing permission to extend overhead wires in the structure. It was manifest from the outset that a majority was opposed to the pension office proposition, and Mr. Smith, of Michigan, having the measure in charge, was unable to rally his forces, and in consequence was beaten at every turn. ARE GETTING BUSY In the Senate Thirty-Two Bills Were Introduced SOME ARE GOOD Governor May Sign Vincennes University Bonds Indianapolis, January 13.—The legislature seemingly took the governor at his word,and began to this early get down to the real business of the session. Especially is this true in the senate, where thirty-two bills were introduced, covering about every subject under the sun. Perhaps the most prominent were the much talked of bill for public accounting, amending the metropolitan police law and giving the appointive power to the mayor, two amendments to the three-mile extension law, both of which are good, compelling qualified voters to vote.

Senator Benz wants both the county assessor and truant officer abolished. The senator contends that the township assessors co-operating with the board of review can do everything depending on the county assessor. He also thinks the township trustee can easily do the work of the truant officer. Governor Marshall announced he would sign the Vincennes university bonds, which the state issued in accordance with the action of the last legislature, to reimburse the people of Vincennes for ground which, it is alleged, the state confiscated years

ago from the old Vincennes university. These bonds Governor Hanly steadfastly refused to sign. He vetoed the bill which provided for their issuance and the legislature passed the bill over his veto. Southern Indiana people censured Governor Hanly severely for his refusal to carry out the provisions of the bill. Governor Marshall will wait thirty days before he signs the bonds. In the mean time any taxpayer will have the right to bring suit to enjoin the governor from his contemplated action. The amount of the bonds is $120,548, payable in ten years. Concerning the bonds, Governor Marshall said last night that, unless restrained from issuing the bonds at the end of thirty days, he would sign them. “So much has been written to me on both sides of the question.” he said, “that I have concluded to give the interested taxpayers netice that unless the proper authorities are restrained from issuing the bonds that at the end of thait time I shall sign them. I shall sign because I think the functions of the governor were exhausted with his veto. o THEY STUCK BY OLD PITCHFORK Columbia, S. C., Jan. 13. —The legislature of South Carolina yesterday unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing Senator Tillman and censuring Preside! t Roosevelt for his vindictive and sensational methods in the present congress and his malicious attacks.

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A BITTER DEBATE President of Holy Grail Sends Message to the Congress IT WAS SIZZLING Senators Take Resentment to the Bitter Arraignment The most interesting meeting ever held by the local castle of the Knights of the Holy Grail was occasioned last night when for a two-fold mission the boys assembled at the usual meeting place to do honor to Harold Wilcox who leaves for St. Louis, Michigan, and simultaneously, hear the reading of a message from the president of the. order to the congress. A large attendance braved the inclement weather to participate in the session and from the opening to the close heated arguments and parliamentary conflicts played an important part to the satisfaction of every member. A bill was introduced some time ago regarding to the fencing of town lots and other measures of equal importance, and as a consequence president Benjamin Beavers deemed it advisable to forward a message to congress relative to the proposed enactments. This he did, advising the passage of certain bills and reprimanding senators for the introduction of others. So bitter was his arraignment of three senators that they arose in their dignity and offered resentment to his remarks. A peculiar feature of the affair was that Don Burk, who some time ago assisted in the impeachment proceedings against the president, was the only one to defend his honor and it has been given out by those high in the ccuncils of the organization that Burk is seeking a position in the sabinet, hence his action in behalf of the president. At the close of the business session Harold Wilcox gave a farewell address In which he expressed his profound sorrow of leaving associates who were dear to him, and spoke words of praise for the Grail. A banquet was served in his honor, and an interesting time enjoyed by all.

The Grail will meet regularly hereafter and it is promised that some very interesting session will be had. The organization of the senate has created much interest among the members. A successor for Harold Wilcox will be chosen as commander. o TWO SAD DEATHS Fred Kreps, of Linn Grove, to Be Buried Friday GENEVA MOURNS The Remains of Mrs. Pelham Arrived at Geneva

Fred Kreps of Linn Grove, the thirteen years old son of Rufus Kreps, died at his home there yesterday afte- a lingering illness with typhoid fever. The funeral will take place Friday from the Evangelical church at Linn Grove. The deceased was a bright young boy and his death is regretted by a large number of relatives and friends.

The remains of Mrs. Effie Pelham, the young wife of Mr. Frank'Pelham Jr., reached Geneva this afternoon, and her many sorrowing friends are new paying her every honor and respect that the living can pay the dead. The deceased is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reicheldeffer, and she was one of the most prominent young ladies of Geneva. Last October she married Mr. Pelham now her bereaved husband and since that time they lived at Shelbyville, where death occurred after an illness ofl only ten days. The deceased is twenß ty-one years old. I