Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1909 — Page 2
The Daily Democrat, Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGH A*M. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier.. 15.00 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 postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. Governor Marshall does not want a mansion costing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to live in while he is the chief executive head of this state government. In this, as in everything else. Governor Marshall has shown that he is neither too large or too small, but just right as a great governor of a great state. Reports now have it that Roger Q. Sullivan is even a greater political factor in Illinois than ever before. This is all right for Mr. Sullivan, but it is rather hard on the respectable element of the Democracy In that state. Party leaders are all right, but such unscrupulous bosses as is Roger Sullivan should be forever relegated and buried from sight. Allen county officials are advertising one hundred and eighty thousand dollars worth of delinquent taxes, and even Jay county comes up with five hundred and seventy-three pieces of property as delinquent. Compare this condition, if you can, with the twelve remaining delinquents in Adams county, and then deny if you can, that this is the garden spot of the universe.
The South Bend Times well says: When a proposition is made to Invest under the promise of 10 or 20 per cent profit, always consider that if it were a good thing it would not need to advertise for takers. There are millions of dollars owned by shrewd business men and drawing from 2 to 4 per cent. If these schemes were sound, it would be easier to get this money than to advertise for suckers. Senator Orndorf, representing the counties of Huntington and Whitley, was recently interviewed and in that interview stated that he intended to vote against the repeal of the county local option law. Since that publication was made his mail has increased amazingly. It now averages one hundred letters a day and they all come from his constituents, and in which they urge him to stand with his people for county option.
COURT HOUSE NEWS 1 (Continued from Page One) . Troutner defendants in her complaint. , The last will and testament of Mrs. , Levi Shaffer was filed for probate. It gives all her real and personal property to her surviving husband, Levi Shaffer and at his death it is to go to her daughter, Mary Grace Shaffer. F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee, deeds to Rev. H. Theodore Wilken inlot 18, consideration $235. An inventory was filed in the Jesse W. Stoneburner estate, the inventory showing personal .-property >.o the amount of $1,054.00. Christian Helmrich and Samuel J. Leyse were the appraisers. — o MONEY TO LOAN on farm property at 5 per cent L. C. DeVoss, Decatnr, Indiana. 3-30t-dw o — Democrat Want Ads. Pay
Say /Wister Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. Is offering for sale some of the best propositions in the way of city and farm properties ever offered. A 100 acre farm, with excellent 8-room house, large cellar, barn 36x66 god well, well fenced and fairly well drained, in good location and in an Price SV,O0 C o“o mUnity ‘ PTOduCtive soi1 ' about one - third black. tbe markedf^ ,Dkl f S Ot sellingf ,ist your Property with us. If you are in the market for a farm come in and see our list beore you buy at a lowTte r“- C ? arged UD,eBS Ba)e,S made ’ P,enty ° f money to loan at a low rate of interest. For other information call phone 430. Fruchte & Liiterer, and Pigrs. Office over Burns Harness Store. Decatur, Indiana.
FORTY THOUSAND (Continued from Page One) friends, or a council who believe in law and order and who will represent the city and work for the good of all Since I have been treasurer the city has paid approximately seventy-five thousand dollars interest on her indebtedness. Several good farms have gone up in smoke. All councils will make mistakes but it is no mistake to reduce the city indebtedness forty thousand dollars. As long as the people of any city believe that posterity should help to pay for improvements, she will pay the price of the improvement in trying to unload the burden on their children. Children will repeat the mistake, while weeping at the graves of their fathers. The rich will grow richer and the poor will grow poorer. No one seems to know why. W. J. Archbold, City Treasurer. —o — WILL HOLD EXAMS Four Examination Will Be Held in January and August TWO DIVISIONS Will Be Held for High School Undergraduates —Take Notice Four examinations will be held during the months of January-August inclusive, for high school undergraduates. Each of these examinations will be oered in two divisions as follows: The first division on the last Saturdays of January. March, May and July, and the second division on the last Saturdays of February, April, June and August.
Subjects tor the first division: (a) Ten (Mestions on Algebra and Plane and Solid Geometry, as follows: Four questions in Algebra. 35 per cent: four questions in plane geometry, 35 per cent; two questions in solid geometry, 50 per cent. (b) Five questions in either German or Latin. (c) Six questions in physical geography. Subjects for the second division: (a) Science: Six questions in either physics or chemistry; and six questions in either zoology or Botany. (b) English: Ten questions including the subjects of American literature, English literature and rhetoric. (c) Ten questions in general history and civics. ——— ol— PARISIAN SAGE CURES DANDRUFF. if it Don't Holthouse Drug Co. Will Give You Your Money Back. Yes, Parisian Sage, the most in-
vigorating hair restorer, cures dandruff and grows hair. The women of America, who have luxuriant hair, know it does, and that is why thousands of attractive women throughout the land are regularly using it. For years this almost marvelous grower of lustrous and beautiful hair was confined to the elite of Europe and New York City, but about two years ago it was given to a select list of druggists, and today can be obtained in any city or town in America where society women of refinement dwell.
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ADULTERY CHARGE Joe Eley Institutes Serious Charge Against Wife AND HARRY STRAUB Trial Has Been Postponed Until Next Thursday Joseph Eley, introduction unnecessary, who has been made defendant in a divorce suit instituted by his wife in the Adams circuit court a few days ago. has resorted to retaliaotry measures, the initial stunt to that end being the filing of adultery charges against his wife and Harry Straub who this afternoon appeared before Mayor France and prayed for a continuance of the trial until Thursday evening. This was granted and Mrs. Eley furnished bond in the sum of SIOO, while Straub was incarcerated on account of his inability to secure bail. Some sensational evidence will be introduced at the time of the trial or it will be because Joe Eley is unable to be there. His two daughters, he says, and Charles Straub, will swear that during the time he was engaged in ditching near Warren, his wife and Harry Straub lived together in adultery. Mr. Eley states that he sending his check home each week, and his wife would accept it, get it cashed and buy vituals with which to feed Straub and the members of the family. Joe does not like the way his better half has been doing and he desjres to see her punished for the law violation. What effect this trial will have on the divorce procedure no one knows, but in the event that the charges are proven it will certainly have some.
ENGINE DERAILED G. R. and I. Engine Number Nine Had a Mishap this Morning THE SWITCH OPEN And the Engine Ran Into It—Wreck Train to Rescue An occurrence which may have resulted seriously occurred on the G. R. and I railroad early this morning when engine number nine, a north bound extra was derailed near the crossing at Madison street. The en-
gine was doing switching in the yards, and one of the trainmen turned the switch, thinking that the iron monster was going in the opposite direction. To the contrary it backed and ran into the open switch and was derailed, although no one was hurt, and but little damage done. Luckily the engine was operating at a low rate of speed or we undoubtedly would have another chapter to add. The wreck train was dispatched to the scene and arrived within thirty minutes. The engine was put on the track and the Irack cleared within two hours from the time of the derailing. The trainmen were not censured for the mishap as the fireman thought the switch lamp was white instead of red. It 1b indeed fortunate that the damage was as meager as it was.
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SOCIAL COLUMN The C. B. L. of I. and K. C. Installed Officers Yesterday HISTORICAL LADIES Will Be Entertained by Mrs. Blackburn Tomorrow Evening All Rebekahs are requested to be present at their regular meeting Tuesday evening for drill practice. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet with Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp on Wednesday afternoon, and arrangements are being made for an enjoyable meeting of this society. Mrs. H. R. Moltz will entertain the Young Matrons Club on tomorrow afternoon at her beautiful Fourth street home.
Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen of Winchester street will entertain > company of friends on Thursday afternoon, the guest of honor to be Mrs. Duke Stoops, of Petersburg. Third degree work will be on at the Masonic lodge tomorrow, Tuesday evening, and Mr. Ned Steele will then be raised to the fellowship a Master Mason. A social time will follow the degree work, and the membership are invited to join in the pleasures of the occasion. A big time was had yesterday and last night, the occasion being the installation of officers in the C. B. L. of I. and the Knights of Columbus lodges. T. J. McLaughlin of Fort Wayne, acted as installing officer. Those who took the official obligations in the C. B. L. of I. were president Charles Pennington,. vice president Blanche Ervin, secretary Rose Colchin, collector Amelia Niblick, chancellor John Starost. guard Peter Stein, auditor Mrs. Amelia Christen, representative John Starost, trustees William Hartings, Mrs. Julia Colchin and William Parent. The officers of the knights are grand knight Charles Niblick, deputy grand knight Benjamin Kohne, chancellor H. J. Yager, warden Nick Miller, financial secretary Dr. H. F. Costello, recording secretary Joseph Lose, trustees John Baker, William Hartings and Frank Heiman, chaplain Rev. Wilken, advocate U. Deininger, lecturer Rev. George Angernaier. There was a large attendance of the membership and a good time followed the installation.
Rev. Asher H. Brand, of Bluffton, Ind., will address the men’s club of the Presbyterian church of this city Tuesday evening, February 2. at 7:30. All the men of the congregation are urgently requested to be present. Mr. Brand is a pleasing speaker and is doing a splendid work in this department. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. S. D. Beavers tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and it is urged that all members be present.
The ladies of the Historical Club will meet with Mrs. Blackburn tomorrow evening at which time interstate’commerce will be extensively discussed in topics as follows: Its beginnings and growth; Lake Commerce; Railway Commerce; Interstate Commerce. The meeting will be of unusual interest and every member should be present. Mis. Miller will assist in the entertainment.
WANT AN EXPERT A Bill to Investigate Several of the State Offices ARE PARING DOWN Democrats Favor Cutting Down the Number of Extra Clerks Indianapolis, Jan. 25. —A joint resolution for an investigation of all state offices will be introduced early this week in the state legislature, according to James Garrard, Democratic floor leader of the house. The resolution. it is said, was inspired by the message of Governor Marshall. Speaker Honan, Representatives Garrard, Strickland and Faulkner, leaders of the Democratic party in the house, have been in frequent conference with the governor concerning the resolution. Governor Marshall in his message at the time of his inauguration recommended that a nonpartisan expert be immediately employed to enter the various offices of the state house, examine the work done in each office, how much clerical assistance was needed, what such assistants should be paid and what offices Ipould ‘he abolished without detriment to the public service. The governor also recommended that all offices under the state government be investigated to ascertain if there had been any extravagance in their management and whether the letter of the law had been strained in order to obtain large allowances. He also asked for authority of the legislature to bring suit and compel the recovery of any such money into the state treasury. The Democrats say they are confident that the resolution for an investigation will pass without much opposition from the Republican majority in the senate. They say the Republicans will not wish to oppose such a measure. And yet it is known there is considerable opposition on the part of the Republicans to reduce the staff of the governor's office. When the appropriation bill comes up it predicted there will be not a little slashing by the Democratic majority of the house. One Democratic member of the house declared today, after he had done a little figuring, that $30,000 a year, alone, is paid out for the employment of stenographers in jthe state house. He himself believes that there are stenographers, copy clerks and other clerks who sometimes find time hanging heavily on their hands. An investigation of the various offices, it is believed, was behind Governor Marshall's request for authority to employ an executive counsel at a salary of $3,600 per year.
MUCH SICKNESS \ (Continued from page 1.) Mrs. Levi Baker very ill from iagrippe, is somewhat improved today although her condition was alarming yesterday. Since the moderation of weather elements a number of new lagrippe patients have been reported. The sudden change even to warmer is conducive to the dread ailment.
NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS Your water rental is now past due. Please call at once and pay the same ana save us the trouble of reporting the delinquency. W. J. ARCHBOLD, 21-6 t City Treasurer. o FOR SALE —About 30 acres of good timber, and two five roomed houses in Cook's addition tor rent. Inquire of Elizabeth 8. Kern, R. R. No. 9, Decatur, Ind. 21-3 t o A Religious Author's Statement For several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assistance. My urine contained a thick white sediment and I passed same frequently day and night. I commenced taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abated and finally ceased and my urine became normal. I cheerfully recommended Foley’s Kldnev Remedy THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO,
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fit’s Easy To Figure | Go back ten years. Take the cost E of the shingle, tin or whatever B ktrvl oi roof you put on your bam B house or other buildings, and add what it has cost for repairing. B How much does it stand you in ’ B You’ll find it far more econom- K icai to use Si EROm ROOFING I v. a ru. oa. M pense for labor, as you can lay it F" eeds no painting when applied, and B to keep in condition than any other contains no tar, rubber or paper, B trot, melt, crack or rust. I and fire-resisting. Will add years B ly building on your farm. r® Write for free samples. ANOARD PAINT COMPANY, too William Street, New York. LonH Kansas City. Boston. Philadelphia. B New orie4.ua. SOLD BY LAMAIN & LEE * ROR TRADE 95 acres three miles from Decatur, good buildings to exchange for 40 acres, will give long time on difference. Residence and store building with stock of goods; will exchange for small farm. 53 acres in St Marys township, SBO.OO per acre; will take in exchange for part pay medium price city property in Decatur. House and lot worth $1,000.00 will give in exchange on 40 acres tn Union, Root, or Preble township and pay cash difference. Fine city business property on a brick street, rents readily for $40.00 per month; will exchange for good 80 acre farm. 5 room house on south Russel street, will sell on easy terms, or take in exchange vacant lot as part payment Fine residence property on brick street, modern in every way, will exchange for good farm. Fine residence on Mercer avenue, together with another house and lot which rents well will exchange for farm. Good rent proposition house and lot, will exchange for live stock. Vacant lot on Monroe street, will exchange for good work team. Vacant lot will exchange for good family horse. Cheap work horse will exchange for good cow or young cattle. If you have anything in the trade line or to exchange in any way. bear In mind it costs you nothing in this agency unless sale or trade Is made. THE ERWIN AGENCY A NEW WAY To Buy and Pay FOR YOUR SPRING SUIT Don’t delay. Come in and let me explain CHRIS MEYER, The Tailor 135 S. Second St. Decatur, Indiana
| Tuesday! Opera JANUARY House 26th. W. F. MANN Presents LOUIE RAMODELL In the most wholesome Western play ever written . . . “The Cow Puncher" 3d Successful Season A Companion play to “The Virginian” A th.illing Arizona Cowboy story. Complete scenic production and j electric effects carried by the company. Black Chambers the champion lariat spinner of America will give free street exhibitions at 3. 30. 5 big specialty acts and the renowned cowboy quartette. Watch for the man with the rope.