Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1909 — 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.. W.OO Per month, by mail ........ ,85 cents Per year, by mail ...... $2.50 Single copies ..,..2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. ——, Entered ai tbs poetoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as aeeond-claes mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. H. E .Barnard, the state food and drug commissioner of Indiana, declares that even if Dr. Wiley is overruled by the interior department in the matter of the hurtfulness of benzoate of soda used as a preservative, this state will continue its interdiction of its use to preserve unwhole-! some foods and make them salable. One of the dangers of its use is that

by this means decay is arrested and concealed after it has gone far enough to be dangerous. Another danger is from its presence in milk; ; for, even though adults may use the. drug in small quantities without in-1 jury, experience has proven that even ' the minutest amount Is dangerous for infants—South Bend Times. The advertising season is here. The people are already planning purchases of spring goods and Decatur merchants have wisely supplied themselves with large consignments of the useful articles the people demand. Never before was the outlook more ( prospective for a complete stirring j

SNOW AGENCY

No. 764 —Is a four room cottage on Elm street, corner lot, fruit, stable, cistern, brick walk, etc,, S6OO.(M>. Na 715—1 s a one acre tract a half mile from Decatur, plenty of fruit, dug well, gixxl four room house, some other buildings, $450.00. Na 766—1 s a nearly all black land 2'14 acre tract, within a mil* and

See Snow Age nev's Larger Lists of farm and City Properties HORSE : SALE HEAD Decatur, Ind. February sth, 1909 If you need a horse of any kind, do not fail to attend this sale. We have a lot of good big brood mares in foal, two and three year old colts with plenty of bone and size, the kind that will make the best class of big market horses when full age, a lot of general purpose horses and cheap work horses. Every horse will be sold for the high dollar. If you have a horse to sell bring it to this sale. Our sales are being attended by the best buyers from the large Eastern markets. Commission charged whether sold at public or private sale. DECATUR HORSE SALE CO. The Unparalleled Variety of colors in men’s fabrics for this season offers a range from which all classes of men will find something individually pleasing.

Our Patterns Embrace all the shades of green, olive, slate, stone, gray, jM|>tß brown, tan, mode, bronze, B Jj|h S 111 . . ’ y ~ He and khaki, in stripe, || check and soft plaid de- W- , " r 'W ’ 3 signs, and are exclusive, Make an early selection and get a high class tailored-to-measure suit. tn . Our Fuhion 560 inces unusually reason- Fo “ *”* able, fit and satisfaction guaranteed CHRIS NEVER, The Tailor 135 S, Second St. Decatar, Indiana

!in the business line, and it is now J up to the business men to reach out ’ j fcr the business which they deserve. The one medium which always brings . ri suits is advertising in the columns of a paper whch reaches the homes r of the representative citizens. The i progressive merchant is one who does I no’ sit idly by, contenting himself with 1 what business comes to him unsolici- , ted, but who exercises every effort in a legitimate way to secure new busi- ! ness. Begin advertising today and wateh the results. IN MEMORIAM. In ioving remembrance of our dear daughter and sister, Nellie Bates, died Jan. 21, 1909. age 22 years, 10 months (she was bom in Fayette county, 1887. ,She leaves to mourn two children, father, mother, four sisters and two brothers, and one brother has preceded her to the better world. She had i a good and kind disposition, with a smile for every one. She was faithful all through her sickness and tried

to get well. She said at the last hour she was willing to go. She had been in ill health since May. On the 28 of i August she was operated on and ever ■ since was not able to walk or help 'herself. On Wednesday evening be- ' fore she was called away she tried Ito sing, but her voice trembled so | she couldn’t sing much. She tiled so hard to get well, but the Lord thought best to call her home from her suffering. She told us all that no one knew how she had to suffer. Funeral services at Clark's Chapel Saturday, Jan. 23, 1:30 p. m., conducted by C. L. Marsh, pastor. TRICKER’S Jackson Sootless coal leaves no whiskers on Hie stove lids. Hocking Splint and other grades at the low price. Office Phone 534: Res. 311. ts

a half of town, good frame story and half house on brick foundation, drove well, all wire fenced, $2,650.90. No. —ls aBO acre dairy arm good tenant house, dairy barn for fifty cows, sheds, cribs, etc., drove well. All fitted np for dairy business, $lO,900.00.

SOCIAL COLUMN Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb Entertains the Shakespeare Ladies OTHER SOCIETY NEWS Miss Genevieve Berling Demonstrates Her Musical Ability The Shakespeare Club members gathered at the home of Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb yesterday afternoon. Mrs.

Blossom had the paper on "Mexico" with sub-topics. The hundredth anniversary of Mendolsohn was remembered at this meeting. Mrs. Nachtrieb celebrating the anniversary by giving the guests postcards which, when read consecutively, told the story of Mendelsohn’s life. A guessing contest was indulged in, objects representing music were shown, every one guessing what it meant in music. j Mrs. Ella Bell and Irene Schirmeyer played on the piano from Mendolsohn. Other guests besides the members of the club were Miss Iren eSchirmeyer, Nora Smith. Annetta Johnson, Rose Dunathan snd Mrs. Ella Bell, The Thimble Club will be entertained by Miss Bessie Shrock Friday evening. Before a number of her sister students Miss Genevieve Berling passed an examination last evening at the musical academy of the Sisters of St. Agnes which not only demonstrated her skill as a musician, but highly entertained her every au-

ditor. She being the first to successI fully pass the fifth grade since the j inception of the academy, it was arranged that she should pass a rigid examination to prove conclusively that the work had been completed. Miss Berling assumed her seat at the piano and those present would alternately request her to play the different exercises which she had taken in the various grades, and she was perfect in all of them. She has acquired a knowledge of music possessed by few of her age (fifteen years) and her ability was recognized by those present. who were: Misses Agnes Kohne, Naomi Niblick. Mary Deininger, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Marie Kintz, Dale Pryne, Josephine Lang, Agnes and Georgia Meibers. Miss Berling will submit to two more examinations in the near future and without doubt will again acquit herself grandly.

Mrs. J. C. Patterson and Miss Marie ; Patterson gave a charming, chafing dish party at their home on Second street Wednesday evening. The , guests were Miss Rose Dunathan. Miss Anneta Johnson, Mrs. Miller. Mrs, W. H. Nachtrieb and Mrs. Elliugham. The Aid Society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Cyrus J. Weaver on Fifth street tomorrow afternoon. A meeting of the Missionary Society of the Evangelical church will be held by Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner. Many will attend. Mrs. C. O. France will be hstess at a meeting of the Friday Night Club, tomorrow evening. The W. R. C. ladies held their social hour yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Russel on south TLirtenth stret and a most enjoyable time was had. The home was decorated with the stars and stripes, which made a very attractive appearance. A fine luncheon was also served. The meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. M. Shay. At the Mite Box opening of the Queen Esther's ind the Womanfs Home Missionary society to be held a' Mrs John Niblick’s, every one is invited. Refreshments will be served, and a silver offering taken. o — TWO HUNDRED ARRESTED. Pittsburg Police Make Raid and Charge Prisoners with Vagrancy.

Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 4.-More than 200 colored men were arrested tonight iu an effort to render the Herron Hill residence section of the city safe. In the last few weeks numerous attacks have been made by colored men U[on young women, each of which has been repulsed, but the offenders escaped. The police force was increased, but the attacks continued, and tonight a raid was made and every colored man who could not show that he was employed was arrested as a grant.

COMMISSIONERS — (Continued from oage 1.) the above named are the only ones | at this time affected by the said election. and further reciting that the law is unconstitutional as it does not embrace the subject matter connected therewith and further that it is retroactive in its effect as it re-

lates to the petitioners and objectors herein and would impair valuable contract and enforce the annulment thereof, further that the act as passed by the legislature is not complete ard provides that in all elections not in the acts specified including penalties the genera! election laws shall apply, further that the act seeks to apply the genet-1 election law to special elections, and there is such a conflict in the law that under the law no valid election could be held, further that there is no provision in the law as to when the inspectors shall report the result of the election or there is no provision in the law as 1 to who will make such report to the election commissioners and the statute governing general elections will , not apply in such county local option 1 and further that there is no appro- , priation on hands to pay the expenses of the election and the costs which will amount to $2,000 must be paid > by the taxpayers of the county. There- j fore they ask that the commissioners ; set aside their former order and va- , ‘cate said judgment and order order- i ing said election held on February , 21 1909. The commissioners, owing , to the absence of their president, ; Martin Laughlin, refused to act nt , this time, and advised the attorneys ; fcr the above named parties that they f wculd not act unless Mr. Laughlin ( was present, which would not be un- E til next Monday. Therefore the pe- t tition will stand until that time with- j out any action being taken. t

THE HORSE SALE (Continued from nage 11 passing through these stables, but still it is there and as one of the managers stated, we will have just as many at the next sale. Buyers are already coming from various cities surrounding and when Col. McNabb the auctioneer starts the sale tomorrow the east, west and middle states will all be well represented each with one purpose, that of securing from fast becoming popular all over stock is being groomed and put into presentable condition today, and a force of workmen are thus busily engaged and will be until Friday noon when the sale opens. These sales are falo, New York, Pittsburg, Boston, the country and the managers of the sale stables are to be congratulated upon their successful methods and enterprising natures as they are making the name of Decatur familiar all over the country. Buyers from Bufis practicing hard for the big annual Cincinnati,- fChicagp, Mansfield and Marion are expected some time during the day. as are buyers from a number of the smaller surrounding towns and cities, and if the day is a nice one, Decatur will see one of the largest crowds that It has seen in many days. Decatur citizens must certainly take their hats off to the Decatur Horse Sale company.

THE LEGISLATURE (Cootin*ed from Pace Oae) read bonds has attracted some attention from bankers, bond brokers and others who are interested in such securities. There is some difference of opinion among the financial men of the city as to just what the result of such a law would be. The county and township committee reported for passage Culbertson’s bill to change the limit on township school bonds from five to fifteen years, and for indefinite postponement Senator Kling’s bill increasing mortgage exemptions to. $1,200. The roads committe reported for passage Mugg’s bill to raise the tax rate for rock road construction; and senate bill No. 57 (Stotsenburg), authorizing the construction of an electric road on a toll road. The elections committee reported for adoption Merriman's resolution to memorialize the United States senate to provide for election of United States senators by popular vote.

INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS. Washington, Feb. 4.—Feb. 10 is the tentative date set for the house to act on the proposal to regulate the interstate shipments of intoxicating liquors. Consideration of the revision of the penal code then will be resumed and the first subject to come up will be the liquor question. When the house ceased consideration cf the revision before the holidays there was pending an amendment in the nature cf an insertion, offered by Representative Humphreys, of Mississippi, to regulate hstersUte shipments of intoxicating liquors.

A HOT CONTEST I - Delphos and Decatur Teams J Fight for Supremacy THE LOCALS WIN Delphos Defeated by a Margin of 124 Pins Last Evening One of the warmest bowling contests that has been pulled off in our city this winter occurred last evening at the Palace alleys, when the crack Delphos, Ohio, team attempted

tj wrest honors from a local team, and were defeated by a margin of one hundred and twenty-four pins. This was the second contest pulled off between these teams, the locals some time ago having gone to Delphos where they were defeated by a margin of fifty pins, and the game last evening was one for blood. This now makes a game each, and the deciding contest will be pulled off in two weeks at the Brunswick alleys at Fort Wayne, Ind., when the championship will be permanently decided. Peterson for the locals was in magnificent form, his high score being 213 and his average for the three gsmes 198, which certainly takes on the appearance of being big league style. Linderman for the visitors did the best bowling, his high score being 218, and his average 175. All the scores rolled by the locals were over the eight hundred mark, which goes to demonstrate that Decatur is harboring a fast lot of bowlers. The score: Delphos—

Linderman 149 218 168 Manuels 123 139 147 Grady 160 156 167 Stanley 122 170 137 Gutterson 186 189 147 Total 740 872 770 Total pins, 2,482. Decatur — Berling 169 162 132 Lankenau 189 192 153 Vaughn 154 146 159 France ....118 (143 196

ibbbbbbbbbbbbbbibbibbbibbbbbbb BBBfla»BBBmiii | THE GREAT NORTHERN INDIANA i ! - DU ROC —= — ■ I BROOD SOW SALE! ■ AT BLUFFTON, INDIANA | | MON. FEBRUARY, 8, 1909 j | 40 Head of Bred Sows 40 1 ■ SIRED BY BOARS OF 1U n.j, .|-| j ■ BRED TO BOARS OF H I ill • ■ not only in the Eastern but Western States ; "—" * . - I QI- 8 | Sale will be given in a good warm place. Come ; ■ and be our guests. Get a good dinner and meet j S your friends. No high prices expected. I ■ SALE CALLED AT 12:30 P. M. j E- - ! ■ D. E. STUDABAKER, Decatur, Ind. J ■ MARKLEY, Bluffton, Ind. ; | D. COLBURT, Warren, Ind. J ■ A H. ADAMS, Columbia Oity, Ind. J ■ Auctioneers; Fred Reppert, J ■ H. L. Iglehart. S I MlllllUaßnuK- —

A Farm for $lO IN THE ■—— Sunny San Luis Valley OF COLORADO FREE TRIP TO EXAMINE LAM WE HAVE DIVIDED A 54,000 ACRE TRACT INTO TRUCK FARMS CONTAINING 10 To 1,000 Acres PER FARM AT S2OO EACH $lO Cash and $lO Per Month’. No Interest! No Taxes! We want a reliable and energetic man in every town to form clubs of | 5 prospective purchasers. We will furnish round trip j xi.road ticket FREE to one member of each club to inspect land. We pay liberal commission. Full particulars upon request. Reference —Any Bank or Banker in St. Louis, Kansas Citv or Denver. San Luis Valley Land And Irrigation Co. Bank of Commerce Bidg. KANSAS CITY, MO.

Peterson 205 213 175 Total 835 856 815 Total pins. 2,506. o This is the season of decay and weakened vitality; good health !s hard to retain. If you'd retain yours, fortify your system with Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, the surest way. 25 cents. Tea or Tablets. SMITH, YAGER & FALK.

f It expels all poisons, stimplstes th internal organs, cleanses the syrsz and purifies the blood. Such UHr lister’s Rocky Mountain Tea, fk most effective, preventative of difm 25 cents. Tea or Tablets. SMITH. YAGER & FALK. — 0 Democrat Want Ads. Pat