Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 55.

MAY TAKE IT BACK Clerk’s and Sheriff’s Laws Are Repealed in the House PLAYING POLITICS Theie is a Mad Rush for the Passage of Bills . Indianapolis, March 5. —(Special to the Dally Democrat) —By a vote of 62 to 19 the house this morning passed house bills 561 and 612. The former repeals famous or Infamous sheriff’s in and out fee bill, and the latter repeals clerk's bills which gives to county clerks all transcript and about all other fees that come 'into the hands of the clerks. These are the bills that passed in the legislature two years ago and were vetoed by Governor Hanly, and passed over the governor’s veto at this session. The bills just passed are for the repeal of these two laws, and both parties are playing politics with them. There is perhaps the strongest lobby of the session at Indianapolis, laboring for the defeat of the bills, and the game now is for the senate to pass them, too late, however, for the governor to receive them under the limit of three days for consideration by the executive. The Democrat has it on the quiet that the governor will sign these bills any old time they reach him, and so if the senate passes the bills, thinking that they have made a political play without hurting their lobby friends, they will waken up to disappointment, as the governor will catch them napping. Indianapolis, March 5. —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The governor sent a message this morning to both houses notifying them that instead of midnight tonight he will receive bills up until six o’clock tomorrow evening for his signature or disapproval. This is a rdlief to both branches and means that several more bills will be passed before the bell Is rung on them. Indianapolis, March 5. —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The house gave their approval to several bills this morning, among them being the following: Bills Passed by the House. House bill 460, an act to amend section one of an act authorizing circuit and criminal courts to suspend sentence and parole persons convicted of crimes and misdemeanors. House bill 414, an act relating to the adjustment of excessive charges for the carriage of freight. House bill 88. an act to provide for a tax on gifts, inheritances, bequests, legacies, etc.

Bills Killed by the House. House bill 593, an act authorizing boards of county commissioners to appropriate money in aid of agricultural fairs. This Is the county fair till. House bill 616, an act to amend section 53 of an act concerning municipal corporations. This bill only affected the city of Evansville. Indianapolis, March 5. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The senate passed the morning on bills, the following being passed: Bills Passed by the Senate. Senate bill 61, an act authorizing cities of ten thousand population or more to create the office of police matron. House bill 335, an act to amend sections 1, 2 and 3 of an act for the advancement of agriculture. House bill 317, an act to amend section 20 of an act concerning mucipal corporations, approved March 6, 1905. House bill 379, an act to protect the traveling public and employes by requiring railroads to equip their trains with medical supplies. House bill 153, an act to better regulate the sale of merchandise and to prevent misleading and dishonest representations in connection therewith. House bill 394, an act to amend an act regulating the taxing of dogs. House bill 120, a bill for an act concerning the protection of homing pigeons. House bill 273, a bill to amend section 8, of an act concerning telephone companies. This bill admits of the purchase of competing lines, and the owning of stock in rival companies. f House bills 624 and 628 also passed the senate at their morning session. Indianapolis, March 5. —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —There is a mad rush on .for the passage of bills. Every one w-ants his special bill to grind in the hopper, and the life of the average legislator and the clerks' as well, is going at the rate of a mile a minute. o-. — SETTING A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE The Children Are Preparing to Plant Flowers. A number of children are setting a fine example for the older folks by planning about their flower beds. The time is not far distant when nature is at its best. The woods and fields will be full of color and life and everything will be beautiful. The cities and towns could be made to look clean and pretty if each individual would do his part. Decatur people should get busy, clean up their yards at least. That is doing a great deal. If you have time, flowers will help the civic improvement idea along nicely. The west ward school children a year or so ago, planted flowers along *the walks and around the school building. These were cultivated with care, the work of the pupils was amply repaid by lovely flowers. The wellkept lawn and the flowers made as attractive spot as could be found anywhere in the city. — o The old gray horse owned by the Adams Express company which has become familiar to many in the city became sick. The animal was sent to Cincinnati, where it will probably be sold. A new horse, a chestnut sorrel, has been procured to take the other one’s place.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, March 5, 1909.

NO PERSUASION Was Necessary to Sell Horses at Fancy Figures Today AT HORSE STABLES Had the Most and Best Ever Offered to the I, Public As a positive indication that today’s horse sale would eclipse all former ones held in the city, the barns : were crowded this morning before eight o’clock with men who were admiring and placing private bids on the excellent animals which had been quartered. The buyers simply outdid themselves during the past two weeks and the result is they had the largest number and the best horses which have ever before been offered to the public. The First street stables and they are spacious, were full to overflowing with horses, with even the auction room occupied, while the Rodenbach barn across the street groaned beneath its load. In fact there were more than three hundred draft, general purpose and driving horses on hand to await a new home when auctioneer McNabb, of Ashland county, Ohio, announced the opening. The bidding that followed was more than spirited, it was exciting. The consignment consisted of animals with such excellency that no coaxing was necessary to sell them at fancy prices. The peop’.e must doff their hats to the promoters of the Decatur Horse company for their progressiveness. their ability to get together such excellent animals that our city may maintain the reputation of being the best horse market in northern Indiana. WAS ILL ONE WEEK Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kruetzman is Dead TYPHOID PNEUMONIA Was the Cause of His Untimely Demise—The Funeral The ravages of typhoid pneumonia have caused the untimely demise of George, son of Mr. and Mrs. William 1 Kruetzman, of Preble township, after I a week’s duration of the dread disease. Several days ago he became ill and his case immediately assumed a seriousness which caused alarm among the family members. He grew worse with the passing of each day until finally the spark became extinct yesterday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. The deceased who was sixteen years, six months of age, was reared in this county. He was a young man of sterling worth, who commanded recognition from all who knew' him and his death has caused sorrow among his many friends. He is survived by his parents, five brothers and one sister. The funeral services will be held from the home Sunday morning with Rev. Schneider of the Magley church officiating. The services will begin at ten o’clock. NO CHANGES IN CONDITION. Janies Touhey is Still Suffering Much With Chances Against Him. Reports from the bedside of James Touhey are to the effect that no radical change either for the better or the worse has been noted. He is still suffering much but is withstanding the pain well. It will now be several days until it will he known whether or not he will be able to walk again and meantime his relatives and friends will hope that developments will indicate his ultimate recovery. Dr. McOscar will make another examination in the near futre, which will probably tell the tale.

MARSHALL COUNTY IS DRY Gives More Than a Thousand Against the Open Saloon. # Plymouth, Ind., March s.—By a majority of 1,091, according to complete unofficial returns, Marshall county has voted to oust her thirteen saloons and to remain “dry’ l for a period of at least two years. For a time last evening the result was in doubt, and the temperance forces had a shock when it began to look like their vote was to be reduced to a very small margin,: if not wiped away entirely. The result was a great relief when the vote was made known. Marshall county a few weeks ago went Democratic when a campaign was on to elect a representative to the legislature, the issue at that time being the repeal of the option law. Dr. Wise, the Democrat and repealer, carried the county, and on the basis of this it had been predicted by many that the county would vote against local option today. LOSS IS ADJUSTED A Settlement is Reached in the Waring Glove Company Loss TWENTY THOUSAND The Loss Was Paid in Full and Without Trouble The Waring Glove company fire loss ar their Huntington factory has been adjusted, and they will receive the entire amount of their loss, $20,000. The settlement was arranged satisfactorily both to the insurance companies and the Waring Glove company, the latter being assisted by Mr. H. L. Confer, who by the way, has attained an enviable reputation as an adjuster of a fire loss. The fire was an ugly one, and the damage was put up to the companies in such a way that the payment of the policies was the only thing left them. Immediately after an agreement had been reached, work began in tearing away tbe debris and the work of rebuilding will be rushed with all possible haste. The loss of time is a great one to the company, as they are loaded to the brim with orders and future business, and it will cause them to go some to make up the lost time. They will make the effort, however, and now that the adjustment is out of the way, not a moment will be lost, in hastening a resumption of their business. MISSIONARY MEET AT BLUFFTON Presbyterian Society to Meet There April 6 and 7. The ladies of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian church, are making extensive arrangement for the entertainment of the numerous delegates who will be In this city on April 6th and 7th in attendance at the annual convention of the Prebyterian Woman’s Missionary Society of the Ft. Wayne Presbytery. The Fort Wayne Presbytery comprises most of the counties in northeastern Indiana and a large number of delegates will be in this city. A fine list of speakers has been arranged and among these is Miss Lillie Beeber, of Fort Wayne, the foreign missionary in charge of the girl’s school at Tabriz, Persia, who is spending the winter in this country on a furlough. Miss Beeber spoke in this city several weeks ago on the occasion of the annual praise service of tbe local society and those who heard her then were charmed by her address. Her talk will be an excellent feature of the program and the other numbers will no doubt be equally attractive although the full arrangements have net yet been made. — Bluffton News. ——e ELECTION OF TRUSTEES. There will be an election of five trustees for the Evangelical church i in Decatur, Ind., on the evening of March 17th. These shall serve for a period of three years each. Let all the members of Decatur society please take notice and be present on this date. Rev. D. O. Wise, Pastor.

ECONOMY ISSUE The Next Congress to Be a Battle Royal by the Democrats MANY HAVE RETIRED Indianians in Number Retired Yesterday to Private Life Washington, March 5. —It is predicted by the wisest of the Democratic clan in congress that the great, over-shadowing, paramount issue that will be put forward by the Democracy in the congressional elections next year and in the presidential campaign of 1912 will be governmental extravagance. Barring the precipitation of any sudden and unexpected issue, such as war, which might upset all the calculations of the politicians, there appears at this time to be a new issue in the process of making—the issue of alleged extravagance — which the Democrats will rely upon to elect a Democratic house of representatives next year and a Democratic president three years hence. The most farseeing of the Democratic leaders say this issue is being born and that unless all signs fail it is bound to grow and develop until it will require no dictum of the national convention, such as the forced designation of “imperialism” by the Kansas City convention of 1900, to brand it as “the paramount issue’’ of the next few campaigns. Many Indianians yesterday retired to private life. Among them were Charles Warren Fairbanks, James A. Hemenway, Jesse Overstreet. James E Watson. Charles B. Landis, Clarence C Gilliams, John H. Foster, John C. Chaney. — o CASE CONTINUED Halt Was Occasioned in Holthouse Case at Portland A CONTINUANCE Has Been Granted Plaintiff Until March the Twenty-Second Attorneys Peterson and Moran returned yesterday afternoon from Portland, where they represented the defendant in thg case entitled Poline vs Peter Holthouse, which was scheduled for trial before Judge LaFollette. Mr. Poling demands settlement on a note of SBOO, and Holthouse has filed a cross compalint demanding $4,000 which he alleges is due him. The case began Wednesday morning in the Jay circuit court and the direct evidence of both the plaintiff and defendant was submitted ’to tbe judge. Setting forth that they had rebuttal to offer which evidence they had not at their command, the plaintiff’s attorneys petitioned for a centinuance of the litigation which was granted and the case was postponed until March 22. At this time the evidence will be completed and the case will be taken under advisement, and decided by Judge LaFollette. Thus a suit of long standing will be disposed of. o AGREED ON APPROPRIATIONS Indianapolis, March 4.—At 11 o'clock tonight the house of representatives, under suspension of the rules, passed the general appropriation bill. The vote was 60 to 9. The bill will go to the senate tomorrow morning. The bill as passed by the house carries a total of $8,341,323 to pay the state's expenses for 1909 and 1910. The bill as introduced yester- ■ day by Chairman Garrard, of the ways : and means committee, carried a total appropriation of $8,636,595. As a committee of the whole the house reduced appropriations today to the extent of $318,010, but duripg the session tonight $22,738 was added to the bill, making a nerhretion of $295,272. |

DIED AT THE HOSPITAL Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Keller Buried Today . Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Keller, of Monroe, spent a few hours Wednesday at tho home of his sister, Mrs. J. W. Hendricks, east Main street, leaving on the afternoon train for their home. They were taking home the remains of their infant son, Carl Keller, aged twenty months, who died Tuesday noon at the Eastman hospital, Indianapolis, where it had been taken the later part of last week for treatment. The child had not been well for some time and on three other occasions it had been taken to the hospital and operated upon. The last operation was performed Saturday and the the child seemed to be getting along very well, until this week when other complications developed, causing its death Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hendricks will go to Monroe Friday to attend the services which will take place that day.—Portland Sun. WITHOUT HIS SIG I Sunday Ball to Be a Law Without the Governor’s Signature GIVEN A CANE Representative Smith, of Jay County, is Caned i Indianapolis, March 5. —The Sunday baseball bill will become a law without the sanction Os Governor I Marshall. The senate passed the second Brolley bill yesterday, which i seeks to legalize the playing of the game on Sunday between the hours of 1 p. m. and 6 p. m., and shortly before 3 o’clock the enrolled act was taken to the governor for his consideration. Three hours later the governor sent a message to the house with the information that he would . deposit the enrolled bill with the secretary of state at the expiration of three days, with neither his signature nor his veto, at which time It will become a law. Sitting in the anteroom of the executive offices a few minutes after the message had been > read to the members of the house, Governor Marshall expressed a wish tha the could have vetoed the bill. ■ His reasons for not doing so are expressed in his message, chief among them being that the legislature has once disagreed with him on the question, and taking advantage of the legislative branch of the government, especially at this late day in the ’ session. i " , John M. Smith. Democrat, repre- ( sentihg Jay county in the legislature, , was presented with a fine gold-headed cane yesterday on the floor of the house by fellow members of the ju- . diciary committee. Representative Smith was formerly judge of the Jay 1 circuit court. He was made the ' chairman of the judiciary committee, ■ one of the most important in the house, Speaker Honan recognizing ' him as one of the most able lawyers in the lower branch. The sessions 1 of the committee, which is made up of both Democrats and Republicans, ■ have been harmonious throughout the session. The members of the committee conceived the idea of making Judge Smith a present. The cane was purchased, and Representative Talbott was selected to make the presentation speech. Mr. Talbott was Introduced by Representative Haggard. Judge Smith was taken by surprise, but, mounting to the speaker’s platform ,he thanked his fellow committeemen heartily for the present. o ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. English divine services will be held at our church Sunday afternoon at two o’clock standard time. The words , of sacred scripture chosen for the I basis of discourse can be found: Matth. 15:21-28. Based on these ; words the theme of the sermon will ‘ be: “The faith of the Canaanite wo-

man a sample of the true Christian faith.” You will do well, dear reader and not rue it in the least if you come apd hear this sermon. You are cardially invited. J. H. Kiausing, Pastor.

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WRITES A LETTER Mrs. Holloway Writes from Her Home at Branson, Mo. DESCRIBES COUNTRY Writes a Descriptive Letter About the Country The following letter was written by Mrs. Marie Holloway to the members of the Euterpean Club, will be read with pleasure by her many friends in this city: Branson, Mo., Feb. 24, 1909. My Dear Club Friends: I promised to write you a letter as soon as I was settled here.but although two months have passed and I am domiciled, you might say, under my own vine and fig tree, yet I can hardly say that I am settled. There are yet a number of things to unpack and arrange but enough is done to satisfy present needs. My health up to within about ten days, has not been good, a little over-exertion would cause a collapse such as I had experienced in Decatur after my return from Ohio, but I think the grippe has finally disappeared from my system, and I am beginning to feel like myself again. All of this byway of apology for not writing sooner. I did not have the energy to get about it. and now I am writing with a pencil, which you may think inexcusable, but I am taking that which is to me the easier way, so I hope you will pardon me. Because of my ill health, I am very little acquainted with the people or she town, therefore I have nothing to write about excepting the country. Branson is surrounded by the foothills of the Ozarks. John L. Matthews in his story of “Tontitown” “A Story of the Conservation of Men,” published in the January Everyboys has this to say: The Ozarks, though set down on the map as a mountain chain, rise by such easy progressions of grassy and wooded knolls to their culminating two thousand feet, that one traversing them cannot believe that he has done more than pass through an ordinary hill country until, emerging upon tbe brow of some eminence, be unexpectedly commands a view over sixty or seventy miles of treetops and faims. The summer is pleasantly tempered there; the winter is mild, 'the high, dry air, fairly intoxicatng; the soil is magical In its properties. It is the land of the big red apple, the glowing peach and of vineyards that bear with extravagance,” Tontitown is between sixty and one hundred miles southwest of here. If you have not read the story, be sure it is worth reading. In “The Shepherd of the Hills” Harold Bell Bright the author says of the Ozarks: "Preachin Bill'' who runs the ferry says: “When God looked upon the work of his bands and called hit good he war sure lookin’ at this here country. ’Tain’t no wonder at all Go drested when he made these here hills, he jest naturally had to quit, fur he done his beatenest and war plumb gin out.” The book “The Shepherd of the Hills,’’ was written right in this vicinity. “The Roark” so often mentioned, is a rapid flowing creek in sight of where we live, or in hearing rather, for it is in a gully and can't be seen at any distance. Through the courtesy of Mrs. L. C. Miller I read the book while at Decatur, but have re-read it with great interest as it seems so real. If you want to know more about these hills read “The Shepherd of the Hills.” Incidentally I may remark I have read Mr. Wright’s “That Printer of Udell’s” and like it very much. Branson is located on the White river and on the Missouri Pacific railway which—this portion of it —runs from Springfield, Mo., down into Arkansas The road was built only two or three years ago so this towm and the country surrounding are comparatively new, but there are some things which give it a .'Sort of literary (md artistic flavor. A few miles from here at “Walnut Shade ” another village, lives

Rose Cecil O’Neill an illustrator for some of the Woman's Home Companion stories. “The Conquest of the Teet” and “A Very Small Person” as, instances. Have not seen or mdt her. She is in New York at present. (Continued on page four.)