Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 neats Per year, by carrier.... $5.00 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. The Indianapolis Star is happy once' more. They are covering much space in illustrating the fact—which is not a fact—that gambling is being permitted at the Taggart French Lick' hotels. The gambling unearthed there ■ by a Muncie preacher was confined to the Colonial and Brown hotels, and! while the Star should have told the; truth, yet that would be asking a good ■ deal of the Star. Some jpf the metropolitan news- 1 paper correspondents from Indiana ’ already profess to see signs that lead ' them to the belief that the Democrats! I * of the state are much better groomed i for another political battle than are t the Republicans. To add to the night- 1 mares of the Republicans as sponsor C of county option, comes the double £ duplicity of only pretended revision t in the Payne tariff bill. ■' i » c While Senator Shively, of Indiana. 8 ■ is new to many of the staid old prac- { tices of the senate, yet when it comes j to the tariff he is perhaps better post- e ed and better equipped for debate 1 than is many of the oldtime senators. 8 We venture the prediction now that the senate will have to reckon with s the junior senator from Indiana be- i fore a tariff law is assured. At any - rate there will be no jokers not ac- 1 counted for. i . Rev. Davidson, the Washington, { Indiana, preacher, who made a great s pretense of preaching the gospel and 1 at the same time betrayed a crippled 1 girl, has fled. Besides being a base t hypocrite he is a libertine, and as , such, the cloth should not shield him i from the penalties of the law. There I is too much high stepping under the sanctity of the shoulder capes, and it is time to pass up the white wash , for a little tar. !SLLL -....J ~ The newspapers and a few of the country’s statesmen have discovered 1 that there is a joker in the Payne tariff bill that passed the lower house of congress, and that instead of having free crude oil it is protected to the extent of a twenty per cent duty. We will be mighty thankful if there are no more jokers. The fact of the

OPERA HOUSE One Week Commencing MONDAY, APRIL, 12th. McNavin--Cash Stock Comp’y In Repertoire of Comedies and Dramas Refined Vaudeville Between the Acts Opening Play “THE MAN FROM NEVADA” A sensational society comedy drama of New York life At Popular Prices 10, 20 and 30 Cents Ladies Free Monday Night when accompanied by a paid 30 cent ticket. Seats on sale at the usual place.

. I matter is the whole Payne bill is about i the greatest joke that ever happened, when considered alongside of the Re--1 i publican promise of a revision of the tariff —downward. The revision downward is another joker. One of the most regrettable feats j ures of the present tariff deliberai ’ tion is the probability of tariff duties 1 on lumber being retained, in one form * or another. If there is any one com- • modity that ought to be placed on the i free list it is lumber. We have just entered upon a movement to conserve . ‘ what is left of American forestry. I Wholly inconsistent with this is any ■duty on lumber, hard or soft, planed :or in the rough. There is absolutely no argument in favor of a lumber duty. Every word uttered in its vor is based upon selfish interest and greed—as against the general good. —South Bend Times. CAUSES DEBILITY. Here Are Facts Backed Up by a Strong Guarantee. Debility is caused by catarrh. In j our opinion, a person free from Catarrh was never troubled with Debility. Debility can never be cured by medicine not designed to cure Catarrh. We positively guarantee to cure Catarrh, and thus cure Debility. In every case where we fail to effect a cure, we will not charge a cent for the medicine employed during the • trial. Now, surely no one should hesitate to believe us or to put our 1 claim to a practical test under such conditions. We take all the risk; no one else can lose anything by the transaction. We make these statements and this * offer because we know and have time and again proved that Rexall MucuTone will cure Catarrh. It is design- ’ ed for that one particular purpose. ’ It is not a cure-all prescribed to cure t every disease that flesh is heir to. 1 It is a specific. Rexall Mucu-Tone isj absorbed in the stomach and carried 1 by the blood until it penetrates every < part of the body, acting as an anti- t septic, disinfecting, cleansing, soothing and healing agent. It rids the system of all germ and poisonous 1 matter, purifies and enriches the blood i rebuilds injured tissues, cleanses and I invigorates the muco-cells, neutralizes the acids of the body, stops mucous discharge, tones up the entire ( system, promotes nutrition, increases I body weight, and brings about a feeling of healthfulness that is lasting. We have Rexall Mucu-Tone in two 1 sizes. Prices 50c. and SI.OO. We j urge you to try a bottle on our guar- 1 antee. The Smith. Yager & Falk Drug Co., Decatur, Ind. o , NOTICE TO ICE CONSUMERS—Ow- ; ing to the scarcity of ice and the < necessity of shipping in the supply j for Decatur, all ice tickets must be paid for in advance. This change in the method of doing business has ( been necessitated by the fact that all ice must be paid for in cash upon its receipt in this city. William Mersman, H. L. Conter. ts o LOST—Roman gold locket with chain on side was engraved a four leaf clover, the other side p|ain. Lost semewhere in the city. Finder return to this office and receive reward.

APRIL TERM OPENS b C. J. Lutz Appointed to Assist in Prosecution of Charles Wolfe JOHNSON GIVES BOND Appearance in Number of Cases —First Day Was a Busy One • The April term of court convened promptly at nine o'clock this morning and the records disclose the fact that quite a bunch of business was disposed of. Alice L. Ray, administratrix of the Shelby Ray estate, filed a report of the sale of personal property, which was approved by Special Judge Peterson. A petition was granted for an order to accept the payment of purchase money notes not yet due. Two habeas corpus proceedings against John Rule, -who was locked up several days for insanity, have been dismissed, he having left the city. Hattie Johnson vs. Edward Johnson, divorce, appearance by Heller & Son and L. C. DeVoss for defendant. E. S. Callahan vs. Clara Wheat, suit on note of $125, appearance by Hooper & Lenhart for the defendants. One of the important cases to be tried this term is that of the State vs. Charles Wolfe, charged with assault with intent to murder Jacob Mangold. The court this morning appointed Hon. C. J. Lutz to assist Prosecutor Heller in the trial of the case, he to accept such compensation as the court may make. E. Woods vs. Fred Busick. to collect $l5O on construction of macadam road, appearance by A. P. Beatty for defendant. — S. A. M. Butcher vs. Homer J. Greene, suit on leases, demurrer filed by the defendant. Fort Wayne Electric Works vs. William G. Spencer, suit on account, appearance by Peterson & Moran for defendant, rule to answer. William Mesel vs. Ellen and Fletcher Rayn, suit on account. $370, separate and joint demurrers by defendants. Appearance by J. C. Sutton for defendants.

Emma Schaupp vs. M. J. Martin et al, partition, submitted, finding that ' plaintiff and defendants own interests as alleged in complaint; public sale ordered. J. F. Snow appointed com- 1 missioner, bond fixed at 115,000. • 1 ■ , I Edwin Fledderjohann vs. Wm. Scott et al, quiet title, default of defendants finding for plaintiff; P. G. Hooper appointed commissioner to convey real estate to plantiff. Rebecca Stauffer vs. John B. Duer et al, partition, final report filed and distribution ordered. William Pouch vs. George H. Garman, attachment, cause continued. The motion for a new trial in the suit on assessment Hens by Penina Silvers et al of Jay county was overruled. A marriage license was issued bright and early Monday morning, the recipients being Zachariah T. Aspy. aged 46. and Harriet E. Haviland, both of Geneva. The groom has been married tw-ice and the bride once, the latter having received a divorce in January, 1908. Real estate transfers: R. K. Erwin et al to I. L. Babcock, 160 acres in i Preble township. $10,700; I. L. Babi cock to Delmer F. Leonard, same J tract, $13,500; Sylvian O. Babcock to ► D. F. Leonard, same tract, quit claim ’ deed, SI.OO. > • Sheris Meyers took Mrs. Louisa Kruckenberger to the East Haven asylum at Richmond this afternoon, she having been declared of unsound j mind about ten days ago. Morton J. Martin, administrator of the Elizabeth C. Martin estate, filed 3 his inventory. Bond was ordered in * the sum of $2,500. > ► Curtis Johnson, who has been in jail > for several weeks awaiting trial on a J charge of burglary, appeared in court • this morning, all decked out in a new

Easter suit, or anyway it looked new. and asked to be released on bond. The amount fixed at S3OO which he furnished, and was allowed to have his liberty until such time as the court says. He will be tried some time during his term. Clerk Haefling filed his reports in the estate of Henrietta Schmitt, Sam.uel Steele, Angeline Schlegel and the guardianship of Jacob M. Yager.which were filed during vacation. Hooper & Lenhart filed a new case. Agenettie Aspy vs. Andrew J. Pyle and a number of others, petition for partition of real estate. The complain was quite long. o EASTER DAY IN DECATUR (Continued from page 1.) thems being given. At the evening service the sermon was given by Rev. Sawyer, of Fort Wayne, and the large number present enjoyed the good thoughts brought out. Special pommurjon services at 10:30 marked an interesting feature of the services at the German Reformed church, being held in German and similar services were given in English at, the evening meeting. The United Brethren church also observed the sacred day with special sermons by the able pastor, and by music specially prepared for the glad day. At the Evangelical, Rev. Wise gave an appropriate Easter address at the morning session and in the evening an especially prepared program was delightfully rendered by the members of the Young Peoples Alliance and which was enjoyed by the large crowd which attended. At the various other churches over the county, the day was fittingly observed, and the good news of our Saviors resurrection, so often told, yet always new and interesting, was retold to the people of the community. It was a happy, joyous day. OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT. McNavin-Cash stock company will make their first appearance before a Decatur audience tonight, presenting the great sensational comedy drama “The Man from Nevada," a story of New York society life, brimful of comedy and interesting throughout. Not a dull moment in the play. The prices will he popular, 10-20-30 cents, with ladies free when accompanied with a paid 30-cent ticket. The advance sale is large and every indication of a crowded house is assured. The company is said to be a competent one. Refined vaudeville features between the acts, making it a continuous performance.

TEN YEARS IN TORMENT A Wonderful Escape from Torture. y t While the Root Juice demonstra- j, tions were being conducted in Lafay- 8 ette, Ind.. Mr. A. C. Roberts, a traveling man. rushed into the drug store ■ and grabbed the scientist by the hand and said: “There is no man on earth whom I would rather shake hands I with than yourself. Through your f great discovery I made a wonderful 1 escape from torment. This world was - a perfect torture for me for over ten ' years. Evrey dollar I could rake and I scrape I gave to doctors and paid for medicine without anything more thkn momentary relief. My principle trou- I bles were In my stomach, bowels and c back. My kidneys gave me so much ’ trouble I had to get up from ten to t fifteen times a night, and if red-hot f coals were kept on my back I don't, t believe I would have suffered any 5 morA. The doctors said my stomach was lined with gastric ulcers. One bite Os solid food would put me in I misery. I was dyspeptic, constipated, e sallow, weak and nervous all the time, c but the first bottle of Root Juice made a wonderful change for the better in my condition. I took about five c bottles of the Juice and I don't be- t lieve that an angel from heaven t could be any happier than I am now. f I feel like a new being, both mentally 1 and physically, and will never stop f praising Root Juice as long as I live. - * s The Juice has made scores of cures 1 here, as any one can learn by going to t Holthouse drug store. Root Juice is < $1 a bottle, «iy bottles for $5.00. 1 o t STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. 1 The annual meeting of stockholders i of the German Building Loan Fund and Savings association will be held at the office of the secretary of said 1 I association in the City of Decatur, 1 I Adams county, Indiana, on Monday, 1 i April 12, 1909, at seven o’clock p. m., for the election of eleven direc- i tors and the transaction of such other I business as may be properly brought i before said meeting. i F. M. SCHIRMEYER, 80-8 t Secretary.

THE SOCIAL WORLD Mr .and Mrs. D. F. Quinn Entertained Patterson Family Easter Sunday A SIX O’CLOCK DINNER Mr. apd Mrs. Wm. Haag Given a Farewell Party at C. J. Weayer Home A very happy Easter day was enjoyed by the members of the Patterson family, who were entertained at the home of D. F. Quinn on south Third street Sunday. Mr. Quinn had expected to be present, but was delayed by business in the southwest. The guests enjoyed a dinner and supper at the Quinn home and the event was thoroughly enjoyed. The guests were Mr. R. D. Patterson, Mr. Roy Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bell and Mrs. MaryEley of this city and Mr. and Mrs. George Morris and children. Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Todd and daughter Margaret, and Mrs. Martin, of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell will have as their guests a number of tueir friends at a six o’clock dinner this evening, when, of course, a good time is in store for all. Tuesday evening Mrs. Brahym. state deputy of the Maccabees will call another meeting. She is working hard in the interest of the order, and is meeting with success, the meeting held a week ago at the home of Mrs. Bain being very successful. A class of fifteen girls are thinking seriously of joining the lodge. jfcr. and Mrs. William Haag were given a farewell party last night by the members of the Christian church

at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver on Fifth street after church last evening. They left this morning for their future home at Reading, Pa. During their short stay here. Mr. and Mrs. Haag have made many friends who regret very much their departure. The Historical Club will meet tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. Robert Allison on Adams street. Mrs. Erwin will read the paper “Letters to Titus and Philemon.” This is the last meeting and all business matters will be decided for next year. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eady celebrated their sixteenth wedding anniversary yesterday by invitins a number of their friends to their home. Delicious refreshments were served. The guests from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Syphers and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stalter, of Fort Wayne. The Shadow Club met with Mary Erwin Saturday afternoon. New officers were elected as follows: President, Gladys Meyers; vice president, Mabel Moses; secretary, Mary Erwin; corresponding secretary, Hazel ’ • France. I Miss Cecil Eady entertained a num- 1 ber of her friends a ther home yester- I day in honor of Miss Flossie York, ; who will leave in a few weeks for . the south, where she will make her ' future home. The out-of-town guest • was Miss Roxie Syphers of Fort Wayne. The C. B. L. of I. will give a pedro party at their hail on Wednesday evening, April 14th. Admission 10 cents each. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tease entertained a number of their friends at their home at Craigville yesterday in honor of their fortyeight wedding anniversary, and also Mr. Tease’s seventy-first birthday. His five children were present and all had a most enjoyable time. Music was furnished the guests several times during the day, and before the guests departed a good old fashioned dinner was served. Those present were Mr an</ Mrs. C. M. Andrews and family. Mrs. Sadie Schlagel and children. Dr. Chas. Tease of Indianapolis, and Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Weldy of Peterson. Announcements of the marriage of Miss Nota Winans to Mr. Jesse Niblick were received by their friends today. They will be at home after April 12th at their farm, south of the city. Miss Ruby Parrish entertained a company of friends at her home on south Tenth street yesterday. The guests were all from out of town.

("42 PAYS MOHE (Must Get Out of Business All Goods must be sold at a Great Sacrifice I % DISCOUNT I On all gallons or quart goods such as the famous Kenwood, Monticello Club, Solo Rye, Gins, ■ Wines and Cordials, all good for medical pur- ■ poses. I Get your supply now before too late. “CURLEY” -

OPEN AT NOON AND EVENINGS Beginning April 19th the treasurer’s office will be open at seven o’clock in the morning, and will remain open until eight o'clock in the evening. This is done for the accommodation of those who cannot come in the regular office hours. ts L. F. LACHOT, Treasurer. o Democrat Want Ads. Pay

’ 1 Hk - T ■ - •- . - s DR. G. TRAIN of Fort Wayne will again visit Decatur every two weeks for one year, and will cure all such diseases as blindness deafness, weak eyes, stomach, liver, heart, kidney, lungs, throat, goiter or large neck, constipation, rheumatism, bladder and lost manhood, varicocele, cured without medicine. or an operation. Consultation free and medicine furnished. Will be at Murray House, Thursday, April la. from 8 to 4 o’clock. " sm4W

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