Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

R’olume VII. Number 94.

I FIGHT FOR I CROSSING m I ■"Traction Company and Chicago and Erie in a Warm Contest Today I ASK FOR INJUNCTIONS ■ Exciting Events Occur I When the Traction Lines Reached Railroad I Two railroad corporations are en- ■ gaged in a battle today, the like of i ■ which has come but seldom in the ■history of Decatur. All day long ■these two big companies, their attor- ■ neys. their trainmen, their workmen ■in every line have battled with their ■wits, the law, and some by sheer As is well known the interKurban company is extending their ■^ nes southward and to do so they ‘ ■must cross the Chicago & Erie tracks Hon Winchester street. Several weeks • ■ago this matter was taken up by the! ■officers of the two roads and it was “ ■supposed that everything had been • “■adjusted in a satisfactory manner, in ■fact that was the statement given j ■out by both sides. Today, however, I ■the time for the actual laying of the; ■interurban rails across the C. & E.] ■tracks, there seems to be a vast gulf ■between the two companies, and so ■serious has the affair become and so ■ rapidly have various things occurred ■that it has been almost impossible ■to follow’ them. Hundreds of people ■ have watched the performance all day ■ and had the matter been advertised ■ a little the crowd w’ould have been ■ several times its size. It seems that ■ tihe Erie, when it came to signing I the agreement, would permit the in-' ■ terurban line from being laid across ■their tracks peaceably demanded that ■tihe traction company should agree to ■"build an interlocking system and ■maintain same. The traction people ■ say that this would cost them between ■.five and six thousand dollars and is ■ entirely unwarranted by law*. The . ■Fort Wayne & Springfield Co. re- | ■fused to comply and made an effort 1 ■to cross the tracks any way. Then : ■the fun began. On the fastest pos-! ■ Bible schedule trains began arriving ■ ■over the Erie and for the last five' ■-or six hours that company has done H more business here than for years, ■in fact they were so busy that a ■train was almost constantly passing ■the crossing where the force of men ■were trying to lay the track. Then ■a box car was pushed down on the

MONMOUTH, SMALLEST STILL | OLDEST TOWN IN THE COUNTY

I Although its population and other evidences of progress in a business ■way would not suggest it, Monmouth ■has a significance in the passing his- 1 || tory nnparalelled within the bounds ■of the county. Monmouth is the oldKest town in Adams county, and at || one time was the busiest. During the' R early history when stage coaches i E were driven from St. Marys, Ohio,, ■through Monmouth to Fort Wayne, f Monmouth was a thriving vtillage. ; I The stage drivers kept their supply K of horses there and the business ini’, terests of the town consisted of a g saddlery 'and cabinet shop, black- | smith shop, wagon shop, shoe store, ■grocery store and a battery, the latEter being conducted by Jacob Auten. ■Ebout the first man to settle in MonE month was Ben Lewis, a negro, who t lived there for a number of years. B4other early settlers were Calvin and | Z. Dorwin, Ben Knavel, Martin Lord, ■budge and Josiah Randel. Mr. Lord gtias lived in the village for more ffthan seventy-one years, and he has g enjoyed it immensely. Other early settlers still living are Martha DutchK e.r and Samuel Kunkle. Many of the 11people of the tiounty are not aware fcthat Monmouth was a possibility for | the county seat and the vote taken ■to decide whether Decatur or Mon- ' ’ mouth would get it, resulted in a &. victory for the former, but only by. a few votes. E The town at the present time has

south spur switch and shoved off the track, cutting the crossing off from traffic. Another engine pulled down to the crossing and died there, and tn make it good as fast as the force of eighteen or twenty men in charge of Mote Henry would excavate beneath the track another force of Erie men would throw «he dirt back in. This kept up for a couple of hours and then each side sought the courts and a race as to w’hich side should secure the fjrst injunction smarted. The traction people through their attorneys, Lutz and Koenig, filed their case in the circuit court at 10:45, setting up that they- were unable to move their line across the Erie tracks because they were interfered wi.h by the agents, officers and servants of the said Erie. A half hour later Attorney Beatty appeared in court and asked a restraining order to prevent the traction people from tearing up their lines and thus stopping traffic. (Continued on Page Two) — LONG LIFE CLOSES l\Jrs. Margaret Miller, of Near Freidheim, Died this Morning WAS SEVENTY-NINE Had Lived in this County Since the Early Fifties A long, happy and useful life closed this morning at 2:30 when occurred the death of Mrs. Margaret Miller, wife of George Miller, one mile south of Freidheim, the usual causes prevalent to one of her years being the cause. She was born in Germany, July 30, 1830, and came to this country in 1852. On the good ship which brought tier to this land, she met Mr. Miller and the romance ripened into a marriage which occurred after they reached this country. They came immediately to Adams county, where they have since resided, and where they have done their share toward the development of the then land of wilderness into fertile fields and profitable lands. Mrs. Miller was a noble woman, a loving wife, mother and neighbor. She leaves the aged husband and several children. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Preuss at the Freidheim church, Thursday’ afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. o It is expected that about forty of the members of the Decatur lodge will attend the Masonic doings •at Geneva on Wednesday afternoon apd evening.

a store and a blacksmith shop and five new houses have been built the past two years by the following: Ed | Lewton, George Schieferstein, Henry Magley, Sam Magley. J. C. Magley and M. Marhenke, The population consists mostly of retired farmers. A newspaper was at one time published in Monmouth, Mr. Randell i being the proprietor, and the sheet !was said to be very Interesting. The Monmouth hotel also did a good bus- ; iness in those days and the building in which it was located is the oldest building in Monmouth, it being occupied at the present time by Martin Lord and family. The establishment of the rural mail carriers system a few years ago robbed the village of the most valuable asset she possessed in her declining days, the postoffice, but the citizens are content to take life as it comes without a murmur. Some very prominent people have been reared in Monmouth, and to many the little village is held near and dear. Notwithstanding the small population of the town, there are a class, of farmers residing in that vicinity who are among the most progressive in the county. The land is very fer- . tile and has been well cultivated by the enterprising residents, who were 1 not lacking in enterprise and skill, ' but who have converted every possi- , ble and honorable means in attaining i th% recognition they have long since 1 enjoyed.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, April 20, 1909.

A CITY BUILDING Bids to Be Opened by the Council at a Meeting Tonight BEAUTIFUL BUILDING Work Upon Its Construction Will Begin Within a Week The bidding will be fast and furious at the council chamber tonight at which time the common council will receive blds tor the erection of a city building, the same to adorn the Monroe street site now owned by the city. Plans and specifications were drawn by Architect Hoffman and some time ago were adopted by the council. Since then they have been in the hands of Clerk Wemhoff, where the various contractors have viewed and based their figures for the construction of the work which are evolved in its erection. The plans show a mighty complete building for the housing of the city officers, the fire department and also for all meetings of the council, and where the future of Decatur will be fought out to the finish. It is thought that nearly all the home contractors will place an estimate and bid on the work of construction, .and that jf>ne of them will land the contract. Among the constructural features will be an adequate vault for the safety of all the books and papers of the city, one of its most valuable assets. Safe and vault men will place their value on this feature of the new building. If the contract is let tonight, the work of building will begin just as soon as the twelve thousand dollar issue’ of bonds Is sold, and that will be one week hence. From and after that date, things will hustle from the site of Decatur's new’ city building. o URGES DEVOTION ) Pope Pius Makes Notable Address to French Pilgrims ADMONISHES THEM To Be Faithful to Their Country and to Their Church Rome, April 20, —The pope, responding yesterday to an address by the bishop of Orleans at the reception of a deputation of French pilgrims, thanked the pilgrims for their devotion and exhorhed them to remain united. He said their reward would be the welfare of their country, as it was religion that guaranteed order and prosperity in society, and the interests of both religion and society were inseparable. The pontiff denied vigorously that the church desired the faithful to become enemies of their country. On the counttrary, he said, love of country was stronger when it was united with devotion to the church. “To politicians who declare war on the church; to sectarians who do not cease So caluminate with a hatred worthy of hell, the false paladins of science who try to render her odious to sophism and to accusations that sh? is an enemy of liberty, civilization and intellectual progress, I reply boldly that the Catholic church is the mistress of souls, the queen of hearts and the dominator of the World because she is the wife of Christ. The depository of truth, she can only bring back the people to veneration and love.” In conclusion the pope felicitated the French Catholics who had enrolled themselves under the banner of Joan of Arc. o T. R. Moore has received word from his son, Chprles, that he was operated on yesterday in hopes to improve his health, which has been very poorly since last summer, when he fell from a motor cycle. Charles Ilves at Phoenix, Arizona.

MARKLE WOMAN WANT DIVORCE Her Husband Has Deserted Her and Children are Scattered. Mrs. Lucinda Sours, daughter of Daniel Wilcoxson of near Markle. Saturday filed suit in the Wells circuit court tor divorce from Eugene Sours, and alleges abandonment and also that her husband was unduly inti-* mate w’ith other women The couple were married on Easter Sunday 1891, and resided together until July 11. 1908, when she alleges he deserted her at Fort Wayne and has provided in no way for herself or children since that time. She says she believes he is at Grover Hill, Ohio. As ter he deserted her she earned a living for herself and children by taking in washings until August, 1908. when she went to the home of her parents, Daniel Wilcoxsin and wife,* near Markle, She wants control of Six 'children, namely, Jesse, living with her and aged sixteen; Elzey, fourteen, with Ora Wilcoxson; Ethel, eleven, living at Ossian, and And evz six, Alva, four, and Henry at the Wells county orphans’ homes. —Huntington Herald. o THEMORNINGDAWN Brought Relief from Earthly Suffering to Will J. Bobo YOUNG MAN DEAD After Several Years of Suffering from an Affection of the Lungs William James Bobo, a well known and popular young man, died at his mother’s home in this city at 5:40 o’clock this morning. He had been in rather poor health for several years, affiliated with lung trouble which developed into tuberculosis. He was a printer by trade and worked at this office for several years. Here he wms loved by all the boys for his good nature, his kind disposition and his many other good qualities. When his health showed signs of failing he went to El Paso, Texas, and a year there seemed to restore his vitality to such an extent that he returned here. About two years ago he felt the old symptoms returning and again sought the southwest, going to El Reno, Oklahoma, where he worked for some months, going from there to Colorado, where he remained for several months. He returned here last December very much discouraged and gradually became weaker until Sunday, when a relapse came and he sank gradually into the long sleep. Besides his many friends he leaves to mourn the mother, Mrs. Almira Bobo, five sisters. Mrs. E. D. Eson and Mrs. A. G. Barton, of Kingman, Kansas; Mrs. Hugh Crouse, of El Paso. Texas; Mrs. C. L. Archbold, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. E. B. Wells of Chicago, and three brothers, Rollin, Patrick and Ned. Though a young man he was skilled in his trade and his sober, industrious habits made his services sought after. He was born in this city June 24, 1886, and at the time of death lacked two months of having reached his twen-ty-third birthday. The funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 8:30 o’clock, standard time, from the St. Marys church. Interment at St. Joseph cemetery. 0 — BOUGHT GOVERNMENT BONDS South Bend, Ind., April 20. —Mrs. Thomas E. A. Byerley, mother of Samuel Byerley of New York, who gained fame as a purchaser of government bonds by an investment of two cents in a postage stamp a few years ago, died at her home near South Bend last night aged 79 years. She had been married fifty-three years and had seen South Bend grow from an Indian trading post to a city of 50,000. o FUNERAL TO BE AT TIPTON The remains of Harry Summers, the eighteen months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Summers, who died Saturday, were shipped to Kokomo today, the funeral party leaving at noon over the Clover Leaf. From that city they will drive twelve miles into Tipton county, where the funeral services will be held Wednesday morning. The family formerly lived in that county.

IN CLUB CIRCLES Indiana Federation Will Meet at Anderson April 20th DECATUR DELEGATES Three Ladies from this City Hold Important Offices The eighth district meeting of the Indiana Federation of Clubs will be held at Anderson on the twentyeighth of this month. Decatur will be well represented at this session, Mrs. John Tyndall and Mrs. Ellingham are delegates. The latter will deliver the response to the welcoming address. It is now near the close of the club year, and the session at Anderson was a called meeting to transact important business. The election of the new officers of the state federation will occur in the near future. Three Decatur women have been elected to prom'nent offices with the Federation, althougn only a few "know it. These women are now serving for the present year 1908-1909. They are Mrs. John Niblick. Miss Hattie Studabaker, and Mrs. Morrison. The consolidation of the Indiana State Federation of Women's Club? occurred at Fort Wayne October 13, 1906. Work and study for the year appears in each manual ,and to systemize the work each department is in charge of a committee. Mrs. Niblick is chairman of the department of Womens Prisons and Girls’ Reformatories; Miss Hattie Studabaker is vice chairman of the Forestry department and Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison of the Literature department. The clubs have been a source of much pleasure for those who belong with a wide field before them, for the studies pursued are good and will be a great benefit to them and to those concerned in the problems they are trying to solve.

THE FIRST EVENT Peterson High Schools Will Hold Their First Annual Commencement ON APRIL 29TH Dr, Archbold Hall, of Indiana University, Will Deliver Address When the schools of a county improve with each year, it is an important proof of the advancement of that community. This is a fact that cannot be disputed in old Adams where we have been keeping abreast of the times in every department of school work, and we now boast of several high schools when a few years ago the only one was in this city. Invitations will be sent out this week, announcing that the first annual commencement of the Peterson high school will be held on Thursday evening, April 29th. Under the supervision of Prof. Warner, one of the talented and bright young men of the county, this school has made splendid progress this year, and this event will be a very successful one. There are four graduates and the program will be as follows: March —Salute to Wellsboro.. .Miller Dailey Orchestra Invocation Eld. D. M. Byerly Serenade —Summer Night ... .Sutton Dailey Orchestra Address —The Call of the Hour.... Dr. Archibald M. Hall, Indiana University. Enchantment Waltzes. Ernest Alberti Dailey Orchestra Presentation of Diplomas Supt. L. E. Opliger Music Selected Dailey Orchestra Benediction o- £ Prof. Warner, Os the Peterson schools was in town last night arranging for the first annual commencement of that school, which occurs on Auril 29th.

THEY ARE GAINING GROUND The “Wets’’ Making Headway in Tippecanoe County. Lafayette. Ind.. April 20—The “wets” will not make any big demonstration r In the present campaign, but will work quietly to bring about a victory for the licensed saloon. There has been quite a change in the sentiment in the county and while it seemed at sis: st absolutely certain that the ‘‘drys" would carry the county by a sweeping majority, it looks now .as though the result will be very close with a chance of the “wets” carrying the day. Tbis change in the wave has been brought about by the Taxpayers’ League, which is composed of farmers, merchants, business men and bankers, all heavy taxpayers, which is not allied w’ith the brewers or saloon keepers, but is working for a cause of its own. FOR THEIR LADIES The Grand Army Will Entertain the Womens Relief Corps in Style THURSDAY EVENING Will Show Their Appreciation for the Many Favors Given Them The G. A. R. feel that they are indebted to the members of the W. R. C. for the many kindnesses shown them by the ladies at various times and they are going to show their appreciation of same by entertaining them in proper style at the Grand Army hall on Thursday evening. The invitations as issued request the attendance of the Grand Army members and their w-ives and the Relief Corps and their husbands. Os course it will be a happy occasion, that’s the sole purpose and the army boys know how to entertain. An address, appropriate for the occasion, is to be delivered by one of the ladies, there will be music, refreshments suitable to the hour, and the evening will be one of those which leave a bright spot on memory’s wall. The hour for opening the entertainment has been fixed for 7:30 and at that hour no doubt the hall on Madison street will be well filled with the boys who wore the blue and the women who prayed for and helped them* in so many different ways. oMr. Leo Webber left for- Kalamazoo, Micfy, yesterday where he will visit relatives for some time.

J. E. MOSER WRITES AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM CUBA

J. E. Moser, the photographer of this place, who, with*a party of capitalists from Fort Wayne and vicinity is making a trip through the central part of Cuba, writes us most interestingly from Trinidad, under date of April 12. which city the party reached that afternoon. They w’ere preparing to leave there the following day on a twenty-two mile trip on horseback to a camp located on the 33,000 acre plantation on which the party hold an option, and where they will remain for a number of days, carefully investigating the tract as a business proposition. Mr. Moser says the trip from here to Cuba w’as a pleasant one. They left Chicago, going to Evansville, from there to Long Key, Florida, and thence to Knights Key, where they took the boat for Havana. They spent two days visiting the many interesting places in that city, a beautiful old town, where they fully enjoyed the eating. The meals there are made up chiefly of fruits, served in from six to ten courses and closing with the best coffee a man ever drank. From there the party crossed the island to Batabona, an interesting trip bj’ rail. There they again took boat to Casida Harbor, through the Carri- j bean sea. From the harbor to Trinl-i dad. four miles, was made by hack. 1 A peculiar feature of the trip across < the Carrlbean was that the water 11 turned a white or milky color back of| f

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THE TARIFF BILL Senator Beveridge Offers an Amendment Yesterday ALDRICH SPEAKS Congressman cfine Delivers a Red Hot Peppery One Washington, April 20.—Senator Beveridge introduced an amendment to the tariff bill providing for a tax of one-tenth of 1 per cent, on the incomes of corporations doing interstate business. The amendment is broad in scope and applies to many corporations. Including those engaged in the production of oil and natural gas. Under its provisions the Standard Oil company would pay a large revenue to the government. Senator Beveridge consulted the bureau of corporations of the department of commerce and labor in preparing the amendment. He estimates that it would yield a revenue of $20,000,000 annually. If developments should demonstrate that the Aldrich-Payne bill will raise revenues sufficient to run the government Senator Beveridge will not introduce his income tax amendment, but at present the Indiana senator does not have a sanguine view of the revenue-raising capacity of the pending tariff bill. Washington. April 20. —The tariff debate opened in the senate yesterday, when Senator Aldrich reviewed at length the pending measure Which has been reported from the committee on finance. He received practically no intrruption throughout his remarks. which were listened to not only by every senator, but by Speaker Cannon and members of the house, who visited the chamber for that purpose. Senator Daniel, the senior minority member of the committee on finance followed Senator Aldrich, and laid down the general line of opposition that will be made to the pending measure by the Democrats. He also received careful attention. 1 ! I Washington. April 20.-1 a a vigort ous and rather peppery speech in the r house of representatives on the tar--1 iff, Representative Cyrus Cline of the > Twelfth district, quoted from two 1 eminent Republicans—Robert S. Taya lor of Fort Wayne and Congressman 1 Crumpacker—in an effort to establish - close relationship between the party ■in power and the trusts. Mr. Cline | hurled verbal thunderbolts at the 'Republicans, and was rewarded with ; , liberal applause on the Democratic side of the chamber.

L the boats, leaving a track that could . be seen for miles. Mr. Moser says , the habits of the natives are very I strange, and he is seeing many new and interesting sights. The party were to spend the night at the homo 1 of Mr. Garcia, which is the best ' palace in Trinidad and was built at > a cost of $60,000. He says that in spite of the fact that this season in i Cuba is equal to our autumn and ! everything at its worst, they have 1 plenty of fruit and vegetables. The ' rainy season has not started yet, and the country appears like ours during i a dusty August. • With Mr.| Moser on this trip are i Messrs. Harry Jones, Attorney A. J. . Vesey, Dr. Barnett, of Fort Wayne, > and S. E. Gline, of Lima, and several others. The Cuban Lalnd company t as it is called have an option on a • large tract of land there, which is : said to be rich in many products, and I in which it is believed there is a i future for those who buy it. remove. ) the timber and develop the land. This : party is a committee who will thor- » oughly investigate the proposition and i if as represented they will purchase I the property outright and proceed ■ 1 to remove the timber, which consists of mahogany,red cedar and other very valuable forests. Mr. Moser has promised to write again from the camp and his report and the opinion of the party will be awaited with Interest by many who believe in the future of the island.