Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 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 $5.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Sing! ecopies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. The Indiana Democratic Club at Indianapolis wants to increase its membership to fifteen hundred right away. It ought to succeed. This club while it is located at Indianapolis, is a state institution. Outside members have all the privileges that local members have. With fifteen hundred members assured, a fine club house will be built at once. It will be a home for i every member—open, ready and hos- : pitable at all times. Considering the advantages, the cost of belonging is trifling. The Republicans have such a dub and it has been a tower of I strength. According to the plans, the Democratic club will be superior to any other now in existence at the capital. Every Democrat who wants to help the prospect along and enjoy the benefits of it, should send in his application without delay. It occurs to us that since the sec- I retary of the city board of health has ' issued his orders for a cleaning np of ‘ the dirt and filth, that it is no more than fair for the city council to provide some place for the dumping of; this refuse. The city is in dire need of a place of this kind, and while thev are perhaps not prepared to purchase ground for such use, yet they might arrange for the rental or lease of; such a plot of ground. — FOR RENT —One acre ground, small house, garden, etc. Snow Agency. >

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. “SHE’S ALL RIGHT” I (Continued from page I.) ! great work and have compared them with the works of others as I have . read their histories and I unhesitat- ■ ingly say four greater men never liv--3 ed in any state in this Union at the ) same time. When we think of these j four political giants, two on each ) side, leading their great parties in 5 their heated conflicts, we are not sur- ■ prised that the cry would go up all i over the country: *As Indiana goes so goes the Union!’” THE SCHOOL BOARD Held Regular Session Last Evening—Routine Business Transacted II SALARIES ALLOWED Enumeration Reported, Showing Increase of Sixty-Eight Over 1908 i i The regular session of the De- ' ‘catur school board, was held last ev- ’ ening, and the routine business was , ’ disposed of. No action was taken ( 'on the selection of the teachers, but ( this will likely be taken care of dur- ( ing the next month or so. The salaries of the teachers were allowed for , the month of April, as were also the ' pay for the four janitors. This re- ) . quires a very neat pay roll, the total for the teachers reaching $1,660.84 ( and the janitors $l7O making $1,830 84 this sum being expended each school , month. A bill of $37.13 was also ab ' lowed to J. D. Hale for coal. Dore B. Erwin, the board president, reported the school enumeration as made by the men selected. It totals 1,321 as compared to 1,253 for last year, a gain of sixty-eight. The treasurer was authorized to borrow the sum of S4OO at six per cent, interest, • until July 20th from the Old Adams i County bank to be placed in the spec- i : ial fund, this amount being necessary l I to complete the year's expense and pay for the improvements made last ‘ year.

BASE BALL DOPE The Northern League Treas urer Says the Forfeit Money is Paid in WANT EIGHT TEAMS Effort is Made to Interest Lafayette, Elwood or Logansport The league meeting at Wabash Thursday evening was one of the most enthusiastic of the season, representatives from all the cities now named in the league were in attendance and all were there with the spirit that goes with the organizing of a first class league. As the most important part of the meeting,the treasurer was instructed to deposit the forfeits and today they are in the Huntington County bank. This assures the Northern Indiana league of at least six city circuit Another matter that was discussed was the feasability of having more teams in the league before they opened. This was thought to be a good thing and special committees were appointed to visit Lo* gansport, Hartford City, Elwood and Lafayette and ascertain whether those cities would support a team. Last evening the Lafayette manager tried to get word to the meeting that they would accept an offer to enter the league, but owing to the storm he was baffled. As for Elwood, the fans there are literally “crazy” about the matter and will jump at the chance j of coming into the league. Logans- j port has new interest stirred up and ' already have an independent team es- ] tablished, supported by the business I men. At Hartford City the fans are anxious to get into the swim. The object of sending out the committee is to pick out the best of two of the four cities named and offer them a berth in the league that eight cities I instead of six may compose the cirI cult. The representative from HI- I ! wood brought out a proposition for the ; I vote of the others concerning defer- ' ' ing the date of opening until Satur- I day. May 22, in order to give the El- i I wood management more time to secure a team. Since that city had t een notified on short notice that they were to be in the league, it was thought advisable to change the date as requested.—Huntington NewsDemocrat. HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT (Continued from page 1.) ■he came to Decatur. Mr. Schroelucke will not only be sadly missed by the bereaved wife and children, but by the traction company as well, to whom he has been so faithful during the years he has been in their employ. The mind shrinks from contemplation of such a dire calamity which has befallen the relatives of this young man, and all in all, it is but another evidence of the uncertainty and brevity of human lives. The widow of the unfortunate man is bearing the unfathomable grief incidental to the awful occurrence well, according to reports from the home this afternoon, but words of consolation fail to appease the sorrow to which she has been subjected. Surviving to mourn the loss of the departed young man are, beside his immediate family, six sisters as follows. Mesdames Anna Wellma#, Mary Kuhlman. Sarah Everson, Lydia Heil, Edith Holtkamp and Miss Bertha Schroelucke. The funeral cortege will leave Monday morning at five o’clock via a special interurban car. The sorrowing friends will leave the car at Moulton, Ohio, at 12'30. from where vehicles will convey them to New Knoxville. The services will be conducted from the German M E chureh of that place by Rev. Buckstahler. A special meeting of the local camp of the Modern Woodmen lodge will be held at which time a committee of six will be appointed to accompany the remains to Ohio, and besides ’ucor, W. H. auu Eu wiu Ficuuerjobann and the former's wife, Albert Katterheinrich and several other interurban officials will be on the car. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schroelucke, parents of the deceased, arrived in the city this noon and assisted in making the arrangeiueals. They will return to their home tomorrow REV. I. W. WILLIAMSON'S LETTER Rev. I. W. Williamson, Huntington, W. Va., writes: “This is to certify that I used Foley’s Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney 'trouble and am free to say that it will do al! that you claim for it” Foley’s Kidney Remedy has restored health and strength to thousands of weak, run down people. Contains no harmful drugs and is pleasant to take. The HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

KIPLING'S AIRSHIP STORY ANTICIPATED. Writing from Rome to a friend in America, Rudyard Kipling says that the Wrights are ahead of his story, “With the Night Mail,” the date of which is 2,0<)0 A. D. Mr. Kipling, by the way, wrote supplementary matter for this story in the way of Aerial Regulations, Answers to Correspondents, Book Reviews, and Advertisements supposedly taken from a magazine of the same future date. But already the London Times has published twice a full page of actual advertisements of Dirigibles and Flying Machines. o COURT HOUSE NEWS The Brown Divorce Case Was Refiled—Complaint is Similar THE CLERK S REPORT Shows Twenty Marriage Licenses Issued During April —The Transfers The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. David L. Marshand and Margaret Scherry, notes $2,050, separate answer filed by defendant Scherry, also cross complaint; rule to answer cross complaint. Attorney D E Smith filed a new divorce case entitled Bessie Brawn vs. Elmer Brawn. Cruel and inhuman treatment , are alleged. Brawn's brother in Van Wert county murdered his wife and he delighted in

threatening Bessie with a similar fate. He also failed to support his family and otherwise abused them. Mr% Brawn asks the custody of the year old son, S3OO alimony and $5.00 per month. She filed a similar case last fall, but a mistake in publishing the notice made it necessary to dismiss and refile the case. The clerk's report shows that during the month of April an even twenty marriage licenses were issued. Emaline McCune, admx. of estate of James McCune, filed an inventory, also a petition to sell personal property, . both approved. George D. Brown, executor of the i John Brown Sr. estate, filed an inventory, which was approved. i A sale bill was filed of personal I property by James M. Archbold, adj ministrator of the estate of Mary J. Beglin, and was approved. Real estate transfers: Charlie E. i Hocker to Emily Johnson, lot 1, Monroe, $140: Dina Smith to U. B. chureh, ; lot 206 Decatur, $300; Joseph A Kiess .to John B. Jones, lot 835 Decatur, $800; Wesley Lawson et al, tract in ; Monroe tp., $400; John C. Moran, eofii, ito J. D. Huffman, lot 605, Decatur, $1,415. o CLEAN UP YOUR PREMISES Board of Health Notice. You are hereby notified that whatever is injurious to health, or indecent, or offensive to the senses, or as obstruction to the free use of property, so as to essentially interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, Is a nuisance and the subject of an action, and the owner liable to be prosecuted. You are no- | titled to remove the following nu:s- --' ances and other filth and rubbish jfrom your premises: To clean out all 1 privy vaults, and put same in a clean I sanitary condition, remove all rubI bish and manure, and clean up the j alleys at the rear of your property ‘ and remove all old tin cans and cinders and put the alley as well as your premises In a clean, sanitary condition. This all has to be done by the tenth day of May. All those who have failed to clean up as above notified by the tenth day of May will not be notified any aiote with a active, but instead will be prosecuted as directed by the laws of the state and the city ordinance, as being the authors and maintainers of nuisances and fined accordingly. Respectfully yours, |lO4-7t H. E. KELLER, Secy. City Board of Health

C. E. Hartman went to Fort Wayne on business today. Mrs. C. E Burr returned to her home at Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Craig of Fort Wayne, are here visiting relatives and will remain over Sunday. Mr. Craig is the manager for Northern Indiana district for the Underwood Typewriter company.

THE SOCIAL WORLD The Aid Society of the Chris tian Church Met With Mrs. Fleming OTHER SOCIAL NEWS The Entre Nous Girls Will Meet Wednesday With Miss Pearl Purdy The Aid Society of the Christian church met with Mrs. John Fleming Friday afternoon. After the business session was completed, Mrs. Fleming entertained her guests by serving refreshments and by a rebus in a verse of poetry for them to solve. The verses were written on green card tied with purple ribbon, suggestive of spring. The verse which was composed by Mrs. Fleming was as follows: Verdant is old mother earth, In the season of your birth, Os fair nature's fairest dower Lovely little woodland flower Emblem of a modest maid, Truehearted and half afraid. Mrs. Jacob Eady was successful and was the first one to solve the rebus. The answer was Violet, the first letter of each line spelling the word.

The Entre Nous giris will meet next Wednesday with Miss Pearl Purdy. A program will be prepared for the meeting. Little paper baskets of pink and white and green and white, the club colors, filled with violets, were hung on the doors of the Euterpean Club members last night. These baskets looked very pretty and inside the violets was on invitation which ■ read thus: On Monday eve the third of May With the music section try to be gay With fun and frolic and picnic frocks Join us at Patterson's at seven o’clock, From there, to Tyndall’s will wend our way, And enjoy the first picnic of May. This May Day party promises to be a happy affair. The music section of the club is giving the party, o 1 NOTICE. WOODMEN. All members of the Woodmen lodge are requested to meet at the hall tonight in special session for the pur- ■ pose of selecting a committee to nc- | company the remains of the late j Ben Schroelucke to Ohio. It is irn- • portant that every member be present. | The meeting will begin at seven | o'clock. By order of Consul, R. E. Peters. o — - MON Iff TO LOAN —I have plenty of mocey toloar on fam?. No comntMion charged. Dor® B. Erwin, attorney at law. tufri SANK STATEMENT. Report - f the condition of the First National Bank, at Decatur, In the state ’.<f iniiana. at the close of business. [April 28, UW. Resources. 1 Loans aad discounts $456,408.92 I Overdrafts, secured and un- ! secured 6,165.92 .U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 36.006.00 ; Premiums on U. S. bonds. 800.00 , Bc-nis. securities, etc 27,850.00 , Banking house, furniture and fixtures 7,500.00 ' Due from National Banks

net reserve agents) .... 22591.63 thze from approved reserve ! »«ents 68,985.81 '.necks and other cash items 738.14 Notes of other Nat l banks 1,085.00 Prae-ional paper currency, nickels and cents 228.53 Lawful money reserve In I bank, viz: IgpeHe $30509.20 ; Legal tender notes 10.000.00 40,909.20 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer <5 per cent of Toul $670563.15 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund 20,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid.. 4.506.32 National bank notes outstanding 36,000.00 Due to state banks and bankers ....$51,795.72 Individual deposits subject to check 170535.50 Demand certificates of deposit .... 288,325.61 510,356.83 $670,863.15 State of aßcJana, Couuty of Adams, ««; I, C. A_ Dugan, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ist day of May, 1909. EARL B. ADAMS. Notary Public Mr commission expires Sept. 18 191? CORRECT—Attest: ED. C. BLEEKE, DYONIS SCHMITT W. A. KUEBLER,’ Directors.

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