Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII.

Number 122.

HOT SALOON LAW SUIT Was in Progressjn Circuit Court Here Today on Change of Venue FROM ALLEN COUNTY R. C. Minton Who Wrote the County Option Law is in the Case An interesting discussion occurred

in the circuit court room this morning, in which a number of prominent attorneys took part, among them being Mr. R. C. Minton, of Indianapolis, who it is said is the man who wrote the local option law which was passed last September at Governor Han--I’ys special session of the legislature. The argument was a motion to dismiss the case of C. T. • Gladieux ex parte, appealed from the board of county commissioners in Allen county. This case with three others, those of William J. Beauchot, Frank J. Gerardot and Herman Hockemyeer were brought here some time ago from Allen county. The saloon men asked for licenses ‘here last December, and were granted the palters, notwithstanding that remonstrances had been filed. It was alleged that a remonstrance, in blanket form was filed in 1906, that this did not expire until November, that another was filed in September, 1908, the saloon men arguing that there could not legally be two on file at the same time. There were some other points, and the commissioners granted the licenses. An appeal was taken and a change of venue taken to this county. All four cases were set for today and the first called was that of Gladieux. Ke was represented by Attorneys Ell«er Leonard, of Fort Wayne ana Peterson & Moran of this city, while the remonstrators were represented by R. C. Minton, of Indianapolis, C. J. Lutz of this city and James E. Graham of Fort Wayne. Attorneys for the applicant filed It motion to (Continued on page 2.)

AS THE DELEGATE Simeon B. Rordyce Honored art the G. A. R. Encampment Yesterday REPRESENTS EIGHTH Chosen as Delegate to National Meeting at Salt Lake City, Utah Crawfordsville, Ind., May 22. —Besides the election of Orlando Summers as department commander, the following officers were chosen at the big encampment which closed here yesterday: Senior vice commander, Byron R Russell, Crawfordsville; junior vice commander, August Peich, Evansville; medical director, S. L. Brown, Knox, re-elected: chaplain, W. P, Kmzey, Plainfield; council of administration, C. C. Schroeder, Evansville; Henry A. Root, Michigan City; Russell L. Pinney, New Albany; Jesse Robertson, Terre Haute, and John D. Alexander, Bedford, the retiring department commander. Delegates to the national encampment and their alternates by districts are as follows: Eighth District—Delegates, Sj B. Fordyce, Decatur, and William W. Orr, Muncie: alternates, P. V. Hillspaugh, Anderson, and S. B. Garrett, Muncie. Tenth District —Delegates, A. C. McCorkle, Lafayette, and Geo. W. Bringham, Otterbein; alternates, J. W. Dyer, Hammond, and H. A. Miller, Montmorenci. Eleventh District—Delegates, J. A. Ciavenger, North Manchester, and Adam H. Cline, Jonesboro; alternates,

James Stone, National Military Home, Marion, arid Adam Raust, Bluffton. Twelfth District —Delegates, Samuei Bench, Fort Wayne, and Albert Preston, Lagrange; alternates, William Angle, Fort WayneJ and Jeffersjn Heinline, Columbia City. The report of Col. W. S. Haggard, commandant at the State Soldiers' home, Lafayette, to the encampment gives some interesting statistics on the population of the home. In part Colonel Haggard says: “The population report shows a membership at the close of the lOtli of April, 1909, of 556 men and 715 women, making a total membership of 1,271. Os. this number 373 men and 445 women were present, making a total of 818 present. There were 183 men and 270 women out on furloughs making a total of 453. The increase of population since April, 1909, was 115 men and 188 women. The loss by discharge was 97 men and 85 women and the loss by death during the year was 44 men and 53 women.”

SELECT TEACHERS School Board Met Last Night in Special Session IMPORTANT BUSINESS Was Transacted—But Three Changes Are Made in Teachers The school board met last night in and made the selection of teachers for the next school term, the completion of the board’s work revealing the fact that but three changes were made in the corps of instructors. The following w-ere chosen to have charge of the instruction of the Decatur public schools for the 1910 term:

Superintendent W. M. Beachler High School —C. E. Hocker, Rose L. Dunathan, Annetta Johnson, J. C. Tritch, D. A. Baumgartner and Nora Dell Smith; music and drawing, Elizabeth Schrock; eight grade, John R. Parrish and Mary Miller; seventh grade, Mrs. Mattie Bailey and Matilda Sellemeyer; second and third grades, Elizabeth Peterson and Bessie Congleton. v First Ward —S. C.Cramer, principal; Lulu Lankenau, Grace Walters, Eva Acker. Second Ward —Martin Worthman, principal; Nellie Winnes,Grace Coffee, Ruby Miller. Third Ward—Olin Warner, principal; Rose Egan, Della Sellemeyer, Fannie Rice. Janitors were selected as follows: Central building, M. J. Wertzberger; first ward, John R. Porter; second ward, Dorsie Hoagland; third ward, Joseph Helm. It was ordered by the board that all teachers who did not attend school last year will be required to attend at least eight weeks during the summer vacation. The schdbl boarct has selected a corps of able instructors who will well care for the Decatur public schools during the coming school year. The board will meet next week and allow teachers' and janitors’ salaries and transact all other business necessary in closing the year’s work.

A SHOWER FOR MISS DAILEY Young Bluffton Lady the Victim of a Happy Event. In honor of her approaching marriage to Mr. Thomas Beyes, of Indianapolis, Miss Corrine Dailey was showered by the Corona girls at the home of Mrs. George L. Arnold on south Marion street last night. The event took the form <>f a three course luncheon, and the principal feature was a program of'toasts presided over by Miss Mabel Staver as toastmistress. The gifts were presented to Miss Dailey in unique and befitting manner. At her place a pile of door keys was laid the significance of those symbols is of course apparent—and to each key was attached a lavender ribbon, one ribbon stretching to each plate and attached to a white package containing the gift. Amid the laughter of the members Miss Dailey drew the packages across the table with the keys and opened them. The decorations were done very effectively in lavender and white lilacs and lavender ribbons forming the main items.—Bluffton News.

THE’O9 GRADUATES Almost All the Graduates Will Attend Some College Next Year MANY HAVE DECIDED Something About the Seniors Will Do When School is Out The senior class of ’O9 is composed

of some good students, and most of them will go ’away to school. This class have more members to leave the city to gain higher education than any previous class.. All of the members are interested for those who do not go away for a long course will take the normal training and teach this winter. Three of the four boys of the class will go to college: Ben Beavers and Tracy Nelson will go to Wabash, Hugh Perkins will go to Valparaiso, and afterward graduate from Earlham college. Miss Marie Allison will attend school at National Park Seminary’ at Washington, D. C. Miss Esther Sellemeyer will not go to school for a year when she will enter Ob'erlin Conservatory of Music in September. Miss Helen Niblick will enter Ferry Hall, at Lake Forest, 111., and Miss Leota Bailey will attend the school at Wesleyan, New’ York, where she will prepare for Vassar. One member of the class will go west to prepare for advanced college work. Miss Bessie Boyers will most probably- become a student at the school located at Andersonville, 111. Most of the others will teach, Josephine Krick, Fancheon Daugherty, Beatrice Van Camp, Marie Jackson, Fannie Hammel, Vernia Smith, Inez Snellen will teach. They may go to Winona, Angola, Marion, the State Normal at Terre Haute, Indiana university, Earlham and other places. Just which place will be decided later as each graduate who wishes to teach must take a preparatory course in an accredited normal.

Rev. Imler returned from Huntington, where he attended a meeting of the radical conference. Much interest was shown, and the Rev. Imler enjoyed the session. o FRANKLIN TODAY Thirteen More Local Option Elections Are Scheduled Some hot ones Madison and Laporte Counties in the List for Next Week Indianapolis, Ind., May 22. —By 8 o'clock p. m. on June 9 thirteen more Indiana counties will have held local option elections. The first of the thirteen to vote will be Franklin, where “yes” and "no" ballots will be cast tomorrow. The other elections will take place on the dates named below: Tuesday, May 25 —Monroe county. Wednesday, May 26— Madison, Owen and Crawfofd counties. Thursday, May 27.—Laporte, Floyd and Harrison counties. Saturday, May 29.—Ripley county. Tuesday, June 1. —Boone county. Thursday, June 3.—Porter county. Tuesday, June B.—Lagrange County. Wednesday, June 9. —Clarke county. These are all the elections so’far ordered by county commissioners. Os the eight elections to be held next week, the interest centers in Madison and Laporte counties, with (jfadison in the limelight because Delaware county adjoining on the east, recently voted “dry.” There are several angles to the Madison fight, and both sides are losing no opportunity to further their interests. There are two important cities in Laporte county— Laporte and Michigan City—and the liquor forces are well intrenched. Five of the counties in which elections have been ordered are already “dry” by remonstrance and are almost sure

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to give good “dry” majorities. It is believed neither side will have a large majority in Ripley, Porter, Laporte, Madison, Floyd and Clark. The “drys” in all these counties say they will win and apparently the “wets” are equally confident.x The result in Franklin county Saturday is regarded as somewhat doubtful, thought the “drys” say they will Win. Fifty-four counties counties have voted out the saloons at elections and thirteen counties are “dry’’ by remonstrance. Six counties have voted “wet." When the thirteen counties which have' elections pending have voted only eleven “wet” counties will remain for a battleground. These eleven counties are Marion, St. Joseph, Lake, Vigo, Knox, Vanderburg, Allen, Dearborn, Warrick, Perry and Dubois—containing the largest cities in the state. In the eight “dry” counties —Brown, DeKalb, Johnson, Scott, Steuben, Union, Warren and Wells, which have not yet ordered elections —the sentiment is still strongly “dry.” o MONROE ADVANCES Our Sister Town is Progressing Beyond Precedent SHE IS *A HUMMER Business Institutions Share I in the Prosperity _ Monroe is certainly one of the busiest little towns in Adams county: it is not only busy, but progressive as well, and the residents can see a marked improvement in business affairs with the passing of each month At the present time there seems t > be a prevalence of commercial stim-

ulation, the merchants are optimistic and the citizens see visions of a greater Monroe in years to come. They have every reason to think this, the evidences are there, the spirit is broadcast and the opportunity is afforded for rapid advancement in every department of business. The greatest and most conclusive evidence of Monroe’s advancement is the fact that her business institutions are flourishing. The bank though in its infancy, represents deposits of large amounts of money, is well managed and is paying neat dividends to its stockholders. The Monroe Grain, Hay & Milling company does a great business and its future success is assured by the support already given it.

Indicating the progressiveness of the Monroe merchants a new hitch - ing rack has been extended in front of the Monroe stores and is conveniently arranged so that farmers will have no difficulty in tying their horses. A. B. Bailey has begun the construction of a new home In Monroe. The structure will be of cement block and when completed will be handsome and convenient. The new home being erected by James Hendricks is rapidly nearing completion, and’ Will soon be readv for occupancy. The branch of the Berne Lumber company, located at Monroe, and managed by W. S. Smith, is doing a good businessi. Many people in the vicinity of Monroe are building homes or improving their properties. CAN CARRY IT WITHOUT GRIP Manager of Bluffton Team Only Uses a Shot Bag. It is felt in base ball circles that George Poffenberger will never be a business manager of the same* calibre of Frank Bancroft, of the Cincinnati team. George who is handling the financial end of the Bluffton club in its first swing around the circuit, has neglected one of the prime requisites of a business manager like D. Lewton of Decatur. He will not go to the ball parks abroad with a black grip to carry off the gate receipts. Instead he took with him today a shot bag, and while it will hold the money, everybody expects to see the manager chase around with a natty grip. The matter may be brought to the attention of the national commission.— Bluffton News.

HE IS DOING WELL James Ball Visits Duke Stoops at His Petersburg Home IS WELL SITUATED He is the Possessor of a Well Equipped Newspaper Office James O. Ball has returned from an extensive trip in southern Indiana, and while gone he had the pleasure of visiting Duke Stoops, a former Decatur resident in his place of business at Petersburg. Mr. Stoops is well situated and is the possessor of one of the best equipped newspaper plants in that section. He is a member of the school board, is superintendent of the M. E. Sabbath school of that place and is held in the high esteem of all. Mr. Stoops has accumulated a neat fortune, and is enjoying life well. He left Decatur seventeen years ago after working in the capacity of foreman of the Democrat job office for a number of years. He is known by the old residents of this city all of whom will be glad to hear of his marked success. Mr. Ball states that Mr. Stoop's surroundings are nothing but pleasant, and that it was really delightful to visit him. Mr. Stoops visits Decatur quite frequently and he is always welcomed by those who know him. o BIG GAME TOMORROW. Fort Wayne Dodgers to Cross Bats With Shamrocks. It is practically assured that there will be a large attendance at the game tomorrow at Steele's park between the Dodgers of Fort. Wayne, and the local Shamrock team. A great game is assured by the boys as John Muldowney, late of the Fort Wayne league team, will also be in the game, he acting in the capacity as coach of the visiting team. The Shamrocks will use their regular lineup in this game and expect to win it. The Fort Wayne boys expect to be accompanied by at least fifty rooters. The game will be called promptly at 3:00.

AWFUL accident Michael Maurer of Near Vera Cruz, Blinded by an Explosion BLASTING STUMPS « Head and Badly Cut —Escape from Death is Miraculus Michael Maurer, aged 54 years, a bachelor living on a farm about onehalf mile east of Vera Cruz, met with an accident while blasting stumps with dynamite on his farm Thursday morning that will probably result inhim being blind for the remainder of his lifetime. He was found at his home about 5 o’clock Thursday evening by Elmer Baumgartner, who was driving past the Maurer home. The man heard the man passing the house and being unable to reach the door he rapped on the window- and called the attention of Baumgartner ,who at once summoned a physician. From the story told by the man it appears that Maurer owes his life to little less than a miracle. Maurer states that he went to a wood he was clearing early Thursday morning. He had worked for several hours and had placed one charge under a stump that did not go off. Thinking that the fuse had gone out Maurer stooped to the 'ground to remove the charge when the dynamite ignited blowing the charge and falling debris into his face. The greater part of the force is thought to have gone into his eyes, although his head and face are badly cut and bruised. The top of the head is also cut in several places. Pyhsicians >stated today that had the

man been one foot higher from the ground death would have been instantaneous. He knew nothing of what had transpired until about the middle of 4the afternoon when he awoke from unconsciousness and found himself weakened and entirely blind For some time he was unable to move, but finally got to his feet and started to walk, finding the barn on the place. He stated that after he had found the barn he knew the exact direction of the house thinking he could fco there and probably summon some one from the road which he did. He was brought to the city today for treatment for his eyes and the physician stated that there was but slight hope of saving the sight of either. Besides blowing the debris into the eyes the iris of the one member was torn loose and the other injured so that a hemorrhage in both chambers of the eye. He will be given the best medical skill in order to save the sight, but from his condition now this is futile— Bluffton Banner.

FEELING PRESSURE Some of the Senators are Hearing from Home THE PROGRESSIVES They Will Try to Land Several Senators Next Year Washington, May 22. —Those Republican senators who are Insisting that every item in the tariff bill shall be examined, and who maintain that while the Republican party Is about revising the tariff it should do the work well, regardless of the time consumed, are feeling the pressure of j the movement started in a systematic way to discourage prolonged consideration of the bill. These senators say they have evidence to sustain the charge that the “back fire” was started at the suggestion of beneficiaries of the protective system in the east, who feel that their safety lies in having the bill rushed through.! Investigation made here indicates that! in every state represented by a Re-1 publican senator who is showing an i inquisitive turn of mind, a movement designed to discourage such a course has been organized at the suggestion [ of some one. Indiana affords a good

example of what is bemg done. It is alleged here that persons iy that | state who are objecting to a careful consideration of the bill with a view of ultimately getting something for the consumer, were asked to undertake the work in which they are now engaged. One of the surprises of the campaign was the discovery that a . letter had been sent to every Republican editor in the state, asking him to join in a protest against the course that is being pursued by the so-called ; 1 insurgent Republicans. Many of the I editors have within the last two days; forwarded copies of the letter to Washington, with notes savins they are in sympathy with the attempt to obtain an honest revision regardless, of whether the work consumes one or

six months. Washington, May 22. —Political information drifting into Washington from various sections of the country indicates that the senatorical elections that are to take place a year I from next January may result in the progressive wing of the Republican party strengthening its position in the upper branch of congress. Os the thirty senators who will come up for re-election at. that time twenty-four are Republicans. The list includes Nelson W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island; Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana; Morgan C. Bulkeley, of Connecticut; El;mer J. Burkett, of Nebraska; Julius |C. Burrows, of Michigan; Thomas H. I Carter, of Montana; Moses E. Clapp, |of Wisconsin; Clarence D. Clark, of iWyoming; Chauncey M. Depew, of New York; Charles Dick, of Ohio; .Henry A. DuPont, of Delaware; Frank jP. Flint, of California; Eugene Hale,, jof Maine; John Kean, of New Jersey; Robert M. La Follette, of Wisconsin; J Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts; I Porter J. McCumber, of North Dakota; I George S. Nixon, of Nevada: George T. Oliver, of Pennsylvania; Carroll S. < Page, of Vermont; Samuel H. Piles, of 1 Washington: Nathan B. Scott, of" West 1 Virginia: George Sutherland, of Utah; a and William Warner, of Missouri. |r

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COURT HOUSE NEWS New Partition Trial Was Filed in Court this Morning by John Taylor SOME OTHER ITEMS Action in the Louthan Divorce Case—the Term Closes in Three Weeks Attorneys Peterson & Moran filed a new case at the clerk s office today, in which the plaintiff is John E. Taylor and the defendants are z William H. Taylor, Jacob and Mary J. Drake, a petition for partition. In the cause of Ellen V. Louthan vs. Howard T. Louthan, divorce and alimony, an answer was filed to the plea- in abatement which was filed by the defendant a few days ago. The Fort Wayne Electric Works vs. ■William G. Spencer, suit on contract, the motion to compel the defendant to make his cross complaint more specific was sustained and the defendant w r as ordered to comply with same. Eliza Hartman et al vs. Clara D. Hoffman et al, partition suit, the final report was filed and taken under consideration. There are but three weeks more of the April term and it is not likely , that they will be very busy with the exception of the Studabaker-Faylor case, which will probably come up one •week from Monday. The four Allen county saloon cases appealed from the commissioners’ court, took up the greater part of today’s session, and the arguments were very interesting. Real estate transfers: Byron F. Ault to Mary M. Garlinger, 32 acres Wabash township, $2,500; John C. Moran, commissioner, to John T, Sprague, part lot 290, Decatur, $150; Jamej H. Browning et al to John S. Bowers et al, parts lots 271, 272, 273 Decatur, $4,550. o

THERACEPROGRAM Three Big Days Are Included in the List of Fair Attractions v FOR THIS YEAR The Great Northern Will Give Over Two Thousand Dollars in Purses

The most interesting part of the fair program for many people is the racing program, and to them It will be good news to know that his year’s card is the best ever offered here, including three days of genuine sport along that line, with running, trotting, land pacing races each day. The purses aggregate about $2,000 and its a cinch that those who like this pleasure may enjoy three good days of it. As shown in the new premium lists the program will be as follows: Wednesday, August 25, 1909. 2:24 trot, 3 in 5 $250.00 2:18 pace, 3 in 5 250.00 One half mile run, county.... 100.00 Thursday, August 26, 1909. 2:25 pace, 3 in 5 $300.00 2:30 trot, 3 in 5 300.00 . One half mile run, 2 in 3 75.00 Friday, August 27, 1969. 2:20 trot, 3 in 5 $250.00 2:15 pace, 3 in 5 250.00 % mile run, 2 in 3 100.00 - o—STORK AT THE C. K. BELL HOME I Charles K. Bell, agent for the Wells 'Fargo Express company at Fort Wayne, telephoned his relatives here early this morning that the stork had left a handsome boy baby at his home. The lad weighs ten pounds, yells like , a Democrat and his chosen name, it is rumored will be Richard Alexander.