Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates Per week, by carrier.7T.....lo 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. STATISTICS SOMETIMES INTERESTING There is an old saying that “statistics are as dry as dust” but Township Assessor Thomas McKeever, over in Carroll county has managed to make interesting reading out of his report to State Statistician J. L. Peetz,whom he wrote as follows: “The Hon. J. L. Peetz —I found 100 guinea hens and ten roosters. The maple sap did not run very good this year. This county went dry. and there was not much maple syrup, only about 500 gallons. We have not counted the cornstalks yet. There were several bees wandered aw’ay from this township, and if you will have the assessors in the adjoining townships to look for them, they might be able to furnish you returns. As for wild daisies and honeysuckle, we have none. The squirrels are getting scarce. We have ditched all our frog ponds and now we raise com where formerly we raised frogs. We don’t fatten our hogs on dishwater; we use corn and rye instead —not rye whiskey, but the grain. I will count the rabbit tracks after the first snowstorm. One rabbit makes 550 tracks if you follow him far enough. Goats and peacocks are scarce articles, as we have sold all our goats for butter(s). There is a great 'of horse radish here, which we use in making red eye(s) since the county went dry. To get the number of dozens of mustard seeds raised this year, will be a pretty big job, as one man here tried to count the number of grains of wheat in a bushel and has been crazy for ten years. Hoping this will find you well and in good humor, I am, etc.” As the statistical report called for quite a lot of seemingly useless information this year, Mr. McKeever’s letter appears somewhat ironical. The much-mooted question of the

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schools is treated from a new standpoint by a recent writer in the London News. He objects to Its use in this way, because he believes it divinely inspired and therefore that it ought not to. be placed on the level with text-books or treated as mere literature. —South Bend Times. Ida Hord, a poor, little, sickly looking woman was arraigned in the federal court at Indianapolis Thursday before Judge Anderson for having used a postage stamp that had been cancelled. The woman told th ecourt that she was poor; that her husband earned GO cents a day when well enough to work, as he has the consumption; that she had mortgaged her furniture to get mcfaey enough to pay her fare to be present in court. Judge Anderson believed her, and in-

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quired where the postoffice inspector was who arrested the poor woman. He said he wanted to get a look at the make-up of an inspector who would stir up a case like the one before him. The judge is anxious to get the inspector into his presence. The officious gent needs a scouring and Anderson is the man who can do it, and do it properly.—Columbia City Post. NOTICE. The committees appointed by the different lodges of this city for the puorpose of arranging for a union decoration service will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Odd Fellows hall to complete arrangements. L. L. BAUMGARTNER, Chr. Ben Hur Com. HE BEYS BUILDING John Smitley Has Purchased the Rodenbach Barn ON FIRST STREET Three Important Deals Were Closed Yesterday Afternoon

Through the D. N. Erwin real esstate agency the Christ Elliott property located on First street and which is occupied by Henry Rodenbach, was yesterday sold to John Smitley of this city, the purchase price being six thousand dollars. Mr. Elliott who resides in Fart Wayne, has owned the building for two years. Mr. Smitley disposed of his one hundred and forty acre farm in St. Marys township to Richard Harris, of Paulding county, and the latter will become a resident of Adams county this fall. Mr. Harris possessed a farm of eighty-one acres in Paulding county and sold the same yesterday at the neat sum of sllO per acre. The three transacteions in which $25,000 worth of property was involved w-ere consummated within one-half day which bespeaks much for the ability of Mr. Erwin. Mr. Smitley will remain in Decatur and Adams county will get another good citizen, Mr. Harris. Mr. Rodenbach will continue to conduct a feed barn in the First street building, which he has operated so successfully for several years. xo HAS NOT AGREED (Continued from page 1.) and the state is represented by Prosecutor Eberhart. Present As witnesses and to produce the records'bf other counties as to Cotton’s manipulations were Clerks Gilespie of Blackford county and Charles A. Reeves of Blackford county. Each brought records as to cases in which Cotton had been interested his manipulations extending over much of northeastern Indiana. Heretofore he has been most fortunate in getting out of difficulty. The case this time looks good to the state, though the defense put up by defendant and his father is that the son had frequently in business signed his father’s name to checks and in this case did not know that there was no money in the local bank. Cotton has been in jail several weeks, having been arrested at Decatur. Bright looking and evidently a sharper he knows much of the ways of the world. o Sweet Potato and Yam plants can be had by the thousand Monday morn- ’ lug at Fullenkamps.

SOCIETY COLUMN ■■ The Christiah Congregation to Give Reception for Rev. Vernor THE YEOMAN LODGE Seventeenth Birthday of Miss Laura Bleeke is Celebrated - < _.-r A happy company of girls will drive to the home of C. S. Summers, southeast of the city tomorrow and I spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. Summers and family. The girls are looking forward to a splendid time as they have been royally entertained when at the Summers' home before. The day will be spent- socially with music. Those who will compose the party are the Misses Ipa Everett, Mary Hite, Lettie Kintz, Vera Ehinger, Bertha Kohne, Madge Hite, Irene Kphne and Agnes Voglew’ede. There will be .several other guests from the neighborhood present. The reception to be given by the members of the Christian church for the Bev. F. H. Vernor promises to be a pleasant event. Every onfc is invited to the church Monday evening to greet him. A happy party was given last night in Union township, at which time the seventeenth birthday 'of Miss Laura Bleeke was duly celebrated. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bleeke and the event of last night was given at their home, one of the most hospitable in the county. Games and a good time was thoroughly enjoyed ending with a luncheon, all of which comprised a happy time. Those present were Misses Hannah Krueckelberg, Della Schamerloh, Pauline Schamerloh, Luetta Koldewey, Louisa Krueckelberg, Esther Grote, Bertha Krueckelberg, Clara Thieme. Marie 4 Marbach and Messrs Martin, Gust and Edwin Krueckelberg, Edwin Steele, Adolph Schamerloh Louis Koldewey, Martin, Richard, Hugp and Walter Thieme and Adolph Marbach. The Yeoman lodge will give an interesitrfg program Monday evening, June 7, at Meibers hall. The public is invited to attend. No admission charged. The Black Rag Club will meet next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Tom Ehinger on west Jefferson street. Each hostess entertains the club as she pleases. When the club hold its meeting the members enjoy, a good time on account of the novel ways of entertaining.

A family reunion will be held at the home of Isaac Peters at Bluffton tomorrow. All the children and grandchildren will be present. An excellent dinner will be served at noon. The guests will be Mr. and Mrs. R. Earl Peters and daughter Leah, of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Erman Mentzer and children, Walter and Frances, of Bluffton, o ./The common school commencement will be held on the lawn of the central school building in this city, on Thursday afternoon of next week and it is the desire of all the crowd be the largest in the history of the schools. The program is an excellent one and should ba-heard by all who can possibly come. Remember the date, Thursday morning, June 10, at 9:15 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bell were given a surprise last evening which they will long remember,.. The members of the Black Rag Club, their husbands and friends, were the ones who planned it. Mrs. Frank Beil, Mrs. Lew Ilolthouse aud Miss Blanche Dibble completed all arrangements. Early in the evening Mrs. Charles Meyers called at the Bell home and persuaded Mrs. Bell to go up town ’ with her. All the guests went to the Bell residence during her absence. On returning from town Mrs. Meyers accompanied Mrs. Bell home. The | evening was spent socially for awhile. After "that the merry company went 1 to the Elks hall, where they enjoyed a most pleasant time. With good music, they danced till a late hour, i The hostess, Mrs. Holthouse, and Mrs" I Frank j*eli, then invited the guests to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Befl, where a picnic lunch was spread. For a number of years all their life, Mr. and Mrs. Bell have lived here and | their friends gave this as a farewell to them. Their Decatur friends will regret to see them leave. Mr. Bell (will leave next Monday, Mrs. Bell rejmaining here for a few weeks. A I handsome souvenir spoon was given Ito the latter, as a little remembrance 'of the givers’ good time with her.

SHE WAS IN BAD SHAPE The Change Was Wonderful —Many People Here Know It. She was in bad shape. All run down m health: no appetite; digestion very poor; could not sleep at night; felt tired and languid ali day. She pale -and thin, her circulation •es very poor, and the many different medicines. she used seemed to do her more harm than good. She was dragging out her life this way, when Root Juice was brought here. She took seven bottles of the great medicine, and is (today) one of the most healthy iadies in town. For social reasons she objects to her name being published, but a day hardly passes that she does not .advise some complaining friend to go to the Hclthouse drug store and get some of the great soothing and healing tonic that did such wonders for her. NEW SCHOOL HOUSE Advisory Board of St. Marys Township Met Here Today ERECT BUILDING A New and Modern School House Will Supplant Old One The advisory board -of St. Marys township together with Trustee O. J. Suman held a meeting in the Erwin and Erwin law office this afternoon at which time they decided to build a new and up to date school building in district number two in that township. The old school house is in a dilapidated condition and the advisory board realizing the necessity of a new building have acted wisely in the matter. The new structure is to be of brick and will be modern in every respect. Work on its construction will begin as soon as bids are advertised for and received and it will be completed and ready for occupancy before time of convening the fall term. The advisory board was very enthusiastic over educational matters in their township, and from the way they decided on the proposition of building they are deeply interested in the welfare of the young people in their little government. Bids will be advertised for at once and when the contract is awarded work will begin at once. There will not be a frame school house in St. Marys township after the present one in district two is relegated to the rear.

NEW CITY ARISES (Continued from page 1.) daily from the beds of Golden Gate Park. What San Francisco Did. April 18, !906 —San Francisco was leveled by a terrific earthquake. The tremblor was followed by an all-de-vastating fire that raged for the greater part of three days, sweeping over the heart of the city, along the water front and into the residence districts in the hills. Thousands were made homeless; other thousands lost their every penny. Predictions were general that if the city was ever rebuilt it never again would approximate the size and importance in the commercial world it had attained before the terrible disaster. The following tables illustrate what San Francisco has accomplished in the short space of three years: April 18, 1906. Area of burned district, 4 square miles. Number of blocks burned, 497. Buildings destroyed, 28,198. Property loss, $500,000,000. Value buildings destroyed, $105,000,000. Insurance due, $218,000,000. Population, 495,000. Population within radius of 15 miles of city hall, 650,000., June 5# 1909. x x New buildings erected, 20,000. Value of new buildings, $158,000,000. Rehabilitation of public utilities, $25,000,000. Estimated rehabilitation of municipal properties, $25,000,000. New fire system to be most complete in the world, $5,000,000. Population (November, 1908) 507,000. Population within radius’ of 15 miles of city hall, 900,000. Increase in population of San Francisco bay region, 250,000. \ Insurance paid on losses of the great conflagration, $200,000,000.

ATTEND MEETING Rev. L. C. Hessert and M. Kirsch Attend Annual . Classis AT FORT WAYNE « ""W These Gentlemen Were Elected as Officers of Organization / Rev. L. C. Hessert and M. Kirsch returned last evening from Fort Wayne, where they attended the first day session of the Annual Zion s Classis of the northwest. The meeting began Thursday night and Messrs. Hessert and Kirsch went as representatives of the local Reformed church. Yesterday reports of committees were read and the election of officers took place. Rev. Hessert was chosen to succeed himself as clerk of the classis and Mr. Kirsch was chosen to succeed himself as treasurer. The reports which w:ere made evidenced the rapid progress of the local church in all its departments and future prospects very encouraging. The Decatur gentlemen came home to attend the funeral of the late Mr. Kruetzman and they will return to the summit city tomorrow morning to attend the remaining sessions of the body. It is certainly a well appreciated honor to Decatur that Messrs. Hessert and Kirsch have been retained as officers of the classis. It is evidence of their efficiency in the work. The annual meeting was held in the Fort Wayne St. Johns church. Rev. Kielsmeyer, of Fort Wayne, was chosen as president of the classis for the coming year. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to thank those who were so kind to us during the illnses and death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Burdg. The neighbors and friends were so kind and we shall never forget the many favors shown. The Children. o NOTICE. All members of Decatur Ben Hur court are requested to meet at the hall aF 9:30 in order to attend in a body the funeral of Bro. Clayton Daily. U. S. CRESS, Scribe. o Brice True went to Winona this afternoon. o Mrs. Will Teeple of St. Marys township was shopping in the city today.

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