Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 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 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mall matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager.

The last sad rites were said yesterday over the remains of the late Jacob Hart and his body was laid to rest in beautiful Maplewood. He was a citizen of Adams county for more than sixty years, and he was one of those gentlemen with whom it was a pleasure to converse of the early days. Such men as Mr. Hart helped to make this country what it is, the best in all the land, and the passing of a pioneer of his integrity is always marked because of the many sad hearts the going out of such a life brings, even when he has attained that age where it is known the days are numbered. WELL KNOWN EDITOR IS DEAD Virgil Geiger of the Churubusco ' i Truth Died from Nervousness. Churubusco, Ind., June 19. —Virgil 1 A. Geiger, publisher of the Churubus- f co Truth and manager of the Geiger * Telephone company, died at his home , in this city yesterday afternoon. Mr. £ Geiger was about 45 years of age and t had been in failing health for some c time. He suffered from an affection ' e of the eyes and a nervous break- r down, and but recently was a patient at Hope hospital in Fort Wayne, returning to his home here last Sun- 1 day. Mr. Geiger was a son of W. A. Geiger, former treasurer of Whitley c county, and was born and reared in

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this vicinity. He had been the publisher of the Churubusco Truth for almost twenty years, and his peculiarly vigorous and caustic style made him widely known as a writer. His policies led him into freuent clashes and much of his career was tempestuous in character. For a time Mr. Geiger was postmaster at Churubusco. His life was threatened and his barn was burned, but he pluckily announced that he intended to hold the fort, the , postoffice department promising him protection in the discharge of his duties, but he later resigned the office. He was active in the development of the rural telephone business and was largely interested in Whitley county telephone property. He had been married a number of times. Mr. Geiger was well known in Fort Wayne. ■ o SOCIETY COLUMN Mrs. Burt Mangold Celebrated Her Birthday Yesterday A BARN DANCE Miss Vesey Entertaining— Other Interesting Social Items Miss Sallie Vesey of Fort Wayne is entertaining some of her old school mates of Glendale today in honor of Miss Jeanette Hurlburt of California. Miss Lucile Hale and Mrs. Charles Loch of this city are among the guests, having attended the school at the same time as their hostess and her guest. Mrs. Loch and Miss Hale went to Fort Wayne this afternoon and they are expecting a very enjoyable time. The girls attended the college several years ago and since that time they have become separated. At their reunion today they will recall many happy associations. * * * Mrs. John Peterson will entertain the Euchre Club this evening at her home, S. Winchester street. A pleasant time playing cards will be in order for all, and to increase the en(Continued on page 4.)

THE BLIND TIGERS Will Be the Subject Discussed by E. S. Shumaker Tomorrow INDIANA DRY IN 1911 Temperance Day Will Be Obesrved at a Big Union Service Here Tomorrow is temperance day in Decatur, and the occasion is to be observed by the anti-saloon forces by a big union service to be held at the Presbyterian church at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. At this meeting the principal speaker will be E. S. Shumaker, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, who will deliver one of his eloquent appeals for assistance in making Indiana dry in 1911. His subject as advertised is “Adams County and Blind Timers,” and the learned man will no doubt give his hearers some very interesting thoughts. Schumaker is an eloquent speaker, good to listen to and every person interested in the work along the lines for which the league has fought for the past several years, should hear him Sunday afternoon. The league are determined that the fight they have waged against the saloon shall continue against the blind tiger, even stronger than against the licensed saloon, and the lecture tomorrow will give some idea of the plans. A SPLENDID TIME (Continued from page 1.) cial hour. Before a vote of thanks was extended to the Queen Esthers. The reception committee was the Misses Florence Meyers, Cecil Eady, Frances Butler, Neva Brandyberry, Dessie Mann, Winnifred Burke, Margaret Mills, Hulda Loser, Lula Beachler, Vera Meyers, Marie Kitson, Flora Fledderjohann, Pansy Bell, Frances Merryman, Mrs. William Weimer, Lucile Hale, Helen Niblick, Bessie Boyers and the members of the reception committee.

■ CAUGHT BY BASCULE BRIDGE Motocycle Rider Has Narrow Escape When "Jack Knife” Opens. Michigan City, Ind , June 19 —Ernest Shultz, son of former Mayor J. E Shultz of this city, came near losing his life here this afternoon as a result of the raising of the Franklin street bascule bridge just as ne approached the outer end of the 100-foot leaf on a motorcycle. The bridge operator failed to hear Shultz's cries to stop the bridge, and the big structure continued upward. Shultz managed to reacu the bottom at the other side in safety, although the machine was wrecked. He charges the city with negligence in that a chain was not provided at the approach of the bridge. TO OPEN TUESDAY Curley Radamacher Will Open Case to Public Next Tuesday IT IS UP TO DATE In Every Particular —Hunsicker Brothers Do Ice Cream Business Curley Radamacher will be ready to open his nev- case to the public next Tuesday. He has equipped the room well, and when the doors of the place of business are opened to the public, Decatur people can boast of having one of the most up to date cases in this section of the state. The interior is very attractive with the walls beautifully decorated and new furniture artistically arranged in the room. The cooking apartment has been installed on tne second floor and an elevator will transfer the eatables to the room below-. A communication arrangement has also been installed which will enable those below to talk to the employes on the second floor. A new counter, six new tables and a large number cf counter stools have arrived .and will be placed in position Monday. Mr. Radamacher was in Fort Wayne today securing goods for the new- case. The Hunsicker restaurant has been greatly improved during the past fewdays. The interior of the building has undergone a decided change. A soda fountain has been installed and the meals and lunch business will be abolished after tomorrow*. Hunsicker Brothers expect to conduct a strictly up-to-date ice cream parlor and they will continue to sell ail baked goods as heretofore, as well as fruit and vegetables of all varieties. WILL HEAR CAUSE Judge O’Rourke Notifies Attorneys He is Ready to Hear Case WILL DECIDE MOTION Monroe Street Case Will Be Heard at Fort Wayne Next Monday The Monroe street case, in which a large number of Decatur people are very much interested, will be tried at Fort Wayne Monday. The case is entitled Jane Woods et al, ex parte, and is a suit filed by the remonstrators, who are objecting to the construction of this street as petitioned for. The petition asks that a macadm street and the curbing thereto be constructed and this was remonstrated to by a number of citizens. The case was called a few days ago and the remonstrators filed a motion to dismiss the petition. The petitioners then filed a motion to dismiss the motion to dismiss. This morning the attorneys received word from Judge O'Rourke that he would be ready to give his decision on the motions on Monday morning and to proceed with the trial of the case. This is taken by the petitioners to mean that he will refuse to dismiss the petition, and that the cause will then be heard. There are quite a number of witnesses from here subpoenaed to appear in the case. o— ———. Don’t fail to hear the Ward Fence quartet at the Grand tonight.

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WILL SEE THE RACE' I Decatur Men Leave for Crown Point to Witness I t Automobile Event t i YESTERDAY’S RACE r ? > First Day's Race Was Won j by the Chalmers-Detroit —Crowds Large t g - ■ Jesse Niblick, John O'Brien and M. J. Mylott went to Crown Point ' early this morning to witness the auto race today for the Cobe trophy, the greatest event of this kind ever held i in this section of the country. It is estimated that 300,000 people will line the twenty-three mile course. There are twelve entries in the contest The race yesterday was a most exciting one. Joe Matson, lithe, sinewy and enduring, speeded a light Chalmers--5 Detroit automobile into fame today by winning in brilliant iashion the Indiana trophy. In all the long, kill- _ ing journey of 232.74 blurred miles he stopped his car but once for gasoline and lubricant He made the distance over roads which in spots were rough and the cars bumped In nasty fashion. He and his machinist finished in good form amidst the cheers of thousands ’ all along the route. His average : speed was 51.2 miles. For the route . it was 4:31:21. Robertson, winner , of last year's Vanderbilt, finished second in a Locomobile, his time being 4:29:03. Monsen, in a Marion, ran a close third in 4:42:03. Matson started last in the field of nineteen, . and in the third lap, in point of elap- . sed time, had assumed first position. In the next lap he lost it to his team- . mate Knipper, but in the fifth again regained it and held it to the last. ■ He averaged seven minutes in the lead after the fifth round. Robertson . and Monsen ran a close exciting race and were seldom more than a minute . or two apart, but they were unable . to overtake the fleet “Blue Bird,” as the Chalmers-Detroit car is called, f The other cars on the track when the [ race finished were: Locomobile (Florida), Chalmers-Detroit (Poole), Cor- ■ bin (Maisonville) and Moon (Wells). The others either withdrew or were hopelessly distanced. i ° F. MARION CRAWFORD'S LAST NOVEL. L ' I A Delightful Summer Comedy Called > "The Undesirable Governess.” r There is a suggestion of pathetic r contrast in the fact that F. Marion 1 Crawford's last appearance as unl Junqestioned master among serial nebelists should be made with so happy and debonair a story as “The Unde- , sirable Governess,” which begins in ’ The Cavalier for July. The story ' is laid in England of today, and deals with a family of position and wealth, who have had unfortunate experiences with governesses. The mother inserts the following advertisement in a new-spaper: GOVERNESS WANTED—To take charge of two girls of fourteen and fifteen respectively; family residing in Yorkshire and London; must have [ first-class degree and reference; charm of manner, symmetry of form and brilliancy of conversation espec- , tally not desired, as husband and three grown-up sons much at home. Apply by letter to J. F., P. O. Hanton, Yorks. Judging from the first installment, this story must rank with the cleverest -end wittiest of his productions, . while his famous qualities of plot , construction and vivid characteriza ( tion ar ein spb’ndid evidence. Further contents of The Cavalier include ’ five other serials, acomplete novel, ■ based on a baffling murder mystery, ■ and eleven short stories. Conspicu- . ous among the names of other auI tl;ors are Eden Phillpotts, S. Carle- , ton, Stephen Chalmers, Theodore Rob- , erts, James Francis Dwyer and Thom- . as R. Ybarr. ■ - o L Special music and songs at the , Grand tonight. i o » Ice cream and ice cream * cones at Kit Cowans’ store ‘ Bobo, Saturday and Satur--1 dav evening, June 19th. 145-21 t ’ L Democrat Want Ads. Pay , - ■ i f

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