Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LE W G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates Per week, by carrier .1® cents Per year, by carrier $5 60 Per month, by mail ........25 cants Per year, by mail 12.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. Oswald B. Wemhoff, clerk of the city of Decatur, has developed unusual marks of competency, and we hasten to congratulate him for his thoroughness. His records are marvels of accuracy, are well written and his knowledge of the affairs of his office denotes a close application to his duties as city clerk. Protection is simply the taking from one man in order to give to another. There can thus be no such thing as an honest protective _ tariff. One such tariff may be more honest

than another, but all alike are dishonest and oppressive.—lndianapolis News. This does not harmonize with the statement made by Senator Beveridge in explaining his vote against the Aldrich tariff rates. The senator said then that “to be a protectionist does not mean to be an extortionist" If it is not extortion to take from one what belongs to him to give to another who has no legal right to IL what is ft? The Aldrich crowd wants to take s little more than the Beviridge crowd — that is the only difference. It is hard to understand just why anybody should get excited about the failure of the Republican party to “keep its promise" on the tariff question. What was its promises? Were not the people told that the tariff must be revised by its “friends?” Who are its friends? Only the protected interests. Certainly the consumers who constitute the masses are not the friends of the system that skins them to the bone in every transaction. What real reason did the people have to believe that the friends of the tariff would revise it downward? What campaign promise has the Republican party ever kept when the powerful interests have said nay? The present tariff system will never be revised properly until it is revised by its enemies. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our thanks to the kind neighbors and friends who assisted us so kindly and in so many ways during the illness and death of our beloved daughter, Dorothy. We wish to especially thank the many who tendered the pretty floral emblems and the quartet who furnished music. Mr. and Mrs. Mailand Harmon.

| We Wish to Call Your Attention | S mi ■■ ii mm ■■■mil Pl ■ 111 gg |||Hg •' * Bg' 8 To the fact that some awful good < things in our 11 Grocery Department J | I have been overlooked in the an- I ■ nouncement of our big I I After Harvest Sale I I which positively closes next Sat- 4 ■ urday Evening August 31st. I I TRUE <& RUIN VO IN. I

SPANIARDS REPULSE MOORS Desperate Fighting Reported and New Troops Are Rushed. Melilla, Morrocco, July 24. —An official statement issued this evening, concerning the fight between the Spaniard and the Kabyle tribesmen says that before dawn this morning the Moors opened a general attack on the Spaniard advance positions, concentrating their efforts against Sidi Musa and the garrison at Cape Moreno. The fighting was of the most furious character, but a sortie by six companies of Spanish infantry and a light field battery was successful and the enemy fell back two kilometers. In the fighting a Spanish colonel and three other officers were killed and thirteen wounded. The of casualties among the enlisted troops is not known. Newly debacked troops have been hurried to the front. The fighting during the afternoon resulted in a defeat for the Spanish troops. Under a galling fire by the Moors they were unable to hold the ground they had gained, and at nightfall in order to avoid disaster, retreated to their old positions. FAREWELL PARTY Mrs. Voglewede Will Entertain at Dinner Party for Mr. and Mrs. Uhl OUTING FOR GIRLS Os the Elite Club—Will Spend Vacation at Rome City Mrs. J. H. Voglewede will give a farewell dinner party Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. B. Uhl, who leave for their home Sunday evening. The guests will be the intimate friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Uhl. The dance at the park last night was well attended, about thirty couple spending the evening very pleasantly by dancing. During the time spent there, those who attended had the privilege of hearing some good music. The Y. L. E. club girls will leave tomorrow morning for Rome City, where they expect to spend several weeks enjoying the pleasures at that summer resort. The girls are the Misses Agnes Voglewede, Amelia Weber, Kynt Voglewede, Lillian Meyers, Ida Kohhe, Louisa Brake, Edna Ehinger, Ode Fullenkamp. Miss Florence Sprunger entertained Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Knoff, of Berne, at dinner yesterday evening. Dr. and Mrs. Knoff are visiting friends in the city. Mrs Jennie Fuhrman was the guest of Mrs. Ed Bailey at dinner today. Mrs. Fuhrman is spending the day in the city. o The contract for a school house in St. Marys township was let today, the bids being opened at the law office of D. B. Erwin. The bidders were thick and St. Marys township will get a cheap school building.

THE MEYER FAMILY Will Hold Reunion at Maple Grove Park—Will Have Good Time ABRAHAM MEYER Will Reside in Wells County in Future —Son Leaves for Colorado The Meyer family will hold a family reunion at Maple Grove park tomorrow. The event promises to be one of the most enjoyable and largely attended given for some time. The reunion is especially in honor of Abraham Meyer, who is eighty-two years old and in honor of his son Peter Meyer, who will leave in a few days for his home in Colorado. The former will live in the future in Wells county with one or his children. All the children and grandchildren will be present, and it can well be imagined that they will have a very happy time. At noon a big picnic dinner will be spread. For the past several days the members of the family have been planning the event and making preparations for the picnic. The children are Peter Meyer of Colorado, John D. Meyer, Eli Meyer of this city, Mrs. Henry Presdorf, Mrs. Jonathan Baumgartner, Henry Meyer, Mrs. John Glancey, Mrs. Wegmiller of Geneva. The children and their families, grandchildren and great-grand-children will all greatly enjoy the day.

LET THE CONTRACT Manlier & Custer Landed the School House Contract in St. Marys BIDDING WAS CLOSE Work Will Soon Begin on this Structure ar.d Be Rushed to Completion At the law office of Dore B. Erwin immediately after the noon hour, bids were opened for the construction of a brick school house, and when the same is completed it will be located in district one, St. Marys township, and is known as the Union school house. Eight bidders presented their tickets to the township advisory board, they all with Trustee O. J. Suman being present at the letting. The bidders and their bids were: Linn & Patton $3,075, Baegley & Baumgartner 33,377.50, Mauller & Custer $2,565, Fred Hoffman &. Son $3,300, Mann At Christen $2,738, Sam Kuntz $3,369, Dan Weikel $2,800, George Brewster $3,195.36. Some of the bids were close, but Mauller & Custer won out by a small margin, their bid being SB2 lower than the next low bid. The

building will be a brick structure, of handsome design and containing all the necessary ventilation demanded by the state board of health for the preservation of the health of the children, who may attend the school at district number one. The successful bidders and contractors will make good their end of the contract and give to St Marys township one of the best buildings of its kind. They will begin work in a few days and will rush the work to completion. o HE BUYS A REO TOURING CAR William Ho'le of Union Township, Buys an Automobile. William Hoile of Union township, and one of the best farmers and good fellows in the county, has purchased a Reo, five passenger touring car, and from this time forward will demonstrate the fact that a farmer really has more business with an automobile than any one else. The car is a beauty, and Mr. Hoile and family will enjoy much pleasure from the purchase. It is thought that many other farmers in the county will soon own a car.

DEATH DRAWS NEAR Louis Webber of West of the City Cannot Survive CONDITION CRITICAL A Cancerous Growth Foretokens Death of Farmer Louis Webber, residing two and onehalf miles west of Decatur, over whom a consultation was held yesterday by Drs. Clark of this city and McOscar of Fort Wayne, can survive but a few days, according to a statement from the physicians. The afflicted man, who is fifty-five years of age, was taken ill seven weeks ago. A superfluous growth in the abdomen caused him much inconvenience. The services of a physician were engaged but not until after the cancerous growth had spread across the abdomen thus rendering recovery all but impossible. He has steadily grown worse day by day, and every indication points to an early death. It is thought that the spleen is in most part affected. Drs. McOscar and Clark yesterday consulted over Mr. Webber's condition and subsequently gave out the statement that recovery would be nothing short of a miracle. The aged afflicted man is well known over Adams county, and has a large following of friends who will regret to receive the sad tidings.

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COURTHOUSE NEWS Judge Merryman Performed a Wedding Ceremony at Clerk’s Office BOARD OF ACCOUNTS Ask and Are Given Information from the County Auditor’s Office Oscar D. Coons, aged thirty, a farmer from near Briant, Jay county, and Ida Jane Kelley, aged thirty-one, of Geneva, were granted a marriage license Saturday morning. A few minutes later at 8:30 Judge J. T. Merryman said the words which united them in the happy bans of wedlock. One real estate transfer was filed it being William W. Swartz to Theodore H. Gray, lot 385, Geneva, SI,OOOAuditor Michaud had his first business transaction with the state board of accounts today, when he received a request that he fill out blanks which were enclosed, giving some very necessary information, including the names of all the township trustees and assessors and their addresses, the expiration of the terms of all the county officers, and alphabetical list of the cities and towns in the county. The information was returned to the board forthwith. Several of the township trustees were in the city today, making their annual report to County Superintendent Opliger. Monday is the last day for filing these reports. A marriage license was issued to Joseph Gettys, aged 23, a farmer from near Hartford City, and Ethel Brandyberry, aged 22, of Monroe.

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Harvest Time is Here Again! Soon you will be ready to buy that farm or city property. Carefully this list which gives some of the best locations on the market Smail r large tracts, medium end modem city properties are new offered for H „ by the THE SNOW AGENCY- Decatur, Ind. ’Phone a

777 —Is a comfortable four-room cotage and good cellar, located on the public road near Decatur... $850.00 787—1 s a five acre tract with fruit trees, greenhouse, drove well and good five-room residence, recently remodeled $1,250.00 743—1 s a desirable fifteen acre tract on the traction line near Decatur. Has good buildings, bouse is on a nice elevation $2,500.00 771—1 s a good thirty acre tract on the stoned road near market and school. Is largely black land, small biuldings $2,350.00 753 —Is a well improved forty acre tract on a good pike road near Decatur. Is well fenced and near school, and market ..... $3,300.00 OTHER TRACTS. We have a number of good eighty acre tracts well located at SIOO.OO an acre. Also, An 80 acres, no buildings, at $4,000.00 An 80 acres with fair buildings, at An 80 acres near Decatur, no buildings, at . $6,400.00 An 80 acres near Decatur, good buildings, at $6,800.00 And several larger tracts at bargain prices. We can offer you a large list of city property. Most of the following list has, but recently, been put upon the market. 783—A four-room cottage on north Third street, long lot, good sewerage, brick walks, cistern, etc., —A comfortable cottage on South

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Ninth street. Good location, k Adams street Chicken park, ester*. etc ..SBS4K 745 —A nearly new five-room cotag on South Front street feast j walks, city and cistern wster, p<| sewerage SUSMi 721—A comfortable story and iud residence, on Eleventh street Sable, drove well, plenty of fruit, atner lot stltU 786—A roomy seven-room resident property, with cellar, stable, eit on north Third street. Good sever-1 age SUM 782 —A good, and well located comp on Mercer avenue Electric -fia cistern and city w ater, stable sew age, etc 778 —A well located and convetueel cottage on South Tenth street Xia porch, drove well, maple shade. IrS trees, stable, etc $1.75H 785 — A well located story and I hfl residence on the traction line i| south Decatur. Stable, city id cistern water, bath, electric lighsl etc uaul 786 — Is a new seven-room story ulj a half residence on North Secoi street, cement walks, cistern, cel stable, etc. Sidewalks and 4 street improvements made S2JSUI 781 —Is a comfortable two-story nd idence on stone foundation, on -4 ( » stret, city and cistern water, -I nished bath. Electric lights, "I and shade trees, stable, etc. is brick street, cement sidewalk. *1 improvements made iiM’l See larger lists for other prcpe-t*|