Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 202.

IS THE SECOND DAY The Big Fair Will Be Better Than Ever this Year 10,000 WERE THERE For a Starter and They Enjoyed Every Minute Today, the second session of the Great Northern Indiana fair was. from every viewpoint, a great success, an estimated crowd of ten thousand people invading the grounds from morning until night. The various roads leading to the city and the park were the scene of long and continuous processions of vehicles from early morning till the time of the races and those who attended were royally entertained by the various attractions and displays. The departments are all well represented with numerous entries of high class material and to see the stock alone is worth many times the admission to the grounds. The art department is one of the most attractive exhibits on the grounds. Specimens of splendid needle work, pyrography and paintings command the attention of the ladies, while the sterner sex content themselves with a peep at the fine horses, cattle, sheep, poultry and the big races. In the cattle department are a number of noted exhibitors, who are in part as follows: Smith & Ullman, Kuklehan Brothers, Mr. Gunsett, Convoy, and Williams & Son. In the horse department are animals belonging to Frisinger & Company, James Dailey, J. D. Nidlinger, Smith & Company, and many others. Hog department: J. D. Nidlinger & Son. D. W. Bryan, Millett & Millett. T. H. Baltzell has a fine consignment of sheep as have several others. The booths at the art hall are certainly very attractive. Inspiring music was furnished in the hail throughout the day and the thousands of people who passed through the building enjoyed the displays. The judge was busy awarding premiums in the art department this afternoon. The free attractions given in front of the grandstand were of a high class and were roundly applauded. Red lemonade stands did a thriving business, the shows were ■busy and every one seemed completely satisfied.

The Races. The race program for this afternoon, is one of the best of the week. Including the 2:23 trot, in which there were eight starters, going for a purse of <300; also the 2:18 pace with six ■starters, for a purse of S3OO, and the , five-eighths mile tun. with four starters for $75.00. The races started off with a show of speed and it is quite likely that former records will be broken before the week is over, as the track is in good condition, bliss May Simpson, the lady driver,; "who has horses entered in each day s ■races, has arrived and will drive in the pace this afternoon. — — GOVERNOR JOHNSON IS ILL Minnesota Executive Must Submit to Fourth Operation. Aurora, 111., Aug. 24.—Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota goes into a hospital Sept. 1 for a fourth operation for appendicitis. The information was greeted with much apprehension by Aurora women, as John--son won his way into their regard by a strong advocacy of woman’s suf-, frage at an Aurora Chautauqua last -week and a naive confession in conversation that "be knew no man quite the equal of Mrs. Johnson, including the governor of Minnesota. SYMPATHIZE WITH SINGER Grace Van Studdiford's Indiana Friends Blame Husband. Wabash, Ind., Aug. 24.—1 n the divorce suit filed by Mrs. Grace Van Studdiford, the opera singer, agains Iber husband. Charles Van Studd.ford, filed in the St Louis court, Wabash friends of Mrs. Van Studdiford have only sympathy for her. The ® ■suit was begun after a visit wit e_ father, Mr. Quivey, at North Manchester, this county. Friends asset that Mr. Van Studdiford. in deserting bis wife proves himself an ingrate.

hunting old acquaintances J- B. Corson is Here for a Week at the Great Northern Fair. B. Corson, better known among his old Adams county friends as Baldwin, is here for a few days with relatives and acquaintances and to take in ‘he big fair For some time Mr. Corson has lived near Germantown, Ohio, but he informs us that he is arranging to remove back to this county next spring. This will please the many who know him for he is one of the best citizens who ever resided here. His present home is only thirteen miles from Dayton and he has witnessed airship flights a number of times, as the ships frequently pass over his farm. — — o — ONE MORE IS DRY - Union County Joined the < List Tuesday—First Election for Some Time WAS DRY ANYWAY , ] 1 Saloons Lost by Only About Four Hundred — Not Much Interest Shown i i Indianapolis, Aug. 24.—Another Indiana county—Union—was added to ! the "dry” list today as the result of 1 an option election. The majority j against the saloons was 409. , Union county has been “dry" by ! remonstrance for the last two years. 1 Liberty is the county seat. The “wets” carried two precincts, f one by three and one by five majority. ( Everything was quiet About 80 per ( cent, of the vote was cast. Vote by ( precincts: ,

Center tpwnship—First precinct, “dry” 91, “wet” 53, “dry" majority 38, second precinct, “dry" 79, “wet" 82, “wet" majority 3; third precinct, “dry" 131, “wet" 49, “dry" majority 82; Fourth precinct “dry” 71, “wet” 50, “dry” majority ii. Harrison township, “dry” 94, “wet” 67, “dry” majority 27. Union township—West precinct, “dry” 74, “wet” 47, “dry” majority 27. Union township—East precinct, “dry” 130, “wet” 74, “dry” majority 56. Liberty township, "dry" 107, “wet" 45, “dry” majority 62. Brownsville township—North precinct, “dry” 39, “wet" 44, “wet” majority 5; south precinct “dry” 112, “wet” 43. “dry” majority 69. Harmony township, “dry” 73, “wet” 38, “dry” majority 35. In Madison county forty-seven saloons were closed tonight in obedience to the “dry” judgment in the option election. Anderson, the county seat will have a few saloons until November 8. — o — THE DEATH OF MRS. GLENN Had Lived in Fort Wayne for Many Years. Mrs. Frances Glenn, wife of William Glenn, and for many years a resident of Fort Wayne, died at 7:55 o’clock Monday evening at the family home, 319 west DeWald street, at the age of 58 years, 11 months and 4 days. The bereaved husband is a veteran engineer on the Pennsylvania lines. She was born in Massillon, 0., September 19, 1850, and came with her husband to Fort Wayne thirty-five years ago. Mrs. Glenn was a member of the Third Presbyterian church, and was widely known and highly esteemed. She was twice married, and is survived by her husband and the following children: Thomas B. Wright, Mrs. Frank M. Fox, wife of the pastor of the Third Presbyterian I church; Robert B. Glenn, Mrs. Byron isomers and Miss Bessie Glenm The grandchildren are Josephine Wright and Thomas Page Wright, of this city; Ruth and Frances Wright of Chicago, and Dorothy Somers, of this city. There are also three brothers and a sister—Robert and William Blackburn of Decatur, James Blackburn of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. James Gray, of Fort Wayne. Funeral services Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence: interment at Lindenwood. —Fort Wayne Sentinel.

REDUCE SALARIES The Portland Council Succumbs to a Streak of Political Economy USED THE BIG AXE Mayor, Treasurer and Clerk Will Have to Look for a Side Line Portland, Ind., Aug. 25.—With economic frenzy the city council attacked the salaries of certain municipal employes at the regular meeting Monday evening and, exhibiting discrimination, proceeded to snip off a goodly portion of the payroll and lop off the heads of several minor attaches. The revision is generally looked upon as a joke, owing to its Inequality, and is considered nothing more than a political move. The changes which convert the three highest city offices, the salaries for which never afforded more than a comfortable living for the incumbents into honorary positions and in order to hold them the men who will be elected this fall must be libarally supplied with side lines. Below is a table showing the old and new schedule for the elective officers: Old Salary. New Salary. Mayor $ 750 S3OO Treasurer ....... 1,050 300 Clerk 600 300 Councilmen 100 100 For the appointive offices the revision shows Tom Imel, assistant superintendent of the electric light and water department cut from sl6 to sl4 per week; Aaron Baker, chief of the tire department, lowered from $660 to S6OO per year; city marshal (torn SBOO to S6OO per year, and William Nelson street cleaner, from sll per week to 15 cents per hour or $9 a week. A good example of the fairness which the revision was made is shown in the comparison of the action of the council to Nelson and City Attorney Frank M. Hughson. Nelson puts in ten hours at hard labor on the street six days in each week and was underpaid at his former salary; yet he-is reduced $2 a week, while the ornamental Hughson is kept at S4OO per year, just twice as much as the position ever paid any other attorney, and was employed at a special meeting one week in advance, in order, it is claimed, not to make the favoritism so apparent. o

MONROE TEACHERS Trustee C. C. Beers Announces His Appointments for this Year FOR EVERY SCHOOL The List Includes Fourteen Able and Well Qualified Instructors Trustee C. C. Beers, of Monroe township, has selected an able corps of teachers to instruct the young in the schools of that big township during the coming year. The list as just announced by Mr. Beers is as follows: Number one, George Wittmer; number two, Della Craig; number three, Gilbert Lehman; number foul* David J. Schwartz and Cora Hocker; number five, Fancheon ' Daugherty; number six, Caroline Burkhalter;/ number seven, Bessie ! Sprunger; number eight, Noah Gilliom and Caroline Hirschy; number nine, Ettie Giliom and for the graded schools at Monroe: O. F. Gilliom, W. H. Olliver and Ada Witmer. Trustee Beers has been very careful in his selection and believes he has chosen well. This work of selecting teachers is a very important one, as each year is one that means much in the education of the children. The schools will open soon and the teachers will report for duty at the fall term. o The fair started oft good<oday and a splendid attendance is reported for the second day. A large number of hacks were operated to the park. The ■races were far above the average.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, August 25, 1909.

PUBLISH AT NOON TOMORROW That the employes of this office may have an opportunity to take in the Great Northern fair, the paper will be published at noon, on Thursday. However, we will cover all the field and the paper will prove of interest to all who read ft. o— — — . CHURCH COLLAPSES; TWO DIE Roof Falls in During Storm, Killing and Injuring Worshipers. Lucca, Italy, Aug. 24.—The village church at Gello, a neighboring hamlet, was struck by lightning today. The roof of the building collapsed, killing two of the worshipers and injuring fifteen others. CITIZENS PURSE Over Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars Subscribed for Special Premiums FOR THE BIG FAIR Two Subscriptions of Twen-ty-Five Dollars Head the List—All Liberal. Merchants of Decatur have always done their share toward making the J Great Northern fafr a success. They . are a good bunch of boosters and be- ’ sides the establishement of booths on ! the grounds and the various other | ways in which they help they have; this year subscribed a good sum for i special Citizens' Premiums. By re- ■

quest we publish the list of those who have assisted In this fund: A. J. Smith $25.09 Frisinger & Co 25.03 C. A. Dugan 10.00 Ft. Wayne & Springfield 10.00 Old Adams County Bank .... 10.00 J. D. Nidlinger 10.00 T: H. Baltzell 10.00 Geo. Ihechen 10.00 Niblick & Company 5.00 Kuebler & Moltz 5.00 Holitliouse Drug Co \... 5.00 Schaub, Gottermoller & C 0.... 7.50 Smith- & Yager 5.00 True & Runyon 5.00| Elzey, Vance & Hite ........ 5.00 Myers-Dailey Company 5.00 Holthouse, Scbulte & Co 5.00 Lew Holthouse 5.00 Anderson & Dolch 5.00 Charles Zeser 5.00 J. B. Knapke 5.00 J. W. Vail 5.00 Kirsch & Sellemeyer 2.50 Joe J. Tonnellier 2.00 Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson 5.00 Baker & Pennington 2.00 Page Blackburn 2.00 T. C. Corbett 2.00 M. Fullenkamp 2.50 Dyonis Schmitt 2.50 Charlie Voglewede 2.50 Frank Parrish 2.00 Fred Mutchler 2.00 The Ward Fence Company .... 5.03 E. Schlickmann 2.00 Decatur Lumber Co 2.50 Reiter & France 2.00 Frank McConnell & Co 2.00 The Daily Democrat 5.00 P. J. Hyland 2.00 The Daily Times 5.00 H L, Confer 5.00 C. S. Niblick 5.00 This makes a total of $251 and the business men are certainly to be thanked for their liberality. o SEXTON H. BOTTHOFF RESIGNS Has Had Charge of Cemetery for Over Five Years —Quits Next Week. Horace Botthoff. who has served as sexton at Maplewood cemetery for over five years, has tendered his resignation to the board of directors of the association, the same to take effect September 4th. The board will meet this evening to accept same and will then announce the date upon which they will receive bids for some family to take the place. Mr. Botthoff has served since February, 1904, and leaves with a record of having been a faithful and thoroughly competent man and the association very much regrets his determination to leave. He has kept the cemetery in excellent condition and has done favors for nearly every one in town 1 during his service.

SICK AND TIRED Harriman the Railway King of the World Came Home Yesterday FROM TRIP ABROAD Is Even Weaker Than When He Went Away but Thinks Rest Will Help New York, Aug. 24.—Edward H. Harriman, genius of finance, leader of men and master builder of railroads, came back to the United States today while the financial world stood on its tiptoe in anxiety and expectancy. He came back as he left on June 1 last — a sick, tired man seeking health. Tonight, surrounded by his family and physicians at his magnificent, though uncompleted summer home at Arden on the Hudson, he has begun the “after cure” which he needs after the enervating baths and dietetic treatment he underwent at the Austrian resort. Bad Gastein. How long it will be before he resumes the active direction cf his vast railroad interests depends solely upon his health. Great stock market operators paused as his ship drew near, the stock market itself marked time, and the industrial world turned its eye seaward, as it were, eager for a glimpse of the face of tne man whose illness abroad has furnished much material fo£ stock market rumors. After being assisted ashore Harriman boarded a Southern Pacific tug and was taken to Jersey City, where he was again assisted to his private car. It was not until he ! had come ashore, been transferred from Hoboken to Jersey City and J placed comfortably In his private car ! that Mr. Harriman talked freely about himself —his health and his hopes of early recovery. Then reclining on a couch, pale and enfeebled, but with his usual optimism and tenacity of mind, he talked to an audience of more than a score of newspaper men before leaving for Arden. “I am entirely satisfied with my trip abroad as far as my health is concerned,” he said, “and I have nothing on my mind except to come here and take the ‘after cure.' I lost ten pounds while over there and for a little fellow like me that is a great deal.”

HE SOLD A. B. Bailey Has Retired i from the Restaurant Business i AT MONROE, INDIANA * I J Has Been in Business There < for Twenty-Two • Years -- - - i By the terms of a business trans- ’ action occurring yesterday A. B. j Bailey of hsonroe, disposed of his : restaurant to John Crist and Mr. ' Bailey after being in business for 1 twenty-two years, will retire indefinitely to take up the agency for a patent light which he will set! over' the county. Mr. Bailey until a few | months ago conducted a grocery store ! and also operated a huckster wagon. He did a thriving business and during the time he was in business estab- ' listed a wide acquaintanceship over the county. He "disposed of his grocery department and started a restaurant. The new proprietor needs no introduction to the people of this vicinity. He is possessed of excellent business qualifications, and will do all in his power to please the public. His is the only restaurant in Monroe and he will handle everything in the line, including short orders. o INDIANA VILLAGE BURNED I ‘ . Danville, 111., Aug. 24. —Fire almost wiped out the village of Ambia, Ind , fifteen miles north of here tonight. The damage is about $30,000. The .' loss is partially covered by insurance.

IS DYING OF TUBERCULOSIS Declare Sister* of Ray Lamphere, Alleged Stayer of Mrs. Belle Gunness. Laporte, Ind., Aug. 24. —Mrs. H. L. Finley and Mrs. Mary Steel, sisters of Ray Lamphere, will asks his parole on the ground that he is growing daily weaker from tuberculosis. They visited their brother today at the Indiana state penitentiary, where he is serving sentence as the result of his conviction on the charge of burning the house of Mrs. Belle Gunness, who with her three children lost their lives in the fire. Lamphere told his sisters he did not believe he would live more than three weeks. Attorney H. W. Worden has commenced preparation of the petition to Governor Marshall for his parole. ARREST GRAFTER John Jones, True Name Unknown, Paid Fifteen Dollar Fine THIS AFTERNOON He Was Charged With Operating a Gambling Device John Jones, whose true name is unknown to the cuort, this afternoon pleaded guilty to the charge of operating n gambling device at the Great Northern Indiana fair and as a consequence he was assessed a fine of five dollars and costs by Squire James H. Smith this afternoon. It seems that the grafter was selling paddles with numbers on, certain numbers to draw fifty cents and other certain ones drew nothing. As the story goes only his cappers succeeded in holding the lucky paddles and the officers apprised of the scheme, promptly arrested the man. A conclusive evidence of his guilt was the fact that he had money on the table all the time. It is said that other gaming devices are in operation at the park, and if the officers obtain sufficient Information they well be prosecuted to the fulTest extent of the law. It is the intention of the promoters of the fair that no grafters be allowed to do business on the grounds that the patrons do not get up against any gold brick schemes.

any gold dock schemes. U. B. CONFERENCE TO MEET ( ; r Will Convene at Redkey Wednesday s of Next Week. g t The sixty-fourth annual sessions of e the White river conference of the t Marion district United Brethren t church, will convene in Redkey, Wed- r nesday evening, September 1 and will s continue over the following Sunday, t Among the speakers at the confer- 1 ence will be Bishop G. M. Mathews, f of Chicago, the presiding officer; Rev. J. S. Kendall, of Cleveland, Ohio, Rev. 1 J. T. Roberts, of Indianapolis, Rev. i M. F: Dawson, of Marion the presid- 1 ing elder, Rev. J. E. Shannon, of Mar- t ion, and other ministers of note. The < sessions will be held at the United ■ Brethren church in Redkey of which i Rev. J. H. Hail, is pastor. The closing business of the conference will be the assignment of ministers over the district. Rev. D. W. Zartman, pastor of the local church and Rev. i W. H. Shepherd, the circuit U. B. pas- i tor, will be in attendance. Rev. G. IM. Myers, pastor of the Geneva church together with his family, were in the city Tuesday morning going to Mun-; cie for a visit with relatives and eni route home will attend the conference. —Portland Daily Sun. o— WAS ILL BUT FEW DAYS * .. 1 Child of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Myers Died Yesterday Afternoon. > . Leonard, eighteen months' old child 3 of Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Myers of west 3 of the city died yesterday afternoon . from summer complaint. The child j was taken ill last Sunday and grad- ■ ually grow worse until finally death. 'resulted. Thus untold grief has been | t caused the family. The funeral ser-p vices will be held from the St. Marys j ( Catholic church Thursday morning at j i nine o'clock, sun time. laterment t will be made at St. Joseph cemetery. <

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BIG BYPLANE FALL Fatally Injuring Henry Fournier and Demolishing Flying Machine PETITION IS DENIED For Pittsburg Strikers— Trouble Feared—Sutton's Body Will Be Disinterred Paris, France, August 25.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The first accident in the aviation week occurred here this afternon when the byplane operated by Henry Fournier collapsed as the result of the wires which were holding the plane, breaking. The machine dashed to the earth from a great height, demolishing the big mamachine, while Fournier was terribly injured and will very probably die as the result. The accident is deplored, but no blame is attached. Pittsburg, Pa., August 25. —Judge McFarland today denied a petition of the Pressed Steel Car company strikers to compel the company to arbitrate. The decision removes any hope of a Settlement of the strike. The deputies are all armed today with riot rifles and the indications are that a fierce conflict is brewing.

Washington, D'. C., August 25.—

Quartermaster General of the army today gave his permission for the disinterment of the body of Lieutenant Sutton, from the Arlington cemetery. An autopsy will be held by which Sutton’s mother hopes to prove that the lieutenant’s arm was broken before the fatal shot was fired as was testified to by several witnesses. o STATE FAIR’S BIG FEATURES Big features in the way of special day attractions will compete with the regular departments of the Indiana state fair during the week of Sept 6. Natiello’s band, of Philadelphia, is

to play in the coliseum afternoon and evening. The Indianapolis Military band is to play for the horse and cattle shows in that building in the morning, at the races in the afternoon, and for the vaudeville features at the coliseum in the evening. The Newsboys' Band, of Indianapolis, will give morning and afternoon concerts. Open air vaudeville will be given before the grandstand during the races each afternoon and in the coliseum at night. This bill includes the six Abdailahs in an acrobatic novelty; the four Kellys in a hazardous wire act; Nicholas Chefalo, looping the death trip loop; the Latell sisters, flying fairies; the Marco twins, in a laughing fit; Hill and Silva Silviany in a new and thrilling bicycle feature; Miss Royal and her highly-trained 'horses; the Ishkawa Japanese troupe iof acrobats. The “Midway” of the jfair will be made up of Herbert A. I Klines’ wholesome carnival shows. Parades of prize horses and cattle I about the grounds will be among the day features. A great array of horses ■ imported into Indiana from England. France, Germany and Belgium, will make their first public show in this country at the Indiana fair. o— — 5 HEARD WOMAN’S SHRIEKS Cincinnati, O.,Aug. 24.—Shrieks and , cries of murder by a woman were II heard on the banks of the Ohio river ‘at North Bend, a suburb of this city, (last night by two men, Samuel and i Jacob Bowman. Early today the men I started in a search and found the dead . body of a woman in the river near the ■village of Finney, two miles below I North Bend. The woman is a blonde, of medium height and was barefooted when the body was found lodged against a snag. The coroner has no clew to the woman’s identity.