Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 225

GOV. JOHNSON DEAD Minnesota in Deepest Mourning Over Loss of Its Beloved Executive END CAME TODAY Mrs. Johnson Collapsed and is Being Cared for—Life of Great Man Rochester, Minn., Sept. 21. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Governor John A. Johnson died at 3:29 this morning. His devoted wife was at his bedside when the end came. For an hour previous to his death the governor had been alone with his wife, bidding her goodby. He talked steadily to her and the hour completely taxed her nerves so that her own collapse was inevitable. Several times during the past twenty-four hours Mrs. Johnson, whose devotion to her famous husband has caused the admiration of ail, had fainted and was restored, with difficulty. The final collapse leaves her in a serious condition and the utmost care is being taken to save her life. Governor Johnson was born in St. Peters, Minn , July 28, 1861, and was just at the age when his force was being felt over the nation. As governor of the great state of Minnesota he has proven himself one of the biggest men of the country. His parents were very poor and at the age of twelve he took up the responsibilities of the family, and his rise in the world has demonstrated (Continue <’on page 4.) HOME FROM WEST Mr. and Miss Yager Arrived After Five Weeks' Travel in Colorado HAD GREAT TRIP Called on Former Adams County People Who Are Happy and Prosperous

H. J. Yager and sister, Miss Anna Yager, arrived home last evening from five weeks' travel through the west, the greater part of the time being-spent in Colorado, where they visited all the places of interest, and the trip was a delightfu' one, from every point of view. They went to the top of Pikes PeaK, visited the gold fields of Cripple Creek and other sections of the state, called on numerous former Adams county residents, and enjoyed every minute of the five weeks. All of the old Decatur and Adams county people whom they met are prospering and happy in that great country. E. C. Sheldon, who left Linn Grove a number of years ago, is now the county clerk at Colorado Springs, with an army of deputies under him, and has also made some good intest ments in the gold fields. George Musser, who was also a native of Hartford township, this county, and a school chum of R. K. Allison, is now the judge of the courts at Colorado Springs. H. A. Hartman is teaching in the university at the same place, and is getting along nicely. His fam(Contlnue don page 4.)

MEETING OF PRESBYTERY The semi-annual meeting of the Fort Wayne presbytery, which comprises eleven counties in northeastern Indiana, will convene at the First Presbyterian church at Goshen next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock and continue over the following day. At least forty delegates, ministers and laymen, will be in attendance. Rev. Henry B. Master, pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Fort Wayne, is announced as the speaker for the opening session. Rev. Master has the largest congregation . in the FY>rt Wayne presbytery. AN EXCISE FOR IT If the Telephone Service Was a Little Nervous During Today OPERATORS WEDDED Miss Gerard Tried to Fool Her Friends—Miss Schultz is Married If the telephone service was a little off in Decatur today, if the answer you got when you rang in central, was a little excited but oh so happy, l we have an explanation for it. I Bessie Gerard, one of the young ladies who has for several years been l an efficient and patient and faithful i operator at the exchange office, was married last evening. The event oc- ! curred at eight o'clock at the Evan- ; gelical parsonage. Rev. D. O. Wise, officiating. It was a very quiet affair, lin fact the parties interested made a gallant effort to keep the marriage I a secret, but such happy events will I find away to make themselves known and though Miss Gerard reported for I duty as usual this morning, her companions soon made her admit the truth. The groom is Mr. Fred B. ( Smith, an excellent young man whose | home is at Fort Dodge. lowa, but who is now a train dispatcher in Dakota. He formerly worked at the Clover Leaf depot in this city. Mrs. ! Smith will continue to reside here for a few weeks, when she will join her husband in the west. She is an excellent young lady and has many friends who congratulate Mr. Smith on his choice of a life partner. The telephone girls were a busy bunch today, for the wedding of Miss Gerard was not the only event of that kind to excite them. At about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, Miss Cara Schultz, a very popular young lady who until recently has been employed as a telephone operator here, was united in the holy bonds to Mr. Hugh Daniels, of Rivarre, the event occurring at the St. Marys parsonage, Pev. H. Theo. Wilken officiating. The happy couple left over the Erie a fewminutes after two o'clock and the telephone girls gave them a farewell reception that they will long remember. The gri<>s and trunks of the young couple were plastered with all kinds of signs and notices. Miss Schultz is the beautiful young daughter of Henry Schultz, a retired farmer, who recently moved to this city from south of town, and now resides on south Chestnut avenue. The groom is an operator, stationed at Rivarre, where they will reside after returning from their wedding journey through the west. We join the many friends in congratulations. o—another massacre of jews Many Killed and Injured and Much Property Destroyed—Three Days. Berlin, Sept. 21.-(Special to the. Daily Democrat)— Another terrible massacre of Jews has taken place at Kief. The outrage began last Thursday and continue three days, during which time eighteen Jews were killed outright, twelve died from their injuries later and 150 were seriously hurt. There were more than a thousand slightly injured and thousands of dollars' worth .of property destroyed.

ARGUMENTS TOMORROW State Rests in the Wolfe Case and Defense Immediately Began INTEREST IS SHOWN Defense Says Acts Were in Self-Defense—to Jury Wednesday Evening

The state of Indiana rested their side of the case against Charles Wolfe, charged with assault and battery with intent, at ten o’clock this morning. Attorney J. C. Moran for the defense immediately made his statement to the jury, saying that they expected to prove that any act on the part of Mr. Wolfe was done in self defense. The first witness called was a young man named Schlegel, who was w-orking on the road at the time the affair happened, and he was followed by Dr. Thomas. It is thought that the evidence will be 'concluded by this evening and the lease will go to the jury by tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Wolfe sits near his ( counsel, holding his two year old babe on his lap, while his devoted wife sits beside him, with an infant in her arms. The defendant is also surround,ed by other relatives including his father and mother. There w-as quite I a number of people present at the trial during today and much interest is manifested. Among those who were present was Miss Kate Mangold, a daughter of the unfortunate man, Jacob Mangold, who died forty minutes after the assault. Miss Mangold sat back in the court room, near the rear, and plainly show-ed how badly she felt. | . ———* -—o Tne American League of the True I Chapter of Decatur will hold a meeting next Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Noah Mangold. The organizer and head of the league is E. G. Lewis, . whose name is well known all over ■ the land, as he is .connected with I nearly every magazine and publishing house in the country. The ladies who belong in this city take subscriptions for magazines and the subscriber not only gets his magazine-hut profits his community, since fifty per cent, of the magazine price comes back to his city, to the members of the league | and to the chapter and to the chapter house fund. The movement in Deca- ■ tur deserves support.

FINANCIAL STANDING OF CITY OF DECATUR

In my last statement to you of Sept. 15th, I told you that I would give you 'another feature of the city finance during my time as city treasurer. This period was to embrace three periods of the city indebtedness. This statement will show debt Sept. 1, 1898, its high water mark and the debt at the close of my report July 31 of the present year. The first report was prepared by a special committee employed by the city council to audit the books of the previous administration. Below is a tabulated list of their findings: Indebtedness Sept. 1, 1898: City bond issue of 1894. .$20,000.00 City bond Issue of 1898.. 9,000.00 Central building school bonds 3,000.00 North Ward School Bonds.. 6,500.00 South Ward School Bonds.. 12,000.00 Ist mortgage Water Works. 35,000.0') 2nd mortgage Water Works. 13,000.00 Electric Light Bonds 5,875.00 Time Orders (temp, loans) 8,400.00 Floating Orders 1,110.53 Total indebtedness $113,885.53 Respectfully submitted, G. Christen, J. F. Mann, Com. From this on the debt varied from one amount to another until it reached the highest point in the year 1905, when it was as follows: City bond of 1894 $20,000.00 ( City bond of 1898 9,000.00 Total school bonds 20,000.00 Water works bonds 26,000.00 Floating water works orders 10,000.00 Floating electric light orders 13,782.00

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, September 21, 1909.

TO HAVE a short campaign - Anderson, Ind., Sept. 21. —Anderson Republicans have decided on a short city campaign and it is announced that candidates for the various city offices will not be chosen until Oct. 16, which is the last day they may qualify under the law. It has not been decided as yet whether a primary election or a delegate convention will be used in choosing the candidates. As yet only two candidates for mayor have announced themselves. They are James Hurst and Dr. S. C. ’Newlin. No announcements have been made for the offices of city clerk or councilmen. — o WANT FIFTY MEN Indiana Lighting Company Pushing Bluffton Pipe

Line ARTIFICIAL GAS Jack Monyhan and His Men Will Soon Be Working There That the Indiana Lighting company meant business when they announced that they intended to pipe artificial gas into Bluffton was furnished with substantial proof today when the local manager. Henry Honeck, inserted ad-

vertising in the local papers, for fifty men. to commence work Wednesday morning, at Kingsland, to lay the pipe line into Bluffton from that point. The company will use all the men who apply and will have the line into Bluffton in the course of three to four weeks. They will then be to furnish gas just as soon as the city lines can be thoroughly tested and put in shape for the artificial gas. In fact, it is understood that Jack Monyhan has orders to come here from Decatur to take up the work of putting the city lines in shape just as soon as he gets his work completed in that city. Many of the city lines here will not stand the test of the artificial gas and extensive repairs will be necessary. The action of the Fort Wayne company in piping gas into Bluffton gives an oportunity here for a gas fight, and if W. A. Kunkel and his associates in prorating a local company go forward there may be a lower rate. The Fort Wayne company has as yet no franchise stipulating a rate for artificial gas, but expects to get the same rate established that was named in W. A. Kunkel's franchise, one dollar per thousand. The council has stood positively (Continued' on wage 4.1

General fund 3,193.00 General street orders 1,617.00 Salary orders 3,251.00 Fire department 433.00 Order for dynamos 1,450.00 Special street and sewer ord. 11,858.00 Int. and unallowed accounts 4,000.00 Total $124,584.00 The above enormous debt brought out the following remarks in one of my reports: "I do not believe in giving away SIO,OOO of the earnings of our water works and electric light plant each year to our wealthiest citizens and forcing our lab6ring people to carry unpaid city warrants, marked ‘Not paid for want of funds.’ Now, I must emphasize this one thought, that is, Decatur must give each and every one of her citizens a “square deal’’ and she must not favor one class of her citizens at the expense of another.” The above is a part of the exact language used in my report to the public of April 4, 1905. I knew that some bad influence was at work and had been at work. Every city order that could be floated in the banks, amongst the laboring people, and the different supply houses were turned loose. The credit of the city was trailed in the mire of dishonor. Circuit court judgments were rendered against her. AH because we had a valuable piece of i property that some one wanted. All because the councils had been listening to the advice of the Benedict Arnolds of our city. I, afterward, learned that some of our moneyed m«i had arranged to help the city by tak-1

CONSULTING ATTORNEYS

Albert Kindel May Bring Action in Court Against Abe Boegley i CRIMINAL ACTION I — IA Charge of Manslaughter May Be Charged Against Mr. Boegley Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 21. —(Special to the Daily Demcorat) —Albert Kindel of near Linn Grove, w-as her today. It will be remembered that his wife died last Wednesday as a result of injuries received on Saturday evening before, when a motorcycle driven by Abe Boegley collided /with a buggy in which Mrs. Kindel and her husband was riding. While here he consulted with his attorneys about bringing an action for damages against Mr.

Boegley, but this was practically abandoned owing to the fact that any sum of money that the court and jury might give the plaintiff could not be collected from the defendant. Criminal action was more thoroughly discussed and it may be that his phase of the case may be tried out in the courts. If this is done an action for manslaughter will be brought, and in that event the action w’ill be filed in the Adams circuit court, as both parties to such a suit live in that county. If any other action is taken it could be for nothing only exceeding the speed limit, and that only imposes a fine of fifty dollars and costs. However, nothing definite was decided upon today, and Mr. Kindel will consider it thoroughly before taking any steps in the matter.

TO BUILD CLUB HOUSE The Fort Wayne Country Club to Have a New Home. Directors of the Fort Wayne Country’ club have practically decided upon the site for the club house to be erect-1 ed on the club's grounds along the , interurban line southwest of the city, I as the result of an inspection made I within the past few days. The house 1 will in all probability be erected in ' the edge of the grove at the southeast portion of the grounds, about five I

ing the plant off their hands at the lowest possible price, issue bonds, run the business as long as possible without repairs, stick the bond money and as much revenue as possible in their pockets and throw the whole business back on the bondholders. Then we would have been in the hands of the syndicate. All this would have been done while we were making political snoots at each other. We never would have been in the light again unless we were able to pay ten or twelve cents a kilowat to get it. I am not trying to kill either political party, but if I had my way about.it, the ward heeler would be able to put flowers on his own political grave and weep at his own political funeral. We did not lose our plant and here ib our indebtedness July 31, 1909: Refunding bonds of 1894. .$20,006.00 Refunding bonds of 1897.. 9,000.00 Refunding bonds 1906 20,000.00 Water works bonds 1895.. 10,000.00 So. ward school bonds 1911 12,000.00 North ward school bonds. 5,000.00 Floating orders and interest 12,932.00

Total $88,932.00 Available cash 5,089.00 Debt $83,843.00 Now, you take the present debt and you can cover it with the value of the

electric light and water plants and have more than $41,000 to the good. Now let us all kick. In my next article, I will tell you how I came to ( know the value of the electric light, and water plants. / W. J- ARCHBOLD

hundred feet distant from the interurban line. It is also proposed to establish a private roadway along the east line of the property from the main highway passing the grounds, and this private roadway will also pass through the handsomely wooded grove to reach the club house. The club directors have also approved the nine-hole golf course selected by Professional Mclntosh, and work began today upon the links. The work upon the grounds will be continued during the winter, but the links will hardly be available for play until late next spring. Work upon the erection of the club house will not be started until spring.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

FORWEARYWEDDED Reno, Nevada, is the Refuge of Restless Hearts, But It Costs AVERAGE IS $2,010 For the Untying of Each Matrimonial Knot and There Are Many Buyers Railroad fare, Reno and return, with sleeping car, meals, etc.s2oo Six and one-half months’ residence: House rent, 7 months’ at $40.. 280 Servant. 7 months, at $40.... 280 Household bills, 6% months, at SIOO 650 Attorney's fees and costs 550 Incidentals 50

Total $2,010 If you are tired of your wife, send ( her out to Reno, Nevada, and after the divorce you will get a bill something like the above. Cheap? In 1907, 860 out of every 100,000 ! married citizens of Nevada paid the : price—the highest percentage of di- , vorces of any state in the Union. Munsey's Magazine for October publishes a remarkable article on "Reno. the Refuge of Restless I Hearts.’ Speaking of divorce in general, the writer says: “Practically a million divorces have been granted in the United States within the past twenty years. The i exact number for the years from 1887 ! to 1906, inclusive, is 945,625, as (against 12,832,044 marriages. As far ias new marriages are concerned. . therefore, there has been nearly one divorce for every thirteen wedding 1 ceremonies. And out of this appalling total, 206,225 divorces,or not quite

I one in four, have been issued on (grounds of cruelty. Only one cause has been more productive —desertion: and the total of decrees based upon J that Charge is 367,502. This ratio has I held good in Nevada ,and undoubtedly | holds there substantially today.” After describing many incidents in Reno divorce court history, he asks: “Is there much of this seeking of divorce in order to marry some one else?’’ “It is probably the explanation of seven aplications out of every ten filed in Reno. As some men, when their wives are away, mark on their desk calendars the number of days they have to wait, and count every day as one day nearer to the reunion, so some of these set down the hundred and eighty-two days required to obtain the right to sue and 'the fourteen days beyond that required for tha trial of the cause. Every day is a day nearer to freedom—and to a new love.”

“THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER"

"The Farmer’s Daughter” will be the attraction at the Bosse opera house on Friday, Sept. 24, and it is said to be one of the best rural plays , ever written, easily ranking with “The ! Old Homestead’ and “Way Down I East.” There is something about a rural play that seems to appeal last- 1,

ingly to lovers of the dramatic art and “The Farmer's Daughter” is just | this sort and it has the true ring and ' honest conviction of the country. Wei are familiar with all its characters., they are comical, quaint and quizzical. h

/but withal true and real. There are no impossible situations, no extrav-j jagant language, just simple country | [folk. In fact it is one of those plays j | that makes one feel a better man or j woman for having witnessed it.

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DR. COOK ARRIVES Brooklyn Man Was Duly Honored When He Reached New York City Today HE SEEMS HAPPY Is Glad to Be in America— Wife and Others Met Him at Quarantine New York. Sept. 21.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Dr. Frederick A. Cook, came into his own today. No

matter what may be the final outcome of the Cook-Peary controversy the thousands who greeted him here today hailed him as the first w’hite man to have reached the north pole. The steamer Grand Republic took Dr. Cook off the boat at quarantine, where he had disembarked from the Oscar Second. The explorer is more than glad to get back to American soil. He ! says it seems ten years since he left and his eyes glistened many times as he heard cheer after cheer ring out in answer to “Who’s all right? Cook’s all right.” It was a great scene, one that any’ man might be proud of and one, too, that no imposter could stand without disclosing the fact that he ■ was a fakir. In the minds of the j thousands here today there is no proof I necessary to convince them that he is the first discoverer of the long I sought pole. Mrs. Cook accompanied I by a number of relatives met the doc- , tor on a tug which was stationed near the quarantine station. It was a happy meeting and both seemed happy.

COURTHOUSE NEWS The Elzey Divorce and Alimony Case Was Dismissed this Afternoon REALTY TRANSFERS Three Marriage Licenses Issued—Will Filed But Was Not Probated ' IA marriage license was issued to Joel Liechty, 25, a carpenter from Monroe, to Lydia Rinehart, 23, daughter of Fred Rinehart. The divorce case of Cornelia N. Elzey vs. Alfred W. Elzey was dismissed and the costs paid. The will ,of William F. Reichert, late of Monroe township, was filed today, but was not probated because a necessary witness was not present. It will be done in a day or two.

Real estate transfers: Chas. Schelman to H. Fred Bohnke et al, 54 acres lin Root township, $5,400. H. Fred ] Bohnke to Chas. Scheiman, pt. outlet 173, Decatur. $2,750. Gustave Yager to Chas. Moser, 120 acres, Kirkland township, fl 2.300. Leonard C. Miller Ito State of Indiana. 20 acres. Union

- i township. <SOO. I Fred B. Smitii,'2'”train dispatcher from Fort Dodge, lowa, and Miss BesIsie K. Girard. 26, daughter of George Girard of this city, were granted J marriage license.

‘I I A marriage license was issued to ■ Hugh Daniela, 22. a telegraph operj ator, from St. Marys township, and , Clara Schultx, 22, a telephone operator of this city.