Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 235

JOINT INITIATION Will Be Held by Local Knights of Columbus and Huntington Lodge EXPECT MANY GUESTS Day Will Close With a Banquet in Evening—Officers Are Busy Now The Knights of Columbus lodge is arranging for another big day, to be held here in about a month, the exact date having not been fixed as yet. This is being done by the state officers. It will be known as K. of C. day and will be similar to those given here before, but more complete if the plans being made are carried out, as they no doubt will be. The event will be a joint installation of candidates ' from this city and Huntington, the former furnishing thirty and the later twenty-five. The state officers of the order are expected to be present and there will be delegations from all the cities of this section, including lima. South Bend, Fort Wayne, Peru, Union City, Muncie, Anderson, Marion, and other places, numbering in all between five and six hundred. Preliminary ar. rangements are now being made by the local officers, including C. S. Niblick, H. J. Yager and B. J. Kohne. A good speaker will be secured and in fact nothing is to be left undone, toward making this the biggest of all similar events ever held here. The crowds will come in early in the day and remain until evening, when thp dayfs pleasures will gelose with a sumptuous banquet. It is likely that the day will be set for either the last Sunday of this month or the first of next. o_ BERNE MEN INTERESTED Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state by the Wells County Condensery Company corporation composed principally of Berne men who are planning to locate a condensery at the,Cline corner one-fourth mile southeast of Vera Cruz on the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina interurban road. The capital stock is J 20.000. It is the intention of the company to build a plant large enough to handle 20,000 pounds of milk a i day. Principal stockholders are John, 1 Jacob and Amos Neuhauser, R. R. ' Schug and Phillip Souder—Bluffton News. o LIST IS COMPLETE Everything is Ready for the Democratic Primary Election Tuesday BOARDS ARE NAMED The Candidates Are All Hustling to Get the Big End of the Vote The entry list is now complete for the Democratic primary, and all arrangements made for the election which will be held Tuesday, the polls opening at six o’clock, and as usual the voting will continue until six o’clock in the evening, and it is likely that a good vote will be polled during that day. The candidates are ail hustling and apparently are leaving nothing undone to aid them in landing on the right side of the vote when it is cast and counted. Up to the * present time there is no one claiming a material l£ad. amd it is conjectured that there will be some close races. The inspectors will get their tickets and other supplies on Monday evening. The election boards have all been arranged for each of the three voting places, the committee completing all the details for the big event. The committee have another meeting this evening. Miss Bertha Heller, who is teaching in the Horace Mann school at Marion, is here for an over Sunday visit with her parents and other friends, having arrived last evening.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

['MORE ABOUT MINING COMPANY Some Bluffton People Who Are in Hot Water. I According to the latest reports In regard to the mining company which the Bluffton people were interested in in Colorado, Mrs. E. L. Murray did not return to Indiana with her husband. It is claimed, although the ( truth of the reports cannot be veri- > tied, that there was domestic difficulty between Mr. and Mrs. Murray and Mr. Murray returned to Indiana . alone. A telephone call was made to I nion City Thursday by one of the friends of Mrs. Murray and her parents stated that she was still in Denver. There has been no action by the local people who were interested in the company. A report is ; awaited from Mr. Murray, who will probably outline the conditions as soon as he recovers sufficiently to talk of business. .It is thought by many that probably some money can still be realized. The company has in some instances been mixed with the ' Bluffton Gold & Copper Mining com- , pany, which has its mines in Washi ington. There is no trouble with this ; mine, as it is doing well. —Bluffton I Banner. o . FAILED TO PAY IT Seventy Thousand Dollars in Interest Not Paid IN THE HOLE The Walsh Interests Owe a Seven Million Dollar Note Chicago, Oct. 2. —John R. Walsh has failed to pay the quarterly interest of $70,000 due July 1 on the $7,000,000 note given by John R. Walsh & Co. ;to the Associated Banks of Chicago, lin connection with the deal by which I the banks took over the assets of the ', Chicago National, the Home Savings , and the Equitable Trust company in J 1905. It had been intimated In ad--1 vance that the interest would not be paid. Under the agreement by which certain securities are pledged as security for the note there is no de- , fault until ninety days have elapsed I after the interest is due and unpaid. ITo save default, however, the interest due July 1 should have been paid today. It is expected that the banks will move toward a foreclosure on the securities pledged. But one of the provisions of the agreement is that the banks shall give twenty days* notice of a default on the interest. If still unpaid the principal and interest may be declared due and foreclosure proceedings may begin. It is possible that in these extra twenty days Walsh may be able to pay the July interest. If not, the banks will proceed with the foreclosure, which ultimately will eliminate Walsh from the Chicago Southern and the Southern Indiana, the railroad enterprises that brought about his financial difficulties. It is not improbable that the foreclosure will be drawn out for a considerable period in the courts. The securities pledged to secure the $7,000,000 note consist largely sos the stocks and bonds of the Chicago Southern and the Southern Indiana and Walsh’s other railroad properties. The Chicago Southern and the Southern Indiana are in a receivership, but are making fair progress under the receiver s management. The semi-annual interest defaulted Aug. 1 last year on the Southern Indiana bonds was paid recently by order of the court. .—au— MRS. ANTHONY HACKMAN Is Dying at Her Home South of the City. Mrs. Anthony Hackman. only child • of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Miller of south of the city is dying at her home south of the city. This noon her father was in town, but was sent for . and hurried to his home to be at the ■ bedside. Mrs. Hackman was married ; 'several months ago and the news of ■ her death at any time will be sad to ' her many friends. Her physicians and I nurse say there is no hope whatever ; and the death of the young woman is , I but a question of a few hours. The ’! friends and relatives have the entire /sympathy of the community in their affliction. I

WILL REVISE LIST I State Tax Board After the Personal Property Proposition in Indiana - I TO EQUALIZE IT Attorney General Bingham Advises this Change in the Assessments • Indianapolis, Oct. I—The state tax board will revise the personal property list to secure a better equalization of taxation, so it was stated yesterday by John McArdle, a member of the board. The itemized list of personal property, which every taxpayer is required to fill out, contains 100 items, including everything from annuities, the number of steamboats owned to the number of dogs. In spite of its apparent completeness, however, the state tax board has discovered that the list does not include automobiles. There are a number of other items which are not definite enough, as, for example, the question is asked ‘ how many sheep and value?” This will probably be chang. ed “how many rams?” “How many lambs?” etc. Instead of “how many cattle, and value?” the question will likely be, “how many bulls, heifers, steers, cows, calves?” etc. The board has realized for some time that the list did not permit a fair equalization of values, in that it permitted some to escape under a too broad classification a taxation which ought to obtain, and which it is believed will under a proper revision. The board is fortified in its right to make the revision by an opinion from Attorney General Bingham. The attorney gen- . eral states that the assessment laws | of the state clearly give the state tax i board the right to revise the assessment list, which has remained as It > is for many years. i o GOLDEN WEDDING 1 Mr. and Mrs. Tames Edge Will Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary t. ON OCTOBER 19TH ; Happy and Respected Couple Have Many Friends in the Community Among the best known old residents of this city are Mr. and Mrs. James Edge, who for years have re-, sided on north Fifth street. They have many acquaintances over this section who will be glad to learn that this splendid ,old cquple are planning to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. The event occurred October 19th, 1859, and the golden wedding on the same date this year will likewise be a happy affair. A son who resides in Missouri is here and will assist his parents fn getting ready for the important occasion, as will alsp the daughter, Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Edge are in good health and are as happy as though they were antic- ' ipating the original wedding. They are among the most highly respected citizens of Decatur and all who know 1 them hope they will live to enjoy 1 each others company for another half 1 century. The golden wedding will not be an elaborate affair, but will include al the relatives and of course the day .will be a most appropriate 1 one. o SENATOR DEPEW COMING HOME 1 Paris, October 2. —United States i Senator Chauncey M. Depew, of New i York, accompanied by Mrs. Depew, c started for New York today, where he i will take part in the mayoralty cam- 1 paign. He denied the report that he i will make his home in the future in i California and say “little old New f York is good enough for him.” i

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, October 2, 1909.

QUIT AFTER LONG SERVICE Dr. A. G. Gorrell Served Long Time as Rural Route Carrier. Dr. A. G. Gorrell who has been Uncle Sam's service for several years in the capacity of rural route carrier at Ossian states that he expects to retire from the business Dec. Ist. Mr. Gorrell has been a carrier ever since rural free delivery was inaugurated in Ossian. He is regarded as one of the most faithful carriers in section. His retirement on Dec. Ist will create a place for one of the boys who recently passed the civil service examination for rural carriers. It is said that either Rem. A. Johnson or Boyd Hunter will capture the coveted place. As Mr. Hunter is a substitute and has had some experience in the ’ mail business it is likely that Mr. Gorrell’s mantle will fall on that gen. tieman. —Bluffton News. LEAVES mS PARTY Republicans in Massachusetts Split on the Tariff A PARTY SPLIT Eugene N. Foss Nominated by Democrats for Lieutenant Governor Washington, October 2. —The out- ' come of the state convention of Massachusetts Democrats yesterday may i j turn out to have Important political [ significance, say both Democrats and > Republicans of prominence here at the capital, who keep in close touch with national politics. The nomina- , tion of two men who, up to this time . have acted with the Republican party : Eugene N. Foss and Harvey N. Shepard, means, according to Massachusetts men, that the Republican partj in the Old Bay state is on the verge * of a split. In the recent fight in con gress over the tariff the state's tw< senators, Lodge and Crane, lined u] ' with the Aldrich crowd. It was as serted at the time that the senator: were misrepresenting public sentiment in their state. It now turns on that the feeling over the tariff is s< pronounced in the state that a gooc [ many Republicans who heretofore have stood high in their party, are willing to co-operate with the Democrats in an effort to overthrow the Republican party in the state. The national capital does not know much about Mr. Shepard, who has been nominated for attorney-general, but it knows- Mr. Foss, the nominee for lieutenant-governor very well. He is a brother of George E. Foss, who represents the Tenth Illinois district iu congress, and was last year a candiI date for the senate. The Massachusetts Foss has been a tariff reformer for many years. It w r as largely through his efforts that the American Reciprocal Tariff league was organized in Chicago a few years ago. Mr. Foss’s hobby has been reciprocity with Canada, and broader markets in Europe for the products of the United States. It is noteworthy that the platform adopted by the Democrats of Massachusetts makes only two national demands of consequence—the Immediate reduction of the tariff on the necessaries of life, and a reciprocal trade treaty with Canada. Naturally the politicians here ' are wondering if what has taken place in Massachusetts is to take place in other states. The jump of a man like Foss into the Democratic party, because he believes the Republican party has betrayed the people on the tariff, is bound to attract wide attention. o HAS NEW WAGON Wells Fargo Express Co. Received New Wagon for Their Business. Bhn Elzey, agent for the Wei's Fargo Express Co. has received a new wagon and a net set of harness which will be used in place of the old and womout ones. The old ones was sent back to their house at Cleve. land, Ohio, and will be overhauled and rebuilt and made ready for use when needed at one of their offices. Ben feels proud of his new wagon and this morning was all over smiles.

COOK MAY REFUSE National Geographical Society Wants to Decide North Pole Problem PEARY IS WILLING Dr. Cook is Determined to First Submit Them to University of Copenhagen New York, Oct. 2. —Dr. Cook’s refusal to submit his observations, notes and other data at once to a competent scientific commission is all that ' stands in the way of compliance with the suggestion of the National Geographical society that such a step, on the part of both Cook and Peary, should precede any official recognition of the explorers- claims. Commander Peary has formerly signified his willingness to comply with the condition, but Dr. Cook in a letter to Archer Huntington, president of the ’ American Geographical society, has declared that he will continue in his determination to lay all his records j and instruments first before the University of Copenhagen. According to the announcement made here tonight, Prof. Ira Remsen, president of Johns Hopkins university, was asked several days ago to appoint, through his authority as president of the National - Acadamey of Sciences, a committee . of astronomers, geographers and zoo. legists, to whom the records of Pearv y and Cook should be submitted. Dr ll Remsen in reply telegraphed as fol<l lows: “It would be idle for me tc t appoint a committee to investigate • n the north pole problem unless it was clearly understood that Commandci Peary and Dr. Cook are willing tc ’’ submit their evidence to such a com mittee. If they are willing to do so >- shall not hesitate to appoint such < committee as you suggest.” y 0 : IT BEGINS MONDAV o ip The October Session of •s Commissioners’ Court it Begins Then IO d e SOME BUSINESS '9 IA Book Typewriter and a Safe for the Auditor’s 1 t Office r s Bids will be opened Monday for 1 furnishing the auditor's office with a book typewriter and a safe and for r water meters for the court house. It r is likely that a number of bids will l be made upon these supplies so long ■ needed there. The arrangement of . the counters and furniture has been i changed some and the appearance of the office is greatly improved. Surveyor JUrnst, Viewers Charles Morrison and G. W. Rupright have made their report on the Fred Scheuler ditch, and the same is filed with the auditor. The report will come up before the board at their session dur. ing the coming week, and will be likely approved. The October session begins Monday morning, and while there is noth ing unusual on tap, yet there will be a vast amount of business to be transacted during the time they will be together. The treasurer’s office is doing considerable business in the payments of the fall installment of taxes, although nothing is rushing as yet. Just four | weeks remain for the payment of this installment, the last day being the first day of November —— »i o WRIGHT FLIES IN RUSSIA. Odessa, Oct. 2. —Orville Wright, the American aeropianist, today gave an exhibition flight before the Odessa I. Aero Club. Many distinguished army L officers and scientists witnesesd thelv , ip performance.

STAFFORD SENT BACK TO WIFE | : Arrested at Kendallville for Deserting His Wife. In the circuit court this afternoon • | Wayman Stafford, the dwarf arrested ■at Kendallville yesterday for desertI ing his wife, entered a plea of guilty although he insisted on the witness stand that he had not intended to leave her but said he had been in hard luck and had been unable to make money enough to send any for her support. Judge O’Rourke told him to go back to his wife and he took the case under advisement. He stated in his defense that he had been “following the fairs" but hadn’t made any money and that he went away from Hoagland, where he kept a restaurant because the business 1 was not paying and he thought he i could make enough to tide over the •! winter and to pay for a surgical op- . eration his wife underwent last wln- (' ter. She is also a dwarf and was j forced to submit a year ago in Jan- ’ | uary to a Cesarian section to save i, her life. The affidavit against him ,' was filed by Barrett Van Buskirk, his broth^r-in-law. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. Stafford is well known in this city. 1 o YUCKY F. MARTIN e 5 ■■■ 8 s | Draws a Quarter Section of 0 Land in the Government j Drawing ii cost JUST A QUARTER e y Frank Barthel and Jack r. i- Deininger Also Drew But o e Were Not so Lucky IS ‘T o Some people can’t just naturally i- help being' lucky and it looks as r though Fred Martin, son of Jacob a Martin of this city, is one of those individuals. It is w’ell known here - that he has large holdings in the Alas. | kan district. He spent the summer here and on his way home in August stopped in the Coeur d'Alene country r anij registered for the big government land drawing. As a result he has been notified that he was one of those fortunate enough to secure a 160 acre tract of the valuable land for the price of the notary, twenty-five cents. A i recent copy of the Fairbanks, Alaska, Daily Times, said: “Lucky Fred’’ A. Martin, proprietor of the California, received a notice 1 by yesterday’s mail that he had drawn Number 2221, in the Flathead Indian reservation, near Coeur d’Alene, Ilaho. This means that he has 160 acres of land coming to him. for an expenditure of twenty-five cents in registering, in the early part of July—that is, r he has the opportunity of buying it 1 at a price which will make it almost >’ a gift. The big government lottery, t in which 700,000 acres of land not I allotted to the Flathead Indians is . apportioned, began at Coeur d'Alene August 12th. According to the Mis- , soula Herald, of the 700,000 acres ■ there are two thousand quarter sections of land fit for agricultural purposes, and it is estimated that there will be between 2,700 and 3,000 claims filed upon. There are 40,229 acres of land classified as first class, for which the government will receive from $5 ( ( to $7 per acre, one-third to be paid c at time of filing, April, 1910, and the ( remainder in five equal annual pay- L ments, unless the one making entry \ desires to prove up after fourteen I' months’ residence,when the remaining , 1 balance can be paid. The second class , ’ agricultural land totals 75,019 acres. J Mr. Martin will know after filing next/ April whether he will have timber, , ! agricultural or mediocre ground. Six j ’ thousand names will be drawn. He j and Frank Barthel and Fred Deinin- ,' ger, who all come from the same town, j Decatur, Ind., registered at the same '

time. Mr. Martin is not quite decides which he would rather be in this instance, a farmer or a log-roller.

o GYPSY SMITH IN CHICAGO Chicago. 111., Oct. 2.—Gypsy Smith the famous English Gypsy evangelist will begin a series of revival meetings in this city tomorrow night at the 7th I Armory regiment, similar to the great Alexander- Torrey revival of a few years ago. The armory seats 8.000 ( persons.

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COURTHOUSE NEWS The Debolt Divorce Case Was Postponed for One Week—Witness Sick CHANGE OF JUDGE Was Taken in the Allen County Saloon Cases Set for Trial Tuesday Henry Knapp vs. Samuel and Abraham Debolt, note, default of defendants, cause heard and judgment ren- 1 dered for plaintiff in sum of $66. James Touhey vs. City of Decatur, damages SIO,OOO, rule to answer made absolute in five days. Ella Debolt vs. Chauncey Debolt, divorce, on motion by prosecuting attorney, cause was postponed until Saturday, October 9. , Frank Droga vs. Beulah A. E. Harding, slander, demand $3,000, reset for October 26. Fort Wayne Electric Works vs. Wil. liam G. Spencer, suit on contract, $125, set for trial Wednesday, October 27. A motion for a change of venue from the judge was filed and sustained In the cases of C. F. Gladieux, William J. Beauchot, Frank J. Gerordat and Herman Hockemeyer, re-applica. tion for liquor licenses in Allen county. Mathias Miller et al, petition for drain, final report filed by drainage commissioner, examined and approved. . I 1 j John W. McKean vs. Mary and Noah ■ Loch, answer filed by International Harvester Co. and by Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Co., cross complaints also filed. ’! Real estate transfers: Benjamin Hellworth to John M. Amstutz 160 acres, Jefferson’ township, $12,800. David C. Welty to Jesse Rupp, part lot 429, Berne, $250. ' A. B. Bailey, guardian for Francis Kessler, filed his report and resignnation. Guardian discharged. Etta i Huffman apointed and filed bond. o LANDS A GOOD ONE The Ward Fence Company Land a Twenty Thousand Dollar Contract PAYING DIVIDENDS Dividend Checks Are Being Sent to the Holders of Their Stock M. E. Brackett is just home from Chicago, where he landed a nice piece of business and which will help increase the output and earnings of the Ward Fence company for 1910. The contract was for a certain style farm fence, and the order i.x one that will make the company twenty thousand plunks, not a bad asset. Mr. Brackett has a few more contracts on the way and the outlook is not half bad for this Decatur manufacturing company. They expect tc greatly increase their output during the coming year and from, the present outlook they will easily do it.

The Ward Fence company sent out their quarterly dividend checks yes-

terday and today every holder or 'stock in that company will have received a dividend upon the amount of . 'stock they hold. This is the third h ’'dividend declared for the year, and it t, lwill likely continue to be a permanent S feature of their business. I — O II Chas. Lose will go to Huntington I tomorrow to spend the day, and also 'attend to some business pertaining to 1 the K. of C.