Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1909 — Page 2

The Dally Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. EALINGHAM Subscription Rates: Pec 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 postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. APPROVES OF THE GOVERNOR At the recent meeting of the State Association of County Commissioners, at Terre Haute, the Hon. James E. Watson, late Republican candidate for governor, spoke very frankly on two' or three subjects. Among the things he said was this: “I wish to publicly approve the course of Governor Marshall in striving not to invade the rights of the legislature or the people and to keep within the law-ful bounds of his office in the discharge of his duties. I am a believer in state rights, and in that respect I am an old-school Democrat. I believe that the national government should not do what the states are able to do and that the states should not do what the counties are able to do." But that was not all. Mr. Watson directed the following shot at one Mr. Roosevelt: "If the government had followed the recommendations of a certain illustrious gentleman who is now hunting down in Africa, the naition would have been plunged into a debt far greater than any debt in the history of any nation. Billions upon billions of dollars were asked for the carrying on of conservation and similar projects by people from all sections of the country. and the gentleman I refer to was in favor of granting the appropriations." All of the above is a striking approval of the course of Governor Marshall in at least two particulars,which are that the governor not only adheres strictly to the constitution and the laws, but he is opposed to public extravagance and waste in any form. These facts he has demonstrated since he has been in office. Speaking with reference to President ’Daft's endorsement of Aldrich and his new financial scheme, the New York World says: “Does Mr. Taft know of any method by which a central bank of issue could be kept free from Wall street influences or from political manipulation? When the United States treasury can not be kept free from such influences what hope is there in a central bank of issue with power to contract or expand the currency at will? If the cur. rency system can be reformed only by substituting a greater evil for a lesser evil, it bad better be left unregenerated. '< ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR. We are authorized to announce the name of Henry as a candidate for Mayor of the city st Deca-' tur, subject to the decision of the Democratic city primary election, to be held Tuesday, October 5, 1909. We are authorized to announce the name of E. Hurt Lenhart as a candidate tor Mayor of the city of De-

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catur, subject to the decision of the City Democratic Primary Election, to ! be held Tuesday, October 5. 1909. We are authorized to announce the . name of H. L. Conter as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Decatur, ’ subject to the decision of the Dem- » ocratic Primary Election, to be held ’ Tuesday, October 5, 1909. ) ’ FOR CLERK. ’ 1 We are authorized to announce the name of Huber M. DeVoss as a candidate for City Clerk, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary - Election to be held Tuesday, October , 5, 1909. We are authorized to announce the name of Dan Myers as a candidate , for Clerk of the City of Decatur, subject to the decision of the Democratic ’ City Primary Election, to be held ' Tuesday, October 5, 1909. r - ) FOR TREASURER. . We are authorized to announce the name of W. J. Archbold as candidate for Treasurer for the City of Decatur, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election to be > held Tuesday, October 5, 1909. > FOR COUNCILMAN. We are authorized to announce the name of John D. Hale as a candidate for Councilman in the Second Ward, : subject to the decision of the Demo- ; cratic Primary Election, to be held Tuesday, October 5, 1909. We are authorized to announce the ! name of Charles N. Christen as a can- 1 didate for Councilman in the Third 1 ward of the City of Decatur, subject ' to the decision of the Democratic 1 Primary Election to be held Tuesday, October 5, 1909. ' i We are authorized to announce the 1 name of Isaac Chronister as a can ! didate for Councilman of the First 1 ■Ward, subject to the decision of the ! Democratic Primary Election, to be ' held Tuesday, October 5, 1909. 1 1 We are authorized to announce the name of H. Fred Linn as a candidate for Councilman of the First Ward, j subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to be held Tuesday, October 5, 1909. FOR COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE We are authorized to announce the name of M. Burns as a candidate for Councilman-at-Large for the City of Decatur, subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election, to , be held Tuesday, October 6, 1909. We are authorized to announce the name of Jacob Martin as a candidate . for Councllman-at-Large for the City of Decatur, subjeot to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election to be held Tuesday, October 5, 19©9. ——o TOLEDO, ST. LOUIS A WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. New York, Sept. 27, 1909. The annual meeting of stockholders of Toledo, St. Louis & Western Raii- ' road company for the election of Di ■ rectors and the transaction of such ; other business as may properly come before said meeting, will be held on ; Wednesday, October 27, 1909, at ten . o’clock in the forenoon, at the princi- < pak office of the company in the city ' of Frankfort, Clinton county, Indiana. The polls for receiving ballots will ' be opened as soon as the organization ' of the meeting shall admit, and will ' remain open one hour. The stock transfer books of the company will close on October 15, 1909, at the close of business on that day, and will reopen October 28, 1909, at ten o'clock a. m. By order of the Board of Directors. JAS. STEUART MACKIE, Secretary. FOR RENT —A house with five rooms and barn on the lot for rent. Located on Thirteenth street See Har. vey J. Teeple, 318 North Eighth Street. 236-3 t

GOOD BALL GAME Was That Played Here Saturday Afternoon—Van Wert vs. Decatur HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS The Locals Won—Carl France Had Left Arm Broken in Collision The Van Wert and Decatur high school base ball teams played an exciting contest at Steele's park Saturday afternoon, the locals winning by the score of nine to six. Quite a crowd was present and each team had its share of rooters. On the Saturday previous the locals had lost at Van Wert by a score of two to one, and the Ohio boys knew they were un against a strong bunch of boys. It is said they strengthened their team with outside players, but this fact failed to dishearten our club, who went in to win any way. It was nip and tuck up to the eighth inning, at which time the score was six to five in favor of the Buckeyes when Decatur went to bat. Carl France started a batting bee which netted four runs and won the game. An un. fortunate accident happened in this inning, however, when Carl was running to second base, and the Van Wert baseman jumped in front of him. The collisoin was a bad one and Carl had his left arm broken at the wrist. He was taken to a physician and was soon all right, excepting he will not be able to use his arm for some six weeks. Any way it was a good ball game. The battery for Decatur was Smith, Biggs and Beery. A GOOD PROGRAM Rev. Wise Will Assist in Forward Movement Convention at Fort Wayne BEGINS THIS EVENING In Bethel Church and Continues Throughout Tomorrow—Good Program Rev. D. O- Wise, pastor of the Evangelical church herej went to Fort Wayne today, where he will attend a two days> session of the Forward Movement convention of the Fort Wayne district of his church. The meetings will be held at the Bethel church and will convene at 7:30 this evening, at which time Rev Wise will conduct a half hour song service. Sessions will also be held tomorrow morning, afternoon and evening with addresses by Rev. L. H. Seaer, editor of the Evangelical Herald and Sunday school literature and by Paul S. Mayer, under appointment to Japan. Pastors and delegates from each church in the district are expected to be present and it is be-1 lieved that the meetings will be very helpful and encouraging to all who are present, this interest to manifest itself over the district in the future. The program sent out closes with the appropriate sentence, “Pray as you come, receive as you stay, give as you go forth.” TO GET^SUBSIDY Levies Made for the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction Subsidy BIDS WERE OPENED For Purchase of a Safe to be Placed in the Auditor’s Office Frank C. Dailey, of Bluffton, and A. G. Griggs, of Geneva, were before the commissioners at the opening session today and asked to have the tax levies of Wabash and Hartford townships include the subsidy given by those townships to the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction company, which now is completing its grade and laying the steel cm their right-

of-way The amount of the subsidies voted at a special election held last fall was $15,076 for Wabash township, and $9,409 for Hartford township. The levies for this amount wi.l be placed on the tax duplicates and collected with the current taxes for next year. Smith, Christen & Smith will supply the court house with water meters on their bid submitted, SB2. 1 These will be placed in the court house and jail. Elliott Fisher was tne only bidder for the book typewriter, agreeing for $240 to place such a machine in the auditor’s office, so that other and important attachments may be added from time to time. The machine is one of the best in the country, and 1 every public office in this part of the country has one of the machines. Bids were opened for a new safe for the auditor’s office, bids being filed by Debolt Safe and Lock Co., Schug Bros., Mosier Safe Co.; and the Berne Supply Co. At a late hour this afternoon the contract Was giver to Schug Bros. The safe is made by the Alpine Safe and Luck Co, of Cin. cinnati, and is a good one. KULL HAS ESCAPED The Silent Ditcher Leaves the East Haven Asylum at Richmond OFFICERS NOTIFIED Escaped Saturday Morning —Had Been at Institution Several Months John Kull, who several months ago was sent to the East Haven asylum at Richmond, being declared of unsound mind, has escaped. Marshal Butler received a telegram from Superintendent Smith of the institution Saturday evening, stating that Kull had escaped that morning and asking him to watch out for the man. Kull was known here as the silent ditcher. He never talked to any one, except when he would take a streak on his hobby that he was worth forty thousand and then he could stir up more trouble than any one. After several scenes he was finally taken to Richmond for treatment and seems to have tired of the confinement and decided to leave. Any way he did so. He has not been seen here, but it is quite likely that he will appear here before many days and if so will be taken back to the asylum at once for he evidently has not improved sufficiently to be discharged. o THEY BEGAN WORK Kover & Son of Fort Wayne Began Frescoing the Methodist Church NEW HEATING PLANT I P. J. Hyland Putting in a Low Pressure Steam i Heating Plant i , _ J. Kover & Son arrived this mornr ing from Fort Wayne and have now begun the work of frescoing the interior of the Methodist church. The work will be pushed rapidly and as a matter of fact the designs will be - handsome. Kover & Son and their work are not strangers in this city, they being about the best in the country in their special line of work. The beautifully painted interior of the St. Marys church, was the work of Mr. Kover and son. > P. J. Hyland began work this morn. Ing with a force of men on the instalj lation of a low pressure steam heating plant for the church. It is expected that this feature of the church improvements will be ready for use by the time the cold weather makes such a plant a necessity. Mr. Hyland will rush the work from this time until d the same is completed. e 5 The other improvements being e made at the church are about finished, d The tower has been made over, paintn ed and otherwise made safe. i, o . ', FOR SALE—One mule colt, 4 months 3 old. Inquire of J. E. Spangler, R. ■ R. 4, Decatur, Ind. 229-« t

SOCIETY COLUMN Decatur Ladies Went to Fort Wayne Last Evening SHAKESPEARE CLUB Ladies’ Aid Society of the German Lutheran Church to Meet The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Ger. man Lutheran church will meet with Mrs. William Weiland, west Monroe street Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Brandyberry gave a dinner party Sunday. Their gueses were Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Fordyce and Mrs. Coon. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver entertained very pleasantly yesterday by giving a dinner party. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Boshorn of Ossian, and children, Kathryn, Everett and Carr. Mrs. J. D. Bolinger of west Monroe street, entertained a company of peo. pie at her home yesterday for 12 o’clock dinner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Will Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Alvy Aurand and Miss Maggie Poling. Miss Flossie Bolinger entertained a crowd of young folks at 6 o’clock dinner. Those present were Misses Marie Butler, Ethel Hildebrand, Anoti Daily and Messrs. Ed Baker, Frank Baker, Alvy Baker and Homer Knodle. Mrs. Charles Miller of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, was given a surprise party by a number of Decatur ladies yesterday morning. Mrs. Miller was greatly surprised, but entertained her guests delightfully during the day. Those who composed the party were Mrs. Carrie Sutherland, Mrs. Keller, Miss Elizabeth Voglewede, Mrs. Sam Frank, Mrs. Cline, Mrs. John Keller, Mrs. John Shaefer, Mrs. Peter Mougey, Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Will Badders, Mrs. Walt Murray, Mrs. Ed Murray. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham entertained pleasantly yesterday friends from Fort Wayne, their guests being Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fledderspeil and children of Fort Wayne. Rev. and Mrs. Richard Spetnagle will entertain the members of the session and their wives at a six o’clock dinner this evening at the parsonage on Mercer avenue. Mrs. French Quinn entertained a number of ladies at dinner yesterady and the occasion was a very pleasant one. o FOR SALE—Young Shropshire buck, full blood but not registered. Inquire OmJor, R. R. No. 5, phone 9Q. 236-31

| Womens and Misses Autumn Suits I ■ A fresh company of finely .tailored Coats and Suits ■ ■ came trooping in this morning, from great eastern * ■ markets. 1 ■ They are. so attractive and unusual for the moderate ■ E j nCe w ' n ith we are offering them that the next few * '■ days may see the last of them. 1 k ■■ Wat# H' ’ I Ini listen | 1 SHII A Plain, well tailored style of A<A AA ■ huKlI Pretty suiting, all satin lined \|A Illi I iM With long coat. . wIUIUU ® iibß lln Your selection from two different lots, really I RW f e cream of the stock, em- AA . AAT i I IMIb bodying all that can be de- \ / 11 tfi X7 H "1 sired m nifty suits . . . . tB I ■ ■ 1 i ■ jshfe 4j^ ve many other priced garments, equally as I dr good value as the above, in all popular shades and mar ■ tenals at prices. I Fullenkamp’s 1 -—

GOOD PROGRAM AT THE GRAND Motion Pictures and Shoup the Original Hebrew Comedian Tonight. The vaudeville at the Grand theater this week is a splendid bill. For Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they have Shoup, the original Hebrew comedian and for Thursday, Friday and Saturday they have James Price, the Dutch comedian. Both are good ' and the people who go to the Grand this week will be more than satisfied. The managers of the Grand, who also conduct the Pearl and four or five other similar shows in this section of the state, have arranged with the Western vaudeville circuit and they will show some of the best acts on the road here this season. The price is always five cents. —— o — COURT HOUSE NEWS The Davis vs. Rumple Case Postponed Until October 15th A MARRIAGE LICENSE t Real Estate Transfers— Some Probate Affairs—--2 Other Items B 1 B Cribben & Sexton company vs. The Decatur Hardware Co., et al suit on notes and account, answers filed to 1 interrogatories. < _____ 3 Mary A. Davis et al vs. Adaline t Rumple et al, petition to construe . will; separate demurrer filed to complaint by Adaline Rumple; joint demurrer filed by Adaline and John i, Rumple; joint and separate answers - filed; cause postponed to Friday, Ocr tober 15. A marriage license has been issued g to Hubert Franch, aged 20, a farmer e from Petroleum, Indiana, to Bessie I, Kindell, aged 20, daughter of Albert • Kindel of near Linn Grove. > - — ', Henry Schamerloh to William s. Schamerloh, tract in Union township, ?. S7OO. Samuel Steele to Decatur I. Steele, tract in St. Marys township, SI.OO. y Wilfred S. Smith, guardian for s Wilda Ray and others, filed an in- '- ventory. The cause was assigned to R. S. Peterson as special judge. e Nathan Andrews, guardian for Ora e Andrews, filed his final report and x this cause was also referred to R. e S. Peterson as special judge. William A. Carter, administrator of •ijthe Urven Carter estate, filed an iny ventory of the personal property, it The blind tiger cases against Manson Reiff will be tried in this city t. 12, Judge Merryman, of De-t-1 catur, acting as a special judge. The >, Adams county judge, called Charles >t (Continue don page 4.)

CRISIS AT HAND In the Condition of Anson Van Camp, One of the Best Known Citizens OF THIS CITY Will Undergo Operation in Hopes of Recovery at St. Joseph Hospital Anson Van Camp, the well known business man or this city, who is now at St. Joseph's hospital, suffering from a general breakdown, remains very low, and his family and friends here are anxiously awaiting the outcome. Should he be too weak an operation, which is planned to occur sometime during today, will not be performed. But since his only chance lies in the operation, the day will decide his chances to live. Mis. Van Camp is at her husband's bedside. Mr. Van Camp had not been feeling well for several months. Several weeks ago, the members of the . family became greatly alarmed about his condition and a nurse and doctors were summoned, Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne, being one of the physicians. Later he was taken to the St Joseph hospital, where he has been taken care of by Dr. McOscar, 1 Dr. Lewis and Dr. Harry Erwin. o 1 WANTED —Boarders at 122 Tenth street 236-3 t ' MEN "WANTED —I want a number ■ of men to work at the stone quar- . ry. Inquire at once. Julius Haugk. 236-3 t ' o ; Democrat Want Ads. Pay Closing Out ;; SALE ; <, I I <, ,3 OF o I GRANITEWARE I ♦ ♦ J: at Price ’ ; * Making room for holi- | o. < > o day goods. Sale begins ;; >Saturday. Oct. 2. h o Look at our window f o and be convinced. l MOSER'S I n;; China and Notion | store n s ■ ■ ■♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦a®