Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VII. Number 268.

THEIR NEW SAFE I One of the Best Placed at the Disposal of the County Auditor THEY ARE SETTLING Auditor and Treasurer are Now Getting Together —Court House Quiet The new safe is now doing duty in the auditor’s office, and it is a beauty and adequate for the needs of the office, being well arranged for th* safety and preservation of the valuable papers and records of that office. The safe is one of the largest made by the Alpine Safe & Lock Co., of Cincinnati, and was supplied the county by Schug Bros., of Berne, and they were here placing the same in positibn, and moving the old safe to the recorder's office, where it will be used for the business of that public office. The settlement between the treasurer and the auditor is now taking place, and* after that Adams county will be ready to pay her obligations to the state and to every other fund and official to whiich she may be indebted. The small amount in delinquent taxes will be pushed to a settlement and by the first of the year there will not be much left. Things are Inclined to be a little .slow around the court house this week, denoting that taxpaying time is at an end, and that the circuit court is not in in session. o J. H. Voglewede, John and Anthony Voglewede will leave for Lima to be at the bedside of their sister, Mrs. Kate Touhey, who is dying at. her home in that place. A second message was received this morning by relatives here stating that Mrs. Touhy was dying. COURTHOUSE! NEWS A New' Case Filed, Suit to Foreclose a Mechanics’ Lien on New House A SALE ORDERED W. P. Schrock has Hunters’ License —Real Estate Transfers Recorded Attorney Dore B. Erwin has filed a new case entitled James Hurst vs. Peter Wetsel. complaint to foreclose mechanics' lien, demand SIOO. A hunters license has been issued to W. P. Schrock. Get ready for a big game dinner. - • Real estate transfers: A. B. Bailey to Menno S. Leichty, pt. lot 29, Monroe, $600; D. N. Erwin to Walter Sudduth, lot 987, Decatur, $125; Ellsworth Brown to Alice Swoveland, lots 728 and 729, Decatur. $3,000. Sheriff Mleyer is busy just now serving notices on the men chosen to serve on the petit and grand jury. This is quite a job as the men live in various sections of the county. A sale of certain real estate owned by J. W. Vail has been ordered for December 3rd on an execution in the Page vs. Niblick case tried at Bluffton some time ago. The judgment, will probably be settled before date of sale. — o — Dr. and Mrs. John H. Holcomb, of Uniondale, were in the city today making arrangements with their attorneys for the defense of Mrs. Holcomb in the proceedings which have been brought against, her by Mrs. Charles Cotton. As a result of the trial which will be held in the court of Justice Rinehart it is probable that Judge Sturgis will be called upon to set the days upon which Mrs. Holcomb ran visit her children. Bluffton Banner.

FOR WASHINGTON NICKELS Five-Cent Piece Bearing Head of First President Designed. Philadelphia, Nov. 9. —Dies for a proposed five-cent piece, bearing the head of George Washington, to take the place of the coin now In circulation, have been prepared by the engravers of the United States mint in this city. If the treasury department adopts this coin it will be the first in authorized circulation to bear the head of the first president of the republic. o QUAIL ON TOAST? You Can Have Them Now if You Don’t Violate Any of the Many Laws IN SECURING THEM Must Have License and Permission of Farmer and Few Other Rights Did you say something about quail on toast? The season opened today . and a number of hunters are out i scouring the woods and fields in the hopes of getting a shot at the birds before they get too wild. The open season for hunting quails begins on I November 10th and continues until January Ist. It is reported that the delicious little birds are numerous, and the man who can handle a shotgun and has a place to go to hunt will no doubt have a feast before many days. Under the state fish and game commissioner a specilal effort will be made this year to enforce the game laws and deputies over the state have received explicit instructions to watch for and arrest parties who hunt on Sunday, without licenses . trespassers, hunters who kill more game than the laws allow, which is fifteen quail a day, for hunters who , sell quail or ship them out of the state. All hunters must have license except those who hunt on their own land or on land leased by them. o— ■ - MR. MYLOTTE AS BARITONE Receives Mention in the Show World, a National Dramatic Jpurnal. , The Show World, a dramatic magazine, under recent date, contained the following notice: With military dignitaries present and many members of the Illinois National Guard in uniform, in addition to many invited guests, a complimentary showing of the motion pictures of the United States Military Tournament, ' held at Camp Wm. H. Taft, Toledo, Ohio, July 5 to 10, 1909, under the diked Command of Major General Frederick D. Grant, was witnessed ‘ at the Armory on Michigan avenue Friday evening, October 8, and the excellent program was thoroughly enjoyed by an audience that filled the big hall. It was the first time that the pictures were shown in Chicago and that they made a most 1 ' favorable impression and were appreciated. was attested by the fact that there was much handclapping throughout he running of the film. General Grant and many of the offi1 ' cers of the department of the lakes ' were preesent and lent a typical ' military aspect to the occasion. While the military tournament had its principal features shown in clear form on ‘the curtain, there were other things ' on the program that were enjoyed. ■’Andrew D. Mylotte, a fine baritone i singer, rendered a number of popuI lar military songs that were illus- : trated by the picture machine. The soloist was accompanied on the piano by Miss Frances Winegardener. Evt ery solo was encored. — — . The latest word from Balbec is to • the effect that C. A. Lineberrey, the ■ young hardware merchant, is still . I missing, and no new light has been ■ thrown on the mystery. He has been 1 traced no further than Bluffton, with ’the exception that he is thought to ■'have purchased a ticket o leave over ’the Clover Leaf. No word by letter |or message of any kind has been reIceived by bis wife.-Bluffton News.

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CONVENESTONIGHT Annual Meeting of the Adams County Sunday School Association WILL BE INTERESTING Session Tomorrow—Good Speakers Secured for Each Meeting The annual convention of the Adams County Sunday School Association will convene at the Presbyterian church in this city this evening at 7:15 with President Jesse Rupp, of Berne, presiding. After the song service the devotionals will be conducted by Rev. E. R. Roop. An address will then be given by Mrs. M. J. Baldwin who is superintendent of elementary grades for the Indiana Sunday School Association. After a music number Rev. E. W. Halpenny, general secretary of the association will speak. The meeting will close with a song and the benediction. The meetings which continue during tomorrow should prove interesting and should attract large audiences. Th? services tomorrow morning and afternoon will be held at the Church of Christ and in the evening at the Methodist church. Tomorrow evening Dr. Henry T. Sells, D. D., of Fort Wayne, will speak and there will be special music .by the famous Mennonite choir of Berne. The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of these services. o TROUBADOURS THIS EVENING The Troubadours will be the at- ■ traction at the Elks hall this evening , and no doubt a large crowd will be present as the occasion promises to be a very enjoyable one. The program is a splendid one and will be I | followed by a dance with the music furnished by the best orchestra ever i heard here. The tickets are one doli lar. A NEW SHOE STORE — ► Peoples & Gerke Will Open , a New Store in the Schafer Block Soon , HAVE BOUGHT GOODS Secure Lease First of Year i r and .Will Open About i February 15th . Decatur is to have a new shoe , store. The proprietors will be Ferd- , inand Peoples and Henry Gerke, > both well known young men of this city. They will occupy the Jacob I Schafer building, now occupied by > Joseph Knapke, who recently closed > his saloon and is now conducting a ■ soup and soft drink place. His lease - expires the first of the year and the • new firm have already closed the I I lease, expecting to open the store • by February 15th. That they mean business is further demonstrated by ■ the fact that they have purchased a large amount of their stock. They will fit the room with modern fixtures and furniture and will have one of 1 the most complete stores in every respect. Mr. Gerke who is now em- ■ ployed as a conductor on the interur- ■ ban will resign wilthin a few weeks according to the dope, although we 1 were unable to interview him today, and both he and Mr. Peoples will de- ' vote their entire attention to the shoe business. They are hustlers and ' have many friends and wiill no doubt ' make a success of the business. i o —— NIAGARA—THE LAST NIGHT If you want to see Prof. Earl’s beautiful trip to Niagara Falls, you 1 will have to come tonight as this will be the last night in this city. Ask your friends that were there last night about the show. They will tell you it was simply grand. Prof. Earl will entertain you royally at the ■ Grand theater tonight. He will ex- ■ plain to you fully every feature of ' his entertainment. Two shows combined for 10 cents. Come early. Open at 7 o’clock.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, November 10, 1909.

NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS The Haag Murder Case at Bluffton is Still a Mystery. Officers report today that there are no new developments in the Fred Haag murder case, and there have been no new clews unearthed from which to work. The officers probably are more discouraged now than at any time since the tragedy of being able to solve the mystery. It looks like the only hope, barring a confession from the murderer, is that detectives may be able to pick up some clew which others overlooked. No disposition has yet been made of the Haag shop and grocery, although there have been some parties to figure on it.—Bluffton News. TAFT HOME AGAIN The West is Dissatisfied With the Tariff and Wth Taft STRONG BEFORE TRIP Gilson Garner Gives Expression as to the SentiI t ment of the People Chicago, Nov. 9. —The west is dis- ' satisfied with the tariff and in a meas- , ure with President Taft. After eight weeks of travel, covering some 12,000 miles, and a careful canvass of public | sentiment in Minnesota, the two DaI kotas, Colorado, Montana, Washington, Oregon and California, that is my conclusion. There is no real difference between the “Pacific Coast 1 West’’ and the so-called "Middle West” on these subjects. Cannon, 1 Aldrich, the tariff and the “central bank plan’’ are not endorsed by the ’ great body of electors any more in California than in Illinois. Whe one gets down to the real sentiment of the people —down through the upper layer of “business interests” and the professional politicians— the people are found to be just as “progressive,” just as “insurgent" in their thought in Oregon and Washington as they L are in states like Kansas. lowa or Wisconsin. Politically considered, President Tafts trip has not been a success. His defense of Aldrichism has not increased the confidence ot the public in the Rhode Island states- , man. The average voter does not un- * derstand how There can be any partnership between the Roosevelt policies and the Aldrich-Cannon-Payne- • Tawney combination. President Tail was stronger before his trip than he is today. The people everywhere have been sincerely anxious to believe in Taft. They took him on the faith of the indorsement he received from President Roosevelt. Taft seems in ’ many things to be on the anti-people ■ side. He begins by indorsing Al- ■ ' rich; he goes along with a plea for 1 , “party regularity’’ as of more im--1 portance than "revision downward;" | he builds up Tawney and the Cannon I' organization in the House of Representatives; he recommends the Wall ’' street plan for “currency reform," and ! at the suggestion that the Roosevelt ■ policies be carried out he responds ' ■ with talk of “compromise.” Such is i the complaint as I have heard it on ’ my travels. I have said there is a 1 strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction. This is found by anyone who cares i to dip down and test the stream. It ' is also shown on the surface in many I ways. It was manfest in the PresiI dent's reception. It was shown also ' by the editorial tone of the western 1 press. Even more significant is the ■ 1 disposition of the professional politicians to trim their sails. All this is most significant. It means that ' those veterans of public life have placed their sensitive ears to the 1 ground and have heard the distant rumblings. The fight for the control of the house of representatives may be said to be already on. The leaders see that all signs point to an over- | turning in that body. Either th< I Democrats will control or the Re { publican insurgents will replace th< members who worked and voted so I [ the Aldrich tariff act. Defeat for tha 1 brand of “stalwartism,” headed by ' such men as Tawney, Payne am ■ Cannon, may imply defeat for Taft ’ ■—Gjjson Garnery (representative of ■ Cincinnati Post, and who was witl ■ the president's party during the en tire trip.

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WEDDED AT LIMA I , Silas Schroll, Formerly of { this City, Claims Young 1 Ohio Lady r \AS HIS FAIR BRIDE 1 3 r | Groom is in Business There , —Has Many Relatives and Friends Here The Times-Democrat. Lima, Ohio, I contained the following account of Mr. Silas Schroll, formerly of this city, now in business at Lima, Ohio, where j he conducts a wall paper establishment: On Tuesday evening at the South Side Church of Christ occurred a very beautiful wedding, that of Miss Edith H. Bearinger and Mr. Silas A. Shroll. At 7:30 Mrs. T. D. Burke, > charmingly gowned, took her place at the piano and played exquisitely “Hearts and Flowers,” while the bridal party marched down the aisle * and took their place before a back ground of palms and ferns. Rev. H. C. Verl Wilson officiated with the impressive ring service. Little Cecil Bearinger, of Ada, 0., a niece of the bride and little Mary Katherine Fields were the flower girls, one car' | rying pink carnations, and the other ! white chrysanthemums. The bride I one of Lima’s sterling young ladies, 0 elegantly gowned in white satin with c’fine lace and pearl trimmings, car- . ried an armful of bride’s roses. The groom wore the conventional black, and is a popular Lima business man. 9 A few of the most intimate friends ■' and relatives were present. The outt of-town guests were Mrs. Amy Beare inger and little daughter, Cecil. of I Ada, Ohio, and Mrs. B. E. Cartmell, j a sister of the bride, of Delaware, e Ohio. Many beautiful presents were, j | received. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Shroll p will be at home to their friends at f 797 Grenlawn avenue. : MANY HEARD HIM » t y r Evangeist Thompson Spoke to Large Audience at a Church of Christ if ON LAST EVENING ’t “A Young Lady’s Mistake” e . ... e Was the Subject—Toh night “Who is God” n — n e A splendid audience greeted Evan- [- gelist Thompson last night at the r Church of Christ to hear a sermon - lecture “The Young Lady’s Mistake.” ” As an introductory the speaker said n in part: “I would like to be amazing with phiology and phrazing with voII cabuliistic plentitude. I would gather d’all the flowers of earth terrestial, int to one bouquet sublime celestial, and s'cast at the foot of womanhood.” He s 1 said it was a part of a girl's educan [ tion to learn to sew, cook and housea keep. It is fine to be able to paint I.‘a chromo, pick a banjo, sing a solo s | and play a piano, but turning a coffee t mill is mighty sw- et music to a itred y hungry husband. The audience en- - joyed a hearty laugh at the descripo' tion of a bossy wife and a henpecked a .’husband, but was in tears when a e picture of a brutal husband, a sick - j wife and starving children was pre s sented. Many beautiful lessons were t {given. His eulogy upon Queen Vashe ti and America's uncrowned queens e was a masterpiece. As a climax to t the address in a most impressive fl manner he’ proved that a young y I lady's fatal, awful .mistake is to re s ject the Chrilst who gave her the su •- premacy she enjoys. The chorus e gave excellent support and the sole >- by Miss Daniels was most helpful le and inspiring. Subject tonight wil ir be “Who is God?” it — ——o — — y Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Linn who have id, been visiting in the city with his t. parents. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Linn, f loft this morning for Indianapolis, or h a week stay with friends. He will i- return to the city betore leaving for his home at Yellowstone Park, Mont.

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WEDDING MAY OCCUR TONIGHT | i Rumored That Mr. Miller Will Claim Miss Williamson as His Bride. It is rumored that Mr. Frank Miller and Miss Alta Williamson, who recently figured in an exciting episode at the Debolt house are to be married thfe «»veqing. It is known that Mr. Miller made inquiry concerning a , marriage license, but was unable to * secure these papers because of the fact that the young lady Is not quite <■ eighteen years of age and could not secure a license without the consent of her parents. Whether they will grant thite or not cannot be told until they arrive this evening. SOCIETY COLUMN' • ‘ ■ I Miss Lettie Kintz Gave a J i Six O’Clock Dinner L I Party ’ A SURPRISE PARTY ' A Masquerade Social Will 1 ’ i Be Given at the Mon- 1 i mouth School > i i 1 ( Mrs. Frank Crill was given a i birthday surprise party by a number ' i j of her neighbors and friends last ev- ( , ening. Games were the entertain- ( . ment of the evening and were greatly f , enjoyed. Mrs. Crill received a num- ( ber of presents. About thirty ladies ] were present. ( t ’ ( Miss Lettie Kintz entertained at 1 ■ six o'clock dinner last evening. Her , guests were the Misses Ina Everett, • Madge and Mary Hite, Jean Lutz. Li- i ■ lah Lachot and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. : '• With music and games the evening : 1 was spent in a very pleasant way. 1 1 |i Quite a social gathering w,s that ; last evening at the home of Mr. J and Mrs. W. H. Scheier in the west ' 1 ’ part of the city. The event was in honor of Miss Alethea Pence of Wren, ' Ohio, and a very pleasant affair was ( k planned in her behalf. The evening was spent in playing numerous games, of which a peanut contest , proved to be the most Miss Adaline Schneider proved to be the best contestant and won first i prize, while Miss Bessie Jeffries had r to be satisfied with the booby. Very dainty refreshments were served during the evening, after which the , guests departed for their homes. Those present were Miss Laura Howard, Ottillia Schenider, Vera Bigham, Bertha Bogner. Ethel Hildebrand, IBessle Jeffries, Adaline Schneider, Alethea Pence, Lottie Hildebrand and Loretta Bosse, Joseph . Hunter, Harry Jeffries, Wm. Lose, I j Chas. Baxter. Schraiuka and George , Scheier. . t I The C. B. L. of I. will give a box 1 ; social at the hall Monday evening. - Everybody is invited to attend. Rer member the date, Monday, November - 15th at the hall. 1 s A masquerade social will be given ’ at the Moumouth school on Fri lay 1 evening. The customary well filled *• boxes will be offered for sale, the ’ proceeds to go to the school. A pleasant social time is to store for ! all who attend. Remember the day, on Friday evening, and be present. 1 The Presbyterian Aid Society opI ened up their rummage sale today and c started out well. Beginning next Saturday the ladies wiHl have for sale B all kinds of home made baked goods, " such as pies, cakes, bread, cookies, s etc. This pastry sale will continue ° during the week. Later on the ladies e w|ll also sell aprons. Give them a K call. > - _ The Euterpean Club will not meet |R on Thursday niight of this week, but will meet Tuesday night of next ■-■ week at the home of Mrs. Richard, II Spetnagle. The paper promises to j be an interesting one. < e The Ladies’ Helping Hand Society b of the German Reformed church will i-1 hold an ap?on sale at the parsonage r 'on Wednesday. November 17th. A 6 number of ladies will have charge of | ’ the sale and an invitation to the •. public is extended. |

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COAST TO COAST With an Occasional Dip to the Southern Gulf and the North Border JIM HENDRICKS’ TRIP The Commissioner and Wife Traveled Over Twelve Thousand Miles The wonderful trip described below was made by Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks for $4.75 instead of $475 as mentioned a few days ago. This was possible on account of Mr. Hendricks long service with the G. R. & I. railroad. Monroe, Indiana. Daily Democrat, Decatur, Ind.: I have not had time to write you since my return Friday, Nov. 5. We were out five weeks. Traveled by rail 12,227 miles going to Denver, Col., for few days, which we find in good prosperous condition. Everything booming. Then we drove on to Seattle and the fair. We found the fair good and all we expected. Everybody moving lively, but we were not much stuck on the lay of Seattle. She has too many sand hills and condemned spots in her, and we soon got enough of it and returning to Spokane over the Great Northern, we stopped at the Cascade mountains, which were grand. The tunnel through them is three miles long and the trains are now taken through here with motor cars, so as to not have any smoke or bad air in the coaches. Here we are up very high, over twelve thousand feet about the sea level, and as we go through here we turn over, around and drop down to Hot Springs a small town in the valley. Then we reach Spokane, Wash., a very busy town of one hundred and twenty 'thousand. Since I was there four years ago it has increased forty thousand in population and is still booming. Here we visited with Miss Frank Thompson, John Kirkendall. James Kirkendall, Hiram Kiirkendall and sister and Mrs. Dick Reed and Otto Longenbarger, all of Monroe. We find everybody doing well. V. S. Reed has taken up a half section of fine timber land twenty-five miles out from Spokane and is building a house on it, preparing to stay there and make a farm out of it. While here, w e were shown the town by Miss Thompson and her friends auto and also were dined at the Davenport hotel, which is one of the most expensive and beautiful hotels in the west. I guess you know it cost them something to feed me when I am sightseeing, and to say we had a fine time is putting it very mild, as the drives and parks are very beautiful. I Leaving here we returned to Denver, Col. Here on our way back we note ■ Tennessee pass, on the mountains, at an elevation of over fourteen thousand ! feet above the sea level, which was beautiful scenery and on down we came through the Royal Gorge which surpasses almost. any river or water scene. While up on the pass, so high I asked the Mrs. if she thought we would ever get any higher than this in future, and slje says oh, shut up. I ’ could not get her to look down when we were up on the side of a hill so high. I forgot to tell you we saw the great Mormon churches of Salt Lake and Ogden. We attended church at Ogden on Sunday. Our train being i late missed connection and was in Og- ' den all day on Sunday and went to church, which was quite nice. They I tell me at Salt Lake that it took over t twenty years to build the church J there, and it is made without nails, i, pinned together with pins wrapped i, with leather. She is 280 feet long and e you can hear a pin drop from one s end to the other. They have a choir a of over six hundred which makes good music. The first song they sang at opening of services at Ogden was t “My Country’’ which sounded good t to me. Then our going to Rockyford, : Col , to visit with my uncle, Geo. M. Coffman, who grew to manhood at i Pleasant Mills, Ind., going west at a very early age, taking up land in (Kansas, which he still owns. He is now located in Rockyford, Col., and president of the Peoples Home bank which is doing a nice business. While 'here we took in the entire valley in {an auto studying ( HeTe> ■ they don’t depend on rain. They just (Continued on page 2.) •