Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1909 — Page 2

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AFRAID THAT INDIANA MAY GO DEMOCRATIC The Bloomington Telephone, a straight-laced Republican paper, is greatly worried by the talk it hears from members of its own party to the effect that they are "afraid that Indiana may go Democratic again next time." The Telephone says that it takes no stock in "such namby-pamby gossip.” It declares that "the one 10. cal issue that prevailed so disastrously a year ago should not and will not be a question a year hence," and that the “normal" Republican majority will carry that party through. These are rather interesting views, even if not specially important. In the first place, however, it is extremely doubtful if the Republicans have a "normal" or any other sort of majority in Indiana. The state, on the "normal" basis, has been both Democratic and Republican. Each party when it has gained control has continued in power for a period extending over several years. In 1872 the Democrats elected a governor and a superintendent of public instruction. Following that they held the state until 1880. In 1882 and 1884 the Democrats were again successful. In 1886 and 1888 the Republicans won the state offices. In 1890 and 1892 the Democrats came again into power. In 1896, under abnormal conditions, the Republicans got control and held on for twelve years while the Democrats were adjusting their private differences. In 1908 the Democrats, with their house again in order, went out in earnest after the state and got it. Their house is now in even better or. der than before, and they are in prime condition to wage a successful fight in 1910. This they could do with their opponents united. But the Republicans are not united. They have gone to pieces on several rocks and the rocks are still there. There are so many factions that it is hard to keep track of them, and they are all knifing each other with enthusiasm. If Indiana shall go according to “nor. mal” conditions in 1910 it will go Democratic. It certainly cannot go Republican. Mr. Shank, mayor-elect, told a Cincinnati reporter that he had put Tom Taggart out of the political business. Shank evidently has a great idea of what a mighty political force he is. Indianapolis has a normal republican majority of 5,000. With a democratic candidate who was none too strong. Shank won by a ma-

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jority of 1,650. That le to say, Shank fell 3,350 votes short of carrying his party vote. Question —How Influential is shank?—Columbia City Post. IT WAS DEDICATED (Continued from page 1.) Jersey and illustrious grand marshal general of the supreme council. Next sat Mr. Evans, of Dayton. O. To his left was Mr. Samuel B. Sweet, active member of the supreme council for Indiana, and beside him sat Governor Thomas R. Marshall.

NEWS AT MONROE There is Much Doing in That Lively Little Place NEW TELEPHONES The Child of Emanuel Lehman Was Quite Badly Hurt The young ladies of the Monroe high school will hold a box social at the school house next Saturday evening. Everybody cordially invited to attend. Everybody is requested to bring a box. The Queen Esthers of this place are making elaborate arrangements for their fair and supper to be given by the young ladles on Thanksgiving. The public should give them a liberal patronage, as they are sparing no pains or expense in making this event a complete success.

The half mile sidimg is now about completed and trains will be sidetracked here within a few days. The Mayer variety has just received ; another large stock of the latest nov. elties which will no doubt be picked up at the unusual bargains offered. They will also carry a fine line of Xmas goods, including choice candies and Xmas boxes. Rolla Parrish and John D. Reiten of Decatur, candidates for prosecuting attorney and recorder, were in town Monday lining ’em up. Dr. Parrish returned from Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, where he transacted professional business. Peter Moser, living northwest cf town, had a Parrish telephone installed at his home today and is now ready to communicate at any and all i times. There are very few farm res- j idences throughout Monroe township which are not equipped with this lux- | ury as the price is within the reach j of all. The Parrish line is giving excellent service, which Is due to the untiring efforts of Dr. F. M. Parrish. Mrs. Viola Hendricks who has been seriously ill for several weeks past is reported as slowly improving, which is good news to her many friends. The Modern Woodmen here have purchased a piano and now are up to date in all their equipments. The small child of Emanuel Lehman, a tinner of this place, was quite badly hurt by climbing into a wagon of which the horse started to walk off. throwing the little one out and a wheel passing over its head. Luckily no serious damage was done aside from a few bruises about the head and body. The M. W. A. at this place are arranging to put on a vaudeville and musical entertainment in the near future which will be a rare treat for Monroe people. This town Is noted for its musical talent and our people are already looking forward for the event. Watch for program later. John Hocker returned today from Fort Wayne, where he was consulting and taking treatment for a disease of the eye which is causing him great pain.

1 FAMED AS A LAWYER (Continued from naee 1.) expressed the opinion that death had probably been caused by a blood clot on the heart. Mr. Colerlck had at times had troub'e with his heart and on several occasions expressed the opinion that one day it would take him oft very suddenly. _o — Democrat Want Ads. Pay

USE OF DYMAITE About Fifteen Hundred Pounds of this Explosive is Used Here DURING EACH YEAR Stone Quarries Use Much of it and Farmers the Rest —How it is Shipped What do we know about dynamite, what are its uses and what amount is used in this city and vicinity? These are questions which few people could answer and which have probably never bothered the minds of most of our readers. The stone quarries of Decatur use about four hundred pounds of dynamite a year and a much larger amount is shipped to the city annually. Beside the demand for dynamite for quarry use perhaps ten or eleven hundred more pounds are used by the farmers for blasting stumps and for various other purposes. These high explosives are shipped in over the railroads in cars probably the most dangerous place they are ever kept. Any one wno sees a powder magazine is sure to retreat if he is very near, but he passes by cars of explosives in the small towns often and very often in the city and never knows it. However the greatest care is taken in shipping. A stone quarry man of this city said that dynamite is shipped in paper cartridges which are dipped into parafin to make it somewhat waterproof. There is danger in transit of wet weather for curiously enough the explosives absorb the moisture and causes the nitro glycerin to break through the paper casings, and run on the car floor. A slight shock may then mean an explosion. He also said that very little nitro glycerin was contained in the dynamite shipped to this city. Formerly it was shipped in sawdust, but now it is packed in tight so that the sticks of explosive are not knocked loose by any jar. o THE BATTLE OF LIFE In these strenuous days, when men are hustling from morning until evening, when competition in trade and all lines of work is so strong when everyone is straining each nerve in the mad race for supremacy, and when we are weary and worn at the end of a day, where do we turn for rest and relaxation in order to forget the trials of today and the coming worries of tomorrow, not to social functions, not to the bridge parties, not to lodge, not even to church festivals for even there, some one is liable to bring up questions and discuss affairs we wish to set aside and forget for awhile, but to the theater, for there, for two or three hours we can live in another world and forget our troubles. How many weary, hardworking fathers find there rest, amusement and perhaps live again in the past, how many a man with furrowed brow and dim eyes, to whom there is no joy io life, forgets for a brief space of time the brain racking cares of existence, and finds himself clapping his neighbor on the bacK and sayiog. “I say, old man, that's good.” How- many mothers putting aside thoughts and worries of household duties, which are never finished sit enraptured in the sunshine of romance, which they may have felt once io their own young lives. How many sons and daughters, after witnessing a play, have drawn from *t new inspiration and strength, for the battle of life. Then to the theater let us go, let us see a good play, strong and hearty in tone, one that makes us sit up and listen, one that makes us double up with laughter and poke our neighbor in the ribs, one that makes us forget our surroundings and cry “Good" —one that makes us want to kiss the heroine and shake hands with the hero, such a play 13 Edwin Milton Royle’s "My Boy Jack ” Does not the very name sound good to you. repeat lit “Mv Boy Jack,” is there not love, humor, strength and good fellowship in it, well “Jack" Is a fine chap. Go and see this one at the Bosse opera house tomorrow night. You will like his manly outspoken ways, his bright audacious wit. and his self sacrificing nobility, he will live 4n your memory for days, he 1b all that is bright and best in youth, he is matter of fact, clean cut, up to date, you will forget your troubles and say "Jack, my boy. I'm with you, you are all right.” — o ■ —- Do not fail to notify thhs office ’f your paper is not delivered every evening on time. We wish to give our patrons prompt service.

QUARTERLY MEETING AT EVAN- I GELICAL CHURCH. 1 The third quarterly meeting of the conference year will be held at the Evangelical church this city over the coming Sabbath. The first service wHI be held Friday evening and conducted by the presiding elder J. J. Voise of Fort Wayne, The quarterly conference will follow the Friday ev. ■' ening service. Rev. C. D. Rarey will I preach Saturday evening and Sun- 1 day morning. o 1 The jewelers of the city have re- < ceived a large shipment of their holi- < day goods and in a short time will have them on display for sale. * o 1 society column; < < Miss Bertha Knapp Enter- i tained Guests Last ] _ . 1 Evening j < 1 AFTERNOON PARTY < < Theater Party Enjoys Show ' at Fort Wayne Last < i Evening • I The Misses Electa Glancey and ( Ruby Miller, Goldie Gay. Pearl Purdy, Ruth Ernst, Bessie Baumgartner and ' Lilah Lachot formed a theater party ' to Fort Wayne last evening and wit- 1 nessed “Your Humble Servant'' with ■ Otis Skinner. Mrs. C. R. Dunn was ' chaperone of the party. Mrs. J. F. 1 Lachot accompanied the young la- J dies home. All members of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen lodge are requested to be present on next Monday evening at their hall for important business and also to practice on drill work. Please be there. Mesdames A. R. Bell and Florence DeVilbiss entertained a company of friends at their second party yesterday afternoon. Conversation and a social period was enjoyed by the guests. A musical program followed. Miss Edna Huffman gave the first number, a piano solo, which she play-! ed with much skill. Mrs. Eugene 1 Runyon sang a beautiful solo. Mrs. L Jesse Sellemeyer also sang, add i item greatly to the pleasure of the An amusing contest was the contest. Each lady guessed tents of a row of contest Mrs. H. L. Confer est honors, and was a bottle ot perfume. During hour the' tV ‘ W-r« immggtißSfey'"’ T.g ty and very About twen-ty-five ladies enjoyed the afternoon. Those from out of the city were Mrs. Del Locke, Mrs. Ellen Dailey, Mrs. Will Kunkle, Mrs. Deam, Mrs. Sowders of Bluffton, Mrs. John Magley and Mrs C. D. Kunkle of north of the city. The G. W. C. met with Miss Bertha Knapp last evening and were entertained with progressive pedro and a most pleasant time enjoyed. Prizes were won by Misses Lizzie Kortenbrer and Blanche Erwin. The Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church will hold their annual "Thank offering” service in the library tomorrow evening, Nov. 19. at 7 o’clock. Devotionals Mrs. Niblick Music Male quartet | Lecture Mrs. Libby Allen Offering. Music. Everybody invited to hear Mrs. Allen who is a splendid speaker and full of inspiration. Mrs. John F’eming of Kenton, Ohio, was the guest of Mrs. S. D. Beavers at dinner today. Mrs. Fleming left for Huntington this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk entertainned at a dinner whheh they gave last evening JEvange'ist Mid Mr. F. H. Vernor. The evangelist spoke as usual at the Christian church last evening. — — IS SOME BETTER TODAY Mrs. Catherine Alliison who met with an accident the other day, is reported as being some better and doing as well as could be' expected. A’though suffering much pain she is bearing her own quite well and unless something unforseen sets in will recover all right. Her physician is doing aB in his power to give her relief and her many friends are anxiously awaiting the outcome. o C. F. True went to Fort Wayne this afternoon on business.

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC PRIM ARY ELECTION The CountyDemocratlc Central committee in executive session assembled, adopt the following rules tor the control and regulation ot the Democratic vote to be polled in the nominating election of said party, of candidates to be voted for in the general election of 1910: Section 1. The Democratic primary election on Friday, Dec. 17, 1909, shall be under the Australian system of election laws of the state of Indiana, with the exception that there shall be one inspector, one judge, two clerks and one election sheriff, and except as hereinafter set out in section seven and eight. Section 2. That the interest and purpose of the nomination at a primary election is to secure a full and free and fair expression of the whole democracy of the county Provided that all those who voted the regular democratic ticket in 1908 be considered Democrats. Section 3. The qualifications other than heretofore given of voters of such primary, shall be, that he is a citizen of Adams county, and a legal voter therein, or will be a legal voter before the next general election. That he be a bona fide resident of the city, and of the precinct wherein he offers to vote.

Section 4. The eligibility of a candidate shall depend upon his compliance with the foregoing requirements, and paying the assessments for campaign purposes, placed upon him as a candidate for the office to which he aspires. Such campaign assessments shall be paid at least 15 days before the said primary election. Provided that ff a candidate neglects or refuses to comply with the requirements of the Democratic Central Committee as are provided for in the rules and regulations herein contained, the name of each candidate shall not appear on the tickets used in said primary election. Section 5. That the County Central Committee shall meet on the day following the next democratic primary election in Decatur, Indiana, at 10 a. m. and receive from each inspector or committeeman )of the precincts the returns of said election and proceed to compare the votes cast for all the candidates who have complied with the rules and regulations of the committee aforesaid, person having the highest dgß&pr of votes cast for any given shall be declared the nominee

Iff the Democratic party of said coun. ty and state of Indiana, for such office sought. Provided, that no Central Committeeman, whose name appears as that of a candidate on the election tickets of such primary, or who has any relatives whose name appears as that of a candidate on such election ticket, shall be eligible to serve as inspector of such election, nor shall he be allowed to select any election officers to serve in said primary election. In case of ineligibility of the committeeman to appoint such officers aforesaid, the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the City Central Committee shall appoint such election board in such precinct at least one week before the primary election.

Section 2. Each board of election shall keep a poll book In which shall be entered the name of every person who votes at such primary election, and after the polls are closed, said election board shall count the votes or ballots cast and make out a tally sheet and deliver such tally sheet properly signed by such election boand to the election Inspector of such voting precincts, who shall deliver such tally sheets and poll books to the chairman of said County Demo cratic Central Committee on the day following such primary election aforesaid. The officers of said election board shall at the time of making out the tally sheets make out and sign three certificates of election showing the vote in such precincts as shown by the poll and tally sheets and place one of said certificates in the possession of the inspector, one in the hands of each election clerk to be held as authentic reference should any controversy hereafter arise. Section 7. All voted ballots shall be by said election board placed In a paper bag, tied with a string and sealing wax melted and pasted over the knot of the string and delivered to the inspector and by him returned to Democratic headquarters in the city of Decatur, Indiana, on the day mentioned in section five. In no case shall any voted ballot be destroyed by the election board, but all such ballots so sealed shall be kept for the period of thirty days by the Chairman of the Central Committee, and such sacks so sealed shall not be opened except by order of the committee In session regularly called and in case of contest by any candidate vot(Contlaued oa page 4.1

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will let a contract for a tile ditch in Union and Root towship, on Saturday, November 27th, 1909, at 1 o'clock p. m. Contract to be 'et at location of drain, near residence of Ross Wolfe. For particulars Inquire at office of Erwin & Erwin or of the undersigned. 275-3 t FERERICK THIEME. —o — — LOST—A neckpiece of dark fur, new, price mark $3.50 on. Return to this office. LOST—A large canvas wagon cover between this city and Steele. Finder return to H. Berling and -eceive liberal reward.

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