Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 13.

WILL SOON BATTLE Forces Combine at Bluefields and Will Soon Begin Attack on City. EAST STORM-GRIPPED New York is Paralyzed With Blizzard—Miss Gazzam Settles Big Law Suit. (United Press Service.) Bluefields, via wireless to Colon, Jan. 15. —(Special to Dally Democrat) Generals Chamorro and Mena of the revolutionary army have effected a juncture of their armies at Acoyatta and an immediate attack on the city is expected. The best advices that have come to the revolutionary leaders here say that a strong force is being held at Acoyata. The early capture of Gratuwn is expected. The revolutionary forces are believed to have an overwhelming force. B (United Press Service.) New York, Jan. 15. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —New York Is gripped by the severest storm and blizzard it has seen in years. With fifteen inches of snow on the ground and a howling blizzard raging, the city is practically paralyzed Five deaths are known to have occurred. All traffic is delayed (United Press Service.) New York. Jan. 15. —(Special to Daily Democrat)- Miss Antionette Gaxzum, heiress to three million dollars, and already possessor of a large fortune, has settled the suit filed against her for $150,000 by Mrs. Marshall Clark, for alienating hes husband’s affections, "Psof. Niglo," by the payment of $50,000, without further recourse in cour’ Miss Gazzam is the daughter of Senator Gazzam of Philadelphia. DIED LAST NIGHT Aged Father of Dr. C. V. Connell Completes a LongUseful Life. HE WAS KNOWN HERE — Funeral Will be Held Tuesday Afternoon at Fayette County. Ohio. W. J. Connell, the aged father of Dr. G. V. Connell, the well known ;» veterinary surgeon died at his home at North Manchester, Indiana, at about 12 o’clock Friday night. He has been a sufferer from Bright s disease a number of years and this fall made a trip to Texas, hoping to regain his Strength. He visited bls son here about six weeks ago. The turn for the worse came last week and Dr. Connell visited his father at that time. Yesteday morning he began to sink and the end came at midnight. He is • survived by the’wife and three sons. Dr. Connell will leave here this evening for North Manchester. The reI mains will be taken to Fayette couni ty, Ohio, where the elder Mr. Connell ■pent the greater part of his life, and ■there the funeral services will be held ■Tuesday afternoon. The deceased waa seventy-six years old. — MUSICAL PLAY TONIGHT. I* Friday night the Todd & Fries Mu- ( . Bical Comedy company save an excel- - lent production of “The Merry Widow and Her Beau,” which was well reI’eelved by the fair sized audience. The Ringing and dancing numbers were Hkcellent, being up to date In every Kspect. Tonight the company promfees a treat In a hew musical play, r'.'*Th<? Marriage of Melinda,” in which , Wiss Mamie Bucher will do her very glover Imitations of Anna Held, in which she has appeared in vaudeville for a considerable time. Last night Mr. Bobbie Woolsey gave a very pleasing and effective sketch, “The Race i®Kack Tout,” and tonight he, with others, will be heard in new singing Specialties. 1

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JOHN BURKHEAD CRITICALLY ILL' With Pneumonia in Indianapolla Hospital—Was Decatur Boy. I John Burkhead, formerly of this city, but who for the past eighteen month-s has been in business in Indianapolis, is lying In a critical condition in the Deaconess hospital at that place with pneumonia. Mr. Burkhead is at present holding his own, but 1 the outcome cannot yet be told. After leaving here Mr. Burkhead went to Isnllniiapolis, where he has been en- ! gaged in the “hardwood floor and interior decorating business,” and has wcrked up a nice little trade in that hustling city. He is a son of Green Bulkhead of this city and his wife, who was formerly Miss "Gertrude Merryman, is a sister of Leonard Merryman , o A BOY MORE BORN L I In Decatur During the Year 1909 Than the Number of Girls Bom. SEVENTY-ONE DIED In City During Past Year—i Dr. Keller Makes Annual [ Report to State Board. I I ; Dr. H. E. Keller, secretary of the city board of health, has completed, his annual report which he will for-, ( ward soon to Dr. Hurty, secretary of, the state board. The report gives[ J some very interesting vital statistics j . regarding the city during the past I year. During that time there were ’ seventy-one deaths in Decatur, thirtytwo males and thirty-nine females. To ► . offset this number of deaths, however, . there were 115 births during 1909, ■ fifty-eight of which were males, and | fift-seven females —just one more boy than girls. 1 Thirteen of the deaths were of persons under one year of age, while the rate according to ages for the remainder was as follows: From one to five years of age, 7; five to ten, 2; ten to fifteen, 1; fifteen to twenty, 2; twenty to twenty-five, 3; twentyfive to thirty, 2; thirty to thirty-five, 3: thirty-five to forty, 1; forty to fortyfive, 2; forty-five to fifty, 1; fifty to fifty-five, 3; fifty-five to sixty, 1; sixty j to sixty-five, 8; slxty-five to seventy, 4; seventy to seventy-five, 6; seventyfive to eighty, 2; eighty to eighty-five, 4; eighty-five to ninety, 5; ninety, 1. The causes of the various deaths range as follows: pneumonia, 5; fracture of hip, 1; railroad accidents, 3; Interurban accidents, 2; still born, 2; influenza, 1; chronic nephrites, 8; dropsy, 3; scarlet fever, 1; chronic f anemia, 1; catarrhal fever, 1; chronic Bright's disease, 1; Illeo colitis, 1: > paralysis, 3; cancer of bowels and , stomach, 1; meningitis, 2; pulmoni ary tuberculosis, 13; convulsions, 3; i cerebral apoplexy, 3; gastro effter- ■ itis, 5; diseases of the heart, 4; asi phyxiation, 1; bronchitis, 2; dysen- > tery, 1; bronchial asthma, 1; acute • diarrhoea, 1; diabetes Mellitis, 1. The . greatest number of deaths, it will be seen, occurred from tuberculosis, j ; which is fast becoming the scourge of i America, the disease claiming thir- , teen In Decatur during 1909. Ne- ■ phrites of a disease of the kidneys, ■ claimed eight, ranking next highest, There were but twenty-two cases of I contagious diseases —sixteen of scar-' I let fever; five of measles and one of I typhoid fever. During 1909, 154 cows were examin-J ed, according to the ruling of the health department, and thirty-eight milk licenses issued during the year. Dtr. Keller’s report is excellently • compiled and carefully typewritten, • and it is safe to say will be one of ■ the best received by Dr. Hurty. What • is more Dr. Hurty, who recently wrote > an article, condemning the spelling > of many of the doctors in their re- ■ ports, can surely find no fault with' ■ Dr. Keller’s work in that respect , either. It’s simply "all right.” Th*> i report Is a matter of no little work. —o | i The Bowers Realty company is plans ning to have things ready for moving ; into its new quarters in the Bowers • building on Monroe street the first of s the week. Among the useful souveni 1 Irs which the company is preparing to f send out are some maps of Adams 1 county.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, January 15, 1910.

BIG CONTEST IS ON The Daily Democrat Will Give Away One Thousand Dollars in Prizes. A BRUSH AUTOMOBILE Also Diamond Rings, Gold Watches, a Ladies’ Suit and Other Articles. Today marks the opening of the Daily Democrat’s big SI,OOO prize contest, ' the most stupendous undertaking of I the kind ever attempted in Indiana I In a town the size of Decatur. The complete plans and an explanation of the event can be found on page two of (bis issue. The Daily and Weekly Democrat believes in doing things, in keeping abreast of the times, in having friends, and here is an opportunit for any person in Adams county, big or little, man or woman, may enter this contest. We wish to assure you that it will be a perfectly honest, straight contest, in which the person who works the hardest will win. The first prize as you will see in the announcement is to be a 1910 model of the famous Everman’s car, the Brush auto, market value, the world over, $505. Besides this wonderful gift, the prize list includes a SIOO diamond ring, a $75 diamond ring, either ladies or gents, a ladies $25 spring suit, two handsome gold ' watches, a valuable seamless ring, a , ' gold handle umbrella, a grip or hand-! I bag, a set of dishes and other prizes iof which any person who receives' I them may well feel proud. It will reI quire no great effort on your part to secure one of these gifts. A little work, a little effort, and you can ride in your own handsome auto. Within a very short time the prizes will be displayed at various places and you will see that they are precisely as represented. Think this over and get' in the race. That's the all-important just now. The contest starts today and will close Saturday evening, March sth at 10 o’clock p. m. HAD LEG BROKEN Frank Darwood of Blue Creek Township Badlv Hurt This Morning. KICKD BY A HORSE Was Hitching Up His Team When One of the Horses Let Drive at Him. Frank Darwood, a well known young married man of Blue Creek tawnship, ; living two and a half miles east of Salem, was quite bi’.diy injured this morning when he was kicked by a horse, and suffered a broken leg. 1 Frank had been hauling stone and ear-1 ly this morning went to the barn to [hitch up, and while working with the team, one of the horses gave him a terriffic kick,’ resulting in the break-' ing of one of his legs. He was taken ‘ to the house and Dr. Roler of Willshire was summoned. He attended to ' the man’s injuries and no doubt Frank 1 will get along all right, though it will be some time before he can resume his work of hauling stone, or any other for that matter. Mr. Darwood [is quite well known in this city, and ( his friends hope he will soon recover. — .—o — WALTER CORDING WILL WED. Adams County Boy Takes Fort Wayne Young Lady for Bride. Walter Cording, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cording of northeast of the De- j catur, will on next Monday be united in marriage to Miss Glenn Weaver, | ' daughter of Mrs. Wealthy Weaver, at 'the home of the bride’s mother, West [Butler street. Fort Wayne. The wedding will be a very uiet one, only the immediate relatives attending. The fcroom is employed in a freight house in Chicago, and the young couple will ■make their home there. The bride is a niece of C. J. Weaver of this city and became known to many during ‘her visits hers.

MR. COFFEE HEAVILY FINED. Fort Wayne Police Judge Gave Him SIOO Fine. After thinking the matter over for a night Judge J. Frank Mungovanthis morning gave John Coffee a fine of SIOO and costs for obtaining money on a check given on a hank in which he had no money. Coffee protested that he made a mistake, but the fact that for years he has been giving checks ' was brought to the attention of the court and the fine was inflicted. Coffee came to Fort Wayne for a Christmas celebration and thought he couldn’t do the thing justice without a bit of money so he just had a check for sl2 written and he got the money on it to spend. In former days his check at Decatur were protected, although he never had a bank account. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. NOT MUCH DOING f Congress Will Not Burden Itself During the Present Session. TAKE POT LUCK The President is Giving the Insurgents Some Fatherly Advice. Washington, Jan. 15. —Congress now has President Taft’s complete legislative uiegram before it. The message lon conservation and waterways sent in today is the last important communication the legislative body will receive from the president during the session unless something comes up to influence him to change his present program. No one is able to foretell at this lime what congress will do .with the president’s recommendations Some of them will undoubtedly recommended into law; some will be tiirov n overboard, while others will he laid aside foi* future consideration. The indications are that the net legislative results of the session so far as important general legislation is concerned, will be: 1. Amendments to the interstate commerce law somewhat along the linen suggested by the president. 2. Conservation legislation putting into effect in a general way the recr mmednations contained in the presidents message today. 3. A new form of government for the teiritory of Alaska. Washington, Jan. 15. —"Go into the party caucus and take pot luck,” is President Taft’s command as the head of the party, to the "Insurgents.” "When you get into the caucus thump the other fellows if you can, but if you can’t thump them, then take your [medicine.” This is almost the exact language in which the president is 'outlining the test of party regularity (which he proposes in the future to apply to republican members of congress. The president holds that the [ party caucus is the place to thrash ■ out party troubles. He also 1s making ( it known that the past will be forgotten If the “insurgents” will go Into I the caucus on administration measI ures and “take their medicine" if they get whipped. Washington; Jan. 15.—Representative W. A. Cullop of Indiana made a speech In the house In opposition to the proposed change in inaugural date from March 4th to the last Thursday in April. He advanced the unique proposal that the Inaugural date should be either December 4th or January 4th, following each presidential election. o MISS NIBLICK RECOVERING. Miss Amelia Niblick, who on New Year's, just two weeks ago today, ■ was so badly burned by an explosion I of gases from a coal stove, is recovering. Her face and hans, which [suffered the most terrible burns, are healing very nicely and will soon have entirely healed. A deplorable part of the accident is that it was necessary to cut off her hair, which was so badly singed, this taking place yesterday. Her sister, a clerk at the Niblick store, has been og duty at the store since the accident, assisting in caring, for Miss Amelia.

A CHANGE ABOUT Attorney D. E. Smith and Ex-Surveyor L. L. Baumgartner Trade THEIR PROPERTIES Will Take Possession March First—Baumgartner Will Sell Property. One of the latest notable changes in. Decatur real estate circles took place when Attorney D. E. Smith and ex- ! County Surveyor L. L. Baumgartner traded residence properties, Mr. Smith becoming owner of the Baumgartner family home on Madison street, and Mr. Baumgartner owner of the Smith home on West Monroe street, the change in possession to take place March Ist. The trade was considered by reason of the fact that Mr. Baumgartner had purchased property in ■ Linn Grove, where he will enter business, moving his family to that place. He then decided to dispose of his res-' idence property here, and Mr. Smith I desiring to be more centrally located.! and desiring a more spacious home, took immediate advantage of the opportunity. Both properties are among the most desirable in the city. The Monroe street property is no doubt especially endeared to Mr. and Mrs. Smith .because it was there that they began housekeeping and have lived continually since. Quite recently the home was completely remodeled and is modern in all ways. Their new home, however, the Baumgartner residence, is more spacious, is located nearer to the business section of the city, and the more recently remodel, ed, and is therefore the more desirable to them in several ways. Mr. Baumgartner will dispose of the property acquired in the trade, as he wishes to give his entire attention and interest to his business. The deal was made through the Snow agency. A FIRE OF LONG AGO An Entire Block in Decatur Was Destroyed ThirtyThree Years Ago. AT TWELVE TONIGHT Blaze Started in the Leopold i r Yager Cabinet Shop— Loss Was Heavy. Old-timers will remember a terrible [ fire which occurred in this city thir-ty-three years ago tonight, on Janu- ' ary 15, 1877. As the hour neared 12 on that night a tiny flame crept from the building then owned and occu- [ pied by Leopold Yager with his fur- ' niture and cabinet store, and located where now stands the handsome Yager store. The litle flame slipped [ along In its course, until presently it burst into terriffic and uncontrollable flames, licking up every thing in its course and causing a loss of thousands and thousands of dollars, in those days, too, when insurance was 1 practically unknown and when it meant a terrible loss to a community. The Yager building was completely destroyed, as were also the buildings located nearby and owned by B. S. Thompson, John Welfley, Mrs. Harriet Studebaker, A. Barthel and Judge James R. Bobo. The entire block was destroyed but the owners undaunted soon rebuilt it, each building being of brick and a credit to the then small town. The occasion is remembered by all who were old enough at that time to realize and it was one of the most exciting in the history of old Decatur. — —-o CHRISTY CASE IS POSTPONED. (United Press Service.) Zanesville, Ohio, Jan. 15.—The habeas corpus hearing of Mrs. Christy vs. Howard Chandler Christy, her husband, for possession of the daughter, Metalie, was today postponed on ac- ■ count of the death of the infant of I Judge Smith.

VISITS AGED MOTHER. Albert Sellemeyer, teacher at the Peterson schools, with his father, Fred Sellemeyer, are spending the day at Magley, Albert attending the teachers' Institute at the Magley school and his father visiting his aged mother, Mrs. Christen Sellemeyer, who makes her home with her son, William, near that place. The mother Is ' ninety-one years of age, still sprightly and active for one of her age, and in fairly good health. With the energy still living that has so characterized her life, she persists in sweeping and dusting and otherwise caring for her room, and finds great pleasure in finding that her days of activity are still with her. She Is one of the oldest pioneers of the county. She is also the mother of Gus Sellemeyer of this . ; city and Herman of south of Decatur. | WAS A UNIQUE ICASE Os Misinformation—Letter of Sympathy Written to Uncle and Aunt ON SUPPOSED DEATH Os Daughter Finds Her Alive and Well—Was Sister-in-Law Who Died. A letter of sympathy written by Miss Kate Klickinger to her uncle R. D. Dague, and wife at Denver, Colorado, upon the supposed death of their only child, Mrs. Florence Ridley, brings the astounding, yet most] welcome information that it was not j their daughter's death, which occurred the latter part of last month, but that of her sister-in-law, another Mrs. Ridley, living at that place, and likewise the husband of an opticThn. MTss Flickinger first heard of the death from a friend in Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne friend having received the message from hes son, also living in Denver, Colo. The message stated that the name of the dead woman was Ridley, and that she was the wife of an optician, all of which lead them, naturally, to think it was the cousin of Miss Flickinger. The Dague family lived for many years in this city, where Mr. Dague conducted a restaurant, and Miss Florence, though leaving here when quite young, is known to many here. The Dagues lost two daughters quite recently by death, and that fact made the message of the last daughter’s death the more sorrowful. All wil] be pleased to learn that she is still living and In good health. ATTENDS FUNERAL OF MOTHER. 1 Willis W. McQueen left this afternoon for Van Wert, Ohio,to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Martha McQueen. Mrs. McQueen's death came quite suddenly, and occurred Thursday night, while on a visit with ’ a daughter at Dayton, Ohio. She had - been sick little more than a week with ■ paralysis. She was about seventy- ! seven years of age, and last summer i spent three weeks visiting here with ■ her son. Just a year ago this month ■ her husband died. I — A GREAT RULING. | : (United Press Service.) > Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15. —(Special i to Daily Democrat) —A ruling of great ■ importance regarding the state coni stitution and rights of fire insurance i companies doing business in Indiana was announced today by Judge Clarence Weir, of the superior court, who upheld the common law right of Attorney General Bingham to bring suits against all fire insurance companies to prevent them from maintaining an illegal combination to fix insurance rates. o GARY MUST REMAIN DRY. (United Press Service.) Laporte, Ind., Jan. 15. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gary, with its twenty thousand people will remain dry for four months more, Judge Harry Tuthill of the Laporte county superior court, having today ruled in favor of the anti-saloon league vs. Theodore - Bingen and James Scanlon, who openr ed two of the 100 saloons put out of - Gary in May, 1908. Ben Lange will be the guests of r friends here over Sunday, after work Ing all week at Geneva.

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A NEW ENTERPRISE For Decatur Will be the Leah Medicine Company—To be Launched. FEBRUARY THE FIRST Will Have Manufactory and Other Offices in This Citv —Hensley Remedies. February Ist will see the launching | of a new enterprise in the city, that I of the Leah Medicine company, which j will engage in the manufacture of what will be called the "Forty-nine” remedies. The company Is not a new one, that is, it was organized several months ago, but has been working quietly until all difficulties were overcome for the final launching of the enterprise on the public. The corncompany was organized with a capita) stock of twenty-five thousand dollars, the members of the company being D. i M. Hensley, president; Charles Colter, secretary, and John Baker, treasurer. It is their intention to secure a building and have all things in readiness for the output by the first of next month. The building in which they will locate Is not definitely decided upon, three being now considered. Quite a number of people will be employed at the beginning, and If the company makes a success of the uridertaking, a great many will be added from time to time. The remedies are those which have been used by D. M. Hensley’s father, Dr. J. L. Hensley, of Marion, Ohio, during his forty-nine years of practice. [ The name is taken from the time in ■ which he has used them, and also from the fact that of fifty test cases made of the medicines among Decatur, forty-nine have reported themselves cured. The remedies manufactured will include about fifteen of the famdkis family remedies used by Dr. Hensley in his practice. The company will do a strictly mail order business. Dr. Hensley, from whom the reme- \ / \ /, A 1 r ’ < I DR. J. L. HENSLEY Well known Marion, Ohio, Physician, Father of D. M. Hensley of I This City. • dies were secured, is now eighty years • of age, and is a prominent man of Marion, Ohio. Besides practicing medicine and upbuilding the physical life for nearly half a century, he has devoted much of his life to the upbuilding of the spiritual life of the country, his great hobby—if such a name can be applied to so worthy a cause, being to take a broken down church or congregation and upbuild them, donating a large sum of money to them, with the understanding that they are to raise a sum proportionately large for their use. In this way he has donated during his life a fortune of about sixty thousand dollars, a large number of churches rejoicing in his help. He was bom in Virginia, later going to West Virginia, and to Marion, Ohio, in 1887. He was a member of the West Virginia legislature and of the Ohio general assembly. He is a graduate of the Cincinnati, Ohio, Electric College of Medicine, and is a member of the various medical so- > cieties of Ohio and West Virginia. - He was also a member of the medical ’ congress auxiliary at the World’s Co- ' lumbian exposition at Chicago in • 1893. ’ During the course of Dr. Hensley’s ■ practice his medicines became known - all over the country and were used ' by many physicians. They extended as far as South Africa, where they were used by Dr. Wilberforce. The ’ company expects to be quite a success and the aid of the citizens is solicited in making it such.