Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 25.

A NEW COMMITTEE Republicans Reorganize— P. L. Andrews is the County Chairmtn. AFTER A STIFF FIGHT The Anti-Cromerites Finally Secure Control of the Local Situation. When the delegates got together at the offlee of Mr. Litterer at 11 o'clock it soon developed that the anti-Cro-merites had won a victory, and their candidates were elected by a vote of twenty to thirteen, the makeup of the the new committee being as follows: Chairman, P. L. Andrews; vice chairman, Charles Egley of Berne; secretary, W. A. Lower; treasurer E. Fritzinger. At the elections Friday night a delegate to the Muncie convention was chosen from each precinct, though the county is entitled to but nine, thus giving each but a percentage of his vote. The effort of years to oust the Frisinger regime seems to have at last been accomplished. Now for the postoffice fight. The republican elections held Friday evening in the various precincts of the county were as predicted, rather exciting, and at the close each side was claiming a victory. In the city the old Frisinger organization secured two of the committee, ■while the anti-Cromers, as they have been I known took four of them. This morn-| ing there was quite a stir among the politicians, one faction having headquarters at the offlee of W. A. Lovw-, while the others met at the office of F. L. Litterer. There was much figuring and prospecting, until the hour for the organization. The committee as elected were: East Union—Dwight Wass. West Union —James Moses. East Root —J. A. Mumma. West Root—John Fuhrman. North Preble —Ed Epangler. South Preble —F. Schroeder. North Kirkland —Oscar Weldy. South Kirkland —J. Stoutenberry. East Washington—E. E. Cook. West Washington—George Barnett. North St. Marys—Joe Chronister. South St. Marys—Harry Daniels. North Blue Creek —J. W. Dague. South Blue Creek —Charles Jones. East Jefferson —Jesse Buckmaster. West Jefferson—Frank Brewster. Geneva —A —A. J. Marin. Geneva—B —Fred McWhinney. Ceylon—John Brown. North Wabash —Samuel Teeters. North Hartford —Noah Pusey. South Hartford —William Glenending. French —Ferdinand Yake. Berne —A —J. Tumbleson. Berne —B —Chris Egley. Middle Monroe —X. Girod. North Monroe—O. P. Andrews. Decatur First Ward —A—J. W. Smith. Decatur First Ward —B —P. L. Andrews. Decatur Second Ward —A —W. A. Lower. Decatur Second Ward —B —Frank Aurentz. Decatur Third Ward —A—-Joseph Beery. Decatur Third Ward —B —F. L. Litterer. o —■ — BLUFFTON TURNTD IT DOWN. (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., Jan. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The proposition of the two traction companies, the M. 8.. and E. and the B. C. & G. to take over j the municipal lighting plant here and furnish light to the city at five cents per kilowat, was turned down cold Friday night at the meeting of the city J council. The companies asked that the council appoint a committee, with , the mayor as chairman to Investigate the proposition, but the council refus- •. ed to even do this. | AWFUL MURDER IN CINCINNATI. (United Press Service.) Cincincinnati, Jan. 29—(Special to' Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Alice VanZant, thirty, was found roasted to death on top of the stove in her kitchen here today. Her hands and feet I were entirely gone and she had been i B badly choked and beaten. Her hus-I ■ band, Jesse VanZant, who is employed . ’oy an express company, is being held | by the police.

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■ TRACTION CAUSES A NEW TOWN To Spring Up—ls a Suburb to Town of Vera Cruz. • Vera Cruz, called Newville, is on the edge of a boom and as evidence of approaching prosperity the town has added unto itself one of the very first a’djuncts of metropolitan life, namely, a suburb. Riv&rslde is located on the south bank of the historic Wabash and is within a stone throw of the edge of the town plat. The B. G. & C. passed through the suburb and there are lof cated the two new industrial enterprises which have swelled the pride of the citizens of Vera Cruz within the last few months. Right along the tracks is the site of the new elevator, which will be erected by John StudaI baker & Son of this city. The build- : ing of the Riverside Condenser com- : pany’s plant, the company for which ■ the suburb is named, is also erected ■ there. The building has been com- ’ pleted at a cost of $5,000, and the ma- > chinery when installed will be valued at $13,000, a total value of SIB,OOO, • giving evidence that the industry will ■ be of considerable importance. The ■ residence of the condensery, yet to be ; chosen, will be the first dwelling i house erected in the new suburb. — . Bluffton News. THE COURT NEWS I John Stoneburner Appointed Delinquent Tax Collector by TREASURER YAGER Cost Bond Filed in Glendening Ditch Matter—One More Week Vacation. 'County Treasurer Charles W. Yager has announced the appointment of John B. Stoneburner as delinquent tax collector for the county, Mr. Stoneburner is the w-ell known picture show man. He will begin his duties at once and will soon be after the boys who failed to pay their dues to the county and state. Today ends the second week of the court’s three weeks' vacation. /The petit jury for the February term, which opens February 7th, will be drawn next week: A cost bond was filed in the matter of the ditch petition of William Glendening et al. The following real estate transfers have been recorded: Charles W. Yager to Ulysses Drummond, lot 20, Pleasant Mills, 750; Samuel C. Cramer to George Cramer, 40 acres, Root tp., $2600; Oliver P. Steele to Coral E. Steele et al., realty in Berne, sl,200; Eliza Houser to Perry V. Lewton, 5 acres, Root tp., $1300; Caleb Andrews et al. undivided % of 40 acres, Washington tp., $1500; John H. Blakey to Arthur Biakey, 60 acres, Union tp., $2500; Arthur Blakey to Beaty Blakey, 27 acres, Union tp., $1; Minnie Aeschliman, guardian, to Rebecca Rlesen, 1-3 of 1 17-100 acres, Wabash tp., $400; Levi Sprunger to Martin F. Smith, lots 469, 468, $350.00; Minnie Aeschliman et al to Rebecca Riesen, 1 17-100 acres, Wabash tp., $400; Charles W. Feasel to George A. Gage, 16 acres, Blue Creek tp., SSO; Abraham Stalter to Ulysses G. Russell et al., lot 211, Decatur; Margaret Meyer to Mary E. Steele, pt. lot 74, Decatur, $6000; John H. i Habegger to Newton H. McClain, 23' (acres, Monroe tp., $2500. NOTES ABOUT THE SICK. Omer Niblick, who is very sick with pneumonia and peritonitis, is reported beter today. <■ J. H. Daniels, operator for the Standard oil company at Preble, who has l been off duty for the past month on account of being sick with stomach i trouble, is somewhat better at present. — o A BABY GIRL. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Niblick are the ' happy parents of a big baby girl, ' which made her appearance at their home on last Wednesday. All are doing well and happiness reigns in the 'household. .?

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, January 29, 1910.

I FOR COIN DEVICES II I l Ruling Made by Government f . Concerning Stamp Money : on the Routes. >! . ‘ IT MEANS MUCH !| —' - For George Wemhoff Who ’ Has Invented Holder— Best on Market. > The government has recently made a ruling which will be welcomed by ( all rural mall carriers the country over, for it provides that they do not have to dig the pennies from the mall 1 boxes, unless same are placed conveniently, that is in an envelope or ’ in a coin receptacle, made so that the carrier can get the money out of _ it without much delay or trouble. The ’ ruling means much for George Wem- ' hoff of this city, who is the patentee (of the best coin holding device on the market. He is now arranging to I push the manufacture and sale of them and will soon be enjoying a liberal partonage in that line. The new ruling has been sent to postmasters and reads as follows: Postoffice Department, Washington, D. C., Jan. 25, 1910. Sir: —In view of the extent to which the practice of placing loose coins in boxes by rural patrons has grown, and the delay in the delivery or collection of mail and the hardships imposed on rural carriers incident thereto, you are informed, that, commencing Fedruary 15th, rural carriers will not be required to collect loose coins from rural mail boxes. Patrons should enclose coins in an envelope, wrap them secured in a piece of paper or deposit them in a coin holder receptacle so that they may be easily and quickly taken from boxes, and carriers will be required to lift such coins and where accompanied by mail dispatch, attach the requisite stamps. Respectfully, P. V. MeGRAW, Assistant P. M. General. PROGRAMSARE OUT For the Farmers’ Institute' to be Held at Library Hall in This City. FEBRUARY 23RD-24TH Good Speakers and a Rattling Good Program Has Been Prepared. Programs have been printed for the farmers’ institute to be held at the Library hall in this city February 23rd and 24th. A glance at the same time will convince any one that the officers of the organization have not spared time or trouble to secure the best talent possible and the week promises to be an enjoyable and profitable one for those who attend. The foreign speakers are the Hon. D. F. Maish of Clinton county, who was one of the leading members of the last general assembly and who is recognized as one of the best posted farmers 'and corn experts in the state; C. B. Benjamin of Lake county, who has had many years' experience in modern agriculture. Besides these some splendid home talent has been secured, Including music, recitations and talks, and you who attend will be well entertained. The session includes five meetings, with a big event 'on the first day. The program will be printed in full later. —o LAID TO REST. The funeral of Edward J... the little five-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyers, was held this morning from St. Marys church, Father Wilken officiating. A number of friends and relatives were present at the services. Interment was made at the St. Joseph’s cemetery,

PROSECUTOR WELTY IS BUSY. Indicts County Sheriff on Eight Different Charge*. Lima, Ohio, Jan. 29 —In the belief he was probihg the high prices of foodstuffs. Prosecutor Welty surprised the public and created a sensation In the county building yesterday afternoon, when the grand jury returned a total of eight Indictments against Sheriff Henry Van Gunten and his chief deputy Roy Bowersox. The official are charged with falsifying entries and committing forgeries in jail warrants, and the sheriff, in a blanket indictment, is charged with misconduct in office. Simultaneously came two other sensations in the indictment of Attorney R. L. Armstrong for blackmail In a legal case, and the joint indictment against Chris Geiger and Eddie Moran, the latter convict in an Indiana penitentiary, who last summer testified aganist Geiger, then on trial for alleged complicity in the Yoakum farm house robbery. The two men are charged with forging the name of Noah Frisinger on government bonds stolen from the farmer and afterward sold to the banks here. HE WAS WOUNDED But General Chammarro Valiently Led His Forces Against Madriz Lines. AND WON A VICTORY Admiral Kimball of the U. S. Navy Accused of Undue Friendliness. (United Press Service.) Bluefields, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —General Chammarro, of the provincial army, was wounded in the recent engagement, but it is not believed that the injuries will prove serious. General Chammarro personally led the charge against the English battery, in the center of the' Madriz lines and although seriously wounded, he continued until the guns were silenced and the administration lines were routed. Admiral Kimball, in command of the American fleet in the Nicaraguan waters, is accused by the natives and the American resi- ' dents of undue friendliness to President Madriz and intense agitation has resulted. The admiral's warning to the American residents of Nicaragua to take no part in the revolution under penalty of forfeiting the protection of the United States is taken as meaning a justification by Kimball of the murder of the two Americans, Grote and Cannon. The losses on each side are unknown, owing to the difficulty in communication between Rama and Acoyada. Estrada is now mobilizing his troops for the final assault on Managua, but owing to the demoralized condition of the regular army, provincial officers say the war will be Managua will be in the hands of the short and severe and in a few days revolutionists. o ONLY ONE FIGHT Republicans of the Fourth Distrct Will Fight for Chairmanship. TRAINS COLLIDED I ■ ■ Fourteen Italians Convicted for “Black Hand” Work in City of Toledo, Indianapolis, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Interest in the republican primaries over Indiana today centers in the race between Jacob Bauer of Lawrenceburg and Albert A. Tripp of North Vernon for chairman of the fourth Indiana district. The delegates chosen today will meet at North Vernon next Tuesday and elect the chairman. There are no other contests. (United Press Service.) Ashtabula, Ohio, Jan. 29 —(Special (Continued, from Dags 2.)

PRICE GOES FREE Man Who Stabbed and Killed Charley Keiper Again at Liberty. i 7 t : HELD THREE MONTHS i Grand Jury Failed to Return an Indictment—Conviction Was Not Likely. I —— M. E. Price, the man who stabbed . Charles Keiper, has been turned out ’ of the county jail. For over three J months Price has been awaiting the faction of the authorities. Where I , I Price came from and whither he has ! gone can only be conjectured. People have many notions of the kind of a man it takes to do an act of the kind, but the law has taken its course and no indictment has been found. He could not be kept in jail longer unless a new complaint was made. Price is supposed to have gone to Fort Wayne, where he was arrested shortly after the act was committed. It will be remembered that Keiper exonerated Price before he died by statements made to the prosecuting attorney. Charles Keiper, when on his death bed probably did more than any other man to keep Price from I punishment. It must be admitted that he would know more about the trouble than any other man unless it be Price himself. Mayor Lawhead, before whom the' preliminary hearing was held, bound Price over to the grand jury. The hearing was on the same day that Keiper died, —in fact death came while the case was in progress. Every effort has been made by the authorities to find out every fact in connection with the case, and the fact the grand jury has found that a conviction would not be likely, everybody should feel that justice has been done the accused man. —Van Wert Times. BUYS A BIG TRACT Syndicate of Which J. E. Moser is Member Secures 12,000 Acre Farm. IN ISLE OF CUBA Soil is Rich and it is Believed Investment Will Prove Valuable. J. E. Moser, the photographer, has joined with several Fort Wayne capitalists and purchased a twelve thousand acre tract of land in Cuba. The land purchased is said to be as fine as lies out of doors and the men. expect it to grow into money rapidly. The soil is twenty-five feet deep and will raise anything that can be raised anywhere else. Parts of the big tract contain timber, the most valuable in the world, including mahogony, black walunt and others of almost untold value. The company has not fully decided what disposition they will make of the land. It will be remembered that Mr. Moser made a trip to Cuba last spring and went over the land, thus gaining an idea of what I the real value was. He believes in the future of the little island republic and there is no question that the investment will become a very valu- i able one In the not very distant fu- i ture. _—— o - . FIFTY-THREE APPLICANTS. For Teachers’ Licenses at First Examination of the Year Today. Fiftythree applicants for teachers’ licenses took the examination at the Central school building today, in charge of L. E. Opliger, superintendent of the Adams county schools. This was the first examination of the year. The tests are held on the last Saturday of the first eight months of the year.

| THE WIRE IS BEING STRUNG. Bluffton to Geneva Traction Lins is Nearing Completion. The Bluffton, Geneva and Celina Traction company had work commenced this morning on the stringing of trolley wire for the new line to the east. The wire is strung by the use of a car from the M. B. & E. on which is placed a big coil of copper jWire, which Is charged with current (from the M. B. & E. trolley system 'and operates the construction car. The wire comes from this big coil for stringing the overhead work and to the uninitiated it is a source of wonder how the workmen can handle the heavily charged wire. General Manager L. C. Justice said this morning I that the overhead work will be completed so that cars can be placed in operation by some time in March. ,>The work of ballasting will be pushed with greater rapidity next week, when the large new scoop at the quarry south of town will be put In opera- ; tion. There is about onehalf of the I line already ballasted for the use of another locomotive, which is now in | the shops being put in condition for use. This has become necessary because of the immense freight business which is coming to the company.— Bluffton News. LICENSEES GOOD Supreme Court Legalizes Acts of Saloonmen Who Continued Business. CASE WAS APPEALED Decision Says Local Option Law Went Into Effect November 20th. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29 —The supreme court today decided that a saloonkeeper who obtained his license November 1, 1908, between the date when the local option law was approved by the governor (September 26), I was not deprived of his right to do business by reason of his county voting “dry” under the terms of that law. Gilbert Williams was prosecuted on the charge of selling beer in' his saloon at Wabash more than ninety days after a local option election had been held, in which the county voted “dry.” The prosecuting attorney insisted that his license, obtained the November before, for a term of one year, was subject to surrender under the local option law. Williams claimed Immunity, under the clause providing “that no license prior to the passage of this act shall be terminated by virtue of this or any vote thereunder.” The controversy was over the meaning of the words "prior to the passage of this act.” The prosecuting attorney construed them to mean prior to September 26th, when the act was adopted by the legislature and signed by the governor; the defendant interpreted them to mean prior to November 20th, when the law became effective. o .. , A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE. The masquerade surprise party given last evening by a number of the friends of Frank McConnell In honor ' of his fifty-first birthday anniversary was a most pleasant one, the party as- ( sembling at his home on North Third street to await his home-coming from ‘ the store. A progressive peanut con- , test was an interesting one, in which first honors went to John Spuhler and Miss Dessfe Beery, and booby prizes < to John Christen and Mrs. Harvey IKftson. "Pit” was also an interesting game, in which a box of bonbons was awarded to Mrs. Frank Keller, as a prize, she sharing the treat with the company. A delicious luncheon was served by Mrs. Fanny McConnell and was a delightful feature of the evening. The company presented Mr. McConnell with a box of fancy hosiery and silk handkerchiefs at a birth-1 day remembrance. Those present; were Messrs, and Mesdames Fred I Smith, John Peoples, Harvey KltsonJ John Spuhler, Frank Keller, Charles Zeser, Mike Meibers, John Christen, Joe Tonnellier, Mrs. Anna Yahne, Misses Dessie Beery, Rose Tonnellier, Llnnie Peoples, Bertha Zeser, Bertha Smith, Vesta Smith, Messrs. John Stalder, Ray Christen, Walter and Eugene Meibers, Charles Keller and I Fred Kruel.

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IT’S NOT TOO LATE I Good Time to Enter Democrats’s Big Automobile Contest. '200,000 EXTRA VOTES For $25 Worth of Old Subscriptions—Also for sls Worth of New Ones. Why not make yourself SSOO in the . next five weeks by taking advantage 1 of the big list of prizes offered to 1 people of Adams county by the Decatur Daily Democrat. This chance may , never come again and it is not too ’ late yet to get into the race and win. i In fact now' is Just he right time to start if you are not already numbered , among the list of contestants. Send in your name at once and commence calling on your friends before some one else sees them and get their promise. If the subscriber is already taking the paper get him to pay up his old account or pay another year on his subscription and get the same amount of votes as if you had gotten a new subscriber, and the next eight days is a very good time to pick up all the new subscribers that you can get, for it only takes sls worth of new subscriptions to get you 200,000 extra votes, and you have to pick up $25 worth of renewals to get the same amount of votes, so it will pay you to not overlook the fact of getting enough new subscribers to get a bonus voucher on new business along with the voucher that you make an old business. Candidates and their friends that intend to help them during the contest should not overlook the fact that between now and February sth is the time that a subscription turned into the Daily Democrat office will count for the most votes, and after that date they will not count so much. Candidate should keep after their friends and get them to give them their subscriptionsas soon as possible. Candidates should also remember that the office will send each and every subscriber a receipt for their subscription just as soon as it is turned into this office; also that if you win one or more of the bonuses during the time that this offer is on it is not published in the paper and no other candidate has any way of finding out whether you have won any of the bonus vouchers or not and it is not necessary for you to turn in twen-ty-five dollars at one time in the next week in order to secure a bonus voucher, but just as soon as the amount turned in here totals up to $25 we will Issue a bonus voucher and mail same to you. Further, it is not necessary that you vote all your votes In the paper from day to day. You may hold the vouchers as long as you want to. They can even be voted the ast night of the contest. Now, if there is anything that any candidate does not understand aout the bonus vote offer, don’t be backward about calling up the Democrat office, and ask any questions that you may want answered. Also, it is a good idea for the candidates to turn in their subscriptions not less than once a week, as it gives the office a chance to send the subscribers a receipt for their subscription and pleases the subscribers, and at the same time w'ith the system of issuing vouchers for the votes from the office no one knows whether you have turned in any subscriptions or not, and furthermore, whether you have one vote or one hundred thousand votes, unless you may wish to have them voted to your credit in the paper. TH ESEINE RIVER RECEDING. (United Press Service.) Paris, Jan. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat —At 10 o'clock this morning the river Seine had fallen three inches i from its crest of the flood, which was reached early today. The conditions ' ( are favorable for a continuance of ’ | the subsidence. Assistant Secretary (Smith of the American Chamber of l I Commerce in Paris, has not been i 'heard from for two days, and the -Ichamber sent water boats to his home ['in Auteuin today to learn whether or * pot he is imperiled.