Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1910 — Page 1

I Volume VIII. Number 27.

COLBERT ! CHOSEN I Republicans of Eighth District Held Their Convention This Afternoon. - BRITTAIN DEFEATED I Much to Surprise of Many as He Was Only Candidate j —Result in Seventh. (United Press Service.) Muncie, Ind., Feb. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The convention of the republicans of the Eighth district met here this afternoon for the purpose of selecting a district chairman to succeed Dr. Grant Newcomer. Much to the surprise of everybody a contest resulted and James C. Brattain E of Alexandria, who it was supposed •would be elected by acclamation, was defeated by Dr. James S. Culbert of Portland by a vote of 78 to 54. The ■convention was called to order at 1:30 this afternoon at the court room and Judge Henry E. Ryan of Anderson was chosen permanent chairman. There was a contest on the floor over the Delaware county vote, it being cast first 31 to 4, and after the challenge it was re-voted 30 to 5 in favor of Culbert. The usual resolutions j were adopted. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. I—(Speciall—(Special j to Daily Democrat) —President Taft' and Senator Beveridge were both in- j dorsed here this afternoon in a resolution adopted by the republican convention for the seventh district. Henry Bennett, former Indianapolis postmaster, •was chosen district chairman by acclamation. The resolution endorsing Beveridge says: “First, last and all the time, the people of Indiana stand for Albert J. Beveridge. They know him as one who fights for the ! right and votes as he fights. The is-, sue of this campaign is for the reelection of Senator Beveridge. CONTROLL OF OHIO ✓ Is the Prize in Battle Between President Taft and Governor Harmon. AVIATOR BADLY HURT Jim and Bill Byrd of Wells County Are Released After Giving Bond. (United Press Service.) Columbus, Ohio, Feb. I—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The control of Ohio —and control of Ohio is the biggest thing in American politics today—is. the prize in the fight between Prest-, dent Taft and Governor Harmon of Ohio, which begun In the open today,’ with reference to the pet reforms of | both leaders to the committees of the j legislature. If Harmon can win his 1 reforms, it is said his campaign for re-election will be easy. (United Press Service.) Cairo, Egypt, Feb. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mortimer Singer, who was to have been one of the chief competitors in the aviators' meeting which begins here February 6th, fell while practicing in his aeroplane this morning and was seriously injured. His machine was wrecked. (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., Feb. I—(Special to. Daily Democrat)—James and Wilson; Byrd, who were arrested in connection j with the wholesale horse thief com- ( bination, broken up a week ago when nine men were arrested, were brought here Monday evening from Marion, where they had been in jail since their arrest. They were given preliminary I hearings before Jutsice Rinehart and were bound over to court in the sum, of $1,200 bail, which they furnished and were released. They are charged with stealing horses and receiving stolen goods. a

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I WILL RECEIVE TREATMENT. W. E. Fulk, the other inmate awaiting transmission to Richmond, is quiet and causes no trouble and a great deal of the time when Sheriff Carlisle is at home sits in the office room and converses with him. He receives frei quent visits at the jail from his wife and daughters and seems glad to see them. Most of the time his mind seems to be very clear. It is thought the greatest trouble is with his nervous system, and that treatment at Richmond may be of great and lasting benefit. He realizes this fact and outside of the feeling he has that it is to an extent a sort of stigma he is glad that he is to have treatment. — j Bluffton News. THE CONTESTANTS Four More Days and Big Bonus Vote Offer of Contest Will be Over. WEATHER IS FINE The Candidates and Friends Should Take Advantage of Nice Weather. But for more days remain in which to secure the extra vouchers for 200,000 votes for every $25.00 worth of old subscriptions and every $15.00 worth of new subscriptions. Candi-' ! dates should remember that they can ■ turn in $50.00 worth of old subscrip- ! tions and get two of the extra vouch- ! ers and the same applies on the new subscriptions, so don’t stop when you 1 have gotten none of them. If you can, i get two, and place yourself in that much better shape to win the auto-’ mobile on March sth, which is not I I very far away. It is easier to work ’ every day this week and get all the subscriptions that you can than it is to wait until next week and have to do that much more to get the same amount of votes, and at the same time the weather man prophlcies that we are going to have nice weather all this week and that will make It that much better for you to get the subscriptions now. The only way to win is to make up j your mind that you are going to get the automobile and then that wii! make your work just about half as hard for you. Don’t feel as though you were working for nothing, but just say to yourself that you are going to win, and then you will win. It isn’t what we say that we will try to do. It is what we say that we are fcolng to do, and if you ever notice that when you said you was going to do something you always did it. You can take it right back to the farm, and when the farmer says that he is going to plow so much ground in one day he invariably does, and when he goes out with his mind half made up and says that he will try to do so much in a day he generally doesn’t get as much done that day as he ex- ; pected. Don’t fail to come into the , Democrat office when you are in town, i for we may be able to give you some information that may help you out in ! some way or we might be able to' : sight you to some one in your neigh- . borhood that you had never thought of. Telephone the Daily Democrat office any time that you may want to know about something right away, at our expense. ’Phone No. 51. A ’POSSUM HUNT. Howard and Carl Aatz and Kenneth 1 Anderson enjoyed a hunting trip last Saturday north of the city and now i they are receiving a laugh from all I their friends in the neighborhood. While in the woods they came across ’ a ’possum in a hollow tree, which they succeeded in capturing by beating it ; until they thought it dead. They car- , ried it all the way home and was tickied to death with their game. Arriving home they laid it down by the house and when they returned it was gone. The boys thought it as dead, but it was only "playing ’possum.” Miss Goldie Teeple will leave Wednesday morning for Toledo, Ohio, 'where she -will remain until summer, having secured a good position there. She will make her home with William 1 Redington and family while there. ’

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, February 1, 1910.

HOT LEAD IN EYES , Curtis Cline an Employe of 1 the Wemhoff Monumental Works is I I HORRIBLY INJURED ! i Hot Lead Splashed Into His ! Face and Eyes—May Not Lose Sight. 1 Curtis Cline, for many years an [ I employe of the Wemhoff Monumental Works, was horribly burned Monday i afternoon about 4 o’clock a quantity . of hot lead which splashed into his ' face and into his eyes. The sights of the eyes were not touched, however, and Dr. Keller, who is attending him, stated this morning that unless erysipelas or other inflammation set in, he would recover without losing his ‘ sight. The accident was one of the most horrible of its kind that has come to the notice of Decatur citizens. Mr. Cline had drilled a bole into the top 1 of a stone, in which he set an iron pin, on which, in turn, an urn was to be fastened. The iron pin was to be secured by soldering with lead. It seems that water had settled in the hole which had been drilled in the stone, and when Mr. Cline attempted to pour in the hot molten lead, the water caused it to suptter and splash forth, flying into his face and 1 eyes. The whites of the eyes were, ■ covered with the molten lead, extending to the sights, and Dr. Keller re-! moved from the left eye, a ball of lead the size of a pea. The interior of the eyelids as they closed down over the metal were also J coated and covered with the lead. 'That the sight of the ball escaped Jinjury is indeed miraculous. The fore|head is also painfully burned, but of I course is a minor consideration, com- ; pared with the delicate eye. ■■ ■ o NEW PARTNERSHIP Heller, Sutton and Heller is the Name of the Newest Law Firm. BUSINESS IS BEGUN Offices are Located Over Old Adams County Bank— Members Well Known. I ' Heller, Sutton & Heller is the name of a new law firm in Decatur, that , is a new partnership, though individ- ■ uaily the members are as well known as any at the bar. The details of the new partnership were completed Mon1 day evening and they began business ' this morning. The new members are ; all experienced lawyers and their suc- ■ cess is assured. Judge Heller, the i senior member, has practiced here for , more, than forty years, has served as i judge of this judicial district for twelve years and his attainments-as >'an attorney are well known. J. C. ■ ’ Sutton has practiced law here for a ; number of years and is considered one of the brightest young men of the# Adams county bar. H. B. Heller is > serving his second term as prosecut- . Ing attorney and with his father has practiced law here for ten years or more. The firm will no doubt prove a busy one. The offices will be combined and the new firm will be locati ed over the Old Adams County bank, :i in the rooms now occupied by Mr. I Sutton,, and formerly by France & I Merryman. The library of Heller & . Son will be removed there, giving the i new firm one of the most complete ■ libraries in the city. o — MR. ANDERSON IS SOLE OWNER. , ■ Buys Interest of PaHner, Mr. Dolch, i in the Restaurant Here. i Louis F. Dolch today sold his inter- , est in the Anderson & Dolch restaurant to his partner, Mr. Newton Anderson, who assumes the entire owner- ■ ship of the well known business place , I and it will be conducted as hereto- , I fore. Mr. Dolch has not fully decided Jas to his future, but will probably rei' main here. The restaurant is one I,of the oldest and best in the city.

REVIVAL FIRES BURN BRIGHTLY. The auditorium was filled Monday, night at the Methodist church, it being the largest Monday night meeting of the series. The pastor preached ed on Rom. 3:8, “W’hose damnation is just.” Six souls came forward and before the final adjournment were happily converted. Both the men's and mixed choruses sang splendidly. There were joyous shouts of victory. Many more are anxious. One most delightful feature of the meetings is | the beautiful spirit of Christian fraI ternity manifested. Members of the various churches are attending aid assisting royally. Rev. I. Imler assisted Monday nlghL Let every Christian pray and work. NEWS OF GENEVA J. M. Pease Buy an Interest in the Callihan Hardwar Store. INJURED HIS ARM R. A. Ireland Has an Accident —Much Doing by Geneva People. Geneva, Ind., Feb. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —J. M. Pease, who recently retired from the Geneva Lumber company, has purchased a half ' Interest in the Callihan hardware ; store, and the invoicing of the stock is in progress now. The new firm will be known as Callihan & Pease, and it is hardly necessary to add that they will do their share of the business. The funeral of Mrs. Minerva Manley, wife of J. C. Manley, was held at the late home at 10:30 today, the Rev. Waldo, pastor of the U. B. church, being in charge of the services. Interment was made in the Aspy cemetery, just east of Geneva. Hon. Peter B. Manley of Marion, was in Geneva today, being here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Minerva Manley. R. A. Ireland met with a painful if not serious accident yestefday. He was cranking his automobile, when the old thing caught a revolution, carrying the crank around, and which struck Mr. Ireland on the right arm with terrific force, and he has suffered intense and sonstant pain since. The services of a physician has reduced the pain some but there ’ is enough left to satisfy a dozen men. The arm will ge t lay off for the next two or three weeks at least. Theodore Snyder is seriously sick with a complication of diseases, the most aggravating of which is a bad liver. His color is as yellow as they make them, and to say the least he is in a bad way. It is quietly rumored that a wedding is on the social calendar of events in this place, and that the same will occur in a short time. We have a notion to tell about it right now. The K. P. lodge will enjoy a roll call and a social time on Thursday ievening. To add to the enjoyment of the occasion the ladies will serve a two-course luncheon. On Tuesday, February Bth, Rev. Joshua Stansfield will fill the last number of the Geneva lecture course, the subject of the lecture being, "The Hero at Babylon.” The speaker is a great man in Methodism, he receiving the third highest salary of any one in the Methodist ministry in the United States. o ■ Dr. Harry G. Erwin, son of Judge Richard K. Erwin, who since last July has been an interne at St. Joseph’s hospital, has completed his term of hospital practice, and will establish view and will not have fully decided session. He has several locations in vltw and will not have full decided for several weeks upon which he will take. He may conclude to open an office here. Dr. Thomas Quinn, who arrived yesterday from Toledo, Ohio, is the new Interne at the hospital. Before coming here he was stationed at the St. Vincent hospital at Toledo.— Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

MELT TOMORROW The Township Assessors ! Will Meet in This City Tomorrow Morning. THE FEBRUARY TERM There is Not Much Business to Attend to at This Session of the Board. John W. McCardle, a member of I the state board of tax commissioners, will meet with County Assesor Gentis and the tow'nship assessors in this city Wednesday, at which time a general discussion of the work of the township assessor will take place. The work of assessing will begin the first of March, sixty days being the allotted time for this work, and then will come the county board of review, holding a thirty days’ session and that will close the books upon which taxes will be paid next year. The meeting tomorrow is an important one and should be attended not only by the township assessors, but by the taxpeyers as well. The February term of commissioners’ court will open next Monday, but at the present time there is not much important business for them to attend to. The severe illness of Commissioner Zwick will mean his absence from the meeting of the board during this session. The annual report of the ccmmissioners will be approved at the session of the board at their coming meeting. This report will embrace all the business of the county for the past year, and the condition of the various funds of the county, and is a report that is always looked for by many that are interested in the affairs of the county. DEATH WAS SUDDEN Thomas Long of Urichsville, Ohio, Died While on a Visit at Monroe. SICK BUT TWO DAYS Suffered From Spinal Affection—Was a Cousin of Mrs. J. A. Hendricks. Thomas Long, aged about thirtyfive, died at 8 o’clock this morning at the home of his cousin, Mrs. J. A. Hendricks, at Monroe, after an illness of about tw odays. Mr. Long’s home was at Urichsville, Ohio, and he came here shortly before the holidays for a visit with his relatives. While not feeling very good he was about town and seemed in good spirits. Several years ago Mr. Long suffered a severe sickness, which left him with a greatly weakened spine. This trouble has been constantly growing worse and was the immediate cause of his death. Sunday be was taken suddenly worse and grew weaker until the end came this morning. A brother who lives at Newark, Ohio, has been notified and will arrive today to take charge of the remains, which will be taken to Urichsville, where the funeral will be conducted. Mr. Long’s mother, who was a sister of the late Howard Thompson, was burned to death at her home at Urichsville about a year ago. Mr. Long was unmarried. His sudden death has caused a shock to the many who knew him here, where he had become quite popular. o CHAS. ELZEY THANKS FRIENDS. Having disposed of my interest in the Elzey, Vance & Hite clothing store, I wish to express to those who have been my friends and customers for so many years, my sincerest thanks. I have appreciated the many kindnesses done me and will strive to repay them when an opportunity affords itself. Please remember me as ever grateful. CHARLES H. ELZEY.

LARGE FIBROID TUMOR REMOVED From Neck and Jaw of John Steury of Near Berne. Drs. C. S. and D. D. Clark Monday i noon performed an operation on John Steury, a well known man of near Berne, for the removal of a large fibroid tumor, which affected the side of his neck and his jaw. The tumor had been troubling Mr. Steury for a number of years and at the time of its removal had grown until it weighed about a half-pound. It was said to have been unusually large. While a tumor of this kind is not painful it grows until it is a matter of great inconvenience and anoyance. Mr. Steury is getting along well. THE BEST SPELLER In Each District in County are Now Lined Up for the Township SPELLING CONTESTS Which Will be Held Next Saturday Afternoon— List of Winners. The best spellers in each school district, according to the decision of the two spelling contests held in each school district within the past three weeks, are now lined up for the township spelling contests, which will be held next Saturday afternoon, around which the interest of the Adams county educational forces everywhere seems to center. The township institutes will be held next Saturday as usual, the forenoon bein£ devoted to institute work, with a picnic dinner at noon, with the spelling contest in the afternoon as the grand finale. The winners at the contests next Saturday will be the contestants in the great county spelling contest, which will be held at Berne February 19th, and which will determine the champion speller in the county. While the district contests are all aver, not all the teachers have yet reported the winners to L. O. Opliger, county superintendent of schools, and he has a complete report from but one township, that of Blue Creek. The contest in Blue Creek will be held in the school house in district No. 7, of which Forest Danner is teacher. The winners in the various districts in Blue Creek, which will represent their districts at this township spelling bee, together with those who are their alternates, and will spell in case the representative can- • not be present, are: District No. 1, Bertha Ferguson, Teacher —Rep., Iva Foreman, Minnie Foreman; Alt., Minnie Grim, Etta ' Tinkham. i District No. 2, W. H. Merryman, [ Teacher —Rep., Lenore Mercer, Earl Ripley; Alt., Fern Edwards, Henry Hunt. District No. 3, L. F. Davis, Teacher 1 —Rep., Orval Bilderback, Mary Wechter; Alt., Clarence Laughrey, Ho Bilderback. District No. 4, J. R. Gates, Teacher —Rep., Albert Teeple, Rose Hook; Alt., Lulu Teeple, Laura Riff. District No. 5, W. H. Miller, Teach--1 or -Rep., Wildus Dailey, Charles Malloney; Alt., Roy Miller, Henry Miller. ■ District No. 6, L. B. Campbell Teacher —Rep., Raymond Ray, Ethel Smelser; Alt., Charles Meyer, Mabel Cottrell. District No. 7, Forest Danner, Teacher —Rep., Minnie Tricker, Bertha Barnett; Alt., Elson Davis, Fanny Baughman. ■ - o ... —— , RETURNS TO DENVER. Charles Peterson, who has been visiting the past month with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Schafer Peterson, and working here in the interest of his real estate nrm, will leave this even- ' ing over the Clover Leaf for his home • at. Denver, Colo. Ho will probably be > accompanied by one or two representt ing a number of Adams county folk r who are thinking of investing in some > of the land in that part of the coun- ’- try, though just which ones of the s company will go with him is uncertain just now. Mr. Peterson will probably return here later for another stay.

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BURGLARS BUSY Sim Haine’s Meat Market Broken Into Again Monday Night—Small Sum OF MONEY TAKEN Gained Entrance Through a Transom—First Tried to Pry Window Open. Burglars seem to have a partiality for the Sim Haines Meat Market on Madison street, as this well known shop was broken into again Monday . night, though luckily only about a dollar and a half had been left in the cash register and the robbers contented themselves with this. A sum of about thiry cents in pennies, also in the register, was left untouched by the thieves, and none of the meat ; has been missed. The burglary took place some time between 8, the closing time, and 9:30 Monday night. At 9:30, Mr. Geary, the night watchman, ■ passed through the alley and discovered the rear door open. Thinking that Mr. Haines had forgotten to close it, he telephoned to the Haines home but the members of the family were asleep and did not hear the ring. With the assistance of another man, Mr. Geary closed the door and braced it shut so that it could not be opened from the outside, and the men then made their exit by another door with a night lock. At 2:30 that night Mr. Geary again passed that way and the door was still closed. When Mr. Haines opened the shop this morning, however, the back door was standing wide open and It is supposed that when Mr. Geary made the discovery the first time the burglars had hastily secreted themselves in the shop, and then skipped out after the door had been (Continued on page 2.) RECORD IS GOOD Os the 769 Pupils Enrolled in City Schools 524 Were Not Absent. DURING JANUARY 1 Per Cent of Attendance a I i Good One—Visitors Num- , bered Eighty-Nine. i The report of Professor E. E. Rice, , superintendent of the city schools, ‘ shows a remarkably good record for 1 the past month. The south ward leads all others in the matter of at- [ tendance for January, the per cent ber ing 98.1. The per cent of attendance at the other schools follow: North ward, 96.5; west ward, 95.5; central, ‘ 96.8; high school, 98.5. The total en- ’ rollment of the city public school numbers 399 girls and 370 boys, of which number 524 were not absent during the past month. Visitors are always cordially welcomed. The registers at the various schools show*the following visitors during the month: North ward, 24; west ward, 5; south ward, 36; central, 19; high school, 5; making a total of 89. o— — UNIQUE CHARACTER IN DECATUR George W. Crocker, Hat Builder and Cleaner—Has Traveled Much. George W. Crocker, a traveling hat builder, remodeler and cleaner, and a most unique character, is here for . a few days looking for business in his , | line. He can make an old hat look 1 like a new one and it doesn’t cost you 3 near so much. He is an expert on - men’s hats and is picking up quite a e little work here. He is*seventy-four e years old, and was born in Montrose, -1 Pa. When a young man he learned k the hatter’s trade, and for over fifty e I years has roamed over the country, i- visiting every section, and has crossed e the states eleven times. He has nev- •- er beat a railroad out of a ride nor >- jumped a board bill and is a very •J interesting old chap.