Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1910 — Page 2

Xhe Daily Democrat, Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEWS. ELLINQHAM Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 oeuts Per year, by carrier $5.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail >2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. at the postofflce at Decatur, fcdiana, as second-class mall matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. —————— Every time Mr. Taft attempts to harmonize the fighting factions of his party he starts a new conflagration. But then it Is pretty hard for a member of one crowd to convince the other crowd that he has no sinister purpose. * HLX* L.. AH U.JM A Kansas man got a divorce from his wife because after forty-five years of wrestling before the Lord —and in her presence—in her behalf she would not kneel in prajer with him. Perhaps if he had done a litle wrestling with her as well as with the Lord it might have helped. There is a tradition that a certain pious citizen of Indianapolis who had a rebellious wife of this sort calmly took his fist to her on one occasion and forced her to her knees. Thereafter he had no further trouble at family prayers. The Star does not recommend this method, but only points it out as a plan that has been tried with success and that had the merit of not breaking up the family.—Muncie Star. ■I 111. ! '■ If any person believes that the republican bosses in the senate will allow a fair investigation of the effect of the tariff upon the high cost of living, that person is too innocent to be abroad without an able-bodied guardian. Any one who would expect Aldrich and the other republican leaders in the senate to take any chance whatever on the creation of a committee that would honestly try to find out and tell the truth about the Payne-Aldrich-Cannon-Taft tariff law stands ready to buy a gold brick and repeat the transaction within twentyfour hours. The senate committee to Investigate the cause of high prices in the necessaries of life was organized to acquit the tariff and place the blame on the farmers and the housewives of the country. Tn other words, the republican bosses are playing horse with the people and expect them to like it. WANTED —To buy small fire-proof safe. Address Box 6, Pleasant Mills, Indiana, and give dimensions, weight and price. 48t3 o — ■ NOTICE. Just received —Three car loads of anthracite coal, chestnut and furnace. o FOR SALE —Organ tn good shape. See James Coverdale; 'phone 448, 313 South Eleventh street. TO OHIO FOR HOMES FARMS—with good markets, roads, schools, R. R. service and all other advantages. My list explains everything, gives prices and full details free. Send for it. W. F. Knox, Warren, Ohio. Feb. 25-1 mo.

■‘■++++4~nL++ ♦ ♦ *»♦»♦<■< I 1"»♦ ♦ •MH-H-++++++* I J- D. HALE | j SEEDS, COAL AND FEED | ♦ Portland Cement, Gypsum Rock Wall t : Plaster, Lime and Salt ♦ ■ • We make a specialty of furnishing Seed Goods good ? !; 'in quality and low in price. Z !: Call, Write or Phone No. 8. 201 S. 2nd. St. t ; ++++444+l++ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I ♦*♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ -I-l--H-+-i"i--I-+++ $ WE HAVE SIOO,OOO $ S Which we want to loan before March Ist. If you Q are thinking of making a loan be sure and see us. 0 $ Our-terms are right. C* SThe Graham Insurance Company. J Offices in Morrison Block. X $ $ $ $ $ ssssssss

SOME SOCIAL NEWS Robert Perkins Given FareWell Surprise Party by Co-Workers in Church. A_ SLEIGHING PARTY Spent Evening: at Joe German Home—Librarian Makes Report. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment. —Shakespeare. Henry Smith was the guest of Mr. and Mrs Robert A. Davis at supper Friday evening. Mr. Smith is preparing to move to Ohio City next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Davis entertained a conyiany of young at their home on Monroe street, guests being Celia and Cecil Andrews, Vane Thompson, Herman Haugk, Harvey Steele. Games were enjoyed and light refreshments served, making a good time that all wished might be repeated often. Quite a number of the friends of Miss Esther Grote, formerly of Union township—now Mrs. Joe German of near Convoy, Ohio —enjoyed a sleigh ride to her home Thursday evening, where they spent a very delightful time. That the state federation of clubs may have some material Idea of the work accomplished by the various clubs it has been the custom for several years to ask that two papers from each club which have been prepared and read by the various members at the regular sessions duQng the year, be sent to the state federation headquarters, to be put on file there. The Historical club, by a vote, has decided upon the paper of Mrs. Helen Blossom, on the “Woman's Suffrage Question,” and that of Mrs. P. B. Thomas on “What Are Women Doing for the Betterment of Their Sex?" and these papers will soon be forwarded to the federation, where they will have as their company the best cream of club literature from all over the state. This is the first time in the history of the local club that the papers have been sent out. The number of books now on the shelves of the Decatur library is 4,156 according to the monthly report of Miss Annette Moses, just completed for presentation to the library board. One thousand, seven hundred and eighty persons are now enjoying borrower's privileges, and the number of books loaned during the past month —January 20 th to February 20th —is 2,240. February 19th is honored with the highest circulation during the month, the number issued on that day being 120. The lowest number issued in any one day was sixty-five. “The Youth’s Companion” is a magazine contributed to the juvenile reading tables by Mrs. D. N. Erwin, while the library is pleased to acknowledge as a gift from the Shakespeare club, the book, “In and Out of Central America.” The library hall is becoming quite popular for gatherings of various kinds, the Skovgaard recital having been held there February 21st and the •farmers’ institute on February 23rd and 24th.

Robert Perkins, who leaves Tuesday for his new home in laiJunta, Colo., I was given a farewell surprise party Friday evening by a number of the members of the United Brethren church, his friends and neighbors, who came in to spend the evening and speed him on his way with best wishes. Those present were J. Hill and family, i Mrs. George Hill and daughter, Thomas Perkins and family, Rev. and Mrs. I. Imler, Tom Trim and son, Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baughman, Mrs. Aaron DeVinney, Blanch Coffelt, Mrs Sudduth, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Deam and daughter, Ruth, Mrs. Omer Butler and daughter, Gertrude, Sam Wyatt, Jesse Williams, Stella Tucker, Mrs. Lavina Poling and son, Harry. Miss Roxy Syphers went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Syphers, and to attend a birthday dinner to be given Sunday for Mr. Syphers. Other guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eady of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Staiter of Peterson had contemplated going, but will be prevented by the illness of Mrs. Staiter. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall is entertaining the Young Matrons' club this afternoon. The girls of the senior class of the Decatur high school gave a chicken dinner today noon to the boys of the class, the affair partaking of all the qualities of a Bohemian party. The dinner was given in the commercial room of the high school building, being spread on tables accommodating four each. The members of the class are Effie Patton, Lilly Teeple, Anna Winans, Dorothy Walters, Alma Kooken, Perth Crays, Irene Evans, Caroline Dowling, Hazel Sowers, Frank Mills, Free Frisinger, Howard Wisehaupt, Don Burke, Fred Meyers, Homer Raudenbush, Bruce Patterson. One of the society events of Friday evening was the birthday surprise on Miss Flora Fledderjohann by a number of her friends at her home on North Second setreet. Guests to the number of twenty-four were present and the event was one that will not soon be forgotten. The evening was spent in music rendered by the different guests and games were played until a late hour. Refreshments were served, after which the guests departed for their homes. Those who attended were Misses Nellie Nichols, Florine Edwards, Hettie and Erma Ainsworth, Lulu Atz, Lula Ervin, Edith Green, Irene Smith, Ruth Parrish, Ruth Gay, Vera Hower, Eda Butler, and Messrs. Fred Smith, Paul Harrod, Sherman Beery, Gregg Neptune, Lynn Shoemaker, Fred Chronister, Frank Chronister, Lawrence Archbold, Virgil Krick, Willie Bowers, Don Smith and Joe Hunter. About twenty-five were in attendance at the regular social of the Mite society of the Methodist church Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. P. G. Hooper, the session being a pleasant and profitable one. WAS MUCH ORATORY (Continued ftoir page 1.) to the support of the Constitution and the laws let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor—let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his fathers, and to tear the charter of his own and his children’s liberty! Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American moth- ; er to the lisping babe that prattles on i her lap; let it be written in primers, I spelling books, and in almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, pro--1 claimed in legislative halls, and enforced in the courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay, of all set?es and tongues and colors and conditions sacrifice unceasingly upon its altar. While ever a state of feeling such as this shall universally or even generally prevail throughout the nation, vain will be the effort, and fruitless every attempt to subvert our national freedom. Mr. Speaker, the people of Indiana, among whom he was born, reared, and lived and who are pround to mention his name, present to the nation his image in enduring marble, and have placed it in the “sacred circle" among the immortal membership. We come now, asking that it be accepted as the gift of Indiana, not claimin’g for him to have been the greatest of all, but only one of our citizens who was loved and trusted by our people, and who discharged his full duty as a citizen, as a soldier, as a patriot, and as a statesman. I ask that you accept our gift and express the hope for the prosperity, the happiness, and the continuance of the great American Union, “one and inseparable, now and forever.”

STATE EVANGELIST Mr. Richard Will Conduct Services at the Baptist Church Sunday. POWERFUL MINISTER And Much Good is Resulting From Week’s Work Here For Revival. Evangelist Richard of the Baptist State Evangelistic association, who has been working among the membership of this church in this city during the past week, will hold services Sunday, morning and evening, and it is desired that all members bear this in mind and attend. The morning service will begin at 10:30 and the evening service at 7:30. The local congregation during the past two years It has been without a pastor, has had no church services and it was to revive the interest and build up the church that the evangelist was sent to this place by the association. The meetings have been held at the homes of the various members during the past week and much enthusiasm has resulted. Evangelist Richard is a minister of much power and eloquence and his work here has been productive of much good. A LONG ILLNESS Culminates in the Death of Edna, Little Nine-Year-Old Daughter of ISAAC CHRONISTER Death Came This Morning Early—Suffered From a Spinal Affection. After a long illness of three months death came this morning at 7:30 o'clock to Edna, nine-year-old daugh- . ter of Councilman and Mrs. Isaac . Chronister, at their home on Patterson street. The little one had been . suffering from an affection of the . spine for three months, and while , not bedfast during the entire time, . was unable to attend school. She was born in this city April 15, 1901, and at death lacked but a few weeks of . being nine years of age. The entire . years of her short life were spent • here and the little one had endeared herself to all whom she met. The ■ hearts of all go out in sympathy to the bereaved family. Besides the parents she leaves several brothers and ( sisters —Ollie Maud Leßrun, Veigh, Nina, Vida and Helen. The funeral of little Edna Chronister will be held Monday morning at 1 ten o'clock from the Evangelical » church in this city, the Rev. D. O. 1 Wise officiating. Burial will take t place in the Salem church cemetery, j o 3 SEWING MACHINE RACKET. 3 s Woman and Babe Mentioned in Huntington Papers Reach Decatur. 1■- 1 — i, A young woman, carrying an infant, t made the rounds of the business i- houses this morning soliciting aid. i- To each one asked, she presented a I, paper setting forth that her name was ■- Nora Walters and that she solicited 1 funds to purchase a sewing machine >, to enable her to make a living. She s left on the 1 o’clock car for Fort s Wayne, to which place she said she ■. was "moving.” On the car she coms placently nibbled a piece of candy, I- and from the Single of a large purse, n it was evident that she had gathered y quite a good many nickels and dimes ■- from Decatur people. From a description given in a Huntington paper rei, cently it is quite evident that the wo I, man and babe are the same ones i- that called on business men there i this week- for the purpose of getting 1 money for the much desired sewing ” machine and upon whose sympathies ? the little babe unconsciously worked • so strongly that she shelled out the • money quicker than a cat could wink f its eye—according to the Huntington > paper. , o THEIR COMMITTEE TO MEET. Republican State Committee to Have a Meeting. Indianapolis, Feb. 26—A call has been issued by E. M. Lee, republican state chairman, for a meeting of the

~~~ state committee at the Claypool hotel next Tuesday, March Ist. Mr. Lee plans to open the headquarters of the state committee immediately after March Ist. One of the most important questions to come up is regarding the time for holding the state convention, and it is probable that the committee ' will reach a definite conclusion on that point. There may also be a discussion as to the amount of speechmaking at the state convention and as to whether the convention shall be of one day’s duration or shall last two days. There is a feeling among some of the politicians that a great amount of speechmaking at a state convention is not essential. Among republicans there has been some discussion as to the time for holding the 1 convention. Many have expressed the • opinion that it makes little difference • whether the convention is held early 1 or late, but some beileve it would be - better to hold it early and get it out i of the way. It has been suggested 1 from some sources that the conven- ! tion be held as early as next month. , but others are of the opinion that it i Tvould be better, probably, to hold it I some time in April. - SHOWS AND SHOW PEOPLE, t - Wonderful Record Made by the Gilpen > Hypnotic Company. ) In the field of amusement there is I not an organization that has caused ■ more comment that the Gilpen Hypnotic company, that appears at the t opera house all next week. It con--1 tinues to add new house records to its already long string with a degree 8 of regularity, that would become wondrous were the results not so pleasing. The leading managers unite in saying that this attraction has played to greater business and broken more .. records in the past ten years than any repertoire or attraction of its kind playing week stands. This season they have been out twenty-two g weeks. They have broken ten house records and have played to capacity . houses everywhere, and it is concluded s that their attraction gives as much ,j entertainment for the money as any e traveling organization of today. Fun „ is rampant from curtain to curtain, t and during the entire production there is neither a suggestive, word nor vulh gar situation. The Gilpens are artists of ability in the science they rep- , resent who lend their experience in J lifting the entertainment to a state s of perfection seldom witnessed on ( any stage. The Gilpens’ entertainment cannot be compared with any h seen in this city. They are the uns disputed leaders of all wonder worke ers on the American stage and those g who see their entertainment next g week at the Bosse opera house will be convinced that they have seen a j real hypnotic production. ® Democrat Want Ads. Pay 1 JOS. D. SCHWARTZ Monroe Ind., R. 3. Agent For ’ The Perfection Churn The best chum on the market. Chums s in less than ten minutes. 1 Also sold at J. D. Hale’s Warehouse. Feb. 25 e o wk 2 mo

I SELL INSURANCE I Loan Money at 5 Per cent You can save sioon a Kitchen Range, $2500 a Furnace ii I you will call and see me. W. J. MYERS ’Phone 265. 233 North Fifth Street .Decatur, Indiana —— I ______ —, ■ - — — - - Our 1910 Real Estate List I Has some excellent properties, and good bargains—never before I placed before the public. We have a large number of other tracts, ranging In prices from S9O.W I to $125.00 an acre. Also lands in Michigan, Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas, I in all stages of improvements. Drop in and see us before Investing. SNOW AGENCY. Phone 230, DECATUR, INDIANA. I .

1— No. 820 —Is an acre tract with t new cottage house and cellar, on Mer- | cer Avenue, $1,500.00. 2— No. 817 —Is a half acre on West • Adams street, fair house, drove well, , etc., $2,000.00. 3 — No. 798 —Is a three quarter acre tract on traction line south of Decatur, good house, etc., $1,325.00. 4 — No. 754 —Is an acre and a quarter tract on traction line in north Decatur, comfortable residence, etc, $2,200.00. , 5— No. 831 —Is a one acre tract at Eleventh and Nuttman streets, a first class residence, well, cistern, stable, etc., $2,500.00. 6 — 743 —Is a well located fifteen acre tract near the traction line, good buildings, nice poultry farm. Price, $2,350.00. 7 — No. 790 —Is a seven acre tract on the public road adjoining the corporation of Decatur. No buildings, good drainage, $200.00 an acre. 8— No. 808—Is a well located twen-ty-two acre tract, on public road, just , outside the city corporation, good ' drainage, $95.00 an acre. 9— 845— 1 s a well located 160 acre tract; new barn, drove well, comfort-

C ’u Pr ° Pert7, we can su PP'y almost any demand that may be pre ■ , sented. Have you examined our re cent list?

■ 16—No. 717—1 s a four room cottage in south east Decatur on the gas . and water lines. City water, cistern . ,etc„ $525.90. i 1/—No. ,92 Is a six room cot- > tage on Market street, city water, i sewerage, on gas line, etc, nriee’ . SBOO.OO. ’ ' 18—No. 775—1 s a comfortable cot- - tage on south Ninth street, has cis- . tern, chicken park, etc., $875.00. 19 ~ N °- 723 ~ ls a five r °om cottage t on Eleventh strebt, In good location I Front porch, cistern, etc., SBSO 00 L 20—No. 805—Is a well located cottage on North Third street. Has good chicken park, cistern, electric lights ' etc., etc., $925.00. g ’ 21- 776-Is anew five room cottage on South Line street, has good Ml . 22— No. 830—Is a sinx room cottage on Rugg street, near Winchester street. Is on good sewer, g aq and water lines, $1,200.00. d ’ 23—820—1 s a nexj cottage with We btore also some high priced for well improved farms.

able house, on pike road, o< hard, etc, I $14,600.00. 10 — Numbers 827 and 82' are forty I acre tracts witr fair improvements, I near market, school, etc.; g<>od draia- ■ age, $3,700.00 and $3,800.00 each. 11 — No 829 —Is a good 80 acre tract L on the stoned road, good drainage, ■ well fenced, good house and fair barn, ■ ets., $7,509.00. 12— No. 794 —Is a well located i. I acre tract that is well drained and I has good two story house, two barm, ■ etc., etc., $7,250. 13— No. 823—1 s a well improved I 100 acre tract on stoned road, in good ■ location, good buildings and ’’ell ■ drained, SIOO an acre. With this may I be sold an adjoining 20 acre tract. 14— Numbers 832 and 833 are each ■ a 160 acre tract; one can be bought I for SIOO.OO an acre and the other for I $125.00 an acre. The land locations I and buildings are good on ea h trae- I 15— No. 934—1 s a 199 acre tract h ■ good location, is a good average qu* l- I ity of land, has comfortable old build- I Ings, is fairly well fenced, is neat market, school, etc. Price, $83.00 aa I acre.

- lar, cistern, etc., cement walks, about I i an acre of ground ,on Mercer avenue, I . $1,500.00. 24— No. 796—-Is a well located six | room residence on South Fifth street, I ’ electric lights, cistern, drove well, M ’ stable, fruit, etc., $2,150,00. 25— No. 831—Is a number one, se’en room residence with cellar, stab e, I drove well, cistern, fine shade 3n 3 fruit, on North Eleventh streetabout four city lots —$2,50000. 26— —ls a new six room hou-*-.on tile block foundation, on t- ■' a I I street, near Mercer avenue, i, porches, cistern, open staorwaj. na ural wood finish, bath room, close, . sink and city water., $1,325.00. 1 27—We have also some fine H ~ tions and lots for city residencesSchelman’s addition for from e to $325.00 each. In FullenkamP's r dltlon at about $375.00 to $500.00d Front street and on Marshall stre near the traction line at reason* ■ I- figures. city residences that may be ,rJ L A