Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 19 August 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 195.

TEDDY WILL WAIT Colonel Roosevelt to Keep Hands Off and Avoid Responsibility. IS SORE AT TAFT Held a Consultation With His Friends at Oyster Bay Yesterday. Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Aug. 19—Theodore Roosevelt spent yesterday in what was probably the most important political conference he has held since he left the white house. He gathered about him a group of his close friends and talked over with them the situation which is best expressed in the reports that relations between President Taft and himself are strained to the breaking point. ‘ William Loeb, jr., collector of the port of New York* Lloyd C. Griscoin, chairman of the New York republl can county committee; Representartive William Calder of Brooklyn; Frederick J. Frake of Brooklyn, and Representative W. W. Cocks, of Colonel Roosevelt's home district, took part in the conference. From what was said today by some of the visitors it was learned that the ex-president and his friends have agreed on a plan of action which will be held until the situation shapes itself more clearly. Briefly stated, it is khis: Colonel Roosevelt is to stand aside in the New York state campaign and let the ‘‘old guard" fight its own fight, and thus shoulder the responsibility for the conduct and result of the campaign. He is neither to indorse nor criticize the Taft administration He is to keep out all around, if he can. DEATH RELIEVES ! — ' I! The Long Sufferings of Benjamin P. Harkless of Root Township. 'I > ’k**' DIED AT NOON TODAY Was Well Known CitizenSurvived by Widow and Three Children. Benjamin P. Harkless, one of the • best known men of northern Adams ■county, died at his home in Root township, east of this city, just before noon today. For a year or two past he has been in failing health and for several months his condition has been very serious. Everything kqown to medical science was done for him. After the atending physicians had tried every remedy deem -d advistable, he was taken to a hospital at Fort Wayne, where he was treated for several weeks, but his troubles seemed incurable and he declined gradually until today, when death relieved him of his months of suffering. His illness included a complication of heart, stomach and liver disorders. He was fifty-eighty years old and had resided in Root township practically all his life. He was an industrious farmer, a splendid citizen, a kind, in dulgent and loving husband and father, and a neighbor and citizen, esteemed by the hundreds who knew him. He is survived by the widow and three children: J- <• Haikkss of Root township, Mrs. Ed Ain o Decatur and Mrs. Ross Harden of I n ion township, besides numerous ot i er relatives. Mrs. Ed Ellsworth of Fort Scott, Kansas, who arrived here but yesterday, was a sistei of *■ Harkless. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. WABASH WILL VOTE AGAIN. Wabash, Ind., Aug. 19 The wctS of Wabash county, the first coun y in the state that held an option election, it was anounced today. The election may be held any time after December 29th.

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ATTEND EXCURSION Os Bowser Company Employees From Fort Wayne to Winona. Mrs. L. T. Brokaw and daughter. Mrs. Effie V. Johnson, left on the early morning car for Fort Wayne, and from there went to Winona to be in attendance at the annual picnic jt the Bowser Oil Tank company employees. An excursion train in two sections was run from Fort Wayne to Winona, about two thousand people taking in the excursion. BIG TIME SUNDAY ■III! ,— ibii ,4 Third Annual Reunion of the Old Settlers of Adams and Jay Counties. AT THE LONG GROVE Plenty of Music—Speeches by Many Prominent Men From This Section. Arrangements have been completed for the third annual old settlers’ reunion of Adams and Jay counties which wil be held next Sunday at Long grove, two miles northeast of Geneva and three miles south of Berne. It wil be the biggest event of the kind held in the county this year and you will be most delightfully entertained if you attend. There will be plenty of good music, the Geneva band, the Blue Creek cornet band and the Mt. Carmel orchestra having been secured for the day. j For the occasion there will be hack lines from both Berne and Geneva. The program will be as follows: Morning—9 O’clock. Music —Bands. Address —Hon. J. J. Moran, Portland. Music—Blue Creek Band. Address —Hon. J. F. LaFollette, Partland. Music —Geneva Band. Talks by Old Settlers. Dinner. Afternoon—l:3o. Music —Blue Creek Band. Address —Hon. Abe Simons, Bluffton. Music —Mt. Carmel Orchestra. Address —Hon. C. J. Lutz, Decatur. Music —Geneva Band. Address—Hon. J. A. M. Adair, Portland. Presentation of prizes to old settlers. Evening. Music—Mt. Carmel Orchestra. Recitation—Ora Premer. Solo —Vivian Hale. Music—Mt. Carmel Orchestra. Recitation—Hazel Barr. Address—Hon. David E. Smith. oINTERURBAN MEETING. Held at St. Mary's, Ohio, Today—Business of Importance. Edwin Fledderjohann, Charles Dirk son, William Aumann, Conrad and Henry Gallemeyer and a number of the stockholders of the Fort Wayne arid- Springfield interurban company left this afternoon for St. Mary's, Ohio, where they attended a meeting pertaining to the road and as to whether or not the southern extension would be made. A number of the officials were on hand to discuss this important question. They left at 3 o’clock and made the trip by automobile. Three machines were required to convey the party to that place and the meeting was to be held on their arrival there. President Fledderjohann left Thursday evening to make the necessary arrangements for the meeting so that, everything would be in readiness upon the arrival of the stockholders. No particulars could bo had but a full report will be given in Saturday's issue of this paper. — ■ o ~~ George Wheeler and two sons, Roy and Jake, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon.’ where they have an engagement at the Lyric theater. The boys will dance and Mr. Wheeler will play the flute. The home of Ben Smith, the druggist, is undergoing quite a bit of improvement and when it is completed it will be an attractive home. The building is being raised, a cellar placed under it, a new front porch added, and otherwise improved. I

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, August 19, 1910.

WERE SUCCESSFUL Decatur Students Complete Course and Receive Excellent Grades. AT VALPARAISO, IND. Others Will Arrive This Evening and ‘ Several Next Week. Howard Wisehaupt, Anna Winans and Alma Kooken returned home during the night from Valparaiso, Ind., where for the past twelve weeks they have been taking a teachers' course in ' the university at that place. All were ! on the streets today, shaking hands ' and receiving congratulations from | their many friends on account of the good record they made, while there, and the excellant manner in which they- improved their time. All three were successful and received their certificates from H. B. Brown, president of the college. They all expect to teach this fall, but to what township or school they will be sent has not yet been announced, but will be known in a short time. Clark Spahr, who taught last year, also returned after taking a six weeks’ term in order to better prepare himself for the work. The Misses Lillie Teeple, Hazel Sowers and Carrie Dowling, who have been attending the same school, and who successfully made their grades, will return home this evening. Several of the other students of this city and vicinity who are taking a course at Angola, will arrive home some time next week, and when the fall term of school opens in this county several of the brighest young teachers the county has ever had will be in charge of some of her schools. The schools here have always been up to the standard and with the new list of teachers will be better than ever, j CORONER REPORTS' Os the Inquest Held Over the Body of Leyton Potter, a Suckle. THE LAST CHAPTER In a Sad Incident Which Occurred Near Here About a Month Ago. The final chapter in the sad story of the death of Leyton Potter, the young man who committed suicide at Steele's park about a month ago, was the filing of the Inquest report by Coroner John C. Grandstaff, which was done this morning. The report states that "Leyton Potter came to his death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the right temple, with premeditated suicidal intent.” It gives his age as | twenty-five, height, five feet, nine, and complexion, fair. Attached to the report was the evidence of the three witnesses used in the inquest, Mrs. George Flanders, John Scheimann .and Joseph Keiss. The bill of expense for the inquest was also filed and the record on this tragedy is now closed. Potter is the young book agent, who, after a three weeks' stay in this vicinity took his life, and whose death caused a serious shock to his sweetheart, father and other relatives and friends. MY WIFE’S FAMILY. Watch Tomorrow’s Paper For a Way to Get Free Tickets. Giles Harrington, a most mirthful cut-up, as the sanctimonious sinner, will be seen at Bosse’s opera house, Friday evening, August 26th, with the musical comedy success, “My Wife’s Family.” In its latest shape this rattling entertainment is said to be more attractive than ever before. The specialties are new, and with the splendid cast of players the promise of on entertainment of the most diverting order Is emphatically assured.

CARTER REUNION At Wren, Ohio, Was Broken Up by the Rain. Thursday at the Moser grove near Wren, Ohio, occurred the reunion of the Carter family. The Carters formerly lived a short distance east of this city, and are well known by many Decatur people. An excellent pro gram had been aranged for the occasion, which was not completed, owing to the Inclement weather. About I dinner time it began to rain, cornpelI ling the large crowd to seek shelter, and thus the happy affair of the day was brought to a close. There were about one hundred people in atendance, coming from Rockford, v_.o City, Fulton, lowa, Decatur, and various places. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee and Miss Francis of this city were present. WON BIG VICTORY Ice Cream Manufacturers Win in Action Against Express Companies. RATES ARE REDUCED According to Decision by Railroad Commission— Means a Saving. Last spring the express companies doing business in Indiana increased the express rates on ice cream cases twenty-five per cent. This was not the first raise, but it was the one that caused the “worm to turn." The ice cream dealers have an association in this state and they immediately took steps to fight such an increase. To illustrate the increase, prior to last spring the rate on one of the lines into Decatur was forty cents per lone hnudred pounds. This rate made it cost forty cents to ship a five-gallon i case Os cream, besides the return of ; the empty, which cost an additional fifteen cents. The raise made it cost fifty cents per one hundred. The Ice Cream association, of which Mr. H. L. Conter of this city is the secretary, made a protest and filed complaint with the railroad commission of Indiana. The case was heard last May and the decision by that commission just rendered shows that the ice cream men have won a sweeping victory, even better than they had expected. The case was against the Adams, American, National, Pacific, Southern, United States and Wells Fargo companies and the decision received by Mr. Conter orders that beginning September Ist, express companies shall desist charging the present rate and fixes the charges at a rate lower than charged before the increase, the instance spoken of in this article, being reduced from fifty cents to thirty-five, which is five cents lower than before the increase, while the price for the return of the empties is r’educed from the fifteen-cent charge to five cents. It means a big saving to the ice cream manufacturers of the state. Where joint rates are necessary between two express companies to deliver any of the cases, the price charged shall be only seventy-five I per cent of the joint rate. Every pa■•agraph of the decision is a victory for the ice cream men and they feeling quite jubilant over the result. 'SQUIRE SMITH SICK. Everything was quiet around ’Squire Smith’s office this morning, owing o the fact that that official was sick and not able to be about his headquarters. Althougn it is thought not to*be of a serious nature, he will be detained at home for a few days. o FUNERAL OF EFFIE MERRIMAN. Funeral services for Miss Effie Merriman wil be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of her mother, at 823 Lafayette street, Fort Wayne, and at 2:15 at the First Methodist Episcopal church, the Rev. J. K. Cecil officiating. o ANOTHER INITIATION. The K. of P. lodge held a very interesting session at their headquarters Thursday evening and several business maters were disposed of. The second rank was conferred on one candidate, Ted Sowers, which closed the evening's meeting.

COURT HOUSE NEWS < r ' Superintendent Opliger is I’ Busy With the Institute Arrangements. REAL ESTATE DOINGS Administrator Named For r James Morgan, Who Met , Death in Chicago. , County Superintendent Opliger is busy with the arrangements for the Teachers’ Annual Institute, which ’ will be held the week after next. The programs for the event have just been printed from this office and will be sent out within a day or two. The ; instructors for this year are all capable and the session promises to be interesting. The September session of the Adams circuit court will begin on the ( fifth of that month. The dockets have been prepared and the jury commissioners will meet within a few days , to select the men who will serve in the capacity of petit jurors. A number of important cases will be tried during the term. Abraham Morgan has been appointed administrator of the James A > Morgan estate and filed his bond for [ SI,OOO. James was accidentally kill- ( ed in Chicago recently when he fell from a freight train. Real estate transfers: A. J. Lew- ■ ton to S. B. Fordyce, 15 acres, Root i tp., $2000; Wm. Lehman to John . Burk, 40 acres, Wabash tp., $3,000; Fred Blomenberk et al to Conrad Doehrman, 13 acres, Preble tp.. $1,000; Decatur Cemetery Association to John Raudebush. cemetery lot 444 and to Lewis C, Hughes, lot 445, each, $25. - — BOHREN CAPTURED Insane Man Who Escaped From Jail Here Taken Up at Van Wert. VAGRANCY CHARGE Is Harmless and the Authorities There Were Directel to Let Him Go. The chief of police of Van Wert, Ohio, called the sheriff’s office here this morning and informed them that his men had picked up a man in that city on a charge of vagrancy, and who, when arraigned, gave the name of Fred Bohren and claimed to live in Adams county, where he had be°n declared insane and was being held in jail. They asked for information and direction as to what the authorities here wanted done with him, and was informed that they believed it safe to give him his liberty and order him to go home. Bohren lived at Geneva and about two months ago was declared insane by a commission. He was refused admission to Easthaven an I was being held at the county jail here. About two weeks ago, while doing some work about the yard ne disappeared and as he was harmless no effort was made to recapture *.im. The day following his relatives came here after him and expected to take him home and care for him. It is likely that Bohren will go there now. He Is harmless, but incurable and could not be sent to Easthaven.

-.■ — — o SNODGRASS FUNERAL SATURDAY. The funeral services for Mrs. Effie Snodgrass, who died early Thursday morning, will be held from the Antioch church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. E. L. Jones of Ossian officiating. Interment wil occur at ■ Maplewood cemetery, Decatur. o I Mrs. John Good and sons, John, s Harold and Chester, left today for s Gas City, where they expect to make 1 their home. Mr. Good is employed in the plate works In that city.

. TOLEDO MEN CHANGE DATE. The excursion planned by the Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers of Toledo to this place, via • automobiles, for the 22nd of August has been postponed owing to the faH that sot many of those desiring to come are absent on vacations. The trip will take place the week of the 12th of September, and the pary will arrive here on Thursday, September 1 15th. The hours of arrival will be the same as formerly planned, :• o’clock. o BIG AUTO RACES Will be Held at the Fair Grounds at Fort Wayne, August 29th. SOME GOOD FEATURES Barney Oldfield, the World’s Greatest Driver, Will be One of Them. Barney Oldfield, the most daring of all living auto race drivers, will be the stellar attraction at one of the I most interesting automobile race meets ever held in his county. Barney is known from one end of the world to tne other, as the man that has traveled faster thany anything save a bullet. His speed of 142 miles an hour on the Florida beach last year startled the automobile public and placed him easily at the head of the race drivers’ age. What does this great speed mean? It means that Oldfield traveled more than 200 feet a second. It means that he would have outdistanced any means of locomotion pitted against him. The sensations of such speed are overwhelming. The average man quails at the bare thought of facing the terrified wind resistance of more than two miles a minute, to say nothing of the attendant dangers incurred by the comet-like flight. But Oldfield never thought of that, his mind was centered on the guidance of the throbbing mass of steel that fairly flew over the sands. This car performs most sensation ally on a mile dirt track. It is built like a bullet and very low on the ground. This enables the speed king to save time on the turns and as he enters the stretches. Barney steps on the throttle and the car picks from 40 to 100 miles an hour in the first 100 yards of the straight-away. The coming events will include a full program of races for local and stock cars. Entry blanks will be ready Saturday and can be secured from Walter Hempel at the Anthony hotel. Ben Kerschner, the German champion, will also be a feature, driving his 110 horse power Vanderbilt Cup Winning Darracq. Oldfield will also have his famous six-cylinder Knox "Giant” at the races and drive this car in the stock-car and handicap events. o GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL. Holthouse & Callow were busy unpacking the books to be used by the school children of Adams countv when the reporter called on them for news this afternoon. This firm receives all the school books used in the county and then distributes them among the other dealers. The new school readers were used for the first time last year, consequently the shipment, although quite large, is not so large as last year. It will probably be interesting to many to know the number of readers that went into the hands of dealers last year. They are as follows: Primers, 850; First readers, 830; Second readers, 930; Third readers, 920; Fourth readers, 1,135; Fifth readers, 1,015. It won’t be long

until John and Mary wil start off to school with their books under their arms. ——oMrs. Jennie Webster, sister of Miss Margaret Daniels of this city, died at her home at Fort Wayne at 11 o'clock this morning of tuberculosis. She was well known here, having lived here until her marriage. She is survived by her husband and several ■ children. Her mother died about a ' year ago and her brother, Joseph ' Daniels, of Preble, only a few months i ago. The funeral arrangements have not been announced.

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THE LION STUNT t Sutton and Suttles Children ’ Engaged in Show Act Yesterday, s * i ENDS IN ACCIDENT * _ Was Nothing Serious But It I Stopped the Game For the Time Being. Harry, son of Attorney and Mrs. Jesse Sutton, and Mary and Josephine, children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Suttles, who are every-day playmates, engaged in a circus perform- ; ance Thursday morning, which they will not forget for a time at least. They had been at the Wallace & Hag ; enbeck show last week and witnessed the charming act of conquering the wild beasts in the arena. So while at the Suttles home Thursday, they got an idea into their heads that they could play the game. Harry took the part of the lion, while Mary and Josephine were attenaants, and also were to make the lion get up on a pedestal, as is required in the real stunt. The lion did not want to give in to ■ their commands and became furious and tore around in the cage in great style. After being unsuccessful in accomplishing their act and frightened at the lion’s actions little Josephine without thinking, ran and picked up the scissors and threw them at Harry. They struck him on the ankle, piercing the flesh and causing the blood to flow in streams. Although it was unintentional, the children became frightened and the game was called off for the time being. Harry had a very sore and swollen foot, but this morning it appeared better and it is thought tnat he will be all right in a short time. THEY WON AGAIN Smith & Ulman and Nidlinger & Son Take Their Share at Muncie. AT THE COUNTY FAIR Both Will Show Their Herds at the Great Northern Fair Here. The Smith & Ulman firm who have announced a sale of their complete herd of Hereford cattle to be held in this city September 28th. again won their share of the prize money this week, when they showed at the Muncie fair. The cattle display there, according to Mr. Smith, was the strongest they have bumped into this year, but nevertheless they secured six firsts out of nine besides a number of seconds. Next week they will show at Elwood. Nidlinger & Son f this county, who are showing a herd of Duroc Jersey hogs, were also at Muncie, where they secured everything in sight, being awarded every purse, though they showed against two strong herds. Both of these herds will be shown at the Great Northern fair here the week of September sth. They have been asked to divide the herds but will not do so. Smith & Ulman will have here about eighteen head of their cattle, while Nidlinger & Son will also have a larger display here than usual at a county fair. o-

SUNDAY SERVICES. The Rev. C. B. Sweeney of Pleasant Mills will be the speaker at the 10:30 o’clock services to be held at the j Bobo Methodist church on next Sunday, August 21st. He will also preach at Clarks' Chapel at the 7:30 o’clock service. Come with us and we will do thee good. D. A. J. BROWN. — o Mrs. C. L. Silvers and babe of Winchester, who have been spending a few days here with Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker, left at noon for their home.