Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 200.

DR. ALEY RESIGNS Superintendent of Public Instruction Notifies State Committee. • TO THAT EFFECT Successor Not Named—Report of Census Bureau as Given Out Today. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—At the regular meeting of the democratic state ' -committee here today, Robert J. Aley, former State University man, and present state superintendent of public in- . : struction, and the party’s present nom- ' Inee for that office, resigned his nomination to accept the presidency of the [University of Maine. The action was ' not unlooked for, but will be regretted by school people and voters generally over the state, as he is acknowledged to be one of the greatest men fillin a similar position in the United States. The committee has not yet filled his place on the ticket . (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Aug. 25—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The census bureau announced the 1910 population of the following cities with changes as stated: Buffalo, 423,715; increase, 71,328, or 20.2 per cent. Denver, 213.381; increase, 79.532, or 59.4 per cent. Paferson, N. J„ 125,600; increase. 20,409, or 19.4 per cent. Orange, N. J., 34,371; increase, 12,865, or 59 per cent. LADY DISAPPEARS 1 Mrs Bushnell Came Here for Visit Saturday Night— But Left Sunday. I > ] LEFT CLOTHES HERE 1 1 Formerly Lived Here—Po- I lice Trying to Discover Her Whereabouts. ■—l Considerable fear as to the safety of Mrs. Collins Bushnoil, an aged lady who spent the greater number of her , years as a resident of this city, but i who has been living with one of her children at Muncie for some time. She is old and quite feeble and came : herd last Saturday evening, supposed- < ly for a visit with old friends. She . was noticed wandering about on First i street about 10 o’clock and Mr. George Zimmerman, who saw her, notified Night Policeman Melchi, who borrowed Mr, Zimmerman’s rig and took the lady to the home of George Conrad, where she said she wanted to go. She had a heavy suit case, and was carrying it up in her arms when found. At the Conrad home there was not room that night to accommodate her, but they arranged for her to stay at the home of J. D Wisehaupt, which . she did. The next morning she disappeared, leaving her suit case at the Conrad home, and has not been seen since. Marshal Petterson was notified this afternoon and he began an investigation. It was thought likely that she may have gone to the country for a visit, but a number of her acquaintances are very much worried, as she had made the statement that she would not bother any one much longer and spoke of drowning herself. She will be well remembered by many of the older citizens of the town. ~ —o — Mary Reardon, who has been visit ing in the city, has returned to her home at Fort Wayne. She was the guest of the D. F. Teeple family.

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WILL SURPRISE OLD COMRADE. Orders For the G. A. R. and the W. R. C. and Their Families. Halt! Attention, Comrades, and your families!! Forward, march, to the interurban car in time for the 7 o’clock car thia evening. You are hereby commanded to report at that place at the hour mentioned for the purpose of proceeding to Monmouth, where the G. A. R. and the W. R. C. will perpetrate a surprise upon Comrade L. N. Grandstaff. A big supper will be served on the lawn at his home and you are sure to enjoy yourself immensely. The members of the G. A. R. and the W. R. C. and their families are invited. HAVE NEWHOMES Several Beautiful Homes Added This Year to the Many in Decatur. MUCH REMODELING Work Going Briskly Along and Others Will Follow in Near Future. Taking it altogether quite a bit of building is going on in and about Decatur, and when it Is all completed, it will add very much to the attractiveness of the city. The Ben Smith home on South Fourth street is being well advanced. The work consists of a new cement foundation, a new porch, a cellar under the entire house and other improvements. The home will be greatly beautified when all the improvements are completed. The Dr. Beavers home on First street is nearing completion, and will be ready for occupancy some time next week. The entire interior has been rearranged, a steam heating system has been installed, porches added, hard-wood floors laid, and many other conveniences added. It is now one of the most up-to-date homes in the city. The house belonging to Scott Hughes on Fourt street and at present occupied by Mrs. Sarah Schaub, will in a short time undergo improvements which will make it a very attractive home. It is to be divided and otherwise arranged to make it more convenient and present a better appearance. He will build another home on the same lot, there being ample room for two, which will add another up-to-date property to Fourth street. Mrs. Lew Weber, who lives just west of the city on Nuttmau avenue, is improving her home by the addi tion of new porches and having the entire house painted. The Jacob Atz home on North Second street, which has been in the course of remodeling for nearly two months, has been completed and the Atz family is now living in it. Quite a number of changes were made, including a new upper story, the enjargment of several rooms and many conveniences. The new brick home erected by Henry Mayer on North Second street has also been completed, and it possesses all the latest modern improvements. It is one of the city’s prettiest homes. — o — THE SMITH 4 ULMAN SALE. Farmers of Adams county:—This is just a reminder that you must not forget the great Hereford cattle sale to be given by Smith & Ulmin at the Smith farm north of town'on Wednesday, September 28th. At that time they will offer for’sale sixty head ,ofHereford cattle, as fine as can. be found anywhere in the country, and including their entire herd of show and breeding cattle. It is a dissolution sale and every head must sell. This gives you a chance to get in right and it’s up to you to begin the breeding of this high grade class of cattle. —o— — ' Miss Rose and Hubert Sheeter of Delphos, who have been visiting wuti Miss Blanch Ervin, left last evening for Fort Wayne, where they will visi with friends.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, August 25, 1910.

ON THE LONG LEG I Colonel Roosevelt Off For West, Leaving Much i Strife Behind Him. 3■ — , t , FIRE UNDER CONTROL In the Northwest — Pittsr burg Miners Object to Advance Assessment. (United Press Service.) Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 25 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —The miners in the . Pittsburg district are today declaring ’ that they will not pay the one dollar per week assessment for the striking miners, levied by the Indianapolis con- . vention. They say they will pay no more than the twenty-five cents per week they have been paying for some time. (United Press Service.) Dnuklrk, N. Y., Aug. 25 —(Special to , Daily Democrat) —Some five hundred railroad men crowded about the special train of Colonel Roosevelt today and listened while he made a short speech to them. He was wildly cheered when he spoke of his "fight.” (United Press Service.) Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrats) —With thrusts at his opponents in the political strife he is leaving behind in New York, Colonel Roosevelt started on the long leg of his western trip today. "I feel it my duty to hunt out the crook in public life, even if they happen to be in my party,” he declared at a breakfast given for him this morning. (United Press Service.) Spokane, Wash., Aug. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —All the settlers who escaped from the forest fires in Idaho and Montana are now safe and the fires are declared to be under control with the dangers of renewals at a minimum, according to a statement by Supervisor Weible of the Couer d Alene park. TO MARTINSVILLE Official Enters Sanitarium There to Benefit Failing Health. FAILING SOME TIME Will be Absent From City Until Desired Results Are Obtained. ’Squire Jas. H. Smith, in company with his son. D. E. Smith, left this morning for Martinsville, where the former will enter a sanitarium to take treatment and drink the mineral water with the hope of regaining his former health. For some time past he has been suffering from a number of aliments, and for over a week his condition has been such that he has not been able to care for the duties of his office as a township official. His health has been failing him for quite a while, and with his every-day work he was unable to build up his system and for that reason it was decided for him to take a rest and get away from his work here that he might have a chance to recuperate. Martinsville is a beautiful little city and noted for ■ the famous sanitarium, which of late years has become quite popular. It is about twenty miles from Indianapolis, and he selected this one. thinking it would do him much good. Just how long he will remain is unknown, but he will stay un- ■_ til he is feeling better and obtains results. — o— THE WINNER OF THE TICKETS. Raymond Gass was the first to discover that the word "business” in the advertisement of Auctioneer Leonard Wednesday evening was spelled “buis--1 ness,” and he was accordingly given : an order for the two tickets to “My Wife’s Family,” for Friday evening. 1 The contest closes with tonight.

« MR. WARING QUITS BANK WORK. Former Bluffton Man Resigns as President of Arizona Bank. r According to the Arizona Republican, published at Phoenix, Arizona, J. L. Waring, formerly of this city, when he was employed in the Studabaker bank, a son of Frank Waring, deceased, has been forced to resign as president of the Mesa City bank on ac- • count of 111 health, going to the coast. Mr. Waring entered the Mesa bank in 1900, and has been president of it . ever since. It has had a large Increase in business since then and he has given general satisfaction. For the past year and a half he has had ill health and has been contemplating making the move. Last week he left on a trip for the Pacific coast. —Bluffton Banner. > n • COURT HOUSE NEWS ’ Most of the Offices Are Quiet r s Due to the Vacation Period Being On. ) i BUSINESS OPENS SOON r —— A New Case—Real Estate Transfers —An Inventory Was Filed Today. > i 1 The county auditor, treasurer and 1 sheriff’s offices were very quiet today , and Deputy Auditor Baumgartner ex- : plained It by saying that this was va- ' cation period. Another ten days will - bring enough business to keep all the force good and busy for September is one of the industrious months of the year in nearly all the court house of--1 flees. i i Real estate transfers: Reiter EnI campment to William Miller, lot 21, Decatur cemetery, (65; B. W. Sholty . to John Hibble, lot 978, Decatur, $80; I Joseph Stucky to Emil Efhart, lots 385 and 386, Berne, $2500; Decatur Cemetery Assn, to Rebecca J. Harkless, lot 549, Decatur cemetery, SIOO.i 80; Joel V. Baumgartner to Mary • Schwartz et al., tract In French tp., $380183. Attorney D. E. Smith has filed a new case entitled George Aumiller vs. Henry Timmons et al., a suit ti quiet title. An inventory of the personal property of the estate of Alexander J. Peoples has been filed, the appraisers being W. H. Zwick and R. D. Myers. o JOE DiDOT PRACTICES SOLDIER. Took the Guns Apart But His “Dad” Had to Put Them Together. John Didot and his son, Joe, are great comrades. If there is any one . thing that these two enjoy better than another it is to get a joke on the other one, and they usually have a “josh” ‘ for each other. Wednesday John went ! to Geneva to look after his property . there and incidentally gathered four , bushels of dandy peaches. During his absence, Joe, who is to leave soon to attend a military college, and who has ’ the,fever right, thought it would be i a good time to practice soldier. He i gathered up three or four guns and a i couple of blankets, and after doing i some drilling in the shop, decided he i would take the guns apart, so as to : become familiar with the parts therei of. He got them apart all right, that ’ was easy, and after examining them thoroughly attempted to put them toi gether again, and there he got stuck, i The “dog-gone" pieces wouldn’t fit, ’ and when John stepped into the shop > Wednesday evening he found Joe tug- : ging and sweating and puffing like a i real soldier. Os course he has the I joke on him, and Joe swears he will i even up, and he probably will. ■ -- - o ARE BETTER. i Earl Martin and A. Martin, two parties who have recently met with accidents which have caused them to lay off from their work, are out again and feeling better. They reported • that they had also received a check > on an accident policy, which they held I in the Hoosier Casualty company, ■ which came to them as a great help, i The former fell from a load of hay, re- ’ ceiving painful injuries, and the latter . run a wire into his hand while being employed in the capacity of a binder.

NOT MUCH DOING I- , Republican Congressonai ’ Convention Next Tuesday—No Candidates. J ■ TIMES HAVE CHANGED [ ■■ ■ , t s Since Days When a Thout sand Ballots Were Required to Nominate. > ——- Although the republicans of this district will meet at Bluffton next Tuesday for the purpose of nominating a candidate for congress to oppose John ’ Adair, there is but little interest manifested in the outcome, in fact there does not seem to be any real candi- ■ dates for this honor, which a few years ago was much sought after. It is onjy a question of who will be drafted. Heretofore these conventions have been warm affairs, sometimes a thousand ballots or more being necessary to determine the nominee. Now most any one can have the job who wants it and as yet no one seems to have applied. Tomorrow, at the republican county convention here, the ’ delegates will be selected, but will not go instructed, and there has been no vigorous campaign to secure any certain men for the duty. Several men in the district have been talked of. Judge Macy of Winchester is menI tioned, but he is in poor health, and . will not accept the nomination; Bert Vestal and Judge McClure, who have sought the office before, are spoken of but are not hustling. Frank Snyder I of Portland is said to be a receptive ■ candidate, as is also Rev. Watts of : Winchester, while now and then the : name of James Sale of Bluffton is spoken in connection with the place, but none of them are rampant, and whoever is named will accept the honor as one wherein he sacrifices himself for his party. o— David E. Smith left this morning for Martinsville, where he accompanied his father, where he will takte treatment and a much-needed rest. SCORE CARD MAN Is Here Getting His Program Ready For the Great Northern Fair. GREAT RACE PROGRAM The Other Attractions Will be Just as Good and You Can’t Miss It. The score card man is here rustling for business. He has been assured of a good race program and is right in the statement that there will be a big demand for the “official program.” This young man hails from Warren and he has been in the score card program business before. He says the indications are for a rousing big fair. He is the man who yells: “You can’t tell one boss from the other without them, have a score card, mister?” ■ This year’s fair in Decatur is to be one of the kind that every one will talk about and you will be norry if you miss it. The program has been printed several times in this paper, and you all know it’s a good one. The rest of the fair will be equally interesting, as it includes many shows and attractions, a merry-go-round, an ocean wave, a ferris wheel, besides a dozen free attractions, with the famed Hoaglan Brothers as the headliners. There is nothing in this section of the state to interfere with your coming to the fair at Decatur, and you will see a really big fair. Come on! —o QUARTERLY CONFERENCE. The second quarterly conference of the Decatur circuit of the M. E. church at Mt. Pleasant will be held Sunday and Monday. The district superintendent, Rev. J. A. Beatty, of Fort Wayne will preach Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock and will administer the ■ sacrament. The quarterly conference ; business session will be held Monday . afternoon.

SUBSTATION AT GENEVA. Will be Erected by B. G. 4. C. For Power for Etatern Extension. 1 With the extension eastward of the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction company, there will be an additional sub-power station necessary, and it will be located at Geneva, or about midway between Bluffton and Celina. The plans for the location of the buildings, profiles of building and tracks, etc., are being prepared by Chief Engineer Fred Davenport, of this city, but he had no further information to give concerning the building and location, other than that it will be necessary to build it in the vicinity of Geneva upon the building of the eastern extension of the line. — Bluffton News. HAPPY GATHERINGS Many Reunions Are Held Daily and More Will Occur. THREE HELD TODAY I The Spangler Reunion Wad1 nesday Was a Pleasant Affair. At the home of Charles Chapman, seven miles northeast of the city, the Chapman reunion was held today and a number of people from this city were in attendance. It was held in a cool and shady spot and was the scene of much pleasure for young and old alike. Among those from this city who attended were Mrs. D. H. Hunsicker and daughter, Vera; Mrs. Bert Hunsicker and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr and family. The Dailey reunion, plans for which have been under way for some time, was held today at Steele’s park and was the scene of much pleasure. Guests to the number of seventy-five or one hundred were present, many of them arriving during the night over the various lines of travel entering the city, from different places in Ohio, and also from the west. The display building of the Lamon & Lee hardware firm was engaged for the day and was prettily decorated for the occasion. This morning the election of officers was held and this afternoon a program was rendered, including speaking, singing and music. The Runyon and French reunion to be held on next Sunday at Linn Grove is being spoken of by many who are planning to attend, and this affair promises to be one of the most popular of the season. The program has been about completed and will include addresses by prominent speakers, recitations and music. It will be held in the David Meshberger grove. The Spangler reunion, held at Maple Grove park yesterday, was well attended by the relatives of this city and county and many outsiders, who came from various places to be in attendance. The day was spent in the usual way and was much enjoyed by all. The big dinner served at noon was the principal feature of the day. Grand Rapids, Mich., Auburn. Elkhart and Fort Wayne were largely represented and most of the guests left Wednesday evening for their respective homes. - - -o “MY WIFE'S FAMILY." That very successful and diverting musical farce comedy success, “My Wife’s Family," under the direction of Wallace R. Cutter, will be seen at Bosse's opera house, Friday evening. August. 26th. A great abundance of fresh satirical nonsense and striking ly funny situations have been written for this play. Much that is bright and unique in the way of music, dances and medleys, has been Incorporated in the piece, the libretto of which is described as being in happy touch with the humorous side of every life. There is promise of a clean, amusing and exhilirating performance. It is one long 1 laugh, interrupted only by merry meli odies. The cast engaged to interpret ? the various roles 16 an excellent one t and each player is assigned a character in which he or she excels.

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KICKED BY HORSE Little Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koenig Was Painfully Injured. OTHER MONROE NEWS Perry Johnson Slightly Improved—A Bunch of Local Items. Monroe, Ind., Aug. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The small child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koenig, residing two and one-half miles north of here, met with a painful accident Monday evening by being kicked in the head by the old family horse, which Mrs. Koenig was leading out of the barn. The child followed its mother out to the barnyard and was walking behind the horse, when the animal began to kick, striking the boy on the forehead, cutting an ugly gash. Medical aid was summoned and the physician soon had the wound dressed. The child is getting along nicely at this time and will soon be all right again. Perry Johnson, the young man who met with an accident by falling off a hand car Saturday morning, is resting some easier at this writing, but is still suffering the most excruciating pain. He rested fairly well Wednesday night, and took some nourishment this morning. Everything that can be done by friends and relatives is being done to administer to his every need. The Monroe Live Stock company, composed of Louis Andrews and Menno Llchty, purchased 159 head of hogs from E. E. Zimmerman of near Peterson, for which the paid the handsome sum of $3,155. They were shipped from Peterson to the eastern markets last Tuesday. This company is a strong one. Vincent Sbeline, one of Monroe’s (Continue *on page 4.) GRUESOME SIGHTS Rescuing Squad Sickens at Scenes in Grand Trunk Wreck at Durand. TWENTY BODIES BURN In One Pullman—Fifteen Bodies Removed—Terrible Wreck in Michigan. (United Press Service.) Durand, Mich., Aug. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Endeavoring to save from Incineration the bodies of passengers killed in a collision between the Chicago, Montreal and Grand Trunk express train and a Grand Trunk passenger train. No. 4, near here today, members of the rescue squad went through an ordeal indescribable. Forced to descend through a Pullman car. in which twenty passengers had met a tragic death, members of the crew were seriously burned and the rescuers after removing fifteen bodies, turned from the scene, sickened by the terrible sight. The unrecovered bodies probably will never be identified. The Montreal express from Chicago stopped at Buffield, four miles east of here, for the purpose of making some repairs to the engine, which was disabled, when No. 4 crashed into it from the rear. ■ - o GRAB SALE AT THE FAIR. The Fair store is springing a new one in the way of a special sale for Saturday, as announced in their advertisement in this issue. It is a grab sale. Two hundred boxes have been prepared, each containing at least five cents’ worth of goods, while some contain articles worth from ten to twen-ty-five cents. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon and at 7 in the evening on Saturday you will be allowed to pick out one of these boxes and whatever you get is yours for a nickel. It looks like a winner.