Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 211.

TAX LEVY IS FIXED City Appropriates Funds and Makes the Levy For the Next Year. WILL RECEIVE BIDS On September 27th For Construction of Adams and Mercer Streets At a regular session of the city council Tuesday evening, which lasted from 7 o’clock until nearly 11, the “city dads" tore off a bunch of important duties and disposed of several knotty problems i including the order for bids for the construction of an improved street from Thirteenth to Grant 3treet, nearly two miles, the adoption of an appropriation ordinance for $53,850. and the fixing of a tax levy for the city for the year 1911 at $2.03. All ftiembers were present and after the roll call and the reading of the minutes the matter of improving Adams and Mercer streets was taken up at once. The specifications as prepared by the city engineer covering four kinds or pavements, were read by the clerk, requiring an hour’s time. This covered cresote block, the highest price pavement, brick, California asphalt and Tarvey. The estimated price was $39,529 for Cresote on Mercer and $25,155 for brick, w hile on Adams it was Cresote. $28,982, and brick, $18,444. Under the old law the property owners had to build the street and alley crossings, but now the city must do this, and the estimated cost for the city is: Mercer av-enue-brick, $2,253.40; Adams, $3,917.20. After some necessary steps the specifications were adopted and spread of record. A remonstrance was then filed by a number of property owners living along South Mercer street who objected to the street going past their property on the grounds that the lots were not worth the assessment necessary. To this appeared a number of others who insisted that the street be built all the way or not at all. The contest was a warm one and very interesting. Speeches were made by J. VV. Smith, Dan Haley, Dyonis Schmitt and Fred Scheimann against the street and by Henry Krick, A1 Burdg and E. L. Carroll for it. Several members of the council then expressed their opinion and Mr. Christen moved that they go into executive session, which carried. Within a short time a motion by Christen to extend the street only,as far as Grant street carried, all voting for Adams street, and all but Chronister voting for Merver avenue.. A resolution was adopted authorizing the clerk to advertise for bids on the four kinds of paving material, to be received up till 7 o'clock p. m.. on the evening of September 27th, at which time a special meeting will be held. The board of safety reported the appointment of four special policemen for fair week, Abe Stoneburner, John BufTenbarger, Thomas Gause and Geo. Dixon. An ordinance appropriating a total of $53,850 was then adopted under suspension of rules, providing funds for conducting the city affairs the next year as follows: Expense operating electric plant and improvements. $18,000.00 Expense operating water works and improvements. 8,000.00 Street and sewer 6,800.00 Bonds ant! interest 6,500.00 Mayor’s salary 500.00 Council salary 500.00 Fire department 300.00 Clerk's salary 450.00 City attorney 400.00 Treasurer’s salary 500.00 Marshal's salary 600.00 Special police 900.00 Board of health 200.00 Miscellaneous 500.00 Street commissioner 600.00 City electrician 1,180.00 Supt. waterworks 120.00 Waterworks bonds 4,400.00 Old orders 3,500.00 An ordinance fixing the tax levy was then adopted and passed after rules were suspended, fixing a total of $2.03 on each SIOO, divided as follows : General purpose * Waterworks bonds and interest,. 24

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Waterworks and hydrants 20 Special street and sewer 38 Sinking fund 36 Elfectrlc light 35 Old orders 20 I The poll tax was fixed the same as ' heretofore at fifty cents, and a tax of one dollar on each male dog and three dollars on each female dog was fixed. The following bills were allowed: Waterworks pay roll $123.41 G. R. & I. Ry Co 726.58 G. F. Kintz 64.00 D. O. North 35.00 Wm. Hammell 10.50 J. G. Smith 50.00 W. J. Archbold, interest 62.5$ C. & E. Ry. Co 175.1* ' J. Brite 181.10 J. J. Swift 15.75 T. Johnson 4.95 ■ M. J. Mylott pay roll 260.00 Darby Coal & Coke Co 89.73 C. U. Dorwin 231.46 William Tritch 17.80 S. Melchi 50.00 F. Peterson 50.00 W. J. Archbold, agent 5.20 L. Hammond, pay roll ,33.50 Sunday Creek Coal Co 243.16 (Continue non page 4.) CAMPAIGN OPENS 1 - Conventions and Speeches in Every Township in the County Next Week. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS Such Nominations to be Made at These Meetings. They Being Important. 1 The campaign in Adams county will open next week with political speeches in every township in the county. The primary objects of the meetings is for the purpose of nominating township officers, and plans | were made for such meetings in every township, save St. Mary's. Officers to be nominated are three members of the township advisory boards, one justice of the peace and one constable in all the townships except Washington, Monroe and Wabash, where two justices and two constables will be named. Speakers will be at pach of these meetings, they being 1 arranged as follows: Political Calendar. Sept. I t—Union township, Blakey school house; speakers, Jacob Butcher and J. Fred Fruchte. Sept. 14 —Blue Creek township, Kimsey school house; speakers, J. C. Moran and R. C. Parrish. Sept. 14 —JefTerson township, Buckmaster school house; speakers D. E. Smith ana H. B. Heller. Sept. 15—Root township. Monmouth; speakers, Jacob Butcher and A. P. Beatty. Sept. 15—Washington township, democratic headquarters; speaker to be supplied. Sept. 15 —Monroe township, Hahn school house; speakers, C. J. Lutz and H. B. Heller. Sept. 15 —Geneva; speakers J. C. Moran and D. B. Erwin. Sept. 16—Preble township, school hous one half mile north of Preble: speakers, Jacob Butcher and D. B. Erwin. i Sept. 16 —Kirkland township, Breiner schoolhouse; speakers J. W. Tyn--1 dall, L. G. Ellingham and Will Hammell. Sept. 16— French township, Election ( school house; speakers, D. E. Smith and R. C. Parrish. Sept. 16—Linn Grove; speakers J. 1 C. Moran, C. Lantzenheiser and D. N. ( Erwin. BUYS WARSAW RESTAURANT. ' Hugh Woods is Now a Full-Fledged Business Man. ) ) Hugh Woods of Warsaw is now > owner and proprietor of the Up-to- ) Date restaurant, which has been ) owned and operated by Winebrenner ) & Wainright for more than a year ) past, the deal having been consum- ) mated on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. ) Woods will continue the business ) along the same lines as it has been ) conducted heretofore, but expects to r make some improvements in the near r future. Messrs. Winebrenner & Wain--1 wright, who have enjoyed a liberal - patronage In the business, have retired. but neither of the gentlemen has ) decided what line of business he will 1 engage In —Warsaw Daily Times. |

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, September 7. 1910.

STATE CHARITIES I _____ Board Will Hold Conference in Marion September 10th to 13th. ADAMS TO BE THERE The Board of Children’s Guardians Will Send Delegates. The Adams county board of children’s guardians met Tuesday evening in the library hall and elected Simeon Fordyce and Lewis Fruchte delegates to the conference of state charities to be held at Marion September 10th to 13th. Mrs. D. D. Heller of the local board was elected a state delegate some time ago. While these will attend all the sessions as delegates it is expected that all members of the local board will be in attendance at some of the sessions of the conference. The board is taking quite an active interest in the improvement of the social condition of the state, by the betterment of conditions in this county, and the conference will no doubt prove to be one of inspiration to them. Adams county is also represented in the official list of the board of state charities, Mrs. Lew Ellingham of this city being a member of the executive board. Among the speakers on the program are Dr. S. E. Smith of Richmond, state president; Governor Thomas R. Marshall; Miss Jane Adams of Hull House, Chicago; W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton; Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo, Mich., Dr. Miles F. Porter and others. During the conference a number of special meetings will be held of persons interested in child labor, improved housing, suspended sentence and probation laws, and organized charities. LEVY IS LOWERED By Two Cents on Hundred Dollars This Year—The School Board Met AND MADE THE LEVY Last Evening—To be Nine-ty-Three Cents on Hundred Dollars. The city school board, including F. V. Mills, A. H. Sellemeyer and O. L. Vance, nn* Monday evening in the Mills office and made the annual school tax levy for the city for the coming year, which is ninety-three cents on the hundred dollars, this being two cents lower than the levy of ninety-five cents for last year. This is apportioned as follows, the table also showing that of last year,, the amounts being the levy per hundred dollars: 1910 1909 Special school fund 42 .47 Special tuition fund 45 .42 Special building fund 06 .06 While the general school levy Is not so high as that of last year, the tuition levy has been raised, as it was necessary to pay the teachers higher wages year by year, and even at this rate, the salary paid the high school teachers in this city is not so high rfs in other cities. The building fund levy has not been changed. While there are no building improvements to be made this year the board stated that there are several interest coupons on the old bonds still out, which may be presented this year for payment, and the levy was left the same to settle for this. fy COMMITTED TO ASYLUM. Deputy Sheriff Ed Green and Henry S. Steele left yesterday afternoon for Richmond, taking with him Frank Miller of near Ceylon, who will be committed to the Easthaven insane asylum. Mr. Miller was declared insane last week, and has since been confined In the jail, pending admis--1 sion to the asylum.

NOON EDITION OF THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. As has been our custom In former yeau, the Dally Democrat will be Issued at noon on Thursday and Friday of this week in order that the Democrat force may be permitted to enjoy the Great Northern Indiana fair. All copy* for advertisements to be run on these dates should be in this office not later than 6 o'clock p. m„ on the evening before publication to insure insertion. The forms will close at 10 o’clock a. m., on these days in order that the boys may be ofT at noon. THE DEMOCRAT COMPANY. AIITO BROKE RIG Mrs. Fred Tresselt’s Auto Said to Have Run Into Joe Steigmeyer’s Rig. NORTH OF DECATUR On Same Evening That Her Automobile Killed Cox Child in Ft. Wayne. Joseph Steigmeyer. a prominent farmer of Root township, who was a business visitor in town today and attending the fair, tells of his collision with an automobile, on the evening of August 20th, which he afterwards learned was the automobile driven oy Mrs. Rose Tresselt, the Ft. Wayne woman who ran down little Irene Cox, instantly killing her, shortly after returning home from this city that evening. Mr. Steigmeyer was returning home from town on that Saturday evening about 5 o'clock and when about three miles north of the city noticed the automobile and woman driver approaching from the north. He was just ready to climb the hill at that point and turned aside to give her plenty of room to pass. The automobile sped down the hill with great speed, and Mr. Steigmeyer says it collided with his rig. and then slid across the road into the ditch, where it stuck. The efforts of eight or nine men, with a horse, were necessary to get the" auto back on the road again and in running order. It is said that she then came on to this city, and it was not until some time afterwards that the men learned that she was Mrs. Fred Tresselt of Fort Wayne. The accident to the Cox chilld it is said occurred about 6:45 o’clock that evening. Mr. Steigmeyer’s rig was damaged to a small extent, two axles being broken. LONE TRAIN BANDIT Succeeded in Holding Up Train But His Pal Who Missed Train Told. BOTH ARE ARRESTED Charged With Death of Flagman Gwyne at St. Louis Last Night. (United Press Service.? St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Albert Juilon and’ Emil Freund of Chicago, the former charged with the murder of Flagman Gwyne of the Burlington Pacific Coast Express here last night, and the latter held as an accomplice, were arrested today following the failure of their plan to hold up the train. The police say that Freund has confessed that he and Juilon planned to rob the train, but he missed connection and Julion attempted to carry out the scheme alone. When Julion’s pal failed him, Julion is said to have swung onto the rear of the last of the six Pullmans, shot Gwyne through the head and threw his body fi*om the : train. He then locked a negro porter, i who offered resistance, into a lavorai tary and then compelled Thomas Griffin, the train electrician, whom he en- ; Countered to relieve five passengers ■ in the sleeper of mony and valuables and then jumped off the train.

LOOKS DEMOCRATIC Vermont, the Infallible Indi- % cator, Shows Big Gain For Democrats. TUESDAY’S ELECTION Majority Reduced to 16,000 —Bob LaFollette Rechosen Four to One. (United Press Service.) Burlington, Vermont, Sept.7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Democrats are happy over the returns from this i state. For years the vote here on the September election has been watched as the thermometer by which is judged the results of the November elections. It has never failed that when this state fell below 25,000 republican plurality at the September election the democrats swept the country at the November elections, and the fact that the republican majority yesterday was nearly ten thousand below that is considered a most dangerous indication for the g. o. p. That insurgency is an active force, even in rock-ribbed republican Vermont is conceded today. With rerurns from practically the entire state in, the plurality of Dr. John A. Mead, republican, over ,1. D. Watson, democrat, for governor, in yesterday’s election, is estimated at less than 16,000. (United Press Service.) Milwaukee, Wis.. Sept. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Wisconsin awoke today to find that republican insurgency naj renominated Bob LaFollette for the United States senate by a vote of at least four to one over his opponent. Samuel Cook, the millionaire paper manufacturer. The LaFollette state ticket Is also nominated. It will be a LaFollette platform convention and legislation. MADE A TAX LEVY Important Business of the County Was Transacted Today. MACADAM ROAD LEVY Dr. D. D. Clark Selected Again as Physician at the County Infirmary. The board made the tax levy for the payment of macadam road bonds and 4 interest. The levy for this purpose %ext year will be: Union township, 64 cents on the SIOO valuation;. Root, 74 cents; Preble, 50 cents; Kirkland, 41 cents; Washington, 73 cents; St. Mary’s, 56 cents; Blue Creek, 73 cents; Monroe, 56 cents; French, 61 cents; Hartford, 39 cents; Wabash, 76 cents; Jefferson, 47 cents. Decatur has the same rate for this purpose as lias Washington township, Monroe and Berne the same as Monroe township, and Geneva.the same as Wabasn township. The tax rate for the repair of macadam roads was fixed at thirteen and one-half cents. 1 Dr. D. D. Clark was again selected as physician at the county infirmary, the contract price being $l5O. Dr. Clark besides being one of the best physicians in the county, is quite a favorite among the inmates at the Infirmary and they will rejoice at his return to the place so efficiently filled. The board entered into a contract with Glenn & VanDevor to collect the county omitted taxes. This relates to taxes due the county by people living out of the county. o ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. Jacob Buhler, who has been sick the past three weeks with what threatened to be congestion of the lungs or pneumonia, is said to be improving,- though still confined to her bed.

i CLARK GILPEN DIED FRIDAY. Clark C.;ipen, aged about fifty, brother of Mrs. J. W. Merrlman of this city, died at his home near Portland ■ last Friday and the funeral services * were held Sunday. Mr. Gilpen was reared in Blue Creek township, in this county. He was a blacksmith at Portland until about a year ago, when he became a sufferer from lung trouble and removed to a farm, hoping the change would benefit him. He is survived by the widow and four daughters. I * 0 PEACHES AND CREAM. i ■ **<► Will be Bill of Fare of the Postoffice Employees. * 1 r - -■ Peaches and cream will be the bill of fare of the postoffice boys for several days, the force having received i from O. P. Mills, who is visiting in * Michigan, a lot of fancy peaches that : fairly melt in your mouth —at any rate I one’s mouth fairly melts in looking at - them. The peaches were grown on - the large peach farm of his father, S i C. Mills, near Hrunswick. Mich. i o ; COURT HOUSE NEWS > New Partition Case Filec Today—Amacher Ditch Case Disposed of L AFTER LONG FIGHT Costs Adjusted—Final Report in Albert Walter Drain Petition. Attorney D. E. Smith filed a new case, James H. Smith and William Clarkson vs. Arm D. Charles, Max and Lewis Clarkson, partition of real estate. Benjamin Brandyberry vs. Rudolph Bowman, damages; appearance by DeVoss for defendant, rule to answer. Levi Johnson vs. Rudolph Bowman, damages; appearance by DeVoss for defendant, rule to answer. James H. Brewster et al. vs. Sophia Brewster, partition and accounting; plaintiff ordered to file abstract of title within ten days. In the Albert Walters drain, the final report was filed and ordered and the commissioners discharged. The costs in the Christian Amacher and Ira Wagner ditch were retaxed by agreement of parties. A marriage license was Issued to Frend Engle, 21, laundryman, Decatur ,and Gladys Springer, 18, daughter of L. A. Springer. Judge Merryman of Decatur returned a finding Tuesday afternoon in favor of the defendants in the case of Cook and others vs. S. F. Bowser & Co. Mr. Cook and his associates had secured a temporary order of court resrtaining the Bowser company from operating a private railroad track in the vicinity of their factory. Under the finding of Judge Merryman in favor of the company this order is now dissolved.—Fort Wayne News. Real estate transfers: D. N. Erwin et al. to Jessie E. Winnes, lot 991, Decatur, $160; F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee, to Annie E. Winnes, lot 73, Decatur, $240; Jacob Atz to August Schllckman, lot 3, Decatur, $2,200; Elizabeth Clawson to G. E. Clawson, tract In 'Vabash tp„ $300; D. P. Overhulser to Samuel C. Cramer, tract in Washington tp., $1,300. — o — ■■ • ANOTHER GOOD PLAY. The imperial Stock company gave another of their performances at the opera house Tuesday evening and the audience was more than pleased with the evening’s program. The play, entitled “For His Sister’s Honor," a pretty little drama, was well taken by a half-filled house, who gave the com pany a cordial greeting for the clevei i acting. This evening they will pre t sent their leading play of the week 3 “The Queen of the White Slaves,’ i- which is bound to please. Do not fail r to attend this play, as it is considered one of the best on the road.

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BIG CROWDS s : AT THE FAIR B g i> Children’s Day Attracts SevS eral Thousand to the Fair Grounds. FIRST RACES TODAY e - , I «.•*& *1 * Geneva Band Here—Hoaglans Are Attraction—Tod n morrow’s Program. t ____ e t With everything favorable to ree--11 ord-breaking crowds having recordbreaking good times, the Great Northern fair really opened today, this be- , ing the first day of races and the renk dering of the program. Tuesday hundreds of people visited the grounds and looked over the stock exhibits, the big displays of fruits, art, etc., the booths and special displays as arranged by thj business concerns and by afternoon the grounds began to take on the appearance of fair time. Today, however, it was the real thing. The crowds began coming early and thousands of paid admissions were taken in at the gate, notwithstanding the fact that children under twelve years are admitted free. The barkers on midway were at their best and were haopy because they were taking in the sheckles. The shows were all in operation and the boys and girls and the cld folks, too, were all happy. There were many attractions on the grounds never seen here before. The ferris wheel is attracting much attention, as is the merry-go-round, always new enough for the children. There is a real gypsy fortune telling camp, a penny-in-the-slot picture wagon, fortune wheels and about everything that goes to make a fair a happy meeting ground. The big stock parade, me of the best ever witnessed on the track here, Occurred at noon and was witnessed by a large crowd. This afternoon the races were on, including a splendid program, with the Gentlemen s Road race, 2:30 Trot, Gei neva Stake race, and the five-eight mile run and repeat. Every department of the fair looks like a winner this year, and it Is believed that the association will be more than pleased with the results when the week is over, from a financial standpoint. The old familiar cry of “We take you out and bring you back.’’ “Only one more wanted,” etc., sounded good today. Tomorrow the crowd will be a hummer 1 and Friday promises to be equally ’ good. The program for Thursday is: Tnree-year-old or under, mixed race, pace or trot, for horses in Adams and adjoining counties, one mile, 2 in 3, purse, SIOO. Citizens' 2:25 pace, one mile. 3 in 5. stake closed, purse, SSOO. Decatur 2:18 pace, one mile. 3 in 6, slake closed, purse, SSOO. Five-eighth mile run. dash, stake closed, purse. $75. The headline free attraction this year is the Hoagland family in their sensational track events, including Roman chariot races, three and foyrhorse standing races, riderless horses, hurdles, and other events are unexcelled. The crowds cheered each event wildly today, and these events were alone worth the price of admission. Each one is really a race, too, as the company pays a premium to each of the winners each day. The Geneva Cornet Hand arrived this morning, bringing along a good sized delegation, and at 9 o'clock proceeded to the grounds, wher they furnished music for the day. Tomorrow the Berne band will be here and Friday the I ecatur band will furnish the music. Practically all the business houses ‘ in.this city closed this afternoon from ' 12 to 4 o’clock, allowing the proprie- ‘ tors and clerks to attend the fair. 1 They will close tomorrow during the ■ same hours and a part of them will -■ also close on Friday afternoon. The a Daily Democrat will be Issued at noon l- tomorrow and Friday. r o ;- Dr. L. S. Brighton, a veteran of the i, Civil war, who has been in the hos- ” pital at the Marion Soldiers’ home il for some time, was here this week the d puest of bis daughter, Mrs. John Didot.

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