Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 252.

COMPLETE TICKET Prohibition Party Revise and Name Entire County and Township List. for this YEAR Some Well Known Men on the Ballot to Represent That Party. The prohibitionists of Adams county, Indiana, met in convention at Decatur, Indiana, and reorganized and nominated the following tickets to be 1 voted for on the eighth day of November, 1910: County Chairman —L. T. Brokaw. Vice Chairman —W. M. Shady. Secretary—A. S. Shady. Treasurer —William B. Weldy. Executive Committee —A. S. Shady, U E Cramer. William Drew Representative, Eight Congressional District —Charles C Ayers-. Representative, Adams County— Charles Davis. Prosecuting Attorney—Wm. Drew. Clerk—John Shefferly. Treasurer —Wm. B. Weldy. Recorder —Morris F. Hay. Sheriff—George Bright. Surveyor —Joseph Pease. County Assessor —Martin Shady. Commissioner, First District —Henry Fuhrman. Commissioner, Third District —Jacob Reisser. Township Ticket. Justices of the Peace —W. J. Myers, Martin Beery. Constables —James O. Ball. Artie Shady. Advisory Board—U. E. Cramer, Sylvester Spangler, L. T. Brokaw. o — — MRS. KOLTER’S FUNERAL TODAY. A great many from this city attended the funeral services for Mrs. Charles Kolter this afternoon. Services at 1 o’clock were field from the home in Magley ,and at 1:30 from the Magley Reformed church by the Rev. Snyder. Q ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. Magdalena Bremerkamp. who took a sudden turn for the worse yesterday, and who it was thought could not survive the day. rallied wonderfully and is much better today. YOUNG LADY DEAD Ethel, Seventeen Years Old, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Thatcher, DEAD AT WILLSHIRE Was Sick Wth Typhoid Fever — Formerly Lived Near This City. Friends in this city have received a notice of the death of Ethel, seven-teen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Thatcher of that town. Hei death occurred Monday noon after a ■>. < - eral weeks’ illness of typhoid fever. The mother has recovered from an attack and the youngest son, two years of age, is also sick now. The Parents and two brothers of the deceased girl survive. The Thatchers formerly lived on the Eiting and Arthur Fisher farms near this city and are quite well known here. The funeral will be Wednesday at Willshire, Ohio, and several from this city will probably attend. The young lady was an exceedingly bright and lovable girl and her friends here were many. AT FORT WAYNE. Fred Schaub left this noon for Fort Wayne where he went to set up a number of Universal stoves which his firm has recently disposed of and de livered. Their business so far this year on this famous stove has been more than satisfactory and the stoves are being delivered several miles from Decatur.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

LEFT FOR AVILLA. John Niblock to Spend Winter Month* in Old People’s Home. John Niblock, who for the past eight years, has been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Tom Mylott, in the south part of the vity, left this morning for Avilla, where he will enter the old people’s home, which is in charge of the sisters there, where he will spend the winter months. He is advanced in years and it is necessary for him to be where there is not much change in the temperature of the home, and it was thought best that he be removed there. He was accompanied by his daughter. COURT HOUSE NEWS The Case Against Joe Comer and Dulia Bodie Ready For Jury. WAS ARGUED TODAY Clerk Haefling Goes After Ballots Tomorrow—Other Items of Interest. The sensational case of the State vs. Joe Comer and Duna Bodie for adultery will go to the jury this afternoon. The evidence was completed at 11:10 this morning and the court adjourned until afternoon, when the arguments were heard, an hour being allowed to each side. The case will go to the jury at about 4 o’clock. County Clerk James P. Haefling will go to Indianapolis tomorrow morning where he will secure the state tickets for the coming election and receipt for same. Mrs. Haefling will accompany him. Hooper & Lenhart filed a new case entitled James Hendricks vs. Sarah A. Hevalin et al., suit to quiet title. George Bowers et al. vs. Simon Bowers et al., partition, final report filed and the commissioner discharged.

WON PREMIUMS. The Saratoga Rifle Range was the scene of much interest Monday evening when a large number of young men gathered to try their skill in the line of shooting at mark, and to win the premiums which were offered by the owner of the range. Three premiums were given away Monday evening. William Durbin captured the first which was a Winchester rifle. Daniel Durbin won second, which was a cash prize, and John Stoneburner third. The proprietor will offer again this week several premius to the best marksmen, to be given away on next Monday evening. Two rifles will be given away this time instead of one, the first being a Winchester repeating rifle and the second a single shot rifle. The third will be a cash premium. The contest will be open to any one who cares to enter. - RUMMAGE SALE IS ON. The ladies of the Christian church opened their rummage sale in the city hall building this week with a very good stock of clothing and other things that are being eagerly sought by many. The room and stock has been thoroughly disinfected and everything is “brand-clean'' and in good condition. Mrs. J. M. Dawson and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker were in charge of the sales today. The sale will continue two weeks longer, the close being indefinite. WAS AT WARREN. Erastus Fritzinger left this morning tor Warren, where he will look after business pertaining to the Decatur Foundry and Machine Works. While at this place he will close a deal for installing one of their elevators which are fast becoming popular, the firm having recently erected a number In several surrounding cities. BOX SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING. The box social, which was to have been held at the Jones school house, St Mary's township, on last Friday evening, has been postponed until Saturday evening of this week, October 29th 'Don’t forget the date, but everybody come and give us a lift on that evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, October 25, 1910.

PROGRAM READY Excellent One Arranged to be Given Next Friday Evening. MANY GOOD NUMBERS Will be Presented at Evangelical Church —All Are Invited. The Evangelical congregation takes this opportunity to invite the public to the musicale to be given at the church next Friday evening, October' 28th. Those of you who miss this entertainment of music and readings will miss a rare tgeat. The glee club of the Mennonite church at Berne has appeared before a Decatur audience before and all who heard them then will remember the splendid work they done, and you will want to hear them again. Miss French of Bluffton, teacher of music, physical culture and expression, was in the city last spring and read for us. She is an accomplished reader and there is no question but that she will please the audience again as she did last spring, with her power of impersonation. The Decatur people need not be told about Dr. Patterson's excellent solo work. Neither need they be informed about Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune’s splendid duet work. To mention their names is sufficient. The ladies* quartet of the Evangelical church, and the E. J C’s will please wou, too. Miss Electa Glancey will delight you with piano solos. We append the following program which we consider a very strong one and which we feel you cannot afford to miss. A small admission fee of twenty cents will be charged. This will flow into the building fund: Voluntary—Vernia Smith Menonite Glee Club, Berne. Ind. The Evangelical Church Ladies’ Quartet. E. J. C’s Chorus. Duet —Dr. and Mrs. J. Q Neptune. Reading—Miss Minerva French, Bluffton, Ind. Mennonite Glee Club. Piano Solo —Electa Glancey. Chorus —E. J. C’s. Ladies' Quartet. Solo —Dr. Fred aPtterson. Mennonite Glee Club. Reading—Miss M. French. Mennonite Glee Club. Ladies’ Quartet. REALWORKBEGINS Jerry Kelleher and His Men Are Hurrying Work on Adams Street. MANY MEN WORKING And More Will be Put on Thursday—Opens Office Over Star Theater. Real work has begun on the Adams street pavement. J. J. Kelleher and sixteen men with ten teams are busy there, as are about a dozen local men, grading from the G. R. & I. railroad to Thirteenth street. They will begin laying brick about Thursday and at that time employment will be given to all the men who apply. Mr. Kelleher is well pleased with the fact that he can secure labor here and will rush the work along rapidly. If the weather permits he will finish Mercer avenue and Adams street this fall. He has opened an office in the rooms over the Star theater, where he can be found each evening by those who have business to transact with him. Mr. Kelleher is one of the best contractors In the state and the people of Decatur need have no fear that they will not have a dandy good pavement. Five cars of brick arrived Monday and nine more care are due at any time now. Jerry Kelleher Is all right and will make many friends during his stay in Decatur, we predict. o The Presbyterian ladies’ social will be held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. C. Sutton.

HARRY AMRINE WRITES TO US. la Located In Florida Where There are Plenty of Fruita and “Niggers.” Harry W. Amrine. former manager of the Times here, writes us an interesting letter from Bradentown, Fla., where he is now located as the manager of a large printing concern. Bradentown. he says, is only nine miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and is located on the banks of the Manatee river .which is a mile in width at that place. Harry says he enjoys the water. The winters there are fine and the country is great for oranges, lemons, grape fruit, bananas, all'gators and '‘niggers.” PURPOSE OF CHECK Some Facts About the Issuance and the Cashing of Bank Checks. YOUNG MAN FOOLED When He Presented One Signed by Uncle Who Died Soon Afterward. A young man had kept in his possession for several days a check from his uncle. His uncle died, and he hastened to the bank to cash the check When he found the bank would not cash the check until it had orders from the heirs or from the courts he was surprised, and observed to his father that he thought of a check as being so much money if the signature was good. As a matter of fact, however, a check is merely an order from A to B, who holds some of A’s money, to pay a certain amount thereof to C. It is not money, even if the names on the check are good and well known and the bank as solid as the government. Although checks arc given in payment of debt and a receipt usually given bn the spot, yet the passing of a check I does not constitute payment of indebtedness until it is paid by the bank. Nor with the concurrent receipting of the debt for which it is given change this. If the check is not paid on presentation to the bank the original claim stands against the drawer or giver of the check. But a certified check constitutes payment on the part of the person who draws it. Checks may be antedated or postdated—that is, dated before or after the date of delivery. If post dated checks are paid before the day specified the drawer can recover the money for the bank has acted not in accordance with any order from him, but on its own responsibility. If a blank is left for a date the holder is authorized to insert the true date of delivery, but no other date. The insertion of any other date or changing the date without the consent of the drawer makes the check void. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. o- , — “THE COLLEGE BOY” COMING. Probably one of the best, theatrical offerings of the season will be “The College Boy,” which is billed to appear at the Bosse opera house on Thursday, October 27th. The play is purely a comedy, and it seems that it is just what the public wants. It has all the sprightliness, is full of farce, with the addition of many musical numbers thrown in, and the result is a musical comedy of more than usual merit. The plot shows all the inside working 01 the lighter side of college life, and the situations are such that they cannot help but produce one laugh upon another. It. is a certain tonic for the blues if it fills no other place, and is warranted to make the grouchiest person become light-heart-ed and gay. The musical numbers are all catchy, and tuneful, just the kind that will cause them to be whistled all over the city after the appearance of the play. The plot is so intricate that it becomes interesting the moment the curain rises. Reports from all over the state regarding the play are favorable, and the piece has been presented in most of our leading cities. The “Snow Ball” number is said to be one of the most artistic ever staged by a producing firm. The cast is well selected and a number of splendid dancers are to be found among them. It is usuai for the management to advance prices for all musical shows, but in this case, popular prices will prevail.

DIRECTORY WORK Is Progressing Just a Little Slow —A Good Thing and Should be Pushed. IT REQUIRES MONEY « No Chance to Make Money Here But Book Will Likely be Published. Frank Saumenig and a crew of men have been here for two or three weeks representing the Marion Directory company of Anderson. There purpose here is to publish a first-class city directory and we wish to say to the business men of the city as well as to those all over the county, that they cannot afford not to patronize this proposition. The purchase of a book is not sufficient. In other words we know from past experience that this publishing a county directory is a big job, and an expensive one. No man ever made any money building a directory in Adams county, as it costs too much for the biTMness possible. The Marion company comes here well recommended. They have put out books in many of the cities of this state. Ohio and Michigan and all of them have been books to which one can refer with the knowledge that he can depend on the knowledge he finds therein as being accurate. When you consider the big costs of gathering this work, then add six or seven hundred dollars for the printing of such a book you will realize the enormity of such an undertaking. We believe this enterprize should be encouraged. It is a big help to have a directory of your city and county and if we did not think this firm capable of making such a book we would certainly say so. *l’he Daily Democrat has no interest in this business of any kind, We are not going to do the printing, aud are making this appeal only because we think it a good thing and one that you should push along. The men in charge are fairly well satisfied with the business they are doing, but can use much advertising yet, and of course take all the orders they can get. Remember, that if you don’t order a book in advance, you won’t get one. EDFULKRETURNS To Bluffton From Easthaven Insane Asylum—Change of Climate WILL BE SOUGHT He and Family Will Go to Texas to Complete Recovery—ls Benefitted. Bluffton, Ind.,' Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Edward Fulk, "the w'est side man, who a few months ago was sent to the Easthaven asylum at Richmond for treatment for mental trouble, has been returned to his home in this city, and he and his family intend to leave this city for the purpose of a change in climate which it is hoped will prove beneficial to Mr. Fulk’s health. The treatment at Richmond, while it is said to have given Mr. Fulk some benefit and to have improved his condition, both mental and physical to an extent, has not given the complete cure that was expected. The authorities at Richmond were of the opinion, however, that a change of climate might give more improvement to Mr. Fulk than any other treatment at this time, and he and his family will go to Texas to reside on a tract of land winch his father owns there. Mr. Fulk came to this city from Adams county, where he served two terms as county surveyor. His many friends here and in Adams county hope the change to a new climate and new surroundings will give the improvement to him that will completely restore him to health.

WILLIAM HARPER DEAD. William Harper, residing near Middlebury, well known to a number of people residing in this vicinity, passed away this morning at his home at 6 o'clock, death resulting from typhoid: fever. He wan sick but fifteen daj b and fro mthat time his condition was very serious. He was forty-eight years old and leaves a wife and one child to mourn their loss. He also leaves two brothers and three sisters. The funeral services will be held from the Evangelical Lutheran church on Thursday morning, the cortege leaving the house for the church at 10 o’clock. Interment will be made at the McClure cemetery. STRICKEN WOMAN Mrs. Jacob Johnson of Pleasant Mills in Serious Condition. A PARALYTIS STROKE Children Summoned to Her Bedside— Was Resident of This City. H —— Mrs. Jacob Johnson, living near Pleasant Mills, formerly a resident of Tenth street, this city, is in a very serious condition, having suffered an attack of paralysis which affects the en-* tire right side, rendering her helpless and making her recovery very doubtful. Added to the severity of the attack is the disadvantage of her great age, she being seventy-six years old. Mrs. Johnson's children were summoned to her bedside and are doing what- they can to aid her. Frank Johnson of this city, a son, and Mrs. Florence Starkweather of Summit, Indiana, and Lee Johnson of Columbus, Ohio, are children of the stricken lady. — ■ o TO CONTINUE SUBJECT TONIGHT. J. M. Dawson of the Christian church preached Monday evening to a very large audience, his subject being on sprinkling, what it is, its origin, and who originated it. The discourse proved to be very interesting, so much in fact that there was not enough time to conclude it last evening, and the subject this evening will be a continuation of the same. In the afternoon the pastor officiated at the rites of baptism, one candidate receiving this in the river and another in the evening in the pool of the church. Everybody Is cordially invited to come. o— —— NO TRACE OF MISSING BALLOON. (United Press Service.) Ottawa, Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —This city today is filled with members of various expeditions that have started out in search of the missing balloon, America No. 2, which, with Pilot Hawley and Aid Coats, left St. Louis eight days ago. and which is supposed to have landed somewhere five days ago. The belief is growing that the aircraft either dropped into Lake Huron or is now lost in some Canadian wilderness from which even the aeronauts cannot escape. o FfiILES DIVORCE COMPLAINT. By her attorney. A. P. Beatty, Lucy A. Studabaker late this afternoon filed a complaint for divorce from D. E. Studabaker. The sum of $25,000 alimony was also asked. The defendant is now at Los Angeles, Cal., and notice was accordingly sent him there. The complaint was immediately withdrawn from the files by her attenrney. o — HOLDS FUNERAL. Rev. Spetnagel Preaches Funeral of Former Parishioner. Rev, Richard Spetnagel, accompanied by Dr. J. M. Miller, left this morning for Rockford, Ohio, in the latter s automobile, and at 10 o’clock Rev. Spetnagel officiated at the funeral services of James Foster, a member of the church, where Rev. Spetnagel was formerly pastor. — 1 — O’ A BOX SOCIAL. A box social will be held at the Hardscrabble school house in Union township Thursday night, October 27th. Come everybody, and have a good time. HARRY FLEMING, Teacher.

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GAINING STEADILY Democrats Are Marching StraigU ' o a Big Victory Novembe* Bth. NEW YORK HERALD Proves it by Its Third Forecast Which Shows Splendid Gain. 1 -i i > * DEMOCRATIC NEWS BUREAU, 325 Pythian Building. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —One feature of a long and careful analysis of the political situation in the United States made by the New York Herald, is the statement that, at this time, the demoocrats are making steady gains everywhere and that indications point to the election of eleven democratic congressmen in Indiana. This would assure the election of a democratic legislature and John W. Kern as United States senator. » The Herald has mad 4 two previous forecasts and it says that the third “shows a gradually but steady stiffening of the democratic cause.” “The apportionment of the doubtful districts between the two parties continues,” says the Herald. “In the first forecast there were 118 of such districts. in the second, 90, and now 61.” In summarizing the outlook for the next house of representatives the Herald says the democrats are now practically assured of 179 seats, the republicans, 150, and there are 61 doubtful districts. In the apportionment of the doubtful districts the democrats have always been slightly in the lead, but if they even hold their own, their control of the next house is certain. “As this forecast is closing.” says the Herald, “there comes news which indicates the nature of the last stand the republicans will make to save the house. This is the endeavor to draw, the line in states like New York, Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut between Roosevelt and the Washington administration. "In New’ York the word is to be passed along the line to republicans to at least vote for republican candidates for congress, even if they are going ro vote against Mr. Roosevelt’s candidate for governor. In this way some of (Continued on page 3.) MISS LENEVE FREE I. 1 .< Dr. Crippen's Young Lady Friend Acquitted Today After Short Trial. SURPRISE TO ‘ ALL Was Expected That She Would be Given a Prison Sentence by Court. (United Press Service.) London, Eng., Oct. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Pale and trembling, apparently completely unnerved by the death sentence imposed upon hes companion. Dr. H. H. Crippen, Miss Ethel Leneve, the typist, appeared this morning in the same court where Crippen was tried and convicted and plead not guilty to a charge of being an accessory after the fact. The king's counsel made a vigorous statement and showed no sympathy, but two hours later the fair young stenographer was declared acquitted. The trial was one of unexpected brevity and the result a general surprise, as it was expected that she would be given a prison sentence. It developed before the trial was many minutes’ old that King's Counsel Muir was in sympathy with the girl prisoner and he made no determined effort to bring out the real facts. o SPECIAL CALL. A special meeting of the ladies of the W. R. C. has been called for Wednesday evening to take place at their hall. As business of importance will be attended to at this time it is hoped that a good attendance will be present.