Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1905 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVEHT THURSDAY MORSISC BT L£W G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER K.COPER YEAR IS ADVANCE. •>*«red at tts zcstofee *’ I-ecatur.lndlaMa as second- tfr —p atte 3FFICIAL PAPER Os ADAMS COUHTY? CHURSDAV JUNE ®. 1905. THE difference. The present hue and cry for municipal ownerhip in this country has received a hard jolt at the hands of the Glasgow expert, summoned to this country at the behest of Chicago's mayor. With all; the rugged frankness which charajterizes the statements of the sturdy Scotchman, he tells us that in Glasgow there is no such thing as politics. The street railway employes are selected solely for their qualifications fol the work and tha’ I tne lecutnmendation of a city otficial will not nelp any more than that of any other man. The employes get only moderate wages and never strike for higher wages or less hours. This shows in a nutshell the fallacy of municipal ownership as outlined id Ameixca under our form of government. Fancy the street railways of Chica. go being run upon a strictly business basis, in the interests of the people and for the public good, with.ut the desire tor enormous private gain. It is too chimerical to even conjecture under existing conditions. If we could attain that plane where politics w"uld not be our principal article of diet and could be set aside firmiy but sr.relv, then municipal o wner-mp might be feasitl-, nut American 1 practices are by n ; means Glasgow methods, and there is no gainsaying the fact that Mayor Dunne does not expect the state of affairs ex i’tiug in the Scotch city to prevail in Chicago. Municipal ownership | in American cities is as impracticable as it is practical in Glasgow. —South Bend Times P The monthly comparative statement of the government receiptand expenuitures show that for the month of May. 19(5, the total receipts were >43 598 733 and expen ditures >64,719.' leaving a deficit fur the month of >2,960,122 and a deficit for *the ten months cf the present fiscal year of P36.640.6b0 Tae m nthly stitemsat >t the public debt shows that at the close of ba-mess May 31. 19C5. the debt less Cash in the treasury amom ted to; >100,346.128. which is an increase f r the month of <3,128.187 and is accounted for by a cur res p >nding decrease in the amount of available cash on hand. Ou the first day of tbi" month the expenses of the government for eleven months cf the fi-eal year had exceeded its income more than <37,000,000. Two years before, on the same date, the income was >39,000.000 greater than the amount paid out. The revenue for this year i® slightly larger than it was a year ago. It is clear, therefoie. that there has been tn enormous increase in government extravagance. ’ That such is the case is shown by the approp iations made each year. With a month yet to elapse before the fi-ual year ends, nearly <200.000.000 more has been j expended than for the whole year of 1895.—Sentinel. Chicago, June 7—United States Senator Cullom spent today in thgrand jury room in the federal building, while the grand jure held a session in the witness room adjoining where they are investigating a trust. Collum says he is here to build up fences No one knows how he got the grand jury room, bur it is known he just came from a visit to the president abou f the beef trust. Crtmna. 111., June 7—Postmaster General Cortelvou deli vered the commencement address at the Illinois university thi- afternoo :. He told the graduates that the edu-'a-tional system is blooming mire rational concerning Roosevelt, he said. “However much men differ with Roosevelt as to details of his policy, there is in this country today national conviction that he stands as one of the greatest forces in the world for the moral uplifting of mankind. Messrs. Waller and Humble of Ohio, are in the city, the guests cf Mr. and Mrs. John King. Peter Neuenschwander has returnee *o Adams county from P*>. te st - y N ich gan. at d is located on rural ivute ten, Bluffton.

COURT NEWS The last week of the April term of court began Monday. and beginning with next Monday the court will enjoy an eleven weeks vacation. Judge Erwin has two |or three weeks' engagements as -pecial judge at Portland and Huntington. A number of the at I torneys will be engaged in the ; Bolds case, which will begin June 24th before judge Fox. of Richmond at Portland. Several otherwill appear in the Eble-Breiner will case, whi'h will probaolv be i heard at Fort Wayne during the i summer. Tne Ap-il term has been a very busy one. forty ne v cases , having been file! and seventy-five i disposed of, this being tue best record in th—e years. S ace tebi rnary Ist. It7 new cases have been I tiled. Huber Van Camp and Willie Brown were arraigned before the ourt Friday morning and sentenced to the Indiana School for boys at Plainfield until they are twentyone years old. The former is fifteen and the latter thirteen yearold. and this sentence gives them respectively six and eight years in this school of training, and where thev will have ample time to reflect upon a course in life that will lead them along the straight and narrow path. This school is' well governed an r ’ they will receive the care and teachings that can not help but make respected men of them. Sheriff Butler will take them to Plainfield Monday. In the case of Amanda M Du.in vs Samuel A. Dulin, Merryman & Sutton for the plaintiffs, fi.ed a i motion for an attachment for the defendant, to show cause why he -hould not be punished for con- : tempt of court for failing to make monthly payments to support o:! child. The court set next Monday i for the appearance of defendant Charles Latchem vs South B-nd Petroleum company, judgment aaairstthe South Bend company for >362. *5. State vs Bradford for peddling without a license, was tried before Judge Shaffer Peterson This ithe second case of this kind, the former being tried before Judge ; Heller. Tne evidence and areumen’s were completed before dinner. an iat one o'clock the Cvurt instructed the jury and sent th r m out to ieliderate upon a verdict. Af’er some making of issues the case of Indi-tnip >li Drilling company vs Empie.-s <hl companv. Elwood Supply con panv. Ellis E Sluss and Frank D Sheera. a me I ohanic' lien case, was submitted an I finding rendered by the court ! fur the plaintiff in sum < f >1.649.91. , fivdirg for Elwood Snpplv corrpany for >267.53 and f >r Frank D Shera : r >8,360 or their cross com plaints Tne Albert Brunson, guardian of Jane Brown vs Daniel E Brown, from Jav county, was dismissed Guardian ordered to pay co-t* | Christi in D Bieberick vs Aar am Elfrets e r al quiet title, proof of otice filed, default as to all de- ' fondants submitted, finding for plaintiff against ail defendants. t John Sc burger app outed commis--i-jner to make deed and cl-rk orj iered to cancel mortgage set out in ' comnlaint. Joan W. R-_>ut vs Chicago Erie j Rv. companv, “nit on judgment of >SOO, Judgment by agreement for : <235. Five dollars costs taxed to I plain iff. The jury in the case of the state vs Svdney H. Brads rd returned a verdict acquitting the defendant at eight o'clock Friday eveni’g. afv r being out about seven hour- Special Judge Peterson s instructions were smil ir to those cf Judge Heller in rhe Miles case, holding the law which trade peddlers hold a license when selling in other “fates unconstitutional. Prosecutor Moran, who appeared for the state, gave notice of appeal ard Reporter Devoss was ordered to prepare the evidence. Palmer B. Dykeman vs Emma A. Dykeman. divtree, default as defendant. proof of service fikd, rule agr.inst prosecutor to answer. National suppi.v Companv vs The Indiana Oil company, special ap pearance by Smirn and Moran for d fendan's, motion to quash summons. service thereof and writ of attachment. The divorce ca®e of Kusie A. Brill j vs William L. Brill, in which >3OOO ; alimony is demanded, was heard in court Wednesday. Shaffer Peter i son and J. C. Moran appearing for

the plaintiff and C- J Lu’z and P. B. Manly for the defendant Mrs Bril! was on the stand all morning and told the story of mis treatment, siring h* husband Oad kick-i h*r down sta rs at one time and at an- ,' oth<*r had pointed a revolver at ter. Mrs. Brill is a handsome, attractive lojking woman, au 1 broke dun several times while on tbe wit- . ness stand, weepiig bitterlv The i parties were .married here by Squire Revuotds m October. 1.-Cl. and have lived at Ge: eva and Marion. with a vacation or two in Florida. Mr. B ill was on the witness stand this afternoon and said he still loved his wit’ and is willing to again live with and provide for her. Jessie L. Spencer vs Tne John Hancock Oil company, mechanics lien case. Br agreement cf parties judgment was entered foi piain’iff in the sum of >1425. foreclosure ordered. Charles Latchem et al vs Tae South B end Petroleum company et ai. Motion by defendant to retax costs JUNE TERM COMMISSIONER S COURT. Tne Berne saloon license case* were disposed cf Tuesday, in the following opinion rendered by Caunty Attorney Lutz: Decatur. Indiana. Jane 6 1905 To the Honorable Board of Com missioners: In regard to the application of George Nichols for liquor license now pending before the board, would beg to submit the following opinion: It has been repeatedly held by the supreme and anpellate ■ court of this state "Tnat the voters of a township in which a hcense t sell intoxicating liquors, is sough r n»v appoint an attorney or agent t- remonstrate for them, and t< do any and all acts in relation thereto, which they could do if personally present: 30 App. 1. 162 • Ind. 562. 162 App 687. 160 Ind . j 365. And such remonstrance is no r ■ invalid because the power of attor eny does not contain the name of the applicant, but in genrial against < all applicants. 159 Ind. 584 i The act of 1895. comm-tily known , ns the “Nicholson law.’’ and the amendment of section nine. Ac’s 19‘ 5. contains no provision for a • rem nstrance by an attorney in fact. but. under the general law per® ■ ns have the right to app int ; an agent to act fcr them, and in|, my opinion so ling as that power is unrevoked, such agent or attorney in fact will have the right to fie a remonstrance again-t anv person applying for a license uxdrr the , Nichulson law or anv law where th-- pjwer ti remonstrate > n ~en. so long a® such attorney or agent . keeps within the power granted So that if the b ard should tnd •hat the remonstrance in this cause is signed bv a majority of the legal voter of the township, and that the -ame was executed and tiled by a person duly authorized by power of attorney to sign the same, and which power is unrevoked, then and in that Cise the board cannot awfully grant such applicant a loense. Persons executing a power of attorney hive a right however to revoke the s-.me at any time prior to its being acted upon. Re.-pectfully submitted. C J LUTZ I In accordance with this opinion rendered, the board made a record. | showing that the remonstrances were sighned bv a majority f the voters of Monroe township and that the application is hereby dismissed. From this finding rhe applicants apnsaied to the Adam® cir- ' ■ euit court and the case will be heard there. Juliu® Hangk. as contractor, agreed to biild a sewer and welj at ‘ I station one hundred and fortv. on ‘.the N >rth B le Creek tj.vn-hin ■ j * , macadam road. Some change- mad“ in Mon roe township central No 2 road, ; whi h was agreed to by the contractors. B-own <t Bears. Bids were opened for the furnish* ing of supplies for ’he county asy- i t lun. the lowest bidders being Nib- ■ lick & Co., grooeries; Boh house Drag Co. drugs; Hoithoase, -1 Schulte & Co., clothing; Winnes j Shoe S’ore. shoe®; T R Moore, oil ’ 7 and gasoline; A N. Steele and - Louis flabtgger, implements and l hardware The boardof Commissioners met in 1 regular session Mondty, and f >rth- ) with proceeded to the ousiness of I the session. On the petition for highway by Fred Kuldewav, L W. r Lewton, B. J. Teivetr aqd Edward®

Kintz were appointed viewers Tnev will meat June 12Sol Stucky filed a petition which was grunted, for a farm telephone line, which will traverse in Hart- ' f rd and Wabashjpwnships. A liquor Vcense was granted to M W Fran®, to reta'’. intoxioatng liquors at his place of business >n Madison street. The Frt Wavue A- Springfield Int-rorb*n comp.inv hied a petition with the board for right of way to the county line sotTh A I’ke tition was filed in right of way from Purtland to the north countv line in that county, is soon as these are obtained the companv will have a clear track from here to Portland as Geneva. | B*rn-“ and Mmroe have all granted I them right to pass through these towns Tae board granted the prayer of the petition. C. C. Ern«t, as engineer and 1 Daniel W. Beberick as supennten- j d®nt. filed th a ir final report show- I ing that the North Preble Micadam road had been completed, in ail things in aco rdanoe with the plans and specifications governing the building of said road, t tlvin Miller was the contractor. Oiatorv was profuse at the commissioners room Monday afternoon the same being brought foith up >n ■ be application of J a cob Hunsicker f Berne for a liquor license. ! Fred Rohrer was on hand with | ids remonstrance and authority as attorney in fact to sign these re-i monstrance®. Judge O.d®, of Fort Wayne, and Judge Heller represented s he applicants, and Merryman dr Sutton, the remonstrators. Tne •.nt made by the applicants wa® •hat the law under which power of | attornev was given was repeal, d by rhe new law of 1905, and that to make it effective a new pover would have to be given by the individual voter of Monroe township N remonstrators appeared to re -•st tne petition for the French • wnship contra! macilam road, .-.nd that leaves a clear field for its construction, and will give French township a good start on macadam roads. The board appointed David J. Dilling and John T. Kelley as viewers, and Surveyor Biumgartner as engineer, and they will begin their work Jane 13. Th® board unanim u-lv agreed to reward the g-'xd work of J. R. Gra •er. superintendent at the county iasylum, and did so by reappointing aim. as such superintendent, for a period of two years. His salary as agreed upon is ne thousand dollars a year, the superintendent to furnish ne team of horse® for ;se upon the farm. Mr Graber will give herd and enter into ooniract as provided by law. His ad-mir.'.-irati n has leen exceedinglv satisfactory and his re’ention will •e highly p.easing to the public. The board mad' a trip of town to take a bird's eye view of » br.dge which was reported t> be n need of repair. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Smieon Smith in Frenci township was the -cene of a happy social event Friday afternoon, when Miss Emma Smith entertained in honor of her cousin. Miss Lizzie Shank of Chur-nbu.-eo. whois visiting her and who rag ten years old on that day. The home and especially the parlor was prettily decorated with vines land pansy bkssoms. and the afternron w ß sa happy one for the many li tje guests. Little Miss Lizzie was completelv -urpdsed. bat nevertheless enjoyed the occasion immensely. being the recipient cf many pretty presents, which were given her at the lelici us supper, which was -erved a > 4:30. The guests O.-a au.l Cora Beitler, Berne; Eiith and Gladys Grove, Fanny Beitler, Anna Take, Josie B swman, Mary Bowman, Anna and tCora Kikiman. Dude Erhart, Lucy, Barbara and Otte Smith. Me.rl Grove Kenneth Grove, Henry and Reuben Smith, Mrs. Fred Shank au.i sous, Oscar and fredaie, of Churucusco, Mrs. Alfred Baumgartner and daughters, Grace and Marie, Carl Smith. Mrs. Mary Shank, Mrs. Harry Grove, Mrs. Simo i Smith. The day will long be remembered by Mi.-s Lizzie and her guests, who wish her many , more such occasions. M*. ani Mrs. Jeremiah Torrence issued “at home’’ cards today, announcing their residence at iO3 West Fourth street, Manon, |lud. after October 15th. T.ie'Kiights ot Py thiasjlodgp art arranging for their annual deuora a r ' Q which will t.k< "p ace nexrSunday at two o'clock.

SOUTHERN ADAMS The Doings of Geneva Told by Special Writer Miss Iva Buckley Will Lose the of Her Left Eye Caused by a Burn on the Face,

(Special Correspondence ) Geneva. Ind.. June 1— During the past few years, when the oil boom was al its greatest heighth and money came easy and was sp-nt freely, tne Geneva business ! men certainly had splendid success m their respective lines. During ! the late winter and all this spring the oil business has been very quite because of the unsettled condition of the oil market and fir this reason the people who depend upon the money earned in the oil fields have not been able to spend so freely and a short talk with several business men showed that they thought times were the dullest here that they have ever been. This is simply because they are not doing the big business they used to do. Traveling men coming here say that Geneva is one of the best and busiest towns for its size to be found in this part of the country, and laugh at the business mens’ statements about “dead times. Tne business done here now equals that of Decatur. Portland or Winchester (would like to say Bluffton, but they have a “salaried” ball teapi over there) and if oil goes up three, even two cent- and thee is anv guarantee that the market will remain steadv—and there are some prospects of this—business will reopen in its old way and Geneva will again have a boom. Until then, however, the business man has no cause to worry about hard times for Geneva has hundreds of other places beaten a whole city block. Geneva. Ind., June s—Hon. D. M. Shively, of South Bend. Ind., and A. G. Briggs, of this place, left here Sunday morning for New York City, where they went to Look after matters in regard to fi nancing the east and west interurban road, which runs from Celina, Ohio, to Marion. Ind., 'via Geneva and Montpelier. Tnis road was originated by several very prominent and wealthy bu«iuess men of Geneva, and nearly all the ! right of way has been secured and also the franchises from tow ns 'hrough which the line passes, and all that remains to be done, before actual work on the road is started, is to finance the line, and those who are interested in the same I feel reasonably sure th .t- Messrs. Sbivelv and Briggs will be sue ceseful in intere>ing several New York capita ists. Nothing defiinite will be known as to th- outcome of their visit until the latter part of I the week Th® proposed line would be of untold value to Geneva for thi® is the only tiwn of any size it would strike between Celina and M'intjielier and it passes through some of the wealthiest farming difsiricts in the i-tate. With this line and the Fur NVavne and Springfield line crossing here Geneva would reap benefits that were never dreamed of.

Geneva, Ind.. June 6—Otto Bohls, C. Stalter and one or two other oil men, iett- here today for the oil i fields of the Indian Territory, where thej will remain for several months, and p-ihaps until fall. Sometime ago Miss lea Bickey was badly barrel abo at the face with steam, an t although at the time of the accident no one thought that tie injuri- s would p jve serious. yet later develop nents have proven th it one of her eyes is pro bably very btdly injured and may be destroyed. She went to Fort ' Wayne today for the purpise, of having her eye examined by a specialist and if necessary she will undergo an operation. The farmers about Geneva are working for all there is in it just now. Tie last week has bs.cn very favorablelor them and the rain on Sunday and the shower this morn- ,■ ing keeps the ground in good working condition. The wheat looks very promising, and there is a very fair outlook for a good yield *

of corn, even if it. did planted a secund tune. 6 Drs. Brayton ana \V WII '■ the older physicians of expect to leave here ing the latter part of the former going up into ‘ the latter with his nephe’^*’ l l Indianapolis, will l uCilta ln fort, Indiana. Geneva, Ind , J ane 1 Teeple, the 15-yea--old son~~ f ,f?B| Teeple, of this p| aC e, was bit- "B a dug Tuesday, and now 'i Wl '?,'B left arm in a sling r 0 remj of the fact. Merrill w*., a sale at the Ed P.,nti a ,' short distance from here, he was he Bk JB and petted an old dog that ■ staying about the plaoe. Th.rW -howed no signs of being made no objection tj being until Merrill started to lea Vew l then the animal .-Hupped at catZß hie left arm, just at the a- t a t | Had it not been for the Let t J the dog's teeth were wots 7B the wrist would have been ttnß tnrough, and even as it j 8 t rl flesh is badly torn. Medicalrß tention was summoned at aud the injury dre--ed. the bones, it is tnought. injured, and it is very probzbkH that nothing serious will rei ZH from the bite. ■ Miss Iva Buckley, the young who was so badiv burned aboutthil face and head bv steam a siaj time ago. and win went to Fittl Wayne Tuesday ’ a ist in regard to her eves, will have to under..-; an operation. 1B is too late. rSlie will lose the sewH of sight iu her left eye enuteljß but her right eye, it is kheniß will be all right. S Th* Hfiiteil Babira of Parti. I The written law provides for child in France that the govenmuM supplement the h one eilucation uM when necessary repine it retiftljß but as a matter of f ■.> t 'i.-‘rearescmß of children, iu e-: o iallr. have shaken free of their parratifl been cast off by them and rcto littfl vagabond existem - moving hide seek with the officers of the Among this band : .e (oir.'iiotiestM sense is beggiru. i,. :- -• i.er.i. is some older per-mn bmk -f thewii® lug specimens one meets vithonl® streets. Tbe fruitful incomes in fl® profession are obtained ■ niy thus® children. During ti e nighti test® New Year's and < 'hristums a bib)<B long clothes, especriily if it dtlia® looking, rents for ns Inch asssot|® .His brothers and sister® from oat® Bve years old bring S-'. while older are worth a dm..-.* un days.—Harper’s Magazine. f What a Hana May Meat. B In cli uiy’experii tiees and thougW® i *m conscious of a Land. touches tae. whai-vev t. ills me. 11® a hand that touches tne In tbefldj and that touch is my reality. 1® might as well say that a sight rt® makes you gi.iu <r a blow which MJ® tbe stinging tears to your eye* H J real as to say that those are unreal which 1 have accumfljl® by means of touch. The ''.elicaietM® hie of a butterfly's wings in my wj tbe soft petals of i i-lets curing lb cool folds of their leaves or W® i sweet'v '••.it of tbe meadow grass.® clear, firm on-line off:. < andlimh® smooth arch of a bsrse's neikaM*® velvety touch of his ojse-all and a thousand resultnnt which take shape in my triad. «*■ tute my world.—Helen Keller ”■ tury. ■

The tail Recourse. “No ■work." said tte m:!D "L •and not a thing In the house# What shall we do?" ‘•There Is nothing for us to*; plied bls wife, "but to take u> era.' —PhiladelDtia Ledger. gANK STATEMENT W. H Niblick Pre* « K v : * e ° - R.B Alh..n.v v r--Report of the coi- 1 County Bank at Dei-a'ic- p U siae»' a >ate of Indiana, at thee. -cot Msjfi. WOS. RESOCKtss. ■ Loan* and rtiK.ou.ite. o’ . Uveruratrs. - >ther stocks. bt-tids arc :. <» ■( B nKlng house I* Other real estate (3 Furniture and tixtur-s i# Current ex!>< n-es It* Interest paid ...a-i* Due from ban »s ’ Cash on hand -; il 33 Cash items ‘ < fit*’ Total liabilitiesCapital stock paid in ■ i'J Surplus fund S Cndir-ded profits . Discount exchange and mte » L> r.dends Unpaid . u , luu i dep'-eits on demur. t! i» •• Cert, or deposits ou de nd State of Indiana. Count v f I. RK. Allison, ' a-h'er v -„. tar tW’ County Bank, do aLvve etaumeot ie tru » L i-i- o 5 l,f \ K K * Subscribed and sworn to day of J one .5.1905. sotarvW BURT MANGO lC ' OENTIST sff ll . SOUTH SECONO ST. , J| PHONE 463 DRI