Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1905 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVTHV THURSDAY MORXIXG BY lew g. ellingham, publisher HOOPER YEAR IN ADVANCE. filtered it the pcstoffice at Decatur.lndiana as second-class mall matte OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1905. PRIMARY ELECTIONNotice is hereby given that the City Democra tic Central Commit tee has set Tuesday, September 19, 1905, as the date for holding a primary election for the nomination for Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, one councilman for the first ward, one councilman the second ward, one councilman for the third ward, two councilmen-at-large. The voting place in the first ward will be at Linn & Patton's shop, second ward, in the court house basement : third ward Peoples & Holthouse livery barn. The polls will open at six o'clock in the morning and close at six o'clock in the evening. All democrats are invited t) participate in this primary election. CALVIN MILLER, Chairman. BRYAN IS GREAT. “I want to make my position perfectly clear. I want to say to you that not only am I not announcing a candidacy, but am not permitting a candidacy. ” In these words Wm. J. Bryan administered a check to the entnusiasm which, at the Jefferson club banquet given tonight in Mr. Bryan's honor greeted the speeches advocating his nomination for the third time for president. There had been warm words of praise for Mr. Bryan, particularly from former Congressman Ollie M. James, of Kentucky, and Judge J. B. Tarvin of Covington, Ky., who tad declared unqualified for Mr. Bryan as the democratic nominee for president in 1908. “I am not now. - ’ said Mr. Bryan, “a candidate for any office. I have never sad that I wo aid never again be a candidate for office, but I want to sav now that talk of candidacy for office does not affect me as it once did. I believe that my place in history will be determined noby what the people are able to do v for me, but by what I am able t f? r the people. I think it is now soon to choose a COdiuSte -. 7 president, to make the race thre* years from now; it is too early t. -»iedge ourselves to any one man I trust that before the time corner to name a man for rhe next presi dential race, light may be thrown upon our pi’hway that a man may be chosen who is best able to do foi the party more thai I have yet been able to do,”

Bryan has again been t lasted as the noblest Roman of them all. Ta? titla fits and is ban ning to this great democratic leader. Tea qnesti >n of the hoar among dem >nriG i< to j nomination of r good business council, and at tbs sarte time the nomination of i ticket whose election will be u--questioned. Bit two mote dty remain to solve the problem, anc this is plenty of time. Get gooc men ani also good candidates The trick is easv. The city conned rtfa«M the school b aid th- levy they aske> for. thirty-'wo cents f- r tuition and thirty-seven cents f r special school po’p ses. This refusal ha? caused the school board to desirt an explanation cf their position, the levy asked for this year being a reduction of one cent from last year Last year however, they had a library tax of three cents. b*t this goes to the Carnegie library now. Toe schools still have a library of two thousand volumes and they are ccrop-lkd to emplov a and supply teacoer the same a« before, and in consequence their expense is as great as formerly. The b ard were xigbt in asking fur a sufficient levy to meet their expenses for the coming year, and the taxpayers have discovered that it is cheaper to raise sufficient taxes to pay cash for this expense than it is to pay it anyway with the added six per cent interest to the banks, on unpaid orders. The city council themselves have certainly had sufficient experience with this method of doing business, to know how unprofitable it is.

Now is the time to even up your ' and give vent to your personal estimation of any candidate. Fight ’er out good and hard and get ready for the big. show in Njvember. The city central committee will permit no names to be print xl on the democratic primary ticket, whose assessment is not paid Friday. The few days intervening should be busy ones for the hosts of. democracy, that four time winners may be named. If the democrats expect to be successful at the coming city election. they must see to it that candidates nominated for the various offices pre such men as have the confidence of the people and the voters. Nov is the time to settle all such disputes, and to this end the next ten days should be busy ones for the democrats of the city. Prospective candidates for favors at neat Tuesday's primary, who have been mentioned somewhat promiscuous since yesterday are J. C. Patterson for city clerk; Jacob Martin and John Stults for councilmen in the second ward, and Judge Henry Lankenau for councilman at large. Still there are some who insist that there is no; interest in the coming primaiy. This is the week for the democrats to solve the problem of city | officers. This election is for four years, and the democrats have a clear cut majority of the electorate, and it is the duty now to choose and select those democrats who can be elected. Sentiment and personal friendship is not a matter of consideration. The election of the nominees is of vast importance to the democratic party, and such nominees only should -elected as will carry their party strength. '

This city is entitled to gcod business ability in her council and in the m nagement of her city affairs. Now is the time to get just such men as ought to be councilmen, and who after their nomination can cany sufficient votes to he elected There is no use wasting time with nominations that are is disfavor. Get wise and get good men for council and those too who will carry the election. That will be good busi -ess judgment and it is excellent politics. This is no time for fcalish svnti-neat Tne announcement column has frown some and this afternoon presents two cat dilates for mayor -I Burt L-nhart and Mayor Coffee nd two candidates for OOttneilmei o the first ward. I-aac Chronisto' .nd Albert Buhler. Ohters men ticned are Charles Christe n in the bird ward, Charlie V-glewede i. be second. M. Burns and T. H Ernst as councilmen at large. Avet Albert Buhler is the only mem ier of the present council who ha: announced his name, although th ither democratic members are ex pected to.get into the game long before the finish.

The nomination of a good business council next Tuesday means hat a clean slate will be elected ii November. Tnis election is for oar years—a long time. Toe demxsrats have a majority and are er fled to the sinews of war eman&t•ng fr >m tbese four years of cfficiaife. They can have them bv nominating men who are known t< ia e ability and will exercise it it he mangnement of the city’s iffaira. It is time for the demerats to awaken to the importance of this election. Let's fight •hi’ out and get ready to elec’ every democrat that is nominated

The nutter of le vying a genera} tax for the use atd protection of p-operty from fire, and also a general tax for street lights, is in *verv sense equitable and right, and should have been in force th?se many years. Every property owner should j ay his proportion of the taxes, and he should pay his share fur all benefits affcrdeu, and the only just way is by general taxation. Ever since the waterworks and e ectric light plant has oeen established, the aif erent councils have expected the users of light and water to pay sufficient money for the privileges to make the plant self sustaining, and at the same time pay for the {rotection of fire and stree light. It is unjust on its face. Let every fellow pay the fiddler.

Friday is the last day lor candidates to pay their assessments. If you want to get your name wiitten there do not delay. The annual income cf ex-Presi-dent Grover C lo veland is said not Ito exceed < 12,uu0. That of William Jennings * Bryan is stated to bo 121,000. Both are comfortably situated and amply able to keep the wolf from their doors.—South Bend Time%. It will grieve Congressman Cromer to learn that there is no improvement in the manners of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. A year or two ago Mr. Cromer made a speech in congress in which he inveighed strongly against the habit the District of ; Columbia and the two surrounding states had of gobbling the positions in the departments at Washington and keeping away from the pie counter mere modest and more de serving people such as. for example, the politicians from Indiana. Mr. Cromer will be amazed and disgusted when he learns from the follow ing table, obtained today at the civil service commission, how the porcine propensity is still manifesting itself in incarante form in and around the city of Washington : Number Number State. entitled, received. Excess. Indiana 252 282 30 Maryland 119 296 177 Virginia 185 288 103 Dis. of Col 28 746 718 WAR ECHOS

Tokio, Sept. 13— Althcugh generally speaking quiet has been restored throughout the empire, several small disturbances have been reported. It is said that a jackie aboard the Mikassa. who turned fanatic when he heard the peace terms, set fire to the ship and died as a fanatical martyr. The navy department has given no further statement so far as to the cause. St. Petersburg, Sept. 13—Wealthy Jews here and at Moscow and Kish neff have amarsed a large sum to purchase a memorial gift to presem to President Re. seveil fur bringing about peace. They think this movemeat Wl*l uplift the lives cf Russian Je xS. Oyster Bay, 6ept. 13--The president today gave cut the wording f; the telegram received from M Witte, just before he sailed. Tees-i day, in which Witte suys: “T e ‘ president and people of Amer: a will be held dear in our Russian hearts forever." T kit, Sept. 13—Admiral Togo vas not on the il -fated Miks’sa vhich sank Monday. Lidziapudze. Manchuria. 8-pt. ' 13—Whatever may be the feeling- • of the Russians and Japanese regarding the conclusion of the war. there is one class of people who welcome it. Tnis is the Chinese cn whose lands the war was fought for eignteen months. Today the | reads are filled around here with happv, smiling Chinese men and women, eld and young in clumsy oart«. bringing back their belongings to the old homes, Washington. V. C., Sept. 1? Secretary of th? Interior Hitchcock t'iiy announced that employees if the pension office hereafter will b» placed cn the p n’ion li« after thirty years' service, and will dr»w fiftv collars per month for life. Young men will take their places n the office.

Van Wert, Sept. 13—Burglars made a successful rail early this turning on Sy die's grocery store, where ’hey dynamited the safe and secured over >6OO in cash and two io d watches. Is is believed six men did the work, but there is no clue, though they are supposed to be professional criminals who are here on account of this being fair week. Sy die’s is the largest retail grocery in this city and does an enormous business. especially so this week during the fair. Indiana pelts, Sept. 13—rlt is given ontfthis morning that at a meeting of the stockholders of the American National bank this afternoon, it was decided to increase the capi’al s v’k a half million dollars and with the money thus obtained to purchase the old Indianapo't« pcstofflee buildingffor a new and peri manent home.l It is located at tl e corner offPennsyi vania and Mark t streets, ana will make the fin-'st btrk tri’dirg u 'be state.

Oyster Bay. Sept. 13—Baren Rosen, the Russian ambassador, arrived at noon from New Yorfc and lunched with the president. He said his visit had nothing to do i with the peace terms. Indianapolis, S?pt. 13—Governor Hanley ha« started in earnest to fight the cinder twine tru-t Hani? found arrangements cculd be made for such a factory at the Michigan Citv prion, then he visited Guv. Hoch of Kansas and found that a similar oonoern was working satisfactorily there. Returning home he cabed the prison board together and laid his plan before them. Actual work has begun and the governor says he will sell twine to the farmers practically at cost.

Resolutions. A member of Majella Council. No. 72, D. of P. In the priovdence of God it seemeth good that aeaih should come to one and all cf his children. It has been said and with apparent i.truthfulness that "death loves a shining mark. Whereas, one again we journey along the trail tnrough th° forest of life, has the Great Spirt summined one of our sisters to sit in the council around the council tire, which in the “happy hunting grounds" burneth inferever in ; righteousness. Resolved, That as the spirit of darkness has gone abroad its mantle over us all, and we must bow in humble submission to Him who rules the forest of life, we desire to i voice our sorrow and grief at the i Joss we have sustained bf the death of our sister. Amanda J. Buhler. Resolved. That in cherishing her memory we recommend that a ■ memorial page be set aside in the records of our council proceedings for the inscription of these resolutions: also a copy cf the same be furnished to the family cf our deceased sister, and to each of the daily papers tn the city Florence Biin, Carrie Sutherland, Luiu Corua. Committee. Linn Grove. Mrs. Albert Chrisman is seriously sick. Arnold Ashleman was at Decatur Tuesday on business. Mi«s Nona Hcffman is at Blufftun iLUs week visiting rr lends. Albert Chrisman and wife were a' Mai ion last week visiting frie .Is. William Anierson. who was bad--1 • injured by his engine breaking • r ugh a bridge is improving. Mi-sT..lie Schlaughenhauf was at Bluffton Tuesday attending the wedding of Miss Jennie Beller. William Judd and family m > v ed into the Ehrhart property, and are now citizens of Wed Linn Greve. D. F. Hoffman and family were a* Montpelier Sunday visiting with Mrs. Huffman's sister. Mrs. Lem Boyd. Mrs. Doorndes and daughter. Katherine, of Chicago, are visiting J bn Hoffman and • family and ctaer relatives. Marion French and wife, J. E. Beiberstine and George Slaw son left Tuesday morning for the summer resorts of Michigan. Merlin M Dunbar, has been attending the Indiana university at Bloomington, returned home Friday for a vacation cf one week John Augsburger and John Simson have each improved the appearance of their property by building new porches to their homes.

THE AVERAGE BOY. One Woman Sums Ip Hia tttitudo Toward Hia Mother. In t.t.ng .ssue with a senoolmann who said that when a boy thought much vs a teacher it counted, while the girl pupil’s professed f..viriship was only skin deep, a Howard mother who has both > --n and daughter touches up boy in this fashion: "The average boy kx-ks on his mother as a slave, a drudge a person to work for him. to be growled at, to be ashamed of and pushed eside when be gets old enough to look out for himself. The average girl, though sbe may be spoiled, selfish aid at times ungrateful. turns to mo‘her for comfort, for advice, and whet needed is kind, considerate and heip*uh Some time ago I ; worked hard to ci .-e my boy and girl a treat. They were away from home fcr a few days and I fixed up each one’s room with new curtains, new carpets and a lot of new things for their shelves, tables and dressers. My little girl was so delighted that she could scarcely contain herself. My s>a never noticed the things and never expressed a word of thanks when his attention was finally called to them. I have talked with other mothers and almost without exception their experience is the same. The daughters are the kindest and most grateful, while the boys exact the most attention, help the least and cause us the most worry and heartaches.—Kansas City Journal.

COCRT NEWS Charles and Floyd Leßrun Sentenced — Must Go to Jeffersonville.—John Stetler Given Light Sentence.-Dore B. Erwin to Assist Prosecute Thomas. Charley ;and Floyd Leßrun, who plead guilty a few days ago to having stolen six sheep, were yesterday morning sentenced by Judge Erwin to terms of from one to three years in the Jeffersonville reformatory, and will be taken away in a few days. The boys say they bad been d~inkm/~'when* they committed thT”deed~~buF~this is a psor excuse to offer to a emit. Floyd Leßrun, who is better known as “Toot, is“quite - popular a substitute member of the base ball teamfand was foFa y ear or more an 'employe at the”~city electric station. Chauncey and John Stetler, the buvs charged with stealing beer and cigars fro-u John Keller and who were found ever to court, appeared this morning. John plead guilty and was fined a dolLr and sent to jail one day. He exone rated Chauncey who was discharged.

Tne Waiiace Huston rape case. . which was Stt !■ r trial next Wed- ! nesday was continued upon motion by the defendant. Wi.liard McConnehey. charged with petit larcenv. was discharged, his brother testifying that he did the work alone. la the case : the state vs Ira Thomas, charged with abortion. Prosecutor M -an asked for assistance in the trial cf the case and the court appont’d Dore B. Erwin. The trial is set for next Monday. Toe case cf John Fex vs James L Gay. administrator of the estate cf Jessie A. Futrman. C;aim <B- - heard this morning, but the court has no: given his decision. G ittlieh F Ger'jer vs Peter Soldner. administrator of Christian Zehli, submitted. finding for plaintiff in the sum cf <24. amount ; asked. Svi.u-1 D >ak vs John B. Dent et ai, finding that plaintiff is owner of the one-f jurth of real estate des- ; cribed in oomplaint and property I ordered sold. J. F. Snow apuointed commissioner. Attorneys Jacob Butcher and Merryman <fc Sutton filed a new case Saturday, Madora Triplettjvs Rhoda Rockwood. It is a suit on a |250 note given August 21, less than a month ago. The sum of <3OO is demanded. Albert Cardie, defendant in a divorce case, was not present, either in person or by attorney this mornmg, when the summons was returnable, and prosecutor Moran was ordered to answer for him. Florence E. Warner vs B. W. i Oakley et al, quiet title, finding that plaintiff is owner in fee simple of two-thirds of lots 8 to 14. Pleasant Mills. Portion ordered by sale. J. W. Teepie appointed commissioner under <2500 bond. John Rex vs James L. Gay, administrator of Jesse Fuhrman estate.“claim <BB, set for trial WedAttorney Peterson ’filed adiv orce case’this afternoon entitled Amanda Belm vs Samuel Helm. They were married December 12, 19C2, and lived together only six weeks, when the defendant abandoned his wife, and has since failed t o'live with or provide for her. Mrs. Helm asks for a decree ot divorce and such alimony as the court may deem just and right. Christian F. Biebeieick vs Frederick Koldeway, suit for appointment of guardian, was heard this morning. Mr. Koldeway is an old man ana his four score years has slightly enfeebled his mind. Christian Eichhoff was appointed guardian and his bond fixed at <ISOO. N:>ah Beberstine h’ed’an affidavit in circuit court Thursday morning, charging Jacob Augsterger with prov< ke. According tn the papers,

the affair, which causes the ]« suit is an old one, having occurred July 22, 1904. and the complain fails to sa v just why it has been stirred up after so long a s! However, this is probaidy no one's business, and tie trial win be furthc eming iu due Ouufte of tiaj e no doubt. Harvey Sprague, the barber Thursday tiled an affidavit and in’ formation with Prosecutor John (_’ Moran, charging one John Hudson with stealing eight dollars in cash from Randall Sprague hst night. A bench warrant for Hudson’s ar rest was issued at once, and he win have to answer a charge of laioeny Randall Sprague is Hudson's stepfather and the theft was committed at the old man's house. The case of the state vs Fred Chronister. Otto Harb, Durbin Harb and Louis Biggs, tiled before 'Squire S one a few dais ago, has been transferred to the juvenile court probation officer and filed in circuit court, the boys being under fifteen rears of age. The boys were arrested on an affilavit by Detective Charles \V. Fenstemaker. who charges them with stealing a case of oooonuts from the Chicago &- Erie railroad. Merryman & Button filed a new divorce case in court Thursday entitled Mary J. Like vs Henry Lake. The parties lived in Blue Creek township where they were married in January, 1902. However, their married bliss continued only about a y?ar, when Henry abandoned bis wife and has ever since failed to provide for her. fle

I has since located in Whitley county, and the summons was ordered to the sheriff of that county Mrs. Like asks for alimony and her : former name. Nancv J. Myers. Attorney D ore B. Erwin representing the Bank of Berne, filed a suit against the Monroe school township, demanding <2,000. Complaint on township order and for money loaned to pay indebtedness. The complaint says that on Februaryl9o4. John J. Soldner, trustee and Silas Sprunger, John J Hisrchy and James K. Martz, his advisory looard, contracted with Fred Hoff man to build a new school house at District No. 4, in Monroe township, for <3.395. The building was erected accuruing to the plans, but the board was short of money, <1 800 to him. ai d to buy furniture and furnace This amount was borrowed from the Bank of Berne. Ii the [ meantime Mr. Ssldner's term of • office has expired and Jacob Huser, who succeeded him. has refused to pay said debt, claiming that the i warrant when delivered to him was I not regularly signed by all the members of the advisory board . Elward Magner vs Malinda Magner, petition for guardian, finding that defendant is a person of unsound mind. Charles Lea appointed guardian under bond of <SOO. Abel J. Hawk et al vs V. E. Hawk et al, partition suit, report of full payment of purchase money for sale of land, filed and approved. State vs Noah Beberstein, assault and batery, plea of guilty entered, fined three dollars and costs. Criminal cases were filed against John Hudson for petit laarceny and Jacob Augsburger for criminal provocation. Andy McConnehey plead guilty before Judge Erwin Tuesday to the charge of having stolen sheep pelts Trona the J >hn Frisiager farm. He told a very plausible story, however, saying that Mr. Buck, who lives on the Frisinger farm, had owed him on an exchange of labor, and he took the pelts to even up with him. Owing to the fact that he has already served fifty-two days in jail, he was gi r en a light sentence of ten days in jail and a fine of five dollars. Andy says his brothers had nothing to do with the theft. Sommers Kermerk. lawyers of Fort Wayne, filed a suit in court here Tuesday entitled Williaid O. Smith and Elmer E. Morris vs Henry Weber. Tae plaintiffs are physicians, who reside at Hoagland. Allen county, while the de ! fendant is a resident of this county ' j and the suit demands <99 and in- ’ terest from July 19. l q o4. for ser ‘ I vioes rendered to Mr. Weber am 1 family from February 2, 1904, to f June 24, 1904. - t i State vs Logansport Wabash Valllay Gas company, service ordere j for defendant. _ , Continued on Eighth Pag®*