Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1905 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVERT THURSDAY MOBXIXO BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER •1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE, laiered at the postoffice at Decatur.lndlana as second-class mail matte. BFFICIALTaPER OF ADAMS COUNTY? THURSDAY OCT. 12, 1905. FREE SILVER ECHO, In his testimony in the insurance investigation now in progress in New York, President McCall of the New Yotk Life Insurance company referred to his campaign contribution to the republican committee in 1896 and said: “I felt that if free silver in the country was approved, and that if Bryan were elected president, we might as well close up the shutters on the New York Life Insurance company’s doors. Knowing that, and bepeving it, in 1896, I consented to a payment to defeat free silver—not to defeat the democratic party, but to defeat this free silver heresy, and’l thank God that I did it.” President McCall's reference to the Almighty serves to recall to thousands of American citizens the “thanks” offered up by another man a long time ago. The historical reference to the other man, may be found in the eighteenth chapter of the gospel of St. Lak?, beginning with the tenth verse: “Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a pharisee and the other a publican. The pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself. God I thank thee that 1 am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all I possess”—Commoner.

The big life insurance companies seem to have adopted as a "side line” the insuring of political elections. Too late to move from one pr ecinct to another and vote at the city election November 7. The thirty days’ time limit expired Sunday. A "square deal" at ejection time has a new meaning since the recent testimony about contributions from life insurance companies has been made public. The statement contributed to CoJ. Watterson that "a first-class man cannot go to congress on <SOOO a year, suggests the query, "are congressmen not first class men or are they doing what they cannot afford?” Walter Wellman, Washington correspondent for the Chicago Rec ord-Herald, telegraphs his paper that senators and congressmen returning to Washington report that the people everywhere are aroused at the increased cost of living and that the republican leaders believe their party is in danger unless the tariff is revised before dull times come again. New life was injected into the cause as championed by the antiCromer republicans by the appearance in the city of Hon. Theodore Roosevelt Shookney, the kingbee among the anti's in the eighth co ngressional district. It takes but little to aronse the fighting spirit of these who hive pledged their filth to the cause thev have fou?ht so long in Vila. Tas glad band fom Mr. Shocknev have brought from a hundred different holes determination to do cr die. It all insures the eighth district of another warm time when it comes to selecting delegates or to determine who shall be the g. o. p. nominee for congress.

The empty honor of a nomination for mayor of the city of Decatur is now being considered by the Cromer and anti-Cromer elements of the g. o. p. While the fight is under cover, yet the lid springs sufficient to permit the casual ob server to see that harmony is coming in chunks. Both elements desire to herald such a nomination as a victory for or against Congressman Cromer. The great moralists of the republican party and also the great financiers and businest elements of that party will make this nomination solely on the grounds as to whether the successful candidate is for or ferninst Mr. Cromer. The democratic voter should begin now to get wi-e and not be taken in later on by the r assumption that there is no politic• in t'f.3 oioction.

JUDGE DAILY IS DEAD Well Known Jurist Passes Away at His Home in Bluffton. Bluffton, Ind., Oct. 9—Judge Joseph Dailey, one of the leading citizens of this place and one of the tbest known lawyers of Indiana died at 6:55 o'olockMonday morning from heart trouble. The news has shocked the community and the sad news can scarcely be realized ty the hundreds of friends and admirers of the learned man. He had ■ been in good health and was assisting in the Sanderson murder trial. He spent a comfortable night and arose at his usual hour this morning, dressed hismelf and went down ; stairs. Shortly afterward he complained of a pain in the region of | bis heart and sent word to his j partners that he was going to rest ; and would not attempt to go into ■ court until Tuesday. He walked : into the kitchen and seated himself in a rocking chair, while his ■ wife prepared his breakfast. A •

moment later Mrs. Dailey heard a peculiar noise and turnine saw her husband collapse in his chair. Another instant and life was extinct. Mrs. Dailey and the only daughter. Blanche, were with him at the last moment. Besides these he leaves, three sons, Frank and Charles, lawyers and Lewis, a dentist. Owing to his prominence as a citizen and attorney, court adjourned indefinitely. Judge Dailey was well known in this city, having frequently been called here to assist in rhe trials of important cases and his kindly smile was always welcome. He was perhaps the most popular visiting attorney known in Decatur and the news of his death was a severe shock to the hundreds who knew him. Robert S. Peterson, president of the Adams county bar, has callea a meeting of the association f >r Tuesday morning at >:3O at the court room, when arrangements will be completed for attending the funeral services. Hon. Joseph S Dailey was born in Wells county. May 31. 1844, the son of James and Lydia Dailey. He was educated in the Bluffton schools and Indiana University at Bloomington, graduating from th? latter in 1866. and immediatelz entering upon his career as a lawyer at BJufftcu. The following year he was elected district attorney for the counties of Adams. Allen. Hunt ington and We.ls counties. In 1868 he was elected prosecuting attorney for the tenth judicial district, comprised of Adams. Allen, Wells, Huntington and Whitley counties, and was re-elected in 1870, 1872 and 1874. He served in the fiftyfirst Indiana general assembly in 1879. In 1888 he was chosen judge of the twenty-eighth judicial circuit composed of Huntington and Wells county, the district being changed during his term to Wells and Blackford counties. In July 1893 Judge Dailey >was appoinetd to the supreme bench by Governor Matthews to fill the unexpired term of Judge Olds who resigned. Re served in that position and with great credit until January 7, 1895. He was renominated by his party, but defeated in the landslide of 1894. Returning home he formed a partnership in the law business with his son Frank and Hid. Abe Simmons, the firm being known as Dailey, Simmons & Dailey, wh'ch continued until his death. He was a noble citizen, a splendid lawyer and a man beloved by all who knew him.

BAR RESOLUTIONS. The Adams County Bir association met again yesterday and adopted the report of the committee on resolutions. President Petersen presided. The arrangement committee reported that they had ordered a suitable floral emblem. The resolutions were as follows: Decatur, Ind., Oct. 11, 1905 Resolutions of the Adams County Bar, on the death of Judge Joseph S. Dailey, of Bluffton, Indiana. Asa Bar we are grieved to learn of the sudden death of our brother. In the prime of life, at high tide of mental strength and legal culture, this able jurist has been stricken with death, and we sincerely lament his departure. In this unxepected and nnthought of early death of Judge Daily, we are reminded of the extremely pre-c-.rious and uncertain tenure o' hu-

i man life, and how soon strength I and vigor of mind and body, like the morning mist, may pass away. As a Bar we are reminded, too,of the exalted official positions held and occupied by Judge Dailey; and I how with persistent, gentlemanly ' bearing, personal integrity, proI fessional courtesy and unusual ieI gal skill and probity, he faithfully ! discharged every duty these honorable stations enjoined upon him. Judge Dailev was a man of the clearest conception of right; of un sullied integrity; fraternal, kind and considerate in his relations with his fellows. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we sorrow with his oereaved family and friends, and we commiserate the Wells County bar, and our own as well, where Judge Dailey was personally known by us all and universally loved, that this honest, faithful and conscientious judge has died. Be it further Resolved, That a page of the order book of the A data s circuit court be dedicated to the record of these resolutions; that the memory of our deceased brother may be perpetuated, and that a copy thereof be given to the family of the deceased. Daniel D. Heller. Richard K. Erwin. James T. Merryman, Committee. Tomorrow morning a steeple climber will arrive in this city and commence the work of scaling the Catholic church steeple, where he will repaint and regild the large cross. This feat has not been accomplsihed for a number cf years and will be a difficult one to perform. A real queen is a girl who looks just as good in a 50 cent tailor made suit, feels just as much at home playing with the little children as she doss playing the piano; whistles the same tune patching socks as she does doing fancy work; cooks just as good a meal for the family as she does for companv; and talks just as well on the topics of the day as she can about the neighbors: has the same smile on her face on washdays as she has on Sundays.

A very pleasant event was that of the twenty-first- birthday ann: versary of Charlotte Reinking of I Union township. About forty j young people gathered in the afternoon. and among the invited guests were Miss Elizabeth and Martin Heckman of Freidheim. and Mrs. Herman, John and Miss Rieka Heuer of Root township. The afernoon and evening was sp?it in music and various games until a late hour. Miss Reinking was the recipient of several valuable presents. John Dann owed Joe Dann and Joe Dunn dunned John Dunn, and John Dunn said if Joe Dunn had not done what he done it need not have been done, and Joe Dunn said if John Dann had done what he said he would have done: if he hadn’t done what he done, there would have been no dunning done. And what Joe Dann done, he done to get a settlement with John Dunn and that not being done he might as wed not bave aone what he done in dunning John Dunn. After all that was done there was nothing done. Last Wednesday Jack Butler and Sylvester Graner had a dispute as to who was the fastest corn cutter, and agreed to settle the same at the Heller farm for a side bet of <25. The money was put up and the men started in. Butler winning his record being 105 shocks in nine hours and fifty-four minutes. Garner’s record was somewhat less. Five witnesses, including Andrew Welfley, Lawrence France, Sylvester Garner, Miss Garner and Miss Butler were present and will testify to the truthfulness of the above statement. ■ Lima, Ohio, Oct. 6—By the indictments returned by the grand jury here yesterday is broken up, it is believed, the bold band of horse thieves which’pillaged northwestern Ohio, especially throughout Paulding, Van Wert, Putnam, Aaglaze, Hardin, and Logan countes, and Adame, Jay and Allen county in Indiana, through the months of August and September, successfully stealing a score of animals and disopsing of them to innccent purchasers throughout this section. William Nichols, a former penitentiary convict, beleived to be the ringleader is indicted, together with Charles Cramer and Martin Leigh. Nichols was caught‘‘with the goods un him,” and made a confession.

GENEVA LETTER Services for Little Norman Shaner Remains Taken to Pennsylvania.— Typhoid Fever Situation BetterSons of Veterans Give Bean Supper. Special Correspondence. Geneva, Ind.. Oct. 11—The remains of litde Norman Shoner, who was killed Monday evening by being J thrown off and run over by a car on the Grand Rapids railroad, were takeujto Franklin, Pa., Tuesday afternoon, where interment will be made, this being the former i home of the family. Short services were held at the home here Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Wells of the Methcdist church conducted the ' brief, but impressive service, and a large number of the friends and neighbors of tne grief-stricken family were in attendance. Th? order of Sons of Veterans held the boards here last evening and entertained the public at a bean supper. Despite the inclement weather here were many who braved the elements, and went to the Masonic banquet hall and were filled up on beans and other things. The order realized quite a nice little sum from their supper and would have made more had the weather not interferred. There seems to be quite an im- ' provement in the typhoid fever | situation here. There have been no new cases reported for some I days and all who are sick are on the road to recovery. The physicians believe that as the cooler weather comes on the disease will gradually disappear, and as it has ' been in an extremely mild form tais season, they do not anticipate I much more trouble with it. Geneva, Ind., October s—Judging from the signs of the time theie will te some very tall hustling ai a nard work done by the candidates for town offices here before election day. This campaign promises to be decidedly lively and will close a whirl if present indications count for anything. All the men nominated on both tickets are good, ieiiable and steady men and all have hosts of friends who will work hard for them. A person glancing in the window at the Geneva bank might easily imagine he was at a county fair again, for there are immense pumpkins, big apples and pears, some monster ears of corn, a few very large beets and giant in the vegetable and cereal lines. Ail these were raised by farmers near Geneva and are on display for the purpose of showing what kind of crops grow in the best county in the state.

There were fifteen couples in attendance at the dance given Thursday evening, and there were fifteen couples who declared that they “just had a dandy time.” Worley Reiff was on the music end of the affair and was compelled to do an encore after each dance. The weather was ideal for a dance and everybody felt like and did have a good time. Geneva. Ind., O3tober 7.—lt is understood that the Shamrock hotel is to undergo some very extensive improvements before it is again occupied. C. D. Porter, the owner of the building, is contemplating on installing a staam heating sy stem as one of the improvements. There are not many hotel buildings in towns the size of this that are fitted out with these systems and this alone will be a draw - ing card to the traveling public and knights uf_the grip. Then to, it is said, the interior of the building is to be rearranged to some extent, and with the addition of new piiut and frescoing will present an excellent appearance and will be as neat a little place as one could wish for. It is understood that several parties are figuring to get the hotel. Readers of the Democrat will remember the account of a fire at the i Amos Leichty home, three miles . nerhteast of here, about three

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weeks ago, when the house and everything in it was completely destroyed and the family, being away at the time of the fire, was left in destitute circumstances. There was no insurance and the fathe", mother and nine little children had not a thing they could call their own save the clothes they wore. They were left to the mercies of their friends and neighbors. who. since the lire, have proven that they were the best friends and neighbors a person could have, for they have helped the unfortunate Leichty family in many substantial ways, and often. Mr. and Mrs. Leichty and children are now at the home of the former’s parents, west of Linn Grove, and last Sunday the congregation of the Amish church, near there, made up a very snug little purse for them. A moving picture show is holding forth here, giving the first show Friday evening, and a “repeater” tonight. The show is given under a mammoth canvass pavillion and moving pictures, which are very good, are guaranteed to hurt your eyes, a little bit. There was a rather good-sized crowd attended the show last evening anl the fellow made expanses all right, for when he saw he was not going to have any too large an audience, he doubled up on his price of admission. He would probably have larger crowds if he would put up three or four stoves in his tent and serve hot coffee or chocolate or—well everybody doesn't like it and anyway it would make people see more pictures than they had paid to see.

Geneva, Ind., Oct 10—One of the most horrible and one of the sadest accidents that has ever happened in this place occurred Monday evening, about five o'clock., when Norman, the little five-year-old son of i Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shaner, was almost crushed under the wheels of 1 a freight car, being injured so badly that death relieved the little i sufferer of his pain a s seven o'clock, two hours after the accident. The little fellow and his playmate, Rex Haviland, were playing on a string of flat cars near the Grand Rapids railroad stockyards, and within sight of his home. The southbound s witch train was working in the yards at the time. The train was to pick up the string of cars the boys were on, but there were several box cars on the same track and these prevented the trainmen from seeing the boys and warning them. When the engine struck the cars the jar caused Norman to lose his balance and as he was near the end of the car he fell between it and the next oar and before he could get out the wheels caught him and literally crushed him. Mrs. Backey, a neighbor, saw the accident, and ran to where the little form lay bleeding. She gathered the poor little fellow in her arms and waited for one of the trainmen, who too late, had seen the accident. He came with a cushion taken from the caboose and on this rude stretcher carried the little one home. When the mother saw them coming and saw her boy lying there crushed and bleeding, the shock to her was something terrible, and for a time it was feared she could not stand it. Her agonized cries will ring in the ears of j i those who heard them forever.

She was crazed with her awful ' grief. Drs. Collins, Swartz, Aspy and Mattox were summoned to the home at once, but as soon as they arrived they said that Norman would die. An examination show, ed that the right limb was crushed ; off at the hip and part of the nip J was a mass of bone and flesh. The left limb was crushed between the ankle and knee and there were other injuries on the body and without doubt there were internal injuries. It was thought best to perform an operation at once and the remains of the right limb were amputated and the other injuries dressed. The lad came from under the effects of the anesthetic nicely, but the physicians saw only too plainly that he could not withstand the shock. At seven o'clock Norman died. D. E. Shaner, the father, is an oil man. and was looking after business matters near Chattanooga and Wren, Ohio, Monday, and for a time it was impossibla to tiad him. Liter in the evening word reached him and Arch Hardison started after him in his automobile. The happening cast a gloom over the entire town last evening for the family is well known here and Norman, who was known bv many, was a favorite of all. The sincerest sympathy of the community is extendi d to the bereaved father, mother and little sister and brother and the kind friends are doing everything possible to help them in their hour of sorrow and grief. The Shamrock hotel was vacated last Saturday, and for the first time in its history is without a tenant. Mrs. Carpenter who has charge of it moved into the Wegmiller property corner of Railroad and Shackley streets, where she has arranged to cater to the traveling trade in the way of giving rooms and meals. The traveling men aie given the use of the sample rooms in the hotel when necessary. Mr Porter is contemplating installing a steam heating plant for the hotel before it is occupied again. At present G •n-.ivs is without a hotel and this c rr.idvisa deplorable condition of affairs and we hope it will not be long.—Geneva Herald. ■■l■ - ■ — SIMPLE REMEDY FOR CATARRH Just Breathe Hyomei Four Times a Day and Be Cured. If a few years ago someone had said you can cure catarrh by breat iugair cnarged with a healing balsafflj the idea would have been ridicul, and it remained for that eminent . vestigator, R. T. Booth, to discover i Hyomei this method of cure. Hyomei has preformed almost m aculous cures of catarrh, and is K" • recognized by leading members o medical profession as the only a< tised remedy that can be relied upo to do just wnat it claims, plete outfit cf Hyomei costs M-O '■ consists of an inhaler, a medi dropper, and a bottle of Hyomei. Bieathe Hyomei through the for a few minutes four times a.• and it will cure the worst case o arrh. It soothes and heals the K v . membrane of the air passagesi p ents irritation and effects aco P and lasting cure. , _.n In Decatur there are scores , known people who have been eu catarrh by Hyomei. If Cq. cure you, The Holthouse r , will return the money y° u p '. aD This is the strongest evidence be offered as to their faith m t edy.