Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1906 — Page 5

ia* Mi» Carrie Jtcops of VanWert, <jn Jhio, is in the city the guest of M flends. It j" John and Arthur Streit left tothe Jay for Oklahoma, after making a & ; »leasant visist here with friends Io Jcth formerly resided in this city, i . E. F France left last evening • »t;or Muskogee, I. T., where he w. will remain during the coming ..rear and engage in the manufao- >- ure of ice cream. He spent the :vinter here with friends. > Will Edington left today for pleasant Mills, where he will re t:i main until his health improves. He had been working at the Burt : Hotel in the capacity of porter, but was forced to resign upon the ad vice of his physician. ’’‘V Mrs. Albert Butler received word 4 ‘ Monday from Mansfield Ohio, ihat ~ her sister, Mrs. August Striet, was in a very serious condition and .... could not possibly get well, and that if she desired to see her alive, to come at once. Mrs. Butler left this afternoon over the Erie. Mrs. Striet is also a sister of Joseph . Mann, The following named persons have paid their delinquent taxes and their names should not appear in the delinquent tax list : Harriett C. Hart, Root township; John Eley, Root township Marens G. and J. S. Bailey, St. Marys township : James E. Heath. St. Marys township; L. N. Stahl, Monroe township: Beni. Sprunger, Berne; Jno. Brenner, Wabash township: Jno. B. Okely, Jefferson township; Ida A. Baxter, Decatur: Lewis C. Fisher, Decatur: international B. & L., Geneva; Fannie M. Geneva; E M. and Rod u r ' Lindsey, Hartford township. A serious fire cocr.rred at 'I Sohumm, Ohio, a little village just H across the state line about ten miles east of here,at four o’clock yesterdy morning, when a big elevator own ed by the Rockford Milling ccm pany was totally destroyed, together with all machinerv and grain, entiailing a less of about >IO,OOO. The cause is unknown and the flames had quite a stars before discovered, it requiring great efforts of the volunteer department to save surrounding property. The building and machinery were probably worth >5.C00 or >6,000 and the building contained 7,000 bushels of corn, wheat and cats, the estimated value of which is between >4,C00 and >5,000. The firm carried about >4,000 insurance in a Van Wert agency and if this is sallied promptly may rebuild. No other property was destroyed. The elevator was the chief industry of tie town and the loss is a very severe one.

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Frank Miller, who for the past several years has been driving bus for the Murray Hotel, will leave this evening for Bluffton where he has accepted a similar position with Harry Deam. Four Decatur young men are ‘ cast ing up" a school of learning, in which telepraphy, stenography, drawing etc., will be taught, and while it will be somewhat compact at the beginning, the four “professors” ’have within them the required talent to add one story after another, until the school becomes a “sky-scraper,” with Morse-Pittman-Gibson roof thereon, Developments are awaited. William Fornedeld was down street Tuesday morning for the first time in six weeks, and certainly looks the worse for his battle against the attack of blood poison that he has been suffering’from. He states that he is feeling some better and that his arm is gradually getting better. His trip down street this morning was merly to consult with his physician and have his arm dressed. Oliver Sheets has sued the Chicago and Erie railroad company for two hundred and fifty-two dollar for the loss of two head of cattle and injuries to others shipped from Wren to Cincinnati. Mr. Sheets' petition recites that a car load of cattle was consigned to the company for shipment to Cincin nati, byway of the Cincinnati Northern route, but the defendants after permitting animals to remain on a side track for eighteen hours, carried them over some other rou*-e and caused an unreas enable delay in their arrival at the Cincinnati market. That two of the animals were missing and the others were bruised and otherwise damaged when they finally reached their destination.—VanWert Bulletin. Creditors of A. F. Norton were unable to agree on a settlement of nis affairs at the meeting of the three trustees at Marion. The total indebtedness amounts to >28,000 and of this amount all but >6,000 agreed to settle at thirty cents on the dollar without forcing Mr. Nor ton into bankruptcy. The creditors representing the >6,000 are wholesale houses who want to put Norton out of business and prefer to lose the whole an’'" 1 ’” rather than'let him coniinue . and on aocount of them it is doubtful whether any settlement outside of o'Urt can be made. If Mr. Norton’s affairs are carried through the courts creditors will get considerable less than thirty cents on ,he dollar. The trustees adjourned sine die and what the next step will be is not known. Nell Todd is practical.? in charge of the Gold Mine grocery at Bluffton as he is one of the trutees of Noiton’s affairs. | The store is directly in charge cf .Mrs. Frank Willis of Hartford City, the cashier, and the money is deposited in the bank every night. It is only a question of time until the store will have to close unless I some disposition of the owners’ affairs is made, as the stock is being exhausted and no one has powei to purchase. Nel is running the store as Christ would run it. He sells no tobacco and pays the clerks every night. While the county assessor is not required to hunt for the omitted property itself, he is required to hunt and search through the county records for the evidence of such omission, the information thereof, in other words, and this is just what the relators were em ployed to do, and which the an swer says they did do. They were employed to do services, which, in the plamest terms, the law has called tpen the county assessor, ■and by this employment a large I part of the public revenue is bar gained away. It is the spirit of our laws to collect from the people only such sniounl of money by taxation as may be sufficient to a certain and oeonomicsl support of the government in all its branches, and to require the strictest accountability therefor. The law has provided for officers and public servants having to do with the levy and collection of taxes at a fixed salary, depending in no degree upon the amount of taxes actually collected. We think such a system of farming out the collecton of public revenues under oir cumstances presented in this case is contrary to sound policy, and should not be tolerated. —Judge Paulus in’ease of Workman & Co. vs auditor of Grant county.

George W. Steele who served in congress eighteen years and was defeated for a tenth term by F red Landis two years ago, wants to represent the Eleventh dietriot again and will probably be a ernUidate against Landis. Dr. Good of Warren, hss'gone out of the race and Huntington county and Grant would support Steele practically giving him the nomination. Steeie now holds a good federal job, governor of the Soldier'shome at Marion, and in all has been in the government about thirty-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Hart enjoyed dinner Tuesday with Grandpa Samuel Kunkle of near Monmouth the occasion being Mrs. Hart’s eighty-second birthday. A feature of the day was a walking race after dinner, the contestants being Mr. Hart and Mr. Kunkle, each cf whom is nearing the eighty-five year mark. They waited a distance of 160 rods, Mr. Kunkle doing the stunt in 16% minutes, with Mr. Hart a half minute behind. The day was enjoyed by the trio of pioneers exceedingly well. Mrs. W. S. Hughes, assisted by Mrs. Ora France and Miss Jennie Congleton, arranged a very pleasant surprise on her d inghter, Mrs. Clark Coverdale, last night. The guests were entertained with music and games. Miss Marguerite Hughes served refreshments during the evening. Mrs. Coverdale and ohiildren will leave in a few days for Arkansas, where they will make their future home. Mr. Coverdale has located a shingle factory at that place and they will make that their Lome for the present. Last night's affair was delightful and will long be remembered by these present, The masquerade club of rural route nine met Tuesday evening in social session with Misses Ola and Etta Gaunt and a most enjoyable time was had. Each member was permitted to invite a certain number of their friends and the evening was made merry. Games, music and other pastimes were indulged in until a late hour when a two course luncheon was served, after which the guests ‘departed voting Misses Ola and Etta as charming intertainers. The club will meet tomorrow evening with Miss Eva seven thirty o’clock and all members are requested to be present. ~ Amos a young man from Moo roe, was arrested Monday evening on an affidavit issued by William Ward, an employe of Loch, Dirkson & Company, on a charge of public intoxication. Young Andrews was arraigned before 'Squire Smith and here is where the fun commenced. Andrews employed a relative of his, by the name of John Andrews, who runs a saloon at Monroe, to defend him, while Prosecutor Moran locked after the state’s interest. The case progress- . ed along smoothly until the argc- | ments when John Andrews became so abusive to the court and those interested in’the case that ‘Squire Smith threatened at one time to confine him for contempt. The guilt of his client was so clearly proven that the court fined him a dollar and costs, ’ amounting to >930., which voung Andrews paid and was discharged. Other trouble may follow. People who have begun to bewai] the passing of the holidays have evidently forgotten that there are many important days not far ahe»d. among these days Being, firstly, groundhog day, and then the varying grades of importance are St. Valentines day, Lincolns birthday, St. Patricks day (in the morning}, all fools day and Easter Sunday and lastly in the immediate line of vision the birthday of the national independence, the Fourth of July. Goundhcg div however, is the dav to which ail eyes are turned just now. and February 2 is the bright patioular spot upon which all eyes are f>cussed. Up to this time there has been little of winter observable, autumn having loitered around the domain cf the white haired old king cf the north until the latter is almost a public scandal. But February 2 will be here presently, and then the matter of the farther stay of winter in this section or the immediate advent cf spring will be decided. Sanshine on the morning of that day means a shadow to put the grundhog in the hole for six weeks more, an I clouds will keep the wood chuck out for good and destfty the prestige .of Jack Ficet

Mrs. Ella Bell and daughter, Mar garet, Mrs A. Bell and daughter. Pansy, are spending the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kunkle. Judge Paulus of Marion, has rendered a decision that will practically put the tax ferret out ,of business He holds that the county commissioners have no right to employ experts or ferrets to look up sequestered taxes as such duty devolves upon the coun ty assessor, ana that if experts are employed it must be done by that official. The auidror, he holds, is bound to put on the duplicates sequestered taxes brought to his notice but he is not bound to look after such taxes. The decision was given in a suit filed by J. B. Workan, who operated in this county a year ago. Judge Fox of Richmond presided in circuit court Thursday and head arguments for a new trial in the Amacher dicth case. The addresses by the various attorneys were earnest and forceful appeals and the court listened attentively to each. He stated that the evidence that the ditch was of public utility was very meager and had the case been tried before him without jury should have found for the reraonsgtator, R. O. Johnson,but he could not bring himself to the point of setting aside the verdict of the jury. He accordingly overruled the mo tion for a new trial. The case will likely be appealed to the supreme court. The current number of the monthly bulletin of the State Board of Health, just issued, containing th result of the analysis of food and drug samples that have been made so far by the chemistry division of the State Labratory of Hygiene, under the direction of H. E. Barnard, state chemist. The results shown by the leport remind one of the stoiy of three flies that started out together to see the world. One stopped oy the wayside to taste a lump of sugar in a grocery store. The sugar was adulterated and the fly died. The second fly was tempted a little farther on by a jug cf molasses. It, too, was adulterated and the insect died. The third fly, despondent at the loss of its two friends, alight ed on some fly poison, determined to end all. But the poison also was adulterated and the fly in spite of itself grew fat and waxed strong in the land. The funeral serrvices of Herbert Colchin, who died Friday morning, were held at 8:30 o’clock Monday from the JSt. Mary’s Catholic church. The attendance was one of the largest that has attended a like service in years, which showed in what high esteem this young man was held. A special service was held by Fathers Wilken and I Staeger of this city, and Father I Eberle cf Portland, which is known as the solemn requiem mass, this bsing given boner of the deceased for the reason that he had acted in the capacity of aooylite, or service boy, for six years. The funeral address was delivered by Father Wilken, who spoke at length concerning the past life of the deceased and who portrayed the same in a jeautiful manner. In terment was made in the St. Jo seph cemetery. Tao fliral offerings were beautiful and profuse. A meeting of the directors of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association was held at Sheriff Butler,? office in this cityfThursday morning. Twenty-one of the twenty-four directors were present, and each seemed to take active interest in completing the early prliminaries for the b a «t -dr ever given here. President Tricker and vice-president M. u. Sm.th were among the absent and conse auent’y Harry Grove was chosen tc preside The meeting, was for tbs purpose of hearing reports on the i revision of the premium list. Tins was done and the reports all accept ed with a few cases. The premiums this year, will as heretofore, com. pose are with those offered at the best fairs in the country, anc should encourage everyone to oom pete fcr the priw. A new feature added is the offering for premiums to boys and girls between the ages of ten and eighteen for the bes exhibit of corn, oats, potatoes bread, butter, fowls, etc. It is be lieved this will create interes among the voung folks. It is as sured that this years fair is to b the lest er er given in the county

The Decatur [Egg Case company report a wholesale stealing of wood and kindling from their sac tory here. In one night a oord of wood and a load of kindling parted company with them in a manner not in keeping with the higher ideas 'of moral rectitude. Every night some wood is pilfereo, and they have reached the point where patience ceases to be any resemblance to virtue. A close watch will hereafter be kept upon the grounds and any one found transgressing will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The jury in the disbarment proceedings instituted against MayorSamuel Darrow’ of Laporte, Attor ney John W. Talboi of South Bend, and Herman W. Worden, city attorney of Laporte, and a law Mayor Darrow, returned a verdict finding Darrow and Talbot guilty of unprofessional conduct was charged, and acquit ting City Attorney Worden, of Laporte. The case was brought to ' this city on a change of venue. Judge James S. Dodge of Elkhart, returned to this’eity and summoned the jury, repeating orally his in structions. The jury again retired and reached an agreement within half an hour. An appeal will be filed. Three years ago John Richards, aged about thirty-five, broke into the smoke house of Mrs. Gould in Monroe township and stole two I dressed hogs. Immediately afterwards an affidavit was filed against Richards charging him with burglary and larceny. Deputy Sher iffs Butler and Fisher were sent out to make the arrests, but improved too slippery and got away. Since then he has escaped the clutches of the law, but yesterday Sheriff Barr of Portand, arrested him at Dunkirk. Sheriff Butler was notified and went down at midnight, returning with his prisoner this morning and be is now in jail. His trial will no doubt be called during the February term, and he will be called upon to ex plain his actions for eeveral ye«rs past. Cbewers of “scrap’’ tobacco are alarmed over a statement of a writer in the current number of the Medico-Legal Journal which contains an interesting article on “Scrap Tobacco as a Menace to the Public health.'’ The article is by Dr. D. D. Steven, cf New York. ‘Scrap tobacco” is the name given to cuttings and frvg ment of leaves discarded by work men in making 'cigars. Tn mostcigar factories this “scrap” falls to the floor. There it is trodden under foot. Fragments of food and other substances fall upon it. Sometimes when the aim cf the cigar maker is not good, he misses the cuspidor and his saliva falls upon the scrap. “All physicians, says Dr. S'.evens, “who make a specialty of mouth and thr:-at diseases have noted that in recent year there has been ,a marked increase in the number cf persons so affected. I am satisfied that a considerable proportion of this increase can he traced to the use of microbe laden tobacco, especially to the kind known as scrap tobacco. The board of oomm.ssciners, with County Attorney Luta, were at Portland Thursday, and by good business judgment saved Adams county a fifteen thousand dollars bridge expense. The big lob ditch in Jay county and part in this county being dredged, to the Wabash river, and from the point where it drains into the river the Wabash is being dredged to a point below Linn Grove.' This latter was necessary l in order to get a proper outlet. The whole undertaking is quite colossal and will cost >7O 000 or more. At Ceylon and at Jimstown the course of the river is changed and shortened. But the point in which the i commissioners and Adams county • were interested is in the four or i five bridges, all of which were too short after the streams were deepened and widened, up and which will necessitate new bridges and new abutments. This they man 1 aged to figure into the ocsis of construction and the contractor will rebuild them as such. The i bridge at Ceylon is the only one ; this county will have to figure in I the expense. Another bridge will be moved there, new abutments . made and the projier fill put in. t This will cost >SOO or >6OO, and is . pretty cheap, after thinking what 5 they might have had to pay had . I they been ‘ kepi r gon their right?.

Sheriff Butler received word last Saturday from Jeffersonville, stating “ that Otto Wells who was sent up from this county about a year ago had had the misfortune to Lave one of his eyes knocked out while attending to hie daily labors. The letter did not state how the accident happened. The Adams County Detective association held a special session Thursday and took in twenty two new members. About a hundred member were present and the meeting was a very interestingone. A number of topics were discussed and the routine business transacted. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Berne on lebruary 16. To is is the last of the special sessions after which meetings will be held only quarterly. The association continues to grow and will prove a protection to the members. Frank Richards, who resides on Sixth street, is at present having some'hing m re than his share of domestic tro. >les, and is just now the loser of i.is wife together with fiis ohilrder. Mr. k Richards some time ago ] rebased a farm in Michigan am; recently sold the same and returned to this city, On last Sat...-day he made a trip into Michigan to collect some notes and Wednesday night when he returned home he found the house all dark and cold and his wife and children gone. He at once commenced a search and was rewarded by finding a note on the dining room table say ng, “I have left you and have gone to Northern Michigan, where I expect to remain and if you ever desire to see your ohiL dren you will find them with me. I bear you no malice but cannot live with you and have hence taken this mode of leaving. Signed, Mrs. Richards.’’ This was certainly enough to tell the entire story, and from what Mr. Richards says they may remain in Michigan as he will not go after them. This is the second offense of this kind by Mrs, Richards and her husband’s patience has been taxed to the limit. The ()dd Fellows held a roll call meeting Monday night at their lodge room and from all reports it was the most successful meeting they havehela in years The meeting included every member of the order, and the lodge room was taxed to its capacity. A program had been arranged which included speeches and readings f-om different members of the erder. The roll was called by E. Burt Lenhart, after which Godfrey Caristen delivered an address on the subject, “Deceased Members.” L C. Miller read a piper on “The Ritual,” which was followed by an address by R. D. Patterson on “Charter Members.” L. C- Helm read an essay. General speeches were then made by the entire lodge, after which they closed in the usual form the surprise of the entire evening was then in store for the members, as the Daughters of Rebecca had planned an oyster supper, and immediately after the closing of the lodge, tae member? were invited in to the dining hsll and were served in a royal manner. The meeting was a success and may be repeated in the near future. 1 The teachers of Washington township met at district number three last Saturday. The institute was called to order by Chairman John Nelsen, teacher of the school, alter which the opening exercises were conducted, by the pupils of various districts.; Roll was called by the secretary and showed every ! teacher nresent. Disonsion of the* {‘New Harmony Movement’ and |‘Method of the Recitation,’ were ■ spirited and most interesting. At 12 o’clock the teacher led the way to the basement, a sumptuous dinner was awaiting them, of which over two hundred and fifty partook o. the delicious dainties famished by the ladies of the district. Pupils ,from all the schools of the township were well represented,Melvin Mallone taking *he lead, having a total of 28. The afternoon as given to the pupils of caiious districts of which music and a very interesting program was rendered, and an unusual good time prevailed throughout the dav. Tne teachers rendered a vote of thanks for the splendid dinner and the pstn ns and school officials rendered a vote of thanks for the great interest, manifested by the teachers of -Washington township who say this being the banner in - stitute. it was unoubtedly the largest yet held in Adams qc.unt’. resuming in a mental and enov’-’ilQ goed time fcr all.