Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 29 March 1906 — Page 4

THE ■JEMOCRAT IVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY liw G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER fi.X PBE YEAR INADVANCK. ■atered at tie pc?" S.-en pecatvr.lndlaaa as seojnd-ciaM mail matter. "IfHCIAL PAPER OF ADAMS GOUNIY THURSDAY MAR. 29.190*5. Hon. S. M. Ralston predicts that the signs of political times are pointing directly to Bryan or Folk, and in this prognostication Mr. Ralston is correct, as he usually is. It ca nbe plainly seen that it a third man would come out for the nomination— a man of ability and character—in whom the people could trust, Mr. Cromer and Mr. Stilwell would both be defeated.— Berne Witness. John Isenberger. the North Manchester candidate for treasurer of state before the coming democratic state convention, is getting alive to his candidacy by addressing personal letters to many democrats ©ver the state. Owing to the extreme oold of the pa=t several weeks, the g. o. p. of Delaware county have postponed their county primary indefinitely. It is thought that perhaps May er June might furnish suitable signs for such an outdoor day of political amusement. The democrats are unusually interested in this republican congressional campa'gn. Over a hundred democrats and only about two or three dczen republicans were assembled in the Schua hail Tuesday evening to hear the Hon. Horace C. Stilwell —Ber ne Witness. John Terhune gave evidences yesterday of having profited by the chastisement given him by his associates on the state committee This may be just a bluff however, and at the next meeting he may be ready to deliver another job lot of gold bricks. Just wait. Representative Watson, who is a member cf the ways and means committee, announces that the committee will undoubtedly reprt a bill takine 'he *ax off of denaturalized alcohol. He thinks the sub committee wi’l be ready to rep rt a bill within tw weeks. The s-n---ate committee on finance is also working on bill of the same character. W. J Myers is circuiting a petition addressed to Senator Albert J. Beveridge, favoring the proposed legislation cf the removal of the ie«6nue tax from denaturalized alcohol. Such congressional action would indicate to the world at large that the Uni’ed Stares government was on the side of temperance and not the saloon. I* would also re move a tax from a useful commodity, whch is used the world over, and congress should pass the bill

Major Steele, an old soldier and a man who has given the beet part of a life time to the interests of his country t ae well as his political party, has been called down by the president and his cabinet for mixing in polities while serving 'the government. Cortelyou, Taft and the rest of the propaganda can work perniciously in politics and draw their salary without interference. The old soldiers should ponder well the friends at conrt in their party. Not one thing has been done bv the district committee stands, but they are to meet at some out-of-the-way place some time soon »nd frame up some new rules and reg illations, and above all they are to make it appear to the dear people that Mr. Cromer is gettng all the best of the deal. Jnst how to do that they have not agreed upon yet. and for that reason the deal has been delayed until some future date when the weather will agree with the feolmgs of the TerhuneStilwell crowd.-Bluffton Banner. The Randolph county democrats did the handsome Saturday, by the endorsement of Judge Richard K Erwin Ju-cge the- -upretr.e court. It was their county convention and they placed before the people a complete county ticket and reorganized their county committee by the e'ection of Editor fiind«!ey as chairman. Mr. |Hinds ey not only clean news

paper but he is a hard worker in their campaigns. The R»ndo!ph I county democrats are also going to boost the Hon. Fred S. Caldwell f?r the democratic nomination for ecu gress. and in this they are pay ing | tribute to a most worthy, honorable I and distinguished citzen, and also a man who would grace the halls ci , congress and be a credit tathe electorate of the eighth congressional; district. - ' The Delegates. Berne. Ind.. March - ' — The democratic central committee met here today. Nearly every member was present and the session was an en thusia.-tic one. The assessments for the campaign were fixed and other important business transacted. Delegates were chosen tJ ! the state and congressional conv nations as follows: STATE DELEGATES. Union township, A. J. Bentz, del agate, Fred Koldewey. alternate;! Root township. Frank McConnell, delegate, C. W. Bucher, alternate: Preble township J. C. Grandstaff delegate. H. L. Buuck, alternate; K rkland township, O. Straub, delegate. Wm Adler, alternate; Washington township, Michael M:..er, delegate, B F. Briener. ake-nate: St. Mary's township. J. W. Viazrd, delegate, John Barcne, alternate: Blue Creek, township. Geo, Meyers, delegate, J. M Fore man, alternate; Mource township Gerry Martz, delegate. Wm, Baumgartner. alternate: French township, H. O. Grove, delegate, John P. Steiner, alternate; Hartford, township, Samuel Oplinger. dele gate. G. W Gentis, alternate: Wabash township W. W. Briggs, delegate, P. A. Macklin, alternate: Jefferson township. W. V. Buckmaster. delegate. J. M. Duff, alternate; Decatur—First ward, L. G. Effingham, de.egate. C. O. France alternate; second ward, B. J. Terveer, delegate, Roy Archbold, alternate: third ward. J. W. Tyndall, delegate, L. A. Holthouse, alternate. CONGRESSIONAL Union township. S. Fleming, delegate W. T. Barkley, alternate; Riot township, C. W. Bucher, delegate, Abe Bjeh. alternate Preble township, David Werling. delegate >D. J. Dilling, alternate; Kirkland, ! Wm. Adler, delegate, Joe Crum, alternate; Washington township, F i Davis, delegate, T. J. Durkin, al ternate St. Mary's township, Elzey ■ Jackson, delegate, J. D. Winans, alternate Blue Creek township .John Duer, delegate. Dye Fergu!son, alternate; Monroe, town shir, J. A. Hendricks, delegate, C. C. Beer. alternate: Berne, Wm Sohugg, delegate, E. Frarz, alternate; French township. James Wolfe, delegate, J. C. Augsbnrger, alternate Hartford township, Wm. Shoemaker, delegate. Eugene Lind sey, alternate; Wabash township. Samuel Hirschy, delegate, Robert Kerr, alternate: Jeffersoo township, James Kinney, delegate. Martin Reif, alternate: Decatur. Dore B. Erwin, delegate, J. W. Bosse, alternate.

To Prison, «v United Preaa Newt Association. Indianapolis, March 28.—Special Judge McCullough today denied ex Auditor Sherrick a new trial. The latter now goes to the Michigan City penitentiary. At least fifty thousand citizens have affixed their signatories to the petition for Sherrick s pardon. Judge McCullough said he didn't believe the men who made tbe statements concerning Juror Heid, who is alleged to have stated an opinion as to Sherrick's guilt before his acceptance as a juror. Heid today denied the story that he was drunk when accepted on the jury. However, he refused to discuss the matter at length. TAKE A TRIP WEST. Special Inducements this Season. Spend your vacation on the Pacific Coast or in almost any of the western states this summer at low eost. Round trip excursion tickets via Rock Island System are on sale certain dates thro out the summer. You go out via Colorado, visiting Yellow Stone Park and returning southern route byway of El Paso, or visa versa. A long run limit and cheap rates for side trips to every point of interest, full particulars literature and Rock Island folder, from John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Ma tagerßock Island System, Chicago

COURT NOTES A report of the sale of real estate involved in the case of Uriah E. Cramer et al vs Ciroline Cra-ier et al. partition suit, was tiled and confirmed and the deed approved. Jerry Swank, guardian for Drox ev Heimberger. filed current report in probate court which was approved. The Arthur C Fust ease, a pet; tion for a divorce, reached here Monday on change of venue from the Allen circuit court. Tae paper? were numerous and voiuaainous. it requiring a good sired box to ship them in. If the case comes to trial it will, no doubt, prove a loog and tedious one. Judge LaFollette of the Jay cir cuit court at Portland, Monday rendered his decision in the Berne saloon cases of Nichols, nunzicker and Sprnnger, holding toe remonstrances good. J. T. (Merryman. representing the petitioners, and D. D. Heller for the remon sbraters, were preseat. The case will likely be appealed to the su preme court. Attorney Dore B. Erwin has filed a suit entitled Charles Passwater vs Walter Hakes, for the possession of real estate and $1 damages. Hokes is a renter on Pass water s farm in Blue Creek township and the latter want? possession of said farm.

Upon swcrn affidavit of information from Frank Mirch, Presecutcr Moran has filed cases in circuit ccnrt charging George W Cocper of Geneva, with conducting a gamtlreg roc tn srd operating a slot machine. Warrants *ere is sued returnable at once, the bond in the cases being fixed by the court at KOO. City cf Decatur v= S G Humph reys, on account. >SO, defendant ruled to answer second paragraph cf complaint within five days. In the Abraham Rawley estate the property in inventory, less than 4500, was ordered «t iff to the widow. A marria. e license was issued *' Oliver E. King, an oil well dr. r cf Beckford Ohio, and Miss C':ra M. Wocdwari -f Geneva. Judge Erwin was at Huntington today as a witness in the Weston care and consequently this morning s session of court here was a short one. In the case cf Eli Merryman, administrator of the Molile Lyons estate, vs the City of Fort Wayne, tried in Allen county last week, the plaintiff was given a verdict for fI,KO. The suit was for 110,000. Cottrell &■ Franz as attorneys fcr plaintiff, fi.ed a suit entitled Arthur Aamsworth vs Clark B. Fink, suit on contract, demand 1199.22. Jacob H. Zshr et al vs John C. Manlar, replevin suit, dismissed at cost cf plaintiff as per written agreement tiled. Jacob E. Martin vs lew F. Smit >y*et al, appearance by Luiz, Smith and Moran for Rost E Smitley and Joseph M. Minch, trustee. Ruled to answer The case of William Hall vs John R Reiff et al, suit on note, demand 1150, was tried today before the jury The case was concluded and went to the jury at 3 o'clock this afternoon. William Drew and L. C- DeVoss represented the plaintiff and Jacob Butcher and J. T. Merryman the defendants The case aaginst Sherman Lich tenbarger, charged with larceny, has been dismissed and defendant discharged. The will cf Jacob does was probated this afternoon. He bequeathed al] his property, both real and personal, to his wife. Catherine Close, after the payment of debts and funeral expenses. The will was writiten March 25, 1900. The viewers on the Eckrote ex ten sion number one have filed their report with the auditor. The .cost is estimated at ,$3.931.13, and the length is given as something over a mile. The viewers were D. F. Fugate, and Peter J Bryan. Surveyor Baumgartner has filed a federal surety bond in the sum of five thousand dollars. The bond is given as engineer on Monroe Township Central macadam road exten sion two. ’ At the surveyors 'office today a hearing was given on the Durbin

and Duer ditch, which traverses a portion ci Monrce and Blue Creek •... wnstips The assessment**' ■ agreed to. and the ditch w..l be ; cleaned as soon as the weather per mi’s The treasurer's office was doirg business today, many taking ad. vantage of being in town to pay ' their spring installment <f taxes. Peter Heiman was rustling with a macidam road extension petition, which will reach the ptoper period of • resentment to the I- *rd c: commissioners at their May session. Next Monday will b? thehig day. at whiah time the ce mmissioners , will meet in their April session. 1 Macadam road improvement will be the big card and plenty of people . will be on hand to (push their particular road. Union township taxpayers still wear the belt as being the first on hand to satisfy the records at the treasurer's office. L p to this time more from U oion than any other township have paid up their spring installment. Squire F. S.jArmantrout of Ge neva. was admitted as a member of the Adams county bar. his examination being conducted by John C. Moran, D. >nd D. D Heller. Joseph D. Beery by his attorneys, Peterson <Sr Moran and’C. J Lotz filed a suit for divorce from his wife. Anna C. 'Beery. The com plaint says that they were married May 12. 19C3, and lived tegether until March 21, 1905, when returning from a two or three days business trip, was informed by his wife that she had goods away and would no longer live with him. Afterwards they "made up but two weeks later Mr. Beery again had her husband's furniture , moved out and she shortly afterward moved to Marion, where she has since resided. The jury in the case of William Hall vs John H Reiff 'and Henry Albison. suit on note 1150, returnel a verdict at 7 o'clock last evenJ I * ing. findirg for the defendant. This morning L. C. DeVoss and William Drew, attorneys for plaintiff, filed a motion for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was not sustained by the law or ‘ the evidence. Judge Erwin promp ly sustained 'he motion and grant- * *d a new trial. Acceding to the 1 complaint ana cross complaint, ore - ?.decr the other is entitled to a ' judgment. The jury, it seems, misunderstood the facts in the case.

William J. Slattery vs Angola Oil company, foreclosure of chattel mortgage. *350, motion to stiike out part of defendant's answer overruled, demurrer filed by plaintiff overruled, general denial filed. ; Set for trial Wednesday April 4. James H. Wilty vs Pierce Oil & I Gas company et al, motion to strike iou part of receiver’s answer overI ruled, demurrer filed. Mrs. Colchin. guardian for Agnes iColchinand three other children, | filed a petition for an order to sell real estate, petition was granted and P. K. Kinney and Peter Forbing were appointed appraisers. A marriage license was issued to 'Charles A. Romine, a telephone ’lineman, and Miss Nellie Engle, both of Berne. The jury in the case of the state vs James Richards, which retired at noon yestterday returned aver idiot at 8 o'clock this morning, after being out twenty hours, finding the defendant guilty of petit larceny. Richards was charged with stealing quite a quantity of pork meat from , tbe smoke house at the home of Mrs. Mary Gould, three years ago. Richards is a nephew of Fred Richards, who was recently paroled from a life sentence at Michigan City. Mrs. Blazer and her son, Fred, who were the principal wit nesses against Jim, are daughter and grandson of Fred Richards. Youne Fred testified that he was with Jim and helped him carry the meat home. It seems to have baen i a kind of family racket. The (jury's verdict means a sentence of | one to three years at Michigan I Citv, unless a new trial is granted, which will be asked by the de- : fend ant. Fifty-ight names are affixed to the petition filed by C H. Oettiug ' for a macadam road on the line separating Allen and Adams coun- ; ties. The road is about one mile in length, and will oome up under a iepeoial act oi the legislature enacted for building county line roads. 1

' HOME - -Jt-- -fe5 SWEET HOME Do You Care to be Your Own Landlord? wJi recently listed some valuable location-, in both city and ‘ \mong the farm lands are tracts of 160, 120, 100, V P^? P 4O arid acres, on the gravel pike and stone roads. We ' 4 ° c - t a on Monroe St. 9th., 10th„ nth, 13th., hH'e ako citj and%oo and good properties on Grant. Line. Mercer * ■ ' 100, ■ 'KOO. H-50. swim >. «850, and 5m fyiomegood p^perti 6B in Geneva, Ind. We have a lilt of other properties on the market. No charge for adSsing prepertles if left on the market for the time listed. THE SNOW AGENCY -PHONE 230. Decatur, Ind.

David Meshberger et al, are re-, 1 sponsible for another macadam road petition in Hartford township, and is eitensijn number two to the Jimtown pike. On March 1 the auditor takes the 1 surplus dog fund and distributes it | Ito the township school fund. This | year there was |614 suiplus, and after deducing an overdratt of |32 !in S' Mary’s and sl9 in Jefferson, iit loft $563 to disfibute. Out ol this amount Union gets $28.86, Root $27.97, Preble $29.67, Kirkland 42' 19. Washington S4O 01, St. Mary's $28.86. Biue Creek s2' 42, Monroe s‘>l.93. French $30.48, Hart I ford $31.96, Wabash $47.34, Jefferson $31.52, Decatur S9O 75, Geneva .827 45, Berne $29.38. A. P. Beatty, attorney for plaintiff. filed a suit this afternoon en-1 ‘itled Electric Appliance company vs Ctiy of Decatur, demand $l5O. I The suit is on city orders issued December 8, 1904, for electric sup-! I plies. The plaintiff company is Ic-: cated in Illinois. The treasurer s office is rather quiet these winter days, the people ciliing there to piy taxes not being up to the usual number. This all means a rush later on. The floor in the auditor's office' will soon be covered with lineolenm, arrangements to this effect : being under way. Contract fcr I same was given Niblick & Co. who will lay it at once. A muniage license was issued today to Benjamin Shell of this city, and Lucy Brothers cf Bobo.

GENEVA NEWS Gene *a, Ind., Match 26. —The marriage of Miss Frances Pomeroy DeCou. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Theron DeCou of Briant to Dr. O. M. Graham of this phoe, was solemnized at the home of the bride parents Saturday evening at 8 oolock. The ceremony, the simple and impressive ring service, was performed by the Rev Dr. Line cf Portland, and was witnessea by about fifty of the immediate relatives and friends of the bride and groom. Tne couple was unattend ed and the ceremony that made the twain one was very beautiful. The home was tastefully deocrated with cut flowers and sprigs of green which only added to the attractiveness of the pretty home. Immediately following the ceremony, after the congratulations had been given, an elegant luncheon was served the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Graham were the recip ients of many beautiful and useful presen-s which will go to complete the little home which Dr. Graham has furnished for his bride. They will reside in the Bnettle cottage just west of the high school building in Butcher street. Both Dr. and Mrs. Graham are very popular young people who will recieve

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a warm welcome into Geneva. We extend to them our heartiest oongratulations and wishes for a long and happy life and also the oon. gratulations of all Geneva people. Geneva, Ind., March 27.—Dr. Ford's party cf Geneva people bound tor South Dakota, left here this mcrining, some *o make their future home in that state and others simply for a little prospecting or pleasure trip. Among the members of the putty were: A. C. Ford, Jno. Gerber, Rachel Ford, Will Hilton, O. B. Ford, Edgar French, Clara Ford. Harriet French, W. E. Ford, Emanuel Hilt hoy Juday, Floyd Smith, Otto Baumgartner. Dr. Ford has been in ! South Dakota several times and was so taken with that country that he interested these po p’.e and this party is the result. Indianapolis, March 27.—Owing to an opinion of Attorney General C. W. Miller, some of the Indiana life insurance companies will have to revise the list of securities that they have on file in the auoitoi of state's office. This ruling wai itc the effect that commuted pre 1 mium policy loans should not M I deposited :n this office as part ol the legal reserve required by law lif s*ueh loans were in excess ol , the reserve value cf the pchas in question. Some cf the Jca companies in writing buisne-s oat ed policies back seven years s that the insured would get tbi benefit of the youngei age Fo these seven years the oompanie took the note of the insured, hoid ing that note as a lien against th policy in question. The companie 1 f iliowing this practice then deposit * ■ ed the note in the auditor of state ! I office as part to their legal reservi Now the attorney general held tbi while these notes were to beaciep s ed by the auditor s office if the i I were not in excess of the reset’ : (Value, they are not to be aeoepte s if they are in such excess.. Andoa f | Indiana company has a large pi I of its deposit in these excess Icani -:These loans are gradually beu> 1 cleaned out of the cffice now by« ! companies in question, and diff 1 1 ! ert end better fecuT’.t'.es subs . tu*ed. All this is b°ing dore quit i lv so tha* the standing of the « piny is not jeoparded, as might -|if publicity was given to the a •company especially. Its natu« not being used. s You’ll hear a man say, doesn't pay to advertise that, as appeals to jtoo etna., a c i aS! 1 j people." And yet when the e | man loses his bunch of keys 0 l rushes to the’newspaper with * l ' y jad, although he knows that in e whole wide world there is 011 - one person who can possibly be . liuenced by his lost ad- - dictory. isn't it ?—Omaha '^ Qt i Herald.