Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1906 — Page 5

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■ makes a delivery here ■ H S Michaud Furnishes His Custom- ■ ers With Trees. ■ H. S. Michaud, of Berne, was mak- ■ ins'a delivery of fruit trees here Mon- ■ day. the delivery, including quite ■ a number of purchasers who are set- ■ ting out trees or shrubs. Thursday I he makes a delivery at Monroe, Fri- ■ ilav at Berne, Saturday at HoagI land, and Monday he will make a I second delivery here. Mr. Michaud I has been connected with this business I for a long number of years, and prac- | tically sells all the trees for the buyers along the Grand Rapids & Indi- ; ana. CAUGHT NAPPING BY MARSHAL Uttered Check Against G. E. Steele and Tried to Cash it —Check is Found in His Pocket. Marshal Green arrested Dick McKinney at 2:30 Friday after-noon for having in his possession a forged check. McKinney came here recently from Georgetown, Illinois, and had been staynig with his sister, Mrs, George E. Steele. This morning he went into the harness store of H. S. Porter and borrowed several blank Old Adams County Bank checks. One of these he dated April 12th, and filled out for SIO.OO, making it payable to himself and signed the name of his brother-in-law, G. E. Steele, to same. He tried to cash it at Porter’s and later at Lase Ellis’ saloon, but failed. Marshal Green heard of it, and this afternoon caught McKinney at the Steele home, where he was asleep. He searched him and found the check in his pocket and immedately took him to jail. Green telephoned to Steel, who said he had nut given McKinney a check. It is said McKinney visited here a year ago, and at that time forged a check on Steele, but the affair was hushed before an arrest was made. McKinney is a barber by trade and is twentytwo years old.

NERVOUS PEOPLE Something You Ought to Know. “No nerves and never irritable.” This is what our well known druggists, Smith, Yager & Falk, say people report after taking Vinol. “It is remarkable,” said a member of the above firm to the editor of the Democrat, “how many people buy sedatives and all sorts of opiates to quiet and deaden the nerves, when they are weakening their entire nervous system by doing so. “Nerve troubles are easily cured,” continued he. “It is simply a ease of treating the general weakness, not the nerves alone, and that is just ■what Vinol does in the most direct and simple manner possible. It cures nerve troubles because it builds one yp, and makes one strong all over. It invigorates the entire nervous system, makes new blood and vitality. “Vinol contains no drugs, and you know what you are taking—simply the medicinal curatives found in eod liver oil with a little organic iron added. It is fast superceding old forms °f eod liver oil and emulsions because it is so delicious to the taste and has such marvelous vitalizing power. “It is for this reason that we say to every nervous, run-down, and defoliated person in Decatur, try A inol, atul if it does not cure you come back and get your money.'' Smith, Anger & Falk, Druggists.

FROM MONROE TO ADAMS Spitting Ordinance Advanced to Final Reading—Other Business of Importance. The council met Tuesday evening in regular session with Mayor Coffee presiding and all councilmen present. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Clerk McFeely and were approved by the council and this distinguished body at once proceeded to get down to business. Several people who reside on Sawdust Avenue were present and laid a complaint in regard to a defective drain along that street and upon motion by Porter. this matter was referred to the city engineer, who was instructed to report back to the council. The bills of Fire Chief Helm were then read and upon a motion by Porter were allowed. with the exception of extra help, which is a direct violation of a city ordinance, which declares the city shall not be liable for any extra help during the progress of a tire. EE Sprunger, on behalf of the property owners on First street filed a petition before the council asking that First street be paved with modern paving block from Monroe to Adams streets, a distance of three squares. This petition was referred to the street committee. The spitting ordinance was then advanced to its second reading and carried, every member of the council voting in favor of the same. J. R. McFeely, the present clerk, then tendered his resignation to the council to take effect May first. His resignation was accepted. Teeple then moved that the retiring clerk be allowed his salary for the month of April, which motion carried. The Mayor then appointed (’. O .France, clerk elect, to fill out the unexpired term of Clerk McFeely, and upon a motion by Teeple the council ratified the appointment. The following bills were then allowed:

Charles Miller, hauling hose....J 2.50 H. M. DeVoss, labor 5-00 Dick Burrell, telephone 1.00 Standard Oil Co., oil , John McCrory, hauling hose.... JOO Home Fuel Co., coal IZS.jH Dan Bailor, labor 14.60 C. & E. It- R-. freight 14?-J4 John Thomas, hauling c0a1.... 4a.0l D. F. Teeple, drayage.... 4.32 L C. Helm, fire pay roll J 3.50 I. C. Helm, fire pay roll .... 40.00 L. G. Ellingham. printing IS-30 p J. Hvland, supplies »•« < \ N. Steel & Bro. supplies.... 26.25 Krick & Tyndall, labor 61.95 Krick & Tyndall, supplies 5.60 No other business coming before the council they adjourned to meet in continued session next 1 uesda.v evening, when objections on the north Second sreet petition for a brick street will be heard.

CHARLES B LANDIS PRESIDED The Eighth District Bags Three Candidates, Bingham, Monks and Fitzpatrick. * THE TICKET. * • • ♦ ■ • • Secretary of State —Fred Sims, • • Frankfort. _ „,,, , • Auditor of State —John C. BUI . • heimer, Washington. • • Treasurer of State —Oscar Had- * • lev. Plainfield. , . , • Clerk of the Supreme Court—- • Edward Fitzpatrick Portland * • Superintendent of Public In * » struction —Fasset A. Cotton, India- , ’ "“state’Geologist—W. S. Blatchley. • ’"state Statistician— Joseph Stubbs ; : James Bing- • : ha j m udg“s n of e the Supreme Court. . • First District —James H. Jo. dan. * : JIa iudge V of e the Supreme Court. . • Fourth District—Leander J. Monks, * • ".'"ppellate Judges Southern dis- • . C. C. Wadley of Pla.nfield. • and Ward H. Watson, of Charles- * ‘ Judges. Northern dis- * • trict—JM. Rabb. of Williamsport. * • Frank Roby, of Auburn, and Dan- • iel W. Comstock, of Richmond. &

MOTHER IS HEART BROKEN The Young Man’s Parents Wept Bitterly as Their Boy Was Lead Back to His Cell. A sad scene was enacted in the court room Tuesday, when Dick McKinney plead guilty to a charge of uttering a forged cheek and the judge fixed his punishment, as provided by law. from two to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory, fined him ten dollars and disfranchised him for three years. McKinney was arrested last Friday, for trying to cash a $lO check to which he had forged the name of G. E. Steele, his brother-in-law. When asked by the court this morning if he was ready to plead, he said: ‘•They found the check on me, and I guess there’s nothing to do but plead guilty.” Beside him sat his broken-hearted old mother and father and realizing the hopes for their boy were shattered, they broke down and wept bitterly. The eyes of the prisoner were also wet and there was not a dry eye in the court room as the lad was led back to jail, his parents following. McKinney is twenty-six years old, a barber by trade, and a cigarette fiend. During his four days in jail he has begged piteously for paper and tobacco to satisfy his eravings. He is a fine looking young man and may outlive his disgrace in time to come. Had many wayward boys witnessed the scene this mornng, they would have loved their mother more and would have learned a never-to-be-forgotten lesson.

LITTLE JESSIE DUTCHER DEAD Child Died of Whooping Cough at Bloomington. Jessie, the six-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dutcher, died at Bloomington, Indiana, Thursday. The child’s serious illness was mentioned in this paper last evening. The sad news wa-» received in a telegram to J. F. Evans, this morning. The child had been sick with whooping et'iigh for several weeks. Funeral services will be held at Bloomington either tomorrow or » Sunday. Mrs. Evans, of this city, left last night for Bloomington.

FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON Did Some Damage—Preble Township House Struck by Lightning. » The first storm of the season struck this community Friday afternoon about four o’clock and it was certainly a good starter. The wind was about as strong as has ever been felt here, the rain fell in sheets, and the thunder and lightning continued incessantly for half an hour. Considerable damage is reported from the country, where old buildings were blown down, fences, windmills, etc., damaged to a considerable extent. The home of Prof. Daunkoehler, a German school teacher, near Preble, was struck by lightning and the kitchen riddled. Mr. and Mrs. Daunkoehler had just stepped from the kitchen into the sitting room and their escape from instant death was a miraculous one. The damage to the house is about SIOO. Some damage was done at Steele’s Park* ijjliere the band stand was blown down and some of the other buildings were more or less damaged. The wind and rain began about two o’clock, and continued at intervals during today. As a result, the river is rising rapidly.

THE ERIE LETS OUT MORE MEN The Labor Force Reduced to Thirty Hours—Office Men Relieved. The visit of a patty of higher Erie officials to the city Wednesday was not without a purpose and not without results. Retrenchment seems to be the one policy of the Erie management and the cut made by officials left a still broader swath in the Huntington shops. Not stopping with a complete close-down, a cut to 50 hours a week and again to a thirty-hour working schedule wit, i two weeks, the present cut has reached the office forces of the mechanical department. Those affected were Ed Leverton of the master mechanic’s office, Loyal Dinins and Don Peden, day and night assistants in the engine dispatcher’s office, and Harry Sullivan has befti transferred from General Foreman Carrier’s office to the master mechanic’s office. Two clerks have been relieped from the Hammond offices. In the train dispatcher's office. Mr. Conlev has been let out and Mr. Carrick has been transferred to the yard office to relieve Mr. McGriff.—Huntington Herald.

ARBOR DAY IS NEXT FRIDAY State Superintendent Cotton Suggests a Program. Friday, April 20th, will be Arbor Day. There are two days thus set apart each year, the first being in October. Arbor day is not meant for observance by the schools alone, but in his proclamation the governor calls on cirzens to observe the day by the planting of trees and shrubs on,the grounds of the rubli? schools and public institutions, and along the public highways, as well as on the grounds of privae homes. The day is also designated as Bird day. Arbor day is observed chiefly by the public schools of the state. The country schools, as a rule, observe the day in October, and the city schools more general!; 7 the one in April, for the reason that the country schools are generally closed before the April date. Fassett A. Cotton, superintendent of publie instruction, suggests a program which includes the singing of America, devotional exercises, reading of the governor’s proclamation, a talk on ‘‘What Tree Planting Has Done for This School Building and Neighborhood,” a talk on ‘‘lndiana’s Forest Reservation,” ‘‘Birds That Nest in our Neighborhood,” ‘‘Plans for Inducing Birds to Visit Trees in the School Yard,” and other appropriate exercises. The schools of the city will observe the day.

TO BRING THE DEAD TO LIFE Parents of Willie Whittridge Send For Noted Faith Curer. Within eight hours after the wheels of two or three freight cars had passed over different sections of his right leg. Willie Whittridge the six-year-old son of W. N. Whittridge, living on West Market street, the boy who fell beneath a moving Clover Leaf freight train at the Market street crossing. Saturday afternoon, passed away. The fatal accident occurred at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Between six and seven o’clock in the evening the shattered leg was amputated by three physicians, between the knee joint and the thigh. Between the hours of eleven and twelve o’clock he died, his father, mother and aunt at his bedside in a last frantic endeavor io relieve through the signs and practices of their belief, that of faith Cure. Their efforts proved to be of no use. At twelve o ’clock the father rose from the bedside and gave up the fight. The mother and aunt, however, still thinkhe can be brought to life and a message was sent Saturday night to Arkansas summoning a faith’ curer, on whom they base their hopes of bringing their boy back to life. —Bluffton Banner.

CHOIRS OF ONLY MALE VOICES Many Cathelic Churches Will Use This Custom. The subject of withdrawing all women singers from Catholic chureh choirs is again to the fore in a number of dioceses, especially in the larger cities of the Atlantic seaboard. It should be undertood, however, that this is purely a local regulation and while some dioceses may exclude women from their choirs, following the pope’s suggestion to adopt the Gregorian or plain chant, others will go on as they have in the past. In a number of eastern dioceses the date set for this change is June 15. In Cincinnati the archbishop has already made the change, having introduced the plain chant on the first Sunday in Lent. In the diocese of Grand Rapids .the bishop announced that from the first of November, 1905, it was to be either no singing or the plain chant.

BUYS A HOTEL AT PEORIA Dick Townsend Now Proprietor of the National House. Col. Dck Townsend, the well known hotel man, who for twenty years or more owned the Burt House in this citv. and who operated the Randall, at Fort Wayne, for a long time, has again engaged in the business, having yesterday purchased the National Hotel at Peoria. 111. This is one of the best houses in the country and will contnue to prosper under Dick s management, for he is known as one of the best hosts in the country. During the past few years, Mr. Townsend has been engaged in various enterprises and has a wide knowledge of business. We wish him all manner of success.

Mrs Bowserman. and Mis. Hennefort will entertain at the home of the former, on north Fifth street in honor of Mesdames Will and Joe Lyman who leave soon for Indianapolis, to make their future home. The event occurs Wednesday afternoon. Miss Amelia Winters of this city, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs George Winters, was on Sunday united in marriage to Harvey Butler, a son of B. F. Butler of Root township The couple will make heir future home at the Butler homestead. W. H. Nachtrieb, the well known druggist, has added a handsome new soda fountain and a bar and fixtures to match. The outfit was constructed by the Walrus Mfg. Co., of Decatur, Illinois, and is one of the most convenient we have ever examined. Mrs. David Laman is at present confined to her bed and is in a very serious condition suffering with stomach trouble. She was seized with a sinking spell yesterday, and for a while her life was despaired of. She is resting some easier, however, today. Rev. Klausing and Professor' Damkoehler went to Fort Wayne this morning, to attend a Pastorial and teachers’ conference of the Lutheran church, which will last until Thursday. Rev. Klausing will act as secretary and Professor Damkoehler will act as organist. Berne is to have asecond dentist. Dr. C. J. Dyckman, of Willshire, 0.. intends to locate here next week. He has rented two rooms above the Ryf & Schug shoe store. The report is that Dr. Dyckman will make regular trips to neighboring towns that are without a dentist. —Berne Witness.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wetson H. Dettinger, who reside near Peterson, died last evening about nine thirty o'clock, death resulting from brain fever. The funeral servc.es will be held tomorrow afternoon at one o’clock, at the Magley church, and interment will be made in the Magley cemetery. The Banner believes that in one respect at least, no city of the fifth class, as the law books say, can lay claim to the distinction that belongs to this city. Within the city limits of Bluffton, there is a family of seven brothers and sisters, whose eombned ages reaches the remarkable sum of 518 years, an average age of 74 years. —Bluffton Banner. The Geneva High School Alumni have secured another entertainer for Geneva people. This time it is I. M. Cochran, lecturer and reader, who will appear at the U. B. church on Friday evening, April 20. The gentlemn is said to be a splendid reader and as an entertainer is above the average. The proceeds from the entertainment will go towards the annual banquet fund. Sunday morning, the five-year old daughter of Mrs. Harmon Bittner, who resides five miles south of Monroeville, departed this life, after an illness of several weeks’ duration, death resulting from pneumonia. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at one o’clock, at the Blakey church, and interment will be made in the Blakey cemetery. Rev. Bauer will officiate.

Monroeville is now a dry town. Tes, there is no necessity for placards drv as the sands of the desert, and to be stuck up, such as is noticed about our county court house, in reference to sptting niton the side-walks and upon the floors of publie buildings. as those who in former years practiced such acts are not able to raise sufficient saliva to expectorate. - Monroeville Breeze. The Elks Lodge Room has just undergone a neat bit of reparing in the way of new paper being hung. The job is one of the best ever put on in the city and reflects great credit upon Peter Gaffer and his force of workmen, who did the work. The room now presents a neat appearance and when the new carpet and furniture arrives, the local order will have one Os the finest lodge rooms in the state. County Superintendent Opliger will hold a teachers’ reading circle work examination on next Saturday, April 21. Those teachers who desire to take the examination will please advise the county superintendent. One hundred and fourteen took the di ploma examination last month, and out of that number fifty were successful. This seems to be about the average in other counties, where this examination has been given. Again we may sing in harmony with our Easter songs that pleasing little bit of song—“ Praise John from whom oil blessings flow,’’ for hasn't the price of oil made a jump of two cents? The raise in price came yesterday. For months and months it remained at 89 cents, but now she's 91. and maybe will go higher. Oh, John, John, if you wish some day to go higher, put the price of oil higher, so the operators can hire men ami thus make their bank accounts high- . er.

At the convention of master bakers in Fort Wayne, L. E. Roush, of Bluffton, was honored by being elected president of the association, being advanced to that office from the office of treasurer which he has held since the association was formed. He also received second prizes on bread and angel food. Rev. Hudson, former pastor of thee M. E. church of this city and who for several years has been in California, recuperating, was in our city greeting old friends. Rev. Hudson has accepted a call from the Anderson church and expects to locate there in a short time. He states his health is greatly improved by his stay in Calfomia. Otto Green, Otis Dibble and Harry Smith on yesterday killed three large blue racer snakes near the John Elick tile mile while with their school class they were studying botany. The snakes were all from three to four feet in length and were all killed within a radius of ten feet. This is our first snake story of the season and so far the best one. At Huntington the city officials have given notice that the annual spring clean up of the streets and alleys is about to take place. All who do not observe the command will be put to the painful necessity of having the streets cleaned by the city and the cost collected as taxes. The city council here will likely take similar action at their meeting Friday, of this week. —Bluffotn Banner. The city council made a trip of inspection today over South and Cherry streets to see the condition of the concrete. They found it in bad shape in a number of places and will order several sections torn out. There is an entire square on South street near the W. A. Kunkel home and another square near C. M. Miller’s that must ci ine out. The paving company expects to begn work within the next ten days. —Bluffton News. While in our city Wednesday, the officials of the Grand Rapids railroad made some necesary arrangements for the improvement of their property about the depot, and will at once proceed to clean up and get in line with the Civic Improvement Committee. The depot will be painted white inside. and the ground surrounding the depot will be thoroughly cleaned and several flower beds started. This will certainly add to the appearance of the lot.

Word was received this morning from Monroeville announcing the death of Mrs. Judy Krick, a well known old lady of that community. The message did not state the cause of death, but it is presumed that old age was the direct cause. She was seventy-five years of age. The funeral services will be held tomorrow at ten o’clock. She was the mother of Mrs. George Houser of this city and the grandmother of Mrs. Joe Lyman also of this city. The state statistician has called upon the county auditor for a new line of statistics. He wants to know the cash balances in all funds all the township trustees had on the first days of January’. 1995 and 1906, also the cash balances in all funds the county treasurer had each month in 1905. These statistics are probably being gathered for use on the new legislation that will secure to the public instead of the officials the interest on public money. A call has been issued for a meeting of the stockholders of the Home Telephone & Telegraph company, to be held April 30 for the purpose of authorizing an increase of $350,000 in its capitalization. The increase will bring the capital stock to $600,000 and the new issues will be preferred stock, to bear 6 per cent, niterest. The new stock will be used to pay for the National Telephone & Telegraph company which was recently purchased by the Home company, and to largely extend the company’s system of toll lines in northern Indiana. The executive committee, together with the township presidents of the Adams County Sunday School Association, held a council meeting in the directors’ room of the Battle, of Berne on Tuesday, April 10. There was a good attendance and business of importance was transaeed. I. A. Sommers, superintendent of the normal department, handed in his resignation which was accepted and Rev. Klever, pastor of the Mennonite church, of Berne, was appointed in his place. The dates for the township conventions were arranged as follows: M ashington, May 6; Jefferson and Blue Creek, May 13; French and Hartford, May’ 20; Preble and Kirkland, May 27; Wabash, June 3; Monroe, June 10; St. Marys, June 17; Union and Root. June 24. The convention in St. Marys township will be held at Bobo. The treasurer's report showed that there was on hand $27.33. It was then decided that $25.00 be sent to the state secretary. Several bills were allowed and ordered paid, 'eh the meeting adjourned. C. VOGT. Secretary and Tie