Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1906 — Page 3

DEATH OF UNCLE JOHN REX Was a Sad Blow to Ossian, Where He Was Greatly Beteved. Speaking of the death of Uncle John. Rex, father of John Rex, of this city, the Ossian News said in part: “Possibly few men have been called from this community and the loss so sincerely felt as it is in the case of Uncle John, as he was familiarly known. He counted his friends by the score and was a man who was always able to win and keep acquaintances. As a godly man he was widely known; he was devout and had been so from his youth up. When in intense pain of late and friends were solicituous of his welfare he would give them some cheerful reply or say that his suffering was nothing compared to that endured by his Saviour. As a business man due credit can hardly be done in speaking of his worth. He has done much toward the building up of public interests in this town, and his worth is known. He was born in Stark county, Ohio, in 1828, and when he was twenty-two years of age he came to Wells county and bought an eigthy-aere farm. Here he lived for many years, clearing his land and making his field productive. He prospered in this world’s goods and

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at one time owned several acres of land f In 1889 Mr. Rex moved to Ossian and by his coming this town was highly favored. He bought the grist mill on Mill street, and set about the making of flour as a business with the same energy he worked on his farms. In 1895 he sold a half interest to M. E. Hursh, now of Auburn, who eventually bought the entire mill. After that Mr. Rex embarked in the hardware business, first with A. 8. Elzey and then with W/ 3; Roberts, now of Westerville. Ohio. It was in 1894 he began the mak ng of tile and that business he continued to look after until a few months prior to his death. In all his various business associa-. tions Mr. Rex proved himself to be a manr of much forethought, practically inclined and firm in his convictions. He was ever friendly and was always cheerful. 'He was married to Miss Abigal Love and to their union four children were born: John, of Decatur, and Israel of this place. James died in the west, while the only daughter, Mrs. Susie Numbers, died in Decatur several years ago. A large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren are left to mourn with the aged wife. The funeral occurred from the residence Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Overhalt, of Zanesville, assisted by the Rev. J. B. Cdbk, officiating. Interment was made in Oaklawn.

WAS GUILTY OF A FELONY Supreme Court Decision Regarding Road Supervisors. That a road inspector or supervisor may not hire himself to the contractor at work ou the road, and, if he does, that he may not collect wages for the work so done, is the decision of the Indiana Appellate court in a ruling handed down in the ease of John E. Unroe, of Newton county against George M. Cheney and others, contractors for road improvements in Newton county. Unroe was employedby the county commissioners to supervise the work on a free gravel road and also hired himself to the contracting company as a road laborer 'at the sum of $1.50 a day. When the work was completed he demanded payment of SIBO for such services 1 and the company refused to pay him. In the Newton Circuit court he was given judgment for the sum on proof of having been so employed and Cheney carried the case to the Appellate court. The Appellate court h,eld the contract was illegal and that the courts could not afford any relief in a case involving an illegal contract. In the Newton county" court the defendant company made motion to have the jury instructed to find against the

plaintiff but the motion was’overruled. The Appelalte court held that the lower court erred in overruling the motion. t The Appellate court further held that Unroe committed a felony in accepting the second employment, “as the interests of taxpayers and contractors were adverse,” and that Unroe’s averment that he accepted such employment without fraud was incompetent. The fact that the statute of limitations has expired forestalls trouble for Unroe pn the felony charge. Berne is to have another doctor. Claude C. Rayl, a graduate of the State Medical college, has rented office rooms over the Ryf & Schug shoe store ancHexpects to oecupy them in a short time.—Berne Witness. • • Indiana publishers who run advertising for Dr. J. W. Younge are feelin the effect of his litigation with his first wife. She has. tied up his cash in the bank with an injunction or something like that and cheeks issued by the doctor are returned not paid for laek of funds. The doctor is a resourceful man and will find some way to make the cheeks good in spite of injunctions. A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder It cur.es Tired, Aching, Callous, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. Y.

GOOD SUM FOE THE LIBRARY Each Member ‘,i the Cast Was Good! —Specialty Were Especially Fine. The Young Matrons’ Club’s production of “Hick’ry Farm,” at the opera house Friday night was enjoyed by a crowd of six hundred, who packed that popular play house. As a consequence about ninety dollars will be added to the library fund, that being the object of the benefit. If there was a person present who failed to get their money’s worth, they are hard to please, for but few attractions of more merit were ever seen in Decatur. The talent displayed surprised many in the audience and the interest manifested at all dimes showed the appreciation by the crowd. Dr. Fred Patterson, of Geneva, as Aiderman McKeegan, made the hit of the evening, his performance as a comedian being the real thing. His special songs and his imitation of Magician LaDelle brought down the house. C. E. Neptune as Zeke Fortune, the old farmer, was splendid, Frank Wemhoff, as Jack Nelson the hero, showed undisputed ability, Lee Vance in the roles of Uriah Skinner and Deacon White held the crowd in awe by his acting and Hugh Hite’s work as detective, was of the genuine sort. Miss Kate MylottJ as Jessie Fortune, Miss Eva Acker as Mrs. Dodge and Miss Minnie Orvis as Peggy, were each delightfully good in their parts and were cheered long and often. The show -was under the supervision of Henry Thomas, who played the part Gilbert Darkwood, the villain, and did his part nicely. The work of the Hardscrabble band made a hit, while the farm hand quartette composed of Messrs. France, Foreman, Hite and Carroll, had to answer the encores several times. The musical specialties were all good and included _the following: ‘ ‘ Foolish, ’ ’ from Marie Chhill’s Moonshine, MTrinie Orvis; ‘ ‘ Patter Song, ” C. E. Neptune; “If Those Endearing Young Charms Should Fade,” C. E, Neptune and Kate Mylott; “Remorse” from Sultan of Sulu,” Dr. Fred Patterson; “The Linger Longer Girl,” Kate Mylott; “Sing Me to Sleep,” Hugh Hite; “Someone Thinks of Someone” Company; “Winding, V inding” Mountebank Song, Louis Holthouse and May Niblick; “Down in Peaceful Valley,” Company; “Old Oaken Bucket.” Medley. “Sweet Adeline” “The Land of Nod,” from His Highness, the Bey, Quartette; Final, “So Long, Jessie” from Forty-five minutes from Broadway Kate Mylott and Company The show was a most complete success and each member of the cast is r.eceving compliments today, as are also the Young Matrons After the performance the ladies and gentlemen who took part in the show and the Young Matrons and husbands repaired to the home of Mrs. T. M. Reid on First street, where a delicious luncheon was served and a hapy hour enjoyed, as a fitting finale to the occasion. HENRY MORRISON IS DEAD Father of Indiana Ditch Law—Was Born Here. Frankfort, Ind., June I.—Henry Y. Morrison, known as the author of the Indiana ditch law, is dead. He was born in Adams county in 1826, moved to this couty in 1835, taught school, was appointed a captain of militia-by Governor Wright and was elected county treasurer in 1856. Later he practiced law. He assisted in building a number of railroads. He was one of the organizers of the Logansport, Crawfordsville & Southwestern road, of which he was a director, and he served as president and vicepresident of the Frankfort & Kokomo railroad, president of the Frankfort & State Line road, and was a director of the Lafayette, Muncie & Bloomington road and of the Chicago, Delphi & Indianapolis road. In 1866 he was elected to represent this county in the legislature and introduced and carried through a bill known as the “individual application law” to encourage and regulate the drainage of wet lands in' the state, and under this law thousands of acres of land in Indiana were reclaimed. BOMB THROWER CONFESSES, Scripps-Mcßae Special Madrid, Spain, June I.—The police assure the public that the would-be assassin of King Alfonso and Queen Ena, has been arrested and is now confined in the police station. He also states that the would- assassin has a confession.

INDIANA IS IN SECOND PLACE ' For Number of Rural Telephones— ' Wonderful Growth. The number of rural telephones in Indiana is reported- to be 28,190, of which 14,428 ar operated by commercial companies, 9,690 by mutual companies. Indiana ranks second among the states of the union in the number of rural telephone lines, being exceeded only by Illinois, with its much larger area and population. Indiana has 621 public exchanges, of which 91 are operated by the Bell company and 530 by independent companies. In regard to the independent companies which have flourished in Indiana as in few other states, the census bureau says: “At first these made ther appearances only in places that, under the exclusive Bell regime, had not enjoyed the benefit of telephqnie service, but the independent movement soon assumed formidable proportions and its promoters invaded the larger cities, so that independent exchanges are found in successful operation in such cities as Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Indianapolis. The independent movement has not . only created a vast network of exchanges and interconnecting lines , but has called into being a large , number of manufacturers and a great variety of apparatus, so that, while a few years ago the' telephonic art in , the United States has attained a high degree of standardization it is once more taken in some degree, by the confusion and heterogeniety that characterizes its earlier years. Such conditions are always associated with rapid growth and in the field of telephony they constitute at the present time a remarkably interesting problem with many sociological, industrial and mechanical aspects.” Decatur has the best independent telephone plant in the country. LITTLE CHILD IS STILL ALIVE 1 Though Quantity of the Deadly Stuff Taken was a Hundred Doses for an Adult. > Elizabeth Catharine Kintz, little two-year-old daughter of Mr. and [ Mrs. Leo Kintz, drank half an ounce ’ of sulphate of atropine, a deadly pois- . on, at nine o’clock this morning. Mr. i Kintz has been suffering with bron- ■ chitis for a week past and one of [ his symptoms was a severe ear ache, to lleviate which his physicain left a vial of atropine to be used in the ear. i This morning Baby Elizabeth toddled i pirn the brdruxm. where he papa was lying, and reaching up on the dresser, got hold of the bottle. Bei fore it was known, she had drank > the contents. The mother administeri ed home remedies and summoned a ’ physician who worked with her con- ! stantly, using every known remedy. [ Atropine is a very strong poison, the • half ounce she drank cotnaining just one grain. When taken inwardly 150th of agrain is the dose for an adult. The terrible dose taken, can 1 therefore, be imagined. The child went into a series of convulsions and the sufferings of the babe were pitij ful. The physicians say there is scarcely a chance for her recovery. Mr. Kintz is a baker employed at the Baker & Anderson restaurant and the , family is well known. • At three o’clock this afternoon, the ' child was still alive and semed slightly better. ' I '. • In reference to the pure food bill ; in congress, which is o. k’d. by every- . body but the packers, .the Lafayette t Courier says: “The lithe old-fashiou- > ed country meat market* where the . dealer does his own “butchering,” . will be in demand until the people t know that there has been a complete . change in packing house methods. And . as for lard. Well, there will be a lot more Rooking done with butter or L other substitutes than heretofore.” ' Ed Eckhart of Ohio City has been > appointed guard at the Ohio penitentiary« He received his appoint- • ment on the recommendation of Sen--1 ator Berry Tuesday and went to 1 work Wednesday morning. The ap- • pointment is certainly commendable ■ and deserving. Mr. Eckhart has been ‘ a hard working Democrat in the serv--1 ice of his party for years and the ‘ recognition is a just one and will certainly meet with fsiyor. Mr. Eckhart has been a section man on the railroad and the appointment is a ? recognition of the laboring man and hard worker in the cause of Democracy. Mr. Eckhart will move with his 3 family to Columbus in the near fut--3 ure. —Van Wert Times. i i’ TO ClrfßE A COLD IN ONE »AV. • Take LAXATIVE BROMd Quinine TabS lets. Druggists will refund money if it fails to cure. BW. GROVE’S signature lis on each box. 25c.

A WEDDING THIS AFTERNOON Both Bride and Groom are Popular— Fans Anxious for Tomorrow’s Ball Game. Geneva, Ind., June 2.—Miss Gene Sutton and Arthur Pontius, two popular young people of this city were united in marriage this afternoon at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sutton. The event was of a quiet nature, no one being present except the immediate relatives of the contracting parties and Rev. Wells of the M. E. church, who united the happy couple. Miss Sutton is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sutton, is beautiful and popular among her associates and has a host of friends, who wish her much happiness. Mr. Pontius, the groom, is a son of Mr .and Mrs. Albert Pontius, who reside east of this city and is an honest and upright young man. He is at present holding a position with the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company and makes his headquarters at Fort Wayne. The young couple left on the three o’clock train for 'Fort Wayne, where they will make their future home. PASSED THE EXAMINATION A Large Class Pased the County Diploma Examination. 1 • County Superntendent Opliger informed us of the successful Decatur students who had passed the examinations before him for a couny diploma and for admission into the High School and they are as follows: Robert Luke, Frank Mills, Tom McKean, Wilbur Porter, Bernice Dailey, Ruby Parrish, Gertrude Phillips, Gertrude Wherry, Jean Lutz, Blanch Dutcher, Dale Peoples, Don Burke, Bruce Patterson, Howard Weishaupt, Lucile Cusac, Perth Crays, Irene ( Evans, Edna Huffman, Marguerite Kenyon, Alma Kooken Effie Patton, Clara Peters, Anna Winans, Floyd Acker, Lawrence Archbold and Dorsie Burkhead. Out of the class of twenty-eight, only two members failed in getting the required grades. Mr. and Mrs. Near of Ross, Mich., were guests of the . former’s aunt, Mrs. Catharine Rugg, here over Sunday, they being enroute home from a visit with Mr. Near's paints at Holliwoo, Alabama. Mrs. Rugg entertained for her relatives at her home on Ninth street. Mr. and Mrs. Near left for their home Tuesday afterhoon. Hartford City is in the throes of despair. Tuesday night the American Window Glass company closed down indefinitely. Five hundred men, many of them in tears, walked out of the factory without a job and with but a day’s notice. The managers say that maybe they will resume after making repairs. This is not taken very seriously at Hartford City. The Commercial club is making an effort to raise $50,000 to secure more factories. MANY CHILDREN ARE SICKLY. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children’s Home, New York, breaks up Colds in 2 4hours, cure Feverishness Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all druggists. 25c. Sampl mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. Y.

to NI CANO R H TELLER OF TALES / fl “This was what he loved, —to fare forth at u V night and come upon some group about the fire; ¥ V. to begin his chant abruptly, in the midst of conl A versation; to see his listeners draw close and J closer, gazing wide-eyed, half in awe; to sway v ** BL them as the marsh winds swayed the reeds. At w times, when his sense of power shook him, he ® j took a savage delight in seeing them turn, one to £7 another, —simple-hearted children of moor and forest, whose emotions he could mould as a potW ■*ter mou^s bis clay.” ■ r A ND yOU are a l oV^r W’l It *“’old romance you will want Wl to follow the adventures of Nicanor the storyteller, of fo' / / the lord’s daughter who forif got that he was a slave, and of t I j ' ff k / Eldris, who loved him best. I i ■ < It is a novel for those of us I I I eL- who have not forgotten Scott ■ J f and Kingsley and the nobler • V traditions of historical ro- / iff® mance. It is especially com- | / J abended to anyone who would / | like to forget for a time | 4 the hard commercial age in Sc i | which we live. d a, ' ' ■ 11 “IWCANOR, TELLER OF TALES,” is a tale of Roman Britain, Ip | CL Bryson Taylor, with beautiful illustrations in full color and other decoa Am. the Kinneys- It is just published, and your bookseller has it —

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WAS WELL' KNOWN HERE The Mother of Wilson Lee, of This City, Called to Rest—Funeral Services Saturday. Mrs. Catharine Lee, aged seventyeight years, and one of the best kpown-ladies in'Adams county, died Thursday at five o ’clock at her home near Rivarre, after an illness of several weeks’ duration, death resulting from appoplexy. She was born in Hampshire county, Virginia, where she was reared to womanhood and soon after her marriage came to Adams county, where she has since resided. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her and her many acts of kindness will be sadly missed by those who were in constant touch with her. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the house at two o’clock and interment will be made in the Mount Tabor cemetery. She was the mother of Wilson Lee, the hardware merchant, and Prof. Lee, a music instructor, this city. BABY KINTZ IS RECOVERING Her Improvement is Considered Most ‘ Wonderful. p. Little Baby Kintz, who drank a ■ grain of atropine Friday, and who, it was supposed would die in -a few hours, is much better today and believed out of danger. Her recovery is one of the most, wonderful known , to local physicians. The stuff she , drank is one of the most deadly poisnos known and the babe took an i amount equal to a hundred doses that an adult could take. Her con- ■ vulsion were not even severe, being • only a slight twitching and this en- , tirely disappeared at an early hour • this morning. The dilation of the eyes is also leaving and every indication , points to the recovery of the child. AN ALARMING SITUATION frequently results from neglect of clogged bowels and torpid liver, until constipation becomes chronic. This condition is unknown to those who use Dr. King’s New Life Pills; the best and gentlest regulators of Stomach and Bowels. Guaranteed by Blackburn, druggist. Price 25c. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrudining Pies Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any no matter of how long standing, in 6 to 14 days First application giyes ease and rest. 50c If your druggist hasn’t it, send 50c in stamps and it will be forwarded postpaid by the Paris Medicine Co., S. Louis, Mo.