Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 23 August 1906 — Page 3

IS ONE OF BEST ON THE ROAD Gave Grand Free Street Parade and Best Outside Exhibtion Ever Witnessed in Decatur — dt the circus day parade, how the bugles played and played. Aid, how the glossy horses tossed their flossy manes and neighed; Al the rattle and the rhyme of the I tenor drummers’ time, Tilled all our hunrgy hearts with mel1 Ody sublime. Hew' the grand band wagon shone, ' Wtih a (/Vendor all its own, Anl glittered with a glory that our I dreams had never known; Ant how the boys behind, high and low of every kind, Mached in unconscious capture, with 6. rapture undefined. —Riley. (ile Bros’. Great Circus was here Fri ay in all its glory, arriving over the Clover Leaf from Frankfort. It is me of the highest class shows on the road and deserved tie patronage gjva I’iem todav. The cirius had a tota of sixty ears and came in three secti ns and is no doubt, one of the best ihows in the business. Tl; big show came here from a sevei years’ tour of Europe and is now >n the first years of its return sucef s in the United States. Everything is fresh, clean, new and unrivand i in charge of Cornell McHenry. The parade does credit to the managem* it. Everything is new and of bright st color, and while many of the ol familiar characteristics of the ordinay circus are in evidence there are sd many new features to be seen that' al is accepted as new. The ostumes Os the performers are all and beautiful, and they made a fine ! .ppearance as they rode down the sti et on their handsome horses, .The mi na lion and her cub attracted a great Seal of attention as they passed dow the street, but the little fellow was too busy with his own affairs to heed the eager faces that were peeping at him. The steam caliope is one of t’ e finest' ever heard in |he city asd is ii charge of Cornell McHenry. The nmagerie part of the show is a fine fiature. It contains not only the big I m and his mate and the baby cub, ver seldom born in captivity, but' also; a pair of black tigers, the only aniiials of this kind now exhibited; . , y The shdw-carries with it sixty cars, 465 people, 325 horses and a tent with a setting capacity of 11,000 people at earn performance. It carries fifty cages of wild animals. COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET Annual Session the First Monday in , September. The county, council will meet in annual session Sept. 4, and the annual budget to go before it has been made .up by the county commissioners and the various'eouhty officers. The council then goes over the estimates and from information it obtains relative to the needs of the various departments of county government, estimates the probable expenses of the different departments and makes the appropriations for next year’s expenses accordingly. The county council also fixes the tax levy which is governed by' the appropriations and the amount of property valuation. The members of the county council are William Hoile, Frank Heiman, J. T. Johnson, R. E. Smith, John 0. Kraner, Henry Gunsett and David Steele. INVITATIONS FOR WEDDING _ Os Miss Florence Smith ’ are Received Here. A number of Decatur people have received invitations from Mr. and Mrs. .Phillip W. Smith, requesting their presence at the marriage of their daughter Florence to Mr. Rudolph Gaar Leeds, on the evening of Tuesday, September fourth- TJje event will occur at Memorial United Presbyterian church at Richmond, Indiana, and will be followed by a reception at eight o’clock, at the Smith home, 2639 Main street. A number of the bride’s friends from this city will attend th* wedding. The funeral of Mrs. Charles Bultemeier was held yesterday afternoon at the St.' John’s church at two o’clock. A large crowd was present to pay their last tribute of respect to the deceased. Rev. Jaus officiated and spoke at length concerning the life of the deceased. Interment was made in the St. John’s cemetery.

TO HOLD STATE CONVENTION The Rural Carriers Will Meet at Anderson. I The fifth anneal state convention of the rural carriers will be held at Anderson Sept. 3 and 4. The meetings of the association will be held in Hope Congregational church Monlay eve.and an intonral reception will be held at the Andrews hotel which has been selected as headquarters for the ruralites. The Monday morning season will open at 10 o’clock and will be devoted to an address of welcome and responses from members from various local organizations in the state. The afternoon session will be devoted to the discussion of business relating to the welfare of the organizations and to the election of officers and the selection of delegates to the national convention, which meets at Peoria, BL, the last week in September. There are about five hundred members of the association in the state and it is anticipated that this number will be very materially augmented by the next meeting. Membership is open to rural carriers and postmasters ofnly. Much interest is being manifested in the organization in many parts of the state where rural routes have recently been established. In many other states the rural route carriers have secured action on the part of the authorities that has been very materially beneficial to the carriers in their efforts to serve the public. Citizens’ Telephone Company Will Elect Five Directors on Next Monday Evening. Secretary Schirmeyer of the Citizens’ Telephone Company has issued the proper notice calling for the annual stockholders’ meeting of this company, the same to take place at his office on Monday evening, September 3, at seven o’clock. At this meeting a report covering the business of this company for the past twelve months, will be submitted, and this report will no doubt contain the 4 information that the past year has been even more prosperous than any previous year in the history of the company. This will be saying much, as the Citzens’ Telephone company has been crowned with glittering success ever since its inception, and it has grown and expanded until now it is one of the substantial industries of our city. The present board of directors are J. S. Bowers, F. M. Schirmeyer, E. X. Ehinger, John Baker and Dr. D. D. Clark. They are just what the personnel of the board indicates, good, level-headed, business managers of a thriving institution that was financed by hdffie capital and managed by hard-headed, home people. The company has expanded greatly within the past year, many niles of country service having been installed. The company is prosperous and well managed. RESIGNS FROM STATE COMMIT Hon. J. A. M. Adair Will Devote Himself to His Campaign. Hon. J. A. M. Adair has resigned as a member of the state committee from this district, and the official announcement was made Saturday that ■ the vacancy had beeif filled by the appointment of L. G. Ellingham of this city. Mr. Adair resigns that he may devote himsef exclusively to his canvas for congress, in which he intends to turn every chunk available, and to land on the winning side, if possible. Hon. W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, succeeds to a vacancy on the state executive committee, where his wide influence and knowledge of politics will be of benefit to those engaged in party work. Amos Butler, secretary of the state board of charities, was in the city this forenoon and held a meeting with the county board or rather with the very small membership that could be gotten. together on shbrt notice. The Wells county board has held no meeting for over a year, has done absolutely nothing and has not even made a report that it has done nothing. Mr. Butler wants the board to get busy, visit the county institutions next week so that it can get its report in this year’s publication by the state board. The visit to the institutions will probably be made Wednesday.— Bluffton News.

SAID THEY HAD NO MONEY Went to Jail, But a Search of Their Clothing Revealed S3O0 —They Paid Their Fines. Late Thursday afternoon Marshal Green arrested two Syrian peddlers who were making a house to house canvas selling laces and fancy dress patterns without a license. The fact was brought to the notice of the marshal by several business man and the gentlemen were soon in the toils of the law. They were lodged in jail, where they stayed until last evening, when they were arraigned before the Mayor and fined a dollar and costs each, which amounted to twelve dollars and sixty cents. When first arrested, the men did not seemUo be able to understand any English, but when the Mayor made his finding, they commenced to beg off, stating that they had only three dollars between them, but would give that for their release. The mayor ordered the marshal to take them to jail. Upon arriving at the county bastile, the men were searched and something like three hundred dollars was found on their person. They then begged off and paid the amount of their fines and were discharged. The sheriff and marshal, however, gave them a severe lecture. The men promised to take out a license before trying to do any more business. When the officers found the money the put up a fight, thinking they were going to lose it all. ; In addition to the session of the commissioners, beginning the first Monday in September, the county council will also hold its annual session at that time, and pass upon the estimates for all the county officers for the coming year. This is the important meeting of the council and it entails a great deal of labor and care. Treasurer Lachot has advertised a bond sale for next Tuesday, at which time bonds for the Reynolds extension three, Eckrote extension two, Ewell Jr., L. O. Bears extension two, Frencn Central one and Jimtown extension one macadam road bonds will be sold. The entire issue for the six roads amounts to $34,460. Supt. Opliger is busy arranging for the county institute, which begins next Monday. Hon. A C.?*toii. superintendent of public instruction, who was to have been present on Thursday, has, changed his date to Tuesday, and will positively be here on that date. Arrangements for the week’s institute are all made, and indications point to a most pleasant time. J. R. Graber, superintendent of the county infirmary, has filed his requisition for groceries, drugs, shoes, hardware, coal oil, clothing and dry goods for use during the last quarter of this year. DEMOCRAT TO RUN EXCURSION. A 4 Join the Decatur Democrat’s party to Cleveland and Buffalo, September 20th, via the Clover Leaf. Round trip rates, godo for thirty days, $5.50 to Cleveland and $7.00 to Buffalo. Tickets for Buffalo good returning by boat, Buffalo to Cleveland. Elegant opportunity to visit friends and old homesteads in Ohio. Grand Old Settlers’ excursion. Parties desiring to take the trip, write the Daily Democrat, Clover Leaf 1 . Agent, Decatur, Ind., or Frank O’Brien, Traveling Passenger Agent, Clover Leaf, Toledo, O. LEAPED FROM CAR WINDOW Insane Man Fatally Injured Near Adams Station. Evidently suffering from dementia, a man supposed to be Victor Holer of Rhinelander, Wis., leaped from a window of a car on Pensylvania train No. 8, one and miles east of Adams last night, and was probably fatally injured. The conductor telegraphed news of the matter here from Van Wert and a switch engine was sent out to pick up the unfortunate man. He was brought to the city about 1 o’clock this morning and removed to St. Joseph’s hospital in the Borgmann ambulance. The injured man suffered from a terrible fracture of the skull, his head being split open. At 2 o ’clock this morning he was still alive, though unconscious, but it was stated that he could not recover.—Fort Wayne Jour-

NEW SCHOOL BOOK REQUIRED Get Your Pocketbook Ready Again This Year. Public school patrons, when they start their little ones to school on September 17th, will again experience a depressing financial feeling, due to an edict promulgated by the state board of education making another change in the text books. The change embraces advanced and primary grammars, advanced and primary physiologies and spelling books. Hyde’s grammar, which has been in use will be supplanted by the Scott-Southworth series—both advanced and primary; the Jenkins physiology will give way to the Conn series, and the Indiana School Book Company spelling book will be shelved for the Miss Georgia Alexander speller. A few years ago the Indiana School Book Company furnished practically all the text books in use in the public schools of the state and it was through this agency that the high trust prices were greatly lessened. But educators all along contended that the Indiana series were not up to the standard and there has been a gradual getting away from the series until now the only text book furnished by the Indiana people is the senes of readers. Eight different concerns ' now have contracts for furnishing text books. TO PRACTICE IN ADAMS COUNTY Dunkirk Ball Team Booked for Friday—First Dance of the Season is Given. GENEVA, Ind., August 16. —J. A. O ’Donnell of Denison, 0., is here completing arrangements to open a law office He has rented a suite of rooms in the Pyle block and will fit them out in an up-to-date manner. Mr. 0 ’Donnell comes here well recommended, has had quite a bit of experience and has but recently completed a post-graduate course in the Ohio Northern Law school. He very successfully passed the Ohio examinations which are said to be the strictest and hardest of any of the states in the union. It is to be hoped that Mr. O’Donnell will make a success here and his friends are confident of this. CAN’T CARRY ANY PASSENGERS A New Rule Regarding Rural Route Carriers. Postoffice Inspector A. R. Holmes, , who has supervision of the rural free , delivery in Ohio, Indiana and Ken- . tucky, has received from headquarters and order that will be welcomed ■ by the families and friends of rural letter carriers, and which he will pro- ] ceed to promulgate at once. Rural carriers it appears, have been making a practice of carying in their convey- • anees while on their routes members of their families or other relatives and friends, on the plea that they were in need of the open air because of ill health. The rule of the post- ( office department has been that no ( one except postoffice inspectors or ( other authoritized agents of the post- ( office department shall be permitted 2 to accompany letter carriers while at 5 work. The department has in the past * relaxed somewhat when application j was made for permission to let some £ convalescing patient make the journey with the carrier, but it appears £ that this has been overdone to such an extent that the department has decided to shut down on it. j AN OLD COUPLE IS MARRIED 1 < t Daniel Statlter Takes a Bride—Her Fifth Wedding. 1 a A marriage license was issued today to Daniel Stalter and Elsie Blossom. The groom resides in this city and is seventy-three years old. He has been married once, his first wife dying last March. The bride has made | several ventures upon the matrimon- j ial sea, this being her fifth marriage, ( two husbands having died and two j divorced. She secured a divorce from { the last one three years ago. She is ( sixty years old and resides in St. s Marys township. A brother, of the < groom performed the marriage cere- £ mony today. i < .1 Gt ARAXTFED CTBE FOR PILES. s Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorised to re- t fund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cur“ in 6 to 14 days 50c.

WAS NINETY YEARS OLD Came to This Country Over Sixty Years Ago and Was Splendid Woman. Mrs. Mary Franke, a pioneer resident of Allen county, aged ninety years, died Thursday morning at 3:10 o’clock of the infirmities of old age on the Franke homestead, where the son Herman now lives. Mrs. Franke had been ailing since the past winter, although up to within a short prior to her death she had been active about the household and maintained a keen interest in the events of the community. Mrs. Franke was born in Minden, Prussia, Germany, October 2, 1816. and while still in the fatherlanl was married in 1841 to Henry Franke, who died twentyseven years ago. She came to this country with her husband in 1845, locating near Hoagland, ivhere Mr. Franke became a wealthy farmer. Mrs. Franke was well known here as well as all over Allen county. The surviving reatives include seven children: F. William, who is at present the Democratic candidate for county commissioner from the first (district; Frederick, Henry, Charles and August, the latter three of Fort Wayne; Herman and Mrs.- Mary Grodrian, both of Madison township. There are also thirty-eight grandchildren and thirty-two great-grand-children. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock (sun time) from the homestead where the son Herman lives, and at 1:30 o’clock from the German Lutheran church near Hoagland. The Rev. Diedrich will officiate. BABY MORRIS DRANK LYE. Elizabeth Morris, the sixteen-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Morris, living on West Wiley avenue, drank a small quanity of Red Seal lye this afternoon and for a short time it was fearefl that the result would be fatal. However, at a late hour it was thought that but a small quanity of the stuff had been taken by the child and that the infant would recover. Mrs. Morris was working in the kitchen. She had used the lye in the afternopn and had it sitting in the kitchen. The child in some manner got hold of the can while she was not looking and was drinking it when the mother discovered her. Mrs. Morris immediately called in , neighbors and medical aid was summond. It is thought that the child drank only a small part of the con- , tents and will probably recover be- ( yond a doubt.—Bluffton Banner. Mrs. Morris was formerly Miss Hattie Patterson of this city. IS TO LOCATE IN DECATUR ’ The Acme Medicine Company Comes Here. 0 5 Frank Davis has bought the stock t of the Acnie Medicne Company of ( Greenfield, and is moving it • to this j city. A location will probably be se- £ cured in the Stone buiding, over El- 2 zey & Vance’s clothing store, from j which place the business of the com- £ pany will be conducted. They make s four different kinds of proprietary £ medicines, including, the best extracts j that has ever been offered on the r market. Mr. Davis has been selling t these medicines for a number of years and has been unusually success- f ful. Decatur welcomes any new en- c terprise, and hopes that the future j of the Acme Medicine Company will j be bright and rosy. t — ( MRS. CHAS. BULTEMEIER DEAD < J * Victim of Dropsy—Leaves Husband t and Seven Children. ( s { Mrs. Charles Bultemeier, aged for-ty-three years, and one of the best known women in the northern part e of the county, died this morning, at I her home five miles north of the city, j after an illness of several months’ i duration, death resulting from drop- a sy. The funeral services will be held r Sunday morning at ten thirty o’clock j at the St. John’s church and inter- t ment will be made in the St. John’s f cemetery. She leaves a husband and 1 seven children to mourn their loss, I the youngest child being about seven ( weeks old. «

MRS. HUFFMAN IS MARRIED Bcame Bride of George Diggs, a Ma.rion Business Man The wedding of Mrs. Alice Rice Huffman and George S. Diggs was solemnized at the home of Mrs. Huffman on West Fourth street, at 10 o’clock Tuesday. The ceremony was beautful and impressive and was performed in the presence of the immrdiate relatives and friends of the couple. The Rev. Sommerville Light of the First M. E. church officiated. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party and guests repaired to the home of Earl Diggs, on West Third street, where an elaborate wedding dinner was served. The couple left at noon over the Pennsylvania route for Chicago, where they will visit for several days before entering upon a trip over the great lakes. The guest at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Torrence, Mrs. Bryson of Decatur, Mrs. Charles Diggs and son John, Rev. and Mrs. S. Light, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Diggs and son Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Rockefeller, Miss Elizabeth Diggs and Mr. Jesse Huffman. —Marion Leader Mrs. Huffman formerly lived here, being a sister of Mrs. Bryson, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Robinson. Mr. Diggs is a prominent business man of Marion. For Releasing Bill Smith of This City From Jail—Fine of One Hundred Dollars the Penalty. I Bill Smith is causing Judge Skelton of Fort Wayne to be harshly spoken of. Bill was arrested Saturday in company with his girl from Bluffton, was sent to jail ten days and fined $5.00 and costs. Officers were digging up evidence against him for obtaining money under false pretenses and expected to send him to the penitentiary, when Judge Skelton for some reason or other, released the prisoner. Bill’s reputation here is well known. The following is from this morning’s Journal-Gazette: According to the statutes of the state of Indiana, which were enacted to put a check to just such proceedings on the parts of justices and sheriffs, Police Judge B. W. Skelton, who is the Republican county chairman, and Sheriff Jesse Grice are guilty of a violation of the law in releasing ‘‘Bill” Smith of Decatur, from jail before he had served out his sentence, and are liable to a fine not to exceed SIOO for the offense. The law says such an action on the part of officers constitutes a misdemeanor and, consequently, when Judge Skelton ordered the release and Sheriff Grice obeyed the order to set free certain prisoners each was guilty of a misdemeanor in each instance, and each is liable to a fine for each separate offense. * * * * It has been published in the Decatur papers, printed at the home of Smith and never denied by. him, that Smith at different times did not provide for his family. Wljile in Fort Wayne Smith’s favorite haunts were the bawdy houses of the city. On one occasion he was taken by a policeman from one of thesa resorts, and when arrested last Saturday he occupied a room with a girl at the St. Nicholas hotel. His entire record has been bad, about Fort Wayne at least, and just as the police were digging up evidence which they believed would send him to the penitentiary Judge Skelton released him from jail, allowing him to leave the city. The whole proceeding is unsavory to say the least and has been severely condemned by good citizens in all parts of the city. Lawyers nave repeatedly commented upon Judge Skelton’s propensity for releasing prison- , ers and have stated that he clearly exceeded his authority in doing so. It was not until yesterday, however, that it became generally known that the statutes make such actions misdemeanors, consider the judge' sheriff as law violators and provide a penalty in the shape of fines. , ' ’ The Hon. Lew V. Ulrey has returned from Kent county, Ontario, where he is the head of a company which is prospecting for oil. He says two flowing wells were drilled in this montu, and will net the company SIO,OOO this month. The Canadian government pays a bounty of fifty-two cents a barrel on oil and the product sells for SI.BB as it comes from the wells. This is about $1 more than is paid in Indiana. Senator Ulrey will return to Canada next week to superintend the development of his leases.