Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1906 — Page 1

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C. S. NIBLICK IS PRESIDENT M, Kirsch, Vice Presiden, E. X. Ehinger Cashier and Frank Wemhoff Assistant Cashier. Decatur business circles have been more or less kgog over the rumors of changes in the officials of the Old Adams County Bank, and these rumors have been the chief item of discussion for a week past. At a meeting of the directors held Monday afternoon the resignation of R. K. Allison, president of the bank, was accepted and Charles S. Niblick was chosen to fill that position. Mathias Kirsch was chosen as vice president, E. X. Ehinger as cashier and Frank Wemhoff as assistant cashier. The retirement of Mr. Allison as president was caused by the fact that he feels that his entire attention is or soon will be required in the Arkansas timber fields, where he has invested a fortune and where he expects, after January Ist, to devote his entire attention. He has been connected with the Old Adams County Bank for many years and has proven himself a business man of rare executive ability. During his services as president and cashier the bank has doubled the business and the profits have been accordingly satisfactory to the stockholders. He has been progressive, careful and conscientious and retires with the knowledge that he has fulfilled every trust placed in his hands. That he will multiply his fortune in the southwest afld become one of the greatest business men of that new country is assuredly believed by his friends. For the present he will retain his residlbhce in this city and until April 1, will assist at the bank when convenient. Charles S. Niblick, who succeeds Mr. Allison as president, has earned the position, after twenty-five years of faithful service with the institution. He knows thoroughly every part of the business and his friends know he will conduct, the bank in the high class methods of the past; which has caused its rapid growth from a small private concern to one of the best banking houses in Indiana. He assumes his new duties at once. ' Mathiak Kirsch, who’ was today elected vice president of the bank is the senior member of the well known lumber firm, Kirsch & Sellemeyer. While he is not an banker, he lg a sound, careful and progressive ; . business man and will make good as an active official in the Old Adams county. He has begun his duties and already looks familiar behind the cash -window. He will retain his interest in the lumber firm. " E. X.- Ehlnger, who, on January 1, assumes . the position of cashier, is * one of the best known bankers of the city, having served for many years as I assistant cashier of the First National. • He is thorough, speedy, accurate and f popular and will prove a great help to the force at the Old Adams County. Frank Wemhoff was elected by the board as assistant cashier of the bank. He is, likewise, deserving of this honor, having worked faithfully for several years and has proven his adaptability to the business. The new list of officials is certainly a strong one and one able to take care of the immense volume of business transacted at this institution. The new board of directors, who will conduct the bank affairs, is composed of C. S. Niblick, Mathias Kirsch, E. X. Ehinger, W. J. Vesey, J. S. Bowers, John Niblick and Henry Hite. Work has already begun on the remodeling of the banking house and when the new furniture is installed it will be one of the most attractive counting rooms in the State. IN JU RY MAY °BE SER IO U 8 S It is Feared Bhe Will be Crippled for Life Should She t- ■ Recover Mts. Edward Cordua of Pleasant Mills, was badly injured Chrismas afr ? ternoon, when she slipped and fell on an icy board walk, breaking her left leg. Dr. J. W. Vizard, who attended the injured lady, reports her condition very serious, owing to the fadt that she is sixty-five years old. Should she recover, her limb will no doubt remain stiff during her life, owing to the fact that the fracture is at the neck of‘the femur or thigh bone. - Mrs. Cordua formerly lived here and is the mother of Harry and Will Cordua. She is well known in Decatur f i and a host of friends are earnestly hoping for her speedy and complete ■ recovery.

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CARS NOW BEING EQUIPPED Nine Experts Here and This Work Will Soon be Completed—Other Arrangements. s * * Everything is in readiness on the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban cars, and Mr. W. H. Flededrjohann, president of the company, who was in the city yesterday, stated that It is probable service will be inaugurated shortly after January 1. Nine experts from the Westinghouse Electric company'are at work equipping the cars, and it will not take them long to complete their task. The power house of the company, at Decatur, has been In operation for some time, and is working in a highly satisfactory manner. The work of tightening the overhead wires was completed yesterday and the road bed is said to be in fine shape. Accompanied by Attorney F. H. Keekainp, local attorney for the road, Mr. Fledderjohann yesterday afternoon made a trip over the Toledo & Chicago road to take note of the methods of operation and management. The company has a traffice agreement with the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction company and the'cars of the road will come down Calhoun street, with the union interurban passenger station as their terminus. The freight of the road will be handled at the union freight station. The company will also handle the interchangeable and transferable mileage books which are good on most of the trolley lines in Indiana and Ohio. The completion of the road is a matter upon which Mr. Fledderjohann and his associates deserve the heartiest congratulations, for in the course of the construction of the line they met and overcame obstacles which would have completely annihilated many men.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. o NATHAN WYATT WILL PROBATED Schroll Divorce Case Reset for January 8th —Burkett Trespass Case January 7th. Marriage licenses have been issued to Linus E. Beard of Salamonia, Jay county, and Miss Bessie Harruft of this city; Clarence Miller and Mary Schnepp of Union township; Lawrence Strickler and Lena S. Cook of'this township; Harvey M.' Daniels and Florence Harshman of St. Marys township. The will of Nathan Wyatt was probated Monday morning,.. He bequeaths his . residence on Fifth street to his son, Samuel Wyatt, he to pay James, Nancy, Inez and Emma each SIOO within a year after Mr. Wyatt’s death. His personal property is distributed among the children. The will was written February 14, 1905, and W. H. Niblick was named as executor. John Niblick and Joseph Helm were the witnesses. Mr. Niblick being dead, Samuel Wyatt was named as administrator. Mary A. Breiner vs. Sarah and William Ehle, partition, summons ordered to sheriff of Allen county for the defendants, returnable January sth. Sixby & Grumme company et al., vs. Hirschey Bros., et al., suit in conversion, appearance by Cottrell and Merryman & Sutton for defendants. t D. M. Osborne & Co., vs. Mattle Young, appearance'by D. B. Erwin for the defendant. Joseph Schroll vs. Mary A. Schroll divorce, counter showing against the motion to suppress depositions filed, motion to suppress depositions overruled, case postponed for trial to January 8, 1907. State vs. Benjamin Burkett, trespass, set for trial Monday, January 7. o —- FATHER WILKEN IS QUITE SICK Rev. H. Theo Wilken, while celebrating mass yesterday at the funeral services of Mrs. Leßrun, suffered a slight attack of hemorrhage of the brain, causing him to become confused in his sermon. The attack was due to many years of work and constant strain. While his condition Is considered quite serious at this time, it is earnestly hoped that be may ultlmately reC ° Ver ’

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. 1906.

IS OF . SPECIAL INTEREST Because Appealed Through a Dissenting Opinion of Justice Johnson, Well Known Here. Through a dissenting opinion written by Justice Johnson, formerly of Van Wert county, a case involving $160,000 has been appealed from the Supreme court of the Philippine Islands to the United States Supreme court. Judge Johnson has a number of relatives in this county, being a cousin of Mrs. E. S. Moses, James pailey and others. He visited here a few r months. Speaking of the case .in question, the Manila Times of November 16, said: Appeal will be made to the United States Supreme Court in the case of Mrs Strong vs. Francisco Gutierrez y Repdie, in the matter of the Philippine Sugar Estates company. Mrs. Strong believes she is entitled to P 160,00 instead of P 16.000, and is of the opinion that the first decision of the Supreme court Will hold good. The legal profession of Manila are awe-struck over the outcome of the case. Several leading attorneys were interviewed concerning the matter and said that if the Supreme Court is to give a decision and then reverse it they would not know “where they were at.” The attorneys to a man, said: “Don’t quote me, please; I do not care to antagonize the Supreme court.” It is the general opinion of the legal profession, however, that the Supreme court of the Philippine Islands has committed an error. The legal profession honors and admires the position taken by Associate Justice Johnsoi in the matter. He is at present lookei upon as the champion of law and jus tice in the Philippine Islands. Yesterday afternoon the Supreme court, in a new hearing of the fanjous Philippines Sugar estates case, reversed its former decision, and gavfe verdict in favor of the defendant, Francisco Gutierrez y Repide. The former finding of the court was in favor of the plaintiff, Mrs. R. P. Strong. The. case involved the sale of 800 shares of stock in the Philippines Sugar Estates company, which was purchased by Senor Gutierrez from F. Stewart Jones for P 16.000. Mr. Jones was at the time the sale was made manager for Smith, Bell & company, and claimed he haff the right to sell. A. sensational feature of the ca,»e was the fact that fraud was alleged by the plaintiff, Mrs. Strong, in her petition to the court to recover the shares, the value of which at par was placed at PBO.OOO. The case came up for hearing before Judge Beekman Winthrop, and at the time of the hearing the shares of stock were valued at about P140,000, the Increase In price having been due to the Friar Lands purchased by the government. Judge Winthrop rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and an appeal was taken to the Supreme coiirt. The higher tribunal affirmed the decision of Judge Winthrop after which the attorneys for the defendant appeared before the court and asked for a new hearing, on the ground that new evidence had been discovered. The attorneys for Gutierrez alleged that they had discovered a powei of attorney given Mr. Joaos t> make the sale, which was legal and regular in every respect. The Supreme court reopened the case and on the strength of the new evidence submitted, reversed its former decision, rendering a verdict for the defendant Gutierrez | The present value of the shares is placed at P 160.000. Associate Justice Carson did not concur In the opinion of the court and excused himself from any part in the final judgement. Associate Justice E. Finley Johnson wrote a dissenting opinion holding that the finding of the lower court should be sustained. o WEDDING IN ST. MARYS TP. Harvey Daniel, Well Kqown Citizen, Takes a Bride. Harvey Daniel and Florence Harshman were united in marriage Saturday evening, Squire William F. Worden performing the ceremony at his residence. The groom is forty-seven years old, whlle hls bride is Just twenty-five years his junior. Both are well known in St. Marys township, where they both reside. Both have been married once before. The many friends join us in congratulations. , - — : o— William Pillars made a business trip to Monroeville this morning.

MANY OTHER SOCIAL EVENTS Miss Frances Bryson Surprised—The .. Annual Studabaker Dinner— Christmas Entertainments. BY PEARL BURDG. Miss Jessie Winnes most delightfully entertained a few friends at her home Sunday at dinner in honor of Miss Bessie Harruff. The home was beautifully decorated with holly and chrysanthemums. At six o’clock Miss Winnes served a three course luncheon. After the first course the engagement of Miss Harruff to Mr. Louis Baird of Salamonia, was announced in form of poetry, which Was placed in a walnut shell. The guests were Misses Arbie Loch, Alice Jackson, Della Harruff and the Misses Wilda Gottschalk, Nellie Simison and Wilma Wilson and Laura Clause of Berne. Miss Harruff will leave today for Wolcottville, where her marriage will take place tomorrow evening. Although this announcement is a surprise to the people and her friends, they join in extending their congratula- . tions. Jdiss Frances Bryson enjoyed a surprise Sunday evening at her home on Fifth street in celebration of her seventeenth birthday, which gave as much pleasure to her friends as to herself. The home was tastefully decorated in holly. The main event of the evening was the apple contest, in which ( Charles Babcock won a box of cigars, ■ and Mrs. Dan Vail a beautiful plate. There was also excellent music rendered by different ones who were present. At a late hour Mrs. Bryson served a two course luncheon. Miss Bryson will leave today for Marion, where she will visit her sister for a ffew days. o_ MUST HAVE A PRESCRIPTION ! To Buy Opium and Other Dope Under Proposed Law. There are some druggists in the State, according to Prof. W. C. Stur--1 mel, professor of pharmacy at Purdue, who cater to the trade of people addicted to the drug habit. The legislative committee of *he Indiana Phar- ' maceutical association has drafted a 1 bill for a law to make It more difficult to carry on such business. Under the proposed law, cocaine, ' morphine, opium ind other narcotics 1 will be sold only on the prescription of --a physician. Would-be suicides, as well as drug fiends, will be cheeked by the operation of such a law, the druggists believe. The present laws are considered deficient in many minor parts. No distinction is made between registered pharmacists and their assistants, as far as privileges are concerned, though the requirements for registration are much higher for the pharmacist. It is desired to have the enforcement of the laws on this subject placed in the hands of the State board of pharmacy and to raise the fees for registration and examination in order that the board may have funds for prosecution of offenders. Double the present fees will be asked. — o —— THEY WILL COMBINE FOR FIGHT Every County in State to be Organized Against Railroad Evils. Every county in the State and every city and town will be thrown into the fight being conducted by the Indiana Manufacturers’ Shippers’ Association for the abolition of existing railroad evils and the establishment of reforms that will expedite the movement of freight in times of heavy traffic, do away with delays in delivering consignments and accepting outgoing shipments, eliminate demurrage charges or make them reciprocal and make enforceable the rules and orders of the State railroad commission. • Before adjourning their recent meeting, the shippers’ association assigned a dozen or more men to visit different communities for the purpose of organizing the work that the associa- 1 tion has taken up, creating public 1 sentiment in favor of the proposed re- * forms and obtaining new members. < These men will appear before the com- 1 mercial clubs and boards of trade and s manufacturers’ associations of the < communities they visit and outline the ‘ plan of action to be followed by the I State association in getting their de- t sires before the general assembly. I 1 Eugene Runyon returned to Berne t today. While here he was the guest J of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman. 1

THE SEED CORN TRAIN COMING Is in Charge of Prof. Christie of Purdue and Other Experienced Agr>*. ilturists. JN’.IANAPOL r 3, Dec. 2!.—According to the scbet.iile of the peed corn train to be run over the entire Pennsylvania mileage in Indiana, made pul) lie Saturday, the corn wizards will visit 165 Indiana towns and villages between February 25 and March 11.I 1 . This is the greatest task of this character ever assumed in any State, the longest trip ever scheduled in lowa, where so much has been accomplished by this method, being only two weeks. “We are going to stir up things during those fifteen days,” said Prof. G. I. Christie, of the Purdue Experiment station, who was in town yesterday. “We are going to be able to visit all sections of the State, and it is our intention to present in even a more convincing manner than in the past if possible the gospel of good seed corn and carry home to the growers the great need of more intelligent selection and care. Indiana is waking up to the importance of this matter ln a wa Y that 18 going to tell in a material way in a short time. Three lecturers will be heard at each of the stops. We are preparing some convincing charts and a liberal supply of station literature will be distributed.” During the fifteen days that they are out the corn men will live on the train, the Pennsylvania supplying a dining car, a baggage car and a sleeper. It is the intention to hold large meetings each night. In the party will be Professor Christie, D. F. Maish of Frankfort, president of the Indiana Cora Growers’ association; C. B. Benjamin of Leroy, member State Board so Agriculture; T. A. ' Coleman of Rushville, and J. P. Davs of Sheridan. * • i The corn special will visit Decatur ■ on the afternoon of Thursday, March • 7th, according to the present sched- > ule. ~—n -i THE PROCEEDS GO FOR CHARITY it Will be a Great Show in Which Some New Local Talent Will be Brought Out. At a meeting held Sunday afteri ■ ■ .. noon it was decided and fully determined that the Elks would put on their minstrel show New Year’s night at the Bosse Opera House. The time, although a little short, will not impair the performance in the least, as all those who will take part will devote their time without a murmur and will work for the interest of the same. The proceeds of this show is to go to charity and with the same the Elks expect to look after the welfare of any and every deserving poor family in the city. A rich program has been arranged and the show gives every promise of being of a high class order and will please everyone. Mr. LaDelle has consented to give a three quarters of an hour performance, and he needs no introduction to the public, as his work has always stood forth in a brilliant manner and speaks for itself. Besides this they have the positive promises from certain talent in the city that have never heretofore made their appearance before a local public. An admission fee of fifty cents will be charged for every seat in the house, and as the cause is a worthy one and the house ought to packed A full program will be published later. Don’t forget the date —New Year’s night. o ELECTRIC MEETING AT FINDLAY i By Promoters of the Cleveland & In- " dianapolis Line. 1 A press dispatch from Findlay says: 1 Behind closed doors today, in the 1 Buckeye National bank, a meeting 1 was held by the promoters of the 1 Cleveland & Indianapolis Electric line 1 and a score of wealthy citizens of Benton Rl ige, who are making a strong protest against the line passing < one and one-half miles north of their < village. Farmers are all willing to 1 give the right of way and do all in 1 their power to have the line follow the 1 Benton Ridge road instead of the C., 2 H. & D. branch line, as has been the t theory. C. F. Jackson of Norwalk, € J. Y. Todd and G. A. Gessner of To- ’ ledo, were at the meeting. I ..... ■ j’. /A. f aK

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• SPOKEN OF FOR GOVERNOR Friends of Congressman-Elect Adair are Saying Nice Things About Him. “Billy” Blodgett has heard something again and in writing from Redkey, says: The Democrats of the Eighth district are already planning for the campaign of 1908. They wish to nominate Congressman John A. M. Adair of Portland, for governor and all over the district an organization to that end is being perfected. It is i understood that though Mr. Adair has not given his consent to the movement, he is not frantic with rage because it has been started. He may decide that he would like to have another nomination for congress. In that i event he will not enter the lists for : governor and his friends declare that , if nominated for congress he will be ■ reelected. If he desires the nomination [ for governor he can have it. Mr. i Adair was elected by the Republicans . of the Eighth district though he was i the Democratic nominee. The quari rel in the Republican party, of course, [ had something to do with his election , but the real thing that put Mr. Adair i in congress was the fact that he listen- . ed to the people of his district instead ■ of to the bosses. And since his elec- . tion Mr. Adair has given much of his time to convincing members of the r General Assembly that there are things , to be done that are to be placed above L politics. As a member of the Demot dratlc state committee Mr. Adair voted I for “Billy” O’Brien for chairman and , he always has been regarded as a Taggart man. Yet he stands for a lot of j things that will not be supported by the Taggart end of the State organization. He is a banker but he believes in the inspection of banks. He belives there should be a depository law and that the interest on the public funds is the property of the people. In . other words, while he is a Democrat t and a strict party man, he believes in what the people believe in, regardless of party. Mr. Adair does not like Governor ’ Hanly politically, but he is fair enough to admit that the policies of the governor are good policies, policies that will i be of benefit to the people, but, of course, the governor got all his ideas from the Democrats. It is more than likely that Congressman Adair will wield a great deal of influence in the next General Assembly of Indiana, and if the Democrats listen to him and ’ men like Senator L. Ert Slack, they will not be so far out of the way when ' it comes to voting for laws that will • benefit all the people. - THE SHORT DAYS »ARB, , HERE ——.. Old Sol Has Reached Farthest Point South/:X.-: -L.. , We have passed the shortest day in the year—the 20th of December. The industrious and frugal housewife will soon thereafter tell her husband that she can notice that the days are growing longer.. Old Sol has now reached the farthest point south, or, to be accurate that part of the earth’s surface north of the equator has reached a point in its annual journey around the sun which is as far away from its direct rays as at any time during the winter months. But as the hottest part of the day is at noon, but about 2 o’clock in the afternoon in the summer time, so the coldest part of the winter comes, not when there is the least sunshine, but several days later in the latter part of January and February. The earth’s surface still retains much of the heat stored away in it during the hot months of July, August and the early days of September, so that the polar winds are counteracted by this heat until the supply is exhausted. It will be many days now before the sun’s rays will have much effect, so this stored up heat will be gradually drawn out of the surface. When : this heat is exhausted and the sun is still doing little to warm things up— | the cold days will come. ■ '■ ■ ■■■O * 1 ~ i— "" '—■■■* A special meeting of the county council has ben called for December 31 to make an appropriation of $1,500 tcTpay the balance of the"cost of operating he obnoxious ditch law. The law has already cost $15,000 and the additional appropriation will add just that much to the cost. Wells county | escaped very easy, however, compared with some of the other counties.— g Bluffton News.

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