Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1907 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■VERYTHURSDAYMORNING BY UtW G ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHED •1.00 PRE YEAR IN ADVANCE. S*Mr»d at the postoffice at Decatur.lndiana as second-date mall matter. official paper of adams county Winchester street residents are rejoicing over the moral victory achieved in the conviction of Al Foster who •was charged with conducting a house of ill-fame. The conviction means that this notorious joint must cease operations at their present postofiice address. The conviction means that Marshal Green, if he respects the brass buttons that adorn his uniform, •will sit up and take notice. He will see that a court conviction means •what it says. In other words, he will see that the Foster “boarding and rooming” house seeks a more congenial atmosphere. The residents up there intend that this shall be the verdict. We desire to congratulate the prosecution, both the old and the new. Mr. Moran has shown his mettle from the very beginning, while the maiden effort of Prosecutor Hel- , ler is being favorably commented on fey toe public. He notpnly did well—btat he won. Vi* .t . The la# passed by the last session of congress in the interest of the employees of interstate railroads and giving them rights of action for damages] for injuries caused by the negligence of fellow-employees, etc., has been declared unconstitutional by two United States courts. The ground given for the- decision is that the legislation is not - properly connected with the power of congress over interstate commerce. ..These decisions indicate quite clearly that the. federal courts are going to do some, back-tracking-on the interstate commerce clause of the constitution, and that many bills now - pending, such as Senator Beveridge’s child labor measure,. will stand a mighty poor show of. being stained. Well, ,the states hsve ample power l to provide remedies for all the evils attempted to be covered by congressional enactment, gnd they should use it. Indeed, many states have already done so. . , „ ' M . - ‘«i.; ■■ ',3 & As a companion pfebefor his freak priinary election bill,’Senator Rdeinier ci Indianapolis his invented ’ a" rjegistrationbill which' seeins ib have even ? greater dime museum pbSsibilitles. It probably will occurQo somebody some time that a ’ simple,' understandable and common-sense 1 primary election taw, without 'traps’ M pftfallS’ lh it, is the only kind that 1 #lll win public favor. Senator Roemler may have labored hard at his job, but theh so did the mountain. f . ■■ -i AV J Vice -President Fairbanks’ Indianapolis organs, the News and: Star, hope to see the country turn to Fairbanks as a proved .“conservative.” If having no ideas or opinions on any public question makes’a man a “conservative,” then Fairbanks is one. He is the biggest moral coward that ever made himself conspicuous by the' free use of mysteriously acquired - money: 3 If that’is another element of conservAtism, then Fairbanks has it. o'». ’ ; • ’ -•■'"■ ■ ,11.. ;.i ; ■ 'lO -> Senator Bailey of Texas; at’present making the fight of his life for rented-' ** Soften referred td Us .- of the senatd. This is an ■: error, for'ori the death of Arthur Rub Gortoanbf Maryland, Senator Blackburn -.-J AY

Wr Bronchitis I I Take VINOL it heals the bfcnehial tubea fend remedies the cough •: For centuries cM-fashtwted cod jxijili’ ifver oil has been prescribed by, physicians, the world tiroixchitis, weak lungs and ccni&iunp* tion. but many could not take it on account of its useless fishy oil Anycwi .can take our delicious cod prefiardtibn, Vinol, which contains all'toe medicinal and curative jtoineais of cod liver oil actually taken from fresh tods’ livers, but nu oil, anti- wherever old-fashioned cod Slyer 4MI or emulsions would, do good, yinol will d.o far more-gooi? ' fcJTrX bur guarantee. ~ it SMITH, Yager A FALK.

Children who are delicate, feverish and croes will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for act on the liver, making a sickly child strong and healthy. A certain cure for worms. Sold by all druggists, 25 cents. ■ —o • ■ of Kentucky, was chosen leader, Bailey being leader in the movement which brought about that result. It is ’ Mr. Blackburn’s boast that he never in . his life wrote a speech, an article or an editorial. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. The report of the chief of the New . Jersey bureau of statistics shows that . the cost of living in that trust-ridden , state has increased so tremendously , that the slight increase in wages is of small consequence. A dollar, after all, is worth only what it will buy, and that is not much at present prices—in New Jersey or elsewhere. From Dec. 4 until congress adjourned for the holidays, President Roosevelt sent in exactly eighteen messages. A man who can do that is certaiily not afraid of the Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker. Secretary Shaw’s declaration that there is more prosperity in this coun try than we can take care of will .cause a good many people to do some powerful hard thinking. > COUNTY COUNCIL ADJOURNED The Board Will Prosecute alt Persons *■ » S-.-V" 1 •;;! .. ' ;s Who Posts Advertising bn Bridges. 1 A.-'.. P ' . . ; i»‘.» It appearing to the satisfaction ,pf the board that many persons are using tbe public bridges of the county for the purpose of posting advertising matter, and that the same is dangerous* to the traveling public by reason of frightening horses. Hereafter for this offense prosecutions will fellow. Fast driving over bridges is also an offense which will be prosecuted. The board intends to carry out this order to the letter. Ferdinand Bleeke and William D. Huffman were appointed viewers on the William Macke petition for macadam road. They were also appointed viewers on the Henry Elerding road petition, and they will meet January 11 to qualify. :i >' ■ ...... John T. Kelley. aad’n'End Walter Thornhill Were apPoftft&r viewers on the J. A. Watson petitioned road, and they will meet at ( office of ,S. A. M. Butcher at qualify. Louis Koeneman and Henry Scfiebman were appointed viewers oh the Herman Belter , and Henry F. W. Bulmahn petitioned road, and will meet: at the auditor’s office on January 15, to qualify. ■ •>. The viewers’ report on the Magley & Preble macadam road, was approved and notice to bidders ordered published, bids to be received on Monday, Fobruary4, 1907. In the petition of .James O. Hoaglatid for a macadam road, proof of, publication and posting' of. notices noted filed. - ' .</■ . •• Michael Mijiert-was .for inspector ' in West' -Washington .sjlp, itisfead of Henry Bafkfoy/’’ns ,3 was stated ’ 'The. dppofntfpr the subsidy*.pjectien. | NO UNOFFICIAL OPINIONS GIVEN 1 The ? Attorney’General Will ■ ; n.’ia New: Rule. . Attorney General Jqmes E. Bingham has prepared a letter that he will send to county and township officers, advising them that his office will not continue the practice of giving unofficial opinions to such officers or others on any question other than those dircefly affecting the State in any large way. “The custom of giving these opinions, unauthorized ' by the law 1 , had grown up in this office until a very considerable part of the time of the office has been tahen' jip’ -in considering these outside questions,” /said the Attorney General, yes-, terday. “The opinions; > based on insufficient data, were often almost valueiess. I have thought it befit to puta stop to. this, action.” 1 ;. —. Laughter and tears. Tears and laugh- ■ I F e , r . folio# 'bahh* other in* rapid succes- ; f slbti''ih *‘A J (WteihaTi by’’W, Bti«tir ■' I atss opera ’^.o L | day, January 9 ,the_ Qoniedy element I ’ being, skillfully Interwoven with the . embtidiial sdenes ahd climaxes. rrwAw5 } ing the playi inteDasting to all classes 3 of stiieater ’gbbrs. Leonie, the: little j daughter of the Burglar, creates an t, interest orf' ,libr first appearance. In this part Millie Harrington has few ®5 uals .’,.? lld for one of her age is truly remarkable and well worth seeing.

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'EVEN INCLUDES RED Pure Food Law* are to be Strictly Enforced. No more are we to have any red circus lemonade or the bright cherries in ,|he seductive cocktail. Green candy is to become a thing of the pa fit,'and sawdust win be missing from the breakfast foods. ' 1 'J “Unto the pure all thifigfi 1 are pure, but unto them that are defiled, nothing is pure.” Beginning Jan. 1 all things in the food and drink line are to be pure, providing the new pure 1 focd law which went into effect that day accomplishes the ends' sought by- those who framed it. Ignorance will not be tolerated as an excuse for vicdating the new law. If there is any manufacturer or dealer throughout the length and breadth of the land whois not familiar with its-provisions- it tis not the fault-of the government. For weeks the agricultural department has been busy mailing the n4# regulations to those interested in 'the: new law. . ■ ; The main provision ! ot the j?(# hawbeen discussed so much, sin the measure was enacted last spring; las to t .have become generally familiar to the jpubjlc. The regulations as tp. adulteration effectV ail' drugs and med-. icipes as welf as food articles. '/ J Factories will pe required to, be open at all times for inspection. La-1 bels must not In any #«jr misrepresent the jQjrpdiipt they attacfied, matter in' food, and dripks wifi be large done away, with, ' u ' ' ,L /* The government is preparing .r. for the strictest enforcement’ of the law. i Federal 'will be kept busy’ buying, samples in the open market to bp,.tested"and analyzed. ' ' . 'if. j* ~- i' BLOOD POISON PROVES FATAL mrvz a ; Death qf ,Mr«-gada-bush, Wfii Known Lady^, ‘ Daytpn .Radifbush, four years; .died Tuesday; morning at seven thirty o’clock, at.her home ttow' ,4f bf llib cityj after hn Uiness- pt < a Week, death -rfeJ' suiting from ’ blood* pblson: ‘ She «Wfcd‘ been ’ aifing' for Borne time, but had nW4agied:-jto work until last Tuesday, -when bhe became #or%e And her decline frckn that time o| was, The dread disease was brought about by several small blood vessels bursting in her right limb. She suffered untold agony during the last three days of her Uiness, as her case was hopeless and she could be afforded no relief. The funeral services will be 'held Thursday at the St. Paul church and interment will be made 1 in the Pleasant Mills cemetefy. J3he leaves g two sons, two daughters, four sisters and three brothers to mourn, their loss. ■ . -- r i‘. -IST ■— ’ 1 ’,Wb| 1 When you ask for the 7 s;. BEST CpUGH CURE • • «<* mi,■ - temp’s Balsam Y.,n are Rot-getting tettW wffl costs »o more thap, any other > <-ugh remedy, and you are' entitled ’ best when ypu ask for it. • Femp’s Bafeam will stop any-cough that can be stopped by any medicine, and cure coughs that cannot be cured. It is always the Best Cough Cure. At all druggists, 25c., 50c, and gl, Il J

CASE VENUED FROM HERE Hi i-w-, . Wat Decided in Allen County Court for Plaintiff*. The case oFAmdrew J .Peterman vs. Thq Farmers and Merchants Bank-of Bryant, James L. Rupel and George R. Houser, taken on change'of venue from this county to Adams, and from ' there to ,Allen county, was tried’ before Judge and a jury in the , circuit court at Ft. Wayne oh Thursday. After a short deliberation, the jury returned a verdict for .toe plaintiff, giving him judgment in the sum of . |1,007.53,. the fufi amount demanded in his complaint | The case grew out of the presentation by Peterman at the Bryant bank, , of g. .check on toe First National bank of .Montpelier, for SI,OOO. At that p.wed a note held by the bank, which was .due and payable, and they asked that they up allowed to deduct the amount of. this and the . interest due., The bank officials clatn> ed that he agreed at first, a?d, toey cancelled ftis note, and gave it to .hims with the difference in cash. The following.day, Peterman the', note artd. deinauded the money,' which", the, bank refused. Peterman in the , trial ot the case, denied that he had , ever given such cons&it, ;ju'ry‘ ( evidently adopted his > View of the . 'case. The defendants will make a*, motion for a new trial, and if denied, ’] will appeal the case'.to the highe- , i ourt.—Portland Cominbrciai-Review. , . ~ >, “O** •' j ;■ ’ How to' Cbre Chilblain*. “to enjoy freedom from chilblains,” , writes John Kemp, East Otisfield, Me., <7l apply Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Have : also used it for salt rheum with excel- i lent results.” Guaranteed to cure fever 1 spree, indolent ulcers, piles, .burns, •’ 'Wounds, frost bites, aiid skin* dlfieasCs. *25 cents at Blackburn's Place. '• !. 1„. ,■ ! 'eluffton city -clerk quits ■T—• I Resigned. Rather Than be Impeached— Successor Elected. . ,j ..... f Blufftom- ■ tod;, Jan. B.—City Clerk Edihond GT.' Elliott, who probably w*ould havfe beeti impeached and ousted ffoiii'office lafit night, forestalled thd action of thfe council yesterday as- - tetnodn “by- tendering his ‘written res- < ignatleir to Councilman J. Poffen■:«fergt!r, ; a member of the investigation 'and impeachfiaefit -Committee, recently appointed by Mayor THamilton. Elliott was advised to resign or be impeached and he decided under the circumstances thai- it was better to resign than to undergo the rigid investigation that probably would be made and the publicity that would be given his actions of the past few weeks if he insisted on a hearing. When toe council met last night there were seven candidates for she vacant city clerk’s chair. Frank Smith, justice of the peace, and part owner of the opera house, was elected to fill 1 the vacancy, kir. Smith will take [ charge of the office as soon as he can design as justice and file" his bond. . ■ •’ ' '• -L O IS HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL X- 1 -;- ) Mr*; Ed Murray Return* -Greatly Improved. ’' v j '7 " Mrs. Ed Murray arrived, home Sunday night from Fort Wayne, accomJ pfailed by hCr husband? Mrs. Murray was operated on at the liope Hospital about three weeks ago and ‘ a large tumpyous growth removed. The operar tion was entirely successful and her recovery will now be rapid and she will soon have recovered her former good health. Her many friends and acquaintances are glad of her improvement. ’ I 0 -— I TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAY. I Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine TabF lets. Druggist* will refund mcney if it 1* on each box. 26c. -T. . •'■ ' ’ f

HAVE SEVEN HUNDRED ENTRIES v ( Greatest Exhlbiticn of Fowls Ever Given in the City—Judge H. E. Pugh Arrived. The Adams County Poultry and Pet Stock show started off Tuesday j morning and promises to be a record ! breaker in the way of entries and attendance. The chickens, ducks, geese 1 and turkeys commenced to arrive I early this morning and at noon there , was over five hundred birds quartered in the show room, and entries for two i hundred more birds in the hands of i j the secretary, which were expected to arrive this afternoon and evening. 1 ; The old Meibers hall which is being ; j used for this show has been neatly i ! arranged and is commodious enough i to handle all the entries that have sig-' nified their intention of showing. Electrie lights are being installed and the room will be as light as day and every spectator will be afforded the best opportunity in the world to look the birds over. The association has so far spared no expense in .making this show a success and from the appearance of the entries on hand they have toe confidence of the‘ public. ’The entries so far received fair exceed, that of last year and toe outlook for more birds will make the ‘emtry list neariy double that of toe first too# given by toe local management Mrs.Ed Christen, who resides noYth of tofficity, has the largest-individual entry list, her total reaching sixty-one birds; including turkeys, geese and - chickens, and she stands in a fair position to carry away her share of the premiums offered. Up until noon the- White Wyandotte chickens lead in the way? of the largest entries, there being over a hundred of the beautiful birds on hand, and the contest for supremacy promises to be interesting/ as every owner thinks he has a winner. Next to toe Wyandottes, come the Barred I Rocks, which are running a close second in the way of entries.and by evening this popular breed of chickens promises to lead all its competitors. The R. C. B- Leghorns came next and from then on down the entries are all about equal. One pleasing feature is that every man or woman who has birds entered to show in this contest, has opposition and the rivalry is becoming intense. Entries from Pennville, Portland, Geneva, (Willshire, Berne, Preble,- Monroeville and Decatur are on hand and every one of these cities or towns are confident of securing the premiums offered. Judgq H. Pugh of Venedocia, 0., who will officiate at thls show? I arrived at noon today and wks kt . once escorted to the hall and started hi On his tedious job of scoring. Mr. Pugh comes highly recommended and the management has made no mistake in securing his services, as he seems fair and/just and can tell in a moment whether a foul has qualified and is in a position to be scored. His knowledge of chickens, geese, ducks, and. turkeys is marvelous and his ‘ clean fast work was toe admiration of-all who watched him. If you have !a few spare moments during the day, you cfould spend it to no better advantage than taking a walk through 1 ttts show and we are positive that if ,j you are an admirer of a; chicken or fowl, that vour enthusiasm will be aroused tn short order?" the management by your attendance and show the promoters of the that you want toe-annual event to continue.' ’ . Sr 1 0 —*— ‘■/Th# Chicago Tribune has been com; pariii&- the 'stattetlcs of embezzlement. Last year ’ they amounted, In round number? to nearly $15,0007000, Which was one-third more tlian before. But M two-tol'rds of the whole sum was' taken by<toree men, the comparison is better made with 1894 to 1897. In the former year they were $25,600,000, the reason being that this was toe year following the panic. In the next three years the average was >10,000,000.

1 . .L-LBW-J. 1 -'■■MlS' I. ■ Y A Boston schoolboy was tall, ? weak and sickly. r w X His arms were soft and flabby. J I X He didn’t have a strong muscle in his X I ;X entire body. X ■ •& <& I * A J.v Th* physician who had attended JL ' ; l3 : J the family for thirty years prescribed Z ■ ❖ Scotfj Emulsion, 9 I <> NOW: Z 11 <5 To feel that boy’s arm you 9 II would think he was apprenticed to a Jr ju blacksmith. ALL DRUGGISTS I BO©. AND SLOO. 9 I V./’1 9 ■ sw Tw er so so us us Tw so so or of wr To To To woeo io M

RECOMMENDSKBELEY CURBk Liquor Firm Looks After the 1 Wants of Its Customers. ■ Ar an evidence that there are n some very peculiar things in this K world a case in Goshen might be K sighted. It is nothing more or ■ less than a firm of liquor dealers ■ i recommending the Keeley Cure * ■ . for their customers who are in the v ! habit of becoming intoxicated. K j About six years ago this firm had ■ a customer who had become a ■ slave to the liquor habit. He was K ■ a popular young man, possessing ■ ■ many estimable qualities, but his K ' usefulness was abridged by his '*'■ I dissolute habits. The two liquor , ■ ! dealers discussed the case in aU « I ' its phases. It did no good to dis- ■ ’ courage the sale of drinks to the ■ I young man in their place, for he w I would go elsewhere and “tea j up.” Finally the firm hit upon a 1 plan—the Keeley cure. One of fl the proprietors was delegated to ■ take the subject to the Keeley in- I stitute at Marion. The treatment 1 was administered and the young I man returned to Goshen thor- 1 oughly cured. That was six years | ago and he is today a prosperous 1 business man and after a period <r I of six years’ sobriety he is not likely to return to his old habit. fl 1. “We have taken two meh away | -and had the cure given them,” f said one of the dealers, “and both 1 | have stood the test. We will take j more if they come our way,” the fl * man continued, “because we !*.■' know the cure is a success.” It g was suggested that this seemed a queer sentiment for a liquor I dealer to express. “Oh, I don’t I know,” answered the speaker. “We have liquor to sell And sell it just as adr uggist' sells medicine, but don’t want to sell it all to one customer any more than fl does the druggist expect one cus- U tqmer to eat up all his quinine or* S drink up all his cordials. ” A fur- 5 ther discussion disclosed that the fl j firm of liquor dealers had in a number of cases offered to advance the money to a number of fl young men if they would go away | and take the cure, and the. off er fl still holds good.—Goshen Demo- ■ crat. ■ Write to Dr. W. V. Daniels, ® manager of the Marion Keeley In- ■ stitute, Marion, Ind,.for-terms fl and additional proofs that the ,fl Keeley Cure -cures; ■ He. will be ® 'glad to furnish you the evidenca KI and treat your communication ml confidential. h ■ ■■■■—"" W AN OHIO CITY GIRL IS SHOT ■ Bullet Came From the Air; No One Knows Where. The Ohio City News gives the fol- 1 fl lowing account of toe reckless handl- ■ ing of fire arms in the corporation. K there: “About four o’clock Wednesday ,j| afternoon while Effie, the seven-year-old daughter of Joe Avery, was in the back yard she was shot in the side of H the head by a 22 calibre ball coming J from some unknown source. She was (fl taken Into the house, Dr. Musgrave ’fl summoned and the ball removed. It fl had struck on the left side, near the | top of the head and plowed under the j scalp for a short distance,. leaving a se- M vere and painful wound, but she is not considered dangerously injured. No clue as yet has beep found as to toe guilty party, but it is-generally; under- ■ , • Ovd. that the act wis ?committed Isl hrough carelessness and without any 'nt'iution of causing anyone an Injury. ■ This should be * warning: to' those who. rfe in the habit of’ violating the ordi- 1 niicsrthat prohibits toe use. of firearms within the corporation limits.” Mother ,Gray s Bweet Powderg for Children, need by Mother Gray.> nurse ■ in Children’s Heme, New York, breaks M up Colds In 2 4hours, ouav Feverishness Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all uruMgista, 25c. Sampl mailed FREE. ■/ Address Allen S. Olmsteads r eßoy. N. Y. ■ i