Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1907 — Page 7

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HE WAS IN EXCELLENT HEALTH Returned Frdhl Work at Noon Feeling Fine, But Died In a Few 'i. Moments. Since the sudden death of Anthony Holthouse, Monday morning, his many relatives and friends here have anxiously awaited details of the sad occurrence. We, therefore, publish the following story from the Jonesboro Evening Sun of Monday: A. Holthouse died this morning at 11:30 of appoplexy at his home on Mathews avenue and Church street. He had come from the mill at eleven o’clock and had gone into the house and after lookng over the daily paper had picked up one of his grandchildren who was present and while playing with it was stricken. The family discovered his condition and immediately telephoned for a physician at the hospital and for Father Weible who went to his house as hurriedly as possible but before either reached him he was dead. He died in the chair. His death was a great shock to the family and to his numerous friends of the city, as he apparently was enjoying the best of health. He spent all the forenoon at his office at the mill •and the annual settlement of the •companies were being made this morning. He came up to the bank about nine o’clock and deposited in his box a number of private papers, remarking to Cashier Hall, as he came into the bank holding up the papers, ’‘These represent to me a life time.” Mr. Holthouse was sixty-two years •old aa<l lias been a rt->ident of Jonesboro for about eight year, coming to this city from Dcatur, Indiana, and has been engaged in the timber business, ~being secretary and treasurer of both the Jonesboro Bending company and the Jonesboro Spoke company, besides he has stock in other corporations of the city, being a director in the Jonesboro Trust Company Bank. Besides his wife he leaves nine children, three boys and six girls. They are Mrs. Fred Falk, Mrs. Bert Lynch, Misses Bertha and Minnie Holthouse, L. C., Barney and Fritz Holthouse and two daughters who are members of the Sisters Order of St. Benedict. All •of the children were at home or in Jonesboro except the two latter, one of them being in Wisconsin and the other at Cairo, 111. They were notified of his death and will arrive for the funeral. Mr. Holthouse was a prominent member of St. Roman’s congregation and the funeral will take place from the church Thursday and will be conducted by Rev. Father Weibel, assist- • -ed by other priests, after which interment will be in the Catholic cemetery, west of the city. - — —o ARE MOVING TO ILLINOIS Dana Brown and Bob Souders are Leaving Bluffton. Robert K. Souder and Dana W. - Brown will leave next Sunday for Robison, 111., and in the future that « city will be made their headquarters, although they will still retain Bluffton offices with W. A. Kunkel. Mr. Souder has accepted a position which will place him in charge of oil interests in the Robison field and it is a - position of responsibility carrying with it a good salary. Mr. Souder : is well fitted for the place as he has had u tn<.r.,;ign an l yra: •al education in the oil industry in connection with his. uncle, W. A. Kunkel. Mr. Brown will continue to make Bluffton his home, but oil inter asis over which he will have charge at Ribison will require most of his time at that place.— ~ Bluffton News.

BY HUNTINGTON YOUNG LADY I Got Her Hair Caught in a Machine and > Asks $5,000 for Personal Injuries. Miss Mayme Balzer, through her attorneys, Branyan, Branyan & Bran i yan, has brought suit against Larry d C. Waring, D. E. Laufferty and the s Waring Glove factory, asking damages in the sum of $5,009 for personal injuries alleged to be dde to the care- , lessness and negligence of the com- , pany in not placing the proper pro- s tection about machinery at the glove factory in this city. The complaint recites that prior to 1 and on June 23, 1906, plaintiff was ‘ employed in the factory. On that date she dropped a shuttle. In an effort to catch the shuttle before it should fall through a hole in what is alleged to be a defective floor, she grabbed for ] it, and her hair became caught in the 1 shafting by which the machinery is J operated. It is alleged that the hair was wound around and around this shafting in such a manner that her 3 head was pulled toward it and the ' shafting had to be stopped and her 1 hair was cut before she could be re- 1 leased. Much of the hair was pulled I out and the scalp w-as left bare. Pain 1 and nervous shock were endured J from which plaintiff has never re- ’ covered and treatment is still required. Plaintiff IS alleged to be twenty- < three years old and as the result of 1 the injury sick, disfigured and nervous. Damages are therefore asked 1 in the sum mentioned. January 21 is 1 named as the return date in the case i and notice is ordered given to Mrs. ! Maggie Jeffries, forelady of the fao tory; Mr. Laufferty of Fort Wayne, and Mr .Waring of Decatur. —Huntington Herald. o , FORMERLY WORKED IN DECATUR t Indicted by Grand Jury for Purloining Money From Loch, Dirkson & Company. Orvill Brentlinger, a rather nice looking young man, comfortably dressed and wearing a light spring overcoat, was brought into court this afternoon by Sheriff Eli Meyers, who had captured him at Fort Wayne. Brenflinger was indicted by the November grand jury for embezzlement and obtaining money under false pretenses. The indictment shows that on December 30th, Brentlinger, a native of near Honduras, was employed for Loch, Dirkson & Co., his duties being to canvass the country, selling stock food and other articles. On the day mentioned he disappeared, his account with Loch, Dirkson & Co. being short about thirty dollars, which he refused to make good. He has been working at Fort Wayne and was arrested there this morning. Judge Erwin fixed his bond at SSOO and he is making an effort to secure bail and ■ thus avoid going to jail. _Q WILL BE TAKEN TO ASYLUM — William Coe is Undoubtedly Insane and Will be Cared For. I r l The probabilities are that William i Coe, the man who fired a shot at Govi ernor Hanly’s daughter, Mrs. Harry > Garman and her husband, Prof. GarI man, near Laporte will be taken to s Logansport and placed in the asylum at Longcliff, as it is believed that he ; is violently insane. Coe was formerly l an inmate of the hospital at Longl cliff, but was released on a fulough ■ and afterwards discharged. Since his release from the hospital . he has been living near Laporte and , while his actions at times may have aroused suspicion, it was generail! believed that he was no longer insane. ; His actions recently, however, have given the authorities ample grounds for the belief that his mind is again 1 unbalanced and the state’s attorney at Laporte will investigate the case and a commission will decide whether Coe is insane or guilty of assault. A town that never has anything to , do in a public way is on the way to the ■ cemetery, says an exchange. Any citizen who will do nothing for his i town is helping dig the grave.. A man who curses the town furnishes • the coffin. The man who is so selfish : as to have no time from his own bus- ' Iness to give to the city affairs is i making the shroud. The man who will not advertise is driving the hearse. The man who is always pulling back from any public enterprise throws bouquets on the grave. The man who is so stingy as to be howling hard times preaches the funeral sermon, ; sings the doxology and thus the town i lies buried from all care and sorrow, ,

BY THE ADMINISTRATOR Valuation of Personal Property Will Reach $125,000 —Foster Case to Be Tried Monday. Mary A. Breiner vs. Sarah Ehle, et al., partition, appearance by Peterson & Moran-for defendants, ruled to answer. sXi: _(f:.l 4c . Charles D. Porter vs. Alice Carpefi--ter et al., rental and contract, demurrer filed to amended complaint, answer of defendants withdrawn. •• , — ... The case of the State vs. Henry McLain, intoxication, has been appealed from the Mayor’s court, the transcript being filed today. In the case of the State vs. Alfred Foster, keeping house of ill-fame, motion to quash overruled, set for trial Monday, January 7th. Attorneys D. D. Heller & Son, and Merryman & Sutton, representing Chrlstena Niblick, administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, filed an Inventory Saturday, showing the appraised valuation of the personal property to be $109,614.26. Besides this there are some other personal interests to be added, which will increase this amount to ovr $125,00. This does not include any of the real estate, which will increase Mr. Niblick’s estate to more than $200,000. Mrs. Niblick filed a petition for an ordfer to sell 2,000 bushels .of corn, ten tons of hay and undivided portion in several tracts of wheat. The court issued said order. Caroline Cramer, administratrix of the John Cramer estate filed her final report and was discharged by the court. During the year 1906 the Adams county clerk issued 213 marriage licenses, an average of about eighteen per month. The largest number issued was twenty-five in September, June had twenty-four and October and December each had twenty-three. The smallest number was nine in the month of May. Sixteen were issued in January, twenty-one in March, sixteen in April, fourteen in July, thirteen in August and sixteen in November. Hooper and Lenhart filed three new cases,-entitled respectively, Alexander O. Smith vs. W. H. Gardner et al., Wt on note and attachment, demand $700; David Bailey vs. W. H. Gardner et al., suit on account and attachment, demand $100; Wilson P. Clymer vs. W. H. Gardner et al., account and attachment, demand SSO. Norval Shopleigh Hardware Com? pany vs. Schafer Hardware Company, motion filed by the defendant to require the plaintiff to make his complaint more specific. Charles A. Dugan vs. Perry J. Ogg, et al., partition, plea in abatement filed by guardian ad litem for Ogg. Bertha Baker vs. Edward Baker, answer filed by prosecuting attorney, submitted, finding for plaintiff, divorce granted who also gets the custody of an only child, Ray Baker. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. William Wagner was in court this morning, but no action was taken in his case. A motion to quash the indictment was argued in the case bf the State vs. Alfred Foster, keeping house of illfame, this morning, but no decision was rendered by the court. Jacob Bollenbacher, guardian for Louis H. Shaneberger and others, filed a petition to build a barn and the court ordered same. The William Ray assault case, whicn has been continued several times, will not be tried until the next term of court. The case of Calvin Miller vs. George E. McKean et al., suit on note and to set aside a conveyance, has been redocketed, it having been returned from the supreme court. John Ryan vs. Jay W. Chapman, injunction, default of defendant. William Fuchs, executor of the Charles Fuch estate, filed a petition to sell bank stock and stock in stone black company. Same ordered at private sale. The Schroll divorce case in which alimony is demanded, is set for trial tomorrow. Election commissioners, R. S. Peterson and J. Fred Fruchte, were busy at the clerk’s office today, handing out tickets and supplies to the subsidy election inspectors.

A marriage license was issued Sat- ■ urday to Birthel R. Dynes of Jay county, and Katie A. Kneuss of Wabash township. A marriage license issued today, was to David J. Mazelin of Monroe township and Mary J. Schwartz of Berne.. The office of County Treasurer L3-' ( chot has been cleaned and brightened j in away that shows a marked im- ( provement. A new cabinet, a coat of ( varnish and a new railing on the , counter help out. A new dose of wall , paper will complete the office and Mr. Lachot is after that. j o PARTNER IN KENDALLVILLE SUN ' Decatur Young Man Rising in the Pro- < session—He Has the i Ability. i i Fred Mayer, a young man from this city, who for several years was em- 1 ployed in hid office and learned his 1 trade here, has purchased an interest J in the Kendalville Daily Sun. Fred is 1 a clean cut young man, whose rapid I rise in his profession is good news to < his many Decatur friends. In speaking of the change the Sun of last ' evening said: The management of the Daily Sun I desires to announce to the public two I things, namely, the change of the firm name and the introduction of another firm member. Mr. J. Fred Mayer, formerly of De- 1 catur, Ind., who has been for nearly two years associated with this office, has purchased an interest in the business of J. S. Conlogue & Co., and we are pleased to introduce him to our many patrons. Mr. Mayer will give his attention largely to the circulation, advertising and job departments, and we bespeak for him the same cordial treatment the Kendallville public has heretofore uniformly accorded the Sun’s representatives. The firm of J. S. Conlogue & Co., will give place to the firm of Conlogue, Reeve & Co., Mr. F. E. Reeve, who has recently succeeded Mr. W. S. Osborne in the business, assuming the position of editor and manager. Any persons now connected with the firm are authorized to collect and receipt for accounts due J. S. Conlogue & Co. o A VERY IMPORTANT SESSION Organizations and the Reading of the Governor’s Message on the Opening Day. Indianapolis, Jan. 7. —The sixty-fifth Indiana general assembly will convene in this city, at the state house, on Thursday morning, Jan. 10. The session will extend over a period of sixtyone days and will be one of the most important sessions in recent year. The party caucuses will be held Wednesday night. It is thought Representative Branch will have no opposition in the Republican caucus for the speaker of the house. The Republican members of the house will caucus In the house chamber at the state house , on Wednesday night. The Democratic members of the lower house will hold their caucus at the Grand hotel on ' the same night. The Republican members of the upper house will hold their caucus in the senate chamber at the state house on Wednesday night and the Democratic members will hold their sesison at the Grand hotel. It is reported on reliable authority that Governor J. Frank Hanly will personally read his message to the legislature at the opening session. The reading of the governor’s message, has, in the past, been generally done by one of the clerks. If the precedent is followed, no other business than the reading of the message and the organization of both branches will occur on the opening day. Some of the measures which will occupy the attention of the legislators during the sixty-one day session are: A 2-cent fare railroad bill. A public depositories law. A bill to regulate insurance companies. A measure to give to the state railroad commission more power in order to enable the commission to enforce , its rulings. Strict supervision of all private j banks by the state authorities. Legislation to reform primary elec- j tions. i Increase of the liquor license to SI,OOO. In the line of reform a half dozen ( other measures of vast importance are ] under consideration. o The remains of Adrian E. Winegard- . ner, who was killed in La Paz, Leyte, ’ Philippine Islands, on September 10, 1 1906, passed through our city this < morning, en route Columbia City. < Mr. W’inegardner will be remembered ( by the old members of the 160th, as < he was a member of Company G of i that regiment. The remains will be i interred at Columbia City. t

THEN HIRED THREE HORSES At Fort Wayne, Took Them to Former City and Sold Them at Alictipn, The police and sheriffs of a dozen COUfitles of northern Indiana are looking for the boldest horse thief who ever showed himself with the borders of Allen county and whose nerve was as remarkable as the scheme which he carried out successfully. The fellow, who gave his name as Hays, on Saturday morning hired two horses and a buggy, valued at $350, at the Fred Myers livery, on Washington boulevard east, hired a third horse, a saddler, valued at $l5O, at the Horstman Bros, barn, on West Main street, drove the animals to Columbia City and disposed of them at auction on the court house square, making his escape with $221 which he realized from the sale. The most daring part of his game was the fact that he had advertised the sale in the Columbia City papers. He hired a Columbia City auctioneer to cry the sale and Sheriff Logan Staples of Whitley county, was one of the bidders on the animals. One of the Myers horses was purchased by Charles Hickman, residing It was worth $166. The Horstman $125. The other Myers horse was bought by John Cox, who lives seven miles south of Columbia City, for $66. It was worth $66. The Horstman saddler was bought by Cha’lea Roberts of Whitley county, for $75. The buggy and harness were not put up for sale, but were left at the George Bair livery barn, in Columbia City. Sheriff Jesse Grice, Mr. Fred Myers, and Mr. William Horstman went to Columbia City yesterday and procured the stolen outfits. Sheriff Staples of Whitley county, has previusly recovered one of the animals and had notified the other two purchasers. The innocent victims of the crook willingly gave up the stolen property.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. TWO PETITIONS FOR DRAIN •— Vacancies on Subsidy Election Board Filled—Liquor License is Granted. The commlsisoners met in regular sesison Monday morning. Wm. Miller, commissioner for the second district, qualified and entered upon his second term. The board organized by the election of Martin Laughlin as president, a place he admirably fills. The petition for a drain filed by John M. Blumberg, was acted upon favorable. The viewers’ report and assessments were confirmed. A remonstrance was filed against the location of a ditch petitioned for by John Bogner. New inspectors for the subsidy election Wednesday were appointed. In this township Henry Eiting and Lee Vance could not serve and Jacob Magley and Henry Barkley were appointed to the vacancies. In one of the Geneva precincts, W. W. Briggs was named to take the place of S. W| Hale. A liquor license was granted to Jonathan Baker of Geneva, he being the only applicant. The county council tried to meet, but a refusal ,of Herman Reinking to serve and the absence of John O. Kraner made it impossible to make any appropriations. The vacancy of Mr. Reinking was filled and they finally concluded their business. The petitions for macadam roads filed by Wililam Macke, et al., Henry Elerding et al., J. A. Watson et al., Herman Rieter and Henry F. W. Bulmahn et al., and James O. Hoagland et al., were examined and approved. Surveyor Baumgartner was appointed engineer for all the proposed roads. ' o Henry Kuntz of Wabash township, filed three affidavits against Nelson Bricker, for assault and battery cpmmitted upon Henry Kuntz, John Kuntz and John Anderson, on Sunday, Dec. 16, 1906. Bricker was arrested Jan 1, by Marshal Tucker and brought before Esquire Liddy. He pleaded not guilty in all three charges and gave bond for his appearance on Jan. 9 and 10 at which time the case will be tried. Bricker says he will fight the case to the bitter end. The state claims to have good evidence for conviction. — Bern*- Witness. A romantic love story comes from Auburn. Lou Rohn and Kate Wherley were lovers fifteen years ago. But through a misunderstading they drifted apart and each married some one else. In both cases the marriage proved unhappy and divorces were obtained. When they were free the old love, smoldering for fifteen years, was fanned into a flame with the result that their marriage has been celebrated. I;

FIRST APPOINTMENT AT MUNCIE Postmaster Lambert There Not Likely to be Considered as He is Charged.. With Political Activity Washington, Jan. 7.— Beveridge said today that the question of the distribution of federal patronage in the Eighth and Eleventh districts has not yet received consideration. He stated that he will have a talk soon with Senator Hemenway about it. On March Democratic congressmen will supplant the present Republican members from those districts and as usual, the administration thereafter will look to the senators for recommendations. The appointment of a postmaster at Muncie probably will be one of the matters discussed. The term of David Lambert, the present postmaster, will expire in March after Representative Cromer ceases to be a member of congress. This is the best federal office in the Eighth district. While the salary is not so large as that of congressmen, the incidental expenses are much less. It is understood that the name of Mr. Lambert will not be considered by the postoffice depart- ! ment in filling the office. His official record is all right, but the depart- / ment is not pleased with Mr. Lambert’s rather active participation in politics. In the charges filed by z George F. McCulloch, Mr. Lambert was accused in effect of making a plaything of civil service and the re- * port of Inspector Birdseye is said to have substantiated the charges in a very large degree. Notwithstanding Mr. Lambert’s good official record, the roller probably will be put under him without any delay.—Ludlow. ■■ PARTNER WITH C. F. TRUE Change in One of the Oldest Business Houses in the City Ik Announced. Mr. Eugene Runyon of Berne, has purchased an interest in the big C. F. True dry goods and general merchandise store, and will enter into active partnership February 1. The deal has been pending for several weeks, and was closed today. Mr .True announces that he will conduct an eight day sale, beginning January 12th, when he expects to close out at cost his entire stock of china and cut glass and greatly reduce his other stock. The invoice will begin January 20, immediately upoa the conclusion of which an inventory will be taken and Mr. Runyon will then take his interest in the store. The True store is one of the oldest „ * in this city and has gained a reputation for fairness and strict business a principles. Mr. Runyon is a well known citizen of the county and will be wel- || corned to our city. He is progressive, experienced and will succeed in this business venture. * o BOOSTS CLOVER LEAF LEAGUE Delphos Man Agitates Base Ball Circles. C. P. Suttles has returned from Clarksville, 0., where he visited over v; the holidays-with his parents. Mr. Suttles, who is a well known base ball player, has in mind a plan, which if he is successful in carrying out will be pleasing to the fans in Delphos and other towns along the Clover Leaf railroad. It is his intention to make an effort to organize a ; league for next season, comprising the towns of Delphos, Decatur, Bluffton, Warren, Marion and Frankfort and perhaps Van Wert. The idea looks plausible as transportation to and from the various towns, it is believed could be procured at a nominal charge. Mr. Suttles is known in the above named towns as a ball player of considerable reputation, and he expects to go to Frankfort in the next few days ? and see what can be done at that end | of the circuit. it is a little early to talk base ball, the enthusiasts here are beginning to wake up and are anxious for a good team next summer. ’ ja —Delphos Herald. ° The interest in the revival meetings | in the Morrison building continues good. One of the largest crowds so | far was present last night, and the hall was filled to its capacity. Two were at the altar and one soul was a converted. The singing of Miss Hopkins seems to be the drawing card, j as the crowds listen with the best of attention to her beautiful solos. Every- 0 body is cordially invited to attend. Sheriff Eli Meyer made his first arrest last evening, when he took Bert ' Edstell a plain drunk into custody and aB lodged him in jail. The young man was arraigned before Squire Smith a this morning and plead guilty and was W assessed a fine of a dollar and costs, jl amounting in all to $9.30. He will ;*® board it out with the sheriff. Al* though this was Mr. Meyer’s first arrest, he w’ent at it in a business like i manner and took his man without any 1 apparent trouble. I