Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1907 — Page 7

I MEETING SHOULD BE * SUCCESS f." Mr. Latta Speaks in Highest Terms of f | ;■ the Lecturers Secured For I ’ ! [ Adams County. L —— T Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 17, ’O6. Mr. Ed S. Moses, Decatur, Ind., Dear Sir: — Replying to yours of the 15th, I thank you for program of your Decatur meetng which has just come to hand. The program is a very good one indeed. With such subjects and speakers as you have, it seems to me you ought to have a highly successful institute if the weather is at all favorable. Mr. Whistler, who is the assigned speaker for the first day, is a very successful, practical farmer of this county, who is making money on his farm. I have been to his home and know whereof I speak. I consider him authority cm such practical subjects as he may care to present Miss Miller, who is lecturing on Domestic Science topics this winter at many farmers’ institutes, is very highly commended, indeed. It will be gratifying to you to know that Miss Miller stands very high at her own home. The farmers’ wives and daughters who come out to hear Miss Miller will be both entertained and instructed. Very truly yours, W. C. LATTA. To be perfect, a man must develop his nature in a three sided way. He who develops the business side only, is a machine; the social side, a dude, and the religious side, a crank. All the machine man knows is the way down to the office and back home again. He leads his excuse that he has not made his pile yet and is not fixed. Such a man will never be fixed until he gets his hands peacefully folded across his breast and coins laid on his eyes. Then he will be “fixed” for good, and the dude and the crank are about as bad off as the machinist. The older generation may have forgotten it but the winter of 1876 was about like that of the present. Thirtyona years ago the weather was warm all during January and men went about in their shirt sleeves. On the eighth it was as warm as a June day and bees swarmed. The entire winter was an unusually warm one. Wheat sprouted up and was about as far advanced as it is at this time. In February there came a cold snap following a warm rain that killed all the wheat in the county. This incident, according to the Rochester Republican, occurred in one of the public school rooms of a certain graded school not many miles from Rochester: The teacher wrote the words “depot” and “delight" on the blackboard and asked the little folks to use both words in a sentence. It stumped the school, until at last a little girl held up her hand, and then read the following sentence: “I put depot‘under de bed a»d blowed out delight.” When you see a man finding fault with his local paper the chances are ten to one that he has not got an advertisement in it; five to one he never .gave it a job of woik; three tb one that he does not take the paper; two to one that if he is a subscriber he is delinquent; even chances that he never does anything to assist the publisher to run a good paper; and forty to one that he is the most eager to see the paper when it comes out. Horses are being shipped out of Berne at a rapid rate at present. Yesterday parties from Lynn, Ind., took home 15 head that were purchased in the immediate vicinity of Berne. C. ■C. Beer of northwest of Berne, who has quite a reputation as a horse buyer, assisted in rounding up this bunch. Two gentlemen from near Dayton, 0., also purchased three big bays here this week. —Berne News. Based on the belief that there are times when those technically guilty of a crime should not be punished, a bill introduced by Senator Kittinger gives judges in coupty courts |the power to parole prisoners before the prisoners are incarcerated in county or state penal institutions. The bill, shortly after it was introduced, was reported favorably by the Senate Criminal Code Committee. The old town clock went wrong this morning and refused to work, and for a time it had everybody guessing as to the correct time. The clock stopped at twenty minutes of ten and several business men missed engagements by going by the clock. —Decatur Democrat. The watches of these business men will be redeemed in the spring when they hock their overcoats. — Bluffton Banner. The Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur settled the claim of $llOO held by Frank L. Yahne. His death occurred December 26, and the prompt settlement of this claim has brought financial relief to his widow and three little children, the youngest only three days old.

GROWTH OF CATHOLIC CHURCH ■ Remarkable Record la 'Shown by the New Directory. Erom advance sheets or the 1907 : Official Directory, published in Milwaukee, it is found the Catholic population of the United States is 13,089,353, an increase of 437,399 over the previous year. The total number of Catholic clergymen is 15,093, an Increase of 609. During the year there were 334 new Catholic churches established, making the grand total of Catholic churches 12,148. There are 86 ecclesiastical seminaries with 5,697 students, and 4,364 parochial schools with an aggregate attendance of 1,096,842. The Catholic hierarchy of the United States show that there are 255 orphan asylums in which 40,588 orphans are taken care of. Including orphans, children in homes, as well as those attending the 998 institutions of highet education, there are 1,266,175 United States children being educated in Catholic institutions. The oldest archbishop in the world In. point of service is the Most Rev. Daniel Murphy of the Archdiocese of Hobart, Australia, who has been a prelate for the past 61 years. The oldest dignitary in the United States is the Most Rev. John Joseph Williams, archbishop of Boston, who was consecrated 41 years ago. The Catholic population of the archdiocese of New York and Chicago are each' rated at 1,200,000. The archdiocese of Boston is third on the list with 850,000. The diocese ot Brooklyn appears with 600,000. The archdiocese of St -Louis and the diocese of Cleveland and Hartford are eighth, each with a population of 325,000. The largest diocese in the United State's, in point of area, is the diocese of Salt Lake, Utah, with 153,768 square miles. The diocese is presided over by the Rt Rev. Lawrence Scanlan. The next largest diocese is that of Tucson, Ariz., with an area of 131,212 square miles. This is in charge of the Rt. Rev. Henry Granjon. o That Uncle Andy Carnege is still easy is evidenced by the fact that Frankfort recently got him to increase his subscription to their library fund $5,000 worth, in order that the place might be a fitting monument to him in after years. Marion tried to get him to let loose of a hundred thousand for the purpose of constructing a new city hall, but the secretary who looks after Andy’s mall thought that this was too large a gob to let out of the family at one time. It might have taken two'whole days for him to make the sum back. Several of the local base ball enthusiasts this morning received invitations to attend the Annual Ball to be given by the Shamrock Base Ball team on Thursday evening, January 31. The invitations are among the neatest that hive ever reached this city and bespeaks much for the progressiveness of this popular ball team. Those who received invitations have signified an intention of accepting the same and attend and congratulate the Irish upon their success. The past few days have been strenuous ones for the rural mail carriers and while many of the carriers have had trying experiences, none has missed a single trip, The snow with its coating of sleet, has .made the public roads well night impassible and many of the carriers have been compelled to utilize an entire day in covering their routes, returning to the city only late in the evening.- Their horses have suffered greatly from the conditions. At Lafayette acting on the request of the grand jury, Judge R P. DeHart of the Circuit court, has appointed J. Lynn Caldwell special prosecutor z to act wth the grand jury in the laves- , tigation es informal charges of mal- , feasance which have been preferred i against Prosecuting Attorney Daniel . P. Flanagan. What the charges are . none knows but the members of the grand jury, not even the court being informed. i .... ' Blue laws will be enforced in Mont- : peller. A man caught eating a ham . sandwich or ringing a church bell on I Sunday will be run through a corn i shredder. Everything will be so quiet on Sunday there that the ticking of a watch will be sufficient provocation ■ for a charge of disturbing the peace. , Mayor Schneider will make the town so tight that a splinter cannot be driw en into it with a pile driver. Having made an inspection of Elks’ lodge buildings at Toledo, Jackson, Kalamazoo and South Bend, the com- : mittee from the Fort Wayne lodge of Elks which was delegated to seek in- , formation and suggestions that will . be of value in the erection of the new • $60,000 lodge building by the fratern- . ity In this city, returned 'home last evening.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Shall We Tan Your Hide? The average stock raiser hardly realizes the value of cow, steer and horse hides when converted into fur : coats, robes and rugs. Get the new > illustrated catalogue of the Crosby Frisian Fur Co., Rochester, N. Y. It will be a revelation to you. And ‘ Crosby pays the freight.”

- BIG FOUR WRECK Occurred Saturday Night Near Terre Haute—Twenty Lives Are Lost. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 20. —Twentytwo charred, broken and mutilated bodies have been taken from the smouldering ruins of passenger train Nb. 3, of the Big Four railroad, which was destroyed by the explosion of a car load of powder as it passed a freight train at Sanford, Ind., nine miles west of here last night. The number of injured will total at least thirty-five. The cause of the disaster is not fully explained, as several theories are advanced. The shock was felt for thirty miles, many believing it an earthquake. The three coaches of the ill-fated passenger train were filled. The entire train, including the engine, was blown from the track, the coaches being demolished, the engine hurled fifty feet and the passengers either blown to pieces, consumed by fire, or rescued in a more or less injured condition. At least thirty-five people were injured, some fatally and all are at the hsopitals in Terre Haute and Paris, IM. Several injured are also being cared for at Sanford. Q. — SUFFERED A BIG LOSS BY FIRE 8. E. Williams, Known Here, Loses Home and Business. A disastrous fire occurred at Delta, Ohio, Thursday night, in which one of the heavy losers was S. E. Williams, father of Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb of this city. Mr. Williams conducts a millinery and dry goods stores and has living rooms over the store. The fire started in a comer business house of the same street, destroying that building, also the next one and badly damaging the building occupied by Mr. Williams. The latter’s loss is estimated at SI,OOO on household goods and $6,000 on merchandise, fully insured. The entire loss was $30,000 and this is the fourth serious fire within eighteen months in Delta, there being but two or three business houses which have escaped. Mr. and Mrs. Nachtrieb were at Delta Saturday and found their relatives _well and safe. o ARRESTED THE WRONG MAN Doc Lindsley Acquitted Without a Trial. The recent grand jury returned two indictments against one John Jones, true name unknown, for allowing minors to play pool. On this indictment Doc Lindsley and Charley Farce of The Model cigar store, were arrested. They denied their guilt and were preparing to stand fight. Saturday it was discovered that ths indictment was not meant for them, and the bonds which they had given for their appearance were returned. Mr. Lindsley makes every effort to conduct his business legitimately and felt very badly over his indictment, and was accordingly well pleased when he discovered that a mistake had been made in his favor. ' SPENT SUNDAY AT HOME Senator Tyndall Was at Home for a Few Hours. Senator Tyndall came home Saturday evening from Indianapolis, and spent Sunday with his family. He re- ' ports the legislature, especially the senate, as making unusual progress, ' and that Lieutenant Governor Miller, the presiding officer, is endeavoring to make a record. Senator Tyndall is receiving extensive and favorable newspaper mention for the introduc--1 tien of his two bills concerning mem--1 bers of county councils and township advisory boards. The Senator is serving on eight committees and with • this committee work and the regular legislature grind, his time during the session will be occupied. Q. THE SEED SEASON 18 NOW OPEN. Washington, D. C., Jan. 16. I have concluded to distribute my quota of seeds this year to those who express a desire for them, so all persons who wish a package of garden or flower seeds will receive it upon written request, addressing me at Washington, D. C. As my quota of . flower seed is not large, those who > ask first will be supplied. GEORGE W. CROMER. ——— ; o While the ministers and the mayor have taken a step toward reforming Montpelier, they haven’t got to the bottom of things and given the people a change of heart. Now a band of Salvation Army workers, that has [ been holding forth at Portland, has deserted that field in favor of Montpelier and they propose to take the step ministers and mayor failed to ' take. They certainly have a fine large opportunity for their efforts.

' SIX HUNDRED FOR ONE TEAM Buyers Here From Many States—Boch A, R : ce Have Great Sale Stable. The horse sale, the first by the new company, held at Boch & Rice’s new barn on First street Saturday, was a most successful one and assures the fact that these sales wil be conducted regularly in the future. 185 horses were sold and everything cleaned up before two o’clock, a remarkable record. Os this number 129 were commission horses, brought in by fanners, while the balance were shipped in for this sale. Many buyers were here from a distance and this new business is certainly a good thing for Decatur. Boch & Rice’s new barn is a model one for this purpose and we predict the growth of this business to such dimensions that their fame will be heralded over many counties and states. One team sold Saturday for $609, going to Frisinger & Co., and this being the high mark. All the horses sold at good prices for this season of the year. The next sale will be announced soon. ——■— o John Dugan, the Cincinnati printer, who umpired the ball games here last summer between Bluffton and Decatur, has been signed by the Central League as umpire for the coming season. His Bluffton admirers are confident he will make good.—Bluffton Banner. Emanuel Friedline, a well kbnwn citizen in eastern Allen county, lays claim to the unusual distinction of having resided in Monroe township for a longer period than any other person now living. In the Monroeville Breeze Mr. Friedline gives an interesting account of some pioneer day experiences. Jack London, the well known novelist, loves children. In San Francisco there are two twin sisters, little girls of 6 years, of whom Mr. London was very fond. On his way to the boat one morning, he met one of the twins. He stopped and shook her hand. “Good morning, my dear,” he said. “And which of the twins are you?” “I am the one that’s out walkin’,” was the reply. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has handed the cigarette fiend a stiff blow in the form of an official circular recently issued. It announces that any employee found smoking cigarettes will be promptly discharged. They have ascertained to their satisfaction that a cigarette fiend cannot, or does not, perform his duties in as satisfactory a manner as does the other fellow. Harry Daniel, for several years editor of the Lafontaine Herald and later of the Decatur Journal, who afterward did humorous work for a ready print house in Chicago, has been elevated to the position of managing editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean. During the last three years Mr. Daniel has been the editor of the financial page of the Inter Ocean. Harry Daniel was at one time a resident of Columbia City, where his father held a charge as minister.—Columbia City Commercial Mail. “The latest novelty in suspender,” said a traveling man the other day, “is what is known to the trade as a three-point invisible suspender. It is designed to be worn with negligee shirt or shirt waist, but by men whose shape does not permit them to wear a belt with any degree of comfort. The suspenders are worn underneath the shirt and have only three fastening places to the trousers, instead of six ,as in the ordinary kind. There is one fastening in the back and one on either side.” Carrying their notices of assessments on the Salamonle avenue system of sewers, which were delivered to them by the postman this morning, many residents of the south side were seen going toward Rabbit Run and contiguous territory to see the flooded condition of the land. The amusing side of the situation struck several of them. City Engineer Vernon estimates that water in Rabbit Run would have been two feet higher had not the new sewer, which is intended only for sewerage purposes, beeen in position. —■Huntington Herald. John S. Glenn will be postmaster of Huntington. He was appointed to this position by President Roosevelt Thursday afternoon after one of the most bitter fights waged for such an office in the history of the postofflee department. The last week the number of “dark horse” applicants could have been numbered by the hundreds. Many a man who has talked politics on the side with some close friend and swung a vote around for a favorite on the ticket, have heard the busy little bee singing merrily the last few days.—Huntington Democrat. The deputy state commander of the Ladies of Maccabees lodge, was in the city yesterday and left this morning for Marion, where she will assist in initiating a class of candidates.

'case SET FOR ARGUMENTS Btudabaker-Faylor Case is in the Supreme Court Attorneys in the famous Studabak-er-Fayior case, now pending in the higher courts of the state, were surprised this morning when they received letters informing them that the case was set for oral argument before the judges of the court on January 31st at 10 o’clock. The reason they were somewhat taken by surprise is because of the fact that they have already argued the matter once before the court. It seems that the past election made several changes in the personnel of the court. The retiring judges, who had heard the argument, did not pass upon the ease before leaving office avd the new members want to hear the arguments again before they render their opinion. There is nothing to it but for all the attorneys to go down to Indianapolis and thresh the entire matter over again. This is the case involving the ownership of a considerable tract of land; known as the Katy Fayfor farm, located north of this city. It has been several times tried in the local courts and has been pending above for some little time. —Bluffton Banner. o SCHOOL HOUSES ARE VERY BAD Dr. Hurty Calls Them Slaughter Houses and Death Trapa. Indianapolis, Jan. 21. — “Just about 80 per cent es the school buildings of the state are slaughter houses: —death traps. They are not properly ventilated. The air in them, is worse than sewer air.” The statements were boldly made by Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state, board of health, last evening in an address on “Tuberculosis" before an audence of young women of the Y. W. C. A. As he made the statement Dr. Hurty smiled and continued:; “I was talking to a school building committee today and told them the same thing. They smiled tolerantly and with looks of superiority. They’re too old —can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” he added. Dr. Hurty’s lecture dealt with the prevalence of the dread white plague in Indiana. He showed by statistics and charts that more young died with consumption annually than of the aged ot very young. Thus he led ' up to his attack on Indiana school buildings. i “The greatest number of those who die annually with consumption are be- . tween the ages of 20 and 25,” stated i Dr. Hurty. “The reason for this is ■ that they are just at the age when • they leave the schools, where they have been cooped up, and their powers . of resistance to the disease weakened. . Gradually lung power to ward off the I attacks of the tubercular germ has been destroyed by the battle until, when the young man or young woman . goes out into the world it is with a . weakened body—a pair of lungs unequal to the. task of supplying the body’s blood oxygen and resisting the ever-present tubercular germ. It is a system of slow death by air starvar , tion” o * The senate committee on organization of courts voted to kill the bill introduced by Senator Calvins, providing for the increasing of the salaries ' of the judges of circuit and superior 1 courts of the state to a minimum of 1 $3,500. Figures giving the salaries of judges in various counties were pre- ' sented. It was shown that 31 judges receive $2,500 a year, 19 get $2,800, 5 get $3,000 and the remainder of the 73 judges of the state get $3,300. All of this is paid by the state, and in some cases extra salary is allowed by the county. The relation between the Catholic church and the government of France and the difficulties that have grown out of the enforcement of the act of separation following the abolition of the Concordat was treated by the speakers at the mass meeting held Sunday evening at Library hall. The gathering was arranged by the Knights of Columbus for the purpose of having the causes of the trouble in France explained to the people, few of whom have any true conception of the real situation. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Andy Zeser of Bascom, Ohio, is here visiting relatives. He was accompanied home by his brothers, Ed and Will Zeser and Lou Kintz who were his guests four weeks. Andy says they ate up four hogs for him and he decided to bring them home. Henry Grueter of Waterloo, has been sued for SI,OOO damages by Mrs. Eva Haines, who alleges that Grueter made improper proposals to her. She also asserts in her complaint that he attempted to hush the matter up by offering her a sum of money. Charles Phillips of St. Marys, Ohio, spent a few hours in the city Sunday with his parents. He was accompanied as far as Lima by his mother, Mrs. Ed Phillips, where she will visit with her son, William and family for some time.

I FOR THE POULTRY ASSOCIATION > j ' President Fledderjehann Proves His J CleverneM by Extending the Invitation. 'i The members of the Adams County ' Poultry Association have accepted an invitation from Preaident Fledderjo- | hann of the Fort Wayne & Springfield t Interurban company to use a special } car for a trip from here to Fort Wayne 'l Thursday, where they will attend the J Allen County Poultry show in prog- ' ress this week. The car will leave ) ■ this city at eight o’clock in the morning and will return the same evening * at any time agreed upon by those ' aboard. This offer shows Mr. Fledi derjohann’s spirit and is proof that J when his line begins actual operation he will show the public many favors ; that have not heretofore been possible. It is believed that the regular runs can be started by the last of this . week, when the regular schedule will ’ be announced. This depends, however, t upon whether or not the Westinghouse people can complete the work of fitting the cars. They are working day and night and a few days with no bad. luck should find this work finished. } Mr. Fledderjohhann requests us to say that every member of the Adams County Poultry Association is Invited r to make the trip Thursday and they should consider this a personal invitation. t o 1 BIG CROWDS ARE EXPECTEO ; 1 Famous Leaders From New York and a Philadelphia, Will Assist Captain Mihm. i B - B t Saturday and Sunday are to be red letter days for the Salvation Army in > Decatur, for at that time this city is 8 to be honored by a visit by General e James William Duffin of Philadelphia, v commander-in-chief of the American. army. Acommpanying him will be B his wife, Mrs. General Duffin, Staff e Captain A. F. Handicott and Staff Caps tain and Mrs. Dizelski of New York, h They will leave Philadelphia January e 24th, coming direct to this city. This (j information was received today in a il letter to Capt. Mihm, who has worked faithfully and earnestly here for sev--0 eral months past and this visit is to h aid* the captain in his gallant work, j General Duffin is acknowledged; the 8 greatest worker in the American Army a and the visit of this distinguished! man P and his staff officers should be one s long to be remembered. Capt Mtiun [. is busy arranging for the proper reB ception of his guests and hopes to 3 have several splendid meetings. He has arranged the following dates: j Saturday evening, Evangelical church; j Sunday morning and afternoon, Salva- . tion -Hall, and Sunday evening at the 9 opera house. Several local ministers g will assist in the services. & o r THEY BELIEVE THERE IS HOPE Tariff- Revisionists Hope to Consider r Tariff at Next Session. b Washington, Jan. 21. —Republican r tariff revisionists in congress are bes ginning to believe that the leaders f may be compelled against their in- > clination to take up revision at the 3 first session of the next congress. The 5 revisionists had given up their cause 3 as lost, not to be found before 1910, 1 but they hope for earlier considerai tion of the question because of the r impressive object lesson which the “standpatters” have had within the 3 week in Washington. Representatives 5 of the business interests of the couni try who attended the national foreign f trade convention in this city have gone f home, but they have left the imprint 3 of the|r deliberations. The high tariff I chieftains in the house and senate 5 have been shown that all of their proj nouncements and all of their acts of r negation have not served to check the > movement among men connected with t many of the most stable interests to [ obtain as early as possible changes in the custom laws which will bring ( foreign trade relief. ■ 1,1 ■ 1 ■ o —— - Mr. Kelley of the Fort Wayne & I Springfield traction office and his as- # sistant are busy with preparations for taking care of the clerical Work, when traffic opens.

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