Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1907 — Page 3

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RECALLS AN OLD STORYA Does Her Strange Act of a Few Days Ago at Her Home tn., Wabash County. Mrs. Eli Middleton, fonperly of this county, but who for a number of years has lived at Servla, in Wabash county, has caused ' considerable excitement in an unusual way. Going to Fort Wayne a few days ago she secured a four days old babe, returned home, went to bed and 'sent for physicians claiming the child her own. Her false representations were soon discerned by those called to attend her, but her reasons have not yet been made clear. Speaking of the affair the Huntington NewsOemocrat brings to mind an old affair here as follows: -v.. i. The publication of the*-story from Servia of the attempt of Mrs. Eli Midr dletonof that place, to make the doctors and her friends believe that she was the mother of a child that she had procured at Fort Wayne, recalls another strange event that occurred some twelve years ago in which it is understood the same parties were concerned. * The Information came from, a gentleman who resided in the community at the time and was one of pie searching party engaged in looking for the lost woman. It is said that Mrs. Middleton’s maiden name was Kate Bunner and at that time she and her husband who had already lost the sight of his eyes, were living near Bobo, a little station oh the Erie railroad east of Decatur, in Adams county. The story goes on to state that Mrs. Middleton had informed her husband that the stork was likely to visit their home in a short time and preparations for the event were being made. A few weeks later Mr. Middleton

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is said to have awakened in the night and calling his wife, received no response and on investigation was horrified to find that she was not there. He at once aroused the neighborhood and diligent search failed to locate the missing woman. It was feared that owing to her condition she had become suddenly deranged great was the sympathy for the husband that a searching party of about two hundred men was formed and scoured the country for miles in the hope that if she was in hiding, they would find her, but without success. In about two weeks the woman appeared in a negro settlement several miles east of Bobo and across the state line in Ohio. It is related that attention to her presence there was caused by the negroes who complained .of the white trash invading their do- 4 mains and the woman was restored to her home and friends. She could give but little informar tion concerning her absence. How and why she left home eould not be remembered. However, she claimed to have been at Fort Wayne and that in some place, she could not tell " kJ where, she had been delivered of a child. She said that she had heard,' it cry but did not see the babe and knew nothing of what had become of It. Mrs. Middleton said that when she left Fort Wayne, she was taken in a closed carriage, by two men and conveyed to the negro settlement where they left her, after having traveled all night She said they drove epast her father’s home and one of the men was heard to say: “This is where her father lives, shall we leave her here?” But the other objected and they drove on. " ’ Mrs. Middleton’s parents were good citizens and highly respected in the Adams county community where they have long been residents. This case seems almost as mysterious as the one reported last week and created a big sensation at the time it occurred.

WILL DEMAND SATISFACTION Claims Randolph County Commissioners Gave Him the Worst of the Deal. David Gottschalk and J. N. Neff, gravel road contractors, were at Winchester yesterday to place a bld on the construction of seven and threequarter miles of gravel road. Their bid for the entire amount was $23,800 and was $lO3 lower than any other bid. They bumped up against a set of commissioners who tried to give them the worst of it by throwing a contract to another bidder, seeking to pick a flaw-with the bid of the Wells county men. Thbre is every indication that the case will develop l into a nice lawsuit Mr. Gottschalk stated this morning that the Winchester board refused to award the contract to he and his partner, claiming that they had failed to specify in their bid that they wopjd pay for all labor and stone. tir: -Gottschalk claims also that such a specification is not necessary. . The local bidders at once filed a protest against , the awarding of the contract -to any other bidder and say, this morning that they will proceed at oace.to test the question in ,the proper manner before the courts. The two have built a large amount, of road since being in the busthey are determined to have their .jporper share of the work that is. going round.—Bluffton Banner. : The road referred to above is the one of the three awarded to Galvin Miller of this city, as noted yesterday. ■ o „ Shall We Tan Yeur 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 yon. And “Crosby pays the freight.”

PETITION FILED BMOOT By Indiana Branches of the W. C. T. U.—New Bank Authorized at Medaryville, Indiana. Washington, Feb. 8. —In passing the bill amending the denatured alcohol law of last June, the house struck a blow at the whisky trust which, as pointed out in these dispatches two months ago, is counting on controlling the output and the price of denatured alcohol. The amendatory bill passed last evening is intended to enable farmers to take advantage of the legislation of last year. The new legislation permits the establishment of central denaturing bonded warehouses other than those at distilleries. The vice president today presented petitions of the Woman’s Christian Temperance unions of Broad Ripple, Gosport, Caslteton, Hamilton, Hartford City, Barbersville, Fort Wayne, Goshen, Liberty, Hilsboro, Oakland, Marshall, Bluffton, Jonesboro, North Vernon, Markle, Nottingham and Sheridan, asking that Senator Smoot be ousted. The senate committee on libraries , today reported favorably the bill for a monument on the Tippecanoe battleground near Lafayette. The bill provides that the general government shall bear half the expense and the state of Indiana half. Representative Crumpacker, who originated the idea, ’ hopes to get the measure through in time for action by the Indiana legis- ' lature this session. ' Representative Overstreet has call- ' ed the attention of congress to the ; fact that during the six months’ per--1 iod ending December 31, 1906, franked ' matter which would have produced ' $2,285,427, if postage had been paid 1 on it, was mailed by the department ' here al the capital. “Assuming this ' record for siX. months was one-half of the busiuess of the year,” says ' Mr. Overstreet, in his report, “the 1 work rendered by the postal service for departments and establishments 1 was equal at. the usual postal ■ charges, to $4,470,855.24. There are, perhaps, % . r ?P°. rts yMch at this ' date have not been filed which prpb1 ably wpuld slightly increase this amount” , The postoffice department is now putting on men to weigh the mail in the division of the railway mail service, including Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and several other states. The weighing will begin in a few days gnd will continue for three months. In making up the weighing force ellgibles for appointment in the railway mail service and substitute employes have the preference. After this list is exhausted appointments will be made on the recommendation of members of congress. oTROUBLE FOR TELEPHONE LINES • Caused by the Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction Company. The Fort Wayne Sentinel says: The operation of the Ft. Wayne and Decatur interurban road has generated trouble for the telephone lines south of the city, and, incidentally will compel the Home Telephone company to rebuild its long distance line to Decatur. Like the line to Auburn, the Decatur trolley is a single phase alternating current system, and this makes it impossible to operate telephone lines under the central energy system in close proximity to the wires of the trolley company. South along the Piqua road the Home ’phone wires are within from three to thirty feet of the Interurban road for the greater part of the distance between Fort Wayne and Decatur, and it is impossible to use the wire, so that independent telephone business between Fort Wayne and Decatur is now being transacted byway of Van Wert. Many of the rural line ’phones are also affected, and these are being changed over to battery system as rapidly as possible, and new instruments are being substituted for those which have been in use. It is said that when the Auburn trolley line was placed in service independent telephone to expend several thousand dollars to make changes necessary to overcome the effects of the trolley road current upon telephone wires along the route. o . Recently a bashful young woman from a backwoods county in Virginia went into a local store carrying three chickens. She inquired the price of chickens, and at the same time put them on the counter. “Will they lay there?” asked the clerk, who did not know that the chickens’ legs were I tied. She bit her handkerchief in I embarrassment a moment, and said: “No, sir; they are roosters.”

GOVERNMENT WANTS ENGINEER To go to Philippines—Also Wants Other Employes. Indianapolis, Feb. B.—The civil service commission has announced examination to fill thirty vacancies in the position of surveyor in the Philippine service. The positions pay $1,40.0 The qualifications are that the applicants must be either senior class ” students in a reputable engineering school or must have had three years’ experience in surveying. There is also a rigid physical examination prescribed. The examinations will be held on February 27. The commission also desires an assistant assayer in the office of the surveyor of customs at Kansas City, Mo. The examination will embrace chemistry, arithmetic, practical questions in assaying and training. The position pays $1,200. The examination will be held March 6. On 1 the same day the commission will hold an examination to obtain engineers in the Indian service at Fort Peck, Mont., Carson, Nev., and Araphoe, Okla. The engineers desired for second and third places must have experience in gas and acetylene lighting. The positions pay i about SBOO. The examinations will ' embrace questions in electrical and steam engineering, heating, refrigeration, gas and gasoline engines and hydraulics. — «—o—- - WHILE WORKING AT PREBLE Piece of Steel Penetrates the Right Eye—Talken to Lima This Afternoon. Ed Clark of Lima, Ohio, who for some time past, has been in the employ of the Standard Oil company at Prel’e in the capacity of tank build-, er, met with an accident Friday njorniag that resulted :n of the c sight of his right eye. Clark, together with his fellow wo-kmen, was engaged in erecting the tanks and rivet-, ing the steel together. ‘ During’the course of his work it became necessary to chisel away some steel so that the rivet would fit afid in so doius a piece of steel struck him in the right eye, completely destroying the sight of the same. He was brought to this city at mme and Or. Costello summ’vwri wLo dressed the injrry, and the young man was ta ■ en to Lima this aftenr en, where be will be placed under ’.he care of a specialist. He suffered great pain from the Injury, but showed his nerM during the treatment. He was one of the most popular young men in the party. O— ——— TERRELL HEAVIER THAN EVER But He Is Troubled With a Heart Affection. John W. Terrell, confined in the asylum for the Insane at Richmond, is in better health physically, regardless of what his mental condition may be at the present time, says the Bluffton News. His daughter, Mrs. Lucy Terrell Wolfe, was in Bluffton yesterday making some purchases for her father, consisting of a new outfit of clothing, as per request of Dr. Smith, superintendent of the asylum, and the purchases made show that he has grown very large. The Waist ineast ures for trousers purchased was forty? eight inches and Mrs. Wolfe Said that her father had increased in flesh until he now weighs 210 pounds. At the time he was taken to the asylum he had lost greatly in flesh and weighed considerably less than 200 pounds. Although he has grown is reported not to be envying really good health, however,jfeia his daughter said that he was troubled considerably with a disease of the heart. The clothing for Terrell is purchased by his family. n —- A circular has been received by the baggagemen of all railroads to be more than ordinarily careful' in handling baggage and to use every precaution to prevent thievery. The circular says that bagagge thieves have been very active for some months, and that their operations are extending towards the west. They use a very unique method. After locating the desired trunk ,they manipulate the checks so as to change the destination, and also to do away with the original and duplicate. When the trunk arrives at its destination the thief boldly presents his bogus duplicate and receives the piece of baggage and the railroad company is the loser. —o— Mother Grays sweet Powders foi Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children’s Heme, New York, breaks up Colds In 2 4hours, cure Feverishness Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all druggists 25c. Sampl mailed FKbEAddress Alien S. Olmstead, T-eKoy, N. Y.

BUT NAD MONEY REFUNDED i By Those Who Prosecuted Him—An An Ugly School Affair Finally Straightened Out. i About two weeks ago Murray I Scherer, teacher at No. 8, in Monroe township, found it necessary to _pun- ( ish Walter Ryf, one of his pupils, by whipping him. The boy is ’ twelve years old and had been some- _ what of a disturber and patrons of the school say he got just what he deserved. However, a brother of the boy filed an affidavit against the teacher, charging him with having whipped the boy excessively. Scherer was arrested and taken before a ’ squire. Being anxious to return to his I school and to save the reputation of ’ the school he plead guilty and was fined a dollar and cost, amounting to $11.60, which he paid. Trustee Huser heard of the matter, found that ‘ Scherer, who is one of the best teach- ‘ ers* in the county, was not guilty j of any wrong, though he had plead guilty. He called a meeting of the school patrons of the district who ’ voted unanimously that the Ryf boy be expelled from school and took . r up a collection to re-imburse Mr. Scherer. A committee was appointed to call upon Ryf and offered to al- ’ low the boy to continue in school, if they would pay’ the cost of the fine, but they refused, whereupon the tru- . ant officer took a hand and threatened to send the boy to the reform school, when the relatives decided t to compromise and paid the amount demanded. The boy returned to school yesterday and everything is again serene. As stated, Mr. Scherer is a splendid teacher and his only .mistake,was in pleading guilty when he knew he was innocent. However, ■ it proved a pretty good lesson all t around and Walter will likely be one i of the best boys in the school from - now on. *." o ‘ 1 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS 1 -i Reported by the Decatur Abstract A > Loan Company. - Money to loan on farms at low rate > of Interest, with privilege of partial > payments. Office, rooms 3 and 4 i Morrison block, Decatur, Ind. I Henry A. Tindall to Joshua A. Har- > mon, part section 34, St Marsy town* . ship, S2BOO. Homer Gauße, part section St Maryq township, 20 acres, $1570. Effie A. Smith to, Nettie Syphers, pt ■ section 29, St Marys township, 40 acres, $2200. Jacob Pfeifer to Christian D. Bal- ’ siger, inlot 352, Berne, $790. Ross Malonee to Richison W. Buckmaster, inlot 108, Decatur, SSOO. Wm. H. Niblick to Rufus K. Allison, inlots 33, 34, 35, Decatur, S2OO. Rufus K. Allison to Christina R. ■Niblick, inlots 11, 12, Decatur, •. William Hodd to Henry P. Bradford inlot 142, Geneva, $2500. Luella Sullivan to Fred Scheimann, inlot 3, Decatur, $2300. ■ ’ " e ... - A letter from Charles M. France, who now lives in Van Wert, Ohio, reports that he is in a serious condition from cancer of the face. He has been suffering from the cancer since last May and operations have given little relief and little or no permanent benefits. His physician give him little hope. His sickness has left him an invalid and unable to do any work. Mr. Fraq.ce hap become well advanced in years and is now <>ne of the two living charter members W the K. of P. lodge of this city.— Bluffton News. , ” Here Is a puzzle that puzzles everybody: - Take -the number of your living brothers, double the amount, add. to -it three,- multiply by five; add to it the number of your living sisters, multiply thp-. result by ten, add the number pf deaths of brothers and subtract 15Q from the result. TJip right hafad: figure will be the of deaths, the midale will be ti e number of living sisters, hh<f the be the. number of living brotheMteam of horses owned by jSam Pillars took fright at the inthrurban cars this morning near the JJowers stone quarry and dyei’ the embankment No damage Other than the harness and rig being broken in a few places, was done. The. escape was miraculous and evidently goes-to < show that the commisisoners will have to put a fence along this territory. In some manner the impression has goiie forth that there will be a charge made for admission to the bowling contest at the alleys tomorrow night when the Bluffton and Decatur Elks try conclusions. This is wrong and the public is cordially invited. The ladies are especially asked to be present and there will be no unseemly rooting or objectionable cheering.— Bluffton Banner. TO CURB A COCD IN ONB DAT. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists will refund money »x it is on eacn box. 25c.