Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1907 — Page 6

NO DECISION WAS rendered Warrant laued for Sam Sprunger— Marriage License Issued— Other News. The affidavit against Sam Sprunger of Berne, for violating the “blind tiger” law as mentioned yesterday wa s filed in circuit court morning, signed by Fred Rohrer. Judge Erwin ordered a warrant issued, returnable forthwith and Sprunger will be arrested at once. The case of the state vs. Michael McGriff, selling liquor to minor, was submitted this morning, Judge Erwin hearing the evidence, taken under advisement. Charles D. Porter vs. Arlie Car. penter et al-, rental and contract, demand S3OOO reset for trial March 18. Acme Food company vs. Noah A. Loch, suit on note, demand S6OO, demurrer filed to complaint. E. X. Ehinger, administrator of the Mathias Schafer estate, filed proof of posting notice of real estate. . ■ _____ Daniel N. Erwin, guardian for Harland and Orval Heath, filed an inventory which was approved. John Ryan vs. Jay W. Chapman, injunction, default of defendant, evidence heard. A marriage license has been issued to David Yoder, aged thirty-seven of French township and Emma Luginbill aged thirty-four of Wabash township. —« DUE TC CARELESS DRIVING Lines Were Lying in Wagon When Team Started—Millner Injured Trying to Recover Them. Frank Millner, a young man who works for Ollie Pelz, received a broken leg in a runaway accident in the north part of town Sunday afternoon about three o’clock. The lac was formerly an inmate of the honr for feeble minded at Fort Wayne. I. had taken a load of lumber to F"~’ Wayne for Ed Pelz and was ing Sunday afternoon. He was seated on the coupling pole at the rear of the wagon ,the lines lying loose In the wagon bed, when the interurban came up behind and gave a shrill whistle. The horses started to igin and Millner jumping from his posi. tion at the rear of the wagon ran around between the wheels to get hold of the lines. One wheel struck him, knocking* him down and the wagon ran oyer him, breaking the right leg, just below the knee. He was picked up by a passing rig and brought to town, where' a physician dressed the injury and he was taken to the Peltz home south of town. The horses were stopped near the Fashion livery barn. No one but the young man was to blame, for had he been driving as he should, the accident could not have occurred. o ATTORNEYS ARE PROTESTING —■ \ Pension Attorneys Wartt a Five Dollar Fee Under New Law. Many Indiana pension attorneys are writing to congress protesting against the clause in the McCumber service pension law which provides that no attorneys’ fees shall be paid in connection with applications for pensions under that act. The attorneys as. sert that many claimants cannot make out their aplications properly, and that it would be in the interest of regularity and uniformity in the administration of the pension bureau if applicants were permitted to pay attorneys $5 for preparing their papers. The ask that during the remaining days of this session congress shall pass an act amending the Me. ■Cumber law so a,s to allow, attorneys a fee of $5 for making out the papers of a pension claimant. IL fl ' " - ~ The farmers of Indiana, so far as known, who own sugar camps are receiving from the state board of health a letter as follows: “It is -against the Indiana law to laliel maple syrup unless it is pure. If it contains any artificial coloring matter, such as burned sugar, or if it contains any brown sugar, or white sugar, or molasses or glucose, then it is not maple syrup and must not be labelled as such. The word ‘pure’ must not be traduced; it must be kept aloof from all bad associations. If cane.sugar is put in maple syrup or if glucose is added the fact must be plainly stated upon the label and the word ‘pure’ and ‘maple’ must be s*rvided.”

FIND A ÜBE FOR CAT-TAILS Takes Place of Cotton In Stuffing Mattresses. r r Bales of strippings from the cattails growing in the lakes around Kuhn’s Landing to the amount of 3350 pounds were shipped from Pierceton Saturday and there are tons of the downy material still standing in the neighborhood that may be shipped later. “We are sending it to Marshall Field & Co.” said Frank Crous, the men who was shipping it, speaking over the phone Saturday night. “Those big houses use it for the filling in ‘cotton’ mattresses, I understand. You see, they get it for 2% or 3 cents a pound while cotton costs about eight” (Herein, by the way, is a little tip to the man who is fond of buying from mail order houses. Mr. Crouse says the 3350 pounds came from five acr§§ gnd §ay§ if he can get the men to strip it he will ship tons more of it, ‘‘We pay them one cent a pound,” said he, “one man stripped 350 pounds in a day, making $3.50. A good many of the neighbor boys come in and earn a dollar or so in a few hours.” The plant growing in the edges of the lakes and in the marshy ground is not where it can be gotten at until the lakes and ground are frozen up. This is the first time the cattails in this neighborhood have not been allowed to go to waste. —Pierceton Record. o APPRECIATE FOWLERS LECTURE Rev. Kattman Praises “The Song of Youth.” On Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, Rev. Alfred Fowler gave his popular song lecture, “The Song of Yiuth,” in the Evangelical church, Berne. Indiana. In a personal letter of the Rev. H. H. Kattman of Berne, today, he writes thus of the lecture; “I wish to state that I regard tl e lecture as a product of an extensive research > literature, beautifully woven to. ,eth under the theme, “The Song of sou h, ’ and a denunciation of that wo faced living, so often found men even of high social standing, yet who in reality are of low degree as to their true character,” Rev. Fowler delivered this lecture here and also at Beulah Chapel, Preble and all who heard him h ive ex. pressed an appreciation of th; sweet sentiment, pure and happy l.hm ghts, so splendidly given. o BODY SENT TO PENNSYLVANIA Remains of J. J. Early Finally Sent to Eastern Home. The body of J. J. Early, the old tour, ist who died from exhaustion in Jacob Hunsicker’s barn a few days ago, was shipped Friday night to Palmyra, Pa., where his relatives live. The entire cost was near SBO, which was' furnished by E. R. Early, a brother. A several days’ delay was caused in arranging for the money which was finally posted at the express office at Palmyra. Coroner Grandstaff was at Berne yesterday and released the body which was held at the Schindler undertaking rooms. Q Mrs. Jobson had gone away from home, leaving Mr. Jobson lamenting. On arriving at her destination she missed her gold lace pin and Sent a postcard to her servant asking the girl to let her know if she found anything on the dining room floor when sweeping it next morning. The ser. vant duly replied. “Dear Madam —You asked to let you know if I found anything when sweeping the dining room floor this morning. I beg to report that I found thirty matches, three corks and a pack of cp.rds.” Mrs. Jobson returned by the next . train. , 1 An old man who had been hen. • pecked all his married life was 1 about to die. His wife concluded 1 that she ought to offer him some con. solation and said: “John, you are about to go, but I will follow you.” ’ “I suppose so, Manda,” said the old ; man weakly, “but so far as I am concerned you don’t need to be in ’ any blamed hurry about it.” , The saloon that has been In opera, tion near the town of Monroe, was . closed this morning and that progres. , sive little town is now without a L thirst parlor. The saloon was closed . as a.result of a little dissatisfaction , among the managers, the result being , that the man in whose name the license had been issued took his li. , cense and the management was fore. . ed to close. ! —— oTO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. j Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine "'ablets. Druggists will refund money it Is on eacn box. 26c. ’ I

1 I ——» ■ II GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES RAISED Salaries of Clerks and Carriers Are Boosted. The postoffice appropriation bill, the largest ever reported from the committee on postoffices and postroads, passed the house of representatives at Washington. All the provisions relating to the increase in pay affecting 90 per cent of the postal employes, which Tuesday were stricken out on points of order, were restored to the bill. By its terms seven grades of clerks are established with salaries ranging from S6OO to $1,200. City letter carriers are divided into five grades with salaries ranging from S6OO to $l,lOO, the S7OO salaries being omitted. Railway mail clerks are divided into six grades below that of the chief clerk, salaries in each grade being increased SIOO and ranging from SBOO to $1,700| The maxmum salary is fixed at SB4O for rural carriers. Two hew provisions are added, one providing that the postmaster general jnay, in his own discretion, allow a railway mail clerk thirty days sick leave in any fiscal year with pay his duties to be performed without expense to the government during the period for which he is granted leave, and the other that carriers who, on June 20, 1907, are regularly employed at SBOO per annum, shall be promoted to the fourth grade, upon satisfactory evidence of their efficiency during at least one year's service. - o DITCH DAY IN THE SENATE Senator Tyndall’s Bill to Be Consid£ ’ ered Today. The ditch question will be fought out to a finish in the senate today. Two drainage bills will be considered on third reading as a special order — one by Senator J. W. Parks and the other by Senator Tyndall. The Parks bill was called up on third reading Saturday. Senator Tyndall said he was willing to fight out the entire'ditch question at one time, and he was anxious that the Parks bill be made a special order for Monday as his bill had been made a special order for that day. Senator Tyndall’s bill provides that county sur. veyors shall have charge of the cleaning out of ditches, while Senator Parks’ bill leaves this work to the township trustee. The Kelley ditch bill, which passed the house Friday, will also come up in the senate this week. —. —, o THE JAPANESE MASQUERADE Mrs. Al Garard Gave a Party—Club and Church Societies Meet This Week—Other News. Mrs. Lingers, the principal of the Nickerbacker School for Young Ladies at Indianapolis, was the honored guest at a large reception given by Miss Lucile Franke at her home in Bluffton Saturday afternoon. Mrs. M. B. Miller of Decatur, assisted in receiving the guests, while Miss Wini. fred Ellingham charmingly assisted the hostess in the dining room. The home was artistically decorated and that along with the beautiful frocks and merry faces of the guests gave the scene more than a pleasing sight. o ANOTHER BALL PLAYER DEAD “Waxie” Silllnger Killed in Chicago Railroad Yards. I ‘Waxie’ Sillingef, the big first base- ; man, who played here last season, leaving about the middle of the summer, was killed in the Chicago Penn- , aylvania railroad yards several days ago. He was a brakeman in the yards and was working on a switch , engine when he accidentally met death. Further particulars are not obtainable, as no one seems to know just how the affair happened. SiL linger was well known in this section having played ball * with Paulding, Angola, Garrett and . other places before coming here. o — A little Winsted, Conn., girl, an ‘ adopted child, turned the tables with stunning effect upon children who ’ were teasing her because she was an I adopted child to the parents who i loved her as their own. “My papa and i mamma picked me out, and wanted me,” was her retort. “Your’s had to take you just as you were whether they wanted *your or not.” This was so evidently true that it ended all further discussion then and there.

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OVER THAT OF FOUR YEARS AGO f Township Assessors Met Today Preparatory to the Annual Tax Limit. The township assessors of Adams county met Monday with County Assessor Geo. Gentis in the sheriff’s office and talked over and discussed the theory and advisability of making a new schedule by which to make the assessment for the coming year, and the entire board was unanimous in raising the assessment on real estate over that of four years ago, ten per cent, thus making an advance of three dollars and fifty cents. This being upon the real estate alone and not upon the general improvements. The schedule was also fixed upon several other things, which are not so important as the the real estate .and an advancement was also made in line. Every township assessor was present with the exceptfoh of the one from French township and some new theories were advanced by the various members as to how the assessments should be made and the best way of making the same. However, before leaving, the assessors were given final directions by County Asessor Gentis, as to how to proceed in all cases. The rate for the different townships of four years ggo and the new schedule is shown by the following table: Township. Old. New. Union $23.60 $26.70 Root 23.79 27.00 Preble 23.57 27.00 Kirkland 23.70 27.00 Washington 24.00 27.50 St. Marys 23.53 26.70 Blue Creek .... 23.48 26.70 Monroe 23.44 27.50 French 23.56 27.00 Hartford 23.56 27.00 Wabash 23.59 27.00 Jefferson 23.44 26.70 .Q , The big fly wheel that is a part of the new machinery to be used at the city plant arrived yesterday and was delivered to the plant by Drayman D. F. Teeple. The wheel is a monster, being sixteep feet in diameter, and came in sections. Mr. Teeple moved the machinery with no apparent trouble and the same is being installed at the plant at present. At the Majestic theatre, Fort Wayne, Jnd.. next Thursday and Friday, you will have an opportunity to see what human skill andpatlence can do with the dumb animals, Prof E. K. Crocker’s troupe of educated horses, ponies, mules and donkeys will perform on the stage with almost human intelligence. Everybody should see this performance, as it is given under the auspices of the Fort Wayne Humane Society. A Western Kansas ditor, after attending a convention of editors at Topeka, returned home and wrote the following pathetic good-bye to his friends and fellow editors: “While we never expect to attend another gathering of this kind, owing to the anti-pass law, w’e hope to meet all the boys at the convention on the other shore, where railroad transportation is not necessary.”

(By H. S. Correspondent.) This week has been one of good work in the High School. ■ - / Miss Dunathan resumed her duties Monday, having been absent on account of illness. Tuesday morning the chapel exercise were conducted by Rev. Fowler, who gave a helpful and inspiring talk to the school. The school is looking forward to the next literary, which will be given one month from this date, and to which the public will be cordially invited. Friday morning the chapel exercises were conducted by Mr. Frazee, who read an excellent paper on “Change of Ideals of Nations.” Mr. Frazee was called home Friday on account of the illness of his mother. The science room is beginning to look like a small green house with growing grain and garden plants, which are used by the .Freshman Botany class. Friday was gala day for the grades of our public schools. The after, noon was devoted to appropriate ex. ercises for the commemoration of one who was “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” Supt. L. O. Opliger held a teachers' examination Saturday at the Central school building. Several of our city teachers took the January teachers’ examination, nearly all of whom passed with good grades. To this number must be added Miss Nota Winans, a member of the present Senior class. -j -o RESOLUTIONS OF TEACHERS. Union township, Dist. No. 5, Feb. 16, 1905. Resolved, That we, the teachers of Union and Root townships, offer our most sincere thanks and congratulations for the royal entertainment given us today by the teacher, pupils and patrons of this district, and ail other friends of education; and we fully ap. predate their efforts in beautiful decorations and angelic music. Resolved, That we, the teachers of Union and Root townships, congratulate the trustees on their regular attendance and great interest manifested in so doing, in all the institutes this year. Resolved, That we again thank the patrons and all others present for making this the banner institute of the year. Resolved, Tliat we part today, wishing each other the greatest degree of success in our school work, the remainder of the year and in all fu_ ure institutes. MISS BELLE BARKLEY, A. CLARK SPAHR, Committee. o— _ Salaries of all county treasurers and of the state treasurer are specified in a bill introduced Saurday morning in the senate by Senator Mattingly. In Adams county the bill makes the salary something like $2,600. *z

————l GEORGE HENRY HART. George Henry Hart was born in Union township, Adams county, Oct. 1859, died Feb. 17, 1907, having spent his entire life in Union township. He was one of thirteen children. Jonathan of Allen county, John of Convoy, 0., and William and Emanuel of this ' county, still survive. His parents, George and Sarah Hart were honored and industrious citizens. In the year 1884 Mr. Hart was married to Sarah Reed. To this happy union were born five children, Elnora, Vernie Clinton, James Wilford, Mary Alma and Irene, all of whom survive to comfort their bereaved mother. Besides his many relatives he had a large circle of friends who will be pained on account of his death, In Feb., 1889, during the pastorate of the Rev. J. C .Dorwin, our subject was most graciously converted in the Clark’s Chapel M. E. church, of which church he ever since has been a faith, ful member and especially in the later years did he manifest growing interest in church work. The death of our friend is a severe loss, and he leaves a place hard to fill. As a husband he was most affectionate, having never spoken an angry word to his faithful wife during the twenty-three years of their married life, and having not been away from her during all these years except two nights. As a father he was kind and considerate, providing i well for his family. As a neighbor and friend he was’honest and true. As a man he was a Christian. It is hard to say a final farewell to our friend, but our loss is his gain. After four weeks of severest pain from pleural pneumonia, God released him and took him to His own home where he will life free from pain and sickness. Earth loses but heaven gains when the righteous die. Funeral services were held at the Clark’s Chapel M. E. church and the inter. Baent was made in the Clark’s Chapel cemetery. The service was largely attended by community. The pastor C. B. Sweeney, officiated, using the text, “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.” Rev. 14: 13. The funeral was directed by Mr. Wm. Erwin of Monroeville. • —— • ■— February 22nd, was the time of a surprise party on Mrs. J. J. Longenberger at her country home one and one-half miles northeast of Monroe, to celebrate her forty.fottrth birthday anniversary. Mrs-. Longenberger was taken at once to the neighbors — until the crowd had all assembled. When she arrived home the table was loaded with all kinds of good things, especially chickens and cakes. The chief attraction was in Mr. and Mrs. David Fuhrman. The former ate so much cake he caused the fear that a doctor might have to be sum moned. One plate was not sufficient to satisfy the eating capacity of used. The guests were Messrs, and Mesdames E. W. Busche and children; R. L. Shirk and son, Omer Lewellen, James Hendricks, sr; David Mathias Thomas and children, F. O. Davis, William Zerkle, Jonahan Andrews, J. J. Longenberger, Misses Stella Davis, Verna Davis, Elva Zerkle and Iva Fuhrman, and Mr. RolloLongnberger.