Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1907 — Page 5

A 25c. Bottle of KempS Balsam Contains 40 DOSES, 1 • And each dose is more effective than ] 1 ’ * four times the same quantity of any ( J ( > other cough remedy, however weft < » '» advertised and however strongly red- <► ] ’ ommended that remedy may be. 1 ' Remember always that KEMP'S j * ' ! BALSAM is the < ! ; • Best Cough Cure. ; ► ' ' , It has saved thousands from con- ' J { [ sumption. ] , i > It has saved thousands of lives. (» i , At all druggists’, 25c., 60c. and sl. <» Don't accept anything else. i >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ULU_J» KJ' VI ' Miss Pearl Breiner left today for the west where she will visit for a few weeks with friends. She was accompanied as far as Huntington by her sister, Mrs. L. J. Kase. There will be no school this week after dismissal this evening, owing to the fact tat the teachers will leave in the morning for South Bend, where they Will attend the Northern Indiana Teachers association. School will be resumed again Monday. St. John’s Catholic congregation at Goshen expects to erect a new church building during the year, and will devote the present structure to school; purposes. Definite action wiil be taken at once upon the return of Rev., Father Fitzpatrick, who is now in New Mexico for his health. James Norris, 55 years of, age; residing near Kidney,. Kosciusko bounty, died Saturday morning very suddenly from heart disease. He had retired in his usual health. His wife was later awakened by her husband’s labored breathing, but her efforts to arouse him failed and death intervened in a few moments. . Rev. Mygrant, pastor of the local Evangelical church, went to Ft Wayne Monday afternoon to attend the annual conference of the Evangelical church. Miss Annabelle Mygrant accompanied her father as far as Decatur for a visit with her brother, M. G. Mygrant and wife.—Portland Com-mercial-Review. ! Levi Huffman was the only member of the county board of commissioners who was in position to report for duty Monday morning and as Mr. Huffman did not feel like taking the burden of the office entirely upon his own shoulders, there was nothing doing Monday, although the board will meet tomorrow ready for active work. — Bluffton Banner. Amos Cole was in Fort Wayne yestrday visiting his wife, who is a patient at one of the hospitals there. Mrs. Cole some time ago underwent a number of surgical operations for the removal of a growth resembling a cancer. She is slowly gaining in strength and the hospital authorities are very much encouraged at the progress of the case. It will be some days yet before she will be able to return to her home here—Bluffton Banner. Joe Eley was arrested last Monday I by Sam Frank, night policeman, and L was placed in jail until next morning, i\when he was arraigned before the C'nayor to answer to a charge of public Vltoxication. The mayor called Mrs. iaey as a witness she claiming to have seen Joe drunk, but the evidence was too flimsy to warrant a conviction and Joe was released. The entire performance was due to a little family disturbance, on which the mayor delivered a very severe lecture. The local camp of Sons of Veterans will positively and without fail entertain the state encampment to be held June sth and 6th, says the Bluffton Banner. The amount that was deemed necessary to guaranteee the expenses of this meeting has been raised by a committee that has been at work for some days and they have made, their report to the officers of the order. It is estimated that between five and six hundred people will be present on the occasion of the meeting and an elaborate program, which will be announced at a later date, will be carried out. “Young gentlemen,*’ said the college president, notwithstanding the fact that he was addressing the students, “young gentlemen, hazing must be stopped and slipped at once. It has injured the college more than any of you ever could guess. Only last week a gentleman declined to give us $1,000,000 because there was so much hazing. Hazing is a bad thing financially.” “How about morally?” asked a student. “Aw-aw, really, there maybe something in that, but —aw — the —the point has never come up, and I —aw—am not prepared to answer. ■But the point is worth Considering.”— Chicago Journal. ■ ... ■ . ,■—. —. 0 „ AN INSIDIOUS DANGER. One of the worst features of kidney trouble is that it is an insidious dissease and before the victim realizes his danger he may have a< ital malady. Take Foley’s Kidney Curd at the first ’ sign o ftrouble as it corrects irregularities and prevents Bright’s disease , and diabetes. The Drug Co.

|THE - BHELINE-TRIM - CASE Decided Thia Morning—Finding for Plaintiff, in the Qreon va. Dailey Damage Case. Pearl Bixler wants a legal separation from her husband, Peter Bixler and has filed suit for divorce through her attorney, L. C. DeVoss. They i were married June 18th, 1904, and, lived togther as husband and wife until June of ,1906, just two' years. The complaint alleges that Pete refused to furnish a home for his wife or to clothe and feed her, that she was forced to seek and receive the necessaries of life from her parents. He also cursed her and otherwise abused her. Just a common, everyday divorce without trimmings of any kind, is asked. Ludlow L. Sheline vs. Frank M. Trim, Suit on note, demand S2OO, Peterson ft Moran withdrew their appearance for Trim, default of defendant, submitted, evidence heard, finding for plaintiff in sum of $161.80. John H. Green vs. Rachael Dailey, damages, demand S2OO, special finding of facts and conclusion of law filed. Exceptions. Judgment on findings, which are in favor of the plaintiff and l that he recover the sum of $64.06. This decision ends a litigation of several years’ standing. In the Mathias Schafer estate, Ed X. Ehinger administrator, a reply was filed (to the answers of Mrs. Schafer and John Schafer. A. P. Beatty ap-' peared for John Schafer. . In guardianship case No. 488, Mathias Colchin, guardian for, Frank Colchln and three others, suggestion of the death of guardian was noted. Marriage license have been Issued to Samuel Llechty and Aldine Simon of Berne; also to Gottlieb Melcher and Emma Hofftnan of Preble. • » -o— WAS CHARGED WITH FORGERY This morning in the circuit court Judge O’Rourke quashed the indictment found against M. D. Yountz, of Whitley county, returned by the Wells county grand jury in 1905. The case was sent to the circuit court on a change of venue. The state was represented by Prosecuting Attorney A. G. Emshweiler of Wells . county; Attorney J. B. Merriman of Bluffton, and Prosecuting Attorney Dan Ninde of Allen county. Yountz was represented by Attorney Thom- , as R. Marshal of Columbia City, At- . torney W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton, and Attorneys W. and E. Leonard of this city. ! M. D. Yountz, in December, 1904, submitted a bid for stationery and i court record books in the county commissioners’ court at Bluffton as the personal representative of W. B. Burford of Indianapolis. It is alleged that on December 24 of the , same year he made alterations in his , bid, thereby attempting xto defraud the county of Wells. The matter was , taken before the Wells county grand . jury and true bills were returned against Yountz charging forgery. Today the case was set for trial in the Allen circuit court and all . preparations were made for the trial. On the motion of the attorneys for ■ the defense, Judge O’Rourke quashed the indictment and the case was dismissed. The alleged crime was committed in 1904 and the indictments ’ were not returned till late in 1905 after the law unde? which the offense 1 is alleged to have been committed had ' been repealed by the enactments of 1905; he crime charged is forgery, but the state did not present facts sufficient to make a cause for action as in portions of the indictment it is albged that the document was genuinb. r lf it was genuine at the time it could hardly be a forgery. The alterations made at one time, it is alleged, constituted an offense, in In--1 dlana, but the subsequent law on forgery does not contain this clause relating to alterations. ■ > There is also a minor technicality ' in the indictment. The charge is made that by this allleged forgery he attempted to defraud the commissioners of Wells county. The document does not state whether these county commissioners were residents v>f Wells county, Ind., or . Wells county, Ireland. The exact location of the county commissioners is not revealed in the indictment. The ease has £een. appealed |o the superior court —Ft. Wayne News. \ . ... — o The New Pure Food and Drug Law We are pleased to announce that Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not effected by the National Pure Food and Drug • Law as it contains no ppiates or other j harmful drugs, and we recommend it' as a safe remedy 'for children- and 1 adults. The Holthouse Drug Co. |

* THE.PYTHIAN SISTERS M £T |NGN Guests From Geneva and Berne—Ar H .Enjoyable Affair —Other Society Events. z BY PERLE BURDG. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mumma ancm daughter, Josie, celebrated Easter llitc ; a very enjoyable manner, by ent nw taining for their daughter, Miss Cli afcu Mumma and the Misses Violet, i du Vivian Becker -of Elkhart, Ind. n elegant dinner was served, to wh :h each guest did ample justice. Th se who enjoyed the day were Mess s. and Mesdames C.- S. Mumma,. <nd daughter, Amos Lewton and family, Charles Mumma and family, Isaac Brown and son, Mrs. Lennie Wilhelm and daughter, Misses Grace Dutcher and Clara Mumma and Messrs. Wm. Kuklehan and on Fred, Carl Aber of New Mexico; Charles Gresley, and Clifford Brown. • - ‘ ’I • The Pythian Sisters had a pleasant time Monday evening kt their quarters a number of ladies from Berne and Geneva being preent to see the Decatur lodge confer the degree work. The ladies were entertained at suppet at the Peoples Restaurant, and the proprietors deserve to be complimented upon the royal way in which they served the guests. The business meeting was called at eight o.’clock, afterwhich the members of the lodge served dainty refreshments. The guests departed for their homes on the night train. The ladies from Geneva were: Mesdames Frances Acker, Estella Fensler, Pearl Rathbun, Maude Kimball, Anna Miller, Sarah Belle Briggs Sopha Mattox, Joe Briggs, Lydia Wegmiller, Bella Fristoe and Miss Lydia Pelham. Those from Berne were: Mesdames Bertha Averts, Mary Muter, Betsy Allen, Mary Eckrote, Alice Cottrell, Maude Abnet, Effie Kern, Arin Teeter, Celia Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Andy B. Meyers. The program which was rendered by the members of the -Morning, Musical of Fort Wayne, was a perfect success in every way. Eaeh number was rendered in such a manner that nd one’ can praise it enough, and the Euterpean society is more than pleased with their success. — __ , —_——- ( ( . ...... Miss Emma Hoffman, the pretty and charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hoffman of Preble, was united in marriage with Mr. Gottlieb Melcher, a young, well-to-do farmer, north of the city. The wedding took place at the bride’s home Monday evening. The young couple will be at home to their many friend in a.home prepared for them in Preble. \ The St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet tomorrow afternoon at the K. of C. hall, when they will be entertained by Mesdames Anson Bremerkamp, Martin Mylott and Alphonse Kohne. The first annual after Easter ball given by the Columbian Club Monday evening at the Knights of Columbus hall was one of the leading social events of the this season and was thoroughly enjoyed by every one present. The grand march took place at eight thirty o’clock, in which eighty couples took part and from then on until a late hour the dancers tripped the light fantastic. The hall was beautifully decorated with the club colors and the floor was in a perfect condition. The music was furnished by Miller’s orchestra and was exceptionally fine. The members of this club proved themselves fine entertainers and should they give another dance in the near future the hall will undoubtedly be packed. Q ' ADJT. BET? HAS RETURNED Faying Off Hit Debts at Blufftsn— Has the Nerve. If Adjutant Betz, of the American Salvation army, is as crooked as his fellow workers in the soul-saving business say he is, he at least has the nerve to return to the field he is said to have cultivated to his own profit, and defy his detractors. Betz is now at Bufftqn and he is said to be paying debts he contracted there. Among the charges against him is one that he collected money on the false pretense that it was for the use of the Salvation army, whereas, in reality, he appropriated the money himself. He denies this and declares that all he used was what was necessary for his living expenses. *\ Betz paid all his accounts at Bluffton, explaining that the reason he had allowed them to run so long was the fact that he had been called to the bedside of his mother at Kalida, 0., and that he remained and attended the funeral before coming back. He said that he was arranging to go to Pennsylvania and New York to work , in the eastern department of the army j and that a new man would he sent i to take charge of the work In Bluffton. I —Hartford City News.

iEELY IS UP AGAINST IT \ le Will Not Likely Get Possession f i.• j ‘ * of His Six Thousand —President »h < ' at Jamestown. Washington, April 2—The governnent’s printing bill, which amounted o a little over $7,500,000 last year, { will drop to about $5;500,000 this year, ( md this in spite of the fact that a ( lumber of new bureaus have been esablished and several new laws, incjud- j the immigration law, the pure food . |w, and tha railroad rate law, which efcailed an snormous amount of printin, • have come into operation. The clgressional printing commission,, of wach Representative Charles B. Land; of Indiana, is the active head, is vkking out plans for a still further riuction of the printing bill, ■ This cpmission will sit here from time to the during the summer and fall, and wen Congress meets again, will be jepared to recommend additional reftm legislation. Washington, April 2. —The Harriman 4ilroad merger will come into the jib lie eye once more this week. Thursiy the interstate commerce commisk>n will hfear the question as to mether the Union Pacific and Southed Pacific are parallel lines. Oscillat1k back and forth between the White Huse, the department of justice and th headquarters of the' Interestate c<iamerce commission, Frank B. Kellogg, special' counsel of the commissi£ in the Harriman investigation, hai been for more than a week the bukest man in Washington. Washington, April 2. —It is not likely hat Charles F. W. Neely, formerly of Kuncie, who was convicted of irregiiarities while- in the postal service n Cuba, will ever be able to get possesion of the' $6,000 he had on his person when arrested. His action Saturday in drawing a draft on the Unite'll States Treasury for the amount caused only amusement at the treasury department. Neely brought suit for the amount’ In the Federal court in NeW York several years ago, and lost the case. The government retains the money on the ground that Neely made way with a large sum belonging to she government. Washington, April 2.—President Roosevelt will be accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, the two younger sons, Archie and Quentin, and possibly by Miss Ethel, on his trip to the Jamestown exposition, for which they will leave Washington on the afternoon of April 25. i HE DIED LAST. EVENING At Hammond After a Few Days’ Illness—Funeral Services to Be Held Here. ♦ Word was received Monday evening from Hammond, Ind., announcing that Jeff Odell, a former resident of this city, had died at six o’clock, after an illness of a few days’ duration, death resulting from pneumonia. Jeff, together with several other Decatur boys, left last fall for Hammond, where they secured positions in a machine shop and from all reports were getting along in nice shape. Mr. Odell took sick a few days ago, and although he was confined to his bed, it was not thought that his illness was anything serious. He gradually grew worse and several doctors were summoned who Immediately pronounced that he was suffering from a very serious case of pneumonia and last evening, death relieved him.. Word was received from Hammond this morning, stating that the remains would .be shipped to this , city and that the funeral services will be held here and interment made at Mapleyrood. When the remains would arrive Undertakers Gay ft Zwick could not state but expect to receive further Information some time today. “ v n ——o-T- —-— ■ WILL INIPKT A NBW BRIDGB The board of county commissioners, accompanied by County Surveyor L. L. Baumgartner, went to Fort Wayne on last Tuesday. They will thoroughly, inspect a concrete bridge recently constructed near that city, for the purpose of better Informing themselves before deciding on some new bridges to be built in this county. A new bridge is to be built near Linn Grove this year and it may tie* of concrete construction. A petition Was filed for a macadam road extension to the- Otto Reppert road. Being in due form and according to law the petition was approved. L. L. Baumgartner was appointed engineer and William Beiberlck and Henry Wolfe viewers, to tileet at the auditor’s office at Decatur, Wedesday, April 3, to qualify. The usual grist of bills, including a number for various incidentals, were allowed Mdhday aiterndon. I

VIEWERS FOR REYNOLDS ROAD a '• ri : ' - V >-■: -a Appointed to Meet Thursday—Order *< *- > ■ t . j i , -• ■ t Q for Sale of Carter Road Set Aside ; - * c ■ . - •« • • ♦ ■ ■ « i • and Matter Continued. I c The commissioners met Monday ' morning for their regular monthly ses- ’ sion. Considerable business was tran- ( sacted and the work will probably require several days. Proof of publication and posting of ' notices as required by law, were filed ’ in the Reynolds ’free macadam road extension No. 4. L. L. Baumgartner was appointed engineer and Edward ' Foreman and J. M. Peel as viewers to meet at the office of J D. Winteregg dn Thursday, April 4, and qualify. In the Winchester macadam road. extension No. 2, the viewers’ report | was presented and approved by the board, and the road ordered constructed. AUditor Lewton was ordered to give the notice of sale as required. Louis Keller was granted a license to sell spirituous liquors and the hearing of the usual evidence, and filing his bond. In the Irwin Carter macadam road, the order heretofore entered for the sale of the road was set aside, and> all bids rejected. This action Was due to the fact that a remonstrance, signed by 150 interested parties was submitted. The cause was continued and in the meantime the commissioners will go over the road and consider the proposition from every point of view. Bids were received for the construction of a fence near the St. Marys river bridge, north’of this city. Bids were filed by L. W. Frank, D. J. Dilling and Magley ft Parrish. ( A petition for the construction of the French Township Central extension No. 4 1 , was presented and continued. ' William Glendennipg presented a 1 petition to have taxes refunded. He accompanied his petition with an opin- ' ion from the auditor of state and the board after being thus advised, found ’ that the pryer of said petition be ' granted. The auditor was ordered to 1 draw a remittance for the sum of 1 $61.62, in favor of Mr. Glendenning. ; -o TAYLOR UNIVERSITY NEWS t • Some Information of Interest by Rev. Ulmer. r -I -■ 1 Taylor University has 19Q- students i instead of 130, as stated in the writeup of last Saturday. “Holiness unto the Lord,” “Plain Living” and “High ’ Thinking’’ are the mottoes. The only rule concerning one’s personal religious life is that the student attend the - chapel service, each school day, and one preaching service in the chapel on Sunday. This institution is not under the management of, neither is it supported by any conference. It gets no financial aid from any conr ference educational fund or church t collections. Its whole financial sups port comes from individual contribu- ! tions by people who appreciate the 1 work being done, and the influence of H such a school on society, as a whole. r Agent Rev. George C. Ulmer will be pleased to confer with any who may desire more information, or contema plates giving financial aid, or attending I college. He will be in the elty a few days, yet. Drop a postal eard in the t postoffiee or call phone N.o 82. Ji THEY LAY DOWN THE LAW 1 ~ 7 Cromer Must Not be Given Any Power t I and They Meet Have Political 3 Recognition. 5 t — 5 Under a recent date from Muncie, • the following appeared in the Chicago , Record-Herald. It shows the extent the anti-Cromer Republicans Intend to carry their fight, and it may moan de- ■ feat for Vice President Fairbanks, In | J his ambitions to bo the candidate of , bls party for president: The methods Os the Fairbanks man- • agars to eecnro undisputed control I of the state organisation, with a view s possibly of croehing opposition to the , Vied President’s ambition to succeed ; President Roosevelt, are raising a ■ storm of„protest in many sections of the state, and especially in the Eighth ■ congreslsional distich Knowing the i* value of the services of George W. Cromer, late congressman from that district; as an Organizer, the Fairbanks i men apparently have selected him to : manage the preliminary campaign for • control of the organization. So intense has the feeling become • that petitions are being circulated and i signed throught the district, virtually i asking the vice president to call off his minions. Among those who have their teignaturese are many who fought Cromer in the late cam- ; paign and succeeded in defeating him . in a district normally Republican. | The petitioners make;..no-- threats

against the vice president, but simply ask him to change bls methods.. WHAT THE PETITION SAYS. The petition to which, it is believed 3,006 to 4,000 names will be. attached before it is forwarded to the vice president, says in part: Noting a very perceptible tendency of the Indiana newspapers, whose policies are under your direction, to continue to perpetuate strife in the Eighth congressional district, an inclination to continue tenaciously to hold onto George W. Cromer, late congressman, despite the fact that the peope of this district have said emphatically that they are done with him, thus keeping before the best Republicans of the district a name that grates on their righteous sensibilities, and, understanding that you wish to be considered as a presidential quantity in the coming national Republican con- ! vention, and, assuming that in such a race you wish the support of all the Republicans of Indiana, and not a divided party, we, the undersigned Republicans of this Eighth district, have thought it fit to address this memorial to you. The policy pursued by the Indianapolis News, Indianapolis Star, the Muncie Star, and Terre Haute Stan’is offensive to every Republican in Indiana who does not now dr who has ■ not in the past shown the most complete sympathy with the present state organization or its methods. One day it is an open ’ attack on some good Republicans who has seen fit to oppose the aspirations of Mr. Cromer, the next day it is a veiled attempt to create a sentiment against Senator Beveridge, who we feel sure has the cordial support of- his full share of Hoosier Republicans. Another time it Is a rap at Harry S. New or some other Republican whose loyalty to party , principles has never been questioned. All of this, of course, as you will doubtless see, cannot be taken otherwise than as a desire of one faction to rise to prominence at the expense s of the other. The effusions of Washington corre--5 spoqdents show evidence of being I written after a careful comparison of s notes and this arrangement is one ' which is apparent to every signer of P this petition. It became noticeable immediately after that historic conference in Washington a year ago, between yourself, Delavan Smith of the j News, A. A. McCormick of the Star, Joseph B. Kealing, A. Tobias Hert, Harry C. Starr, James O. Goodrich f and a number of other Indiana notables, at which, time the decision was reached to try again to foist upon the people of this district George W. Cros mer, a representative of whom the - people had long since tired. 3 OPPOSITION IS HARASSED. 1 These prejudiced reports, of one 7 kind and another to harass every man ’’ opposing the state organization’s 3 methods with relation to this district, 1 are well understood.. They have de--1 ceived no one. It is a fact known to every signer of this petition that the 3 three newspapers are comprised in the 1 Star League were purchased by the ■ United States Steel Corporation and 1 the Rock Island Railroad now closely *■ allied with the Harriman interests, 1 ‘ and that they were bought for the e purpose and promptly placed in your f hands as instruments for promotng ’• your ambitions to the presidency of 8 the United Stales. We likewise under7 stand that you or member of your l " immediate family have a joint partner- * ship in the Indianapolis News with r Delavan Smith, a relative, and that 8 any utterance by that paper on political matters must be taken as a personal utteraaee as mueh as if the ! words fell from your own lips from any platform in the Eighth Indiana district. r We protest against your methods. In shouting for yon we do not feel that we must tear down or detract from the splendid roeord of Senator Beveridge, Theodore Roosevelt or any other good RepnhNoan. Mr JTairbanke is requested to send > a reply to the petitioners, httoming > them whether ho tMnke It b hotter - to fight Republicans than n—oornta. > —. ... -■< . , QUOTING. i ’ From , the Late Head of the Larger Packing Induetry in the World [ “I have seen about two hundred of • my employes, from butchers to fore- ( men, and all have been permanent.ly cured. .(From a personal letter to Dr. Keeley. I do not think there > is any one thing or any one man who ever did the good to humanity , that you are doing with your cure.” P. D. ARMOUR, Late head of the Armour Packing Company, Chicago, 111. ■Dr. W. V. Daniels, Manager of the Marion Keeley Institute, Marion, Ind., will be glad to furnish you additional information. Write to-day. Bitten by a Spider. Through blood poisoning caused by a spider bite, John Washington of Bosqueville, Tex., would have lost his leg, which became a mass of running sores, had he not been persuaded to try Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.. He writes, “The first application relieved, and four boxes healed all the sores.” 25c, guaranteed at Blackburn Pharmacy. _