Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1907 — Page 3

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AFTER LONG LOSING' FIGHT Independent Companies Will Lease Lines and Continue —Citizens Company Will Have all Toll Lines Here. It looks as though the Bell Telephone company, after a losing fight of many years against the Independent companies, have about decided to give lip and surrender the field to the home companies. They have submitted sveral propositions and are anxious to settle the matter. At a meeting of the independent representatives at Fort Wayne yesterday the matter was thoroughly discussed and the question will be finally decided at the state meeting to be held in Indianapolis next month. This action will take out the Bell exchange here and leave the Citizens company in entire control of the telephone business. To all appearances the Bell company would submit to almost any proposition that would be acceptable to the independent companies and would be very glad to rid themselves of properties that have proven to be very unprofitable. The plans as submitted by Mr. Putnam call for the abandoning of all the exchanges throughout the northern part of the state wherever the independent companies are operating and that the toll business heretofore transacted over the lines of the Central Union Telephone company as well as over the American Telephone and Telegraph company by the Bell exchanges would be taken case of by the independent companies. So unremunerative has been the business of the Central Telephone company throughout the state, especially in the northern part, since the inception of the Independent companies, that overtures have been made by the corporation to withdraw from the field entirely and to turn the toll business with the American Telegraph and Telephone company over to the independent companies. These overtures have been in contemplation for some time but had always been verbally by representatives of the company. Recently a proposition was submitted in writing to the independent- managers at a meeting of the First district of' Indiana independent telephone companies which was held at Ldgansport, but at that tiine the Bell interests were told that immediate acceptance of the proposition would be impossible and that a decision could not be reached. It was determined, however, to take the matter up at" a future meeting, which was held at Fort Wayne yesterday. . —— ; o. The graduating class are busy these days preparing for the annual commencement exercises. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. Frank Hartman at the Mennonite church, Sunday evening, April 28th. Class day exercises will be given on the evening of May 2nd and the cothmencement exercises the evening 'of May 3rd. The class ’ address will be given by Rev. Frank G. Smith, Pastor , of the Congregational church of Chicago. His subject Is •We Battle of Life and KoXv to Wits.” —Berne Witness. 7 ’ ■,

REPORTED LAST EVENING In Session Five Days and Examined a Hundred and Ten Witnesses — Praise Officials. The April grand Jury completed their work and reported to Judge Erwin late Friday evening, when they were discharged. The report says: “Comes now the grand jury for the April term 1907, and report as follows: ‘We have been in session five days and examined 110 witnesses and herewith present ten indictments. We have also inquired into the conditions and management of both the county jail and county infirmary. We visited the county jail .and inspected all apartments of it and find a number of changes necessary. The floor of toe basement is .in a bad condition, pwing to a defective drainage system ’and we suggested that the drain be repaired and a concrete floor placed |n basement. In its present condition the jail is very unhealthy for .all persons, living in the jail. The heating system is also in bad condition and Iwe respeetfully urge the board of commissioners' to give this- matter their Immediate attention. Notwithstanding these conditions we. find that sheriff Meyer is doing his work in an excellent manner and is doing all within his power to keep the jail in good sanitary condition, and the prisoners are properly cared for. “WA also visited the county infirmary and were surprised at the excellent condition in which We found every department. The inmates are well cared for, properly clothed, fed and looked after; rooms -are neat and clean and the treatment they receive is all that can be asked for. The cultivation of the farm and garden and the care of the stock is being attended to in an economical and hus-band-like manner. We find that the county is being faithfully served by superintendent' Graber and to his fidelity and hearty interest in the work is due the excellent condition in which we now find the infirmary. As we have now completed our work, we ask to be discharged. Charles W. Yager, foreman.” It is said that two of the indictments are for felonies and eight for misdemeanors. o— :; TWO MORE CEMENT WALKS The Spirit of Improvement Seems to Be Flying Around in all Directions. The common council met Friday evening in special session at the library building, every councilman being present and the mayor presiding. This being the time set for the hearing • f objections on Third street improvement, the mayor asked if any objectins had been filed and there being none and no one interested in the street present to object to the buildin ,g the city attorney was instructed to draft a resolution instructing the city clerk to set a time for the receiving of bids for the construction of the same. A petition for a cemeut sidewalk on west Monroe street was read, the same being signed by every property owner between Thirteenth and Fifteenth and the council approved the petition in all things and instructed the engineer to give them a grade. A resolution governing the proposition of setting out shade trees in any of the new additions' to the city was read, and requires all trees to be set one foot from the property line and on a direct and straight line. The petition of Daniel Haley et al, asking for a cement sidewalk along the east side of Mercer street was granted in all things and the engineer was instructed to make a grade for the same. Christen moved that several damaged places in the roof at the waterworks plant be mended at • once and that the electric -committee make arrangements 1 to have the Inside of the building painted. These motions carried. The petition of Harvey Schroll et al for a cement sidewalk on east High .street was. read and was in all things approved. There being no further business the council adjourned until their next regular meeting. — « ! TAiron Mosure returned home last evening from Morton, Illinois, where for the last ten days he has been conducting a special hardware* sale for Cline, Zimmerman & Reed of this city.; i Next week he will take a position in j . the store here. Until a year ago he . held a clerkship with the company but ■ resigned and purchased a farm east of ! this city, ti-ading it recenty for the ! hardware stock at Morton,’ selling that • to his former employers. Only-about I three-fourths of the stock was • dis-'-i posed of during the sale and remain-{ ’ der, will- brought and added to’the Bluffton BatmeT; -3 «.r 9 .: it. I

WAS A WELL KNOWN FARMER And One of the Wealthiest and Most Popular in the County—Had Been 111 Six Months. Henry Hilderbrand, one of the most prominent citizens of Kirkland township and probably one of the best known ciiUens of Adams county, died Thursday night at his home near Magley at ele/eri-thirty o'clock, death resulting from a complication of diseases. Mrs; - Hilderbrand was sixtytwo years of age and for the past thirty-two years had made his home in Kirkland township, the ‘majority of that time being spent on the place where his demise occurred. He took sick about six months ago with a nervous disorder and he gradually grew worse from that time until death relieved him. He was one of the most prosperous farmers in Adams county, being the owner of three hundred ■acres of land located just south of Magley and which is considered one of the most valuable farms in the county. He was a man of kind disposition and assisted his neighbors and triends in many ways and his many good, traits will be. sadly missed by those who came in touch with him. He was a meYnber of the German Reformed church at Magley and was a devoted and earnest worker in its behalf. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the German Reformed church, Rev. Snyder officiating, and interment will be made in the German Reformed cemetery. He leaves a wife and three daughters and two sons to mourn their loss. o— PETER INNIGER DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Amish Farmer a Victim of Pneumonia. Peter Inniger, a young Amish farmer, living in. Monroe township, northwest of Berne, died yesterday noon, after a. very brief illness. Mr. Inniger was sick only a little over a week, with pnemonia. He had been suffering with a bad cold for some time. Last Saturday a week ago he took a trip to Decatur, and came home sick, his cold having settled into his bronchial tubes and lungs and afterward developed into catarrhal pneumonia, which caused his death. Mr. Inniger is about 30 years of age and a few months ago was married to the widow, of the late Samuel Habegger, who it will be remembered committed suicide by blowing out his brains with a shot gun. Thus Mrs. Inniger is for the second time a widow with four orphan children. Mr. Inniger also leaves several brothers, all members of the Amish church.—Berne Witness. —oTHIEF ENTERED FRONT DOOR Used a Key, Secured Forty Dollars and Left via of the Back Door Route —Police Have a Clue. A bold thief entered the Murray saloon late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and relieved the cash drawer of about S4O. The mysterious part of the affair is that not a door was broken in and the thief could not have made his entrance in anyway except through the front door. The back door was found unbolted so the burglar made his escape that way, leaving no clue whatever of his identity. Saturday night was the first time Mr. Murray has left money in the drawer for several years, and it seems that the party or parties who did the work were aware of the fact that the drawer contained money on this particular night and took advantage of the situation. A strong effort will be made to locate the thief. Suspicion points strongly to a young man who had the opportunity and whose past record proves him capable of just such a ‘turn. ’ • •■£—: o— — Frank Robinson, who is in Oregon, as a locating engineer with the Harriman ‘ railway' system, writes an interesting letter telling of his work and description of the country where he Is located.' One day by riding-- horse back' over the'- mountain he witnessed a hand to hand battle between a mountain lion and an old ranchman and his dogs. The dogs kept the lion aWay from their master while he pelted it with stones, finally killing it. He just completed a difficult engineering feat locating the line for the railroad over one of the most difficult ; places known in the west. —Bluffton ■ News. ■ . w

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HE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA '•"' ’ ’ I Nephew of Godfrey and John Christen a Victim of a Very Rare Disease. Resolutions of sorrow at the death of Robert Tyson were adopted at a ‘ meeting of the students and faculty of i the State Normal school yesterday afternoon. President Black of the Normal school also spoke on the good influence the boy had always had in the school, and of the many friendships he had formed. The resolutions adopted are as follows: . “We, the assembled faculty and students of the state, normal school of San Diego, hereby express our profound sorrow at the loss we have today sustained through, th? passing away of our student, comrade and friend,, Robert Tyson. * “His aptitude and faithfulness as a student, his cheerful adaptability and strong, generous, manly qualities as a friend and companion, will ever remain in our memories as an. inspiration arid a benediction. , “We extend to the bereaved family and friends our heartfelt sympathy, assuring them that we-Share’their grief, and entertain with them the hope and belief that Robert has only entered into a more glorious life from which sorrow and dOath are forever banished. W. F. . Blis&t, Sibyl Morrison, Adelle Byron, committee.” —San Diego Exchange. Robert Tyson was about 18 years old. Mrs. Tyson formbrly taught in the high school here also at the Washington school and other places, and is a sister of Godfrey and John Christen, and immediately after her marriage moved to California. She is better known as Anna C. Christen. Robert died last week from cancer of the lungs, a very rare disease. ——o- ———— WATCH FOR MAGAZINE FRAUD Smooth Individual Working this Part of Stat?. Housewives should be on the lookout for a smooth individual who is traveling around .the country presuming to take subscriptions for a magazine. It matters not what magazine he is supposed to represent. He changes the name to suit the locality and the only thing he is looking for is your dollar which you have laid away in the kitchen pantry to pay the grocer man when he comes around. He offers his publication and any two others you may select. To make it good and strong he offers you confidentially, a kitchen cabinet, six lining room chairs, a dining table, and a fine davenport just for the use of your name. Most women bite at the bait before they think, and pass over the dollar. Then they wait for the goods that never come, and wonder why. In the meantime the fellow has torn up the contract you signed and scattered it to the winds, as he does every other one he gets and goes gaily on hunting other “suckers” who have a dollar laid away. You should see to it that you are not one of his victims. Common sense ought to teach any woman, however, that no man on earth could give what this fellow offers for a dollar. As long as the housewife will permit herself to be imposed upon by such men, just so long will the country be full of such imposters. If the man, or any man comes, to your door and offers to give you more than your money’s worth, notify the police, for the chances are the fellow is a fraud. o R. R. NO. 10. Mrs. Caroline Spuhler and daughter were the guests of Mrs. Bell Lyon, last Tuesday. Mr. John Gephart, who has been on the sick list, is reported no better. Mr. Delmer Stevley and mother were business callers at Willshire last Wednesday. Mrs. Lawrence Strickler was the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Cook. Mr. Dunn was through our vicinity, this week selling remedies and extracts for the J. R. ' Watkins Medical Co. ' . Mr. ; Philip Summers was a business caller at pecatur last Wednesday. Miss Carrie Lyon, who. has been on th? sick list,‘is reported no better. Robinson Hatfield, .one of the old residents of Bluffton, died Saturday morning, after a year of suffering with cancer. The growth began on the right side of his face, and was removed by an operation once. It returned, however, grew rapidly and impaired his health so that for four months he was confined to his home.

THE McCONNEHEYS IN COURT Deputy Clerk Baumgartner Called to Michigan on Account of Illness of His Father. A new and up to date sne'riff’s desk has taken the place of the old one in I the circuit court room and . officer Meyer is justly proud of his new possesion. Arguments were beard Friday morning. on motion for a new trial in the case of John H. Green vs. Rachael Dailey a damage case tried several weeks ago. ■’ •' In the case of Malinda Fronefield vs. William Fronefield, a restraining order was issued to . prevent the defendant in any way molesting the {plaintiff. Wfir seems to still be waging between these parties as ' - this {morning a showing was made citing Fronefield for : contempt, of court, al.leging that he continued to visit his former home, pounded on the doors, and demanding admittance, asserting that he intended to remaih there until the final disposition of the ■ case. ■ . ■ ■ ■!■ ■■■■ i t. . • • •*1 John W. Coffee Vs. John Braun, Jr., suit on account, demand $175; submitted. Finding for -plaintiff in .sum of $159. I I ~, Emil Juillerat vs. Joseph Robbins et al, quiet title; deed reported and approved and commissioner discharged. Upon affidavit filed in circuit court, Williard McConnehey has been arrested on a charge of petit larceny, he being charged with his brother Andy who was arrested a few days ago, with stealing chickens. His bond was fixed at S3OO and he went to jail. Andy was arranged, plead not guilty, and being too poor to procure counsel, the court appointed Shaffer Peterson as attorney to defend and with such compensation as the court may allow. . A marriage license was issued to Samul S. Egly, aged thirty-two, a furniture merchant at Berne and Hilda L. Smitley, aged twenty, of Jeffersdn township. i • : o — ' FUNERAL IS ON SATURDAY Captain William R. Meyers Will be Buried With High Honors. •Anderson, Ind., April 19. —The funeral of Captain William R. Meyers, commander of the Indiana Loyal Legion, former secretary of state, a former congressman and former grand master of the Indiana Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, will be held at the home, 111 west Ninth street, at 2:30 p. m. Saturday. They will be conducted by’ the Rev. Dr. Charles P. Luce of the First Presbyterian church, and the burial will be at Maplewood cemetery and will be conducted by the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, assisted by Anderson lodge. Honorary pall bearers will represent the Indiana Loyal Legion Commandery, Major May Post G. A. R., the Madison county bar, the Anderson library board, the orphans’ home board, the Tourist and Country club and the First Presbyterian church. o — A VALET, NOT A LAWYER Is What Harry Thaw Wants, Says Attorney Delmas. New York, April 19. —Attorney Delmas made the statement today as to why he withdrew from the Thaw case. He said he wrote Thaw’s family that Harry needed a valet more than he did a lawyer, that a lawyer for Harry might be called at any time to come at once to consult with him and that he had enough of Thaw’s erratic whims. He said that under no condition would he continue., gation by Jerome that an alleged attempt had , been ihade tq luqgtdle'.tod jurors who,, were Mystic Shrinks, causd Thaw’s father was a shriner came 'to- a'-halt 'today- 'Wen «>$ 'was learned that jurot'Paaff Who had subpoened is .out-pf. town and?wpn’t be back for some- time.' ' - * - - , 3 ....{ —y—b— —-—— ALLEN COUNTY BANK ROBBED Fort Wayfae, April 20. Knight Bros.’ bank at Zanesville, this county, was? robbed this morning. The robbers cut the telephone and telegraph lines to aid them in escaping.