Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1907 — Page 7

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DEMANDS look reasonable A Scale of $1.50 per Day Is Asked — Strike Will Effect Entire Line From Toledo to St. Louie. • The Clover Leaf railroad confronts a trying situation at the present time as the management will have to decide what to do with the demands of the section men of the system. The men are asking an increase of wages - and it is said thir demands have been returned ungranted. Fifteen sections or district on the Charles-ton-St. Louis division are out and the rest will follow suit. It is alleged that the strike will extend to the other divisions as the scale of wages is ihe same all along the road, says . the Charles Courier. The scale of ; wages for Clover Leaf section men is $1.35 per day, and their demands of 1 15 cents a day more does not, on account of the increased cost of living, ' seem to be out of reason. The question that strikes the many who are receiving a compensation of $2 a day and more, is how can a man support a family on $9 a week? Section work is responsible and at the prsent time when the call for labor is heavy and • can hardly be supplied, where can the road supply the places of the men who leave this grade of work? It is said the men have received the information direct from headquarters that foreign labor will be employed. —o— FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED Hitch Racks for Use of Farmers May be Arranged—Committee Appointed to Investigate. The Retail Merchants Association, of Decatur, met Wednesday evening in special session. One of the important ■ events scheduled was the election of ’ officers, but it was decided that the I time for this, as provided in the by- , laws had expired, and that conse- • quently the old officers would hold ’ over for another year. They are I ’ Charles F. True, president; M. Burns, , vice-president; Fred V. Mills, secre- < tary and Charles Voglewede, treas- ( urer. A partial report was made on the fire department question and the mat- , i ter again discussed at some length, but no definite action was taken further than deciding to again meet with the cily council next Tuesday even-1 Ing. The business men seem deter--1 mined to have fire protection and will , keep up the fight until they get it I I Another matter brought before the as--1 sociatlon wag that of providing hitch- ■ ing racks for farmers and a commit-' '■ tee was appolntel to inquire into the i advisability of such a move and to . find locations. Those in view now, '■ are First street, at the foot of Madil son, Market' street, opposite the jail, I and the vacant ground back of the I Niblick store. They will report at the I next meeting. | > .p... Richard Abrams, a “trusty” at the I Michigan Cily prisin, escaped on [ Tuesday afternoon. He was 56 years ( of age and was sent to prison three years ago from DeKalk county.

I OBITUARY. A young life has gone out. The death angel has visited a home and touched with his icy fingers one to whom life was a summer day of sunshine filled with hope and fond expectancy. The grim reaper has passed over the full blown flower, the ripened grain, and the senile stock suffering the ravages of time and sighing for the setting of life’s sun, and gathered in a bud that grew in the garden of love —a tender, sweet bud within whose folded petals slumbered a wealth of social and domestic womanhood; virtues, such as warm and sheer the weary traveler on the highway of toil and care and inspire emulation. Kittie Neidlinger, daughter of Elijah and Emma Neidlinger, was born December 4, 1888 on her father’s farm 3% miles northeast of Decatur, where she spent her childhood. She was educated in the common schools, where she displayed unusual ability in her studies and won a place of affection in the'hearts of her associates. She was regarded as a leader in the social life of the community because of her peculiar fitness. She was unit* ed in marriage to Aurie Dykeman and with her husband went to live on the Dykeman farm. Her married life was happy, although short. With the advent of her baby girl into the world, her own life went out She was a patient sufferer. Concerned always about the welfare of her home and friends, she sought the Saviour for her own helper, in whom her faith was perfect. She clung to life, as all do, but when the ravages of disease had undermined her vitality she commended her spirit into the hands of her Redeemer. There was a conflict between consciousness and unconsciousness for a while, but finally her frail figure succumbed to the last long sleep in Jesus. She was received into the communion of the United Brethren church at Union Chapel in February, 1904. But a few days ago she said to her pastor *T believe everything that Jesus has said to me in his word and I give up everything into his hands.” On the 21st day of April, 1907, after the sun had passed the meridian and was gently sinking toward the western hills, God called her spirit home. Our hearts are sad; but while with blinding tears we grope through the night of despair, let us remember that “joy cometh in the morning.” Her father, mother, babe and a host of other relatives and friends are left to mourn her departure. The obsequies were conducted at the Union Chapel church by Rev. D. B. Kessinger, who quoted from Jer. 15:9, “Her sun is gone down while it was yet day,” and then paid a fitting tribute to her memory. The remains were borne to the Decatur cemetery, followed by a large cortege of sorrowing friends, and interred to await the sound of the trumpet when “the day star will appear and the shadows flee away.” _ o , OBITUARY. Lydia Stalter was b'orn in Allen country, Ohio, on the 19th day of November, 1842, and was united *n marriage to John W. McKean on the 14th day of January, 1864. To this union were born ten children, three daughters and seven sons, the three daughters all preceding her across the River o's Jordan. She leaves a husband, seven sons, six brothers and two sisters, and twenty-three grand-children to mourn their loss. She was* at all times a good wife and a loving mother, one who was always looking at the bright side of life, and one that? was always loved by all who knew her. She was a devoted Christian all her life, having united with the Methodist church when only a girl. In 1869 she united wit!h the Brethren of Christ and remained a member and worker in this church until her death, which occurred the 22nd day of April, 1907. Age sixtyi four years five months and three days. “Though art gone, the abyss of time has swallowed up thy form, yet in our hearts deeply has sunk the lessons thou hast given, and shall not soon depart, rest therefor, thou whose early guidance trained our infant steps. Rest in toe bosom of God, till the brief sleep of death is over, and a happier life shall dawn to waken thine in sensible dust. o THE LADIES ARE THANKFUL I • ~ Aid Society of Christian Church Say a Few Word®. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church take this means to publicly thank the people for their patron- i age at “Uncle Rube” Monday and Tuesday evenings and they also feel deeply indebted to the members of the cast, the chorus, the Pony quartette, Messrs. Thomas and Fristoe, ' and manager Bosse for courtesies extended them. The proceeds enabled them to pay their brick streets assessments for the current year and the ladies feel highly elated at their success. I

THE WORLD’S BOWLING RECORD I Electricity Cured Hiccoughs—Wealthy Rancher Lost in Mountains—New York Lady Claims Mine. Spokane, Wash., April 25. —William Dodson, a member of theCoeur d’Alene bowling club, of Spokane, scored what prominent bowlers declare established a world’s record, by getting the sev- • en and ten pins twice in succession on a regulation alley in this city a few evenings ago. Dodson scored both splits in succession, and in both instances cleaned up the pins on the second ball, getting the seven pin on the kickback from the cushion. The performance is said Y> b remarkable from the fact that it is the ambition of bowlers to score the seven and ten pins to get a spare. Hundreds of trials have been made, but the play is rare. It has been scored in games, but this is believed to be the first time the feat was accomplished twice in succession on a public alley. Owney Patton, one of the foremost bowlers in the northwest and twenty others who witnessed the play, will prepare an affidavit to have the score recognized by the national association - Electricity was successfully used in checking an attack of hiccoughs, from which little Irene Sherrod, of Staublefleld Home, suffered more than a week. Every means were employed by the attending physicians, but they were unable to stop the paroxysms for more than ten minutes and it was not until the electric battery was applied that the girl experienced any relief. Medical men declare the case is without a parallel in the northwest. Spokane, Wash., April 25. —Philip Standley, a rancher near Camas, Ore., who was to be married to Miss Edna Bushnell, a popular young woman at Olalla, is lost In the mountains near Rosbeurg, and though searching parties have been out several days, the return of his horse is the only tidings that has been received. The families of the bride and groom-to-be are engaged in the search, and as there was no opposition to the marriage, and no other suitor for the hand of the girl, the case seems the more Inexplicable. There are some who believe that Standley is a victim of foul play.while others declare he met with an accident. This theory is strengthened by the fact that the saddlebags which <he horse carried remained intact Spokane, Wash., April 25. —Miss Althea Norwood, a pretty young woman from New York City, has come to the northwest to claim a half interest in the Virtue mine, in the Baker City district, soulh of Spokane, left by her father, who with a prospector, named Crawford, located a group of promising mines before his death, a short time ago. She joined her grub-stake with Crawford, after ascertaining that she has a legal right to half of the property to dispute the right of other claimants. o— KILLED ON THE RAILROAD. Nephew of Mrs. D. D. Heller Meets a Tragic Death. James McClure, a nephew of Mrs. D. D. Heller of this city, was instantly killed at Arcadia, Ohio, a few days ago. He was foreman of the concrete bridge force on the Nickle Plate and was attempting to board a moving passenger train for his home at Fostoria, when he was hurled under the wheels and his head was amputated. He was thirty-eight years old and leaves a wife and seven children. The funeral services were held Sunday at his former home at Walnut, Indiana. His death attracted considerable mention as this is said to be the first instance on record where a human body derailed a train, this being true in this case and a serious wreck was ■ narrowly averted. ] ——————o— — ■ ——- ' SOON RUINED A NEW BUGGY. ’ i ! Orley Ritter Had Runaway on Hie 1 First Trip. ' ■ i Orley Ritter, living south of the city, purchased a buggy of the Shaffer Hardware Co. this morning and ] hitched his horse to it, Intending to • drive home, but as he was driving 1 southward on Second street, the j horse became unmanageable and } jumped sidewise, breaking a shaft. ( The animal then startd on a run, kick- i ing*as it went and badly demolished ' the buggy. The vehicle was brought j back to the hardware store for repairs, f The occupant escaped unhurt.

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TWO CASES FROM BLUFFTON Bricker Cace Continued—An Administrator and a Guardian Were Appointed. Judge R. K. Erwin, of Adams county, arrived in the city this morning and at once proceeded to assume jurisdiction in the Homer Smith case. Smith is charged with the theft of thirty dollars and the prosecuting witness is Alex Green. It is claimed that the money was taken when Green was drunk. The case is before a jury and the whole population of Ossian is interested from the number that are on hand for the trial. In the examination of Green this morning, one of the attorneys for the defendant asked the witness whether or not he did not indulge in poker partdes and similar society functions at his home and while the accusation was stoutly denied, the witness had a bad half hour. —Bluffton Banner. Certificates showing the standing of the Union Central Life Co., Fidelity and Casualty Co., Germania, Connecticut and Aetna fire Insurance companies were filed today by agents Hirschy and Winteregg, of Berne. The annual distribution of the surplus dog tax to revert back to the township trustees for use in the school fund was announced by county auditor today as follows: Union, $42.92; Root, $42.92; Preble, $43.68; Kirkland, $39.64; Washington, $54.27; St Marys, $42.37; Blue Creek, $42.88; Monroe, $92.28; French, $45.65; Hartford, $49.47; Wabash, $71.86; Jefferson, $45.98; Geneva, $37.46; Berne, $40.84; Decatur, $142.84. The total is $835.06, and the (distribution is reckoned according to the school enumeration of 1906. ♦ The defendant/ in the case of D. M. Osborne & Co. vs. Mattle Young, suit on guarantee, has filed seventh and eighth paragraphs of answer, to which demurrers were filed. Judge LaFollette has assumed jurisdiction in |h David Werling et al, petition for drain. . In the case of the State vs. Nelson Bricker, assault and battery, before J. T. Merryman as special judge, the defendant filed a motion for a continuance and the cause was continued until the next regular term. Wilfred S. Smith has been appointed guardian for Wilda, Forest and Wilfred Ray and filed his bond. Joseph A. Eckrote, guardian for Artie M. Eckrote, filed his final report and was discharged. Amos Herschy has been named as administrator of the Peter Ininger estate and filed his bond. Lewis C. DeVoss, executor of the Maria Amerine estate, filed a petition and consent of the heirs to buy a monument. o CASES SENT HERE FOR TRIAL Jay County Criminal Suits Venued to Adams Circuit Court. —■ After having had under consideration since April 2, the motion made by George D. Allen for a change of venue from the county, in the two remaining cases against him, for compounding a misdemeanor, Judge John F. LaFollette on Wednesday morning, sustained the same, and sent the cases to Adams county. Twenty days were given defendant in which to perfect the change. No ruling has yet been made on the motion/ filed in the first case, in which there was a conviction, for a new trial. I Allen a few days ago, made it known to a certain number of his friends, shat it was his intention, as soon as the charges pending against him have been disposed of to go to one of the new western states and take up a claim. He stated that his resignation as constable? filed a couple of weeks ago, was tendered with this object! in view.—Portland Commercial Review. =o — HE FOUGHT AT GETTYSBURG. David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y, who lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes: “Electric Bitters have done me more good than any medicine I ever took. For several years I had stomach trouble, and paid out much money for medicine to little purpose, until I began taking Electric Bitters. I would not take SSOO for what they have done for me.” Grand tonic for the aged and for female weaknesses. Great alterative and body builder; best of all for lame back and weak kidneys. ( Guaranteed by Blackburn, druggist.' 50c.

I THE GAME OF POLITICS IS ON • Notables Enroute to the Jamestown Denies Indianapolis Story. Washington, April 24.—President ; Roosevelt is planning to aid Taft and - Burton in Ohio in their contest with . Foraker and Dick, just as he has E planned to assist Hughes in New York, -by giving the general offices to their t supporters. How far the chief execu--5 tive will go in disciplining men who I no whold federal office if they do not ■ climb on the Taft band wagon is still i a question. The president has called i on Taft and Burton to fill the last ■ Ohio vacancy in federal offices, the s Toledo collectorships of internal rev- ■ enue, held by George F. Waldorf. Thia - is the more significant because the i senators have endorsed Gen. W. W. s Macken for this job. There is small i likelihood that this National Guard general will be the choice of Taft and Burton. The leading candidate from • tjhelr standpoint at this time is C. ' Locke Curtis, a Toledo newspaper ■ man, and a reform Republican. Al- • though they have reached no final de- ' cision, President Roosevelt has heretofore followed the recommendation of Taft and Burton in appointing a fed- • eral judge when the senators had ani other candidate. In answer to a specific question as ' to whether he intended to make any announcement in the near future regarding his political purpose, Secretary Taft today said that he certainly would make no such statement before his Ohio trip which begins Friday, and he was not prepared to state whether or not he would have anything to say after that trip. Rpublicans of noite from .various sections of the country, who are here, indicate very clearly that the party intends to move cautiously in the matter of choosing a candidate for president next year. The drift of the talk is that there will be no stampede to any particular candidate during the next few months. The party in Pennsylvania, which is to hold a state convention June 6, is looked to to set the example. Some of the aspirants for the nomination for the presidency would be glad to have the indorsement of that state at this time, but Pennsylvanians say it is practically settled that the convention will refrain from expressing any choice. It will not even consider resolutions to indorse its own favorite son at this time, Senator Knox. Everybody expects the Ohio rumpus to continue to occupy public attention, but outside of that state there will be no party action. Speaker Cannon, Senator HemeHway, Representative Watson, Jos. B. Kealing, United States attorney for Indiana; James P. Goodrich, chairman of the Republican state’' committee, and Henry W. Marshall, Tenth district committeeman, arrived here today enroute to the Jamestown exposition .opening. They will leave for the exposition tomorrow morning in com- * pany with the official committees representing the two branches of Congress. During the day they called on the president in a body to pay their respects. j. The speaker was much amused over a story telegraphed from Indianapolis and printed in the eastern papers that he had been flie center of an important political conference in Indianapolis. He explained that he rah over there to meet his friend Senator Hemenway, and, of course, called on the Vice-President. “I did not see or hear of this story until I arrived in Washington,” said he, “and did not suppose | that anybody took it seriously.” Thomas Taggart has contributed a greai' deal toward enlivening the Democratic political situation by giving the Democratic leaders a quiet tip that he will not seek to be re-elected to the national chairmanship. When or in what manner he imparted this information is not divulged, but all of the Democrats in the front ranks of leadership have the tip and already a spirited contest is on for the place at the head of the party organization, which Mr. Taggart will voluntarily relinquish next year. o - CARD OF THANKS. We desire in this manner to thank our many friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown us during the illness of our beloved wife and mother, especially do we desire to thank the Rebecca lodge and the W. R. C. lodge for the beautiful floral offerings presented. John W. McKean, and Sons.