Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1907 — Page 7

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INTERSTATE ORATORICAL MEET Edward F. O’Flynn Brings Honor to His University, Himself and to the State of Indiana. Edward F. O’Flynn, a member of the class of ’O7 of the University of Notre Dame, has returned to the university from Parkville, Mo., where he represened the state of Indiana in an interstate oratorical contest which was held there last Friday evening. Colorado, Illionis, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and lowa entered their best orators for the contest, but all were defeated by Mr. O’Flynn, who won the first prize, SIOO. The subject of his oration was “Savonorola, Priest and Patriot.” The victory caused great joy at Notre Dame, where a splendid reception was tendered Mr. O’Flynn upon his return. The victor is exceptionally strong on delivery and has an excellent stage presence. His mas&rly oration on “Savonorola” also won first honors for Mr. O’Flynn at the Indiana state oratorical contest held at Indianapolis on February l. I£e is t\'ie first student of Notre Dame to represent Indiana in the interstate contest and his signal victory is a source of pride and pleasure to all interested in Notre Dame and her students. Mr. O’Flynn is 20 years of age and has spent four years at Notre Dame, from which he will graduate in June after pursuing a course in history and econmics. During his college career he has been eminently successful in oratorical and literary work, and has twice won the Breen gold medal for oratory. At present he is amember of the board of editors of the Dome, the college annual, and editor in chief of the college paper, the Scholastic. Mr. O’Flynn is quite well known in Decatur and his friends are proud of his success. —o— BUSY ODD FELLOWS WEEK. Begins Monday—State Meetings at Indianapolis. The week beginning Monday. May 20th, will be a busy one for the Odd Fellow and Rebekahs of Indiana, for the annual meeting of the grand lodge and assembly will be held that Week. The first session of the assembly will be held at the I. O. O. F. grand lodge hall, Indianapolis, at two p. m. Monday. At 7:30 p. m. another session will be held, and the business will be completed Tuesdy morning, beginning at 8:30 o’clock. At 1:10 p. m. Tuesday there will be an excursion to the I. O. O. F. home at Greensburg. At 6 p. m. the meeting and banquet of the district deputy grand masters will be held at Lincoln Lodge Hall, Illinois and Thirty-Fourth streets. The Rebekah degree work will be given at 7:30 p. m. at Tomlinson hall by Martha Washington Rebekah lodge, No. 13, of Crawfordsville. This will be followed by a reception to the grand sire and other visiting grand officers, and at 10 p. m. the Rebekah work will be given by Olive Branch lodge No. 10. r

FOUR O’CLOCK LAST EVENING Mi** Dora Grandstaff United in Marriage to Mr. George Scheiferstine. In the presence of forty Invited guests, at 4 o’clock Thursday evening, occurred the wedding of Miss Dora Grandstaff to Mr. George Schleferstine The event occurred at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff, at Monmouth, Rev.Rhoener officiating. It was a simple and pretty affair and a sumptuous six o’clock dinner followed, appreciated and enjoyed by every one present. The happy couple will reside at Monmouth, where they will build a home. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Grandstaff, of Hicksville, Ohio, Misses Coverdale and Jacob Rawley, rural route number ten; Mrs. Clark, of Decatur, and Mr. Fred Schieferstine, of Fort Wayne. While the guests were enjoying the hospitality of the Grandstaff home, between eight aid nine o’clock last evening, they were surprised by the arrival of about 150 friends, young and old, of the bridal couple. Armed with bells, tin instruments and other noise dealing articles who proceeded to entertain the vicinity for miles about. It was a good natured crowd who called to pay their respects and they were cordially welcomed as friends, the ladies and children being treated to ice cream and cake, while the men enjoyed cigars. o - SNYDER & GLASER LOW BIDDER The Structural Steel Work Furnished by the Indiana Bridge Company —Work to be Rushed. Bids were opened Thursday night for the brick, concrete work, carpentering and painting for the buildings of the Decatur Foundry Co. Four blds were filed, that of Linn & Patton being $5,562, Mann & Christen, $5,300, Hoffman & Sons, $5,825, Snyder & Glaser, of Muncie, $4,300. , The latter was the lowest bidder and was given the contract. The order for the steel work, mill work, roofing and glazing was let to the Indiana Bridge company, who have agreed to furnish it on short notice. It is next to impossible to get any steel contract filled within six months, and it is fortunate that this particular contract will be filled complete within a few weeks. The contract for brick goes to Krick & Tyndall Co., and as it jvill require in excess of three hundred thousand, the contract is a good one. They want to rush the buildings and within two weeks’ time it is hoped that the work will begin, and from that time on, the weather permitting, there will be something doing in the industrial lines in this city. o .... SAID TO BE ONLY A BUBBLE. Portland Simply Will not Let Bluffton be Even a Close Second. With all the boosting and booming of the Bluffton newspapers and her chesty citizens it will be many years before the metropolis of Wells county will be anything like as good a city as Portland is today. This boosting on the part of our neighbor is all right, but in their enthusiasm they sometimes overestimate the real extent of the Parlor City boom. Cold facts and figures put a new face on the Bluffton boom and one that can-, not be troverted. For instance the school enumeration taken in April of this year shows Bluffton to have 1,230 children of school age as against 1,264 in 1906, a loss of 34. Portland this year has a total school enumeration of 1,461 a gain of 31 over 1906, or 231 more than booming Bluffton. Based upon

the rule of counting a population of flour for each child of school age the respectlw population of the two cities would be Portland 5,844 and Bluffton 4,920. —Portland Sun. o RURAL ROUTE NO. TEN. Mr. John Whitehead was a business caller at Decatur Wednesday. The fuheral of Miss Carrie Lyon was held last Tuesday at the Salem church. A large crowd was present to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased. Interment was made in the Salem cemetery. Mrs. Azie Tuckr went to Venadocie, Ohio, where she will visit with her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Miss Orpha Jacobs, who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Summers, returned home last Sunday. Mr. Agie Tucker was a business caller at Decatur last Monday. Mrs. Ida Stump returned home Mon day from St. Louis, Michigan, accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Stahl.

DESCENDANTS OF “WHITE ROSE" Woman Who was Captured by Indians and Whose Relatives are Faithful to her Memory. Peru, Ind., May 10. —As a result of a recent visit by relatives, it is proposed to hold a reunion of the descendants of Frances Slocum, the “White Rose” of Miami Indian fame, at the little cemetery at Peoria, a village seven miles from Peru. Last Saturday Elliott Slocum, of Detroit, Mich., and E. C. Slocum, of Defiance, 0., visited the grave at Peoria, Miami county, of their relative, Frances Slocum, the Indiana captive of Wyoming, Pa., on the Suspuehanna river, taken by the Indians in 1787, and found near Peru among the Indians in 1835 on the MisSisinnewa. A monument was erected to her memory about six years ago by popular subscription, and the relatives came to see that it was properly taken care of. She was the wife of Shap-pa-can-nah, a village chief, and discovered by Geo. W. Ewing, of Fort Wayne, a popular Indiana trader, after she had been lost to her relatives and no tidings of her had been received for a period of about fifty-six years. “White Rose,” as the child was called by the Indians, was quite young when captured and for <a-long time did not know that she other than of Indian descent. The “White Woman” has many relatives among * the Miamis, who take an interest in seeing that her grave and monument are taken care of. The Slocum visited the John Wilt family, also the family of Gabriel Godfrey, during their brief sojourn in Miami county. Both men are relatives of the historical descendants. They also inquired of James F. Statesman, who started the movement that led to the erection of the monument. o - HOW THEY ARE SECURED Ten Manufacturing Concerns Securing Views for Moving Pictures.

There is a great deal of wonder on the part of the general public as to how the various views are secured for the moving pictures that are shown each week in this city and all over the country. There are many questions asked regarding this, and no one seems to quite understand just how the results are obtained. Today nearly ten large manufacturing houses are putting out the machines at their fullest capacity. Nearly twenty-five companies have men over the whole earth taking the pictures. Thousands of feet of film are taken each day. When an interesting. film can be taken without expense, such as a fight, a street parade or a police chase after a fugitive, the picture is easily snapped. Most of the pictures, however, are taken from pictures already prepared. Thousands and'thousands of dollars are expended. If the pictures are damaged the company charges SIOO for a thousand feet so that the cost at which they are prepared must, be enormous. o W. J. BRYAN’S NEW BOOK. e It Recounts His Travels of Last Year Around the World. This is the title of a new and profusely illustrated book by Col. William Jennings Bryan, recounting his noted journey around the earth and through Europe, which was so widely heralded through the American press. The book is an illustrated and descriptive record of that entire journey, which is so memorable In-current history. The journey embraced a period of a year, and covered practically all the nations of the earth. Col. Bryan traveled with camera and pencil, and not only described, in brilliant phrase, what he saw, but further Illustrated his journey by photographs. These photographs constitute a striking pictorial presentation and lend especial interest to the book. They number 240, and they show in picture the world as he saw it. They constitute just that many striking object-lessons of the people of all countries in their cities, towns and villages—in their homes and everyday occupations. The book will interest every reader as a, unique presentation of a wonderfully interesting journey. It is sold only through solicitors. The Thompson Publishing Company of St. Louis, Mo., are the fortunate publishers. They advertise for agents in .another column of this issue.

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THOUGH SENTENCE SUSPENDED Under a New Law, He Must Secure Employment and Report Each Month to Prison Trustees. Andy McConnehey was convicted in the Adams circuit court a few days ago for stealing cnicaens, but under a recent law the court suspended sentence. However, he is by no means the free citizen he was before, as may be seen from the following letter received by Marshal Green today from W. H. Whitaker, superintendent of the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville: Dear Sir: —Under a conviction of Felony in the Adams circuit court, Andy McConnehey was sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory, but sentence was suspended during good behavior. He is, however, by this suspension of sentence placed under the supervision of the Indiana Reformatory the same as if he had actually been committed thereto and paroled. The chief points of his parole under the rules of the Board of Trustees are that he shall be steadily employed by some responsible person; that he shall report once a month upon a blank provided by the Trustees of the Reformatory; and that he shall in all respects obey the law, avoid evil associations, and abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors or frequenting places where they are sold; and lie shall not own, carry, nor use any deadly weapon. He has been instructed that his monthly report must be countersigned by his employer; and that he is also to take it to you, on the first day of each month, that you may read over same. And if you believe it to be a true report and that his conduct has been in accordance with the terms of his parole, will you please countersign same, so that we may have a guarantee that he is living up to the terms of his parole as laid down by the law, and by the rules of the board of trustees of Indiana Reformatory? If he fails to keep his parole, he should be reported to the court that the sentence which has been suspended may be confirmed, and he may be brought to Indiana Reformatory. Thanking you in advance, Respectfully, W. H. Whitaker, General Superintendent. O ALL JOBS NOT SOLD NOW

Landowner Ha* Opportunity to Do His Own Work—Trustee Superintendents All Work. Word received during the past two or three weeks indicates that the two ditch laws enacted by the recent legislature bids fair to go a long way tos- - correcting the evils that were possible under the law of 1905. The latter was particularly odious to farmers and other land owners who were affected by it. Under the contract method which is provided, each land owner is first given the privilege of doing his own work of repairs, and if he does not care to do his share or fails to do so after having assumed to do it, the contractor who has bid on the work does it for him and the cost is charged to the derelict land owner. Under the repair feature of the 1905 act the county surveyor viewed, sold and accepted the work. Under the new law the surveyor determines the amount of work to be done apd the township trustee superintends and accepts the work. The two ditch bills, while they may not meet every possible contingency, seem to provide well against the working of graft in the doing of this class of public work. o NAMED THE BIG STICK. The Roosevelt Tree Planted by Spokane Floral Association. Spokane, Wash., May 13.—The Theodore Roosevelt tree, planted by , the Spokane Floral association in ] Liberty Park four years ago, has been named “the Big Stick,” having grown more than ten feet since the sprig of mountain ash was set into the ground in 1903. The tree is three in- ( ches in diameter and is sturdy. The 1 association has prepared a history of ( the tree, together with photographs ] and an account of its growth, to be 1 forwarded to the president at Washington, D. C. j ° ( Shake into your shoes Allen’s Fo»tEa.se, a powder It cures Tired, Ach- i Ing, Oalieus, Sweating, Swollen feet. , At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. I Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olna- . stead. N. Y.

DIVORCED TWO WEEKS AGO After Many and Varied Experience*, Sly Cupid Again Pierces the Heart* of the Well Known Couple. The law office of Peterson & Moran Saturday at two o’clock was the scene of a wedding when Mrs. Malinda Zimmerman and William Fronefield were united in the holy bonds of wedlock by Squire J. H. Smith. The announcement of the wedding came as a surprise to their many friends, who were not aware that either were contemplating such a serious move as this, especially when they were just recovering from a shock received announcing their legal separation by the judge of the Adams circuit court,which occurred just two weeks ago. Still cupid is fickle and one hardly knows what to expect next. The contracting parties since their separation have been casting eyes at each other and from what we are able to learn Mr. Fronefield has made several trips to the Zimmerman home, where they unquestionably patched up

their differences and concluded to again try the course of true love. They met yesterday afternoon at the law office of Peterson & Moran and there had a ’contract drawn up in which is set out just what each is expected to do and how the matter of running the farm shall be carried on. The contract is fair and equal in every respect and by virtue of the same Mr. Fronefield is appointed as the agent for his wife, and is fully expected to carry out his part of the contract in a proficient manner and to the best interests of both. The contract is a lengthy affair, covering • six pages, type written, and is binding equally upon the two. The matter of signing the contract was left until this afternoon, when they both appeared at the office, affixed their signature to the paper and then instructed attorney Peterson to secure them a license and in a few minutes Squire Smith had joined them in the holy bonds of wedlock and they were again made one. The former marriage experiences of these contracting parties would easily fill a volume, but with all their past troubles, trials and tribulations, they are confident that they can live peaceably together and are determined to do so, and will invoke no interference from any one. The happy couple will make their future home on the bride’s farm east of the city, where they will engage in farming and living happily together. o HARTFORD TOWNSHIP PIONEER Husband and Four Children Survive —the Funeral will Occur Wednesday. •* Mrs. Leah Bolds, the wife of Alexander Bolds, of Hartford township, died some time Sunday night. Her death was caused by heart failure and was wholly unexpected. For many years she has suffered with a Chronic case of stomach trouble, yet even in her advanced years, she was rugged in appearance and physically strong. Mrs. Bolds was among the early settlers of Hartford township, where, for many years, she has lived a life of happiness. She was known by every one for miles surrounding her home, and was an exemplary woman, known for her many deeds of kind, ness and charity. Leah Pontius was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, June 3, 1835, and this coming June would have been seventytwo years pld. She was married to her present bereaved husband August 14, 1856, her married life being unusually pleasant and happy. Four children survive, Daniel P. Bolds, * former resident of this city and for four years county treasurer, George W. and Otta Bolds and Ruffina M. the latter being the wife of Eugene Lindsey. The funral will occur Wednesday from the family home in Hartford township, a place long known for its hospitality. o STYLE IN THE PARLOR CITY. Bob Bennett and Mrs. Minnie Campbell, formerly Mrs. “Dink” Campbell, were arrested this morning on the charge of living together without having complied with the statutes of the state regarding marriage. B|ob gave bond of SSOO with Harry Swisher his employer, as security, but Mrs. Campbell had to go to jail. She was making the telephone wires hum from there trying to raise the bond. —Bluffton News.