Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1907 — Page 6

Have you been in the habit of leaning against the poles that support the interurban trolley? If so, make a resolution and cut out that habit If you do not you may not be able to admire and smell the beautiful flowers your friends will send to your home, marked “With Sympathy.” Attorney General James Bingham in a written opinion submitted to Auditor of State John C. Billheimer, .holds that the amendment to the tax laws passed by the legilsature of 1907, providing for a poll tax of 50 cents upon “each legal voter in the state,” does not supersede the act of 1901 and the act of 1905 exempting militiamen from poll tax. He also holds that voters over 50 years of age are exempt Inspector Woltz, who has sent here a few days ago to investigate matters pertaining to route 9 which the postoffice department had decided to abandon, went from here to Kendallville, and has that town all stirred up again. The purpose of his visit there was to investigate the work of Postmaster Alexander, who has been the target of a large bunch of knockers ever since Gilbert appointed him. —Columbia City Post. According to dispatches in the metropolitan papers this morning, Tommie McCarty, for several seasons one of the best-known pitchers in independent ball in the state, has signed a contract with the New York Giants. He has been twirling for the Newark club of the Eastern league. Bluffton people will remember McCarty as a member of the old imperials of this city several seasons ago. In fact, he was “discovered” by Lem Stout, the Imperial manager.—Bluffton Banner. The recent heavy rains have caused the river to raise to such a degree that it has again overflowed into the Julius Haugk stone quarry and it will thus force him to cease all operations at this plant until the same can be pumped out. This is the third time so far this summer that he has been forced to pump out his quarry, and has accordingly delayed him in all his contracts. An order issued from department headquarters, Indiana G A. R., marks a departure in the ranks of the G. A. R. by announcing that in order that' the ranks of the G. A. R. may be recruited to the greatest possible extent the department commander will appoint a recruiting officer for each congressional district in the state. An effort will be made to enlist some 30,000 eligible veterans who are not now members of the G. A. R. The law and order league has broken out anew at Dunkirk, and will stir things up generally. • The organization is a worthy one, but its workings come in spurts. A little enthusiasm revives the interest every few weeks, but a steady pulling at righting matters that have gone wrong is needed in the wide open town. It is hoped the league will bring about much needed reform and local legislation. Joseph P. Williams, editor and publisher of the Indiana Redmen, the official paper of the Improved Order of Redmen in Indiana, is held in jail without bond at Muncie on a murder charge. Williams shot and mortally wounded Herman Pugh, 35, a printer who was working for him. Pugh died an hour later.—Hartford City News. Among the passengers in jured in the wreck of Erie train No. 11, near Foraker, Ohio, Monday night, was Colonel Isaac W. Brown, of Rochester, known as the “bird and bee” man. Colonel Brown’s injuries were of abrasions on ttfe legs and minor bruises over the body together with a sever shaking up. He was taken to Rochester on a later Erie train and was met at the station by relatives. The prominent naturalist will not be able to leave his bed bofer the end of thb week to repew his lecture engagements. The Clover Leaf is doing all it can to keep the rivalry between Decatur and Bluffton stirred up, owing to the business it makes and in order to keep things stirred up will run a special train to Decatur Sunday to take over the rooters that want to go. The train will leave here at 1 o’clock and returning leave Decatur about six. The fare will be sixty cents. —Bluffton Banner. ,— ' * • -

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In a terrific electrical storm which swept the country Wednesday, lightning fired one of the huge tanks of the Standard Oil company at Lima A quarter of a million barrels of petroleum were ignited and the city was at once enveloped in clouds of darkness, almost stiffling. Cannon were brought into use to prevent the spread of the flames to other tanks nearby, there being millions of gallons of crude oil in the immediate vicinity. Two years ago, July's, the Waring glove factory came to Huntington. At that time seventy sewing machines were installed in the factory, though not all of them were in operation. In fact it was some time before the managers of the factory could secure enough help to keep all the machines running. The factory now has ninetytwo machines, eighty-six of which are in operation each day, leaving six ready for operation as rapidly as new employees cn be secured. —Huntington Herald. D. M. Hensley, the jeweler, has on exhibition in his display window, a snake skin that has been shed by the reptile. The skin was found by a farmer near this city and was brought in to Heck whom he knew was making a display of this kind of stuff. The skin is probably four foot long and is perfectly shaped. Since the petition for the putting in of cement sidewalks on Winchester street has been presented to the council there is some talk among the property owners along Second street circulating a petition to extend the walk from the Morrison block on the west side to Adams street and from the K. of P. lot on the east side to Adams street. This would certainly make a great improvement to that end of the city. An excellent ruling has recently been made by the postal authorities at Washington for which they are entitled to the united thanks of the mail carriers. It has been ruled that where a man has a vicious dog about his premises that makes it dangerous for a carrier to delivery mail, such delivery may be omitted. Unless the carrier is willing to risk danger of the. dog, the owner of the vicious brute will have to depend upon him in getting his mail at the postoffice. Rev. Jas. A. Sprague returned Saturday from the bedside of his mother at Osceola and conducted the usual Sunday services here besides the baptismal services at the White church in the afternoon. Monday he returned to the parental home at Osceola. He says the is constantly growing weaker. —Markle Journal. Stock raisers are taking a more hopeful view of market conditions as the price of hogs advanced fully ten cents during the last week in the face of an increased movement. The demand came in strong from all sources and the trading was fairly active even on recessions. Owing to an urgent demand from the eastern shippers for lightweight stock and the apparent indifference of the large packers in purchasing heavy and heavy mixed stuff the range in prices widened considerably. 1 v There is a section in the ditch law enacted by the last legislature which provides that all farmers on whose ground the open ditches are located shall keep them clear of weeds and all rubbish from June to August. The first part of August the contracts are let for the cleaning out of the ditches and it is intended that all ditches shall be free from weeds so that the parties who take the contracts will not have to cut the weeds and remove the rubbish before the ditches can be cleaned. This provision, of the law is called attention to by persons who have the ditch work in charge so that the farmers will have time to get their ditches free from rubbish before the contracts are let The sorest disappointment ever experienced by Ft. Recovery base ball fans was caused by the down pour of rain Monday afternoon that made Runkle’s park look like a miniature Take," and prevented the game, scheduled between Ft. Recovery and Decatur. The big Decatur boys had completed a fine exhibition of preliminary practice, and our boys, full of ginger and all kinds of nerve, were almost ready to do or die, when the rain descended, driving the expectant crowd and anxious players to the nearest shelter that could be found. —Ft. Recovery Journal. Mr. and Mirs. Rev. Schenck left this morning for Kokomo to visit their daughter, Mrs. C. W. Campbell, for some time. They took with them two of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell’s children that have been visiting with them for a short time. Food and drug conditions have been improved within the two of operation of the pure food and drug law, according to a bulletin of the state board of health to be issued this ( week. Last November the adulterated . of the whole number of samples tiik-' !en was 42 per cent. Six months later , the samples taken showed only 16 per cent adulterated.

A representative of a firm manufacturing voting machines, has a device on exhibition this veek in the commissioners’ room at Portland, where tests are being made. The machine is being installed in many places over the country and seems to fill a long felt want The cost, however, is enormous, and the commissioners are debating the advisability of purchasing a number. If the plans of the Auditor of State John Billheimer, work out, the state will become richer by several thousand acres of reclaimed land along the Kankakee river and in the lake regions. Years ago, by an act of congress, from 6,000 to 10,000 acres of swamp land became the property of the state. Settlers took up portions of the surveyed land, and, as the swamps were drained, the attached this land to that which they had purchased, it is said. Brewster and Nash, the hustling contractors, returned from Monroe yesterday, where they have finished all the brick and stone work on the Monroe State bank building. They also built some fine cement walks in front of the building and have a contract to build several hundred feet more at Monroe. —Berne News. The largest building permit made out for some weeks was issued yesterday by Clerk Henry Becker, of the department of public works. It was for the erection of the new Elks’ home at Berry street and Maiden lane and was taken out by Fuhrman Bros., who have the contract. The estimated cost of the building is |6^,000.—-Jour-nal-Gazette. The work of the colored brick men attracted much attention yesterday, while they were putting in the street at the intersection of Madison and Third streets, near the Murray hotel. The work of putting in these intersections is hard and tedious, and requires some skill. The work on this improvement is moving along in excellent shape. The Elks parade at Philadelphia Thursday brought death to many and prostration to 4,’00 persons. Curiously enough, the prostrations were confined mostly to those who lined the sidewalks to view the parade One of the Important acts of the grand lodge was to give recognition to the state associations. As a result, the Indiana state association of Elks, which has been viewed with doubt by many members, will now become a more potent force in the organization. Jacob Hilty, one of the pioneers, residing at Linn Grove, died Thursday afternoon, at his home, after a long siege of sickness. Both Mr. Hilty and his wife had been sick in bed for quite a while, but the latter is somewhat improved at present. The deceased was 87 years, one month and seven days old. He leaves three sons, all of whom are in Alaska, where they have been for many years, as gold seekers. The funeral services will be held from the late home, at Linn Grove, at 9 o’clock, Sunday morning. —Berne News. Pursuant, to a written opinion from Attorney General James Bingham to the effect that they have no legal right to operate branch banks, Auditor of State John C. Billheimer has demanded of a number of state and private banks throughout Indiana ’tht they cease operating their branch banks. In most Instances the banks have complied. From others the auditor is awaiting a reply to his , order. One bank, the State Bank of Valparaiso, will contest the auditor’s right to such action. Frank Cecil, a fireman on the Erie, at Huntington, picked up $25 as a reward for a fishing trip along the Wabash a few days ago. Monday he was fishing along the river about half way between the Salamonie bridge and the Warren road ersosing when he picked up a fresh water clam, or commonly known as a mussel.. He found a pretty round pearl on the inside, and yestreday he took the gem to Chicago when he went on his run. Stopping at a jeweler’s shop he showed the pearl and the jeweler immediately offered him-$25 for the gem. Over at Celina the youngsters are catching carp with the aid of sticks and beqt pins from pools and side ditches near their homes in the east part of town. The recent rain washed the fish from the reservoir and they were left when the water receded. A dozen of the finny tribe is a small catch for a few minutes’ work. Part of the reservoir town has been badly flooded by the incessant rains of the past couple of weeks, and Lake I Mercer is the highest known in many years. Some of our readers are anxious to know what has been the state of the weather in other states. We have before us the weather bulletin for all the ; states in the unoin for the past twenty ’ days, or up to July 10th. Eastern Ohio i has been dr/ while the western and I southwestern has ben extremely wet. ■’ Illinois and lowa have also been wet, ■ but all the westrn states have been ’ seasonable and a tendency to dry weather. In Kentucky, Alabama, North r ■ .. ■' ■

i - i-n APPEAR before the council Party of Ten Prominent Farmers Have Taken up the Fight and Say They Will Push It. The city council was visited last evening for a short time by a party of ten farmers, residing north of our city, who desired to appeal to the city dads for some relief in relation to the fertilizer factory that is located on the Coverdale farm, and which the surroundings farmers and property owners declare is a nuisance of the rankest kind. The committee was composed of such leading citizens as George Keller, rural route carrier H. A. Fuhrman, John H. Bogner, Charles Fuhrman and Tice Uhman and several others. Each one of the farmers in turn spoke to the council in relation to the awful stench that comes from this fertilizer factory and one even went so far as to state that when the wind was blowing in a certain direction he was compelled to close his house tight to keep out the smell. Others stated that it made one sick to drive along the public highway coming to and from the city, and they desired that the council take some steps to 1 declare the same a nuisance, as it was bound to cause much sickness and was depreciating the value of their respective farms. Attorney DeToss, acting for the council, informed the committee that the city was powerless to act, and that if they desired immediate relief they should proceed to the prosecutor and file an affidavit declaring the factory a nuisance and the matter would then be left for the court to determine, and if a nuisance an injunction would be issued and the plant closed. The committee seemed well satisfied with the advise given and stated that they would she the prosecutor and proceed at once. The committee stated that the entire neighborhood was aroused over the condition of affairs, and wanted to stop the same. —o AT COUNTY AUDITOR’S OFFICE Showing a Total of Over Fifty-Two Hundred Voters —This Township Has Over Fourteen Hundred. The township trustees of Adams county have filed at the county auditor’s office a report showing the enumeration of the Wite and black male inhabitants of said county over the age of twenty-one years and the public have the privilege to call and inspect this enumeration, which shows the total vote of the county to be 5,247. All these seem to be white, as no colored enumeration appears under that head. The number of whites eiigib’J to a vote in their respective townships is as follows: Union, 221; Root, 326; Preble, 277; Kirkland, 229; Washington, 1,404; St. Blue Creek, 295; Monroe, 639; Franch, 234; Hartford, 358; Wabash, 686, and Jefferson, 267. Total, 5,247. From these reports it will be seen that Washington township, with Decatur, leads the list by more than double; Wabash, including Geneva, is second, and Monroe, with Berne and Monroe corporations, is third. Firguring five to each voter, the proportion usually used for such computation, the county has a population of 26,235, and this township of over 7,000. —o —: Mrs. Eliza Wood-Carr, of Upper Alton, 111., made a pleasant visit in the city with Rev. and Mrs. Reckard. She left this morning at 8 o’clock on the Grand Rapids for South Haven, Mich., to visit with relatives. Mrs. Carr is the wife of Rev. Norman Carr, the Baptist field secretary of Shertllff College, of Alton, 111. " 'The interurban ,r line'*" between""*this city and Ft. Wayne is gradually being worked into shape and rides quite nicely. The ohly really bad stretch of track they now have Is just outside of Ft. Wayne, and this will be remedied in the next week or two. The company has a large force of men at work and are pushing the same as rapidly as possible. It is the duty of the road supervisors under the existing statutes of Indiana to see that the game and fish laws are observed. The official is a special constable for this purpose. He can arrest or cause to be prosecuted any and all persons violating any of the provisions . of the law and be allowed a fee of $5 1 as costs against any person convicted | Hunters had better keep an eye out I for the supervisors. Try a Democrat “Want Ad.” !

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'*"■ . MARION SCHOOL BOARDCROOKED According to a Petition Filed Asking > That Books be Audited. That the school board of the city of Marion has been extravagant in the expenditures made during the past few years in the maitnenance of the . schools of the city, and that interest , received from depositaries for the use of the funds coming into the hands of the board has been retained by the members of the board, is alleged to be the blsis of a petition which was presented to the city council last evening, asking for the appointment of experts to audit the books of the board. The petition was received and placed on file and the council adopted a motion constituting all the councilmen as a committee of the whole to audit the school board’s books. The council also reserves to itself the right to,employ experts to assist the auditing committee in its work. — Marion News-Tribune. Q ELK GRAND LODGE OFFICERS Philadelphia, Jujy 17. —The complete and official returns of the election in the grand lodge of Elks yesterday in this city were announced today as follows: grand exalted ruler, John K. Tenet, of Charleroi, Pa.; grand treasurer, Edward Leach, New York; grand esteemed royal knight, W. T. Lelckle, Dowagiac, Mich.; grand esteemed lecturing knight, Bayard Gray, Frankfort, Ind.; grand estemed leading knight, John D. Shea, Hartford, Conn.; grand secretary, F. C. Robinson, Dubuque, la.; grand trustees, Thomas B. Mills, Superior, Wls.; T: F. McNulty, Baltimore, Md., arid Mayor C. C. Schmidt, of Wheeling, W. Va.; grand tyler, James Foley; and grand inner guard, A. M. Taylor. —; r o CENTRAL WESTERN SELLS OUT Cochran and Son Buy Oil Property— Move Office to Geneva. Geneva, Ind., July 17.—J. E Coehran & Son, of Bradford, Pa., secured one of the best producing properties in the Geneva field, of Adams county, when they purchased the holdings of the Central Western Oil company, located around Genqva and Berne. They have moved the headquarters of the company from Berne to Geneva and located their office over the Callihan hardware store. Tom Cochran will manage the affairs for the new purchasers. —o —: 1 and South Carolina has been very wet, but in Texas and Florida it has been very seasonable with a tendency toward dry weather. Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, New York and New Jersey have been exceedingly dry, while in Massachusetts and Connettlcut it has been Very seasonable. In Northern Michigan they have scarcely had enough rain to grow vegetables. Two hundred miles south of Milford their corn is being Injured on account had not sufficient rain. A good story comes to us in the LaMoure (North Dakota) Chronicle, about a doctor who was called in to treat a lady, who put so many questions and talked so incessantly that he finally asked her to hold out her tongue, and immediately commenced writing. When he got through she said, “You haven’t looked at my tongue.” “No,” said he, “I didn’t want to—l only wanted to keep it still while I wrote the prescription.” At a meeting of the council Monday evening a petition was filed asking for an election under the Beall law. Upon its presentation the council adjourned until Wednesday evening, at which session a remonstrance was presented by which many of the original signers of the petition asked to have their names withdrawn. The mayor declared the remonstrance oud of order and passed a resolution pro-, vlding for an election to be held on the 12th day of August, 1907. —Ohio City News. Ralph Behringer and Miss Perle Burdg while out riding Saturday evening west of the city had an accident that resulted in the couple having to walk back to town. The young couple had driven several miles into the country and while attempting to turn the rig around in the road, a shaft was broken in such a shape that Mr. Behringer was unable to I mend the same and they were forced ; to turn the rig over to a farmer and 1 make the return trip by foot The two miles that passed so quickly going out seemed like a hundred on the (return trip and the young couple were utterly exhausted when they reached the city limits.

J Kfl-so-quah, the Indian lady living east of Roanoke, to whom frequent g reference has been made in newspaper columns, is probably the oldest person in Huntington county. Her f age fs ninety-eight. Several days ago e the Herald published a list of the t men in the county above seventy, as e reported in the last enumeration. Ant drew Mattern, ninety-seven, was the 8 oldest in that list. Whether there f are any female residents of the counb ty older than the Indian woman is b ndt known- —Huntington Herald. 5 ! -o - DAN REID BUYS BARN DOOR- ' He Carved His Name Thereon Many Years Ago. Richmond. Ind., July 19.—An old ’ barn door that has been swinging on ’ its rusty hinges for more than a half ' century, and which had faced the wintry blasts and summers storms and beating suns, was brought into Richmond from the Tenney farm, , west of town, last night, and after be- * ing carefully packed, it will be sent by express to Richmond Terrace-on-the-Hudson, the summer home of' 1 Daniel G. Reid, the New York multi* 1 millionaire, who formerly lived here. Reid’s father resided on the farm, west of Richmond, which is now own-. ’ ed by the Tenneys, and last week when the steel and railroad magnate went out to visit the haunts of his ’ boyhood, he took % turn about the old ’ barn. On the face of the rear door ’ he beheld the letters, “D. G. R.” deeply carved in the oaken board of the middle panel by the magnate ‘ when a boy. \ “Some of the happiest days of my ’ life as a boy were spent behind that J old door,” remarked Mr. Reid, “and also some that were not “ quite so happy—those when my father interviewed me in the shadow of the door after I had been caught in some boyish prank.” Mr; Reid did not buy the barn, but he paid a price for thri door that might have been considered a fair one for the entire structure, and, when it 6 reaches Richmond Terrace, it will oe- ’ cupy a conspicuous place on the es- ’ tate that is among the finest on the [ historic Hudson. 1 The special .train over the Clover Leaf to be operated to Decatur Sun- ! day on account of the Decatur-Bluff-ton ball game will be started at Van Buren and will pick up passengers 1 all the way from that point into Deca1 tur. A number of base ball fans from Van Buren, Warren, Liberty Center and other points expect to attend the game. A large delegation will go from ’ Bluffton. —Bluffton News. A man at Leesburg made a canvass of that town on Sunday morning ’ to secure help to take up hay. He was finally persuaded to wait until ' after Sunday school and invited to come in and take part in religious ’ worship. After the morning service he renewed his canvass, but found he had been buncoed, as all the hands had been employed and were already at work in the meadows. ! FOR SALE—A 4-chair barber shop, , well equipped, one of the best in ' Portland; old established business and ■ a good one; well located; former • price S6OO, but will sell for less on easy terms. John W. Holmes company, Portland, Indiana. 175-6 t j' — o ACARD OF THANKS. 1 We wish to express our sincerest thanks to the neighbors, friends and ■ members of the school class who as- • sisted us during the sickness and h death of our beloved wife and daugh- ■ ter, Tina Kern Edington. Husband and Mother. > o • REV. SCHARWTZ DENIES STORY ' On June 22nd we published an arllt\le credited to the Berne News, conthe arrival of “Bum Killer” 1 region. Incidentally the arti- * cle mentioned the fact that while this man was in prison, the Rev. Jacob > Schwartz sent him money. We are - now in receipt of a letter from Rev. • Schwartz, in which he denies this • part of the story and asks us to cor- ; rect said statement which we gladly i do. » . o ‘ l A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. > Shake into your shoes Allen’s Foot- > Ease, a powder. It cures Tired, Achl ing, Callous, Sweating, Swollen feet. I At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. > Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olm- • sted, Le Roy, N. Y. 12-4 t ! - . ■o > A GUAKASTWID CURB FOB FII.EfI. ' Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding L Piles. Druggists are authorised to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to evr* iu 4to 14 days BOc.