Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1907 — Page 6

THE DEMOCR AT | i’ . „v- Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer. The Van Wert team was given another reoganizing last night Kelly was deposed as second baseman and field captain and made assistant manager. Wolfe was made field captain Purdue, an old time pitcher and infielder, who played on the defunct Dunkirk takm, was signed to cover second base. He will report in time for the game this afternoon. It is given out that under the new order of things Kelly will be used as utility infielder and will be charged with caring for the club’s financial affairs when on the road. —Van Wert Bulletin. A. B. Crill, a boilermaker, had his left hand badly lacerated and contused on the palm, Tuesday night, while employed in the Erie round house. A chain broke while hoisting an ash hopper, striking his hand. Dr. B. H. B. Grayson attended. Tuesday night, C. L. Thorn, an Erie brakeman, while riding in the caboose of his train, had a knife open and as the train slacked up sudenly, the blade of the knife punctured his hand at the base of the left thumb. He called on Dr. F. W. Grayston to have the wound dressed. —Huntington Herald. Secretary Charles Downing of the Indiana state board of agriculture has been unable to secure reduced rates to the state fair from the western passenger association. Mr. Downing made the usual application recently to Commissioner F. C. Donald, at Chicago, but received a reply to the effect that owing to the passage of the two-cent fare law in Indiana the association could not afford to make a reduced rate from all points on its lines. This means that will be no reduced rates to the fair from outside Indiana. Brice Kinney, state gas inspector, is in Vincennes. Brice says that he is going to secure options on all the salt water that is being found in Indiana oil fields, and bottle it up to seil to people who are too poor to g», to the seaside resorts to get their suit water baths. Brice says there is millions in it, and proposes to let a few of his friends in on a sub-cellar proposition. The plan is a novel one and the stqpk is going fast. Col. Al Ford, tried to corner the whole thing by buying all the stodk, but Brice would not see his friends froze out, so only let the colonel have six million shares. —Vincennec Commercial. Elmer E. Hiatt, of Fairmount, deputy game warden, was in this city Monday. Mr. Hiatt appeared before the county commissioners in regards to a bill of $45 which he has been trying to collect for-almost a year. Mr. Hiatt destroyed several nets in the possession of Flora Lechlen, of this city, last October and according to the game laws he should have been paid for his work by the county. The commissioners thought his bill was too high and refused to' pay it and the affair has rested until today. Mr. Hiatt seemed determined to collect his bill and unless the claim is granted he will probably file suit against the county.—Hartford City Gazette. The residence of V. M. Clark suffered from fire last evening, and while the damage was not extensive, there was much excitement and a very large proportion of the population of the town was attracted to the scene The blaze originated in the roof of the kitchen while the evening meal was being prepared. Painters at work on the school house discovered it, and sounded the alarm. The blaze was soon extinguished.—Ossian News. With the perfect playing of Pfefferle at short, there is a demand among the fans to have Thomas put on first That place is his position and he plays it as well, if not better, than any man on the team. He no doubt would give better service at first base than he can in, the outfield. Boyd or Guhl either one can {day field as well as any man now' playing there, so why not put Tommy on first, and please the fans? With Ryan, Johnson and Donovan in the outfield, with Boyd or Guhl to help out in a pinch, what a splendid outfield we would have.— Bluffton Banner. > Now is a good time to notice the effect along the public roads of mowing the weeds on the outside as along some of the farms the roadsides'are like meadows while along others the ragweed and other obnoxious growths are taking things by storm. The custom is different in different localities but neighborhood civic pride ought to prompt others to drive along the highway occasionally when they are using the mowing machine. In some places the ground is rough, but many weeds are flourishing where a machine would run without any difficulty. Another eyesore in many communities is the numerous signs nailed up on trees and fences and in many instances advertising men who are no longer in business.

GOOD MARKETS MEAN PROSPERITY K-i Good markets not only mean more •"■e profits for our merGodd Instructor, art. proßperlty Pleasant Week is Antlcfp£ ur clty'v»4tur, by the Teachers. <ke. The Adams county teachers* institute will occur at the Methodist church in this city beginning Monday, August 19, and closing on Friday evening August 23. The program assures the teachers of Adams county one solid week of instruction in the art of teaching. Superintendent Opliger has chosen well. The instructors being Prof. Lotus D. Coffman, superintendent Model School in the Eastern Illinois State Normal, Charleston, Illinois; Prof. W. Otto Miessner, Director Central Conservatory of Music, Connersville, Indiana; Miss Florence C. Fox, Chicago University, officially appointed , by the Department of Public Instruction of Michigan; Dr. Robert A. Arm- . strong, Department of English of West , Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va.; Miss , Carrie Thomas, Pianist, Decatur, Ind.; Prof. Wlthaus, Violinist, Berne, Ind. The‘program for each day follows: Monday—lo:oo a. m. Opening Exercises, Rev. C. B. Wilcox; Music; Memory Training, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; English, Miss Florence Fox. 1:30 p. m.—Music; Memory Training, Prof Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; English, Florence Fox. Tuesday—9:oo a. iy». Devotional, Rev. Lewis C. Hessert; Music; English, Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Formal Discipline, Prof. Coffman. 1:30 p. m.—Music; English, Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Keeping Young, Prof. Coffman; Suggestions to Young Teachers, Prof. Coffman. Evening, 7:45 —Music; Lecture, Miss Florence Fox. Wednesday—9:oo a. m. Devotional, Rev. A. B. Haist; Music; Apperception, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; English, Miss Florence Fox. 1:30 p. m. —Music; Wasteful Practices, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; Language, Miss Florence Fox; Suggestions to Young Teachers, Prof. Coffman. Evening 7:45 — Prof Wlthaus and Miss Thomas; Lecture, “The Ideal Teacher,” Dr. Robert A. Armstrong. Thursday—9:oo a. m. Devotional, Rev. E. Earnest Bergman; Music; Language, Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Violin Solo, Prof. Wlthaus; The Skeleton in the Closet, Prof. Coffman. 1:30 p. m.—Music; Language, Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Physical Culture, Prof. Coffman; Suggestions to Young Teachers, Prof. Coffman. Friday—-9:00 a. m. Devotional, Rev. Daniel ‘B. Kessinger; Music; Attention, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; Spelling and Penmanship, Miss Florence Fox. 1:30 p. m.—Music; Attention, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; Spelling and Penmanship, Miss Florence Fox. Adjournment. Superintendent’s Notes. Trustees’ Day, Thursday, August 22. Rests will be given at certain intervals. Citizens are cordially invited to attend any and all sessions. The roll may be called several times a day, at any hour, as opportunity presents itself. All teachers, who attend the County Institute the full number of days, will have two per cent added to their general average of scholarship and success when computing their per diem. The membership fee will be SI.OO as usual. All teachers, who are employed in the schools of Adams county this year, will be expected to enroll accordingly. Young people preparing to teach should enroll, and give careful attention to every exercise of the Institute, as they would gain much which will jprove of great value in teaching. Miss Florence Fox will favor the institute with a lecture on Tuesday evening. Dr. Armstrong will deliver a ; very entertaining lecture Wednesday evening. Every teacher and friend of education should hear him. Prof. Coffman will give suggestions in method and school management at > the close of Tuesday, Wednesday and • Thursday’s session, which will be help- ; ful to young teachers. > Prof. Miessner’s work in Music this > year will consist of a discussion of the ! fundamental principles, a choice selec- • tion of rote songs, special observation songs, and a study of some. master5 piece. All of which, lam certain, will ; prove valuable to you as teachers. r The following resolution was adopti ed by the County Board of Education, t May 1, 1899: “Resolved, That ho i teacher be employed in the schools -of Adams county, who shall absent - himself from, and is not a member of 1 the Annual County Institute, unless r such absence is caused by sickness. > i The Teacher’s Reading Circle Books are Keith’s "Elementary Education”

tii ■ —i vSff QUESTiF 11 "^™* 1 ™^ 55 18 ONE OF rf Americaa History and One cannof CondlUonß " Both on misstoner J™ 8 Btores at Decatur ’ without fear d procure these books demn the ® or ample preparatioo f <» r duct more a? program home, withe* o— ———— Gening dotf ,p OF MONTHS Vthat qb They Triugaw Nearly Nine Thousand , Miles Better Hoosiers Judge and Mrs. R. K. Erwin arrived home Thursday from two months’ of solid travel through the west, having visited Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Nebraska, Utah, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming and perhaps several other states. They went to observe and see everything to be seen and our readers know how well they accomplished that mission. The Democrat has been complimented over the contributions of Decatur people,while traveling both In this and foreign lands, but we doubt if those compliments have ever been so generoqgly bestowed as they were over the interesting and observing accounts as penned by Judge Erwin and printed from time to time in the Democrat. We have the promise of ihe last chapter, and it will likely appeanin these columns within a day or two. Both the Erwin’s are looking the picture of health and enjoyed every minute of the time spent in observing the wonders of the western part of this great country. With it all, they come home with the knowledge that Indiana is the greatest state in the union and Adams county the garden spot of it all. They traveled a total of 8,900 miles, saw the people, the cdstoms, climate and resources of one-half of the United States and are now welcomed home to the heartstone, where friendship counts fdr air it is worth, and where joy reigns supreme over the return of the absent ones. o MAY LOSE LIFE INSURANCE. Minister’s Refusal to Sign Certificate Causes Embarrassment. The family of the late George Miller, member of the German Lutheran church, and burled under its rites by the Rev. A. H. Lange, at Ft Wayne, may lose' his insurance of SI,OOO in the fraternal Order of American Yeomen because of the minister’s refusal to sign the certificate of death and attest with his oath that he officiaed at the funeral. “I do not believe in secret societies,” said Mr. Lange, when the attorney for the estate asked for his signature to the certificate of death, “and I will sign no papers having any connection with them. Neither do I believe in life insurance,” Mr. Lange freely admitted that he had officiated at the funeral, but would make no written statement or sign any papers that the rules of the order require. It is a part of the discipline of the Lutheran church to discountenance both lodges and insurance. o COURT BEGINS NEXT MONTH Business Will Brighten up Around the Court House—A Sheriff Sale. The last will and testament of Daniel Franz, who recently died at Berne, was probated at the county clerk’s office. Five children were born from a first marriage and ten from a second. The property is left to his surviving wife, and at her* death or in case .of marriage, it goes to the children share and share alike. The will was written August 17, 1906. The return of Judge Erwin brings to mind the opening of court, the first Monday in next month. The members of the bar are getting together the business, some of which will come up for adjudication during the term. ■ The clerk has the dockets prepared, , and everything is in readiness. - o — RIDGEVILLE SETTLERS’ MEETING > The Date is Arranged for Wednesday August 28. ■ 7 Arrangements Ire being made for a grand Old Settlers’ Meeting at Ridge1 ville, on Wednesday, August 28th. 1 Hon. Samuel Ralston, of Lebanon, Ind., • Hon. W. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Congressman J. A. M. Adair ■ of Portland, Ind., are among the prom inent speakers that will positively be present. A game of ball that will be •. worth seeing will be one of the attractions. Portland vs. Richmond of the 1 Indiana-Ohio league. All the former 1 attractions such as the Old Folks dln- ■ ner, the baloon ascension, the merry-go-round, the grand band concerts will i be there. New attractions will be added. The famous,ladles trio, of Indianapolis, will furnish music for the occaslon.

NEWS FROM WILLSHIRE HERALD \ I W. A. Kendall an Expel Farmer—ExMayor Black, of Kenton, a Self Confessed Forger and Crook. ' One of the Delphos fire steamers has been loaned to Van Wert. Its engine had become out of repairs and until it is again in shape use the Delphos machine. This was a matter of courtesy on the part of Delphos as Van Wert had previously assisted it in time of fires. The Van j Wert fire department and water; works system has come in for con-' siderable censure recently because of their seemingly run-down-atthe-heel ’ condition. W. A. Kendall drove the writer out; to his farm in his Ford runabout Saturday to *\eo the seven acres of tomatoes growing there. They are a > fine looking lot. Mr. Kendall has a 200-acre farm, 12 pumping oil wells, his own power station, and one of the most complete and convenient barns it has ever been our lot to see. Mr. I Kendall is an up-to-date and method-' ical farm manager. T. B. Black, an ex-mayor of Kenton, is in jail, a self-confessed forger and crook. What makes his mis-doings appear the more palpable is the fact that for years he has been a Sunday school superitnendent, a church worker and a leading temperance advocate of Hardin county. He is a lawyer by profession. The dwelling house of J. D. Custer at Pleasant ’“Mills, Ind., the Willshire restaurant man, was destroyed by fire about 1 o’clock Tuesday morning. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The loss will aggregate SI,OOO, with only S6OO insurance. Mr. Custer’s parents, Wm. Custer and wife, lived in the property. J. F. Jewell and family arrived from Frankfort, Ind., Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. C. F. Cornell and other relatives. Pete Schafer was down from Fort Wayne Tuesday on business. He begins his business career in Fort Wayne this week. — o Stimulation Without Irritation That is the watchword. That is what Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup dobs. Cleanses and stimulates the bowels without irritation in any form. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o— OVER FIVE HUNDRED THERE Among the Features Were a Ball Game In Which Superintendent, Vail Won Honors. 9 • The picnic that was given by the Sunday school of the Methodist church at Robinson park Thursday was ohe that will long be remembered by those who were in attendance. The day was ideal and not an accident happened to mar the pleasures of the occasion. Both the little and big folks found something to amuse themselves and until the cars left for home every one was busy participating in the enjoyment. The cost of the affair was $149.85, sixty dollars of which was collected on the cars from those who desired to help defray the expense, and S4O was given in private donation, beside other donations that are promised and not yet received, so a very little money will need be tak'en from the treasury of the Sunday school for this most enjoyable event. A close estimate on the number of people who attended is 550. A ball game was played in the afternoon between Mrs. C. D. Lewton’s class and the men of the Sunday school, the prominent features of which were the batting of. Superintendent Vail, who secured two singles and two runs in 12 times at bat, and the sensational work of W. H. GUpen on third base, who materially in holding the hard hitting boys down to the close score of eighteen to three. The merry picnicers returned last night about eight o’clock. o — ■ A Certain Cure for Aching Feet. Shake into your shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder. It cures Tired, Aching, Callqus, Sweating, Swollen feet. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olm* sted, Le Roy, N. Y. 12-4 t

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ANTI-BALOON LEAGUE STATISTICS Seven Hundred and Ten Townships In Indiana are Dry. Rev. E. S. Shumaker, superinten-dent-elect of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league, has compiled statistics showing a total, of 710 dry townships in Indiana with a total population of 1,041,335; 63 wards with a population of 103,250 and 24 districts with a population of 94,800, making the totals 787 for the dry townships, wards and districts and the total population represented 1,224,375 after deducting 15,j 000 for overlapping territory. Mr. I Shumaker figures that 338 townships j are dry without any known remon- ' strance and they have a total popu- . lation of 367,642; that 62 townships with a population of 98,156 were made dry by the remonstrance under the Nicholson law and that 310 towni ships were made dry by remonstrances under the Moore law, the population of which is 57,557. o ■ IT 18 NOW WILLIAMS FOR SURE His Party Executive Committee Declare in His Favor. 1 ■■■■ j Jackson, Miss., August B.—The Democratic state executive committee met, at noon today and declared Congressman John Sharp Williams to be the party nominee for the United States senate. The canvass of the returns showed a majority of 648 votes for Williams, the totals being Williams 59,496; Vardaman 58,848. There will be no contest over the result. After a short caucus between the two factions, it was finally agreed to abide by semiofficial returns as furnished Secretary of State Power from the various counties, and which show that Mr. Williams has a majority of 648 votes. The motion to declare Mr. Williams the nominee was seconded by the friends of Governor Vardaman. The committee then formally declared Mr. Williams nominated as United States senator. This is regarded the final settlement of the now celebrated contest. —o GOOD FOR QUARTER CENTURY His Family Physician Says He Will Live to Ninety-Fdur—No Takers. Cleveland, August 8. —That John D. Rockefeller will live to more than ninety-four, is the prediction of Dr. H. F. Biggar, his family physician. Dr. Biggar watched Mr. Rockefeller play i golf over the Forst Hill links yesterday and at the finish declared that the Standard Oil magnate was likely to live more than a quarter of a century longer. Mr. Rockefeller, who looks particularly well, said he had never felt better in his life and that he could eat anything. Long life in the Rockefeller family has long been a matter of comment. William Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller’s father, is still living and is ninety-four. Dr. Biggar said he sees no reason why the master of Forest Hill should not live longer than his father. “He is the best trained athlete in the sixty-year-old class in the world today, and he’s sixty-eight, at' that,” he said. He’ll live longer than his father, I’m sure. Did you see his strokes on the links this morning? Did they look feeble? I tell you, Mr. Rockefeller has been born twice physically, and he is only fourteen years old now. He is growing up again, and growing up scientifically, adding to his muscle, to his lungs, to his heart power with every breath of fresh air he takes on Forrest Hill, and with every drive he makes at the golf club.” — 1 1 —■ o •— SUFFERING FROM BRAIN FEVER Attorney R. O. Johnson le Very 111 at Monroe. Roswell O. Johnson, the well known young attorney from Kendallville, is very near to death, suffering from a severe attack of brain fever. He is at the home of his father, Joseph Johnson, at Monroe, where he came about ten days ago for a visit mid was soon afterward taken ill. Mr. Johnson was reared in this county, spent several yeafs in Arizona, and about two years ago located at Kendallville, Indiana. He served as deputy postmaster for a short time and later opened a law office. His recovery from his preseflt illness is very' doubtful it is said.

.. ji. . LAST UNTIL END OF TIME . 1 Engineer’s Estimate Makes the Cost Considerably Below the Two Dollar Marie. With good weather permitting, the Madison street improvement will M completed by the end of this and will be ready for the of the council. Contractor Haugk would undoubtedly have finished the work by the middle of the week, but his supply of brick ran out and hd, has telegraphed for a shipment that will arrive here Tuesday or Wednesday and three days will be all that is required to complete the work. The street is one of the best ever constructed in our city and reflects great credit upon the Contractor and he is receiving many congratulations upon the appearance of the same. City Engineer Vogt is busily engaged in preparing his estimate of the cost of construction and is also making out his assessment roll aad informs us that the property owners are not only getting a very good street, buc they are also getting a cheap one, as the cost of the same will not run over a dollar and seventy-five cents a square yard. This cheapness is due principally to the fact that the stone already on the street was used, thus cutting down the cost of excavation and whenever curbing could be used it was taken out, redressed and reset and is practically as good as netA With the acceptance of the street, the estimate and the assessment roll the only matter left for the council to do is to order the bonds and issue the same to the contractor for those who desire to pay on the installment plaiS This will no doubt be done in the course of the next two weeks and another paved street will be added to our already long string. WAS ARRESTED AT MONTPELIER —h — He Has a Wife and Two Children and Ha* Failed to Provide for Them. Clifford Bales, for years prominent in base ball circles throughout the bush league sections, and known to every Decatur fan, is detained at Blackford county jail in default of SSOO bond for deserting his wife and children. Bales was arrested by Marshal Reynolds, of Montpelier, ( on warrant issued by Justice H. S. Fargo bearing the signature of Mrs. Bales, his wife. The alleged deserter is the father of two children for whom it is claimed he provided until a few months ago when he went to Oregon ro play ball. Cliff failed to make good and was turned loose without funds, it is said. He returned to Indiana, came to HaffN ford City and secured a berth a few days previous to the disbandment of the Athletics. His salary for 'ballplaying was practically little more than enough to provide for himself. He could easily have secured employment and made provision for his family, but he choose ball playln& Growing tired of his actions, Mrs. Bales came to Hartford City Friday and instituted procedings to have him handled by law. He was located at Montpelier and brought to the ty jail. Before Justice Fargo he entered a plea of not guilty and his hearing was set for August 19. Wife desertion is a penitentiary offense under the new Indiana statutes. ' —o_— TENTH DISTRICT HAVE FEABT.4 The Editors Will Greet Mr. Bryan at Remington. There will be a Democratic love feats at Fountain Park, near Remington, next Wednesday, in which the, central figure will be Mr. Bryan, ana among the men who will greet him on that day will be James K. Risk and Thomas Barnes, Democratic leaders of Lafayette. The primary object of the meeting is to arrange for the coming of the distinguished Nebr«^- i kan to this city ' next November to sound a keynote in this section of the state. All the Democratic editors of the Tenth district will also greet Mr. Bryan, and' a dinner will be served by Robert Parker, superintendent [Fountain Park. The banquet will i in the nature of a political conference, ti»e Lafayette meeting in the fall baling the all-absorbing topic.