Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1907 — Page 3

■ government statistic again I It Dote* not Compare to Other PubI il»hed Report*—Still a Conflict I v with Central American StatesBe - / Ex ■. -s s Le* Washington, August 16.—ProhiblBrtlon laws, reform waves, temperance ■ crusades and anti-smoking and chew- ■ ing clubs did not make the people of ■this country any more abstemious I in the fiscal year closed June 30 than lin other years. On the contrary, I there were millions of gallons more ■ whisky and beer consumed, more than ■ jalf a million or more cigars used, I nearly a billion and a third more cig--1 arettes and thousands of pounds more I of snuff consumed than in the pre- ■ vious fiscal year. Worse than all else I there were used many millions of ■ pounds more oleomargarine, cheese, I adulterated butter and such. All this I is shown by the statement of the in- ■ ternal revenue bureau for the fiscal my ear that closed June 30. The total ■ receipts from all sources for that year ■ were $269,664,022.85, as compared with I $249,102,738 for the fiscal year ended ■ June 30, 1906. From the different ■ sources the receipts were as follows: ■ Spirits, $156,336,901.89, compared with ■.5143,394,055.12 for the previuos year; ■ rfbacco, $51,811,069.69, against S4B,- ■ 2®,997.38; fermented liquors, $59,567,- ■ «18.18, compared with $55,641,858.56; ■ oleomargarine, $887,641.31, compared ■ with $570,037.93; adulterated butter, ■ $12,743.60, last year $9,258.43; renovat- ■ od butter, $161,795.79, last year $926,- ■ fi>2.49. But in dollars and cents the ■ failure of the people to be impressed ■ by sumptuary laws and Amoral regula- ■ tions is not shown half as well as in ■ gallons, pounds, numbers, etc. Take ■ cigars and tobacco, for example. In ■ the last fiscal year there were with- ■ drawn for consumption cigars to the ■ number 8,642,278,219, an increase in B a year of 57,543,375. ■gx o—- ■ 'SPEND HALF MILLION DOLLARS ■ B|xty-Five New Roads in Wells County ■ Will Cost that Amount. ■ Viewers for 35 new gravel and stone 9 roads met this afternoon in the audB.itor’s office, and were sworn in by AuI ditor Brineman. They will attempt I to get their reports ready for the com- ■ mlssioners at the September term, ■ but this will hardly be possible for B all the roads. B The viewers are as follows: Elijah ■ 'Hoffman and W. B. Little on seven B roads, Daniel Miller and L. C. Cob- ■ bum, five, Phanuel Mclntire and Gus ■ 'Lipp, six, L. A. Minnear and R. A. I Kilander, four, Samuel Gehrett and ■ Calvin Foreman, four, C. H. Popejoy I and Marsh Bell, four, E. C. Miller and ■ Ed Robinson, five. Viewers are paid ■:s2 per day and expenses. ■ This makes sixty-five petitions filed this time. There will be half a ■ million dollars spent for new roads ■ in Wells county if the law is constitu- ■ tlonal and the petitions stick. The ■ present batch of petitions cover about I 65 miles that will cost from $2,000 to ■■'s2,soo per mile. —Bluffton News. ■ □ —• ■‘■--Mrs. R. W. Randall, of Richmond, ■ made a short visit with her brother, ■Charles Hearne, in the city and left ■this morning for Portland to make a ■short visit before returning home. ■ o I DEMORCAT Want Ads Pay Big.

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AFTER AN EXCITING CHASE J. C. Hoffman, of Chicago, Taken after the Officer Wlnga Him With a Shot Gun. Van Wert, Aug. 16.—Sheriff Hott, who recently won fame by hia famous chase of Marvin Kuhns, which ended in the death of that desperado, again proved himself equal to any occasion last evening when he captured J. C. Hoffman, alias Harold Sawyer, of Chicago, and wanted in that city for stealing an auto touring car from Jay C. Hills last Tuesday. Hott used a shot gun as a persuader and Hoffman is the loser ■of two fingers of his left hand. "Much credit for the capture goes to D. L. McDonald, proprietor of the McDonald garage, though the daring arrest was made by Sheriff Hott, who, this time armed himself with a shot gun instead of a revolver, as in the case of the Kuhns capture. McDonald was passing along the street when his eye fell on a strange auto left in front of a restaurant. Recalling that a car answering the description of the one before him had been stolen in Chicago he hastened baak to his garage to compare the number, make and style. As the circular letter description tallied with the machine he communicated with Sheriff Hott and Adams Wise and in a few minutes the trio was hastening toward the restaurant in one of the garage’s fastest autos. Learning that the stranger had just left the city in an easterly direction they headed after him with the throttle open, a good supply of gasoline and plenty of confidence and nerve.. Hardly had the pursuers passed beyond the city limits when they could see the dust of the fast-fleeing car in the distance. Gradually they closed the gap between them and when about three and one-half miles southeast of the city they came upon the man and cay. Ordering the driver to stop the sheriff threatened to shoot, bu| to his command the chauffer only shoved his car along the road faster. The chase settled itself to the supremacy of the automobiles in speed and the McDonald car soon aroung its competitor land gained the road in the lead. Sheriff Hott jumped from the machine in which he was riding and faced about, leveling his gun at the same time. Fearless and reckless of his life Hoffman attempted, to run down the sheriff, but the wily officer perceived his Intention and sidestepped danger. The crucial moment had arrived and Sheriff Hott proved equal to, the emergency. Not willing to give his man the right of way without a protest Mr. Hott pulled the trigger and the left arm of Hoffman was seen to drop helpless to his side. With his right hand the fugitive quickly drew his machine up and dismounted, a • prisoner. Hoffman when taken into custody had a 38-calibre revolver on ■ the seat beside him in the car, but 1 he was given no chance to use it. — o-1 1 An insanity inquest was held this afternoon at the county jaij on Joseph Garwood, of Blue Creek township. The papers were filed by his wife, who , claims therein that he is Insane and ; that she is afraid to say with him as , he may do something desperate. What th outcome of the insuest was we were unable to learn as we go to press. Full particulars In tomorrow’s issue.

BEFORE*ALLEN COUNTY BOARD. I ■■<. i A Hearing set for August Twenty-’ I Eighth—Ditch Affects Four Counties. The famous Fast ditch case, which has been in court several years, including some month* in the Adams circuit court, is to have another inning in Allen county soon, according to the Journal-Gazette, which said: Wednesday, August, 28, the drainage commissioners appointed by the Allen county board of commissioners to make an amended report in the Little River or Fast ditch, will report to the board of commissioners of Allen county the result of their labors in making an amended report and reassessing lands. The expense of the improvement will probably exceed by several thousand dollars the SIOO,000 mark. The farmers of Wells, Huntington, Whitley and Allen counties will come in for assessment on this ditch. Under the law as amended by the legislature of 1907, if twothirds liable for assessment on the proposed Improvement remonstrate against the ditch, it cannot be constructed. The present law is very favorable to remonstrators, as on a two-thirds remonstrance against the ditch, they will not be liable to any court costs, while under the old law remonstrators feared to join in the remonstrance because of the heavy expenses to them on account of a review of the ditch, but under the present law there would be no review and no court costs will be created by a two-thirds remonstrance against the ditch. A large number of farmers interested have engaged attorneys Aiken and Underwood and they have prepared a two-thirds remonstrance, which is being widely circulated among the farmers interested in the ditch. ' ■ - o whaTshall the harvest be? An Old Age of Vain Regrets or a Competence? It would seem that the average farm renter has little to look forward to in the coming years except a bare livelihood. Land is so high in the middle west that less than five per cent of the renters of today can hope to buy a home farm of their own, even though land advances no higher in price. It is different in a new country. Take isouthwestern North Dakota for instance where excellent land may be bought now for $15.00 to SIB.OO an acre, where bountiful crops follow in regular succession. What renters are now paying per acre in rent can in such a country as southwestern North Dakota be applied in payment on land; that is to say, a man paying sls an acre may pay for it at the rate of $5 per acre per year. In three years he owns the land, and the land has made him its owner. The editor has .been looking over a map of Hettinger and Adams counties North Dakota, which were recently organized. They are settling up fast, railroads are being constructed and there is the greatest activity on all sides. The Wm. H. Brown Co, the leading land company of the west with offices at 131 La Salle St, Chicago, and in Mandan, Richardton and Mott, North Dakota, own and control upwards of 100,000 acres of this fertile land. Every farmer interested in improving his condition should take advantage of excursion rates and go to North Dakota and look the country over, and talk with the people already, settled there. This is the best evidence in the world because it is disinterested. You should communicate with Wm. H. Brown Co.’s local agent, L. E. Watson, at Dedatur, Indiana, for facts about southwestern North Dakota, the “Land of Opportunity.” —„■— CAUSED THOUSAND DOLLAR LOBS / Buildings Were Empty — Flames Spread Rapidly— Firemen Fought Blaze for an Hour. i ■ The stave sheds located along the Clover Leaf tracks, which have been used by J. W. Vail for drying purpurposes,caught fire Thursday about 12 o’clock and the structures were entirely wrapped in flames before the people in that neighborhood were aware of the fact that there was a fire. The factory whistle gave the alarm, but it was some time before the fire department arrived and chances for saving any part of the buildings had vanished and the firemen devoted their services in saving the surrounding buildings from meeting with the same fate that the drying sheds did. No valuable material was contained in the sheds. hut the loss is estimated at about SI,OOO partially insured —-4—-o— —■— Try a Democrat "Want Ad."

SIX HITS BRINGS SIX RUNS I ' f Visitor* Never Had a Look-In—Port-land Defeats Bluffton and Lead* the League. Decatur won a slugging match from Richmond yesterday, defeating the Quakers by a score of nine to five. While the visitors hits were of the punky order, the locals lambasted the ball all over the lot for two and three baggers, and drove pitcher Fleming out of the box in the first inning, securing six hits off his delivery, four being for extra bases. Richmond and Decatur are again tied up and the game today should prove an interesting battle, and attract a big crowd. In the first inning of yesterday’s battle Richmond went out one, two, three. Then Decatur came to bat. Behringer went out at first, Cullen hit for two bases; Pierce bunted and beat it out, Culen going to third and then Humpty stole second; Burns got a safe one, scoring Cullen and Pierce went to third; Burns stole and Weber hit to left field, scoring both Pierce and Burns, and going to second on the throw to the plate. Big Oscar Way rapped out a two bagger, scoring Weber; Witham walked; little Winger hit one to the right field fence for three bases and two more crossed the rubber. Alberts struck out and Behringer hit a high fly, ending the agony, six scores, enough to win the game, having been made. In the second inning the locals scored one more, Cullen being hit by a pitched ball, was sacrificed to second by Pierce and scored on Bums’ single to left. In the fourth Alberts led off with a two base hit, Behringer flew out, Cul- ' len and Pierce walked filling the bases and Bums scored them both with another hit. The Quakers got busy in the second 1 inning when, after one batsman was down, four hits gave them three runs. In the third they added the other ’ two. Morris hit safely, and went to third when right fielder Way dropped i Mintzler’s fly, the latter stealing second, and both scoring on Hicks hit. This ended the run getting. The t crowd enjoyed every minute of the i game and were fairly well satisfied . with Mr. Turner, who held the in- . dicator. The score: Decatur. 1 Name. AB R H PO A E : Behringer, 2b.. 5 , 0 1 3 5 0 > Cullen, ss .... 2 3 1 2 4 1 Pierce, cf .... 2 1 2 3 0 0 Burns, If .... 4 1 3 3 0 0 ! Weber, lb .... 3 11 11 1 0 i Way, rs 4 11 1 0 1 i Witham, 3b .. 2 1 0 0 1 0 , Winger, c .... 4 0 1 4 1 0 Alberts, p .... 4 11 0 2 0 i ■ _ i Totals 30 9 11 27 14 1 L Richmond. ’ Name. AB R H PO A E ! Ritter, cf .... 4 11„ 3 0 0. s Wildermood, If 4 0 1 2 0 0 Weaver, rs .. 5 0 0 0 0 0 , Morris, ss .... 3 11 2 1 0 Jessup, c .... 4 0 0 7 2 0 ’ Mintzler, 2b .. 4 11 3 4 0 - Hicks, lb .... 4 0 3 7. 0 0 ( Fisher, 3b ... 4 11 2 3 0 1 Fleing-Conner.p 4 11 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 5 9 24 11 0 ■ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-8.9 R H E . Richmond 03200000 o—s 9 0 I Decatur ..6 1020000 o—90 —9 11 2 1 Summary—- * Two base hits —Cullen, Way, Alberts, Hicks. Three base hits —Win- . ger. Base on balls —Off Alberts 3; off Fleming 1; off Conner 2. Struck out —By Alberts 3; by Conner 4. Left 1 on bases —Decatur 4; Richmond 8. L Double plays—Fisher to Mintzler; [ Jessup unassisted; Morris to Mintzler to Hicks. Hit by pitcher—Cullen, Weber. Stolen bases —Pierce, Burns, • Morris, Mintzler. Sacrifice hits — . Pierce, Wildermood. Time of game —1:45. Umpire—Turner. — o—- . HELD AT THE MILLER GROVE i A Ball Gam®, the Big Dinner and a Literary Program Were All Thoi*oughly Appreciated. h> ■ ; The picnic of the German Reformed Sunday school held Wednesday at the Miller grove was a grand success socially, financially and every other way. The crowd was large and every person there, old and young, seemed to. be out for the purpose of having a good time and helping every one else to enjoy themselves. There were various kinds ofamusements, including a nine inning bail game, ably managed by Umpire Tom Fruchte. The church choir sang several pieces and there were various other numbers on the entertainment program. Perhaps the most delightful being the reading , and singing of several pieces by Miss Pauline Werkman, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. W. F. Brlttson, of Dallas, Texas, ; both of whom are visiting frien<is in Decatur at present. The day was an ] ideal one for the big annual event and those in charge were highly pleased with the results.

FOR STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Two Decatur Youth* to Attend California College. Luther Boyers and Walter Baltzell, two of Adams county’s brightest young men, left last Thursday for Stanford California, where they will enter the Standford university for a three years’ course of schooling in the literary department. The school opens the 25th of this month, and the young men left early so as to be in time for the opening. The term lasts until the later part of May and they fully expect to be absent until the summer’s vacation. The Stanford university is ranked as one so the largest and best in the United States and from all reports the boys have made a wise selection and will be benefitted greatly by attending this school. —o APPEAL FROM GENEVA COURT Nina Beel*r Wants the Furniture Now Claimed and Held by Samuel E. Beeler. Attorney Beatty has filed two new suits at the clerk’s office, the first being entitled The Old Adams County Bank vs. Dennison Krick,, suit on an old Loch and Dirkson ndle, demand $l5O. The other is Martin J. Bligh vs. Charles D. Murray, demanding SBOO in settlement of the balance on an account of about $2,600. Another new case filed in circuit court is that of Nina A. Beeler vs. Samuel E. Beeler, appealed from the court of Justice Veley, of Geneva. The case is a replevin suit and the complaint alleges that defendant purchased $90.00 worth of household goods at Portland and gave them to the plaintiff, that he now has possession of them and refuses to give same up. The cause was tried before a jury on July 19th and after thirty minutes deliberation they returned a verdict for the plaintiff, whereupon the defendant appealed to the circuit court. S. A. M. Butcher is attorney for the plaintiff, and D. E. Smith represents the defendant. A 0 FOR MR. AND MRS. KNAPP r Mr*. Dllle Celebrated Her Mother’s Birthday Anniversary—Miss Stone Gave a Dinner TodayA dinner which was quite a novelty was the six o’clock progressive dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas in compliment to their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, of Evanston. Pretty little tables were artistically arranged on the lawn and’ the guests found their partners and as each course was served ‘ they would change partners until the fourth course, which was served in the house. Nasturtiums formed the lovely decorations for the small tables. After dinner the evening was most pleasantly spent in listening to fine solos, instrumental and vocal, rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, Miss Carrie Thomas and Mrs. Jesse Ernesberger. The guests were: Messrs, and Mesdames John Niblick, J. C. Patterson, Chas. Dugan, L. G. Ellingham, Paul Hooper, W. H. Keubler, Jesse Ernsberger, W. H. Nach. trleb, Frank Dibble, Lee Walters, Frank Schirmeyer and Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison. BELIEVES HE COULD WIN Will Abide by Decision of His Friends in the Eighth District—To Introduce Pension Bill. . 1 Congressman Adair, while in Indianapolis, gave out a Star interview: “I have been a candidate for office four times,” said he, “and I have al ways had the good fortune to win in the face of overwhelming Republican majorities. There never has been a time when I did not honestly believe that I was going to win and I believe now that if I were the nominee for governor next year I would be elected. I have received many letters Aom Democrats over the state who ten me they are going to the state convention to vote for me. As to being a candidate for governor, I intend to abide by the wishes of the people of my district. I feel very grateful to them for electing me to congress and, while at present I may be considered in the governorship race, I shall run for congress again if that seems to be the wish of my Democratic and Republican friends in the Eighth district.” On the opening day of congress next December Mr. Adair will introduce a bill increasing the minimum pay of pensioners, as provided the McCumber act, from sl2 to S2O a month. His bill also will provide that after a pensioner has reached seventy years he shall be entitled to $25 a mpnth.

THE FURNITURE HAS ARRIVED Will Be Installed Within a Few Days and the Door* Opened to the General Public. The home for the new Monroe Bank, which gives promise of being one of the most flourishing little inatitutioas in the state, is fast nearing completion, and at the expiration of the next two weeks the stockholders fully expect to open their new place of business to the public. The contractors Brewster and Nash, who had the erection of the building under their supervision, have completed their part of the contract and formally closed up their matters, with the directors yesterday afternoon, and all that now remains to be done is to arrange the furniture, which is already on the ground ready to be set up. The building is one of the most complete in this section of the state, being constructed for banking business only, and it has all the modern conveniences of a banking institution. The contractors may feel justly proud of their achievement, and they are receiving the congratulations of all who have seen the building. The bank when completed promises to be up to date in every respect, and has a bright future. The concern who sold them their banking fixtures is expected to arrive in a few days and set up the furniture and they will then be ready to throw their doors open to the public and receive deposits and do a general banking business. o— Factory owners througnout Indiana , are beginning to feel the effects of the law enacted by the last legis- , lature to regulate the construction of platforms for the loading and unloading of cars and the building of switches. This was one of th efew acts im- ' posing burdens upon manufacturers, placed on the statute books by the last General Assembly. Thomas Mylott received a letter yes- . terday from the authorities of the C. and E. railroad informing him to be in readiness to make a trip over the enitre Erie lines within the next two » weeks. TJie road expects to show their old employees a fine time taking them to Jamestown, Niagara Falls, New York, Washington and other eas--1 tern cities. The trip will last two weeks and the employees go on full pay. This will no doubt be the trip of Mr. Mylott’s life. o LOOKED DANGEROUS FOR A TIME 1 Fire Started in Rear Room and Was I - Gaining Headway Rdpidly When Discovered. i ' A fire that for a time looked as if ( it might prove very disastrous, broke , out Thursday night about 11 o’clock in some mysterious manner in the R. V. Richard’s saloon on Monroe street and j was only extinguished after considerable hard work and much delay. The fire was first discovered by Curley Radamacher, who was going home and he immediately turned in the alarm. Thef fire at this time had gained considerable headway and looked as if the building was doomed to destruction. However, upon the arrival of the fire laddies the water was soon playing on the blade and it was soon placed under control and extinguished. Mr. Richards, the proprietor, had just closed his saloon and had started home and had only gone a square when, the fire was discovered. He hurried back to the scene unlocked the door and started i n with the assistance of several citizens to fight the same. The fire wuq confined in the rear of the building, which is a flimsy constructed affair, and the flames fast eating their way. into the building proper before it was checked. What caused the blaze no one seems able to state, and it will no doubt remain a mystery to all concerned. The loss is fully covered by insurance. a ... Owing to the scarcity of brick, Julius Haugk informs us that he will be unable to complete the Madison street improvement for two weeks. The Logan company have promised to ship the brick as soon as possible and he is anxiously awaiting theio arrival, so that he can complete the job. With the brick on hand the work would have been completed a week ago. o—, — NEIGHBORS GOT FOOLED; “I was literally coughing myself to death, and had become too weak to leave my bed; and neighbors predicted that I would never leave it alive; but they got fooled, for thanks be to God, I was induced to try Dr. King’s New Discovery. It took just four one dollar bottles to completely cure the cough and restore me to good sound health,” writes Mrs. Eva Uncapher, of Grovertown, Stark Co., Ind. This King of cough and cold cures, and healer of throat and lungs, is guaranteed by Blackburn Pharmacy. 50c. and SI.OO Trial bottle free. .