Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 12 September 1907 — Page 2

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TRYING TO BOOST TAYLOR. Marion, Ind.,' Sept. 6. —George C. Ulmer, financial agent of Taylor University at Upland, is engaged in an effort to raise $25,000 in Grant county for the benefit of the Institution. He has raised $5,000 in and about Upland, and says the territory there has not been thoroughly canvassed. Another sum of $2,000 recently came to the institution through a will. Mr. Ulmer is much encouraged and is now beginning work in Marion. With the $25,000 the institution will be freed from debt and will have an endowment sufficiently large enough to ask for donations throughout the United States wherever the members of the Local Preachers’ association of the Methodist church are living. The association, which elects the trustees of Taylor University, will meet in October, and it is desired to raise the $25,000 by that time. It is believed that such support from Grant county will give the Local Preachers’ association impetus to increase the sum greatly. o ~ LODGED IN BLUFFTON JAIL Bond Filed at ssoo—Must Appear at Portland Soon to Answer Perjury Charge. Frank Cotton, formerly of this city, champion penitentiary dodger of the world, is again behind the iron bars at Bluffton. He had returned there Sunday for a drunken visit with his old pals and soon ran out of cash. Thursday morning he went into a Bluffton saloon operated by Cal Ditzler a lately arrived citizen there, and who had not read up on Cotton’s history, and cashed a check for five dollars. The check on the state bank of Elkhart and when it arrived there was promptly >markd “no funds” and returned. Frank was arrested and is still in the Wells county ia.il being unable to give the SSOO bond required. Cotton and “Snake” Wilson were arrested several months ago for perjury. Wilson was tried here and sent to prison. Cotton’s case was sent to Portland, but when called for trial the prisoner was sick in an Elk. hart hospital and his case was continued over to the September term. His recent act will certainly not help him in his fight for liberty in the Jay county court. o A TEST CASE FROM THERE A Bond Buyer Made Several Road Enthusiasts Nervous —Think Bonds Will Sell. 'I. ■ ■■ •*. Despite the fact that several bonding companies have written the county auditor that there would be no trouble in selling the bonds to secure funds foe the construction of the gravel roads let under the new three-mile law, a bond buyer from Indianapolis who was present at the session of the county commissioners yesterday, created some little uneasiness when he stated that his company would not touch a bond for roads to be built under that law and that he was reasonably certain that other companies would not. However, in other counties bonds have been sold, and the commissioners, after letting the pres- ' ent batch of twenty-three that have been held over until Monday, will put the bonds up for sale and think that they will be able to dispose of them. The test cases brought by a number of Bluffton capitalists in the name of Robert F. Cummins, will be decidedat this term of court and if they are decided against the township the seven roads cannot be built, but what effect such a decision would have on the remainder of the roads is not known. —Bluffton Banner. Best tine 1:03. o— ■ - — A QVAIt kN'iTUT® cdhb fob piles. Itching, Sitiod, 31ee<lng, Protruding PilM. DtutfgiiMo are authorised to refund mens/ If PAZO OINTMENT fails »-« 6 to 14 ’ey* SOe.

SEWER REVIEWERS FILE REPORT Commissioners J. C. Moran Fifes Bond—Probate Business Transacted this Morning. The case of Linnie Wilhelm vs. Leo divorce, was heard Friday afternoon, Attorney A. P. Be<tty appearing for the plaintiff. After hearing the evidence Judge Erwin promptly granted the divorce as prayed for, gave her judgment for S2OO alimony, the custody of the children and ordered the defendant to pay into court $5.00 per month for their support. In the Daniel Welty petition to review sewer assessment, the report of the re-appraisers was filed. A report was also filed by the reviewers in the Christian C. Sprunger petition to review sewer assessments. J. C. Moran, appointed commissioner to sell the real estate in Martin vs. Betzell 1 et all partition case, filed his bond for SB,OOO. In probate court, George Schroll, admr. for Joseph Schroll estate, filed an Inventory which was approved. In the Shelby Ray estate, Alice Ray, admx. a petition for the sale of real estate was filed and said sale was ordered after proper publication has been made. Final reports were filed by Catherine Lewis, admx., in the estate of Henry Chrisman and George H. Bright and Nelson Abbott, extrs. of Joshua Bright estate; also by George W. Schott, admr. of George B. Schott estate. . In the John W. Engle estate, less than SSOO, the property was set off to the widow as set out in inventory. James O. Wyatt, guardian for Emily Wyatt, the final report was filed and the guardian discharged. Current reports were filed •by T. Fritz, guardian, for George A. Fritz et al; Abraham Habegger, guardian for Albert Stauffer et al; Nathan Shepherd, guardian for Ola Connor et al; and final reports by Henry Lankenau guardian for Arnold Meier et al; and William Eckrote, guardian for Rufus Eckrote et al. o • MRS. SAMUEL STEELE DEAD Had Resided in This County for Three Quarters of a Century—Funeral , Tuesday Aft e rnoon. Mrs. Samuel Steele, aged seventyeight years, one of the oldest and best known women of St. Marys township, died Sunday morning at two o’clock at her home at Pleasant Mills, after an illness of several weeks’ duration, death resulting from old age and a complication of diseases. She was born in the year 1829, and during that time saw the early growth of this county and saw its rapid change from a perfect wilderness into the’ beautiful country it now presents. She made her home in this county practically all her life and her friends are innumerable, and many will be grieved to learn of her demise. She took sick several weeks ago and from that time on her decline was rapid, as her age was against her. She made a brave struggle for life, but was physically unable to withstand the of disease and Sunday morning death re. lieved her. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the United Brethren church at Pleasant Mills, Rev. Noah Stalter officiating, and interment was made in the Pleasant Mills cemetery. She leaves three sons, namely Decatur S Steele, of Kansas, G. F. Steele, of South Dakota and Ira Steele of this city to mourn their loss.

WILL ARRIVE OCTOBER FIRST With Thirty-Four He«d of Belgium#, the Best Ev«r Shown In this Country. Word was received dlhst Monday from John M. Frisinger, who is at present in Belgium, where for the past three months he has been purchasing Belgium stallions. The letter states that he expected to sail for America with his cargo of horses by September the 14th. He further stated in his letter that he had purchased four head of these famous stallions and from the tone of his letter he is of the opinion that this is the best lot he has ever purchased. The trip across the ocean will take anywhere from ten to fifteen days, depending on the elements, and he should land in New York about the first of October. His horses will then be placed in quarantine and fully examined, after which inspection he will have the same registered in the New York office and immediately ship his horses for this city by express. The trip is ■a long one for these animals and they usually look gaunt when they arrive, but after several days of grooming and exercise, they again regain their former good appearance and will be ready to show to any customer. The firm of Frisinger and company have a widespread reputation as dealers in this stock and during the past few years have done an enormous business in this line. They purchase nothing but the best «tock, while in the old country, and can thus, when dealing with a customer, recommend the horse offered as being clean and sound in every respect. The friends of Mr. Frisinger have been anxiously awaiting some news as to his arrival and Mt. Sprunger informs us that he has received numerous letters from prospective buyers who desired to learn when Mr. Frisinger would return with his new stock. The animals upon their arrival will be immediately taken to their barns at Steele’s park and will at oxu;e be put into a condition to show.

TILDEN LIBTER TO BUILD Will Erect First House in the New Addition—Others Should Follow the Example, \ , Charles Patton yesterday sold his lot In the Meibers addition purchased at the big lot sale, to Tilden Lister, the lot originally costing $125, selling for $l5O. This fact proves two facts. First, that the lots were worth what they sold for and more, and second, that they are desirable and will be wanted by prospective house builders. Mr. Lister will at once erect a house on his lot. this being the first in the new addition and a few years will see this part of Decatur well built up. It is to be hoped that others will follow the worthy example set by Mr. Lister for Decatur certainly needs houses and many of them at once. A number of people are anxious to -giove to this city, but are unable to secure residences. It is time to act. Rents have advanced so that a- property is now a good investment. If we are to Continue to grow, we must find room for the people. Who will do it? A meeting will likely be held this week some time to arrange for the immediate building of as many dwellings as possible this fall. The number of new houses built this year has far exceeded any year in history, but was far from the number absolutely necessary. If you want a good investment, follow Tilden Lister’s example, build a house/ in Greater Decatur, the best town in Indiana. o — TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. Reported by the Decatur Abstract and Loan Company. Money to loan on farms and city property at lowest rates of Interest with privilege of partial payments. Abstracts of title carefully and neatly prepared. William B. Reynolds to Frank Bogner, inlot 606, Decatur, SI,OOO. Mary A. Shroll to Geo. Shroll, lot 101 Berne, SI,OOO. Lewis E. Sickafus to Fred Ehlerdlng part section 35, Preble, $1,950. Robert S. Peterson Jr., to Henry Schultz, lot 79. Decatur, S7OO. Geo. Reynolds to Jno. H. Martin, 80 acres section 34, Jefferson township, $3,180. Lidia A. Runyon to Lucy J. Gregory part section 32, Blue Creek tdwnship, S7OO. Catherine Eckroat to Lewis Kirkwood part section 8, Hartford town- / Mary Simons to Wm. S. Wilson, part section 28, Hartford township, $2,045. Fred Schelman to John A. Peoples, part lot 731. Decatur, $2,000. Luella Sullivan to Roy Wolford, part lot 84, Decatur, $1,500, 1

Rev. E. E. Bergman left this morning for Muncie and Connersville, where he will spend a two weeks’ vacation visiting with relatives and friends. Rev. Bergman also has several invitations to preach while he is gone. > v . Henry Westerfield and family, former residents of this city, who now reside in Old Mexico, arrived this morning and will visit here for some time with relatives and friends. This is Mr. Westerfield’s first visit here in several years. Mrs. Elizabeth Wheny entertained a large* crowd of her immediate relatives at dinner today in honor of her gopher, Mrs. Rice, who today is celebrating her eighty-fourth birthday. A most enjoyable time was had and a most sumptuous repast was served. A letter from John M. Frisinger,who is at present in Belgium, states that he will start for home on the 14th, with a number of Belgian stallions and fully expects to arrive home some time about the first of October. He will be detained some little time in New "kork getting his horses through and filling out the red tape blanks and will then ship his horses through to Decatur by express. A general reunion and all day meeting of all the soldiers of the civil war, living in the eighth congressional district, will be held at Westside Park, Muncie, oh Tuesday, September 17. Addresses will be made by Hon. W. A. Ketchum. Department commander of Indiana, exgovernor Winfield T. Durbin, Hon. John H. Terhune, Hon. A. O. Marsh and Judge John W. Macy. A school teacher one day, during the hour for drawing, suggested to her pupils that each draw what he or she would like to be when grown up. At the end of the lesson one little girl showed an emptjy slate. “Why/’ 1 said j the teacher, "ista’t there anything you would like to be when you grow up?” “Yes,” said the little girl, I would like to be married. but I don’t know how to draw it.”—Life.

Bluffton and Wells county has no fall county fair to furnish diversion and amusement for their inhabitants, as does nearly every city in the neighborhood, and seeing the need of something in this line, the Elks at their regular meeting last evening formulated a plan that will at once appeal to the public and when carried out will furnish sport for everybody and incldently enrich the exchequer of the lodge.'-r-Bluffton Banner. „ In furnishing bond for the faithful performance of their contracts the successful bidders on the twenty-three gravel roads, let by the county commissioners yesterday, some of the contractors had their bonds signed by the same set bf men for each separate road, and as some of the securities are not worth the total amount of the bonds, a question arises as to the legality of the matter. —Bluffton Banner. The dedication of the McKinley monument will occur ’dt Canton, Ohio, on September 30. The dedicatory address will be delivered by President Roosevelt, and there willbe pres, ent with him as guests of the National McKinley Memorial assoclarion and the city of Canton, members of the cabinet, justices of the United States supreme court, members of both houses of congress, foreign ambassadors and diplomats. Deputy Sheriff Dallas Butler and Constable F. E. Smith drove to the Abnet home east of Berne last evening and arrested a young man named Frank Abnet on a paternity charge, the affidavit having been filed in Squire Stone’s court by Miss Grace Burley. No trouble was experienced in making the arrest and the young man is at present confined in jail. He will be given a hearing some time this afternoon or evening and will no doubt be bound over to the circuit court. Taylor university opens September 11, after a most strenuous summer vacation. The Muncie school has dropped out of existence and the university west of Hartford City is the only Taylor. George C. Ulmer,; financial agent of the school,’is now trying to raise $25,000 to free the institution from debt. He has succeeded in rals. Ing $5,000 in and around Upland. The recent trouble will probably cost the school a few students this year, but those Interested in the university hope to surmount all obstacles in time. o —— The Coster and the Fishwife. “Any one wno swears,” says the Bishop of Carlisle, "manifests the beggarliness of his vocabulary." The greatest indignation is felt in Billingsgate and Covent Garden at this unwarranted slur on the powers of men who seldom, if ever, repeat themselves in a ten minutes* speech.--London Globe. - . -.. r -a Stimulation Without Irritation That is the watchword That is what Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup does. Cleanses and stimulates the bowels without irritation tn any form. THE HOIT-n -r- n*TTG CO.

Clarence Bieredorfer passed through our city today enroute from Dallas, Texas, to Berne, where he will spend the winter. Biersdorfer has been playing ball for Dallas this summer and has made a fine record for himself and his club. He is looking fine and in the pink of condition. Cresoted tie plates are being used considerably by the Peoria and Eastern in laying new tracks. The plates which are placed between the rail and tie are said to preserve the lief of the tie at least ten years, and it permits the use of inferior wood for ties, which is a great advantage. The St. Mays Catholic schools opened this morning for another term and the school children could be seen wending their way toward a most successful year. The new addition to the building has been completed, and will add much toward the comfort of the students and teachers. Mrs. Tom Railing and babe are expected to arrive some time this week from Tecumseh, Mich., and will remain here for the winter. Tom is expected home as soon as the season closes, which will be September 22nd and will play in some of the post sea. son and exhibition games with the locals. D. W. Jones, an old time printer and newspaper man from Fort Wayne, was in our city today looking our city over. This was Mr. Jones first visit to our city, and he spoke in most glowing terms of the same. Mr. Jones was the man who installed the ‘’Gazette” one of the leading newspapers of Fort Wayne, and the same is still running, but under another name. Mr. Jones is not engaged in the newspaper business any more, his age forcing him to retire. However, when visiting any city, his first stopping place is a newspaper office. Men and women who keep pace with fashion will wear only tan footwear ext s P rln &- There will be a great Variance of shades to select from, however, anything from cream verging on white to a russet that is near-black being permissible. Such was the .decision of the experts who concluded the business of the third annual fair of the shoe and also decreed that none of the freak lasts would be in favor. Only the “foot shape/ or “old comfort” lasts will be in favor, say the shoe men.

Many people seem to deem the “girl of today” of no account compared with the girl in grandmother’s time. This Is a mistake. The girl of today is a hustler. She does the clerking, the typewriting, the bookkeeping and the school teaching of the country. She is crowding the boy off the earth, because he is too busy drinking beer, playing pool and fishing to keep step with her. In America, women are not only doing housekeeping better than it was ever done, but half of the other work as well. Winona, one of the greatest religious centers in tire country, with a population of from 1,000 to 10,000, changing with the coming of spring and fall, has never had a fire. The assembly was established in 1887, and since that time the park city, with its 350 houses and numerous larger buildings, has never had the semblance of a bad blaze. The place, however, is prepared for any emergency, having a volunteer fire department and a fire engine. Neither has been called into service in twelve years. Isaac Shook, an Erie fireman, appeared on the streets today with his head swathed in bandages and his face covered with scars and bruises as a result of an eighteen foot tumble from the top of one of the big Erie freight engine cabs, while standing at the coal dock at Spencerville, Thursday night. He had completed filling the coal bunkers and in raising the chutes, t he lost his balance and fell headforemost to the ground. Alighting on the forepart of his head on the right side, severe abrasions and bruises were inflicted. He was stunned and had to be assisted to his feet.—Huntington Herald. Will it be six weeks before the first killing frost in Adams county? That is the question Adams county farmers are asking and that is the vital matter which Decatur grain dealers are considering. The corn crop in this vicinity needs six weeks yet of good ripening and filling weather before the weather becomes cool enough to freeze. Slight touches of frost may come and likely will, but if the first real frost stays off another six weks, local grain men and farmers say they will have a full crop of corn. The season is late, however, and the leniency of the weather man must be severely tested to hold off the freeze sufficiently long. s o — FOUND AT LAST. J. A> Harmon, of Lizemore. West Va., says: “At last I have found the perfect pill that never disappoints me; and for the benefit of others s.fflict?d with torpid liver and chronic constipation, wll say: take Dr. King’s Naw Life Pills.” Guaranteed satisfactol-y. 25c at Blackburn Pharmacy.

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tieasury. There will be a number q& new cottages built before rthe meeting next year. The efficient business management of President Thomas O’Neill was highly complimented by the members.-- — - ..... .... An eight-hour day, with overtime for more hours, including Sunday, and an increase in wages, are the* demands by the Toledo Railway Clerks’ Union in a new schedule and working agreement presented to the local railroads Tuesday. The increase demanded amounts to 10 per cent on the Lake Shore railroad and 20 per cent on the Michigan Central, C., H. and D., Pere Marquette, Clover Leaf Ohio Central and the Wheeling and Lake Erie. A reply within ten days is requested. There is a young man in Boston who can trace his family back several generations. His failing is a desire to be thought a descendant of one of “the old families.” One thing in which he takes particular pride is a continental uniform. He was showing this to a young lady the other day. “My great-grandfather wore this suit when he gave his life to his country during the brave days of the revolution,” he said. The young lady inspected the uniform carefully, but could find no bullet hole nor saber cut. She turned to him with a charming smile, “Oh, was the poor old gentleman drowned?’she asked. Not as many canning pickles will be pickled in Huntington this year as usual for several reasons. The demand far exceeds the supply and the supply is less this year than in sev- | eral years. Weather conditions have' not been induclve to pickle and fewer truck growers are raising pickle crops. Like all other truck matter and fruits, the crppjs late on account of climatic conditions shortly after planting time. With pickles, growers had a hard time in getting the plants up, as many of the seed rotted in the ground. Since developed.* K large numbers of the plants have died, ffl some in bloom ani. others with small ■ pickle growths. 1