Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1907 — Page 2

IT DON’T PAY TO FORGET Officer* Are Uaing. Different Mean* To Make Grand Jury Witnesses Testify. Prosecutor Emshwiller has introduced his court of inquiry methods into Montpelier and it is understood that there is quaking among the saloonkeepers there. Monday a number of witnesses were rounded up and questioned concerning the unlawful acts of the liquor men. Enough evidence is believed to have been setnred t’o make it uncomfortable- for several men against whom affidavits will be filed. A feature of the inquiry that surprised some of the witneses was that they weie compelled to sign their statements where it appeared they were not telling the whole truth. If future inquiries shall make It appear that the conflict with the truth is too glaring prosecuions for perjury may be instituted. At Bluffton some time ago Mr. Emshwiller prosecuted for perjury a man who gave fails© testimony before a court of inquiry. At Winamac George Moon, the son of a farmer, has been sentenced to two to fourteen years in the penitentiary because he testified falsely before the Pulaski county grand jury in the liquor cases that are being investigated by that body. Such prosecutions as these will have a deterring effect on those witnesses who "can't remember” when they appear in the grand jury room or before a court of inquiry.—Hartford City News. o TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE Reported by the Decatur and Loan Company, of Decatur, Indiana. Money to loan on farm and city property. Very low rates of interest; privilege of making partial payments. Abstracts of title and insurance of titles. William P. Stipler to Edward Bentz part section 23, French township, >1,295.00. Jacob J. Eichler to George A. Stone, S W section 15, Wabash tp., $300.00. Wm. Arnold to David C. Fuhrman, part S W section 25, Washington tp., $2.00. John Walker to George B. Mauer, part section 18, Jefferson tp.. $1,50. Daniel N. Erwin to F. Oldiger, inlot No. 985. Decatur. $250. Elzie N. Kintz to L. O. Sullivan, part outlot No. 24. Decatur. S2OO. Ollie Zagg to Edward A. Goldner, lot No. 12, Preble, SBSO. Lewis Dolch to Jacob Dolch, inlot No. 353 Geneva, Ind., SBSO. o USED SAME WAGON FOR YEARS John Brodbeck Has One Bought Thir-ty-Two Years Ago. Thirty-two years ago, Fred Schafer, the veteran hardware dealer sold his first wagon to John Broodbeck, a well known farmer. Yesterday Mr. Broodbeck was in town in that same wagon and it looks good for thirty-two years more. Though used for half an ordinary lifetime, the wagon has had absolutely no repairs, not even new tires. It is needless .to say that Mr. Broodbeck takes excellent care of his farm implements. The wagon was made by Fish Bros. Q The price of miik has been advanced to 6% cents a quart for the winter. The increase took effect this week and from now until the spring season when pasture is plentiful again local dairymen will charge 25 cents a gallon instead of 20 cents. Feed will be unusually high this winter and it would not be surprising if milk prices go even higher before the summer rolls around again. Hay is worth sl2 a ton and bran is the highest it has been for a number of years. Corn is scarce but the hot weather of ne past few days has materially aided the crop which otherwise would not have yielded neaiiy as heavy.—Hartford City Gazette. o ‘‘Lets we forget,” we say it yet, that there are some places in our beautiful city wheie the sickle and the shovel could be used with marked effect. Some of the gardens are overgrown with high grasses and rank weeds. At this season of the year these places are seed beds for next year’s crop. Enterp ising citizens who have a pridi in their surroundings will not certainly let these unsightly surroundings mar the beauty of their happy home. o HOW TO REMAIN YOUNG. To continue young in health and strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, McDonough, Ga., did. She says: ‘‘Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured me of chronic liver and stomach trouble, com plicated with such an unhealthy condition of the blood that my skin turned red as flannel. I can now do all my work with ease and assist in my husband's store. Guaranteed at Blackburn Pharmacy. Price 50c.

PROHIBITION BY 30 THOUSAND i They Elect Four Out* of Five Congressmen and Get Two United States Senators. Oklahoma City, Sept. 18. —The returns from Tuesday’s election continue to be of the same effect —that the constitution had been adopted, 3 to 1, that prohibition has carried by at least 30,000 and that the whole Democratic state ticket, headed by Charles N. Hi shell, of Muskogee, has been elected by a majority of more than 20,000. In the cong.essional election the Democrats seem to have chosen four of the five r presentatives according to returns received tonight. The legislature is Democratic by a large majority and will elect as United States senators, Robert L. Owen, a Cherokee Indiana, and T, P. Gore, the famous blind orator. They were nominated by the primaries in June. The convention that framed the state constitution was heavily Democratic and the constitution as completed was obnoxious to the Republicans. Se<tref<ary Taft, speaking recently at Oklahoma City, advised Republicans to vote against the constitution, because of the strong desire for statehood. However, the Republican party did not attempt to defeat the constitution. The new state must await the constitution’s indorsement by President Roosevelt, who will either confirm or reject it upon his judgment qs to whether or not it conforms to the enabling act of congress and the constitution of the United States.

In the enabling act congress provided, for prohibition in (he Indiana Territory for twenty-one years from January 1, 1906. The prohibition clause voted on today applies the same provision to the Oklahoma side of the new state. If it has carried, as seems possible, state wide prohibition will be a part of the constitution for twenty-one years and at the end of that period will remain in force indefinitely unless repealed. o The members of the Rebecca lodge will give an interesting entertainment at the I. O. O. F. tonight to Rebeccas . and their families. The program which will be rendered is a delightful one and is as follows: Instrumental solo, Fancheon Rice; History of lodge, Mrs. G. McKane; Vocal Solo, Miss Sellemeyer; Reading, Miss Flossy Bolinger; Instrumental, Ruby Miller; Pantomine, Bessie Baumgartner; Quartet, McKane children; Reading. Miss Kate Heneford; Instrumental duet. Mrs. Mell Butler and Fancheon Rice; Reading. Miss Anna Ampspa ugh; Instrumetnal, Ruby Artman; Fancy Drill, Memebers of Lodge. A Celina paper works off the following for the benefit of its hot-weath-er victims: “A Celina merchant put out a sign the other day like this: ‘B 4 U Buy Pants Come in and See.’ A Van Wert man who read the sign went in to investigate, and there was’nt a confounded man in the store (they were all females) so the Van Wert investigator bought a glass of ginger ale and a piece of limburger cheese, and went the way of the wise." ; —o TO DRAW NEW INSURANCE MAP Representative of Sanborn Company Began Work Here Today. R. S. Cunningham, of Chicago, arrived today. He represents the central department of the Sanborn Map Company, of New York, and his duties here will be to draw a new and complete map of the city of Decatur for fire insurance purposes. Every building in Decatur, showing just how it is built and other essential points, must appear on this map, so that the moment your application for insurance is sent in to any company, they may turn at once to their map and tell at once just what the risk is. The last map of Decatur was made in 1900 and that, of course, is growing rather out of date. Mr. Cunningham’s work here will require from four to six weeks, perhaps longer. o Patrons of soda fountains in this city are son to be informed what beverages to drink and what to avoid to keep from impairing their health. Dr. Wiley, in charge of the government chemists at Washington, has announced that he is going to commence a series of tests to tell which beverages aie injurious to the health, A pamphlet will then be published and people given a chance to use only the kinds which are beneficial. He will also examine many so-called mineral waters and those which are frauds will be mentioned. Reports from Van Wert say that the condition of C. M. France W unchanged and that he is gradually growing weaker. He is unable to take any nourishment except milk and that under these circumstances cnanot last much longer. He is satisfied that he cannot get well and is calmly awaitng the Inevitable. This news will be received with sorrow by his many friends who were homing for a speedy recovery.

AND WILL ENFORCE THE LAW County Treasurer* Must Submit a List to th* Board, Who Will Cooperate With Them. If the recent contention of the state board of tax commissioners that they have the authority to see that the delinquent taxes are oellected in the various counties is correct there will be a stirring up of the delinquent taxpayers as wen as ot the county treasurers. The state commissioners have unearthed a statute which not only gives them this authority, “to see that the delinquent taxes are collected,” but also makes it their duty to do so. The commissioners now propose to take up the matter of collecting delinquent taxes in earnest. Each county treasurer will be required to submit to the state board a list showing the several delinquencies and the total for each county, and on that showdng the state board will co-operate With the local authorities in collecting these back taxes. “These taxes are due the state and should be paid,” said Commissioner McArdle. ‘Tn every community there are the tax dodgers whom it is hard to reach through the local authorities. Supported by the state tax commission. the highest taxing body in the state, however, I believe that we will be able to do some good with these delinquents.” In every county in the state there are thousands of dollars of taxes delinquent. Recently the county treasurers have been making unusual efforts to collect these taxes, but with the knowledge that the state board has a list of the delinquents they will double their exertions. o TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. Reported by the Decatur Abstract and Loan Company, of Decatur, Ind. Mone to loan on farm and city property, at a low rate of interest. We write abstracts and insure titles. Annie Buhler to Jesse Buhler, lot No. 201, Decatur, Ind., SI,OOO. Jason R. Adams to Chester F. Nelson lot No. 43, Ceylon, S3OO. Lewis Kirkwood to Oliver Kizer, part section 3, Hartford tp., $470. Orel Gillium to Samuel Koehr, part section 3, French tp., $2,375.00. Daniel Bailey to Peter Bailey, section 320 acres, Monroe tp., SI.OO. Ro}’ Wolford to Luella Sullivan, inlots Nos. 975-975, Decatur, Ind., S2OO. Luella Sullivan to William Richard lot No. 973, Decatur, Ind., SIOO.OO. John D. Reiter to Ada Simcoke, inlot No. 323, Decatur, Ind., $2,400. L. I. Lawrence to J. J. Staley, north part N W % section 36, Jefferson tp., $8,500. John P. Ault to Jacob M. Heath, lot No. 4, Rivarre, SIOO. C. D. Lewton, auditor, to L. W.Frank, 30 acres section 25, Root township. Adam Gilliom to Wells County Bink inlot No. 172, Decatur, Ind. Jacob Polling, to Levi Poling, lot No. 663, Decatur, Ind., SI,OOO. o The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Indianapolis district, of the Methodist Episcopal church, has pledged its members to raise $1,500, to be applied on the work of completing the Indiana State hospital, which is now being built by the Methodists of Indiana. October 9 is the day set by the women for the supreme effort, by which they hope to gather the amount of their pledge. That day will be known as “Tag Day.” The Frankfort church is interested in the success of the hospital.

Rev. J. H. Klausing went to the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne today to be present at an operation which is to be performed on Edna, the eldest daughter of Mr. C. Werling, of Preble. Some time ago little Edna while at play stumbled and bruised her leg. This bruise was not considered very serious at first, but later developments caused serious complications, and this operation was found necessary. A miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Nellie Hale was given last evening at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Hale on east Central avenue. It was planned by Mrs. H. D. Cook and the guests were twenty-five married ladies. Miss Hale received a large number of nice presents, chiefly in granite ware and china. The ladies enjoyed a splendid evening socially. They were served with light refreshments. —Bluffton News. Women are not given to brevity of speech, but they can admire it on occasion and they will uniformly applaud the language used by a Baltimore man, wha has just died, in making his will. That document consists of ten words, reading thus: “This is my will; I leave everything to my wife.” Mrs. John Malotte returned this morning from a visit with friends at Fort Wayne.

uREACHED THE MANAGER’S STAGE , W«t*on and Miller the Two Leading Republican Candidate*— Roe* for Senator. i Now that two candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, Miller and Watson, are formally in the , race, there is much speculation as to who will be their political managers. In recent years it has been the custom of gubernatorial candidates in Indiana to have “managers.” While ' the aspirant is gallivanting over the state doing a tall handshaking stunt the “manager” remains at home and wrestles with the candidate s trouble sheet. The “manager” has grown to be a very important campaign functionary and is depended upon to straighten out whatever difficulties and entaglements may cross the candidate’s path. L. G. Rothschild is known as Charles W. Miller s Fidus Achates, but whether he will act as Miller's manager hroughout the campaign is yet to be seen. It has been reported that Union Banner Hunt, who was J. Frank Hanly’s manager in 1904, will serve in the same capacity for James Eli Watson, but Mr. Hunt says the report is untrue. From other sources it is learned that Mr. Matson probably will make a heavy draft on the wisdom of that shrewd old political general, Uncle Jauk Gowdy. It is expected that Mr. Watson also will be surrounded by a number of bright young men of political experience. Francis T. Roots, of Crawfordsville. Who was here yesterday, made the interesting announcement that he will be a candidate for United States senator. Mr. Roots had intended to be a candiate for the nomination for governor, but has changed his mind since Representative Watson trotted into the gubernatorial race track. He will not seek the nomination for congress, contrary to reports which had slated him as an aspirant for the congressional toga in the event of Watson’s announcement for governor.

KOHLER DECIDES TO STAND PAT Refuses to Plead Guilty to Any Old Charge. The case in circuit court in which Levi Kohler is charged with an assault and attempt to commit rape upon Miss Lizzie Stemphley, »f Vera Cruz, was set for trial today, but owing to a hitch in the proceeding was continued to a later date. It may come up yet this term of court, if Judge Sturgis gets time to take it up, otherwise it will go over to the next term. It had been expected that the case would be disposed of this morning by an agreement of the state’s attorneys to permit Kohler to plead guilty to assault and battery, and dismissing the more serious charge. Kohler’s attorneys thought that he probably would agree to this rather than go into a trial, but when Kohler was consulted and arraigned he would not stand for any such plan. He declared that he was not guilty and would not stand for any half way measure. He said that he would go to the penitentiary if the jury saw fit to send him there rather than enter a voluntary plea of guilty to a charge of which he was innocent. —Bluffton News. CORONER FINDS ACCORDINGLY Was Cleaning His Revolver When the Weapon Was Discharged and Bullet Pierced Right Lung. Coroner John C. Grandstaff will return a verdict of “accidental shooting” in the case of James Freeman, who shot himself Wednesday morning at his home at Geneva, and this verdict is generally agreed to by all who know the facts. Dr. Grandstaff and Prosecutor Heller went to Geneva on Wednesday afternoon and conducted a short examination in which none of the evidence pointed toward suicide. Young Freeman was in good health, prosperous and happy, having no cause for ending his life. He was preparing to go to work as an oil pumper, and it is believed was cleaning his revolver when it was discharged. This theory is substantiated by the fact that the wire and cloth he was using was found nearby, where the unfortunate man fell. The bullet entered the right breast and pierced the lung, instead of entering the heart as previously stated.

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HOLTHOUSE DRUG STORE IN IT Total La** in Bu.ineM Di.trict of th. Town I* About lIS.OOO With inourance f.r About One-Half-Willshire, Ohio, September 20. Special to Daily Democrat: At 11:30 o’clock last night, a Are broke out in the ware rooms owned by J. H. Banta and Co. and adjacent to the big dry goods store of that concern It was well under headway when discovered, and resulted in the most disastrous fire in the history of the town, four business rooms being totally destroyed, at an estimated loss of $16,000, with insurance for about half that amount. The Banta ware house contained wool valued at $4,000 which was completely destroyed and on which there was not a dollar of insurance. Their store building was also totally destroyed with the big stock of dry goods, valued at $5,500. We loss on the building is about $1,200 with SBOO insurance, while the dry goods stock was well covered by insurance. From there the fire spread to the Henry Althoen block, south, in which was located the Holthouse Drug store and a restaurant. This building also burned to the ground, but a part of the contents were saved. The building loss is $1,500 with no insurance. The Holthouse Drug company’s loss is $2,000 with $1,500 insurance, while the Loss on the restaurant was SBOO with insurance for S6OO. Another building on the west side of the Banta block and occupied by D. J. Rice’s piano store was burned, but the entire contents were saved. Loss to building $l,lOO, insurance S6OO. Considerable damage was done to the brick block across the street, where the windows were shattered by the intense heat. All the buildings destroyed were frames and for a time it was feared a greater portion of the town was doomed. The telephone lines were burned out and the service was not resumed until noon today, this fact making it impossible to call for outside help. It is believed the fire started from oil from the wool, though there is much speculation as to this fact. Whether or not the block will be rebuilt cannot be told at this time. The Holthouse drug store has secured temporary quarters in the Yager building. It is believed they can rent another room in a few days and will resume business as they were enjoying a splendid patronage. There are two vacant rooms in the town, which will probably be utilized by two of the firms now burned out of a location. The blaze was a most disastrous one for Willshire. o Some one gave the dam a t the lower end of Lake Pequanneha three charges of dynamite last Thursday night just after midnight which practically ruined it. Some months ago some one, probably the same party or parties, blew a large hole in the middle of the dam with dynamite which had never been repaired. The charges, Thursday night deepened and widened this breech until it is not likely now that any attempt will be made to repair it. Various rumors are afloat as to who the guilty parties are but so far as we can learn nothing definite is known.—Ridgeville News. A Kansas farmer has hit upon a great scheme. He owns an automobile, and as fast as he milks he pours the mifk into a capacious tank fastened in the rear. When the milking is done, he gets in and rides around the plowed ground until the milk has been churned to butter. Thus he combines business and pleasure, and makes money at the same time. No. 4, the south bound mail train last Friday morning destroyed a mail sack and a lot of mail in throwing it off at the station. The sack could not be found and mail was found scattered along the track as far as the lob ditch. The Illinois Oil Co. checks were in the mail and seven of them were missing. Other checks were also found torn to pieces. This is not the first time this mail has been torn up in this manner.—Geneva Herald. Many persons do not think when they ask their favorite preacher to at a great or perhaps a little amount at a great or peraps a little amount of expense in carrying out their wishes. Sometimes he is out for car fare, sometimes for livery hire, etc. It is no more than right that his services should be paid for as well as for a wedding. Many persons are thoughtful enough to remember this but occasion! Ily the preacher receives nothing for his trouble.

affair becomes com7Gc7t! c Mayor Coffee Take* Matt ert Own Hand*, Aprove* Bohnek,', L Bond and Order* Him on It is seldom that a city or tOWQ | in the state of Indiana can boast . having two marsnais, but such is the case in our peaceful city, and tod for the first time the two m en filled this one office and attended to the various wants of the public and saw that violations of no description were entered into. Marshal Ed Green and Marshal H. Fred Bohnke are the rival aspirants for the honor of representing the city in this capacity, and both were out in their suits of blue and brass buttons parading up and down the streets. The question that now arises is who is who, and which is the other, and every citizen of our city 1 8 asking the question as to which of j| the two has the power to look after I the integrity and good behavior of our I city. This conflict was brought about I this morning when Mayor Coffee, who fl for the past month has been endeav- I oring to drop Marshal Ed Green from the pay roll of the city and who in his efforts even went so far as to pre- ■ ter charges against Green and had him tried before the council, the verdict I being in favor of Green, approved the 1 | bond of H. Fred Bohnke and ordered him to perform the duties of marshal as he had been regularly appointed by him. Bohnke followed the instructions of the mayor and today donned his uniform and was fulfilling the duties of marshal to the best of his ability. Green on the other hand kept right on with his duties. This action of the mayor in appointing Bohnke or rather ordering him to fill the office of marshal, was done according to a section of the statute he claims gives him the power to appoint, ask for resignations and further to approve the bond of the men he appoints and as the council refused to approve the bond of Bohnke, some time ago, and refused to sustain the charges preferred against Green at a very re cent date, he still considered the office of marshal vacant and ordered his appointee to fill the duties. The mayor says he is not going into this matter blindly and states that he is merely doing his duty as the law provides and says that his actions are I all based upon good legal advise fur- 1 nished him by competent lawyers, j Marshal Green still persists that he | is marshal of the city of Decatur, and | until a court of justice orders him to I turn over the keys of the city he will act in the capacity of marshal regardless of the wishes of the mayor. The , condition of affairs in this line are certainly getting serious. From the action of the council in refusing to ■ sustain the charges against Marshal Green some time ago it would appear plausible that they will refuse to re cognize Mr. Bohnke as marshal and when he files his bill for services will it stricken from the records. This i tstricken from the records. This will no doubt result in a mandate suit being filed and the entire case will be threshed out in the courts. Marshal Green, it is understood, says that if Bohnke attempts to usurp his power he will arrest him upon the slightest provocation for impersonating an officer and the matter may thus come to a head in a short time. The outcome of the case is being watched with considerable interest by the entire community. — --o ■ AN APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT Water Rights Divorced from OwArship of Land. Spokane. Wash., Sept. 21.—Albert Allen, of Spokane, in an appeal to the supreme court of the United States in the case of R. Madson against the Spokane Valley Land and Water Co. raises a question which, if indorsed by the federal judiciary means that riparian and water rights are absolve ly divorced from the ownership of ,tie land. He contends that these are B°' erned solely by state and federal la"' for the benefit of the whole pubW and points out that by an act adopt in 1877 congress reserved water rights from all land patents. He asserts a so that no owner of land has the rig t to divert water from the abutting stream to irrigate his land unless first complies with the state la" s & to the filing of a claim and torn:--application of the water right. Mrs. James Haviland and son Toni of Geneva, were visitors in the c<. today.