Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 3 October 1907 — Page 1

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H»VY TO CARRY Lil Pass It: Over VetO to Send K the Penitentiary. ■ — L Scil met in regular session M tyor Coffee presiding, was in his '^■f, l: business. The minutes .ding meetings were read after which the council regular routine of busifUpon motion the street cominstructed to notify the Rd by the sidewalk petiluJine King and order them the same at once. The the contract for the [sidewalk was upon motion Ltil the next regular meet'■■Llution declaring that the : tewei! in the north part of the 'Ejlbmideted and ordernig the give notice to property ■ <#>'■ >rDing the hearing of obfes to the assessment roll was End adopted and objections will Erd 01. the 15th of October. The j'lofKlius Haugk for the mainiilfe® rhe Madison and Third s lvat| read ana u I )on motion was Eedapd ordered spread of record. Knd [is a good one and in all I■■ represents several hundred ■ End pollars. A resolution was Ead in relation to the discharge K, night policemen which caused ■erEle surprise, when it was lithe [resolution deeming it to be BesWU’erest of the city not to ■ the night police for the amount Itirkßbat they were doing. The ■lion was thoroughly discussed A it was put to a vote, the mayor |g th* council the good work the in the past, and showlie Bcessity of having the police matter was then put to ■Suiting as follows: those beL>or of the discharge being L Christen, Van Camp, Martin "-■■ister voting nay. The reso- ■ was presented to the mayor for ’■pßuie which he refused, sayEathe would veto the same within ■me required by the statute. The ■ ■r'swto on the tax levy ordinance ken : ad in which the mayor dethere was no judgments ■ich to levy a tax and that the ■ttoft ey have verbally reported ’■* w ere no judgments at this Bn consejuence therewith the i no right to levy a tax for that did not exist. The en asked for instructions attorney in relation to Mr.' being taken in the McKean and the attorney acknowledged the judgment had been agreed by Consent of the finance comE Os the city and that the same beei entered of record in the Sjfcsrior court for instructions, inafcr then sprang the surprise r elning when in an impassionspjcli he declared that if the an® was passed over his veto be Would personally see that the talßtatute of the state was enthat he would see that ■voting for the resolution was ®®nitentiary for collusion. The e ® erred to by the mayor was 'flhe city attorney, who siated t ®d not cover this case in the ■furthermore that the finunc ■ had the power to do as they 11 tor the benefit of the city. of the mayor's threat to ■ '“•n to the state’s prison, that the tax levy be J® <Wer the mayor’s veto and the the first reading. The | ve> j then suspended, but furwere blocked, owing that Chronister voted same and it was then deat nine o'clock yepfinish up the business ordinance went same process and from they will become a r *WU the mayor's signature. The very emphatic in his arand stated that in this mattrying to protect the coun•n that if they insisted in doin the matter he would see was enforced to the limit. ■ sa ß means the penitentiary voted for the same. Acthe mayor’s theory Chronexempt, although ho did ■she original ordinance, and him to change his vote ■1 moment no one seems able Hr 00 *

HE WANTS $20,000 John Emley Was Badly Hurt in Accident at Foraker, Ohio, on July 17th. Alleging that the Chicago and Erie ailroad company sent out an engine on his train that was badly out of repair and unsafe, specifying that hub-liners were not in working order and that springs to hold the framework together were not strong enough to properly brace the engine, John E. Emley, through his attorneys, Bowers and Feightner, has brought suit against the Chicago and Erie railroad company for $20,000, for personal injuries sustained in a derailment of his engine at Foraker, Ohio, July 17, 1907. Six or seven years Emley was employed on the Erie road. July 17, when firing on an engine pulling a train of baggage, mail and passenger cars, his engine, running at the rate of fifty miles an hour, jumped the track near Foraker, Ohio. Emley was the most seriously injured of the tjrai nprew. Engineer Collins was also hurt and several passengers received minor injuries. Emley sustained Injuries to his left eye, his left ear and his spine. He was brought to his home in this city and has since been unable for duty. It is alleged in the complaint that the engine jumped the track after considerable wobbling, due to its imperfect condition and through the negligence of the railroad company. It is further alleged that Emley has lost the sight of his left eye and the use of his left ear and that his spine is so injured that he Is probably permanently disabled. He, therefore, asks for damages in the sum of $20,000 from the railroad company. As the accident happened in the state of Ohio, the laws of that state will be pleaded in the suit and under them the amount of damages mentioned is sought. Under such conditions the suit may be brought to Indiana. —Huntington Herald. o - CALEB POWERS AGAIN INDICTED Charged With Inducing Witnesses to Testify Falsely. Frankfort, Ky„ October I—The Franklin county grand jury late today returned an indictment charging Caleb Powers, now being held in the Goebel assassination case, and others with conspiring together with intent to procure others to swear falsely as witnesses in the Scott circuit court, to the effect that Henry Yousey, of Newport, now in the state prison under conviction of complicity in the Goebel case, had admitted that he fired the shot which killed Governor Goebel in January, 1900. The others indicted with Powers are How'ard M. Denton of Newport, Jennie Gentry, alias Julia Sars, of Lexington, and Dave Cupping, said to be of Kenton county. The indictment charges that these above named did unlawfully, willfully and corruptly conspire,confederate and agree together with the intent and for the purpose of procuring and inducing John Rogerson, alias J. G. Martin, and J. C. Matteson, two convicts in the Kentucky pen at Frankfort, Ky., on a future trial of Caleb Powers, then and now under indictment and awaiting a fourth trial in the Scott circuit court. o — THE FALL MASONIC MEETING. Scottish Rite to Meet at Fort Wayne Next Month. Announcements arrived today of the semi-annual reunion of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite in the vicinity of Fort Wayne, to be held in that city Tuesday and Wednesday, November 2nd and 13th. The event promises to be a very pleasant one, he degrees to be conferred up to the eighteenth on a large body of candidates. The closing banquet on Wednesday evening will be a happy afftiir. James B. Harper, presiding as toastmaster. Ed Wilson will deliver an address to the class, a special choir will furnish music. A class member will give a valedictory and addresses will be made by Charles W. Miller, of Goshen and Thomas R. Marshall, of Columbia City. Quite a number from Decatur will attend.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 3 1907.

PETITION FOR DITCH Ed Green Files His Mandate Case Against Mayor Coffee—Special Judge. D. B. Erwin as attorney for John H. Berry et al, filed a petition for a ditch in French and Kirkland township. The case of the State of Indiana on the relation of Ed~Green vs. David J. Coffee, mayor of the city of Decatur, a pettion and affidavit for a writ of Mandate to compel the executive to sign his salary warrant, as told in a recent issue, has been filed. Peterson and Moran are attorneys for the plaintiff. L. C. DeVoss is attorney for Cora Knepper who asks for a divorce and SSOO alimony from William H. Knepper. The couple were married at Fort Wayne September 27, 1906, and lived together until June Ist last. Soon after their marriage they moved to Decatur. Mrs. Knepper accuses her husband of cursing and beating her and to cap the climax he was arrested for bastardy and taken back to Fort Wayne, where he is still in jail. The plaintiff asks that her name by a former marriage, Cora Hartings, be restored to her and for all other proper relief. Clark J. Lutz, of Decatur, has been named as special judge in the divorce suit of Mary E. Glendening against John C. Glendening. The grounds of the suit are cruel and inhuman treatment, it being alleged that the defendant accused her falsely of adultery, and that he also compelled her to use money which she inherited, to make improvements on his separate property, and to have land which she had purchased with her own money, deeded in their joint names. It is alleged in an affidavit filed that Judge LaFollette will be a material witness for the plaintiff, in the trial of the case. —Portland Commercial-Review.

WITH YAGER BROS. Deal Closed Last Evening and Gus Began His Duties this Morning. Mr. Gus Reinking Tuesday purchased a third interest in the old reliable furniture store of Yager Bros., and assumed possession yesterday. Mr. Reinking is one of the best known young men in the city and in the north part of the county. He is a son of William Reinking, a widely known farmer of Union township and for ten years Gus has been employed at the Smith, Yager and Falk drug stftre. He is a clever, industrious and thoroughly honest young man, whose friends in and about Decatur are innumerable and who will make a valuable acquisition to the Yager store, which has been a prominent business house for half a century. Their stock of furniture is a large and well selected one and their special sale will continue a few days longer, according to the announcement which appears in another column of today’s issue. Mr. Reinking began his new duties at the Yager store today and takes hold like a veteran. — - TO LOUISVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kirsch, as representatives of the congregation of the German. Reform church and Rev. L. C. Hessert, pastor, have gone to Louisville, Kentucky, to attend the Northwest Synod of their denomination The regular routine of business will be transacted and the progress of the different ministers will be discussed. A professor will be elected to the chair of Exeges and Biblical Theology for the institution of the German Reform church at Sheyboygan, Wisconsin. At this institution Revs. Kruse, Grether and Vitz, all of whom have held the Decatur charge, studied the ministry. Rev. Hessert wll return in about ten days to resume his work here. These sessions are held annual and are of great interest to the various members of this church.

AN ENJOYABLE DAY Large Crowd Was Present at the Second Annual Event of this Kind. The second annual reunion of the Snyder family was held at the home of W. W. Stewart, two and one-half miles northwest of Wren, Ohio, last Saturday with relatives from several different states present to assist in making the occasion most enjoyable. An elaborate dinner was served to the many members of the family, and everything that goes to make an event of this kind most entertaining was on hand at the beautiful home of the Stewarts. At this meeting the following officers were elected for the ensuing year—Jonas Snyder, president; Leonard Bair, secretary; Daniel Hays, treasurer. The next reunion will be held at the home of Mrs. Roseman Hays, in Davis county, Indiana. During the day of the reunion a cyclone passed within 200 yards of the barn in which the dinner was served, and swept everything before it, tearing the roof from the barn belonging to Joe Johnson, destroying trees and corn belonging to W. Moser and much other damage in that locality. Those who partook of the festivities of the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bair, Mrs. Lizzie Kutcher, Mrs, Kosie Jettman, Mrs. Jacob Myers, Mrs. Julia Bradley, of Strasburg, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Winckleplec, Mrs. Roseman D. Hays, D. W. Hays, James Evans, of Oden, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garver and three children, Marjory, Frances and Charles, from Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Snyder, of Wren, Ohio; Jacob Brightenbury, wife and children Mabel and Earl; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Snyder, sons Frederick and Cloise, Convoy, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay, children Dick. Fred and Ruth, of Decatur; C. C. Snyder and wife, A. D. Hoover and wife, W. W. Stewart and wife, A. B. Hoover and wife, John Snyder and wife, Mrs. L. E. Snyder, Mrs. Eliza J. Stewart, Mrs. Sarah Dudley, Mrs. Rebecca Acorn, Nettie and Caroline Acorn, Opal Dudley, Marjory Snyder, Vesta Hoover, Mabel Snyder, Dwight Snyder, Clyde Snyder, Orville and Russell Stewart, Carrie and Russell Hoover, Ralph and Harold Hoover, George Stewart and wife, Mrs. Ada Woods. Forrest Snyder, Carl Dudley, Love Woods, Zerl Woods, Carrie Stewart, L. Stewart. The sev-enty-third birthday of Frederick Snyder was celebrated on this occasion and the day was immensely enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to be present.

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS IN SESSION Fifteen Hundred are Present—Pythian Sisters Also Meet. The report to be submitted by Mrs. Laura Sinclair, of Waterloo, grand chief of the Pythian Sisters, whose grand temple holds its annual session in Indianapolis during this week, will show’ increased gains in membership and temples throughout the state as well as the fact that the order is in better financial condition than it w r as at this time last year. Mrs. Sinclair's report will show that the increased membership over last year is 889, w'hile that of the Knights of Pythias is 415. The balance on hand this year is $9,362.17, a much larger balance than that of last year. The sum of $16,755.83 has been raised for the State Orphans’ Home. The Grand Temple session opened at castle hall this morning over 400 ladies being present and will continue until tomorrow' evening. Tonight the Myrtle Temple degree staff will confer the work at the German House. Fully 1,500 Knights are attending the meeting of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, which began this morning and continues until Wednesday evening. The meetings will be the first held in the new building. o In order to meet the demands of their patrons, the proprietors of the Electric theater have arranged to have a new show' every night. Two films will be show’n each night, a new one, and one of the same that was shown the* night before. The show last night entitled “Just Married’’ is the most comical ever shown in the city and those who saw it speak very highly of the entertainment. This same film together with a new one, will on the tonight and the show should be well attended.

WILL EXTEND ROAD Money in the Bank—s3o,ooo Left at Bluffton and it Frightens the Natives. A genuine sensation was sprung in Bluffton this morning, when Smith Bracy, the father and builder of the C. B. and C., made formal announcement of the fact that that road now had $200,000 deposited to its credit in the old Second National Bank at Aurora, 111., and that $30,000 would be deposited today with the Union Savings and Trust Comapny of this city for the purpose of paying off all claims and bonds against the road and completely clearing its name of every indebtedness. Mr. Bracy announced that it was the first intention to deposit $19,000 here and SII,OOO with the Citizens' Bank, of Portland, but while in conversation with a News reporter he talked over the long distance telephone with the road’sr'representatives at Portland and it was then decided to deposit the whole sum of $30,000 in this city. A second sensational bit of news was sprung by Mr. Bracy in his interview with the News when he announced that the C. B. and C. would build from Portland to Versailles, Ohio, at once and that work on that new extension W’ould be started within the next fifteen or twenty days. Mr. Bracy says that engineers are now out surveying a route and that committees from different towns on the route are out securing right of way. And that was not all—still a third surprising announcement was made when Mr. Bracy announced that he had just been made president of a new railroad, to extend from Kansas City to St. Joe, Mo. ( and that Mr. J. C. Curtis, superintendent of the C. B. and C., had been made assistant to him on the same road. The new road is to cost $4,000,000 and the entire amount of money to be needed is now on deposit with the Carnegie Trust Company at New York City. The entire amount has been raised and work started. Mr. Bracey also gave out in the same interview more particulars concerning who is furnishing the money for the ' completion of the C. B. and C., the $200,000 referred to as being deposited in the Aurora bank, than has ever been given out before. Mr. Bracy says that there are four parties who subscribed the amount and who own the road. He is one of the four and the other three members he refuses to announce. He says however, that the four are represented by W. I. Babb of Aurora, 111., upon whom the drafts are now drawn. He says that all three of the other men are millionaires. — Bluff toil News.

MUST PAY DIVORCE COSTS. Logansport People Discover They are Biganists. According to the strict letter of the law, at the present time there are nearly a hundred biganists residing in Logansport and pretty near the same number in the county. Unknowingly they became bigamists, when they married, after having secured a finding for divorce. A hundred Logansport men and women have married after finding was returned in their favor, never realizing that judgment on the finding must be rendered before the decree of divorce is valid. Judgment can only be secured after all the cost in the case have been paid. Many, after the finding was returned, went their way, laughing up their sleeves, that they had gotten out of paying court costs. They little knew that they were not legally divorced, and later married, never dreaming that they committing bigamy. Prosecutor Custer has a list of these people. There are about a hundred in all, residing in Logansport, and if they do not come forward and pay the court costs and secure judgment on the divorce finding, he will start action against them for bigamy. Sifinmed in a few words, there are fifty couples living in Logansport as man and wife who are not legally married. It is terrible the way Hartford City people “are seeing things.’’ Every day the newspapers publish a string of stories of persons who saw the mysterious woman in black. She always escapes them. It is still insisted that a stronger lid is needed at Hartford.

•UtCULATION 2SO« WEEKLV

MR. KRITZMAN IS FREE New Names Secured and the Same Were Promptly Approved by Mayor Coffee. Henry Kritzman, who in last Saturday's issue we stated was trying to get off of the bond of H. Fred Bohnke who was recenly appointed marshal by the mayor on Monday nght had his desire granted, and his liability in so far as this bond is concerned, is ended. Mr. Bohnke, after reading the article in Saturday’s issue, approached us, desiring to know' from whence we received our information, and was referred to Mr. Kritzman, who made his desires known. Mr. Bohnke then took him before the mayor, who readily consented to free him from his obligation and his name was stricken from the bond. Mr. Bohnke in the meantime had seen J. P. Baker, a reputable farmer and Andrew F. Welfly and these two men consented to take Mr. Kritzman’s place on the bond. Mr. Bohnke’s actions toward Mr. Kritzman were gentlemanly in every respect as he did not desire to take advantage of anything the old gentleman had done and consented to his , release so that he would cease worrying over the matter. Mr. Kintzman informed Mr. Bohnke that some very wild tales had been told him concerning the risk he was running by being a surety and advised him to get off the bond at once, and he immediately proceeded to secure his release. He told Mr. Bohnke the names of the parties that talked to him concerning this matter, and Bohnke now' declares that some one will pay dearly for meddling in business that did not pertain to them in the least. With the release of Mr. Kritzman and the addition of Mr. 'Welfly and Mr. Baker, the bond was approved by the mayor and will thus stand until the complication that now exists is cleared up in some way. The bond as given by Bohnke is a good one and will no doubt stand the fire for any amount called upon. This feature goes to show that in this turmoil Mr. Bohnke still has friends that he may call upon at any time for assistance.

A MANDAMUS SUIT To Compel Wagon to Come to the Home of William Thompson for Daughter. Pluffton, Ind., Sept. 30. —There was a new development today in the local case originated under the new school law which provides for the transportation to another school of children who live in a district where on account of small attendance the school building is abandoned. William Thompson, south of Bluffton, refused to send his little daughter to school because she would have to walk half a mile to a main road to catch the wagon. After she was out of school five days an affidavit was filed against Thompson charging him with a violation of the truancy laws, but before this case came to a hearing the new development was sprung in the form of a mandamus suit brought this morning by Thompson through a local attorney in which he asks the court to mandate Township Trustee W. H. Davis to drive to his dooryard for the little girl. The writ of mandate was issued and the case will likely come up to a trial on its merits this week, as an early decision is wanted by all parties concerned. The school trustee contends that the children should walk a reasonable distance to catch the wagon and he thinks that half a mile is not unreasonable. On the other hand Thompson contends that transportation of children means they shall be hauled the entire distance.

WAS ABLE TO GO HOME. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Nichols, of Coldwater, Michigan, came to Decatur ten days ago to visit their many friends. A week ago today Mrs. Nichols suffered a sever attack of appendicitis. Careful nursing prevented the necessity of an operation and she is now improving slowly. Though still very weak, she was able to leave for her home on this afternoon train, accompanied by her husband.

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