Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1907 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■ ▼MYTBCMDAYMOmiMS *Y kW g ellingham. r*F®< YUI IM ADVAMCB. Ultf»4 at ‘.Be po*tofle«at D«-*tur.la*tsaa BB «•<>•*a-eiBM mall matter. coin BIG INCREASE OF BANKRUPTCIES According to Dun's Review, a recognized authority, the failures in the United Stat s during the third quarter of 1907 show a very large inc.' ease in amount of liabilities as compared with the corresponding months of my year for a decade. The liabilities in the failures in the manufacturing class during Jul' August an J September were $26.”??.3”? as against $«.- 42”.454 last year in the same months. In September alone the fai.ures in this class were $1” 602.834. as against $2 - 569.642 in the same month in 19"6. As to number of failures in the general manufacturing division, there was an increase of about 20 per cent. 659 failures comparing with 541 in the same three months last year. Almost half of this difference occurred in the building class, and increases of about 20 each were reported in machinery and milling. The failures in the mercantile, broker and transportation classes for July. August and September this year were seven millions of do! ars in excess of the failures in the same c asses in the same period last year. KIRBY RISK'S BRYAN MEETING Now comes J. Kirby Risk s Bryan meeting at Lafayette on November 18. It will easily outclass and outdistance any former event by the noted Lafayette Jackson Club. They are a live set of Democratic boosters, molded over a late and fashionable model and will make this event the most historic of their existence. Democrats from all four corners of Indiana will greet the great Commoner and the Lafayette Democrats on the date mentioned. The unterrified of Adams county should wash their linen and arrange for a reserve seat at the banquet table. Arrangements are in progress for the seating of seven hundred guests. Besides the banquet an oratorical feast —the best ever —with Hon. W. J. Bryan as the commanding figure, will be enjoyed. Ferd Augsburgev request* us to state that he paid $25 funeral expeases of his father who died last week in the county infirmary, and that not he. but the township trustee took him there, at the request of Jacob Vogt, Mr. Aug?burgers brother-in-law. He also wants us to state that he. being rich, had intended to pay Mr. Graber for all the trouble and expense he had with his father, but now since the newspapers published the fact that his father died in the poor house and called it a shame on the children, including himself, he will not pay a cent—Berne Witness. It is reported in Washington that Mr. Roosevelt has kindly agreed to •How New Mexico to come In as an independent state. The territorial governor of New Mexico makes this announcement and declares that a bill to that effect will be introduced into the Sixtieth Congress and that the President wfil approve it. This determination on the part of the administration merits all commendation. In an interview with the New York Herald, Frank Jay Gould said: “If we could only have war with Japan right now it would not be such a bad thing as it seems on its face. For one thing it would take Roosevelt s at tendon away from Wall street and direct it in a new line." How won d it do for Wall street to make it un-

necessary for the President to watch It so closely? It is charged tha: the terrible Fontanet explosion, with its awful loss of life and destruction of property, was due to the failure of the DuPont F.*wder company (the trust), which own- | ed the powder mill, to make necessary repairs to machinery. It appears that al. the trust wants is dividends. Having a monopoly of the powder busin-~-. it has run things to suit itself. Not only did it fail to make repairs to its Fontanet factory which would have prevented the explosion, but it has regularly charged American miner? v. no are compelled to use its powder about twice as much per keg as it charges abr ad for the same goods. Mr. Hearst's 'lndependence League” is showing the country just how “independent" it can be. It has entered into a fusion arrangement with the Republicans in New York against the Democrats, whereby the “league will support the rest of the Republican county ticket and the Republicans will vote far Mr. Hearts political manager for the office of sheriff, a place worth $60.00 a year. As the arrangement was made with Herbert Parsons President Roosevelt's special manager in New York, it has the earmarks of a funny bargain. The young man named Williams who was arrested some time ago for fighting with Charles Philips was retries: ed this morning by Marsha; Bohnke on account of his failure to pay what was due on his fine. He made satisfactory arrangements with Mayor Coffee and was given his release. The country seems to be getting along so well with Taft on his travels. Root sick. Cortelyou silent and the Strenuous One taking his vacation, that it may decide some time just to get along without any presidents. —Atlanta Journal. AN ADAMS COUNTY PRODUCT Owns Valuable Real Estate at Ben-

ton Harbor —Is Visiting Relax ves in Thi* City. Peter Tonnelier and wife of Benon Harbor. Michigan, are guests of relatives and friends here for a few days. Mr. Tonnelier was reared in -.his county going to Michigan about twenty years ago. From a poor boy he has worked himself up to a point where he is recognized as one of the wealthiest and most prominent men of his community. Recently r state savings bank was organized at Beuron Harbor and Mr. Tonnelier is one of the heaviest stockholders, and a member of the board of directors. Speaking of him the Benton Harbor News-Palladium said: “Peter Tonnelier is a well known capitalist of this city, one who has probably built as many if not more brick blocks than any man here, and one who is always public spirited and a willing worker for the good of the city.” It is with pride that we point out the success of Decatur products either at home or abroad and Mr. Tonnelier certainly deserves mention. o Dan Erwin while enroute home yesterday on the Clover Leaf train had the proved distinction of seeing three of the balloons tn the international race. H*r* Is Relief f*r Werwen. If you have pains tn the back. Urlaary. Bladder or Kidney trouble, aad for wamaa s Illa, try Mother Gray's Australian Leaf. It is safe aad never failtag monthly regulator. At Drug gists or by mail 59 eeats Sample package FREE. Addreaa, Tha Mother Gray Co, Leßoy. N. T. -—- ■ o . A Certain Cure far Aenlng Foot. Shake into your shoee Allen’s FootEase. a powder It eurea Tired. Aching. Callous. Sweating. Swollen feat At all druggists and shoe stores. 25e. Sample FREE Address, Alien S. Olmsted. Le Roy. N. T. 12-4 t 0 THE PRICE OF HEALTH “The price of health in amalarious district is just 25 cents; the cost of a box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills.” writes Ella Slayton, of Noland. Ark. New Life Pills cleanse gently and impart new life and vigor to th* system. 25c. Satisfaction guaranteed at Blackburn druggist.

FROM TEN TO TWENTY YEARS Plead Guilty and the Court Immediately Imposed the Sentence —Leaves Here Wednesday. Gotthard Brown, the desperado who frightened, robbed and jgbused the Amish people, after they had befriend ■ ed him. and who during his incarcera- ! tion in the county jail proved him- • self the most vcious prisoner ever in custody here, appeared in circuit court Monday afternoon and plead guilty to the charge of burglary He asked Judge Erwin a number of ques- ■ tions. and after studying a momentexpressed a desire to change his plea to that of guilty. The judge immediately imposed upon him a sentence of from ten to twenty years in the Michigan City prison and disfranchised him for a term of twenty years. Brown was on a -_?t ible rampage at the jail last week but after being driven to obedience became very docile and his . desire to plead guilty followed. He is : one of the worst scoundrels who ever I visited this locality, and many people will hear with pleasure of his sentence to prison, for they were in g> eat fear iof him. when he was at liberty. He 'has threatened to kill deputy sheriff i Bull -r and various other people. Sheri iff Meyers left with the prisoner for Michigan City Wednesday morning. p—- . ADAIR IS THE WHOLE TH NG. Republicans in Eighth District Undecided c~ Card dates. i Blodgett, in the Ir.dknapolis News, 'in writing about congressional politics I has this to say of the Eghth district: • Congressman J. A M Adair, it can !be stated on gcod authority, will ask I for the Democratic nomination in the Eighth district and will get it without opposition. The Democrats of the district look upon Mr. Adair as a sure Ti-ur and he can have about anything he asks so.. There are no sure enough candidates named by the Republicans yet. Jndge McClure of Anderson, is talked about, but the judge is doing none of the talking himself. Judge John W. Macy, of Winchester.l has also been menticnsd. but Judge Macy says he has no desire -: go tO| congress and will not be a c andidate i under any condition Ed T tner. of the , Anderson Herald and Bert Vestal, also of Madison county have been talked about a little also But there need be no uneasiness—the Eighth will have plenty of candidates.

BALLOONS PASSED NEAR GENEVA Three of the Airships Reached that Point this Morning. Geneva Ind.. Oct. 22. —< Special to Democrati —Three of the big balloons in the world s race which started from St. Louis yesterday passed just south of here at 11:50 today. The big airships were moving along rapidly and were too high to permit one to tell what balloons they were. They were plainly visible from this town and from Portland and created great interest. Marion. Ind.. Oct. 22.— Special)— Two of the ballons passed over this city at 10:20 this morning, the German ship leading by about ten miles and an American balloon second. o - HE GRANTED A DIVORCE. Hon. Chark J. Lutz, Acting a* Special Judge at Portland. Clark J. Lutz, sitting as special judge in the Jay circuit court on Monday ceara tne evidence in the divorce suit of Mary E. Glcndening against her husband. John C. Glendening. The charge made was cruel and inhuman treatment and abandonment. Late Monday afternoon. Judge Lutz granted the plaintiff a divorce with the custody of their daughter, Gladys. The defendant was awarded the custody of their two boys. Roseo* and James each party being given permission to visit th* children in the custody of the other, at seasonable times—Portland Commercial-Review. Word has been received here to the effect that W. H. Ernst, formerly a resident of Bluffton and ex-county auditor of Wells county, who is now living in Ohio, to the effect that he is critically ill with the cancer with which he has been afflicted for several years and that his life is new despaired of. According to the word r ~ ceived here there is no hope for his •recovery and Ns relatives are reconciled to the belief that i* is now only a matter of time until he will pass away. Mr. Ernst ha? had several operations performed but nothing could be done to check it. —Bluffton i News.

AFTER A TWO YEARS' ILLNESS Suffered With Bright's Disease and the End Had Been Expected for Several Weeks. John Miller, aged fifty-four years. I and one of the best known citizens of lour city, died last night at twelve o'clock at his home on Winchester street after an illness of several months' duration, death resulting from Brights disease. The deceas-.d was bo* n in Union township fifty-four years ago. where he was reared to manhood and it was there that ht received his early education and training. During all his early life he ! followed the vocation of a farmer and after his marriage he continued in this line untl two years ago. when he j purchased the Levi Barkley property ;on Winchester street and moved to i ‘his city, where he continued to make I his home until the time of his demise. He was taken ill several months ago with Bright's disease but at the time his illness was- : ?t thought to be of a serious nature. However, he gradually grew weaker until his condition became alarming. The physicians who diagnosed the case could offer no hope and last night after j months of suffering, the end came. I Mr. Miller was a member of the M. E. chujch. he having affiliated with | this ehnrch when a young man. He I was a devoted Christian and an earnest church worker and Ns many acts of kindness will be sadly missed by those who came in closet touch with him. The funeral services will be held Thursday morning at the M. E. church the funeral catege leaving the house at ten o'clock, the casket will not be opened at the church and those desiring to view the remains may do so at the home. Interment will be made in Decatur cemetery. He leaves a wife, two sisters, one brother and a grandson to mourn their loss. MISSIONARY SERVICES HELD. Tv.o Rousing Meetings at and Near Linn Grove.

P. L Robinson. W. H. Merriman and Charles Burkett of this city at- • I tended and took palt in two rousing j Sunday school conventions Sunday in j Adams county. One held in the afterInocn. was at a missionary church east of Linn Grove. The second was held in the Evangelical church of Linn Grove. At the first services Charles Burkett led the music while Mr. Merriman made the address. In the second service Mr. Burkett again led the music while both Messrs. Robinson and Merriman made spirited talks. Both services were overflow meetings, the churches being unable to hold the crowds that attended. Officers were elected and Sunday school work in the township started with a full and complete organitation. The Bluffton gentlemen have helped establish a complete county Sunday organization in Wells county and the state association has called upon them to assist in neighboring countie*.—Bluffton News. —o — 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lewton came home last night from a three weeks' absence in the ease visiting Washington. D. C„ Philadelphia, the Jamestown exposition and many other places of historic note. The trip was most enjoyable and they both enjoyed it immensely. Commissioners at Huntington have held that the anti-saloon remonstrance recently f!sl for Jackson township, including the town of Roanoke. is good, and it will bar saloons thee for a period oi two years from May 3 last James Rose was refused a license on the decision. Electric iignt superintendent M. J. Mylott and assistants are at present busily engaged in constructing a new elect, fc line to the auto factory and fully expect to have the same completed in a few days. The auto lactory expect to use electrical power, which will be furnished them by the city. The task of putting in this line is no sanll eae. Jesse Smith, who received the contract to tear Sown the eld brick smoke stack at the elty plant has eemnsenced operations and will keep at the work steadily the weather permitting and expecu to soon have his contract : completed. Mr. Smith is supposed to clean the brick aad pile them in shape so that they may be used for uy other i purpose necessary. Dr. W. N. Fowler, physician and surgeon for the Walter Wellman north pole expedition, has returned to his home at Bluffton. He was with Wellman two years ago and will go back again next year if another attempt is made. He is of the opinion that the plans of Wellman are good and the most feasible of any yet proposed. He says the failure to accomplish anything this year was due en|tirely to the bad weather.

The men financially interested in the Central league voted to keep the circuit intact, at the annual meeting of that organization. For*. Wayne and several other cities had hoped to procure berths in the league but all were sent away disappointed. The action I of the directors In the matter greatly enhances the prospects for the organiza ion of a new Indiana-Ohio circuit, with Fort Wayne as one of the towns on the Hoosier side. All of the local grocery firms are doing a big business handling cabbage and filling the orders of those desiring ito put up kraut for the winter. Several thousands of pounds have already been disposed of and many more wi.l be doled out before the season is over. The improvement on the Allison ■ building occupied by the City restaurant and F. V. Mills is fast nearing ! completion and will soon present a line appearance. The front as now (arranged gives the occupants some : room to make a display of thei- goods, i The Belgium scallions at the Frisinger stables at Steele s park are attracting considerable attention and ' that place was on Sunday visited b> 'scores of people desiring to inspect these animals. The horses are beauties and every one who hag yet seen i them say that it is the finest lot that . the firm has yet handled. Mrs. Sam Laman held the lucky number 2557 that drew the twenty doli lors worth of merchandise given away iat the Pictorium. she having presented the ticket last Saturday evening, j Mr. Stoneburner will soon announce ! his Christmas offering which will con- ' sist of many valuable presents and he ! will thus show his appreciation of the attendance. The Blackford county jail is taxed to its utmost capacity and new prisoners continue to be added to the list. There are now fourteen men having ibeir mail addressed to Hotel de Hudson. and among them are some held on serious charges. This week the prisoners have been obliged to double lup in the sleeping apartments. The inmates seem to accept the situation in a philosophical manner, however, and no kicks have been registered.— Hertford City News. Reports from various sections of the country give promise of an open winter. They say that the squirrels are not laying in their usual store of nuts, and that the bees have made less honey than in other years, sure harbingers of a warm winter. On account of the scarcity of fruits and ! vegetables, the housewife did not put up as much canned stuff this season as usual —another good (?) sign and then —the naturlal gas pressure is lighter as the weather gets chillier. Sergeant Caldwell yesterday enlisted thi ee men for the marine service, as follows: C. L. Johnson, an aeronaut of Decatur, Ind.; William Pierson, of Archbold. O.; and Charles H. Anspaugh. of this city. Captain J. C. Brackenridge, in charge of this jurisdiction will arrive in the city today to muste. in the recruits. Sergeant Caldwell announces that all men enlisted in the near future will be given a chance to take in the oriental cruise planned by the war department.—Journal Gazette. Miss Rose L. Fritz, champion typewriter, made a new record Saturday when she wrote from dictation an average of 97 words a minni? for thirty minutes while blindfolded. She actually wrote 3,v„2 words in the half hour, but lost 95 words as a penalty for nineteen mistakes. Miss ; Fritz's former record was 94 words a minute. The exhibition took place at the business show at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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The sewers that have ling the past few weeks t 0 Cun , are fast nearing com p ie tior to * same will soon be ready f 4 ,he ance. The Erwin. R oop and a W era are practically finisM C „ Chronister and Lenhart are . the eration by the various contrX?’’ Attorney John Burns has been successful In securing a SP m U with the Lake Erie and Westo 6016111 way company for R O b ert Gtl J U whose wife, daughter and son run down and killed by a Ta-/'" i train some weeks ago' Sui- / DSer • the company will likely b , in a short time unless the railway J pany reconsiders in the mo, ■ lit is understood tha; lba be J’® 1 ) father has demanded $2 ° —Hartford City News. j Grant L. Fox. the son of Tom For i returned yesterday from Brooki, ’ having just finished his time in ? > navy. He has been in the serfiJ I fol- four years and during that t J I has been home only once, when g • was in Bluffton for two divs y I j Fox has been on the battleship cS ; rado, one of the finest and most modj ern boats in the navy. During d service, Mr. Fox has seen most the world, but says that he is glad to get back to Bluffton -Bluffton Banner. The Decatur high school for tie first time in its history can now boast of an a chestra which when taken fa. to consideration that they have sea together but a short time, is one of no mean ability. This organization is made up of boys who are members of the hgh school and they are playag up-to-date music in every respect, fie boys have several nice engagements on hand and will make their debut to the public in a short time. The bon are to be encouraged as the school have long needed something of this description. Billy Adams, one of the few remafa ing tetf ist printers of the old school known in almost every newspaper office from coast to coast, has majt his last hike down a railroad trad, i Last week, at Lafayette: he fell be neath a Monon passenger train ad both his feet were severed. He is not in a hospital at Lafayette. Billy was an artist in his line and no mate where he happened to be there was al ways a job open to him. He hu worked at the Democrat office on w , merous occasions but invariably, after working a few days he would yield to his old weakness, booze, and drift on to some other place. G. C. Steele of the Racket store re turned last evening from Bluffton, where he met buyers from ten different stoles to make arrangements for buying all their goods from the factory direct instead of the whole sale house. This store has already received a carload of holiday goods including everything in the toy line imported direct tom Germany and Japan and the lot includes some unique stuff. Mr. Steele expects to put up a new store in the spring and add a much larger stock to the stores this city. It would certainly pay y® to look into this bee hive and see fe yourself what he is doing. S. S. Bartlett agent for the Metro politan Life insurance company, of Huntington, is in our city straightening up the business of the company since the death of the former agent Charles McConnehey. Mr. Bartlett expects to secure a man to care for the company's business here, but a? to this time has made no selection. Mrs. Robert Anderson oi Dunkirk, is idreparing to enter suit against Daniel Hinshaw, George Black and Marti ll Kautz. Dunkirk saloonkeepers, vi» she claims have fleeced her husband out of about $1,200. The money, she says, was lost in poker games conducted in gambling rooms owned by B et named. —Hartford City News. The proof of true greatness is nowhere more evident than in the.lfttle everyday courtesies of Hf e - •' ,e ■ all the great people of the world bare been simple, courteous and k.nd - ■their manner to all their fellow-mas tn al! stations of life. The other a* of thing, nine cases out of ten. o designates the snob. Btoma*Gb trouble*, Heart a»d ■•y •Umewta. can be ,a!^L n » rectod with • preecriptioa In , drnggtata everywhere as ■■- _ Rretoretlre. The prompt ana « tag relief which this remedy •taly brißga is entirely Reatoratlve action upoe thIng nerve* »f the Stomach H Nachtrleh.