Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1907 — Page 5

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!>frs. Roscoe Thomas, of ihio, have arrived In the in for several ■ days with relatives. gk has just recently comr house which is located ne quarry and it is up very respect. aing was the sign hung he justice of the peace , hence our readers are police news. Everything las been quiet during the K number of ladies from Fori are due to arrive on a special evening and will confer the work upon a number of canfcat?s at the Knights of' Columbus ■all who desire to become members ■ anew secret society for ladies only, time will be had by all who Eten Kiger left Saturday evening Er sattle Rock, Ark., and will be em Eoye-; there during the winter as a ■snorter on the Arkansas Gazette, nul Mcßride has been advanced tc Ee-ncancy on the Evening News and < r 's place as local reporter < :i taken by William Kellogg -gan chasing the elusive newsIts this morning.—Bluffton Banner. ■J, i Hale is busily engaged at fcresefct in hauling coal to the various Ehnril buildings which is a part oi Ee oontract he received some tiim En lEight cars are to be furnished to date Mr. Hale has deliv■red (five of them. ■ Several cars of machinery and oth|r equipment were received today ■omlMarion for the Coppock Motor ■ar works. The machinery is being EMv placed in shape and will soon Ke Eady for operation. A force of ten pre working every day and if goes along smoothly, it ■rill lot be long before the wheels ■rill ammence to revolve. twMPayne was granted a divorce by Budge Cook this morning from her Bid, Samuel Payne, who was her the length and h of Indiana as the laziest man lana. His wife in her complaint k that he stayed in bed be he did not want to work and repo buy her coal so she could k washing to support him. The id was ordered to pay sls tc iorneys.—Huntington Democrat MB rials were refused the Clover leaf in circuit court at Charleston in I r in?aman and Gilbert cases, piclßthe railroad lost at the NovemISiii court. In each case the B^ML —R. A. pingaman of Trowthe first, and J. L. Gilbert I ttflsecond—obtained damages in a lIBMum f°r the destruction of prop•fr. It is said that the Clover Leaf robably will take an appeal to the ’preme court, as the cases affect ■Ein which a large amount of ■■■ee is demanded from the com- ■■ Frankfort Crescent. Probably for the last time this ■Bgthe street sweeper was used sterflay by John Sprague in clean--5 up the brick streets and they now ’Sent! a very neat appearance. Mr. contract has run out and Mwilllnot operate the same again » year unless specially requested blibe City council. The streets have tedbetter this season than ever MBe and fully show what good work a weeper can do. number of local attorneys will nd the banquet at Decatur next irday, given in honor of Judge Erik, upon the expiration of his term of iffice. It is probable that both Jolies O’Rourke and Heaton will ala attend. —Journal-Gazette.

TIE HANDICAP red Cleaner and Grain Separator w„ 'ake 99 per cent of the Buckhorn out of Clover and Alfalfa. Will make i uketable seperatMn of oats from whet, and grade all kinds of grain for iMd purpose. HMRV KNAPP/ Aflewt Decatur, ini-

A SACRED HOLIDAY Asks Citizens of Indiana to Pause in Pursuit of Wealth to Give Thanks. Governor Hanly has issued his annual Thanksgiving day proclamation, setting apart and proclaiming Thursday, November 28, as a day of praise and Thanksgiving, and as a legal holiday throughout the state. The proclamation is as fo.tows: The absence of the growth and bloom of spring; the fading glow of summer, the ripened fields of corn,’ wide-spreading and harvest-waiting; the departing glory of forest and of woodland; the veiled skies of autumn and the chill lenghtening nights, all remind us of the approaching end of another year and recall to our minds a custom old as the commonwealth in which we live, and sacred as the memory of the men who founded it. In deference to this custom, in conformity with the proclamation of the president of the United States, and in humble recognition and grateful acknowledgment of the goodness and mercy of Almighty God. I, J. Frank Hanly, governor of the state of Indiana, do hereby designate, set apart and proclaim Thursday, the twentyeighth day of this November, as a day of praise and thanksgiving and as a legal holiday throughout said state, and do hereby recommend its observance as such by all the inhabitants thereof. The sons and daughters of Indiana have much today to stir their gratitude and to impel its public acknowledgment. The plentiful goodness of our Heavenly Father is about us everywhere, and the evidences of His gracious tenderness are written in a thousand indellible forms throughout the annals of the passing year. Seedtime and harvest have again been ours. The earth has been lavish in the production of all things essential to our sustenance. The bounties of nature —prodigal in number and generous in value, enough and to spare—are saved and stored. Material prosperity—industrial and. commercial —has reached and gone beyond the tide of other years. Sickness and disease have fallen upon us only in normal measure, and pestilence and scourge not at all. Affliction and destitution consequent upon our own weaknesses and follies have been minimized. Our citizenship is intelligent, liberty-loving, God-fearing and lawabiding; our people, strong, constant and resolute. The splendor of our institutions remains undimmed. The her itage of the past is still secure. The advantages and duties of the present are more generally and more clearly seen and understood and the possibilities of the future more widely and sincerely believed in than in recent days. The public conscience has continued to be, and still is, stirred and quickened. Civic concepts are higher and clearer. Moral worth is more keenly appreciated, and wrong doing—public and private —and social weaknesses of every kind more deeply deplored. And yet, with all this true, we have sinned and do still sin. Our faults are still grievous, our follies still many—so grievous and so many, indeed, as to humble us and bring us to God’s chancels in repentance and in supplication for forgiveness. Let us on this day pause in our pursuit of wealth and in our struggle for gain and meet in devout assemblages in our accustomed and several places of worship and there renew the faith of our fathers, and in humility and in gratitude unite in meditation and in prayer, and join in services of song, of praise and of thanksgiving. Let us consecrate ourselves anew and rededicate our lives to the practice of the holy teachings of the Christ, to obedience to the laws of our country and to the defense of its institutions. Let the day be characterized by deeds of charity and of kindness, to the end that he who has shall share with him who has not. In glad gatherings round domestic altars and about family firesides, let us renew past friendships and sweeten and strengthen the ties of kindred, of home and of family. Let passion be stilled. Let malice, feuds and hatred be forgotten, the memory of wrongs be blotted out, and forgiveness be in every heart ana upon every Up. Let us become during the day one peopie without differences of sect or creed, or party, and amid it all let us remember the children of village, of countryside and of city with gentle word and kindly deed and by acknowledgment of our dependence upon the Great Father’s love and guidance, teach them the comeliness of humility, the sublimity of Christian faith. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the state of Indiana, at the capitol, in the city of Indianapolis, this eleventh day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and in the year of the in-

dependence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-second, and in the year of the admission of the state of Indiana the ninety-first. J. FRANK HANLY, Governor of the State of Indiana. By the Governor: FRED W. SIMMS, Secretary of State. MRS. STEELE HOSTESS A Fort Wayne Party at Dinner and Supper Yesterday—Other Notes . The Y. M. H. B. club were entertained a tthe home of Miss Bertha Knapp Friday evening and progressive peanuts were the enjoyment of the evening in which Misses Georgia Meibers and Miss Leona Harting received first honors and an elegant lunch was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harting of north Fifth street were victims of a pleasant surprise Sunday night when a number of their neighbors rushed in upon them for an evening of pleasure. Mr. and Mrs. Harting moved to the city about a month ago and they took this plan to welcome them to their midst. During the evening progressive pedro was played in which Pries Myer, of Oklahoma, and Miss Leon Harting won prizes. An elegant luncheon was served to the guests and an excellent time was had by all. Those present were William Harting and family, Pries Myer, of Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Meibers, Mrs. Tim Corbett and Henry Viau. About thirty members of the Ben Hur tribe of this city pleasantly surprised the chief of the court, L. L. Baumgartner by gathering unexpectedly at his home Saturday night to assist in celebrating his birthday anniversary. The guests were all masked and Mr. Baumgartner guessed who each of them were. The merry party then removed their masks and a soI cial session ensued including music I and games. Mrs. Baumgartner de- | lighted the party with elaborate refreshments and the affair was most delightful throughout. o — A NEW CASE FILED ■ On Change of Venue from Jay County—Several Cases Dismissed. The November term of the Adams circuit court convened at nine o’clock Monday morning,Judge Erwin in his accustomed chair and practically every member of the bar being present. Only a small amount of business was transacted, however.

A new case has been filed here on change of venue from Jay county entitled Charles McConnell vs. Florence Griner. It is a replevin suit, wherein the plaintiff demands possession of a restaurant located In Portland, which together with a Jay county farm he traded some time ago for a farm in Michigan. The case promises to produce several interesting legal questions when it comes to trial. The case of Eli W. Steele vs. Isaac Robinson, suit on note and mortgage, demand S2OO, dismissed and costs paid. The petition of Henry I. Teeple and others for a drain was found sufficient and there being no remonstrance filed, the same was referred to L. L. Baumgartner and James Wiley, as drainage commissioners, who were ordered to meet November 20th at Pleasant Mills. Meyers and Gillig vs. Christena R. Niblick, admx., claim $1,151.67, cause dismissed on written motion. Ida Koldeway vs. William Koldeway et al, partition, dismissed and costs paid. German Fire Insurance Co., vs. Graham and Lower, damages, S4OO, demurrer of defendants sustained. Leave granted plaintiffs to amend complaint. Thomas Giblin vs. Robert Giblin et al, final report of partition filed and commissioners discharged. Daniel B. Ninde vs. Richard Klein, damages, bill of exception filed, signed and made part of record. M. F. Aspy has been granted letters of administration for the estate of McClellan Tague and filed bond for $2,000. Susanna Buuck was appointed guar-

dian for Luella, Rosina and Amelia Buuck and filed bond for SBOO. Squire A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, was admitted to the Adams county bar this morning, passing the examination in a highly satisfactory manner and is now a full fledged attorney. Marriage licenses were issued to Thomas J. Duhane, aged twenty-eight, and Opal Shoemaker, aged nineteen, of Geneva; Howard W. Mauller, aged twenty-five, and Eva B. Smith, aged twenty-one, of Decatur. Some time between our last visit to the court house on Saturday evening and our first call there on Monday morning the clerk’s office was given a new coat of wall paper, which adds to the appearance of the room. ARREST IS CERTAIN Message from Sheriff Says They Actually Have the Young Man Now. Harry Scott, wanted in this city for bigamy, is again under arrest and this time is in jail at Williston, N. D. The search for the young man has never been given up, since Sheriff Meyer returned from his futile trip a month ago. Recently word came that Scott was working as a telegraph operator at a small town between Williston and Buford. Monday morning Hugh Hite received a telegram from a deputy sheriff stating that he had arrested Scott. Not much faith was placed in this announcement as the deputies of that section have heretofore proven rather uncertain quantity to deal with. Monday afternoon Sheriff Meyer received a telegram from Sheriff Lambson, Williston, saying that he had Scott actually in jail and asking for instructions. As HenryHite was out of the city Monday, it was impossible to learn whether Sheriff Meyer will make another trip west or not, but it is quite probable that the young man who acted so unwisely will soon be brought here for trial, on the very serious charge of which he is accused.

INTERNATIONAL STOCK SHOW Opens at Chicago First Week in December. The International Live Stock Exposition is the clearing-house of all the live stock shows of the continent. If a prize-winner at other shows be of sufficient merit to have the slightest prospect of winning an International premium, it is sure to be there. The International show is, therefore, a contest of champions, and the ribbons won are held in the highest esteem. The students’ contests originated by President J. A. Spoor of the Union Stock Yards, and enlarged upon by the generosity of Mr. J. Odgen Armour, are alone sufficient to place the Chicago International at the head and ‘front of live stock educational institutions. The fat hog, sheep and cattle exhibits surpass anything else of the kind on the face of the earth. The Chicago Internaional is the one show which no self-respecting stockman can afford to miss. The International *how of 1907 opens on November 30th and continues to December 7th. — National Stock Grower and Fanner.

FORGOT THE MARRIAGE LICENSE But Deputy Clerk Haefling Came to the Rescue. Thomas Duhane, a guager in the Illionis oil eld and Miss Opal Shoemaker, of Geneva, were granted a man rlage license Saturday evening and were married later by Rev. Stangle, at the United Brethren parsonage. The bride is a daughter of George Shoemaker, of Geneva, and has served as a telephone operator at that place for some time. She is very popular and her wedding was quite a surprise to her friends. After securing the license Saturday evening the groom laid the paper down on the counter and the couple walked out without the very necessary document. Deputy Clerk Haefling noticed the papers and hurried out on the street in time to save the young couple any embarrassment. o Local bankers are expecting the promised supply of Chicago clearing house checks to reach Huntington this evening. If they come as promised they will be ready for distribution in the payment of Erie pay checks not yet cashed Tuesday morning. It is estimated by some that fully threefourths of the checks issued here last week hav® already been cashed by merchants and others. The clearing house checks will complete the payment of the pay day checks, and the situation will be normal. —Huntington Herald. Ellson Brick returned to Portland this afternoon from a business trip to the city.

THIS YEAR’S WORK Resulted in Immense Crops —The Land Was Recently Sold to Mr. Gillig. That success can only be attained where there is a plan faithfully followed, well arranged and earnestly pursued has been fully demonstrated in farming by Elmer Johnson on the Riverside stock farm during the past year, and by his success he shows to his neighboring farmers what constitutes success upon a farm and how the end is attained. For the benefit of Mr. Gillig, who a few days ago purchased this magnificent farm for the sum of $28,500 and for the benefit of his numerous farmer friends, Mr. Johnson today handed us a tabulated stateme'nt of the result of his successful farming on the Riverside stock farm, during the past year, which is quite interesting. The farm as all well know, is composed of 292 acres of the best land and from this he raised this year 1,410 bushes of wheat, 1,265 bushels of oats, $1,192 worth of corn from 45 acres; $1,369 worth of hay, $45.50 worth of potatoes,l $68.00 worth of alsyke, $73.50 worth' (of timothy seed, $354.75 worth pf hogs, and besides this the cattle and horses that he has not enumerated. Mr. Johnson attributes his success to hard work and conscientious labor, and also to the system he established i each year. He congratulates Mr. Gillig upon purchasing this farm and is ' confident that he has made the best bargain that could be made in Adams county. Mr. Gillig assumed control of the farm today and is now busily engaged in getting ready for the spring work. o HE SOLD FOR SI,BOO

Weighed Just Eighteen Hundred Pounds—Went to Woodburn, Ohio. Fred Bohnke Monday disposed of his big sorrel Belgium stallion which he had owned for several years to a party of citizens in and around Woodburn, Ohio, for the sum of eighteen hundred dollars. The animal was one that had been imported by Frisinger and company from the old country and weighed something like eighteen hundred pounds, thus bringing a dollar a pound. The horse was a beauty in every respect, having reached the age of seven years and is still a very valuable animal. The men made the deal without much argument, and the animal was today shipped to that place, where he will be cared for in the future. These animals always bring a fancy price and are considered valuable property by horsemen, and are at present in great demand. Mr. Bohnke is disposing of his horses as he expects to go out of business owing to other interets he has on hands, and in consequence made the deal in a short time. The company that purchased him are all well to do business men in that community, and think well of the bargain they made. o AVERAGE WAS GOOD Total Receipts of Sale Were $2,400 and Every One Was Satisfied. D. E. Studabaker sale held Monday was a very successful one, in fact one of the best held in the county this year. The crowd was large and though several facts combined to injure the sale just at this time, still the bidding whs spirited and Mr. Studabaker feels very much elated over the success of his first sale. A free lunch, including hot coffee and plenty of good sandwiches was served and helped to keep the crowd in a good humor. gas engine and the sheep failed to sell and these will be disposed of at private sale. The registered hogs averaged about twentyone dollars, a splendid showing for the first sale. The total receipts were about $2,400 and eyery customer was completely satisfied The stock was all high grade and made an excellent showing.

The Berne high school boys played against the Decatur high school boys in basket ball on Saturday afternoon, the score resulting 17 to 13 in favor of Berne. A large and enthusiastic crowd of rooters for both teams was present The Berne team and several of their friends were royally entertjgned at supper in the evening by MBs Alice Dailey at her home near Berne Witness.

JAIL SYSTEM IS A DISGRACE. Says Amos Butler, of National Prison Association. Indianapolis, Nov. 19.—Amos W. Butler, of Indianapolis, a member of the special committee chosen by the National Prison association to investigate jails in every state' and territory in the union, in an interview declared I that “our jail system is a national dis- ' grace.” Mr. Butler who also is secreI tary of the National Prison association, says that the report of the committe is .completed and at a meeting to be held shortly, recommendations will be made for the improvement of the jail system in the United States. In the interview, Mr. Butler says the entire jail system Is wrong, especially the indiscriminate mingling of the sexes. Over 400 jails were investigated by the committee, according to Mr. Butler. Continuing Mr. Butler stated that the committee found a striking similarity of jail conditions in each state and territory. Sanitary and other conditions were found to be extremely bad. —o Aaron Mosure returned home today from Decatur, where he closed a deal whereby he became the owner of an eighty-five acre farm In Adams county. The farm is nine miles directly east of this city. Mr. Mosure bought the farm for an investment and will continue to live in this city.—Bluffton News. Charles Spencer, the young man who had one atm badly injured several months ago while working for the Standard Oil company unloading iron pipe at Decatur, has recovered so that he is again able to go to work and he will leave tonight for Alton, 111., to work for the same company, on a pipe line being laid there. —Bluffton News. A party of Clover Leaf officials and C. D. Emmons, general manager of the Wabash Valley, were in this city today and met with A. Shanes, state inspector of the interlockers for the purpose of inspecting the interlocker at the junction of the Clover Leaf and Wabash Valley north of town. It has been installed several weeks, and will now be put in actual operation as soon as approved by Inspector Shanes. The latter was formerly with the Clover Leaf. —Bluffton News.

The steam heating plant that is being installed at the Adams county jail is fast nearing completion, and from all present indications will be completed by December first. The task of putting in a heating job of this kind I is no small one as many obstacles are met in the construction of the same. The most difficult feature is the drilling through the heavy floors and walls. The plant when installed will be complete in every respect. The work is being done by P. J. Hyland and his force of men. The condition of Mayor L. A. Guthrie who is confined to his bed suffering from a nervous attack, is somewhat improved today and his relatives have been given more encouragement by the attending physician than for some time. Visitors are not yet admitted to his room, but it is expected that within a few days he will be able to receive friends. For some ime the condition of Mayor Guthrie was such as to demand the almost constant attention of physicians. —Muncie Press. The Mritz and Covault blacksmith shop started work this morning repairing the rollers that were used in Bet Hunnicut’s fruitless attempt to move the Curryville elevator. The whole outfit will be overhauled before they are used again. The gangs have four rollers to each set, turning on three-inch steel axles. Sixteen of these gangs were placed under the building and some idea of the immense weight may be gained when it bent the avles till the rollers rubbed against the upper part of the collars. The owners of the building are undecided yet whether they will make another attempt to move the ,building or not. —Bluffton Banner. The big fall festival closed Saturday evening with one of the largest crowds of the week in attendance and the grandest amusement success that Bluffton has ever known is over. A rough estimate places the attendance during the six nights at 15 000 people, a large percentage of which were visitors from the surrounding towns and cities. Financially the carnival was also a success, although the large expense attending the task of putting off the event makes the proceeds lower than was expected. It’ is impossible as yet to ascertain just what amount the lodge will gain, but it is thought that the sum will be in the neighborhood of $3,000. —Bluffton News. Before Judge Sturgis this afternoon a motion to quash the indictment in the Frank Cotton case, charged with issuing a fraudulent check, was argued, on the ground chiefly that the indictment failed to show cause fo'r - action. Judge Sturgis Will not rule on the motion before Wednesday morning.—Bluffton News.