Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1907 — Page 7

CARD OF THANKS. < I fake this opportunity to thank ail m y friends who supported me by their votes in yesterday’s primary election » and also to thank those who did not support me for their kind and courteous manner toward me. I have nothing but the kindest feeling for ail, and feel that the democratic party in this county could not have selected a stronger ticket. Yours truly, A. P. BBATTY. At the regular meeting of the G. A. jl. held at their hall Dec. 5 the following comrades were elected for the ensuing year: Commander, D. K. Shakley; senior vice, Sim Fordyce; junior vice. F. F. Freeh; surgeon, Randall Sprague; chaplain, Andrews; quartermaster, G. B. Cline; officer of the day, A. J. Teeple; officer of the guard, Theodore Keneday; trustees, J. D. Hale, Joshua Parrish and Benj. Sholty. Delegate to state encampment, A. J. Teeple; alternate, Wm. Wetter. The installation will be Thursday, Jan. 2. Henry Rodenbeck, the liveryman, is suffering from two big bolls on his right arm that are causing him intense pain and agony. He had the same operated upon his afternoon and is now of the opinion that he will soon be ready to perform his usual duties. Mrs. U. S. Cress, of Decatur, Ind., is in town, at the bedside of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Ann Cress, who has been quite sick at the home of her son, Chester Cress, landlord of the Central hotel. The aged lady is improving as we go to press.—Moaroeville Breeze. General Superintendent of the Clover Leaf system, P. H. Houlahan, is on an inspection tour which will end in Toledo. The trip is merely one of inspection of buildings, roads and bridges outside of which there is no special motive. From St. Louis to Delphos he had a party of ten Chicago & Alton officials who were going over the road on an inspection tour before the final arrangements, for the complete consolidation of the two roads are made. —Frankfort Crescent. The Rocheford piano factory of Tipton, was destroyed by fire about 9 o’clock Monday night. The factory had just been completed and water mains had not been extended to it. This factory was erected by the citizens of Tipton securing a large bonus which was obtained by the sale of over 200 lots and it had just started to operate on a small scale, there being quite a large number of pianos in the course of construction. The plant was insured. J. Fred France has been looking up matters pertaining to a law suit in which he Is one of the attorneys and as he desired to make some referenc to Biblical quotations, he took the book to refresh his memory on them. After thumbing the leaves for a long time and being unable to locate the passage he was after, he turned to Z. T. Dungan, who is an authority on Biblical matters and said to him: “Say Zack, where is the index to this book at ”-—Huntington Democrat. “The poultry market is in a demoralized condition, a state of affairs that has not been experienced by packing houses in this city for a good many years,” said the proprietor of a local house today. He was asked to explain the situation. In short he said that the market in New York and other large cities in the east was flooded with fowls and when the large markets are in such a condition they afford no outlet for the markets in the west and they also suffer.

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SOON TO ORGANIZE They Will Meet Saturday .. December 28th in this City. The newly elected Democratic Coun- 1 ty Central Committee, as elected at 1 the primary last Friday, is composed ' of the following well known Demo- ' crats: . East Union—Fred Koldewey. West Union— Phil Gase. East Root—Abe Boch. J West Root—Frank McConnel. North Preble —Ernest Doehrman. < South Preble—John Hoffman. ] North Kirkland—Austin Straub. ' South Kirkland—Wm. Adler. East Washington—Jacob Omlor. West Washington—Michael Miller. ! North St. Marys—John Borone. outh St. Marys—H. W. Mathewson. North Blue Creek—John Durr. South Blue Creek—John Meyers. North Monroe —A. B. Bailey. Mid. Monroe—John McCarty. A Berne—F. C. Foreman. B Berne—R. R. Schug. French—John C. Augsberger. North Hartford—L. L. Dunbar. South Hartford—John W. Heller. North Wabash—John W. Cook. Ceylon—Joseph Chrisman. A Geneva—Andrew Miller. B Geneva—E. S. Callahan. East Jefferson—J. L. Yaney. West Jefferson —Joseph Peel. A Ist Ward —Fred Mills. B Ist Ward—Ed Miller. A 2nd Ward —T. M. Gallogy. B 2nd Ward —H. C. Stetler. A 3rd Ward —Ed Green. B 3rd Ward —Henry Lankenau. John C. Moran, as retiring chairman, has issued a call for this committee to meet at headquarters in this city on Saturday. December 28, at which time they will organize by electI Inga chairman, secretary and treasurer. Delegates to the district and perhaps other conventions will be selected. o — A CARD TO DEMOCRATS. I desire to thank the Democrats of Adams county for the handsome vote given me in Friday’s nominating election. I shall ever hope to merit the same. HENRY ZWICK. o A code of rules for the city fathers 1 . while engaged In the discussion of • city affairs are to be compiled. Hereafter it will be unlawful for a councilman or any other attache of the ■ council chamber to smoke “weeds” during sessions of the honorable body. ’ On frequently occasions the smoke has > become so dense in the council chaml ber that it fell in chunks and the noise ’ of the fall disturbed the meeting. Then there are other things. Coun- > cilmen Bonham, Farrel and Pursley have been appointed a committee to ■ prepare the rules, and, if satisfactory, L the new rules will receive the sanc- ; tion of the council. —Hartford City r News. 1' ' ' ; CASTOR IA For Infant* and Children. ’ The Kind Ym Haw Ahrays BougM / — Bears the zCJr a a_ Z s Signature of

OFFICIAL RETURNS Democratic Primary Election, Friday December, 6,1907

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MERKT IS RELEASED. After a Night in Jail He Promised to be Good— Marriage License. L. C. DeVoss is attorney for Susie Connaut, who by her next friend Russel Connaut has filed suit against William B. Tucker, demanding SI,OOO for false imprisonment. Tucker is marshal at Berne.

The prosecutor has been ruled to answer In the case of Charles J. Grim vs. Maria J. Grim, suit for divorce. John Merkt, the Wabash township terror who shot at George Fravel and refused to come to court to answer, was brought in by Sheriff Meyer. After a night in jail, he begged off, promised to be good and was released on his own recognizance, to appear at the next term of court. It is said he is not all together responsible for his actions. In probate court James Brown, guardian for Lucy, Edward and John Brown, filed his current report which was approved. Rachel Baughman, guardian for Lanta Baughman et al filed her current report which was allowed. Judge Merryman has named Judge Edward O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne, to hear the matters relative to the settlement of the W. H. Niblick estate. A marriage license has been issued , to Thomas Fairchild, aged twenty-two, of Washington township, and Rosa Scott, aged twenty-one, of Root township. — o — On the twenty-second day of this month, Br. Charles Preston Foreman will deliver a at the - Presbyterian church. Or. Foreman has an interesting poem of his own composition which he will read at that time.

THE LAST CASE Has Been Dismissed at Winchester at Cost of the County. Portland, Ind., December 9. —The case of the board of commissioners I of Jay county against ex-Treasurer R. D. Hutchens, taken to Randolph r county on change of venue, has been there dismissed at the cost of the , 1 county. This is the last of the various law suits against the Jay county of- ,

ficials. After all of the litigation, which came about by reason of the expert’s glaring reports against the officers, the county profited but little, so far as recovering anything was concerned. In Mr. Hutchen’s case the amount recovered which was small, was on account of the advertisement fees of twenty cents for each description of lands, against which delinquent taxes were charged. In this case, the error arose on account of the County Auditor’s failing to charge these fees in his settlement with the treasurer. County Auditor Boyd has only one year charged against the county treasurer that could be discovered; the other years may have been included in some other items, but from a careful examination, this could not he proven. Even the experts were not positive that these sums had not been charged against the treasurer. Mr. Hutchens was willing to pay any sum which it could be shown he owed the county and offered before any litigation was commenced to pay these same items which were recovered in the trial of the case. But the court held the treasurer did not owe. <j The new premium store that had its formal opening Saturday is one of the prettiest stores in Decatur. Mr. Moser has spared no expense in arranging this place of business and has made a regular fairyland out of 'the same. The store is filled with beautiful presents and consists of some of the best stuff on the market. It would certainly pay you to step in and look the store over.

FOR INJURIES CAUSED Had Three Ribs Broken as a Result of a Collision of Freight and Passenger. C. J. Lutz is attorney for John D. Stultz in a new case filed against the ' Grand Rapids & Indiana railway com’pany, in which $5,000 damages are 'asked. The complaint recites that an the night of September 23, 1906. this ’plaintiff boarded a G. R. & I. train at I Fort Wayne for this city. Arriving [ here and after the station had been

called, Mr. Stultz and other passengers arose to leave the car, that about this time, a freight train backed down upon the passenger train with such force ■that Stultz and other passengers were hurled about promiscuously. The plaintiff says that he was thrown upon the arms of a seat in said car, and over "his back in said aisle, other persons being hurled upon him and he sustained severe injuries, three ribs being broken, one in several places and he was otherwise bruised and maimed. He claims to have been permanently ■disabled, that he spent fifty dollars Tor physician hire and is still unable to •work and at all times suffers great pain as a result of said injuries, wherefore he asks for $5,000 damages. o ■ According to a statement in one of the Huntington papers the county superinendent of that county is at a loss to know where teachers for next year will be secured. Under the new state law no pupil can become a teacher unless he is a graduate of a commissioned or credited high school or college. The law, however, does not effect persons who are teaching. Before a crowd of several hundred people, gathered in front of the window of the Thoma & Son furniture store last evening the King piano donated to the Elks lodge by Mr. King and offered as a prize of that lodge to all holders of tickets for the Fall Festival, was raffled off and City Engineer Lon Batson, holder of ticket No, 67, was t&e lucky man.—Bluffton Ban ner. )

THIRTEEN MILES One of the Largest Jobs of the Kind Ever Attempted in Indiana. After more than two years of work, i the Engineering Construction Co., Ed Bodette, contractor, has completed its contract of dredging the lower portion of the Salamonie river, from this city to Pennville, a total distance of 13 miles and 300 feet. The last scoopful of earth was thrown out

late Friday evening. The dredge boat is in sore need of a tho’ough overhauling, and for that purpose, will be allowed to remain where it is iu the charnel of the river until spting. in case the river is ordered dredged farther, it is expected that Bodetts will be one of the bidders for the work. He is in a position to do the work at a much lower figure than any possible competitor, on account of having his boat and dredging machinery already on the ground. In case the petition to extend the dredge is successful, it is expected to commence the work at the new iron bridge, southeast of Pennville, a distance of nearly a half mile backward from the terminus of the present work at what is known as the old iron bridge, on the Penn’ide and Redkey pike, at the southwest corner of the town of Pennville. By this, the accumulations of the winter at the mouth of the present dredge will be removed. The present work, finishes one of the largest contracts of this kind ■ ever attempted in this state. The total length of the river dredged Is 21 miles and 300 feet. The upper end and easier part of the contract, was awarded to John Karch & Co., Ohio contractors, who, in turn, sub-let the work to Charles Sternberg & Co., of South Bend. Their work, which extended from the source of the rlvefi'ln Madison township, to this city, , a distance of 8 miles, was completed a year ago.—Portland Commercial Review. i d