Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1907 — Page 5

aN y returning jllege Boys and Girls Coming Home — Other News. By Perle Burdg. >he Sunday school class of Dr. S. Beavers are the guests of Mrs. asett at the home of her son Henry asett south of the city, at a twelve lock dinner which was intended for lurprise on her. They will return B evening. jrs. Elizabeth Morrison is entering the Shakespeare club this jrnoon. Sach year the number of Decatur ing people who attend college, Ingses and nearly all return to the jto spend the holidays. Those o are away and will return are: mces Dugan and Jean Lutz from ford; Robert Schrock, True Dough- )•, Charles Knappe, Charley Garard, I George Babcock from Purdue; ce True from Winona, Ind.; Flor;e Sprunger from Oberlin; Roy ■hler, Earlham College; Harriet rrison.from Glendale; Tom Vail from . aa, Ohio. L very interesting meeting of the storical club was held last evening the home of Mrs. James Rice, of th street. The subject which was le Maccabees” was divided in four isions which were: (a) Judas atklng the Syrians citadel at Jerusat (b) Antiochus Eupator’s expelon against Jerusalem, (c) The ge of Jerusalem, (d) The league ;h Judas and causes for making it. e hostess had a fine paper on the lie and the entertainment of the >sts was in charge of Mrs. Schrock, e next meeting will be with Mrs. issom and the same subject will be jtinued on December 24th. the committee which was appointed the president of the Christian Enivor society of the Presbyterian irch will meet at the library at 7 lock on Thursday evening. They i: Misses Edna Hoffman, Inez Snel- .. Messrs. Hugh Perkins, Bruce Patson. By order of the chairman, rle D. Burdg. —o ■ ACHERS TO GET THEIR MONEY Time to Purchase Xmas Gifts— Schools Close Saturday. The school board will hold a meet- ; this evening for the purpose of awing the teachers’ salaries and er bills against them. This meetwill be held one day earlier than ta! so that the teachers who live ay from Decatur can get their monin time to leave for their respective nes Friday night or early Saturday ming. As is the usual custom, the ious schools of the city will adrn Friday for two w r eeks to permit teachers and scholars to enjoy festivities characteristic to the id’ys at their homes. Christmas the most welcome holiday of any the year to the school boys and Is and no doubt they will enjoy mselves to the limit during the Ways. - - - o- — WIRE SMITH SPECIFIES GIFT. « Ceremony, Certificate, Bouquet, Guide to Happiness and a Broom. , 'wing to the fact that Squire James Smith has been beseiged with quests as to what kind of an appropriate lent he would present to each and >7 bride for the next two weeks, has decided to announce what the will be and authorizes us to repeat former offer. Marriage free, a cerate ready for framing, a bouquet the bride, a guide to Health, alth and Happiness and last but not a new broom which he guards to sweep clean. This is the itfst inducement ever offered mar®able people and they should take “ttage of the same while the offer s The hol’day season is a very topriate time to take a bride. ®BE RAPE ON RHODE ISLAND. Making Trip Around World With Admiral Evan*. layette Rape, of Wabash township, in the city this week on business incldenta’ly reported that his son ® Rape, who is a member of the ted States navy, is a seaman on the <ie Island one of the war vessels in fleet, under Commander Robert ns, now making a tour around the The trip is to be the longest soy fleet in the world’s history, the experience will no doubt be which Mr. Rape will remember “8 his lifetime.

DIED THIS MORNING Was Seventy-Two Years Old —Expected to Celebrate Golden Wedding. Henry Luttman, aged seventy-two years, and one of the oldest and best known farmers of Adams county, died \\ ednesday at his home five miles northeast of this city in Root township at one o’clock after an illness dating back several years, death resulting from old age and other complications. Mr. Luttman was born in Germany, and when but fifteen years of age came to this country and settled near Definance, O. He however lived there but a short time until he moved to Fort Wayne, where he resided for a few years, coming then to Adams county, where he purchased the farm on which he died. He had been a resident of Adams county for fifty years and was one of the best known farmers in this section. He was an ardent Democrat, and was a hard and earnest worker in its behalf until ill health caused him to retire from active service. He was also a devoted member of the Fuelling church and his many kind acts and deeds of charity in this respect will be sadly missed. Had he lived until next month he and his wife would have celebrated their golden wedding. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Fuelling church at two o’clock, , Rev. Dornsief preaching in German , and Rev. Klausing preaching in English and interment *will be made in the Fuelling cemetery. He leaves a wife, six sons and one daughter to mourn their loss. o— JURY EMPANELED Hearing of Evidence Begins —Case Will Continue Several Days—lnteresting. One of the stiffest legal battles heard in the Adams circuit court for many months is the one which began yesterday. The cause is entitled the State of Indiana vs. William Hurst and Isadore Kalver, erecting and maintaining a nuisance. It was filed September 12th last on affidavit filed by Henry A. Fuhrman, a well known farmer living north of the city. The complaint says that the defendants have erected a fertilizer factory on the Coverdale farm in Root township and that they unlawfully permit such building to remain filthy and offensive and that the air thereabouts is contaminated to the injury and discomfort I of people who live in he community. , The affidavit is in three counts, and ■ every inch of the case will be fought to a standstill. Over a hundred witnesses have been subpoenaed and much interest is being manifested in the outcome. The penalty in case of conviction is a fine and the abatement of the cause. The prosecution is being conducted by Prosecutor Henry B. Heller, assisted by Dore B. Erwin, while C. J. Lutz and L. C. DeVoss represent the defendants. Practically the entire morning was taken up with empaneling a jury and the evidence began at 1:30 in the afternoon. The case will probably require four or five days and may not go to I the jury before Monday. The men selected to hear and determine the case were Frank Cappes, I Marion E. Johnson, Charles Ewell, John H. Hall, ’William H. Ruby, C. E. Bollinger, Joseph Howard, John ,Schenk, J. S. Lower, George Cline, Jacob Mangold and A. Engle. o — EIGHTH DISTRICT CANDIDATE. A, H. Vestal, of Anderson, Makes His Announcement. Anderson, Ind., Dec. 18. —The first formal announcement made by a Madi- ’ son county man for a position on the Republican ticket was that of A. H. Vestal soliciting consideration for the position of congressman from the Eighth district. The other two aspirants for the nomination are Judge J. F. McClure and E. C. Toner. Mr. Vestal has been busy over this county and hopes to come before the convention with Madison county in line for him. District Chairman J. H. Terhune has not yet issued his call for the Republican convention. George F. Quick is the Madison county candidate for district chairman to succeed Mr. Terhune. He is well known , throughout the county and is an experienced politician. t The revival meetings at Salem oon- , tinue with increased interest. Two persons were converted on Monday evening, others are seeking salvation, i The attendance maintained is in an ■ encouraging manner. The meetings . begin at 7:00, sun time.

TO ACQUIRE FORESTS Government Making vestigation—Overstreet at Home. Washington, Decmeber 18.—The gossipa are still discussing tne cabinet and predicting the resignations of certain subordinate office holders who were active in the third term movement before the president called a halt. Reports are being widely circulated that President Roosevelt is very angry at secretary of the treasury Cortelyou and first assistant postmaster general Hitchcock for an alleged attempt to turn the third term boom to the advantage of Mr. Cortelyou as a candidate for the presidency. The latest phase of the situation according to the gossips, is that Hichcock has been severely disciplined and shorn of all the authority that has heretofore attached to his office in the way of appointments of postmasters. It can be stated on high authority that within the last three days the president has taken occasion to express his absolute confidence in Mr. Hitchcock and his firm belief in that official’s loyalty. In view of this expression it is regarded as improbable that Mr. Roosevelt should, in so short a time, reverse his opinion of his most trusted lieutenants. Washington, December 18. —As a result of one of the most extensive and thoroughgoing field investigations which the government has ever conducted, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in his special report transmitted to congress, recommends that the government acquire an area not to exceed 600,000 acres in the White mountains and areas aggregating not more than 5,000,000 acres in the southern Appalachians for the establishment of national forests. The average price to be paid an acre is put at $6 for the White mountains and at $3.50 (or the southern Appalachians. Washington, December 18. —Representative Overstreet left for Indianapolis last evening and will remain at home until after the holidays. It is certain that he will again be placed at the head of the committee on postoffices and post roads. EMPLOY THIRTY MEN Orders are Coming in and Plant Will Double It’s Output Next Year. M. Sheldon Smith, of Franklin Park, 111., who has come to our city to assume control of the Decatur Furnace factory, one of our leading institutions is discharging the duties of his new capacity in an able manner and since his arrival, several Decatur furnaces have been sold in this vicinity beside the mail orders which arrive daily. Mr. Smith at his former home, held a lucrative position with the Foster Waterbury Manufacturing establishment and without a doubt he will prove a very valuable man to manage the business for the Decatur institution. He will, in the near future move his family to our city, where they will remain permanently. At present the furnace factory is running full blast and many furnaces are being turned out in an effort to meet the many orders they have ahead. Thirty men, most of whom are Decatur people, are employed at this place, and the Decatur Furnace factory has proven a good acquisition to the business interests of our city. While many furnaces have been made and sold this year the promoters of this concern fully expect to double their business next year, hence more men will be needed and this means more for Decatur. This enterprising institution certain’y has a bright future before it and all Decatur Is interested in their movements and success. THANK root township voters Editor Democrat —I take this means of thanking the voters of District No. 1, Root township for their liberal support In my race for supervisor and I do not hold any illfeellng for those that saw fit to vote against me, and will endeavor in the future to show my appreciation of the support given me Yours truly, J. A. MUMMA. - From all reports the interlocking switch recently installed at the junction of the’three railroads is doing the work in excellent style. The system is one of the best in the country and is a safeguard to the traveling public. Up to this time the operator has experienced no trouble in operat- | Ing the same.

RECEIVES INVITATION Assessor Gentis and Others from Adams County Will Attend. County Assessor G. W. Gentis and also all the township assessors of this and other counties of Indiana, have received invitations to attend the annual meeting of the state board of tax commissioners, and county as- 1 aessors to be he’d in the supreme court room of the capitol building. Indianapolis, on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, January 7, 8 and 9. Mr. Gentis and a number of the township assessors from Adams county will probably attend. The program for Tuesday includes an address by the Hon. Fred A. Sims, secretary of state; address “The History of Taxation,” George L. Mclntosh, D.D., president of Wabash college; address “Sequestered Property,” J. W. McCardle state tax commissioner; general discussion; meeting of committees. Wednesday—address, “Indiana Tax Laws,” Hon. ■James Bingham, attorney general of Indiana. Address, “Equalization of Assessment.” Hon. Charles F. Remy, ex-reporter of supreme court; address “Banks, Trust Companies and Bui ding and Loan Associations ” Hon. John C. Wingate, tax commissioner; discussion, John C. Billheimer, auditor of state; address, “Assessment of pmitted personaj property,” Hon. Merrill Mores, ex-Assistant Attorney general; general discussion. Thursday will be devoted to a question box, report of committee and miscellaneous business. SOME EARLY BASE BALL DOPE. Hunt Will Manage Van Wert Team in the I. O. Pitcher Louis Hunt, who captained and managed the Portland base ball team last season, has severed his ■ connection with Portland, for the rea--1 son that there will be no league team repnesenting that city next season and will go to Van Wert, to captain the 1.-O. team of that city. He is expected to take many of the o'd Portland players with him. including Car-’ mony, Gray, the two Bramboughs and Durham. Wolfe, who played last season in this section has signed for ' next year with Springfield, of the Three-I league, and Joe Campbell, with Portland in 1906, will next season be with Tecumseh. Mich. There will be many changes in the base ball teams in this section, and a president of the 1.-O. league will have to be elected to succeed A. R. Kling, who had to quit his job with the Indianapolis Star. There will be another meeting of the team managers in January at which the subject of a president wil’ come up and Frank Runyan, of Bluffton, is receiving some mention as one of the candidates for the place. LICENSE GRANTED TO AMISH. John P. Schwartz, Peter Schwartz, his father and Jacob C Schwartz his father-in-law to be, appeared at the . 1 clerk’s office early this morning and 1 asked for a marriage license for John, . aged thirty-one and Barabara J. . Schwartz, who lacks three days of be- . ing sixteen years old. They were the ' old-fashioned Amish type and though , their ages varied from thirty-one to I sixty years, they looked like tripletts. The blanks were fil'ed out, but when they were asked to either swear or affirm they balked. The matter was taken before Judge Merryman, who i authorized the clerk to write upon the application that the statements made were true. This was done, the groom received his papers and the three men walked out of the court house single file, both hands of each man in his pockets, but a pleased, contented look upon their faces. j E. L. Carroll has began the remodeling of the Schafer residence recently purchased by him. Many improvements are to be made. Samuel Dettinger and wife went to the home of his brother-in law Dayton Howard, in Adams county, today, for the purpose of helping butcher nine big hogs Wednesday Sam wMI buy three of them for his own use, paying the market price for them. —Bluffton News. Clarence Blersdorfer. of Berne, was in our city last evening and made us a pleasant call. "Biety” played all last season with the Dallas. Texas, team and was it sleading pitcher. In fact his work was so much appreciated that he was drafted’ by the Tacoma, Wash., team and this season will play in that country. He will report in Florida some time in February. “Biety” is a good man and will make good without any question.

FOUR MEN TEAMS Schafer Made the High Average and Also Highest Single Score. The Jay Birds, one of the strongest bowling aggregations in the state, played a series of games Tuesday night against a picked team from this city at the KJondyke alleys and as a re- ’ suit were forced to return home witu the short end of the games. The locals having made a clean sweep of the series. Owing to the fact that one of the members of the Portland team could not get away, but four men on a side were used, but regardless of this feature the games were more than interesting. The Portland team has an excellent reputation as bowlers, and the locals are more than entitled to I praise in capturing the series and by winning these games put themselves in line with every strong team in the state. The four men that represented Portland were her four best bowlers I and they bowled very brilliant at • times. Cook led his team in individual work and Shafer put up the most consistent game for Decatur. DECATUR. Dorwin 169 177 156—167 Frisinger 199 187 137—174 Shafer 210 174 179—188 T. Peterson .... 141 166 140—149 719 704 612 PORTLAND. Cook 203 166 167—175 Dellinger 188 164 140—164 Simons 110 131 144—158 Carmony 179 176 146 —167 680 637 597 o Last evening’s session of the council closed up all the business for the year 1907 and the members will not now assemble together until the Seventh day of January. The year passed has been a successful one and the city dads may feel proud of their achievements. Everything was quiet in police circles today and the respective officers contented themselves by sitting around the fire and reading. The nothing-do-ing sign was pretty much in evidence every place the reporters struck. News is generally a little scarce at this time of the year. All of the employes of the city were made happy today by receiving their month’s pay fifteen days in advance., It is an old time custom of the city , dads to allow the men their money early for Xmas purposes and this year proved to be no exception to the rule. The men were more than pleased as a result. Decatur was visited by a fair sized crowd today the usual before-holiday rush that always comes, and as a consequence the business men had a very good day. Call and see my line of fine rosar-1 les. Also my line of pearl necklaces. Pins, brooches, made out of pearls found down in our river and they are surely beauties. At Hensley’s. 297-6 t n ■ —• J. A. Scott, Avon, Ky.. says: "Bourbon Hog Cholera Remedy cured some hogs for me that I did not think could possibly be saved." Sold and guaranteed by Holthouse Drug Co.. Decatur. Ind To check a cold quickly get from your druggist some little Candy Cold Tablets called Preventics. Druggists everywhere are now dispensing Preventics, for they are not only safe, but decidedly certain and prompt. Preventics contain no quinine, no laxative, nothing harsh nor sickening. Taken at the “sneeze stage” Preventics will prevent Pneumonia, Bronchitis, LaGrippe. etc. Hence the name, Preventics. Good for feverish children. 48 Preventics 25 cents. Trial boxes 5 ets. oSld by W. N. Nacbtrleb. o — DANGER IN ASKING ADVICE When you have a cough or cold do not ask some one what Is good for It. as there is danger in taking some unknown preparation. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs, colds, and prevents pneumonia. The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. Passed Examination Successfully. James Donahue, New Britain, Conn., writes: “I tried several kidney remedies, and was treated by our best physicians for diabetes, but did not Improve until I took Foley’s Kidney Cure After the second bottle I showed improvement, and five bottles cured me completely. I have since passed a rigid examination for life insurance.” Foley's Kidney Cur* cures backache and all forms of kidney and bladder trouble. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. A DANGEROUS DEADLOCK. the stoppage of liver and bowel functions. To quickly end this condition that sometimes terminates fatally, is without disagreeable sensations. Dr. King’s New Life Pills should always be your remedy. GuaranteeiAabsolutely satisfactory in every case v>r money back, at Page Blackburn drug store. 25c. |

A QUICK VERDICT Jury Was Out Only Two Hours—R. S. Peterson Special Judge. The case of the State ex rel Grace Burley vs. Frank Abnet, bastardy, went to the jury at 5:15 Tuesday evening and two hours later returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, , find that the relatrix has been deliv- ' ered of a bastard child, that the same 'is now living and that Frank Abnet is the father of said child.” According to the laws the jury does not fix the amount of money to be paid for the support of the child, this being a duty which devolves upon the court. Judge Merryman has not as yet announced what that amount will be, but will probably do so in a few days. The case occupied two days and caused a great deal of interest, owing to the prominence of the parties, both of whom are well known in the south part of the county, where they reside. The Adams circuit court is a busy place just now and more cases are being tried than for some time. Robert S. Peterson has been appointed special judge in the John Snyder estate case and assumed jurisdiction this morning. Judge Merryman was disqualified having been counseled in the matter. Joint and separate demurrers were filed by all the defendants in the case of the State ex rel Sarah Gleason, administratrix of the Clem Boze estate vs. Edward E. Young et al, damages, 85,000. In the case of J- H. Voglewede, guardian for Elizabeth M. Gluting et al vs. John Gluting et al, partition, a reply was filed to separate answer of Gluting, and to Jesse Niblick’s answer. City Treasurer W. J. Archbold appeared at the county clerk’s office today with a check for $2,268.90.which paid the balance due on judgments rendered against the city some time ago, that being the amount due. This pays the following balances: J. K. Bell, 832.98; B. W. Sholty. 8785.09; Electric Appliance Co., 834.35; Harvey Rice, 8106.07; Manufacturers Fuel ! Co.. 8280.77; Kuebler & Moltz. 840.27; W. G. Nagle, 8522.26; G. R. & I. Ry. Co., 8302.73; Charles Dicer, 884.03; 'Johnson Fuel Co. 830.35. I George S. Gottschalk, administrator for Paul Grandlinard, filed his final report, which was approved and January 10 fixed as the day of final settlement. The anti-saloon remonstrance filed in Rochester township was decided good by the commissioners Wednesday afternoon. The argument of the case I closed at the forenoon session and the commissioners considered it in chamI bers for an hour and a half and then decided that the remonstrance contained a majority of the names of legal voters of Rochester township against granting Ike Emmons a sa'oon license and that the costs shall be taxed to him. —Rochester Sentinel. Engineer Fred Mock sustained ser- ' ious injuries by being scalded while ,on his engine at a point near EdII Wardsville on the Clover Leaf. The engine and train were standing on a side track waiting for orders when suddenly the water guage exploded and hot water was dashed over Engineer Mock. The injured man pluckily stayed on the engine and despite the fact that the cab was filled with steam ’ shut off the hot water and steam. — ' Frankfort Crescent. Liquor dealers hi’} held a meeting ' at Logansport and pe-fecied an organ- ; Izatlon. According to the constitution , and by-laws which were adopted the I members of the association take an I obligation to live up to the letter of 1 the laws regulating the traffic and to do all in their power to see that the others obey the laws. Charges will be filed against any one breaking the liquor laws and prosecutions will follow. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Berghoff Brewing company at Ft. Wayne Thursday the following board of directors was unanimously re-elected: Hubert Berghoff and Herman Berghoff. of Chicago; S. B. Fleming. Will Fleming and H. C. Paul, of Ft. Wayne; J. R. Johnston and A. B. Trentman, of Hartford City. The company has prospered during the past year and its business is constantly growing. MEET TO ORGANIZE. The Democratic Central Committee will meet in this city one week from next Saturday for organization. U is safe to say that l|»will be the first committee organisation in the state, showing that Adams county 1s not only first in name but first in party i action.