Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1908 — Page 3

I WANTS IT d It If They ie Required ley rch 12 —lt will be -y Methodist to i * increment on M B. old people s proposed to erect probably will be If at all. owing to old home eommttessary funds for a arren came into ars ago as a site igh the offer of n. a pioneer realto donate $25,000 stitution, his offer ie stipulation that l raise a similar j scure the donagmented his origig to raise his dorovided the church lount. sy might the com*t the pledges for i to balance Mr. and then It was ee began casting ■opoaitlons. There good prospect that ie home, as parties old the committee Bdence that If the Bluffton they can lesired to balance arren pQilanthropseting of the old Warren yesterday 1 by Presiding El)f the Ft. Wayne • Rev. J. K. Cetl at this meeting at he would agree, that the money d for a home at 0. the time stipnmove the requirebe located at that stend the offer to • some other city ie amount. Warren, in whose left to raise the ■, will speak at the e tomorrow. The ■editable one and the minister. A HUNCH 3ut the Dope blican Conconvention irch 14—(Special) on tb® moon ind Harrison town : their mass rneetn delegates to the ilonai conventions he divisions were irner and when the i for the selction Cromerites retired invention” and put of delegates. As of delegates were vnship, and if carnventioits as they committee on cresont sitting to do. d Cromer has four ler three, with the e Bluffton meeting ireh 14—(Special) ity, claims to have iy knows the outrson Cromer conindexes their inith what is con- > and that is that e nomination if he al vote of election i; Delaware 15; 10; total 45. 7; Delaware 16; »lph 10; Weils 5; Ir. Vestal. on, Pennsylvania's ssioner, fe waging übiic drinking cup. lay in Harrisburg: > clean their teeth and dental floss, with listerine and shes, and then go om the public cup or a theater. Such >f a school boy at lis boy wading unfrozen puddle one aid sternly: 'Tomnot at school?’ ” coping cough.* he about vigorously.”

TWO STAKE RACES A New Feature that Should Attract the Race Men—--1908 Fair to be Hummer

A. A. Butler, secretary of the Great Northern Fair asaociaucn, attended a meeting of the fair secretaries from Mercer, Van Wert and Paulding counties. Ohio, and Adams county, Indiana, heia at Ceiina Friday. As a cansequence a circuit was formed whereby each town will help the other in the way of securing attractions and race entries. It was also decided that two SSOO stake purses be given by each as sociation. thus giving inducements that will bring a faster class of horses. Tnese purses will be for the 2:27 trot ou Wednesday and the 2:20 pace on Friday. The enries for the stake races close May Ist, by which time $5.00 must be posted as entry fee, another $5.00 is due on June Ist and SIO.OO July Ist. Mr. Butler assures us that the races this year will far exceed anything of the kind ever given in this section and this should prove a great attraction. At the next meeting of the association a speed superintendent and a track superinten dent, who are fully competent, will b c . chosen. The 1008 fair in Decatur is to be a record breaker in every department. ——— — oMUCH BUSINESS Relative to the Work, Rating, Etc., Was Transacted An Interesting Session The township assessors of Adams county met at Berne Saturday and much business relative to this year's work was transacted. The twelve assessors of the county and their deputies have meetings of this nature each year to equalize their work. At today's meeting the body discussed equalization of their work and a» near as possible the ratings will be unifosvn over the county. The assessors have no little task in visiting every home and appraising the real estate and other taxable property, hence these meetings are beneficial in that many new ideas are presented that may he of a great advantage. William Blackburn represented Washington township at the meeting. The tax will not be as high this year as last, but this does not lessen the work of the assessors who have more to do than is expected by many. They began work the first of this month and will be busy for sixty days. The Berne meeting was most interesting.

FOR LEE YAGER Ordered Through Old Adams County Bank and Cost Thirty Dollars The Old Adams County Bank has just received one of the new twenty dollar gold pieces which caused so much comment last autumn when issued because of the fact that the words “In God we Trust" were not inscribed thereon. Soon after the first issue, a howl went up from all over the country and shortly afterward when it was found that the pieces contained more than tlie regulation amount of gold, the issue was stopped and an effort made to recall the coin out. It was found, however, that money sharks, had observed' the fact that there was more than $20.00 worth of gold in each coin and had quietly gathered the majority of them up. As a consequence a premium was placed on the coin and this one, which was ordered for Lee Yager, who is making a collection, cost an even thirty dollars. The coin is* a beautiful one, indented on each side and attracts considerable attention. On one side is a stamp of the statute of liberty and the date 1907, in Roman letters; on the other a stamp of the eagle (a new eagle) and the words “United States of America” at the top and "Twenty Dollars” at bottom. Around the edge are the words “E Puribus Unum” and thirteen stars. o The W. B. Brown Chandelier company put three more men to work Friday morning, and the pay roll now includes forty-eight men, the largest number since the factory resumed operations. It is expected to gradually increase the force now until the factory will soon be employing as many men as before the holidays. Mr. Brown reports that the business outlook is very promising at this time for his factory and that he has more orders on his books now than he had a month later last year.—Bluffton ( News.

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. R*V»rt*4 by the Decatur Abstract * J Loan company. Rooms 3 sad 4 Tree ' tkm Building. Decatur, Indiana. Money to loan on farm and city property. Faria loans at 5 per cent, city loans at 6 and 7 per cent. Investments of k*® - lB Cm niortg!lße drawing sto 7 per cent. Ail ioaas made with privilege of partial payments. Salome Fuchs to Christian Stuckey . Sec. 11, Hartford. sl. John M Chrissmau to Christian Stocky. Sec. 11. Hartford, sl. Samuel Jaberg to Louts Konrad Sec. 34. Preble. sls. Noah A. loch to Mary A. Loch, O. Lot No. 67. Decatur, $2,000, John Baumgartner to A. A. Lehman, lot 268 Berne. $175. Christian C. Btucky to Fred W. Beeler. Sec. 11, Hartford, $3,000. John C. Moran, Com., to Lime M. Baumgartner Inlot 570 JWatnr, *1,600. Louis Conrad. Guar , to Wm. Hendricks. Sec. 34, Preble, S2OO. Edwin F. Miller to Wm. F. Bleeke. Sec. 19. Union. $8 400. .C-atharine Shady to Samuel Barger, Sec. 34, Preble, $385. Mary F. Swartz to Eli W. Steele. Sec. 36. Root. $2,600. Lewis D. Griswold to Ed F. Miller, Sec. 30, Washington, $9,000. Aaron Moser to Aldeln Moser, Sec. 2, French, $5,726. David D. Smith, Cora, Aaron Moser, Sec. 2, French, $5,726. Alice L. Ray, to Rudolph Breininger. Sec. 11, Monroe, sl. Alice L. Ray, Adm„ to Rudolph Rreinlnger. Sec. 11, Monroe, $4,500. Eli W. Bteele to Elizabeth E. ICoos, Sec. 35, Root, SB,OOO. Fred Schafer to Emma L. Daniel, lot 141. Decatur, $35. Wm. B. Laßue to Mathew Bolcher, Inlot 66. Ceylon, SSOO. Daniel N. Erwin to Claud C. Gay, Inlot 155, Decatur, Ind., SIBO. Isaac N. Uptegraft to Wm. Giendening, inlot 11. Decatur, $25. Wm. Liby to Cassius M. Andrews, Sec. 25 Kirkland, $1,200, Emily Johnson to Wat. Llby, Sec. 5, Monroe. $5,250.

Chas. W. Yager to James R. Boyd, inlot No. 20, Pleasant, Mills. $750. E. Burt Lenhart. Com., to Harvey Harruff, inlot 1017, Decatur, $65. E. Burt Lenhart. Com., to Della Harruff. inlot 1011, Decatur. S3O. Samuel Peter to Anton Zurcher, Sac. 14, Monroe, $2,200. Wm. H. Smith to J. J. Summers, Sec. 10. Monroe, $6,500. John Burri to Wm. Hower, Sec. 10. Monroe. $6,500. Amos Hirschv to Anna Innlger, Sec. 7, Monroe. $1,430. D. K Williamson to L. A. Williamson Sec-. 22, French. $6,500. L. A. Williamson to Geo. A. Williamson. Sec. 22, French, $6,000. John Weiman to John Burry, Sec. 21, Monroe. Jacob Nusbaum to John Burry, Sec. 21, Monroe, $2 800. C. J. Swartz to John Weiman. Sec. 15, Monroe. $1,760. Henry C. Schott to John P. Nusbaum, iniot 352, Berne, ?2,350. State of Indiana to Benj. W. Sholty. inlot 555, Decatur, $4. .State of Indiana to Benj. W. Sholty Sec. 33, Hartford. SS. State of Indiana to B. W. Sholty, inlot 36, Geneva. $3. o AT M. E. CHURCH Warren Man and Wife Have Contributed $50,000 for its Construction Rev. Harland, of Warren, who has been appointed by the North Indiana conference to visit the various churches in the conference for the purpose of raising sufficient sunt of money to duplicate the gife of $25,000 contributed by a Warren man and his wife for the erection of a home for the aged worthy homeless, delivered an excellent address at the M, E. church yesterday morning. In his talk he clearly demonstrated the need of such a home and in an hour and twenty minute talk he went into detail in regard to what it would cost for the construction, the many good features that would characterize it and to fact he touched upon every thing of interest pertaining to the institution. It is a grand movement in Methodism and its establishment will reflect much credit upon the state of Indiana as well as the donors, who so kindly assist in raising the necessary amount. The buildings are to be modern in every respect and it will be a most desirable home for the aged, i people who are without a place ofl’ abode. Rev. Harland is a forceful i speaker and the cause he represents i will undoubtedly be a glowing sue- i cess under his guidance. Beside the j gift of $25,000, Mr. and Mrs Chopson of Warren, have given $25,000 more to thi9 worthy cause and they stapd will- i ing to duplicate each and every dol- i lar contributed by the North Indiana conference !

CONTINUE ALL WEEK I Witnesses Limited to Forty on Each Side—Divorce Case Heard The case of the State vs. Isadore Kalver and will Hum to abate nuisance. commonly known as “the stink case," or in other words a suit to put the fertilizer factory north of the out of commission, was called for trial Monday morning and will continue during the entire week. The case was tried a few months ago and the Jury disagreed. Both sides seem determined to win this time and 150 witnesses were subpoened uut Judge Merryman said he would limit the number to forty on each side. Henry it. Heller and Uore B. Erwin represent the State and L. C, DeVoss and C. J. Lutz the defendant The entire morning was taken up in the selection of a Jury, resulting in th e following: E. J Ballev, Joseph Bears, Job Yaney, Benjamin Pillars. Josiah Engle. Alfred Elzey, W. B. Welty, Andy Idlewine, Alfred Kelley, J. P. Hilvard. Samuel Shell and Elzey Jackson. Hooper & Lonhart filed a new suit entitled John W. Brown vs. Noah Mangold et al, suit to foreclose mortgage

on real estate. The petitioners In the Albert Walters ditch matter filed their bond which was approved. BenJ. W. Sholty vs. Samupl Tumbleson et al note SBS, default of Tumbleson. appearance by Peterson & Mora® for defendant Hoagland. Sarah Hendricks vs. Byron D. Hendricks, divorce, default of defendant, appearance by Prosecutor He.'cr,, rule to answer. John Amspaugh vs. Noah Mangold' et al, note S4OO, mle to answer within Ytve days against all defendants. The divorce case of James McCullough vs. Bessie M. McCullough, was heard Saturday evening but not de- ■ cided. In the John H. Beery et al petition for drain, bond was filed by the superintendent of construction and approved, and the costs of same ordered taxed as part, of costs in the cause. Amanda. Sell vr= Ora Sell, for support, attachment ordered against de- ■ fendant to show cause why lie should not answer for contempt of court.

A marriage license was issued to • Jesse A. Ray, aged thirty-two, of Monroe township and Edith Barber, aged . twenty-six, of Root township. The groom was married once before, his • wife having died five yeans ago. ■ -— o FIRST OFFICIAL ACT Will Be the Appointment of Thomas Ehingei to Serve as City Clerk A question of absorbing interest for several days has been the probability of C. 0. France’s action when he assumes the office of mayor of Decatur and many and varied guesses have been hazzarded. Some believed he would resign and be re-appointed city clerk, while others were equally sure he would not|. This afternoon we were reliably informed that Mr France has decided to retain the honor of the mayoralty office, which comes to him unsought, and solely because of the fact that the law provides that In such cases the city clerk becomes mayor and h<> will not shirk the duty thus imposed. He has his bond prepared, and when the council meets iu regular session Tuesday evening will qualify and take control of the executive office of the city of Decatur, the oath being administered by City Attorney L. 0. DeVoss, as a notary public. Mayor France’s first official duty will be the selection of a city clerk to fill the vacancy caused by his promotion and this honor is to fall to Thomas Ehingert one of the most P o P ular young men of the city, who by the way is well qualified for the place. Mr. Ehtnger will assume his duties at once, and the regular business will be disposed of. It Is said that Mr. : Coffef will file a report of his official acts jp to date, and his business be closed up in a regular manner as provided by law. The people have con- ! fidence in the ability of Mr France I and Mr. Ehlnger and believe they will conduct the trusts imposed upon them according to their best judgment . —« —-—* Peter Franks returned last night 1 from a several months’ hunting trip through the south and west. Mr. i F.tanks enjoyed a fine time while : ' 1 gone.

SIX O’CLOCK DINNER Given in Honor of Miss Ruby Miller’s Birthday —Historical Club The Ladies’ Home Missionary society of the Methodist ch rch will give a supper at the church parlors on Tuesday. March 24th. The public is urged to attend as the proceeds will be given to local missionary work. This society has often given a dinner or a supper for such a noble cause, and have done a great deal for the poor people of our city and vicinity. So fail not to do your part and attend this supper. The menu will appear later in the paper. The Helping Hand society of the German Reformed church is to be entertained on Thursday afternoon at the home of Miss Lettia Weatter on Fifth street. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Evangelical church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. J. H. Smith on Thursday afternoon. The ladies are cordially invited to attend.

Mrs. L. C. Miller pleasantly entertained at a six o'clock dinner party in honor of her daughter, Ruby’s, twenty-first birthday anniversary, Saturday evening. After dinner the complimentary guest took the guests, who were Misses Bess* Baumgamer, Lilah Lachot, Pearl Purdy, and Electa Glancy to the Crystal theater and spent a delightful hour. ■' ■ "■■>•'- - The Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church will be entertained by Mra, J. H. Heller on Thursday as- ■ enroot The ladies and friends are Suited to spend the afternoon: with the hostess. The Misses Gertrude Cunningham and Florence Merz and Dr. McArkle. of Fort Wayne, were entertained by their hostess. Miss Stella Wemhoff. at her home Sunday. Miss Vera Hunsicker celebrated her thirteenth birthday anniversary at her home on Monroe street Saturday afternoon from two until sp. m. Th e hostess received many beautiful remembrances. Games and music were the chief amusemeots followed with a delicious three course luncheon. The guests of the afternoon were the Misses Grace Butler, Gladys Cusac, Frances But left Lena Milldr, Edna Steele, Cora Burk. Goldie Biggs, Lucy McCrory, Zella David, Pearl McGill, Bertha Drummond, Bessie Drummond. May Babcock. Mrsj Dallas Hunsicker, Mrs. C. C. Meyers. Mrs. C. C. Meyers, of Fort Wayne, Grandmother Ahr, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hunsicker and Miss Vera Hunsicker were delightfully entertained at a 12 o’clock dinner Sunday noon by Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker at their home on Monrop street.

A very quiet wedding which took place Monday afternoon was when Miss Edith Beaber,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beaber, became the charming bride of Jesse Ray, the son of Mr. and Mts. Cyrus Ray, at the Evangelical pa:tsonage at one o’clock. Rev. A. B. Haist officiated. The happy couple will make their home on a farm, eight miles south of the city. They are well known young people and hav e a host of friends who join with the Democrat in wishing them a long and ‘sappy life. o —— FAMOUS CHURCH MEN COMING Best Known Presbyterians to Appear at Fort Wayne. The hundreds of Presbyterians in Fort Wayne ar e looking forward to March 25 with pleasant anticipation, for that is the date on which this city will b e visited by several of the most prominent officials of the Presbyterian church, who are making a publicity campaign which starts March loj, They will visit fifteen of the important cities between New York and Chicago. In the party to visit Fort Wayne will be the following gentlemen: William Henry Roberts, D. D„ LL. D., moderator of the general assembly; Charles L. Thompson. D. D„ LL. D., secretary of the beard of home missions; John Dixon, D. D., associate secretary; Joseph Ernest McAfee, associate secretary; Charles Stelze, superintendent of the department of church and labor; George Knox, D. D., of Indianapolis, and

Thomas C. Moffett, special representative for Indiana work.—Fort Wayne News. © — Prof. True Fristoe, who has been the guest of his parent®, Mr. and MTs. James N Fristoe for a month, left Sunday morning for Troy, Ohio, where he will again take up his work as Instructor in a music conservatory and leader of the opera house orchestra.

We Sell VTiffbl on the positive guarantee that if it does not give satisfaction we will return the entire amount of money paid us for it. We mean this—and ask all those who are sick and need strength to try it with this understanding. SMITH, YAGER A FALK STARTS FOR DECATUR ~aptured Saturday Evening in Wells County and Taken to Bluffton Bluffton, Ind., March 16— (Special) —Sit-k aiiu weak and demented from the result of a stroke oi paralysis which he suffered ten days ago, Rollin T. Bobo. wa« captured Saturday evening ten miles northwest of here in Rock Creek township. The man gave his age as forty-two, is a son of the late Judge James R. Bobo, of Decatur, and said bis mother and a brother still live there. He was the picture of abject dispair and ill health when seen here today, at intervals perfectly rational and at others wildly insane. A week ago Sunday he suffered a stroke'of paralysis which affected his left side and caused his mind to weaken. Friday he left the Marion Soldiers’ Home, where he had been an inmate for several months and went to Warren on a freight train. Ht was put off there and started to walk to Decatur. He got as far as Craigville where some one, probably for a joke, directed him in the wrong direction and he reached a point ten miles northwest of here Saturday evening. Frank Fishbaugh, a farmer, found him in his barn, his hand on his hip pocket and acting queerly. Fishbaugh telephoned the sheriff's office and Deputy Sheriff Pierce went otit after the man. In the meantime Bobo. * appearing to scent trouble, ran away. ? The deputy found a posse of farmers gathered and they started on his * track, finally locating him sitting on ’’ a log in a small woods. Mr. Piece slipped up behind him and made the capture. In his hip pocket was found ’ a pair of shoes, but no fir e arms. He ' was handcuffed, but when found un- ’ armed was released. He said his name was Charles Norman and that he was a member of Co. B 160th regi- ’ inept 1. V. I. In his pocket was found his admlssluu card to the soldiers’ r home. He said he wanted to go to ' Markle and was brought here believ- ' ing he was going there. He was placed in jail and word sent to the soldiers’ home, wher e he will probably be returned. His condition is ■ pitiable. — HOME IS BROKEN By Sad Double Death—A Little Son of Sylvester Durbin Also Dead Otner S. Durbin, aged one month, and sixteen days, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Durbin, living eight miles south of this city, in Monroe township, died Sunday morning, after a few days’ illness with pneumonia. The funeral services were held Monday morning at ten o’clock at the Valley Friends church and interment made at the Smith cemetery near Monroe. One of the saddest instances reported for some time was that of the death of Mrs. Sarah Esther Andrews, wife of Charles Andrews, living one mile west of Honduras, which occurred Sunday morning, a pretty faced baby girl, preceding her in death, a few moments. Mrs. Andrews was a daughter of Samuel Crist and a granddaughter of Elias Crist of this city. She was twenty-three years old and had been married less than a year. She was popular among all who knew her and the husband is heart broken at- the terrible grief which has overtaken him. Mrs. Andrews was ill only a few hours, death resulting from hemorrhages. The mother and her babe will be burled in one casket, the sad' services to be held Tuesday morning at ten o’clock at the Washington church,interment at theDunkard cemetery. CHICHESTER’S PILUS THE DIAMOND BRAND. A Lsdfoa? A»b *nu{gt»ifrtr < ■bwt.ier’* iHaw«nd pi Ila in Rail and ii«id metallicVV/ boxes, sealed *ilh 82 ue R!bhr*- W DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, far t*i years known as Best. Safest, Always Reliable OLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE