Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 2 April 1908 — Page 1

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L CUTS NO FIGURE Lout the Money Stringency I With die Reliable De- : catur Concerns I Although many factories in towns I . .i.ies in thia section have withCj before the mighty sweep of the R. ( .v stringency and as a coneeI rr „ their doors were closed and Ejt men brown out of employment I . every institution located within L boundaries of our ctty has reI . ne d its self same methods of doing Ljiness and th* laboring man has Lt suffered to any extent To the Ljtrsry some of our business conLw>e have experienced Increases in L, business as compared with forL>r years. This is welcome news Ld Is conclusive evidence of the beet L financial circumstances as well as | ffl demonstrate the heavy demands L their output. The Decatur Filler Ltory has during this winter, at jjjjses operated day and night in an rigor to manufacture enough goods to seep tn pace with the orders that arrived daily- The Eagle foundry condßuee to do a flourishing business tfth quite a number of men on their •ay roll

The Decatur Furnace factory conliiiues to do a thriving business. ftMger M F. Smith is securing or--4m from many of the surrounding dta as well as from tar off states cd this institution has a promising futre. Their furnace is pronounced the iwtand most serviceable and this acerants for their rapid progress. Ths new Atlas boiler purchased by Decatur Packing company has been totalled and will be in use in the near (rare. It has a large capacity and «s just the thing needed to complete the equipment of this concern. ArtiScial ice will be manufactured by this ttncern this summer and they expect to have ready buyers for same. The Krick & Tyndall tile mill is [tunning at full blast and with the ini sUllation of their new Corliss engine their equipments are modem in every I respect. Tile of all sizes are being manufactured to meet the heavy denand<. The brick yard will also it operation in the near future and many men will be on their pay roll [ ths summer. The Coppock Motor Car company is Mong the most aggressive institutions it our city. They have three of their cdebrated commercial cars under conitruction. which will be completed by tte fifteenth of this month and buyers ire awaking their completion. “Old Betsy" the car that made the trial trip to Cincinnati has been sold and de* hrered to a Logansport man The Coppock Mo or Car company will eniirge its manufacturing facilities in the near future. With twice as many orders on hand is can be filled for several weeks, 'he Ward Fence factory is operating toy and night in hopes of meeting the lir? 0 demand for its output. Work «the new buildings will ensue within tte next few days and when completed *0 be occupied at once. This instiWtion does a great business and will valuable to Decatur. ~ o clover seed is scarce. A Higher Price is Paid Than for Several Years. Clover seed is on the boom. AlU has touched the highest Wee in recent years and is close to highest price in the memory of dealers. Good clover seed is °* w or h $13.50 a bifehel, and is J® cult to obtain even at that price. once before has it reached these and then sl4 was paid. Thio ClovJ 1 num ’ )er ago. however. r ' B n °w much used to improve tin 18 clover plowed under adds pric^ en so *'- At the present of clover seed, however, this fer- J ? e9 a very expensive method of Many believe it pays, ®ic« ire bUyißg Beed at 1110 hiSh Really the trouble for seed ls Dot 1° selling, but in getto supply the demand. S Mill .>" J I T W *»i! . J*® 8 orlal conven tion for Allen tlt y j® 8 county will be held In this fi e ’ ext Tuesday, April 7th. Steven ° f Port Wa T n e. i» the only M candidate so far.

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THE NIBLICK CASES Further Issues Completed Today—Two Cases Dismissed—Other Items The monthly report of County Clerk Haefling shows that during the month of March eighteen marriage licenses were filed. This was the fifty-second day of the Adams circuit February term. The term closes Saturday and a week’s vacation follows, the April term opening Monday. April 13th. The term just closing has been one of the busiest in several years. Benjamin Sholty vs. Samuel Turnbleson et al, suit on note SBS, cause submitted finding for plaintiff in sum of 156.71, cause continued until April if. as io M. Q, Tumble-son Judge Macy, of Winchester, was here Tuesday hearinf further action in the Woods-Niblick cases. In the cases of Emanuel Woods vs. Christena R. Niblick, admx., claim 13,000, E. Woods, surviving partner of E. Woods & Co. vs. Cbristena R. Niblick, admx, claim 173.900, E. Woods, surviving partner of Woods. Morris & Co. vs. Christena R. Niblick, admx, claim $3,000, the following entry was made In each: “have granted the defendant to file additional paragraph of answer on or before April 20th." On that date Judge Macy will return to hear further making of issues.

The case of Otto Bolds v.s. Juday & Co. et al. injunction, was dismissed the costs being paid. Edward Hamil vs. Otto Bolds, replevin, pending on motion for new trial, dismissed and costs paid. Charles E. Meyers, guardian for Richard P. Meyer, filed an inventory and a petition to sell real estate,which was approved and T. H. Ernst and J. H. Stone were appointed appraisers. A marriage license was issued to Joseph D. Swartz, aged twenty-two, and Ada Mazelin, aged twenty-one, both of Monroe township. Both are members of the Amish church. Will H. Foughty has through his attorneys, Peterson & Moran, filed suit for a divorce decree which will legally separate him from Emma Foughty. The parties were married November 2, 1904. and lived together until December 28, 1905. On that date the defendant wholly abandoned plaintiff and has since lived apart from him. A plain divorce is asked. ■ • WILL LIVE HERE Ceremony Will be Performed in the Near Future in this City Andrew Welfiy, one of Decatur’s most popular men i; soon to become a Yesterday morning fie closed a deal whereby he came in possession of the Charles Railing property in the south part of the city and he will make his future home at that place. Mr. Wcifiey is engaged in the insurance business in this city. He is enjoying a liberal patronage responsive to his upright principles and courteous treatment. He moved from bis farm to this city and since he has boarded at the Coffee & Rinehart restaurant. He is a good whole souled fellow and is liked by every one who knows him. His bride to be is Miss Mecka Bowers, of Fort Wayne, a prominent young lady who is held in the highest esteem of al! who know her. She has recently made her home at Valparaiso, but is at her home at Fort Wayne now taking care of her mother. Just when the marriage will take place is not as yet definitely known, but it is thought that the ceremony will be performed in the near future. They will immediately after the ceremony take possession of a newly furnished home. ,

There will be prayer and praise meeting Thursday evening as usual at the Mission Hall. We invite the public to attend our meetings. Chancey Stetson, Leader. E. L. Leßrun was a Fort Wayne business caller today.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 2 1908.

BUSY AT POLITICS Preachers Want to be Delegates—Conference May Continue Until Tuesday Anderson, Ind., April 1— The northern. Indiana M. E conference opened today, Bishop Berry, of Buffalo, N. Y., in charge. The famous churchman is being entertained at the home of ex-Governor W. T Durbin, where he held the first cabinet session yesterday.

Aside from the placing of the visitors and their wives the interest today centered in the race for delegates to the general conference of the church at Baltimore next May. Evidence was presented to show that there would be no slate or "combination” as they say in politics. There was a disposition to let every candidate for delegate stand on his own merits and an inclination to elect Dr. C. C. Cissell the first ministerial delegate to the Buffalo conference. For the other five places on the ministerial delegation the eandidates include Presiding Elders Naftzger, Muncie district; Guild. Richmond district; Bennett, Goshen district;Wade, Fort Wayne district; Hollopeter. Wabash district; Herrick. Logansport district. and the Revs. Sommerville Light, of Marlon; Matthew Swadener, of Kokomo; A. G. Neal, of Alexandria, and probably W. B. D. Parr, of Kokomo. Candidates for lay delegates to the general conference include E. E. Hendee. of this city; C. M. Kimbrough, Muncie; B. S. Helms, of North Manchester; Horace Burr, Newcastle; Cartwright, of Portland; Shinn, of Hartford City; Eberhart, of Mishawaka, and May. of Markle. The lay electoral conference will take place at the Central Christian church Friday. It is probable that the election of delegates among the ministers will begin Thursday afternoon.

Because of the large amount of business incidental to a lay conference, as well as ministerial, for this week, it is probable the appointments of ministers for next year will not be made before next Tuesday. The program is scheduled to end on Monday, but it is said today that ?t would probably be impossible to round up the conference work before one week from today. After canvassing the field for several days, the pulpit committee of the First Methodist Epissopal church, assigned to recommend a successor to the Rev. Dr. C. C. Cissell, reported to the official board last evening that it had been unable to make a selection, and a resolution adopted called on the presiding elder of the Muncie district to assist the First Methodist Episcopal church toward obtaining a pastor for the next year. The resolution as it will be presented to the conference session follows: “Resolved, That the office board of the First Methodist Episcopal church, of Ahderson. Ind., hereby indorses any reasonable plan of the Preachers' Aid society of the north Indiana conference. to raise a permanent fund of | SIOO,OOO or $200,000, the income from I which shall be used to supplement the annual collections, for the better support of ths superanuated preachers, and those dependent upon them. It

I is our belief that the declining years of the old ministers’ life should be made vastly more comfortable than is now possible, and that in truth and in fact, “at even time it shall be light” for those who gave the years of their life in making the path for the Methodism.” — o—— BACK TO HIS OLD STAND. John Spuller, who has just closed the most successful sale season of his career, as an autioneer, is back at the old stand, the Schafer hardware store, for the spring and summer season, having began duty today. He will resume his work as an auctioneer next fall. Mr. Spuller is coming to the front as an auctioneer, with rapid strides, and each season enjoys an improved patronage over the former one. He will be glad to greet all his friends, old and new at Schafer’s. in this manner Mrs. Eli Presdorf wishes to sincerely thank the friends and neighbors and the Ben Hur lodge for the kindness by them shown during the illness and death of her husband.

ORGANIZED LABOR i Passing Upon Candidates— Railroads Not to be Prosecuted Washington. April I.—Sentiment favoring a national currency commission has grown rapidly the last two weeks. When Representative Lovering. of Massachusetts, introduced his currency commission bill a few weeks ago, he allowed himself to be quoted as saying that the idea was approved by Secretary Cortelyou, Speaker Cannon and Senator Aldrich. Mr. Lover Ing’s faith in the progress of the idea has grown with the leaves of spring. Now. the Aldrich bill has been dragged through the senate by the hair and so knocked about that its own father hates to recognize it. In the house the situation is muddled beyond hope of sane recovery between the Fowler bill, the Williams bill, the Aldrich bill as-d some other bill that every one expects and no one has yet framed. Washington. Aprilel.—lt is said at the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor that organized labor of the country will generally respond to the call for mass meetings on Sunday, April 19, to take action looking to a general movement in opposition to candidates for public office who are not satisfactory to the organized workingmen of the country. President Gompers believes more than two million men will be represented in the meetings held on that day. The Central Labor Union, of the District of Columbia, today issued its call for such a meeting.

Washington, April 1 — The government will not prosecute railroads for failure to comply with the “commodity clause" of the railroad ra'e law. pending a decision of the Supreme court. This decision pias been arrived at, it is understood', after careful consideration by the president, and he has accordingly directed the department of justice to bring a test case as soon as possible after May 1, the day when there becomes effective the law forbidding any railroad to transport any article or commodity other than timber, manufactured, mined or produced by such road, or in whitfi it is directly or indirecty interested. — - ■■■ ■ o IS AFTER THE CONVENTION. Bluffton is Hot Foot After Big Democratic Meeting.

While the democratic congressional convention will not likely be held until tbp /good old summer time, still there is nothing like being out early for the worm. Bluffton wants that convention and already over a hundred letters have been mailed out over the district to democrats with a pull telling them how badly we want it. They will at least know that when the time comes for setting the date Bluffton will be there to capture the meeting if possible. No other town in the district can offer better accommodations than can Bluffton and already enough loyal democrats and citizens have offered aid to make this the best town in the district to come to this year. All expense is already assured and nothing will be left undone that will show the candidates and delegates a good time. A plug placed now and then by Wells county people will the more assure our chances of getting the meeting. —Bluffton Banner.

HAS ADDED A NEW LINE. The Premium Store to Handle Richardson’s Line. Mrs. J. E. Moser of the premium store has added a department that will no doubt please a number of Decatur ladies, having just received a complete line of Richardson’s patterns, lace, pillow tops, centerpieces, etc., and the silk to finish same. By the terms of a contract recently closed they are able to sell this line at factory prices and save you the postage. Their window contains a handsome display of the goods and if interested in fancy work you should not fail to see it. The state bank of Roanoke has just filed articles of incorporation with a capital stock of $25,000 and the following (directors: Augustus Wasmuth, Edmund John S. Crabbs, Solomon B. Dinius, Davis A. KHne. Elnora G. Zent, S. H. Grim, E. E. Packard, and Henry H. Zent.

THEY ARE DIVIDED Argument Becoming Heated Among the Advance Guard Indianapolis, March 31.—Local option, the question which kept the Democratic committee on resolutions up all night before the state convention is giving the republicans here for their state convention, Wednesday and Thursday, no end of concern. The Democrats were no more divided on the subject than are the republicans. Brewery activity, which was centered last week on the Democratic convention. is t-his week centered on the republicans. An all-night session of the resolutions committee, a split among the members with a report from each side and a hard fight on the convention floor —these are within khe range of possibility. Between those whe wish the strongest kind of a local op tion plank and those who wish no de

claration of the kind on the subject, there is any number of differing opinions. The matter has not yet been taken up formally by reason of the fact that the committee on resolutions is not yet named, but groups in the lobby and visitors to the headquarters are talking and aligning and doing what they can to promote their individual ideas on the subject From this mass of talk are gleaned the following different ideas for the temperance plank: 1. Local option, with the county designated as the unit, the proposed law to supplement and reinforce the remonstrance lay. 2. Local option, with a unit no larger than a ward or township, the proposed law to supplement the remonstrance law. 3. Local option, either by counties or by wards and townships, with no ’ reference whatever as to the relation of the proposed law to existing tem perance laws. I 4. Local option by counties for those counties not containing cities of the first, second or third classes, and by ' townships and wards for those coun- ' ties containing such cities, the proposed law to repeal the Moore remon strance law. 5. No local option declaration at all, but an indorsement of th® remonstrance laws and a declaration for high license. 6. No temperance plank of any kind, inasmuch as the persent legislation is sufficient, or because the party should not recommend laws restricting personal liberties. __o WITH MRS. McKINNEY An Excellent Program Has Been Prepared for the Occasion Another important meeting of the C. W. B. M, of the Chrisian church will be held at the home of Mrs. McKinney Thursday, April 2, at 2 p. m. and an interesting session is assured. The C. W .B. M. is an auxiliary to the general missionary society and the members are fulfilling their mission in the heroic work they represent. Several mission stations and industrial homes are maintained by the tireless work of the ladies organization and much credit falls due to them. Their meeting scheduled for Thursday will in more than one way be among the most interesting ever held and each member should be present to enjoy the excellent program which will be rendered as follows:

Topic for study: Our work at Jhansi and Kulpahar, India. Song; Bible lesson; Responsive reading of Isaiah xxxv. Circle of prayer for India and our missionaries there. Readings on the topic in Missionary Tidings for March. Reading: “The Children’s Crusade,” Merle Burdg. Readings: “Boy wanted/’ “Girl wanted.” “Jesus wtans them.” Reading: “The Humanness of Helena.” Business period. Tommy Ritter, who was with Hartford City in 1905, will be a member of the Newcastle independent baseball team this year. Tommy played with Richmond in the Indiana-Ohio league last year.—Hartford City News.

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IN MEXICO LAND Something About the Government, the Churches and Things in General Mexico City, Mex. Dear Folks: —It is so hard to get a letter written and what I send is a perfect scrawl. It is hard to decide what to tell when their is so much. The everyday street scenes are full of strange sights. Indian women with all sorts of baskets and bundles on their heads—vegetables, flowers, fruits, water jars—immense loads, and they do not touch then generally and walk swiftly along the street. Men [carrying immense loads on their head or back. I have seen a dozen men always Indians, with handfuls of twigs tied together sweeping the streets. A man with a bucket of water and a tin cup sprinkling the main streets. We see loads of sugar pressed in large cones wrapped in blue paper, by the dray load on the streets. This is broIfen in pieces and we have it on the table at tlM* botiels. It is not white, but a sort of dirty color. Said to-be pure sugar. Our coffee is made very thick and black. The waiter comes with two coffee pots. One is coffee which he fills your cup as full as you

wish, the other boiled milk, which he adds as you like. We never see cream. Fruit is plentiful and cheap. You can buy oranges, delicious sweet ones, for half a cent each. Flowers are abundant. Great bunches of volets eight to ten inches each buach in diameter. Beautiful roses for a song. Bunches of popies as big as a half bushel for 25 cents. Immense wreaths, as big as wagons wheels, of fret»h flowers can be bought in the flower market. Any and every flower you wish, pansies, violets, roses, lilies, everything. Then the vegetable markets are a gft at sight. We went to what is called the “Thieves Market.” It used to be a great institution, but now does not amount to much. W* went to the national pawn shop too. I must tell you about it. It is called the “Monte de Piedad.” It w r ag founded by a Spaniard, and opened its doors February 25, 1776. He was the owner of the great mines of Real del Monte near Packuca, and he endowed this pawnshop with $300,000, and put it under government control. It w’as intended to protect people from the usurious charge of the pawnbrokers, who I guess in all ages and countries have been sharks. At first »o interest was charged on the loans, expecting that when the pledge was redeemed a small

gift would be made for charitable purposes, but that did not work, so they Jound It necessary to charge a small , interest. So low are the charges it is a great boon to the people, and the rules for redemption are easy. When the interest on an artiefs fails to be paid, it is exposed for sale at a fixed price. When the loan is made it is valued by an expert. If it is not re--1 deemed, a price is set on it for sale, and if it is not sold at the end of a month it is reduced in price, again at the end of the second or third month, when it reaches the price of the original loan and interest. If it sells for more than the loan and interest, the difference is given to the borrower. In 1814 by bad management the capital was reduced, but later the deficit was made good. Again in 1884 the capital was again impaired, and has not yet reached its original sum. It |is a most interesting place to visit I [think. There are many very fine churches in the city, and many others have been closed by the government. The Monasteries and convents have been suppressed and the monastic orders driven from the country. I can see why. The churches and convents were once like ant hills. American Roman Catholics axd Mexican Roman Catholics are as different as white and black. The Mexicans talk publicly of things that make one’s hair stand on end. I say “it is not that way in the States.” In some things conditions are dreadful here. The hospitals are poor, except the American. They say that often the sick do not even have beds to lie on. There are many foundling asylums throughout the republic. A bell is rung at night and the babe left in a cradle at the gate, and it is taken in and no questions asked. It wonld not do to tell in a letter of conditions, in some things. In some things it is tine. I like it here in many ways, but of course the United States Is the para(Continued on page 4.)