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

CASTOR IA Far luft-nta and ChflArsa. Th! Kind You Hm Ahrsys Bought i i -i ■ ■ j«-n ARE MANY SPEECHES Outcome of the Democratic State Convention Well Received “Marshall and Bryan.” “Right man in the right place.” “Obliterate old factional lines” —these were some of the expressions heard at a meeting in Indianapolis Thursday night, and it would not take a Sherlock Holmes to guess that it was the reception for Democratic candidates, successful and unsuccessful, at the Indiana democratic club headquarters. On account of the long-drawn-out Democratic convention, many of the candidates, both defeated and successful. were not at the reception, and the atuendatice was not what was expectd, but there was harmony, not mild, gentle harmony but the uproarious, enthusiastic kind. Thomas R Marshall, democratic candidate f>r governor, told what he thought about the democratic party, and after he was tired he put on his “Texas slouch hat,” as he called it. and left. Then Mr. Marshall’s friend and neighbors told how much they thought of Mr. Marshall. A, A. Adams of Columbia City, made the hit of th e evening when he referred to Mr. Marshall as a democrat without adjectives. Mr. Adams said he was not averse to testifying to his love and loyalty for the friend of his boyhood, the companion of his youag manhood, and his life-long neighbqj. Mr. Marshall, he declared, was modest, and his ability of a distinguished order, but more than all he (aid, is a Democrat without adjectives.”

Mr. Marshall, ths governorship candidate spoke briefly. He realized, he declared, that he was not the first choice of his party, but he hoped he would be satisfactory to all. “If at any time." he said, “I find I am causing disunion in the party I am a good enough democrat to withdraw. I am a Hoosier, the son of a Hoosier and the grandson of a Virginia democrat, and I can tell you why I *am a democrat. lam a democrat because there is no man in the democratic party who would not stand by his own convictions and I believe that you men believe ft is time to return the party to power and give the people liberty. Remember, that during this campaign I am your servant, not your master.” “What's the matter with Marshall? He’s all right. Who's all right? Marshall,” yelled the crowd in unison as Mr. Marshall, accompanied b? his friend Adams, left the room. Rut there wer e many others who spoke. Father A. M. Elierijg. a Catholic priest, of ColunJbia City, who wished the newspaper men to understdhd that he is not in polites, saids he had come all the way from his home town to b e with his friend Marshall, whom he had known personally far twenty-two years. “He is a man of sound principles,” said the priest. “He will bring unity to the party asid will lead the party to victory. He is th e right man in the right place.” Judge S. M. Hench, of Fort Wayne, who staid Bryan would be placed in the White Houae March 4 as president of the United States, was greeted with cheers. Judge Hench believes in the “eternal principles of Jefferson and freedom for the Orientals.” o — - CLIMBED LADDER OF SUCCESS. C. L. Ayefs is One of Best Insurance Men in Ccunitry. Clarence L. Ayers, a former Decatur boy and still a young man. was here today on business. He is now Jiving in Detroit, is general manager and a heavy stockholder in the Michigan Commercial Life insurance company, which he organized and put on its feet. Mr. Ayers is considered one of the best insurance men in the United States today and holds the world’s record for number of policies written in two months. With a practically new and unknown company he wrote 1765,000 in $5,000 and SIO,OOO policies and collected the money. His company is growing rapidly. Mr. Ayers has just closed a fifteen year contract with the company as general manager.

J. J. Meyer, of the firm of Meyer & Klopfenstein Is the owner of a Shetland pony colt, the first that has been born in Bluffton for five or six years, ft wag born yesterday ar.i is about as cute a specimen of the horse family as one can see. —Bluffton Banner. Mrs. C. O. France is visiting at Fort Wayne today with friends.

CROMER DID IT Hawkins Had No Strength Outside Jay County Until George W. Said So The greatest political battle ever fought on Eighth district territory has waged in Anderson for two days last' week. For 761 ballots the atteiiipt to bring about the nomination of a republican candidate for congress was carried on. and for over 600 ballots there was no change or deviation in the vote. As a dramatic climax to the whole affair. N. B Hawkins, the lowest man in the race up to the finish, secured the nomination, whil € George Cromer, the political boss of the Eighth district, went down in defeat. Vestal, the Madison county candidate, could not, after the first ballot or two. muster any strength outside of Madison county. Cromer was huffy at Madison county and would do nothing for Vestal. He figured that Madison county is under obligations to him. He made W. N. Durbin national dolegate and Newcomer district chairman, and both are Madison county men. When, after hours of balloting. Cromer became convinced he could no*, get the nomination, he threw his support to Hawkins and brought about the latter’s nomination.

It was noon today before the deciding ballot in what is one of th e most memorable political conventions ever held in Indiana was taken. On the 759th ballot there was a slight deviation fioru the vote that had kept the convention tied up in a deadlock for over twenty hours. Wells county, which had been voting five for Shockney and fiv e for Cromer, gave Shockney ten votes, but not until after Cromer had told his delegates to not vote for him longer. On the 760th ballot Adams county, after announcing seven votes for Cromer, triad to change the vote and give them to Hamkins, but a protest wag raised bv Madison county, and under the rules of the convention Chainfian Frysinger held that the vote would have to be counted for Cromer.

It was now plainly to be seen that the beginning of the end was at hand. Delegates were on their fee-t and yelling furiously. Cromer had passed the wohd down the line to his men to vote for Hawkins. Then 11. S. Maddy, the acting secretary, called for the 761st ballot. Adams county, a Cromer stronghold, voted seven for Hawkins, and the announcement of this vote touched off the fireworks. Wells county continued to give its five for Ha.wkins and five for Sh&kney. Jay gave Hawkins her votes and Randolph went twenty for Shockney. When Delaware county was called the thirty-on e votes from that county were chalked up to Hawkins. thus giving him 5? votes, or just enough to bring about the nomination. Madison county had trouble in getting her vote in, owing to the uproar that prevailed. Chairman Hurst, however, finally made himself heard and announced that the thirty-two delegates from Madison county caA their thirty-two vo*es for Hawkins and make the nomination unanimous. Hawkins, th e nomineegof the convention, lives at Portland, amd is a banker. He has figured some in republican. politics, and has served a term in the state senate. There was no time until the last ballot taken that Hawkins was able to muster any strength outside of his own county.—Anderson Bulletin. o UMPIRE BURK IN JAIL. Muncie Man Must Answer Perjury Charge at Greenville.

Five IViuncie people, among them Jack Burke, who is known here as a base ball umpire, ar.e in jail at Greenville, Ohio, on perjury charges. They , gave testimony attempting to prove , an alibi for Harry Mullenix, a Muncie boy held there for robbery. The others arrested were Mrs. Carrie Duffey, Elmer Howell. Porter Carmichael and Charles Cecil. It is said Burke and the others testified to having seen Mullenix and three of his friends in Muncie on the night it is alleged they burglarized a store in Union City on the Ohio side of the state line. Implicated with Mullenix are Oran McKim, Walter Evans and Frank Van Matre. All of them are well known to the Muncie police. Q Mr. J. E. Moser, proprietor of the Bide Front store, informs us that he buys his cljina ware direct from the old country and the packages are not opened until arriving at his store, after leaving the factories in France ana Austria. By buying it import, Mr. Moser can get the goods cheaper by fifteen per cent than by other means and with less store expense, he sells below any Fort Wayne firm on the same class of good's.

GUARDIAN APPOINTED Inquest Held for L. A. Holthouse—Stultz Case Sent to Wells County Hooper & Lenhart as a terneys for Sylvester C. Tinkham et al, filed a petition for a drain, and same will be docketed May 6. Charles F. Rinehart, admr. of W. D. Rinehart estate vs. Noah Mangold, account SI,OOO. appearance by Hooper & Lenhart for defendant, rule to answer. Ira Steele vs. Emma Steele, divorce, default of defendants, rule against prosecutor to answer.

Albert A. Butler et al vs. Noah Mangold et al. appearance by D. E. Smi h for John Amspaugh, rule to answer. John D. Stultz vs. Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. Co., $5,00 damages, change of venue granted, cause sent to Wells county. State ex rel Sarah Gleason, admx. es tate of Clem Boze vs. Edward E. Young et ai. $5,000 damages, all depositions ordered published. The cause is set for trial next Tuesday. Charles A. Dugan vs. Perry J. Ogg et ai, partition, cause assigned for trial to Judge Samuel A. Cook, of Huntington. R. E. L. Brooks Cr. vs. E. Woods et al, account SB9O, plaintiff ordered to show cause by first day of next term why cause should not be dismissed for want of prosecution Charles E. Meyer has been appointed guardian for Richard P. Meyer and filed bond for SSOO. signed by Henry Hite and Eli Meyer. German Fire Ins. Co. vs. Graham & Lo&er, damages S4OO. reply filed. Mary S. Dilling, guardian for viola P. Dilling, filed an account current. Mary J. Weeks, admx., for Grant W. Weeks, filed an inventory which was approved. Final reports were filed by Sarah E. Hart. admx. for George H. Hart and Rosa A- Baker, qjUux. for Noah A. Baker estate. An insani y inquest was held Friday evening upon ’Lew A* Holrhouse, by Drs. Boyers, Beavers and Miller and Squire Smith, who recommended' his admission to the East Haven asylum at Richmond. The papers were filed at the clerk’s office today, but it will probably be a month or longer before h c can be admitted owing to the fact that the institution is crowded and there are 271 applications ahead. Mr. Holthouse is twenty-five years old and his mind firsj: became affected February 20th. ? — DID SOME DAMAGE • Window at Niblick Home Broken Out—Signs, Trees and Rentes Demolished

One of the worst storms in several years struck Decatur at about eleveno’clock Friday night and for hours a high win played hssvoc with fences and trees. Lightning and thunder added to the fierceness of the storm and th® rain came down at times in torrents. However, the damage, so far as reported, is .slight. One of the windows in the south of the W. H. Niblick residence, corner Jackson and Second streets was blown oui and alighted in the front yard, fifty feet away. A sign at th e Fashion livery stables was torn down, several large trees were leveled and other similar damage occurred over the town. In th® country, at numerous places fences were blown down, a shed here and there demolished and the storm was just about as near to a genuine Kansas cyclone as th® people of this quiet and peaceable neighborhood care to witness. o Miss Sarah Sheets, of Wren, Ohio, came to the city to do shopping today. Mrs. John H. Heller left for Fort W’ayne to attend Ben Hur this evening. Mr. and Mrs. W .H. Lindsley left for an extended trip to Three Rivers. Mich., and various other places of interest on a pleasure trip. Misses Bessie Baumgartner and Perle Burds, Mesara. Will Statltau a&d Edwin Fledderjohann spent Sunday afternoon and evening at Fort Wayne. Mrs. V. Kern went to Marion this noon where she was called on account of the illness of Mrs. V. Peterson, who is at death's door.

AT FORT RECOVERY One of the Best in That Section of Country—St. Clair Roller Mills A deal was closed Wednesday whereby J. E. Heffner became the sole owner of one of the very best industries, and among the most val uable properties of Fort Recovery. His new possession makes him the sole owner of St. Clair Roller Millshaving purchased the interest of Robert Monn, who. about six months ago. bought the interest of Robert Gillig. Mr. Heffener became part owner of the mill about seven yeast 1 ago and to its success in establishing its present large patronage and flourishing condition, Is largely due the thorough knowledge of milling and the hustling business qualities of Mr. Heffner. From year to year new machinery has been installed and a series of general improvements have been made on the property that brings its equipment up to a high state of efficiency, its products have become widely known, their famous brands of flour, Cracker Jack, Whi e Rose and Olympia, have become household names, familiar to every ■good baker and to every lover of good bread witbin a tadius of many miles. Th e mill is a trade drawer to our town, and it should be the pride of all people to bestow upon a liberal patronage. The future intentions of* Mr. Monn are not yet made known to us. His family will at least remain in Fort Recovery for some time, and it would be pleasing to all to hav e them remain permanen ly with us. —Fort Recovery Journal. HIGH AVERAGE PAID Best Sale for a Year —Smith & LJlman Add Five Head ft) Herd A, J. Smith is at home from Attica where he attended the F. A. Naive sal e of Hereford cat'ie, the best of the kind held in the United States for more than a year. It is perhaps needless to say that Mr. Smith returned a more than ever Hereford admirer. Ninety-eight head were sold, the average being $124 per e head, this fact being partly least to the splendid efforts of Col. Fred @ Reppert of this city, one of the auctioneers. Thirtythree head of the cattle went to Winn.epeg. Canada, while the others were distributed over Indiana, Ohio and The highest price paid for a bull at the &ale was $460, he being ’ less than a year old, while a two year old heifer brought $250. On his way home Mr. Smith stopped at one of the biggest Hereford farms in Indiana, and took an option on five head of the best bred Herefords in the country, being direct descendants of Dale, a bull who sold for $lO 000, the highest price ever paid In the world. These five head will soon be added to the handsome bunch already owned by Smith >"? Ulman at their stock farm north of the city. o there.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. PAID LAST RESPECTS. The Remains of Eli Presdorf Lower ed in Grave. funeral service sos the Tate Eli Presdorf were held Sunday and the bereaved ones paid their last respects to the departed mon. The Ben Hur lodge of which he was a member gathered at the home and left for the German Reformed’ church at 9:00 o’clock. Sermons were preached in bo h English and German and at one o’clock the cortege left for the Honduras church whsre services w-ere again held. Interment was made in the church cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. O P. Edwards, of Leipsic. Ohio. are guests of relatives here for a few days. They attended the Madam Butterfly performance at the Majestic Saturday evening and stopped here enronte home. Mr. and Mrs Daniel Sprang went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit with friends. They were accompanied by their guests Mr and Mrs. E. A. Vail. Miss Margie Hanna, who has been ill for several months, will leave in a few days for Dansville, N. Y„ and will spend several weeks at the sanitarium

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THE MILLER DITCH Findings for Both Petitioners and Remonstrators— Damage Case Tomorrow Ir« Steele was granted * divorce from Emma Steele after an hours trial Monday morning. Judgment for oasts being rendered against the p’stlnM. John W. Brown vs. Noah Mangold et al. to foreclose mortgage of $1,500. D. B. Erwin appeared for Butler Bros, and J E. Mann, D. E Smith for John Amspaugh. Peterson A Moran for Charles E. Rinehart, admr. and J C Sutton, for F. M. Sdhirmeyer. All were ruled to answer. Albert A. Butler et al vs. Noah Mangold et al mechanics' lien, motion filed by Amspaugh to require plaintiff to make complaint more specific. Dora Hower was granted a divorce from Charles J. H. Hower in court Monday morning and was given custody of her child. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. This was the sec ond attempt for a divorce by Mrs. Hower, during the past six months.

In the Mathias Miller et al petition for ditch, before special Judge C, J. Lutz, the court found for the remonstrators as to causes 2nd. 3rd and 4th, and for the petitioners in cause Ist, sth, 6th. 7th and Sth. Ditch ordered construe ed, finding that the assessments should be equalized and modified. L, I* Baumgartner appointed superintendent of construction and his bond fixed at $3,000. Costs as per bill attached allowed, except items of superintendent and accepting ditch. WOMAN IS SICK And the Man Refuses to Support His Wife and Family

A most disgraceful quarrel was entered into by Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Springer Monday morning near Everett & Hite grocery in which language was used that made the atmosphere blue or many feet away. This couple was conditionally divorced some time ago and under a new law they were given the privilege of living together for another year or until their child was born. Afterward Mrs. Springer went to Van Wert, Ohio, to make her home and while there, township trustee Henry Hite was notified by the authorities of that place to get her and return her to this city. The woman is the mother of several children and her husband has failed to make an effort to support her. She and her children lived off the township last fall. Mr. Springer is an able bodied man and it is wondered by every person who of the circumstances why, he does not get employment and support his family who exist under most pitiful circumstances. TThe people of the city are becoming indignant over the actions of this man and unless he braces up and cares for his sick wife, and innocent little children. stringent means may be resorted to in an effort to teach him a lesson. It is hoped that no such occurrence as happened this morning on the main street will occur again. ■— — o HE IS HAVING HARD LUCK. Some Ones Toes are Crossed on Sylvester Pontius, of Hartford Tp. Sylvester Pontius residing three and one-half miles west of Geneva, has experienced some bad luck in the past few weeks. He returned to his home a short time ago from the county hospital, where he had been for tsveral weeks, and where he nnderwen" an oqeratyom During the latter part of this week, while walking over his farm Mr. Pontius found a pen containing ten dead pigs. Some of the animals will weigh one hundred and fifty pounds and the loss is pi ac . ed at about one hundred dollars. No cause is known for their death.-Port-land Commercial-Review. A. L. Gilliom, of Berne, who has been placing the Adams county map m all the schools, was in the city, his morning, on his way to Mon- . mouth. Roy Beachler returned to his school duties at Richmond today.

MANY WERE PRESE! ? And the M. E.Sunday Schi Class Taught by Miss Studabaker Rejoice Still Ao the members of the Sabi school class of the Methodist ch taught by Miss Hattie Snjdab; celebrate tfc-dr birthday siniversa: for last evening the class grace! ' responded! to the telephone call ? by rhe Mrs. Walter Kauffman and 1 Rose Dunathan for a celebratloi their anniversaries at the home of former on north Fifth street rooms were very prettily wi’h cut flowers and the main sea of the evening wm the guessing test in which several won high hot Mrs. C. B. Wilcox favored the gu with a vocal solo which always pfe her audiences, and a splendid rea was given by Misa Bessie Conglt which delighted the enUre comp After which the hostesses asked t guests into the dining hall whei delicious supper was spread | n picnic style. The members of class who were so fortuna* e in b included were as follows: Mesda O. L. Vance, C. B. Wilcox, Miss nette Johnson. Miss Fanny Hite, ] Mldg e Smith. Miss Myrtle Bead Miss Hattie Stud a baker,Miss Cham Miss Nora A hr, Mrs. John Pan Miss Mary Miller. Miss Bessie I gleton. Miss Kinsey, Mrs, Ida S coke, Miss Jane Hendricks. —— THOS. MARSHALL IN WREC Wa» an 111 Fated Train Which Derailed Near Monroe, Along with tho nomination of 7 Marshall comes the report of a ft ■incident shat happened the dit guished attorney while riding o G. R. & I. train between Monroe Berne in 1902. It was Washing! birthday and several people from city, including D. B. Ervin and C Snelle.n were on the train which south bound. It will be rememb tha* this train was derailed and era! cars were overturned. Mr. shall gathered himself from the bris and walked 3 mile and a to Berne, where he hired a livery and drove back over the sam e t tory he had gone over after the He would have only had to walk ' miles to Monroe and saved much t| |He was excited, however, and 1 the buggy route.

MANY FROM HE Will Go on Excursion That State With View of Buying A large number of Adams coi people are going to Texas on A the seventh with Messrs. J. J. Vi and Charles Stemhurst, who will nish closing out the German Luthi colony lands in the land of pron These lands are the ones selected the representatives of the colony visited that section six weeks ago pronounced It the best they ever i The soil is very rich and of a g depth. Crops are yielded there! that surprised the eastern farmer 40 to 50 bushels of corn and f 20 to 55 bushels of winter wheat to 80 bushels of oats and all i crops can be grown in the Mississ valley as well as fruit and garden etables can be raised on these la Our issue of tomorrow will hav plat of the German colony and names of those who have porch; land and their names will be on section of land they have bought the amount paid will also be gi It has been said that Texas is most promising state in the ui for land investments and it will nay those who care to invest, to suit the gentlemen mentioned al “who can be found at the Andei and Baker restaurant. FELL AND BROKE COLLAR B( Cail, thg seven year old son of J Schnitz, who resides on Ninth st while playing Sunday, fell broke its collar bone and since it suffered much pain. The little fell Saturday and was painfully although nothing serious was th< suit. His accident yesterday. 1 ever, resulted in the breaking of collar bone. A physician admini ed medical aid and he will soot cover.