Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1908 — Page 2

CASTOR IA Fsr la&nts and Children. The Kind Yon Ha*? Alveys Booght EPILEPTIC VILLAGE Joseph Snyder to be Taken There—News of the Circuit Court Attorney Dore B. Erwin filed a new case entitled Rebecca Stauffer et al vs. John B. Duer et al, complaint for partition of real estate. Robert M. Diftbin vs. Katie R. Durbin. for possession of child, demurer filed to cctnplaint. ® @ Henry C. Savis vs. Fuelling, suit on n»te; set for today was continued, because of the Youngt damag& ’• case was not completed. ' The acceptatfcc® of Joseph Snyder as a patient at the Indiana: Kplleptic village. New Castle, hits been Received by County Clerk Haeflipg. Deputy Sheriff Ed. Green will take Snyder to the village tomorrow. Tfie o court ordered that necessary .clothing bd 2 furnished Snyder. a

Elizafqjh Davenport, guardian fog, Josiff I. Yager, filed a petition to buy ® household g<f>ds far her ward to amounr of SSOO, guardian to approve ajl purchases, petition grdttted. ® Bryan, aged twenty-three, a Wells county fa,(n»r and .Mia H<4d ler, aged twenty, daughter of (John W. of Hartford township, granted a © ° erAlbert A) Butler vs. Noah Saitjoli et al, suit on lien, appearance by Hopper ih Ldtihart for defendants, John w. Bfbwn, W. B. Hoffman <n»d Daniel Weldy. R>i!e to hnswefc ® 0 ® 0 © The cases p,f the State vs. Isaac SWaus*. selliig Hqior without lic(tise. StMe vs. He»ry Viau, allowiagj minor to play pool, tfcere ■»>'lbn by Hellerv The ctw’s of the State v£ : Wank Bogner and State vs. Petar lfrank.l violating tha Ifyuor laws, wpj-e <yder»d IWt off docWf. > ® e >3,000 WORTH SOLD a O f-y Q Already and th» Stemainina • $7,000 Will Find Beady Buyere—Gseat Eutwre ® O is

A continued meeting the stockholders «f the Cojpock MoNir Car company was heltt Thursday the Ward Fence offices Uh< the session was the most interesting ever condieted bj; flhis bods. In fact an that has much to dS with (Jhe future progress of the company was Sisoyss- r. ; ed.and favorably acted upon in which it was decided t» sell SIO,OOO worth of stock, for the purpose of ■ & increasing the manu'&cturtaf' facilities of this Cue week yesterday ap session was rfifeld at the factor* and It wft then that the idea ; prasentdS. Singe that meeting $3,000 eff additional stock has been disg I ® posed of and ttp remaining $7,000 1 in stost without find ready ■ buyers a? the Coppock car is the most * ® promksixg on the market. The three : cars that have been under construe- . tlon for some time are nearing completion) and will be delivered to the purchasers in tke near future. One of these cars is on and will be ready for its shipment to Cintianati next week. Another's an omnibus car which has been ordered by management of the sanitarium at Attica. The third is a commercial* car, wftch will also go to Cincinnati. An inquiry in regard fb the Coppock car was received from the extreme west this week afid the excellent qualities of the car were recognized therein. The letter stated that the people who the writer represents are in the market for one hundred machines and the Coppock people bid fair to get the order. Inquiries arrive daily as to the cars and tarS institution has agreat I futui J before it. The stockholders are much enthused over the encouraging outlook and If it needs be they ■will subscribe for additional stock in order to better equip themselves to handle big orders. Some day during next week after the completion of one of the cars under construction, a number of prospective buyers of stock will be shown the value of the famous Coppock commercial car.

POPULATION GROWS And the People With Capital Could Make Paying Investments —More Coming We have been informed by several contractors in the city that not sear the amount of building will be done this summer as was last. Many of the Decatur contractors are bidding for jobs in surrounding towns and cities and they state that for every contract that is let there have been at least twelve bidders and at times eighteen bidders. Last year was a busy one fop the carpenters ae many new homes school houses, etc., were erected and ! much work that would have been done this summer has been abandoned on account off the money scarcity. It it promised, however. that quite a nunfjer of houses will be built in Decatur this year as they are in great demand. People are moving to our city every Say and they must have homes. In amany instances, two families live in one house f3 meftly large enougli for ans> ordinary family Ad from indications emanating from the ‘fact® that the people who operate the Ward Fence factory, at least experts and theli* families, who will remove to this city after M%y Ist, the tnumttbr of houses in our city is inadequate to furnish of fibode for all the people. Alerter investment can be made than in building a home? The people with capital who care to m|ke a profitable inweatment would do well t(fc relieve the trying situation® by having rental houses constructed. It Mbs ccgne to gur notice 9 that building is cheaper at present than it las been so? months, and the building fever youU be one of the B*w that would ge welcomed by every citizen of

COWDITIdM is serious Will efig Accompanied by Cbarlee Emet and TIW. © ® 0 ’ a Louis A. has been serious for weeks ppst, test over the Clov«r Le< at 9:51 griday evening for Hot Springsf Arkansas Mr. Holtlldusa first becaitjp ill with brain, trouble about Sabruary 20th. Affcey treatm£?it iQpal to benefit Mm he was sent to thfe Fiet afterprivate sanitarium B at Indianapolis. ’fSree weeks thlre failed to bring: improvement and hA> was brought home aft arrangfticnts male to send him <£o bSst Haven for treatment. accoifit of tSb crowded c there, he could not be jpceived f»r weeks and his father desiring to leave undone to hteoiftn ><Siith, decided

upon advice of the attending physician to him to jH«t firings, where it is beljpuecfc and sincerelya hoped by his friends that he may regain <hisp‘termer He will be accompanied by Charles Wrist and ThonfelP Haefling. The latter will return home within a<yedk or tgp days gjbul the former will remain with Iroithouse for severjj any improfement is shown. I a PRIS9NBR HJ3 RBVOCVER. O g, Terse Hauk: is the Scene of a Terrfcle 0 Tragedy. ® « Terre Haute, Ind., Aprn 3. —Found gugty of a charge of®nrson» ifsnry F. in the circuit court room today, shot and killed ®Dt<eotlve William 1* Dwyer, serftuslygprounded er officers and was himself seriously bounded. The shooting anuouacement of the of the jury before which Mcßonald tried on a charge of dynamiting stores and a church on Sandferdb la§t year. Whet* the jury reported its verdict* McDonald jumped to his feet and drew a revolver. Ho fired at the prosecuting attorney. James A. but missed. Mr. Coper dodged and McDonald directed his fire at the officers seated around the table. Without an opportunity to defenl himself. Detecfive Dwyer was shot down. Almost in an instant police officers and deputy sheriffs in the court room drew their revolvers and opened fire an McDonald. The convicted man fell with half a dozen builets in his Harvey Jones, superintendent of police, was on the outside and was wounded, and another bullet struck a bystander.

Lawrence Myers has launched into the veterinary profession at Monroeville. He has just completed a course of study at Grand Rapids and he will no doubt be well received by the people of that community. Mr. Myers is a hustling young man and possessed of good business qualifications. His many Decatur friends wish for him all success the future can hold.

BEEN GOOD YEAR President Mclntosh, of Wabash College to Lecture— Other Notes of Schools Inasmuch as according to law the wages of school teachers will be advanced next year, a number of the teachers of the city schools are making to do advanced work during their 4 *summer vacation and others of the’ school belonging to the present senior class who ar% expecting to teach next year will attend this summer to meet the requirements of the minimum wage law which states that all teachers without must graduate from *a commissioned high school or its equivalent and do twelve weeks of professional work before eligible to teach. The following seniors will prepare to teach: Lucile Gillig, Florence Kunkle, Fannie Cqpnell, Helen Evans, Clara Boknecht. Etta Braadyberry, Margaret Walters and Fanebeon Magley. ®

The commencement week program which will be observed during the week of May 20 and consist of the following: Junior class reception; bad® calaureate sermon; clas% day exercises and commeiftemeflt. PrSident Mclntosh, of the 'Vabash coXege, vftll also lecture at jhe conypencyment and« an excellent program is assured. The members" of the Senior class who are scheduled for promotion ®are: Harry *Weldy. Willie Conrad. Milliton Hamynell. Ffhnces Bryson, Margaret ters, 4?ttg BrandyJjerry. Florence Kun--1 kle, Fannie McConnell, Lucile Gillig. llelen Erians afid Pansy Bell. ® Thee<nembers tlm board are contemplating to th£ south and watfi buildings during, the sumifier months and will continue to add to the equipments as far ticable and fund& permit. ® 9 kt is probable that the appointment of teachers f<jp next year wll be ihfide (Siring the ® ft L. Mclntosh, present of the Wabatfc collegia recognizetPable sgpaßer, wttl deliver an r> the patrons of the MhF npblic schools next Mon<iy evening.®April 13. and it jS-omised tlftt g larju audience will greet him. The lecture be givem oft chtrck. ® r The closisj® of ffhe publjq scfools isonear at tent. The ffftende 1 ance is aoSd interest Sigh. 1% hissing a vigorous effort to cause or her promotion afti the isstitiffions are indeecP bftg* placgp aid will tje until th® close of (pe school ygar. The final exaitiiations in the high saljpol willgbe held * qpe w®?k before thesclbse of the Perm „ while yieall inlier fffades will °tee iftli dhring the last ®” ® * Za 1 Gls Vogel rtvill leave of week for Huatingjpn to begii his £omract with thediase balEassojiJtiti<Si of That place. ‘bus a resident of for exdttly oie ( and tfesidfes being the gather ever with a ?6<ml team he has , always 4)een a,, very dfesirable citizen. —Bliffiton Banqpr. © @ Levy#" Masjgn was at Dec Muff, Frig 1 day anfi while there for [ moving a large a half milt® Mr. Miffeftn s is the most expegenced fland successful ®mover of buildings in this section..# the coun- j try. —Geneva Herald'. a J Lloy< Hugrh, an Allen 1 kxmist, against by 170 property owners, his appiicagion a liquor license from ' the commissioners’ the circuit and the has been venved to this county for trial.—Bl utttons Banner. • G. the foreman at the , HSra’d office was taken seriously ill on Tuesday of and has confined to his bed ever since. He is with kidjpey trouble and is in a helpless condition. On Mofiiay his sister, Mrs. A. L. O'Ferrell, arhere from Piqua, •hio. —Geneva Herald.

According to that pessimistickindividuaJ. Rev. Hicks, who sets himself up as a weather prophet, we are to have a fierce time of it in April, what with rain, sleet and thunder storms, coupled with cold Und unseasonable weather. But cheer up. Be an optimist. Anyway, he don’t know any more about it than Bill Jones or John Smith. Charles W. Ray and Grace Pankhart, of Jefferson township, were married at Newport, Ky„ March 23. The young couple eloped |on March 21, and that was the last heard of them until the announcement of their marriage. They returned to Berne the ffolowing Tuesday;. The bride is said to be only fifteen years old. —Geneva Herald.

DOING GOOD BUSINESS The Town Council Passes Ordinance Regulating Pool, Billiards and Bowling The new Cillzens’ and Farmers’ bank that has existed at Willshire for five months is a most reliable institution. It is also modem in its constriction as well as absolutely burglar proof. The vault is lined with and rests upon solid concrete, ’which is six feet in thickness. The double doors and vestibule in the vault weigh 17,000 pounds and a triple time lock controls the opening of the doors. The building in whioh the bank 1* located was recently built and a counsel and directors rooms have been well provided. The management of the bank also own an adjoining room wherein an up to date shoe store is conducted by August Brown and above the two buildings is a modern opera house. The capital stock of the new bank is 130.000 and their balauee sheet shows $92 000. With A. M. Foreman as president and S. E. Huftess as cashier the interests of the institution will be well when care of. _ w _ Alex Beall, the banker, is lying at his home in a serious condition. After returning from the west, where he i had gone for his health. Mr. Beall has gradually declined. The afflicted nftm is wsl known in this city. @ Quite a sensation was created in Monday when the town council called a special me&ing for the purpose of passing an ordinance limiting Itie time for bowling alleys, billiard 0 tables an£ jlbol tables to be in operation. The council decided that none of the aforesaid places of business could ogpn earlier than six o'cfc<% a. m. and they must close at II p. m. Their action in this matter has caus® much comment among the citizen!. Another move of the town council is the pacing of a resolution to the 3 efftet that bo children under the age of sixteen are on the streets after eight o’clock. MOT A DISAGREEMENT

Duruig sl* Term— Thr»» Membars Served in EsftU Case Tried 1 £ ® 0 ' O Tim FebrlaTV jury were dksby Jtffige Merry mon last Satudfiay the thanks of tiff; court .after weeks of faithful service. In various ways the record of this i’ury has been a. wonderful one. They ,ave Sewed more days than any for (bears. Three of them, Joseph Bears.

bears. Three of them, Joseph Bears. Jpb L. Yaneytjmd AJfred Kelley have evgry jury Q case during the term. Ed Bailey has served in ail but one and Pillars in all The first three have thirtyqpe fiays pay coming and milage, abdfit $64. The smallest number of s gf veii by anjf, one juror was days. E. J. IJailey acted as fqf jftry on which he served. The oth<y mernbeffc of the I regular panel were Ernst Eikdtf, Asa Krummacher, Samuel Helm, Samuel Shell. The jury was one of the fairest wmeh has been used here. During the entile term there has not bee4’ a disagreement, though tfafey have in several all night sessions. Merryman has ordered the jury commissioners to meet this week and draw and grand jurors Tor the April term.

Miss Nellie Neaderhouser, a clerk Ir the Leader store, received a message Wednesday evening informing £ er of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Samuel Neaderhouser, at her home in Linn Grove. She was seized durin; the afternoon with hemorrhages of tke bowels, and Miss Neb lie and her sister. Miss Cora, who arrived here last night from Pennville, drove at once to Linn Grove to be at her bedside. This morning J J Baumgartner, a brother of Mrs Neaderhouser, telephoned to Linn Grove and learned that Mrs, Neaderhouser was improved and much better than last night. Her daughters *e still at her bedside.—Bluffton News. William Wellman, of Hoagland.was in the city today paying his texes.

Cures Biliousness, Sick IW 91 ■ flB Headache, Sour Stem- I I FT T KT II Cleanses the sy ach, Torpid Liver and W ■ V A IM LJ thoroughly and c Chronic Constipation. J 4- « .Z“ sallow complexici Pleasant to taka LSX3IIVC rFlllt SYTUD PhnpleS bl holthouse DRUG company I

S LOCALS WON TWO s But Lost on Total Pins — Will Play Return Game Next Friday s’ I The famous Fort Wayne Centlirre r I All-star bowling team, undisputed i ' champions of northern Indiana, were J’' here Saturday night and played b against the Klondyke boys. The lo- !, I cals won two of the three gamee. but e I lost on total pins by a score of 2,553 1 to 2,495. The All Stars on Friday * night defeated V»n Wert, bowling over I 3,000 pins in three games. The con test here was exciting, resulting in 1 j i the following scores: Fort Vvayne. e iToukel 150 201 151—167 1 1 Doehrman 171 186 205 —187 * Stirk .....148 144 157—149 Reynolds 172 189 179 —180 Jarrett 177 159 162-166 ‘ : 818 879 856 Detjatur. . Dorwin 178 142 172—164 , Shaffer 169 179 184—177 'Berllng 171 143 174—163 ] Vaughn 188 165 207—187 . T. Peterson ....141 157 125 -141 847 786 862 , I The Decatur team will play a return s game on the Fort Wayne alleys next t Friday evening. BOARD IN SESSION 1 L (Viewers on Highway and Macadam Road Ap- ! pointed Two petitions asking for an election ■ iff Washington and Monroe townships was presented to the commissioners. She petitioners asked for this election for a subsidy for the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway, in sufficient \ 9 amount to pay for their rig|jt-of-way ( through two townships, it being the intention of the company to build their ! lines to Berne. Five thousand dollars Is asked for this township, and ; three thousand from Monroe township. The petitions were granted and the date of election set for Thursday, M9y 14. The voting precincts will be the same as at a general election, and the boards will be comprised with the same number of legal voters. The amount of the subsidy just covers the cost <gt the right-of-way and will likely be carried in favor of the subsidy by an overwhelming majority. a William H. Laughrey and others ! have petitioned the board of comrnisI sioners for a highway. It is a mile of 'proposed road in Blue Creek township. Frank Hisey. David Dilling Sand William Hoile were appointed to make a rgport upon the proposed road. jThey will at the home of Esq. J. W. Merriman, Monday, April 13, for the purpose of investigating the need for such a road.

A petition for a macadam road beginning at the Washington township line, and running north one mile past the Coppock Automobile factory, was presented to the board. The petition was signed by the required number of freeholders, and David Dilling and C. E. Bollinger with Surveyor Baumgartner were appointed to view the same and report thereon. The cause of A. J. Beery for a refund of money was dismissed. — av— SERVICES WELL ATTENDED. Rev. Spetnagle Preached to Two Large Audiences. — 1 ■■ Rev. Spetnagle. pastor of the First Presbyterian church addressed two large audiences Sunday, the crowd being increased over the usual ones from the fact that both Rev. Haist of the Evangelical church and Rev Wilcox, of the Methodist, were absent from the city attending conference. Rev. Spetnagle’s sermons were strong and interesting, and every one who heard him felt an interest in the subject’s chosen. The music too, was especially fine Sunday, Miss Florence Pinger rendered two beautiful solos and the choir sang sacred anthems

Many Decatur people have the fever of remodeling their houses and this * “ J ery commendable movement. Decat ur will present a much better appearance this year than ever.

WITH REPUBL] — 1 — The Eighth Distric gressman Shows the. That is in Hin Washington, April 4.— -r, tive Adair of Indiana has sn ' straight iaced Democrats of and caused a sensation by kl of the party traces and refusi in the filibuster which Jo] Williams, the Democratic R ■inaugurated for the purpos ■ ting the republican party "in ■ Mr. Adair’s attitude gave ria comment. Republican memt) ed his independence, wliii 9 sticklers for party leguiajß ' Democratic side loked at hi n and ventured the opinion t that he is a peculiar sort of crat. The Democratic filibu go on all the remainder of th but Adair will not be a pa He has organized a little fill his own and as long as let liams ties up the business of j Adair will vote with the R e ito untie it. Adair’s position i more interesting from the sac name is now first on the ro] every one of the numerous last night and today he led publican vote of the house 1 tion to the Democrats, muc chagrin of some of his coliea dinarily Representative j name is called first, but Ai out of the city, and that plact name at the top of the roll, omaly of a Democrat leading of Republican voters in opp< a partisan filibuster was not i of.

In explanation of his aitii Adair said: “In parting comp my Democratic associates di . filibuster that is now going i I that I am keeping faith with I pie who elected me to congre ing my campaign last year 1 i my audiences that if I were ej . congress I would represent people, regardless of politics ■ my party a great deal, but I people more, and. as I view as a congressman. I am hen enact legislation that will b vantage to all the people thi resent. I shall not be led av my conception of duty by any leadership. “The Republicans in cong ing in the majority, are respot legislation. I am in favor c them every opportunity to v good legislation, and I am to putting obstacles in their want them to have every pos pertunity, and then if they fai the country relief the blame rightfully upon them. I sb gladly for all bills that I belie in the interest of the people, they emanate from a Democ from a Republican source. I believe in consuming the tim house merely in tearing down ing up any political party, ing to my notion of duty T here as the representative of litical party, but of the peo elected me. and I shall goveri accordingly.”

There will be no preaching M. E. church tomorrow morn evening as Dy. Wilcox is at A attending the conference. Dwight Wilson, of Elkhart. : of age, was disturbed in his ! a gnawing rat and he sallit with lighted lamp and loadec ver. A swinging door bumped him, the revolver was dischar the bullet pierced his foot. The cabinet of the M. E. 1 league met at the home of W. Vail last night for the pui perfecting plans for the socis held at the church parlors nexl night. An excellent program rendered and refreshments served. The entertainment wl charge of the ladies this time good time is promised all who Everybody Is invited. The public schools suspend! work last night for the rest week and the various teachen city have gone to Indlanapoli tend the session of the Norths ana Association of Teachers, the Decatur pedagogues went Wayne, where they joined th ers of that place and left o Lake Erie and Western for apolis. Mrs. John Porter came hot a visit with friends at Salen