Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1908 — Page 2

CASTOR IA ?w lafairt* aad CMUfm. Til KM Ym tin Ahwji hgte Baars th* OJgaatars of THEY NOMINATED KUHN. Six District Democrats Held Their Convention. Shelbyville. Ind., June 4.—The Rev. Thomas H. Kuhn, of Richmond, was nominated by the Democrats yesterday for congressman from the Sixth district of Indiana. District Chairman Osborne of Decatur county called the convention to order and F. M. Alexander of Brookville was permanent chairman. Mr. Alexander said be was proud the Democratic party had attended the funeral of every other political party which had been formed in this country, and that the time was not far distant when the Democrats would have an opportunity of attending the funeral of the Republican party. R. M. Gibson of Rush county was chosen secretary. The resolutions indorsed the Democratic state platform and denounced James E. Watson, Republican candidate for governor. They charged Watson with dictating the nomination of Judge W. O. Barnard of Newcastle for congress from this district and declared he used a great amount of money to secure his nomination for governor. — o THEN CAME HOME The Closs Board Bill Was Thus Satisfied and Accrued Costs Deputy Sheriff Ed Green returned early Sunday morning from Kendallville, where he recovered the amount due Mrs. Closs for the board of the girls in red, who left here without paying for same. Mr. Green, upon arriving at the carnival grounds at Kendallville was informed that the girls nor the manager had the money with which to pay the $21.85 in question. The officer had in his possession a warrant for Mr. Reid, but rather than to incarcerate him, he proceeded to take in the money at the door of the girls in red tent until he secured I twenty dollars, and then he hurried to the station in time to catch his train home. A peculiar incident in connection with the affair was, while Green was taking in the money at the door, a Kendallville constable was taking up the tickets in order to get payment for the girls board at a hotel there. However when Green left, the constable had the tickets and he had the money. We are informed that Mr. Green posed gracefully as a ticket seller at the carnival, although he did not do any of the spieling. 11 - 1 • — The town of Geneva, Ind., went “dry” last week by petition, the majority in favor of the remonstrance being fifty-four. Fred Rohrer says he will not rest content now until Decatur and Washington township ar e landed in the same class with Berne and Geneva. What's the matter with Monroe and Steele?—Willshire Herald. Mr. John F. Vordermark, proprietor of the Berry case, is said to be closing out his business in this city and will assume the management of the Hotel Victoria at Gary, Ind. Mr. Vordermark will operate a case in connection with the hotel on his own account. The Victoria has just been completed and was erected by a stock company formed of Bluffton persons—Fort Wayne Journal. Judge Frank S. Roby, of Auburn, a member of the appellate court of Indiana, does not improve in health and will leave in a few days for Northern Michigan to spend the summer. Judge Roby is suffering from heart '.--üble and has been unable to attend to his judicial duties for several months. The well known firm of Gay & Zwick tjeliverled a liamous Schiller piano to the Pocahontas lodge today, the instrument having been purchased by the order.

We Sell Ytnol 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. YAQM « FALK

TO DAYTON FIRM Will Transact Business in Brock Block While Work is Going On The First National bank of this city are scon to have a home suitable to their extensive and growing business, the contract for remodeling the Dorwin block, where they ha'-e always been located, having been let and work will begin in a few days. When completed everything will be up to the minute and the banking house will be one of the most attractive in Indiana. The letting of the contract has been carefully considered, there being many bidders and finally went to M. Ohmer & Son, of Dayton, Ohio. ■While the work is being done, the banking business will be transferred to the front part of the Brock block, just two doors away, thus allowing the work and the banking can do without inconvenience to employes or public. The changes at the bank will be very extensive and we assure you that you will not know the place when the contract is completed about September Ist. A new stone front will be put in, with an entrance at the center. The furniture will be of marble, handsomely finished in latest patterns and divided in three sections, the president’s office in front, cashier's office next and then the general workroom and bookkeeper’s office, with a large director’s room at the rear. The lobby will be nicely arranged, with marble block floor and the ceilings and side walls will be decorated in style and manner suitable to the up-to-the-minutjg fixtures. The lighting of the room and the ventilation will also be a feature, arranged by prism glasses and done in accordance with plans and specifications of the contractor. One of the big jobs connected with the change is the moving of the massive steel vault, which to make room for the new furniture must go east in the building about ten or fifteen feet. This work comes first and will be done by July Ist, when the contractors, Ohmer & Son, take charge. Two months will be required by them and it will be as stated about September Ist when the work is complete. Cashier Dugan has been very .busy selecting and re-arranging the ■ plans, has visited a number of the big banking houses in Ohio and Indiana and has certainly shown good taste and judgment in every particular Th e new establishment will be attractive, donvenienit and will prove a commodious and suitable home for the First National for many years to come. o SATURDAY EVENING Happy Young Couple Left Immeditely for Oklahoma to Live

Ora Elzey, who for several years hag served as the genial clerk at the DeWitt cigar store, completely “fooled" his friends Saturday evening by joining the benedict ranks and with his fair young bride boarding the evening train on the Clover Leaf for St. Louis. From there they will go to Kingfisher, Okla., where plans have been made for Mr. Elzey to start in business with a cousin. We learn today that the surprise had been contemplated several months, though but few were aware. A story of the wedding was sent to this office as follows: Ora E. Elzey and Miss Blanche E. Rice were married at the ft B. manse at 8:30 p. m. on last Saturday by Rev. L. A. Stangle. This l a one of the great surprises of the season. Only a very select few know anything about the consummation of this happy wedding. Just as soon as the two were made one they hied away to the Clover Leaf depot -Weber they started for Oklahoma to make their future home. Mr. Elzey was one of Decatur’s most popular young men and his departure is a great surprise to his host of friends. Miss Rice was one of the popular “hello" girls in the telephone exchange, her voice was known to all and she was dearly beloved by all. A more amiable, jolly, agreeable and friend-making lady Decatur never knew. In their new home in the junior state of the faraway west follow a myriad of well wishes and happy omens. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rice. —— o Miss Lucile Locke returned Friday evening from Glendale, Ohio, where she has been attending Glendale University. She was accompanied by Miss Hermina Wiecking who has been teaching this winter at Maumee. Ohio, and who returned home via Glendale in order to attend the commencement exercises at that school.—Bluffton News,

MAKING A BLUFF ; Think They Have the Votes to Keep Bryan from the Nomination Washington. June 4.—ln a pointed statement the national press headquarters of Governor John A. Johnson in this city asserts that William J. Bryan's support is a rope of sand and names a number of state delegations which, according to Governor Johnson's managers, will break away from the Nebraskan at the first opportunity. The statement of the Johnson camp is likely to cause something of a sensation and it probably will be followed by prompt disclaimers from some of the delegations whose loyalty to the Nebraskan is impeached. Democrats who do not think it wise to nominate Bryan this year are rejoicing over the failure of the New Hampshire convention to instruct and over the fact that eight, and possibly nine, of the fourteen delegates elected in West Virginia are opposed to the Nebraskan. With the south in open revolt on account of Mr. Bryan’s avowed advocacy of the government ownership of railroads, his fling at the south to the effect that Wall street money was being used to influence delegates to Denver and his tendency toward a federalism. the prospects for a lively contest at Denver are very promising. The supporters of Gray and Johnson, continues the statement, declare that they have enough votes in sight to defeat a nomination on the first ballot and in that event Mr. Bryan would not be nominated. The Illinois delegation, it is well known, will break away from Mr. Bryan at the first opportunity.

IN NEAR FUTURE Other Society Notes—Mrs. Vogt Serves Notice to Sunday Schools The order of Modern Woodmen of America are making great prepara tions for a jubilee to be held here the sth of August at which time the members of this order from Berne, Geneva, Monroe and Fort Wayne will join the Decatur M. W. of A. in celebrating. They are expecting to have a large class, as they already have thirty-five candidates and are putting forth every effort to increase the membership, which at present numbers eighty-five in this city. One object of this work is to increase the grand membership of 985,000 members to 1,000,000 at the close of this year, and Decatur is more than doing her part in gaining the membership and another object is to spread the protection to the families who most need the benefits which can be derived from such a fraternal organization. If any one desires to seek fraternal insurance in this order they can receive information an<i rates at the office of C. L. Walters. The marriage of Miss Bertha Shady a beautiful young lady of near Magley to Clem Yarger, one of the most progressive farmers of Wells county, was appropriately solemnized last Monday, June 3rd, at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Alice Howard. Rev. Milligan, of Tocsin, officiated. The bride wore a beautiful dress of white net lace while the bridesmaid, Miss Amelia Goldner, wore a pretty dress of pink and the groom and best man, who was Artie Shady, wore the conventional black. Immediately after the ceremony one hundred and ten invited guests were served an elaborate wedding supper in the spacious dining room, beautifully decorated in pink and white. A few hours were spent in music and in a social way, -iter which the guests departed wishing this happy young couple a long and happy married life. Mr. and Mrs. Yarger will reside ! i a home in Wells county previously furnished, and we join their many friends in wishing them much joy. o— The United Telephone company, with headquarters in Bluffton, had quite a loss at Huntington at the time of the Briant factory fire some days ago. At the time of this fire the great heat melted and burned much of the r cable near the mill, so that it is no longer fit for service, part of it having been out of commission for some time. It will probably require several days to make the necessary repairs. The company has sent one of their Marion employes to Huntington to repair the damage—Bluffton Banner. Marshall Wright, who wa s a pioneer druggist at died Friday at the age of more than 80 years. He was a veteran soldier and had been living a retired life for a number of years. He cast his first vote for Gen. Zachary Taylor for president

FOR AGED PEOPLE Meeting With Good Success —A Unique Plan Arranged Rev. M. A. Harlan, who was appointed field secretary to look after the securing of funds for the establishment of a Methodist Memorial home for the aged at Warren, Indiana, was here last week and reports good success. The initial gift of $25,000 for this purpose was as is well known, donated by William and Ruth Chopson, of Warren. In a circular which Rev. Harlan distributes he says of the proposed Institution: It meets a special need. This need is apparent to almost every community. There are those who having once enjoyed plenty by the fateful misfortunes of life’s unequal changes are brought to know the deprivations of home and its comforts. Competence has fled. They eat not the bread of idleness, but of adversity. Shall these unfortunate ones spend their last days in the shadows of want? Rather, shall they be provided a house of mercy, where life’s evening time may be light in the enjoyment of quiet, comfort and contentment? Generosity of the Christian type says, “yes;” Christ’s love says “yes;’’ touched by Christ’s love our hearts say “yes.” The memorial features of this home appeal to all. They provide due recognition of all gifts to the institution in perpetuating the memory of the giver, or of some loved one, living or dead, designated by the giver. Thus accumulated wealth is converted into perpetuated care for God's worthy and unfortunate ones. This is the Christ spirit in practical beneficence. For each person who contributes to the fund, a portion of the home is to be named a partial list of memorials j being: $5,000 will name the dining | hall; $3,000 will name the reception | hall; $3,000 will name the conserva- 1 tory; $2,500 will name the kitchen; i SL.SCO will name the laundry; $2,500 I to $1,500 will name a corridor; $2,000 will name a sun parlor; $1,500 will name a stair case; $2,000 will name a room for two; $1,500 will name a room for one; SSOO to SIOO will name an art window; S3OO to SIOO will name furnishings for a room; S2OO will name a toilet and bath; SIOO will name a dining table and furnishing. o FOR CHICAGO FIRM

Will Turn Out Three Hundred Tons of Casting— Manager Smith Live One Manager M. S. Smith of the Decatur Furnace company is elated today, having landed a contract with the Sinclair Laundry Machine company, of Chicago, to furnish them 300 tons of castings during the year, aggregating a net amount of business approx-’ imately 115.000. Mr. Sml’h has been working for this business for two months and received his first order for about twelve tons today. The goods will be turned out at about the rate of a ton per day. This, with the contracts with Fort Wayne, Richmond. Cleveland and other firms makes a total about SBO,OOO worth of casting contracts alone. Aside from these they are receiving many orders for furnacpß BUd tils plants tiusinc®® for this year promises to show a healthy increase over any of the past. They are employing from thirty to forty men, running full force each day and are among the splendid little industries of Greater Decatur. Meager Smith is a hustler, knows his business and in due time will build the Decatur Furnace plant into an ins|titution that every citizen here may well feel proud of. — o COPY OF RUSSELL SAGE’S WILL Received at County Clerk Haefling’s Office Today. County Clerk Haefling is in receipt of an exact copy of the last will and testament of the late Russell Sage, the New York millionaire. It is sent with the compliments of the West Publishing company, but is in due form and Jim had some fun with the reporters who saw visions of a good headline as he handed it over without explanation The will stood the tests of all the courts of New York state.

fours KIDNEY CURE * beyond the reach of medicine, k medicine cm HOLTHOUSC DRUG COMPANY

WILL BE RE-TRIED ■I —» Supreme Court Overrules Motion for Re-hearing and Sends it Back Here Another brief chapter was written Tuesday in the celebrated Studabak er-Faylor case, the litigation over the big farm northwest of the city which Catherine Faylor deeded previous to her death to D -D. Studabaker, residing south of Bluffton, says the News of that city. The new entry in the case Tuesday was made in th® su ’ preme court of Indiana, when the motion for a re-hearing before that court was overruled. This motion for a re-hearing, readers will remember, was filed by the attorneys for the Faylor heirs, who are endeavoring to have the deed set aside. After the case had been retried three times in the lower courts a verdict in favor of the Faylor heirs was finally secured before a jury at Decatur, and the case was then appealed to the appellate court by Studabaker. The appellate court sustained the Adams circuit court, but Studabaker did not stop with the appellate court decision, but had the case transferred for a hearing before the supreme court. As an example of how even the two highest tribunals in the state differ on matters of law and evidence. the supreme court reversed both the appellate court and the Adams circuit court and found that the case should be sent back to the lower court at Decatur again for retrial. It was from this decision of the supreme court that the attorneys for the heirs made a motion for a rehearing.and this motion was what was overruled Tuesday. The case will now come back to Adams county for another long trial, and the original costs will be just doubled before the case is finally settled, even should another trial result in final settlement of the contro-

’versy. The case will likely come up ! again for trial at Decatur in August. ! o NO COURT TODAY Judge Merryman Holding Court at Huntington— Board of Review Busy Mock & Sons have filed a new case heme, Hugene Morrow vs. William Anderson, complaint to revive judgment. The judgment was recovered in court here for $374.79, interest at rate at 6 per cent is due and costs amounting to $11.75. The sum of SI,OOO Is demanded. Abraham Ernsberger has transferred lot 801, Decatur, to John C. Magley, $1,170; Dore B. Erwin, commissioner gave Frederick Stauffer a deed for 80 acres in Blue Creek township $6,100; Elmer M. Eley et al deeded to Joseph O. Maloney et al, land in Blue Creek township for $l,lOO. A marriage license was issued to Curtis Andrew Barkley, aged twentyfour, a clerk at Continental, Ohio, to Jessie Alice Bauserman, aged nineteen lof Union township. I : ARE DISSOLVING Roy Burke Lost His Life Near Bartlesville. Oklahoma Geneva, Ind., June 4. — Mr. Peter F. Burke, received by wire this morning the sad intelligence of the accidental drowning of his son, Roy, near Bartlesville, Okla., yesterday. The recent rains in that state have swollen the rivers beyond all bounds, and Roy was attempting to 1 ford one of the rivers when his life had to pay the forfeit. Full particulars are yet wanting. H e has been in the west two years. He was 21 years old, the oldest son and child of his father. Mr. Burke will surelv have the sympathy of the people Li a loss so sad and appalling. — Rev. Thomas Traverse, of Portland, and Rev. Jno Wakefer of Dunkirk, who assisted in the services at the Catholic church, have returned to their respective homes.

COMPLETED IN 19 Has Been a Compli cat( Hard Fought Battie—the Steps Taken The famous Elm street sewer n ( don which has hung fire or over years, which has caused more dia sion than any public improvement Decatur’s history, has been one of hardest fought and most compllca legal battles ever know a here i which has made the issue in at It two city elections, seems to be neat an end. A proposition has been m by the contractor which by a num at least of those interested seems and which may be accepted by seve if not all of the property owners t have so far refused to pay any the assessment. A meeting was t recently when the proposition was cussed and it seems possible now the first time in all these six or se years that the affair will soon be fini arranged. The contract for the Elm sti sewer was let in 1901, to J S. Bow & Co., for SIB,OOO. In April, 1902, jeb was accepted by the city cout In May of the same year another cc cil was elected and one of their f acts was to set aside the accepts of the sewer. The matter hung with more or less litigation until 1 when another council was chosen when the momentous subject came fore them, they made a second ass ment, reducing the original ass ments twenty-five per cent. Un the law. a sewer assessment dn interest from the time the conti is accepted and at this time this terest aggregates an amount equa! forty per cent of the assessment, S eral years ago suits were filed to lect the assessments, but were a! wards dismissed because the c< held that the said assessments w illegal because made by the city c< cil instead of by the city commiss ers, as provided by law, but at same time the court held that contractor still held a Hen on property, following the letting of contract in 1901. Proceedings w then brought to mandate the city c< cil to appoint city commissioners, mandate being necessary as the providing such action had in meantime been repealed. This is still pending before special Ju John M. Smith, of Portland. This is a condensed history of Elm street sewer and now in orde adjust matters and end the litiga the contractor has offered to act the face of the last assessment, wl is seventy-five per cent of the orig sum and to throw off all interest, these terms Mr. Bowers would lose tween $5,000 and $6,000. During years of strife, a number of the in ested property owners have set from time to time and it js hoped the good of every one concerned I the matter will at this time be di itely and forever disposed of ii manner agreeable to all.

WARSAW BANK IS CLOSED Officers of the Bank Claim Thai is Solvent and Will Open. Warsaw, Ind., June 4. —Follow a three days’ conference wtih di tors and officers of the Kosciu County bank, of Warsaw, State A tor John C .Billheimer, of Indianap yesterday afternoon ordered the d( of the bank closed. Cashier Abe I baker is out of the city and the lii ities and assets were not made pul The officers declare that the insi tion will be reorganized as a natic bank. The officers claim that bank is perfectly solvent. Bank amlner Charles Camp, of Garrett now going over the books of the b and has stopped payment on all standing Items, such as checks drafts. — o Rev. Guy Mcßride, son of Mr. Mrs. Frank Mcßride, of this city, graduate today from the Boston T1 logical Seminary, in which he been a student for the past tl years, and with th§ attendant e cises of this week will have comp'k his course at the college and will ready to embark in his life’s f with most excellent preparation some of the country’s best ins tions of learning. He graduated f the Bluffton high school, next from Pauw university at Greencastle, now from the Boston Seminary, certainly is well fitted for his wof the ministry.—Bluffton News.

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