Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1908 — Page 3

ri»sses were Tery naucll ,n evv i * here Sunday, everybody appsrand old. taking a glimpse ~ rare sight which, continued hours. The eclipse covphout two-fifths of the sun. * gt Joseph's Catholic school wre its annual picnic on this ! * Wednesday at the Henry *7 pore just south of the city jack's to the grounds will be run 1 Fashion stables to accommo(fcose who wish to go out to the It ig an assured fact that a * cro wd will b e present. . managing committee of the t Northern Fair association were all day Saturday, planning big show in August, which they jetermined to make the best. j Baxter was awarded the contract roofing th e Art Hall and other er contracts were arranged. The L. tee will make an effort to dis.of at least 1,000 family tickets I for all the folks for all week an ! pie boosting and encourasrment lie outside will enable them to do The work on the new grandstand jd»tion began this morning and he hurried along, this new buill»td the repairs on the old grandnl which is being lowered to be plete in ample time for the far. premium lists are beng sent out. attractions contracted for, priviI sold, business and stock dlsi arranged for and an effort to ire a large bunch of rac e horses Bing made. It will be a great fair lis committee can make it so and I wll devote much of their time ) now on to the work. Wells County Bank is the e of a new banking firm that em--10 in business this morning. but casual observer would have a , I time from looking at the name ' Be where there is anything new t it. In fact the only change 's prefixing of the simple word f and this was made necessary i the old banking firm Friday papers of re-incorporation with lecretary of state in order to sea charter to do business. Twenty s ago Friday, on June 26, 1888, Wells County Bank was granted larter and with the close of the t business yesterday the firm I no longer conduct business unthis charter, which had been ‘sI for a period of twenty years. In (orporating the legal phases of. issuing of the charter required a I ig e in the firm name and this t was complied with by prefixing me little article of speech named e. A remarkable fact in connecwith th© bank is that of the n original stockholders who went the bank twenty years ago on’y has passed away In that period, was Ferdinand Engeler. The ' original stockholders all of d still hold stock with th© excepof W. J. Goodyear and J. K 1, are G. F. McFarren, Eugene ow, Levi Mock, Abram Simmons,

■ and L. A. Williamson, William i, Ferdinand Engeler, J. W, Good- , Join North. Thomas Sturgis, Sturgis, J. F. Krehl, George Har-. and Amos Cole. * aver, Colo., June 29—The big- I sting in the way of a fight at i Democratic national convention, | h will meet here July 7, will be i the same anti-injunction propo-i i that caused turmoil among the iblieans when they met recently hicago. President Samuel Gomand the other big labor leaders press insistent demands for the plank demanded by the Amer-, of Labor. Opposition e Bryan anti-injunction idea ap-, d today in an unexpected quar-. sdicating, as was the case at, So among earnest supporters of dministraticn and pro-Taft leadhat the fight will come to a conjh ,e degree from personal *as well as enemies. Ex-Gov-, Thomas of Colorado, a Bryan Ke ' wag temporary chair- , the Kansas City convention in u d who will represent Colorado * committee this 7* inaugurated th e fight against wnctlon plank. Governor Thom--1 had experience with injunctions nt h intensely bitter warfare berapitai and labor. He hopes *i‘l take the conservative view | n R with the matter under conn - and it would occasion no * e if this man at Lincoln, who tenged so from the Bryan of | years - were to accept a com- ■ He will accept a compro-, 1 committee on resolutions upon him. Co ’°, June 29.—The John boom has collapsed. From n win be straight Bryan for ■dential nomination, although boomers for the Minne’ernor will he here to look on '. Ope that never dies until .? song i s sung. Johnson was °ne personality that at any a c^ aDCe t° prevent the of Bryan. Judge Gray , seriously considered out-

| Commissioner StunTJT some" good work on the streets, and the work done is evidence in itself that the street commissioner knows his business. Adams street is among ; those recently improved, and it looks 1 The South Side ball team were defeated by the Shamrocks yesterday at the ball park by the score of sixteen to four. At the end of the fifth inning the South Side boys wcr© willing to quit as the Shamrocks nearly tore the cover off the bail by their terrific' .hitting. The game was witnessed by 3 fair sized crowd. I Settlement of the alimony claims which Mrs. T. Thornton Snell fixed at SIOO,OOO in her s ult for divorce filed in the circuit court at Goshen is said to have been adjusted between the parties. It i 8 rumored that the wife of the Elkhart banker will receive money and property to the value of approximately $40,000. Stop! Look: Listen - Don’t forget that big ice cream social. It's tonight If you are looking for a cool place in this hot spell, attend the social at the Catholic school yard and enjoy few hours of rest from your other duties. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. An unusually interesting session was enjoyed by the Y. p. C. U. of the United Brethren church last evening in which Howard Wisehaupt delivered an excellent address, touching upon the essentials to happiness. The cecret of happiness, said he, is contentment of mind. He then gave a recipe which is as follows: Secur© a full quantity of good health and oom- ■ plete complement and content of mind; shake well together and the compound will produc© happiness. The talk was decisive and appealed to his every hearer. Two interesting games of base ball were played at Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon by the Evansville and Fort Wayne Central league clubs in the presence of several thousand people. The spacious grandstand, bleachers and even standing room around the edge of the park was crowded when Umpire Killian announced the batteries which signaled the opening of the first game. Evansville won the first in a walk by the score of seven to two. However, Fort Wayne avenged themselves in the second game by administering a shut out to the visitors, score six to nothing. Elston, for Fort Wayne, secured three home runs. | Mrs. H. R. Whitmer, of Goshen, and a sister of Mrs. D. E. Studabaker of this city, lost her handsome $2,800 White steamer touring car Saturday afternoon when a fire occurred at a garage in that city. Otto Teegarden and Charles Putt, th© owners of the garage, were both at work on theWhitmer car, preparatory to sending it out for the afternoon. In cleaning the car they used kerosene oil, which ran the floor, beneath and around the car and it is believed that som© person Jrop--1 ped a lightend match into it causing a fierce blaze which almost completely

enveloped the car. Shortly after the arrival of the department th e gasoline tank of the car exploded. The WhitImer car was totatlly destroyed, the insurance being $1,600 and several other cars were badly damaged, while .one fireman was injured. The big increase in business at the ; Decatur postofflee has made it neces- ' sary that the force of clerks be increased and arrangements have been made for Jesse Helm to assume duties as clerk in the government institution Wednesday morning. For some time Mr Helm has been employed bv . the Wells Forgo Express company 1 and h e has discharged his duties faithfully and efficiently. He success- ' fully passed the civil service examination on two different occasions and at both times secured very creditable < grades. His eligibility to the civil service is still in force and his grade was among the highest made at the last examination. Mr. Helm will be a ' good acquisition to the ever energetic ’ postoffice force. Ben Elzey will suc!ceed Mr Helm in th e employe of the Wells Fargo aompany and without doubt he will prove a valuable man in his new capacity. The ideal married man has been found in a prize contest or hunt by a newspaper. And of course he lives in Indiana —on a lilfje farm nead I Warsaw. He is John Elder and he has spent 19,119 consecutive nights jar home up to June 1, 1908, and is still adding to his remarkable record. He has .passed up politics, except to go to the polls and cast his ballot; 1 others meetings have no attraction for a fire at the opposite end of town does not draw him from his domestic blaze, nor will be ever g> around the corner at night to attend a righberhoor party. His wife says of him “He never drinks; he never smokes nor chews tobacco; he is never extravagant; he is economical, i but not stingy; h e is seldom cross; ‘he never stays our late at night; he never swears: he is never jealous; he is not afraid to work; he is always hariy; h e njoys being at home; he alwajs tells me where he is going, he has no secrets.” Hurrah for John’

W. A. Lower, the insurance man, suffered a severe attack from gall stone this morning and suffered great pain His physician had to use powerful drugs to relieve the pain and h e was resting easier this afternoon. He should be entirely recovered within a few days, unless complications set in. J. C. Frank was a Willshire visitor Saturday, and spent Sunday with his niece and family, Mrs. Ora Hunt. Mr. i Frank lives six miles west of Berne, I Ind., on the farm on which he has lived for sixty-five years or more The death of Dennis Tinkham last week left Mr. Frank the oldest settler in his community.—Willshire Herald. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Berne Electric Light company the following directors were elected: William Baumgartner, C. A. Baumgartner, Levi Sprunger, Daniel Stuckey and Peter Soldner. William Baumgartner js president. C A, Neuenschwander treasurer, and Eli Luginbill secretary and superintendent I. V. L. Garrett, of Liberty Center, is slowly improving. His arms are today much better, but he still suffers considerably from the injury to his back and is in a very weakened condition. Rene Rittenhouse, who was Injured yesterday at the Garrett j farm, is getting along nicely and with-1 in a few days will be able to again b e at his work.—Bluffton Banner. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reppert left this morning for different points In the ■ west. They expect to visit Yellowl stone Park, and will probably travel to the Pacific coast and visit many cities and attractions there before re- > turning. Fred may also attend the . Democratic convention in Denver, Col., I within th e next few weeks and taken all in all it will be a very delightful I trip. r Irvin Brandyberry, of the well ■ known clothing firm of Teeple, Brandyberry and Peterson left early Mondaymorning for a four or five weeks’ visit in Colorado. He will spend th e greati er part of his time at Boulder, where he has some valuable property inters ests and where he will visit Prof. H. A. Hartman and family. H e will attend the Democratic national convention at Denver next week and will likely enjoy one or two other side trips befor e returning home. Frank Adams, one of the best known , citizens of Bluffton and a cousin of I Herman Tettman of this city, died f Friday afternoon and the funeral ser- , vices were held from the residence , in Bluffton Sunday afteruouo. He was t born in Mercer county, Ohio, in 1852 ! and went to Bluffton in 1872. He op- , erated several timber factories in that plac e and died possessed of consider- . able property. His wife and six chil- . dren survive him, also two brothers , and a sister. He was well known in j Dectaur. Friday afternoon a meeting of 1 the trustees for the Methodist Old ' People’s home was held at Warren. : all the members of the board being t present with, the exception of one. ■ From this city were Rev. J. K. Ceil, ‘ and A. B. Cline. A report was made I of the financial condition of th© pro- > posed enterprise at this time, and it was found to be months more of the ■ conference year in which to raise ■ the money and there is no doubt but . that all will be arranged within the ( given period of time. The second ■ Wednesday of August there will be ■ held another meeting of the board . at which time another report will be - made—Bluffton Banner.

Thad Butler, of the Huntington Times, a grizzled veteran, says that a whole lot of people think the ’ife of the editor is one sweet dream, but it isn’t. There ar e corns and corns, you know, and it is no uncommon thing for the editor without malice aforethought to tread on one. Os course the editor is sorry, but when he beholds his last complaining friend jumping around and slapping his thighs and guffawing shamelessly be■cause somebody else’s corns have been innocently stepped on the editor begins to think that a good deal of savagery still lingers in the average human breast. Over at Hillsboro, 111., the editor of a local paper who had evidently attended revival services the night before and was in a serious state of mind expressed the opinion that society women wasted too much time in their social functions. What the woman of that Massachusetts seacoast town did to the sea captain who refused to go to the rescu e of a shipwrecked crew might have been duplicated at Hillsboro if the editor had not apologized, which he did in the following style: “We humbly apologize for the item and wish to state that we lied. There is not a lady in Hillsboro that knows a jack of clubs from a Jerusalem artichoke, and as for flinch, they never saw a game in their lives, and some of them think it is a new kind of corset. When they rnpet at socialfunctions they occupy their time reading the Bible and conversing on the efficacy of th e atonement and the whichness of the whenness.”

The farmers are nearly done cutting wheat and it was aaia by a prominent business man today that all th© wheat will be cut by tomorrow if ft does not D. E. Studabaker has been named by Governor Hanly as a special agent for Adams county for the Indiana commission for the National Com Exposition to be held at Omaha, Nebraska, December 10th to 19th, 1908. He is to take charge of any movement in this county, for an exhibit at the Omaha show and any person who is considering making ar. exhibit at the exposition should communicate with Mr. Studabaker. The secretary is G. I. Christie. of Lafayette with whom Mr. Studabaker expects to communicate for the purpose of learning further details and it is possible that some concerted action may be taken by the Adams county farmers that this great district may be represented. While the appointment is entirely honorary it is one to be appreciated, and Mr. Studabaker will give his best efforts toward the trust thus imposed upon him.

Congressman and Mrs. Adair will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Loeb while in Anderson July 4. Mrs. Loeb and Mrs. Adair ar e very close personal friends and while the Loebs were In Washington lust winter, ths two ladies were much in each other’s company. When it was decided that Mr. Adair would be at the Mounds Fourth of July celebration Mrs. Loeb asked Mrs. Adair to come also and has a letter accepting the invitation. Should the congressman and his wife be able to remain in the city over Sunday they will be the guests of the Loebs. At least it is expected that they will remain in the city Saturday evening on account of an old-fashion-ed informal reception that Mr. and Mrs. Loeb are arranging for them. This will not b e a political nor a social affair but one where all are on equal footing and thrice welcome to one of the most hospitable homes Anderson has ever known.—Anderson Bulletin. Sheriff Elj Meyer has received an unsigned letter from Clement, Mich., saying that Mora Ferris and Zach Springer of this plac e are living together and asking him to come and arrest him. The officials here will probably let Michigan take care of her own criminal violations.

Jacob J. Sprunger et al have deeded 14% acres in Monroe township to Menno A. Neuenschwander for $300; William F. Fulk gave Clinton S. Woolfolk, 80 acres in Kirkland township for $7,400. The board of review are closing up affairs preparatory to adjournment next Tuesday, after thirty days of faithful service. Willis Heaston. a Geneva young man was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Meyers, on a grand jury indictment for perjury. He was found two miles north of Montpelier and taken to Geneva .where he gave bond for SSOO for his appearance at the proper time. Os the twenty-eight .indictments returned. all the warrants have been served but two. A marriage license was issued to Jacob L. Liechty, aged thirty-two, a carpenter from Monroe township and Susannah Schwartz, aged twenty, of th e same township. Mr. Liechty was married once before his wife having died in 1901.

Indianapolis, June 27. —Campaign orators of national repute will make the welkin ring in Indiana this year. Hoosiers in every section of Indiana will have an opportunity to enjoy the feast of eloquence. Following is an authoritative list of orators who are coming to Indiana to speak for the republican cause: James S. Sherman, of New York, nominee for vice president. Speaker Cannon of Illinois. Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. Representative Burton of Ohio. William O. Bradley, sepator-elect from Kentucky. Senator Foraker of Ohio. Senator Dolliver of lowa, Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan. Representative Hamilton of Michigan. Representative Gardner of Michigan. Representative Fordney of Michigan. Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania. To this list of renowned expounders of the republican gospel may be added President Roosevelt and George Deneen of Illinois. It is considered altogether probable that if the president should decide to make a swing around the circle in behalf of his j friend Mr. Taft, he will deliver at least one speech in Indiana. The > managers of the Republican state campaign believe he will be heard in Indiana, although they have no definite information Am tihe subject. A movement is now on foot looking to the delivery of some speeches in In-. diana by Governor Deneen. Illinois wants Representative Watson for a date or two, and, if he finds tim e to yield to the call. Governor Deneen will reciprocate by coming to Indiana.

“Dutch’’ Wise made a business trip to Fort Wayne and Huntington today. Misses Agnes Berlfng and Agnes Smith arrived hom e Friday night from Fondulac, Wis., for a two weeks’ visit with their parents and relatives. These two girls it will be remembered, left about two years ago for Fond du Lac. Wis., to enter the convent at that city and study for the sisterhood, this being their first visit home in the two years. A. J. Smith has returned from Milwaukee, Wis., where he represented the Decatur order at the national convention of the T. P. A. Mr. Smith enjoyed a splendid trip and is very favorably impressed with the organization as a whole. Thirty-eight states were represented at the Milwaukee meeting by more than five hundred delegates, all of whom filed favorable reports with the proper officers. The fact that this organization has more than 38.000 members is certainly gratifying to interested parties. The local order, which was but recently organized, has a large membership, and Mr. Smith cared for its interests in great style. The convention enjoyed a five days’ session, during which interesting business and joyous social session were experienced. The T. P. A. is a great order.

A Marion, Ohio, paper recently gave the following account of the Hensley family, all of those spoken of being relatives of D. M. Hensley of this city: Dr. J. L. Hensley of this city has returned from Parkersburg. West Virginia, where he attended a family reunion of the Hensley family, at the residence of J. J. Hensley. There wer e present Major E. H. Hensley, aged 86, of Parkersburg; John G. Hensley, of Carrol, lowa, aged 83; Rev. J. L. Hensley, M. D., of Marion, Ohio, aged 76; Mary A. C. Reese, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, an only sister aged 74 and her husband, Captain Samuel Reese, aged 72. Their combined age aggregates 493 years 2 months and 5 days. When at their best the aggregate of their weight was 1,060 lbs. To those present there has been born 14 children, 49 great grandchildren. To this number has been added by subsequent or remarriages, 23 step-children, 108 stepgrandchildren, 139 step-great-grand-children. The local secretary of the civil service commission, George Everett, has been notified to hold an examination at the postofflce on the morning of July 18 for th e purpose of securing an elegible list for rural mail carriers. The application blanks can be obtained by applying at the postoffice and the same, according to the rule, must be filed on or before July 8. While at present there are no vacancies 'for rural carriers, it is very probable that during the course of a few months, opportunities will present themselves to the elegibles who pass the examination, The salaries of several of the post-

office employes will be materially changed after July first. Os the three clerks, two have been receiving S6OO . per year and the other SBOO per year. The SBOO man will receive S9OO for the next year and SI,OOO in 191O.which is the limit for this position, The two S6OO men will receive SBOO beginning July first and they will advance each succeeding year until they are receiving SI,OOO. The city carriers will receive SI,OOO beginning July Ist and the rural carriers will secur e raises accordingly. No doubt the postoffice will be the scene of jollity on the coveted first day of July. The Men’s Club of tn e Presbyterian church enjoyed a delightful session Friday night at church parlors, when in a forceful and eloquent address. Rev. A. H. Brand, of Bluffton, told„ of the of organization. The speaker who had been specially engaged for the occasion, arrived on the evening Clover Leaf train and was greeted at the church by more than forty men of our city. Selecting as his theme “Brotherhood” Rev. Brand indulged in a line of thought which was strikingly appropriate ’s well as educating to his hearers. 'A great work has been accomplished in Bluffton by organizing men's clubs" he said, “and the attendance at church 1 and Sunday school has been material- i ly increased, not only among the men i but the men who had become interest- < ed urged their wives and children to < attend sacred services and thus the 1 Christian cause has been wonderfully < advanced.” Rev. Brand urged that 1 the Presbyterian men's club in this 1 city remain intact in that its influence t would be mighty in a religious way. i The speaker is one of those gentlemen < who says things which have mean- < ings. His every sentence last night i found lodgment in the hearts of his i auditor* Following the- excellent; f address, a social hour was enjoyed, .' during) which refreshments consist- ] ing of brick ice cream and wafers ■ were served to delight of all, and 1 thus closed one of the most brilliant i meetings of its natur e ever held in < our city and the men's club is to be < congratulated for the clever way in i which they do things.

Professor Gardner’s show which has held forth on the lot at tjje eastern end of Madison street, has left tbe town for Monroe. The show was here but three days, but from the appearance of things, the long green was not going their way very often, hence their hasty disappearance. George Wemhoff, representing the Wemhoff Monumental Works of Deca tur, Ind., was a Willshire visitor last Friday His company i s a reliable concern, and has proved its worth in many instances in this community. The Wemhoff people are leaders in their line, and meet competition in every direction. Money invested with them is money well spent, and they guarantee satisfaction in. every contract made by them.—Willshire Herald. At their regular meeting of Friday night, the nomination and election of officers and initiatory work was observed at th© Ben Hur lodge and a very interesting time was experienced. One week ago last night som e of the officers were nominated and last night this portion of the work was completed and the officers who will serve for the next six months were elected as follows: Chief. Adam Wise; judge, Verna Avery; teacher, Mrs. A. Wise; scribe, Katie Burrel; captain, Charles Kiesc, judge. Carl K. Moses; outer gate, C. L. Walters; organist, Emily Wyatt and inner gate, Proby Cramer. After the election of officers, a class of candidates among whom was L. Beard, of Salamonia, was initiated into the mysteries of the order, the local team exemplifying the work in great style. An enjoyable social session was also enjoyed and not until midnight was the meeting closed. Two weeks from last night the installation of the elected officers will take place and an interesting time is promised for this occasion.

Richmond, Ind., June 27. —Word was received from Mrs. N. S. Leeds, second wif e of the late William B. Leeds to the effect that the funeral party will sail from Europe on July 1, on the S. S. Kronprinz. Saturday morning srvices are to be held In the American cliurch in Paris, and, upon arrival in New York, funeral services will be held on the second day *>t the New York home of the Leeds's. Burial will be in the Woodlawn cemetery in New York. Rudolph G. Leeds, of this city will leave next Tuesday for New York, to meet the Kronprinz when she comes to dock and attend the funeral of his father. Richmond, Ind., June 27. —It Is expected by local friends of Rudolph Leeds, the son of the first wife of the deceased millionaire, that he will contest any will of his father that may have been made disinheriting him. The son and father always were friendly, despite the relations that may have existed between the young man’s mother and father. Young Leeds has been in consultation with his attorney at Chicago. It is bejlieved that if the young man really is ignored in the will, as is reported

' from New York, he will be able to ■ show plainly that such action on his 1 father's part must have been the re- • suit of circumstances not induced by ' the son. Young Leeds is not inclined i to discuss the matter. ’; Princeton, N. J. June 27.—Ex-Pres-ident Cleveland was buried in Princeton cemetery lat e yesterday afternoon with simple ceremonies attended by distinguished persons, among whom was Theodore Roosevelt, soon to be the nation’s only living ex-president. Many of the personal friends of the dead statesman lirtgered about the I spot which was to mark his last resting place, and each in turn was permitted to cast a shovelful of earth into the grave. Photographers eager to take snapshots of President Roosevelt. and Governors Hughes, Fort and ' Smith, were so persistent that a detachment of the New Jersey National Guard had to be used to get them out of th e way before the funeral procession started. Every man carrying anything that looked as if it might be a camera disguised was backed off into side streets by the mounted soldiery. Mrs. Cleveland at the cemetery was gowned in black and wore a becoming hat with a short drooping veil. Esther was also in black, while Richard wore a white suit and black tie. An invocation, scriptural reading. a brief prayer and the reading of William Wordsworth's poem, "Character of the Happy Warrior.’’ constituted the services at the house, while the reading of the burial service at the grave was brief. Although the funeral wa« strictly private, those in attendance included President. Roose- tJ velt, Governor Fort of New Governor Hughes of New York. Goya ernor Hoke Smith of Georgia. B. I members of President Cleveland’s irets and members of the Print® cu university faculty. Mr r Cle a was buried with all the simpli Jg espec privacy that he himself wished, as a private citiflittle. than as the ex-chief exec« o—nation. There was ’Want At ored of the official, an element was injected s ure of precaution i’ Roosevelt.