Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1908 — Page 3

fs m<"fng along smooth, GrPßt Fafr * hlch WIH be about the last of August. IKauk association is at present ® t he buUdtagu at the patting same into first ctasa Kjcst bulletin of the stale board of »bich shows health conditions ML existed throughout the state in that the death rate jfor during May »his year was less than u was in May> H7V fec to'al number of deaths Indiana during May this year was ■* M against 2,892 in May, 1907. Hirear the death rat e for May was Kvbile this y par lt was 118 P er W a rate of 13.2 per 1,000 populawould b e the next step If the S«7„,- the courts were curtailed? ■\, 0 „. bands would the power lie ■1 no® reposes in the courts? |Ktj not the increased power be jn turn to rob courts Os still ■ authority? How long would it ■L for ,. the poor man. the laboring would find himself robbed of th e of the courts, which he now’ HE.**' We do not and wij] not in favor of anything which at the integrity and power of ■ courts The keystone of the arch ■ stand and no man, on any pre- ■ f f transient good for a portion people, will b e permitted to ■per with jl—Washington Post. M-.rin Cook, a young farmer, near ■(burr. Grant count}, was killed afternoon at the home of his ■er. W P. Cook, by the sharp prong ■ double harpoon hayfork. H e wa s ■king in the barn alone, trying to ■ku a pulley in the a. mb of the ■n. Apparently the pulley slipped ■a its fastenings, and Cook fell to ■ hay ten feet below, the heavy ■fork following him down and one ■tg entering his chest just below ■ shonlib-r blade. A pulmonary ar ■ was severed, and he quickly bled ■death A small boy /playing near ■ bam heard Cook's cry as he fell ■ ran to the field where men were ■work. By the time they reached ■ barn Calvin Cook was dead. He ■i twenty seven years old and is ■rived by a widow and one child. ■ohn W. Edwards and Lewis If. ■wards, who conduct a poultry bus<■s at Monroeville, filed an applica- ■ in the superior court through ■rett & Morris this morning ask- ■ for an injunction against the ■n of Monroeville and John A. ■lab, M. C. Neizer, Benjamin A ■ntosh. Alfred Luenberger and ■eon E Mentzer, the town tr.is- ■, restraining them from the en■etnent of a town ordinance. The ■nance referred to is one barring ■ghter houses and poultry yards ■ch collect more than twenty-five ■is at a time from the limits of the ■ Messrs. Edwards state in their ■tion that they had a model poul- ■ shipping and killing house estab■ed before the passage of th e ordi- ■« and they declare that the ■sur e is both unconstitutional and ■reasonable.—Fort Wayne News.

■Attorneys Hooper and Lenhart have ■fer lh e new widows pension law, ■hed in April of this year, secured •sons for Mrs. Mary Ahr and Mrs. ■rabeth Meyers. Mrs. Meyers is the ■tow of the late Henry H. Meyers Md although deserving, she has nev- ■ been granted a pension. Hawevr, ■ new Jaw provides that she is ■Sible to the penslen list and the •>’e stated attorneys have secured of sl2 per month for her. ■*■ Mary Ahr is also considered elf- ■« and she will receive a pension Per month. Besides these, a ■sku was also secured for James ■ Loudon and he has been placed B the list for $lO per month. The ■* bill in which the Interest of the B~ ers widows are involved is eerily a credit to the man who intro■*d it, and his state. Many more F OWs will be on the pension list F ore many months roll by. ■A report just made by the chief cf Bttodiana bureau of statistics, shows F the amount of money received % state for couny, city and town F Or licenses in 1907 was about the F e as that received in 1906 and |f l nearly the same number of liF* s were issued. The report gives F 8 on 'y &s to the number of coun--1 hcenses issued. The number in F Was 5,214 and he number In F ,as 5,253. The amount received F cou nty, city and town licenses I 1507 wa 8 $1,444,639.58, and the F™ in 1906 wa s $1,415,596.59. As F’ ng the proportion of saloon tax lallI all taxes collected, Marion county F ct f-d $300,000 liquor tax last year. F e ’he total for all purposes was ■W.OOO. The report shows further F ’he number of saloons closed by F Ons tranc e in 1907 was 297. In F* connection it is recalled that the i f Saioo n league claimed 600 si- 1 L 1 closed by remonstrance, but IT eagu e states that quite a propork.°: these were not closed until this

Mrs. J. E. Moser, is recovering from a few days’ illness. , Yesterday morning the News was authorized to announce that a contract bad been entered into by the Rector Bros, and A .S. Elzey for a store I building which will be 35 by 100 fe»t The building will stand on the old Hatfield store site and will be two ' stores in height, :h e use of the upper ■ story of which i s not settled as vet. but negotiations are pe naing Thp structure is to be completed by Nov. Ist and possibly sooner. Mr. Elzey is making preparations to put a large force of men at work immediately on the new building J. E. Plummer wi’l have Charge of th e brick work —Ossian News. Negotiations for the purchase of the New Aveline hotel site have been progressing during the past few days and several new offers for the property hav e been made. The highest bidder thus far i s the First National bank, which offered $140,000, the greater part in cash and the remainder in negotiable securities. Straus Brothen, the bankers and real estate dealers, recently made a cash offer of $127,500, and when it was rejected they offered, it is said, to make a proposition for a still "higher sum on condition that it should be accepted as final. It is said also that J. V. Marsh, the Van Wert. 0., capitalist, has made an offer of $130,000. None of the prepositions has been accepted by Mrs. John A. Shoaff, the owner of the propertv. Various estimates of the value of the lot were made after the fire, and yithln a few weeks several offers ranging from $90,000 to SIIO,OOO were made, a Chicago syndicate making the last named offer. Local real estate men who are judges of values predicted then that whoever got the property would pay not less than $125 • 000 for it, and their forecasts have been justified in the rejection of offers exceeding that sum. The plans of all those anxious to secure the site contemplate the erection of an office building, and tber e is little doubt that such a structure will eventually be built there. The first floor would be used for banking and store rooms and the upper stories for offices, should the First National bank or the Straus Brothers be the purchasers. It. |ls said Mr. Marsh planned to have store rooms on the first three or four floors and offices on the remaining floors. — Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

Injunction Plank. Th e courts of justice are the bulwark of our liberties, and we yield to none in our purpose to maintain their dignity. Our party has given to the bench a long line of distinguished judges, who have added to the respect and confidence in which the department must be jealously maintained. We resent the attempt of the Republican party to raise a false issue respecting the judiciary. It is an unjust reflection upon a great body of our citizens to assume that they lack respect for the courts. It is the function of the court to interpret the laws which the people create, and if the laws appear to work economical, social or political Injustice, it is our duty to change them. The only basis upon which the integrity of our courts can stand is that of unswerving justice and protection of life,, personal liberty and property. If judicial processes may be abused we should guard against abuse. Experience has proven the necessity of a modification of th e present ' a7 '’ relating to injunctions, and we reiterate the pledge of our national platforms of 1896 and 1904 in favor of the measure which passed the United States Senate in 1896. but which a Republican congress has ever since refused to enact, relating to contempts in federal courts and providing for trial by jury in cases of indirect contempt. Questions of judicial practice have arisen, especially in connection with industrial disputes. We deem ihat parties to all judicial proceedings should be treated with rigid impartiality, and that injunctions should not be issued if no industrial dispute were involved. The expanding organization of industry makes it essential that there should be no abridgement of the right of wage-earners to organize for the protection of wages and the improvement of labor conditions, to the end Ithat such labor organizations and i their members should not be regarded 'as illegal combinations in restrains! of trade. i We favor the bight-hour day on all government work. We pledge the i Democratic party to the enactment of ! a law by congress, as far as the federal jurisdiction extends, for a general i employers’ liability act covering in jury to body or loss of life by em- , ployes. 1 We pledge the Democratic partv o 'the enactment of a law creating a department of labor,represented separately in the president’s cabinet, which department shall include the subject of mines and mining.

Misses Sophia and Elizabeth Fahrenbach arrived in the city this morning to make a few days’ visit with their sister, Mrs. Charles Niblick. Every lodge of OH Fellows in the state of Ohid, ar e now working under an entirely new ritual since Tuesday. This is the first time there has been any change in the ritualistic work of th e order in the last 20 years. The new ritual was adopted at the last session of the grand ledge and about a car load of the old rituals have already been received at the office of Grand Secretary C. H. Lyman in the I- ®. ®. E. building in exchange for newrituals. No lodge is allowed ’O work ”nder th e old ritual after July 1. Banks hav e been notified of the appearance of a new counterfeit $lO national bank note. It is of the 1902 series, issue of February 25, 1903, check letter M. on the First National bank of the City of New York, charter No. 29. portrait of William McKinley; J. W. Lyons, register of the treasury, Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer. It is a poorly executed photo-mechan-ical production on three pieces of paper. the back and the front being printed on Indian tissue pasted to a heavy middle sheet with a few silk threads pasted between the face and the middle sheet.

Virgil Garvin, the one time famous pitcher, died the other day at the hom P of his parents in Texas. Tuberculosis. the culmination of several years’ dissipation, was the cause of his demise. Garvin's last big league performances were with Brooklyn and the New York Americans in 1904. With the former team h e got into trouble in Sr. Louis and wag released. Clark Griffith also gave him a trial, but his erratic habits resulted disastrously for Garvin, and he was let out. During the past three seasons Garvin played ball on the Pacific coast. During his career he played with the Chicago Nationals and Americans, Newark and Milwaukee. Princeton, N. J., July B—So great has been the number of messages of condolence received by Mrs, Grover Cleveland since the death of the expresident that she has found it impossibl to make personal response to all, Therefore she today gave to the press acknowledgment: In our there have come to my children and myself from all over our country and from other lands expressions of condolnece in our bereavement and of a participation in our sorrow. My heart is touched by these and tyy all |he tributes paid to Mr. Cleveland in word and act. lam deeply grateful for the comfort that God gives in this way. I regret that th e multitude of these messages renders it impossible for me to send a personal word of thanks for each. The press kindly offered to bear for me this expression of my own and my children’s gratitude and appreciation, and I hope it will reach all who have thought of him and of us.

Encouraging Reports of gains in membership continu 6 to come to the headquarters of the . Indiana G. A. R. jn the state house. Reports for the first six months of the present year received yesterday show that the Kendallville post has a net gain over death losses of Eleven members; the Princeton post a net gain of five; the Cambridge City post a gain of five and the Greencastle post a gain of six. Maj. Gen. Jesse Lee, of Greencastle, while at G. A. R. headquarters said that an effort would be made by the Greencastle post to double its membership within the next six months. Eight or ten posts in different parts of the state have shown substantial gains. The gains in membership are due largely to the efforts made by Past Department Commander W. A. Ketcham during his regime to recruit th e ranks. Capt. John D. Alexander of Bedford, the new departent commander, is pursuing the same policy. Notwithstanding the gains, the death losses during the last six months hav e been very heavy. Negotiations are under way,which, if consummated as proposed, will convey the ownership of the city newsstand to Messrs. John Colchin and John Joseph. An inventory of the stock was taken this morning and a portion of th e afternoon and tomorrow morning if not before, the new proprietors will take possession. Mr. Burrell, the retiring proprietor, has had possession of this place of business three different times. He has a success of the business and he is only disposing of same for the reason that he has some other business in view. The new proprietors need no introduction to the people of Decatur. Mr. Colchin was in the restaurant business for many years in this city and he has a multitude of Decatur friends who wish for him much success in the business venture. Mr. Joseph conducted a candy kitchen < and ice cream parlor on Monroe street for some time, and he is well known. < Messrs Joseph and Colchin will make several Changes in the store. Mr. Burrell retained the paper route.

The Wemhoff Monumental Works are at the present time far behind in their many orders, and are compelled to work overtime to keep ahead with their work. This firm has disposed of several fine monuments within the past few months and arc known over a large section of the country. The Knights and Esquires of the Holy Grail are anticipating a great time when they go to Winona on their outing. The boys leave here August 18 and they will be gone ten days. They will hold an ice cream social in the near future to secure means by which to defray part of their expenses. The members of the M. E. Sunday school are making preparations to a great time when their annual picnic is held at Robison Park. Transportation will be furnished free of charge to the members of the Sunday school. All teachers ar e requested to report the names of their class- . es. The Young People's society of the German Reformed church will meet tomorrow evening at the home of Ed Miller in the country. They are at first requested to meet at the church 1 from where they will be conveyed in 1 vehicles. Misses Agnes Berling and Agnes Smith have returned to Fondulac.Wis , after spending a two weeks’ visit here • with their relatives and friends. These > two ladies are studying for th e sis- • terhood at Fondulac and this will be I their last visit home for quite a while. The young people of the Evangelic tl ( church met at the church Friday night for the election of officers of th e Y. ( P, A. for the next six months. The election resulted as follows: President—Mr. Clyde Leiter. Vice President —Miss Lydia Drum- ( mond. recording Secretary—Miss Vernia Smith.

Miss. Secretary—Mr. A. Van Camp. Corresponding Secretary—Mr. T. Cramer. Treasurer—Mrs. Eugene Runyon. Organist—Miss Vernia Smith. Chorister—Rev. D. O. Wise. Laporte. Ind., July 11.—Deputy Sheriff Antiss and Chief of Police Cochrane have left for Hillsdale, Mich., to idenify the woman arrested at that place by Sheriff Wilkins. The woman is believed by the Michigan authorities to be Mrs. Belle Gunness, th e Laporte murderess. The trip is the result of a long and heated discussion between the county commissioners and Attorney H. W. Worden of counsel for Ray Lamphere, under indictment for arson and murder of th e Gunness family. Attorney Worden presented to the commissioners facts which proved that communications relating to the possible apprehension of Mrs. Gunness were Ignored completely by the local authorities and not given the proper attention. The board finally agreed to send the two men to Hillsdale to give the story rigid examination.

The National Supply Co., have sold 1 their store room and stock to The “ Producer's Supply Co., cf this place • and an invoice of the stock is being ‘ taken this week. The business has ■ so fallen off with the company in this > state that they deem it unprofitable to ' continue their store here. Mr. Bert * Reddout has charge of the business > here, and is at present undecided as Io . where the company will station him, but for the present he has gone ‘to . Lima. Ohio, where he is taking the place of one who is away pn a va- : cation. One of the National men told us Tuesday that he thought it was probable that inside of a year the National would have disposed of all its stores in Indiana, thus indicating how the oil well supply business has fallen off in th e state. They have stores at Parker City, Montpelier and , Van Buren. Mr. Allen Meeks, of Van Buren, is here this week assisting in th e invoicing of the stock. Some of the members of the Producers’ Supply Co., who purchased the store are Messrs. Green and Kraner. —Geneva Herald. Mrs. Theodore Spetnagel, mother of Rev. Richard Spetnagel of this city, died very suddenly at her home at Chillicothe, Ohio, at five o’clock Friday evening. Rev. Spetnagel was sitting at J. C. Patterson’s Western Union office about 7:30 last evening, when the operator exclaimed, “Why, here’s a message for you.” Two telegrams came a ‘ same time, one saying, “Mother is in critical condition,” the ; other, "Mother died at five o’clock. < That was all. heart breaking messages which bowed the head of Rev. Spetna- < gel in deepest grief, almost unbear- 1 able in its suddenness. Mr. and Mrs. ? Spetnagel were here for a two weeks’ ; visit with their son and family and 1 were met by a number of Decatur 1 people, who join the loved ones in 1 their moments of sorrow. They left i here for their home at Chillicothe t only a few days ago. While here Mrs. I Spetnagel suffered a severe attack < of heart trouble and while the mes- 1 sages conveyed no information 't ; is presumed death was caused by a ; similar attack. 1

Basing his action on a law passed b.r the legislature of 1901. Governor Hanly has issued a proclamation to prevent shipment into Indiana of dairy or breeding cattle that are suffering from tuberculosis and other contagious diseases. News of the governor’s stand on this question was received with joy by Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the stat e board of health, H. E. Barnard food and drug commissioner, and others of the board who have been working hard for several months to bring about better dairy conditions in the state. The governors proclamation means practically that no cattle shail be shipped into this state unless they hav e been shown by th e tuberculin test to be free from tuberculosis. The proclamation does not in so many words say this, but it is to this end that the inspectors of the state boa-d of health have been working, and it has been asserted by health authorities that the only way to ho sure that an animal is free from tuberculosis is to give the tuberculin test Th e consummation cf a business transaction in this city Monday a. m. conveyed the sole ownership of the Acker and Teeple clothing store of Geneva to Samuel Acker, the senior member of tae firm. For several weeks negotiations have been under way for this deal, Mr. Teeple desiring to retire the reason that he has very inviting opportunities in New Mexico. The firm of Acker and Teeple was formed a little more than four years . ago and these gentlemen were among the most progressive merchants -f the city. By their honest methods and courteous treatment they commanded a recognition among th e people that inevitably brought to their place a large volume of trade. Mr. Acker, who assumes complete control of the s 0.-j is possessed of excellent business qualifications. If his business career jn Decatur is a criterion, he will rank among the most progressive merchants in the county. He is not only a hustler, a booster and an enterprizing citizen, but he is as thorough a clothing and shop man as the county affords. The people of Geneva, while regretting to learn of the contemplated departure of Mr. Teeple, will undoubtedly be pleased to hear that Mr. Acker will remain in their midst. The retiring proprietor has a claim of 160 acres of land in New Mexico and he expects , to go to that country, where in all probability he will launch into the land business. Success to both gentlemen is the sentiment of their many ' Adams county friends.

p Earl Wagers, aged twenty-three, an f engineer, and Faster Sacked aged just twenty, both of Adams county, ’ were granted a marriage license. Another license issued was one to i Glenn Hinton, aged twenty, a farmer, . and Elnora Hart aged twenty-one, both of Union township. They were ma’- , ried at 10:30 a. m. Saturday at the clerk’s office, Squir e James H. Smith speaking the words that made the happy couple man and wife. i The application for the admission i of Henry C. Peterson to the Newcastle ; home for epileptics was filed at the clerk’s office today, but cannot be sent in until Monday as the Judge is absent. Judge James T. Merryman is hearing a damag e suit at Winchester this week. Martha McKean et al have deeded lot 210, Decatur, to Lydia Vogt for $2,500. D. N. Erwin gav e L. G. Ellingham a deed for lot 953, Decatur, for $225. Trenton, N. J., July 10.—The will of ex-president Grover Cleveland was probated today. The probating took place at the home of Mrs. Cleveland, in Princeton. Surrogate John W. Cornell went there for that purpose. Mrs. Cleveland arrived in Princeton from New Hampshire today. The will is in Mr. Cleveland’s own hand writing and makes no disclosures as to the extent of his wealth. After some minor bequests and the creation of a fund of SIO,OOO for each of the four children, the remainder of ■ th e estate is left to Mrs. Cleveland, i In the will Mr. Cleveland expresses 1 the desire that he be buried in the place where he should die, and that ’< his body be not removed unless it 1 should be absolutely necessary to have it repose by the side of his wife's 1 body. 1

Mrs. Cleveland is made executrix, and Frank S. Hastings executor under the will. He provides for the payment of a'l debts, the erection of an appropriate but moderately expensive monument; gives his niece Mary Hastings $3,000; gives Richard Watson Gilder, a watch his watch and chain; to each of the four daughters of his nephew Richard Hastings $2,000; to Francis S. Hastings, a seal ring given him by his wife and with whose concurrence this gift is made: to each of his children SIO,OOO and the income therefrom, when they become twenty-one years of age. The rest of the estate goes to Mrs. Cleveland. The will was written February 21, 1906.

After Once Tasting Yinbl no one wants an old-fash-ioned cod liver oil preparation or emulsion, because Vinol is a much better bodybuilder and strength creator for old people, weak children, and for coughs, colds, bronchitis, etc. If it does no good we will return your money, SMITH, YAGER A FALK

MONROE NEWS ITEMS. The Queen Esther band met at the home of Mrs. E. W. Jones Thursday evening and all report a good time. Monroe is to have a moving picture show every Thursday evening. Dr. C. C. Ray went to Fort Wayne on business Thursday. Mrs. E. B. Macy from Decatur, is visiting friends in our town. Mr. Home- Lewellen from Fort Wayne, was seen on our streets Thursday. Mrs. Clyde Graham from Kendall- | ville is visiting relatives in our town for a few days. Mrs. R. B. McKeenan from Fort Wayne, is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. Hocker. H. J. Andrews made a business trip to Fort Wayn e Thursday. Mrs. George Keller is reported quite sick. Mrs. C. C. Rayl returned to her home after visiting her sister, Mrs. Bert Keller at Richmond, Ind., for a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews returned to their home in Decatur aft°r visiting Charles Merriman and family for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. John Gross from Portland, .were visiting friends in our town a few days this week. Lew Wise and family from Decatur visited friends in our town last Sunday. Dr. Parrish was a business caller i» Fort Wayn e last Tuesday. Gus Hendricks who has been stationed at Leavenworth, Kan., is home for a few days. He expects to leave for the Philippines in a short time. J. F. Hocker was a business caller in Fort Wayne last Tuesday.

’ A joint birthday anniversary celebration took place Sunda at the j home of O. P Mills, city mail carrier, it also being the birthday annversary ) of Godfrey Bell, of Chicago, 111., who . is visiting here and of his nephew » Ittle two year old Robert Mills. A ) chicken dinner at noon was one of the } features of the affair and of which many of the relatives joined in sharing. 1 Bell contest? This afforded an in- ’ teresting entertainment for the Ladies’ ’ Aid society of the Christian church when they were entertained at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bell, known as Bellview . Farm, Friday afternoon. The coni test was written espcially for the occasion by Mrs. John Fleming, and brought forth much praise and laughter from the guests. Other features of the afternoon's entertainment were a story entitled “Aunt Mary’s Rhubarb Pie” which was read by Mrs. Marie Holloway, and was very interesting throughout. Other readings were given by Miss Alban and Miss Burdg which were well received. At four-thirty o'clock delicious refreshment were Iservted, bitter twhich a social hour followed. The ladies enjoyed a ride home on hay ladders, after a most delightful time. Mr and Mrs. David Flanders pleasantly entertained Friday night at six o’clock dinner at their beautiful country home, east of the city. The dinner was given in honor of Mr. Carlyle, of Rockaway, N. Y., and Miss Carlyle, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who are visiting here with relatives. Miss Minnie Orvlg was hostess at a ‘dinner party this noon in honor of Miss Carlyle, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Those present included Miss Carlyle, Dr .and Mrs. W. P. McMillen, Grandmother Ferry and the hostess. A number of the members of the Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors enjoyed a delightful time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fledder johann Friday night. The party consisted of the following: Messrs and Mesdames Dr. W. E. Smith. C. L. Walters, Charles Dunn, A. Akatahenereich, William Rcihards and Frank Kern; Mesdames Anna Yahne, Jeffreys, John Falk. H. M. Shroll, George Zimmerman. E. E. DeWitt, T. W. Shelton. John Ray. Leroy Wolford, Robison, Misses Cronk, of Illinois; Lillian Barmore and Messrs Carl K. Moses, Dorsie Hoagland and Frank McConnell. The evening was spent in having a jolly time and elaborate refreshments were served.