Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1908 — Page 2

CASTOR IA far Xaiuta a*4 Ite KM Yu Hare Ahrep tagM Baars th* Z"** ■gnatara of A singular record in railroad building in Canada was established on July Ist, when Sudbury, two hundred and fifty miles from Toronto, and the town of the greatest nickle mine in the world which is controlled by American capital, had its second direct railroad communication with Toronto, the manufacturing metropolis of Canada, within 16 days. The second line to be opened since June 15th, will be the Canadian Northern Ontario railway (part of the eastern division of the Canadian Northern, which has 3.300 miles of track through the great wheat belt of western Canada) which for a year has been running from Toronto to Parry Sound, alongside the wonderful Muskoka lakes, and which has been extended to Sudbury, through a wild and rugged country that abounds with rivers and lakes full of fish, and is roamed over by thousands of red deer, and which, as it is immediately south of the nickle copper, jron and silver mines that are proved to be among the richest in the world, also likely contain large deposits of minerals. For instance, Mr. J. T. Kerr, of Detroit, who getting into the French river district on construction trains, did a little prospecting, has already arranged to take a party of prospectors to work for the rest of the summer. He writes, “The assay of the quartz discovered has proved quite satisfactory, so I decided to go back and commence operating.” The new railroad will bring the ore from the Moose Mountain mines, about 30 miles north of Sudbury, to Key Harbor, the port which has been established on Georgia bay, with an initial capacity for handling 8.000 tons per day, and which brings Cleveland and other iron manufacturing cities 500 miles nearer to mines than they were when they had to depend upon supplies via Duluth. The town at the Moose Mountain mines has been called “Sellwood” after the vice president of the Moose Mountain Iron company (the president is John W. Gates, of New York) and shipment will begin as soon as the docks are completed, which, it is expected, will be sometime in August. Key Harbor is at the mouth of Key inlet, about six miles south of the outlet of French river, which will, some day, be the channel of the Georgian Bay canal, taking western grain via Lake Nipissing and the Ottawa river to Montreal, saving about 400 miles haulage to tidewater. It is remarkabl e that the French river should receive railway service in the year that the tercentennary of the founding of Quebec by Champlain is being celebrated. The French river was navigated by the French explorer, nearly three hundred years ago, on his way to stay with the Huron Indians, prior to a raid with them upon the Iroquois, south of the St. LawTence. Indeed, Champlain camped on the site of modern Key Harbor, where some interesting relics were discovered when work on the port began a year ago. The whol e French river region is a delight for fisherman, canoeist and camper, and already many Americans, who know something of sport in Canada, hav e arranged to spend their vacations among the woods and rocks and waters of this hinterland of Georgian bay. Th e Canadian Northern Ontario railway makes access to the French river remarkably easy, for, instead of s tang, roundabout and tedious journey ther e is a first class daily passenger service with parlor and dining car accommodation. With the development of mineral traffic from Sellwood to Key Harbor, and also to Toronto, where a smelter, capable of employing 15,000 men is planned, the wilderness through Chaplain passed will become on<» of the most profitable 'localities on the continent. That both the physician who writes the prescription for denatured alcohol and the druggist who prepares the prescription and sells the medicine to the patient are liable to criminal prosecution is held in a decision rendered by Commissioner of Internal Revenue Capers. The decision is the result of the action of some druggists who prescribed denatured alcohol for external medicinal purposes, not knowing that to do so wag in violation of the law. The decision says in part: “The second section of the law regulating the sale and manufacof denatured al<\>hol provides fine and imprisonment for any person who uses denatured alcohol for manufacturing the beverage or liquid medicinal preparation, or knowingly sells any preparation made in part or wholly from such alcohol. Work on the new improvements at Yager Bros, and Reinking furniture store is rapidly assuming proportions and will be completed within a short time. The excavation for the new building they will put up will begin sea short time.

Abram Simmons, delegate at large from Indiana to th e democra lc convention at Denver, contradicts and i brands as wholly incorrect certain, dispatches which were sent out from Denver during the convention to the J effect that he supported Col. Guffey, 1 of Pennsylvania, in his fight to seat t a contesting delegation. Mr. Sim-' . mons voted in favor of the Bryan del- j • egates all the time and never support- ’ [ ed Guffey for a minute, either by word i t or vote. Mrs. A, N. Jack, of Berne, her i 1 daughter, Mrs. David Miller of Rock-1 ford, Ohio, who visited with the fam- I ily of A. L. Macy, file miles east of ’ Portland, left Thursday evening for Berne. Miss Alfaretta Youqujet of. ' Fort Wayne, is spending this week at ■ the Macy home. —Portland Sun. Here’s some brain work: See if you ’ can make it out. Take in your mind a number, double it, add any number you wish, take away the half of the number, subtract the first number, and your answer will be one-half of ’ the number you first added. Try it and see if you can work out the dope. The department of commerce and • labor and the bureau of immigration and naturalization have sent for distribution to every postoffice in the • United States blank application cards to be mailed by unemployed persons ■ to the department, stating what kind of work is desired. Positions will be - secured for the applicants. The purpose is to supply laborers with employment and employers with laborers and no fee Is charged. Under the sad sea waves, upon a coral strand, ther e the mermaid dwells, with comb and brush in hand; but wher e the merman lives, I do not think I know, unless it is around some bar where the schooners come and go.—Judge (for yourself). It develops that the death of Hypolite Bonjour, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bonjour, of Jefferson township, Allen county, which occurred at Chesaning, Mich., July 6, was due to accidental shooting while the young man was cleaning a revolver which he had used in celebrating the Fourth. The bullet pierced his forehead and death was instantaneous. Young Bonjour located in Michigan some time ago, purchasing a farm. He was unmarried, and his sister was his housekeeper. Mr, and Mrs. Godfrey Ashbaucher and daughter, Louise, accompanied by her father, Charles G. Quick, are arranging to leav e today for Petoskey, Mich., where they will spend the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Ashbaucher said last night that she will hav e her father placed in a hospital where he will receive treatment and where he will be near her all the time. This makes the twenty-sixth annual trip that Mr. Quick and his daughter have made to Petoskey.—Bluffton News. Bluffton is enjoying the excitement of an injunction suit against the members of the city council, enjoining them from entering into contract for the improvement of three of her streets. The injunction followed the arbitrary action of the council in refusing to recognize a remonstrance signed by nearly every property owner affected. The irate citizens took their offense to heart and will now fight in court, adding collusion and other elements of spice in order to make the thing look real. Bluffton has what they are pleased to term a sanitary inspector. He is 1 clothed with the law and will per- 1 sonally nose around in all back yards looking for anything and everything i that has a tendency to smell bad. ________ ] The Jay county council have had a special meeting, they being called up- i on for special appropriations. 1 i William Kaough sues the Mcßride i Electric company for SI,OOO damages 1 on account of injuries received in a t runaway received several weeks ago. The plaintiff was seated in his buggy 1 when a horse owned by the Mcßride ' company ran away and dashing into 1 his rig, overturned it. Mr. Kaough ' was physically injured and his buggy 1 wa s badly damaged. Henry and Guy ’ Colerick ar e his attorneys.—Ft. Wayn e " Journal-Gazette. < The board of county commissioners ’ was in session Thursday afternoon, ’ consideraing a proposition presented ' by the United States Voting Machine 1 company, through its representative, 1 R. D. Bemise, of Indianapolis. The ’ company desires to lease five machines to Blackford county for use 1 at the fall election, th e county to pay 1 SSO rental for each machine. There 1 are 22 precincts in ch 3 county and the appropriation for the election is ! $1,839. By the use of the voting jpa- 1 chine considerable expense would no avoided. That’s according to the rm ing machine salesman. Machines were brought to this county some months ago in an attempt to dispose of them to th e county, but th e board did not take favorably to the proposition. The board has the matter under consideration and will decide at a later date—Hartford City News.

NEWS FROM GENEVA. H. A. Fristoe returned on Friday | from Winona, where he has been otiti ing for the week. H e reports great advantages and attractions at that re,nowned place. This was temperance 1 week and renowned speakers, including Geo. R. Stewart, of Tenn., were . present to participate in the program. 1 Mr. Sam Acker, successor to Acker land Teepie, will open the store on ■Saturday under his own management. 'He has completely overhauled the : business rooms, made additions to jthe stock and rearranged the entire (business, Mr. Acker knows how to please his customers and it is needless to say that he will have hosts of them to deal with. The Junior Leaguers under the management of .Miss Mary Scheer, their superintendent, picniced on the banks of the Wabash last Thursday afternoon. More than forty of these young people, with some older ones to make a good crowd, were in attendance. Evrybody had a good time. The Methodist church has just bought eighty-eight new hymnals for use in their services and still another order is to be made later. The result will be that the congregation will be entirely supplied with books so that all can take part in singing. Rev. Mr. Myers, pastor of the U. B. church in Geneva, and Rev. Mr. B pastor of the U. B. church east of town, have united in holding tent meetings. These meetings are of the revival order, especially in the interest of Christian holiness. They expect to conduct services for at least on e month. o r—: Though it was unexpected, Judge Macy rendered his decision in the gas case mentioned Thursday. The decision, too, dissolved the temporary injunction and permits the Warren and Indiana Oil and Gas company to sell their supply of gas to the Wabash Valley Co., and that means of course that Decatur can have the gas, providing there is any to sell. The case is rather complicated and was first Instituted by the Citizens Company at Portland, on the claim of a previous contract with the Warren and Indiana to supply Portland. Judg e LaFollette granted the temporary restraining order, and then the case was transferred to Judge Macy, who heard the evidence and arguments in the case. Judge Macy in his findings found that the agreement between the two contesting companies terminated before the contract was mad e between the Warren and Indiana and the Wabash Valley companies. This all means that Decatur can have natural gas, providing Warren and Indiana company can supply it. The Portland newspapers bring the cheering news that the pressure is greatly reduced and the supply not sufficient to be of any benefit. The decision will not be entered of record until the September term of the Jay circuit court, and was given at this time on the request of the lawyers in the case. In speaking of what th e decision means to Portland the Sun says: This decision means that Portland’s gas supply may be materially reduced the coming winter unless several new' producing wells can be added to the supply as it will terminate th e supply obtained from the Warren and Indiana and the Fulton Drilling company and will be turned into the mains of the Wabash Valley Gas Co., supplying Geneva, Decatur, Bluffton and other cities. A few days ago a representative of a local hardware firm called on three farmers who had previously informed him they wanted their buildings protected with lightning rods. But they all refused to have th e work done because they did not have the money to spare. A bystander did a littl e figuring and found that the increase in the county and state taxes made by the republicans on one of the farms this year would have paid for the work needed on its buildings, while the second one had lost enough on a bunch of hogs, sold in the winter, on account of the republican panic, to have paid for rodding his buildings and left a nice surplus, and the combined losses of th e third one on both of thes e accounts w’ere large enough to have built a needed addition to his barn and placed the protectors on all his buildings. These thre e men have learned they do not belong to the class the republican party is protecting.—Rochester Sentinel. The Holy Grail boys have completed all arrangements for their ice cream social this evening and are making preparations for a gala time. Ice cream, lemonade and cake will be served by the boys, who will be dressed in. the costumes they wore in the parade. The profits of the social will be for the trip to Winona, which the boys will tak e in a short time. V. D. Bell, Sr., was in Bluffton this morning accompanied by his little grandson. He reported that he entertained for dinner Sunday his two sons, Godfrey and Will, and his son-in-law, George Everts and family, of Decatur. —Bluffton News.

Mrs. Ann O. Ampsbaugh, one of Adams county’s oldest residents, answered the call of the death angel this morning at 8 o’clock after ailing , for mor e than thirty years from asth- ■ ma. The deceased who was eixty ’ years, five months and 1 day of age at the time of her demise, was born and raised in this county In young womanhood she was united in mar- , riage to Noah Johnson, who answered > the call of the grim reaper about > twenty-five years ago. Some time as- > terward the deceased was married to - Noah Ampsbaugh, who also preceded ! her to the great beyond, his death occuring about twelve years ago. . Since the death of her second husr band, Mrs. Ampsbaugh has mad e her 5 home with her daughter, Mrs. John . Ampsbaugh, two and one-half miles , west of thi scity. During the past ; five months the deceased has suffered untold pain. Lung trouble in a serious stage developed during the early t part of this year and she has grad- . ually griwn worse from day to day. r While no surprise has been caused t by the death of this most estimable , woman, most, poignant sorrow has saddened the hearts of her innumerable friends. The departed woman was a stepmother of Peter Amspbaugh of this city and beside him, three children. Mrs. John Ampsbaugh, Mrs. ‘ C. Arnold and Miss Lncy Ampsbaugh ’ survive to cherish the memory of a loving mother. The funeral services will be held from the Beery church. South Bend. Ind., July 18.—Benjamin F. Shively announced that he will not be a candidate for representative , from the Thirteenth congressional , district before the Democratic con- . vention at Plymouth, July 27. “While . I have never been an avowed candidate for the nomination for repre- , sentative,’’ said Mr. Shively, “I feel that it is incumbent on me to state at , the present time that I will not enter the list. I make this statement because mynna e has been frequently mentioned in connection with the office. The coming campaign, being a presidential one, will be an especially busy one. I shall be called upon to speak in different parts of the country. Hence, it would be impossible for me to devote all my time to this district, as would be necessary jf I were in the race for representative. For this reason alone, I cannot allow my name to be presented to the convention. I appreciate greatly the honor for such a position and believe that a Democrat will b e elected from this district. I certainly will do all in my power to help the effort.” While Mr. Shively would not commit himself, it is believed that he will be a candidate for United States senator at the next session of the state legislature. Now that it is officially known that Mr. Shively will not be a candidate, it is expected that other persons will enter the list. There is a feeling among the Democrats of the district that a St. Joseph county man should stand for the nomination. Os the several Democrats mentioned the sentiment of the district seems to favor Editor H. A. Barnhart, of Rochster. Washington, July 18—The Atlantic Manufacturing company, of Minneapolis, was debarred from the mails on the ground that the operations were fradulent. According to postoffice inspectors, the firm operated a scheme of advertising for agents to sell certain novelties, offering them a salary of from $lB to $23 a week and two per cent commission, together with a commission of five per cent on sales mad e by sub-agents. But first of all the company exacted a $25 security deposit with the signing of the contract. The postoffice inspectors allege that the purpose of the scheme was to secure this $25 by hedging in restrictions in the contracts so severe that compliance was practically impossible. Mr. Fred Eichenberger, of Berne, who has been in the city for the past few days on business, left today for Chicago, 111., where he will attend a meeting of the furniture dealers exhibit. This exhibit is being held this month, it occurring annually. Mr. Eichenberger will be remembered here as the former restaurant man. owning formerly what is now the Prover Bros, restauant. Since moving to Berne he has engaged in the furniture business and is meeting with success. C. V. Rogers, of Beach Park, Ohio, who, until about a year ago was chief engineer at the Fort Wayne and Springfield power house was in the city today looking up old friends. He is now chief engineer at the power house of the Lake Shore Electric company.

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f | Laporte, Ind., July 18,—Coroner - : Mack has filed his report in the ini'quest of Andrew Helgelein, the last »' known victim of Mrs. Belle Gunness. i- The body of Helgelein was the first f of the ten found in the private gravee yard. Coroner Mack finds that Heln gelein came to his death through felonious homicide, the perpetrator of S I whom is to the coroner unknown. ‘ ! Tb 8 only new feature of the case is i the formal report of Dr. Walter S. t Haines, of Chicago, on the examinat- lion of Heigeiein’s stomach. The o statement that arsenic and strychnine 1 had been found in the stomach was ti confirmed. Dr. Haines stated that he >. found sufficient strychnine in onei- third of the stomach to have produced r death. The amount of arsenic presa ent was considerable, h e adds. In his s opinion death was caused by the t strychnine, as its effect upon the sys--1 tem is much quicker than the arsenic. Charles LeMay, who several months y ago wag sentenced to jail for six I- months after being found guilty of as- ’. sault and battery upon Miss Mabel i Metts, then of Bluffton, will be release ed from custody in a few weeks, as s he has bat that much time to serve. ■- However, he must pay a fine of S2OO i which was included in his sentence, i It is understood that his aged grand--8 father will pay th e fine. Mr. LeMay . expects to secure a position in some 1 piano factory after his release. He i is an expert wood carver and during 3 his incarceration he has made many . pretty relics which he gave away to . thos e who visited the jail. 1 ; Michael Everett, who is also serving j a sentence in the county institution, has several months yet to serve in- , eluding the heavy fine which was imposed upon him by the jury. An appeal to Governor Hanly by Everett ( proved futile, the chief executive det clining to interfere with the verdict. The expense of keeping LeMay in , the Adams county jail must be paid by Wells county, the case having been venued from Bluffton to this » . city. , “Dent” Spencer informs us ihat he . and his force of workmen have just , completed the job of washing the ; windows at the new foctory of the Ward Fence company in this city. They did the work in record breaking time, there being about two hundred , and sixty large windows in all, which , they completed in one week’s time. Mr, Spencer received a nice sum of , mony for th e same, and deserves a . great amount of praise for the manner in which he and his helpers performed . the task. j Lincoln, Neb., July 20.—(Special to : the Daily Democrat)—W. J, Bryan r wants the masses to finance his cam- , paign for the presidency, according i to a statement 'issued today. The • statement says: “I wish every r.ews- ; paper in the country would begin the l collection of funds in small amounts [ from its subscribers. There is no reason why the entire necessary fund [ should not be supplied by the masses.” > > In compliance with the above the Daily Democrat will accept and re- , ceipt for any and all amounts that any of our readers may care to subscribe , The money thus subscribed will be ! , sent with the names of the givers to . the Democratic national committee. Remember, that ten thousand dollars , is the limit, and you can give just as [ little as you please. The idea Mr. . Bryan wants to convey, is that this . be a people’s election and be paid for . by the people—and no one else. O. Godfrey Bell, a clothing salesman for Tom Murray, the most widely j • advertised merchant in the United , . States, is paying a visit to his many ' ' friends in this vicinity. Godfrey is ‘ a good whole souled fellow and his return is always welcomed by his ‘ many acquaintances. He is enjoying ‘ the distinction of possessing a responsible position in the famous Chi- , cago mercantile establishment, tor which he is drawing a lucrative salary. He has gone to Cralgvill e tor ! a visit with his parents and he will ’ return befor e leaving for Chicago to resume his duties. While here he dis- t tributed souvenirs with unique ad ver- 1 ’ tising thereon. i In Indiana last year 37,331,538 1 c pounds of butter were produced. E These are figures gathered by Mary f Stubbs Moore, chief of the Indiana c Bureau of Statistics. Figures are gathered in this way annually by the 1 bureau. In the previous year only I 36,064.999 pounds were produced. In i Indiana last year 349,764 pounds of o cheese were This lackd ? several thousand pounds of being up r to th e cheese figures of the previous £ year—412,334 pounds. y

Many houses for rent are 1 E demand over the «tty and the J is not half enough for the de® Whil e many new homes are g oin . throughout the city, the su p J very limited and the house qu eg ' tl( getting to be a very serious pro tion. Lincoln, July 18.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lt is reported at the request of Bryan an eff« being made to locate the sends the telegram to W. R. Hearst, w was signed by Samuel Gompers which resulted in the statement led by Hearst that leaders of De racy are corrupt. It is said by t here that they believe the telei was a “plant’- and was sent ro t a channel for the airing of He views. Cleveland, Ohio, July 18.— The mers’ and Merchants’ Banking pany assigned to Edward F Spu attorney. Lack of available cash inability to realize on securiti ei demand are given as the cause the bank’s distress by E. M. J attorney for the bank. The assi says depositors will b e paid in The last reports gave the assets liabilities at $750,000. Shay since the financial stringency last withdrawals have been heavy. Indianapolis, July 18. —A met of prominent Republicans was he] the Claypool hotel last night to cuss plans for the Indiana attend at the notification of William H.' which is to occur in Cincinnati. 28. The following editors among those who attended the ference: S. N. Craguit, Lebanon S. Truitt, Noblesville; J. A, K Kokomo; Julian Hogate, Danv Harry Smith, Greencastle; F. T. gleton, Martinsville and Edward Ri Seymour. Reports from various p of the state were submitted, w indicated that many Indianlans dt to attend the notification, Cleveland. Ohio, July 20.—F0l ing the lead taken by Mayor Johi In state and local political coni campaigning in a circus tent is t a feature of the democratic pres: tial canvass this fall. The tents w have become famous in great n cipal campaigns in Cleveland dt the past few years are to be pre into service in the attempt to William Jennings Bryan in the w house. With his tent Mayor Job will invade Indiana next fall, mayor will make a brief tent < paign at least in Indiana at th< quest of both Bryan -and John Kern, candidate for vice presk H e may also join in a tent camp in Illinois. The tents are to be i duced for the first time in a pres I tial campaign in the states where hottest fighting of the presidential test is to be done. The pioneel campaigning under canvas, Mi Johnson discussed ttiis method vote chasing with democratic leai while in attendance upon the natii convention. Both of the democr cadidates are Impressed with the a ability of tents for campaigning poses. Kokomo, Ind., July 20. —With blar e of music, the streets beau! with the national colors, the bt playing “Auld Lang Syne" and “IK Sweet Home,” the sidewalks lined 1 citizens of all political parties, w ing badges upon which was insert “All Hail to Our John,” Kokomo tended Saturday afternoon an ova tc John W. Kern, a former cit recently distinguished by the non tion for the vice presidency of United States. Republicans, pro! tionists, and socialists formed wilt democrats and vie with each o' in extending a royal welcome to Kern. Mr. Kern arrived from Ind apolis shortly after 5 o'clock an crow’d estimated at 4,000 greeted as the car pulled in at the interur station. Capt. Henry McCrea, United St navy, who died Sunday in the ni hospital at Brooklyn, was a nativ, Logansport. He was appointed to napolis in 1866, and until recently in command of the battleship Geor A large crowd is expected to tend th e park tomorrow evening w the famous Loch city band will 1 its ice cream social. The boys h completed all arrangements for si and all who attend are assured t fine time. Besides the social a spe concert will be rendered by the bt The picnic which was to have b held at Maple Grove Park by Presbyterian Sunday school has b postponed until one week from to on account of the inclement wear Ail members of the Sunday school requested to be present at church t Sunday when tickets will be giver them.