Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1908 — Page 3

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St. Paul, August 15, 1908. It seems, perhaps a little superfluous to write about a city 8O near home as Chicago, but we have found so many new and interesting thing* > and around the city our impres- ' siong have changed correspondingly, j There are no doubt more benighted souls like ourselves in Adams county, W o have been so impressed with /-he downtown sights they have never | taken the pleasure of an extended ' j drive through Chicago’s wonderful I park system. Every pleasure imaginable is provided for in the grounds, extending several miles along the lake front. It seemed like a great many |as w e whizzed around for three hours lin an automobile at top speed, and then our host regretted that it was too dark to show us more. I can't see why when people can have good fresh air. beautiful green trees and grass, gc]f links, tennis courts, base ball diamonds, lakes for row boats, good bathing and a beach where they can go and take their families in the evening and with the aid of a beach fire have a nice little spread as we saw many people doing, there should be such a howl about the awful condition of city chldren. It seemed to me most anybody could have a fine time in such beautiful surroundings. Saturday afternoon the Chicago Press club entertained us. I concluded T wanted to see things from an elevation, as I usually do. There was a big red tallyho in the procession and some obliging people pulled me on top via an automobile guard ; and some perilous steps. Six horses took us at a rather slow gait over interesting parts of the city, a brewery being not the least interesting to some, and to others it gave an opportunity to express themselves on the temperance question. A woman in our coach gave us a pretty good lecture on the subject. I think there was method in it all, for the , next place we drove was the Field museum now housed in one of the old world’s fair buildings. They , probably thought the editors would be seeing things double and make it , twice as big as it is in their writeup. It was too big, however, to even see , single in the short time we had. We went to the White City from there. I shall not attempt to tell you of the shows and whirly-gig things out there. Take the children and go yourself. The banquet interested the party . more than most anything else along about the time it began to grow dusk. Surely the senses of sight, taste and hearing were fully gratified. A most delicious banquet was perfectly served , in a room with floral decorations and electric lights transforming it into fairyland, while a pipe organ, played , by an artist, also some sweet singers, , completed the enchantment of the , scene They welcomed us and told us . how glad they were to see us and hoped we would come again all of , which we swallowed as eagerly as we did the good things to eat. We left Sunday morning over the > Burlington for St. Paul. The day was , extremely warm; however, the cars we had were so comfortable, the road , bed so smooth and the scenery so beautiful we forgot about the discom- . fort of the heat. The service in the ! diner and buffet cars was especially ( good. Among other things I noticed there was comparatively no smoke. I asked the man who had charge of , the train what kind of a smoke coni sumer was used on the engine. (I thought I would stop and recommend . it to the Erie officials on the way , home.) BBut he said they had well . trained firemen and used a certain i kind of coal. I have regretted ever , since I didn't ask what kind, so I ( could tell the Young Matron’s Club about it for their cook stoves. , About an hour before we arrived at LaCrosse two gentlemen boarded the train, and at LaCrosse the citit zens or at least the nicest of them, met the train with automobiles and , took us a delightful ride over the i city, which boasts of twenty millionaires. They certainly are not afraid to spend money on their homes. The houses are beautiful and the grounls were superb. I never have seen more exquisite lawns and flowers anywhere. I will have to cut the description here, I cannot think of any more adI jectives. We went to the Elks club rooms, which are very splendidly furnished, had lemonade and other things to drink, refreshing in the extreme, after the heat of the day. Our first day in St. Paul has been . ’ rather strenuous. This morning was j taken up with a business sesion, greet- , ing old friends and meeting new. At , noon we took the cars for Stillwater. , As soon as we arrived there we were . given a delicious fried chicken dinner. ; being a little late as usual, most of the people had eaten. There were some mighty nice people waiting on the table and they gave us two helpings of everything. Whether they felt sorry for us or it is the generous way they do things out here I do not know, but I rather think it was the latter. We then were treated to a nice little ride on a river steamer an orchestra was on the barge attached to the boat and the young peo-

>le had a nice time dancing. Others 1 of us were more interested in the i wooded banks of the Mississippi and i the great rafts of lumber being towed ] and pushed down stream. Every one 1 nearly had read stories of lumbering ’ on the river. With the thing actual- ’ iy before us, we were reminded of many things to talk about. When we ’ again landed there was ample pro- ‘ I vision of carriages and automobiles 1 i for every one to be taken to the Min- ! nesota state prison-—think of it. It 1 proved to be an interesting place to 1 visit, and I have no doubt many of ! the men never were as comfortable 1 before they came to the place. Ev- ' erything is scrupulously clean. The galleries were all of steel just wide 1 enough to walk single file past the ‘ cells. When I got to the top of one : I felt as if I was on a shelf, rather ’ higher than I cared to be, but the 1 printing office was worth going that high to see. They gave us a copy of ' the prison paper. The cells each had ’ a bed, roll, cuspidor, some shelves, a ! wash basin and mirror, some had one ' chair, many of them had pictures and ' books tastefully arranged on the 1 walls and shelves. The shoe and bin- ' der twine factories were very inter- ' esting. The faces of the men appealed to me more than anything else. Some were hardened and one could imagine they would commit crimes again were they released, but some were so young, my heart went out in pity to them. I wondered if they had had a fair chance in the world. The band was very good and the cheerful music one would not imagine played by men under a cloud. The only thing except the cells to remind one of a priscn was the guards ev- . erywhere, with M. S. P. on their collars. We then went to Mr. J. H. Atwood’s home or rather his playhouse as some one expressed it. Surely no one could conceive of a more beautiful place to be invited to. The residence is in front and in the rear the big flat building fitted up as a gymnasium, museum, bowling alley, billiard room, etc. I just wish I could tell you about it. It was the quaintest most interesting place I ever visited. There must have been hundreds of electric lights shaded by colors, mostly red and amber, intermingled square shades. They were leopard skins with the heads, white polar bear skin also with the heads. I know about the heads, for I was so busy gazing around I almost fell down over one. Well, there were just all kinds of beautiful animal skins, oriental rugs and harmonious domestic rugs on the floors. There was a big white stuffed polar bear one place, a chimpanze another and most all kinds of animals even an Indian dressed up in his best clothes. Os course they were all stuffed skins but the red skin, and he was such a good imitation one was inclined to take him in on the deal. A cute little badger standing on the centertable in one room seemed to feel as if he belonged theme; the big stuffed snakes in the case looked as if they rather enjoyed the elegance around them even if they couldn’t scare the women into fits, and the monkey and bears mixed up with rose wood, grand pianos, mirrors the most inviting cozy corner and gymnasiasm apparatus, all seemed to be just in the right place. The little dining rocm made one long to stay for a meal, and I am sure our host would have invited us if there hadn’t been so many. He was a most unassuming, agreeable gentleman to meet, not at all like the millionaires you read about in the Saturday Evening Pott. We also met the mayor of Stillwater, who is mentioned as a possible candidate for governor of Minnesota. We found a cab waiting for us -when we were finally able to tear ourselves away. The man drove us to a bluff overlooking the river and as it spreads out between the hills and valleys on either side is a picture never to be forgotten. Surely Stillwater is a beautiful city, inhabited by people whose brand off hospitality is the best on earth. We took the electric cars back to St. Paul. However, instead of stopping in tn.e city we went on out to the White Enamel Refrigerator factory. We expected a cool reception, but if the refrigerators are as good as their I want one. The factory is highly illuminated on the outside and in with electricity; in fact they seem to have it to burn out here. I haven't inquir ed where they get their power yet. ' Here the ladies come into their own. ; Every one who registered was given I a cute little mirror packed inside a ' box with blue cotton around it. Ev- ' erywhere the men are fairly deluged ' with cigars, but I am convinced these ■ men know their business, for they know who buys the refrigerators. The big store rooms were transformed into a regular forest without boughs. Here a luncheon, both good to look at and to taste, was served to all of us. A reception committee of St. Paul ladies and gallants the ladies all lace, puff? and feathers, the men with dress suits and white kid gloves, came out to receive the most windblown, dishevelled looking set of women (the men’s faces were a

little smutty, but they did not look so bad) that ever blew in off the ; river. My hards were in such a shape I put on my gloves before I shook ’ hands with any of the white gloved , gentlemen. At first I wanted to go , home before any one saw me, but , a most agreeable girl camo up and < introduced herself as the president’s , daughter, and made me feel so com- ( sortable and I wag having such a , good time, that Lew had hard work < to get me started home. The orches- < tra struck up for the dance just as we , got outside the door, and I would ] have gone back if he had not grabbed , me and said here comes the car. , I suppose this letter is a queer kind ( of a jumble, though you will certainly ( excuse the whirlwind stye, because , you have realized if you have waded , through it, that is the gait we are , going nowadays. I would, like to , write about the condition of the crops . but every time 1 say to Lew. “Isn’t ■ that fine corn,” he says “Pretty ( good.” I thought I would be real bright and said “there is a man left j his wheat out too long.” Lew said . it was oatg and it had been rained , on. When I asked why he did not , put it in the barn. Lew said he prob- , ably had none. That was a surprise . to me, as I had been led to believe , all the farmers out here had all the necessities and luxuries and mcney , in the bank besides, but I suppose no matter how good the country, some 1 shiftless people will spend their money for bargains, instead of necessities. I saw so many straw stacks I ventured to say to Lew that they must have had a good wheat crop, there were so many straw stacks, and he said yes, but they are little ones. He did have to admit that this country is nearly as good as Adams county, but he didn’t like .to. If I get time and you care for any more rambly letters let me know and I will write again. Yours sincerely, Nellie M. Ellingham. o A delegation of about twenty-five from this City attended the Adair meeting, opening of the campaign in Adams county at Monroe Thursday and are today more than ever enthusiastic for the congressman. Mr. Adair spoke at Berne during the afternoon, at the farmers’ institute and arrived at Monroe on the evening train. At 7:30 a martial band attracted the crowd to the front of Bert Bailey’s store, (where a stage had bden erected. About this were crowd ed about five hundred people when County Chairman Thomas Gallogly called for order, announced the purpose of the meeting and introduced Col. Foreman’s glee club who furnished several campaign songs. The popular congressman. John A. M. Adair, was then presented and in an hour and half speech held his audiences’ constant attention. He spoke in his sincere, honest and convincing manner, challenged his opponent to produce one unbroken promise made in his campaign of two years ago. proved the utter impossibility of truth in the mudslinging campaign being made by his opponent through the Muncie Star, explained the Sulloway letter, promised to represent all the people of the district if again honored by being returned to the halls of congress, and to do it honestly and to the best of his ability and asked for the votes of those who can conscientiously support him. He wa s enthusiastically greeted and his speech was followed by several selections by the glee club, closing a splendid meeting. < M. L. Lehman, the young man who was arrested a week ago for forgery and released when his father and fath-er-in-law went on his bond for SSOO was again taken in charge Saturday by Sheriff Meyer, the young man’s relatives having surrendered the bond. He was taken to Geneva, where he furnished a new bond and was again released. A marriage license was granted Saturday evening to Tilman H. Gerber, aged 20, son of Ex-County Clerk David Gerber, and Lydia Heckman, aged nineteen, daughter of Charles Heckman. Dr. S. K. Christy has filed a claim for $54.25 against the estate of Caroline Duer, Benjamin Hobegger, administrator. Charles W. Merryman has deeded twenty acres in Washington township to George A. Barnett for SI,OOO. Among the many features of the fair will be the Packar Band, of Fort Wayne, which will play here tomorrow. This band is recognized as being the best band in the state, having recently won the prize for same and the fair management deserves credit in securing this organization. A pleasant reunion occurred this afternoon, that of the Hale family, at Maple Grove Park. Relatives from several different places were present, including Bluffton and Fort Wayne. Many baskets filled with good things were taken along and at six o’clock the party will enjoy a picnic supper. A social time will follow together with j other amusements.

Editor Democrat—By provisions of' an act amending the national banking i laws, (approved May 30, 1908, the i treasurer of the United States, with ! the approval of the secretary of the I treasury, is auhorized and directed ‘ to accept under specified conditions ♦he bonds or other Interest bearing obligations issued by any city, town, i county or other legally constituted municipality or district of the United States as security for additional cir- j culating note® to be issued by the ; national banks. The act further di- j rects the secretary of the treasury J to obtain specified information with I reference to the obligations to be ac- i cepted. I have been directed by the I department of commerce and labor' to furnish the director of the census with a complete statement showing the entire indebtedness of our city. The figures have fluctuated considerable during the last ten years, in 1898 the indebtedness stood at $113,000 one hundred and thirteen thousand. A little later the total was somewhat lower, then a raise brought the figures near one hundred land thirty thousand. Then a decline took place and now our burden stands as follows: Time orders $ 6,359.64 Outstanding water works orders 3.180.84 Outstanding elecrtic light orders 3,373.82 Outstanding genera] fund... 4.530.84 South ward school bonds... 12,000 00 North ward school bonds.. 6.000.00 City bonds 20.000.00 City bonds 9.000.00 City bonds 20,000.00 Water works bonds 14,000.00 Totals9B 445.14 City money on deposit 4,395.40 Balance $94,049.74 The above money on deposit is calculated to meet current and other expenses until Jan. 1, 1909. W. J. Archbold, City Treas. One of the most interesting teachers institutes in Adams county’s history closed Friday afternoon, the secretary’s notes on the final session being as follows: “Aims and Rewards,” Dr. Armstrong It is the duty of every one to learn the rules of the game of life. Every one should be careful how he plays the game. The one who plays against us is just, but if we make a mistake he checkmates us. When we go into the school we should carefully teach the boys and girls the rules of the game of life. The sympathy we have ’ for the boys and girls in the school has much to do with their success in ■ life. Great lives are unfolded as the result of a word of advice or sympathy spoken at the right moment. The possibilities of inspiring our boys and girls by a word cf sympathy is almost infinite. A word should be said to our youth about the relation of work and education. The purpose of education is not to release one from labor but to increase the force of work done. Work is one thing in God’s scheme of things. There is also a relation of money to life, that we teachers ought to tell our children about. To make money the object of life is one of the dangers of this genration. There is no value in piling up dollars in this life at the expense of the good we might do. Marshal Field’s millions did him no more good than if he had piled up suits of clothes equal in value to his millions. He missed the goal in life, gave his power for doing good to a desire for dollars and cents. The reward of the teacher is the good he does through those who are the products of his instruction. In his closing remarks to the teachers, Dr. Van Ormer said: The teacher should be placed very high upon the scale of intelligence because he has to do with the vital interests and because he is swayed by the more remote compensation. Work is doing what we have to do. Play is doing what we want to do. Shall we go back into the school room to take up the game of teaching school because we want to or take up the task of teaching because we must? Let us go back to the schools to play the game. It is God’s game and the reward is ours. Mrs. Noah Merica and her daughter Mrs. A. M. Baxter were tendered a pleasant surprise at the home of Mrs. Baxter, on Elm street it being the 69th birthday of the former and the 39th birthday of the latter both were enticed away from home but at the noon hour were called home by phone, only to find about 20 friends and relatives had taken charge of the home, and had prepared an excellent dinner, to which all present did justice. Mrs Baxter and Mrs. Merica were presented with some beautiful and useful presents. At 4 o'clock ice cream and cake was served, after which the friends departed for their homes, declaring the day had been one of pleasure and wishing the ladies many more such happy birthdays. Lawrence Green has returned from an over Sunday visit with friends at Berne.

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KILLED TWENTY BLUE RACERS Dwight Lachot Wins the Sweepstake Prize. Dwight Lachot, a son of County Treasurer John F. Lachot, has just made arecord in the snake killing line that outshines any of the fast time made by Henry Voglewede, who for years has held the championship for this part of the state. Dwight has just returned from a visit with his aunt, Mrs. Mary King, who lives near Re.isburg, Wells county, and while there and within two or three days this lad killed twenty blue racers and several of them were quite large. Dwight has ample proof for those inclined to doubt this story, just because it's a snake affair. One of the season's prettiest partys occurred Wednesday afternoon,when Mesdames C. S. Clark and Charles Meibers were hostesses to about sev- • enty invited guests at the beautiful • home of the former on north Second street in honor of Mrs. Theo. Droppelman, of Louisville, Ky. The decorations for the event were very prettily arranged, consisting of large bouquets • of cut flowers, ferns and great bunchi es of asparagus, which were handsomely arranged, drooping down from the ceiling to the chandeliers. Several i contests were engaged in, the most r pleasant one being the bean bag con--5 test, at which Mesdames Charles Christ ten received first prize. Henry Mey- » ers, second und Harry Helm ( was i awarded the third. Following this! i contest another called the penny con- » test was had which consisted of ane swerlng the questions of the numeral ous objects that may be found on a the penny. Mesdames Dore Erwin e received first prize in this, C. S. Nil>y lick second and Peter Gaffer was the e recipient of the third prize. After 1 these games other amusements were t indulged in, together with an enjoyable a social hour. A delightful luncheon < consisting of three courses was served i- by the hostesses, who were also asr sisted in serving by the Misses Agnes i. Meibers. Marie Tonnellier and Sylvia s Droppelman. Those, who attended i from a distance were: Mesdames Theo. 3 Droppelman, of Louisville, Ky,; Wil--3 cox, of Chicago, Ill.; Sherman, of Cin--3 cinnati; Chas. Pilliod, of Piqua, O.; . and Misses Adda Dravelbiss of Fort 3 Wayne. ' After a wek's illness from dysen--9 tary and other ailments peculiar to ’ infants, Daniel Franklin, the three 1 and one-half years’ ild child of Mr. 5 and Mrs. Clyde Wolfe of Blue Creek ’ township died last Wednesday. The ■ child became slightly ill about ten I days ago but it was not considered ! serious. However, as the days went by it became worse and worse until a general alarm was caused among ’ the members of the family. The aid if a physician was enlisted and every 1 thing known to medical science was 1 done to guard off the coming of the ' death angel, but alas, the grim reap- ’ er, in his deadly sweep has plucked the flower-of another home, leaving but untold grief in its stead. Little Daniel was born in Blue Creek township December 22, 1904. He apparently was quite healthy until enveloped by the disease from which he died. The sympathy of the people goes out to the bereaved relatives. “Dutch” Linderbeck another former Decatur league team player still shows tha the can clout the ball, he securing a three bagger and a single yesterday for Quincy in four times at bat. Rev. C. B. Wilcox and the members of the Holy Grail lodge who have been camping out and enjoying a ten days’ vacation at Winona Lake, returned this afternoon. The boys report a most pleasant and enjoyable trip and are ready to go back again when the chance offers itself. Many other members from different places were also present at the meeting.

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