Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 12 November 1908 — Page 2

Along with the serious phases of John W. Terrell's insanity there are some of his actions that are laughable at the same time that they are pitiful. For instance one day this week he complained to some of the other prisoners at the jail that his bed was too low at one side. He asked one of them for a couple of cigar ette wrappers and then lifted the one side of the bed and carefully slipped one of the tissue-paper slips under each leg This satisfied him and he imagined that the thin slips of paper had remedied the imaginary fault. When he is take nout into the yard for exercise he carefully gathers up large leaves, one at a time, and then tears them into narrow strips and shoves them into his pockets until he has every pocket bulging. When in •his cell department he tears all of the paper that comes into his possession into thin strips. For this reason the boys hid from him under the covers of one of the beds a roll of toilet paper, bnt he found it when they were not about and when they happened to go into bis cell they found that he had torn the entire roll into small squares pieces and had the bottom of his cell covered with a soft carpet of the thin paper. Wednesday night he got hold of half a dozen articles such as dishes and shoved them all down an outlet into a sewer. One day early in the week when taken into the yard he watched his opportunity and slipped into the barn and untied one of the horsee and led it out into the yard to let it graze. He also wants to untie the cow at every opportunity to give it freedom. One day when all of the barn doors were locked he tried to raise one of the windows to get into the bam. —Bluffton News. o OLD PEOPLE’S HOME. Receives Large Gifts from Original Benefactor for Endowment. Mr. and Mrs. Chopson, of Warren, have shown their still deeper interest in the establishment of the .Methocist Memorial Home for the Aged by making two large gifts for < ndowment. One gift is a deed tn trust for ’OO acres of land near Warren, and reasonably valued at >25,000. This is on condition that the main building of the Home shall be erected and free from debt by April 10, 1910. Another gift for endowment is $15,000 in securities conditioned as is the land.

Their gift of $25,000 for building must be duplicated in cash on or before April 10, 1909, ag a prior condition to secure the gifts for endowment. When this is so duplicated rhe whole cf these gifts becomes the property of the home. These generous propositions make their own stirring appeal to all friends ot the enterprise, and call for prompt response to complete the sum necessary to secure this Home and endowment. To build on a cash basis the amount yet needed is $13,000. The many who s> much desire the early completion of this Home will be inspired by these liberal gifts to assist in making this much needed institution what it is designed to be. a house of mercy for the worthy aged homeless, a monument ot purest benevolence, and the noblest humanitarianism. Rev. M. A. Harlan, of Warren, Ind., is financial secretary. A marriage license was issued to Orville Heller, 25, a farmer, and Minnie Brown. 24, both of this county. The rage for hunting licenses is o again and the sportsmen are keeping the force at the clerk's office bu Forty have been issued in the nat few days, those granted Monday a, being to Lew Mailand, W. A. Meyers F. P. Meyers, George X. Meyers. I! C Geels, E. M. Atkinson C. Belrsdo’ for, Roxey Pierce, J. C. Manley and Pid E. Young. The jury commissioners will m • Wednesday to select the petit a d grand juries to serve lu"ing the N vetnber term. Real estate transfers: Delma E'.: et al to Harry Baur, ore sere in T ’ir land, township, >250; Marie Robison to E. W. Lewton, lots 23-27 Monmou*’ - $1.00; Ell Meyer, sheriff to A. P. Beatty et al lots 941 and 931 Decatur, he iff deed, $78.81. County Recorder H. St Steel -■ that since Taft s electio eve:" seems to be increasing force a-d to keep in line he has added two deputies, Misses Harruff and Cloud, who are working temporarily. — c The Sunday schoo' board of the M. E. church met Sunday afternoon and in the course of the session, they pfanned Jfor a Christmas entertainment. It was decided that a cantata l»e given on Christmas eve with corresponding musical settings. The entertainment promises to be delightful. Mesdames Jonas Tritch and Ella Bell were appointed to dispatch the event. The usual Sunday school treat will also be given again this year.

Decatur merchants have large fall and winter supplies of goods. A variety that will suit any taste and quality which is unexcelled. The public is cordially invited to inspect their goods. Rabbits are plentiful In the vicinity of Decatur this year. We are even told that employes of P. J. Hyland ran over a bunny Saturday when returning from east of town. A new stunt in hunting. The Elks will soon begin the arrangements for their annual minstrel show which occurs each year on New Year’s night. The affair this year promises to outshine anything ever given in this city. This is a busy time for poultry dealers. The Decatur Produce company and the Berling Packing house people are preparing for the Thanksgiving and holiday trade. Thousands of pounds of poultry is bought by these firms each day and as a consequence, they have large forces at work preparing the goods for shipment. A letter received from Charles Hammel. who is located in California, is to the effect that he is in the best of health and working every day. It will be remembered that some time ago he underwent a serious operation and his life at one time was despaired of. Decatur people will gladly receive these glad tidings. He is a son of C. R. Hammel, of this city. E. A. K. Hackett, formerly a resident of Bluffton, now publisher of the Fort Wayne Sentinel, well known to most of the older residents of Bluffton, will be here Monday evening to deliver an address at the First Presbyterian church. He will come to speak before#the recently organized “Presbyterian Brotherhood.” He will undoubtedly be greeted by a large audience—Bluffton Banner. At the regular meeting of the M. E. Epworth league last evening Don I. Burke, one of Decatur’s most promising young men, delivered an address on “Miriam of Mfgdol” to a large audience. The discourse of forty minutes duration, presented a romance of the life of Christ which would become a man of years and recognition. Mr. Burke has rare ability along this line and a foretoken of his future possibilities.

The Geneva camp of Sons of Veterans will entertain next Wednesday In honor of the number eleven. The date of the event is to be November 11. The number of the camp is 11 and eleven candidates are to be given the »ecret work of the order. The local camp is making extensive preparations to be in attendance in a body and a large crowd of the members will make the trip In automobiles, which will be secured for the evening. A banquet will be served by the Geneva men after the initiation work is completed.—Bluffton Banner. A soliciting committee composed of T. J. Sowards, John Dailey, Theo. Hall and others made a preliminary canvass of Tocsin and vicinity Friday for the proposed bank at that point. They succeeded in having subscribed $2,800 towards the project, about one-third of the amount necessary, and the canvass will be resumed next week. The n’v'nosltion is to raise SIO,OOO, which ’mnunt iy; to compose the capital stock and build and equip the institution in case the deal goes through ’"I it seems assured, T. J. Sowards will likely remove to Tocsin and man’tr° the new bank. —Bluffton Banner. '’’bo Shoemaker wishes to become nnMtnr b O y and within a short time v fin be wearing the uniform and nay from Uncle Sam. Shoemaker went to Fort Wayne yesterday o”ll=ted in the marine corps in ‘ o’tv. He returned here to tell -ows to his friends and Monday *’l go to Rhode Island, where he b °gin his four years' service. By the marines Shoemaker gets -o-nbination of sea and land duty, manner he will be enabled to - over both sea and land, where •• '■-• <ug s enlisted as a sailor he would v-'vo bad to remain on board a ship and ’f as a soldier he would have had ’o remain on land. —Bluffton News. * SEVEN ARE VICTORIOUS. '"'♦■ren* Contribute and Send Eight to Chicago for Treatment Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 9.—Since the ’ Mh of 12-year-old Peter Grosse from drophobia, eleven victims of the 'abid dogs which caused the boy’s have been reported in the family’s immediate neighborhood. Through the generosity of the citizens of Terre Haute, who have subscribed liberally to the fundi started by the Terre Haute Star, eight of these will be sent to the Chicago Pasteur Institute. Three victims, Harry, Anna and Cecelia Grosse, accompanied by Mrs. George Grosse, the mother of 4-year-old Cecelia, left tonight for Chicago, where they will begin treatment in the morning. The latest case, reported is that of Nicholas Machanick, whose mother will take him to Chicago tomorrow along with those by the Star.

GENEVA NOTES. Mr. Ed Kraner is setting them up to his many friends account of the arrival in the home of a son. eight pounds. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Kraner will rejoice with this popular couple in the new found joy that has thus come to their home. Mrs. H. A. Fristoe has been on the ailing list during the week past. Rev. G. M. Meyers, the pastor, and the members of the United Brethren church will begin special evangelistic services on Sunday night. They will run for an indefinite tme. Mr. Norma E. Roe will move with his family, to Fort Wayne, shortly to go into a general business handling musical instruments and music. Mr. and Mrs. Roe will be greatly missed from the community, and they will be a worthy addition to the people among whom they will live in the future. Mr. Roe has been quite successful in business in Geneva. He is affable and agreeable in business and makes friends of all with whom be deals. The lecture given by Prof. Byron W. King, in the lecture course last Saturday night, especially the Bible readings he gave in the United Brethren church on Sunday morning, and in the Methodist church in the evening, have been the subjects of favorable comment in town during the whole week. The lecture course offered by the association in Geneva this season has so far been quite satisfactory, and the interest the people show in it by the patronage they give, is certainly gratifying is greatly to the credit of our citizens. Mr. Merry, the genial and gentlemanly agent of the G. R. & I. railroad is ill, and is at present recuperating in the homes of relatives and friends in Michigan.

District Chairman E. G. Hoffman returned yesterday morning from New York, and on his way to his office he learned for the first time of the mention of his name for the United States sentaorship to succeed James A. Hemenway. He was first apprised of it when nearly every one he met addressed him as “senator," and it was not until he read the back numbers of the Journal-Gazette that he understood the situation. During the day dozens of influential citizens called at his office and seriously urged him to enter the race, and he received a number of letters from other parts of the state offering him support While the whole thing came as a surprise, for he had no knowledge when he left that the Journal-Gazette was about to suggest his name in connection with the senatorship, he was soon impressed by the fact that if he would have strong support in the legislature, and in the afternoon he said that he would enter the race if the democrats desired him to do so. “If my party and friends should so honor me I would not shirk the responsibility,” he said.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. n W. J. BRYAN PROPOSED. Movement on Foot to Have Him Succeed E. Benjamin Andrews. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 10. —The suggestion that W. J. Bryan be appointed chancellor of the University ot Nebraska, made vacant by the retirement of E. Benjamin Andrews, finds favor. It is not known if Mr. Bryan

would accept it and it is said he has not been approached on the subject. Promoters of the plan, however, believe he would accept and his presence on the board would be a big card for the university. It would placate the element that was not friendly to Dr. Andrews because of his alleged friendship for John D. Rockefeller. Dr. Andrews has been honored by the university which has made him chancellor emeritus, which office, however, draws no pay and has no function beyond advice and counsel when it is sought. It is understood the student body is anxious for Mr. Bryan’s appointment, but the board of regents is solidly Republican and politics may cut a big figure in the matter. —— © —*=—■ — MANILA IS FREE OF CHOLERA. Majority oil Death* in 1902 Without Preparation* to Fight Disease. Manila, Nov. 9. —Manila is reported by the health authorities to be practically free of cholera. Since the American occupation In 1898 the number of whites in the islands attacked by cholera is 247. Os these 129 cases were fatal. The majority of deaths occurred in 1902 when there were 6.090 troops in the islands and no preparation existed for protection from the epidemic. -> — Kokomo, Ind., Nov. 9. —The farm house of Stephen Shockney near Phlox, burned tonight. A box in the kitchen containing $1,500 was destroyed. In the excitement of giving the alarm of fire by ringing the dinner bell, Mrs. Sboohney, who w»o alone, forgot the money mtil it was too late

Probably the most deplorable condition that ever existed In an Adams county household that of Fred Grtrckenberg, of Union township, where eleven members of the family enveloped by the dreed disease, typhoid fever, are bedfast and in a serI ious condition. Twelve weeks ago Mrs. Kruckeniserg was taken ill from the excruciating ailment, and the disease soon assumed dangerous proportions. A daughter became ill soon afterward and since that time every member of the family, including the aged father of Mr. Kruckenberg. have become bedfast. A physician from Dixon, Ohio, is treating the cases and he is assisted by two trained nurses. Mr. Kruckenberg senior was taken ill but yesterday, and it has now become necessary to employ another nurse. As many as five of the patients are quartered in one room and the existing circumstances are awful to contemplate. It is not improbable that several of the family will die ag a result of their sickness, as at least three are reported to be dangerously ill with chances decidedly against them. It is supposed that a well is responsible for the inception of the ailment. Those who are bedfast are as follows: Charles. Ferdinand, Bertha. Gustave. Edwin, Matilda, Ella, Fred Jr., Emial Harry and Mrs. I Kruckenberg. Mrs. Martin Reinking, a sister of Mrs. Kruckenberg and son who live in that vicinity also are afflicted by typhoid.

Ed Gallmeyer, who was the democratic candidate for assessor in Preble ' township was in the cityTuesday seeking advice as to how to act in his 'case. The election was one of the peculiar ones in the history of this county. Though the township is practically a solidly democratic one, perhaps the banner township in the state for the party, the vote received by Mr. Gallmeyer was precisely the same as that of his opponent, Theodore Ewell. Each candidate received 124 votes out of a total of 248. Ewell carried the north precinct by eight and Gallmeyer took the south precinct by the same plurality. The rest of the republicans on the ticket received only about a dozen votes in the township, showing that this was a personal affair. Mr. Gallmeyer says that he knew nothing of the fact that he was being opposed until a few days before the election, and says it was the result of a matter entirely outside of politics. Be that as It may, the result remains that the men are a tie and the question now is how to decide who is the assessor. The law provides that the two Inspectors should have met the next day at ten o’clock and decided the matter. They met and refused to decide the question, realizing no doubt the personal feeling in the matter, and as the law provides no further remedy no one seems to know just what to do. It is possible that some arrangements will be made for a special election so the people can decide for themselves. Mr. Gallmeyer bears no ill will toward any one, and asks us to thank most sincerely those who supported him. He feels that many who voted against him misunderstood his position and is only anxious that he have an opportunity to clear his name of any suspicion that may rest upon him.

The Great Ncrthern Fair association will meet next Monday in annual session at the Modern Woodmen’s lodge room on Madison street At this time will occur the election of officers fo r the ensuing year and the matter of giving a fair next year will be thoroughly discussed. Os course a fair will be given for the association and the community both desire it, but there are many details and plans to be arranged. At this time also a report of the receipts and expenditures fo r the past year will be announced and the exact financial condition of the association given to each member and stockholder. This meeting will be one of the most interesting ever held by this association and the success of next year's fair depends considerably on the amount of ginger displayed at this meeting. People of this city and county should remember that the fai r is worth many times the trouble and time and money expended and should do everything possible to make the next one bigger and better and more profitable to every one concerned. One good year will more than repay the stockholders and the truth is that no one can tell just when that year is at hand. This was one of the porest in history all over the country, for the fair managers, and the boys here deserve credit for working out even a little ahead of the game. P. J. Hyland has returned from a business trip to Berne. Over at Tim Corbett's where the vital issues of the day are always decided long before the vote is announced, and where the verdict is usually correct, the boys are at a loss for a pood subject Football does not seem to create the right amount of interest and the result of a local option election is about the only thing that will start a good argument

Clerk Haefling and Deputy Dan Roop are busy preparing the civil and criminal and guardian and estate dockets for the November term of court which convenes next Monday. Hunter’s licenses were issued to Earl Mason, Wm. Good, Amos Fisher, John W. Dickerson, Chas Ranier. Raymond Filer. Charles Brown. Lase Ellis, J W .Andrews, Geo. A. Kahnert. Geo. Bair. Wm. Yeakle, Elmer Linton, Ed Shoemaker, D. E. Shoemaker, Chris Mosses. L. A. Ralston, John Riau. B. C. Macy. The quail law in Indiana permits hunters to shoot these birds from now on until January Ist. James Hurst et al have transferred to Rachel Steele, inlot 834 Decatur, for SBOO. o- —— -SPELLIN’" NOT EXTRA GOOD De Pauw Officials Not Pleased With Recent Showing. I Greencastle, Ind.. November 10. 1 Eloquent testimony that the graded and high schools are deficient in teach- | ing the fundamental rules in spelling is given in examples of incorrect spelling, which appear daily in themes handed to Prof. N. Waring Barnes, head of the department of rhetoric and English composition in DePauw university. Noticing the general lack of knowledge on the fundamentals in spelling among the freshmen, who ’constitute the membership in his

classes, the professor has, during the last two days, tabulated the list of misspelled words on the blackboards in his classroom. One freshman declared that he came to “collige” to learn, while another said that he “hert" himself while running to the : “dormatory” in haste. Another, in 'writing a short story, told how one showed his “apprectation’ii for another’s kindness, while another pointed out the dangers of “eragularty" in eating. "Altogeather,” said another, the outcome of the recent political I “campane" wtfe not satisfactory to DePauw students, because Watson, I “who is a DePauw alumnibus, was de- ' seated.” It was the opinion of one that more would “voate” for Watson when he ran for “Govenor,’ 1 because he was one of the strongest men on the “ticklt.” Os course, Taft was the man to be "Preeadent,” but this particular freshman thought Cannon to be a very poor man to be “Speeker” of the House. One declared that the campaign was a very hot one, and that most every night “drum corps" were used in getting a crowd of “peapie” together. According to another much “inthousiasm” was displayed and many “speaches” were delivered by the "Demacrats'' before the “electshun” day. o C. O. France, northern ficout for the Dallas. Texas, ball club, has signed Red Farnan, catcher and Lewis Floyd, pitcher, both of Fort Wayne, who will report in the southern town early in the spring. Farnan formerly

played here and last season and the previous one was with the South Michigan league. He is one of the best minor league catchers in this section. Floyd has been pitching the Fort iß'ayne city league and is a comer. He is six foot in height, has all kind of ■ speed, good control and good curves. ' Both these boys should make good, i Cal Robinson of this city has also ' been signed and will go with the Fort ■ Wayne boys when they leave next ■ March. All three of these boys should ’ make good. Jack Cullen a former Decatur player, has been signed by the New York American league club. ■ He was with Sharon, Pa., club this 1 year, and led) the O.P. league as a third • baseman. He was the only one of the 1 1.-O. bunch who made good in that league, though several tried out. Pitcher Gray, a Portland player, has been signed by the Boston National league ! club for next year. o — “HERO” KILLS “VILLAINESS" Rehearsal of Amateur Play at Hib&ing. Minn., Results in Tragedy. ' Hibbing, Minn., Nov. 9 — Edna Geary, 12 years old, was shot and killed this ' evening while rehearsing an amateur play. She was the “villafness” and ■ Russell Barrett, 13 years old, was the “hero.” While reciting the lines of the play young Barrett aimed a gun. supposed to be not loaded, at the girl and pulled the trigger The girl fell dead with a bullet in her brain o | VOTE AGAINST COURT HOUSE Brazil, Ind., Nov. 9. —The proposition to build a new $200,000 court house in ■ this city was overwhelmingly defeated. The friends of the question paid little attention to it on account of the excitement over the general election and the enemies struck it hard. Clay coun-1 ty is badly in need of a new court' house, as the present building is dilap-: idated. J. B. Stoneburner has a new film I for his show tonight. The public is invited to see it Located on Madison street

Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10_.g ed State Senator Edward mack, editor oi the shot and killed yesterday aft„ about 4 o'clock on north Seventh nue. In front of the Polk fiats b in Cooper, son of Col. D un ’ Cooper. Mr. Carmack was go ln ’ on Seventh aventie in front Polk flats and Col. Cooper and h Robin were approaching Seven*) nue on Union street, goon aftei came in sight of each other the ing began. Robin Cooper, it | 3 firing two shots and Senator c a , one. Col. Duncan B. Cooper j. tc have drawn his pistol, but dl fire. Mr. Carmack fell, dying j t ly. Robin Cooper was shot r shoulder, but was not hurt bad is understood the trouble is 0 the results of the recent Denn gubernatorial primary in which mack was defeated. Carmack since he has been editor of the esseean. been quite caustic in ising what he called the Denin machine and has had editorials Col. Cooper. Within the last few it is said, Col. Cooper notified mack these editorial criticisms cease. This morning another ed reference to Col. Cooper appeal the Tennesseean and this is suj to have been the immediate ca the tragedy. As soon as Mr. Ca fell on the edge of the stree Duncan Cooper put his arm Robin Cooper and both walked feet down Seventh avenue to G. Fort’s office, where the wo Robin's shoulder was examine) treated. Dr. Fort stated the was slight.

The Indiana corn trophy to be for the best ten ears of corn ei at the National Corn Growers' has been bought at a cost of ! The trophy is a solid silver c conventional design, the top of is surmounted by a crown of v composed of ten ears of corn. 8 ing from this crown is the figi liberty holding in outstrethed the larel wreath. On the fron of the cup is etched the name tional Corn Association" below is a double horn of plenty, the of each horn being filled wit ears of corn. In the space be the cornucopias is placed the Ii state seal. On the reverse side | cup is etched the name “Indiani I Trophy” and beneath this the 1 tion, “To be awarded annual I the best ten ears of corn, exhlbl i the National Com Exposition. I low this inscription is the seal i Indiana Corn Growers’ Assoc ‘Around the base of the cup al shields alternating with ten el ■corn. Upon the shields will scribed the names of the winneri year to year. This trophy is c solid silver and is thirty inches It rests upon an eight-inch ebon? which is supported by a thir inch pedestal, giving the wh height of over six feet.

Indianapolis, Nov. 9. —The coi the official returns at the sec of state’s office for governor wai pleted this afternoon. Thomas R shall, democratic candidate foi ernor, received a total vote of 3 and James E. Watson his repii opponent, 334.040, a'plurality so shall of 14.809. The socialist candidate for governor received an increase of 957 over four yeai The irdenendenee candidate poll 385 votes, and the people's par 573, a los» of 854 from the vot years ago Fp’ix T. McWhirtei hibitionist candidate for govern: tained 15 9? R votes, a loss of votes from tv at polled in 1904 ofcial votp - the following wtu pleted toright: T ieutera”* Gvernor —Hall, den 240.577: G- od ine. republican, 3 Hall's plurality. 1,672. Recrets'-v '-f State —Cox. den 329 007 - oon-, republican, 3i Rims' pluralfry, 492. Audito- o State —Bailey, den 339 294; Billbcimer, republican, 3 Fillheimer’r -’nrality, 228. Treasurer—roenbarger, den 338.907: ll p.d’°v, republican. 3! Hadley’s plu ality, 837. Attorney General —Lotz, den 339.617; P|-gham. republican, 3 Bingham’s "'urallty, 788.

REA** CHARMED LIF Cs'enttn "ov. 9. —An attemp made b" a "orgali to assassins Ardr?” - ’’ d?rson Leith Fraza Hotitp r( iT>» cmve’Tinr of Bangal. three other attempts that have made to take the life of the lieu governor, since his appointm that office in 1903, this latest upon him proved unsuccessfu Andrew escaped without any whatever. Word came from Minot, N. B , the death on Nov. 2, of M*° i Haldy, formerly of Adams 1 I They lived northwest of t |,w : were members of the Reformed here. The deceased is a siSi?B. Ruff, formerly pastor of formed church. —Berne Witnes