Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1908 — Page 3

Making Good. ■ is no way of making Luting fl.Toliks 'Making Good;' and Doctor medicines well exemplify this, fl\Ttbeir friends, after more than two of popularity, are numbered by flShundreas of thousands. They have flutde good’ 6nd they h ‘ 7e made square-deal medicine of ■ ** n composition is Dr. Pierce's Golden fluiK«l tozcoverv. If Blill enjoys an itnsale, while most of the preparahave come into prominence in ■Earlier period of Ito popularity have ■ by the t>oard ” and Bre nevpr wore Husrd of. There must be some reason for flr"long-time popularity and that is to ■E found in its superior merits. When ■•Le given a fair trial for weak stomach, ■*i or liver and blood affections, its stipeflaw curative qualities are soon manifest; WEmce it has survived and grown in popfl Jarfsvor. while scores of less meritorious JJnicle.- have suddenly flashed into favor fl brief period and then been as soon liver with ito attendant ■ dyspepsia, headache, per- ■ ditziness. foul breath, nasty coated Amgiie. with bitter taste, loss of appetite, fl«dh distress after eating, nervousness M debility, nothing is so good as Dr. ■Krce's Golden Medical Discoverv. It s 3 L honest, square-deal medicine with all fl ej ingredients printed on bottle-wrap[>er ■ Ldu secret, no hocus-pocus humbug, fl therefore don’t accept a substitute that fl Se dealer may possibly make a little bigfl „r profit Dto»«t on your right to have fl,hat y° u ca " I° r - fl Don't Buy Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip, fl fag sxpecting it to prove a "cure-all." It Mkoclv advised for woman's special ailfl gents It makes weak women strong and fl S n„ women well. Less advertised than fl tool'’ preparations sold for like purposes. fl its sterling curative virtues still maintain fl its position in the front ranks, where it fl stood over two decades ago. As an infl hgorating tonic and strengthening nervfl jne it is unequated. It won’t satisfy those fl f ho want "booze,” for there is not a drop I of alcohol in it. fl pr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, the ortaifl aid Little Liver Pills, although the firrt fl pill cf their kind in the market, still lead ■ *nd when once tried are ever afterwards fl |g favor. Easy to take as candy—one to fl three a dose. Much imitated but never fl mabd. a U. S. S. Illinois, Macassar, Str fl Three days out of Manila, fl Dear Brother Emil—Well, we are fl tearing Manila now, and I’ll try to fl have a letter tady for each one of fl you at home. I have wrote to Leah, fl Lydia and Bertha, and have abcut flgeven more to write, but that is of fllittle interest to you. We are now fl about three days run to Manila. This fl last run from Albany, West Australia, fl will be fcurteen days in all. If you fl look on a map you can find just where fl I was at the time of this writing, fl Tuesday 29 of Sept., for we are in fltbe Macassar Str., and crossed the fl equator last night. This makes four fl times I’ve crossed that "Royal Dofl train’' but this has been the hoter of flail. Am sweating something awful. ■ lam well, only I have had an awful tore m-cuth and nose for the last three weeks. It all came from some kind of gathering in my teeth, was very painful for awhile until it broke, but now it does not hurt any more. This old ship is getting harder every day, but am doing my best to keep up with all rules and regulations. Duty is also very hard, as we have not got enough men in the marine guard any mere, some have beat it.and there are six of them. Several court martial prisoners for various offenses which, or at least some of which it would be a disgrace to name, but I know is a very light offense. This fellow’s name was Hawkins, and he relieved me at 4 p. m., at three post, that’s the ship’s prison, and a few minutes later, after he relieved me, he gave one of the two men who were icing five days on bread and water, a cigarette, was caught at it, and is now waiting trial. He will probably Set two or three years and then to he dishonorably discharged from the service. That’s going some, isn't it? 8o you see a marine’s dangers are not all in time of war, but in everyday life, for his duties are as strong in time of peace as any other time. But I have always got on good, yet with such everyday dangers threatening a person, one cannot tell how leng one’s record will be a clear one. I shall do the best I can. Emil, I cannot in detail tell you of the things I’ve seen and the places I've been to, for that wculd take more paper and time than I have, but I can °n!y say that I have had a good time everywhere, Honolulu, Auckland, N. Z-, and in all the cities of Australia. And at all these places I’ve learned eery much, for which I am thankful. I shall never regret this cruise. We were at all these places greeted *8 brothers and cou'f s. And we sure 4, ways did have a time every place w e went ashore. In Sydney and Melbourne, the people were so enthusiastic in their efforts to welcome us that ®ey decorated their cities in such 4 manner that it cost thousands of dollars. One statue I remember in I Byd was erected especially lor this occasion that cost nearly twelve thousand pounds, or fifty thousand dcllars. This was a model of the great statue of liberty in New which I’ve seen, and was about Bltt y feet high, and was indeed a Very good imitation. But this is not the only way they Adeemed us. Every time we went whore we were always to go home w lth some one for dinner or tea. and Bw eetheart 8 we had a plenty. You see I used to always think that the peofle in Australia were black, but to ®y surprise I never saw over a dozen of them in all my stay. No, the people there are English, all white, have

|the same costumes we have and have A a ™\ far more modern than We A “ d lheir Cilles are all Hke our Am«rican cities. Although they are uner the British crow n, the time win come when they will be a nation of their own ; ike We are c W aned th .! g K d I 8 they gave “ 8 Wi'h sues rotherß ' ®°n’t you think Ye, eve T'” had a 800)1 time? cnl ’’ than in our own in =•/L And the comn »°n’vealth was man nf They man of the fleet with souvenir of Australia, which w e could send home „ e of char ge. These you may see if you go to Leah’s. Well. Emil. I will have to close for it is getting very long. Now write soon, tell me what you are doing, I everything about everybody. My ad- | dre * is still the same. I g ot your ;last letter in Albany and that item too. That’s O. K. Sometime I may write the cld people in Berne a letter telling them what their son or “Berne Boy” is really doing. And talking of war, I would say I don’t know no more than you do. So good bye, be good, or at least careful, ERNEST.

At 7 Thursday night occurred the quiet wedding of Harry E. Jackson to Louisa A. Drake, at the bride’s home, five miles east of Decatur. Because of the sickness of the bride’s mother, it was impossible to consummate previous plans for a big wedding, and to the sorrow of the bride and groom and their parents the many would-be guests were denied the long-looked-fcr wedding festivities. Consequently only the bride’s home folks, the groom's parents and Miss Clara Shell were present. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. O. Wise, of Decatur, pastor of the young wedded couple. An elaborate wedding supper followed the ceremony. The groom ir a handseme young man of excellent character, a gentleman in every particular and any parents should be proud of such a young man. He is employed by the Pennsylvania railroad of Fort Wayne. He was dressed in the regulation black. The bride is a fine young lady of a noble Christian character. She ies of a chereful disposition and makes friends wherever she goes. She was dressed in white. Both the bride and groom are members of the Calvary church, five miles east of Decatur, and each stands high in not only the church, but also in the community in which they lived. They expect to make their future home in Fort Wayne. May a happy future be theirs. Thursday, November 12, brought an event nto the life of Fred Wagner which he will not soon forget. It being the anniversary of his 17th birthday, the friends and neighbors, more than thirty in number, arrived early in the evening and all took part in celebrating the happy event. Games, music and dancing with refreshments furnished prominent features. Those present were Vai Snell and family. Will Loshe and family. Dal Grim and family, Charley Grim and family, of Ossian; Grandma Grim, Miss Hattie Faurot, Miss Pearl Diehl and Miss Libble Walker, of Decatur; Frank Loshe, Fred and Albert Roath. Fred Hess, Jula Bright, George Gerber. Jason Essex, Joe Faurot, Harry Wagner, Mary Wagner, N. H. Wagner and family. All departed at a late hour wishing Mr. Wagner many more such happy events. THAW’S MOTHER NEAR HIM. Goes With Daughter Alice to Live Close to Asylum. Fishkill Landing, N. Y.. Nov. 12.— Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, and her daughter Alice, who was the countess of Yarmouth, arrived at Matteawan today and a short time later it became known that Mrs. Thaw and her daughter have decided to make their home, for a while at least, near the asylum for the criminal insane, where Harry Thaw is confined. Mrs Thaw and her daughter have taken board temporarily with the family of Police Justice Phillips, who 1 ves about a mile from the asylum. Samuel K Phillips, a brother of the Justice has been retained as Thaw’s local counsel. Bd g. Moses, d Decatur,and J. A. Ihusberger, of Celina, have returned from Chicago. Where they attended the national flower show. They were there two days and claim t was greatest exhibition which has mJthelreyes. It is said that it was “ e best show ever held in the world. A special train conveyed these gentlemen and four hundred others to the Pullman Bros.’ flower gardens and ™ ■“* “ r. Beekman wl " !eftVe “ evening for Kirksville, Missouri taking with him a young lady from Mont- * Her whom he has been treating. He will remain there to assist in the teatment of the case for some time. —Bluffton News.

Indianapolte, Nov. H.-Qovenwr-«lect Themas R. Marshall yesterday i outlined two of the important rec I ommendations of his coming message to the General Assembly. ‘‘l have n °t had time as yet," said he, “to i consider fully more lwo recom mendauons, although, of course, I shall have a number of others. I i want to give the legislature an opportunity to put every officer on a ®lary basis, i want the members of e legislature in fixing salaries, if they will, to pay the man for his services to the state, and not for his ability as a politician. I think there ought to be same uniform system of' bookkeeping and that some method should be devised of checking up once a year to see that the expenditures are legitimate and economical.” Mr. I Marshall said that further than this' he did not care at the present time l to discuss his coming message. Mrs. I Marshall /spent most of yesterday hunting a house in Indianapolis. The governor-elect left the selection of a home entirely to his wife and said he would be content with her choice. “She is a good business woman and her judgment on matters of domestic concern is better than mine,” he added. Governor-elect Marshall will have a great abundance of timber from which to select the men who are to serve under him in appointive positions. There are applicants in nearly every county in the state and some counties have a score or more. When the newly-elected governor was asked yesterday what rule he will follow in choosing hie official family, he re-' plied; "Appointments shall be made first in the interest of the people of the state and next in the interest of the Democratic party. The only way I know to assist the party is to select the very best men to hold the offices. I do not believe there is any other way to help the party.”

HOW TAFT’S ELECTION HELPS Chicago Record-Herald m Late Dispatches. (From Chicago Record-Herald.) Allen’s Corners, Ind., November 13. —Ebenezer Mopps, of this place, yesterday found a $5 bill which he lost at the time of Cleveland’s election in 1892. It was in a pair of trousers which his wife had stored in the attic. Mr. Mopps is sure that he would never have recovered the money if Bryan had been elected. Kittanning, Pa., November 13.— Henry Hoffmeister hired Johnny Burchard, agreeing to pay him sll a month while he is learning to be a tinner. Mr, Hofllmeister. in An interview last night, declared that he would not have possessed enough confidence to hire the boy if Bryan had pulled through. Napoleon, Ohio, November 13. —AL Semple, who travels for a Cleveland hardware firm, arrived here on the day preceding the election with only $6 in his pocket. After the ballots had been cast a poker game was arranged. Semple ar.d three Napoleon men being the participants. Al left town this morning with a comfortable roll amounting to about sll9. He attributes his prosperity to the landslide which engulfed the Democratic party. Gladstone, Mich., November 13 — Owing to the election of Willialm Howard Taft every hen on Mrs. Sophie Bigelow's chicken ranch has begun to lay an egg a day. During the period of uncertainty preceding the Republican landslide Mrs. Bigelow's hens were very uncertain, only about one out of a dozen being disinclined to limit her output to one or two eggs a week. . — Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 13. —District officers of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Fort Wayne district of the Methodist Episcopal church were elected today as follows: President, Mrs. Charles A. Rowand,

Fort Wayne; first vice president, Mrs. Gilbert Fox, Fort Wayne; second vice president, Mrs. Emma Daniels, Decatur; third vice president, Mrs. G. ‘H. Myers. Montpelier; recording secretary, Mrs. Effie Smith, Ossian; cori responding secretary, Mrs. Ada Jones, . Auburn; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Leasure, Fort Wayne; superintendent of children’s work, Miss Martha Woolferd, Fort Wayne; superintendent of standard bearers, Mrs. J. K. Cecil, Bluffton; delegate to branch meeting, Mrs. Roush, Bluffton; alternate, Mrs. Preston Polhamers. Harlan. The convention next year will meet at Bluffton. The sessions were all cf interest and thoroughly enjoyed by every delegate and visitor. John Wolford, Boyd May and several other men from this county left Sunday evening for Cardwell, Missouri, where they wHI work during the winter for the Allison Milling company. Another delegation of men will leave next Sunday evening. This plant is now running at full blast and over a hundred men are employed. The big mill is turning out 50,000 feet of lumber each day.

Rev. and Mrs. Vitz, the latter until recently Miss Emma Sellemeyer, a school teacher cf this city, and who were married about two weeks ago, were the guests of honor at a banquet given last Monday evening by the ministerial association of Defiance, Ohio, where tney reside. The Crescsnt t nßl e j ly described the affair as follows: Much good cheer was manifest at the second annual Ministerial Banquet given Monday evening at the First Baptist church. Last year, the banquet was given at the Broadway Christian church, with Dr. Edwin Morrell as toastmaster. Covers were laid for about twenty. The affair was so p.easant that steps were taken to make the banquet an annual occurjrence. This year the Baptist church twas chosen, and Rev. Griffeth acted | as toastmaster and covers were laid for seventy-eight. the first annual banquet, the Rev. Vitz had for the subject of his toast being Blessedness.” Upon this occasion he I

slyly announced his approaching nup-! tials, which were solemnized about ’ two weeks ago. Accordingly, Monday evening the ministers, the church officers and some of the laymen held the second annual ministerial banquet at which Rev, and Mrs. Vitz were the guests of honor. Mrs. Charles Ensign and Mrs. Hattie Willey received in the west room of the church it having been prettily arranged with flowers ad palms. At the banquet hour, the orchestra of the Baptist church played Mendelsohn’s wedding march, and the bridal party marched to the banquet room which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Over the table was suspended a huge wedding bell. Clusters of feathery chrysan- ' themums and twining myrtle added ■ further to the adornments. In the center of the table was a beautiful bridal cake. The napkins were folded to represent tiny shoes. Concealed within were bags of rice. The banquet which was perfect in its appoints ■ ments was served by the Misses Susie Gilts, Dot Rieker, June Tillman, Della Grube, Mary Grube Eva Decker and Mae Newton, under the supervision -of Mrs. Corbett. During the service - the orchestra played several very t pleasing selections. A quartette comi posed of Miss June Tillman, Mr. and » Mrs. Galliers and Cleve Boyer ren- • dered a selection and Cleve Boyer 1 sang a solo. The toast® were as sols lows:

The Minister in Po’itics. .Dr. Morrell Family Jars Dr. Lance The Mutual Relations of the Parson’s Wife and the People Dr. Slagle How to Manage a Husband -s. William Lance Pillar® or Caterpillars, Which?.... F. W. Cheney Asleep in the Pew C. W. Butler The Child A. K. Harold A Minister’s Unbf kable Compensation Rev. Cooper The company wore keenly interested in the counsels to the bride from Mrs. William Lance vherein were given forth to the public for the first time the secret ar* < whereby she succeeded in taming her husband. Rev. Lance frequently re Ided his head and as Mrs. Lance wr. seated he rose to second the moti> n by exclaiming “Behold a Docile Husband.” During the last course th- bridal cake was removed and cut At this time the announcement wa made that in one of the pieces of th- cake was a souvenir and the person receiving the souvenir would be allowed to kiss the bride. Rev. Vitz found the souvenir and rose amid a .-hewer of rice to thank the mintete-: and their guests for their very pleasant hospitality and the cordial vo’come given him and his bride. For the past seven years Rev. Vitz has been the pastor of the Reformed church, and during his sojourn in the city has won many friends, not only among the members of his own church, but also with the genera] public.

- •> ' — > E. S. Kegg. the - 4 grandfather of ■ Charles LeMay, vho ’or eight months ■ and one week ha« b< -n a prisoner at ■ ’ the Adams count Jail, came to the ■ city Saturday n d paid to Clerk , James P. Haefling 5239.40, the amount ■ due to effect -s release. Mr. t LeMay, convicted of -=ssault and bat- ■ tery on the perso ■ of Miss Mabel Metts tof Bluffton, has been model prisoner. , He soon proved himself a trusty to , Sheriff Meyer, s 1 on several occa- . sions was permi' >.l to do work in the yard, such ? mowing the lawn, dusting carpets, '<■. He was very happy when he va s released from custody and less >n the one o’clock car for Fort W? e. He is a wood carver of abilit- and commands a 1 high salary in 1 no factories when- ■ ever he works. .fated to a Dem- , oorat represents*i ’-at it was good to be free afte - i-nch long imprls- . onment. His many acquaintances i here are glad t he - he is again i free. > Frank Miller b' returned to Rock- ! ford to resume after spending Sunday here with fri- nds.

Real estate transfers: C. E. Bollinger to Rose O. Stump, lots 1, 2 and 3 Monroe 1475; Minnie M. Bobcock to James Stump, lot 1 Monroe, fl,100; Colomon Wittwer et al to Ernst Dro pt. lot 66, Berne, J 3.200 Amanda Sheaks to John H. Stricker, 40 acres in Blue Creek township, $2,800. A marriage license was issue to Timothy Fonts, aged seventy-six, a farmer, of near Geneva, and Jane Wible, aged seventy-two, of Geneva. The groom has withstood three previous marriage ventures, his last wife dying a year ago. The bride ha 8 been married twice, her second husband having been dead nine years. They were married In the cozy corner at the clerk’s office by Rev. Meyers, of Geneva early Friday morning, and rei turned home this afternoon. Hunters’ licenses have been issued to Lloyd Magley, L. B. Campbell, Richard A. Briggs, Henry M Roth, ! Isaac Beer, Carl Liechty.

The board of county c--mmissioners met in special session this morning for the purpose of allowing the bills for the cost of the recent election. It means the outlay of quite a considerable sum of money to hold an election, the total of the bills presented today being over $2,500, and this is SSOO less than in any of the counties in this section of the state, according to the notices published. The amounts in the various precincts varies from $38.00 to over $70.00. In one precinct in the county, the sum of twenty dollars has to be paid for a house in which to hold the election, in the others this item runs from four to twelve dollars. It comes high, but the people must rule and it costs money to do it.

Twenty members of the Rebekah lodge most agreeably surprised Mrs. Lee Annen Friday evening who resides on west Monroe street. The surprise was complete, and the following social section equally as enjoyable. The event was well perpetrated and dispatched to the satisfaction of all, including the victim. Those who constituted the party were Mesdames Thomas, Archbold. U. S. Cress, Mel Butler, Samuel Shamp, Mary Ahr, Andrew Artman, Charles Helm, M. F. Rice Samuel Doak, L. L. Baumgartner, Emerson Beavers, Joseph Harris and John Bollinger, and the Misses Della Harruff, Nellie Blackburn, Gauze, Fannie Rice, Gretta Beavers, Jessie and Nellie Winnes. All report an elegant time.

Mrs. Fanny Coie entertained a crowd of her lady friends at euchre Friday evening, in a manor most delightful. At cards there were six tables and the time spent in this pastime was even more than usually pleasureable. Three prizes, pretty water colors made by the hostess,were given,the successful ladies being Mrs. C. A. Dugan, first, Mrs. C. O. France, second, and Mrs. Roy Archbold third. During the evening punch was served, and at the close of the games a most delicious luncheon was given in two courses, Mrs. Cole being assisted by her mother, Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss. The new I. O. O. F. building at Ossian will be completed this week. The furniture which has been ordered from Fort Wayne will arrive Monday and il will not take the members long to get ready to move into the place. The building is one of the finest in the country for a town the size of Ossian.

The price of turkeys this year for Thanksgiving will not be as high as they generally are, according to poultry rafeers. Heretofore the price of poultry has (increased considerably about Thanksgiving time, but this year the farmers in the country have raised more of the fowls than they generally do and as a result many could not in other years afford the dainties will be able to buy turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner. Amos Weesner, the Converse merchant who eloped a year or more ago with a young woman in his store, leaving his wife to face a small army of creditors, has returned contrite and is forgiven by his injured wife. Weesner’s return to Converse was somewhat sensational, he appearing before a large assembly of his former church associates at the Christian ehurch at that place Wednesday evening. openly repenting of his actions. Mrs Theodore Moore received a letter thia morning from her husband, who is at Phoenix. Arizona, stating that his eon Charles wag suffering from tumor on the brain. It is not improbable that he will soon die. The Men's Club of the Presbyterian church is to hold the first meeting of the year at the church parlors in a few days. They expect to make these sessions of more interest than ever this year and desire a good attendance. Earl Bowman and Miss Jessie Berry, and James Zimmerman, of Decatur, and Mias Viola Yager, cf Berne, spent Sunday with Miss Muri Pierce, of Bluffton.

E. L. Carroll returned Saturday from the south. He left here several days ago on a business trip to St Louis. He was supposed to join Peter Frank and Dr. Dick Neptune, who went to Arkansas. However, Mr. Carroll found the weather to be unusually cold, and only went as far as Cardwell, Mo. There is considerable difference is the method the merchants have In disposing of their empty boxes now than the method which they pursued a few years ago. Formerly when boxes were empty they were either used for kindling or they were given away. Now it is all different. The boxes are now stored away and sc4d. A short time ago the Davenport & Ehle drug store about 180 boxes away for which [they received over s2o.—Bluffton BanI ner. W. L. I.<ehne, the jeweler, arrived home Saturday froruMechanicsburg.O., where he has been for six weeks past. It will be remembered that Mr. Lehne suffered aa attack of typhoid fever last fall and failed to recuperate as he should have, and about seven weeks ago he went to Mechanicsburg to visit relatives and rest up.' A few days after arriving there he suffered a relapse, which proved even worse than his original illness, and he has just recovered sufficiently to come home. He is at the store today but not entirely well yet, though he expects to soon gain his former health.

“I cannot say anything definite regarding county local option elections in this distritjt/' said Rev. N. C. Bhiney, who /retured l»ome this morning from a conference of AntiSaloon league workers at Indianapolte, "and it will depend entirely upon the conditions that develop in the next few weeks, whether any action will be taken this year." Rev. Shirey in speaking further said that several of his counties had been thought of but that it was the general opinion that it would be better to wait until after the next legislature when political bitterness will be somewhat softened before the larger part of the work is taken up. —Fort Wayne Sentinel.

STATEMENT OF GREAT NORTHERN FAIR ASSOCIATION. To the Directors and Stockholders of the Great Northern Fair Association: A statement of the receipts and disbursements as shown by the books of the secretary and treasurer of said association for the fair year of 1908: Received from sale of family tickets $ 265.50 Received from race entries.. 638.35 Received from exhibitors and displays 173.98 Received from misc. sources 5.70 Received from privileges.... 1,148.64 Received from hacks 73.00 Received from stall rent.... 151.50 Received from police 9.00 Received frcm sales of stock 1,151.00 Received from special subscriptions 171.00

Total $3,787.67 TREASURER'S RECEIPTS. Received from family tickets., 216.00 Received from gate admission 2,488.65 Received from grandstand.. 453.00 Received from check room.. 7.50 Received flrom chief of police 14.55 Received from misc. sources 32.40 Total 13,212.10 Grand total receipts ,6,999.77 DISBURSEMENTS. Premiums ,1,932.18 Races 2,068.75 Superintendents 119.021 Secretary and assistants.... 297.61 Advertising 328.12 Police 138.50 Work on ground 267.69 Work on track 42.50 Misc. expenditures 625.49 Total expenditures ,6,819.86 Balance on hands , 179.91 EXISTING LIABILITIES. Outstanding orders , 333.04 Outstanding orders 793.91 Note in bank 476.09 Total indebtedness ,1,603.04 EXISTING ASSETS. Due ftrom stock , 250.00 Due from notes 75.00 Due from subscriptions .... 7.06 Due from other sources .... 47.00 Due from family tickets unreported 300.00 Cash on hands 179.91 Total I 851.91 A. J. SMITH, M. A. RIPLEY. J. D. NIDLINGER. Board of Managers. — — Jacob Fackler and J. B. Merriman went to Indianapolis this morning to represent the local lodge of Odd Fellows at the I- O. O. F. emcampment. Several others will go in the morning. —Bluffton Banner.