Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1908 — Page 2

At a meeting of Post X. held at the Commercial Club last week the following resolution was adopted by the post: Resolved that Post X. most cordially endorse the name of Frank D. Heimbaugh. cf Pot R. for fhembershlp on the state railro?d commission. Mr. Heimbaugh hails from Muncie, is one of the best known newspaper men of state, and besides is one of the best men in the councils of the state T. P. A. having for years been identified with the great work that has been accomplished by them. The T. P. A. of the state intend to back him to a fare-you-well for the placo. with the idea cf getting the representation on this state commission in behalf of the shippers of the state. It is claimed that the shippers have heretofore not had the representation that their great and important interests entitle them to and they propose now to go out and get it. They a;e a lively lot of hustlers and usually get all that is coming to them, and this fact will make ether candidates for this Important place think that something has hit theip in a soft place. o_ The entertainment committee cf the Elks lodge Friday night held a meeting at the Commercial club rooms to discuss plans for the big annual minstrel show, and It was decided to hold sajrne on the evenings of Thursday and Friday, January 7th and Bth. According to present plans this exhibition will exceed anything ever put on in this neck of wcods and from now on the boys will not lose any time in preparation. All the old stars will be there, including the world .'renowned (and that’s no kid) Fred C. LaDelle; then there’s Frank E. France, the best singer in Muskogee, Oklahoma, imported especially fcr this event once each year; there are also many other famous personages who will take part in the program, Prof. True Frlstoe, composer and expert musician will

have charge of the music and he has been busy for several weeks looking up appropriate ballads, etc. He will put on a full orchestra of eight pieces and will also drill the end men and the choruses and the soloists, a big job for a little man, but True can handle it. The end men will be Bart France. Kornie Confer, Dr. Coverdale, heel and toe artist, Bill Schrock, Fred Bell and Mayor “Bones” France. F. E. France will be interlocer. Better speak fcr seats. o L. C. Helm, who recently concluded his office as grand patriarch of the State Encampment, has received the most beautiful badge which ever came to this city, the same being presented him by the grand lodge, as a token of the love and esteem in which he is held. The badge is about six inches long, with a large solid gold emblem, appropriately engraved. This is mounted on royal purple velvet, and this contains other gold pieces, the entire badge set with beautiful jewels. On the badge are five diamonds, turquoise, rubies and sapphire stones, the most valuable jewels known. The value of the beautiful badges reaches into the hundreds of dollars, but the real worth is in the fact that Mr. Helm has so far earned the same, and this he values more than any jewels of gold. You should see it to fully appreciate it. At the recent meeting Mr. Helm wafe elected grand representative to the sovereign grand lodge and next September will go as the Indiana delegate to the meeting which is to be held at Seattle, Washington, a delightful trip. o HAD HIS LEG FRACTURED. Elmer Smith Injured—Fell from Horse. Elmer Smith, one of the employes es - the Frisinger & Co. horse company, was quite painfully hurt while while exercising one of the big Stallions. He was riding the animal about Steele's park, when it reared ansi as Elmer was not looking for anything of the kind he was thrown or rather fell off backwards. His left leg was hurt, but he was able to work the remainder of the day. Last evening, however, a physician was summoned and examined him. He discovered that the leg was slightly factored jut below tjhe knee. The injury is not a serious one, and the man should be able to resume his work In a few days. o The Ward Fence company, Krick & Tyndall, Furnace company, Egg Case factory and all the other manufacturing concerns in Decatur are preparing for a big business for next year, and are busy just now closing up the year 1908. F. P. Parmin, of Fort Wayne, the tiaveling passenger agent for the Nickel Plate, was in the city today looking after business for his company, which is one of the great rail-' roads of the country. Mr. Parmin has just recently acquired his present position, and as he is a railroad man of long standing and experience, will fill the place all over.

THE KRUCKEBERG’S BETTER. Fred Kruckeberg called today and informs us that his family are all getting along nicely after the siege of typhoid fever. It will be remem- j bered that eleven were 111 at the same house, including nine of the Kruckeberg children, the mother and Grandpa Kruckebeig. All* are able to be up a part of the time, and to take their meals at the table excepting the old gentlman. and he will soon be able to be up. The two nurses who did such valiant work have returned to Fort Wayne, but another nurse is caring for Grandpa Kruckeberg. "O William Woodward, of Ossian, met with an accident Saturday that for a time looked pretty much like he was done for, and at that he is not feeling the best over his rough treatment, says the Bluffton Banner. Mr. Woodward had gone to the home of J. Orr, west of Ossian, with Frank Berger, ” horse buyer from Decatur. Mr. Berger has been buying horses out of Ossian for the past several days and Mr. Wodward has been going with him in the country. At the Orr home this morning, there was a deal on for an animal, one that was thoroughly broke to drive and work, but not to ride. Mr. Wodward mounted on the animal’s back to try him up and down the field to see whether or not his wind was good, and the animal, not used to that sort of thing, at once began rearing and plunging, finally throwing Mr. Wodward off. He fell on his left side and it was at once known that he was seriously hurt. Mr. Berger took him to Ossian as soon as possible, and it was some time before a doctor could be secured, and the fact that breathing was hard for Woodward, the report,soon spread that he was very seriusly injured. However, upon examination, it was discovered he was not so sriously hurt as was at first reported. 0 — Mrs. F. V. Mills has received word

that her mother arrived at Asheville, South Carolina, with no ill effects from the long and tiresome journey. She will spend the winter there with her daughter, Mrs. Reynolds, and it is thought that the change in climate will prove beneficial to her health, which has not been the best during the last few months. “I do not love Charles Cotton, never did love him but I married him for his money,” declared Mrs. Cotton in her divorce trial in the Wells county court in Bluffton Wednesday. Bluffton society is all standing on its toes over the announcement of the engagement of Miss Aline Buck and Herbert B. Bender, The date of January 12 is given for the wedding day and friends of the contracting parties are preparing for the event and are expecting a great time. The banks and other business houses in Decatur are arranging tosend out their 1909 calendars and they will soon be very much in evidence. By the way, it won’t be a great while any more until you need them. Have you thought of any resclutions, good or bad, that you might make for the coming year? Hon. Levi Meek h”s returned from Winchester, where he was called to the bedside of his uncle, Enos Watson, father of James Watson, who is seriously ill. Mr. "Watson cannot rise jn bed and the end is expected soon. — Bluffton Banner. With the grouping of counties in the new federal court division the first district is composed of the counties of Elkhart, Allen, DeKalb, Steuben, LaGrange, Noble, Kosciusko, Wabash, Miami, Huntington, Whitley, Wells, Adams, Blackford and Jay. The court of this division will be held at Fort "Wayne. On his /way down to dinner this afternoon John W. Terrell, confined in the jail, got on the war path and kicked out two of the windows in the jail corridor. He was coming down the corridor when, without any warning, he suddenly shoved his foot through two panes of the gl’ss. Sheriff Lipkey heard the racket and rushing up to the man forced him back to his cell. —Bluffton Banner. The last word received from Charles Quick, who is an inmate of the Plymouth sanitarium is to the effect that he is in good health and is well satisfied with his treatment. He wrote his son-in-law Godfrey Ashbaucher to that effect this morning. Mr. Ashbaucher also deceived a letter recently from the authorities at the sanitarium to the effect that Mr. Quick was able to take a long walk within the past few days and that he, experienced very little fatigue as a result of his exertions. —Blufftcn News. Alfred W. Elzey, of south of the city, left at noon Tuesday for Trinidad, Colo., where he will visit his daughter, Mrs. Dora Meyers for about two weeks, enjoying the Christmas time with them. He anticipates a delightful trip and a happy time. Only two more days for buying Christmas goods. Read the advertisements in today's issue and get buy.

Robert 8. Pet-rain assumed jurisdiction in the ease of John F. Colchin vs. Cyrus R. M.mmeil. complaint on judgment, demand 1850. The defen- , dant failed to appear and judgment ' was rendered for $813.50 without relief. Henry A. and Sarah Tindall vs. Jacob Fcgle, partition, answ-er filed in one paragraph, cross complaint filed, rule to answer cross complaint. Bessie L. Davies et al vs. Clarence Williman. final report filed and approved and commissioner discharged. Charles F. Rinehart vs. Charles F. Rinehart admr. et al. default cf several defendants, answers by C. J. Lutz, guardian ad litem for minors, demurrer overruled. Fort Wayne & Springfield Ry. Co. vs. Andrew Miller et al, condemnation. motion to strike out exceptions overruled. Exceptions by plaintiff and twenty days given to file bill of exceptions. R. W. Bpckmaster has transferred lot 108 Decatur to Henry F. Schlickmann for $ 1,200. Andrew Woljiert, administrator of the estate of Theresa Wolpert, filed a report of the sale of personal property, approved. A petition was filed to sell all other chattel property at private sale for cash. So ordered. ■■ o-— Charles F. True of this city has been chosen as one of the board cf directors of the Winona Academy at: Winona Lake. Indiana, and has ac- ■ cepted same. The honor is a -worthy one and Mr. True is to be congratulated on same, while the school directors board may feel assured that they have secured the services of a valuable man. Mr. True will be glad to explain any points concerning this academy to any persons interested.

The letter notifying Mr. True of the honor is from the well known Winona leader, Sol C. Dickey, and reads as follows: Mrs. C. F. True, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Sir—At an executive committee meeting held a few days since the affairs of the Winona Academy were thoroughly discussed, and in accordance with instructions from the board at its last meeting the committee j proceeded to nominate additional di-; rectors for the school. Yotir name ' has been heartily suggested and you ( hav e been unanimously chosen by the committe as a director, same was satified by the stockholders at their meeting held here December 16, 1908, at 3 o’clock p, m. It was the unanimous opinion of the executive committee that the outlook for the academy was brighter than at any time in its history. There are, however, matters of vital importance to the< schocl, including its policy, to come before the meetings and I earnestlyjoin with the other members of the executive c mmittee in urging you to accept this position. You will dcubtless be glad to know that all of th e various Winona projects are progressing successfully, and if we can have the advice and assistance of a greater number of such friends as yourself, the academy will certainly make, rapid progress-. Cordially yours, SOL C. DICKEY. o SUIT OF PECULIAR NATURE Horse Case in Jay County Causes Interest. The case of Joseph Allen and Dr. W. D. Schwartz against Charles Bye, to recover damages in the sum of S2OO was taken up in the circuit cCurt Thursday forenoon before Judge LaFollette and a jury of twelve men. According to the allegations made in the complaint filed Allen is employed by Schwartz as tenant on the latter’s farm northwest of this city and on October 15th the two attended a public sale conducted by Bye. While there they purchased a brown work mare at $l7O. Bye desired to use the mare for a few days and was granted the privilege. The following forenoon he was engaged in gathering com from a field using the mare to haul th? grain to the crib. While sc engaged the mare was permitted to eat of the green oern which caused her to become sick with colic. During the aHernoon Bye came to this city and collected the purchase price of the animal from Dr. Schwartz and during the night the herse died. Bye refused to refund the money and the suit for damages followed.—Portland Sun. o If you know of any one who deserves a Christmas dinner and can't afford to buv it for their family, "nd will notify C. O. France, Nick Miller or D. E. Smith, they will see that they are taken care of. They form the committee from the Elks lodge who are looking after this work and they do not want to overlook a single worthy family in Decatur.

Messrs. Joseph Lower and C S. Mumma have returned from Berne, where they made arrangemnts for the farmers’ institute, which is to be held at that place January fourtji. The skating rins nas ueen selected as the meeting plaqe. Rev. Cooper was engaged by the men to open the session which convenes at 9:30 o’clock. The Berne high school will render a song. The Mennonite chorus will favor the audience by a German selection and several recitations will be given. The promoters of the institute have started a movement by which they are making an effort to secure one hundred members to the institute at a fee of twenty-five cents each. By doing this $25 will be raised and according to law the county will then donate the same amount to the cause. It will not. be a difficult .matter to secure one hundred Adams county men to contribute to such o worthy cause as is the farmers’ institute. The institute at Berne will be ideal in every respect. It is urged that many ladies be in attenance as a goediy portion of the program will be dedicated to their interests. Let everybody johi in making the event the best ever. o— AGER ARRESTED IN TEXAS Princeton. Ind., Dec. 16. Henry E. Agar, former secretary and treasurer of the Princeton Milling company, who was reported drowned in the Wabash river twenty-three months ago, and whose alleged death thirty thousand dollars of insurance is in litigation, has been arrested in Harj lingen, Texas, and confessed his ; identity. ’After his disappearance, I lAgar was charged with forgery and embezzlement, approximating SIOQ,000. He was a member of the Indiana legislature in 1905. o G. W. Fravel, who had the misfortune to lose the sight from his left eye by a piece of wood striking it 1. » _ _ V I—l

while he was sawing wood, was in! town Monday and is getting along as well as could be expected. He is wearing a covering over the injured eye.—Geneva Herald. Lewis C. Justus and Dana W. Brown have acquired options on 1,600 acres of timber land in Mississippi and a : $50,000 stock company in which a number of other Bluffton men will be j interested, is being erganized to lo- > cate mills and to realize on the tim- ' her. C. N. Coverdale is one of those > interested and is soliciting sale of stock. —Bluffton News. Grace Cameron, who ccmes to the Bosse as the star of “Little Dollie Dimples” returned from: a most successful tour of England, Germany, . France and Africa in time to rehearse fcr her starring tour in “Little Dollie rfmples.” Miss Cameron’s foreign engagements were so successful that it was only the allurement of “'starlot’’ that 'brought the clever ■ young lady back to the land of Uncle Sam. Notwi hstanding the fact that the day was rough and wild and stormy the ladies at the Presbyterian church did a flourishing business at their dinner today. The jbill-of fare was as good as advertised and pronounced by the many who tried it as even better. The ladles will also serve supper and these who missed the dinner should be sure to go for supper. The evening meal is all new and not the left over dinner and you are sure to be more than satisfied The x price is only fifteen’cents. Don’t fail. Scores of farmers and hog raisers of Carrol county, Indiana, are convinced that hogs can be successfully vaccinated and immuned from hog cholera and swine plague by using the serum or antitoxin treatment Thousands of this season's pigs in Carroll county have been exposed to cholera without the loss of a single pig. The experiment was first introduced by Bennie Cornell, a farmet and hog raiser near Camden, Ind. The Citizens' State bank at Napolecn assigned to D. D. Donovan last night. The failure is said to be due to overloans to Judge Donnelly personally. Cashier Ctcll, without authority of ether officers, it is said, allowed the loans because of faith in Donnelly. The assignment was caused by the Ohio German Insurance company failure of which Donnelly was president. The Citizens’ bank was considered strong. Many depositors are on the streets and the clos-' ing of the bank has caused great excitement. Invitations lave been issued announcing the marriage of Miss Hazel Carr, of Rushville, and H'rold E. Cantwell, a son of the late Sidney W. Cantwell, of Hartford City. The wedding 1 will occur at the Carr home on December 30th. The young coupie met while attending school at DePauw university. They probably will reside at Indianapolis where Mr. Cantwell will enter upon the practice of law. The wedding came as a surprise and recalls Mr. Cantwell's entanglement with a Hartfo d City girl a few years ago. •

Congressman Adair Os this district, is again ousy‘at his duties in Washington His first bill introduced at the present session was one to amend a present law *o as to aid the widow of any ex-soldier to secure a pension of twelve dollars per month. The bill reads as foHows: A Bill in amendment of .section w o of an Act entitled “*n Act to increase the pension oi* widows, minor children, and so forth, of deceased soldiers and sailors of the late civil war, the war with Mexico, the various Indiifh wars, and so forth, and to grant a pension to certain widows of the deceased soldiers and sailors of the late war. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Un -1 ited States of America in congress assembled. That section two of an Act entitled “An Act to increase the pension of widows, minor children, and so forth, of deceased soldiers and sailors of the late wars, and so forth, and to grant a pension to certain widows of the deceased soldiers and sailors cf the late civil war,” approved April nineteenth, nineteen hundred and eight, be. and the same is, amended to read as follows: “Sec. 2. That if any officer or enlisted man who served ninety days or more in the army or navy of the United States during the late civil war, and who has been honorably discharged therefrom, has died, or shall hereafter die, leaving a widow, such widow shall, upon due prooof of her husband’s death, without proving his death to be the result of his army or navy service, be placed on the pension roll from the date of the filing of her application therefor under this Act at the rate of twelve ' dollars per month during her widowhood: Provided, That said widow shall have married said soldier or sailor prior to April nineteenth, nineteen hundred and eight; and the benefits of this section shall include those widows Whose husbands, if Hying, would have a pensionable status, un- . der the joint resolutions of February

fifteenth, eighteen hundred and nine-ty-five; July first, nineteen hundred and two, and June, twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and six.” An honor has come to Decatur well merited by its recipient In the •election of Eli Sprunger the vice presidency of the American Belgium Breders’ Association. On December the second the Belgium importers of the United States held a meeting at the Grand Pacific hotel in Chicago where matters pertaining to the importation and breeding of Belgium horses were extensively discussed. Ir. was the second meeting held by the horsemen and it was a very interesting session. The election of of- . fleers was one of the features of the occasion, and .although it did not become known until yesterday, Eli Sprunger of Decatur, was chosen as ' vice president of the association, Mr. Csrner of Wabash being elected to the presidency. Mr. Sprunger is a ithcrough horseman, competent bus- , iness man and is ?. member of a firm which imports many horses to this country. His knowledge of the business well qualifies him for the po- , sition he has been elected to, and without a doubt he will fulfill the capacity in a manner which will reflect credit upon his ability and the ‘Organization. ■ (1 OSSIAN POSTOFFICE BOOSTED Goes Into Third Class —Increase in Business. ! A Washington dispatch states that the postoffice at Ossian, will be advanced January first from a fourth class to a third class- office and the ’ salary will be established at $l,lOO ’ pdr yeay. The postoffice at present does not; pay a certain stipulated sal- ( ary, this depending upon the amount of business and cancellation done by the office. But during the past year the Ossian office has shown an Increase in business that has .caused jt to be advanced to the third class and this makes it come within what ■ is termed a presidential postoffice. ’ Under this heading it will not be filled by examinations under a ruling made some time ago as to fourth ’ class offices, placing them under the 1 civil service regulations and to be filled by examinations. The Ossian 3 office will continue to be filled by ’ presidential appointment upon "rec- [ emmendation of the congressman or senator. In the present instance it will be upon therecommendation of Senator Beveridge since the congressman from this district is a democrat. Charles Bell is the present postmas1 ter at Ossian and has held the office for several years. James Harmon, of Rivaitre, was in i the city today and paid this’ office a ' j visit. He vigorously denies that he r bit the nose off Asa Blount and there 3 are none who think he did. He in--1 formed us that he heard that Blount • was on his trail and had threatened i his life on several occasions. As yet t there has been no suit filed against 5 either and in all probability there will be none. t

Two divorce cases have been filed in circuit court. No. 7685 is entitled Alice Whitcomb vs. William W, Whitcomb and was filed by Attorneys Hooper & Lenhart. The charges are the usual ones of cruel and inhuman treatment, abuse and failure to support. No. 7686 was filed by Attorney Teepie, the plaintiff being Sarah J. Straub and the defendant no less a personage than Daniel Straub, who has on various occasions furnished sensational headlines for the newspapers and who is even now serving a jail sentence fcr wife beating. The couple were married just twenty-seven years ago 'today, and lived together until November 15th. Dan is charged with trying to kill his wife, of being an habitual drunkard, of so far falling to support his wife that she had to go to the county infirmary, of cursing and beating her and various other faults. Seven children have been born to them, three of whom are dead. All those living are minors except, one. Mrs. Straub asks that she be given the househould goods, the custody of the two younger children, |SOO alimony and $15.00 per month for support of children. Attorneys Denny, Jacque and McGinnitie, of Portland, were here this , morning, arguing various points in ’ the making of issues in the Penina Silvers, ex parte, and from the earn- ■ estness displayed by the attorneys, the trial would have been interesting | and important one. The cause is one concerning the vacation of certain 1 streets and alleys in the city of Pcrt- ■ land. Judge Merryman dismissed the I cause. Henry F. Schlickman 22, a farmer, i and Jda Beineke, 17, daughter of William Beineke, have been granted a marriage license. 1 Fred Hoffman et al have sold to

M. Kirsch et al, inlot 4, Decatur, for $2,000. The item that Kirsch, Sellejpieyer & Sons had transferred a property to Med Miller was an error made in\ copying. PeXerson & Moran filed a new case entitled James M. Rice et al vs. Chicago fl IJrie Ry. Co., suit for damages, 82,000. The complaint says that on Dan. 17, 1907, plaintiff shipped a car of \horses from Chicago to Decatur over the Erie, that at Crown Point, Indiana, the train was broken into and'.when re-coupled one part of the train! was hurled against the other with Buch force that twelve of the hcrseffl worth $250 each, were badly A veterinary bill of S3OO and ’he \ loss of value to the horses totals tile demand, $2,000. At this same time\ Frank Berger, who was with the hofffes was quite badly hurt and a suit \ brought by him against the Erie #s now pending in ccurt. \ The case of Gefbrge E. Paille agqjnst Joseph A. J Swartz, venuec here from Adams c®unty, has beet set for trial beginning! Tuesday, January 19. It is expected that it will require the greater part Ipf the remain der of the week. This is the case ci the Amishman who is sukng the elderi and leaders of the church at Bern) fcr the alleged alienation\ of the as sections of his wife, Katie Paille following the insuring otf Paille': property contrary to the* I teaching! of the church. When he mad a fin and accepted re-imbursement fron the insurance company, thi church 1 men declared that he was (trying t ! the will of God, and] it is al > leged, persuaded his wife Ito leav i him. Much interest attaches to th " case throughout the southern! part < t Adams oouny, and It is eftpectei r there will be a large numbeir of it residents here during the Wiearini Frank Cottrell, of Beme, A. W. Bea 1 tj and Judge David D. Helfer. < 1 Decatur, were here Wednesday!. Wte • etted in the case, making up sthe i sues.—Portland Commercial-R»v’-w “ -g 1 NEW INDIANA CORPORATION Fort Wayne, Dec. 17. —Pape*' incorporation wer e taken out I® 1 dianapolis yesterday for the Agw-’ turists' Company of America, caMfi'u ized at SIOO,OOO, the directors of^B 1 ’ are all prominent Allen county ■ ers. Its purpose is to eliminate®’ dlemen’e profits on all nenes®’’ and a store will be fitted up city within the next six monh^B 1 Mr. H. L. C. Thiel as manager^^B 1 directors of the new Henry A. Rockhill, of Lake s.■ ship; William J. Sterling, of I township; Frederick Hensch-P® Washington township; Jacob of Cedar Creek) township; M'M I M. Wellbaum, of Pleasant tovBS I Emanuel Decker, of Aboite tov< BW Charles A. Springer, of Pleasan ship; John G. Sterling, of township; William O. Brown, <J» SH township; (j. L. Greenwell, River township; H. L. C. Thiu* tSS Edwin T. Jackson.