Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1909 — Page 1

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■■ ■ ■ Abandoned by her latter hueband, with two little chidren depending upon the fruits of her toll, the meager compensation received as payment for washing clothes, Mrs. Frank Richards, residing on First street, ciiminally deceived by her, first husband, Samuel J. Risen and utterly neglected by the latter, is probably the most unfortunate woman residing in the county. To a representative of the Democrat, Mrs. Richards whose f position matrimonially, Is pitiful in the extreme, and one which will enlist the profound sympathy of all right thinking people, told pathetically of -a life attended only by sorrow and disappointments. A daughter of the —date John Evans, a most estimable Adams county farmer, she with the * remainder of the family removed to Michigan when but a mere child, and when sixteen years of age was wooed and won by one, S. J. Risen, a man whose repute had never been brought in question. As yeap went, the husband became negligent, even more, a drunkard, and he not only neglected the woman and family, but brutally punished them without cause. Two children, whose ages are now eighteen and twelve, came to share in the humiliation caused tyy the degeneracy of a drunken father. For about ten years the woman withstood the pangs of ©uttering as a consequence of negligence and cruelty and in 1898 she left the man and came to Decatur to make her home with her mother. After her arrival she Instituted divorce proceedings against Risen, and he was notified legally of the procedure. After receiving the notice, Risen immediately communicated with his wife stating that she need not go to the expense of securing a decree, as he had already gotten one there. Under the impression that she was again free, in 1901 she married Frank Richards, with whom she has since lived, two children coming to bless this the second union. As best they could the Richard's got along until some time ago, when the son of Mrs. Richards by the former marriage came from Michigan and sounded the thunderholt that Risen had not secured legal eeparatlon from the woman,> as he had stated, but was deceiving her, that he might cause her trouble. This , angered Richards and since that time he has shamefully treated her, refusing to assist her in getting the necessary funds with which to secure the degree, and on two occasions turned her from the home in the cold and locked the door upon her. In fact Mrs. Richards has, by her toil practically supported the family for several months. Mrs. Richards was yesterday granted a divorce from Risen, hence she is again single as her marriage to Richards is void without procedure. Richards has gone to Lima, Ohio, where he expects to remain, while the woman is left to work and support his children. ’■ . ' »i ""’a ; 1 The bowling contest at the Palace alleys last night between the Elks teams of this city and Fort Wayne, was very interesting throughout and a large number of spectators witnessed the locals avenge themselves I at the expense of the Fort Wayne lads In a manner most convincing. | The Decatur club won by the de- , clslve margin of 185 pins and now a third game will be played to decide the Championship. The highest score made was 211 which William Berllng had the distinction of securing. The following tabulated score tells the tale: ' ; - Fort Wayne— Tonke 492 152 188 Krill ..182 127 14? Ryan ...171 170 181 Williams .“..124 118 117 ,Williamson 157 166 148 Totals ~.,776 731 776 - ■ X tsyrance 164 164 Btudabaker 129 T ' •Coverdale 187 183 137 jpughn fgerwln 156 Eprlßlnger ....118 Peterson 195 174 I Totals ’"..*.......761 865 842 . . , J L Walter Kauffman, who for several ■ years has had charge of the harness 1 department of the Schafer store, left this morning in the interest of the Schafer Saddlery company. He will be on the road all the time hereafter i* and no doubt will make a decided success as a traveling salesman.

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, i Indianapolis, January 20.—(Special I. to the Daily Democrat)—The Indians legislature in joint session at nooiy today formally elected the Hon. Ben : jamln F. Shively as United States J senator to succeed the ; Hon. James IX Hemenway. The two houses voc- .' ed separately on yesterday, the vote . In the senate being twenty-three , for Shively and twenty-seven for ’ Hemenway, while in the house the ( vote was sixty for Shively and forty ! for Hemenway, giving Mr. Shively n majority of thirteen on joint ballot. The minutes of the proceedings held yesterday and the election of Mr. Shively followed. The new senator ‘ was presented and made a happy t speech of acceptance of the high , honor. \ Life of Shively. Mr. Shively will be meeting his fiftysecond birthday when he takes his ’ seat in the senate on March 4. He ' was .bora in St. Joseph county March 20, 1867, the son of Rev. Joel and J Elisabeth (Penrod) Shively,,who went , there three years earlier. His earlier ( days were spent in the district school and working on the farm, later attending the Northern Indiana Normal schol aUValparaiso. From 1875‘t0 . 1880 he taught school, going to South ' Bend in 1880 when he started > greenback newspaper. Long recognized as 1 a leader in democratic ranks, Mr. Shively was elected to congress from the Thirteenth district in 1884 and at the expiration of his term in 1885, entered the University of Michigan, t " where he graduated in the law department in 1886. He was again chosen - to congress and in 1888 and 1890 reelected. In 1890 he was nominated, but defeated for the same position, but succeeded in reducing the normal republican majority of 6,000 to less ■ than 300. Whtfe in congress, Mr. ’ Sbively stood among the leaders of that body. He served on the committees on banking and currency; Indian affairs and ways and means, playing an important part in the tariff deliberations, on which subject he is considered an authority. In 1896 Mr. Shively was nominated for governor. He made a magnificent race, and, although defeated, polled more votes by 30,000 than had ever been cast up to that time. Mr. Shively has been frequently mentioned for vice president, but declined to enter the race. Despite his big law practice, however, he has always been ready at the call of party, and during every campaign, has made many addresses. In 1889, Mr. Shively married Miss Laura Jenks, daughter of George A Jenks, of Brookdale, Pa. Mr. Jenks was solicitor general for the United States fro mlBBo to 1886. It is the concensus of opinion that Mr. Shively will add to the lustre and fame of Indiana gained through the notable array of senators that have represented the Hoosier state for years back. o—- ■ NOT AN ADEPT AT PRAYING Doctor and Not Minister is What Prisoner Ought to Hive. / i Portland, Ind., Jan. 19.—Turnkey Henry Thomas, of the county jail, is authority fftor the following story: Asa Blount, who was convicted Saturday in the circuit court of a charge of criminal assault, experienced another severe attack of “stomach trouble” in his cell Sunday ’forenoon. Moaning and shaking like a leaf in a gale, Blount sat on the edge of his cot, moaning that he was going to die. John Nelson, awaiting trial for man’s stealing, heard the fellow’s groans and hurried to his side in time tp hear Blount moan, ‘Tm dy|ng, John; pray for me; pray for me.” Nelson looked puzzled for a moment, then thinking that Blount’s condition was probably critical, he hesitated no longer and quavered, “Now I lay—now I lay—Oh, h— —11, J can’t pray.” Thomas heard the conclusion of the "prayer,’’ and sizing up Blount, decided he needed a doctor worse than he did a minister, and sent for the county physician. — i—, ~o > As a result of a motion made and carried at the last meeting of the Allen County Sportsmen’s association a resolution has been drafted approvlng v .the candidacy of Dr. A. G. Emrick, of this city, for the position of commissioner,of fisheries and game In Indiana. The resolution will be forwarded to Governor Marshall by Messrs. Herman Tapp and Edward Perrey, who were selected for the purpose at the last meeting—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Joe Volmer went to Delphos, Ohio, this morning on a business trip.

I The council met 'in regular .session i Tuesday night at the council chambers Mayor France presiding, and every councilman being present except > Chronister, wbo was detained at home i owing to sickness. The minutes of ‘ the former meeting were read by 1 Uierk Wemhott, which were approved ’ after which the council proceeded to their regular routine of work. The 1 first -matter taken up was that of r having the interior of. the water I works plan painted and frescoed, and - after the question was thoroughly 1 discussed, the matter was referred io ■ the water works committee, they to investigate the condition of the plant ' and report back at the next meeting 1 just what is needed, when a contract will be let. Upon motion by Van Camp the electric superintendent was ordered and instructed to put up sev- ’ eral new street lights, one in the 1 south part of the city and the other 1 in the west part of the city, these 1 lights having been petitioned for by ' property owners and upon investi- : gatldn having been found to be absolutely necessary. 1 The building committee, td whom ’ at a former meeting had been re--1 ferred the matter of securing sketch- ’ es for a new city hall, filed their re--1 port and had present at the'meeting ’ Architect Oscar Hoffiqan, who pre- ’ sented a sketch that seemed upon ■ examination to meet with the ap--1 proval of every councilman present. 1 Several slight changes were made on ’ the second floor, being advised by • Councilman Christen, which will make ‘ the arrangement of that floor more 1 convenient for every one, and Mr. ’ Hoffman was advised to make the ’ changes in his sketch and present ’ the same at the next meeting. The 1 sketch as presented by Mr. Hoffman 1 is complete in every respect, showing • that the building will be a two story f affair, the ground floor to be used ‘ exclusively for fire apparatus purpos- ’ es in which a new and complete fire fighting machine is expected to be ; Installed, and is arranged in such a manner that the firemen will have ’ all of the conveniences necessary and the same as in any fire department • building in the larger cities. The ’ second floor is arranged into offices, 1 one for each and every official, and on this floor will be the council chamber, which will be a large and commodious rooin. Another feature that has long been needed is that of a 1 large vault which will be Installed on ■ the second floor and which will be ' used to keep records and old papers 1 in, and which will be absolutely fire- ’ proof. Mr. Hoffman has spared n« 1 time in yaking his sketch and the 1 same reflects great credit on this young man, and stamps him as one of the best in his line in the state. Upon motion by Christen the services of Mr. Hoffman were secured ‘ as architect and he was ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the new city hall, and he is to receive five per cent of the total cost ot construction. This motion carried by a unanimous vote and from this time on Mr. Hoffman will be kept busy in looking after the pity’s business. Mayor France then informed' the council that he would retain the building committee appointed at a former meeting, and that he expected them to serve on the same until the new building was erected and completed. The following bills were then'read and allowed: Brooks Oil Co 29.46 L. G. Elllngham 22.45 Sullivan Oil Co 8.98 Q. R. & L 91.26 Rubber Supply Co 8.19 Geo. Kiser & Co. 50.18 C. & E 264.42 W. J. Archbold .....153.50 Decatur Times 6.50 Mougey & Hough 1.00 W. J. Archbold 546.47 Kirsch & Sellemeyer ......... 18.25 H. Harruff 20.00 Essex Coal Co. 26.99 Sunday Creek Coal Co 355.23 Fairbanks Morse Co. 2.34 D. F. Teeple 98.80 Krick & Tyndall 20.00 No further business coming before the council, they adjourned, to meet at their regular meeting in February. o — — Now comes The word that State Senatqr Nathan B. Hawkins, of Portland, smarting under the defeat for congress tn the eighth district, Is disposing of his Jay county property and may locate at Gary. Dr. Good having packed his trunk and the skids having been put under John Kern for the teenth time it might be policy for the Down and Out Club to oolonizp in some western state.—Hartford City Gazette. •to

l The 15,000 damage suit, filed in the i Adams circuit court at Decatur by ' George E. Patlle against Joseph A., Peter, Jacob P. Christ, Jotyn- p, and i Samuel P. Swartz, Noah Neusbaum, : Joseph Hllty, JacOb Eicher, David Wickey, Noah Bacheice and Samuel ' for the alienation of his wife’s ’ affections, and sent to this county on change of venue came up for trial I before Judge LaFollette and a jury Tuesday morning. The case is a peculiar one and not without pathos, 1 In that it recites the breaking up 1 / of a once happy home because of the . plaintiff’s actions in accepting $l5O , insurance money after the bam on his farm near Berne' was destroyed 1 by fire —an annotate violation of the rules of the most peculiar religious sect, the Amish. The jury to try the case was not selected until court had resumed for the afternoon session and some time was then devoted by the attorneys in their opening arguments during which the life of the Amish was explained in detail, especially 1 was this done by Judge Heller, of Decatur, who is appearing for the defendants. He scored the manner of the language used in the second ’ paragraph of the complaint referring to it as slanderous and vinifying to 1 the members of the church who are taught from childhood to tread only ’ the straight and narrow path as laid out by the laws of their creed. It is expected that the case will require ! several days’ time before the evidence 1 is submitted—Portland Sun. 0 ‘ ’ For the present, at least, Elmer ' Davies is a gain* a free man. His at- ’ torney, Edward G. Hoffman, of Fort ‘ Wayne, came to the city Wednesday ’ and a few moments prior to the time for the trial which was scheduled for ten o’clock in Squire Smith’s court, a settlement was reached between ' Miss Riff by her attorney, J. C. Moran * and the defendant in which the re--1 latrix received the sum of 3370. After * this provision was made for the ' maintenance of the child, upon mo- ' tlon of Miss Riff, the case was dismissed. A check for 3150 was given ’ by R. P. Davies, father of the de- ; fendant and bankable notes were furnished for the remainder of the amount. A settlement was agreed " upon yesterday afternoon over the 1 telephone between the attorneys of 1 the two parties, but the process of 1 the law had to be gone through with 1 to effect the dismissal. Miss Riff will remain in the county for some time as the guest of relatives. Although 1 the bastardy charge is now settled, there may be new developments in the case which will cause Davies more trouble, although there has been no action taken as yet. Not content to await the coming of her trial on the serious charge of perjury! without further infringements of the law and order, Mrs. Molly Fravel, of Geneva, known throughout the county as the most degraded ot all femininity, convicted twice on the charge of adultery and whose morals if she b 4B “7' BX6 at a yeT ? low ebb, is languishing in the county jail where tof twenty-five days she Will remain to satisfy the law for a repetition of her adultery hobby. Not alone Twill she atone for the transgression which was committed last night, but one Roy Booher, who is equally famous in the police court limelight, will suffer the humiliation of being incarcerated for forty days and forty nights, his abiding place being on the first floor of the bastile and the woman’s in the upper tier. The Intimacy of Booher and Mrs. Fravel is not in its Infancy, in fact it is they who were twice before tried and convicted of the same charge and served sentences for their misconduct. Marshal Atkinson was notified Tuesday night that Booher was at the Fravel home A complaint was filed by Mr. Fravel charging the young man with adultery and he was -promptly arrested. Surmising that two parties must be connected with the violation and knowing that Mrs. Fravel was the only one in the house when Boohnr was there, Atkinson instituted a search for the woman and tracing her tracks in the snow he found the miserable woman in hiding behind a bunch'of corn foddetf in the cow shed. He took her into custody and brought the pair to Decatur today after they were found guilty in Squire Armantrouts court The perjury case of Mrs. Fravel will come up for trial within a few weeks in the circuit court ■■■'l - --*l' •— ---J, - , 1..;.,

> ( A claim for the amount of 31,215. ’ was filed against W. A. Lower as ,' administrator of the estate of Cassius i I M. Dailey. The claim was filed in ,: the office of the clerk of, the Adams j circuit court, was disallowed by the administrator and will come up for , j hearing on its merits during the February term of court. The claim was filed by Elicta Weimer and is for nursing and attention given the deceased during a long illness, at the rate of 315 a week. ♦ The sheriff’s office reports the arrest of Francis Good, of Jefferson ! township, the arrest being made on 1 a grand jury indictment and the charge for which he will have to answer is cruelty to animals. He gave bond in the sum of two hundred dollars and the case will come up later in the Adams circuit court. George H. Kerr et al has deeded part of inlots 276 and 281 in Geneva to Emma J. Kelley, the conside*a- ' tion being 3800. ’ < , A commission consisting, of Drs. Smith, Miller and Beavers, and Esq. J. H. Smith adjudged Otto C. A. Thieme, an epileptic, and the proper ’ papers will be made out for his ad- ’ mission into the epileptic village at New Castle. i The jury commissioners will be ‘ called in next Monday and the petit jury for the February term of court ( will be drawn. o MANY FAVOR SUNDAY BALL. Bill In Legislature to Repeal Present Stringent Law. : — ( Indianapolis, Jan. 20. —Seventeeen ’ members of the state senate said that they favored the Brolley bill to repeal the Sunday baseball law. ( Four absolutely refused to discuss the bill. Seven were found not having decided how to cast their vote, ( but they favored the bill they said. Three who had not decided were apparently against the measure. ThirL teen said they would vote against the bill. As the hardest fight on the s baseball bill is expected in the sen- , ate, the poll today was pleasing to [ the followers of the national game. , Last session a similar bill was killed c in the senate, but the poll today r showed that two or three senators L who had voted against the bill at that I time looked upon it with more fav- , or now. Much will depend, it is said, L upon the senate committee to which the bill is referred. Representative , Brolley won his first victory when i the speaker of the house sent the bill t to the comipittee on cities and towns instead of the committee on public morals. : ATTENDING POULTRY SHOW. Several Adams County Poultry Fari- » clers Are at Huntington. Michael Miller, C. E. Magley and Willis Fonner are at Huntington, where they are showing their fine poultry in competition for prizes offered by a poultry show now on there. The stow la-, one of the largest ever given in this part of the state, and as a matter of fact the best fowls that grow will be there. The Adams county boys are sure of bringing home a good share of the prize money for they are always there with the candy. Q— — WANT A NEW POSTOFFICE. > i New Castle Citizens Have Dreams of Fine Federal Building. New Castle, jJan. 19. —New Castle citizens are having dreams which are taking the form of* commodious federal building as the smoke floats upward. With a congressman All her own, New Castle has hopes that in the no distant future this will come to pass. There is no doubt that W. O. Barnard, who will succeed Jas. i E Watson in congress next March, ; has already heard it said that New Castle wishes a federal building and j desires him to conduct the campaign. ; The lease on the building new occupied by the postoffice expires in a little over a year and the citizens believe that now is the time to take the preliminary steps. o —« ... ' Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wiley will probably leave tomorrow on the noon Clover Leaf for their home in Marion. They have lived in this dty for. a year, and during that time cultivated the acquaintance and friendship of most if not aU of pur people, and it is with regret that they see them leave. '

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The temperance forces in Adams county are getting the fever and it is among the possibilities that the proper petitions may be presented to the commissioners at an early time, asking that body to call an election under the statute made by the special legislative session last September. To this end and with this object in view' a meeting was held in the parlors of the M. E. church this morning, which is reported to have been attended by many of those interested in pushing the cause to an early election. Representatives were present from all parts of the county, the meeting lasting for several hours, and at which many of the preliminary points were threshed out The meeting was entirely preliminary, and those present had nothing positive to say as to what had been and what would be attempted. They promise some definite information as the success of the movement at an early date. __, Letters of administration were issueh to Amos K. Stoneburner/in the estate of Jesse W. Stoneburner deceased. Mrs. Stoneburher was named in the will of the deceased, but she declined to act, and the court appointed the oldset son. An answer in one paragraph' was filed in the damage case of Anson B. Cunningham against the Chicago & Erie railroaiL in which the plaintiff seeks to get damages in the sum of „ 3500. A quit claim deed for a lot in this city was filed for record, Miles F. Porter to Eva E. Boyers. Anthony Glendennlng deeds nine acres in Hartford township to David Leichty, for consideration of 31,500. —, . - Washington, Jan. 20.—The house of representatives, by a vote of 124 yeas to 71 nays, decided in favor of abolishing all the pension agencies in the country, including the one at Indianapolis,and providing for the future payment of pensioners by checks sent out directly from Washington. It was demonstrated in the debates on the proposition that the change would be in the interest of economy. It is quite probable, however, that the senate will restore the agencies, as it usually does when the house strikes them out The pension agents are senatorial patronage, and that may make some difference in the attitude of the two legislative bodies. The Indiana delegation voted solidly in favor of abolishing the pension agencies. Some of the Indiana members were not present, but those who were voted as a unit for the proposed economy. The Indianaiahs present and votiilg were Holliday, Chaney, Gilhams, Adair, Dixon, Rauch and Cox. Three of the Indiana members, Holliday, Adair and Cpx, made speeches urging the business sense and good judgment of wiping out all the agencies. / Washington, Jan. 20. —In tion of the services which Abraham Lincoln rendered to humanity, Senator Beveridge Introduced a joint resolution to make February 12, 1909, a special legal holiday, that being the centenary of the birth of the emancipator. Senator Beveridge’s resolution, as referred to committee on judiciary, where it will be considered at an early date. # ■ o GIVES ANOTHER MILLION* John D. -Rockefeller Opens His Purss Agaiik Chicago, January 20.—John D. Rockefeller has given another to the University of Chicago. In a telegram to the board of trustees John Rockefeller Jr., announced that his father had placed securities on behalf of the university which will-yield an annual income of 340,- . 000. On tills basis, the securities are reckoned as being worth 31,000,000. \Jhe endowment fund of the university is now 315,000,000 from all sources. Mr. Rockefeller’s total contributions to the university aggregate 324,800,000. o In a recent issue of the Democrat an error was made in regard to the horse sale to be held by the Decatur Horse company. The auction will positively be held Friday, of this week, January 22, and the farmers will do well to attend. The buyers have scoured the country for good animals and they will have a good consignment to offer for public sale. Remember the date, Friday the 22nd, the place the First street stables.

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