Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1909 — Page 1

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1 Feb. 3.—ln an effort R:he government from the dieament Into which It by’ heayy expenditures, id means committee is || ionsidering extraordinary means of I I alsing; revenue. From behind the 11 losed doors of the ways and means |i ommltte room It became known to11 lay that the Republican members of I ■ he committee are in possession of IJ is quiet Ing information in regard to li he condition of the federal treasury. I ’levers 1 weeks ago the committee, to 11 tenure a basis upon which it could I j ircceed intelligently in framing reVI j inue nieasures, put at work a corps I I if treasury experts, who were chargI i >d with the duty of ascertaining and I j '©porting to the committee the drift I >f the government’s financial affairs, llvith estimates of future revenues. |> The report’ has been received. It I .hows a present deficit of 179,000,000, I Vith a prospect that the deficit will I] {row to >125,000,000 by the close of Ir he current fiscal year. How to raise 11 core revenue to meet the enormously J Increasing expenditure is a serious ■ problem, to which the committee is I tow giving its attention. i'-' 1 ' -*V. . * I j Washington, Fsb. 3.—No single I ivestion is absorbing the interest and Ihcncern of the administration at this I noment to the same' extent as cer- ■ lain phases of the anti-Japanese agiI atlon in California. The president ias been In communication with nany reputable persons who should »e thoroughly informed as to the ■ondltions on the Pacific coast -—, -.-or 7 — . Huntington, Ind., February 3—Ev>ry township In the county voted dry tosterday except Huntington, the one n which* the city is located. Here ■j he “wets” had a majority of twenty; ■ twenty-five saloons are put out of ■ business, and the one brewery will ■ kavb a hard time to keep going. The ■ ringing of the church bells marked ■ fee opening of the polls and all day |||e bells were tolled every hour, Mounding the death knell of the saI loons. Precincts tn the south side ■ id the city shewed a heavier vote than ■ I hose on the north. There seemed to I »ea considerable indifference among I he men on both sides and although ■ trong efforts were made to get the | ote out, many failed to exercise their ■ irlvileges. Railroad men made no ■ pedal efforts, not desiring to lose ■ ime. I Rockville, Ind., Feb. 3—The local I .ption vote yesterday resulted in a ■ tecisive victory for the “drys” in ■ *arke county, the majority against ■ icenSe being 2,060. The voting was luuiet, and the “wets” did not put ■ip much of a-fight, except in two ■ Lining precincts in the southeastern ■ .nd southwestern parts of the county. Hine gave a “wet” mjaorlty of nine- ■ y-slx and the other a majority of ■lour. Not a township in the county ■las carried by the "wets.” Adams ■ ownship, which includes Rockville, ■pave 617 ** th ® " dryß ’” the ■ wets" 183, the “dry” majority being ■ 24. The last saloon (in Rockville ■ losed its doors Jan. 21. This left ■ Torida township the only one in ■he county, with fourteen saloons. ■ 'his township gave a “dry” majority of 168 with one precinct a “wet” lhajorlty. ■ I Vevay, Ind., Feb. 3—Switzerland Bounty yesterday joined the list of ■|ry counties of the state, their maIbrity being 908. Switzerland Is a ■ mall county, and according to her ■ otlng population, this majority may He considered strong. There was no ■ isturbance. and the result is pleas■|g to a large majority of the people ■ f the county. B&ogansport, Ind., Feb. 3.—The counnUjommission ers this afternoon post- ■ bhed action on the petition of 3,300 ■jmperance (people demanding an elec■lon on county option until the next R|Hon ill March, alleging no funds Hy avail able without an approprlaRioriSby the county council. The H|bts” consider this a victory for H.iem. The “drys” plan a mandamus. |! -—*■ 0 stockholders of the Bliss Hotel ■Speciation met last night and held Rfc annual election of directors. The Kme old directors were re-elected. RKy are: Mike Long, W. A. Kunkle. Rama Brown, Abram Simmons, Bam-Ret-Bender, L. E. Roush, L. C. DavJudge Vaughn and Del Locke, following officers wye elected;Hike Long, president; Abram SimRions, vice president; W. A. KunRid, secretary.—Bluffton Banner. Il

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| A contract was entered into this turning between the Huber Manufacturing company and Jasper Wable, of Monroe, whereby the latter relinquishes claim to an engine bought of the above mentioned company and thus • big law suit has been averted,which was scheduled for hearing m ihp Adams' circuit court The transaction in which Wable and Tabor were involved in the purchase of the enginq is a complicated one, - and it was only extended negotiations between attorneys for the Huber company and Wable, that plans for the suit were abandoned. According to the ‘eiina of the contract the engine reverts to the. possession of the Huber company and as far as Wable is concerned he is free from any liabilities. The engine was first sold to Wable and after some time he wold a halt interest to Tabor. The latter mortgaged the same to « Decatur firm and not knowing of this transaction Wable sold It ' back to the Huber company. In looking up the records this company ascertained that a mortgage had been given on the property and the deal was halted the contract was entered into. Indianapolis, Feb. 3.—A bill introduced by Senator Mattingly yesterday afternoon is designed to simplify the process by which drainage ditches may be cleaned and repaired. The bill -provides that ten or more perscns whose land would be affected by the proposed work may file a petition with the county auditor asking that such ditch be cleaned or repaired. It this petition is filed with the county' auditor as long as ten days before 1 the first day of the next regular session of the county commissioners, the . commissioners may hear evidence in ; the case at the next regular session. FblloWtng * the hearing of evidence the" commissioners may go in person upon the ditch and examine into its oonaitlonZ. At the next regular session they may hear additional evidence, and then if they deem it proper may order the ditch cleaned, Members of the house put in most of the morning introducing bills. Fifty-two new measures had been sent up to the reading clerk before the supply was exhausted. In the number were three bills dealing with the liquor traffic. Gauss introduced the German Alliance higher license bill and Tomlinson introduced a duplicate of the Senator Proctor higher license bill, each of them containing repealing clauses for the county local option bill. Madigan introduced a bill to enact a township and ward local option law, wlithout |repea|lln® the county local option law. Bills passed by the house yesterday were those to provide that tenants must return keys to landlords within ■twenty-four hours after vacation nf property, by Maas; to authorize the governor to issue patents for Michigan road lands, by Faulknor, and to legalize acts of county auditors In advertising for blds without authority pfbounty council, by Strickland. The bill vetoed by Governor Hanly restoring the in and out fees was passed by the house over veto. Other vetoed bills were referred to Committees. Among senate bills Introduced were those to extend the privilege of city libraries to township byr Kbitiep;- to empower cities of the third and fourth class to create park boards, by Lambert, and to require each voter to show his receipt for poll tax before,he casts his vote, by' McCarty. Thomas L. Lewis,| newly, elected president of the Udited'Mine Workers, was invited by the house yesterday to attend one of its sessions and to address the house. The resolution to this effect was offered by Hay, of Terre Hautet who, with Representative Gottschalk, was appointed to convey the Invitation to President Lewis. Stevens introduced his bill to place a! cent bounty on rat tails. Musphy offered up another bill to prevent the tipping of waiters and others, his first effort of having met with technical objections in committee. The passed the Sunday base ball bill yesterday afternoon by a vote of 51 >0 41. This was a bare epn- . stftutional majority. The fight over the bill was made interesting to a great crowd of spectators by the eloquence of Talbott, of Orange county,

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« 1 in his attack on the measure and by .' Gauss’s fiery defense. The debate , was shut off after their speeches, but continued through roll-call, many members explaining their votes with ’ more or less oratorical effect I ; 0 l Auburn, Ind„ Feb. 3. —(Special to Dally Democrat)—-After deliberating for more than fifteen hours, hopeless* ly divided at all times, the Jury in tbe Bubb damage case finally agreed to disagree and made a report to that* effect in court this morning, and they were promptly discharged.: Several hours were consumed yesterday by counsel in their arguments- to the twelve men, C. J. Lutz, of Decatur, "/« . . 4 . . v-- - - making the final plea for the defense. The jury retired to their room at about six o’clock last evening and at once began the tedious task of balloting. The first ballot resulted eight to four in favor of the- defense. Other ballots followed and at .x>ne time the men stood six to six. As the discussion continued, however, a number of the Jurors returned to their side and the final ballot stood eight to four against the plaintiff. At one time nine of the jurors voting for the recovery of damages against the interurban company. The case will probably be re-tried in the near future. '» — «•-'—“O» ■■. A communication from Toledo, 0., received .this morning by Mrs. Fred Hoenlzen, of Bingen, brought the sad tidings of the untimely death of her brother, Arthup Hobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacen Hobbs, pt-RlYarre. The deceased was born In Adams county and lived at Bingen during the greater portion of his life. When but a young man he accepted a position as brakeman on the G. R. & I. railroad and* was soon promoted to the responsible position of a conductor on a local on the north division. It was while engaged the railroad business that he contracted lung trouble, and, an aggravating case of consumption developed. He was forced to retire from activity some months ago and has since been practically helpless. He was treated for some time by a. Decatur physician. The remains will be transported to Lagrange for burial, that being the home of his wife’s parents. The arrangements for the funeral have not as yet been made. The deceased was 28 years of age, was the father of ’ one child is survived by & divorced widow, his parents, a number of brothers and sisters and a large number of friendsHe was very well known in this city. Jacen Hobbs, of Rivarre, father of the late Arthur Hobbs, is lying at his home in a very serious condition. A complication of diseases has developed and’donsderable alarm has been caused among the members of the family* Mrs. Fred Hoeniezn, of Bingen, daughter of Mr. Hobbs, went to Rivarre this afternoon to break the news of the death of Arthur. ■ rtTiw members board of commissioners with the county attorney, Clark j; Lutz/went to Bluffton yesterday, where the commissioners of thp ( two counties opened bids and awarded contracts for the nine miles of county line road, which was let there today. The contract was bagged by Wheat & the Jay county contractors, who have done considerable Work in this county. The bids were as follows: Wheat & Sisk ......... .*522,180 Samuel Yost 23,466 Michael Miller 25,854 0 L. O. Bears 25,199 Cross & Johnson 23,908 S. A. Mason 26,320 Frank Heller 26,475.50 C. S. Brinneman 26,130 John Ashleman ~.'. ... ... 25,960 E. H .Faust/..... 24,689 L. A. Hutsell ............ 27,305 A. G. King 25>43 Turpin Jackson ........ 25,876 J. N. ‘Neff ..J........... 23,781

r David Meyers f ........... 29,460 j 1 Many of the bidders were from t Adams county, and while they were ■ close, yet they were outside the mon--1 ey. The contract was a good one, owing to the fact that it was nine miles long, it not being often that ► a contractor gets a chance to bld on a road of that length. The bonds will : also be in demand, and it is likely that . mgeh of the road will be built during the coming summer. 1— < . , o ! With the one lofty ideal of advancing the interest of true brotherhood ’ and Irreproachable civicism, forty men, representative citizens of De- , catur, gathered at the Presbyterian church last evening, where in a discourse jepiete with genuine logic, 1 eloquence of language and forcefulness of delivery, the Rev. Brand, of Bluffton, injected into tne veins of his auditors an inspiration which will ■ find expression in the lives of those who were fortunate in imbibing the '■ all-absorbing thoughts so- picturesque- . ly presented. Following the introduction given by Rev. Spetnagle, Rev. Brand immediately lau*hed - on a course of deep thought of which his theme, “The Times Have Changed,” is suggestive. Enlisting the thought ' of his hearers to the disparaging distinctions so often presented by people who thoughilessly state that conditions politically, religiously and in [ a buslnesg way have undergone a retrogression during the passing of the years, the speaker explained that ' these jpeople compare the very best . conditions of the past with the very worst conditions of the present, to 1 the detriment of the latter. Partic- ■ ularly did the minister lay stress on the fact that the progress i>f religious organizations during recent years is unprecedented. He referred ’ singularly to the undeniable! fact that 1 the men of the country are manlfest- : ing more real enthusiasm relative to > church work than ever in the history , of the country, 'and the success of the church, he attributes in a large ! measure, to the untiring efforts of the men. The conclusion of the ad- * dress was a signal for demonstra- : tiop which was indicative of the appreciation of the audience. Attor ney C. J. Lutz then gave a few minute address to the satisfaction of all, after which the men invited to the parlors where a delightfur social session ensued, and may it be said that /every person irrespective of church affiliations, was entertained as only those who hate the welfare of every individual at heart can entertain. There was even more than social intei course for those who were present. Elaborate refreshment’!, consisting of butter, rolls, pickles, ham, coffee, ice cream, and cake were served and the same done Justice to, to which the writer can we’l testify. It was a feast of good cheer in its broaaest definition and one long to be remembered by all who enjoyed the of the oct casion. — o—■— — Berne, Ind., Feb. 3. —(Special to the Daily Democrat)—At two o’clock this aftbrnon Mrs. Chris Lelchty residing one mile northeast of Berne, died after a long illness from a cancerous affection of the stomach, and as a result most poignant sorrow has been occasioned to her many friends in Adams county. Mrs. Lelchty has been Hl for some time -and everything known' to the medical science was done’to rell^^fi^/from the pangs of sufferings,* but without avail. She has gradually declined until at last her spirit has returned to whence it earner A number of' the physicians were divided in opinion as to the nature of the illness of the woman, and they went to the home this afternoon to hold a pos£ mortem over the remains. The deceased was about fifty years of age, is the wife of Jefferson township’s mpat progressive farmers and has been held in the esteem of her every acquaintance. She had a number of relatives living near Decatur. The funeral arrangements have not as yet been made. Huber Topp, oT Jefferson township died yeslfojday at about noon after an illness rewng back several months. A of the stomach is responsible for the death of the estimable fanner. The deceased was about sixty years of age, and is well known over the county. A wife and a number t of | children survive ,to mourn their sos?. ■ o Negotlatl<ms are going on fonthe consummation of two important business changes. \

The coundl met Tuesday evening in 1 regular session, Mayor France pre--1 siding, and every councilmaii being present and answering to roll call, ! and immediately after the reading of . the minutes which were approved, the council got down to their routine of work/ The first matter that | was taken up was that of ordering Electric Superintendent Mylott to place several lights on streets that are now in darkness, and at the same time ordered him to hereafter place these lights wherever he saw that It was necessary and would prove the best for the public good. Upon motion by Councilman Van Camp the water works committee was empowered to go ahead and make some necessary improvements at the water works plant in the way of changing machinery so that in case the-water should at any time be shut off from one engine that the public would still .receive the benefit of the water and the plant would qot be ccmpelled to shut down as heretofore. This improvement has been needed for a long time and the council by their action last evening have taken a step in the right direction which in the end will prove a big saving for the city, and will also be a great benefit for the public. The ccst of this proposed improvement will not exceed five hundred dollars and when completed the plant will always be in readiness to respond with a heavy water pressure in case of fire. It was also decided by the council that a water pressure of thirty pounds should be carried at all times during the week and that on Sundays this pressure should be increased .to forty pounds this being due to the ..fact that so many of the churches use water power for their pipe organs, with this new service the water pressure will at ail times be sufficient to force water to any portion of the city, and the complaints that have heretofore been made to the counpH in this respect should cease. ■■ • The resignation of Marshal H. Fred Bohnke that was tendered Mayor France on last Saturday was taken up and read before the council and was immediately accepted and the clerk was ordered to spread the same of record. The mayor then appointed Albert A. Butler to fill out the unexpired term, which appointment was upon motion approved by the council, as was the new marshal’s bond which calls for five thousand dollars, and was signed by five of Decatur’s leading citizens. The newly appointed marshal then passed the cigars, after which he was sworn in by the mayor and this morning he assumed hi', new duties and those who now violate the law will be compelled to look out for the new man. Architect Oscar Hoffman, who is making the plans and specifications for the new city hall was present last evening and presented his drawings of the new. building, which from all appearances will be a beauty and a credit to our city, and which, when the same is completed, will make every Citizen proud. The council, howeVer, was unable to take any action on the matter, owing to the fact that Mr. Hoffman had - not completed his specifications, which he claims will be quite leitgthy, and which will take him until the next regular meeting to complete. However, he promised faithfully to have the kame ready by the next regular meeting, when a resolution ordering the city clerk to give nbtl-u by publication that the city would adb bonds for the construction of said building, will be passed, and the matter es pushing the work will thus be that much farther advanced. Mr. Hoffman had his estimate of the cost ot construction ready to present to the council and from his figures the building complete without the fire apparatus will cost in the neighborhood of twelve thousand dollars, which fact alone should signify that the building will be a beauty. The council seem in a hurry to push the work along, and Mr. Hoffman was specially to have everything in readiness so that they might be able to proceed at the next meeting. A resolution ordering the city clerk to draw his warrant in favor of H. Fred Bohnke for $54.98 salary due him, was read and adopted by the council, thus paying up the old marshal in full. The following bills were then read and. allowed: —■■■— D Teeple H 59.09 G. ft E.- 165.49 J. D. Stult 45.83 Tom Leonard 77.67 I

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1 D. Teeple 4.37 -;C -U. Dorwln 225.00 ,[G. R. ft I 61.33 jC. Vogt 75.20 ’ W. J. Archbold 272.36 r Geary ' 10.00 Amos Fisher 50.00 • F. V. Mills /. 2.55 . V/m. Burford 32.50. Decatur Times 4.00 ' Adams Express Co 2.90 ' H. Peters 22.40 : Julius Haugk ............ 9.75 i O. B. Wemhoff 1.40 , M. J. Mylott 239.45 Sunday Creek Coal Co 198.98 Fort Wayne Electric Works.. 27.22 ' Bass Foundry 13.50 Monarch Electric Wire Co 22.86 W G. Nagle 25.09 1 John Dougherty 5.25 ' George Jones Co 64.08 L C. Helm 7.00 John Sprague 16.20 Butler Butler 10.49 Julius Haugk* ... .:.......... 100.80 ! Jacob Stults 4.90 ' *No further business coming before the council they adjourned, to meet at their next regular meeting. Messrs. Welsh and Ryan, two of the leading electricians of the Fort Wayne electric works, will arrive in our city Thursday morning for the purpose of installing some electrical machinery at the Berling Packing house which will be used for the-purpose of operating the newly applied for chicken picker patent which is owned by 1 Messrs. Berling and Bainter. The machine which Is said to be perfect in every respect will be a revelation in this line* of work, if it can be successfully operated by electricity, and means much saving of labor and time 1 for those engaged in this line of work. The patent oh the machine - has ben perfected and Messrs. Ber--1 ling , and Bainter are now fully pror tected by the government and from what they are able to ascertain they 1 have the only machine ot this kind on 1 the market, and if the samp can be successfully operated by electricity, they have without question made their . fortunes. These men have for some ' time past been figuring with the Fort 1 Wayne Electric Works to have them . endeavor to perfect some kind of a motor that will operate their machine 1 with accuracy and speed and from I what they learned today this company have unquestionably solved the 1 mystery and the same will be thor- . oughly tested tomorrow at the 'Berling plant., A number of the local electricians will be present to see the test made as there is some doubt existing in their minds as to whether the same can be operated successfully by electricity or not. Should the test prove a success this firm will leave an order for the machinery and the same will be installed at the Berling plant and will be used by them during the busy chicken picking time, which occurs about twice a year. Messrs. Berling & Bainter have already received numerous from all over the country from men engaged in this line pf work asking for catalogues and prices and from present indications it would seem that if the machine is a success that they will receive more orders than they can handle. It is earnestly hoped by the friends of both of these gentlemen that the machine proves a success and that the teat made tomorrow thoroughly demonstrances the power and purpose of the machine. 0 —— The first bride in Indiana, In all probability, and certainly in Wabash, to give her occupation as a farmer in applying for a license, was Mias Elsie Dora Kent, who was granted a license to wed Elbert L. Lindley. Asked for her occupation she replied, T am a farmer.” So this occupation was placed in the books containing wedding applications. It was stated that her father owns a farm and she assists in the management She is an attractive young lady and did not consider her occupation so rare. Aaron Moeure received a telegram this morning announcing the death last night at Berne, Kansas, of his stepmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mosure. Mrs. Mosure was about sixty-three years old and was a sister of Ober Myers, whose death occurred last fall. Mrs. Daniel Carr living east of the city was a daughter of the deceased and was the only child living in this county. * Aaron and *Noah Mosure of 1 eral will be held Thursday at «Berae, 1 Kansas, and several of the Wells I county relatives will attend.—Bluffton t News. ’ O’ i ------ T-* 1

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