Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1909 — Page 2

wi vji.;, »v. . • ;■ . r , •, .. ■ ; I‘yl'tMr. Hayward, manager of the Deca* tur Packing company, has returned from Fort Wayne, where Wednesday afternoon he leased a mammoth building on Columbia street into which their wholesale meat house now located on Main street, will be moved hr the near future. The great Increase th the volume of business In Fort Wayne, has demanded a building of large dimensions, the Main street house being inadequate to fulfil’. the requirements, hence the move. The nw bunding extends over an entire lot and is an Ideal place for the branch house. When it is known that the Fort Warne business amounts to |75,000 to SBO,OOO annually to the Decritwr Packing company, the people wfff not wonder why large quarters are necessary to accommodate the large list of patrons. Two wagons are in operation continually at the summit city. Mart Mills, who for some-time has had the management of the Fort Wayne house, resigned Wednesday, and for the present at least Mr. Fred Mutchler of this city will take care of that end of the business. Manager Hayward secured two new Fort Wayne customers today, and expects to get many more. Responsive to the rapidly increasing business, the Decatur , Pacing company people are constnictlng a new sausage room at their plant in the city. The new addition will prob,ably be 60x80 feet-in dimensions, and will be well equipped. This concern is enjoying unprecedented prosperity at present with future prospects very encouraging. Mr. Hayward, the new manager has proven Invaluable as a trade getter and an excellent manager is he. o ■ ■ - — The Woman’s Auxiliary held an important meeting in the court room after the regular program for the afternoon closed. Mrs. D. E. Studabaker president, called the meeting to order. The organization is a year old. Methods for advancing the work, the purposes of the the best plan to pursue for tfre coming year were discussed. A membership fee of fifteen cents for each member was voted, many of those present becoming members and paying the dues fbr the year. This money can be used for the purpose of securing state speakers. The officers elected for the following year are Mrs. Ed Lyon, president, Mrs. D E. Studabaker vice president, Mrs. John Evans secretary and treasurer. Mrs. Lyons announced that some time during the month she would call a meeting of the auxiliary to discuss the line of work to be followed for the ensuing year. She desires to appoint a vice president or chairman for each township to solicit membership for the county organization. The purpose Os the auxiliary is for mutual help and encouragement, knowledge of better , methods of work, to lighten labor of the household, reduce the monotony and increase the cheer of home life, keep mutually alive and growing, overcome timidity and acquire self possession, develop desire and power to aid others. This means a missionary spirit and the necessity of leaders among the farmers wives themselves. The problems confronting the-woman in country life are different from those of her sisters in towns and cities. Although of Infinite interest to the one as well as the other. The butter and meat and poultry and eggs and vegetables that the one produces and the other buys are of equal value to both. Many a woman who sends each week delicious butter and other farm products to the markets cannot know how highly, her name is valued In more than one household. It is in order that the best method's for preparing these things may be ‘ discussed and exhibits of bread and butter, etc., with talks on the same, may be held at regular intervals for mutual helpfulness that these auxiliaries are organized, as well as to take op some line of literary, work. A subject such as the women: of the Bible, which would. not be burdensome but helpful. It seems that an organization which would ! mean so much to thope belonging, should have the name ofevery worn-| an interested in farm life in Adams county. Through a misunderstanding yesterday many of the. ladies who were present at the institute did not stay for the auxiliary meeting, much to the disappointment of the members of that organization. Any wornan desiring to become a member may do so By sending her name to Mrs. Evans. The dues can be paid any time during the year. o .’ REV. .ASHER H. BRAND < The Men's Club of the Presbyterian church will assemble in the auditorium tonight at 7:30 o’clock. ,At this time Rev. Brand, of Bluffton, will give us an address. He is always bright and interesting and nene -& the men should fail to hear him. A the close of the address a social hou wiH be spent, refreshments servet and a good time generally had li wholesome fellowship.

, ..... B - Catharine Lewis has been appolnt--1 ed and has taken out letters of ady ministration for the Estate of Qface - A. Christman, deceased. She gave i bond in the sum of one thousand dol- ■ Jars. . The circuit court begins its Febi ruary term on. Monday morning, and - at time there will be much doing in I the Adams circuit court The docket is heavy, and it is likely that some . Important cases will be, disposed of • during the term. i j j “ Sheriff Meyer has subpoenaed the ' jury selected for action during the term, and they will first report for duty during the second week. It is ' expected that a number of cases will ‘ be set for trial and that they will ’ have something to do. The election commissioners will have a meeting the first of the week and conclude arrangements for the subsidy election which is- to be pulled oft in French, Monroe and Jefferson townships on Monday. Snyder & Smith, the local attorneys representing the defendants in ’ the Paille-Swartz damage .suit, known ' as the Amish case, will file a motion ' for a new trial before the close of th® present term of the circuit court. The Amistynen held a council early this week and were to have decided whether they would pay • the |l,ooo judgment secured by Paille against the church members or appeal the case. However, the attorneys here have received no Information as to the result of the council.—Portland Sun. o— HE IS AT MOBILE, ALABAMA A Hanging Bee Was on Since He Went There. y' A letter to his family from B. H. Meyer written at Mobile, Alabama, was written a few days ago and received by them. He reports all kinds of excitement since arriving there, among which a hanging bee, in which a negro furnished the subject The charge was that he had killed an officer, an d that was too much for them to wait for the law to take its course. The weather at Mobile is warm and pleasant, and the fanners are in the midst of planting and caring of all kinds of grain, such as is raised there. Mr. Meyer will go to New Orleans soon and may not go to Florida as contemplated when he left here. , —gTHE MEMBERSHIP INCREASES Church Statistics for Last Year Show a Wonderful Gain. Church membership in the United States was increased by 720,647 last year and 1,874 churches were added to the number previously in existence. The number of ministers was increased by 2,835. These increases are said to be all less than normal, due like other decreases probably to the depressing effect of the. financial stringency. The gain in church membership makes the total number now 34,283,543, which is divided among the different creeds having a million or snore each as follows: Roman Catholics, 12,394,731. Methodists, 3,120,448, Baptists 2,054,301, Baptist Colored 1,864,877, Methodist Episcopal south 1,749,899, Presbyterian north 1,278,259, Disciples of Christ 1,274,725, regular Baptists north 1,187,356. There are 26 other denominations grading down' to a membership of 100,000 apiece. Os 155 denominations only 34 have more than 100,000 each. o— — When the circuit court convenes Inext week Judge Sturgis will be petltlcyied to Issue an |attachmertt against Charles Cotton, to have him show cause why he should not pay the |4OO attorneys fees, which was ordered to be paid to the attorneys Jof Mrs. Cotton. It is claimed that when the notice of • appeal was given this was not included. As a result i the attorneys will ask that the money be paid over.—Bluffton Banner. ! George Stone, living east of Ceylon, died Wednesday evening after a brief ' illness caused from an abcess on the lungs. Mr. Stone was a native of Ohio, and reached the age of 63 years, 6 months and 22 days. He leaves a wife and two grown children and i 1 other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The funeral will be held from the house tomorrow morning at I 9:30. Interment In the Backesto cemetery. Mr. Stone formerly lived 1 i in Berne for some time.—Berne Witness. . ’£ i o ■ Indianapolis, Feb. 2.—Forty-nine of the Democratic representatives in t caucus last night on the county local II option issue agreed, it is said, to s support a bill repealing the county dlocal option law and substituting the it Democratic platform idea of township ir and ward option, carrying with it a d high license. Ten membert, it is in said, refused to be bound by action of the caucus.

* REPORT OF JAY fcIRCUIT COURT ‘ Annual Report tn the Bureau of Statistics. 5 County Clerk Gillespie has completed his annual report of thq number and nature of the civil and criminal cases filed disposed of together with the other matters transacted in the circuit* court during the year 1908. The report is made to the state buI reau of statistics' and was mailed to Indianapolis Friday. It shows that during the period covered by the report 334 civil cases were filed and 351 civil cases were disposed of. But two s children’s cases were filed In the juvenile court In 1908; 46 letters of administration were Issued; 23 guardians were appointed; 23 decrees of foreclosure were entered; 9 shriff’s sales were conducted; 9 people were declared insane and 215 marriage licenses were issued. —Portland Sun. O T— The fact that the school term has been shortened a month is being forcibly borne in upon the members of the various high school classes at this time by the activity of preparation for the commencement exercises. This year the graduation exercises will take place on May 31ert instead of the latter part of June as heretofore, and for that reason the preparations are just one month farther along than usual. —Bluffton News. - Samuel Benn, who until the laws enacted by the general assembly of 1907 went into tffect, was engaged in the sale of spectacles as a side line to his customary work of auctioneering, begun the circulation of a petition Wednesday morning which ho will forward to Representative John M. Smith, at Indianapolis urging the latter to use every means within his power to work for the repeal of the law creatlrfg a board of registration and examination in optometry.—Portland Sun. Many local oil men think the conditions are about right for an advance in the plrce of Indiana oil and have been expecting the announcement for several days, says the Montpelier Herald. One thing seems to be uncertain and that is unless an inducement to hold them in the way of better price comes soon, a big per cent of the wells in this section will be pulled before many months roll by. The present price neither Induces drilling of new wells nor mantes operation of old ones profitable; Benjamin F. Shively is the first man ever elected to the United States senate from the extreme north end of the state. The cities farthest north to furnish senators before this time are Wabash and Logansport Judge John Petit, of Wabash, was selected some time in the 50’s and Daniel D. Pratt, of Logansport, was elected in 1850. David Turpie once ’ lived in Logansport, but when he was elected to the senate in 1887 his, residence was at Indianapolis, where it has been ever since. He also served a short time in 1863, when he lived in Logansport. With these exceptions the senators for the past fifty years have all lived farther south. I ~’ GOES INTO BUSINESS. G, R. ft I. Employe Who Sustained Injury is Business Man. Charles Aubrey, the Grand Rapids and Indiana brakeman, who last August fell under a switch engine and lost one leg and bad the other foot mangled so badly that for a time it was feared It, too, would have to be amputated, has now fully recovered. The Injured foot came out all Tight and with his new artificial limb he gets around almost as well as before the accident, not even using a cade fqr assistance. He was a member of the Fort Wayne Lodge No. 136, R R. T., and Tecplved his ,insurance money from the order and has decided to go into the coal business in partnership with, his uncle, Frank J. Aubrejr the Thomas street grocer. The yard will be located on Winter street and the Wabash railroad, and will be ready for business this week.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. KEEN RACE FOR CAPITAL. — Union of South African Colonies May Result Through Compromise Cape Town, Cape Colony, Few L— The convention now being held here ! with the object of forming a plan for ( the union of the colonies has been dead-locked for a week over the question of which'city shall be the capital. A compromise is now; discussed whereby the honors will be divided. 'WiTprovfffgs tWff Town shall be the seat of parliament Pretoria the administrative capital and Bloemfontein the headquarters of the Judiciary. /*', ... — o- —— It will bring rich, red blood, firm, flesh, and muscle. That’s what Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Taken this month keeps you well all winter. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. SMITH, YAGER ft FALK. i ’ • - i £. -c ■. Rtf

‘ Se quiet titte suit Louisa and Henry Magley vs. Jockson Barlow et ‘ al, was submitted tn which a finding whs found for the plaintiff, in which . a mortgage was ordered cancelled, r and 'Paul G. Hooper appointed to I made deed of conveyance. The costs were charged to the plaintiff. r r 1 The case of State vs. Francis Good . of Jefferson township, was heard be- . fore Judge Merryman, the defendant ( pleading guilty and the court assessing a fine of $lO against him. ’the charge was cruelty to animals. J. F. Lehman' as administrator of the Daniel Sprunger estate, filed his 1 final report, which was made returnable February 12. • • S. A. Armantrout filed a final report as executor of W. H. Wodruff, deceased. ’ A final report was filed by Henry Luttman Jr., as executor of Henry Luttman, deceased. ♦ ' x A current report was filed and allowed by Martin Kirschner as administrator of the estate of William R. Kirschner. John Weaver as administrator in. the Eldridge Weaver estate, reported a sale of personal property. Albert Butler as administrator of the Jesse Butler estate, has filed a petition for a reappraisement of property. J. B. .Stoneburner filed a, petition for clerk to pay over S2OO in trust, in the Jesse Stoneburner estate. The estate of George Hahn was set off to the widow, Margaret J. Hahn, the value of the personal property being less than 3500. *■ - - The probation of the Maria Louisa Shaffef will approved, as was also the letters of administration granted in vacation to Catharine Lewis. A marriage license was issued to Frank Hurst, of this city, and Grace Tyndall of Pleasant Mills. Real estate include Davy C. Chatham to John R. Wheeler, eighty acres in Washington township for $875; Joseph Fenstermaker to James Fenstermaker, fifty acres in Wabash township, for 33,000. Jacob R. Miller was discharged and relieved from any liability of trying to evade the order of the court. He is a witness in. the case of State vs. Johfiloz, and when the case was called during the last term, he was in Michigan. He showed to the satisfaction of the court that he had no knowledge of the date when Jthe former trial was. set for hearing. H. M. Zook, through his attorney, Jesse C. Sutton, petitioned to have the name of the ZOok company changed to Swiss Milk company. The petition was granted. o —————— The commissioners faced a heavy docket and lots of business at their February term. The first business presented was the bulky local option petition. Evidence was hbard and the board made the record that the petition contained 2,108 names and that the total vote for secretary of state’, at the last general election was 5,128. The petition contains to exceed twenty per cent of the total vote of the county, and thp petition was granted. The date of election will be determined som® time during the session. l Macadam road petitions were presented for the following roads: C. C. Sprunger, Emanuel Sprunger. David Habegger, August Walter, Sherman Glen denning, Magi ey,\andAhr Extension No. 1. . George B. Maurer and W. V. Buckmanter were appointed viewers and C. G.’Erajit engineer on the Sprunger macadam road. A The Emanuel Sprunger, Sherman Glendennlng and David Habegger roads were ordered sold at the March term of commissioners’ court. Fred Blomberg and Herman Reinking were appointed viewers and C. C. Ernst engineer for the August Walters road petition. , Bide were opened for the construction of the Broadstock macadam road. The following bide were filed: j ; A. F-, Engle .|2,919.00 E. H. Faust 3 > llo - 00 T, O. Bears 2,399.00 Michael Miller 3,130.00 _Levi Augsbdrger Frank Heller' Merryman ft Fugate ... 3,200.00 Rufus Meshberger 2,490.00 a J Shoemaker, of Geneva, was ZL > ..non rpfiindina taxes, rebated

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The Milford Mall says that Arthur Griffith, of Milford, while giving A ' demonstration of his mathematical | ability in a Benton Harbor theater recently, shook the talth of the mem- d bers of the House of DaVld. These peculiar people have a settlement, ' nearby and believe that all those who do not unite with them will be swept off the earth in 1916. They further believe that two men will have chll- I ■ dren born to them and when the children are 12 years of age they will have two and so on for a thousand 1 . years. Griffith proved that it would require a billion worlds; larger than this one. to contain their offspring, allowing a square foot to each inhabitant. Since this demonstration the representatives of the Holy Rollers of the House of David, as they are called, have been greatly confused. —o —- - When Rubbers Become Necessary and your shoes pinch. Alien’s FootEase, a powder to be shaken into the . shoes. Is just the thing to use. Try It for Breaking In New Shoes. Sold everywhere, 25C. Sample Free. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y, Don’t accept any substitute. — o . Vhe standing joke that Indiana officeholders die but never resign has been given a rude jolt by Drummohd. S Terrell, postmaster of Majenica, Huntington county. Terrell has been \ trying his level best since last September to get rid of his job, but he cannot. Saturday he appealed to congress to let him go. He resigned in September, but still holds on because he. has been unable to Induce any one In authority, to name his successor. The office is of the fourth class and the salary ts not attractive. o ■ — '■ ■.g Here Is Relief for Women. If you have pains in the back, Urln- , ary, Bladder' or Kidney trouble, and want a certain, pleasant herb cure for woman’s Ills, try Mother Gray’s | Australian-Leaf. It is a safe and nev-er-falling regulator. At Druggists or by mall 50 cts. Sample package FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leßoy, N. Y. - • Q ' Senator Kimmel, of Noble county “ has a bill to make changes in the 33rd, 34th and 54th judicial circuits. At present Kosciusko county alone forms the 54th district Thte bill would place Kosciusko county and Whitley courity in the 54th. Lagrange and Noble would form the 33rd, which is now made up of Noble and Whitley I and this would leave Elkhart county I alone to form the 34th, which is now made up of Elkhart and Lagrange. ■ o — t REVOLTS AT COLD STEEL. “Your only hope,” said three doctors to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich., suffering from severe rectal trouble, lies in an operation, ’• “then I used Dr. King’s New Life Pills,” she writes, “till wholly cured.” prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipation, Headache. 25c at all druggists. — —— The city council here will prob- . ably be asked within a short time to , buy anautomoblle truck for the fire department. The Decatur city council Is thinking of purchasing an automobile truck for the fire department there and It Is thought that a truck of this kind would be a saving to the people of Bluffton. The automobile would carry a chemical engine in front if one should be purchased. The , Decatur aidermen claim that it will . be a saving to the city if an automobile is purchased, as sometipaes there Is not a fire a month. With an automobile the feed which the horse would consume in this time Is saved.—Bluffton Baser. ‘ —~O 'I " WASHINGTON ONCE GAVE UP to three doctors; was kept in bed for five weeks. Blood poison from a spider's bite caused large, deep sores to cover his leg. The doctors failed, then “Buckien’s Arnica Salve completely cured me,” writes John Washington ,of Boequeville, Tex. For eczema, boils, bums" and piles its supreme. 25c at all druggists. , "■ ?' ~~'Or J '*** , This is the last week before the subsidy election for the Bluffton, Berne & Celina Traction compnay, which wHI be held next Monday. Theye will be considerable campaigning done on the part of the promoters ; of the line between now and the time of. the election. While a number of people in the western and southwest- | era part of the county do not wish , to give the subsidy, it is believed by J the promoters that there will be no trouble in getting a big vote in the S city.—Bluffton Banner?, . o —— When baby loses fiesh, looks pale, | is flgety, and nervous, the little one is not well nourished, and should he'® given a soothing, healing tonic. Hol- j lister’s Aocky Mountain Tea Is the ■ 1 best tonlo for babies; purely vege- J® table. 35 cents. <■ j ? S .?| „•<>. Cleo Jaunita, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Butler, was born I Dec. 19, 1908. Died Jan. 81, 1909, at the home of hpr grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Winters. The fun- I eral was held at 2:30 this afternoon I from the house. Rev. D. O. Wise of- 1 ficiating. Interment was made at I Maplewood cemetery. % : • J