Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1909 — Page 3

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■ It was halp past five Monday night 'before the commissioners finally solved the option election problem and decided upon a date for the election iu Adams'' county. The arguments earlier in the day all tended to tlto conclusion that March 1 would en- - able several men in the traffic to get out from under a little, and at the same time would not Interfere with, the validity of the election. However, the attorneys and others for the petitioners, showed that such a construction of the law might invalidate the election. The law says that after the presentation of the petition the board shall set a day for the election, and that the day so set shall be not less than twenty days or more than thirty days therefrom. The- law - further says that the election commissioners must within five days thereafter make up their reports of the election and to present them to the board of commissioners at the next regular session. March 1 would be in the midst of such a session of the commissioners and were the report carried over to the April session, the question that might invalidate the whole thing is whether the April session would be the “next regular session.” Should the election by that reason be invalidated, the blame would rest solely with tty board of commissioners, and they could not do otherwise, even were they so inclined, than to' be on the safe side. The matter of such expense in holding an election in Adams county, with thirty-two precincts, is no small matter and the board rightly set the date so that no controversy could arise from any source. The date fixed upwas Tuesday, February 23. Election commissioners were named in the persons of D. N. Erwin and P. K. Kinney, and it will devolve upon them with the auditor to arrange the details of the election, have the tickets printed, and perform other stunts toe numerous to mention. The board will meet on -the twentieth of the month, at which time the election beards will be named. ;—o —— COUNTY OPTION STRUGGLE* Anti-Saloon League, Beaten In Remonstrance Ruling. Elkhart, Ind., Feb. 2.—Rev. W. H. Brightmire, president of the Epworth league in the Goshen district, announced today that In view of the fight saloon men had made on the Third ward blanket remonstrance • which Special Judge Zebrit, of South Bend, held was void because the necessary signatures had been attached' during* the third day before the .commissioners met and not prior to tty third day, the league workers In Elkhart county will Inaugurate at once a campaign to secure the necessary 2,440 signatures to special election petition, and other Church organizations will join. — ■» - PAROLES DYING PRISONER. 1 ' Governor Marshall Permits Knightstown Man to Go Homo. ’ Governor Marshall granted a parole yesterday afternon to Matthew Barnes Os Knightstown, a prisoner at the Michigan City prison, who is dying from . tuberculosis. The governors action was inspired by a pitiful letter he received yesterday from the man’s mother, Mrs. Mary S. A- Barnes, who i is a widow and is dependent for supon only a small pension. Mrs. 1 Barnes wrote the governor that the > physicians at the prison hsd told her of her son’s condition, and begged that he be given permission to come home to die. < — o —— Treasurer Lachot has been doing - heroic work in the settlement of delinquent taxes, and at this writing tys. the list pared down to five; One < of these Is in Monroe township, one < in Jefferson, two in Decatur, and one J in Geneva. Two of these five have I given the promise of liquidation, and 1 tty old woman says that leaves 1 three. It seems a downright ghame to be sb near and, yet so far. If jin- 1 duceuffitys' ere worth anything the 1 Dally Democrat will give a receipt - for this dally paper one year to those < three if they will toe the mark and < i ~ hi ■•"■■e— ■" —'

give Adams county a clean slate on the day of the tax sale, which Is next Monday. It would be well worth the price to say that the county did hot s have a delinquent or be com- , pelled to make a sale on this day. While the county’s record is away above par, this would add fresh laurels and make people talk about us, , who never did before. These five should pony up and join the other thirty thousand progressive and taxpaying people of the county. They will not only save their property but they will save money in the transaction, and the easiest way to make money is to save it Treasurer Lachot is easily the king bee when it comes to collecting taxes, and is to bo congratulated for his enterprising methods. — O ■ rA new case was filed in court they being August Solomon, et al, vs. Coppock Motor Car Co., suit on account, demand >IOO. Hooper & Lenhart filed the suit Amos K. Stoneburner as administrator, filed his bond which was approved. Evidence was heard and the will of George A. Stone was duly admitted to probate. William F. Blakey as guardian of Richard, Julius, Lavina, Adaline, and Bertha Bischoff, filed a current report, which was approved. G. W. Baumgartner, guardian of Ida, Tillie and Grover Moser, made a final report as io Tillie, and was relieved as guardian to her. Susanna Buuck filed a final report as guardian to Luella, Rosiana and Amelia Buuck, and was Mayme E. Cloud has been appointed by the governor as a notary public, and filed a bond of one thousand dollars as required by law. The last will and testament of George A. Stone, deceased, of Blue Creek township, has been admitted to probate. It gives to tty surviving Wife all real and personal property, and names her as executor without bond. The -qvill was written on December 5, 1900. Real estate transfers include the transfer of Norman Jacobs vs. Orpha MeNamira, ten acres in Monroe township for 3675; William H. Myers to E. Burt Lenhart et al, eighty acres in Washington township, for >9,000; Harry Harruff to William H. Myers, to Washington township, >8,400. ' o A communlciatlofi from Marion brings the sad tidings that Jesse Buhler, formerly of Decatur, whose occupation is that of a barber in that city, is lying nt the point of death as a consequence of a prolonged siege of pneumonia. The young, man who recently was wedded to Miss Ethel Pillars of this city has been seriously 111 tor several weeks. Yesterday and day before he suffered several hemorrhages of the langs, and there is but slight types, for his recovery. Jacty Buhler, of this city, received word from Marion yesterday telling of the seriousness of the young man, and a number of his relatives who reside here are anticipating going to that'pTace to be at hie bedside. The many rlends of Jesse here will receive with regret the sad news, and although hopes are practically abandoned by tty physiclane for his recovery, they will live in hope that the unexpected will happen and he will get well again. The hemorrhages suffered by the young man have greatly weakened his condition and he is unable to take much nourishment ’ A While watching her mother baking | catys tor breakfast, Lenore Robinson, d years old, daughter of Seymour Rob- i inson, of Bluffton, fell forward upon the stove. Her hands were flat upon the heated surface and ware fright- 1 burned. •_ J, L, Lbve, the assessor of Wa- i bash township, wa© looking after bus- : iness here today. He wiU begin the ! work of assessing the personal prop; i erty of his township on the first day ; of March. ’

ICieek township Med T petition £ a bridge ov fl f tty Miller ditch, and the matter was referred to tty county counclL The Worthman and Bowers macadam roads ini Kirkland < township for which petitions were presented, were granted by the board and ordered spread of record. M. Fi Parrish was granted a refunding of taxes to the amount of >23.28. The Yost, Harlow, Beeler, Isch, Magley, Fartow, Beer, Fonner and Pleasant Grove macadam road petitions were continued. ■ b ' ■ o''.' The board will continue their session several days. Tomorrow they go to Bluffton to act with the Weils county board tn opening blds for a county line macadam road. They will have considerable business' yet before adjournment of the regular session is taken. 0 . Indianapolis, February 2.—The “steering” committee appointed by tho Democratic state committee to urge the repeal of the county local option law Is already in the breakers. Incidentally, the committee was to urge the members of the legislature of Democratic faith to carry out , pledges made in the state platform. The “steering* committee finds that ; some of the members of the general , assembly, with which it might hope ; to have Influence cannot be easily influenced, this assertion referring particularly to the thirteen to seventeen Democrats who will not countenance any move looking to the repeal of the local option law. After the meeting Sunday it was given out, and emphatically, -too, that the state committee was represented by the "steering’ Committee. Yesterday, when breakers began to make their appearance, the word went forth that the state committee as an organization was not behind the movement, but the chairmen in the several districts were free to use their influence with members from their respective cities and towns. t Abe Simmons, of Bluffton, delegate to the national convention, yesterday addressed a letter to Representative Merriman, leader of the independents in which he advised against the repeal of the law. His views' follow: “The Democratic party, in my judgment, should not take the responsibility of repealing tty ipreeent county local option law. It is not a political question, and should not be so treated by the members of the hoase and senate. Neither should any member be bound, or feel bound, to vote against his conscience by making it a caucus measure, for it is a question of public morals, pure and simple. It cannot be said that the Democratic platform binds the party to the repeal of the law. When that platform was adopted by the state convention there was no local option law then enacted, and it was certainly the purpose, and Intent of the platform to build up a stricter temperance law and not to destroy or tear down. If the present county local option law of the state at and prior to the time the Democratic platform was made would then have been an existing law would that state convention pledged or promised Its repeal? Every one knows that no such a promise or pledge would have been made by the Democratic party, in convention assembled. The Democratic platform aimed at better and stricter temperance and suggested the city ward and township as the unit, and not as they now are, with the county option a present and existing law. No one can read tty pHttorm and give it a fair construction and force it to mean that its purpose and Intent is to tear down and not to build up. Such a forced 1 construction la unreasonable. The people of Indiana should have a chance to test the law and If it should prove unsatisfactory dfter a tair trial it will be repealed by the next or some future legislature?’ ' ' ' ■ ■ -■ • ? © ■" . . Nome, Alaska, Feb. S.—Jlome’s annual dog race, the All-Alaska Sweepstakes. which has risen to be known as a sporting classic tty world over, ■will bo run this year ©verity >BOO mile course, from Fairbanks to Nome, i Instead of the 400 mile route origin- i ally planned. This is the latest scheme of the ©port lovers of Nome, who have offered a >IO,OOO prize to i the winner and |5,0Q0 more tn smaller prizes. Last year the sweepstakes was run from Nome to Candle and, 1 retnrn, k 400 mile jaunt, which oc- i cupied five days and was travelled < by the racinr-dog to a fieroe bHzzard. : The plan to race from Fairbanks to Nome would Involve i ten days’ trip • over snow and ice, moet of it on the < froie'n bosom of the Yukon. The troll I h a good one, and barring storms i the journey might be made- by 4he i racers in nine days or a tittle less. • The Fairbanks to Noine robe, say theji

promoters, would be a more strictly AlI-AJtoka affair. The new plan will also be a boon to many of the untried Who have their teams in Seattle this winter, and will bring them north in the spring for the race. To reach Nome they must take the trail at Valdez and come oven the ice byway of Fairbanks. If the race is started at Fairbanks they will be saved part of their .long journey. All of the big dog owners of tty north will have teams in the race, and many of them are conducting regular training stables here this winter, some having scores of dogs from which to pick a team of ten or twelve for the big race. The date of the canine derby is April 1. The winning team, in addition to the big cash prize, will leave Nome on the first boat in the summer and be exhibited at the clfic Exposition In Seattle. ■—— o ' ■— ■ ■ For a time at least the Eleys and Hany Straub have made their exit from the public stage, and although a disinterested onlooker would venture that they have gained enough unsolicited notoriety to justify final disappearance from police court limelight, a prediction is in order that their domestic troubles are yet far from a focus. The court of Justice over which the venerable Squire Smith predominates, took on a busy appearance early yesterday afternoon and when the hour'of two presented itself the office at which Mrs. Eley and Harry Straub were to be tried for adultery was overwhelmed with scrambling humanity, so much so that the. doors were locked early In the progress of the trial The case was not one which would enlist the sympathy of the people in favor of either of the parties concerned. To the contrary the character of the evidence of the brazen witnesses was such that aggravated the dignity of every listener. It was a case, pure and simple, of pitting evidence of husband against wife, daughter against mother, and who is to be believed? Never before was there a case where insult was so aggravatlngly added to Injury as when Elsie Straub, daughter of Mrs. Eley, voluntarily submitted a story of shame about her mother, admitting in the next breath that her mother arose at all times of night to administer aid to her while she lay sick at tty mother’s home, her industrious husband never offering assistance during those trying hours. An hour's time was consumed in the hearing of the evidence, after whioh tty squire adjudged the defendants guilty as charged and assessed them >2O an costs each, aggregating to >2B. 'Mrs. Eley stayed the docked and was released, while Straub was remanded to jaH to wait the expiration of his sentence. The sentence Imposed is not exorbitant In sucli a serious offense and the only fact to be deplored is that Joe did not get in on the sentence. - < o Washington, Feb. 2. —Representative C. B. Landis announced that at the dinner which. Vice President Fairbanks will give Wednesday night to the Indiana “lame dudta,” he will read James Byron Elmdpe’s Jatest poem, “An Ode to a Rabbit” “I consider the poem,” said he, "the equal of anything that Longfellow, Whittier or Burns ever wrote. It Is a masterpiece, and I want my fellow lame ducks to hear and enjoy it” Washington papers are making elaborate comments on the coming gustatory affair. It was announced in several papers 'today that < Reiptresentatlve Crumpacker will preside, but this is a mistake. Ckumpacker Is one of the most sprightly live ducks in the whole oongreaslonal puddle, within smelling distance of > the roast duck that is to be served steaming hot to the defeated Hoosier congressmen. Washington, Feb. 2.—Representative Cdx of Indiana, wty last week gave the powder trust the hardest jolt It ever received, will create i commotion today by introducing a bill to cut off the ancient and hoary mileage perquisite of congress. His bill, will go further than any reformer, appalled by extravagance, has ever dared to go in striking at mileage. It will not allow senators and representative! their actual mileage expense, but wiU require them to pay for their transportation and sleeping can accommodations out of their own pockets. Washington, February 2.—At the i Gridiron Club’s midwinter banquet at the New Wllllard nearly 200 men were present, including President Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks, ambansatyrs, justices of the supreme ] court, cabinet officers, senators, rep- i resentaXivee and well-known news- i paper men. To !th© president and i vice-preeidMiL Mho were the guests i of honor, farewells were said, but in ' thefr official capacity only. The dinner, tywwver, wty ***■ from affair, because ihe gridiron began working as soon aa the guests were seated. While Mr. Roeevelt and

■KJU-J IL»>!■ -■■■U mg WJL LJffi ">■.!■ JI..JI I! .■ Mr. Fairbanks were the ©objects of many jokes and Skits they enjoyed the entertainment as much’ as those Who mesely looked on. „ ' Tty essence of good manners la thoughtfulness for others. Ms. C. A. Dugan accompanied' by Mrs. Dugan, went to Berne to attend a directors meeting of the Peoples Bank this afternoon. They will be entertained today and tomorrow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Schug. t Mrs. C? 1 U. Dorwln will, entertain this evening at six o’clock dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Dorwin, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Walters of Fort Wayne, and Miss Frankye Thompson. A delightful time is anticipated. The meeting to be tyld tonight by the Mens’ Cltib of the Presbyterian church will be very Interesting. Rev. Brand, of Bluffton, recognized as an able speaker, will deliver an address. It is expected that a large number will be present to enjoy tty session. Delicious refreshments will be served at the of the address. The W. R. C. Club will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Dora Russell on south Thirteenth street The meeting of the Ladies’ Society of the German Lutheran church has been postponed until Thursday of next week, at which time Mrs. Wil; Ham Welland will entertain the society. At a very delightful meeting of the Bachelor Maids at the home of Miss Mayme Terveer last evening, Miss Emma Terreer and Miss Stella BremeriDamp won ffit-st prizes for highest score In euchre. A two-course luncheon was served by the hostess. Fifty members of the Pythian Sisters enjoyed the ritualistic work and Initiation last evening at the lodge room. A social time after the work made doubly pleasant by the presence of Mrs. Hoagland, of Jonesborough and Mrs. Mart Archbold, of Fort Vayae. Mrs. Fred Linn will go to Redkey tomorrow to inspect the Pythian Sisters temple at that place. The Helping Hand Society of the German Reformed ehurch will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. C. Moran. They will make bonnets and clothespin aprons. These articles will be left at the homes of the various members of the society for sale. The Missionary Society of the Evangelical church will meet at the home of Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner Thursday afternoon. Thfe Misses Electa Glancy, Lila Lachot, Pearl Purdy, Ruth Ernst, Ruby Miller and Bessie Baumgartner will meet at the home of Miss Baumgartner tomorrow evening to re-organize the P. S. F. Club. Mrs. Ruby Durkins and Miss Christen have invitations out for an afternoon party Thursday, Feb. 4. The Euterpean meeting is changed from Thursday evening to . this evening at the home of Mrs. John Nib- ■ lick. Mrs. Emma L Daniel will address the ladies of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the Wayne street church, Fort Wayne, Wednesday evening, Feb. 12. The meeting will be the annual mite box opening at the home of Mrs. W. J. Vesey. She will address a similar meeting at Ridgeville on the 17th and on Sunday evening. Feb. 28, she will ty; at the Trinity M. E. church. Fort Wayne. The last qUMterly meeting to be, held before conference was held at the M. E. church list evening, W. J. 1 Meyert reading a paper- <m the sub-. ject “The Duty and Obligation of the! Church to the Conference Claimant!.” The paper was pronounced good byi all those who heard it The meeting | adjourned until after the revival! meetings which begin there on next Sunday. Following these meetings the church board will hold another meeting, at which a new pastor will (enter into the discussions, as well as other matters appertaining to the welfare of the church in this cltyl Agents of the Decatur Horse Co> > have bought another string of horses. around Bluffton and they will take IE" about thirty within the next few days at the Reinhart Bros. barn. Tittejcffie' company alone has taken about ninety horses out of Wells county this winter—Bluffton New©. Attorney Frank CottreU,. of Berne, transacted legal business in tty city today and returned to his home on the afternoon train..

’ Monroe, Ind., Jan. 30—(Special to 1 Democrat)—The remains of the late ' John Haggard arrived at this place Saturday afternoon at 1:24 o’clock i via G. R, b L railway and were conveyed to the home of William H. Haggard, a brother, who resides in this town. The body was accompanl led from Parrington, Michigan, to i Monroe, by the family of the dece- > dent and ids three brothers, William, ; James and John, who reside in Moni roe township. As arranged by the relatives the funeral services will be held from the • Mqproe M. E. church i tomorrow morning at ten o’clock, the i Rev. Edgar Jones officiating. Inter* - ment will take place at the Ray cemt etery. The decedent lived In Adams > county for many years and enjoyed the fellowship of a large circle of friends, who are grief stricken over the news of hie death. He has been : married three times and' was the father of fourteen children, five of whom . have preceded him to the great bel yond. Many sorrowing friends will ati tend the fuderal and pay their last > respects to the memory of the departi ed estimable man. 1 ■ .— ■—o . GOTTSCHALK INTRODUCES BILL Would Stop Itinerate Vending of Medicines. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30. —House bill number 259 was Introduced yes- • terday by Representative Gottschalk i of Adams county. It is a bill for an t act to regulate the itinerant vending • ■ of medicines and providing for the • licensing of the business. If this bill becomes a law, any person who sells medicines from a pack, a wagon, a s. valise or in any other way must api pear before the Indian Board of Phari macy, give a sample of goods which ■ is examined and if found pure and t of value, he is then granted a license ■ for which he pays a fee of >IOO per month. The bill provides for a fine of from >IOO to >4OO for each offense ■ and would practically put out of busl iness the old street man as well as » many merchants who sell from wa- : gons through the country. o The stockholders of the Bliss Hotel t association will hold a meeting next week, when the annual election of officers will be held and other business r which comes up before the annual meeting will be considered. At this meeting Del Locke, present manager of the hotel, will ask to have his lease s changed so that the rent will be lowl ered. —Bluffton Banner. J -Q I The Board of Children’s Guardians . are again doing business, they having been given the care and custody of Charles Schlegel, the eleven year old son of Heury Schlegel of this city. TMs grand rush is enough to scare the life out of the members of this charitable board, or fear an epidemic was • abroad in the land. While the cases that have come before the board in the last few weeks are perhaps worthy of the consideration given, yet we can see where they can easily be . imposed upon. A few prosecutions in that event would not come amiss, i and we would be surprised if Prosecutor Heller would take this same view of it This makes eight children that the board of children’s guardians will take to the home near | Peru some time during the coming week. i ■ o GOTTSCHALK IN THE CITY. ■ Representative Gottschalk Calls on Friends In the City. » I 'Representative Gottschalk was in the city for a short time this mom- , Ing on his way home from Indianapolis, going on to Berne this afternoon. He is making the kind of a record that pleases the party and the' people on the question of repeal of the county local option, and his congratulations were many and of the kind that count He well represents his party by representing the people, and Mr. Gottschalk is doing that aR rigty. i’ I -' — -o — i HENRY SCHELEGEL, CONTEMPT I He Had on a Package That Was a | Beaut Besides. i Henry Schlegel is resting at the county jail, being taken up for contempt of court He was subpoenaed to the hearing that gave his eleven year old eon to the board of chfldren’s guardians. Instead of appeakfng. ty rook on a jag and this informattott coming to the court, the order 1 went out to have him taken for contempt. Henry Schlegel is a good .hearted man, but his love for the flowing bowl* has brought him to the Dietyttt sthfo. - /“Ceir SMI WMUGttSTSEYBnitttt