Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1909 — Page 3

•= the Bluffton, Geneva & Udlinatractlon line wffl ”be btfftt, aa worfl cornea from Geneva that the 175,000 te all f - practically raised and that aH„fflrtt remains 1« Tor the promoters of the to fro forward with theftr anwngeraente.to brild the line. Less than rarnkta to -be sUtaeribefl and thole In Charge iff raising tfhls amount of subscription to the stock fund know Where they can lay ttJhelr hands on the follows that Will disgorge to this amount, so the Geneva people have virtually done their work and ft Is MW up to the Bluffton financiers to Show their hand. This they will do, as they are anxious that the line be built, ft amounting approximately to fifteen miles of road, and In one rpspect win be an extension to the Marton, Bhiffton & Eas- < tern line, which has been in operation I tor the past two or three years. Several of those interested In promoting" the enterprise were In Geneva yesterday at which time details tn the transaction were gone over more thoroughly and a complete understanding was had. The Bluffton News has this to say about the route out of Bluffton: . < The exaet route the new line will take out of Bluffton Is not yet definitely settled- Three routes out of the city have been surveyed, one down Market street to the Wabash river and thence south on Wayne street; another down Washington street to the waterworks statton and thence In a southeasterly direction to the Six Mlle road, while the third provides for a line south on Scott street to Spring and thence across the Winters farm to reach the Six Mfle pike. The route east on Washington appears to ’ be the most favored and most feasible in the eyes of the engineers, tor the reason that the line can be constructed without a sharp right angle turn In getting out of the city, and as the company figures on doing a heavy freight business and carrying big and heavy freight cars they want as few sharp curves as possible. As no franchise has yet been asked or granted by the city council the exact route out of the city Is yet to be- determined. -o—- -“ The deadly work of flames has plucked from the fond affection of Its parents. Dorothy, the two-years-old . baby of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Presdorf, of Woodburn, who until two years ago were residents Os Adams county. The mother of the child had gone to the rural mail box and left the babe playing in the house. She returned within a few minutes finding the body of the infant completely enveloped in flames. By timely work she protected

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11 its face and hands, although fts body i had been warned into a crisp. The i sad opunrrenee happened Saturday 1 and the Child died yesterday as a t conseanenoe of the severe burns. > Messrs. ESI and J. D. Meyer Os this f City, uncles Os Mr. Presdorf, received i a communication last evening toning I of the dmsfae. The parota ere ini consolable over the sad misfortune b which has been wrought upon them, ? and when the -news propagated ■ through the streets Ct Decatur In rel gard to the affair profound sympathy i was Signaled on every hand. The - father of the Child was bora to this i county, as is known by many people, ; as Is the mother, and. they will not • be alone In their hour of bereave- > ment. The funeral services were held at Bluffton Tuesday and some of the Decatur people who will ati tend are as follows: Mrs. J. D. Meyer, Mrs. George Hennef ord, Mrs. Emma - ’Rtfbison and Miss Esther Presdorf. - 1 — o— ————— i A foreclosure was entered this morning in the case of Menno S. Lelclrty vs. Emil and Katie Franz. The defeni dants did not appear and Judgment was rendered for $85.85. A re-appraisement of real estate was filed in the partition suit, Charles F. Rinehart vs. Charles F. Rinehart, administrator, before special Judge David E. Smith. . Three judges occupied the bench in the Adams circuit court this morning, they being Judges Macy, Merryman aad Smith. Real estate transfers: Samuel Butler et al to French Quinn, lot 28, Decatur cemetery, S6O; william P. Colchin et al to Fred Sehelman, 40 acres Root tp,, $2,400; J. B. Coverdale to Isadore A. Kalver et al, 30 acres Root tp., $2,400; Ulysses Gfeller et al to Rose Hofer, 20 acres Monroe tp., $2,000; Henry Bovine et al to John Bmitley, lot 633 Decatur, $2,000; John Bmitley et al to Henry Bovine, tract In St. Marys tp., $5,000; Fred E. Buuck to Ed Marshand, tract In Preble tp., $2,350; Louisa Magley to John Magley, tract in Root tp., $1.00; Allen Shell to Isaac Smith, 80 acres in St Marys tp., $1.00; William Peal to William S. Peal, tract in Jefferson < tp., $2,000. i - Smith Shoemaker, administrator of- - estate of Manley 8. Brown, filed. : final report which was approved and i the administrator discharged. i The injunction suit brought by ■ Hannah L. Paxon et al., against i Frank P. Adams, in Which a new : ■J" ini . ijJ.

' ■' ' j trial was .granted, was sent to Adams county im Change of venue Monday morrftng. The Change was asked iby the defendant and twenty days was allowed in Witfch to perfect the transfer.—'Portland Bun. Eight iff ’the directors at the Great Northern Indiana Fair assodtatton met Tuesday a. m. to the office «ff (C. X Lutz, Where the date for the 1909 season was -Chosen as well as the transaction of other business mutters which h * Te to do With the welfare iff the Hssßeliation. Much enthusiasm was manifest among the directors who have so successfully contacted all former <events and the VM fair bids fair to eclipse all former meets held in the county. The meeting called to order and after the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting the body *t once got down to business. August 24-25-28-27 was chosen as the date for this year’s session. The supertntendens for the various departments were selected and are as follows: Privilege, H. Baker; police, J. Miller, Berne; water, C. Gllllg; hacks, Henry Eitlng; speed, D. W. Beery; horses, 8. Plßars; cattle, 8. Pontius, Geneva; sheep and swine, W. Scfrug, Berne; poultry, Michael MlHer; fruit and agriculture, J. M. Duff, Geneva; canned fruit and culinary, Mrs. Calvin Teeter, Berne; floral ai\d art, Mrs. Cal Kunkle. During the session a report was read by the committee appointed to revise the premium list *and the same was accepted and approved by the body,’ the contract for the printing of them being awarded to the Democrat Other matters of minor importance were looked after and the preliminaries of what promises to be the greatest fair ever held In Adams county have been gene through with. Another meeting will be held In the near future. The directors who participated in today’s meeting were Messrs. T. Baltzell, Steiner, Teeter, Smith, Niblick, Kunkle, Ripley and Adams. > - —■ o The Indianapolis Star has found a Republican candidate for congress in this district They publish the following: Mlles J. Furnas of Winchester,who has served as member of the house of representatives during the last two sessions of the general assembly, is being urged to become a candidate at the next election for the Republican nomination for congress' in the Eighth district, but he has not given an answer to those who are insisting that ho run. If Mr. Furnas decides to become a candidate he will no doubt give the Eighth district a hot race, far he Is reputed to be one Os, the

g best campiOers and organizers Tn the district. "During his two terms £ in the legislature Mr. Furnas has s made a consistent record. His friends > say there has been as little criticism Os bis actions as there has been of any member Os the house. It is said t he paid Closer attention to the buslt ness Os the sessions and was present • and answered more roll calls than > -any other member. Mr. Furnas is a > fighter and Is able to take care of ’ himself in debate. During the last f Tew years Mr. Furnas has been prom inent in Eighth district polities, and ’ for some time past the talk of brlngI tog him forward -as a candidate for ’ congress has been heard. His friends 1 point out that he has never been ' mixed up In any factional trouble. ’ This, they say, Will be a strong point ' in his favor, and will add strength 'to his campaign in case he decides to enter the race for the nomination. o — -1 Washington, March 16.—The Demoerats and Insurgents* of the house' of representatives won and lost their 1 fight on the adoption of the rules of > the house yesterday. Just when the fruits of victory were within their grasp and it looked as If “Uncle” Joe Cannon was at last to be shorn of his power, a little fraction of the Democratic party, led by Representative John J. Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, N. Y., played into the hands of the regular Republicans, and the promised victory was lost As a result of the trick turned by Fitzgerald, “Uncle” jJoe Cannon is smilingly uppermost. Not only has he achieved re-election to the speakership in the face of threatened opposition, but the house machine with all its tremendous power has been perpetuated. The speaker will continue to appoint the committee on rules. He will continue to be the chairman of that committee and, through it, he will continue to dominate legislation. Thus ends the great fight between the speaker and the coalition of Democrats and Insurgent Republicans. The coalition developed tremendous power. It had four votes more than enougn to prevent the readoption of the rules of the Sixtieth congress, but when Fitzgerald, sided and abetted by the Cannon managers executed his flank movement, they were not strong enough to resist and the Fitzgerald amendment was adopted 211 ayts to 172 nays, one member voting “present.” Washington, March 16.—Only five committees of the house will be named by Speaker Cannon for the present These wil Ibe ways and means, rules, printing, mileage and accounts. The ; other committees will be announced

about the same time the special ees- | sion is ready to adjourn. In making up the committees, it is stated on reliable authority, the speaker will consult with “every member of the house who desires assignments with him.” This means that Minority Leader Clark will not enjoy the privilege accorded his predecessor, John Sharp Williams, of selecting the minority members. It was stated that Mr. Cannon, after a trial of six years, had reached the conclusion that the plan was not the best and that henceforth he will not shift any of the responsibility for committee assignments to the minority leader. The attitude taken by the Democrats at a caucus this evening after the house adjourned is to sharp conflict with the new policy of Speaker Cannon. A resolu-1 tion was adopted to prevent members' of the minority accepting appointment on any committee without the previous approval of the present Democratic minority leader, Clark. The Holy Grail boys will give a banquet at the Methodist church this evening In honor of Will Conrad,who leaves soon for Cincinnati, and Harold Wilcox, of St Louis, Michigan, a former member. The banquet table | will be an elegant one. Everything ! good will be served. The committee i on the toasts are Ben Beavers, Don Burk and Howard Wlsebaupt Seven . candidates will be initiated into the order. The first four to be taken ini are Walter Wilkinson, Virgil Krick, Carl Beatty and Joe McConneL , The Mite Society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. P. B. Thomas Friday aftemon. A good program will be rendered. The program will be pulished tomorrow. The Rebekah lodge will meet this evening at the hall to prepare fori initiatory work in the near future. Miss Edith Porter will entertain the Priscilla Club at her home on Madison street Tuesday evening. Sewing will be the occupation. Refreshments will be served by the hostess. This will be the first meeting for some time, the club has had. The Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will give their annual tea at the home of Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer Thursday afternon. A musical and literary program win be given. Everybody is invited. Jacob Spangler recently received % letter from his son, C. W. Spangler, written on birch bark. It is quite thin and of a yellowish color. The

■' " , B", 1 1 * - Indian chnoes were made of the ; same material and were very frail and . light Mr. Spangler tells a very in- [ terestlng story In regard to its Ynl- ’ ue to a lad who had wandered awfry and was lost The Historical Club win be enter- ' tained tonight at the home of Mrs. Rufus Allison, instead of R. K. Er- ’ win. Mrs. Dore Erwin win have the paper. i _____ 1 Miss Norah Studabaker returned from Bluffton. She attended the six o’clock dinner at the home of Mrs. 1 W. A. Bowman, west of town. The ' other guests were Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner, Mr. and Mrs. Lachot, i Misses Lilah Lachot, Bessie Baumigartner, Pearl Baumgartner, John and Clyde Baumgartner, Herbert, Dwight and Noble Lachot The Euterpeans will suspend their studies at the next meeting, which will be held next Friday night and will have a St. Patrick’s day party. The Modern Woodmbn and Royal Neighbors wll have a house warming in their new hall, Wednesday night j o i NEW AVELINE HOTEL SUIT Brother Fort Wayne Fire Victim Demands $15,000. 1 Fort Wayne, Ind., March 15.—Another suit against Susan R. Shoff, owner of the Avellne hotel, destroyed by fire last year and the lessees of that structure, was filed in the superior court this afternoon by Ballou and Hoffman, attorneys for Abraham Benjamin, brother of Charles Benjamin, who met his death in the fire. The suit was for $15,000 and In it is made the only specific charge so far [made as to the cause of the fire. llt is alleged that it was caused by the elevator motor which stood in a room near a pile of rubbish and that a careless elevator boy caused a short circuit which threw sparks into the rubbish. — o ■■■ Hugh M. Kapp left Sunday for New York City after a two days’ visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.L. 8. Kapp. He is now traveling as a representative of William R. Hearst and is one of the advertising managers and solicitors for Hearst papers. He will be employed in various large cities by Hearst Mrs. Kapp and her mother are still at Ocean Park, California.—Bluffton News. An interesting meeting of the Yeomen was held last night at their hall and a good attendance was noted.