Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 1 April 1909 — Page 3

JS; , ■ ; ___ ■ ;77 Th. Lath Who Engaged hi a Street Fight Get Off Without a Firm. Dutch Wise, Chartey Davis / and Jdhnny Dufbln, Who engaged 'to a three-cornered scrap on the street last Saturday night and were pinched by the night officers, were -arraigned before Mayor Trartce Monday -evening, who, though realizing the guilt of the ban was inclined toward leniency, it being the first time they had appeared In police court, and alter a good straight tsElk In which he warned them not to appear again and advised Wise and Davis to stay away from the saloons, the mayor let the lads go. The lesson should he a good one. __— -—o w-*— NAMES STATE VETERINARIAN 4>Governor Marshall Remember. Montpelier ManIndianapolis, March 30.—Dr. William E. Coover, of Montpelier, was appointed state veterinarian by Governor Marshall to succeed Dr. A. W. Bitting of Lafayette, a Republican whose term has .expired. Dr. Codver Is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary college and has been practicing his profession at Montpelier for several years. He will make his headquarters in Indianapolis and he says he will devote all the time that is! necessary to his work that will be ! for the best interests of the live stock; of the state. • —O—MAKES BIG ABSTRACT OF TITLE The Kohn. Heirs Adds Eighty Acre, to Their Realty Holdings. John Schurger has just completld the second largest abstract ever made by him during the long number of years he has been in the business. The abstract Is being made to clear the title to eighty acres of land belonging to the Joseph Smith heirs, and which has now been purchased by the Kohne heirs. The land joins the large acreage owned by the latter in Washington township, and with the new purchase makes the Kohne boys the owners of two hundred and forty acres of the best land in the county, and within sight' of this . city. It is a beautiful' farm, and tjhe owners know how to make the fertile acres look at its best ■, — * Miss Kate Dutcher went to Monmouth today tor visit with friends.

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I WtCK FROTH ANOTHER TRIP ' C. H. Dotting Will Move to That Comttry In ‘the Fall. C. H. Getting is just home from another visit to bls real estate hold- . ings in the Panhandle of Texas, and he comes badk filled to the'brim With the sort tit enthusiasm that is good , to see. Hesaysthat the Texas fever t gets him harder every time he goes -- J ' ; there, and that he likes his location and the Chances for making money ’better after this Visit than he* ever . liked it before, and that ’is saying a i good deal as he was considerably wrapped up in the enterprise before. i He expects to move there and is arranging his affairs to leave this fall to take up a permanent residence there. He Says that the climate is Meal and that the soil is good for ftie best crops that grow. His many friends will regret to see him go, but will wish him the bgst that that country affords. . 'J ~ < o— —•— Mrs. Homer Watkins, formerly of this place, .but Who has been making her home at Pittsburg, Pa., for some time, has returned to this city and is visiting with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Watkins and other relatives. She will remain In this city for some time and then expects to make a pleasure trip through some of the ! eastern and southern states. She will ' visit places In Florida, California, Jfowa, Nebraska and several other states. On her way back she will return w Pittsburg, and win again make here home there. ■ ; o JUST PAID AN ELECTION BET Rochester, Ind., March 30. —Probably the last man In the state to pay off an election bet on the Marshall and Watson outcome was Henry Peiffer, a leading Republican of this city, when he gave a fine bapquet to Mr. Alex Ruh, a local Democratic druggist, at the former’s home last evening. Last November the wager was made between the two men that whoever lost the bet on the governor would have to give a banquet to the winner and to twelve other men whom the latten would have the privilege of inviting. So last week Peiffer told Ruh to begin to do his inviting. The druggist at once asked ten of the most prominent Democrats in town to attend the feast and also sent invitations to Governor Marshall and to Congressman Barnhart of this district

.ADDRESSED MODERN WOODMEN ; Rev. Wise Delivered a Special Barmen to the Menibers. Among the services held In this city Sunday which attracted more I than usual notice was • the sermon i preached Sunday morning at the Evangelical 'Church 'by the pastor, Rev. ■ 'D. O. Wise. The address was given i especially for the members of the i Modern Woodmen's lodge and this large order attended in a body. Rev. . 'WisC’s sermon was a scholarly and t a most appropriatt one and was ite- ■ tenend' to With great interest by the large number present. Rev. Wise is a Capable and Abb Minister and by I his address of Sunday made many , new friends in Decatur. I -A- OAfter more than nineteen years of continual service as agent for the ; Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad tn this city, Jeff Bryson was Tuesday checked out by the auditor of the company and on Thursday, April Ist, 1 will begin his duties as agent for the ; same company at Portland. The , change comes as a promotion, in the i fact that It has become neccessary for the company to send to Portland, one of Its very best men and Mr. , Bryson was chosen as the one who could best serve the company and Its patrons at that place. The new position carries with It a handsome Increase in salary and It Is needless to say that the people of Decatur all know that the troubles of the G. R. and I. at Portland, if they have had any, are over. This city regrets to lose Mr’ Bryson. He has been during his score of years here, one of the best, most enterprising and successful citizens. He has taken a prominent part In affairs of Interest and we honestly believe has not an acquaintance in the city who does i not admire and respect him. It is not known who will succeed him, but , this fact “will likely be given out by tomorrow. — ■■■■ o ” The Goldman drug store, at Elk- . hart, is carrying a large display ad in the newspapers in which it announces that in the future it will not handle whisky or any other intoxicating liquor. The Hon, Levi Mock went to Muncie yesterday, where he delivered a lecture on “Crimes and Criminals” before the Free Thought society. There was a large crowd lq the hall. ExJudge Koontz presided.—Bluffton Banner.

Mr. Eley, secretary, and two other members of a company which owns an plant at West Unity, 0., were here Monday evening and made an effort to secure the services of Mr. Thomas Haefltng as manager of the plant. The latter has the offer tinder consideration and will give his . Answer by Thursday of this week. It is quite likely that he will accept as the offer was a splendid one, and Tom has all the ability necessary to operate the concern in the way it should .be. West Unity is a town of about 1,500 inhabitants, located thirty miles from Toledo. The plant furnishes the lights for the city as 1 well as power for various concerns, 1 and is modern and up to date in every way, with duplicate machinery, and operates twenty-four hours in the day. It is owned by a private corporation who heard of Mr. Haefling through a Toledo electric company and they immediately sent a committee here in an effort to secure h's services. Mr. Haefling has had considerable experience in the electric line and is fully competent to take charge of such an electric station. ————————® Three candidates are battling for honors in the mayoralty contest at Bluffton, they being George Mock, Frank S .Smith and the present mayor, A. W. Hamilton. They are going after the boys in away that leads their friends to believe that they want the nomination and want it in earnest. The Democratic primary is set for the eighth 6f April, and there will be hot times around the old dry town until that day and date. Candidates for the other offices at the disposal of the primary are not going very fast, and if they do not soon fill up, they will be called upon to fill the slate. This all reminds the , Democrat that Decatur will soon have a similar contest The election will occur oh the second day of November, this being the first tryout of holding city elections In the fall. For years they have been held in May, the legislature two years ago changing the time uritll November in the off years, the contention being that by holding them at that time there would be less state or national politics engendered into city campaigns. It will be tried out this year and then we will know whether or not the statesman who drafted the law and the lawmakers who made it, knew what they were talking about o— Frank Clarke of Fort Wayne, who visited friends over 4 Sunday, returned to his home this morning.

• A glance the new acts which have just reached here show many' new laws which will be of interest to many people of this community. , As arranged in the acts of 1909, cha>p- , ter 4 is the shelff and chapter 10 the clerks ’fee bills which caused more or less discussion for two years and which will give hte of- ’ fleers here a small increase in their ' salaries. Chapter 28 is the cigarette ( law, providing that cigarettes may be sold to adults, and providing a pen- , alty of from $25 to SSOO fine and six months in jail for selling them to minors. Number 47 is the tenement ’ house law, 55 is the public accounting act and 56 has to do with the' metropolitan police law. The telephone law which H. M. Romberg passed after one of the hardest fights ever known in an Indiana legislature, is number 111 while 118 is the Furnas fire escape bill. Chapter 126 provides that towns of the class in which Decatur works under may enforce a tax of from two to five cents or the pur-; pose of erecting and maintaining a : public hospital. The three mile road law is given as changed in chapter 148 and 149 is the law which makes it necessary to have the star span-i gled banner sung in every school. Brolleys famous Sunday base hah legalizing act is number 175, ,181 is , a veterinary law of considerable importance; 188 is the cities and toWns act which Js of interest to many people of this town. Chapter 190 provides for a special mode of voting on the necessity of better qualifications for admission to the bar in Indiana. The volume closes with a financial statement, showing the con- , ditlon and expenditures which is followed by a complete index. * — ' -o ; The Acker Cement works shipped today over the interurban a consignment of porch columns to Mr. Ernest Kiser, of near Fort Wayne. The meeting of the Masonic lodge last evening was an enjoyable one. After the fellow craft degree had been conferred upon several candidates a social session and smoker was given) in honor of Mr. Jeff Bryson, one of the oldest members of the Decatur lodge, it being his last meeting with the lodge before leaving for Portland, where he expects to make his future home. The Singer Sewing Machine company have opened a branch office here Mr. August F. Puls being in charge. They are located in the Brock building and have in stock the various styles of machines made by this company, one of the best In the country.

.nil , i Indianapolis, March 30.—Poffttclans ’’ afe wondering what course Governor ; Marshall will pursue as regards the Indiana railroad commission. The governor, before his election, advocated the reorganization of the commission, and it is known that he has been considering the question since assuming the reins of government The governor’s contenton is that the present commissioners were appointed pursuant to £he act of ,1905, which created the commission, but which, the governor holds, was repealed by the act of 1907 extending the powers of the commission and re-enacting the act of 1905. Under the act of 1907 i the governor, it is known, believes he has the right of appointment. The governor has held frequent conferences on the matter with Judge William J. Wood, chairman of the commission. Judge Wood’s term expires May 1. He is an applicant for reappointment and many shippers, railroad men and city and town officials j have indorsed him. Both Governor Marshall and the members of the commission are silent on the proposition, but it is known that Judge Wood told the governor shortly after the ■ governor’s inauguration that he would be willing to step out in case the executive decided to reorganize the commission. Not so with the repub- . llcan leaders, however. Two members of the commission, Henry M. Dowling and Judge McClure, are republicans appointed by Governor Hanly. The republicans will resist any attempt to reorganize the commission and will go to the courts if necessary. The - republican contention is that the act of 1905 was not repealed, but merely amended. Different lawyers have given opinions to this effect J o Mrs. Anna Claren, of Berne, visited in the city with Frank Pierce and family. She returned this noon. The Modern Woodmen lodge will meet, tomorrow evening and there is business of great importance to be discussed. That every member be ipresent is the desire of the officers, and we are reliably informed that those who are not there will miss a rare treat so you had better be there if you know the pass word. Miss Rosa Green, daughter of Ed Green, has received notice from the Milner Musical company of Cincinnati, that she had sent in a successful answer to a rebus, recently sent out, and that she was entitled to a prize. Enclosed was a bond for SIOO, good in purchasing one of the valuable pianos sold by this company. ,