Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1909 — Page 3

Th® nets typcsiniG offoctlve nutoniatically early last week when the last receipt for & copy of the book* w received In the office of the secretary of state. The proclamation, however, was delayed at the request of some railroad officials who were compelled to Issue new tariff sheets and couh not complete the work until April 10. B Among the more Important laws which have become effective are: Repealing the antl-clgarette law as 1t applies to minors and fixing penalties for selling to persons under age. Regulating the construction of apartment and tenement houses, designed for sanlation. Merging the Interests of the/John Herron Art Institute with those of the Indianapolis public • schools by providing for instructions In art by the institute to school children, free admission to teachers and scholars, and the payment of a stipulated sum by the school commissioners for the benefit of the institute. The creation of a department of public accounting, officers to be appointed by the governor, who will oversee and inspect the books of all public officers throughout the state. The governor has sixty days In which to make these appointments, and because they have not been made the law has not yet been placed In op- ■ eratlon. ■'■■ O i — Indiana is no longer to be "easy money” for the petty thief or embezzler who finds it cheaper to bear the loss than to send after him. Under a law of the last legislature 4he state will send after all fugitives from justlve. Under the new law, It is made the duty of the judge of the court to appoint an agent to go after such offenders as soon as a requisition is Issued for his return. The officer who makes the trip will have his expenses paid, Including* any reasonable expenses incurred in the capture of the prisoner Jn the county, state or country to which he has fled. The recent legislature made a number of changes In the criminal statutes and another of the laws passed will make insanity pleas in murder cases much less popular than in the past, for under the new law the insane criminal will be confined In a colony for the criminal insane until the expiration of his term, If not cured in the meantime, and as long afterward as his mental condition may exist. If he recovers in the meantime he will be transferred to the penal department of the prison for the serving of' his term. Thus it will be necessary for a plea of Insanity to prove to the satisfaction of a jury that the murderer was insane at the time of the commission of the crime, but between 'this time ’ and the trial rooevered his sanity. This, according to lawyers, is one of the most difficult feats known to the man who practices criminal law. lit ,1 ■ ■ ■'* " ■'Jju—■ ’ 0 Charles Patten and his men went to B6me City today where they will begin the erection of a handsome new cottage for T. M. The latter accompanied them to see that work gets started smoothly. 47 Members of the board of county m commissioners were in'.session this I i afternon to close the business of the H- April term, and their last act was to order the issuing and sale ofbonds for the Improvement of Wayne street and Spring street, on the east and south Corporation lines respectively. The roads vyere bought in by Pat Adding- { ton/Wayhe for >10,777 afid Spring for |7,469,and the bond issue will cover , preliminary expenses also. Mr. Add- ■ ingtonfias had offers for the bonds at 98 and may -get better. The bonds will date from February 15th, 1909. J —Bluffton News. ' W. A. Kunkel returned this morn- ] Ing from Oklahoma, where he has ( been several days on business. He , says that he failed to find Crazy Snake while there. Oil business in the southwest, he says, is not as J rushing as it was, as the operators are till awaiting on the decisions of ’ the courts in regard to several cases ( which are up. These will probably be decided within a short time.— Bluffton Banner. “Yes,” remarked the fat man on the rear platform, "I once refused to buy i the site of Chicago for ftnir clam 1 shells and a quart of rum.’ The tall t passenger was silent. "I could have i bought the original telephone patent for eleven Mexican dollars and ts ( brass watch, ’> continued the fat man. < "but I turned ’em down.” No re- t sponse. “You are not interested in ( my remlnlscenSs friend?” /T am not,’’ j the taR» mah. candidly. "I am selling airship stock. You don’t ( want any.” -a , Mr. Lawrence C. Waring spent Eas- ’1 ter Sunday as a guest of i and family of Fort WaReJ I and well served dinner 11 | >eing one of the principal features gtj entertainment

‘ casloned. Saturday In an effort to L vllvLfiJ Lilt? UI U1 uaU UUJ* i ease. Jt is the opinion of those who r are conversant with the nature of his Illness that several more toes and ’ probably his foot win necessarilyhave ’ to be amputated to relieve the serI lousness of the case, even if this sacrifice will succeed In bringing about the desired results. While in the seri vice of his country, Mr. Kennedy was . taken ill by a siege of typhoid fever, t He left the hospital before ultimate ( recovery was effected and aecompan- . led his company on Its long and tet dlous marches. As a consequence his . limb bursted open, impairing blood j circulation which has finally developi ed into blood poisoning. He has suf-’ > sered much for several weeks past i And last night could hardly withstand . the awful agony which has followed his illness and the amputation. The friends of Mr. Kennedy, though fear- . Ing'the worst, are hoping for the best, and- all that medical aid can do In , restoring the. venerable gentleman to health that he may enjoy the closing days of his long and eventful life is being done. ! 0 , A pretty country wedding was solemnized on Easter Sunday at the home at> Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyer, in Blue Creek township, when their charming young daughter, Miss Lulu B. Meyer, became the bride of Mr. Rolla E. Raudebush. The ceremony was performed at high noon, the Rev. Elmore Cook officiating. About twen-ty-five relatives and friends were present and following the ceremony a bounteous dinner was served. The young people are popular in their community and their large circle of friends -join |us in congratulations. The young couple will for the present make their home with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Raudebush. Those who were present at the wedding were Messrs and Mesdames L. B. Campbell, William Shannon, William itaudebush, Frank Meyers, Misses Clara Neadstlne, Laura Riff, Alma and Clema Raudebush, Frances, Iva and Lesta Meyers and Messrs. Jacob Dolch, John Neadstfle, Emil Klopfenstlne, Floyd Meyers and Deputy Clwk Dan 0. Rqop of Decatur. The wedding was a surprise to many of the friends of the yfiung couple, only the most intimate being aware that the wedding day Mfid been fixed. < • -o—* ; START THEIR MJLL AGAIN Berne Milling Company Are Again Doing Business. The Berne Milling Co. Willi start their renovated mill tomorrdw. They have spent approximately $2,000 in the past few weeks in the remodeling of the mill and Instalment of new and improved machinery, increasing not only the quality of its product but also the capacity from 30,000 barrels to 60,000 barrels per year, making it one of the best mills in northeastern Indiana. The Berne Milling Co. can , therefore cheerfully challenge com- . petition with all mills in surrounding towns, the quality of the wheat brought in by the Customers being , equal. The mill was visited by many , during its reconstruction and the , head miller invites the public to - come and take a look at the new ar- j rangement.—Berne Witness. • V i .. , ,— o — Unclaimed letter list: Mrs. D. Bussleman, L. G. Hamilton, Napoleon ; Pharmacal Co., Mr. E. O. Sell, Geo. , Troutner, Miss Sarah Stapler, R. B. j Mowed. M. A. Frlslnger, P. M. < The Knights of Columbus attended ' communion services at the St. Marys church at six o’clock Sunday morning. There were one hundred and sixty members in line' as they left the hall, certainly a record for £he early morning hbur. If you are interested in the Buffalo stock markets ydu will find them in the Dally Democrat each day, arrangements having been made to receive them by special wire. This gives the closing price, which means the opening price the day following. The service is a feature worthy of your attention and it is no longer necessary for you to take a foreign paper to receive this information for the quotation in tonight’s Democrat Is the,: same as will be found in the morning papers tomorrow. An enjoyable Easter event was a dinner given by Miss Ethel Butler Sunday in honor Os Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Marshall, of Hartford City. The afternoon was enjoyed by the yojpg people in a happy manner. H. W. Lipkey, president of the bank at Uniondale, Wells county, paid a visit to his farm Saturday and started to cross a field unaware that his tenant has a, goat and quartered the animal there. The goat butted the banker, dumping him ln a pile of fence rails and fracturing his right L

lit has been in a good many years last • Monday and Tuesday. Now e4-y tlme • we use this word "dry” we are not referring to the local option question; In this case it was the Short- • age on City water. Owing to the -fact that there was some trotible near the • Park Hotel, where a hydrant was 1 broken off, it became necessary to Shut the plant down and for about • twenty-four hours we have been dry. Along about midnight Monday it began .to rain and this kept up for ■ several hours. Tuesday it was a case of "water, water, everywhere, yet 1 not a drop to fir ink.” Information has been rather hard to obtain. The water station refused to answer the telephone. probably because if they did they couldn’t do anything else and • everyone was asking everone else why It was and how long tt would last. AH joking aside, it - takes an experience of this kind to make us realize Just how convenient the water system is. The hotels and restaurants were especially put to a lot of extra trouble and th® old way of getting water seemed dreadfully hard. The town pump did an old fashioned business. ’ 5 o, — While a complete organization was not effected, quite a successful meeting of promoters of the proposed North Indiana baseball league was held at Kokomo Sunday, with representations and reports as to progress made from all cities already assigned berths. Attending from Huntington were R, C. James, local president, and Earle Steele, secretary-treasurer of the league. President Ed E. Hill of Kokomo presided. The session was held at Hotel Francis. At a meeting to be held next Sunday in Marlon it is the intention of the magnates to close up all details and complete organization. It is yet the purpose to effect an eight-club league. Cities now assured berths are Huntington, Wabash, Peru, Kokomo, Marion and Bluffton. President Hill read communications from Ernest Stelnbrlnk of Frankfort, Otto Krause of Logansport, William Umphrey of Elwood and Louie Holthouse of Decatur. All of these cities are asking for admission and at least three were ready to post forfeits Sunday. Anderson and Muncie have sounded the new league project and promoters in those cities have asked to be considered in placing the two extra franchises. League officials can see nothing in the way now to sidetrack the plans of the new north state league. Articles of agreement were presented and signed Sunday for a temporary organization, to be effective until the adoption of the constitution and by-laws. President Hill reported that he had already begun extensive improvements at his ball park. A grandstand is being extended to double Its capacity. He has a number of team candidates in line. Kokomo is anxious for league' ball. Vice President Klunk Secured a lease on the Carroll street park at Wabash Saturday. Several of his prospective team- reported at Wabash today to. begin training. Friendly interests hold leases on the parks at Bluffton and Marlon, and Logansport the traction company stands ready to turn over playing on the grounds at Spencer park. Word from Decatur . is that fans there are anxious for league ball, wanting to get it back on Bluffton. Bluffton is willing and should this rivalry continue ths league can expdef some lively dfclngs. Down at Elwood influential fans are insistent in their demands for a franchise.—Huntington Herald. I—o————— The preliminary arrangements for Decoration Day will .be made at a i special meeting of the G. A. R. to : be held at their hall on Thursday ev- : ening of this week. 1 ■ 11.I 1 ." 1 "! '."l.L.ljgJ! IS! „U J!! 1 ’-

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I -TAITiUn riJUIItfBATfAH I r l TAKING THE ENUMERATION I —— I The Township Trustee* Are Now Busy With thia Work. o Trustee Butler of this township, as . well as tne '.rustees in tach of the s other eleven townships in the county, i are now busy taking the enumeration, • upon which is based the amount of .school revenue the county will get .: front the state. An effort will be made this year to get en accurate enumeration, and it If believed that this wi:i . be more possible this year than ever ; before, because the salary pain the i enumerators is based upon the enumeration Itself. Heretofore these payments have been made by the day and as a consequence it is thought that not the greatest care at times was taken. A year ago the enumeration all over the state fell off, apd an effort will be made to raise it. — o The wedding of David Neuenschwander and Miss Marie Soldner, of Berne, was held Sunday evening at Berne. At 4 o’clock the wedding supper was served at the home of the bride elect’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Soldner, four miles northwest of that town, and there the wedding guests were entertained prior to the ceremony at the fthurch. At 6 o’clock they left the home and driving to the Mennonite church found that spacious structure already crowded with the vast number of friends and members of the church who were present to witness the service. The church pianist, Miss Lehman, began the Lohengrin wedding march, and the young couple, preceded by the minister, Rev. Kleaver, marched down the aisle to the front of the church. There the ceremony was performed, the services being entirely in German. Following the marriage the bride and groom were seated and the Easter program was given. This consisted of several duets, solos, quartets and chorus work. It was exceptionally fine. The choir consisted of 110 voices, all well trained, and the harmony and volume of their music was wonderful. David Neuenschwander, an uncle of the groom ,was the director. When this part of the program had been completed congratulations were offered the young pair and they departed to their new home in Berne. Mr. Neuenschwander is very well known in Bluffton, having worked for two years at the Leader department store. He recently resigned his position there, and went to Berne where he became a partner in a store of that place. His bride is an accomplished and highly respected young woman.. There were about 1,200 people at the wedding.—Bluffton Banner. ~ ■ —-—-o—■ — About forty of the old neighbors and friends of the Fledderjohanns came over Monday in a special car from 1 St. Marys, Bremen and New Knoxville, Ohio. It was a happy trip, enjoyed thoroughly by every one of them. Several ,of them took stock in the road, an dothers will do so later. They left here at 4:30 that evening for their homes declaring they had been well entertained and that they were well Impressed with this city. In the crowd Were the following: August Schnelle, Henry Knirem, Fred Kettler, Wesley Kruse, Harmon Krwe, Wlfiiajn Manke, William Dameyer, Fred Behm, Charles Pauck, Jolh R. Williams, Wljllam Nemeier, Daniel Mollenkamp, Amandh Knirem, F. M. Kipp, Davis Summers, C. Schultz, F. H. Fledderjohann, Charles Hollman,. William Frey, Ed Wust, William Koenig, Chris Wiliams, E. L. Cotton, Charles Neslebeck, Jacob Snyder, Alevlna Lammers, Mary Wellman, R. G. Vodermark, Fredricka Vodermark, Lena Hobeskamp. Anna Knlram, Perry Fisk, J, L. Swank, H. B. Casperson and Clemos Poeplemah.

the German Building, Loan Fund & Savings association occurred Monday evening at office of Secretary SchlrIf. meyer. Reports covering the financial end of this, association were read and approvea, tne business done being a surprise to many of those who have not kept in touch with the affairs of the German. The receipts monthly are large and (ne call for loans has kept the surplus busy, they even being taxed to keep pace- with the number of good loans desired. More money is being asked for daily and the outlook for the year seems more than bright for a great revival in the affairs of this staid and reliable association. 'Of course it will never reach the pinnacle of success that once characterised it, but that could not be expected. At one time in its history the monthly receipts from stock was from three to five thousand idollars. But it is a mflgjity easy way to save money—placing a small amount each month to your credit in this association, and while saving it, also have it earn a good Interest besides. The Democrat recommends it to every young boy and girl in Decatur, and there are even some older ones that could with profit to themselves be a stockholder in the German. Following the adoption of the reports last night, eleven directors were selected, they being G. Christen, C. 8. Niblick, E. F. Gass, W. P. Schrock, L (x. Elllngham, J. P. Haefling, M. Kirsch, Otto Kirsch, Jesse Sellemeyer, F. M. Schirmeyer and J. G. Niblick. As a member of the auditing committee to serve three years, H. B. Heller. The directors wil fineet tomorrow evening to elect officers and a board of managers. — — 1 -o — Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell entertained a company of their friends at six o’clock dinner Monday evening. The guests were Messrs, and Mesdames W. H. Nachtrleb, Frank Schirmeyer, A J. Smith,. P. W. Smith of Richmond, J. C. Patterson, John Niblick, Dan SprangJC. A. Dugan, J, T. Merryman, A. Van Camp, Frank Dibble and D. Beery.

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.!' ■!' '=» f The la«t literary of the school year c will be held on April twenty-thirfl 1 at the high school building. With de- - bates, orations and a prophecy and 1 journal the program, will be an exl cellent one. And to add to the in- ,/ t terest ot the exercises, the farewell ( address to the seniors will be given, t There are fourteen in the junior class • who will be seniors next year. For all ( those who have gone that far in .: school together will be sure to grad- .. uate next year. Don Burk is presi- . dent of the class. They are all work- [ ers, and most of them will go to . (Gollege after (graduation from the > high school. Not satisfied with this . achievement, one of the members of the class intends to travel for scien- ; tific research. On accomplishing this [ he will no doubt have earned much i honor in the world. i Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lammiman entertained their children and a few k friends at an Easter Sunday dinner. ■ The occasion was a very pleasant one > for every guest. Those present were ; the following relatives: Messrs, and • Mesdames H. H. Lammiman and son I Dan, H. C. Parkison and son Charles i of Ossian, H. O. Perner, Monroe, Roy ; Runyon and son Kenneth and daughter Miss Nellie, and John, Lewis, Ada i and Charles Lammiman. The other guests were Mrs. Mary A. Sackett, . Mrs. A. Gould;, Mr. and Mrs. Birkhart . and daughter June, Harlo and John Mann and Ernest Wells. ■ At the home of Rev. and Mrs. H. ’ Kohn at Willshire on last Thursday i evening, April Bth, occurred the mar- : riage of Miss Della Young to Mr. ; Marion J. Tinkham. Both' are well known in Adams county where they live and are highly respected. They ; have many friends who wish them a : happy and prosperous life. e i Assessor Jay Cline, of Root township, was in the city on business this morning. He is about two-thirds over the Root township territory and win have his work all completed by the time the limit expires the last of this month.