Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1909 — Page 3

I The. fflvoX case, to. Hattie Johnson vs. Ed Johnson, was tried Iwaday, Mrs. Jctason telling her Itory, and the evidence was supported ly Mrs. TtoWson, Fred Betake and ■there. Mr. Johnson was not In court But was represented fry his attorneys, I. D. Heller and L. C. DeVoss. After ■earing the evidence, Special Judge ft. S. Peterson, before whom It was Irled, promptly granted the decree, jlrs. Johnson asked for $5,000 alimony, and It is understood that this ■art of the case was settled for SBOO, It any rate the court rendered Judgment for that amount, payable In I Samuel W. Boble vs. Samuel Kintz, Ramages SSOO, appearance by F. M. lottrell for the defendant, rule to answer. I D. E. Grim vs. Zemanna Grim et al, lartltlon, final report filed and commissioner discharged. | Michael Miller, guardian for Otto lid Milo Baumgartner, filed an InIsntory, which was approved. | Benjamin Habegger, administrator the Caroline Duer estate, proof of Inal report filed, approved and adllnistrator discharged; clerk ordered |> distribute amount paid him to perIms named in report as entitled liereto. ■Real estate transfers: Ellen Hyland I Indiana Lighting Co., lots 86 and 1.2, Decatur, $735,35; Margaret J. lahn to M. F. Parrish, lot 82, MonKe, $100; Edward E. Young to O. A. Ihiteman, lot 352, Geneva, SSOO. ■The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vb. David I Marshand and Margaret Scherry, Ktes $2,050, separate answer filed by Kfendant Scherry, also cross comlaint; rule to answer cross complaint. ■Attorney D. E. Smith filed a new diKrce case entitled Bessie Brawn vs. Imer Brawn. Cruel and inhuman ftatment are'alleged. Brawn's ■mher in Van Wert county mur- ■ red his wife and he delighted in ■reatening Bessie with a similar fate, ft also failed to support his family ■ d otherwise abused them. Mrs. ■•awn asks the custody of the year ft son, S3OO alimony and $5.00 per ftnth. She filed a similar case last ■ll, but a mlstaxe in publishing the fttice made it necessary to dismiss md reflle the case. ■The clerk’s report shows that durst the month of April an even twenty Krriage npexrees were Issued. Kmaline McCune, admx. of estate of ftnes McCune, filed an inventory, also ■petition to sell personal property, ■th approved. ■Seorge D. Brown, executor of the ■in Brown Sr. estate, filed an invenfty, which was approved. ft sale bill was filed of personal ftperty by James M. Archbold, ad■nistrator of the estate of Mary J. ■glin, and was approved. fteal* estate transfers: Charlie E. ftcker to Emily Johnson, lot 1, Monft, $140; Dina Smith to U. B. church, ■ 206 Decatur, $300; Joseph A. Kiess ■ John B. Jones, lot 835 Decatur, ■10; Wesley Lawson et al, tract in ftnroe tp., $400; John C. Moran, com , ■ J. D. Huffman, lot 605, Decatur, ■415. ■This was pension day and the ftnty clerk’s office was as busy as ftort Huron Engine & Thresher Co. ■ Peter F. Moser Jr., notes and fore■sure of mortgage, default of defenftt, finding for plaintiff for $2,373.20. fte ordered. ftational Bank ofi Commerce vs. ftdwell Box Co., et al, note $5,000, ft regular judge being disqualified ■ reason of relationship within proftited degree names Judge Owen N. Baton, of Fort Wayne, Judge Charles ■Sturgis of Bluffton, and Judge John ■LaFollette of Portland, from which ft the parties shall select a special ftge to hear and determine this gag i t >■ ftv, F. Rice et al vs. Bertha M. Rice ■al, partition, answer filed by-D. D. ftler guardian ad litem. —- fterman Hockemeyer, Frank J. Geldot, William J. Beauchot, C. F. Idieux ex parte, re-application for ftior licenses, re-set for Saturday, ft 22. ft marriage license was issued to ftard Erwin Gilbert, 22, a laborer, ft Edith Z. Deen, 18, both of Decaft marriage license was issued toftrge Maddy, aged 41, of Jonoesboro, I'

1 Ellen V. Louthan vs. Howard F. r Louthan, divorce, appearance by L. 1 C. DeVows for defendant, rule to an--1 ewer. " . t i» W. F. Rice et al vs. Bertha M. r Rice et al, partition, default of de--9 fendants; suggestion of minority cf ’ Kenyon Rice and D. D. Heller ap- '• pointed guardian ad litem, ruled to • answer. s Lona Runyon vs. Daniel Runyon, dl- ‘ vorce, reset for trial for Monday, May • 10th. » %». ’ Charles F. Rinehart vs. C. F. Rlne- • hart, admr., partition suit, petition filed -by Phillip Baker, guardian of Vena > and Opal Rinehart, to have commissioner appointed to sell real estate of W. D. Rinehart and turn over to him • as guardian $660. Julius Haugk et al vs. Erastus Fritzinger et al, lien SI,OOO, set for trial ’ Tuesday, May 11. Real estate transfers: Fred L. Studler to Rufus Meshberger, 8 acres in r Hartford township, $600; Emallne Mcc Cune to Jolin McCune, 40 acres Mon- ' roe township, $3,000; James A. Lais--1 ure to L. C. Mills, 20 acres Monroe ’ township, $1,700; Hazel Andrews to 1 L. C. Mills, 20 acres Monroe township. $1.00; Martin Hoffman to D. W. Hoffman, tract in Preble township, S2OO. I 1 Harry Imboden has been appointed administrator of the estate of Henry • Imboden and filed bond for $1,500 ■ signed by Sam Slmison and F. C. Foreman. ‘ William F. Pyle was named admin- > istrator of the estate of Jemlna A. r Bair and gave bond for S2OO. A marriage license was issued to Henry J. Zurber, 24, a carpenter from ' Allen county, to Clara Kintz, 22, . daughter of Henry A. Kintz. i — —. ( ZIMMERMAN 18 THE WINNER Republicans Nominated Their Can1 dldates for Mayor. r Richmond, Ind. May 4.-—Dr. W. W. Zimmerman was nominated for may- • or of Richmond at the Republican ■ primaries held yesterday. His vote : was 1,523, while Edward Harris, his > nearest opponent had 1,101 votes. J. i Bennett Gordon, editor of The Evening Item, was last in the race with a vote of 1,030. Many peculiar elements entered into the campaign, the • "wets’’ and many of the ministers working hard for Gordon. Timothy Nicholson, a Quaker leader of great ! strength .helped him, but to no avail. > .Their chief argument was that if , Zimmerman carried the primaries the Democrats were almost sure to carry the next city election. Since Gordon i has been unsuccessful, it Is rumored that he may bolt his party and throw his Influence to the Democrats. The women of the city were against Zimmerman, who at one time was the mayor of the city, but their influence did not seem to carry much weight. All the candidates were for law enforcement and each one made the statement that, if elected, Richmond would not be a wide-open town. All , the saloons were closed and no battender was seen around the polls the entire day. oTHE OLD-FASHIONED BONNET How dear to my heart Ip the oldfashioned bonnet, The old-fashioned bonnet that Nell used to Wear; Without any plums and red cherries stuck on it— The bonnet that didn’t require , phony hair, The dish-pan effect may be stylish ( and stunning, The waste-paper basket that’s Jateij , come in ! May be quite the rage and recherche j and cunning, * ] But give me that hat she tied under j > her chin. i —Detroit Free Press. ( . . o ——— 1 PETITION FILED ON SATURDAY < ■■ i Madison County to Vote on the dues- 1 tion of Local Option. ; 1 — i The "dry” petition was, at 3:30 ] o’clock Saturday afternoon, filed ask- , Ing the county commissioners to name ( a date for holding the county local j option election. County Auditor Rich- ( ards has the petition and is the legal ] custodian for it. County Chairman ] Cochran was well satisfied when he i presented Auditor Richards the peti- 1 tion. He was delighted with the num- ] her of names, 6,122 and with the fact < that part of the work was dope. He Is now ready for the active canvass and other detailed work, which he has 1 well laid out:—’Anderson Bulletin. j ■■ - o ' - — < s MTs. W. W. McQueen returned to i her home north of th*; city today. i

ter, Mrs. N. C. Coverdale and family for several weeks. The message tolls of a terrible experience through which they passed a few days ago, when a terrific storm struck that town. Tbe ( cyclone, for such it was, struck the little city during the evening and the ' town was almost totally destroyed. Many houses, business rooms and practically all the barns and other smalled buildings were blown down, while scarcely a building of any kind in -the town escaped without some damage. Five people were killed outright, and many more were more or less seriously injured. Luckily Mrs. Hughes and Clark Coverdale and family all escaped Without Injury, due to the fact that they retained their presence of mind. It was a never-to-be-forgotten experience, and one through which none of them will care to ever go again, but they are thankful that all are well and unhurt. Mrs. Hughes has not recovered from the nervous .shock, but will be all right within a few days. —o The material for the new boilers to be installed at the city plant is arriving each day and within a month the first one will be ready for use. The foundation has been built, and the brick stub for the stack was finished at noon Tuesday. The boiler should arrive within a. few days. There seems to be an Impression among many of the people here that the city plan*: has worn out many boilers within the past few years, but this is not the truth. The boilers in use now were put in a number of years ago, the big one, in 1901, and the two tubular boilers seven years ago. The facts are that the plant has never had sufficient boiler power with which to operate cheaply and safely. They have always been necessarily overloaded, and running this way twentyfour hours a day, the boilers cannot be expected to last forever. From what can be learned if .you will take the time to Investigate personally it will be found that the men In charge of the plant do everything they can to save the machinery and they deserve praise more often than the criticism they so frequently receive. The new boilers should furnish sufficient power to operate the plant for many years to come. o Judge Merryman Tuesday appointed Messrs Elias Crist of this city and Thomas Drew of Geneva, as members of the county board 'of review. These two men with County Auditor H. A. Michaud, County Treasurer Lachot, and County Assessor Gentis will form the board. They will meet at the auditor’s office on the first Monday in June or thereabouts and for thirty days will be busy going over the appraisements as returned by the various assessors. They will equalize the valuations, adding where they deem necessary and taking away where it is shown the same are too high. During a part of the session as usual, certain days will be set apart for the people from the various townships to appear before the board, in case they wish to make any objections to the valuation placed upon their property. Mr. Drew and Mr. Crist have both had considerable experience in public work and their services should prove entirely satisfactory at this duty. o The finish of the spring installment of taxes was made at ten minutes past ten Monday night, as at that time < business abruptly stopped. The col- : lections this spring seem to be better i paid than at any former time, and white receipts Were handed out in exchange for the currency to many taxpayers, who have been tn the habit of taking their receipt on a yellow i color; and that color denotes delinquency, It is the judgment of many that this comes from the accommodation at the treasurer’s office in keeping open from early in the morning until late in the evening. The system put into vogue by Treasurer Lachot has worked wonders In revolutionising ] the business of this office, and it has < aided much in getting the money for ] taxes when said taxes are due. The ; collections yesterday were enormous, 1 *and especially is this true when It i takes Into account the number of people who paid. There was no partlc- ( ularly large amount from any one i person, but the total for the day ] counted up in the large figures, and < cleared the duplicates of the amounts j due at this time. It is a safe bet that i there Is less delinquency after the i payment of this Installment than ever ( before, and as we have said many ( times, much of this credit is due to t the excellent methods that have been ( put into full force and effect by the i county treasurer. ‘ < a* 1 »•- " ' 1 ' < Miss Lulu Beachler Is suffering ] from an accident which occurred a i few days ago. In a fall the ligament i of her ankle was torn and causes 1 much paid. Lulu is able to go to i ■ ■?'

ihls hands last evening, and It required sevferal hours for him to complete It; Working under Instructions from the'board of health he was required to serve official notice on every business man in the city, notifying him that he must, within the next forty-eight hours, clean up said business house, properly and according to law. The notice requires that each room be thoroughly rid of rubbish and dirt, that the cellars and back yards be overhauled and that the sidewalk grates, be fumigated with carbolic acid. It is time to clean up and this notice further states that If the order isn’t compiled with in the time stated that the work will then be done by the board at the expense of the property owner. The first of May has been recognized all over the country as the time for such work, and it is proper that It be done here. It’s no use to get out of humor about this because It is required only for the safety of yourself and your employes. Get busy and do it at once, and thus save time and trouble and expense. oHugh Richard, the little two-months’-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite, died at 12:50 Tuesday morning ,and his parents and other relatives are distracted with grief. Little Hugh was born in far away Oaxaca, in old Mexico and his relatives here were anxious to know and love him. He arrived with his parents last Friday evening and every one was happy. Little did they think that his life would be spared to them but so few days. Some time ago he caught a slight cold which settled in his neck, an abcess forming, and the physician at Oaxaca advised that they take him away from that locality. He stood the trip home, even better, than his parents, cooing and playing nearly all the time, and it was thought he would soon be well. Saturday noon, he became worse and it developed that blood poison had set in. Monday morning he went into spasms and death came as a relief shortly after midnight He was aged two months and two days and was a happy, bright babe. The funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o’clock from the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hite on Winchester street, where his death occurred. Rev. Spetnagle baptized! the infant Monday Evening, and conducted the . funeral services. Interment at Maplewod cemetery. ■"*■" 1 ■"*■—'• From present indications a number of the civil war veterans residing in this city and county will spend the winters of the remaining days in a warmer climate than Indiana can afford,, and to give the veterans this privilege the National Tribune, theG. A. R. publication printed in Washington, D. C., has made an unusually good offer to the men, of which many are gerlously thinking of taking up. The Tribune has secured an option on the once famous White Cloud plantation in Osceola county, Florida, consisting of 35,000 acres of the finest of land located on the highest point of Florida. The settlement is termed the White Cloud colony and the city which has been Started has been named White Cloud. To every soldier of the civil war serving his enlistment the Tribune offers a full sized lot in the city and five acres of ground in the county for SIOO. This is an exceptionally low offer and is made especially for the veterans of the war, although others are expected to settip there and greatly increase the size of the city. Next fall an excursion from this part of the state will carry a number of people from this section : to investigate the proposition, and it is probable that several Decatur men i Will join the party. Mr. M. M. Jus- l tus of Bluffton, is looking up the de- < tails. i T- '■ ' ' O' ——’ ..1 HE WlL|e PLEAD GUILTY j ■ 1 . 1 . ■> ,■ ■i Frank Brown Will Get His Without i ! a Trial. ' '’\j According tea statement made by Prosecutor Secrest, Frank Brown,, i charged with being one of the principals In the murder of Pete Poffenber- I ger, will be permitted to plead guilty to the charge of assault and battery and will then be permitted ,to serve whatever sentence the judge may t give him and go free. It was thought < several months ago that Brown would i probably be released as soon as the 1 Clum trial was over, he merely being t held, it was supposed then, as a wit- 1 ness. On account of the vigor with < which Clum was prosecuted and the s announcement that Brown would also ? come in for his share, as a result the 2 second announcement from the pros- ] ecutlng attorney’s office that there ’ would be no prosecution on the mur- ] der charge comes as a surprise, The ca.se of Brown will come up next Monday morning. The penalty for as- 1 Mult and battery cannot be more than 1 a jail sentence and it is barely possl- I ble that Brown will have his freedom I next week for the first time in a year. J —Bluffton Banner.

I' The good word has been received at the office of County Superintendent I Opliger that the Berne high school has been commissioned, and graduates from that school can now be admitted to the Indiana university. The schools there were examined some time ago by Mr. J. N. Study, a members of the state board of education, and the word that comes to hand now bears the glad tidings that the examination made at that time was satisfactory to the authorities, and that now Berne stands on an equal footing with any school in the county. The Berne schools have had a splendid year, and are doing the work marked out in the course of instruction in a manner that entitles them to the good standing given them by the state board of education. County Superintendent Opliger is now putting on the finishing touches necessary at the end of each school year. The meeting of the county board of education yesterday brought out the fact and made it prominent that this had been an unusually successful year in all the schools of the county, and that great progress had been made in every one of the district schools. The county commencement of the 10th of June will be a grand event in the lives of the schools of the county. A list of the graduates will soon be ready for announcement and the number who have finished the work in the common branches will indicate that Adams county believes in education. 0 A test of the “blind tiger” law in the supreme court is based on the case of the state of Indiana against William M. Pence, a druggist, at Newcastle. Ms. Pence refused to deliver to the grand jury the “applications” for liquor he had on file in his pharmacy, under the law which provides that the man who gets a drink of liquor in a drug store must sign a blank stating the purpose for which he desires the whisky. He must specify scientific experiment, industry, art, or some other use, the liquor not being supposed to be sold to the purchaser as a beverage. Druggist Pence was forced to produce his applications, though he swore that the documents were incriminating. Later the court overruled the demurrer of the state to Pence’s plea in abatement, and the drug store liquor seller went free. The state appealed. The attorney general has just sent to the printer a brief taking up the state’s side of the argument, and declaring that the “applications” for drinks are public property, and as such were properly placed before the grand jury, which indicted Pence on a charge of Illegal liquor selling. The Pence case is a test on which hinges the future of the blind tiger law. ——o — Sam Railing is not dead. “Far from it,’’ is the way he puts It in a letter to his guardian, E. Burt Lenhart, of this city. It will be remembered that Mr. Lenhart wrote him a business letter some days ago and it was returned marked “Dead.” The Incident caused a ripple of interest here because no news of his illness or death had been received. Tuesday morning Mr, Lenhart received a letter from Sam, in which he states that he had read his obituary notice in several papers and" wanted to deny the allegations. He enclosed a two-cent stamp, very kindly; for a reply and said that his address is still Soldiers’ Home, Indiana, reports that he would have to be addressed elsewhere, to the contrary, notwitstanding. Just how this mistake occurred is not known, but it is likely that the postmaster got hold of the wrong stamp. Sam also says that any one who wishes to write him should address his letter care of Barracks No. 9. His friends in this locality will be glad to learn that he is still moving among the living and will take back all the nice things said about him in his obituary notice, saving them for future use. O 11 - NEW POSTMISTRESS AT MAGLEY Mrs. Jessie E. Luttman Appointed to this Important Place. \ 1 The Washington dispatches make the announcement of the appointment ' of Mrs. Jessie E. Luttman as postmistress at Magley, the new appointee to succeed Robert Case, who had resigned. Mrs. Luttman is the wife of Edward Luttman the Magley merchant, who recently purchased the store of Mr. Case and is now enjoying a good trade at Magley. The new appointee is capable and will fill the place with that care and thoroughness which is demanded of all the employees of Uncle Sam. Ex-County Auditor W. A. Marsh and family have moved from Kokomo, Ind., and the state capital will be ‘ta’r future home. The report received her* Is that Mr. March will be empteyvd in Indianapolis with a trust company, —bluffton News.

The Adams County Board Hl Ed- ; ucatlon met Monday a. m. there being : but one absentee and that being the representative of the school board of 1 Geneva. Among the first things taken up was the election of a truant officer, there being two candidates A. C. Augsburger of Berne, and James Knavel of Root township. Mr Augs--1 burger was the successful contestant and was easily elected. He has filled i the place for the past year and discharged the duties in a creditable way. Another important matter which was definitely settled was the date for the county commencement, the date being fixed at June 10, in this city. This will be quite am event in the life of the county and will be attended by and friends of the school from every township .in the county. The number of graduates will be exceedingly large and a happy time is In anticipation for the many who will take part. A resolution was adopted at the meeting, forbidding any teacher from teaching school on Saturday. It seems that several teachers have endeavored in this way to make up a little lost time, and the board wisely put a quietus upon this practice. An entire new set of rules were adopted, they being similar in most instances to the rules and regulations that are now in force for the guidance of officers, teachers, pupils and parents of the public schools of the county. The returns of the enumeration was made an account of which will be found elsewhere. The meeting was a pleasant one, and found all the various heads of the board of education of Adams county, agreeing and working in one direction to one end, the better education of the boys and girls of the county. ■— ■ oGeneva, Ind., May 4—The tenth annual commencement of the Geneva high schools was held last evening at the M. E. church, and long before the time came for the class to make their appearance, the church was crowded to the doors with the friends of the class and of the schools. Prof. D. S. Colter of Purdue university, made the principal address, his subject being “Problem Worth Solving.” The address was a masterful piece or oratory and it was appreciated and applauded from the time he began to speak until he closed. The first speaker for the class was Miss Leah Miller, and the address to the class was given by Miss Hazel Barr, and they both acquitted themselves in a pleasing manner. The program at the church was followed by a banquet at the Masonic hall with Miss Grace Snow as toastmistress, and who spoke from the subject “Greetings.” The response was made by Miss Leah Miller. Other speakers were Mrs. A. P. Hardison whose subject was “Killing Time;” Rev. Graves “Filling Time;”. Prof. Colter “Who’s Who;’’ Miss Hazel Macklin “What’s What;” Supt. Robert Poer “When Knighthood was in Flower;” Mrs. Pflaumer “The Magic Rifig," the program closing with the benediction by Rev. Graves. Every speaker of the evening was splendid, and applause greeted them nearly all the time. The banquet was served by the Pythian Sisters, it being served in four courses and afterwards it was admitted that it was the swellest function ever given in Geneva. The Geneva schools are unexcelled and this fact was nejver better known to the friends of the school than it is today. Robert Poer the superintendent, and Mrs. Pflaumer the principal of the high school, are splendid instructors and under them the schools have made great progress. ■ J — ■ o ■ —— WILL LECTURE HERE TONIGHT Prof. M. G. Beattie, of Sitka, Alaska, at Presbyterian Church. At eight o’clock this evening, Prof. M. Ci Beattie, superintendent of the Sitka! Training schools at Sitka, Alaska, will lecture at the Presbyterian church in this city. He comes with the reputation of being a most excellent speaker and those who attend will Surely be well repaid.' The professor will only remain here a short time, as it is necessary that he has-., ten back to the northern lands. AH who can should hear him this evening by all means. ———— l o ■ -■ ANOTHER BANK STATEMENT The Monroe State Bank Makes an Excellent Statement of Affairs. The report of the Monroe State bank appears in this issue, and the showing they make is one that is in keeping with the progress that is being made by the business and monied people of Monroe. Their deposits amount to $49,437.66 and their total resources and liabilities $80,349.57, which is a showing the management of the Monroe State bank should more than be proud of. The Institution is getting along fine, and has the peeple of that town with them, and that la the secret of their success. «