Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1909 — Page 5

te\d VttTpXfc library -building Monday,'the society Kvas reorganized and Rev. I«. C. HesKert was again chosen as chairinan, Kvhile Rev. Richard Spetnagle was selected as secretary of the assoclaHlon. It- was the first session attended by Rev. Sherman Powell and the Kneetlng was a very delightful one lor him, as well as the other clergyKnen. The Important matters which Kccupied tie attention of the body Kvere the baccalaureate service and ■he Memorial service, both of which Krill be attended by all the churches. Khe baccalaureate sermon will be Kelivered at the M. E. church one Keek from next Sunday evening by Kev. L. C. Hessert, and at that time K. union, service will be occasioned. Kpecial music will be rendered and ■hose who attend are assured an lnKeresting time. It was yesterday deKlded by the ministerial association ■hat the annual Memorial service will Ke held at the Presbyterian church Kn the morning of May 30th, and Rev. ■Spetnagle will deliver the sermon. She service will be dedicatory to the Keterans of the civil war and the sol-, Kier dead, and to them will be paid K glowing tribute by tbe able minis■er. The veterans will attend the Kervice in a body as usual, and the Kid stars and stripes will* be much ■n evidence in the decorations, and Khese will inspire the patriotism and. ■oyalty of every one who is fortunate | ■n being present. Special music will > Ke rendered which will add splendor ■o the ever sacred event. ■ o ■ Hoarseness, bronchitis and other ■hroat troubles are quickly cured by Koley’s Honey and Tar as It soothes ■.nd heals the Inflamed throat and Kron chi al tubes and the most obsti|ate cough disappears. Insist upon |avlng the genuine Foley’s Honey ■nd Tar. ' , ■ The HOLTHOUSE DRUd CO. I The work of extending, the Fort ■Vayne and Springfield interurban is Being dispatched with all possible |aste at present and it now appears ■hat cars will be operated to Monroe ■nuch sooner than was at first anticipated by the promoters of the road. ■The trolley wire and high tension wire ■as arrived and is ready to be placed] ■n’position, but for the reason that |he cross wires have not been received lhe work of doing this will be retardid for a short time. President Fled■erjohann was today lokolng for ten, ■nen to put to work on the exten- J lion, and It is probable that several Inore Will be engaged should they j ■esire employment. A large force of | ■nen have been working diligently in Kylng steel on Winchester street and Kithin a short time cars can be op-1 ■rated to the city limits.. The steel Khich was ordered some time ago ■as not as yet arrived, but it is expected at any moment, and then the ■ask of laying steel between this city ■nd Monroe will begin. I. . ■ . „ o — I If you want to feel well, look well, ■nd be well, take Foley’s Kidney ■Remedy. It- tones up the kidneys and ■ladder, , purifies the, blood and re-, ■tores health and strength.. Pleasant Ko take and contains no harmful ■rugs Why not commence today? | The HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. I O" —- ' I Marcus Mayer, who was Injured by ■falling on a tie while walking along ■the railroad Saturday, is getting along Lil right at his home. He is suffering, however, from the wound, which Ks just aboye the left eye. K he had Kallen and struck Jjfc face a little; ■farther back, the accident would have ■resulted fatally.; - _ 4 I — . O ; , ""* I THE PERFECTION.CHURN. ■Best In the wdrld. Will churn sweet lor sour cream In less than 10 mlnJutes. Light and' easy rtbnlng and {guaranteed to churn triore butter from ■same amount of cream than hay other. ■For sale at J. D. Hale warehouse. EL IF Hoffman, agent, Van Buren, Ind. I ——- -o ~ — I HAVfeCHARTERED A CAR I The high school bill club has chatItered a special Interurban car which Iwlll convey about sixty students of ■the high school to Van Wert next Sat-' lurday, where a contest will be pulled ■off. The local club will go with the j ■expectation ot administering bitter Ibefeat to the Van Wert lads, and they ■ want their friends to see how they, Ido it, hence the car was chartered, I There is good material in the local ■ team, and their chances are good for ■ carrying off the honojs. If the local [boys win the residents of Decatur will Ibe well aware of it as the car pulls' I Into the city on the return trip; if ( ■ they lose, ’ well, wait and find out I later. I . — - • - — I Here M.Bpito* far Women. I for woman’s tlld. ’titf j.HotWr Gray's Iby mail 50 eto. package Democrat Want Ada. Pay

I'ove, Ind., May H-fSpOcial Democrat)—After an illness r of three months caused by the forma- ■ tion of an abcess on the lungs, Clay , ton Shepherd, of south of Muncie, son . of the late Wilson ShEpherd of near . Linn Grove, passed away Saturday ■ morning at ten o’clock. He was about j forty years of age, and is survived i by a widow and several children, The ■ deceased moved from Adams county i to Bluffton about six years ago, and - after forking Insurance there for [ some time, he went to Muncie, where I be followed his trade as carpenter. , Later he moved south of- Muncie, i where for two years he has been enI gaged in farming. The decedent was -a son of the - late. Wilson Shepherd, i for whom the Shepherd Oil company was named. About two years ago the elder Mr. Shepherd passed away at his home hear this place.. The remains were conveyed to Linn Grove for burial yesterday where a large . number of friends paid last respects to his memory. Decatur friends of the deceased will receive the news of Mr. Shepherd’s j death with regret. He was quite well known in this city. A CARD This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money if Foley’s Honey and Tar fails to cure •your cough or cold. It stops the .cough, heals the lungs and prevents pneumonia and consumption. Con- ' tains np opiates. The genuine is in >'a yellow package. The HOLTHOUSE DRUG,CO. o SUIT OVER BABY IN COURT Fred Lepper, Who worked Here Is in the Case. Mgr. J. H. Oechtering was one of the witnesses in the circuit court today tq .testify in the application made by Bishop Alerdlng to set aside the adoption of Hedwig Casienica by Frederick H. W. Lepper and with him were two other priests of the diocese, along with three nuns from St. Vincent’s orphan asylum. Mgr. Ooechtering testified that Mrs. Lepper, accompanied by her mother, applied to him about a year and a half ago to adopt 'a baby and with the understanding that it was to be brought up in the Catholic faith he gave her a recommendation to the authorities at the 'home and the child in question was {taken. A year later Mrs. Lepper, who 'was a Catholic, died, and her hus- , band. Who is a Lutheran, took charge' ( of the baby. At the close of some negotiations in which Mr. Lepper received from ( Mgr. Oechtering a check j for SIOO fbfr his care of the baby, it was returned to the home and later taken by Mr. and Mrs. Effenberger, of South Bend. Lepper went into the local courts and adopted the child, then demanded her ofthe Effenbergers, who refused to give her up, Habeascorpus proceedings were Instituted In the St. Joe county courts and are now pending the' outcome of the action here. The' child. It is alrleged, was left at the Institution by the mother who reserved the right to reclaim it if she should, become financially able to care .for it and she is now working In Indianapolis. Lepper says he Is prompted entirely by .the love for his dead wife to take : the baby as It was a link in their lives and sentiment is at the bottom of his legal fight for possession. The hearing was still on late this afteri noon.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. y—’ ■ ■■<> ■ WON'T SLIGHT A GOOD FRIEND ’’lf ever I need a cough medicine again I know what to get,’’ declares Mrs. A. L. Alley of Beals, M< W after Using ten bottles .. of Dr. King’s ■ New Discovery, and seeing its excellent sTesulta In my own family and others, I am convinced it id the befct medicine made for Coughs, Colds and lung trouble.” Every one who tries it feels just that way. Relief is felt at onoe and its quick cure surprises you. For Rmnchltls, Asthma, Hemorrhage, Group, ? LaGrlppe, Sjore Throat, pain in chest or lungs its supreme. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. .a" ’ i Mrs. A.J. Fristoe, of Geneva, has ( gone to Louisville, Ky., accompanied’ by. her little daughter, Margaretta, I who has ben seriously ill. Mrs. Fris- ‘ toe’s mother, Mrs. Merries, and a brother, are located at that place. It is thought that the change of climate ! will be beneficial to the little" gffhi. health. She is getting along nicely now, and with the change will soon be as well as ever. I Mr. F. Fritts, Oneonta, N. Th i writes: ‘‘My little girl was , greatly i benefitted by taking Foley's C*ino ’Laxative, and I think it is the best remedy for constipation and Over trouble.” Foley’s Orino Laxative is best for women and children, as it is mild, pleasant and effective, and is a splendid medicine, as it cleanses the I SH|am and - clears the complexion. .-The HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. , W , o a 11 — * very Interesting meeting of the lodge«will be held WedneSdtiy night at which K tlm® business rehtfive to the com&fc log rolling will ibO Cffcasaeted. It that eve* membef be.present and enjoy the session. ”

I "The commander of the Sam Henry i Post, Grand Army of Republic, baa issued a call for a special meeting to be held Thursday evening, May 13th, at which time arrangements prelim- ’ inary to the Decoration Day exercises will be completed. At a recent mset- : Inga committee on arrangements was appointed, and they have accomplished much in this department, a report of which will be read at the special meeting. The members of the G. A. R. expect to make the Decoration Day exercises of this year the most memorable that have ever been occasioned and they are deserving of the unswerving support of the people in general in this movement. Decoration Day has a significance peculiar to itself; it is the one occasion of all the year in which loyal American people pay well earned respects to the memory ,of those who, under the unfurled stars and stripes fought and bled that their survivors may enjoy liberty in its fullest sense. Though many of the brave patriots who donned the armor and gallantly fought for the liberty of their countrymen, are sleeping the sleep of the dead, their memory lives on as does the time and will so continue as long as shall patriotism be a factor in the makeup of the -generation of today and those yet to come. Let every Decatur citizen assume the portion of* responsibility assigned to them and thus aid in making the event one not to be forgotten. The state encampment of the G. A. R. will be held at Crawfordsville May 18-22, and a large number of the member of Sam Henry Post are arranging to be in attendance. At the meeting officers for the ensuing year will be chosen and glojious times will be occasioned incident to the reunions of members of different regiments. Among those from this city who are planning to attend are Messrs. T. R. Moore Robert Patterson, S. B. Fordyce, Jacob Railing, Daniel Shackle/, and several others. Without doubt a great time will be had. .■ —i—■■ ! ■■■■ ■ LIVED 152 YEARS. Wm. Parr—England’s oldest man — married the third time at 120, worked in the fields till 132 and lived 20 years longer. People should be youthful at 80. James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky., shows how to remain young. “I feel just like a 16-year-old boy,’’ he writes, “after taking six bottles of Electric Bitters. For thirty years Kidney trouble made life a burden, but the first bottle of this wonderful medicine convinced me I had found the greatest cure on earth.” They’re a godsend to weak, sickly rundown or old people. Try them. 50c at all druggists. o ■ ■■ ' 1 COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Their Annual Election Was Delayed Until Next Monday Evening. So many other engagements necessitated the Commercial Club in delaying the election or their directors til next Monday evening, and at that time they will complete their organization for the coming year. Reports were made showing a very, satisfactory condition of the affairs of this club, which has braved the storms for five or six years. They have one of the most pleasant .clubs in this part of the country, and strangers in the city are always well impressed with the air of comfort that surrounds that well kept place. The Comercial Club has proved a working body as well as social, and the plans have ..been laid there for a great deal of the enterprise that has been developing in this city during the past few years. The Eastern Stan will have their weekly meeting Friday at the hall. ‘There.will be.business of importance, add the annual report of the meeting at Ittdianapolis will be givea by Miss ‘Anna iWinnes, Mrs. Florence Kinzle and Mrs. John D. Hale, who attended Every member Is urged, to be present • TheiG. W» f ’B. ;M. of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. Harty’ Hrim aqw . north TWrd street Thursday afternoon at 2:Bfti o’clock. Program as follows: Tofeic | .“America for Christ” Hymn; prayer; Bible lesson Gen. 13:17 a ‘ b!r 1 Reader Mrs, Shoemaker. Sold'... Mrs. i Harvey Lee Reading........ United Mission Study Reading. .History and Purpose of the Beckley Institute, tv Reading .j. . ..... Come Ye , Apart Hymn; Business; Benediction. ? A family reunion and six o’clock dinner at Peter Zeaser home, east of the city Sunday, was A happy occasion. Messrs. Edward and Frank Zeaser will leave Wednesday,, the former for Colorado, where he will enjoy the wonderful sights of that state. "The latter will leave for Michigan, where he will remain for some time. Miss Clara Zeaser came home from Kokomo. and a* delightful evening was spent by all. Edward Engleking, of Fort Wayne, was .the only outside gqest. ~ , • Mrs. Arthur Fisher will entertain the’ tAMeF' Aid Society of the Christian. chMph Friday afternoon. All are? requested to attend. A • -- •-'j •• r

The board of Sunday schools of the Methodist Episcopal church which officially represents and directs all of the Sunday schools of the entire denomination, numbering over .3,000,000 scholars and 300,000 teachers, will celebrate its first anniversary with a notable gathering of Sunday school leaders May 19-23 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Unusual interest attaches to this meeting as it is the first general demonstration since lhe organization of the Sunday school board at the general conference held in the city of Baltimore, May, 1908. Every section of the United States will be represented but it will have a special interest to the people of the central west because of the accessibility of Terre Haute. Rev. Dr. David G. Downey, Chicago, corresponding secretary of the board of Sunday schools and Rev. Edgar Blake, assistant secretary, are the general officers in charge of the anniversary. Arnone the best known speakers on Sunday school topics will be Bishop W. P. McDowell; Chicago; Bishop Henry Spellmeyer, St. Louis; Ex-Goveronr J. Frank Hanly of Indiana; Rev. Dr. F. J. McConnell, president De Fauw university; Rev.. Dr. Luther Freeman, Kansas City; Prof. Samuel L. Beller, Boston; Rev. Drs, J. T. McFarland, Geo. ‘P. Eckman, E. S. Lewis, O. S. Bakeiel, Mrs. J. Wodbrldge Baines, New York; Rev. Dr. M. S. Rice, Duluth, Minn.; and Rev. Dr. D. A. Hayes, Evanston, Ills. Rev. M. S. Littlefield, Brooklyn, N. Y., will give two lectures on -manual work and Rev. Dr. O. S. Baketel will conduct a round table on Sunday school equipment, architecture, furnishings, supplies, literature and music. Mr. W. E. Carpenter, superintendent of one of the largest Sunday schools in the United States, will speak on the opportunity and task of the Sunday school superintendent. ■ '■-■■•7 0" - - |The annual stockholders meeting of the Decatur Furnace company was held at th eoffices of the company on Monday afternoon and the most of the stockholders were present and took part in the meeting. Reports covering the business of the past year were made, and they showed a very prosperous condition of the affairs of the company. Eight directors were elected they being G. L. Gullfoyle, Dyonis Schmitt, M. S. Smith, C. C. Schafer, E. J. Toomey, C. A. Dugan, J. B. Holthouse and L. A. Graham. At tiie Dieting -of, the directors the old officers were ,emoted, G. L. Guilfoyle president, Dyonis Schmitt vice president, M. S. Smith secretary, and C. A. Dugan treasurer. The matter of extension to their factory building will again be taken up and they hope to carry the project through to a successful conclusion. Their business has outgrown their present quarters,' and if they keep pace with the business already established they will haVe to provide more room and more workmen to take care of the business at their command.

While mail orders come in every mall of the day and every day of the year, yet the Ward Fence company smiled a double smile yesterday when they received the largest ornamental wire fence order they have ever received during their connection with the businessi The order came from Wyoming and was for 1950 feet of their highest grade ornamental fence, the price being nearly one thousand plunks. The cash accompanying the order was also fat, and we do not -blame them- for smiling. The fence is to be used for a cemetery, and was a mail order transaction throughout. The advertisement was seen in thg Home Companion, and for the benefit of Decatur merchants we Win that-the rise of the advertisement *as less: than two inches; Single column. It is but again demonstrated that little things sometiffies do the business, Thp Ward Fence company are having the greatest season in their career.'' —i " ■ 1 Q • REV. I. W; WILLIAMSON'S LETTER Rev, I. W. Williamson, Huntington, W. Va., writes: "This is to certify that I used Foley’s Kidney Remedy for nervouS exhaustion and kidney trouble and'am free to say that it will do all that you claim for it” Foley’s Kidney Remedy has restored henJth and strength to thousands of weak, ron down people. Contains no harmful drugs and is pleasant to take. The HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. IB ■“ 0CLOSED SALOON, GOES FISHING Washington, Ind., May 11.—Much comment was caused yesterday when William Schneider, who operates what has been supposed one of the most prosperous of the city’s saloons, closed his doors and went fishing. Schneider is one of the saloon men who will be compelled to close his place May 23 by virtue of the local option election. Saloon men all say that the bottom has dropped out of their business since the option agitation, but the action of Schelder today has not been imitated by any other dealer. > — o Fred Beil transacted business in Fort Wayne today.

Oil Stove With 1 \1- U& A I a CABINET TOP | I• w O 1 /jl M The New Perfection Wick Blue Liu L- * I ill Fl ame Oil Cook-Stove differs 1 f from all other oil stoves.— lt hat Jt’TT N* a CABINET TOP - means you can keep dishes and • W Utensils within easy reach while cooking, and can keep food het df \ 1 after removing it from the blaze. Ji U > \ I ■ From its wonderful bumefs to 1/ X, ks racks for holding towels the NEW PERFECIION Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove is without equal. Its principle of concentrated heat means that the work can be done quickly and without the kitchen being heated to an unbearable t degree. Can be lighted instantly and turned “high,” “low” or “medium" at will. Three sizes. With or without Cabinet Top. At your dealer*s, or write our nearest agency. \ The T come * M nMr 1 nrtVfl LeUmp lamp perfection asJt’i po»k sible to get Gives a clear. A bright light that reaches the farthest comer of a good-sized I ! I living-room. Well made throughout of nickeled brass; | perfectly safe and very ornamental If not with your I dealer, write our nearest agency. Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Kn■■■■■■■■■■■l | COLORADO | S Grand low fare Excursion via ! ■ "The Lucky Wav" S' MAY 17, 18AND 19 The T. St. L. and W. R. R., will sell tickets to j H Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colo., at | ■ $35.25 I FOR THE ROUND TRIP ■ While this series of excursions is run primarily account General Assembly of the Presbyterian I ■ church, the reduction is open to the public and all may take advantage of this exceptional and ! g seasonable opportunity of visiting Colorado. JJ T. L. McCullough Ticket Agent., T. St. L. &W. J Decatur, Indiana

MASONIC GRAND LODGE MEETING Indianapolis, May I.—The dedicatory exercises of the new Masonic temple, in north Illinois street? will be held in the grand lodge auditorium of the temple, Monday afternoon and evening, May 24. Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25 and 26, the eighty-1 eighth annual session of the grand lodge will be held. Programs of the dedicatory services and of the grand lodge sessions have been sent to all Masonic lodges of the state. The three days’ meeting is expected to many Masons to Indianapolis. _; — ~--o .— — - No more divorces. “Hubby” will stay a tover true, Every;.wife his only sweetheart, too, Perpetual matrimonial bliss ’twill be, If both take Hollister’s Rocky Mounted Tea. .1 SMITH, YAGER & FALK, y ■ " ■« * Daniel Erwin, representing Illinois land dealers, has taken ,aq option on the Peter Holthouse farm of two hundred and forty six miles west of the city, and in all probability the place will be sold at a fancy figure before December first. The Holthouse farm is said by those who know to be one of the very best tn the state of Indiana. The large acreage is entirely under a high Btai<f I ’of cultivation with the exception of a small grove and this fact together .with the ideal location, fertility hf the soil tmd other pleasing environments are what have attracted thd big 'land dealers of Illinois. Located on the land are two modern houses; two barns and two sets of other outbuildings, which add to the value of the farm, and it can safely be said that Mr. Holthouse possesses one of the best farms in the country. An option could only be secured after a fancy price was offered and at that Mr; Ilolthouse is not particular about selling. The place will sell for more than $30,000, and it Is fully worth that amount in the opinion of those who know something about the value of land. Mr. Holthouse has owned the land for many years, and has seen the annihilation of the thickets and swamps which were converted into the now great farm. — . . —o' Miss Mathilda Spangler, of Michigan, visited at Bluffton, and has returned to this place, where, , she will visit with her cousin, Sylvester Spangler and family.

t SMASHESALL RECORDS —’ Ab an all-round laxative tonic and health-builder no other pills can compare with Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They tone and regulate the stomach, liver and kidneys, purity the blood, strengthen the nerves; cure Constipation, Dyspepsia. Biliousness, Jaundice, Headache, Chills and Malaria. Try them. 25c at all druggists. — oWILL MOVE TO DISMISS Tulsa, Okla., May 11. —Governor Haskell and the other six Oklahomans it is said .will move that the federal grand jury, called to re-investigate the Muskogee town lot cases, be dismissed, This move is to be made when the jury is organized, which probably will be late tomorrow. The ground set up for dismissal will be that in the enabling act, • whereby the territory and Oklahoma were permitted} to become a state, there is no method prescribed by congress for investigating cases, committed in the territories prior to statehood and that the federal court has no jurisdiction over spch cases. • o Many weak, nervous women have been restored to health by Foley’s Kidney Remedy as it stimulates the kidneys so they will eliminate waste matter from the blood. Impurities depress the nerves, causing nervous exhaustion and other ailments. Commence today and you will soon be well. Pleasant to take. The HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. U .. — 0 Ed Zeaser will leave on a pleasure trip for Colorado tomorrow. The Eagles will give the last dance of the season in their hall tomorrow night and they Invite the public to attend. Excellent music will be furnished and a great time is promised all who attend. Mrs. George Ulmer of Decatur, spent Sunday in this city with her husband, who is employed as a printer in the Sun office. She returned to her home Jon the morning train Monday.—Portland Commercial-Review. — -o— — • KILLS TO STOP THE FIEND The worst foe for 12 years of John Deye, of Gladwin, Mich., was a running ujjeer. He paid doctors over 1400.00'Without benefit. Then Bucklen’s Arnica Salve killed the ulcer and cured him. Cures Fever-Seres, Bolls, Felons, Eczema, Salt Rheum. Infallible for Piles, Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns. 25c. at all druggists.