Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1909 — Page 1

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■ - Fred V. Mills was chosen at the i regular meting of the city council R. Tuesday evening to succeed himself as ■ school trustee. On the first ballot F. ■ M. Schirmeyer received three votes ■ and Mr. Mills two, but before he was !■ declared elected the attention of the M council was called to the fact that M Mr. Schirmeyer was not eligible owH ipg to the fact that he is secretary IB -of the telephone company. There was ■ contention on this point, but to be |B safe the council reconsidered the vote ■ and Mr. Mills was reelected unani- ■ mously. Every member of the counB cil was present when Mayor France . . I called them to order at seven o’clock. 11l Minutes of the previous meeting were ■ read and approved. A S3O water H works Interest coupon which was lost '-■t was reported and the Old Adams IB County bank was reimbursed by a B resolution allowing them that amount. B The Oliver Jackson sidewalk which ’ I has become a standing joke in the M council room owing to the frequency SB of its bobbing up, was settled temporal arily by a motion to re-advertise n VI for sale, which carried. The city en* iS gineer was ordered to investigate the B sewer between Second and First 9 streets and Madison and Jefferson 9 and report the condition of same and ■ an estimate on the cost of correcting 9 any defect in same. The committee 9 to whom was referred the matter of B locating the sidewalk on Adams street jj reported by recommending that same 118 be built when the time comes, on the ||B curb, and the report was adopted, il Mr. Van Camp refusing to vote. ElecBBtrlcian Mylott was ordered to look [■ after an electric light pole near the -■'..l home of Fred Reppert that has been causing annoyance. The purchasing 118 committee was authorized to buy a B car load of brick for use of the street U commissioner in building crossings IBand approaches. A large number of barrels at the water station were VBordered sold. A resolution was adoptf/Bed ordering the Brown sewer conplstructed beginning on Adams street ■ (■between Eighth and Ninth and exto Jefferson street. The ju- ■■ Bdiciary committee recommended that ■ the Clover Leaf railroad be ordered Il to put in an automatic bell at the street crossing. Mr. insisted that a watchman Übe ordered stationed at the Erie on Eleventh street and his IB earnestness was the cause of the comEBmittee being ordered to investigate IBthat place and to report at the next IBmeeting. Another resolution adopted - Bwas one which rebated the saloon ■■men wfio recently went out of busi■■ness for unexpired licenses as folkßiows: C. Radamacher $4*0.97; Cris F.'BBoknecht $10.42; Lase Ellis $22.92; ■Me. D. Murray $10.42; John Schafer |9511.11. Upon a motion the salaries of ’ ■will Parent was increased from $45 Uner month to $55, and Andrew Foos - ■from SSO to $55. Both men have been ißwith the city for several years and IBhave proven trustworthy and faithful HMand the raise was made upon recomMmendation of Superintendent Dorwin gßof the water station. An order of ■■5164.60 to the Ingersol company for never received was ordered degßstroyed and that amount transferred Mo tlie general fund by an order issued gßto the city treasurer. The finance then reported the follow|Bng bills which were allowed: gßjohn Sprague $ 82.50 BM?red Spuller f................ 24.83 ■fly Vogt 75.75 Fargo Express C 0.... 1.95 jfcfl-B. Wemhoff ... 75 IBieuben Lord 100 ißp'U. Dorwin 154.50 Peters 12.80 ■B. M Teeple 5.49 IM). F. Teeple 71.18 BBoseph Deiner 11.03 Leonard 8.48 ’"Mohn Sprague 20 50 llßayer & Spuller 85.60 Bmos Fisher 50.00 nfl. A. Kalver . 50 Igßrilliam Geary 10 00 ||Bd Fulton 5.60 £fl. & E. Ry. Co 210.14 |9t. Wayne Electric Works.. 259.25 llß>ouleaton Coal Co. _ 80.47 ■lee Keiser & C 0... 29.92 igß’oledo, St. Louis & Western.. 49.34 ||Bonarch Electric Wire C 0.... 13.77 Munday Crek Coal Co 207.98 ■Bl- J- Mylott, pay roll 228.20 Vflhoal Creek Coal Co 18.56 |B D. Stults ..: 45.83 |||| — —o Misses Winifred Ellingham and flladys Meyer went to Winchester yesIgßrday afternon for a visit with the ■ormer’s relatives and young friends B 6^- *\ \ I I k

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' I"'" ■'■■■■ "■" 'i;""» I ■'-.—■l'.' j At ten o’clock yesterday Judge I Sturgis gave his decision in the case } of the State of Indiana* vs. Joseph Tonnelller, finding him not guilty of • selling liquor without a license. This 1 decision means that the saloons own- ’ ed by Mr. Tonnelller, Joe Knapke, ’ Charles Zeaser and Will Badders can continue to operate during the terms of their licenses, all of them running T under this decision until the latter ’ part of October or the first of NoJ vember. In passing on the case, 3 Judge Sturgis said: “This case contains some rather peculiar features, but they are not so peculiar when 3 you go through them for what at first • appears to be a confliction of decision 3 is not so, as the decisions are on r different facts. This case hinges on *■ what is meant by the passage of a ' 1 two branches of the legislature and • be signed by the governor, even then 1 it Is not ‘passed’ so far as the people 3 are concerned until It becomes op/ r eratlve, which is when published, tp* less an emergency clause is attached, 1 Then and then dnly does it affect the citizen. This opinion Is upheld by 9 decisions in 'the supreme courts of k Colorado, Nebraska, lowa and Vlr--1 glnla, and the line of decisions is 1 specific and direct In line with the s question contained In this case. It 3 therefore becomes my duty to render f a finding and judgment that the de--1 fendant Is not guilty.” Prosecutor 3 Heller asked and was granted excep--3 tlons to the court’s rulings. The case ’ was tried about a week ago and since the filing.of the case, the saloons afc fected have been closed. They open--3 ed up this morning as soon as advised 1 of the court’s ruling. Owing to the 5 fact that the court room was occu--1 pled with the Faylor- Studabaker case *■. and Judge Sturgis was anxious to 1 return home on the noon train, the f extra court was held in the library ’• and only about a dozen, Including the attorneys Interested, were present. An appeal was asked and granted to the supreme court and sixty days allowed in which to do sames The prosecutor said he would take the 1 case to the higher court at once and 1 let the attorney general take care of 3 the cause. — o- - 1 ARRSSTED AT JACKSONVILLE i . ' ’ Absconding Indianapolis Bank Clerk Under Arrest. ; J Jacksonvlle, Fla., June 2.—Max P. ( Emmerich, absconding bookkeeper of . the Capital National Bank, Indianap- . oils, was arrested her in the lobby of the Duval hotel shortly after noon yesterday by Detective Crawford of . the local force. At first he denied ; his identity, but finally admitted that ;'he was the man wanted. When nri rested Emmerich was traveling under i the name of Charles M. Wilson of I Springfield, 111. He had been at the I Duval since last Monday, and, al- . though he was doubtfully recognized i by William Foor, proprietor of the ’’hotel, who was formerly proprietor ■ of the Imperial Hotel in Indianapolis, . he was not finally identified until InI dianapolis papers bearing his photo reached this city. ■ —;— O' ' ■' -- ■■ TO HAND OUT THE PLUMS i Washington, June 2.—Speaker Cani non is now engaged in parceling out ; the committee plums. It is his present intention to shake the plum tree i at the close of the special session which is now reviewing the tariff. This is a voluntary conclusion on his part to appease the anxiety of members of congress who otherwise would have to wait until congress meets in December to’ learn their committee assignments for the Sixty-first congress. , 0 , . MAIL CARRIERS RECEIVE BOOST Two Decatur Carriers Will Draw Salaries of $l,lOO Per Year. Official notice has been received at the postoffice in this city that owing to the Increase in the business done here, the department has ordered the advance of two of the city carriers from fourth grade to fifth grade, thus increasing the pay from SI,OOO per < year to $l,lOO. This Is the highest I possible grade in a second class post- I office. The two carriers here who 1 will receive the increase have not beeh announced. ' —— - < Mrs. Philip Salisbury, of Chicago, < is in the city Visiting with her moth- < er, Mrs. Cecilia Ehinger. Mrs. Salls- i bury was formerly Miss Jda Ehinger 1 and who Is now making her home in i Chicago. i 2 1

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Indianapolis, June 2.—ls Governor} Marshall’s opinion prevails with the new accounting board, all county » clerks and sheriffs will receive notice within a few days that the accounting board expects them to discontinue, pocketing fees allowed under the fee and salary grab bills vetoed by Gov-; efnor Hanly in 1907 and passed over' Hanly’s vetoes in the recent session : of the general assembly. By these two acts the clerks are enabled to'! retain fees from about fifty additional sources, while the sheriffs receive the in-and-out fees collected for receiving and discharging prisoners at county jails. "I believe both acts are unconstitutional,” said the governor, “and that the board will be with me On this score. The constitution provides that when the governor vetoes a measure and it is not returned before the legislature adjourns that it shall be laid before the general assembly at its next session. These acts were not placed before the special session last September, and I believe a failure to do this will prevent their being considered valid. At any rate the state can well afford to make a test case, and I shall urge that the board demand that all clerks and treasurers cease to retain the fees allowed by the acts until the supreme court can pass on the question.” In preparation for the work to be done by the board, the governor will ask that the members join him In asking State Examiner Henderson, of Montana, to spend the greater part of a sixty-day 'leave of absence in consultation with the Indiana board In reference to the adoption of a system. The governor understands, he says, that the governor of Montana will grant Mr. Henderson such leave, In case the Indiana board desires his services. The uniform acounting system in that state is under control of a board, similar to that in this state, and for that reason the governor believes that the advice of Mr. Henderson would be of more value here than that from an Ohio official, where a like law Is administered through the office of the auditor of state. The accounting forms used in Ohio are In the hands of Governor Marshall for consideration by the board. O - THEIR FIRST MEETING TODAY The first meeting of the sixty odd subscribers of stock to the Citizens’" LOan & Trust company is in progress at the Knights of Columbus hall, the time of meeting being fixed at half past three o’clock. They will discuss in an informal way the future of this' new financial institution, and elect directors for the company. It will be duly organized under the laws of the state, with a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, and will engage in the business permitted under their charter. It Is agreed on all sides that Decatqr furnishes a most favorable field for such an enterprise. o Henry Rudolph Kruetzmann died at his home on north Third street, at 9:20 o’clock this morning. His death came unexpected and the loved ones are grief stricken over the sudden bereavement For about eight weeks he had been in rather bad health, suffering from a complication of diseases which affected the liver and kidneys. He arose as usual this morning and ate breakfast, but shortly afterward began suffering considerable, the pain continuing about two hours. Then he arose from his chair and lying down on the bed said, “It’s no use,” sank quietly to sleep, his death occurring, twenty minutes later. The deceased was born in Germany, April 16, 1836, and spent his boyhood there. When sixteen years old he joined the German Reformed church and has since been a faithful mem- ' ben In 1862 he immigrated to this country, coming direct to Adams county, and locating in Preble township, where he resided until about l four years ago, when he removed to i Decatur. He was married to 1866 to ; Mary Elizabeth Fruchte, and to them 1 were bom nine children, an of whom 1 survive. They are John of Louis- 1 ville, Ky., Fred of Chicago and Mrs. Vasetta Lelmenstall, Mrs. Caroline 1 Arnold, Erast, August, Mrs. Anna < Scherry, Mrs. Lydia Scherry and Miss i Lucy. The funeral services will be t held Saturday. i o ■■■ t A special term of the Whitley cir- s cult court at Columbia City has been i called for June 21 to take up the trial t of John I}. Scott, the Fort Wayne 1 man, on a charge of murder. Scott t killed Walter Thornton some months j ago in the Scott saloon at Harrison t and , Mato streets. h

I Miss Rose Dunathan, the high school teacher, has planned to go to (Europe. For some time she has thought of going, but she has not yet decided when she will go. Per<haps she will not go till next summer. She is going soon, however. Miss ; Dunathan has a very large number of friends in this city and in Van Wert, her home town, who will be glad to hgar of this trip, which she ! will greatly enjoy. Such a journey would be of great value to Dunathan in the studies of history and Latin which she taught as special subjects in the high jjpbool. Besides this Miss Dunathan will take great pleasure in visiting the historical buildings of London of ancient architecture and the Gothic cathedrals of France, the Rhine and its chateaux. In Germany the Black Forest and the scenes of the Rhine and in Italy the cities of Milan, Florence, Venice, and Genoa will be vis 2 ited. On completing the trip she will return to this country. Her to.ur of these countries will be one of pleasure. During the last several years there has been a large number of people from this city go to England and the countries of the continent. Some have gone on a visit, while others have taken the trip for pleasure. In order to gain more pleasure many go with a party as they have better guides. o June has long been known as the month of roses when the blushing bride who is led to the altar is most fortunate; during this month Cupid has always had a busy time, and it is known that his arrow not only pierces the heart of the young maiden with her fair complexion and hair of gold and the handsome straight young man, but ofttimes reaches those of maturer years. However, a wedding reported from Middlebury, about nine miles east of this city, and which occured Tuesday, caps the climax, for on this occasion the parties are so old they are young again. The groom was James Cox, of Dixon, .Ohio, aged eighty-five years, while his bride was Mrs. Tanner, of Middlebury, who has lived and thrived during (eighty-six summers. Seven times tos she cast her lot on the sea of life, each voyage being productive of some happiness and some sorrow. The groom has also tried the lottery at various times, but they were yesterday as happy as any young couple you ever saw, cooing and smiling at each other just as though they had dipped in the famous fountain of life and there had slipped from their • shoulders, three score years. They will live at Middlebury, where the bride owns a home. O THE HALL COMPANY PLEASES Biggest Ten Cent Show Ever on the »■ Road is the Opinion Heard. The Don C. Hall company continues to please those who go to the Bosse each evening this week. Last night they put on Davy Crockett and it was a high class piay. Never before in the history of the city has an offer been made to give a two and a half hour entertainment for ten cents, but its true with the Hall company and it is an opportunity that every one who is seeking amusement should not overlook. They carry their own band and orchestra and give an all-round rattling good show. Tonight they will present ‘The Farmer and the Detective” a comical production that will cause young and old to laugh until their sides fairly ache. ———————o— BOONE COUNTY DRY AGAIN Their Majority Was 2,446 In Favor of a Dry County. Lebanon, Ind., June 2.—Boone county, which has been “dry’> for the past two years, yesterday voted by a majority of 2,446 not to allow the saloons to return. The sweeping victory means that the farmers and business men of Boone county are ve’-y well pleased with the conditions that have prevailed since the saloons were ousted two years ago. The brewery interests made a strong fight to carry the county, as they had circulated much literature among other counties that recently voted, in which It was stated that the business men and farmers were dissatisfied with the conditions that resulted from the county being “dry." The majority is the third largest of any county that has yet voted by the county option law and stands first in proportion to population.

i Dyke Frislnger, postmaster of this i city, will receive an increase in his i salary of SIOO per year, according ; to the announcement made yesterday by the postmaster general, Mr. Hitch- . cock, who has charge of this department for Uncle Sam at Washington. ’ For twenty-six years past it has been i the custom to readjust the salaries i of the postmasters once each year, i and while the fact that the man in charge is to receive a slight boost in salary is not df especial interest, it ■ is in these cases, because it shows the advancement of the community in a business way, for an increase is i never made unless the business done at the office shows such an increase as ; to justify it. Mr. Frlsinger’s salary is advanced from $2,400 per year to i $2,500, and its no wonder that there : is a general desire to hold the job. ’ The list of increases also includes Geneva, from $1,400 to $1,500 and : Berne from $1,600 to $1,700 and MonI roeville from $1,200 to $1,300. None ! of the other cities in this locality in Decatur’s class advanced, no change i being made at Bluffton, Portland, • Hartford City os Huntington. Reducl tions of from SIOO to S2OO were made > in the following eight towns: Arcadia, i Argos, Eaton, Jonesboro, Ridgeville, i Waterloo, Whiting and Williamsport. » The only big boosts were at South ■ Whitley, where the salary was advanced from $1,500 to $2,500 and Gary from $2,000 to $2,500. ( — o ; In the case of the State vs. Joseph ; Tonnelller, selling liquor without lil cense, before Judge Sturgis, finding ; of not guilty. 11 ■ ■ ■ w Nathan Shepherd, guardian for Ola, • Wilhelmina and Ray Comer, filed his ; account current which was allowed. i —■ — - t Judge Merryman being disqualified by reason of having been council for , the guardian in the matter of Theoi dore Beerbower, guardian for Paul > Beerbower and others, appoints R. S. ; Peterson as special judge, who as--1 sumed jurisdiction and final report , filed as to Theodore and current f report as to others and approved. I —’ i C. S. Niblick, administrator of the t Mary M. Schauk estate, paid amount > of money for distribution to clerk of court. Administrator discharged. ■ Clerk ordered to make final distribution; petition filed by Clarence and ( Russell Dettenbaugh to have their ; shares paid direct to them and so [ ordered by the court. "\'- i 1 Real estate transfers: United States to Z. B. Cale, patent issued Novem- > ber 10, 1840; Joseph Whitehead to Benjamin S. Brown, tract in Monroe township, $600; W. P. Augustus to Beatrice V. Barto et al, tract Washington township, $4,500. Emil Tracy, guardian for Modest Lawhorn, filed his, current report which was allowed. _ V. o ■■ EIGHTH DISTRICT BANKERS They Will Meet at Anderson on Thursday of this Week. The second annual meeting of group eight of the Indiana Bankers’ Association will be held in the Country Club at Anderson Thursday, starting at 1:30. R. S. Todd, of Bluffton, who is chairman of the members of the association in the eighth district, has sent a notice to the other members urging them to be present. They are endeavoring to make the meeting at Anderson the best which has ever been held. The one which was held at Muncie last year was well attended and it is the hope of Mr. Todd that the attendance this year will be even greater. ’Several state officers will be present The bankers will meet at the town house of the country club, from where they will go to the country house of the club and be served with luncheon at noon. At 1:30 the business session will start. After the business session an automobile trip over the city will be made. One of the interesting discussions will be that of “Postal Savings Banks.” .— o i i A team of horses owned by Noah Frauhiger, the well known auctioneer, of near Magley, ran away in Preble Tuesday afternoon, and for a wht e there was much excitement The animals were frightened near the home of John Miller, and went running at a mad pace till they reached the home of Martin Reppert, where they were caught. Before they reached the Reppert home the wagon was demolished and it was certainly lucky that no - one was hurt The horses were not injured any.

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At Albion this week is in progress the trial of a case entitled the State of Indiana against O. B. Gulley, in the outcome of which a number es people in this vicinity are Interested. Guiley is charged with the murder of his brother-in-law named Wright at Rome City, about four months ago. Wright has sold milk and vegetables to the Decatur people who have visited Rome City for a nuihber of years. Wrtght and he were always quarreling, and it was common talk that some day he kill Wright. The troubfe seemed to be over W/fghts wife, and there were all kinds of stories affoat. During last February the men had several quarrels, and one night Gulley hit Wright over the head with a stick of stove wood and killed him. No one saw it and Guiley claims he acted in self defense. The tfial began at Albion Tuesday, a jury being obtained without any difficulty. The general opinion seems to be that Guiley is guilty and should be punished, but there is much doubt as to the outcome. The attorneys in the case are Prickett & Carver and W. F. McNagny for the state, and Attorneys Bodenhafer and Redmond of Kendallville and Henry Colerick of Fort Wayne for the defense. _ o Mrs. Amanda Daniels and daughter Maggie of this city received a message from Toledo telling of the death of Mrs. Eleanor Brokaw of that place. The death occurred yesterday in that city at the home of her son, Earl, where she made her home. She had been feeling well and her death was so sudden that the closest relatives were very qiuch shocked, not realizing that this had happened so soon. This well known and beloved woman resided in this county all her life with the exception of five years that she has lived at Toledo. During her long residence here she made a large number of friends. Just before going to Toledo Mrs. Brokaw lived in this city, where she had resided for five - years. For a number of years she ■“made her home in the southern part of the county, and in the eastern part, ! and has many friends in the country. ’ Mrs. Brokaw was born June 18, 1845, ' and at the time of her death was nearly 69 years of age, death occurring Wednesday, June 2. Coming to this I county in 1848 she lived here many ' years. In April, 1874, she was mar- * ried to Mr. Brokaw. .The aged woman leaves three children, Mrs. George Ingle of Oden, Mich., Albert, of Hart--1 ford City and Earl of Toledo. With the remains in charge, the bereft rel--1 atives will come to this city on the 1 11:27 Friday over the Clover Leaf, 1 where the body will be laid to rest in the Tricker cemetery. Services’ will be held at 1:30 from the Christian church, the Rev. F. H. Vernor, the new pastor of the church, officiating. Having been a good Christian woman, Mrs. Brokaw wil be greatly missed by her congregation of whicu she was a member. She was a. former member of the church here. Other relatives of Mrs. Brokaw are Joe Daniels of Preble, a nephew, Miss* Margaret Daniels, a niece and Mrs; Amanda Daniels of this city, who is the widow of Mrs. Brokaw’s only brother, S. M. Daniels, who has been dead for a number of years. Mrs. Jennie Webster of Fort Wayne, is a niece of the deceased woman. o • VETERAN TRAINMAN RETIRED James R. Dolari, 61 Years Railroad Man, Let Out at Age of 75. Huntington, Ind., June I.—For the first time in the history of the Chicago & Erie railroad, an employe was retired by the road officials today because of his age. James R. Doken, a veteran of the traiJfc? department, 76 years old, was retired by special order of the head officers, has been a railroad man sixty-ohe years, being connected with the Erie the last twenty-five years. The order has come from the general officers of the Erie that all employes more than 70 years old must be retired at once. In case the retired employes are not able to find lucrative employment the railroad proposes to grant a pension but no special department has been created for this work. J"' , ■ ■ -o MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET The Missionary Spciety of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. Dr. Boyers at her home, corner Third and Monroe strets, on Thursday afternoon, and all members are urged to be present. The hostess will be assisted by Miss Nellie Blackburn and the program will be to charge of Mrs. Joseph Helm. r