Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1909 — Page 6

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mMsaaamwß*— — A searching party consisting of more than one hundred residents and several city officers invaded the west par tof the city Friday a. m. looking into sewers, cisterns and receptacles of every kind to find the three-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Eady who at ten o’clock mysteriously disappeared from the Eighth street home. The babe had been playing in the yard and left the premises unobserved by any of the family members. Mrs. Eady noting the absence of the child, at once instituted a search in the | , immediate neighborhood. Unable to find her she apprised the neighbors of the child’s disappearance, and they joined in the hunt. The officers were also notified and but a short time elapsed until the news spread through the streets of the city like wildfire. Every one was on the lookout for the babe of tender years and at about 12*15 o'clock Reuben Gilpen telephoned the Eadys that the little one has been found near the home of | John Frlsinger in the extreme south! part of the city. The father lost no time in securing the child and thus the anxiety of the mother and other family members was appeased. How the child, two and one-half years of age, had gotten so far from home remains a mystery, but those concerned are willing to allow that to go unsolved since the little one has been . i restored to them. It. was thought by some members of the searching party that she had fallen in some open sewer or cistern and a diligent search of all openings was made. o— - WILL TEACH IN MARION SCHOOL Miss Bertha Heller Selected for the Horace Mann Schools in that City. Miss Bertha Heller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Judge D. D. Heller, of ' this city, has been chosen as the teacher of the second and third grades in the Horace Mann school at Marlon, and will begl nher duties there next fall. The superintendent of the schools at Marion recently made a trip to a number of cities having in view the selection of competent teachers and among other places visited, Alexandria, where Miss Heller has taught for three years past, and has been most successful. She was offered the position at Marion at a handsome increase in salary and has decided to accept. She arrived home Saturday to spend the vacation with her parents and other friends. ■*-■** 1 o ■. ■ —■« Taking a view of the law directly opposed to that taken by Judge Edward O'Rourke in the Space Pietro case, Judge James T. Merryman today ordered the county auditor to grant to Frank Young a license to conduct a saloon in the rolling mills district. A change of venue had been taken In the circuit court and Judge O’Rourke appointed Judge Merryman to pass upon the matter. Young applied for a license and although there was no remonstrance the county commissioners very wisely determined that there are already enough saloons in the district and declined to grant the license. An appeal was taken to the circuit court Judge Merryman !, . indicated early in the hearing that in the absence of a remonstrance the An;.. ■ county would not be permitted to Introduce any testimony and all that was heard was to the effect that Young is a sober man and a fit person to have a saloon license. The judge said that by admitting testimony where the applicant is making an affirmative case and where there has not been an adverse hearing before the commissioners would be making a class of the saloon keeper, which is not contemplated under the law. He also said that the law does not give the commissioners the right - to hear testimony in the absence of a remonstrance and that they have no right to limit the number of sak loons in a certain locality and that Sa hundred can be established if the applicants can show their fitness. County Attorney E. G. Hoffman was handicapped from the start and had no opportunity to show any of the objections advanced by the board. Judge R. B. Drelbelbiss represented Young.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. i Laporte, Ind., May 28.—Laporte

county liberals in their zeal to keep licensed saloons in the county, have set the pace for the remainder of the state by rolling up a tremendous majority which may reach as high as 4,300 or more. The “dry” forces were fairly swamped and attribute their loss to lack of organization. The saloon forces had a fine working organization. Th etwo principal cities— Laporte and Michigan City—gave great majorities in favor of the saloons. In Laporte the “wet” majority is placed at 1,184 and ,in Michigan City the “wet” figures show a margin of 2,951 for their cause. Mayor Darrow, chairman of the “wets,” in addressing a crowd at headquarters, advised against a demonstration, declaring that a jollification would only add to the bitterness of feeling between the two factions. G. M. McDowell, who directed the “wet” fight in Cass and Tippecanoe counties, says the change of sentiment in Laporte is | the most remarkable in the state. I Eight weeks ago it was conceded that {the “drys- had more than an even change to win. The streets, newspaper offices and the headquarters of the “wettf are filled with crazed people. The “wets’’ are surprised and the “drys” are overwhelmed. The majorities are cyclonic and old-time leaders are at a loss to explain the drift to the “wets.” New Albany, Ind., May 28.—The saloon forces won a big victory in this county yesterday and the present figures show their majority is between 1,600 and 1,800. The city went “wet” by a majority of 1,637, the “wets” carrying every ward in the city. Few votes were challenged during the day, not to exceed half dozen in any precinct, and where challenges were made the necessary affidavits were made strictly in accordance with the law. From the time the polls opened this morning voting was lively and a heavy vote was polled. It was the policy of both sides to get in the vote early, and within an hour after the polls opened 25 per cent of the vote had been cast. By noon practically all of the vote was in and the voting all afternoon was exceptionally slow. Hundreds of Louisville people crossed the river to see a county option election in operation. They had read and heard of the county option election and the enthusiasm of the women displayed at the polls, and every car coming from the Kentucky city across the river was crowded. The Kentucky people were attracted simply by curiosity and took no part in the contest, Corydon, Ind., Mgy 28. —Harrison county, once seat of Indiana’s capital, yesterday voted against the saloons by a majority shown by unofficial figures to be 169. The “drys” and “wets” mingled freely and talked the matter over good naturedly, and there were no heated arguments or personal collisions. Politics was kept in the background. From every point in the county word has been received that the election was quiet and orderly and that a large vote was polled. Full 75 per cent of the total vote of the county was cast Anderson, Ind., May 28. —The official returns for the local option election held Wednesday tn this county show results as follows of total vote for the entire county: For “dry,’> 8,944; “wet,” 7,720; total 16,664. The net “dry” majority is 1,224. — o—i With Joyful hearts Decatur people will receive the news which has recently been conveyed to this city to the effect that Mrs. W. H. Murphy, of Marshal street, had encouraging prospects to regain her eye sight. The aged lady has suffered greatly with '■ impaired vision for several years, and ' some time ago became all but totally 1 blind.- An operation one year ago failed to relieve the affection and she : gradually grew worse day by day, > until her attendants feared that she . would go totally blind. It was some i few weeks ago that she decided to I be taken to the Fort Wayne hospital s for treatment, and a few days ago she underwent an operation, which I thus far has proven successful, surpassing even the fondest hopes of the ‘ family members. Mrs. Murphy can

(now see fairly well with her right 1 eye, and it is thought that ere she | returns .to the city, which will prob- ' ably be next week, her eyesight will be greatly improved that she may enjoy the closing chapter of her long life with the blem'd privilege of being conversant with the beauty of mother nature and her surroundings. —O— — ' Covington, Ind., May 28.—The first contest over the local option law was had, yesterday before I. E. Schoonover judge of the Fountain circuit court, who ruled in favor of the' saloon men. | The contest was over, running a saloon after the expiration of ninety days from the time of holding the local option election. The ninety days expired in this county on May 26, and by agreement of the parties p a test case was made by filing an e affidavit against Arthur Baldwin of e ‘Attica, and a hearing was had at -J once. The license was granted bes 'tween the passage of the act, Sept. 26, e and the final publishing; of the law r in November. The whole question re- - verted back to Sec. 9 of the local - option law, where it says: “After the - passage of this act” The court hold a that the law was not In effect until - the acts were published and the rey celpts of all the clerks of the state i had been received. In part the court i said: “To one acquainted with the - method of legislation in the state it - would seem that the act originally - contained an emergency clause, which • was afterward stricken out without y making any* other change. At any - rate I am of the opinion that in the - absence of any emergency clause, in t view of the constitutional provision, i this act did not go into effect until 9 the 26th day of November, 1908, and . the expression. After the passage of t this act,’ as used in the law, can have i but one meaning, namely, after the ■ act goes into effect I hold that any t other meaning would be held as class legislation, as a man getting license 1 on the 25th day of September would > hold for one year, and the man getj ting license on the 27th day of Sep- ) tember would only run ninety days from the time of the election. I therefore find the defendant not guilty.” ■ This will allow four saloons to be i operated Jn Fountain county until next fall, two in Covington and two in Attica. t . The above case is the same as ’ the Tonnelller case tried here yes- ' terday. Decisions of the judges who i have heard similar causes are even, r three having ruled each way. Guess. > o > Sheriff Lipkey and Deputy Charles > Pierce have been busy since yesterl day serving subpoenaes for witnessi es in the celebrated Faylor-Studa-i baker case, which is set down for i trial net Tuesday in the Adams clr- • cult court at Decatur, and which is i expected to require two to three ■ weeks in trying it. There was some > doubt whether the case would go to • trial at this time until the subpoen- > aes were issued, which hr-taken to . Indicate that attorneys tor both sides . expect to be ready. The case is a • mighty expensive piece of litigation, i and part of the costs are going out , in cold cash right now. Since they ■ are required to go to another county • to testify the witnesses may demand ■ their fees and mileage in advance, and t yesterday, when the sheriff and his deputy were furnished with subpoenaes for witnesses for the Faylor heirs, they were also supplied with $156 fa , cash to pay out to various witnesses i for carfare and witness fees. The • witnesses are Informed what days I they will be wanted. The heirs of s Catherine Faylor, who are seeking to s set aside the deed to 100 acres of • land, have already paid out about $2,500 in costs on the first trial. It is ; going to be a mighty expensive liti--1 gatlon tor the losers. If the heirs lose • they will have practically spent the . 80 acre farm east of the river trying i to get the 100 acre farm, and if Btudabaker loses he will not only have to surrender the 100 acre farm, but will 1 also have to pay the thousands of i dollars of costs and pay back the far come he is deriving from the farm all r these years and many think the loss ; of the case would bankrupt him.— t Bluffton News. o Auditor Michaud sent out about J seventy notices to those owing school - fund loans, and the text of the notices >; was that the payment or' a renewal f| of the loan was necessary and that - at once. Many of these school fund 3'loans have been running for years, i and according to a new law it is 1 necessary to renew all such loans r where they have not been paid, after i a lapse of five years. This county, 3 like every county in the state, has , several 'thousand dollars »of these' 3 loans, and this new ruling enables the 3 county officials to keep a closer tab > upon the securites which are held for 1 (these loans. Unless adjusted within ) the required time specified by the i! auditor, suits to foreclose will be In- • stituted, but it not thought that any--3 thing so severe will be necessary. i The auditor’s office is getting ready — • •-

t for the June distribution of taxes, 3 and by the middle of that month the ■ township trustees will know the I amount of money they will receive r from the county fund. ; The treasurer’s office is now about - the most deserted spot around the t court house. Since the limit of ex- . plration for the payment of the spring installment of taxes expired, about t all the employees there have had to ; do, is to draw their breath. Things • I wil Iget llvlier later and there will be plenty doing. • . i... ■-o . • "The Princess,” presented Friday ' night by the ’O9 graduates of the ’ Decatur high school was a brilliant ' success. The show was unusually , good, and every one expressed them- > selves as well pleased. For two hours i and a half the Seniors kept their t audience greatly interested, and as : the play of this poem and tale of - England , was gay and amusing rather , than sad, the audience was kept smil- ' ing and happy. Opening the first act, ■ the curtain down, voices were heard I singing, the maidens of the university i of which the Princess was the head. I When the curtain rose, the Prince I and his two noble friends, Florian and Cyril, were earnestly talking. Clad in satin draped vests and trousers, : trimmed in lace and buckles, with flaxen wigs and plumed hats these men of noble lineage were of the gentlemen of rank good types. The prince had. been betrothed since infancy to the Princess Ida. She, however, had left her father’s court, and founded a college of women. Ida was a thinker and profound, and her wish wag to raise the position of women. As her duties were sacred to her, she never thought of the prince nor any of the men. On account of her teaching from the Lady Blanche, they appeared as very low to her. The prince told his friends of his wish to wed Ida. In order to do this his father, the King, advised war. After some consultation Cyril' (Tracy Nelson) proposed that they dress as women and gain admission as pupils to the classic hall. The prince (Otis Dibble) was overjoyed and Florian (Ben Beavers) agreed to do this. And seeking an interview from Ida’s father, Prince Gama (Hugh Perkins) whom they found seated on his high throne, surrounded oy his guard. He gave permission and wrote a leter to his daughter, recommending the young prince. In the next scene the nobleman, disguised as pretty girls, entered the beautiful university ground. The smooth green lawn was stretched before them and lovely statutes of the Roman and Greek women, the noble mother of the Grace! and others. These pure and wonderful works of art cast an ancient and graceful look over all. It was the class hour and Lady Pysche (Marie Allison) surrounded by her pupils was giving learned discourse when the new pupils entered and the old ones left the hall. She immediately recognized Florian. In distress she called attention to their rashness and bade them leave for there was a law at the university that a pMB enters these beautiful estate cm pain of death. Pysche said that Ida was too strict, and bade them flee. She to*, them of the Lady Blanche who hated her and would be glad to drag her to the ground if the truth was known. Turning, the lovely instructor saw Melissa (Leota Bailey) Lady Blanche’s daughter, but Melissa assured her she would never tell her mother. But the Lady Blanche with her lynx eye detected wrong and held her peace till a time to tell it With malicious thought and designs in her mind she went about her duties. On hearing of the new girt arrivals the princess and her maidens called them all and they strolled with their books about the lawn and the prince and his friends with her. The princess asked Pysche to sing. She sang in a low sweet voice a troubled air. Then the prince was asked toeing. He did this in a disguised voice and sang the song of the lover to his sweetheart. Having completed the Princess said that the tall girl from the north should now forget the things of love, as men were rare and never at the hall. She, nowever, did not like the. mode of address in the song, and advised the girl to be more modest and let the men sing of their proposals of love. The Princess, having heard the music of the one girl from the north asked Cyril to sing,and he forgetting, commenced to stag the song from “Moll and Meg*’ from Faust. The rowdy words and tuneless music in his natural voice made known the truth at once and the Prince, enraged; struck him a pow- , erful blow, and the maidens and the princess ran and scattered Screaming. In the last act the Princess sat troubled and angry in her gardens. There was war and her haughty spirit desired revenge. While she sat there the maidens brought the word of the prince’s death* And remembering the good prince who once saved her life,: and her father and her dead mother’s • wishes in regard to this matter, her heart was melted with sorrow, but — ——* ~r— - -

» was dumb. Then the maidens, gathering around her sang i “Home they brought the warrior dead Yet she neither spoke nor moved." It happened that the prince-was not > killed, but a false report had gone out, and he then appeared upon the ; scene and there was a joyful reunion. : Perhaps the most pleasing part of i the prgoram was a drill by the Seni lor girls, robed in flowing gowns of I their class colors, the Lady Blanche in their center, Instructing the pupils in their graceful exercises. Violet ’ and Ipse, who appeared several times i in the play, were splendid. At the . close of the "Princess" a short pro- ’• gram of songs and speeches were given. Miss Esther Sellemeyer presented the spade to .the Juniors. The i spade represents "digging,’’ which - the giver and her classmates have i done well through their high school ' course. Miss Sellemeyer gave this • speech easily and with grace. Don Burke, president of 'lO class, replied. , Following were a number of spirited class songs and the class yell closed ’ the exercises. — . ——.... Washington, May 28.—Representative Barnhart, of Indiana, will make another effort to persuade congress properly to recognize the sacrifice which John B. Kissinger of South Bend, made as a soldier in the Span-ish-American war by volunteering to be bitten by a yellow fever mosquito at the time Dr. Walter Reed and others were conducting their experiments in Cuba. Kissinger was the first soldier to volunteer for such an experiment. Other men who volunteered later have been handsomely rewarded by the government. Some years ago congress granted Kissinger a pension of sl2 a month. He is now entirely helpless as a result of the sacrifice he made, and Mr. Barnhart will endeavor to get him a pension of at least SSO a month. The one-hundred-and-flfty-seventh regiment association, at its recent reunion, adopted resolutions asking that congress do something for Kissinger. These resolutions have been forwarded to members of the Indiana delegation. j, Washington, May 28.—Just after the senate adjourned yesterday Senator Bailey, of Texas, and W. S. Manning, a representative of the New York Times, engaged in a fisticuff in front of Room 9 of the senate committee on finance. There was a reference to Mr. Bailey’s characterization of the New York Times writer as “an infamous liar,” and too soon for bystanders to apprehend what it whs all about Manning struck Bailey with his umbrella, and the two men clinched. They were immediately seperated without injury. Washington, May 28.—President Taft was Informed that the English Grand Lodge of Masons had granted a dispensation—most unusual in the history of Masonry—for the organization of a Blue Lodge of Masons in London, England, to be composed entirely of Americans. The dispensation was granted by the Duke of Connaught, grand master of the grand lodge of 'England!. The duke and President Taft will be made the first honorary members of the lodge, which will be instituted June 3. ? * <■’ ?. t *■ ■ ,! !■ - O - BAPTISM MAKES HIM SSOO. Convert Drags Out Mussel Shell Containing Valuable Pearl. Evansville, Ind., May 28.—John Maunee, living at Maunee, Ill.* on the Wabash river, near this city, found a peaH in a very peculiar manner. He recently professed religion and was baptized in the river at Maunee. He wore a shoe in which there was a loose string, and this dragged over the bottom of the river and a mussel closed on the string. Morgan pulled it out on the bank after him. When he. opened the mussel shell he was surprised to find a pearl on the inside, which he sold to a dealer for SSOO. Morgan says he would like to be baptized again. —. ' ■ - —o ■ It’s the same story—26o horses, good crowd—horses broke like ten year olds, good eyes, wind and work just the color, etc. This' was sale day for the Decatur Horse company and the Ideality of the weather, the ringing voice of Auctioneer McNabb and the representation of splendid buyers working harmoniously together has placed the auction on record as one of the most successful ever given a stage setting in Decatur. Trains arriving from all directions conveyed buyers to the city last evening and this morning early the stables were invaded by men whose visit here was for the only purpose of becoming the owners of some of the excellent animals to be offered for sale. Auctioneer McNabb after divorcing himself from his coat and shedding his collar, seated himself in the stand and an'nounced the opening of the sale. The buyers immediately prepared themselves, reinforced their judgment and

IMAI i finriii > Yini A I.RFAM WSw IIUMI VIIWWI s WsS t Sv V > sftrategtg L or msUed for 50e&. Send lor CSroular. ' VIOLA SKIN SOAP 't> m.j } G. 6. BITTNER A GO.. ’ donned their spectacles that the ttflji ' ity of the animals could be correctlji ( judged. Then on canie the horsei _ and with the horses came the gentle warble of McNabb, who lost no time ’ in getting bids, and good ones. At ‘ the sale progressed the horses go better, they became more expensive likewise, and the men whose Hvllhooc is provided by the buying and selling 1 of horses placed bids without hes* ' itancy, they owning the animals onlj after a spirited spell of bidding wai experienced. Among the many buyers who were here were Dr. Menette Marion, Ohio; James Harruff, Bucy ; ’ rus, Ohio; Harry McNear and Fran) s Hanley, Chicago; Hershel Beavers* ' New York; James Bailey, New York; Michael Meibers, Buffalo, and Ol Smith, Buffalo, and these men art t loud in their praises about Decatui { as a horse market Another sale wil be held two weeks from today, ant it will be the last one to be held thil spring. ■ o" — ■— H Fred Richards, who twenty-flvt , years ago was convicted for the mur i der of Amos Backestoe,and who served * in the state penitentiary north at ’ Michigan City lor nineteen years,, be ' ing released only a few years ago ’■ is dying of consumption. For som< i months he has been living at the * home of a daughter, Mrs. Elwoqc ’■ Blazer, in the south part of town ■ They are very poor and the burdei ' of supporting the invalid father hat ■ been a heavy one. Arrangement) * were made today to take the old max * to the county infirmary, where th< closing days of his life will no doub be spent In his younger days Mr Richards was a powerful man, stand ■ tag six feet in his stocking feet sane weighing more than two hundred ’ pounds, he was one of the best mex 1 in this section of the state. He wai respected, though it was known hi was of the fearless kind, until hii ' arrest for the murder of a neighbor ’ He has always denied that he hac 1 any part in the crime, and Charlei ; Worst who was convicted with him ’ died, also of consumption, maintainini 1 to the very last his innocence. Rich ’ ards is well known by the older peo pie of this community and by th( younger generations, all of whon have heard his life story over an< 1 over. It is likely that he will live 1 but a few weeks, but he will hav< > good care at the infirmary. —-o —*—— MANY SPECIMENS OF GAME ' Roosevelt Party Has Been Successfu In Africa. — Nairobi, British East Africa, Maj 1 28.—Theodore Roosevelt, who is a 1 present the guest of Governor Jack* son, of Nairobi, has accepted an invitation to a public banquet to be given in his honor, August 3. The resuli of the expedition’s hunting trips have ' been assembled. Mr. Roosevelt had secured 86 specimens of gapae of 2S different varieties; with the exception of six specimens they are all for the 1 national museum at Washington. The ■ naturlists of the party have obtained 1 about one thousand specimens ol 1 birds, mammals and snakes. ... , Q—MRB. FRANCE BADLY BURNED While Lifting a Pan of Hot Chooolati from the Stove this Morning. I Mrs. Bart France was quite badlj burned with hot chocolate just be 1 fore noon today. She was baking ) * cake ahd in lifting a pan of boiltai hot chocolate from the stove, she upset the fluid which spread over hex hands and wrists. The right han< was terribly burned, the skin being > cooked off and the left hand was alst badly scalded. Dr. J. M. Miller wai : called and dressed the injuries and ’ she was resting as easy as could be ‘ expected this afternoon. While it li not believed the burns will prove ser ; ious, she is suffering considerably, an< 1 will be* ill for several days as a re* suit. i —<>. J| - Miss Ina Everett will leave tomor row for Lima, where she will make i a visit with her aunt. She will be 1 accompanied by her cousin, Miss Lil 1 lie Gates. i -.-o

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