Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1909 — Page 3

eigneT as ’ RWgevllk’ has been arested by a deputy United States marshal following an indictment returned by the federal grand jury, charging him with being short in his accounts with the government The exact amount is not given out. He gave bond at Winchester, of |SOO, with J. W. Macy as surety and was released. Russell Addington, his successor, was recently elected by the patrons of the ofljce. / , ■ in-—-*— • o I TWO MORE CLOSE THEIR DOORS I. M. Ray, Dunkirk, and Peter Bon- ! ifas, New Corydon, who were granted I retail, liquor licenses by the county '• commissioners March 31st the day of the county local option. election, l * closed their places Saturday night, and Tuesday morning surrendered their license, as provided by law, to County Auditor Smith, filing at the same time a bill for the unusued portion, >75.34. These will be allowed, and the money repaid when the com mlssioners meet next Monday. These two saloons are the only ones affected by the 90 day provision of the local option law, the remainder being allowed to run until the expiration oi their license.—Portland Review. ■ -■<) — CLERK'S OFFICE MAKES A fact perhaps not generally known is 'the statement that the county clerk’s office more than makes its own way. Last week Mr. Haefling turned over to the county fees alone amounting to 9761.28, which is two hundred dollars more than the salary. This is the largest amount turned into the treasury from the clerk’s office since that office was placed upon a salary basis. ■ ■ WARREN MOSES TO VISIT HERE ■* t Writes That He Will Arrive Here About the Fifteenth of the Month.

Mrs. Julia Moses has received word from her son Warren, that he will arrive here with his family about the fifteenth of the month, for a several weeks’ visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Moses formerly worked H cat the newspaper business here, leaving nine years ago for Great Falls, Mont, where he has since resided, and this will be his first visit home. He was married seven years ago to a Miss Chase and the family includes two children. Warren lias been engaged In the newspaper business in the west,and has recently dabbled considerably in the real estate business. He has prospered and his friends here will be glad to greet him. — '■ '■ —■o ———- ( ATTORNEY BEATTY RECOVERING A. P. Beatty, the well known lawyer, has been quite ill for a week past suffering from stomach trouble and Rheumatism. He has been in rather poor health for several weeks and for a feW days past has been confined to his bed. He is much better today and it is believed will be In his usual good health within a short time. ■ . ...- -J EAGLES WILL GIVE A DANCE The Eagles lodge will give a dance at their hall over the Winnes shoe store on Tuesday evening. You know this means a good time for all who attend and no doubt there will be a great number present. The music wlh be delightful and the entire evening a most pleasant and enjoyable one. Better see about it and arrange to attend. ,, —. ■ ~, o . MAY FIRE THEM OUT Bloomington, Ind., June 7.—ln view ♦ of the fact that the city is fighting the county over the matter of putting up a hitchrack about the court house, 1 it is said that when the beard of county commissioners meet tomorrow it will take steps to oust the city from the court house. When the court house/'structure was completed the cltjj contracted for quarters for the mayor, city clerk, water works superintendent and a city council chamber, all to be on the first floor of the court house. The city is now occupying these rooms and because of the suit brought to enjoin the county board from restoring the rack ' ’ it is said the latter may vote this | week to reclaim the rooms now being I occupied by the city dads. ■ —■ - —■ " ■ True R. Fristoe arrived yesterday from Piqua, Ohio, to remain for a month with his parents, after which he will resume duties as pianist in the vaudeville circuit True’s services i. are in great demand in vaudeville houses. ' Miss Flora Bracht and Otto Hildebrand were united in marriage at the J home of the bride’s father, Louis . Bracht, near Honduras. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Os-' wald Vita of Vera Cruz. Both are well known and popular, and their many friends extend their best wishes for theij future happiness.

I - -.nnu - Attorney General Settling School i .... Transfer Law. I Attorney General James "< Bingham has delivered to Robert J. Aley, state superintendent yjf public instruction, an opinion that the school transfer law of the last legislature was valid. A Question arose as to the validity of the act several days ago, when E. G. Bunnell, assistant state superintendent, discovered that the law was amendatory to the act of 1901 The act of 1901, it was found, had been amended by an act of 1907. It has been established by a number of decisions that an amendatory act substitutes for the act it amends. In view of this the act of 1907, it was believed, s repealed the act of 1901, and the act of 1909 was therefore amendatory of an act not in existence, which would, of course, make the act of 1909 invalid. Attorney General Bingham found in an investigation of the law that the act of 1907 specifically stated that it was a repeal of only such parts of the act of 1901 as were in conflict This, it-was found, made the act of 1909 clearly an amendment of the act of 1901,and therefore valid. The act of 1909 provides that pupils transferred to high schols from another township or‘from some point outside the territory covered by the school, shall pay $4 per month for tuition. In the case of pupils transferred to the common shools this rate is fixed at $2 per month. The old rate, the one to which the state would have reverted had the act been found invalid, was $2 for high school transfers and |1.50 for the common schools. This rate was less than one-half the per capita cost for educating pupils.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stiles, who have managed the Park hotel here for several months, have accepted positions which place them in charge of the lunch room at Memphis, Tenn. The place is a desirable one, the salary good and the Stiles have decided to leave Decatur as soon as possible. They are therefore advertising a public sale of their hotel furnishings and fixtures and general household goods to be held at the Park Saturday afternoon of this week, when Col. Reppert will use his efforts to dispose of the big bunch of goods. If any one should need goods of this kind, they will have the opportunity to buy at their own price for the stuff must sell at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles will leave here as soon as possible, going to Memphis to begin their work there. -• They have been engaged in this kind of labor for many years, understand it thoroughly and their services are always in demand. This sale will occur unless the entire lot is sold in the meantime to some one at private sale, who wishes to continue the hotel — <*

1 The Presbyterian congregation will 1 celebrate Childrens’ Day Sunday, June 13th, at the church. With songs, rec--1 itations and talks oh the program, ' the entertainment promises to be good. Those who are training the children are quite busy, giving them instruction for that day. In the evening the Christian Endeavorers will 1 have charge of the program. Good 1 music, talks and addresses will be on the program. • • o Miss Minta Acker returned to.Gene- ‘ va to resume her work at her brother 1 » 1 store. ’ After Marlon, the seventeen-year-old son of William Struble, had sunk out of sight in SL Joseph river, at Elkhart, the floating end of a fishing pole whose line had become wrapped around the body, indicated the whereabouts hnd he was pulled up by George Vanfleet and Thomas Wllkinson, who had come to his aid in a boat He was resuscitated with difficulty. William T. Gray and Lon Belville, brothers-in-law, living in the vicinity > of Upland, Grant county, fought a duel , Tuesday with guns and Belville was , probably fatally wounded. Two years j ago Gray’s wife committed suicide and since then trouble has brewed be- i tween the two men. They met on the , streets of Upland and began firing at ( each other. Belville was shot in the t abdomen and in turn he shot at Gray < three times but missed him. Belville < is in a critical condition. sur- . rendered himself to the Grant county | sheriff at Marlon. ] Miss Lucile Locke arrived home yes- 1 terday afternoon from Glendale academy where she has been' attending school for several years. She grad- I uated last Thursday. Her mother, Mrs. Del Locke was at Glendale to 1 attend the commencement and accom- I panied her home, as did Mary Craig i Deam, who will make a short visit < with friends in this city before Join- 1 Ing her parents in their naw home in 1 ’ Chicago. Miss Kathreen Bennett also t a student at Glendale, will spend two i weeks visiting at Bedford and Orleans 1 Indiana, before coming home.—Bluff- 1 ton News. 1

I ■ — ■ ». I SubM In . Wrwk. ; •• ->" »?. ;l For a few minutes Tuesday night C. P. G. Seabold, R. F. Cummins and Del Locke thought that they were going to meet their Waterloo. The least that they expected was a few broken bones, or 'possibly some on the part of someone else, which would result in nothing less than a serious charge against them. The bunch went to Fort Wayne In Seabold’s automobile. On their way home they were coming out of the city at a reasonably good clip they suddenly saw a cab loom up ahead of them. Cris grasped the reverse lever and put on the clutch brake, but his actions wen. too late. They smashed into a side of the cab with the machine. As a result one side of the machine was pretty badly battered up. The accident did not turn out as seriously as the occupants of the machine thought it would, although the automobile had to be overhauled before it could be brought back to this city. The cab was not damaged and about the only thing which resulted was some lively words from the driver. Seabold and the other Bluffton people remained in the machine until the officers arrived, when th§y went down and gave bond for |IOO for Cris so that any damages which might have been caused would'be paid for. The local men claim that the cabman did not have his lights burning, although he claims that he did.—Bluffton Banner. — o ■ By the terms of an important business deal consummated Thursday, Mr. Charles F. True retires from business in Decatur, his interest in the big dry goods and general store, with which he has so long been connected being taken by his partner, Mr. Eugene Runyon. By the terms of the contract, Mr. True will look after the collection of all accounts due the firm. After this part of the business is taken care of he Will probably spend considerable time on his farm, located near Poe, ten miles north of this city. He has been connected with the dry goods business in Decatur for over twenty-seven years and it will seem rather queer not to have him continue. The change is made owing to his health which has been rather poor for several years past and which shows no sign of improving, while he remains confined to business. Mr. Runyon, who now becomes the sole owner, is a business man of many years* experience. He conducted a store at Berne for some time, and came here several years ago, taking an interest in the True store. He knows every crook and turn in dry goods, groceries and notions and will continue to conduct a store as modern as heretofore. Mr. True is one of the very best citizens in Decatur, and we sincerely hope, as do the other people of this\ community, that future plans will not take him away from this place.

It begins to look*as though 0. B. Guiley, the Rome City man, who killed his brother-in-law, Edwin Wright, last February, wifi get off with light punishment and very likely will go free. His trial is now in progress at Albion, and is attracting considerable attention. The evidence yesterday showed that Wright suffered from nervousness and heart trouble which aided in his sudden death probably, even if the fact that his head was pounded into a jelly with a hickory club might have had something to do with it. Theywltnesses including Wright’s widow, other relatives and prominent citizens testified that the murdered man was quarrelsome and always seeking trouble, that he frequently whipped his wife and threatened her, and all in all there does not seem to be a great amount of regret at his untimely end. When the evidence of the state had been concluded yesterday, Henry Colerick, principal attorney for the defendant moved that the case be dismissed but this motion was overruled by the court. During the afternoon, a number of witnesses were introduced to show the good character of the defendant, including a deposition from the Hon. Champ Clark, democratic leader in the United States senate, who knew Guiley well when the latter lived in Missouri. Clark said he had known the man for fifteen years, and knew him to be an upright and peaceful citizen. ■ O— ;— Miss Isabel Smith returned home to Rochester today. Miss Grace Purdy returned from Bluffton, where, she visited with her brother Sam, who a few days ago was severely burned by boiling pitch, on the arm and face. The face is healing, but the arm is still in a serious condition. The doctor says that the arm may be well, so that he can work, in several months. It was not thought necessary to resort to skin grafting. L. H. Purdy will remain for a visit with his son.

I June 10th, at 9:15 o’clock, will occur the third annual commencement of the common schools of Adams county. Superintendent L. E. Opliger has been very busy for several days past llrranging for this (very important event and has completed the program which promises to be a very interesting one. The event this year will be held at the lawn of the central school building in this city, and the program will be as follows: Orchestra. Music—^Selected —Temple Quartet. Invocation, Rev. Richard Spetnagle. Music—Selected—Temple* Quartet Class Address, Prof. George H. Tapy, department of education, Wabash college. Music—Selected— Temple Quartet Presentation of Diplomas, Prof. L. M. Sniff, president of Trl-State College. Music—Selected —Temple Quartet Song—Selected—“Onward Christian Soldiers,” by audience, led by the Temple quartet. Benediction, Rev. Sherman Powell. Orchestra. Music furnished by the Hamerlck orchestra, of Decatur, and the Temple quartet, of Huntiffgton, Indiana. The orchestra will give a concert from 9:00 to 9:30. Come early and qnjoy yourself. There are (145 graduates in the class of ywhich number thirty-two come from this city. French township furnishes the smallest number, having but one. These pupils are now ready for the high school work and can enter at any place in the state. The list of graduates from the various townships is as follows: Union—Lester Barkley, Gladys Wass, Arthur Johnson, Monema Fleming. - ...

Root—Robert Lenhart, Arta |Lenhart, Dick Bock, Harold Tiemann, Ina Rabbltt, Ella Zwick, Carl Weldler. Preble —Ernest Fruechte, Ralph Dettinger, Amanda Fruechte, Elmer C. Jaberg. Kirkland—Albert Buckmaster, Juanita Henry, Frances Gault, Ralph Worthman, Delbert Tumbleson, Lorenz Linnemeler, Nellie Daniels, Beatrice Yaney, Augustus Yaney. Washington—W. Guy Brown, Don Smith, Electa Baltzell, Clara Hoffman, Guy Kidd, William Kemper, Virgil Bowser, Clarence Davis, David Roth. St. Marys—Lena Davis, May Troutner, Willson Chronister, Glen Chronister, Charles Swank, Zona Suman, Sallie Stewart, ZolaT’yke. Monroe —Jacob Kauffman, David D. Depp, Lulu Kerr, Reuben Liechty, David Liechty, Hilda Lehman, Calvin Sprunger, George Sprunger, Hiram Liechty, Wilber Nussbaum, Alina Sprunger, Ona Moder, Lydia Neuenschwander, Lillian Moser, Lester Keller, Wilda Ray, Anna Smith, Fem Hendricks, Solon Duer,' Clyde Hendricks, Arthur Haggard, Robert E. Shirk, Leo Sherer. French—Grace G. Walter. Hartford—Clarence Buyer, Amos Stauffer, Glenna Miller, Morris McCray, Inez Engle, Tressle Glendening, Ervin Pontius, Alva Glendening. Wabash—Nellie Kerr, Martin Baumgartner, Oswin Zuercher, Florence Stucky, Clarence Stucky, Golda Miller, Ralph Pontius, Blanche Ford, Joseph Teeple. Jefferson—Leland Buckmaster, Job A. Champer, Carl Laughlin, Nina Fogle, Dayton Laughlin, Alvle Teeter, Harvey Springer, Golda Brewster. • Berne—Walter Hlrschy, Noah Burkhalter, Loretta Lehman, Frieda Lehman, Harry Sprunger, Arthur Wittwer, Ella Sprunger, Mary Ann Sprunger, Ernestine Franz, Leo Stucky, Leslie Baumgartner, Vilas Schindler, Rena Sprunger, Melvin Hirschy. Geneva—Hazel Gourley, Irwin Marry, Zelma Butcher, Claude Briggs, George Brayton, Willis Armantrout, Forrest Sullivan, Clarence Armantrout Decatur—Mhry F. Erwin, Estella Perkins; Fay Hammell, Golda Biggs, Cleo Roop, Clyde Dicer, Walter Stetson, Effie Miller, Agnes Sellemeyer, Ra’ph Miller, Florence Myers, Marion Watkins, Hulda Mutchler, Leotta Beillor, Ethel Fuhrman, William Beavers, Floyd Butler, Gladys Graham, Erwin Miller, Robert Peterson, Thomas Hildenbrand, Lulu M. Atz, Dwight Lachot, Lucy Mclntosh, George Mann, Flora Peters, June M. Knoff, Otto Rice, Rex Sowle, Dan Tyndall, Robert Garard, Frances Butler. — -—‘t~ —o Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniels and family have returned to Preble. Carl Spaulding received a message last night from New York City informing him that Raymond C. Shady had just arrived there from Panama, and that he will arrive tn Fort Wayne Sunday evening on his way to Michigan to visit with his parents, and I asking Mr. Spaulding to meet him at Fort Wayne. Mr. Shady is a grandson of Lewis Shady of this city and he has been employed with the government on the Panama canal several years and is in the commissary department. He and Charles Tribolet, also in the Panama, are intimate friends.—Bluffton News.

| At ten minutes before three o’clock I Thursday p. m., Dwight York, twenty-one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. York, was drowned in the Teeple gravel pit just east of the city. Quite a crowd of boys had been in during the afternoon, but at the .time of the accident only five besides the unfortunate lad, were in the water. They were Gene Steele, Clarence Steele, Red Wilkinson, Bob Watkins and Floyd Butler. Dwight had been in the water only about ten minutes. He had swam across the pit and back to near the west bank where the other boys were congregated on a big diving rock. He seemed to be exhausted or suffering from cramps, and asked the boys to help him onto the stone. At that moment he sank. The comrades became frightened and though they did all they could, were powerless to save him. Two of them, the Steel and Stevens boys, had hold of him, but could not handle him, as he was larger. The alarm spread rapidly and a hundred or more people «soon gathered. A half hour later he was located about thirty feet from the west shore of the pit and in about seven or eight feet of water. It was necessary, however, to secure some kind of a hook to lift him, and at 3:30 the body was still in the water. Claude Gay was diving for him. A sad part of the accident was the arrival pot the rboy’s father, A. M. York, who was distracted with grief and had to be cared, for by friends. A younger brother was one of the first to arrive on the scene and sat with his face buried In his arms while the search for the body proceeded. Dwight was a model young man, and had just completed a term as teacher of a school near Willshire, Ohio. The accident is a very sad cne, and the relatives have the sympathy of all. At 3:35 Claude Gay dived and caught hold of the lad’s arm and succeeded |n raising him. Tho/gh he had been in the water forty-five minutes, efforts were made to bring him to, under the direction of Dr. Costello. He said there Is one chance in a thousand and we are going to work an hour. There was no water in the lungs showing death due to cramps.

The Siloam Daily Free Press, printed at Siloam, Arkansas, contained the following account concerning addresses delivered at that place by Rev. J. C. White, former pastor of the Methodist church here: Commencement Sunday fulfilled all expectations. The day was one of the most beautiful of the season. The addresses of our orator-friend, Dr. John C. White, of Logansport, Ind., received the highest degree of praise. The sermon in the morning was more directly to the graduates and was based on the unique text in Eccle. 10:10. It contained encouragement for the graduates and inspiration for all. The speaker became eloquent at times and the attention given him during the hour showed that the con-, gregation followed him closely. The closing words spoken were very beautiful and he had his audience completely captivated by his bursts of oratory. Again at night Dr. White spoke to a large audience, giving the educational address proper. His theme was “Courage,” and, he showed the place of that virtue in its higher Christian relations. Siloam Springs people will not soon forget the good providence which brought Dr. White from his busy Indiana pastorate tp spend this Sunday with us. — . ;<) — —. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bell were given a surprise Friday evening which they will long remember. The members of the Black Rag Club, their husbands and friends, were the ones who planned it Mrs. Frank Bell, Mrs. Lew Holthouse and Miss Blanche Dibble completed all arrangements. Early in the evening Mrs. Charles Meyers called at the Bell home and persuaded Mrs. Bell to go up town with her. All the guests went to the Bell residence during her absence. On returning from town Mrs. Meyers accompanied Mrs. Bell home. The evening was spent socially for awhjje. After that the merry company went to the Elks hall, where they enjoyed a most pleasant time. With good music, they danced till a late hour. The Mrs. Holthouse, and Mrs. Frank Bell, then invited the guests to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bell, where a picnic lunch was spread. For a number of yearsall their life, Mr. and Mrs. Bell have lived here and their friends gave this as a farewell to them. Their Decatur friends will regret to see them leave. Mr. Bell will leave next Monday, Mrs. Bell remaining here for a few weeks. A handsome souvenir spoon was given to the latter, as a little remembrance of the givers’ good time with her. - o Marshal Butler wishes to Inform the public that all dogs running loose without secure muzzles on will be killed immediately upon sight therefore if you' have a canine that you value it behooves you to get a muzzle on him at once.

, — ..... ■ j Tile Cltizens’ t Trust company is the name of Decatur’s new financial institution. Its incorporation under the laws of the state took place Wednesday afternoon, the meeting being held in the rooms of. the Knights of Columbus. With but few exceptions all the stockholders were present and took part in the deliberations of a stockholders’ meeting, which ended in the election of a board of twelve directors and signing their names to the incorporation. The list of stockholders is a long one, sixty odd m number, and many Os them are the best business men of the city and country surrounding. The complete list of men owning the stock of this new corporation are Dr. D. D. Clark, J. S. Falk, John Niblick, H. R. Moltz, L. G. Ellingham, J. C. Moran, Everett & Hite, J. H. Yager, J. S. Colchin, H. J. Yager, C. J. Voglewede, Jess Daney, J. S. Bowers, F. M. Schirmeyer, J. P. Brown, Michael Miller, T. H. Baltzell, Frank Heiman, A. Voglewede, Andrew Miller, S. E. Hite Christian Silking, W. J. Beberick, August Silking, Daniel Beberick, John Fruchte, B. Kalver, D. N. Niblick, John Baker, Leo Yager Jr., J. C. Grandstaff, C. P. Mitchell, J. L. Moser, William Schamerloh, W. B. Frisinger, E. E. Zimmerman, JOhn Hessler, Lewis Klein, David Werling, J. H. Bremerkamp, Philip Koos, Lewis Yager, C. S. Bryan, P. K. Kinney, Lewis Silking, John Silking, C. Gillig, Theo. Thieme, J. J. Helm, L. C. Helm, L. A. Graham, C. S. Niblick, J. J. Berling, J. G. t Nlblick, Henry Eitlng, Kirsch & Sellemeytr, Fred Reppert, W. R. Dorwin, E. X. Ehinger, S. B. Fordyce, D. N. Erwin, C. D. Lewton, C. S. Clark, C. D. Teeple, Herbert Bremerkamp and John T. Myers. The list of names speak for themselves and is an indication from the start that the Citizens* Trust Company will succeed if good business men and good boosters can make it win—and it will. They expect to begin business in this city on September first in a well equipped room and surrounded with all the necessary paraphernalia to take care jot all lines of business that is permitted by an institution of this kind. They will pay especial attention to the savings department, and the ones who will be at the head of the in-' stltution expect every boy and girl in this city and this part of the county to be a patron of the savings department of the Citizens’ Trust company. The directors elected were Dr. D. D. Clark, J. S. Falk, E. X. Ehinger, C. S. Niblick, H. R. Moltz, J. T. Myers, John Hessler, William Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, J. S. Bowers, F. M. Schirmeyer and LG. Ellingham. The directors later elected Dr. D. D. Clark president, J. S. Bowers vice president and John S. Falk'secretary and treasurer. The officers mentioned are the best the land affords, are hustlers and will make the Citizens* Trust Company a bright and shining light in the business world of this city.

Friends of Daniel Huffman, trustee of Preble township, are worried over his present state of health. A week ago a septic condition of the Flood made its apearance in the fourth toe, ! and part of that member was amputated in the hopes of -stopping this poisoning growth. The amputation apparenlty* failed and Wednesday a consultation was held. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, the attending physician, Dr. J. S. Boyers of this city and Dr. Smith of Hoagland participating in the consultation. They removed the remainder of the toe, but have small Hopes that this will remedy and stop the poisonous growth. The first development of this septic condition appeared more than a year ago and at that, time a toe was amputated. Nothing further developed until one week ago, and now it seems that his blood may have become contaminated and poisoned. Everything known to medical science is being done to bring back the health of Mr. Huffman, and the hope is expressed by every one that his rugged constiution will be strong enough to throw off the poison, and that he will soon be fully recovered. o Miss Josephine Krick went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. The sale conducted by G. W. Stiles at the Park Hotel Saturday was successful in that all the goqds offered were sold, but the prices of course were not very high as is the case in all similar auctions. A goodly crowd of anticipatory buyers were present and bidding was at times spirited. Mr. Stiles has been offered a position as manager of a big railroad restaurapt in Memphis, Tenn., which carries with it r a handsome salary and he has decided' t£ accept. In the near future he with his family will leave for the southern city, where they will make their future home. Mr. Stiles is a pleasing gentleman to meet, is courteous and businesslike. Since being in this city he has formed the acquaintance of many who will regret to hear that he will leave their midst. He will go to his new home with the well wishes of innumerable Decatur friends for a prosperous future.