Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1909 — Page 7

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The regular session of the city council, postponed from Tuesday evening on account of the death of Mr. Van Camp, one of their- members, was held Friday night All members were present On account of the absence of Mayor France, Mr. Christen acted as chairman of the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. A remonstrance was filed against the building of the sidewalk next to the curb, on Mercei avenue, between the C. 4 B. railroad and High street, south, and signed by seven property owners. This was referred to the street and sewer committee, who reported back in a ten, minutes, recommending that the sidewalk be constructed inside. This was

approved and the council ordered the property owners in that section to , construct temporary walks to be used i until such time that the city may or- ( der permanent walks constructed and f that the property owners Le Hable for any damages that may/artse. The , city attorney was ordereq to serve notices on Fred Scheiman and Andrew Welfley that they construct tidewalks at once. The petition of Andrew McGill for tile on Line strbet was referred to the street and sewer committee with power to act The finance committee reported that they have sold one of the old boilers to the Hanna-Brackenbridge company at Fort Wayne, for |4OO and have duly turned the money over to the city, A

pftal to be used in the case of James ) Touhey vs. the City of Decatur. The clerks and treasurer’s reports were for September filed and referred to the finance committee. The resolutions In memory of the late Anson Van Camp were read and approved and ordered spread of record. The city clerk was ordered to give notice by publication that the common council j will meet at 6:30 on Monday evening November Ist, for the purpose of electing a successor to Atfson VanCamp as councilman from the second ward. The finance committee reported the following bills which were allowed: ? J. F. Wild & Co .1 26.00 E. X. Ehlnger 8.20 E. X. Ehlnger 20.47 O. B. Wemhoff 8.20 L. C. Helm 39.50 D. P. .Overlinker ; 9.62 Frank Snyder 51.50 Essex Coal Co. Waterworks pay roll 38.03 Geo. Tester 18.75 Smith A Yager 44J7 D. F. Teeple 184.31 Clyde Baumgartner 11.00 Kirsch .Sellemeyer & Sons.... 123.96 Chicago A Erie 537.49 D. F. Tfteple 5.82 Julius Haugk 10.80 Jacob J. Magley 1-25 G. R. A I. Ry. Co 178.1,3 Sunday Creek Coal C 0...... 73.71 Electric Appliance Co. ....T.. 7.20 Bbrt Wayne Foundry Co 11.42 Fort Wayne Oil Co 52.56 Andrew Cowan & Co. 42.60 Fort Wayne Electric Works.. 84.84 O. Gara Coal Co 29.89 Waterworks pay roll ........ 69.83 Dailey bond buyer 5.62 H. Harruff 20.00 —— , . ■ ...p ———- A divorce case entitled* Orlo E. Lesh vs. Sadie B. Lesh was filed Saturday on change of venue from Wells county, where it was filed last March. The couple were married March 15, 1907, and lived together until last February. It seems that Lesh belonged to lodge and that hite wife objected to this. On one accaslon she followed him to lodge and made him go home She has threatened to kill him, has cursed and abused him de-, stroyed his clothes and otherwise made life almost unbearable. Robert W. Stine Is attorney for plafatlff. Mrs. Lesh has filed a cross-complaint in which she says her husband cursqd, choked, kicked and abused her, left Her one time for several months and has by his ill treatment made her a nervous wreck. She says her husband is a school teacher, makes good money and owns real estate and perI sonal property. She asks for the decree and for |I,OOO alimony. Her attorneys are Sharp & Sturgis. It looks like a real battle of its kind. 4 O' 1 ■ 11 Abraham Meyer, the aged father of ! John Meyer and of Sheriff Eli Meyei, ! died Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jonathan Baumgartner, near Vera Cruz. He was well, known th this city, having lived here several years until about three months ago, when his health became very bad Mid he went to live with his daughter. He f suffered from" droppy and heart trouble, to which was added the infirmities of a ripe old age. He was born in Berne, Switzerland, March 8, 1827, and was aged eighty-two years, seven months and fifteen days. When twelve years old he came to this country and settled in this county, I being one of the oldest residents | I here. His wife preceded him fin death] ’ about twenty years ago. He is survived. by nine children, John and ■ Ell of this city, Henry of French ’township, Peter of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Jacob of Woodburn, Allen county; Mrs. Lizzie Baumgartner, of near Vera Cruz; Mrs. Lydia Weg-. miller, of Geneva; Mrs. Rosa Presdorf, of French township, and Mrs. Emma Glancey of this" city. The funeral arrangements have not been made yet. Mr. Meyers was a member of Co. K 12th Indiana volunteer Infantry during the civil war and was later transferred to Co. I of the 59th. — George Thomas, one' of the best known men of thia locality, died at one o’clock p. m. Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Enoch Stalter, at Elkhart, Indiana, where he went a short time ago to take treatment for Bright’s disease with which he had suffered. The news of his death came in a message to Mrs. Soan Meyers of east of the city. Mr. Thomas had been In poor health for 3onm months and was advised to go to Elkhart to take special treatment. Yesterday news was received that he was fail- j Ing and that the end was near. He was sixty-eight years old and had i lived in this county the greater part < of his life. He was a soldier in the civil war, a member of the Fifth In- i diana battery, and a member of the G. A. R. post His first wife died a number of years ago and he was mar. ( ried about a year ago to Mrs. Ayres, who survives him. There are four i children, Ira Thomas, Miss Lydia 1

Meyers amT e'TstXr 5X VAN WERT GIRL GOT HUSBAND Ha Fled on Account of Her Wealth But She Followed. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 22.—The romance of a young couple, whose marriage was planned twelve months ag-j Van Wert, Ohio, and which was postponed because the girl and man were afraid to risk their love ta matrimony, as they professed, was revealed yesterday when Ross L. Brown was married to Miss Daisy Culp at Pasadena. Miss Culp, the daughter of a millionaire furniture manufacturer in Van Wert, Ohio, proposed to Brown while he was employed as a mechanic. She was a student at a fashionable school. He refused to marry because of her wealth and fled on the eve of {the wedding. Detectives traced him here, and after explanations the ceremony was performed. Papa Culp returned home happy. —o ‘ — WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES Dan North Draw Out Eighty Acres in Montana. Word has been received to the effect that Dan North, ex-county surveyor, how assistant elty engineer at Kendallville, was one of the lucky persons Mho drew a farm recently In the government land lotteries In Montana. He held a number which is good for a farm of eighty acres, and although he has not yet gone west to investigate it the best information he can get is that the 80 acre tract is one of the best in the reservation and it will be secured by him at a nominal cost. It is not likely that Dan will locate on I his farm but he will secure possession of it as an Investment The land is secured by payment of a small fee and very small price per acre. —Bluffton News. o Because of the disorder, rowdyism and intolerant conditions prevailing at the nine remaining saloons in Muncie, the police commissioners, have h decided to request Mayor Guthrie to issue a proclamation closing these . places in advance of tfe expiration of ( their licenses under the process of ; the county option law. There are nine saloons remaining here and they have t been reaping a rich harvest Under ( the operation of the law the last saloon must Close November 16. The board has been considering the law In the case and believes that under the statutes of the state of Indians the mayor of any city or town hai the power to close any and all saloons when in his judgment the peace of the public is disturbed through their agency. The action of the board is based on the riotous and unlawful conditions prevailing at the majority of these saloons, especially on Saturday nights, when the police, even though doing extra duty, thejlay men augmenting the night patrolmen, find themselves pushed to the limit in enforcing order and attending to and looking after the disturbers and rough element It Is known that the mayor is not in sympathy with the saloons and, as the board appointed by him has gone on record, it would not be surprising to see the chief executive of the city order a part or all of the saloons closed peremptorily. At least the owners of the more offensive places will be warned and their licenses revoked on the first repetition of trouble and disgraceful scenes (which have marked these places during the last few weeks. 4-! ; ——o— — THE CONTRACTORS WON CASE The Plymouth Court House Improvements Settled. Plymouth, Ind., Oct 23.—Concluding a four months’ fight in the Marshall circuit court In the noted court house Injunction case ,the board of county commissioners and Contractor Arthur O’Keefe won their case yesterday when Special Judge M. B. Lalry of Logansport dissolved the injunction on everything except the court room decorations. In brief, Judge Lalry said that the board of commissioners has the right to exercise Its powers of discretion In the grahting of contracts, which must stand unless fraud or collusion is proven. The board of commissioners had complied with the terms of the statute, and that was all that was required? The causes that led up to the injunction followed when the commissioners last June decided to remodel and enlarge the court house at an expense of $15,000, and let the contract to Arthur O’Keefe. On June 17 Jacob Ness, who was a competitive bidder, brought suit as ? taxpayer to restrain Mr. O’Keefe from executing the contract, on the ground that blds had not been advertised according to the required law. — i — The joint initiation of the K. of C. of this city and Huntington which was to be held on Sunday, Novem-, her 14th, was postponed until a week later. ' |

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■'T-i," .Ty.'.PTTY' El Woods made a business trip to Bluffton today. —O *T— A Cure For Gapes. Mr. Frank P. Clay, Paris, Ky., says: “Last year I raised hundreds of chickens free from gapes by giving them Bourbon Poultry Cure in their drinking water. I also find this remedy to be a sure cure for cholera and limberneck. Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. o Mrs. J. B. Rice returned today from a visit with friends at Bluffton. Miss Ruth Miller went to Van Wert today for a visit with friends. Mrs. Dora Shleferstine returned to her home at Monmouth last evening. Mr. C. E. Hitesman fe transacting important business at Cincinnati today. Mrs. J. M. Spade of east of the city, transferred here enroute to Fort , Wayne. Mrs. L. B. Brokaw, who has been quite sick is much better, snd is recovering. Mrs. L E. Steele is spending a few days visiting with her parents at Marlon, Ind. Rev. Jaus, of St Johns church of north of the city, was In the city today on business. i John Peterson made a business trip I to Fort Wayne and returned home this afternoon. John Joseph came down this mom--1 ing from Geneva to attend to busiess durtag the day. Chas. Sether was a business caller at Hoagland this morning and returned home at noon. I 5 Tom. Miller and wife spent Sunday in Decatur as the guests of friends and relatives.—Bluffton Banner. Mrs. Mollie Cook will be the guest of Mrs. Wilma Willson at'Berne today and returned home this eventag. Mrs. Tom Miller returned to her home at Bluffton after a visit with Miss Zoa Miller and other friends. Miss Minta Acker returned from St Louis after a pleasant visit with her brother, Levi Acker at that place. Mrs. Waldo Brushwlller arrived home from Fort Wayne, where she has been for the past several days visiting friends, The C. E. -Baughman store is undergoing extensive interior remodeling which will greatly convenience the service. Dr. Sowers Went to Bryant and Geneva this morning, where he will attend to his professional business during the day. The excursion from St. Louis returned this morning and a large number of those who took it in from here arrived home. Mrs. Stokestowe went to her home at Van Buren after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham S toneburner. _ Mrs. Genevieve Parker and children who have been visiting in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale, returned to her home at Elkhart. Mr. P. F. Graessle, of Spencerville, Ohio, changed cars here this morning on his way to Howard City, Mich., where he will make an extended visit with fronds. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms” which will play at the opera house I this evening arrived from Ridgeville thia morning where they played last night to a good audience.

A Rushville news item says that James E. Watson, former representative from the sixth district and defeated candidate for governor in the last election, has at last decided to remain in Rushville. He purchased a piece of property Wednesday for $8,200 and will spend $5,000 in improving it —«. o HAB EIGHTY TURKEYS. ■ Mrs. Ellora Sonnemaker, Glasford 111., says: “My neighbors have lost all their young turkeys. I have eighty head of fine Bourbon turkeys and I give them Bourbon Poultry Cure in the drinking water twice a week and have not lost any.” Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. A horse belonging to F, IL- Merica slipped on the wet pavement on west Washington street this morning causing a bad injury to its back. It was ' thought that the animal would recover, but this afternoon it was no better, and had to be shot. This was i the second horse lost by Mr. Merica fti the past few months. —Bluffton Banner. 4 o —; Here Is Relle# fee Wemem Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for ChMren. > Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse tn the Chlldrea’s Home fn New York, Cura Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and , regulate the bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 19,600 testimonials. They never fail At eO Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. Michigan’s potato crop this year will exceed that of 1908 by twenty per cent, accord fag to government statistics. M. H. Hardy, division freight agent on the Erie, stated yesterday that this fact will have much to do with the Erie’s freight business, the potato being an important factor each year. Few of the Michigan potatoes come over the local division of the road, the majority betag billed out at Buffalo. The crops In Maine and New York are far below the average. ■ — O" — — - Pointers on Poultry. Mrs. D. A. Brooks, Sturgis, Ky., says: “I have been using Bourbon Poultry Cure and think it is the best poultry remedy I have ever used. If you will get our druggist here to handle it I can recommend it I am an old hand at raising chickens and so many come to me for pointers on poultry. Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. o — ■ A rumor was circulated among Clover Leaf employes this morning that the motor car service would be established from Frankfort to Decatur the first of the month. Agent T. L. Miller had, however, received no- offlctal confirmation of the report and it is hardly probably that the service will be instituted here so soon although there is no doubt that the cars will eventually be given a trial on this part of the road. —Bluffton News. ■ o —• This Is An Easy Tost Sprinkle Allen’s Foot-Bus tn one shoe and not ta the other, and notice the difference. Just the thing to use when rubbers or overshoes become necessary, and your shoes seem to pinch. Sold everywhere, 25e. Don’t accept any substitute. o —— Mrs. Mary David, who has been in the city for some time visiting with her brothers, Mell James and John Rire returned to her home nt Indianapolis this mornfag.