Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1909 — Page 2

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C- ■’ ; >■ — Indianapolis, Nov. 6.—Religion and politics should not be given consideration in the selection of school superintendents, declared Robert. J. Aley, state superintendent of public instruction, fa his address before the association of city and town superintendents and the school boards of Indiana, in joint session at the Clay- I pool Hotel, yesterday afternoon. “Every school teacher should have both,” he said, “but often school boards, having preference for persons whose political and religious ideas are in harmony with theirs, select the wrong person for the place. An- improvement on the present system would be to abolish the large school boards,” said Dr. Aley. “Large boards' contaminate or simply dodge- responsibility, while it is impossible for the smaller boards to do other than that which is required Os them. Then there is the problem of financing tin schools. The board exercise excellent business judgment in order to get the best results.” Referring to the relation of the school board to a school, Dr. Aley said: “The closest relation a school board should have to a school is through the superintendent, whose power to decide questions that come under his justsdiction should be absolute. The Interference of school boards with affairs that concern the superintendent generally causes rupture with disastrous effect” In his address on school sanitation, Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, advocated the institution of a perfect hygiene system in the public schools of the state. The plan was that for the treatment of all diseases by specialists to receive pay for their services. A short discussion followed. No action was taken. ■. ' — Washington, November 6. —Public men are expressing the view that the big issue in the next national campaign will not be the tariff, currency reform, or the stricter regulation of corporations, but extravagance in governmental expenditures. The topic is already looming up large. The waste of public money must be checked. Os course this waste is not Confined to the federal government; states, counties and municipalities, have been spending money riotously. Possibly the country may see the campaign in favor of economy, signs of the approach of which are plainly .visible, extend down through all the subdivisions of government Naturally the party in power at the national capital will be the target of the people’s wrath if they do make tip their minds to Strike at the apparent •ftbsoluidyjree-IHDaven-ports,Wrd-robes.Steeißant]esl Sewinjldftdunes.Dinner-seis, Sideboards. Dressers.JlaU Racks. Couches,Kftchen Cab bles.Jlrt Squares, Iron Beds. Errors,Rockers,LaceCurtains, and manu other usejut household articles. Write us for our illustrated catalog oj theabove and many other items awen free to the ladies for selling our ojroccries. Address, Limo Tea Co.. „—. Limo.U ■. - •

gross extravagance in the administration of federal affairs. Just now the Republican leaders are displaying plenty of good intentions with respect to the situation. And yet they are Saying that it may no be possible to kqep , thef approprßations down. Chairman Tawney, of the house committee on appropriations, may be "Counted on to do his part. He has been sounding an alarm for the last two years. During his visit here last week he scanned the estimates prepared by the various departments, and gave .notice that further cuts must be made. As an object lesson he has had the clerks of his committee prepare a statement showing the growth of appropriations for the last thirty years. This exhibit shows that the Jump in federal expenditures really began in 1896, when the Republican party came into control of all the departments of the federal government. The appropriations for that year, everything included, amounted to $457,088,344.72. Fifteen years later, or for the present fiscal year, the appropriations amount to 41,044,401,857.12. Here then, are the figures of the appropriations committee showing that it is costing twice as much to run the federal government as it did fifteen years ago. — —-o- — — Adams county is dry. Decatur is ( dry. So is every town and township in- the entire county. At eleven oclock Friday night, Joe Tonnellier turned the key on his place of business, better known as the Nickel Plate, and this city became dry. Many have wondered how It would seem to have a community in which there is not a single saloon and now you have the real thing. During the past few days the last saloon did an'l enormous business. Last night a : squad, of a dozen bar tenders worked ar hard as they could and then could 1 not wait on those anxious to quech their thirst It has been a long number of years, since one could not buy a drink in Decatur, but such is the case absolutely now, at least so far ; as is known. A year ago we supported fifteen saloons and three bottling houses. Now they are all out of business. What the result will be will be watched interest by those men who carefully weigh such affairs and a year will tell how a dry town compares with a wet one? In other towns in. this locality opinion is divided as to whether or not the change has been a good one. What will it be here? Upon the sentiment of the people depends the fact whether or not another local option ' election will be held at the expiration of the two years. o —- •. . J. W. Swartz, a prominent citizen, residing in the west end of our city, i on Shannon Street, was on last Sunday a victim of one of the most pleasant and agreeable socifal events that has occurred this season. The occasion was wrought by Jesse A. : Swartz of Decatur, Ind., a nephew of Mr. Swartz and by Jacob A. Swartz, of Cedar Springs, Mich., a brother of Mr. Swartz, it being in the nature of an old time surprise party. The principal feature of the occasion was the meeting of the two brothers, who have been absent from each other for a number of* years, and in saying the least, the meeting was certainly a happy one and will always be remembered by those that were present The large delegation arrived at the home of Mr. Swartz about eleven o’clock all betag well equipped with well filled baskets of dainty good things and a sumptuous dinner was served. Those that were present included all of Mr. Swartz’s children and others which were as follows: Jacob Swartz and daughter Verda, of Cedar Springs, Mich.; Curtis Swartz, of Wren; Charley Swartz and, wife, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Molly Swarts, Frank Johnson and wife, Jesse A. Swartz and wife, Mrs. James Archbold, Gradie Light and wife and Homer Elzey, all of Decatur, Ind. The day was spent in social chatting, and a good time wm bad by all present.. At a late hoar In the afternoon each and everyone expressed themselves as being glad for being present at this particular reunion and as desiring a repetition of such a gathering! each succeeding year. After eon-1

turned to their- respective ' homes. Jacob Swartz and daughter will remain in our city with his brother a few days and will then go over to Lima, where they will visit relatives and old acquaintances. From there they will resume their journey and will go back to Decatur, where they will continue their visit a few days with Jesse A. Swartz, his nephew, and will then depart for their home in Cedar Springs, Mich. —Van Wert Bulletin. i.. —. L. E. Hahn, now of Union City, but formerly of Portland, has filed a "rather unusual suit in the Jay circuit court in which he, asks for $15,009 damages from G H. Smith, a Portland grocer. Just exactly two years ago today, Mrs. Hahn ordered some gasoline from the Smith grocery. The man who delivered it made a mistake and placed the gasoline in the recep\tacle in which coal oil was kept An hour later Mrs. Hahn wishing to start a fire in the sitting room stove went to get some oil. Instead she (drew out gasoline find when she started the fire a terrible explosion followed in whl< h>Be lost her Ute. Mr. Hahn was badly .burned in trying to save her life and now after two years he asks that he be remunerated in the sum of $15,000. Smith the grocer, says his defense will be that the man who delivered the gasoline was ordered by a member of the Hahn household to place the gasoline in the can .where it was placed and that therefore he is no way liable. Hahn was an operator at Portland and has since been transferred to Union City. The case was filed yesterday and the statute of limitations expired today. 9 - The new safe for the auditor’s office has arrived and Schug Bros, who have the contract have been notified, and it is likely that they will be here Monday and place the safe in the office according to contract with the county at the tikne the sale was made. The old safe and which has done duty there, for so long, will go <to the office of the recorder, where it will continue to serve in the public offices of the county. AU the important records and papers will now be safely housed and the new safe will find plenty of use fa its. new home; The employees at the treasurer’s office are now busy doing bhsiness with the few delinquents that faUed to come to the scratch before toe day ■of penalty. Many of them have been in since and made settlement, and the few others will have to cofne across. The number is not large and toe col-1 lection wMI be pushed and perhaps j paid within a short time. I The tax duplicates for use in 1910 are being rushed to the completing stages and it fe the hope of the auditor’s office to have them| completed in time to turn them over to the treasurer by the first of the year, at which time taxes may be paid upon thejn. This is one of the big jobs and requires lots of time to ‘extend aU the taxes fa.each of the townships and corporations. o — The September term of the Adams j circuit court closes today and the session was a rather busy one. The November term opens November 15th, with a one week’s vacation between. - ■'■ ~ ’■■-•'* “■ ■ Schurger & Smith filed a new case entitled Frederick E. Gnepper et al, ivs. Oliver Deen et al, partition of real estate, Leota Ross vs. Homer Bandebush, breach of promise, demurrer overruled. .. x — " In the case of Martha J. Everhart vs. Perry J. Everhart, heard yesterday and in, which there wad much sensational testimony, the court granted the plaintiff a decree for divorce, also alimony in the sum of $1,775 payable SSOO thirty days, SSOO to sixty days and $775 in ninety Eli W. Steele vs. Isaac Robison, foreclosure of chattie mortgage, judgment for $140.85. In the Sophia Conrad et al petition for drain, the commissioners were granted until first day of next term to file report. D. N. Erwin, guardian for Grace Freang vs. Chrlstena Niblick et al, report filed showing sale of property on First street to Charts S. NilbllCk for $1,820. Sale approved, deed arierei''' - ' Fred Bracht et al, petition,for drain, viewers report approved! drain °T:. dered constructed; assigned to Orvel Harruff. D. E. Smith allowed, $173 to be paid by superintendent. — Milton 8. Hllpert vfc Leota B. IGottschail, to change orddr of court, motion to dismiss for want of prosecution sustained.

.. 1 I uon * ■ Abraham Debolt to Susan Debolt, 40 acres In Union township, $3,000, is toe only transfer recorded today. The jury commissioners have been ordered to draw the names of six resident freeholders and householders to serve as grand jurymen to appear Monday, November 15th. The jury commissioners were also ordered to select a petit Jury to appear the third Monday of the November term.; —— A marriage license was Issued to Henry R. Kuntz 24, a farmer of Wabash township, and Erma E. Buchpr 18, a seamstress, Wabash township. Within an hour late Friday after-1 noon, four new cases were filed in | the Adams circuit court, none of them however being of very great importance J. C. Sutton was the attorney' in.two qf toe cases, the first being entitled Francis M. Cottrell vs. Amos W. Vance and Jesse A. Buckmaster, 1 suit on note, demand $85.00; another! was the Old Adams County Bank vb. Harner D. Loef, Jhcob (Ata and | Charles Steele, note, demand $100;; Dore B. Erwin as attorney for. plaintiff filed a petition for a drain,! beginning to Union township and ex- j tending over into Allen county and ayecting quite a number of farm ownere, The fourth case was a suit on account, Albert N; and George Steele vs. Roman A. Johns, demand sllO, with Hooper & Lenhart as attomeye for the plaintiff. The last term of court has been, an unsually heavy one and Judge Merryman and Clerk Haefitng are, very glad to have a weefc’s vacation. During the September term, eighty-, two cases were disposed of, seventythree being civil suits and nine criminal cases. A marriage license was Issued Saturday afternoon to James Fenster-' maker aged 28, an oil pumper, to Mary Christman, aged 28, both of Geneva. They were married at 1:30 at the cozy corner of the county Clerk’s office. £_ (LEAVE FOR MICHIGAN . ■ ' Fred LaDelle and Family Will be. Fred LaDelle and his family includ1 th ann nnd thp ..TV ' ■ ■ . __ daughters Mildred and Hazel, left and” Indiana 0 for Grand Rapids, Mich., where they open a week’s engagefment Monday. They have signed for five weeks on the Michigan vaudeX circuit, making all toe prih-1 |cipai cities oi mai state, mey nave , Milwaukee Md north I LaDelle says he does not think they will mak t that trfpu They expect parton the Mg Elks minstrel on the evening of January Ist and will then make a tour through the south, returning here about March Ist and starting on toe same They are acknowledged to be the greatest magic j family on the road ahd are making; rood in meat' shane * - ! —' ' 5 " A ! nleaaant nartv WST Friday ■ evening by Mr and Mrs A M Bax-: ter at their home on Elm’street Tn *’ Wren, O. The twenty-two yJung Bosse won first prize by guessing the nearest to the correct number of seeds in the pumpkin and Mr. Alva •Buffenbargw won second prize. Games and a mock wedding followed the. contest A taffy pulling ended toe evening frolic. Appropriate souvenirs were given to the guests which will be a reminder of another happy occasion. Questa were Misses Ethel Hildebrand, Adaline iSneider, Bertha Bogner, Tot Hildebrand, Loretta Bosse, Ruth Patterson, (Race Baxter, Althea Pence, Messrs. Wirt Lose, Perm Kibble, Leo Bogner, George Scheiber, AJvy Buffenbarger, John Lose, Charles Baxter, Donald Patterson, Floyd Baxter and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Baxter. * On Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Bright two miles south of Peterson, the Ladies’ Aid of Beulah chapel with a few. friends and helglbore, met and were most delightfully entertained. After’ transacting a two course ( luncheon was served. At a late , hour the ladles fretuirned to their j homes voting Mrs. Bright a fine ontertalner. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Brackett entertained at six o’clock dinner last ev-

I Dr. 'Soctnafflc of ChilJicotlw. I SXm’spXX’ LSTZ* .Xt were guests at a dinner which Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True gave Saturday at their farm near Poe. The party left over the interurban. Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer gave'a birthday party Friday evening for her son I Albert Those present were Mr, and (Mrs. Jesse Sellemeyer and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. .Otto Kirsch, Mr. and] Mrs. Fred Heuer, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance arid daughter, Miss Della Sellemeyer and Albert. The occasional was a very pleasant one. j - - - - , I Mrs. Richard Spetnagle entertained at a sewing party Friday afternoon at her home In honor of her ' sister, Miss Martha Mackleroy, who | will be her guest for several weeks. From half past two the hour of the party, during the rest of the after-1 ! noon, a pleasant social time was en-| ■joyed bJ the ladies present A dainty | luncheon was served by the hostess ,(nnd was greatly enjoyed by all. About .twenty-five ladies were in the company. Miss Mackleroy, the guest of city ’ -**• ® —a- J There was a short session of police court held Saturday, toe first ’ln some time as the old jown has been 'unusually quiet The first called war Jacob Kiper, a young man who was celebrating the closing hours of the saloon ih this city and whom the ’mayor released after Jake promised -to be good from this time on. Henry McLean was also given his freedom after he told his story. - v. ] Charles (Coxle) Grim was the next to appear. He was charged with asJsault and battery by Ella,Louden, who said that he had met her In the alley at the rear of the Debolt House and had choked her severely. Coxle Benled the charge and fought the ' case, but the court held he was guilty 'arid assessed a fine of a dollar and costs, which was arranged. 4 X “”.X“ police court - beretotore. .taco »b»« i. • “« «' the past Whether tbta fMt will SXrse’onTSctme, but in other cities of this locality, toe business] has tacreased. I ■ ' O' ■■ — ’ I J BOUGHT THE INDIANA HOUSE t ' I ' At 2:00 p. m. Saturday Henry B. Heller as the comtalssloner, offered for sale the Indiana House, located at the corner of First and Madison streets, the property being purchased by John H. Yager for $1,700. Beside I the purchase price he assumes a street assessment of S4BO. Some of Mr. Yagers friends are hinting that John is contemplating committing the terrible offense of matrimony. | ■? to I ACCEPTS PLACE AT THE BANK -'s' ■"'T"'!? 1 ® *H. L. Center Now Duty at the i First National Drinking House. — I Herman L. Confer, the well known Ice cream manufacturer, has accepted a position at the First National bank where he will serve as an assistant cashier for several months at least He began duties Saturday and seems I very much at home in his new job, tn fact he is as he spent a. number of yeiirs at this work in the west and is one of the best bookkeepers I and banking men fa the country. Mr. | Thomas Durkins, who has beep employed at the bank for several years J has resigned, and this made it necessary to secure more help and Mr. Center was tendered and accepted the I place. o —■—. -'M LUCKY IN LAND DRAWING Captain Boltz of Bluffton, Is Among the Luoky Ones. Captain Boltz, agent at the L. E. 4 I W. railroad station fa this city, was a successful drawer in the land lottery in Dakota, he receiving informa-1 tion that his number of 15,009 would ] entitle him to a farm. As all of the survey has not been made yet the] land agent stated at shat time he would not be told where he would get his land, but further information With ] maps would be sent sometime between now and March 1. The land drawing was held Oct. 26. This was the date of the birthday anniversary of the captain and it was because he thought that his birthday date might be a lucky one that he registered. Carl Bonham had a number a little ove. 11,000 and may also get some land.—Bluffton Banner. |

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THE WORK IE ABOUT COMPLET — Improvements at 7 the Methodh Churoh are About Completed.. >' 7 ' : —— 7 W.sWSI ' • ’ *S’ The frescoing of the Methodii church is now in the completia stages, and the designs are handgqn and the work throughout Is >li freely commented upon by all thoi who have seen it The wood woa# | yet to clean and varnish, a new > pet goes into the auditorium and the the congregation is ready to mo\ back and be at home once more. Tb improvements including thd heattt plant will cost several thousand de lars and will make a decided chanj in the appearance of this house worship. , ... L—_o TH EWAY TO GET A DEPOT Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 6.—Judi John F. of the Indiana ral road commission, has anounced th the Baltimore & Ohio railroad is prl paring to make extensive renewal and additions io its property at Naj panee, Elkhart county, on petition I shippers and citizens of that plan The petition, as filed with the con mission, asks for a new passengl station, new freight depot, new stoi yards and a change of passenger sa vice to give the resident of the tow the use of fast trains. I ■ 1 . < ■-O"11.1" 1 1. 1 - -yn W. I. B. Wass of Union townshl was in the city today, this being ij first visit here in three years. H principle mission was to securel hunter’s license. I o • ■ Rallies White Wyandotte*. I W. E. Johnson ft Bon, LexingtJ Ky., say: “Last year we lost onee| tire hatch of fine White Wyandoj chickens from white diarrhoea. .OT year we have given our chick® Bourbon Poultry Cure in their dri® ing water and have not lost an| Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. I 0 11 Mrs. J. H. Jones, of Jessup, vl hag been visiting her sistjsr at W| shire for some time, returned to « city and will continue her visit wl Mrs. Julia Colchln. ■ A. .o’.*“ 5 To Mother. In thia Town. \| Children who are delicate, feveri] and cross will get immediate re* from Mother Gray's Sweet Powdj for Children. They deanse the stoj aeh, act on the liver, making a siefl child strong and healthy. ft oert| cure for worms. Bdd byjjl dr| len 8. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. T. I - 1 O'. Miss Marie Smith, Paula Stetter fl Mrs. Rose Stetter, returned to M Wayne on the ten o’clock car ti morning after attending the Bleel Kirschner wedding. I CURES CHICKEN CHOLERA! Mrs. 0. A. Beasley, Trenton, II says: "I certainly had fine,succ* in treating my fowls for Hmbernl and cholera with Bourbon Pou* Cure. I gave them this medicine! both drinking water and feed. Isl this remedy fine.” Sold by H. ■ Bremerkamp. I * 'O' "■ 1 " I Miss Margaret Walters who spfl Sunday in the city as the guestfl her parents, returned to Berne fl morning to resume her school wfl for the coming week. — ' o ——r‘fl NOTICE POULTRY RAISERffI Alonzo Thropp, Mt Carmel, fl says: “I was losing on an aVoffl of fifteen fowls a day with, cholfl After giving the first dose Os Bfl bon ■ Poultry Cure an around tofl flock I never lost another fowl.*fl ’ Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp.|

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