Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1909 — Page 3

sEriffit 1 - -l I'*** 1 '*** B>UK7 O*V» wMOi •** I ' « A A ■ant J k JK WAsMoni 11 • » *-■ Lucy Graber, a daughter of Mr. and' rftber \ “r hed y friends 8 Tb this happj union were ! born six children, all of whom are, r .till living. He was but forty years , of age and his loss will be sadly felt . • Mwdl'r ftvtzl tknaa toKa worn near and dear to him. The funeral ; services were held Sunday after- , noon at Berne from the Mennontte church. I ■z- ■».. i —- ' I / Malinda Fronefield vs. William 0J £*.; Fronefield, note and foreclosure of I chattie mortgage, demand $165, cause I dismissed at plaintiff's costs; judgment for' testa; • David J. Barkley et al, petition for I. toto, .utattua, .naw <h« | tlon is in all things sufficient and as I this proposed drain runs in two cause is referred to C. C. Ernst and Charles Morrison of this county and Adam ElHnger of Allen county shall meet November 16 1909 L fe.it < >, f J. Bartley ta Unton toXhlp, to report to court on or before November — Bl Aaron K, Mumma vs. Clem J. Kelipier, cancellation of note, dismissal an dicoste paid.. "p. I Sumption et al,account S2OO, judgIwent on verdict * | *‘‘*"* K Rosie Passwater vs. Charles PassI uj tl Yi.lrAinr nnnni'fl I wimarww papers. Frank Imboden et al vs. Sarah R. I Imboden, et al partition, real estate I Ordered sold- Henry B Heller ap- | pointed commissioner and bond fixed I a a •’7 AAA I at >7,000. I M A. Davis~et" al vs Adeline I h B dd of S~ use Indiana, ft £d a Lirin of te Th d uX“ “« I tw'thiw WotaiT IteTearir . I year past she had been a sufferer I drldfol I disease. She was seventy years of I age this making her chance for reI covery so much the more doubtful. I She had been married for a long IXw O< .na w b lM . e a I- ; •*" I lam ahA basil I tern” MM »Mb.r beloved ,11.| I g r . ' ; 1 ■ ' waya fyffAiTtoon BXi ■ iifid tfcte iiimur Interment wm! I' madi’et ■ A../■ .. _ . . 1 I what I have got Telegraph to Mel-1 I more than I can tell, I Alta Williamson. I I ... It’s now ten after twelve. Goodbye. I With the above note as the only I woman ot nineteen year., mad. I «hort"“lt'r 14:00 o’eloek Monday, at Kher room at the Debolt hotel on Third I where her parents live. She has been | a well known young man and her love Him is given, as cause or er M fttfftTTint. on Her life. sVHether or not ■ ** * I Mlbs WilUmnWon has been employed; I ■ rUbinr room fH at the Murray <

| luem » jimjih. iuw ACaUMIUyUt KHW wwiav uvwu BUPUI AMU ; Kin caller to dinner ; jarentlv^W ; rood iZGu i j y I want down stairs and asked for standing near the bed. On the pll-j i low rested a cabinet picture of the man who had brought her there. , Pointing to the picture Miss Wllltam- , son said: “What do you think of that, : that’s the man who has ruined my life." As shA said this she slowly ' and dramatically raised a two ounce J bottle of catholic acid to her mouth. Mrs. Debolt was horrified, but threw up her hand and the hottie across the room, but not before the ■ girl had succeeded in drinking a part < MM Tbe -n" so did Mrs. Debolt. Neighbors ran in and Drs. D. D. Clark and P. B. Thomas were soon summoned. They prescribed for her and washed out the stomach and did all that was possible to revive W maiden. It was impossible however to tell whether or not she will recover as It depends a great deal on the amount which! the girt’s mouth was burned showing! that at least a portion of the acid ran ! out, and It is possible that she did not! swallow a large amount She was very sick that afternoon, due to the Just before going to her room Miss Williamson asked for some letter pa-; per saying she wanted to write home, found beneath his picture. Though semi-conscious a part of the time the girl has not talked to those about her, and while some of the dramatic featdoubt the belief is general among those who were present that she renting”l^^^^^onTof goods stores and bought a twenty dollar suit, wmen sne raiiea to ps.« ror. ShA attemnted to leave for Fort Waynn bn the ten o’clock car but was She left her suit case at the store and promised to go to Her and return It This she 'did not do, as th, suit was hanging In her room at the Debolt house and her suit case was still at the store. Mrs. Debolt had her right hand and arm badly burned by the acid which, flew on her hand when she knocked the bottle from the gjrl’s lips. v- o ' • • FIGHT SALOON AT CRAIGVILLE Antl-Salobniets Getting Out a Remonstrance. , The anti-saloon fight In Lancaster township will soon be upder way in fad force, precipitated by Adam I Richeys declaration that ne will make application for a license to conduct a I saloon at Craigville. A well known temperance advocate of that township MBtamo. toUy h. .ftM that Craigville people as a whole are [put up a light agßinst ttr andlthe.methLa 4 »wH ~-»nnn fofidas baliav* that I that time-Bluffton News. ICHIG Ki H* 30 f of Kirkland townshin to Bertha Bieck© ' S -<;■ . ••'a* Articles of incorporation for the Decatur Foundry, Furnace & Machine company and a deed transferring the property to them from the Decatur Furnace company, R. S. Myers receiver, has been filed at the county recorder’s office. I ; 3. . Heldricks et al to Jeff Leichty et al, Erwin, com., to Chas. 8. NibHck, intote ( on/l Ttasnntiir tl tIT M to E. X Hhinger Inlote' 62 and 63 Decatur, Hl . J During the past week hunter’s If-1 ’Xwn,”j ed W

Richard, tUT. 1 A ' ': : - I A new Case has been filed entitled | I Diintal and Howard Johmiaa vw' David I . I E. Studabaker, suit on note, demand Jm!; note wa“ riL Janary 25, 1909, for 387.50, due In six 1 months. C. J. Luts is attorney for the plaintiffs. The will of William L. Mattox was probated. It was written September 25 1879 and witnessed by Jacob Rawley and Charles G. Coverdale. He proi rides for the payment of lebts and bequeaths all his real .estate and personal property to his wife, and at her death the three children Lemuel, Mary and Elisa. His wife Is named as executrix ? ; ' 1 O 1 '" " • Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. B.—Just how far-reaching the results of the municipal elqonons last Tuesday will be on the next state campaign la hard .to determine at this time. In fact, it I cannot be stated with any degree of accuracy what will be the outcome of the impressions that have been created. Welt‘known republican leaders like Charles S. Hernly, former chairman of the state organisation, says It ; is useless for the republicans to attempt to deny that soreness over the ' local option elections cost them some of their strongholds. Hernly says that i this is true not only of places like Muncie and Anderson but of Newcasi tie, his own home, when the democrats made the greatest showing in (the history of the town. He avers | that he is no longer In active politics ‘ but he keeps close tab and is accustomed to watching the elements ' that go to determine public sentiment . Leaders of both parties say, however, Ithat here Is no tolling What influence (the result of the city elections may have on the framing of the platforms. Many republicans are expressing the hope that those of their party who refused to consider the local option issue ar a cause for the defeat last year, will now be obliged to listen, to reason. They assert that there, is no longer any excuse for denying that local option and the soreness over the elections cut to the quick and they believe that it Is liable to result in the creation of a sentiment against the party taking any stand next year for temperace legislation. Predictions are being made more freely that (local option ap issue. — ■ o —~~—, " r The handsome new Reformed church at Vera Crux one of the finest churches in the State in a town of the rise ot Vera Cruz, will be dedicated a week from tomorrow, on Sunday, November 14th, and that day will be one of the memorable ones in the history of the town. There will be elaborate preparations for the dedication and it is expected that there will be a large gathering, especially if the weather is at all fit for people to go any distance. The church is built of a fine quality of fire brick and is hand.somely finished throughout, with beautiful frescoing, art glass windows and with a modern lighting system and up to date heating system. It will be dedicated free of debt A feature of the dedication Sunday that is out of the ordinary and emphasizes the true hospitality of the congregation is the preparation for a big dinner oh the date of the detention. The dinner be served In the old church building ahd WOT be entirely free to all who attend the dedication. , ;■ ■■ " Q.iJi.?. i..iu - ' wiu. M»« troitt nm The first consignment of furniture Saturday afternoon and baW been placed In the H. H. Bremerknmp' building on Madison street, and tn a very short time the store will be opened to the public. The stock has been purchased and the work needed to be done before the opentag will be pushed. Mr. Dldot has been in business in Geneva for several years and is already known by a large number of our people. He sold his store there several months ago and rinee has been looking Industriously for a location. He will move his family here as soon as he can find a suitab’e house, but that will likely not be until after the holidays. -■ Marion, Ind., Nov. 8,-Whether the so-called social clubs operating In Maripn under a state charter ,as or(ganlzations “for intellectual Improvement and social enjoyment" are riomined in the local courts. WMh the abolishment of the licensed saloon to Without iMtorfßF* I cnce until test ntaht. when the ptifce

I that the doors of the places be closed (until the matter U adjusted in court (The clubs, it is understood, have em- | ployed attorneys to defend them. The I members insist that they are not op- | erating in violation of any law. The clubs are Incorporated under the laws of the state and stock is sold at >1 a share. Each person must pay this fee to become a member and this entitles him to a private locker in which he may place beer for his own use. The police propose to break up the dubs If it is possible to do so under the law. Only five licensed saloons, one in Jonesboro,, one in Gas City and three in Marlon now remain in Grant county, and all of these will quit business before the end of the present month. Not a saloon Is ta the downtown district of Marion. Greensburg, Ind., Nov. 7.—The Blue Ribbon saloon, the last in Grensburg and Deeatur county, closed Its doors at 11 o’clock Saturday night, and city and county became legally dry. The Blue Ribbon place was owned .by James Alcorne, who has made a fortune in the last few weeks. From Oct. 4 Alcorne and George Simonds, proprietor of “The Owl" owned the only two wet spots in the county. The Owl closed Saturday night a week ago and for a week the Blue Ribbon place had all the bartenders. He is to engage In the automobile business. A special express train arrived here over the Chicago & Erie railroad Saturday evening at four o’clock, consisting ot seven cars of Belgium and Percheron stallions, the train load of stock being worth something near $200,000. The train consisted of the two cars for Frislnger and Sprunger here, also, two cars for Greeley, lowa, and one car for Denver, another for Los Angeles and another for Grand Island, Nebaska. Mr. and Mrs. Sprunger arrived on this special feeling and looking well and hearty, though* they had a long and tough sea voyage. They were on the ocean sixteen days and two-thirds of that time was spent in the midst of a very serious storm, when those aboard were not sure they would ever see land again. Mr. Sprunger brought home thirty-six head of Belglums and Percherons, all of the finest aged two, three and four years. They got here in good shape, not a one being sick even though the trip was a severe one. The horses are of course tired and will require a few days to shape up but wIH soon be ready for the market Arriving home Mr. Sprunger found that he had been highly honored during his absence, haring been selected hs the official judge of the Belgium department at the National Fat Steck show to be held at Chicago from November 27th to December 10th. Eli is recognized as one of the best judges of foreign horses in this country and the honor thus imposed upon him is a worthy one and oae which he wiil fill with due credit He accepted the offer today. ; .. 0 ■ — TT— Jury Commissioners Henry A. Friztoe of Geiteva, and Simeon P. Fordyce qf this cite met at the office <rf County Clerk Haefltag Monday morning and selected the Juries to serve during the November term of court which convenes next Monday morning. The grand 'jurors as drawn’ are Solomon Billmnm Deeatur; John C. Augsberger P££ neva: John P. Shoemaker, Hartford, William c: Eirerdlng, BMble add John Buckey, Btae They have been ordered to report beforp Judge Merryman next Monday morning at nine o'clock for Instructions. The commissioners ateo selected the petit jurors who trill report an tta third Monday, November 22nd. They are William Lehrman, Monroe township; Dan K. fihatMey, Decatur* Frank POhttas, Hartford; John Huffman, Jefferson; F, 8. Armstrong, Wabash; John Stultz, Deeatur; James D. Brown, Kirkland; M. McCullough, SL Marys; John Gase, Decatur; Leander Relfey, Monroe; Peter Baumgartner, French; Jacob Johnson, Washington; Herman Gerke, Root; Ernst Blakey, Union anfl Moses Schindler, Geneva. The three last named will serve in case any of the others cannot do so, It being required under a new law that extra names be drawn. — o The members of the Zion Lutheran church Sunday were all present and witnessed the tastallation of their new pastor *Rev. Wehmeyer. It was an important day in the Hfe of the church, the ceremonies incident to the Installation being ta charge of Rev. Jans Itual needs of the congregation. The church was beautifully deedrated with flowers and the services were tai', pressive and thoroughly eajoged by “IL- . -

Canada, and now have their paroonage home all arranged and are getting ready to live ta tills city, and we hope for a long time. Both the Wehmeyers have made a favorable impression unon our people and it will not be long until they will be general favorites not along smog their own members, but with the people in general. They are young people, but have been more than succssful both as pastor and minister, and it is predicted that their place and home in this city will'be agreeable all around. Rev. Jaus is Well liked and during the absence of the Zion’s regular pastor he gave them much of hie time. ——————o— — Jambes Harruff, of Marion, Ohio, and very popular among the horsqmen in the city, shipped a car load of horses to Marion, Ohio, which he will sell at public auction. The horses were bought in Adams county and they are beauties. They were shipped this morning. - ; L, v‘ — o Mr. and Mrs. James A Hendricks of Monroe, have returned home, safe and sound, after the longest railway journey ever taken by Adams county people in the same length of time. •. They left here about October Ist and traveled in the five weeks they were absent 12,277 miles. Just think of it, half the entire distance around the world. They also established another record for they made this wonderful trip with the expenditure of but $475. Mr. Hendricks being able to arrange this on acAunt of his long service as agent for the G. R. & I. railroad at Monroe. They went from this city to . St Louis, thence west to Seattle, where they took in the fair, returning by Way of Salt Lake City, Denver and other places to St Louis then south 1 to New Orleans, back to Cincinnati byway of Mobile, east to Washington’ , D. C., stopping at Pittsburg and other places, then to New York and Brook- . lyn back to Cleveland, Ohio, and home. They arrived well and safe, . but tired, so much so that they feel like they couldn’t look anothertratn In the face again for six months at least Within a day or two we will > publish a very interesting account of , the trip and the various Incidents from the pen of Jim himself, which we are sure our readers will thoroughly enjoy : and appreciate. — o • " "-> • SETTLED THE ASPHALT CASE i Bluffton Released from Paying for i Repair of Streets. i The asphalt case has at last been closed for good and all and the nightmare of defending a $9,000 suit against the city, with the prospect that the city might ultimately have : to pay the entire amount, has vanished. As a result the city attorney : wil 1 be able to direct his attentions to other legal business in thte city. R. W. Stine went to Fort Wayne this morning and with Attorney Bar- ■ rett, for the Bermudez Asphalt com- ; pany, had the judge enter a judgment . in the case, showing that, neither the company nor the city would pay anything in the suit, either on the cross complaint or on the complatat The • city has gotten an asphalt plant out i of the money of the company and practically paid for the repairing of [ the streets.-—Bluffton Banner. - ’ M*WMWMMWMMKWi m———WM■■■■■■ < HE GOES TO CIVIC CONGRESS i . ■ -■■ i S?M, Fbeter Is the Personal Representative of the. Governor. Armed with a commission which r makes him tte personal represents- : five < Govertior Marshall, Samuel M. Fbeter of this city, will attend and ■ partlciimte* la IWb ef the American civic congress in New York, December $ to 11. This Is a [movement of the American Civic Ab t llauee by yrhich lt is hopeA-.ta: unify ’ all |hd various movements for ciylq betterment and governmental , improvement, city, state and national, ■ in order that that work may be"more effective. When Governor Marshall found that he could not attend the . meeting he was asked to designate a personal representative for the occasion, and his choice fell upon Mr. Foster. The latter has accepted the distinction and will go not as an ordt-' nary delegate but as representative' of the Indiana governor.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. ' o — RECITAL AT AQADEMY OF MUSIC Younger, Pupils Made Good Showing at Last Friday's Miislo Test. A recital for the younger pupils was given at the Academy of Music last Friday at which time the following pupils made splendid showtags: Marie Connell, “Shadows on. the Water;’’ Dreda Parent, "Alps:’’ Naomi Baker, “Peasant Dance;” Marcella Kuebler, “Angelhis;” Frances Burrell, "Fairy Bell Walts;’’ Ethel Brwta. “Violetta Walts;” Irene Eady, palmetto Schottlsche;” Celia Andrews, “Jfovorite Walts;" Frances Gaffer, “May Queen;'* Ruth Mayer, "Mahoning Valley Walts.” ] ' kA ’ ’

T MAY CONSIDER PAYNE TARIFF I Ottawa, Ontario, Nov. s.~The Canadian parliament opens Thursday and > the session probably ityll continue six months. The chief item of business / on the government program will be the bill under which the new Canadian navy will be constituted. Tariff legislation is not looked for beyond the bill to confirm the Franco-Cana-dian treaty- The possibility of the maximum provisions of the Payne tariff being imposed upon Canada, if France is put on more favorable tariff relations with Canada than is the United States will cause some serious talk and a scattering of members on both sides will press the government to, retaliate. —■ a—..—..--ROOSEVELT RUMOR FAJLBE The Rumor of His Illness Cannot Be Verified. Mombasa, British East Africa, Nov. 8. —The government, which has been investigating tne rumors concerning the illness of ex-President Roosevelt, while not successful in getting Into direct communication with Col. Roosevelt and party, has at least learned sufficient to satisfy the officials that there is no truth in these rumors. The latest dispatch received tonight from officials In the interior says: “Nothing known here of the rumors. Eldama ravine reports all well October 30. The Roosevelt party is now on a long safari.’’ O' Mrs. Kate Touhey, of Lima, a sister of J. H. Voglewede of this city, who has many friends an drelatives in Decatur, is lying at the point of death at her home ta Lima, O. J. H. Voglewede left the city last evening for the bedside in response to a message he received shortly before train time. Mrs. Touhey has been sick for some time, and of late her condition nas been serious. Now the doctors have given up hope of her recovery, The news will be sad to her friends m this city where she formerly lived. * Mrs. Touhey has lived for many years in Lima, ever since her marriage and has many friends in that city also. A son, John, who visited in the city a week or so ago, was called home on account of his mother’s illness. However, her friends still hope that there may be a chance for recovery, and are awaiting further news. —o ' Seven children, all who remain cf the original Coverdale family held a i reunion at the home of Mrs. M. E. ■ Clark on Fornax street Sunday, and it ; was a very pleasant and delightful : affair. Three of the children are dead, i and all the others were present at the reunion. The list, according to their ’ respective ages was: Mrs. Nancy i Vaughn and Mrs. B. A. Mattox, Blue . Creek township; Mrs. M. E. Clark, i Decatur; Miss Sarah Coverdale.Wash- • tagton township; Mrs. Jodie Auten, • Fort Wayne; Miss Katherine Cover- ; dale, Washington township and Dr. i J. S. Coverdale, Decatur. Others present were Jacob Rawley, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Jones and daughter Rhoda, i Miss Matie Auten and Mrs. Katherine ; Place. A big dinner was served at noon and each present enjoyed the ’ affair thoroughly. The ages of the seven Coverdales, range from sixty to seventy-four years, and totaled 472 years. The family seems to be a long lived one. ' ' ■ ■ o~ • •" - Notices were issued today by Earl B. Adams, secretary ot the Great ; Northern Fair association, notifying the members ot that company that the . annual meeting of the stockholders I willlbe held at the Modern Woodmen’e hafi in this dtp, next Monday. ’ Novjtaber 15th. At this time the ot- ; fiedrij will be elected for the ensuing ■ year and there will be other matter* * of Importance discussed. is al- : ready a certainty that a bigger and * better fair than ever will be given ta i.” Iflti hnd the men at the head ot the » Grept Northern have in view seen* I plans to make it the best show ot > the kind in this state. For the first i time in the history of the assocta ■ tlon the association played even this ■ year, and a peculiar fact in this con--1 nection is the one that nearly all other ■ fairs in this section lost money. It ■ has been, a long hard pull but the » .men are greatly encouraged and fee* that from now on the fairs wID at least pull them even Instead of having ’ to go down in their pockets each year to pay the obligations. The fair is I a grqat thing for this city and county and every one will be glad of their, success. While they did not make a > large amount of money this year, they came out even and this is what they hgve been working for. Watch for a ’ good one next year. j. .; & Mrs. H .C. Webber, of Marta®, ar-J rived in the city tills mornlng to visit | over Sunday with parefks, iir. ‘‘ Jsrs. M. M. Justus. Mr*. WeßeffAre*'3cently underwent • severe operation in a Chicago hospital and returned to , her home oqly p week $80... She ta making. V imßW®" (Banner. .. ■ ; | H : * - - • .:. B