Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 November 1909 — Page 1

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V-— , .r .... ■■ ... Monroe, Ind., Nov. 21-(Special to Dally Demoorat)—Oliver Wuerat, a former Monroe boy, but now' brakesman on ja (JJ. R. A I. passeng'eiV train on the north end, was calling on his mother and other friends here over Sunday, returning Monday Awjgirttag'. Oliver met quite a bunch of old associates and was kept busy shaking /hands and reoalliog /nod' dents of years ago, which took place in this town. ' ; .. * . Z. O. Lewellen and family are preparing to make a few days’ visit with relatives and friends in Muncie aid Delaware county this week. Our cattle and hog buyers ire on the Jump, buying and, shipping to markets, and are paying the highest' prices which our farmers greatly appreciate. i; feW; - .. An unusual, amount of poultry had been gathered up at this place by the Decatur Produce Co. for the 'Thanksgiving trade for which they Wft a nice little bunch of money. ' >- ■ ,V ■ '*■ ■*> The two warehouses here are taxed to their utmost capacity by the large amount of corn, and grain they are -taking In each day, and are com. pelled to store away owing to lack of cars to ship the same and in consequence the elevators are bulging out at the sides. This is one of the best grain shipping points on the map. These elevators are under the management of Marion Oliver and John Floyd, who both are thoroughly versed In the grain business. They have brought the grain market up to its present standard. Osman Andrews will leave Wednesday for Canton, Ohio, where he will visit with relatives and friends for the next two weeks. The box social which was pg|M off Saturday night at the Monroe . .uoee... Wh financially and socially and was attended by a large crowd. A pr<> gram was rendered In which Instrumental pieces were played by several '•'gfrffpnß of the school. The fish pond was quite mi attraction at which a great enthusiasm prevailed. Many ■“fine fish" were caught from the pond. The voting contest was spirited and netted the school a neat sum of money. Every one present enjoyed themselves to the limit. Prof. Glllilm deserves credit in the systematic way he conducted the affair. Det them repeat the event in the near future; • ('J < / i.4’ Don’t fofget the Queen Esther fair and BuppersqdAke -place at the Modern on Thursday evlenlngt Every. »one Us Jjordlally Invited to attend. Give the young ladies a packed house cm this occasion which they will highly appreciate. - : ( C. E. Bollinger and wife; residing threft Miles southeast Os Monroe, at dinner last “Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John Hocker Dr. F. M. Parrish and wife, John Johnson and wife, Frank Coppess and wife and Sylvan Babcock and wife of Wrt Wayne. The day was spent In *’social way and all did Justice to the bounteous repast spread .before them by their genial host and hosteßS’ •. S''-' A young horse valued at S2OO was stricken with paralysis last Saturday and died a few minutes later. The animal was a fine one and belonged to John Yeoman, living a short distance from here, and is quite a loss to its owner, as this is the pecond horse lost by, gentleman within a short time. The Mayer Variety store will receive their large stock of holiday goods the latter part of this week, when they will offer some exceptional rare bargains. Watch for them and come early. U —; <y— ————• CONGRESSMAN DeARMOND DEAD • ■ I Butler, Mo., Nov. 23.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Congressman David A. DeArmond, and his grandson David, were burned to death in the De Armond home, hero early today. Mr. , DeArmond was one, of the oldest Democrats, in point of service, in the : congress.. He was formerly minority leader. His son James who lived: across the street, attempted to enter < the house to save his father, but was'i

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i Several more Subpoenes have been issued for witnesses wanted before the grand jury, and this means that the session is not over yet. It seems ■ doubtful whether they can complete i the work before Thanksgiving Day - and the boys may have tp return on Friday to complete the work. This - morning was spent in voting and this was one of the days when the fate i of various offenders of the law was decided. ,/ ’’' The case of Leota Ross vs. Homer kaudenpush, breach-; of promise, de i mand >5,000, has been set for trial on Wednesday, December 22. The defendant has filed a general denial i to each paragraph of the complaint. Mips Roas la a well known youtig » lady of this city and Mr. Raudenbush i is ahigh. school student. The is attractfog considerable Interest. ;| Isadora A. Kalver vs. Decatur Fur nace so., petition and cfelm Ot Thomas. P. Feely on note. suWitteZ. Finding that there la due cfelmknt sum of >1476 and receiver ordered to make distribution to said clannI ant for its proportionate share of as- , sets of company. The case of James Touhey vs. City of Decatur for >IO,OOO damages, has : been set for trial fOr Monday, De- . cember 20. - A ? '♦ r John W. McKean vs. Mary A. Loch, et al, foreclosure mortgage, answers , filed to various cross complaint by various parties interested dn cause. 1 4; Hunters’ licenses have been Issued , to Franklin P. Myers, T. C. Myers, Paul ilsenhart, Samutel ■ Brewster, Jonathan Rian, Dr. C. H. Sche ck, J. M. -Elzey, George C. Mumma and Harrison Miller. Charles Van Camp et al vs. Laura Van Camp et al, contest of will, leave asked by plaintiff to amend com? plaint and to make new parties defendant. Request granted and auundt ed complaint filed. —.-h— ———-o— —y. Washington, November 23.—The in aurgent Republicans in the house of representatives trying to discover What their real strength is likely to be. They are now asserting that they will have fifty votes, and will be able to bring about a revision of the rules If they can only trust the Democrats to stand with them. A list of fortyfive Republicans who are set down as Insurgents was made public today. It is prepared by one of the leading insurgents and is based, he says, on personal interviews, correspondence and other information as to the attitude of men who kssert they are ready for the anti-Cannon campaign. This list is as foltows: Collfornla, Hayes; HiH; Idaho, Hamer; Hllnols, Gilson, Lowdeu, McKinney and Prince; lowa, Picked Haugen, Good, Kendall, Woods and Hubbard; Kan sas, Murdock and Madison; Massachi Setts, Gardlher and Lovering; Minnesota, Davis* Stevens, Fye, Lindberg, Volstead, Miller and’ Steenerson; No braska, Norris, Hinshaw and Kinkaid; New Jersey, Fowler; New York, Foei ker, Calder, Parsons and Bennett; North Dakota, Gornna ahd Hanii*; Ohio, Hollingsworth and Johnson. Tennessee, Austin; Wisconsin; Cooper, Nelson, Kott, Carry, Esch, Davidson, Morse and Lenroot. This makes a total of forty-five men actually named. A committee representing the insurgent* is busy trying to ob tain more recruits. Washington, Nov. 23 —Representatives James T. Lloyd of Missouri, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee, ’who has had charge of the movement to elect a 1 Democratic national House of Rep- : resentatlves next year, arrived here. < “The next house iwll be Democratic < by a safe majority," he Said. “Thera < ard two conditions that are going- to i bring this abotft. I refer to dissat- 1 isfaction over the tariff and to the < growing issue of anti-Cannonism. Op < position to Speaker Cannon and to - what he stands tor is* growing by ! leaps and bounds in all of the Mis- < sissippi Valley states. ’ —e * i Decatur citizens will be given theji privilege of hearing the old South- ( t land quartet which will be in this.i city Tuesday evening, November under the auspices of the American J League. The Old Southland Quartet p with the sextette is pronounced the't finest male quartet traveling, the ten t or. a beautiful clear voice, is called ( < the Caruso of the colored race, and.t each part being of the best, this t feature alone mU rep W you tor !

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going. Every member is of the best in the whole company, and it will be a grand evening of entertained. The ladies of the league will give you a number of fine amusements in the future and they ask your patronage, for they are working for the improvement of our city, which will benefit all. So come out Tuesday evening, 'November 30, and hear the best in khls line. — ~.. ; BEARDSLEY LAW IS VALfD Sulpreme Court Says That Llquofi Cannot Be Sold Wholesale. -A Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 23.— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The ma premie court ./today declared the Beardsley law valid. They also de. •dared the sale of, beer, wholesale to the consumer unlawful. The same rule apples to the sale of all kinfe of ; intokicattng liquors, judgment was rendered in the case against John Skelton, agent for the Terre Hauto Brewing company, located at Greencastle. Thq decision is ot much portance because it effects the plan being generally used in dry territories over the state. -.? in"'" •q —— EXPLOSION WRECKS DANVILLE Danville, 111., Nov. 23.—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Six buildings were totally Wrecked, twenty-five partially destroyed and the windows broken in more than a hundred houses in the business district of this city today as the result of a dynamite explosion hi the Joseph Mascari fruit and wine wholesale house. The police believe it was the work of the “black hand.” It is reported that the bodies of four Italians are buried beneath the: wreakage. ' 4 ~~ o-— -— . . - . The usual custom of holding the qpunty teachers institute on the Sat urday following Thanksgiving, been changed this yegr by L, B. Opliger, county superintendent Os iMMktar' in biifer that - thfir -event might not break in upon the vacation planned by many of the teachers who will spend their Thanksgiving vacation out o fthe city or county. In stead, the institute this year has been set for Saturday, December 4, bbt di week later. The institute Will be held in the Decatur library hall, and the following program will be given: ' Saturday 0:30 «. ffl. Music. , 4 a : .'i - ; ; Devotional. ■ Music—Male Quartet. ■ “How to Secure Better English for the Graduates?”—Mrs. M. Bailey. Dtamssfon-'-A. Sellemeyer. “The Schools of Today”—E. E. Rice. Dtocusslon—F. D. Huff. ’ Vocal Solo—Q. A. Lehman. «Morid Character vs. Knowledge”— Jebse i.^Kliy.*'''“The (Kingdom of Peace”—David J. Schwarts- -‘r . Quartet “Hints on Primary Reading”—Miss Vergfe 'Buokmaster. » - "What Can the Sehtfols Do tor Citizenship?”—D. W. Horton. ? Discussion—O. F, Gilllom. - . 1 Recitation—Miss Elizabeth Beitler. ? “Our Common Schools”—J. A. Buckmaster. Discussion—J. H. Walters. Educational Quiz. Adjournment. ’ v Prosecuting Attorney James R. Fleming and Attorney Malcolm Skinner have been employed to close up the affairs in this county, of the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Association which quit business some time ago and went into receivership, The Union Trust & Savings Company having been appointed receiver. Attorney R. W. Stine, as attorney for the re ceiver has been ordered by the Wells circuit court to close up the affairs of the company and the local attorneys were instructed to push collectlons of the various amounts due the i company from policy holders in Jay 1 county, which range, it is said, from i 49 cents to >SO. There is in all about ] 300 policyholders residing in this • county, who are Hable for the various | unpaid assessments which fell due < prior to the company quitting busl-j ness. Every policyholder, by the j terms of the contract which they were 1 required to sign txr taking out insur- i ance on their live stock, became mem- < bers of the company and unless pay- ; ment is made within a reasonable ] time suit will be brought against i them for the amounts owed. -Mayor 1 C. H. Ayers, of this city, represented 1 the company in this county in writing < business and wrote a number of pol- ’ icies.—Portland Sun. <

The following /telegram was received at the county clerk’s office at eleven o’clock Tuesday morning: Richmond, Ind., Nov. 23. James P. Haefllng, County Clerk, Decatur, Indiana: James O’Neil, a patient from your county, is dead. We are unable to locate his wife. Wire any instructions. ‘S. E. Smith, Supt. Mr. O’Neil was an oil worker and lived in Hartford township, where be had i a wife and two children. In Januari, 1907, he became sick and after suffering for several months, his mind became affected and in August of that year he Was declared Insane affit was sent to East Haven asylum, the inquest having been held before Squire Veley of Geneva. He was at that., time forty-two years old and all his jrelattves, excepting his immediate family, resided ip the east. Mrs. O’Niß and family stfl| reside in Hartfordptownship and the sad news was sent-, them this afternoon. The tewill probably be taken theie for interment. — Geneva, Ind., Nov. 23.—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The union Thanksgiving Day service will be held at church at this place at 10:30 a. m. on Thursday. ReV. Waldo of the United Brethren church will deliver the sermon. For years it has been the custom here to alternate, the service being held -at the M. E. church one year and at the U. B. church the next. This year the turn is for the M. E. Always the pastor from the other church delivers the sermon. Special music is being prepared including a solo by Mrs. Dr. Graham. Quite a number of the boys from Geneva were called to Decatur Monday, on business of considerable importance, returning on the afternoon ‘.There is considerable (talk here concerning the Southland Sextette, wfiich s will give an entertalnmdut at the M.*xßL church here next Monday eveningr-and there is every indication that a Urge crowd will attend. The event is, under the auspices of the Ladies’ s Aid Society. J The xtln Monday prevented the business men of Decatur from being very busy so far as sales were concerned, but they were well entertained by the candidates who sprang up on every side and who were very plentttu'. Thanksgiving Day Is to be an unusually big one at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Pontius, three and a half miles southwest of this place: ‘Ji ’ ‘' t ' • • • Mrs. Pontius is fifty-two years old today and Mr. PontiuO wIU celebrate his flfty-fuui anniversary on . Thursday, or course these two Important dates are always remembered, but since their wedding day they have always especially celebrated when Mr. Pontius* birthday falls on Thanksgiving Day. Such is the case this year and Strange to say it has been thirteen years since these dates came together, the last big celebration therefore happening in 1996. This year there will be gathered at the Pontius home ail the relatives and a large number of neighbors and friends to number of perhaps sixty and the Occasion promises to be a very happy one. — Mrs. VI Robison and Miss Gladys Bowers have returned from Kingman where they attended the funeral of R. W. Howells, whose death occurred last Friday noon, the funeral being held Sunday. Mr. Howells was well known to many of this city, having been a friend of the Bowers family for many years. For several years he had been a traveling salesman, and had his headquarters at Fort Wayne. He had been a sufferer from stomach trouble, and last Wednesday, while in Terre Haute, had been felling much worse. He reached into his pocket for some stomach tablets which he kept there, and put one into his mout£. Instead of the relief he expected, he soon began to suffer intensely, and remembering that he also carried some tablets of bl-chlor-ide of mercury In his pockety he investigated and found that he had taken one of those. He hastened to a physician, but all attempts to help him failed. The stuff had eaten in to his stomach, and through the blood vessels, causing vomiting of blood from the stomach. His death occurred at the home of his mother. The deceased was twenty-eight years of age.

A delightful masquerade party Is planned for Friday evening by a number of girls, who have formed a club, Miss Dessie Beery, of north Third street, will be hostess. The party will' include Sue and Celia Mayer, OslJ Cowan, Venrta Smith, Lucile and Agnes Gillig, Bertha Butler. The Ladles’ Mite Society of the Methodist church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Angeline Archbold on Monroe street on Friday afternoon. Let all the ladies be present. Mr. and Mrs. John Spuhler entertained Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jaberg and Miss Sue Mayer at supper last evening. The supper was given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jaberg who left today for Arizona, where they wilt make their home. - • The St Cecelia choir of the St Marys Catholic church was pleasantly entertained Monday night by ft Wilkens at.the parsonage. A general social time, with a luncheon, formed the evening's entertainment Sampson Pillars, the well known jtarmer of Rjoot township’, 10 celebrating his birthday anniversary to a quiet way today at his home north of the city. His friends remembered him with a post card shower. The Concord Lutheran church of Root township, will have an aid society for the first time in several years, and many of the ladies of the church are meeting this afternoon with Mrs. C. D. Kunkel at Monmouth for the purpose of organizing. The officers elected this afternoon will be announced later. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christen, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, will give a Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, that day also being the birthday anniversary of Mr. Christen. Mr .and Mrs. John Christen and son Ray, of this city, will be among those who will attend. .t.., When Mrs. H. T. Diehl, of Kirkland township, returned' from a visit with friends tn Markle, Sunday, she found that a large number of her friends had taken possession of her home and were awaiting to extend to her greeting in honor of the day which was her fifty-fifth birthday anniversary. Her surprise in their pleasant remembrance was complete, but it extended further when a glance into the dining room showed tables there to be loaded with all that goes to make a dinner fit for a king and his followers, besides innumerable beautiful and useful presents. Those who were present were: Mr. Jacob -Scherry, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mechling Curryville, Mrs. Maria Bowers and daughter Bessie of near Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. J; ©. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jahn and family, Mr. and Mfe. Lewis Scherry, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reppert, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Berry and daughter Beulah, Mts. Nancy Bright and grandchild Lola, M¥. and Mrs. Diehl and baby Mrs. O. D; Brentllnger and feimuy of Vera Cruz, Mr- And Mrs. V. D. Bell and family of near .Honduras, John Brown, Melvin Diehl, Ervin Diehl, Miss Pearl Baumgartner, Miss Delva Baumgartner of Vera Cruz, and Miss Nellie Diehl. The Modern Woodmen meeting will be held at half past six o'clock tomorrow evening. There is business of importance- to transact and it is the hope that there will be a large attendance of the membership. I - This was the regular week for the meeting of the Euterpean but the meeting has been postponed on account of the Thanksgiving holiday. Miss Bessie Schrock will be hostess to the Thimble Club Friday afternoon. The Rev. and Mrs. Wehmeyer will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer at six o’clock dinner this evening. Mrs. Wilson Beery, of Pleasant Mills, was the guest Mr. and Mrs. Martin Beery at dinner today. > The Ladies’ Aid of Wren U. B. ; church will (serve a Thanksgiving supper at the hall Saturday evening Nov. 27, beginning at 5 o’clock. Fifteen cents for supper. The patronage of the public is solicited. St. Vincent de Paul Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Thos. Dur- t kin next Tuesday, Nov. 30th, instead.

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i of Wednesday as heretofore announc- ■ ed. A good attendance is desired on , next Tuesday. — I [ Mrs. Emma Case entertained at dinner today, the guests being Mrs. ■ B. D. Hendricks and Mrs. Mary Elzey and son Orval. ", -i———— ———o— uWILL GIVE HANDSOME BOUVENIIR r ■■ — >J. B. Stoneburner Hits upon Novel Plan to Show His Appreciation. . J<?hn B. Stoneburner has hit upon a new plan to show his appreciation • of the public's patronage. He has I secured a large quantity of machine : cut glass tooth pick holders, and they i are very pretty, which he will give f away absolutely free to his custom- > ers on Thanksgiving afternoon and evening. These are alone worth twice the price of admission but Mr. • Stoneburner wishes to show his pro- • gressiveness and has decided upon • this novel plan. He will two or three I times each month give away some I Kind of a dish, and to have the entire set you should be sure to secure thia; first piece on Thursday. If you get f this you will surely want the others as each gets better and more valui able. The set includes a number of 1 handy dishes and they are worth the I attention of any lady in Decatur. — o—: FIRST IN SEVEN YEARS \ ' — / ' Clarence Porter and Wife Vi|Ji Here • from the West. 1 Clarence Porter and wife arrived Monday evening from Devil’s Lake, N. i D., and will make an extended visit with fils parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Porter. This is Clarence’s first visit here in seven years, and naturally ■ home looks goods to him. The trip > was made by' automobile, and was a most pleasant one throughout, with ! the exception of yesterday, when the ■ heavy rain made things very disagreeable. Mr. and Mrs. Porter leit ’ Devil’s Lake October first, and stopped at various places on the way fo*visits with relatives, stopping at 1 Owafona, lowa, at Chicago and other i cities. / I —o —" . ONE OF SEASON’S SENSATIONS I ‘ T “In Louisiana” will be the attrao--5 tion at Bosse’s opera house on Thanksgiving night, November 25, . under the auspices of the Knights of . Columbus. “In Louisiana” is a beau- , tiful story of the sunny south, in > Louisiana and Texas. It is not only > brimful of interest and dealing with i a pretty love story that fascinates » the average playgoers, but is a fine » literary effort without being tiresome. ( It is one of the most beautiful scenic . productions ever put on the stage, and s the cast is exceptionally strong. s / ——.——o —-— — SIX TONS OF QANDY N. C. Anderson, of the firm of Ah , derson & Dolch, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon, where he win pur- , chase six tons of Christmas candy. 1 When one realizes tlurt means twelve thousand pounds, , is only that sold by one firm, we may ( well wotfder how the boys and giris L of Decatur can get away with so . much sweets. The newspaper tales : of sick little folks after the holidays will no longer seem like fairy tales. —o— —— —. WAS BETTER THAN ANNQUNCED i Ladies Clear Over >250 —Mrs. Blackburn’s Sales Amount to Over >IOO. The Presbyterian ladies who have just concluded a big rummage sale, were even more successful thah was stated yesterday, and they are all so happy that their faces beam like an October full moon. ThC total amount of sales, as finally and officially tota’ed up amount to >251, and the expense for the ten days was less than a dollar. Then to this will be added the receipts from the sale of goods left on hands which was made today, and which will likely add another five dollars, the ladies clearing about >255. The official totaling also showed Mrs. Robert Blackburn a much better saleswoman, even, than was first announced, her sale slips amounting to >105.50, a most wonderful record. The sale put the society out of debt and they now have cash on hands. No wonder they have a smile that refuses to come off. » ■— o E. H. Nidlinger, who is conducting the candy kitchen at the interurban 4s busy today moving his household goods from his farm east of the citv to the home formerly occupied by ' Jess Smith bn north Second street •

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