Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 November 1909 — Page 3

■ run under the name of the Geneva I Machine Works, has been made the * "a tiitssrh a* nr* ■ u I Miss Virginia to be I located at Muncie at the present time, 1 being the plaintiff. In her complaint 1 flipd Thursday forenoon, Miss RemI ington alleges that on June 22, 1909, ■ she being an unmarried woman, at I the request and earnest solicitation of I the defendant promised him that she I would marry him and that Arnold st I the same time devoutly promised to marry her. Relying upon the fervent promise of Arnold, Miss Remington I says she has ever since remained unI married and has been willing to marry I him and te now ready and willing to I do so. September 1, 1909, was thq I day fixed for the consummation of the I marriage vows and she was ready and I willing to carry out her part of the | program but Arnold failed and rer fused to keep his promise. On November 16, She says, she traveled to | this county for the sole purpose of marrying Arnold, coming at his request. but upon her arrival she was again “turned down”, and the defendant refused and now says that he I will not marry her and on that account she says she has been damaged in the sum of $5,000. The wedding of Arnold to another young lady has been announced to take place next [ Tuesday at Trinity Catholic church near New Corydon. Just what effect his present predicament will have on the coming marriage remains to be ( seen.—Portland Dally Sun. Again a quietness reigned about the .court room today, but there was a busy session of the grand jury, the usual number of witnesses appearing before the board to give their test!- \ mony in such matters as they might be aware of. It appears now that the jury may complete their work by Tuesday afternoon and report to the court, asking for a discharge. It is impossible to say what the results have been but It Is probable that a number of indictments may R. D. and J. C. Patterson, executors of the Eliza A. Paterson estate, filed ; proof of publication and final report, c approved and executors discharged. IwtoW — ; • Old Adams County Bank vs.. Homer D Lower. Jacob Ats and Charles Steele, suit on note, default of Lower; appearance by D. B. Erwin for AU 4 Steele submitted. Binding for t plaintiff in sum of $74.40. Finding that Ats and Steele are sureties for Lower and ordered that Lower be Real estate transfers: Frank M. BcMrmeyer to ilur H. Tyndall, lot ; Doctor. »S!5. ■ « A marriage Mcense was Issued to Boyd H. Fuller, aged 23, bookkeeper at Twin Falls, Idaho, and Maud E. Shoaf, 28, a student, of this city. •————-o There is more dr less consternation from nearly every county in the state over the decision of the supreme court declaring as unconstitutional the three mile gravel road law. The lawyers Interviewed ta the surrounding towns seem to voice the opinion that the law is forever beyond redemption, and that the bondholders will in a largo measure suffer a great and Irreparable loss. All thita brings to mind the condition in this county, a county that has been a pioneer in the building of roads under the law in question. The total issue of these bonds tai this county to to round numbers $820,000, and on July first of this year there were outstanding $534,759.98. There has been paid during this month about fifty thousand dollars in bonds and interest, leaving dose to half a million dollars outstanding in macadam road bonds at this time. Os all the opinions given by lawyers In this section of the state that of W. H. Eichhorn will come nearer meeting the approval of the friends of the law: "The reversal was made on an obscure section of the law, which might bavtl been construed two-ways. The court took up the passage of the law, in which it regards to the building of roads in townships with Incorporated towns or cities. The court held'that the law was unconstitutional in that It stated that the roads under the three mile act could be built in townships with incorporated towns or cities of leaf than 30,000 population, .excluding the building of roads from being built in any other townships. The court could as well have put the construction on Ch. la. that It meant that in townships where there are I: whlto in townships with cities of a greater population the people in the h ime“XcT e of a a \ ■

| partlea to the'anlC’ Hartford Clt» Net 20-Hart-Hartx a v y» ~ n » *"• hk . . ford City, which is "wet,” as a result ’ of the local option law, to becoming the main shipping station for a number of breweries, which are sending beer in great quantites into "dry” territory. Hartford City is in the center of a great "dry” belt It is surrounded by "dry” counties, the closest “wet” spot being Logansport, in Cass county, Delaware. Madison, Jay, ’ Adams, Grant, Wells, Huntington, ; Miami, Randolph, etc., are all “dry,’ and the breweries which have been located in surrounding towns have been compelled to seek a plan whereby they can continue to dispose of their product to the thirsty people In their own counties. James Corbett, of Marion, was in this city a few days ago and stated that it is the intention of the Marlon brewery to establish shipping quarters here. Hjs pany has had a cold storage plant in! this city for some time. The Norton breW of Afiderson, to arranging to open a branch house here and sell beer In its own county. The Muncie brewery has also opened a cold storage plant and will start shipping its product to this city to be resold to inhabitants of “dry” counties. Th* Fred Miller Brewing Company is als-> negotiating for the lease of ground here on which a shipping station will be constructed. This method which the breweries are adopting is a clever scheme for dodging the local option law. The breweries, have trouble in selling beer in the “dry” counties in which the beer is manufactured, but they find it easy to ship their beer here and then sell It back to residents of the “dry” counties. Mrs. John M. Lenhart, one of the best known ladies of the city, residing in the north part of town, was operated on Thursday and Is today reported as being greatly Improved. For some months Mrs. Lenhart has been in falling health. Medicine seemed to have no effect and she gradually declined, her condition being very alarming and an operation was finally decided on as a last resort which would restore her to health. The operation was performed at the ttine stated, by Drs. S. D. Severs and W. E. Smith and the results have been more than satis-, factory. It was discovered that th. lady was suffering from a compiles tion Os ailments and that only the operation could have prolonged her life. She rallied nicely from the anesthetic and her condition at this time leads her friends and those in charge to believe that she will now regain her health. s ' Saturday morning at 11 o’clock the fire alarm was sounded and the blase was discovered to be at the home of Drayton Hill, who resides in the west part of the city near the Clover Lett tracks. The origin of the fire was due to a defective flue, which set fire to the frame work near by and in a short time the whole building was a mass of flames. The fire department No. 1 arrived on the scene first, but owing to lack of hose, failed to reach the building and had to ■wait until No. 2 arrived. By that time the blase had gained such a start, on account of the brisk Wind that was blowing tha< but very MW could be done. A part of the furniture was taken out, but the most of it along with the entire building, was a totallosz.For a number of years Mr. Hill has been a respected cltisen of this city, and while here has worked hard, and his loss will be keenly felt / ?> Thursday afternoon the country home of avid Fields who resides in Hartford township, was completely destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire Is not exactly known, but took place some time when everybody were absent .and got a good start before it was discovered. A queer feature of It was that the interior part burned so slowly that the doors and windows were all removed from their position before being damaged any. The neighbors all hurried to the scene when the alarm was given, and fought the flames the best way possible, although nqt before the building had been entirely destroyed. The furniture and other ebntents were saved by quick work and Mr. Fields considers himself lucky in this way, although having lost his home. -—i—,_o- . <t seems to be up to the citizens of this dity and county to aid the Great Northern Fair Association in Some way to live and to continue the fairs. It to known by many that in' the earlier history of the association,' a considerable sum of money was lost as a result of bad weather and from Other causes- This debt has aecum-! ulated from time to time until It is now about $3,000. The managers of; the fair have learned many things 4 and the last fair resulted to an even break or about so. It seems like ’a l

! them to so, if a little association are about forty-two men, as good and patriotic and liberal sod progressive as can be found anywhere out of doors and each of them has put into this association more than three hundred dollars. It seems that at this time there should be several times that many who if properly approached would be willing to do their share toward keeping up this great enterprise, when It has just reached a point where advancements should be marked. We believe it can be done, and believe that the time is here when every public spirited man In the community should aid in this matter. Let’s heln them push. A meeting of the stockholders has been called for next Friday. it is a very important session, a sort of lite or die proposition. Every member should be present and so should everyone else who can suggest some way to keep this concern on top, to make it bigger and stronger and be* ter than ever. With all the adversities, it should be known that this association has paid all premiums, have treated everybody in a fair and impartial manner and deserve to live and prosper. , . a- - Nov. 20.—Whether or not gravel road bonds, variously estimated at from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000, Issued by various counties of the state under the gravel road law declared unconstitutional by the supreme court Thursday, will be invalidated by the decision, to a question that has been raised at the state house after a hasty perusal of the decision. The law held unconstitutional, which included the “three mile road law, ’ provided for .the construction of free gravel roads by a levy of a township tax on all the property owners of the township. It has been the custom in various counties,the townships of which took Advantage of the law, to sell bonds to defray the building expense, the county being reimbursed for payment of the bonds by township tax levy. These bonds were sold by the county auditor, sometimes being taken up in blocks by bond dealers and sometimes being sold/in small lots to local men who invested from SSOO to $2,000. These bonds were Issued by the boards of county commissioners sitting as a quasi judicial body. Before theamendment to the road law in 1905, two supreme court decisions had upheld the validity of the act. The decision of yesterday brought on injunction proceedings against the commissioners of Hamilton county, is the first test made since the amendment of 1905. In that county an action was brought to enjoin the founty commissioners from letting contracts for building $40,000 worth of gravel roads and from issuing bonds to pay for the work 'As far as this case to concerned, any bonds Which might have been issued by the commissioners would have been Void. Whether or not bonds issued by other commissioners sitting under similar conditions are also void to the question now being raised. Another question Involved is whether in cases where no appeal was taken from the decision of the boards of county commissioners tn bond issue cases, the taxpayers have any grounds for nonpayment Os the bonds. One informal opinion by «n attorney was that where appeals were take there would undoubtedly exist grounds for preventing payment ft Is expected that a number of mitts to enjoin payment of bonds win be filOd shortly. From a record compiled by the state Statistician, it has been learned that of the I,ols townships in the state, tax levies for gravel road buildtag, which may or may not be utilized for the payment of gravel road bonds under the act declared unconstitutional, 343 townships have such a levy, while 124 have a tax levy made purposely for paying such bonds. Three counties, Blackford, Scotty and Johnson, have both levies. Counties in the townships of which no levy to Mated for gravel road or gravel road bond purposes are the following: Brown, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fayettp. Floyd, Furton, Henry, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, IMarshall, Noble, Posey, Steuben, St. Joseph. Vanderburg and Whitley. No .record, outside of the counties fe kept of the number of bonds Issued or Os their total amount. In a number of counties the bonds are understood to aggregate more than $500,000. The decision of the court leaves the township still In possession of the assessment law as a means of road building. Under this law a petition may be filed with the board of county commissioners by a majority of the resident land owners whose property Itos within a ; mile Os the road ft is proposed to build. The regular form to gone I through by the commissioners, and the cost of the building defrayed by assessments against the tend owners whose property lies within a mile nf the highway. This Js the only re:r±'.:LVxr‘ r "' L

; | Ttire literary societies have been I ’(organized in the high school. Supt WKtartl Miss Johnson have charge of one, Mbs Smith and Mr. Baum- , gartner of the second and Miss Dun--1 jathan and Mr. Trltch the third. Those [ln the first society are Don Burk, | Frank Mills, Howard Wtoehaupt, Law- j . rence Biggs, Harry Hoffman, Carl Smith, Charles Broadbeck, Virgil 1 Krick, Lynn Shoemaker, Milton Ya-' ger, Irene Evans, Hazel Sowers, Anna' Winans, Alice Brandyberry, Marie ,' Daniels, Dessle Mann, Helen Walters, | Ruth Baltaell, Ireta Erwin, Opal Lenhart, Margaret Mills, Bessie Teeple; those in the second society are Free Fristager, Bruce Patterson, Lewis ( Adler, Earl Colter, Roy Jahn, Sim Burk, Paul Meyers, Perry Smith/ I Crays, Alma Kooken, Lillie Teeple, (Anna Amspaugh, Hulda Bauer, Matte ' Chronister, Ruth Gay, Ruby Parrish, Ruby Artman, Frances Cole, Helen Fonner, Laura Helm, Jennie Long, Zeldha Schnltz, Caroline Dowling, Es- i fle Patton, Dorothy Walters, Marie [ Ball, Bernice Dailey, Ruth Hamme 1 , Edwiria Van Camp, Neva Brandyberry; those in third society are Fred Meyers, Homer Raudebush, Lawrence Archbold, Martin Hoffman, Clem Stelgmeyer, William Bowers, Dalas Elzey, Greg Neptune, Edgar Vancll, Naomi Dugan, Rosa Green, Gladys Kern, Blanche, McCray, Orpha Sheets, Frances Ward/ The Senior class and the women . teachers of the high school gave Miss IJorothy Walters a surprise Friday evening, the occasion being in honor of her sixteenth birthday anniversary. Music, games and refreshments and a pleasant social time was in order. Those present were the Misses Johnson, Smith, Dunathan and Shrock, and the Messrs. Don Burk, Frank M’Us, Howard Wlsehaupt, Free Fristager, Bruce Patterson, Fred Meyers, Homer RaudOnbush, Misses Irene Evans, Hazel Bowers, Anna Winans, Perth Crays, Alma Kooken, Effie Patton, Dorothy Walters. - The Entre Nous girls met Friday eventag with Miss Electa Glancey. the president of the club. A reorganization took place. Miss Ruby Miller is president. Other new officers are Electa Glancey secretary and Pearl Purdy treasurer. A delicious lunchi eon was served. Miss Goldie ,Gay i was an outside guest. The club will • meet every two weeks. The local chapter American League met with Mrs. J. Dean last evening. The members discussed the coming: southern sextette and completed arrangements for the giving of the show. A social hour followed during* which the> todies ceased business and enjoyed a pleasant time. p ■ ■■ A man who has kept count of the number of kisses exchanged with his wife since tieir union consents to its, ; publication as follows: First year, 35,- ’ 500; second year, 16,000; third year; i 3,650; fourth year, 120; fifth year, 2. i He then left off keeping the record. The Don’t Worry Club met with Dorothy Dugan last evening and enjoyed a taffy pulling. Another oc- • caslon will be a trip to Geneva,whic i r the club members are planning for i next Saturday. The trip wIM be a very pleasant one. Miss Gleys Mangodd will enter- . tain at six o’clock dinner this evening. Oat of town guests will be. the Misses Doris Acker and Margaret Reddout of Geneva. Miss Leah ; Hensley will entertain the same company tomorrow at dinner. The Adams County Poultry and Corn Growers' Association was formed this morning, the meeting occurring at the office of Friichte ft Utterer, and where C. 8. Mumma was chosen as president, C. H. Getting as vlce presfdent, C. E, Magley secretary, and B. F. Brokaw as treasurer. The object of the association is to promote interest in raising better corn and better poultry, and to exchange ideas upon this important feature of profitable farming. Heretofore corn exhibits have been made at the farmer’s institutes, but it was | thought better to consolidate it with the poultry exhibits, and this wa» formally done this morning. The officers will have their second meev ing on next Saturday, and at that time they will name a time and place for their next exhibit and show, which will be given some time this winter. The officers are all interested. and it is safe that the next show will be a little better than any ever given In the county before. Poultry and corn raising are becoming great industries in the county ahd the people everywhere’’ will be on hand to see the next exhibit by ’this association. X > 1 I .»■■■!r I, Q I.' r I Brookside, the suburban home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz, was th? scene of a beautiful home wedding 'at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. Rev. Spetnagfe of the First Presbyterian , church officiated. The contracting parties were Mtos Maud Shoaf, who

home at Brookside and Mr. Boyd H. Fuller, of Twin Falls, Idaho. Miss Shoaf has a host of friends in Decatur. For three years she was a student and supervisor of music in Oxford college, Oxford, Ohio, and for j the past two years she has been a student of the Curry School of ExI pression, (Boston, Mass., and is a (reader of rare ability.. The groom ’Mr. Fuller, is a resident of Twin Falls, Idaho, and for several years was a student of Carleton college, Northfield, Minn., and later of the Curry School Os Expression, Boston. A wedding breakfast was served in the dinning room and the happy ' couple left at noon over the Erie (for their future home at Twin Falls, (Idaho, where the groom has a lucrative position awaiting him as 1 deputy auditor of his home county, i —— -ii o . j Mrs. Fred Fruchte went to Union iClty this afternoon, where she will be the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs. Wm. Beachler, who are now living there. Mr. and Mrs. Beach- '■ ler were formerly residents of this city. Lewis Reiff and family are moving here from Berne and will occupy a Residence property on west South ■ street belonging to Matt Ashbaucher, opposite W. A. Kunkel’s. Mr. Reiff is a brother of Mrs. J. E. Sunler and 'they were guests today at the Sunier home.—Bluffton Banner. Dr. Shoemaker, of Poneto, was in the city today to 'secure a nurse to assist in caring for Monte Starr, the son of Frank Starr, who had his eye put out yesterday while playing with a hammer. It is not thought that the . organ will have to be removed, but if [ the other eye becomes affected an artificial organ will take its place. The nurse will be in the home f"t several days.—Blufftofi News. ; Forrest Watkins, a brother of Mrs. James Clark, went to Fort Wayne this morntag to report for duty and will leave that city for Washington, D. C. to join the United States Marines. He is seventeen years of age and will enter as an apprentice and will be ta the training school at Washigton until he is 21. He #as in Fort Wayne several days ago and successfully passed the required examination. He will take instruction to become a member of marine band. —Bluffton Banner. Mr. and Mrs. David Rice, of St. Louis, are here visiting friends and (relatives and may conclude to re'side here for a while at least. Both are former Decaturites and have ’many friends. Dave is a musician and has traveled over every state in the Union. He is considering a proposition to work for the Fort Wayne Electric works and become a member of the big new . band of . sixty pieces which is being organized 'by that institution. If he does he will reside here. A good joke on an editor who went one evening to report a party at a home recently blessed with a hew baby. He met his hostess at the door, and after the usual saluations he asked after the babv’s health. The lady who was quite deaf, and suffering with the grippe, thought he was asking after her cold and answered that although she usually had one every winter, this was the worst one sne ever had; it kept her awake at night a good deal and at first confined her to bed. Then noticing that the newspaper man was getting nervous she said she could tell by his looks that he was going to have one just like hern, and asked him to go in and sit down. The show last evening at the opera house was greeted by a fairly good sized audience ants those present semed to be well pleased with the performance they put on. The play is owned by Eugene Moore, who has a number of plays on the road, and all have a reputation of being first class shows. They left this morning over the Grand Rapids for Angola, where they will play this evening. The local Knights of Columbus who will go to Hunttagton tomorrow by I special train, have completed all arrangements and the occasion promises to be one of much Interest for all those who attend. They will arrive in Huntington about eight o’clock and will attend church in a body, after which the degree work will be given to the candidates. The day will be spent socially and in the evening a swell banquet will be tendered to the visiting knights by the Huntington lodge. Mrs. Alex Rayn. west Race street will go to Decatur Saturday morning to see her sister Mrs. R. B. Allison, Who is Furiously 111. Mrs. Allison slipped on sidewalk while shopping at Decatur, the first of the week and fell, breaking her hip and wrist— Portland Commercial-Review. On last Saturday H. P. Leas, who lives about three miles , south of Monroeville, had the misfortune to .lose his valuable barn which was destroyed by fire. He succeeded Ih getting out' all his live stock but

Ithis grain and what machinery he . i tins gram ana wnat maemnery he {happened to have stored there was Jail lost Mr. Harvey Harruff is in receipt of a letter from his son, Russel, who is now out In Oaxaca, Mexico, that ’ he will leave there for New York City and will visit at several large cities along the line, including St. Louis, Chicago and others and will stop off in this city for Thanksgiving, and will spend a short while with his parents and looking up friends. Invitations have been received here announcing the wedding of Walter Rinehart, formerly of this city, to a South Bend young lady. The ceremony will take place at the home of the parents of the bride in South Bend on the evening of December 11. Rinehart is a son of Mr. and Mrs. ,Dan Riehart formerly of this city, iwho moved to Elkhart a few years The young man was employed here as a plumber and steam fitter and Is at present time employed at his trade in Elkhart. —Bluffton News. Geneva, Indiana, Nov. 20.—(Special to the Daily Democrat) — A. most dis- . astrous fire occurred on Thursday afternoon, ( which entirely wiped out the country home of David Shields, living six miles northwest of Geneva. A defective flue caused the conflagration and before any help could arrive the fire had gained such headway that nothing could be done to save the building or contents. Just \ a little of the furniture was saved and the rest with the building was soon nothing but ashes. The loss is one thousand dollars with no insurance, making the loss a total one, and rather a hard blow to Mr. Shields. t Hiram Kraner was seventy-three years Old last Sunday, and his children reminded him of that fact by all flocking in to spend the day and which was enjoyed to the limit Mr. Kraner is one of the best known men in southern Adams, where he has spent the most of his life, and where too, his friends are numerous and they are as legion as they are nu- ! merous. / [ The second attraction of the Gene- ; va lecture course occurred last evening at the Methodist church, Hon. Elijah Brown being the speaker, his subject being “Watching the World Go Round.” It was a splendid lecture, and the large attendance was pleased every minute of the time he i was speakingl ' On Monday, November 29, the » Southland Sextet will give ah enteri tainment of recitations and singing s at the Methodist church here, under i the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid So- ■ ciety of the church. The admission s is twenty-five and fifteen cents, and it f is already predicted that a full house I will greet them. i, « HIGH SCHOOL NOTES 7 t This has been a very busy week , at high school. A girl’s glee club and a boy’s glee dub was organized and ’ will soon be ready to make their ap- > pearances. .' The sophomore, junior and senior - clases have organized literary socier ties. Thre societies were formed ( and the names of them wil Ibe given ; out next week. « . » J Next week is examination week , 1 preparatory to sending out the six - weeks* report. ! I ’ Wednesday evening school will close until Monday morning, Nov. 29. Thursday will give students a chance ! to e*t turkey and Friday rest up from , the effects. 'I A senior orchestra is now playing some fine music. A H. 8. orchestra ! composed of some of the best musical talent ta the city, is now an assured ’ fact. It will be composed of botb\ boys and girls. 1 ; j : ■ I ’| . ’ • • ; I I Several visitors were around see- ’ ing the sights of the H. S. this week. Ray Knoff, the popular dentist, and an ex-student of D. H. 8., was a visitor Friday morning. I The chapel exercises Friday mornjing were very interesting. Rev.' ’ Frank Vernor, pastor of the Christian church and Evangelist Frank Thompson had 'Charge. The latter gave a very interesting and helpful talk. The senior orchestra rendered two very fine selections. Mi*. Swigget, representing Longmas, Green & Co., of Chicago, was at the H. S. this week. The basket ball boys ate going to get a room in which to play basket ball this winter. Services at St Marya church on Thanksgiving day will consist of high mass at nine o’clock followed with the - singing of Tedeum. No other services , Will. be .held during the rest of the day; > -