Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1909 — Page 6

time on they rolled tn at intervals ol aboujt fifteen minutes until 11 o’clock when north Monroe, the last one, reported. The returns were received at the headquarters, also at this office, and at various other places In the city. The closest race was that for commissioner In the third district, which was won by Eicher by about sixty votes. However, there were others which made some of the boys hold their breath for an hour or two and that were not decided until nearly all the precincts were in. Parrish had a majority of 129, Gentls 162. Durkins came along with 318, Bleeke had 279, , while Andrew Welfley ran like r he was scared to death, having more than a thousand more than the next man to him. Today the winners and losers and how it happened are being i generally discussed and of course there is the usual explanation, but the ticket is considered a strong one, that will sail through to victory next fall. The successful candidates are all well known over the county. They are all competent and all men who have fought long and valiently for the old democratic flag. Hon. Jacob Butcher, who was named for representative, has resided in the county for many years. He is an I attorney able, jovial and thoroughly! competent to represent the banner county of the state In the legislature. R. C. Parrish of this city was selected for prosecutor. He Is a young! man of many good qualifications, has been a law student for a number of years, is a graduate from the Indianapolis law school, and has had some years of experience In the newspaper -business. He made a splendid fight id will serve the people well. ’erdlnand Bleeke of Union townwas chosen as the nominee for He is a young man, whose -inality made him hundreds of a clean-cut, Industrious ■' er, who has demonstrated his ■lil&ness ability whenever given the opportunity an dwho will perform well the duties of his office. Tom Durkins, the winner for the sheriff’s nomination, Is one of the! best known young men of the county. He was a candidate for the office four years ago and took his defeat] gamely. His lead in this race seems to have been a safe one. He is as clever and accommodating as they make them and his friends fought for him. For two years past he has served as assistant cashier of the First National Bank, where he made many new friends and retained his old ones. For recorder, Andrew Welfley. He ran like a race-horse, and apparently never was In danger. He has lived allj his life tn and near this city. Fori some years he has been engaged In the fire Insurance business. Everybody | knows Andy, and nearly everybody seems to have been for him. For assessor, George W. Gentls was chosen for another four-year ! term. He was formerly a resident of Hartford township until he moved here to assume his duties. He Is a good officer, and though detained from making a canvass of the county, received a good vote. Christian Eicher of Hartford township won in the fourhanded fight for commissioner of the third district, receiving an even thousand votes. His smile that wouldn’t come off did the work. He is a prosperous farmer and will look well after the duties of his office if the same is entrusted to him. Charles Yager, who will begin hie duties as county treasurer one week

t tending the Wisconsin university, at - Madison, is at home, and also Mias t Helen Niblick, a student at Ferry , Hall, Lake Forest, 111.; Irvin Case > will be at home from Swathmore Col- ’ lege, Swathmore, Pa., and John Wem- , hoff from Collegeville; Robert t Schrock, who is a student at Cornell. > Ithaca, N. Y., and who is also asslsti ant to a professor in science, will be > at home during the holiday season; r likewise Miss Pearl Burdg, who is takl Inga course in a kindergarten teach- • era’ training school at Indianapolis, I and Miss Marie Allison, who is taking* • voice culture in National Park Semin-’ • ary, Washington, D. C.; Miss Harriet > Morrison, a student in a young ladies’ - finishing school in New York City, 1 but will spend her Christmas vaca--1 tluu with her mother a«. Orlando, Flor-.i glnia and Leota Bailey from WestI field New York and Miss Fanny Frislinger will come from Bloomington, I for the first time in its history is on iCtoiinA. trfiptioTi lines and the nones I erected and In all there will be plenty I thiotna.. TOHI ha BTld nil ’J y • IriUoillvDo will uv gwu auu <*»* i I I fhrt ■nAnnlp afa dAliffhted thAf soon I 1 1 they may travel from the old town In ■ I WA I 1 1 court yesterday granted a rehearing ■ 1 ' th'' gray 1 roiled INFo decision j IL announced arid the only indication 4of a change of opinion as to the con--1 stltutionality of the law under which ‘ bonds have been issued for the etw- • I Clfni/'Mot! nF tFFAVffbI Q trt h/* • i qamHviw nThinl/kn flldhX hw Taf« p dan. He nays' “T perceive no anffi. "Iriont TAARnna fnr jrrATitinf? th a faTiaaf'ling in this appeal. Viewed from my point the statute in question, in p | my opinion, is unconstitutional. I f therefore vote against granting the j1 petition for rob oaring M Judae Jordan 9 holding that the statute is limited to a I another wpimon uAciuing tne case is J YOUNa\A*| O WM,«OBJ*D‘•I Boyd Coatekpf Huntertown, a small •

tel® money he had in his possesalon. Whlle FjpUd what money was in the draw|er and which the unwelcome visitors failed to find. They bound and gagged hl mand took about three dollars that lhehad on his person, and then escaped. He at once notified headquarters at Fort Wayne, who went to the t place, but nothing could be, learned " of the affair, as they had fled before , the party arrived. , o- . BUYS BLUFFTON BTONE QUARRY. t Erie Stone Company Makes a Deal at Bluffton. , A deal has been closed whereby the | Erie Stone company has purchased the property of the Bluffton Stbne ’ I company, located on the D. D, StudaI baker farm, southeast of this city, and 'J '■ r-„i t ’ .Hnext Tuesday final arrangements "will Ibe made and the enormous steam .] shovel of the company will be located , here and started to work. By the! * I of iii a s ton a ouarriAS of the i a cnw* > I stonA company "was organized less * I BOUTS VTATA BPAUv Xu,- <• ucu&uliuaij ■lcial way in which the remlnisences of] [Mrs. Kennedy and her aged companlion and others who have J the growth of the country and its ped- [ pie in its many years played a promt-1 ilnent part Those who were pres<M II and enjoyed the celebration them, with the desire that the years of the honored one may be many moM were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krick, MM Wilson Lee and her guest, Miss erfleld, of Lima, Ohio; Miss France*] Laman, Rev. and Mrs, Spetnagle and son, Robert; Mrs. Ollie Jackson, Witt Jackson, Mrs. S. E. Shamp, Mr. agnl Mrs. W. J. Meyers, Mrs. Ed Moses daughters, Gertrude and Cary; Carl Moses, Mrs. Nettle Schrock, Mrs. Moses, Mrs. Fred Linn and son, LaW- *** , y •|| Portland, Ind., December 2Ogl (Special to Daily Democrat) -<■ frightful accident happened at BW-] el factory In this city at 11 o’clock day, which caused-the death of I ivtiiiaf a son of TlAnry M.IIIAT li vittjlF s c©as6d nftfl liVAu in t*oruanG iot wv oral tnd leaves a wife and foufr small children. The accident has daft] ‘ a gloom over the city, ants especM&fc 1 ( among the employees of this factory,' ' I 'Jgr It Xi.-,- .

I M 1 ▲ X —> It. A NUIA t - Friends have received word of the i Augusta Mobre at her home at Toledo. 1 Mrs. Moore formerly lived here, her ( Speaking of the accident which causal While reaching for some clothes on )| ° . . .. . .lies wnicn caus a y- ! fences, with the chances that the bur-| |den of leading the fight to maintain I reactionary control of the senate will be left to Senator Aldrich during the greater part of the winter. Heretoi fnrn Aldrich and Hale have been teMP l I tion laxivu h month ago ‘ if any, hope of g “ dden

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