Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1910 — Page 2

■■-—g The Tenderfoot Farmer It was one of these experimental farmers, who put green Mb, spectacles on his cow and fed her shavings. His theory was that it didn’t matter what the cow ate so long as she was fed. The questions of digestion and nourishment had M not entered into his calculations. !*’• only « “tenderfoot” former that would try such ” an experiment with a cow. But many a farmer feeds himr self regardless of digestion and nutrition. He might almost as well eat shavings for all the good he gets out of his food. The result is that the stomach grows “weak” the action of the organs of digestion and nutrition are impaired and the man suffers the miseries of dyspepsia and the agonies of nervousness. To ogroaffttea stomach, restore the activity of the organs of digestion and nutrition and hrace up the nerves, »ae nr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It is an un» tailing remedy, and has the confidence of physicians as well as the praise of thousands healed by Its use. In the strictest sense “Golden Medical Discovery” is a temperance medicine. It contains neither intoxicants norfriarcotics, and is as free from alcohol as from opium, cocaine and other dangerous drugs. All ingredients printed on its outside wrapper. , Don’t let a dealer delude you for his own profit. There is no medicine for stomach, liver and blood “just as good” as “Golden Medical Discovery."

One of the appropriations made by the county council was one hundred dollars with which an investigation is to be made of the advisability of building an orphans’ home. The subject has been discussed a great deal during the last year or more but this is the first steps that have been taken in the matter. It is proposed to investigate the expense of keeping up such an institution, the cost of such a building and everything appertaining to an orphans’ home. The county council appointed one of their members as one of a committee to make such investigation, and it is proposed to name one of the commissioners and One member of the county board of charities, and this will constitute the committee that is to make the investigations, and they will report the result of their conclusions whenever they have made such an investigation. William J. McCoy of Indianapolis and Mr. Perry of Richmond arrived Monday and began the work of making an investigation of the reports and business of Washington township. They are working under instruction of the state accounting board, and while there is no mystery surrounding their actions or the reasons for such reports, yet they are following instructions to the letter and refused to give our reporter any information about their work. Similar examinations are going on in many other counties in the state, one hundred appointees being at work in differet parts of the state. Q— James Touhey’s ten thousand dollar damage case against the city of Decatur began Monday and will go to the jury about Thursday. Attorneys D. E. Smith and A. P. Beatty are appearing for the plaintiff and L. C. DeVoss and C. J. Lutz for the defednant. The jury was empanelled this morning after an hour’s work, and includes: Nimrod Muccullough, A. F. Thieme, Martin Gerke, Frank Pontius, George Dutcher, John Huffman, Frank Armstrong, Jacob Johnson, William Lehman, Ernest Bleeke, R. K. Fleming and Albert Chronister. Attorney Smith made the opening statement, while the reply was made by Mr. De Voss. It is generally known,, here that Jim Touhey is a blind man, and has for some time been in the habit of walking about the streets with the use of a cane, when not assisted by some boy. On February 19th last, while walking along Madison street on the south side of the building then occupied *by the Murray saloon, he fell into an open grate and was badly injured. He was sent to

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ss-—-—a-- . r Fort Wayne, a purse being subscribed I by citizens here and after many weeks i in the hospital came home, slightly f crippled, but again able to get about - The case was filed last summer. I * -o > Supervisor of the Census. Joseph R. ■ Broyles of Muncie stated to the repre- ’ sentative of the Daily Democrat that ’ these had been a delay in printing . the formal application blanks for the ■ use ot those who desire to make ap- ' plication for the position of census * enumerator. Just as soon as these blanks are received by him from . Washington, Supervisor Broyles said a copy would be sent to each appll- , cant for a position, together with a list of instructions in the “test” schedules, which will simplify the, subject and insure the passing of the test by those who possess only an ordinary common school education and practical common sense. About all such a < “test ’ can ro, said Mr. Broyles/ is to evidence the legibility of an applicants’ handwriting and his ability to determine where to write in the schedule the facts ascertained by him. I On account of the delay in securing ; the application blanks, Supervisor i Broyles also said that applications i would be received by him up to Janu- J ary 31st, instead of January 25th, as j heretorfore announced. As soon as 1 the application blank is received by 1 the applicant it should be promtply ] filled out and returned to the supervis- j or. This formal application must be i received by the supervisor not later i than January 31st. The application j will then be examined by the super- 1 1 visor, and if he find the applicant Is ' eligible for the position a card will be ’ sent the applicant permitting him to i take the “test.” This card will show s the time and place of the examina- i tfon, and must be presented to the examining board on February sth. The examination will be held in the varl- i ous counties of the district i —o - ■ — ■■ | HELD INSANITY INQUEST. I ~ i Ed Fulk May be Sent to the Ea»t- < haven Hospital. 1 -•; ' u ( Once a prosperous citizen of Adams ] /county, honored with the office of I county surveyor and surrounded by 1 many friends, Edward Fulk is today a I mental wreck, confined in the Wells < county jail, awaiting the action of the i authorities at Easthaven insane hos- 1 pital to receive him in that Institution i as a result of the dope habit. Follow" ‘ ■ ing the attempt.he made to beat his i wife Wednesday night Fulk was plac- i ed in the jail and insanity proceed- 1 Ings started against him. This after- i noon the inquest was started in the I court of Justice Walbert, the justice, i accompanied by, Drs. Meade and Sev- 1 erin, going to the jail to examine Into 1 the mental condition of the patient.— Bluffton Banner. —Q John Walters, one of the best ’ known and most experienced teachers in the county, has resighed as teacher of District No. 5 in Washington township, and is preparing to 1 move his family to Delaware, Ohio, l where they will make their home. Mr. < Walters and family have been comsld- 1 ering this.project for the past year, i finding the opening very good at this : particular time, have decided to go ; now. Mr. Walters has a good opening I in a business proposition there and 1 the change is made also that his I daughters, who are just finishing the < high school course here, may have a ’ better advantage of attending the Ohio 1 Wesleyan college which is located at that place. Miss Margaret Walters, who is teaching in French township, i will finish her term of school there, 1 and will join the family later. The i resignation of Mr. Walters took effect < today, Miss Etta Mallonee, a teafcher of much experience, being his successor. i Mr. Walters has also served about : fifteen years as a minister ot the gospel, and is quite well known over the country in his service. While they think that their best Interests tn the : future He in Delaware, they regret 1 very much to leave their hosts of ; friends here and the many who know i them find the regret mutual, yet wish them the best in their new home. They wiU leave in a week or two. |

a new case entitled Clinton Stone, CPI h llrnffln ‘Vlfnilrtwxx **■ LSamuel Tumbleson, suit on note, demand, |ioo. ' •- ■4 *—" * yiyWM- z ■■ Another new case filed was by J. W. Teeple, the plaintiff being Isaac Teepie and the defendants, Joseph Ellenberger, L. C. Botkins and J. S. Bowers, suit on account, demand, $139.87. Martha Heldeman vs. Henry Heldeman, divorce; restraining order dissolved as to all property, excepting real estate and household goods. Mary J. Dudgeon et al vs. Emma A. Bode et al., partition; default of defendants; finding for plaintiff that Mary Dudgeon and Emma Bode each own onehalf of property described. Sale ordered. C. L. Walters appointed as commissioner and hla Jsond fixed at $2,500. * The Orla E. Lesh vs. Sadie B. Lesh, divorce case, which was in progress here all day Saturday, was postponed until next Friday, when the evidence will be completed. "W Attorney John C. Moran left today for Indianapolis, where he appear Tuesday as one ot the attorneys in the Staley road cases, which will be argued before the supreme court. ? ——p: The Wells coffnty primary election Saturday developed, some spirited contests, chief of which was in the race for representative. J. B. Merryman won out by 245 and succeeded in carrying the city of Bluffton and every township in the county except Lancaster and Nottingham- Robert Kllander, who opposed Mr. Merryman, did not make the race his friends expected when he was groomed for the place. The total vote was Merryman 1408; . Kilander, 162. For clerk, Dal Wandel won out strong with 1314; Sawyer, 622; Saurer, 466; Luddy, 277; giving Wandel a plurality of 692. For auditor Seymour Robinson also went some, his vote being 1289; Bell, 563; Fishbaugh, 794; giving Robison a plurality of 495. William D. Little won In the county assessor’s race, he having 780; Gaunt, 496; Crum, 482; Lunsbury, 456; Stogsdfll,‘s27. Little’s plurality, 284. The rest of the ticket was renominated without opposition and consists of W. J. Dustman for treasurer, Freeman' Carllslefor sheriff; Herman Thoma for coroner; C. W. Decker for surveyor; Ephraim Lutz and Harry Gilbert tot* commissioners. The ticket is a strong one and pleasing to a large majority of the Wells county democrats. • - George H. Babcock, who lived here nearly all' of his life until the past year or two, and who has been a druggist at Logansport, Ind., for some time, has accepted a splendid position with the Armour & Company of Chicago, and goes to Pittsburg this week to begin his new duties. Armour & Company have ts large laboratory produets plant at Pittsburg and George will act as the city salesman for that concern>his salary being SIBOO per year. George is a- graduate of . Purdue, is a young man of some appearance and has all the qualities necessary to make him a winner and we predict he will succeed. For ■several months he has been employed as registered phamrcist at this- Turman drug store at logansport and he has become quite popular in that city as well as here. His experience in the drug line of course aided him in securing his new position. George is highly elated over his success; as he hassa right to be. — o COFFEE’S HEARING THURSDAY. Was Maced Under a S2OO Bond and Went to Jail in Fort Wayne. . ’ — ■’ ■ John Coffee of this city, arrested for cashing a worthless check"at the Calvin Ditzler saloon in Fort Wayne, on Christmas day, is now in jail at that place, having been unable to furnish bond for S2OO as was required at his preliminary hearing before Judge Mungovan on Saturday morning. His Decatur friends still believe he will be able to clear himself. He is also said to have cashed a similar check at the drug store of Christen Brothers in Fort Wayne. His case will come up Thursday morning. —. , . ft William Krick, a weH known Adams county resident, has gone to Arkansas, where he will work for the next several months. Quite a number of Adams county people have gone to Arkansas lately—some to hunt, some to work in the timber fields, some to open factories and build railroads, but none perhaps so novel as Mr. Krick. He goes to Stutgard, fa the southern part of the state, to work in the rice growing districts, his employment being to pump the water into the fields. ] The sowing of the riee will take place about the latter part of this month, and the fields will be flooded later with a bounteous supply of water, vxrKl/vli reivwnA/l Imam vwzxllm wnicn is pumped irom wens tor mat pun»«. -Th. rtc win b. mdr u»,

I r M tr » Ir H f A ♦ . August after the crop had been har- - vested. He likes the country and Is - glad to return. - . Mr. and Mrs. Noah Loch Sunday evening received from Swayzee a - telephone message of serious Injur- ■ les received by their daughter, Arbye. ; wife of Grover Hoffman, whose hip was either dislocated or broken, the result of a fall on Sunday even- . ing the exact nature of the Injury was still uncertain. The accident occur- : red Sunday morning while Mrs. Hoffi man was. on her way to church, she slipping on the icy pavement and fall- • fag. Mrs. Loch left this morning to be at her bedside. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman have mddelheir home at Swayzee for some time, Mr. Hoffman con-1 > ducting a hardware store at that i place. The number of accidents re--1 suiting from the reign of the ice king i in Decatur and vicinity has been unusually great during the past few weeks, but it seems that they are now all confined to this district - -£ "4 1 —■o — 7" — ' Buyers sos the Decatur Horse Sale ' company started out thfa morning bright and early to secure another bunch for Friday, January 21st Thia company, is one of the best for this community that has ever been located here. They not only bring business to Decatur, but they make a great market for the farmer in this section. The first sale held last Friday was not the success it should have been and this is explained by the fact that the company bad to pay too much money for the horses. “We are willing to pay the very highest price possible, but we cannot pay more than the foreign buyers we bring here from New York, Boston and Chicago will give,” said oneof the proprietors. The average at the sale Friday was $192.75, and this is only an average price for a fairly good horse now. However* the company is. going to stick with the job, and will try to continue their sales through the season, and they win do It If the stock men win assist them by being reasonable. They will pay you the top price and the people of this locality have confidence enough in them to believe they mean It when they put a price on a horse. 4 Th flrat accident during the erection of the new Bowers-Nibllck grain elevator occurred about noon Monday, when one of the workmen, Talbott Clark, of Ossian, who is assisting in putting on the iron sheeting, lost fils hold on a rope by which he was descending from a swing scaffolding at the west side, and fell to the ground, a distance of about eighteen feet, dislocating one of the bones of his right ankle and bruising and lacterating the back of his head, which struck on a large lump of coal. The fact that he landed in the pile of cinders which the railroad company had brought for the roadbed of the switch, and which are still rather soft’and loose, probably saved him from more serious Injury. The fall stunned him for a while and his companions, George Shroll and other workmen whq happened to be fisar, rushed to his assistance and carried him to the shanty of the G. R. & I. watchman, *nd later to the Anderson & Dolch res- , taurant, where he is boarding, and where Drs. Clark were called to attend to . his Injuries. He Is not seriously hurt, but will be disabled for some time. —o —-— Berne, Ind., Jan. U.-KSpeclal to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Andrew Gottschalk, well known here and fa Decatur, Where she formerly llvel when her 'husband was county treasurer, for four years, is lying at the point of death, the result of a stroke of paralysis, which she suffered last Wednesday. Twenty-four hours later she sank into unconsciousness and has not since regained sensibility. There Is practically no hope for her recovery and the family are yatheyed at the home. The children include the Hon. Thursman Gottschalk, Mrs. Benjamin Welty'of Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Earl Shalley of this place, and Earl, at home. Thrqe years ago this month Mrs. Gottschalk suffered a similar stroke but not so severe. The friends are hoping almost against hope for an improvement in her condition. : pwst;' i i 1,11 -nft,< i" i' l — (United Press Service.) ~ Washlngton, D. C., Jan. 11.—(Special to Dally Democrat)-rlndlana was joined by the rest of the nation today in paying honor to her distinguished son, General Lew Wallace, fan was unveiled in - statuary hall. .John McGrew, for three years Genjwral Wallace’s chief of staff during the civil war, presided at the dedicatory

higher plane. He was a typical Amer- ; I Ic&n because he represented those | said: “Waiface was a dreamer, painter, poet, nature student and vloUnlsV He was the. first anl only great man since Goldsmith, of whom it might be tnrfy said: He loved nothing he did not adore. A Douglas democrat he had the equipoise which made him consider the question of slavery and he was brave enough to stand by his ideas of right, regardless of party pries. Wallace lived long and lived well; he saw the cause for which he fought, triumph ; he saw the scars of war which he helped to inflict, pass from the sight almost of the body politic; he returned to the peaceful pursuits of civil life; he became an executive and a diplomat; he succeedel everywhere and then he wrote the story of the Cross. Here today, Indiana leaves another statue of a fullorbed man—the raysvof whose life were shed not only on things temporal but also upon things spiritual. ■.■■■■e— — ——— Just one-half of the school year is gone and all preparations are made by Prof. fi, E. Rice and the teachers of tEe high school for the examinations of the high school students which will. close the first semester. The first one of these semi-annual examinations will be held Wednesday afternoon and the test will continue the remainder of the week. The following schedule has been arranged for the high school examinations fa the various studies: Wednesday afternoon, Ist English, 2nd history and commercial, 3rd Latta and German, 4th physics; Thursday morning, Ist, 2nd algebra, 3rd geometry, 4th history and commercial; Thursday afternoon, Ist botany, 2nd Latin and German, 3rd English, 4th English;* Friday afternoon, Ist Latin and German, 2nd English, 3rd history and commercial, 4th Latin. Friday afternoon will also be devoted to music and other subjects. In many city schools mid-winter promotions are made at this time, but Professor Rice stated that this plan has not yet been adopted by the Decatur schools. In such schools where this is the case, airchildren who wIU become six years of age before the close of the schcool term in the spring are entitled to enter at the beginning es the spring semester at this time, fa which case the pupils in each grade would be promoted in order to make room for those new ones coming in. But in this city no promotions are made except at the ending of the whole school farm. Exceptionally good work has been done by all the pupils and students and no fear over the outcome of the examinations is felt The spring semester will open next Monday, January 17th. ■ ■ —o~STILL VERY LOW. loon, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Radamacker, is very seriously ill at his home in the north part of the city. About a week- ago he took a severe cold, which settled bn his lungs, and later turned into pneumonia. Today his condition remains about the same, with the fever still very high, and several days will be required before the change will be known. . . ~1,0 . i > 1 ROAD ARGUMENTS WEDNESDAY. (United Press Service.) Indiinapolls, Ind., Jan. 11. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The oral arguments in the gravel road case before the supreme court was today postponed until 9:80 Wednesday morning on account of the inability of Judge Montgomery to be present today. Preble, fad., Jan. 11. ’ As a rule the “settin” season is not due until about March or later. But the present icy roads and walks have caused it to be much earlier this year. As the result of the ice the blacksmith is “settin” sharp shoes. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff Is “settin” broken bones. The farmers are “settin” around the stove. Earl Sowards <s “setting” up a new house. If you just watch a while you can see people “settin” most any place, even in tfie middle of the street or sidewalks. As a general thing if you see a man “sitting along the side walk he Is r i ’Tnr' ,M 4 0,4 *■ ■ ume *■ I lln present 'William

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house or other purposes, call and see H Herman Wefel. He will gladly show |B you the whole works. A sample of | this lighting system is on exhibition UH at Jeff Klopfenstein s business* place IB We are sending in these few Items I just to let the rest of pur neighbors, know that Preble is still on the-map? KI Joe Daniels is on the sick list and l§f off duty at the oil station. Mr. B Schneider from Montpelier is working in bis place. M t 1 \ ■ The last report received . Frank J. Keenan of Indianapolis Is B " ' that he is recovering very slowly B from a severe attack of Bright’s di- BSI . sease. Mr. Keenan was formerly employed as operator for the Ohio Oil ■ Company at Preble. ——— . ■ Leo, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B't® H. C. Geels, who recently fell and ■ broke his leg, is getting along nicely. — ■ ■ Rallies White Wyandottes. ' W. E. Johnson A Son, Lexington,! Ky., ®ay: year we lost one en- -| tire hatch of fine White Wyandotte B chickens from white diarrhoea. This! ■ year w© bay© our cixlckau© Bourbon poultry cure in tneir drinking water and have not lost any.”H • WWW B a® boia oy ti. h. BremerKamp. ■ —o Monday evening was a most happy! and auspicious one for the Pytttian!|||| Sisters, this being their first Third street The members thought to dedicate the first meeting In thal new hall by the installation of their! /• new’y elected officers, so this impor! tant event was reserved for Monday! evening. Mrs. Anna Vance served aj! installing officer, and under her care! ful and capable service, the following took upon themselves the obligatior! Excellent Senior-Elizabeth meyer. I Excellent Junior-Mary Beavers. ! Manager—Flora Patton. - I Mistress of Finance—Lydia Elzey! Mistress of Records anl Corrc! ' spondence—Bess Vaughn. Guard—Mina Hurst. Past Chief-Nettle Henneford. ! o— — I THREE INSTEAD OF TWO BOOK® - . So great has been the increase !■ ■ matter for the tax duplicates of A! ams county that it has beep necessary, or advisable to have tt! ■ dulicatos printed in three books 1! stead of two as heretofore. The co! tents of the books are divided as f<! lows: Book one is devoted to UniiJ Root, Preble, Kirkland, Washingt! and St. Marys townships; book tv! to Blue Creek, Monroe, French, Ha! ford, Wabash, and Jefferson tow! ships; and book three to the corpo! tions, Decatur, Geneva, Berne a! Monroe. J ’ ■ e ■ • ■ CURES CHICKEN CHOLERA ! Mrs. G. A. Beazley, Trenton, kB says: “I certainly had fine succe!Mjß in treating my fowls for limberm! and cholera with Bourbon PouM Cure. I gave them this medicine, both drinking water and feed. I li! this remedy fine.” Sold by Bremerkamp. NOTICE POULTRY RAIBERB |Mili Alonzo Thropp, ML Carmel, ’! says: “I was losing on an of fifteen fowls a day with cholei • After giving the first dose of Bo! bon Poultry Cure all around to flock I never lost another fowl.- I Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp, B

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