Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1910 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT BUM Utt I, ll'., I"" I, 1 "'- & BVMIYTHUBSBAY MOBMIMB BY tIW 4 ELL'NGHAM, I • ir» » j -' !"* i»ji — w «MOP» ybab imadyamob. . ■*l &<>/ *» *.i l >hX Eatered at the postoffice at Decatur, Ind., aa second class mail matter. B MgSMBBi h ,-,11 1..-H—X . 11 ... r ».^,. A,,.i 1 EDITOR LEEDS > J IS THE RIGHT SORT Editor Rudolph Leeds of the Richmond Palladium is one rich young man that is not wasting his energies or his time among the snobs, but is interested in the live things of the day, and is ever looking to the betterment of conditions as they effect the people. He has Just returned from Des Moines, lowa, where he chaperoned a party of Indiana people with a view of looking over their plan of municipal government, and it is probable that he may head a movement with a view of placing it into commission in this state. The Des Moines News says of Mr. Leeds: “If you had $5,000,000 would you spend it trying to make men better citizens and the government of your city a purer economic organization? Would you spend your time and money scouring the country to learn what is best for the people that you might give it 1 to your neighbors and friends? Would you spend your money in conducting a I newspaper to voice the progressive i thoughts of today and try and send . ’ v to the state and national legislatures i ? i men who would fight for the Interests of the common people? Not many ’ yo.ung men would readily answer yes. Today there is a young man in Des Moines, who is the embodiment of all these motives. He is Rudolph Leeds I of Richmond, Ind. He is here with a 1 private car of prominent men to study 1 the Des Moines plan of government, with a view of getting it in his own city if it is better than that in vogue there. So Mr. Leeds and his party came to Des Moines to study the Des Moines plan, ‘We have the old ward x system in Richmond,’ said Mr. Leeds -at the Chamberlain this morning, ‘ and nominate candidates by the cau-

< cub system. We have the ward coun- . ci’men and four 'at large. Then we 1 have the board of public works, much the same as your former government here. The Des Moines plan looks to , us like an improvement, and we are here to see if it is as good in operation as it looks on paper. The adoption of a new plan will necessarily have to be permitted by the legislature.' ” *’’ • -- ■ '4 GOOD ROAD MOVEMENT IN INDIANA Farmers of Huntington county and men In other occupations have organized the Good Roads association, and declared in favor of a law for the creation of a state highway commisBibn and for state road building with state aid for counties and townships, such legislation to properly safeguard the present condition of roads, that their continuous use be therefore not -jeopardized, and to bring about such results with the present tax levy, which they say is sufficient in most 1 instances if properly applied. One of . the most important matters submitted to the meeting was a bill which will be presented to the next legislature by Mr. J. C. Crabill. This bill comprises the salient features of all road legislation now on the statute books and some features which Mr. Crabill thinks should'be there. It provides for*a state commission to have charge of the active work of repairing and building roads. The commission is to be composed of the governor, state geologist and an engineer, appointed by the governor and known as the “state highway commissioner.” The commission is to specify the method wherever state aid is given to the building of a road which must be either vitrified brick, crushed stone, macadam or gravel put on by the macadam plah, according to the choice of the petitioners and commissioner. The state is to pay 50 per cent, the county 25, the township 15, and the •butting property 10 per cent of the cost ot all improvement. The Crabill commission is to specify the methods of maintaining the roads and appoint —. _ , - , — .» * ' 'Si-

superintendentß in each township or in smaller districts wherever neces9 sary, they to pe paid by the townships. Funds for the use of the commission, according to the bill, are to be raised z by .a tax upon all vehicle as a license in sufficient amount to pay all expenditures. Thirty-five thousand dollars is to be appropriated for the establishf ment of- the commission. Premium is '■ to be paid for the use of the wide tires by reducing the amount of taxation for such users. " Property owners along highways are to be paid for improving and beautifying the highways. r A north and south and east and west f I } I state road to be built as soon as possible.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. 5 A few days ago the cartoonist of ‘ the New York Herald represented the 5 beef trust as a sort of a satyr, half 1 beast and half human—the beast be- ’ ing a bull, of course —sitting on top 1 of a cold storage building, with a club marked “Arbitrary prices" and a snug look of complacency on his ; countenance as he surveyed a struggling crowd of meat boycotters in 1 front and a throng of farmers with cattle for sale at one side. But since ,the government prosecution has commenced another cartoon of the same' parties has appeared—but with anoth-j er figure, Uncle Sam, with his drawn sword marked “Prosecution,” towering like a giant above the cold storage building, while the trust satyr, .trembling and powering, is starting to .climb down. Uncle Sam —that is, the people of the United States—are competent to handle any trust, whether 'of meat, milk, eggs, sugar, tobacco or steel —if they only will. —South Bend Times. i Governor Marshall has been to Gary, and while they liked him im- , ! mensely before, they like him better , now, notwithstandidng the discordant ( ( elements. While there he took advan- , tage of the occasion to express him- j self in favor of law enforcement on j election day and on all other days. f Bluffton is all excitement. The ftnanciers of two of their electric railWays have to supply them ( with electricity for lighting and pow- (

er purposes, and at the rate specified in their proposal it might seem a good business proposition for the city to accept the offer. They are now busy chewing up the project, and just how it will all end is not known. Mayor Shank of Indianapolis is showing himself to be the freak he was advertised to be. The penalty for every saloonkeeper violating the law is banishment to church during one Sunday service, and he must furnish His Honor with a certificate of attendance and good character from the presiding pastor? Isn’t that the limit? The mayor regards this as sufficient punishment for this offense against the law. The question is, how do the preachers feel about It? All the lobbyists, including James Eli Watson, are -now in Washington putting up a stiff fight to get the ship subsidy legislation- enacted during this session of Congress. The democratic congressmen have put up • great fight And they are confident that they have killed the project , for this session. It’ is said that one reason for pushing such legislation now is the fear that the next house of congress will be democratic, and then all chance for such legislative graft will be at an end. Then hasten the day for democratic supremacy in congress. % The Evening News has been a close observer of Judge Sturgis’ work on the bench. It is not overstating facts . when it is said that it has been many i years since a judge of Mr. Sturgis’ ' ability has conducted court in BlackI ford county. He has been fair and » impartial to all. He has not only -, s ) demonstrated that he is well ground- , ed jn the law, but he has an abun- - dance of common sense, an attribute s that is absolutely essential in a jurist. . A hair splitter never makes a good ) judge. Mr. Sturgis is no hair splitter, » but that he makes his decisions based $ upon the law and the evidence is 1 amply proved by the confirmation of j his decisions by the higher courts. — t Hartford City News.

> Cuba owes the United States a debt . ,of $6,509,511.26, which she has neither . the disposition nor the cash to wipe , tut This country" could make use of [ the money at the present time if it i were available, but the Cubans are - nqi worrying nny on that noore. They i are like a. well known gentleman in this city who is in debt to about evi ery business man in town. He lets i his creditors do the worrying; he don't t worry over his debts at alt—Columi bia City Post. A look into the cold storage houses ■ maintained by the packers and allied . interests shows how entiMy ht the mercy of the food trust the people of the country are. Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, vegetables, fruit, butter, cheese, canned goods are gathered up, packed and held until the scarcity of the supply enables the packers to charge whatever prices they please for the necessaries of life. In no other country on earth and under no party administration exce'pt that of the republican party, would such a condition be allowed to exist One of 'the things testified to by Glavis in the investigation growing out of the Ballinger-Pinchot row, as reIvealed by a Washington dispatch, was that after Ballinger had resigned as land office commissioner. and before he was appointed to the cabinet, he induced Glavis to hold up proceedings against the Cunninghkm land claimants until two wealthy members of the Cunningham group could be induced to make contributions to the Taft campaign fund. It was the subsequent efforts of Glavis, as chief agent ; of the land office, to knock out these Cunningham claims and the alleged 1 desire of Secretary Ballinger to have 1 them rushed to patent that : precipi- j tated the row that the congressional , committee is now trying to get at i the bottom of. It may be remarked, 1 in passing, that the chairman of the ' investigating committee does not , show a friendly spirit toward the . Pinchot side of the controversy, but 1 on the contrary a strong leaning on 1 the Ballinger side. Under 1 stances it is doubtful whethW the J committee will “get at the bottom” of j

Hu. .tithe real facts. ===== John W. Kern has written a letter t: a newspaper man in this state saying he will not be a candidate for United States senator in case the democrats elect a majority of the members of the legislature. This was the proper thing -for Mr. Kern to do as it will be Impossible for the opposition to make use of his naffie how for the purpose of creating discord in the democratic ranks. But the opposition papers have already trotted out Mr. Taggart as a senatorial candidate. They always keep Taggart’s name well to the* front, though, evidently believing that the most important work they can do in a campaign is to howl about that democratic, leader. You never catch them spending much time, however, upon a dead one—Columbia City Post. I ■ "* . - 1 _. . —

Mr. ahd Mrs. J. J. Butler, hare been visiting for a short while in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Albert But- ; ler.left today for their home at Fort , Wayne. Mrs. Sarah Cochran, one of the oldest and best known ladles of the city, today arrived at the eighty-eighth an- ! nlversary of her birth, and this occat sion, which is given to very few peo- . pie, was celebrated by her children and a number of her other relatives ’ with a surprise party, a large number ' of whom called yesterday at her home on Nuttman avenue, bringing with them baskets filled to overfloW- } ing wlth-good things to eat of all kinds from which a sumptuous repast was 1 spread at noon. That Mrs. Cochran 5 may live many more happy years, and be blessed with the remarkably good ' health and activity she now enjoys is ’ the wish of all. Those with their . families who shared in the celebration 1 are Chris Weldy of this city; James Brown, Mr. Yakes, Mr. Heller of Preb- ' le; Walter John of Monroe; Mrs. Ma- ■ ria Hartman of Detroit; Mrs. Caro- - line Hartman of Peterson. ( . —: — ■■■ GREAT DRq/» IN EGGS. ' F. V. Mills stated this morning that 1 eggs had made a great drop in the » local market. Tuesday the price was 1 thirty-three cents. Today it is twenb ty-elght, whereas about two weeks ago t they were paying thlrty-five to thirty- _ six cents. Eggs were higher this year, he said, than they had been tor twenty or twenty-five years.

KINTZ APPOINTED j • ■ 1 ■■■ ! . V'; : As City Engineer to Sue- ’ ceed L,L. Baumgartner „ t Who WILL BUY THE COAL And Receive Bids for Street Sweeping—Other Busi- ’ ness Transacted. v ' . Considerable routine business was disposed of at the regular session of the city council Tuesday evening. All members were present except Mr. Christen and the minutes were read and duly approved. City Engineer Baumgartner filed a corrected report on the Brown sewer assessments, to which there was no objection and a resolutilon was'adopted accepting the same. Attorney Beatty appeared for the G. R. & I. railroad and asked that the resolution of two weeks ago, providing for a watchman at Jefferson street be reconsidered and the com- j pany allowed to transfer the Adams street watchman to Jefferson street and place a bell at Adams. The mat- ! ter was referred to the street committee, who are to report at the next meeting. The finance committee reported the treasurer’s report for December as correct Mayor Teeple asked that the city superintendent ( file a report of receipts and expenditures every three months. C. O. France filed his final report as mayor and it was referred to the Judiciary committee for examination. Night ( Policeman Melehl filed his bond which ’ was approved. L. L. Baumgartner tendered his resignation as city engl- } neer and same was accepted, and the mayor appointed Gabriel Kintz to fill this position. Mr. Kintz served as surveyor of the county for eight years and is qualified. The mayor was au- t * thorized to rent a room in the Stone * block for the use of himself, the mar- I shal and the street' commissioner, j The fire committee was authorized to c arrange some means of drying the j fire hose. The clerk was authorized t to advertise for bids at the.first meet* g ing in March for oil, coal, hauling of ( coal, and for a-four-year street sweep- s ing contract The Judiciary commit- j tee was authorized to confer with the t

Interurban people concerning the'f hauling of coal to the city plant. ' The’j folowing bills were allowed: L ( Wm. Burford .. | 10.00 < H. Harruff ,-... 20.00 { Wells Fargo Express Co. .... 3.20 i Kirsch, Sellemeyer & 50n...l 99.84J< C. J. Lutz 200.00 1 i Wm. Geary ..... 10.00 1 , Schafer Hardware Co. 31.38 | Union Oil Co. 20.80 j National Mill Supply Co. ..... 29.63 ' j Latta & Martin Pump Co 1.75 < I Waterworks Pay Roll ........ 70.50 i • Electric Light Pay Roll ...... 236.00] ! Sunday Creek Coal Co: ...... 33.08 1 . 0. U. Dorwin Pay Roll 245.89 ■ | J. G. Smith ................. 43.331: ’ 8. Melchl 22,54,1 ■Holthouse Drug Co. 1.45 ’ • FL Wayne Electric’Works. j 12.53 1 i Powhattan Coal Co. I . F. Peterson ................. 43.32 4 r X o. Smith .......... 38)00 : JD. F. Teeple ................. 30.87 1 0. tB. Ry. Co. D. F. Teeple ................. 9.34

WAY RUN INTO FOB. It is said that plans arw being fur tittered for the extension of the interurban line Into Poe, a title village between here and Fort Wayne, which would mean a side switch from the Tbrt Wayne A Springfield, running a distance of about a mile and a half. This would give the cars plenty of I time to make the extra run in the fifteen minutes which are left from their hour and a half round trip to Fort Wayne, and would be a very good thing for the people of that vicinity. It is said that the work will begin in the summer. The greater part of the ground which this line would cover is already owned by the interurban company. ■ 'I, o—Mrs. James Archbold, Mrs. Tena Kern, Mr. and Mrs. James Drage called on Mrs. D. P. Reynolds at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, yesterday. The doctors stated that Mrs. Reynolds would be abte.to be brought home the latter part of the week. John Slnglton of Preble whs a business caller in the city yesterday. Wayne spent yesterday the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edge. Mrs. John Welsenborn and children, who have been visiting with relatives for several days past, in this city, returned to their home at Clmttanooga. I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer have re- " {ft th A tomlr htltf'hAYillff

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THE SOCIAL NOTES Afternoon Club Ladjes Give Banquet for Their Husbands—Given AJ KUEBLER HOME Sewing Society of Lutheran Church to be Entertained by Mrs. Heckman. Our echoes roll from soul to soul And grow forever and ever. —Tennyson. The annual banquet given by Mesdames Moltz and* Kuebler to the clerks of the Boston store will be given Thursday evening at the Kuebler home and promises to. be one of great pleasure. Abounding happiness, }gnod cheer and sumptuous viands, far eclipsing any of the banquets given by them in previous years, was the annual dinner given Tuesday evening by the ladles of the Afternoon club Tor their husbands, the event taking place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler. The banquet dinner was served at 6 o’clock, about fifty being seated at small tables throughout toe spacious rooms of the Kuebler home, which was made further attractive by a profusion of potted plants, attractively arranged.’ The dinner was prepared and served by the ladles, the menu comprising the following delicious viands: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, oyster patties, cottage cheese, olives, pickles, marmalade, Waldorf salad, ice cream, cake, coffee. Following the banquet a general |gpod social time was spent and the gentlemen are profuse in their expression of the royal entertaining qualities of the ladies of the Afternoon club. Those' present were Messrs, and Mesdames Charles Christen, Henry Bremerkamp, G. V. Connell, J. H. Bremerkamp,- Ed Ehinger, Ben Knapke, James P. Haefiing, U. Deininger, W. A. Kuebler, D. JJ. Clark,

Martin Mylott, Henry Schulte, Ji B, Meibers, John Garard, C. S. Meibers, Charles Niblick, James Niblick, J Charles Voglewede, Mrs. Christena J Niblick and aon, Jesse, - Mesdames j Frank Crawford, Carrie Efrlnger, R. J. ’ Hofthouse, and Mr. and Mrs. O.N. eSnelion of Willshire, Olrfd; ££ f - The -Helping Hand society of the 1 German,. Reformed church will be » ‘ Urtained Thursday by. Mrs.tj John Spuhler. t - ‘TC’ tl-'w **’>■ ■'Saved to Serve: Native Helpers; Christian Home Makers,” is the topic of study for the Christian Women’s Board of Missions, which -meets at the 1 home of Mrs. Henry Stevens Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Helm will be the leader, the Bible lesson being taken from Gal. 5:13-24. Besides prayer and hymns there will be readings by various members present on “Homes in India and Mountain Teachers;” a reading, “India Women,” by i Mrs. Percy Williams, and a reading, 1 “Young People’s Work,’ by Mrs. Jacob Eady. \ 1 Miss Lilly Venls of Hoagland is be- • Ing entertained by Miss Ruby Art- . man at her home on Tenth street • > The Thimble club will meet Satur- . day afternoon this week instead of the L usual Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Earl Adams will be the hostess. The members of the Sewing society t of the German Lutheran church will . hold an all-day session tomorrow at , the home of Mrs. Charles Heckman. 1 This order usually meets but once a - month, but owing to the greatsrushi . of work now In the making >• comforts and other things for their Hw Km&n.

Miss Mae Ehler arrived today from i Bluffton to be in attendance at the ball this evening. She will be the guest of Miss Vera Ehinger. The last meeting before the Lenten season was enjoyed by the girls of the T. B. club last evening, being entertained by Miss Letta Fullerikamp. Embroidery work occupied their time, while instrumental music was provided l by Miss Agnes Voglewede and vocal by Miss Bertha Kinney. A tempting lunch was served by the hostess. ; '- u: r ■■■■■■ ■ THE COURT NEWS — Will of the Late Henry Hoppel Probatd—Certified Copy Also ■ .-I MADE FOR PROBATE In Van Wert County, Ohio— The Real Estate Transfers Made Todky. The. will of Henry Hoppel, formerly of Blue Creek township, whose death occurred at Willshire last week—January 28th—where he had spent his late years, wax probated in the Ad- • ■ , ams circuit court Wednesday. The will was written August 4, 1909, and was witnessed by D. E. Smith and. William Hilgeman. He gives to his wife, Eliza Jane HoppeU * life interest in all the real and personal estate that is left after the payment of the Just debts. The real estate includes land- in Blue Creek township, and the west half of lot 32 on Walcott street, Willshire. At the death of the wife the sum of one hundred dollars out of said property is to go to bis son, Joseph Hoppel, and all the remainder, both real nnd personal, to the son, Joseph William Hoppel. As a part of the land mentioned in the Will is in Willshire, Ohio, It was necessary that a certified copy of ttye will be made, and this will be filed in the Van Wert county court . -

» " J ■" z- *».• j Iteal estate transfers‘were recorded as follows: Alice Swoveland to Huber "M. DeVoss, lots 729, 728, Decatur, 11800; Unites States to John Albaugh, land in Root tp., William Baumgartner to Jacob g. Mgser, lot 147, Berne, 81; Lawrence Beftler to Manasse M. Llechty, 70 ,aCres, Monroe tp., H 900; David A. Wlckey to Jacob J. Eicher, 2 acres, Wabash tp., |650; Eugene Wahll to William Baughman, lotls, Beime. ' / , ■■ Frank Heiman attended the meeting of the Grain Dealers* association at Fort Wawne yesterday evening, going down o nthe 2:30 car. Jacob C. Miller and force of carpenters are busy completing a house and barn on the John Niblick farm just east of Monroe. (

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