Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1910 — Page 6

* Th® Bowers Realty company are HOW located most comfortably In their handsome new office rooms lq new Bowers block onEast Monroe street The job of moving was completed Friday, when Drayman Tedfile finished the locating of the two big safes in the new rooms. Os course there Is more or less straightening around to do, and it will be several days before the office is arranged to the satisfaction of those who will occupy it, but by tomorrow the company members and employees will be at work at their new desks. The new office Is the most complete In the city, everything arranged for the convenience of the force who will be able to dispatch their business in a manner much more satisfactory to themselves’ at least than heretofore. The front room of the building is used for the desks of Mr. Schinneyer, who will continue to serve as secretary of the telephone company, and by Mr. Quinn, the secretary of the real estate company. Back of this Is another room, used and equipped especially for the abstract department, while at the' rear of this is another room, for private consultation. A large cement vault has been constructed and has 1 been so finished that the records can be kept in a systematic and convenient way. A telepnone booth for long distance use is to be installed and when the finishing touches have been added there will be all the means of the modern days, making it possible to work in a correct manner. The firm is already doing a dandy business and have spent months in organising and building a foundation that meas they will do a large volume in the future. - —o —— — A martyr to his fatherly love, Eldon P. James, aged thirty-three, died as ; the home of a neighbor near Troy City ; west of Warren at 7:10 this morning as a result of an effectual attempt on his part to save the lives of his i two children, Mabel and Leota, who ; were burned to death in a fire which ; destroyed their home two weeks ago. ] His death relieved his horrible suffer- - ings, caused by burns received in the 1 fire. j Immediately after the fire it was ] thought that James would be unable 1 to survive the-burns received in his ; attempt to save the lives of his two i daughters, but the next day he appear- i ed to rally and it was then thought j that he might recover. Surgeons did i all in their power to save his life but it was useless and he kept growing ] -• worse instead of better. The burns on the man were so deep i that the doctors found that instead of getting better he grew worse and consequenly it has been only a mat- ; ter of time for the past few days as td when he would die. The deceased was born near Van Buren; Grant County, in 1877. He has been a pumper near Troy City for two years. Nine years ago he was married to Miss Anna Arnold, who with two children survive him. One child died in infancy and the other two were burned in the fire which cost the life of James. —Bluffton Banner. ■ » — —o «■ ■' Rummage sales, Saturday markets, food exchanges, etc., which for some years past have been a popular means of raising money by the various churches and societies, will soon be a thing of the past, according to an edict which is being sent out by the state board of health officers and which the city and county health officers are urging shall be strictly enforced. The announcement will cause the board to be called “mean old things” and various other epithets, but what’s the use? There is much good, common sense in the order, when studied. The markets can be continued if the ladies will follow the laws the same as other merchants do, that, is keep the ware they wish to sell in proper cases. The directions prohibit the further conduct of rummage sales, and to permit the markets only after the articles offered has been enclosed by glass coverings. This latter rule is in direct line with the regulations that for some time have applied to restaurants, groceries, and other regular places of business where such articles are sold. It is charged that he markets are usually held in vacant and in many cases uncleanly and unsanitary damp rooms, not at all conducive to the best preservation of the articles offered. In the rummage sales, the department declares, are usually offered all manner of articles gathered front far and near, whose sanitary condition is often a matter of secondary consideration. It has been decided that there is only one sure remedy for the evil, and that is absolute prohibition of the sales. I ■ Q . - BABE DEAD FROM PNEUMONIA. < One of the Infant Twins of Mr. and MrC, Jacob Meyer Pastes Away. Edward J., one of the five-months-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer, passed away Thursday evening at

8 o’clock at their hbme on West Jefferson street after an illness of about a week from pneumonia. The babe, with Its twin sister, were born last August, and had just reached the age when their cooing notes and bright smiles had shed the greatest cheer in the household, when Abe little boy was stricken and in scrahort a time now lies cold in death. An older child also survives. The funeral was held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock from the St Marys Catholic church by Father Wilkens. Burial tn the St. Joseph cemetery. o One of their unusually good meetings was held Thursday evening by .the Knights of Pythias lodge. After the installation of several officers who were not present at the regular installation service the third degree was conferred upon a class of four candidates. The lodge now has an even two hundred members and is constantly growing. The approving vote of the members was passed upon three I more men, and five new applications ( were referred to the committee on I investigation. A very welcome guest ■at Thursday evening’s meeting was Past Grand Chancellor Joe Thomas of Missouri, a former resident of the city, who was an active worker in the local lodge. Mr. Thomas gave an excellent address, being well pleased with the rapid growth of the order and the many prospects for its rapid advancement Though living far away Mr. Thomas has kept in close touch with the Decatur lodge through the items in the Democrat, and his return here was in no way like coming into a strange place, though the lodge had moved into its new home and into surroundings sojinlike that which Mr. Thomas knew when he resided here. Mr. Thomas stated among other things in his speech that Missouri was the first state west of the Mississippi with a membership of 30,000 Knights of Pythias, and it ranxs with Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and New oYrk, all of which have a membership of 30,000 or more. D. B. Erwin also gave a speech and gave the boys a treat of apples in honor of the new daughter that has come to make her abode with the Erwins. The plans for the dedication of the new home are going along well and everything will be ready for the final day, February 17th. The first word received from K. of P. lodges from a distance, accepting the invitation to the dedication, has been received from Judge P K. Erwin, representing the Fort Wayne order. He stated that at least one hundred members of that lodge would be here. The meeting next week promises great things. A class of ten candidates will be given the first degree. The new goat will be used for the first time and quite an active meeting is anticipated. The old goat has reached the ripe old age of thirty-five years and as he was somewhat incapacitated through infirmities of age, and had never fully recovered from the severities which he encountered in being moved from the bld to the new hall ei few weeks ago, during the extremely cold weather, he was placed on the superannuated list and a new assistant secured to take all the active part in the work. "— 1 ®—» " ■■ New candidates are still entering the contest. Don’t be afraid to enter just because you think some have the advantage over you, but get right down and ‘ ! dig.” Remember you have until next Saturday night a week, February sth, at 10 p. ffi. to secure your extra 200,000 votes. Get busy and get $25 worth of subscriptions and you will get the extra 200,000 votes, and if you get two of the extra vote vouchers you are practically cm easy street for one of the' grand prizes. Don’t get discouraged—your friends will help you. Just think! One year’s subscription to the Daily Democrat entitles you to 10,000 votes. Ten yearly subscriptions Is all that ft requires to secure your voucher for 200,000 extra votes besides the votes you get on the actual business turned in, which will make ybu about 250,000 votes; a gain of 200,000 votes for 1 every 50,000 votes that you turn in during the above named date. It stands the candidates In hand to get • their friends together and do their , hard work In the next eight days, for ■ any one candidate can win as many of these vouchesrs as they want to. Now this wouldn’t be very hard to I do. If you say, ‘I am going to win • one of these extra vote vouchers,” i you can, for “where there is a will ■ there is away.” ' — DOING LOTS OF BUSINESS. ’ ! . The B. G. & C. took out forty-three car loads of wheat, hay, com and oatr In the last nineteen days from Linn Grove and Newville and the StudeI baker company is doing quite a business In grain. They took in twentjrone car loads at Linn Grove and ninS- ■ teen at Newville, besides during th® - week five car loads between the two t points shipped. They loaded four

’• loads of hay and three of corn Wedt nesday. Business Increased so they ls will have another engine to take care t of the ballasting work the first of the s week. Four hundred yards per day t are being put on. They are at Newr vllle with the poles and going out of r Bluffton with the trolley.—Geneva s Herald. 7 r - j HARDWARE VS, LUMBER. i , < i Firms Enter Agreement Confining Thom«*lvee to Non-Infringoment. Hereafter the local lumber firms - will not handle hardware and the , hardware firms will not handle doors . and sashes and such, according to an , agreement entered into between the lumber and hardware companies of , the city. This morning saw quite a ’ moving as a transfer of the stock ( was made to each other by the various firms. » o , NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE ■ Hooper & .Lenhart are attorneys , for -a new case filed in court, entitled ’ George. W. Cramer vs. Peter gugen- ’ fus et al., to quiet title to real estate. ’ A. P. Beatty has filed a new case ( entitled The' Old Adams County bank _ vs. the Cardwell Box Company et al., , suit on note; demand, $6,500. . ■ A-. When the delegates got together at | the office of Mr. Litterer at 11 o’clock it soon developed that the antl-Cro- ’ merltes had won a victory, and their candidates were elected by a vote of twenty to thirteen, the makeup of the the new committee being as follows: Chairman, P. L. Andrews; vice chairman, Charles Egley of Berne; secretary, W. A. Lower; treasurer E. Fritzinger. At the elections Friday night a delegate to the Muncie convention was chosen from each precinct, though the county is entitled to but nine, thus giving each but a percentage of his vote. The effort of years to oust the Frisinger regime seems to have at last been accomplished. -Now for the postoffice fight < The republican elections held Friday evening in the various precincts of the cbunty were as predicted, rather exciting, and at the close each side was claiming a victory. In the city 'the old Frisinger organization secured two of the committee, while the anti-Cromers, as they have been known took four of them. This morning there was quite a stir among the politicians, one faction having headquarters at the office of W. A. Low?, while the others met at the office of F. L. Litterer. There wais .much figuring and prospecting, until the hour for the organization. The committee as elected were: East Union—Dwight Wass. West Union—James Moses. East Root—J. A. Mumma. West Root—John Fuhrman. North Preble—Ed Bpangler. South Preble—F. Schroeder. North Kirkland—Oscar South Kirkland—J. Stoutenberry. East Washington—E. E. Cook. : West Washington—George Barnett North St. Marys—Joe Chronister. South St. Marys—Harry Daniels. | North Blue Creek—J. W. Dague. South Blue Creek—Charles Jones. East Jefferson—Jesse Buckmaster.' West Jefferson—Frank Brewster. § Geneva—A—A. J. Marin. Geneva—B—Fred McWhlnney. J Ceylon—John Brown. North Wabash—Samuel Teeters. North Hartford—Noah Pusey. South Hartford—William Glenending. French—Ferdinand Yake. i Berne—A—J. Tumbleson. Berne—B—Chris Egley. Middle Monroe—X. Girod. North Monroe—O. P. Andrews. i Decatur First Ward—A—J. W1 i Smith. Decatur First Ward—B—P. I* Ani draws. Decatur Second Ward—A—W. A. t Lower. ? , Decatur Second Ward—B—Frank ) Aurentz. • Decatur Third Ward—A—Joseph] i Beery. t Decatur Third Wartk-B—F. L. Lit-1 t terer. ! r ' ■ o r The government has recently made r a ruling which will be welcomed by all rural mall carriers the country ) over, for it provides that they do not i have to dig the pennies from the mail ’ boxes, unless same are placed conI veniently, that is in an envelope or] in a coin receptacle, made so that the carrier can get the money out of] it without much delay or trouble. The ruling means much for George Wemt hoff of this city, who is the patentee s of the best coin holding device on] i the market. He is now arranging to - push the manufacture and sale of • them and will soon be enjoying a - liberal partonage in that line. The - new ruling has been sent to poetmast-■ » erg and reads as foUows: > Postoffice Department. Washington. D. C, Jan. 25, 1910.

r n v i AW As thn actant tn whtf»h , the practice of placing loose coins in > boxes by rural patrons has grown, and > the delay in the delivery or collection ' of mail and the hardships imposed on rural carrier* Incident thereto, you ■ are informed, that, commencing Fedi ruary 15th, rural carriers will not be required to collect loose coins from rural mail boxes. Patrons should enclose coins in an envelope, wrap them secured in a piece of paper or deposit them in a coin holder receptacle so that they may be easily ana quickly taken from boxes, and carrions will be required to lift such coins and where accompanied by mail dispatch, attach the requisite stamps. Respectfully, P. V. McGRAW, . Assistant P. M. General. ■ O- — J, E. Moser, the photographer, has joined with Several Fort Wayne capitalists and purchased a twelve thousand acre tract of land in Cuba. The land purchased Is said to be as fine as Ilea out of doors and the men expect it to grow ipto money rapidly. The soil is twenty-five feet deep and will raise anything that can be raised, anywhere else. Parts of the big tract contain timber, the most valuable in the world, including mahogony, black walunt and others of almost untold value. The company has not fully, decided what disposition they will make of the land. It will be remembered that Mr. Moeer made a trip to Cuba last spring and went over the land, thus gaining an idea of what the real value was. He belieVes in the future of the little island republic and there is no question that the investment will become a very valuable one in the not very distant future. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S PASTORIA ■ — II ■ O-— . County Treasurer Charles W. Yager has announced the appointment of John B. Stoneburnen as delinquent tax collector for the county, Mr. Stoneburner is the well known picture show man. He will begin his duties at once and will soon be after the boys who failed to pay their dues to .the county and state. Today ends the second week of the court’s three Weeks’ vacation. The petit jury for the February term, which opens February 7th, will be drawn next week: A cost bond was filed in the matter of the ditch petition of William Glendening et al. -The following real estate transfers have been recorded: Charles W. Yager to Ulysses Drummond, lot 20, Pleasant Mills, 750; Samuel C. Cramer to George Cramer, 40 acres, Root tp., |2600; Oliver P. Steele to Coral E. Steele et al., realty in Berne, >l,|200; Eliza Houser to Perry V. Lewton, 5 acres, Root tp., >1300; Caleb Andrews et al. undivided % of 40 acres, Washington tp., >1500; John H. Blakey to Arthur Biakey, 60 acres, Union tp., *2500; Arthur Blakey to Beaty Blakey, 27 acres, Union tp., |1; Minnie Aeschli man, guardian, to Rebecca Rieeen, 1-3 of 1 17-100 acres, Wabash to., MOO; Leri Sprunger to Martin F. Smith, lots 469, 468, 6350.00; mrie Aeschllman et al to Rebecca Rieeen, 1 17-100 acres, Wabash tp., Bftt; Charles W. Feaae! to George A. Gage, 16 acres. Blue Creek tp., 850; Abraham Stalter to Ulysses G. Russell et aL, lot 211, Decatar; Margaret Meyer to Mary B. Steele, pt tot 74, Decatur, >6000; John H. Habegger to Newton H. McClain, 23 acres, Monroe to, 82500;- • • , ». .! Programs have been printed Tor the farmers’ institute to be held at the Library hall in this city February 23rd and 24th. A glance at the-same time will convince any one that the officers of- the organization have jtot spared time or trouble to secure the I best talent possible and the week Ipromises to be an enjoyable and profiitable one for those who attend. The Iforeign speakers are th® Hon. D. F. IMalsh of Clinton county, who was one of the leading members of the last general assembly and who is recognized as one of the best posted farmersand com experts in the state; C. B. Benjamin of Lake county, who has had many years’ experience in modern agriculture. Besides these some {splendid home talent has been ed, including music, recitations and talks, and you who attend will be {well entertained. The session ln- . [eludes five meetings, with a big event lon the first day. The program will {be printed in full later. » | « —r J M. E. Price, the man who stabbed Charles Keiper, has been turned out , of [action of the authorities. >. Where

i kiHm. ullu t.U'Q IRW u&S rftlTftri its cours© I vvuau aaw wo avMgjvss ■ t unless a new comnlalnt was made . PHr- I. in hnv. tn I rnce is supposea to nave gone to Fort Wayne, where he was arrested shortly after the act Was committed. It will be remembered that Keiper ekonerated Price before he died by statements made to the prosecuting attorney. Charles Keiper, when on his death bed probably did more than any other man to keep Price from punishment. It must be admitted that he would know more about the trouble than any other man unless it be Prtee himself. Mayor Lawhead, before whom the preliminary hearing was held, bound Price over to the grand jury. The hearing was on the same day that Keiper died,—in fact death came while the case was in progress. Every effort has been made by the authorities to find out every fact in connection with the case, and the fact the grand jury has found that a conviction would not be likely, everybody should feel that justice has been done the accused man.—Van Wert Times. TRACTION CAUSES A NEW TOWN To Spring Up—ls a Suburb to Town of Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz, railed Newville. 18 ohl the edge of a boom and as evidence of approaching prosperity the town has added unto Itself one of the very first adjuncts of metropolitan life, namely, a suburb. Riverside Is located on the south bank of the historic Wabash and Is within a stone throw of the edge of the town plat.' TfePfe'-Q. & C. passed through the suburb and there are located the two new Industrial enterprises which hate swelled the pride of the citizens of Vera Cruz within the last few months. Right along the tracks is the site of the new elevator, which will be erected by John Studar baker * Son of this city. The building of the Riverside Condenser company’s plant, the company tor which the suburb is named, is also erected there. The building has been completed at a cost of $5,000, and the machinery when installed will be valued at 813,000, a total value of 818,000, giving evidence that the industry will be of considerable importance. The residence of the condensery, yet to he chosen, will be the first dwelling house erected in the new suburb.—| Bluffton New< ; ; y ‘ 4 \ t 1 Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29—Th®. sUt preme court today decided that a saloonkeeper who obtained his license November 1, 1908, between the date when the local option law was approved by the governor (September 26), was not deprived of his right to do bralnera by rrara, or U. rauoty vol, Ing “dry” under the terms of that Gilbert Williams was prosecuted on ■■ -xt days after a local option election bad «Sr held, in which the county voted o dry M The prosecuting attorney in* slsted that his license, obtained the x: ™ sTx; s— zx the local option law. Williams claimed immunity, under the clause providing “that no license prior to the passage of this act shall be terminated by virtue of this or any) Prior to the passage of this act. Thel prosecuting attorney construed them to swan prior to September 26th, | hen the act tvas adopted hy the iog***® islature and signed by the governor;! the defendant interpreted them to mean prior to November 20th, when the law became effective. A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE. ’ , The masquerade surprise party glv- ; en Friday evening by a number of the r friends of Frank McConnell in honor : es his fifty-first blrthdar anniversary . was a most pleasant one, the party as- > sembllng at his home on North Third . street to await his home-coming from > the store. A progressive peanut com- ; test was an interesting one, in which . first honors went to John Spuhler and r Miss Dessie Beery, and booby prizes . to John Christen and Mrs. Harvey i Kltson. “Pit” was also an Interesting . game, in which a box of bonbons was l awarded to Mrs. Frank Keller, as a . prize, she sharing the treat with the I company. A delicious luncheon was , served by Mrs. Fanny McConnell and . w» » delightful feature of the event Ing. The company presented Mr. i McConnell with a box of fanev hosW and BUkhandkercMeteat a birthI wwe Messrs, and Mesdames Fred

iKjCulwllf V6B w oUiltllj IVIOSSiH. J O’!* U Stalder, Ray Christen, Walter and Kugene Meibers, Charles Keller and IFred Kruel I " * . SAVED FROM AWFUL PERIL, n /’cn' 0 bn" T m S T’ sZ'SSSrxS tors. And that I am alive today is due solely to Dr. King’s New Discovery, which completely cured me. Now I weigh J6O pounds and can work hard. It also cured my four children of 1 croup.” Infallible for coughs, colds. It’s the most certain remedy for lagrippe, asthma, desperate lung trouble and all bronchial affections, 50c and 81.00. A trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists. THE WIRE IS BEING STRUNG. Bluffton, Geneva and Celina Traction company had work commenced this morning on the stringing of. trolled wire for the new line to the east. The wire is strung by the use of a ear, from the M. B. & E. on which is placed a big coil of copper Wirrwhteh is charged with currcnr“ from the M. B. & E. trolley system and operates the construction car. xzrt'Tri -1 , *2 th. untattlbtrtTl." aZe “ wonbravuTcbarsZ »“re° '“.neral’ mZ operation by some time in March, with greater rapidity next week, when the large, new scoop at the quarry II 1 d lulIT f th f another locomotive which is now in the shops being pit in condition tor use. This has become necessary because of the immense freight business which is coming to the company.- — :— PRESIDENT HELPS ORPHANS. Hundreds of orphans have been Ga., who writes: “We have used Electric Bitters In this institution for nine years. It has proved a most excellent Hmdirlne for stomach liver and kid ney troubles. We regkrd it as one of flee the 80 blood, aids creates cSen people it has no equal. tor female complaints. Only 50c. At all druggists. Th. rmoral or Edward J„ the little dvo-monlhs-old sod or Mr. and Mra. XVMX.h’Zh.'XVwiIS XvXra XZ as tZ.»X a [relatives were present at tne services. Interment was made at the St Joseph's cemetery. ''^SrS'datTb — not~been | kith their studies to think of much I [be held May 27th. ; This, however, ling, and upon many other things 1 * , ’ . x, AAA Jt definite edn be annouced at eo early a daiA Tbft ffradiiAtina class this year is'quite a large one, numbering sixteen, of which seven are boys and a’"' wT “Irft“ Cray, “a Tnonlo Effie * Patton Caroline Dowling* r » ■nvpd ULUJ Y f Meyers, Free Frisinger, Bruce Pat- . — ;—+ ....... .. - am. porta that tha Iratltuto held at the Schug ban at Berne Friday was a good one. The interest ran high and it was necessary to call the fire de- < partment and the pouce io keep them within bounds.- One hundred in the in the afternoon was tne attendance .. - Ji spoke on the dairy and the dairy catand beef cattle subjects, and Jess Rupp of the Bank of Berne talked on “Home and its Influences.” Excellent music was fudnlshed by the Menonlte male choir. The institute was one of n«t yearTta JuitelZlJ