Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1910 — Page 1

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There was considerable doing about the city council chamber Tuesday .evening, it being the ocasion for the receiving of blds on various products and on several jobs. To begin *Hh there was the coal contract, to secure which thorp Was present it bevy •Os eleven as fine looking traveling men as ever sat in a circle and they submitted glittering propositions whereby the city could, profit by contracting with their firms. Blds were submitted for the furnishing of about five thousand tons of coal for the city plant by the Cbesepeake & Ohio Co., National, Sunday Creek, W. J. Meyers, Glen Allen Fuel Co, Hocking Valley Co, Crozier, Carnegie, and the New River Co., and the lucky' were the Sunday Creek Co, who furnished the city with coal when others wouldn’t, who have always done as they agreed, and whose bld was as low as any offered, as they bld on other grades than the one generally used. The bid was Hocking Valley, 50 cents per ton; nut, 70 cents; mine run, 31.05/f. o, b. at mine find with, a freight rate of 11,55. For furnishing oil there were five blds, the Union, Clinton, Brooks, Indiana and Standard, and the contract was awarded tp the Union company, whose bid was: Cylinder oil, 37 cento per gallon; engine, 18 cento, and dynamo, 22 cents. Then came the propositions for cleaning and sweeping the brick streets and offers were received from John Sprague, L. A. Holthouse and R. E. Gilpen, the latter landing the agreement, which provides that he is to furnish his own. team a< material and to syep the down town streets four times each week and the others- twice each week for the sum of 8160 per month, contract to begin April Ist and continue in effect four years. For hauling coal from the railroads to the city plant there were five bidders: J. J. Foughty, Julius Bright, S. W. Peterson, D. F; Teeple and John Thomas. This contract given to Julius Bright, who agreed to do the hauling from any bf the railroads for 28 cento per ton. The council irent into executive session while they went over the bids. AU the members were present „ Tuesday night and Mayor Teeple presided. A petition for an alley in the south part of town to parallel Russell street was filed and referred to the street committee. The sum of 9895.40 In the fire department fund .■was transferred to the general fund. An ordinance providing for watchmen at the railroad crossings or gongs ■where ordered, was passed, the rules being suspended. The treasurers’ report was referred to the finance com■mittee. The water yorks committee was ordered to adjust such claims . where It is known the meters have "been out at repair and. the bills are unreasonable. ,The following bills were allowed: M. J. Mylott, pay roll $243.00 Decatur Pub Co. 3.00 T. St. & Western 102.37 ' Frank Peterson , 50.00 Department 31.001 G. F. Kintz 16.00 Clint Fisher .' 2.10 S. Melchl 50.60 Ross Mallone ............... 6.08 | William Geary 10.00 James G. Smith 50.00 Waterworks pay roll 60.00 r Beit Dibble Coal Co. ... J 107.73 t C. U. Darwin 244.60 I Powhattan Coal Co. 81.37 H. Harruff ~'20.00 John Tisron 10,00 D. F. Teeple ................. 86.77 ■Bllifan Marsh Co. ..........40.10 I Anderson & Baker .......... 2.35 ■U. 8. Oil Co. 28.35 Sunday Creek Co. ...,66.31 C. 4 p. Ry‘. Co. 163.99 Rolland Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reyn&ds of this city, who , had suffered for sever-1 I al weeks from blood poison in. his I L right arm, is said to be recovering I without the necessity of the amputaI tion of his hand aS feared at one time, I which is Indeed good news to his I Relatives and fripnds. The poison I resulted from picking a water I ter -between two of his fingers witil I a pin, and which later resulted I blood poison, affecting his entire arm. I His mother, hearing of his dangerous and of the probable necesI the amputation, went to him I stance, but the dangerous period was ■aided over safely. Rolland was for I urn. Um. emjtoyea Witt a rritart I company, with headquarters at CoI; ! ■ ’

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took a course with the Scranton Correspondence schools and about the first of the year he secured a position with them as one of the field managers, with a territory oven the southern part of the state, in which he works under the supervision of a superintendent for the securing of new students. The territory in which he works is one of the most difficult under the supervision of the company and they have had much difficulty in finding men who can successfully work it Holland, however, is making good and is succeeding in the highest degree, much to the delight of the company and his friends. The position carries with it a good salary, which is also a desirable feature. He is now located at Bedford, but bis work carries him over the greater part of southern Indiana. ■-* o ~ ' LOOK AT THE CHILD'S TEETH. Kfes Him a Half Year In Hla Schoo* Work. Indianapolis, March 2—“ Children with bad teeth require a half year longer to complete eight grades in primary -schools than do children with sou dnteeth,” said Leonard P. Ayres of New York, secretary of the Russel Sage Foundation, tn discussing “Children Differ in Mental Alertness" before the convention of the National Education association toMr. Ayers reported some results of investigation made into causes and remedies for retardation in child education. Physical defects provided an important cause, he said, and he urged closer co-operation between! society and school government for the improvement of the physique of children. He added that the present scheme of education in the schools is far too japid and advanced for the best advantage of a great majority of pupils. James H. Van Sickles, superintendent of the public schools ot>fltimore ( iMgßteld out that while the public school plan was purposed to produce uniformally higher mentality among children, insufficient attention has been paid to the especially gifted pupils. Opportunity, he said, must cooperate with ability to produce the genius. i Q , 1. A message from Rev. Klein of Reading, Pa., came to Rev. Wise this, morning, announcing his coming. He will arrive in Decatur Thursday afternoon and will at once take charge of a series of revival meetings which have been arranged for several months in advance. The members and pastor of the German Reformed church are highly favored indeed to have a man of such talent come among them, and pastor and people rejoice in advance of his coining. The pastor, Rev. Wise, and some of the members of the Evangelical church were privileged to hear Rev. Klein last summer m a young people’s convention and the memories of his excellent sermons are still fresh, and the spiritual uplift which came to toe convention through this dear man of God is still felt by those who heard him. Once more irb take this opportunity to welcome the public' to'the series ;of meetings, which will be conducted at the Evangelical church, this city, by the Rev. W. F. Klein, be|ginning with Thursday evening. There will be an evangelistic meeting by the pastor this evening. - ——. -oONLY COST SIX HUNDRED. C. 8. Brinneman, county chairman of toe “drys," today estimated that the local option election will cost Wells county about 1600. This Is less by a great deal than most counties of similar she pay for an election for reason that many of the members of the boards in the election yesterday served without pay. Part of the members who served on boards stated in advance that they .would charge nothing for their servtees. More filed claims today for the jgwowance of 82 for their day’s work KstfAvas expected, but there was still |Obm the total expense that would resulted had all asked pay — Bluffton News. AGED MOTHER DIED TUESDAY. W. H. Julian of This Office Received Bad Message Tuesday Evening. W. H. Julian, foreman at this office,

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Tuesday evening received a niessage announcing 'the death of his Aged mother, Mrs. Emma Harris, at Knoxdale, Ohio, where she resided. Harris-was in her ninety-second year and had been in falling health for some months. Mr. Julian left next morning to attend toe funeral servives, which so far as is known had pot been arranged. The deceased was one of the oldest women ih the state of Ohio and was well known in the locality here she has resided. . ———— o -"-I. . 'Heller, Sutton & Heller filed a new case entitled Kalamazoo National Bank vs. Coppock Motor Car. company, suit on note, demand, 8450. Real estate transfers: Caroline L. Spuller to A. A. Carpenter, 40 acres, St. Marys tp., 84O1O; A. A. Carpenter to James Glick, 40 acres Monroe tp., 34350; E . W. France to Caroliitir, L. Spuller, 40 acres, St. Marys tp„ 34150; August Schlickman to John Sherry, 50 acres, Kirkland tp., |S9W; C. Alexander to J. W. Loucks//M acres. Blue Creek tp., 33500; S'.C.MiUS to William Wittmer, tract in Kirkland tp., 310,063. Judge Merryman in toe circuit court today entered a judgment Bus-’ pending fife jail sentence ugßinst Abraham gchajlmau and the fine of 825 and costs was'paid for him by Judge R. B. Drelbelbiss. Schallman was convicted at false pretenses alter a trial of ten days and fined 325 and sent to jail sixty days. The Trial lasted ten days and the jury was out the best part of two.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. / ———, - O' .■■■ ■ — — , - CONGRESSMAN ADAIR HOME. Made Short Vl*lt Home to Attend to Some Busines*. Congressman J. A. M. Adair of toe Eighth district was in Fort Wayne between trains Monday afternoon re-: turning from Washington to his home at Portland, where he is president' of the First National bank. Mr. Adair has toe .distinction of never having lost a political race. He was dty clerk of Portland, clerk of Jay county and served two terms in the state legislature. In 1906 he defeated Geo. W. Cromer of Muncie, the-republican district boss and until then toe perpetual incumbent of the office of representative of the eighth district, and was re-elected two years ago over State Senator N. B. Hawkins, president of a rival Portland bank. Both times he overcame a republican majority of 8,000, Mr. Adair was mentioned prominently for governor preceding the last state convention, and is still looked upon as a probable democratic nominee for that office when Governor Marshall is through. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. ———. —■ — ■ o—— Indianapolis, March, 2—Tuesday, April sth, was the date chosen by toe republican state committee for th state convention. The convention will be in session but one day. Various counties will choose their delegates on Mariu; scut. Tue decision to hold an early convention was in accord with the sentiment among the committeemen and many aspirants for office who were there. The oneday state convention is an innovation and is taken to indicate that there will be less oratory than has marked previous campaigns. The delegates from toe different districts will gather in the city toe afternoon of April 4th find at 8 p. m. will hold the district meetings for toe selection of members of the different committees, such as toe committee on credentials, which is made up of a number from each district and the very Important committee on resolutions. Following toe meeting for toe choice of committeemen, the credentials, resolutions and other committees as made up will meet and dispose of toe business before them in order to have all in readiness for the opening of the convention toe next morning. O Attorney J. C. Sutton and family, known to practically all our readers, will leave here soon for Canada, where they will remain during the summer, and may become permanent residents of that section. For two or three years Mr. Sutton's health has not been toe very best and he believes that a.change from office work will be better for him. The law firm of Heller, Sutton & teller will not be dissolved at present at least, until Mr. Sutton and family make a real teat of the northwest He and Mrs. /Sr''S3"L-V*

“Sutton’s father, Alex White, of Os-' elan, have purchased a section of land 'fifteen miles south of Scott Saskatchewan, the very richest portion of northwest Canada and Mr. Sutton will take charge of the land, farming the 'entire 640 acres. The Sutton family will visit between this and the 15th <rf the month with relatives at Geneva and Ossian, and on that date J. C. and Mr. White will leave for the northwest, with the household goods And the paraphernalia they are taking. - Mrs. Sutton and children will, follow about April Ist after the men have constructed a temparary building and had the goods conveyed there. The farming of a section of land in Canada is a big undertaking, requiring much equipment. A large gasoline engine has been purchased with which they will do their plowing and most of the other work, and will even make the trips to town, pulling five or six wagons. Enroute they will buy the horses necessary, this probably being looked after -at Winnepeg. This year they will put out about three hundred acres of flax and some wheat and oats. Next year the .flax ground will be sown in wheat and fetta and new ground brelfeh for the OIL ■ Ms. Sutton is a brilliant young attorney, who has by his hard work and devotion to duty made many friends here, all of whom hope for success and that he and his famreturn rich in health as well fia financially. OLD GIVES WAY TO NEW. The popcorn and peanut machine, whcih for eight years or more has graced the front of the walk at the F. V. Mills grocery, has given way to a new one, wnich arrived this morning and was duly installed. The new machine, while being on the order of toe old, has several new improvements which make it more derivable, among them being a greater corn popping capacity. The new machine is quite handsome in its bright, CTO# gfiinness. The little toy man in, the red Jacket that turns the crank on the roaster, is still there and grinds out a welcome to all toe many customers who patronize the stand. '.- -1. , .i.., i — o- . *«■ In the death of Mrs. Lydia Bowers, which occurred Wednesday at / o’clock, Peterson has lost one of itr best known aijd highly respected citizens. A little more than a week ago she became sick with toe grip, which gradually become worse, developing into pleuro-pneumonia, causing fier death. She has been a resident of Peterson for nearly forty years, craning, there from Piqua county, Ohio. At the time of ner death she was seventy eight years of age find was making her home with her son, Simon Bowers. She was a well known lady and won the esteem and respect of all who happened >to become acquainted with her. She was united in marriage to Jonathan Bowers on January 13, 1850, and this this happy union twelve children were born, six of whom are still living. They are: Mrs. Oliver Jackson and Mrs. John Thompsan of this city; George, who is stationed ? jn the Philippine Islands; Simon, at home; a Mrs. Cassidy of Hammond, Ind., and Josephine, in Arizona. She is aslo survived by one brother, Jacob Spade, who is. making his home just west of Peterson. The funeral services will be held from the ( German 'Reformed church at 1 o’clock Friday, with toe Rev. Schneider in -charge. Interment wil also be made at that place. —. ...i. ...—o ————. ************** -dr FRENCH QUINN. * ♦ C. J. VOQLEWEDE. * ♦ W. P. SCHROCK. * ♦ FRED JAEBKER, Accountant. * * * ♦ ♦ * # ******* / The above have been, selected to serve as the judges in toe big popular voting contest which has been in progress for six weeks past and which closes Saturday night at 16 o’clock. The men are well known to all our readers and there can be no question about the fairness ,of everything connected with the contest. This has been our alm throughout and the person who wins toe auto- ’ mobile or any of the other valuable prizes will do so simply on their merits and because they have worked. It has been a great contest, wonderful In evfiry respect and the candidates who lose are ready to shake toe hand = '■ -J. /“TVx ,

of the winner. The finish will be .a battle royal, in which the candidate will do his or her utmost to land, on top or as near there as possible. The tug of war is at hand, for It’s toe one who makes the Garrison finish that will win. No person on earth, no difference how much insight he has to the contest, can say who the top-notcher will be when toe envelopes are opened by the judgfeSaturday evening. The prizes are all at hand and ready for distribution, and it’s only a question now of who gets them. The candidates are doing their part and it’s up to their friends to help them this week, for this is the final tustle. Get busy. ■ ' "-O FROM MILLINERY Miss Mayme Deininger, who has ben spending toe past two weeks at Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended the millinery openings, studied the styles fra- the coming season, and made a large number of models to be used in toe Deininger millinery store this season, returned home Tuesday evening. This morning there was delivered at the store toe-large number of packages containing the new models, which will be used for toe spring opening at the store in the near future. PONY ADVERTISES STOCKINGS. The window of toe Boston Store shows a unique display today that especially catches the eye of the little folk. It is that of a fine life-sized pony—a real pony skin, stuffed and mounted, looking very life-like. Seated on the pony is toe figure of a little cowboy, making a very realistic scene. The outfit has been sent out to advertise the Pony stockings manufactured by the Wayne Knittings Mills, which brand is handled by the Boston Store. a WENT TO WEST BADEN. Jacob C. Atz left today tor West Baden, where for . the next ten days he will take treatment for rheumatism. He has been a sufferer from this for several months, and 1 he concluded toe best thing to do was to take treatment at the above named place. LAID TO REST. The last sad rites for Sylvester Pontius of Geneva, whose death occurred on Monday, was held at that place this afternoon. The services were held from toe Hartford church at 1 o’clock, with the Rev. Harmel, pastor of the Friends church at Portland, In charge. Interment was made at toe West Lawn cemetery. Those who attended from here were Thomas Bqlzell, Charles Magley and Mrs. E. L. Merry. . e.— Hartford C’ty, Ind., March 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A case of “didn’t know it was loaded” caused a sad tragedy at toe home of Henry Stone, five miles north of here this morning. One of the older boys of toe family had been shooting crows with a target gun and had placed the gun just inside the door of toe kitchen while he did some chores. Ross, a ten-year-old boy, saw it and was soon practicing with the fire-arm in play. He'pointed it at his toree-/ear-old brother, Oren, and fired, shotting the babe in toe back'of the head. The lad fell with a scream and "toe father grabbed him up just in time to see him expire in his arms. Mrs. Stone, .the mother, is prostrated with grief. Washington, D. C., March 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The president today sent toe following nominations to the senate for confirmation:; To be postmasters in Indiana: George Taylor, Washington; Thomas Jones, Corydon; Alfred Lockridge, Greencastle; S. W. Norton, Hope; Lindley Dawes, Wabash; William Wright, Rochester. . / Indianapolis, March 2— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Charged with toe embezzlement of public funds, Oliver Ensley, former county treasurer and well known in republican state politics, was placed ox trial in the criminal court here today. . , o-' ' (United Press Sendee.) ' ■ Washington, D. C./ March 2—(Special to Daily Democrat—Friends of. exPresident Rnsevelt here today are somewhat worried over a statement made by Captain Dupuesne, the noted African hunter, that “Dwan Yumbo/ and the other members of the party

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are likely to be stricken with African fever when they get back to civilization. Several days ago Dr. Proscb, a missionary, after dining with Roosevelt and party, was stricken with the fever and died a few hours later. “If toe African fever should break out in one of the party, after arriving in this country, it would spread everywhere. I am positive toe Roosevelt party must be infected with this dreaded disease. Before the party gets to Europe either toe African fever or the ‘sleping sickness* will break out among them. Captain Duquesne is regarded as an authority on Africa. He is a resident of German, East Africa. —o- —. Heaven is above all yet; there sits a Judge That no king can corrupt. —Shakespeare. The topic of study for toe Christian Woman’s Board of Missions, 'which meets with Mrs. Arthur Fisher Thursday afternoon is “Little Citizens: in Our Orphanages and Children’s Societies,” with Mrs. McKinney leader of the meeting. A very good program bearing upon this has been prepared as follows: Hymn. Bible Lesson, 128th Psalm. ■ Prayer. B<rfo—Mrs. Percy Williams. Reading—“ Little Citizens” — Mrs. G. T. Burke. Reading—“ Our Orphanages and What Children Have Built”—Mrs. A. D. Artman. Reading —“From Darkness to Light’—Mrs. Harry Helm. Instrumental Solo—Miss Ruby Artman. Roll Call, followed by business period. .... A good attendance is desired. Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff and her nieces, Mesdames J. A. Fuhrman and Oscar Fritzinger, have toe distinction of having the same day for their birthday anniversaries—that of March Ist, and this event for years has been celebrated “by them jointly at toe home of each in turn. This year Mrs. \ Fuhrman entertained, and yesterds/ found her home in Root township a scene of much good chew. At noon a dinner, sumptuous beyond the dreams of ordinary city mortals, was spread, consisting of chicken and every delicacy known to toe good housewife. A splendid feature of the table was the large birthday cake, as a centerpiece, with its white frosting, bearing toe name of each one of toe celebrants in dainty frosted letters. Among the other guests who were invited to celebrate with these ladies were MJrs. George .'Schieferstein, L. N. Grandstaff, Kurt Fritzinger, Mrs. Al Fritzinger. s ■ Quite a large number were in attendance at the regular Tuesday evening pyrography cabinet making classes at St. Johns school last evening. The members have nearly completed the medicine cabinets, of which there will be one for each member. There will probably be only two or three more meetings this season, until they disband until fall. The Woman’s Home Missionary society will meet at toe home of Mrs. Charles Dunn corner of Monroe and First streets, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs. Dunn will be assisted by Mrs. J. C. Tritch. Mrs. Powell will be the leader, toe subject being “The Freedman.” A most enjoyable 6 o’clock dinner party was that given by Miss Neva Brandyberry, the guests being members of the V. W. A. club —Misses UP Han Rice, Winifred Sowers, Florence Meyers and Reba Quinn. A new sewing club was organized Tuesday afternoon by a number of la dies who spent the afternoon with Mrs. R. K. Allison. The ladles will meet on Tuesday afternoons, bringing their sewing—embroidery of the more humble, yet not less needful mending—and spend the afterneon hours pleasantly with chatting, cigsing with refreshments. The ladies thus included are Mesdames Frank Dibble, W. H. Nachitrieb, Doctor Thomas, J. C. Paterson, A. R. Bell, Dan Beert, Florence DeVllbiss, R. K. Allison, P. G. Hooper, J. T. Merryman and Dan Sprang. Mrs. Dan Beery will be hostess next Tuesday.

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