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.* Mr 1 -«■■« Ti'-.Trn «.r« h the eSorts to hew up »lth the order..- From. U>«. prottnt/'outlookthey will M üble to turuM the two hundred pleasure cars for the Fort Wayne sales company’and will besides turn out a number of trucks. A few days ago they shipped a car load of their machines to Chicago, where they now have a representative. The company is short of assemblers and other workmen pnd are putting them on as rapidly as they apply. They are working seven men In the phint shop, showing that they are doing some business. Mr. Meyers, the su- '■ ' perihtendent, has just returned from a trip to Auburn, Fort Wayne and other places, looking for men to add to the force and before long this factory promises to be a real hummer. The cars are selling rapidly and proving a winner. It is the greatest machine on the market for the money, a four-passenger, two-cylinder machine, with a forty-mller-an-hour capacity for $750. The Journal-Gazette of Sunday contained a full-page advertisement, telling the merits of the car. Watch-out for the Motor Car company! She’s coming! ’ ? 1 " - O 1 — A PLAIN AMERICAN IN ENGLAND. It was originally Intended to publish Mr, Charles T. Whitefield’s little book “A Plain American in.Jßngland,’’ in book form this month. The editor of the American Magazine, however, has upset the plan of Mr. Whitefield’s i»ubUshers, Doubleday, Page& Company. He happened to get hold of a copy, read it, called up ihe publishers- on the ’phone and asked them if they Wouldn’t hold its publication until he could put it in the American Mag l azine. They complied, and the poll■cation in book form has therefore been postponed. It deals with the social experience of an American business man in England. It will appear in the June issue of the American Magazine.. — Those who attended the annual convention of the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana held Tuesday atthe Jdinuet building, Fort Wayim/ report a splendid session. Thomas L HeJLaughlin of Fort* Wayne was ■ . - - ■■■ ’ •ed president of the supreme body and the officers are as follows: Vici x President—Henw Weigand, ■ -'V/I Secretary—George Christen. Fort ’Waya*.-^-v' -. ’ Treasurer—John Jil Kohrman, Fort Wayne. + '**** ft Chancellor—Harry ,R.-iKeaaerk,Fort Wayne. #*7 | . Orator—George B. 'Erlaz, Tipton; Marshal—A. A.Goake, 'Fort Wayne. Matilda Smith, Fbrt .Wdyneu ■ : Trustees—C. J, B. iavery, Tipton, three years; John B. Magner, Garrett. / ’ two years; John. J. Houk, Fort Wayne, •one year. ■ ■ ■?,<r Medical Examiner in Chief—Dr. J. X McArdle, Fort Wayne. . John Starost represented the local order at the convention and was named a member of the committee on credentials. • Reports of the supreme- officers SPEECH IB POSTPONED. (United Press Service.) Lonton, May 18 —(Special to Dally Democrat)— Reading proof on his book of his African hunt, two hours’ - driving, and a return call to Buckingham palace were versions today for Colonel Roosevelt. He' received calls from many notables. His last Eurofrom many notables. Hit last European address, which was to have been delivered at Oxford University today, has been postponed, probably until June 7th, . ' o 1 ' . show a present membership of about 1,250, which IS a gain of something like twenty-five per dent in the past ► year. There is. a .cash reserve of I $26,115.72, and insurance In force amounts to $551,500. During the past three years there were three deaths in the membership and payment on policies aggregated $3,500. Since the organization of the society there have been thirty-seven deaths and the to* tai payment on death losses amounts to $43,500. : A banquet was given for the dele- : gates and supreme officers and in the / evening In Mulqueen hall a reception ■* and ball was given that proved a very brilliant affair. Among those from this city in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. John Siarost, Meadamez T. C.

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ijjL 'rbett, WL.iam Hartings, Misses - Edith and Blanche Ar1 snd Anna Parent, Frances • Hess^^*Qfrhurger, Mrs. Julia Col- > chin, MeM^’bL’Schurger Ed Par■,ni. . ; Every man answered v the roll call • at the regular meeting of the city l council Tuesday evening and Mayor I Teeple presided. The minutes of pre- : vlous meetings were read and approvi ed. Resolutions for sidewalks were I then read and adopted along the fol--1 lowing streets: East side of Line ’ street from south corporation line, to i Adams street- and the .west side from > the south line to the C. & E. railroad. • North side of Elm street from east I line of Clover Leaf to west side of I railroad. East side of Merest avenue I from the corporation line to the C. - & E. railroad. The street sewer com- . mittee reported faborably on a side- - walk along the north side of Nutt- - man avenue, Mr. Christen refusing to , sign because he did not feel that the ■ improvement was necessary. Mr. • Chronister moved the adoption of the i report in order to get ft before the • council, and then voted no, as did < three others, and the resolution was • lost. Atz moved that the street commissioner be ordered to notify property owners along Third street to • raise their sidewalks to the grade which is to be furnished by the city 1 engineer and the motion prevailed, : .the clerk being ordered to notify, those 1 interested at once. There was a dis- • cussion of the improvement of Rus- • sell street and the committee- authbr- - Ized to repair same as -per former in- ■ structions, but not to place any of > the dirt on top of the macadam. A 1 petition was filed by Andrew Welfley ’ and about fifteen other property owners on Mercer avenue for the extern ■ sion of the water line §outh of'High ■ street and the matter was referred. !» The report of W. J. Archbold was 1 filed and referred to the finance com- ’ mittee. Mr. Lesh, representing the Markle Stone company, was present and. asked for a portion of the city's business in the crashed stone line, promising to meet any competion, and it is likely ha will get some business. ; Thai following. >ille wqrg allowed : tomtit Snyder ....^.4 WTO ; William Burkhead. . 5.25 Nhttean Beckner ............. 3.75 Daniel Producers’ Coal Co. 94.3 S National MIU Co. ....,....... 9fi.6i W.-K Lehne 18.00 Louis Hammond ■ t 14-50 Ft. Wayne Electric Wk®. .... 1.0 • J. Brlte .......... 40.0 : Illinois Co. ...». ... ?* 1-30 Ft. Wayne Foundry Go. ... 4;. 128.40 Clinton Qi! Go. >-..., .. Fennville Sand Co. .......... 9.43 John Xoodnii- • < Toledo, L. Western Ry. 22.00 G. I. Ry. Co. 175.4>6 A. & (X Stone C 0.:........... A. H. Stone Co: 28.50 Ft. Wayne & Springfield ...... COURT HOUSE NEWS. Attorney Dore B. Erwin filed a petition for the appointment of a receiver for the Decatur Packing Company, the cause being entitled Her- ( man Gerke et al. vs. Decatur Packing Co. Waiver of issue and service of summons. Finding that company is insolvent and Ordered that Charles Voglewede be appointed receiver and bond fixed at $40,000. Real estate transfers: Thomas T. Lister et al. to Mattie E. Lenhart, lot 39, Decatur, $700; F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee, to F. V. Mills, lots 29 and 32, Decatur, SIBO and $175; Mattie E. Lenhart to Thomas T. Lister, lot 1013, Decatur, S3OO. ■' o— ' SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Program For St. Mary’s Township Meeting to be Held May 22nd. The following is the program for the convention of the Sunday schools of St, Marys township to be held at Mt. Tabor M. Ek church, Sunday, May 22, 1910: Afternoon—2 p. m. Song—M. E. School, Bobo. Recitation —Edward Miller. Song—Pleasant Mills Baptist Sunday School. , • . 'Twenty-minute Talk —New Movement; Organized Classes —Mr. Berle. ■ Berne. Discussion—Joseph Chronister. Song—Calyary—Evangelical Sunday School. Twenty-minute Talk—How Can We Best Create School Spirit and Enthu-

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i siasm?— Jesse Rupp, Berne. Song—U. B. School, Bobo. 1 Thirty-minute' Talk—Rev. Isaiah ■ Imler, Decatur. : y Election of Officers. Song. Benediction. 7 ; ' I Evening—7:3o p. m. r Song—Congregation. - Prayer. Song—U. B. School, Bobo. Recitation —Mrs. William Noll. j Talk—A; W; Gulick, Pleasant Mills. Recitation —Mary Ray. s Song—Pleasant Mills M; E. Sunday > School. < i The Model Sabbath School —How- , ard Wlsehaupt, Decatur. t Song—M. E. Sunday School, Bobo, t Recitation —Bertha Bunner. ; 'phe Value of a Vision—Rev. . Sweeney, Pleasant Mills. -Quartet. Song. - Benediction. . « , o—; ' ) William H. Honeas, aged seventy- * three years, a veteran of the Civil * war, and a well known resident of * Adams county, residing near Monroe, i met with a serious accident Tuesday . afternoon about 2:45 o’clock, two . miles east.of Bluffton, which may' > prove fatal. The aged man was drivi Ing along the road, when his horse r became frightened and ran. In run- , ning it struck a telephone pole and j Mr. Honeas was thrown from the rig, . striking the telephone pole and alight- . ing on his head and chest. Several ; ribs over the heart were fractured / and it is feared internal injuries were f sustained by the pressure of the fracL tured ribs on the lungs and the heart. r A man named Cotton, a stock buy- . er of Bluffton, happened to be driv- . ing along just after the accident and j noticed the injured man. Mr. Cotton immediately summoned aid . Bluffton, and Mr. Honeas, who had . been rendered unconscious, was tak* i en in an ambulance to the J. J. Roy ■ flats at Bluffton, s His injuries were , found to be very serious, pneumonia . later developing and a trained nurse I was placed in attendance. The wife of the sick man was sent 'for and he will be kept at the Roy place until he, > is to W home; ; though Tuesday night there were ; grave doubts entertained Mr his reI covery. Word from his bedside toI day is to the effect that he passed a f good night and his attendants are I more-hopeful - today fdk his recovery. > a—- >> Work on ttte new factory buildings ; for the handle ’factory * which will soon be removed.- here, * began Tuesday, the well known firm of Linn S Patton J Four or five will b® erect ? ed and it is hoped by the k ment to have the wheels bussing by 1 June 15th. Thpre , wiH be two main ! buirdings, & one 30x60, antftfier two smaller ones. 24x36 and 16x24,-be- *■ sides a bhni and. other buildings. At least ten families will' come here with the factory and they wIH employ to start from thirty-five to forty-five men and expect to increase considerably during the next year. They’will manufacture all kinds Os farm tool and shovel handles and butter tub headings, and later may go Into the hub business. The factory means a splendid addition for the town, as the proprietors are hustlers and are putting up their own capital; no stock for sale and they are bound to succeed. Mr. Bell, one of the owners, is here superintending ,the construction of the buildings and getting ready to open the plant. Mr, Biak, a buyer, is also here, with headquarters at the Murray House, and is buying up all the white ash timber he can find that a supply may be ready for the opening of the mills. The factory is located in the Krick & Tyndall addition, near the tile plant and furnace factory. We welcome the LaFounutaine Handle company to Decatur and pledge them our support. ".»■'*. 1-0— MRS. SELLEMEYER “SURPRISED.” In celebration of his wife’s natal day, Jesse Sellemeyer invited the girls of the Menu-ate club in to'spend last evening. He had arranged the affair as a 'surprise, but as It happened, while making a call over the telephone in the afternoon Mrs. Selleineyer was surprised to hear two of the girls talking the affair over, giving all the details of the party. She carried out he>r part, however, to perfection, and it Was not until the party was well along that she divulged the fact that she had overheard their plans. A very good time was spent

and very delicious refreshments were served. Guests were Mrs. Dyke FrisInger, Pansy Bell, Edna Hoffman, Winifred Johnson, Lucile Hale. A v crochet luncheon set was given Mrs. Sellemeyer as a momento of the day. —. Talking about the possibility of a meteoric shower tonight when the comet passes between the earth and the sun, brings to the minds of many the shower of meteors that took place thirty or more years ago In tbe evening, and created so much fright among the populace. A story of this is told by one man, who was then a teacher in Root township. The school had assemled in the evening, with a number of visitors, to hold what was in those days considered a great social as well an an education- ! a feature —a spelling School. While in the very midst of the spelling bee, the flight gave way to a light like day, and every now and then a swishing and hissing could be heard as though* large bodies were falling through the air. These were afterward found to be meteors, though none happened to fall In that vicinity. Terror reigned in the crowd, especially among the feminine contribution, that huddled close to the protecting wings of masculinity, and begged co know whether they “would all be killed.” It happened that a school book agen (or some other such traveling person), from Fort Wayne, was present, and just after his return there appeared in one of the Fort Wayne papers a long article telling of the excitement that had prevailed in the little Adams county school, it developed later that great meteorites, weighing many hundreds of pounds, and glowing-red hot, had crashed toithe earth, where they imbedded themselves several feet deep < in the force of the fall. This happen- | ed, however, many miles away from i the school house. One of the meteorfl ites is said to have narrowly missed I Striking a farmer, who is said to have j been passing along on his homeward way. o FRONEHELD CASE STILL ON. Go to tbs Three O’clock Tbureday. L i'. ; ' '{ C 'j Th® caee of George Zimmerman vs. Maliqda Fronefield to have the latter declared .of juniound mind is still in progres«kaM .the rest of today will be required -to conclude the evidence. It now. seems probable that .the case will go to the jury at about 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon. There was some talk of a night session to finish the case, but it is not likely this will be heldf . anymore time is needed. case is attracting quite a little attention an 4 fusing some interest * Toreva, Ariz., May 9, 1910. "bear Friends :--C Mm novy, onr village, is the smallest of "all Hop! lages, having a population of about 200. However, it was the largest and one of three villages during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Chimpovy of old is located about 150 yards from the school house. One can plainly see its ruins, as the walls are still plainly seen, although they have crumbled away until they are even with the surface. At that time they made their rooms much smaller than they do at present, as there are none that are more than eight feet in length and six in width, while today they make them very roomy. According to tradition Chimpovy was destroyed by the Spaniards during the sixteenth century, so since that time it has been a ruin. Lately we have spent considerable time there studying same. We have learned that at that time the Hopis made their own pottery, as by pieces of same we have been able to make out sizes and shapes* having been made up in forms of jugs and large bowls. Some of it is made plain while some is engraved in various designs, and some is striped with yellow and red. We have found a numbqr of arrow heads, some not exceeding one-half inch in length, which they used to make their arrows more effective. They are, most interesting of anything like a relic that we have found as are very thin and perfect in shape, showing that they displayed considerable skill along this line. We have also found a number of bones, which we could easily distinguish, one having been an inferior maxillary; another a piece of the ulna at the wrist, and a number of carpals. They were all perfect in shape, but crumbled very easily. While preparing the site for our house a

perfect skeleton was unearthed. Tne Indians buried it in their cemetery, a deep gorge on the mesa. • • > > During the eighteenth century Chimpovy was, rebuilt. But on the mesa, or present site, a Catholic missionary came out some time afterward and built a chfirch. The one wall of which is used for a sheep corral and the lumber has been used to make several of their kivas. He remained among them several years. His presence was not satisfactory and he was burned to death. Another was smothered to death about eight miles from this place. At present they pay due respect to teachers but none to missionaries and on several occasions have threatened to drive Miss McLean, the missionary, away, but as she has about twenty followers, have never done it. Most of them still believe in tireir old ceremonies, such as have, been described heretofore; also the snake dance, which is a prayer for rain, when about ten of them dance with live rattle snakes in their mouths, and it happens tnat one of our boys in school is “chief,” being only twelve years old, and performs with the rest. Since the weather is very warm and the sheep need more water, the supply of water being very low, a number of men came down to dig the spring deep enough to find a few “seaps.” After they had finished two old Indians sat on the bank and began smoking. After a large amount they picked up the bahoos and blew six whiffs against each feather. It took them about an hour. Thqp they sprinkled corn meal around. Since then they have been having an abundance of water. Nit. They’re peculiar. Sincerely, MR. AND MRS. JABERG. o_ ? NO CAUSE FOR ALARM. Prof. Campbell Gives Late Fgures Regarding the Comet. San Juan, Cal., May 17—Director Campbell of the Lisk observatory yesterday gave out a statement concerning Halley’s comet in part as follows: ; long at daybreak this morning, both as photographed and a* observed by the naked eye. This corresponds to a length of 24,040,000 miles. Tbe nearest point of the comet was bl£Ven million miles from the earth. Tues- , day morning it was nearly seven million mies away; Wednesday mom- , ing a little over two million miles, arid Wednesday evening tirirearth will r be passing through its tail. The presi ymt diameter of the tail at the point r l&FHigh which the earth will pass is ft Wtle over 1,000,000 miles. The two . bodies will. have a relative velocity of forty-three miles per second and !' the time required for the passage, it the present dimensions remain unchanged, will be six or seven ’.“The'earth’s atWosphere'will form a perfect protecting blanket against all possible constituents of the tail. There is absolutely no cause for anxiety as to injurious effects upon tOrrestial life, animal or vegetable.” Q. TYPEWRITERS. Oliver No. 5, slightly used ....$50,00 Oliver No. 3, slightly used .... 36.00 Fox No. 3, slightly used 20.00 Remington No. 6, \lightly used 25.00 All other makes of typewriters from $12.50 up. We rent all makes of typewriters at $2.50 per month up. 117tf THE TYPEWRITER SHOP, Home Phone 2987 721 S. Clinton St. FORT WAYNE, IND. o TO CLEAN SMITH CEMETERY. I All parties interested in the Smith Chapel cemetery are requested to meet there on May 28th, prepared to assist in cleaning same and making such repairs as are necessary at this time to keep it up. By order of Robert E. »Smith, trustee. 11713 —— o '■ — — Thieves made the second raid at the J. D. Hale warehouse sometime Tuesday night, but were not as successful as in the attempt a few weeks ago,' when they got away with something like thirteen dollars. Mr. Hale, who is one of the city councilmen, was in attendance at the regular meeting of that body Tuesday night, and about 9 o’clock, after it was . over, went to his place of business to do sqme work and said everything was an right when he left at 10 o’clock. Something like a dollar in pennies was found missing, but beyond that it is thought nothing was taken. Entrance

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was made through the door where the lime is kept by breaking in the door and from there enterd the office by breaking a piece out of the door and unlatching it It is thought to be the work of young boys, and if they continue as they have in the past few weeks, they are bound to be caught. Mr. Hale has a number on the trail and if he is successful in locating them they will be taught a lesson that they will not soon forget. o — WILL ATTEND CLABSIB. Rev. Hessert, Secretary, Goes to Newville to Attend Conference. Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Hessert and daughters left this morning for Fort Wayne, where Mrs. Hessert and children will visit with her parents, Rev. ,and Mrs. B. Ruf, while the Rev’ Hessert goes to attend the annual classis of the German Reformed churches of this district The classis will be held at Newville, beginning Thursday evening and continuing until Monday. The Rev. Hessert holds the position of secretary of the classis. —o-. LEONARD TIN SHOP MOVED. - ♦ ■ Thomas Leonard, the tinsmith, is moving his shop to the building on Second street formerly occupied by the Colchin ice cream stand, where he will have a first-class place of business, commodious, with all conveniences. | . —o— — ——— (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y. May 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The sporting fraternity here is wondering whether or not there will be a fight on July 4th between Jeffries and Johnson. A bet was laid here yesterday for a good sum that the battle will not occur on that date, even in San Francisco. o The Shamrocks are scheduled to meet the Rockford ball team at that place on next Sunday and the game promises to be one of the best in the history <rf the local team. Both of the teams are composed of a good bunch of players and eitiier side will have to go some if they wish to win. The locals are preparing to take the game and are doing some-good practicing so' as to be In proper shape. -Fuffenbarger and Ault will make up the battery for Decatur and are' in fine form. A number of rootqrs will accompany the team to that place and a hot old game is expected. They have a number ot games booked with out-of-town teams, and the latter part of the season will play a number of games here. On the 29th they have a date with LaGrange apd the follow* Ing Sunday will go to Geneva, where they have a game with the team at that place. The history of the Shamrocks is a very creditable one and . three years ago they won the championship: of Indiana, lost 'ontyone gairie. Ail* the members are requested to be together on Sunday morning to- be ready for the long drive. « z 1 1 .0 ’ ■*— Charles L. Dellinger,, who has been doing the carpenter work on the new tile kiln at the Krick & Tyndall plant, had the misfortune to mash three fingers on tne leit nand Tuesday afternoon, when one of the heavy iron bands, being put around the kiln, fell across his hand. The injury is quite painful, though no bones were broken and it will be some time before he can use the hand. Dr. Keller dressed the injury. While John Brock was returning home from his store Tuesday afternoon about 4 o’clock he was seized with a fainting attack and fell to the walk, bruising himself considerably, but not seriously. He was carried to his home and medical attention soon restored him. He is much better today and is able to be up, though still confined to his home. Dr. H. E. Keller made a professional call to Willshire, Ohio, and reports that his patient, Mrs. Calvin Moorehead, who has been quite sick for some time, is much better. Mrs. Randall Sprague, who has been seriously sick for a week or more, with stomach and bowel trouble, is much better today. Mrs. Melvin Mallonee of south of the city has been suffering for several days with an attack of appendicitis, but is somewhat better today. • Auditor Michaud was a business caller at Geneva today.