Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1910 — Page 3

■ atoJy of” married I M°th tt.‘ deZ» Herman Gerke et al vs. Decatur poking company, petition for sale of i I”*** 1 and Personal property, filed and allowed. Sale ordered for November ■ 23. Finding that plaintiffs hold first ■ mortgage on all real estate and recelvI. ar ordered to pay proceeds of sale to I the “‘ ' Abagail Painter et al. vs. George i Shroll et al, partition. Final report p Silled, and commissioners ordered to B . -distribute proceeds in a manner as set State vs. C. D. Murray, selling InU Rtoflcating liquor, Judgment rendered |gj I on verdict of fine of-450 and costs. On K | recommendation of Jury the Jail sen- || | tence la suspended during good be****viour. „ g Three cases, the State vs. James jfc Hancock, allowing minors in his bil- || " Hard room, Lawrence Emery, voting - in wrong precinct, and John Harmon, keeping a gaming room, were dlsmlssII Id on motion by the prosecutor. ■W;. ' »u. „* —. O . I . The N. &C. Steele Product comI pany have the first automobile out, Ip using the new engine which they will ■ % manufacture. The N. & C. stands for K Niblick and Coppock, the owners of T the patent being Jesse Niblick and L. W. Coppock of this city. Many Ji - people have looked the new car over ■ and it looks like the goods. The enI . gine, the principal part of any car, is ■ . ...a beauty, four-cylinder motor, twentyB one horse power French measureR meat, which means the equal to about >-forty-horse power, generally speaking. I The engine is being demonstrated in I a special car built for that purpase, ' and while not geared to a high speed can go down the road fast enough for ? . any ordinary purposes. It is in racer B style, with gasoline and lubricating oil tank at the rear, and has a world Os power for all ordinary purposes. & The engine will be manufactured here and will no doubt have a ready sale, g| as It is a nengine that meets every K3demand and can be sold at the neces||i&sary price to meet all competition in R 1 Its class. *'■ '- H — o ■lg/ Wednesday evening was indeed a || ■' busy one for the members of the Baptist church in this city. A meeting of the teachers and officers of the I Sunday school was followed by the g| r mid-week prayer meeting. Then came H th* monthly covenant and business BK; meeting, which in turn was followed ■P- '-by .choir practice. ■ The teachers and officers of the gK Sabbath school voted to observe Sunday morning, November 13th, as crag £ die roll and rally day. A program |j / Is being prepared that will combine ■ the Sunday school and preaching serv- ■ ice into .one meeting for that day. program will not exceed one I and a half hours in length. At that II fctlme the cradle roll certificates will ItSfc-Be given to the babies and their parfc ents. The full program will be pubI.listed next week. Watch for it. ■ Three persons were “burled with Christ by baptism” during the service ■ Wednesday evening. The report of »•-.* church officers and committee showed R that each department of the work is ■ being systematically pushed by earnest workers. The outlook is very iKy Democratic headquarters was packraw Wednesday night, in fact there is L a good-sized crow there every evening jR . now, discussing the coming election and planning for getting out the vote. If Wednesday night, however, there was a special attraction, It having been I announced that Jerry Kelleher, the Il contractor, would talk to the laboring I men. He stated that he had no political ambitions, further than leaving I a good government for his children and for the laboring men. He has I been a laborer all his life and has studied political questions long. He R advlsed the voting of the democratic jR? ticket to free the working man from gEi the chains that hold them in bondage. Ij gDorfi B. Erwin and others also made ■ speeches that were listened to at■L- tentlvely by those present •• || "**‘ Rollin Warner of Muncie, republl<an nominee for congress, was the at- | traction at the court house Wednes- ■ day evening. A fair-sized crowd was ■ in attendance at the meeting, which followed a tour of the count/ during ■ the day with speeches at Pleasant i| Mills,,Bobb, Monroe, Berne, Geneva and Linn Grove. At the meeting Igl' Wednesday night Dr. J. S. Coverdale presided. Mr. Warner made a halfI hour speech, there was a short talk I by Judge A. 0. Marsh of Winchester, I s former pension agent of Indiana, and vuttvlLDVil vi Awnvaokiv i »»ft ah ihn IttfliiAfl I

. ENTERTAINS CLUB MEMBERS. Mr,. Samstba Dorwln wa. koataaa to the Ladles’ Shakespeare olub Wednesday afternoon. The session ope'nthe roH call with Chinese Prorerbs, and the hostess had a very interesting paper on “Beginnings of Diplomatic Relations With China.” Mrs. C. A. Dugan, who was a delegate from the club to the State Federated Clubs' convention at Richmond last week, gave a report of the convention which was unanimously agreed to be tbd best of all the annual conventions, both in attendance and In brilliancy of program,*as well as other features that belong to such a gathering, as Richmond outdid herself in the matter of entertainment and providing for the pleasures and Interest of the visitors. Wade Meyers, one of the prominent young men of the county, and a memmer of the Coon Skin club, will give an excellent address this evening at the meeting of the club at his home south of the city. The address will treat of the nature and habits of the coon, origin, etc., and had we space, we would like to publish it In full. Coons ate said to be quite numerous here, and much damage is done to corn in the milk, the animal having a great fondness for both vegetable and animal foods. The coon is one of the & of animals and.ls adto night prowling. The Coon Skin club expects to enjoy some, good hunting this fall. They will effect an organization this evening and make arrangements for the purchase of a pedigreed coon dog to help in the hunting. A turkey jroast will follow the business session of the club this evening. .... o . — One of the best feasts ever partaken of by the employees of the Old Adams County.bank, at least in some time, was the coon supper of Wednesday evening, which w,as given in their hqnor by William Jacksori. Mr. Jackson, who is very fond of hunting, some time ago captured a fine coon, and for a while back has been promising the members of the force at the bank that he would give them a royal treat However, the employees somewhat doubted his word, and kept asking him when the supper would be given. So Wednesday evening Will made good his word, when he told them to gather in the assembly room and he began to prepare the table for the event. The supper was prepared and served by Schlickman & Girod, the popular restaurant men, and consisted of everything that was good, and was fit for a king. The menu consisted of roast coon and dressing, pickles, sweet potatoes, bread and butter and coffee. Those who enjoyed the treat were Henry Hite, John Bowers, John Niblick, French Xjuinn, W. J. Vesey and son, Dick, of Fort Wayne, and all of the employees of the Old Adams County bank. — » . O— ■ .I'- I Decatur has been honored this year with the annual convention of the W. IL C. of the Eighth district, which .will be' held November 10th, the afeht having been postponed i from October 6th' on account of other conflicting conventions. The Knights of Pythias have given the ladles the use of their new home, which will be an admirable place for the entertainment of the visitors. Fully two hundred are expected and the local corps is making elaborate arrangements for their entertainment. The secret and ritual work will be given during the day, and a camp-fire in the evening, the G; A. R. attending the camp-fire in A body. The special program which will be given will be announced later. All members of the W. R. C. are requested to meet at the hall Friday afternoon to make the final arrangements for the convention. As this Will be the last meeting before the convention, all members are urged to come to the-hall at this time. ' r i, »o—y.-i 7, RETURN FROM CANADA. Ralph Johnson and. Earl Steele, who have been spending the summer in Canada with A threshing machine corps, have returned. They worked in the vicinity pt Watson, Canada, and hear the place where Carl Moses and Tony Hackman have taken tracts of land. Moses and Hackman, it Is said, will return here to stay until March, on account of the great severity of the winters there. 0 —....... - OPERATION A SUCCESS. - Bight Restored to Mrs. Henry Ehrew mann of Bobo by Operation. Mrs. Mary Ehresmann of Bobo, who was taken to Fort Wayne Wednesday morning, where she underwent an Operation on hey eyes, returned Wednesday evening. The operation was for the removal of a growth over both eyes, extending from the lachrvnal 'T* ’ O •• WMV /MM glands over the sight of the eyes,

cess in all ways, Mrs. Ehresmann's sight having been restored though it will not be as good as it formerly was. The blindness has been coming upon her tor the past fifteen or twenty years. ' ; W Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The democratic tide in Indiana is shown on the betting boards tn Indianapolis, where democratic money is standing without takers. While these wagers are not in themselves conclusive evidence of the way the election will go, still they are a pretty fair indication. Men who watch the political game closely and are willing to bet their money, have weighed the chances well and as a rule know what they are doing. The full significance of the betting is manifest in the fact that it is all one way. There are only two bets posted in Indianapolis that Senator Beveridge will be reelected to the United States senate, and in both of these the man with the Beveridge money wants odds. ' A bet of |SOO- to |SOO that John W. Kern will be elected to the United States senate to succeed Senator Bev-, eridge was posted at the Denison hotel for several days before it was taken. Another bet of |2OO even that Kern' will defeat Beveridge, and which waft posted at the same time, remains on the board with no takers. , At the Hotel Kingston here are several bets that Beveridge will not be re-elected. ' At Harry* Walker’s there is one bet, at odds, that thO next legislature will be democratic. This bet is >IOO to |9O, and It has been on the board several days with no takers. There is another proposition to the same effect at |IOO even. One bet is posted that 'Senator Beveridge will not be reelected—odds being offered in this case at 9100-to 990. There is also a bet of 910 even to the same effect posted. The two Beveridge bets referred to are at Walkers. One is |l4 to 920 that Beveridge will be reelected, and the other 99 to 910. The Indianapolis Star says: One bet of 95,000 to 94,000 that the democrats' will elect a majority of the members of the Indiana legislature was posted yesterday at the Denison hotel. This was the largest single.wager that has been offered in Indiana during the present campaign. The same man offered 91,000 in even money that the democrats will elect all of their legislative candidates in Marion county. Healso placed 9500 against 91,000 that toe'democrata will elect the heads of their tickets in Ohio, New York, and New Jersey. He offered 91,000 against 94,000 that the democrats will elect their tickets in Ohio, New Jersey, New York and Indiana. None of the bets have been taken. It was stated at the Denison house board that the. man .who offered this 97,500 bet is a republican. The odds of 5 to 4 are the largest that have been laid against Senator Beveridge In the present contest One bet of 950 against 960 was offered at the Denison that the democrats will have'a majority of ten on joint ballot In the legislature. At other betting boards odds of .10 to 9 have been offered that the democrats will elect a majority .of the members of the legislature, but only a small amount of Beveridge money has appeared up to this time. A few small bets at eight to ten have been posted that the legislature will be republican on joint ballot While a great deal of money has been offered, it was said yesterday that very little hae been taken either way. The indications are that the republicans are going to be on the short end of the betting and that the odds may be even greater, that the democrats will control the legislature. . o H F. Callow, a member of the Holthouse drug firm, by a deal which was brought to a close on Thursday afternoon,knd which has been under consideration for eome tftne, disposed of his Interests to his fellow partners, Fred Heuer and Lawrence Kleinhenz. The reasotf for Mr. Callow selling bis interest is on account of the poor health of bis wife, erho has been ailing for some time, making it necessary tor a change in climate. Mr. Callow has been connected with this firm for nearly thirteen years and during his career has added much to the good will of the business and helped to establish a substantial trade by his strict attention to business methods and honest dealing with the public. Messrs. Hsuer and Kleinhenz, Who have also been connected with the establishment for a number of years, the former being a partner for nearly twelve years, and the latter holding an interest for several years back, have enjoyed a liberal patronage, and of . which they are. very proud. Mr. Callow, who .retires, expects to leave soon with his tonally tor West Plains, Mo., where ha vtas.a week or so ago in search of a oultaMe location to spend the wintar [twenty consecutive years. hT will

- not engage in business for some time at least, but after spending some time there, if he can obtain a location suitable to him he will enter business in whatever he thinks best. Both the new and retiring members wish to thank their friends for the many favors shown them, and Messrs. Heuer and Kleinhenz ask for a continuance of the patronage, assuring the public that they will receive the same oour- 1 teous treatment as thpy have received in the past ■<>■ ...... After a several days’ stay here, during which time many people thronged the display room, the tubercular and Impure food exhibits in charge of Dr. W. F. King, assistant secretary of the state board of health, and F, W. Tucker, a food Inspector, were taken Thursday evening to Plymouth, where, they will be shown next. " The work of these men here has been of much good to the community, as the exhibits were thronged at all times, with people who listened to the words of the two able men in charge, on the prevention and cure of a disease more fatal than any other. While here they also visited general places of business and where sanitary conditions were not approved, advised on measures to be taken for greater cleanUness. The stereopticon lecture is usually given on Friday evening, but on account of the political meeting to be held here tonight, this was given Thursday evening. Evening Lecture. The audience at the court house Thursday evening, attending the illustrated lecture given by Dr. W. F. King the state board of health on tuberculosis, and F. W. Tticker, a food inspector, on impure food and sanitation, was a large one, the number of children being exceedingly large. As the improvements and betterment of conditions will largely depend upon the attitude of the children, whose habits are yet unformed or fixed, the large number of children present was very pleasing to the speakers. The conditions of tubercular patients, conditions giving risb to the disease, prevention and cure, tubercular cattle, and unsanitary conditions surrounding the dairies were shown by the use of stereopticon slides, and explained by the two speakers. 1 " ' '—"■<> I " "*■" - * Have you paid your taxes? This should be a mighty important matter r with you. Monday is the last day for this duty and if you don’t get in you ' know the treasurer must add the penalty of ten per cent He has no other thing to do, for- the law makes it his ’ imperative duty. Better hurry tor there will be a rush from now on. Clara M. Marschand was granted a , divorce from Earl E. Marschand and ; given the custody of the daughter, I Mildred, and the defendant was orderi ed to pay her four dollars a month for - support Os child until she is twelve ; years old. The defendant was given ’ right to see the child twice a month. Minnie Linn et al vs. Ldsetta Hoff- ’ man et al., partition, petition filed to 1 sell com and other goods at private ’ sale. i Bessie Weis vs, Louis Weis, motion . for new trial on written reasons filed. 1 John Herman vs. Michael Smith, account, 9250; dismissed and costs paid. State vs. Homer E. Sowers, judgt ment on verdict, on fine of 925 and i costs rendered. L. C. DeVoss, as an attorney for the ’ plaintiff, has filed a new case entitled 1 Homer Watkins vs. Nellie Watkins, ' >uit for divorce. They were married ' at McKees Rock, Pa., in February, ' 1905. Adultery and desertion are 1 charged. — -o - — 1 REV. EHLE SPOKE. i Gave Interesting Address at the High School Chapol Service, Chapel exercises of the high school ’ thia morning, in charge of Prof. J. C. Tritch, was opened by a well rendered piano duet by Miss Mabel Weldy and Miss Marie Daniel Following the duett Rev. Ehle of the Baptist church took charge of the exercises and gave a splendid short address. His discussion was along the line of what education means mid its value. He gave his'original definition of education in the following words: “Education is gaining knowledge and the ability to use it." His principal thought was that of contrast between acquiring mere facta affd gaining education in its broader souse. He quoted from the president Os the Michigan University, who said: "Education without moral and religious training is incomplete.’’ Rev. Ehle closed his part of, the chapel exercises by reading from the life of the Great Teacher, and by offering prayer. —: o i - — 4 “MALONEY’S WEDDING.” Dan Maloney, a good natured son of Erin, after leaving Shantytown, .seeks his fortune in the.gplden west Twenty years pass, and he returns to his native village to find his first

love a widow. Her husband having died, left her a legacy of a large family and the privilege of supporting herself and children. At the time of Maloney's return, Fritz Blatz, a German living opposite, is making violent love to her, and Dan finds that the widow is considerably Interested In Mr. Blatz owing to the fact that he has several thousand dollars in the bank 'and owns the building in which he conducts his business. In order to make a favorable impression on the widow, Maloney tells her that he owns a gold mine in Colorado worth 960,000. This mine had long been considered worthless, but after Maloneys departure for the east, an expert discovers a new vein of gold in the mine and offers Maloney 975,000, for a half interest in it. The funny complications which arise from the quarrels between Blatz and Maloney in their race for the widow and the lavish way in which Mr, and Mrs. Maloney spend their money in entertainments after their wedding afford ample opportunities for the specialty artists and pretty chorous carried by. the Maloney’s Wedding Day company. At the opera house Wednesday evening November 9th. o Geneva, Ind., Nov. 4- i -(Special to Daily Democrat) —This community was shocked' when the news reached here that Jefferson T. Williams, one of the best known men of this part of the county, had died suddenly at his home in Jefferson township. He had been in his usual good health and on Thursday morning was unloading a wagon of coal at his home. Mrs. Williams was standing near watching him, when he suddenly and without any warning, threw up his hands and fell over dead. The death occurred at 8:30 o’clock a. m., but the news did not reach here until evening. Mr. Williams was about sixty years old and had lived in this community for many years, formerly residing about two miles west of town. He was an ardent democrat and in the campaign of 1896 gained the title of “Free Silver Jeff.” The wife and a number of children survive him. The funeral arrangements will not be made until some of the children, who are away from home, arrive. Mrs. A. G. Briggs entertained the members of the Birthday club, about twenty-five in number, at a most delightful and enjoyable 6 o’clock dinner Thursday evening. One of the features of the menu were hot tomallies, served in Mexican style and most delicious. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by each guest o— Teheran, Persia, Nov. 4 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —The English invasion of Persia has begun with a pitched battle in which it is reported that the commander of the English war ship Prosperine and several of the members of the staff were badly wounded. Serious trouble even to the point of involving Russia, France and Germany, is expected to follow. According to thdse advices 'which have been received here the Prosperine landed a force of marines several days ago at Lingah in Laristan, on the gulf of Persia. An additional force of blue jackets were landed today and were immediately attacked by the Persians. A number of casualties are reported. Though ostensibly for the purpose of “maintaining and preserving order in the British states in Persia," there is every reason to believe that the British invasion is a part of a well founded program between England and Rus*sia. The Persians are so regarding it at least and have applied secretly to Germany and France for aid. ■ B ■ ————- • The Coon Skin club is again one of the live institutions of Adams county, the nine business men of the city having met Thursday evening at the home of Wade Meyers, south of the city, effected the reorganization, conferred the Skunk degree upon two candidates, and gave a turkey roast in honor of Peter Frank, the official fiddler of the dub, who leaves next Sunday on his annual winter trip to Arkansas. The elub will meet every two weeks in the old house on the Meyers farm, which was relinquished with the building of the new home some time ago. Anticipating the festivities of Thursday evening, the ladles of the family did some decorating. Lace cur tains were hung at the hand paintings hung on the walls, and crepe paper streamers festooned about until the old house took on Aladdinlike splendor. With the past several months’ dissolution of the club pn account of the removal of Judge Erwin and other prominent members from the city, it was necessary that they elect others to filltheir places, which they did. The club has three degrees—’possum, skunk and coon —and the degree of skunk was conferred upon two candidates Thursday evening—Fred LaDelle and Will Schrock. A speech by Mr. LaDelle was one of the features of the evening. Following his initiation, he arose and with much earnestness, verging on]

tears, so heart-felt was it, hd pledge* 1 his utmost endeavor to make the club a success. Growing oratorical be r burst forth: “I have the interests of this club at heart and will do all that I can to make it a success. Tell me what I can do to contribute to ita success—” "Sit down," was the response frees the rear; and Fred, feeling that be had been “sat upon”—sot The fftlowlng officers will guide the Coons to a safe fold: Suggester—Wade Meyers. Vice Suggester—Frank Smith. Treasurer—Will Schrock. Secretary—John Baker. Chef—D. M. Hensley. And So Forth—Dwight Archer. Vice and So Forth—Harry Jeffrey. Official Fiddler —Pete Frank. Traveling Representative—Fred LaDelle. Harry Jeffrey was advised to write the ritual and by-laws. The address on the “Coon, Its Habits and Nature,” was given by Wade Meyers. A deer-skin wall rug was presented by Peter Frank, the great Arkansas hunter, being one that he caught in the wilds of Arkansas and which will grace the walls of -the new Coon Skin club hall. Mr. Frank furnished violin music during the evening and in honor of him, as he leaves next Sunday for his annual winrer trip to Arkansas, a turkey roast was served. The menu was as follows: Roast Turkey Gravy Onion Dressing Sweet Potatoes Fried Rabbit Squabs Pickles Raw Oysters Fried Oystem Tea Toothpicks Ete. o —, — LAST DINNER OF SEASON. Dorcas Daughters Will Serve Dinner in Niblick Building Saturday. ' , ' The Dorcas Daughters of the German Reformed church will serve another of their popular dinners Saturday in the Niblick business room ont door south of this office, and are at present making arrangements for the , same. This will be the last one that the ladies will serve this year. Th® menu to be served will be as Vegetable Soup Hamburger Steak Potatoes Gravy Sauer Kraut Com Bread Jelly Baked Beans Coffee Pie They will also serve an oyster sup- ; ifer in th© evening to which all are invited. o — The Sunday morning hour at the Evangelical enurch will be given over to a "Reunion service,” for which the pastor, Rev. Wise is making special preparation to this time. All the members and attendants and families are asked to attend in a body and will be given places in the church in family groups. The sermon will be an ap- : propriate one on some phase of fam- ' ily life, happiness of home life, or some similar theme, and preceding this discourse will be a talk for the children. There will be special music ' by Mesdames Runyon, Opliger and others, and everything will be done ' in all departments to make “Reunion 1 Sunday” one of great happiness. The Washington township Sunday school convention will be held in this 1 city next Sunday afternoon and even--1 ing. The afternoon service will open at 2 o’clock at the Baptist church and the evening service at 7:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian church. It is thought ’ that all Protestant churches in this city will unite in a union service in the evening. Good speakers will be on the program and special, musk win 1 also contribute to make this conven- . tion one of the best of the . Everybody is asked to bear the con ) vention in mind and attend. ■ . - T i —v— ‘"i '■ ' NEW TRIAL WAS REFUSED. i ■ X ; Miller Murder Case Will be AppeMed [ Again. Auburn, Ind., Nov. 4—Judge R. Di > Best of Angola, yesterday afternoon overruled the motion tor a new tridi . in the Miller murder case after the prosecution of forceful arguments by ; Judge R. K. Erwin and A. E. Thomas. In summing up the points enlarged upon by counsel as sufficient reason to set aside the verdict of the juty which found Miller guilty of manslaughter and fixed his punishment at two to twenty-one years’ imprisonment, the court expressed its belief that the evidence admitted relative to the Ebbe barber shop robbery was not error. This was chief among the reasons presented by counsel for defense why a new trial should be granted. Judge Erwin stated at one* that he would appeal the case again to the supreme court and that there was no doubt in his mind on ths proposition of a reversal of the declF ton of the lower court He win begin the preperation of briefs at once. 4> --! ' a- Fred Schurger was attending W business at Willshire yesterday in the • interest of Schaub, Gottemoller ft On.