Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1911 — Page 2

In all probability Decatur, through i some ot its energetic citizens, will i have another patent to her credit, and i from present appearance there seems i to be nothing in the way that would i prevent us from obtaining it. It is i something that will boos benefit to i everyone in this or any other city, and i no one will hesitate to say that it is 1 an article we can make use of. It is i known M ft hewer trap, to prevent the i four air from coming to the street, , anti the designer ot the same is Da- 1 vid Hainter, who on former occasions i *••• demonstrated his skill in this i line. It is made of galvanized Iron I and is made in such a shape as to fit i tightly over the man hole leading to the sewer. Its bottom, which is fastened on a hinge, is regulated by v.eights on the side so when the water has passed through these weights will close up the trap and prevent the stench and unhealthy odors, which arise from the sewer, from coming to the streets. One of these traps has already been placed at the sewer just at the rear of the Boston store, and it has been giving the desired results in a satisfactory manner, and where any one can see it. This would no doubt prove to be very healthful in many ways and prevent much discomfort in passing, as well as sickness, from the foul odor which arises from these places. One has been sent to the patent office at Washington and word has been received that there was nothing in the way which would prevent Mr. Bainter from going ahead in the manufacture of the article. He is now waiting to see whether or not he can obtain a patent on it. He expects to begin the manufacture of the new article in a short time, but he has not decided in what manner he will place them on the market. He has been trying to work out this problem for over a year and has finally been successful in his undertaking. He is located at the Tom Leonard tin shop on Monroe street, where he can be found by any one who is interested. —————• JUDGE HELLER HOLDS COURT. Gives Custody of Child to Mr. Walker at Portland Dr. William H. Walker has been awarded the custody of his daughter Queenie Walker, modifying the order, originally made at the trial of his. suit for divorce from Bertha G., Walker, several months ago. At thatj time the care of the child was given , to the mother, with an order that the. father contribute 12 per month for her support. The evidence in the case was completed at a night session Thursday by Special Judge D. D. Heller. The child is said to be now with her mother, who a few weeks ago joined the child’s grandmother in Kansas City—Portland CommercialReview. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—lndiana is to have a real Democratic club house, according to the plans now maturing here. For more than fifteen years the Indiana Democratic club has kept up active existence under very unfavorable circumstances, and now with the democrats in power in the state, conditions are to be made first-class. The Indiana Democratic Realty company has been formed with an imposing list of directors who are actively behind the club house proposition. This company has obtained an option on a beautiful three-tsory brick house facing University park, in the heart of the city and club house district. The price named in the option is $60,000 and the additional SIO,OOO of the captial stock of $70,000 will be used in remodeling the home for club purposes. When completed it will be one of the best equipped club properties in the state. This realty company will hold the title to the property, which will be rented to the Indiana Democratic club for a rental sufficient to pay interest on the preferred stock in the company, taxes, repairs, etc. Gradually the club will take up the stock in the realty company and thus eventually own the club house. Following is the list of the directors of the realty company: Governor Marshall, Thomas Taggart, L. Ert Slack, Stephen B. Fleming. Frank Fishback, treasurer Marion county; Jacob F. Hoke, jr„ president of Indiana Democratic club; Elliott R. Hooten, retiring prosecuting attorney of Marion county; Judge Charles R. Remster, Marion county circuit court; John E. Hollett and Frank E. Gavin. Fred B. Johnson is secretary of the committee in charge of stock subscriptions. The pitiful tale of Harry Metzger, the Jewish young man. nineteen of age. who was befriended by Aaams county residents, is told further by Martin Beery of Monroe street, who met the lad at the home of his niece, Mrs. George Bright west of the city, where he has been cared for since Tuesday. Mr. Beery says the lad is a very fine boy and he speaks in the highest terms of him. The boy it will be remsmbsred, was thrown out of em-

ployment in New York city and started to walk to St. Lonis, where he has relatives. He was too proud to beg, and having no work of any kind and no money, ho suffered many hardships ( along the way, reaching this city in, an exhausted condition and collapsed : in the case here where he was given ! bls supper. The young man. Mr. Beery said, in ills long walk from Toledo toj this city, met his first friend in the person of Glen Falk of this city, who _ kindly cared for him, arranged for his ’ supper at the case and otherwise arranging for his comfort during his stay here over night. The next day the boy started to continue his walk intending to go from here to Bluffton. When near the Election school house west of this city however, he collapsed and < fell along the wayside, where he lay| until Mr. and Mrs. George Bright, re-, turning from the Beery church services, noticed him lying there. They got out of their rig and assisted him in taking him to their home where he has been given the best of care. Mr. ( Beery stated that the young man in his ( weakened, sick and disheartened con-. dition, was weary of life, and stated that had he not been befriended just then, he would have written a letter to put in his pocket, and then if he i had been able to do even that much t would have crawled to the nearest, railroad and thrown himself under. the wheels of a passing train to end a ( life of misery. The boy was born in Jerusalem, and when but eleven years, of age, was forced from home into the world. He went to Germany, thence came to New York City, where he was employed. He is well educated and speaks six languages. He spoke 'several times at the Beery church services, and is well liked by all. He says he has never begged, or taken anything that he has not honestly .earned, and in response to aid tendered him by the Brights and others to enable him to reach St. Louis, stated he would take no money unless they would promise to accept reimbursement from him when he reached St. Louis and secured employment again. The boy is preparing to write a five hundred page book of his life upon reaching St. Louis and promised to send a book to Mrs. Bright when written. The boy it is said has great artistic skill and can readily draw with a pencil, a speaking likeness of any'one, He visited the Election school lof which Fiank Mills is the teacher, i and entertained the school in an ad--1 mirable way, among other things, with j his good drawing of blackboard pictures. Money Was Raised. Sufficient money was raised by Geo. Bright to whose home Harry Metzger was taken the first of last week after being found on the road in a helpless condition, to purchase him a ticket to St. Louis, where he was bound for, and where he will stop with his uncle. Besides his fare of $9.15 a purse of $7.15 was also turned over to him so he would have a little to subsist on upon his arrival at that city. Mr. Bright and Ed Zimmerman, who were the main workers in soliciting this sum of money, wish to thank those who contributed to this cause, which was a worthy one. Mr. Bright, who cared for him for several days, is also to be thanked for the kindness shown him. He was sent over the Clover Leaf this morning and after nine 1 weeks of “tough sledding” he will arrive in St. Louis tonight. o Mrs. Sallie Karney is in jail at Portland, charged with the murder of her husband on Hallow’een night. It will be remembered that at the time David Karney was killed in his little store southwest of Geneva, in Jay county, Mrs. Karney said that while she and her husband were in the store about 9 o'clock, two masked men came in and in a battle, for which no cause was assigned, Mr. Karney was killed. An investigation followed and Mrs. Karney was arrested last week. She has been held on the charge of murder, without bail, and Saturday her attorneys, Smith & Fleming, began habeas corpus proceedings to secure her release. Her neighbors sympathize with her and say they will raise the bond fixed by the court. Her life has been one of many hardships. She is crippled, her spine having been injured by abuse of her husband, it is said, and when arrested she said she was innocent, but had suffered so much through trouble that nothing could make much difference. She is the mother of six children, one an eight-months-old babe, being with her i nthe Portland jail, while the other five are being cared for by relatives and friends. The sheriff has made her as comfortable as possible, giving her a roonfln the hospital department. - -V--MOVING TO JONESBORO, ARK. C. V-ogt Family Leaves Next Week to Join Him —City Engineer. The Chris Vogt family is preparing to move to Jonesboro, Ark., to join Mr. Vogt, who has been serving as city engineer at that place for several moatha. Mrs. Vogt is at >rseeeh azr*Mi«g for the packing of tk«t» hwaaa-

hold goods and they will leave next woek forJonesboror to make that place their future home. Mrs. Xogt quit” recently spent a few days there and 1 likes the place very much. The Vogts 1 havo been residents of Decatur for 'several years, and during that tint* I have been identified with all the pro--1 gressive movements of the city in general and especially in the churcn 1 realm, and there are scores who heartily regret that they are going. | ‘ * IN A DOUBLE RUNAWAY Decatur Ladies HatTExciting Experience Yesterday Afternoon. Mrs. Dal Hower and Mrs. Grant Russell who visited yesterday at the John I T. Baker home near the Beery church 'bad an exciting double runaway ex- ' perience while returning home about four o'clock in the afternoon. When near the Wetzel home, two miles west their horse became frightened at an automobile, and ran for a long dis--1 tance before he could be checked. All I went well then until they came to the Erie railroad crossing just west of the city, when a train pulled in from the west. Just as they crossed the track (•.he puffing of the train behind the ’horse set it going again and it started down the road at breakneck speed, ‘helter skelter over bridges and everything that came in its way. with the ’frightened women and children clinging to the reins. It could not be 'checked, however, but quite fortunate•ly kept the road and the women reached home safe. Just a little swerve from the beaten track would have turned the rig into the gutter or over an emkakment and would have meant I serious, if not fatal, injury. i Deputy Sheriff John Merica, Marshal Peterson and Mr. Summers came home Sunday evening, having in charge Oliver P. Rayl, the young man wanted here on a charge of wife desertion and to answer to a divorce complaint. He was located Sunday at the home of an uncle in Tipton county and accompanied the officers without resistance. He seems a very clever young chap and has his side of the story as is always the case in matters of this kind. He also seems to have plenty of friends, as he furnished a bond of SSOO, signed by five people, two of whom own farms in this county and are said to be worth SO,OOO. He was enjoined from disposing of any of his property. Homer Watkins was granted a divorce from his wife, Nellie Watkins, by Judge Merryman. The defendant was allowed SIOO alimony, and the plaintiff was prohibited from marrying for two years. Minnie Linn et al. vs. Lusetta Hoffman et al., partition, report of partial distribution filed and approved. Marriage licenses: Edna Grim. 22, to Alfred Deam, 23, engineer. Fort Wayne; Franklin G. Shire, 32, farmer Allen county, to Minnie E. Hindenlang. 18, Union township. The presses at this office have been busy for a week past turning out a new- seventy-page directory for the Citizens' Telephone company, which will be delivered today, and which will this week be distributed to the patrons of the telephone company. The list gives the names, and numbers of the 'phones and shows that there are about 600 in Decatur. The highest number is that of the Western Union Telegraph company, which uses the same, 4321, all over the country.. The book also contains the list of farm 'phones, which, by the way, has grown considerable since the last directory was issued eighteen months ago; also the toll lines with the station* reached in Indiana. Ohio, and Michigan. The cover selected for the directory is a handsome one and the book will compare favorably, we believe, with that of any company in towns of this size. In the front' of the book will be found the rules of the locaF exchange which will be rigidly enforced. Call by number, not by namm after you get your new book. Remember that the girl has more trouble to the square inch than any other person in town, and you should make her work as easy as possible.

—.- o— — — ACCEPTS EDITORSHIP . Cousin of John Ktracofe of This Citar Editor of Huntington Paper, Hugh Butler, who has for manyyears been the managing editor of the Huntington Herald, both morning and evening editions, has tendered his resignation to the board of directors and he has been released from the management of the paper. C. H. Kir.v cofe Jr. ( has been elected to the vacancy. Mr. Butler has been one of the most successful newspaper men in northern Indiana and has put the the editions of the Herald way up among the best country dallies In the Middle West Hie sneeeeeor has had long eipwrienee In the bentnere and wne der tony ynam < toe

. H... , M ager of that paper. I!«..«• aot> no , business. If the d lnfiu . tinue to grow in pros!* uty en ce It will not boß s. of effort on the PMt of its ns -Waren Tribune. Mr. Kirsch is a . . Kiracofe Os the Smith cousin of John Ki b|ghly & Bell office of this city spoken of as a newspaper man anhis success* is assured • u position as editor. J, FRED L-'ST HIS PURSE J. Fred France, clerk of the reme and appellate courts lost hi. pocket-book the other day. pu'se contained SB. After an extend ei search Mr. France found the purse in his office on a chair where he had been sitting. L. G. Ellingham, secretary of state, and H. L. Confer, deputy secretary of state, are suspected by Mr. France of having bad a par what Mr. France now believes to be i joke. Mr. Ellingham and Mr. Confer took a keen interest in his apparent misfortune. Capt. Balzer of the State House police department was sent down to the clerk's office to act as a body guard whenever Mr. France left his office.—Kendallville Sun. The last services of the Rev. Sherman Powett as pastor of the local M. E church were conducted Sunday, the pastor delivering a most excellent sermon in the morning, and in the evening his farewell sermon, and opening the revival, which will be In progress several weeks. The Rev. Powell 'e’t mis morning for Greencastle to make preliminary arrangements for the work in the new field, and will return here at the end of the week, remaining over Sunday. The revival service this evening will be led by Morris Hay. The pastor, the Rev. Chester W. Church, of Fort Wayne, who will serve out the unexpired term of the Rev. Powell, will arrive tomorrow and will at once take up the revival and the regular church work.

The revival service also began at fi the Evangelical church Sunday and a t highly interesting and profitable ii evangelistic campaign will be in evi- v dence. The Rev. Maas of Berne will v be here this week to assist the Rev- p Wise and his congregation in the re- a rival. s _— —n —a Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 16— (Special f to Daily Democrat)— Things are look- a ing up. Two bills are now before the tj legislature, both looking toward the h regulation of the saloon and the liquor 5 traffic. Both measures are regarded as stringent and in many instances f bordering upon the radical. One of the bills was introduced by Senator Proctor, who is known over the state as an orator and who took a prominent part in many local option campaigns and is regarded as a liberal— ( or rather was regarded as a liberal. ( The other bill was written by the as- j sociatfon of Indiana Brewers and is ( fathered in the legislature by Sena- . tor Fleming, president of this asso- , ciation. This should be pleasing to ( the temperance advocates of the state. ] When two liberal men, one of them en- , gaged in a business that depends upon ( the saloon and the other one recog- . nized as a force in behalf of the lib- . eral ideas and tendencies of the times, , and we find them each outdoing the other in restricting and regulating the very thing they have been for, then it can surely be said that we are growing temperate and of course better. The Indianapolis News and the other Indianapolis newspapers have treated both these bills fairly and have complimented both senators for their sincerity in -behalf of the things they want to remedy by the enactment ino law of the bilfe they have introduced. But there :jp. a scrap on between Senaators Proctor and Fleming for the free right-of-way, and each is jealous of the other. About the greatest difference betweea the bills is the license fee, which is designated in the Proctor bill as one thousand dollars. In the Fleming MI the license is graduated from two- to six hundred dollars. In the former bill the number of saloons is limited to one for every thousand population, and in the latter it is one to. every five hundred people. There is a dfsposition now among some of the leaders of the majority party to get senators together on a compromise and settlement of their differences, and this is really the hope now. If they are in earnest, and it is the general belief that they are, they will be invited to get down to an adjustment of the little differences that are between them and not permit the There will likely be something doing they are both so strongly contending. There will ilkely be something doing on the subject of regulation before many days are permitted to pass by. The legislature has begun its third week of the session. They adjourned Friday until Monday, and this will coni tlnue to be the order of the session • until they begin te get asxious to eoni etede eS the fwpertant legislation dei etret. Vtfe Mwb*>c Mm of the

. a will not come until the latter mlßd , e session, and even nt that I PU Will not be many Saturdays I l hTthe legislative members will bo 1 thß J S job Committees are ■ f ° U doing eir work and this will I X i several bills about which th l r ewlll be many a lively scrap upon ? fl KUS ot the house and senate..! Xy had a little bit of turmoil in the 1 ’he people. The bill was , , u .. d , but the Introduction ot the blll brought forth the first oratory of . the session. . J«! ■ ~ The lobbyists are looking hurt at what appears to be a not too frultfu session. The first day they were thick and apparently full of Inspiration, but tha t look of alertness has ed and in its stead has come the look of'doubt and misgiving, and among lotus of them prosperity is not knocking at both the front and the back doors at the same time. If something does not happen within the next ew (IaTB , several familiar faces will be minus around the legislative halls. They struck a pretty fast pace and two weeks is some times a long time. In other words their exchequer is about the only worry they have, and that some times is a serious matte’. Miss Harriet Wertzberger left Tuesdav for New York City, where she will study for the season's styles in millinery and will be ready to report next Monday at the large wholesale millineiy establishment of Bradshaw Brothers at Minneapolis as designer. Miss Wertzberger has been serving as designer for an Indianapolis millinery establishment, meeting with excellent success, but the new position comes as a great advance, the Bradshaw house being one of the largest in the country, many of their creations being sent abroad. Miss Wertzberger left Saturday atfternoon for Chicago to meet a representative of the house and returned today, having

made successful arrangements there- ; for. The house makes trips to Europe twice a year to study the styles, and it is quite probable that Miss Harriet will be promoted to this position, which is open for promotion. Her expenses to and from the establishments are all paid and the work in this respect is not all "work” either, as it affords many delightful opportunities for sight-seeing and general culture at the same time. Miss Harriet has been visiting tor a short while during her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wertzberger. — ■—— —o— ———— HARVEY MILLER DROPPED DEAD. Aged Man Residing in Ohio Near State Line Succumbs. Harvey Miller, aged seventy years, a well known resident of Van Wert county, Ohio, residing near the state line, dropped dead about ten o'clock this morning. J. L. Gay of this city and the coroner of Van Wert county were called to the scene, but at the time of going to press Mr. Gay had not yet returned. Heart trouble was undoubtedly the cause of the man's death. A daughter living in Marion was summoned, but missed the morning train and will not arrive until this evening.

HAS ARRIVED HOME Albert Presdorff, ex-deputy sheriff, who has been at Phoenix, Arizona, for several months for the benefit of his health, has returned home and is now at the horn* of his parents southwest of the city. He was accompanied here by his brother, Noah Preedorf, of Woodburn, whw went west to bring him to his bomw. Albert has been a sufferer from: tuberculosis for sometime, is in a very bad condition and hope for hifr recovery has been aban doned.

ATTEND SISTER’S FUNERAL. Mrs. WlHtem Falk and Mrt. Dick Harris Go to Monroeville. Mr. Mid Mrs. Dick Harris and Mrs. William Falk of near Bobo went to Monroeville this afternoon to attend a ftmeral of a sister of Mesdames Harris and Falk, which will be held tomorrow at that place. The deceased was Mrs. Frank Cartwright, of Rremont, Ohio, and her death occurred Saturday evening after a long illness from tuberculosis. She was formerly Miss Ida Reamsnyder of Monroeville and the body was taken to her former home for burial. The deceased was about thirty-seven years of age. Mrs. Charles McGrew of Hunting ton, won the $l5O prize offered it September by the Ladies' Home Jour nal on the subject, “How a School Glr Can Best Clothe Herself at SSO Pe Year."

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The girls of Cbaatkler today lost one of their beat h elc * members, Miss Winifred Suw Br , w . left thia aftern.Wu tor her future h. at Sharon, Paw were «uiertain rt her honor last night by Miss * Dugan with a pleasant social eZ] Ing ending in a slumber party W J night at the Dugan home. Viduu the picture shows 'and then to cream parlors during the. early were enjoyed by the girl- inchnjjjbesides the hostess ami the „ honor. Winifred Burke. Reba qj Florence Meyers, and Lillian rw and on their return to the borne Zj were joined by u number of their h». friends. The girls remained ore night and this morning were servuj a delicious breakfast by Mrs. BgJ The leaving of Miss Winifred breaks what has been a most happy and plete circle but which will he bridge over by loving rememberance of h, :I The Little Quilters met with Mia Ida Gunsett Friday afternoon at home on Monroe street and had t jolly time while their busy fingers put together the patches which wl;l go M make up a quilt from which they w pect to derive money to be contribnt ed to church work. A guest besida the regular members was Miss [ijj, cousin, Miss Minnie Weiman, t Schumm, Ohio. Miss Martha man will be hostess In two weeks. The bad weather did not prer K a large attendance Friday ereninya the regular monthly meeting of the U ams County Medical association t the office of Dr. J. M Miller, that present being Dr. Rayl of Mown I Doctors Boyers. Beaveis, Thomas,(h 1 1 jello, McMillen. Smith and Millr. ■ The paper, the subject of which »a ; "Pain,” was given by Dr. W. E. Sai: and was a very excellent one, the » ' ject being further discussed by as member. The next regular meetg will be Friday evening. February in at the office of Dr. P. B. Thomas. Mid r interest will attend this session, ul f will be a clinical meeting. At th 5 time each-doctor will bring with ba -a patient who is suffering from a s e disease and it is expected that ties t amination, discussion and interchui t of ideas regarding the cases d i, prove of mutual good to doctors u t- patients.

FOUR FINGERS AMPUTATED.! Charles Bell of Craiflville Meets WM Terrible Accident. William Bell, who has been rid ing here from Craigville, receiJ word today that his brother, Chalk Bell, son of Vincent Bell, of near di place, had four fingers of his rigk hand taken off Thursday evening i 7 o’clock by a rip saw at the F. I Mercer Lumber company s plant • Bell, who is a man about forty-n® year’s of age, had gone there top a couple of boards dressed, and h laid them on the saw. They did» He just right and he placed his on them to push them < loser, but J ratal-edged saw cut through into hand in the twinkling of an eye. injured man is a brother of the " of County Recorder H 8. Steele,' Mrs. George Everett and Mrs. Mills of this city. FUNERAL LARGELY ATTEND® Last Sad Services Performed » M. F. Rice. The M. E. church was filled w doors thia morning with the friends and relatives of the a * Rice, in attendance at the f« ices conducted for hltn. andl to the remains to their last r « in the Decatur cemetery, service was conducted by M ■ Sherman Powell. Pastor of th* ‘ church, assisted by the Re.- ‘ the Baptist church. The <* • 1 which the deceased was a ( ‘ tended in a body *nd ritualistic service st the pall bearers were this order. The flora many and were beaut u . t( of esteem. Among *• 0 late . those from bls business. J W. Smith, the banks. ’■ Baptist churches, the ■ to | ° many others, and r ' d tomb by six ladies n fflUS j C « r " voted alone to them. r ' beautiful and

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