Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1911 — Page 3

Realizing interest which every feeto in the new city and township recently «*ned by Governor Marhall and under which an election will be held in thle <dty °n the 28th of this month. «e i” IMlgh the Btt,ne in full: An act to amend sections one (I>, ( _ 0 ( three <3». lour «)• flve (5). 7' (6)l 'seven (7), nine (9). ten (10), Lven (ID and twelve (12) Os “ An Lt to better regulate, restrict and con- ' j t h e sale of Intoxicating liquors 9l|d providing for local option elections. approved September 26, 1908, and declaring an emergency. Section 1. Be 11 enacted by the general asst mbly of the state of Indiana, That section one (1) of an act entitled. An act to better regulate, rejtrict and control the sale of intoxicating liquors and providing for local opion elections.” approved September . to be amended to read as follows: gee. 1. That whenever a petition has been signed and filed with the county auditor, as hereinafter provided, praying the board of commissioners of any county for the privilege of determining by ballot whether the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage shall be prohibited within the limits of any incorporated city in said county, or in ar.\ township in said county not containing an incorporated city, or the territory embraced within any town,hip in said county outside of and exclusive of the territorial limits of all incorporated cities in such township, such board of commissioners, at its next regular session, shall order a special election to be held in the territory designated in such petition in not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) days thereafter. Such election shall be held at the usual places for holding general elections, and ten days’ notice thereof shall be given in the same manner now provided by law for notice of general elections. Sec. 2. That section two (2) of the above entitled act to be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2. Such petition shall be addressed to, and filed with, the board of commissioners of the county in which the territory, or greater part thereof, in which said election is sought to be held is situated. The form of petition shall be substantially as follows: Petition for Local Option Election. To the Board of Commissioners of the County of We, the undersigned legal voters of (designate the territory for which election Is petitioned) county, state of Indiana, would respectfully petition that an election be held to determine wheher the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage shall be prohibited in said (designating the territory for which said election is petitioned, Name Address No person shall be entitled to sign such petition except he be a bona fide legal voter in the territory in which such election is sought to be held. The county auditor upon receipt of such petition shall Immediately file the same in his office. Sec. 3. That Section three (3) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 3. The petition for an election provided for in section one, of this act shall be deemed sufficient, and the commissioners shall order such an election when the Petition is signed by twenty per cent of the number of qualified electors of the territory for which such election is Petitioned; and the number of electors in such territory shall be ascertained and determined as follows: 1. If such election is to be held In an incorporated city, then the number of electors shall be deemed and taken to be the aggregate number of votes cast for all candidates for mayor at the last general city election in such city; 2. If the territory for which such election is petitioned is a township in *hich there is no Incorporated city, then the number of electors shall be deemed to be the aggregate number of votes cast in said township for secretory of state at the last preceding general election; 3. If the territory for which such election is petitioned Is the territory embraced in the township outside of end exclusive of all incorporated cities therein, then the number of qualified electors shall be ascertained by deducting the aggregate number of votes cast for all candidates for mayor at the last preceding city elections °f all cities in such township from the aggregate vote cast for all candidates for secretary of state in said townabip at the last preceding general election. The word township” as used in this ac t shall be construed to mean civil township. After said petition is filed, ho voter shall be permitted to sign his hame thereto, or to withdraw his name t orefrom. in any indictment, affiavit or information for selling intoxcat.ng liquois m a beverage without ■oense in such territory, it shall not ® necessary to set forth the facts s owing that the required number of ®tors in such territory petitioned for ® election and that the elecion was bd, or that a majority voted in fa-

vor of prohibiting the sale as herein provided, but it shall be sufficient to allege that the act complained of was then and there prohibited and unlawful. Sec. 4, That section four (4) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 4. The ballots in a special election held under the provisions of this act shall be in the following form: (YES) Shall the sale of Intoxicating liquors as a beveridgo be prohibitedin (here inserting the particular territory in which election is held)? All ballots marked in the square All ballots marked with a cross in [NO] ’•yes” shall be counted in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating the square containing the word liquors as a beverage in such territory, and all ballots marked with a cross in the square containing the word “No” shall be counted opposed to prohibiting such sales therein. Sec. 5. That section five (5) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 5. The board of election commissioners for said election, held under this act, shall consist of the county auditor and two resident freeholders of the territory in which such election is to be held, one known to be in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in such particular territory, and one opposed to prohibiting such sales therein, both to be appointed by the board of commissioners of such county at the time of ordering such election. Any two members of such commission shall have full power to act in all matters enjoined upon such commission by this act. Said election commissioners shall prepare and distribute the ballots, and shall on the day after said election at ten o’clock a. m., meet at the auditor’s office in the court house of said county and canvass the returns of said county. Sec. 6. That section six (6) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 6. The board of commissioners, when possible, shall appoint on the election board of each precinct one judge and one clerk known to be in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in the territory in which such election is to be held and one judge and one clerk opposed to the prohibiting such sale therein.

Sec. 7. That section seven (7) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows. Sec. 7. The certificate of said election commissioners shall be filed with the auditor of said county not later than five days after said election, and the board of commissioners of said county shall make and enter an order at the next regular session declaring the result of such election. If a majority of the legal votes cast at said election shall be in favor of prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage in the territory in which said election was held under this act, it shall thereafter be unlawful for said commissioners or any court to grant a license to any person for the sale of intoxicating liquors in such territory, and the board of commissioners thereafter shall have no power or jurisdiction to hear or consider applications for license to sell intoxicating liquors nor to grant such licenses to any person in such territory until at a subsequent election held under this act a majority of the legal voters of such territory voting at such subsequent election shall vote against prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Sec. 8. Section nine (9) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 9. If a majority of the legal votes cast at said election shall be in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in such territory, then after ninetj’ days from the date of holding said election, all licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors granted in said territory after the passage of this act, shall be null and void, and the holder thereof shall be liable for any sale of liquors made by him thereafter the same as if a license had never been issued to him. If the holder of such void license shall surrender the same within ninety days from the date of holding said election, the county, town or city issuing said license shall refund to the holder an amount proportionate with the unexpired time for which the license fee shall have been paid: Provided, however, That no license issued prior to the passage of this act shall be terminated by virtue of this act or any vote thereunder. Sec. 9. That section ten (10) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 10. If a majority of the legal votes cast in any territory at an election held under the ions of this act snail be against prohibiting the sale bf intoxicating liquors as a beverage in such territory, such vote shall not affect, change or alter the legal effect of tay order, Judgment, ordinance, remonstrance or any action making it unlawful for the board of commissioners, or any city or town, to grant a license for the sale of intoxicating liquors in any par-

ticular township, city ward, residence district, or to any person, but such order, judgment, remonstrance, or orordinance shall remain in full force and effect according to the provisions of the statute under which said remonstrance was filed, or such ordinance enacted. And in such case the legal voters of any township or ward may remonstrate against the granting of a license to sell intoxicating liquors as now provided by law the same as if no election had been held. Sec. 10. That section eleven (11) of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec. 11. In all elections hereunder, and in all matters and proceedings not herein otherwise specified, all the provisions, including penalties, of the general election laws of the state shall apply as far as the same are applicable. When an election is held under the provisions of this act in any incorporated city, all expenses of such election shall be paid by such incorporated city; when an election is held under the provisions of this act in any township or in the territory in any township outside of any incorporated city, or cities, therein, ail expenses of such election shall be paid by such township. The auditor of the county in which the petition for such election was filed, shall file with the clerk or comptroller of such incorporated city, or with the township trustee of such township, as the case may be, an itemized statement of the expenses of such election, setting forth the names of persons to whom the same are payable, and such expenses shall be paid out of the general fund of such city or township, as me case may be, without any specific appropriation being made therefor. Sec. 11. That section twelve (12 of the above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Sec 12. Nothing contained in the provisions of this act shall affect, amend, repeal, or alter in any way the act entitled “An act to better regulate and restrict the sale of inoxicating, spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, providing penalties for the violation of the same, providing for the enforcement thereof, and providing for remonstrance against the granting of license for the sale of the same, and conferring jurisdiction upon police courts and justices of the peace in cases of violation of the provisions of this act and other laws of the state on the subject of selling intoxicating liquors,” approved March 11, 1895, commonly known as “The Nicholson Law,” nor the act to amend section nine of the above entitled act, approved February 15, 1905, commonly known as “The Moore Remonstrance Law,” nor any law or ordinance which prohibits throughout any township, ward or residence district the sale of intoxicating liquors, but this act shall be deemed additional and supplemental thereto. Nothing in this act shall in any manner affect any remonstrance which has already been filed, or order made thereon, against the granting of license to sell intoxicating liquors in any ward or township in this state, or against any particular applicant for license nor shall this act In any manner affect the result of the vote of any county in this state obtained at any election held prior to January 1, 1911, pursuant to the provisions of the act of which this is amendatory; Provided, That the result of the vote of any such election in any county shall be effective and operative for the period of two years only from the date of such election. Sec. 12. Whereas, an emergency exists for this act, the same shall be in full force from and after its passage. Approved February 11, 1911.

WAS HAPPY AFFAIR. Ruckman Home in Root Township Scene of Much Pleasure. The reception and dinner which were given Thursday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Ruckman, whose marriage took place the day previous, at the home of the groom's parents in Root township, was the source of much pleasure throughout the day. About forty guests o fthe couple gathered at the Ruckman home to help spend the day in response to invitations received, and which wms one of the happiest gatherings held at that place for some time. A sumptuous dinner was spread at noon, in which all present took part and which #as much enjoyed. The afternoon was spent in a social way, much of the time being devoted to music and a general good time. Rev. Wise of this city who officiated at the marriage, was present and also Mrs. Joseph McFarland and her brother were among the guests. Music was furnished for the occasion by Mr. Grimsey of Hoagland, a talented musician, assisted 7>y the groom and his brother. or Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —That an effectual law for referendum on franchises will be passed by the senate was assured this morning when an amendment by Senator Beal was passed, restoring the Grube bill, practical-

ly to its original form. The only change is that twenty-five per cent of the voters is necessary to the petition to call an election, instead of twenty. An amendment by Kane requiring that the people must pass on a franchise, only when bribery or undue influence has been used in the council, was defeated. An amendment by Stotsenberg was adopted, making it possible to hold an election on a franchise when the council has refused to take action. A franchise voted in this way cannot be revoked by the council. Senator Wood moved a recall of the platform corporation bill from the house this morning, but Lieutenant Governor Hall reserved his ruling. The house passed the bill requiring counties to turn over to the state funds to relieve the emptiness of the stao reasury and took up the weights and measures bill this afternoon. The regular apportionment bill passed unanimously. Chicago, 111., Feb. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The National Association of Independent Telephone companies today unanimously adopted a resolution declaring themselves against any consolidation of the Mor-gan-Bell interests. Trinidad, Colo., Feb. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Eleven men are known to be dead and six are missing as the result of an explosion in the Carbon Coal and Coak company’s mines. There is practically no hopes for the imprisoned men as the passages are rapidly filling with damp. o Mr. and Mrs. Wilfen Alexander entertained at their home, six miles southeast of the city Tuesday in honor of Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Roop of Willshire, Ohio. Other guests were Mrs. Joel Johnson and granddaughter, 110, Mrs. Simeon Traster, Mrs. Lafayette Gaunt, Mrs. J. W. Cowan and daughter, Pearl, of Garrett, Ind., and Mrs. Oscar Moser and daughters, Opal and Ruth, of Pleasant Mills. At the noon hour a sumptuous dinner was served, consisting of all the dainties of the season. Ice cream was an additional refreshment, which was greatly enjoyed. The guests departed at a late hour, voting Mr. and Mrs. Alexander royal entertainers.

The ladies of the Salem Ladles' Aid society spent Thursday with Mrs. Troby Cramer at her home m Decatur street, where the time was profitably spent in making comforts, while they chatted socially, laying aside the work at noon to partake of the good dinner prepared by the hostess. Mrs. John Helm, east of the city, will be hostess at the next meeting in two weeks. Those present Thursday were Mesdames D. A. Helm and daughter, Naomi; William Alfather, O. C. Walters, Samuel Worklnger, J. P. Spuller, George Cramer, Forest Light and son, Walter; Fred Linn, E. B. Kern and Samuel Snitz. A very pleasant afternoon and evening were spent at the home of Henry Brockmeyer of Bingen. Six o’clock dinner was served and the evening was spent with music and other social pleasures. The guests were H. Brockmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reiter, Mr. and Mrs. William Gallmeier, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hitzeman, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wesling, Mr. and Mrs. John Hey, Miss Flora Gallmeier, Miss Lena Wesling, Miss Beatrix Hey, Emma Wesling, Alvina Gallmeier, Herbert Wesling, Georgia Hey, Theodore Reiter, Paul Gallmeier, Margaret Wealing, Esther Reiter, Dorothy Wesling and Clara Reiter. The members of the Orient club devoted themselves to their embroidery and chatted happily as they plied their needles at the home of Mrs. Wr. R. Dorwin Thursday afternoon, a luncheon, temptingly served in two courses, coming at an interval in the sewing. Guedts other than club members were Mrs. Charles Peterson and Mrs. Fred Vaughn and the club members present were Mesdames C. M. Hoover, Charles Murray, Isadore Kalver, Harry Helm, Lawrence Smith, John Stewait and Herbert Lachot. Mrs. I. Kalver will be hostess to the club next Thursday afternoon. The girls of the Needlecraft club spent one of their most delightful evenings with Miss Etta Mallonee Thursday evening. While some sewed and chatted, others furnished piano music. An interesting contest, in which names of flowers were formed from transposed letters was enjoyed and later, a very appetizing luncheon was served. Miss Helen Sheets was a guest besides the regular members present. Jessie Magley will entertain the club next week,. Miss Lydia Miller was a royal hostess to the O. N. O. club Thursday evening, the party including the Misses Ode and Letta Fullenkamp, Amelia Weber, Louise Brake, Alice Knapp, Hazel Smith and Messrs. Charles Lose, Fred Schurger; :o Fred Fullenkamp, Tony Hackman, Theodore Gralliker, Leo Weber and Edwin Fledder-

Johann. Progressive peanuts passed a delightful time, first prizes being won by Ode Fullenkamp and Tony Hack man, and the boobies by Alice Knapp and Charles Lose. Music and a luncheon were also items of entertainment. The life and work of George Innes, sr„ was the delightful study of the Euterpeans at the home of Miss Bess Schrock Thursday evening, the program being carried out under the direction of Mrs. Fred Patterson. During the course of the winter American artists have been studied, but those heretofore were of portrait painters, and the change to Innes, the landscape painter, was a delightful one. Thirty-six guests attended the annual mite box opening of the Queen Esther Circle at the home of Pansy Bell Thursday evening, she being assisted in entertaining by the Misses Margaret Mills and Veda Hensley. The service was lead by Miss*Dessie Mann, the lesson being, “The Cubans and Their Life.” Vocal solos were given by Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer and Miss Gladys McMillen, while readings by Ethel Smith and Bernice Dailey, and piano numbers by Germaine Coffee. Gladys McMillen and Jean Lutz were highly appreciated. Refreshments were served later in the evening. The sum from the mite boxes was about eight dollars. — o OBITUARY. Mary Louisia Allen, wife of James H. Woods, was born June 17, 1852, at Ossian, Wells county, Ind., and departed this life February 1, 1911, in Van Wert county, Ohio, aged 58 years, 7 months and 14 days. She was the last of her family, her parents and three brothers having preceded her in death. She was married to James H. Woods June 17, 1875, at Ossian, Ind. Though no children were born to this union, they reared one child from infancy, Fanny Green, now wife of C. W. Hitchcock, she being as their own daughter. The deceased leaves to mourn a husband, this daughter, two grandchildren, a number of relatives, and a host of friends. But our loss Is her gain. She lived a noble Christian life, giving her smiles and kind words to all. Having joined the Disciple church at Ossian, Ind., she then transferred her membership to the Methodist church at Zion in Van Wert county, Ohio, still later joining the United Brethren church at Wood Chapel in 1898, living at all times a devoted life. Funeral services were conducted at the Wren U. B. church by her pastor, Rev. W. Z. Robert, text being Rev. 14:13. Interment in Wren cemetery. a EXPLOSION CAUSE UNKNOWN. Owners of Nitro-Glycerin Magazine Will Settle Damages. ■—» —<• From a point of damages the explosion of nitro-glycerin stored in a magazine on the Spaulding farm in Chester township Tuesday morning will cost the DuPont-Nemours company, owners of the magazine, about $2,000 or more in addition to the destruction of the storage building and the explosive. In such cases the company is liable for the damages caused by the shock of explosion and a Montpelier gentleman who was in Bluffton Wednesday evening said that the ni-tro-glycerine company already had an agent on the scene Wednesday looking up losses and arranging to settle. The company will have to settle for the plate glass windows, dishes, etc., that were broken. As reports come in it has been found that the loss from breaking of dishes and bric-abrac will be much heavier than first estimated. At Montpelier one lady reported that very nearly all of her hand-painted china, on a plate rail around her dining room wall, was blown to the floor and smashed to fragments. One school building at Montpelier lost eleven large window panes, and it is estimated that 1,000 panes of small glass in addition to twelve plate glass windows were broken. One theory of the cause of the explosion advanced by a Montpelier paper, is that the waters of the Salamonie river on the bank of which the magazine stood, rising slowly undermined the ground beneath the magazine, allowing the magazine to settle enough to cause a can of the nitroglycerin to topple off a shelf onto the floor and set off the magazine. No traces of human remains have been found, and if anybody was in the building they were literally blown to atoms and scattered to the four winds.—Bluffton News. —, o - —— In the death of Mrs. Rachel G. Elzey, this city loses another of its well known residents. She was called to her reward Thursday a. m at about 5 o’clock after an illness dating back several years. She was tfie wife of the late William Elzey, and resided on a farm southeast of the city till the death of the husband about three years ago. For nearly two years she has been afflicted with a complication of diseases, her most serious ailment

being heart trouble of an organic nature, and cancer of the liver, and together with her advanced age of sev-enty-five years, made her chances for recovery very doubtful, and for several weeks it could be plainly seen that she could survive but a short time. Since the death of her husband she has been making her home with her sister, Mrs. Sarah Elzey, on Jackson street, where she has been cared for during her illness. Rhe was a lady of many good qualities, beloved by al), and her death will be sadly felt, and her presence missed by those with whom she has been associated for so many years. She leaves to mourn her loss two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Elzey of this city and Mrs. John Curless of Utah, and a brother, Isaac Garretson, also of Utah. The funeral services were held at 1:3 Oo’clock Sunday afternoon at the United Brethren church and interment was made at the Maplewood cemetery. o The decision of the school board on the selection of the site of the new high school building is delayed somewhat. As soon as it is determined whether an option can be secured from Miss Hattie Studebaker on her property on Third street, just south ot the Central school house, an action in court for the vacation of the alley between the Studebaker lot and that of the Central school house will be begun. If the vacation of the alley can be secured, the school board will purchase the Studebaker lot and the erection of the new school house be commenced as soon as possible that it may be completed by the time of opening school in the fall. The new school if these plans mature, will be built across the alley, part of the high school building being on the new lot and part on that of the Central building, making the one conveniently close to the other. At present, the only delay in the proceedings is in securing an option from Miss Studebaker. This will probably be secured in a short while.

It was a tired, but not totally disheartened bunch of Phi Delta Kappa basket ball boys who arrived home Friday on the early train from Bluffton —with their heads crowned with caps with the ear-flaps pulled down to keep off the “frost” —instead of crowned with the laurel wreaths as predicted before the meet. For the boys were beaten again, this time the score being 26 to 16. Os course the Decatur boys put up a noble game, all considering, as they have been in practice but two or three weeks, and judgment must be given after viewing from all points. After the ball game, the Bluffton Phi Delts gave a dance ia their club rooms in hohor of the Decatur boys. The Decatur party included Otto Green, Glen. Falk, Vane Weaver, Tracy Nelson, Harry Jeffries, Bob and Dick Peterson and Vaughn Murray. Bob Peterson served as refere. The two teams will meet again soon, probably next week, and the game will probably be pulled off here. — o STATE CONTEST MARCH 31ST. The state spelling contest will be held in the hall of the house of representatives at Indianapolis on Friday, March 31st, according to notices that are being sent out to the county superintendents over the state. In this contest three representatives from each congressional district will participate, thirty-nine in all. The rules of the state event have not been given out as yet, but it is supposed they will be about the same that have been used in the county tests. A definite announcement df this will be made within the next few days. —. —o THEY LOSE THEIR JOBS. Because of Negligence Clover Leaf Engineer and Brakeman Let Out. As a result of the head-on collision: between Clover Leaf passenger train No. 6 and freight train No. 45, which occurred at Willshire, Ohio, Tuestny morning, Engineer George Bellew ai.j Head Brakeman Frank McNeff, of the freight crew, have been let out of the c mpany’s service. Officials who investigated thewreck, adjudged the two trainmen guilty of negligence in not protecting the head end of their train while it was not clear of the main track. —Van Wert Bulletin. o LINCOLN DAY CELEBRATED. At the United Brethren Church With Special Services. Next Sunday the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln will be observed at the United Brethren church of this city. Special music, recitations, and pledge-signing will befeatures of the occasion. We could in no better way celebrate the birthday of the great commoner than by signing his pledge to total abstinence from the use of intoxicants as a beverage. The saloon problem will be solved when our boy s and girls grow up to be total abstainers.