Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1911 — Page 2

NEW POST CARD VIEWS. Sixteen View* of Picturesque Decatur Will Soon be on Market. A photographer Ik In the city taking Uews ot all the interesting places with the object of placing them on postcards for the local druggists. He is taking the public buildings, some of the fine residences, street scenes and best of all. some of our best and prettiest river views. This will include the old bridge on Monroe street, showing several spectators and a mail wagon just crossing the bridge and will make a good picture, one we have not had before. Another view will be the quarries north of town, and shows some fine work on the part of the camera man. The nicest picture will be ot the north bridge or twin bridges, as it is sometimes called. This will be taken from the river bank, showing the small islands, the bridge and the small rapids, which are there. It will be named "The Old Fishing Hole.” on account of so many people making a practice of fishing at that place. o Miss Laura Callow of near Wren, Ohio, who has been gradually declining in the past several months, and who for several weeks has been at the point of death, passed away at an early hour this morning at her home at Wren. Miss Callow was the daughter of the late William and Alice Callow, whose deaths occurred within the past year and a half, the father passing away a year ago last January and the mother a year ago this month. The daughter lovingly cared lor them during their iiiness and the strain and sorrow accompanying their illness and death contributed no doubt in no small way in undermining the strength of the daughter and hastened her decline. The deceased was about forty years of age, and the greater part of her life has been spent in the vicitaity of Wren, where her parents have resided. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. A. Smith, of this city, and four brothers —Horace, formerly of this city, now of West Plains, Mo.; Allen, at home, John and Sherman of north of Wren — o Decatur people who went to bort Wayne on the 4 o'clock car Thursday aiternccn were mucu alarmed when the car stopped at Middletown and a cot, bearing Charles Sweet, an old soldier, from near that place, who had attempted suicide by cutting his tut oat, was put on the car, the man being taken to Fort Wayne, where transfer was made to the county infirmary. The man was Charles Sweet of Allen county, well known to many here. The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette says:

‘ Demented from excessive use of intoxicants, Charles Sweet, aged 69, a veteran of the cilvil war and a former resident of Marion township, now on a furlough from the Marion soldiers’ home, attempted suicide at 8 o’clock Thursday morning by slashing himself across the throat with a dull pocekt knife in a barn on the Henry Neireiter farm, near Middietown, and lay insensible and bleeding until found five hours later. His wounds are not of a serious nature and he will be able to return to the institution within a few days. "After parting from his wife. Sweet went to Marion last September, where lie entered the home He came back on a furlough a month ago and had been visiting with former neighbors. He came to the Neireiter home Wednesday night and asked to be allowed to stay, but, owing to his intoxicated condition and the illness of Mr. Neireiter, he was refusec admittance, but was given two blankets and allowed to go to the barn for the night. “When the man was found in the haymow Thursday afternoon. Dr. Mercer of Poe was Immediately summoned, and it was soon found that the cuts w’ere not dangerous, the jugular vein and the principal blood vessels and organs of the neck be’na unimpaired. R. E. Chapman of Poe brought Sweet to the county infirmary to remain until able to return to Marion.” It is said that after cutting his throat, the blood poured forth in such profusion that his coat and clothing became so matted that it was necessary to burn them. Indianapolts, Ind., March 10 —All members of the late, but not lamented legislature, has shaken the dust from his feet, and probably by this time is busy explaining to ais constituents why he voted the wrong way on some important bill, and “what’s the matter with 105.” The members all seemed glad of the opportunity to quit, and the same is true of those who have been constantly watching the game during the session, and we presume that even greater cheer is eminating from the lips of the dear people, who now know to a certainty that the appi piiation bills are all in, and that innocent looking jokers are a thing of tlie past. And in talking of jokers and lobbyists and the interests, it ife really a wonder that the people fare

as well as they do. and the reason for It Iles in the fact that the average man, be he a member of the Indiana legislature or wh* not, is honest under any and all circumstances Were it not so. there would not be enough left to tell the tale. But they are all gone now. Among the last to say farewell was Speaker Veneman. who returns to his home at Evansville, and he goes with the good will of every acquaintance made since beginning and completing his duties as speaker of the Indiana house of representatives. Senator Wood was another of those to linger tn saying farewell. Governor Marshall has left the city on a week’s vacation and rest. He needed the rest. It has been a merry clip that the chief executive paced, beginning last September, when he began his speaking tour of the campaign. It took all the months of November and December to catch up with his official duties and then camo the legislature, and since then he did not permit any one to sleep at the switch. But through it all. the governor came out on top, witnessing the legislative enactment of. every party platform pledge, and getting much personal consideration from the members of the law-making body of the state government. It is a fact worth recording that even those democrats in the legislature who were the most ferocious in their indictment of him, were his warmest supporters in the end. As a sample, one who came prejudiced and with personal feelings of malice, paid his respects in leaving by saying that he did not know why but that he was won to him completely. and left with the most kindly feeling. and that he was with him and for him, in any capacity and at any time of the year, day or night, Sunday included. It is the governor’s thorough honesty and independence that wins these friends. No soft soap goes with him. He fe what he is, and that is the end of it. Corporation business at the office of secretary of state has been fast and furious for'several weeks, and old employees there say they never saw anything to equal it in the history of this feature of the business. Apparently everything and everybody is incorporating and receiving the protection given by this method of doing business, and it is the best way—we are advertising our business. Some fancy fees, the largest ever received by the state, is also a feature worth mentioning. The Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction company that recently bought up the Wabash Valley lines at Fort Wayne, paid $8,013.00 for their reincorporation, while over $13,000 was paid for the reincorporation of the Studabaker concern at South Bend. This is the easiest and most profitable business that the state does.

Adams county remains a legislative district and all by her lonesome. Some fancy hemstitching was done during the dying moments of the Indiana legislature, and some of it was devoted to saving a new apportionment from being signed by a democratic governor, after having been passed by a democratic legislature. The reason for this lies in the simple fact that it is an impossibility to make an apportionment without having it more favorable to the republicans than the democrats. This is caused by this fact: The southern half of Indiana, which is the democratic gibraltar of the state, has lost its population, while the northern half, which is strongly republican, has gained and these gains are enormous. The result is that when an attempt is made at a reapportibnment the republicans are benefitted more than the democrats. So the old apportionment stands, and we believe that more party advantage is given the democrats than was shown by the proposed new one. Supt. E. E. Rice of the Decatur public schools, was here Saturday and the first of the week, assisting at the office of the superintendent of public instruction. From personal knowledge we get it that Mr. Rice is considered to be one of the best school men in the state, and it is their purpose to frequently call him into service in their departments. L. G. E. For the first time in over two years, notices of applications for liquor licenses appear in the current issue of the Weekly Democrat, and from the number printed it looks as though there would be a real contest for the five licenses to be granted for the city of Decatur. The applications reI quire an entire page, and number flflteen for the county. This includes I Jeff Klopfenstein at Preble, Louis KclI ler at Monroe and John Hey at Wil- ' liams. The list for Decatur is: Cur- ‘ ley Radamaker, corner Second and Madison streets. Niblick building: Lafayette Ellis, in his own building; Roman Barthel in the Joseph & Lang room: Wilffam Hartings, in the Model cigar store room; Ben Knapke, in Curley’s old place; John Keller, in

the room formerly occupied by John Meyer; Morton Andrews in the old Hoknecht place; Joseph Tunneller in the Forbing building; Andrew Zeser in the frame next to the Elzey & Carroll barber shop; C. D. Murray, at his hotel; Clem W. Voglewede. at the vjioine” stand; and Edward Johnson, for a wholesale license. It is likely that another application or two will be filed for the wholesale business, the license on which is S2OO, half the amount to go to the state and half to the city, and on which the limit does not apply. RETURN FROM FUNERAL Os Carl Crawford Held at St. Louis Yesterday. Mis. Mary Crawford and daughter Edna, and son Leon, and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger who left Wednesday afternoon for St. Louis, Mo., to attend the funeral of Confrater Aloyslus, formerly Carl Crawford, a son of Mrs. Mary Crawford, which was held yesterday morning at the monastery chapel, at St. Louis, where he was studying for the priesthood, arrived home this morning at five o’clock. Carl’s three classmates, Bernard Terveer, Tony Confer and Frank Bremerkamp. who also attended the services, will remain until this evening. A new case entitled Albert Kauffman vs. Florence Kauffman, for divorce, was filed by Attorney F. M. Cottrell. The couple were married September 11. 1909, and lived together until February 19th, this year. Mr. Kauffman alleges that his wife is an habitual drunkard, that she buys whiskey from foreign houses and threatened to feed him on Paris green and to kill his mother. A plain decree is asked. David P. Kenworthy et al. vs. William H. Reichard, to foreclose lien and damages, SSOO. Appearance by F. M. Cottrell for defendant: rule to answer. Albert F. Adams vs. Louisa Jane Ketcham, cause heard. Finding that defendant is person of unsound mind. John T. Kelley appointed guardian. < A. D. Suttles, receiver, vs. Decatur Motor Co., on contract, reply filed by plaintiff to answer. A marriage license was granted to Nellie Kern. 22, carpenter. Geneva. Frank M. Cottrell was appointed administrator of the estate of his nephew. Albert F. Cottrell, who died in Michigan a shart time ago. The bond was for $l5O. — The improvement at the Lose & Thomas cigar factory have now been completed and the plant is a model all respects. The most marked improvement is the addition of a fifty foot factory room well lighted and ventilated, and commodious. The retail department has also been cut down considerably to make room for the drying and steaming department. Over one thousand feet of drying racks have been built, giving them a capacity of over three hundred pounds of tobacco a day. A steaming process has been installed which extracts the petroleum ether from the leaf, thus insuring a sweet smoke without that biting sensation afterwards. The leaf is purchased in ton lots and when received is at once put in the steaming arrangement, their exclusive process of tobacco culture. It is then removed to the stripping room, where the stems are removed, and returned to the drying room again, from whence it goes to the rollers, who work the filler dry and the binders and wrappers moist. The cleanliness of the plant is apparent, the floors being without the usual litter of waste and the little paste jars are spotless white. The stems as fast as they gather are removed to the cellar, where they are baled and shipped, being utilized in other factories for the manufacture of various commodities. The present output of the factory is three thousand per day. From the revenue reports to the government we found that White Stag cigars to the extent of 40,200 were made in January and 45,700 in February of this year. The J. A. M. Adair cigar is fast becoming a leader and in a few months the factory will be flooded with orders for this popular brand. Besides the White Stag and the J. A. M. Adair this firm makes the Havana Midget, Atlantic King, Cubatonia, M. W. A. and Red Feather in five cent grades. The Thomas Blend is the leading ten cent brand. Two cheaper grades, the N. & A. and the Bouquet 76, are manufactured for those who wan them. No artificial flavoring is used in any of these brands, the flavor depending only on the grade of the lee/ used. There are now twenty people engaged in this factory and Mr. Thom as stated this morning that he would employ more if he could get them, - -V- «' *1

also take on an apprentice or two. When visited this morning the factoflk exhibited a busy aspect, nil the rollers and strippers working merrily away. One man is necessary to keen the leaf on the drying racks and supplied to the rollers. The John Adair cigar Is being made under a contract held by the Hood company qf Portland, and the factory is now rushed, being forced to work each night to get the orders out. This in addition to keeping up with orders for the other brands, keeps the taetory working night and day which state of affairs will prevail until the management can secure more help. The factory is now one of the largest in this section of the state and 11 present indications hold up will soon be forced to take larger quarters and j manufacture on a scale that will give: employment to a hundred or so employees. - o The members of the Knights of Pythlas lodge in this city are forming plans and arranging matters to insti-j tute what they term the “Social Even . ing” feature. It is the intention to, set apart one evening of each month to be devoted solely to social features, at which time the attendance of every member of the lodge will be urged with the request that he bring, as a guest, some man not belonging to the order. In doing this it is possible that many men will become interested in the order and on their own initiative make application for membership. Dr. Fred Patterson has been appointed chairman of the Social Evening committee as a whole, and as his assistants has John Parrish, Fred Fruchte, Orval Harruff and James Hurst, who are chairmen of the invitation, refreshment, entertainment and finance committees respectively, other members of the committees being D. B. Erwin and Jonas Tritch, F. V. Mills and Harry Helm, E. E. Rice and Albert Sellemeyer, D. N. Erwin and E. Burt. Lenhart. Plans to date are for what may be known as a "Boosters’ Meeting" to be held next Thursday night at which time interest will be aroused and plans formulated to open an active campaign for new members for the lodge. With the ideal lodge home which the order has, where all the pleasures desired by any man are afforded, a campaign for increased membership should prove very successful. oLIKES THE WEST. William Elmer Rohr Writes Democrat That All is Well There For Him. Elmer Rohr, a former resident of this place, and very well known here, writes from Pine River, Minn., where he is now located, that the winters there are not what they are advertised, they not having ten feet of snow hr a rigorous winter. Pine River is a little town lost away up in the pines, but it is equipped with electric lights, waterworks and all the other modern improvements. Mr. Rohr states that there is a fine opportunity there for men with a little capital, also that there is plenty of work. Mr. Rohr’s friends are glad to hear of his success and hope that it may continue.

Miss Dora Schultz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz of the south part of tne city, is suffering from a badly blistered and burned forehead, the result of getting hold of the wrong bottle of medicine. Miss Schultz had been suffering a headache and this morning thought she would get the camphor bottle and apply what has been deemed a good remedy for headache. She got a bottle that she supposed was the camphor vial and pouring a quantity of the liquid on her hand applied it to her forehead, rubbing it the enttre length and breadth thereof. In a very short time she felt excruciating pain, stinging and burning and was horrified to read by the label that she had applied carbolic acid instead of the soothing camphor. She hastily applied lard and then called a physician, who advised soothing lotions, and though the forehead was badly swollen, burned and blistered this afternoon and caused much pain, the injury is not consiiered serious. E. Woods, who was so badly injured by being thrown backwards from a wagon in which he was standing, is showing continued improvement, and is able to sit up a short whille occasionally. There is no longer any doubt about the success of the Decatur Motor Car company. After a varied career ot ups and downs, mostly “downs," it is on its feet and will without doubt, within a few years, be one of the biggest concerns of its kind in the country. It means more for Decatur than our people will realize at. this time, a really big manufacturing industry, that will employ a large number of men at gouu wages ana will advertise! Decatur from one end of the land to the other. They will manufacture only

a one-ton truck and M’e « pronounced by experts every when. For two months a deal has been on to finance the company lhe PSB ‘ and we are glad to announce that th very last detail of arrangement was, concluded today. The "man behind gun," so to speak, Uno less a person than John I. Taylor, owner of the Boston American League bn e ba club, owner of the Boston Globe, mulionarle and all-around business man. Mr. Brackett, president of the tur Automobile company, and Mr Bernard, sales manager, have been In the east all this week and a telegram from Mr. Brackett Friday announced the fact that Mr. Taylor hadl agreed to all the terms and is now behind the ( company. Recently the cß P ,tal * w ‘ ~® “ was increased to $325,000 and the factory here will soon be a mighty busy institution, as arrangements are nowbeing made to work day and night shifts and turn out four cars a week., Next vear the factory will be rebuilt, with a capacity equal to the demands. The new Decatur truck is a model ot j perfection and at the Boston shownow on, three car loads had been sold up to Thursday evening. In tact it Is not a question of selltag it, but making it. and the fact that the company is now financed in the right way takes that “if” away and puts the company on its feet In great shape. We congratulate Mr, Brackett and the other men who have made possible for Decatur a greater factory. ISSUE BIG CATALOG. Business Men of Willshire Attempt to Counteract Mail Order Influence. The business men of Willshire are arranging to pull off a little advertising stunt which will make all the towns sit up and take notice that they are on the map. There are about twenty business men in the town and they will collectively issue a catalog which will be distributed to the various patrons of the stores. Each business man will have his allotted amount of space and the object of the catalog is to give an itemized list of everything carried in stock by any merchant in the town. The catalog will be about the size of the usual mail order book and will contain at least 500 pages. They will probably be priced, thus making a complete mail order catalog, which can be used by any one who happens to secure one. This is the only way to counteract the influence of the mail order houses, so the promoters say. The success of the venture will be closely watched by the merchants everywhere and if it proves successful it will be generally used. — o— THE RED MEN Will Reorganize Haymaker Degree and Give Work to Large Class. Members of the local Red Men lodge are formulatfag plans by which the Haymaker degree of that order may be reorganized. Several candidates are ready to take the work and the order will take the matter up officially next Wednesday evening at the regular meeting and will jR-obably decide to reorganize. All the boys interested in the Haymaker work or wanting to be one of the bunch should be there without fail. o— IS FIXING IT UP. Peter Forbing is Arranging His Store For Occupancy. Workmen are engaged in remodeling the Peter Forbing building, one door north of the Schafer Hardware store, for occupancy in the near future. They are removing the old plaster and will give the room a thorough overhauling, putting on new paper and painting all the woodwork, including the front, whfch will also be painted. This will remove all traces of the fire which recenly occurred there, burning the stock of Al Garard, who conducted a five and ten cent store there. The building has not been remodedel since that time, and will require some improvements before being ready for an occupant. LETTIE KINTZ ENJOYS STAY. In Southwest—Cashier For Anderson Lumber and Mercantile Firm, Miss Lettie Kintz, who left several months ago for Gideon, Mo., for an extended stay with her sister, Mrs. Newton Anderson, writes friends here that she is having a fine time on her visit in the southwest. It Is not all play, though, she writes, as she has taken a position as cashier for the Anderson Lumber & Mercantile company, one of the many departments of commerce established there by th. former Decatur boys. She likes the position very much. The. weathethere at present Is delightful, t' e trees being in bloom. —u — i Children Orv I fOyitTCHES'S ’ e A ST o R | A

The following obituary from th# March 2nd number of the Jordan (N. Y.) Times, of Mrs. Mabelle Ed. wards Rising, daughter of Mr. Mrs. J. D. Edwards of Ithaca, N. y formerly of this city, a brief notice of ‘ whose death was given recently 11( this paper, was received late Wetim. day afternoon by Mrs. Samuel |„, man. a friend of the family, and w(11 be of much interest to the other be. catur friends. "One of the saddest deaths that has been our duty to record in many years Is that of Mrs. Mabelle C. Rising, wife of our much esteemed young townsman. Arthur 8. Rising, which occurred at her home on Norton street at > o’clock last Friday morning. Her |fi. ness was of but a few weeks' duration and the cause of Iyer death is assigned as that of acute atrophy of the liver It was thought last Wednesday morn Ing her condition, though critical, was improving and her ultimate recover was looked for, but despite the pray, •rs and entreaties of all who km and loved her, their appeals were overruled, and her spirit took i t> flight to that home ot everlasting "Mrs. Rising was born in the state of Indiana nearly 31 years ago. She came with her parents to Weedsport in 1898 and was a resident of that village for about 12 years. On December 30, 1908, she was married to Arthur C. Rising, they having formed an acquaintance in the office of the Franklin Automobile Works in Syracuse, where they were both employed as bookkeeper and stenographer. “Mr. and Mrs. Rising took up their residence in Jordan in June. 1909, when Mr. Rising became associated with his father and formed the firm of A. I. Rising & Son, one of the leading mercantile concerns of this village. "The deceased was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church of this village. She was not only faithful to her church, but just as faithful in believing that it was her duty as a Christian to do the will of her Master at all times. She was always ready to lend a helping hand in time of need —both in acts of kindness and in words. Flowers, not thorns, sunshine, not shadow, did she scatter everywhere. Truth was the inspiration of her life and by kindness she exemplified its growth. Her life was a rare jewei, her spirit as gold refined r. the fire, ready for heaven. Thus we mourn her departure, but God hath bidden her welcome to that mansion which He himself has prepared. The funeral services, which were largely attended, were held from her late home Sunday afternoon at 2:3<1 o’clock, the Rev. I. W. Ketchum, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Weedsport, officiating, assisted by Rev. A. H. Mutschler of this village. Songs were touchingly rendered by a quartet from Weedsport. "Floral offerings were contributed by the business men. the Eastern Star, the Presbyterian society and many loving friends. The flowers were many and beautiful, but not more beautiful than the face that rested so peacefully among them. Beautiful in life, beautiful in death but far more beautiful in the glorious resurrection morn. Flowers seem to be the best emblems we have to express our love, for we wreathe them around the cradle, the marriage altar and the tomb. Thus would we leave her, and in memory keep her. as sweetly reposing among the beautiful and fragrant flowers. “She is survived by her husband, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. P Edwards, of Ithaca; three sisters. Elba and Frances of Ithaca and Fave of Pearl River, N. Y., and two brothers, Robert and Richard, of Ithaca Interment was made in the Maple Grove cemetery." • o — ATTACKS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL A severe attack on school principal Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania. Ga., is thus told by him. “For more than three years.” he writes, “I suffered indescribable torture from rheumatism, l>' er and stomach trouble and diseased kidneys. All remedies failed until 1 used Electric Bitters, but four bottles o. this wonderful remedy cured me com pletely.” Such results are common. Tfihousands bless them for curing stomach trouble, female complaint-'-kidney disorders, biliousness, and for new health and vigor. Try them Onh 50 cents at all druggists. EPILEPSY St. Vitus Dance, Stubbo* 1 ® Nervous Disorders, Fits respond immediately to the remarkable tre ment that has for 39 years been ® s “'l r .T remedy for these troubles—Dß. KLINE'S C • O nn NERVE RESTORER. It is Present O£,Uy especially for these diseases and ■ RnHfi not. cure-all. Its benrfoal £ ■j ® are immediate and lasting. • „ I f6O ', <-'>ans recommend it S ‘ l!cer . it. To prove its wonderful virtues, we n • folly send, without eharce, a Fl’ll 3"' Address DK. KLINK INSTITt 1L Branch 101, lied Bank, New For Backacmc Kicncvsano ® u ’ dc ' —'