Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1911 — Page 8

TO MOTHERS IN THIS TOWN. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get Immediate relief from Mother Grays Sweet Powders lor children. They cleanse the stomach act on the liver, and are recommended for complaining children. A pleasant remedy for worms. At all d'uggists, 25c. Sample free. Address A. S. Olmstead, Leroy, N. Y. ——- o No guess work about it. You take no chances when you buy a Zimmerman buggy. True Blue Quality, through and through. Call on E. W. France, Pleasant Mills, Ind. 14t4 it does pay to buy a True Blue Quality Zimmerman buggy, for you get the best. The name "Zimmerman" stands for quality. Buy one of E. W. France, Pleasant Mills, Ind., and you will be satisfied. 14t4 When you buy a buggy, you want one that will give you satisfactory wear, one that is up-to-date, and one that has a reputation behind it. You will find just such a bubby in The True Blue Quality Zimmerman buggy, for sale by E. W. France. Pleasant Mills. Ind. 14t4 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Trustee of Monroe Township. Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids at the office of Abraham Boegly. architect, Berne. Indiana, until 10:00 a. m.. standard time, on Thursday. May 4, 1911, for the erection and completion of the school building to be erected in District No. 10, in Section 3, in said Monroe Township, and known as the Monroe School. A certified check of $500.00 must accompany each proi»osal for building. The successful bidder must furnish satisfactory bond signed by at least two freeholders as sureties equal to his bid. At the same time and place the said Trustee will receive separate bids for the heating and ventilating apparatus to be istalled in the new building. A certified check of $200.00 must accompany each bid for heating and the successful bidder must furnish a satisfactory bond equal to his bid, also a written guarantee that his apparatus will successfully heat and ventilate the building according to the rules of the State Board of Health, and heat the same to 72 degrees * ahrenheit in weather 15 degrees below zero. Al! bids for said improvements must conform to the plans and specifications therefor now on file in the , office of Abram Boegly. architect, at j in the town of Berne. Indiana, and at i the office of said Trustee in Monroe I Township. CHRISTIAN C. BEER. Trustee of Monroe Township. 15t3 Berne. Indiana, R. D., No. 4. MANY CHILDREN ARE SICKLY. Mother Gray s Sweet Powders for Children break up colds in 24 hours, 1 relieve feverishness, headache, stomach troubles, teething disorders and destroy worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S Olmstead. Leßoy. N. Y.

LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES j one size smaller by using Alien’s ' " rase, the anti-scpt'c powder for ' lien, tender, a I .rg feet. I. makes' iiing a delight, relieves corns and ' I nfr*n? of all rain, and gives rest ..... ■ ..a.oit. Sold e.oiyv. l:c. . 2" . Don't accept any substitute. Sample Add’ess Allen S. Olms- 1. Lr- ' (> NOT CE TO EON-RESIDENTS. Tie -late oi Indiana. Gnunty of Adams, ss. In e Adar"= Cirnnit Court, April Term. 1911. John M. Ped v-. ■' Ti> ions et al. No. 813 . C 0:..; laint tc Quiet Title. It aprearlr.r from affidavit Sled in the above entitled cause, that Henry Timmons. Mary J. Timmons, his wife, all the unknown heirs of Henry Timmons, All the unknown heirs of Mary J. Timmons, Alexander Williamson. Williamson, his wife, All the nknown heirs of Alexander Williamson. All the unknown heirs of — — wife of Alexander WilIcinson. of the above named defendants, are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is hereby given the said above named defendants that they be : nd appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the Sth day of June. 1911, the same being the ."2nd Juridical Day of the present regular term thereof, to be holden at »he Court House in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 10th day c. June, A. D., 1911, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determinen in their absence. Witness, my name and seal of said Court hereto affixed, this 12th day of April, 1911. JAMES P. HAEFLING, Clerk. David E. Smith, Attorney for Plaintiff. 15t3 o - J .NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice is hereby given that the Hoard of Commissioners will on Monday, May 1, 1911, receive sealed bids for the rental of the old fair grounds. Bidders will be required to file with their bids a check calling for an amount equal to their bids. The Board reserves the right to reject anv and all bids. JIM A. HENDRICKS, HENRY ZWICK. CHRIST EICHER. Attest: H. S. Michaud, Auditor. 16t3 Don’t forget the dance to be given Thursday evening at the c - F ’’ of '• hall. Excellent muiffV will be furnished on this occasion and a good time Is assured. ®

SAVED HIS MOTHER'S LIFE. "Four doctors had given me up," writes Mrs. Laura Gaines of Avoca. 6a., "and my children and all my friends were looking for me to die. when my son Insisted that 1 use Electric Bitters. I did so. and they have done me a world of good. I will always praise them." Electric Bitters is a priceless blessing to women troubled with fainting and dizzy spells, backache, headache, weakness, debility, constipation or kidney disorders. Use them and gain new health, strength and vigor. They are guaranteed to satisfy or monew refunded. Only 50c at all druggists. o NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice la hereby given that the unTrustee of Washington township. Adams county, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals up unti 10:00 a. tn.. May 18. 1911, at the Trustee's office for the erection and completion of a school building at District No. 7, in said Township, according to plans and specifications now on file at the office of the Trustee and at the office of Oscar Hoffman, architect, Decatur. Indiana. A certified check of $500.00 must accompany all bids for general contract. On same date above mentioned the Trustee will receive separate bids for the installation of a water-closet system in the basement of the above mentioned building A certified check of $50.00 to accompany the bid on plumbing. On same date mentioned in the above, trustee will receive separate bids for the installation of a heating system in the basement of said build- j ing A certified check of $150.00 to accompany all bids for heating. The heating contractor must guarantee | his system to meet the approval of the State Board of Health and that I the plant will heat the building to 72 | degrees Fahr., in weather 10 degrees 1 below zero. Nothing but all cast furnaces will | be considered. The right is reserved to reject or accept anv or all bids. i SAMVEL BUTLER, Trustee. 17t3 Decatur, Indiana i o NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

I The undersigned, administrator of the estate of Minnie D. Niblick, deceased, hereby gives notice that by I virtue of an order of the Adams Cir-1 ■cult Court, of Adams County, State of | Indiana, he will, at the hour of 10:00, | o'clock a. m.. on Monday, the 29th Day of May. 1911. at the law offices of Heller. Sutton & Heller, over the Old Adams Countybank. in the City of Decatur. Indiana. I and from day to day thereafter until sold, offer for sale at private sale, the fee simple of the following described real estate, situated in the City of Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, towit:Outlot number ninety-four (94 > in Joseph Crabbs western addition to the town (now city) of Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, except ninetyithree (93) feet off of the north end , of said outlot. j Said sale will be made free of the lien * tj-e qm a.-’-’—<s Cry-nt-.- bank. r ’ De- i catur. Indiana, and subject to al the: liens. ' Said sa e- ill be mad" subje-’- in all things to the approval of said Ad- I circuit Court, for not less than rhe arrraised value of said real estate and upon the following terms, to-wit: Terns: —Om-third of t- e purchase money cash in hand on day of -ale. the balance in two uoual installments navable in 12 and 18 months, evidenced by the notes of the purchaser bear’g six per cent, interest from date. • raving relief, providing for attorney 'ees, end secured by mortgage on the real estate sold and by personal se-r-'n-ity. Or the purchaser may pay all cash on day of sale. CHARLES S. NIBLICK. Administrator of the estate of Minnie D. Niblick, deceased Heller, Sutton & Heller, Attys. 17t4 o APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given that the 'undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate or Samuel Shell, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent WILLIAM D. HOFFMAN. Administrator. Aprill 22, 1911. 17t3 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby’ given to the creditors, heirs, and legatees of Hannah Schnepp. deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 15th day of May. 1911, and show cause, if any. why the final settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship and receive their distributive shares. LEONARD SCHNEPP, Administrator. Decatur. Ind., April 22, 1911. C. L. Walters. Attorney. 17t2 Mrs. Otto Hildebrand and daughter, Irene, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bracht. The automobile company continues to turn out a car every day and a half, and when you size up one of these perfect trucks, you will agree that this means they are going some. The cars are being shipped to every section of the country. George Massonne, the Madison street fruit store man, has arranged to secure a fresh shipment of everything in season every day, and some ■ days twice. His stock is small, but : always fresh and he has everything on the market. Call on him.

To see the dignified Judge Merry man sitting on the bench in the Ad ams county court room steering the populace In the straight and narrow way of the .Jaw—surrounded by ail the beautiful frescoes on the walls of the court room, with their symbolic emblems —including the goddess of justice blindfolded, meting out with her true scales the law. which said painting hovers ever at the right of the bench—one could not well imagine that the grave and serious judge had ever participated in the wildest sports—namely that of trying to steer a brindle steer hitched to a sleigh, in a mad. midnight ride to return some borrowed steelyards. But such is the case, as Henry Fruchte of Magley, the well known farmer of that district, can testify, with the following poem as "Exhibit A." It is no doubt a good thing that the goddess of justice with her "steelyards'' is painted behind the judge's bench, else a glance thereto might bring to the judge's mind the old event and disturb his judicial gravity. In 1872. Judge Merryman, then known as "Tom," was teaching school in Preble township, and boarded at the home of Henry Fruchtes father, Everhardt Fruchte. One winter's day they butchered hogs and in the course thereof, found occasion to borrow Bill Bieneke's steelyards, which the boys decided to take home that evening. and thereby hangs the following tale in rhyme, which the judge wrote and presented to "Henry Fruchte," and with which Henry was so pleased that he asked that we publish it. The John and Fred mentioned therein are ! John Wafel and Fred Sellemeyer: To Henry Fruchte (My Old Chum ' Mike.) It was in eighten hundred seventytwo, There was John and Fred and Me and I you. We had butchered hogs that Winter . day, And got Bill's steel-yards, the hogs i to weigh.

Oh, such fat hogs, zounds and zounds. One weighed eight hundred fifty pounds. I guessed five hundred would weigh the creature. And aii had a laugh on Tom the Teacher. I When all was done, 'twas late at night. The little brown jug then came in ■ sight, Some took a little, others more, But none took enough to make him snore. When all had eaten—supper done, Then jokes and smokes and good Dutch fun. When we spoke up with hearty will. Let’ stake the steelyards back to Bill. ‘ So to the barn we slipped away. And put the steelyards in the sleigh, And from a shed out in the rear, We took a yearling brindle steer. We got a harness, put it on. And tied two lines to brindle's horns, Jumped in the sleigh andtaway we' went. Out to the road —the steer hell bent, j It was zero cold and clear as day, And the Preachers house just across the way, Just then you yelled, Lord, Tom, the Preacher, What shall we do to stop the creature With one loud bawl, tail in the air. He went so fast it raised our hair, Down the road and cross the lots, We laughed and roared, “Ach desist spass.” At Billy’s lane the steer turned in, On towaids the house he ran like sin. You jumped out, put the steelyards in place, But Tom and the steer went on with the race. He bawled and he kicked till he came . to the fence, I He jammed right into it —that steer had no sense, Tom held to the lines but he had to let go As he went over the dash-board into the snow. Mike, sure as you live, I wouldn't be here, Except for the fact that I lit on the steer, K The steer out of breath, in the snow where he lay. Rolled up his big eyes as if he would say, What the deuce made you boys hitch me to that sleigh? We got home at midnight, our duty was done. It surely was strenuous, but, Lord, it i was fun! I o— A STATEMENT. » ■ t James Woods desires it to be I known that the parties who attempted to gain entrance to his rooms

over the M. Burns shop Sunday evening are totally unknown to him and that at no time was he in the habit of allowing such parties the use cf bis apartments. today for the local option election to be held in Root township Friday oi this week, at which time they will decide whether or not the sale of liquor shall be prohibited there Iht ballots were turned out under the supervision of William Hockemeyer and J. A. Fuhrman, and Auditor Michaud, the commissioners, 900 being printed and 100 sample ballots. The election boairis as selected for this event are. East Root. Inspector—William Kuklehan Judges—R. A. Drummond and Charles Fuelling Clerks—Bert Wolfe and Theodore Hobroke. Sheriffs —August Busick and James Knavei. West Root. Inspector—Charles E. Magley. Judges—H. E. Butler and H. F. Fuelling. Clerks—C. D. Kunkle and C. H Getting. Sheriffs—Harlo Mann and William Rodenbeck. But little interest has been manifested in the campaign, so far as has been learned outside at least, and it is expected that the vote will be rather small. At this time there is but one saloon in the township, that being the one conducted at Williams by John ' Hey. If the township votes "dry" he I could continue his business ninety i days under the law. Ift it votes "wet - I he will remain at least for two years. THROWN FROM RIG. Mrs. Nelson Louden of east of Mon- • roe, while on the way to the home of ' her sister, Mrs. John A. Haggard, for a visit last Sunday, experienced a mishap in which she considers herself lucky that she escaped with the littlie injury that she did. The horse she was driving stumbled and fell, and at the same time throwing the occupants of the rig mto the street. A. S. Keller, the real estate man of Monroe. who was near the scene, went to the rescue, put things in shape and started them on their way again. Mrs. Louden received a number of cuts, but no serious injury resulted K. OF C. MEETING. A very interesting session of the Knights of Columbus was held Monday evening by the members -at the hall and several questions, which were up before the lodge for discussion were attended to and disposed of. A goodly number were present and enjoyed an evening of pleasure as well as one of business. o The Grand Rapids and Indiana railway—a subsidary of the Pennsylvania line —has carried 7,815,637 passengers in the last three years and not one has been killed as a result of a train accident. Several weeks ago it was announced that the Pennsylvania railroad east oi' Pittsburg had carried over 300,000,000 passengers in the last three years with only one fatality as a result of an accident to a train. This was fol-

lowed by an announcement from the Vandalia that in the same three years it had carried 9,800,000 passegers w ith a perfectly clean record, so the Grand Rapids & Indiana is the latest part of ' the Pennsylvania railroad to an- ; nounce that for three years it has not; had a passenger killed in a train > 1 wreck. The Grand Rapids and Indiana operates 580 miles of line with a total of 434 miles of track. Its freight trains have traveled 4,800,716 miles in the last three years; passenger trains have run 4,635.664 miles and have carried 251,934,282 passengers one mile. The Grand Rapids and Indiana has been remarkably tree from even triv-1 ial accidents, there having been only I ten accidents to passenger trains in the last three years which could be classed as collisions, or derailments, affecting passenger trains alone. Counting the total number of passengers carried on the Pennsylvania lines east, the Vandalia and the G. R. & I. railway in the last three years, the official records of these companies show that 389.473,040 passengers were carried one mile, and out of this number of people—more than four times the population of the United States—only one was killed as a result of a train accident. —o— The new parsonage, which for the past few months has been under course of construction on West Monroe street by the Zion's Lutheran church, on the lot just east of the church, is completed and the pastor, the Rev. Henry Wehmeyer, and family, are taking possession today. It is thought that everything will be arranged for their comfort by today and tomorrow, and on Thursday evening | thejjastor and wife will entertain the I members of the congregation at a re- , ception, or what is more cheery and i

conilortable sounding, a "house-warm ing " in honor of the new home-com Ing. The borne ja a very comfortab.e eight room house, with bath and ail modern conveniences, and l» pretty to look at as well as convenient, i’ painters were today putting the fin ishing touches on the exterior. Ihe new church was built but a few yeaia ago, the parochial school house a '.iß years later, and now the parsonage all being located on the cornet of Eleventr and Monroe Sts, a posression and work of which the congr. : ition may .well feel proud. Indianapolis. Ind., April 25—(S lai to Daily Democrat)—lt Is Just oginning to dawn on some of the political leaders In tne state that the last legislature passed a corrupt practice act, and that perhps it Is the most radical and severe piece of legislation ever enacted by the Indiana general assembly. According to its provisions a person is liable to be yanked up before His Honor on a mighty slight provocation. Every person is guilty who shall directly or indirectly, by himself or by another, give, or offer or promise to any person any money, gift, advantage, preferment, entertainment, aid emolument, or any [valuable thing whatever, for the purI pose of inducing or procuring any per- ■ son to vote, or refrain from voting, for or against any person, or for or I against any measure or proposition tat an election or primary election, or [ political convention, or session of the general assembly of the state of Ind![ana, or either bouse thereof. Or any person who receives any money thing of value is likewise guilty, a- ' [subject to a fine of not less th a : [ three hundred dollars, or be impris. !ed for not more than one year. both, and shall be ineligible for ar 'public office, or public employme; . [ for the period of four years from a after the time of the commission ; such offense. It bars every judge of !the circuit, superior, criminal or pi : bate court, or of the appellate or s 1 :- I preme court from contributing to any political agent or treasurer of any I committee. In fact the law cuts up | generally and sets out reports that j will have to be filed by the officers I of political committees, these reports to be made to the clerks of the towns and cities and the clerk of the county, and also provides in the same manner for reports to the state officers. -It is all a radical change from the past methods of Indiana politics, and many are in doubt as to how to proceed under the new order of things. Some of the Indianapolis polticians are wishing that the author of the bill and law would have offered him solution as to how they are going to run a campaign in this city. With such a large voting population. I many of whom are rounders and have I to be handed something, and where, too, money is the predominating influence in almost every election, they [ have a right to be up in the air. From j the knowledge we have of political [ practices over the state, it is the opin- [ ion of the writer that the county of [ Adams is as free as any county in the state from the baneful influences of political bargain and sale. The Tray- | lor corrupt practice act will set a new order of things in Indiana politics j and we hope that it will be observed ■ and given a fair trial.

C. A. Lehman, E. A. Luginbill and M. M. Baumgartner of Berne were here last Friday, coming down to attend the musical engagement of the Sheffield choir, which held the board at the Murat theater. It was quite a fashionable event, the society as well as the musical people of this city, and of the state, making the event one of the greatest of the season. As the town of Berne is even more noted in a musical way, it was but proper that the talent there should be represent ed upon the occasion of the appear ance of the Sheffield choir in this city. Eli Sprunger of the firm of Prising er * Springer, was in the city Satur day. He was here on business for this enterprising firm of importers oi Belgian and Percheron horses. L. G. E. ——o — One week from next Sunday, and the first Sunday of May, will be a happy day for the members of the St Mary’s church, not only for the grown up members of the congregation, bul for the children as well, who are tc take a prominent part in the day’s services, when a class of thirty-nine children, twenty girls and nineteer boys, will receive their first holy com muion. It is a day long looked for and one considered to be the happiesl of their lives, and when to a great ex tent their future life is moulded. Foi some time they nave been under the careful and guilding hand of the pas tor, in making preparation for the approaching day, and who for the past thirty years has annually pre pared the children for this day durin? he«a It is one of the mosi joyful days in the church year anc one when all, both young and old, re

Joice. Those to receive holy Po JB ion for the first time are th e ing: Dreda Parent. Mary 3 rle (’onnellr Anna Braun E<j na W Margaret Smith* Naomi , ■ garet Omlor, Christen i R u . r ’JM Naomi Gass. Mary Coffee, biu; Colchin, Christeaa Ulman. "‘fll Starost, Lillian Keller, R Oba ® ler, Eva Alberdlne. Ethel garet Bernard, Anna Hill: xiov fl Schmitt, Raymond Keller. i'fl Uuirent. Bernard Tonnelier, A!tl Loche, Leonard Detninger. ,nVe . Kintz, Richard Rademaker, cil T Braun, Adrian Wemhoff, ® B>l> Tunneller, Ambrose Hackman, \fl ular ' ter Melbera, Bernard Keller, M P( j fl lße#H Miller. David Teeple, Joseph M Wz fl 81 Gerald Shuh, Charles Stelgrnevor ■ ' ' ■ and Mrs. Sutilef left this afternoon fl Monroe, where she will SPrvp ■ nurse for a sick lady. I Miss Emma Magley has returufl from Auburn, where she s|>ent a -fl ** with her sister, Mrs. Ixvu Houk, fl and Mrs. Houk accompanying \fl home for a short visit. Mr. Houk fl cently purchased an interest j n ß shoe store at that place. I B all Spring time seems to be steppifl Myl forward again. The farmer is takifl to ' advantage of it, oat sowing being fl add principal occupation just now. jfl oi crops are in excellent condition, afl not much fruit is predicted by those wfl res keep well posted on such things, fl pre Drs. Flaviei»*and Clark, two spfl ,hi ialists in their line of professiofl an ' have opened up headquarters in tfl lnf Allison building just over the Tefl €el pie. Brandyberry & Peterson , pithifl store, and are already attending fl t 0 the wants of what patients come thfl St ' way. 1 «' ■ €0 The Decatur base ball club will fl a( j to Kok uno Sunday for a game, opefl ing the season. The boys have a goofl j n team, but it is net likely the fans hefl tii will see much of the sport a> thefl st are no grounds here at this time, fl t, little effort might secure them aplacfl p to play. ■ gl

A Welcome Chance to Those! 11 Who Suffer. I d Bl s Coming to Decatur, Indiana! On Monday May Ist. Io stay! at Hotel Murray. I Dr. Albert Milton Finch! ’ of Indianapolis, Ind. I Consultation and Examina-I tion Confidential, Invited I and FREE. I

/• » \ / ' -w \ I \ I \ I To see all of his regular patients and I I such new cases, as may wish to con-1 j suit him. Dr. Finch enjojs a <>’<•] j wide reputation among the profession I and the public of Indiana, where for more than forty years he has de c.ed his entire time to the study, t: 1 ment and cure of chronic diseases. , The doctor has had wonderful sue cess in his chosen work, that of cut , ing chronic sufferers, men, women and children. The patients he has restored to health after they had gi'euj up all hope of being cured are numbered by the thousands. He is a kind, generous, democratic gentleman to meet, of high scholarly attainments, and dignified personality. Coupled with a fatherly interest, in all seek his advice. He does not take a, patient for treatment unless he . forsee a cure of the case. The most commendable feature of his work, and one that appeals to the ordinal' i sick person, is the fact of his chargt being so reasonable and moderate a-’ to make it within the reach of e' ell the very poor. At no time do t,,e charges amount to more than month or about J 1.50 a week. He gives his own medicines, and ' are no extra charges. It takes him I never more than from four to ! months to cure a case under treat ment. All cases, even those " 111 have been given up as incurable "t ■ hopeless, have been cured and rest 11 ed to perfect health by this briliia® 1 physician and the wonderful metho 1 ’ he employs. If you want to meet him and I’ 3 ' him examine you. go to see him. > talk the matter over with him- ' will cost you nothing if he docs m* put you under treatment. If he ,a : your case, It cost you a ” small sum to get w’ell. . II (Remember the date, MOM 1 MAY IST, and come early. *