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members of the Indianan- ( ■ L c « rr - vlns with , ■ Ne w»’ boys' band of fifty. ’M grr |v«d over the G. R. &I. ( -y,.,,., \va>ne, where they were ( ■,,‘ fn t Tuesday evening,. W “ |wherethey were met by a recep- ( ■ ninl iti<'e from here who went to ( ■ jtv on the 5:50 car this morn ( ■ l .r|ie C.mmittee included Messrs ■, lx)We r, W 11. Kuebler, C. 3. NibNiblick, Fred Jaebker, J. T. " Hr- I'"'"' 11 Q uinn and W ' P ’ H„k On the train ,he vißi,ors | Handed cards which read on one! M, To 'he Booster—Welcome to ■ ~,-« ~’re for you because we ‘'HVour style. The Booster, God Hhim. he deserves to win.” While! H hP other side, under the head, ■ a , is Decatur?" appeared a de■ption of our beautiful city and a . ■ t h ,> improvements and articles ! Rufactured here. | ' ■riling here ten minutes late, the Rd was met by another delegation ■busineesd men and the parade was, Red, marching down Monroe street ■second, thence to Madison, where! ■roncert was given on the court: ■, ( lawn Later the band marched , ■ the Central school building where . children were sent from the buildR under a nre drill and the band enthem The members of the Herat: >r. separated after they arrived Rtown, calling on their own custo■er‘ They left here at 9:35 for Mon■e Herne, Geneva, Bryant and PortRd. stopping at the latter place for ■ ;>« G. Cooper, second vice pressr - of the Indianapolis Trade asso- ■ on. bad personal charge of the trip the Indianapolis business men. He ■ - the head of the division of trade Rrersion which is the department plans such trips as the present Mr Cooper has been identified ■: " 'he Indianapolis wholesale disfor many years. He believes ■ ■: ,;hly in aggressiveness and per■onality in business. ■ 'We have finally come to realize,' ■ : Mr. Cooper, while here, "that the ■others and manufacturers of Indimust get out and meet the ■iade. We have been too well satis-■-4 with the natural advantages of In ■ianapolis as a jobbing and manufac■tiring center and we have been in■lined to assume that everybody al■eatiy knew of these advantages. ■ 'But we have waked up, and that is ■ :ty we are here. We want to meet our ■ ..comers personally. It is to our mu■ual interest that we do so. That ■-- ’hy so many of the active heads ■f the establishments in Indianapolis ■re taking the time to make these ■rips. El We are more than gratified at the ■ay we have been received. It has ■ot been a difficult matter for us to ■convince the retail merchant that we ■re interested in having local reta'l ■trade stay at home. Our membership ■' made up exclusively of jobbing, ■manufacturing and financial instltv.■tions and we therefore can have no ■interest in attracting retail trade to ■lndianapolis. On the contrary it is ev■ilent that when the local trade goes ■to the local merchant, that means ■Prosperity for him and more orders ■for us. I “There are a good many matters in which we as Indianapolis business men all have a common interest*. And *t is high time that we co-operate in such matters as legislation that effect us all. We are simply trying on these trips to show that we want to get together with other business men of the state." today the home of Mr. and Mrs. C- L. Walters is one of great sadness, Ruth, nineteen months-old daughter, ha 'ing passed out of this life at 5:30 o clock Tuesday evening, at the fam- '!>• home on South Fifth street. The little one, who had been an Invalid "ith curvature of the spine since its birth, its tender body being protecte(i by the aid of a steel cast, caused much grief to the fond parents, but who were being somewhat relieve<! from this heavy burden, as it was showing signs of improvement, and it * as believed that in time it would c ° me ou t all right. In addition to this * e had been suffering from general tubercular affection, which also was cart-rending to them, and from which oath was caused. For the past two 01 three weeks a more general deflue could be seen dawning, but still °Pes for its recovery were extended a " that could be thought of was ■'■ed. but death wended its path r »ugh, relieving her of her sufferat - the above state hour. Even uesday the mother, for more than

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( half an hour, fondled it within her I ! arms in the open air, but then life « as . last ebbing away, but was not extinct ■ i until evening. Three other children, a brother, Kenyon,and two sister, Hel(en and Dorothy, survive. The funeral ' services will be held Thursday after--noon at 2 o'clock from the house, ( with Rev. Semans in charge. Inter- - ment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. ■■ -o —- Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 27—The board ot public printing, binding and . stationery held their final meeting I Monday and closed the business for this branch of the state government - lor the calendar year, which closes 1 with the last day of this month. They j 1 made an excellent showing, one that j ’ will demonstrate that this part of the. ' state machinery did not suffer while in the hands of democratic officials.; | Two years ago this board at a similar i meeting wound up their business and 1 turned back into the state treasury ' the sum of $1873. At the meeting 1 held Monday all bills were paid and 1 the handsome sum of $30,663.23 was - permitted to revert back into the treasury of the state and will be used in the general fund to help take care 1 of the unusual rush of bills at this sea- ■ son of the year. The state printing ,' contract expires in December, and the ! letting of a new contract is one of , I the big items of business that will Jeonfront this board before that time. J It is expected that the printed notice . of such letting will be published | some time during next month, and a , time set for the receiving of bids. \V. B. Burford has been the lucky biddei ,' for this contract since time immemo. • ( I ial, and it is likely that he will again J make an effort to land with the low figures. He has always encountered .' some strong opposition, but heretoI fore he has managed to figure enough i lower to secure the contract. The . - printing for the state of Indiana is one of the large items of expense. Ail the bills for the state officials, the in- , stitutions of the state and the publi- , cation of the supreme and appellate 'court reports come before the boa>d j| of public printing, binding and sta- . | tionery.

Governor and Mrs. Marshall spen. a day or two the first of the week at Evansville, where the governor spoke to a state meeting of one of the influential German societies of the state. Among those who attended the associated press banquet on Thursday evening of last week was Congressman Adair, and as usual he looked good and made a favorable impression upon many who were there, and who had not had the opportunity of knowing him other than by long range. Other Eighth district celebrities present upon that occasion were former Congressman Cromer, former Governor Durbin and James P. Goodrich. C. C. Schug of Berne was an Indi anaimlis visitor Saturday and in the rounds paid the state house a visit. Henry Krick and R. D. Pattersou of Decatur were here attending the sovereign grand lodge meeting of the Odd Fellows, and also visited friends at the state house. L. G. E. — Frank Roop, living in Root township, met with an accident about 9 o’clock Tuesday evening while in this city that will lay him up for some time. According to Mr. Roop’s statement, he and another man of this city were standing on the sidewalk neat the Boston store, and were engaging in a quarrel, when the man he was with gave him a push that sent him to the sidewalk, breaking his left leg at the ankle joint. Mr. Roop managed to get home in his rig. and was assist-, ed to the house by a neighbor, and a j doctor was called from this city to set the fracture and attend the injured man.

Mrs. J. 8. Lower went to Fort Wayne yesterday to call on hei niece, Mrs. Weimer, of Willshire, 0., at the Lutheran hospital. Mrs. Weimer recently underwent an operation but this revealed an incurable state oi affairs and her recovery is not thought possible. She will be taken home soon. Word from Miss Letta Kintz, who has been at Gideon, Mo., for some time, where she is cashier in the Gideon & Anderson store, is that she is recovering from the chills which she experienced lately, the illness being somewhat like the old-fashioned ague, known here years ago. Will Helm, of the Parrish restaurant, who has been confined to his

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home a week or so, with nervous prostration, is better and is able to sit up, though he is still unable tn stand. —— ■ o — LAST CONCERT. City Band Will Give Last Street Concert This Evening. This evening the city band will render the last of their scheduled free street concerts, and they invite all to come out, and they will for one hour endeavor to entertain you as they have been doing during the summer months. Their stand will be erected on Madison street this evening, and I the concert will begin promptly at I 7:30 o’clock. They want a large i crowd to be present for the last time to show that they appreciate their ; efforts in trying to entertain the pub [ lie on the many occasions which they have played this summer. e ATTEND REGIMENTAL REUNION

The Eighty-ninth to Meet at Akron Thursday and Friday. A large number of the soldiers of the civil war of this city will go to Akron, Indiana, Thursday morning to attend the reunion of the Eighty-ninth ( Indiana regiment, which will be held there Thursday and Friday. Elaborate arrangements to entertain the soldiers have been made and a good time is expected. The Decatur delegation will leave Thursday morning at 3 o’clock over the Erie. o— Another divorce case was entered on the dockets of the Adams circuit j court today, Mrs. Mirlie Myers of MonI roe township bringing the suit against ' Frank Myer. According to her com ! plaint they were married February 6,1 1909, and have one child, Chester, born December 4, 1910. Cruel and inhuman , treatment is alleged. Mrs. Myers states that she was a widow when I she married Myers and has one child , I by her former marriage, all of which , Myers knew when he married her. ! She alleges that Myers disliked her child, and cursed and swore at it, and , when she remonstrated with him. he ! turned his curses upon her, and has struck and beaten her. She alleges . that he dislikes the child born to them . and has punished it without cause. She asks for the care of the child, Chester, and also for the restoration .' of her former name, Mirlie Friar. L. C. DeVoss is her attorney.

W. V. Buckmaster, administrator in the estate of Wesley Evans, deceased, vs. Jennie Evans, surviving widow, et al., partition. Raleigh C. Parrish was appointed guardian ad litem of Ethel F„ Eithel P. and Charles L. * Evans, minor defaulting defendants. Jennie Evans was found to be the own--1 er of an undivided one-third part o' J the land in value, and the defendants. John W. Evans, Emma Lotter, Mary 1 Reichard, Bynes A. Evans, Ethel F., I Eithel P. and Charles L. Evans, each one, an undivided two-twenty-first part thereof in value; also that the de- ! fendand Life Insurance company holds a first mortgage lien of $1,025.84. On 1 account of indivisibility the land is ■ ordered sold at private sale at not less 1 than appraisement, in parcels of forty i acres, or as a whole, at the best advantage. Terms, one-third cash, one--1 third in one year, and one-third in two j years. John C. Moran appointed comI mlssioner under $15,000 bond. Out of ' the two-thirds of the proceeds the com--1 mlssioner is to pay first, its share o” ’ costs, and the costs of the sale, and 1 then to the plaintiff administrator, enough to pay debts of the estate of ' Wesley Evans, the balance going to the parties as above found, and the ' full one-third to the widow, Jennie Evans, less its share of costs. The case or Gustavus a. Heyman et al. vs. George W. Waldrop, on note and account, demand S6OO, which came here from Allen county, was submitted by agreement to the court, instead of to a jury, with judgment for the plaintiff for $572.08, and costs. The Independent Torpedo Co. vs. Silas W. Hale et al., account, $75. Separate and several motion filed by defendants to make the complaint more specific and certain. Marriage license: Arthur A. Mangold, clerk, born May 11, 1886, son of Noah Mangold, to wed Agnes Rademaker, born October 12, 1888, daughter of Cornelius Rademaker. The jury reported today, but was excused until tomorrow morning. ' !•

The current report of Abraham M. Habegger, as guardian of Noah Stauffer was approved, Fred Liddy, guardian of Ralph Schaupp et al., tiled final report as to Ralph and current report as to the others. They were approved and the guardian discharged as to Ralph. The case of the state ex rel. Gertrude Keller vs. Edward Kleinhenz has been set for trial Friday, October 13th. Real estate transfers: Cassius M. Andrews to Seth D. Beavers. 20 acres, Kirkland tp., S2IOO. Edward A. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner, possession and damages, S2OO. Demurrer to complaint filed. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Otis Brandyberry and Miss Flossie Laisure.

' One of the most sensational divorce cases filed in several months was, placed on record at the clerk's office at 3 o'clock yesterday in which . Mary E. Steele asks for a divorce from | Eli W. Steele, better known as Wil- 1 lard Steele, owner of Steeles park, east of the city. Mrs. Steele also asks for $50,000 alimony. The complaint was immediately withdrawn from the ' file by her attorney, L. C. DeVoss. It is said the charges are very sensational, and unfit for publication. The marriage of this couple occurred at Fort Wayne several years ago, Mrs. Steele benig a well known elderly widof that city, and Mr. Steele an elderly bachelor of this county, one of its wealthiest residents. Quite recently they purchased the Mayer residence 1 on North Second street, where they I now reside, and it was supposed that their domestic life was a happy one. Postmaster W. A. Lower has completed his report of the number of pieces of second-class mail handled by the force of the local postoffice during the month from August 26th to September 25th, according to the order of the postmaster general, and these figures give some idea of the amount of work that it necessary for the force to do each day. The total number of papers and magazines coming to Decatur office for the month was 56,684. Os this number 56,548 were to the general public, and 136 were packages to newsdealers. The total number handled by the Bluffton office was 52,707, or 3.977 less than came here. The figures given above are for second-ciass matter and does not include letters or any first class mail.

Early Tuesday morning Frank Pearce, superintendent of the Ward Fence Co’s plant, suffered an accident at his home as he Was lighting the fire preparatory to having the morning meal. He arose early and went to the kitchen, where he fixed the cookstove, and when the oil he was using touched the stove it must have found a live ember from the fire of the day before and ignited, the flash of the oil flaming up and enveloping his head. The force of the explosion threw ashes and heat into his eyes and the attention of a physician was necessary to care for the injuries. He is forced to sit in a darkened room and it will require several days before he may be permitted to see the full light of day. A few minor burns also resulted from the explosion. He formerly lived on Monroe street but lately he moved to First street, where ho now lives. That the accident was not more serious is fortunate, and that it is so, is only because of the small quantity of oil which was used in the first attempt. It Is not thought that any serious affects will result other than a few days’ confinement in the darkenen room. Owing to the mishap the plant had to be closed down. — o Dr. J. O. Kellogg, president of the Indiana Association of Chiropractors, was in the city in conference with the local chiropractors, Drs. J. E. Myers and B. C. Fry, who have been madedefendants in test cases for violatton of the state medical law brought against them by the State Board of Medical registration. The latter body contends that the chiropractors are violating the law In that they are practicing medicine without licenses. Dr. Kellogg expressed no fear of a decision In the cases unfavorable to the chiropractors and said that chiropracty cannot in any way be classed

with the practice of medicine. He cited various professional res sons to bear out his statements. Dr. Kellogg said that In the state of Michigan a bill introduced into the legislature having for its purpose the exclusion of chiropractors from that state was defeated by a large majority. He also told of the outcome of the Barnes case in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., in which a verdict of not guilty had just been reached. The case was filed as a test. The chiropractors here arc preparing to put up a stiff flight, having r<> ceived promises of aid from fellow practictioners over the state. Dr. Myers said last night that the efforts ot the State Board of Medical Registration to compel chiropractors to take a medical examination will prove of no avail. He intimated that there will be important developments in the case within a few days.—Huntington Herald. n —

Jonas Cline of near Monmouth has , received word of the death of his, cousin, Dr. Berg, of Holden, Mo. Dr., Berg was a former resident here and | for many years taught school in Mon-1 mouth and vicinity, and is well known | to the older residents ot the county. | He is also a cousin of Dr. P. L. Robin-1 son of Bluffton. A Holden paper gives | the following account of his death: | “The community was pained to hea" | of the death of Dr. S. R. Berg Sunday | morning. He was taken sick Saturday | afternoon as he was going home in ( company with his neighbor, J. F. Bak-, er. He suffered intensely till 8:00 a. | , m. Sunday when death released his , tired spirit. He had been in failing ; health for several years. Dr. Berg had lived here about eight years, and was a gentleman of the 'old school.' one of those courteous men that it was a pleasure to meet with in social life. “Dr. Berg was born in Fayette county. Tenn., in 1853. Was married to Miss Maggie Dumbold in lowa ’n 1883. To this union were born two sons, Ollie and Raymond. The funeral was held from the home on Market street Monday at 2 p. tn., conducted by Elder White, who officiated at his wedding, assisted by Elder Parsons of Independence, and Rev. A. B Appleby of this city. Elder White’s sermon was on the ‘Resurrection of the Dead.’ Elder Parsons read a brief sketch of bis life; at the close of the services the Woodmen of the World took charge of the service. The body was laid away in the vault at the cemetery to await the arrival of his son. Olie, from Los Angeles, Cal., when the interment will follow. The pa'l bearers were Drs. L. F. and Sam Murray, J. T. Simpson, W. G. Harris, Edward Andruss, W. G. Thompson an<l Emory Thompson.”

OPPOSED TO MARSHALL. Evansville, Ind., Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Union labor in Indiana took the field today in opposition to the candidacy of Governor Marshall for the democratic nomination in 1912. The Indiana Federation of Labor in their annual convention unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing the action of the official in allowing John J. McNamara to be taken out of the state to Los Angeles and to be tried in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building and called upon citizens everywhere not to have any connection with the movement to nominate the Indiana governor for a higher office. ■ — ■ o — FUNERAL OF GEORGE CONRAD. Funeral services for George Conrad, whose death occurred Monday morning at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, following an operation Saturday for liver trouble, were conducted yesterday from the German Reformed church by the pastor, the Rev. L. C. Hessert. Interment in Maplewood cemetery. A large attendance characterized the funeral and many relatives and friends from out of town were among the number. o STAR OF BETHLEHEM. There will be a special meeting of the Star of Bethlehem on Friday evening, when the new by-laws will be read for the last time. This will also be election night, when officers will be chosen, and a good attendance is desired. o “PAPA’S NEW WIFE.” Music, comedy and pretty girls are

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undoubtedly the most attractive features with vast majority of play-goexss and that accounts for the popularity of “Papa’s New Wife," which comes to the opera house on Thursday, September 28th, Better musical, farcial comedy has never visited this theater. The company is under the personal direction of H. M. Hoefler, and of the many attractions be lias placed entour this and the past, seasons, “Papas New Wife,” is the best, one of tliem all. It has more catchy music, moi'? lilting melodies, and more clever features than most presentations of a similar nature. O- 1 "- ENTERS SCHOOL. Miss Grace to Receive Training In Indianapolis School for Blind. Miss Grace Hurst, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst, who for more than seventeen years has been afflicted with blindness, was yesterday accompanied by her mother and Mrs. Amos Fisher to Indianapolis, where she was entered in a school of training for the blind, and where it is believed she can be taught many useful as valuable ways for the passing of het time, which as it is, seems like a burden for her to put in. She has been in this condition since a little girl and once before asked permission to De 1 admitted into school, but her limbs be- ' ing unable to withstand her weight, ' she was not accepted. This, however, ' has been overcome in late years and 1 she is now able to get about consid--1 erably better with the aid of some one I to assist her. Her sight is entirely gone, she being unable to see the light for seventeen years and everything has since been in darkness.

NO FINANCIAL PANIC. Said J. Pierpont Morgan This Morning, When Asked. (United Press Service.) New York, Sept. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Determined that there would be no financial panic as a result of the agitation against the industrial corporations, J. P. Morgan went to his office today long before the markets opened and prepared to defend his title as financial king. By power of his name he informed his associates he expected reassure his investors in general against hearing the advocates against his “business. 1 That he was correct in his views was shown by the fact that the London markets opened hours before the New York markets, was clearly in the extreme. Morgan determined to make this known at the meeting of the steel directors when the coming fight between the government and steel combinations was discussed, , — — — 6 STRIKE MAY COME. If Conference is Not Granted Men on Harriman Lines. Chicago, 111., Sept. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —According to a statement issued here today by J. W. Aine, president of the blacksmiths and helpers, that an ultimatum was made today to the officials of the Harriman lines in New York, and unless a conference with the officials of the system was granted by noon Thursday the federation officials and members of the federation on the Harriman lines will strike. Vice president Julius Kruttschnitt of the Harriman lines has goneto New York to confer with the officials of the road. BIRTH OF SON. The birth of a seven-pound baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. John Case of Ninth street, increases the census of the city, and the happiness of the proud father. All concerned are doing well. —-a — Rev. R. Spetnagel, who spent the night here with friends, left yesterday for South Bend, where he is superintendent of the South Bend antisaloon league district. Workmen engaged in fastening the end of the wire which Prof. Ereig will use in his slide for life from the court house tower to the roof of the Grove garage this afternoon dislodged a large piece of slate from the top of the tower. It fell to the sidewalk below and a party of spectators had a narrow escape. A square blow from the falling slate could not have but resulted fatally. The roof was badly damaped. The apparatus was not completed in time for the first slide to be made on schedule. —Bluffton New#

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