Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1907 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Every Eve-fng. ftxcept 80s day by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. ~ Rate*. tu rr»K t>J carrier frt ft* Sy cs.Tfer .r. Far moath, by mall . *5 e«m Far year, by mE ;.. n r.... ■ ft- 5 ? f*gH copies •! crate —« aw*r«« r.z rates ma*se hovi cm oatartlcm. Watered st the postnffiee tn Decatur, as second-class mall matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. THE EDITORS RESOLUTE. The Democratic editors of Indiana congratulate the people on the near approach of Democratic ascendancy to power in the nation and state. On every hand there is evidence of a determination on the part of the masses to overthrow the Republican party and to return to government of. by and for the people as represented by the Democratic party. It must be apparent to every thinking man that the Republican party in the nation has proved grossly false to the trust reposed in it by a deluded electorate. It protects the interests of the trusts, monopolies and tariff eaters and refuses to take steps looking to the welfare of the masses. A Republican congress and administraion are recklessly spending nearly a, billion dollars a year of money drawn from the people. To the tariff injustices. from which relief is denied, the Republican party is now seeking to

Dan Beery, Mgr. James Rice, Secy. Abe Boch. Treas . THIf*D HORSE SALE 150 150 head head In the New Sale Pavillion Friday, February 15, 'O7 AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M. The past sales have been record breakers and have made Decotur the best horse market in the west. When we advertise 150 Horses or any other number, we have the horses' and they are the kind the market demands. These are the ■ very best horses that money can buy consisting of Draft Horses, Feeding Horses. Brood Mares in foal. Drivers and colts-; AH native horses bought especially for this sale in Adams aud adjoining counties. T t will undoubtedly be the largest sale of horses ever held in northern Indiana Each and every horse will be sold under full guarantee to be as represented. Ages run from 3 to 8 years old, weight from 1.000 to 1.800 pounds. Any horseman or dealer failing to attend this sale looses the opportunity of the season to buy at their own price. This sale will be held Friday February 15, 1907 rain or shine. Don’t forget the date. TermsjSix, nine, or twelve months time with bankable note. Decatur Horse Sale CoFRED REPPERT Auctioneer.

Bosse Opera House Monday and Tuesday Feb. 11 and 12 Passion Play Guaranteed to be the beat Presentation of this beautiful story ever given in this city. Prices 10, 20, 30c. Seat sale Saturday Morning USUAL PLACE

add. and to force up the country a system ot grafting subsidies to private corporations, which, if once established. opens the doer of the public treasury to endiese looting. In this s;*te. wWefe the Republican party has controlled for twelve years extravagance in public expenditures has run riot and official scandal has sullied the fame of the Commonwealth. A governor, who posed before the people as a reformer, developed into a self-seeking politician, who sought to arrogate to himself the powers of a coordinate department of the government and impose upon the people his ipse dixit in the place of the combined judgments of their chosen representatives. The governor spent more than 313.0X* in alleged invest! gat ions, but even with that large expenditure. he did not discover how much interest the state treasurer has received from public funds in defiance of the law, or if he did, he has failed to furnish the information to the General Assembly. In no department of the state government, from the governor's office down, is there, the least indication that during the terms of the present official incumbent will there be the slightest improvement over the intolerable conditions which have prevailed for years. We extend to the Democrats in both houses of the General Assembly our congratulations and thanks for the splendid record that they have made in attempting to redeem the pledges contained in the Democratic state platform. They may not, because of the opposition of a Republican majority, be able to secure the passage of laws of the greatest bene-

fit to the people of the state, but they will be gi ien full credit for trying. With the general record of Republican treason to their Interests before the eyes of the people, there is no room for doubt that the day ot triumph for the united, patriotic and righteously militant Democracy will come in 1908. DATA FOR MONTH OF FEBRUARY The Warmest and Coldest and the Averages. Data for February for the last thiri ty-five years have been compiled from • the weather bureau records n Indianapolis. They ere to shew the condi tions that prevailed during the thirtyfive Februaries and are not intended to be construed as a forecast of the weather conditions for this month. The mean, or normal, temperature tor at least thirty-five Februaries was 31. The warmest February was in 1882, with an average of tempeature of 42, and the coldest was in 1905, with an average of 2*J. The highest temperature was 72. February 16, 1883 and the lowest «as 18 below zero, February 9, 1859. The average precipitation in February for the last thirty-five years was 3.13 inches. The average number of days with i)l. of an inch or more of precipitation was eleven. The greatest monthly preciptation was 7.28 inches, in 1882. and the least monthly precipitation was .54 inch in 194*2. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours was 3.02 inches, February 20, 1882. The greatest amount of snowfall recorded in any twenty-four consecutive hours i record extending to . winter of 1884-85 only* was 5.5 inches , February 12, 1903. The average relative humidity was 80 at 7 a. m. and 74 at 7 p. m. There was an average of seven clear days, nine partly cloudy days and twelve cloudy days during the month. The prevailing direction of the wind was from the northwest; the average hourly velocity was twelve miles an hour and the highest velocity was fortyfour miles, from the west. February 26. 1899,. and forty-four miles, from the south, February 28, 1902.

STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY Has Been Organized by Well Known Men. Articles of incorporation were completed this morning at Ossian for the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Insurance Association, organized to write the insurance on live stock of all kinds in the counties of Wells, Adams, Jay, Blackford, Randolph, Wayne and Delaware counties. Officers were elected as follows: G. W. Rupright. I president: W. D. Mannes, vice presi-1 dent; C. D. Carr, secretary: Wilson I A. Woodward, treasurer; W. H. "Xoot, | general field manager, and Walter M. Craig, adjuster. The new company will be ready in a few days to begin business on an active scale with agents in each of the counties which they will first cover in their operation. It is likely that other companies will be included in the mutual arrangement later. The mutual association comprises both farmers and business men and in fact all classes and will insure live I stock against sickness, accident, ; death, theft, etc., in fact, absolutely ' insure against loss from damage to i stock from any cause. A mutual association for the shipping of stock and produce has been ' in existence ax Ossian for some time, ! and the success which has attended it ] no doubt had much influence in inducing the organization of the insur- : ance association.

TRACTION CAR WAS DAMAGED Slight Accident Puts the Car Out for a Few Hours. The interurban people were forced to use their baggage and freight car this morning in order to make their regular schedule, owing to the fact that while endeavoring to run the passenger car out of the ham. this morning, the troiiey jumped the wire and hit the wire arms with such force that the trolley arm was broken and so badly damaged that the car was put out of running order. However, their running schedule was not interfered with and not to disappoint the traveling public, a baggage car was fitted up into a passenger coach, and the regular run between this city and Fort Wayne was made without mishap. The passenger car was repaired and was ready for use this afternoon. The freight system on this road may be established the latter part of the week or the first of next.

WASHINGTON NEWS Congressman Chaney Obeys his Constituents i .. si w V -a ■*■» THOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE Vincennes Objects to the Mad Carr er B i—Booze Again Appears in Capita!. Washington. Feb. 11. —The joke is on several people, including Representative Chaney. There appears to be a strong sentiment among the promiment citizens of Leesville. Ind., that the state liquor license tee should be] increased to 31.000, at least 360*.* of] which should go into the state school fund. The good people of Leesville ( | got their heads together and framed! a memorial expressing their wishes. | I By a peculiar mistake they forwarded i it to Representative John C. Chaney. • I instead of their representative in the , I state legislature, and by another pe-1 I collar misake Mr. Chaney failed to. I notice their mistake and introduced ■ i the memorial in congress. It appears ' duly entered of record in the Congressional Record. Even in these days I of an India rubber constitution, the > congress of the United Stares would* hardly go into the business of regular-! ing the liquor traffic in Indiana Representative Charles B Landis performed a great service for the cause of temperance when he got | through congress the amendment prohibiting the sale of liquor in the Unit-! ed States capital, where liquid fire] had long been dispensed openly and notoriously over a counter tn the house restaurant There have been recent manifestations of a suspicious character, however, which indicate that the demon rum has sneaked back into the capital and taken up his abode in some of the commttee rooms. The outward an dvisible signs ot the return of the unregenerate demon are the regular pilgrimages made by certain rubicund-faced members to these. peculiar committee rooms and the; look of satisfaction that sits enthroned on their beaming countenances when they emerge and wend their way back to the house. Miss Myra Pinney, a charming young lady of Valparaiso. Ind., is a visitor in Washington. Representative Crumpacker introduced her to President Roosevelt, whose affirmations of "de —light” over the pleasure of the meeting were numerous and emphatic. The postoffice appropriation bill, as reported to the house, draws the line of distinction between the salaries paid to city letter carriers in cities 1 over 25,00 and in cities less than 25.000. Representative Chaney declares ' that although Vincennes, Ind., has a population of about 18.000. the work • imposed on city carriers is as great as . the work required of carriers in cities * of more than 25,000 and that it is a 1 hardship to deny them equal pay i He will take the matter up with the postoffice committee, but he has not' yet decided to offer an amendment to the postoffice bill. “I am convinced. ; said he, "that the postoffice committee , has worked conscientiously to frame ! a bill that would be just, and any i general rule that might be laid down > cannot prevent enequalities here and I there." o The U. B. Sabbath school had an interesting treat Sunday from a male I quartette composed of Messrs. Waiter Johnson. Rufus Lee, Hugh Hite and l Colonel Foreman al lof Decatur. They I rendered several selection in a hari monious and pleasing way, which they have the many thanks of the Sabbath school. This invitation came on the invitation of the superintendent, and was appreciated by all. May this quartette continue in the good work they can do. They have no name for their quartette, therefore the U. B. Sabbath school selected a name and the quartette will hereafter be called the All Stars Quartette of Decatur. ' o

Money to lows on farms st lew rate of bilerat. No eonauaaion, Partial cmm-ento allowed and interest stop-•rf-z DOM B. ERWIN, IneUtFri. Attorney at Law Do you smoke? George Klein at the Palace bowling alleys has all the good ones ——Q — ■ ITEMS FROM RURAL ROUTE TEN. Mrs. it. Stevley spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Jim Stump. Dave Marschand has moved his sawmill to the Lotxinheizer farm in Blue Creek township, where he has a bunch of logs to saw up. Mr. Wexter was though our vicinity selling extracts for Frank Davis, last

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week. at A^LT UC V r WIS a buslness caller at Decatur Saturday. Revival meetings are sun ln ©■ess at Union. Good interest is shown and much help has been de. rived from them. ° de ’ Mr. and Mrs. Dell Stevlev ar. ~ ing to Willshire, but

spend a few days with the former s mother. The twin babies of Mr. and Mrs. Azie Tucker, who have been on the sick list, are somewhat improved at this writing. Burt Lord has moved his family in with his father, Frank Lord in Marys township.