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312. HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1907. Vol. XI. No.

71 DAILY NEWS J0HIIB1SHHAS PASSED AWAY Died Tbls Mornlng.al Five O'clock at Brother's Home. wns fifty nne years old His Death Was Due to the Hardening of the Walls ot the Blood Vessels. John Ablngton Barsh, passed away at the home of his brother, Harvey Barsh In Clearcreek township Friday morning at 5 a. m. after an illness of almost two months.

He was first taken, sick at Chicago, where he had been employed for a number of years and after it bad been announced by the attending physicians that he could not possibly recover he was brought to this' city about two weeks ago and taken in the ambulance to his brother's home. Here his condition gradually grew worse and death was a welcome end to bis prolonged Bufferings. He was afflicted with the same trouble which caused the death of his brother, Orlando Barsh at Columbia City some time ago, the hardening of the walls of the blood vessels. When he first became sick in Chicago declined to have word sent to his daughter. Miss Delight Barsh or bis wife in this city.

A friend found him later in a critical condition in the cty and notified Miss Delight this cty. She went immediately to the bedside of her father and remained with him until he was brought to this city and has been with him ever since. His wife has also been with him since be was brought to Huntington. The deceased was born in Stark county, Ohio, on Sept. 1948, where be spent his infancy.

In 1849 he moved together with his parents to the old home In Clearcreek township where he spent his last days. He is the husband of Mrs. Ida Barsh and the father of Miss M. Delight Barsh of this city. Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves to mourn' his de parture one sister, Miss' Sarah Barsh and two brothers, David and Harvey Barsh.

He also has a sister in law, Mrs. U. M. Markley who resides in Columbia City. Mr.

Barsh's dying wiBh, when he learned that he could not recover was that, be might die at the old home where he had spent his childhood days and his wish was fulfilled. The wife has been under the care of a physician for the past three weeks, her affliction being nervous prostration, as her sister passed away but a short time ago, and the news of her husband's illness following close upon the shock of losing her sister was too much for her strength to withstand. Mr. Barsh was a man well known In Huntington county end a person whose friends were numberless. He was a successful business man and a good neighbor.

Miss Delight Barsh, his daughter, Is an actress of no small distinction. The funeral will be held Sunday at Beech Grove at 2:30 p. m. the proceS' sion leaving the house at 1:30. BOY'S SWIM IN WATER THAT IS STA6NANT One of the Huntington citizens, who has been in a position to notice things very well, thinks that there be a qui etus put on the boys of the city swim' mlng in the water around the dam.

For the past month or more a crowd of boys have been accumulating at the race and around the dam and div Ing into the water and having "A high old time" but they do not realize the danger to which they are expos ing themselves the 'adulterated water. In. fact at times It seems that one can almost see the foam grow on the surface of the water and if the boys continue to swim In this it can not belp but have some effect on their now healthy systems. ONE BALOON WILL 60 UP EVERY EYENIN6 TILL FOURTH The People's Drug store has adopt ed a novel manner of advertising, this being in the form of balloons which will be Bent up on South Jefferson street every night Last night an airship baloon was sent up and prov ed the source of considerable attrac tion and tonight a teddy bear balloon will be cut loose. Different kinds will be sent up nightly.

This is an inter eeting and novel idea and is an excel lent advertisement for the popular South Side drug store. The balloon sent up last evening came down on Matt Luber's house. FRANK TRUSSLER IS HEIR TO FINE FARM PROPERTY Acording to the statements of his friends Frank Trussler has received some good news which only comes once in a life time. He has been In formed that the will of a late uncle has left him in possession of a fine eighty acre farm in Dallas township, Mr. Trussler will keep the farm and has signed a contract with J.

A. Brick ley to manage the place. Mr. Brick ley will take charge of the farm in the fall. Miss Anna Lane wag here from Pe ru spending the day ECORO BREAKING CROSS COUNTRY RUN For record time In cross country trips Bartlett'a large auto truck very nearly hag the medal.

Last Monday Dr. Wallace Grayston of Marlon hired the truck to hall a load of household goods to Marlon from this city, a distance of twenty five miles. The load started from the house In this city at 10 and pulled up at its destination at exactly 10:25, making the eptlre trip in 2:15 almost ten miles an hour with a heavy load of goods on board. In fact Dr. and Mrs.

Grayston could hardly believe their eyeB when they saw the machine coming down the street for they knew it had only left this city a short time before. They allowed it to pass uncalled when the doctor thought it would be more than safe to stop them anyhow and see who they were for he thought that he recognized his belongings and sure enough tbey were his. The truck ar rived back in this city before two 'clock. That a going some. MEREST IN THE SUNSPOT CONTINUES IN THIS CITY The interest in the sunspot con tinues, since Rev.

Irl Hicks, the St. Louis weather guesser, has attached bo much significance to the phenomenon. Huntington people who used their smoked glasses Thursday noted that the spot Is now on the right side below the center. It appears to be much larger than when first sighted. It Is moving to the lower right Bide of the sun.

Hick's electrical storms made their appearance in accordance with the sunspot Wednesday but the big storms are scheduled for the next three days. If the spot should be able to overcome the force of the rotation of the Bun and make a return engagement the storms woold then be much more severe than they will be this week. All of which is according to the St. Louis man who enjoys the distinction of having on several occasions guessed right LOCAL CONTACTOR WILL BUILD NEW WARREN SCHOOL L. A.

Shutt of this city secured the contract for the erection of the fine new high school building at Warren yesterday. His bid was $9,868. The other bids were Albert Shutt of War ren, 10,500 and Mr. Taylor of Warren 112,000. $10,000 was the architects estimate of the coBt.

Mr. Shutt will begin work at once and the building will be ready for occupancy by fall. It will be one of the most complete small high school buildings in the state and will be completely constructed according to sanitary plans. MARTIN HOFFMAN CALLED HOME BYjJEATH OF SISTER Marvin Hoffman left this morning for Crown Point, Indiana, where he was called bjr the death of his sister who passed away at her home in that place Thursday as the result of a se vere attack of typhoid fever. The de ceased woman leaves her husband and two children, all of whom are known in this city from their frequent visit here at the home of Erie dispatcher Hoffman.

Prominent Men Are Called to Serve On Bamage Case Jury. REGULAR PANEL STILL OUT Complaint Asks for $10,000.00 for the Death of F. A. Linquist Last November. Business men of the city had a call to serve upon the Jury this morning and although the call came very Inopportunely for many of the venire they accepted their fate without a murmur and served upon the Jury with as good grace as though they did not more business of their own than they coud attend to.

The case of Linquist vs. the Erie was on trial before Judge Cook and a jury today. The proceedings could ont taken up until 10:20 as the regular pannel was still out on the case of Griffith vs. Felts et. al.

The action arises out of the death of F. A. Linquist who was killed on the Jackson street crossing of the Erie on the 3d of last November. The suit was filed by Andrew Linquist, a brother of the unfortunate man and who was appointed administrator of his estate. The complaint asks for $10,000 as damages for the death of his brother.

Lesh Leah and J. M. Hatfield appear for the plaintiff and Chas. Lucas, Kenner Kenner, and W. O.

Johnson for the Erie compariy. Mr. and Mrs. I. L.

McCulloch and son are here today from Marion on a short business trip, Mr. McCullouch is president ot one of the Marion banks and the party made the trip in his fine new touring car. Miss Desse Hopper and Miss Daisy Cohee left this evening for a few days visit at their homes in Peru. They are both students in the Hunt ington business university. BUSINESS MEN DO JURYSERVIC WAR 1 1 1 DISTRICT OFFICERS OF Named at the Meeting at Marlon Thursday.

MRS, DINIUS IS HONORED Many Excellet Addresses Heard and Plans Laid for Next Year. Marion, June 20. A very successful convention of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the Wabash district of the Methodist church was brought to a close this afternoon with a symposium of addresses by members of the society from all over the district. At the meeting this forenoon, held In the First M. E.

church, the selection of officers was held. Mrs. Jennie Stevenson of Gas City was elected president; Mrs. Rev. Jones of Gas City, first vice president; Mrs.

Rev. Runkle of Jonesboro, second vice president; Mrs. S. A. Brown of Wabash, corresponding secretary; Mrs.

D. A. Williams of Marion, recording secretary of literature; Mrs. Din nius of Fairmount. Mrs.

Mc Grew, secretary of literature; Mrs. Dlnnius of Huntington, secretary of systematic benevolences; Mrs. Lulu Myers of Markle, superintendent of mite boxes; Mrs. SIxby, of Jonesboro, secretary of young people's societies; Mrs. Kate Wolfe of Marion, secre tary of temperance.

Following the election the officers were presented to the convention and the welcome address was made by Mrs. W. S. Murray, the conference secretary. A report of the auxiliaries showed all to be in good condition.

There are eight auxiliaries in the district Marion, Fairmount, Jonesboro, Wabash, Markle Lafontalne, Gas City and Huntington besides there are two Queen Esther circles, both In this city. At noon the ladies of the home church served a luncheon in the church. Two prominent visitors at the con vention were Miss Mitchell from the Boden home, Florida, and Mrs. Gamble of the Emerson home, also of Florida. Mrs.

Bunyan, who was corresponding secretary for several years, was also in attendance from Rich mond. The first gathering of the conven tion was held Wednesday evening ing when the visitors attended a regular meeting of the Marion society. Mrs. Murray, conference president, gave an address at this meeting. From here the conference officers go to Pendleton to attend a meeting.

CONVENTION OF U. B. Y0UN6 PEOPLE'S SOCIETY Bishop G. M. Matthews delivered the principal address today in the meeting of the Y.

P. C. U. of the B. church, which is being held at In' diana Central university at University Heights, Indianapolis.

A number from this city are in attendance at the ses sions. Yesterday address was delivered by the Rev. H. F. Shupe of Day ton, editor of the Watchword.

The members of the union are greatly pleased with the manner in which the convention is being attended by dele I gates from over, the entire state. M1SSI0NAR SOC ETY IN CENTRAL AMERICA BEGINS. ADY1CE TO SWIMMERS FROM ONE WHO KNOWS This warm weather will make the old swimming hole an attractive place for the small boy. Not only that, it will also Increase the desire on the part of the young man to take a plunge in the Btone quarry or the river. Every year there are many ead cases of drowning reported just because there is carelessness about this thing of going Bwlmmlng.

Fear is one of the things that boys and young men never entertain while the swimming season Is here, and frequently it is the fellow who is the best swimmer who goes to the bottom and loses his life. The lad who cannot swim has sense enough generally to remain close to shore or In water that he can readily chin. It Is a good time to advise people who go swimming in deep water to be careful; the advice may not amount to much but It is good just the same. ON THE MAJOR'S iinimn oinr ii Dark Horse Figures in the Selection of League Meeting Place. MAJOR HAD THINGS "FIXED" Mayor Anderson Is Home From the League Meeting and Tells How It All Happened.

Laporte proved the dark horse and won the race for the next meeting of the Municipal league under Major Anderson's very nose, while, our worthy major was keeping bis eyes on the young roan colt, Elwood and was straining every nerve to go under the wire ahead of his opponent from Delaware county. It may be that the dark horse slipped up on the mayor blind side," but at any rate, the race was won and Huntington had lost almost before the mayor realized that he had another opponent to deal with. Elwood and Huntington were the only cities in the field during the early sessions of the league and the mayor soon got the election "fixed" in such a shape that Elwood would not have been one two three. Just as he was at the hotel figuring out the telegram that he would send home telling the people of Huntington that he had won, a gentleman with an expansive smile blew in from Laporte. He just arrived in time for the voting and did not carry any brass band or even a scrap of a ribbon badge.

But he did carry that election in such record breaking time that both Huntington and Elwood began to look around and wonder what had happened. The following committees were appointed: Auditing Fred Hammontree, clerk, Logansport; D. C. Anderson, mayor, Huntington, and Mayor Hamilton, Bluffton. Resolutions Mayor Green, Vincen nes; Mayor Arnet, Kokomo, and Geo.

Harper, Madison. Chief of Police James McWheeney, of South Bend, who talked on "Would It Tend to Elevate the Standard of Municipal Officers to Eliminate Poll tics?" says he does not see how it can be done, and the concensus of opinion amoung the delegates seemed to be that politics will always be a feature of human existence. DUIIU LITTLE MORE THAN 3 PERCEHT. LEVI Will Be Required to Build the Warren Township (loads. A SPLENDID INVESTMENT The Increase in Values Will More Than Make Up (or the Money Expended in Improvement.

The county commissioners will be called upon at their July meeting to order an election In Warren town ship to ascertain whether or not there will be a levy for gravel or crushed stone In Warren township. As stated before in this paper the crushed stone seems to find the most favor as under the conditions it would be almost as cheap and It would lie much more durable and satisfactory. The estimated cost of the crushed stone road would be $35,000 and the bid submitted will probably be lower than that. As there is more than a million dollars In taxables In Warren township it will be seen that the levy will probably be only a very little more than three per cent instead of ten per cent as was Incorrectly stated some time ago. In fact a tax of ten per cent would be Impossible as the law specified that no special road levy shall be more than foiir per cent and the present system of roads will prob ably be considerably under this amount.

No one who Is familiar with the rise of land valued in a community where there are good roads can fall to ap predate the fact that the value of the land will be Increased much more than the three and a fraction of a per cent which will be taxed. In another way, too, will the Im provement be money in the pockets of the Warren township farmers. All the townships of the county are taxed equally for the support of good gravel and stone roads and then the total amount collected is divided among the townships In the proportion that they have gravel roads to repair and Improve. Thus It has happened that for many years Warren townBhlp has paid one thousand dollars each year to the repairing and maintenance or gravel roads in the county while it has only received about $75 per year for keeping up its own roads. By the proposed improvement the tide will be turned and Warren township will De piacea aneaa oi tne otner communl ties of the county In the respect of roads and the other, townships will take their turn in paying for the lm provements in the township which has so long helped to keep up their own roads.

NO INFORMATION YET ON SICK WIFE AND BABY Thomas Myera, the man who plead ed guilty to the charge of stealing scrap iron at Warren a few days ago still remains in jail and it looks as if he were going to spend the rest of his sentence there. As yet neither his attorney nor the court have received any answer to their letters asking for information regarding the sick wife and baby which awaited him and need ed his assistance at home and if such information is not received he will have to spend the rest of his sentence behind the bars. TRAMPS BELIEVED TO HAYE FIRED THE MURRAY BARN Tramps are believed to have set fire to the barn on the farm of Mrs. Maria O. Murray who lives in Clearcreek township several miles north of the city.

discovered this morn ng the building was one mass of flames and It was completely destroyed, together with the contents. A number of the neighbors were up and about as enrly as 3 o'clock and they stated that the barn was nil right at that time. The sky was clear and there was no lightning but suddenly they saw It a mass of flames. The only contents of the barn was ten tons of dry hay and spontaneous com bustion is out of the question so that the only theory of Its origin which Is at all tenable "Are bugs." una pan or is forty years old. It has been a landmark In the locality for been a landmark In thelocality for many years.

It was Insured in the Fanner's SPECIALTIES ANNOUNCED FOR GILMAINE PLAY The specialties that Mr. Gilmalne ill introduce In the nlav "The Price of Love" will lie worth more than the price charged for admission. The following artists will appear: Mrs. I. S.

Butler, soloist, nresentlne a tab leau sons with Miss Ruth Edwards an the model. Miss Mary Bendel, special soloist; Miss Melba Glanton and Jean Kalb In a pantomime dance; Miss Hertna rrost, fancy dance; an acting "trio song" by Misses May and Jean Kalb and Master Edward Allman; lit tleJane Anderson, the youngest cor netest before the public and a male quartet. Now what do you think of It. CHAUTAUQUA DESERYES HEARTIEST SUPPORT One thousand tickets to the Hunt Ington Chautauqua iniiHt be sold be fore July 1 In order to guarantee to the association the expenses of the talent that will be secured. Thus far the response which has been given by the merchants and citizens of Hunt ington has been very discouraging.

The Chautauqua will be a fine thing for tne town but It Is an undertaking that all should push If It Is to be made a go. Mr. Helney has been selected by the committee to do the soliciting for the event and he should meet with a hearty response from everyone In the city who wishes to see some really high class summer entertainment. THE TABERNACLE MEETINGS ARE QUITE SUCCESSFUL The tabernacle meetings which were opened Wednesday evening in Hughea grove are prospering as well as could be expected under the circumstances Wednesday night the stormy weather kept many people away but last night there was a very fair attendance at the meeting and the promoters feel much encouraged. The nddreBS last evening was made by Rev.

C. 11. WhitaUer who will also apeak tonight. Everyone Is invited to attend. STILL I FEW 10 ARE Bondholders Allow Extra Time On Assessments.

MAN DID NOT READ PAPER Because He Did Not Read Any Daily Paper a Man Had to Pay $1.83 in Delinquency Fees. City Treasurer Grass reports that the street and sewer assessments are coming In well and that the amount outstanding Is unusually small. The bond holders had the right to foreclose on all the properties on which the assessments were not paid by June 1 but they desired rather to collect the assessments and so the matter was left open and the property owners who were delinquent were given another opportunity to pay. Several have taken advantage of the added time and the number of assessments outstanding is considerably less than It was on June 1. One payment was received Just Thursday from a man who lives in Canada and owns some vacant lots here.

Almost all the amounts outstanding are on vacant lots owned by parties residing outside the city. There are four on Sulamonle avenue and one on South Whltelock street. On the three asphalt pavements there Is only one payment outstanding. 1 Those who have paid since June 1 have been compelled to pay a penalty of 10 per cent on the amount of the assessment One of these delinquents claimed that he had heard nothing about the assessment. When Treasurer Grass asked him if he did not read the papers be admitted that he did not take any of the papers.

His delinquency amounted to $1.83 and the treasurer very wisely explained to him that he might have had a dally paper for eighteen weeks for amount he had lost by not being a subscriber. DELINQUEN WILL MORTGAGE BEHEJLDASGOOD? Uankn. II. 0.1 l.li. muoiiGI muilgagO ITIdJDB CM Altogether.

ON GROUNDS OF INSANITY Interesting Legal Complication QLhcr News of the Circuit Court Sessions. The Mosher mortgage seemed to be the main topic of conversation among the attorneys when not busy today. At the time when Mosher and his, daughter were arrested and placed In jail the farm on which the family were living belonged to Mrs. Mosher, the place was then transferred to the own, uiinij, iilu jjlall'CU ft IllUngUge UII 1. 0 A ii nil aniiif.

It is claimed now by a number of the attorneys that the mortgage is not goou ana cannot be held against tne place. One reason given la that Mrs. Mosher Is of unsound mind and that the deed made by her to her son is not a valid transfer. This is said aa according to the statements of the Mosher family Mrs. Moeher is of un BOIIIMI IllllHl.

The holder of the mortgage has in his possession an affidavit sworn to by Mrs. Mosher to the effect that the i 9 i iv uBu avis uw vnu personal benefit while It Is a matter of common knowledge what the funda U'tfcf iihaiI far It fa a rula nf law that a wife cannot act as a surety for her husband and a debt against real estate for that purpose cannot be collected. 1 Attorneys win waicn wun interest what the outcome of the affair will be as there seems to be conflicting opinions in regard to the matter. COMPLAINT ON CONTRACT. tlach A rn II In.llmxi Qtrtntr Powder Is the title of a case filed In circuit court Thursday afternoon by S.

M. Sayler, attorney for the plaintiff. The action Is one brought by virtue of a contract between the S. Bash Co. and the Indiana Stock Powder Co.

whereby the S. Bash Co. was to handle the powder of the defendant and is case that they should not have a sale for all the stock on hands and had a surplus left at the end of the year the defendants were to accept the remaining stock and cancel that portion of the bill. The complaint further recites that the S. Hash Co.

took some of the goods as per contract and that at the end of the year, In January, 1907. they offered the stock remaining on hands to the company, which they refused to receive. The amount of stock left was 1875 pounds to the value of 193.75. The complaint also alleges that the powder was not as represented to be and that after standing for a time became almost unsaleable. That It presented a poor appearance and did not look as a marketable article should.

Another paragraph of the complaint states that the Indiana Stock Powder Co. wns to pay for and maintain a number of six Inch advertisements in the different newspapers and this they also failed to do. It Is further claimed that the company was not Incorporated properly and that the proper papers were not filed with the county recorder and although they represented through their agen to be capitalized at $10,000 there Is nothing on record to show for much the company is liable. The complaint asks for $150.00 as damages. PLEA IN ABATEMENT.

Spencer Branyan, attorneys for the Nelson Painting company of Chicago have filed a plea In abatement before Justice Stults in the case of P. H. MeCormack Co. against them for $200 claimed to be due for heating service furnished while the Nelson company was engaged in painting the 1. new court hnnao The Dlea states that the eomnanv had no proper employee in this city on which a service could be had ana mai aitnougn tne contract under which they are engaged Involves more than $4,000 yet their men here were only day laborers and none of the men vice.

The case will be tried next Satur day. Watklns and Butler appear for the plaintiff. i Vl. CASE DISMISSED. J' i ne case or H.

stoner vs. Philo Wlllets has been dismissed at the defendant's cost. MR. AND MRS. LIVINGSTON i HOME FROM HONOLULU Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley Livingston and son are expected to arrive In this city this evening for an extended vlBit wun ms parents, ksv. and Mrs. ut ingston. Mr.

Livingston has for the past several years been professor in theology in the leading college at Hon. olulu, Hawaiian islands and secured a av.auuu uiu iwuiai ko in oraer that he might come to this country and take a post graduate 'course. He i uuiea ii ioib cuy irum new iors City where he has been engaged In Post Graduate work for some weeks.