Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1907 — Page 1

DECATUR DAIIY DEMOCRAT.

Volume V. Number 192

COUNTY INSTITUTE Program for Their Week of Instruction TO BE HELD AT M. E. CHURCH Godd Instructors are Chosen and a pleasant Week is Anticipated by the Teachers. The Adams county teachers’ institute will occur at the Methodist church in this city beginning Monday, August 19, an<i closin g on Friday evening August 23. The program assures the teachers of Adams county one solid week of instruction in the art of teaching. Superintendent Opliger has chosen well. The instructors being Prof. Lotus D. Coffman, superintendent Model School in the Eastern Illinois State Normal, Charleston, Illinois; Prof. W. Otto Miessner, Director Central Conservatory of Music, Connersville. Indiana; Miss Florence C. Fox, Chicago University, officially appointed by the Department of Public Instruction of Michigan; Dr. Robert a. Armstrong, Department of English of West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va.; Miss Carrie Thomas, Pianist, Decatur, Ind.; Prof. Withaus, Violinist, Berne, Ind. The program for each (lay follows: Monday—lo:oo a. m. Opening Exercises, Rev. C. B. Wilcox; Music; Memory Training. Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; English, Miss Florence Fox. 1:30 p. tn — Music; Memory Training. Prof Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; English, Miss Florence Fox. Tuesday—9:oo a. m. Devotional. Rev. Lewis C. Hessert; Music; English, Miss Florence Fox; Music. Prof. Miessner; Formal Discipline, Prof. Coffman. 1:30 p. m. —Music; English, Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Keeping Young, Prof. Coffman; Suggestions to Young Teachers, Prof. Coffman. Evening, 7:4s—Music; Lecture, Miss Florence Fox. Wednesday—9:oo a. m. Devotional. Rev. A. B. Haist; Music; Apperception, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; English, Miss Florence Fox. 1:30 p. m.—Music; Wasteful Practices, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; Language, Miss Florence Fox; Suggestions to Young Teachers. Prof. Coffman. Evening 7:45 —Music. Prof Withaus and Miss Thomas; Lecture, "The Ideal Teacher,” Dr. Robert A. Armstrong. Thursday—9:oo a. m. Devotional, Rev. E. Earnest Bergman; Music; Language. Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Violin Solo, Prof. Withaus; The Skeleton in the Closet, Prof. Coffman. 1:30 p. m.—Music; Language. Miss Florence Fox; Music, Prof. Miessner; Physical Culture, Prof. Coffman; Suggestions to Young Teachers, Prof. Coffman. Friday—9:oo a. m. Devotional, Rev. Daniel B. Kessinger; Music; Attention, Prof. Coffman, Music, Prof. Miessner; Spelling and Penmanship. Miss Florence Fox. 1:30 p. m. —Music; Attention, Prof. Coffman; Music, Prof. Miessner; Spelling and Penmanship, Miss Florence Fox. Adjournment. Superintendent’s Notes. Trustees' Day, Thursday, August 22. Rests will be given at certain intervals. Citizens are cordially invited to attend any and all sessions. The roll may be called several times a day, at any hour, as opportunity presents itself. All teachers, who attend the County Institute the full number of days, will have two per cent added to their general average of scholarship and success when computing their per The membership fee will be SI.OO as usual. All teachers, who are employe in the schools of Adams county this year, will be expected to enroll accordingly. Young people preparing to teach should enroll, and give carefu attention to every exercise of the stitute. as they would gain muc w i will prove of great value in teaching. Miss Florence Fox wfll favor the institute with a lecture on Tuesday ening. Dr. Armstrong will deliver veh- entertaining lecture W ® dne^ ay f evening. Every teacher and friend of education should hear him. Prof. Coffman will give sugg s in method and school the close of Tuesday, Wednesday and

Thursday’s session, which will be helpful to young teachers. Prof. Miessner’s work in Music this year will consist of a discussion of the fundamental principles, a choice selection of rote songs, special observation songs, and a study of some masterpiece. All of which, lam certain, will prove valuable to you as teachers. The following resolution was adopted by the .County Board of Education. May 1, 1899: “Resolved, That no teacher be employed in the schools of Adams county, who shall absent himself from, and is not a member of the Annual County Institute, unless such absence is caused by sickness. The Teacher’s Reading Circle Books are Keith’s “Elementary Education” and Semple's “American History and Its Geographic Conditions.” Both on sale at the drug stores at Decatur. Teachers should procure these books before leaving the Institute, that there may be time for ample preparation for the preliminary program. o — Fassett A. Cotton, state superintendent and Lawrence McTurnan, deputy state superintendent of public instruction. are preparing to make a tour of the teachers' institutes to be held during the next few weeks in the various counties of the state. Next week Mr. Cotton will attend the institute at Rushville, going from there to Jackson county. Mr. Turnan will first visit Clinton county.

ARE HOME AGAIN Judge and Mrs. Erwin Return From the West GLORIOUS TRIP OF TWO MONTHS They Traveled Nearly Nine Thousand Miles and Ar? Better Hoosiers For It. Judge and Mrs. R. K. Erwin arrived home yesterday from two months’ of solid travel through the west, having visited Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Nebraska, Utah, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming and perhaps several other states. They went to observe and see everything to be seen and our readers know how well they accomplished that mission. The Democrat has been complimented over the contributions of Decatur people.while traveling both in this and foreign lands, but we doubt if those compliments have ever been so generously bestowed as they were over the interesting and observing accounts as penned by Judge Erwin and printed from time to time in the Democrat. We have the promise of the last chapter, and it will likely appear in these columns within a day or two. Both the Erwin's are looking the picture of health and enjoyed every minute of the time spent in observing the wonders of the western part of this great country. With it all, they come home with the knowledge that Indiana is the greatest state in the union and Adams county the garden spot of it all. They traveled a total of 8,900 miles, saw the people, the customs, climate and resources of one-half of the United States and are now welcomed home to the heartstone, where friendship counts for all it is worth, and where joy reigns supreme over the return of the absent ones. o MAY LOSE LIFE INSURANCE. Minister's Refusal to Sign Certificate Causes Embarrassment. The family of the late George Miller, member of the German Lutheran church, and buried under its rites by the Rev. A. H. Lange, at Ft. Wayne, may lose his insurance of SI,OOO in the fraternal Order of American Yeomen because of the minister’s refusal to sign the certificate of death and attest with his oath that he officiaed at the funeral. “I do not believe in secret societies.” said Mr. Lange, when the attorney for the estate asked for his signature to the certificate of death, “and I will sign no papers having any connection with them. Neither do I believe in life insurance,” Mr. Lange freely admitted that he had officiated at the funeral, but would make no written statement or sign any papers that the rules of the order require. It is a part of the discipline of the Lutheran church to discountenance both lodges and insurance.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, August 9, 1907.

THE INDUCEMENTS' Many Premiums Offered on Good Hogs WM. FARLOW SUPERINTENDENT The Association is Endeavoring to Make this Department Outshine the Others. With the large number of breeders of swine in this county and in surrounding counties, the exhibits in this line at the Great Northern Indiana Fair should far excel that of last year Practically every farmer that raises any kind of stock always has on hand several fancy hogs that are well bred and which he admires and it should be the duty of every farmer raising good swine to endeavor to get his stock at the fair once a year, and let his neighbors and friends see just what kind of a stock raiser and farmer he is. In order to get the largest entry ever had by the local fair association. they have and are making special inducements to every farmer and stock buyer to get them interested this year and a glance at the fair premium list will show you this fact. Their instructions to William FarlowSuperintendent, of Berne, are to fill these stock pens, and he assures us that in his efforts to date he has met with much encouragement and will have the finest exhibition in this line ever displayed in Decatur. The premium list has not only attracted local stock raisers, but has attracted prominent stockmen all over the country, and he is receiving inquiries every- day concerning the accommodations that can be furnished and right here we might add that they will be nothing but the best. In the Poland China class the premiums range from $1.50 to SIO.OO. In the Chester White class from $1.50 to SIO.OO. In the Berkshire class the same inducements are offered and the same can be said of the Duroc Jersey class. Those raising hogs that do not come under the above named classes also have a fair show as they have made a class for other breeds and in this class they are offering the same inducements as in the other classes, premiums ranging from $1.50 to SIO.OO. The examinations in each of these classes will start on W'ednesday, and w-ill continue until the same is completed. Remember the dates of this great and only fair, and have your swine in condition to show and capture a premium on August 27, 28, 29 and 30. o COURT HOUSE NEWS The Will of Daniel Franz is Probated COURT BEGINS NEXT MONTH Business Will Brighten up Around the Court Hous* —A Sheriff • Sale. The last will and testament of Daniel Franz, who recently died at Berne, was probated at the county clerk’s office. Five children were born from a first marriage and ten from a second. The property is left to his surviving wife, and at her death or in case of marriage, it goes to the children share and share alike. The will was written August 17, 1906. The return of Judge Erwin brings to mind the opening of court, the first Monday in next month. The members of the bar are getting together the business, some of which will come up for adjudication during the term. The clerk has the dockets prepared, and everything is in readiness. Business in the offices is very light these hot days. Sheriff Meyer has a sheriff sale tomorrow in the case of Richard K. Ervin vs. Daniel P. Bolds. We desire in this manner to thank our many kind friends and neighbors for their many courtesies extended during the funeral of Mrs. Clara Baumgartner. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer.

DIED FROM EXCESSIVE DANCING Typhoid Fever Brought on by Dancing. Evansville, August 9. —Miss Rosa Zipp, a well-known society girl and prominent in church and charity circles, died here today of typhoid fever brought on, physician’s state, from excessive dancing. A few days before she was stricken she made the trip from here to Cincinnati and return on the steamer Peters Lee, and spent much of the time in dancing. The night before the boat arrived here she danced with friends nearly all night. She was taken ill the next day. o INFLICTED A SERIOUS WOUND. The Discharge of a Springfield Rifle Did Serious Damage. While examining an old Springfield rifle, discarded by an Indianapolis company of state militia, at the entrance gate of Winona Lake park, Glenn McDonald, of Indianapolis, accidentally discharged the weapon, and the charge struck Guy Gilpin, Indianapolis, full in the face, inflicting a serious wound. Both young men are members of the Indianapolis Boys’ Brigalde and have been camping at the Winona Lake Boys’ City. Turpin was brought to this city, where he received medical attention.

IS HAVING TROUBLE Contractor Fry Wants Negro Laborers TROUBLE AT HILLSBORO, ILL. Infuriated Whites Run Colored Men Out of Town —Caused by an Assault. C. D. Fry, the brick street contjradtor, who constructed and built First street in this city, and who. while here made a host of friends, Seems to be leading a very strenuous life at Hillsboro, 111., where he is at present putting in several mi es of street, the trouble being over the kind of help he is employing. While in this city Fry, after being unable to secure enough white men to do the work as rapidly as he wanted it done, sent to Marion, Ind, and had a number of negroes imported, who finished up the contract in short time, and from the tone of a special dispatch sent out to the leading papers from that city, he was using the same methods and the citizens objected, and it now looks as if a race war was on. The dispatch says that ill feeling toward negroes which has been brewing since last Friday night when John T. Maddux, an aged white man was assaulted by a negro, culminated in a race riot last night, and the majority of negroes were chased out of town. Negroes and white citizens fought in the public streets for several hours and the business section was in a turmoil. Finally most of the negroes fled the town and order was restored. C. D. Fry, who has a contract for paving work, and employed negroes, insisted that his employes be protected. but to no effect. Today Fry went to St. Louis declaring he would procure other negro laborers. It is feared if he brings back a number of negroes that fighting and bloodshed will result, as the anti-negro feeling is at high tension. o-— — • ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE STATISTICS Seven Hundred and Ten Townships in Indiana are Dry. Rev. E. S. Shumaker, superinten-dent-elect of the Indiana Anti-Saloon league, has compiled statistics showing a total of 710 dry townships in Indiana with a total population of 1,041,335; 53 wards with a population of 103,250 and 24 districts with a population of 94,800. making the totals 787 for the dry townships, wards and districts and the total population represented 1,224.375 after deducting 15,000 for overlapping territory. Mr. Shumaker figures that 338 townships are dry without any known remonstrance and they have a total population of 367,642; that 62 townships with a population of 98,156 were made dry by the remonstrance under the Nicholson law and that 310 townships were made dry by remonstrances under the Moore law, the population of which is 57,557.

SOME LOCAL NEWS 1 1 Interesting News in and About Willshire NEWS FROM WILLSHIRE HERALD W. A. Kendall an Expe r t Farmer—ExMayor Black, of Kenton, a Self Confessed Forger and Crook. One of the Delphos fire steamers has been loaned to Van Wert. Its engine had become out of repairs and until it is again in shape it will use the Delphos machine. This was a matter of courtesy on the part of Delphos as Van Wert had previously assisted it in time of fires. The Van Wert fire department and water works system has come in for considerable censure recently because of their seemingly run-down-at.the-heel condition. W. A. Kendall drove the writer out to his farm in his Ford runabout Saturday to oeo the seven acres of tomatoes growing there. They are a fine looking lot. Mr. Kendall has a 200-acre farm, 12 pumping oil wells, his own power station, and one of the most complete and convenient barns it has ever been our lot to see. Mr. Kendall is an up-to-date and methodical farm manager. T. B. Black, an ex-mayor of Kenton, is in jail, a self-confessed forger and crook. What makes his mis-doings appear the more palpable is the fact that for years he has been a Sunday school superitnendent, a church worker and a leading temperance advocate of Hardin county. He is a lawyer by profession. The dwelling house of J. D. Custer at Pleasant Mills, Ind., the Willshire restaurant man, was destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The loss will aggregate SI,OOO, with only S6OO insurance. Mr. Custer’s parents, Wm. Custer and wife, lived in the property. J. F. Jewell and family arrived from Frankfort, Ind., Wednesday for a visit with Mrs. C. F. Cornell and other relatives. Pete Schafer was down from Fort Wayne Tuesday on business. He begins his business career in Fort Wayne this week. o AT HUNTERS ROOST An Informal Party Given There Yesterday MISS PATTERSON ENTERTAINS Class Picnic —A party at Preble—Miss Adda Murray Entertains a Company. The Misses Mayme and Louise Broke, Mrs. Anna Droppieman and daughter. Miss Silva, of Louisville, Ky., Misses Rose and Marie Tonnelier, were the honored guests at a supper given by Mrs. Charles Meibers at the Hunter’s Roost, north of the city, yesterday evening. The party left during the afternoon spending the few pleasant hours by fishing and boating, returning home in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter West and son, Rollin, will arrive Sunday evening from Wellington, Ohio, to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dibble for one week. There has been several parties and dinners planned for their pleasure while in the city. A company of eighteen will be entertained this evening at a five o'clock tea by Miss Marie Patterson in compliment to several out-of-town guests. This evening the class of 1895 will leave on the six o’clock car north, to hold their moonlight picnic. As a farewell parting to the old classmates of 1906, of the Preble school, the Misses Marie and Nellie Daniels bid the members adieu by pleasantly entertaining them at their

home at Preble last evening at an informal party. The home was very pretty w-ith the simple, yet lovely, decorations of the flowers. Large vases of nasturtiums were placed in various places in the dining room, while sweetpeas and pansies were arranged in a pretty manner on the mantles in the parlor and living room. The hostesses had planned several contests, the two main ones were the animal and advertising contests. Miss Hannan Kaezker and Louise Dilling were the leading winners. After the amusements a two-course luncheon was served the guests who spent such a delightful evening at their home. They were: Misses Hannan and Sophia Kaezker, Frances Bault, Amelia and Stella Klopfenstein, Gertrude Helling, of Ft. Wayne, Bertha Wordelman. of Michigan, Ruth Daniels, Messrs. Roy Kahn. Roy Park, Charles Zimmerman, Louis Dilling, Harold Daniels. Miss Ada Murray delightfully entertained a few girls and boys last evening at her home. The evening soon passed away by playing various games and dancing. At ten o’clock the hostess served a dainty luncheon to the guests, who had the pleasure of being invited. They were Misses Marie Bochnecht, Lucile Cusac, Inez Snellen, Silva Droppieman, of Jeffersonville, Ind., Messrs. William Burdg, Bruce Patterson, Vern Weaver, Tom McKein, Troy Babcock. o— HAD A GREAT DAY

Many Pleasures on Tap at Robison Park OVER FIVE HUNDRED THERE Among the Features Were a Ball Game in Which Superintendent Vail Won Honors. The picnic that was given by the Sunday school of the Methodist church at Robinson park yesterday was one that will long be remembered by those who were in attendance. The day was ideal and not an accident happened to mar the pleasures of the occasion. Both the little and big folks found something to amuse themselves and until the cars left for home every one was busy participating in the enjoyment. The cost of the affair was $149.85, sixty dollars of which was collected on the cars from those who desired to help defray the expense, and S4O was given in private donation, beside other donations that are promised and not yet received, so a very little money will need be taken from the treasury of the Sunday school for this most enjoyable event. A close estimate on the number of people tvho attended is 550. A ball game was played in the afternoon between Mrs. C. D. Lewton’s class and the men of the Sunday school, the prominent features of which were the batting of Superintendent Vail, who secured two singles and two runs in 12 times at bat, and the sensational work of W. H. Gilpen on third base, who assisted materially in holding the hard hitting boys down to the close score of eighteen to three. The merry picnicers returned last night about eight o’clock. o RIDGEVILLE SETTLERS’ MEETING The Date is Arranged for Wednesday August 28. Arrangements are being made for a grand Old Settlers’ Meeting at Ridgeville, on Wednesday, August 28th. Hon. Samuel Ralston, of Lebanon, Ind., Hon. W. L. Taylor, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Congressman J. A. M. Adair of Portland, Ind., are among the prominent speakers that will positively be present. A game of ball that will be w'orth seeing will be one of the attractions. Portland vs. Richmond of the Indiana-Ohio league. All the former attractions such as the Old Folks dinner. the baloon ascension, the merry-go-round. the grand band concerts will be there. New attractions will be added. The famous ladies trio, of Indianapolis, will furnish music for the occasion. - o Friday the Quakers will be at home with Decatur as the attraction. At the present time Decatur is tied with Richmond for first place and the two scrappy outfits will have a battle royal. Friday is ladies’ day and there should be a big turnout of fair fans. |—Richmond Palladium. ’

Price Two Cents

A POWERFUL FLEET Navy Department Adds 16 Battleships HEAVY SHIPS IN CALIFORNIA Interstate Commerce Gives a Grain Rate—Walter Penfield Has Been 111. Washington, August 9. —Before Admiral "Bob" Evans’ Atlantic fleet of sixteen battleships reaches the Pacific coast, the navy department will have formed another powerful fleet In California waters under command of Rear-Admiral Dayton, of South Bend, Ind., which will be almost as strong in aggregate tonnage and number of heavy guns as the “battleship fleet.” So much attention has been devoted to the prospective dispatch of the battleships to the Pacific that the fact has been overlooked that plans are being worked out for the rendezvous in Pacific waters of all the heavier ships of the Pacific fleet. These will be augmented by the addition of powerful armored cruisers recently either upon special service duty or just turned out by Pacific coast shipyards. Washington, August 9. —In a decision handed down by Commissioner Harlan, the interstate comerce commission has ordered that beginning with September 15 the through rate on wheat from all points in Nebraska to the Pacific coast terminals shall be not more than 65 cents a hundred pounds. The rate now in force on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is 75 cents. The commission held that any rate in excess of 65 cents is unI reasonable. This was in the case of the A. J. Poor Grain company against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. Washington, August 9. —Walter Penfield, formerly of Auburn, Ind., who is now associated with his father, Judge William L. Penfield, in the practice of law here, has been near death’s door for the last few weeks in the Georgian hospital. He was stricken first with paralysis and then with peritonitis. An operation was performed. His condition has greatly improved in the last few days. o— IT IS NOW WILLIAMS FOR SURE His Party Executive Committee Declare in His Favor. Jackson, Miss., August 8. —The Democratic state executive committee met at noon today and declared Congressman John Sharp Williams to be the party nominee for the United States senate. The canvass of the returns showed a majority of 648 votes for Williams, the totals being Williams 59,496; Vardaman 58,848. There will be no contest over the result. After a short , caucus between the two factions, it was finally agreed to abide by semiofficial returns as furnished Secretary of State Power from the various . counties, and which show that Mr. i Williams has a majority of 648 votes. , The motion to declare Mr. Williams . the nominee was seconded by the friends of Governor Vardaman. The committee then formally declared Mr. Williams nominated as United States I senator. This is regarded the final settlement of the now celebrated con- > test. —o_ REUNION TO BE AT ANDERSON The One Hundred and Sixty-First to Meet September 10th. The annual reunion of the surviving members of the One Hundred Sixtyfirst Volunteer Infantry will be held in Anderson, Tuesday. September 10th. There are some 1.200 members of this regiment scattered from Maine to California and from the lakes to the gulf. Ex-Governor W. T. Durbin is president, and J. R. Brunt is secretary of the organization. An effort is being made to send notices of the reunion to all the survivors. An item of particular interest that will be taken up at the reunion will be the distribution of the bounty to which the members of this regiment are entitled. By an act of congress the sum of $53,000 was set aside to pay the members of this regiment for the 1 time they served from the date of their enlistment until they were muss tered into the federal service. Only . about 500 have drawn their pay for this srvice.