Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1907 — Page 1

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Volume V. Number 230

A GOLDEN JUBILEE Celebrated by Catholics of Fort Wayne Diocese FIFTY years of progress Immense Crowds at Fort Wayne Sunday td Assist in the Long Planned Exercise. The Journal-Gazette tells of the Catholics Golden Jubilee celebrated at Fort Wayne last night as follows: The golden jubilee, or fiftieth anniversary, of the organization of the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne was most fittingly celebrated last evening by a monster meeting in Library hall at which the"eloquence of'orators, both from the clerymen and laymen of the church, together with beautiful music by talented singers, combined in a most impressive manner to tell the story of the work of a half century of soul-saving, character-building and mind moulding of the noblest type. The occasion was a most auspicuous one and most auspicuously did the speakers and the singers respond to it, making the meeting one which will ever linger In the mind of every one in the vast audience. Fifty years is a long span to the individual life which looks ahead, but a short period in the making of history, and yet, in eloquent, earnest tones, speakers recounted the wonderful results wrought by the church that seemed wellnigh impossible of human attainment in the space of a half century. Long before Dr. James M. Dlnnen, who presided, called the meeting to order, all the available space in the great hall had been filled by loyal Catholics who, proud of their church and its works, had gathered early that not a single portion of the celebration program might escape them. The musical program, consisting of several of the most beautiful sacred productions of classic composers, was rendered by a choir of over sixty-five voices, under the direction of the Rev. S. M. Yenn, and augmented by an orchestra of several pieces. The large stage of the hall was completely filled with the singers, who made an imposing appearance, the women in white filling the first tiers of seats, and the men with their heavier voices stationed behind them. Addresses were made by Dr. Bru&geman, Hon. William P. Breen, Henry C. Berghoff, Judge How'ard, of South Bend and a short talk by Bishop Alerding. o J. P. Steiner, of Berne, was a caller in our city this morning and returned to his home this afternoon. ST. JOHN PICNIC

Hundreds From Decatur Attended REPORT A DELIGHTFUL TIME Famous Dasseler Band Furnished Music—Many Other Forms of Entertainment. Several thousand people attended the big picnic at the St. Johns church grove Sunday and that included several hundred Decatur pleasure seekers. Many took advantage of the interurban. while others drove. All report a delightful time. The chief at traction was the Dasseler forty-piece band, from Fort Wayne, who furnished inspiring and catchy music throughout the day. The refreshment stands did a big business, as did the bowling al leys, and various, other amusement places. Beside this an interesting program of music and speeches was rendered and was thoroughly enjoyed by every one who took the time to listen. The St. Johns picnics have a reputation for twenty miles around and always enjoy a big patronage. This was the second given by them this summer and both proved most complete successes. , ..

TO GO SOUTH FOR HEALTH. Miss Gusta Cramer to Take Six Months’ Rest. Miss Gusta Cramer who for a number of years has served as chief operator and manager of the long distance department In the office of the Citizens’ Telephone company, has been granted a furlough of six months, during which time she will make a determined effort to restore herself to health. Upon advice from her physician she will go to one of the health resorts of the south, probably to Florida. and will remain there the entire time, provided her health improves. Miss Cramer has been in poor health for several years, but has made a brave effort to continue her duties. Her efficient services have been greatly appreciated by her company and they, as well as her many friends in Decatur, earnestly hope she will be greatly benefitted by the rest and change of climate.

A NARROW ESCAPE By a Party of Very Well Known Bluffton Men DEL LOCKE SAVED THEM Will Kunkle's Auto Almost Collided with a Freight—Men Were Frightened. Ben Solinger, Del Locke. W. A. Kunkel and Frank Runyan had narrow escapes from a horrible accident and probable death Thursday while riding in the Kunkel automobile on Cherry street, said the Saturady Bluffton Evening News. The car came within a hair’s breadth of crashing squarely into a moving freight car on the Muncie interurban line. All that saved them was the quick and heady work of Del Locke, who was driving and who, without a moment's hesitation, swung the car around without time to check its speed, till the nose pointed toward the J. M. Ehrler home, and sent it flying over the curb with one jump finally stopping it in the Ehrler yard, after having missed a tree in the yard by only a few inches. When stopped the machine was practically standing on end. The experience was an exciting one for the four gentlemen in the machine and it will be some sime before they forget it. It was almost as narrow an escape as could possibly be.

Before they reached the Johnson street crossing a Muncie passenger interurban went through. Thinking the coast clear and hearing no signals of any sort, whistle or gong, the party started to drive straight on across the tracks. Just when they were within fifteen feet of the track, going at a fair speed the freight car was down upon them and it was then that the machine was turned into an airship to take the curb and sent whirling up into the yard. o HOW ABOUT THE NEW HOUSES? A Few are Going Up But Many More are Needed.

The Tilden Lister residence in the new’ Meibers’ addition is under construction. Another year will finj that section of Decatur well populated. In the meantime houses are going up in other parts of town, the architects and contractors are busy preparing plans and estimates and it is believed fifty new houses w’ill be ready for occupancy' by January Ist. This is not enough for as many more will be needed before spring. Help Decatur grow by furnishing the new arrivals a place to live. It will be a good investment and will help the push committee. — o— JUST A LITTLE TASTE OF WINTER North Winds Make One Think of His Coal Bin. The first little blast of fall weather struck us this morning, sending a fewchills down the spine and reminding us that winter is coming. How about the coal bin? How about the larder? Are they filled? It s time to be thinking about such things, hough it requires a heroic effort after the good old summer time, while real winter is probably three months away, a killing frost would not surprise us at any time now.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, September 23, 1907.

IT IS ABOUT OVER President’s Vacation Ends This Week WILL MAKE WESTERN TRIP To Speak at Canton, Inspect the Mississippi River and Combine Pleasure With Business. Oyster Bay, N. Y., September 22. — President’s Roosevelt’s summer vacation at his Sagamore Hill home will end at 10 a. m. Wednesday, when he with Mrs. Roosevelt, members of the family and executive staff, will take special train for Washington. During the three and one-half months the president has occupied the homestead he has had the quietest and at the same time the busiest vacation he has indulged in since he became the occupant of the White House. The records show that since June 12, the president has received 125 persons at Sagamore Hill. Some of the callers have been distinguished foreigners and a few have made purely social calls, but the majority of them have been government officials on strictly government business. While visitors have been comparatively few the work which the president has accomplished in other directions, has been great. His annual message to congress is practically completed. The document needs only finishing touches. In addition to writing his annual message the president has prepared several comprehensive speeches. One of these was delivered at Provincetown, Mass., recently and the others will be made during tfhe western-southern trip which is to be begun immediately on his return to Washington.

The special train equipment by which the president will travel from Washington to Keokuk, la., will be taken from Jersey City to Washington Wednesday and will be occupied by the president and party returning from Oyster Bay at that time. While the preparations for President Roosevelt's western trip have not been completed, the 'program has been sufficiently arranged to make it certain that the tour will be one of the most spectacular ever undertaken by him. He will eave aweek from today and will be absent from the seat of government until October 23 or 24. The trip has three distinctive objects, the dedication of the McKinley mausoleum at Canton, 0., the inspection of the Mississippi river, with a view to arousing interest in a ship canal from its mouth to Keokuk, lowa, and the great lakes, and the securing of a period of recration for the chief executive before the beginning of his duties of the winter.

ELECTED OFFICERS Detective Association Held a Meeting JAMES HURST IS PRESIDENT Dallas Butler Made Delegate to National Meeting—Special Meeting to be Held Next Month. The annual meeting of the Adams County Detective Association was held Saturday at the G. A. R. hall in this city, and the attendance was very satisfactory. The reports of the secretary and treasurer showed the year •to have been a very profitable one, and that the association is steadily growing in strength, both as to number of members and finapially. Officers for the ensuing year were chosen as follows: James Hurst, president; Charles ; Oeting. vice-president; J. Fred i Fruchte, secretary; T. J. Durkin, as- . sistant secretary; Emil Franz, captain; I William Miller, treasurer; Mathias ; Miller, Dallas Butler and William Hart- I ing executive committee. Dallas But- < ler was chosen as representative to i attend the national meeting to be held < at New Castle, Indiana, on October I 7th. A special meeting of the asso- j ciation will be held at Berne on the i third Thursday of next month, for i the purpose of taking in new members, j

KILLED BY ERIE TRAIN Uucle Johnny Rupright Met Death Uncle John Rupright, of Preble township was killed at 3:30 this afternoon at Preble when the east-bound passenger on the Chicago and Erie struck his rig. The buggy was demolished and his horse killed. Mr. Rupright had been in this city several hours and was on his way home. He was one of the best known men of the county, having lived here for half a century. Further details of the accident could not be ascertained, but will be given tomorrow. A SAFE RAILROAD Is Reputation of the Erie is Proved of PREFER IT TO ONE FOR SPEED Carried Over Fifty Milion People in Two Years and Not One of Them Were Fatally Injured.

New York, Sept. 21, 1907. —The recent accident report of the interstate commerce commission gave railroad critics an excellent opportunity to call attention to the fatalities attendant upon traveling. One paper went so far in its de’nunciation of railroads and their managers as to refer to the Erie’s “slaughter of helpless victims.” This statement was controverted by General Attorney George N. Orcutt of the Erie. “As a matter of fact,” said Mr. Orcutt, “the record shows that between March 1, 1905, and July 31, 1907, the Erie and its controlled lines carried 56,196,153 passengers and' not one of them was fatally injured. The Erie’s critics are fond of calling it

slow, but the management has preferred safety to unsafe speed and to that end has a speed limit on every mile of track. An engineer who runs 50 miles an hour, where the schedule fixes 40 as the limit, gets a vacation without pay. The block system is enforced w’ith unyielding rigor and so closely are the movements of passenger trains watched that the slightest deviation from the ‘running rules’ are punished. We do not run excursion trains on single track lines, we have extended the time of trains that we thought were too fast and use other methods that tend to safety and pro-

voke criticism on the part of a few people who do not appreciate the effoits made to safely transport the public." J. H. MADDY. I o— AN OUTING AT ROME CITY. All the employees along the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad, working under Roadmaster Darius R. Wright, who has charge of the track between Richmond and Kendallville and T. Stewart roadmaster along the line from Kendallville to Grand Rapids. together with their families will enjoy an excursion to Rome City. Sunday, September 22. The idea of the excursion was advanced by Mr. Wright, when several days ago he asked the company if his men might have an outing. In granting his request the company gave the men along the northern division a similar privilege. The party will start at Richmond on the regular No. 7 which passes through here at 8:00 there being three extra coaches attached for the use of the excursion- i ists. The men from the northern division will arrive in Rome City on a special train. The party will in- < elude all bridge carpenters, pumpers, i trackmen and all persons in the em- < ploy of the company under the two roadmasters, and with their families will number about six hundred peo- 1 pie. I'

ON NEXT MONDAY McKinley Memorial Will be Dedicated PRESIDENT ROSEVELT TO SPEAK Thousands from All Parts of the Country will Gather at Canton to Honor Memory of late President. Canton, 0., Sept. 23. —Thousands of persons from many parts of the country will gather in Canton a week from today to again honor the memory of the late President William McKinley. On that day the splendid and imposing memorial built by contributions from hundreds of thousands of persons in this and other countries and erected under the direction of the McKinley Memorial association will be dedciated. The president of the United States will be the principal speaker of the occasion and other distinguished men will make addresses. Among the noted men who will be here are vice-president Fairbanks, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Secretary Garfield, Admiral Rixey, Senators Burrows and Smith, of Michigan; John Mitchell, General Corbin, Mayor Reybourn, of Philadelphia and many congressmen. President Roosevelt will arrive on a special train at 10:15 the morning of Sept. 30 and leave at 4:05. The ceremonies at the tomb will be preceded by an imposing parade made up of military bodies and civic organizations.

The United States army will be represented by the Twenty-third regiment in command of Col. Philip Reade; a squadron of the Twelfth cavalry; a detachment of field artillery from the Jamestown exposition, which have been ordered to come to Canton and by battalions fiom Fort Wayne, Mich., Detroit and Fort Thomas. The Ohio National guard will be represented by the entire Fifth and Eighth regiments. Many of the members of the GrandArmy of the Republic will take part in the parade. Conspicuous in the parade will be the survivors of the Twenty-third. McKinley’s regiment, in the Civil war.

t The body of the martyred president and the body of the late Mrs. s McKinley have been removed to the t memorial from the vault in West Lawn 3 cemetery, where the body of the prest ident has rested and been guarded by soldiers of the United States army for , six years. r o . John Welty went to Berne this as- , ternoin, where he will be the guest of [ relatives for a short time. o COURT HOUSE NEWS Macadam Road Bond Sale Tomorrow

, ISSUE IS FOR ABOUT $llOO Coffee Claim Case was ContinuedDefense Will be Made in Two Cases Where Defaults Were Entered. County Treasurer Lachot will hold another macadam road bond sale at ten o’clock tomorrow morning, when he will offer bonds amounting to $3,420 on the C. E. Bollinger road and $7,300 on the Fred Blomberg road. These same bonds were offered last Tuesday but not a bidder was present and they had to be re-advertised. Mr. Lachot believes he will be able to dispose of the bonds tomorrow. Emma Freang vs. Louis Freang. divorce, default of defendant; prosecuting attorney ruled to answer. Jerome B. Carter vs. Charles Mathewson, damages $75, de fault set aside and new summons issued, returnable October "th. Charles J. H. Hower vs. Dora J. Hower, divorce, default set aside and I (Continued on page 2.)

CLEARING NIBLICK HOMESTEAD Trees Which Have Stood for Years are Being Removed. Among the Decatur properties now being improved is the old Niblick homestead on north Second street. For many years this old home has been known from the fact that it is located in the center of an entire half block, a beautiful place. The residence, a large and old fashioned one, is surrounded by pine and maple trees, which have stood for several decades, so shading the big house that it was almost hidden from view. Now these big kings of the forest are being removed, the yard is being converted into a pretty lawn and the passerby will scarcely recognize the old Niblick homestead. This improvement will considerably brighten the appearance of this already beautiful residence district of the city.

THE SOCIAL LIFE Historical Club Will Meet Tomorrow » VARIOUS EVENTS ANNOUNCED Mrs. DeVilbiss and Mrs. Cole Issue Invitations for a Dinner —Mrs. J. S, Peterson to Entertain Euchre Club. By Perle Burdg. The second meeting of the Historical Reading Club will be held Tuesday September 24th, at the home of Mrs. Blackburn. The study of the evening will be the three earlier prophets of Judah, who are: Joel, Isaiah and Micah. Mrs. C. Allison has charge of the paper and Mrs. O. Erwin has charge of the entertainment. The most interesting feature of this week, so far, will be the pedro party, given by Mrs. E. X. Ehingen on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Harry Moltz will entertain the Ladies’ Shakespeare Club on Wednesday afternoon. The Missionary rally of the district of Fort Wayne will be held here Friday, during the entire day. It is Decatur's Day at the rally and has been looked forward to as a great day among the Methodist members. Little Frances Gaffer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer, of Ninth street, entertained thirty-five of her little girl friends at her home on Saturday afternoon in honor of her Elev-

enth birthday anniversary. The girl’s gathered at two o’clock with beautiful little remembrances for their hostess. The children played the many games which means so much to a birthday party; after romping and having a fine time a two course birthday supper was served in the dining room by Mrs. Gaffer. Another six o’clock dinner which will be of an unusual charm, will be the one given by Mrs. Fanny Cole and Mrs. DeVilbiss at their home on Madison street in honor of Mrs. Frank Bell, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Frank Alwein, of Shelby, Ohio.

The ladies of the Euchre Club will give a six o’clock dinner Tuesday evening in compliment to Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson-Myers, Mrs. Jennie Owen, Mrs. W. F. Brittson at the home of Mrs. John S. Peterson on Winchester street. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. James Bain on Thursday afternoon to elect officers for the coming year. Members and friends are invited. The Ladies' Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan, on Tuesday evening. All ladies and friends are invited t oattend. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Christian church tyill meet at the home of Mrs. Fleming on First street Friday afternoon. C. A. Shepherd, of Lima, Ohio, who has been the guest of his brother, S. Shepherd, at Monroe over Sunday, passed through here today enroute to his home.

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ALL DAY MEETINGS To be Held Over the Fort Wayne District M. E. MISSIONARY CONVENTION Beginning Today—The .Decatur Session will be Held Friday—the Program Announced. In the thirty-eight Methodist Episcopal churches of the the Fort Wayne district of the Northern Indiana conference, beginning today and lasting for two weeks, there will be held oneday missionary conventions and on the closing day, October 4th, there will be held a gigantic revival service at the First Methodist Episcopal church, Fort Wayne, of which Rev, Charles A. Rowan is pastor. The mission services will be held in the interest of the benevolences of the church and, as described by Presiding Elder Wade, are to be for the purpose “of inspiring pastors and people with greater zeal and effort; to a larger and more enthusiastic giving land to prepare the way for great outpournings of the Holy Spirit in the revival campaigns of the fall and winter.” For the purpose of faciliating the holding of the meetings the district has been divided into sections and the programs art* dates for holding the conventions for this division are as follows: * Geneva, Sept. 23; Geneva Ct. Sept. 24; Monroe, Sept. 25; Bobo, Sept. 26; Decatur, Sept. 27; Pennville, Sept. 30; Oak Grove, Oct. 1; Portland Ct., Oct. 2; Portland, Oct, 3. The program for the final revival conference at the First M. E. church is as follows; Forenoon. 10:10 —Praise and prayer.C. A. Rowand 10:30—Revival Sermon..C. B. Wilcox Altar service W .E. McCarty 11:30—The Evangelistic Pastor. Can every Preacher be an Evangelist? W. B. Freeland Afternoon. 1:30 —Praise and prayer.H. H.Hocker 2:00 —Every Day Evangelism by Pastor and his People....C. King 2:3o—The Importance of Special Revival Season and Effort.C. E. Line 3:3o—Revival Sermon ..Frank Lenig Altar service C. U. Wade Evening. 7:3o—Praise and Prayer.R. L. Semans 8:00 —Revival Sermon Sherman Powell Altar service J. M. Cause o Fred Henke, of Cincinnati, who for several days has been rhe guest of his uncle, Frederick Melchi, returned to his home this afternoon. o

FAIR ASSOCIATION — <• Held Their Annual Meeting This Morning WILL HOLD SPECIAL SESSION To Discuss a Plan of Re-organization —May Make it a General Stock Company. The stockholders of the Great Northern fair association held their annual meeting at Steele’s park this morning and a fair attendance answered the roll call. The election of officers, in

fact all other arrangements for next year's fair were postponed, after the discussion of a most important question, that of converting the association into a stock company and admitting all who cared to buy. The association discussed the matter thoroughly and decided to await permanent action for three weeks, thus giving every member an opportunity to vote. The meeting will be held October 14, when one of the most interesting sessions in the history of the Great Northern will be held. Heretofore no one could hold stock except by consent of the association, but the present move would permit any one dseiring to purchase the stock. While the fairs have been good and fairly successful financially, It is believed by many that the new plan would he a better one and conducive of more interest.