Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1909 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

tVokime VII. Number 196.

THE THIRD DAY Teachers Appreciate the Splendid Talent at this Year’s Institute LECTURE LAST NIGHT Was a Splendid One—Each Session Seems to Grow in the Interest THURSDAY PROGRAM. i Devotional tuxercises Rev. F. H. Vernor 9:00 —Written Composition Prof. Thomas 9:4s—Rest. j 10:00—Music Dr. Hanson ■ 10:45 —Rest. 11:00 —Human Nature in the School Room Dr. Ferris Afternoon. Music. ’ 1:20 —The Study of Poetry Prof. Thomas 2:os—Rest. ! 2:ls—Music Dr. Hanson 2:ss—Rest. 3:os—Fine Art of Speech.. Dr. Ferris Evening. Music. Lecture—“ Making the World Better” Dr. W. N. Ferris Tuesday Afternoon. For the afternoon the institute was divided into two sections, one and two. Section one composed of teachi ers in the lower grades and section two of teachers of the upper grades and high schools. For the first period section one was in charge of ■ Prof. Thomas, whose subject was “Language and Composition.” Second section under Dr. Hanson studied music. Some things learned were: First year pupils should be taught music, and a fondness of music, by use of the rote song. Beginning with ; the third and fourth years we should teach rudiments along with rote singing. Teach the child to recognize a ■ tone with its mental ear, so that it can reproduce it. One of the most difficult problems that confronts the teacher of music is the monotone, or the child with one tone. It requires tact and patience to overcome this difficulty. Constant practice in the use of the scale will greatly aid in overcoming this trouble. Drill work, with the section as a class, occupied most of the time allotted to this subject. Second period. Prof. Thomas on “Grammar.” Grammar is a difficult subject. It requires much thought. There is no more reason for studying grammar itself than there is for studying the Cherokee language. We are very often likely to misinterpret literature. A correct interpretation of a selection is necessary to a grammatical construction. Also a technical knowledge of grammar is necessary to a correct understanding of literature. It is therefore very important that we master technical grammar. By a series *of tests and experiments. The Prof, very forcibly convinced the teachers of the need of a knowledge of technical grammar to be able to use correct speech. "Language and Composition.” Language work of first grade by Prof. Thomas. Teachers are apt to be too particular about the penmanship of the first grade children. The teacher should put himself in the attitude of the child. To help familiarize the child in writing have, them copy script. Memorizing poetry and prose is a valuable aid in language. By this he catches the rythmn and gives him beautiful thoughts. Written work is good t-cause it is tangible, although it should not be carried too far. Accept crude work at first. Nature studv offers great opportunities for language work through observation and the record of this work. Children will be interested in dictation. Sentences should be interesting and instructive. This can be done in second grade. Talk to the child about selections. See that he gets many impressions. The second reading of a selection gives new concepts. In answering questions, children must be led to give complete answers eitner in written or oral recitations. Through the children’s varied experiences, comes the groundwork for the teaching of language. Teach the c i - dren to watch. , Arithmetic. Every child has some conception of number. The new wort must be begun with the child’s understanding. Teach the child his

numbers as he learned them. Analysis is thinking and thinking is analysis. Through the senses children gain their best ideas of numbers. We should give practical work through the most practical methods. There are too many- devices for wasting time in teaching numbers as it is taught in our schols. You cannot place too much stress upon mental work in arithmetic mental economy, illustrative purposes and for record work are the only uses of written work in arithmetic. Much time is saved by becoming proficient in mental arithmetic. Discriminate in the selection of study matter. Use only that which is of practical use. Use patience and prudence with the slow boy or girl, yet press them gently but firmly into the work. Give two years of mental arithmetic, beginning with the fourth year and your boys and girls will be better equipped artihmetically than our average high school graduate. Never give the boy or girl credit for work done unless it be absolutely cor(Continue don page 4.) — o ARE ENJOYING IT News from Decatur Men Enroute to Alaska Says They are all Happy WRANGLE LETTER Mr. Barthel Tells of the Pleasures of Trip on an Excursion Boat Clem Voglewede today received a letter from Frank Barthel written from Wrangle, Alaska, under date of August 11th. He with Fred Martin and Jack Deininger are enroute to Fairbanks, Alaska, where they will reside for some time at least. They left Seattle a week or two at the fair, on Saturday, August 7th and were four days out when the letter was written. They were aboard an excursion boat which stopped for an hour or two at all the cities of interest and this gave the boys an opportunity to see many sights, not usually witnessed by the ordinary traveler to the north. Frank says he has enjoyed every moment of the time, and that the other boys are having an equally good time. They saw several whales, and other sea monsters and at several of the places where they touched land they saw deer, bear and other wild animals. At one place Frank says they stopped .near a salmon stream and he spent an hour catching two pound fish with his hands as they came over a waterfall, and it was great sport. He says in two hours he thinks he could have caught a wagon load of these fish. They are probably near their destination by this time, and th enext letter will probably tell something about the cold lands. o HORSE WAS CHOKED TO DEATH Peculiar Accident Occurred In Wells County. Ex-Commissioner G. W. Lechner was in town this afternoon from Jefferson township, and reported the death in a peculiar manner last evening of a fine horse belonging to Charles Myers, one of his close neighbors. The animal was placed in a stall at the supper hour last evening and when the evening chores were being done the animal was found dead in its stall. Examination showed that its halter strap had become caught over a hook in the back band of the harness, causing the animal when it jerked to throw itself down in the stall and its head was twisted by the strap in such a manner that it was choked to death within a few minutes. It was insured in the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Insurance company.—Bluffton News. o SUTTON CAUSED OWN DEATH Washington. D. C, Aug. 18. (Special to the Daily Democrat)— The naval 'court which has been investigating 'the death of Lieutenant Sutton, today 'announced that he was killed by a bullet from a revolver held in his own hand, which was fired without intervention from any other hand.

BONDS WERE SOLD J. F. Wild & Company of Indianapolis, Were the Successful Bidders PAY $605 PREMIUM Nine Banking Firms Represented in the Contest for the Bond Issue J. F. Wild & Company were the successful bidders jfor the twenty thousand dollar issue of refunding bonds, which were offered at the regular session of the city council last evening. The bonds are issued to refund bonds originally given twentyfive years ago, when the town of Decatur took on airs and became a city. At that time it was necessary that all the indebtedness against the town be settled before the city charter could be obtained. The bonds were all pavable ten years later. At that time, in 1894, there having been no provision made for a sinking fund the debt was still outstanding and the bonds were refunded by an issue of bonds which covered a period of fifteen years. This time has just expired and the present council decided that they have run long enough, accordingly advertising for bids on the bonds payable, tw r o each year for ten years, and bearing five per cent, interest. This made the bonds very desirable, and nine bond houses were | Represented at the bidding contest past night, when Mayor France ordered Clerk Wemhoff to open and read l the bids. All the boys wanted the I bonds and there was much rivalry, 'resulting in an interesting “kidding" j match. The bids were as follows: (Breed & Harrison, Cincinnati, $415.50. Joe T. Elliot, Indianapolis, $385.85. J. F. Wild & Co., Indianapolis, $605.00; Miller, Adams & Co., Indianapolis $370; Wild, Roaf & Co., Cincinnati, $360; Rudolph Kleybolte & Co., New York, $222.22; McCoy & Co., Chicago, $105; Harris Trust Company, Chicago, $414; W. R. Todd & Co., Cincinnati, $305. All these bids included accrued interest to date and all but Wild & Co., included the printed bids The council awarded the bonds to Wild & Co., but retained the two b’ds next best and will use them in case i the bonds are not taken by Wild & Co HUNT FOR BROTHER Jacob and James Kay Will Make a Special Trip to California Soon FOR THAT PURPOSE Have Not Heard from Him for Twenty Years and Will Hunt Him • In hopes that hey will find some trace of their brother, who disappeared from the face of the earth, as far' as their knowledge of him is con- | | cerned, Jacob Kay, living near Ossian, and his brother, James Kay,-of Jay county, will leave in a few days for California where they will search for ' him. Many years ago the brother left i for the west. We wrote back for a time, but it has now been twenty years since the brothers in this state have. heard from him. They have frequently written to the postoffice where he was last at when he wrote here, but the letters were always returned. As the population in the west at that time was constantly changing no one could be found who tell an/thing about Jiim. The brothers here wish to go west anyhow for a trip, and decided to search for the missing relative. They believe that he has probably located in the west some place, or that he might have been killed in the pioneer days, as he was a stockman. —Portland Daily 1 Sun. f

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, August 18, 1909.

MAY LOSE HIS RIGHT HAND Ossian Man is Suffering from Blood Poison. — I Ossian, Ind., Aug. 17. —John Detmer junior, living north of town has a serious case of blood poison to nurse and one which came about in rather an unusual way. While driving to Fort Wayne one day last week he ac- ' cidentally scratched a small bit of skin off his right hand. The hurt was so slight that he did not know exactly where or how It was done. Naturally he thought no more about it until he was annoyed by a prickling sensation. On examination he found that the wound was red and angry and that the hand was swollen. On reaching home he suspected trouble and came in to see a physician, who diagnosed the trouble as blood poison and gave i him strict orders how to treat the case. Care may save Mr. Detmer’s hand, but it will necessitate precaution on his part that no irritating substance touch the wound. REGULAR SESSION City Council Disposed of a Large Amount of Routine Business LAST NIGHT MEETING Street Commissioner Filed Bond, Bills Were Allowed—Other Matters The city council held the regular session last evening and disposed of 'quite a lot of business. All members were present excepting Mr. Van Camp. ;The minutes of the previous meeting , were read and approved, after which , a resolution was adopted notifying I the Fort Wayne & Springfield Interurban company to repair the brick | 1 paveftient along north Second street.' The city clerk was ordered to notify (the Chicago & Erie and the Clover Leaf railroad to put in bells at the Eleventh and Thirteenth street crossings within ten days or the order will :be changed to require a watchman at each place. Street Commissioner Harry Kookin filed his bond for SSOO signed by M. Kirch and C. S. Niblick. A motion carried that T. R. Moore and the owner of lot 907 on Thirteenth street be notified to construct sidewalks at once. Mr. Taylor, representing the Sunday Creek Coal copmany made a short talk in which he said his company appreciated the business of Decatur to such an extent that they expect to make a hard fight for the business for another year when it is offered at the next meeting. M. Woods complained of the excessive charge against him for a sidewalk which was sold while he was absent and the matter was referred to the street committee. A complaint was made that persons are using the city hose and city water for washing out sewers and for other purposes without permission, and the superintendent will serve a notice after which arrests may follow if the practice is continued. The city clerk was or'dered to notify J. B. Stoneburner that he will have to pay rent on the city building which he has occupied with his pianos since last November, five dollars per month being the amount required. The mayor was authorized to employ three day police and three night when as specials during fair week, these to serve four days, from Tuesday until Friday. The street commissioner filed a requisition for sand, hose, buckets, shovels, etc., which was allowed. A resolution was offered that the sum of $822.89 be i allowed to Woods & Haugk to make i up for the reduction in the assess • I ment against E. Fritzinger as held by the Adams circuit court recently. The resolution was opposed vigorously by Mr. Martin and he voted against same. As only four members were present, this defeated the action at least temporarily, as a two-thirds vote is necessary. The mayor was authorized to approve the bond and contract of L. L. Baumgartner as special city engineer. He is to work one day each week and more when necessary, and is to receive four dollars per day for such services. The reports of the treasurer and clerk of the city were filed and were referred to the finance committee. Bids were opened for the twenty thousand dollar bond issue, result’ng in the same being awarded to J. F. Wild & Company, of Indian(Continued rrom page 2.)

THE “PROHIS” WON Carried Fifteen out of Twenty-One Counties IN SOUTH CAROLINA The Campaign Was Hottest Since the Tillman Contest Columbia S. C., Aug. 17. —The unofficial returns from the elections held in the twenty-one so-called “wet” counties of South Carolina today for the purpose of allowing the voters of each county to choose between prohibition and the county dispensary system, indicates that the Prohibitionists have won victories in fifteen of these counties. Complete returns from some precincts not reported tonight may change the result in two or three counties, but the probabilities are that prohibition has carried in Abbeville, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkley, Calhoun, Colleton, Dorchester, Fairfield, Hampton, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Orangeburg, Sumter and Williamsburg counties. The dispensary has won in Aiken, Charleston and Richland counties and is leading in Georgetown and Beaufort. In Florence the vote is tied, with five precincts to be heard from, claimed by the prohibitionists. The election was without excitement or special incident in any county and a small vote was polled. One-half of the state was already dry and the act under which today’s elections were held was a compromise measure adopted at the last session of the legislature to defeat a bill providing for state-wide prohibition. The general belief is that the prohibitionists will again move the passage of such a law at the next legislature in January. The election today was on the question of voting on the dispensary, prohibition having been decreed since August 22 last, under the bill providing for the elections which permitted the counties then “wet” to vote back their dispensaries if they so desired. For the first time the Anti-Saloon League took an active interest in the prohibition movement in this state and not since the stirring factional contests of the early nineties, when Benjamin R. Tillman was first entering upon his spectacular political career, has such a campaign been witnessed as that waged by the Anti-Saloon League leaders, church folk and “anti-dispensarvites” against the return to the dispensaries.

PLAINTIFF WINS Decatur Horse Company Get Judgment Against Koeneman APPEAL THE CASE $12.50 is Awarded to the Plaintiffs —Jury Was Polled The case in which the Decatur Horse company sought to recover damages from Henry Koeneman in the amount of $125, tried before Squire J. H. Stone and by a jury of six yesterday, has been decided in favor of the tilaintifft-., the Jury fixing the amount of the damage at $12.50. The evidence and arguments were completed last evening and after the supper hour the jurors assembled for

deliberations. After being out until eleven-thirty o'clock a verdict was decided upon and -sealed to be read in open court this morning at nine

o’clock. At the time for the reading pf the verdict a large number of spectators gathered at the office of I Squire Stone. The jury was polled by I Attorney Smith for the defendant and : subsequent to the affirmative re--1 sponse of each juryman that the above stated was and is his verdict, the attorney asserted that an appeal, bond would be prepared and the cause would be taken to the circuit court. ! The defendant has thirty days in I which to arrange the appeal.

INVITED TO STAY AWAY Muncie Don't Want Any Excitement Just Now. "Billy” Sunday, sensational evangelist —for the money there is in it — has been respectfully invited to not come to Muncie, by the business citizens of that city. And the invitation is timely. Muncie has been on the business ragged edge for two or three years. She is now getting on her pins again. She, like other cities one of them not so very far from home, has had enough evangelism to last for some time to come. Above all things excitement is to be avoided when the best business interests of a place are to be considered. Political conventions and elections, which we must have, and too many of them by a dozen fold, are enough to contend with without agitators to foment excitement. Anderson asks to be excused for the present from any such an infliction—Anderson Bulletin.' o HAD AN ACCIDENT

Toledo Automobile Party Were Delayed in Decatur WHEEL TORN OFF Os Their Auto—Wheel Was Received from Indianapolis A party of five people from Toledo entering Decatur this morning about seven o’clock in two Buick automobiles were the victims of an accident which delayed their trip a half day and in which the occupants narrowly averted serious injury. The party entered Decatur on Monroe street, and the autos were running at a high rate of speed when the car in the lead was turned abruptly down Second street. The car skidded a long distance and the wheel was forced against the curbing in such a manner as to break almost every spoke in the right hind wheel of the machine. The car was also nearly overturned and the occupants were very much frightened. The machine was taken to the garage and an Indianapolis firm was telegraphed to send a wheel at once via the Clover Leaf and it arrived on the noon train. The car was repaired and the party went on their way rejoicing. They are going to Indianapolis to attend the big races tomorrow and left Toledo early this morning. Fortunately the accident did not delay them sufficiently to cause them to miss the races.

GAMBLING DEVICES BURNED Paoli, End.. Aug. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The sheriff of this county and his deputies at the instance of the assistant attorney general of the state, Mr. White, today burned ten thousand dollars worth of gambling devices which were seized in July, 1906, at the gambling parlors at French Lick and West Baden. o WIFE OF SEN. CULLOM DEAD

Washington, D. C„ Aug. 18. —(Spec- J jial to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Shelby M. Cullom, wife of the well known senator from Illinois, died at the home in this city this afternoon, of heart trouble, after an illness of but, a few moments.

The Methodist church of Monroe will hold a picnic on next Saturday in Haggarts grove, and expect to have a very large day. It has been W’idely advertised and will no doubt bring a large crowd to town. Mrs. M. L. Oliver one of the best known and respected ladies of Mon- j roe, is very seriously ill at her home j and is not expected to live. Mrs. | Oliver is well known in this city, and i her many friends wish she will have I i speedy recovery.

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VISITS OLD HOME Henry Krick and Family Left this Afternoon for Pennsylvania TO ATTEND REUNION His First Trip There for Thirty-Eight Years— Will Enjoy the Trip Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krick and son Walter left this afternoon for Mohnj ton, Pa., the former home of Mr. j Krick, where they will visit with Mr. Krick’s brother, Harrison Krick, and other relatives, this being the first trip home for him in thirtyeight years. He came to Decatur in 1865 and has since been a resident here, succeeding financially and otherwise and has for years been recognized as one of the strongest men in this locality. They expect to have a splendid time in the east, where the Kricks are one of the oldest families. Among the pleasant events during their stay in the east and which is anticipated with pleasure by the Decatur Kricks, is a big family reunion to be held next Saturday at Hainley’s park at Sinking Springs, Pa., and which will be attended by hundreds of Kricks from all over the country, The invitations sent out contain a splendid program which will furnish much entertainment, but this is only a part as the real pleasure will no doubt come from the meeting of so many relatives. Frantz Krick, the original man of that name lin this country, came to America in j 1731 from Germany, and since then I the family has grown rapidly, until now they are of sufficient numbers |to make a city of their own if all ; were together. While we do not ' doubt that all the family are there .with the goods, and many of them have gained fame and fortune, Adams county is willing to back her representative at this meeting. He has served as county sheriff, as representative in the Indiana legislature and has held many places of trust and is a public spirited citizen.

NEWS FROM THE COURT HOUSE A Few Transfers —Mrs. Bremerkamp Files Suit to Sell Her Property. A new case filed at the clerk’s office was entitled Mary Bremerkamp vs. Joseph Bremerkamp, the plaintiff being represented by Attorneys Peterson & Moran. The complaint says that the parties to this suit were married some years ago and said relations still exist, that in 1907 the defendant, was adjudged an habitual drunkard, that he has not provided, for his family for fifteen years, and that four children, aged from 16 to 25 years reside with the mother. The complaint also says that Mrs. Bremerkamp owns an interest in 80 acres in Root township and several lots in Decatur, and that she has no income excepting six dollars’ pension and that by selling her interest in real estate she can obtain from $2,000 to $3,000 that she can invest in such away that she will be better provided for. Therefore she asks for such relief as may authorize her to (convey her said real estate without the signature of her husband.

Real estate transfers: Elizabeth S. ' Morrison to William F. Helm, inlot 1879 Decatur, $200; Mathew Blocher to " Harvey W. Brown, inlot 681 Decatur, ; $450. « o SPECIAL TRAIN DURING FAIR A. J. Smith returned this afternoon from Fort Wayne, where he arranged with the G. R. & I. for a special' train south in the evening on Thursday and Friday. The train will leave here at 7:30 on those evenings, thus giring the people from the south an opportunity to return home without (waiting until midnight. The train (runs to Portland. An effort was made Ito get the train for three nights, but this could not be done.

The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Hunt on north Tenth street Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Pleas be prompt.