Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 22.

A BIG FARM DEAL Frisinger & Sprunger Add a Big Huntington Farm to Their List. OF REAL ESTATE —— One of the Best Improved Farms in Neighboring County is Bought. For a cash consideration of $21,050, G. S. Fahi sold his fertile farm in Union township Monday evening to Frisinger & Sprunger, a Decatur firm. At the same time Mr. Fahl acquired the handsome residence property on Clark street, formerly owned by Dr. DeHart. Mr. Fahl has decided to become a resident of Huntington. He will move to his new property on Clark street early in the coming fall, it being his intention to give practically his entire time to the horse business. A spacious barn will be erected on the Clark street property and quarters provided for both breeding and sale stables. Although he has not stated definitely that this will be the case, it is thought that Mr. Fahl is planning on horse importation and that his idea is to conduct regular sales after his new barn has been erected. The farm 'sold by Mr. Fahl is one of the largest and best equipped in th’e county. It consists of 186 acres of soil, well cultivated and full of rich opportunities. The buildings on the farm are all in first class condition and attractive. It has been the home of the Fahl family many years anß hSs long been known as one of the neatest farms in this section of the state. —Huntington News-Demo-crat.

INVESTIGATION ON The Ballinger-Pinchot Troubles Are Now Being Figurd Out. OTHER WIRE NEWS Paris is Loser Many Millions From Flood—Coal Osfer in Alaska. (United Press Service.) Hartford City, Ind., Jan. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The percep- ! tors Mere and at the three or four glass factories in the east met at their respective cities yesterday and decided to continue the strike, which has been on since last September. (United Press Service.) Trafalgar, Ind., Jfin. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The big canning factory here, owned by W. Hamilton of Greensburg, was destroyed by fire this morning, with a loss of SIB,OOO, and Insurance for $5,000. No effort was made to stop the blaze, as not even a bucket brigade was available. The origin is a mystery. (United Press Service.) Paris, Jan. 26—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The minister of finance has estifiiated the flood losses here to | exceed $200,000,000. Phris has been 'divided into five sections, each in [charge of a military commander, who iwill control the rescue work. —o (United Press Service.) ‘ Washington, D. C., Jan. 26—(Specula! to Daily Democrat) —Close scruftlny of an offer of John Ballaine of ; Seattle to mine Alaska coal and pay the government a royalty of fifty cents a ton was begun today by the Senate committee on territories of which Senator Beveridge is chairman. The offer has brought a new fact into the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy and has been made the base for charges that threatens to open a large Alaskan sensation.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

CHANGE IN FAIR DATES. Great Northern Will be Held From Sept. 6 to 9 Inclusive. / The Great Northern Indiana fair will be held here September 6th, 7th, Bth and 9th, instead of the last week in August as was previously announced. The change was made owing to the fact that a change was made in the state fair and this places the Decatur fair between the Portland and the state fair. The change was announced by President Baltzeil this morning. WED THIS EVENING Miss Rebecca Steele Will Become Bride of Elmer E. Sprague. THE REV. POWELL Will Solemnize Wedding— Will be a Quiet One—To Live Near Monroeville. A very quiet, though happy wedding! will take place this evening at 6:30 o’clock, when Miss Rebecca Steele, one of the best known ladies’ of the city, will become the bride of Elmer E. Sprague, a prominent farmer and J stock man of near Monroeville. The wedding will be solemnized at the home of the bride, corner of Marshall and Fifth streets, by the Rev. Sherman Powell, pastor of the Methodist church, the only witnesses being the bride’s nieces, Mrs. Letta Peters and I Miss Mayme Cloud. The bride’s wedding and going away frock is a handsome tailored suit of green cloth, with a blouse of green messallne silk, made

surplice style with trimmings of delicate oriental insertion, with old-rose I color predominating, and with old-rose linings. A hat and gloves of green to match the suit, complete the very handsome costume. The groom will wear the usual black. Mr. and Mrs. Sprague will leave Thursday for the home of the grobm near Monroeville, where Thursday everiThg a sumptuous dinner, prepared at the instance of the groom by the bride’s sister, Mrs. ÜbOTge Gault, living near that place, will be given. Guests will be Mr. Uhd Mrs. George Gault and Mr. and Mrs. Will Daugherty. The bride is the daughter of the late Joe Steele, an'd was born and reared in this county, where she is known to all as a most estimable lady. For a number of years she has made this city her home, where she has been tngaged in dressmaking, becoming known as one of the leading dressmakers of the city. The groom Is a son of Randall Sprague and a brother of Harve and John Sprague of this city, and has become one of the best farmers and stockmen of Allen county. They will make their home on the groom’s farm near Monroeville, and will, as soon as the weather permits, erect a fine new home there, the house being modern in All ways, with all the moder nconvenlences. Though the wedding has been expected for some time by a number of their many friends anS relatives, the exact fl me was known to very few and this announcement will, no doubt, come as a surprise to all, who, nevertheless, hasten to extend wishes that all joy and happiness may be theirs. OFFICE NEARING SOMPLETION. The work of laying the linoleums for the new office rooms of the Bowers Realty company in the new Bowers building on Monroe street was begun this afternoon, and as soon as this is finished the office fixtures will be moved there and the company established in its new quarters, which are exceedingly fine. o — (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Jan. 26 (Speciial to Daily Defocrat)—The BallingerPinchot controversy and the investigation as ordered by congress began heere today under the point house and senate committee. Testimony is being taken. Mr. Glavis, former chief of flera work in that division of the general land office, was the first witness. Mr. Shell, late assistant law officer in the forest service, will be the next witness.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, January 26, 1910.

SELLS HIS SHARE Charles Elzey Disposes of Interests in Elzey, Vance & Hite Store. TO HIS PARTNERS Invoice Began This Morning and Will be Concluded by Friday Evening. Another business deal occurred in Decatur business circles this morning, when Charles Elzey disposed of his interests in the big clothing store of Elzey, Vance & Hite, to the other members of the firm. The invoice began Immediately, the clerks at the store, the proprietors and Mr. H. L. Conter looking after these details. The invoice will require several days and the store will likely not be reopened before Saturday. Mr. Elzey will retire from the store, but has not fully decided Ss to his future. He may conclude to seek a location in the west, to which part of the country he made a trip last summer. The store is one of the largest and best of its kind in the city and since its entrance into business some years ago has done a dhndy share of the business. Mr. Elzey is one of the original members of the firm and has many friends who wish him all kinds of success in the future wherever he may locate an* whatever he may decide to do. Messrs. Vance and Hite, who will continue the business, are hustlers and know their business well. Mr. Vance has also been a member of the firm since the store opened, while Mr. Hite became a member of the firm last June. Tliey will have an official announcement to make in a few days and will make every effort to continue the high standard of the store. Being hustlers and men who pay strict attention to business affairs they will do this and will keep abreast of the times continuously.

WILLLENDSEPPORT German Lutheran Churches of Adams County Aid in Building New Home FOR FEEBLE MINDED At Milwaukee, Wis., —T. Miller Working Here in Interest of Institution. Theodore Miller of Milwaukee, Wis., spent Tuesday as a guest of the Rev. H. C. Jaus, pastor of the St. John’s German Lutheran church, and while here will also visit the pastors of all other Lutheran churches of Adams county. Mr. Miller is working in the Interest of the feeble minded institute of the German Lutheran Lutheran church of the Missouri synod, which is located at Milwaukee, Wis., and supported by the church at large. In this the feeble minded children of all the members of the church who may desire to do so are placed and given special care, instead of putting them in state Institutions at public expense. Heretofore the institution has been using a rented building in Milwaukee, but now a fine new building of their own has been edected at a cost of from $45,000 to $50,000 in which there are better equipments for the care of the children and room for the care of a larger number. At present there are but forty-five inmates, but three hundred more applications from all states of the union have been received, and it is believed that all these can be given care. The various churches of Adams county will respond in a liberal manner toward the support of this institution, which is indeed doing a great work. ——- —o— — Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick have received a card from their son, Burton, at Quincy, 111., brings the glad news that his wife, who had been sick for the past week with pneumonia, has safely passed the crisis and is on the way to recovery.

MORE HONORS FOR MR. KERN. Frank Kern, local Agen for the Metropolitan Insurance company, in this city, has again received honors from the president in New York City for the successful work which he is doing. As is their usual custom the last week of December and the three first of January a contest is held throughout the United States to see which agent is making the best progress in his district. Decatur is considered in the Fort Wayne distdict, which takes in sixteen counties, and during this time Mr. Kern did more business than an other agent in the distri’ff, 'which speaks very well for him. Mr. Kern is the agent of Bluffton also and makes Ciiat Tflace on "Wednesday every two weeks. He had the honor of wiring his success to the president at New Yortt, Mr. Higgerman, and received a very thankful and successful answer In return. A UNIQUE CLASS Young People of St. John’s German Lutheran Church Form Organization FOR CULTIVATION Os Home Beautifying Arts— Boys and Girls Doing Beautiful Work. Probably one of the most unique organizations connected with the

church, as well as one giving the most pleasure and benefit to its members, is the class of young people of the St. John’s German Lutheran church near Bingen. The class was organized more than five years ago by the pastor, the Rev. H. C. Jaus, and meets every Tuesday evening during the winter months, beginning about Thanksgiving time and continuing until tife boys’ time is consumed by the rush of spring work on the farm, when the meetings are discontinued again until the long winter evenings. The class has no regular name, but as the Rev. Jaus says, the name may be taken from their motto, of purpose, wnich that of creating sociability and a love for the arts that contribute to the beautifying of the home. And such is the purpose accomplished as a visit to their buildings on the church grounds Tuesday evening, during one of their meetings, showed. There are two buildings for the clhss, one for the boys and one for the girls. The boys’ room is fitted up as a carpenter’s workshop, with all the fine tools used by an expert cabinet or art worker in wood needs. Here, under the direction of the Rev. jaus. assisted by Professor Von Renner, principal of St. John's school, are all the various articles, such as medicine cabinets, mirror frames, chests — both large and small —tabourets —and any article of use and beauty in the home —are designed and cut from the wood by the boys. After the pieces are cut’ and fashioned, many elaborately with scroll work, others with plain, rich lines, they are taken to the girls’ building, where ornamental designs are made on them, and outlined with pyrography. The pieces are then returned to the boys where the designs are carved out, and when finished, stand out in rich relief, making a piece Os art equal to that of the best wood carvers in the country, and it would not be surprising to find in the years to come that these young people had laid the beginning of a great and useful career in this work in their classes at St. John’s. After the pieces are again returned to the girls, where they are further finished with the pyrography needles, bringing out the rich designs stiff more clearly. Then comes the finishing by the boys. The pieces are joined and articles stained and finished to bring out the grain of the wood, of which only best oak is used. All members work upon the pieces and when finished each one gets an article completed. Some time ago a beautiful medicine cabinet, of exquisite workmanship, was made and given to the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, and other fine pieces made and given as special gifts. The class has just completed a very fine mirror frame for the church sacrestry. The frame is made in' the old cross style and decorated in relief with emblematical figures telling the "old. old story”—picturing the star of hope, (Continued on page 2.)

THE COURT NEWS Case of Cunningham vs. the Erie Railroad Has Been Settled by Attorneys. MARRIAGE LICENSES New Trial Asked in PolingHolthouse Case at Portland—Other Items. Attorney A. P. Beatty, representing the Chicago & Erie railroad, has effected a compromise in the case of Anson B. Cunningham vs. the Chicago & Erie Railroad company. The suit was filed about a year ago by Attorney C. L. Walters, demanding SSOO for the loss of crops and fences by fire, caused by a spark from an engine. The case was venued from here to Portland and will now be dismissed. MF Cunningham received an amount agreed upon and pays the costs id the case. Real estate transfers: Oliper P. Steele to Carol E. Steele et al., 121 acres, Blue Creek tp., $12,000; Samuel C. Cramer to George W. Cramer, 40 acres, Root tp., $2,600; C. W. Yager to U. S. Drummond, lot 20, Pleasant Mills, $750. A marriage license was issued to Bernard H. Kohne, 29, farmer, of Washington township to Rebecca C. Meyer, 21, daughter of Bernard Meyer. A marriage license has been granted to Walter Fickert, 21, a laborer, to Minnie P. Duer, 18. They reside in Jefferson township, but will soon locate in Mercer county, Ohio. Attorneys Peterson & Moran of Decatur were in this city Monday and before Judge LaFollette argued the motion for a new trial in the Poling vs. Holthouse sufT on an accounting which was tried recently in the circuit court.—Portland Sun.

THEY APPROVE IT; t People Here Rejoice Over Reversal of Supreme . ‘ Court Decision. i SOME ROADS BUILT . i Several Townships Will Complete Contracts Already Made. The news conveyed in our telegraphic dispatches yesterday in which the supreme court reversed itself on the three mile gravel road law, was of more than pleasing Interest to many people in this county, and the number who welcomed the change are not confined to those who might be interested in the construction of such roads. The farmers are universally for the law, and the fact that they are now privileged to complete their magnificent road system was good news for them. While many of the townships are up to the limit on these road bonds, yet there will be more or less building done this year. Several contracts already made will be completed. Union township will likely build one road, as will also St. Marys and Blue Creek, while Washington, Monroe, Wabash and Jefferson may do something in the road building. The Wells county line road, nine miles long, and affecting the townships of Kirkland and Preble, likely can be built. In but a very few years more every important road in the county will be macadamed, and government reports say that the roads built in this county are the best roads made, and that now we have more of them than 'any county in the United States. o - - ■■ ■ William Crozier of Decatur, Mr. Lloyd of Rockford, Ohio, and Mr. Palmer of Coesse, who have been patients at the Lutheran hospital, left for their homes yesterday.—Fort Wayn'S Journal-Gazette.

A BIG NIGHT A THE STAR. If you want your money’s worth, come to the Star theater this evening. We will have the famous Selig picture, the auto race at Crown Point, Indiana, last fall, the greatest race of i the kind ever known. Also a Biograph, "Change of Heart," and the audience will be entertained by Mr. Al|bert Numbers, a trick pianist, who ‘ will play the piano with a blanket thrown over his head. These pictures will be shown in true Star style, which everyone knows are the best, which everyone knowns arethe best, i It’s five cents. ———— o NEWS OF MONROE William Scheerer Are Home From an Absence at Hot Springs. THE SOCIAL NOTES Many Visitors Being Entertaind in Monroe This Week. Monroe, Ind., Jan. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Misses Ollie and Bessie Mason, who have recently arrived at this place from New Mexico, and who have been the guests of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Z. 0. Lewellen, left yesterday for Muncie, where they will join their father, Charles Mason, and where they will make their future home. - - - • Miss Della Stoops of Van Wert, Ohio is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Graham this week. William Scherer returned home from Hot Springs, Ark., last Friday, where he had been for several weeks taking treatment for the injured arm which he received some time ago by being kicked by a horse at the Decatur horse sale. He reports as being greatly improved and it appears that he again has the full use of his arm as well as greatly benefitted in health. A. B. Bailey, who accompanied him to the springs, will return some time this week.

John Hendricks, Perry Eberhart ; and Oliver Hendricks were passen- t gers on the morning train for Deca- J tur, where they will attend to bus- f iness. 1 Mr. and Mrs. William Scherer and i Mrs. J. J. Mayer drove to Decatur 1 this morning to spend the day with i friends. ■. 1 Revival meetings at the Valley church, east of this place, are attracting a large number of our young people, and they report good meetings, with standing room only. John Eberhart, the hustling huckster of Monroe, has been busy the past four weeks in constructing an up-to-date wagon for the road this spring. It is a beauty, being of unusual length and width, with glass sides and the interior is shelved and partitioned to resemble a metropolitan store, or what may be called an emporium. The wagon is waterproof and covered with a heavy ducking and well painted, and makes a nice appearance. John calls it the wireless traction car and expects to launch the same to the gaze of the public about the middle of February. It is a beauty, and one of the most up-to-the-hour vehicles ever seen in this part of the country. Eph Lobenstine, a brakeman on the limited express on the G. R. & I. was the guest of his parents hero the past week. He left today for Fort Wayne to resume his work as conductor on a through freight, a promotion which he received on that road. All members of the local talent taking part in the “Little Buckshot,” which will be staged here in the near future are requested to meet at the Woodman hall for rehearsal on next Friday evening at 7:30. Every member is urged to be present. The Royal Neighbors of this place • have accepted an invitation to attend t a social gathering at the nome of Mr. t and Mrs. FoTest. Andrews, west of (Continued on page 4.1

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HUSTLING FOR VOTES Daily Democrat’s Automobile Contest Now Being Waged in Earnest. PLENTY OF TIME TO Enter—Contest Only One Week Old—Candidates Working Earnestly. The Daily Democrat’s great automobile voting contest is less than two weeks old, but it is already able to “sit up and take considerable notice." The hustle for votes is on in earnest and yet the contest Is only begun. It is not too late to get in and win. Look over the list and see if your name appears therein. If not, send in your name at once and solicit the assistance of your friends. The high votes are few” there are several big prizes and more to follow. Those who are right down at the bottom can easily get up to the top with a few hours’ work. Jump in and there will be some surprises in next week's bulletin. Over fifty persons are striving hard to get the lead and win the prize offered by the greatest paper in Adams county. The rivalry is just getting under way. Every day develops the fact that great interest is being evidenced not only by the people of Decatur but of every section of this and adjoining counties as well; that a genuine appreciation of what The Daily Democrat has to offer generally prevails and that there are energetic people who are not afraid to devote the little time necessary to win one of these valuable awards. Most of the districts are well repsented and as the contest goes on the vote will be kept up to the minute as nearly as possible for the management to bring about this result. The contest is still young. In fact it is almost in its very inception and no one should be disappointed. Nominate yourself today and get your friends to working for you. Each yearly subscriber will count IfF.OGO votes in this popular race. It won't require very much of an effort to head the list. It is possible that the winner of any of these prizes has not yet been entered. It is not too late to send in your name. If you enter you may carry away a prize which is worth while. It will pay you to hustle and get your friends to -work for you. Most desirable things are not won without a fight ,and a demonstration of just a little more energy, a little more enterprise than the other party is ablq to muster, is sure to make you a winner in the end.

PLACES HOLIDAY STOCK ORDER Mrs. C. E. Baughman has returned from a business trip to Bluffton. While there Mrs. Baughman placed the order for the holiday stock of imported goods for their five and ten cent store. The goods, consisting of doll heads, postcard albums, medallions, and other goods, will be ordered through a New York firm that receives the goods directly from Germany. — .. o MRS. GOLDNER’S FUNERAL. The last earthly rites for Mrs. Lewis Goldner were performed this afternoon by a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends, the funeral service being held from the home and from the Preble Lutheran church of which she was a faithful member. The remains were laid to rest in the churchyard cemetery. o - — i GREAT DROP IN’ EGGS. F. V. Mills stated this morning that eggs had made a great drop in the local market. Tuesday the price was thirty-three cents. Today it is twen-ty-eight, whereas about two weeks ago they were paying thirty-five to thirtysix cents. Eggs were higher this year, he said, than they had been for twenI ty or twenty-five years.