Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 31.

FINE PREMIUMS • — Offered by Decatur Business Men in Bread, Cake and Butter Contest. FARMERS’ INSTITUTE •Conducted by Woman’s Auxiliary—Wives of Business Men Are Judges. The following premiums have been offered by the business men of the •city in the bread, butter and cakemaking contest, which the Woman's auxiliary of the Farmers' institute will conduct at the institute to be held here February 23rd and 24th: Bread—First premium,, meat chopper, Schafer Hardware Co.; second, one silk umbrella, Kuebler & Lankeaau; third, one pair oxfords (size to fit). Peoples & Gerke. Butter- First premium, one set of ready to use linens, Eugene Runyon; second, one fancy rug, Niblick & Co.; third, one leather suit case, Vance, Hite & Macklin. Cake —First premium, one set of Keen Kutter knives and forks in fancy box, Schaub, Gottemoller & Co.; second, one dress pattern of twelve yards of fancy ginghams, M. Fullenkamp; third, one hand painted cake plate, W. L. Lehne. Judges are Mrs. Runyon, Mrs. Schaub, Mrs. Gass. These premiums can be seen In the windows of each respective store. Just stop and go in and ask to see them. They will be glad to show you. — SHI PANOTHER CAR OF HORSES. Another carload of horses was shipped by the Decatur Horse Sale company to a Findlay man, who was here Friday and made the purchase, the horses being sent by interurban, in one of the Fort Wayne & Springfield trailer cars. Oliver Schug accompanied the load. HERE WITH BRIDE August Griesinger Conductor on Interurban Returns With Bride. MARRIED WEDNESDAY To Miss Lulu Bielefeld, a Charming Young Lady of New Knoxville, Ohio. August Griesinger, formerly of Wapakoneta, Ohio, who has been serving several months as conductor for the Fort. Wayne & Springfield interurban company, with headquarters in this city, and who has been away on a vacation since Sunday, surprised many of his comrades here by returning Friday afternoon with a bride. The lady was formerly Miss Lulu Bielefeld, one of the most charming young ladies of Kcw Knoxville, Ohio, at which place the wedding was soemnized Wednesday of this week. The young couple are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oris Voght for a fe wdays, and will later be at home in a comfortable residence on North Fifth street. The groom is one of the best conductors on the road, courteous and obliging, and the many acquaintances of his here will be pleased to greet him and his bride. The best wishes of all are in store for tnem. PENNSYLVANIA MINE HORROR. (United Press Service.) ■ Ernest, Pa„ Feb. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Between thirty and Seventy men were killed in a mine Mpplosfon near here today. The exjfiosion shook the countryside like an gjlbtrth quake. It is said that 158 men Were in the mine and many of them had reached the interior and are cut Off from escape. Only fiftten have been taken out so far.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

DECATUR BOWLERS WIN. Took Two Out of Three Games and Won by Two Hundred Pins. S The Decatur bowlers administered another stinging defeat to the Bluffton team at that place Friday evening, the totals being, Decatur, 2616; Bluffton, 2435. The boys from here who took part were Robert Peterson. Dick Pe- , terson, Fred Vaughn, Coddle Schafer and Free Frlsinger. Robert Peterson averaged 192 for the three games and had the hig score in one game, 212. . The Bluffton players included Wlltse, Beriing, Clark, Cross and Scott. madelTiotone « 1 a Congressman Adair Again Defends the Veterans of 8 i the Army. i . RAKES THEM HARD ’ Gives Congress a Hot Shot r About Their Rank Extravagance. * - f In a speech in the house of reprei sentatlves Congressman Adair of the ; Eighth Indiana district read congress a lecture for not doing more for the old soldiers. Adair never delivers a trite and conventional speech. He . has a literary style that is uinque and ! he always says something out of the ’ ordinary. He takes keen delight in prodding the republican opposition • with a sharp stick, and in this particuj lar speech he was more vigorous than • usual. He upbraided congress for maintaing eighteen pension agencies when the same work could be done, as . he asserted, with a fraction of the ex- > pense, by one central distributing of--1 fice in Washington. “We are unnec--1 essarily expending a vast sum of money each year,” said he, “that should 1 go to the soldiers in the way of increased pensions. It costs us annually ' $400,600 to maintain the seventeen ; agencies and the government has no I more use for them than a dog has ! with seventeen tails. Then, we are ' spending >380,000 every year for pension detectives and, in addition, a vast sum of money for special examiners, boards, etc. How much better it would 4>e to cut out all this useless expense and place all soldiers on the rolls at • one dollar per day!” The following was another of Adair’s hot shots: "The old soldiers are now dying at the rate of one every thirl teen minutes, over 150 a day. I am informed 42,000 died last year, and stil you say, wait, wait, wait. Once a year you tenderly catter a few flowers on- the graves of those who have answered the call; now let us scatter a few flowers in the pathway j of those who yet live. ’, Warming up to his theme, Mr. Adair ! ' asserted that during the last two sesi sions congress has appropriated over i $2,000,000,000. “A vast amount of which,” he continued, "was unneccessary and absolutely thrown away. Over 14,000 new offices were created together with the raise of salaries of i the new officers, amounted to the enor- ’ mous sum of $28,990,289.” 'I DRAFTING NEW FOOTBALL RULES i (United Press Service.) > New York, Feb. s—(Special to Daily i Democrat) —The codified rules under ■ which football will be played in Amer--1 lea in 1910 will probably not be adopt--1 ed before March .according to one of ’ the members of the National Football ( Rules committee, now In session here. , The committee is going into the , causes of death on the gridiron during the past year and rules for the game will likely be drafted at this session and passed at the March meeting. PREFERRED DEATH TO CELL. (United Press Service.) Walker, Minn., Feb. s—(Special to ’ Daily Democrat) —Walter McDonald, who has been defying the officers 1 who have been surrounding his house, ' where he has barricaded himself since 1 Thursday, when he shot and mortally ; wounded Howard Sempon, committed > suicide today, rather than allow himI self to be taken.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, February 5, 1910.

BUZZING OF BEES d i Was Universal Over County " Today—Township Spell- '• ing Contests k — I WERE IN ORDER i —— I ,To Determine Representatives to County Spelling Contest at Berne. Interest in the Adams county schools 1 centers today in the township spelling bees held this afternoon, one at the appointed district in each township in which all the schools in that township unite for the determining of the students who shall represent them at the county spelling contest to be held at Berne February 19th. This morning the regular institute programs were given by the teachers at the pret determined place. At all hours was there a great ingathering of teachers, pupils and patrons from over the township, until at noon and by the time of the opening of the spelling contest In the afternoon, the buildings were filled to overflowing. Many of r the attendants brought basket din--3 ners and these were spread at noon s ’ on one long table and enjoyed picnic fashion. Then in the afternoon the ’ representatives of the various dis--1 trict schools, who had won the honors J by “spelling down” their schools at 1 two previous district contests —or their j alternates in case the representatives (were not able to attend —were lined up and the great bee began, but were 1 not finished in time for a report in - this evening’s paper. In these towni ship contests the two standing last . become tne honor students or delagates to 'he county contest. The third and fourth from th elast will be con- ’ sidered the alternates to the first and ■ second respectively, but the alternates . may spell at the nounty contest only in case his delegate is absent. The Washington township contest was [held at the Central school building in 1 this city. THE COURT NEWS > I ——— ’ Several Cases Have Been Filed With the Clerk of i the Adams Court. MARRIAGE LICENSES I f ' 1 n ( The Usual Run of Business ' Today About the Halls of Justice Here. > J i Attorneys Heller, Sutton & Heller have filed new cases in circuit court. . The first is entitled the Old Adams ■ County bank vs. The Cardwell Box ' Compay et al., suit on note demand, • $6,500. The other is similar, the par- ■ ties being the same and the demand I $2,-500. » Another new case filed is that of Clifford Death vs. William G. Ewing, et al., to quiet title to real estate, the attorneys for the plaintiff being Hooper & Lenhart. _____ A marriage license has been granted to Ida Egley, aged twenty-three, and ’ John Henry Borne, aged twenty-seven, ' both of Adams county. ’ - [ Goldie C. Gottschalk, twenty-two, a fanner from Wells county, and Lot- ’ tie M. Meshberger, aged twenty-three, , of Berne, have been licensed to marry. ______ Real estate transfers: H. S. Michaud 1 to C. C. Liechty, lot 42, Berne, $2125; Luella Sullivan to Clara Retter, 20 acres, Wabash tp„ $1300: David Wering to Indiana Pipe Line Company, 6 acres, Preble tp., $25. ’ Mrs. D. D. Heller, who has been quite ’ sick for several days, is improving ' steadily and is able to sit up today. ■ I County Commissioner Henry Zwick s of Williams, who has been very sick ■ ’ for some time, suffering from neurall, gia of the heart, is much better and ■ is said to now be able to be up and > around.

CRAIGVILLE BOY UNDER ARREST Charged With Larceny—He Acts Like a Kleptomaniac. Z Sheriff Freeman Carlisle was at Craigville Thursday . afternoon and placed under arrest Clarence Hower, a son of Mrs. Bohr of that place, and the lad was required to furnish bond of S2OO on one and bond of SIOO on a second indictment for petit larceny. The charges were found against the young fellow by the last grand jury, following investigation of complaints -of Craigville people to the effect that the boy had been acting like a regular kleptomaniac. It is charged that he entered several houses at various times, and was compelled upon two occasions to return articles of jewelry. He is charged with having stolen 9 some small articles once at a mill and ’ also to have stolen a fountain pen. 9 Young Hower will get a hearing at the 3 coming term of court. —Bluffton News. e ; GREAT AUDIENCES 8 “ Continue at the Methodist 8 i. Revival—Pastor is Assist3 B ed by Other ? 8 OF CITY 1 3 District Superintendent C. U. Wade of Fort Wayne to 3 t Assist Sunday. r 3 1 ! The people of Decatur are surely in- ’ terested in the problems of the gospel. The congregation at the Methodt ist church Iriday evening filled the - auditorium and teh floor of the lecture 1 aoom. The sermon by the Rev. I. Imler was timely and forcible and was 1 } much appreciated by the congregar tion, as was that of the Rev. D. O. s Wise on the preceding evening. The s call resulted in three souls bowing at i the altar for forgiveness. There will be brief service this evening. The pasjtor will preach. The men’s and mixed i choruses will both sing and there will | be a rehearsal at 6:30 preceding the ’church service. On Sunday at the morning service there will be the reception of members on probation into l full connection and by letter. Also baptism of children, followed by the sacrament of the Lord’s supper. In the evening the district superintendent, Dr. C. U. Wade, will preach at the revival service. o 1 COMMISSION ENJOINED. From Compelling the Various Rall- ; roads to Uuse Electric Lights. (United Press Service.) Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A suit to enjoin the Indiana Railcoad commission from •; compelling locomotives to carry an . electric headlight of 1,900 candle powi ’er was filed here this afternoon by at- . torneys representing the Chicago & Eastern Railroad company . The case ’ has been expected for several days and the outcome will be watched with 1 interest by railroad men as it will test the legality of such an order. MADISON DEMOCRATS ORGANIZE. i (United Press Service.) .. Anderson, Ind., Feb. s—(Specials—(Special to Daiy Democrat) —Madison county’s democratic committee organized here ' today by electing as county chairman 1 Frank Dehority of Elwood. He is a ’ brother of W. A. Dehority, chief of the state accounting board of accounts. The committee fixed March ’ 19th as the time for the nominating of county officers. o i —i Miss Lettie Kintz has been serving as cashier at the Anderson restaurant for the past two days during the heavy rush. Miss Bertha Heller of the Marion . schools arrived Friday evening for an over Sunday visit with her parents and other friends. i / The Daily Democrat’s contestants ;■ were busy today, closing up their as- , fairs for the first bonus, which means . much to all of them. : Adjusters are expected in the city . in a few days to take care of the in--1 surance on the Martin buildii ig and the I Parrish restaurant stock which was recently damaged by fire.

r CLOSES TONIGHT e t First Bonus of the Daily and J Weekly Democrat’s Contest Nearing Close. d a ' e FOUR WEEKS REMAIN 3 t The $505.00 Brush Car Will t Arrive Here Next Week —lt’s a Beauty. The first bonus of the Dally Democrat’s big contest closes at 10 o’clock s this evening. The candidates have '• spent a busy week, and they have stirred up their friends in away that ’ proves the contest is going to be an ' Interesting one . It is a friendly one at that and the candidates “josh" one another in various ways when they C meet. The candidates have nearly all earned bonuses or will have done so by 10 o'clock tonight. There is just four weeks left for the finish. Word was received today that the $505.00 Brush automobile has arrived at Fort ' Wayne and will be brought to this city by the state agents some time next week provided the roads remain passable. The car is pronounced by all • who see it as a little beauty and well worth the effort to land it. Besides this there are other handsome presents to be given away, the two beautiful and valuable diamonds, the ladies’ suit, the rug, set of dishes, the! suit case, the gold watches, certainly i gifts that anyone will appreciate. Ev- 1 ery effort is being made to conduct the contest fair and square for every s candidate. No business can be pur- > chased from another candidate, nor .’ can they combine, to thus defeat the Jone who has earned a prize. Where | one member of the family stops the' paper and has it sent to another per- ■ •|Son in the same household, it will not > be counted a new subscription. We : ) wish the gifts to go to the place they > belong, to the ones who secure the ■ business. | C NINETY AND NINE > ► Applicants Received Cards) From Census Supervisor Broyles Entitling to EXAMINATION TEST Held at the Central School Building This Afternoon —Nearly All Present. i — 1 The greater numbef or the nlnety- ’ nine applicants from every part of ' Adams county who received cards ■ from Supervisor of the Census Joseph 1 W. Broyles, entitling them to the civil 1 service examination for the position of 1 census enumerator, were present at ’ the examination held this afternoon at the Central high school building, beginning at 1 o'clock. The examination ■ was in charge of George Everett .and John Peterson, members of the local examining board. Three hours were ' given each applicant, though the real 1 time required was probably not more i than a third of hat time. The success- , ful candidates will be notified as soon as the director of the census makes > the selection from the best papers. . The real work of taking the census , will not begin until April 15th, but a . great deal of work prior to that awaits the enumerators, who will be required to prepare themselves for their du- ■ ties, receiving specific instructions. ) — I , MAY NEED SECOND AMPUTATION Job, son of Mrs. Julia Champer of Jefferson township, has been having quite a series of misfortune, and it seems that the end is not yet n sight. About four years ago it became neces-I sary to amputate one of his legs above' the knee. Quite recently the bone near the amputation began to fester and his condition is such that he is now confined to his bed. If no relief • comes, or the leg continues to grow ! worse, it is feared that it will be nec- ■ essary to amputate the leg closer to the body.

I COMET SEEN FROM BERNE. Berne, Ind., Feb. s—Specials—Special to Dally Democrat) —Halley’s comet was seen by our amateur astronomer, H. M. ' Russer, through his four-inch telescope on February 4th and sth and appeared as a very small nlbula in the constellation Piscus, a little to the northwest of the fifth magnitude star Epsolon and about two and one-half degrees northwest of Saturn. He had ' moved about one-half of the moon’s breadth during the twenty-four hours. Nothing as yet can be seen of the tail [ by a small Instrument and will be Invisible to the naked eye until April. GLAZIER GETS HIS : Michigan Treasurer is Sentenced to From Five to Ten Years in Prison. I k , AND AT HARD LABOR - - r , Grand Jury at Chicago In- ■ diets Four Men Who ' “Skinned That City. t r (United Press Service. Jackson, Mich., Feb. s—(Specials—(Special to [ Daily Democrat) —State Treasurer ! Frank C. Glazier of Chelsea, convicted of Embezzling state funds, was today sentenced by Jude Weist of the circuit court to serve from five to ten ( I years in the state prison, with a rec- .. ommendation that he serve the maxi|mum number of years and at hard labor. (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111, February s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The grand jury to!day returned indictments against City Officer McGovern, John Ericcson, city Jengineer, Paul Redreske, former dep-. uty commissioner of public works, and | ; Ralph Barnell, former assistant city' engineer, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the city and obtain money under false pretenses. The alleged conspiracy was in connection with the famous deal by the city, whereby they paid to McGovern $35,984 for excavating shale rock in the construction of a sewer, when no shale rock was actually excavated. p "SEVEN DAYS” IN CHICAGO. “Seven Days,” the farce that is now at the Illinois tneater in Chicago, has shown play-goers of that city the sort of thing they mos tenjoy in the way of stage entertainment. Until “Seven Days" came along Chicago theatergoers might not have been able to describe exactly their preference in a style of play. But now they can tell precisely. “Seven Days” has hit the spot in their fancy. It has made a tremendous hit in Chicago, quite as big a one as this same play has made in New York. In both cities “Seven Days" is the reigning success of the season, with every prospect of holding its place in popular approval for many a month to come. All the world likes to laugh. Every normal person would rather be gay than grave. ■ Even the most serious minded like • to be forced into laughter. Hence the • vogue of “Seven Days.” This farce, written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, is a laughing wonder. The fun begins with the rising 1 of the curtain and continues until the final second of the piece. Indeed, it’ ' continues long afterward, for the wit ■ and humor of this play live in memory to be laughed at whenever they are thought of, and that is often. The farce is made up of elements that excite the risibilities. There are witty speeches, droll situations, amusing complications and comic characters. This combination is a rapid-fire one. There is not an instant which does not provoke the merriest laughter. Seats I may be ordered by mail or long distance telephone—Harison 6399. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING. (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., Feb. s—(Specials—(Special to (Daily Democrat) —At the regular meetling of the city council Friday evening ' an ordinance was introduced to pre- ' vent the building of a gas holder with--1 in the city limits of Bluffton by the i Indiana Lighting company. It was adr vanned to third reading and will from - present appearances be passed and ) adopted at the next meeting in two weeks.

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WENT TO CHICAGO 1 —— Mrs. Frank B. Fisher of Ge- ’ neva Will be Oprated on at Hospital There. r f J NEWS FROM GENEVA i Sylvester Pontius Will Consult Famous Surgeons—- ’ The Traction News. Geneva, Ind., Feb. 5-*(Special to . Daily Democrat) —Dr. Graham left Geneva Thursday mroning in company with Mrs. Frank B. Fisher, living about three miles west of Geneva, for Chicago, where Mrs. Fisher will enter a hospital to undergo an operation > for an abdominal tumor. Mrs. Fisher has been in poor health for several years and it is hoped ty her many friends that she will speedily reco/er. Sylvester Pontius, living two and a half miles southwest of Geneva, will join Dr. Graham Friday afternoon in Chicago, where, in company with the doctor, they will go to Rochester, Mln--5 nesota, for the purpose of consulting r the Mayo Brothers, the most famous I stomach specialists and abdominal r surgeons in the United States. Mr. . Pontius has be.m i:i failing health for [ several months and in the meantime . has consulted with Drs. Graham, and . Wable, of Indianapolis, who gave Mr. . Pontius but little hope of a cure. Mr. Pontius is suffering greatly, as his case has been diagnosed as that of a tumorous growth on the inside of , the stomach, and the tumor is growing so that it is filling the stomach, and at time the pain is most excruciating. It is hoped by his friends that much good will come from this trip. I — Fred Hale was attacked on last I Sunday with what is calley Belle's palsy, affecting only the right side of his face. It is the first time Mr. Hale was ever troubled with any such ailment and it is causing him considerable uneasiness. Professor Alen Bloss of Geneva, who is also teacher of the Bryant orches tra, gave a very enjoyable entertainment at the M. E. church Friday evening, combining the orchestras of Geneva and Bryant. It was the gest en- . tertainment given in Geneva this sea- : son. Geneva K. of P. lodge had roll ' call Thursday evening and it was a ’ very successful affair. Geneva has a 1 membership of 131 and seventy-five of 1 ) the members answered present. After ’ the roll call, the sisters under the 1 management of Mrs. O. M. Graham 1 and Carrie Lindsey, rendered a musi- ! cal program, consisting of piano sols. ‘ duets, songs and readings, which were ’ greatly enjoyed. Especial mention ■ ’ should be made of the sinuging of ' Miss Ruth Judy, the little four-year- ' I old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. ’ Judy .and the piano treacle by the • Misses Darcus Kuntz, Louise Mattar ’ and Carrie Lindsey, after which we ■ were ushered into the dining room, • where the Pythian Sisters had prepared an elegant two-course supper. ■ About 150 in all partook of the sump- ' tuous repast and all felt that it was good to live in Geneva and be a K. of P. The Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction people held a very enthusiastic meeting at New Corydon Wednesday afternoon, where they are talking earnestly the question of the extension of the line to Celina vit that hustling little town. The people of that vicinity are alive and up and doCing- A company has also been organi |ized in Jefferson township, where they ■ have subscribed twenty-five thousand dollars and are busy taking up right of way. The committee is busy and we wish all the boosters success. SOLD DANDY TEAM OF HORSES, o - - > J. D. Miller, one of the well known g farmers of TTnion township, today '- sold a handsome pair of horses to i- Frisinger & Sprunger. The team ine eluded a three-year-old Percheron stal- -- lion and a three-year-old Percheron n mare, both full-bloods, and a pair of d rippers that brought Mr. Miller a o fancy price, well up in the four figures.