Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 47.

CLOSING SESSION Os Farmers’ Institute Was Largely Attended—Officers Elected. FOR THE .NEW YEAR C. S. Mumma Re-Elected President—Woman’s CulContest Feature. Thurday Morning. f This morning's session of the institute iras by far the best in point Ktendance and general interest, the library hall being thronged to the utmost. The session was opened with prayer by the Rev. D. O. Wise, followed with a very good vpcal solo by Miss r torence Sprunger. "Cows, Hogs, Corn and Clover on High Priced Land" was the topic of D. F. Maish. He discussed them not separately but as a whole. He said that it was not the buildings that make high priced land, but the land that will produce the crop, when wanted. He gave a description of Lancaster county, (Pa.) land as an Idea producing one. Are we doing the kind of farming in Indiana that the state is adapted to? Some years ago wheat was considered the money-making crop and now Indiana holds the world's record for producing corn. We should do the thing we can make the most out of. It is not the man who has 300 or 400 acres of land who makes the most money. The dairy cow is the best "machine" to make money and improve the fertility of the soil. She is the economical producer of food. Indiana is well located for the dairy product. To make dairying a pleasure the most convenient fixtures must be provided. Dairying is the coming industry. It is up to the farmer to produce the articles that are in demand at home to avoid high freight rate. Country butter is almost a thing of the past. The groth of the ice cream Industry is causing a scarcity of milk and cream. The dairy cow pays her way as she goes, and commands the highest price at any farm sale. Swine and poultry go hand in hand with the dairy cow. Corn and clover should be grown on high priced land to feed dairy cattle, swine and poultry. The things from cattle, swine and poultry that keep body and soul together in the community are dairy products, eggs and porjc “Soil Fertility" was the subject so ably discussed next by E. H. Lyon. "It is not enough to produce crops,” he said. It is necessary that their production shall result in a genuine profit. He then went on to explain how the best results could be obtained only by a careful study of the soil, fcfland. the crops it is expected to produce from that soil-that before one can get a good crop he must have a soil fertile with those elements which the crops will require. His discourse S in practical suggestions and one of the best on the program. HS“How to Secure a Catch of Clover was discussed by C. B. Henjamin and ■hers. after which came a vocal solo by Miss Clara Terveer. The report' cf the committee on reorganization was then given by Ed Lyon, chairman of the committee, recommending the folowing Officers for New Year. ■President —C. S. Mumma. ®Secretary—D. C. Sprunger. ■Treasurer —William Miller. ■The report was then unanimously ■■opted. and the officers unanimously <lect'‘d for the next year. BfrOn account of some misunderstandKg and the delay of the arrival of some of the corn submitted for the boys' corn contest, there was no re- . port at this time of the committee in this department. Culinary Contest. E Just before the noon adjournment the officers of the Woman s Auxiliary, J; <who had prepared for the butter, cake .and bread contest, brought forth upon 'the platform a long table, in the mids die of which stood a vase of carnafii, lions, surrounded by the culinary dis-s-play of cakes, butter and bread, all lleadv for the judges, who immediately went, to wcrk. The display was a ©•lost tempting one, and shows just

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what the wives of Adams county farmers can do in this line. Wednesday Afternoon. The afternoon session was characterized b ya much larger attendance than the morning session, the first number on the program being a piano solo by Mrs. C. J. Lutz, which was received with much favor. Then came a vocal solo by Miss Marie Patterson, who rendered her own piano accompaniment. Miss Patterson has a voice of sympathetic power, and her solo was one of great excellence. “Dairying in Connection With General Farming” was the subject of C. B. Benjamin of Lake county. Mr. Benjamin described the ideal dairy cow, stating that the ideal dairy cow cannot be bought—she must be bred. The best dairy cow on record produces 1100 pounds of butter fat per year. To own such a cow, at present butter prices, Adams county farmers' wives think would be like owning a gold mine. Mr. Benjamin stated that it is the man's place to milk, but that all women should know how to milk. Dairymen should produce more milk in winter than in summer. The (Continued on page 2.) THE PASSION PLAY Splendid Films Shown at the Bosse, Showing the Life of Christ. WILL BE REPEATED Large Audience Present on Last Evening—Solos by Miss Terveer Good. To an audience that filled nearly every seat in the opera house the Passion Play, in moving pictures, was shown Wednesday evening, and were the best that have ever been witnessed by the people here. The pictures were not of the Passion Play only but consisted of the Savior’s whole life here on this earth. The annunciation of the angel, Gabriel, to the blessed virgin, was the first picture shown and was followed with the nativity of the Savior, the adoration of the shepherds and Majies. This was followed with the slaughter of all the male children under two years of age, the fight into Egypt, and the return, after being told by the angel that Herod was dead. The scene of his childhood days at home with his age, the fight into Egype, and the reer at the carpenter trade, how the doctors of law were astonished in the temple at his wisdom and answers, and the return with his parents to his home, after being lost three days. The miracles which he performed on different occasions, by changing water into wine at the wedding feast of Chanan, the raising of Lazarus to life, the cure of the sick and crippled and others. The scenes of his passion were then shown, when he took the three of his apostles with him and hade them watch while he prayed in the garden, the betrayal by Judas, his dispair, the scourging at the pillar, croning with thorns, carrying of the cross, and the crucifixion. The scenes of his resurrection from the dead, his appearing to the apostles and others, the transfiguration and ascension, were very beautiful. Songs by Miss Clara Terveer, accompanied by Miss Naomi Niblick on the piano, were rendered between films and were much appreciated. The pictures will be presented this evening and no doubt another large crowd will be present. — SMITH HOME QUARANTINED. Marie Smith Takes Scarlet Fever Fever While at School. The Jesse Smith home on Eleventh street is quarintined on account of scarlet fever, Marie, the eleven-year-old daughter, having been sick with that disease since Monday afternoon. On that day she had attended school as usual In the fourth room of the West ward, when she complained of a sore throat, fever and chills and was allowed to go home in the afternoon. A doctor was called and pronounced her illness scarlet fever. The case is a very mild one. Only Mrs. Smith and another daughter are at home, the other members of the family having taken their abode elsewhere to avoid the confinements of the quarantine.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, February 24. 1910.

A LIVELY BLAZt Threatened the Home of the Misses Wnters Last Night —Was Discovered BY THE NEIGHBORS Who Ran to Rescue—Was Put Out in Short Time— Damage Little. A lively little blaze that played about the roof of the home of William Winters and his sisters, the Misses Martha and Lizzie Winters, on Chestnut street, about 9 o'clock Wednesday evening, might have resulted with much damage had not the neighbors discovered it just in time. The fire is said to have resulted from the overheating of a stovepipe from the sitting room, which was run up through the floor to the upstairs and thence through the roof of the house in lieu of a chimney. The pipe became overheated Wednesday evening and consequently ignited the roof. Neighbors who fortunately saw the blaze hastened to the home of U. S. Cress nearby, from where the alarm of fire was sent in, and in the meantime other neighbors busied themselves with climbing to the roof, where they were successful in extinguishing the fire, with scarcely no danjage to the house. When the fire was out an attempt was made to send in the message, but as the telephone office is a busy place at such a time no word could be gotten to the fire department headquarters until long after that body had started for the scene of the disturbance, where they found the fire had been long extinguished before their arrival. Miss Martha Winters, who underwent an operation for the removal of a cancer some time ago, is in rather feeble health, and the excitement incident to the fire is said to have made her slightly worse, though not seriously so. * SUGAR REFINERY May be Located at Geneva Farmers of Southern Part of County Are VERY ENTHUSIASTIC Over the Growing of Sugar Beets—Will Experiment in Raisng of Beets. The farmers of the southern part of the county are growing enthusiastic over the prospect of the sugar beet industry, according to J. T. Burley, one of the prominent farmers of that section, who gave an address before the farmers' institute Wednesday. The farmers of the southern part of Adams -county will experiment this year in the growing of sugar beets and if successful, a sugar refinery will be located at Geneva by the Fremont Sugar Refining company, which will employ at the plant about fifty men, with five hundred or more required over the fields. The plant wants five hundred acres of sugar beets put out this year, contract for about two hundred having already been secured. This year’s crops will be sent to the refinery at Fremont, and if all goes well, and the farmers promise their continued support in the raising of the sugar beet, the refinery will then be located in the Adams county town. Among the men of Geneva who are pushing the enterprise are A. Hardison, A. G. Briggs and W. A. Aspy, all as whom, with a large number of farmers, believe the enterprise to be a good thing. * .—— —o (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The physicians in attendance on Representative Perkins of New York today stated that his condition is unchanged and although he is making a great battle for life he cannot recover.

A WRECK ON TRACTION LINE. Bluffton and Geneva Line Had a Little Bad Luck. The B. G. & C. Traction company had another wreck Tuesday night, which will cause a slight delay in the track work while the engine is undergoing repairs. The crew had backed the engine into the city and stop- ’ ped on the old Kover lot to couple on several box cars which were to have been taken to Vera Cruz. While the engine was at a standstill the M. B. & E. freight car, pushing a box car ahead, went around the curve at a pretty fair clip and crashed into the tender of the eneine. The tender was badly battered up and the engine put on the hummer until repairs could be made. The box car also received a bad jolt and is the loser of several boards. The M. B. & E. flagman, hanging onto the front of the box car with a red lantern, had to Jump to escape injury, but his escape was nothing thrilling. Engineer Freem Stroup was in the cab of his engine, but was also in no danger.—Bluffton Banner. THE LAND FRAUDS Some Investments Have Been Made by Geneva People. THE OTHER NEWS Geneva is a Lively Little Town These Days and is Getting Better. Geneva, Ind., Feb. 24 —(Special to Democrat) —The Florida land frauds which were exposed by this paper in its issue of February 21st was thoroughly interesting to many of our Geneva friends, some of whom had invested a little in land near Taft, Florida. The expose was made in a letter from D. E. Studabaker, who is spending the winter in the south, and which was published in the Democrat on the day stated. A thorough investigation will be made before any more investors are found in the vicinity of Geneva for real estate near the town of Taft. Mr. Studabaker is being praised and thanked by many people here for giving them the tip before they got their fingers scorched. Dr. Franz of Berne was here Tuesday to see Charles Idlewine, who is sick at his home on Harrison street. Mr. Idlewine has been suffering with pleurisy with symptoms of appendicitis. His many friends hope for the good news of a speedy recovery. George W. Fravel of Route 5 was a business visitor in the city Wednesday. William Glenending, living four miles west of Geneva, received a car of thirty-eight head of yearling cattle from Chicago Wednesday. Mr. Glendening is one of the most prosperous farmers in this locality and deals extensively in cattle. Henry and W. N. Spahl of Route 4, John Burris of Geneva, John Drltz and D. T. Brown of Bryant, were Muncie visitors yesterday, where they attended the mid-winter jubilee of the Odd Fellows’ lodge. All of the 'gentlemen named are members of Geneva Lodge, No. 634, and on their return this morning they reported a fine time, which included a banquet and many other pleasures. o . — - BIG PUGLIC SALE SATURDAY. Buggies and Harness Will be Sold by Schafer Hardware Company. The Schafer Harware Company will conduct a big public sale of buggies and harness in front of the buggy wareroom on Madison street Saturday, beginning promptly at noon. The sale is a boni-flde one, no by-bidding of any kind and goods will positively go to the high bidder. The buggies and harness are new, are first-class and you know just what you are buying. If you are in the market for any of this line of goods, remember the time, the place and the hour.

TO HAVE A BANK Linn Grove to Support a Newly Organized State Bank. STOCK IS SUBSCRIBED They Expect to Begin Business by the First Day of April. Linn Grove, Ind., Feb. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The boom is on and Linn Grove is going some, this easily being the banner year in its history. Among the latest enterprises which is needed and is meeting with popular approval is the establishment of a state bank with a twenty-five tion line is already carrying much ed that the same will be chartered and be ready for business by the first day of April. It may be that a building will be erected, built suitable for the banking business, at any rate such an institution is a certainty and that it will soon be doing business here. The stock will be taken by the business men and farmers in this locality, no one person being permitted to have more than a thousand dollars of the stock. It at least is safe to bet that a new bank will start right off the reel with a prosperous line of business and that It will be a great advantage to the other business interests of Linn Grove. The new traction lln is already carryming much freight and as a consequence is hard to equal. The prediction is made that the road will prove a successful financial venture from the start. MNY PEOPLE SAW THE LION. The Star thbater was packed Wednesday evening for several hours, the lion Cleo and her lady trainer being the attraction. The event was all that was advertised and every one was pleased. The attraction will be given this evening. The regular program of moving pictures is also given and the price is but ten cents. o WILLSENDSPEAKER D. N. Erwin Will Probably Represent Local K. of P. at Dunkirk. AT DISTRICT MEETING Will Make a Speech—lmportant Meeting of Lodge to be Held Tonight. A. D. Suttles, chancellor commander of the Decatur Knights of Pythias, has received from the committee on arrangements for the district meeting of the K. of P. to be held at Dunkirk March 3rd, a letter asking that the Decatur lodge send a speaker for that occasion. The local Knights will hold their regular meeting this evening, at which time definite arrangements will be made regarding this, though the speaker in all probability will be D. N. Erwin. Mr. Erwin is a speaker of much ability and it is safe to say in advance that his part of the program will be dne of the best. The meeting this evening is the first since the dedication services and as many matters will no doubt come before the order, it is desired that all be in attendance this evening promptly at the hour of opening. o ————— Eli Wagner writes us again from Cascade, Montano, describing that country as the greatest on earth for the farmer. They raise everything that is raised here and more, and then they have the wild hay, which is sufficient to feed the stock all through the winter. Mr. Wagner says he has used no other hay this winter. Land is cheap there, and he will be glad to give any one any information they may desire if they write him at Cascade.

A BIG CLAIM IS FILED. Ten Thousand Dollar* Is Demanded From Terrell Estate. A claim for SIO,OOO was filed today against the estate of John W. Terrell, slayer of Melvin Wolfe, once convicted of murder, granted a new trial after he had been committed to an insane asylum, and now at his home in Nottingham township, under bond of $15,000, with a murder charge still against him on the circuit court docket. The big claim was filed by Mrs. Mary Ann L. F. Frlddle, aged stepmother of John Tyrrell and the widow of Drummond S. Terrell, and is based on an old agreement entered into by Terrell for the payment of rentals from a farm in Nottingham township to his father and later to his step-mother during the period of their life times, and which contract, Mary Ann Friddle alleges, has not been fulfilled from the time of her husband’s death. She is now living in Delaware county, at Muncie, or immediate vicinity and the suit was filed through her attorneys, Mann & Lesh, of Muncie and Eichhorn & Vaughn of this city.—Bluffton News, o THE COURT NEWS The Knavel Case Went to the Jury Just Before Noon This Morning. NO VERDICT AT THREE New Case Filed—“ Kite” Merchant Fined Fifty Dollars and Costs. Judge Merryman is still at home, grip clinging to him with the tenacity that has given .it a reputation along that line. He is reported about the same today. County Clerk J. P. Haefling is again back to work, a little weak, but feeling fairly good, considering. His sickness caused a back-up in the work in his office that will require several days to straighten out. Heller, Sutton & Heller have filed a new case, entitled Zehah O. Lewellen vs. Ann Everhart et al. There are fiftysix defendants, living in Adams, Wells, Jay Randolph, Laporte, Cass, Jackson and Allen counties. The suit is ont to quiet title to Lot 45, in the town of Monroe. Edward W. Kabalin of Laporte appeared before Special Judge J. C. Moran Wednesday evening and plead guilty to the charge of selling merchandise and goods at Geneva last August, for which he was indicted. He is the gentleman who operated a kite store there for several weeks and Judge Moran fined him fifty and costs, which he promptly paid and was released. The case against Albert Knavel for assault and battery on the person of Bob Peterson last August during the fair, went to the jury before noon today. The evidence was concluded Wednesday evening and the arguments were heard this morning, an hour to each side being allowed. Knav- ( el was a special policeman at the j fair grounds and Peterson and his lit- i tie son started across the track. Knav- ' el warned them back and in an argument which followed struck Peterson but he claims not until after Bob had struck him. The case attracted quite a little attention as the parties are well known. —o — (United Press Service.) Marion, Ind., Feb. 24 —As a result of the republican primary election held in this county yesterday the following were nominated: For judge, H. J. Paulus; prosecuting attorney, George Koon; senator, John P. Strange, representatives, Harry E. Connelly and A. E. Ratliff; clerk, Fred Drake of Van Buren; auditor, Edward H. Kimball; treasurer, William H. Saunders; sheriff, Tony George; coroner, Dr. E. C. Cameron; assessor, E. J. Lubman; surveyor, Fremont Wilson; commissioners, O. L. Brumfiel, A. B. Comer and William Baldwin.

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THE WHEEL HORSES State Chairman U. S. Jackson Names Democrats Who Will Assist Him. IN THE CAMPAIGN Officials of the Committee and the Various Committees Announced. (United Press Service.) Greenfield, Ind., Feb. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —U. 8. Jackson, chairman of the democratis state committee today announced the following appointments in the organization of the committee for the year's political scrap Secretary of the committe?, W. F. Moore, Indianapolis; treasurer, R. H. Sullivan, Inidianapolis; campaign committee, Samuel M. Ralston, Lebanon; Andrew Adams, Columbia City; W. H. O'Brien Lawrenceburg; W. H. Volmer, Vincennes; Edward M. Touhey, Muncie; executive committee, U. 8. Jackson, chairman; Flavius Gwinn, Shoal, vice chairman; Peter M. Foley, Terre Haute; Edward G. Hoffman, Fort Wayne; George Beebee, Anderson; advisory committee, C. V. Menzies, Mt. Vernon; W. B. Jamison, Sullivan; Perry McCart, Paoli; Joseph Shea, Seymour; L. Ert Slack, Franklin; John E. Lamb, Terre Haute; Charles Peck, Richmond; Joseph Bell, Indianapolis; John W. Kern, Indianapolis; W. H. Eichhorn, Bluffton- Will Johnson, Crawfordsville: G. W. Durgan, Lafayette; Dr. M. C. Shively, Marion; J. E. McDonald, Ligonier; and Charles L. Goetz, South Bend. , o — — (United Press Service.) Gary, Ind., Feb. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fire this morning destroyed the local telephone exchange, and threatened to destroy adjoining buildings, causing a loss of $75,000. Two telephone girls who stuck to their posts were badly burned and were overcome by smoke. ANSWERS THE CALL Levi Estell Passed Away at 2 O’clock This Afternoon at Home NEAR THIS CITY Was Seventy-Eight Years of Age—One of Well Known Residents. Levi Estell, aged seventy-eight years of age, passed away at about 2 o’clock this afternoon at the home of his son, Charles Estell,, five miles south of this city, from ailments due to old age. Mr. Estell was a resident of this county for more than a quarter of a century and has a large acquaintanceship, who will be grlefstricken to hear of his demise. His wife preceded him in death by several years, but he leaves the following children: Charles of this county; Daniel and William of Cincinnati, Ohio; Emma Carpenter and Martha Fugate of this county. The fupneral arrangements have not been made. o HOGS REACH TEN DOLLAR MARK. Tops Quoted at $10.05 Per Hundred Pounds at Buffalo Today. The price of hogs today reached the highest price since the Civil war, being quoted in Buffalo at $10.05 for “tops.” Just where they will be when they quit soaring Is a matter that cannot be foretold. A fortnight ago they reached the nine-dollar mark and it was predicted they would recede. Then came the meat boycott and again it was rumored that the top had been reached, but the past week has shown the most wonderful advance during the winter. Hog buyers here say that many farmers are stilli clinging to their stock, but of course there is a limit to all things and it certainly seems that they cannot go much higher.