Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1910 — Page 1

olume VIII. Number 52.

CONTRACTS I WERE LET For Furnishing Coal, SweepI ing Streets, Oils and Hauling Coal. — “THE LUCKY BIDDERS — R. E. Gilpen Will Sweep the Streets for Four Years —Other Jobs. I There was considerable doing about ■he city council chamber Tuesday •evening, it being the ocasion for the freceiving of bids on various products ■and on several jobs. To begin with there was the coal contract, to secure which there was present a bevy of eleven as fine looking traveling men as ever sat in a circle and they .submitted glittering propositions ■whereby the city could profit by conItracting with their firms. Bids were 'submitted for the furnishing of about five thousand tons of coal for the city plant by the Chesepeake & Ohio Co., National, Sunday Creek, W. J. Meyers, Glen Allen Fuel Co., Hocking Valley Co., Crozier, Carnegie and the New River Co., and the lucky people were the Sunday Creek Co., who furnished the city with coal when others wouldn't, who have always done as they agreed, and whose bid was as low as any offered, as they bid on other grades than the one generally used. The bid was Hocking Valley, 50 cents per ton; nut, 70 cents; mine run, $1.05, f. o. b. at mine and with a freight rate ot $1.55. For furnishing oil there were five bids, the Union, iClinton, Brooks, Indiana and Standard, and the contract was awarded the Union company, whose bid was- Cylinder oil, 37 cents per gailon; engine, 18 cents, and dynamo, 22 £-cents. Then came the propositions Mor cleaning and sweeping the brick 'streets and offers were received ffrom John Sprague, L. A. Holthouse and R. E. Gilpen, the latter landing the agreement, which provides that he is to furnish his own team and ’ material and to swep the down town . streets four times each week and the others twice each week for the sum of SIOO per month, contract to begin April Ist and continue in effect four j years. For hauling coal from the railroads to the city plant there were five bidders: J. J. Foughty, Julius Bright, S. W. Peterson, D. F. Teeple and John Thomas. This contract was given to Julius Bright, who agreed to do the hauling from any of the railroads for 28 cents per ton. The council went into executive session while they went over the blds. All the members were present Tuesday night and Mayor Teeple presided. A petition for an alley in the south part of town to parallel Russell street was filed and referred to the street committee. The sum of $895.40‘in the fire department fund was transferred to the general fund. An ordinance providing for watchmen at the railroad crossings or gongs where ordered, was passed, the rules being suspended. The treasurers report was referred to the finance committee. The water works committee was ordered to adjust such claims where it is known the meters have been out of repair and the bills are unreasonable. The following bills were allowed: M. J. Mylott, pay roll $243.00 Decatur Pub Co 3,00 T. St. & Western 102 37 Frank Peterson 5000 Fire Department 31,00 G. F. Kintz 16 00 Clint Fisher 210 S. Melchi 50 00 Ross Mallone 6,03 William Geary 10,00 James G. Smith 50,00 Waterworks pay roll 60,00 Bert Dibble 3,00 National Coal C 0107.73 C. U. Dorwin 244,50 Powhattan Coal Co 31,37 H. Harruff 2O '°° John Tisron 10 ' D. F. Teeple 56 ' 77 Bryan Marsh Co 4 ' Anderson & Baker U- S. Oil Co 28.35 Sunday Creek Co ”” C. & B. Ry. C 016 3"

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ONLY COST SIX HUNDRED. C. S. Brinneman, county chairman of tho "drys,'' today estimated that the local option election will cost Wells county about S6OO. This is less by a great deal than most counties of similar size pay for an election for reason that many of the members of the boards in the election yesterday served without pay. Part of the members who served on boards stated in advance that they would charge nothing for their services. More filed claims today for the allowance of $2 for their day’s work than was expected, but there was still far from the total expense that would have resulted had all asked pay.— Bluffton News. o NO ANPUTATION Rolland Reynolds Recovering From Blood Poison —Not Lose Hand. AS WAS ONCE FEARED Is Located at Bedford—Has Good Position With Correspondence School. Rolland Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reynolds of this city, who had suffered most severely for several weeks from blood poison in his right arm, is said to be recovering without the necessity of the amputation of his hand as feared at one time, which is indeed good news to his Relatives ansi friends. The poison resulted from picking a water blister between two of his fingers with a pin, and which later resulted in blood poison, affecting his entire arm. His mother, hearing of his dangerous condition, and of the probable necessity of the amputation, went to him at once, but the dangerous period was tided over safely. Rolland was for some time employed with a railroad company, with headquarters at Columbus, Ind. While with them he took a course with the Scranton Correspondence schools and about the first of the year he secured a position with them as one of the field managers, with a territory over* the southern part of the state, in whiqh he works under the supervision of a superintendent for the securing of new students. The territory in which he works is one of the most difficult under the supervision of the company and they have had much difficulty in finding men who can successfully work it. Rolland, however, is making good and is succeeding in the highest degree, much to the delight of the company and his friends. The position carries with it a gqpd salary, which is also a desirable feature. He •is now located at Bedford, but his work carries him over the greater part of southern Indiana; o LOOK AT THE CHILD'S TEETH. Save Him a Half Year in His School Work. Indianapolis, March 2 —“ Children with bad teeth require a htflf year longer to complete eight grades in primary schools than do children with sou dnteeth,’’ said Leonard P. Ayres of New York, secretary of the Russel Sage Foundation, ih discussing “Children Differ in Mental Alertness” before the convention of the National Education association today. Mr. Ayers reported some results of investigation made into causes and remedies for retardation in child education. Physical defects provided an important cause, he said, and he urg- , ed closer co-operation betweent so- , ciety and school government for the improvement of the physique of chil- , dren. He added that the present , scheme of education in the schools i is far too rapid and advanced for the , best advantage of a great majority of ; pupils. I James H. Van Sickles, superintendent of the public schools of Baltimore, I pointed out that while the public I school plan was purposed to produce ■ uniformally higher mentality among ( children, insufficient attention has , been paid to the especially gifted pu- , pils. Opportunity, he said, must cooperate with ability to produce the i1 genius.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, March 2, 1910.

GORDEN TONIGHT I • L r ; The Van Wert Pastor Will Preach at Presbyterian Church Tonight. 1 ' AND THURSDAY NIGHT t The Meetings Are Splendid 1 and the Sermons Are All Rare Treats. Rarely have the people of Decatur I been so highly favored as during the past tan days, while the meetings have been in progress at the Presbyterian church. The speakers appearing in the pulpit there from night to night have surely more than made good. Every sermon has been one rich in explanation and worded clearly, furnishing thoughts that cannot help to cling long after the meetings i are over. The people of this community cannot afford to miss these refreshing and delightful sermons. Rev. Arrick preached again last night, ’ a masterful and splendid discourse, which will leave its impress on the lives of the many who heard him. Dr. James A. Gordon of Van Wert camd today and will preach tonight and tomorrow night. He has been I pastor of the great Presbyterian > church of Van Wert for the past nineteen or twenty years. This alone attests the high esteem in which he is i held and his broad intellectual scope ; and vigor. Rev. Spetnagel earnestly requests his people all to come to these meetings, excepting of course, those detained by reason of sickness. ’ All others are likewise invited most 1 cordially. o : EVANGELIST KLEIN • ( I Will Arrive From Reading, Pa., to Conduct the Services at I THE EVANGELICAL ' Church—An Evangelist of ‘ Wonderful Power—All Are Invited. I A message from Rev. Klein of 1 Reading, Pa., came to Rev. Wise this morning, announcing his coming. He > will arrive in Decatur Thursday aftert noon and 'will at once take charge of ’ a series of revival meetings which ’ have been arranged for several . months in advance. The members • and pastor of the German Reformed, church are highly favored indeed to have a man of such talent come among them, and pastor and people I rejoice in advance of his coming. The pastor, Rev. Wise, and some of the members of the Evangelical church 1 were privileged to hear Rev. Klein last summer in a young people's coni vention and the memories of his exi cellent sermons are still fresh, and the spiritual uplift which came to the convention through this dear man ’ of God is still felt by those who heard him. Once more we take this oppor- ■ tunity to welcome the public to the • series of meetings, which will be con- • ducted at the Evangelical church, this city, by the Rev. W. F. Klein, ber (ginning with Thursday evening. 1 There will be an evangelistic meeting ■ by the pastor this evening. i ——o—- - SERVICES AT BAPTIST CHURCH. ’ Evangelist Richard of the Baptist ‘ State Evangelistic" association, who J has been in the city the past week, is 5 conducting services every evening at f the Baptist church this week. He is a very able speaker and evangelistic - worker and all should near him. — —o • Charles Barnhart, who has been in , southern Indiana for a week looking ; for a good location for the opening ; of a racket store, returned home last - night. He has round several good - places where such a store could be s opened to good advantage, but has not yet decided upon a place.

AGED MOTHER DIED TUESDAY. W. H. Julian of This Office Received Sad Message Tuesday Evening. W. H. Julian, foreman at this office, Tuesday evening received a message announcing the death of his aged mother, Mrs. Emma Harris, at Knoxdale, Ohio, where she resided. Mrs. Harris was In her ninety-second year and had been in failing health for some months. Mt. Julian left this morning to attend the funeral servives, which so far as is known had not been arranged. The deceased was one of the oldest women in the state of Ohio and was well known in the locality here she has resided. o —- THE COURT NEWS Judge Merryman Suspended a Jail Sentence at Fort Wayne Tuesday. NO SESSION TODAY A New Case Filed—Real Estate Transfers Continue to be Numerous. Heller, Sutton & Heller filed a new case entitled Kalamazoo National Bank vs. Coppock Motor Car company, suit on note, demand, $450. Judge Merryman is at Bluffton today serving as special judge in important matters in the Wells circuit court and consequently there was no session in the Adams circuit today. 'Real estate transfers: Caroline L. Spuller to A. A. Carpenter, 40 acres, St. Marys tp., $4010; A. A. Carpenter to James Glick, 40 acres Monroe tp., $4350; E . W. France to Caroline L. Spuller, 40 acres, St. Marys tp., $4150; August Schlickman to John Sherry, 50 acres, Kirkland tp., $5900; C. Alexander to J. W. Loucks, 40 acres, Blue Creek tp., $3500; S.C.Mills to William Wittmer, tract in Kirkland tp., $10,063. Judge Merryman in the circuit court today entered a judgment suspending the jail sentence against Abraham Schallman and the fine of $25 and costs was paid for him by Judge R. B. Dreibelbiss. Schallman was convicted of false pretenses after a trial of ten days and fined $25 and sent to jail sixty days. The trial lasted ten days and the jury was out tpe best part of two.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. o CONGRESSMAN ADAIR HOME. Made Short Visit Home to Attend to Some Business. Congressman J. A. M. Adair of the Eighth district was in Fort Wayne between trains Monday afternoon returning from Washington to his home at Portland, where he is president of the First National bank. Mr. Adair has the distinction of never having lost a political race. He was city clerk of Portland, clerk of Jay county and served two terms in the state legislature. In 1906 he defeated Geo. W. Cromer of Muncie, the republican district boss and until then the perpetual incumbent of the office of representative of the eighth district, and was re-elected two years ago over State Senator N. B. Hawkins, presl; dent of a rival Portland bank. Both times he overcame a republican majority of 8,000. Mr. Adair was mentioned prominently for governor preceding the last state convention, and is still looked upon as a probable democratic nominee for that office when Governor Marshall is through. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. ■— ' « LAID TO REST. The last sad rites for Sylvester Pontius of Geneva, whose death occurred on Monday, was held at that place this afternoon. The services were held from the Hartford church at 1 o’clock, with the Rev. Harmel, pastor oT the Friends church at Portland, in charge. Interment was made at the West Lawn cemetery. Those who attended from here were Thomas Balzell, Charles Magley and Mrs. E. L. Merry.

A ONE DAY MEET Republican State Convention to be on Held Tuesday, April sth. COMMITTEES CHOSEN District Meetings to be Heid on the Previous Evening, Indianapolis, March, 2 —Tuesday, April sth, was the date chosen by the republican state committee for th state convention. The convention will be in session but one day. Various counties will choose their delegates on March 25th. The decision to hold an early convention was in accord with the sentiment among the committeemen and many aspirants for office who were there. The oneday state convention is an innovation and is taken to indicate that there will be less oratory than has marked previous campaigns. The delegates from the different districts will gather in the city thfr afternoon of April 4th and at 8 p. m. will hold the district meetings for the selection of members of the different committees, such as the committee on credentials, which is made up of a number from each district and the very important committee on resolutions. Following the meeting for the choice of committeemen. the credentials, resolutions and other committees as made up will meet and dispose of the business before them in order to have all in readiness for the opening of the convention the next morning. WILL LEAVE SOON J. C. Sutton and Family Preparing for a Summer in Saskatchewan. INTEREST IN BIG FARM Will Operate a Section on Wholesale Farm Plan— Ready to Go. Attorney J. C. Sutton and family, known to practically all our readers, will leave here soon for Canada, where they will remain during the summer, and may become permanent residents of that section. For two or three years Mr. Sutton’s health has not been the very best and he believes that a change from office work will be better for him. The law firm of Heller, Sutton & Heller will not be dissolved at present at least, until Mr. Sutton and family make a real test of the northwest. He and Mrs. Sutton’s father, Alex White, of Ossian, have purchased a section of land fifteen miles south of Scott, Saskatchewan, the very richest portion of northwest Canada and Mr. Sutton will take charge of the land, farming the entire 640 acres. The Sutton family will visit between this and the 15th of the month with relatives at Geneva and Ossian, and on that date J. C. and Mr. White will leave for the northwest, with the household goods and the paraphernalia they are taking. Mrs. Sutton and children will follow about April Ist after the men have constructed a temparary building and had the goods conveyed there. TJie farming of a section of land in Canada is a big undertaking, requiring much equipment. A large gasoline engine has been purchased with which they will do their plowing and most of the other work, and will even make the trips to town, pulling five or six wagons. Enroute they will buy the horses necessary, this probably being looked after at Winnepeg. This year they will put out about three hundred acres of flax and some wheat and oats. Next year the flax ground will.be sown in wheat and oats and new ground broken for the flax. Mr. Sutton is a brilliant young attorney, who has by his hard work and demotion to duty made many friends here, all of whom hope for him success and that he and his family may return rich in health as well as financially.

OLD GIVES WAY TO NEW. The popcorn and peanut machine, wheih for eight years or more has graced the front of the walk at the F. V. Mills grocery, has given way to a new one, wnich arrived this morning and was duly installed. The new machine, while being on the order of the old, has several new improvements which make it more desirable, among them being a greater corn popping capacity. The new machine is quite handsome in its bright, new shinness. The little toy man in the red jacket that turns the crank on the roaster, is still there and grinds out a welcome to all the many customers who patronize the stand. PIONEER RESIDENT Mrs. Lydia Bowers of Peter- • son Succumbs to Pneumonia—Died Today. AT EIGHT* O’CLOCK Was Seventy-Eight Years of Age—Had Lived in This County Forty Years. In the death of Mrs. Lydia Bowers, which Occurred this morning at 8 o’clock, Peterson has lost one of its best known and highly respected citizens. A little more than a week ago she became sick with the grip, which gradually become worse, developing into pleuro-pneumonia, causing her death. She has besn a resident of Peterson for nearly forty years, coming there from Piqua county, Ohio. At the time of her death she was seventy eight years of age and was making her home with her son, Simon Bowers. She was a well known lady and won the esteem and respect of all who happened to become acquainted with her. She was united in marriage to Jonathan Bowers on January 13, 1850, and this this union twelve children were born, six of whom are Still living. They are: Mrs. Oliver Jackson and Mrs. John Thompsan of this city; George, who is stationed in the Philippine Islands; Simon, at home; a Mrs. Cassidy of Hammond, Ind., and Josephine, in Arizona. She is aslo survived by one brother, Jacob Spade, who is making his home just west of Peterson. The funeral services will bfl. held from the German Reformed church at 1 o’clock Friday, with the Rev. Schneider in charge. Interment wil also be made at that place. O '■ — CLOSE YEAR’S BUSINESS. M. E. Quarterly Conference Board Holds Special Session. The Rev. C. U. Wade of Fort Wayne, district M. E. superintendent, was in the city Tuesday evening and met the conference board of the M. E. church of this city in a special session last evening, at which time the business relating to the fourth quarterly conference held some time ago, and to the closing of the year's work was disposed of. After the quarterly conference session, the official board of the church held a meeting and at-1 tended to routine business. o CHOIR PRACTICE TONIGHT. The Methodist choir will meet to rehearse the Easter music after prayer meeting this evening. Prayer meeting will begin at 7, and will be an unusually interesting one. Let every member come. SHERMAN POWELL, Pastor. - ; O NOTED MASON DIED TODAY. (United Press Service. Wilkes Barre, Pa., March 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Frank Dietrick, one of the best known Masons and Shriners of the United States, died at his home here today. His death was due to cancer. —o Mr. and Mirs. John Barnett, the aged souple of the south part of the city, who have been seriously sick for several weeks, show no- Improvement. They passed a very bad night and several times were attacked by smothering spells, which It was thought they could not survive. ■

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JUDGES CHOSEN To Conduct the Wind-Up in the Daily Democrat’s Voting Contest. CLOSES SATURDAY Interest Continues and the Race yViH be Excitiig to the Finish. * FRENCH QUINN. * * C. J. VOGLEWEDE. * * W. P. SCHROCK. * * FRED JAEBKER, Accountant. * ****ifc*4c**>fc***4: • The above have been selected to serve as the judges in the big popular voting contest which has been in progress for six weeks past and which closes Saturday night at 10 o’clock. The men are well known to all our readers and there can be no question about the fairness of everything connected with the contest. This has been our aim throughout and the person who wins the automobile or any of the other valuable prizes will do so simply on their merits and because they have worked. It has been a great contest, wonderful in every respect and the candidates who lose are ready to shake the hand of the winner. The finish will be a battle royal, in which the candidate will do his or her utmost to land on top or as near there as possible. The tug of war is at hand, for it’s the one who makes the Garrison finish that will win. No person on earth, no difference how much insight he has to the contest, can say who the top-notcher will be when the envelopes are opened by the judges Saturday evening. The prizes are all at hand and ready for distribution, and it’s only a question now of who gets them. The candidates are doing their part and It’s up to their friends to help them this week, for this is the final tustle. Get busy. • ■■ • — FROM MILLINERY OPENINGS. Miss Mayme Deininger, who has ben spending the past two weeks at Cleveland, Ohio, where she attended the millinery openings, studied the styles for the coming season, and made a large number of models to be used in the Deininger millinery store this season, returned home Tuesday evening. This morning there was delivered at the store the large number of packages containing tho new models, which will be used for the spring opening at the store in ' the near future. o PONY ADVERTISES STOCKINGS. The window of the Boston Store shows a unique display today that especially catches the eye of the little folk. It is that of a fine life-sized pony—a real pony skin, stuffed and Aiounted, looking very life-like. Seat- | ed on the pony is the figure of a little cowboy, making a very realistic scene. The outfit has been sent out to advertise the Pony stockings manufactured by the Wayne Knittings Mills, which brand is handled by the Boston Store. o TIRE CAME OFF. An urtusual occurrence happened this morning on the G. R. & I. railroad, when the tire on one of the large drive wheels of a switch engine came off. They engine had been doing some switching in the yards when the accident occurred. Had this been on a passenger train and in some other ' place it might have cost several lives. I It was placed back on by workmen , of this place and then taken to Fort ! Wayne for repairs. o —————• WENT TO WEST BADEN. s Jacob C. Atz left today for West a Baden, w'here for the next ten days c he will take treatment for rheuma- ■ tism. He has been a sufferer from t this for several months, and he cons eluded the best thing to do was to 3 take treatment at the above named 1 place.