Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 117.

WATCH FOR THE COMET It is Scheduled to Appear in Heavens at 10:20 Tonight. SOME FACTS ABOUT IT The Most Wonderful Phenomenon of Nature in One’s Life Time. The earth enters the comet's tail at 10:20 o'clock tonight, central time. Tail's estimated thickness. 1,000,000 miles; length, about twenty million miles. Distance between earth and comet t tonight, about 14,000,000 miles. Earth will en-ounter some fifty billion cubit miles of the comet's tail. What the people of the United States may expect, according to the scientists —Illumination of the western skies, with possible meteoric displays. —By Dr. Harold Jacoby, professor of astronomy at Columbia University. The astronomers have made their deductions as accurately as they know how. but every one will have personal knowledge as to whether or not they know anything about it by midnight tonight. Every night for six weeks after tonight and beginning tomorrow the comet will be visible in the western skies in the evening, directly above a point towards sunset. During the first and second week of June the comet should be seen in all its glory and then it will gradually disappear, to return again in seventyfive years. A BUSY FACTORY The Decatur Motor Car Company Looking For Men in Various Lines. LOAD TO CHICAGO Will Turn Out Over Two Hundred Cars This Season—Watch ’em Grow. The Decatur Motor Car company is about the busiest place in this city just now, the thirty or thirty-five men there employed being right up to their ears in the efforts to keep up with the orders. From the present outlook they will be able to furnish the two hundred pleasure cars for the Fort Wayne sales company and will besides turn out a number of trucks. A few days ago they shipped a car load of their machines to Chicago, where they now have a representative. The company is short of assemblers and other workmen and are putting them on’ as rapidly as they apply. They are working seven men in the paint shop, showing that they are doing some business. Mr. Meyers, the superintendent, has just returned from a trip to Auburn. Fort Wayne and other places, looking for men to add* to the force and before long this factory promises to be a real hutnmei The cars are selling rapidly and proving a winner. It is the greatest machine on the market for the money, a four-passenger, two-cyjinder machine, with a forty-mile-an-hour capacity for |750. The Journal-Gazette of Sunday contained a full-page advertisement, telling the merits of the car. Watch-out for the Motor Car company! She’s coming! - •• o—- —“ “ * LAD SHOT HIS FATHER DOWN. Lafayette, Ind., May 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)— Defending • his mother from the abuses of his stepfather, Francis Seeger, aged fourteen, today shot and perhaps fatally wounded Thomas S. Manley at their home here. He fired three shots, two of which took effect. It is alleged that Manley was intoxicated and the boy came in while he was abusing Mi Manley,

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A PLAIN AMERICAN IN ENGLAND. It was originally Intended to publish Mr. Charles T. Whitefield's little book I "A Plain American in England,” in book form this month. The editor of thv American Magazine, however, has upset the plan of Mr. Whitefield's publishers, Doubleday. Page & Company. He happened to get hold of a copy, read it, called up the publishers on the phone and asked them If they wouldn't hold its publication until he could put it in the American Magazine. They complied, and the publication in book form has therefore been postponed. It deals with the , social experience of an American bus- . iness man in England. It will appear in the June issue of the American •Magazine. GOOD ATTENDANCE At C. B. L. of I. Convention —T. J. McLaughlin Reelected President. J. STAROST DELEGATE From Local Order—Banquet, Ball and Reception Closes Program. Those who attended the annual convention of the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana held Tuesday at the Minuet building. Fort .Wayne, report a splendid session. Thomas L. Me--1 Laughlin of Fort Wayne was re-elect-ed president of the supreme body and the other officers are as follows: Vice President —Henry Weigand, Fort Wayne. ‘ Secretary—George Christen, Fort 1 Wayne. Treasurer —John J. Kohrman. Fort Wayne. Chancellor —Harry F. Kennerk, Fort Wayne. ' Orator —George B. Frisz, Tipton. Marshal—A. A. Goeke, Fort Wayne. Guard —Mrs. Matilda Smith, Fort Wayne. Trustees—C. J. B. Lavery, Tipton. three years; John B. Magner, Garrett, two years; John J. .Houk, Fort Wayne, one year Medical Examiner in Chief —Dr. J. E. McArdle, Fort Wayne. John Starost represented the local order at the convention and was named a member of the committee on credentials. Reports of the supreme officers show a present membership of about 1.250, which is a gain of something like twenty-five per cent in the past year. Ther« is a cash reserve of $20,115.72, and insurance in force amounts to $551,500. During the past three years there were three deaths in the membership and payment on policies aggregated $3,500. Since the organization of the society there'have been thirty-seven deaths and the total payment on death losses amounts to $43,500. A banquet was given for the delegates and supreme officers and in the evening in Mulqueen hall a reception and ball was given that proved a very brilliant affair. Among those from this city in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. John Starost, Mesdames T. C. Corbett, Wimam Hartings, hisses Lizzie Haines. Edith and Blanche trvin, Vena and Anna Parent, "Frances Hess, Tena Schurger, Mrs. Julia Colchin, Messrs. Fred Schurger Ed Parent and Fred Colchin. o — SPEECH IS POSTPONED. (United Press Service.) London, May 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Reading proof bn his book of his African hunt, two hours' driving, and a return call to Buckingham palace were versions today for ■ Colonel Roosevelt. He received calls • from many notables. His last Euro- ■ from many notables. Hit last European address, which was to have been • delivered at Oxford University today, has been postponed, probably until June 7th. o—i Mrs. Rev. Brown of Bobo returned i home after attending the funeral of ■ her grandmother at Lynn, Ind., last Sunday. Her life contained some in- ’ teresting facts. She was eighty years i old and had been married 65 years. ! Her husband survives. They raised ten children, and there were fifty-six ■ grandchildren, thirty great-grandchil-dren and two great-great-grandchil-dren.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, May 18, 1910.

MAY PROVE FATAL I c f Wm. H, Honeas of Near Monroe Thrown in Runaway Near Bluffton. I 1 — i SERIOUSLY INJURED > Alights on Head and Chest Ribs Fractured—Lungs and Heart Injured. William H. Honeas, aged seventy- ' three years, a veteran of the Civil war, and a well known resident of Adams county, residing near Monroe, met with a serious accident Tuesday afternoon about 2:45 o'clock, two miles east of Bluffton, which may prove fatal. The aged man was driving along the road, when his horse became frightened and ran. In running it struck a telephone pole and J Mr. Honeas was thrown from the rig, striking the telephone pole and alighting on his head and chest. Several ribs over the heart were fractured and it is feared internal injuries were sustained by the pressure of the fractured ribs on the lungs and the heart. A man named Cotton, a stock buyer of Bluffton, happened to be driving along just after the accident and • noticed the Injured man. Mr. Cotton ; immediately summoned aid from , Bluffton, and Mr. Honeas, who had rendered unconscious, was taken in an ambulance to the J. J. Roy flats at Bluffton. His injuries were found to be very serious, pneumonia 1 later developing and a trained nurse was placed in attendance. The wife ' es the sick man was sent for and he will be kept at the Roy place until he • is well enough to be taken home, though Tuesday night there were grave doubts entertained for his recovery. Word from his bedside today is to the effect that he passed a good night and his attendants are more hopeful today for his recovery. — — SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. ' Program For St. Mary's Township Meeting to be Held May 22nd. The following is the program for ' the convention of the Sunday schools -of St, Marys township to be held at 1 Mt. Tabor M. E. church, Sunday, May ' 22, 1910: Afternoon —2 p. m. Song—M. E. School, Bobo. 1 Recitation —Edward Miller. Song—Pleasant Mills Baptist Sun- ’ day School. Twenty-minute Talk —New MoveC ment; Organized Classes —Mr. Berie. ' Berne. 1 Discussion —Joseph Chronister. 1 Song—Calvary —Evangelical Sun1 day School. 1 Twenty-minute Talk —How Can We ’ Best Create School Spirit and Enthusiasm? —Jesse Rupp, Berne. 1 Song —U._B. School, Bobo. Thirty-minute Talk—Rev. Isaiah Imler, Decatur. Election of Officers. ‘ Song. Benediction. Evening—7:3o p. m. 1 Song—Congregation. Prayer. ’ Song—U. B. School, Bobo. Recitation —Mrs. William Noll. ' Talk—A. W. Gulick, Pleasant Mills. Recitation —Mary Ray. Song—Pleasant Mills M. E. Sunday School. The Model Sabbath School—Howard Wisehaupt, Decatur. Song —M. E. Sunday School, Bobo. ' Recitation—Bertha Bunner. 5 The Value of a Vision —Rev. Sweeney, Pleasant Mills. Quartet, r Song. 5 Benediction. — o— f LEONARD TIN SHOP MOVED. 1 Thomas Leonard, the tinsmith, is 1 moving his shop to the building on Second street formerly occupied by the Colchin ice cream stand, where 1 he will have a first-class place of f business, commodious, with all cont veniences. —• s Mrs. Abe Boch entertained at dinner today for Mrs. Loyal S. Woods of 1 this city. Other guests were the < Misses Lenhart and Pyke and the din- - ner served at noon w’as a most ex- - cellent country dinner, served in Mrs. Boch’s inimitable way.-

COURT HOUSE NEWS. Attorney Dore B. Erwin filed a petition for the appointment of a receiver for the Decatur Packing Company, the cause being entitled Herman Gerke et al. vs. Decatur Packing Co. Waiver Os issue and service of summons. Finding that company is insolvent and ordered that Charles Voglewede be appointed receiver and bond fixed at $40,000. Real estate transfers: Thomas T. Lister et al. to Mattle E. Lenhart, lot 39, Decatur. $700; F. M. Schirmeyer. trustee, to F. V. Mills, lots 29 and 32. Decatur, SIBO and $175; Mattle E. Lenhart to Thomas T. Lister, lot 1013, Decatur, S3OO. COUNCIL SESSION Sidewalks Ordered Constructed Along Three of the City’s Streets. ONE PETITION LOST South Mercer Avenue Residents Want the Water Mains Extended. Every man answered to the roll call at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening and Mayor Teeple presided. The minutes of previous meetings wfere read and approved. Resolutions for sidewalks were then read and adopted along the, following streets: East side of Line street from south corporation line to Adams street and the west side from the south line to the C. & E. railroad. North side of Elm street from east line of Clover Leaf to west side of railroad. East side of Mercer avenue from the corporation line to the C. & E. railroad. The street sewer committee reported faborably on a sidewalk along the north side of Nuttman avenue, Mr. Christen refusing to sign because he did not feel that the improvement was necessary. Mr. Chronister moved the adoption of the report in order to get it before the council, and then voted no, as did three others, and the resolution was lost. Atz moved that the street commissioner be ordered to notify property owners along Third street to raise their sidewalks to the grade which is to be furnished by the oity engineer and the motion prevailed, the clerk being ordered to notify those interested at once. There was a discussion of the improvement of Russell street and the committee authorized to repair same as per former instructions, but not to place any of the dirt on top of the macadam. A petition was (Wed by Andrew Welfley and about fifteen other property owners on Mercer avenue for the extension of the water line south of High street and the matter was referred. The report of W. J. Archbold was filed and referred to the finance committee. Mr. Lesh, representing the Markle Stone company, was present and asked for a portion of the city’s business in the crushed stone line, promising to meet any competion, and it is likely he will get some business. The following bills were allowed: Frank Snyder $ 30.60 William Burkhead , 5:25 Nathan Beckner 3.75 Daniel Railing 2.00 Producers’ Coal Co 94,34 National Mill Co 90.02 W. L. Lehne 18.00 Louis Hammond 14.50 Ft. Wayne Electric Wks 1.52 J. Brite 40.65 Illinois Electric Co 1-30 Ft. Wayne Foundry Co 128.40 Clinton Oil Co H-25 , Pennville Sand Co 9.43 John Woodruff 7.50 Toledo, St. L. & Western Ry. 22.00 G. R. & I. Ry. Co 178.96 A. & C. Stone Co 27.52 A. H. Stone Co. . ( 28.50 Ft. Wayne & Springfield ’. 229.03 —o —— ATTENTION, RED MEN! At 7:30 this evening at their hall a very important meeting of the Red Men will be called. Several candidates will be given the degree work and much other business pertaining to the order will be taken care of. All members are asked to be on hand to take part.

OLD AS THE HILLS Is the Town of Chimpovy, Where Dwells the Jaberg Family. THE QUEER INDIAN And More About Them—#They Have no Use For the Missionaries. Toreva, Ariz., May 9, 1910. Dear Friends: —Chimpovy, our village, is the Smallest of all Hop! villages, having a population of about 200. However, it was the largest and one of three villages during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Chimpovy of old is located about 150 yards from the school house. One can plainly see its ruins, as the walls are still plainly seen, although they have crumbled away until they are even w'th the surface. At that time they made their rooms much smaller than they do at present, as there are none that are more than eight feet in length and six in width, while today they make them very roomy. According to tradition Chimpovy was destroyed by the Spaniards during the sixteenth century, so since that time it has been a ruin. Lately we have spent considerable time'there studying same. We have learned that at that time the Hopis made their own pottery, as by pieces of same we have been able to make out sizes and shapes, having been made up in forms of jugs and large bowls. Some of it is made plain while some is engraved in various designs, and some is striped with yellow and red. We have found a number of arrow heads, some not exceeding one-half Inch in length, which they used to make their arrows more effective. They are most interesting of anything like a relic that we have found as they are very thin and perfect in shape, showing that they displayed considerable skill along this line. We have also found a number of bones, which we could easily distinguish. one having been an inferior maxillary; another a piece of the ulna at the wrist, and a number of carpals. They were all perfect in shape, but crumbled very easily. While preparing the. site for our house a perfect skeleton was unearthed. The Indians buried it in their cemetery, a deep gorge on the mesa. During the eighteenth century Chimpovy was rebuilt. But on the mesa, or present site, a Catholic missionary came out some time afterward and built a church. The one wall of which is used for a sheep corral and the lumber has been used to make several of their kivas. He remained among them several years. His presence was not satisfactory .and he was burned to death. Another was smothered to death about eight miles from this place. At present, they pay due respect to teachers but none to missionaries and on several occasions have threatened to drive Miss McLean, the missionary, away, but as she has about twenty followers, have never done it. Most of them still believe in their old ceremonies, such as have been described heretofore; also the snake dance, which is a prayer for rain, when about ten of them dance with live rattle snakes in their mouths, and it happens tnat one of our boys in school is “chief," being only twelve years old. and performs with the rest. Since the weather is very warm and the sheep need more water, the supply of water being very low, a number of men came down to dig the spring deep enough to find a few “seals." After they had finished two old Indians sat on the bank and began smoking. After a large amount they picked up the bahoos and blew six whiffs against each feather. It took them about an hour. Then they sprinkled corn meal around. Since thea they have been having an abundance of water. Nit. They’re peculiar. Sincerely, MR. AND MRS. JABERG. o The school board held a meeting Tuesday evening and discussed several matters of interest to the schools, though nothing definite regarding the naming of the teachers was done. The board will meet again tonight and it is quite probable that the maater will be disposed of then.

I FRONEFIELD CASE STILL ON. Will Probably Go to the Jury About Three O'clock Thursday. ' i The case of George Zimmerman vs. Malinda Fronefield to have the latter declared of unsound mind is still in progress and the rest of today will be required to conclude the evidence. It now seems probable that the case will go to the jury at about 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon. There was some talk of a night session to finish the case, but it is not likely this will be held, as more time is needed. The case is attracting quite a little attention and causing some interest. o A GREAT SCARE From Meteoric Shower More Than Thirty Years Ago Recalled by THE COMET’S VISIT Night Turned to Day and Red Hot Meteors Fell— Narrow Escape. Talking about the possibility of a meteoric shower tonight when the comet passes between the earth and the sun, brings to the minds of many the shower of meteors that took place thirty or more years ago in the evening. and created so much fright among the populace. A story of this is told by one man, who was then a teacher in Root township. The school had assemled in the evening, with a number of visitors, to hold what was in those days considered a great social as well an an educationa feature —a spelling school. While in the very midst of the spelling bee, the night gave way to a light like day, and every now and then a swishing and hissing could be heard as though large bodies were falling through the air. These were afterward found to be meteors, though none happened to fall in that vicinity. Terror reigned in the crowd, especially among the feminine contribution, that huddled close to the protecting wings of masculinity, and begged co know whether they “would all be killed.” It happened that a school book agen (or some other such traveling person), from Fort Wayne, was present, and just after hi* return there appeared in one of the Fort Wayne papers a long article telling of the excitement that had prevailed in the little Adams county school. It developed later that great meteorites, weighing many hundreds of pounds, and glowing-red hot, had crashed to the earth, where they imbedded themselves several feet de7!p in the force of the fall. This happened, however, many miles away from the school house. One of the meteor- > ites is said to have narrowly missed i striking a farmer, who is said to have ■ been passing along on his homeward ■ way. ; o MRS. SELLEMEYER “SURPRISED." i In celebration of his life's natal ! day, Jesse Sellemeyer invited the girls ' of the Menu-ate club in to spend last evening. He had arranged the affair i as a Surprise, but as it happened, ’ while making a call over the telei phone in the afternoon Mrs. Sellemeyer was surprised to hear tw'o of I the girls talking the affair over, giv- • Ing all the details of the party. She • carried out her part; however, to per- ■ tection. and it was not until the party was well along that she divulged the i fact that she had overheard their plans. A very good time was spent and very delicious refreshments were served. Guests were Mrs. Dyke Frisinger, Pansy Bell, Edna Hoffman, Winifred Johnson, Lucile Hale. A crochet luncheon set was given Mrs. : Sellemeyer as a momento of the day. —— BETS BATTLE WON’T COME OFF. (United Press Service.) ; New York. N. Y. May 18 —(Special - to Dally Democrat) —The sporting i, fraternity here is womjering whether e or not there will be a fight on July e 4th between Jeffries and Johnson. A t bet .was laid here yesterday for a good II sum that the battle will not occur on that date, even in San Francisco.

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START BUILDINGS The LaFountaine Handle Factory Will Operate Here by June 15th. EMPLOY FORTY MEN Will Erect Four or Five Buildings—Brings Ten Families Here. Work on the new factory buildings for the LaFountaine handle factory which will soon be removed here, began Tuesday, the well known firm of Linn & Patton having the contract. Four or five buildings will be erected and it is hoped by the management to have the wheels buzzing by June 15th. There will be two main buildings, one 30x60, another 30x80. two smaller ones, 24x36 and 16x24, besides a barn and other buildings. At least ten families will come here with the factory and they will employ to start from thirty-five to forty-five men and expect to increase considerably during the next year. They will man ufacture all kinds of farm tool and shovel handles and butter tub head ings, and later may go into the hub business. The falctory means a splendid addition for the town, as the proprietors are hustlers and are putting up their own capital; no stock for sale and they are bound to succeed Mr. Bell, one of the owners, is here superintending the construction o> the buildings and getting ready to open the plant. Mr. Biak, a buyer, is also here, with headquarters at the Murray House, and is buying up all the white ash timber he can find that a supply may be ready for the opening of the mills. The factory is located in the Krick & Tyndall addition, near the tile plant and furnace factory. We welcome the LaFounutaine Handle company to Decatur and pledge them our support. A SECOND RAID Thieves Again Break Into Hale Warehouse —But Get Away With ONLY ONE DOLLAR Break Out Part of Door and Reach in and Unlatch it —Boys’ Work. Thieves made the second raid at the J. D. Hale warehouse sometime Tuesday night, but were not as successful as in the attempt a few weeks ago. when they got away with something like thirteen dollars. Mr. Hale, who is one of the city councilmen, was in attendance at the regular meeting of that body Tuesday night, and aboui 9 o’clock, after it was over, went to his place of business to do some work and said everything was all right when he left at 10 o'clock. Something like a dollar in pennies was found missing, but beyond that it is thought nothing was taken. Entrance was made through the door where the lime is kept by breaking in the door and from there enterd the office by breaking a piece out of the door and unlatching it. It is thought to be the work of young boys, and if they continue as they have in the past few weeks, they are bound to be caught. Mr. Hale has a number on the trail and if he is successful in locating them they will be taught a lesson that they will not soon forget. ■ — -o WILL ATTEND CLASSIS. Rev. Hessert, Secretary, Goes to New ville to Attend Conference. Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Hessert ant . daughters left this morning for Fort Wayne, where Mrs. Hessert and chi' dren will visit with her parents, Rev 1 and Mrs. B. Ruf, while the Rev. Her 5 sert goes to attend the annual class? r of the German Reformed churches o y this district. The classis will bV held at Newville, beginning Thursda i evening and continuing until Monday ii The Rev. Hessert holds the positio:. of secretary of the classis.