Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1910 — Page 1

dume VIII. Number 206.

LECTURE TONIGHT Dr. Ferris of Big Rapids, | Michigan, Will Give Lecture Tonight at — TEACHERS INSTITUTE Reading by Miss Faye Smith Band Violin Solo by Don Burke on Program. figThf first evening session of the Ad-afti-s county teachers' institute will be ■this evening at the Methodist church. When Dr. W. N. Ferris, president of the Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Mich., will lecture. The ability of Dr. Ferris, as a lecturer and instructor, Is known to all those of the county who have heard him on his previous appearances here and this will no doubt assure a large attendance tonight. Preceding the lecture Miss Faye Smith, a talented ; Impersonator, a graduate of the Enierson School of Expression. Bostor.. Mass., will give a reading. Don Burke will also give a violin solo, thus rounding out an evening of unexcelled entertainment and instruction The public is given a cordial invitation to attend this evening session. Thursday Morning. opened by singing the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy.” Devotional led by Rev. D. O. Wise. The Scripture lesson was the "2nd Psalm. ■Vong, “My Old Kentucky Home.” “A Concrete Grammar Lesson.” by Professor Neet. I want to give this Horning a concrete grammar lesson. While we are somewhat handicapped, we must overcome these difficulties in order to be successful. I think every person who wishes to begin to teach school should understand the underlying principles of education. But I will not say that when he knows ail these well, he will make a successful teacher. He may fail, of course, hut 1 will say that with these he can teach much easier and more successful, Nature means “as a thing is born.” Now can you think of grammar being born? The sentence and parts of speech were born, and born from a case of necessity. The process of mental and logical definition is one of the best processes in education. 1 want pupils to define, because they will get great educational values. In grammar we spend a large part of our time in classifying. And it is indeed well to do so. for this will help to place in the proper place, words, phrases and clauses. There are about four things we do in a good grammar lesson. First to find the nature of the thing; second, to learn definitions; third, placing them into classes or (classifying! and fourth, to study relation There is of course, something radically wrong, and that is poor definition in our text books. What I am working for in this lesson, is to have the boy to acquire an ability to take any subject and work it through with the fundamental truths. One of the greatest specific short-comings of the teachers in teaching grammar is the inability to ask questions. Music, Professor Miessner. This , period was taken up by singing on lhe same plans as Wednesday. 7 Piano Duet, Miss Hocker and Miss Sprunger. R "The Lesson Plan.” Professor Hoyt. The American student amuses himself in football, tennis, etc. The German student amuses himself in dueling. Hebert never amused himself with any of these games. Hebart spent pait of his life in tutoring the boys of the governor. The main idea that he kept before him, in order to make the conduct of the boys right, was to study them. He finally settled down and formed a normal school at a little old town called Caninsburg. The first thing to do in teaching is to get the boy to get facts. The second thing is to put these facts in relation one to the other. As a general rule the teachers interfere too much. They are always picking around to see if the child knows anything about the subject. they are teaching. Teachers. Drop this form and plant the seed and leave it germinate and after germination leave it sprout and grow. It pays to.take time to let these things soak jw Allow boys to work out a story (Continue aon page 4.)

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STATE CASES AT MONMOUTH. Will Come Up For Trial Before 'Squir Zeigler. The little burg of Monmouth wil have one of the most exciting time; of the season Friday. Levi Johnsoi and Ben Brandyberry will be triac before 'Squire Zeigler on the chargt , of provoke as made by Rudulph Bowman. A short time ago the charge was filed against them in 'Squire Stone's court, and then venued to 'Squire Joe Liddy at Berne. This was dismissed however, and, loath to let the mat i ter drop, was filed again in 'Squirr i Stone’s court and venued to 'Squirt Zeigler. The matter grew out of the alleged insulting of Mrs. Rudolph flow j man by the two defendants. Ralleigh Parrish, prosecuting attorney pre tern, will serve for the state, and At torneys Peterson & Moran and A. B. Bailey for the defendants. IT ARRIVED TODAY Large Crowd Awaited Its Arrival at the Grand Rapids Station. VALUABLE LECTURES Has Been on Road Several Weeks—Greeted by Big Crowds Everywhere. The wheat improvement special has been here and gone. A large throng of farmers and others interested in the raising and cultivation of this necessary product was at the Grand Rapids station to await its arrival here and which reached the city at 2:10, fifteen minutes behind the time advertised. due to the large crowds which they had to accommodate along the line. It made a stop of thirty minutes here, during which time litterature was distributed to the many present, and lectures made by prominent agriculturalists. The train was in charge of Professor G. I. Christie, superintendent of agricultural extension; and the lecturers are Professor M. L. Fisher, associate in agronomy; S. D. Connor, associate in soil improvement; J. P. Prigg, president Indiana corn growers’ association, Daleville, Ind.; S. W. Taylor, Boonville, Ind.; D. B. Johnson, Mooresville, Ind.; E. C. Martindale, Wilkinson. Ind.; W. M. Vaughan, assistant in agricultural extension, V. C. Plummer, assistant in agricultural extension. These gentlement are more than pleased with the success with which they are meeting. They mentioned the average crop the farmers are realizing from their labors and the amount they are getting, and explained the cause 'for their lack of grain and the remedies needed to increase the crop. They have been on the road since the twenty-second of August and have been running over the Pennsylvania lines during this time. The train is run free by the company, while all the necessary equipment and lecturers are furnished by Purdue University The university has equipped and sent out similar trains on previous occasions, and the lectures have always been atended, more or less, by women and children. The lecturers are glad to state that on this trip the crowds are made up mostly of men, who are interested in the raising of grain. To show the success with which they are meeting a few of the cities where they have stopped are given, with the estimated attendance at each: Winchester, 425; Portland; 500: Ridgeville 210; and Berne. 300. The committe in charge was more than pleased and felt that they were benefitting every community in which the train stopped. .... . .—if- ' ' TWO SERIOUSLY SICK. Much Sickness Prevails at the Home of Trustee David Steele. Walter Steele, son of Trustee David Steele of Kirkland township, is very seriously ill at his home, suffering from a severe case of typhoid fever from which he has been suffering for a fewdays past. A trained nurse is in attendance and he is receiving the best of attention. His sister, Miss Eva, is also in a very poor condition and has been for some time. The condition of each is being closely watched and friends are anxiously awaiting encouraging news from their bedsides.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, September 1, 1910.

(THE CRADLE ROLL re I i] Welcome Day Will be Ob- * served at Presbyterian d Church Next Sunday. ;e V“at morning hour 31 1. t- Sixty-Six Infants Are Meme e bers of This Order—Jean Lutz Superintendent. h o t A pretty and unique service will be j that of the Cradle Roll Welcome to be observed next Sunday morning by the Presbyterian Sunday school, beginning at 9:15 o’clock. The cradle roll of that / Sunday school now has a membership I of sixty-six infants, the ages ranging up to three years. At this time fifteen of the members who have arrived at g the dignified age of three years will receive a certificate and be graduated. ■ or promoted to the primary class, while the names of twelve new members will be added to the roll. A verygood program of welcome songs and Recitations will be given and this J service will be made as attractive 1 as possible for the little ones as well as the older ones. The members of . the cradle roll have issued invitations 1 to their parents to attend, and a large attendance is expected. This department of the church, which takes the little ones from birth —for babes of only a few minutes or hours of age are received on this roll—and trains them s for the Master's service, is becoming more and more recognized as one of ’ the chief factors in the spiritual up--1 build. Miss Jean Lutz is superintendent of this department, and is assisted i- by an able corps of workers. B o A BUSY FACTORY 8 ‘ The Acker Cement Plant is i f Behind. With Orders— I s Big Rush On. '> i i r AN OHIO CONTRACT , i Will Ship Blocks to Glen- ' more For Modern Ce- 1 ' 1 ment Block House. < i i The Acker Cement Works, located < i . j in the north part of town, is having ' I the largest run of business in its his- J - tory at the present time and they are ( 1 behind with orders. They have just | ' secured the contract for a large block < house to be built bungalow style by ’ > C. S. Walters of Glenmore. Ohio. The ’ > job includes a number of fancy pieces, s ( and work on these has already begun. ' , They will rush the job out as rapidly s 4 I as possible and the new home at Glenj more will no doubt bring the Acker 1 r company a number of similar jobs. ’ t They are prepared to turn out first- s . class work, the very latest designs, ‘ 5 and have built the business up stead- ‘ 1 ily and deserve a liberal patronage. ‘ I Cement block is rapidly becoming a 1 ; favorite building material and there 1 . is none better on the market than 1 ' 1 > that manufactured by the Acker Ces ment Works. Mr. Samuel Acker him- 1 r self is in charge of the factory and is 1 . pushing the business along in a most ‘ . satisfactory manner. INFANT DIES. t ; Mary, the seven-weeks-old daughter * i of Mr. and Mrs. Vai Snell, residing south of the city, died at the family home at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening after a short illness. The parents are grlefstricken over their loss. Funeral ! services will take place on Friday morning at 10 o’clock from the Washington church. Interment will be 1 made at the Ray cemetery. ' o— — - —< 1 1 IN SERIOUS CONDITION. I 1 ■ -—1 <’ Mrs. Lucinda Coon Shows But Little i Change. 1 t ( 3 Mrs. Lucinda Coon, south of the city, i 1 who has been very sick at her home I -for some time, is still in a very seri- < I ous condition, not much change being i ? noticed from day to day. She is suf- 1 . sering from Bright's disease. <

STOCKHOLDERS MEET. Another Special Session Held at the Assembly Room Here. The usual large congregation of stockholders of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway were In session this afternoon at the assembly room in the interurban building. In special session called by the officers. While nothing could be given out in time for this evening’s paper, It Is quite probable that the meeting today was called to further consider the extension of the road south. Quite recently a meeting was held by a committee at St. Mary's, Ohio, and the committee will doubtless report today to the stockholders, regarding their plans for the extension south. A sumptuous dinner was served today noon in the dining hall at the Interurban building by the wives of the local stockholders and the employees of the road. MADEGOODINWEST J. E. Mann an Adams County Boy Who Went West in 1885 Here on Visit. OWNS LARGE RANCH % Os 4,280 Acres in Kansas— Extensive Horse and Cattle Raiser. J. E. Mann, one of the former Adams county boys who went west in 1885, has made good there and, with his wife and daughters, Ida and Gladys, and his son, Frank, are visiting relatives here. Mr. Mann owns a fine 4,280 acre ranch near Travers, Kansas, and twenty-three miles from Liberal, near which last named town his brother, Kirk Mann, and family from this city now live. Eight or nine hundred acres of his ranch are under cultivation, and while this may seem a large acreage here, he stated that there, it was deemed a very little farm. On this is raised wheat and corn, but the remainder is left for grazing purposes, as he makes an extensive business of raising cattle ana horses. Not as much help is required in farming this large tract as one would imagine, as the ploughing is done with a large engine, two men being required to run the engine. Twen-ty-five acres can be ploughed in one day. and each farm does its own threshing, so there is not so much dependence on outside labor, and the work can be speeded along. At present Mr. Mann says he has but fiftyfour head of horses and sixty head of cattle, as he is going out of the extensive raising because of the fact that one of his sons is going to teach school and the other travel, and he will not have so much help. Only this spring he sold off 250 head of cattle to make way for the running of the business on a smaller scale. Liberal Is the nearest railroad center, but the small town of Travers is located just across the road from his ranch. Mr. Mann was born and reared in Adams county, the old Mann homestead being what is now the Julius Haugk property on West Monroe street, and the James Hurst property north. His brother. Kirk Mann, and family, who left here a number of years ago. have proven a claim near Liberal and are doing well. Mr. Mann’s last visit here was in 1904, coming from the world's fair. He and his family left today for Toledo and Cleveland, where they will visit until next week, when they will return and spend a few days at the fair here before going home. o ARM IS FRACTURED. Miss Mary Kohne Falls and Suffers Painful Injury to Arm. Miss Mary Kohne. who with her sister and brothers, are making their home a few miles south of the city, , met with an accident Wednesday while working about the house, which is painful in the extreme. In some manner she fell and received a fractured arm and a badly dislocated wrist, which will necessitate her arm being bandaged for some time to come. Dr. C. S. Clark was called and gave the necessary surgical attention, and Miss Kohne is getting along as well as could be expected.

MISSION FESTIVAL Will be Observed at Bleeke Lutheran Church Next Sunday. THE FRIEDHEIM BAND Will Play—New Cottage For Teacher Under Way —A Meeting Tonight. The annual Mission Festival of the Bleeke Union church In Union township of which the Rev. G. Bauer is pastor, will be held next Sunday morning and afternoon in the Bleeke grove three-quarters of a mile from the church. The Rev. George of Woodburn will speak in the morning and the Rev. Naize of Tocsin in the afternoon. After each service a collection for missions will be taken. The Friedheim band will be present and contribute 'to the service with their delightful and inspiring music. Refreshments of all kinds will be on the ground and the public is invited to join in this great contribution to missions. The new cottage being erected by the Bleeke Lutheran congregation for the use of the teacher for their parochial school, is well under way, being nearly ready for the roofing. Contractors Linn & Patton of this city are doing the work. The new teacher, Mr. Busher of Wren. Ohio, who was selected some time ago, has resigned, and the congregation will meet again this evening to select another. There are five applicants for the position. STEPPED ON NAIL Which Ran Through Sole of Shoe and Into Foot an Inch or so. I IT IS A BAD INJURY I Sustained by P. H. Wagner, Coal Dealer and Oprator ' For Clover Leaf. 1 i P. H. Wagner, the well known coal 1 dealer, who also selves as local telegraph operator for the Clover Leaf . railroad from 2 p. m. to 10 p. m., had , the misfortune to disable himself Wednesday afternoon by stepping on a rusty nail at the depot. The carpenters have begun work there on the remodeling of the office and just after going on duty there Wednesday aft- ( ernoon about 2 o’clock Mr. Wagner, in walking about the office, stepped on the rusty nail which protruded from one of the torn-up planks. It penetrated the sole of his shoe and ran an inch . or soa into his foot. Attempts to pull it out failed, until prying was restorted ] to, and the wound is a very ugly one, ( added to which are dangers from the rust. Mr. Wagner will doubtless be disabled for some tinre. < o MODERN WOODMEN ENTHUSED. I The Modern Woodmen held one of the most enthusiastic meetings in sev- , erai years, Wednesday evening. Three | candidates—O. L. Vance, R. D. Mey- | ers and Leonard Merryman, received ( the initiatory degree, and a class of ] three more, including Gilbert Wilson, 1 Murray Scherer and Frank Bright will i be initiated next Wednesday. The s finishing touches to the arrangements i for the great Labor Day picnic to be 5 given next Monday at Maple Grove t park, were put on, and the boys also t decided to conduct a stand at the fair next week and devote the proceeds to , the order. Every one of the members is brimful of enthusiasm and the i Woodmen picnic will go down in his- f tory as the greatest in this neck of < the woods. i o I The Rev. C. B. Sweeney will preach ; Sunday morning, September 4th, at 10:30 at the Bobo M. E. church and at Clark’s Chapel Sunday evening at 7:30. Come and enjoy these sermons which are helpful.—D. A. J. Brown.

ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL Will Reopen on Next Monday For the Coming Year. After a vacation of over two months the St. Joseph school will will resume work on next Monday for another term of ten months. Everything is in readiness for the opening and the pastor, Father Wilken, expects as large an attendance as on previous years. A number of Improvements have been made to the building to make it more convenient for carrying on the work of education. Not much change will be made in the teaching staff over last year and the same number as on previous years will be employed. During the summer vacation the students have enjoyed themselves to the utmost and should be ready to start in on next Monday with a vim and make the coming year a success in every way. CENSUS BUREAU Gives Out Its Daily Report Teddy’s March Through Kansas IS ONE OF TRIUMPH Hotbed of Insurgency Welcomes—Rain and Big Crowds at Kansas City. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., Sept I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat I —The census office today announced the population of the following cities and one borough: Burough of Brooklyn, 634.351; increase. 267,769. or 41.1 per cent; Elmira, N. Y., 37,176; increase 1,504, or . 4.2 per cent; Yonkers, N. Y.. 79,803; , increase 31,872, or 66.5 per cent. , i (United Press Service.) , Kansas City, Kans,. Sept. I—(Spec- . ial to Daiiy Democrat) —Billed as the i fashionable leader of the progressive i element of the republican party by the ’ insurgency of Kansas Theodore Roose- > velt came to this city today, fresh from i the triumph at Osawatomie. Through- i out Kansas it is universally conceded i today that in his speech yesterday. s lined up squarely with the insurgents i and their cause. A rain, which caused < the calling off of the parade, did not. i however, dampen the ardor of the ■ crowds that turned out to welcome the contributing editor. The entire city greeted Roosevelt, as Mayor Brown had declared a half holiday. Luncheon was served at the Baltimore, and > later the colonel was taken for an automobile ride. He will make his < speech at 8 o'clock tonight. o , MRS. FLORA EARSOM DEAD. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edge yesterday , received word of the death of their niece. Mrs. Flora Earsom, of Urbana, Ohio. Mrs. Earsom was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Stone, a sister of Mbs. Edge, who it will be remembered. , while visiting here, was called home , three weeks ago, on account of the ; illness of her daughter, Mrs. Earsom. ; with whom she made her home in Urbana. Mrs. Earsom was a lady about fifty years of age, and leaves a hus- j band, a son and a daughter. Mrs. , M. V. B. Archbold of Fort Wayne, a ] cousin, attended the funeral which was i held Monday afternoon. | WILL OPEN HOTEL NEXT WEEK. Mrs. Minerva Wilkenson and son, Walter, who have leased the Madison house, formerly known as the Indiana house, and who are getting ready to j open a new hotel, state that they will , probably be ready for the opening ■ £ next week. The greater part of the ; furnishings have arrived and are in- i stalled, but a delay in a few has de- < layed the opening somewhat. This 8 will be one of the best hotels in the | district, and will be a line addition t to the business life of Defcatur. < —oJOHN ELZEY STILL VERY SICK. John Elzey of West Monroe street, who has been very sick for the past four weeks with kidney trouble and other complications, is still in a serious condition. The greater part of the four weeks he has been bedfast, and is subject to sinking spells, aggravated by chills and fever. He suffered another one of these attacks Wednesday and it was thought for a while that he could not survive. He rallied, however, and grew better. I

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VAN ATTA CHOSEN Grant County Man Defeated George Cromer on the 302nd Ballot. VOTED ALL NIGHT Delaware and Grant Judicial Convention Closed at 4 This Morning. (United Press Service.) Fairmount, Ind., Sept. I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The superior court convention for the district composed of Grant and Delaware counties concluded at 4 o’clock this morning. when the delegates, tired, worn and faint, walked out of the hall, where they had balloted steadily for over fifteen hours. On the 302nd ballot. Robert M. VanAtta of Marion, was chosen as the nominee. The vote on the first ballot was: Robert VanAtta, Grant. 32. George W. Cromer. Delaware, 20V4. Fred McClellan, Delaware. 14*4. Charles T. Parker, Grant. 4. Th’is vote did not change until the 123rd ballot, when one of the Parker votes went to VanAtta and remained there. Hour after hour passed, but the vote remained unchanged, except for an occasional slip of one vote which had no effect. During the night an effort was made by the Cromer people to have the convention postponed or continued until later in September. the date to be fixed by the convention, but this failed by a vote of 48 to 23. The delegates slept, ate smoked, grew tired and tried various means of effecting a settlement that would result in a nomination, but to no avail, until the hands of the sleepy watches pointed to four this morning. Then it happenel. When Delaware was called Cromer's vote of 20*4 remained intact, but Judge McClellan threw his strength of 14*4 to VanAtta. This elected him with his Grant strength at home, as only 36 votes were necessary, but when Grant was called Parker’s three votes also went to VanAtta. giving his 5014- Cromer stuck to the finish. MANY TYPHOID FEVER VICTIMS. There seems to be an alarming number of Adams county and Decatur people sick with typhoid fever at present. Among the number is George McDonald. who is lying at the point of death from this ailment at the county infirmary. He became bedfast two weeks ago Friday and is now very sick. Mr. McDonald was for three years an inmate of the insane asylum, but upon being discharged as cured was returned to this county. He is about forty-nine years of age. His mother. Mrs. Weatherhead, and daughter, Mrs. Hart, of Montpelier were here last week a short while to visit him in his illness. Mrs. Clay Engle of near the Washington church, Mrs. Thomas Perkins of south of the city. Mrs. Henry Marhenke of Ninth street are also among the typhoid fever patients. Mr. Marhenke also shows symptoms of this disease. 1 p ■ —•—— SEAT SALE BEGINS TOMORROW. The reserved seat sale for the coming performances of Himmelein’s Imperial Stock company will be opened at the Holthouse drug store on Friday morning. As the company has the best reputation of any popular priced company that visits this city and has always played to packed houses, there in every reason to expect a rush at the opening of the box offices. The opening play Monday night will be “A Daughter of the South.” ———— — ■ --o ADAMS COUNTY CENSUS REPORT. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heiman of Route 5 are the happy parents of a big baby girl, which arrived at their home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bogner, living north of the city, have been made happy over the arrival of a baby boy. All are doing nicely and happiness reigns I supreme.