Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 274.

SPELLING CONTESTS Will be Held in District, Township, County, Section and State. MANY GOOD PRIZES Big Event Here Will be the County Event—Dates For the Meetings. County Superinterident of Schools L. B. Opliger has announced that since so much good was accomplished last year by the spelling contest and in order to co-operate with the state board of education, it has been decided to give another series of contests this year. Last year the contest closed with the county, but this, the winners of county contests will meet in a congressional contest and the winners of those will participate in a grand state battle, thus selecting the best speller in Indiana. It is an honor worth striving for, and will no doubt improve the spelling of hundreds of students who will strive for the honors all along the line. The contests open with spellings In each school, these known as districts, and Will be held on December 16th and 23rd. On January 7th the township contests will be held, those winning in the districts being entered there, and these winners will then take part In the county contest to be held in this city January 21st. The congressional event will be held about February 18th, the place to be selected, and the state contest at Indianapolis about March 20th. Each township will send three delegates to the county contest. At this event an admission fee of fifteen cents will be charged to all persons excepting the contestants and alternates, the receipts to be used to defray expenses. For this the following prizes will be awarded: First—slo.oo in gold, or 25 per cent of the door receipts, and first choice of donated prizes. ’ Second—2o per cent of the net door receipts' and second choice of donated gifts. Third —15 per cent of the net door receipts and third choice of gifts. Fourth—lo per cent of net door receipts and fourth choice of gifts. Fisth —s p e r cent of net door rei ceipts and fifth choice of gifts. Sixth —6 per cent of net door receipts. Seventh —5 per cent of net door receipts. Eighth—4 per cent of net door receipts. Ninth—3 per cent of net door receipts. Tenth —2 per cent of net door receipts. Eleventh —1 per cent of net door re- ' ceipts. Twelfth —One-half per cent of net door receipts. The following prizes have been pre- • sented by Decatur business firms: $5.00 in gold by the Old Adams ■ County bank. $5.00 in gold by the First National I bank. A good pair of shoes by Peoples & E Gerke. Self-filling patent Conklin fountain I pen by Smith, Yager & Falk drug store. A fine silk waist by True & Runyon I dry goods store. These spelling bees this year wil I create a large amount of interest and ( I we suggest that the students of the I eounty get busy with their spellers. | We would like to have our representa- | tsre a congressional or state winner i ip possible. HOME FROM CONFERENCE. Rev. Wehmeyer, who has been at a Logansport attending the Northern ? Indiana and Western Ohio conference | of the Lutheran church, has returned home. He says it was one of the most interesting gatherings held for some time. A number of business matters wehe disposed of in a very satisfactory manner. A large gSwumber of ministers were in attendkfece. The meeting closed Thursday.

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LECTURE WAS GOOD. Many Attended the Discourse of Rev. Father Travers. Many were in attendance at the lecture given by Father Travers at the Knights of Columbus hall Friday evening and It was one of the best and most interesting discourses that the council has had to entertain the public for some time. His subject was on his trip abroad and was continued from his preceding talk, commencing at his stop at Florence and other cities of Italy, making is very entertaining from beginning to end. He spoke something like one hour and a half, and was compelled to lessen some points so as to give his principal sights and pleasures a better explanation. YOUNG BABE DEAD Catherine Eight-Months-Old Daughter of Andrew Barkley Succumbs. HEAVILY AFFLICTED Is Family—Mother Badly Burned Only Few Months Ago—Other Sickness. Catherine, eight-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barkley, died Friay night after a several weeks’ illness from stomach trouble and other complaints incident to teething. The death occurred at the home of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barkley, south of this city, where Mr. and Mrs. Barkley have been for several weeks, following Mr. Barkley's enforced resignation of his position on account of ill health, he having been employed as a bill clerk at the Pennsylvania railroad at Fort Wayne. The family has been quite unfortunate recently in the matter of sickness and death. It was only a short while ago that the mother of the babe was badly burned about the face and arms in a gasoline explosion, in which she saved herself from death by 1 snatching a rug and wrapping herself in it, having dreamed a few' nights before the accident that she saved herself by wrapping herself in her babe’s blanket under similar conditions, and having presence of mind enough to remember this when the reality occurred. The burns have bare’y healed by this time. Only a week or so ago Mrs. Henry Barkley's brother died in the west, and Mr. Henry Barkley’s mother, Mrs. Hannah Barkley, who has been in ill health for several years, makes her home with her son also. The family has the sincere sympathy of all in its heavy affliction. The babe passed away at 5:30 o’clock last evening. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at the Evangelical church in this city, the Rev. D. O. Wise officiating. The funeral procession will leave the Henry Barkley home at one o’clock, the services being held immediately upon arrival at the church. HELD GOOD SOCIAL SESSION. Deputy District Exalted Ruler Maurice Neizer of Fort Wayne, accompaniel by Mr. John Hobrock, attended the meeting of the B. P. O. E. lodge Friday evening. The lodge room was well filled and the evening was a very pleasant one. After the meeting a social session was enjoyed and the boys as usual had a good time, with delicious refreshments to make the hour happier. — " SUGAR BELT CULTURE John J. Fribble, of Liberty Center Friday bought of John D. Hale, of Decatur, 160 acres of land near Geneva in the sugar beet belt. He will embark 1 ntbe sugar beet culture next season on a part of his purchase. The consideration was $16,000, or SIOO per acre, cash. The parties were introduced by Frank McFadden, realty agent of Bluffton.—Bluffton News. — oBODY TAKEN TO KANSAS CITY. (United Press Service.) Denver, Colo., Nov. 18—(Secial to; Daily Democrat) —Accompanying the mangled body of Ralph Johnstone, the daring Wright aviator, who was killed here yesterday, Walter Brookins of. the Wright team, started today for , Kansas City, the borne of the dead aviator, where the funeral will be held.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, November 19, 1910.

ASKS FOR RECOUNT 1 C. O. Fleming Will Ask the Grant County Court to Order a Recount. TOLSTOI IS DYING Brother Leads a Fierce Battle to Rescue Sister From • Road House. (United Press Service.) Hartford City, Ind., Nov. 19—(Spcial to Daily Democrat) —Sheriff John Clamme today served notice on J. G. Maddox that C. O. Fleming would file a petition on November 28th in the Grant circuit court, asking for a recount of the vote of the recent election. Maddox, republican, defeated Fleming by about 250 votes for representative at the recent election, but Fleming claims he did not get a square deal in the Grant county count. St. Petersburg, Nov. 19—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Count Tolstoi is being kept alive today by artificial means, and his end seems to be a question of only a few hours. Thia was the word brought from Astapova, where the famous author is dying in. a railway station. Mt. Kisco, N. Y„ Nov. 19—(Special to Dally Democrat) —In an attempt to rescue his sister, who he alleged was held a prisoner in the Dunn Merrett road house between here and Almank. Bldward Brower of Chappaqua, aided by his father and a number of friends, stormed the resort early today and after a battle lasting an hour, in which two men were killed and several badly wounded, was routed by the sheriff and deputies. Brower endeavored to get his sister last Wednesday and was thrown out of the saloon. He returned early this morning anil the fight followed. James McCann, a cousin of Meritt, and an unidentified man were killed. The sheriff arrested a score of inmates of the place. 0 AN UNLUCKY FALL Results in Right Arm Broken at Elbow For Fred Butler. PLAYING AT RECESS When He and Playmate Fell, Fred’s Arm Doubling Up Under Him. An unlucky fall while playing at recess at the West ward school Friday resulted in a broken right arm for Fred Butler, little nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butler, of Tenth street. The lad was playing with little Merril Snitz, a classmate, when in running about the school playground they fell. FTed's right arm doubled up under his weight an dthat of the Snitz boy, who fell on top of him, and the arm snapped at the elbow. The little fellow was taken to his home, which is the next door north of the school house, and Dr. Miller, who was hurriedly called, came and set the injured member. On account of its being the right arm, the fracture will interfere in a great measure with his school duties. A HEAVY COLD Added to Paralytic Condition-Mrs. May Is Severely Afflicted Nelson May of Union township who was a business visitor here this morning, reports that his aged mother, Mrs. Christena May, who has been afflicted with paralysis for several weeks and is perfectly helpless, is somewhat better the past few days. What makes her condition doubly serious, however, is that she contracted a severe cold recently and this has settled on her lungs, with symptons of pneumonia. Mrs. May who is seventy-seven years of age, is one of the pioneers of Union township.

HOG THIEF WAS LITTLE HOGGISH Took All the Pork Meat Harve Smith Had in Hla Milk House. Harve Smith is noted for his generosity. He never objects to dividing with any needy person, but he would like to be treated as well. However some persons who thought that Harve was able to do better than that, went to the milk house at the Smith farm, Thursday night find helped himself to a freshly butchered hog, taking the whole thing. Harve had butchered a 200 pound porker a week ago and the family had used but a small portion. Harve says the fellow acted a darn hog, for he didn't even leave them enough for breaktast. COURT HOUSE NEWS Circuit Court and the Grand Jury Will Convene Here Monday. THREE CLAIMS FILED Against the Van Camp Es-tate-Officials Are Checking Up Delinquents. Three new claims were filed today against Laura A. Van Camp, executrix of the Anson Van Camp estate. They are Frank D. White, $896; Laura A. Van Camp, $1,473.30; John C. Leiter, SSOO. The November session of court and the semi-annual term of the Adams county grand jury will convene Monday. Messrs. Wilson and Pressnail, the public accountants, who have been working on the county books here for six months, are at Indianapolis, where they were summoned to appear before the state board. Real estate transfers: William Miller to Eli C. Bieri. pt. lot 180, Berne, $2300; William Jaebker to John Brume, lot 11, Preble, SI6OO. County Treasurer Yager, Deputy Auditor Paul Baumgartner and Tax Collector John B. Stoneburner were busy today checking up the delinquents who failed to get in ahead of the date when the penalty of ten per cent has to be added. It’s some job, but it’s a very important one. CORKWELL MAY BE RELEASED Relatives Claim He is Sane Now—ls Under Bond. That the superintendent of the Richmond asylum for the insane will release Motorman Benjamin T. Corkwell within the next few days is the confident opinion of the family of the Wabash Valley trainmen held jointly responsible with Conductor Del Wilson for the Kingsland wreck last September. Corkwell’s relatives now maintain that the man is not insane and that he ought not to hav ebeen taken to Richmond, but Sheriff Reichelderfer had no choice in the matter, since the man had been adjudged insane by a commission and had been admitted to the Richmond hospital. Now it is up to the authorities of that institution to find as to his mental condition. If Corkwell is turned 'oose by the asylum superintendent he will be free to go where he pleases, as he has given bond for his appearance in the Wells county court to answer to a charge of manslaughter.—Fort Wayne News. o— BABY BOY. Mrs. Dr. Connell has received word from her sister, Mrs. George Maddy, that a big baby boy has made its appearance at their heme. Mrs. Maddy was formerly Miss Anna Martin of this city and is well remembered by her many friends here. All are doing fine and happiness reigns in the household. —o VOTE OF THANKS TO PUBLIC. r The Ladies’ Aid society of the German Reformed church has voted its thanks to the public for its help during the recent building fund contest. Mrs. C. A. Warner of Montpelier, O. who has been visiting with friends at Ohio City, transferred here this morning on her- way to Fort Wayne.

GENEVA TEAM WON Basket Ball Games Friday Evening in This -City Were Good. HAVE RETURN DATE In Near Future to be Played at Geneva—More Practice Needed. FYiday evening over the garage rooms on North Second street two of the best basket ball games over played by the high school teams of this city took place. The first game was composed of two teams made up of the girls of the high schools and who styled themselves as the All Stars and the Invlnclbles. The game was very interesting, and the latter team proved themselves surperior and defeated their opponents by the close score of 11 to 9. The second game was played by the regular teams of the Decatur and Geneva high schools. The visitors, however, showed that they understood the game and from the very beginning showed by their fast playing that they were going to be the victors. The locals were defeated by the score of 24 to 4, but put up a good game. All they need is more practice. A large crowd was in attendance, and all cheered the locals In their initial game. They have worked hard for several days past selling, tickets in order to defray the expenses, and were deserving of the patronage which they received. Another game has been set for the thirtieth of this month and which will be played at Geneva. o— ATTENTION, K. OF C. The special meeting of the Knights of Columbus, which has been called for next Monday evening, has been postponed on account of other business interfering. It will be held on Tuesday following, and all members are expected to be on hand. —— o — A LARGE CLa S Os C. B. L. of I. Candidates Will be Initiated Tomorrow AT FORT WAYNE Large Delegation From De- ’ catur Lodge Will Attend Banquet Given. Sunday will be a gala day for the several C. B. L. of I. councils of Fort Wayne, when a large class of from seventy-five to one hundred candidates will be taken into the order with impressive ceremony, which all the surrounding cities are invted to witness. A large delegation of thirtyfive or more from the Decatur council expects to go to Fort Wayne to attend, the services to be held in the Aldine Hall at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, closing with a banquet in the evening. This will he one o fthe biggest lodge events in Fort Wayne in some time and all the attendants are anticipating a royally good time. WILL DECIDE TO WAIT. Youthful Bride and Groom Try to Get Marriage License in Ohio. It is said that the young couple who had made all arrangements for their marriage, which was to have taken place Thursday noon, but who were unsuccessful in securing the marriage license on account of the youthfulness of the bride, wh<- was under sixteen years of age, that which is required by the statutes of the state, went to Delphos, Ohio, the home of the groom’s parents, where it is said they were alsa unsuccessful in getting the license. It is said that they will return here tomorrow and will in all probability wait until the sixteenth birthday of the youthful would-be bride, which will be about eight months longer.

LIKE LIFE AT LOS ANGELES. Decatur People Write Friends Here of Pleasant Situation. Tho Decatur people who left October 4th for Ivos Angeles, Cal., are comfortably settled there and are enjoying themselves to the utmost. Mrs. Robert Blackburn is comfortably at home at present with her daughter, Margaret Tester, in one of the suburbs. The weather there in November, they say, is as warm and balmy as our May weather. The Misses Louise Hobrock and Jessie McLean upon arrival there immediately secured good positions as clerks in one of the leading stores in Los Angeles and like their work very much. o IN THANKSGIVING Many of Churches of City Will Join in Union Servvices Thursday AT BAPTIST CHURCH —- ft* • Rev. Dawson of Christian Church the Speaker—Sunrice Prayer Meeting. Nearly all of the churches of the city will join in the union Thanksgiving services which will be held Thanksgiving morning at 10 o'clock in the Baptist church. To Rev. J. M. Dawsen, pastor of the Christian church, has been delegated the honor of delivering the Thanksgiving sermon this year on this occasion. At 6 o’clock a sunrise prayer meeting will be held in the Christian church by the Endeavor society of that church all the Endeavor and young people's societies of the various churches having been invited to join with them in this. It has been some time since a sunrise prayer meeting has been held in this city and a return to this early morning prayer and praise service will be a welcome one. Everybody is invited to join in both these services. JACOB BEAM DEAD. Well Known Resident of Willshire Died Last Evening. Late this afternoon word reached this office of the death of Mr. Jacob Beam, one of the best known and pioneer residents of Willshire. He was a soldier of the civil war from 1861 to 1865, returning to Willshire immediately thereafter, where he has since lived. He has been the postmaster at that place for a number of years, and became known to every citizen of that community, by whom he was highly esteemed. He has been at the St. Joseph hospital for some time, suffering from Bright’s disease, which caused his death. He was also well known to a number of people of this city who will regret to learn of his death. Full particulars will be given in Monday evening’s paper. ■ -■ —" u YALE AND HARVARD PLAY TIE. Yale Fields, Nov. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Before a crowd of 37,000 football fans and with perfect weather conditions Yale and Harvard college teams played a tie this afternoon, neither side being able to score. It was perhaps the greatest game ever played and the surprising thing is that Yale was able to ‘‘come back,” for the players had not shown form this season. Harvard was a decided favorite before the game, but Yale started in viciously and put up a great battle. As the first, second and third quarter passed with the mass of players struggling frantically, but with no score, the great throng of people went wild and when the finish came the scene was one of disorder. —o MADE DISTURBANCE. The Decatur high school boys who rented the room over the Crystal theater for their basket ball games and gymnasium, caused a little disturbance to the patrons of the Crystal theater owing to their heavy jumping and jarring during the game. As a result the plastering was jarred loose and the manager became somewhat angry. Now the boys wish to state that it was unintentional, and hereafter it would not occur again. They have leased other apartments and the disturbance will not occur again.

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A TRUSTEE SHORT State Accountants Return Ugly Charges Against a Morgan County Man. INFANTILE PARALYSIS Causing Much Worry in Montgomery County—lnteresting Divorce Case. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A charge of $5,124.61 has been placed against R. W. Wylie, trustee of Rochester township, Morgan county, by field examiners of the state board of accountants. A credit of $468.90 is allowed, making a balance of $4,655.71. In referring to conditions as found in the township, the examiners say: “A deplorable state of affairs exists. Forgery of voucher la found, and the men whose names appear thereon deny having signed them,” ——— ’ Crawfordsville, Ind., Nov. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Physicians are taking steps today to prevent a spread of the epidemic of infantile paralysis at Hillsobo, just across the Montgomery county line. Several children have died already of what is known to have been the dreaded disease. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eakow lost two small children this week. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. Amy Bracken desired that the court take her testimony as that of expert in her divorce case against DeLong Bracken She said she would like to know who had a better right to offer expert testimony as to how a husband should behave as she has had six of them during the past twenty years. The court, however, thought the husband had a better right to the decree and gave it to him. die by Hundreds Turkish Soldiers Succumb to Cholera at Rate of 300 Each Day. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS Are Now Being Taken by Our Government Regarding Mexican Situation. (United Press Service.) London, Eng., Nov. 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Unofficial but reliable dispatches received here today from Constantinople state that more than three hundred soldiers are dying each day of cholera, which terrible disease is rapidly devastating the entire Turkish army. The average has kept up for some days. Washington. D. C„ Nov. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Much apprehension exists at the state department here over the outbreak of yesterday in Mexico, because of the possibility that attempts will be made by revolutionists in Texas and other points along the border between this country and Mexico to organize expeditions to go to the aid of those who are supporting the cause in thier country. As » result unusual precaution will be taken to prevent any revolutionary activity on the part of Mexicans in the United States. The relations just at this time are somewhat strained to say the least. Mr. and Mrs. John Evans have returned from a. several days’ visit with his brother, Mont Evans, and wife, at Kewanna, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Evans are former Adams county folks, and will be remembered with much interest by all their friends. Both have not been in good health for some time, Mr. Evans suffering from eye trouble, while Mrs. Evans has been in poor health the greater part of the summer. f • •? ? *