Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 5.

TOWNSHIP CONTESTS Spelling Bees Will be Held in Every Township Tomorrow, January 7. " ■> DISTRICT WINNERS Will be the Principals— Winners Will be County Contest Delegates. In every township in Adams county tomorrow will be held the township common school spelling contests, the' winners of which will be eligible to' take part in the great county contest to be held Saturday, January 21st at the Methodist church in this city. The winner of the county contest will In turn be the delegate to' the congressional contest, and the winner of the latter contest the delegate to the state contest, to be' held about March 20th in Indianapolis, the state contest to determine who is the champion speller of the common schools of Indiana. The ownship contest promises to be quite spirited, and nearly every stu-1 dent in the common schools of the ' county will make it a point to attend ' tomorrow and to boost for their respective districts. The participants in the township contests tomorrow are the winners in the two district spelling contests held by the district schools all over the county recently. The following are the principals from the district schools who, as reported, to L. E. Opliger, county superintendent of schools, will represent their districts in the various township con-, tests held tomorrow: Union Township. Dist. I—-Wilma Freck, Ruth Bailey, Roland Bailey, Leota Hinton. District 2—Harry Magner. Nellie Barkley, Rexford Wass, Lillian Lehman. Dist 3—Lucile Fleming, Golda Welty. Edna Welty, Irene Bittner. Dist. 4—Pearlie Brodbeck, Vernon Brodbeck. Dist. s—Clara5 —Clara Drake, Ivan Shiff«4ly, Lute Drake. Vora Mitch. Dist. 6—Mabel Moses. Freeman Schnepp. , Biue Creek Township. Dist. I—lva Foreman, Artie Foreman, Minnie Foreman, Minnie Grim. Diet. 2 —Jesse Mercer, Ethel Hoblet, Fern Edwards, Henry Hunt. Dist. 3—Ethel Laughrey, Jo Bilderback, Orva Bilderback. Guy Berry. Dist. 4—Della Dellinger. Albert Tee•pie, Ida Rhodes, Laura Riff. CONTINUED OX PAGE THREE S. AYERS ARRESTED Adams County Man Held at Lima—Officers Went After Him. MAY BE TRIED HERE I Complications in Nasty Little Affair Calls Officers j to Ohio, Sheriff Thomas Durkin and Deputy i Ed Green, accompanied Miss Hazel Weimer of St. Marys township, to Lima, Ohio, this afternoon, where some action will be taken against a voting man named Stewart Ayers About a year ago Miss Ayers filed pa-, ternity charges against Ayers and he, fled Later he returned to this county and married another young lady. He moved to Lima where he has been employed for some time as a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad. The police have been after him for some time and recently while in Lima,Mr. Green located his man and left orders with the officers there and today received a telegram that they had the man in Jail there. If Ayers win return here without trouble he will be tried here, but if not, the case .will be filed at Lima and determined there.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ZAUGG family happy again. Case Filed by Mrs. Zaugg at Bluffton. Mrs. Jack Zaugg has found her husband. The woman was In Bluffton the latter part of last week and filed j charges of wife desertion against ’ Jack, thinking he had abandoned her. Last Saturday night the missing spouse turned up at her home in Fort Wayne, and today they came to Bluffton to dismiss the charges which were ; filed in the court of 'Squire Rinehart. The couple appeared unusually happy and stated that their little difficulty was only the result of a little misunderstanding. Jack said he had not I received any letters from his wife and j went to Fort Wayne last Saturday to find her. Zaugg’s parents live near Vera Cruz, in this county, and he has been living there while his wife has been searching for him. —Bluffton Banner. SHOWING IS GOOD Apportionment of State School Funds Gives This County $13,062.14. BETTER THAN WELLS i And Almost Equals the Apportionment for Jay County—Some Facts. — In the apportionment of state school funds as just reported by the state superintendent, Adams county is allowed $13,062.14, the school children reported being 7,117. Wells county has 6,474 children and receives sll,782.68. while Jay county has 7,372 and gets, $13,417.04. The Indianapolis News says: Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, has i sent to the state printer the list of ’ common school fund appropriations for January, according to which the I township trustees of the state make their January “draws” for the completion of the current school year. The 'apportionment was compiled by John I. Hoffman, deputy superintendent, fro mthe settlement sheets filed with the auditor of state by county auditors in the December settlement of taxes collected. I The total amount apportioned Is sl.1 379,288.68. This is distributed among the counties on a basis of $1.82. an in--1 crease of one cent over January, 1910, for every person of school age enumerated in 1910 The total enumeration for the state was 754,972. From the total amount paid in to the common school fund in the December settlement, 5 per cent was set aside for the deficiency fund, with which school corporations not having sufficient revenue from their own taxes to keep their schools going for the required length of time are enabled to comply with the law as to the length of the school term. The total amount of the common | school fund for the current apportion-! ment was made as follows: Collected' in taxes since the last apportionment, j $277.0'93-92; amount paid in by counties to balance the interest account. $42,145.35; amount derived from unclaimed fees and other sources, $534,91; amount in state treasury, $6,450.97. I The deficiency fund for the current ! school year, made up from 5 per cent of the June and December common school fund settlements with the aujditor of state, amounts to $132,245.5” 'This will be distributed in February among the corporations needing help. — — IMPROVING STORE. Herman Wefel, the up-to-date business man of Preble, is going to make his place of business still more attractive by remodeling it in several ways, and the changing around of disIferent fixtures, and when it is completed it will make his customers ' look some. He will also add a lunch 'room and grocery department, which 'will be a great convenience for his I fast-growing trade. It will soon be J completed, and it will be one of the , most popular places in that thriving . little town. - ~ Leo Faurot this morning returned , to Cincinnati to resume his studies for the priesthood at the seminal y , at that place. While here he assisted . at the services conducted at the St. Mary's church during the holidays.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, January 6, 1910.

HOME FROM EAST Dr. H. F .Costello and Son, Return From Ten Days’ Interesting Trip. — WENT ON BUSINESS Also Witnessed Many Sights —Made a Short Stay in New York City. — Dr. H. F. Costello and son, Daniel, returned home from a ten days’ trip through the east, leaving here on the twenty-seventh, the former having gone to attend to professional business in New York City, and also business matters which required his attention for several days. The principal stop-overs were at Fitchburg, Mass.; Keane, New Hampshire; Braddleburg, Vt.; Albany, N. Y., and others of interest. At Fitchburg they remained for a day, this being where I Mr. Costello was born and raised, he having had to return there recently on account of the death of an aunt, which occurred there, and it was owing to this that a stop was made there. At New York City they remained for a day, where he had a consultation with several physicians there regarding some Decatur people. At Albany they had the pleasure of going through the magnificent state eapitol which was erected at a cost of twen-ty-four million dollars. At other cities the doctor had the pleasure of meeting a number of his friends, who showed him over their cities and made him acquainted with others of his profession. While at Albany Dr. Costello also went through the Knights of Columbus lodge rooms, which are considered the finest of any council in America. While gone he enjoyed many interesting sights but his trip was mostly one of business. PROGRAMS ARE OUT Adams County Farmers’ Association Making Efforts to Make

A GRAND SUCCESS Os the Farmers’ Institute to be Held Here January 17th and 18th. The first farmers' institute of the present, J ear will be held in the lecture room of the Methodist church in Decatur Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17th and 18th. The programs of this have been printed and will appear from time to time in the various papers of the county and will be sent to any one upon application to the undersigned. Two of the most prominent institute workers of the state, Miss Wooward of Purdue and Mr. Martindale of Hancock county, will make the principle addresses, which will be supplemented by local talent. We have secured the most comfortable and commodious room in the city and otherwise made every arrangement looking to the holding of a profitable and interesting session of the Adams County Farmers' Institute Association and Woman’s Auxiliary. The public is cordially invited to attend the various sessions and help to make the institute one of profit to all. MRS. E. H. LYON, President Woman’s Auxiliary. C. S. MUMMA, Chairman Institute Association. o VISITS HER FORMER HOME Mrs. C. L. Meibers, Mrs. Margaret Meibers and her guest, Mrs. George Method of Chicago, are spending the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Method was formerly Miss Libby Niblick, a sister of the late Jesse Niblick, and was a resident here in her girlhood days. Mrs. Method and Mrs. Meibers were chums In their girlhood days, but had not seen each other for twen-ty-three years. Their reunion now is a most pleasant one as they rehearse the days of old and its pleasant memories. Mrs. Method will visit here for two or three weeks with Mrs. Meibers.

PLAY WAS GOOD. Many Witness “The Rosary" at the Opera House Thursday Evening. The play, “The Rosary, - which gave an evening's performance at the Bosse opera house Thursday evening, was without doubt the best play that has appeared in this city for many a day. It was of a religious character I throughou and during the entire play lof four acts the audience was held spellbound by the cleverness and wellperformed parts of the members of I the company. The play was written by Mr. E. E. Rose and is considered Ito be one of the best plays on the ' road. Mr. John Drury, who took the I part of Father Kelly, was applauded .time and time again, as well as the j other members of the company, each and every one being an expert, and played they parts In a most satisfactory manner. The scenery was grand, costumes beautiful and the electrical effects were as good as any ever seen at any play. The house was fairly crowded and those present are considering themselves lucky In being able to witness it. The company came here highly recommended and proved by the performance that they were just as advertised.

DECATUR PEOPLE I • Made Defendants in Quiet Title Suit in Wells Circuit Court. MRS. E. EISENHART Who Received Property Through a Will is the Plaintiff. A suit to quiet title on property she ' received through a received through the will of Amos ! Curry at the death of his son, Frank Curry, a few months ago, was filed in , circuit court this morning, by Mrs. i Elmira Eisenhart, through her attor- ■ neys Simmons & Dailey. The de- ' fendants are as follows: Katherine Champer, Jennie Furman, Chauncey Furman, Mary J. Niblick, John Nib- \ lick, Hattie Studabaker, Elizabeth Morrison, David E. Studabaker, William J. Vesey, Margaret Vesey, Sallie ■ Vesey, ’ Richard Vesey, Bessie Vesey, William Vesey, David Vesey, Catherine Vesey, Sarah Studebaker. Mary S. Wiecking, Ernst Wiecking, Cora Lou McCormick and her husband, whose name is unknown; Nettie S. Clapp, ■ Arthur S. Clapp, John P. Studabaker and his wife, whose name is unknown; David F. Studabaker, Elizabeth M. Studabaker, Viola S. Blackman and her husband, whose name is unknown; Nettie Alice Studabaker, Robert Milton Studabaker, James Matson Studabaker, Gather Leeper and her husband, whose name is unknown. — Bluffton News.

REVIVAL BEGINS TUESDAY. At Salem Evangelical Church —Rev. Roop Assisted by Rev. Thomas. I The evangelistic services will begin at the Salem Evangelical church three miles east of Decatur, next Tuesday night, January 10.1911, and will be directed by the pastor, Rev. E. R. Roop, assisted by Rev. U. D. Thomas of Wren, Ohio,. These meetings are for the salvation of men and women, and we desire the co-operation of all who have a passion for souls. We do not ask any one to endorse us, but to co-operate with us, and God will do the endorsing and we will be elected by a large majority. If souls are to be saved i in this meeting it will be when God’s people will deny themselves, and through prayer and tears, take up • their cross, and like John Knox, cry, I “Give me more Scotland or I Die.” i Let us go into this meeting wholly i consecrated to God. Is it asking too much from all of God’s people to, as far as possible, lay aside the secular ' duties, and for the next few days give your time and make it your business to win souls? Cannot you hear God’s voice saying to you, “Where is thy brother?” Thrust in the sickle now. Come to work while it is day, for the night corr.eth when no man can work. Yours for Christ. REV. E. R. ROOP, Pastor. o The 4 o'clock interurban car yesterday afternoon was loaded with men enroute home from attending the Decatur Horse Sale company’s sale.

DECATUR BOYS SAFE From Loss in Failure of the Washington-Alaska Bank at Fairbanks. IS THE OPINION Os Frank Barthol—Martin Boys Did Business With the National. The dispatch from Fairbanks, Alas- | ka, which stated that the WashingtonAlaska bank, which has $1,000,000 on i deposit, suspended payment, F. W. Hawkins being appointed receiver by 1 the federal court, caused some apprehension here among the friends of Lee and Fred Martin, who are in business there, lest they be affected ’ by the failure of the bank. Frank Barthol of this city, who a few months ago returned from Fairbanks, where he had been for some time associated with the Decatur boys, ' stated that he thought the failure of ,this bank would not affect the Decatur boys. There are four banks in ■ all in Fairbanks and when he was there the Decatur boys did their busi- ' ness with the National bank. The dispatch says that the cause assigned i was the failure of Vice President Jackson to realize on money invested ,in the Gold -Bar Lumber company. ' Several depositors with claims of ■ SII,OOO attached the bank’s property and this led to the suspension. The suspended bank is expected to pay fifty cents on the dollar. i The Washington-Alaska bank was the biggest bank in Alaska, buying gold dust from the miners and shipI ping it to the Seattle assay office. The i suspended bank was owned altogether , by wealthy northern miners. E. L. I Burnette of Seattle was president.

THE SALE DRAGGY Horse Sale Men Are Disappointed Over the First Auction. PRICES TOO HIGH Eastern Men Won’t Pay the Prices Demanded by the Farmers of Indiana. The first horse sale of the season, held Thursday, was rather a disappointment to the managers. The i crowd was large, but the bidding was i low and the horses, at least a large ' number of them, sold for less money 1 than they cost. The market is rather ! dead, but the company wishes to keep ' up their sales, and will do so, just as long as they can. However, they can not long do so if they must pay more for their horses than they can receive therefor. While we do not blame the farmer for getting all that he can for his stock, and while they are entitled to the highest market price possible, they should remember that the company has a large expense tu.d ‘ that they must buy and sell at a living profit or close up the business. There is not a person in the county who wishes to see them discontinue. Yesterday was the busiest day we have had for some months, caused by the influx of strangers who came to attend the sale. We hope the future sales will be better and that the buyers will be able to purchase the horses at a price that justify them to continue the business.

H. W. SHACKLEY SELLS FENCE. Howard Shackley has accepted the agency for the Michigan Carbonized steel wire fence and is now busk taking orders for same. In another column will be found his advertisement. If not as represented you get your money back. That ought to be fair enough. See him if interested. Bruce Patterson is at Ridgeville today for a short stay and from there went to Winchester to spend Sunday with relatives.

IS MEDICAL INSTRUCTOR. Sterling Hoffman Son of Peter Hoffman of Linn Grove, Appointed. Sterling Hoffman left for St. Louis where he accepted a position as instructor in the Washington Medical University of St. Louis. He will have charge of the department of physiology and prarmaceutics. Mr. Hoffman is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoffman of Linn Grove and is a young man of ability. He is a graduate of Purdue university and a university of Indianapolis. For the past year he has been teaching in Purdue, and taking a post graduate course. The position he now takes is an advancement in all ways over his former one and a mark of recognition of his ability. His many friends are assured of his success in the work. —Bluffton Banner.

AREENROUTEHOME Mr, and Mrs. Harry Starr Return From Hillsdale, Where They Were MARRIED WEDNESDAY Met Decatur Friends in Fort Wayne Yesterday—Return Here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Starr whose marriage took place Wednesday morning at Hillsdale, Michigan, being solemnized by the Rev. W. J. Wilson, of the First Methodist church, are enroute home and will arrive here Saturday for a visit with relatives before going to Bluffton where they will reside. The groom has been given a half interest in his father's ice cream factory at Bluffton and the father will further show his appreciation of his son’s marriage, by giving him a residence and nicely furnishing it for them. Mrs. Starr was formerly Miss Florence Sprunger of this city, the announcement of whose wedding was received for the first time from last evening’s issue of the Democrat with much surprise by her friends. Immediately after the conclusion of the Elk’s mock trial, in which the bride took part as a player Tuesday evening, she met Mr. Starr and togethethey went to Fort Wayne and thence to Hillsdale, where their mhrriage took place Wednesday morning. They returned to Fort Wayne yesterday and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fry. in the afternoon they visited in the Elks’ club rooms, and there met several of their Decatur friends, who were very much surprised to be introduced to them as husband and wife. The bride swore her Decatur friends to secrecy until her return here, but the Decatur friends were surprised upon returning home to find an account of the wedding in the Democrat. The newly wedded couple intended to go to Berne last evening and return here Saturday. They saw William Faversham in “The Faun" at the Majestic theatre last evening.

FIRST ON THE LIST. Is Jacob Butcher —Ready to Introduce Bills In Legislature. Hon. Jacob Butcher of Geneva, the state representative from Adams county, passed through Bluff on on his way to the capital to attend the session of the Indiana legislature. Mr. Butcher will have the distinction of introducing the first bills in the lower house at'this term as he represents Adams county, which heads the alphabetical list of counties and will be called first. Mr. Butcher will place two measures before the legislature. The first is a bill to elect county superintendents of education by direct vote of the people instead of through the trustees. The other measure is a joint resolution written -by Judge Levi Mock of this city, providing for an amendment to the constitution in such away as to increase the supreme court from 7 to 11 judges and do away with the appellate court altogether. A similar resolution was at one time submitted to the people at a general election, but owing to a lack of interest the amendment was defeated. Judge Mock has advocated such a reform for some time and a long communication, setting forth the arguments in favor of the change in detail was recently published for him by the Muncie Star. —Bluffton News.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS The Rupert Will Probated Today—Suit to Foreclose Chattel Mortgage. FILED THIS MORNING Petitions Filed in Allison Cases—Sale of Live Stock Ordered. Attorney D. E. Smith filed a new case entitled John Sovine vs Aaron Emry et al, to foreclose chattel mortgage, demand, $250. Oliver W. Storer vs Washington W. Wyer, note and foreclosure of mortgage, appearance by Lutz for defendant. First National Bank of Fort Wayne vs Allison Real Estate company, petition by plaintiff for order on defendand company and its officers to convey. The case of state vs Adam Diehl, arson, has been filed in circuit court, he having been bound over from Mayor Teeple’s court. His bond was fixed at S2OO. Judge Sturgis of Bluffton is here this afternoon hearing motions and discussions in the Blue Creek township drain. First National Bank of Fort Wayne vs Cardwell Mill and Lumber company petition filed to sell horses and mules at private sale. Notice of filing of claims ordered by 30 days publication in the Decatur Democrat. Minnie Linn et al vs Lisetta Hoffman et al, partition. Motion by commissioners for order for partial distribution of proceeds of sale and so ordered on $2200. The last will and testament of the late Lewis L. Rupert of Monroe township was probated. It contains fourteen items and is one of the longest wills ever filed here. It provides for the payment of debts, instructs Mrs. Rupert that when two of the sons are eighteen she shall buy for them a horse and buggy at a cost of $250 each, and that she shall buy a cow for the daughter, Mary. All the property .real and personal, is given to Mrs. Rupert, so long as she shall remain the widow of Mr. Rupert. If she marries she is to receive her share and the rest of the property is to be dividied as provided, various pieces of real estate being set off to the various children. The will was written December 14th last and was witnessed by William Mitchell and E. W. Busche. annual’ meeting Os Board of Trustees of the Decatur Cemetery Association. HELD LAST EVENING Election of Officers Was One of the Affairs of the Business Session. The annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Decatur cemetery association was neld Thursday evening in the office of ’Squire J. H. Stone, the secretary. The board heard and approved the report of the auditing commitand the past year’s report, and then adjourned, and went into a stockholders’ meeting for the purpose of a new election. The seven trustees were re-elected, they being as follows: Sylvester Spangler, J. S. Coverdale, J. H. Stone, Solomon Linn, John Niblick, Mathias Kirsch and J. W. Teeple. The board of trustees then, in turn, met and elected the following officers: President, SoloixjeLinn; secretary, J. H. Stone; er M J. W. Teeple. /