Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 11.

A FINE PROGRAM Arranged For Farmers’ Institute of Tuesday and Wednesday. AT THE M. E. CHURCH Fifteenth Annual Session— Woman’s Auxiliary Participants. Charles Mumma, chairman of the Adams County Farmers’ Institute association, together with his assistants, D. C. Sprunger, of Berne secretary, and William Miller, treasurer, have all arrangements made for the fifteenth annual session to be held in the Sunday school room of the Methodist church Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17th and 18th. The Woman's Auxiliary, of which Mrs. E. H. Lyons is president, Mrs. John Evand, secretary and Mrs. E. S. Christen, treasurer, will also have an active part in the institute, and a well-rounded-out program of interest to the farmer and his wife will be given as follows: First Day—Morning Session—9:3o. Music —Instrumental Duet — Misses Helen Fonner and Erma Houk. Invocation —Rev. Sherman Powell. Music —Instrumental Solo — Miss Irene Evans. “Rearing and Feeding Hogs”—E. C. Martindale, Wilkinson, Ind. “Maintenance of the Home” —Miss Grace Woodward, Lafayette, Ind. Solo —Dr. Fred Patterson. Address —“The Decline of the Country Church” —Rev. Charles Payne, pastor St. Paul church. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. Afternoon Session —1:00. Instrumental Music —Miss Clara Berger. “Alfalfa in Indiana” —E. C. Martindale. “Selling Cream on a Butterfat Basis” —C. S. Mumma. Quartet —Salem Male Chair. “Canning and Preserving Fruits and Vegetables”—Miss Woodward. Recitation —Hilda Kern. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. Note —General discussion follows each subject. Evening Session. Music —Piano Duet —Anthony Holthouse and Irma Houk. “Entertaining in the Home” —Miss i Woodward. I Solo—Miss Clara Terveer. “Elementary Agriculture in the Public Schools”—L. E. Opliger, Superintendent. Cornet Solo—Albert Sellemeyer. Address—" The Boy”—E. C. Martin- i dale. Adjournment. Second Day—Morning Session —9:00. Seng—Aurience. Invocation—Rev. Payne. Instrumental Music—Miss Pearl Lyon. “Soil Fertility”—E. C. Martindale. Solo—C. D. Kunkel. “Onion Growing”—C. S. Bash, Fort Wayne. Music—Miss Dale Payne. “Bread and Bread-making”—Miss Woodward. Report of committees. Adjournment. Afternoon Seesion—l:oo. Duet—Mesdames Runyon and Opliger. “Care of the Person”—Miss Woodward. Violin Solo—Mr. • Anthony Holthouse. “Care of Fruit Tress”—Mr. W. H. DeVilbiss, Fort Wayne, Ind. Instrumental Music Mrs. C. J. Lutz. “Preparation of the Soil, Planting and Tillage of Corn”—E. C. Martindale. Song —“America” —Audience. Reorganization of the Woman’s Auxiliary. Adjournment. Note AH addresses to be followed by questions and general discussion. revivals next week. Beginning Sunday evening a series of simultaneous revivals will be carried on by many of the churches of the city and it is expected that much good will be accomplished during this series of special evangelistic meet- -

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Will attend art display. Mrs. John Lenhart and daughter, Miss Hazel, went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the art display at the library. Miss Hazel expects to enter the art school in Fort Wayne after the close of her school work hero in tho spring. - • ELEVEN DAYS IN JAIL. Clem Knoff was arraigned before Mayor Teepie Thursday afternoon to answer to the charge of public intoxication. His guilt being evidenced, he was fined and took an eleven days’ jail sentence in lieu of payment thereof. WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE Bill Introduced For a Vote I to Change the Indiana Constitution. KILL POWERS BILL To Change Manner of Election of Superintendent— Adjourn to Monday. (United Frees Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Crowded on by a delegation of women headed by Mrs. Leads of Sullivan, Representative Ratlift of Marion today introduced in the house a bill providing that at the general election in 1914 an amendment to the constitution for the equal suffrage of women be included on the ballot. By a vote of 28 to 20 the senate killed Senator Powers’ bill to take the selection of county school superintendents out of the hands of the trustees apd place it in the hands of the people. Representative Mass of Mariou county introduced a bill repealing the provision of Thornton’s law which provides that cities shall pay for street intersections. Representative Ratliff put in a bill providing that the motorman’s platform shall be heated and I screened. The senate passed a bill to <io away with special elections in townships and enabling the trustees to fill office vacancies. Both houses adjourned at noon today until 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. ■ o EAGLE OFFICERS INSTALLED. The Eagles’ lodge held a very important and a very pleasant meeting at their rooms Friday evening at which time occurred the annual installation of officers, the work being performed by Past Worthy President Frank Gass. A large number were present and each enjoyed the occasion immensely. The lodge is prosperous and starts the new year with prospects lof a prosperous and pleasant future. The officers who took their places Friday night were: Past worthy president, Pink Ball; worthy president, Leonard Merryman; vice president, J. W. Kleinhenz; chaplain, .Frank Keller; secretary, Joe Knapp: treasurer, Green Burkhead; inside guard, J. H. Meyer; outside guard, William Foughty; trustees, Henry Thomas, Frank McConnell and John Bogner. This lodge, while not the oldest in the city, is one of the strong ones, and they have many enjoyable occasions during the year. o —• STOPS PURCHASE OF ENGINE. City of Bluffton Stopped From Going Beyond Two Per Cent Limit. (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Charles M. Miller, through his attorneys Simmons & Dailey and R. W. Stine, today filed suit against the city of Bluffton to prevent them from purchasing a new engine and generator which was ordered two weeks ago to cost about SIO,OOO. If the suit is successful it means that the plant here will be badly crippled as the plant is in a serious condition now. Miller alleges that this debt would put the city beyond the two per cent limit and would not be legally collectible. — — Nellie Diehl has gone to Fort Wayne where she will spend the remainder of the winter with her sister Mffrs. Nora Brentberger and family. «»V ■ - '

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, January 13, 1911.

COURT HOUSE NEWS ♦ I " ~ ■■■ ■ ' Jury Returned a Verdict for ) 5 . . the Defendant in the .. I J Guyselman Case COUNTY COUNCIL MET I I Wilfred Smith Named as ReI ceiver of the Monroe Creamery Company After a battle of twelve hours, the jury In the case of Sarah L. Guyselman vs Fort Wayne Outfitters ’Co.,in which SI,OOO (Jamages, was the demand, returned a verdict at five o’clock this morning. The verdict was read in court at nine o’clock and said: “We the Jury find for the defendant. Nathan Ehrmaa, foreman.” The last will and testament of Mary Gehrig was probated. She gave her son Ulicus Stauffer, $5.00 and the balance of the estate, real and personal, to her son Louis Gehrig, all debts and funeral expenses to be paid first. The will was written December, 7, 1900. The county council held a special session today, appropriating such money as necesary to clean up the business of 1910. All were present. Wilfred S. Smith was appointed by the court as the receiver for the Monroe Creamery association, and filed bond for $2500. The appointment was the result of the suit filed by Charles H. Lammiman a few days ago. German Building Loan Fund & Saving Association vs M. J. Butler et al, answer and cross complaint filed by Albert Butler. Answer filed by Holthouse Drug company. Frank D. Shults vs Laura Van Camp, extrx., claim allowed by agreement in open court for $225 and costs. Same ordered paid out of assetts of estate in due course of administration. MANY GALL STONES Seventy-five Gall Stones Removed—Miss Pansy Ball Recovering. WITHOUT OPERATION Will Soon be Able to Leave For Future Home at Moline, 111. The Lon Ball family is rejoicing much over the great improvement of their daughter, Pansy, who the first of the week was in a serious condition, suffering from gall stones. An operation was thought imperative, and the father, Lon Ball, who was in Moline, 111., where he had accompanied their household goods, was summoned to the famjily here. A new kind of medicine, however, was found for the patient, and seventyfive gall stones, ranging in size from hickory nuts and hazel nuts down to a shot, were removed without a surgical operation, as feared. Her improvement is very rapid and it is thought that her recovery will be complete in a very short time. Mr. Ball and daughter, Marie, and son, Clelland, will probably leave Saturday for their new home, but Mrs. Ball and Pansy will remain until the latter is stronger. It is thought that she will be able to stand the trip by next week. o —. ■ - - WILL OPEN AT BLUFFTON. O. C. France, a Decatur auctioneer, was in Bluffton this morning on business and he informed a reporter of the news that it is his purpose to open an office in this city and embark in the auctioneering business in Wells county. He said that he would return to this city in a few days to complete his arrangements. —Bluffton News. o— REBEKAHS ATTEND FUNERAL. All Rebekahs are requested to attend the funeral of M. F. Rice, which will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the M. E. church. NOBLE GRAND.

CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. The Huntington News-Democrat of Thursday evening contained an account of the belated tidings reaching that city oi the death of an unknown farmer, who was killed at Tocsin last Sunday by being run over by an Erie train, while riding along in a buggy, and that his head was severed from hlh body and picked up some distance away in a field. It said further that the remains were brought to this city and prepared for burial. No such story can be run down here, and a call to the telephone operator at Tocsin failed to substantiate the story there. The only tragedy of the kind that has startled the little burg lately was the death of Walter Sheimer, which occurred New Year's day, in a way similar to that ascribed the unknown man. Report of this was given in full at that time. WIFE DESERTION Is the Charge Against Oliver Rayl who is Also Sued for a Divorce BOTH IN ONE DAY Sheriff Durkin Went to TipAfter Him—Complaint Sensational. Sued for divorce and charged with wife desertion in complaints filed the same day is the experience of one Oliver P. Rayl. The suit for desertion was filed by Prosecutor Parrish and Sheriff Durkin went to Tiptop this morning to arrest the young man, who will be brought here for'trial. The charge is a felony, the punishment for which is from one to three years in prison. The divorce case was filed by j Hooper & Lenhart and L. C! DeVoss, and is entitled Ivy L. Rayl vs. Oliver P. Rayl. A restraing order preventing the defendant from selling or incumbering his property was issued. Mrs. Rayl says in her complaint that they were married in this city December 10, 1908, and lived together until August 27th last, when her husband deserted her. She says Oliver beat and cursed her, drove her from the house and on the date mentioned threatened to kill her and throw her body in an old cistern. He then left her and has not lived with her since. She asks for a divorce, SI,OOO alimony and the restoration of her maiden name, Iva L. Summers. o UNION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Preaching, 10:30 a. m. Let all come to church and Sunday school next Sunday. TO GAIN POINTERS Columbia City Council Will Visit Decatur Electric Light Plant. A DAY CURRENT Is Wanted at Columbia City —City Electrician Will Accompany Them. The members of the Columbia City council, including Nuxall, Snyder, Schneider, Feit and Brown, accompanied by City Electrician Frank Schultz, will visit this city next Thursday to look over the Decatur Electric Light plant with the view of putting In a day current in Columbia City. They will be accompanied here by a representative of the Fort Wayne Electric works, and will no doubt gain many pointers from the well established and excellent Decatur plant. Aside from tho business proposition the visit will be of much pleasure otherwise to at least one of the visitors, Henry Nuxall. Mr. Nuxall, who is now past the fiftyyear age mark, was born in this city, and resided here until six years of age. He has never been back since moving away at that age, and if he remembers anything about his former home, he will no doubt find it greatly changed since that time.

THE NEW DELIVERY Decatur Will Soon Have a Union Delivery System of Her Own, BENEFIT TO ALL Everything to be in Shape and in Running Order February First. The union delivery system which has been under way for several days, with August Schlickman and his partner, William Workinger, at the head of the movement, has been made a go, and from the first day of February this city will have a delivery system that is not to be found in every city. Several attempts have previously been made to organize such a system, but have never been carried out. Mr. Schlickman was busy Thursday getting the nine business firms to sign the necessary papers, and now everything is in readiness for the date set. Four wagons and sets of harness have been ordered and the contract was awarded to Schaub & Gottemoller, who will see that the vehicles are in the city on time to go ahead with the business. The wagons will be like those in most cities where a union delivery system is in vogue, the drivers being on the rear end of the wagon. An effort will be made later to secure the meat market men to join in the system, and should this be accomplished the city will enjoy many conveniences in this way. Four deliveries will be made each day—at 7:30 and 10 a. in., and 2 and 4:30 p. m. On > Saturday an extra run will be made at 8 p .m. With this time of delivery any articles purchased previous to the time mentioned will be delivered in good time. Those who have signed this contract are: Niblick & Co., the Boston Store, Fullenkamps, True & Runyon, F. V. Mills, Everett & Hite. Sam Hite. Hower & Hower and Yoder & Brush wilier. o GROWING WEAKER Albert Presdorf Who Went to Arizona For Benefit of Health UNABLE TO WALK On Account of Growing Weakness—Brother at Woodburn Goes West. Word from Phoeniz, Arizona, is to the effect that ex-Deputy Sheriff Albert Presdorf is in a very bad condition and has now become so weakened by the growing ravages of the white plague that he is unable to walk. His brother, Noah Presdorf, of Woodburn, has gone to Phoenix, and it is thought will bring him back to the home of his parents at Craigville. The ill young man went west early last spring, hoping to get relief from tuberculosis, which fastened its awful grip upon him. He went west to enter the Modern Woodmen tuberculosis camp in Colorado, but on arrival there found that camp so crowded that there was not room for another one and he went on to California, where he had relatives and then to Phoenix, Ariz., where a brother lives. The stay in the west has not brought the desired improvement and his condition has become very serious indeed from reports received by relatives here. WAS CALLED HOME. Rev. E. R. Roop, who has been engaged in the revival at Salem Evangelical church, eact of this city, was called to near Rockford, Ohio, to conduct the funeral of Miss Effie Brunstetter, aged twenty-six years, who died with consumption. Rev. Roop reports tho Salem meeting excellent, and the first night more than met his expectations. Let all keep on praying, and come to these services. Meetings every night.

SELLS HALF INTEREST. Harve Sprague Take* Partner Into Hi* Barber Bu*ine«*. By a deal recently brought about Harvey Sprague, the well known barber, has disposed of a half interest in his barber shop on Madison street to W. A. Ruckman, the same having already taken effect and the new firm is in operation. Ruckman, the new partner, is well known in the city, having been a resident hero for some time, and under the employ of Mr. Sprague for over a year. Both enjoy a wide circle of friends and are assured of tho success which this stand has always enjoyed. They ask a share of your business. MIN HAS CHANCE But Woman in Indanapolis Shooting Affair Will Probably Die. DOZEN DIE IN WRECK On New York Central This Morning—Unlucky Friday the Thirteenth. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Although the police believe Alice Goehler of Guthrie, Indiana, carefully planned to slay Carl Storey, the son of a wealthy lumberman, the physicians say he has a fighting chance for his life. The girl is slightly improved but is desparately wounded and her life is all but despaired of. Batavia, N. Y., Jan. 13 —(Special to to Daily Democrat) —Several persons were killed and over a score injured, some fatally today, in a wrek on the New York Central. The wrecked train, known as the Boston-Buffalo special, was standing on the track in front of the station, when passenger train No. 23, which was late, crashed into the rear of the special. The engine telescoped one Pullman and crashed into a day coach ahead. — New Castle. Pa., Jan. 13—(Special, to Daily Democrat) —In the first hour ; of “Friday, the thirteenth,” a quarrel between Thomas Pritchard and his wife resulted in the woman’s shooting and killing her husband and then taking her own life. Pritchard’s brother heard the quarreling and later heard the shot. Bremen, Jan. 13 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Twelve persons were drowned today in the wreck of the German steamer Mariaruss. off Norden. The steamer was driven ashore by a gale. o FOUR FINGERS AMPUTATED. Charles Bell of Craigville Meets With Terrible Accident. William Bell, who has been visiting here from Craigville, received word today that his brother, Charles Bell, son of Vincent Bell, of near that place, had four fingers of his right hand taken off Thursday evening at 7 o’clock by a rip saw at the F. L. Mercer Lumber company’s plant. Mr. Bell, who is a man about forty-nine years of age, had gone there to get a couple of boards dressed, and had laid them on the saw. They did not lie just right and he placed his hand on them to push them closer, but the fatal-edged saw cut through into his hand in the twinkling of an eye. The injured man is a brother of the wife of County Recorder H. S. Steele, of Mrs. George Everett and Mrs. O. P. Mills of this city. CHECKS FOR DISABILITY. W. B. Johnson, local agent for the Hoosier Casualty company, todayhanded to Henry Schwartz, a check for twelve dollars from the company for about a week's time lost by Mr. Schwartz during disability occasioned by cutting one of his fingers while at work. Mr. Schwartz is a harness maker for the Schafer Saddlery company. Another beneficiary will be Charles Werling of Preble, who is disabled by falling off a porch at his home and sustaining a dislocation of the shoulder, and w-ho carried accident insurance In this company.

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FIRST SHAKE DOWN I Given State Officers—Asked to “Cough Up” For Democratic Club. EVERYBODY INVITED Special Train Looks Like Probability For the Washington Trip. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 13—The first real shake-down given the new state officers came as the clock was striking four on the afternoon of Wednesday. At that hour they were called into the governor’s chambers where the plans, methods of purchase and other interesting details for the new home for the Indiana Democratic club were unfolded. They have taken an option on a sixty-thousand-dollar home upon which they expect to spend ten thousand dollars in improvements. In order to pay for all this spot cash and begin paying dividends from the “yump” they will issue thirty-five thousand dollars in common and thirtyfive thousand dollars preferred stock, the preferred to pay three per cent in dividends to the holders thereof. All purchasers are compelled to divide their investment and take one-half in common and the other half in preferred. Os course to give the deal standing and to assure the enterprise that success for which it merits, it was necessary to have the state officers come down handsomely. The meeting was a success all right, but it lacked that interest and enthusiasm which were so marked when such meetings were held every week during the campaign, and when their election to office were the principal ' subjects under discussion. In fact It 1 was a rather stiff gathering and there , was a terrible lacking of ginger. The . fires were out. The state officers will do their share all right, and it begins to look as if a club house and home for the Indiana democrats was almost in sight. These subscriptions are open , to all democrats in the state, blocks of stock being issued in sums of twen- ' ty-five dollars and there Is no limit to j the game. Play them up as high as j you like. Applications are now on hand and can be had by means of a ; postal card. This is for th® good of ■ the cause, so thaw out and d« tue handsome. We saw one open-handed, charitable democrat sign one of those Indiana Democratic club subscriptions, calling in amount for two thousand dollars, 1 and then accompanied his signature I with the request that his name be withheld from the public. All this time his hand never even trembled, and to all intents and purposes he was in his right mind. He was a game old sucker all right, and said he believed that with proper management it would prove a good investment. The best part of the investment in our mind will come in the increase of valuation of the real estate, which in ten years may be worth right around the one hundred thousand dollar mark. Senator Fleming has given the public an insight into the sort of temperance laws the Indiana Brewers’ association would consider about right. The bill has been given the press and In many instances the association has Rev. Shumaker of the Anti-Saloon League beaten in their restriction of the liberties of those engaged in the retail business of selling intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, and permitting the same to be drank on the premises where sold. The only difference between them and the Anti-Saloon League Is that the saloon would entirely obliterate the saloon while they would regulate it. After this proposed bill has been digested by the public and its weak and strong points measured, then the local option season will open. Arrangements for the stokes Jackson special are going merrily on. Responses accompanied with the price of one-way transportation are coming in on every mail, and there is no question of the success of the undertaking. It has reached the point where even a special train is among the possibilities, and if the number is sufficient a special train it will be. The funds of five Adams county democrats are now n the pot, and there is room for more. The story that Hon. T. CONTINUED ON 1 AGE FOUR