Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 15.

FARMERS REORGANIZE C. S. Mumma Re-elected President of the Association. I IT CLOSES TODAY Was a Most Successful Institute—Notes of Proceedings. ************** * THE NEW OFFICERS. * * * * PRESIDENT—C. S. MUMMA. # * SECRETARY—E. W. DAILEY. # * TREASURER—WM. MILLER. * ************** Wernesday Morning. The second and last day of the farmers’ institute opened this morning at 9 o’clock at the Methodist church with more than one hundred fifty in attendance. The institute closed with the afternoon meeting and it is the unanimous opinion of all that this institute has been of most practical good to all. The reorganization of the Woman’s Auxiliary will be made with the close of the afternoon session. The report of the committee on organization was one of the features of the morning period, the election of officers for the new year being as follows: President, C. S. Mumma, re-elected; secretary, E. W. Dailey; treasurer, William Miller, re-elected. The meeting was opened with the invocation by the secretary, D. C. Sprunger, who furnished the following notes of the morning session: “Care of the Person,” by Miss Woodward. The inside body must be kept as clean as the outside body. This is done by drinking at least fifteen glasses of water a day. Do not take any food that does not agree with you: regular bath for the body: not cold is advisable; not hot. That will create nervousness; but lukewarm. Soft water, ecpeclally by women, should be use dto clean the hair. The finger nails ought to be cleaned four times a day. The clothing, especially of the women, should be becoming to the body. Food. Meats must be cooked thoroughly. As a rule cheaper meats can be made as palatable as higher-pric-ed meats. Twenty cents’ worth of cheese contains as much nourishment as forty cents’ worth of cheese. The American woman is accused of not knowing how to utilize food. We must be educated on that line. Discussion: In regard to wearing clothing. There is a vast difference in individuals in regard to requirements; not necessarily a habit. Solo by Mrs. C. D. Kunkle. “Soil Fertility,” by Mr. Martindale. We learn from past years that proper drainage is the first thing to be considered. The finer the soil the more suitable to hold water. Drainage trains the soil to hold the necessary A Vegetable matter must be kept in the soil. Give the soil a good square meal by putting parts of ths crop back to the soil. It belongs to it. The poorest thing a farmer san leave to his heirs is a worn-out farm. Farmers as a rule do not realise how much fertility they take away from their farm by the selling of hay. stones and straw. If you sell animals or milk, you sell little fertility. If I you sell the crop you sell fertllty. Sell fertility as slowly as possible. The [ experiment station cannot tell us all our soil needs. We must experiment | ourselves. Instrumental music by Miss Pearl ! Lyon. “Bread and Breadmaking, by j Miss Woodw'ard. Good bread yeast is I the first important point. Self-made | yeast and well kept is the most advisjable. Bad taste of bread, often called I taste of yeast, is the taste of a by-pro-dhct of outward bacteria. In baking bread raise cover slightly to prevent crusting. Otherwise you will have streaks of flour in the bread, which is very disagreeable. After the baking, |in cooling the bread, be careful that lair has access to all parts of the loaf |ln order to.get the correct amount of "‘gluten in any kind of bread, use Borne wheat flour. Tuesday Afternoon. E Tuesday afternoon’s session of the

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Adams County Farmers’ institute was even more interesting than the morning session, the attendance being larger and the interest accordingly increasing. Mrs. E. 11. Lyon, president of the Woman’s Auxiliary, to whom 1 was delegated the presiding over the afternoon meetings of the Institute, took her chair at this time, and preI sided with great dignity. Mrs. John Evans, secretary, also took her chair, and to her we are indebted for the following report: The afternoon session opened with the song, “America,” in which all joined. Rev. C. T. Payne's talk on “The Decline of the Country Church” was an able one. Rev. Payne thinks the county church will not pass away. If we forget the church we forget our God. And we will decline if we neglect God and his goodness. It is important for the farmers to have the country church. “Alfalfa in Indiana" was the subject ably handled by Mr. Martindale. Alfalfa is a good soil builder because it , draws the fertility from the air. It > ; will not fill the place of the other clo- ; an gave a good way In which one can : crop. : I Alfalfa balances up the corn ration. • Experiment first; don’t sow a large tract at first; take a small plot. First, | you must have a good soil, well draini ed and fertile. It must be a deep soil . and well cultivated to get the crop started. Do not try to put it in the ground too early in the I must have inoculation. All lands are . not fitted for receiving the plant. Some ■ soils are sour and need lime. When i It grows up six or eight inches high it should be clipped. II Discussion followed the talk by S. . M. Wolf and J. D. Winans. John Cow- • an gave t good way in which one can i be sure to get At started. An instrumental solo by Anthony , Holthouse was listened to with great pleasure. C. S. Mumma handled the next sub- . ject, “Selling Cream on a Butter-fat I Basis.” It is different from selling our , other products, as we do not know ~ what we will get. One hundred : pounds of butter is supposed to con- | tain 85 per cent of butter-fat. The i Babcock tester is the surest way to . know what we are getting. A discus- ' sion which was held by many members . of the audience then followed. A recitation by Hilda Kern on “The > Use of the Telephone” was good. “Canning and Preserving Fruits and : Vegetables," by Miss Woodward. She . said if you live in town it is not eco- . nomical to buy fruit and vegetables and can them. The first form of preI serving frrults was drying them. La- . ter, salt was found as a preservative. . There are three methods to put up fruit. First, boil it and put it in the . can. Second, cooking it in the cans on [ top of the stove. Third, putting it in . 1 the oven and cooking it. The various • dishes she told about were enough to : ! make any one’s mouth water. Tne . fireless cooker was advocated for use in canning fruit. Miss Woodward then . told how the cooker was made and how to use one. ; Miscellaneous business. Some com- . mittees were appointed. The one on J reorganization was as follows: Mrs. ■O. J. Suman, Mrs. John Hauk, Mrs. I Thomas Baltzell. Mrs. Jacob Koos,, ' Mrs. Earl Butler, Mrs. Ed Miller, Mrs. • Oliver Walters. . Mr. Ed Lyon spoke an the farmers’ , short course held at Huntington, and , she was followed by Mr. Martindale. : c SELLS NEWS STAND. I , Glen Sowin Takes Possession of the , Business. i D. I. Waikel, owner and manager of •. the City News stand, who for more i than a year has run the business in a . very satisfactory manner, by a deal i j this morning disposed of the same to f ■ Glen Cowan, a young man of this city. . I The transfer of the propery will take > j place at once and the new proprietor II was busy this morning becoming acJquainted with the new route. For over four years he has been engaged I in this business at Hartford City, I where he learned thebusiness from ber ginning to end, and with his expert- ! ence he will be able to carry on the • business here as has been done by - Mr. Weikel. Mr. Cowan will conduct I the business at the Weikel stand un- - til after Sunday, when he will move - the stand to the Joseph & Lang ice t cream parlor, where he will be found > by those wishing anything in his line j I Just what Mr. Weikel will do is un- ,' decided, but he will remain here until tl further arrangements are made. ———• >o ■ f Chris Bleberlch and daughter, s Pauline, and niece. Miss Martha Bieb- | erich, went to Fort Wayne this mornI Ing to call on Miss Bertha Bleberlch » at the Lutheran hospital.

CITY’S BUSINESS Short But Interesting Session Held by City Council Last Evening. BONDS TO BE PRINTED For the City’s Assessment on Adams Street—Meet on Next Tuesday. The city council held its regular meeting Tuesday evening, all members being present except Christen, who was out of the city at the time. The minutes of the last session were read by the clerk and approved. The Grand Rapids railway was ordered to construct a crossing the entire width of Monroe street. The present one is not in a safe condition for the traveling public, and especially for rigs to pass over the crossing as the same time. The pump at the river, which is used for the filling of the large wgter tank at the waterworks, which has recently been giving much trouble, was ordered by the members to examine it, and have a report ready at the next meeting. A letter from the firm from whom it was purchased was read, asking the city to make an exchange for one that would give the required results. This will also come up at the next meeting. The reports of the street commissioner, city treasurer. ending with the month of November were approved, as was also that of the mayor. The city clerk was authorized to see that the bonds for the city assessment on Adams street be printed and put into shape so as to be ready for approval at the next meeting. The bids of the banks for the depositing of the city’s money will be opened at the meeting next Tuesday. The following bills were allowed: Frank Peterson $ .85 G. R. & I. Railway 96.41 G. R. & I. Railway 158.88 Chicago & Erie Railway 39.78 Chicago & Erie Railway 181.69 Clover Leaf Railway 153.73 J. Bright 135.02 Judson Teeple 1.38 G. R. & I. Railway 134.40 Ned Bobo 4.00 H. Segur ..., 6.00 COURT HOUSE NEWS A Young Couple From Ohio / Applied For Marriage License But Refused. TWO NEW CASES Were Filed in Circuit Court —Another Change of Venue Was Asked. v Joseph L. Geek, 25, a traveling man from Delphos, Ohio, and Philemene Krebs, 22, of Ottoville, Ohio, applied at the clerk’s office here for a marriage license, but Deputy Roop refused them because the bride was not a resident of the county and state. Peterson & Moran filed a new case, it Charles Estell vs. Charles EsteU, administrator of the Leyl Estell estate, claim, J 624. Heller, Sutton & Heller are attorneys for the plaintiff in a new case filed, Schaub, Gottemoller & Co., vs. Austin D. Sheline, suit on note; demand |3OO. Oliver W. Storer vs. W. W. Wyer, note and foreclosure of mortgage, affidavit filed for change of venue from county. Minnie Linn et al. vs. Lusetta Hoffman et al., partition, final report filed by commissioners. Distribution ordered. — — P. C. Kelley, a former Adams county man, now located at Ryder, North Dakota, was here today looking up friends. He went to Pleasant Mills on a business deal. Mr. Kelly is engaged in farming, restaurant business and real estate, in the northwest.

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transferred BY PRESBYTERY.! Rev. Spetnagel Attend* Called Meeting at Fort Wayne. Rev. Richard Spetnagel, pastor of the Presbyterian church, who recently resigned, went to Fort "Wayne this morning to attend a called meeting of the Presbytery, which was held at the Westminster Presbyterian church. The called meeting was for the purpose of accepting the resignation of the Rev. Spetnagel. and dismissing him from the Fort Wayne Presbytery to the Logansport Presbytery; also transferring Rev. Elliott of the Auburn church to the church at Peoria, 111. * SAY IT’S A FAKE Patent Medicine Claimed to Remove Gall Stones Does Not REMOVE THEM It Simply Forms Round Masses That Look Like ’Em—A Fake. I Wouldn’t you call it a graft to be “honswoggled” into taking a medicine to remove "growth” or concretions . and be tickled nearl yto death by hav- ■ ing concretions removed all o. k. 1 but find later that the concretions : themselves had been formed by the 1 medicine itself and carried off. without 1 touching the original at all? And you 1 wouldn't exactly call it a case of ' homeopathy, either. 1 Examination within the past weejc by local doctors of what are claimed to be gall stones removed bodily and ’ in great numbers and of great size by the simple use of patent medicine, is ' uncovering what seems to be a great patent medicine graft—and one, which ’ if not so serioust in -that it raises the ’ hopes of the sick and delays the appli--1 1 cation of what may lead the patient to ■ | recovery—would be really laughable. ; I At least two Decatur patients, suf- ’ | sering from what was said to be gall * stones, tried this remedy, which is 1 made in California. This rem- ’ . remedy is in a large bottle and is a • powder substance, which is dissolved J in a glass of water, and the whole con- | tents of the bottle taken at one dose. In a short while —in many cases—as high as seventy-five round masses, claimed to be gall stones, and ranging 1 in size from a hickory nut down to shot, were removed. These were said to be quite soft globules at first, but became harder upon being exposed to the air. Two of these patients sent some of the supposed “gall stones” to a local physician for examination, and the physician quickly pronounced them a" graft of the first “water,” The real gall stones are of a grayish green color, hard as a rock, and the passage of even the smallest-out through the gall duct which is not larger than a duck’s quill, would cause the most intense pain. The alleged “gall stones," however, removed by this patent medicine, are of an olive green color, so soft that they may be broken with a stick or rod. The physician tried heat upon them and they formed a molten mass, similar to melted soap. He gives it as his opinion that the medicine, when dissolved, forms insoluable masses of soapy-like nature, in the intestines, and forming then Into the round balls of gall stone-like, appearance, which , "fooF /er htjodiWls*- the patient' into believing that they are the real thing. The 'improving of the patient after the passing of these “stones” is attributed to his mental condition, which believing the cause is removed, Induces the cheerful, hopeful condition, therefore causing improvement for a while. PACKING HOUSEHOLD GOODS. The household goods of Rev. and Mrs. Powell are being packed preparatory to shipment to their new home at Greencastle. Much regret is manifest among the many friends of the pastor and wife over their removal from the city. The Epworth League of the church, as a parting gift, presented the Rev. Powell with a handsome silk umbrella, gold mounted, and engraved with his name, which he will cherish together with the many good wishes that accompanied it

GAVE A RECITAL Junior Members of the Academy of Music Give Fine Rendition of Pieces. ON MONDAY EVENING Thirty-six Members in Class —Planning For Recital in February. A very interesting recital took place Monday evening at the Academy of Music and was composed of the pupils of the first to the sixth grade of the junior class. Each member of the class was required to have three selections memorized, each and every one being excellent in many ways, and judging from the recital of Monday evening a large number of excellent a diploma given her for her completion course. None but the pupils were present, it being just for those taking part. The Sisters and pupils are planning for a recital, which will be given at the Knights of Columbus hall the last of February, at which time the parents will be invited to attend and note the progress their children have , made. At this time a gold medal will be awarded to Mrs. J. Q. Neptune and of the seventh grade. A class of twen-ty-six seniors will also be awarded di- • plomas and extensive arrangements relative to same are already under way. Those who took part in Monday , evening’s recital were: Laurine Keller, Estella Beam. Matilda Heiman, Marie ! Gass, Francis Kessler, Marie Connell, , Marcella Kuebler, Leah Hensley, Pearl Lyon, Dreda Parent, Dorcas Kintz. . Mary Wechter, Cecelia Andrews, Emma Kinney, Grace Butler, Ruth Bow- , ers, Ory Ray. Hazel Lenhart, Frances . Gaffer, Louisa Teeple, Edna Coffee, , Gertrude Ulman, Eva Augenbaugh, Miriam Thomas, Lucile Thomas, Nellie ’ Helm, Agnes Colchin, Lillian Keller, Gladys Flanders, Portia Thomas, Mildred Niblick, Anna Braun, Mabie , Harb, Myrtle Coppock, Richard Archbold. o Miss Grace Woodward, one of the ’ instructors at the farmers’ institute, left this noon for North Liberty where she will speak at another institute. PAINTING AUTOS I ' A Busy Department at the Fashion Stables—Doing Particular Jobs. • PLEASING PATRONS Two Jobs From Warren Completed—Good Time to Have Buggy Painted. The painting department at the Fashion Stables is securing a great reputation over this section of the state, for the splendid jobs they are turning out. Recently two Warren gentlemen, Fred Harris and Dr. Black, happened along and noticed the work done and immediately sent over their cars to be fixed up. These jobs have been completed and they are beauties, equaling any car when it comes from the factory. They are cleaned and repainted and generally re-done, making them handsome cars for the spring runs. Os course the Fashion shops also do dandy work on cartages and buggies and you should have your rig fixed up at this time of the year. Have it ready for early spring. This department is in charge of Joe Cox, an expert in this line, and Lew Corbin, who has had many years’ experience in the painting line, and with the help they have they are bound to please you. Go in and see some of their work and then arrange for your*. e, i ii. SHIPPED FURNITURE. Meyer, Scherer & Beavers today made a five hundred dollar shipment of furniture over the interurban to Fort Wayne which they recently sold and agreed to deliver today. They also made a large shipment yesterday to Monroe, which speaks well for the wide reputation which this firm has.

BLUFFTON VS. DECATUR. Will be Opponents In a Basket Ball i Game Here Friday. Tho local high school basket ball I team is making great preparations for the game which is to be pulled off in this city on next Friday evening, when they will meet the fast team of the Bluffton high school. Bluffton is coming well prepared and expects to win. Besides this game there will be ; two other games between the two De- ■ catur girls’ teams and Golden Purple team of girls from the Bluffton high i school. If you want to see some fast playing don’t fail to be on hand for this game. IS lIUCII SICKNESS Mrs. Dan Niblick in Critical Condition —Turn For the Worse. PNEUMONIA PATIENTS Show No Improvement — Mrs. Wesley Shepherd I Operated Upon. > I • Mrs. Dan Niblick, who has heed 1 suffering from an affection of the 1 lymphatic glands and other complications for the past four years, and who , quite recently suffered a relapse, be- . came worse Tuesday and is in a dying , condition, there being practically no chance for her recovery. She is par- ’ tially unconscious. Word this afternoon from Mrs. Nibj lick shows no improvement. She Is unable to speak, though she can express her thoughts by writing. Her condition is very low, and it is , thought she can live but a short while. , C. C. Wilder of Monmouth, who has been very dangerously sick with ’ pneumonia, affecting both lungs, , shows little change. It is thought there are also complications of liver trouble. , James Drage, who has been very sick with lung fever, is still seriously ’ sick, both lungs being affected, and his condition is said to be extremely dangerous. Mesdames Margaret Meibers and ! Elizabeth Ehinger went to Fort Wayne this morning in response to a card received stating that their , aged sister, Mrs, Weibel, who is sev-enty-eight years old, and has been in failing health for many months, is now bedfast. If the sister is not too ill Mrs. Meibers will leave next week for Jeffersonville to visit with her son-in-law, Theodore Droppieman, and ; family. Chris Bleberlch and daughter, Pauline, and niece. Martha Bieberich, of Preble went to Fort Wayne to call on Mr. Bieberich’s daughter, Bertha, at the Lutheran hospital. She is getting along nicely. 1 Mrs. A. C. Gregory, who has been , sick several days with a severe cold, is mending. F. V. Mills is still confined to his 1 home with the grip, but is somewhat better. » Andrew Appleman, who has been 1 ailing several months from liver, 1 bowel and a complication of other ailments, Is somewhat better and is able to be about the house. A year ago last fall he was operated upon for what was supposed to be gall stones and he has not been in the best of health since. Dr. H. E. Keller went to Rlvarre today to make a professional call on Jason Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs suffered an attack of apoplexy a week ago Sunday but is getting along well now. Word from Anderson received by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Edwards of this city is to the effect that their daughter, Mrs. Wesley Shepherd, was operated upon at the hospital at that place last Thursday, but is getting along nicely. Mrs. Shepherd was formerly Miss Etta Edwards of this city. ; o • The Indiana Lighting company this I morning distributed over the city a ’ large number of Invitations to the gas ’ exhibit which will be held at Fort > Wayne tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. Everybody is invited to attend.

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!|T’S ALL OVER NOW 1 2 Mr. Kern Elected Today and Accepts Honor With Appropriate Speech, BIG CROWD PRESENT The Senator-Elect is Thankful and Pledges His Very Best Efforts, (United Frees Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —At high noon today, with Lieutenant Governod Hall presiding, the two houses of the state general assembly met In joint session in the chamber of the house of representatives, and John W. Kern was elected as the next United States senator from Indiana. Governor Marshall, Speaker of the House Veneman and other state officials were present when the journals for the two houses for yesterday were read, it being shown that Kern had been elected over Albert J. Beveridge, republican, as a result of the balloUngThe galleries and aisles were crowded with visitors, among them being wives and daughters of the legislators and state officials, atid the formal announcement of theresult of the balloting was followed by great applause. Senator Kern addressed the legisla- ■ tors, expressiing his appreciation of < the honor conferred upon him and pledging himself, his conscientious endeavor to the discharge of his new du- ■ ties. paid high tribute to Beveri idge, the retiring senator, and was ■ wildly applauded at the conclusion of ’ his speech. i Senator Kern said: “Lieutenant Governor Hall, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the General Assembly: i “For the great honor you have just i conferred, I am deeply grateful, and , I desire to return my thanks to you, - gentlemen of. the general assembly, ' not only in your capacity as senators and representatives, but also to each of you personally, for the cordiality and enthusiasm manifested, as you has thus by the forms of law ratified and made effective the will of the people as expressed at the polls. “It is a great honor to be a senator in congress, because of the exalted character of the office. It is an especially great honor to represent the state of Indiana in that august body, because in all the years past her representatives in that body without exception have been men of high character and great ability. I esteem it a very great honor to be elected as the successor of the present able and patriotic senior senator from Indiana. After twelve years of faithful service, he will retire from that body, with integrity unquestioned, with ability universally recognized and a reputation for eloquence and earnestness altogether unsurpassed. “And I shall also esteem it an honor as it will be a pleasure to be associated with that other able, faithful and distinguished senator from Indiana, Benjamin F. Shively, whose efficient public services have already won for him high honors in his official station. and better still, the confidence and esteem of the people whom he is serving wfth such signal ability and fidelity. “There is no particular reason why in this presence, on this occasion, I should make any proclamation of my political faith, for it is known es all men in Indiana, that in every nerve and fibre I am a democrat, and have in my heart that feeling of attachment for my party organization that grows out of many years of party service. “Notwithstanding my full appreciation of party obligations, I shall enter the senate of the United States with the firm and unalterable conviction that my paramount obligation is to my country, and while on no occasion will I be forgetful of my allegiance to the party to which I owe so much, my first allegiance must be given to the interests of the nearly three • millions of men, women and chl’dren — tho best people on earth —who make up the population of this, my native ; state of Indiana. "I have no apprehension that I shall . ever be called upon to make the choice; but if the time should come when I must choose between party i and country, then party and party ini terests must be subordinated to the - rights and interest of the people. But in the event that in matters of materCONTTNUEB ON PAGE THREE