Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 23.

AND STILL THEY COME A Monroe Councilman in the List of Those Indicted by Grand Jury. TWO FORGERY CASES Against Harvey SpringerOther News From County Court House. Among the returns on grand jury warrants today was oue against Ferdinand H. Tabler, a trustee or councilman of the town of Monroe, who is charged with being interested in public construction work, while acting as said officer. He is said to have taken a place as superintendent of street work at a salary of $2.50 per day. His bond for SSOO was accepted. Hosa Martz is accused of having stolen four spring wagon wheels valued at four dollars, the property of Perry McGill. This indictment also recites that Martz was on September 28th convicted of petit larceny. His bond is S2OO. Harvey Springer got two for forgery. One says that on August 15th last he forged the nans: of Mr Ray Duff to a check for $5.75, payaoie to John Jones, which he cashed at the Heller & Smith store at Berne. Another says that on August 20th he forged a check for ten dollars, signed Mr. Raymond Duff and payable to Mr. Bill Teeple, Samuel Wittwer cashing it. His bond is SSOO in each case. Attorneys Cotrell and Beatty filed a new case entitled Dennis Striker vs. Albert Meyer et al., complaint on note, and foreclosure, demand S7OO. They also filed another new case. Emanuel T. Hocker et al. vs. Edward Elliot. Suit on note, demand, $l5O. Real estate transfers: H. A. Baird to T. J. Vorhees, lot 251, Geneva, $800; William Lammert to Joseph Rich, 120 acres, Monroe tp., $13,800; C. Byer to L. M. Byer, 80 acres. Blue Creek tp., $5200; J. Brandyberry to Fred Scheurnann, pt. lot 86, Decatur, $900; Fred Scheumann to J. R. Brandyberry, pt. lots 889, 890, Decatur, $1200; James M. Dutton to John A. Didot, lot 100, Geneva. $880; John A. Didot to Joseph J. J. Didot, lot 100, Geneva, $1.00; Eli Sprunger to J. M. Frisinger, 296 aches, Washington tp., $15,000. o —— PRICES STILL FALLING. Butter and Eggs Becoming Cheaper Each Day. The markets took another tumble in price this morning when the price on eggs and butter were quoted at several cents lower by the local merchants than have been prevailing for 1 the last few days. And from present indications the price is far from being at the low ebb as yet. The local dealers are at present paying sixteen cents for eggs, while for butter they are offering fropi twelve to fourteen cents per pound. The prices are very shaky from day to day, owing to the cold storage men in the cities pouring large quantities upon the market. The grain quotations were reported unchanged, it being somewhat quiet in this line, but no doubt a change in these prices will soon be noted. BASKET BALL TONIGHT. Columbia City Team Plays the High Schooy Boys Here Tonight. Tonight the ■basekt ball game between the Columbia City high school and the local high school team is scheduled to be one of the best ever pulled off on the local grounds. So far this season the Columbia City team has won all of their games, and I they will work hard tonight to add an-1 other to their belt. The home team is in good trim and read for a fight, and they will make their opponents go if they are in for winning. The girls game will also be pulled off before the tegular game and you will be sure to get your money’s worth if you see tonight’s game.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MRS. MARY WILDER DEAD. At Sandlake, Michigan—Former Adams County Resident. • Word of the death and burial of Mrs. , Mary Wilder of Sandlake, lias been received by relatives here’ The deceased was the stepmother of C. C. Wilder of Monmouth and Mrs. ; J. J. Magley. For many years she resided on the Wilder homestead, but after the death of her husband, the late Edwin Wilder, about twenty-three years ago, she removed to Michigan, where she has made her home with , her nephew, Charles Thompson, whom I she reaired from childhood. Mrs. Wilder was also a sister of the late Mrs. Sarah Wilder and was an aunt of Emile and Dwight Wilder of this county, and visited here last about three years ago. She bad been in failing health for several years. Mrs. Wilder was..seventy-two years of age at death. MAY STArFpaPER J - Scott C. Bone of Washington i . . . i is Considering Returning , to Indiana. ; WAITING FOR KERN r > Real Estate Men Will See , Him—Marshall’s Boom Grows in the East. > Washington, D. C., Jan. 27—Scott C. 1 Bone, for years the foremost journal- > ist of Washington, has retired from 1 the Morning Herald. No editor in this 1 country more fully enjoys the confi--1 dence of statesmen than Bone. No I plans for the future have been anl nounced by him. There has been ' some talk that he might return to Indiana, his native state, and start a democratic daily at Indianapolis, but 1 this is merely gossip. , Real estate dealers here have their ■ scouts watching for the arrival pf I Senator-Elect Kern. They hope to sell . him a house. There is a choice lot of senatorial residences soon to be located; namely, those of Senators AlI drich, Hale. Depew, Scott, Carter—- : and several others of standpat hisI.tory. 1 < ~ * • , “Marshall of Indiana for president,” . was merely like a score of other pleasI antries to successful democrats until , ' a week ago. Now Washington and the . ' east are talking of Marshall in the • same breath with the names of Harmon and W’ilson. The Taggart dinner 1 in this city, in which the Indiana congressman and sixty representative demo rats of the state were guests, was the starting point of the real Marshall boom. Samuel M. Ralston first proposed the Indiana governor, and • from that moment what had been intended as only a nice dinner to the Stokes Jackson boomers was turned into a ratification of the Marshall presidential candidacy. Taggart's hearty endorsement of the governor . was not the least of the joy of the 'occasion. The harmony and enthusiasm shown at that dinner has made eastern democrats open their, eyes. Truly the Marshall candidacy was put well on its way to realization. Senator Beveridge has been among those mentioned for the presidency of the Equitable Life Assurance company to succeed the late Paul Morton. Beveridge was a collegemate of George . Perkins, who controls the big life company, and they have been close friends for many years. Farmers and gardeners who value government seeds, should send theii applications to their representatives as early as possible. The distribution time is near at hand. It is reported in Washington that the Taft renominatioti interests have been entrusted to Joseph B. Kealing—that Kealing is to have full sway and that the pie counter for Indianapolis republicans is in the big chief s front dooryard. _ I Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beery and daughter Jeanette, returned last evening from a two months’ visit with Mrs. Beery's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wash X “ Cardwell. MO. The, £ 'port a fine time. Mr. Beery will be- ■ gin duty tomorrow again as motorman for the Fort Wayne & Springfield ra i way company.

SCOOPS OWN PAPER Wedding of Charles Mavity and Mrs. Edgerly a Surprise TO OWN FRIENDS He Had Been Writing Edii torials on High Cost of Living. i - , The Decatur Democrat was probably the only paper to get the first news of , the wedding of Charles Mavity, the Lafayette newspaper man, and Mrs. Lillian Edgerly, an account of which was given Thursday evening. Even I his own paper was scooped, according 1 to a Lafayette dispatch in this morning’s Indianapolis Star, reading as follows: i “Lafayette’s newspaper fraternity was “scooped” today, when Charlbs K. Mavity, managing editor of the Morning Journal, who was supposed to be a confirmed bachelor, quietly left the editorial sanctum and joined the rank of benedicts. Mr. Mavity told no one of his intentions, and even his own paper failed to get the news of his marriage. “His bride is Mrs. Lillian A. Edgerly and the ceremony was performed at noon yesterdayVßGK9Of JJ jjaesflET noon at the home of Judge and Mrs. Clark J. Lutz in Decatur, Ind. The wedding was a simple one and Was witnessed by only a few friends. “Mrs. Edgerly is the daughter of Alexander Hayes, who is now in Alaska. She is a graduate nurse of Hope hospital at Fort Wayne and of the floating hospital in Boston. “She came to Lafayette several ' years ago from Fort Wayne to assume the duties of superintendent of the Soldiers’ Home hospital' and nurse's training school, which position she held until a year ago, when she resigned to become the head of the Home hospital in this city. Mr. Mavity is a graduate of Earlham college, and his first newspaper experience was on the Indianapolis Journal. He later was part owner and editor of the Evening Times in Muncie. He came to Lafayette several years ago. “What caused many friends of the newly wedded editor to be “shocked" at his becoming a husband today, is that for several weeks Mr. Mavity has been pointing out to his readers in his editorial columns of the Journal the exceedingly high cost of living, and the great responsibility a young man assumes who takes unto himself a wife at the present time.” —o

STATE CHAMPION Os Sub-Agents For Saturday Evening Post Was Vernon Aurand. DURING LAST MONTH Received Two-dollar Prize— Made Greatest Increase During December.

Vernon Aurand, the twelve-year-old | son of Frank Aurand, won the state ! championship prize of two dollars for ! the month of December last, this being the prize given by the Saturday Evening Post to the sub-agent who makes a greater increase than any other subagent in the state. Vernon, who was notified Thursday of his award, is justly proud of his prize and he is certainly a hustler for the Post, as his territory is limited. Kenyon Walters, the district agent, now has four live wire sub-agents: Robert Colter, Vernon Aurand, Chalmer Porter and Heiny Gass, and they are selling more Saturday Evening Posts than were ever sold before in Decatur. Help the boys. FIRST TEACHERS' EXAM The first teachers’ examination for the year will be held tomorrow at the central school building by County Superintendent L. E. Opllger. The examinations will be held each of the first [eight months of the year.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, January 27,1911.

f OPEN STORE TOMORROW. Mrs. Garard Goes to Monroeville to Assist Husband. """" Mrs. Al Garard went to Monroeville this morning to be at the opening of the Garard new racket store tomorrow.. Mr, Garard had planned to have the opening last Saturday, but the goods did rot arrive until the day set i for the opening. While the store has been open since that time the formal opening was postponed a week. To- , morrow a granite sale will be held in the morning and a dish sale in the afternoon. This is the only store of the kind in Monroeville and every day is “like a fire sale” heie said the proprietor, the store being crowded with buyers. The house which Mr. Garard ’ desires there for his family will not be vacated until February, at which 1 time the family will probably move to ■ Monroeville. U MORE THAN GOOD U ••• t 1 v Was the Lecture “Tolerably Good People” by Booth I i Lowrey. HEARTY APPLAUSE From Large Audience—De- | livered Encomium on “Old Maids.” The large audience that heard Booth Lowrey’s lecture “Tolerably Good People,” at Bosse’s opera house i Thursday evening, conceded that it I was more than a “tolerably good” lec- ■ ture “even for him” —this renowned lecturer, and was more than pleased, 1 not only with the very entertaining i features of this lecture, but his most . attractive and appealing way of presenting the great truths. The unj derlying theme was that no one should i be satisfied in being "merely tolerably good—’’that only the best should be desired and striven for. He emphasized the point that no one is so great but that he could have been greater had some little weak point in his physical self been discovered and overcome; that to be really at one’s best spiritually, mentally and morally, one must be perfect physically and he emphasized the importance of a perfect physical development, purity and perfection. His truths were illustrated with plain, every-day practical incidents, abounding in humor and at the same time

lofty and elevating. I A point in his lecture was his encomium on “old maids,” and this elicited hearty applause from more than three-fourths the house. (Laugh here when you see the point—this does . not mean that three-fourths the audience were old maids—those who were not, were probably those whom the lecturer mentioned wished they were). He stated that he never in his life had jokingly spoken of “old maids” and he paid a glowing tribute to those who preferred to walk life’s path alone rather than marry some little, insignificant fellow who did not come , up to their ideals. His words were so earnest and touchingly spoken, that many were on the verge of tears and one who may be classed with the type which he commended so glowing-

iy said plaintively: “I don’t know but I what I'd rather hame him joke about it. [ I really didn’t think it was getting to I be such a serious thing as all this to be an ‘old maid.’ ” A charming feature of the evening’s program was the music by the high school girl’s chorus, and the piano solos by members of the school. Mr. Lowrey spoke this morning in chapel exercise at the high school, much to the delight of all. The next and last lecture of the course will be given February 22nd by Sidney Landon, a character delineator. — O' ■ ■ CHANGES NEWS STAND. Lachot and Rice Drug Store Now Has the Stand. Glen Cowan, who several days ago, purchased the city news stand from D. I. Weikel, where he has been disposing the papers and magazines at the same old stand, has changed his location to the Lachot & Rice drug store. He carries a complete line of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, which can be obtained now by calling,at this drug store.

ITS OPTION WEEK And Every Phase of the New Law is Being Discussed at Capital. REGULATION IS NEXT And It Must be Real Regulation or the Governor Will See Why. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 27 —It is sure enough local option week in the legislature, and it has reached the point when the public is pricking up its ears and coming to attention. Since the Proctor platform bill has passed the senate, the different sections of the bill and their meaning are being intensely discussed among all the people and about all the time. The discussion that took place in the senate is doubtless responsible for bringing the matter to the attention of the public. The one point that seems the most mis-understood is the one defining what is dry or wet territory. The Proctor bill in no way interferes with the two years tenure given to counties voting dry under the county local option law. After the expiration of the two years then it takes an election to I determine whether the territory or unit under the Proctor law is dry or wet. Should no election be held then such territory would naturally be wet, because the county local option law is repealed. After the first election under the Proctor law and the result of that election favors the drys, then no license to retail liquor is granted by any board of commissioners until an election is held giving them that privilege. In other words after the first election under the new proposed law, all territory voted dry remains dry until an election is held. Outside of the change in unit, the language in the county local option law was closely followed in framing the Proctor bill. Next comes regulation of the liquor traffic, and there has to be some real sincerity among the statesmen or the governor will get clear up on his ear and will do a stunt that will give the members of both the house and the senate a headache. He is sincere in real regulation. No imitators need apply. He is quietly interviewing several of the leaders who have been breaking into print about giving us regulation that will take the hair off. He wants to see evidence in the way of a bill, and he wants to see it making progress through the legislative CONTINUED ON i AGE FOUR - ■ ■ - -

A HEAVY SALE Os Red Cross Christmas Seals Made in This City This Year. REPORT IS MADE To Headquarters—Just One Thousand Twenty Seals Were Sold.

t Mrs. Nettie Schrock, chairman of the committee of the federated clubs, which had charge of the sale of the i Red Cross Christmas Seals in this i city, has made report to headquarters, i of the result of the holiday sale. The sale in this city amounted to $13.20, making the total number of stamps sold, 1320 at one cent each. Two thousand stamps were given to the local committee for sale, and of these 680 were returned to headquarters. The general association is well pleased with the sale in Decatur, and it is thought that, when the purpose of sale is more generally known, that tho stamps will gain even greater popularity here. The seals are cheery little Christmas and New Years’ messages for use on holiday packages or greetings and the proceeds of the sale is used in fighting tuberculosis in Indiana. Be sure to buy Red Cross seals next holiday season. 1 o Bert Voglewede, bookkeeper at the Schaub & Gottemoller hardware store was unable to be at her duties today owing to a severe cold.

SPRANG A SURPRISE. Lucile Case Married to a Detroit Young Man. Lucile Case, a young lady of this city, sprang somewhat of a surprise on her friends here when the news reached this place that on last Monday, the twenty-third, she was united in marriage to Mr. Charles France of Detroit, Mich. The wedding took place at the home of the groom's mother, Mrs. Alma France, where a wedding supper was served in their honor. Mr. France is a newspaper man, and is at present managing the Detroit Tribune, a very good position. Mrs. France arrived in the city for a short stay with relatives, her husband, on account of the pressure of his business, could not accompany her to this ' city. She will return to Detroit next ' Monday, where they will go to house- ' keeping. IN THE CHURCHES * n . — — 1 Rev. J. F. Vichert of Fort Wayne at Baptist Church Tonight. ' "A -Tr ’ , — THE BROTHERHOOD , > — ‘»r N Meets After Service—Young Women Speak at M. E. I * Revival Tonight. Rev. J. F. Vichert of Fort Wayne will arrive this afternoon to conduct services at the Baptist church this ev- . ening. The revival in charge of the pastor, the Rev. Eble, and his workers, is progressing with gratifying results, and this evening’s service by • Rev. Vichert will be an excellent one , In the great chain. Everybody is cordially invited. After the church service, the members of the Baptist Brotherhood, which meets monthly, • will go to the home of Rev. Ehle, where their regular meeting will be ’ held. At the revival meeting tonight in , the Methodist church Miss Mallonee and Miss Mamie Kitson will speak on the subject, “What May the Young Women of the Church Do for the Promotion of a Revival of Religion in Decatur?” Everybody invited to attend this meeting. At 7 o’clock the members of the Epworth League are urged to be present at a meeting in the lecture room of the church to be led by Mrs. Rev. George H. Myers.

ABSENT LONG TIME. Mr. Gotlieb Frisch and Family Are Visiting Here. Mr. and Mrs. Gotlieb Frisch and two children Minnie and Frida, arrived in i ■ the city today from Cleveland, where they have been visiting for the past month, coming from Alberta, Canada, where they have been making their home for the past eleven years. Mrs. Frisch, who was born in this city, left here with her parents at the age of three, going to Missouri, where they resided for some time. Here she became married, and with her husband, went to Alberta, where they have since been making their home. Mr. Frisch purchased a section of land, which he has been farming, and they like the northern country very much.

When they left Alberta the themmometer registered fifty degrees below zero, but they do not feel the cold as severely as we do here. They will remain here for several weeks as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Sheckle and other relatives before returning home. o COME TO QUARTERLY MEETING. The second quarterly conference and communion service for this year will be held next Saturday and Sunday at the Union Chapel United Brethren church. Rev. W. E. Stanley, presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district, will have charge of the services. As tine is his first visit to this church all should hear him. First meeting Saturday at 2:00 p. m. Preaching Saturday evening and Sunday morning at 10:30. Communion service Sunday morning after the sermon. Official members of the church should have written reports. Let all come, praying that this may be a very profitable occasion to all. and that the church may receive a great uplift as a result of the meeting.

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FROM DRY TO WET How the New Local Option Law Will Affect the Various Counties. CHANGES SEVEN NOW As Two Years Has More Than Expired Since Their Option Election. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —When the governor today grasped his favorite pen, took a good look at the Proctor option bill and signed at the bottom. “Thomas R. Marshall,” something happened in seven different counties in Indiana. For with the passage of the administration measure, which makes cities, townships and parts of townships outside of a city, the unit for voting on the liquor question, seven counties’ two-year period of “dryness" under the county option law expired and they automatically went “wet.” Just two days will elapse until the eighth county will be wet for the same reason, and then will come a flood of changes. As the bill which was passed by the senate Tuesday and the house Thursday, contains an emergency clause, the new law went into effect before the ink was dry on Governor Marshall's signature. Portion of the counties affected today may remain “dry” under the Nicholson and Moore remonstrance laws; the new law provides that it shall in no way affect, repeal, alter or amend, any of the provisions of these two old laws, but as a whole the seven counties will be considered “wet.” They are Pike county, Putnam, Tipton, Wabash, Lawrence, Hamilton and Decatur. Randolph county ran a close eighth as its two year period expires Saturday. The time in Hamilton, Decatur. Putnam and Tipton counties expired Wednesday; Fike December 31, 1910, and Wabash and Lawrence December 29th. Johnson county will be the last one to switch from "dry” to “wet” as a result of the new law, as it did not vote “dry" until May 25th of last year. It will therefore remain dry until Mav 25, 1912. Steuben county will stick with the “dry” list until March 29th of the same year; Elkhart county’s time will expire March 25th, and will be preceded by Wells by about a month, the time in the latter being up February 28th.

The other counties win change from “dry" to “wet" within a comparatively ! short time. The two-year period will expire in seventeen counties during ’ February and seventeen during March. 1 The rest are strung out from April to > November. The counties and the dates on which . they will automatically be “wet” are ' as follows: Adams, Feb. 22; Bartholomew, March 30; Benton, March 23; Boone, June 6; Carroll, Feb. 26; Clay, May 4; Clinton, Feb. 9; Crawford, May 26; Davies, Feb. 23; Decatur immediately, its time expiring Thursday, Jan. 26; DeKalb, Nov. 27; Delaware, April 17; Elkhart, March 25, 1912; Fayette, Feb. 25; Fountain, Feb. 25; Fulton, May 6; Gibson, Fab. 26; Grant, Feb. 23; Greene, March 23; Hamilton, Jan. 26, same as Decatur; Hancock, March 5; Harrison, May 27; Hendricks, Feb. 25; Henry, March 31; Howard, Feb. 23; Huntington, Feb. 2; Jackson, April 26; Jasper, May 1; Jay, March 3; Jefferson, April 30; Jennings, March 30; Johnson, May 25, 1912; Kosciusko, April 29; Lagrange, June 8; Lawrence, Dec. 29; Madison, May 26; Martin, April 30; Miami, March 16; Monroe, May 26; Montgomery, March 23; Morgan, Feb. 24; Newton. Feb. 23; Noble, Jan. 29; Ohio, March 4; Grant, March 25; Owen, May 26; Parke, Feb. 2; Pike Dec. 31, 1910 (wet at once); Putnam, Jan. 26; Randolph, Jan. 29; Rush. Feb. 27; Scott, Nov. 23; Shelby, Mar. 6; Starke, April 29; Steuben, March 29; Sullivan, March 3; Switzerland, Feb. 2; Tippecanoe, April 30; Tipton, Jan. 26; Union, Aug. 24; Vermillion, March 30; Wabash, Dec. 29. 1910; Warren. Nov. 12; Warrick, June 17; Washington, April 30; Wells, Feb. 28, 1912; White, April 26; Whitley, March sth. Miss Harriet Wilder of Monmouth attended Booth Lowrey’s lecture last evening and was a guest at the J. J. Magley home over night.