Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 33.

REDUCE SALARIES Legislature Keeps Promises Regarding the Appropriation Bill. FIGHT LASTED HOURS Bill For Medical Examination of Children Has Passed the Senate. Indianapolis, Ind., Fen. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The bill introduced by Representative Cravens for the purpose of making the regular appropriations to cover the cost and maintenance of the state intstltutions to pay the salaries of stkte officers and to mSet other regular expenses connected with the state government was made a special order of business in the house of representatives yesterday. This bill based on the recommendations of the state visitation committee, the statutes covering such necesities and with the approval of the ways and means committee excited considerable interest in view of the fact that it is the largest appropriation bill to be met by the general assembly. The bill as drawn is a concise statement of the neeffis of the state. It is said that it represents the conservai tive element and that an effort has been made to keep the appropriation down to the lowest possible figure. . The bill was taken up section by section, the« house sitting as a committee of the whole for its consideration. Speaker Veneman resigned the chair to Reprecentative McMullen, who wielded the gavel with a firm hand and succeeded in keeping the house in perfect order despite the fact that discussion waxed warm at times and the representatives were prone to throw parliamentary law to the winds. The first section of the bill considered was that concerning the appropriations for the state education institutions. It is recommended that the University of Indiana be given $32,500 for general maintenance and an additional appropriation of $17,500 I for the support of the graduate school. ! Purdue > University is to receive an equal amount as that given the state university for general maintenance, but there is no additional appropriation. Considerable discussion was aroused when Representative Veach introduced a motion that the salary of the state librarian should be raised from SI,BOO to $2,800. Party lines were forgotten and the house engaged in a general debate on the subject. There was some oratory mingled with biting sarcasm and one representative remarked that a man of exceptional ability was being paid a salary about equal to that paid departent store clerks. It is apparent, however, that state salaries are not to be raised by the present assembly for the conservatives won by a substantial margin. The afternoon session of the house I was devoted to a further disucssion lof the appropriation bill ami it was ■ pushed through with but few amendIments. The state board of accounts ■received another raking at the hands ■of several representatives and the anBnua! expenses of that office was re■■duced to $3,000 from the $5,000 recom--8 mended in the original bill. An amendBment also proved that the office of ■state game and fish commissioner was ■n more or less disfavor. The appro■priation bill carried a clause which ■would raise the salary of the commis■sioner from $1,200 to $2,500, but this ■clause was amended so that the salary ■will remain the same as it has in the ■>ast. I In the senate a bill introduced for ■he purpose of making the medical ex■mination of school children com-, ■mlsory, promised to bring out a Bleated discussion. There were some Bn the upper house who were radically opposed to this bill, but its supporters were In the majority and the bill Biassed. I The senate also passed the caboose Bill, which is being backed by the of Railroad Trainmen. Bhe bill provides that cabooses must at least twenty-four feet long ex■lusive of the platforms. I There was some discussion on the introduced by Representative providing that all legal notices be published only in daily paHers. Investigation showed that the B>ly paper which would be effected Rj’ this bill was a democratic paper Mid the enacting clause of the bill was ■Ficken out. .

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GIVE BIG ORDER. Knights of Columbus Purchase Swell Furniture. That the Knights of Columbus lodge room will in the near future present a much more attractive appearance was realized today, when the entertaining committee placed a three hundred dollar order for furniture wn.h Yager Bros. * Reinking. It is to be placed in the reception room and tue order calls for several oak leather davenports and several oak leather rockers. With this addition to their already attractive headquarters it will not fail to' present the neatest and up-to-date lodge rooms in the city. The goods have been especially ordered and will arrive here in a few weeks. COURT HOUSE NEWS New Case Filed to Quiet Title and Cancel Mortgage on a Farm. COURT ABSENT TODAY Three Marriage Licenses Granted—An Affidavit Against John Hancock. C. w L. Walters filed a new case entitled William Brown vs. William B. Martin et al., suit to quiet title and cancel mortgage on eighty acres of land in Union township. ■ » Judge Merryman is at Bluffton today conducting court as a special judge and consequently there was no session of the Adams circuit court today. Marriage licenses: May A. Geimer, 19, to Frank J. Bentz, 22, farmer; William Ruckman, 31, barber, Decatur, to Grace Gauze, 24, Decatur; Ruth Reisen, 19, Berne, to William Pyle, 23, farmer, Jay County. L. L. Mason of Geneva has been appointed a riding bailiff for the present term of court. An affidavit has been filed in circuit court entitled State vs. James R. Hancock, allowing minor to play pool. The bond was fixed at SIOO. o WAYNE WAS SNOWBOUND. With the exception of the Decatur line which up to noon today had been able to operate only from the Adams county capital to the Fort Wayne city limits, and the South Calhoun street short line city service, both city and interurban in Fort Wayne had gotten back to a normal basis following the heavy snowstorm Sunday night which hampered the interurbans and put the city system practically out of commission for the time. Officials of the Decatur line expressed the belief that before night the cars would be able to get down into the city. Traction men say the storm was almost without precedent in character. When the snow plows and sweepers were called into commission Sunday evening the wind sent the drifting snow over the tracks as rapidly as they were cleared, and headway against the storm was impossible. Then sleety rain which fell Monday morning covered the snow with a frozen glare that rendered the sweepers attempt to breakdown the sno wbaratempt to break down the snow barriers and when this failed forces of men with shovels were sent against them. It was necessary to use the shovels in clearing the tracks over a large section of South Broadwaj. In a long depression in South Calhoun street south of Pontiac the snow plied up to a greater depth than elsewhere, and it is this feature that up to noon today had made it impossible to operate the short line on South Calhoun street or to enable the incoming Decatur interurban to reach the down town districts. Passengers were given transfers and after a walk down to Pontiac street took the city cars foi down town, while southbound passengers took the city lines to Pontiac street and walked to the interurban car some blacks away. The cars on the remainder of the city lines were in regular operation early Monday evening.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

Dccafbr, Ind. Wednesday Evening, February 8, 1911.

HAPPILY WEDDED Pretty Wedding Ceremony Took Place at. St. Mary’s Church Today. WAS PRETTY AFFAIR Wedding Dinner Served at Home of Groom—To Reside West of City. A pretty as well as happy wedding took place this morning at 9 o’clock from the St. Mary’s church, wheh Mary Geimer and Frank Bentz were united in holy wedlock. The attendants of the contracting parties were Mary Bentz, sister of the‘groom, and Joseph Geimer, brother of the bride. The bride was clothed in a beautiful gown of grey satin, while her attendant wore, a lovely gown of lavendar satin. The groom and best man wore the usual black. The services were officiated at by Fa‘ther Wilken in the presence of many friends and relatives of the conbracting parties, the beautiful ring ceremony being used. Immediately after the wedding services they went to the home of the groom's mother, south of the city, where a wedding dinner was served at noon, and where the relatives were entertained during the day. This evening a dance will be given for the young folks on what is known as the Mary Meyer farm, four miles west of the city, and where the newly wedded couple will make their home. During the day they were the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents, as well as the many good wishes and congratulations of their many friends. o -- ——— LEAVE THIS MONTH F. W. Dibble Family Packing Household Goods Preparatory to Moving TO THEIR NEW HOME A Dairy Farm Near Lansing, Mich.—Will Go February Twenty-fifth. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dibble and family are packing their household goods preparatory to leaving February 25th for their future home near Lansing, Mich., where Mr. Dibble purchased a large dairy farm several months ago. Mr. Dibble will leave a week from next Saturday for that place to attend the sale which the present of the farm will hold on the Monday following, but his family will not go until later. Mr. Dibble and family have been nearly life-long residents of this county and residents of this city the greater part of that time. Their leaving will be indeed a grievous sorrow to all. The new home is one of the largest dairy farms in this section of the United States and will be an ideal home as well as a fine business proposition. — o W. H. MURPHY ARTIST. W. H. Murphy of this city is an artist of no mean ability. Several of his paintings, including some very fine scenes, are on display and sale at the Everett & Hite store, where they are attracting favorable notice. o FORTY-FIVE LOADS OF HOGS. The novel sight of forty-five wagon loads of hogs, driving in a string, to the Scheumann stock yards was witnesed this morning. Taken all together the loads represented quite a “pretty penny.” o BUSINESS MEN TO MEET. The newly organized Business Men’s League will hold a special meeting at the Elks’ rooms this evening and every business man and member of the association are requested to be present as matters of much Importance will be discussed.

SOLD ANOTHER GOOD ONE. Frlslnger and Sprunger today sold and delivered to Ed Sarrler of Union township, this county, a fine young sorrel stallion coming three years old. He is without doubt one of the finest specimens of horse flesh that we have Imported, being a chestnut, with mane and tail as white as snow, excellent bone and action, being large, weighing 1,900 pounds and in only fair flesh. His name is “Bijou," from Brabaut, a county, the richest of Belgium. His grand-slre, "Reva De Or," was the champion over all breeds at the Paris exposition in 1910. He was a sorrel of the same type, and conformation that this colt Is. In fact Mr. Carrier has a colt as good in every respect as the grand-slre. Farmers and neighbors of Mr. Carrier can congratulate themselves for the privilege of patronizing a colt of this quality. This colt talks for himself. See him. ITRESULTED WELL Visit of the Columbia City Council to Decatur Electric Plant. A DAY CURRENT Will be Established There During May—Got Some Pointers Here. The visit of the Columbia City council to Decatur recently to look over the Decatur electric light plant and especially to get some pointers on the day current department, resulted •vyell for that city as a day current is to be supplied there at as early a date as possible, and it is thought that Columbia City will be enjoying day current some| time during the month of May. Such was the determination reached at a comittee meeting of the council Monday evening. John E. Hall of the Fort Wayne Electric company, who accompanied the council to this city on its recent trip here, was present at the meeting and proposed to furnish figures showing the cost for the required improvement, and furnished several new ideas and an estimate. The Decatur plant is a moled one, and can furnish a few pointers to surrounding cities.

OSSIAN MAN A POET. Is Gaining Fame Albeit Known as “Unknown Great Poet.” The Indiana Star League of newspapers Sunday printed a page feature story with Rem A. Johnson of Ossian as the subject of the sketch. As it is a story by a “feature writer,” Matilda Henderson Wheelock, it doubtless appeared in other big papers using syndicate stuff for their Sunday editions, and the Ossian man doubtless secured notice in thousands of homes in the United States where his name and his works heretofore were strangers. The article is headed “Indiana’s Unknown Great Poet,” and details a personal visit to the home of Mr. Johnson at Ossian and his home and surroundings, and there are illustrations of Mr. Johnson and his home “The Brown Cottage.” The story also tells of his wife, “The Spring Lady," which name was given her by Mr. Johnson under the inspiration her pleasant smiles and sunny nature had given him. The writer tells of two publications that were issued containing his poems in book form. The first, issued ten or twelve years ago, was “Starshine and Dew,” followed later by "Whispers From the Vast.” Highest compliment is paid to numerous short stories which have been published by Mr. Johnson. His short stories appear to have found a ready market, and have been more appreciated than his poetry, for this truly it not a day of poetry, and it is not appreciated. The writer tells of her impressions in advance of the poet, and of the rude shock that she received in finding an entirely different person, instead of a dreamer, an alert young business man, vho himself gave his occupation as a seller of spectacles, because of his following of the business of an optician. The feature writer predicts that the days will come when Mr. Johnson’s genius as a poet will be more fully appreciated.—Bluffton News.

TRUSTEES NAMED Messrs. Schirmeyer, Ehinger and Worden Now Have Charge of Property in ALLISON COMPANIES The $250,000 Muddle Has Been Adjusted in a Satisfactory Manner. Three trustees, F. M. Schirmeyer and E. X. Ehinger of this city and Charles H. Worden of the Fort Wayne National bunk, will have charge of the Allison affairs from this on. This action has been definitely decided after several days of strenuous work by all concerned. The action means that the bankruptcy proceedings of R. K. Allison, The Allison Real Estate Co. and the Cardwell Mill & Lumber Co., are now out of court. A compromise was reached, which is entirely satisfactory to every one concerned, and which relieves Mr. Allison from all connection wfth the affair. The trustees will handle the property as seems best and will look after the interests of all the creditors. It is the belief of those on the inside that the property will pay dollar for dollar of the $250,000 involved. The suits over the Allison property were filed here some weeks ago and later taken to the United States courts. The appointment of the trustees was done at Fort Wayne and when approved by Judge Anderson at Indianapolis within a day or two, the proceedings will have closed so far as the courts are concerned therewith. The clearing up of the affair is a relief to those who have been involved therein for some months and every one connected seems entirely satisfied. ATTEND IVEDDING Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Meibers at Celebration of Nuptials of MISS BUBB—MR. SORG Great Festivities at Nine Mile—Wedding a Beautiful and Happy One.

A wedding which will be of much interest to Decatur people took place Tuesday, when Miss Etta Bubb, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bubb, of Nine Mile, and Mr. Sorg, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sorg, of Hesse Cassel, were united in marriage, the wedding being solemnized in the morning at Hesse Cassel by Father Benzinger. The bride was beautiful in a gown of lavendar silk and carried a prayer book. Her maid was Miss Lena Klingenberg, white the groom was attended by Anthony Zuber. At noon a great dinner in seven courses was served among two hundred or more guests, the tables being beautifully decorated with flowers, the main color scheme of white, pink and green prevailing. In the evening there was a large dance. The Dudenhoefer orchestra of Fort Wayne furnished music. Beer, wine and cigars were in abundance, the table being spread all night The presents received were numerous and beautiful. Between one and one hundred and fifty guests from Hesse Cassel attending the wedding festivities and the following guests from other places were in attendance: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Meibers from this city, Frank Gibson, Henry Gibson and family, Mr. Mercer and family, Misses Celeste and Edith Hiser of Proe; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bubb, Mr. and Mrs. George Bubb and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers of Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs. Graham of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. John Renninger, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Minnick and family, from Hoagland; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hessler of Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs. Klingenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dietrich, Mr. and Mrs. Diebold, Mrs. Catherine Diebold and family, Mr. qnd Mrs. J. Gibson, of Fort Wayne. Both of the parties are well known to many Decatur people, who extend best wishes to them.

MISS MOSES RETURNS. Miss Gertrude Moses, who has been visiting several months in Yankton, S. D., returned home this morning, accompanied by her father, E. S. Moses, who left Tuesday for Chicago to meet her. Miss Moses has been suffering from rheumatism for some time, affecting the joints, and while she is not practically worse than when she left here for the west, the rheuatlsm has affected other joints. While in Chicago they consulted a specialist, who thought that the seat of the difficulty could be removed only by an operation. This would require three weeks at the hospital. Miss Moses was too nervous to undergo the ordeal at the present tlnqe, and whether she will return later for the operation has not been decided.

MAY GET INCREASE Congress May Raise Rural Mail Carriers’ Compensation to ONE THOUSAND PER Increase of SIOO a Year— Rural Carriers Are Fortunate. Washington, D. C., Feb. B—Rural free delivery carriers, of whom there are more than 2,000 in Indiana, stand an excellent show of securing an increase in their compensation at this session of congress. The increase proposed is SIOO per year for each carrier. This would mean about $200,000 a year paid out to Indiana carriers in increased wages. As there are approximately 40,000 rural carriers in the United States the increase would bring an additional charge to the treasury of about $4,000,000 per annum. The increase is frowned upon by the postoffice department officials, who are making every effort to pare expenditures of the postal service to the bone, but congress seems disposed to authorize it over the objections of the department. Thus, while Postmaster General Hitchcock is chopping down the service right and left in order to effect economics, congress is proceeding to add $4,000,000 to the annual cost of running the department. The rural carriers have been more fortunate than other government employees in the rapid recognition of their services by congress. When the experimental routes were established at the beginning of rural delivery, carriers received from $l5O to S2OO a year for short routes and short working hours. In a brief time this was raise dtu S3OO. In 1838 there was a further increase to $400; in 1899 to SSOO, in 1902 to S6OO, in 190a to $780; and in 1898 to S9OO for the standard route. Now there is a very good prospect of a further raise to SI,OOO or to the equivalent to that for the average route under the graduated system. —- - o AT BEULAH CHAPEL. Rev. J. C. Valentine closed a revival meeting at the Washington church Tuesday night and will go at once to Beulah Chapel, where revival services were begun last Sunday by the class leader, Rev. J. R. Tumbleson. There will be services there every night this week. Next Saturday Rev. J. O. Bills of Henry county, conference evangelist, will arrive to have charge of the revival for two weeks. Rev. Bills comes highly recommended by the district superintendent, pastor and others as a good man, a good preacher and a successful evangelist. Next Sunday at 3 p. to., sun time, District Superintendent J. A. Beatty of Fort Wayne will preach at Beulah and administer the sacrament, this being the occasion of the fourth quarterly meeting of Decatur circuit. He will hold the quarterly conference business session Monday at 2 p. m. Everybody cordially invited to all these services. BUSINESS MEETING TONIGHT. The attendance of every member of the Business Men’s League, recently organized, is requested for the special meeting called for this evening at the Elks' lodge room. Much business will be discussed and the presence of each • one is of the most importance.

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HAD BUSY TIME City Council Attends to Various Business Matters Tuesday Evening. BUY A NEW PUMP New Fire Whistle to be Purchased and Will be Blown Every Noon. Quite a busy hour was put in Tuesday evening by the city council, when they met in regular session, all members being present and Mayor Teeple presiding. The first thing up for the evening was the purchasing of a new water pump used at the river for the filling of the large basin of water at the waterworks. It is not exactly the purchase of a new one, but to make an exchange of the one now in use for for a new one for an additional sum of eighty some dollars. The present one has not been working satisfactorily, and has to be looked after in time. The purchasing was left to M. J. Mylott and the purchasing committee, who will see that the properly equipped machinery be secured, and for the giving of the best possible service. A petition from the firemen was read by the clerk, asking that a change in fire whistle at the waterworks be made and one secured that can be heard by them in all parts of the city and one different in sound from the many others in the city. A wild-cat whistle was mentioned by Mr. Dellinger, deputy chief of the firemen, and seemed to be satisfactory to the officials. The purchasing committee was ordered to consult with the firemen and to get one that would give required results. Superintendent Mylott then asked that the whistle be blowed once each day so as to keep is in better shape and condition when needed. The present one, although it has given good service, is not just what they want, and owing to the few times which it is blown cannot always be heard when a fire occurs. A motion was then passed to have the whistle blown for a half-minute at 12 o’clock each noon, but it will be of a different sound than for fires, it being so arranged as npt to be so thrilling. The purchasing committee was also asked to buy a nozzle, some repairs and other necessaries needed by the firemen. Drayton Hill complained of poor sewerage in his neighborhood in the southwest part of the city, and the matter was referred to the street and sewer committee. Resolutions were then read by the clerk, one for the issuing of bonds to Mr. Kelleher for the remaining share of the city’s assess-•—-—A n ond nnnthpf lUCHV VU . for improvement of alleys and otherwise along said thoroughfare, both being adopted. Another was read asking that a fund of $350 be transferred to the sinking fund from the electric light fund by the treasurer, as there are some obligations to meet, requiring this amount. The following bills were then allowed: G. R. & I. Ry $287.08 Frank Peterson 50.00 Lew Hammond 6.00 J. Bright 96.47 Chicago & Erie 39.98 John Sprague 20.10 Seph Melchi 50.00 J. G. Smith 50.00 G. F. Kintz 16.00 William Geary 10.00 Tom Leonard 1.65 M. J. Mylott 278.76 National Coal Co., 74.53 J. H. Stone 9.00 G. R. & 1 248.04 Chicago & Erie 79.75 - Sunday Creek Coal Co 365.0 F Producers Coal Co 136.22 T. St. L. &' W 46.80 C. U. Dorwin 259.40 Waterworks pay roll 55.92 T. St. L. & W 68.05 Fort Wayne Electric Co 45.52 Wm. B. Burford 32.50 Adder Machine Co 50.00 Kirsch & Sellemeyer 5.62 - —o — RUTH CIRCLE NOTICE. A special meeting of the Ruth Circle of the Christian church has been called for this evening at 7 o’clock at the home of the pastor, the Rev. J. M. Dawson, and the attendance of every member is desired. There will be special business matters to attend to.