Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1911 — Page 1

I ■Volume IX Number 41

[THE LODGE MEETS [Reiter Encampment Will Give Entire Work to a Large Class. [twenty CANDIDATES tWere Initiated and Object is to Have the Largest Camp in State. The arrangements for the reception |of the visiting Odd Fellows are com[pleted and the order will today hold [the first of a series of meetings which lure Intended to make the local encampment the largest in the state. At three o’clock today the Geneva delegation arrived over the Grand Rapids and Indiana and were conducted to the hall where they were welcomed by a. large gathering of members of this lodge. The candidates being there, the Geneva team proceeded to give them the mysteries of the first degree which was followed at once by the second at the hands of the local degree staff. This work occupied three hours and the gathering repaired to the K. of P. hall where a supper was served by the Rebekahs. Bluffton arrived at this time and after a ■short social period the lodge was called to order and Bluffton gave the Royal purple degree which Is the highest degree of the order. The lodge and newly initiated mem[bers will then proceed again to the [banquet hall where a five course banquet will await, them. A good social time will be had. About thirty members of the Geneva lodge were present, and Bluffton sent a delegation of about fifty which with those of the home lodge easily make one hundred and fifty present. Quite a number of the Bluffton Odd Fellows came in on the ■noon train. This meeting is the first of a series that the local order will hold and arrangements are now being made to have a big time here on the Fourth of July when the Grand Sire of the order [will be present. epworthHiague Oirls of the League Will Gire a Special Program Sunday Evening. OF MUCH INTEREST Will be the Meeting—Boys’ Program Given the Next Sunday Evening. . Under the inspiration of J. C. Tritch, the new president of the Epworth League of the M. E. church, that body is making special preparations for an unusually good Sunday evening service at the Epworth League hour, from 6:00 to 7:00. On next Sunday evening the girls will have charge of the services and have prepared the following good program: Song. Scripture Lesson—Ruth Gay. Prayer. Piano Solo—lrma Houk. Violin Solp—Minnie Orvis. Paper—“ True Service”—Mrs. Rev. Daniels. Plano Duet-Neva Brandyberry and Marie Daniels. Music-D. H. S. Girls’ Chorus. Piano Solo—Ethel Smith. David’s Prayer. The public is cordially invited to attend On the following Sunday the boys will have charge of the program and an equally good one is anticipated for that. time. i Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Kiracofe and daughter, Anise, and Mr. Kelley of 'Wren, Ohio, transferred here this on their way to Fort Wayne Imd on their return here this evening were guests at supper of Mr. and Mis. SKiracofe’s son. John, at the M. A. iFrisinger home. ,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

RENDERS NO DECISION. Owing to Judge Erwln’e Absence From City Case Rests Until His Return. Judge J. T. Merryman of Decatur will make no ruling for several days on the plea in abatement filed by Judge Erwin in behalf of Ben Wartwell, charged with perjury on Indictment by the grand Jury. Judge Erwin has gone out of the city and the decision will not be made until his return. It is claimed by the state that a federal case directly in point has been found and the decision sent to Judge Merryman. In this case it was held that a cause for challenge is not sufficient to invalidate an indictment returned by a grand jury. Tom Wilkinson is challenged by reason of his having served on a previous grand Jury in the same year.—Fort Wayne News.

SMALLPOX SCARE Berne Has a Scare and Has Decided to Close the Schools AND THE CHURCHES For Two Weeks—Men Went to Missouri and Brought Home Disease. Berne has a regular smallpox scare and three men living near that town and one man in town, have broken out with the disease. They are: Emanuel Neuenschwander, Amos Stauffer, Tobias sprunger and Andrew Sprunger. As a precaution against the spread of the disease, the officials and public leaders of Berne met Thursday afternoon in the town hall and decided to close the schools and churches for two weeks, and advised parents to keep their children at home during this time and allow no congregating or "loafing” of people about the street during this time. The Berne Witness, in part, gives the following: “If in two weeks this quarantine can be lifted and everything will again resume its normal course we shall have all the world to be thankful for and the whole community and neighboring towns will thank us for our prompt action. “Those who brought this unwelcome guest into our midst are the four men named in the heading who went to Missouri about two months ago to build a stone home for Abraham Kneuss, who moved there since New Year's. While there they became exposed in the worst form to smallpox, having slept in the same room and in the same bunk with a man who was broken out with small pox at the time. They hurried home to escape quarantine and from taking sick there and never said a word. If they were boys we would spank them for it. “This was about fifteen days ago. Last Saturday the first one broke out, then the second and then the third, all in the country. Yesterday morning the fourth one, Emanuel Neuenschwander, broke out in town. AH four and the homes in which they live have been quarantined, and therefore no one need to be unnecessarily alarmed, because, although an epidemic of smallpox is threatening, the board of health has taken such steps and acted so promptly that the disease will be held in check. “It would be well for every child to be vaccinated, and for every adult who has not been vaccinated for seven years’ vaccination would be a guarantee against quarantine.” K. OF C. MEETS MONDAY. Next Monday evening will be the regular semi-monthly meeting of the Knights of Columbus and the attention of the members is hereby called to the appointed time. Heretofore the meetings ware always called at 8:CO p. m., but a new rule has been adopted and from now on until the fl’.V of April the assembly will be called to order one-half hour earlier or at 7: 3C o’clock. The coming meeting will be an Important one and the presence of each member is desired. — John Samples, a former Decatur young man, but now a brakeman on the G. R. & I- out of Fort Wayne, was in the city last evening and this morning, making a short visit with friends.

DISTRICT CONTEST Adams County Spellers Will Go to District Contest Tomorrow. HELD IN PORTLAND Prof. Rice Cannot Serve as Judge on Account of Father’s Illness. It is very probable that all of the five Adams delegates to the district spelling contest to be held at Portland Saturday, beginning at 9:30 o'clock in the auditorium, will be In line-up, ready for the fray, at least Prof. L. E. Opllger had this morning received no word to the contrary. The five winners at the county contest held recently, who gained the honor of being delegates are: Marion Michaels, Manola Bryan, Samuel Fluckeger, Clara Gilbert and Minnie Tricker. In case these cannot go they will be represented by their alternates —Hazel Davies, Albert Stalter, Verna Smith, Wilma French and Katharine Glendening, preference being given in the order named. A large number of Adams county people Interested in the outcome of the district contest will probably accompany the delegates and Prof, and Mrs. Opliger. Five spellers from four counties in the district —Jay, Randolph, Wells and Adams, will take part in the contest. The county superintendents from each of the schools of the county seats were asked to serve as judges and pronouncers, but Prof. E. E. Rice has received word of the illness of his father at Frankfort and will leave tomorrow for his bedside, thus being obliged to cancel the engagement as judge. Prof. F. Huff of the Berne schools will serve in his stead. The Adams county delegation will leave on the early morning train. — oANNUAL ROLL CALL Knights of Pythias Celebrate Forty-eighth Anniversary of THE ORGANIZATION And First Anniversary of New Home Dedication —Roll Call. The local Knights of Pythias held their annual roll call Thursday evening on the forty-eighth anniversary of the organization of the Knights of Pythias in general, and the first anniversary of the dediteation of the handsome new home of the Decatur order. Nearly one hundred were present Thursday evening and responded to their names at the roll call. Besides this, the third degree was conferred upon two candidates — Fred Hencher and Ted Sowers. Speeches were given by many present, the occasion being one of great rejoicing over the growth and prosperity of the local order, and the enjoyment of the past year in their own fine, new home. The company repaired to the dining room, where refreshments, consisting of sandwiches, pickles, cake and coffee were provided. the lodge and dining rooms being decorated in the lodge colors. o — AN ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAKE. New York's “artificial earthquake,’’ caused by the explosion of twentyfive tons of dynamite, is the subject of two pages of illustrations, apeparing in the March number of Popular Mechanics’ magazine. An article states that, at the rate at which explosives are being used at the Panama canal, 25 short tons of dynamite, the amount exploded at Jersey City, would excavate 140,000 cubic yards of rock. If this rock were to be piled straight up on a city building lot measuring 150x50 feet.. It would tower to a height exceeding 500 feet. Such is the disruptice power of twen-ty-five tons of dynamite.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, February 17. 1911.

AN IMPORTANT MEETING. Rev. Hessert and William Sellemeyer Attend Meeting at Garret. Rev. L. C. Hessert and William Sellemeyer left today noon for Garrett, Ind., and this evening will be in attendance at a meeting to be held at that place at 7:30 o’clock. It will be held at the German Reformed church and business pertaining to the new addition which will next year be added to tfle seminary at Sheboygan, Wis., will be brought up. Both Rev. Hessert and Mr. Sellemeyer are on the committee who wHI attend to the business which has been assigned to this district. MANY ILLNESSES Mrs. Henry Bowman of Monmouth is Recovering —Mrs. Hammell IS DOING WELL Mrs. Fulleton is Growing Weaker—Many Illnesses Are Reported. Miss Rosa Beatty, living seven miles northeast of this city, who has been quite sick since Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Ed Ahr on Fourth street, with what seemed to be appendicitis... Is recovering and will probably be able to return home Saturday. Her slater, Miss Hazel Beatty, has bebn with her here this week. Grandma Sowle, who has been a sufferer from lunfc trouble for several months, and who has been confined to her bed since last Friday when she took a turn for the worse, is very low and ite now able to speak only in a whisper, and a word or two at a time. Mrs. Henry Bowman of Monmouth who has been seriously sick is now able to be up. Her mother, Mrs. Fulleton, who is at her home, and who underwent an operation several weeks ago, shows no improvement, and it is thought that she is getting weaker. The W. F. Hilton family near Rivarre, received a message this morning of the serious illness of a friend or relative in Marion who was taken to the hospital there, and asking that the Hiltons come at once. Mrs. Cyrus Hammell, who was operated upon at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, for hernia yesterday morning, is reported as doing nicely, though she was very weak this morning.

The condition of Ferdinand Bleeke remained about the same today, there being but little change either way. CONTINUED 014 i AGE FOUR o MONTHLY MEETING Lutheran Ministers of County Held All-day Session at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK Papers Read by Rev. G. Bauer and Rev. Wehmeyer—Discussion. The Lutheran ministers of the county held their regular monthly meeting today at the First National bank, this being an all-day session. There were present Rev. Dornseif of Root township, Rev. Henry Wehmeyer of this city, Rev. G. Bauer of Union township, Rev. Koch of Preble. The morning was spent in discussing topics of general interest to the church an'd its work, and after returning in the afternoon a very excellent paper was read by the Rev. Bauer of Root township and one by the Rev. Wehmeyer of this city. These monthly meetings are of great good to the ministers in their work, and are eagerly looked forward to from time to time.

COURT HOUSE NEWS The Deihl Case Will Not Close Before Monday Ev-ening-State Through. RAYL CASE IS RE-SET Will be Heard February 23 —Other Matters in Circuit and Probate Court. The Adam Dehil case is the big card in the circuit room and it will probably not go to the jury before noon Monday evening. The state concluded Its evidence at noon today, but the defense will require a day or so and the arguments several hours. The case is being fought every inch of the way. It looks now as though the jury would have a busy term. There are a number of state cases to be heard and several important civil suits. The jury will be excused Saturday morning in tfrne for the members to go home over Sunday. H. L. Conter has been appointed guardian for Frances Ward and filed bond as required. In the matter of the estate of Lewis M. Andrews, a showing was filed that the estate is less than SSOO. Alice M. Bittner vs. Charles Bittner et al., partition, deed reported and approved. The case of State vs. Oliver P. Rayl, wife desertion, was reset by agreement for Thursday, February 23rd. Messrs. Laman and Lee arrived home from Indianapolis, where they were attending the hardware men’s convention. o HAD LEG BROKEN Lawrence Biggs Met With a Painful Accident While at Work at AT FT. WAYNE SHOPS Message Gave No Particulars of Mishap—Taken to Hospital. Lawrence Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Biggs, who is employed in the Pennsylvania shops at Fort Wayne, met with a very painful accident while at work Thursday, receiving a broken leg, which will cause him to be off from duty for some tim<s. A message was received early this morning by Mr. Biggs, telling of the accident, but did not give any particulars as to how or when the accident occurred. He was at once taken to the St. Joseph’s hospital, where he was cared for and where he will remain until able to be about. He is having his share of bad luck recently, being injured but a short time ago by being struck to the eye. This injury was also quite painful. Mr. Biggs and other members of the family will go to his bedside tomorrow and on Sunday his sister, Miss Golda, and Miss Irene Garard Will pay him a visit. o — ELKS’ SPECIAL CALL. A very important meeting of the Elks has been called for this evening and the business to be brought up at this time is such that all the members should be present. A number of questions will be discussed, and it is urged that all be on hand. ———o MASS MEETING. Hon. C. F. Jackman, an attorney, chairman of the Huntington county organization, will address the temperance meeting at the M. E. church to this city Sunday, February 19th, at 2:30 p. m. Pastors please announce.

MARY REYNOLDS IMPROVING. Mrs. Victoria Hill has received the good news of the improvement of her granddaughter, Miss Mary Reynolds, who was obliged to resign her teaching in New Jersey several weeks ago and return to her home In Asheville, N. C„ on account of Bright's disease, which rendered her condition very serious, she baing taken to a hospital to New York City before going home. The warm sunshine of North Carolina is doin much to restore her health, which news will be very gratifying to her Decatur friends. Her mother, Mrs. Rev. C. G. Reynolds, met with quite a serious accident recently, burning one of her hands so badly that she was rendered helpless for awhile. The accident coming at the time of the daughter’s Illness seems the more unfortunate.

BLUFFTON LOST Two Good Games of Basket Ball Pulled Off Here Last Evening. HOME GIRLS WON By Defeating Bluffton in a W alk-away—F reshmen Also Winners. There was a change in the basket ball tables Thursday evening when the girls’ team of the Bluffton high school came to this city and engaged in a game with the girls’ team of the local high school. Although the home team has been doing some very good playing recently, this was their initial game with any out-of-town team and they demonstrated on this occasion where they were at by defeating Bluffton by a score of 19 to 2. Bluffton wasn’t in it at all and the locals had everything their own way. It was interesting throughout and many good plays were made by the locals. Another interesting game was played between the eighth grade and the freshmen* of the high school, the latter defeating their opponents by the close margin of 12 to 10. It was a hard-fought game. A large crowd was present and enjoyed the games. The decisions rendered by the referee were satisfactory to all and were fair to both sides. Mr. Forrey of Bluffton acted as referee for the visitors and Miss Karns as manager, while Miss Williams refereed for the home team. Frank DeVoss and Glen Warner had charge of the second game, and their decisions also gave satisfaction. Mr. Croniger, principal of the Bluffton high school, was also in attendance. — o HORSE SALE A SUCCESS. All Horses Sold and Date of Next Sale Has Been Changed. The horse sale Thursday was a success, all the stock being sold, the draft stock doing the best, the demand being the strongest for that class of stock. The management is pleased with the results and has arranged to have another sale the first week of March. The date has been changed slightly, it now being set for Friday, the 3rd. The buyers for the company will start out tomorrow to get another good bunch for the next sale. o SETTLEMENT MADE. In Case of Fred Manson—Will be Called on February 24th. In the case of Fred Manson, In ’Squire Frank Smith’s court, a settlement was effected Thursday evening, when Earl Peters interceded in behalf of Manson, who is in his employ. Proper arrangements were made for the care of the child and the case will be held open and called for trial on the 24th. Manson was released from custody and returned to his job at Auburn. Attorney R. W. Stine of Bluffton was at Ossian Wednesday in conference with the town board and with leading citizens of the town who are interested in the proposition of securing electric light for Ossian, and a proposition was adopted for submission to the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley traction company.

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POPE IMPROVING Able to Sit Up This Morning—Bennet’s Resolution Causes Comment. WAS CRUSHED OUT William Rockefeller is Suffering from Severe Attack of Pneumonia. (United Press Service.) Rome, Feb. 17 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Pope Pius continues to show improvement from the attack of influenza. A bulletin issued today says that his condition is satisfactory and that the congestion of his throat has been relieved. The Pope sat up a part of the morning and received several callers. London, Feb. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The resolution of Representative Bennett for the annexation of Canada is causing much discussion. Conservative papers say it is not a joke, while liberal papers say it is only politics to defeat the reciprocity plan. Washington, D. C., Feb. 17—(Special to Dajly Democrat) —The Taft steam roller passed over the house committee on foreign affai'rs today and crushed out of existence the Bennett resolution to annex Canada. The committee voted nine to one to kill the resolution, Bennett himself being the only one to vote favorably. The meeting was hurriedly called at the request of President Taft and lasted only thirty minutes.

New York, Feb. 17—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—William Rockerfeller brother of the oil king, is suffering from an attack of lumbago at his home. The New York News, ‘ street” organ says “notwithstanding the statements given out at the Rockerfeller home, it is known that the millionaire suffers from pneumonia and is in a serious condition. Rockerfeller is the ruling spirit in the speculations of the Standard. EMPLOYEES BILL Passed the Senate Today Without Dissenting Vote --It is Party Measure. LABOR MEN PLEASED Higgens Bill to Raise Trustees’ Salaries Killed—A New Accounting Bill. • (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 17—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The senate today without a dissenting vote, passed the employees' liability bill agreed upon, in democratic caucus. This is a platform measure and it is assured will pass the house. Labor leaders are highly pleased with the bill, although the clause that contributary negligence shall not be a bar to recover damages was weakened slightly by the qualifying conditions to diminish damages. Several changes are proposed in the Darling public accounting bill, among them being one to reduce the pay of the chief accountant to $3,500 and the pay of the field accountants to eight dollars a day. The house committee on public morals received the substitute option bill from the senate today and its early passage in the house is expected. The Higgens bill to increase the pay of township trustees was indefinitely postponed. — 1 "■ — —o SPRING FIRST SPRING WINDOW Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson are offering the first spring window today, and the display includes the new patterns in men’s suits, also a full line of Cluett shirts, with collars to match, soft flannel, shirts, etc. It looks good.