Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 52.

WAS OPERATED ON ■i Miss Harshbarger, a Nurse From Hope Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Underwent ORDEAL WEDNESDAY Has Been Acting in This Capacity Here For the Past Two Years. Miss Blanche Harshbarger of Columbia City, a nurse from th# Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, who for the past two years has spent almost all of her time in this city nursing many patients, and since last October has been constantly employed in the care of patients under Doctors Clark, was operated upon Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Hope hospital for appendicitis. She has been afflicted with this illness since last August, when she suffered an attack, and was under the care of a physician for some weeks. Since that time she has been suffering much pain, but her condition has not been such as to require medical attention. Tuesday night she was taken with the second attack at the home of Dr. Clark and was at once taken to the hospital and necessary arrangements made for the ordeal. The operation was performed by Dr. D. D. Clark, assisted by Dr. Me- ( Oscar of Fort Wayne, and but twenty; five minutes were required to complete the operation. She rallied very well from the anaesthetic and is doing as well as could be expected. Miss Harshbarger is known throughout the city because of the excellent service she has done for Decatur people, who ' wish for her a speedy recovery. She > will return to this city, it is thought,' in about five weeks, and will carry on the same work that she has done in the past. Miss Naomi Niblick paid i her a visit this afternoon at the hospital.

BIG SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT. Neighbor —DM you ever see Jesse Lasky's Seven Hoboes? Everybody , thought it was the greatest novelty, they had ever seen. But Jesse Lasky,, in his wildest dreams, never hoped to see eighty-seven hoboes on the stage at one time. Shakespeare, in all his great works, would never have dared to give voice to such a mammoth undertaking. And yet, that is just what you see when you attend "Vagland.” No one ever dreamed it possible to bring about such an aggregation. It was left to Will Mungovan to bring this about. He wove a pretty little romance about "The Happy-go-Lucky Knights of the Road.” He laid his plot in the beautiful forest on the Brookside farm, on the outskirts of Fort Wayne. This place is known from coast to coast as a hangout for the bums that yearly infest this place. The first act opens with the "bums ' holding a special session in "Vagland.’' Here the author introduces a variety of tramps that has never been dreamed of. And right j here in the first act is where the fun > begins. Two German factory-site seekers lose their way while inspecting the St. Mary’s river, and instead of going back to the city they start off in the opposition direction. They arrive at the big forest and fall into the hands | of "The Vags" and the fun is on. Ihej Vags, fearing the Germans will return to the city and inform the police oi their whereabouts, compel them to join their order. They are given the three degrees of an initiation that has no equal and when one German goes down on his knees in the last of the third act and yells, "Dot's enough,’’ ( the audience heartily agrees with the over-worked German that he has had enough. There is just enough love injected ihto the piece to make it interesting. As usual the leading man has no little trouble in securing the object of his ardent love. But everything turns out lovely in the end and everybody goes away happy. The song numbers are of a nature seldom attempted by other than professional people. The ladies who make up the chorus contribute greatly toward making tne musical a success, while some members of the male chorus possess beautiful voices. Taken all m all \ ag-■ land'' bids fair to be one of the greatest attractions that will a P* ear J\ D *- catur. Bosse opera house Friday, March 3rd. .. Jt

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

INDIANA SOCIETY OF CHICAGO. An artistic little booklet in tan, cream and brown, giving a report of the Indiana Society of Chicago, has just reached our exchange tables. The indianu Society of Chicago comprises natives of this state who are now centered in Chicago, and very many of them are those who have made names for themselves in the realm of letters, politics, music, etc. The sixth annual banquet was given Saturday evening, December 10th, in the Elizabethan room of the Congress hotel, and was attended by no less than 430 members of the society and their guests.

“FLITTING” TIME — - *' 11 ■"■■■' - Usual Number of Changes in Farm Residences About March First. CHANGING TODAY J. D. Krick Buys Lenhart Farm—Moving Today— Other Changes. Decatur visitors ihi central Pennsyl- , vania are struck with many different I things that add local color to the i place and among them are the "flit--1 ting" bees that are held about March 1 first when farm leases expire and othI ers are renewed or possession given of newly acquired property. In Pennsylvania the “movings" are called by the more poetical name of “Hittings." and regular parties or social affairs i are made of the events, all the nei’gliI bors taking part in aiding the "slitters. Now Pennsylvania is not the only place where these changes take place ,on March Ist and Adams county is coming in for her share of the “flittings” today. The office of D. N. Edwin, the real estate man, was a rather busy one today, when many who are making changes, called to make the 1 closing arrangement for their real estate deals. J. D. Krick, who recently sold his farm in Union township. has purchased the Lenhart brothers’ farm of eighty acres two and a half miles south of the city and is moving there today. Edward Bleeke purchased the 110acre farm of J. D. Krick in Union township, which farm adjoins his home, and took possession today. Fred A. Meads of Alien county, who purchased the James Moses forty acres, is moving thereon today, while Burt Poyner of Hillsboro, with his family and household goods arrived over the Clover Leaf today and are moving to their farm east of the city recently purchaed from D. N". Erwin. Today also George Brown gave up possession of his forty acre farm south of the city to the purchasers, Harve Smith and Simon Meyers.

ABOUT THE SICK. — I 'Squire J. H. Stone has returned from Fort Wayne, where he called on his daughter, Miss Victoria Stone, whom he reports is getting along remarkably well since her operation. Miss Kate Henneford is taking an enforced vacation from work at the Niblick store on account of an attack of the grip. Fred Fullenkamp was unable to report at the Fullenkamp store this morning on account of a case of sore I throat. Wm Frazer of Blue Creek township one of the well known residents of this county and two years ago a candidate for county assessor is lying very ill at his home with an attack of pneumonia. Mis Kate Hammell went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to spend ten days with her mother at the Lutheran hospital. Mrs. Hammell, who was operated upon there for hernia, is recovering nicely. Miss Bertha Heller who has been quite sick with what seems to border on peritonitis, and who was not quite so well yesterday, is better today <5 again.

COURT ttOUSE NEWS Books and Records of Packing Co. Ordered Placed in Hands of Clerk. REPORT IS APPROVED Many Farms Are Changing Hands in County, According to the Records. Herman Gerke vs. Decatur Packing Co., final report approved and distribution ordered accordingly. Receiver ordered to deposit in the office of the county clerk all records, books an papers of Packing company, to be held by said clerk, subject to the further order of court. Miles W. Hamrick vs. Marie Brandt et al„ to abate nuisance, damage and injunction, amended complaint filed. Rule against defendant to answer same. Real estate transfers: Christian Baumann to Fred Baumann. 40 acres, Monroe tp.. $1.00; Phillip Wendal to Amos D. Buckmaster, 40 acres. Jefferson tp., $2600; Amos D. Buckmaster to Homer Charleston, 40 acres, Jefferson tp., $3400; Charles E. Magley to Charles H. Walters, lot 816, Decatur, $2550; Geo. W. Brown to Harvey L. Smith, 20 acres. Washington tp., $2300; Ada W’alters to D. E. Bollinger, 29 acres, St. Mary’s tp., $1454; John F. Hocker to F. P. Halberstadt, lots 32 and 33, Monroe, $2900; John F. Hocker to F. P. Halberstadt. 160 acres, Monroe tp., $17,600; J. D. Krick to Edward Bleeke, 110 acres, Union tp., $11,000; E. B. Lenhart et al to J. D. Krick. 80 acres, Washington tp., $10,000; George W. Brown to S. M. Myers, 20 acres. Washington tp., $2700.

A GRAVE CHARGE Mrs. Louisa Miller, Wife of Herman Miller, Causes Arrest of GAS METER READER At Ft. Wayne—Charged of Attempted Criminal Assault—Father Here. Claiming that he attempted to criminally assault her yesterday afternoon in her rooms above the Christen drug store, 1304 South Calhoun street, Mrs. Louisia Miller, wife of Herman Miller, who is now serving a sentence for complicity in the murder of Marshal Columbus Croy of Woodburn, last evening caused the arrest of Frank Wagner, 536 Fourth street, a meter reader for the Indiana Lighting company. Mrs. Miller says that Wagner came to her rooms on his regular mission yesterday and after completing his work he attacked her. She fought desperately and repulsed him. Mrs. Miller is fifty years of age, while Wagner is but thirty-four. Wagner declares that the charge is false, and that it was filed’only after an effort by the woman to blackmail him had failed. He admits being at her rooms yesterday, but declares he was there only long enough to take the meter reading. He is married. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mrs. Miller is the daughter of Fred Bohnke, sr.. of North Second street, this city, and is the wife of Herman Miller, who is serving a sentence of from two to fourteen years in state’s prisin for complicity in the murder of Marshal Columbus Croy, late of Woodburn, LEAVES BABY BOY. The stork made the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Leonard a happy one when he left a big baby boy there. Tom is all smiles and much happiness reigns in the home.

Decatur, Ind. Thursday Evening, March 2, 1911.

BLUFFTON AGAIN. Lost to the Fast Decatur Team In a Well-Played Game Last Night. Wednesday night the local Phi Deltas engaged in a fast game with the Bluffton bunch and completely shut them out at all stages of the gain.'. Bluffton brought along a boodly bunch of rooters, but little opportunity was given them to cheer their own team. Decatur’s line-up was: Nelson, center; Falk and Peterson, forwards; Smith and Weaver, guards, and met the Bluffton line-up of Spitler, center; Clark and Hartman, forwards, and Slepy and Fetters, guards. The first half showed some brilliant playing on the part of the home team, but the score of Decatur 10 and Bluffton 9 shows how hotly contested the half was. The Second half was a walkaway for the boys as Bluffton lost their wind and Decatur took the honors with a score of 16 to 5. Several brilliant plays on the part of Falk gave Decatur a big lead. Nelson came across with several good plays from the foul line. The score was 26 to 14.

MANY FINE HORSES Are on Exhibition For the Big Horse Sale to be Held Friday. 300 HUNDRED HEAD Anything You Want is to Be Had—Horse Flesh Can’t Beat Those on Hand. Friday the Decatur Horse Sale company will give another of their famous horse sales, and the management, of the company is proud to say that they have on hand not only the largest, but the best line of horse flesh they have ever had on exhibition at their stables. All during this week they have been coming ih. in large numbers, and their several barns in the city are crowded with horses. One hundred came in today from all parts of the nearby country, swelling the number to over three hundred head. Anything you could wish will be found in the', number at the stables, from driving horses, work horses and matched teams that cannot be beaten. Never before has such a fine line of horses been in this stable, and now, with everythiing on hand, it is up to you, Mr. Farmer and Mr. Buyer, to come in and get one. Look them over and be your own judge. Or. if you have one to sell, bring it in and the management will treat you right. The present sale will be the biggest on record in regard to the quantity and quality and a number of eastern buyers are expected to be on hand as has been the case at previous sales.

A MAD RUNAWAY. A team, hitched to a wagon, belonging to a man named Rumschlag, living near this city, which had been left hitched at the side of the street in the business distrfct Wednesday afternoon, became frightened, and breaking loose, ran south on Second street, thence onto Mercer avenue, until they came to the Chester Johnson home, near which they tried to turn onto a side street. One of the horses fell in turning and they were stopped in their mad career. Mr. Johnson, with the assistance of Jacob Tester, got them up and Mr. Tester drove them back to town, where they were soon returned to their owner. No one was in the wagon during the runaway and there was no injury or damage to anyone or anything. o FUNERAL FRIDAY. The funeral of Theodore Minnich, whose death occurred at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, will be held Friday morning from the St. Rosa Catholic church at 10 o’clock. A number of people from this city will be in attendance, includilng D. F. Teeple and family. Interment will also take place at Monroeville. SOLD FINE HORSE J. D. Miller of Monroeville was in our city today transacting business matters. He sold a tine three-year-old Perpheron to Frislnger & Sprunger which weighed eighteen hundred pounds and of a dapple grey color.

TWO MORE GO WET Attic? and Covington Vote Saloons Back—Veedersburg Votes Dry. ELECTIONS ALL CLOSE Attica Will Have Saloons Within a Week as Applications Are Filed. Attica, Ind., March 2 —Attica, Fountain county, voted “wet” yesterday by a majority of twenty, the vote being 440 to 420, each ward voting “wet." The campaign was one of the hottest ever held in this part of Indiana, hundreds of circulars, cards and other pieces of printed matter being issued by both the “wets” and "drys.” The “wets” depended wholly upon personal work and printed matter. The election was held under the new Proctor law and the vote cast exceeded that cast for mayor at the election two years ago by forty-one. Liquor began to come into the city from Lafayette early Tuesday night, but owing to the fact that Marshal Beamer captured the first suit case, which contained nine quarts of whiskey. that part of the program was discontinued. There were not a half dozen drunk men in the city all day. The change after seventeen months' “dry" to “wet" is attributed to the fact that Danville and Lafayette are both "wet" and the “wets” argued that these conditions were detrimental to business interests. Seven applicants have already published notice to the effect that they will apply tor license next Tuesday, which will give Attica open saloons within the next week. Veedersburg, in this county, went "dry" by twenty-two votes, while Covington. the county seat, voted “wet" by forty.

FROM GALL STONES Death of Andrew J. Gay Was Due to This Ailment —lll Two Days. A LETTER CAME Telling of Illness After Message of Death Had Been Received. A letter from his wife, felling of the illness of Andrew J. Gay of Shoals, and asking that the son, J. L. Gay, of this city, come at once, was received j Wednesday afternoon late by the fam-. illy here, a day after the message of ( his death had been received, and the son had left for that place to take i care of the father’s remains. The letter was written Tuesday morning, the day on which the death occurred in the afternoon. The letter stated that 1 Mr. Gay had been sick with gall 1 stones two days, and the wife, who ! is the step-mother of J. L. Gay of this | city, asked that he come at once. Before the letter, which was taken up i on the rural route, had been delivered ’ to the postoffice there, the death oc--| curred in the afternoon, and a tele- i gram thereof sent at once, reaching here probably before the letter had reached the postoffiee at Shoals. The remains will arrive here tomorrow morning at 1:40 o’clock over the G. R. & 1., as stated Wednesday, and the funeral held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Salem, by Rev. Church, pas- i tor of the M. E. church of this city.

K. OF P. TONIGHT. This evening there will be an interesting session for the members of the Knfghts of Pythias when they will confer the first rank of the lodge upon a number of candidates. Another interesting feature which is in store for this evening is the adoption of a new constitution for the order. This has been looked forward to for some time and set for this evening. With this important work on hand to take place tt. is earnestly expected by the committee in charge that all the members will be on hand to take part.

THREE GAMES. Three basket ball games are scheduled to come off on Friday evening at the gymnasium rooms of the high school and one of the best times if scheduled to come. The first game to be played will be between the girls' teams of the gold and purple, which will be interesting, ns they have been on former occasions. The game between St. Joseph's high school and the freshmen of the high school will be one long looked for and much practice itH being done for this event. The one between the Portland high school and the local high school teams will be fast from present rumors, and a large crowd is expected by the committee in charge. Admission, 25c.

EXPERTS AT WORK Architect and Heating and Ventilating Experts at Central School. EXAMINING BUILDING Will Report Conditions and Needed Improvements to Board. Architect Griffith of the firm of Griffith Fair of Fort Wayne, and an expert in ventilation from South Bend, were here today, and this morning, with the city school trustees, paid a visit to the Central school house, where they went over the conditions there to see what improvements were necessary to bring the school house up to the standard required by the state health board, which recently condemned the light and ventilation conUtions of the building. They went over the building this morning carefully and this afternoon were preparing their figures for submission to the school board. Mr. Griffith is a well known architect of Fort Wayne, while the South Bend man is an expert on heating and ventilation, being in the employ of the city of South Bend. The fact that he is not connected with a sales agency and has no interest in conditions here, otherwise than as they simply exist, will make his opinion a perfectly impartial one. o AVERAGE PER ACRE.

County Assessor George Gentis has prepared a sheet which shows the appraised value to be placed on the farms of Adams county. Divided among the various townships, the record shows the following: Union, S3O per acre; Root. $32; Preble, s3l; Kirkland. $32.50; Washington. $34; St. Mary's, $32: Blue Creek, $30;; Monroe, $33; French, s3l; Hartford, $31.50; Wabash, $32, and Jefferson, S3O, making an average for the county of $31.29 per acre without improvements and $37.37 per acre with improvements. That this compares favorably with the average of other counties in this locality is also shown by figures gathered by Mr. Gentis. whifch show the average in Allen county, without improvements to be $31.25 per acre; , Wells. $31.55 per acre,’ and Jay, $37.00 per acre, with improvements. The assessors have begun work and will be busy men for the next sixty days. —o ONLY MINOR BILLS CONSIDERED.

(United Press Service.) | Indianapolis, Ind., March 2 —(Speci ial to Daily Democrat) —The “old brain storm” defense in criminal actions cantfot be revived in Indiana as a result of action taken by the senate today, which killed the bill which would have admitted such evidence. The bil provide that if a person be shown to have been insane when a I crime was committee that he be adjudged insane by a lunacy comrnis- ’ sion and sent to a hospital for the criminal insane. Both house and sen- ' ate handled only minor measures this morning. A message was sent by Governor Marshall requesting that the legislature attend the unveling of the bust of Robert Dale Owens and both houses adjourned at 11 o’clock. I o MATHEWS BANK GURGLARIZED. 1 I — ■ (United Press Service.) Muncie, Ind.. March 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Farmers' State bank at Mathews, Indiana, was entered at midnight by burglars, who blew the safe and escaped with $3,000.

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PLATFORM BILLS Are Now Being Passed by the Legislature in Job Lots—Will Clean Up. PUTTING ON BRAKES Governor Will Sign Bills Until Saturday Evening at Six O'clock. Indianapolis, Ind., March 2 —lt is likely that Governor Marshall will close the bars on the further presentation of bills for his consideration, and that he will put on these brakes at 6 o'clock Saturday evening. This will mean that the legislature will be deprived of but one day, and that they will have the benefit of the entire week in which to make additional laws for the state. They are working hard these days and if as much progress is made the remainder of the week they will have no cause for worry over their inability to get into law every meritorious bill now before either branch of the general assembly. Platform bills are coming down in job lots and the anxious party man who is exhibiting nervous fears that the majority might fluke upon some of the essentials of the session, may now rest his soul in peace. Nothing will be overlooked and the leaders in both legislative bodies are working hand in glove and will see to it that every necessary platform bill pases under the wire in good season. Great team work is being witnessed in these closing days, demonstrating anew that the Indiana democrats are equal to any emergency, and especially so when it comes to manipulating the legislative wheels of government. The closing days have brought distinctly into the limelight many of the leader, of both branches, and some of them are really big men, as time and years will show. The democrats of Indiana have no reasons to feel that the legislative sesion of 1911 has been a failure. On the other hand they will find every reason to believe that it has been one of the best in the history of the state. They have been industrious in their efforts to get at the real meaning of every proposed measure, and when a joker seemed apparent, they proceeded to remedy the de feet or kill the bill. Among those who have a record in this general asembly and one that it it an honor and a credit to have, is the Hon. Albert J. Venemen. speaker of the house. He has been fair throughout, and apparently every minute he was conscious of the duty he owed to the state and to himself. There has been nothing little, nothing partisan and nothing reflecting against him during the entire session. He tolerates nothing that borders on the tricks that go with every trade. From his vantage ground he has ruled fair, impartially and will quit the game on next Monday with the good wishes of every democratic and every republican member of that body, and in addition he will carry home with him the flattering congratulations ot every one who has frequented the legislative halls during the past sixtyone days. And far better still, he has made a name for himself throughout the state that will serve him well in the years to come. Among the pleasant events of the legislative week was the pancake feast, which Senator Powell, the veteran senator from Steuben and Noble. was the host. Five gallons of ma pie syrup came from the senator’s own maple trees up in the good county of Steuben, made those pancakes taste like the ones that mother used to make. The giddy senators, including the young lieutenant governor, ate pancakes until they were red in the face, and then they danced the twofling, the three-fling and about all the other filings going, and in all had the best social time of the session. L. G. E. . o INTEREST IN AUBURN STORE. Lew Houk, living north of the city, has purchased an interest in a shoe store at Auburn, and will move to that place after holding a sale of his farm stock March 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Houk will also hold a sale and will go to Fort Wayne to make their home.