Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 27 March 1911 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday By OeCATIIW DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates •Per Week, by carrier. ... .10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 i Per Month by mail 25 cents ■ Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies - cents _______ Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mall matter. Root township will hold a local option election within a month. Hartlord township votes Wednesday of this week. Another little lapse in the. perfect j spring weather. We have to have these days to make us enjoy the nice days fully when they come. The National Democratic Achievement Banquet to be held at the Murat Temple, Indianapolis, on the evening of April 13th, will probably be one of the biggest events of the kind of the year. Democrats from every section will be there and no doubt a few fences will be tied up, in anticipation of the national convention next year. Saturday seems to have been one of those ‘'hoodoo” days, which come in this country every few weeks. A steamer turned turtle off Seattle and many men were drowned. A wreck on the Atlantic Coast railroad killed ten and injured two-score. There were many minor wrecks and accidents over the land and the day closed with the terrible holocaust in NewYork City. It should make one think j his days are surely numbered, and , reminds us that the only safe way is Begin On Easter Sunday

and enjoy wearing clothes made to your measure. Any design you -select from our fashion plates will represent what is being worn in the largest cities, and ifiyou want the clothes 4'A ' ■ - i /-’kA k OOPVWIGHT •* UEt eo. v. prick a vzySp To look As Good on yourself as on the plates the design must be worked into them by our Chicago Tailors Ed V. Price & Co. Quality of Woolens and Workmanship Guaranteed to Satisfy. Suits to Order SIB.OO to $40.00 The MyersDailey Co.

to keep our lumps trimmed and in ■ readiness. A hundred and fifty girls lost their lives in a fire which destroyed a tenstory building in New York Satur day afternoon. The big trap had no fire escapes and the girls were fore- | cd to jump to death or be cremated, i Even the fire nets proved rotten and those who were fortunate enough to ' alight in one went on through and i most of them were killed. Now the I people of that city are asking that some one be punished. Surely the greatest metropolis of this nation has laws and ordinances, which, if enforced, would have provided some means of escape for these working girls in such cases, and it looks as though the officers who will now make the arrests should themselves plead j guilty to carelessness in not forcing' the construction of Are escapes. BABE DEAD. * The infant daughter, born Sunday j to Mr. and Mrs. David Cook of South Tenth street, died immediately after I its birth. The burial will take place I in the Decatur cemetery Tuesday at ( 11 o’clock. I j AT SAN ANTONIO. Arthur Suttles Sunday received a I message from Mr. and Mrs. John Nib-; lick, stating tbit they arrived in safe-; I ty at San Antonio, Texas. They will I remain there for a short while, and will also enjoy visits at other places , in Texas before starting on their journey homeward. 'German Coac i i Stallion Tip Top I r ■ -S’ « ji - ~ TIP TOP NO. 1743. “Tip Top” No. 1743 will make the season of 1911 begipning April Ist. as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the home of Chas. E. Magley 3% miles north-west

of Decatur, Ind, or *4 miles east of stop 25 on the Fort Wayne & Spring field traction line, Friday and Saturday at Schlickman's Feed Yard on Second street, Decatur. This handsome coach Stallion was bred by Bell Bros., of Wooster, Ohio. He was foaled in 1902. He is not only a coach stallion in name but has the size, conformation and action as good as ever went down the pike. He is absolutely the best Coach Stallion in Northern Indiana, winning 2nd. place in Fort Wayne in 1908 in a very strong show, including Crouch & Sons of Lafayette, Ind., and .in 1909 was shown at the Great Northern Indiana Fair in class of Coach Cleveland Bays, Morgans, Hackneys, General Purpose and Light harness stallions and again won 2nd. place. In 1910 was again shown at the Great Northern Indiana Fair in the strongest class of Coach, Cleveland Bays. Morgans, Hackneys, General Purpose and Light harness stallions that were ever shown at this fair and won Ist. place, also won 2nd. place in a stallion show and 3 of their get all j breeds competing and in a colt show ! with 14 in the class including Coach, Cleveland Bays, Morgans, Hackneys, General Purpose and Light Harness. Won Ist. and 2nd. on horse colts and Ist. and 2nd. on mare colts. He is a show horse and is remarkable in transmitting to his get a likeness to himself in looks, action and disposition, which the above statements will prove. I He stands 16 hands, weighs 1300 I pounds and is a blood bay with black 5' points.

[ ! “TIP TOP” was sired by J. Landi ersohn 505, by Hercules 410, G. Bril- , liant sth, 301. Dam Bessie 78, by , Maynet 860 by Agamerman, No. 55. The sire of Tip Top was Imported by ' Bell Bros., and the dam by Crouch & Sons. TERMS $12.00 to insure a good living colt. Parties failing to return mares regularly or parting with them forfeit their insurance. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. CHAS. E. MAGLEY R. F. D. 7. DECATUR, IND. Date Bred Date Rebred Owner of Mare

A NEAR BURGLAR Prowled About Gaffer Home Last Night-Climbed on Back Porch. . TIGHTENED AWAY • ✓ And He Then Climbed Up Pear Tree to Top of Front Porch. A would-be burglar made things rather exciting for a while about the j Peter Gaffer home on Ninth street j about 11:30 Sunday night. The fam-ily-had retired lor the night, when Edmund, the son, who sleeps in a room at the rear, just adjacent to the back porch roof, was awakened by a sound. He got up and looked out of the window, and he saw a man on the roof just ready to enter the window, which had been left open. The man was of medium size and 1 wore no mask, and Edmund, who had scarcely time to be frightened, passed into the room where his parents slept and told them of the occurrence. By the time they were awake, the i man had gotten away. Edmund then pased on through the upstairs to the front room and what was his astoni ishment to look out and behold the , same man climbing to the top of the pear tree in the front yard front' i which he was preparing to climb to' the roof of the front porch. The win- 1 ’ dows of the front room, however, i were closed, and he would have had considerable difficulty in opening , them, had he so desired. Mr. Gaffer [ hastily ran down stairs, without gun or club, as he has had no occasion heretofore to keep one —in the hopes of catching the offender, but he had disappeared. He left behind him. l however, his tracks. He had climbed. to the roof of the back porch by the I lattice work, and in so doing had torn' down a screen. Then, too his feet covered with mud and leaves from the pear tree, had left their tracks on the porch and tree trunk. He must also have been a “gentleman,” for he left a half-smoked cigar on the porch I rail, where he had evidently laid it, I till after he had gotten in his work. I The family is at a loss as to why he should attempt burglary there, as they had, at this time no money or especially valuable things about the house. Mr. Gaffer got a gun to keen at hand henceforth.

SOCIETY DOINGS j 1 CLUB CALENDAR FOR WEEK. Monday. Ruth Circle —Dessie Beery. Yeomen Surprise—Hall. I Tuesday. ■ 1 Presbyterian Missionary — Church ( Parlors. I Historical —Mrs. P. B. Thomas. Wednesday. j St. Vincent de Paul —K. of C. Hail. Menuates—Mrs. J. O. Seilemeyer. , Shakespeare—Mrs. P. D. Heller. Thursday. Thimble —Mrs. Roy Archbold. Orient —Mrs. W. R. Dorwin. 1 Needlecraft —Fanchon Magley. / | I The atention of the’ladies of all . church denominations is called to “ the excellent program for the golden ‘ jubilee celebration to be observed to- . morrow afternoon from 2 to 5 at the - Presbyterian church by the missionI ary society of that church. Every- ' body is cordially invited. S. W. Hale of Geneva, and brother, ■ James P. Hale, of Bluffton, with their I cousin, Mrs. Patrick, also of Bluffton,' were guests over Sunday of their - brother and cousin, J. D. Hale, and - family, attending the rally day serv-, i ices at the Methodist church Rev. - Church was also a guest of the Hales , at dinner. ) t The good people of Pleasant Grove class, Rivarre circuit, gave to the.r 1

pastor, Rev. D. S. Knisely, a very nice donation on March 23rd, consisting of corn, oats, potatoes, flour, meat, apples, cabbage and lard to the amount of $27.12, for which we feel very thankful, and can only say, "God bless them.” —Contributed. The St. Vincent de Paul society will meet Wednesday afternoon at the K. of C. hall. ; The Needlecraft club will be entertained this evening by Miss Dessie Beery. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Davies enter-, tained at a delicious chicken dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Zerkle and daughter, Justine.

AMUSEMENTS. The following speaks for itself about Jim and the Singer, which comes to the op *ra bouse. Thursday, March 30th, Springfield, HI , Press, September 1: "This being the third visit of Alan Vlllair and Edna Codaii and their company, the house was naturally very large to see their latest success, ‘Jim and the Singer, a comedy play of southern Missouri. That the interesting love story, the de lightful comedy and the clever singing impersonations pleased very much was evident from the hearty genetai applause. Vlilair as ‘Jim’ and Miss Codair as ‘Sue,’ were certainly excellent, while the company, including James Sylvester as ‘Hill Jackson,' ( was way above the usual popular priced evening's entertainment for ladles, gentlemen and even children. ANNUAL SESSION Fifty-ninth Indiana Conference of Evangelical Association. HELD AT BERNE Beginning Next Sunday— The Program is Here Given in Full. Berne, Adams county, has been hon- . ored with the fifty-ninth session of , the Indiana conference of the Evan gelical association, which will be held I there April 6th to 9th. Thomas Bowman, D. D., bishop, will preside and : there will be eminent men from the , conference taking part in the pro- ' gram. The conference proper does i not begin until Thursday, April 6th. but this will be preceded by a special session, beginning Sunday, April 2r.d. I The entire program for the sebsiot ;s as follows: Sunday, April 2. 10:30 a. m— Sermon—“ The Transforming Vision” —E. W. Praetorius, Louisville, Ky. 7:3(X p. m. —Sermon —"As Christ Divided Men —E. W. Praetorius. Monday, April 3. 7:30 p. m. —Sermon —"The Upward Pull” —J. W. Metzner, Huntington, Indiana. Tuesday, April 4. 9:00 a. m. —Examinations of Junior Preachers—L. S. Fisher. President of I Board of Examiners. 2:00 p. m. —Lecture —“Nahum and 1 Nineveh” —C. B. Bowman, A. M , B. D.. Professor at N. W. C., Naperville, Inti. ;

7:30 p. m.—Lecture —“The Prophet | and Babylon"—C. B. Bowman (Mennonite Church.) Wednesday, April sth. 10:00 a. m.—Lecture—‘‘Hebrew History and the Hittites” —C. B. Bowman. 1:30 p. m. —Annual Missionary Meeting—L. Newman. President of the Missionary Society. 2:30 p. m.—Sunday School and Tract Union—P. L. Browns, President of the Union. 7:30 p. m.—Sermon —“The Cali of the Nations” —Rev. George Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer. Missionary Society, Cleveland, Ohio (Mennonite Church.) Thursday, April 6. 9:00 a. m. —Opening of Conference (Address and Communion Service) — Bishop Bowman, D. D., Presiding. 2:00 to 5:00 p. in.—Business Session. 7:30 p. m.—Lecture —Madison Swadener, D. D. (Mennonite Church.) Friday, April 7. 8:30 to 11:30 a. m.—Business Session. 2:00 to 5:00 p. m.—Business Session. 7:30 p. m.—Lecture—“The Child and the Kingdom”—F. C. Berger (Mennonite Church.) Saturday, April 8. 8:30 to 11:30 a. m.—Business Session. 2:00 to 5:00 p. m.—Business Session. * 7:30 p. m. —Sermon—(Rev. C. A. ' Hirschman, Ph. B. (Mennonite Church.) Sunday, April 9. 1 9:00 a. m.—Sunday School —E. C.

Brice, Superintendent. 9:00 a. m.—Sermon —W. G. Braeckley, Louisville, Ky. (German, Mennonite Church.) 10:30 a. m. —Ordination Sermon — Bishop Bowman. {English, Memton- ■ ite Church.) 3:00 p. m. —Ordination Services — Bishop Bowman (Mennonite Church.) 6:30 p. m.—Union Young People’s i Rally—D. O. Wise, Leader. Address —Laid on God’s Altar, G. B. Kimmel, Indianapolis, Ind. 7:15 —Sermon —Bishop Bowman. 7:45 —Sermon —M. L. Sheidler, ! (Mennonite Church.) J 7:45 —Sermon —F. L. Snyder (Missionary Church.) 7:30 p. m. —Sermon —C. H. Geist, (Missionary Church West of Town.)

| ANOTHER WEEK LONGER | fi We have decided to run our imbroiderv sale h B another week longer at the saine pnce iwi | I certainly pay everybody to see this asst, before I yards more, fine grade from j S 6to 10 inches wide goes at 10 cents ay< . 9 We still have some of the 18 meh corset covet & I thelatesHhingsln white | ft - fronts all over emb. and laces from -> to 50 cents. ft LACE CURTAIN GOODS. | ft The only line in the city for such money all col- g 1 ors widths and styles at 10 cents a yd. | I£_ LACE CURTAINS ggftffig! 1 g| Do not fail to give us a look on g this line |g Sgi 21-2 yards long apair . ■ • 50 c X 2 1-2 yards long extra wide a pair 3 yards long 54 inches wide in White & Arabian extra value 98c a pair ' <0 EVERY THING IS READY t ft FOR EASTER ,g ft And it is only a few weeks away remember || ft the place that has the goods and does as they ad- || vertise. | STEELE & WEAVER f S Big Store 18

TWO FARMS SOLD A.’enry Bleeke Buys Christens May Forty Acre Farm in UNION TOWNSHIP The Colchin Homestead South of City Also Sold Saturday. Henry Bleeke of Union township was a business visitor in town Saturday, closing the deal for the purchase of the forty acre farm from Christena May and heirs. The May farm is tn Union township and adjoins that of Mr. Bleeke, the new purchase giving him now 200 acres, making one of the finest farms in that section. The forty acres brought the good sum of $4,000. Quite a real estate deal was transacted here Saturday when the large farm belonging to John and Will Colchin and located one and one-half miles south of the city, on the mud pike road, was purchased by John Bogner. The deal has been hanging fire for several weeks and four or five other parties have been interested in the deal. The farm comprises 117% acres, and the soil is among the best to be found in the county. Mr. Bogner recently moved from his farm just north of town to this city and his son will occupy the farm. Twelve thousand dollars was the sum received, and it is one of the largest real estate deals that has been closed here for some time. EXPRESS NO HOPES. Physicians who are attending the son of Frank Keller, ill with pneumonia, state that the boy has but a very slim chance of recovering, his fever being very high and his constitution too weak to withstand the ravages of the malady. The boy is nine years old. Several cases of this nature are being reported, the attack of pneumonia following closely that of the measles. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS’

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