Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 83.

WILL ASK RETURN Os M. E. Conference to Kokomo Next Year—Unprecedented Request. COMMITTEES NAMED 1 I •1 Bishopric Apportionment I Paid in Full—Much Routine Business. — i Kokomo, Ind., April 7—The Rev. B. , S. Hollopeter of Wabash, superintendent of the Wabash district, submitted a report yesterday at the session of | the North Indiana M. E. conference, showing that this conference had paid In full its apportionment of money for the support of the pishopric of the Methodist church of the I'nited States. For the first time in the society's history the widow of a deceased minister and orphan children under sixteen years of age draw benefits. Ministers are also relieved of interest payments when their salaries are S7OO or less, , and are to lose no advantages when retired, but detailed in emergency work. C. U. Wade, secretary of the Preachers' Aid society, reported at yesterday morning's session of the conference that the permanent fund of the aid j society is nor. 180,830.52. The cash on hand amounts to $2,327. There ■ has been paid on salaries $1,989.40. | After a lively discussion, participated in by the Rev. Ezra F. Hasty of Warsaw, the Rev. L J. Naftzger of Greenfield and the Rev. H. N. Herrick of Kokomo, the officers of the Preachers' Aid society rhosen last year were re-elected. A nominating committee composed of M Pell, W. W. Martin and H. L. Overleer, was appointed , and the Rev. Jr. 4 Hasty expressed al fear that a slae had been arranged or might be suggested. This implica-1 tion brought L. f. Naftzger, president' of the board, t an animated denial and general emanation of the work-

ings of the noiinating committee, ' 1 which proceeding proved one of the enlivening incidate of the session. In the end th fßevs. Mr. Herrick and Mr. Hasty ipressed their full confidence in th|officers of the so--'ciety who. re-elec>d, ieft the nominating committee noting to do. The officers are: President—L. X'aftzger, Greenfield. Vice President-Rev. B. S. Hollopeter, Wabash. Secretary—C. I* Wade. Greencas- , tie. Treasurer —Jans W Meeks, Muncie. General Secrery—J. W. Cain, Warsaw. Managers —Harn Rhodes, Will A. M. Meeks and Injamin Blasscock, Muncie; D. O. tlilen, Yorktown; Chesteen W. Smi, Anderson. The Rev. J. A. jatty of Ft. Wayne, superintendent of tie Fort Wayne district, submitted t annual report. M. C. B. Maso of Cincinnati, colored, spoke fore Freedmens Aid society. He sai. there is no race problem. That Gi placed the negro in this country toeach the Christian people their duty in to man, regardless of color. He norted an increase of $15,000 in contiutions. Since the separation of the reedmen’s society from other depar ents of church work, he predicteche evangelization of Africa. A. G. Kenyett oPhiladelphia, secretary of the Chur Extension society, was heard inupport of that cause E R. Gram presented the conference with idraft for $2,025 for the Preachers Aid society, the conference’s shares the profits of i a book concern. Among the namof the members of the standing c mittee who will carry forward theonference work during the succelng conference year are the foiling well known here: On educati, Earl Parker, Hartford City; Freman’s Aid, G. H. Myers, Montpelier;’. B. Work, Warren; General Quabations, O. V L. Harbour, Geneva; ospital, Sherman Powell. Decatur; imorial Home, E. L. Jones, Ossian. The Rev. J. C. Ute, pastor of the Grace church, Koko, authorized the announcement yerday that bis church would askie return of the conference next r, an unprece dented thing in iference history for the city enteining to request a conference for » second time in succession. He v have opposition from the Simpf’ Church, Fort

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Wayne, the Wabash Street church, | Wabash, and the First church at Tipton. • CAR OF CATTLE. At G. R. & I. Stock Yards to be Sold Next Week. Noah Frauhiger of Magley has at the G. R. & I. stock yards a car load of cattle, which he offers for sale one 1 day next week, the day not yet having been set. All are of the Jersey stock and were secured by Mr. Frauhiger at Grand Rapids, Mich., and shipped to this place. It is one of the finest lot of cattle you ever laid eyes on and if you are in the market for fine stock, it will pay you well to look this lot over before you buy elsewhere. o i ON TO RICHMOND ______ 1 I Thirty-second Encampment ' of the G. A. R. to be Held There in May. A GOOD PROGRAM Being Arranged For Occasion, With a Big Parade I Last Afterenoon. — Richmond. Ind., April 7—Once more the stirring cry, "On to Richmond” is heard. Over fifty years ago this was the war cry of the federal troops as they marched on Richmond. Va. This year Indiana veterans of the war of the rebellion will, raise the old slogan again as they | march on Richmond, Ind., which will ■ i receive them not with a storm of shot and shell, but with open arms. I May 17th, 18th and 19th the Thirtysecond annual encampment of Indiana department, Grand Army of the Republic, will be held. For the sec-

ond time in the history of the state the Indiana department. Sons of Veterans, will hold its annual encampment at the same time and place as the Veterans. The Women’s Relief Corps, the Ladies of the Grand Army and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Sons of Veterans will also hold their annual meetings in Richmond at the same time. i The tentative program arranged for these various organizations follows: May 17th—-Opening of headquarters of G. A. R. and its auxiliary organizations. Registration of delegates and distribution of badges. Evening—Public reception in coliseum and addresses by Governor Marshall and others. May 18th—At 10 a. m„ opening sessions of G. A. R. at coliseum, of W. R. C. at the Gennett opera house, of Ladies of G. A? R. in high school auditorium, of Sons of Veterans in circuit court room, of Ladies’ Auxiliary S. of V., in superior court room. Annual flag presentation of W. R. C. to high school. Afternoon —Annual parade of Veterans; five thousand expected to take part, the line of march to be of such length that all can take part. Evening—Camp fire at coliseum; children from Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home, Knightstown, Ind., to provide a feature of the program. Gen. Warren Kiefer of Ohio, ex-speaker of national house of representatives, to be one of the speakers. May 19th —Concluding business . sessions of the various bodies and special entertainments to be provided by executive committee. o i WELLS-ADAMS LINE ROAD. A petition w'as filed today in commissioners' court for a new county line gravel road, between Wells and Adams counties. The road will be known as the John Schafer road, and the petition is signed by about 200 freeholders of Harrison township,] this county, and by 75 to 100 from French township, Adams county. The 'petition asks that the road, starting on the county line south of Vera Cruz be improved with stone, from Aera Cruz south to the Harrison-Notting-i ham township line, a total length of • about one and three-fourths miles. ■ The petition will come up for consideration by the commissioners at their i May term. The petition was filed by l 1 Attorney F. W. Gordon.—Bluffton t News.

HAS NEW CHARGE I Decatur Minister Changed From Ossian and Prospect Pastorate to WARREN, INDIANA To Become Superintendent of Old People’s M. E. Memorial Home. Among the important work and many changes which are to take place at the Kokomo Methodist Episcopal conference being held there this week, will be the change of the Rev. E. L,. Jones, pastor of the M. E. church at Ossian and Prospect, a son of John Jones of this city. Word to this effect has already been received and the people of these two churches, where Rev. Jones has been such a faithful pastor for two years, regret much to hear of his leaving, but at the same time are much elated over the high place to which he has been appointed. By the arrangements already made by the board of trustees of the Old People's Memorial Home at Warren, Rev. Jones is to become the new superintendent of the institution in the place of Rev. C. M. Lantis, who has held the position since its dedication one year ago this month, and who resigns to take up supply work as a minister in the North Indiana conference. The position carries with it a salary of $1,200 a year and Rev. Jones and his family will move to that place upon the immediate adjourning of the conference. Much work is connected with the ■charge of this institution and Mrs. Jones will aid her husband in many ; ways to carry on this arduous work. Just who the new pastor of the Ossian charge will be is not yet known and they, as well as the parishioners of Prospect, wish that he could remain one year longer to complete the new church at the latter place, which is already under way. Rev. Jones was a former young man of this city and has been in the ministry for some time, and enjoys a wide circle of friends, both here and in surrounding cities, who will be pjpased to hear of the high and important charge w'hich is offered him.

ARRIVE TOMORROW Mr. Sprunger Will Arrive in Decatur Tomorrow Evening With Horses. HAS TWENTY HEAD Were Bought to Replenish Empty Stables —Sold One Yesterday. A message received this morning gave the intelligence that Mr. Sprunger, of the firm of Frisinger & Sprunger, made a landing this morning from the steamer Michigan. He reports that the passage was made under favorable results and that all the horses stood the trip well. The unloading will be done this evening, direct from the ship into the cars, and will at once be ferried from Greater New York to the Erie terminal there, from where they will be shipped by express, arriving here on train No. 13 Saturday evening about 5 o’clock. The next trip of this firm will be made in June and at that time many horses will be bought. The stables at this time present a sorry appearance there being only one pure bred animal on hand. Thursday the firm sold a bay Belgian, weighing a ton to George D. I Pratt of St. John’s, Mich., and the horse was shipped tbeqe today, Carl Smith accompanying It to the destination. This makes the fourth horse sold in the Michigan city since the first of the year. o- ———■ REV. POTTS WILL PREACH. The Rev. Potts of Fort Wayne will preach next Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian church, the public being cordially invited to the service.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, April 7, 1911.

LUPUS GROWTH Removed From Lip of Ohio City Lady by Or. C. S. Clark. C. A. Leasonhoff and daughter, Miss Josephine, of Ohio, City, were in the city Thursday afternoon, the latter to call upon Dr. Clark for treatment for a large growth which he removed from her lower lip, and described by the was noticed coming for five similar to tuberculosis. The growth was quite large and very hard, and was noticed In its growth for five weeks. A number of physicians were called upon, but not until the |ocal physician was called upon did she derive any good. The growth was removed by means of chemicals, which he applied and several days later it fell from the face, bringing roots and all diseased flesh with It. The operation was a complete success and the parents of Miss Leasonhoff, as well as herself are much elated over the results obtained.

NEW MAIL BOXES Three Large Package Boxes Like They Have in City Will be INSTALLED HERE By Postal DepartmentTwo New Letter Boxes Also in List. The Decatur city postal sei-vice is going to take on even more of the airs of the city, three large package boxes having been received here for installment on the city mail routes. These large green package boxes are now on hand at the postofflce and all that is deferring their being placed is the order from headquarters. Bids for the putting up of the boxes have been sent in to headquarters, and as soon as' the government determines who is the lowest bidder, the order for the placing will be sent Postmaster Lower. The location of the boxes has not yet been determined, but they will be well distributed over the city. The work of placing them consists in fastening them to the cement sidewalk with screws. Besides these package boxes, two new letter boxes have been received, and these, added to the eighteen old ones, will give excellent service, indeed. NO SPECIAL TRAIN. Special to Convey People to Berne Conference Called Off. Tho special train which had been planned by the members of the Evangelical church to be run on next Sunday to Berne to carry those wishing to attend'- the conference, and which was announced in Monday’s paper would be run, has been cancelled. Those in charge of arrangements for the securing of the extra wish to inform the public that the train will not be run, owing to the fact that the required number, which was to have been obtained up to Wednesday evening was not heard from, and the committee could not continue negotiations with the railroad company. Those contemplating this trip will please note this announcement. GENEVA GLOVE CO. STARTS. Last Monday morning the Geneva Glove company's factory commenced j business. They have ten machines ( running, employing ten girls, also a floor lady and a cutter. The manager is very well pleased with the progress being made and things are moving along in fine shape. The plant is up-to-date in every respect, equipped with the very best machinery for the glove business. This new Industry will be a good thing for Geneva. As their business warrants there will be additions made to the plant.—Geneva Herald. MR. COLCHIN SICK. John Colchin, one of the older residents of Decatur, residing in the northern part of the city, is very sick at his home, with complications. For several days he has been quite ill and careful attention is required. T o Miss Dorothy Dugan will entertain this evening in honor of Miss WlniIfred Ellingham of Indianapolis.

IT HARRY Huntington Man Suspicioned That He Was Land Grafter That Had WORKED A RACKET At Warren and Got Away With s2,ooo—But He Don’t Look Like Him. It seems that another man from this part of the state, to-wit, John C. Altman, of Huntington, had suspicioned that “Harry Organ,” held at Logansport for forgery on the Decatur, Longansport and other banks, was the man who had worked a bogus land deal in the vicinity of Warren a fewyears ago and got away with $2,000 in cash. He accordingly went to Logansport to see Mr. Organ, but found that he bore no resemblance to the man who had worked the racket there, so Organ has probably been accused of more than he has had to do with. It will be remembered that several here were of the opinion also that he was the man that had tried to work a similar land graft here, but failed. The grafter that worked at Huntington and the one who tried to do the same here, was probably the same person, as they went about it in similar ways. In order to make his bogus deal go through at Huntington the grafter duplicated the seal of John I. Williams, a notary at Warren. He worked under the name of G. W. Roth. He proposed to buy a farm of John A. Border and wife, of Warren, and pretending to carry the deal through went to Huntington and negotiated a loan of $2,000 from Mr. Altman. The latter drew up a deed, which Roth returned in due course of time, with the names of Mr. Border and wife signed. After the deed was recorded he secured the S2.OW loan, and left the county on the next car. It was found that he had forged the names to the deed.

MANY COMING WEDDINGS. Many weddings, it is said, are scheduled for the next few weeks —in fact we have heard of nearly as many as can be counted on the fingers of two hands —including the thumbs. o MEET IN LIBRARY Services of Christian Church Will be Held Sunday in Library Hall. CHURCH REMODELED And Will Not be Finisheed in Time For Services— Week of Prayer. Further work on the repairing and remodeling of the Christian church was in order today, when workmen began on the interior which will be repapered and repainted in a handsome manner, this following the reroofing, which was done a week or so ago. As the workmen will not fin-' ish the interior renewing this week, j and the church will therefore not be in a fit condition for the holding of 1 the regular Sunday services, the con- ' gregation will meet instead on Sunday in the library hall, where the regular services of the day, including the 1 Bible school, the observing of the Lord’s supper, the morning and evening preaching service, the junior and ' 1 senior Christian Endeavor services, 1 ] will be held. The usual custom of ob- ' serving the week of prayer during the ! ] week before Easter will be carried . out this year under the auspices of I the Christian Women’s Board of Missions. o APRON AND PASTRY SALE. ] I The sale of aprons, children’s | dresses, rompers and other articles of clothing, as well as the pastry sale, which is to be conducted by the 1 Helping Hand society of the German Reformed church Saturday in the building on Second street formerly occupied by the Bowers millinery ' store, should be largely attended. Ev--1 erybody invited.

TONY HACKMAN WRITES HOME. Michael Miller is in receipt of a letter from Tony Hackman, written at Watson, Saskatchewan, Canada, under date of March 24th, in which he says that the party composed of Carl Moses, Mr. Brown, Mr. Johnson and himself, arrived there safe and sound, also that the car load of goods, including six of the finest mules that ever crossed the Canadian border line, arrived there without a scratch. The mules were duly inspected by the proper government officials and o k’d The boys went out to their ranch in a sleigh, but the snow is going fast now, and the boys expect to be at work soon. Tony says they are preparing to market 1,000 bushels of oats at thirty cents per bushel. The prospects for a prosperous and happy season is bright for the boys. VETERAN CALLED Samuel Shell, Prominent Resident of This County, Passes Away. NEAR PETERSON Sick But One Week With Pneumonia—No Funeral Arrangements.

Samuel Shell, a civil war veteran, a retired and prominent citizen »f Peterson, and well known throughout the county, jtassed away at 7 o’clock Thursday evening at the home of his son-in-law, Roy Carter, one and onehalf mile south of Peterson, after a week's illness with pneumonia. For the past ten years he had been a resident of that town, and owing to his advanced age. being sixty-six year’ old. had been living a retired life. His | illness was indeed a very short one, and on last Wednesday took a change for the worse, and sank rapidly from then on until relieved by death, which came as a sad bereavement to the many ■ relatives and friends. He leaves to mourn their loss four daughters and two sons: Nelson, residing in North Dakota; John, in Michigan; Mrs. Nancy Mills, of Brunswick. Mich.; Mrs. Bertha Baxter of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Lillie Carter of Peterson, where he has been making his home, and also a daughter at Garrett, Ind. No funeral arrangements had been made up until the time of going to press. Samuel Shell was a member of Company C, Uth Indiana cavalry. He enlisted December 9, 1863. and was discharged September 19, 1865. The regiment was sent to Larkinsville, Ala., to guard the Memphis and Charleston railroad, and remained there unt'l General Hood started for Nashville, Tenn. With the rest of the cavalry started in the fight, which continued for at least ten days, at Nashville, his regiment was assigned to General Hatch’s cavalry division, and was in the midst of the two days' fight December 15th and 16th, 1864. After the retreat of General Hood his regimen pursued General Hood to the Tennessee river. After remaining there and fighting with General Forest, they went into Missouri and from Missouri to Kansas, where the regiment was engaged in fighting the Indians along the Santa Fe railroad till September Ist. when it was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to be mustered out of the service. Samuel Shell was with his company during the entire service as herein stated. n GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT. (United Press Service.) Anderson. Ind., April 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Rufus Warner, charged with being an accessory to the crime of the bandit, Walker, who killed two policemen at Alexandria, was found guilty by the jury which i returned a verdict last night. He was this morning sentenced to life imprisonment. It developed that he I planned the robbery. 1 BIDS FOR MONMOUTH SCHOOL. | Trustee Charles Magley of Root township will .tomorrow receive bids for the construction of the new school house at Monmouth. The bids will be received at the office of Architect Oscar Hoffman. | 0 Attorney John V. Sees of Hunting ton was a business visitor in the city today.

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THREE DISTRICTS Instead of Four in Indiana Evangelical Conference —They Were Named. THE REV. J. J. WISE Continues Presiding Elder —Appointments Read Tomorrow Afternoon. Berne, Ind., April 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —At the conference session of the Evangelical association Thursday afternoon a resolution was passed to reduce the number of districts in the state from four to three. This made it necessary- to elect but one presiding elder instead of two as would otherwise have been the case. The terms of Rev. L. S. Fisher, Kokomo, Ind., and Rev. J. O. Mosier, Elkhart, Ind., expired at this session, and as a successor to these two, Rev. J. W. Metzner of Huntington, Ind., was elected on the fourth ballot. Four young men were licensed on probation: George Lozier, Bremen, Ind.; J. L. Buyer, San Pierre, Ind.; Lloyd Haney, Goshen, Ind.; Lloyd Foulke, Bippus, Ind. Rev. George Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, addressed the conference in the interest of missions, and Rev. W. Wiener, Naperville, 111., addressed the conference with regard to a church project at that place. Friday Morning. The reducing of the state into three instead of four districts of the Indiana Evangelical conference, occasioned the renaming of these districts and the appointment of presiding elders therefor, this business being attended to this morning. The names of the districts and the presiding elders thereof are: | Elkhart District—Rev. J. W. Metzner of Huntington. Fort Wayne District—Rev. J. J. Wise, of Fort Wayne. Indianapolis District—Rev. S. H. Baumgartner, of Indianapolis. The following men were voted deacon’s orders: G. Wishaar, of Bremen; A. B. Aegerter. Atlanta; E. B. Jones. East Germantown: Carl A. Hirschman, Fort Wayne; E. R. Roop, Willshire, Ohio. The naming of those who will be made elders includes the following: L. E. Smith, Noblesville; Charles Geist, Mt. Carmel, Ill.; C. E. Buyer, Indianapolis; S. J. Stedke. Celina, Ohio; D. R. Heil, North Webster. The Rev. J. J. Wise of Ft. Wayne, presiding elder of that district, was elected delegate to the board of missions and Rev. L. Newmans, alternate.

Rev. S. W. Umbreit, treasurer of the Northwestern college at Naperville, gave an excellent address this morning in the interests of the college. He stated that Indiana had more students there and paid more on the endowment fund than any other conference. The afternoon program will be given over to hearing the reports of the various committees. The reading of the appointments of the ministers to the various charges will probably be done tomorrow afternoon by Bishop Bowman. o ABOUT THE SICK. Dorsey Hoagland has been sick since a week ago Wednesday, but was not thought to be seriously sick until Thursday. It is now thought that he is suffering from symptoms of typhoid fever and a trained nurse, Miss Hall, of Bluffton, arrived last evening to care for him. Henry Schutlz is suffering from a severe attack of rheumatism, having been confined to his bed for nearly two weeks. - — INSTALLATION TONIGHT. There will ibe big doings at the Elks' hall this evening, when the installation of the newly appointed officers will take pla- e. The members are arranging for ? great time and ask that a good attendance be present to witness the work and take part in the exercises. o— MAYOR’S COURT. All that was doing in the courts this morning was the granting of a peddler’s license to a Cuban, who desired to sell Cuban made cigars. He carried quite a stock with him, arriving from Defiance, Ohio, where he operated Thursday.