Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1911 — Page 1

■ Volume IX. Number 83.

(MANY TO BE I CONFIRMED ■Classes at Both German Re formed and Zion’s Lutheran Churches. ■CONFIRMED SUNDAY ■lmpressive Services Will Mark This Interesting Event—Palm Sunday. i, I Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, and on day, a class of nine young boys ■uid girls who successfuuly passed the ■examination last Sunday, conducted ■>y the pastor, the Rev. L. C. Hessert, ■Will be confirmed at the German Rechurch, and on Easter Sunday ■ivill receive their first communion. ■"The class includes the following: ■Lawrence A, Lord, John F. Mayer, ■Caroline? Gerber, Eva M. Brokaw, Ruth BA. Mayer, Eva E. Mayer, Elizabeth ■Egley, Lulu E. Gerber. Emma L. Eg■ity. | The confirmation service, which Brill be in German, will begin at 10:30 : ■n the morning, for which the followKing program has been prepared: ■ Prelude —Oliphant—E. 1.. ■Esther Sellemeyer, Organist. I Invocation. I Baptism of Candidate. I Hymn No. 41—Congregation. KScripture, John 17; Prayer. ■ Choir—“Jesu Krenz” —E. Leslie — ■M Kirsch, Director. g Sermon: Text, Col. 2:6-7, “Rooted! in Christ.” B Choir —“Er weidet Seine Herde” — E. O. Excell. I* Confirmation. I Song by the Class. g Hymn No. 255 —Congregation. | Benediction. E Postlude —J. Leybach. |ln the evening, beginning at 7 . there will be English services, ■luring which confirmation sermon Krill be delivered by the pastor, Rev. ; Slesser? The following is the order t of service: P Prelude—“Romanza”—Beethoven. | Invocation. Hymn No. 466—Congregation. Scripture and Prayer. L Choir —“Great is the Lord” —WilE liam Thompson. I Hymn No. 498—Congregation. | Confirmation Sermon: Text, Job ■£22:26-28, “What Life May be Made.” I Hymn No. 723—Congregation. ■ Benediction. | Postlude —Ira Wilson. I There will also be special conflrma■tion services tomorrow morning at 10 ft: o’clock in German by the Rev. H. . ■■Wehmeyer, at the Zion’s Lutheran ■church on West Monroe street, the j ■catechumens being Henry HeckKnann, Carl Gotsch, Otto Rodenbeck, I ■Lawrence Bieberlch, Hedwig Bleeke ■nd Lillie Weber. These will receive ( ■their first holy communion on Thurs-; ■day evening, at which time special , will be held in connection, ■with the confessional and conimun-1 ■on. Services will again be held on ’ Bfc’riday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The for tomorrow morning is as ■follows: I Opening Hymn, No. 134 CongreMgaUon. | Examination of Catechumens. I Hymn No. 247— Congregation. I Sermon: Text, Luke 10:42. | Song by Choir. | Confirmation. I Song by Catechumens. | Prayer and Benediction. I Closing Hymn No. 174. —o— — — POLICE COURT. | About 10:30 o’clock this morning ■Henry McClain was taken up, sev■eral complaints being lodged against ■him, and when searched a Hopkins ■and Allen 32-calibre revolver con■taining three shells was taken from ■him, amid protests of his innocence ■ of any idea of harming anybody. He ■created interest by his reiterations ■of making a speech in the neat fu■ture on “ The Rights of Man.” He ■ was warned to keep in room today, ■ and if on the streets to keep quiet or ■he would have to be locked up. The ® revolver was confiscated by the

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

DEPOT PROPOSITION. Was Discussed By Clover Leaf Officials on Inspection Tour. Clover Leaf officials, including Vice President W. R. Ross, General Manager J. F. Clement, and R. L. Door and other officials, in their trip of inspection over the road, made a brief stay in the city with the local agent, H. J. Thompson, and while looking after several business affairs pertaining to the required necessities here, brought up the new depot proposition, which they expect soon to erect. No definite action was taken, but the matter merely discussed, although Mr. Thompson stated that they would take active steps for its construction this summer. It is something long looked for and a building that has long been expected by the citizens of Decatur. Should they further their expectations and the building be erected it will be commodious an(l up-to-date in every respect, and one that the city can well feel proud of. WAS BANDIT HERE Was Decatur Recipient of Attention From Big Four Desperado? ARRIVED AT 3 O’CLOCK And Slept at Krick-Tyndall Factory—Officers Fail to Make Arrest. From the information at hand we probably have had the honor of entertaining the Big Four bandit, who held up the train at Muncie the other evening. About 3 o'clock Friday morning the night man, Elwood Stevens, in charge of the Krick-Tyndall plant, noticed a man at the plant, and as tfie custom of the company Is to allow them sleeping quarters, Stevens went up to the man and asked him if he wanted to sleep, and at the time noted that he acted rather nervous, but thought nothing of it. The ! man went up to the room fixed for I the entertainment of wanderers and was asked to register in a book they have for the purpose, he signing it “Miller.” At 5:30 Stevens released the watch to the day man and went home, where a short time afterward he read the description of the bandit and was at once struck with the similarity of the description. He returned to the plant and tod Henry Krick, who, finding the man gone, at once came to the city where he was fortunate in seeing the man looking into a clothing store window. and he, too, was struck with the similarity of the description. He was about five feet, six inches tall, blonde, mustache, and even the two moles on his face were evident. Mr. Krick notified the officers, but they, admitting the similarity of the two men hesitated to make the arrest, because of 1 some doubt and he soon disappeared. There are two ways that the bandit could have reached here by 3 Ixxflock in the morning, one byway of 1 Portland, riding the night passenger through from there, and the other by ' way of Kingsland, catching the Erie ! east about 2 o’clock in the morning. 1 In all probability this was the bandit 1 making a quick get-a-way, as he was 1 seen no more after flnidng the officers looking him up. ■ - ■ o ENLARGING OFFICE SUITE. The Smtih &< Bell Lumber company is adding to its suite of office rooms, the company taking over the remainder of the three rooms in the building west of the interurban building, the rear of which was heretofore occupied by private families. The two front rooms, occupied for many years by the Smith & Bell company, in addition to the three added to the suite, are being repapered in a fine way, the woodwork white-enameled and double doors cut between the rooms. Each member of the firm and the office force will have a room, these being fitted up with rugs and furniture, adding to the beauty as well as the convenience of the suite of office rooms, and giving the required greater space for the carrying on of the extensive business of this firm. o Mrs. W. F. Rosenwlnkle and son, Ralph, returned this morning to Ft. Wayne after a visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Rainier.

DID MUCH GOOD Rev. Dawson’s Services Recognized in Former Pastorate. AT CICERO, INDIANA Returns From Successful Series of Services Conducted There. The following from a Cicero (Ind.) paper gives an account of the services recently conducted there, and of the former good work of the Rev. J. M. Dawson, now pastor of the Christian church in this city: “Rev. J. M. Dawson of Decatur, Adams county, this state, closed a successful series of revival meetings at the Christian church, Cicero, Friday night. The meetings lasted from Tuesday to Friday inclusive. They were largely attended throughout, not only by members of the organization but by the cities in general. Three additions were made to the membership Thursday night, and many asked for the prayers of God’s people. “Rev. Dawson was a former pastor of the Cicero church. He left last May for his present charge in Decatur, after a successful service of eighteen months. “Rev. C. W. Harper of Indianapolis is the present pastor and is very popular with his congregation. He preaches every second and fourth Sunday each month. "The church which has a membership of about 100, has had its ups and downs in the past. Two years ago the attendance was at low ebb. Then it was that Rev. Dawson was placed in charge and soon a change for the better was noticed. Interest in the meetings grew, the seats began to fill up and as the old-time order of things were in vogue. “The church building is located on West Jackson street, one square west of Washington street, and was erected in 1852. It is substantially built, and looks as if it would last another helf century.” SHOWS INCREASE Decatur’s Population is 4,471, Increase of 329 Over Ten Years Ago. THE OTHER TOWNS Bluffton is 4,985, an Increase of Five Hundred —North Indiana Cities. According to the report from the United States census department, Decatur’s 1910 population is 4,471, an increase of 329 over 1900, when our official population was 4,142. While not as large as expected by many it shows a good healthy growth, and it should be remembered that the enumeration was taken at a time when we were slumping. All the factories, the packing house and other places had closed down. Had the census been taken • year before we would have had several hundred more and if it were to be taken now we would no doubt show two hundred more people. Bluffton is close to the 5,000 mark, falling but fifteen below that number. Other Indiana towns are shown from the following list: Bluffton, 4,985; Angola, 2,710; Garrett, 4,149; Lagrange, 1,772; Columbia City, 3,448; Ossian, 661; Auburn, 3,919; Butler, 1,818; Waterloo. 1,167; Lebanon, 5,474; Delphi, 2,161; Gas City, 3,224; Van Buren, 1,189; Fairmount, 2,506; North Manchester, 2,428; Cambridge City, 2,237. o STORK LEAVES GIRL. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller of the west part of the city are the rejoicing parents over the arrival of a big baby girl, who made her appearance .it their home on Thursday. All are doing welj and much happiness abounds in the home.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, April, 8, 1911.

FRANKFORT TO HAVE BLUE LAW Mayor Issues Proclamation For a Real "Tight” Town. Frankfort, Ind., April B—Frankfort people are experiencing the aftermath of the city going "dry” in the local option election Tuesday. It is a case of the ‘'blue laws,’ with Mayor Edmonds in charge. Friday evening he issued his second edict or proclamation. in the first edict, issued Wednesday, he orered out all card tables, penny slot machines and other gambling machines of whatever kind. He also ordered all pool rooms, cigar stands, drug stores and ice cream parlors, soda fountains, to close at 12 o'clock Saturday night and remain closed until 12 o'clock Sunday night. The second edict orders all card games in clubs, in private homes, where there are games for prizes, to stop uner penalty of prosecution. All hack lines, livery stables, barber shops, bath rooms, news stands and other classes of labor must close on Sunday. Dairies are not permitted to deliver milk to their customers on the Sabbath. ■ ■ — o - MOTHER IS DEAD Mrs. W, G. Spencer, Who Was Called to Paola, Kansas, by Illness OF HER MOTHER Suffers Bereavement—Funeral is Held This afternoon at Paola. Mrs. W. G. Spencer, who was called last Saturday to Paola, Kansas, by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. L. J. Lukens suffered a great bereavement in the death of the mother, the funeral services being held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, ajt that place. The mother, who was eighty years ot age, was one of the best known pioneer ladies of that vicinity and her death is sadly deplored not only by the immediate members of her family but by her large acquaintanceship. For some time she has been growing gradually weaker, simply through weakness attending old age. Her husband died many years ago, but she leaves, besides Mrs. W. G. Spencer of this city, one son and several daughters, namely, Mary, John, Sarah, Ida, and Anna, all of whom, except Mrs. Spencer, live in that vicinity. o PAINFUL INJURY. A painful injury was sustained by Charles Knodle, a pressman in the employ of the Krick & Tyndall Tile company, the other day, when, upon trying to put on a belt, his hand was caught in the pulley and painfully lacerated. The men were making the necessary changes to run the press, instead of the little machine, and in changing the several belts while running, Knodle was caught, the index finger of his right hand being torn terribly, and other bruises, which were at first taken for broken bones, were sustained. He Is certainly lucky in escaping so. easily, as a larger pulley would have probably pulled him into the flying spokes. — o PALM SUNDAY. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday and the day will be most fittingly observed at the St. Mary’s church. It is the anniversary of Christ's entry into Jerusalem, and people who had long been expecting his arrival shouted, “Hosannah to the Son of David.” The blessing of palms will take place at the late mass and will then be distributed among the members of the congregation. With this day the opening of holy week dawns and from then on until Easter Sunday much Solemnity will be Observed. o— WILL HAVE LARGE CLASS. Yeomen Preparing to Initiate Many Monday Night. The Yeomen are preparing to initiate a large class of candidates Monday night, several from Portland to take the work. The Yeomen have made a remarkably rapid growth, now having over one hundred members, and they are working to make the memlbership reach 200 by May 1. The degree team is doing fine and is 1 said to excel the Fort Wayne team.

A RUNAWAY TEAM Created Excitement Friday Afternoon When They Ran Through Streets. SLIGHT INJURIES Sustained by Owner, G. R. Wood, Who Endeavored to Stop Them. Excitement was rife about 3 o’clock Friday afternoon concerning a runaway which occurred at that time. A large gray team, belonging to G. R. Wood ,a farmer living east of town about four miles, was standing outside of the Decatur Lumber company’s warehouse and in some manner became frlghtenend and started to run west on Madison street. Mr. Wood, who was standing just inside of the door, saw the team start and ran out to catch them, and in making a lunge for the wagon, missed his hold, fell under the wheels and was run over by the now infuriated team. They continued the run west to the Joshua Parrish home, where they attempted to turn onto the sidewalk, and here they broke away from the wagon, stopping a short distance off. The wagon was broken, the greatest damage being to the front axle, and the reach being broken to pieces. Mr. Wood, whose only injury was a badly bruised limb, pluckily chased the team, arriving shortly after they had been stopped. He busied himself in repairing as best he could that damage that was done, after which he returned to the warehouse to finish his business. It is certainly Mr. Wood’s great good fortune that he escaped from the crushing weight of the wagon partly loaded with lumber, with as slight injuries as he did, as a fall of a few inches farther would have thrown him under the trucks, where probably would have been crushed to death. W. B. Campbell of the firm of E. W. Campbell, Sons & Company, of Indianapolis, dealers in gravel road bonds, was in the city yesterday on business. REBUILD SAW MILL Henry Colter Will Have Sawmill Running at Rivarre in Six Weeks. OLD ONE BURNED February 25—Hauling Lumber From Other Mill at Schumm, Ohio. Henry Colter, the well known lumber man. who has extensive sawmill interests in this county and western Ohio, passed through this city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne, where he will look after business pertaining to new machinery, which he will put in his new sawmill at Rivarre, which he is building on the site of the old one which was totally burned February 25th, and which he expects to have running again in six weeks. The lumber for the new building is being hauled from the mill which he has at Schumm, O. An unusual thing is that the mill at Schumm, Ohio, was burned to the ground last April 25th and it was afterward rebuilt, the lumber for it being hauled ten miles from the Rivarre mill, and now the compliment is being returned. The two mills are thus rebuilt within a year and from lumber furnished from the other. The engine from the Schumm mill, which was o nthe side away from which the wind blew the flames, was saved, and this with the boiler from the Rivarre mill will be used in rebuilding the latter saw mill. The Interior machinery, however, will all be new, as the old was all destroyed. o Since the special train to the conference at Berne for Sunday was necessarily called off, a number are arranging to get up a hack load of sixteen to make the trip to Berne Sunday. Those desiring to go please leave rford at the Wlnnes shoe store.

BOYB SHOT VALUABLE COW. And Animal Will Probably Die at Result—Result of Youth and Gun. Andrew Schurger has posted a notice that he will prosecute any person found on his place, the old Nuttman farm, just west of town, unless they have his written permission. This may seem a little harsh, but he has reason to do this, however. Last fall some boys seeking amusement were hunting over this farm and either accidentally or just to see If they could, shot a slxty-dollar cow, with a target gun, the bullet lodging in the cow's nose. The bullet was extracted and It was thought the animal would get all right, but a few weeks ago the wound became sore and it Is now probable that the animal will have to be killed. It’s the thing for boys to have fun, but when they are so reckless with other people's property, something has to be done to hold them in check. Q INSTALL OFFICERS Elks and Star of Bethlehem •TH Confer Installation Work Friday Evening. MANY WERE PRESENT To Witness Work and to Enjoy the Evening’s Scheduled Dojpgs. Friday evening proved to be a pleasant one for the Elks’ lodge and also for the Star of Bethlehem, as on this occasion the installation of officers who will serve for the ensuing year took place. W. A. Lower and W. P. Schrock were the installing officers and conferred the work on the following: Exalted Ruler—Herman Yager. Esteemed Leading Knight—Jesse J. Helm. Esteemed Loyal Knight—Herbert Bremerkamp. Esteemed Lecturing Knight—Lew Rice. Treasurer —C. S. Niblick. Secretary—E. B. Adams. Tyler—Guy Dorwin. Following the giving of the work a smoker was enjoyed by all present and a very enjoyable evening was had by all. Friday evening also proved to be an exceptionally interesting one for the Star of Bethlehem members when they witnessed the installation exercises ip charge of Lady Legate Mrs. Charles Diller of Huntington, assisted by John Sheller, eminent grand organizer and Harry Jones, vice commander, also of Huntington. Those installed were: Commander —Ed Lawson. Vice Commander —Green Burkhead. Marshall —Charles Brown. Scribe —Dorsie Burkhead. Treasurer —Mrs. S. E. Brown. Secretary—Ed Keller. Inner Sentinel—Mr. Keller. < Outer Sentinel—Will Foreman. Past Commander —S. E. Brown. Following the work of installation a class of twelve candidates were taken into the ranks of the order and the evening was considered by all present as the most enjoyable ever held. — - -o SEVEN APPLICANTS TOOK TEST. For Clerk-Carrier Civil Service Examination. Seven applicants fo* the clerk-car-rier position at the Decatur postofflee took the examination this morning under George Everett of the local civil service examining board. The examination began at 9 o’clock and lasted four and a half hours. The successful ones will be placed upon the eligible list and should vacancies occur either in the clerk or carrier departments, they will be next in line for appointment. The following were the candidates: Jessie R. Phillips, Don K. Smith, Omer Butler, Milton F. Leavell, John A. Cline, Hubert E. Zerkel, Ora R. Andrews.

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DAYTON, 0. IS NEXT Evangelical Conference of 1912 Will be Held at Dayton, Ohio. OF MUCH INTEREST Are Sessions—Large Donation Given to College— Routine Business. Berne, Ind., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Dally Democrat) —This morning's session of the Evangelical conference opened with Bishop Brown In charge and after a short address the conference chorus sang. The first committee to report was that on education, reporting that Charles Mlzer had donated the sum of $5,000 to the annuity fund of the Northwestern college at Naperville. 111., endowment and the conference voted a resolution of appreciateion to Mr. Miser for his liberal donation. They also reported that the Naperville college wished the conference to encourage the enlargement of its student roll by engaging the young men students to occupy their pulpits during the summer vacation months to give talks in the interest of the college. Rev. B. E. Zekiel of Huntingburg, secretary of the Sunday school and tract union, reported that $279 had been collected during the year for Sunday school work and the donation of tracts. Miss Bergenstock, matron of the Deaconess hospital of Chicago, addressed the conference. The Deaconess hospital was built in 1905 and was enlarged during the past year, and now has twenty-six deaconesses and ten nurses. The Kendallville church sent a request that the conference change it from a mission to a station, this meaning that the church is now selfsupporting. An address of much interest was that of Rev. C. Hauser of Cleveland. Ohio, agent of the Evangelical publishing house at that place. He reported that this publishing house had done $273,475 worth of business during the past year. The Terre Haute society was granted permission to relocate its church and build a new one, and the Mizpah church at South Bend was granted the privilege of selling the old church and relocating. Rev L. Newman of South Bend, of Beulah Chapel, will ask no appointment this year, but was granted recognition by the conference as an evangelist. Berne, Indiana, April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Friday afternoon session of the conference opened with a memorial service conducted by Rev. D. D. Speicher of Indianapolis. The memorial prayer was offered by Rev. C. E. Carter of Logansport and Rev. W. G. Braeckley of Louisville, Ky., delivered the address. Bishop Bowman also spoke a few words in honor of the departed. Those who died during the year were Rev. S. C. Ewald of Peru, Rev. G. M. Freehafer, Dayton, Ohio; Rev. J. Bruckert, Bunker Hill, Mrs. J. E. Stoops, Van Wert, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Mode, Grayville, 111. A selection by the conference chorus closed the memorial service. A resolution was passed deploring the extent of Sabbath desecration in the state, the action of the last legislature in repealing the local option law as it stood, embracing other moral questions, which, upon motion was sent to Rev. E. S. Shoemaker, president of the state Anti-Saloon League, for publication in the American Issue. The lay delegates of the conference introduced a resolution to encourage the consolidation of the Evangelical Association with the United Evangelical church. It was passed with enthusiasm. Rev. C. Hauser, Cleveland, Ohio, publishing agent of the church; Rev. F. C. Neitz, Cleveland, secretary of the mutual Aid Society; Rev. F. C. Berger, Cleveland, general secretary of the Young People’s Alliance and Sunday school, were received into the .conference as advisory members and delivered addresses on the work they represent. Dayton, Ohio, was selected as the place to hold the conference in 1912 to convene on the first Thursday in April, Former A°ami County Minister. Perhaps there is no minister in the Indiana conference who has had so many personal experiences which are CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE