Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 108.

STATE TAX BOARD Listened to One George B. Clark, an Evansville Expert on Taxing. THE G. R. & I. COMPANY Had a Representative Down to the Capital—John Osborn For Chairman. Indianapolis, Ind., May S—George E. Clark, a taxing expert from Evansville, and an expert just tor the love of the game and not for what there is in it, was before the tax board Thursday and gave them the taxing question from the standpoint of the taxpayer. It was quite a relief from the continued story of hard luck as expressed by each and every one of the representatives of the steam railroads that up to this time have appeared and who have given well-ex-pressed reasons why they should be paid for owning and operating their gigantic railroad properties within the counties of the state. They are, to bear them tell It, the personification of everything that is righteous and good, and they all want to do their share toward maintaining a state government, who in turn affords them protection, but it so happens lust at this time that they are confronted with knotty financial problems that makes them fairly burn up the red ink. Mr. Clark gave the board the other side, telling them that in the city of Evansville the two railroads, the Eastern & Terre Haute and the Louisville & Nashville, failed in paying the amount of taxes that they should pay in view of the properties that they own and operate, and also because of the vast amount of money they derived from the operation of theae roads Other corporations in Evansville were called upon the green carpet and from what was stated we imagine that the conditions in Evansville are but similar to those in every other city in the state. Mr. Clark was an extremist also, and intimated that the farmers in Vanderburg county were organizing to make the man of wealth and who lived the life of ease, make known on his assessment sheet the amount of his bank deposit on the first day of March. But it all was a relief to the members of the board who have now been demoting about eight hours each day to hearing nothing but a doleful tale of woe. But some of the keenest men in the railroad world are appearing and the proceedings while at times dull and tiresome, are txeremely interesting. The representatives appearing are conpetent in their line and we imagine competent in any other line in which they might be engaged. The discussions at times become quite pointed, there being some things in which the board makes them back up on. Among the railroads who appeared Thursday was the Grand Rapids, Fort Wayne to Richmond division. 1 hey own twenty-four miles in Adams county, and eighty-five in all. Their capital involved in this line is two and a half million dollars and they have first mortgage and other indebtedness of $3,701,156.78. Their report shows a deficit for the past year of $191,438.69, The report also shows that this company owns and operates no rolling stock, but that this feature of the business is carried on by the Pennsylvania system. The Baltimore, Ohio * Southwestern, Baltimore. Ohio & Chicago, and a belt branch, together with two or three other roads were heard at the session Thursday. ■ —* Some of the standpatters around the city are pricking up their ears • since the announcement has been made that this element of the republican party at Washington is grooming Vice President Sherman for the presidency. The fight will be on m earnest over the organization of the party in this state, as this will carry with it success when it comes to se lecting delegates to the national con vention. The friends of Hon. John E. Os born of Greensburg are pushing >m for chairman of the democratic sta c committee. Newspaper articles are aready being sent broadcast endorsing him in glowing terms. He has een a member of the state committee for the past four years and a right ere

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(table chairman of the Sixth district he has made, too, having been a strong element in the organization that made It posible for a democrat to be elected to congress at the last election. In the few changes In the congressional districts made by the last legislature, his county, Decatur, was taken out of the Sixth district and placed ir. the Fourth district. L. G. E. ATTENDED FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kauffman and babe, Catherine Adeline, are home from .Redkey, where they were called on account of the death of Mr. Kauffman's nephew's wife, Mrs. Forest Kauffman, whose death occurred there Thursday night. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Sherman Powell, former pastor of the Methodist church of this city. COURT HOUSE NEWS After Temporary Divorce of One Year William Lehman Wants an ABSOLUTE DIVORCE He and Wife Were Married Thirty-two Years—The Ditch Trial Resumes. After thirty-two years of wedded life, and a temporary atvorce of one year, whch expired April Bth, William and Charlotte A. Lehman have decided that it is impossible to live together longer as man and wife, and Mr. Lehman today filed suit for an absolute divorce through his attorneys, Hooper & Lenhart. According to the complaint, they were married March 11, 1879, in Mercer county, Ohio, and lived together until December 10, 1909. Their thirty-two years of life together, he said, were not happy, as the defendant behaved in a quarrelsome manner, abusing and vilifying him. The last four years were so much worse, however, that he was forced to leave her, being in constant fear of his life. They had five children —Luther, Grace, Lillie, Thormas and Leßoy, whose ages range from twenty-eight to sixteen years, and he says that his wife used every effort to cause their children to mistreat their father; that the eldest son, Luther, has frequently caused his father's name to be signed to various promissory notes without authority from him. and that his mother has upheld and encouraged him in said unlawful acts. During the past four years, he says, she has failed to perform her duties as a wife to him, and of caring for their household, and that he is subject to sick spells and is in poor health, and during such times he has been obliged to go to the home of relatives for proper care. He says she is cross, vengeful, quarrelsome, and continually scolds him, has called him vile names and accused him falsely of associating with other women, cf bad character. The plaintiff filed a petition for divorce Decembe* 21, 1909, and April 18, 1910, was granted a temporary separation for one year. An allowance of SSO and further alimony of SBOO in cash, with certain other personal property mentioned in that decree, have been paid to her. In two suits filed by the Old Adams County batik of Decatur against the Cardwell Box company and others, on notes, supplemental cross-complaints have been filed by John W. Vail, one , of the defendants, against a co defendant Aarop T. Vail of Allen county, i seeking to compell contribution as surety on notes which John W. Vail alleges he was compelled to pay for I the Cardwell Box company.—Portland i Review. i - Marriage licenses issued Saturday • afternoon were to the following: Hars ry Suman, 19, farmer of St. Mary’s i township, to wed Bessie Drummond, s 17, daughter of Ulysses Drummond, r of Pleasant Mills. - John J. Habegger, 28, of near Berne, son of David Habegger, to Wed Elta Rose, 24, telephone operator, daughi- ter of Mrs. Lizzie Bebout, of Beme. tt e County Clerk J. P. Haefling this I- morning officially notified Governor 5 Marshall of the death of Representsn tive Jacob Butcher. Should It he necr essary to hold a special session of the 1- CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR

Decatur, Ind. Monday Evening, May 8, 1911.

TO ATTEND SYNOD Adams County Delegates Leave Today For St. Louis to Attend THE GENERAL SYNOD Os Evangelical Lutheran Missouri Synod—May 10th to 20th. A number of Adams county members of the Lutheran congregations left this afternoon tor Fort Wayne, thence to St. Louis, Mo., where they will attend the general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Missouri synod, which will be held there from May 10th to 20th, this synod being held only every three years. Among those from this county who will attend are Rev. G. Bauer, county ministerial delegate; Prof. Dorn, county teachers' delegate, and William Jaebker, of Preble, lay delegate from the county. Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of the Zion’s Lutheran church of this city, also lett today for the synod, his half-brother, William Weber, of tfew York City, a lay delegate from that city arriving this afternoon to accompany him there. There are about a thousand delegates alone to this synod, besides many other* who will wish to attend. Representatives from missions from all parts of the world —South America, New Zealand, Australia, and others, will meet there, and matters relating to the general work of the synod will be disetfssed, and various reports heard. Appropriations for the teachers’ new seminary at Addison, 111., will he made, as well as for other schools. On Sunday the one-hun-dredth anniversary of Dr. Walther,the founder of the synod, will be celebrated. A choir of 900 voices will render music for this occasion. — o— MAY MARRY BLUFFTON GIRL. In speaking of the divorce granted to Charles K. Foughty Saturday afternoon the Bluffton Banner says: “The case has been in the Adanas circuit court for some time. It is rumored here that Mr. Foughty will be married to a Bluffton girl at an early date.” STROLLED THERE Old Man Giving His Name as Slattery Strolled Into Poor Farm. ONE DAY LAST WEEK Refuses to Tell How He Got There But That he Lives at Dayton, Ohio. An old man giving his name as Slattery and perhaps sixty years of age, strolled into the county infirmary the latter part of last week, and since then has been in the keeping of Mr. Laughlin. He stated that he was ’ from Dayton, Ohio, but how he got i there he refuses to tell, and it is be--1 lieved that his mind is somewhat at- ’ fected. He has poor health, his heart ’ being in a somewhat weakened condl- ! tion, and the attendance of a physi- • cian was required to administer to I him. He says he has two sons traveling on the road, and that he has relatives living at Dayton. Word will r be sent there to ascertain whether he - should be sent there, and if it is so, 3 that relatives, as he claims, reside , there. He talks but little and when , questioned as to where he came from and how he got to the infirmary, he remains silent. If word can be receiv- !, ed, and a request made that he be i returned there, he will be sent home i- by the proper authorities. —o Mrs. E. E. Thomas of Fort Wayne s was the guest of her aunt and uncle, r Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Krunemaker, ;- over Sunday. Mrs. Krunemaker has :- been very sick for several weeks with e stomach trouble, but is much better at present. )

AT THE SALE BARNS. Several shippers have brought in their horses for the sale next Thursday and are rapidly filling the barn with stock. Each train will see several loads of horses brought in and the amount of stock for thie sale will be enormous. There will be three more sales, two in May and the last sale held this season will be in the early part of June. WILLIS WAGERS FUNERAL. The funeral of Willis Wagers of Ohio, living near the Indiana-Ohio state line, was held Sunday afternoon at the U. B. church at Wren, Ohio, with Rev. Culbertson in charge. Mr. Wagers' death occurred Thursday evening from tumor. He leaves three daughters. Mr. Wagers was known here and had relatives living In the county. J. BUTCHER WILL Was Probated in cuit Court—F. S. Armantrout Executor. PROVISIONS THEREOF Instrument Was Written Last January 2 by Late Representative. C. N. Brown and Thomas E. Kramer were witnesses of the will of the late Jacob Butcher of Geneva, which was probated today, F. S. Armantrout of Geneva, being appointed executor thereof in accordance with the testator’s desire. The will was written January 2, 1911. In item one, he provides that all just debts, including funeral expenses and a suitable vault in West Lawn cemetery for himself and wife, Catherine A. Butcher, be fully paid from his estate. In section two, he gives to his wife his residence property in Geneva, -being lot 160, in Isaac Nelson’s plat, Butcher heirs' addition, with all appurtenances thereto, including all household goods except the piano—to be hers during her life. To her also he gives S6OO in money for her comfort and support. After her death the real esI tate shall be sold and the proceeds di- ! vided share and share alike among his five children. To the wife he also gives the rents and profits of his brick business room on Line street in Genevt, until such time as it can be sold for not less than two thousand dollors, said sale to be made as soon aS possible after bis death, and the proceeds thereof, after the payment of all expenses, to be divided share alike to his five children, namely, Minnie M. Burk, Lola L. Hutchens, ’ Gladys G. Gettinger, Roy L. J. Butcher and Elizabeth R. Butcher. In case the. daughter, Minnie M. : Burk, should die prior to the death of himself or his wife, her son, Bertie Burk, shall take of her share only SIOO, the remainder of her share to be divided equally among the other four of his children. To Elizabeth R. Butcher, in addition to her other share, he gives his piano and SSO in r money to be used for her musical edr ucation. All the rest of his personal 1 property, Including office fixtures of f all kind, and money on hand after complete settlement of the estate, is 3 to be divided equally among the five 1 children, except as in former provlsH ion in case of Minnie Burk s death '- prior to that of his wife. He directs t In item three, that the shares of Roy L. J. Butcher and Elizabeth R. Butcher shall be placed at interest. If pos- ' Bible, until they each arrive at their J majority, unless for absolute neces • saries or educational purposes. 9 "V 1 WILD CAT WHISTLE. e ' i, The new whistle, known as the 8 widl cat blow, which some time ago i was ordered by the city to be puri chased and tried out for a fire alarm, e was put in place Saturday at the waterworks plant. It produces a very 8 thrilling sound and one that can be e heard in all parts of the city and is one that would not fail to awaken the most sound sleeper. If it meets the a approval of the city officials, which no i, doubt it will, a new sound will be heard from now on. s — — a In the case of Thomas F. Milligan t vs. Anna B. Milligan, plaintiff files a counter-showing.

VOCAL TEACHER Mrs. Elsie Wilcox Meets With Great Success as Teacher in I ROANOKE INSTITUTE f ' ’I'M In Virginia — Director of Choir at That Place—A Cantata. The Danville (Va.) Bee gives an account of the rendition of Porter s Resurrection by the choir of the Baptist church at Danville, Mrs. Elsie Wilcox, formerly of this city, being the director of the choir. Mrs. Wilcox is a vocat teacher in the Roanoke Institute there and is meeting with good success, which is gratifying, but not surprising to the many here who know of her great talent as a vocalist. Mrs. Wilcox’ name also appears on the program of a Liszt recital, given in commemoration of the centennial birthday of Franz Liszt. The cantata notice says: “On Sunday night the large and well trained choir of the First Baptist church sang Porter’s Resurrection, a magnificent Easter cantata. No more impressive rendering of this greatest event in the world’s history has been heard in Danville. The fine choir of the First church never appeared to better advantage than on Sundaynight. One of the largest audiences ever assembled in the church was present and listened with delight for an hour to the well rendered program. Some were turned away from the service for lack of room. The people expressed great appreciation of the choir's effort and of the aim to make the church the center of all that is highest and best in music. “The choir is well trained and comics, which were generally well executed. The chorus work was beautiful and of the highest order, and was the feature of the service. “The choir is wel itrained and compares favorably with those in the larger cities. “Mrs. Wilcox, the cultured vocal teacher in the Roanoke institute, is the director of the choir. “The playing of Mrs. G. K. Griggs, the organist, never appeared to better advantage than on Sunday night. CONTRACT WAS LET MM* The Monroe New School Contract Was Let Late Saturday Evening : TO WILLIAM EVERLEY tOf Plymouth—Will be of » Pressed Brick and Consist of Seven Rooms. i » r The contract for the erection of the > new Monroe school building has been - let to William Everley of Plymouth. 1 The bids for the construction of the f same were received and opened at the r office of Architect Abe Boegley at s Berne by the trustee and advisory s board of Monroe township last Thurs- ■ day morning at 10 o'clock. The bids i were not settled then, as the board a wished to consider each of the bids, f and the contract was npt awarded un- >- til Saturday evening. It calls for a i- two-tsory brick building, with four r school rooms, an assembly room, reci- reation and library rooms. The bid of Mr. Everley was $17,987, he taking the old building at $1,200, thus making his bld $16,787. A heating contract was also awarded to A. J. Moser e and company of Berne. The work of a building will begin tomorrow and •• the contract states that the building is i, to be in readiness for the opening of i- the fall term, September 15th. It y will be of pressed brick, and when e completed will be one of the finest s places of learning to be found in this a vicinity. e— — —o a Miss Josephine Krick of the nurse’s e training department of Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, spent a few hours Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr a and Mrs. Henry Krisk. She reports a. that she likes the nurse’s work very much.

SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT. Cause* Change* to be Made on the G. R. A I. Owing to a slump in the freight traffic on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, whten has recently affected the company, a reduction has been made In the crews in train service and yesterday three freight engineers who were the most recently promoted were put back to firing in passenger service, thereby putting three firemen back into freight service and resulting in funoughing three extra men. The engineers who were set back are: L. Kock, C. E. Layne and R. M. Digman. Although there has been much note concerning the falling away of business it has not become such that any of the trains had to be taken off and it is not expected that it will have to be done. INSPIRING SCENE St. Mary’s Chlrch Scene of Beautiful Festivities on Sunday. w FIRST COMMUNION Each Service Largely Attended and Day Was Indeed a Happy One. I Beautiful and impressive and with all solemnity was the first communion service cameo out Sunday at the St. Marys enuren. vne day, an Ideal one, added much to the carrying on of the imposing ceremony, which was witnessed by many from the street, and a well-thronged church. All arrangements were made at the school house and at the appointed time a procession, headed by -three acolytes and followed first by the communicants of last year, and they by the thirty-nine comprising the class of this year, with their attendants at their side representing their guardian angel, and lastly by the remaining acolytes and Father Wilken, wended their way along the south side to the main entrance of the church and then to the sanctuary. The pastor, who had entire charge of the preparation of the class, celebrated high mass, and during the mass delivered a short but interesting and appropriate sermon. The day, which they for se long had looked forward to and con- | sidered the happiest of their lives, j and one on which much of their future life depended, was impressed upon them, as well as the important step in their lives, at which they had now arrived. It the afternoon at 3 o'clock they attended vespers, benediction, May devotions, and the services of the day were brought to a close with the sing ing of the Tedeum in thanksgiving. The church was most beautifully decorated with flower adornments ! and with the illumination of the many small incandescent lights and the impressive ceremony, presented a very inspiring scene. The class which received the communion consists of’ Dreda Parent, Mary Braun, Marie 5 Connell, Anna Braun, Edna Bosse, 1 Margaret Smith, Naomi Baker, Mar- • garet Omlor, Christena Rumschlag. 8 Naomi Gass, Mary Coffee, Philamina 8 Colchin, Christena Ulman, Helena t Starost, Lillian Keller, Rosa Spang f ier, Eva Alberdine, Ethel Ervin, Mar- ■ garet Bernard, Anna Hill; Aloysius 9 Schmitt, Raymond Keller, Joseph 1 Laurent, Bernard Tonnelier, Herbert i, Loche, Leonard Deinlnger, Andrew i- Kintz, Richard Rademaker, Martin 8 Braun, Adrian Wemhoff, Richard r Tonnelier, Ambrose Hackman, Waiter Meibers, Bernard Keller, Mederic 1 Miller, David Teeple, Joseph Metzger, 5 Gerald Schuh, Charles Steigmeyer. LODGE CALLS. r A special meeting of the Elks has f been called for this evening, and the I attendance of each and every member s is desired at this time. Special busif ness will come up before the lodge, t and for complete satisfaction to be 1 had, the decision of the committee in t charge desires all members to take s part. The building committee will re port and it is the main subject to ( come up at this time. s 1, The Modern Woodmen has issued ;i i- special call for Wednesday evening ol r. this week, when the picture of the for .s estry team will be taken. Degree y work will also be conferred and al members are asked to be present.

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TIRED OF LIFE I Miss Lessie Lloyd of Geneva Makes Attempt to End Life by CARBOLIC ACID ROUTE Said to Have Tried Hanging Before—Employee of the Glove Factory. Geneva, Ind., May B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Miss Lessie Lloyd, sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lloyd of Geneva, attempted to end her life by drinking a large quantity of crude carbolic acid. Two doctors worked with her, though she resisted all efforts to help her, and succeeded in badly biting one of the fingers of the physicians while forcing the stomach pump Into her mouth, she will recover. The physicians stated that she had drunk enough of the stuff to kill three or four persons. The attempt, it is said, was made by her just after leaving her work at the Glove factory for the •vening. Clem Heidemann, the manager, had closed the factory for the evening as he supposed, but it developed that the girl in going out had unbolted the back door and slipped out that way, leaving it open. After the others had left, the girl, is is said, returned to the factory and drank the acid, spilling some of it on her clothes and in the factory, and then going to the back of the lot, where she was seen by neighbors to throw the bottle. She then returned home and while at the supper table became sick, the family noticing her fiead drooping every now and then. The physicians were called at once and she was saved, though she is still quite sick. Eight or nine months ago it is said she got a rope, which she noosed about her neck in an attempt to hang herself, but was discovered in time by her mother, who prevented the hanging. The girl declares she will try to commit suicide again in spite of being foiled twice. The parents of the girl, it is said, have had considerable difficulty in controlling her and the attempts at self-destruc-tion followed, it is said, criticims of her conduct and of company she kept that did not meet the approval of her parents. Bob Pelham of Geneva, who was deputized Sunday by Marshal L. G. Botkins to accompany Will Smith to his home to make arrangements to give bond, is still holding the sack, waiting on his man. Smith walked into the front door of his home and must have walked directly out the back door and then ‘ skidooed" for parts unknown, for all search there failed to locate him. Smith had been found guilty of drunkenness before 'Squire Warren Striker. o — E. Y. NELSON VISITS HERE. Nephew of the Late Joseph Crabbs of This City. E. Y. Nelson, residing northeast of Fort Wayne, a veteran of the civil war, well known here, where he often . visited with his uncle, the late Joseph W. Crabbs, and other relatives, stopped off here Sunday night enroute home from the west, here he has spent the winter. He was the guest over night of Dan Myers and family and will remain, until Tuesday visiting with his cousin, Mrs. Jane Crabbs, and other relatives. Mr. Nelson first went to California and spent two I months with his cousin, Sam Holmes, visiting his forty-acre English walnut ■ grove near Los Angeles, and other , points of interest, and then went to his farm at Wichita, Kansas, in December, spending the remainder of the winter there. Mr. Nelson owned 3 a 320-acre farm there, but sold that 8 just before coming here. Mr. Nelson r served three years in the civil war. • He enlisted with the 15th Ohio infani, try, was a prisoner thirteen months e in the Andersonville prison, and aftn er being released and spending some e time at the Hot Springs recuperating >- from the effects of prison starvation o and rheumatism, he enlisted in the United States signal corps. Mr. Nelson draws a pension of $24 monthly. a >f The Misses Frances Butler, Delia r- Kinney, Vera Myers and Ethel Bark- « ley formed a walking party Sunday II afternoon, enjoying a very good time in the country.