Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 9 May 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 109.

SALE THURSDAY At the First Street Stables, Where Two Hundred Horses are Offered. ALL KINDS THIS TIME And Buyers Should Get Their Stock as Only Two More Sales Are Held. The usual semi-monthly horse sale will be held in the First street stables next Thursday, commencing at 10 o'clock in the morning, with Mr. McNabb of Ashland, Ohio, as the auctioneer. Members of the company have exerted themselves to the utmost to get together a good bunch of stock for this sale and to see the line-up as it stands today, one must say that they have succeeded admiraably well. It seems an easy matter to get from two to three hundred horses in two weeks, but in trying to get them it takes all the efforts of the expert buyers the company employs to securt an amount that will make a profitable sale. It is necessity that the company sell a great many horses to exist, as all who know the horse business agree that is is conducted on a very small margin. In this sale will be offered almost any kind of good horses a man could want, the stock ranging from heavy draft to light harness. A great number of buyers are present and a goodly number of farmers are expected to tome, and the usual number of spectators will be present. There is only two more sales after this one and the season closes with the last horse sold in the sale of June Bth. In regard to having the sales next year the management had nothing to say, as nothing definite has yet been done by the company in regard to securing larger quarters.

ABOUT THE SICK > i II »'!■*« Mr. Ellis Remains About the Same and is Too Weak For Operation. MRS. GAFFER BETTER • Word From California Says Mrs. McClain is Slowly Improving. Miss Sylvia Droppieman, who was called to Jeffersonville by the illness of her aunt, Mrs. Carrie Algar, writes that her aunt is much better. Mrs. Peter Gaffer, who was taken very seriously sick with an attack of the heart Saturday, and who was at the point of death, is much better and is able to be up again, though she is still very weak. Mrs. Mary Wemhoff today received a letter from Miss Jessie McLain, stating that her mother, Mrs. Catherine McLain, who has been quite seriously sick with double pnuemonia at the home of her son, Emmet McLain, at Fresno, Cal., is much better and that hopes for her recovery are now strong. P. H. Wagner went to Ft. Wayne this morning to pay a visit to Mrs. Wagner, who last week underwent an operation at the St. Joseph hospital. She is improving somewhat, but not as fast as she might, although it is thought she will get along much faster from now on. Mrs. Elmer Miller of North Fifth street has been quite sick since Sunday with gall stones. Fred, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kooken, is sick with what is said to be typhoid fever. Mrs. John Brothers of Portland, left today for her home after a visit here with relatives. Roll Ellis returned home from Fort Wayne, where he paid a visit to his father at the St. Joseph hospital.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

BAPTIST MEN’S MEET. / A number of the men of the local Baptist church are planning to attend the men's banquet to be given Friday evening at the First Baptist church in Fort Wayne, at which the Rev. Stackhouse of New York City will be the principal speaker. The local delegation will leave on the 5:50 car and return on the last car. The change in interurban time tables, which takes place tomorrow, should be noted.

BIG FOREST FIRES Are Raging in Manitoba and Saskatchewan — Small Towns Threatened. FIGHT IN MEXICO With Many Casualties—The American Federation Appeals For Big Fund. (United Press Service.) Winepeg, May 9—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Great forest fires are still raging; through northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Scores of small towns are in danger. El Paso, May 9—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fighting was in progress today in the streets of Jaurez. The rebels captured a portion of the city and the federals were driven from their barricades erected in the streets. Medero demanded the surrender of the city and at 8 o’clock he was practically in control. Upward of 500 insurgent troops entered the city. The federal guns were silenced and the casualties are reported to have been enormous. Shortly after the firing begun, Mrs. Joseph Garcia and son were wounded by stray bullets. The United States troops were ordered to keep the fighters three blocks from the river. Captain Limbersalt, an American, was killed. It was learned here this afternoon that the insurgent losses in today’s battle were 150 and those of the federalists much larger. Fifteen Americans, fighting with the Insurgents, were killed. An unconfirmed rumor says that General Medero was badly wounded. Washington, D. C„ May 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The American Federation of Labor today appealed to all workingmen of the unions for $500,000 for the defense of John McNamara at Los Angeles. The appeal denounces the Burns detective agency who they say will be unscrupulous in securing evidence, the National Merchants’ association, with their bil lions of wealth and power, and the Merchants’ Association of Los Angelel and General Otis. It was signed by Gompers and Morrissey.

CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY. U. B. Church Will Join in Widespread Celebration. In accordance with the custom of many of the churches over the land, the United Brethren church of this city will on next Sunday morning celebrate “Mother’s Day.” There will be a special program, a special sermon by the Rev. Imler, and other appropriate features, to which every mother is Invited, each one to be presented with a white carnation. Mother’s Day was founded by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, its general object being as she phrased it, “a simultaneous observance throughout the world of the love and gratitude men, women and children owe their mothers.” It is believed that this year s observance will be much more extended that that of last year. It should be known that there Is no peculiar mark of distinction on the part of those participating in the general observance, beyond the wearing of a white carnation, or in its place a simple white badge. o James Henrdicks of Monroe, who was here this morning to attend to business affairs, returned this afternoon to his home. Practically the only thing doing about the court house this morning was the trial of the Blue Creek ditch case, which is slowly going on.

Decatur, Ind. Tuesday Evening,

ENVIOUS RECORD Is That Earned by Horse in Traveling Over Rural Route Two. OVER 60,000 MILES Has Horse Traveled, Carrying W. H. Engle, the Carrier, That Distance. Having traveled a distance equal to twice the circumference of the globe, yet possessing the fire and lively action of a colt, and ready for more mileage, is the record of a fourteen year-old horse owned by William H. Engle, of Rural Route No. 2. On December 1, 1902, Mr. Engle was given the route, and he made the first trip over that route with this horse, which he has driven ever since that time. The first three years of service were not regular for this horse and is not taken into consideration In the figures that are given. There are 292 working days in the year, there being fifty-two Sundays and fifteen days’ vacation that they are relieved from duty. Its the working days the horse traveled over twenty-four miles of route, making 7,008 miles per year. In totaling the sum only the last six and one-half years were taken into consideration, it being the time the animal was used regularly without substitution, and in that time the horse traveled exactly 45,552 mile% exclusive of distance from and to the postoffice, and other work outside of the regular route. Summing up the total trips on the route, allowing for time missed in the nine years the horse has traveled approximately 60,000 miles on government work alone. Truly an envious record for any animal. It is necessary to shoe the horse every four weeks and none who witness the operation care to change places with the horse-shoer as the horse is a little frisky for an ordinary man to shoe.

SPECIAL SERVICE _____ I, r The Mt. Pleasant Epworth y League Will Celebrate i 22nd Anniversary. [1 0 r ON SUNDAY EVENING ,i The Installation of Officers For Year Will Be Held ie in the Morning, i- _____ f The Mt. Pleasant Epworth League will have a gala day next Sunday when the installation of the officers j and the celebration of the twenty-sec-ond anniversary of the league will take place. Following the regular * preaching service in the morning, by '■ the Rev. Lantis, the installation of the s following officers will be in order: e President—-Letitia Singleton. 11 First Vice President —Oscar Fuhrman. >' Second Vice President—Bertha 5 Fuhrman. Third Vice President—Beulah Fuhr- )- man. Fourth Vice President —Otto Rice. *' Treasurer—Velma Butler. Secretary—Milton Fuhrman. e Organist —Verna Mann. '• Chorister—Letitia Singleton. ’’ Tn the evening the entertainment 8 in celebration of the twenty-second anniversary will be given, a very ind teresting one having been outlined, r and to which the public is given an ls earnest invitation to attend. At the ’’ evening service a silver offering will 11 be taken. >- — — o— SHIPS FINE SHEEP. 0 T. H. Baltzell, the well known 0 breeder of fine Shropshire sheep, tor' day shipped one of the finest specimens in Adams county. The animal g weighed 235 pounds and brought the g fancy price of seventy-five dollars. It h was shipped by National express to S. S. Stettlacher of Altamont, 111.

FIREMEN TO MEET JUNE 29TH. Although two months away, the Winchester fire department is making elaborate preparations to entertain the 1911 convention and annual meeting of the Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's association, which will be held here Thursday, June 29th. It is expected that several thousands yvill be their guests at that time. The towns and cities represented in the association which will have their departments there for the convention are as follows: Fort Wayne, Montpelier, Dunkirk, Parker City, Hartford City, Portland, Butler, Berne, Bluffton, Garrett, Eaton, Decatur, Columbia City, Cicero. Wabash, Gas City, Albany, Farmland Auburn, Markle, North Manchester and Middleton. JUNE THE TENTH Is the Date Set For County Common School Commencement. BE HELD IN THIS CITY In Central School House— Number of Graduates Not Yet Determined. Saturday, June the tenth, is the date set for the holding of the commencement of the Adams county common schools. The commencement will be held this year in this city, at the Central school house, and prom4ses to be the usual important event in the year for the common schools. The number of graduates has not yet been determined, inasmuch as there Js still another county diploma examination to be held, but the number will far exceed a hundred. County Superintendent L. E. Opliger has made arrangements for the preparing of the program and this will be ready for announcement in a few days. The school year just closing has been a most successful one over the entire county and the graduates this year finish their common school work and enter upon the next higher plane with a thoroughness of preparation unsurpassed by any other class. The commencement exercises will be held in the morning.

ELKS TAKE NO ACTION. An important business meeting of the Elks was held Monday evening regarding the matter of asking L. C. Waring to build a fuorth story to the new Waring glove factory for their lodge rooms. The matter was laid before the assembly, and it was considered that thex, would be unable to pay the rent which would be required, and the matter wag dropped for the present. EVERY TWO HOURS Will be Service on the Fort Wayne & Springfield, Beginning Tomorrow. A NEW SCHEDULE Goes Into Effect—Public Should Govern Itself Accordingly. Beginning tomorrow, May 10th, the new Interurban schedule will go into effect, the cars leaving this city every two hours Instead of every hour and a half as heretofore. The first' car will leave here at 5:50 in the morning and every two hours thereafter as follows: 7:50, 9:50, 11:50 a. m„ 1:50, 3:50. 5:50, 7:50, 10:10 p. m. Cars will arrive in Fort Wayne as follows: 6:55, 8:55, 10:55 a. m., 12:5i>, 2:55, 4:55, 6:55, 8:55. 11:25 p. m. Leaving Fort Wayne, they have the following schedule: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 a. tn., 1:00, 3:00, 5:00,' 7:00, 9:00, 11:30 p. m. Their arrival in this city is: 8:10, 10:10 a. m., 12:10, 2:10, 4:10, 6:10, 8:10, 10:10 p. tn., 12:30 a. m. Frances Murphy, who was here this morning, left at noon for her home at Monroe.

May 9, 1911.

IN THE CHURCHES Baptist Congregation Will Appoint Repair Committees Tomorrow. A MEMORIAL SERMON By Rev. Ehle at Presbyterian Church—Rev. Geisler Comes May 21st. The Baptist congregation will hold an important business meeting Wednesday evening, May 10th, following the regular prayer service, at which time committees to arrange in detail for the repairs of the church will be appointed. Some time ago, the congregation decided to and make other such improvements for the comfort and beauty of this house of worship, but wished to have the funds pledged in advance before beginning the work. The funds have been raised and there is now more than enough in the treasury for the improvements, and active steps toward the fulfillment of their desires will be taken tomorrow evening. It is desired that there be a full attendance. The pastor, the Rev. Ehle, who has been confined to his home with an attack of German measles, and could not be at the church at the Sunday services, will be at this meeting. The Memorial sermon for the G. A. R. will be given Sunday morning, May 28th, by the Rev. Ehle, pastor of the Baptist church. This will be a union service, and on account of the greater room at the Presbyterian church, the services will be held there. The Rev. William H. Geisler of Monticello, 111., who has accepted the call to the pastorate of the local Presbyterian church, writes that on account of pre-arrangements, he cannot be here to take charge of his work until a week from next Sunday, May 21st. He will be here to conduct services that day and will take permanent charge at that time. On next Sunday morning the preaching service will be conducted by the Rev. G. H. Myers.

S. S. CONVENTION Washington Township Convention to be Held at Washington Church. SUNDAY, MAY 14TH Interesting Program Prepared For That Event— The Speakers. The program for the Washington township Sunday school convention to be held at the Washington M. E. church, southwest of the city, next Sunday, May 14th, promises an interesting session. The program is as follows: Afternoon Session —2:00. Devotional —Rev. J. M. Dawson. Music—ln Charge of the Washington Sunday School. Address — “Advanced Department Work Illustrated in Life and Teachings of Christ” —Rev. L. C. Hessert. Music. Report of Superintendents as to Their Department Work —(a) Successes; (b) Failures. Discussion. Music. Reorganization. Offering. Benediction. Evening Session—7:3o. Devotional —Rev. Lantis. Music. Address—“ The Story of the Authorized Version of the Bible” —Thomas Perkins. Music. Address—“ Christ, the Central Figure of the Scripture”—Rev. C. T. Payne. Music. “Address — “Christ, the Master Teacher” —Rev. Lantis. Music. Offering and Benediction.

I POCAHONTAS CHICKEN DINNER. The Pocahontas lodge will give a chicken pot-pte dinner and supper Thursday In the building south of the interurban building, formerly occupied by the Bowers millinery store. Dinner will be twenty-five cents and supper fifteen cents. The following menu, including all that goes with a dinner, will be served: Chicken Pot-Pie Mashed Potatoes Gravy Scalloped Corn Pickles Potato Salad Pie Coffee Bread Butter Jelly THE STATE MEET — Os Knights of Columbus Opened Last Evening at * Richmond. WITH A RECEPTION Several Decatur Knights Are Attending—A Hundred Delegates. Several of the Decatur members of the Knights of Columbus are at Richmond attending the state convention which opened Monday evening. The Richmond Palladium says of the convention: “The tenth annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus opened Monday evening at the local council’s club rooms at Fifth and Main streets, with a reception to delegates and visiting members or the organization. Several committees had charge of meeting the delegates who arrived Monday afternoon, and made them acquainted with the local members of the lodge. ‘‘Nearly a hundred delegates are expected, and visiting members will probably swell the crowd to fully 150. This evening, in the general reception dance, the most important function of the convention will take place. Forty-eight chapters are represented. “There are to be several important members of the organization present, i probably the most popular of whom is the Rev. W. J. Cronin, the state chap-1 lain of the order, who lives in Rushville. Other officials will be Warden William Regan of Connersville; Advocate Hugh Corbet of Gary, Indiana: State Treasurer Louis F. M. Miller, Vincennes, and William V. O'Donnel, state secretary, of Columbus, and State Deputy Charles R. Duffin of Terre Haute. The program is as follows: Monday. 8:00 p. m. —Reception for Delegates and Third Degree Members in Knights of Columbus Hall. Smoker and Refreshments. Tuesday. 9:30 a. m.—Delegates Assemble in Knights of Columbus Hall. 10:00 —Convention convenes in the Knights of Columbus Hall. 8:30 p. tn. —Reception and Dance for Delegates and Catholics of the City. Convention Headquarters, Knights of Columbus Hall, Corner Fifth and Main streets. < QUEEN OF ELKS’ MARDI GRAS. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 9—Miss Clara Piepenbrink, Monday night won a spirited contest for queen of the Elks’ mardi gras to be held here in connection with the state reunion of Elks May 24th, 25th and 26th. The official program for the tenth annual Indiana state reunion of Elks to be held here has just been announced. The program opens Wednesday, May 24th. Mayor Jesse Grice will welcome the Antlered hosts. Exalted Ruler August Herrmann of Cincinnati will respond. Thursday will begin with a business session at 10:30, a big band prize contest will be held at 1:30 p. m. The election of officers will be held Friday morning. The crowning feature of the entire program, however, will be the grand mardi gras parade Friday evening, followed by the grand ball. Indianapolis is expected to be here in force to capture the 1912 reunion. o DAILY CENSUS REPORT. A bright nine-pound baby girl was bom Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. William Williams of Short street.

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FOR BETTER MUSIC Local Musicians Take First Steps Toward Perfecting Organization. THIRTEEN PIECES It is Composed of and Will Be Known as the Decatur Orchestra. —— i Various musicians of the city, and those wishing to unite into the formation of an orchestra for this city, | known as the Decatur orchestra, held a very enthusiastic meeting, the first one called, Monday evening and much headway toward their alm was accomplished. It is to consist of thirteen pieces, including four first violins, a cornet, a clarinet, two altos, a rnelophone, a tuba, a flute and two trap drums. A number of instruments and music have been ordered, which they expect the forepart of next week and not until then will they do much toward the advancement of the move. At present they have the room over Mrs. Burdg’s millinery apartments, but expect to obtain a lodge room where they can put in their practice and arrange up-to-date headquarters. The best musical talent in the city has been secured, and whenever they see a change for improvement, will do so. They expect to furnish amusement at various gatherings the coming summer months and will be in a position to do so in a very short time. William Biggs has been elected secretary and treasurer, and will look after the business which may come up pertaining to the association. Those included are Bernard Wertzberger. Warren Hamerick, Fred Patterson, and a Mr. Noble, first violins; Dr. Mangold, clarinet; Frank Engle, cornet; William Biggs, alto; Percy Williams, melphone; Fred Engle, tuba; Milton Yager, flute; Golda Biggs, pianist, and Naomi Niblick, trap drums. o TRANSFER FUND City School Treasury Gets the Sum of $1740 From Township Transfers. A LARGE NUMBER Os Students From the Townships Are Enrolled in the City Schools. The city school board and other school officials have figured that the sum of the apportionment of the school funds from the townships to the city school treasury for transfers of pupils from the townships to the city schools will be $1740 this year, quite a welcome addition to the city school funds. A large number of pupils from the various township schools of the county have been transferred to the city schools and for each one there is allowed from the township in which they reside a certain sum for tuition. For a pupil transferred from the township school to the grades is due the sum of $2 per month, and for one in the high school $4 a month, making the total due the city schools this year $1740. This will be paid by the various trustees when they receive their school fund apportionment from the state in July. ' -o MR. DIDOT IS CLOSING OUT. John Didot, the well known jeweler, announces that he has finally decided to close out his big and complete stock of jewelry, even including the show cases. Mr. Didot has been in business here for several years and carried a high grade stock. Failing health made it necessary for him to take a vacation of a month tn the early spring and he returned, hoping to be able to stand the strain of business, but again finds himself unable to do so and has now definitely decided to close out and try selling over the county in a wagon. His sale of goods at most any price, regardless of cost, begins today and he hopes to be ready to leave within two weeks. Watch for his advertisements and remember he is in earnest in wishing to close out.