Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 7 June 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 134.

COUNTY | DIPLOMAS Large Class of One Hundred Thirty-eight Will Receive Diplomas. COMPLETE COURSE Prescribed by the Common Schools of County—Commencement Saturday. A large class of one hundred and thirty-eight will on next Saturday morning at the time of the commencement of the common schools of the county receive diplomas for having completed the course prescribed by the common schools. The county commencement will be held next Saturday, June 10th, at 9 o'clock in the morning on the lawn of the Central school house, this city, and County Superintendent L. E. Opliger has completed ail arrangements for the excellent program to be carried out at that time. The program follows: Music —Selected—Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Invocation —Rev. Charles E. Ehle. Music —Selected —Dudley Buck Male Quartet. class Address —Dr. W. N. Ferris, president Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Mich. Music —Selected—Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Presentation of Diplomas—Superintendent Ira B. Potts, x Music —Selected —Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Benediction —Rev. Raymond L. Semans Music will be furnished by the Blue Creek Cornet band and the Dudley Buck Male quartet of Fort Wayne. The exercise® will open with music by the cornet band at 9 o’clock and all attendants are invited to come early and enjoy the music. The names of the graduates follow: Union—Sylvia Beatty, Vernon M Brodbeck, Roland Bailey, Nellie G. Barkley, Lucile Fleming. Wilma Freck. Harry Magner, Lele I. Shafer, Nellie Wolfla. Edna Welty. Root—Harold A. Cline, Edwin Rabbitt, Iva Mirian Spangler, Bessie Wilder. Preble — Otto Dilling. Albert Fruechte, Cortis Grandstaff, Edward Jaberg. Otto Kruetzman. William KreutzmarT Esther E. Koch. Ernest Worthmann. Kirkland—Frand Arnold, Grace Driver, Mary Ehlerding. Irvin Goldner, Olga Houck, Floyd Longenbarger, Marie Smith, Allen Staiter, Hazel Tumbleson. Washington—Merle Coppock, Harvey Everett, Otto W. Hoffman, Joe Heimann, Ralph Miller, Naomi Poling, Genevieve Spuller, Ruby Wynn. St. Mary’s—Forest Bunner, Abbie Bigham, Wilma'Dailey, Clarence Davis. Nellie Helm, Goldie Helm. Harland Heath, Helen Johnson, Arnold Stults, Ethel Tague, Paris Vizard. Blue Creek—Manola Bryan, Bertha Burnett, Charles Foreman, Beryl Lhamon. Earl Ripley, Minnie Tricker, Hazel Davis. Monroe—Martin Busche, Clifton Duer. Samuel Fluckiger, Edward Hen dricks, Ella Habegger, Bryan Hendricks. Howard Keller, Frances Kessler, Gertrude Lehman. Henry E. Lehrnan. Edna Mock, Walter Michaud, Noah N. Soldner, C. A. Shirk, Lulu C. Stuckey, Noah N. Sprunger, Homer Winteregg, Lessie Watkins. French —Esther V. Roth, Ada Schindler. Hartford—lda Blocher, Cleo Dunbar. Harold Engle, Byron Hart, Frantie Heller, Fred Heller. Claude Kindel, Alva Miller, Ottie Moyer, Dora Nelle Michael, Fred A. Reffe, Hugh Runyon, Vearl Runyon, Kenneth Reiff, Icel M. Shanks, John A. Wilson, Raymond Yoder. Wabash—Tilman Amstutz, Bertha Baumgartner, Opal Cole, Bessie Fisher, Katie Fravel, Daisy Kauffmann, Georgia Longenecker, Ray McCullum, Nora E. Mettler, Frieda Maurer, Ray Mann, Elanor Pickett. Brayton Pyle. Milton Sprunger, Metta Sprunger, Edwart Stout, Zephthah Zuercher. Jefferson —Edward Blosser, Horace Caffee, Iva Irwin, Nelly Kerr, Mary A. Laughlin, Adda Ketchum. Cleo Rumple, Mary Scoles. Berne —Ruth Kattman, Gilbert » ■ ■*

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Hirschy, Beatrice Harris, Edna Need- , erhouser, Paul Frederick Rohrer, Ora IWechter. Geneva, Ina Bolds, Ruth Dickerson, I Clyde Good, Pearl Gaylor, Pauline . 1 Greene, Metta Haviland, Inez Pyle, | Olive Shitnp. Ralph Waldo, Isabel I Weeks. Decatur—Samuel Baumgartner. BOY AT DAILEY HOME. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dailey are the rejoicing parents over the arrival of a baby boy which made his appearance at their home at an early hour this morning. All are doing well and , much happisnees" abounds in the ' home. ELECTED TRUSTEE I {.lrvin Brandyberry Selected to Succeed A. H. Selleii meyer on the CITY SCHOOL BOARD . Council Disposed of a Large Amount of Important Business. With all the members answering to ' | the roll call and Mayor Teeple presiding, the city council engaged in , ■ quite a busy session Tuesday night, I they being confronted with a large volume of business, and several important questions were up for disposal. 1 The minutes of the last session were , read by the clerk and approved. The I proof of publication for the Keller sewer was filed, and as this was the ! date set for the hearing of objections the council was prepared for this. There being none, the clerk was authorized to advertise for its construe- _ | tion and June 20th was set as the time for receiving the bids. The preliminary resolution for the Thomas Gauze sewer, to be constructed in the west ' part of the city, was read and June 20th was also set as the time when the council will hear any and all objections, against the proposed improvement. The resolution was adopted. Plans and specifications were then filed, approved and ordered placed on record. The Veseys of Fort Wayne, • who some time previous were notified by the clerk to construct a sidewalk on Cleveland street, who have unheeded the same, will again be notified to commence work within ten days, or the city will take action upon same. I A number of property owners along i West Adams street, who have also been notified to construct walks, and failed to do so, will be issued the sec- ■' ond notice by the clerk, they also to • ' be allowed ten days to take stepsjor , the improvements. Those to receive I notice are Nancy Sullivan, George Chronister, the Adams County Lum- ■ ber company. J. "W. Vail and Elijah • Mann. The street commissioner ask- , ed that he be allowed to secure an engine for the grading of several H streets, which request was granted.’ A report for the Spuller improvement in the south part of the city was I read and approved. Attorney A. P. Beatty, representing himself and a i number of other property owners - along North Second street, filed a • complaint regarding tlfe high weeds in certain places along that street, and i asked that immediate steps be taken for the cutting of same. In some - places they have grown to a height of ■ two feet and more, and in places right up to the sidewalk. It is not , only a menace bu* deprives the city . of the beauty which it would have ■ if these places were properly taken care of. A motion was then made - that the marshal notify ail property [ owners living along North Second and - Third streets to cut them at once or - the city will cut them at their ex • pense. A letter was received by the t waterworks committee concerning a i water gauge to be placed at the city , plant, so as to be able to ascertain - what pressure they were using in case of fire. The communication was I referred to the committee with power -1 to act. The purchasing of a chart , | containing the mains of the city plant . { was also referred to the purchasing 1 1 committee to ascertain cost and par- , ticulars and to report at the next - meeting. The purchasing of a Harris i air lift pump to be used at the city s plant was left in the hands of the . superintendent and purchasing com- - mittee. The increase of salary asked by C. U. Dorwin and continued until t CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.

Decatur, Ind. Wednesday Evening, June 7, 1911.

SAW MAN DROWN D. M. Hensley Tells of the Drowning of Tom Bergaman at Rome City ON SUNDAY EVENING Man Believed to Have Committed Suicide—Mr. Hensley Directed Search. D. M. Hensley and son, David, who have just returned from Rome City, where they had been since Sunday, preparing the Hensley cottage for the opening for the season, of witnessing the drowning of Tom Bergaman, a well known unmarried blacksmith of that city. His drowning is believed to have been suicidal, as he had been despondent for some time, and on that morning was said to have been intoxicated. Mr. Hensley was sitting on the porch of the T. M. Reid cottage—which adjoins the Hensley cottage—about 6:45 o’clock Sunday even ing, and gazing across the lake. As they did so, Mr. Hensley noticed what he thought at first was a man’s hat disappearing into the lake, but as •there were passersby just previous, in a launch, supposed that one had lost hl's hat and that was what he had noticed. Other boatmen, however, rowed past and presently found the man’s empty boat, and all becoming alarmed, investigated. Mr. Hensley found the man's coat, and from letters therein, addressed to T. O. and D. O. Bergaman, of Fort Wayne, had a clew as to who the man was. At first it was thought the man had gone into the woods and had gone to sleep, leaving the boat there, but Mr. Hensley advAed searching for the body with .grappling hooks, which they did, Mr. Hensley assisting. In a very short time, following Mr. Hensley’s direction as to the place where he had seen the hat fall, the body was recovered. A short while previous to the drowning. Mr. Hensley had seen the man pass the cottage. He fs said to have been a very highly esteemed man. A NEAR ACCIDENT Unlawful Riding of Wheel •on Sidewalk and Without Light Nearly PROVED SERIOUS To Mrs. Minerva Wilkenson Who Collided With an Unknown Rider. That the riding of a bicycle on the sidewalks and especially at night, without a bicycle light, is a menace to the citizens, was again proven Tuesday evening when an unknown boy, riding a wheel, collided with Mrs. Minerva Wilkinson on West Monroe street, near Ninth street. Mrs. Wilkenson noticed the on-coming bicyclist, who was a boy probably twelve years of age, because he wore a white waist, which showed plainly in the darkness as he sped toward her, and she stepped aside, thinking to allow’ him to pass. The rider, in the darkness, however, probably did not notice Mrs. Wilkenson. for his wheel ran into her in such away that it struck her right arm, shocking her severly and for a while it was feared that her arm was dislocated. The rider also suffered, apparently, for his wheel dropped and he was thrown several feet, alighting on the lawn. He got his wheel and limped away, moaning, though he refused to give his name when asked for it and those who happened to be near did not recognize the boy on account of being unable to discern his features in tile darkness. This fact alone probably saved a trial in police court today for unlawful riding on the walk, and that without a light at night. This is the third time that Mrs. Wilkinson has had similar experiences with sidewalk riders. —— o— Sam Johnson was a Monroe business caller yesterday afternoon.

JY. P. A. CONVENTION. — Rev. U O. Wise of Thia City Is Con ferance President. E The Fort Wayne Sentinel of Tues day evening contains a cut of the Rev D. O Wise of this city, conference president of the Evangelical Youn People's Alliance, which is holdin:■ its district convention In Fort Wayne t Tuesday and today. The program 1 which was published some time ago is being carried out in full, and the convention is very interesting. Sc v . eral members of the local order are at tending. E. M. Ray of Berne is sei v Ing as secretary of the conventica. Rev. Wise will probably remain o'er for the state Sunday school convention, which will convene in Fort Wayne Thursday. The Y. P. A. Con- ’ vention is being held jointly with that of the Fort Wayne district Ministerial , and Laymen's association. “GABRIEL’S HORN” 1 i Heralded the Passing of B. ‘ O. Tilden’s Advertising Automobile I THROUGH DECATUR t ■ ■- 3 i Tuesday Evening—Passed i Through on 25,000 Mile Tour to Honolulu. z k J s A ''Gabriel’s Horn”—a sort of pipe organ arrangement, playing sweet r tunes, instead of the ordinary screaml ing honk, honk of the auto, heralded 3 the passing of the automobile of the American Sanitary works through the r i city Tuesday evening on one of its stretches of the 25,000 mile advertist ing and sanitation educating tour on . which President B. O. Tilden and four 1 companions set out from New-York . some time ago, the destination to be ) Honolulu. The party made a short i stop in this city, replenishing its auto 1 tank from the True & Runyon gaso--11 line supply and then after traversing } several streets of the city proceeded on the next stint of the journey. This , excellent advertising campaign was inaugurated by B. O. Tilden, president of the American Sanitary works, and during his advertising campaign he expects to visit the chief plumbers I and architects of the country, interesting them in the manufacture of the works, and will also visit the representatives of the company over the United States. They left New York April Ist and expect to make the tour in eight months. Besides President > Tilden, the party included “Jack” Seiler, “Joe” Tilden, respectively eas tern manager and advertising manag- ( er of the company, and W. A. Cawley, western manager of the company. «_ POLICE MAY TAKE HAND. Will Watch Young Boys Who Gamble in Offices and Club Rooms. > . | 1,!.* , Complaints have reached the police > that a crowd of boys are meeting in ■ the evenings and on Sundays in some . of the offices and club rooms and in- ■ dulging in “quiet little games of s poker.” They will be watched here- - after, and something may be doing - one of these days that will make the s boys wish they didn't know a pair oi 9 jacks from a team of mules. Most s every boy has an age when he feels 1 that he must do something terrible f aud he often turns to cards. The - danger is that he may become a ■ worthless, no-account, shoe-string I gambler, about the lowest of all the t pesky varmints that inhabit the world, - and if the boys are as wise as they 1 think they are. they will “cut” the s game right now. save serious trouble i’ and incidentally themselves. i — ..p — - LAID TO REST. 3 The last sad rites over the remains s of the late Mrs. Alva Aurand. whose ■ death occurred about noon on Monday, - were held this afternoon, and many of s the relatives and friends of the deceased paid their respects to the estii mable lady. The cortege left the Bol- • Inger home, where the remains lay in • state, at 1:30 p. m. for the Beery 1 church, west of the city, where at 2 - o’clock the services were held, with . the Rev. Imler, pastor of the United Brethren church, officiating. Inter- ■ ment took pl*ce at the Beery churchyard.

WORK COMPLETED 1- <1 Board of Commissioners Concluded a Busy Session at Noon Today. " MR. LAUGHLIN NAMED 1 County Infirmary Superi. intendent For Two Years I t —The Supplies. t t The board of commissioners today , made a trip over the McElhaney road to inspect the bridges that have been completed there. After completing * the record the board adjourned. One of the duties of the board Tuesday evening was the selection of a superintendent for the county infirmary for the ensuing two years and the . I place went to Martin Laughlin, without opposition. The salary is >I,OOO per year. Mr. Laughlin begun his duties at the farm last March and has been making a splendid record. The supplying of goods for the * county infirmary was let to the following: Fly nets, Burns A Son; hardware, Schafer Hardware Co.; I buggy, Schaub, Gottemoller & Co.; manure spreader, Baumgartner Bros: dry goods and groceries. Niblick & Co.; office desk, Gay, Zwick & Myers; lime, salt and potatoes, J. D. Hale; drugs, Holthouse Drug Co. ; The board refunded $8.67 taxes to t Mrs. Margaret Myers, an overcharge . having been shown. 1 Sol Luginbill was appointed superintendent of construction of the Em , ery bridge in place of John Buckmasi ter. i An order for the removal of the sur- ■ veyor's office from the Morrison block 1 [ to the room in the court house now i • occupied by the sheriff was made. i t i > It being shown that some extras - were needed on the Rodenbush ma- ; -oadam road, an order for same was , I entered. ( i q ; {DATES ARE FIXED: J Board of Review Will Hear ! Objections From Various i Townships. r■■ - — t THE BOARD IS READY 1 I 5 ’ And From Now on Will Attend to Real Business for Forty Days. i ____ The board of review, which Monday I ? i began a forty days' session, during I i xbich time their duty will be to rea view the assessments on all property i | ■ in Adams county as reported by the f various assessors, have completed the . preliminary work and are getting ; down to real business. The board is ; composed of Dan N. Erwin, Paul G. I Hooper, Auditor Michaud, Treasurer t Yager and County Assessor Gentis. ? The dates have been fixed for hear- ' e ing the objections and if you have any • to make as to your assessed valuai tion, you should appear before the 5 board on the following respective e dates: Union and Root townships. . .June 14 1 p Preble and Kirkland ...June 15 B Washington and St. Mary's.. .June 16 B Blue Creek and Jefferson... .June 19 ' Wabash and Geneva June 26 ' Hartford and French June 21 i Monroe, Berne and Monroe tp.June 22 i Decatur June 23 ’ s All banks June 26 i b All oil companies June 27 i The assessors of these various , f townships are requested to be present : - on the date fixed for the hearings I .- from their townships, that they may I- be used if necessary. i — o—y M. E. CHURCH TONIGHT. J —— j Miss Cecil Andrews will Blns a solo 1 at the prayer meeting at the Meth- - odist Episcopal church tonight. The - subject of the lesson is “Bread in the Desert.”

BABE DEAD—MOTHER ILL. ( Mrs. R. A. Davis and Mrs. John Burkhead Called to Hlckeville, O. Mrs. R. A. Davis and step-daughter, Mrs. John Burkhead, left on the 5:50 car Tuesday evening for Fort Wayne, thence to Hicksville, Ohio, where they were called by the death of Lawrence, nine months' old son of Mrs. Ida Johnson. Mrs. Johnson is a daughter ot R. A. Davis of this city and a sister of Mrs. Burkhead, and herself is very seriously 111,-and no hopes are entertained for her recovery, she having undergone an operation on last Wednesday. The funeral of the babe was held this afternoon. COURT HOUSE NEWS Case of the State vs. Ida B. Miller Was Dismissed Today. MARRIAGE LICENSES Judgment Rendered in the Stockard Quiet Title Case —Court Notes. Martin Miller vs. Dallas and Katherine fuller, suit on note and to foreclose mortgage, demand, SI2OO, is k new case filed today. Fruchte & Litterer are the plaintiff's attorneys. State vs. Ida B. Miller, charged with keeping a house of ill fame, sent here from court of justice of peace. Motion to dismiss ror want of jurisdiction filed by defendant was sustained and the defendant discharged. William J. Carroll vs. Frank S. Peterson, damages, $3,000. Motion by defendant to dismiss cause for want of prosecution sustained and the cause • dismissed at plaintiff's cost. Judgment for costs. James M. Stockard vs. Amelia Krah et al., quiet title. Judgment and decree, quieting title in lands in plaintiff. Jesse C. Sutton appointed commissioner to make conveyance to plaintiff. The defendants all defaulted. A marriage license was today issued to Zeak Evans, born August 23, 1889, blacksmith, son of Steve and Serena Evans, to wed Ethel Stetler, born April 9, 1890, daughter of Homer and Emma Statler. ' ' 4 A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Thomas E. Miller, born December 27, 1885, clerk, son -<f G. P. and Christina Miller, to wed Lizzie Knapp, born June 8, 1887, daughter of Henry and Catherine Knapp. Real estate transfers: Menno S. Leichty to John J. Summers, lot 38, Monroe, $3,000; Samuel Schindler to Daniel Komp, part of lot 91, Berne, . $1800; William H. Parr to Jesse L. Smitley, 2 acres, Blue Creek tp., $250; Berne Hardware Co. to Lucy Hirschy, pt. lot 1, Berne, S9OO. THE TALE OF A TURKEY EGG. How the Wise Man Provides For His Thanksgiving Turkey in Time. Some men look far ahead in the “Battle for Bread,” and a case of this kind has just come to light. J. B. Stoneburner, while looking after business Tuesday dropped into one of the produce plants and there in some strange and unexplained manner got hold of a turkey egg. He carried it to the treasurer's office, but when he went to search for it found it gone. Deputy Ed Kintz has confessed to the theft and the matter was compromised. Ed explained that he had placed , the egg under a sitting hen and invited J. B. to come out tor Thanks giving dinner. While it’s a bad thing to count 'em before they're hatched, John says this is a pinch for he has accepted, and it's np to Ed to get a turkey. ——- A WARNING TO THE BOYS. The attention of the boys who ride their bicycles on the sidewalks is hereby called to the fact that there is an ordinance against this, and every time you do so you are liable to arrest. Save trouble by observing the warning J. W. TEEPLE, Mayor.

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MANY LIVES WERE LOST In an Earthquake Which Did Great Property Damage in Mexico City. EARLY THIS MORNING Over a Hundred Reported Dead — Communication With South Cut Off. (United Press Service.) • Mexico City, June 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A terrible earthquake did millions of dollars’ worth of damage in this and other cities of 'MCKjco, the first shock coming at about 4 o'clock this morning. Man? of the buildings were ruined and the loss of life has been announced at from 100 to 180 in this city alone. Ten soldiers were crushed to death ii/one building and every prisoner in the Belem jail was injured, many fatally. All communication with the cities and countries south of here has been cut off and it is rumored that the loss ot life and property damage elsewhere Is as great as that here. Every light in the city was put out by the shock, men, women and children ran screaming into the streets and the wildest disorder followed, requiring the attention of the police and the soldiers. Order has been partially restored. At the barracks the roofs were caved in and the walls collapsed, killing and Injuring many. The streets were ripped up the water mains put out of commission, many serious fires resulting. New York, N. Y., June 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The cable department of the Western Union Telegraph company received a report this afternoon, announcing that seventyfive are known to be dead as a result of the earthquake in Mexico City. DR. FERRIS TO BE HERE. Dr. Woodbridge N. Ferris, president of the Ferris Institute, of Big Rapids, Mich., will deliver the address to the eounty graduating class in this city Saturday morning Dr. Ferris is one of the greatest men on the American platform today and his address here should be heard by every person. He is not a stranger heTe, having appeared on two similar occasions and all who have heaid him before will be glad of this opportunity to hear him again. LaDELLES AT CRYSTAL. Manager Will Parent of the Crystal theater wishes to announce to the public that on Thursday evening he has secured the LaDelles to sing and dance at this popular playhouse, who will at this time show their skill in the fantastic step in all the latest ways. They will also render some of the latest songs, which alone are worth the price of admission. Only a nickel. — o LUMBER FELL ON MAN. George Massonne, one of the proprietors of the Decatur Lumber company, was perhaps seriously injured Tuesday when a pile of lumber fell, without warning, catching him beneath the heavy pieces and bruising him up considerably. He Is ill today, but is endeavoring to attend to his duties at the office. e CUT YOUR WEEDS. Marshal Peterson has issued a special notice to all property owners living on North Second and Third streets to cut their weeds at once and to put their premises in a respectable condition. If not done within twenty-four hours the city will take steps to cut same at the expense of the property owners. FRANK PETERSON, Marshal. — o— — POSTMASTERS' CONVENTION. i W. A. Lower, postmaster, left this morning for West Baden, where he will attend the convention of postmas- ■ ters, which will be held there, the session closing Friday evening.