Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 149.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Hearing of Big Blue Creek Ditch Case Concluded at • Noon Today. UNDER ADVISEMENT Is Matter Taken by JudgeApplication For Admission to Home. After a long-drawn-out trial of several weeks, the hearing of the petition of George W. Oates et al. for the dredging of the big IMue Creek ditch which petition was remonstrated to by many of the land owners interested therein, was concluded this morn lag in the Adams circuit court, Special Judge Hartford of Portland taking the matter under advisement The decision which will be rendered by him will be awaited with much interest by the many land owners who who would be affected by the dredging of this, the largest ditch in the county. During the trial Friday leave was asked by petitioners to substitute names of certain persons as owners tor land instead of persons named in the petition as owners, shown to be now deceased; to the granting and filing of which the remonstrators objected; objections overruled; exceptions; motion filed to remove exceptions to said rulings, filed; remonstrators file motion to strike out above motion of petitioners. Following the conclusion of the hearing this morning. an entry was made, giving ISO days’ time to both sides in which to prepare and present and file bill of exceptions on ruling occurring during the trial. Application for the admission of Martha A. Buffenbarger to the custodial department for adult females of the Indiana School For Feeble .Minded Youths at Fort Wayne was filed in the circuit court this morning, and will he heard by Judge Merryman next Tuesday. The application is made through Attorneys Peterson &. Moran by the young woman’s mother, Mrs. Kachel A. Jeffrey. Mrs. Buffenbarger is the wife of Henry Buffenbarger, to whom she was married in 1905. A divorce was recently refused them. Mrs. Buffenbarger is twenty-four years old and has three children: Bessie, aged six; Emma, aged three, and Mary, four months old. The patient, »ho is very nervous, and subject to isinting spells, has been an inmate of the school at Fort Wayne before for a year and a month, her marriage occurring thereafter. The notation on the case by A. E. Carroll, superintendent of the school, is that in his opinion she is a fit subject for the home,' and if properly committed will be received as soon as the new building for adult females is completed and ready for occupancy, which will be about July Ist or 15th. A marriage license was issued late Friday evening to H. Raymond Snediker, actor, of Coshocton, Ohio, born May 5, 1889, son of Samuel L. and M. Annie McKee Snediker, to wed Martha E. Fuller, clerk, of Pleasant Mills, born September 2. 180©, daughter of Postmaster A. Maynard and Sarah E. Fuller, of Pleasant Mills. Silas Fisher of near Monroeville secured a hunter’s license. Steal estate transfers: William Schaftner to Jacob Amstutz, 160 acres, Wabash tp., 89400: Robert W. Jack et al. to,John E. Jack, quit claim deed for 48 acres, Monroe tp., $225. The board of review is but half through Its heavy grist of work. Friday it heard the complaints from Decatur tax payers and about a hundred were filed with the board. It will take a long time to go over these and equalize the assessments. The hearing of complaints of banks will be taken up Monday and on Tuesday all oil companies. Then will come the examination of the mortgage exemptions, and a big grist of other matters. An ice cream and cake festival will be given this evening on the Christian church lawn by the Junion Christian Endeavor society. The juniors will also have home-made cake for sale. A very good time, which the society asks the public to share, will be in order. f

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’ FORT WAYNE K. OF C. Has Received Jurisdiction For Conferring of Fourth Degree. £ The Fort Wayne council of the Knights of Columbus has been endowed with the power of conferring the fourth degree, a rite for which candidates have heretofore gone to Indianapolis, Toledo or Chicago to receive. , Edward Remmert has been named as the new master of the fourth degree for the local council. Under the enlargement of Its jurisdiction the coun- . ell here is preparing to confer the fourth degree upon a class of about two hundred candidates on the 15th of October next, Columbus Day. The candidates will be from this city and surrounding territory, including Decatur, Huntington, Garrett, Auburn, ’’ | Payne, Ohio, Peru and Kokomo. Coli iimbus Day will be extensively celeb brated here, and committees are alj I ready at work arranging the program. I —-wq. ■ — KOKOMO WRECK ’ Seven Were Injured, One r Fatallv, When Traction » Car Overturned. s WAR FLEET DISPLAY 5 S 1 , Today's Exhibit Was Great- * est in History—Railroad Suit Dsmissed. (United Press Service.) j 1 Kokomo. Ina., June 23 —(Special to ( Daily Democrat) —With seven persons } injured, one fatally, an investigation was started today into the accident to the Union Traction company's car from Logansport,- which jumped the tracks and turned over in this city , last night. At the hospital it was said that S. G. Jones of Marion, who reC ceived a wrenched back and internal ! injuries, would probably not recover. 11 Portsmouth, Eng., June 23 —(Spee- , i ial to Daily Democrat I —The greatest war fleet the world has ever seen, and ’ in which the giant United States battleship Delaware stood out at the ' most formidable craft, was reviewed ( here today by King George. The review was the closing event of the coronation. Nearly two hundred fighting vessels were in line, 167 of ' them being furnished by England, i Seventeen nations were represented in the review. St. Louis, Mo., June 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —In deciding that the pooling of stocks in the Union & 1 Southern Pacific and five subsidary railroads does not constitute a merger far the control of the western trafI sic, the United States court of api peals today dismissed the govern- ; ment’s suit to dissolve the company. I it is a clear victory for the railroads | and ends litigation started three years ago. The chief allegation was that the Harriman interests were conspired to monopolize the traffic to the Pacific coast. —— o FATHER’S DAY Will be Observed Sunday at the Evangelical Church. Tomorrow “Father’s Day” services will be observed at the Evangelical church and a program of rare interest has been prepared for the but set apart day of commemoration. The services will be held in the morning at 10:30 o’clock and the pastor, Rev. I). O. Wise, will deliver the sermon, and has selected for his subject, "The Father’s Place in the Home," a most fitting one for an occasion of this kind. All those whose fathers have departed this life are asked to wear a white rose, while those whose parent is still living, are asked to wdnr a colored one. The different numbers to be carried out in connection with | the sermon will be very appropriate and a good attendance is asked to witi ness the exercises. AUTO DRIVERS WERE FINED. On affidavits flied by Fred Blazer, M. E. Brackett and L. Coppock were I given a hearing Friday evening for ■ fast automobile driving. Each was fined one dollar and costs, amounting i to SIO.BO, which they promptly paid. ■ The hearing was before ’Squire Stone, i Attorney C. J. Lutz appearing for the I autoists and Prosecutor Parrish representing the state.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening,

STILL WEAR BADGE Horace Callow Says the Democrats of His Country Are Foi Bryan. DROUTH IS BROKEN And the Farmers of West Plains Country Happy— Mrs. Callow Better. The following note from our old friend, Horace Callow, a former member of the Holthouse Drug company, and who located at West Plains, Mo., some months ago, proves that he still retains his sense of humor and good fellowship, and will no doubt be of interest to many: West Plains, Mo., June 21, ’ll. Mr. J. H. Heller, Decatur, Ind.; Dear Sir:—Enclosed please find my check, for which give me credit on my subscription to the Dally Democrat We are receiving the paper regularly. and read with much interest, even the ad vert Ise meats We have been having a drouth, but it waa brok en with a good rain last Saturday. Everything is looking prosperous Harvest is over and corn looking fine. There is prospect tor a good crop of fruit, which means much to the people of thia locality. We are about as usual. Mrs. Callow’s health has not been so good for the last three months but at the present she seems to be improving. This is a republican county, but some of your democratic friends are still wearing Bryan buttons. Give my regards to all. Respectfully, H. F. CALLOW. DOUBLE SERVICE The Rev. William H. Gleiser to be Ordained and Installed ON TUESDAY EVENNIG New Pastor of Presbyterian Church—Ministers Will Assist. An impressive doqble service will take plaee next Tuesday evening at 7:45 o’clock at’ the Presbyterian church, when the new minister, the Rev. William H. Gleiser, will be ordained as a minister of the gospel and installed formally as pastor of the local church. Several ministers from out of town will be here to assist in the service the parts in the installation service being assigned as follows: Kiev. John B. Ferguson of Lima, Ind., moderator of the Fort Wayne Presbytery, will preside and will preach the sermon; the Rev. Ed- » ard Montgomery of the Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne will charge the people, and the Rev. W. E. Hunter, pastor of the Ossian Presbyterian church, will charge the pastor. The Rev. Gleiser is a young man of excellence and well qualified for the mintistry. He received his college education at Wabash college, Crawfordsville, finishing at the McCormick Theological seminary in Chicago, from which he was graduated this spring, coming here May 21st to take charge of the pastorate of the local congregation. The public is cordially invited to this impressive service of ordination and installation. EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION. Annual Convention of Fort Wayne District at Portland. The annual convention of the Ep- < worth League of the Fort Wayne district will be held in Portland Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. A delightful program has been arranged, I consisting of both local and out-of-town talent, and will contain a number of interesting and instructive i talks on the line of Bpjvorth League work. Extensive preparations are being made by the Portland league , for the entertainment of the visitors.

POLICE COURT NEWS. An old man was arrested this morning on a charge of public intoxication and was placed in jail, bis trial being ■et for Monday morning. As near as could be determined his name la Job’ll McDonald, and he resides in the south part of the county. Friday he was seen on the streets and shortly after dinner he tried to make a bed on the sidewalk in front of the Teeple, Brandyberry a Peterson store, but was taken by spectators, tiie marshal being in the country for some purpose. RAISE LAND VALUES J ’J - — L Land Values in Adams County Increased $3.36 Per Acre in PAST FOUR YEARS Average Value Per Acre is s3l.B2—With Improvements is $37.94. The board of review has completed the equalization of land values in the county, as made from aesesasMOt records filed with the county auditor, and has arrived at the figures showing the average or lands and improvements throughout the entire county. The average land value per acre is $31.83; that of lands and improvements, $37.-H4. This is an increase of $3.36 and $3.77% respectively over that of four years ago, the equalization bqing made every four years. None of the land values were changed, as made by the township assessors, except that of Root township, which was reduced ten dollars, the change being from $41.50 to $31.50. By townships and corporations the assessments as fixed by the township assessors and equalized by the board of review, are as follows. The first column gives th. tverage valuation of lands per acre, the second, the average valuation of lands and improvements per acre and the third, the value of the improvements: Union $529.98 $35.72 $5.74 Root 31.95 39.95 6.00 Preble 30.86 37.50 6.64 Kirkland 32.60 38.53 543 Washington 35.23 41.06 5.83 St. Mary’s 32.19 37.63 5.94 Blue Creek 31.43 35.63 4.20 Monroe 33.52 40.54 7.02 French 30.93 37.97 7.04 Hartford 31.90 37.89 5.99 Wabash 30.93 36.28 5.35 Jefferson 31.37 36.11 4.74 Average per acre 31.82 37.94 5.74 Decatur 60.78 56.22 Berne Corp 75.09 98.60 Geneva 43.30 72.92 Monroe Corp. .. 157.00 590.00 AN OPERATION Emma. Wife of Albert Kiess, Operated Upon For Appendicitis AT 8:00 THIS MORNING At Home of Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dirkson —lt Was Successful. Emma, wife of Albert Kiess, of Redrock, Montana, was operated upon this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dirkson, in Preble township, for appendicitis of several years’ standing. The opera tion, which began at 8 o’«lock and lasted just thirty minutes, was per formed by' Drs. C. S. and D. D. Clark of this city and Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne, and is considered a most successful one. Mrs. Kiess’ sister, Mrs. Carl Nuerge, is nursing her. Mrs. Klass has been a sufferer from appendices in a more or less'severe form for three or four years, and becoming worse recently came here six weeks ago for a visit with her parents, and decided while here to have the operation. (J y—- „ Miss Frances Cole was assisting at the Winnes shoe store today.

June 24, 1911.

IN MOTHER EARTH I ■ , Has Remains of Theodore Ellingham of Bluffton Been Placed. MASONS IN CHARGE Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham of Indianapolis 1 Among Many Present. fl .-.1. ~~ Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the First Methodist church at Bluffton occurred the last fitting and appropriate service over the remains of the late Theodore Ellingham, one of the most prominent retired farmers of that place, and brother of Secretary of State Lewis G. Ellingham. The ■ervices were officiated at by the Rev. Clark Crawford, pastor of the church, where the deceased has been a devoted member for many years. The Masonic order of which be was a prominent member for some time, wan in charge of the services, and attended in a body. Burial took place in the I Fairview cemetery. I There were a number present from out of the city to attend the funeral, including Rev. J. K. Cecil of Fort 1 Wayne, Secretary of State Lewie ElI lingham and wife of Indianapolis, two . sisters, Mrs. Dinanah Hawley and Mrs. George Thompson of Blackford i county. The six pall bearers chosen are members of the M. E. Sunday school • and M. E. church and of the Masonic . lodge, to all of which Mr. Ellingham . belonged. The pall bearers were J. P. Hale, P. A. Alien, H. H. Deam, W. A. , Kunkel, J. W. Sale and D. H. Swaim. v o SILENCE BROKEN Boyhood Companions Who Had Not Heard From Each Other For FORTY-FIVE YEARS Find That They Lived Long Near Each Other—Decatur People Make Visit. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Linn and ex-Coun ty Commissioner and Mrs. William Miller left this morning for Kendallville, where they will visit with an old schoolmate. David Hosser, whom they have not seen for forty-five years. The “boys” were born and reared in the same neighborhood in Pennsylvania, and when they grew up, moved to different localities, becoming separated both in distanoe and in matter of communication. It was only recently that the Decatur “boys” learned that their old friend lived in Kendallville, so near them, and they decided to go up and renew the acquaintanceship of their youth. The visit will doubtless be a most happy one for all ‘concerned. The Millers and Linns have lived long here and Mr. Houser has lived for forty years or ss in Kendallville, aad the fact that they have lived so near each other for so long, and unknown to each other, is a matter of much regret. - 1 ■ - A SMALL FIRE. Shortly before noon a Are alarm was sounded, calling the department to a fire which had broken out in the property belonging to Mrs. Theo. Smith, who resides on South Fifth street. She had built a fire in the range and had gone to a neighbor’s for a few moments, and when returning saw the smoke issuing from under a tin roof. Sending one of the neighbors to give the alarm, she grasped a bucket of water and ran upstairs to fight the flames. About this time the department arrived and a line of hose was run and the fire was under control before It had gained much headway. The house was insured and the loss will probably reach S2OO, the insurance sufficing to cover the loss. Considerable damage was done by water, clearly proving our need of a good chemical apparatus.

COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The county commissioners held a special session today. Upon failure of Wheat, Sisk &i Ruple to appear to sign the contract for the Egley & Nyfler road, the contract was awarded to Clay Engle. J. H. Stone asked for a one and one-half inch connection with a private sewer of the county, from the court house to the river. This was granted, providing there be no damage to the sewer, and tjiat the earth and materials be replaced in good condition, and that no damage to the county result from the excavation. The connection is to be made under the supervision of the custodian of the court house. o IS CALLED OFF The Fourth of July Sunday School Picnic Will Not Come Off. PRICE IS TOO HIGH For Use of Steele’s Park on That Day—Will Be a Disappointment. The Fourth of July picnic planned by the Sunday schools of the twentyfive churches of the north half of the county to have been held at Steele’s park, this city, has been called off. Such was the disappointing announcement made at 1 o’clock this afternoon by the committee for the securing of the park, they having been unable to secure the park at the price which they felt they could afford to pay. It is said that they understood that they could get the park for fifteen dollors, but this tney found had been raised to fifty dollars, and they felt that they could not afford to pay this sum. At a committee meeting held Friday evening the committee was given instructions to try this morning to secure the park for twenty-five dollars, and if the could not be done, to call the picnic off. A trial this morning failed to get the park on these terms, and the picnic has been called off. This will cause much disappointment to the entire north half of the coanty. ' —o — BREAKS ARM. Leon, better known as “Heinie,” son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gass, was going about the streets today with his left arm in a Sling as a result of an accident which befell him Friday evening when he had his arm broken at the elbow. He with his brothers and other neighborhod children, were playing together, when in some way Leon was picked up by the feet and tossed in the air, alighting on his arm with the aforesaid result. His mother administered what medical aid she could and then Dr. Smith was called upon to set the fractured member. Nothing serious will result from the injury. GOES AFTER MACHINE. R. K. Allison, whose machine was damaged by fire to a certain extent on last Sunday and sent to Richmond for repairs, left this morning for that place to bring the car home. He was accompanied by Trace Nelson and Von Murray and the three will return this evening, driving the car home. All machinery was again used, but the electric coil and magneto were damaged to some extent, besides the damage to the wiring system and the coat of paint on the hood. Much work was required to again put it in shape. ATTENDS FUNERAL. Mrs. Ed Phillips, who on yesterday received a message, telling of the death of her brother-in-law, Captain Wilmington, which occurred at an early hour Friday morning, left this morning for Grand Rapids to attend the funeral. The last sad rites over the remains of the deceased man were held this afternoon, and bis death is mourned not only by those with whom he was associated in recent years, but by the many with whom he became acquainted while an employee of the G. R. & I. railroad.

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HIGH CLASS MUSIC I 11 ' Much Musical Tact Displayed Last Evening at Clos- > ing Recital of ACADEMY OF MUSIC Father Flaherty Gives Short Talk and Delivers Cer4. tificates. Os the many excellent music recitals previously rendered by the Academy of Music, the closing one of Friday evening, and given at the academy, was without doubt the best that has been produced since the organization of the class. The fingering, touch and harmony that accompanied the many numbers rendered, was highly interesting and listened to by the many sisters and Father Flaherty, who presided, and also made the distribution of diplomas. Promptly at 6:30, as was announced, the program started and continued for two hours, and each and every plecs, plane or violin, showed much tact o* the par' of each pupil, and the constant eo«perotion of both teacher sod pupil. The following is the program as res dered: Last Rose of Summer —I aod B Piano Parte —Esther Evans aod Hsarl Lyons. Coquette—Violin Solo —John Gaeo and Esther Evans. Light Cavalry March —Plano Trio — Dreda Parent, Marcella Kueblgr. Ce- ! celia Andrews. Almost Thirty Years —Violin Solo — Margaret Clark and Naomi Niblick. Barcarolle — Piano Solo — Matilda Haiman and Stella Braun. Mermaids’ Song — Piano Duet — Frances Kessler, Dorcus Kuntz, Stella 1 Braun, Matilda Haiman. Sounds From the Ball—Violin Solo —John Gage and Esther Evans. Mozart’s Fantasie —Plano Solo — John Wemhoff. Piano Solos (Memorized) —Esther Sellemeyer, Adelaide Sellemeyer, Irvin Merry, Alma Ayres, Caryl Baughman, Amelia Fuelling, Ruth Bowers, Hazel Lenhart, Tula Poling, Grace Butler, Cora Davies, Cecelia Andrews, Marcella Kuebler, Dreda Parent, Dorcus Kuntz, Pearl Lyons, Esther Evans. Father Flaherty, who was asked to present the diplomas, made a short talk to the pupils, expressing the appreciation of all, but particularly so of the Sisters, whom they have patronized so well, and of the developing to the high extent of their which they have in this art. Grade certificates were awarded as follows: Grade I —Jessie Holthouse, Lilltas Keller, Agnes Colchin, Frances Helm. Lttclle Thomas. Grade II —Louisa Teepte, Frances Gaffer, Irene Smith, Edna Coffee, Hazel Lenhart, Ivy Ray, Nellie Helm. Grace Butler, Rosine Hildebrand. Veria Quigley, Ruth Bowers, Bertha Keller, Amelia Fuelling, Effie Miller, Tula Poling. Ethel Tague, Caryl Baughman, Cora Davies, Mrs. W. Workinger, Alma Ayres. Grade lll—Dreda Parent, Veda and Leah Hensley, Marcella Kuebler, Pearl Lyon, Irvin Merry, Cecelia Andrews, Dorcus Kuntz. Grade IV —Adelaide Sellemeyer. Edith Ervin, Esther Evans, Frances Kessler, John Wemhoff, Grade V —Mrs. Clem Voglewede. Esther Sellemeyer, Fannie Rice. Grade VI —Stella Braun, Matilda Haiman. ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICES. Held Tomorrow by I. O. O. F., Rebekah# and Yeomen, The annual memorial services will be held tomorrow by three lodges of the city for their deceased members. That of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be held jointly, at 2 o'clock at the I. O. O. F. hall. There will be rftsalistic work, an address by the Rev. I Imler of the IT. B. church and the march to the cemetery to decorate the graves. The American Yeomen service will be held at 3 o'clock at the hall, an address by the Hon. C. L. Walters being a prominent part of the program. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid, who had been h«re a few days from their oot- ■ tage at Rome City, returned to Rome City this morning.