Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 171.

MISSED THE SPOT Central Spot of the Country is Not on the Stephens Farm. FROM LATER REPORTS William Godfrey, Last of the Miami Indians, Dead at Peru. (United Press Service.) Bloomington, Ind., July 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Much to the disappointment of F. A. Stephens, who believed himself to the central man of the country, the exact center of the Imputation, as announced by the census bureau, does not fall upon his farm, but on the William L. Moser homestead, a quarter of a mile from the Stephens home. The observation was possibly completed today, and the exact spot will probably be marked tomorrow. Dubuque, Ta., July 21—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The Indiana fourstates tourists were speeding across the state of Illinois from Dubuque today, and are expected to arrive at Rockford. 111, at 5 o'clock this evening. The tourists were touched with confidence and stopped for a shorC time at the village of Fair play in that state. Peru, Ind., July 21—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—The last member oi the family of Francis Godfrey, chief or the Miami Indians, William Godfrey, died here today. Godfrey was ninety-seven years old and for six months had been in teebie health, and died at the Miami infirmary. He was married nine times, and eight times with Indian ceremony, and one time according to the state laws. He was stricken Mind several years ago. '' ~o— THE MISSING WORD. The contest today was won by Floyd Hunter, residing on South Seventh street. The words omitted were “ball" from the ad of Schaub, Gottemoller & Co.; “like’’ from Fornax Mills, and "using' - from the Oak Roller Mills ad. A large number of answers are steadily coming in and more than one correct answer is in every bunch. Today the contest is run again and you will find that the words omitted are much easier than usual. Look over the paper Sunday, especially the rural patrons, and get your answer in the Monday morning mail a.id you will be in plenty of time to enter the contest, which will close Monday noon. A DAKOTA HOLD-UP. (United Press Service.) Buffalo, N. D., July 20— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Three masked bandits at 1 o'clock this morning held up sn eastbound train, shot Engineer Sam Olson and secured probably IL--000 from the passengers in the Pullman car. The men boarded the train at stome stop and when near Tower City, near here, one of the robbers climbed across the tender and ordered Olson to stop. The two other bandits entered the coaches firing in the air. The mall and express cars were unmolested. At Buffalo the men leaped from the train. Jumped into a waiting automobile and dashed for the hills. Fifty men under United States marshals took up the search and a dozen suspects have been arrested. NO GAME SUNDAY. New Ball Team Will Play First Game July Thirtieth. The new base ball organization, which was to play their initial game here Sunday, has postponed the game until a week from Sunday, owing to the fact that the grounds cannot properly be put in shape, and the other business lined up for the calling of the game. The line-up has been secured, and this will be announced next week, along with the team, which will make the first appearance on the local diamond. The boys mean business and will give the citizens of Decatur a number of fast and interesting games A practice game will be played Sunday to get the members more familial with the game after some time spent between the different players.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

I THE APPLE HARVEST. That this year will be one of the greatest in the apple line for several years is a fact well known about the country at present. Apples are getting ripe everywhere and every tree In town or in the country is loaded , almost to the ground. The apples of the Early Harvest type are ripe and have been for more than a week. The Yellow Transparents are also ripen- '' Ing fast. Last year the crop of apples was I short. What few there were, were ' i.ot of the best type, being wormy I and knotty. This year hardly an apj pie is blemished, unless it is a little spot from hanging too long in the sun. Farmers have been so busy recently that not much attention could be paid to the apple crop. Harvesting is now going at full force and all farmers were so busy helping one another that) ’ to stop work to pick apples seemingly i; means the loss of some money or I , 1 time. ( I Already home-grown apples have shown up in the local market and as far as has been seen all are of ex- ’ cellent type. i COURT HOUSE NEWS T. H. Soldner Secures Dentist’s License—Will Prac- 1 tice Here. L — DEEDS ARE RECORDED I \ — 1 For First Time in Matter of j Neptune Farm—Oldest Given in 1840, t . ' T. H. Soldner, son of Peter Soldner c ! of Wabash township, secured a den--1 tist’s license this morning of County » Clerk J. P. Haefllng. Mr. Soldner is • | a graduate of the Indianapolis dental s school, and will engage in practice in 1 this city in the room in the Stone , building recently vacated by Trustee Butler. Mr. Soldner has fitted up his office in a very attractive way. 1 Sheriff and Mrs. T. J. Durkin will i leave tomorrow for Richmond, taking •, with them Miss Sarah Troutner of St. : Mary’s township, who was recently 1 adjudged insane, and who will be com- . mitted to the Easthaven asylum. Eleven deeds giving the heirs of the ■' late James Ira Neptune a clear title i, to the eighty-acre Neptune farm in St. >' Mary’s- township, were placed on rec- • I ord for the first time in the office of I County Recorder Steele today. The >; oldest deed is a United States patent >' deed, given by the government in 1840 • and all the deeds given since were held by the parties, and have been recorded now for the first time. Some of them are old and worn, and mouseeaten, and go to show the risk taken by property holders in failing to get < deeds recorded. > Certificate of election of officers of -1 ML Carmel Evangelical church of Jes- - ferson township was filed with County Recorder Steele. Christopher Zehr, i Daniel Brewster and T. A. Beerbower r were elected trustees for three years. j E. B. Jones is the pastor and George - W. Anspaugh served as secretary pro - tern for the meeting. s o s MRS. JUSTUS FILES SUIT. i' * i Bluffton, Ind., July 21—Mrs. Jennie 3 Justus filed suit in tho Wells circuit 3 court demanding damages in the sum l of SIO,OOO from the Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction company for the death of her husband. Louis C. Justus, in the terrible Interurban wreck at Kingsland on September 21. a It is understood that the traction company contends that Mr. Justus was riding on a pass and that fact relieves i, it of responsibility. However, as far s as known here, there has never been ea direct refusal of a settlement, and it o '.s possible that the case may be set- >- tied before it comes to trial as have r' several others. Mr. Justus was the e general manager of the B. G. & C. His I, death claim is one of the few remaine, ing unsettled. Simmons & Dailey of e this city have been employed by Mrs. i- Justus as her attorneys. d — ~ R ATTENTION! 1- For the best bargains in northern ,r Indiana and southern Michigan farms, it write today to George W. Fleming, 317 Monger Bldg.. Elkhart, Ind.

INTEREST STARTED The Agricultural Contest at Indianapolis This Year Will be HIGHLY EDUCATING Already Many Inquiries Are Being Received From the Young Men. i The unusual interest of former years relative to the live stock and grain Judging contest is being mani-1 ; tested this year throughout the state. ; and which is to be held at the coliseum building, state fair grounds, Indianapolis, at 8 a. in.. Tuesday, September sth. The committee in charge has already received many communications from young men interested in this line of work, and the same interest of previous years is again expected. All those wishing information and would like to take part In the . contest should write to the extension | department of Purdue university, Lafayette, Indiana. The contest, which is open to every one in the state between the ages of sixteen and nineteen, offers the young men of the state who are contemplating entering Purdue School of Agriculture an opportunity to earn scholarships amounting to $250 in cash. This will be divided among the first | four winners of the contest as follows: First, $100; second. $75; third,. SSO; fourth, $25. These prizes are awarded by the state bpard of agriculture with the thought in mind of assisting worthy young men to a scientific agricultural training. There are a great many young men to whom winning this contest would mean the opening of a door otherwise closed, due to lack of funds necessary to a course of study at Purdue University School of Agriculture. Everyone of proper age is urged to attend the state fair on Tuesday and enter the contest. Make application to enter now to either Secretary Charles Downing, Indianapolis, or Superintendent G. I. Christie, Lafayette, Indiana. Dora and Enoch Fairchild left this morning for Fort Wayne and Columbia City. WILL LOCATE HERE Dr. Lizzie Burns Will Open Hospital and Office For Practice Here SEPTEMBER * FIRST It is Said—Mrs. Ada Woods to Accompany Her to Chicago For Operation. Mrs. Ada Woods of near Wren, 0., will leave Monday for Chicago, where she will enter a hospital for the removal of four tumors which have been growing for some time. She will be accompaniel by Dr. Lizzie Burns, who will perform the operation, and they will make the trip by automo- ’ bile with Mrs. Burns’ brother, Elmer Brothers, a well known lawyer, of Chi--1 cago, who has been here. Dr. Hurns is a lady physician who nas made ( good in Chicago, but who has been i here for spme time caring for her ’ mother, Mrs. Clark Brothers, east of 1 the city, Mrs. Brothers having fallen ' and sustained severe injury some > time ago, from which she has never s fully recovered. Dr. Lizzie Burns will i remove to this city in September, it . is said, where she will conduct a hosi pital. and open an office for general ' practice, being thus able to be with her mother and at the same time continue her professional work in which she has been eminently successful. Mrs. Woods would much like to wait i until the establishment of the hospital here, and be the first patient, but her ' affliction is such that the long delay cannot be made.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, July 21,1911.

BUSINESS RUSHING. i The Schugg. Mettler & Company of i Berne, auto agents Tor the famous Ford cars, are nabbing all the business that comes their way and, and for the past week, it looks as though they are getting the bulk of the auto trade. Last week they sold and delivered j i three touring cars in the county and I their present prospects are better now | than they have had any time previous. To Christ Hlrschy they sold a No. i Marion touring car, and to Rudolpc j R. Schtig a No. 45 Marion touring car. and to Joe Graber an Everett 30 touring car. The cars are of the be-u type and the purchasers of same made . a careful test of the care before they bought and their selection has l ean , a good one. t The Messrs. Graber and Hirsch' are two of the county's most prosperous ; farmers and Mr. Schug is the cashier of the People's State bank at Berne. CONTRACT IS LET J ( To Christ Musser For Build* 1 ing of L. C. Weber Ad-ams-Allen Road. 1 'their BID WAS $8,100.00 J There Were Six Bidders—. Loss Adjusted on Damages at Infirmary. ■! “ i | The Allen and Adams county commissioners held a Joint session here this morning at which time the contract for the Louis C. Weber, or the ■ six-mile, Adams-Allen county line ma- .! cadam road was let to Christ Musser, . whose bid of SB,IOO was the lowest , and best of the six bids received. The j > bids received were: . I Wm. Kruse & Son $8,793 | t Christ Musser 8,100, . N. B. Putnam 8,520; . I Extra excavation and eonzrer* I at $8 per cubic yard. . Miller & Shirk 8,679 Extra excavation and concrete , at $5 per cubic yard. . L. W. Frank 8,277 Extra excavation at SSO, and concrete at $6 per cubic yard. bouis C. Berger was appointed su- . perintendent of construction. The Adams county board' also acted upon the matter of the adjustment , of the damages done to the county in- >. firmary building, which was struck ' by lightning the first part of the i month, adjusting the damages with I the several Insurance companies, for I ! $127. At the time of going to press the county commissioners were conferring regarding the matter of the purchase of a new boiler for the court house ; heating plant. The one now in use. which was purchased some eighteen or nineteen years ago, and which, it ! is said, was second-handed when installed here, has seen the limit of ' service. A man representing a Springfield, Ohio, boiler firm was before the commissioners today. The boiler decision was then postponed until the meeting of the county council, September sth, as there is no appropriation of funds for the purchase of a ( ; boiler. NATIONAL EDITORIAL MEETING. I 1 1 Splendid Session at Detroit Closed Last Evening—Side Trips. I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller arrived ■ home this morning from Detroit, where they attended the twenty-sixth annual session of the National Editor- ' ial association. The meetings were ’ held at the Ponchatrain hotel, with i various entertainments, including • trips over the city and to places of in- . terest. It was a delightful' week, with many opportunities to learn 1 ’ things of interest to the fraternity. ■ Among those who took part in the • I work were Governor White of West I. Virginia, Governor Osborn of Michit gan, Dean Walter Williams of Mis- -' souri, Joe Chapple of Boston, Senator I Purcell, Representative Barnhart of i Indiana, and many other celebrities. - The meeting for next year will probi! ably be held at Richmond, Va., al- . though the matter was referred to the t general council and there are a doz--1 en invitations. The side trip this year r included a trip through Canada, eighty r members leaving last night for Quebec.

UNPARDONABLESIN Will be Theme of Evangelist Miller at the Baptist Tent Tonight. VERY LARGE CROWDS i Hear This Worthy Evangel-• ist—lnterest Increasing < 11 Night by Nght. i I i I The address <>l Evangelist .Miller in 11 the big tent Thursday night was lis- 1 tened to by an attentive audience that nearly tilled the tent. With greater plainness of speech, if possible, than 1 he has used heretofore the speaker i denounced sin, showing both from history and from the Word of God what its awful consequences must be. For a text he selected the plain statement of one of the laws of the uni- j ; verse as declared in Paul's letter to the Galatians: ’ Whatsoever a man j sowetlr that shall he also reap." The Rev. Miller declared that God’s laws operate without reference to the numbers of men. What is true of one i man is true of a million and vice versa, j With grant earnestness he called at- . tention U> the fact that it was plainly the operation of this law which , brought about the downfall of many ' nations. He quoted freely from his- ■ tory to show how this had been true of ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greence, . Rome and the nations of the Jews. Especial mention was also made of the tremendous harvest France has reaped from the sowing broadcast of infidel literature. Being a converted infidel and therefore familiar with that subject, the speaker’s remarks at this point were especially forceful. I But this law of the text, which is j one of the universal laws, is just as I true in its operation on an individual life as in its effects upon a nation. The ' text does not declare that what one sews another will reap, though this In a measure is true. The emphatic declaration is that “'Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." , Cold type can never be made to do justice to Miller's earnest presentation of the message he brings night after ' night. He must be heard to be appreciated. They who hear him invariaably want to hear him again. Tonight he will speak on “What Constitutes the Unpardonable Sin?" NO MORE PASSES Everyone Who Attends the State Fair Will Pay His Admission. SAYS CHAS. DOWNING Secretary of the Board and All Will Look Alike to Him. AU persons contemplating attending the state fair this year will have to pay their admission and unlike other years there will be no passes issued , for the fair this fall. Any official at i the state capital, senator or representative will have to dig up his fifty cents' admission, who has heretofore enjoyed the many privileges free, will . this year look Just the same as any other ordinary citizen, according to latest reports sent out by the secretary, Charles Downing, and others in charge of the big exhibition. The decision to discontinue the giving out of passes started some time ago, and was brought on by an agitation which resulted last winter in the legislature refusing certain appropriations asked by the state board of agriculture, and criticising certain features of the man--1 agement. It was decided to begin the : reform along this line of the legisla--1 ture. Exhibitors and stockmen will • not be given passes, but will wear a button on the lapel of their coat, by i which they will be recognized. —. oSTORK AT ENGLE HOME. The stork visited tne home of Rural Mail Carrier and Mrs. William Engle on Line street, leaving a ninepound baby boy, of which they are justly proud. All are doing well. The 1 babe has been named John Albert.

HERE ON VISIT. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hocker and children, Steven, Gertrude, Ruby and grandson. Richard, or Elkhart, formerly of this county, for a number of years residing at Monroe, paid the eld home once more a visit, after an absence of some time, while on a pleasure trip through the northwestern part of the state. They left their home in Elkhart a week ago and since then have been on the go, sight-seeing In their automobile and enjoying the pleasant country life. They visited at various places, stopping but a short 4 while at each city, just to get acquainted and obtain a small remembrance of the cities visited. They arrived here Wednesday and stopped off for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Ed Macy. It is twelve years since the Hocker family made this county their home, but at different times have renewed their acquaintance and made a reutrn visit to the old homestead. Mr. Hocker is engaged in the real estate business and says although he is not making all the money, he is enjoying life and getting the good from his labors. —- ■ o KICKED BY HORSE Doctors Clark and McOscar Called to Delphos. Ohio, to John McCabe. THEY WILL OPERATE •/ —— Same Man Upon Whom They Operated Last November. Dr. D. D. Clark made a hurried au- ■ tomobile trip to Delphos, Ohio, this noon, where ne was met by Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne, to perform an operation upon John McCabe, a well known man of that place. It will be remembered that Drs. Clark and McOscar performed an operation last November upon this gentleman at a hospital in Fort Wayne, his stomach having grown shut. This was opened and the operation proved to be very successful and he was getting along very well, until this morning, when Mr. McCabe was kicked in the abdomen by a horse and seriously injured. Dr. Brundage of Delphos telephoned at once to Dr. Clark, stating that the injury required an immediate operation and that he and Dr. McOscar should | come at once. Mr. McCabe is a man about, fifty years of age, is well liked, and Dr. Clark felt much concerned over the injury which befell his friend. — o ELECTED OFFICERS. Detroit, Mich., July 21 —R. E. Dowdell of Artesian, S. D., was chosen president of the National Press association of America at the closing session yesterday afternoon. The other 1 officers were: First vice president, A. D. Moffett, Elwood, Ind.; secretary, W. F. Parrott, Waterloo, Iowa; treasurer, W. R. Hodges, Sleepy Eye, Minn. A. D. Moffett was formerly superintendent of the Decatur public schools. o— UNION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Preaching, 10:30 a. m. Fourth quarterly meeting and communion service. Sunday, July 30, at 10:30 a. m. Rev. W. E. Stanley, presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district, will have charge of the service. ISAIAH IMLER, Pastor. O ' - BERNE INCREASES. The Geneva Herald Says, Although a Little Late. The report comes to us announcing the birth of a son to C. F. Lautzenheiser and wife of Berne, and that the street of Berne is just now getting of sufficient width to allow Chauncey to pass along without brushing his fellows off into the side ditches —in other words he is beginning to act natural again, and further deponent saith not. Geneva Herald. "—ts STAR OF BETHLEHEM SOCIAL. The public is asked to bear in mind the ice cream social to be given Saturday evening by the Star of Bethlehem on the Niblick lawn across from the library, east. A good patronage Is asked.

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HAPPY SURPRISE W. R. C. Present the G. A. R. With Beautiful, Enlarged Picture OF THE G. A. R. GROUP At Meeting Held Last Evening—Event One to be Long Remembered. (Contributed.) Thursday evening before the G. A R. Post had completed its business the W. R. C. to the number of about fifty, appeared at the post hall and forced an entrance, regardless of the guards, and that session of the post will never be closed, according to the ritual. Mrs. Vinnie Lyons, with four young ladies, who served as flag-bearers, appeared at the altar and advanced to the rostrum, gave their president, who had crowded the commander from his position, the flag salute. Keeping step to music of the organ they retired to the ante-room and brought forth a beautiful, enlarged picture of the old soldiers, a reproduction of the group published in the Democrat in the Memorial Day edition, to which she voiced the gratitude of the W. R. C. for making this invaluable memento possible. Mrs. Lyons stood at the altar under the flags held by the standard bearers ■ and in beautiful, well chosen words, j said in part that the W. R. C. was or- ! ganized for the purpose of making the sun-set of life for the old soldiers of the Civil war as pleasant as possible, while they are waiting for the Grim Reaper,— “Only waiting till the shadows Are a little longer grown.” as time goes on, “and each take their chamber in the silent halls of death,” this picture will become invaluable. As our lives furnish us with pictures of patriotism on the field of battle, we want your declining years to furnish pictures which are radiant with joy,—a calm and every-day fullness of peace. The commander, L. W. Grandstaff, accepted the picture on behalf of the post in appropriate words, expressing the appreciation of the post for the gift. The W. R. C. is always looking for opportunities to gladden the hearts and make the closing days of the soldiers their best days. This occasion only demonstrates that they are ever looking for opportunity to gladden the hearts of the comrades and the commander expressed his conviction that the influence and help of the W. R. C. was keeping the G. A. R. alive today. After short talks by several of the comrades an appropriate recitation by Miss Freck and songs by the Misses Andrews and others, were rendered ‘and light refreshments were served, after which they all joined in singing a verse of “God be With You Till We Meet Again." thus closing a happy and enjoyable evening which will always be a pleasant memory for all who were present. IN PORTLAND. OREGON, TODAY. Telegraph Letter From A. J. Smith Telia of Arrival There Today. A. J. Smith, who, with his family have been in the west several weeks, sent a telepraph letter to his office headquarters here today, stating that they came from Tillamook to Portland, Oregon, today. It took two days to cross the coast range mountains with teams, and they passed through forty miles of solid timber. They expect, to be in Seattle over Sunday at the Hotel Seattle, and will go thence to Spokane, to the Hotel Couer d’Alene. Everybody is well and having a good time, and Mr. Smith asks that the newspapers be sent to Denver, Colo., where they expect to go next. They will probably be at home August 15th. ——o • NEVER IN SMALL TOWN. Fred LaDelle is expected home fropi Newark, N. J., tomorrow, where he was called by the death of a sister. He will be accompanied here by his father, Mr. Kirkpatrick, who is seventy-eight years of age, was born, reaxed and lived his entire life in a large city, knowing nothing at all of I life in a little town. The Coon Skin - club is preparing to entertain him and • show him the delights of life in a i small burg. Mr. Kirkpatrick expects 3 to go from here to Texas for a visit with relatives.