Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 218, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 218.

I WAS TRANSFERRED I Rev. I. Imler Appointed *o I United Brethren Church I at South Whitley. I here THREE YEARS | The Rev. E. A. Goodwin I Named Pastor of the Decatur Circuit. I Re». I. Imler, who for the past throe ■ years has served as pastor of the Deli catur United Brethren church, and of I Vaios Chapel east of the city, has | been transferred to the charge at I South Whitley, and the Rev. E. A. I Goodwin named pastor of the DecaI tur circuit, according to the appointI ments which were read Sunday at the I closing day of the annual St. JosI eph conference of the United Breth- | ten tdMrch. which has been in session I in Kokomo since last Wednesday. The I services were in charge of Dr. C. I I Brane of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the en I forced absence of Bishop G. M. MatI thews, who was unable to make the I trip to his home in Chicago, following I a severe illness. A memorial service for the dead of the year was held Sun day attsrnoon. The following are apI point meats for the Fort Wayne disI trict of the St. Joseph’s conference. [ Fort Wayne District —W. E. Stans ley, presiding elder; Angola, to be | supplied; Butler, D. B. Kissinger; But ] I ler circuit, S. M. Hill; Churubusco. ■ W. F. Parker; Collins, S. A. Rhoades. , Columbia City, L. L. Shafter; Decatur,, B. A. Goodwin; Erie, J. N. Holmes: i Fort Wayne, G. F. Bryer; Noblesville,, J. W. Hindbaugb; Huntington, C. A., Thorn; Monroeville, J. A. Farmer, i Mongo, M. V. Hibbs; Newville, F. I Grow; Ossian, J. W. Lower; Pleasant Lake, J. G. Lendon; Peru, J. Simon; j Pleasant O. B. Wells; Rich Valley, 1.. S. Cleaver; Roanoke, J.-C. Albright; ; Brimfield, E, Hively; Soutlv*Whitlsy, j I. Imler; Salem and Green CSgater, A. CONTINVHD ON PAGE TWO. LOOKED ” SERIOUS Fire Which Destroyed the B. J. Terveer Bam, Looked Like Two Others WERE ALSO DOOMED Origin is Unknown and Loss Will Amount to Several Hundred Dollars. A blaze of unknown origin shortly f before noon today destroyed one of the barns belonging to B. J. Ter veer, at the rear of his house, which is used for the keeping of chickens, and which for a while looked as though several others, just across the alley, ( would go, owing to the good start the flames secured and the intense heat imparted before a play- of water could be thrown. Mr. Terveer, who Sunday night returned from Toledo, entered the barn at an early hour this morning and secured three dozen eggs, ' which had accumulated over Sunday, and at the time of bls entrance everything was all right, and no cause can , be given for the origin of the fire. The ■ hundred chickens which were in the. building were gottten out, and the only loss is to the building, which will perhaps amount to several hundred dollars. A barn just east of that of Mr. Terveer’s, belonging to Peter Forbing, was scorched, as was the burn belonging to Mrs. J. T. Archbold, north of it. In the latter barn an automobile, belonging to Mr. Wald Smith an employee of the automobile company, who rooms at the Archbold home, was in the barn while on fire, but being noticed by several parties, it was rushed out and no damage was done to it. The blaze was first noticed by Florence, little daughter of •jAfrs. R. J. Holthouse, who told her s mother, and the alarm was immediateSly sent in. The firemen soon responded and by their quick work saved £the already scorched buildings from ’going with the one already consumed. No insurance was carried and the loss Is light

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ON BATTLESHIP FLORIDA. Henry Miller Transferred —Underwent Operation In Hospital. 1 Mrs. Verena Miller has received a letter from her son, Henry Miller, who has been In the navy three years or more, stating that he has just left a hospital In Brooklyn, N. Y., where he had been ill three weeks, having undergone an operation for the removal 1 of a growth from his neck. He had been on the battleship Des Moines, but that ship having to leave while he was In the hospital, he was transferred to the new battleship Florida, the largest in the navy, where he is serving as first-class fireman, having worked himself up to the good position. He like® the navy life fine. MONROE SCHOOLS Opened This Morning With Outlook For Best Year in Their History. A LECTURE COURSE First Attraction About November 15th — Clarence Urick is Recovering. Monroe. Ind., Sept. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Monroe high school and eighth grade pupils began | their year’s work this morning under j the supervision of Prof. R. F. East, as | principal, and Prof. C. C. Pepe of Grayi bill, Ind., assistant, at the school j house, one mile south of Monroe, at I which place they will hold forth until the new school building at Monroe , is completed, or at least that part to be occupied by these two branches of i study. The school will start with an i unusually large attendance this year, , which is gratifying to both instructors and its patrons, and if the same is a i criterion, the present term wHi far ex- ' cel the past, as Trustee Beer has been fortunate in re-engaging Professor East for another year. He has done excellent work in our schools during the past year, and has brought them up to the high standard which they now hold, and will endeavor to main- , tain for the present school term. Mr. Pepe comes highly recommended as an instructor of much ability. Prof. Homer Oliver needs no recommendation from us, as he is one of Monroe’s best teachers and has taught at Monroe previous to this. Miss Sprunger is an amiable young lady of much talent in the line of teaching and with the present corps of teachers and the beautiful new school house, Monroe stands second to none in the educational columns of Adams county, or in any town of its size in the state. The first lecture of the Monroe lecture course will be given about the middle of November by George P. Bible, the humorist, at the assembly rooms of the new school house, followed by several good numbers by celebrated lecturers. The members have secured some excellent attractions for the winter. The family of Bert Hendricks, living a short distance south of here, are having their share of sickness. Mrs. ' Hendricks, who has been quite ill for some time, is slowly recovering, while Mr. Hendricks and a small child are quite sick at present. Ed Ray and wife of Michigax arrived Saturday to visit his father, Eli Ray, and other relatives and friends. This is Mr. Ray’s first visit here in three years. Bert Keller of Portland visited his wife here a few days last week. Mrs. Keller has been quite sick for the past five weeks, but is reported some better at this time. Clarence Urick, the young man who walked off the awning shed in his sleep, in front of the Brown restaurant, is resting easy at this writing, and is doing as well as could be ex- ; pected He received a broken leg and • was otherwise Injured about the head and body. — — -t, Attorney Henry B. Heller has purchased the Ed Ahr dwelling on Fourth I street and will move there as soon as i he secures possession of same, probably within the next thirty days. He i has offered his north Fifth street property for sale.

READY FOR CONGI Gates About to be Swung Open For the Big Fair Commencing Tuesday. i I EXHIBITS ARE MANY 11 And the Managing Board is Well Pleased With Outlook From the Start. In spite of the inclement weather I which prevailed today, there was a hustle to be noticed in nearly every ( place of business, all making, arrangemeßbs preparatory for the big Great Northern Indiana fair, which, on tomorrow morning, openij its gates to the thousands of visitors who will make entrance thereto, and to view the work which has been under way ( for a number of' weeks past. The ( heavy downpour of rain during the ( night made it rather inconvenient for the work that yet remained to be car-' rled out, but the officials did not let this interfere with their outlined routine, and went ahead with their duties as though they had been favored with the best of weather. Sunday hun dreds of people visited the fair ground and watched the necessary work which had to be carried out, and viewed the already many arrivals of shows and other entertainers, who will show forth during the four days. The art hall display already presents . a very attractive appearance and those in charge of this departmenti will make it one of the finest ever' shown at any preceding fair. The arrival of fancy stock, high bred poultry, and other agricultural exhibits, began today and will continue tomorrow, and will be on the ground in large numbers, owing to the fine premium offers of the association, and are deserving of any one's time to go and see. The fair, as a whole, will be a banner one, and none of the previous years have surpassed the one about, to open, and all that remains for it to be a successful one is for the weather man to favor us with plenty of sunshine. OFFICERS NAMED; i I To Serve For Adams County Horse Thief Detective Association. SATURDAY’S MEETING T. J. Durkin, Sheriff, is Made President—Little Change in Officers. The members of the Adams Count}', Horse Thief Detective association held their annual meeting Saturday after-' noon at the K. of P. when the . annual election of officers -took place, with very little change over that of last year. The following were elected: President —Sheriff T. J. Durkin. Vice President —B. F. Breiner. Secretary —J. F. Fruchte. Assistant Secretary—J. D. Stults. Treasurer —Michael Miller. Captain—James Hurst. Executive Committee —C. B. Poling, George Geels, August Conrad. At another meeting to be held the third Saturday in October, Captain James Hurst will name his lieutenants which will be one for each township, with several other assistants, and the j organization will spread its network over the whole county. The association is proving a valuable one for pie prevention and detection of crime, especially in the horst thief line. William Baumgartner of Berne was elected delegate to the national convention which will be held October 3rd at Noblesville, Ind., and James Tombleson was named alternate. — —o- — The eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Scheimann is quite sick with typhoid fever, the little fellow being . at the 'home of his grandparents, Mr. I and Mrs. Drayton Hill, on account of the serious illness of a young brother, ( who has been suffering from tubercu- ( lar disease of the hip.

Decatur, Ind. Monday Evening. September 18, 1911.

WILLSHIRE VS. TOLEDO. Will Johns, Curley Ellis, Ed Coffee j and Bryce McMillen were at Will-1 I shire Sunday, where they filled thel.', places with the Willshire team In a ' ! game between that city and the fast Toledo team, defeating the visitors j 7 to 6. These same two teams m>»t two weeks previous, Toledo winning that time by a close score, and she; game of Sunday was hard fought. Next Sunday Willshire will meet the ; Fort Wayne White Socks and anot'.i t interesting game from start to flulali Is looked for. One of the largest crowds ever in attendance at a rail game in Willshire was that of yes- , terday and Willshire is winniir- a great reputation as a ball towr NIGHT PROWLER Enters Home of Jack Moynihan at Bhiffton While He Was in This City. — WIFE SCREAMED — I . • x i When Man Was Standin" Beside Her Bed—Other Scares Take Place, i Screams from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moynihan on West Cherry street about 10 o’clock Friday night created considerable excitement ' in that part of the city, and neigh- ( ' bors who hurried to the Moynihan, home found Mrs. Moynihan in a state of almost nervous prostration, due to excitement and fright at discovering a prowler in the house. Mr. Moynihan had been at Decatur on business in his position as manager of i the Indiana Lighting company and] did not arrive home until the 10:56 train reached this city over the Clo-1 ver Leaf, and Mrs. Moynihan and two little sons were the only occupants of the house at the time she discov-1 ered the intruder. Mrs. Moynihan explained that she awakened to find an unknown man standing at the side of her bed. She j bad first thought it was her husband, ' but quickly discovered her mistake ' and gave a scream of alarm. She said she started to raise up in bed, and the fellow grabbed her by the; throat and roughly threw her bacK, and then ran out through the rear of the house. When an investigation was made it was discovered that one of the windows of the kitchen had been raised and was standing open, and it is supposed that this afforded the means of i exit for the prowler in his flight One I of the neighbors, who hurried to the house reported seeing a man running out through the back yard. The rear door of the kitchen was standing open but the screen was latched, showing that the prowler had not entered or left by that entrance. The front door was not locked and the prowler could have entered that way without ; difficulty, or he may have raised the ; ( window in entering the house. Invee- ' ligation failed to show anything missing, and if robbery was the object of | 1 the visit the plans of the prowler were frustrated. Officer Lol Plessinger responded to ' a call from Frank Tangeban, | brother-in-law of Mrs. Moynihan, and 1 a search was made of the railroad , 1 yards, but no suspicious characters ’ were discovered. A number of other scares occurred , 1 the same night and the people were ' aroused to a high pitch for a while, ' at least. —Bluffton News. i MR. PLUMMER RECOVERING. _____ i Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele and family spent Sunday at Tocsin with 1 1 Mrs. Steele's father, George Pluffimer, i who was seriously injured Thursday ;. evening when he was attacked by aT < hog. The aged man is reported as im-11 proving nicely and will recover with 1 no ill effects, it is thought. His es- i cape from death was a narrow one, help coming just in time. LaDELLE FAMILY LEAVES. _____ Fred LaDelle and family left Sun- ; day for Marion, Ohio, where they will play two weeks or so and then go to ' Mansfield for a three days' stay. They ' will be gone probably three weeks on i this trip, before returning here, where 1 they will spend a little time before 1 beginning on their long circuit.

COURTHOUSE NEWS j The Drain Petitioned For by William Glendening and Others HAS BEEN ORDERED Constructed —Trial of Les ter Cook Will Take Place Tomorrow. ■ 111 ■ I I I A petition to set aside the discharge, of guardian of Harriet Morrison was sustained, and the guardian reinstated , Petition to seri ward's bank stock in | the First National bank of Marion was , iistained. Sale to be private without notice for not less than appraisement. | The case of the State vs. Lester Cook, charged with assault and battery with intent, will be tried tomorrow. i The drain petitioned for by William Glendening et al. was ordered established and constructed as prayed for, and William Frazier was appointed commissioner of construction, being ordered to file bond in the sum of 82,500. D. S. Smith was allowed 8100 attorney fees. There was no objection or remonstrance filed against the pe- .' tition and the report was approved and all assessments ratified and confirmed. The claims of 811-30 and 8154.30 of Mann &> Christen and Charles N. Christen, respectively, against Charles N. Christen, Administrator, were allowed, costs to be paid out of the estate administered. i Rule to answer absolute in five days was entered in the four cases against I George and Sarah Tricker for contri- ! bution and to set aside fraudulent con- . veyance. Tfie case of Irvin Brandberry vs. ,O. L. Vance, a controversy over a bond for C. E. Young, which case was venued from the Adams to tile Jaycircuit court, was this morning disCONTTNUED ON PAGE TWO. POLICECOURTNEWS Harry Carver, Wanted For Some Time, Apprehended and Arraigned. DREW JOTAL OF $22.70 On Two Counts—Police Aseked to Locate Man Missing a Week. Harry Carver, who has been wanted for some time on an o'Q charge, was apprehended Saturday and brought in before ’Squire Stone, where he gave bond for his appearance this morning. It will be remembered that he was alleged to have been implicated in the disturbance occurring at the Pleasant Valley church some time ago but secured information ahead of the officers and skipped for North Dakota, where he has been working until lately. Notice of his return was received by the sheriff, who went pat to his home and arrested him Saturday. When arraigned he pleaded guilty to two counts and the third was dismiss ed. Arraigned on a charge of intoxication and of malicious trespass, he pleaded guilty and drew a dollar and costs in each case, totalling 822.70 in 1 all. The charge of disturbing a church meeting was dismissed. The police have received a card; from the Indianapolis chief of police ! asking them 1 to be on the lookout for Jewell S. Turner, why mysteriously disappeared from Massachusetts street last Thursday. A reward of 850 has been posted, and he is not wanted on any charge. — o —————- Two conductors on the Erie were arrested this afternoon for holding a crossing. The train had pulled up to the tank and was filling the engine tank with water. The train was not cut in the meantime, and Sam Wyatt, who was waiting on the street, had the conductors, O. L. Summers and John Stanley, arrested. They were brought before the mayor and the trial is in progress as we go to press.

HAS PARALYTIC STROKE. George Houser of Hammond, Former Decatur Man, 111. Mrs. Monroe Besser of Tenth street received word of the serious illness of her father, George Houser, of Hammond, formerly a resident of this city, who is suffering from a paralytic stroke, the result of a bursted blood j vessel. His condition is such that he j cannot talk and is able to make him--1 self scarcely understood, and it is not known whether ho can recover. He is sixty-seven years of age. Should he grow worse, Mrs. Besser will go to be at his bedside. CASE DISMISSED —. State Case Against Northern Indiana Hay and Grain Dealers is Wiped OFF THE DOCKET Decatur and Other Adams County Men Were Made Defendants in Suit. The state case against the hay and grain dealers of northern Indiana, in which several Adams county men were made defendants, has been dismissed, according to the following article from the Fort Wayne JournalGazette: “The suit filed December Ist last under then anti-trust law by Attorney General Bingham against the hay and grain dealers in this part of the state, was disposed of Saturday by Judge Edward O’Rourke, in the Allen circuit court, who entered judgment of dismissal in favor of all the defendants. The injunction issued at the time the suit was filed upon the affidavits of ex-Attorney General Bingham was olso dissolved so that the I defendants stand exonerated of the charges made against them. The suit was entitled State of Indiana ex rel James Bingham, Attorney General, vs. j Hay and Grain Producers' and Shipi pers’ association of northeastern Indiana and others. Many of the hay and grain dealers in the northeastern part of Indiana were made defendants. “In the complaint which was filed her'e last December, it was alleged that the defendant association and the other defendants who were mem bers of the association, were engaged in an unlawful combination in restraint of trade and sought to create a monopoly of the hay and grain business of the state of Indiana. Shortly after filing the suit ex-Attorney General Bingtiam, who was then acting attorney general and in charge of the litigation, examined the alleged officers of the association. Ths examinations disclosed that the association had long since been abandoned by the members and was not existing or operating since the previous July, nor did they disclose or show that there was any combination or monopoly or any attempt to restrain competition in the hay and grain business among those alleged to be members of the association. “Some time ago the defendants to j the suit filed their verified answer showing that they were not engaged in the restraint of trade or were not attempting to create a monopoly in : i the hay and grain business and de 11 nied specifically all the charges made 1 by the state against them. The an ( ■ swer also stated in detail the dissolu- 1 tion and abandonment of the associa- < tion and further showed that the 1 same was not in existence or operat-' ] Ing at the time the suit was filed. "It appears that Attorney General Thomas M. Honan, after he entered upon the duties of his office, investigated the case and concluded that the suit should be dismissed and the . injunction dissolved as they were In . the circuit court.” A BASKET OF GOOD APPLES. 1 Uncle Jacob Heller brought us in a heaping basekt full of the finest apples you ever set a tooth in today. They included about every variety that grows, the English, Mamouth, and the old-fashioned rambow, the Twenty-ounce, Norther Spies, Vanderon, Winter Maiden Blush, and others. By the way, he has plenty of them for salle.

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PROGRAM IS READY For the Two Days’ Baptist Meeting to be Held This Week at Newcastle. REV. EHLE TO SPEAK Will Give Introductory Address and Also Make Report on Thursday. " I The Salamonia association of the i Baptist church will meet at the F'irst Baptist church at Newcastle on September 20th and 21st. Programs were received by local officers of the organization. The meetings will be held in the auditorium of the First M. E. church ot Newcastle. Rev. Ehle of the local Baptist church has been chosen to give the introductory address on Wednesday and will also take part in the program to be rendered on these two days. On Thursday morning he will make a report, he being a member of several committees, and will otherwise lend his assistance during the two days' gathering. The officers of the association are as follows: Moderator, L. A. Clark, Muncie; first vice moderator, G. D. Snyder, Bluffton; second vice moderator, Mrs. Irene Cunningham, Dunkirk; clerk, Harry Reynolds, Bluffton; treasurer, Jacob Funk, Liberty Center. The devotional exercises at the various sessions will be conducted by Rev. Charles E. Katkins of the Walnut Street Baptist church of Muncie. The remainder of the program is as follows: — o—■ - MRS. BLACKBURN RETURNS. Mrs. Robert Blackburn, who has been visiting with a brother in Los Angeles, Cal., since a year ago October 4th, arrived hoire Sunday, having had a most delightful visit as well as the home trip. She came byway of Salt Lake City, where she spent seven hours, and also nine hours at Denver, Colo. DIED AT KEWANNA Death of Mrs. Mont Evans Occurred at Kewanna, Indiana. HAD LIVED HERE Until Five Years Ago When They Moved to DeLong —Funeral Tuesday. The death of Mrs. Olean Evans, wife of Mont Evans, who until five years ago, were residents of this county, occurred Sunday at their home at Kewanna. according to a message received here today by a brother-in-law, John Evans, of Root township. Mrs. Evans had been in poor health many months, suffering from a cancerous ailment, and her husband is also in poor health, suffering from an ailment that has affected his eye-sight, he being nearly blind. Mrs. Evans was about fifty-five years of age, and was a lady of an unusually kind and cheerful nature, and made friends everywhere she went. The family live*! in Root township for many years, later coming to this city to make their home. Five years ago they moved to DeLong, going later to Kewanna, where her death occurred. She is survived by her husband, and one daughter, Belle, wife of John B. Dutcher, now of Bloomington, formerly of this city. David Bainter of this city is a brother, and they have one sister, Mrs. . Cedar Rossman, of Illinois. The fun- | eral will be held Tuesday afternoon • at 2 o’clock from the home, and burial j will take place at Kewanna. BIRTH OF DAUGHTER. Mr. and Mrs. Will Crees have re ceived word of the birth of a nev ■granddaughter, named Thelma . Xfer aldine. born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cross of Rome City. The babe is the second child and daughter in the family. Mrs. Cross was Miss Ida Sprague of this city before her marriage.