Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 236.

ADAMS COUNTY CAN LAND BEET SUGAR PLANT

Decatur Given First Opportunity For Million Dollar Factory <

THE FINEST IN THE WORLD .

WHAT IS REQUIRED Time For Co-operation of Farmer and Business Man is Now at Hand. ITS UP TO YOU Agricultural Experts Began Taking Real Contracts Here This Morning. ■ ■ I"—II THE REQUIREMENTS. Contracts for 5,W0 acres of land., within a radius of ten miles of Decatur, for the years 1912 and 1913. Ferry acres of land, railroad nritrhes, water wells, furnishing 400. iHK) gallons per day . SIZE OF FACTORY. A 7'o-ton plant, costing more than three-quarters of a million dollars, the 1 finest, most modern and complete plant in the world, to be built and ready for operation by September 1, Hit WHAT IT MEANS FOR ADAMS COUNTY. Another crop for the farmer, more profitable than any he has now. •The bringing in of farm labor that will help in many ways. A mlllion-dollar industry for Decatur and Adams county. The employment of from 200 to 300 men day and night during about four months of the year, from October Ist to February Ist. The employment of from thirty to fifty men the year around, besides the 'mployment of from KOO to 1,000 people in the fields. "~ The employment of 150 men in the | tonstruction of the plant next spring and summer. The expenditure here of $200,000 ( for the labor of building plant and ma'tria, heeded. A demand for houses for the employees. some of these at once. Tie general Improvement of the ti'y and country. The distribution of several hundred thousand dollars each fall to the farm*rs who raise beets. A fall season of business unsurpassed anywhere. An increase in the taxable property of the county that will soon be noticeabl . T The maintaining of switching crews at Decatur for the use of the plant dur‘Og the campaign. i Tie bringing together in business elations the farmer and the business ®an. one for all and all for one. The firsf beet sugar plant in Indldna - and the finest in the world. the farmers of Adams county. '*ant a beet factor, right here at home, w here they will be assured of a mar ket all the time for all the sugar beets they can raise? If they do they should no '- hesitate, to sign the contracts, w hich will be offered them within the ne,t two weeks. the business-men of Decatur * a °t a million-dollar industry, the 'Post modern and best equipped plant : >e kind in the world? If they do A should not quit work a moment ■pg the next two weeks. The opPoPtunity is within their grasp and it !’ d- to them and the farmers of this O'alitjr. The booster has brought it ° -’our door. Do your part now, If are a patriot and home-loving cltiAf t»r several months of work by lo- ( ’’o’nmittees, after a dozen trips of through this county by' ~ 8 ’Aperts an.d by the men who wiii J , 4 ’t nearly a million dollars here, it ( 8 been announced that the Holland-. •

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| St. Louis Sugar company of Michigan will locate a 750-ton beet sugar plant in or near Decatur, ready for operation next fall, provided the desired contracts for 5,000 acres of beets for 1912 and 1913 can be secured. The company is investing a fortune and it is but proper that the farmers as well as the business men of this locality promise them their support, not only for one year but for just so long a time as the raising of this crop proves profj itable. Investigation shows that after a farmer has raised beets one or two years he will continue to do so and k ; is along this line of thought that the contracts are made. Messrs. George E. Smith and E. M. Wagner, expert agriculturists, arrived from the St. Louis plant Saturuay night, and this morning started to work securing contracts, it. beiny hoped that this work can be completed within two weeks. If they missed you, drop a card to J. H. Heller, secretary, Decatur, and one of the men will call on you. Some three months ago the HollandSt Louis company, incorporated for $2,800,000, decided to build a new sugar plant, in addition to the two they already own —one at St. Louis and one at Holland, Michigan—and they began an investigation for a site. At that time a half-dozen places were in mind, but this gradually narrowed down to three —St. Mary's, Ohio, and Bluffton and Decatur, Indiana. The contest between these cities, while friendly, was spirited and each made the best I showing possible. The reports by the various committees and experts were made last Tuesday at a meeting held at Holland, Mich., and Decatur was selected as first choice, provided, of course, that we can meet the requirements. The financial matters, retetring to the site, the water, the railroad switches and the other things which require an expenditure of money, will be looked after within a few days by a committee of business men. 1 At this time, the all important quesi tlon is the acreage, without which we 'of course can do nothing. We are all ' citizens of Adams county. Here is an 1 Industry that will help the farmer, will increase the value of his land, will make him more money than he has ever made, and will at the same timo_ , uid greatly the business man. LET’S ALL STAND TOGETHER. Outside agencies, if there are any, who, trying i to prevent the location of this factory ' here, should be turned down coldly. I Come on boys, with your patriotism,. ' not the wild iknd. but the business kind. The raising of beets in Adams county is not a new thing, not a test, or this company would not be investing a fortune here. They have been raised for several years successfully, and all of us have heard the marvelous stories. Not all who plant beets will be so fortunate, but it is at least another crop as good as any you have. The 1 proposition has reached that point where any question you care to ask will be promptly answered. The labor question will be taken care of by the company upon application, at the time you contract. The contracts now ready for signatures are fair to both the 'company and the farmer. Don’t be 1 stubborn or fault-finding. The Holland 1 St. Louis company has been investigated and have proven that they are one of the best companies in the beet sugar business in the country, both financially and In doing even more than they promise. It will be a satisfaction to have such a concern as a part of us. This Is no boom, but a solid and conservative effort to helu ourselves. Let no man shirk when called upon. The beet sugar business Is compara- ! tively young in the United .States, having come over from Holland, Germany and France, some twenty years ago. ' A dozen years ago, the state of Michi ' gan started the crop in the middle ' west and that state now has sixteen factories, while Ohio has four. THL ' DECATUR PLANT WILL BE THI

j FIRST ONE IN INDIANA. It will put! ? us on the map. w ( The factory will be ready for opera . tlon by September Ist, next, and will loperate about'four months, employj ing from 200 to 300 men, night and day. The construction of the piant will begin at once and will cause the expenditure of at least $200,000 in this vicinity. It is estimated that not less than half a million dollars will be paid out here for beets each fall after the second or third year. From thirty to 1 fifty men will be employed in the sac-, tory the year around, and there will be a number of field men, besides the Bohemians who are brought into the county each summer. These are a good class of people, who bother nobody, and who thus furnish plenty of farm labor when they are needed. Meetings will be held at various i school houses over the county and the farmer will be given any explanation he may desire. Decatur was chosen as the site for | the factory because of the class of, farmers surrounding us, the splendid soil of this locality, the unexcelled 1 railroad facilities, the water, etc. | While the local committee was en-1 deavoring to land the factory, they i circulated papers on which the farmers signed an agreement to raise a certain number of beets. This was done to prove to the company that our J people would take hold of such a prop-; osition and 3,600 acres were signed up ' in four days’ time. Now these men are asked to sign up real contracts, and they should not hesitate. Let’s be the most progressive county in Indiana. Old man Opportunity has knocked. LET’S LET HIM IN. funeraT today Last Sad Rites For Mrs. Edward Worthman Were Held This Afternoon. BY REV. L. C. HESSERT From the German Reformed Church —Brother Arrived From West. The funeral of Mrs. Edward Worthman was held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mutschler, north of ( the city, ano at 3 o’clock from the German Reformed church, of which the deceased was a faithful member for many years. The Rev. u. C. Hessert officiated. Mrs. Worthman’s death occurred Friday afternoon at her home in Kaukauna, Wis., and the body was brought here Saturday afternoon, being taken to the home of her parents north of the city. The brother. Albert, who had been in Colorado, and for whose arrival the funeral services were awaited, arrived home i this morning, the date of the services i thus being set for this afternoon. Mrs. Worthman, who was Miss Emma Mutschler before her marriage, which took place a year ago, was one i of the most beloved young ladies of 1 the city, and her untimely death has I caused universal and deep sorrow. *■ o — ATTENDS O. R. T. CONVENTION. 1 1 J. H. Cole, operator at the Erie tow- i er, is still in New York City, where he 1 Is attending the convention of the O. 1 R. T„ heing held at that city. The 1 delegates in attendance are from the i Brie railroad, and each represents < their own district, Mr. Cole being of 1 the forty-second district, covering ter- I ritory between Marion, Ohio, and Chicago, Hl. The gathering is an Important one, and Mr. Cole considers himself lucky in being chosen as a delegate- _ .John Steury of Berne changed cars 1 here this morning on his way to Forf 1 Wayne.

Decatur, Ind. Monday Evening. October 9, 1911.

RESULTS WERE GOOD. | Hundreds Attended Methodist Sunday t School Rally. I Sunday, October Bth, will be a mem- J orable one for the Sunday school of I the Methodist church, when the actual attendance for the day reached the advanced number of 514 pupils. Great effort had been made during the past' week for the securing of all that could | possibly be reached to take pare in the regular classes of the day. The pastor and those in charge are well pleased with the result of their labor and leel that they have accomplished a great > work. Since a new zeal has been blanted in the minds of many, those in charge will keep up their efforts, for the bringing together of a large number on each Sunday. The rally services held at 10:30 were also an inspiring sight, when a still larger , number were present for the interesting program which had been prepared foi the day. HAVE NEW AGENT George Flanders Succeeds Guy Dorwin as Agent For the Adams ! " A EXPRESS COMPANY . — Took Effect This Morning— Mr. Dorwin Resigns For Another Position. — ! A change in the Adams Express 1 company's agents took effect this, morning, when George Flanders, who for the past year has been connected with the Conter Ice Cream plant, succeeds Guy Dorwin, who since Z the first ( of May has been acting in this capac ity. Although the change was anticipated for several days, it was not until this morning that active steps took place and the change made. Mr. Dorwin was checked out on last Saturday evening, and who during nearly the past five and one-half months has proven himself a competent man, caring for the business in a manner to the complete satisfaction of all concerned. He resigns to accept a better position and will at once commence work at the Henry Schlickman restaurant, where he worked some tjpie previous to accepting the position he just resigned. Mr. Flanders; who assumes his duties from now on, just closed one of the most successful seasons in the history of the Conter lee Cream piant, and it being mostly over with the passing of the hot weather, gives him an opportunity to take the new work. He is well qualified in this line, having years of experience in the postoffice concerning the incoming and outgoing of packages, which will aid him considerably toward becoming acquainted with the new work. The same excellent work which has been carried out by Mr. Dorwin is assured the public with Mr. Flanders, and he has already started off on this line. o ■- - - POLICE COURT NEWS. A free-for-all scrap was pulled off | on the corner of Third and Madison i streets late Saturday night by seven . parties who arc inclined to hunt trou-! ble, and as a result they are keeping , pretty quiet to avoid the publicity of; the police courts. No affidavits have been filed as yet, but some action may . be taken in the matter. ’ i Policeman Melchi picked up a tramp who was drunk on the streets this afternoon, wfto had been bothering the residents of Third street, and later came up town and entered the Martin restaurant restaurant, appro- i priating several tomatoes. When ar i rested he had the tomatoes in hi pock- 1 ed and Melchi forced him to take them back. He was taken to jail and will be i tried as soon as sober. 1 o- i BOX SOCIAL FRIDAY NIGHT. < Ray Smith, teacher at Washington i school. No. 3, five miles southwest of < Decatur, announces a box social to be 1 held next Friday evening, October 13. t Everybody invited and everybody I who goes will surely have a good time.

MAY BE MAD DOG I — - I I Andrew Krumenaker Uncer- j moniously Bitten by Ca- j’ nine Saturday. L I 1 I I PAINFULLY INJURED Steps to Kilfthe Animal Will be Taken at Once to Prevent More Trouble. Saturday afternoon near Monroe ; street a dog uncermoniously ran up ' to Andrew Krumenaker and bit him severely in the calf of the leg. He was | on the way to town and was passing a lady, when the dog, presumably hers, | ran Irom the street and attacked the old man, who, being unable to protect himself from the active animal, was forced to call for help. Pedestrians drove the dog from him and assisted him to a nearby store, where the wounds inflicted by the animal were examined and treated. From the knee down the marks of the dog’s teeth were plainly discernable, having penetrated the flesh, I creating a painful and dangerous : wound. Fearing that the dog might ■ be mad the wound was treated at once and although it is proving very I painful no worse results are anticipated. I By the time the extent of Mr. Krumenaker’s injuries could be learned the ( dog had disappeared and no trace of , it could be found, although it is known to whom the dog belongs. Steps to have the animal killed will probably be taken as it is a menace to every pedestrian. DIED IN THE WEST Ada Fuhrman, Former Decatur Girl, Succumbs at Colorado Springs SATURDAY EVENING Will be Brought to Home of Parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Fuhrman. The message of the death of Miss Ada Fuhrman, a former Decatur girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Fuhrman, of Monroe, will come as a greivous sorrow to her many friends here. Her death occurred Saturday evening! at 6 o’clock at Colorado Springs, Colo., where she had been the past year, go-' ing west for her health. For some time she had suffered from leakage of ■ the heart, and a western trip several! years ago improved her so much that > a year ago last September 30th, in ■ company with Miss Ruby Sheets of this city, she went west again, the two young ladies conducting a rooming house at Colorado Springs. The last trip west did not improve her health as it should, and a week ago she became ill with blood clot on the brain, i.aralysis developing Thursday, reducing her entire left side to helpless- . ness. Her brother, Wilda, who had been at Reno, Nevada, was called to I her, arriving there Thursday, and was with her when she passed away. The message that came Sunday to the parents at Monroe stated that I 1 Wilda expected to leave that night at i 10 o’clock with his sister’s body, and; t would arrive at Monroe Tuesday noon I over the G. R. & I. railroad. Funeral s arrangements had not yet been made, j but the funeral will probably be held i Wednesday or Thursday at the church J in Monroe, the Rev. D. O. Wise of, c this city and the Rev. Payne official-1 c ing. : ’ Miss Fuhrman was born in this t county twenty-nine years ago last November 14th, and the greater part of her lire was spent here. During j her early years her parents resided in this city, Ada receiving her education ( here. Later the family moved to their 1 CONTINUED OM PAGE TWO. 1

NEW BOX BALL ALLEY. The American Box Ball company I has installed three of their new auto matic alleys in the Morrison building just south of the interurban station, i and Saturday night for the first time they were opened to the public. The alleys are to be located here permanently and Charles R. Sutton, head of I the operating department, promises that they will be conducted on a very high plane so that ladies may share in the recreation with thews husband and friends. Bowling is an invigorating and fascinating exercise and such ! a place properly conducted will, in a j great measure, furnish diversion and pleasure without the evil tendencies of some kinds of amusements. The alley here will probably prove to be financially prosperous as it is the only ■ thing of the kind now in operation I here. COURTHOUSE NEWS Julius Haugk et al. Ask the Court For Order to Vacate Alley. PROBATE MATTERS Given Attention in Court Today—Transcript From Justice Ault. County Clerk J. P. Haefling was busy today nanding out the ballots ana election supplies to the inspec‘ors 1 from Wabash and Monroe townships, where the subsidy elections will be held Wednesday, October 11th. Edward O. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner, possession and damages, , S2OO. Demurrer to plea in abatement ; overruled; exception. Leave asked j and granted plaintiff to file amended j complaint and make new parties de i fendants. — C. A. Dugan, administrator of the I Elizabeth ,M. Marquardt estate, filed final report. Martha A. Ahr, executrix in the Mary A. Ahr estate, filed report of sale of real estate, which was approved, the sale affirmed, deed ordered, reported and approved. The transcript and papers in the case of State ex rel. Mary E. Foster vs. Leroy O’Donnell, bastardy, were received in the circuit court on appeal from the court of J. T. Ault, a justice of the peace of Jefferson town ship, where the defendant was found guilty. Julius Haugk, Albert Hudson, Da- , vid E. and Ethel Smith, Bernard J. i Terveer and Wilhelmina Holthouse have filed petition to vacate the alley running east and west at the rear of their lots, which front on Madison street. A marirage license was issued to Alice Bittner, born May 3, 1865, daughter of Silas Hedges, to wed Levi Shaffer, farmer, born August 1, 1851, son of David Shaffer. The bride has been married twice and the groom once be fore, their companions having been j taken by death. Real estate transfers: M. R. E. j cemetery association to Joseph J. i Leichty. lot 244, M. R. E. cemetery, $25. P. M. FULK IN RUNAWAY. P. M. Fulk and son, John, living near , Honduras, this county, were in a run , away Saturday, while enroute to Bluff ton. Their horse frightened and Mr. Fulk jumped, escaping injury. The storm curtain prevented the son from jumping, and he was drawn through a barbed wire fence with the buggy. About two weeks ago he had the ends of two fingers on the right hand cut off and these were healing, but were bursted open iff the accident of Saturday, causing much pain. Mr. Farmer—ls you are for Adams county, for your own best interests, sign only the cdhtracts for the Decactn i beet sugar factory.

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THE MONROE NEWS I Oliver Hendricks Resigns as Treasurer of M. E. Sunday School. —-—. FOREST RAY SICK The Monroe Bank Taking on Interior Decorations— Other Items. Monroe, Jnd., Oct. 9 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —On last Saturday cigars were promiscously handed out to all smokers of Monroe and vicinity, I all on account of a fine, brand new daughter which arrived at the home of Rural Route Carrier James Anj drews, at,s o’clock Saturday morning. ! Jim was seen early on that day wearing an unusually large smile, aud when asked as to the cause of such a pleasing countenance, answered '‘lt's a big black-haired girl—have a cigar." Grandpa Lewis Mills was also stepping high over the arrival, and has i added one more to his list of grandchildren. Mrs. Andrews and babe are doing nicely, and both Jim and his wife are well pleased over the arrival at their home of the young lady. Mrs. J. K. Cecil of Fort Wayne addressed the ladies of Monroe at the home of Mrs. Homer Oliver last Fri day, and succeeded in organizing a ’ Woman's Foreign Missionary society i at this place, which will no doubt be > i a good addition to the M. E. church. , The pastor of the church provided the > necessary reading course. Oliver T. Hendricks resigned the i position as treasurer of the M. E. Sun- , day school last Sunday morning. Mr. t Hendricks is one of the oldest officers i of the church and has served the peo--1 pie faithfully during many years in various official capacities, and it'is rc gretted that he has resigned, but, however, he will still be a devout member ■ of the church. Many have grown to I manhood and womanhood who have years ago received from his hands while they were children attending f Sunday school, the lesson leaves each Sunday morning. Mr. Ferd Tablet will succeed Mr. Hendricks as treas- , urer. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hendricks wiii ■ leave Tuesday morning for Los Angeles, Cal., where they will visit John Hendricks and family, who formerly were Monroe residents, but who went to the sunny climate in the hopes of benefitting Mrs. Hendricks' health, which is quite poorly at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks will be absent for an indefinite period. The work of applying several new coats of paint to the M. E. church and parsonage adds much to the appearance of both buildings and our people may well feel proud of the improvement and economical view which greatly advances the looks of the same. Clarence Urick, the young man who had a leg broken and was otherwise injured three weeks ago last Friday j night by walking off a porch roof, is j rapidly recovering and will soon be ■ able to greet his many friends on the i street again. i I Forest Ray. one of Monroe's promiI nent young men, is quite sick at his r home with typhoid fever. William Scherer, the horse and , stock man at this place, drove several head of cattle through town, which he had purchased west of here on last Saturday, which resembled a stock parade at. a county fair. They were beauties and were admired by all who jjaw them. “Bill” buys nothing but the best, and pays the top price. The Monroe State bank has one of the finest decorated interiors that can be found anywhere in the state. It. is handsomely frescoed and painted, the work being done by an expert, and is a beauty, the whole interior having been overhauled, and upon entering | resembles the appearance of a first- ' ilass. up-to-date banking house, which j would do credit to any town or large | CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. 4