Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 239, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Numbet 239.

COUNTRY MEETING First Sugar Beet Lecture in Union Township Last Night—A Big Crowd. THE ACREAGE GROWS — Nearly Fifteen Hundred Acres Have Been Secured —Raising the Money, .About forty Decatur business men attended the first sugar beet meeting c . r held in this section of the county, Wednesday night, at the Kohr school House in I nion township, where there were gathered a crowd of farmers that tiled the big bulldingto the doo’s These meetings are held for educational purposes, purely and simple,' that the farmers may know all sides 1 of the beet proposition. The HollandSt. Loul* company, who will build thei" branch here, have no desire to do anything except that which is fair and above board. They want the arir.er to realize just exactly what the raising of beets means and what I the cost is, besides the bright side, la: large profit that comes from the /industry. J. H. Heller called the meeting to order, explaining the purpose, and introduced Mr. ‘Henry Blakey. < the permanent chairman. The first eaker of the evening was Mr. George Smith, expert agricultrist, of St. Louis, Mich., who told the farmers how to raise beets; Mr. F. H. Hubbard, manager of the St. Louis plant, and who will have charge of the plant here, followed, telling the interesting story of low they organized in Michigan, how they grew, how the farmer prospered with them, paying off his mortgage, bought more land, and is still raising more beets than ever, on land that has iteen improved by this greatest of all ' crops. He told of the many indirect i benefits which come from this work, the advantages in many ways from in‘ensive farming, how the soil is enrichI ed by deep plowing, causing the farmer to raise more of every other crop and proved L by statistics. He was followed by Mr. E. M. Wagner, expert agriculturist, who told of the profit in beets, which depends as in all other lines, as to the soil and the work done. He told of cases where at an expense of about thirty dollars an acre farmers i.atl realized more than a hundred dollars an acre, equal to the price of the land or nearly so. Many questions were asked and answered and quite • number signed contracts. There can be no doubt as to the reliability of the Holland-St. Louis company. It is a combination of the two most successful sugar companies of Michigan. They are coming here to put in a factory at a cost of $750,000, with no! stock for sale, no “catches” of any kind. The farmer can help himself, help his county, help the city of De-, I catur, and make money doing 't. Not i man should hesitate. The contracts are coming in nicely and the required ac'eage will be secured. Get on the "agon and remember that those who sign these contracts will be the first taken care of hereafter. Wednesday was a banner day on securing acreage, something over 700, acres, equal to the work of the two. Previous days, and swelling the total to nearly 1,500 acres was the result. This morning the crews started out again, and the “rustling” will continue until the required acreage is under contract, and they will be real, valid contracts. It means our farmers are going to raise beets, and when they f|n anything, they do it* right. No longer will their friends from other cortgiun’tieg say how -twtch more money they are making on their lands. Adams county believes in being nt the head of the column. The finance committee started out this morning bright and early, it dozen strong, and every place they were gieeted in a friendly manner. The raising of the money is going to be an easy proposition, if the efforts of the day count for anything. The factory considered thebest thing ever offered Decatur, and say—watch us land it! ; II the fanners will agree to raise the *>eets, Decatur will do the rest. Hump alon 8. boys. Let's have 3,000 acres by Saturday night. Bluffton has her usual case of colic *

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as a result of losing the plant, and the papers there publish another letter I from Mr. McLean, the president of the company, in which he tells them in a ! nice manner that the company selectI ed Decatur, because they believed it the best. A delegation from Decatur went to Willshire this morning, where they met a crowd of business meu of that town and arranged for a meeting to be held there next Tuesday evening. Willshire is to be given a pay and receiving station, meaning much to that place. Similar arrangements will be made at other towns in this vicinity. D. B. ERWIN’S BIRTHDAY. I Celebrates With Columbus in Discovery of America. i One of the bravest Columbus Day decorations in the city was that at the Erwin law office. Inasmuch as the day I is also the birthday of Attorney D. B. Erwin, he felt the more patriotically inclined, and the decorations were of i double significance. The large flag | which extended entirely across the i front of the office building, is perhaps | I one of the oldest in the city, having ! been in the Erwin family for for‘y | ; years. It lacks but one year of being , as old as Dore 8., who was forty-one I I years old today. COURT HOUSE NEWS The Scheimann-Lammirnan Case Still in Progress in Portland Court. A NEW CASE Filed Here—Not Much Doing in Court This Week and Next—Too Cold. Alleging that he was defrauded out of a portion of the value of his farm in Monroe township, Adams county, by misrepresentation of the value of shares of stock taken as a portion of the consideration of the trade, Charlei H. Lammiman is the plaintiff in a suit brought against Fred Scheimann, demanding $3,500 damages, which went on trial in the circuit court Wednesday. Some time in the spring of 1908 Lammiman traded Scheiman his farm of one hundred and twenty- six acres, taking as a part of the consideration a number of shares of the capital stock of the Decatur Packing comp Any. This was placed in the trade at SIOO a share, Lammiman alleging that Scheiman represented that it was worth 100 cents on the dollar, and that company was making money. Lammiman declares that It was soon demonstrated to him that the packing plant stock was not only not worth par, but was absolutely worthless, and being subjected continually to assessments to meet expenses of the company. A jury empanelled to hear tire evidence in the case is composed of Anderson Hanlin, Samue E. Mason, Cyrus Moneysmith, F. M. McLaughlin, D. D. Kershner. R. D. Hutchins, Jacob DeLong, James D. Pentacost, Ed L. Snyder, Charles R. Ashcraft, Benjamin L. Weber and Henry Caster. In the trial of the case Lammiman 1» represented by Clark J. Lutz of Decatur and S. A. D. Whipple of this city, while Scheiman has retained Paul G. Hooper, Judge Daniel D. Heller of Decatur and Judge John M. Smith es this city. The hearing, it is estimated, will take two or three days, at least. —Portland Commercial-Review. Very little will be doing in court this week and next, not one case being on the calendar for trial during this 1 time, those which were set for trial ! having been reset. This inactivity is due to the fact that the new boiler has not yet arrived for the heating plant and the building is too cold to ! permit of the holding of court. Charles E. Meyer vs, Edwin A. Stevents et al., note and foreclosure of mortgage, $41.20, is a new case filed 1 by Attorney C. L. Walters. SALEM CHURCH. Salem Evangelical church, east of the city. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching service at 7:30 p. m. I Calvary Evangelical church, east of city. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., ! fallowed by preaching at 10:30 a. in. E. B. JONES, Pastor ■

HANDLE EXPRESS I Railroads to Handle Express Instead of the Express Companies. t MAY SOON START This Was Question Under Consideration by Railroad - Commission. . I I Washington. Oct. 12 —That the railways of the country take over the express companies' business was virtually recommended today to the twentythird annual convention of the National Association of Railroad Commis- , sicners in session here by the commitI tee on express rates and express serv- | ices. There was prolonged discussion I of the committee's report, which was ■ the only business before the conven- • tion today. Consideration of the rej port will continue tomorrow. “The express and railway companies,” the report said, “are engaged in performing a transportation service that one company could perform just as effectively if not more so. The fact is that the railways probably could assume the handling of both the heavier commodities and the lighter packages at a lower cost to the public and with greater satisfaction than the express companies. Their present organization is nearly complete enough for this.” Objections to the adoption of the report were made because of the opinion expressed therein that the sccalled postal or ounce rates of express companies are discriminatory and should either be eliminated or raised. Other traffic, it was claimed, had to bear the loss of the ounce rate matter. R. Hudson Burr of Florida, president of the association, in his annual address, said the interstate commerce commission should have enlarged pow- ! ers, “with ample authority to require the most exacting supervision over the manufacture of products entering into the equipment of railroads. “It is spalling.” he added, “to note 1 the great number of accidents which occur and which are attributed to defective rails.” Mr. Burr expressed his belief that “thb express business of the country” should be conducted as a department 1 of the railroad business. 1 “I see no sound reason,” he added, > “for the existence of a separate and ■ distinct express company as a means : of transportation.” ■ J.T. SIMCOKE DEAD • ■ 1 - Former Decatur Man Sucj cumbs at His Home in San Francisco. ) * ; A FATAL ILLNESS i Caused by Liver and Kidney Trouble—Brother of Mesdames Eley and Hill. — Word has reached the city of the 1 death of James T. Simcoke, a former > Decatur man, which occurred last ( i Thursday, October sth, at his home in ■ I San Francisco, following an illness of ( liver and kidney trouble. Mr. Simcoke was the son of James B. and Le-' t titia Simcoke, pioneer residents of Ad- ’ ; arcs county, the father being at one s time a county official and publisher of ] 1 the Adatns County Democrat. The de--5 ceased left Decatur twenty-five years - ago, going to San Francisco, where, he f ; has lived continuously, death coming. to him at the age of fifty-six years, seven months and seven days. He leaves a wife and the following chil- - dren: Roscoe P., Lettia, Paul and P Mrs. J. O. Clasby. A brother, Joseph I B. Simcoke, resides in St. Louis, and j two sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Eley and Mrs. Victoria Hill, live in this city, l while another sister, Mrs. M. B. Cloyd, resides in Wisconsin. — - o 11 Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mann have rei turned from Howe, Indiana, where • Mr. Mann has just completed the , | work on the new school house for . I which Mann & Christian were contractors.

Decatur, Ind. Thursday Evening, October 12, 1911.

LAST EARTHLY RESPECTS. Held This Afternoon For Miss Ada Fuhrman. The last earthly respects over the ' remains of the late Miss Ada Fuhr-, man took place at 1:30 o'clock this' afternoon from the Monroe M. E. i ' church, with the Revs. Payne and D.! O. Wise of this city In charge. The church was thronged with many of the friends and relatives of the deceas- ! ed, who was numbered among the, most well known ladies of the ettv. 'where she received her early educa- ' tion. A worthy tribute was paid i * the life of the young lady, as she wr.; 1 one beloved by all with whom she made an acquaintance. After the serv- ' ices the remains were conveyed to the 1 Decatur cemetery, and upon arrival there the casket was opened where the remains were again viewed by many, and interment made. A number from here were in attendance, at the funeral at Monroe, including .Mrs. Mary Fullenkamp, Mrs. M. J. Wertz berger and Sophia Johns. COLUMBUS DAY. Knight of Columbus to Give Excellent Program Tonight. The city today was aglow with flags and banting of the national colors, out of respect for the great discoverer oi our country, Christopher Columbus, who fire hundred and nineteen years, ago today discovered this glorious land of ours, and who was the first man to put steps on American shore. The Knights of Columbus, who have ar- ' ranged a special program to be given j this evening in their hall will 1 more than carry out the observance of former years, out of respect for this great man, and whom they claim as their leader. At 8:30 o’clock this morning they attended high mass at . the St. Mary's church in a body, being led in the procession by the City band, i The entertainment of this evening ( will be one of the best ever rendered by the local council and everyone is . welcome to attend. HOME FROM WISCONSIN. — ,' Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thieme have returned from Watertown, Wis., where . they have been, making a visit with their son, Otto, who is an epileptic, and who some years ago was taken there for treatment. Otto is a young ‘'man, about twenty years of age, and has been a sufferer from epilepsy for years. Mr. Thieme stated that there seemed to be but very little improvement since he was taken there, and that his recovery seems almost impossible to them. He is receiving the I best of treatment possible, the insti--1 tution being noted for its special treatments jpven, and where hundreds have recourse for relief. He has been afflicted with the illness ever since about six years old, when it is believed j the disease dawned upon him through fright. Mr. and Mrs. Thieme were ; glad to pay a visit to their son, but are much grieved that there is no more improvement noted in his con- ' dition. o TO INSPECT RIVER. j The agitators of the barge canal ' from Chicago to Toledo byway of Fort Wayne have received notice that the national waterways commission has I decided to start at Toledo November J Ist and inspect the Maumee river at far as Fort Wayne, arriving there a I day or two later. Information is ask- ■ led as to rooms for the commission in which to hear the case. No other i hearing will be held otim than in ' ’ Fort Wayne. Chicago is holding a ; meeting the last three days of this i week and Decatur will have representatives there to boost the proposition. ! In case the barge canal is built there iis a great likelihood of our getting a branch canal connecting with the ! Minster canal at St. Mary's. Ohio, eliminating considerable distance and saving several days in handling th? Ohio river traffic. It is understood . that the Ohio river towns are advo- , eating the canal with this branch canal in view. THROWN TO STREET. £_ At noon while on the way to work Miss Gusta Cramer, as she stepped off the curb at the corner of Monroe and j Second street, was struck by a bicycle which turned the corner, and she was thrown to the street. She sustained injuries to her back and to her left arm. She was taken into the Winnes shoe store and a physician called. It is not believed the accident will result seriously.

THE CHURCH WORK I Decatur People Attending Special Meetings at Fort Wayne and Bluffton. THE REV. L. C. HESSERT Conducted Devotionals at I Synod Today—Rev. Ehle at Bluffton. I The German Reformed synod meeting at Fort Wayne and the Baptist state convention at are attracting many from this city who are interested in the several denominational works. ( i The synod at Fort Wayne opened Wednesday evening with a sermon by ’ the Rev. H. W. Vltz of Indianapolis, pastor of the largest Reformed church In that city, the devotional services be- ; ing led by Rev. C. F. Krieter o'. Louis-I vEI?. The devotional service this morning was conducted by the Rev. L. C. Hessert of this city and the Rev. H. G. Settiage, and an address, “The Duty of the Church Toward Reformed Orphans,” with special reference to the Reformed Orphans’ home in Fort Wayne, was given by the superintendent, the Rev. B. Ruf. The afternoon 1 services were as follows: Scripture 'Reading—Rev. E. G. Krampe. i Prayer—Rev. H. G. Settiage. , Address —"Have Church Doctrines,” with special reference to the doctrine of the Heidelbergq catechism —Rev. ■ D. W. Vriesen. 1 General Discussion. The Baptist state convention at Bluffton, which opened Tuesday even- : ing with addresses and sermon, .was in full swing Wednesday and will con-! 1 tinue the remainder of the week. The ' Rev. C. E. Ehle, pastor of the local church, and many of his members, are attending. — - —•' —— < -—— ■ ■ HURTYxTAKES STEPS. 'I Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, says the board will urge the prosecution of a num- : ber of township trustees over the state who failed to comply with the provisions of the state law enacted by the ' general assembly requiring the cleaning and disinfecting of school houses before schools were opened. Several ■ reports of such failures have been re- j ceived by the state board. AN ART GALLERY I Hung With Pictures of the Masterpieces of the World. I THE LIBRARY HALLj "—— Exhibit Opens Most Auspiciously—Program Rendered by the Pupils. An art gallery, hung with representations of the masterpieces of paintI ings and sculpture from over the entire world, was the scene presented by the library hail this afternoon to the many spectators who thronged the two divisions of the room, it being the opening of the three days' exhibit. The ' two divisions of the room are given over entirely to this display, all pictures being hung to excellent advantage for the spectators, which with catalogues bearing on the artists and their masterpieces, are an educational : factor of great merit. A musical program was rendered, this afternoon and another will be given this evening. Friings will also be given to the display, day and Saturday afternoons and even The program for Friday: North Ward —Room I—Grand1 —Grand Daddy Ix>ng-legs—M leaner: Zoo, Alice Buniley. Root 2—Kitty Cat; Miesner; Chi-, nese Song, Miesner. Room 3—Japan. Art Song; In Germany, Cycle. Room 4 —Living, E. Nevin; Piano, Alta Teeple; duet, Mildred and Gertrude Yager. Central Grades—Room I—Motor1 —Motor 1 * CONTINtrHO on PAGB TWO

SUNDAY MATINEE. For "Get Rich Quick Wallingford” at i the Majestic Theater. Teaching a lesson in an atmosphere of laughter, and at the same time presenting two great truths from the fundamental foundation and reason for the success of George M. Cohan's comedy, “Get Rich Quick Wallingford,” which comes to the Majestic theater, Fort Wayne, next Sunday afternootf and evening. The two iruthg that comi lune to form the interesting tueine ol this play are; that the love of a good; woman will work the salvation of any man and that if the average man who lives by his wits would devote th', same amount of energy and ingen ity to honest business that he doe to shady transactions he would find ; great legitimate success. “Walling ! ford,” who has been a successful i “crook.” finds the good woman In the person of his stenographer and her influence ultimately rehabilitates th.morals of the suavf. believable an I lovable scamp-hero and his shady pal.j “Blackin” Daw. The character I drawn by Mr. Cohan are easily found : in real life and they have been mad real for the stage. HAPPILY MARRIED Home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Artman Scene of Happy Nuptial Affair. AT SIX O’CLOCK Last Evening—Ruby Artman and Olin Baker Wed —lnfare'Today. i The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Art-' man on North Third street was the' scene of a pretty wedding Wednesday; evening, in which their daughter, Miss Ruby Artman, and Mr. Olin Baker of | Bluffton were the contracting parties. I Pink and white was the color scheme carried out in the decorations, and under an archway, draped with streamers in these pretty colors, twined with j srnilax and pink carnations, the cere mony was said at 6 o'clock by the i bride's pastor, the Rev. J. M. Dawson ■of the Christian church. After fellci-, I tations were extended, a three-course [ ' supper was served in the dining room where the same colors were used in the effect of crepe streamers, brought | from the corners of the rooms to the middle, where they were twined with srnilax and carnations, the same floral decorations adorning the table. The centerpiece of the table was the bride's cake, frosted with pink and white. Covers were laid for twenty, I the guests including besides the near | relatives of the families, the Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Dawson and daughters, Frances, Vivian and Mildren, and the following guests from a distance: Ed and Will Baker, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hoog, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baker of Muskegon, Mich. The ■ brtfle was very pretty in her wedding , costume, a dark blue serge skirt with | blue messaline waist and tan shoes, I which, worn with a tailored jacket | and navy blue hat to match, was also j her going-away gown. The bride and • groom, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. | A. D. Artman, M. S. Artman and Mr. I and Mrs. James Artman. left this | morning for Bluffton, where they will ■ be given an infare dinner at the horn ■, of the groom’s parents, three milewest of Bluffton. The bride is a lovable young girl of this city, receiving her education in | the schools here, supplementing with : a course in the Fort Wayne business : college. The groom is highly esteemed and for some time has been engaged with James Artman in the picture business. Mr. and Mrs. Baker will make their home in Musekgon, Mich., after November Ist, where Mr. Baker will be engaged in the manufacturing business. o A BABY GIRL. The stork, in its rounds through Decatur, stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Chronister on Twelfth street, in the west part of the city, leaving a bright little daughter to brighten the home. It has been named Wilba Irene and all are doing well.

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SUBSIDIES CARRIED Mcnroe Votes $lO 000 and Vv 3bash $7,500 For Interurban Extension. BY BIG MAJORITIES Large Vote Cast Shows That Much Interest Was Manifested in Results. W 4 • Monroe township voted Wednesday to give the Fort Wayne & Springfield ■ Traction company a SIO,OOO subsidy , for the purpose of securing rights of- ' way and building depots at Monroe and Berne, tae majority in favor of the r.ibsidy being IVB. Wabash, not to be c, .dene, voted a similar majority for a vLSCJ uubnuy for the same parpose in that township. The election was a very quiet one, but the voters showed much interest from the fact that nearly eleven hundred votes were cast in the two townships. The vote in Monroe township stood 346 for, to 248 against, leaving a majority of 108, while the vote in Wabash was 343 for and 191 against, leaving that majority. 112. Considerable interest was mafli 1 ! tested here as it is believed that these subsidies will assist materially in the building of the line south. Several years ago this township voted a subsidy of $5,000, making a total of $22,500 to extend the line' from here to Geneva. It is likely that some definite steps will be taken soon looking toward the extension of the line, and it is hoped that work can be started soon. ' The vote by precincts in Wednesday’s I election follows: Wabash Township. ' Precitict For Against ! Geneva A 91 42 B 162 26 i Ceylon 40 25 | No. Wabash 10 98 Total 303 191 Majority for 112 Monroe Township. 1 Berne A 120 65 ' Berne B 90 37 N. Monroe 90 88 Middle Monroe 46 48 Total 346 238 Majority for 108 o RETURNS FROM SOUTH. C. S. Colter Doesn’t Like the Mosquitoes, Flies, Niggers and Mules. Charles Colter returned yesterday from a four weeks' stay near Shreveport. La., in the interests of the Smith & Bell Lumber company. He states that there are four things in the south that he doesn’t like and those are mosqu.'trc.-, niggers, flies and mules, and when you leave fssose out, he says, there is very little left of the south. The south, he says, Is far behind the north In progressiveness, and he ■ thinks it never will be developed as is ; the north. The climate makes the residents indolent, and a northerner soon I finds the same indolence creeping over ! him after a short stay there. Th? inegroes are great users of tobacco and cigarettes, and even the women I smoke. The reason of the thick lips . if the negroes is that they use snuff, which they insert between the lower ; lip and teeth, carrying it there. READY FOR SALE. A large number of cattle are in the sale ham on First street preparatory I to the holding of a sale there tomorrow by the Kukelhan Bros., who are breeders of fine cattle. The sale will begin at 10 o’clock a. m., and will continue until all are sold. Many farmers and buyers are expected to be in attendance. Those who inspected the I offering today say that a fine bunch of cattle are being offered. o — THE GYPSIES SKIDOOED. Sheriff Durkin and Marshal Peterson were called out Wednesday afternoon a mile north of town where some gypsies had been camping along the road near the John Omlor farm, affidavits having been sworn out against them for this legal offense. When the officers had arrived the gypsies had left. i' .mm