Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1911 — Page 1

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WEEKS WORK BRINGS GOOD RESULTS Boosters for the beet sugar plant well pleased with work accomplished I

HALF OF THE ACREAGE IS SECURED

NOW FOR A FINISH Enthusiastic Meetings Held gt Monroe and Pleasant Mills Last Night. WORKED HERE TODAY More Solicitors Needed— Every Fellow Should Take Off His Coat. THE WEEK'S WORK. Total acreage secured—about 2,500 acres. Total money raised—over SB.CCO. Lectures at four different places. Meetings held with business men o f various towns. Ter weighing stations named. An increased interest in city and country. Option on additional land secured. By this evening the workers for beet acreage for the Holland-St. Louis Sug- I a ■ company will show a total of conttacu exceeding 2,500 acres, the result (if the week's work. It has been a - eat week for this community, and men are assisting in this work, who are < or.sidered most conservative. Anybody can realize with a moment’s , >study that this proposition is one that -will help everybody, and can injure no one. The work is now being ar- , ranged for next week. This week the boys jumped from one community to [ another, the purpose being to thoroughly advertise the matter, but from now on a systematic. canvass will be , made, in order that everybody will be solicited. Os course the first half is , the easiest, and still there are many farmers who ire expecting to contract. ] The limit is 5,000 acres, and if you , want to raise beets you shou’d get in , tm» thus accommodating the mon who are devoting their time and ener- , gy to this work. It will help yon. Mr. Farmer, more than you imagine. We , have told you over and over how this . will be done, of the direct and indirect . benefits, which grow and make every one more prosperous, attracts atten- < tion to dur county and helps us all so much. Decatur wants the farmers , to assist them in securing this splendid industry, realizing that it will help every merchant in town, because it wiß help every farmer in the county, f and what helps the farmer is bound to , help us. SIGN A CONTRACT AT , ONCE. The compaTiy has arranged ; for weighing stations at various sma’l towns, if the farmers in those locali- • ties subscribe for 300 acres. They t even go further and sat - that anybody 1 else can ship in from any side track , to the factory here, so that the most convenient manner of getting your j Product to market will be arranged, t No farmer will have to haul a long ; distance. LET'S FINISH THE t WORK NEXT WEEK. < Splendid meetings were held Friday t bight at Monroe and Pleasant Mills. f and at each place enthusiastic farmers , listened to the explanations by the , experts who are here. At Monroe t Professor E. E. Rice presided, and i opened the meeting, which was held j in the Woodmen's hall with an inter- t ®»ting statement of the results of ex ; Perinients at Purdue university. He j was followed by George Smith, one f i°f the company’s agriculturists, who spoke for over an hour, telling of the , Profit* of sugar beets and how to raise them successfully. Mr. Hubbard ar•dved at 8:30 from Pleasant Mills, i where he had addressed a large crowd, s and discussed the proposition an hour, r kfter which many questions were ask- f an d answered, and a number of farm- I *rs signed contracts to raise beets, t The meq of that locality know what y

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the business means and they will raise beets toy the Decatur company, and lots of them. At Pleasant Mills, Dr. J. W. Vizard presided, and addresses along the same order were made by Mr. Hubbard and by E. M. Wagner, agriculturist. Following this meeting the business men got busy and over 100 acres were contracted. Nearly 500 acres were contracted for Friday, and Mr. Hubbard, who left for his home at St. Louis at midnight said that he had considered the manner in which our people had taken hold of this matter as almost marvelous. It is doubtful if better work has ever been accomplished in any new field, than that of this week and it is now only a question of whether or not we can keep ,'t up. More workers are necessary and every citizen should do his part. If you can't give towards the funds, if you can't raise beets, if you can’t get out and hustle for this magnificent improvement to our community, you can at least "boost." Meetings are advertised for Tocsin for next Monday evening, and for W’illshire next Tuesday evening, and at each place it is hoped that the business men and farmers will realize the importance of assisting in this work. From 300 to 500 acres are expected in each locality and if this is done, they will secure weighing stations, which means teat the farmer will haul to these places. Thus it may be seen that this industry will not only help Decatur, tut every small town in this section. The financial end of the proposition is rapidly solving itself, as the subscriptions come in, and already that part of the affair is well within the grasp of the committee. There is no such word as fail in the vocabulary of the citizen of this part of the country, and you should get in the game end do»your part. You don't think much of the fellow who allows any one else to carry his load, or pay his way. Neither does any one else. If each one does his share, another week will find us in a position to close up matters definitely, and will make the year 1912 the most prosperous we have ever known. A reorganization meeting of the workers will be held between this and Monday morning and the boys will start out again Monday morning with a determination to complete the work as outlined. — -o “GET RICy QUICK WALLINGFORD” At the Majestic Theater, Fort Wayne, Sunday Matinee and Night. j The fascination of observing a smooth financial operator with an elastic conscience manipulating rapid wealth-acquiring plans in a small town forms the pivot of the plot in George M. Cohan's much-discussed comedy "Get Rich Quick Wallingford,"which is to be seen at the Majestic theater, Ft. Wayne, next Sunday, matinee and night. How’ Wallingford promotes his “big idea," the covered carpet-tack; the transit interurban railroad system, and all the other visionary schemes that he conceives to interest the susceptible yokels; the true to life yet forceful way in which he works these seemingly impossible propositions which eventually become paying investments. and that the wheel of fortune finally turns and makes him an honest man with a sound financial rating after a life spent in the endeavor to get something for nothing, is told In one of the smartest stories the American stage has recently harbored. DR. DYER TO SPEAK. Hear Dr. M. K. Dyer, the Armenian, who is his native costume will speak at the Christian church tomorrow morning on “Turkish Empire and Her Religious Conditions." Dr. Dyer is here to study medicine and will return as a medical missionary in two years.

)I BOSSE OPERA HOUSE THURSDAY, OCT. 19TH. That great' laugh-producer, Elmer Walters, “A Millionaire Tramp,” one e of the funniest plays on the road, guar--11 anteed to produce sixty laughs an hour. This company is composed of the best comedians that money can e buy. and you will not be disappointi- ed when yon see “Jay Pierpont," the l_ king of them all, considered the best tramp act ever put on any stage. Look B for fun, specialties and special seen--11 ery and a good show. 9 —„ o z I I LOAD OF HORSES ’ -— T . - i Due to Arrive Next Week ( From Belgium—Mr. Eli Sprunger Leaves for t i . ' NEW YORK CITY t t 1 To , Accompany Them Here Mr. Frisinber Remains in Belgium. i Eli Sprunger, of the firm of Frisinger & Sprffhger, importers of Belgian - horses, will leave this evening for New s York City, where he will get things 5 ready for the bunch of twenty head ’ of fine horses which are now on the ocean enroute here and which are exi pected to arrive Tuesday or Wednes- - day of this week. The horses were 1 bought by J. M. Frlsinger of the firm, who has been in Belgium since July. > f This cargo has been shipped in care -of another man, Mr. Frisinger remain s ing there three weeks longer, when t he will accompany another load to the f United States, thence to the barns 3 here, where they are sold rapidly to f the eager purchasers. v - ■■■ 1 “ Son state board —■ a.—■ ■ ®I• . I i Two Decatur .Baptists Re- i i * „ i ceive Appointments For State Work at STATE CONVENTION Os Baptists Closed at Bluffton After Most Successi i ful Week’s Meeting. r 3 The Baptist state convention which . closed at Bluffton Friday, resulted in ' 1 the appointment of several Decatur, people to places on the state board 5 work. Among the appointments was !> that of T. W. Watts as a member of ■ , the Baptist Brotherhood, while the ( s Rev. C. E. Ehle was reappointed a . - member of the Baptist Ministers’ Aid t society. This is in relation to the J » home at Fenton, Mich, for aged miniss ters, their widows and dependent chil-. - dren, and is quite a responsible one. ( - Another appointment to the Rev. Ehle i came in his being named one of the , -two Anti-Saloon League trustees for ■ the state from this denomination. ' I They meet with the trustees from oth-1 > er denominations once or twice a year and outline the anti-paloon league work to be carried out by the field workers. Linton, the capital of Greene county, has been named the place for the next meeting. The report of the treasurer showed the convention to be in a flourishing condition financial- ( ly, having a credit balance of more than $1,500 in the year’s business. o — 1 ■ - Mrs. Frank Winans and daughters, Mary and Anna, spent the day in Fort Wayne.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, October 14, 1911.

THE CLOSE OF SERIES. Rev. J. M. Dawson Will Tell What Decatur Needs. The Rev. J. M. Dawson of the Chris- 1 tian church, who has been giving a series of four Sunday evening sermons on the needs of the present day, bringing before the people a higher | and better ideal, will close the series | tomorrow evening with his sermon. “What Does Decatur Need?" bringing J ' the truth home to each and every one of our citizens. He cordially invitqs ( •all to hear him, Sunday evening ar j 7:30 o’clock. GIVEN A BANQUET k1 J ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mur1 ray Give Banquet For Mr. s and Mrs. John Potter. [I AT MURRAY HOTEL ‘ Guests Are Members of the Telephone Company’s I Force—Happy Event. One of the most enjoyable social as- ) fairs of the week was the banquet givI en Friday evening at the Murray hotel i by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murray in i compliment to Mr. and Mrs. John Potter, whose marriage took place reI cently, Mr. Potter having been clerk : at the Murray for the past four years, and his bride being Miss Pansy Ball, who prior to going to Moline, 111., a year ago, served as a member of the iccal telephone operators’ force for five years. The banquet was given in ; the spacious dining room of the Murray hotel, and covers were laid for I twenty-four guests, all members of the ’ local telephone force, four each being II seated at the little tables. The apI' pointments were perfect and the menu from which the dinner was served in the usual unexcelled style of this hotel, included the following: Oyster Stew Celery Veal Loaf Sandwiches Sweet Potatoes Potato Chips Pickles Cold Slaw I Cottage Cheese with Maraschino Cherries Warm Biscuits Pineapple Sherbet Cake Coffee After the dinner there were several ! contests of great interest. One was , the “Magic Supper,” items of food be--1 ing deciphered from suggestive questions, which were written on cunning ■ little cards decorated a Holland ' scene. The first prize in this was won * I by Miss Frances Rademaker, and the i booby by Todd Linn, the prizes being ' turned over to the bride. A peanutcarrying contest was very amusing, , Miss Gusta Cramer succeeding in carrying the greatest number —twelve — on a knife-blade to a table, in three 1 1 trials, while George Kinzle was secon 1 with the number of eleven, Arthur . Mangold and Pearl Purdy carrying f ! the least number. Some were good " naturedly mean" enough to say that , Miss Gusta’s success was due to the , I fact that she was so stiff over her ' i bicycle accident of the day before that! ; her arm could not have been otherwise ; than stiffly steady in holding the i knife. But her success remained the same, and all the pleasantries but ' contributed to the pleasure of the ! , evening. Mr. Schirmeyer attributed i ! his failure to carry off the prize to his being allowed only one “dip” in the j dish. These prizes were also given I . to the bride, and then came the pre- < ' sentation of other gifts, a set of sil- ' ver knives and forks and other pieces 1 from the entire telephone force. The presentation speech was made in a ,| pleasing way by Mr. Schirmeyer, the t manager, in words that unmistakably ; conveyed with the gifts, the good t wishes and esteem of the donors, Mr. 1 and Mrs. Potter responding in a pleas- ’ ■ ing way. ‘ t Guests were Messrs, and Mesdames ' \F. M. Schirmeyer, Todd Linn, George e Kinzle, Harvey Smith, Arthur Man- 1 s gold, John Potter, Mrs. Agnes Ginter, c and the Misses Gusta Cramer, Mar- 1 garet Daniels, Frances Rademaekr. c Ada Murray, Pearl Purdy, Gertrude Omlor, Frances Baker, Sylvia Droppie- r man, Esther Heckman. Jessie Magley, f Mildred Coffee, Inez Coverdale, Eula S McKinney. Kittie Fought and Mrs. Vel- d ma Rost. r o r The Misses Minta and Eva Acker a spent the day in Fort Wayne. c

WILL REORGANIZE Democratic State Committee to Meet in Indianapolis January 8, 1912. READY FOR BATTLE £ District Workers Will be Called Together About January First. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 14 —At a meeting held here that was attended ' by Stokes Jackson, democratic sfcitej chairman, and a number of state officials and democratic workers throughout the state, plans were laid for the reorganization of the democratic state committee. It was agreed that former traditions as to the time for such reorganization should be adhered to rigidly. Mr. Jackson told his guests that he had called them together to sound their sentiment of the state officials concerning methods to pursue in reorganizing the committee, which he has guarded for the past four years. It was agreed that Mr. Jackson shall call a meeting of the various district chairmen in Indianapolis about the latter part of November or the first few days in December. A definite campaign will be mapped out. The chairmen will be instructed to call their district workers together near January Ist, or a few days earlier, for the purpose of district reorganization. The usual custom of reorganizing the state committee will be followed and the meeting will be held January Sth. Several changes from the usual routine of organization were suggested but the majority agreed that the methods used during the past few campaigns should be continued. Mr. Jackson expressed his appreciation of the co-operation of the state ' officials during his chairmanship and later the meeting resolved itself into a caucus board, before which campaign plans were discussed. Mr. Jackson was thanked by the guests for his efforts during his incumbency of the chair of the state committee and he, in turn, thanked Indiana democrats generally for the support they had given him in his candidacy for the | position he now holds at \\ ashington. i FRIDAY THE 13TH! [ , M ■ ’ Many People are no Doubt Glad that Supposed Unlucky Day is Over. DID ANYTHING OCCUR To You That Would Not Come Any Other Day— If so, Beware. Has a blac kcat crossed your path?| Did you break a mirror? Did you leave and return for something you had forgotten? If so, relinquish all hope. Couplei with the bad luck sure to come from those misfortunes, there is still anoth I er. Yesterday was Friday, the thir-1 teenth. Coupled with out salubrious atmos .phere. fertile fields, rich crops and intelligent citizenship, however, there is a wonderful amount of luck attached to the aura of Adams county residents. During the entire year, in which two "Friday, the 13th’s" have occurred not at. accident or mishap has been noted. The doctors say this is the generous spirit which makes local residents reserve their physical mishaps until days when doctors logically would be less busy. Thus on this one day no one has anything happen to him. But in spite of that professional explanation much relief is felt over the fact that no more will come until in September, 1912. That of course will directly apply to the election of two months later. Cigar and drug store philosophers and debating societies are hereby given full privilege to discuss which way the effect will be felt.

NOT LEGAL HOLIDAY. • ■■ ■■■ll Says Judge O'Rourke of Columbus Day. Judge Edward O’Rourke, sitting on the bench of the Allen county circuit court, Thursday handed down a decision declaring that October 12th, set aside by the last general assembly as “Discovery Day," in memory of Christopher Columbus, is not a legal holiday in Indiana, on the grounds that the act of the Isctelature declaring the I dry a heltday was made to a trend «’•’ rot c” 1905, which was rendered null and void by having been already amended by the general assembly of 1907. By the same decision Lincoln's birthday remains a legal holiday, the acts of 1907 making it I so, remaining in force. The decision was rendered in a test; | case brought by the state on one side ■ and the saloon men on the other for the purpose of determining the status of the 1911 statute as to whether the saloons should remain closed. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. AT FRANKLIN, WIS. Will be Next German Reformed Synod Meeting— Fiftieth Anniversary. OF THE SEMINARY Will Also be Celebrated Then—Local Churches Contribute to Funds. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Oct. 14—Manyimportant matters of the synod of the northwest of the Reformed church of the United States are crowded into the several days’ session of the fortyfifth annual convention which is being held at St. John’s Reformed church in this city. With practically every delegate of the synod present, together with the delegates from the synod of the east and the synod of the west, the business of the church is being handled in a most systematic manner and transacted with much rapidity, owing to the shortness of the meeting. The president of the synod, L. H. Kunst, ol i Sutton, Neb., is presiding at the meet- ■ ings, his election occurring on WedI nesday evening. The selection of the place of meet I ing of the synod of 1912 was announcec' following the meeting of last night, Franklin, Wis., having been chosen. The selection of Franklin was made for the fact that the theological sentirary of the Reformed church is located at that place and next year will occur the fiftieth anniversary of the i seminary. The meeting of the synod ' will be held in connection with the | ceremonies incident to the celebration, and at that time $50,000 will be presented to the mission bouse from the churches from all over the United States. Between S6OO and S7OO of this money was subscribed by the local congregation, and much also by the Adams county churches, the Rev. Hessert and William Seilemeyer being two members of the district commit--1 tee for the raising of the funds. Prof. E. A. Hofer was,the succesful candidate over Prof. F. Grether for the position of chancellor of the mission house of Franklin, Wis., a posi-1 tion which has been vacant for some | time. Among those recommended by j the nominating committee for office in , | church board and institutions are Rev. i L. C. Hessert for the parochial edue;:-1 j tion board, and Rev. H. H. Kattman ! for the central board of ministerial aid. ERROR APPEARED. Through an oversight the Epworth Leage convention, which is to meet at the Methodist church tomorrow, it was stated that the gathering would convene at 2:30 p. m. It should have been 2:00 p. m, and we willingly make the correction. o JOSEPH HEASTON DEAD. Geneva, Ind, Oct. 14 —Joseph W. W .Heaston, fifty-four, died yesterday morning at his home on Shackley street. Funeral some time Sunday. Interment at West Lawn cemetery. o Mrs. D. Ferguson of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne this morning.

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BUILDING A CITY How Newcastle Did It, Because Business men Worked Harmoniously. ORGANIZED COMPANY Mr, Hernley, the Bocster, Who Did It—Secretary of State is For Us. — Any community that goes to work harmoniously and thoroughly organized, can build a thrift: city upon the plan that Newcastle was built. At the same time every man, woman and child can make money out of it. The whole secret is harmonious action of the people interested. Such a move ment must be free from selfishness and jealously and if every man will bide his time he will be richly repaid.—Charles S. Hernly. Lidianapolis, Ind, Oct. 14 —The writer spent Tuesday in Newcastle where ho was wined and dined by the almost nationally known Nipp and Tuck club, whose five-dollar dinners have no superiors and few, if any equals. Vice President Sherman was one of the guests, the one hundred and fifty others being hoosiers, among them being Hon. James E. Watson, of Rushville; Judge Comstock and C. E. Shively, of Richmond; Mayor Shank and J. Fred France, of Indianapolis; and others too numerous to mention. It was a gay old time, in which the cares of business and politics were relegated to the hindermost, and in its place the joy and pleasures of life only were countenanced. It was a day of pleasuse, enjoyed to the limit, the memory of which will last for many years to [ come. But what the writer enjoyed 1 most was meeting the spirits that have won in a glorious battle in the comI mercial world. Th. ik of a sleepy old i town which the United States census jof nineteen hundred credited with three thousand, four hundred and six • population, and which this same United States census in nineteen hun- ; dred and ten gave over ten thousand population. As related by the Hon. Charles S. Hernley it reads like a fairy story, but a visit to that flourishing, busy business center soon breaks the illusion. The building up of Newcastle began in 1902 with the organization of the Newcastle industrial ' cothpany, with a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars. Os this capital $25,000 was sold and wish tlivf money 140 acres of lap<| were purchased, forty acres were platted in lotsand • these iQtn sold at an average of $235 ■ j feach. This was the beginning Os lU<jlr : factory fund, their first venture being a piano factory, which moved from • ! Springfield, Ohio, giving them ten acres of land and subscribing for $75,i 000 worth of stock in the company. This stock was taken by the industrial company, the stock being placed in the hands of a trustee, and which was later sold to start the fund for the Max-well-Briscoe automobile plant. Ninetythree acres more land was purchased and laid out into lots and which were sold, they giving the Maxwell-Briscoe people forty-three acres of land, 130 town lots and $90,000 in cash. They afterwards built streets, sewers and made other improvements in the new addition, all of which brought their real bonus to this plant up to $150,- . 000. They also located the Hoosier | Manufacturing company, whom they i gave $25,000, and afterwards gave i them additional land and otherwise helped them. Other factories located j were a bridge plant and a rolling mill. ' The lots sold all doubled their original purchase price, and now many of them- in these new additions are valued at one thousand dollars, and some even more than that. The MaxwellBriseoe people alone employ between 2,200 and 2,500 people, and their weekly pay roll is $35,000, while $60,000 is given as the amount paid weekly in Newcastle by the industries of that city. This is the story of success in Newcastle. They now say they are ready and willing to give $250,000 to any other industry as good as the Maxwell-Briscoe. It takes at least one strong character in a city to accomplish and succeed as has Newcastle. They are fortunate in owning in fee simple Hon. Charles 8. Hernley, now known at the Duke of Newcastle. He knows the "booster game" from start to finish, and has promised to come up to Decatur some time wh»n CONTINVBtX PAGE TWO.