Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 245.

AND STILL THEY COME To:al Rounds Three Thousand Mark and the Limit For Week Pushed Up. FEW MORE FACTS Kansas City Journal Gives Some Fgures and Facts on Beet Business. When the solicitors for sugar beer contracts came in Wednesday evening and Mr. Sprang had counted up with a total of almost five hundred acres. It maae a total*of about 3.200 acres. The boys were mightily encouraged, for we had rounded the 3,000 curve, and started on the way to; the finish. It is a remarkable thing ' that in the three days of this week. o>er 1200 acres have been contracted. This morning, with the sky clear, and the sun smiling a welcome, eight or nine crowds started out, every man 1 filled with the idea that 've would ! push p the total to four thousand ' acres by the end of the week. Mr. Wcgr.er, the agriculturist, says our success has been wonderful, and that opinion is echoed by Mr. Allen, of I Pautding, who says they worked six months to secure six thousand acres, w'e are proud, indeed, of our bunch of workers, including almost, every business man in town. They have been loyal and faithful, and with the assistance of many farmers they are making a record that will be hard to beat. The last meeting advertised was eld at the court house Wednesday evening, wheu several hundred people listened to a great lecture by Mr. Al■r. :>nd an explanatory talk by Mr. Wagner. It is not likely that anymore meetings will be held, as it is net believed necessary. These were held to educate the people and start the talk, thus saving much time to the solicitors. The matter is generallyadvertised and understood now, and the remaining acreage should come in rapidly. The Kansas City Journal, in a recent issue, contained an interesting story on sugar beets, which' was handed to us by Mr. J. C. Moses, and which in part, said: The first refined beet sugar pro duced in commercial quantity was made about 100 years ago at a cost of approximately 80 cents a pound. The cost of producing cane sugar was then somewhat higher than that of beet sugar. The amount of raw sugar extracted from the bee; at that time varied from 4. to 6 per cent, and the amount of refined sugar obtained was from ■ 1 to 3 per cent of the weight of the beet. The cost of producing an acre of beets was estimated at approximately 135, while the yield was from six to twenty-five tons per acre. The advances that have been made in cultured methods have been offset to a very great extent by the increased cost of labor in the United States, so that the actual reduction in the cost of producing beet sugar has neen . due to the improvement of the beet otto less expensive operations in extracting and refining’the product. Thorough cultivation is another factor in producing good sugar beets. It is a common saying among the Germans that “the sugar must be hoed into the beet.” The present average yield of beets Per acre in this country is about ten tons, and the percentage of sugar actually extracted and refined does not exceed 12, making yield of sugar per acre approximately 2,400 pounds. Yields of more than thirty tons of beets per acre are sometimes obtained, and yields of more than twenty > tons are common. From 20 to 25 per cent of the sugar in the beet .has been reported so freQnently that it is safe to assume that a n average sugar content of 18 per 'ent is within the limits of possibility. If an average yield of twenty tons Per acre and an average sugar con-, tent of ig per cent could be reached *e would have an average yield of ',260 pounds of sugar per acre. Clay loams are very satisfactory for «ugar beet production, provided other 'onditions are favorable: but more de-

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pends u|x>n the physical condition of the soil and upon methods of cultivation than upon the particular kind or variety of soil used. The soil, however. should be well supplied with humus and well drained. During the past few years there has been a remarkable advance in thprice of farming lands, especially in those localities where beet sugar factories are In successful operation. The production of single germ beet seed is a method of thinning beets before the seed is planted. Commercial beet seed consists for the most part of from two to seven individual seeds welded by nature into one mass It is evident that plants produced from such a mass of seeds must of necessity be very close together, and thus far no mechanism has been devised whereby the plants can be properly thinneg. Thus hand labor has to be resorted to. Repeated efforts have been made to CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

WED IN FT. WAYNE Cathedral Scene of Wedding of Miss Rose Egan and Edward Meyers. YESTERDAY MORNING ! Young Couple Were Former 1 Decatur Residents—Left on Eastern Trip. Decatur friends have received announcement of the wedding of Miss Rose Egan, daughter of Mrs. Anna Egan, of West Berry street, Fort Wayne, and Mr. Edward Meyers, *a young Fort Wayne attorney, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers, of near this city, which took place Wednesday morning at the Cathedral, Ft. Wayne, the Rev. John R. Quinlan officiating at the nuptial mass. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haley. The bride wofe a white chiffion and silk gown, very handsomely made, and a white hat trimmed with maribou. She carried a white prayer book with a white rose marker. Mrs. Haley’s costume was a white lace gown, with a white beaver hat, and the matron of honor carried a bouquet of bride roses. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride’s mother to immediate relatives and a few friends and the bride and groom j left in the afternoon for an eastern trip. On their return they will go to housekeeping on East Pontiac street. The bride was a former Decatur lady and has been teaching Until recently in the public schools of this city for several years, being very popular with her large number of friends. The groom was also an Adams- county boy. graduating last spring from the law department of I the University of Michigan, since, which time he has been engaged in the practice of law in Fort Wayne. During his college vacations, he was admitted to the Adams county bar and studied in the office of A. P. .Beatty. Both have many relatives and friends in this city and vicinity, who receive the announcement of their marriage with much pleasure. ATTENDED MEETING. Governor Marshall Slipped Into Republican Meeting at Chicago. (Unltei Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 19 (Special Uo Daily Democrat)—Governor Marshall returned home from a trip to Chicago and several Indiana cities. He announced that although he was a democrat he managed to “slip in” for a meeting of the progressive republicans at Chicago for fifteen minutes. “Senator Glott was speaking at the time,” said the governor, "and I would have liked to have remained longer, but was afraid some one would rec- | i.gnize me.” —■■ POSTPONED AGAIN. (United Press Service.) Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 19—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Today's game beI tween the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants In the world’s chamJ pionship series was again called off shortly after 10 o’clock today on account of a water-soaked field, which I -ode playing impossible. Weather ferecaat for tomorrow 18 fair, and ' there is a possibility that the game 1 will be played then.

INDIANA TO FRONT I Is Considered to be One of! the Foremost States For Electric Railways. NEARLY FIFTY ROADS Operate in the State and Milions of Passengers Carried Yearly. . Once the commercial possibilities of | interurban railways were demonstrate i ed, an era of railway building followed I with the feverish haste that twentyfive years have seen enough heavy steel laid in this country to reach from coast to coast more than a halfscore times. Indiana saw the possibilities of interurban, both as industrial and social factors, and the state is now considered one of the most conspicuous examples of electric railway enterprise. Nearly 2 per cent of the total pas sengers carried on electric lines in this country rode on lines having their terminals within the Hoosier state last year. The total number of I passengers carried in the country was ! 10.00b.000.000, and in this state 116j 000,000. i More than $4,000,000,000 is invested in electric lines in this country, and of this amount nearly 5 per cent or $171,000,000 is invested in Indians. There are about 1,250 electric lines in the country, and of this number nearly fifty, or 4 per cent, are in Indiana. The total mileage in the country is approximately 35,000, more than enough to girdle the earth. There are more than 2,000 miles of track in Indiana, 6 per cent of the whole, and sufficient to girdle the state on its boundary line nearly three times. Seventy-five thousand cars are operated over the electric lines, and 3 per cent of this number run over Indiana roads. The electric railways give employment to nearly 8,000 persons in this state, who receive $4,500.000 annually in salaries and wages. ANOTHER BOX SOCIAL. Albert Sellemeyer, teacher at the Peterson school, announces a box social for Friday night of this week. The box socials given heretofore at this place have been very largely attended and it is thought the one this year will be no exception.

ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. O. L. Vance and Daughter Recovering—No Hope For* Mrs. T. Teeple. MANY RECOVERING ‘ Mrs. J. Peoples Better —Mildrer Niblick Ill—Harold Niblick Improving. Mildred Niblick, daughter of Dan M. Niblick, who for a number of weeks ( has been quite sick, Is still under the ] care of a physician, and several weeks ; will be necessary for her recovery. | Harold, who has also been very sick for some time, is now able to be about the house, and will soon be able to leave and take some out-door exercise.: —■ — Philip Koos of St. Mary’s township, living near Pleasant Mills, who was operated upon for gall trouble, is improving nicely, and unless something unforeseen sets in, complete recovery will soon be his. Mrs. O. L. Vance and daughter, Lee- j Anna, who have been on the sick list | for some time, are reported as being somewhat improved and should their condition continue as they have been, they will soon be able to sit up. The condition of Mrs. Thomas Teeple. one of the city’s elderly and re-: spected ladies, who for the past week f has been very seriously 111 with tu-j mors of the stomach, is slightly Im- ( proved, but little hope is extended for | her recovery. She has been afflicted for some time, but just recently has ( her condition become more alarming, and closer attention required.

Decatur, Ind. Thursday Evening, October 19, 1911.

GO TO GENEVA. The box ball alleys, which, nearly two weeks ago, opened up in the Arthur Suttles room, just south of the Interurban building, and where they have been in operation up until Monday last, have closed their doors, and Wednesday shipped their three alley* to Geneva, where they were put in playing order. They had received .orders from the owners of the establish- , ment that returns were not coming in as they should, and ordered them to close at once and seek quarters elsewhere, which they did. The manage ment states that they will be read for business in a day or so, and dete: mine how the new game of box ball takes at Geneva.

MITES WED TODAY Wedding of Ida Worthmann of This County and Owen Dout of Angola WILL TAKE PLACE This Evening-—Bride’s Family Left Today to Attend the Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Worthmann and ’ daughters, Louisa and Minnie, and ] granddaughter, Alma Lehrman, William and Rudolph Worthmann and Albert Scnerry, ot near Magley. left this morning for Angola, where they will attend the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Worthmann’s daughter, Ida, which will take place this evening at 8:30 o’clock to Mr. Owen Dout, the marri- ' age to be solemnized at the home of the groom’s uncle, Virgil Little, residI ing near Angola. The bride and broom-to-be, who are both deaf mutes, secured a marriage license here last week, and left later for Angola to have the marriage solemnized, as there Is no minister or official here who could do so in the sign language, which would be required for them. I The minister who will officiate at the I wedding is the Rev. Smith of Angola. ' who is a deaf mute. The young cou- ' pie have been students at the school for deaf mutes in Indianapolis, and it was there that they became acquainted. They are very excellent young people, very bright and well educated. They will make their home , with the groom’s uncle, Virgil Little, who reared Mr. Dout from childhood. From Angola, Mesrs. Albert Sherry and Rudolph Worthmann, guests, will ’ leave for a western trip, going from i there to Chicago, thence to Omaha, I Neb., for a visit. READY BY SATURDAY. The work of installing the new boiler for the court house heating plant is in progress under the supervision of P. J. Hyland and assistants, and will be ready for fire by Saturday. men’s Banquet Will be Given at Methodist Church Friday Evening —Several Speakers. FROM A DISTANCE Will Take Part in Program Besides Local Speakers A Good Time. • There will be a banquet for men at the Methodist church Friday night, Ocj tober 20th. There will be a good sup- ' per and a general good time. Dr. J. A. Beatty, the district superintendent will preside and brief addresses will’ be made by the Rev. W. H. Hollister of India, the Rev. Mr. Griest. of Simpson church, Fort Wayne; Judge J. T. Merryman, Mr. C. L. Walters and Rev. iR. L. Semans. The general subject of discussion will be "The Laymen ' and the Benevolent Interests of the I Church.” Sugar beets, however, will not be tabooed. All men are welcome. The hour for supper is 6:15 o’clock, which is perhaps the most con--1 venient hour for the largest number of men.

THE CENTENNIAL ♦ Celebration of the Battle of Tippecanoe Will be Observed November 7. NEAR LAFAYETTE Invitations For Event Have Been Issued—Also the Program For the Day. 1 No doubt every one of the “Boys in | Blue," even if they weren't old (enough to go the fight at “Tippe- * canoe.” will want to attend the cele- , bration of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Tippecanoe, near Lafayette, Ind., November 7th, for which the following invitation and program have been issued: “The citizens of Tippecanoe county have planned an interesting cele-1 bration of the one hundredth anniversary of the battle of Tippecanoe which occurred between the forces under General William Henry Harrison and | Indians under the leadership of the Prophet, near Lafayette, on the early morning of November 7, 1811. The result of that conflict gave shape and direction to the whole subsequent history of the northwest and the event deserves commemoration and appropriate observance. “Your are cordially invited to attend the anniversary exercises as announced on the enclosed program. ‘INVITATION COMMITTEE." The Program. Exercises at the battleground. Seven miles north of easily reached by steam and electric roads. Beginning at 9:30 a. m„ military parade by the Purdue university corp of cadets; addresses; assembly of school children of the county; sham battle; music by Purdue cadet band. ' Exercises at Lafayette: 8:00 p. m. l Victoria theater, citizens' meeting, with addresses. i Addresses will be given during the day by the following persons: Governor Thomas R. Marshall; Governor; Chase S. Osborn, of Michigan; Mrs. i Matthew T. Scott, governor general, I D. A. R.; Hon, Addison C. Harris, Indianapolis; Hon. Edgar D. Crumpack- 1 er. Valparaiso; Hon. Charles E. .lev ett, New Albany. DIED SUDDENLY Mrs. Levi Barkley Called to Ft. Wayne by Sister’s Death This Morning. HAD LIVED HERE Body of Mrs. Mary Hopkins Will be Brought Here For Burial. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Barkley and j daughter, Mrs. Tom Reid, were called ; to Fort Wayne today by the death of | Mrs. Barkley’s sister, Mrs. Mary Hopkins. which occurred unexpectedly this | 1 morning at 4 o’clock from heart trou-! Me. Mrs. Hopkins had been in fail-j ing health for some time, but her | death at this time was unexpected, i She was about sixty-nine years of age and for some time had been making her home with her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Mcßarnes, who is an invalid Mrs. Hopkins’ maiden name was Phipps, and she was a former resident of this city, where she is well known. She leaves, besides her sisters, Mrs. Mcßarnes and Mrs. Barkley, one other. Mrs. Elizabeth Kohr, of Cromwell. The lath Captain John Phipps of this city and Joe and Will Phipps were also her brothers. The exact funeral arrangements had not been made known, ' but the body will be brought here for burial in the family lot in the Decatur cemetery. — — " —■ — Mrs. John A. Peoples of Root township, who last week underwent an operation for fibroid tumor and other ailments, is steadily improving and her recovery seems certain now.

GEENEN DOING WELL. Thought He Will Recover From Injuries of Tuesday. It is said that Joe Geenen, the young Belgian, who was hurt at the Wayne Knitting mills Tuesday, when a heavy case fell on him. will get along all right, his injuries not being so serious as at first thought. Two ribs broken .ire said to be among the injuries sustained. The lad, who is about sixteen years of age, is the son of a wealthy Antwerp (Belgium! miller, • wLo desired his son to get tile expuI . icxi.-e ar.d good iczulting from a practical bumping-up against the world, so ! be let him accompany J. M. Frisinger here, letting him work his own way | through the world. He spent a part oi '■ last winter here at the Frlsinge ■ home and is well known here. Mrs. Frisinger went to Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon, where she vislte.l j with him at the hospital. POLICE COURT NEWS Sensational Affidavit, Charging Adultery, Was Filed This Morning. THE ARRESTS MADE Trial Was Held This Afternoon—One Drunk Locked Up Wednesday. A sensational affidavit was filed this i morning in which Cora Shoemaker, wife of Adam Shoemaker, residents of | South Thirteenth street, charges him I with adultery. Elnora Allen is named as the co-respondent. A warrant was Issued on the affidav-I it and Sheriff Durkin and Night Po-I liceman Melchi went to the residence and arrested the two parties. They were brought before the mayor, whofixed a bond and set the trial tor 1 I i o’clock this afternoon. The son of i the defendant in the case awoke this j morning to find that the arrests had been made, and soon followed to town I > with his suit case packed, intending 1 !to leave the town. He is hardly old i enough to make his way successfully, 1 I but he seems to have the necessary I grit to make a try. i At the time set for the trial the mayor’s court was crowoeu to the dooi s with people, many witnesses being to ' called to answer in turn. Owing to ! some deliberation preceding the trial, lit was not opened until nearly 1:30,1 I when Scnafer Peterson, for the defense, and Prosecutor Parrish, repre senting the state, at once set to work of examinating the winesses. Owing to the number to answer and the , length of time consumed with each,' the trial will take up the greater portion of the afternoon. The mayor has received a letter from the governor’s office asking him to appoint delegates to the National Conservation Congress to be held at Indianapolis soon. He appointed A. R. Bell, Jacob B. Buhler, Dr. Seth D. Beavers, John Everett and John F. Snow. Marshal Peterson arrested Clem Knoff Wednesday evening on a drunk charge, Clem being in such a condi- j tion that Peterson had to practically | carry him to jail. He was arraigned I this morning and the trial will be | heard this afternoon directly after the j I one scheduled for 1 o’clock. I c COURT HOUSE NEW The current report of A. W. Holmes, j guardian of Trueman Dudgeon et al . was allowed. John W. Wells, guardian, filed final report as to Oral L. Pontius, which i was approved and the guardian discharged. The current account of Mary J. Weeks, guardian of Helen and Isabel Weeks, was allowed. Susie Eury vs. T. J. Durkin, sheriff, et al., possession and damages. Additional second paragraph of answer filed by John Sovine. Appearance by Walters for defendants. Real estate transfers; James T. Merryman to Mathias Kirsch, pt. lot 6, Decatur, quit claim deed, $25; Peter Schwartz to Samuel P. Girod, 22 acres Monroe tp., S2OOO.

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ORDER BY TELEGRAPH Fccatur Ll’otor Car Comp: ty Received Wire Order for 20 Hoosiers. RUSH OF BUSINESS — Firm at Portland, Oregon, Wants Many Cars—Sent Money to Bank Here, The Decatur Motor Car company has just received a telegram from oae of the largest wholesale and retail houses of Portland, Oregon, for t'-en-ty of the famous Hoosier. Limited • trucks, a telegrafh rncney order !.or i the money deposit on the order, being sent to the Old Adams County bank. Two of the cars are to be shipped at once, and the balance in stated periods during the next ten months We have heard of such things happeni ing. but this is the first real order for | such an amount that we have really ' known about. An order for fifty thoui sand dollars’ worth of goods from a ! Decatur factory should be enough to ! make any one sit up and look around. I It should be proof sure enough that i this factory is coming along to that j point where it will have to be ii.ck- ' oned with as one of the busy coni cerns of Indiana. The factory also secured an order today from its j branch house in Boston, and another 1 from its agent in New York City. It is quite probable that within a le* | weeks another addition will be necessary, tripling the capacity of the plant. They now have immediate orders I booked for eight or nine weeks in advance and every mail brings new business. Some arrangements to take care of the business will have to te made by the time of the mid-winter shows, which, without question, will snow them under. The Hoosier has no competitor in the world in its class. ——o ■ —— WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. i 1 - ” Body of Manassa Gilson Expected From Paragould, Ark. he body of Manassa Gilson, the I loriner Decatur man, whose death occurred at Paragould, Ark., Monday night, unexpectedly, is expected to arrive this evening at 7:03 o'clock over the Clover Leaf, via St. Louis, Mo. It will probably be taken to the home of his only sister, Mrs. Alex Hoyer, on South Chestnut street, until the funeral, the arrangements for I which will not be. known until the ari rival iWe of the body. A daughter, | Mrs. Hattie Young, of Winchester, is here at the Hoyer home, and has made arrangements with the undertakers for the meeting of the cortege, and another daughter. Mrs. Lizzie Bunn, of ! Akron, Ohio, is expected this afternoon. WOMEN IN MORE DANGER Than Was Prof. Ereig, High Wire Slider, Says a Preacher. Rev. George Sheldon of the Pres- ! byterian church at Hartford City, delivered a sermon Sunday on “Courting the Enemy,” during course of which Ihe compared Professor Ereig. the i man who slid from the court house ! tower on a wire during the street fail' to women who wear peek-a-boo waists and other light apparel during the winter. “While the slide lor life artist risks his life for the amusement of the people, women take more desperate chances when the attire themselves in light garments during cold weather for the effects of style." declared Rev. Sheldon. —o— — - — ATTEND FUNERAL. Mrs. William H. Sheler and son. George, left tnls afternoon for Grand Rapids, Mich., where they will spend the night, and tomorrow morning, with Mr. Sheler, will proceed to Muskegon, Mich., where they will attend the funeral of Mrs. Sheler's brother, George A. Cockburn, which •will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. The death of Mr. Cockburn occurred at Los Angeles, and the remains were conveyed to the home of a datightei, from where they will be interred.