Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 251.

REAL WORK TO START NOW amity romance

-— « President McLean writes a letter of facts complimenting the workers here

DIRT SOON TO FLY Foundations For New Buildings Will be Built This Fall if Possible. WORK TO BE PUSHED Committee Sent Two Rigs Out Today to Secure Some Extra Acreage. If there aas been a single solitary idea of doubt as to the location of the beet sugar factory in Decatur and if the telegram published Wednesday was not sufficiently convincing, the following letter from the president of the company should remove it: ‘ Holland Mich., Oct. 24. 'll." “Mr. J. H. Heller, Decatur, Indiana. "Dear Mr. Heller: —Received your telegram this morning saying you had 1,600 acres contracted for 1912. 4,370 for 1913. expecting to finish work today We have just wired you, ‘Congratulations location decision left to committee We expect to come to Decatur.' "We have asked our attorney to write to the secretary of state of Tn diana, to find out just what steps wo need to take to permit ijs to do business in your city. We have also asked him to draft resolutions to be passed by your city council for the hying of the water mains to our property, and contract to be placed in escro, whereby your people are to turn over to us the deed to the forty-acre site, when we have placed the contract with the construction company for the erection of a sugar plant at Decatur; and a further contract to he signed by some of your responsible citizens, acting as trustees for your association, agreeing to carry the city water to our plant for fire protection and to carry out other agreements, such as furnishing wells' to product 400,000 gallons of water per twenty-four hours, etc. ‘ We think jour people have done a noble work in securing these contracts in the time that you have. It gives us faith not only in your city, but in your surrounding country—and it was the latter especially that we wanted. We hope our future relations with youfc farmers will be such that they will never be sorry for having signed a single one of these contracts. As soon as you have the contracts completed, let us know, please, and we wi'l take immediate steps to close up all matters. “One or two of us go to Paulding thjs week to look over the plant there, as we expect the builders of that plant to make a proposition on the Decatur plant. We expect also propositions from other erecting companies, and hope to close the contract for our new factory at Decatur by the fifteenth of November, and possibly earlier. It is our desire that the foundations shall be put in this fall. “Assuring you that we appreciate the earnestness that your people have shown, and believing that as the years go by you will be fully repaid for the exertion you have made we are “Yours very truly, “HOLLAND-ST. LOUTS SUGAR CO., “C. M. McLean. Pres.” The above is a dandy letter, just, such a one as those who have met, the cultured and business-like president would expect, when the promises ( had been kept by the local men who ( have had the matter in charge. All | the things requested will be provided in due time. The acreage question, ( which was the biggest one, is now complete. Though the 5,000 acres have been secured, the boys started out this morning, determined to take contracts for about 200 acres to cover any shrinkage. In a few instances there were duplicates of contracts and a sufficient amount will be taken to cover this. The acreage for 1913 may be a litle short of the 5.000. but it is believed that this can also be secured by a little work. The Decatur business men and the Adams county farmers appreciate the kindly letter from Mr

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r McLean and are elated over the fact that their work has met with the approval of the head of this great corporation. We also hope that the future relations between the factory" and the farmers will be of the kind that will grow with the years and knowing both the men at the head of the factory and the class of citizenship here, we believe this will be true. Within the next two or three weeks at the furthest, the dirt will be flying at the factory site. The building of the beet factory will be a monster job, but the wheels will be ready to whirl 5 by the first of next September. This means that no time will be lost and that the building will be pushed along as rapidly as possible. The railroad | will likely begin work within a few days, as they also have some job in the laying of about two miles of track and switches. Decatur is on the map 3 as a sugar town. f

■ THREE SCORE TEN 3 I Peter Holthouse Was Successfully Taken by Sur- , prise Last Evening. > CHILDREN ENTERTAIN ’ Progressive Peanuts Indulged in—Presented With ■I i Beautiful Rocker. i

There are perhaps only a few, if any, j more happier recoi led birthdays in; ; the long and useful earthly career of i Peter Holthouse, the well known cloth-! • ier. than the one of Wednesday, Octo- 1 ber 25th, when he began counting on ' his seventy-first milestone, the seventieth of which his children deemed it a most appropriate occasion to honor i their beloved and aged father by plan-! ning a surprise on him for the even- ’ ing. Guests to the number of fifty made up mostly of the relatives and friends of his, were invited for the happy event which proved to be none other than one of the happiest gatherings at the Holthouse home. It is generally his custom to leave the store some time before the 8 o’clock hour, but this time, as was deigned to be, he was left all alone until closing time before he could start for home. Reaching the Itpuse he noticed all the blinds ! down, but thought the family away. j as they have been on former evenings. Not finding his meal on the dining room table, as is the custom, he thought he. would look a little further, and upon opening the sitting room door beheld the entire downstairs full of friends who had come to spend the evening with him. At first he did not know what to make out of it, and scarcely knew what was up, but upon a little thinking, said it was all right, and joined in with the many for the several hours of pleasure. Progressive peanuts which had been prepared, was indulged in at twelve small tables which afforded great pleasure and pastime for all. Prizes for being the most successful were awarded to Charles Voglewede, a box of silk hose, and Miss Kynt Voglewede, a dozen : wine sherbets, as first and Frank Bosse and Miss Mary Niblick, the boobies, while Mrs. Frank Bosse and | 1 Dr. H. F Costello were given the con--1 solation prizes. After this several ex--1 cellent piano solos were rendered by Tony Holthouse ar.d Mrs. J. O. Selle-‘ meyer pleased the many with vocal i solos. A dainty two-course luncheon , was then served. The givers of the | i evening's pleasure were assisted in j the serving by the Misses Mayme Brake, Bertha and Kynt Voglewede. .Margaret Conter and Mrs. Jesse Selle-l meyer. After this the young folks were allowed to remain and indulged in dancing for an hour or so, which was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Holthouse was presented with a beautiful rocker by the guests as a token of the esteem in which he is held by them. 0 George Everett and family spent yesterday at the home of Isaac Everett.

} Attended Wedding of Laura Bixler and William J. Kinderspachet AT BERENE TODAY Bride Was Nurse in Chicago and a Patient Became Her Husband. The wedding of Miss Laura Bixler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Bixler of Berne, which took place at noon today at the home of the bride’s parents to William J. Klnderspacher, of Hastings. Neb., is the climax of a pretty romance that grew out of an acquaintanceship former? by the couple when Miss Bixler, who was a trained nurse in a Chicago hospital, there met some time ago the groom, who was a patient in the hospital under her care. The acquaintanceship thus formed grew rapidly into lovo, with the resulting happy marriage today. The ceremony w as pronounced by the Rev. Kaley of the Evangelical church, and while the wedding was very pretty, it was very quiet, being witnessed by only the members of both families. The bride was attended by Miss Marie Schissler of Chicago as maid of honor, and the groom by C. O. Rinderspacher of Chicago as best man. Little Louise Hoffman was flower girl and Laura Reusser ring bearer, the bridal party taking its place at a floral altar and archway to the strains of the wedding march played by a sister of ■ the bride, Miss Esther Bixler. After an eastern trip the couple will be at i home at 826 North Denver street, , Hastings, Neb., in which city the groom is engaged in the packing busii ness. The bride is a daughter of David Bixler, the well known optician ‘ and jeweler of Berne.

A MUTE WITNESS I Charles Hockenrider Placed on Trial For Attempted Rape. I THE CHIEF WITNESS —~ Is Mrs. James Irian, a Deaf Mute—lnterpreter is Her Sister-in-law. -•-

Though deaf and mute and needing j the service of an interpreter in in- ' terrogatories, as well as in giving all ■ her testimony, Mrs. James Irian of Ge- ' neva is the chief witness against Charles Hockenrider, the Geneva junk ! dealer, who was placed on trial this morning in the Adams circuit court, charged with the serious offense of assault and battery with intent to commit rape upon Mrs. Irian, the alleged ' offense occurring on the evening of September 19th, at the Irian home on j High street in Geneva. The case was called at 9 o'clock this morning, the following jury being impanelled to hear the case: Christ Beery, Joe Heimann,' ! Lemuel Merryman, Z. O. Lewellen, ! John D. Stults, Asa McMillen. John ' Elzey, John W. Voglewede, Charles Arnold, Charles E. Mumma, Lawrence Lake, Willis Fonner. Upon petition L. C. DeVoss was appointed counsel for Hockenrider to dei fend him as a poor person. Peterson i & Moran are assisting Prosecutor Ral- ' leigh Parrish in the prosecution. The first witness called v., s Mrs. James ! Irian, the prosecuting witness, and as I she is not only mute, but also deaf, the j case excited much interest by reason of the fact that an interpreter was j necessary. As- Mr. Irian, her husband, , I is also a deaf mute, his sister, Mrs. Ce- • ' cil Ford, is conversant with the mute , j sign language, and was therefore > sworn in as interpreter for her sister ! in-law and the court. She translated the attorney’s questions into the sign ’ language to Mrs. Irian, who replied to her in the sign language, which was • accordingly translated into speech by ( Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Irian was the first : witness called and Was on the stand ( ■ fully two hours this morning and a portion of the afternoon. She is about CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR 1

Decatur, IncLThursday Evening, October 26, 1911.

POLICE COUfIT NEWS. A report of the field 1 examiners who were here some . time ago examining the records of the mayor's office, has reached the city, pud it shows that the mayor has collected during the period under examination 1150 in fines and 3175 in docket f|ca, all of which has been paid into the city treasury. It shows a full and complete account of the city’s business as dope by th: mayor and is on file in the council room for public inspection. —o COURT HOUSE NEWS r I -.— ir . i Mrs. Anna Mulligan Granted Divorce—ls a Lawyer — Will Practice IN FORT WAYNE Elwood Blazer Prohibited Visiting Wife or Interfer- ' ing With Children. i . r The case of Thomas F. Mulligan vs. Anna B. Mulligan, for divorce, which was venued from Allen county, reached the climax when Special Judge D. D. Heller granted to Mrs. Mulligan! a divorce on her cross-complaint and 1 awarded her alimony in the sum of 1 $950. Os this $250 is to be cash, and tho remainder paid in installments of ■ fifty dollars each month, the first fifty to be paid December Ist. The costs, except those for depositions and the I defendant's witnesses, are to be paid by the plaintiff. Os certain articles named in the petition a mahogany parlor cabinet, one Singer oscillating sewing machine, two cut glass tumblers, one olive dish, and one. sugar and creamer, are ad-I judged to be the defendant's, while the other articles belong to the plain-; tiff. Mrs. Mulligan is a graduate of the law department of the university I at Ada, Ohio, and afterward opened a 1 law office at Mansfield, Ohio, where she enjoyed a splendid practice. She I ' has the appearance or being a very ! ; bright lady and made many friends by her lady-like demeanor in court while here. She was a native of Mercer county, Ohio, and when a young lady taught school there. A brother, Mr. i Short, is now one of the leading ■ torneys of Celina. Mrs. Mulligan will probably return to the practice of law, expecting to open an office at Fort Wayne. I Old Adams County Bank vs. Decatur ■ Filler Co., note and appointment of re-1 ceiver. Motion by receiver for author-I ity to sue Charles A. Spanley, John E.' O’Connor was sustained and ordered ——— Edward O. Kirchner vs. Bertha, Kirchner, possession and damages. $200; Rule to answer absolute in five 1 days. Elizabeth Farber vs. Geo. W. Farber, divorce case from Jay county, has ■ been set tor trial Wednesday, Novell, ber 22nd, of next regular term of court. — Rosa Blazer vs. Elwood Blazer, divorce. A petition filed by the plaintiff : ' asking for an order restraining the de-!i tendant from visiting her home or in- I terfering with her or their children : • was granted until the first day of Hie ' i ’ next term of court. i In the Amos Ellenberger estate, the petition for sale of real estate was i submitted, finding for the administra- ! tor. Undivided two-thirds of all real i estate described in petition was order- ; ed sold free of lien, after due notice; < terms, one-third cash, one-third in < nine months and one-third in eighteen < months, or all cash, if desired. Sale ; to be private. i —- i The final repwt of Samuel H. Long, 1 administrator of the James Long es- i I fate, was allowed and the administra- 1 i tor discharged. < Wl~. Final report as to Edward Brown, i 1 and account current as to John Brown 1 i filed by the guardian, James Brown ' I 1 jr., were approved and he was dis- i charged as to Edward. ' 1 1 Real estate transfers: Emanuel 1 ReiTe et al. to Noah Augsburger, 40 I acres, Hartford tp„ $5800; Henry Mi- s chaud to Harriet Michaud, lot 260, 1 Berne, $115: William E. Falk to Lydia < A. Bodie, lot 951, Decatur, $750; Henry i 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR

PURDUE PROVES IT That it Pays Poultry Dealers to Fatten Their Poultry For Market. THE PRICE IS HIGH Purdue University Tried it j Out, According to Bluffton Paper, •IW ' Poultry owners have often asked I the “Does it .pay to fatten I poultry for sale on the market?” but it remained for the Purdue experiment station, and more particularly the Purdue poultry farm, under the direction of A. G. Phillips, to demonstrate that there really is a profit to be obtained from such a process, states a Lafayette dispatch. Mr. Phillips recently purchased 41 birds from a local farmer, paying for them at the rate of 11 cents a pound. They were in a poor condition, weighing only 137 4 pounds. The cost of fattening these to a total weight of 187.5 pounds was $2.77, and Mr. Phillipa, at the close of the experiment, secured ready purchasers for the ■ fowls at the splendid price of 16 cents per pound. In other words the increase of 41 ; pounds in weight or nearly one pound to each bird, cost $2.77, or less than ' seven cents per pound. The increase in weight was approximately 30 per cent and the per cent of profit on the birds, over the cost of feed, 70 per cent, not inclusive of the labor expended, however. Mr. Phillips is confident that the experiment carried on at Purdue is indicative of the general results to be 1 obtained on any poultry farm in the i country and suggests that in this one profit-making discovery might lie the ■ i solution of the present worries of the I I country over the high cost of living i pretty Bedding ■■ - St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Scene of Scherer-Boerger Wedding Today. A PRETTY SCENE Wedding Festivities Followed at Home of Bride’s Parents in Allen County. One of the prettiest of autumnal brides was Miss Pauline Boerger. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Boerger. residing in Allen county, just across tne line, whose wedding to Mr. j Louis senerer also of Allen county, ! was solemnized this afternoon at 1 o’clock at the St. Peter's Lutheran | church, northwest of this city, by the | Rev. Dornseif. The bridal party made a very pretty scene as it entered the 1 church to the march as played by Professor Dorn. The bride was beautiful | in a costume of pure white crepe de ’ chine. It was made with a high yoke of lace, outlined in bertha form, with a wide silk fringe. The short sleeves were met with long white gloves, and ! the high waist was outlined with a silk cord. She wore a long veil oi tulle, caught to her hair with myrtle and a pearl band, and the roses she carried were white bride's roses. Her cousin, Miss Clara Boerger, was maid of honor and wore a gown of tan silk poplin, with silk fringe and blue bead trimmings. On her hair she wore tan silk rosettes, and the flowers she carried were pink dahlias. The bridesmaid was the bride's sister, Miss Emma Boerger. who was similarly gown-I en in pale blue poplin, and carried white asters. The groom’s attendant j was Fred Hoile, of Adams county. Aft- j er the wedding the bridal party drove j to this city and sat for their photo-1 graphs at the Moser studio, returning later to the Boerger home, where one hundred fifty guests joined with them in the festivities of the celebration, a feature of which was the sumptuous supper served. The decorat’cns of the home were in pink and white, carried out with autumn leaves and crepe paper streamers. The couple are very (Continued on Page 5.)

WILL REDUCE STATE DEBT Adminsitration shows a big reduction in cost of operating expenses

I BAZAAR THIS WEEK. — Bazaar for benefit of Immaculate| Conception church at Hoff's hall, of-* posite present court house, on Thursi day, Friday and Saturday of this week, j Friday evening/ oyster supper. Sat-1 j urday evening supper and distribution of presents. Tickets for supper entitle bearer to some nice presents. An automobile and other valuable pres ents will be exposed at the show window of Hoff’s hall on West Eighth street. There will be a fish pond, j country store, guessing contests and j various kinds of amusements. Everybody cordially invited to come anil i enjoy a pleasant evening.—Auburn I Courier. The three days' affair will be i in charge of Father George, pastor of the church, and a former assistant t.> Father Wilken, in this city. IS NOW A BENEDICT Wedding of Harry Miesse, a Former Decatur Man, at Indianapolis. YESTERDAY’S EVENT! His Bride Was Carolyn Bright Armstrong—Announcements Received. I I Announcement was received this i ! morning by Decatur friends of the' marriage of Harry Miesse of Indianapolis, a former Decatur man. to Miss I Carolyn Bright Armstrong, which took i place Wednesday at the home of the i bride’s sister, Mrs. Henrietta A. Dili len. in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Star says regarding the wedding: “The marriage of Miss Chrolyn Bright Armstrong and Harry Miesse ' took place yesterday afternoon at the ; home of the bride on E< s’ St. Joe i street. Only the members ■> rhe fam- i ily were present at the ceremony, ■ which was read by the Rev. Frederick i ■E. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist ■ church. The bride, who was unattend- ; < ed, wore a handsome tailored suit of : i taupe cloth, trimmed with bands of i fur and a hat to match. The rooms : were decorated with a profusion of i chrysanthemums. Mr. and Mrs. Miesse i left immediately after the ceremony for their wedding trip. They will be ; lat home to their friends at 929 North 1 ! Meridian street after December Ist." , Mr Miesse, the groom, is a son of ; the late 1. J. Miesse, who for many I years was proprietor of the Miesse | House, the leading hostelry in this ' city for many years. He served for ! several years as deputy treasurer and was also a member of the city school I board, at the time of the construction ■of the north ward school house. Mr. Miesse has been a resident of Indianapolis during the latter years, being now secretary of the Manufacturers ■ ' Association of Indiana, maintaining of i fices in Indianapolis. 1 o | BIRTH OF GIRL I A fine ten-pound baby girl was born ; ! Wednesday night to Mr. and Mrs l Chester Johnson. < Miss Kathryn Blenn is the name of 1 the baby girl which the stork left at i the M H. Fee home Tuesday noon i Everybody doing nicely. < MRS .WOLFE OPERATED ON. Mrs. Clyde Wolfe of near Monro:' was operated upon yesterday at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, by Dr. Duemling of that city and Dr. C. C. Rayl of Monroe. The operation was a very successful one. -- — o SPOKE AT POE. Rev. Clancy of India, a well known missionary, and C. L. Walters of this city, gave very excellent addresses at a missionary meeting held at the M.' E. < hurch at Poe Wednesday evening.

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THE BANKERS MEET - ,■ Senator Aldrich Will be One of the Speakers—The Printing Contract WILL BE LET SOON Much Comment Over Printing Board Turning Back Big Fund to Treasury. Indianapolis, iud., Oct. 27—A1l the footings of the business of the state i have been completed by the officials at the auditor of states office, and comparisons can now be made with the record of the previous year. The total disbursements of the year just closed exceeded those of the year previous by $83,785.08, but this increase also includes $117,465.76 paid for state lair pavilion bonds and interest on Vincennes University bonds. The state fair bonds were handed down as a Christmas present from the previous j administration, as the appropriation : was maoe oy i»O9 legislature. With this credit the administration of affairs of the state of Indiana during ! the year just closed was less by $33,- ‘ 630.68 than was the year preceding. For many years the legislatures of the state have had the habit of appropriating more money than the revenues of the state would justify. The readers of the Democrat will yet remember the pointed remarks of Governor Marshall in a special message to the legislature of 1909 upon this subject, but in the face of it the senate of that session log-rolled into the appropriation bill the one hundred thousand dollars' worth of state fair pavilion bonds, without any provision of payment They were paid this year out of the general funds of the state without incurring any further obligation. This is what caused the calling of the. advanced payment of the December state setleinent funds last month. The state is now working under the appropriations as made by the legislature of 1911, and this legislature did not permit their appropriations to exceed the revenues, so this year there will not only be any deficit, but the taxpayers of the state will witness what they have not witnessed for a good many ypars —a payment in the state debt. This is now the hope of those in charge of the finances of the state, and it is a safe bet that they will make good. The state printing board lias set the day ior the letting of the contract for all the books, blanks and stationery for the use of the state during the next two years. This includes the printing for the state institutions and the supreme and appellate court reports. November 18th is the day for the opening of the bids. Five bidders competed at the last bidding, W. B. Burford being the lowest, but he had a close competitor in the Sentinel Printing company of this city. The contract is for two years and will begin on the second day of December this year. There lias been a great deal of comment over the action of the state printing board turning back into the general fund over thirty thousand dollars at the end of the last calendar year, which ended September 30th. The board has been using the pruning knife with a vengeance. Indianapolis is this week entertaining the Indiana Bankers' Society and the Indiana Federation of Women's Clubs. The latter began with a reception in the governor’s rooms at the state house on Tuesday evening, and was attended by one Decatur lady. J. H. Heller, who is spending the week with Mrs. L. G. Ellingham. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan arrived Wednesday, and both shows can proceed to proceed. Former Senator Aldrich ' Is the big card for the bankers, he beCONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR