Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 257.

BROACH EXTENSION Tri-Kappas Say There Are Great Opportunities For Growth Within State. THE LOCAL CHAPTER Was One of Latest AddedSome Facts About This Charitable Order. Columbus, lad.. Nov. 2—The current number of the Cross Keys, the official publication of the Tri-Kappa society, broaches the subject of extension. This organization of girls and young women is now confined exclusively to Indiana and it has grown from less than a dozen girls to several hundred. Unlike the Greek letter organizations of the girls in college anti university Tri-Kappa is not called a sororiety but a secret society The Cross Keys, in speaking of the fraternity extension, says there are opportunities for the growth of the organization with in the borders of this state. However, there is a feeling among many of the members that :t might be well to allow chapters in one or two neighboring states, making the organization a tri-state affair. Numerous requests have been made from girls in neighboring states for chapters, but none of these requests have ever been granted The editorials say the society has pretty well settled that it does not wish to be national. Although nearly fifty Indiana cities have chapters of Tri-Kappa. Indianapolis has never been able to form one. However, it is said that Indianapolis petitions have been given unfavorable consideration in times past. Tri-Kanpa. or Kappa Kappa Kappa, as the society is officially named, was organized at the school nf Mary' Wright Sewall, in Indianapolis, February 22, 1901. The vear before a number of girls in the school had organized a society and called it Tri Kappa. The folk wing year, 1901. only' one of the girls in that society returned to school The girl was Miss Beryl Showers of Bloomington, now the wife of Dr. J. E. P. Holland of Bloomington. She explained the society and suggested that it be continued The girls agreed with her and the next move was establishing chapters in the towns where the girls lived Bloomington, where Miss Showers lived, has the honor of getting the first chapter. The chapter letters in the official publication show that many of the chapters are doing charity work, some of them are helping school library funds, others are assiting public movements for the civic betterment of their communities and so on.

I The fraternity now has chapters in the following Indiana cities: Bloom itißton, New Harmony, Redford, Paoli, Montmorenci, Franklin. Orleans. Alexandria, Valparaiso, Aurora, Elwood, I-agrange, New Albany, Anderson. Fowler, Lawrenceburg, Ladoga, Columbus, Greenfield, Rushville, Huntington, Union City, Greensburg, Leba non, Covington, Spencer, Wabash, Knightstown, Goshen Bloomfield, Columbia City, Jeffersonville, Warsaw, V-ogansport. Princeton. Connersville, Sullivan. Auburn, Elkhart, Decattir and Newcastle. SUNDAY WITH THE 89TH. Tha Sabbath day seemed one of the “fighting days" for the 89th Ind'ana volunteers, namely: Munfordsville, Sunday, September 14, 1862; capture Meridian, Miss., Sunday, February 14, 1864; capture Fort Scurry, mouth Red fiver, Sunday, March 13. 1864; battle Governor Moore’s Plantation, Sunday, May 8, 1864; battle and capture Fort Blakely, Ala., Sunday, April 9. 186'. the latter being the last battle fought east of the Mississippi river. Very respectfully,’ ROBERT BLACKBURN. PUT UP MAIL MOXK*. Postmaster Lower and the city car tiers report that there are still houses on the city routes where no mail boxes have been put up, though many of the delinquents have complied with , the request, made some time ago by the Xußal authorities. If you have not; set done so, put up a mail receptacle ‘nd help facilitate the mail delivery, ’■’oectally when the winter weather. »aka s things more difficult for the' ihtTlMs,

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ASKED TO GIVE WORK. Fort Wayne Yeomen Ask Decatur Ledge to Confer Work There. Elton Brown, foreman of the Ameri can Yeomen lodge, is in receipt of a etter from the Fort Wayne lodge, No. 3<6, asking that the Decatur team confer the degree work upon a class of candidates there November 27th. The home lodge is highly pleased with the invitation which has been extended them and will on next Tuesday oven ing meet for making arrangements as to whether or not they will respond to the invitation. All members are earnestly requested to be present at that time to discuss the matter. TAFT VIEWS FLEET The President Viewed United States Fleet on Atlantic Today. — TEDDY EDITORIAL In Today's Outlook Causes Stir—McNamara Jury Box Still Unfilled. (United F>ess Service.) New York, N. Y., Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Taft today reviewed the warships of the United States Atlantic fleet, gathered here for maneuvers. With the president on board, the Mayflower steamed through the mighty fleet. He was welcomed by the presidential salute of twenty-one guns from every one of the sea fighters. Owing to his limited time the president visited only the Connecticut, the flag ship of the fleeet and where the flag officials were awaiting him. New York, N. Y., Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Arbitration of every disputed question, including even the question of international honor, advocated by President Taft, is disapproved of by former President Roosevelt, in a signed editorial in today’s issue of the Outlook. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —There were but three unfilled seats in the jury box in the ease of James B. McNamara, accused of the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building, which met in court here today. It is considered certain that the jury box will be filled by the end of this week, when the exercises of correcting the challenges will begin. The state is now certain that there will be no loss of Indiana evidence before the trial actually begins.

NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. Elizabeth A. Nix vs. C. E. Feiiniiigton et al. Cause dismissed on motion of defendant, and costs paid. Henry F. Hemicks vs, I. D. Landis. ' Demurrer to complaint filed, Real estate transfers: Catherine Hahnert to John W. McLean, 40 acres, Washington tp., $5000; Arbuckle Ryan ' Co. to Nancy E. Davison. 40 acres. Union tp., S2BOO. Mrs. M. A. Vail has recovered .from a long siege of illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. N. Sprang, and is now able so sit up, to read the news and to converse withJt.er many friends who delight over her recovery. o ; GETS SICK MESSAGE. Frank C.ass, the dry goods merchant, this noon received a message from Elwood. Ind., stating that his brother-in-law .Bernard Wiesmettal, was very seriously ill and to come at once. No particulars concerning the illness were given, and Mr. Gass was at a loss to know what the troilble may be, he not knowing even of his Illness until receiving the message Mr. Gass 'eft at noon for Elwood. PRIVATE GARAGE. Mann & Christen this morning began work on a new garage to be constructed for A. J. Smith at his home, and when completed will be one of the most complete private auto homes to be found in the city. It will be a one-story frame, with basement, all 'floors being of concrete, and It will cost $2,000.

OCTOBER WAS WET "*"■ ■ -w, • I "■■■ ■ II Last Month Was the Wettest Recorded Month in Twenty-three Years. SEVEN CLEAR DAYS Rainfall on Fourteen Different Days and Seven Thunder Days. i October was an unusually wet month according to James F. Hood, Marion government weather bureau keeper. In speaking of the month he said: "Last month was the wettest October for more than twenty-three years. The total rainfall measured 4.07 inches. This was 1.45 inches above that of one year ago and 1.86 inches above the normal The average annual precipitation for October in this vicinity is 221 inches The wettest previous October was in 1901 when the rainfall was just four inches and the driest was in 1892 when there was no rain. The greatest rainfall in any 24 hours was October 12, 1901, when the guage showed 3.56 inches. "The temperature for October was below the normal. The average for the month was 52.8. This was 3.3 degrees below that of last year, and .9 of a degree below the normal. The average for twenty-three years is 53.7. The maximum for the month was 83, recorded on the 6th and the coolest was 24-, recorded on the 24th. The first frost worthy of record was on the morning of the 24th, a month and five days after the average for many years. "The hottest October for almost a quarter of a century was in 1900, with a mean of 61.3 and thv coolest was in 1895, with a mean of 46.9. The hottest October day was October 2, 1891, when the mercury reached 9J2, and the coldest was October 30, 1895, when it dropped to 15. “In October there were seven clear days, ten partly cloudy and fourteen cloudy. Rain was recorded oti foilteen days, frost on four, fogs on nine, thunder on seven and lunar halo on two."

CHAS. SCHURG DEAD Passed Away Wednesday at the Home of Daughter, Mrs, Enoch Steffen. NEAR VERA CRUZ Was Father of Mrs. Samuel Kaehr—Funeral to be Heid Friday. Charles Schurg of near Vera Cruz, numbered among the prominent residents of the German settlement” there, and father of Mrs. Samuel Kaehr, this county, passed away at the home of-. Mr. and Mrs. Enocn Steffen, where he has been making his home for the past nine years. Death was due to paralysis. He had been in his. usual good health for a number of months, but last Friday, after lie had boen up and about the house, he was taken with I an attack of paralysis, and from t iien , on began to sink rapidly, and his case had been pronounced hopeless on 1 Tuesday night. He was born in Ger j many in 1838, death taking him from ■ this earth to a better one on his sev-; enty-third year. He has resided in this country for the past fifty years, and for many years made his home in Allen county, but for the past nine years has been staying with his daughter, Mrs. Steffen. Three daughters survive. They are Mrs. Enoch Steffen, Wells county; I Mrs. Samuel Kaehr, Adams county,; and Mrs. Carrie centner, Fort Wayne, i The funeral will be held Friday morn-' ing. The cortege will leave the home 1 at 9 o'clock and will proceed to the Christian Apostolic church where the services and interment, will be hold at 10 o’clock. - — Mrs. Elbridge Lfiutzenheiser and sister. Miss Lily Buchanan, of Willshire, 1 Ohio, changed cars here today enroute to Plymouth for a visit with their sister.

Decatur, Ind. Thursday Evening, November 2, 1911.

WILL NOT CALL SPECIAL SESSION (Uni'.ed Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 2—(Special I to Daily Democrat) —-There will be no special session of the Indiana legislature, according to Governor Marshall here today. Replying to a number of inquiries as to whether a special ses- ' sion of the legislature was not being considered to provide some means of meeting the financial condition in the state government, the governor today denounced the report as ridiculous. 1 “It. has been known for some time that the state is in rather straightened financial circumstances," said the governor. “It is the result of our at- ' tempt to adjust our expenditures to ( ofir income. The state, however, is not confronted by any such condition ' as to make necessary a calling of a | special session of the legislature at a cost of $125,000.” SUBMIT~TO KNIFE Mrs. Catherine Middleton Operated Upon Today For Appendicitis. I STOOD ORDEAL WELL ’ Mrs. Johnston of Lewistown. O„ Also Improving Nicely From Operation. I Mrs. Catherine Middleton of near . Rivarre was this morning operated , upon by Drs. Clark, assisted by Dr. . McOscar of Fort Wayne, tor an attack of appendicitis, with which she has , been ailing for some length of time. t ' Day before yesterday she suffered an i acute attack, which made the opera . tion necessary at once and arrangements were at once made for tbe or- > deal. She ralliec. well from the anaesthetic, and from present appearances will improve nicely from now on. A • speedy recovery is wished her by her many friends. , i Word received by relatives of Mrs. Clinton Johnston of Lewiston, Ohio. i who on Monday was operated upon for tumors of the stomach, is that she is improving steadily, and as well as could be looked for. Th‘e operation j was a complete success and upon further examination it was learned that ■ her appendix was in a poor condition, and it, too, was removed, thus saving any further trouble in the future. U S. AFTER ARMOUR CO. (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., Nov. 2- (Special to | Daily Democrat) —Consistent reports here are that the agents of the departI ment of justice refused to either as- : firm or deny that the United States government is contemplating suit against the Armour Grain company, for alleged “cornering" of wheat markets Nearly 17,000,000 bushels of the 62.000,000 bushels of wheat of the visible supply is reported to be stored in Chicago and was reported that es, 1 forts to market their holdings are be--1 ing made to avoid federal investiga--1 tfoji.

CANAL INSPECTION. ' The National Waterways commission gathered at Toledo Wednesday to i undertake an inspection of the proposed route of the Chicago-Toledo canal, j They will go as far as Defiance today, i and will complete the balance of the I trip as far as Fort Wayne tomorrow, i Fort Wayne is to be the stopping I place. The object of the visit is to de--1 termine the advisability of widening ' and deepening the old Miami canal. I Later they may Inspect the proposed ! route for the balance ot the canal to Chicago. o HEAVY SNOWS. (United Press Service.) South Bend., Ind., Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The St. Joseph’s river valley, reaching from here to ! St. Joseph. Mich., last night and earI ly today experienced one of its worst , snow storms in liisiuiy, anus fulling 1 some places to a depth of twenty--1 eight inches. Traffic in this city was blocked until this afternoon. OYSTER SUPPER. | The Eastern Stars will give an oyster supper Friday evening In the building formerly occupied by the Baugh'man store, located just across from the Hensley store. Supper will be served from l> o’clock on through the evening and everybody is invited.

ARRIVES TONIGHT Julius Haugk Enroute Home to Close Up Deal For New Factory Site. EVERYTHING MOVES Contract Will be Let Within a Week and All Details | Are Being Planned. i I A message received from Julius 1 Haugk Wednesday evening stated that he would arrive here from Arkansas i tonight and will remain several days, long enought at least to close up the matters pertaining to the sale of his land just north of (he city, where the sugar factory will be located. This relieves any fear that there would be a delay in the work because.of a loss of time in closing up that deal. Representatives of the railroads were here Wednesday planning for the work of handling the business and each day, contractors call, telephone or write : for information. A message from the ; Holland-St. Louis company relative to >he time of meeting of the city council shows that they are on their toes, ■ doing everything possible to hurry the work along, which 't is believed will begin within a week or ten days. The exact acreage taken up to this morning was 5,249 for 1912 and 4,237 for 1913. Each day contracts are received and will be taken by the local committee until instructions are received Irom the company to cease. The local committee will especially appreciate contracts for 1913, as they are below the required amount for that year. All arrangements for beginning the work of constructing the big plant here are being made as rapidly as possible by the company and the local committee and the dirt will soon be flying. , \ — FOR ELKS ONLY.

1 Special social session at. the Elks’ hall Friday evening. If you fail to attend, you’ll regret it. TO BE HELD IN 8080 — St. Mary’s Township S. S. Convention to be Held at ! U. B. Church. ON NEXT SUNDAY Hon. M. S. Larmore Will be an Evening Speaker on “Temperance.” The St. Mary’s township Sunday' ' school convention will be held at the United Brethren church at Bobo next ' Sunday afternoon and evening, when I the following program will be rendered; Afternoon—2:oo. i Song—Congregation. I Devotional. Song—U B. School. Address—S. C. Cramer. ' Song—P. M. M. E Church Address —“The Teacher's Opportunity Outside the Class’’ —Rev. L. C. liessert. Song—Pleasant Mills Baptist Schoo' Report of S. S. Supt. Collection. Song. Evening Session—7:oo. Song—Congregation. Devotional Song—Bobo M. E. School. Declamation. Song. Address—‘ Temperance" — Hon. M. S. Larmore. . Collection. Song. o VERA CRUZ POSTMASTER. I Washington, D. C., Nov. 2 —Pearl H. Henneford has been appointed postmaster at Vera Cruz. Wells county, vice P. Heche. The civil service commission announces that an examination will be held at Portland November ISlli to fill the office of foui lii-clitss postmaster now vacant at Salamonia.

TEACHERS VISIT FORT WAYNE. St. Mary’s township Instructors Visit! the Schools There. — The teachers of St. Mary’s township went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they spent "visiting day" in call ing at the various schools of that city, especially the manual training depart ment. The teachers included in the party were Bernice Dailey, Matin Chronister, Mabel Winans, Bertha Bunner, B. S. Colter, W. F. Beery, Wil liain Noll and Dale Cowan, and True l tee O. J. Suman. RATHER EXPENSIVE Would the Wild Goose Roasts Have Been Had Shooters Been Caught KILLING AT NIGHT I I ■Law Protects Waterfowl, Including Wild Geese, During Roosting Time. ■i ~ A Rather expensive would have been some of the wild goose roasts enjoy ed in this city the other day, had the i hunters who shot the birds during their flight through the city Sunday and Monday nights, been caught by the law. There is a law that says that one. who during the time be- ' tween sunset of the day and sunrise of the succeeding day. "shoots, kills, pursues, for the purpose of shooting or killing any wild goose, wild duck, brant, or water fowT, shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined ten dollars for each wild goose, wild duck, brant or other •waterfowl so shot, killed, possessed or pursued.” From the above section of the law it can be plainly seen that the per- ' sons who have been shooting the i geese which has been passing ovei this city at night or even those who have attempted to kill the geese have laid themselves open to a fine. The I law prohibiting the killing of waterfowl between the hours of sunset and sunrise was enacted to protect the fowl during their roosting time. This is the open season for waterfowl and the law permits their being .killed dur ing the day time,,

MANY MONROE VISITORS Witness Royal Neighbors' Play. “The Corn Tassel Family.” The Yeomen hall was crowded Wed- j nesday evening with an audience that I was delighted with the play, ‘The [ Corn Tassel Family," given by the 10-1 cal Royal Neighbors, in connection I with a program. The entertainment I was delightful one and the player:: are being highly complimented for their work A large number of Monroe Royal Neighbors were among the audience, the Monroe party including Bertha Hendricks, Maggie Dulin, Edna | Ulrich, Josie Bailey, Rene Kesler, Nel j lie Lammerman, Viola Martz. Etta j Hendricks, Hulda Crist, Lib Hendricks, | Cora Evans, James W. Hendricks, i James A. Hendricks,, Fillmore Evans,' John. CristA THE CRUM FUNERAL. The funeral of Alonzo Kverett Crum I the ten-year-old son of Mr. and .Mrs Homer P. Crum, residing near Hon ! duras, who died Tuesday afternoon un j der most pathetic circumstances, was held this morning at 10 o'clock at Hon-I duras in charge of Rev. Slager. The remains were interred in the Zion cem- i etery. OYSTER SUPPER. Next Tuesday evening at the Dent I school house east of the city, where, Miss Irene Evans is the teacher, an oyster stew will be in order, and when ■ everybody with their friends are In-' vited to come and spend an evening! of pleasure. A good time Is assured. I ■ , <JI SOLD FORTY-ACRE FARM. Through the W. H. Myers real estate. agency the Arbuckle-Ryan forty acres of land located in St. Mary’s township has been sold to Marcillus Davison. There is a stir in real estate in this location and many other deals are now under way.

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THE ANNUAL MEET Os Adams County Sunday School Association to be Held at Berne. NOVEMBER 8 AND 9 Interesting Program Announced For the Two Days’ Sessions. The annual convention of the Adams County Sunday School association will be hold at Berne next week, beginning Wednesday evening. November Sth. and continuing through Thursday evening The program is announced ar follows: Wednesday Evening—7:oo O’clock. Mennonie Church, Jesse Rupp, County President, Presiding. Song Service —Conducted by E. A. Luginbill. Scripture Reading and Prayer—Rev. George Schroeder. Music. ”T Address of Welcome —J. F Lehman “The Training of the Elementary Teacher” —Miss Hazel Lewis, State I Supterintendent of Elementary Department. "”1 Music. “The Teacher’s Wages”—George N. Burnie, General Secretary Indiana S. | S. Association. Music. • Offering and Announcements. Closing Song and Benediction. Thursday Morning 9:00 O'clock. Missionary Church, Presiding Officer. Rev. L. ('. Hessert, Co. Vice Pres. Devotional —Rev. Crafts. “The Keynote of the Convention” — Rev. Semans. “Graded Lessons” —Miss I,ewis. Music. i “How to Count ’Right”—-Geo. N. ■ Burnie. Musie. Appointment of Committees and Announcements. Three special conferences, simultaneously, as follows: Home Department I conference in charge of W. F. Johnson; Adult Bible Class conference in i charge of E. C. Bierie; Teacher Training conference in charge of Rev. 1 Kaley. (The state workers will render special help at these conferences. Come prepared with questions.) Noon Intermission —Places of enter tainment will be provided for all delegates. No charges for meals or lodging.

Thursday Afternoon—l:oo O'clock. Evangelical Church, Geo N. Burnie, Presiding. Two conferences, as follows. Work er’s conference, in charge of Geo. N. Burnie; Elementary conference, in charge of Miss Lutz and Miss Clark. (Special program has been prepared by Miss Lutz for this conference). Song Service —E. A. Luginbill. Devotional —Rev D O Wise ■■Story* Telling"—Miss Lewis. "Gradation, What and How?” —Geo. N. Burnie. Music. . . Reports from Department Superintendents. Reports from Township Presidents and Treasurer. Township Roll Call and Financial Question Address Rev. Waldo. Closing Song and Benediction. Thursday Evening—7:oo O’clock. Mennonite Church. Rejoice In Song—E. A. Luginbill. Devotional Rev. H. H. Kattmann. Special Music. Reports of Committees. Address—l). O. Skillen. Yorktown. Music. Address —'Rev, Watkins, Muncie. Music. Offering. Closing Song and Benediction. Berne is making elaborate preparations to entertain the large number of delegates who will attend these sions, the following committees having been appointed: On music—E A. Luginbill, Mrs. Engeler, Cora Schug land Salome Schug, reception—Mrs. L. IL. Henry Schindler, Menno ■ I Burkhalter. Hulda Harris, Stella i Schug; entcrta'nment—Rose Lehman, ! Mrs. O. F. GilUom, Clara Schug. Ida Moser, Osie Beitler. Mayme Braun, Glenna Bierie, Minnie Sipe. n 1 . Mrs. If. G- Glefser left this morning for her home In Watseka. 111., after a visit with her son. Rev. W. H. (Heiser, and wife. Rev. and Mrs. Gieiser accompanied her as far as Fort Wayne.