Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 272, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 272.

SUE SCHOOL BOARD Old Matter of Refunding Bonds for South Ward School Debt is Left With the court > I City Council Asks That the I School Board be Ordered I to Issue Bonds. I After a controversy of several I months, as to whether the civil city I or the school city shall do so, the mat- • I (e r of the issuing of refunding bonds ; I for the payment of the debt incurred lin the building of the South Ward I school house fifteen years ago, will be I determined by the Adams circuit I court. The city of Decatur, through I its attorney L. C. DeVoss filed in court I this morning a case asking that the I school board be ordered to do so. The I defendants are Fred V. Mills. 0. L. I Vance and Irvin Brandyberry, memI hers of the school board. The case re I cites that on December 29, 1894, the I school board asked the city councjl to I issue bonds for $11,620, which the I council of June 4, 1896, authorized the I board to do, for $11,500, the bonds to I be payable fifteen years after July 1, I 1896. This was to cover the indebtedness incurred in building the South BH Ward school. The complaint recites ■I that the civil city paid the taxes due. M on bonds, receiving no benefit t:.v, El from, all the benefit going to the school city. The bonds became due El July 1, 1911, and demand was nmde ■of the civil city for the payment ■ I thereof. The city had no funds, and El to make the payment would be requirH ed to issue refunding bonds. The com■l plaint recites that, according to an ai t ■I of the general assembly of 1909. auH thority is given the school trustees of HI a city of this class to issue funding ■I or refunding bonds for school pur■l poses for the payment of school debts. ■ and this the city wants the schv 1 ■I board to do. The school board. o>i the El other hand, declines to take upon KI self f> debt incurred when the civil ■ and school city were one. The plamH tiff asks that the case be det. rmlru I us soon as possible, as the holder of IE the unpaid bonds is clamoring for his S money and threatens to bring I The summons was accordingly issued || returnable, Saturday. Nov.: ' : — r . _ -A C. B. L. OF I. INITIATION. I The C. B. L. of I. will have an inll te’-esting session tomorrow evening. ! when tffe initiatory degree will be con- || ferred upon three candidates. THE GRANO JURY I Convened Today to Inquire | Into Whatever Alleged I Wrong-doing May be II BROUGHT TO NOTTC~ II William Zimmerman Named | Instead of Wm. Schug, Who Was Excused. The grand jurors chosen a week ago today appeared this morning in an- | I swer to summons and were sworn, going immediately into session, with I I Prosecutor R. C. Parrish, to inquire I I into whatever wrong doing may be I I brought to their notice. All the jurors I I whose names were drawn on the res--I I lar panel are serving except William | I Schug of Monroe township. Mr. Schug I I is a veterinary, and being excusable [ I according to the law in regard thereto I to, was excused upon his request, vilt I liam Zimmerman of Kirkland township i I taking his place. Mr. Zimmerman was \ I appointed foreman of the jury and i | John uottee was named bailiff The i I grand jurors are Albert Duer, Monroe i a township; John Wechter, Blue Creek : I township; Henry Reiter, Root townL I ship; Thomas E. Mann. Wabash townI ship; Peter Amspaugh, Decatur; Wil- | Ham Zimmerman. Kirkland township. —-“Cr— —— Mrs. Louise Marhenke, Ruth, Ida | and Alfred Marhenke, visited with the I B. Blggg family at Bingen.

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LAID to rest. Many sad, sorrowing friends and relatives were in attendance at the last earthly rites which were held for the aged and respected citizen, John Woy, which were held Sunday afternoon at - o clock from the Methodist church The Rev. A. K. Mumma, pastor of the Concord Lutheran church, of Hoagi land, was in charge of the services and paid a worthy tribute to the life of the , deceased, and who, during his long and I useful career became the respected ii lend ot so many, 'the interment took placv at the Decatur cemetery. , Among the out of-town attendants at the funeral were the following nieces and nephews of Mr. Woy Lewis W. Bonbrake of Ashley, Ind.; Claude W. Bonbrake, Lyman F. Jackman, Huntl ington; John Smith, Will Smith. Mag- ( ’ic’.ia, Ohio; Mrs. J. E. Ott, Clyde, i Ohio; Ira May, Canton, Ohio. COURT HOUSE NEWS November Term of Court Opens Today With Rush of Work. HON. LEVI L. MOCK Os Bluffton, a Special Judge, Holds Court—Probate Matters Get Attention. The November term of the Adams ■ circuit court opened this morning with the usual rush incident to the first day of the term. The Farber divorce case was dismissed. In the petition case of Adda M. Kahnert et al. vs. Martha E. Dentener et al., the final report of the commissioner was filed and approved and the commissioner discharged. Before Levi Mock, special judge in the Laura A Van Camp vs. Charles Van Camp et al., partition case, a demurrer by Heller, the commissioner, was sustained. Exception by Edward Johnson. Charles H. Lammiman vs. Monroe Creamer}- Association, appointment of receiver. Report of sale of notes and mortgage filed and approved, and receiver's assignmeat of note and mortgage approved i_ad confirmed, hinal report approved. Receiver allowed $25 and attorney, SSO. Distribution ordered to stockholders ratably, according to the several holdings. Joseph Chrisman vs. William J. Heeter, rental and account, $600; on leave ci court supplemental complaint tiled. Edward A. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner et al, possession and damages, S2OO. Demurrer to complaint filed. The Sprin Steel Fence & Wire 1 Co. vs. Noah Biberstine, note, $800; :: :q enrance by Peterson & Moran for defendant. Rule to answer Emma Freang vs. Louis S. Freang, divorce, affidavit of non-residence filed, notice ordered returnable January 15. L. L. Mason of Geneva was appointed riding bailiff for present term of ■ court. , COURT Final report of Henry Miller, guardian of Sarah E. Buckington, of unsound mind, now deceased, was filed and approved and the guardian discharged. Henry F. Judd, guardian, filed final report as to Harvey Richards and ac'munt current as to the other Richards wards, which were approved, and the guardian discharged as to Harvey. The clerk’s report of the issuance of letters to Jonas Lei.hty as guardian of Susan Leichty, of unsound mind, was approved, and the letters were J confirmed. James Meshberger’s current report as executor of the David Meschberger estate was approved The Corn Exchange National Dank l of Chicago, 111-, vs. Alfred L -rench Pt al, note and attachment, $6,000 Upon leave A. W. Jeffries and Mary ‘ Tontine page two.

NEAR COMPLETION — Monmouth School House Will be Finished This Week—School Opens. ON NEXT MONDAY Dedication Services Will be Held Friday, Dec. 1— Good Program. The Monmouth new school house in Root township is nearing completion, the finishing touches being put upon it this week, so that it will be in readiness for the opening of the term next Monday morning, November 27th. This is one of the finest school houses of its size in the state, according to the statements of visitors from all parts of Indiana, especially by officials who have been on inspection tours and who have backed up their statement to that effect, by getting Architect Os car Hoffman to draw plans like it for their contemplated school houses. The school is made of brick, has two study rooms, library and election rooms, and a large basement. Miss Emma Magley of Root township and Miss Alma Kooken are the teachers who will open the school in the new building next Monday. The dedication of the building will take™lace Friday evening, December Ist, the day after Thanksgiving, but it will be a truly Thanksgiving service. All the pupils in the township will take part in the exercises, and Professors L. E. Opliger, E. E. Rice and others will also be included among the speakers. In connection with the ( dedication, there will be a box social for the young people and an oyster supper for the older ones, the basement to be given over to these festivities. Trustee C. E. Magley, the teachers and patrons will endeavor to make the occasion one of great pleasure to all visitors. INITIATE CLASS ■ C. B. L. of I. Will Confer Degree Work on New Members Tuesday. YEOMEN PRACTICE Knights of Columbus to Hold Their Regular MeetingjThis Evening. — A big time is anticipated by the C. ! B. L. of I. lodge for Tuesday evening, when they will take a class of candidates into the order. They have been planning for some weeks and have arranged for a class to be laken in at this time and the degree work conferred. Everything is in readiness and they expect all members to be on hand for the work and to enjoy the evening of pleasure. This evening every Yeoman is expected to be at their hall, there being special business on hand and further arrangements will be made for their going to Fort Wayne one week from tonight to confer the degree work on a large class of candidates at that city. The practice team is especially urged to be present to get in their work as the time is drawing near, and practice can be had but a very few times at the most. This evening the regular meeting of ( the Knights of Columbus will be held | and in addition to the business session to be held the members will enjoy a social hour, an oyster supper to be served after the transacting of business matters. All members are asked to be on hand for the evening. BIG LOAD OF HAY, —. — < August Schlickman, the owner of : the Merchaula’ Delivery. Saturday , made the purchase of a load of hay, i which is not heard of every day. The hay had been stacked loose on the j wagon and when weighted tipped the scales at 6,840 pounds, or pretty well on the way to four tons, for which he I paid the sum of $68.40. That's going I some. 1

Decatur, Ind-Monday Evening. November 20, 1911.

AFTER MANY YEARS. , Mrs. Howard Shackley Meets Brother After Thirty-four Years. i Mrs. Howard Shackley and her sister, Mrs. Blossom, of Indianapolis returned from Lone Rock, Wis.. where they spent two weeks with their niece, Mrs. Ed Martin, who was Miss Dora Looker of this county before her marriage. While there Mesdames Shackley and Bloesom’s brother, Will Kern, and daughter of Park River. N. D., also visited there and the reunion was a happy one as this was the firs! time in thirty-lour years that Mr;;. Shackley had seen her brother. He was a former resident of this county. Mr. Kern is a rural mall carrier and finds it difficult to obtain a leave of absence long enough to make a trip here. NO OTHER STAMPS 'I ‘ Except Those Issued by Government Must be Affixed 11 to Address Side. • I OF DOMESTIC MAIL Will be Returned to Sender ’ I l l if Known—ls Not, to the Dead Letter Office. ■ As an outcome of the large number of inquiries maae in respect to the government regulations regarding the affixing of stickers and special postage stamps to holiday mail, the department has issued orders covering the same. The orders, which cover the mr.cter in a thorough and intelligible manner, make it palin that stamps other man those issued by the government must not be affixed to the address side of mail, otherwise it will , be sent to the dead letter office. No adhesive stamps or imitations of stamps, of any form or design what- ' ever, other than lawful postage stamps, shall be affixed to the address side of domestic mail; but such ad , hesive stamps, provided they do not in form and design, resemble lawful postage stamps, and do not bear nu- , inerals, may be affixed to the reverse side of domestic mail matter. All domestic mail matter bearing on the address side, adhesive stamps, 'or imitations of stamps, other than lawful postage stamps, will be returned to the Sender, if known; otherwise I they will be forwarded to the division of dead letters. THE NEGRO CENSUS . in the United States is Rapidly Becoming Less. I That the negro population of the United States is increasing less rapidly than it did in previous decades and much less rapidly than the white race, is shown by census figures published this week. In continental United States in 1910 there were 81,732,687 whites, or 88.9 per cent of the total population; 9,824,294 negroes, or 10,7 per cent, and 411,285 Indians, Chinese, Jananese, etc., or .04 per cent. In 1880 the negroes constituted 13.1 per cent of the population. The white rate of increase, of course includes immigration. When the ?>,- 000,000 white persons who entered the United States are deducted from the increase from 1900 to 1910 the rate of increase drops to 15 per cent. Accordingly the white race's natural increase is about 4 per cent greater than that of the negro. The actual increase of the whites for the decade j 1890-1900, exclusive of immigration, was slightly more than 16 per cent. During the decade 1900-1910 the I whites increased 14,923,491, or 22.3 per cent. The negroes increased 994,300, or 11.3 per cent. In the previous decade 1890-1900, the white rate of increase was 21.2 per cent and the negro 18.1 per cent. | Os the total population of the south in 1910 the whites constituted 69.9 per cent and the negroes 29.8 per cent, as compared with 67.4 and 32.3 per cent, respectively in 1900, and with 63.9 and 36 per cent, respectively in 1880. WILL GIVE A SUPPER. The Modern Woodmen of Pleasant Mills will give a supper on the evening of Wednesday, November 29th, at their hall that promises to be a pleasant event. The public is Invited.

OFFICE WAS ROBBED I Adams Express Co. Depot at Grand Rapids, Mich., Robbed Last Night. THEIR ROUTE AGENT A. D. Harrison, Well Known Here, Backed Up and Covered With Revolver. Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 20 —The ' I Adams Express company’s depot office I was robbed at 9 o’clock Sunday night : of everything in the safe, a lone bandit ; holding up the route agent and making j a successful get-away. The safe was I rifled of several thousand dollars, the exact amount not being known tonight. A. D. Harrison, the route agent, hari just come into the depot office after i securing a quantity of mail, when he , heard some one behind him say, I “Boost ’em up, and be quick about it.” | lie turned und was facing a masked ’ man with e revolver. i Harrison was marched to a large I truck filled with packages. I “Now, back up to that,” said the robber, “and put your hands behind you.” Harrison obeyed. With a piece of cord the bandit tied the express- . man's hands behind him and to the tongue of the truck. With a threat to kill him if he moved or made a sound, the robber knelt before the open safe and filled his pockets with money, bills and valuables. He then escaped. Mr. Harrison, the route agent, who i was backea up against the truck, is known to a number of people here, having been in the city on a number of occasions in the interest of the local i office and his obedience to the com- ' mand of the burglar is without doubt the only thing which did not mean death to him. o MR. ADAIR COMING i Congressman. Will Address G. A. R. Members Here Wednesday Morning. ~ FORT WAYNE TRIP I Decatur Veterans Will go to Summit City Friday Afternoon—Social Session. i ■ Congressman John A. M. Adair, faithful and earnest representative of the Eighth district, will arrive in this city Wednesday morning and will address the old soldiers at the G. A. R. hall at 10 o ciock. it is the desire of the officers that all the members who possibly ean, gather at the G. R. & I. station at 8 o’clock to meet the distinguished visitor. While Mr. Adair! has not announced his subject it is understood that be will tell the veterans . some things they will be glad to hear and will address them on subjects of I especial interest to them. Members of the Sam Henry post, I G. A. R., will go to Fort Wayne next Friday afternoon, November 24th, 1 where they will be entertained as i guests of the Simon S. Bass post. The local post voted two weeks ago to ac- i cept the invitation from tFort i Wayne boys and this is simply a re-1 minder that the date la near. A good social time is no doubt in store for I all the old soldiers who attend. They | will leave here on the 2 o’clock inter-1 urban car. The W. R. C. ladies will i accompany them. I PROFESSOR HEMSTREET A Remarkable Hypnnfist, Coming to Decatur. We are pleased to announce the coming of Professor Hemstreet, who is ! rated as the greatest mind reader and I hypnotist before the American public today. He has played many of outneighboring towns, and has created the greatest wonder and excitement by ' the strange power he undoubtedly pos-! sesses, and the press and public all 1

i speak in the highest praise of his entertainment. The professor carries no subject, but 1 depends entirely on the audience for his committee, thereby eliminating ail possibility of collusion. Any of our local skeptics are invited upon the stage when he comes to town if they are anxious to be shown. The professor will be at the opera house Wednesday, November 22nd and one lady and one gentleman will be admitted on each full paid ticket, if at the opera house before 8:15 o’clock. Admission, 10 and 10 cents. Another case of ancient history: : “Patrice —Yes, but it takes such a | time to weigh his words, doesn’t lie'* i i “Patrice —Yes, but if it takes such : lot of them to weigh anything, yoti 1 know.” SEVERELY SCALDED I Little Three-year-old Son of Ferdinand Bleeke Falls in Boiling Water. BURNED FROM HIP Poison Also Set in But Believed to be Checked— Suffers Much Pain. Ferdinand, three-year-old son of County Clerk-elect and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke, is today lying in a very serious condition at his home on Fourth street as the result of a mishap Saturday afternoon, when he was severely scalded with boiling water. Mrs. Bleeke was preparing to give him a bath and had heated water in a teakettle and also a small bucket, which held probably one-half gallon of water. Little Ferdinand had gone out the back door anL just as the mother was carrying tke aeated water from the stove to the bath room, and just as she had j reached the kitchen door, a knock ; sounded from the front door, and be- | iieving it was the little fellow, who had I gone around the house, she went to i the door to let him in out of the cold air. Instead of it being Ferdinand, as she believed it to be, it was Stanley ■ Callow, little son of H. F. Callow, who is visiting with his uncle, Daniel Erwin, who had come over to spend the i afternoon at play. While going to let the Callow boy in. Ferdinand came in j from the back, and stumbling over 1 ' what is believed to have been the tea-' I kettle, stepped into the pail of water. which was just at the side of it, throw- 1 j ing the boiling water over him from i i the hip down, burning the flesh from the limb. The little fellow’s screams brought i | the mother to the scene, and who hav-1 i ing seen what happened, at once sent i | for a physician, who poulticed and oth- ■ ' erwiso administered to and relieved : I him of his pains, the best way possible. Poison also set in and the limb at i once began to swell to an enormous 1 i size, causing again more pain. Sunday I i and up until 9 o’clock this morning he j ; was at times delirious, but since the I ! poison is believed to have been check-1 ' ed, he is resting easier and more I hope is now being extended for his I i recovery. The parents are greatly i j grieved over the sad misfortune vhlcli i I has befallen their little son and are- 1 i doing everything possible to cheer him I j and relieve him of his sufferings. STEEL TO ARRIVE SOON. . The section men of the G. R. & I ' ; have received notice that several loads | ! of steel rails for building the switches | i at the site of the sugar factory are en route here, and to prepare to take care ! iof same. The engineers will complete | their work today and the matter of io- : ■ eating the various buildings will be taken up at once. If the weather permits it, the work will probably go on steadily. — —o - . SPECIAL TRAIN. A special train was. run over the ■ Clover Leaf Sunday afternoon bearing I all the officials of the road. They went ! as far as Frankfort Sunday and will continue their trip to St. Louis today. The object of the trip is unknown. o W. H. Stewart of Huntington was a | gue&t of bis son, John, and wife a short time Sunday. He came after his automobile which he left here last Sun-1 day because of the severe storm.

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PROGRAM READY All in Readiness For the Honoring of St. Cecelia by Pupils MUSICAL ACADEMY Entire Day Will be One of Music—Most Interesting Are the Numbers. I The announcement of the musical recital to be held on St. Cecelia's day, the great patron of music, at the Academy of Music some days ago, is today followed with the program, and ■ although quite lengthy a more appro- ! priate or entertaining recital would be difficult to arrange. Sister Aveline, who is in charge, has completed all I arrangements and in order to fulfill i all that has been outlined the lower grades will give their renditions the ' j evening previous. The following are I those on Tuesday evening, from 4 i o’clock on: PART I. ; E. Ervin, L. Bess, P. Thomas, L. i Keller, M. Niblick, R, Tyndall, J. Holt- ’ house, R. Archbold, F. Bremerkamp, 1 V. Smith, H. Magley, R. Reiter, B. Kel- : ler, T. Lichtle, 11. Starost, Mrs. EllsI worth, F. Gault, M. Corbett, J. Heffl’' nei‘, R. Jahn. A. Kobne, I. Fuelling. H. I Smith, G. Beery, E. Payne, M. Moran, C. Niblick, F. Grandstaff, O. Goodwin, M. Harb. . II 1 PART 11. At 9 a. m.. the following pupils will ■' render piano solos: V. Quigley, T. Poling, N. Helm, M. 1 Thomas, 11. Davies, R. Heimann, F. j Malston, M. Bryan, F. Helm, M. Hil(yard, A. Confer, O. Durbin. C. Holl1' man, T, Rabbitt, E. Johnson, E. Omlor, ! L. Jahn, M. Barkley, N. White, Let Music and Song be Our Pastime Today—Vocal Duet —Soprano, M. Kintz; also, N. Niblick; piano, A. ‘ Kohne. ~ Mountain Stream—Fiano Solo—A. Ayres. Tarantella —Piano Solo- —L. Bosse, How Sweet the Moonlight Sleeps— Piano Solo —C. Cutting. I Grand Galop de Concert —Piano Quartet —First piano, G. Meibers, M. Kintz; second piano, E. Sellemeyer, A. Costello. Midnight Bells —Piano Solo —V. Hunsicker. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. 0 ATTEND BANQUET i Decatur Shriners go to Fort I '” tz avne to Attend Anniversary Celebration. GIVEN THIS EVENING Governor Marshall Will be One of the Speakers— Other Good Ones. A large number of Decatur Masons ' will probably be among the two thou- ; sand visitors expected today at the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of . the Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection, j to be held this afternoon and evening lat the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Fort j Wayne. The banquet is set for 6:30 I o’clock this evening and will be a very i brilliant affair. William Geakc will preside as toastmaster and among the speakers are Governor Thomas R. Marshall, Barton Smith, M. P., sovereign grand commander, and C. B. Steinen, all thirty-second degree masons. Following the anniversary banquet today, i and the annual fall convocation of I Scottish Rite Masons, Tuesday, Wedi nesday and Thursday, comes the second annual ceremonial session of Miz--1 pah Temple. All of these sessions will I be attended by Decatur Shriners, and in the class for initiation will be four or five Decatur Masons On the reception committee are C. R. Dunn, W. P. Schrock and D. M. Hensley of this city, in » booklet issued with a program for the sessions, are pictures of the deceased charter members, among | them being Robert B. Allison and ' Judge James R. Bobo of this city and I J. J. Todd of Bluffton, well known 1 here.