Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 21 November 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 273.

renting farms Mr. E. M. Wagner of Sugar Company Here on an Important Mission. MATERIAL arriving Ties and Rails Are Being Unloaded — Engineers Have Completed Work. E. M. Wagner, expert agriculturist, who ia to have charge of the field work here for the Holland-St. Louis sugar company, arrived here Monday evening for a few days’ business. While here he will rent some land for the purpose of raising beets for the company and will look after securing dwellings for himself, Mr. Hubbard and others, who will move here. Mr. Wagner will probably be located here within the next six weeks. The rails and ties for the sidetracks and switches are being unloaded at the site north of town. The engineers i completed their work last evening and left for De . - oit, where the buildings' will be planned as to location and' within a short time workmen will begin staking them off and preparing for the concrete work and foundations Everything is progressing as rapidly as a work of this kind can and this ' county will within a year have the first beet factory in the state in operation. Mr Wagner expects to return to St. Louis tomorrow evening, having much work to do there before he can come here permanently. NOTICE TO G. A. R. AND W. R. C. Both Lodges to Visit Fort Wayne Post This Coming Friday. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. of Decatur will on Friday evening, November 24. be the guests of Sion S. Bass Post and its auxiliary W. R. C., at Fort Wayne. The Decatur crowd will leave this city Friday at 2 p. m. over the traction line for Fort Wayne. A meeting of both Decatur organizations will be held at the post hall in this city Wednesday evening to arrange for the trip. A full attendance Is desired and it is hoped that every member of the two organizations will be able to attend G. A. R. e W. R. C. OPERATED iJ?"N John Schultz Submits to the Knife for Hernia and Bladder Trouble. MR. MEYERS SERIOUS Mrs. Tanvas is Resting Somewhat Better. But is Still Very Low. John Schultz, living four miles south of the city, on the Monroe road, this morning submitted to an operation for hernia and bladder trouble, with which he has been suffering for some time, and since last spring his condition took a more sudden turn foi the worse, and had become such that an operation had become necessary The operation was a most serious one, the bladder having grown last am. otherwise required necessary attention. The ordeal was well withstood by the patient and it is thought he will get along nicely from now on. — Joseph Meyers of west of the city, who Is now in a most serious condition with typhoid fever, is under the care of two nurses, with his fever running up to 104 degrees at times. He ‘s now in his fourth week and the danger period is still unpassed. The condition of Mrs. Tanvas seems to be slightly improved and she is holding her own the best way poss. ble. It will be remembered that she was operated upon more than a week a go, and her condition is also regail ed as being very serious. — o — Jacob R. Graber of Geneva was in the city today attending to business matters which required his attention.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

ATTEND I. o. O. F. MEETING. Walter B. Johnson as a delegate to the grand lodge. 1. 0. o. F.. to be held at Indianapolis on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, left this morning to be present for the two days’ gathering. Several hundred delegates arrived yesterday from throughout the state and an active campaign was at once started by the various delegates lor the elective offices, which election | will take place on Thursday. Officers | will be elected in both the Encampment and Grand lodge, and there are large numbers striving for each office | i’> be tilled. Mr. Johnson, who goes , iroin here, is not an aspirant for any | office, but will become better acquainted with the many attending delegates J and take part in the exercises which all delegates have the privilege to enjoy. DOES POULTRY PAY Mrs. Thos. Dowling Would be Good Authority in Saying That it Does. SOLD $425.82 WORTH From Half Year’s Crop—lncluded Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chicks. Mrs Thomas Dowling, wife of a prominent farmer living south of the , city, can without doubt, claim, the honors as a successful financial breeder of poultry, her “crop’’ for the past six months having sold to the Decatur Produce company for the munificent sum of $425.82. This included 145 turkeys, 23 geese, 60 ducks and many ’ chickens—all tine specimens in their line. Besides those sold, many were kept by Mrs. Dowling for the start for next year. The Dowlings moved to this county from Newton county, Indiana, where for five years Mrs. Dowling held the banner for being the best poultry raiser, and it seems that her luck has -not deserted her when she camo to Adams county. The turkeys were all blooded Bronze and very fine specimens. Who says it does not pay to live on a farm? PYTHIAN SISTERS’ CONTEST. A committee from the Pythian Sisters spent a busy afternoon dressing : large doll, which tomorrow will be displayed in the Boston store window, the same to be given away in a contest by the Pythian Sisters. The doll is thirty-six inches long, and truly life size, with joint, natural hair, eyelashes tha* shade eyes, and other features that make a realistic looking baby. The doll itself cost ten dollars and with ts beautiful silk dress and other handsome clothes, is a gift worth working for. Votes will be sold for ten cents each, and there will be many little ■l is eagerly working for the doll. There are always many entries, but if there are any others who desire ~ enter, they should hand their names to any of the following committee: Mrs. Dallas Hr.nsicker, Mrs. Frank Carroll, Mrs. James Bain or Miss Vada Martin. MASONS ATTENDED MEETING. Among those who attended the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Lodge of Perfection at Fort Wayne Monday evening were 11. C. Parrish and Ray Teeple. who with Ed Lyons, will be Decatur candidates taking the work today, also Messrs. D. M. Hensley, E. G. Coverdale. Roy Archbold, French Quinn, E. B. Adams, Will Lehno, J. p Dailey, Newton Parrish, J. B. Stoneburner, C. C. Ernst, Charles Dunn, Cal Magley. W. P. Shrock, J. H. Heller and several others. The banquet was i one of the most pleasant ever held >n the Cathedral, including the rendition of a splendid program. The degree Wo rk fourth to the thirty-second, will be given this week, closing Thursday evening, and on Friday evening the Shrincrs have their initiation meeting. give box social. Rov Jahn- teacher at the Barger school, two miles west of Peterson, will give a box social on Friday evening of this week, November 24th, at which time everybody is invited to be ' present and enjoy an evening of pleasure Various amusements wil. be a • forded by the teacher and a good time is assured.

CAUSE OF DEATH . < Os Mr. Woy is Uncertain, Thinks Dr. Thomas, His , Family Physician. t AN INQUEST WITNESS J - , I I Mr. Woy Afflicted With ' Hardening of Arteries i and a Heart Disease. i The verdict of the coroner in the , matter of the death of John Woy has not yet been returned, but according to the opinion of Dr. P. B. Thomas, | one of the witnesses at the inquest, it 1 would be impossible to decide what , caused his death without first making a post mortem examination of the ' body. Dr. Thomas had known Mr. ’ Woy intimately for twenty-six years 1 and had been Mr. Woy's physician die ; greater part of that time. He was i summoned to Mr. Woy’s home at once when the dead body was found in the gas filled bed room last Thursday ' morning. Dr. Thomas stated that Mr. Woy had been troubled with gradual;ly increasing arterio-sclerosis and . that during the past three or four, years, the hardening of the arteries, had been especially noticeable. Besides this he had been a sufferer from an atheromatous disease of the heart ' which might Have caused his death . at any time, besides being a sufferer i from nephritis and other complications at one time, and also strangulated hernia, for which he underwent * . an operation several years ago He .'stated that there was a probability that he was dead when he fell to the ( , floor; or on the other hand that he fell in a faint and in the fall detached the • gas tube from the stove, letting in the 1 ■ full supply of gas. nnd that before he 1 • recovered Consciousness he passed - - into that fatal coma produced by gas f asphyxiation. , ( Mr. Woy showed no sign of convulsive moment or struggle during or pre- s • ceding the agony oi death; his eyes t • and mouth were clos’d and his face < i had an expression of peace. His face i ■ and hands were pale and cold, but t the body was still slightly warm and i there w-as complete absence of pulse 1 and respiration. In Dr. Thomas’ be- 1 lief Mr. Woy had been dead about two 1 hours or more before he was called to I ■ see him. j 1 o — < NOTABLE SPEAKERS i , Professors Troop and Pngg ( f ! on Program For Farm- N ers’ Institute. B R«l.■'!»»■» ‘ FOR JANUARY 4 AND 5 j 1 Programs Will be Issued in l s Few Weeks—Profitable . Sessions. 11 With the coming of the winter sea-, ■ son, comes preparations for the an- ; nual institute of the Adams County j 1 ’ Farmers’ association, which will be' held in this city January 4th and sth ’ ( . C. S. Mumraa, the president of the as- j i sociation, announced this morning . ■ that the programs in full would be! issued within two or three weeks, and • 1 some very good things are promised- : I Them will be the usual number of, < excellent local speakers, and several i of state note besides, making the see- j 1 sions both profitable and interesting, i; > Among the institute workers from a : i distance who will be on the program i i are Professors Prigg and Troop of Las- ( i i ayette, members of the Purdue agri- 1 I cultural department The place of ' holding the institute will be apnounc-, 1 i ed later. It is desired by the farm-, i ers’ association that the court house I be secured for it, but it is not known I at this time whether it will be free at ; that time, hence the delay in the is-. ■ suing of the program. , — * j 1 REBEKAHS, NOTICE! I 1 ■ All members of the Rebekah lodge, i - especially the members of the degree I • staff, are requested to be at the meet- i . ing this evening to prepare for initia- i tory work. 1

Decatur, Ind. Tuesday Evening, November 21, 1911.

A BRILLIANT LECTURE. Given by Geo. W. Bain—A Musical Comedy Will be Third Number. The large audience that heard Geo. W. Bain, the Kentucky orator, in his lecture at the opera house Monday evening, were not disappointed in hearing a lecture, sparkling with instruction and oratory, and all that go to make an instructive as well as entertaining lecture. This was the second number of the lecture course, the third to be given December Bth. This will be a musical affair, a comic opera ‘The Cnptnin of Plymouth,” the plot being founded on the well known Longfellow poem, “The Courtship of Miles Standish.” This will be given by p high school chorus under the direction of Miss Bess Shrock, supervisor of music in the city schools. ENJOYED VISIT Henry Busche, Henry Vogt and Family Leave Today for New York City. HOME IN GERMANY Visited Here With Their Sons, Ernst and Fred Busche-Sail Thursday. After a most pleasant visit here since August with- their sons, Ernst and Fred Busche, of near Monroe, Ylenry Busche, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voght, son and daughter left today over the Erie for New York City and on Thursday morning will set sail for Kirchhorsten, and will then proceed to their home at Bremen, Germany. Their passage will be made on the steamship George Washington, one of the latest constructed and largest passenger steamers navigating the waters today. This is their first trip to this country and their visit has been a most pleasant one from the time of their leaving, and along the interesting journey which was mapped out by them during their say here. While here they enjoyed the acquaintance of the relatives of their sons, and will from now on be kept in closer touch with the doings of this country, and especially so with Adams county, where they made their chief stopping point, They were greatly interested with the great progress of this coun try, the different way of living, and the managing of affairs, there being a great difference between this country and their native land, and will, with pleasure review their journey in their minds for years to come. Their purchase of tickets was made through the First National bank, which holds the agency for the North German Lloyd line. o — AN OLD FAMILIAR NAME. Gertrude Trimmel in Fort Wayne Police Court Lime Light. Gertrude “Trimble," or “Trimmel," well known to readers of Decatur police court news last summer, as one who chased about the country, as well as over tin roofs, is still traveling about, coming now and then Into the lime-light of the police courts of other cities. She has not forgotten her Decatur friends, however, as the following clipping from the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette shows: “Gertrude Trimmel, who claims to hail from Paulding. Ohio, but admitted to the police that she has been a resident of nearly every city in Ohio and northern Indiana, was arrested by Officer Paul'St the Nickel Plate station yesterday morning uu a charge of pub lie intoxication. She insists that she nas a husband at Seattle, Wash., but acknowledged that he was so far away he didn’t count for much. Gertrude was trying to arrange a date with a Decatur citizen by telephone when picked up by the police.” * . ———O— ———- ■■ ” — I ARE FIXING UP. < Lachot & Rife's drug store today was al Horn up and painters and paper hangers were busy overhauling the interior and making ready to rc paper the entire building. The firm at present is getting things in shape for the coming holiday trade and are arranging to put their place of business in the most attractive condition for the fast approaching holidays.

FAIR BOARD MET Very Enthusiastic Was the Meeting of Association Held Monday. ELECTED OFFICERS Also Re-election of Directors Took Place—To Begin v Work at Once. A meeting enthusiastic throughout i was held Monday morning by the fair , I association in their business rooms over the interurban station, the outcome of which resulted in one of the most profitable meetings ever held. The election of officers and a board of fifteen directors composed the principal work of the gathering, while several other important questions were discussed and disposed of, which came before the board. The record of the I last fair was most willingly approved iby all, they coming out with somaj thing over S3OO to the good, after dei fraying all expenses and relieving ' | themselves of the greater portion of | the older debts which have been to j them a burden, and which up until this , time they were unable to meet. A fair ! for 1912 was made certain, but noth- , ing definite relative to same was tak- , [ en up, but left in the hands of the offii cials, who will from the present time '. devote much attention toward better- ’ ing it in whatever way they deem pos- ' sible to do so i Decatur and Ad- , ams county w< ~ ha ,- e the best fair I ever, in 1912, w v>. p««cd by all and another meetin • J be held some time in January, when the present > plans will be furtnered along. The . officers elected are as follows: Presi- > dent, T. H. Baltzell; vice president, . W. H. Fledderjohann; treasurer, C. S. Niblick: secretary. Charles E. Magley. The board of directors which were re- > elected are as follows: Union, Al > Knavel; Root, Charles E. Magley; i Kirkland. Simeon Bowers; Washington, T. H. Baltzell; St. Mary's, John Brod - beck; Blue Creek, Jos. G. Miller; Mon- : roe, William Baumgartner: French, ! John P. Steiner; Hartford, Mose Augsberger; Wabash, Sam Teeters; Jefferl son, Cal Teeters; at large, C. D. i Kunkel, W. H. Fledderjohann, W. A. I Lower, C. S. Niblick. MAGAZINE SKETCH H _ L ' r On Stencil Making by Ho- ; I i mer H. Knodie of This Office Appears in 1 . II -- - 1 POPULAR MECHANICS I” . I For December—First Chap ter of Series—Original Designs by Him. . i I ; The first part of a series of chaj|- ; ters on “Stencil Making," by Homer 1 H. Knodie, a member of the reportorial staff of the Decatur Dally Democrat, appeared in the December issue , ! of "Popular Mechanics,” the well known stendard magazine, which number is just out, and is creating favor-' : able comment for its practicability and the originality of the designs, and the directions for their execution. The first chapter, which covers two and a half pages, is on “designs,” and is illustrated with eleven original drawings designed and executed by Mr. Knodie. The first five exemplify the more simple designs, tne sixth and . seventh, panel designs, and the 'last 1 four, designs for center circles and < i borders. Those interested in this work j are eagerly anticipating the following chapters which will appear in succeeding numbers of Popular Mechanics. This is not the first acceptance by this magazine of articles of Mr. Knodie who is gaining art enviable success in his magazine work. —. .....o. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Barkley entertained as their dinner guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nidlinger and Charles Stele and family.

OVER NICKLE PLATE. The five Decatur delegates which have been appointed by Mayor Teeple to attend the nineteenth national Irrigation Congress to be held at Chicago from December sth to 9th, and consisting of the following: Emanuel Woods, John B. Holthouse, Bernard J. Terveer, Henry Krick and John T. Myers, are planning to attend. The assemblage is causing attention from throughout the United States, and it promises to be one of the most profitable of its kind every held. The Decatur people will go via Fort Wayne over the Nickle 1 iate, a low fine <x cursion being run over that road for only $2,00. It. is thought several others will make the trip, as there are other attractions in addition to the waterway meeting to be held. LONG PAST DUE Is Steamer Michigan From Germany on Which J. M. Frisinger Sailed A LOAD OF HORSES Was Due in New York November 14—No Word Received of Arrival. Seven days past due to arrive in New York City, no word has been received from J. M. Frisinger, who is returning from Hamburg, Germany, load of twenty-two horses for the firm of Frisinger & Sprunger, the vessel probably having been delayed by storms. Mr. Frisinger left Hamburg, Germany, and set sail October 31 on the steamship, “The Michigan.’' for New York City, with his horses, being due to arrive there November 14th. As soon as he lands in New York,, a telegram is sent to Ben Elzey, local agent for the Wells Fargo Express company, giving instructions regarding the horses, which are sent by the Wells-Fargo Express company. Mr. Elzey has been daily expecting a message from Mr. Frisinger since his ship was due to land there, but none has yet come. The members of his company here have also received no word. The ocean has been a stormy one this month and this gives no little cause ror fear that the vessel has suffered from it. , o DEDICATION HOLIDAY TIME. The Mennonite congregation at Berne is still without a permanent pastor. The Rev. P. R. Schroeder, w-ho is now finishing a course at Bethel college, and who is a candidate for the mission field, will very likely serve temporarily a few weeks next summer. In the meantime the Rev. S. F. Sprunge.-, a retired minister of Berne, has charge and preaches each Sunday. A choir of about 150 voices is studying the oratorio, "New Jerusalem,” expecting to render it during the coming i oliday season on the occasion of the dedication of the new Mennonite church. POLICE COURT NEWS. A fight occurred on the streets Monday night, the two participants being two young men of the town. Some i pretty heavy fighting was on when | the night policeman made his appear-1 ance on the scene and separated them, sending them home. Each later wanted to tile an affidavit against the other but later concluded it would result in a draw and no action was taken. CLOSE THANKSGIVING. Business Houses to Close All Day Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 30. ■ ■■■> "■ The folowing merchants have agreed to closes their places of business all day, Thanksgiving day, November 30, 1911: Kuebler & Co. Niblick & Co. M. Fullenkamp. P. V. Mills. True & Runj'on. Everett & Hite. Hower & Hower. Brushwiller & Baker. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Myers-Dailey Co. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. Vance, Hite & Macklin.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS I > L. L. Baumgartner Who Will I be County Clerk Bleeke’s Deputy Begins HIS OFFICE WORK Case Venued to Wells County—Gypsy’s Bond Was Forfeited. Frank Strickler, guardian of Robert. [ Case, filed inventory of the estate. Martha E. Ahr vs. John H. Koenig and William H. Fledderjohann, suit on note, demand S6OO, is a new case t filed in the Adams circuit court, by . Hooper &. Lenhart, attorneys for the ' plaintiff. The note was executed May 16, last, for six months, for $473. Through mistake, the plaintiff avers, the name was w'ritten in the note, “Nora E, Ahr,” instead of Martha E, [ Ahr. ( L. L. Baumgartner of Linn Grove, former surveyor of Adams county, who will serve as deputy clerk for County Clerk-elect Ferdinand Bleeke, who takes his office the first of the year, today began work in the clerk’s office with Clerk Haefling, in order to learn as much as possible of his new ! duties before assuming the legular official capacity as deputy for Mr. Bleeke. Mr. Baumgartner will move his family to this city from Linn Grove • as soon as he finds a suitable house. > Real estate transfers: M. R. E. I cemetery to Albert N. Jack, lot 230, M. R. E, cemetery, $25; Charles H. Worden, trustee, et al. to Viola M. Allison, part of lot 49, Decatur, $2; i Levi A. Sprunger to Christian Reusser, undivided % of lot 254, Berne, . $65. J I The bond of Susan Johnson, the ' gypsy charged with petit larceny, was i ordered forfeited, the clerk to pay of j the cash bond, $lO to the prosecuting I attorney, and the balance as provided i by law. Kalamazoo National Bank vs. Coppock Motor Car Co., demand, Demurrer to the several additional paragraphs of answer and counter claim of defendant Motor Car Co. and Arthur Suttles, the commissioner. 11. M. Bysllesly & Co. vs Ft Wayne & Springfield Railway Co., account, S3OO. Motion filed by defendant to • require plaintiff to make the complaint more specific. Edward A. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner et al., possession and dam- : ages, »200. Demurrer to complaint overruled; exceptions by defendants, joint and several answer of all defendants filed; cross-complaint in one paragraph filed by defendants; rule to answer. More action was taken in the case of Lucinda J. Branyan et al. vs. Asael Brookover et al. ,the quiet title case from Huntington county, yesterday afternoon. The demurrer to the second paragraph of answer was sustained; separate and several exceptions by the defendants. On motion of Harmon Stetzel, Lavina Stetzel Pare, George Rickert and Rachel Pare, the | default against them is set aside and | they are ruled to answer, which an- , swer is filed. Leave to nnswer furj ther is extended to December Ist. The case is set for trial Thursday, December 14th. The case of the Independent Torpedo Co., vs. Silas O. Hale et al., on account, demand. $75, was venued to Wells county, ten days given to perfect change. Margaret Reber vs. Earl Reber, divorce. Plaintiff files application for allowance. Mirlie Meyers vs. Frank Meyers, divorce. Default of defendant. Maria Yant et a), vs. Sarah Street et al., partition. Finding that plaintiffs own undivided two-thirds of lands. Sarah Street, Hattie Yant. Leander Yant. Laura Derbyshire. Philip Yant. Emma Russell, Elizabeth Smith, Lydia Chevington, Margaret Neal. Alexander Yant and Alexander Spittier, own each undivldted one-thirty-third of CONTINUED Ob PAGE TWO.