Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 280.

DISTRICT MEETING ! »l. I <1 ■■ ■ Democrats of Eighth District Will Hold Convention Here Dec. 29th, SELECT CHAIRMAN State Committee Held Important Session at Indianpolis Yesterday. The Eighth district convention, for the purpose of electing a district chairman, will be held in Decatur on Friday, December 29th. At the meeting of the state committee held at Indianapolis Tuesday, and by the way it was one of the biggest and most enthusiastic political gatherings ever held in this state, they decided on time and places for the holding of these district meetings, this city being the choice for the Eighth. All the district meetings of the state will be held ' on that date, excepting the Tenth, which meets on the 28th. The number of delegates in this district will be 139, divided as follows:' Adams, 17; Delaware, 31, Jay, 17; Madison. 43; Randolph 14; Wells, 17. The only candidate so far announced, is C. H. Plessinger of Bluffton, although there are rumors that others may get into the race. Secretary Myron King of the state committee said last night that the calls to county chairmen and to district chairman, providing for the organization meetings and conventions, will be sent out within forty-eight hours. The district meetings, set for December 29th, and the cities in which they are to be held, follow: First District, 117 delegates, Evansville. Second District. 132 delegates, Linton. Third District, 135 delegates, New Albany. Fourth District, 138 delegates, North Vernon. Fifth District, 131 delegates, place of meeting to be announced later by Chairman Foley. Sixth District, 118 delegates, Connersville. Seventh District. -183 delegates, Indianapolis. Eighth District, 139 delegates, Decatur. Ninth District, 131 delegates, Frankfort. Tenth district, 104 delegates, Lafayette, December 28th. Eleventh District, 133 delegates, Logansport. Twelfth District, 129 delegates. Ft. Wayne. Thirteenth District, 157 delegates, South Bend. T he new state committee will meet January <th, at which time the question of instruction democratic national committeeman from Indiana as to the presidential preference primary will be considered, the old committee deciding that this was a matter for the new organization to settle At the meeting Tuesday Governor Marshall w as unanimously endorsed as a can didate for the presidency. The committee decided to apportion delegates to the state and district conventions on the basis of the vote r or Governor Marshall in 1908, rather than on the vote for secretary of state in 1910. That means a democratic state convention numbering !,• '47 delegates, with 874 votes necessary to a choice. Speeches were made at the meeting hy Kern, Marshall, Shively, Ralston, Boehne and others. The crowd present was immense and included nearly a 'l the congressmen and other noted democrats from every part of the state. Lutheran zion’s church. There will be English services tohiOTTOn muiuiuft «*t 10 O’clock, appr°Priate for the occasion. Text, Ps. 100. Theme, “An Exhortation to Thank God." 1. For what we should thank God. 2. How we should thank Him. "■ ' - SHOP TO CLOSE. Atz & Steele will close their harness shop all day, November 30th, on ac count of Thanksgiving Day. ATZ & STEELE.

DECATUR DALLY DEMOCRAT

M. W. OVSTER SUPPER. All is in readiness for the Modern Woodmen oyster supper to be given this evening at their hall, and from the preparations completed there will be none other than one of the most enjoyable times ever participated in by the members and their friends. They have asked the Royal Neighbors, their friends and the public in generl al to take part in the evening of pleas- ■ uro Only + en cnn » s w j|j ij 0 c ]j ar g C 4 for admittance, which will not be for the making of any profit, but which will aid to a certain extent in defraying of the evening’s expenditures. Several interesting numbers will be on . the program for the evening and those : in charge are looking forward to one I of those good times which are adways ■ to be found at this place. CLAIMS HOLD-UP Fred Hoile 11l at His Home in Root Township Following a Hold-up MONMOUTH WOODS Arrived at W. R. Smith Home Delirious—Medical Aid Summoned. 5! Fred Hoile, the well known Root township farmer, is quite ill with la grippe at his home north of this city, i following an atieged hold-up, which , he encountered Tuesday morning near i the Dorwin woods north of Monmouth, an account of which reached the offi- . cers of this city Tuesday evening, too late to make any satisfying attempt to apprehend the highwaymen. Mr. Hoile, who left home Tuesday mom-1 ing with a load of oats for the mar-i ket in this city, reached the W. R. I Smith home about 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was apparently very much overcome and with difficulty retained his hold on his wagon, his mind also being in a rather dazed condition. He was taken into the house and medical aid summoned, he regaining in time to tell a story of a very bold hold-up of which he was the victim. He stated that just as he reached the bridge at tho Dorwin woods, west of the Charles Johnson home, near the crossing of the roads, the main one of which turns north from the Decatur road near the W. R. ■ Smith farm near Monmouth, two masked men suddenly came from the woods into the road. One held his horses while the other climbed to the wagon and tendered him a bottle, asking him to drink. Mr. Hoile de- ' dined, saying that he was not a drinking man, whereupon the man cried out, "Your money or your life.” Mr. Hoile said that the man then procured another bottle, which he held under Mr. Hoile’s nose, Mr. Hoile said that he then became very sleepy and collapsed, and when he regained consciousness the men were gone. Mr. Hoile proceeded to drive south to the first houses, which are those of Wil- < lis McQueen and W. R. Smith, located three-quarters of a mile away at the ' junction of this road with the Deca- ’ tur road. There he called for help, 1 and nearly overcome, was assisted into the Smith home by Fred Smith, < where medical attendance was called. i Mr. Hoile had on his person at the I time of the hold-up, twen- 1 dollars, but this was not taken. After I two hours Mr. Hoile recovered suffl- < ' ciently to he taken home and was ac- i companied there by his doctor. The I doctor stated that Mr. Hoile had been ■ seized with a very severe attack of ' the grip while on the way here, and ; has not yet recovered. An inspection of the road, where the hold-up is said to have occurred, resulted in the find- t ing of tracks made by several, which < are supposed to have been those of c the highwaymen. 8 _ 8 attention, b. p. o. elks. t Do not fail to arrange to be present i at our regular meeting this Friday c night. Business of importance to ev- I erv Decatur Elk will come up at this ' meeting. Then to make final arrangements for memorial service to be held. Sunday, December 3rd, must be attended to at this meeting. Do not t fail to come Friday night. library CLOSED THANKSGIVING, i The public library will be closed all t day Thursday, November 30, on ac- t count of Thanksgiving. 1

DECATUR CHOSEN Knights of Pythias of Sixth District to Meet Here on February 29th. WORD JUST RECEIVED Committees Will be Named Soon for Carrying Out Plans for Meet. The Knights of Pythias of this city have received word from A.R. Huyette of Bluffton, deputy grand chancellor for the sixth district, that Decatur has been selected for the next district meeting, which will be held in tills city on February 29th of next year. It will be remembered that there were several cities in line for the securing of this gathering, but as the local lodge has not been favored with the meeting for the past fifteen years, it I was thought that Decatur should be favored, which they were. The news was iearned Tuesday, and was received with great pleasure by all the members. The district includes the fol- , lowing cities, which will send at least one representative to the meeting. Portland. Hartford City, Roll, Bluffton, Dunkirk, Redkey, Ossian, Berne, Ge-; neva and Decatur. In a week or two another meeting will be held when aj committee will be named to look after ‘ arrangements for the occasion and i from now on the home lodge will ; make great strides to entertain their visitors and show their esteem for their many visiting brethren who will be present. The program will be ar ranged in the near future, which will also be given as soon as ready for the press. A UNION SERVICE l To be Held Thanksgiving 1 Day Evening at the Christian Church. i ! I REV. E. A GOODWIN ; 1 i ] Will Deliver Sermon of Ev- ’ i < ening—All Will Join in Union Services. ’ ( I

The annual Thanksgiving service will be held In the Christian church Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. The following is the program: Sermon —E. A. Goodwin. Scripture Reading—W. H. Gleiser. Prayer—R. L. Semans. Special music. Come and enjoy the evening with us. Brother Goodwin will preach an old-fashioned gospel sermon, and that is what we need. We want to come back to the days of our fathers, when we can sing songs of praise to Gori for the many blessings which He has bestowed on us. There is not one but can think of some good deed and many of us can think of more, to thank God for. And after we spend the day in having a good time for the physical body, let us all come to the house of God and have a full meal of spiritual things. Hoping to meet you all at the church with a hearty welcome. , J. M. DAWSON, Pastor. SAY THEY’RE MARRIED. A lot of boys in the north part of, the city planned a belling Tuesday evening for a couple, whom they de-, dared had been married for the past j seven months, having quietly slipped ! away and taken the marriage vows, | though the couple most strenuously deny it. The said-to-be groom is proprietor of a smoke-house in the city and the said-to-be bride Is also a well known business woman of the city. CARD OP THANKS. Mrs. John Schrank and children , wish to extend their thanks to the! neighbors and friends for the kindnesses shown the family during the illness of their husband and father, and at the time of his death, and also to the choir for the music rendered at the funeral, and for all who showed them kindnesses in many ways.

Decatur, Ind. Wednesday Evening, November 29, 1911.

TWO BIG WRESTLING MATCHES Will be Pulled Off at Bosse’s Opera House, Saturday Night, Dec. 9. Chess Bechtol, champion wrestler of Ohio, and the man who holds the belt for welterweights of the United States army, has been here for several days, and nas arranged for a big exhibition to take place at the Bosse opera house on the evening of Saturday, December Sth. Thare will bo two matches pulled off, the preliminary being between Jim Owens of Lima, and Frank DeWitt of Fort Wayne, while the main event will be between Mr. Bechtol and J. S. McGill, 175pound champion, of Middlebury, Ohio. Both are to be finished matches, two best in three, and it promises to be an interesting evening for those who like this sport, which has recently become so popular. THE GRAND JURY Made Report Late This Afternoon—Returned Nine Indictments. ONE FOR EACH DAY — I Os Session—Report County | Infirmary and Jail in j Good Condition. !■ I I' : The grand jury, ’hrough its foreman, William Zimmerman, reported this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock to Judge Merryman, having concluded its session of nine days, during which time it examined about seventy-five witnesses and returned nine indictments. It was thought to have concluded its session Tuesday afternoon, but while waiting for Judge Merryman's return, that the report might he made, more witnesses came up for examination, the session running over until this afternoon. The grand jury also reported that last week it visited the county infirmary, examining the condition of the institution and of the inmates and , found everything in excellent condi-, tion. It commended the painstaking! efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin, the i superintendent and wife, in looking ! after the welfare of the county's Unfor tunates and the care of the county’s ; property. The grand jury also visited the county jail and examined the conditions there, finding everything kept t well and satisfactorily, under the su-l perintendency of Mr. and Mrs. Durkin, : and the place as clean and sanitary as i conditions will permit. It recommends; plumbing repairs, the establishment of i

a new grate in the jail, and a new pump in the prisoner’s ward, according to the directions of the sheriff. SUED FOR $2,000. G. R. & I. Engine Sets Fire to Lunch Room and This Amount is Asked. - | Cadillac, Mich., Nov. 29—The G. R. & I. Railroad company is being sued by the Hanover Fire Insurance company for $2,000, the amount of damages caused by the company’s engine setting fre to “Grandma” Wlselen's hotel at Walton Junction, several months ago. The building was com pletely destroyed by fire. The old lady, who is a friend of the railroad j men on that road and the M. & N. E. who pass Walton Junction, had previously been burned out of her boxcar lunch room. One day Vice President Rubbles, of the M. & N. EL, ate a piece of apple pie and washed it down with a mug of milk in ‘‘Granda’s’’, little lunch room. When he paid the bill it was in the form of a check for SSOO. That enabled her soon afterward to make a better start in the larger building. Now she is out of business and is on a farm. ATTEND FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Grushwiller will return this evening from Jonesboro, where they were called by the death of Mr. Brushwiller’s grandfather, John Brushwlller, whose funeral was held this morning. The deceased was sev-enty-five years of age, his death resulting from infirmities superinduced by ; old age. ~■ ■ o CRYSTAL TOMORROW. The Crystal theater will run both afternoon and evening on Thanksgiv- i ing Day and will have a complete i change of program, which will lie right up to the minute, as is usually the case. A very good set of films has boon secured for tomorrow.

WED LAST EVENING Curt Fritzinger and Miss Vera Hammond Take Marriage Vows WELL KNOWN COUPLE J Wedding Performed by Rev. I Hessert at Parsonage—- , Live in This City. The many friends of Curt Fritzing-' er and Miss Vera. Hammond, a well ■ known young couple, will be pleased, I , though surprised to hear of their wed-; ding which occurred Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock at the German Reformed parsonage, the Rev. L. C. Hessert officiating. The wedding was a very . quiet one, there being no attendants. The bride, who is a very pretty young lady, with a disposition and nature, just as pieasipg, was attractive in a costume of brown satin. The dress was made in one piece, with a. high waist-line effect, the trimming being a piping of blue satin. Miss Hammond 'is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lew ( Hammond, and is widely and favor- . ably known, as is the groom, who is ’ the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar FritI zinger, residing north of Monmouth, ! Mr. Fritzinger has been employed for I some time in this city, with the ( Kirsch & Sellemeyer Lumber com- . pany, and the newly married couple - i will make their home on North Sec- 1 I ond street. They begin their new > life with the best wishes of all. ■: o ' The Misses Kate Wolpert, Tena ■ Schurger and Rose Colehin left this evening for Waterloo, where they will ; visit over Thanksgiving with friends. —— , o —— RED WITH BLOOD — Are Two Chinese Towns Running as Result of Hid- ■ I . ecus Slaughter. I REINFORCE GERMANS ! ’ -- i The Rebels Have Taken the City of Nanking—lmperials Heavy Losers.

(United Pres* Service.) Berlin, Nov. 29 —(Special to Daily < Democrat)—The German government I i today ordered 200 troops from its gar-1 I i rison, Tzing Tau, China, to Tien Tsin L to strengthen the consular guards 1 . there, in anticipation of the antl-for-! . eign outbreak. | ( Nanking, Nov. 29 —(Special to Daily I, f Democrat) —The -ebei troops are now ■ ; in possession of practical!.! the en-: tire city of Nanking. The imperial ; forces lost heavily the last few days 1 1 and they are in imminent danger of i ’ being annihilated unless they are : ■ speedily reinforced. — ! Hankow, Nov. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The victorious imperial 11 troops are engaged in one of the most 1 1 hideous slaughters of the present war.: t Wu Thank and Han Yang ata running t red with blood. s I Washington, D. C., Nov. 29 —(Spec-| lai to Dally Democrat) —Announcing i t that the new Alaskan policy of Secre- ? tary of the Interior Fisher and en-1 dorsed by President Taft, won a "Re j versal of Policy” on the Alaskan de- £ velopment problem and abounding in I the Burdgein administration in ac- t cordance with the LaFollette-Poindex-ter and Robinson-Works bills, Lewis G. Brangdis in a letter made public t today by Chairman Graham, democrat, t: at TlHnols of the house committee on t expenditures, advised the dlscontinu- fi ance of the Comptroller Bay invest!- a gatlon. AT HEBRON U. B. b " - V The Rev. J. W. Lower announces F that evangelistic services will com- j e mence at the Hebron United Brethren i S church near Ossian, Friday, Decern-, 1 ber Ist. D. M. Gotwood of Albion, , L will have charge of the song service.' e All are cordially invited to attend. 1<

HOLTY’S THE PLACE. There is no doubt that when it comes to eating every one is looking for the place where he is going to get the best service and at the same time the eatables which are set before him to be just as he wants them. Have you ever tried Holty’s Case? Why, it is the best place in the city to go when you are hungry, and where you can obtain anything in the line of I things to cat that you could think of. Now, tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and you don’t want to work every hour of the morning, until time for dinner. You will be tired out before dinner time comes, and you won't be able to sit down and eat a good, hearty meal Why not do away with this extra work when you can come to Holty's I Case and get anything you want for ■SO cents. Try him out this time. o COURT HOUSE NEWS I Several Estates Closed With I Approval of Final Reports Today. IN CIRCUIT COURT Thanksgivng Day Causes a Brisk Marriage License Business. A certified copy of the will of Isaac ' Finkbone, probated in Fairfield coun ' ty, Ohio, also a copy of the election of j the widow to take under the terms ot : the will, was filed in rue Adams court March 28, 1902, for probate as a foreign will, but no entry of the order ' of court admitting it as such, was made at the time. The will was therefore refiled today, and the necessaryorder made. 1 The final report of William O. Saut- i ! bine, administrator of the Philip O. j , Sautbine estate, Whs approved and the ' i administrator discharged. I .. i Dottie S. Parent, administratrix 0 ( j the Lucinda J. Coon estate, was dis-j ! charged upon the approval of her final j i settlement. Final report of Charles S. Niblick,! ' executor of the Catherine M. Niblick ; estate, was approved and the evecutor discharged. i I I Upon suggestion of the death of his ', J w ard, David Miller, who was under ' 1 guardianship for being of. unsound ' i mind, the guardian, William M. An- 1 i

‘ derson, was ordered to settle the es- , tate without administration. I In the matter of the Susan Leichty ’ guardianship appraisement of real es-' . tate, petitioned to be soldwas filed and ( approved, aud bond ordered, filed and ' 'approved. The sale of the real es-' I tate was ordered at private sale; i terms, one-third cash, one-third in one ! year and one-third in two years, with ’ privilege of paying all cash. i A marriage license was issued to | ■ Vera Hammond, born November 24, J 11891, daughter of Louis Hammond, to j : wed Curt Fritzinger, born April 12, ’ 1889, son of Oscar Fritzinger. In the case of the State vs. Gert! ( Reynolds et al., charged with conspirI acy to steal, a motion was filed by j i the Defendant Reynolds to set aside the assignment of trial which had been j ’ set for December 4th. “■ “ In the Archer-Bisson partition case. ; the plaintiff’s attorneys were allowed $25. Hugh C. Daniels et al. vs. Margaret! Shell, damages. $2,000; amended com plaint filed. Rule against defendant to answer. In the Linn-Huffman partition case the commissioner was ordered to distribute proceeds of sale agreeable to the Interest of parties as heretofore found. Final report filed, approved ' and the commissioner discharged. Marriage licenses: Anna Grote, J born December 17, 1879, daughter of, William C. Grote, to wed Ferdinand F. Saege, born November 1, 1863, farm- 1 er of Allen county, son of Ferdinand Saege; Mamie G. Bailey, born July 16. 1 1885, school teacher, daughter cf Louis H. Bailey, to wed Ward H. Dower, born April 30, 1884, farmer, of Allen county, son of John F. Bower.

Price, Two Cents

Jacres of BUILDINGS The New Sugar Plant Will be an Immense Concern According to Plans. WORK STARTS SOON Will be Building Track in Three Days—Buildings Will be Sub-let. i Representatives of the Holland-St. i Louis Beet Sugar company left Tuesj day evening for home, excepting Mr. I Hubbard, who remained until this morning to conclude some business matters. The construction men also left Tuesday- evening, after deciding on the location of the various buildings. All matters were arranged and the actual work of building the factory will begin just as soon as possible, perhaps within ten days. Copies of the blue print will be made and sent to the C. R. & I, who will place thereon the tracks, after which a copy will be sent here. Mr. Larrowe, who has the I contract, said: .; “We are going to build this factory this winter. This is necessary, as it ! will take all of the summer to install the machinery. The various buildings will be sub-let, as will the concrete ' work and all the rest. Our business is to make and install the machinery. The site in Decatur is a beautiful one and we had no trouble in laying it off. ■ One difficulty we met is the fact that a part of the land overflows, but we : believe we will be Able to meet this I in such a May that no uouble will folI ifiT l .-. though it may bo necessary to i build a dyke along the northwest por- ! tion of the site, where the water backs , up. The main building will be elevatj ed three feet to avoid any trouble from i water, and to raise the sewerage from j which the greatest annoyance would come, in case of a flood." The railroad men present at the meeting announced that they would begin work on the main t’-r-i- within three days. The material is on the ground and the tracks will be laid at once, to avoid possible severe weather. The blue prints show that the Decatur factory will actually be one of the world’s largest. At the entrance to the grounds from the old River road

there will be a beet ware room 700 feet long and 210 feet wide. To the northwest of that, over toward the railroad bridge will lie the main build-' Ings. Along the G. R. & I. tracks will be a beet ware house for the car beets, 600x40. Next to that, east, comes the main building, with the sugar ware room to the north and the pulp dryer and ware room to the south east, extending in all about 800 feet, and about 80 feet in width. On to the east comes the boiler house, a very large building The office, a handsome structure, will be at the south of the lot, along the river road, its dimensions being 42x46. The main part of the factory will be about four stories high, and the heretofore vacant field north of the city will within a year bo the busiest part of Decatur. The contract for the boiler house, the concrete work and other parts of the job, will, according to Mr. Larrowe, be sub-let within two weeks, while the entire work will be contracted for by the first of the year, and the work will be hurried just as rapidly as possible. The contractor said: “By spring we will have a large part of the machinery on the ground, and it will cover the entire thirty acres.” The deed for the site will be made within a few days, it being necessary to communicate with Mr. Haugk concerning some changes desired, by the company. o—— HARDWARE biuHHa CLOSE. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to close our respective pla.es of business at 10 a. m., Thursday, November 30th, Thanksgiving, for the remainder of the day. SCHAUB, GOT , EMOLLER CO. HENRY KNAPP. SCHAFER HARDWARE CO. LAMAN & LEE.