Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 293.

I DEATH CAMt TODAY I Henry McLean Found Dead | Shortly Before Noon in I Lane Kng’s Room. I ILL BUT FEW HOURS I Well Known Man—Had a | Splendid Army Record— I In Business Many Years. B The news of the death of Henry Me B Lean, one of the best known men of ■ this city, shortly before noon today, B came as a sad surprise to those who ' k have known him so well and so ■ The end came at about 11:15, it is be-' B iieved, though no one was with him at' E the last. For the past six months the ' K aged veteran had been living at thel K soldiers’ home at Marion, coming ■ home on Tuesday of this week to bid i ■ good-bye to his sister, Mrs. Wemhoff, i ■ who had written him that she would ! B spend the winter in the west. On ■ Wednesday he took dinner with the I Wemhoff family and later called on ■ old friends about town. He did not I complain of feeling badly, but on | E Thursday noon went to the room over f the Brock store, occupied by Lane E King, where he undressed and went • to bed. During last night he seemed to be suffering and Mr. King asked him twice if he did not want a physician called. He said he did not. This morning he seemed to be sleeping, and Mr. King left the room, returning about 11:30, w’hen he found Mr. McLean dead. The body was still warm and evidently th/ end had come only a few minutes before. Had it been known that the man was ill, his many relatives and acquaintances would have seen that he had proper care, but no one had any idea of it until the announcement of his death came. Coroner Grandstaff was summoned and held an inquest, which w'ill be continued tomorrow, when the verdict ' will be announced. The body was removed to the undertaking establishment of Yager Bros. & Reinking, and later will be taken to the Wemhoff home, corner of Fourth and Monroe streets. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. Had Mr. McLean lived until March 23rd next, he would have been eighty yeais of age. In many ways he was a very remarkable man, and until ten years ago was a very busy citizen, taking part in all public affairs, in which he was a power. He was born near Dayton, Ohio, his father being a railroad contractor, and moved to this county in 1849, locating on the Me Laughlin farm, three miles south. When twenty years old he went to Illinois, where he engaged in the stock business. He served three years in the civil war, and afterwards return- > ed to this city and engaged in the clothing business. Later he engaged in the contracting business, which he followed until 1890, w'hen he retired.' Some forty years ago, he was a can--didate for the nomination for county auditor and was defeated by only a, few votes. He is survived by Mrs Me Lean and four children: Emmett, oi Fresno, California; Clement, at Washington, D. C.; Nettie, of Denver, Colo, and Jessie, of Los Angeles: also one sister, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff, of this , city, and two brothers, Dr. James McLean, of Blackwell, Okla., and Charles of Louisiana. A message waS sent to Clement McLean, at Washington, D. C„ who it is expected will arrive as soon as possible. A Good Army Record. Henry McLean entered the service in the civil war as a first lieutenant, in Company K, 89th Indiana infantry, and served as such during his three years’ service, from August 14, 1862, to July 19, 1865. During said service he held some very important positions, namely: Aide-de-camp, inspector, general of different brigades, etc. During the spring and summer of 1863 he held the very important position of acting quarter-master general /at Memphis. Tenn., having charge of all the army supplies for all the troops around Memphis, Tenn., and General Grant .- army at the siege and capture o. Vicksburg, Miss. Lieutenant McLean, was with his command (known as General A. J. Smith’s raiders) during its entire service and at all time to the front during official duty. As a ■ soldier none better served during the war. » 1 At 3 o’clock this afternoon a mes-. sage was received from Clement Me , Lain, stating that he would arrive a. ■ noon tomorrow.

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must WITNESSES. (Unlteo Tress Service.l Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—United States District Attorney Charles W. Miller, in charge of the federal investigation of the McNamara dynamiting conspiracy here, today announced that six more witnesses would be examined The names of the men will be made public. All the indictments which may be returned, he asserted today, would be held up until after the investigation has been completed. — o , , _ NO AGE LIMIT The Stork Does Not Confine His Visits to the Young Alone. BIRTH STATISTICS Os State for Year—Adams County Has 508 Births and 210 Deaths . Twelve Indiana families, in which the fathers were more than seventy years old, received visits from the stork in 1910. In 102 cases the fathers were reported as more than sixty i years old. The total number of births during the year was 56,309 and the number of deaths was 36,513. The death rate was 13.5 for each 1,000 population. j Parents between twenty and thirty years of age were responsible tor the largest number of children, fathers between those ages being reported in, 24,837 cases, and mothers in 30,911.1 In 372 instances during the year, ] mothers bore their twelfth or more than twelfth child and the first infant came in 15,815 cases. Naturally, Marion county, in which Indianapolis is situated, leads in the total number of births, with 5,208. Benton county had the lowest death rate, 8.2, and Tipton county the highest, 18.8. Adams county had 508 births and 210 deaths; Randolph county had 620 births and 371 deaths, and Wells county reported 462 births ' and 294 deaths. During the year I there were in Jay county 583 births 1 and 325 deaths, the death rate being 13 per cent. Blackford county had j 380 births and 196 deaths. . STATE PRESIDENT L W. Ferguson of Richmond a Speaker at the Baptist Brotherhood. AT 11. N. SHROLL HOME installation of Officers Was Also a Feature of Evening’s Work. The Baptist Brotherhood meeting at 'the home of H. N. Shroll. 741 High ’ street Thursday evening, was a great success. While the attendance was I not more than one-third of that exipected, the results were splendid. ■.l W. Ferguson, state president of the I Baptist Brotherhood, was the speaker ' of the evening, and he kept the men 'present keyed up to the interest of I the occasion. i Tho new officers: President, Will 'Winnes; vice president, H. N. Shroll, secretary, O. P. Mills, and treasurer, S. Brandyberry, were installed in office and some matters- of important business transacted. At the close of the address a general discussion was indulged iu on the part cf ’boat every member pres- ' ent. After the business of the even I in g, refreshments, consisting of coffee, ' ca ke, ice cream, apples, bananas, etc., ! were served and the group broke up after a happy evening. —o— ’ G T. Burk is suffering from severe I in j U ry received to his left foot, the Ltruk by a fly-wheel while he 1 working at his branch elevator at Pe- ' terson.

DISTRICT MEETING Arrangements Started for Democratic Gathering Here on the 29th. EXPECT GOOD CROWD Fifteen Minute Speeches by Prominent Men from Each County a Feature. The democratic district convention to be held in this city two weeks from today, the 29th, will be one of the pleasant e/ents of the kind in years. Arrangements are being made to receive and entertain the boys of the Eighth in away that will leave no doubt in their minds other than that Decatur is a great little town. County Chairman Erwin has appointed a committee on arrangements, including D. E. Smith, J. H. Heller, H. M. DeVoss, A. P. Beatty and C. S. Niblick. This committee will meet this evening to appoint other committees and divide the work, otherwise plan ning for the meeting. It is probable that two hundred democrats from over the district will be in attendance, the greater number arriving the even ing before. The preliminary meeting will be held at 11 o’clock a. m., and the business session at 1:00 o’clock. Besides the selection of a district chairman there will be addresses by Congressman Adair of Portland, Fred Caldwell of Winchester, Fred VanNuys of Anderson, A. C. Silverburg oi’ Muncie, Frank C. Dailey of Bluffton and A. P. Beatty of Decatur. Chairman Beebe of Anderson will preside. TRUSTEES MEET I Adams County Officials Return from State Meeting at Indianapolis. FILE CERTIFICATES Supervisors Must Make Report of Campaign Ex- ( per.ses Same as Others. O. J. Suman and John T. Kelly returned from Indianapolis Thursday, where they attended the meeting of the trustees’ association. Many •matters of importance to trustees were discussed. The association was addressed by State Examiner W. A. De- j horlty. Attention is called to the su-: pervisor election, which will be held Saturday in every district in the state The same law governs these elections as to filing ceiiiilcates and affidavit oi . candidates as to expenses incurred in I their election. This affidavit must be filed with the township trustee and county clerk within thirty days after, election, and before certificate of elec-; tion is issued The Adams county men enjoyed the state meeting, which : was by the way. one of the oest ever | held. | — PLAY PENNVILLE TONIGHT. The fastest basket ball team of the' season is Scheduled for this evening, when the fast Pennville team will strive to take the honors from the home team and to break the winning streak of the boys, who have not as vet been defeated this year. But two games have been played so far, each . being fast and exciting, large crowds attending each time. The game of this evening promises to ue no less interesting than either of the two pre-1 ceding games, and already a large j number of tickets have been disposed o f The visitors will be accompanied by a bunch of rooters and will put up , a good game. The locals are not frightened in the least and will show their opponents where they stand when the actual playing time comes, j W. C. T. U. MEETING. The W. C. T. U. will meet In the library Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock sharp. This meeting will close the list of charter members, and all who wish to become such, should attend or send in their names.

Decatur, Ind-Friday Evening, December 15. 1911.

I COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. Stationery Contract Let to Burford Co.—Squabble Over New Road. f. The county commissioners held a i session today, at which time advertised bids were opened for the stationery j suply contract for the year, the same I being awarded to the W. B. Burford (company of Indianapolis. The Bur- ) ford campany has furnished the supplies for a number of years. I During the greater part of the morn--7 ing and this afternoon the board listened to a large number of the citi- . zens of Union township on the location of a road in that township. Two I roads have been petitioned for, one I known as the Hart and the other as n the Schamerloh road. Each petition n had a number of backers and the fight c was an earnest one. Attorneys Beatty , and Peterson & Moran appeared in the matter. At 3 o’clock the question e had not been decided. o ’’ ■ COURT HOUSE NEWS a i H Nathan B. Shepherd Qualis fies as Guardian of Alex i s ! i [ Bolds. 1 ' JUDGMENT IS GIVEN — i 1 ' Against Mary Maloley—Hol-lingsworth-Botkins Case to be Dismissed. 1 , Licensed to wed: Emma J. Zerkel, 1 i born April 24, 1851, housekeeper, I daughter of Noan ivienca, to wed John, E. Yaney, farmer, of Mercer county, Ohio, born September 16, 1859, son of, I Benjamin Yaney; Marie Marbach, j ' born May 25, 1890, daughter of Chris ' Marbach, to wed Rudolph Weiland, I I farmer, born June 24, 1887, son of | I Fred C. Weiland. | Real estate transfers: Jacob N. Keiffer to Martin Keiffer, 20 acres, ’ Preble tp., SSOO. Emil Erhart vs. Mary Neaderhous-, 1 er, administrator, claim, $657. Claim j allowed by agreement for $l5O and ! costs against estate. H. M. Byllesley & Co., vs. Fort j Wayne & Springfield, account, S3OO. ; Answer in one paragraph filed. Inter- ■ ‘ rogatories 1 to 10 filed by defendant ■ (and the plaintiff is ordered to answer same in ten days. I Manin Hollingsworth vs. L. G. Botkins, replevin and damages. Written agreement to dismiss filed. W. V. Buckmaster, administrator vs. Jennie Evans et al., partition. Report of sale approved, sale confirmed, deed ordered, reported and approved. Martha E. Ahr its. J. H, Koenig et al., on note, S6OO. Rule to answer ab solute in five days. i , ' Belle Smith vs. John Me.* Smith, di-; vorce; default ol defendant. Peterson & Moran are attorneys for B. W. Sholty, who sues Edwin Fledi derjohann and John H. Koenig on ( note; demand $450. "1 Sampson Hirsch et al. vs. Mary Maloley et al., on account, S6OO, case from Allen county. Judgment by agreement against Mary Maloley for $523.9u and costs. Cause dismissed without ' prejudice as to Elizabeth and Lizzie Bashara. Nathan B. Shepherd qualified as guardian of Alexander Bolds, an infirm person, giving SBOOO bond. The seats in the court room were nearly all taken today with the witnesses used ui the trial of the divorce ’case of Margaret Reber against Earl Reber. Treasurer Charles Yager left this morning for Indianapolis, taking with ’ him the remainder of the amount due 1 the state from Adams county in the Deceber settlement. The total of this installment due the state is $26,483.5., but a great portion of this has been paid on special demands made heretofore, some two or three payments having been made previous to this.

TO BOOST LABOR I The Laborers’ Union so Long Talked of is Now a Reality. PERFECT HARMONY Prevailed at the First Meeting Held Last Night—--116 Members. The organization of the local uniion of the laboring forces of the city j was undertaken Thursday night in a meeting held in the hall of the pres- - j ent city building. About twenty-five l of the 116 signers of the petition braved the bad weather and reported i for organization. The matter of ori ganization was taken up at once and ! the following officers were elected to j serve a period of six months: For | president, James Smith; vice presij dent, John Sprague; treasurer, | Charles Burdg; secretary, Henry I Gamp; corresponding secretary, Lee ( Stultz; delegate, Mac/Burkhead. The duties of all the officers are those usj ually relegated to such officers exj cept. the delegate, who is charged with i the investigation of all differences arising between the union and capital. It is not the intention to call strikes or use sensational methods, but merely to boost the salaries of the \ laboring population a per cent. The ' outcome of the effect of the organization of the hundred men will be watched with interest Uy both capital and the citizens at large. MEN’S MEETINGS ’At the Methodist Church Last Night Was Well Attended and Enjoyed. BRILLIANT SPEAKERS I I " ] Gave Address—Forty Seven Charter Members Are Enrolled Now. j The organization of the men of the Methodist church was made at the I ' lecture room of the church Thursday | night. Rev. Semans openeu the meeting and the report of the committee on by-law's and constitution was 1 adopted as amended. This also carried with it the election of officers to 'serve ultil May, 1912, the officers be- ' ing the following: President, John Parrish; vice president, W. H. Fled-, ' derjohann and F. V. Mills; secretary, Charles Dunn and Joe McFarland. Several selections wore given by the ( men’s quartet, composed of Dr. J. Q. ' Neptune, Prof. E. E. Rice, Daniel ; Baumgartner and Jonas Tritch. Two ( excellent addresses were given by Jeff Bryson of Portland and the Hon. Richard K. Erwin of Fort Wayne. Refreshments were served following the ' meeting. Three committees were ( appointed by the chair, the member- ' ship committee being Dan Erwin, M J. Butler, A. D. Suttles, Daniel Sprang. | Charles Colter and Lee Vance. Tb<entertainment committee is composed I of Henry Heller, Charles Hocker, J Q. Neptune. Mr. Chetlain and E. E. (Rice. The press committee is Lee Walters, Homer H. Knodle and Clark ‘ Spahr. The regular meetings of the organization will be held on the first ' Tuesday of each month, unless oth I erwise called bv the president. Forty- ' seven charter members enrolled Thursday night and upon the next meeting probably many more will enroll. ITALIAN HELD. (United Press Service.) Buffalo, N. Y„ Dec. 15— (Special to Daily Democrat)—A man arraigned In the police court here today very closely resembles the description of Gi Dananto, the young Italian charged with the murder of the four members of the Morne family near Troy, and Judge Nash remanded him to jail until officers could come from Albany to see him.

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN COMING. Collier’s colossal production of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin" will be the best attraction at the opera house next Thursday, December 21st. This is the largest and best production of the ■famous old play now before the public. Thirty people are carried and it requires two cars to transport the Pfcupte and effects. This is the only production of "Uncle Tom" that will be seen here this season. The big novel parade will take place about noon. LAST SAD RITES For Charles E. Cloud Conducted This Afternoon From Home OF HIS PARENTS 1 Rev. Semans Assisted by Rev. McMurtry of Lynn— Burial in Maplewood. Very many friends and relatives oi Charles E. Cloud, whose death occurred so suddenly and unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon at Lynn, in a railroad accident, gathered at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cloud, on West Monroe street this afternoon, where at 2 o’clock the funeral services were conducted by the Rev. R. L. Semans of the Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. M. M. McMurtry, of Lynn, interment taking place in the Decatur cemetery. The body was brought to the home of his parents Thursday afternoon, from Lynn, and was accompanied by the bereaved wife, his sisters, Mrs. Letta Peters and Miss Mayme Cloud, the wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lacey, of Lynn, and other relatives. Others from out of town, in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Carter, Miss Belle Carter, Hu- 1 bert Thurston, Cepal Thurston, of Lynn; Mrs. Mary Lankert, Mrs. Chas. ' Piehl, Mrs. Charles E. Lankert, of ' Richmond; a brother, Jesse Cloud, of 1 Kalamazoo, Mich., and a brother-in- i law, J. B. Bright, and wife, of Craig- * ville. The deceased was a young man, held in the highest esteem of all, and ‘ there is much sorrow in the fact that a young life, of so much promise, has 1 been cut off in the very flow’er of < young manhood. o i BONDS ARE SOLD; i E. M. Campbell, Sons and < Company of Indianapolis I 1 < Purchase Bond Issue _________ ; ( BY SCHOOL BOARD I For Payment of South Ward ' School (Qebt of Sixteen ■ Years Ago. , . < At a meeting held Thursday afternoon in the D. B. Erwin law office, < was held the sale of the $11,500 issue ■ of school bonds by the school board , j E. M. Campbell, Sons & Company of ( j Indianapolis being the purchasers. It | ’ will be remembered that these are the < i bonds to cover the indebtedness in- < curred by the city sixieen years ago in the building of '.lie South Ward school when the school city and the civil city were one. When the bonds | became due last July the city refused to pay them and appealed to the school city to take over the indebtedness, which it did, issuing these bonds ] to do so. The bonds are in denoinlna ( tion of SSOO each, and the first elevon ! of these are payable annually,, and , the last twelve payable semi-annually. ; —o GOVERNORS AT INDIANAPOLIS. ' (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat; —The touring western governors arrived here today on their special train and were taken on a sight-seeing trip by a committee [ headed by Governor Marshall. Mayor Shank and former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks. The westerners left this afternon for St. Louis, Mo. 1

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|A WEALTHY STATE Total Value of Indiana’s Farm Property is Nearly Two Billion ■ i A GREAT INCREASE In Farm Land Value in Past Few Years—Some Statistics Given. Washington, D. C., Dec. 15 —The total wealth of farm property in Indiana I is placed at $1,a09,135,0()0 in the advance report on agriculture in that state, w'hieh has been innued as part i of the thirteenth decennial census report. In that report it is shown that the value of farm property, including equipment, has increased 84 per cent in the last ten years, 1900 through 1910. Os the total land In the slate 92.3 per cent Is, occupied by farms The total number of farms is 215,485. The state is shown to be ninth in population and to have gained 7.3 per cent in the number of its inhabitants in the last ten years. Only 22.8 per cent of the farm values in the state is covered by mortgages. Os the state’s total land area, 92.3 per cent, or over nine-tenths, is ?r. farms. In two counties only does the percentage in farms fall below 80. The average value of the farm land per acre for the whole state is $62.36. Between 1900 and 1910 there was an increase pf over 184,000, or 7.3 per cent in the population of the state, but there was a decrease of 6,412, or 2.9 per cent in the number of farms and of 319,800 acres, or 1.5 per cent in the acreage of farm land. Since the relative decrease in number of farms was greater than that in farm land, the average size of farms increased, the gain amounting to 1.4 acres. Farm property, which includes land, buildings, implements, machinery and live stock (domestic animals, poultry and bees), has increased in aggregate value during the decade $830,510,00, or 84 per cent. This great increase is made up of increases of $640,563,000 in the value of live stock and about one-sixth the rise in the value of implements and machinery. In considering the increase of values in agriculture the general advance in the prices of all commodities in the last ten years should be borne in mind. The average value of a farm with its equipment in 1900 was about $4,400, while ten years later it was about $8,400. The average value of land rose from $31.81 per acre in 1900 to $62.36 in 1910, or by 96 per cent. There are 215,485 farms in Indiana. Since 1910 the number of farms has decreased by 6,412 or 2.9 per cent. The land surface of Indiana is approximately 23,068,800 acres. Os this area 21,299,823 acres or 92.3 per cent, are included in farms. The total wealth of the state in the form of farm property is $1,809,135, 000, of which 88.1 per cent is represented by land and buildings. 2.3 per cent by implements and machinery and 9.6 per cent by live stock. The relative gain (84.9 per cent) in the total value of farm property from 1900 to 1910 is greater than that during any other decade since 1860, while the absolute gain ($830,519) was more than three times as great as the largest increase reported for any other decade. o NO HOPE FOR RECOVERY. Miss Mary Reynolds Said to be at Point of Death. Mrs. Victoria Hill and daughter, Mrs. F. V. Mills, have received word of the serious illness of Mrs. Hill's granddaughter, Miss Mary Reynolds, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Reynolds of Asheville, N. C. Miss Reynolds is at the home of her uncle, at I Blairstown, N. J., where her illness 1 assumed a more serious turn in the 1 past two weeks, and her parents were telegraphed for to come to come to her bedside. The end, it is expected, is not far distant, nows of which will be received with sorrow by the many ’ friends she made here on the several occasions of her visits. Miss Reynolds has been seriously sick with Height's disease for several months, but had improved at various intervals.