Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 302.

yn W,TH MAJORITY 0F175, iV||V« UvJJL atherine Smith Wins Large Doll in Lachot & Rice Doll Contest. SFI FFTF?“ ■• i229 • «-»l-ary Schneider 1054 ary Poling 813 eta Beavers 226 Chosen Chairman of Deme' 01 ”' tu ' tb 140 g»’ ra H - Johnson 130 cratic Central l. van 121 _ . , n . orine Michaud 116 at Today s Session. . „ , J treta Helm 115 nsy Bell 113 DELEGATES SELECTE^ - ™ thryn Ernst 104 sephine Burns 103 For the District Conventiorrhe contest closed at 9:oo p. m. tt u tt r? • j turday evening and the votes were to be Held Here on r riday in ted Bi ]] ward, Dr. Fred Patof This Week. son and Alb. rt Butler. . | — Q_ The old democratic central commit OURT HOUSE NEWS tee closed up their affairs this morn- _ ing and the new one elected at the recent primary organized and Ward Arrested OH a the work for the campaign of 191 - rra nd Jury Indictment for D N Erwin presided and Secretary i Ernst called the roll, after which Conspiracy to Commit Treasurer R. R. Schug read his report ’ showing all bills paid, and a smal > a xrm ■ a ui'lktv balance on hand. Chairman Erwii" MINL ' LAKUH.NY then called for nominations for coun- ' ty chairman and Henry Elting presented the name of J. W. Bosse of De n Cook Victim of Conficatur, who was unanimously elected The reorganization was completed by l C nce Game—Kirchner the election of Henry B. Heller as sec- - Trial Still On. retary and R. R. Schug as treasurer Upon retiring from the chairmanship, ■ which he has served so faithfully, Mr. nuicu uc. uno - .j, ward was arrested bv Sheriff Erwin thanked the members of the , , . r.rwiu lutuiiv U . ~ tin on a grand jury indictment, committee who had aided him In the , congpiracy t 0 com . organization work and promises his Mr Ward gave assistance whenever and wherevet bond for his a p pear ance in possible. In assuming the place Mr t released lrom custody Bosse asked for the united support of Dan Cook . g the chief the new committee and made a short wUnegg )n the case and talk on the increased duties of the he wgg reHeved Qf gome $5lO in members. The following delegates Jongpiracv or eonfidence gam e. were selected for the district conven- Jg gald (q have been worked on tlon to be held in this city Friday ?rom i se o f exchanging his good Union Township—Fred Koldeway, y f<jr gQme jugt ag good> or a lit . delegate; Henry Bleeke, alternate.. ebbeF| which is not worth “sixRoot —C. H. Getting, delegate, A 1 o one » wag a( . ] east worb i l more ham Knappe, alternate. 3 square inch than that which he Preble —J. C. Grandstaff, delegate, d QVer in exchange> but that inJohn Hoffman, alternate. o f getting the “something betKirkland—Sim Bowers, delegate; dg own money and that promised Jacob Berning, alternate. nelted away like dew before the Washington—Jacob Omlor, dele- gun , leaving Cook nothing gate; Henry Eiting, alternate. d e remembrance. St. Mary’s—John Barrone, x dele-

gate; William Noll, alternate. Blue Creek—John Durr, delegate; John Bebout, alternate. Monroe —C. C. Beer, delegate; Jeff T.eiehty, alternate. French—Joseph Wolfe, delegate; Henry Meyer, alternate. Hartford—William Anderson, delegate; Fred Stndler, alternate. Wabash—Joseph Chrisman, delegate; R. B. Kerr, alternate. Jefferson —Job Yaney. delegate; V, V. Buckmaster, alternate. Berne —F. C. Foreman, delegate: Phil Schug, afternate. Geneva—John E. Briggs, delegate; ’ames Kelley, alternate. Decatur, Ist Ward F V Mills, delegate; Isaac Chronister, alternate. Decatur, 2nd Ward—D. E. Smith, delegate; E. A. Mann, alternate. Decatur, 3rd Ward —C C. Ernst, delegate; C. N. Christen, alternate. The committee was well represented at the meeting this morning and vacancies were filled and reported as follows: South Blue Creek, John Bebout: South Hartford, William Anderson: French, John Mosure: B, First Ward, Decatur, Isaac Chronister. The only vacancy now existing is in Middle Monroe and this will be filled by appointment soon. Mr Bosse announced that lie would call the committee again early in February, when the delegates to the congressional, senatorial and state conventions will be selected and when pians for beginning the registration work will be gone over. MR. FORDYCE BETTER. Word from the bedside of Simeon j Fordyce, who for some weeks has been very sick, suffering from paraljsis, is steadily improving and doing as well as could be looked for. He again has the use of his speech, but is still confined to his bed, and will be required to remain there for some time • CLOSE NEW YEAR’S. All union barber shops will be clos- ■ ed the entire day on New Year’s. All Patrons should govern themselves ac- ( cordingly. .. , —

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Kirchner trial is still the chief :r of interest in court. 1 estate transfers: Willis A i ll to Alva N. Harold, 200 acres Jreek tp., $26,000; Alva M. Har o Ora B. Spitler, S2OO acres. Blue ;Ctp, $1: Amos Steiner to Mar iG A. Gottschalk, lot 414. Berne $ iage license: James Lee Tee : r ,rn September 28, 1887, farmer i s Isaac Teeple. to wed Ida Grace j i wer, born May 1 ■ 189-’. daugh 11< Florentine E. Beerbowei. ,1111 s vs. W. H Rupright et al. i > >n. Separate answer filed b: <; and Mary Rupright, also thei i c unplaint. Rule to answe i complaint. inventory of William A. Sipe i au.trator of the Andrew J. Sip. c -was filed and approved, and : pe granted to sell personal prop i P , private sale after due notice b I poti Ued to wed- Susie Mathewsor h) o »rit 7, 1889, daughter of U. 1 Ma*n, to wed Clyde Death, bor 'p,. 0 r 5, 1887. telegraph operatoi sorfftfford Death of Bobo. I Sutton & Heller have filed , iui ie case entitled John Rohre vs . Miller et al. TURN FOR WORSE. for nearl > , vea r has been in declining healt, ! an,lseveral months quite seriou 'wHtpsical affection, took a tor for ~o rße on Sunday evening lai i and .then he has been very pool I lv , g to the fact that he is no abielie down for any length* .1 time. very inconvenient for hk !to pie time, as his lungs soon | up , nag him to take a more f [ righition. ,1 M , Grind, six-year-old son I Mr Mrs. William Sudduth I va3 i suddenly sick Saturd/ 1 ‘some better today.

STATE MEETING Os Indiana Teachers’ Association to Open Tonight at Indianapolis. THREE DAYS’ MEET Large Number of Adams County Teachers to be in Attendance. , The fifty-eighth annual session of . the Indiana State Teachers’ association which will convene this evening in Tomlinson hall, Indianapolis, will , be well attended by Adams county . teachers and from the present outlook all records in attendance will be far surpassed this year. The meeting which opens this evening and continL ues for three days, means the calling together of perhaps 5,000 teachers from all parts of the state, and the list of speakers, who have been secur ed for each day, would be hard to replace. The principal feature of the pro gram will be the address of Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of Charles Dickens, the famous author. Mr. Dickens will speak at Tomlinson hall Friday morning on “My Father’s Life and Works. Llnneaus N. Hines of Crawfordsville, chairman of the executive committee, received a letter from Mr. Dickens yesterday from Pittsburg, stating that he would start f for Indianapolis tomorrow morning. ,; Rooms have been engaged for Mr. Dickens at the Claypool hotel. e: Quite a number have already left i | from this city as well as throughout ■ the county, and according to the law f enacted by the last legislature, teachd ers attending the state association n will be allowed three days' salary, as s, though they were teaching. Those in a attendance from here are Bernice d Dailey, Fanny Frisinger, Margaret Moran, Grace Coffee, Nora Ahr, Etta t- Brandyberry, Clark Spahr, Hugh Pere ikns. County Superintendent U E Ope liger, who has been at Linn Grove for i- the holidays, also left this morning t- from that place to be in attendance, d -IMEET NEXT MAY I G. A. R. Annual Encampv ment Will be Held at South Bend in May. rle EXPECT URGE CROWD — e- W. R. C. Ladies, Sons of 'e Veteransand Auxiliary to Meet Same Day. South Hu’. J )ec ' 27 ~ At lhe ir request of Adjutant General John R er F es i er of Indianapolis, a committee set May 22 and 23 for t,le n, ' xt elv ..campin', nl the Indiana department, e, Grand A*? of the ReP” l ’ 1 ’ 1 '; At the same ti* thc Woman's Relief Corps, a Ladie , jl the G, A. R., Sons of Veterp- ans ;|I; Sons of Vterans’ auxiliary j y will here In annual convention The conventions will be attended b ‘'' n ‘ cl e than 5,000 delegates The n, nulll^; - of • visitors probably will apB. , oac) 29,000. The dates for the enrn caln pjent and associated gatherings >r, „. Pl . e arranged at this time to permit the prnmandor-in chief to arrange bis itiu ,ary for the summer. The G. A. n ~ Illinois and Kentucky will meet er tt , e -ame week as the Indiana departnsr’t- — ANOTHFR CONSISTORY. (United Pres Service.) " Rome, Dec. 27-(Special to Demoat)— Pope Pius has decided to hold mther consistory next spring, accord- ™ to a semi-official announcement 'Lt the Vatican today. A number of new cardinals will be created and it, seems certain that the control of the . sacred oollege will be taken away, from the Italians. WINTER EVENING CLOSED. The Baughman five and ten cent Store announces that from January ; . to April 1, the store will, close at 6.10 J o’clock for the remainder of the eventing-

Decatur, Ind. Wednesday Evening, December 27, 1911,

ARTHUR GRIFFITHS DEAD. Mathematical Wonder Dies as Result ; of Overwork. | j Arthur Griffiths, the mathematical wonder of Milford, Kosciusko county, was found dead in bed at a hotel in Springfield, Mass., Christmas night, death being caused by apoplexy. He has traveled much and had starteled | , the world with his mathematical calculations. Outside of mathematics he was medicure—almost an imbecile, j He had suffered all his life from apo-; ; plexy. He had recently been before the esatern colleges where he stagger-1 ed the big mathematicians with his wonderful work. He was thirty-one years of age and unmarried. IN DRUG BUSINESS r 1 >' Albert Sellemeyer, Promik J r i nent Teacher of County, g 1- Buys Interest. 1 8 I e OF OTTO PETERS rIn Holthouse Drug ComJ pany—Will Continue 8 Term of School. 11 1 i Albert M. Sellemeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer, a prominent teacher bf the county, now a . teacher at the Peterson high school, has decided to enter business in this - city and has purchased tlje interest of Otto Peters in the Holthouse drug store. Mr. Sellemeyer will finish his term of school, which will close about May first, after which he will begin active work at the store. Lawrence Kleinhenz and Fred Heuer are the other members of the firm, who will be associated with him. The store has enjoyed an unusually big holiday trade, following a most successful general period, and its one of the best stores of its kind in this section. Mr. Peters, whose interest Mr. Sellemeyer has purchased, has taken a position as pharmacist in the Lilly drug store in Indianapolis. Mr. Sellemeyer is an enterprising business man and will be a valuable acquisition to the company. o WITH THE LODGES. | Masons to Install—K. of P. Election and Degree Work. The Masonic lodge will have its in-' ' stallation of officers this evening at' 7:30 o'clock. 1 'lhe Knights of Pythias will have their election of officers at the regular ( meeting' at the hall Thursday evening. I The third degree will also be conferred upon candidates and every j member of the new team is expected to be present. The lodge will begin . the new year with good prospects, including material welfare, the fresco-! 1 ing of the new Home being near com plotion. 1 A very urgent call of the Modern ■ Woodman has been issued for tomor- , row evening, when the attendance of ■ all the members is asked for the. even- . ing’s work. This will perhaps be the last meeting of the year and a good crowd should respond at this time IS POSTMASTER. I. A. Liby Has Been Appointed as the New Postmaster at Magley. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette this morning contained the following concerning the appointment of a new postmaster to take the place of Edward I.uttman, at Magley, who recently sold his store there and moved to Sturgis, Mich., where he invested in another business: ! Washington, D. C., Dec 27 —I. A. Liby has been appointed postmaster at Magley, Adams county, Indiana, vice J. E. Luttman, resigned. CONVENTION AT THE K. OF P. HOME. The democratic district convention will lie held in this city on Friday. It had been intended to hold the sessions at the court room, but owing to the fact that a trial will be in progress there, at that time, this will not be possible and the meetings will be held instead at the K. of P. Home, just north of the Hotel Murray. x

ORDER MORE SEALS Various Towns Working Extra Hard This Week for Vacuum Cleaner. OFFERED AS PRIZE I • For Biggest Sales of Red Cross Seals—Closes December 30th. I 1 Determined not to let another community win the vacuum cleaner without working evtra hard this week, several Indiana cities and towns have ordered additional supplies of seals. i One city sent in an order for 56.000 seals; another smaller locality order'ed 5,000 more, and other agents In 1 other places have asked for additional ' quantities. I Inasmuch as the seals carry a Nev. Year's greeting they are expected to be as popular in their use on New fear’s cards and letters as they were cn Christmas mail matter. Besides' ! this use, a number of Indiana business men have purchased the seals, intending to place them on cards bearing 'their New Year's greetings ro custo- ' mers. Some of the workers are selecting prominent business men in their communities and asking them to purchase from 500 to 1,000 Red Cross Christmas seals to help their city win. 'Where the contest is close between different localities, these persons are being asked to contribute toward the fund from the standpoint of civic pride in helping their community to head the list of Indiana cities and towns in the sales per inhabitant. Although the agents in some localities are not boasting about their sale, it is known that in some places between four and five Red Cross seals per capita have already been sold. When they were in turn told that an 1 other city was pressing them close they started in again to win the lau ' rels, and when the contest closes at midnight, Saturday, December 30th, 1 there is expected to be a number of I surprises. IS A NEW FIRM I 4 i Ernst Schlickman and John l Biehl Buy Business of August Schlickman — THE FEED YARD ' On Second Street, Also Including the Merchants’ General Delivery. Ernst Schlickman, the well known proprietor of the Schlickman feed yard, corner Third and Monroe streets and Mr. John Biehl, a well known bmj iness man, have purchased from gust Schlickman, the former's si/A his feed yard on Second gather with the merchants’ gem-ral delivery system, which Mr. August 1 Schlickman has conducted the past year. The new firm will take possession of the business January Ist and expect to give the entirely good satisfaction which their predecessor has given The merchants’ general delivery includes a chain of ten grocers and the deliveries have been handled in a thoroughly satisfactory way, with the greatest dispatch. Mr Biehl has been employed with August '.Schlickman In this work the past year and is thoroughly acquainted with the business, as is his partner. Mr. Ernst Schlickman still retains his feed yard on Third street, which he will operate together with his new business. Mr. August Schlickman last ■September purchased the Thomas Wasson farm in Wells county and will move to that place January 10th to reside. He nas been associated in business in this city with his father and alone, for the past three years, and has made a wide extension of friendi ship. He, as well as his successors, i begin the New Year with the very s best wishes of all. Sheriff Thomas Durkin made a business trip to Geneva this afternoon. A .

I OVER NINE MILLIONS Were Paid to the Teachers of Indiana For 1910-1911. , Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27 —In the forthcoming annual report of Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, it will be shown that an average or $9,181,356 was paid to teachers of the state during the school year of 1910-1911. The < daily wages paid to the pedagogues ol the state amounted to $57,977.82. White men teachers received, $3,222,- [ j 100.53 for their services during the year and white women teachers wer paid $5,828,021.54. Colored mer teachers were paid $49,482.11 and colored women teachers received $Bl.751.82. The aggregate of the daily wages paid to white men teachers • was $21,422.98; to white women, $35,- ■ 820.60; to colored men, $275.46; t: ■ colored women, $458.59. ■ o- — — MRS. ICHER DEAD 1 1 Was Sister of Simeon P. For3 dyce and Well Known Over This County. 5 s A PARALYTIC STROKE Proved Fatal—Was Post- - mistress at Pleasant Mills ? ... 3 During Civil War. i ; Mrs. Armintha Icher, wife of the 1 late David Icher, and a lady well 1 known among tne older residents of ! this section, died at 4 o’clock Tues 1 day afternoon at her home east o! Willshire, after an illness of about two ■ Mrs. Icher was a sister o: • j Simeon P. Fordyce of this city and I ' during the civil war served as post 1 1 ■ mistress at Pleasant Mills. Several 1 | weeks ago Mrs. Icher suffered a strok. .W paralysis, lingering until Christmat '; day, when the second stroke cam< and she sank into unconsciousness death following the next afternoon 1 She was born in Guernsey county, 0.. ' 1 January 15, 1837, lacking but a few ! I days of being seventy-five years o f age. When very young she came to this county, and when a young lady ' taught in the schools at Pleasant Mills < i and''Willshire. She is survived by one ' j brother, Mr. Fordyce; two sisters Mrs. Amanda Schenck, who lives east of Decatur, and Mrs. Johana Forker, of Huntington; also by one grandson. j John Icher, and a great-grandson. Dt ' vid Icher. The funeral services will I be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock 1 Interment at the Pleasant Mills cem. ' tery. WILL TREAT POOR CHILDREN. Leah, Veda and David Hensley, chi’ dren of D. M. Hensley, the jeweler, have arranged for a treat for the poor children of the city, In the way of • j free visit to both of the moving pici ture shows of the city next Frida: afternoon. All the poor children c the city are requested to meet at th< I ; Star theater Friday afternoon at 2 J ■ and after viewing the sho f W. they will be taken to the Crys Jffh eater and given a treat there. ? rjmeral invitation to the poor and worthy children of thg city is given. o — — WAS SIXTY-NINE TODAY. t ' J. D. Hale Celebrates Birthday Han ing Out Cigars. II r| John D. Hale, without doubt lb I best known citizen of the city, was ' busy today handing out cigars, statin i j that it was his sixty-ninth birthday I He also enjoyed a postal shower, ami I up to non today had already receive I 117 congratulatory post cards, thu t showing the esteem in which be is 1 held by his wide acquaintance 3 ATTENDED FUNERAL. c ' v Mrs. W. H. Lee, Mrs. David Laman, t Mrs. J. S. Bowers and S. J. Laman h have returned from Delphos, Ohio 1 where they attended the funeral ot ■- a friend, Roy Judkins, of that city • His death occurred last Friday ar 1 Manitou, Colo., from tuberculosis. j UNION MEETS. r The labor union will hold its meeting tonight in the harness makers' hall and it is hoped that all the mem- • bers will be present to assist in the final organization.

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STEAL A MARCH 11 — On Their Friends—Chester Imler and Zelma Steele Wed in Michigan. LEFT LAST NIGHT For Kalamazoo, Where the Ceremony Took Place— L More Nuptial Affairs. Chester Imler, first trick operator at the G. R. & I. depot in this city, and Miss Zelma Steele stole a march ' on their friends here by leaving last ' midnight over the G. R. & I. railroad 1 1 for Kalamazoo, Mich., whe r e their • wedding took place today. They will |go to Logansport and South Whitley ito visit with Mr. Imler's brother at, ‘! the first named place and his parents ' at the latter place, and will then return to this city where they have their nicely furnished home awaiting their return, having leased the Hunsicker residence on West Monroe street. , Their friends have been anticipating ' 1 the wedding for some time, but they refused to announce the exact date. The groom, who is a telegraph opera- . tor of wide experience, is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. I. Imler, who until their transference by conterence to the charge at South Whitley, were residents of this city for a number of years, the Rev. Imler being pastor of. I the United Brethren church. The '' bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs 11 D. V. Steele of West Monroe street, is prominent in church affairs, and for I a number of years has been the capa- : ble cashier and bookkeeper for the ' True & Runyon store James Lee Teeple, born September {2B, 1887, farmer, son of Isaac Teeple, and Miss Grace Beerbower, born May 110, 1892, daughter of Florentine Beerbower, secured a marriage license here this morning at 10:30 o clock 1 and were quietly married in the coun'ty clerk's office by ’Squire Stone. - Miss Grace Coffelt, daughter of Mrs. ' C. Grim of Root township and Mr. Elmer Tricker, son of Emanuel Tricker of Blue Creek township, were quietly I married at 8:30 o’clock Monday morn- ' ing by the Rev. G. H. Myers at his home on Madison street. The newly married couple went at once to the home of the groom’s parents, where they will visit a few days before go--1 ing to Muncie, where they will reside, the groom having a position as machinist with the Ball Brothers’ com1 pany. I —— Next Sunday at the home of the brido's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Stevens, at Watt, Ohio, will be solemnized the wedding of Miss Gladys Stevens and Mr. Charles Fritzinger of . ' Root township. The Rev. Hesset t, pastor of the German Reformed ■-(church of this city will officiate and (the wedding will be attended by about quests. The bride «in<’ giooin will reside in this city in the Flicking2 er residence on West Monroe stieet, 1 which they are already preparing in 3. (advance. The groom is an employee ' 1 of the Holthouse livery company. d| , . . Sunday afternoon at the home ol the Rev A. Kohno at Willshire, Ohio, will take place the wedding of Clyde ! Death, the night operator at the Cio--1 ver Leaf station, this city, to Miss Su sie Mathewson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nebraska Mathewson, of east of the city The groom is a son of Mr. - and Mrs. Clifford Death of Rivarre. The young couple will make their home in this city. 1 WORTH W/EIGHT IN GOLD? Enroute for a visit at Hoagland Saturday evening Mrs. Stoneburner of New Haven stepped upon a weighing J machine at the Pennsylvania station, I 1 dropping what she presumed was g 1 penny in the slot. Aboard the g she discovered that the coin reality a $5 gold piece. Fland she wired the statitr the machine was ■ piece found, and tod' ! to her.—Fort Wa" T Hower. ami' 'Phone 108.