Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1912 — Page 1

V olume X. Number 14.

FOR HYDROPHOBIA State Fund Now Ready for Free Treatment of Needy Ones Bitten BY MAD DOGS ■ Or Dogs Supposed to be Mad —Dr. Miller Receives Blank Certificates. Dr. J. M. Miller, secretary of the county board of health, has received I certificate blanks, which, properly fill F ed out, by the county health officer, I and the township trustee, will admit a need) person, without visible means B of support, who has been bitten, eitli..B® er by a mad dog, or a (log supposed to I be mad. to free Pasteur, treatment for hydrophobia or its prevention, by the E state hoard at Indianapolis. This is I in accordance with an act passed by [the 1911 legislature concerning the ■K- prevention of hydrophobia, and for the creation of a fund for the care of jS. persons affected thereby. The act I provides that the county auditor shall [ annually on the first of April of each I year pay to the state auditor, five per K cent of the surplus dog tax collected ■ from the townships of the county, the S a mount received from all the auditors Mfcto constitute the state hydrophobia, Klund for free treatment to poor. If. at j the end of the year the fund shall exJBj ceed S3OOO, the surplus is to be turned H into the state school fund. When the fund has reached the sum of $2,000 *s»■ ,lle health board shall begin the r giving of the Pasteur treatment-for | persons infected with hydrophobia, | either in private institutions or in an institution which may be established or maintained by the board. Besides paying the traveling and living expenses for the person who is to be treated, the state health board will also pay the traveling and living ex- | penses of a child's mother or nurse who may be necessary to care for the E said child during treatment. It is tho duty of any health officer In the state § to refer to the state board hny person 8 coming to his knowledge who has S. been bitten by a dog, mad, or supposed Hto be mad, and who is known to be ■ without funds. The certificates r«- * reived by County Health Officer Mil■per today are the first ones received sphere, the law going into effect JanuHKry Ist. There are two blanks, one for the health officer and the other foil CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE BUYS SNOW HOME Ex-Postmaster Teepie of Geneva Will Become Resi- • dent Here. - BY THE FIRST OF MAY S. J. F. Snow Wil Build on His Land on South Side of the City. ■ — John Snow, the well known real esi tate and insurance man of the city, has I sold his beautiful North Second street I residence to S. II Teepie, ex-postruas ter of Geneva, who will come to this I city to make his home, and expects to be a resident of his new property hero by May first. The residence is one of the best in the city, the house being fine one and the location an ideal '.'9Bcne. For some time, however, tho ■•• Cows have desired a suburbanu home, JfSwhere there would be more fieedom. Snow has for about six years ownW Pd a tract of twent y _tw ° acres > J uaL ■ y outside the city corporation, on South avenue, opposite the C. J. Lutz Diome, and it is there that they will • build a house and other buildings, for , an Ideal home. The house will be /first-class and modern in all respects. Bind they will have all the privileges of , city light and water, and all ■the advantages of city residents, ■as well as those of country life. They Kexpect to begin the work of building ' ' y aH 80011 as lhe weather will permit. MfThe present Snow residence was built »’by ex-Mayor Reed, now of Fort Wayne, hua been owned by the Snows for ' about twelve years.

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INSTALLATION POSTPONED. At the regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus held Monday ev ening, and at which time the arrangements for the installation exercises for Thursday evening were to have been perfected, as well as other business looked after, there was a large attendance. After the caring for tho regular business, mention was made relative to the installation arrangements, that it would have to be postponed owing to the fact that. Mr. Charles M. Neizer, | the district deputy, could not be pres • ent for the time set, and that it would have to be deferred until the first meeting night of next month. This was satisfactorily concluded upon and will stand unless something else interferes in the meantime. PARTY OF EIGHT I And Prominent Adams County People Leave for Southwest. 11l ■ I■■ CN LAND PROSPECTS Will be Absent Week or Ten Days and Will Visit Various Places. A party of eight, if not more, composed of Adams county's most influ- ' ential business men and farmers, will leave this evening over the Clover i Leaf on a land-seeking tour in the southwest, going direct to St. Louis, Mo., thence to other points in Missouri, where they will spend some time in looking over the land, and if ■ suitable to them, as the prospects have i been so claimed, and the golden epporl tunities which are held out to inves tors, are there, thew lil invest. The ■ trip will require a week or ten days, ■ and they not only wish to make it a i business trip, but will combine busii' ness with pleasure and their anticipai tions are that the trip will be to them , one of great benefit. Their itinerary includes besides St. Louis. Mo., Dexter ■ and Cardwell, Mo., as well as Jonesboro, and other Interesting cities of j ■ interest, and will not return until their I land desires are satisfied. Those who! comprised the party this morning in-( i eluded E. X. Ehinger, Henry Hite, J • Perry Robinson, Penn Robinson, John i D. Myers, Andrew MilleT, Peter Mil-1 br, Henry Eiting. Mr. Ehinger, who i has a son studying for the priesthood in the passionist order at Normandy. Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, will pay , him a brief visit, either going or oi? the' return, just as he sees it will be the' most convenient. i i GROWING WORSE. Dr Marie L. Holloway Still at Point of. Death. The latest word from Branson, Mo., | , was received by Mrs. C. J. Weaver in i , a letter tills morning from Mrs Bertha ' Winch, stating that her mother, Dr. j , Marie L. Holloway, who has been dan- j gerously ill, was just alive, and that i’ ; was doubtless impossible that she I could live until the letter reached here I I She was at that time beyond the power I of speech. Mrs. Winch, herself, who; has been caring for her mother fori many months, is in poor health, being I on the point of a nervous breakdown. I Should death occur, Mrs. Holloway will i i be brought to her old home here’for ' burial, according to her expressed ; wish. OYSTER SUPPER. i There will bp an oyster supper at j , the Ratidenbusli school house on Erl-1 day evening, January 19th, one-half| • mile south of the county infirmary. A . . cordial invitation is extended all to at-, tend and a good time is assured those' ; who will patronize those in charge, i I The proceeds derived from the even-j ' ing will go toward the St. Paul's j > church. ——— — —— — FIRE CATASTROPHE. H -— (United Press Service.) ■j Osaka. Japan, Jan. 16- —(Special to ; Daily Democrat) —More than three . thousand residences and temples ;, were destroyed and thousands of peo- , pie made homeless here today by a • , fire which swept through the cheaper section of the city

TO WED TOMORROW Vincent Forbing Goes to Bluffton Today for Wedding Tomorrow. HELD AT SHELDON i ißride Will be Miss Agnes Johnston. a Bluffton ’ Young Lady. I Vincent Forbing, accompanied by his ‘ sister, Miss Eleanor Forbing, left today noon for Bluffton, in preparation I for the wedding of the former, who to- ' morrow will be united in marriage to i Miss Agnes Johnston, daughter of ex-' j Sheriff Robert Johnston, of West Mar-' ' ket street, Bluffton. The wedding will ■ be solemnized Wednesday morning at ; Sheldon by the Rev. Biedermann, of i that place. The Rev. Bieuermann is ‘also pastor of the Catholic church at j Bluffton, but resides at Sheldon, hence ! the marriaek will take place there, i Miss Eleanor Forbing will be bridesmaid and the groom’s attendant will | be the bride's brother, Mr. Johnston. : After tho wedding the party will go . to Milford, where they will spend a I lew days visiting with the groom s i brother, Tony Forbing, and family, aftI er which they will come to this city 1 and will make their home on the j groom's father s farm, south of this ‘ city. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing of this city, and >s j a baker by trade, having been employed at one time in Bluffton, where he I became acquainted with the bride. '' She is a charming young lady of that ,' city, and is most highly esteemed, and will be warmly welcomed here. o DEATH WAS RELIEF — j Dwight Spuhler Dies This Morning at Home of Parents from Various CANCEROUS GROWTHS [Had Been in St. Louis, Mo., for Seventeen Years— Came Home Thursday. Dwight Spuhler, sou of William I Spuhler, of Union township, but who I for the | ast seventeen years had been . making his heme at St. Louis, Mo., j passed away at 10.20 o'clock this morning at .the family home, death I being due to cancerous growths with j which he had been afflicted tor the . past, six months. During his long stay , j at St. Louis ho had been engaged as j a contractor and up until the time 'Stated above he had been enjoying ex- | cellent health. On Thursday last he ' returned home, he having done everything to restore his former health, and i to obtain some relief at least, for the [ many growths with which he had been I afflicted throughout his entire system, i Upon his arrival here, it was learned I that the only chance for the restora- ! tion of his health would bo an opera i tion, and on Monday at the home of I his parents that last recourse was had. ! It was at once seen that there was no j hope for his recovery, and the end had been expected by those caring for him He was thirty-five years of age and he leave* his parents and three sisters to mourn their loss. The sisters are Mrs. Bertha Eaton, Mrs. Otto Johnston, and Miss Flossie Spuhler, at I home. At the time of going to press Ino funeral arrangements had ns yet ; been made. PORKERS VS. GOLD MINES. —— Porkers still continue as good as ' gold mines in Adams county. Ed I Bleeke of Union township brought in a bunch yesterday that brought $632, and Marion Andrews another bunch that sold for $765. Victor Ulman, the well known farmer, came in with some fine spring pigs, that tipped the scales each, at 320 pounds. All were sold to Ed Ahr, who shipped them to the various big markets. ■-O I - Mrs. A. J. Smith and daughter, Edith, and Miss Lea Colter, went to lurt Wayne today noon.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 16, 1912.

THE MISSION WAIF. Manager Will Parent of the Crystal theater, announces that he has for this evening one of the best films that he I has ever received during his business I career, and to be shown this evening, “A Mission Waif,” a story of a homeless child in California, one whose life is full of trials and struggles, but In the end, a most happy youth. It is something different from the majority of films shown here and Mr. Parent ! assures you that you will be well pleas;cd with the show. Another, also of great interest will be "Somebody's I Mother,” and the two combined will bo ; the best ever. POLICE COURT NEWS — The Police Courts Were Busy Today for the F irst Time This Year. DIVERSITY OF WORK — ’Squire. Stone Marries Cou-ple-—Mayor Hears from the Clover Leaf. ’Squire Stone officiated at a late weddding Monday night, the contracting parties, Marion Coon and Bertha E. Bricker, both of Geneva, arriving before him demanding instant action Coon is a blacksmith and intends to work in this city at the Ctihler shop and will make his residence here. Beth he and his wife are of even age, thirtytwo years and each have been married before. This makes the first wedding of the leap year forth» ’squire, but he expresses his conclusion that while they are slow in starting, business . will.pick up as the weather warms up. i ‘ 1 In a letter to Mayor Teepie the superintendent of the Clover Leaf railroad this morning said that as soon as possible they would transport a watc.i- ! man's shanty to the Thirteenth street ■ • crossing and put a man on duty. He ! states that it would not be possible to get a man to work in this zero i weather without protection of some kind. Eleventh street, with little or no traffic, will remain without a watchman. — j The first arrest of the year was made by Night Policeman Melchi Mon I day afternoon about 4 o’clock, when lie picked up Carl Ernst on a charge of assault and battery, it was the outcome of a light that happened Saturday night. He pleaded guilty and drew the usual dollar and costs. o SERIOUSLY ILL. Rev. C. W. Church Confined to His Bed With Pneumonia. — Tlie many friends of I lie Rev. Chester W. Church, of Fort Wayne, who for some few months served as pastor of the local Methodist church, just previous to tho ai.pointment of Rev. Senium?, will I.ih grieved to learn of his serious illness with pneumonia. At present he is at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. A. Beatty, at Fort Wayne, and it was on last Sunday that bis serious condition was made known through those who called to see him. For some time he had been acting in tho capacity of pastor of the Portland church during the absence of the regular pastor, and ever since his leaving there a week ago, he has been confined to his bed. Ho was also confined to hts bed at Portland for several days, but with his removal to his sister’s heme it was believed that with tho proper care he would be able to Improve all right. His friends here, who number many, will be grieved to learn of his illness and wish for him a speedy recovery. 3. LORIMER AS WITNESS. (United Press Service.) Washington. D. C., Jan. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator Lorimer of Illinois continues as a witness in his own defense before the senate committee investigating the corrupt charges connected with his election here today. Senator Kern asked for the details of the ill feelings between Lorimer and former Senator Hopkins of Illinois, tzrrlmer did not wish to relate the Incidents of the warfare between the two, but Mr. Kern’s request was accorded, with a brief recital. 1

CHANGE IS WANTED ■ ■" i County Assessors Last Week at Indianapolis Adopted a Resolution i 11 THAT THE ASSESSORS i Os Either Township or Coun-! ty be Elected on Two Different Occasions. I Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 16—The county assessors, In their closing ses- j ; sion with the state board of tax com-! missioners at Indianapolis, adopted a ! resolution calling on the next gener ! al assembly to change the time ,of j electing either the township assessors or the county assessors, both now serving four year terms. This change is sought in order that the county and I township offices will not be vacated j at the same time. It was pointed out I that, under the present law, all the | offices will be vacated on December ; 31, before the regular appraisement j of real estate, every five years with | the result that unless officials are re- | elected, inexperienced men take j , charge of appraisements on the eve ; of such real estate appraisement. It was decided that the thirteen ; 1 congressional districts in the state j ' chouid constitute thirteen assessing districts, and that at some time in , March a district meeting of township ! and county assessors should be held in every district to cover two days and to be attended by members of the state board. Uniformity of appraisements of like properties is to be the ; topic of the meetings. FUNERAL MONDAY — Mrs. Marqaret Jane Bixler Laid to Rest With ApproI priate Service. — ONCE LIVED HERE With Her Daughter. Mrs. J. I D. Meyers—Well Known Wells County Lady. The J. D. Meyers family, Mr. and ; Mrs. George Henneford and others, were at Bluffton Monday afternoon. ; where they attended the funeral of > Mrs. Meyers’ mother, Mrs. Margaret , Jane Bixler, whose death occurred; Friday evening at the home of her j daughter, Mrs. Fred Groh For a ' while Mrs. Bixler made her homo with her daughter, Mrs. Meyers, in- this city but went to Bluffton about six years ngo to make her home with Mrs. Grub. Mrs. Bixler, who was born in Huntington county, Pa., January 17, 1830, would have reached her eighty-second birthday Wednesday. In early life Mrs. Bixler moved to Ohio and in Wooster, March 12. JB5l, was married to Jacob Bixler. They afterwards moved to Blufftqn, where he worked at his trade as a rope maker and there their five sons and three daughters were born. After a prolonged residence there The family moved to Vera Cruz, where they opened the Bixler hotel, which was one of the earlier institutions of the kind in the county. A short time after he entced business, about furtyi'iitir years ago, Mr. Bixler passed away, his wife maintaining the institution until about ten years ago, when she went to make her home with her daughters. The old hotel building was torn down, but Mrs. Bixler retained the ground. Six of her eight children survive. They are Mrs. J. D. Meyers of this city; Scott, of Delphos, formerly of this city; Mrs. Fred Groh, Bluffton; William Bixler, thoomington, III.: Harry Bixler, Huntington, and John ; Bixler of Bluffton. i Mrs. Bixler became a member of the Christian church January 17, 1850, anil i since she hid been a resident of Bluff- • ton she was a member of the Reformi cd church j r. i- P. W. Smith of Richmond, who was - in the city this morning looking after some business matters, returned to his home at noon.

IN BUSINESS AT BLUFFTON. By a deal which was completed today, Charles Tremp of Linn Grove, purchased the half interest of Ralph Haifley in the Dustman & Haifley garage and repair shop, located on East Market street. Mr. Tremp takes possession at once of the place, and will move from Linn Grove to Bluffton within the next day or two to start on his new duties. Mr. Haifley has purchased a half interest in a large ditch ing machine with Vernon GUliom, and the two men intend to follow that ocj cupation this summer, and already have a large number of contracts. Mr Haifley has also sold a Half interest in his well drilling machine to Mr. Gilliom and the two men intend to run that outfie, in connection with the ditching machine during the coming summer.—Bluffton Banner. (annual meeting — I Ward Fence Company Elects Board of Directors and Officers for Year. IS GOOD ■Orders from Three-fourths the States of the Union Are on Hands. i One of the most interesting sessions in the history of the Ward Fence company of this city, was their annual meeting of the stockholders held Monday afternoon at the down-town offices, corner Monroe and Third streets. John T. Myers presided as chairman and Will A. Rundell, as secretary of the meeting. Mr. Rundell read a report of the conditions of affairs which we are glad to note is the most satisfactory since the starting of this busy factory here. The election resulted ! In the selection of the following competent board of directors and officers: Harry Ward, president; M. E. Brackett, first vice president; Ed Bleeke, second vice president; Will A. Rundell, i secretary and treasurer; D. D. Clark, i Frank Heiman, Chris Selking, John Hessler and L. A. Graham. The condition of business at the I Ward fence plant is splendid and the company will no doubt make a big I step forward this year. The factory is ; again in operation after a two weeks' i vacation, which is shorter than iisnnl > for the mid-winter close-down. About ; forty men are working and this numi ber will be increased to sixty, about I the first of the month. The company I has the greatest lot of orders they ! Dave ever had and expect to largely j increase the total receipts and profits i for the year. They have orders on J hand now from at least three-fourths * of the states in the union. REVIVAL NOTES. Rev. Jones preached to a fair-sized | Audience Monday evening at the Bap- ; tist church He took as his subject. I “Can a Man Reform?” taking his text ; from Matthew 27:3. This sermon | should have been heard to have been ! appreciated. It is not reformation we i need, but regeneration. We may reso lute to cease our sinning, but unless i Christ has cleaned and made pure our ' hearts the sin remains there. Judas filled with remorse, brought the thirty ■ pieces of silver to the priests, but they i refused it. He then departed and went and hanged himself, committing a sin ; ■ for which he would not repent. To ' night Rev. Jones will speak on “One ' of the Sinners Who Entered the Kingdom." Every one is w olcomed to ■ ■ those services and cannot help but be benefltted, if you attend. Services begin at 7:30 o’clock. , ' ■' The meeting at the Methodist church i will begin tonight at 7:15, with a sum I service. The chorus is asked to be a II the church promptly at 7 o’clock t' ; practice some new songs. The subject -of the sermon by the pastor for tonight will be “The Cross.” At the business; ; men's meeting Wednesday night there | i' will be-special music by the male quar- ■ tet. X I 1 j The revival services in their second ■' week at the United Brethren church, -1 held by the pastor, the Rev. E. A. ! Goodwin, still continue with much inj terest and good results, there having i' been eight conversions. ■ ' i ' James Ball was a Fort Wayne busi ' ness visitor today.

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FINGERS FROZEN Several of the Men on the Sugar Factory Job Suffer from the Cold. FIFTY ARE AT WORK More Will be Put on Soon— Mr. Allen Appears Before Congress Committee. The extreme cold weather is making work almost impossible at the . sugar factory site. Several of the ! I workmen froze their fingers while at > ' work Monday, the day being the worst so far experienced, the cold winds a - d damp atmosphere interfering greatly . . with the laborers. However they reported again this morning an;; about, fifty men are getting the preliminary . work completed as rapidly as possible. . The offices and tool sheds have been ; built, the trenches have been started, ■ the foundation for the smoke stack is ; I complete and this morning the work on the big sewer was started. As soon as the weather lets up just a little a force several times this size will 1 be put on and the work will be rushi ed. The air compressors were set up ; today and will be used during the en- ; tire work. Field Manager Wagner is about 3 ; ready to start on his tour over this .; part of the county visiting the farm--1 j ers who have contracted to raise . j beets. He will see each one before .! the spring work begins. Today he ! ■ was busy looking after the unloading 1 iof another car of beet seeds. - t ; Charles Allen, the Paulding banker, > who assisted the Decatur bovs in se- ’ I curing the required acreage for the sugar plant, is in Washington this I week appearing before the congres . | sional committee, which it investigat- ' ing the sugar question. He was en- . thusiastic and said the farm lands in his county had increased five million dollars In five years. He said a great , 1 area of prosperity would follow if the 1 sugar tariff agitation is let alone. . The house question is still causing some worry for several of the men i who are to stay for some time. Mr. Harry Gilman, the superintendent of construction, has spent many hours during the past week looking for a house, but without success. Just what ; will be done when the real rush begins j cannot be figured at this time. HELD - AT r ~BERNE II ~ C. S. Mumma, President, Arranging' for Farmers’ Ini stitute for South Half 11 OF THE COUNTY l At Berne Feb. 5 and 6—Prof. Prigg and Corn King > Clore Speakers. C. S. Mumma, president, of the Adams County Farmers’ Association, will i go to Berne this week to complete ar rangements tor tne Tarniers' institute ' for the south half or The county, which ; will be held in Berne Monday and ' Tuesday, February 5 and 6. The ari rangements tor the piogram have be' n left with D. C. Sprunger of that town, ■ and will no doubt be announced uoon. ■ The arrangements for the place of holding the institute will be closed when Mr. Mumma goes down this week. As good a program is promised i for this institute, as was that, given I for the farmers of tho north half of i the county, held in this city the fourth I and fifth of this month. Professor !J. P. Prigg of Daleville, who spoke | here this month, will also give addresses at the Berne institute, and another important speaker will be Hon. L. B. Clore of Franklin, who has gained renown as Indiana’s corn king having won the championship as a corn grower at various shows when he has exhibited. The program in full will be announced later, and all interested in farming should make it a point to attend the sessions.