Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 16.

I| BEET SEED HERE I- ' j Last Car Has Arrived and is Stored in Warerooms of Produce Company. — ' WORK CONTINUES ' — | At the Site—No Stop for Bad Weather—Much Has Been RDone First Week. I Another car load of beet seed, 325 bags and valued at about $15,000, has ; arrived here aud is now stored at the : DeCatur Produce company's ware- j i rooms. This completes the shipment I of seed which will be distributed ; among the farmers in the early spring. llOjß Work at the site continued today, through the rain and miserable weather. Hr. Spears and his men do not [ atop for weather and you/will be con vinced of that fact the first time you I visit the grounds. Two office build- j . ings. temporary, have been built along . the G. R. & I. tracks, and another. larger building, used for the storing of tools, with a second story, used for livingiQuarters for some of the men. i. have heen completed. The foundation i for the main stack is in, the foundation trenches for the boiler and machine houses are finished and work on the | big sewer has started. The main Building has been staked off and will be built »s rapidly as possible. About sixty men "re now at work and more | will be put on each day until a force of men large enough to push the work' along are busy there. W. J. Spears, the contractor, Is on the grounds again this week, and occupies one of the office buildings with his superintendent. Mr. Moyran, while Mr Burns Is in active charge of the workmen, as foreman. The other office is used by Harry Gilman, the superintendent of construction. E. M. Wagner, the field manager, was at Monroe yesterday, his first trip out on the spring work. - He has much to do and will lose no time doing It as soon as weather permits. ■ Bids are being received for the build ing of a large number of houses to be sold to the farmers, should they want them, for the tenant houses for the foreign labor to be brought in when needed. I i George Steele has completed the i water well at the site, striking a spleni did vein at forty feet. They have a dandy supply which will be used for drinking purposes, mixing the concrete, etc. A CLEAN SLATE Presbyterian Congregation Faces New Year Free ♦ from All Debt. I; -' j I I . MEETING WAS HELD By Official Board Which Closed Affairs for Year S..'iand Outlined the New, < — i The Presbyterian congregation of , IhiOHty is facing the new year with i a clipan slate —every bit of indebted 1 ness for the past year and for all past 1 years in fact, having been wiped out. 1 Such is “the statement of the official 1 board, which held its annual meeting 1 Tuesday evening, and closed up the affairs for the past year and outlined those for the new year. About a year hfO, the board, by earnest endeavor, raised enough to pay off the debt that iMMI I been banging many years over i th»;Church, and it is now not a diffl- ’ cult matter to keep financial affairs i ® Well|straigntened out. The board out- 1 lined the finances for the coming year, and anade an estimate of the amount ■ required and immediately started out i with a subscription list which will be < circulated among the membership, and < Wilt no douot be received »Ith a ready ' response. The board will meet next ' Tuesday evening and report the sub- ' lijrlption. ! 1

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RESOLUTION SUBMITTED. Mine Workers in Convention at Indianapolis Ask Independent Politics. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Labor leaders are called upon to enter politics in a resolution adopted by the United Mine Workers in international convention here today. The resolution advocated is a substitute for one introduced eni dorsing the socialistic movement. The I convention of the mine workers nrohibits an action favoring any distinct party. As adopted the documents advocate independent political action among the workers. The bill of Representative Victor L. Berger, socialist, of Wisconsin, providing for old agt i pension, was endorsed. THE DEATH ANGEL i Mrs. Henry Michaud, Well Known Lady of Berne, Passed Away Today. i * [HAD BEEN AILING ■■ I ■ ■— For Some Time—Was StepMother of County Auditor H. S. Michaud. A telephone message to County Auditor H. S. Michaud at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon brought the news of the death of his step-mother, Mrs. HennMichaud, a well known resident of • Berne, which occurred at 12:30 today. Mrs. Michaud had been ailing for some time and her death was not unexpected at this time. Mrs. Michaud’s name, before her marriage to Mr. Michaud, about fifteen years ago, was Mrs. Harriet Cory, and she was a resident of Ohio, Since her marriage to Mr. Michaud, however, she has been a resident of Berne, where she made a large number of friends. She was sixty years of age. Besides her husband, several brothers and sisters, and step-children, Mrs. Michaud leaves the following children: Amanda Gross, of Michigan; Mrs. Thell Graham, of Ohio; John Cory, of east of Berne; Mrs. t Charles Martz of Hartford City, and Miss Edna Cory, at home. The funeral will be held Sunday morning from the German Reformed church at Berne. NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. Heller, Sutton & Heller, attorneys., filed- two new cases in court. Both are on note. One is entitled The Bans of Tocsin vs. Ernst Gallmeier and John H. Koenig, demand, $1,500; and ' the other is entitled Samuel Barger vs. John H. Koenig and Henry Schroeder, demand, $1,250. Daniel N. Erwin to Mrs. Isabella France, lot 318, Decatur, $1,800; Byrpn F. •Ault to John F. Knavel, 40 acres, Wabash ip., 300. The Hanni-Schug, Mettler damage case waa the chief thing in court today. At time of going to press the arguments Were being heard and the case, will probably go to the jury this afternoon. DEATH IN CHAIR. (United Press Service.) Bostoi, Mass., Jan. 17 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Death in the electric chair was the punishment meted out today to the Rev, C. V. T. Richeson for the murder of his former sweetheart, Avis Unell. Hope for expected clemency haa been abandoned by his counsel and few friends. The action of Governor Fobs, who failed to and the executive counsel to extend clemency to Silas M. Phelps, and ho will be executed next week for the murder of Jerry Hoskins. TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL. Thomas Mylott, father of City Superintendent M. J. Mylott, was taken suddenly ill at the Erie pumping station near the Erie railroad bridge shortly after the noon hour, and at once had to be removed in a cab to 1 the home of his son-in-law, Horace Snow, <ml North Fourth street, where medical attention was given. Nothing definite as to the seriousness of his condition or as to the nature of his Illness was learned. He is an aged gentleman, and for years had been employed as pumper at his present post.

THE STATE BUREAU Sends Out First Men Who i. Sought Employment for “ the Crop Season. EVERYTHING FILLED Report Also Given by Department for Nine Months’ Operation. The first men to be sent out by the state free employment bureau for farm work for the approaching crop season were yesterday, one to New Augusta and one to Boone county. They were married men, who were supplied with houses on, the farms where they are to be employed. Os- | wald Stahn, clerk in charge, said he had several calls for such help, which he would be able to fill. The bureau, in the nine months of, its operation, ending December 31,1 placed 6,999 persons wno applied for' work, or 54.5 per cent of the total num-' ber applying. The total number seeking work in that time was 12,484. Os 8.976 places offered the bureau by persons seeking help, 6,999, or 77.9 per ■ cent were filled. In the quarter ending December 31, 784 or 1,086 men seeking work got employment. Os boys, 111 of 162 seeking work were supplied. One hundred and J sixty-two women and girls sought work, and fifty-five were supplied with ; places. There were seventy-one applicants for help filed with the bureau by persons wishing to employ women or girls. Places were offered for 1,026 men, and 784 were filled. One hundred and forty-four places were offered for I boys, and 111 filled. Laborers, concrete workers, field I men for farms) and teamsters led in ■ > places filled by men. Laborers, field 1 men for farms and concrete workers j led with the boys, Housework was ! the chief employment found for women and girls. COUNTY PIONEER i Funeral of William Harrison of Saginaw, Mchigan, Held Today. i WAS BORN HERE i On Harrison Farm East of City—Archer Nephews I Attend Funeral. Elmer and David Archer and their ■ sister, Mrs. Amanda Moats, left Wednesday for Saginaw, Mich., where today they attended the funeral of their uncle, William Harrison, a native of this county, whose death occurred Monday morning at 2 o'clock. The deceased had he lived until next spring would have been sixty-eight years of ago. He was the son of Columbus and Catherine Harrison, and was born on the Harrison farm, three and a half miles east of this city. He grew to young manhood here, and may well be called one of the county's pioneers. At the age of twenty-one he went to Saginaw, Mich., where he has since lived. He was married to a wellknown lady of that place, and the wife, with three children —a son. Bur-1 ton Harrison, and two daughters, who are now married, Adelia and Cora -1 survive. But one brother, Columbus ( Harrison, of Oklahoma, and a sister, I Mrs. Letitia Schafer, of Sioux City, I lowa, are also living. Mrs. Susannah Archer, whose death occurred here a year ago last August, was also a sister, and Mr. Harrison was here at that time, that being his last visit here. He Will be remembered by many of the older residents of the county. —————o ■ -- ———— DASHED TO PIECES. (Uni tea rreat Hsrvtcc.) London, Bing., Jan. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fifty-two members of the crew were drowned today when a gigantic wave pounded the steamer Winstow to pieces on the rocks of Peterhead, Scotland. Four sMlnra dune to small pieces of wreckage until rescued by life savers.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, January 18, 1912.

STOOD TRIP WELL. Horace Callow went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on Mrs. Callow at the Hope hospital after spending the night here. He reported that when he left there Wednesday evening, Mrs. Callow had rallied well from her long trip, having had a good rest Tuesday night and Wednesday, after reaching Fort Wayne Tuesday Afternoon at 4 o’clock. The trip from Jonesboro, Ark. to St. Louis was twelve hours, and after a day’s rest in St. Louis the trip was resumed, that from St. Louis to Fort Wayne being sixteen hours long. 1 The entire trip was six hundred miles and Mrs. Callow stood it even better than was expected, though she was much exhausted. The physician ar Fort Wayne diagnosed her case Wednesday and expected to give Mr. Cal low the results today She was much ■ rested Wednesday and too knourishment, a thing she had nut dune while on the trip here. ARRIVE TOMORROW I Body of Dr. Marie L. Holloway Will Arrive Early Tomorrow Morning. I OVER CLOVER LEAF i i i Left Branson, Mo., Yesteri day Afternoon and Leaves St. Louis Tonight. — Mrs. C. A. Dugan received a telegraph message Wednesday evening from her cousin, Will Winch, of Branson, Mo., stating that they would leave Branson tomorow afternoon at 4 o'clock with the body of his mother-in-law, the late Dr. Marie L. Holloway, accompanying it to this city for the funeral services. A message received at 2:15 this afternoon by Mrs Dugan, announced that the cortege had arrived at St. Louis, Mo., and would leave there this evening at 7 o’clock over the Clover Leaf for this city, arriving here about 5 o’clock Friday morning I The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. C. J. Weaver on arrival here, but no funeral arrangements will be I known until the arrival of the relatives here. The funeral, however, accord ing to Dr. Holloway's wish, will be I held in the Christian church of which ' she was long an active member, and , the interment will take place in the i i family lot in the Decatur cemetery.: Her daughter, Mrs. Winch, who has , been attending her mother, is on the j verge of a break-down, and was unable to accompany the body here. Mrs. ■ Holloway’s son, George Holloway, and i wife, of Cleveland, Ohio, will come for the funeral services, but it is not known whether the daughter, Addle Hoxie, who resides on the western coast, will be able to come. The Shakespeare and Historical clubs of this city, of which Mrs. Holloway was a member, as well as other orders with i which she was identified, will attend the services in a body. ELECTION NOT CORRUPT. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C , Jan. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“No evidence of corruption” was the unanimous verdict which the senatorial sub-committee, which had been investigating the elec-, tion of Senator Stephenson, republi-' can, of Wisconsin, today agreed to report to the senate committee on privl- ( leges and election. CONDITION SERIOUS. Is Report of Charles W Morse at New York Hospital. — (United Press Service.) Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Charles W. Morse, the banker convict, and former “Ice king,” of New York, is kept alive at Ft. McPherson hospital by stimulants. Officers »f the hospital eaid today that his condition was extremely critical. RIVARRE U. B. CIRCUIT. The Rev George Shepherdson wili preach next Saturday evening and Sunday morning at the Pleasant Grove United Brethren church and Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock and Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at the Mt. Victory church. The following Sunday he will preach both morning and evening at the Rivarre United Brethren church.

TO WINCHESTER Rev. George Schroeder of Bridgeport (Ill.) Christian Church. CONSIDERS AN OFFER Made by Winchester Church —Was Former Resident Here and Well Known. The Rev. George pastor of the Bridgeport (Ill.) Christian church, who stopped off here a short while at the home of his father-in-law, Levi Barkley, left Wednesday afternoon for Winchester, where he had received a call to the pastorate of the Christian church there. While the Winchester church made him an unusually good offer, in the way of salary, and the field is an unusually good one. the fact that the church is located so near Mrs. Schroeder’s parents' home and her many other relatives, makes the offer the most desirable one to them. During the Rev. Schroeder’s many years as pastor, his charges have been located at a great distance from their home people and their visits have therefore been necessarily few. , Mr. Schroeder left Wednesday to confer with the church officials at Winchester. but had not yet determined whether he would accept the charge. He has been located at Bridgeport for some time, and has had great success, doubling the membership of the church in the past year. The Bridgeport congregation has also built a $17,000 church during his pastorate, and it has been prosperous both spiritually and materially. The Winchester church is also contemplating the building of a $25,000 church and be-1 lieves that Mr. Schroeder would be a great power for good in many ways. j Mrs. Schroeder was Miss Lulu Barkley before her marriage, and both she and : her husband made their early home I here, both being graduates of the De- j catur high school. A NEW FEATURE That Has Been Overlooked in Expounding the Good of Beet Industry. MRS. CHAMPER WRITES Tells of a Five-months-old i Babe Raised in Beet Field Who Can Walk. Aunt Kate Champer, who is spending the winter in Detroit, writes ua she is keeping close watch on the sugar factory and beet industry which has opened here, and says that while we have had much to say about It she has discovered a new feature, viz., that a babe, reared in a beet field, will walk in five months. To substantiate her statement she sends tho following, clipped from the Detroit, Free Press: | “Morrice, Mich., Jan. 13 —Master Jimmie Mimrannk is only five months old, yet he not only stands, but walks alone, getting about as well as most j babies a year or more of age. He is ’ I remarkably bright and active, tall for j his age, and of Australian parentage, i James Mimranak, the father, has been over here for the last three years, and has been working in the beet fields here since. The mother has been here less than two years. Master Jimmie has been in the beet fields since he was three days old, either hung in a shawl from his mother’s back while she worked, or, if too stormy, lying in a heap of bedding in the middle of the field with the rain pelting down on him. Neither parent speaks the English language very plainly, but expect to bring young James up a good American citizen." The city council, which on Tuesday evening adjourned In continued session, owing to some business which had to be attended to, with the city improvement committee, wIM meet this ovcn’ng' for the closing up of same, which was held over foi consideration.

LEFT TODAY. Mrs. Macy Wemhoff and Miss Stella Leave foe California. Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and daughter, 1 Miss Stella, this morning left for Fort Wayne on their trip to Los Angeles. Cal., where they will spend the remainder of the winter. From Fort Wayne their passage was made via the Pennsylvania to Chicago, thence over the Illinois Central to Memphis, • Tenn., where they will make a stop of some few days, visiting with Miss ,Anna Walsh. From there they will 1 proceed on their way to the end of their destination for the winter, vis iting with friends and relatives which they enjoy there. They will also visit with the McLains, Decatur people, and their trip will be one of great pleasure. — oLOG SCHOOLHOUSE Truant Officer C. B. Andrews Has Discovered One in Adams County. A LONG SEARCH Might Fail Many as it is Weather-boarded — It is Very Old. About the first of the year Adams County Truant, Officer C. B. Andrews read in this paper in the year’s statistical report on schools of the state, that here were five log school houses j in the state and that one was accred-' ited to Adams county. Now Mr. An-1 drews is pretty well acquainted with I the schools over the county and he thought surely there must be some er-| ror, as there were no log school houses ' here to his knowledge. Since an offi- ' cial visit a few days ago, however, he I has been obliged to change his mind, as he came- across a log school house ' I in the Bleeke settlement, northeast of! i the city. On first sight, there would i be nothing to proclaim it a log house, |as the logs have long since been ■ weatherboarded over and it looks like ' any Other ordinary frame school I house. The schol house is perhaps one ; ■ of the oldest in the county, and were j it new. now, would probably be worth 1 its weight in gold, as scarce an arti-1 cle as “logs” are at the present time. b As the school house is very old, it will I undoubtedly give way to a better one! soon. A remarkable fact is that this ' ancient building shelters sixty-six pu-1 pils, which is considered an unusually ! large number for a country school house. o .— . , _ AWAITS THE DETECTIVE. — (United Press Sorv.ce.) Greenville, . jan. is—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Rev. Dr. McFarland, accused of performing a criminal operation which caused the death of his former private secretary, Miss Eloise Dodds Coe, awaited the arrival of a Pittsburg detective today to take him back to the scene of the alleged crime The minister spent a restless night in his cell. The detective is expected to arrive tonight. MINERS ELECT. (Vnltea Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—John P. White of lowa was re-elected president of the United Mine Workers of America, according to reports of tellers announced at the International convention i here this afternoon. White’s majority I over Thomas L. Lewis of Ohio, his opI ponent, was 45424%. Frank Hays, of ; Illinois, was re-elected vice president for the third time over Samuel Pastoe ■ of Illinois. IsJdwin Curry, as a candl ■ date for secretary-treasurer, had no op- i position. THE FIRE TEST TOMORROW. The test of the new fire engine will be made in this city tomorrow, Friday, some time between 11 and 2 oclock. A representative of the company was expected here today, but had not arrived at 3 o’clock. The contract calls for a demonstration tomorrow, however, and it will be made. The time for the test will be announced by the alarm. Notice Is hereby giver, to the members of the company that this will not mean for the company to turn out. In care : a fire should occur aboilt the time mentioned It can be told by the sig nals.

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REVIVAL NOTES Great Interest is Being Mani fested With Services at Baptist Church. ' ALL GOOD SERMONS The Business Men’s Meeting at Methodist Church One of Much Interest. First reading the trirty-seventh chapter of Ezekiel, Rev. Jones then took his text from the eleventh verse, and preached a Stirling sermon on “The Boneyard” Wednesday evening at the Baptist church. This was a wonderful experience for Ezekiel. He did as God had told him to do in a vision and he said these dry bones take on flesh and finally become living people again. We find a good lesson here —that if the gospel is preached earnestly and honestly in any community, many will realize their lost condition and turn from their sins. We may live in a community in which it is hard to make men realize their condition, but the gospel of God is the same and the. need of souls the same as always and the power of God can and will work through us if we put aside selfishness and work for God’s interest. All have an equal chance, not because of our worthiness, but because of his-mercy. The attendance was larger Wednesday evening, 1 and every one is welcome. Services iat 7:30 tonight, the subject being I "Short Beds and Narrow Covers." Wednesday night was business men’s night at the evangelistic service lat the Methodist church. There was a good audience and the majority of those present were men. Rev. Semans preached a thoughtful sermon, which was full of good counsel for young ' men.. Tonight the subject of the sermon will be “The Supremacy of Christ.” The music every night is soul-stirring and inspiring. Friday night there will be special music by th® “Sunbeam Choir” of twenty-five children. United Brethren. i The Rev. Goodwin of the United I Brethren church, who is conducting l revival services, Wednesday evening preached one of the best sermons of I the series, and many compliments are being heard on every side. His sub- | ject was “Wilt Thou be Saved?" and i his text was taken from John 5:6. Another good sermon is in store for this evening and all are cordially invited. The revival services are announced for she remainder of the week, but i their close is not yet definite. K. OFP.JO INSTALL Newly Elected Officers Will Take Oath of Office This Evening. MR. FRED FRUCHTE Chancellor Commander— Will Name Committees for District Meeting. Al the meeting of the Knights of Pythias this evening, the newly elected officers will be installed. J. R. Par I rish will serve as installing officer and j the following will take their oaths of office: Chancellor Commander — Fred Fruchte. Vice Chancellor—Albert Sellemeyer. Prelate —Milton Girod. Master at Arms —John Bleneke. Inner Guard—James Hoagland. Outer Guard —Floyd Acker. Keeper of Records and Seals —Jonas Trltch. Mooter of Exchequer—Dan Erwin Master of Finance—John R. Parrish. At the meeting this evening arrangements will also be made for the district convention to be held February 21st, and committees te prepare for the event In detail will he named.