Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 21.

A BIG FIRE LOSS Barn and Contents Belonging to Henry Aumann in Rc t Township. BURNED TO GROUND Origin is Unknown—Was Mr. Aumann’s Intention to Thresh Crops Today. 1 A fire, which had its origin between 4 and 5 o'clocx this morning, from an ; unknown source, destroyed the big I barn belonging to Henry Aumann, a ' well known farmer of Root township,! one mile northwest of Monmouth, and better known as the Evans farm, to-' gether with tne entire hay and grain | crops of last year, in the presence of : many onlookers, who were unable to ( approach the building, and today it presents a mass of smouldering tim- ] iters and charred debris. What the cause is to account for this loss will never be known, as everything was ablaze and the entire building was enwrapped in flames when it was discovered. It was the intention of Mr. Aumann to thresh his year’s crops today, and everything was in readiness t ;■ • th- day’s work. Tuesday wood »awyers spent the day sawing wood, but early in the evening left the place and upon their leaving, there were no signs of fire, and the loss is not in any way attributed to them. However, a spark from the engine might have blown to some concealed spot, and with the slowly but constantly fanning of a freeze, kindled it to dry material near it, until after hours in this manner obtained a start and brought on the destruction. The neighbors who noticed the blaze soon gathered at the place to lend their aid in whatever way they could, and succeeded in getting out the horses which were also in one portion of the barn, while the remainder was rapidly consumed by the flames. Mr. Aumann carried some insurance on the barn, but it will not be sufficient to cover his loss, which will run up into several thousands of dollars. The flames which lighted up the skies for some distance could be plainly seen from this city and many were aware of the fact that ti big fire had occurred in that vicinity. — — o— MAKING BIG HIT. ‘When the Right Little Girl Loves You" -has been the inspiration of the greatest and grandest acts in the lives of most men, and Mr. Joe Bren, the popular composer and song writer, is no exception to the rule, as his latest song hit proves. There is a pretty romance connected < with his courtship and recent marri- < age. On? day while strolling along the beach in tow of Dan Cupid, you may be? sure, drinking in the .pure ozone, finding new chords and themes in the beating of the waves upon the sand, in the whistling of the wind and neves-ceasing cries of sea birds he met ‘ the right little girl." Dan Cupid always has one eye open for just “the right little girl" for some fellow Os u sudden, Dan Cupid spied, under the depths of a big parasol, the mischievous blue eyes of “just the right little girl,” and he tugged and tugged and tugged at his companion's sleeve until he, too, stopped, looked and discovered those same blue eyes and promptly decided that Dan Cupid was the right man on the right job at the right time. Then followed a pretty romance — friends — lovers — engaged — papa’s stern refusal—the quiet marriage—winning father’s forgiveness —then that complete Sappiness that comes froth the union of two souls. That the happy bride is exceptionally pretty and an heires only adds heart interest to ths story. With his danity bride as muse, Mr. Bren has portrayed the romance of his life in the words of his latest, beautiful, catchy song, “When the Right Little Giri Loves You," which is rapidly proving itself one of the big popular musical hits of the season, both w-ith the profession and the public. This song, as well as Mr. Bren’s popular hits, “Just One Word From You,” and “If You But Knew,” is published by the J. W. Jenkin’s Sons Music Co., Kansas City, Mo.

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ATTENTION, ELKS! The attention of all brother Elks is called to the fact that they are to be at the hall at 1 o’clock sharp Thursday afteinoon to attend the "Session of Sorrows,” which will begin at that time in memory of their deceased brother. Samuel J. Iranian. Following this the lodge will march in procession to the home and from there to the Methodist church, where they will attend the funeral services in a body. Every member is requested to be on hand at that time. BEREAVED FATHER William Oliver Heart Broken Over Death of Daughter, Miss Beatrice. THREE WITHIN YEAR Mother Died About a Year Ajo and Son Was Drowned Short Time Previous. The death of Miss Beatrice Oliver of i Huntington, of which an account ap-j peared in Tuesday evening’s paper, was another heavy blow to the father,’ William Oliver, who has recently lost; three members of his family b y death.! The Huntington Herald ol Tuesday , contained the following; “Monday evening at 5:3.0, Miss | Beatrice Oliver, passed away after a i short illness of two weeks. Though i she has been failing in health for; several w eeks she has not been con- ( fined to her bed only about two ■ weeks. Almost one year ago her mother passed away after a lingering i illness of several years. Both were. victims of the great white plague,’ i that is removing a host of people of this age. Mr. Oliver has suffered some severe shocks and much great personal loss in the last few years.l A boy by drowning in Little river a | few years ago. then the wife, and now ■ the eldest daughter, makes the inci-; dent great sorrow-. “Beatrice Oliver was born in Hunt ' ing, March 8, 1893, and had spent all her life here. She attended the pub-1 lie schools and was for two years in the Huntington high school. She was a most faithful member of the Central | Christian church and a worker in the ; primary department of that Bible school. Her love for children made her , a valuable worker in the Mother’s ■ clubs of the city, and she will be great ! ly missed by the children of the moth-j ers in these clubs. She was also a member or Uniform Lodge of the K. and L. of H. She was also an active - member of the degree team. She ] leaves besides her lather, a brother, John S., a boy of fourteen years. “Her funeral will be held in the Cen-j tral Christian church on Thursday aft-1 ernon nt 2:30, Rev. Elmer Ward Col” officiating." NEW INVENTION ATTRACTS. Record-breaking Business at the Star Theater Last Evening. The chronophone .talking pictures that are being presented at the Star theater this week, drew more business than this theater could take care of Tuesday night. Manager Stoneburner has secured a real novelty in this at traction, as the pictures presented by this invention are altogether different from anything ever produced in this city before and are little short of wonderful. They are projected from a special type of moving picture machine which synchronize the words and music in the movements in the pictures. The accuracy of this machine may be realized from the fact that it produces the sound within onehundredth part of a second with the lip movement shown in the picture. The inventor, Mr. Gaumont, spent over seven years In overcoming this great difficulty of producing the sound and movement exactly together, but with his chronophone picture machine the trick has been turned and motion pictures that sing, talk, dance and act are now a realized fact. These pictures will be shown each evening this week at the Star, with a new program of five subjects daily and you will find It well worth your while to attend. oThe Evangelical ladies have postponed their meeting from Thursday to Friday afternoon when Miss Beatrice Van Camp will be hostess.

THE FACTORY NEWS F. Bleisener, Expert Millwright, Arrived from Colorado Yesterday. WORK GOES ALONG George Momma Signs Contract for Drilling of the Eight-inch Wells. Frank Bleisener has arrived from Colorado and will be employed here during the year by the Larrowe Con- , i struction company as an expert millwright. He has -.<ad much experience in building sugar factories and will have charge of an important part of the work. Other experts are expected soou and within a very short time the bunch of seventy-five men now at work will be doubled. The work at the site is progi easing. Just now the men are employed at concreting the trenches for the boiler house and are digging trenches for the pulp warehouse. Another gang is al ' work on the big sewer to the liver. , George C‘. Momma, who was awardj ed the contract for drilling the wells : for the local committee on the sugar i lactory site, today signed the contract ■ and furnished bond in the sum of ?1 ,- I 000 that he would complete the wells ; according to specifications by April ■ 15th. He will begin work on the first eight-inch well next Monday morning and if no bad luck follows, expects to have the two wells ready ; for testing by the first day of March. E. M. Wagner, the field manager, i and L. A. Thowas, who is assisting him are out this week visiting the farmers and taking up the question of l;v i bor, tools, etc. They have many questions to answer and ai'e ready and ■ willing to do so. THE BOY SCOUTS I . Os Chiistian Church Organ- | ize Basket Ball Team for Season. j CLOSE TO NATURE I i Will be Their Motto—Captain is J. M. Dawson, Pastor of Church. The "Boy Scouts" of the Christian church, under the leadership of their captain, I. M. Dawson, pastor, are planning for tne organization oi a basket ball team, to be known as the “Christian Sunday School Boys.” The boys held a meeting Tuesday evening j at the Dawson home and planned ways I for earning money for buying the basi ket ball outfit and their suits, and have decided to do it by holding a pie social, three weeks from yesterday. When it comes to anything connected with "pie’’ the boys generally make things hum, and this pie social will no doubt be a success. The team is to comprise the following members: Harold Daniels, Harold Smith, Harold Magley, James Dawson, Elmer Dar wechter, Paul Daniels. The "Boy Scouts” and their captain are plan ning some great things for the coming warm season, and expect to enjoy out-door sports, to camo, take long excursions into the fields and woods and live close to nature. The scouts have elected the following officers: Captain, J. M. Dawson; president, James Dawson: vice president, Paul Daniels; secretary, Harold Magley, corresponding secretary, Harold Smith; treasurer, Harold Daniels. TO BUY SPRING GOODS. Dan Niblick of the Niblick company, left this morning for Indianapolis, ] where he will meet Joe Rice, traveling representative of the large suit and cloak company of Cincinnati, Ohio, from whom he will buy the spring stock of suits and coats for the Niblick store.

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BASKET BALL. The Warren team has called off the game scheduled for next Friday night and in the place of that team a date has been secured with the Fort Wayne high school. The preliminary game 1 will be between the second team and | the Peterson high school. No reason was assigned for the withdrawal of [ the Warren team, and local fans are | at a loss to understand the action, unless they have caught a bad case of , cold feet. The preliminary game will ; be started at 7:30 and will be closely I followed by the principal game. COURT HOUSE NEWS Very Little Business in the Clerk’s Office Thus Far in Vacation Time. i A GOOD TRANSLATOR I I Is Clerk Bleeke—Auditor Given a Short “Breathing Spell.’’ For once the work in the auditor's office has slowed down so that the auditor and deputies can be given a little breathing spell, or as .Auditor Michaud stated, a chance to "loaf,"' though this blessed privilege is a- rare one, indeed, ir tins ousy place. It will be lev omy a short time, however, as uie making up of the sixteen assessors' books, ready tor these officials to Begin duty on March first, will soon be in order. The February session of the county commissioners is also due to convene next Monday morning. A curiosity in the click's office was brought to light this morning by E. B. Lenhart, while looking up some old papers. It was a final report in the Eli Zimmerman case. The unusual feature was the great length of the re- ' port, the report sheets being pasted together in such away that it made a long, narrow strip about four yards long. The report was a very lung one, as can be inferred when it is known that each item o' payment is set out, the sum total amounting to nearly fifteen thousand dollars The report was filed April 23, 1896. when John Lenhart was clerk, and E. B. Lenhart deputy. Attorne J. C. Moran and Harvey Clark have retained Hom Tipton county, where they attended court Tuesday in the interest of the Townsend guardianship case. The case is relative to the guardianship of John L. Townsend, aged eighteen, step son of Harvey Clark, of near Monmouth, and grew out of the exceptions filed to the report of William Pratt, guardian, and a petition filed asking for his removal as guardian. When the current report was made prior to this two years ago, exceptions were also ' made at that time, resulting in the ■ court charging the guardian with ‘ about S7OO more than be had account- “ ed for on his report. When this last ; report was due, similar conditions i were believed to be existing, hence ■ the exceptions and a petition asking > that the guardian be removed. The - arguments in the case were given Tuesday and the court took the mat--1 ter under advisement. The ward is 1 the owner of an eighty acre farm in > Tipton county. The case is being > tried before Judge Combs of Frank- - fort, special judge. I — — Real estate transfers. Mary E. r Eley et al. to Robert N. Leichty, 80 acres, Monroe tp., 38000. .. 1 r Attorney Shafer Peterson went to - Fort Wayne Ibis morning to make up 1 the issues in the SIO,OOO damage ease s brought by Herman Bosse against the , Pennsylvania railroad company. ’ i Henceforth the county assessors ; will be required to serve on the board , of review without extra per diem pay. The auditor and treasurer will be allowed the usual extra $3 per day for such services, according to the notice sent out by the state officials, accord- , ing to the new ruling. ’ i ; County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke 1 finds his knowledge of German very >, valuable during his official capacity 5 and he is often called upon to serve i- as translator and interpreter. This I CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT

HOME FROM HUNT Perry Andrews Returned from Arkansas Where He Spent Several Months. I j SOME BIG GAME iWas Captured by Hirn and Other Decatur Patties— Clipping of Their Hunt. . Perry Andrews, who last November, in company with Peter Franks and Clem Voglewede, left for Arkansas on a hunting tour, rturned home this morning feeling fine and well pleased over his success which he and other members of the party enjoyed. He was never feeling better and says the rest of the Decatur "bunch" are feeling likewise. Mr. Franks is still there and will remain for a while at least, ! while Mr. Voglewede returned home several weeks ago. The Daily Press of Paragould. Ark., of Monday, says the following of their recent hunting trip: j "Will Middleton, H. S. Porter and , Perry Andrews have returned from Poinsett county, where they spent ten days deer hunting, with headquarters at the trapping camp of Pete Wilhelm. The boys say the deer is plentiful down in that section of Poinsett • and the hunters have enjoyed a veritable feast of venison during the past two months. Middleton made the recL ord kill of the hunt, bagging five fine deer, while Porter brought one down, making six for the crowd. On account of the impassable roads and the . consequent inability of the hunters to secure a conveyance from the camp to the railroad it fas necessary for them to leave all their game and hunting , outfits at the camp. Pete Wilhelm will take care of the venison and when I lie returns about the middle of March , he will bring home as rare a consign , ment of cried venison as can be found anywhere, for Pete knows just exact- , ly how r tc cure it.” ANNUAL REPORT II Os the Fort Wayne Catholic Diocese Has Been Issued from Bishop’s Hands. ’ i ARE 105,320 CATHOLICS i With 216 Priests Make Up Population—Decatur Included in Diocese. — Statistics of the Fort Wayne dio- > , cese of tne Homan Catholic church, , in which Decatur is included, com- ( piled since the opening of the new year indicate that marked progress lias . been made during 1911 Notable has I been the advancement in the diocese , of which Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding, , D. D., is the persevering and apostolic ’ bishop. Parishes have ben organized, [ schurches, schools, pastoral residences, and convents have been erected: sites j purchased for parish buildings and j church property throughout the length , and breadth of the diocese generally improved. The total Catholic population of the diocese ol Fort Wayne is 105,320, a gain of 2,700 during the past year. The f number of students enrolled in the 'parochial echols, not inclusive of those in higher institutions of learning, num- , bets 15,066. For the past year 1,700 , funerals and 4,420 baptisms are re- , corded. , The number of square miles in the diocese Is 17,431. I Resident pastorates number 118, /not including several parishes ttiat I are now being organized. Tffiirty-eight missions have churches, besides which there are six stations and fifty chapels. • Secular clergy in the diocese number > 138, religious, 78, a total of 216. There . are only 39 diocesan students. ■ BAPTISMAL SERVICE. >* The closing baptismal service for r those who made the confession during r the recent revival will be held this > evening at the Christian church, and > all candidates are requested to be present.

B. G. & C. RE-ELECTS DIRECTORS. Bluffton. Ind., Jan. 23 —The Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction company, at the annual election of the stockholders, re-elected the old board of directors as follows: H. C. Arnold, W. A. Kunkle, R. F. Cummins, Samuel Bender, L. A. Williamson, D. W. Brown and A. G. Briggs, the last from Geneva. Prospects are bright for the extension of the line through to Celina and possibly to Ohio City during the coming summer. The line is now in operation only as far as Geneva. Rusins ARE GOOD From All the Revivals That Are Being Conducted at Different Churches. MANY CONVERSIONS Good Work to Continue for Some Time and Many Are >1 Being Benefited. Methodist Church. 1 j The service at the Methodist church I i i tonight promises to be one that is worth any one's time to attend. It 'is “business men’s night,’’ and every t ' one is invited. The minister, Rev. R. ! L. Semans, will on the text, ! i “What Think Ye of Christ?” The ser1 mon is one upon which a great deal of , work has been put and is a very i thoughtful and earnest treatment of ' the theme. The male quartet will sing some special selections. The meeting I I will open with an enthusiastic song } service. i| Baptist Church. i' Rev. Jones of the Baptist church i! took as his subject Tuesday evening I j “What Must I Do to be saved,” Acts 16:30. We also find an aswer to that 1; assertion immediately following the ' question which reads, “ifelieve on the ; Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be i saved.” We must believe he is the i Son of God and that he is able to ; save, for the Son of God is the only one who can save us. We must also I believe that he is our Savior, and that he came to save us. Also that he is ’ ’ our Lord, so much so that whatever ihe tells us to do we will do. Rev. ; Jones changed his subject for Tues- ■ • day evening and tonight wjll use “Quitters” for his subject. Services at 7:30. Come. ' IS CHARTER MEMBER. Dr. Connell on List of Northeastern > Indiana Veterinarians. ; The Northeastern Indiana VeterI inarians’ Social club, organized at Os-! sian on December 20th, held its sec- ! ond meeting at the office of Dr. Wil liam F. Myers, 1224 Webster street, last evening and a number of applica- >' tions for membership received favorable action. f At the Ossian session, when organi j ' zation was perfected, Dr. Myers was 3 ! named as president; Dr. E. M. Bron--31 son of Hartford City, vice president, •’and Dr. A. H. Stoker of Ossian, secrc‘■'ltary and treasurer. The purpose of the club is to pro- ? Smote a fraternal feeling between the s j veterinary surgeons of northeastern I I Indiana, and at the meetings, which 1 ; will be held monthly, topics of inter f ' est to the members will be discussed. When the charter was closed last p evening the enrollment was as follows: it 10. L. Boor, Muncie; E. M. Bronson, 8 ! Hartford City; F. W. Anderman. Ken--8 ; dallvllle; J. E. Laidlaw, Bluffton; V. C. flFretz, Bluffton; A. H. Stoker, Osian: '• H. G. Bowman, Ossian: J. E. Anderson. 0 Woodburn; George E. Frye, New Ha “ ven; G. E. Emick, Linn Grove, C. V. Connell, Decatur: H. E. Bricker, Ken 8 dallville, and William F. Myers, E. B. Leach and George W. Gillie, of Fort Wayne. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. t ' t NAMED A DELEGATE. it —■ — Dr. Boyers Appointed by Governor to r International Congress. 0 - The name of Dr. James S. Boyers ol this city is noted among the list of delegates appointed by Governor Marr shall to the fifteenth international ? congress of hygiene and demography s to be held tn Washington, D. C., Sep--1 tetnber 23rd to 28th. Dr. J. J. Thom - as of Winamac is another delegate from the state.

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LOVE’S SPARKS DIE ♦ * Thirteen-year-old Mrs. Blossom Sparks Di Blasi on Trial Today. IN CLEVELAND COURT Officials Have Reason to Believe Her Birthplace Was Here—No Record. The trial of thirteen-year-old Mrs. | Blossom Sparks Di Blasi, on the ■charge of delinquency, which is taking 1 place in the court in Cleveland today,, {and whose young love dreams have 1 been early and cruelly blasted, has a j little bit of local interest here by reason- of the fact that Monday the officials here received a telegram from Cleveland attorneys asking for acerI tificate of her birth, that her age might ibe legally certified to. Whether they had reason to believe she was born in I Adams county, or knowing that Tndi--1 ana was her birthplace, sent messages I to all the counties in the state is not ' known. At any rate she is not known here, but her mother, Mrs. Effie Sparks, resides at 734 Lord street, Indianapolis. Cleveland dispatchessay: i “Mrs. Blossom Sparks Di Blasi, a thirteen-year-old girl, who says that she eloped from Indianapolis last August with Salvatore Di Blasi, and was married to him in Toronto on September 1, 1911, appeared in juvenile court here today to answer to a charge of delinquency. The case was continued. The girl was arrested with Di Blasi last Saturday. He is charged with 1 contributing to juvenile delinquency. . The girl told the police that she ran away with Di Blasi because he promised to take her to Italy. She says that he has made her work in a glove factory and has taken all her wages.” According to the following in the Indianapolis Star the mother greatly desires her return. “Mrs. E®e Sparks, 734 Lord street, mother of Blossom Sparks, the four-teen-year old girl who disappeared several months ago with Salvatore Di Blasi, visited detective headquarters Tuesday. Mrs. Sparks desires her daughter returned, and said that she would prosecute the Italian, who, according to dispatches from Cleveland, was arrested there charged with contributing to the girl’s delinquency, and released under bond. It is expected Di Blasi and the girl will be returned to Indianapolis the latter part of this week. Mrs. Sparks, it is said, told Captain Holtz of the detective that she would pay the expenses incurred ' in bringing the girl to this city when I the Italian is returned. Mrs. Sparks, I it is alleged, credits the reports that j her daughter has been held in Cleve- ; land as a slave, and believes that the I Italian is entirely to blame. She refused to discuss the case with report- ' eds yesterday. Di Blasi's trial in Clevei land is set for Wednesday.” As the examination of the birth rer(ords here fail to show that of Blos- ' som Sparks, it iS quite likely that the j officials erred in believing this to be ! her birth place. The county health j officer has the birth records from 11899, those prior to that being kept ;in the county clerk s offli e. UNION INITIATES. i A very enthusiastic meeting of the American F< deration of Labor was , held Tuesday evening when nine new members were taken into the new or ganization. The work was conferred by the home members and was carried out in excellent shape and to the satisfaction of all The membership is , increasing rapidly and within a short while the roll will be between seventyfive and one hundred. The Modern Woodmen have issued a call for this evening when their regular meeting is scheduled. There will be business, which will require the presence of all members and a good attendance is asked. The Yeomen held their regular weekly meeting Tuesday evening and a goodly number responded to the call and enjoyed the evening's work. This lodge, too, is becoming quite popular and numbered among the most enthusiastic in the city. —o_ — Jonas Myers returned to Bluffton today after a visit with the J. D. Myers family.