Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1912 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 24.

TERRE HAUTE WINS The $5,000 McCrum-Howell Prize for Biggest Sale of Red Cross Seals. MORE THAN MILLION Seals Were Sold in Indiana —Little Village of Kirkpatrick Also Wins. iuuianapolis, Ind, Jan. 27—More than one minion Red Cross seals were sold in Indiana in 1911, making a record for the state. Terre Haute wins the $5,000 prize given by the McCrumHowell company. The other six prizes go to Kirkpatrick, Danville, Pierceton, | Greensburg, Mt. Carmel and Goodland. This announcement was made today by Merle Sidener and Guernsey Van Ripor, the Indiana sales managers who directed the sale throughout the state. It is based upon reports from all but a few of the 426 cities and towns, among them Indianapolis and i Anderson. When all reports are re-1 celved the sales managers expect the ' record to reach 1,250,000, a 100 per, cent increase over the sale of 1910. According to the conditions of the contest the city selling 10,000 seals and making the highest per capita sale would be awarded the prize. Terre Haute headed the list with a gross sale of 192,000 Red Cross seals and a per capita record of 3.37 seals sold for each innabitant. Greensburg ranked next in the sale of more than SIOO worth of seals, with 3.33 seals sold for each inhabitant. The competition between these two cities was very keen throughout the entire campaign. The largest per capita sale of Red ’ Cross seals was made by Kirkpatrick, a smal Itown of 87 inhabitants, near Crawfordsville. In that town 11.10 seals per inhabitant were sold. Danville ranked second with a sale of 4.78, and Pierceton third, with 4.52 to its credit. Tne percentage sale in Mt. Carmel was 3.26, and in Goodland, 2.92. With the exception of Terre Haute and Goodland, hand or electric suction cleaners will be awarded. Goodland will get a handsome silk flag. Last year 680.000 seals were sold in this state. From reports received to date there has already been an increase of nearly 400,000 over the sale in 1910. In 1909, 780,000 of the seals were sold in Indiana. Decatur made a noble showing, having sold 6,429 seals. WILL CARE FOR ENGINES. Erie Appoints Lccal Men for Care During Engine’s Rest Here. George Oswald and E. Tobin were at Huntington, where they successfully passed the Erie railroad examination for the positions of local care-takers of engines whicn may be left here while the crew enjoys the eight hours' rest according to the law which re- , quires that employees may not work , longer than sixteen continuous hours. Mr. Oswald will take care of the engines during the day and Mr. Tobin during the night. DRAW ON DEFICIENCY FUND. Assistants in the office of Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of < public instruction, have sent out letters, urging township trustees and county superintendents to send in re-, ports from school corporations, which desire to take advantage of the de- ■ flciency fund statutes, the time limits i for such reports being fixed at FebruI ary 6, 1912. Under the present stat- ! ute 5.2 per cent of the state school tax ■ is set aside for the deficiency fund, f out of which school corporations, j- which cannot maintain their schools | for six or seven months a year from I the funds at their disposal, may draw enoug hto tide them over. POLICE COURT NEWS. John O'Donnell, the old man who fell and injured his head Friday, was f arraigned on a plain drunk charge this morning and entered a plea of guilty. He drew five dollars and costs i for his dlvident and was turned loose.. The attention of the police was nec-! essary to keep him sober this morning so that he would be able to take the noon train south to his home at j Geneva. I

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ABSENT THREE YEARS. Thurman Stults, son of James Stults who has been absent for three and a half years, returned home this morning from the west to spend the remainder of the winter with his parents. Mr. Stults, while gone, followI ed the trade of making concrete, and traveled all over the country, his last location being San Francisco, Cal. i Thinking that he woud again like to see the many well known Decatur faces, he took the train on last Tuesday, homeward bound, arriving here ' this morning from Fort Wayne. IT WALKED AWAY i Horse Takes Sudden Notion That it Wanted to Put Up for Night. GOES TO FEED YARD Davis Daily Has Long Search for Horse—Enlisted Aid of Officers. Thinkipg that he had waited as long ! as it usually takes the milk carrier to 1 leave the daily supply of milk at the housewife's door, the horse belonging to Davis Dailey, the well known dairyman, which had been left Friday evening, in front of the Hains' meat market. while driver we r ‘ inside on an errand, took it into tis head to purI sue its way, and thereby caused a long and weary search on the part of the driver and officers, who knew not whether the horse had been stolen or simply strayed away. The horse is the one usually driven with the milk wagon, but in the evening had been changed to a closed rig to drive to ! this efly, about 6 o'clock. Mr. Dailey had driven up to the Hains’ meat market, and there got out, leaving the horse standing in front of the shop. In about threee minutes he came out and the horse was gone. A long search was unsuccessful in locating ' the horse, and finally the night officers I were notified, being still on the hunt at 8:30 o’clock. Finally Samuel Frank located the horse at the Schlickman feed yard, where it was gotten by the owner this morning. The boy in charge of the Schlickman yard stated that Friday evening between 6 and 7 o'clock the horse and closed carriage drove into the yard as nicely as one could imagine. The carriage was closed and the boy, thinking the driver therein, asked whether he should unhitch and put the horse up. He got no answer and asked again, and then investigating found no one in charge. Thinking, as is usually the case, that the driver was in a hurry, and had sent the horse alone, he unhitched, and gave the horse good care, and was finally found there, in the best condition. by Mr. Frank, all concerned being very grateful for the good care given the animal, and truly grateful that the horse had not been stolen and driven to parts unknown as feared at first. SAW SOMETHING. Daniel Haley, a south end resident, went through quite an experience on Thursday evening on his way home, when he saw what he believed to be the form of a man lying in the street, but it proved to be a far les object. It was about ten p m. and Mr. Haley had reached the home of Will Chronister, corner of Hight street and Mercer avenue, when the obstacle appeared. Dan says he went near it and saw it move, whil at the same time he did not have grit enough to make a close examination. He went to the Chronister home, rapped and called for Mr. Chronister to come out. which ho did. Doth then started for the scene to satisfy their curiosity, this time going near enough to find out for sure, but it failed to reveal Mr. Haley’s first imagination, and the real object we dare not state, and both repaired to their homes contented. - o TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. Large Class Takes Test in Charge of Professor Opliger. Sixty or more teachers, or prospective teachers, took the regular monthly teachers' examination today at the Central school building, the test being in charge of Prof. L. E. Opliger, who returned Thursday from Linn Grove.

ANOTHER LINK |J. A. Morris & Company of Bluffton Buy Baughman 5 and 10c Store. OF THIS CITY Is Another Link in Big Chain of Seven Similar Stores Over Country. The J. A. Morris Company of Bluffton, which owns a chain of five and ten cent stores in various cities of this part of the country, acquired the seventh link In their chain, in the purchase of the Baughman five and ten cent store, conducted in this city for the past eight years by Clarence Baughman. While the ownership of the store passed into the Morris company January 18th, Mr. Baughman is remaining as manager until the Morris company can secure a manager to come and take charge. The Baugh mans have been engaged in this business here eight years and have built up a most profitable trade, the store being conceded one of the best paying ones in the district, and it was only the payment of a good premium that finally capped the inducement to sell. The Morris company now owns stores in the following cities: Bluffton, Decatur, Elwood, Columbia City, Portland, Newcastle and Hillsdale. Mich. Mr. Baughman is undecided as to what he will do, but will probably take a much-needed rest for a while, and may later open another similar store in another city, where there is a good opening, and which with his good experience, will undoubtedly’ prove to be as successful as the undertaking here. INVOICE is BEGUN Wilson Lee Appointed by Court to Settle Partnership Business of LAMAN & LEE John Schug and T. W. Watts Appointed Appraisers and Began Invoice Today. • Wilson Lee this morning in the Adams circuit court filed affidavit that he was the surviving partner of the hardware firm of Laman & Lee, testifying to the death of his partner, the late Samuel J. Laman, and was appointed by court to settle the firm's business, as a surviving partner, iue appraisers were then appointed, upon petition, Mr. Laman naming John Schug, and County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke naming T. W. Watts. The appraisers immediately qualified according to law, and proceeded at once upon the invoice of the large stock carried Tjy this firm, being assisted in the big undertaking by the regular employees of the store. The task will take about a week, and during this time the store wil be closed. When the invoice is completed Mr. Gee will give the required bond to settle the business according to the law governing partnerships, and the store will be opened again for business. The estate of Mr. Laman outside that of the partnership, will be administered by Mrs. Laman, who qualified Friday afternon as administratrix, giving $40,000 bond. D. B. Erwin is the attorney. ■ ■ o FEATHER CAUSES DEATH. Huntington, Ind., Jan. 27 —A small feather drawn into her lungs several months ago while engaged as a milliner, caused an infection which today resulted in the death of Miss Cora Stults. The deceased was a cousin of Morton Stults, associate editor and junior member of the Decatur Herald. o NOTICE, RED MEN! All members of the Red Men lodge will meet at the hall tonight at 7:30 in attendance at a called meeting to consider important business. By order of the Sachem, John Logan.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 27, 1912.

FUNERAL RITES. For Miss Beatrice Oliver at Huntington Thursday Well Attended. The funeral of Miss Beatrice Oliver was held from the Central Christian church Thursday afternoon, Rev. El mer Ward Cole officiating. Services i wer largely attended and the members of the K. and L. of H. lodge were present in a body. Pall bearers were Fred Adams, Roy Bucher, Ray McCartney, Paul Shideler, Harlan Clark and Aubrey Dill. Flower ladies were Nellie Kacy, Kathleen Kacy, Blanche Broughton, Lavine Quinn and Edith Drummond. Music was furnished by Mrs. Harmon Gill, Miss Grace Cline. Claire Cline, Henry Fisher and Mrs. B. H. B. Grayston. Burial was in Mt. Hope cemetery.—Huntington Herald. Mrs. Cyrus Weaver and the Misses Edith Miller, Lena and Anna Meyers were in attendance from this city. win botiTgames High School Team Defeats Fort Wayne in Fast Basket Ball Game. — ON FRIDAY EVENING Second Team Also Defeats Petersen High .School in Walk-away Style. Two more victories were Friday evening added to the list of games won for the local high school, when the second team defeated the Peterson high schol team 28 to 7. The home team shoved their superiority over their opponents from the very beginning but at no time did they allow their Visitors to obtain such a lead as to givgthem much encouragement, I that the game would be theirs. The line-up was as follows: Decatur ' Peterson i Neptune Forward Miller 1 Miller I Staker.ForwardGoldner FaK Center Adler i Borne • Lachot Guard .. LongerbackArchbold ner —- The second game ot the evening between the Fort Wayne high school and i the local high school team was another excellent demonstration of the ; i clevernes of the locals in the game. , they taking their enemies into camp ■4O to 26. Fast playing and god goal . throwing for the home team gave them a good lead and the first half of the game was in favor of them. In the latter half the visitors braced up ; somewhat and managed to secure a , number of points, but their showing was too late for any good and the locals too their scalp with 1 a god lead. The next game sched ■ uled is with Liberty Center at that 1 ■ place one week from next Friday ev- . ening. However, a game with Hunt- ‘ ington for next Friday evening will be ; endeavored, and if this can be secured ' the game wil be played here. The following was the line-up. Decatur Ft. Wayne . Beery Forward .. Stonecifer i McConnell .. Forward . . Gerberding Vail I Vancil Center Keim • Peterson Guard Edson McConnell ■ J Lose Guard Broks I Goals: Stonecifer, 6; Gerberding, 3; Keim, 1; Beery, 8; McConnell, 1; Vail, 1: Vancil, 6; Peterson, 6. J Foud goals: Fort Wayne, 6; Deca-. , ! tur, 6. Official Worthmann. ANOTHER UNION. . The plasterers met Friday night in the harness makers' hall to talk over the advisability of formulating a union of all the local plasterers. Nothing definite was done and another meeting is scheduled for Wednesday of next 1 week. Eight plasterers are concerned in the formation and it is thought that they will affiliate with the federation. SCHOOL BOARD MEETS. The school board met Friday evening i and made the regular monthly allow > ance of bills, including the teachers’ ’ and janitors’ salaries, among other things.

jTttE ASSISTANTS - Fair Officials Name Superintendents of the Various Departments. > ' ————— FOR THE NEW SEASON — t A Good Selection—The Fair Board Meets September 16 to 20 for Fair. I President T. H. Baltzell aud Secre . tary Charles E. Magley of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association, met this morning in this city and selected the superintendents of the various de1 partments of the work for the coming season, the selection to be subject to the approval of the board of directors. The selection is a good one. and those in charge will no doubt bring the de- ' partments up to a standard of unsurpassed excellence. The dates for the holding of the fair here this season have been fixed for September 16 to 20. The following were named: Managing Board —Phil Baker, C. Boknecht and Charles Yager. Premium List—C. D. Kunkel, J. D. Nidlinger, James Rice. ' Speed Supt.—C. D. Kunkel. Horses —J. P. Steiner. i Cattle —Martin Miller. Sheep and Swine Martin L. Smith. I Poultry—Amos Hirschy. Friiit and Agriculture—William | Zimmerman. Canned Fr lit and Culinary—Mrs. < Charles Magley. Art —Mrs. C. D. Kunkel. Privileges -Louis Fruchte. Chief of Police —George Brewster. Water —Phil Baker. Hacks —Henry Eiting. COURTHOUSE NEWS —— Will of Caroline Grote Was Probated Today—Children Share Equally. AFTER PAYMENTS Os Certain Special Bequests —Marriage License Department Booming. ■ Marriage licenses: Effie M. Springer, I born August 8, 1876, daughter of Hen-i ry Knavel, to wed James H. Woods, I born April 8, 1853, plasterer. Both | have been married before. The bride ; was divorced October 7, 1907, and the i groom’s first marriage was dissolved | bv death, February 1, 1911. i . 1 Realty transfers: Ger. B L. F. i ' i S. Association to Mary A. Cramer et] al., pt. lot 34, Decatur, $1,000; Adam Nussbaum to Solomon Nussbaum, 33 acres, Monroe tp., $4700; August , Scheidigger to John H. Bixler, lot 18, I Buena Vista, $900; Bert Rice to Wm. H. Eley, realty in Blue Creek tp. (executor’s deed), $4500; Jess L. Cook to Wm. Lehman, 2 acres, Wabash tp., SISOO. A marriage license was issued Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock to Wilmer I Worthman, born June 20, 1890. son of: Charles Worthman of Wells county, to j wed Anna Yake. born March 11, 1893,1 daughter of Herman Kake of Kirkland I township. I The will of Caroline Grote, deceased ! [January 14th, was probated. The will | was executed May 21, 1898, and wit- ; n"sed by John Schurger and Christian [ j Schamerloh. After the payment oi i i debts and funeral expenses, the one: of her children who cared for her up to her death shall receive first payment from tne estate. This is to be arranged by the children, or in case they cannot agree they are to select two parties to do so. To her daughter, Caroline Bucher, after the foregoing item is complied with, she gives SSO. The remainder is to be equally : divided among the testator’s nine children or their legal heirs. Licensed to w’ed: Clara M. Burr, born January 1, 1890, daughter of Charles Burr, of Monmouth, to wed John W. Watson, born March 22, 1875, laborer, of Fort Waite, son of Shane : W. Watsou. 1

RUSHES ROAD THROUGH. Homer Faust Friday completed the road in Blue Creek township for which he had the contract. Mr. Faust dei serves great credit for the dispatch I with which he built this road, pushI ing it through during the coldest win- ■ ter weather, and many compliments j for his perseverance are heard. One lof his acquaintances stated that Mr. j Sorg worked untiringly at his road, ■ and has several little frost-bites on his [ face to show for his work during the cold. SPECIAL SERVICES In the Churches—Epworth League to Give Program Tomorrow Evening. FELLOWSHIP SERVICE At United Brethren—Baptist Church Revival Announcement. Baptist Church. Pastor Jones preacneq on the text, “Where Art Thou?” last evening to a very appreciative audience. At this service one confessed Christ as Savior. j There will be no services at the Baptist church this evening. i On Sunday morning at 9:30 to 10:30 j Pastor Jones will give a second dem- ! onstration to the children, a lesson | they will never forget. Parents are invited to see this demonstration. j These demonstrations are attractiiing considerable attention because they j so perfectly illustrate the truth. At 10:30 Sunday morning the pas- | tor will preach on “The Valley of DeI cision.” Joel 3:14. At 7:00 p. m. Sunday the subject of I the sermon will be “Not Far from the I Kingdom.'' There will be special mu- | sic. So far seven have been added to the church in these meetings and it - is expected that Sunday will be the best day yet. On Monday evening the subject will I be “Daniel's Decision.” Methodist Church. The attendance at the Methodist I church was the largest of the revival I meeting. The big supnbeam choir | sang very sweetly four songs. The j invitation song by the children was I a stirring appeal to the hearts of all. I The sermon on “Shipwrecks” was il-1 lustrated by personal experiences of | the pastor. On Sunday a very impor- I tant service will be conducted at th? ! Sunday school. At 10:30- a. m. the pastor will preach a five-minute ser- ' mon to the children just before the I regular sermon. At night the subject' of the address by Mr. Semans will be "Reconciled to God.” The meetings will continue all next week. — All those who during this sesion oi I the revival at the United Brethren church have been converted or identified themselves with the church, are requested to be at the Sunday morning service at 10:30 o’clock, at which time the right hand of fellowship will be extended to. them Epworth League Program. The following program will be rendered Sunday evening by the Epworth League at the Methodist church, Miss ■ Florence Myers being leader: Song. Scripture. Piano Solo —Irma Houk. Talk —“The Heroism of Pure Devotion to Native Land” —Hon. D. E. Smith. Vocal Solo —Dwight Peterson. Sub-topics. Piano Duet —Florltie Edwards, Nellie Nichols. David’s Prayer—Leader, Florence Myers. All the Epworthians and their friends are cordially invited to attend i the meeting. ELKS’ GOOD MEETING. An enthusiastic meeting of Elks was held Friday evening when several important questions were up before the lodge for disposal. The building problem, or new lodge quarters, took up some time and although some action was taken, nothing in the way of publication was given out, and will not be, until furthered toward completion.

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REMAINS ARRIVED 1 ■ ■ Body of Mr. Smith Brought from Fort Wayne to Sister’s Home Today. MRS. CHAS. GILBERT ’ — I > Father Arrived too Late to See Son Alive—The Fu1 neral Arrangements. Orson Smith, the young man who on Thursday morning had the misfortune to get his foot fastened in a belt which he was trying to place on a running pulley, and pulling him downward to the drive-wheel pulley, where it. became lodged and so tightly bound that it was instantly torn from his body, was, at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, relieved of his sufferings bydeath, at the Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital, where he was rusned shortly after the occurrence of the sad accident for amputation and further relief. Death, upon his Immediate arrival at the hospital stared him in the face, ! while hope was extended that he j might pull through, after the awful inI jury and terrible shock to his system. | The over-crowded condition of the hos- ! pital and the weakened condition from j the loss of blood caused the operation to be postponed until noon, when the amputation was made. He appeared I brighter at first and word of a probable recovery was received by his friends here. This condition remained : such until Friday, when he suffered a ! relapse and his sister and other relai tives were sent for. His father, who : resides at Walkerville, Mich., was wiri ed at once, receiving the word at 10 ' o’clock, and made immediate arrangements for his coming here to be with his son. Owing to the heavy snows in Michigan he was held up for some hours and did not reach here until the 1:11 train over the G. R. & I. Friday ; afternoon. He at once inquired about his son and upon being told of his be- | ing at the Fort Wayne hospital left on i the 2:30 o’clock car, but when he ari rived there the son had passed away, i and the body .had already been moved j to the undertaking morgue to be preI pared for burial. Arrangements were then made for i the body to be brought to this city and - the remains arrived over the interurban at 11:10 o’clock this morning and [ were taken to the home of his sis- | ter, Mrs. Charles Gilbert, on Jefferson ; street. No complete arrangements for ! the funeral have as yet been reached, ! and will not be, pending the arrival ot i other members of the family from ! Michigan. The services will be in ! charge of the Rev. Goodwin of the j United Brethren church and will be i held Monday morning at 9 :30 and burI ial will be made al the Woodlawn j cemetery at Ossian. Orson Smith was the son of Orson ; and Melissa Smith, and was born at Ossian twenty-two years ago this coming May. Five years ago the father moved his family to Walkerville, Michigan, Orson accompanying him. One year later he left for the northern part of Michigan, remaining for a short while, coming then to the state of Ohio for a year or so, and then came to this city, where he had been employed ever since. During his stay at the city waterworks lant for p few i months and later at the interurban power house, where he was employed as fireman, he made many friends, being employed at the latter place two years. From there he took charge of a like position at the Adams heading plant, where he was working at the time of the sad misfortune. He was well liked by his fellow employees, and all, since the accident, have made many inquiries concerning his condition, and now are said in grief over his death. They also, out of respect for him, sent a beautiful tribute of flowers. He leaves besides a father and mother, eight brothers and sisters —William, Charles, Henry, Everet. Keith, Roznah and Elsie Marguerite Smith, all at home, and Mrs. Charles Gilbert, of this city. Others of the iamily are expected here today, who were at once sent the sad news oi death. Red Men Notice. All Red Men are requested to be at the hall this evening at 7:30 o'clock to make arrangements for attending the funeral of their brother, Orson Smith.