Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 33.

SPAN OF BEAUTY ( Will be New Concrete and Steel Bridge Over the Old St. Mary’s AT MONROE STREET Twin Spans of 89 Feet Each Will Bridge the River— Work of Art. k '* By the time the Ice King gives up ’ his rule, and th*? April showers go purling down the St. Mary's river past the foot of Monroe str.“ et > I* l6 waters of old St. Mary’s will be gurgling satisfaction at the busy works .that will be in progress there—the teu rili s | away of the old wooden bridge tha.' j for years has been the entrance to the eity from the east, and the replacing •of a concrete and steel reinforced structure of the latest kind, to be built at a cost, of $17,490 by the Burke Con-; struction company of New Castle, Ind. ■ The contract for the building of the bridge was awarded to this company ' Tuesday by the county commissioners, and will be built according to the plans furnished by the company. Material for the bridge will begin to' arrive at once, and work will comby April Ist, with promise of completion by July Ist. Besides the technical plans, understood by so few, yet so necessary in the construction, is a water color view of the bridge as it will be tvhen completed, and this hanging in the auditor’s o;ce, gives even to the most untrained eye, a good picture of what the finished bridge will be. There will be two spans of eightynine feet each, bridging the river, joined by the pier in the middle. The highest point of the span above the level of the water will be twenty-one feet. The road-bed of the bridge, running over each span onto the end abutments, will be a length of 121 feet, for each half, making-the roadbed of the bridge a total length of 242 feet. From the end abutments, the road bed extends beyond the river, twenty-eight feet each way. The road bed, from walk to walk, will be twenty-two feet wide, or thirty-four feet from outei edge to outer endge, or forty-eight feet across from the outed edges of the middle pier. A cement walk, stx ieet wide, with ace- f ment curb six inches high and eight- j een inches wide, forming a gutter,' will run on each side of the bridge, its full length. The bridge will be an open structure, quite a novel change over the closed wooden structure, str long used. Each side will be guarded by a balus-) trade running the entire length of, the bridge. At the abutments, and the . central pier will be heavy pilasters.! and the balustrade will be divided into panels, with heavy blocks at in-; tervals of some fourteen feet or more.) At the ends of the bridge and the ’ middle pier, will be large lamp posts, ( making six in all. Those wil Ibe completely fitted with glass globes, six-, teen candle power bulbs in each globe and five globes to each lamp post. The' style and pattern of the lamp posts j shall be subject to the approval of the board of commissioners and their engineer. The bridge contractor will furnish and place on one of the pilasters of the balustrade, where directed a plain bronze tablet, securely anchored into position This tablet will contain the date of erection, the names of the county commissioners, the county auditor, county surveyor, and contractor, in plain block betters, not less than two inches high, raised not less than one-fourth inch, and will be about twenty-four inches by thirty-six inches with plain face, and outer beveled edges. The old wooden bridge will be wrecked and removed by the contractor. All timbers, stone, and other wreckage shall be neatly piled on the east side of the river, beside the roadway and out of the way of travel, all old material to belong to the contractor, who will be responsible for its removal from the site. OPEN TO THE WORLD. Practically the only change made by the fair association in its revision of the rules, Is that 'this year the poultry show will be open to exhibitors of the world, instead of those onlv from this county.

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THE ELKS’ BALL. Your attention cannot too frequently be called to the Elks charity ball, to be given by this liberal organization on Monday evening, February 19th. Tliq committee In charge will call upon. tlieU' jjany friends for the purpoßd of disposing of tickets and there should be none to fail to invest a dollar toward this worthy I cause. There will be a special meet- ' ing of all members this evening, there I being business that requires the pres I ence of all members. THE MONROE NEWS Great Future is Assured Our Sister City from Present Busy Rush. CHURCH GATHERINGS Are Scheduled for the Near Future—Building Boom Soon to Open. Monroe, liid., Feb. 7 (Special to Daily Democrat) —Freidman | has gone to Fort Wayne to accept a position in that city. The board of directors of the Monroe tile mill held a business meeting on last Monday, at which time the 1 lousiness of the past year was gone 1 over and other business matters at- 1 tended to. The manager, Mr. Rufusi Sprunger, was highly praised for i' the excellent business which was i 1 brought about through his labors, and , 1 the high rank in which the company is ' held through his untiring efforts. ' I The Standard Bearers S the Methodist church are completing arrange- , ments for the giving on an entertain- j, ment at the church on Friday, when a speaker of note will address the people, and an arranged program will i! be carried out. On Sunday evening, February 18th, at the Methodist church, under the auspices of the Epworth League, a musical entertainment will be given j by those in charge, and they are go-’ ing to quite a bit of extra work to ; make the affair a prominent one. All i are invited to attend, and a good time ! is assured all. "Monroe is still booming." The la- ! test step in this line was the purchase of seven acres by John Hocker and divided off into twenty-five lots, which he has all sold, and in the near future a building boom will be no-* ' ticed in this tittle town. Eleven new dwellings will be erected, and along with this a new brick business room, with a Modern Woodman hall will be constructed. The Monroe Hay, Grain and Milling ! ‘ company has added to its force of millers, J. W. Foiger, an experienced man, who will greatly aid in getting out their present great demand of business in feed and “our, wnich re- ' quires all their time to complete or- ; ders. PURSUED BY BAD* LUCK. Woman Reaches Ceneva Too Late for Mother’s Funeral. Mrs. Jennie Fee of Oklahoma City, Okla., who passed through Bluffton Sunday afternoon enroute from her home to Geneva to attend the funeral of her mother, seamed pursued by a chain of bad luck, which startdd j after she had left her home in Oklahoma. She received the death message Friday, and she was delayed in getting started to Geneva. She purchased a ticket to St. Louis, and thence to Richmond via the G IR. Sr T, After reaching St. Louis, she learned that , she could not make connections there . in time to reach Geneva to attend the ■ funeral which was held Sunday after- . noon at 2:30 o'clock. She exchanged . her ticket for one over the Clover I Leaf and the Clover Leaf train was . about tqn hours late, caused by a de- . tour by the way of Danville, 111., on aci count of a freight wreck at Cayuga, Ind. She arrived here at 2.32 p. m, and after the train had gone she found she had left her purse in the coach. • A message w-as sent to the conductor i at Decatur and her purse containing > $15.75 was returned to'her by a . freight train. She left this city at .- 5 p. m. for Geneva, bpt was too late to attend the funeral. —Bluffton Banner.

WEDDING BELLS Rang Happily at St. Mary's Church for Eiting-Laug-ermann Nuptials. SOLEMNIZED TODAY Wedding Dinner Given at Home of Bride’s Mother Dance at K. of C. Hall. Wedding bells rang happily forth this morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church for the nuptials of Miss Elizabeth Agnes Eiting and Mr. Albert Laugermann. which were solemnized by Father Wilken. The wedding party made a very pretty appearance, the bride being gowned in an ivory-colored frock of marquisette, hung over satin. White I rusebuiijs were fastened in her hair, 1 and the prayer book she carried was marked with the same pretty buds. I The bridesmaids, the bride's sister, | Miss Josephine Eiting, and a friend, Miss Eleanor Hockemeyer, were love- 1 ly in dresses of white seeo silk, with j trimmings of net, and also carried' white flowers. The groom was attended by Messrs. Andy Sherack and ' Frank Gillig. Nearly sixty gusts gath- j ered with the wedding party at the' home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Cor- 1 nelius Eiting, south of this city, following the church ceremony, and j showered them with good wishes be-1 fore the wedding feast, which was sumptuously spread at noon on tables, pretty in fheir floral decorations, the ■ house also being bright and fragrant I w’ith its wealth of flowers for the occasion. This evening about two hun- ’ dred friends will join in the dance to I be given at the K. of C. hall. Among out of town guests are I Rose, Leo and Pauline, Schroeder of Madison, Mrs. John ! Laugermann and daughter, Lizzie, and son, John, of Tiffin, Ohio; Joseph and Earl Heffner of Fort Recovery, Ohio; , Ed Gase of Tiffin, Ohio. The young I couple will live on a farm south of 1 this city. Both are young people deserving of the highest success in lifq, which will undoubtedly be ( HONOR LINCOLN W. R. C. Will Give Picnic i Supper for G. A. R. and Their Wives. " • ON NEXT MONDAY, A Program Will Follow in Commemoration of the Martyred President. I The Women's Relief Corps has tak, ) eti things into its hands in the *ay ' of celebrating Lincoln's birthday next Monday, February iztti, ana have decided to give a picnic supper at the ) home hall to which all the members of (he G. A. R. and their wives are invited. This will be given from 6:30 to 7 o'clock. Following this a program of speeches and music will be given. Mrs. Nellie Sholty, patriotic instructor of the W. R. C., has charge iof the program, while Mrs. Sarah ! Wcrtzbcrgc." is chairman of the committee on arrangements, and a celebration, unsurpassed in excellence, is anticipated. The celebration marking the anniversary of theMnartyrcd president, who did so much for the saving of his country at her great crisis, will be a worthy one. — PYTHIAN SUPPER. The following menu will be given by the Pythian Sisters at their home on Saturday evening, from 5 p. m.: Vegetable Soul Pickles Cut Veal German Baked Potatoes Baked Beans Cold Cream Slaw Fruit Cake Coffee TO MEET THURSDAY. All the committees on arrangement for the district. K. of P. convention to be held here February 21st will meet at the home Thursday evening, when ' further steps will be taken.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, February 7, 1912.

. “AUNT JERUSHA’S PHOTO ALBUM” tls Name of Merry Play to be Given I Thursday at Yeomen Hall. i' “Aunt Jerusha’s Photograph AJ-| bum” is the name of the merry play ( to be given by the Presbyterian Guild i Thursday evening, February Bth, at . the Yeomen hall. The guild has been, practicing diligently for some time, £nd expects to give the public an even- , ing of fun. Ten cents admission will ; be' charged. The public is cordially ‘ invited to attend. The cast will be; published tomorrow. ,* 9 ' COURT HOUSE NEWS I I i’ . . I Will of John Leichty Probated—Suit Dsmissed by , t True & Runyon. THE DIVORCE CASE Os Warren Hamrick Set sor 1 I Trial February Fifteenth —Marriages. I i Martin Miller vs. Dallas Butler et! jpl. Defendant ruled to answer absolute in live days. | State ex rel. Jennie Bieberstein, bastardy, set for trial, Thursday, Feb-; ■ ruary 22nd. i Marie Kruel vs. J. H. Koenig et al. Answer filed in one paragraph. I True & Runyon vs. Clifford Death. 1 Cause dismissed; costs paid. I Samuel Barger vs. J. H. Koenig et al. C. J. Lutz appeared for defendant; ’ rule to answer. D. E. Smith appears for Henry Schroeder. I 1 I —— ’ Henry Gerke vs. William Fledderjohann et al. C. J. Lutz appears for defendant. » ■' | The Bank of Tocsin vs. Ernst Gallmeyer et al. C. J. Lutz appears for defendant; rule to answer. D. E. Smith appears for defendant, Ernst Gallmeyer. — I Daniel W. Meyers et al. vs. James i M Rice pt al . assessment lien. Cause ! ordered left off docket. The attachment case of William t Pouch vs. George H. Garman ordered left off docket. Martha Heideman vs. Henry Heide man, divorce, cause dismissed without prejudice at plaintiff’s cost. I Dennis Striker vs. Albert Meyer et al. Note and foreclosure. Plaintiff, ' files answer in two paragraphs to! . cross-complaint of Chris C. Beer et al. | j-Rule to reply Answer to cross-com ; plaint of Daniel Rich filed, and reply) Ito second paragraph of answer of) I Chris Rich. I Joseph Chrisman vs. W. J. Heeter, rental and account. Affidavit by dei fendant for change of venue from county sustained. Cause sent to Al-1 ) len circuit court. Ten days given to , ; perfect caange. The Unitype Co. vs. The Decatur Publishing Co., replevin and damages. C. Ls. Walters appears for defendant. | I In the damage case of Rebecca Eady, administratrix, against City of Decatur, C. J. Lutz appears for the plaintiff. — i The replevin and damage case of I Martin Hollingsworth vs. L. G. Bot- ■ kins was ordered left off the docket. ;l I In the Taylor partition case, plea | in abatement is filed by Mary Taylor, j Muri Laisure vs. L. "L. Wright, on i note. Dismissal at* plaintiff's cost. ! | ) In the I. D. Landis receivership . case, rule against receiver to answer : petition of Austill Advertising syndicate. f I —— ... | Warren A. Hamrick vs. Amanda T. ■ Hamrick, divorce. Set for trial Feb- | ruary 15th. t Marriage license: Elizabeth Agnes > Eiting, born July 4. 1889, daughter of t Cornelius and Catherine Eiting, to wed 1 Albert Langermann, farmer, of Adams CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.

THE SEMI-ANNUAL Old Adams County Bank Directors Held Regular Session Tuesday. ' . — ... r. THE USUAL DIVIDEND IWas Declared —Total Re-, | sources Pass the Million | | Mark—Heathy Growth. I ' | Directors of the Old Adams County batik held their senlkaetMal meeting iin the counting rooms that insti- | tution in this city Tuesday afternoon and the board and officials are highly elated over the showing made, which ) by the way was the best in the history of that old and rock-ribbed financial institution. The usual semi-an-nual dividend was declared and the balance credited to undivided profits. i The bank is now starting on its nineteenth year under its present charter and has two years to run under same. | Cashier Ehinger made a report of the 1 bank affairs at the meeting, showing that the total resources are $1,112,1143.86 aad the deposits are $931,- ; 874.48, the largest ever known at that bank. Every member of the board attended the meeting and each was de- ; lighted with the splendid showing for i the past six months. The business j continues to grow and with the antici- ■ pated growth in business in this coin- ; munity in the next six months they anticipate a further marked and mar- , velous growth in their business. The ! Old Adams County is one of the pioneer banks in this section of the state and is known far and near as a solid financial house in a solid community. BECOMES TRAVELING SALESMAN. Grover Hoffman, a clerk in the Schafer saddlery department. Tuesday began duty as traveling salesman, his territory to be northwestern Indiana, and a part of Michigan. This makes three traveling salesmen that this rapidly growing saddlery works now has. WHO IS HIS SISTER I 1 C. C. Bowen, Civil Wat Veteran, Who Died in Toronto, Canada. Jan. 6 - LEAVES A WILL | Devising Property to Sister in Decatur—Can She be Found? I Who is the sister of C. C. Bowen, j ' a civil war veterap, who died January : 6th, in Toronto, Canada? His sister , is supposed to live in this city or ■ county, and the aged veteran, a short time before his death, made a will 1 devising all his property to this sisj ter. If she cannot be found the Canadian government will confiscate the ' property, as Mr. Bowen still retained his United States citizenship. It is said that the officials are also confini ing their notices or publications for the heir to Canadian papers. Such, was the import of a letter received here today by J. Patterson, by a friend 1 who is also a war veteran, and who took a kindly interest in this matter that came to his notice. The amount of the property is not known, nor is the name of the sister. It is not known whether she retained the name of Bowen, or married, taking another name. Mr. Bowen, the' deceased, was I a member of Company G, 100th Indiana regiment. It will be remembered that about a month ago, a message was received here by Mr. Patterson, i Western Union Telegraph agent, from • a doctor in a hospital at Toronto, stat- . ing that Mr. Bowen was dying, they asking that relatives here be notified. The one to whom the message was addressed could not be located, al- - though a newspaper notice was given also, and it is thought probable that the one to whom it was sent was the ? sister, to whom he left his property — ; I J. H. Gentis, traveling salesman for i the International Harvester company, left this morning for Columbia City.

THEY GOT THE HOOK. King & Bleekman of Fort Wayne, who played at the Crystal Monday and Tuesday night were uncermoniously fired Tuesday night on account of not holding up to the contract. They were to put on a change of proI granr each night, but it seems that they only had one learned, and tried, a repeater, hence the discharge. Tonight the price will be five cents anq a special film !s on the boards con eerning the Mexican war. It is said to be exciting and lovers of war dra- . ma will be pleased with the play. GIVEN A START Fred Mitchell, Strange Insane Young Man, Now Rational. Was Discharged % ——— x. BY THE COURT Friends Assist Him to Huntington—Has Hopes of Gettng Job as Nurse. Having become rational, the insane strange young man confined in the Adams county jail the past two weeks,) and whose true name was learned to be Fred Mitchell, was given a hearing in the Adams circuit court late Tuesday afternoon aud was discharged. He left on the 4 o’clock interurban car for Huntington, where he thought friends would help him secure a posi- j tion as nurse in a hospital, he having ) been engaged in this profession. I Though violently insane a short time ago, and so adjudged by a jury in the | court of 'Squire J. H. Stone, and remanded to jail until he could be giv-1 en a final hearing in the circuit court, | Mitchell soon regained his right mind and his pitiable condition a short time ; ago is thought to have been a tern- j porary derangement due. to excessive ( drinking. He insists that his age is ! thirty-five years, but he looks not; more than twenty. He stated that he i has no near relatives now, but that his home was in New York City. At) eighteen years of age, the death of' his father left him SB,OOO or SIO,OOO, j I ail of which he lost recklessly and | was reduced to poverty, taking up a • wandering life. Being reduced to*great poverty and want, he often found temporary relief in supplying his wants, by pawning his clothing, so that his ! supply in this line was not of the best when he struck this city about three weeks ago and worked for a dairyman, a few days before the breakdown came. i He stated that should he have good I clothes, he thought it would be less difficult for him to secure a position, so kindly men here, whose many char-! itable acts done on th'e quiet have won | for them the life-long good will of i many unfortunates, fitted him out ) with good clothes, and other things ■: he might need for the trip to Hunt- ! ington, where he thought he could get I work. He is a man of good appear j ance. and is- said to be unusually bright. n LANDS IN NEW YORK. Hugh Miller of Muncie, in Europe Since Last October, on Way Home. The Wiunes family is in receipt, of a ! postal from Mr. Hugh Miller of Mun | cie, but who has been in Europe since ) last October, staling that he was on ; his way home. At the time of writing , I the card ho was in Paris, and ready to leave on the steamship, Princess i' Irene, for Bremen, and due to arrive •; in New York harbor at 10 o'clock this morning. While in New York City he ; will visit with his sister, Miss Grace t ! Miller, after which he will proceed ,! homeward, and he is expected to ar- . rive irr Muncie in a few days. It will 3 be remembered that last October he . I was sent by his firm, the Warner I | Gear company, of Muncie, to look into , i a matter relative to some automobile patent, in their interests. That lie ] i has now accomplished this step will mean much to his employers, and at the same time their success will be ( greatly Indebted to him. 5 ‘ • ’O — MAGLEY ADDITION. > t The census of Magley was increas- - ed Tuesday morning by one, with the arrival of a nine pound girl at th? home of the postmaster and merchant ■ | Jonas Liby. The new arrival lias , I brought with her an abundance of . 1 home happiness.

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WORK WAS PLENTY City Council Handles Big Bulk of Business Before Them Tuesday Night. MERRIMAN SEWER Is Having Its Ups and Downs—Now in Hands of Entire Council. The members of the city council met in regular session Tuesday evening, and owing to the elapse of three weeks since the last regular meeting, they were conrrontea wtth a large volume of business for disposal. The first work of the evening, following ) the roll call was a petition filed and I signed by Jack Grady, John Geier and t John W. Marbaugh, the three Grand I Rapids & Indiana crossing watchmen, asking that their hours be changed from 7:00 vo 7:00. the present sched- ■ use, to 7:00 to 6:00, relieving them of i one hour, as there are no trains passing between these hours. This was left in the hands of the street and sewer committee and was later apj proved and their request granted. A I resolution calling for the receiving of improvement bonds on the Gause sewer in the west part of the city was read and adopted. A second resolution, similar to the above was also read, it calling for improvement bonds !to be issued for the Mylott sewer, I both being adopted and ordered to be ; placed on record. An ordinance regulating traffic in the city of Decatur in case of fire, when the alarm is sounded, was read and passed on the ) third reading, with all rules suspended. Proof of publication, notice to ! property owners, pertaining to the construction of the Merriman sewer. I v as filed, followed with the hearing of objections from those who had anyi thing to say relative to the building of the sewer. Simon Brandyberry, with a remonstrance signed by a number of property owners and others liv- ■ ing along said proposed sewer route, ) was filed, they objecting the presI ent outline of the sewer, and that unless changed somewhat they would be ! opposed to its construction. Mr. Brandyberry, at some length, dwelt I upon t>e sentiment of the people who i signed his paper, and after his remarks Civil Engineer Kintz explained the matters as to how he thought they were and appeared to him upon his examination of the prescribed course. Several others gave their opinion and all having been given a I chance to relate what objection they ) held, it was left in the hands of the l entire council, who will look into the I matter and see what will be the best ! and most advantageous to all concerned. The treasurer’s reports for the months of September, Oclobei, November and December, 1911, and which had been turned over to the finance committee to go over the I same, were found to be o. k. and orI dered to be spread on record. The mayor and other officials of the city have again- been notified of the meeting of the Indiana Sanitary Water Supply ass<R:iation to be held at Indianapolis on the 15tli and 16tli oi this month, and the communication i expressed great hope that the city I would be represented by interested persons along this line. This the mayor has considered, and deemed it 1 necessary' that the city should send several representatives to attend and hear the many valuable pointers ’ I which will be given out to them, and ’ i Improvements which ought to be ’! made over the present system of afj fairs to be found throughout the state. To this the mayor asked that 1 ; Superintendent Martin Mylott and ') Civil Engineer G. F. Kintz be allowed ' their railroad fare and actual ex- ’ I penses during the two days' session and they have been appointed to at- ’ tend. The purchasing committee was authorized to buy one-half dozen ’ mops, one-half dozen brooms and a case of lye to be used at the waterworks plant. The contract of the (county council, which granted an ap- ! propriation for the placing of nine or more light posts around the court I house, three at the jail and six to be | placed at the new Monroe street bridge was read and left in the hands ' iof the street and sewer committee to 1 enter into contact with the county of- , ficials. The following bills were als lowed, completing the evening's work: f Holthouse Drug Co $ 7,55 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE