Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1912 — Page 2

DAILY D E M C CR AT Published "livery Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLES Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier ...10 cents Per Year, by carrier ....$5.00 Per Month, by mail 2t> cents Per Year, by mall $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rate* maue known on sppiication. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class ms' 1 Well, here it is, the first day of March, and the mercury still trying to run out of the bottom of the thermometer. In the years to come the old ‘ tellers” will be telling their children's children about the winter of nineteen and twelve In an investigation of the express companies by the interstate commerce commission it develops that last year one company alone collected $67,000 ' in double charges, that is that pack- ■ ages sent prepaid were also collected for when delivered. It might be well j for those who receive packages via express to investigate as to whether or not the charges have been prepaid before they settle. Within the present month, unless the weather continues too severe, there will be a thousand new faces in Decatur, more or less. Half this number will be employed at the sugar factory, while as many more will be used on the double-tracking work of the i Chicago & Erie. Do you realize that this means that there is something for • our people to do in getting rsady to care for these people? What are you going to do with them? We should wake up. It’s to be a great year for the old town, for there are other things doing. Edwin Lee, Indiana manager for the Roosevelt boom, former state chairi man o' the republican party, who be-, came famous "hen he issued the statement th;., Taft, could not carry Indiana if nominated,, has begun a campaign to prevent postmasters, rural carriers and other government employees, from taking an active part or paying assessments in the present fight for delegates to the national convention He has dug up an old order ot President Taft, and is urging that -t be carried out to the letter. Os course he is right, but the only trouble is that after the republicans are don? fighting among themselves and the teal campaign comes on. you will hear nothing of this frera the republican? and complaints from democrats will be pigeon-holed. it’s a great thing to have the control of the federal officials when you want it. The democratic state convention, which will be held in Indianapolis Match 21, will be one of the most interesting and important gatherings in many years. It is concluded that all ■J the present state officers will be renominated without opposition. Balloting, it seems, will only be necessary in choosing candidate#' for governor, lieutenant governor, judges of the su-

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: I reme and appellate courts and report-1 !er of the supreme court. The party’s position, on all vital public questions is so well understood that the making of the platform should be a simple I matter. Governor Marshall, of course, will receive an enthusiastic endorse- ! ment for the presidency and the splendid service of the democratic senators ! and representatives in congress and the state officials will justly be awarded a full meed of praise. In addition ito other matters the convention no ! doubt will call specific attention to the ■ fact that the democrats now in office have put the state's business on a genuinely business basis sharply in contrast with the conditions left by their republican predecessors. That there will be a very large attendance at the convention is beyond question. MONROEVILLE STIRRED BY CRIME The arrest of James H. Wood of' i Monroeville, by police at Fort Wayne, 1 ■ charged with wife desertion, prod iced ; one of the most revolting of stories. Wood is a son of Frank Wood, a farmer, and made his home with his ’ fatheY on a farm near Monroeville.' : Tue young man, who is but twenty . ■ years Os age, began calling oil Clara Gibson, a daughter of ’William Gib- j I son, a farmer. The elder Wood accompanied his ton on the calls and last , October, when Laura Gibson, aged fourteen, a sister to Clara, gave birth ' ;to a child, which, together, with its ' girl-mother, died a few days later, susI picion pointed to him. Frank Wood, accused of the • crime by neighbors, hurriedly fled the little town, getting away only an houi ahead of a commit1 tee of outraged citizens, it is said, who planned to take the law in their own hands and administering punish ment. The affair was reported to Wai ! ter Immel, then deputy sheriff, who traced Wood to Jackson and Cadillac, Mich.,* and on to Canada. A short time ago a letter was mailed at Cad iliac and received at Monroeville, and it is thought to have been written by Wood. The boy told the detective that his father had not only ruined the young girl, but had also been intimate with the older one, who the former had ; been forced to marry, and that his father was really the parent of the child of each of the girls. The department has not decided whether an attempt 1 will be made to bring the man back ' ; on a charge of criminal assault, upon which he is guilty, if his son's story is true. —Ex. COURT HOUSE NEWS CONTLNuKD Fiiyl.; T AGS ONE Judge D. D. Heller, was concluded this afternoon. At 2:30 o'clock Prosecutor R. C. Parrish was engaged in giving lite opening number of the arguments, and each of tile oilier three attorneys will follow. The court will probably defer the instruction of the jury and the giving of me case into their hands until morrow morning. The foreign will ol John O. Deni oi Hamilton county, Ohio, was admitted here. The bequest to his wife, Agnes Dent, includes 16. J a< res of L.uu hi this county. The wiil is a very u.u one, being executed April 1-1, lsis, and was probated September 30, 1354.. C. L. Walters, commissioner in the Tinkham-Hakes partition ease, filed $5,000 bond, which was approved. Deputy Clerk L. L. Baumgartner is making the marriage return report for February. There were fourteen licenses issued, and l*>*|,« reiiiii,. made. In January, the same numb;., fourteen, were issued. March is starting out. with bright prosrects. A', time of going to press two young men were walking up .-nd down th v:ali, eyeing the clerk's offi-e wistfully, ar though making up their minds to er ter. They finally madethe fatal break into the office and we predict that we ( will have a report of the issuance of the license to make tomorrow. Sorry I we couldn't delay the press to do so today. PASTOR IN CHARGE. — The Rev. Gleiser of the Presbyteriar church will be in charge of the two new cathetfclsm classes to be or , ganjzed in the church and to hold their initial meeting tomorrow afterns:;n. The Westminster catechism will be taken up and the first class will be started at 3 p.’ m and the second at 3:45. The pastor asks that the parents send their children to the church al these hours so they can he started at once. IF YOU ARE A TRIFLE SENSITIVE About tr.e siza ji your shoes, it’s some ’‘■''in:'-,ijion to k .on that many peo | "1» can wear rimes a size smaller by j . shaking Alien's Foot Ease Into them. | Just the thing for patent leather shoes, 1 1,1,11 lor breaking In new shoes. Soid I "" , '> «'’ , erv. 25c. Sample free. Ag Ireits Allen 3. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. Y.'

uOiNud ii* jOUIH Euterpean Leap Year Party Notable Event of Last Evening. AT HOFFMAN HOME / Mrs. Herb Lachot Entertains at Progressive Pedro—Embroidery Club. Only those we love have the power to wound us deeply.—Bar- > ; bour. The Presbyterian ladies enjoyed a good attendance at their meeting at the church Thursday afternoon. The business period was brief, and the social session protracted. Mrs. Jacob Atz was assistant hostess, and refreshments were served by Mesdames James Bain, Wilson Lee and Hugh — . .., | Thursday evening was "guest night | I for the Euterpean club, the affair be ; ing a leap year party given by the twelve members of the music section. Each member invited a guest and fifty were greeted by Miss Edna Hoffman, assisted by her sister, Miss Hope Hoff- ! man, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman, corner of Fourth and Madison streets, where the party was given. The club flower,, pink carnation, was used in the simple but beautiful decoration of the home. A great bowl of carnations adorned . the table in the parlor, another in the library and still another in the dining room, and pink candles in candelabra I shed a rosy glow over the scene. As the music section were hostesses, the program was musical. The pretty can-1 lata, "The Three Springs." was given ■ ly the Misses Midge Smith and Marie Patterson and Mrs. E. B. Adams, ac jCompanied by Mrs. Jesse Dailey, pian . ist. The cantata required half an hour in the rendering, and was one of great < beauty. To carry out the effect harmoniously to the eye. as well as to , the ear, the musicians rendering the ■' i cantata wore dainty spring gowns of! pink and white. The Pilgrim's i Chorus,” a piano number, was charm < ingly rendered by Miss Gertrude Mo ] ses, who responded with other selections, upon encore. Partners forthe 1 luncheon was found in a unique way and sounded the keynote of the “leap year " idea. Pretty hand-painted cards ■ done in water colors by Miss Bess 1 Schrock, were given to the gentlemen. ' The cards were character sketches of 1 , men ot various occupations —come caricatures. and others otherwise," and tach bore the name he represented To the ladies were given cards bearing questions to be answered by the , pictures on cards. The ladies were required to ask the questions, the gentlemen answering and the matching ot i the questions and cards proclaimed ’he partners for the supper. The luncheon I in two courses was served in the din- ; ing room, and the club colors of pink .1 and white were carried out in the following menu: Royal scallop, cottage-l ‘cheese, with maraschino cherries, hot! rolls, coffee, apricot Ice and cake. Wit? • the second course pink carnations I were given as favors. The Edward F. Miller family, living a mile west of Pleasant Mills* is pie-,' pnring to move next week to Preble, I and io Lid them farewell and spenii them on their way with good wishe- I thirty of their neighbors, who are loatr. 1 to see them go. gathered at the Mil : ler home Thursday evening and gav. I them n pleasant surprise They bioucl ; baskets of good things with them from ; which a feast was spread, and wb". j the feasting was in order, the evening I was spent in a general social way also i Mrs. Herb Lachot entertained i i 1 number of ladies at progressive pedro ' Thursday evening, the affair being ' much enjoyed. Prizes were won by Mrs. W. R. Dorwin and Mrs. Carrie Sutherland, and after the games, re- • fieehments -ere served. 1The birthday anniversaries of Mrs. 1 L. N. Grandstaff and nieces. Mrs. Os - car Fritzinger and Mrs. Sam Fuhr i. man, are celebrated jointly and this t year the affair took place Wednesday 5 at the Fuhrman home. About thirty 1 of the relatives of the three ladi. s > joined with them and enjoyed a splen i did feast at noon. The celebra 'cu next year will be at the Grapdstr heme. The Embroidery club was entertain •>d Thursday evening by Mrs. Wil j Winnes. Following the embroider work of the first hours, a contest wi in order, in which Mrs. Grover Hoff man carried off first honors. Refresi meats were served. Mrs. L. C. Ann r | rill be. hostess next week.

THE WA T BUILDING t o a ' J c ased by Jacob Atz— Will Make ‘mprovements. i'y .i deal dosed Thursday afternoon o gn ■ e P. ' <r sy real estate : agency, Jacob Atz the hustling harness | mak.i", purchaser v<e Wait businet, I build ng in Geneva, the consideration being in the neighborhood of $2,800. The deal for the purchase of the prop- ! erty which is one c* the most valuable buildings in that hustling little I ‘ city, has been pending for some time. ! Mr. Atz recently inspected the strut I ture and was extremely well pleased ! with the property and concluded fol purchase the same. He bought it as an investment, and will make a num-! her of improvements on the building. ! It is occupied by the D. W. Slater & • Son s general store. WALKER GIVEN LIFE TERM. — William T. Walker of Fort Wayne ‘ who strangled his wife and buried her ; in the back yard of their home in Fort ■ Wayne last September, entered a plea | of guilty in the circuit court at Fort » Wayne Thursday afternoon to the I charge of second-degree murder and [ was sentenced to the prison at Michi gan City fur the remainder of his pat i ural life. NOTICE. The general plans and specifications for the Merryman sewer are now completed and are now on file at the office of the engineer. Persons wishing to file bids can examine same by calling at my office or at the city clerk’s office. Bids will be opened Tuesday evening, March 19th, at 7 p. m. in the council rooms. G. F. KINTZ, Engineer. I Q. BANK STATEMENT. M. F. PARRISH. President. WM. L. KELLER, Vice President. MENNO S. LEICIITY. Cashier W. S. SMITH, Assistant Cashier. Report of the Condition of the Monroe State Bank, a State Bank, at Monroe, in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on February 29, 1912: Resources. Loans and discounts $ 94,321.91 Overdrafts 257.91 Banking house 3,700.00 | Furniture and fixtures .... 2,700.00 I Due from banks and trust companies 4,598.91 Cash on hand 4,892.72 ' Current expenses 1.00 Interest paid 39.05 ; Total Resources $110,421.53; Liabilities. Capital stock —paid in $25,000.0i' Surplus 5 1,000.00 Undivided profits 176.53 Exchange, discounts and interest 78.91 Profit and loss 52.81 Demand deposits $34,490.84 Demand time cer. tificares 42.122.4 176.613.2 S Due to banks and trust companies 2,500.00 Bills payable 5,000.C0 Total Liabilities $110,421.5'1 State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I, M. S. Leichty, cashier of the Mcnrce State 'Bank, ?j solemnly affiim that the above statement is true. M. S. LEICHTY. Subscribed and affirmed to before ‘me this 29th day of February; 1912. J. F. CRIST, Notary Public. ' My commission expires Decembe: 21'. 1914. Democrat Want Ads Pay

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LOST—Bunch of keys—one house key, I others assorted padlock keys. Find- ' er return to this office or to Tobias Meyers, So. sth. St. A Welcome Chance to Those Who Suffer. Coming to Decatur, Indiana On Tuesday, March, stn. stay at Hotel Murray. One day only. Dr. Albert Milton Finch of Jamestown, Ind. Consultation and Examina-! tion Confidential, Invited i and FREE. I will be at the Murray-Hotel or, above named date to see my old pa tients and all the new ones that wisl to see me. Remesiber I treat chron ic jioeafces, such as catarrh, ’.c-adach" indigestion, constipation, liver and kidney and bladder troubles, nervousness spasms, bed-wetting, disease of woml and appendages, lost manhood, al! private diseases of women, asthma, bronchitis. In fact all chronic trou files that are curable. Examination free. If you wish, I put you unde: tieatment at once. Charges reason able, per month, one month- free Come and see me and have a sociable talk I have cured more people give: up to die than any doctor in the state Many of my methods are new. Remember, I have grown old and grey in this, my chosen life work. Al Ithat come to me for treat me;,: up ilijs visit will be charged only ha’ price. Remember the date. Tuesday. Marc! ; 5, 1912.

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