Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1912 — Page 1

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WELCOMED HERE ■Mr F. H. Hubbard, New wlanager of Sugar Plant. I and His Busy Career. IL WAYS MADE GOOD St. Louis Regrets to Lose the ■Hubbards—Story from the Independent. greets with much pleasur-' F. H. Hubbard and his family. !,ave i ust arr *'’« ;(l here fr om St.! sBBi-. Mich. Mr. Hubbard will have of the new sugar plant when itfen-. completed and will be a perma3g*t itizen of Decatur. The followstory concerning his career will 'ore be of interest to our readThe clipping is from the St. Louis ■jp’.* Hubbard has bad a very gratiSMbg business career. He is a native oKMichigan and spent his early life in M iskegon county. He early learnlumber business, beginning as tali.' man when eighteen years old apidly came to the position of inspector and traveling salesman and later became a lumbe? dealer in the 4 ‘•Previous to engaging in the business be was an investigator of to über shipments, weights. . for that & N. W. railroad, with headin Chicago. ?**ii the spring of 1903 he came to St. L- is as secretary of the St. fronts jyflßr company. He organized the office nd arranged its unique system of and aided materially in Storting this great plant on its successful career. BBp ; -:ee years later he was sought by khe Charlevoix Sugar company to ■BgggMp?* - MR. HUBBARD. & take the management of their factory which had gone on the ‘rocks,” and ■needed a master hand to resuscitate it, He personally succeeded in raising ; 180,000 with which to finance the concern. After arranging the sale of this company’s plant at the end of thre' years be returned to St. Louis to taen the position of manager of the St JLouis plant in the place of Mr. jgOuw who went to California to manglide the Santa Anna factory. a traveling salesman for iAber Mr. Hubbard lived at Muncie, and traveled in adjacent terAfter going into the sugar bus(gi ilHss he remembered parts in Indiana ■tSwto he believed were ideal for the HMet sugar business. After making REWRBto personal investigations he prefl|Sted the matter to the board of ditjpiors and they became sufficiently febtdrested to make an autorfioblle trip RKt that section, with Mr. Huh-, to spy out the land. As the reof their trip through the influ<A. of F. H. and B. C. Hubbard, his a plan of consolidation of the E Holland and St. Louis plants was arjll:: and the new plant at Decatur \.;]WWS contracted for and is now being •JIM general secretary and F. 11. to E Mcatur as manager of the new plan* an expression of esteem an I will the men at the St. Louis Jpßktit presented Mr. Hubbard with t ffljßfo.tlful gold watch. Calling him into aflbe:: presence they presented him a small bag of sugar and their said: "This sugar comes the heart of the beets, In it you Sil find something which comes from flne hearts of the men.' Mr. Hubbard in his hand and found the watch. slße office force also presented him HMth a fountain pen. ■Hlr Hubbard has a delightful fam-

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ily, consisting of his wife and two daughters. Miss Fredericks, who is attending school at the M. A. C., and I Ruth. They will be greatly missed in all circles, especially in social and , church work, in which they have been I very active, and their departfure from St. Louis is felt to be a distinct loss to our pleasant city.” BEN ASHBAUCHER ABOUT SAME. Benjamin Ashbaucher of Bluffton. • formerly of this city, who was stricken with paralysis Wednesday, and for a while was reported as being at the , point of death, but who later improved, so that hopes for his recovery are entertained, remains about the same the past two days. DEFEAT FT. WAYNE Local basket Ball Team Wins from Fort Wayne ; High School. —.— | IN A FAST GAME Payne, Northwestern Ohio I Champions, Play Here on Next Friday. Sixty-six members and boosters of the Decatur high school accompanied the local basket ball team to Fort Wayne Friday evening and aided much toward the success of the splendid game, which resulted in their victory over the Fort Wayne high school team Friday evening by a score of 46 to 30. The game was played on the James Smart school gymnasium floor. The locals gained a lead over their opponents from the very beginning, and managed to keep ahead through- ‘ ! out the game, the first half resulting' in their favor, 12 to 23. The best playing ever done by the home boys was easily manifest in Friday evening's game, and Fort Wayne was mere- ■ ly outclassed from start to finish. The i I excellent playing of Peterson won many points for the locals and he received much praise for his good work. A large crowd was present and the home boys received the best of treatment from the hands of their men, and not a controversy arose over the decisions made by Mr. Worthman during the en ti re game. This morning Mr. Worthman receiv-; ed a letter from the Payne, Ohio, team stating that they would accept the date for a game with the locals, the same to be played here next Friday evening. The visitors are considered champions of northwestern Ohio, their playing for this season entitling them to that title. A factor game is promised never to have been before witnessed here and the Decatur team will get themselves in shape for the meet-, ing of ‘‘Clever Payne.” The JournalGazette this morning contained the following concerning Friday evening's game: | “Stonecifer and Berberding. Fort Wayne forwards, played spectacular ball and bore the brunt of the scoring ' as well as the floor work. Ross was injured in the first half and forced to re- i tire. Broks, who relieved him, played a swell guard. Peterson was the star j in Decatur’s line-up. The boy’s speed, coupled with his cunning at dribbling, I und his ability to slip in goals had a| whole lot to do with Decatur’s Detury. The contest was witnessed bv a record crowd, and although the locals lost, their supporters stuck to | them royally.” i The following was I he line-up: Beery F Gerberding McConnell F Stonecifer Vancil C Vernon Lose G Roos-Brooks Peterson G., Karr , Field GoalsLßeery, 9; McConnell, 2; Vancil, 2; Peterson, 9; Gerberding,' Stonecifer, 6; Vernon, i. Goals on free throws —Beery, 2, Stonecifer, I; Vernon, 1. Referee, Worthman, Decatur. Scorer, Ritter, Fort Wayne. BABY AT STEELE'S George C. Steele, the racket store man, seemed to have a rather difficult ■ time in caring for his business today, i things not going altogether just as I [ they should, and when asked for an ! explanation, stated that a baby girl, 1 had made her appearance at their | homo on Friday. All are doing well i and there are now two daughters who have come to cheer the Steele . home.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Eve arch 2, 1912.

MR. SPADE IN BAD Willshire Editor Needed aI 1 New Suit of Clothes and Gave Worth ess Check. I IN PAYMENT THEREOF Arrested by Van Wert Firm —Under Bond to Appear Next Saturday. Ellery G. Spade, editor of the Willshire Herald, is up against a charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses. He has given bond for? 100, |to guarantee his appearance al Van I Wert, next Saturday afternoon at 3 : o’clock. While we realize that the I poor editor should have every excuse I possible, we can scarcely condone 1 such a breach of business ethics. The specific charge against Spade is that . lie went to the clothing store of Bal'yeal & Wassenberg, at Van Wert, ! bought a suit of clothes and gave a check in payment therefor that was I not worth a nickel as the young man i had no funds in the bank. Mr. Spade I has also worked the check racket in ‘ Decatur ,and he may have some trou- ' ble explaining his actions to the Van Wert court. He is well known here and has been mixed up in one or two transactions that we know of that makes it a little more difficult to ex-' cuse him this time. However, we hope he will be able to clear up ail ■ the difficulties and proceed at his avocation, publishing the brightest little weekly in that section of Ohio. Spade formerly lived at Portland. He is a good printer and has for several years been giving the people of his community a splendid newspaper, and has ap(parently been well patronized as to subscribers and advertisers. THE ELKS ELECTION ! Jesse J. Helm Elected Exalted Ruler at Last Night’s Session. A STRONG STAFF — Will be Installed First Friday in April—Officers to be Appointed. At the annual alietion of the Elks’| held Friday evening, Jesse J. Helm,; the well known postoffice clerk, was elected exalted ruler, succeeding Herman J. Yager, who lias served faithfully and well in this office, and to | whom is due much of the high standing of this order. Others of the officers elected Friday evening are: I Esteemed Leading Knight—Herbert Bremerkamp. i Esteemed Loyal Knight—Fred V. Mills. j Esteemed Lecturing Knight—Chas. N. Christen. Tyler—Guy Dorwin. i There are other officers to be appointed by the exalted ruler, also a 'number of standing committees, in- ; eluding the financial, flower, relief land other committees. The installai tion will take place the first Friday i in April. SERMONS FOR YOUNG MEN. Second of Series by Rev. R. L. Sei mans—A. J. Smith Will Speak. — I The second in a series of practical talks to young men will be held Sunday evening at the Methodist church. Prior to the sermon, Mr. A. J. Smith : will speak. His address will be a brief Introduction to the sermon and will discuss the subject, “Some things I would do if 1 were a young man starting in business." The pastor will preach on the theme, “The Young Man and His Bustness.” DRAPER BABE FUNERAL. • A boy baby, still-born Friday morning to Mr. and Mrs. John Draper, east of the city, was interred this morning in the Salem cemetery after a short service.

BIG BOOSTER SALE. It required a big force of clerks to wait on the customers at the Steele & Weaver racket store today, when the big special sale on dish pans took place. The large granite pans sold for ten cents and went like hot cakes. The special sale was held on account of the big baby girl that arrived at the home of Pa George C. Steele Friday morning to be a little play-mate for Jeanette Steele. Besides the sale on dish pans, there were all kinds of other bargains on tap also, and crowds thronged the store all day. ABOUT THE SICK Charles Meibers Able to be Down Street for the First Time, With Crutches. HOME FROM SCHOOL Frances Laman, Recently Operated Upon. Forced to Give up Studies Mrs. George Houser of North Fifth street is carrying her right hand bandaged and will be disabled for some time, the result of an unusual injury. A needle had been left in a garment which was later put in the wash and in rubbing this on the board the ■ needle broke off in the palm of Mrs. Houser's hand. The broken steel piece had worked into the flesh by the time of the arrival of the doctor ami it took some time for its location. When finally found, rhe knife was necessary to cut it out. Miss Frances Laman, wno was operated upon for appendicits at holiday time, and who returned to her studies in the academy at Glenndale, Ohio, a short time ago, returned home today, being obliged to do so on account of her ill health, It was thought that she had recovered sufficiently to take up her studies again, but a trial there convinced her tnat it would be best to take a longer rest. She may return to Glendale in the summer to pursue her musical studies. She was accompanied here by her uncle and guardian, W. B. Weldy. who went to that place. ? Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker is recovering from the grip. She is able to be up again but has been confined to the house four weeks. Mrs John A. Smith, who has been bedfast since Wednesday evening, sufIfering from gall stones, remains about the same. Mrs. Smith has been sub- ! ject to gall stones for several years, j but had improved from lime to lime, i the last attack coming upon her last Monday. Frank .'’arrish, the restaurant man, who has been on the sick list the past week from the grip and other ailments ,was able to be around today and about the store Charles Meibers, the interurban motorman, who figured in the collision near the Nine Mile House three weeks ago today, receiving a badly fractured knee, was able to be down town today for the first time, with the aid of crutches. He says the injury is heal ing nicely, but still very sore and some weeks will be necessary before same is in condition to allow him the free use of the member. — o UTZ AND OMLOR INDICTED By Grand Jury at Tiffin. Ohio—Charge of Manslaughter. Fred Omlor, well known here, and James Utz, both of Fostoria, Ohio, who were charged by the coroner at Tiffin, Ohio, with causing the death of Utz’ uncle, Sam Utz, February 3rd, by administering carbolic acid, were indicted by the grand jury charged with manslaughter, and are awaiting trial. THANK THEIR FRIENDS, Having been so kindly assisted during the illness and at the time of the death of our husband and father, we wish to thank the friends and neighbors who lent their aid, and especially to A. J. Smith and employees. Also for the beautiful floral tributes sent. MRS. KUHT AND DAUGHTER

UP AGAINST IT Vaudeville Troupe Playing at Crystal Theater This Week Breaks Up. HAVE NEW MANAGER Were Confronted Here by Outsiders With Bills and Had to Come Across. Wallace & Bell, the vaudevillists, who this week played a three night’s stand at the Crystal theater, left the city this morning for Bryant for tonights engagement there, but under a different management than when they landed here. Dissatisfaction amoung the members, to a certain extent, caused the move, while they also had been "hitting the rocks" previous to their coming here and were financially up against it. There stop in this city, they expressed, was better than they had met with for some time and although they made more than their expenses here they were unable to meet the bills presented by out siders to be squared up. The proprietor of the Rich hotel of Fort Wayne was among the different ones who held accounts against them and after a compromise settlement with several of them they were willing to leave town. Wallace & Bell, the former owners, sold their interests and the latter will now serve as their advance man, while Mr. Wallace is out altogether. Harry Wendel, one of the troupe of eight, is now manager and from this morning on will have compleate charge of the company. The manager, also stated that he knew of twenty-nine companies that had gone to the wall in the vaudeville business this season, so they are not the only ones. alfalfF special To be Run Over Erie Railroad Starting from Decatur March 27th. ON ROAD THREE DAYS Will Make Forty-five Minute Stop Here —Good Thing for Farmers. An agricultural special train on alfalfa growing will be run free by the Erie railroad over its lines in Indiana for the agricultural department of Purdue university, Lafayette, Indiana. It will run: Wednesday, March 27, , from Decatur to Huntington: Thursday, March 28, from Laketon to Ro- . Chester; Friday, March 29, from Al dine to Crown Point Stops of 45 minutes’ duration will be made at stations enroute. The [ university officials will have entire , charge of the lectures and the distrii button of scientific pamphlets; the railroad will operate the train. Full ■ details and time of stops at each station will be posted at stations in Indiana. The co-operation of all concerned, ,' as heretofore, to make this train a success, is earnestly solicited. Alfalfa is a clover-like plant. It is a highly nutritious and palatable fodder for all classes of farm animals. The college professors will lecture on the best method of growing it, and on its value to farmers, says J. N. Naddy. special representative of the Erie. — ' ■ MODERN SOCIAL PROBLEMS. Position of M. E. Church Thereon Will be Set Forth at League. The regular topic for the Epworth League services Sunday evening will not be taken up, but in Its place, the hour will be given to a discussion of the position taken by the Methodist church on our modern ■ social problems. The church has tak- ■ en In its rules a pronounced stand > upon child labor, conciliation and arbitration, protection of laborers from - j dangerous machinery, ‘‘sweating sys- . tem,” etc. It will be the obpect of i the meeting to acquaint, young Methodists with the position of the church upon these vital questions.

SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY EVE. You are especially invited to attend the services at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening, when the pastor, Rev. Gleiser, assisted by the choir, will give the song story, “Saved at Sea.” Il will please you and the lesson is one all should know and hear repeated again. NOTICE, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS! Monday, March 4th, regular meeting of the council. An address by a prominent brother and several important business matters require the attendance of all members COURT HOUSE NEWS Jury Deliberates Two Hours —Returns Verdict for Miss Luella Yaney. QUIET TITLE CASE Filed by C. L. Walters D. B. Erwin Enters Appearance in Mackey Case. At 11:40 this morning the jury re turned a verdict for Miss Luella I Yaney in her paternity case against j > Manley Foreman, finding the defend- j ant the father of the child born to her | about a year ago. The case has been j on trial since Wednesday afternoon i and was followed by the arguments of I the attorneys—R. C. Parrish and J. ' U. Moran for the state and L. C. De- j Voss and D. E. Smith for the de I sense. The arguments were concluded this morning, the jury instructed j by Special Judge D. D. Heller and the I case given to the jury about 9:30; o’clock. It required just about two I hours for them to agree upon the ver-; diet. The case was appealed from i , the court of Justice J. T. Ault of Jes-1 terson township, where the defendant ; was also found guilty. It is understood that Gert Reynolds,; who on Wednesday, February 21st, was found guilty by a jury of conspir-! acy to steal, will be taken before Judge Merryman Monday to receive sentence. Reynolds has been in jail since the rendering of the verdict, his position not allowing of the giving of bond. It is understood that Mrs. Reynolds, who has been circulating a petition asking that the judge suspend sentence, will present this at that time. The petition sets forth as reasons for leniency, among others, that Reynolds has a wife and children de--1 pendent upon him for support, and that he lias heretofore borne a good i reputation. , C. L. Walters is attorney for Otto Reppert vs. John Stults et al., in a new , quiet title suit. Martin Miller vs. Dallas Butler et al., note and foreclosure of mortgage, $l5O. Cause set for March 16th. I s D. B. Erwin, recently appointed asi sistant to Prosecutor R. C. Parrish in - the case of the State vs. John Mackey, ! for grand larceny, upon Parrish’s apI plication, today entered appearance -for the state. The case of Marcellus E. Hutton vs. ,' Joel Ellenberger et al., on account, set II for trial March Ist, has been left off trial docket on courts own motion. , > w ■ The case of Charles E. Meyci vs. Edwin A. Stevens et al., note and i foreclosure, $149.20, was dismissed i and costs paid. In the Landis receivership case, the trial as to the Austin Advertising Syndicate was left off thetrial docket by agreement. The petition of P. L. AnI drews was submitted and his claim for $156 and costs ordered paid by the i receiver as a preferred claim 1 a Judfge Merryman will go to Blufff ton Wednesday and to Huntington s Thursday of next week to sit as speci ial judge. 1 On account of the fact that Earl Reber was due to answer to the charge n of assault and battery today in the i- justice’s court, the habeas corpus prof ceeding in the circuit court, institutt- ed against him and his parents, by his i wife, Margaret Reber, which was also to come up today, was deferred.

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THE MONROE ITEMS Negro Quartet to be Attraction in Entertainment There Soon. WELL RECOMMENDED Literary Program of Friday Evening Interesting— Other News Items. Monroe, lnd„ Mar. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three cousins of Booker T. Washington, the negro educator, and graduates of bis college in the south, will be the next entertainment feature at Monroe This entertainment is guaranteed to be high class, strictly moral and refined, but different from anything ever given in this county. The program will consist of vocal and ingtrumental music, recitations and impersonations. They sing the old plantation songs in costume, and in addition will be heard camp meeting shouts, log cabin ditties and popular ballads of the day. The quartet is noled for its comic songs and unique antics. The Michigan City (Ind.) Dispatch says: “Washington : Brothers’ Alabama Jubilee quartet deI lighted a large audience last night at I the opera house. They added a new i beaut; to the plantation songs, which , they rendered In the regular planta- ; tion costumes, almost made the audi- : ence feel that they were upon the old i plantation. These young men are great representattives of the negro schools and deserve the highest commendation.” Coming right out of the heart of Alabama, with genuine southI ern music their reputation is estabi lished and we can most heartily decommend them to our citizens as being ; one of the best attractions on the road ' today. In order that all may have an opportunity to hear this celebrated quartet the price of admission has been put down to 25 cents to all. You ' can get your tickets from the high ' school pupils at. any time. Remember ! the date, Thursday evening, March I 7th, at the assembly of the new school ' building. The literary held Friday evening at the school house was largely attended and a nenjoyable time was had by all present. After the entertainment an ! elaborate supper was given by the pu- ■ pils to which a few invited guests, ineluding the teachers took part. These entertainments should ge given often as they are interesting as well as instructive. , i Monroe is being well advertised for I the Washington Brothers' quartet. I which will be given here on next , Thursday evening, March 7th. FAMINE IS BROKEN. , The hard coal famine, which has , been in our midst for some time, was 1 broken today when the Kirsch & Sellemeyer company received this morning from Ridgeville, a car load of these precious “black diamonds.” That it - is pust about as valuable and asgreatly > desired as Uio more precious form of the diamond was evidenced by the grand scramble made for it. Many families have been out of hard coal l for some time and have been burning f soft coal in their hard coal burners. I Others have been using a make-shift ' of wood, corn cobs, etc., or have let .' tho living room go without any heat 1 at all and surrounded the kitchen I! range with its soft-coal fire, just as J one used to do in the olden times. Othj ers were racing Sunday with just a ’! few buckets of coal between them and -! dismal cold, when this saving car toad p arrived, with Its happy mission. 1 ILLINOIS LAND INVESTORS. 3 " A. J. Powell of Bellflower, Hl., was here today on business with D. N. Erwin, closing up matters relating to i his purchase of the Fred Koenig and - Colchin farms south of the city, maki ing a 240-acre purchase. The farm ! will be tenanted by Earl Bauman. Mr. - j Powell is so well pleased with his j (’Adams county purchase, that upon his ■ recommendation, his son-in-law, W. 11. j Kurtz, has decided to invest and will be here Monday. He will buy the Joe ; I Krick eighty-acre farm three miles >! south of the city. This will also be > for rent.