Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 58, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1912 — Page 1

Hfolume X. Number 58.

REACH SOUTH POLE Dispatch from Wellington, tefi ■ New Zealand, Says it is Authentically True. lAKE SHORE WRECK One Killed and Ten Hurt I Near Cleveland—Big 4 Limited Wrecked. ■London, Eng., Mar. 7 -(Special to Democrat) —A special today to the London Daily Express from Wel|ugon, Nev, Zealand, today quoted Kixplcrer Ronald Admundson as sayin. that Captain Scott, heading the Jfj&ritish expedition, reached the south jx. 1 he editor of the Express said this afternoon than the Wellington cor■kpondent was one of the most reESelole men in the service and that he hail complete confidence in the authentic of the message. Ohio, Mar. 7- (Special to Daily Democrat)—The Lake Shore ■load’s Twentieth Century Limited, mining into Cleveland at the rate of Mt' miles an hour, in an effort to Wf' up lost time early today, jumped the track here. One switchman wa- killed, one passenger seriously injured and ten other passengers slig itiy hurt. Four cars left the track, one Pullman turning turtle. ftellefountain, Ohio, Mar. 7—(Specialto Daily Democrat) —Big Four Passenger train No. 20, Indianapolis to Cleveland, was wrecked near here early today. No passengers were inpur id. The enginemen jumped as thjsir engine overturned and were sligutiy hurt. The other cars remained! upright. A box car running on the •Hirnr fell across the main track and caused the wreck. V ■Chicago. 111.. Mar. 7—(Special to Ddfi' Democrat) —Counsel for the dejr.feadants in the federal government suit against the alleged packing trust today presented a formal motion askini Federal .Judge Carpenter to instruct the jury to return a verdict in favor of the packers. The defense as Kerted that the government failed to prove its charge of alleged criminal conspiracy. Arguments of the motion are expected to take several days. o BUY SOUTH BEND GROCERY. f.. G. M/grant and Frank Engle Embark in Business There. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin G. Mygrant left Wednesday evening for Auburn, thence to South Bend, where they will make their future home. Mr. Mygrant. with his brother-in-law, Frank I Engle, of this city, have purchased a grocery at South Bend and will take possession April first. Mr. Mygrant was formerly engaged in the laundry business in this city, and later went ko Auburn, where he conducted a steam laundry, which he disposed of some time ago. Mr. Engle has been a tiei a at the S. E. Hite grocery in this city, and both men have the necessary business experience that will ass■ re them success in their new venture at South Bend. SS* | ——oM. W A. DOINGS. ■The meeting of the Modern Woodmen held last evening was a very interesting one. a large number ot the members responding to the call of the Committee. The forestry team was present and their practice work was . greatly and highly appreciated by those witnessing it. Arrangements were also discussed for the big event of next Wednesday evening, when they expect to entertain a large number of outside members. The parade in the evening of the uniformed lodges and the banquet and smoker wifi make up the evening of pleasure. — —-O~ - — — BABY NEWTON DIED THIS MORNING. '■' The many relatives and friends of Mrs. E. B. Newton, formerly Miss Fannie DeVilbiss, who ware delighted to hear a few days ago of the arrival of a boy baby, will be shocked to hear that the babe died this morning. Mrs. Newton is improving. Baby Newton Was born Sunday last, in Detroit, and cards announcing the event had just arrived here, telling the fact that he nad been named Alton Devilbiss Newton.

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MEN’S BROTHERHOOD. A very interesting meeting was that I ,of the Methodist Brotherhood held at i the Methodist church Tuesday even-, ing. The meeting was called to order , by President John Parrish at 8 p. m. Business was taken up In regular order and under the head of momber- : ship the following six men were gladly received as members: Gran: Rus sell, Coat Cook. L. D. Adams, F. A. Peoples, W. E. Moon and O. E. Reichert. The Brotherhood was very fortunate in securing as the principal speaker of the evening the Rev. C. Tinkham ot’ Garrett, who spoke on the subject of ‘‘Methodism in the . World. Rev. Tinkham showed him J sell an able speaker on the program :of the Methodist conference recently adjourned and did equally as well here. Refreshments were then served, after which the Brotherhood adjoined to meet again in special session Sunday, March 17th COURT HOUSE NEWS Reber Appeals Assault and Battery Case to the Higher Court REALTY TRANSFERS I J — - Judge Merryman at Huntington—Things are Quiet About Court House. The transcript and papers in the case of the State vs. Ear] Reber, for assault and battery on his wife, were filed in circuit court today on change of venue from the court of Squire Stone, where Reber was found guilty. The case grew out of the attack Reber made on his wife when be grabbed their daughter, Celia, from her, and took her to the home of his parents, and which was followed by habeas corpus proceedings brought by the wife against Reber. Things are quiet about the court house today, owing to the absence of Judge Merryman, who is at Huntington. John Lang et al. vs. Ralph Baumgartner et al., partition; D. B. Erwin enters appearance for John Yost and Emma Yost. Rule to answer. Real estate transfers: William S. Beery to Amanda Hamrick, 20 acres. Blue Creek tp., $800; Julius Haugk et al. to Emily Moses, lot 580, Decatur, |3500; Henry P. Bradford to Strauss Bros. Co., 28.75 acres, and 5 acres, Wabash tp., $4500; John H. Mabes et al. to Strauss Bros. Co., 141 acres. Root tp., $19,035; John Lehman to Wilps E. Haeker, lot 2, Berne, $4700; Michael Kuhn, Jr., to Wm. P. Becker, 35 acres, Jefferson tp., $5500; Wm. F. Fulk to DeWitt C. Zimmerman, realty in Kirkland tp., $19,200; David M. Everhart to Charles O. McKean, 18 and 13 1-3 acres, Washington tp., $3916. o— CLOWN BECOMES MINISTER. Peril, Ind., Mar. 7 —After making thousands of persons laugh during the ten years he has been a clown with the Wallace circus, which was quartered here, Raleigh I. Wilson, of Lincoln, Neb., has resigned and hereafter will devote his time to the saving of souls. In his letter of resignation, received at the circus headquarters, Wilson says that, while he has no doubt of his ability to qualify as a minister, he wishes to reserve the right to rejoin the circus if lie ever felt inclined to re-enter the sawdust ring. Wilson got his start toward the ministry in a peculiar way. Last summer, while in Minnesota, he took a walk between performances and, nearing a small church on the outskirts of the town, decided to enter. He was taken in charge by one of the Methodist elders, escorted to the pulpit and introduced as "Brother Pape.” He thought it a good joke and decided to go through with it. He was called on to speak, and after he concluded, he says the church dignitaries complimented him on his excellent sermon. ■ The Spring Convocation of the Ft. Wayne 'Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons will be held March 19, 20, and 21, at Fort Wayne. The dates conflicting with those of the democratic state convention will no doubt keep many from attending.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Evening, March 7, 1912.

A FRUITFUL YEAR Invariably Follows a Hard Winter—There are Bright Prospects FOR COMING CROPS Os This Season—-If This Indication is to be Relied Upon. Farmers, gardeners and agriculturists generally are much pleased with the present severe winter, despite the | fact that it has been hard on slock and ' has caused the public generally much harships. I It is a well known sac tthat a hard winter is almost invariably followed jby a good fruit year and abundant crops in all lines from corn to wheal.. The freezing of the ground for weeks, the earth covered with snow, and low temperature brings about changes ,in the soil that are absolutely nec_.essary if the ground is to answer the call of nature tn bringing forth food stuffs for the support of living things that must depend thereon Os course, the cry has already gene forth that the peach crop and other fruits have been killed, and we will yet hear more of this, but the lacts are that not for years have the elements worked to the good of the sod and the productiveness thereon as it has this winter. The ground is frozen solid o a depth of 25 to 30 inches and the covering of snow that lay on the fields and tn the orchards and woodlands, aided in giving mother earth those constituents that are so necessary to the soil if it is to put forth its best in production the following summer. A cold winter, with much snow, is usually followed by a rather damp summer season and an abundance of rain is indicated for the summer of 1912. There is then reason for the farming folk to look upon the coming ■ season with great anticipation. i Wheat is looking fine say the farmers, and unless something unforseen turns up, the wheat growers can see no reason why they should not have the best crop in that line in the history of their operations.

CONTRACT WAS’LET —— I Dan I. Weikel Yesterday Received Contract tor Remodeling of THE BLEEKE CHURCH Spire Will be Lowered and Various Other Improvements Made. — I i At a meeting of the building committee of tne Emmanuel Lutheran church in Union township held Wednesday afternoon in the law office of Attorney Dore B. Erwin, the contract for the remodeling of the church was let to Daniel I. M eikel of this city. The Improvements to be made will be quite extensive, including the raising of the church, and a now foundation placed thereunder. A steam heat furnace will also be installed. The interior work will include the frescoing of the walls, repainting of the woodwork and otherwise improved to place it in the best condition possible. The spire, which at present reaches a height of 117 feet, will be reduced forty feet, something which has been the wish of the congregation for some time. The work will be commenced as soon as the weather will permit and the contractor expects to have the same completed by the first of June. The committee in charge of the letting of the contract consisted of J. H. Blakey, Rev. G. Bauer and Henry Schoenstedt. There were several bidders, but M. Weikel proved to be the lowest and received the contract. - BABY GIRL. I A baby girl was Wednesday afternoon born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Voglewede, It being the second girl in the Voglewede family. Both mother and babe are doing nicely.

BASKET BALL. A fast game is scheduled for Friday night, when the local first team will meet the Payne high school team, the champions of northwestern Ohio. The Payne school is coming strong and bringing a large bunch of boosters. The line-up for the game will be: Payne Decatur Howard Forward Beery Lehman Forward... McConnell Garmroth Center Vancil White Guard Peterson Gorrell ....Guard Lose The preliminary game will be played | between the eighth grade and the freshman class. Admission will be a quarter, the first game to be called at 7:30. TJ THE FAR WEST Arthur Beery and Chalmer i Hower Left Today Noon for San Francisco TO TAKE POSITIONS Beery Will be Hospital Veterinarian—Hower Will Will be Meat Cutter. Arthur Beery, son of D. W. Beery, I and his cousin, Chalmer Hower, son of! Dal Hower, Itft today noon fbr San j Francisco, Cal., where they expect to take positions. Bdery has taken a position as hospital veterinarian, and Hower will take a position as meat cutter with a firm there. Mr. Beery has been here on a sixty days' visit i with his parents, following the expiration of his three years' enlistment in : the United States army. Ttfo and a ■ half years he was stationed in the j Philippine Islands. During his service he did hospital work as veterinarian, and also attained the rank of sergeant. Prior to his discharge he was stationed at San Francisco, and is well acquainted there. SOON BE READY. Great advancement is being made, each day in the fixing up by Mr. Stark, I whi will as soon as time permits, open a five-cent picture show in the Barthol building, recently vacated by Joseph & Lang, confectioners. At present the painters and paper hangers are busily engaged in repapering the walls and fixing up the interior and the front is also undergoing a painting process. The elevated floor has been built, the front of the room arranged accordingly for the operator’s box and the ticket office as well. Mr. Stark purchased all of-his fixtures, including an elec trie piano and several hundred opera chairs at Muncie, and expects to present to the public one of the neatest and most attractive theatrical places to be found in this part of the state. The building may be in shape by the latter part of the week for opening and the proprietor will do all he can to have things running as soon as possible. SPECIAL FILMS AT THE STAR. Tonight at the Star theater will be seen a three-reel film that has caused much attention all over the country during the few weeks it has been shown. The titie is "The Kidnappers,” or “Almost a White Slave.” It tells a thrilling story of police investlga tions in the larger cities and teaches a valuable lesson The prices are five cents for children and ten cents for adults. Tomorrow evening Mr. Stoneburner will have another special feature film, hand-colored and one of the most beautiful religious films on the road, entitled “Heaven's Messenger." The prices Friday evening as usual, five cents, but tonight the prices are five and ten cents. —o THE HORSE SALE. Probably the largest norse sale in the history of the company will be held at the First street stables Friday, commencing at 10 o'clock, and continuing until all are sold. At this time there are over 300 horses standing in the stable awaiting the sale, and buyers are already flocking in order to look over the stock prior to the sale. Auctioneer McNabb of Ashland, Ohio, will conduct the sale. A large number of farmers are expected to be In attendance as the spring work has not yet opened up and they have hereto been largely present at the sales.

ATTACK OF HEART Was Probable Cause of the] Death of Peter Falk, Who Was Instantly Killed AT THE TILE FACTORY At Bluffton Where he ServI ed as Engineer—Fell from 12-foot Ladder. Coroner Thoma of Wells county has begun his inquest to determine the cause of the death of Peter Falk, of Bluffton, aged sixty years, who was instantly killed when he fell a distance of twelve feet onto the cement floor of the boiler room at the North & Frazier tile mill, where he was employed as engineer. Mr. Falk was thought to have been standing on a platform projecting into the room from the tops of the boilers when he lost his balance. When found by William Kinsey, fireman of the dry kilns, the man had been dead for several minutes. Etrployees of the factory are at a loss to know the cause of the accident. It is thought, however, that Mr. Falk had used a small ladder to climb onto the platform projecting from the tops of the boilers and when he reached the platform he lost his balance and fell to the hard floor, a distance of ■ about twelve feet. In the fall his left shoufder blade was broken, the scalp slightly crushed and the left side of the face badly bruised. The Bluffton News says: “Coroner Herman Thoma began his inquest to determine the cause of the death of Peter Falk Tuesday. Mr. Thoma spent tho entire day taking the measurements of the room wherein Mr. Falk met his death and examiningwitnesses relative to the details of the accident and also making inquiries into the health of Mr. Falk. “One fact of importance was brought to light, the fact Mr. Falk had complained frequently of his heart bothering him. It also developed that he had previously suffered an attack of heart trouble, this being several years ago, and at that time he fell backwards from the seat into the bed C’ONTIN ißVtz PAGE TWO THREE FOOT DRIFT Os Snow of Half-mile Country Stretch Stalls Mail Wagon. TAKE SCOOP SHOVELS To Get Wagon Out and Then Plough Path— Snows are Lingering. The February snow is not so nearlygone as we are wont to think, and rural mail carriers still bring reports of roads that are nearly impassable even though half a month has passed since the snow frrst came. S. S. Magley, carrier on rural route 7, has an especially bad stretch of road a hall mile long, three-quarters of a mile north of Williams. On Monday, while covering this his rig got stuck in a three-foot drift. Charles Ruhl and two other men of the neighborhood came to his assistance with scoop shovels and got the rig out, and then-to open a path through the rest of the half-mile of snow, Mr. Ruhl got a big wagon, fasj tened rails at the rear on which the ; other two men stood while the way was ploughed open, the mail wagon following in the rear. Roy Wolford of Route 12 also reports big lingering drifts and others are also experiencing difficulty through this cause. WALTER BROWN IMPROVING. Mrs. O. J. Suman of Pleasant Mills and Mrs. H. M. Mathewson of Willshire, went to Fort Wayne this morning. where they will call on Walter Brown, who has been a patient at the • Lutheran hospital six weeks today, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis and tubercular trouble. Mr. Brown is improving nicely and will be able to come home the last of this week or the first of next.

WATER 2,000 YEARS OLD. Naples, March 7 —Highly interesting discoveries have been made in con- ■ nection with the excavations in the I ruins of Pompeii. A street leading to | the Forum, which was closed at both I ends by stone pillars for the purpose of excluding carriages, now proves tc have been one of the chief thoroughfares of the city. It is lined with shops, the walls of which show inscriptions and marble tablets, which are well preserved. A great quantity of archaelogical treasures of great historic value has been found, and the investigators have gathered up a quantity of petrified fruit and meat. In one shop a large terracotta kitchen range was discovered, on the top of which rested an oval copper boiler, in perfect condition, containing water, which the scientists say, has been there since the time of the eruption nearly 2,000 years ago. rj GOOD WHEN DEAD State Entomologist Douglass Has Use Only for Dead Cats. ARE MURDERERS I At Heart—With Appearance of Sublime Innocence— Menaces to Birds. B. W. Douglass, former state en- ' tomologist, whose annual report for i ( . • the year ending September 30, 1911, ■ will appear soon, will advocate in a | part of the report that cats be watch- ' ed more carefully in the interests of i the birds of the state. Mr. Douglass ; believes a cat is only good when dead. The average house cat, with her appearance of sublime innocence, he sets out, is a murderer at heart, and her victims are not only the human family but the birds which delight to nest in the trees about the house. The cat costs the people of the state, indirectly, hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, it is set out, because of the destruction of birds and the consequent immunity assured the insects which feed on farm and garden crops and orchard trees. Most objectionable is the cat as far as the quails are concerned, ft is shown. While the farmers and sportsmen carefully guard these birds' aganist the consciousless hunter,' they permit the cat to range the fields undisturbed, killing thousands of the birds annually. The quail has been shown time and again to be the greatest collector of insects known I and to be of inestimable value from an entomological view-point to the farmer and gardener. A small flock of quails that will visit a garden frequently as they can be induced to do, if not disturbed, will do more, it is shown, than combined use of paris green and other bug destroyers. Robins, bluejays, bluebirds and a host of others that, if permitted, would do their part toward the destruction of dangerous insects are deterred in their activities by the cat, it is shown . The state board of health has joini ed Mr. Douglass in his plea for fewer ■ cats. The board has found them to be carriers of disease, especially rah les, which has been increasing at an alarming extent in the state during ' the last few years. SANG AT PRISON ENTRY. s With a view possibly to enllghtent ing the natives as to why they were i ’ in those parts, ’William T. “Buster” i Walker, the Home telephone lineman, ■ recently sent up for life for murders Ing his wife, and Horse Thief Henry r Meloir as they approached the gates i of Michigan City prison yesterday, f sang the grand Columbia street an--5 them: “We’re here, oecause we’re here, Because ,” etc.—-Fort Wayne News. WORK OR G. R. &. I. Floyd Death left this morning for - Kalamazoo, Mich., having been sent r there by the Grand Rapids & Indiana y Railroad cpmpany to be stationed at , a new train order station to be estab-1 r lished by the company at the coal | docks, just outside of the city. P. H. j I W’agner, also of this city, is working . t there in another portion of the city,' doing the same work.

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THE MONRUE NEWS Crowded House Will Greet the Colored Quartet There This Evening. MONROE IS GROWING Town Has Been Busy Place the Past Week—Real Estate Deals Made. Monroe, Ind., Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Indications point to a crowded house at the Washington colored quartet entertainment to be given at. the assembly room of the I new school house this evening. This company comes well recommended as I first-class artists in their profession land will give an excellent entertainI ment. The price is only 25 cents, and j they should merit a good patronage. ’The program will consist of vocal and I instrumental music, also character I sketches in regular southern costumes. — ■ ■ l_< Monroe is steadily growing to the I front in the way of changing ownerI ship of various residences, also quite I a number of farm sales have lately | been made, and you can see people moving from one farm to another ev- ' ery day. — Miss Bessie Mason of Selma, ipd., is spending.a few days at this mace I with relatives and friends. While making our rounds in the south part of the county we happened to drop in on C. L. Oliver, a former Monroeite, who is now located at Vera Cruz, as manager of the John Studa baker & Son elevator. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver are comfortably located in a neat home adjoining the plant and like their new place. Mr. Oliver is a son of M. L. Oliver of Monroe and Mrs. Oliver is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Buckmaster of Decatur. They will keep posted on the happenings of Adams county through the Daily Democrat during the ensuing year. j This has been a busy week at the Monroe State bank, as the various settlements for real estate deals were settled up, and several thousands of dollars changed hands through this banking house. — The literary held last Friday evening by the pupils of the Monroe schools was a success, both socially ' and financially. — The date for the Washington quartet is Thursday, March 7th. Admission, 25c. Be sure and attend. Mesdames Homer Oliver. W. S. Smith and J. J. Mayer of this place were the guests of Professor Withaus and wife Tuesday. They report a ' splendid time. Monroe’s building booin will soon commence. Watch us grow. BAILER FAMILY RESTED WELL. Report this morning from the bedside of the members of the Bailer | family, who were badly burned in the ! gasoline explosion Monday, is that all [rested better Wednesday night than they have since the accident, and are much better. Dorothy, who was badly, but not so seriously burned as her mother and elder sister, is said to be very much better. The others . are doing very well. The doctors ■ called this morning at the home and dressed the burns again. Unless something unforeseen sets in, there are bright hopes for the recovery of > «»’ _ __ DE VOSS CHANGES OFFICE. Attorney L. C. DeVoss and son, Huj bert, who for a number of years have 'been occupying the upstairs rooms j just south of the Reiter & France cigar I and billiard room, were busy today I moving their office fixtures to the rooms just over the Elzey & Falk shoe store, where they will be located from now on. The building being vacated by them was recently sold to Dan Erwin, who will remodel it, and make some changes In the taking out jof partitions, for other purposes. The j new rooms of the DeVoss's have been fixed up in excellent shape for the ' business and will occupy two rooms ! as they have previously done.