Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 72.

DELEGATES NAMED By Republicans Friday Evening Throughout Thirtythree Voting Precincts. ARE EVENLY DIVIDED Taft and Roosevelt Each Claim Half and Outcome Remains Mystery. Adams county republicans Friday evening selected their delegates and alternates at e". of the thirty three preciE r ts in the county to both the state convention to be held at Indianapolis on Tuesday, March 26ih, and also at the district convention at Winchester on Thursday, the 28th. Ad-' ams, as well as other counties.! throughout the state has been keeping them guessing as to whether it would join the Taft or Roosevelt factions,! and at present it seems to stand about! evenly divided for both the presiden- 1 tial candidates. Each precinct select-' ed a man whom they believed would [ prove a strong factor and to pull together at both the district and state i conventions for the selection of dele-! gates to the national convention to be 1 held at Chicago next June. Uneasiness is a common thing today with the republican party, not only in Indiana, but throughout the country, and they are at a loss to understand just where they are. Seventeen of the selected delegates holo to the renomination of j President Taft, while the remaining' sixteen are of the Roosevelt republicans, and all that remains is for the j battle to be fought out between themselves. A large number from this 1 city will attend both conventions. ' leaving here in time to obtain the popular sentiment previous to the work proper. The following are the delegates- selected Friday evening: " ; ty Delegates. First “A”—Ves Peterson, district; D. G. M. Trout, state. First “B”—Dan Shnckley, district; Aaron Stevens, state. Second "A"—Harry Moltz, district; A. J. Smith, state. Second “u” —John Logan, district; Sam Butler, state. Third A” —Ben Elzey, district. Charles Teeple, state. Third “B” —L. Crerryholmes. district: Ben Rice, state. Other Delegates. Berne “A"—Charles Good, district; Vilas Hocker, state. Berne “B” —C. C. Springer, district: ' David Neuensch wander, state. French —Owen Springer, district; i Julius Earhart, state. North Monroe —Sylvester Johnson, district: Sam Teeters, state. Geneva—Charles Porter, district. East Jefferson—Dan Brewster, dis- i trict: George Brewster, state! West Washington—Eli Engle, idstrict; Marion Andrews, state. North St. Man's Davis Daily, dis- j trict; Albert Chronister, state. < —— t CAN GET DIPLOMAS. Even if Not Wearing Regulation Caps < and Gowns. The state board of education ad- ; journed yesterday after a two-day session at the office of the state superin ter.dent of public Instruction One of < the questions discussed by the board i was that of the legality of an attempt by a school board to prevent high ; school students from receiving diplomas in case they were not clothed in the regulation cap and gown on commencement day. The board held that a school board might pass an order, barring such students from participation in the commencement exercises, but asserted that no authority was evident for a refusal to give a student a diploma in such an instance. WILL INSTALL MONDAY. The American Insurance Union will meet .on Monday evening in the Ben Hur hall at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose of electing and installing officers. National Warder Gates of Fort Wayne will be present to give the officers of the recently organized Decatur chapter their obligation. All members are earnestly requested to be present. The condition of Mrs. A. P. Beatty remains about the same, though she was somewhat weaker this morning. (

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

NEW IDEAS MAPPED OUT. Fred LaDelle Longs for Time He Can Come Home and Work Them Out. D. M. Hensley is in receipt of greetings from the Fred LaDelle family. W Ith it came a large theater poster in which the LaDelleg are given headliners, advertising their magical plays. They played last at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, four days, and prior to that, four days at St. Paul. They spent three weeks in Chicago. Mr. LaDelle stated that he did not known where he would be sent from Oshkosh, and was daily awaiting word from the lyceum. The weather the week before was fine, but the first day of spring there 7 as here, savored highly of winter. Mr. LaDelle stated that He did not known how soon his family would be home, but he is evidently eager for the time to conic, as he has several more magi-1 cal tricks mapped out and is awaiting the time when he can reach home ' to work out his ideas. COURTiIOLSENEWS _— | 1 Mrs. Sarah Decker Gives Bulk of Property to Presbyterian Church. I __ WILL WAS PROBATED — Guardian of Japhet Beer Given Annuity for Board for the Ward. The will of the late Mrs. Sarah Decker was duly probated. She pro- ‘ vides for the payment of debts, and Asks that a suitable monument be I erected at the grave of her husband, ! Peter Decker. The following bequests of money are tnen given: To the Sam Henry Post, G. A. R„ this lefty, $25; to the Women’s Reliof Corps, $25; to the trustees of the First Presbyterian church, Decatur, j SSO. Her real estate, which consists of the house and lot where she resided, all her personal property, she asks to be sold as soon as possible after I her death, to pay the aforenamed bequests, and what remains then to be given to the trustees of the First Presbyterian church. She asks that John Gleckler be appointed executor. The will was written April 14, 1910, and witnessed by D. B. Erwin and J. F. Fruechte. ; Miles W. Hamrick vs. Maria Brandt et al., to abate nuisance, damages and injunction. Cause set for first Wednesday in April term. Bertha Roop vs. Harley Roop, divorce and alimony. Appearance by DeVoss for defendant. Rule to answer. Frederick Maurer vs. Frederick Maurer, administrator, claim allowed in sum of $95, with costs and same ordered paid out of assets of estate, as preferred claim. | ' i Eli Beer, trustee of the Japhet Beer estate, filed petition for allowance of $75 a year to be paid to guardian for board of ward, which was sustained and order made accordingly. A marriage license was issued to Ora Miller, born March 5, 1894, daughter of Frederick W. Miller, to wed Lewis Merrillat, farmer, born January 4, 1878, son of Julius Merillat. Real estate transfers: Clara M. Rayl to Mary E. Reckord, lot 17. Monjoe, $300; Winfield S. Hughes to Ma 'linda Fronfield, lot 278, Decatur, $2,- • 000; Hiram Potts et al. to Charlies A. ; Fuhrman, 32.36 acres. St. Mary's tp., is2.'o; Christena Niblick to Nancy E. ! Pavison, quit claim deed to realty in : St Alary's tp., $1; Thomas J. Durkin to German Building & Loan Assn., lot 2i2. Decatur, $800.97; Clyde M. Rice et A to Al Ross, lots 72, 71, Decatur, SSOOO. Hooper & Lenhart filed three quiet title suits Friday. They are; Malcolm , \ Ripley vs. Pleinv Flag et al.; John : T Price vs. Thomas A. Janis et al., ■ Frank P. Halberstadt vs. Daniel Rc a et al. ' ! The Little Quilters were royally entertained by Miss Luella Bultemeier < Friday afternoon, the hours being giv- , en over to quilting and contests and a : jlunch. '

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, March 23, 1912.

LOCAL GIRLS WIN Defeat Fort Wayne Basket Ball Team by Score of 32 to 2—Are Jubilant. WEAK IN GUARDS Was Fort Wayne TeamEighth Grade Boys Win Over Peterson Boys. The Decatur high school basket iball team is jubilant in its victory over the Fort Wayne girls' team, which they ■met in this city Friday evening and • defeated by a score of 32 to 2. The ■ Fort Wayne team was decidedly weak iri guards. The Decatur team had many good chances at the basket and I made every shot count, and were especially strong in throwing goals. This was the last game of the season and the attendance Friday evening was unusually good. The local girls have played three games this season, losing the two played with Bluffton. They are, however, in splendid shape for next season’s play, and will no doubt gain many laurels. The line-up for Friday evening was: Fort Wayne: Centers—Jeffries, Stolle; forwards, Fierthe, Eble, guards, Poole, Rowe. Decatur: Centers—Dugan, Hensley; forwards, Long, Butler; guards, Rice, Hammell. Prior to the girls’ game, there was a contest between the basket ball teams of the Decatur and Peterson eighth grade boys, resulting in a victory for the Decatur boys to the tune of 25 to 5, the Peterson boys having hard luck in hitting the basket. The lineup: Peterson: Guards—Kitson. Goldner; center, Adler; forwards. Miller, Lon- ! derjon. i Decatur: Guards —Gay, Atz; forwards, Graham, Quinn; center, Lenhart. THE LASUDDRESS Judge James T. Merryman to Address Men of Methodist Church Sunday. EXCELLENT RESULTS Have Been Shown Through the Present Series of Lectures by Laymen. Judge J. T. Merryman will speak at the Methodist church Sundas' night jon the theme, “The Young Man anil I the Church.” This is the last of a series of addresses by laymen on subjects of interact to young men. Rev. Semans will follow the address with a sermon on the “Appeal of the Church to Men." Great has been the interest manifested by the men and young men of the congregation during the present series of lectures and the results shown are highly pleasing to the pastor who has worked hard in securing able lay persons to deliver addresses tn the members on every-day topics. The address of Mr. Merryman Sundaj evening will be none the less interest ing than the preceding ones, and a large attendance is expected at this time. —o_ BISHOP HOSKINS WILL PREACH. Bishop F. F. Hoskins of the United Brethren church will preach at the Winchester church a mile south and two miles west of Monroe on Saturday < evening and Sunday morning, March 30 and 31. Everybody is cordially invited. T. BEABER, Pastor. NOTICE, LADIES OF MACCABEES! The Ladies of the Maccabees are requested to meet at the home of Mrs. J. W. Burk Monday evening, March 25th. All are urged to attend. By order of COMMANDER.

BUT ONE MAN Has Bluffton Jail—And He's an Adams County Man. Sheriff Carlisle reports that he at the present time has only one prisoner in the county jail, and that is Aaron Eury, the Adams county man who was arrested on a charge of forgery. He cannot have a trial now before the April teym of court, opening the 1 latter part of that month. Eury has been the only prisoner since the time of John Barley, of Poneto, expired.— Bluffton News. A LITTLE BAKER Os Eleven and a Half Years Ousted from Bake Shop and Told TO GO TO SCHOOL Truant Officer Andrews Downs Aspirations of Youthful Workman. County School Truant Officer C. B. Andrews_j>ut the finish to the aspirations of a young eleven and a half-year-old would-be baker from Fl. Wayne, who was ordered to give up his work and return to school under the threat of prosecution. Mr. Andrews learned of the lad and called at the bake shop here where he was working. He was informed that the father had come here recently from Fort Wayne and was employed as baker at the local shop. Finding the work too heavy for him, or more than he could manage, the father brought the boy along to assist, and told the proprietors that the boy was beyond school age. Mr. Andrews learned that the lad was only eleven and a half years of age and told the father that he would have to be placed in school. As Fort Wayne is his home, it is necessary that he enter the school there, and he was ordered to return there. The father was much incensed over the interference and when he was asked his name by Mr. Andrews, told him it was “none ot his business.” When the proprietor was told that should the lad ■ be retained the proprietor would be prosecuted by Mr. Andrews, he ordered the chap to pull off his apron at once, and he will doubtless be rcturnto his mother and the other children at Fort Wayne and be placed in school to be given the chance in life that every child deserves. GO TO MONTANA ~ ■■■ ' George Henneford Family Preparing to Leave Week from Tuesday. FOR NEW HOME Has Owned Ranch There for Several Years and Has Been Improving It. George Henneford and family, for many years residents of this city, are preparing to go to Montana to make their fut'.: e ho,lie and will leave for that place a week from next Tuesday. Mr. Henneford, who has been engaged in the blacksmith business here for some time, recently disposed of his shop in view of the contemplated removal, and with his family, left Friday for Vera Cruz to visit with his parents, before leaving for the west. Mr. Henneford has ordered the Democrat sent to his new- address, Carter, Montana, and will keep in touch with their friends here. Mr. Henneford and his brother, Otto, several years ago purchased a large tract of land in Montana which they have been improving, spending several months of each year there, and the brother, Otto, is now there. Decatur friends will much regret their leaving, as both have been prominent in lodge and social circles. Mrs. Verena Miller and daughter, Agnes, will be guests Sunday of their daughter and sister, Mrs. Anthony Kohne.

COUNT OF NOSES Os Children of School Age Will be Begun April 10th by Enumerators. THE SCHOOL BOARD Os City Will Probably Name Enumerators at Monday Evening’s Meet. The city school board will hold a meeting Monday evening and it O quite likely that at that time the city school enumerators will be appointed, or some action taken thereto. The men who will take the school enumeration for the various school corporations of the county will begin their work April 10th, and they are expected to have the work completed and reports filed in twenty days from the time they begin. This ik one of the most important features of the school year so far as the taxpayers are concerned as the school corporations get money from the state on the basis of the number of children enumerated for school purposes. All children between the ages of six and twenty-one are to he enumerated and figure in the per capita that will be paid into the school treasuries of the township corporations. The law intends that all children ; who are between the ages of six and twenty-one years, shall be enumerated, no matter whether they are in school or out. These names are forwarded to the state and on this basis the schools of the county draw money from the state. For each child enumerated the state will contribute a certain sum of money, and the more children enumerated the more money will be turned into the county’s schools. For that reason every parent should afford the enumerator all the information possible when he calls That will help reduce the sum of money the people will be called upon to contribute in support of the schools. SHE WANTS A MAN Decatur Girl “Makes No Bones” of the Fact and Advertises According. MUST HAVE MEANS She Seems to be Taking Advantage of the Leap Year Rights. There seems to be at least one Decatur maiden lady who “makes no bones” over the fact that she wants a “man,'’ and who has taken advantage of the year rights accorded maidens. At least that is the inference that may be gleaned from the “personal” inserted recently in a Fort Wayne paper over the address of “Miss Alice Hughes, general delivery, Decatur, Indiana.” In her advertisement Miss Hughes says she desires to correspond with a bachelor gentleman with means. Besides being weighted down with considerable “means.' the gentleman must bo blessed with the age that goes with from thirty-five to fortyfive years, the lady no doubt fearing to trust herself and her happy future to the inexperience of youth. Miss Hughes plainly sets for that the object of the correspondence is matrimony and sets down a most emphatic foot upon “triflers.” Miss Hughes is particular further, and states that she prefers a Catholic. , . o WAY IS NOW CLEAR. After a season made difficult by the elements —snow, rain, mud and floods in turn, the rural mail carriers now report that the way is clear and they are enabled to make their complete routes. The latest difficulty lay in the flooding of the roads by the high river, but the water has fallen and the roads are now free, to the satisfaction of not only the carriers, but the patrons.

THE FIREMEN ARE THANKFUL. For Benefit Patronage—Had Several Mishaps With the Special Reel. The fire laddies of Decatur desire to thank the many people who patronized them by attending the Star theater Thursday and Friday evening. Mr. Stoneburner regrets very much that owing to a series of mishaps, he had to disappoint the crowd by giving a different reel than the one advertised The boys and Mr. Stoneburner had arranged to give “Flames and Fortune,” one of the best on the road. The first reel was iost in a wreck in the east and Mr, Stoneburner tried to arrange to secure the reel from Chicago. Six telegrams and four 'phone messages failed to bring the reel ro Decatur until 10 o'clock Friday even- : ing. Both the Star management an! the firemen are sorry that this occurred and have promised to secure the reel for some future time. o - DEATHSDECREASED During Month of February in Indiana—According to Vital Statistics. TUBERCULOSIS LEADS In Claiming Victims—Pneumonia Came Next—New Rabies Treatment. Deaths in Indiana for February showed a decrease over the number for the preceding month, according to figures from the state board of health. For the month 2,985 deaths were reported, tn January the number was 3,186 For February of last year, the number reported was 2,900. The February state rate this year was 13.7, while for the corresponding month of last year it was 14. The rate for first-class cities (Indianapolis) was 15.7; for the second class cities, including Evansville, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and South Bend, the rate was 15.7; for third class cit-1 lies the rate was 13.9; for fourth class cities, 15.2; for fifth class, 15.7. The' rural rate was 12.6. The disease causing the greatest number of deaths were the following: 1 Pneumonia, 291; pulmonary tuberculosis, 326; accidental causes, 187; I cancer, 150; influenza, or grip, 112; i typhoid fever, 41; other forms of tu-1 bcrculosis, 37; diphtheria and mem-1 branous croup, 21; whooping cough, | 21; measles, 3; smallpox, 2. One ! death was caused by hydrophobia in j Dubois county. I The ten common diseases in orderl of their prevalence are as follows: | Influenza, bronchitis, tonsilitis, scarlet i fever, rheumatism, pneumonia, pul-1 monary tuberculosis, typhoid fever, diphtheria and membraneous croup and chickenpox. The board has admitted for treatment under the new free rabies treatment act, Arvil Hurley, age sixteen, and Roscoe Ferguson, age nineteen, both of Newburg, Warrick county. The boys feared they were infected by treating a horse that had rabies. CAR SCARED HORSES. Jacob Drague, a well known farmer from southeast of the city, left his ■ horses and buggy standing in front of the Schafer hardware store while attending to his necessary business. Shortly afterward the horses? took fright at a passing interurban ear, anil becoming mixed up broke tho tongue and snapped pieces of the harness, ■ which required the securing of now i parts before he cauld return to his ■ home. — ■■ o MILLINERY OPENINGS TODAY. Both the Bowers and Burdg millinery stores are holding their annual spring openings this afternoon and evening and a large and choice variety of all the beautiful spring stylos are ? being eagerly viewed by the ladies 3 who wish to select their Easter bonnets in good season. o ? STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 1 i The Star of Bethlehem will hold a ? special meeting on next Monday eveni ing for the election of officers for the - coming year and all the memtiers are urgently requested to be present.

Price, Two Cents.

A REAL ELOPEMENT , Miss Lucile Andrews Telephoned Parents of Her Marriage. t TO PAUL TRIBOLET - Eloped Thursday on Her 3 Seventeenth Birthday to Hillsdale, Michigan. 3 ) / Miss Lucile Andrews, daughter of 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Andrews, of near r-dterson, and Paul Tribolet, figured jin a real, up-to-date elopement this [week, and today announced their marriage by telephone to the bride's pari ents, who were indeed greatly sur- ' prised. Last Thursday was Miss Lucile's seventeenth birthday anniversary, and announcing that “Mother” , Tribolet was going to entertain for her, she went to Bluffton. There the two lovers met and left at noon for Hillsdale, Mich., where they were married Thursday evening by the Methodist minister. They then returned to Bluffton Friday evening and are I | now at the home of the groom’s parents. They will go to housekeeping in Bluffton at once, the groom having a good position as agent for the Mar- ■ ion, Bluffton & Eastern Railway company. The two have been lovers for some time, and the marriage, in the course of time, was expected, though coming at this time, causes great surprise, as even the bride's own parents knew nothing of their intentions. Their only objection to the marriage was the extreme youth of the bride, 1 as they hold Mr. Tribolet in the high- ’ est esteem and regard. But the young , people decided to take matters into their own hands, and not wishing to wait further, eloped to the northern state. The bride was married in a beautiful tan jacket suit with hat and ’ I boots to match. The new suit was [secured, supposedly by her family and | friends for her Easter costume, but | she brought it into use earlier as her (Wedding gown, taking it with her in her suit case to Bluffton to wear at 'the supposed birthday party. Miss ■ Andrews has often visited here with .her sister, Mrs. Burt Mangold, and other relatives and has many friends here. Both she and her husband are (highly esteemed and popular, both in ■ their Adams and Wells county circles iof friends, and good wishes in abundance are awaiting them. INVENTORS BUSY. I "* Two Adams county men were (awarded patents by the government Friday for useful inventions upon [which they have been working for (long periods. W. H. Mcßarnes, of ■this city, was granted a patent on a velocipede, it being-an improved model for children's use, the details of which are yet unknown. However, it is probable that the velocipedes will be manufactured for the market by the inventor. It is stated that he has worked long and faithful on the perfecting of the velocipede, and at last success has crowned the efforts so put forth. The other Adams county man is A. P. Teter of Berne, who was granted a patent on a revolving harrow. It is said that this invention possesses great features which will go far toward the revolutionizing of agricultural operations, being able to do a much greater amount of work than the old models. This harrow will also be placed on the market and pushed. With these two patents granted, the inventive geniua will be given an impetus, and in the near future a perfected electrical device will probably be patented by a local man who now is working on it perfecting the final details. NOTES FROM SUGAR FACTORY. E. M. Wagner went to Fort Wayne today, where he will employ a number of Bohemians who have been working in the roller mills there, and to bring them to this county, where they will be given work in the beet fields. A number of farmers’ meetings have been arranged for next week. It is Important that those who are going to raise beets attend these sessions. Several farmers today removed the houses to be used by their hand laborers from the factory site here to their farms. Till