Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 81.

11 LIVED TWO HOURS | After Accident—Details of I Accident in Which A. T. I Lynch Lost Life. I GIVEN IN PAPER | From Jonesboro, Ark.—ln- ' jured by Rolling Log at Helena Plant. The following account from a Jonesboro (Ark.) newspaper gives particulars of the death of Allen T. Lynch, late of Helena. Ark., a former prominent Decatur business man. who was killed in Arkansas. Monday, March 25th: “A telephone message was received in the city last evening announcing that A. T. Lynch, of Helena, father of our fellow townsman and former resiident of tffs <.lty, had been killed in Helena, '/he first message was very indefinite, it being unable to learn just how ?he death occurred. "Later in the evening Lee Johnson called up his son, Ralph, and ascertained tnat Mr. Lynch was superintending the unloading of a car load of logs at his mill, and one rolled on him. sc badly crushing him that he died two hours later. His son. Bert Lnych, of this city was at his nlill at Penroe and went direct from there to Helena. “The Messrs. Holthouse and Mrs. Robert L. Johnson went down this morning. Mrs. Bert Lynch, who left Sunday for Terre Haute, Ind., to visit her daughter. Miss Beatrice, was notified. “The sad news of the sudden death of Mr. Lynch was received with great regret by many form r friends here, who greatly sympathize with his son, Bert, of this city and his wife and son of Helena. “The following account of the accident is taken from the CommercialAppeal: “ 'Helena. Ark., Mar. 25 —A. T. Lynch, a prominent and well known mill man of this city was injured here this afternoon by a falling log which rolled over him inflicting internal injuries fhom which he died in two or three hours. * 'The accident happened shortly after noon today at the plant of the unfortunate man. A. T. Lynch Mill company, of this city. Although but few were apprised of the accident in the city proper until some time thereafter. be lingered long enough for his family, consisting of his wife and one son, to reach his side, he remaining conscious until the end. “According to the reports of eyewitnesses of the unfortunate tragedy, it was shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon when Mr. Lynch was superintending the unloading of a car of logs. One of the latter was of unusual size and in removing it from its place on the car the pole which was used as a pry to loosen the heavy timbers, broke, throwing the log in an opposite direction. “‘Mr. Lynch was directly in the path of the rolling timber, which knocked him from the car and rolled over the lower portion of his body, inflicting internal injuries, which later produced his death. The log had a large knot, or stub on one side, and It was this knot that probably in-, flirted the injuries resulting in his death. “ ‘Following the accident the fam-. Ily was immediately telephoned for, as he was unable to stand the strain of being moved to his home. He livid; probably two hours after the accident., The dead man is survived by his wife . and two sons. Bert Lynch of Jones- ; boro, and Ralnh Lynch of this city, j He was well known in this citv and . state, and was a timber man of some repute. Much regret is felt here over: the untimely accident and death. Mr. Lynch was but fifty-nine years . of age, having been born June 23, i 1852. The funeral was held List Thursday. ——— O FEAST OF PASSOVER. Barney Kai ver returned today noon to Bluffton after a few days visit here with his son, I. Kalver. They are celebrating the week of the feast of the passover, which extends until next Tuesday The eating of unleavened bread is a part of the celebration nf thia fpAfit

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

A DRESS STANDARD. For School Girls May be Fixed by Law. To school teachers, chief of Police of Columbus, Ind., Frank J. Cooper, I announced he had purposed to ask the support of all the teachers in the state for a bill to be presented to the next ■ legislature providing for a standard of dress for school girls. “High school girls, especially, are flirting with pneuj monia in winter" said Cooper. “It I is the fashion for them to bare their more or less beautiful throats and to wear the thinnest, stqckings, the lowest shoes, the shortest sleeves and deepest cut corsage possible. This is the malignant style of the time and it appears there is no influence that can be brought to bear to correct it and, to conserve the Health ot the genera- , tion of girls unless the state steps in and enforces a common sense uniform. I v GRANT LICENSES Eight Retailers and Two Wholesalers Ask for License to Sell Liquor. GRANT ALL BUT ONE Which Will be Granted at Friday’s Session—New Road Superintendents. The board adjourned at noon until Friday when they will meet in continued session, at which time the license of Franklin Andrews, Monroe, will be granted. The license on that place 1 does not expire until Thursday and it was impossible to grant a new one until that one expires, hence the meetI ing Friday. i Bids for clothing to be furnished at the county infirmary were received and the contract awarded to The Myers-Dailey Co., whose bid was $34.05. William Ari Hr was appointed superintenden; of construction on the Adler macadam road, jn the Engle road J. B. Corson resigned as superintendent and I. L. Babcock was named for the place. Julius Haugk was granted permission to erect electric light poles along the road for a distance of 2,000 fee:, to his home in Root township, under supervision of C. C. Ernst, who is to receive pay from Mr. Haugk. 1 The county commissioners are this afternoon concluding one of the busiest sessions held for a year. Today was spent for the greater part in examining applicants for saioon licenses, resulting in the granting of the desired papers to the Murray Hotel Co.. Ben Knapke, C. Rademacker, Lafayette Ellis, M. E. Andrews, Ed Johnson and isadore Kalver, Decatur, the two last named being for wholesale licenses and the others for retail; Jeff Klopfenstein, Preble; John Hey. Williams; Franklin Andrews, Monroe. The matter was routine only, there being no fight made against the granting of the renewals The only change over the past year is that of Franklin Andrews, who has the saloon in Washington township, near Monroe. BRILLIANT ADDRESS. The meeting TuesdaJ night by the Methodist Brotherhood In the church 1 parlors proved Interesting and instruc--1 tive in the extreme. A special program : of music and speakers was had and j following the usual opening the Rev 1 Ear) P. Parker, formerly of Hartford | city, was introduced. Rev. Parker gave an interesting address to the I men. covering the general topics sug- ' gested by the alms of such a society 1 and was well received and welcomed by his many friends and acquaint nces here Special musical numbers assisted greatly in making the evening a pleasant remembrance.. During the business session the admission of sixteen new members was made. They are George Dixson. D. F. Leonard, T. F. Holsapple, William Murphy, Fred Freck, Charles Brock, Dan Vail. William Archbold, Dan Meyers, F. W. Wright, Burton Niblick, U. S Drummond, Vern McGonagle, Martin Beery, Charles Baker and Joe Harris.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, April 3, 1912.

BOYS SCOUT TROUP Will be'Organized in Decatur at Once—Arthur Blair is Scout Master. IT’S A GREAT CLUB Develops the Youngster and at Same Tme Gves Him Much Pleasure. Decatur is to have an American ' Boys' Scout and plans forth early or- ' ganization of same, are now being made by Arthur E. Blair of Fort Wayne, scout master for this district of Indiana. There are but five masi ters in the state, their duties being I the organization and inspection of the troops. The Boy Scouts is a national organization for the lads of the land, and has become very popular during 1 the past two years, having troops in all the larger cities from coast to coast. Decatur should have one of the best ones in this section and Mr. Blair will try to make it such. All the officers will be local boys. Club rqoms wil be established and the 1 scouts will have base ball, foot ball and basket ball teams. The headquarters of the national organization ; 1 are at New York, from where all the orders are issued. Membership is limited to boys betwen the ages of fourteen and twenty-one years, and there are many requirements necessary for advancement, but nothing that the average boy cannot do with ■ a little application. And Decatur boys I who wish to join the Scouts are re- : j quested to write at once to Captain , I Arthur E. Blair, 1114 Erie street, Fort ! Wayne, Ind. FOLLOWS CLOSELY Mrs. John Schwartz of Van Wert Buried Today— Two Weeks After STEP-SON’S FUNERAL Step-son Was Former Decatur Editor—Relatives Attend Funeral Today. Mrs. Frank Johnston and daughters, Mildred and Merle, left Monday evening for Van Wert, Ohio, to attend ■ the funeral of Mrs. Johnston's step- j I mother, Mi s. John Schwartz, held to-1 day. Mrs Schwartz was fifty-two years old and her death occurred Monday from diabetes and heart trouble of several years' standing. She leaves one son, Henry Hines, of Colorado. A ! sad feature is that only two weeks ago occurred the burial of her step-son, ' William Schwartz, former editor of i the Decatur Journal, whose body was taken to the old home at Van Wert from Clarksville, Texas, where he died, having resided in the south several years. Miss Mollie Schwartz, a step-daughter of the dead lady, who formerly lived here, is now at Van Wert at the home of her step-mother. WARD FENCE FACTORY NOTES. E H Shumacker is making a trip this week for the Ward Fence company. He will make Chicago and Peoria, Illinois, Gary and Wolcott, Indiana, where large fence contracts are to bo lei. Mr. Robert Gould of Covington. Ky., has accepted a position as mechanical draughtsman for the Ward hence company, making an additional man for the down-town office force. He will report for duty the latter part of this week. The Ward Fence factory is running far behind with'its big rush of mail, showing that business is exceedingly good. They have a large force of girls looking after the department, but orders and inquiries are coming in rapidly, and all rush orders on account of the hold-up of spring weather. Mrs. Chris Strebe and daughter, Mildred, are home from Winchester, where they spent the day visiting.

! J. WYATT HEMMED IN. One of Thirty Fort Wayne Families Suffering from Flood. J. Wyatt, without doubt James Wyatt, formerly of this city, is one ot the thirty families on Baltes avenue, who is hemmed in by the flood waters from the overflowing St. Mary’s, St. Joe and Maumee rivers at Fort. Wayne. Police calls were sent in for help, the families being unableto leave their homes to secure fuel and provisions. Travel in that district is necessarily done by boat. In some houses the cook stoves are necessarily moved upstairs out of the way of the floods, and in one home the piano was placed on chairs to keep it safe. All of Swinney park, except the high east side, is under wa- . ter. THE MONROE NEWS Herb Parrish Sloses Tonsorial Shop to Take Position of Town Marshal. I A NEW “COOLER’ Will Probably be Erected— Commercial Club Gets Badges—New Church. Monroe, Ind. .April 3 —(Special to ■ Daily Democrat) —Victor, the eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Sprunger, who reside a short distance east of this place, and who was stricken with paralysis a short time ago, and was rendered helpless on his entire left side, died Monday at 1:10 p. m. The young man was well known ' and highly respected by the many friends which he had, who are sorry ■ to hear of his early demise. No funeral arrangements had been made at the time of writing this note, but burial will probably be made at Berne. Herb Parrish, who for some time has been conducting a tonsorial parlor at this place, closed the doors to his patrons and has accepted the ap-1 pointment as town marshal. Woe be ' unto the evil-doers, as Herb vows f that lie will “pinch" all such who vio- j late the laws of the great state of, Indiana and Monroe. The town' board will erect a “cooler" in the near i future, which will be large enough to ■ accommodate quite a number, whom the marshal may land in his drag-net. The Monroe Commercial club has now some handsome badges which each member will receive and wear. — A committee of the Friends’ quarterly meeting neiu at Portland last ' week, visited Munroe Monday to look for a site on which to build a modern church edifice. The committee which conferred with our citizens was composed of Revs. F. H. Thornmohlen and Inman of Portland and Rev. Uptegraft and Messrs. Watson and Lafever of White Oak, Ind. They were favorably impressed with the town and have several choice lots in viewon which they will decide by next Monday, when definite action will ho taken in regard to erecting a fine church building, which will probably cost in the neighborhood of $3,000. Monroe has only one church building and wc see that much good can be accomplished by adding another house of worship to the already extensive improvements which will be made as soon as the weather permits. Let all lend a helping hand to this worthy cause and wo will remain in the fir=* rank as this place has alw-ays been rceognized by our neighbors o FUNERAL THURSDAY. The funeral services for Mrs. Martha Tribolet, the well known Bluffton lady, who died early Tuesday morning from fright over a fire near their home, will take place at the home at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon and will be conducted by Rev. Clark Crawford and Rev. J. K. Cecil of Wabash, formerly a pastor of the Bluffton church. ONE INSPECTOR WAS OMITTED. In giving the list of the inspectors for the registration board, in Tuesday’s issue, we unintentionally omitted the name of Samuel Soldner, who is the inspector for North Wabash.

TAKEN TO BRYANT Marion Coon, a Decatur Blacksmith, Arrested for Failure to Pay BRYANT BOARD BILL For Himself and Three Chil-dren—-Before His Second Marriage, Upon advice of Jay county officials, Sheiiff Durkin Tuesday evening at 5 o’clock arrested Marion Coon, formeri ly of Bryant, on tlie charge of failure to pay a bo&rd bill owing to John Depr:/, of that place. He was held ho j by Mr, Durkin until about 11 o'clock Tuesday night, when Marshal Lehman of Bryant and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sam Arnold drove to this city and got him, returning to Bryant. Mr. Coon is a very good appearing man, and the sympathy of many is enlisted for him. He came to this city several months ago, where he has been engaged in the blacksmith business. He worked for some time for Mr. Heller, the First street blacksmith, and later entered into business in the smithy north of the Hower & Hower grocery store, where he was working until up to the time of his arrest.. It is said that while living in Bryant, Mr. Coon endeavored to keep his three motherless children together and boarded, thus contracting a heavy board bill. The presecut ing witness, it is said, claimed that he owed about $l4O. but Mr. Coon stated that he had been paying this off as he became able, and that at present there (Continued on Page 6.) COURTHOUSE NEWS February Term of Court is on Last Week—Will be no Vacation. THE APRIL TERM Opens Monday—Grand and Petit Jurors —Hancock Pleads Guilty. The jury commissioners, including J. W. Craig of Berne, Henry Hite and County Clerk F. Bleeke, met this afternoon at 2:15 o’clock and selected the grand and petit juror for the April term of court which will open next Monday morning. The February term closes this week and there will be no vacation: The jurors: Grand Jurors—William Ehrman, Kirkland: Charles P. Poling, Washington; Herman Keinking. Union; Fred Linn, Decatur; Vernon L. Snow, Geneva: Julius Heidemann, Washington Petit Jurors —James T. Dailey, St. Mary's; M. L. Smith, Wabash; Jesse Koos, St. Mary's; John Bucher, Root: David Fuhrman, Monroe; Milo Sales, French: John Christen, Decatur; Elmer Runyon, French; Fred Bioomenberry, Preble; L. C. Helm, Decatur; John W. Merryman. Decatur; Jacob Heller. Kirkland. At the time oi going tu press a number of Huntington lawyers were here, preparing to make up further issues in the Branyan-Brookover will case from Huntington county. John Hancock pleaded guilty to keeping a gaming device and was fined $25 and costs. The case was sent to court from the justice ofthe peace. Tlie final report, of Joseph Voglewede, as guardian of Elizabeth M. Gluten, and current report as to the o er wards, were approved, and the ' guardian discharged as to Elizabeth M. County Recorder Andrew J. Welfly is in Chicago today on business. Realty transfers: Frederick Scheumann to Josepr D. Cloud et al, lot 12, Decatur. $1000; John M. Frisinger et al. to Fred Scheumanh et al., realty (Continued on Page 6.)

FARMERS CAN GET BEET SEED, j Any Time After Friday—Mr, Hubbard is a Very Busy Man Just Now. Farmers of Adams county may secure their beet seed, by calling at the wareroums of the Decatur Produce company, near the Chicago & Erie depot at any time after Friday, April sth. If you are getting ready to put in a beet crop, you should get your seed now and have it on hand when you want to use it. Mr. Hubbard is a busy man these days, having about a million different details on his mind. Among these just now is the arrangements for a dyke that will hold the water back from the site where the factory is being built and where there has been more or less delay on account of the wet grounds during the past few weeks. He will probably let the contract for ! the work within a few days. SHOW GREAT GAIN Disciples of Christ Make Second Biggest Gain Numerically. NOW RANK SIXTH Among all Religious Bodies —lnternational Convention at Louisville. The current issue of the official year-book of the Disciples of Christ contains some very interesting information relative to the growth and activities of this particular religious body. Official figures from all sources show that on December 31, 1911, this body had 11,2R0 active churches, with an aggregate membership of 1.375,000 making it rank fourth among the | Protestant bodies of the Anglo-Saxon race in America and sixth among all the Christian bodies. Tn comparing the growth of the Disciples with that of the ten other lead- j ing religious bodies, the compilers of the year book have graded the list according to the numerical strength; and gain of each denomination: Ro-i j man Catholic, Methodist Episcopal, Regular Baptist South, Regular Bap-! tist, colored, Methodist Episcopal south, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterian North. Protestant Episcopal, Lu- i theran Synodical Conference, Congre-i gationalist. It also show sthat in moving up from the eighth to the sixth place they passed the Presbyterians and Regular Baptists, the largest gain for the year being 110,000 made by the Catholic bodies; the Methodistd coming next.: But, if taken in single religious bod-1 ies, they would stand in gains in the i following order: Roman Catholic,! 110,000; Disciples of Christ, 89,759; j Regular Baptists South, 49,749; Afri-1 can Methodist Episcopal, 47,874; Cumberland Presbyterian. 40,000; Lutheran Synodical conference, 39,755; Regular Baptist Colored, 34,589; Methodist Episcopal South, 32,000; Greek Orthodox church, 30,000; Methodist Episcopal church 26,949. Within the official year, closing September 30, 1911, the Christian Missionary society alone assisted in the support of 491 missionaries, organized 110 new churches and added 18,247 to the membership of the denomination With the increased forces placed in the field since that time, the Disciples hope to show in all departments at their international convention at Louisville October 15-22, the greatest gain made by them or any other de nomination in a single year. The Ixiulsvilla armory .with a seat ing capacity of 20,000, has been engaged for the event and urgent requests sent to every church and mission point to prepare at once for sending delegates which, with the “homecoming” sentiment directed to former Kentuckians of the faith, will probably sw’ell the attendance to something like 25,000 to 30,000. — <v-— —— VICTOR SPRUNGER DEAD. Victor, eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Sprunger of Berne, ru- 1 ral route number 4, in Monroe town- i ship, Is dead from infantile paralysis, i The funeral will be held Thursday mroning at. 10 o’clock from the Mennonite chufleh at Berne.

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CITY’S BUSINESS Resolution for New Stone Street and Paving of Second Asked for. WANT NEW SEWERS Property Owners in North End Ask for More Light —Allow Some Bills. At the regular session of the city council Tuesday evening all members responded ro roll call excepting C'ouni I cPrcan Christen, v-ho was out of the j c. t y. A busy session was engaged in I .nd was presided over by his honor. Mayor Teeple. Business oi a general make-up comprised the evening’s work and the occasion proved an interesting one for the benefit of the city throughout. A petition from a number of property owners along North Second street was read by the clerk, asking, that on account of the long stretch which intervenes from one light to another, the dense condition of the trees, and dark alleys along this right of way, that two new lamps be added to those already ill operation, and that two tungston lights be placed in the alley running from Second to Third streets, leading to Hie front of the city plant on the latter street. Another petition was signed by a number of the property owners living along North Niifth street, asked that Ninth street, commencing at Monroe street, thence running north on Ninth to Nuttman avenue, be paved with brick. This was left in the hands of the street and sewer committee, which will look into the matter. The mayor’s quarterly report for the months of January, February and March "was filed, and left in the hands of the finance committee to examine. The mayor will also, perhaps at, the next regular meeting, have his annual report ready for the council, which will be read as in former years. Proof of publication of the ordinance relative to the changing of the voting precincts in the First ward to j conform with the county lines was filed and ordered placed on record. A letter, with agreement attached, was received from Toledo, St. Louis £- Western Railroad company, was read, pertaining to the sewer which the city expects to run under their tracks east of the depot, asking that it be signed, to stand by certain laws was referred to the street and sewer committee, which will consider same until the next meeting night. A petition for a sewer and known at the Atz sewer, on North Third street, which was presented at the previous meting, was discussed and referred to the street and sewer committee, witli power to act. A report of the cominiteee was then brought forth, accepted and ordered that the sewer he constructed, and the civil engineer to draw up plans and specifications regarding same. The people on Thirteenth street, who have recently been bothered greatly with high waters, and the present sewer not giving sufficient drainage, put in a complaint to the council for relief, or to advise some means which could benefit them along this line. A motion was made that the shade trees belonging to the city in front of the city water works plant be trimmed for better shade the coming summer. Attorney E. B. Lenhart was present with a resolution calling for the macadamizing of Eighth street, beginning on Nuttman avenue, or better known at the Decatur and Preble road, thence south to Monroe street, west on said street, or known as the Decatur-Bluffton road to the Maplewood cemetery gates, the end of the line. This was acted upon by the county commissioners and all that remained was the adoption by the city council, which was granted, and ordered to be placed on record. The petition for new walks to be constructed on Elm and Patterson streets was up before the council again and referred to the street and sewer committee which will see that proper steps are taken in that line as soon as the weather is favorable enough for them to proceed with the work. The liability insurance which has been the discussion of the council for some weeks for the taking out of a policy in time of fires to protect the citizens, should any accident occur during the going to or coming from a fire by the department, as well as one (Continued on Page 5.)