Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 102.

THE STREET FIGHT I I Marshal Peterson Has a Street Fight With Two 1 Drunken Rowdies. i BOTH WERE TAKEN UP And This Morning Drew Twenty Dollars Each and Thirty Days in Jail. A furor was caused Friday ulght j by tile occurrence of a street fight in : which two of the construction gang on I the sugar factory attempted to whip i Marshal Peterson. The occurrence J first started about 6:30, when James Rathbup accosted him and asked him i [ to have a drink. Peterson s refusal i _ seemed to anger him and he returned ; to his companions and all began to ■ curse him. They followed Peterson [ across the sidewalk and continued 1 their talk. Peterson stood in th-' i street fully five minutes accepting the : Insults and jibes thrown at him by | the two drunks, and they, probably ' believing him well whipped eonsent- \ ed to go away with a third person, wno was more sober than the other two. ■ They went west along the Teeple, Brandyberry A: Peterson store a short distance, and then James Rathbun, ! who was the drunkest ofthe three, I broke loose from his companions and ! came back to look for the marshal. Ho ; found him in the center of the crowd and before Peterson noticed him, had > given him a heavy upper-cut under 1 the eye. Things began to happen' about that time Peterson swung his ' mace and caught Rathbun across the ear and jaw, staggering him but still allowing him to return. The second ! blow’ was over the head, and dropped j Rathbun like a log. By this time the | other companion, Frank Maldy, came I to Rathbun's rescue, and was descend- | ing upon Peterson from the rear, but E was caught with a good blow, which | I sent him to the mat. They were es-; I ported to jail by Constable Andrews, ■ James Hurst and other citizens. Rathbun is an electrician, aged for- 1 k ty-five, hails from Findlay, Ohio, and 1 K is employed in the construction of I’ the sugar factory. Maldy is a mill-' F weight, aged twenty-three, and is a ' t companion workman with Rathburn. K When arranged in court this morning they presented a sorry spectacle. Rathburn was the worst looking, having two black eyes, a broken nose, innumerable scratches and bruises. Maldy has a scar on his cheek, and a badly lacerated tongue Both pleaded guilty to assault and battery, and a fine of S2O and costs and thirty days in jail was assessed in each case. Throughout the affair Marshal Peterson acted th? officer, accepted the k insults until the crowd w hich fringed pl the scene became impatient. Cool- i ’ headed, he coped with the situation ' fc. and when the time came easily ex- ! K hibited that he had the goods. k James Weir was taken up on a I drunk charge Friday morning and was I K. arraigned in the afternoon, drawing a K do.-.a and cos's or a total of eleven | dollars. He will board it out. A FALSE ALARM. The city fife departments were call- ■ ed out Thursday afternoon about 3 - B o’clock, presumably on a false alarm, Bas no fire could be found, although ■three distinct rims were made in order ■ to find it. The first alarm was for the gl property j»f Henry Vian, who was said | to live on North Tenth street. The, | fire laddies made the run, but arriv- | ed only to find no trace of fire. Some- | one thought that Vian had moved to t South Thirteenth street, so the fire E department was hastily hauled out to the corner of Monroe and Thirteenth | street, but there, too, no fire was vis- [ ible. Then another party happened to ■ think that once upon a time Vine had ■ lived between the the railroads on ■ Tenth street, and the firemen made i. that run accordingly, to find the ■ smoke which seemed to denote the k. fire comin,J from a huge pile of brush K which Jitr Coverdale had fired on I', the rear of his lot, The apparatus Be wan hauled back to the stations. The K real fire for which they were called I. was extinguished with a few buckets of water before the arrival of the company. Mari© Weidler returned to her home on fl « ID o’clock car after shopping here.

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OVERCOME BY THE GAS Three or Four Workmen for the Lighting Company Inhale Gas. Three or four men were overcome I by gas this morning while at work on' . north Seventh street. For some days ■ there has been some little trouble in ’ j that section of the city, due to the 1 , fact that there was water in the gas ! mains. This morning the work of cut- | ting the pipe afid removing the water ! i was attended to and Page. Burrel, Carl ' I Ernst and Simon Traster over- ' . ctpne. J. S. Peterson the manager who was superintending the work, al so got an overdose and there was considerable excitement for a time. The men soon recovered however and are all right excepting for severe headaches. MONROE NEWS Monroe in Large Numbers Turned Out for SchoolClosing Exercises. PROF. EAST TO LEAVE Prof. Pepe Goes to Woodburn for Visit—New Res- . taurant Opens. Monroe, Ind., April 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Friday was a gala day at Monroe, it being the last day ( of school, when the patrons and citi- ’ zens responded liberally with well fill- ' ed baskets and a bounteous dinner ' was served at the noon hour, which was served in the basement of the new school house. About 300 took part in this part of the program, which was well rendered, after which all present wended their way to the assembly room where an interesting program was carried out by the pupils of the different grades, consisting | of vocal and instrumental music, dia- , logues, recitations and some fine drills by the small girls, class singing and a j few remarks by Professor East. This . has been a most successful school year and does great credit to the prini cipal as well as his able corps of teachers, and it is with much regret that ' Professor East will not be in charge ■ the coming school year, as he has ' some other plans for the future, thus making it necessary for him to decline another offer to take charge of the high school at this place. It can also be said of Profs. Homer Oliver, Pepe and Miss Edith Sprunger that, they were fully up to the standard in ' their line of education and it is the wish of t,he Tetrons that they may I continue their labors here during the ■ coming school year. Monroe stands in the front rank as one of the best educational institutions and our patrons ' and trustee should co-operate together with a view in keeping up the high , standard which the above teachers have placed her. Many of the beet workers have already arrived in this community and work will soon be commenced by our farmers in geting everything in readiness for them. Thej’ are a thrifty looking set of people and Monroe is already livening up by their presence. A new restaurant has opened up ' for business in the J. R. Badders building and will be conducted by Robert E. Gould. It will be an up-to-date, clean, and good place to visit. Professor East will leave for his , home in Bloomington, Ind., on Monday morning, where he will take a short vacation before entering some other work which he has in contemplation. Professor Pepe left for Woodburn this morning, where he will make an extended visit with her parents. J. M. Andrews, the horse buyer, bought a fine bunch of general purpose horses this week, which he is showing at his barn. JUNIOR CHORUS. Tile junior chorus of girls will sing at the Methodist church Sunday night. They sang a few months ago and their music was highly appreciated. The sermon will be the third in the series that Mr. Semans is preaching on the great Reformers. The subect wiljl be “John Calvin, the Theologian of the Reformation.”

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 27. 1912.

IA GLAD GREETING Was Given the Rev. T. H. I Rilling and Family by v Evangelical Church AND OTHER FRIENDS At Home of Fred Linn—Pastor and Family Came from Rochester. A party of one hundred fifty, including the members of the congregation, ’ all the ministers of the city, and oth- 1 er friends, attended the reception given at the Fred Linn home Friday evening by the members of the Evangelical church, welcoming their new . minister, the Rev. J. H. Rilling, Mrs. Rilling and children, Walter and Helen. A good program, arranged under the supervision of S. C. Cramer, in charge of the addresses, and Mrs. Eni gene Runyon, the music, was given. A prayer by the Rev. R. L. Semans of the Methodist < hurch, an address by the Rev. W. H. Glelser of the Presbyterian church, in behalf of the ministerial association of the city, which heartily welcomed the new minister to their circle; an address by S. C. Cramer, in behalf of the Evangelical congregation, which royally greets the Rev. Rilling and family, and the re- , sponse by the Rev. Rilling, were indic- . ative in their way of the gladness and right cordial spirit in which each mutually’ received the other and fore-tok-ened a splendid year's association and ■ endeavor together. The musical part of the program included the following: ■ Vocal music by the male quartet, including L. L. and D. A. Baumgartner, I Eugene Runyon and Will Ruckman; ' music by the ladies' quartet, comprising Mrs. Eugene Runyon, Mrs E. B. ■ Kern. Lilah Lachot and Bess Baumgartner; piano solo, Electa Glancy; ; violin duet, Gladys and Crystal Kern; ■ piano duet, Crystal Kern and Gladys i Sebnitz; piano solo, Mary Fuhrman; . vocal duet, Eola Gentis and Hope Huffman. The mingling of theassembly followed, and during the evening punch and wafers were served in the dining room. The Rev. .1. H. Ruling succeeds the i Rev. D. O. Wise as pastor of the local Evangelical church, coming here recently from Rochester. He preaeh- ■ ed his first sermon last Sunday, which was well received, and though he and his family have been here but a short time, they have won for themselves the kind regard of all, and the church and city are indeed glad to receive the family into their midst. ASKING QUESTIONS School of Instructions Held Today for the Registration Inspectors. ATTORNEYS EXPLAIN Law Was Taken up in Sections —Inspectors Receive Their Supplies. Inspectors from the thirty-three precincts cf Adtims county met here this morning for the purpose of receiving from the county auditor the supplies to be used in the first registration wiircii will be held Thursday, May 9th. At I 1 ) o'clock they gathered at democratic beadquarters, where a school of instruction had been arranged by County Chairman Bosse. The registration law was carefully gone over by Attorneys Lutz, Smith and H. B. Heller, each section being explained fully, and innumerable ques tions asked and answered by the lawyers. The session of the registration board will begin at 5 o’clock on the morning of May 9th and will continue until 6 o’clock that evening. After that hour the board may continue in session ’intil 8 o’clock if one person registers in each five minutes. If five persons in the precinct file a petition for the purpose, tne hoard may continue in session not two exceed two days longer. It is not likely that this will occur the first session as there (Continued on Page 2)

BEET WORKERS ARE LOCATED. Distributed Over Adams County— Many are Well Educated. All the laborers who were brought here to work in the beet fields have been taken to the farms to which assigned, the last of the 116 who came in Wednesday night on a special train from Chicago goig out this morning. They are a bunch of Clean looking people, many of them being educated. One of the mon, John Egis, an interpreter, who lias worked for the com pany in Michigan, has arrived, and | will be employed here during the year. He is well educated, speaking five different languages, and is a valuable man for the company. The people brought with them furniture to use in the houses furnished them, and wagons filled with household goods have been a common sight for a day or two. COURTHOUSE NEWS Silas Kizer Gives Life Estate in Property to Wife —At Her Death to GO TO THE CHILDREN Russell Lang Drain Ordered Constructed—Case Dismissed—A Marriage. I In his will executed April 6th, and probated today, Silaz Kizer, late of Hartford township, bequeaths all his estate, after the payment of just debts and funeral expenses, to his wife, Lydia A. Kizer, during her life. At her death it Is to be divided among his children, Ruth E. Rittgers, B. F. Kizer, Peter D Kizer, Charles Kizer, James Kizer, Ada M. Younts. Five hundred dollars is to be used for the erection of a monument. Peter D. and James Kizer, mentioned in the will as executors, qualified as such, giving $4,000 bond. Miss Lena B Hossman and T. J. McKean were witnesses. Licensed to wed: Nina Fogle, born October 15, 1891, daughter of Laban M. Fogle, to wed Chester Scoles, farm dr, born April 17, 1893, son of Andrew W. Scoles. The couple were married at 11 o’clock by ’Squire J. H. Stone. The current report of Dyonis Schmitt, guardian of Peter Joseph Braun et al., has been allowed. The petition of Rosina Lindsey for order respecting the collection of rents in the matter of the Alexander Bolds guardianship, has been set for April 30th. On motion of the plaintiff the at tachment case of William F. and George H. Prisch vs. Gorman is ordered redocketed, which is done. Default of defendant, cause submitted, finding for the plaintiff on his complaint and proceedings in attachment, finding there is due the plaintiff for the defendant, George H. Gorman, on note and account, sued on, the sum of $191.20. The property attached is ordered sold for not less than two-thirds of the appraisement to pay said plaintiff, defendant and costs accrued and accruing costs. Old Adams County bank vs.' Decatur Filler Co., note and appointment of receiver. Intervening petition filed by Auglaize Box Board Co. A. H. Perfect & Co. vs. Riverside Milk Condensory, on account, $350. Cause dismissed and costs paid. » z Wm. Grabe-’ vs. Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway Co., on note, sl,000. Rhlg against all defendants appearing to answer absolute in five days. 'Decree of quiet title to lands in complaint of Otto Reppert vs. John Stults et al, was entered. The defendants defaulted. I Clarence Winters vs. Rosa Winters, divorce. Default of <" Cendant. Appearance by prosecuting attorney. The petition of Russell Lang, Albert Smith et al., for a drain, was sustained and the drain ordered constructed. Charles Ernst, Noah BeberCONTTNTTED PAGE TWO.

WAS INTERVIEWED Senator Tyndall Tells Jour-nal-Gazette Reporter What He Thinks OF THE SENATORSHIP i Adams County Must be Satisfied With a Candidate Only Now and Then. Speaking while in Fort Wayne Friday of the political affiliation between Allen and Adams counties from a joint senatorial viewpoint, J. W. the two counties in the 1905 and 1907 two two counties in the 1905 and 1907 sessions of the state senate, had the following to say: "From what I have been able to learn, Adams county has no democrat who aspires sot the joint senatorial nomination til’s year, and there certainly will be no opposition from our county to the candidacy of Stephen B. Fleming. “We in Adams county realize that our total vote is much less than the excess vote of Allen county, aad for that reason do not expect the joint senatorial nomination often. We further realize that with the largest farming acreage of any county in Indiana, and with her great industrial and financial interests, Allen county has reason to desire the election of one of her citizens who is thoroughly conversant with the accompanying needs and the remedies legislation will afford. “It is not frequent that exigencies arise in Adams county, calling for special legislation, although we appreciate a share of the honor of sending men to the senate to represent the two counties. “Mr. Fleming has a large following in our county, and will be liberally supported, both for the joint senatorial nomination and the election m the fall.” Mr. Tyndall, who ably represented the two counties in the senate in 1905 and 1907, has been urged to enter the race for the nomination again but ha* declined for the present on account of business responsibilities which he cannot shift. There is a strong probability that he will be presented by Adams county for the nomination four years hence. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Professor East of Monroe was nunfbered among the business callers here today. SAID TO BE INSANE Mrs. Lucinda Dickerson of Geneva Recommended as Patient for Hospital FOR THE INSANE First Signs Noticed Two Years Ago—lmagines She Will be Killed. An inquest board, comprising Justice Charley A. Shoemaker of Wabash township, and Doctors H. M. Aspy and C. R. Price, has declared Lucinda, wife of George Dickerson, of Geneva, insane, and recommends her admission to the hospital for insane. Mrs. Dickerson is sixty-one years of age, and her husband states that the first signs of insanity were noticed about two years ago, when she failed to know members of her family. Among her delusions are imaginations that she is going to be killed and that she is at home. Melancholia, sleeplessness, silence, have been her characteristics. She sufferes from loss of memory, remains in bed all the time, and at times will not speak to any one (or a day or two, frequently muttering or talking incoherently. Her mother, it is said, was also insane. Mrs. Dickerson is the mother of ten children. o John Mayer of Monroe was in the city today attending to business affairs.

VISITS OLD HOME. John Bates Os Hotchkiff, Colo., Here j For Visit. John Bates of Hotchkiff, Colorado, arrived here this morning and is here for a visit with relatives. Mr. Bates was a former Adams county resident, but has lived in the West since 1877, this being his first visit here in thirt”flve years. His wife was Miss Martha Garver of this county, a sister of the late Mrs. Godfrey Christen. Mr. Bates is a cousin of Wilson Lee of this city, and has other relatives here and in the vicinity of Ft. Wayne. He will be remembered by many of the Adams county residents,and he was horn and reared here. His father was Giliand Bates, now deceased. E. E. RICE CHOSEN To Serve Fourth Year as Superintendent of Decatur Public Schools. THE SCHOOL BOARD Met—Went Over Enumerators’ Returns—Will be Accepted Tuesday. > .— That the efficient work and super vision of Professor E. E. Rice, as superintendent of the Decatur public schools is appreciated by both patrans and school trustees, who speak only in the highest terms of him, was manifest Friday evening when the city school board, at their regular meeting at the Central school building, selected him to serve for another year. This will make his fourth year as superintendent of the Decatur schools, which have prospered during his superintendency as never before, being unmistakable evidence of his capability. The teachers for the ensuing year will not be selected until later, and the board announces that all those ..who expect to teach, should file their applications by next Monday night. The city school children enumerators also reported that they had completed their canvass, but as the time does not expire until April 30th, their reports will not be acepted until then, in the hope that a few children who may not have been counted may be found by that time and added to the list. Every child of school age, means about three dollars more to the funds ' that will be apportioned to us by the state and it is to our interest to see that all between the ages of six and twenty-one are listed in the report. Remember that the larger the number of school children, the lower the tax rate will be. If the enumerators have failed to include the eligible members of your household telephone to F. V. Mills, O. L. Vance, I. brandyberry, or i Professor E. E. Rice, or any of the enumerators and the name will be listed. While more may be added to the list within the few remaining days, the incomplete reports show the total number of school children in the city to be 1,241. Last year it was 1,208, thirty-three less than this year. The report by wards is: Girls Boys Total First 214 224 438 Second .194 186 37 J Third 214 216 421 The teachers’ pay rolls and other bills were also allowed Friday evening. ENDEAVOR PROGRAM To be Rendered Sunday Evening at the Presbyterian Church. Fifteen-minute song service with piano and organ accompaniment. Prayer—Mr. Biggs. Subject of Lesson —-“Home Missions in Our Own Denomination." Short Talks by six members on topic- -Selected. Birdseye View of Home Missions — Leader. Closing Song and Offering. Mizpah. Let us make this session a recordbreaker in attendance and interest. Services will begin promptly at 6:30 p. m. DONALD PATTERSON, Chairman Press Committee. Dr. T. J. McKean of Linn Grove was a business visitor here today.

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Ifatal ;pneumonia — Claimed Wm. H. Bieneke, a Life-long Resident of Preble Township AT 10:10 THIS MORNING Had Been 11l Only Since Tuesday--Decline Came Very Rapidly. 11l only since Tuesday with treacherous pneumonia William H. Bieneke, a life-long resident of Preble township, died this morning at 10:10 o’clock, standard time, at his home two miles north of Alagley, lit had been getting along well until Friday noon when he grew worse and the decline was very rapid. He was born sixty-three years ago last February 16th, on the farm on which he died. He was married to Miss Sophia Hilgcrnann, who survives, with the following children; I Mrs. Ernst Kruetzmann of Preble township, Mrs. Henry Kolmerton, north of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Edward Scherry, Kirkland township; Mrs. Ollie Reppert, Preble; Simon, at home. One son died in infancy. Fred Bieneke of this city and Mrs. Lizette Reppert are his surviving brother and sister. The funeral will probably be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Magley Reformed church, the Rev. C. 11. Schneider officiating. Mr. Bieneke was a well-to-do man, and very prominent and highly esteemed. n APPOINT COMMITTEE. Elks Will Soon Begin Improvements for New Rooms. Many of the Elks’ members gathered at the hall Friday evening, which time was set for the looking after the remodeling of their new quarters which were vacated by the Ben Hur i lodge, thus giving them usage of the entire third Poor of the Morrison building over the interurban station. Nothing definite was done at this time only that a committee was appointed to look further into the matter, to draw up their conclusions and plans, and present them to the lodge on next Friday evening. The}’ have concluded that they would spare no expesne in making the rooms the swell- ‘ est in the city, and since they have secured the other rooms of the Ben Hurs will make them present as spacious a a home as can be made. Other business questions were up Friday evening and all prepared to lend their support in whatever way necessary. The work will be rushed to a close as soon as possible and when it is finished, they expect to have as complete a suite of rooms as any lodge near here. D — TAKEN IN TIME. Demented Man Prevented in Attempt to Get Near President Taft. (United Press Service) Elizabeth, N. J., April 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Through the effort of the secret service men accompanying President Taft today at the club rink an attempt was made by a man named Thomas Lockwood, believed to be demented, to get near (be president, was frustrated. Lockwood was turned over to Deputy Sheriff Eary, and conducted from the ground. BUYS PERRY ROBINSON FARM. A. J. Smith Now Owns 470 Acre Continuous Tract. A, J. Smith of this city has purchased the 140-acre farm of Perry Robinson, in Root township, a few miles north of this city, and which adjoins Mr. Smith’s farm which he has owned there for some time. This now makes Mr. Smith a large farm of 470 acres in one continuous tract, beginning just north of the St. Mary’s river bridge north of the city. This is one of the largest, finest and best farms in the community. CONSTRUCTING THE CROSSING. Pedestrians will be pleased to hear that the crossing from Court street to the library on Third street is now in the course of construction. Heretofore those wishing to cross here have been obliged to do so in the mud as there has been no crossing whatever.