Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1912 — Page 1

olume X. Number 111.

BTZ SEWER BOLTED 1 ffifflura j. ■property Owners File Re- | monstrance Against Construction on 3rd Street. ■ .. » ■DALLAS E. BUTLER ; ■Was Awarded Contract to ' Build Jefferson Street Bulkhead —Allow Bills. The city attorney. L C. DeVoss dis ■bunging the duties of his son, who ■Hwas absent from the city, as yleik, ■Lnd all members present. Mayor Tee■■''wSfeila called 'the regular session of the council to order Tuesday eveni.ru the evening's work. The filing oi «the proof of publication of notice to for the construe'ion of a new ■nilkhead and oilier impion-meiiis un .She Jefferson street sewer was made, .'■or which bids for same were to Im and a record of it made. This followed by a motion to open the ■rids filed. There were three received ■file first opened was that of Trustee ■gamuel Butler, but as he failed to comwith the law that a certified . heek one hundred dollars ac company the bis bid was not considered. Th > -■wo other bids were as follows: jSI Dallas E. Buttler: Excavation, per yard . ..$ .29 Concrete, per yard 5.24 ,«g| Back P er yard.. .29 '*■ I John Rickord: ,jjj| Excavation, per yard ...$ .38 Concrete, per yard 5 25 ••Illi Back filling, per yard .. .25 f.- I After considering the bids the con■hact was awarded to Dallas E. Butlei. ■le to enter into contract with 'he ■ street and sewer committee this Following the proof of publi.’m

■tion for the hearing of objections so ■he construction of the Atz sewei on ' Third street, a remons’rar.i |f>-as filed by a number of properry whose properties abutt or ■would be assessed with t :»■ imino., ■nent of same, through arorv* .- Peterson. The rfir. 'ns” . that the improvement will n ■ come up to the assessments • th■mprovement is unnecessar? ■complaints are mentioned in rite i•After hearing what was be had on the matter the same" >< ■continued until the next nicotine. -V I A petition calling for a sanitary ■sewer on Dayton avenue in the west ■■part of the city was filed and same ■prdeied to be received and left in th-' ■■■hands of the street and sewer eommit■te--. which will later report > I The city clerk was authorized to oh■tain a record of all unlaid sidewalks, ■as well as those already ordered to ■be built, and property owners wno yßfailed to comply with the order, ami ‘:®to have them ready for disposal at the ■next meeting night. Heretofore some ■difficulty was always to !••• had m - ■curing a contractor to build thei". bur is believed that a j-nrtv <-:in no" <■Obtained and the desired work pus .- d The street eommn-ooiie: ■■asked that he be allowed to ’•l'm feet of Blnch tile a '"’ : ‘"' s ■Of 5-inch tile to be used tot i • .WBand other improvements in a wat.-r '■main along Eleventh street A cruu ■ > • SEwhich was asked for the placing of ■a curb and walk running from First ■to Second streets along the properties ■of A. J. Smith and Charles Colter - ■ordered to be given them, they t.) ■construct their walks tn-eordingly. I ■The petition for a brick sn- - v.iiiob ; '■was also made by them at a previous ■meeting, was continued for the tins-' nunibci* of nmnplaints hiiA** •been reachihg the mayor and other Bcitv officials, of the great cloud oi ■dust which is always raised when ■the sweeping of streets is done, and ■it was asked that something be do'.’ 1 ’ ■to check this. The great volume is ■caused on account of the bad weathet ■which had caused the streets to colfipect considerable dirt, and upon the ■ ■drying out. makes it very disaaroeabb■for cleaning. Sprinkling is the on > ■thing that can prevent this, but the ■are other questions to meet beloie r. - ■sprinkling wagon can be run over ■the brick streets before the swe<p - ■can be done. The matter will be 100-. Bed into by the city officials. | Following the allowing of the btll“ ■the council adjourned until Frida? <A ■nlng, when a special session was cm*■d by Mayor Teeplo to meet the • »> committee relative to ■he new city hall and tire apparatus, fewhich is about reatly to be turned o' ■» the city.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

The following bills were allowed: 1 Old Adams County bank $ 98.76 Lachot & Rice 1.00 Seph Melchi 50.00 J. H. Stone 9.06 Will Hainmell 3.50 Clarence Winters 30.32 Brushwiller & Baker 3.02 Wesley Hitchcock 130.00 John Andrews 2.50 Sam Franks 10.00 G. F. Kintz 68.00 J. G. Smith 82.00 Decatur Democrat 9.82 M. J. Mylott pay roll 308.75 Electric Appliance Co 3.50 Chesapeake & Ohio R. R 61.97 Lew Hammond 12.00 Lew Hammond 15.00 Frank Peterson 54.00 A. S. Foos pay roll 196.20 A. S. Foos, extra labor 61.67 ‘ A. S. Foos, extra labor 17.40 Water works pay roll 43.22 D. B. Erwin 25.00 John W. Coffee 66.87 D. F. Teeple 11.46 D. F. Teeple 9.24 D. F. Teeple 6.45 Toledo, St. Louis &W. R. R.... 470.48 John W. Coffee 21.87 T. St. L. & W. R. R 62.62 James Stults 3.00 THURSDAY THE DAY Voters of Adams County Should Register Early— Get Your Neighbor in. I i YOU CAN’T VOTE At November Election, Unless You Have Filed Name With Board.

If there is a man in Adams county, over the age of twenty-one years, eligible to vote at the election next November, and who doesn't realize that he must register, he must be asleep. It has been talked and pounded and ; harped for a month past through these t columns and it s up to the voters now. .TOMORROW IS THE DAY. You should know by this time that at register you must call at the place designated in your precinct and there fill out the blank and sign it. If you register now it will not be necessary to register at any time prior to the election unless you move into another precinct. If you have one of the blanks in your possession, you may fill it out and sign it, and take it to the registration booth. You must call there in person. You cannot send your blank. The application for registration simply states where you was born, where you reside, your age, etc. IF YOU DON'T REGISTER YOU CAN’T VOTE. Every voter, qualified to cast a ballot at the November election should understand these instructions and should make it their business to register Thursday. There will be two more registration days, but you should do this duty now, saving much work to the committee and perhaps saving your vote. You do not know what emergency will arise, and you want to vote. , ——o BOSSE OPERA HOUSE. Sheppard is the King of Hypnotists— Pleases Patrons, Professor Sheppart appeared tq a I well-filled house Tuesday night and demonstrated beyond a doubt as to h’s I ability. Ho certainly had the crowd guessing and pulled off some t ery funny stunts. The audience was n an uproar nearly all the time. As a funmaker Mr. Sheppard cannot be equali ed. If you want a good laugh come to l the opera house tonight. You will certainly be entertained. The summer prices will prevail: 10c and 20c, tw’O ladies, or gent and lady, on one paid admission. Seat sale at. the drug store. HEAD TUMOR REMOVED. John Rex. the well known stock man, underwent an operation performed Tuesday by Dr. E. G. Coverdale, for the removal of a tumor on his head, just back of the left ear. The tumor has been noticed for four or Ave years. It is thought the operation will effect a cure. ft r Register tomorrow, Thursijj.your precinct.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, May 8, 1912.

WANT MORE MONEY Call for all County Auditors to Meet in Indianapolis May Sixteenth. A SALARY LAW Will be Considered—Letter Sent All Auditors Urging Attendance.

The County Auditor’s association of Indiana will hold a meeting in Indianapolis May 16th, a call for the meeting having been issued by Calvin H. Brown of Fort Wayne, president, and Albert F. Zearing, of Indianapolis, secretary. The object of the meeting is stated in the letter sent to all county auditors. It reads as follows: "You have doubtless all received a request from the state board of accounts with reference to data concerning your office. This request is the result of a resolution adopted by the last legislature, and its purpose is to get such information as will enable the next general assembly to adequately and equitably provide for your salary, in view of the things already accomplished by the Auditors’ association along the lines of legislation, it is deemed of special importance at this time to every auditor in the state to meet with his fellow auditors for deliberation. The legislature convenes in less than nine months, and you know how quickly this time will pass. Hence, now is the time for action. There is a general recognition of the necessity' for a readjustment of salaries, and you may be assured that a salary law of some kind will be passed. Therefore, let us get started right. ‘‘Of course, there are 'many other matters to think of. and if we get together now steps may also be taken to arrange for action on these at our annual meeting. “It is generally conceded that in a broad sense, the people get more general advice than through any other department of the public service. Therefore, the Auditors’ association will eventually prove of real good and benefit to the people, so that in reality’ our meetings are in the interest of the public.”

DEATH OF SISTER Announced in Message Received by W. A. Kuebler This Morning. THE THIRD DEATH Within Six Months in Kuebler Family—Announcement Was Shock. \ W. A. Kuebler, of the Boston store, received a message this morning announcing the death of his sister, Airs. A. J. Henzy, of Tiffin, Ohio, her demise occurring at 7 o'clock this morning. Mr. Kuebler was greatly shocked by the sad news, as he had no idea that she was in a serious condition, though he knew that she had been in ill health for some time, from heart trouble. Mis. Henzy had visited the Kuebler family at various times, the last visit being about four years ago, and she was known by a number oi people here. She was forty-three years old and survived by the husband and four children, also by four brothers, Father Kuebler, Shelby, O.; J. H. Kuebler, Tiffin, Ohio; W. A. Kuebler, this city, and Dr. A. C. Kuebler, of Toledo, and by two sisters, Frances Kuebler of Shelby Settlement and Miss Emma Kuebler of Tiffin. The sorrows of death have been coming rapidly to the Kuebler family, three members having died within the past six months. They are the mother, Mrs. Frances Kuebler, of Shelby, O.; Louis Kuebler of Mansfield, a brother of W. A., and now the sister. The funeral arrangements were not announced in the message received here. Mr. Kuebler left at noon for Tiffin to attend the services.

COTTAGE OWNERS MEET. Garbage collection, winter Watchman service and the creation of a fund with which to pay rewards for information leading to conviction of vandals or thieves, who molest cottages belonging to members of the organization, were decided upon at a meeting of the board of directors of the Sylvan Lake Improvement association at the Commercial club last evening. The association is composed of 125 cottage owners at Rome City. Former Mayor W. J. Hosey of this city is president. The board will hold the first of its four regular season meetings at Rome City on the second Saturday in June. Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. SESSION CLOSES Board of Commissioners Finish Work of the May Term and Adjourn. THE SUPERVISORS ■> I ' — — - Named for a Number of New Macadam Roads to be Built This Summer. Superintendents for the macadam roads to be built this year were named as follows: Lenhart road, Henry Stetler; Mertz, Andrew Mertz; Davies, R. P. Davies; Yellow Creek, Samuel Doak; Yost, Jonathan Merryman. Bonds were also ordered for each of these roads. Bonds were ordered for the R. L. Shirk road.

Bids were received for stone and other supplies for the upkeep of the macadam roads and those found satis1 ( factory and accepted were The Erie Stone Co., A. & C. Stone Co., Berne Supply Co., Levi Augsberger, Clausinger & Archer. The old fair grounds were rented to Charles B. Niblick, whose bid was $65 for rent of same. Other bidders were James Bain and Scheimann & Butler. An extension of time was granted for a report of the viewers and engineer on the Haugk macadam road. Viewers and engineers’ report en the Frank C. Wechter macadam road in Blue Creek township was approved and the road ordered built. The board completed the business of the session Tuesday evening and adjourned. n NEW BOOK ORDER At a meeting of the library board Tuesday evening an order for a fine lot of new books was authorized. The order will include the new fiction, reference and juvenile books, and will be eagerly awaited. The library association is in a better financial condition and the magazine subscriptions for the reading tables, for the ensuing year will be renewed and paid for by the board from the library appropriation, instead of soliciting the citizens individually for them, as has been necessary for the past six years of the library’s existence. —a — ■ WALLACE SHOW MAKES MONEY. The express wagon backed up in front of the Wabash Valley Trust company bank yesterday morning at Peru and unloaded SIO,OOO in cold cash, mostly gold and silver, the consignment having come from Colonel Wallace, president of the bank, from a station in the east, where his shows are reported as doing a good business. This makes the second shipment of SIO,OOO received within the last ten days. The show left its winter quarters at Peru a short while ago for its season. RETURN FROM MOLINE. The family of Lon Ball has returned ‘rom Moline, 111., where they moved a little more than a year ago. and expect to make this place their home. At present they are guests of their daughter, Mrs. John Potter, but expect to be at home in their own house soon, on Tenth street. If you don’t register, you can’t vote. Thursday is the day.

THE ANNUAL MEET The First Annual Meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood Was Held AT LECTURE ROOM Banquet and Excellent Program Was Enjoyed— New Members.

The first annual meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood was held Tuesday evening in the lecture room of the church and with an exceptionally large number present a very good time was had. The program for the evening was as follows: Toastmaster —John R. Parrish. Prayer—Rev. R. L. Semans. Welcome to Our New’ Officers —Prof. E. E. Rice. Response—Our New President. Music. Our Pioneer Citizens —Rev. W. J. Myers. Our New Citizens —Dan N. Erwin. . Song—Dr J Q. Neptune. The Boys —Charles Brodbeck. The Men —David E. Smith. Music. The music for the evening was furnished by the Methodist Sunday School orchestra and the several selections were highly appreciated. Tiie banquet was served by the Ladies’ Mite society of the church and was profuse and appropriate and elicited many complimentary remarks. In the business session the election of new officers was had, the new officers for the coming year being as follows: President —John R. Parrish. First Vice President —W. H. Fledderjohann. Second Vice President—F. V. Mills. Secretary—Charles Dunn. Treasurer —Joe McFarland. Six new members were elected to membership, they being E. P. Robison, Dr. J. S. Boyers, C. D. Lewton, L. W. Morris, J. W Tyndall and L A. Graham.

THE CENSUS REPORT. Mr. and Mrs. George Smitley are the proud parents of a boy weighing ten pounds, which was born to them Tuesday evening.

BEAUTIFUL CARPET Today Placed in German Reformed Church, Part of Present Decorating. RICH TAN COLOR Walls Have Been Repapered | and Repainted and Work is Near End. The last of the interior decorations being done by the congregation of the German Reformed church was the placing of a fine two hundred and fif-ty-yard strip of Brussels carpet, which will add greatly to the beauty, which has been effected since the work of improvement has begun. The carpet is of a deep rich yellow in color with a general figure throughout, making it one of the finest pieces ever placed in any building oi edifice. The walls which have been repapered and repainted, have been made to correspond with the other decorations and beginning with the ceiling is of a very light green, and with its descent to the sides becomes of a more heavy shade and still more so with the lower portions of the side walls. At the change of each shade an imitation moulding is used to make the effect more pretty and with woodwork painted to correspond with it a prettier color would have been hard to select. The west end of the church, where the pulpit stands, was papered to present an arch, of stone color, with large posts at each side and a scroll of overwork adds greatly to this part. The seats will be replaced tomorrow or Friday, and when this is done, all of the remodeling of this house of worship will be completed, and one which the congregation weil feels proud of.

HARTFORD CITY CATHOLICS To Institute Knights of Columbus Council There Next Sunday. A number of Decatur Knights of Columbus will go to Hartford City on next Sunday to attend the K. of C initiation, to be given a class of fifty candidates, and a big banquet to oe given in the evening. Heretofore there has been no Knights of Columbus order in the city, and the doings of next Sunday will be the instituting of a new council in the state. Fort. Wayne. Muncie and Indianapolis will be there to confer the work, and the gathering, it is believed, will be one of the largest in years. At 9:45 they will attend mass in a body at the St John’s church and the sermon to be delivered bj the Rev. Father Shoemaker of Notre Dame university, and state chaplain of the order, will be interesting. In the evening a banquet will be served, with Father Keller of Hartford City acting as toastmaster. Other addresses will be given by Fa ther Noll of Huntington, John Burns of Hartford City, William Fox, Estate organizer, of Indianapolis; Harry Hogan and Charles Neizer of Fort Wayne, and others. TRACK INUNDATED Track Meet Between Bluffton and Decatur High Schools Called Off. FOR NEXT SATURDAY Event Will Probably Not be Held This Season—A I Disappointment.

The track meet between the Bluffton and Decatur high school boys, which w’as scheduled for next Saturday at Steele’s park, this city, has necessarily been called off. Professors Worthman and D. A. Baumgartner and several of the proposed boy contestants visited the park Tuesday afternoon to examine the track and found that the condition was unfit tor the event, fully one-fifth of the track being under water to a depth of five or six inches. With the rains of Tuesday evening and this morning the condition must be even W’orse than it was Tuesday. It is quite probable that the event will not come off this season as there are but two more weeks of school, and with the business incident to the closing, and the fact that many of the contestants are about to leave, many would be unable to participate. Some Correspondence had been entered into with Geneva relative to the boys of that school entering also, but this was finally declared off. The calling off of this contest will no doubt be a heavy disappointment to all but it is one of the things that is beyond control of mere man and should be borne cheerfully. Much preparation has been made by contestants of both schools, but this will not be lost and will stand them in good stead at all times. OPERATION FOR GALL STONES. Mrs. Marcus Jahn of Peterson on Operatating Table This Morning.

Mrs. Marcus Jahn of near Peterson, and a well known lady, this morning underwent «n operation for gall stones, an affliction of some time past. Great pain had been endured by the patient and there was nothing remaining to be done outside of an operation, which, it was believed, would restore her to her former health. The ordeal was a severe one, but well withstood by the patient, although some days will be necessary until much information can be given out. Her friends expect a speedy recovery. -————— —o LINN GROVE MAN’S BRIDE. Saturday afternoon at Montpelier Justice Lucas united in marriage Miss Esta Chrismer of that city and Edward Kelley of Linn Grove. The bride is the eighteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Chrismer. The groom is twenty years of age and is the son of David Kelley and wife, of Pulaski county. They will reside in Linn Grove, where the groom is engaged, as a blacksmith. Register tomorrow, Thursday, in your precinct.

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EVERYTHING FINE Politics Warming Ud in Indiana—lndications for Democratic Victory. SAYS LEW ELLINGHAM Interviewed at Fort Wayne Last Evening—Marshall Has a Good Chance. “Never since I have been in politics have Indiana democrats had the efficient organization they have I his year,’’ declared Secretary of State Lew G. Ellingham, while in Fort I Wayne yesterday. "Reports from not ' only county chairmen, but precinct committeemen as well, are meat en-

couraging, a> d indicate unerringly that democracy’s victory next November will greatly exceed in magnitude, that of two and four years ago. “The state organization has made special effort for the first registration period and reports from every county in the commonwealth point to the fact that the democrats will fare well on May 9, the first day for the registration of voters.” Speaking in regard to national politics and the chances of Governor Marshall to be made the democratic national nominee, Mr. Ellingham said: “Judging from the results of the preferential primaries, Wilson and Clark will go into the Baltimore convention with large followings, although the nomination of either is improbable. “Governor Marshall will have at his command the best working organization ever sent from Indiana to a national convention and has a good chance to land the nomination. “I can assure the Twelfth district voters that the state organization Will join hands with them in their endeavors in the interests of the candidacy of their honored son who has demonstrated by his honest, busi-ness-like administration of state affairs that he is eminently qualified to administer the affairs of our national government." “There is a feeling among Indianapolis republicans who do things that President Taft will be renominated in the Chicago convention notwithstanding the stubborn opposition of Colonel Roosevelt and his following,” Mr. Ellingham continued, “and while I am inclined to acquiesce in this opinion, I do not think that either Mr. Taft nor Mr. Roosevelt can win in the general election this fall. “This is a democratic year. Tiie masses irrespective of the ties that hitherto bound them to a party, aro looking to the democrats to solve the many intricate problems having to do with public economy, righteous revision of the tariff and other matters of deep public concern. The republicans have had their inning and have failed to respond to the sentiment of their constituency; they have brazenly refused to redeem the platform pledges which four years ago continued republican regime, and having awakened to a sense of their duty, the voters will no doubt rebuke this sort of ‘standpatism’ in the election this fall.” —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. BOHNE FUNERAL FRIDAY. The funeral of Frederick Bohne, whose death as stated in Tuesday evening’s paper, occurred Tuesday noon at his home in Union township, will be held Friday afternoon. The pro- , cession will leave the house at 1:30 [ o’clock for the St. Peter’s Lutheran ! church, .n Root township, where the I services will be held by the Rev. L. W. Dornseif. r .O —" MADE FLYING MACHINE. Lester Stanley, Western Union tele- , graph assistant, and Vane Weaver, of the Lehne jewelry store, are branching , out into the aeroplane business. A fine French model made by them on display in the Steele & Weaver racket store window- is attracting much attention. The little bird-machine seems to be a perfect specimen and wliat is more, makes good in the air. - 1 — ■' ■ ■*——< > ' —n«. . - If you don’t register, you can’t vote. Thursday is the day.