Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1912 — Page 1

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BEHIND THE BARS Ed Tobin Accompanies Deputy Sheriff to Decatur But Not Without A SLIGHT STRUGGLE Working at Ball Bros.’ Factory Three Weeks Under Name of Thos. Carter. Ed Tobin, who slipped away froin the Adams county jail, April 19th, and who was captured at Muncie last Saturday morning, is again behind the bars here, and will doubtless remain so unt" his trial, which will doubtless come off in the September tefm of court Deputy Sheriff Kelly returned Saturday afternoon at 3:15 over the 'G. R. & I. railroad with his prisoner, Tobin giving very little trouble after the first few hours. Tobin is said to hr.» b-en working at the Ball Brothers' glass factory at Muncie for the past three weeks, under the name of Thomas Carter. When captured he was loading goods in a box car and w hen the deputy sheriff and the two private detectives f rom Muncie, Thomas Prutzman and John E. Carey, appeared on the scene, Tobin attempted to drop down between the car and a building and make his escape, but was unable to do so. When taken he denied being the fellow, and denied ever seeing Mr. Kelly, and made one more attempt to escape. When be saw that escape was impossible, however. he began asking about his former — ’'anions in the jail, and came along ”!*'. o”.'. further ado. Mr. Kelly, who ' as deputy sheriff this spring, had worked from Monday to Friday before Tobin escaped, so that he was acquainted with him slightly. Mr. Kelly attributes much of the success of running him down, to the Muncie detectives, and also to Mr. Charles White, superintendent of the factory, who aided so much. o MONROE WINS OUT. Monroe, Ind.. July B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Monroe Grays again came out victorious in the game played Sunday with the so-called fast team o' Willshire. In the ninth inning *b« score stood 9 to 8 in favor of the Monroe team, when the Willshire aggregation tried to claim a tie, which our team denied. Monroo boys were advertised as the barefoot aggregation from the Adams county swamps and many were in attendance expecting to see some curiosities, but ’ •• sorely disappointed when they saw the team in action, and gave the Wilshire team all they could do to keep up, notwithstanding the fact that they had the noted league pitcher, Biersdorfer, to do their slab work for them. Monroe had a large crowd of rooters on hand, which done their part well. We wish to say that if the Willshire baseball team wishes (<■ seek retaliation they are invited to come to Monroe at any time and enjoy a nice, clean session of the national sport, as that is the only’ kind of ball the Monroe team puts up—a square deal to all teams. ST. JOHN’S PICNIC. The St. John’s picnic held Sunday was one of the largest attended by the many friends and members of the congregation and was one of rhe best conducted day of pleasure ever held. A program of drills, recitations and other numbers were listened to by all, while the various refreshments stands and other amusements made the day>’.e of great pleasure. One week from next Sunday the Zion Lutheran church of this city will give their annual picnic and the usual good time is anticipated for the day. A committee to look after arrangements has been appointed and a program suitable to the day will be given ; — HAS CHAMPION SUGAR BEETS. • • Charles Bailey, who lives on section 18, in Union township, has brought in the champion sugar beet of the season, and it is now display at this office. It weighs a pound and threequarters and measures nearly ten inches around. It is as large as many beets when they are harvested and prove® that old Adams county will 'ralgs the real thing.

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’ FIDELITY OF THE OSTRICH. | While preachers and reformers are talking about the increasing number J of divorces, the lack of domestic felicity in the home and the number of men and women who fail to honor the vows they take at the matrimo- ! nial altar, a lesson might be learned j from the (Jstrich. The ostrich takes . but one mate in life and has no affin- , ities. When upon rare occasions one ■* of the birds shows an affection for another after mating, the jealous mate calls him or her as the case - may be. They mate but once during 1 life, and if at any- time one of the mates dies, the ether never mates i again. I 0 WILSON BUSY MAN 1 ? 1 Democratic Presidential I Nominee Way Behind in ,1 f Answering Telegrams. II 4 e. » 1 - NATIONAL CHAIRMAN 1. I , i To be Selected Today by the Republicans—Hero Medi 1 1 als to Indiana Boys. —, •, (United Press Service) Sea Girt, N. J., July B—(SpecialB—(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Governor Wilson ? was not “at home" to any visitors bei fore noon today. The democratic > presidential nominee explained that » he was obliged to attend to unan- - swered letters and telegrams and to - prepare to receive the New Jersey na- ? tional convention delegation visit this , afternoon. > Washington, D, C., July B—(Special ' to Daily Democrats) —The nine members of the sub committee of the re- ? publican national committee met behind closed bars here today to select ? a national chairman and an advisory committee for the impending campaign. The committee adjourned ! shortly after noon and went to the 1 white house, where the members had 3 luncheon w-ith President Taft and dis--3 cussed his campaign for re-election. Tonight the president has invited the t committee, all members of the na- . tional house and senate republican i- leaders, and other prominent republi- . can leaders to a reception. i 3 Rochester, Ind., July B—(SpecialB—(Special to t Daily Democrat) —Carnegie hero medr als will be asked for Willis Speck, ? aged twelve years, and Roy Speck, ■ fifteen years old, who prevented a r traction passenger train wreck on the 3 Winona railroad, when they prevented > a car from running into a deep washt out near here Sunday night, and , probably saved seventy-five passent gers from injury or death. The boys I discovered the washout under the • track w’hile w’alking home, and stops ped the train by waving a lantern. 3 The traction company and passengers > presented a reward today. o NEW ERIE TIME TABLE. 1 i Cards for the recently adopted new Eric time table, taking effect on June ■ 15th last, were distributed this morn- , ing by the lorad agent. The road will run three fast trains each way on the r following schedule: Westbound. > No. 7 2:45 a. m. i No. 3 12:47 p. m. . No. 227 11:00 a. m. 1 Eastbound. t No. 8 3:37 a. m. 3 No. 226 1:36 p. m. » No. 4 3:29 p. m. o - THE BALL GAME. 3 1 , ’ The local Shamrocks went down in ? defeat before the Markle team Sunr day afternoon to a score of 5 to 1. r The locals played a good game, but 1 the visitors proved the faster. Aral- > ly occurred in the fifth inning in which Decatur showed some remarkable talent. Another game is sched uled for next Sunday and will no doubt prove exciting, as have all herei tofore. t BAND CONCERT TUESDAY. .The city band has arranged a very i good program for its weekly concert r which will be given Tuesday evening I at the corner of Madison and Second i streets, and to which every one is invited.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, July 8, 1912.

ROSS AT THE HEAD Walter L. Ross May Succeed Theodore Shonts as President of THE CLOVER LEAF Clover Leaf May be Divorced from Chicago & Alton —Offices Moved. It is reported that Walter L. Ross, vice president in charge of traffic of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western (Clover Leaf) railroad, will succeed Theodore P. Shonts as president of that road, and that the Clover Leaf will be divorced from the Chicago & Alton, now largely controlled by the Union Pacific (Harriman interests). It is generally understood that Mr. Shonts will retire from the presidency of the Clover Leaf in the near future. Mr. Ross, formerly a resident of Toledo, served a number of years as general passenger agent of the Clover Leaf. He was the first president of the Toledo Transportation club and was identified with many movements for the city. If the Alton is divorced from the Clover Leaf it may mean that the general offices of the latter company for several years past maintained jointly with those of the Chicago & Alton, in Chicago, will be returned io Toledo. The Clover Leaf originally was a narrow’ guage road. With the beginning of the road the general offices were established in Toledo and the}' were maintained there until the Shonts-Hawley interests obtained a controlling interest in the Chicago & Alton a few years ago, when they were removed to Chicago. The Clover Leaf owns a fine bu Iding on South Erie street, in Toledo, which was erected a few years ago especially for the purpose of housing the general offices of the company. o NEW SCHOOLHOUSE Will be Built in District 9. Monroe Township — Berne Stone Co. SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS Trustee Beer Awards Con-tract-Modern Building Designed by Boegley. Attorney D. B. Erwin of this city was at Berne where he attended the proceedings relative to the awarding of the contract by Trustee C. C. Beer for the building of a new schoolhouse in district number nine, Monroe township, located about two miles west of Berne. The contract was awarded to the Berne Artificial Stone Company whose bid was SB,OOO. The blds were received about a month ago, this company being the lowest bidder, but owing to some mistake, the company refused to accept the contract. Bids were advertised for again and the company was again the lowest, bidder and the contract entered into. The plans for the school were made by Architect Abraham Boegley, and the building will be brick, modern in every respect, with furnace heating pdant and all conveniences. The old schoolhouse was condemned by the state board of health. Work on the new building will begin at once. The bonds for the building have been sold to Elliott & Sons of Indianapolis, and are being printed in this office, the transcrip and forms having been drawn by Attorney D. B. Erwin of this city. o ICE CREAM SOCIAL. There will be an Ice cream social held at the Washington M. E. church, four miles southwest of the city on Saturday evening, July 20th, to which all are cordially invited. There will be plenty of" ice cream and a stand also.

TWO ADAMS COUNTY TOWNS. Monroe and Linn Grove Will Get Postal Savings Banks. Linn Grove and Monroe are among the Indiana towns named in which postal savings banks will bo established and put in operation on August Ist. Others in the list are: Leesburg, Liberty Center, Losantville, Macy, Matthew’s, Michigantown, Modoc, Petroleum, Pine Village, Roann, Rossville, Saratoga. Circleville, Sedalia, Sharpsville, Silver Lake, Uniondale, Urbana, Young America, Advance, Ambia, Bipp, Bryant, Camden, Carmel, Catos, Chalmers, Clarkshlll, Claypool, Denver, Etna Green, Forest, Fulton, Grabill, Harlan. Hillsboro. Idaville, Jamestown, Kempton, Kingman, Kirklin, Lagro, Lapel, Larwill. ATWOODS TO NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Atwood of Geneva left for their future homo in New York. For a number of years Mr. Atwood has been in the drug business in Geneva, and with his wife, have won Hie respect of those whom they came in contact, and their many friends are sorry of their leaving. Mr. Keene of Indianapolis, now has possession of the Atwood pharmacy. o HE GETS HIS MONEY Theodore McGulder, the Beet Worker, Survivor of Titanic Wreck, Goes TO DETROIT, MICH. To Get S2OO in Settlement from the White Star Steamship Company. Theodore McGulder, the Titanic wreck survivor, who has been working in the beet fields of Adams and Wells counties, left Saturday morning for Detroit, Mich., to secure S2OO which will be given to him by the White Star Line Steamship company. The money will be paid from a branch office in that city. A letter was received by McGulder notifying him to come to Detroit for the money as a settlement for his claim in the Titanic wreck, and accompanied by Jacob Miller, on whose farm he had worked, he left at once for Detroit. McGulder is a native of Belgium Instead of Greece, and he made his escape from the wrecked Titanic by fastening life preservers around him and swimming for quite a distance, later being picked up by a life-boat. He received a notice some time ago that the money would be sent him. but received the other letter to come to Detroit for the money. HOME IS BURNED Rev. Mygrant and Family Lose Nearly All Possessions in a Fire. AT SYRACUSE, IND. Are Now Staying at Their Cottage Near Lake, a Mile from His Charge. Word received here by friends of the Rev. W. H. Mygrant of the Evangelical church at Syracuse, Ind., former pastor of the Evangelical church this city, is to the effect that nearly all of their household goods were lost in the fire which destroyed their home aboift a week ago, there. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been from an electric meter in a closet on the second floor. Mrs. Mygrant was ironing on the first floor of the house, and the entire upstairs was wrapped in a blaze, totally beyond control, when discovered. Very little of the contents of the bouse was gotten out. It was very fortunate for the Mygrant family that they own a summer cottage at Syracuse Lake, about a mile from the city where his charge is located, and they are now located at their cottage.

NEW MACHINERY Ward Fence Company is Expending Over Twelve Thousand Dollars Now TO INCREASE OUTPUT Necessary to Meet Growing Business -Mr. Ward May Return to This City. The Ward Fence factory is a busy place these days, and the orders are still coming in thick and fast. To meet the increase in business the company has been forced to add a large amount of new and modern machinery that will enable them to meet the business. They are now building two new looms in the factory here, these machines being known as rotary automatic looms, at. a cost of $3,000. and two experts will arrive this week to run these machines. An order for $5,000 worth of multiple and radial punching machines, saws and drills, has been given to the Frank L. We.lls company of Kenosha, Wis., and an order for straighteners, shapers and formers amounting to $1,500, has been placed with the Wire Specialty Machine Manufacturing company’ of South Bend. Mr. Will Rundell, the manager, will go to Cincinnati, this week, where he will purchase a twenty-four inch compound rest, with eight-foot bed lathes and a twenty to twenty-two inch shaper, from the High Speed Milling Machine company, which improvement will cost another $3,000. This will make a to-1 tai of $12,500 expended for machinery and if arrangements now under way can be completed, from $7,000 to SIO,OOO will be expended. The company is planning to grow during the nevt year. Mr. Harry Ward, who has! been connected with the company; since its infancy, and who has been in the south for several years on account of his health, is planning to re-j turn here and assist actively in the I management of the plant. REFUSED TO HEAL Mrs. Charles Burr’s Hand Fractured at Bargain Sale Several Months Ago RESULTS SERIOUSLY Portion of Loose Bone Will Have to be Removed— Near Blood Poisoning. Mrs. Charles Burr of Monmouth, who several months ago suffered injur}' to her right hand when the bones of the palm were nroken while attending a sale at the Morris five and ten cent store, is suffering painfully from the injury It has developed that a portion of the bone is loose and will have to be removed. The condition of the hand, however, which is badly swollen, and in which blood poisoning nearly developed, is such that several weeks must elapse before Ihe operation for the removal of the bone can bo accomplished Mrs Burr is also suffering from a poison affecting her face from the injured hand. To ease the pain in the hand, Mrs. Burr lay her head on the member, but in doing so went to sleep. When she awoke the hand was stuck to her face and had spread the poison to the part of her cheek which came in contact with it. Prompt medical action, however, will prevent anything serious. The fracture was received while at the sale at the Morris store, when an attendant at the bargain sales grabbed Mrs. Burr’s hand instead of a jardiniere and held on with such tenacity that the bone was crushed before the mistake was realized. At first the hand was thought to be only sprained, but later developments showed the fracture and the attending serious results. o Rev. Pine and a ministerial friend from Anderson will conduct services ; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday i evening at the Saints' hall, in the Por- i ter building.

THE RED MEN MEET. The memorial services of the Improved Order of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas were held in the former's hall on Madison street Sunday afternoon commencing at three o'clock. With about sixty members present the meeting was opened by the sachem, Al Gerard, and was followed by songs, and a musical selection by Mrs Lutz was well received. After the ritualistic work the oommittees appoiued by the chair made the trip to the cemetery, where the graves of the departed b others were decofated in accordance with the custom of Red Men. LIST IS NOW FIVE Marion-Bluffton Traction Wreck of Sunday Now Claims Five Fatalities. OTHERS MAY DIE Railroad Commission Began Investigation to Learn Cause of Wreck. (United Press Service.) Marion, Ind., July 8— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Physicians today held out no hope for the recovery of Charles Ferry, motorman on one of the ill-fated cars that crashed headon Sunday on the Marion, Bluffton & Eastern traction line. This will bring the death list up to five. Three i other injured persons are in a serious condition. The railroad commission of Indiana today commenced an i investigation to find out the cause of j the wreck. Marion, Ind., July B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Three persons | were killed and more than a dozen seI riously, some probably fatally injured in a head-on collision between two interurban cars on the Marion, i Bluffton & Eastern Pie Sunday afterI noon: The dead: William Lentz, Marion, glass worker. George Dolgouffee, Upland. Ind., school teacher and member Second Regiment I. N. G. band. Benjamin C. Silvers, Marion, national military home, barber. The more seriously injured: Charles Perry, Marion, motorman of westbound car, crushed chest and internal injuries. George Shriber, Marion, musician, head and shoulders crushed. Jack Salmon, Marion, band leader, chest crushed and internal injuries. Mrs. Madge Davis, Marion, abdomen crushed and left leg fractured. | Harley W. Baker. Marion, secretary and treasurer. Second Regiment band, internal injuries and left leg fractured. Harry Elkins, Marion, musician, left leg mangled and internal injuries. W H. Williams, Marion, musician, head crushed. George Fort, musician, left hand torn off and internal injuries. Dan Reardon, Marion, head cut and back wrenched: may die. A. P. Pavot, Gas City, restaurant keeper, right side pierced by piece of wood: expected to die. R. E. Bailey, musician and farmer, back wrenched and internal injuries. Wesley Draper, Bluffton, motorman eastbound car, body and head crushed. Van Wieldly, Marion, postman, body crushed. Henry Kinley, Marion, jeweler, arm and leg broken. The collision occurred between regular car No. 305, coming to Marion from Bluffton and due here at 3:15 o'clock, and a car operating between this city and Gcldthwaite park, an amusement resort, situated about onehalf mile east of the city on a straight track ata point midway between the city and park. o . POLICE COURT NEWS. ———— Two cases were filed and heard in 'Squire Stone's court Saturday night, both the defendants hailing from Berne. Wesley Miller, arraigned on a charge of assault and battery, drew a dollar and costs. His partner, Peter Emery, drew the same amount on the same charge. Both settled

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COURTHOUSE NEWS Property of Adams County Valued at $13,955,175 According to Abstract MADE BY AUDITOR From Assessors’ Books— Will of Mrs. Cherryholmes Probated. County Auditor H. S. Michaud and Deputy Paul Baumgartner have completed the abstract showing the total value of taxable property of Adams county, as taken from the books of the assessors for this year. The totol amount of taxable property in the county is valued at $13,955,175. Tne personal property is valued at $4,121,970, while the deductions claimed for mortgage exemptions, amount to $691,855. The total number of acres of land in Adams county is 212,615.52, and true value of lands $6,733,410; value of improvements, $1,330,435; value of lands and improvements, $8,063,845; number of city and town lots, 3,950; value of lots, $717,520; value of improvements, $1,051,840; Value of lots and improvements, $1,769,360. Judge Merryman today filed with County Clerk Bleeke, his appointment of D. E. Smith as special judge to serve during the temporary illness and absence of Judge Merryman, who left today for Mt. Clemens. ' Special Judge Smith immediately qualified, taking his oath of office. In the case of the Chicago & Erie railroad Co. vs. David E. Studabaker et al., condemnation proceedings, the appraisers appointed by court to appraise the land proposed to be appropriated, filed report showing the value placed at $72.45. The appraisers were Henry Krick, B. W. Sholty and French Quinn. The will of Mary A. Cherryholmes, whose death occurred June 6th, was i probated today. She bequeaths to her husband, Lorenzo Cherryholmes, her real estate, outlot 111 in Joseph Crabbs' addition to the city of Decatur, and also all her personal property. The husband is named executor. The will was executed April 23, 1906, and witnessed by E. Burt Lenhart and Norman G. Lenhart. Real estate transfers: George W. Emp et al. to Arthur W. Chesshiro, real estate in Union tp., $13,200; Mary Baumgartner to Katherine Halfen, lot 3, Berne, $706. Sheriff Durkin will go to Hudson, Mich., tomorrow, to get a fourteeu-year-old girl, a ward of the children’s | board of guardians of this county, to accompany her here. The child has been in a private home there, but will probably be placed in an orphan's home. Prosecuting Attorney R. C. Parrish left this afternoon tor a week’s stay at Rome City and has appointed Fred Fruchte to serve in his official capacity during his abseiii r. The county commissioners held a special session Saturday afternoon when they allowed bills, and also appointed C. J. Lutz to represent the county ar. a Special meeting of the state tax commissioners to be held in Indianapolis, July 23, when objections from Adams county will be heard. o LETTER AVALANCHE. Governor Marshall Received 1,200 Congratulatory Letters Today. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., July B—(Special I to Daily Democrat) —Governor Marshall, the democratic vice presidential nominee, this afternoon hoisted a distress signal He is buried under an avalanche of letters and telegrams congratulating him on his nomination and has asked the press to say that it would be impossible for him to answer all of them and that he will thank his well-wishers through the newspapers. Today's mail brought 1,200 letters to tho governor —> - The Needlecraft club which was to have met Thursday evening with Miss Vernia Smith, has postponed its mealing until next week.