Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 25 July 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 177.

TO DREDGE WABASH Recent Heavy Damage by L Floods Starts Agitation for D: edging Stream. A MEETING MONDAY ■ ', \ _____ Will be Held at Geneva W When the Matter Will be f Considered. — K An agitation has been started in the vicinity of New Corydon, Jay county, and Wabash township, Adams, county, for the dredging of the Wabash river from a point east of New Corydon to '■ a point northwest of Linn. Grove, a stretch of some ten or fifteen miles, and a meeting will be held next Monday in Geneva by those interested tn the movement The agitation was aroused, it is said by the recent heavy floods, when croi>s on many of the entire farms along this stream were destroyed by the high waters. Sever-,] years ago the Wabash river in Ohio was dredged by the citizens, to the state line. This however, gave them no outlet, so they took up the matter and dredged the stream across the Indiana line, about two and a half miles northwest into Indiana in Jay county, at no cost at all to the Indiana people. This was not the help it seemed, as it provided an outlet for th? Ohio residents, but made a catch-1 basin of the Indiana lands beyond the | dredging The deeper and straighter ■ channel thus formed for the Ohiol riverside residents worked well for I them but the narrower, shallower j channel of the stream in Indiana, in J Jay and Adams counties, could not carry off the .waters when they were especially high, and consequently let, them escape over the farms much to the detriment of the crops. This was especially noticeable in the last rains, when the floods were greater than 1 they had been in thirty years, and all the residents along the river were awakened to a realization of the need of the dredging. . oABOUT THE SICK. Samuel Kaehr. son of Mr. and Mrs. | John Kaehr. living west of Decatur, 1 caught, tW* first flinger of his right ' hand in the cogs of a threshing engine at his home yesterday, badly mashing the member. The attending, physician found it necessary to remove the finger at the first joint. It it thought it will heal rapidly and cause him no further trouble. Mrs Sarah Blackburn, who has been quite ill for some time, is better, being now able to sit up. Mrs. Black-' burn is suffering from a complication of ailments brought on by a fall eight years ago. ' I Gus Bleeke, a prominent fanner of northeast of the city, was in town ’ this morning with his right hand in a sling, the result of an injury sua-l tallied while working with a hay loader. He was adjusting some part of the machinery when the hand slipped in such away that a bone in the hand was broken and the tendons torn. COURT HOUSE NEWS. SB Silas W. Hale qualified as administra’or o the estate of his son, the late William B, Hale. He gave bond in the sum of IS,OOb, with Charles D. Porter and A. G. Briggs sureties. HR Reau estate transfers: John T. Gili 11g to E'd and Jessie Magley, pt. lots 7 and 8, Decatur. 1725; deeds for seven rights-of-way to the ludiana Pipe Line Co. for land in St. Marys tp., -.were recorded: they were given by Hbavis Dailey, William Heath, ElizaS&eth S. Kern. Catherine Bentz, Frederick Hilpert, Almond Schaffer, Jas. E. Heath. | Licensed to wel: Drusille AshleHnnatt. born October 17. 1883, dressmaker, daughter of Arnold Achleman, > to wed Elmer Raymond, brakeman, of ■ VakaviHe, son.of John Raymond. —,—.—o SOCIAL TONIGHT. The public is again called to the ice w'cream social to be given this evening by the Christian Endeavorers of the Presbyterian church on the lawn of the parsonage Ice cream and cake will be served and a good time is assured.

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ONLY SLIGHT ACCIDENTS Marred the Pleasure of Old Settlers’ Reunion. A large crowd attended the old settlers' meeting in the Spehegcr grove in Linn Grove. Everything passed off smoothly just as advertised. A fast game of base ball by the Berne team and Linn Grove, was played, the score being 5 to 4 in favor of Berne. Harry Myers of the home team made good at third base, considering his having been injured in a game last Sunday. A few accidents occurred during the day. A small runabout automobile skidded off an eighteen-foot embankment into the Three Mile creek. No one was hurt, and the machine was not damaged. William Studler skidded off of the high embankment in lorero lane, south of the Three Mile bridge with his large new touring car and a teanv<>f horses pulled him out. The machine received but small damage. Henry Schindler had his newbuggy torn into many pieces when the horse broke loose in the picnic woods. nuptiaT vows Taken by Miss Rosena Hildebrand and Mr. Otto H. Scherry Wednesday. MANY WERE PRESENT Bride and Groom go to Niag-' ara Falls on Wedding Trip—Live at Garrett. i ’ I i Everything combined to make the , . wedding of Miss Rosena Hildebrand j and Mr. Otto H, Scherry, son of Mr. land Mrs. Christ Scherry of Magley, one of the prettiest and happiest o’’ ! the season, the ceremony being sol- : emnized Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Salem Reformed church | near Magley. The wedding party en--1 tnred to the strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march, played by Miss Clara Schneider, and took their places at the altar, where the Rev. C. H. I Schneider officiated. The bride wore 1 a lovely gown of white messaline satin with pearl trimmings and chiffon fringes and puffings. A shimmering white vail, fastened to her hair with I flowers, fell about her and the flowers she carried were bride’s roses. Her bridesmaids were the Misses Emma I Kruetzmann and Sarah Jaberg, who ■ were prettily gowned in white silk, ' wearing sweet peas in their hair and carrying white carnations. The groom’s attendants w-ere John Beineke ■ and Albert Scherry. A wedding reception followed the church ceremony and was given at the home of the I bride’s mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina HilI debrand, attended by two hundred fifty guests. The pretty decorations ' of the home w-ere in pink and white and were carried out with flowers and I crepe paper streamers? At 6 o’clock a dinner was served, the pretty color scheme being carried out in the table decorations. The centerpiece was the handsome plain white wedding cake. Among the many attendants were several guests from a distance, including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knatz of Fort Wayne, Harvey Burkett, W. J. Stuckey, Berne: T. J. Schmuck, Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. John Breiner, Preble. Very many beautiful presents were received by the couple and attested the love and esteem in which they are held. The newly married couple left on a wedding trip to Niagara Falls, and after August Ist will be at home at Garrett, where'the groom has a charge as pastor of the German Reformed congregation. The groom was I graduated this spring from the theological seminary of his denomination at Sheboygan, Wis., both he and his helpmeet being excellently qualified to take up and carry on the good work in his chosen profession. o SONG SERVICE. At the Evangelical church Sunday evening at 7:30 a promising program wili be rendered in song, under the auspices of the Young People’s Alliance. The male and ladies’ choruses, the quartet, besides duets and solos, will, for forty-five minutes, not only entertain, but edify the audience. No admission fee, but an offering will be taken for the missionary cause. A cordial invitation is extended to the publie to attend.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, July 25, 1912.

TOOK ALL IN SIGHT Early Tramp Callers at the Mrs. R. J. Holthouse Home Help Themselves TO THE GOOD THINGS Their Number in the City is Large and You Should Keey Eye on Them. The complaint that too large a number of tramps is again infesting the ‘ city has come to our notice, and some , of the work which is going on, and j we believe it would prove beneficial ! to the people in general if they would . guard the many loose articles which are so apt to be left lying about. The last to come to our notice is from the R. J. Holthouse home, where the frequent visitors, as elsewhere, made an early Wednesday morning call. It was about 4 o’clock, the break of day just beginning to appear when Mrs Holthouse, with the children, who sleep upstairs, heard a knock at the door, and some one walking about on j the porch. Not desirous of being disturbed at this time of the morning, j and somewhat timid to answer a call; at this hour, she let the intruder knock away. Later, upon arising, and i not suspicioning anything, made no | further investigation until when breakI fast time came, and with the necessity ; of butter and milk, she found that a j I bottle of milk, a full pound of butter, ■ just purchased the evening before, I and some meat were missing. Nothing could be done but secure other J articles, but will hereafter keep the‘ daily necessities where it will he ' more convenient for the family to se- | cure than the unwelcome visitors. Others have been pestered with the daily influx and the best way to be on the safe side is to keep your loose articles under cover and keep an eye on them when these knights of the road call. i o SHELDON’S TIME I — Republican Treasurer in i 1904 Appeared Before the i I Senate Today. I QUESTIONS IN PLENTY Said Morgan and Other Cor-' poration Men Contributed to Fund. I Washington, D. C., July 25 —(Spec--1 ial to Daily Democrat) —Business in the house was suspended for an hour while Representative Norris, Nebras- • ka, progressive, denounced as fraudu-j ■ lent, President Taft's nomination at ■ Chicago. He replied to a speech of Representative Mondell. He did not • have a prepared speech, but spoke : right off the bat, ridiculing the claims : that Taft’s nomination was virtually ■ ‘‘regular and legal.” Washington, D. C., July 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —That J. Pier- ■ pent Morgan. H. Frick and E. H. Har- • riman were contributors to the republican campaign fund in 1904 was stat- , ed as “probable" today by George R. ■ Sheldon, New York banker, and for- i mer treasurer of the republican na- ! tional committee before the senate, i committee investigating campaign! contributions. “Did you get the names i of Morgan and Frick of men official-, i ly connected with the campaign,” | asked Senator Clapp. "Mr. Frick told , me he had contributed," Sheldon an-, swered, “and I had the other information of other members of Morgan's friends that Morgan contributed.” “Do you know the amount contributed by Morgan and Frick?” “No. sir," was i Sheldon's reply. Indianapolis, Ind., July 25—(Spec- , ial to Daily Democrat) —Indianapolis . felt some relief from the heat today, when the mercury declined slightly i from its record-breaking attitude made ■ Wednesday. It started in at 75 degrees at 7: a- m. and gained a degree ; an hour the first three hours, while yesterday the temperature began at

78 and junu>ed to 84 by 9 oclock. According to tile weather bureau it will not be as hot ay yesterday. o INSTALL HEATING PLANT. D. N. Erwin is preparing to install a heating plant in his business buildI ing, formerly the Everett Hite bn zaar. This was recently remodeled, the first floor being 'occupied by the Graham & Walters firm, and the front I suite of rooms of the second floor by the D. B. and D. N. Erwin offices. This leaves a suite ofthree. rear rooms still to rent. The beating plant which will provide beat for the entire building, wili be the tinlatung touch to a block thoroughly up to date in conveniences and beauty. COME TO BLOWS Two Traveling Men on Interurban Last Evening Had Quarrel Over Seat. BOTH WANTED 'EM And Then Fistic Encounter j Ensued—Both Wounded and Bleeding. Two traveling salesmen, well filled from the flowing bowl, from which they imbibed in this city Wednesday evening, and left on the 5:30 car for Fort Wayne, created quite a disturbance on the car near MonmotAh, the ,trouble arising over the matter of a seat. One of the men, it seems, had taken two seats in the smoker, on two of which he placed himself, his feet, his grips, etc. When the other fellow came through the well filled car he found no seats available and when he came to the one man ensconced so comfortably on two seats, he made i i his understand that he thought be ought to divide up with a traveler less fortunate. The traveler, comfortably i seated, objected, and one word lead I to another, and the men finally came to blows, but were separated in time i by Conductor Ed Green, who appeared on the scene. Both men, however, were bleeding from wounds received, one from a wound behind the ear, and the other on the forehead. ON THEIR GUARD — Should Housewives be During Canning Season Regarding Preservatives. THEY’RE INJURIOUS All the Housewfie Needs is Sugar, Salt, Spices or Vinegar. H. E. Barnard, chief chemist of the state board of health, has issued a warning to the housewives of the state to be on their guard against prepared compounds for use in canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, ‘ etc. “ I “When the canning season sets in,” said Mr. Barnard, “many house- | wives are canvassed by agents who have prepared preservatives to sell. , These preservatives as a rule contain I borax, or its derivatives, salicylic acid. Either is dangerous to the 1 health and if the food thus prepared ■ is offered for sale or served in a boarding house, the seller or person serving Jit will be liable under the state food law. , ‘The agents for the compounds usually put up a plausible story of how much better the fruit or vegetables . will keep if the preservative or compound is used. All the housewife needs Is sugar, salt, spices or vinegar, , the natural preservatives. Her can- ,! ned stuffs wili but be pure Purchase and use of the compounds is not i only a needless use of money, but is > dangerous to the health of the fam- : Uy.

J.C. PELTIER DEAD Pioneer Business Man of Ft. Wayne, Cousin of Grandma Ferry, Dies. CLOSELY ASSOCIATED With Early History of Fort: Wayne Were His Father and Grandma Ferry. The news of the death of J. C. Peltier, a pioneer in the undertaking business in the middle west, and one of Fort Wayne's oldest business men, which occurred Wednesday night at 8 o’clock at the family home in Fort Wayne, was received with sorrow lere, and especially by Grandma Fery, who was a cousin of Mr. Peltier's • •ither, the late Lewis Peltier, whose death occurred in 1904. Mr. Peltier had been in failing health the past five years and for five weeks last past, had been bedfast. Mr. Peltier, who was sixty-eight years of age, was born September 21, 1843, in Fort Wayne. The father, Lewis Peltier, was born within the stockade walls of the old fort and was the first white man born in the old settlement. The lives of the father, Lewis Peltier, and of Grandma Ferry of this city were closely woven together In the early history of old Fort Wayne, and quite recently both held offices in the Allen County Pioneer association. Mrs. Ferry of this city was honorary vice president and Mr. Lewis Peltier, honorary president. At a meeting held a few years ago, both, were given gold badges and handsome bouquets of flowers. The father and son were associated with each other in business in Fort Wayne for many years. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Bud sez it’s an intrustin’ game to propoze sumthin' jist t’ see hoy meny exkuses th’ pepul kin make fer gittin’ out o' doin' it. NEWSBOYS BAND Famous Boys’ Musical Organization Will be Here for Old Home Week. OTHER GOOD BANDS Committee Looking up Free Attractions and Will Contract for Them Soon. C. C. Schafer, chairman of the music committee for Old Home Week, has received assurance that the famous Newsbays band, under control of the Indianapolis News, will be in Decatur for at least one day of the big week. As a number of the lads are In school, it is possible that the band can be secured for but one day, Sat ttrday, but an effort to get them two or three days is now being made, with some hopes of success. This band is one of the best in the state, composed of fifty pieces, and those who heard them when they were here last fail, will agree that, they will be a good attraction. Besides this, however, there will be a number of other bands, including the Decatur City band, rapidly becoming one of the best in this part of the state, and a number of other good ones. The music is to be a feature of the week. Mr. Quinn, representing the Barnes Amusement company of Chicago, left Wednesday evening While no contract was signed, it is likely that one or two and perhaps three of his big free acts will be used at the Old Home Week celebration. The committee desires to look up some others before they decide, for they will not attempt to give the people anything but the best. JUNIOR CHORUS GIRLS. The girls of the Junior Epworth League chorus of the Methodist church are requested to meet Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the church.

REASONS IN WRITING — Mint be Given if You Get Mail at the General Delivery Window. Washington, D. C., July 25 —Approving Individual action taken by postmasters of many large cities. Postmaster Genera) Hitchcock has issued a general order which has the avowed purpose of checking the use of general delivery windows for carrying on flirtations and clandestine correspond . ence.. Any persons who wish mail at ' general delivery windows, instead of ’ I home addresses, may hereafter be re quired to give their reasons in writ-1 ing. o THE THUNDERBOLT. Tonight the Star theater features i the thrilling three-reel subject, “The I Thunderbolt," a melodrama of sterling worth. In three reels a pretty j story’ of love and honor is interwoven ; with exciting and substantial facts. Semi-military in scope the play cannot : fail to please the most exacting. The I same price, five cents, will be charged. SUGAR BEET NOTES Mr. Wagner Insists That the Farmers Should Culti- , vate Beets at Once. IT IS IMPORTANT A Dry Spell Would Check Growth—Fire Mains Will Soon be Completed. ‘‘The beets in this locality are doing fine, but they need cultivation,” said E. M. Wagner, field manager for the I sugar company, this morning, when' asked what the outlook is at this time.' He added: “The beet crop is now a', the most important stage of the sea- 1 son and I am afraid many farmers? will neglect the opportunity to secure a great big, paying crop. But few 1 have cultivated their beets since the i heavy rains of the past two weeks and the ground which Is now’ getting dry around here, will soon begin to crack. When that happens the beets will stand still. The chances are that a I hot, dry spell will follow the rainy > weeks, and unless the beets have been , cultivated they cannot thrive. GET IN 1 YOUR FIELD AND LOOSEN UP 1 THE DIRT AT ONCE. We realize j that you are busy with your oats and I hay and other crops, but you will hive' no way of making money faster tnan I by taking care of your beet crop NOW Those few "farmers who have taken i care of their beets, by cultivating; since the rains, have fine lookingl fields and they will be doubly repaid j for their labor. F. H. Hubbard has returned from a: business trip to South Bend, where I he looked after affairs connected with the St. Louis branch of the HollandSt.. Louis company. Christen & Smith, who are putting ' in the six-inch water main for the citi- 1 zens’ committee, that the sugar factory may have proper fire protection, are getting along nicely and will soon complete the job. They met with considerable bad luck, on account of the heavy rains which caused cave-ins, but they are making good progress now. The line is about 1,700 feet long. CHANCE FOR GIRLS. David E. Adkins, a merchant of Sellersburg, has an ad for a wife in a Charlestown paper. The ad reads: “Wanted, a Wise —I am a prosperous business man about thirty-five years old, and own an attractive borne, , in Sellersburg, Ind., and am not bad looking. I am fond of pleasure, own a touring car, have plenty of money, • and believe I would know how to love ( : a good wife and show’ her a nice,, i easy time all the rest of her life. I. should like to meet some nice, hand- j Some, true-hearted girl who has been trained right and who wants to give her love to a man who will give her , his in return, help her make a home, and treat her as a husband should.” o ' BABY AT BROWN HOME. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Brown of Thirteenth street are happy over the arrival of a baby boy. Mr.. Brown is the well known real estate man. I

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MONEY MAKER Is the Apple in Indiana for the Man Who Takes Care of His Trees. REST THIS SEASON Is Given Trees That Overj bore Last Year—Keep Bearing Average. | Lafayette, Ind., July 25 —The apple in Indiana always na« been a money- : maker for the man who takes care of I Ills trees. i'b- crop of 1911 was above I normal in the northern sections, but j almost nothing in the southern counties. The crop this season is not es- , pecially heavy in any section, but is general throughout the state, with present prospects for the heaviest yield throughout the southern section. Trees that were overburdened last i season are resting this season, anJ : this is to be expected. Professor C. G. Woodbury, secretary , of the Indiana Apple Show, which isi to be held at Indianapolis, November i 13-19, 1912, says: “If you allow your I apple trees to overbear this year you i may expect an almost complete failure next season. This is due to the fact that the fruit buds for next year’s crop are' now’ being formed. The main object of any organism is to reproduce itself. The appletree has set an abundance j of fruit this season, and it exerts evI ery effort to mature all this seed. The l result is that all the food material iz j rushed to the fruit and none is left | for the formation of fruit buds. You get a large crop of very small apples this season and none at all next season. This overbearing occurj red in many northern Indiana orcbj ards last season and explains why I many trees are without fruit this year. . If th© orchardist could be convinced |that he should thin his fruit there ■ would be fewer “off years.” The 1 trees would not only be more regular in their bearing habits, but the fruit i obtained would be larger, more perfect and better flavored. “Indiana has this year about 75 per cent of a normal yield. The normal ; yield is generally considered about 75 | per cent of the full crop. This gives : Indiana in 1912 about 50 per cent of i a full crop. This apparent shortage ! in the crop was brought on by insects and fungus attack early last spring, j “The sprays applied were washed i off by the heavy rains and the fruit was open to attack. The majority of | this injured fruit has now fallen and, i on the trees which received the later I sprays, the crop is excellent. While j the total crop will only be 75 per I cent of the normal crop, the number jof barrels of fancy stock will be up . to the average.” Every apple grower in the state should plan to thin his fruit until the ! apples stand about four or five inches apart. This will produce fancy fruit — ' such as will win a prixe at any show. Professor Woodbury also suggests I that all growers plan to make an ' exhibit at the 1912 apple show. NuI merous classes and liberal premiums are offered. There is a place for the single plate, as well as the car lot. This show is a move to acquaint the nation with the horticultural resources of Indiana. It is a splendid opportunity to get abreast of the I I times and to see and learn about the I latest and best methods of apple growing and marketing, Q — _ USED HENSLEY HOOKS For Recovering Neal Teal Body from the Lake. j The grappling hooks of the Hens- , leys, often seen at the jewelry store in ' this city, came into good play recently at Rome City, in rescuing the body of Neal Teal, the young man who was seized with a fit while out alone In a row boat last Saturday, and who fell , into the lake and was drowned. Men | tried for some time to get the body I with some sort of illy contrived irons, no others being available. Finally, little David Hensley, who arrived on , the scene, remembered the excellent hooks at their cottage, and rode post haste on his wheel to get them. WithI in twenty minutes after trying them : the body was recovered, but life was extinct. The body was found about forty feet from the young men's boat, the other irons having without doubt moved the body, without effecting a hold. »