Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1912 — Page 1

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WILL MEET I THIS EVENING Regular Session of Managers I Will Find Much Work Before Them. IS VERY URGENT Committees Are Working J Together and the Result Will be Jubilant. ■ Decatur in the year 1810 was certainly a frontier settlement. I.* the Y a - Vl ~- “*(J me" midered in from the north, the south or the west, he ffigkme through giant forests that reached to the St. Mary’s river. If he apfjwoached through the forests from the .-east, he forded the river or borrowed a boat that was owned by the few Jettiers that lived on a few small, 3s"< > rs‘’f-’ ''•'* are d farms that skirted the east shore of that river. When he yAached Decatur he didn't see much. There was not much to see. A little frame building, where now the old Dorwin homestead stands, in which fed Mr. Meisse (father of the late S Israel Meisse), operated a little fronhotel. On the spot where the ■Towers Realty company office now Hands was a long, narrow, two-story frame building with a little grocery in one room, a tiny dining room, a kitch«en and some sleeping rooms upstairs that was old Mr. Jimmie Crabbs' hotel. Just north of the Meisse hotel was a two-story frame dwelling house (still standing): that was J. D. Nuttmar.’s home Oliver Hart had a one-story, part frame, part log house on the spot where Mr. Irvin Brandyberry now lives. -Mr. George Dent ttron being elected county auditor. Bi moved into town from over the river end built a long, narrow frame house, three rooms below and three rooms about on the spot where the HBhadison hotel now- is. Mr. John MeBpConnell built a home where the sale fbarn now is in the west side of First » Wtreet .and his home was considered n quite a structure in those days. Mr. p. Samuel Rugg built a house on Merit cer avenue (the house is still standp ing out near the Erie railroad). Mr. Pattersons home was a two-ii'-etory house on the spot where the £' -Clllig flour mill is now, and that was all there was to Decatur Decatur could and would, and she now can ! -and will. Watch us grow. Tucumcari, N. M. Aug. 26, 1912. ■Ql'r French Quinn, Decatur, Ind.: f Dear Sir:—Accept thanks for your notice and invitation to attend L tiie celebration of the opening of the Ik "first sugar factory in Decatur, Octo-U.-ho: 14-19 lam pleased to Inform you Kbpf -.arsual cf the familiar names in your invitation creates a Bkdesire to be present after thirty yea.s $ of absence, and I expect to be at the of the sugar mill. Very truly yours. D. J. ABER. - Dogden, N D., Aug. 26. 1912. ■Mr. French Quinn. Decatur, Ind.: J. My Dear Sir:—Thanks for your Kklnd invitation to the “Home-coming g '-week,” at Dear old Decatur. If possif bie we are coming. Very truly, LAVRE TUNELL. Liberal Kans., Aug. 26, 1912. P a|- French Quinn. Decatur, Ind.: Hs s : " and Friend:—Your kind ■ Sr-v’tatio" to attend the meeting of Htbe “Home-comers" in October receiv--9 ed. Through the columns of the pa- £• pers I keep quite well posted about people and what they are doing for old Decatur (the best place on ® f-e’-h V When I read the names of the V various committee (while I know tl.< most of them) I see but a few- of them I' that attended the subscription school with me, taught by Mrs. Emma Hart | In her resident some forty-five years K- bso- i anl Yours truly, J. E. MANN. i Peter Cooper. Ashland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Hill, 491Ave., Rock Island. 111. M- and Mrs. A. M. Orendorf, lb-9 Indiana St., Moline, HlL. and Mrs Perry Ulman, 4106 14th Are., Roc klftland, 11lBMBEF

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ulman, R. R. Milon, in. Mr. and Mrs. Rosen Human, Coal Malley, Hl. Mr. and Mrs. 1,. G. Smith, 506 sth & Perry Sts., Davenport, lowa. Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Sparling, 1336 lEth Ave., Moline, 111. William and John Geary, Box 52, Sidney, Ohio. Misses Rose and Agnes Gearv, Franklin St., Sidney, Ohio. Herman Oldegess, Minster, Ohio. Mrs. Georgia Masbaum, 629 E. Washington St., Fort Wayne, Ind. •Mrs. Henry- Hoevel, R. R. 13, Fort Wayne, Ind. Mrs. Christene Hoevel, R. R. 12, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Albert Wetsel, 1020 Jackson Ave., Fpokane, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Engelking, DeWald St., Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Staub, Bascom, Ohio, R. F. D. Otto Schneider, Cor. West & Halier St., Lima, Ohio. Frank Weber, Sapulpa, Okla. John Weber, Mildand, Mich. Miss Amelia Hess, 3125 6th St., Goshen, Ind. Mrs. Edward Stoner, No. 1 4th St., Monroe, Mich. Rev. Father Steger, Fowler, Ind. Rev. George Angermaier, Auburn, Ind. ‘ Mrs. E. Wilhelm, 414 W. McKibben St., Lima, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Feltz, 328 N. McDonald St., Lima, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. F. N Miller, 2432 Lillie St., Ft. Wayne, Ind. John Brickner, Bascom, Ohio. -John Goebel, Delphos, Ohio Andrew Brickner, Bascom, Ohio. Ben Kortenbrer, Edwardsville, 111. Lew Kortenbrer, Nettleton, Ark. Frank Colchin, Bth St., Anderson, Ind. Joe Colchin, 897 High St., Fort Wayne, Ind. George Kuhn, Austen St. Fremont, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pedgen, 2016 Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, Ind. John G. Kuhn, Coldwater, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hindman, Kendallville, Ind. Mr. French Quinn, Chairman of the invitation Committee: Below is a list of the absent members of the German Reformed church: Jacob Dolch, sr., Bluffton, Ind. Jacob Dolch, jr., Bluffton, Ind. Henry Dolch, Bluffton, Ind. Ixmis Dolch, Bluffton, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Vogt, Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baughman, arising, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. George Henneford, Carter, Mont. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eichenberger, Berne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. W’m. Reppert, Decatur Ind., R. RMr. and Mrs. Albert Brach, Midland, Mich Daniel Bailey, Berne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. John Kirsch, Marion, Ind. Rev. and Mrs. N. Vitz, Defiance, O. Mr. and Mrs. August Schlickman, Craigville, Ind. Mr and Mrs. J. W. Mankey, Craigville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Strahm, Magley, Ind. ’ John Gerber, Magley, Ind. Geo. Gerber, Magley, Ind. Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Vitz, Cor. Mo"rlll and Alabama Sts., Indianapolis, Ind Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Grether, Manoitowoc, Wis. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Kruse, Spencerville, Ohio. Levi Linn, Bluffton, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Englebeck, Petoskey, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kaufmann, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mrs. Anna Eberhart, care Rev. H. W. Zitz, Indianapolis. Ind. Andrew Rosenfelder. Door St., Toledo. Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Fred Genther, Delaware, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schlickman, -130 High St, Denver, Colo. Mrs. Elizabeth Buhler, Broadway, Ft Wayne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. George Wertzberger, Hammond, Ind. Mrs. Sadie Presdorf. Mr. and Mrs. W’m. Fansler, 172 Hench St., Fort Wayne. Ind. Grover Ritenour, Midland, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters, 3116 Hoagland Ave., Ft. Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hessert, 118 Nesaba Ave., Duluth, Minn. Solomon Neuenschwander, Fort Wavne, Ind., R- U. Ed Miller, Peterson, Ind. Ben Linn Wadhams & Co., Portland, Oregon (Continued on Page 4)

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Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, August 29, 1912.

THE BEST EVER Is What Soldiers’ Home Inmates at Marion Think of Decatur Crowd. WHO VISITED THERE Recently in Methodist Picnic Party—Hearty Welcome Awaits Them Again. 5 The picnic excursion conducted to Marion recently by the Methodists of this city was an unusually well regulated one and the visitors left a good impression on the Marion people, and those of the soldiers' home which institution was visited by many of them. The following tribute was paid to Decatur people in general in a letter received by one of the visitors from one of the inmates of the soldiers’ home: “It gives me pleasure to express the general verdict of the entire home as regards the personnel of the people who came from Decatur to visit us. I simply repeat the words of several who are just now speaking and they are: 'The people of Decatur are the very best in deportment, in conversation, in behavior and good looks that have ever come as a picnic party to this home.’ You can rest assured that at any future time your people of your lovely little town may select to repeat your visit you will find a hearty welcome from the old soldiers of the home." THREE FUNERALS Last Respects Paid to John Zezula This Morning at Catholic Church. VOGLEWEDE BABY Also Interred-Burial of Miller Child Takes Place Friday Afternoon. Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the United Brethren church will take place the last sad rites for Robert Allen Miller, the three-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson Miller of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, whose death occurred early Wednesday morning. The remains were brought to this city Wednesday evenig and at once taken to the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Steele, on Ninth street, where the remains will lie in state until the funeral hour. Rev. Payne of Forest, 0., formerly of this city, will be in charge of the services. Interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The last earthly respects were conducted this afternoon for Bernard Wilfred Voglewcdc, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Voglewede at 2:30 from the St. Mary’s church, in charge of Father Wilken. Only the blessing services were carried out. Burial took place in the St. Joseph’s cemetery. Many of the friends of John Zezula, the Bohemian beet worker, paid their last sad respects this morning, when the funeral rites w’ere held at 7 o clock from the St. Mary’s church, and officiated at by Father Wilken. Many of his daily companions were present and are in deep grief over the loss of their comrade, as lie was a young man, beloved by all, and his early call from earth has left a vacancy in their midst never to be again filled. Interment was made at the Catholic cemetery. — AT THE CRYSTAL The Niblick Sisters will give an entertainment at the Crystal tonight consisting of singing and dancing. As entertainers these sisters cannot be excelled in this city and with the extra three films shown will make a big hour's show’ for a nickel. _ Real estate transfers: Joseph Rinehart et al. to Andrew Hackenjos, 120 acres, Kirkland tp., $14,400.

MISSION FESTIVAL. Will be Observed by St. Peter's Next Sunday. Next Sunday, September Ist, will be mission festival at St. Peter’s church, Root township and arrangements have been completed for the day’s festivities. The observance will last the entire day and several prominent speakers have been secured for the day. It will be held in the Herman Gerke grove, one of the most beautiful spots and very approvriate for the occasion The pastor, Rev. Dornseif, has secured the services of the Rev. M. Kretzman of Kendallville, and the Rev. William Georgia of Woodburn, as speakers of the day. Refreshments will be served and all are invited to attend. WED IN COVINGTON David Studabaker, Third, Weds Cincinnati Young Lady at Covington. WILL RESIDE THERE News of Wedding Surprise to Decatur Friends— Met at College. News of the wedding of young David Studabaker, son of D. E. Studabaker, jr., and grandson of the late David Studabaker, sr., of this city, which occurred three weeks ago to a well known young lady of Cincinnati, O, has been received by his Decatur friends and relatives, coming as a great surprise. . Mr. Studabaker, who has been a student at the military academy at Staunton, Va., became acquainted with his future wife while attending college there. He has been spending his vacation with his father and his aunt, Miss Hattie Studabaker, at Coronada, Fla., and on his return north, met his mother, who had spent the winter and spring at Jacksonville, Fla., continuing the trip together to Cincinnati, 0., with her. There he met his intended bride, at her home city, and going to Covington, Ky., it is said, the marriage took place. The father of the bride is manager of the Gates Leather company, and young Studabaker has taken a position in the retail department of the company until the first of the year, when he will take a position as (raveling salesman for the company. His mother continued her trip north to her home at Goshen. After the marriage the groom came to Fort Wayne and consulted his guardian, W. J. Vesey, whom he informed of his marriage. — o ATTEMPT ON TAFT’S LIFE. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 29—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An attempted attack oh President Taft’s life was made here today by a supposedly Insane woman in the Southern hotel within an hour and a after his arrival here. Detective caught and arrested her before she was able to lay hands on him. She gavo her name as Carolyn Beerq bf Greenville, Ohio, and when searched two pocketknives were found hidden in her dress. She tried to crowd into the train elevator with Taft saying she wanted to give the president a sacred knife. “I am the president’s wife and I am following to see that he is true to me. I have a sacred knife which I am going to give him,” the woman shouted, as the detectives stopped her. She had on her person about two hundred dollars. o NAMES ALL IN. D. B. Moore, acting as secretary of the old soldiers’ monumental committee, today handed in the list of names secured by the various committees, to be presented before the county commissioners on next Monday, the regular meeting of the council officials. Twenty-nine hundred and nine names comprise the list, the number far exceeding the number required, and the committee kept in active work until today, the last day of the limited time granted for securing signatures. There is still a portion of the county that has never been canvassed, but owing to the short time allotted them they were unable to cover the territory completely. There were also a number of people outside of the townships who were willing to sign the petition, and the committee wishes to extend their thanks to al! who so kindly assisted them in their work.

TO STATE MILITIA One Hundred Adams County Horses Will be Shipped for Their Use. CONTRACT SECURED By Beery, Boch and Watson —Adams County Horses Recognized. That Adams county horses are recognized as leaders among those of the state and states, is evidenced by the fact that Beery, Boch and Watson the well known horse dealers of the city, have secured the contract for furnishing one hundred horses from this county, to the state militia, part oi them to be used in the cavalry The contract calls for the delivery ol the horses to Fort Wayne by September 10th. The horses as specified must be from four to ten years of age and from one thousand to fifteen hundred pounds in weight. These will be gathered from the ranks of the stock of this county, and anyone having a horse to sell for this purpose is requested to notify Dan Beery. As the horses used by the state for this purpose are all first-class and of ♦he highest order, it is indeed an honci, not only for the county to be called upon to furnish them, but also for Beery, Boch and Watson, as a tribute to their ability as dealers in this line. The contract was secured through the adjutant general of Indiapolis, Mr. Charles Garard. HOME FROM TRIP Miss Anna Parent Enjoyed Pleasant Vacation on Canadian Side. ALSO IN NEW YORK Visited With Relatives at Montreal and Other Cities of Interest. Miss Anna Parent returned today from a five weeks’ visit in Canada and other eastern cities of interest, and is highly pleased with the sightseeing her summer vacation furnished her this year. Upon leaving here she went directly to Montreal, Canada, where she has an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Abel, who she visited for some time. Both Mr. and Mrs. Abel have visited here, a few years -go, and the visit of Miss Parent was a reunion of pleasure for the Abel family. Although she greatly enjoy ed the sights afforded by the Canadian country she spent much time on this side, and in the east and took in the interesting sight scenes of New York City, which the occasion permitted. From there she spent several days at Rochester, where she enjoys acquaintances ,and also going to Southbridge and Boston, Mass., where she was the guest of relatives for a brief time. This was Miss Parent’s second trip in the past few years and the pleasure given her on this trip was the best ever enjoyed by her. A KIND WORD TO THE WISE. Invitations by the thousands are being sent out to the “four quarters of the globe” by the invitation committee of the "Old Home Week" and replies are coming in in a most gratifying way but the individual folks of our fair city and county are not doing enough letter writing themselves. It would not only be a pleasure, but a duty for our people to scan closely each day the list of names in the newspapers and write a letter or postal of invitation to those of their friends that they may see therein. Send out souvenir past cards. Make these absent ones feel that we want them back here for this wonderful celebration and that we want them back sure and certain. Now letters and post cards are being sent out in large numbers by our people, but greater activity is earnestly requested. Will you get busy

REV. WISE VISITED HERE. Called to Waterloo to Preach Funeral of Friend. Rev. D. O. Wise of Louisville, Ky., formerly pastor of the Evangelical church in this city, stopped off here over night as the guest of the J. A. Smith family, and left this morning on the 7:02 train over the G. R. & I. railroad for Ridgeville, where he will attend the Wise family reunion held today. Rev. Wise had just returned last Saturday to his charge at Louisville following a vacation visit at Takwood park and at Ridgeville, and Sunday afternoon received a message of the death of Mr. Zerkle, at Waterloo, with whom he lived while preaching in that city asking him to preach the funeral. He made the return trip to Indiana at once, and enroute to Louisville again, decided to stop off here for a short visit. o MUMMA REUNION More Than Two Hundred Representatives of Family Gather at Ahr Home EAST OF THE CITY Afternoon Devoted to Program and Election of Officers—Happy Event. Today was a happy one for the representatives of the Mumma family, more than two hundred of whom gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr, east of the city, for the annual reunion. Automobiles on both sides of the long driveway of the Ahr home, formerly the old Studabaker homestead, and numberless horses and carriages in the barnyard proclaimed the conveyances by which the party arrived on the scene. One of the automobiles, floating pennants from Kansas City, St. Louis and other cities along the way, conveyed a party from Denver, Colo., who made the trip especially for the reunion. The register showed many guests from a distance, and after a general mingling, all sat down at 12 o’clock to long tables stretched on the spacious lawn under the green-leafed trees, the weather man having favored the reunion with very fine weather. The tables were laden with chicken and all the bounteous good things of an unusually fruitful year, and the names of the Mumma women shall surely go down on the bistory-pad of the represcentative of this paper who had a favored seat at the table, as cooks unexcelled. Following the dinner. President C. 8. Mumma called the assembly to order and reports of the various committees were heard, after which, with the Rev. A. K. Mumma of Hoagland as master of ceremonies, a very excellent program was given. Among the guests from a distance were: c s Mumma, Dayton, Ohio; Anna E. Mumma, Leesburg, Ohio; Mrs. Nellie Mumma, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mary Mumma, Tiffin, Ohio: W. P. Anderson, St. Louis; Eston E. McClintic, Syracuse; Rev A. K. Mumma, Hoagland: Mr. Mumma, Denver, Colo.; V. Mumma, Gideon, Mo.; W. O Koher, Cromwell; Frank Gideon, McGill, O' J J Warner, Kimmel; C, D. Kern, Elkhart: L. C. Wilhelm, Terre Haute; Mrs. Clara E. Wysong, Bluffton; Attorney Mumma, McComb, Ohio. The old staff of officers was re-elect-ed this afternoon as follows: President, C. S. Mumma, Decatur: vice president, W. O. Koher, Cromwell; secretary, W. W. Mumma; treasurer, G W. Mumma. It is thought the reunion will be held next year at Steele’s park. .VABASH TEACHERS. As Selected by Trustee W. L, Thornhill for Coming Year. Trustee W. L. Thornhill of Wabash township has selected the following efficient, corps of instructors for the coming school year: Dist. No. 1. —Grover Soldner. Dist. No. 2—Fredie Sprunger. Dist No. 3—Leona Ix>ng. Dist. No. 4—John Felty. Dist. No. s—Nelson Bricker. Dist. No. 6 —Ada Hall. Dist. No. 7 —Earl Conner. Dist. N. B—Hazel Macklin. Dist. No. 9 —Katy Miller. Dist. Nd. 10—Albert Harlow. Dist. No. 11—Carrie Church.

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INSTITUTE WORK Continues to be of Great Value to the Teachers of the County. INTEREST CONTINUES And the Instructors Are Giving Much Good Experience to All. Thursday Morning Rev. Goodwin was present this morning and had charge of the devotional exercises and accomplished j much good. Music came first in the morning's work and Professor Swarth- ! out gave some very valuable instruc | tion in the period assigned to him. The work of taking up the choruses was begun Wednesday and considerable headway is being made at this time. In his address on “The Lack of Preparation in English by Studente in College," Professor Venner again 'surprised his audience with a very able talk, which will be very beneficial in the year’s work. Professor Venner is certainly a favorite instructor and it is a pleasure, rather than a task, to be instructed by him. Dr. Kinnaman in his lecture “Temperamental Types" came forward with a very good exposition of the subject and the deep interest exhibited by the teacher showed in what spirit the doctor’s lectures were taken. Dr. Kinnaman is conceded to be one of the best instructors in our colleges today and the Decatur teachers feel complimented in being allowed to study under him. His lecture was a model of English and denoted deep study and insight in the problems of which he spoke. Many of the teachers met their various trustees today, this being trustees’ day and all were present and a social time was had by the instructors and trustees of the coming school year. Wednesday Afternoon. The afternoon session began with music under the direction of Professor Swarthout after which Dr. Kinnaman continue his discussion of “The Problems of management." Some things which occur in the daily routine of school work which seem to be breaks are not breaks at all but are the natural results predicting a change in the life and conduct of pupils. The teacher should not be too proud to ask the forgiveness of his pupils if he has done wrong. Do not punish a boy or girl for any wrong, but teach him a better way. Study the pupil and find out his defects, of eye, ear, spine, brain, etc., and you will find it h great aid in your government and management. The teacher should distinguish between mischief and meanness. The music periods under the leadership of Professor Swarthout are becoming more interesting each day. After intermission Professor Venner continued his tai k on literature and English. This seems to most teachers a very dry subject but Professor Venner has the happy faculty of making his talks interesting and holding his audience in perfect attention. The literature taught should be divided into four classes First, short selections. the pupil should read at home: second, longer selections, that should be read at home and expanded in school; fourth, selections that get the pupils in touch with his environment; fourth, selections read by the teacher himself to his pupils, and aid the pupils in getting the proper interpretation. A pupil usually reads what papers his associates read, good and bad. Be sure that all selections memorized are good, as they become part of the pupil’s after life. Commit the first, third and twentythird Psalm. NOTES. C. E. Hocker was a welcome visitor at the institute Wednesday forenoon. W. L. Thornhill, trustee of Wabash township, was a visitor at the institute Wednesday, The Kinnaman, Venner, Swarthout trio is doing excellent work during the institute. We hear words of praise on all sides commending their work. The six north townships will hold their preliminary institute at DecaCONTINUW ON PAGE THREE