Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1912 — Page 1

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everything I READY NOW I liQrrie Week and the | BW rather is the Most ImI portant Question. | led YARD READY I Wf v - J a y D° rw * n Writes Iri- | esung Letter Recalling I Boyhood Days. ' ■ tiring Js set. The decorations complete. The committee .nged lor every com eniem e -• y have thought about ~r been i o’. and we are ready for the big Only bad weather can keep us having the biggest time in our t EBBtory. From everywhere about her' 1 ifll the promises of big dclcgatiot’s C.c city will be filled with people, bent on one purpose, having a t hS><! tiine ' ” , *’ e ‘ * un wi " only shi:ip Ii HHring next week. The carnival com t Bflki Is here and the special acts will today or tomorrow Get ready the Old Home Week. The time is ■ hind new' feed yard for the farm* rs north of Jackson street along SK river has been completed The have been arranged and the will secure a competent .0 •»*-• charge of the ground ’! 1.i ’ men but they are determined the people who come here tor Home Week shall have every ac and convenience that he given them It would be im it is believed for the feed to take care of all the rigs and W fiv? acre plot of ground was there prepared. Bbuke Stoops is bringing with him first daily [taper ever published n and will settle all disputes ’’mß ’’ !>nnp ’ n * » number of other old Seim that he wishes 'o display . window JA' '■ McL.i,4 fc u..:. u . A Kans, that the fact that she is and cannot get away is -b.thing that will keep her fiotn “ CJ * e next *set. Mrs N O ' TuJoek. Cal. s-:id> reg!.-. A. Reiner of fort Way to . flßo*<- father > *m<- her.- in (he set.win be here for tne big week jlß' 'oilowing intcrstltu 1.-t-. r :-’r old Decatur boy. whose li.-a.t > s hens: aß’on Townsend. Wash. <»■•» ’.. i; French Quinn Decatur. Ind Friend I am glad to take C ■■ |Hna -on of Old ib-me \\ .-k to you to my fellow townsmen -4M|Mc>awt year* and ot’-•>. wi... • ijßed upon the profit and ph-asur. Min-aship In Decntur Indiana 'jMrre when she was a little girl. B :i.l mam her soft. Ida.- . y.-s sa are a child of promise ’ !-..’• suffered a boom nor a boom oBu" (which Is the unpleasan' of a man who has bought proj.erti wishes he hadn’t) A slow, well jM»Por>toned continuous d«-v marked every period of her m* Hut, alas There Is no more skating on Crabbs pond, which south of Monroe street, and ImSeventh and Twelfth s’r.-'-streets didn't haw in those good old <!•>' 1 Grand napl.u w as ; - - waa celebrated i-i 3B dinner to which the '■ • invited I alao was then I oversaw Ui<- u«" great court house and tr.-m climbed th« ladders and • • to the top of the tower W aeion required I gi.w tn' .«{•> r work that waa done Ind memory fondlv llnr.u. >r brick office bulldlnar <1 He ■ nna'nt.-d jail '•> - more than anything < ! . *'l'-are reveling In a lavof «o.*t rue that the a'.rm of the lawn mower w«< Imyw rolled al *-!' H^B<h»«nin»elan hadn t been Visited th<. old pump wh' <■ got a drink CO«M toll a atory of the wr’' days. When there •' house In Derain- the '•) ’.'s tcouttaved no ’’ags !)

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are GIVING RECITAL. The piano students of Miss Rose Smith are giving a recital this afterI noon, beginning at. 2:30 o’clock at the Smith home. Miss Smith has a class also in Geneva and other towns nearby, but the recital this apternoon Is given only by the Decatur students. Their mothers and a few other friends . have been invited to hear them and the affair win be most thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, as well as giving the students an opportunity to acquire poise and ease in performance before others. CONFINED IN JAIL, Sheriff Durkin and Deputy Kelly made an automobile trip to Geneva Friday evening where they secured Mrs. Anna Elizabeth King, who was adjudged insane and for whom application lias been made for admission to Easthaven asylum. Mrs. King was brought to this city and placed in the i jail for until word of her . admission to the asylum is received. . Mrs. King Is very badly deranged and Jtalk* Incessantly. o COUNCIL DOINGS I J ... —, i The Council Awards Ninth, Monroe and Rugg Streets to E. Woods Today. I ! —— FINISH IN AUGUST I - - Says Mr. Woods, Who Will *! i Order Material for Start- » - ! ing of Work Soon. i ..At the continued session of the , council held this morning the award \inc of the contracts for the building I of Monroe, Ninth and Rugg streets I waa awarded to E. Woods who says he . will have all the streets completed by August of next year, paved with Metropolitan block. ,: The meeting was hold this morning ! because of the fact that the adjourned meeting of last night did not give the I owners of property along the streets l their legal time for filing of petitions ; for kind of brick. A summary was field by the city engineer showing that .‘on Ninth street E. Woods bid was i 14,591 34 and Myers’ bid was 54.600.04 , or a difference of 1107.70, cn Rugg i Woods bid 52.603 72 and Meyers bid $2646 45 or a difference of 137.73 and on Monroe street the bids were very close A motion to rescind the awardtngaof ninth and Rugg to Meyeea carried. This morning the contract waa i awarded to Woods, and he will enter . into contract with the Street and er committee next Saturday. October 19th at the city clerk s office. Other business that came up before « the council at last night's session was t' the Third street repair and three ear- ! loads of stone will be ordered at onee .' and a surface ditch which Is proposed f' will be built at once J Plans and siieclflcatlons for an esI tention of the Monroe street sewer were ordered prepared Also an ord I r nance concerning licensee was amemd . ed John Andrews, William Hrown. .' John Merica and James Hurst were ap r 1 pointed special police to work during . Old Home Coming week, two In dayI time and two at night. ( l INFORMAL mecting held C ~~ By Physicians—December Meeting Will Carry Out November Program. Ij i A very informal meeting waa hebl 1 Frida? evsßin| by the Adama Count' , ■ I Medical association at the office ol in . I Costello. OR account of the very bad !«rather, only 'he local physicians atJ tended. Dr. Rayl of Monroe, who was fl to have had the pat»er, could not st- .' tend, so the iffiyslclana each reported »om* p« ullar caa* which he had. and ( comment* were mad* upon these. The I itM-ember meeting will probably be held st the same place and the p» t gram for this month carried out at t that time attention: democratic MARCHING CLUB. I I There will be »o meeting of lbs club Mouda? night, October I4fh. owing to Old Hoaw Week. On Monday, Octo Per 21 th* club will give a big smoker und we will have music and good speakrra will be prevent to address . the members Everybody boost for I Monfiav October 3tgt. FRED BCHVRQER. Pre*

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TORE FLAGS DOWN \ ' The Strong Winds of Last Night Caused Some Damage to Decorations. WILL BE REPAIRED And All Colors Will be up for the Start Monday Morning Early. The high winds of Friday night caused considerable trouble for the decorators who are trying to get up all the colors for Old Home Week. I The high winds started about 9 f o’clock when a strong gust came out • of the southwest and tore down some of the cloth. This continued through . the night and this morning there were few decorations that did not need repairing. The street arches suffered more than any, it seems, and. considerable time will be necessary- to fix them up again. The Seifert Bros, are now working night and day to get the balance of the colors up as they have been holding off as long as possible on account of th* rainy weather of the past few day*. All the decorations will be in place ' for the opening Monday morning and ! all the interested citizens are offering -up sacrifices for fine weather 9 next I week. The showing will be good and I we should have nice weather in which I to enjoy it. CAME FOR DUNLAP I i' | William B. Dunlap. Brother of the Man Killed Here, Arrived Last Night — FROM WILLOWBY, O Will Take Body Thert for Burial Some Time Sunday in Family Lot. William H. I ninlap, a brother of { □amei Dunlap, who was fatally Injur-, I ed in the accident at the Grand Rap-, i ids 4 Indiana yards Wednesday night, arrived in the city Friday night from j Willow by, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. over the Clover I .eat He jnad<all arrangements to take his brother ( MBt and thia morning left for his home with the corpoe James Dunlap was thirty-eight year* old. a mold*-r and painter by trade, and had worked in many states of the union He is an orphan and a unique fact Is that his father was also killed ,in a railroad accident, being struck by an Interurban car and instantly- ; killed He has one slater In Clncln Jnatl. one alster tn New Orleans, two. sisters in Willowby. also two brother* He has an uncle who Is a council ; man In Cleveland He will be buried. In Willowby In the family lot some time Sunday * ■ SPECIAL SERVICE. The pastor of the Methodist church, I will use themes appropriate to Old . Home Week at the services nest BunI day The morning subject wjlt be I "Thought jd tn* Old Home." At the evening service be will give a patriotII addrr**. telling K K Hall's story of "A Man Without a Country." Th«male choru* wilt sing at the evening service HOUR AND A HALF SCHEDULC. Interurban W>ll Adopt New Schedule for Homo Weott. The Fort Wayne 4k Bptingfieid Rail way will adopt the hour and a half service tor Old Home Week to areotn modate the many passengers It will have Suring thia time .. ~ e ■' i 11!i i*ii OPEN BRIDGE ON TUESDAY IWHauae of the rains thio week, work on the new Monroe street bridge >ae , been delayed considerably end It will ( be Impossible to open It for public tm , vol before Tuesday October l&th. Fat | mem are requested to take notice of thia.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, October 12, 1912.

ESCAPED DEATH. Bluffton, Ind., Oct. 12—The residence of Peter Girod at Vera Cruz wrts badly wrecked by lightning. Fortunately, Mrs. Girod had walked into the garden a few minutes before the bolt struck. Hud she been in the residence she would probably have been killed. The lightning struck a corner of the roof and passed through the building, I tearing a Icrge hole in the floor. With the exception of two, ail windows in the building were broken, and dishes which had been placed in a cupboard were scattered over the house and a lew of them went into the yard. A large stove was broken into many pieces and is beyond repair. Fortunately the building did not take fire. Nearly every citizen of Vera Cruz hurried to the scene and assisted in getting the house back in shape the best they ''could. PRODIGAL COWS I i Return to Feast Upon Fat of Mrs. Hakes’ Garden— How They Got There. IS STILL A MYSTERY But Joseph Martz Has Mrs. Hakes’ Son Arrested as Implicated in Affair. A bunch of six caQle belonging to 1 Mrs. Sarah Hakes, seven mites south lof the city, which got out several months ago and roamed into the fields lof her neighbor. Joseph Martz, who cooped them up. is the cause of anoth- ! er case in the courts of the county, in which her fourteen-vear-oid son, Will ■ Ayres, is charged with pointing a dan 1 serous weapon at Joseph Martz. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly made the ' try> to the Hakes home Friday after- . noon, where he arrested young Ayres, who gave the required bond of lion, and was released until the trial. Martz and Hakes are neighbors and live on opposite sides of the road. I about forty rods apart, but It is said I a feud has existed between them for the past six years The six cattle, however, furnish the latest bone of ( contention. Some lime ago they escaped from Mrs. Hakes’ coffining t-ounds and got into Martz' territory Martz claimed they ate his crops and! he shut them up until payment should t>e made In the meantime Mrs. | Hakes filed a replevin suit against | ■ Martz tn the circuit court and this la , still {tending. Martz holding the fattie In the meantime. The cattle were I confined In the Martz barn until Thursday night i On Thursday night, it will be re- a ' membered. Martz heard a disturbance at the bam. that was evidently not th*gentle lowing of the Hakes cattle. | there cooped up. and both he and Bls wife went out to Investigate They ( say they saw three young men prowl ( | ing about, one of whom shot at Mart? twice. Martz followed a short dlstan -e. [ and recognized Will Ayres, he says, as the one who shot him. He wss afraid of the gun. however, and went back to his own domicile, where he called the deputy sheriff, who went out and tn vestlgated, but could find nothing at that rim* tn warrant the arrest Th< cattle, however, had made their gets way from the Marts barn When the official went out Friday afternoon to make the arrest upon the affidavit of Marta, the six cattle wenfound to be in the possession of the Hakee Mr* Hakes explained this by| saying that when she got up Friday morning, she found the cows In her garden, peacefully browsing on her < rhniceat vegetables much to her chat-1 rin. and however welcome the return; of th* prodigals might have l>een up , dec other circumstance*. »br seemed to resent their feast upon lhe fat of i her g-irden When young Ayres was arrested he i denied being at the Martz home at < that time and said he could prove that I he had been elsewhere He raid he I bed been al Monroe until I<l o'clock ’ and was driving home when he heard 1 the nrst shot fired It wpa nol until he reached home., he says, that he heard the second ahnl al lb* Mart* home His mother, brother and ala ter corroborate this claim Maris claims that both Will and Fr*«l Ayrea, with another young man. < were prowling about th* barn when he waa shot kt

A RALLY DAY ■ nun ii | as Special Services Will be Held at the Evangelical Church Sunday. A BIG PROGRAM Has Been Arranged and Special Features Will be Presented There. At the Evangelical church a Rood program will be rendered Sunday at 9:30 o'clock, being the only morning service. The Men’s Chorus will sing the second number on the program, so be on time. The whole school has . been aroused along beautiful lines of service. There will be some delight- ■ ful surprises when the class reports will be given. The following is the program: Song—School. Song—Men's Chorus. Prayer—Superintendent. Solo—Della Fuhrman. Song—School. Lesson Study- Fifteen Minutes. Song—Primary Class. I Recitation—Ralph Roop. Class Exercise. Teachers’ Class Reports How to stop the "Leak" In the Sunday School—J. H. Rilling The special text for the evening service will be announced at the morning’s program A cordial invitation to the public to attend. AWARDED DAMAGES Winchester Jury Awards Mrs. Lena Cloud $6,000 Damages for the DEATH OF HUSBAND B Charles Cloud Who Was Killed by Big Four Engine Last December 12. — Mrs l.ena Cloua. widow of Charles Cloud, of Lynn, formerly of this city, was auard-d damages for the death of her husband, who was killed by a Dig Four train at Lynn last December 12th, The case was heard in the Randolph circuit court at Wincheater, beginning last Monday, and the trial continued until Thuraday after- ' noon when it went to the jury It took the Jury Juat tvao hours to decide. Mr* Cloud, who wa* admtnißtratrix of her husband'* estate, was suing for SIo.OOO damages The deceased was a a«»n of ex Re (-order C. C. Cloud of thia city and bad been married only June l!»th of last year, leaving hl* bride of six months, who was Mias I*ena Lacy of Lynn, be fore her marriage While he was driving a colt hitched to a wagon at Lynn, in the afternon of December l.’th. the colt frightened at an engine on the Illg Four switch and threw the unfortunate drb »r directly In front ot ’•he engine whieh ran over hla body severing the l*g* eloa* to the body He lived but a few minute* The crossing at thia place is aaid tn be very dangeroua. and action feat been taken by a citizen'* hand to petition safety precaution* i Wl«a Maym* Cloud and Mr* !*tta Peter*, sltlera of the unfortunate man. were at Winchester, attending the trial. — lll — PICTUREB AT HEADQUARTERS ■uraaasa Any person desiring pictures of tiryan. Wilson. Marshall or Ralston with which to decorate previous to the ar rival of Bryan or Ralston on Frida) can secure them at the democratic headquarters The committee also ha* a tlaleton and Wilson buttons tor those •ho wish them Call at headquarter* They aro free. Q A. R. AND W. R. C. The members of Ibe Cl, A. R and W H C, are teqaeeted tn meet at seven o'clock Sunday evening at the home'd Comrade T R Malkntee. from which place they will go in a body to the Methodist church.

PETTICOAT FAILTURE. The Jackson-Mack Manufacturing company, one of the largest makers of silk petticoats in New York, went. Into bankruptcy yesterday. The failure is the culmination of a widespread complaint among petticoat manufacturers that the close fitting dresses now worn by women have so reduced the demand for petticoats as to make them a glut on the market. The liabilities of the bankrupt concern are estimated at $700,000; assets at) $600,000. o — — TUBERCULOSIS SUNDAY SET. Washiaffton, Oct. 12—The National ; association for the study and prevention of tuberculosis has assigned Oct.! 27 as the date for a national demon- ‘ stration against the white plague. On that date churches and religious societies will be asked to give special attention to tuberculosis in their services. It is expected that more than 100,000 churches and societies throughout the country will observe the day. COURTHOUSE NEWS Will Ward Found Guilty and Sentence Passed Upon Him at Once. GETS $200.00 FINE And from Two to Fourteen Years in State’s PrisonOther Notes. Just two hours after retiring to deliberate the Jury In the Wil! Ward case, returned a verdict at 2:10 o’clock this afternoon, finding Ward Entity of conspiracy to commit grand lar I cany. Specin! judge R. H. Hartford j at once passed Sentence upon him, giving him a fine of *2OO ana a state's prison sentence of from two to fourteen years ip state's prison. He was taken to jai) and Sheriff Durkin will } leave Monday or Tuesday with his prisoner for Michigan City. Ward will find there. Ode McClish. wso was named a codeTendant with hmv in this (suit, he having bean convicted In a prior one Gert Reynolds Is also there upon conviction In a similar case. The evidence In this case was completed and a part of the argument heard Fri , day afternoon, finishing at noon today After dinner the Jury retired to I deliberate and made quick work of It. Ralph Spade was the prosecuting wit>neas, and alleged that Ward and Mej ("Hah conanlred to take 1610 from him, | by the well known green goods game Paul G. Hooper, commissioner in (he Anna I. Ijiman vs. Thomas Johnson et al quiet title case, reported deed, which court approved The commissioner waa‘allowed 13 00. William T. Wagoner was diachan: *d aa executor of the John Yarn estate! upon approval of his final report. Licensed to wed; Minnie Jane Es- ' sex, born Marcb 2S. 136*. daughter of Jew Essex, io wed Daniel David i Kauffman, farmer, born July 10. 1659. *ua of Jacob Kauffman. Deputy Sheriff Kelly, who wen* to' Fort Wayne to ge< John Kuhl, left this afternoon at I oclock tor Richmond, where he will be committed to the Inaan* asylum for the fifth time Ho haa •-•■aped four prior times ♦— WILL OPEN BOWLING ALLEY. > , Andrew Ifartlng. one of Decatur's young business men. and former owner of the "White Case." on West Mon roe street, haa purchased th* Paia** bnwllng alley outfit, which wer* for j merly located in thia city, and has rented the Jesse Niblick building on North Second street for a bowling siley, io be opened aa soon aa the car {■enters complete work ibeeeon * The alleys, which ha vs not been in u*(f for abotit three years, are in ev cellent shape and after they are pol l*h*d up a ill lie. will be the finest that ran be had Three alleys will be In stalled, so th* public will have plenty of room to bowl on Andrew will try to have lhe alleys oprtt'-d by next T<i**day Mrs Marty Kooken and daughter. Alma. «*nt to Fort Wayne this uo->u

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SHOWING IS GOOD r — - Democrats Have a Right to be Proud of the First Year in Power. THE TAX REDUCED And Still All Bills Have Been Met Promptly and Some Paid on Debt. ' Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 12—Much has been said about the state finances for the years 1909 and 1910, the republicans charging that the democrats were responsible for the management of the financial affairs of the state in those two years. The fact is that the fiscal year ending September 30. 1912, was the first full year of democratic administration in Indiana since the fiscal year ending October 31, 1894. I Democrats were elected to the offices of governor. Lieutenant governor and superintendent of public Instruction in November, 1908, but none of these officials were in control of the finances of the state. It is true that Governor Thomas R. Marshall has been a member of the board of finance from January, 1909, up to the present time, but during his first two years' service on that board he was the minority member, as the auditor of state, Mr. Billheimer, and the treasurer of state. Mr Hadley, were the oth«r members of the board and were republicans This republican board of finance had full control of the finances of the state till December 1, 1810, when Mr. W. H. O'Brien, the democratic auditor of state, came into office, and became a member of the finance board. It has also been charged by the republicans that the legislature of 1909 was democratic. The democrats Were tn majority in the house of representative* of that year, but the senate was controlled by republicans, and excessive appropriations to the amount of *511.000 must be charged to the republican branch of that legislature, as that is the amount which waa added to the appropriation bill by the republican senate of 1909 after the bill had been passed by the democratic hou»* of representatives. Included In the expenditures in 1910 Is a sum of 213.982.73 unexpended balances of 1907 appropriations whieh had been reapportioned by the spec.al session of the legislature In September, 1908, and made available till Sep tember 30, 1910. The democrat* were not In control of th* finances of th* state In 1910, but even had they been, the republicans would Mill have been responsible for this expenditure On September 30, 1910, the close of the last full year of retmMlcan admin latration, there waa in ths general fund of the state treasury. >92.768 35, but there was then due and unpaid (103,000 coliseum bonds and Interest Now note th* record of the republican nffirlals in the two remaining month* of their administration! As noted above, there waa *92,768 35 In the general fund on Reptembwr to. i 1910; during October, 1910, adranm ’payments wer* collected amounting Id s22*.2*S) The total of these three Items la *537,06835. and of that amount all hut *9,463 91 was expended hy the republicans in those last two inJhths 'n which they had aceeaa to and control over the state treasury! So when the democratic auditor of state, W H O'Brien, took office on December I, 1910, he found available *9.463.81 with which to pay the atate'a bills, tn hla office to b* paid, he found • urront bills amountinx to more than fth.'i.ooo, coliseum bonds and Interest samountlng to tlOf.oon, «nd more than *14.000 accrued Interest on Vinrennsa university bonds, making a total of more than *312.000 During tha remaiiilng ten months of that fiscal year, ending September 30. 18**, th* democrats not only paid this sum of *311.000, but met all current bills and paid the final construction «x|M>aaea of the new Southeastern Hospital for In. sane, the tuberculosis hospital, village fort epileptics, and school for deaf The fiscal year which ended Retfietn her 30, 1812, was the first complete year of democratic administration .-.Qic,- IMM, and the records made durinr this first year Is an excellent one Every current bill waa. paid, two no* institution* were maintained ala coal of (338,*74.&7, and a town and town •hip deficiency fund of *<«3.n*3O for school purposes was paid, and at thrad of the fiscal year, K*nt*mber S«. (OobMuM on mgs I)