Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 311, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 311,

TO PURCHASE THE CURRENT Deal Practically Closed Between Decatur Line and Northern Indiana. WORK BEGINS SOON f Only Awaits Approval of Court—Double Freight and Passenger Service. I After several week, of industrious I effort on the part of French Quinn, ■ ■ field intemrimn railroad, negotiationhave practically been closed for the H purchase of power from the Fort JVayne & Northern Indiana trait-on ■ «hp>Pany <,f For Wavt;- within ~ I ta!^ t>r ,wo a petition will be present Ito 'dams •inll ■ . ~.t n a-king Hl that r-- : v. - Tl , ~n I w ifcl o tTie contract for one year *i ,r ''of s . lii i ,„ )W( . r T not to •cd ■) two and onH quarter Wents |-r kiiowat and th- | unoitn' be us -d not to t»- than I i,5«l k!k>*»ts [er day or more than I Mtt. \ The change W- a very important on. M „r , , I ’>.<■ eo'de ■'-> s . cm': ■ I th., general traveling pnbli.. s H| a:vie only af'B- the proposit , ■ > h ||||| <arefullvl studied from .v- -v |H to-anoint. Whl- ;• no-.n- «•> . . lof the Jtower iw-is.- •. this «i»y. pw ! I In no way . 1W- -be i-y fro’ . I the employyen- t«in’ for this « i I throw out J«f -n . Io- II;.-: ■ f<> - I men and t»«- H ■ I tunity if tmev | work for tT ■ • i ■S The <hA;/e rtli IU strict inn of <” -■!»'»» side the city 01 F • A.i-. |H Ing the high U it • «trRaH eatur line with th ‘ -■ gg of the Fort Wayie SB road; also the fits' £■ former to Step Io ■ Jt.iUF volt, to t,S • ' ■ be placed on th. D— .' t |H the Fort Waynecur : T! - i r.. im P”---d COM of t•• • -I, • .<' M and the county gg len county havt It- ■ frsrthlae for the H question of eo-f ■ ■ |m swaltb the appro I ■B ft te confidently xi“- ’• 1 ' I ' H In a few day. ar the work - 'I H be pushed. It wl r. 9 to silty day. to p- ti,. . han. H ft la believed th- even m «*dy by Marvhi It t» tb - m Intention of the In «hnrr* • ' • H Itecatur line to ft on ho a'. I m service and two '-W ■ <rs . m it*” doubling th* "parity <>f ■ ■ < i m s* present. F\ir-■ than this It • b m Sasure th* publhi ' th<' ■ rrn-l B m actual .chedu and that *h. B start any place the line they « 1 ■i »"i tnero. g latervtowed ftmom c.i- Mr w; • ■ said ••Thia artt itecott ' s ti'” »s.o' ■ os account of lh -h roe-<d i r-t ' B tec tower at ill 1 ' g plant in Decatur >■< <onstnM '<sl » g the Idea la vie' f furtilahlnff !<’* r ■ to Portland aadbSO this »»• d<mr B • made the avtf* «©*' *" ■ inch, that I. >r it • m to furnish tha |*f Tor th" B two mllea beta here "«'• frl m Wayne a. It w< tiavr ct»t f ' m "Tty mile, betw Portland m Wayne We ha bund 'hat <■!■'• < ! m •• spftaratu. »h always tw nin »' B Its rapacity, to "t* Pe*t* •' B lowest coat It ***** •’P l *’ lo * l "T I ’’ B 'taction peopte ' the plant w B be all right If HP 1 * '• *’**•’**‘l**** Bni * B It may he owe ■ » I" ’ h< * B but It la too 00 ’<* pf*^ l ’ M * 4 * B and that la whs •**’ *T' " I,hs ** ,h B This change w’ ronfid«M m<*n. g a saving (o tn,t>pany appcosP ■ teately cnotith Having • I ■ steady current 11 ~m' * * , *?l g th. hour and • •‘’Hdce. the pub , I be Should be f Tor perfectly on B *• l'n» bet* - h "‘ ' I«• food and W llrTO Bf,rr n M • I than,- ltt ran run on er , I*» schedule f \ h ’ ne " B throw out sou *' th * I ttotma it win ‘*’ rp nu "' J B her g,„ lorm ’ conduett** an I u. " n< ” ,n *

i 1. DECATUR DAILY DEMOCR AT

tS",! 'l'!'« tte ci.mn ' e ,eVe<l ,llal ,he uffuirß of | y . wlll so °? • ißhten <•«»• ,«derably and there Ik till a b| K 'vX a & nd s b i Hy fUtur ° lor ,he For ‘ . ane & Springfl( , ld ra „ uay sac f r<> " ,lnuing the r °ad south Folict n °* bP ' ng dißcusse< > and this I'OJwt may come at any time. — ■ UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. [ / «>«■ who |g 80 pllte genral'y nsssen’t titfie t' be anythin’ else. COURT HOUSE NEWS Ellnberger Will Leaves the Bulk of Estate to Church —For Henry Knapp. 11 WAS JURY'S VERDIC:' ‘ Thomas Ellison Special Judge in Opliger Divorce Case Set for Friday. ■I • i The will of Frederick Ellenberger, 11 tie well known Herne man, who died 1 Iwcember 15th, was probated in court j txlay The will was executed No- ,' vetnber 1,1910, and witnessed by Emil , Fluess and F. G. Eichenberger. Mr. | nienberaer provided that after the i payment of funeral expenses or debts, i all his real and personal estate should • g> to his wife, Elizabeth Buetler El- ; bnberger, for her use during life. If I ne income is not sufficient, she Is ali Ivwed to use the principal for her I aaintenance. At her death and the ■ Iftyment of her funeral expenses, two . tondred dollars is to be given to Mrs. , Pr-f Tick Steiner, nee Ida Eley. Five hundred dollars Is then to be given to ue board of the church erection fund . <f the synod of the northwest and con- . cal synod of the Reformed church in , tie I'nlted States, of which the Rov. . C. f>. Elllken, of l-at'rosse, Wis., is secwtary. This is to constitute a fund to tr designated as "The Frederick and Hlzabeth EUenberger Church En-c---ton Ftad.” to be us»d as provided in tie constitution. The remainder of tie estate is to be given to the board , u foreign missions of the Reformed • lurch In the I’nlted States, of which Jvseph L Lembvrger of U'banon, Pa., It treasurer. Tills Is to be used for tie endowment of theological schools, established and maintained in training of native ministers of the gospel Mrs. Elenberger, the wife, I. named as exeoitrlx to serve without bond. At her tlMth. Rev. Daniel Iturghalter. of Gallon. O, Is to serve as executor, withott bond After a deiiberstton of five hours. In the Henry Kntspp-Harve Clark case. In which tho plaintiff sought to recover altMi on account, the Jury at 8 o clo< k Monday night returned a verdict in fsror of Mr. Knapp for ISO Judgment. Tills, hnweyer. throws the costa of the ’.ult 'iron Mr. Knapp, as to the raw when th* judgment to under fifty ttolters. The case grew out of a cwn (reverse nve a cream separator Clark sontendid that It was l*ft at hto hom<« tv Knapf. only on trial, and that Knapp 'hen filled to come and get It «b<4 notified. ‘ In the . ass of Board of Allen County (totnmls-doners vs. Arthur C. Fnat et a! It «ro ordered that three days. 11.- S be taxed against Allen county f<»‘ Services of Huber oaa. court atenafrapher. F j. fihnpherd w Oscar Barry. IjMHthfg motion .0 dismiss • Oscar Burry to ordered to ST.ddltl.4Ul aPto*’ I-”’' l ln » um ° f IBM*. Thomas E Wl** «f the bar of the Allen circuit court wa* h „ r the opllser dlvoree . aae as specIrwiitcv' of ’h* defendant. 1. R Opllger tet for Friday. J«a»ary 3rd. sumuel Cook vs Marr C<w*. divorce. Xhange of ”* u * frvtn !Ld rfitnlH sMto"”* ,L Michael Kuh" Jr. r. Margaretta (Onotmuon ro **«• •’

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, December 31, 1912.

THE ANNIVERSARY ■ hose Who See Souvenir We are Giving Away are Delighted With It. easy to get one All You Have to do is to Pay Your Subscription to January 1, 1914. Everybody who sees the handsome 11" le souvenir knife wo are giving to those who pay their subscriptions to the Daily Democrat to 1914, are pleased with them. It is not an inducement to you, for wo believe you are taking the Democrat because you want to, but only a souvenir to show you that we appreciate your patronage. Ihe knife is really a good one, made for us by the Canton Cutlery Co. of t anton, Ohio, under special contract, and is listed in their catalogue at 11.30. We looked around carefully to •elect a present that would be of use to the greatest number of people and selected this as the gift. From the interest already manifested we are sure it will prove a very satisfactory celebration of our tenth anniversary. We are thankful for the treatment you have given us and we want you to coni tinue to be our friends and supporters. We have only one rule to this celebration. You must pay your subscription up to 1914 to secure the souvenir. 1 >on't ask us to change that rule, beI cause if we do it for one we would i have to do It for others and we feel that we are entitled to that much assurance of your support • We promise you a better paper In the future than In the past. If you I expect to continue taking the Democrat then you might as well pay during January and secure one of these knives. If you don’t want It or need it .give it to the boy. He will appreciate It. OFFICIAL STAFF Pythian Sisters Elect New Officers Last Evening for Ensuing Year. WHO THEY ARE Evangelical Sunday School Also Elects—S. C. Cramer is Superintendent. The Pyths fl Sisters held an important meetit. last evening when the following officers were elected for the new terw Most Excellent Chief—Mrs. Dallas Hutulcksr. Excellent S. nlor-Mrs. Flo I’stten. Kxcelleoi Junior—Mrs Kites Hous er. Manager of th" Temple- Mrs. Kannlo Frigtoe Mistress of RiTords and Correspondence Mrs J C Trltch. Mlstrws of Whance—Mrs Charles Klxey Protector Mrs D F t<sonard Outer Guard—lrva Erwin. Installing ""leer Mrs. Jessie Burdg Pianist - Miss Nellie Nichols Trustee Mrs, Dr. J M Miller.

Ths etoction of Bunday school offi cent for the Evang»li- «l church Mon day evening resulted as follows: Ru pertniendmt. 8. C. Cramer, assistant superintended. Job# secretary. Ethel Fuhrman; treasurer. H A. Fuhrman: trwmut*r of th» building fund. U. « <’«*••; ontanist, Cryainl Kern; assistant orgntii»t. Verna Rmltb Th" rh«n»lW «* «"• ebortater and llbmrtan was i*ferr*«l to the aujtertntrrdrot Th" annual reports bv th" officers showed decided |tf-*re"» and Inspired hop* Md coufideW" tor tho coming year’s work Besides lb* usual good off r Hnga. 11<441 waa r <d lected for the new church fund NEW YEAR’S SERVICES. English services al lb" Reformed church tonight nt t* «»d Wednesday morning at IS o’etock. Yob are ear dlally Invited to worship with us

JOINT INSTALLATION. G. A. R. and W. R. C. Will Hold Services Thursday. The joint installation of the officers of the G. A. R. and W. R. C. will be held Thursday evening at the post hall. All the G. A. R. and wives, and W. R. C. and husbands and their friends are invited. B. W. Sholty will be post installing officer, and Mrs. Emma Helm will be installing officer for the W. R. C. A speaker will be secured and a good program rendered.

LIBRARY CLO,SED JANUARY 1. The Decatur library will be closed on New Year's day. ABOUT THE SICK T. R Moore Reported Very Bad—Difficult Breathing Attacks. MUST BE SOOTHED By Hypodermic Injection— Sherman Schnepp Family Has Typhoid. The condition of T. R. Moore was reported as being very bad today. The spells of difficult breathing, in which it seems that he can scarcely draw a. breath, were very severe, and it was necessary to give him hypodermic injection to alleviate his suffering. Mrs. Henry Schultz is very sick at her home, suffering from what it is thought to be a nervous breakdown and stomach trouble. Mrs. Joe Roe of Pleasant Mills went to-FVrt Wayne this morning to care tor her daughter, Mrs. Charles Winans, who underwent an operation on her hand. The condition of P. B. Dykeman I who suffered an attach of apoplexy a 1 - week ago Sunday, is rejiorted as being [greatly Improved and that he Is out of all danger. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baxter and 1 daughter, Naomi, returned to Fort W’ajroe today noon after a visit with) relatives. Mr. Baxter is disabled somewhat having caught one of his ■ hands in a largo spring nearly sever[lng two fingers. Herman Schnepp and son arc victlms of typhoid fever at tliWr home < ast of thn city. They have tieen sick for some time, but typhoid did not develop until Monday. Decatur physicians are in atendance IT’S NfVER TOO LATE. After living with Henry 11. Hoover over fortyseven yeara, Mrs, .Mary Hoover today filed suit in the Wells circuit court for a divorce, through her attorney, (’. F Boyd, of Markle The complaint alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and the plaintiff iteims that the defendant locked her out of her home on several occasions and kicked her when she was sick and unable to work. She further alleges that he «4luld stay away from home without telling her where he waa and would spend the profits from the cropa on her farm She aska alimony In the sum of |5.000 The complaint states that Mr, and Mrs Hoover were married on Marchkio. IH«US. and lived together until Iwember J7, 1913.— i Bluffton News. ■ — — ABRAHAM FUGATE FUNERAL i The funeral of Abraham Fugate, the Kirkland n>»nahlp pioneer, whose i death occurred Sunday night, was held < this morning at ten o'clock from the Pleasant Dale church, the Rev Dan ; Byerly official lag A large number of i friends attended the service* and paid I a tender tribute tn the memory of 1 this estimable man i ■ -4 ■- - I FIRST PARCEL WEIGHED. I ■ — I The parrels post system which I •tarts out over the entire I’nlted j States tomorrow will bn used ’ in ihl« rity. ’hM I* <* r - ' tain. Already one petrel has been I brought to the local jswioffice, weigh- t ed and taken bark home until tomor I row, when It will be mailed The pact- t age weighed three pounds ||

MADE A RECORD As Pardoning Governor— Governor Marshall Released 900 FROM THE PRISONS Pardoned Twice the Number Freed by Three Preceding Governors. Nine hundred prisoners, including twenty-six just released, have been turned out of the state prison and the Indiana reformatory during the last four years because of executive clemency extended by Governor Marshall. This record has not been approached by any other governor in the state’s 1 history. The records disclose that Governor Marshall has paroled and jiardoned more than twice as many as the total' number liberated by Governors Mount.' Durbin and Hanly, who preceded him. 1 Tho total number of |>ardons and pa-' roles granted by the governors during I twelve years immediately preceding! the Marshall administration was only j 379. It is sal4 that during the first • year of his administration Governor I Marshall granted more pa roles and pardons than had been issued during the two preceding administrations. Governor Marshall granted fourteen paroles in cases which had not been passed upon by the state board of par-' dons. These paroles, it Is said, were granted on the recommendation of' the superintendent of the reformatory and with the twelve recently granted on recommendation of the stat.- board of pardons make a total of twenty-six issued as Christmas gifts. DAUGHTER IS BORN. Doris Cauline Is the name of the' little stranger who arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs C. H. Shafer on north Third street, Monday. The little girl weighs seven and half pounds. Both mother and babe are getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. George Berning, living] about three miles south of the urv the proud parents of a big ten pound bajiy girl.

THE NEW COUNTY OFFICIALS TO BEGIN DUTY

I ■ fl- ■ I ff ‘ ~ AMOS P. BEATTY. Rsprsasntativs. Mr Itrntty, who will represent Ad ama county In the important and interesting session of th" legislature of 1913, la a native of Kentucky He was l«>rn at Iteducah. Ky.. March 4, ll'-t.' cam» to Van Wert county with bis pnroMa In 1»4I, lln »u educated In the sc bools of that count* and later graduated at llobroke Normal. I ."ba non. Ohio, Ito learned the operator's trade and worked at it while atrug gling to become a lawyer Ito also taught several terms of school and in 14X3 came to thw county, and tor two years ronductod a store at Ceylon. Ito studied law two year* with Judge Price and three years with France A Merryman and In IR9O formed a part nerwhlp with P <1 Ifoofww Two years inter he became aasarlatnd with J. Frank Mann, thia firm continuing un til 1499, aince vßilch time he has been in the business alone Ito served four years as mayor of Decatur and has al ways been connected with public * fairs lie la well poated. a shrswd attorney, and his friends believe he will make a record worth while In the legislature He will go to Indianapolis next Monday for the session which ba [gins January 9tb.

WILL GIVE FESTIVAL. C. B. L. of I. Plans "House-Warming” In New Home. The Catholic Benevolent Legion of Indiana is preparing to move into z new quarters in tho new Howers building, and after they are "at home" will give a house warming. This will take the form of festival and dance, whjch will be given in the afternoons and evenings of January 21-23, The dances will be given over to the evenings. At the bazaar, they will have for sale all kinds of fancy articles. Various committees are now busy solliciting for the same. FREE OF DEBT With Surplus of Two Hundred Dollars Was New Friends’ Church AT PLEASANT VALLEY Dedicated—ls a Fine Structure, Built at a Cost of I $3,500. Monroe, Ind., Dec. 31 —The new Friends’ church at Pleasant Valley, three miles southeast of Monroe, and ' belonging to the Portland Quarterly Meeting of Friends, was dedicated Sunday. The church is a frame structure with a basement and furnace, Tho art glass in tho church is very |»retty and the Interior has been nicely frescoed. The church exclusive of the lot cost about 13,504. Rev. Thomas Brown, former general superintendent of the Western Yearly Meeting. n<wv imstor of the Friends’ church at Plainfield, had charge of the dedicatory service. The building »adedicated free of Indebtedness and with |2OO surplus. Bev. Ira Johnson, general Baperiniendent of Indiana Yearly meting was present to assist Rev. Epbriam Allen is pastor of this meeting. ■— hi o II A. I. U. TONIGHT. i Regular meeting of American Insurnnce t'nlon tonight. Members plesse be present.

I I v.W- _-£S" PHIL L. MACKLIN, Burvsyor. The new county surveyor Is perhaps better known over Adam* county than any citizen of his age within th" con hnea A ctowr, bustling gentleman. ' who knowa bow to get arquaituod and retain be has financed that ability by winning hla first "try” In politics. Phil Macklin waa born In [ Wabash township a little over thirty years ago. wa» educated In the public schools of that township, at ttonevs ' and Valparaiso He taught school tor five years and then came to this city where he bentne a clerk In a clothing store This waa eight years ago and he has steadily sd is need, three year* ago becoming a part owner of the Vance, Hite A Macklin store Ito’s a square man, and will make a record as county surveyor Mrs Macklin was formerly Mlaa is>ta Jackson, of tbto city, and tbs family Includes two girls and two boys Mr Macklin has em ployed John mills to serve as hto dep . uty and these two energetic young men expect to conduct the office In a manner moat aallafnrtory tn all who have business with them The ne« official ngterw upon bla duties tomor row nM wilt serve two years Here's for good Iwk

Price, Two Centß.

MASONIC [LODGE Installed New Officers With Impressive Ceremony— Fine Jewel GIVEN D. E. SMITH As Retiring Worshipful Master — Served Seven Years. Very impressive were the installation services of the Masonic lodge Monday evening, when the new officers for the ensuing year took their oath and entered upon their duties. The retiring worshipful master, D. E. Smith, began the ceremonies for the evening, and- then came the Installation in charge of P. L. Andrews as installing officer. The new officers are: Worshipful Master—C. R. Dunn. Senior Warden—W. L. I.ehne. Junior Warden—Richard Myer. Senior Deacon—Oscar Hoff man. Junior Deacon—L. L. Baumgartner. Treasurer—G. T. Burk. Secretary—E. B. Adams Stewards—George Klnzie, O. C. Fink. Tyler—Barney Kai ver. At the close of this part of the ceremony, Hon. C. L, Walters arose, and in a very fitting speech, presented to the retiring worshipful mater, Judgeelect D. E. Smith, in behalf of all tho brethren of the order, a past master s Jewel. Mr. Smith has served seven years as worshipful master, and during his service the lodge has been greatly upbuilt, both in membership and In Interest. The Jewel is a most beautiful gold badge, bearing the insignia and working emblems of the order. At the tnp is the name of tho reclpient’and the Initiate. "P M.’’ for past master, also the name of the lodge, "Number 571. F and A. M. lodge of Decatur.” The pendant is set with a moonstone and on the bark Is engraved: ’ From Those Who Best Can Work and Best Agree." Tfi» jewl IS a beautiful one In Itself, but what Mr. Smith values as much. Is the spirit In which it was given. Charles Wlteon of Cardington, 0., is here for a several days' visit.

11 1 F < k * 1118 l ; I I THOB. H. BALTZILL. Auditor. i Th* t.-rm "u »•■if mod* m«n.'‘ would certainly b* a|>|>li'abl* to Thoma* 11. lull roll, who tomorrow b*«ln« duty aa auditor of Adamo county for a fouryear term ll* owns a*roral hundred acre* of a* Un* land tut Ilea in Adam* county and h* earned It hlmnelf Illa tlroi mon*y wa» mad* at ditch con irartln# and with that b* bought a farm ll* baa added to tl year by r*ar and la known aa on* of th* beat farmer* and »tock men In thia part of th* atat* ll* waa horn In Hluo fr**k townahlp l>*«*mb*r jo, 11*4, waa *du rated In th* common ecboola and by *arioua buaineaa <l*alln«» h* baa had ll* waa married In IBM to Mlaa Emma Andrew* and lb* family include* nin* children Ilia torr* of aaalataat* will inrlud* Mr Nd Kinta and th* Ml»**o Th*r**a and Ruth BaltaaN, They hat* b**i| learning tb* dutlea durlnn the pa>> Iw-tcml week* and tb* work In tha' Koay public plar* will proceed In r*r rout In* faahion Mr Haltart' thu city and baa BarrhaMfl th* 3 It f<dr** bom* on Win- h.4irr atr**t, wh*r* h* la now at !"•«/. while tala non, U'alter. la look Ina ai/*r th* affaire on th* bt< farm aoutbp town