Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 5.

MODEL IS I adopted — I ©County Commissioners Accept Mulligan Model for Soldiers’ Memorial ON recommendation Os Committee Appointed to I Select One—Work of I - Upon recommendation of the cc: ’mitten appointed to select the mi*: for the proposed Adams county so,, filers 110,000 memorial, the county board of commissioners at their Jo ary session, this morning, adopted ■ model submitted by Charles Mulligan t*the Chicago Art Institute. Plans for the receiving of bids preparatory to the letting of the contract for the er Uou of the memorial will be made •oon The model submitted by Mr. Mulligan has been on display at the courthouse corridor since New Year’, day. and is greatly admired by all who see it The committee to assist in select . the Monument mode], held a meetins UUaKorning at the Howers Realty office, Ind after discussing the question thorough! passed the followlpg moi tit ion, which was later presented to the Bounty commissioners with the aforesaid result: To the Honorable Hoard of County |fl|Bßnissioners of Adams Coun’tadiana: Geattli-nu r: —We, the committee, •fPSSentimr the Grand Army of the "Republic, the Spanish War Veterans, the Woman’s Relief tlorps. and the citizens of Adams county in genera; whose duties were to assist hl self, imu and to recommend a <!•• sign for the soldiers’ memorial to b» erected In the city of Decatur and for which nemorial a certain sum hn« been voted, beg leave to recommend that the design executed by Char! s Mulligan sculptor, of ths Art Ins’, tute, of Chicago, and now on exhi! tion.in the corridors of the court htpffce. be accepted and that your hocfirable body be asked to erect said mm oris I after this design now on exhi bition or one similar to it submitted, B'S B. FORDYCE. Chairman. LjOSIH’A It PARRISH ■CgRASTC t F ITZ'NGER. £ RICHARD D MYERS. H. MYERS.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

: A FRENCH QUINNI JOHN W TYNDALL. J. Q. NEPTUNE. L. N. GRANDSTAFF. FRED F. FROCH. D. K. SHACKLEY. P. L. ANDREWS. BENJ. W SHOLTY. MRS. VINNIE LYON. MRS. MORRI 8 HAYS, MRS. JOS. HELM. • MRS. C. T. RAINIER.* UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Ole Pappy Wilcutts ud rather hev h* Snooksvllle Bugle, not thet he’d 'l atikuiy rather rede It bue becuz it eg sech a wide margun V wipe his un. PIONEER IS DEAD Mrs. Charles Krueckeberg of Union Township Passed Away at Age • . — OF SEVENTY-EIGHT > '• I Was Resident Here Seventyfive Years—Funeral Wed0 nesday. : . e Caroline Wilhelmina, wife of Chas. ' Knigclceberg, one of the pioneer resl-j a . - nta of Union township, 'pas called *■ by death to a better world, passing o e uway Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock aftgf long years of suffering. r Mrs. Krueckeberg, who was born in ■ rmany, September 13, 1834, was sev-' ■ y-eight years, three months and i' i p twenty-two days of age. When only i i ree years of age she came with her i. irents to Adams county, and has o li-en a resident here since—for threet i, artera of a century, and can truly be >• said to be one of its pioneers. She 1 s «a married in young womanhood to r Claries Krueckeberg, who survives. ; s To them were born seven children, of ; 1 »h«m five are living. They are Fred,' i Ernst, and Charles H. Krueckeberg.' i- Mrs. Fred Thieme and Mrs A. F I I Theme. Thirty-three grand children,! t one great grandchild, bee I des a large •r- atlonshlp, otherwise, survive to' * mount the loss of this good woman. | Two brothers livinz, are Henry Klein-' wtmidl. of Belmont, nt. and William Kl< nechmidt, of Fort Wayne The funeral servicsa will be held Inezdsy morning, January Bth, at 1) o’clock, sun time, from the Lutherin church, In Union township, the Rev. Q. Bauer, ottliatlng

“DECATUR CAIM AND WILL”

TRUANT OFFICERS Have Some Views as to Proposed Changes in Legislation. 'held A MEETING Caleb Andrews of This County a Member of Legislative Committee. The meeting of tho truant officers of northern Indiana which was scheduled to take place in Fort Wayne Saturday was opened In the assembly room of the court house at 2:30 o’clock for the discussion of proposed legislation concerning the truancy laws of tho state. The proposed law drafted at Indianapolis gives the officers three dollars per day when serving in the combined capacity of atendance officer, and only two dollars per day when serving singly. The convention advocated that the amount be made three dollars in each case and that pay be allowed for each day the officer worked Instead of Just for school days as the law is at present. Senator Stephen B. Fleming was present and spoke very favorably of the proposed changes and the local representatives to the legislature were also favorably impressed. Superintendent of Schools Justin N. Study was present and addressed the meeting. A legislative committee was appointed and consists of the following members: W. A. Hacker, of Indianap'olis; Gpprge Orwin, of Logansport; I Caleb Andrews, of Decatur; Edwin iVanFleet, of Garrett; Thomas A. Wil- . kinson, of this county, and R. C. Rlnei wald, city truant officer. Another feature of the proposed changes is the taking away of the police powers from a truant officer and giving It to the probation officer. The local meeting decided in favor 'of having the state board of chariIttaa act also as a state board of truancy, thus saving the state the ex- ' pense of carrying an additional board. The important changes desired are. shorter notice to parents to get children Into school: requiring a working ‘certificate; places a fine for disregard of orders by the parents; parents must file written excuses; teachers must notify parents of absence of children; state board of charities to set ve as state truancy board: combining the office of truant officer and probation officer in counties of leas than 25.000 population, and better salary provisions for the officers.

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, January 6, 1913.

FT. WAYNE LYCEUMS PLAY HERE. What will result in one of the fastest games of basket ball ever played here by the city team will take place tonight at the Porter hall, when the Fort Wayne Lyceum team comes with the hope of taking an easy victory from the local city team. The Decatur boys are almost positive that this cannot be done, and they will put up a strong fight to decide the question. The local team has been playing some excellent basket ball this season and with a little more support on the part of the basket ball fans they will go through the entire season without being beaten more than once. Admission, 2&c; students, 15c. BUSINESS CHANGE Barkley & Company Sell the South Side Meat Market to Anspaugh Bros. TO TAKE POSSESSION Tomorrow —L. Auth and W. L. Lehne Jewelry Stores to Change. Barkley & Company, who have conducted the South Side meat market on Winchester street, north of the Erie railroad crossing, the past two years, have sold the same to Anspaugh Bros. The invoice will take place Tuesday, and the new firm will take possession at that time. The members of the new firm comprise Edward Anspaugh of this city, who recently moved here from Wabash township, from his farm, three and a half miles east of Geneva; and his brother, Elmer Anspaugh. of Fort Wayne, a motorman on the city street car line. The latt named will continue his work as motorman until spring, when be will come to join his brother lin the meat market here. Both were ' born and reared in Jefferson township, this county. The old proprietors. !>evl Barkley and J. J. Magley. will remain with the new fijrfi this week, to assist in getting started off They wish to thank all for their patronage in the past, and ask a continuance of the good will for the new firm, who guarantee satisfaction The first of February will see a 1 change in business circles of the down Mown district, when W L. Lehne and L. Auth 4 Son. two of the prominent Jewelers of the city, will exchange Io- • ations. U Auth & Son. who have been engaged In the Jewelry business in the Dorwln building for twenty-five years or mop, will move to the TerI veer building in which Mr Lehne has been located for many years, and Mr. I will move to the Dorwln buildting, occupied by Mr. Auth A number of improvements will be made at both places, to allow of better display.*

A LONG ILLNESS Ends in Death of Abel Murchland. a Prominent Farmer. ILL WITH CANCER Several Years—Suffered Untold Agony Until Relieved By Death. After suffering untold agony for many years. during which lime the terrible diseaae Me Into hie face and • yea, causing a living death. Abel Murohland. aged fifty five years, a prominent farmer of Alien county, residing just across the t'nlon township lino of thia county, died thia morning at 6 o'clock at hla home Mr Mur*h« land waa a life-long resident of the vicinity In which he panned away, and h« wan a very highly eeioemed man lie waa married In young manhood to Mine Jennie Erwin. who la a cousin of D. B. and han Wrwln of thia city. Surviving besides the wife, are ala children Frank. Ouy, Ross. twllie. Mildred and Mary, besides many other relatives. The funeral services hare boon aot for Wodnrednr afternoon at the Kant liberty church and burial will take place at the Monroerille cemetery.

OFF FOR CAPITAL Representative Beatty Left Today to Attend Session of the Legislature. HE FAVORS ECONOMY Will Oppose Bills Intended to Create New Offices— Farmers to Meet Again. A. P. Beatty, representative from Adams county in the 1913 session of the Indiana legislature, and which promises to be one of the most progressive and interesting assemblies ever held in the state, left today for Indianapolis, where he will begin his duties. He has been promised places on several of the important committees and his admirers here believe he will be one of the men who does things in the law-making session. He declared himself Saturday as being opposed to the proposed measures for increasing salaries and otherwise spending the people's money. He also said that he intended to stick by the democratic platform for economy in all things. He will make every effort to represent the people of this county. the meeting held Saturday was resumed at 1:30 that afternoon and several imhportant questions discussed. A resolution asking Mr. Beatty to oppose the law looking toward the further extensitn of the terms of the trus- : toes .waa carried. However, we are Informed that the trustees are not asking for any thing of the kind. A mo!tion also carried that the commissionjers of Adams county be asked to Instruct the sheriff to refuse to admit any prisoner from the police to the county Jail without a mittimus. The meeting adjourned at 4 o’clock and will convene again at 10 o’clock a. m. on Saturday, January 25th.

MANY ECLIPSES Three of the Sun and Two of the Moon Will Take Place During ■saewssa■awn THE YEAR 1913 The First is a Total Eclipse of the Moon March 21st and 22nd. There will be live eclipses tn the year 1913—three of the sun and two of the moon. The Brat la a total ecllpae of the moon, March 21-32 I The moon being on the equator and In Pertgree; the magnitude of this eclipse Is about 1.6 of the tnoou a diameter. No 2 Is a partial eclipse of the sun April ?; the moon Is 3 degrees north of the equator and in Apogee No. 3 Is a partial eclipse of the sun August 31st .tie moon is on the equator and Perigee No. 4 la a total eclipse of the moon. September 14-16; the moon will be south of the equator and in Apogee No 5 la a partial eclipse of the sun. September 30th: the moon will be 40 degree, north of the equator and in Perigee Flour ecllpaea are also predicted for the year 1»I4. two of the sun and two of the moon ■ —w KICKED SV MORSE. Peter Mousey. the well known Mon roe street blacksmith, waa kicked In the left knee late Saturday afternoon while attending to hl« work. Fw a while It waa thought the let waa hrok en. but after esamination by the doc tor. it waa learned that such waa not the case. The leg waa badly Injured howeyer. and Mr Mougey will be crippled for aotre time. RKCtIVEO ACCIDENT INSURANCE. I. H. Schulti. agent for the National (Baualty Insurance company, of the troit, baa received a check for •«»<». payable to Jee« Niblick, who was Injured about ten days agn while doing a little wort around bls home, south of the city

MRS. ENGSTROM TO SPEAK. I II Field Secretary of Presbyterian Wo- | man’s Mission Board. The Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society will meet on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. J. H. Heller at her home, corner Third and Madison streets. Mrs. Engstrom, an able and very helpful speaker, field secretary of the Woman’s board, will be present ■ and give an address which every woman of the congregation should not fail to hear. Mrs. Engstrom is known i to several pastors of this presbytery, all of whom are anxious to have her speak in their churches. A cordial invitation is extended to all friends of missions everywhere to be present. LAST TAPS SOUND For Last Long Sleep for Robert N. Andrews, Prominent Veteran OF THE CIVIL WAR Succumbed to Ailment Contracted in Country’s Service. One by one, are our civil war veterans called to the Great Beyond, the last one for whom the last taps have Bounded, being Robert Niblick Andrews, who passed into the long sleep this morning at 3:20 o’clock at his home on Stubabaker street. Mr. Andrews has been a sufferer! from chronic bowel trouble for the past fifty years, contracting it during service for his country. Several days. ago he suffered a very severe attack, I since when his death had been expected momentarily, all his children being summoned to his bedside. Mr. Andrews was a son of Jeremiah and Sabitah Archbold Andrews,, jand was born in Tuscarawas county, | Ohio, January 11, 1831. Had he lived j until next Saturday, he would have : been eighty-two years old. When he was five years old, he came to this county with his parents. At that time the country was new t and during his seventy seven years of residence here, Mr. Andrews has been closely identified with its growth, contributing much to the upbuild. Shortly after his parents cam.- to this county the mother died, and eleven years later, the father passed away. Robert being then sixteen years of fge. By his death is taken the last of bls ft ther's family of thirteen children. He was married March IP. 1859, to Miss Sophia Bollinger, who Is still living. To this union were born seven children. Three have preceded the fa ther. Those living are: P. L. Andrews, Decatur; Mrs. C. W. Merriman,' Monroe; Mrs. O. C. Fink, Decatur; Leslie Andrews, Muncie. Mr. Andrews was a faithful Christian, an upright citizen, a loving hue-. band and father, and a loyal soldier, i He was a prominept member of the G. A R, which order will «!»• him | a befitting military burial. The Rev. I A. Is Semens will conduct the funeral I services Wednesday morning at 9:30 at ths la. E. church, and the body will be laid to rest with military honors in the Ray cemetery. Hie War Record. The following war record of Mr Andrews was furnished by Robert Blackburn: Robert N. Andrews, who died this morning, leaves a clean Christian record, both as a soldier and eltlarn. In July, IMS. the president Issued a call for tht4e hundred thou sand volunteers, Comrade Andrews enlisting In Company I. 89th Indiana Infantry, August 14, IMS, at Decatur.! Ind, remaining with hia company Illi August 8, Ik<6, when he received tils final discharge and returned to his homo and family in thia township During bln entire military service of three years lhe comrade wan never nbsent from his command, always din charging hin duties fnHhfully. Bvory battle tho regiment wan engaged In. Comrn<h» Andrews wan on the firing lino, namely: Munaf<»rd*viUo. FVrt Do Runoy. Pleasant HUI, Yellow Bayou, Tnpelo. Nashville and tho Rlego and rapture of Fort Blakely. Hpanlsh Fort and tho city of Mobile. Ills reg Iment marched two thousand, three hundred and alsty milre on foot, at Ilmen being engaged on lhe skirmish line for weeks and during the Rod Rtv er campaign. It lasted thirty days, al most continuously.

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OTHER DECATURS — Illinois Citv of That Name Published a Thirty-page Special Edition. NEW YEAR’S DAY Showing What That City is and the Others—Decatur, Indiana, is Second. The Decatur, TIL, Herald, a'live pa- ! per in a live city, greeted its customers on New Year s day with a thlr-ty-page edition, showing what that city had done during the past year and what ft hopes to do in 1913. During last year over two million dollars were spent there In new buildings and they expect to raise that amount a million this year. One of the features of the paper was a letter from a number of tho other Decaturs of the United’ States, of which there are fifteen. As a prelude to these letters the Herald said: "Did you ever thing about the 'other Decaturs,’ the fifteen or sixteen smaller daughters of the commodore, and the sisters of the big Decatur of Illinois “Every now and then the llliglbly addressed letters intended for you are thrown off in Decaturville, Mo., and .not infreqnently letters intended for Decatur, Ind., find their way into the Decatur, 111, sacks. Indeed so much Decatur, Ind., mail comes to this city, that the local postoffice has familiarI iced itself with the Indiana Decatur’s principal business houses, and can send letters on their way without returning them to the ’dead’ office in Washington for inquiry. | “The Herald brings New Year’s greetings from the ’other Decaturs.’ i letters were sent to all, asking some .Information about the towns, how large they were, what Industries they had. how many schools they possessed and whnt were the amusements of the people. The Herald also asked if they had ever heard of Decatur, 111. I "All but four of the Decaturs were heard from, and the letters were de(cidedly Interesting, especially that Trom Decatur, Wash., the tiniest Decatur of them all, situated on a little Island of 3,590 acres in the mouth of the San Juan de Fuca straits in Ibn state of Washington. It has onlv Cl people, but ’even If It Is the smallest. It is the best,’ declares the proud ctUzen who writes about It. D*entii*, Ind ~of course. Is our Deentur’s nearest rival In point of population. Decatur. Ala, comes next, but Is go’ng to be hard pressed in the next census, according to the enthusiastic secre* tary of Decatur, Ga This man knows all about Decatur, 111, at J Its rapid Increase in ponulatlon j "If there Is any Decstrr that does not consider Itself qt Ito the most beautiful, most induetrieus, nnd mtwt naturally favored D-catur on God’s green footstool. ! t u< on not say ao. It ! must bo said th t D< stur, BL, despite Its far-famed ent.-prise and hustle | and bustle. Is only <lolnf In a larger wav what some of the dfher Decaturs we doing in a smaller way. bringing in now Industries, improving tb>ir streets, laying our parks and making themselves more desirable places in which to live.” <■■■■■■■— TO VISIT WITH SON. Mrs. J. N. Fristae Joins Son at Gary ■store He Gees South. Mrs. J, N Fristoe will leave in the morning foe Gary, where her son. True, and wife, wfll be for the nett throe days, and alm will visit them I while thog. are there, as the last of the i week they will bo tn t’hicagn, and will , then leave for lhe southern cities, , whore they are booked uptll April. They first strike TeasoaMo, going to Nashville, t’haitanooga and Knoxville, thence to Richmond and Norfolk. Vfc. Charleston, 8. C.; Haxannah. Augusta and Macon. Ga.; Jacketffivlllo. Hn : Mobile end Birmingham, Ala tn oil of these •Illes they Stay a Wook each. Their success has been great afid they cannot beam to rotor the circuits i wanting the company ■■■■■MMgaa asmom .anarfßaßasss—nawW* «■■■■■■■ RtKIKAHS' INSTALLATION. All momhore <rf Gw» Rebekah lodge are requested to attend the mooting Tuesday exentag at 7 o’clock st tho hall, »h"*t installation of officers will taka piers