Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1913 — Page 1

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: PREMIUM AWARDS Announced for Poultry Show Which Closed at Berne Saturday. WHO THEY ARE — ' Showing Adam’s County’s 'ITS.- «. Best Breeders of Fine Birds. B Much interest centers in the awa: Ing o' premiums at the poultry six which’ closed Saturday at Berne aft a Week’s stand. The awards w> made as follows: •Ajftconas—Simon Sprunger, 1,2, 4, hen: 1. 2. cockerel; 1,2, 3, 4. pull. 1,2, pen. Andalusians—Calvin R. Lit-h’y. 1. l Cockerel; 4, pullet, 1, pen; T. F Sprunger, 2, cock; 2, hen; 1,2, 3, p ‘ let Fokin Ducks—Veter A. Graber. 1, drake; 1, duck. V Ruff Orpington Ducks -Daniel \ Millar, 1, duck; 1, drake; 1, pullet. HlVtlck Sumatra* Menno Augsbur er, 1,2, cockerel; Tim Grove. 1, pi Gbmish Indian Game—Tim Grove. Toniouo Geese Paul Withaus, “ cockerel. Silver Spanglf! Hamburg*—A Hirschy, 3, ken. 1, cockerel; 12, ptt'let ■ .> Black Javas—J. M. Neuenschwader, 1,2, 3, cockerel; 1, 2. 3, pulk Single Comb Brown I^gborn—J. A K'’-! Hanboker, 2,3, pullet Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Hail .’*'l Ke W. 1. 2. 3. 4, pullet S. c. While Leghorn--Joel L. Lei. man, 1, cock; 1,2, 3,4, hen; i, cocl. erel; 1.2, 3, pullet; 1, pen. R. C. Buff Leghorn.— Elmer Eley, I ... V 2,5, tun; 1,2, oocokrel. 1, 2. 34. pl! ’L| tot, S. C. Buff Leghorn \i, Hirs-h-3,4, cockerel; 1, pen E Black Minorca—Clinton Soldner, 4 cockerel; 2, pullet; Benjamin Babes ger, 3,3, 4, hen; 2,3, cockerel; 3, pul let , K 8. C. Buff Orpington- John J. Hllty 4, OOckerel; 3,4, pullet; O k Lehman. 2, I, 4, cockerel; 1,2, pullet; 2. pen 8. 0. White. Orpingtons AmoKttchhofer, 1,2, 1,4, hen; 1,2.:! cocl erel; 1,2, 3. pen; Albert X Springer. . 2,8, cock; 4, cockerel 4. pullet. 8. C. Black Orpingtons Ferdinand Ryf, 1 cock; 1,2, 3. 4, ben; 1.2, cock erel; L 3,3, pullet. 1. pen; Oewln Sprunger. 2, cock; 3, cockerel; 3, pul let, 2, pen. Barred Bocks -Jess- Rupp 1, 2. 3. I. 1 Im*; 2* 9, cockerel; 1. 4. pullet I. 3. pen; fit. W. Hunt. 4 cockerel; 3. T J pullet; 8. pen; J. M. Duff. 2. 3. cock. , 2. cockerel; 4, pen; J D Winteregg. 1. cock; C. F. Thompeon, 4. cock * > White John F Teeter. 2. cock, 2. 3, pullet. 8. P. Rocks—Amos Schindler,-’, hen 4, cockerel; 4. pallet . R. C. R. I Red cockerel; 4, pullet; David Emenlser, 2. eock; 2,8, cockerel. 1,2, 3. pullet. R C. R I, Reds Samuel Simison. 1. bee; 1, 2. 1.4, eockenl; I. 2, 3 4. pullet; I, pen. S«r.l Front*—4, ock. 2. 4. hen; r J. M. Dutt. 3. cock: 8, hm White Faced Blw K Spanish t'has Zimmerman. 2, hen: 8 cockerel; 2. 3. pallet Twfceyu, Brone*—it. • iinlw-Ks«-r. 4. cockerel; 1,4, pullet —- Turkey. Barbon Red J M Duff. ", bro Silver Wyandotte* • Menno Augnbdrger. 3. cockerel; Time Grove. 2. 3. -ft IMKjuu White Wyandot les I urkhard Lrb mu 2 <«ek; 1,1 ». h-n; 1. ?. enrk- •’ *r*l I, J, pullet; 1, pen; Deter K Ila -j beorsr, 1 cock; 3, 4. cockerel. pul X fhrtridge Wyaadoit.. c !• Hlrechy. 2. 8. hen; Menn.. Migsbcrg •r, 4, aoefcerel 4, jmilet PhpwMNk-Gerhard Franz. I. pair; Leeter Debug. 8,8, 4, pair ——-•<> OREN WITH A FAIR. The C. H L of 1. which baa moved t to Its new quarters in one of the new Bowers baUUg*, Will give a "house wanning", which will take the form of a fair and feetlval January 21 io 33 The members are selling tickets for tbo Same A fifty cent ticket will ad 1 mlt each bolder to the fair and all f Us attractions. and to also good for the dancing to whlcn the evening will bo given over. I

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r~ ■ | TALKS WITH PRISONER Mrs. Purdy Endeavors To Secure Statement From Lee, v Bluffton, Ind. Mrs. Samuel Purdy v ifeiof the man who was murdered last ' liursday by John l>*e, called at the coAy jail Saturday night and visited L«e in the cell where he is confined. Mrs, Purdy endeavored to secure from s Leo a statement as to why he had shot i i.wn'her husband. Lee refused to talk to her on the subject however, claiming that she had lied in her former S t'atMnents regarding the murder, and 1 no satisfaction could be secured from hiiuS CHARGE OF MURDER 1- . w •r In First Degree is Filed e Against John Lee by Marshal Chas. Pierce. 2, f. WILL HOLD LEE i- • " 2 In Jail Until the Grand Jury v Meets—Funeral Sunday —Decatur People There. j2, Murder in the first degree is cbargM against John Lee. slayer of Samuel 1, T. Purdy, in an affidavit which was filed against him in the court of JusJ tice of the Peace John K. Rinehart. •, The affidavit was signed Friday night by Marshal Charles Pierce, and wns 1 n- prepared by Prosecuting Attorney Lee ’ t. F Sprague of Hartford City and DepL oti Broaecuting Attorney John Decker of Bluffton. y The warrant for the arrest of Lee on the murder charge was placed in j. the hands of Constable L. K. Plest. singer Saturday, to be served on Lee »t the county jail. G’his will hold Lee ‘ I, in jail, without opportunity to give |. bond, pending an investigation by the rsgular Wells county grand jury, which will be convened by Judge Eichhorn at the February term of court. I_ which will open Monday, February 3rd p Coroner Thoma had at.. e< Churaday |. evening that be also would bind Lee over to the grand jury in his findings 1 r> in the case.—Bluffton News. i. ——- p. In the meantime the officers are cons tinning their inveatlgatlona of the afc to obtain evidence to be used ; in the case against Lee; also to determine it there is evidence of any kind 1 against Mrs. Her husband staled ;■ that she had no knowledge of the as--1 fair prior to It There la. however, I- some n(tempt pending to place Mrs. lx*, under a peace bond. Many peo- , pie. <si>eclaHy those of the Wiley ; avenue district, fear that she will at- , tempt some violence against them ; should she have the opportunity. , Red Cross factory employees. In' the line of developments, believe that , had I** 1 ’ had the opportunity be would have attempted violence to others of ; the force bad be been given opportunity. and Emmet geheff, superintendent I of the plant, believes that Lee was , pwnibly looking for him one day last week, when he walked past the sac- , tory more than once and looked into , the building. Ke turned Bcheff In part al leant, becaui* a dollar be paid Into a iteneflt fund was not returned' to him. Esploded Shells found. While oSctola were aearctung the Lee I »>ite Kivturday for further ,evld. n-. Wayne. Ix'e’a eldest eon appeorvd to iiwfft /her an old Tionie which the family owned The oMcrs ' asked the boy what became of the two emt‘<; ahelto of cartridges which Lee 41m t,.nted when be shot Mr Purdy. |Tl'>- '''’y Iv** them Into the house and abowed them a stove in which h Mid ih<* "helis bad been thrown after hi» fsthar entered the house after' ahooihuf Mr. Purdy. In the uhes | bo<h shelM were found, they being of 1 . , »instead of 38 as al firat 'thought l>e hud left one of the |rrntoy ahella In the weapon The boy 'ahosed Utetn where to find four more load' d • art ridges In the top of an old organ Naw Motive Buggtai-d A new motive f or lU , WM surreted it has been reported that 1 lx"’ wan behind In hla m>t and had been thrralenad with eviction from 1 thr hnuae Belonging to Mrs Mary | Kauffman. In which be made hla home 'it was stated that Mr Purdy had actIrd as an »g«nt for Mrs Kauffman In renting the house and that Lee blamed him boranne of hla difficult lea It was stated positively at the Purdy home HtotMem oa w««o 8>

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REOPEN OFFICtS Decatur Boosters Will Make Honest Effort to Induce Raising of Beets. TO KEEP PROMISES To Sugar Company—Messrs. Sprang and Bell Are in Charge of Rooms. The Decatur Business Men’s factory boosters have again opened their offices in the Niblick building, corner of Madison and Second streets, and for thirty days will do their best to Induce the farmers of this section to raise sugar beets next year. Tt la mighty important that a kindly feeling exist between farmers, merchants and the sugar factory, and the boosters will try to straighten out any difficulties that exist, and Induce some of them who have contractaXto carry them out, as well as to secure any new ones they can. Messrs. Daniel Sprang and A. R. Bell will be in charge of the offices, the expenses of which are being taken care of by the business men. There are some misunderstandings which it is believed can be arranged. The past year was an unusually poor one all over the country for sugar beet raising and the farmers should give It another try. If they do, the old timers : at the business say. they believe they ' . will be enthusiasts. They have learned much about the business and with a good season, should be in a position to clean up nice profits. The business men promised the sugar company to' assist them If they located here and feel they are morally bound to keep that promise. If the farmers and merchants cooperate they will both succeed. If you have a contract yttti will be notified and asked to report at the offices, and you should do so at once, as it is the desire that the matter be disposed of as soon as possible. This is Important, too. for the reason that the sugar company must arrange for the foreign labor and other matters and they cannot do so until this contract matter to settled. THE SCHOOL FUNDS ■" Are Now Ready for the Various Trustees—s2.ol Per Capita. IS THE AMOUNT Or $29,386.24 for the 6,874 Public School Children in the County. j Auditor Baltsell and deputies completed the semi-annual apportionment of school funds to the various tnietees who may now receive the 'amounts due to theti townships or corporations by calling at the auditor’s office. The total amount appor Honed was 82b.3M.24, which, as there are 3,874 school children In the county. makes a per capita sum «f |B<W. Os the amount apportioned |13.2€« *3 I was ne elved from the state as this county’s sum at 81M per capita; 8M1.28 1s congreeslonal township revenue. and 813.6*4.17 tuition revenue from local taxation paid to townahlnt •Ince last apportionment The apportionment Is u follows: 'nine Creek BHM.IO I French 124ffT! Hartford *. 1890 88 Jefferson ......L. 1103.78 Kirkland 188 RM Monroe 3140 63 Knot 162717 Bt. Mary’* 8204 M Vnlon 1136 881 WaMingtea 17H.M Wabash 1877. W Berne 8373 03 Geneva 1681.87 Decatur ......... ........... 0616*1 — —— TRUfiTfigg MEKT. The various townohlp trustee* held 1 heir regular monthly mek today with Trustee ffiunuel Butler at his office in the Interurban building

Decatur. Indiana. Monday Evening, January 13, 1913.

NURSE ON SPECIAL CASE. Miss Bess Jeffrey, in the Lutheran hospital nurse's training class, has been placed in charge as a special nurse for a lady from Kendallville. This ts quite an honor as Miss Jeffrey has been in the hospital only a year and a quarter, and the nurses are not usually placed on special cases until the last six weeks of their threoyear course. She was placed in charge of the lady by the patient’s request, and this, as well as the fact that the hospital superintendent and physicians allowed her to accept, shows the high regard tn which Miss Jeffrey is held. VOTES ARE CAST Electors Met'irt Indianapolis Today and Voted for Wilson and Marshall. MR. STOLL CHOSEN To Carry the Message to Washington—Mr. Edger Represented Eighth. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 12 —(Special, to Daily Democrat)—The general assembly of Indiana went through the | perfunctory ceremony this forenoon of ' canvassing the vote for governor in 'the last/election. Secretary of State (Lew G. Ellingham transmitted the re- ! turns, showing that Samuel M. Ralston, democrat, received 273,357 vote«; Winfield T. Durbin, republican, 142,850; and Albert J. Beveridge, progressive, 166,124 votes. Following the announcement that' Ralston had received a plurality, he was declared elected governor, and William P. O'Niell of Mishawaka, was | declared lieutenant-governor. While the legislature was canvassing the gubernatorial vote, the fifteen I electors of Indiana, prior to arranging for transmitting the returns to Wash-' ington, canvassed the precldential t vote. R was announced as 281,890 for Wilson, democrat; 151J167 for Taft, republican, and 160,007 for Roosevelt, progressive. - — w FLUE WAS DEFECTIVE. We have been requested to state ‘ that the fire at the Dr. J. S. Cover- j dale home Friday evening, was caused by a detective Hue instead of an over heated furnace. The defect was In the construction of the flue for the, connection for the furnace. The fire occurred about twenty-five feet away from the furnace. MR. RUNYON DEAD — Well Known Pioneer of Linn Grove Completes His Work in Life. ANSWERS THE CALL Lived in the County FortyFive Yeats—The Funeral Service Wednesday. Linn Grow, Ind. Jan. I 3« (Bpcclal to Dally Democrat l -.Nosih Runyon, a pioneer of thia section, and one of the best known ui-u of saulhern Adams count, ditd at his home one m>ie youth of here at I o'clock Sunday rveslng. after an illness of long duration For some months be has suffered from 1 a complication of disease*, due to old 'age. and the end was not unexpected 1 Mr Runyon was seventy five yoaft of age and came to this locality with bls 'father forty-five years ago He had always been a fanner ills wife, who' waa formerly Miss Manrarat Hoffman, and who ia now seventy throe years of age,-survives him. with four children. throe daughter" and one son, Albert. One son baa preceded Ute father in death. The funeral scrvlrea wilt ba held from the Christian church In Linn Grove Wetnoaday morning at 10:00 o’clock, and Interment will be made in the Alberson cemetery

WILL OPEN CAFE John Holthouse, Owner of Holty’s Case, Sold Same to Young Men. HESS AND ARTMAN Will Remodel and Try to Open for Business by Thursday. A business deal was closed Saturday evening between John Holthouse, owner of Holty’s Case, and two young bus- . iness men of this city, Messrs. Fred Hess end James Artman, In which the two gentlemen came into possession of the case. Clarence Holthouse, former proprietor, went out of business about two months ago and the doors have been closed since, the owner waiting for a good offer to sell it. The case is in an excellent location for such a business and while Holty was running It a fine business was enjoyed. Both Mr. Hess and Mr. Artman are two of Decatur's young business men and they will have the support of everybody. Fred Hess has had some experience in this line before, being for- ! merly employed by a few of the restaurants of this city. Mr. Artman formerly worekd for the Schafer Irard- . ware company. The Case will be repainted and remodeled in an up-to-date manner, and if the work can be completed the doors will be opened for business next Thursday. Rooms will be furnished upstairs. GIVE OPENING DANCE. The C. B. L. of I. will open their ‘ new club rooms above the Bowers Realty company’s office tomorrow evening with a big dance. The new quarters are modern and up to date in every respect, .having been but decent- | ly erected and the C. B. L. of I. being the first occupants. F>cell»nt music ■ and a good time in genera) will be bad at the initial opening. COURT HOUSE NEWS John and Laura Gotschall File Articles Relative to Separation. * RENDERS JUDGMENT lln Knapp-Clark Case—The Cream Separator is to be Returned to Knapp. — The Philip Koos will and codicil were probated late this afternoon. Invoivlng 816.000 worth of personal property as well m a large amount nt real estate. To his wife, Mary J. Koos, he gives all the household goods, atso one co*, two horses, one wagon, one buggy, set of double harness, set slagle harness. She Is slso to have 81,000 and a life estate in 101 acres of land in 8l Mary’s townsbTp To the testator’s son. Jesse Kona. Is given all the rest of the personal property, also ' the fee simple In 83 acres in St Mary's * township. To a divorced wife, now Txvuvlna Acker, he gives a life estate i in 33 acres nt land In fit. Mary's township. At tho dpath of both her stiff ■ the present wife, the son. Jesse, is to have the real estate. Should he dto before they, the land la to he equally divided among Mr Koos' brothers, and slaters The Interest of Mrs Mary J. ' Koos as devised by this will Is to be taken by her In lieu of her Interest tn law or a certain antenuptial contract, the abate by the will being greater than otherwise The will wns written AtignM 1, 1*1?, witnessed by John Rverett and John fi Falk, and the codicil December 2«. I*l2, witnessed by D II Hrwin and Jvbn Thatcher As requested In the will, Jacob Koos, qualified u exerntor, giving |3n,000 bond. e The final report of Fred 0. Bunch, administrator of ths Krnst Buurh estate, was allowed The cauae was orOOHTIHUBk. ifH FaGW TVRIfiF.

TRI-STATE SHERIFFS Will Reorganize at Fort Wayno on Thursday. The Tri-State Sheriffs' association will hold a meeting next Thursday in Fort Wayne, at which time the re- ■ organization will be effected. Severn! changes in offices have taken place' and many new faces will bo greeted.! , Sheriff Durkin is a membei; of the association. The organization Is for the purpose of eo-operation among sheriffs for the apprehension of thieves and I lawless characters and recovery of stolen goods. Ex-Sheriff Rhicheldeffer of Fort Wayne was se.cretary. — u— OWN OBITUARY r Was Written by Tom Co--1 vault and Sent by Him to J 1 His Sister-in-law. ' IS SOME DOUBT 1 I As to Whether it is Authentic or Done Only to Spite His Former Wife. 1 Tom Covault, a native of Bluffton. and for sometime a cook on a Nickel . Plate dining car with headquarters In -IFort Wayne, and for many years a I resident of this city, when he was em- ’ ployed about livery stabiea and by ( various horse dealers, and at the fair t grounds, is, or was, as the case may be, original in many respects, but If the suspicions of Miss Hazel White, 1325 Bank block, Fort Wayne—a sister-jin-law —are correct, he may enjoy the J unique distinction of having written t ' his own death notice for publication, says the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. A letter, apparently mailed at Cinon Pennsylvania train No. 34, | was received by the Journal-Gazette. , The best that can be made out rtf its . ban construction and spelling is as folI lows: ("Would like you to publish the following article; The body of a man. badly mangled, was found In the Big . four freight yards Monday. The right ' | leg is artificial Impossible to recogiz.e fare ns it was badly battered On left arm are letters ’T. C.* Lettgr in 1 pocekt wgs addressed to Orva Corlett, R. R. 13, Fort Wayne, Ind., and It is [said he waa on hla way to Germany. Signed Tom Covault. Body was shipped to sister at Hageratosn, Ind. for I burial. Please advertise this that Mrs. Orva Corlett may find it out and • oblige." •MR. EARI- CHAMLMB.” 1 Mias White la poaitlve In her IdentlIficatlon of the writing as that of Co- - vault hlmaelf. Mrs. Corlett, who wedded and was divorced from Covault prior to her marriage to her : present husband, who, for the past I three years made her home at the I rooming house at 306 West Main street I was reconciled with her husband eight 1 weeks ago. and left with him for Toronto, Canada, where they now res'dA 1 ! Covault, the girl charges, knew thia I and hla mention in the bogus letter of the addreaa where Mrs Corlett stayed j for a short time laat summer, Is merely to make It appear of local Interest and I I neuro Its publication here. Mlaa , White believes he wrote the letter to > 'cauae her sister sorrow and nays that J ho has frequently tried to create trouI hie between Mrs. Corlett and her hux- , band. At Bluffton last night, Homer P, "Doc" Covanlt, a veterinary surgeon, J stated that he had not heard of hla son'a denih and that he believed that if the story la true he would have been Informed Immediately Thia subetan- ( tlatea th* While girl’s theory The father sniff that h* had just heard of Tom two weeks ag<x “h».i *h* young man wan staying with a sister, Mra Carrie Walker, at Hnreratown For the pant four years Tom ha* been roaming about the country and han , not visited Bluffton A call by parties Interested Io »h* home of Covnult’s Sister. Mrs Terry , Walker, of Hagerstown, to whos* home , the draff bod) of Tom waa supposed to ( have been shipped from Cincinnati. was mad* Mrs Wnlk*r stated that 1 there waa no truth in the report and that ah* had received no word of his death. Her brother toft her bom* two , weeks ago Earl Chamlesa. whoa* nam» waa signed to the letter, waa a • home trainer with him. the two men being close friends

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OATH OF OFFICE Administered to Samuel M. Ralston, Who is Now Governor of Indiana. 1 THOS. R. MARSHALL’S Farewell—With Best Wishes He Hails New Executive —Strong Speeches. Indianapolis, Ind , Jan. 12—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Governor Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana, twenty-eigjhth governor of the state, was inaugurated at noon today with the simplest ceremonies, America was played by the Indianapolis military band, Rev. O. H. Carmichael, of Lebanon, Mr. Ralston's own pastor, delivered a brief invocation, Governor Marshall introduced his successor, and Judge E. W. Peia of the appellate court, by administering the oath of offiee, lopped off the "Mr." and substituted "Governor" in front of the Lebanon lawyer’s name. The ceremonies were concluded by the band rendering "On the Banks of the Wabash," and by Bev. Carmichael’s earnest benediction. The exercises took place in the south corridor of the state house, almost immediately in front of the governor’s office. Seated with the retiring and Incoming governors on a temporarily constructed platform were the state officials, who also graduated from the Central Normal School at Daavtlle. Governor Ralston's alma mater; Judge Felt, Judge John W. Spencer of the supreme court; Judge Quincy A. Meyers; Charles A. Greathouse, superintendent of instruction: Phil Oercher. reporter of the supreme and appellate courts; E. W. McDaniel, assistant re porter, and Edward Barrett, state geologist. The house of representatives and the senate attended In a body. Following the exercises Governor and Mrs, Ralston hold a reception in the executive parlors. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan 13—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A new state constitution. a public utilities commission, an Inheritance tax. a wo.kman’s compensation act. a primary election law, a "blue sky" law, and a moneycaving and public serving administration were subjects urged for the consideration of the present legislature, in Governor Ralston's Inaugural address this afternoon. He spoke in part as follows: "I assume that the democratic majority of the present legislature will abide by and promptly proceed to carry out the last platform declarations mad* by Its party In this state This will include an efficient primary election law and a general revision of th* road laws. “I recommend th* creation of a public utilities commission. A utilities tow should empower the commission to make physical valuation and to ascertain the amount invested and the amount necessary to keep up repulrs and per operating expenses The** things are Msentlhl to be known its a basis for arriving at proper charge* for service. It Is Important that the law shall contain a provision against watered stock snd overbonding and •gainst abuses In granting franchises, •nd It should require a system of uniform accounting "Th* majority of American citizens are neither rich nor poor The man of limited means, therefore, who hen ora his country In times nt peace and defends her institutions In times of war la entitled to have wealth heat Its share of puhlle expenses To this end I hone the legislature will enact an Inheritance tax law. "We should have In this stat* a workingman's compensation law. Whether such a law ran be mad* com- - pulsory under the Indiana rottatltut'on 1 Is a question, If a tow on this sub--1 Jeet to enacted containing a compnl aory provision and It otherwise meets - my approval ! shall lot the supreme ■ court sav whethoe It Is ronstltutlonal. >' "The people of Indiana ar* In n**«t 1 of snd want a now constitution It It , strange that they should desire an upI toss ate organic tow* Their present I constitution was adopted more than 1 sixty years ago fflnre then th* de- » tmrtment nt our state has 1«*«t tn«f- ■ volant New questions have arisen i 1 that cannot he solved tinder the pr*e--I'ent Instrument and n*w conditions (Coottse-a. ea Fsg. 8)