Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 13.

YOUNG BOY HORSE THIEF i In ' Knee Pants Passes r Through County Making Wide Insweep. ■' — OF STOLEN GOODS Officials Believe He is an' Ujlkccumplice of Horse Thief Gang. * * * ********** STOLEN GOODS. ♦ » * |TWi > HORSES. - f ♦ fclßi i: buggies. *A BADDI.E, * 'JWSb ****♦**♦♦♦>. A Hfclrieen-y ear-old boy. in kn tents. wearing a dark blue suit a I cap. and rather good looking, light i cofißexi*>n. Is the latum thing in horse thieves. Officials are Inclln 1 to that he is an accompli** of a. wr clever gang of horse thie\ that to working in Adams county, well as neighboring cities. Sheriff Durkin was this mornin ~ called up by the .sheriffs from Elwood and Van Wert, and also by officialof Hero- and Monroe, where hors* buggies and saddles have been taken by tile ycung transgressor In the pafew day Each succeeding tnessa. bring* Brother chain in a long list o' stolen goods, which have pass* 1 through lis hands, the loss thus fu including two horses, three buggi* . •nd aladiilo The tal< of this unusual boy. as has earn* to notice thus far. bein pieced together by bits of In forma tlo from tefto*.. sources received by Bh* Iff Dtorfcf Is this It begins at E! wood iam Saturday, where a boy whoae terne it has been learned 1 Frank jfertz. of ElWbod. hired a horse and rig from the livery stabl of R. H Clymer A- Son The hors* ihonsapd Otmds, and was of shoe and fat build The rig was a atom front bug; with red running gear, an*! with rubber tires, the tires of the two front Vbe. s being slightly worn. The boy in bet«* en thirteen and fourteen years of age After hiring this outfit at Elwood Saturday, he drove away and Borer returned A letter received thia ffiMVUln. by Sheriff Durkin. an*! which 4hDow>>d a telephone call from tho short- there, gave this Informs tion. Über ff Durkin was able to gtvithe Bioow offiovl some information on the brt>J* ' as the Im>> has been seen tn this county He drove through Genera Monday morning, but did not stop, drtvlri on north When be reached Borne about noon, he stopped at Brown's livery stabl*. to feed bls • horse, Bef<> doing so, he loft his rtg at a Ma. k»t- *h shop n« h** said tho worn JRIbM-r tires needed repair 1 in<- Aftsf his horse was fed. he ask ed Brown to hire him a rig to use - whllo thia was being repaired, as he ® wanted to drive out Into the country ; to “get an aunt " Brown hired him a storm eab' also, the boy drove away. r and ha« not returned Brown's rig to dale TM Elwood Worn-tired one is Mill at, Boro* The boy (b* n drove to Monroe, ,ir riving there between 3 and 4 o'clock. - Monday after* .m ■ It has develotied •j that ho ttebit* *! bls horse there near tho railroad. while !«• wont out to look for a saddle He applied at the house of Mail Gam* Kahnert for the loan of a aaddie Upon being toM by th» husband did not like . loan It. tho boy replied that it was all that hr tad met Mr Hshnrrt. who told him he could bare u Hh" • save II to bln* and he left, never to rwtnm. H« was seen that night a mH" south of this rlty, driving, with the -addle In tb«- ha- kof the buggy lie Seen Iby Elmer Smith. who ; takteg eosno horse, away, and who naked the boy If he was In the hors" buelMMt and t ■ lone h" was going . to bi bore, etr The boy replied that be wanted to leave the city that even Ing He must have gone, for this morning, teertrr Durkin received a telephone call from Rberiff Wilson of i • Van Wert, Mklng him to be OB th" lookout for a boy of this description. •bo had arrived there at • orltwk Tues-tsy moretejs. hired a horse and rig to drive out to "get bls father." and i Who has not yet returned When hr «

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— arrived there he, had no horse ncr buggy, and the one he had when he left here has mysteriously disappear- * d. also, as wull as the one he hired .itiVi.n Wort. It is the opinion of the fficials. that ho has been relieved of ihoim between this city and Van Wert, Ohio, by the gang of horse thieves for which he is maybe working The I*ol*** hired at Van Wert was a red roan, and the buggy a storm front. Sheriff Durkin talked this afternoon *itb officials at Elwood, who says the boy lives within three squares of the t.-ucs- v here he got the horse there. At Monroe ho told persons he was rtinn ng :• vay from home. A message from Van Wert, Ohio, to Sheriff Durkin this afternoon brings "o|d that a boy answering Mertz description was seen going south of Wren, and again near Celina, Ohio. Which is correct, or whether either (Conttnaec on rage 2) COIRT HOUSE NEWS Francis Andrews Resigns as Guardian of Cecil Andrews et al. THE ISSUES ARE MADE In Bank-Koenig Case—Peterson & Moran Appear for Albert Miller. Hooper & Lenhart Sled a new suit, entitled Vernon O. Shifferly vs. John Wolf et al., on note; demand, 1150. rhe current report of Ellas Hirschy, - rdian of Sarah Hirschy, was allowed. y r.ancis M. Andrews Hied current report as g.tardian of Cecil M. Andrews tt al., which was approved. Also Died res Laura Miller vs. Albert Miller, di»o e. Peterson & Moran appear for de'* ndanL Rule to answer. Bred Boesel vs. W. H. Fleddcr--I*4. on. on note, |l,2tK>; cause set for Fi-’iruary ftb. land State Bank vs. John Ko i Ig et al., foreclosure of mortgage, t < out plaint hied by Henry Schroeder Huie to answer. Appearance by Sml h for Herman and Martin Gerke. \;-;...iauco by Walters for Wm H. Graham, defendant in cross-compla'ut t National Bank of Celina; otuplaiat tiled by Ernst Call- »« ><• Rule to answer Answer filed by First National Bank of Celina. 0., to * *>>»-coinpiaiut filed by said bank. Apt* >*‘>nce by Smith for Gerke and C. <e, and Walters appears for Graham Hute to answer against ml lefeadanta to crooacomplaint. Answer I *nlg to complaint in two paraknipta. Answer by s. e. Whlpp l Clara E. Koenig to complaint In •■!>» paragraph Joint answer by Ko- »nd Koenig u> Celina bank's ercs» omplalnt Separate answer of Whipp to Lank'/ cross-complaint Anplaintiff to eroee-eomplalut of G* In or and C. G Schroeder. Croatt . lot filed by Martha E Ahr. POLICC COURT. sasaasiswss « k Itoyl. a tramp, was arrested by Marshal Peterson on a charge of ptti.lt loklcatloa. He was tried beto* ayor Teeplr this momlns and stirt hm- of th and costa, but being tn,, te settle he was taken to Jail to lay l« out. Hoyl wended his way to th" Etle station, after securing his i* t -nd thohght it would be a I«,I • lav« to start a rough house Ira jtodi". l-Mrtler for engines, was In th" Sts at th- lime and ttoyl began ocrstT'ng end striking him A fight lorn ensued and It was hecosaary tor th" tg-nl to show hla hand In the mm** which he did, by throwing Hot I out Marshal Peterson was then summnti*<l "ttd made the arrest. T. R. MOORK WORSK. T H Moors la reported as being very •ute h wore*/ ' oaiptlcat-d with his other I'lmenta Is a bud cold, which H m '-ared may develop Into pneumonia * CCNSU* RtPORT, A ten pound boy was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ilom-e Gause of Mercer nv» •sue thia morning. .. t'W.X.. aFi ’. ’J

ANOTHER OIL BOOM I High Price of Oil is Causing the Geneva Men to Get Busy, CHICAGO SYNDICATE Purchases Holdings and is Preparing to Work Over i Properties. I Owing to the present high price of Indiana oil there seems to be indications of a resumirtion of activities in this Held. At one time Geneva was the center of the oil field activity in Indiana, as this place was the connecting link between the Marion, Ind., ; and Lima, Ohio, oil fields, says a special from Geneva. The Howard Maxon syndicate of Chicago ,haa purchased the holdings of the Illinois Oil company of Chicago, and the oil holdings of Cliff Hood of Portland, and has declared its J intention of sending |3,d00,000 In working over these properties. The company is installing a vacuum compressor two miles west of here to pump their wells. It is the second of the kind in the world and the only one in the United States. A number of the oil companies that operate in this vicinity are cleaning out their old wells and are getting , ready to drill outtheir holdings as t soon as the weather will permit IA PIONEER GONE William Schroeder, Residing i Along Decatur Interurban, is Dead. r AFTER LONG ILLNESS r Lived Sixty-seven Years on Farm on Which He Died I —Funeral Friday. 1 ; William Schroeder, aged seventyfive. a well known resident of Allen . county, living along the Decatur interl urban near Nine Mile, and known to ; many here, died Tuesday morning at ■ 9 o’clock, after a long illness from kid--1 ney trouble. Mr. Schroeder was born , March 13, 1837, in Westphalia, Kuenlg- . Reich, Prussia, and came to America 1 with bis parents when be waa nine • years old, directly to Allen county. *• I They settled on a farm where be died r Tuesday morning. Slaty-seien years > he had resided on thia farm, and dur- > Ing his career waa deputy sheriff unt der Sheriff Nelson Viberg. twenty-five r years ago, also serving on the county • council and tax board several times f He was married to Miss Caroline • * Kroemer. March 11, 18<1, and several f children were born to them Survival Ing are six daughters and on- son: Mrs. William itoehrman and Mrs Kr!ssst Paul of FUrt Wayne, Mrs. Mat la iHerlfeldt and Mrs John Holmann of 1 Mahon township, Allen couMjf, and I William, and the Misses Minna and l|EH»ab-th Schroeder, at home »| Two brothers. August, of Marlon I township, and Edward of Warn* town t ship. Alien county, also survive. The I funeral services will be b-ld Friday i» afternoon at L3O o’clock sun time. »jfrom the residenew, and at 3:30 o'clork i from th» Frank- lailhxran church, five i, miles south of this city, on the Decatur »Hnt-rurbatf. (tev Franke officiating I*Tho pall bearers am; Fred, ilartia and t Edward Doehrtnan, William Paul Arf'thur llavcldl and Guatave Freeso • Friends are requested to pl-sso omit I flowers UNCLK HC2BKIAH OMKRVM. I’ve beam t-ll uv a feller th-t wut alius happy and laughin’. But bo win t in • home for fooble-mlndud I’ve kum » t’ th* konklushun that there afh't no 1 sech animal othurwla. i. .. * a- - HURS’ INSTALLATION. The Installation of officers and thattention to other important huaineos requires the presence of every mem v ber of th- Hen Hur lodge Friday even lag.

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Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, January 15, 1913.

FIREMEN TO GIVE SHOW. The local fire laddies will have charge nf the two shows to be given at the Rex theater Thursday of this week. There will be two shows, afternoon opening at 2 o’clock and evening opening at 6:30. Prices, adults. 10 cents; children, 5 cents. The program will include two good fire reels and a comedy. Be sure to attend, and thus help out the firemen. HOOPENGARDNER TWIN DEAD. The twin girls born Monday morning to Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hoppengardr.er of Fourteenth street, are both dead, the babes being laid to rest this afternoon at three o’clock in the Decatur cemetery, both being buried in the same casket. Cecil, passed away at eight o'clock last evening and Celia, at five o'clock this morning. Both had been weakly from birth. THE ANNUAL MEET Shareholders of the First National Bank Met Tuesday Afternoon. RE-ELETED BOARD Os Directors, Except That Dr. Vizzard Succeeds J. Colter. In accordance with the requirement of law governing national banks over the entire country, the Decatur First National bank’s shareholders held their annual meeting here Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of electing a board of directors and officers for the ensuing year. The old board of directora was re-elected, the only change being that Dr. J. W. Vizzard of Heasant Mills becomes a member of the board, succeeding J. Colter, of Bu- | cyrus, Ohio, who resigned. The board I for this year therefore inclures E. C. ißleeke, Dr. J. W. Vtaxard, C. A. Dugan. W. A. Kuebler. D. Schmitt, P. W. Smith, D. Sprang. The new official board, which Is without change over that of last year. Includes the following: President, P. W Smith: vice president, W. A. Kuebler; cashier, C. A. Dugan; assistant cashier, F. W. Jaebker. LEE TALKS MORE Among the Other Prisoners But Still Maintains His Former Story. REGARDING MURDER Os Samuel Purdy—Mrs. Lee Returns and Visits Husband at the Jail. Johp Lee, In the county jail in • charge of first degree murder, Is reported by the sheriff's family to have .spent Monday night In a more restful state than he did the preceding night, land he slept well moat of the night, and also slept part of the forenoon He Is reported to be more talkative among the other prisoners and at times he reverts to the subject of the shooting of Ramuel Purdy. He still msintalne the Mine story that he has .previously related in thia F*’" ,r * •••. .also has talked to the other prisoners , about his “quarrelsome neighbors." | Mra. and her two little sons 'returned to this city from Fort Wayne Monday evening, after sn absence of only half a day Rhe called at tbs Jstl In the awning tc see her buabnnd. and waa iietmltted an interview with blm. In the preaenre of the sheriff and bls deputy and Mr lew's lawyer. Their meeting was RMbeUe in a large men* urn, for while they are condemned on every hand tb«*r»> also la a pitiful feature to their situation Mrs le* Is arranging tn move Into another property here Rhe will not return to her old neighhurbood. but will send after her goods -fUuff'rm News. Geonte Weinmann of Willshire, 0., was here th" gueat of the Mart Au drewa family and other reuatlvaa

ENTERS BUSINESS ' ' 1 - *■• ( Will Johns Will Open City Grocery in Henry Krick Building. — LEASE SIGNED TODAY Store Will be Known as the Star Grocery—Will Deliver His Own Goods. * I Decatur is to have a new grocery store between thia and the first of February. The new proprietor and owner will be Will Johns, better , known as ‘'Cappie" a young man with much ability and years of experience.! He has charge of the grocery department at the Fuilonkamp store for a number of years and is recognized as one of the hustling young men of the city. The deal for the lease of the Henry Krick building, comer of Mon roe and Third streets, formerly occupied by the Journal office, was closed today and Mr. Johns will begin the preparation of the interior at once. He I will have, when It is completed a modern city grocery, right up to the minute and will carry a complete line. One . of his features Is that he will deliver ' I his own groceries, putting on a wagon J for the purpose He has employed Raymond Gass who will assist in the store and they will make even - effort Ito demand a large number of customers and to please them. The store 11 will be known as the Star grocery. MADE GREAT HIT ; — i ■* ■ * r[ . j. f At Montpelier Did Organ I r . Chimes of Euclid Male Quartet. 1 IS COMING HERE I Tomorrow Evening— Repertoire is Varied and Extensive. The Euclid Male Quartet and Bell * Ringers, which give the third enter-. * mlnraent of the high school course, appearing here Thursday evening. January 14, is in Its fifty year of organ- . ization During thia time It has trav,'eled from coot to coast, and every | where It give* Its entertainments ft Is heartily received Indeed, there are many recalls. The quartet comprises four young college bred men. all gntd uatea of Antioeh college [ Their repertoire la extensive and varied, consisting of classical selections. both secular and sacred, folk songs, popular ballads, plantation me! ’ odiea. sentitneatal, pathetic and humorous numbers Comedy egcorcs with action are well received features, as are the various members* vocal so loa. The quartet carrite the largest set of organ chlmea of any similar ly* i ceum organisation Mr O W Reav-' er Is a talented reader as well aa sec ond tenor, and contributes very at • I ceptably to the program 1 Ono of Its more recent entertain . menta was given October i*th at . Montpelier and the committee there in charge of arrangements aays of th" I quartet; "The organ ehlnwa In »n | I tertalnmcnt given by the Kuelld Mai" i quartet made a great hit" I R. D Fess, president of Antioch col i lego. aay» L "It has been my pirosuf • during the last iwo yours to listen rre ( < quontly to the Antioch College Oise club (the Euclid Male Quartet I. I was i so favorably iuitee“*"<l that I placed • th»*m upon our Chautauqua program. 1 which alone la a aiiffirlen' toatlmo 1 nla) of mv appreciation Th»v appear I od on the same prng-nm with the . Weber Mnl" ffiffirtet and the Chicago i lady entertainers This club gives en r tertalnmenta which are l oth highly nd* • Ifying and pleasing Au evening | I spent with them 1a most enjoyable 1 I commend them to the public, both as 1 a splendid singing combination and as • gentlemen Indivldonlly strong * i i. I MARRIIO LIMA GIRL. George Rchlegnl, the East Mbnrno street blacksmith, has returned from . Uma, Ohio, where on Monday ho wtto married to Mias Bertha Tnyler Mrs Rchlegal remained In IJma for awhile 9

JAY COUNTY'S DIVORCES. Wells county is not the only one of our neighbors which exceeds us in the uumber of divorces. Jay county reports 228 mnrringe licenses issued the past year, while fifty-eight suits for divorce were instituted during the year; forty-one decrees were granted, twenty-five to wives, and sixteen to husbands. In Adams county only nineteen divorce suits were instituted, thirteen being granted. ATTEND COUSIN'S FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Magner left today for Fort Wayne to attend the funeral of their cousin, Will McDonald, who died Sunday from grip and pneumonia. He was about forty-five years old, unmarried, and made his home with his mother, Mrs. Frances McDonald. THE LEGISLATURE Bill for State Wide Primaries Introduced—Fixes Election on Saturday. • THE PROGRESSIVES Introduce Free Text Book and Civil Service Bill—A i Public Utilities Law. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, ]n<L, Jan. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —State-wide primaries for all elective offices are pro- * tided for in a bill introduced by Representative John R. Jones (democrat) ’ Plymouth. The law would apply to the election lof Halted States senators and to delegates to national party conventions. The law would not apply to special nor to any party which cast less than ten per cent of the total votes at the last preceding general election. The old convention system! Is permitted these parties. The primary election would be held] (prior to the general election, on thej .first Saturday In May, which would be (the first registration day. The pri- . mary election board would also be the registration board and general elecJloa board. The election judges, poll clerks, could be a)>|Minled by the county clerk to serve two years on designation of the county chairmen of the two parti* i that cast the largest vote at the last previous general election. No voter would be allowed to vote at the primary unless he had registered. All persons are qualified to vote set the preceding general election would be allowed to vote at the primary without further registration. ' Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 15-*(S|>ecial to Dully Democrat i— Free school books, a I'onatitnllonal conten'ion, and full civil service were covered in bills presented in th" state legls’ature today by Senator Frank Gavitt and Rep j reeentative John Judkins, tl two bull, 'moose members The mess' rente,* aentsd the work of the r ogresslve party's legislative commit which! alm to cover subjects not already presented by other parties, or nnt treated in bull moose fashion The constitutional conver mi Mil hr 'modeled after the Ohio act which allowed the people to elect d» legates to a convontlot* and Inter re* ' 4 In a popular referendum on tl« amend-1 meats drown up by the con ntlon, j The free text looks dett*-nde«| are for all public schools -el -m-*ntsry v graded and high schools. A tax Is letled by the bill to provide funds. ■ • The , Ivil service bill prov lessor s t-ommiseiou reprematins t’« three leading parties, each r» «seated i equally on the board, and in '*••• strict cfficleacy the measure of •• toywat for all state, city and town five a except appointive boards, commissions ’ or heads of evartitive de ** (meats I‘artiMnship or religion nre e»pfMsly (tarred m cattsrfnr either nt ointment or dlnmteMi and activity In titles beyond voting or private ett -salon of I opinion M sufficient cnue<* f «r dlsmto* sal Indianapolis, lad. Jan 1* tßperial to Daily Democrat t—A bill to prohibit log-rolling or vote trad I n<t tn ths enactment of lawn, la the IWe of a mega Ute Introduced In the stat" loglaln tore today by Reproaentnilve .lease R’elamnn (dotnovrst. Unton I, Il la modeled on the only law o' the kind teosattet <m wage •»

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FOR A CHAUTAUQUA Representative Citizens Are Working to See Summer Attraction. FOR NEXT AUGUST Seven Days of Good Things Best Lectures, Music and Entertainments. Representative citizens held a meeting Tuesday evening at the Bowers Realty company's office for the j purpose of considering the advisability lof holding a Chautauqua In this city in August. The citizens were much i interested and the efforts will be made at once to sign up for the great summer attraction with the Redpath Lyceum bureau, of which this Chautauqua Is a part, the oldest and strongest in the United States, having been in the business forty-five years. This series of entertainments will be held in a large tent, which will bo erected in the central part of the city, I close to the business streets. It will jbe of finest quality, absolutely waterproof, of phakl cloth, to lessen the glare of the sun, thus assuring refreshing coolness in the heat of the summer. It will be enclosed in a high canvass fence. The staging and lights jwill be up to date, and the seats of 'the very finest, with comfortable backs throughout. The company for equipment alone, has spent 380,000. The Chautauqua offers seven days of good things. The program will be so strong, so comprehensive, so well balanced, ;qs to appeal to everybody in the community, from the most Intellectual to those seeking amusement only. _Jhe dally programs will l»e as follows : 9:oo—Games for boys and girls. 10:00—Educational lecture. 2:3o—Concert, j 3:ls—lecture. * 7:3o—Concert. | B:3o—Entertainment, j There will be seven great musical attractions with fourteen concerts. Among these attractions are: The Redpath Grand Opera company; Bohumyr Kryl and his famous band. The Bergen Marx Quartet; The Mortland Trio. The Barnard Orchestra, a male quartet and a ladies' quartet. Among the lecturers are: J. Adam Bode, “The Humorist of the House." in a debate on socialisms, with a socialist of national re|*utatlon; Governor Folk, of Missouri; Dr. Cathell; Dean Sumner, of Chicago: George L. McNutt. "The Dinner I*all Man." and others of note. Among entertainers there are (looked the following: The Ben Greet Players, who have had succesoful r-tns In all the largest cities; laurant. one of America's three foremost magicians; Ralph Bingham, entertainer, and other*. For single admission tickets, some . will be 25 cents, some 35 cents and 'other* 50 cents, aggregating for the , week the sum of 3 50. a season tickjet, However, »• sold by the business men, will cost only 33 00 for th* whole twenty programs, making thp cost only ten cento a program. These sea'son tickets are transferable In the family, and It Is evident that these season tickets will be In great demand At th* gate the management will rharge 32 5" for s**a»on tickets. ;thus sate guarding the guarantors, who will aril all their tickets at S 3 oo betors the sale of the 82 SO tlritrto begins at the gate. The greatness of th" pro vtatn. th« Utt" equipment, the great advertising campaign, and the low price of ihrtlckrts explain wh> litis bureau bn* Bern able to onmnlt" 330 new Chautauqua* In the last few years, jextending Into practitally every county This I* the bureau that established 'the chautauqua nt Bluffton last year, and It will go bark tbn»" again. They have also conducted cbautnuqtias at the following rltire In Indiana’, and j will go bock again this ysar Kendallville, Angola, Munrle, HuntlMtnn. Ro* cheater, Plymouth. I*ebanoa, t'rawfordat Ilk*. latfayrllr and others. DCfiKRVCD GUCCKfitCharlo. Kirin's play* "Tb* T*" - ’ 1 Degree." richly deserve, th- great 'surrete that tots followed It war sln*e Ito initial performanre No play 1«i 'the last fifty y«*w baa set people to jihlnklng aa deeply »* hM ‘b l * o® o -