Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1913 — Page 1

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RETURN ■ieartily Desired by Local Methodist Congregation Resolution Adopted. MMB ■"O THAT EFFECT ■kt Fourth Quarterly C |gl ference—The New Officers Were Elcted. fOurth Quarterly Mb'- Methodist Episcopal h ft . ls ■p‘<! last night Dr. J \ 8.-atty, <]:s- ■><’< superintendent, was He com;:.!:. upon the a. •: . • of work. The the Sunday school had m»tondance of 309 for the quarter. The lidance for the past six months of Epworth League has been 120. ■e is a little over a month yet for congregation to complete the 's work. recognition of the excellent work te present pastor, the Rev. R. L. ans, his return here for another is desired, and the conference afore adopted the following resoluJ- A. Beatty, Superintendent Ft. ayne District, Fourth Quarterly inference: 1 recognition of our pastor’s faithefficient service, his success in toting Christian harmony and felhip among us, his intelligent dibn of the various departments of church, we ask that he may be reed to Decatur charge for another le church officials were elected as ws for the new year: ustees—J. W. Vail, A. J. Smith, ry Krick, J. D. Hale, S. Spangler, . Myers, Mrs. Mary J. Niblick, A. ell, O. L Walters. ewards—John Niblick, L. D. AdD. N. Erwin, W. H. FledderCharles Dunn, J. C. Trltch, A. Mgutiles, D. Sprang, J. T M-rrym::' C, D. Lewton, J. N. Parrish, W. ,1. >>!d P. B. Thomas, J. R. Parrish, Rice, J. T. Myers, F. V. Charles Colter, Henry Heller, .1. S fibers. <Slass Leaders —Mrs. Emma Daniels, D. McFarland, Etta Mallon* •. Mr John Rex, Mrs. Robert Case. Morris F. Hay .George W. Dixon. Mrs. N. Trltch, Mrs. Mantie Erwin. •ttp< rlntcndcnt Sundav <<!’.■«■' • ' H u ' Falters. Sujx lintendent Junior L*'ac:e Miss Etta Mallonee. President Epw'orth League- .I. C Trltch. I President Methodist Brother!:. "■! - John R. Parrish. President Mite Society—Mrs. C. I. Walters. President W. H. M. S—Mrs. F. V. Mills. Local Preachers—W. J. Jlvors, !»■>: L. Burk. ■Mtodians of Deeds and I’a; •: s J. DL Hale. ording Steward—John N Mi' k. Mltrict Steward—D. Sprang. Committees. Missions—A. J. Smith. > Jiagfcline, F. F. Freeh, Clark S;>al;r. Mrs! Mary Eley, Mrs. C. L. Johnson. J. UI Tritch, C. L, Waiters. 1 M * ss ' ons —Avon Burk. J Dailey, Earl Robinson, Emerson Heavt ers, J. L. Gay, J. C. Tritch, C. L. Wai■SI tors. •ibttday Schools—J. C. Tritcl), Mrs Johriparristi, Miss Bertha Heller, M:T. W. Holsapple, Charles Yager. Whet.- -Junior League Cabinet, —W. J. Myers, 'MW I , E. M. Wagner, Wm. M. Richi ards. ■kc—J. D. Hale, A. R. Bell, D. ‘ John Niblick, J. W. Myers, J. Q. Neptune, C. H. Colter. ■Bcation—J. T. Merryman. Irvin Bfandyberry, Irvin Case. e ■ IVoedman's Aid—Horace Callow, 1’ a I W. Myers, 3. B. Fordyce, Pfopitals C. D. Lewton, I’. B. Thon:r g as, O. L, Vance. Cmui t fl Records—J. N. Parrish, C. E. » Hocker, Dr. J. Q. Neptune. Committee —B. • Jeflsa Heim. ttfßonagi* and Furniture—Mrs. A R- Bell, Mrs. John Niblick, Mrs. J. W. h I VaUjMrs. Emma Daniels. i 8 Ministerial Support W. H. Fledderjohann, i» K John. Niblick, J. T. Merryman. J. N. Phrrlsh, C. L Walters, A. R. Hell. | * iHKiltokmination of Local Preachers—| cfTritch, J. W. Vail. |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT — ! “DECATUR CAIM AND WILL”

Triers of Appeals—Daniel +Jrwin, E. ,B. Adams. < Janitors—A. J. Smith, S. Spangler, 'F. V. Mills, — — o LEE TAKES NEW LAWYER. Dr. A. L. Sharpe, the well known local attorney, is a new lawyer in the ■lohn Lee case, and he has been to the county jail to consult with Mr. and Mrs. Lee. He has been retained in the case, it is understood, as attorney es|>eeially for Mrs. After the Lees were placed in the county jail it was generally understood that they did not have any property that they could use in their defense, and therefore that the county would have to pay their attorneys. Whether or not this is true cannot be stated positively, reports concerning the value of a farm of 110 acres in Mrs. Lee's name in Noble county being conflicting. But it is understood that John Lee’s brothers, living at I*oool3, desired that still another attorney be engaged in the case, and that they were instrumental in having Mr. Sharpe take up the case in behalf of Mr. Lee. The two attorneys doubtless will work in conjunction.—Bluffton News. WEDS IN HAMMOND I > Harvey Roop, Former Ad- ) 1 ams County Youth, Leads Bride to Altar. MAE GRACE POWERS b Os Hammond is Bride—The Groom Former Clerk at Murray House. ! _ , From Hammond comes the news of . the wedding of Harvey Roop, a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Roop, of St. Mary’s township, and who formerly served as . clerk at the Murray hotel, and also a-. . the Place ice cream factory, this city. , His many friends here will be pleased . to read the Hammond dispatch, which , is as follows: . 1 “St. Joseph’s Catholic church was . the scene of a pretty nuptial event this morning when Miss Mae Grace Pow- , ers and Joseph Harvey Roop were . united in marriage. The ceremony . was solemnized at 7 o’clock, the Rev. v Father Newman officiating, the ring ceremony being used. The bride’s . cousin. Miss Helen G. Powers, of Chicago, served at maid of honor and the - groom's only attendant was the bride’s brother, Wilber Powers. The bride . vore her going away gown, a handsom e tailored suit of brown chiffon broad- . cloth and a large white-plumed hat. The maid of honor wore a suit of pearl . gray broadcloth, and a large picture hat. Following the ceremony at the . church a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents, i Mr. and Mrs. William Powers, in Oakleyavenue. The bridal party and the - immediate relatives were the only guests at the breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Roop left this afternoon for Toledo, Ohio, where they will spend a few days, 'visiting Mr. . Roop's parents. They will be at home at 230 Rimbach avenue after February , Ist, where they have, their home all in readiness. Mr. and Mrs. Roop were the recipients of many beautifu Iglfts . in hand-painted china, silver and cut- . glass. | Mr. and Mrs. Roop are both popular in Hammond and will receive the best wishes of a large circle of friends. Mrs. Roop Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Powers of Oakley avenue. Until recently she was employed as the stenographer in the Loion store. Mr. Roop is the assistant general foreman for the Ryan car company. _ o —_ TO BUY ELECTRICAL FIXTURES. John Christen and Marcus Mayer went to Fort Wayne this morning where they will select the electrical 'fixtures for the new Christen home on North Second street. This was formeri]y the Berry homestead and being so extensively remodeled that the home lis practically new. It is repidly nearing completion and will be one of the finest residences In that part of the city. _ — Festus Rhoten of Bluffton, general manager of the Morris five and ten 'cent stores, was here on business relating to some orders for the local Morjrls store.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, February 11, 1913.

IS INSANE AGAIN Alfred Boren, Geneva Man, Threatened to Kill His Family. HOLDING AN INQUEST Insane in 1910—Imagined He Was of Royal Birth and Great Journalist. Alfred Boren, aged 36, of Geneva, who was adjudged insane in June, 191(1, has again become violent and has threatened to kill his family. Steps for the holding of another insanity inquest and to apply for his admission to Easthaven insane asylum at Richmond are being taken. F. S. Armantroui of Geneva telephoned this morning to County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke for the necessary insanity blanks. Sheriff Durkin asked the Ge- | neva officials to care for the man until the necessary legal steps have been taken to give him over into the sheriff's care. When he was declared insane in 1910, and application made for treatment in Easthaven, he was refused as application showed he had been feebleminded since infancy and such are not eligible for treatment at the asylum. The insanity records at the clerk's , office show that one of his delusions at that time was that he w r as of royal biood, and did not need to, and consequently refused to work. He thought he bore a resemblance to Frederick the Great and that he was a great journalist. He also imagined that he had great expectations. At that time he was violent, broke up furniture and abused his family. 1 After he was refused admittance to , the asylum he disappeared for some time, but it is said been at home 1 for this winter. STEPS ARE TAKEN [ " - - - - i To Compile Names of Adams County Soldiers for the Monument. WILL NUMER 1200 It is Estimated—B. W. Sholty is Chairman of Committee for This. Active steps have been taken by the soldiers’ monumental committee for the securing of the soldiers’ names to be engraved on the proposed new monument, to the soldiers of this county. A meeting was held by the committee Monday evening at the Bowers Realty office and B. W. Sholty was appointed chairman in charge of the work. It will be a great task, as It is expected that there are about 1200 names eligible for this list. They will include the names of all soldiers who have lived in Adams county—not only those who enlisted here, but those who came afterwards to live. Mr. Sholty is outlining a plan whereby names may be secured and announcement in full will be made later, relative to this plan. oHAROLD WILCOX WINS AGAIN. — For the Third Time Wins In Alma Oratorical Contest. Harold Wilcox, son of Dr. C. B. Wilcox. secretary of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, last week won for the third time in three successive years, the oratorical contest at Alma college, the Presbyterian college of Michigan. He will again represent his college In the state contest at Adrian in March. ■ —-—O'—. WILL TOUR OLD COUNTRY. Miss Bess Parker, a trained nurse, quite well known here, will set sail March 26th on “The Virginian’’ for a tour of England, Ireland, Scotland and other countries of the old world. She will go with Mr. West and daughters, Ruth and Mae, of Miss Parker’s home town, London, Canada. They will land at Plymouth, England, from which place they will make the tour.

POLICE COURT. A few days ago mention was made in these columns concerning the arrest of a man who gave his name ns C. M. Moore. It so happens that Charles M. Moore of Arizona, who was called here on account of the illness and death of his father, T. R. Moore, has been asked about the affair, and it is only fair to state that the man arrested was not the Charles M. known here, but a stranger who came here last summer to work on the construction work of the sugar plant. Joe Bentz and Jim Ginley called here Monday evening and denied that they had engaged in a scrap of any kind as was reported. Joe had a bad looking eye, but claimed he got it by falling against the window. INEBRIATE HOME Is Proposed in Bill Presented to the Legislature by Stotsenberg. COMMISSION OF FIVE Sentence Would be from 3 Months to 2 Years—News from Legislature. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—An habitual drunkard would be sent to the “Indiana Hospital for the Treatment of Inebriates” (projected), just as an insane person is committed to an asylum if the Stotsenberg bill for the detention and treatment of inebriates becomes a law’. The measure was up for passage in the senate today. The term "inebriate” as used in the act means "any person addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquors, cocaine, morphine or any other dfugs. Any person found guilty of being au inebriate shall be confiled in the hospital for a period of not less than three months nor more than two years. The proceedings on which the inebriate shall be committed to the proposed hospital is set forth as follows: “A respectable citizen of the county of such person’s residence shall make affidavit in writing and file with the circuit or criminal court of such county that any resident of such county is an inebriate, and that he has been a bona fide resident of such county for more than one year prior to the filing of such affidavit. Upon filing of such affidavit the court shall cause a warrant to be issued to the sheriff of such county for the arrest of such person and such proceedings shall be j had in such cause as In criminal cases. , If upon the trial of such cause said j person shall be found guilty of being an Inebriate it shall be so adjudged, and thereupon such person shall be detained in said hospital for an indeterminate sentence of not less than three months nor more than two years.

A commission of five members to serve with pay is provided in the bill to make regulations for the conduct of the hospital. Five hundred acres and [ $25,000 for a site is recommended and ' $75,000 for buildings. The upkeep of the inebriate is the duty of himself and family, to provide I him with suitable clothing and five dollars a week. If employed at the institution his wages will help to deTray his upkeep and his family. If the five dollars cannot be collected frpm the inebriate's family or bls property or his wages, thin county shall be assessed for his upkeep. The care of the inebriate is the bill’s object, by providing proper care, treatment and employment. For the further support of the hospital the bill provides that from January 1, 1914, "there shall be deducted from every license fee for the sale of intoxicating liquors, paid to every county, city and town, the sum of $25 which fee shall be deducted by the officer receiving such fee and said amount so deducted shall be deposited with the treasurer of such county, city or town, as the case may be, and the same shall be paid over monthly by such treasurer of said hospital and without special appropriation therefor. Politics is strictly barred from the affairs of the hospital.

NINETY YEARS OLD Clark Brothers, Union Township Pioneer, Celebrates Birthday Today AT HIS HOME HERE Friends Join With Him in Happy Event—A Dinner Party Today. Clark Brothers, the venerable resident of this city, a pioneer of Union township, where seventy years of his life were spent, is ninety years old today. To celebrate the event a dinner party was given today noon by his daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Burns, at the family home on Winchester street, w'here they have resided the past year, since Mr. Brothers came from their farm in Union township. Mr. Brothers' wife, Mrs. Mary Brothers, who was seventy-five years of age in January, and whose birth anniversary, together with their fiftyfifth wedding anniversary, was celebrated quietly January 7th, was also an honored one at the dinner party given today noon. Covers were laid fbr the following guests who joined in wishing Mr, Brothers all good things: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lyon, Mr. Ezra Cutting, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dunn, Mrs. John FTisinger, Mrs. Mary Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Barkley; Mrs. T. M. Reid, Miss Bess Parker, Mrs. George j Stewart, Wren, Ohio; John Stewart, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Albert Eneminger and daughter, Mrs. Grover Huguenard, Fort Wayne. Mr. Brothers is a native of Pennsylvania, but came when twenty years of age to Union township, this county, where the remainder of his life was spent until coming here a year ago. LAND OF SUNSHINE Herman Yager Returns from Trip Through Florida and the South. VISITS WITH FRIENDS Season is Ideal in the South and Crops Will be Large This Year. Herman Yager, who returned from a ten days’ trip through Florida last night, says it was one of the pleasant , trips of his life ,and he has traversed most of the states of this union, as i well as all the important countries of the old world. One particularly happy [day was that spent at. the home o j Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson at Bradentown, where the Johnsons are pleasantly situated in a neat little bungalow. It will be good news to the numerous friends to know that MY. Johnson is holding his own. Mr. Yager also visited the Ward family and oth- ! ers from this section of Indiana, who reside in Florida. Herman says that , last Friday he ate dinner on the ve- | randa and tne hostess of the hotel , stepped into the yard and picked a [large bouquet of roses which she dis- ! tributed to her guests. The crops are . unusually good in Florida this year and everything Is ideal for the northern tourist. Herman was delighted with the trip and expects to return next winter for an extended visit. O' — BOY’S LEG BROKEN. A small son of Jehu Gerber, near Vera Cruz, is suffering from an injury received by an accidental blow to one of his knees, received in a fall. A point broke off one side of the upper end of the tibia, the larger of the two bones running from the ankle to the knee. The injury will disable him for some time. LENTEN SERVICES, Rev. L. C. Hessert announces Lenten services Wednesday evening at 7:30 o clock at the German Reformed church.

$7,500 000 WORTH OF LEATHER. A fact interesting to the shoe trade! was developed at the annual automobile show now in progress at Chicago, j It is estimated that Detroit automo- [ bile manufacturers use 7541,000 hides a year a great many of which como from Newark, N. J. As each hide averages 50 feet, and sells at an average price of 20 cents per foot a conservative estimate it is easily seen that about $7,500,000 worth of leather is used In Detroit automobiles. The state of Michigan, as covered by territory outside of Detroit, purchases leather for . at least another 20,000 cars, so that taking the entire state approximately $8,000,000 a year is spent for hides for the automobile industry. In the manufacture of the leather American bides are principally used, but on the best automobiles a large amount of French and Italian hides are used. The moie important electric car companies use the later hides exclusively, and pay a shigh as 40 cents per foot. The American leather runs from 15 cents in the cheaper grades to 30 cents in the better grades, o — TO THE TEACHER Bulletin Issued by County Superintendent Opliger of Interest to All. IMPORTANT DAYS Diploma Examination Dates Are Announced—Some New Rules. — Decatur, Ind., Feb. 10, 1913. To the Teacher: The legislature of Indiana has recognized February 12 and 22 as legal holidays in honor of two of our great statesmen —Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The lives of these two men are Important types to bring to the minds of our youth. The life of Washington stands eminently for truth, while the life of Lincoln stands as eminently for honesty. These two virtues are essential to good citizenship and their Importance can easily be impressed on the youth by studying the lives of these two great men. Their lives should ever be a source of inspiration to us and serve as worthy ideals for our chil- ' dren. It is altogether fitting and [proper that our schools should recogt nize these lives by making some sultable reference to them on their anni-1 versary, either by reading extracts of! their lives and offering comment or by preparing a suitable program in which the pupils participate.

To dismiss the school for a day or part of a day in. honor of these men is not considered a suitable way to recognize their worth to our nation. ' The folding of the hands and arms should not be considered doing anything for these great heroes and our hungry pupils. Make the boys and girls feel the touch and power of these [men by familiarizing them with their, great deeds of kindness and valor. A suitable recognition of these holidays will create inspiration and a patriotic spirit on the part of the youth. Diploma Examinations. Diploma examinations will be held in Adams county as follows: Saturday, March 15, at Berne and Decatur; ; Satrday, April 19, at Geneva; Saturday, May 17, at Decatur. Pupils for graduation will be required to pass a suitable examination in' [orthography, reading, penmanship, arithmetic, geography, grammar, physiology, U. S. history (Including constitution), music or agriculture, and to make a general average of 80 per Cent, not falling be»3w 70 per cent in any branch. Teachers must recommend pupils for graduation, certifying that the applicants hace completed the full eighth year’s work as prescribed by the course of study. Manuscrips and supplies will be furnished by all applicants. LAWRENCE E. OPLIGER, County Superintendent. AGED GENEVA MAN'S FUNERAL. Funeral services for John H. Barr, aged 91, of Geneva, were held today. Mr. Barr was one of the oldest settlers of the community and had resided In Geneva forty-eight years. He was born In Virvinia, where he was an overseer of slaves before the civil war. His death occurred Sunday.

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CROWDED HOUSE I Greeted Speakers at the Kirkland Township Farmers’ Institute. [HELD AT PETERSON F. H. Hubbard One of the Speakers — Talked on Raising Sugar Beets. The farmers of Kirkland township met at Peterson for their first annual . institute, with V. Linker as chairman and J. Kline of Howe, Ind., and Mrs. (Leonard of Indianapolis as instructors.* I The institute was opened by prayer |by D. M. Byerly, followed by J. Kline, I who gave an interesting talk of the forjmation of our soil. He said that there I were ten comimund elements in our , soil and that each had Its part to add to plant growth. Three principal parts are potassium, nitrogen and phosporus, and that each one is furnished to the soil in various ways. He further said that if the ground needed nitrogen we should grow our own nitrogen by raising leguenis plants, such as clover and others. Phosporus can be obtained by manure, ground bones and ground rock, and he told the vari- ' ous places these can be obtained. Lime, while it does not furnish fertilizer to the ground, It prepares the [soil so that it will readily unite with jother fertilizer which the ground needs. He said that many people believe that if they begin to use commercial fertilizer that they will have to continue its use in order to obtain good results, but he had charts to prove such was not the case. He said sometimes the farmer becomes lazy and goes to town and buys commercial fertilizer and neglects his barnyard manure, which should be mixed with your commercial fertilizer in order to 1 obtain results. He said that there i are many thousands of dollars lost by buying fertilizer and not using it right. Following Mr. Kline’s lecture, Mrs, Leonard gave a short talk on our own 1 homes and said she always liked to ' [ hear the people who obtain the food for the homes as well as to hear them ( that prepare the food to eat She claims that the husband should let his wife know the business of the farm, so that if anything should happen the husband, the wife could go ahead with jthe business of the farm and raise the family. , Afternoon Session. The institute opened with prayer by J. L. Kline, after which J. Kline of , Howe took the floor and gave an excellent talk on the scoring of corn.

' | which was well taken by the audience. After this Mrs. Leonard faced a ' crowded house and gave a splendid ( talk on bread making and meat substi- , tutes which she said was no little item ,at the present cost of meats. Follow,ing this she gave an excellent talk on , poultry, saying that there was a large profit in raising poultry and the one i way that a woman may have a bank account and money. Following her talk, Mr. Hubbard of Decatur gave a talk on raising sugar beets, which was well received by the audience. - . TOE WIRED ON. .Clover Leaf Firemen Has Peculiar Operation. Rather than lose his great toe, A. J. Robinson, a Clover Leaf fireman, I whose home is in Delphos, Ohio, submitted to a peculiar hut apparently successful operation at the Palmer hospital in Frankfort. The operation was performed by Dr. Palmr-r, ‘assisted by Dr. J .W .Hadley. Mr. Robinsin had just reached Frankfort I from his run on the east end of the • road, and was standing on the iron II apron that spans the opening be- • tween the engine and the engine tender. The tender was derailed, his left » foot being caught by the apron and the great toe cut cff. At the hospital he requested that the toe be saved, if possible. It was put back on, the broken . bones and the tendons being wired j together with a fine silver wire. , The physicians say that in all prob- • J ability, the bones will knit and that s the toe will be saved. Mr. Robinson i is a single man, and has been in the s i employee of the Clover Leaf for about i a month. His runs between Frankfort . and Delphos took him through Decatur.