Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 45

CONTRACT IS LET ■ I — • Willshire (O.) Mayor Adams , | Gets Contract for Blue !' | Creek Township School. 4’ — A GILL IG SECOND gWork on New Building to I Begin at Once—Architect Hoffman Made Plans. ■ The home of Trustee Frank Week■ter. .of Blue Creek township, was a ■busy scene this morning when bids ■were received for the construction of Kthe new one-story brick school house! ■' to be erected in Dtyruct No. 5. The 1 ■ bid of John C. Adams, mayor, and con■tractor of Willshire, 0., for $7,056.70 ■ was accepted and contract entered ■into. Amos Gillig of this city was next ■ lowest, his bid being only slls higher |k than Adams. Other bids were receiv- ■ ed as follows: E. E. Neuenschwander, Berne, ■ 3* .813; Linn & Patton, Decatur, $8,71?' t Mann & Christen, Decatur, $7,575; I Berne Witness Co., $8,157; Leichty | Bros., $8,159. I The bonds were sold this afternoon, ► three bidders being present. The work on the construction of the 1 building will begin at once, that it ‘ may be completed for school in the* fall. The plans for the building, which 1 will be modern and complete in all ■ ways, were drawn by Architect Oscar ; Hoffman of this city. The school ‘ house will have one room, with basement, furnace heating plant, and other conveniences. About fifty attended the meeting at I the Wechter home today and were guests at a fine chicken dinner at noon prepared by Mrs. Wechter. Attorney D. B. Erwin of this city was legal I counsel. ——————o— 1 POLICE COURT. Angello Carrollo, John Jones and James Miller, three Italians, who were arrestel Thursday afternoon at the construction camp near Magley, by Deputy Sheriff Kelly and Officer Melchi, were given trial Thursday night before 'Squire Stone, Carallo for surety of the peace and Jones and Miller for carrying concealed weapons. The evidence produced for conviction was not deemed strong enough, however, so they were given their freedom Upon going out into the street from the ’squire’s office, one of the American employees who evidently ‘had it in’’ for the. interpreter, took advantage of the crowd which had gathered and struck a blow. For a while it looked very much like a free-for-all fight would be indulged tn, but the officers managed to get the foreigners headed for their camp and the excitement soon quieted down. ■1 1 1 o—— ANNIVERSARY OF DISASTER. » 1 11 1 Forty-two years ago this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Thursday, February 21, occurred the explosion of the boiler at the H. W. Schakley & Company's plant. Two men were killed, they being Tobasco Burt and a Mr. Hunchey. Over sixty men were employed at the factory and blacksmith shop. The disaster is plainly stamped on the mind of William Blackburn, one of the city’s pioneers, who recalled the event to mind today. K. OF P. NOTICE. Owing to the K. of P. meeting at their Home next Sunday and the Methodist Brotherhood meeting at the M. E. church being set for the same hour —2:30—the respective committees have made a slight changb to accommodate both societies. The K. of P. meeting will be held at 2 o’clock and the Brotherhood meeting at 3 o’clock. All interested will please note the change. A PAS’IRY SALE. Mrs. Tritch’s section of the Queen Esther Circle will hold a pastry sale j at the gas office Saturday, March Ist from 1 to 4 p, m. All kinds of baked goods, home-made candles and other j things will be for sale. They desire the patronage of all. D DECATUR CIRCUIT. Preaching services: Mt. Pleasant, Sunday morning; Washington, Sunday evening.

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VICTORIAN SERENADERS PLEASE. The program presented by the Vicjtorian Serenaders Thursday evening, being the third number of the high school lecture course, pleased a large audience of varied tastes. The harp, violin, mandolin, piano and vocal so- ! ios and ensemble numbers were artistically given and pleased all. The readings and short sketches and plays given by the two ladies of the company were fine and highly appreciated. The entertainment was high class throughout and shows a high merit. All the Members worked together with a harmony and skill due to great natural ability and adaptation enhanced by several years’ experience together. The fourth number will be Albert Edward Wiggam’s lecture, March 3. COURT HOUSE NEWS — Isaac Wible Given Fine and Jail Sentence for Visiting Gaming House. WAS FOUND GUILTY Judge Jas. J. Moran Holds Court Here in Fast Ditch Case from Allen. — i Judge James J. Moran of Portland, special judge in the case of the Board ot ( ommissioners of Alien county vs. Arthur C. Fast et al., a case venued here from Allen county, was holding court here this morning, when matters came up in this case for consideration, Leave was asked by the plaintiff to amend the complaint, and each paragraph by substituting The State of Indiana as plaintiff on relation of the Board of Commissioners of the I County of Allen. All the defendants objected to this asking leave to amend. The case is brought to recover costs accrued in the trial of the Fast ditch case. Several Fort Wayne lawyers were here this morning when the action was had. Isaac Weible, of Geneva, on trial two days in the Adams circuit court on the grand jury indictment of visiting a gaming house, was convicted by the jury, which reached a verdict last evening at 7 o’clock after deliberating from 5 o’clock. They fixed his punishment at $lO fine and ten days in the county jail. Indictments are pending over three other Geneva men on the same charge. They are Botkins, Runyon and Fenstmaker. Their trial will probably not take place this term of court, as the jury would have to listen to practically the same evidence as heard in this case, and their decisions would be too much of a foregone conclusion to make it a fair trial. The current report of Levi Poling, guardian of Tula Poling, was approved. Clark J. Lutz, appointed special judge in the partition case of Louisa Meyers et al. vs. Mary Louisa Miller et al., assumed jurisdiction. The case of Sarah A. Fisher vs. Benjamin F. Fisher, divorce and alimony, was dismissed and costs paid. Attorney D. B. Erwin filed a new case entitled The Bank of Berne vs. George W. Brewster, suit on note, demand $l5O. > Real estate transfers: C. S. Niblick, trustee, et al., to Julius Haugk, 1.50 acres, Root tp., S4OOO. 8080 CIRCUIT. Preaching services next Sunday as follows: Clark’s Chapel, 10:30 Pleasant Mills, 2:30 p. m. Rev. Tiimbleson will preach at Bobo at 10:30 a. m. and Rev. T. G. Goodwin, who is assisting in the Salem revival, will preach there both forenoon and evening. A special meeting of the Clark’s 'Chapel Sunday school board will be held following the services. J. O. HOCHSTEDLER. ♦ UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. My sun, Bud, whut wurks on a nuse.paper don’t speak t’ Postmaster Readem any more bekuz th’ postmaster let him git scooped on a unclaimed letter list notice. Bud won’t speak t’ Deacon Jones, ither, bekuz th’ Deacon let him git scooped on printin’ a free ice cream sociable ad.

NOW DON’T FLIRT Or Argue is the Hello Girl’s Advice—She Has Telephonitis. ~~ I .11».» BUT VERY GOOD SENSE The Bigger a Man is, the More Polite He is She Says. Ou- her way to Europe with a case of telephonitis, after nine years of service, Miss Minnie Warner, the highest paid and most velvety-voiced Chicago telephone operator, leaves be hind her some practical advice to her switchboard sisters the couryry over, says an exchange. Miss Warner, who is paid $l5O a month, says: “The bigger a man is the more polite he is likely to be to girls in my position. I have found the most influential -men in the business to be the most patient and considerate of my feelings.’’ Here are a few switchboard aphorisms out of Miss Warner's experience: “Don’t argue. The angry man will • argue himself out of it if you let him I alone. » “Don’t snap. Remember’that a soft I answer turneth away wrath. . “Don’t be mechanical. Make every man on the wire believe that your softest tones are for him alone. , “Don’t be indifferent. Make every kicker believe you are heartbroken , because the line is busy. ( “Don't flirt. Let the other flirt all , he likes, but you just laugh and at- , tend to business. “Don’t be prude. Don’t hear what , you are not supposed to hear, or what is not fit for you to hear. 1 “Don't get tired. No matter how . tired you are, pretend you are as fresh as the dawn and try to look it. "I have learned that men are far 1 more amenable to reason than women are. Some women are exceeding- , ly unreasonable at times, and no matter what their experience of the world, they never seem to find out . the simplest rules of the game. It 1 doesn’t take a man long to realize . that he can go further with kind , words than with harsh ones, especially with telephone operators.” FATAL APOPLEXY I Willard Oliver of Huntington, Former • Decatur Blacksmith, Dead. STRICKEN SUDDENLY While at Work—Wife and Daughter Died Only Recently. Mrif Jacob Mfller and Mrs. C. J. Weaver, former neighbors of the Willarrf Oliver family, received word to day of the sudden death of Mr. Oliver M ednekday morning from apoplexy. Mr. Oliver formerly resided here, serving as blacksmith for the E. N. Tyrell shop. About nine years ago the family moved to Huntington. Only two years ago Decatur friends attended the funeral of Mrs. Oliver and a year ago the funeral of the daughter, Beatrice. The Huntington Herald says: “Stricken with apoplexy while engaged in what had been his life-long vocation, that of a blacksmith, Willard Oliver, aged 62, died suddenly Wednesday morning at 10:10 o'clock in the Beeching & Gerard blacksmith shop. The aged blacksmith was engaged in shoeing a horse when he first complained of feeling ill and walked to the center of the shop, where b$ fell heavily to the floor and before L < sistance could reach him. Other employees of the shop carried him to the door and endeavored to revive him, while a hurried call was sent for a physician. The physician arrived five minutes before death, which occurred CONTINUED or page four

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Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, February 21, 1913.

BONDS TAXABLE. County Assessor George Genits is in receipt of a communication from the state board of tax commissioners regarding their ruling on government bonds which are deposited with banks by the owners in return for certificates on which one and one-half to two per cent is paid. The state board holds that such owners of bo'nds lose their ownership and that the certificates are taxable, the real owners of the bonds being the banks in which the bonds are deposited. It is explained that some banks, in order to have a surplus, receive deposits of bonds and pay small amounts of interest, which, added to the premiums of the bonds, makes a neat income for the individual owner of bonds, providing he is not taxed on them. Government bonds when held in individual ownership are not taxable. Mr. Gentis has found no banks in Adams county holding bonds in this manner. 4 NERVOUS WRECK Is Madero Who Cowers Abjectly in Cell in National Palace. DIVORCED MONDAY And is Married Thursday— Muncie Tenor Marries New York Singer. Mexico City, Feb. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Deposed President Madero was today reported to be a nervous wreck. Cowering abjectly in a room in the national palace which is his prison. From the conversation of the guards MMadero knew all that was going on and that his fate was left to the vote of the few cabinet members and that he might be given the “fugitive law.” President Huerto today planned to send courriers to all of the independent rebels to notify they must co-operate in restoring order and that they must unite their forces with the federal forces and become part of the Mexician army. "In case they refuse to meet these demands,” said Huerta, “they will be declared outlaws and will be exterminated without mercy.” The fate of Madero hangs in a balance and the family fears for the worse, however it is not thought he will be given a death sentence. New York, Feb. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The marriage ot Orville Herold, the Indiana tenor, and Lydia Taibort, a singer, which occur* ed yesterday was confirmed today. He was divorced from his wife in Muncie, Indiana, only last Monday. The first Mrs. Herold charged that after he had gained fame and fortune, he lost his love for the mother of his three children. SOVINE BOY DEAD Joseph. Six-year-old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sovine Died Today. AT AN EARLY HOUR Had Been 11l Long With Tuberculosis of the SkinSad Case. A sad death recorded this morning at 6 o'clock, when Joseph, the little six year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sovlne, well known residents of Thirteenth street, passed Into the better world. The little fellow had bejyi i(ll for some time with tuberculosis of the skin and another skin affection which seemed to baffle the skill of the physicians, and death /*hich came this morning was a welcome relief from his suffering. The heart-broken parents survive. He also leaves two sisters, Esther, aged eight, and Maude, aged two. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Washington church and interment will take place In the Ray cemetery.

SUCH A BIG TIME Since Heirs of Katy Faylor Have Got Possession of Her Land There MAY BE A FIGHT Between Them — Lawyers Claim Faylor Will Will be Contested. The written objections which have been filed by Mock & Mock, protesting against the probating of the will of Catherine Faylor indicate the basis of a contest of the will, which it appears ■from the steps taken to be strongly contemplated, whether such contest develops or not. There are differences of opinion on this. In their exceptions the attorneys representing Thomas Faylor of Pennsylvania, object on one ground that evidence has been Introduced in the past in three different courts to the effect that the testator was of unsound mind and incapable of executing a will. Another ground for objection was that a previous objection to the probating of the will, filed also by Thomas Faylor, back in 1902, still is pending on the docket and is unsettled. The firm of Mock & Mock alleges that they were not informed until Wednesday that Boy Faylor, who filed the petition to probate was a legatee. On the other hand, in reply to the above, the attorneys for Roy Faylor allege that the time within which an objection to the probate of the will could have been filed has passed, and that there cannot be a valid contest entered at this late day against the will being probated, against Roy Faylor, who was not a party to the Irst objections entered. If the contest gets before the court again the contest, as indicated by the objections, will doubtless be on the ground of- alleged unsoundness of mind of Catherine Faylor. Her will was executed 18 months before the deed by which was transferred real estate to D. D. Studabaker, and at which latter time all of the heirs maintained she was of unsound mind. In the list of legatees mentioned Wednesday, in the article on the will, one item was misread on the point of figures, and the bequest to Mrs. Rebecca Houtz, who is dead, was $35, instead of $2,500. D. D. Studabaker was named aS executor of the will.—Bluffton News.

DO YOU REMEMBER The Big Snow That Held Decatur and Vicinity in Its Grasp Just ONE YEAR AGO TODAY Roads Nearly ImpassableBig Difference Between This and Last Year. Just one year ago today the city of Decatur and its country surroundings 1 were snow-bound, with one of the biggest snows of many years. Pedestrians had difficulty in making their way on the city streets, while country travelers—and rural mail carriers, especially, got stuck in snow drifts and had to be shoveled out before they could make their way back home again and remain there until the snow disappear ed in the course of natural events. By some stroke of rare bad luck that day had been selected for tho holding of the district Knights of Pythls convention, but the boys came anyhow, and the snow was not hight enough to reach up and extinguish th(e music that emanated from the cornet and fife, though there was some difficulty in carrying the drum over the snow-drifts. Today is just as much like spring as that day was like winter. TEN-POUND BOY. William Jonathan is the name of the btg ten-pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ford this morning.

DETAILS OF SENTELBACH DEATH. The Fostoria Review-Dipatch gives the following account of the tragic death of Frank Sentelbach, a young man .well known here where he has relatives and where he has often visited. Several relatives attended the funeral: “About noon Frank Senleibach met a tragic death near here. The unfortunate young man was running a buzz saw on the farm of Herman Schurger, east of the village, when in some manner he was caught up in the belt and carried to the bed, where the saw tore his throat to pieces and almost severed the jugular vein and wind pipe. He lived but a few minutes after the accident. He was the son of Joseph Sentelbach of Liberty township, the second youngest, and was about thirty-one years of age.” o « CHOSEN DELEGATE Don Burke Chosen to Represent Depauw University in State Contest. GIVEN FOUR FIRST Out of Six in Oratorical Contest—Decatur Friends Pleased. Don Burke, a graduate of the Decatur high school, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burke, of this city, has won high honors for himself, and will win still higher ones, it is thought, for his school, Depauw University, at Greencastle, Indiana. A telegram from Greencastle announces that he w r on four firsts out of six in the oratorical contest. This means that he will have the honor of representing his university at the state oratorical contest to be held by the principal colleges of the state, this spring. The Depauw conest was a discussion of prohibition, and in this, Don with many other students, were contestants. Os the six judges, four gave him first honors, this making him the delegate to the state contest, which is considered a high honor, as he represents his university of more than a thousand students. His Decatur friends predict a bright future for him. He is now in his third year in the university, and has another year before he completes the course.

FUNERAL CHANGE. Services for William Baughman Saturday at 1:30 O'clock. A slight change has bees made in the funeral arrangements for the late William Baughman, ex-county recorder. The party will arrive here at 1:11 Saturday afternoon from Fort Wayne over the G. R. & I. railroad instead of over the interurban. The party will go direct to the Methodist church where the funeral will be held at 1:30 i instead of 1 o’clock as at first announced. The Decatur Masons, who will conduct the funeral, will meet this evening to make arrangements. Mr. Baughman, who was a teacher here for many years, was a graduate of the | Ohio Wesleyan university. For the last nine years he lived with his daughter in Fort Wayne, and for the last three years had been sightless. His children surviving are: W. A. Baughman, of Huntsville, Ohio; Mrs. Irene Tague, Os Monroe, Ind.; Mrs. Mary Pitman of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Douglass, of Chillicothe, Mo., and Mrs. Adelma Weaver, of Rollin, Mich. WILL SPEAK AT COURT HOUSE. Mr. Cunneen of Chicago Will Address Laborers on Temperance Question There will be an address in the Court House next Thursday night, Feb. 27, by John F. Cunneen of Chicago. Mr. Cunneen was in Decatur about four years ago and pleased tho public so mych that many have asked for his return. He will speak upon the temperance question under the auspices of the petitioners for the local option election. Mr. Cunneen is known as the Machinist Orator. He speaks from the view point of the laboring man: —' o - . — - TWO INITIATED. Dr. S. P. Hoffman and John Stewart were initiated into the rank of page by the Knights of Pythias lodge Thursday evening, with appropriate ceremony.

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RETURN TO CANADA Carl Moses Leaves Monday for Saskatchewan—Has Farm Containing MORE THAN 800 ACRES Has Made Home There for Number of Years—Will Return in Fall. Carl Moses, formerly of this city, but now of Saskatchewan, Canada, (will leave Monday for his home at that ; place, where he ha an extensive farm, being engaged in the raising of wheat and other farming products. Mr. Moses has been in this section of the state since last December, and it was during this time that he was married to Miss Marguerite Hughes of Fort Wayne, the wedding taking piace on Christmas day. Since that time Mr. and Mrs. Moses have been spending a part of their time with Mr. Moses’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Moses, of this city and with Mrs. Moses’ parents in Fort Wayne. The large and valuable farm of Mr. Moses' is composed of eight hundred acres of land, being some of the best fertilized in that part ot the country, being used mostly in the growing of wheat. One hundred and sixty acres of this land was given to Cail by the government, under the conditions that he would make it his home for a certain number of years. The 640 acres, or section, was purchased by Mr. Moses some time ago, and by the way the price of this land would run up into the thousands of dollars. Mr. Moses will ship a car load of supplies to his farm, including machinery, tools, and other articles needed on his farm. He will remain in Canada until the harvest is over, and will then return to this city or Fort Wayne during the time when the extreme cold weather is on in Canada. Mrs. Moses will not go at present, but will remain with her parents until matters are put in shape on the farm. The best wishes are extended to Carl for a prosperous season, and it is without doubt that it wDi be bo, If he has anything (o with it, as every year so far has turned out very prosperous for him. POOR MARRIAGE LAW That Won’t Let You Marry Anywhere, Even if Mamma is Willin.’ When Dan Cupid got after the hearts of a couple of young people who were merely passing through this city and caused them to have a burning desire to get married it was nothing out of the ordinary for the “afflicted” to try and get the matter settled as soon as possible and as a result within a few minutes after tho manifestation of the desire Merlin Standiford of Adams county and Miss Nellie Maude Bartlett of Decatur, this state, presented themselves at. the office of County Clerk A. E. Babcock. The application of the. young man was first attended to, and, although he looked like he was 17 years old, he stated that he was of tho required age. Then the smiling bride-to-be, or not-to-be, as it afterward proved, came forward and informed the clerk that she was 17 years old, which was verified by the mother, who accompanied the couple. All went well until tho young lady gave her residence as | Decatur, when tho clerk balked and refused to go any further with the negotiations. In defense of his action he stated that be could not Issue a marriage license when th© lady to the action did not reside in Fulton county. Then the couple and the girl's mother Informed Clerk Baticock that they were on their way to Chicago, where they were going to visit a relative and wanted to surprise tho folks, but all to no avail and the disappointed party left the court house with a very poor idea of the Indiana marriage law. — /Rochester Sun, Feb, 20. FINISHES NURSES' COURSE. Miss Irene Myers, a graduate from the Hope hospital nurses’ training school, has completed her study and service there and arrived here Thursday for a stay at the home of her mothJ er, Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, before entering upon regular service as a nurse. Mrs. Myers has been ill again -but is somewhat better.