Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI, Number 52.

GET AN EXEMPTION From Taxation if You Have a Mortgage-Now i s the Time for Doing so. MARCH AND Are the Months for Filin/ Same—What to do to" File Yours. The force at the office of the comi . ty auditor is prepared for the an-! nual rush incidental to filing mon- 1 gage exemptions and as the law permits their being filed during the months of March and April, 1 8 ig expected that the rush will now begin. The barring of notaries from the offices in the court house does not mean that parties may not come to I the county auditor and there make 1 his affidavit, but it will be useless to ! come to the county auditor unless you have the correct record number and page number upon which your mortgage is recorded. Without the correct record and page of same, the board of review, which passes upon all these affidavits, will have to reject them. Now all ontaries have the right to make these affidavits and the same holds good concerning record and page numbers, no matter who takes the acknowledgement. The beet way to do would be for any one wishing to make affidavit for mortgage exemption would be for them to get their tax receipt from the county treasurer that has the correct description upon which he wants to elaim exemption; then he can go to whoever he wishes to have his affidavit made out. The following is a copy of the lawin regard to above: (See Burns’ Annonated Indiana Statutes, pages 1086-1087). “Mortgage Indebtedness Exempt—1. That any person being the owner of real estate liable for taxation within the state of Indiana, and being Indebted in any sum, secured by mortgage upon real estate, may have the amount of such mortgage Indebtedness, not exceeding seven hundred dollars, existing and unpaid upon the

first day of March of any year, deduct- ; ed from the assessed valuation of mort 1 gage premises for that year, and the amount of such valuation remaining ! after such deduction shall have been made shall form the basis for assessment and taxation for said real estate for said year; provided, that no deduction shall be allowed greater than onehalf of such assessed valuation of said real estate. “Statement Under Oath —2. Any person desiring to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this act shall, between the first day of March and the first day of May of each year, file with the auditor of the county wherein said real estate is situated, a sworn statement of the amount of such mortgage Indebtedness existing and unpaid on the first day of March of that year, giving the name and residence of the assignee or bona fide owner or holder of said mortgage If known, and if not known, said person shall state that fact, and shall also state the record and page where said mortgage is recorded, and a brief description of the real estate upon which such incumbrance exists. "Duty of Auditor —The county auditor with whom such statement is filed, in case the money, notes or credits evidenced by such mortgage indebtedness be liable for taxation in any county In the state of Indiana, other than the one wherein such real estate is situate, shall immediately certify and transmit a copy of such sworn statement to the auditor of the county wherein the mortgagee.' assignee or bona fide holder or owner of said mortgage resides, or i wherein the money, notes or credits evidenced by such mortgages is otherwise taxable. “False Statement, Penalty—4- Any Person who shall wilfully make a false statement of the facts provided for in Section 2 of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, ami upon conviction thereof shall be lined 5n any sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, to ■which may be added imprisonment In the county jail for any term not exceeding six months.”

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

A FINE “SUGAR SNOW.” i If the weather prophets know anyI thing about the matter, the present fi rst “sugar snow” of the season is conducive to real maple sugar weathfhe snowfall Is called “sugar 11 - l>ecauße the weather following *t will make the sap from the maple trees run profusely. Reports from Parts of this county and also from others tell of large camps being opened and the twilling of the sap. Sharp, snappy nights with days of the temperature just a trifle above the freezing Point are said to be conducive to the running of the sap and this Is the kind of weather which has been prevalellt in the last few days Although maple sugar and molasses and sugar is not nearly so much in evidence in Adams county this year as in former J ears, some of the farmers in the county are counting on a big harvest, if it really can be called a harvest. ANOTHER VICTORY on Last Evening from the Central College Team by 1 High School Boys. FIFTEENTH VICTORY Out of Seventeen Games Played—Receive Invita1 I tion to Bloomington. 1! When it comes right down to athlot- • ics there are no two ways about it, : the local high school basket bail team ■ outshines every other team in the I i state in their class. This was further ! evidenced Friday evening at the Por- > ter hall when the famous Central col- ! lege team from Huntington w-ent down ' > to defeat to the Decatur boys to a score of 46 to 22. The game was a ' fast and furious one with excellent playing on both sides, the local boys i working their trick playing to perfection. Friday evening’s game makes - the fifteenth victory out of seventeen r games and this almost assures the > boys of playing for the state champion- • ship at Bloomington, March 14-15. The r line-up last night as follows: s Central College. Decatur. - Stemen F Tyndall 1 Moats F Franks J Stemen C Vancil

Zartman G Lose Haines G Peterson Field Goals —Stemen, 2; Moats, 1; Stemen, 5; Franks. 1; Tyndall, 2; Vancll, 11; Peterson, 9. Foul Goals —Central College, 8. Officials, GMbert and Worthman. Scorers—Vail and Heck. The next game will be played at Marion next Friday night. This team is considered by the boys as being their hardest competitor and they are working hard to be in form to take their second victory from this team. The invitation was received Friday from Bloomington and Mr. Worthman this morning sent in the application and fees. Fourteen teams in the state have already accepted the invitation which reads as follows: “Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 22—The Boosters’ club of Indiana university today sent an invitation to each high school that belongs to the Indiana High School Athletic association, requesting that they consider the basket ball tournament to be held at the university March 1415, and inviting them to enter a team. | “Entries for the event close on March 8 and from the large number of inquiries that have been received it is thought that there will be more contestants this year than ever before. In previous tourneys only picked teams were permitted to participate, but this year the event is open to all teams that wish to contest for the state championship, regardless of their previous record. I “Visiting teams will be the guests of 'the university and their expenses will ibe met by the student body. A large 'shield trophy will be presented to the winning team and individual trophies ! will be awarded to the players. The championship game will be the curtain 1 raiser for the Indiana-Purdue game, Saturday, March 15. i o — , wAS’T “POP GOES TH’ WEASEL?” I • Charley and John Pickering and i Harrison Hakes called on Sam and I Abraham Bollenbacher Saturday night 'and the evening was spent in popping | corn and music.—Willshire Herald.

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

SERVICES SUNDAY At Christan Church Will be Conducted by D. S. Robinson of Bargersville. A BUTLER GRADUATE Also Went Abroad to Study Called Home by Illness in Famiy. G. T. Burk of the official board of the Christian church, has received announcement that D. S. Robinson, a minister, of Bargersville, Indiana, will be here to conduct services both Sunday morning and evening in the local Christian church, Mr. Robinson is a graduate of Butler university, and also went abroad to supplement the excellent training he received there. While abroad he was called home on account of illness and is therefore at leisure for the present. He comes very well recommended to the local church by Mr. Murray, who is corresponding secretary of the Christian Missionary association. Since the resignation a few weeks ago of Rev. G. C. Owen, who went to Sandborn, Ind., the local church has been without a pastor. Endeavors will be made to secure another, but what action will be taken regarding Mr. Robinson, if he comes an applicant, is not yet known.

IS DOING WELL Dr. E. G. Coverdale Undergoes Successful Operation at St. Joseph Hospital. FOR APPENDICITIS Appendix Removed—Operation Was Performed Last Evening at 8:30. Dr. E. G. Coverdale of this city, underwent a successful operation Friday evening at 8; 30 o’clock at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, for the removal of the appendix, Dr. McOscar being in charge. The appendix, which was six inches long, was found to be highly inflamed and filled with pus. It is thought that it would have been only the matter of a short while until

it would have bursted and sent its poison throughout his system with fatal results, and its removal was very timely. Dr. Coverdale has suffered several attacks of appendicitis, the last attack coming on him only Thursday evening, and the operation was decided upon very quickly He went to Fort Wayne Friday afternoon on the 3:10 o’clock train, and was accompanied by his wife, his father, Dr. J. S. Coverdale, and his brother, Clark, and wife, who were with him at the hospital at the time. The operation lasted about an hour. He passed a restless night and this morning early suffered from nausea and pain, but at noon was reported as being bettei, and his fever lower. Hopes for his speedy recovery are very good. ——- 0—... CHANGE IN DATE. The sale of J. T. Price, living a mile and a quarter south of the county infirmary on the farm known as the Bert Lenhart place, which was announced for Tuesday, March 4, has been changed to Wednesday, March 5, on account of the fact that another party, living but a short distance from the Lenhart place, will hold a sale on March 4th. —-o— — ADDS TO HIS FARM. Chris Macke, of Preble township, doubled his farm of eighty acres, when he purchased this morning, an adjoining eighty from D. F. Leonard. This makes Mr. Macke owner of a fine 160 acre farm.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, March 1, 1913.

CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES. Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 28—Dean Horace A. Hoffman of the College of Liberal Arts of Indiana University has just given out a revised list of the students who will be graduated from the university this year. According to his statistics the College of Liberal Arts will graduate about two hundred and seventy students. The number of majors in each department shows that English, law and chemistry- are the most popular subjects chosen by the candidates for degrees. By departments the figures are as follows: English, 53 graduates; law, 35; chemistry, 19; History, 16; Latin, 16; economics, 15; mathematics, 14; German, 9; botany, 9; education, 7; philosophy, 5; medicine, 5; zoology, 5; romance languages, 4; geology, 4, and sociology, 1. The list does not include candidates for professional degrees, such as medicine and law, but is is merely a list of those who will graduate from the College of Liberal Arts with the degree bachelor of arts. TRIP TO PANAMA F. M. Schirmeyer Will Join Ft. Wayne Party on Trip to Panama Canal Zone. LEAVES MARCH 12TH Will Have Three Weeks’ Delightful Sojourn in the Sunny Southland. F. M. Schirmeyer will join a Fort Wayne party March 12th for a delightful and instructive trip through the Panama canal zone. The party will leave Fort Wayne March 12 for Chicago, from which city they will take the Illinois Central railroad to New Orleans. At New Orleans they will take a boat across the Gulf of Mexico to the Panama canal regions. There they will have a trip along the canal across the isthmus to view one of the greatest engineering feats ever accomplished. The itinerary will also probably include stops at various islands of the West Indies, and notable cities of the southland. Other members of the party will be Colonel D. N. Foster, W. E. Mossman, C. F. Yarnelle, W. J. Vesey, E. W. Cook, C. B. Yarnelle, besides other Ft. Wayne well known men.

FIREMEN’S SHOW To be Given at Willshire Next Tuesday Evening Under Auspices OF THE ODD FELLOWS Promises to be Best Entertainment of Season— Clever Specialties. The show, “All a Mistake,” to be given at Willshire next Tuesday night under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. lodge of that city promises to be the hit of the season and it would be impossible to secure a more enjoyable evening’s entertainment than this will afford. The play was given in Decatur several weeks ago and was witnessed by a crowded house, every one being satisfied and profuse in their praises of the talent displayed. Clever specialties will be introduced between acts and there will not be a dull moment from start to finish. Help the good cause along by purchasing from the lodge boys. The charge admission will be: Adults, 25 cents and children, 15 cents; tickets reserved free of charge. Don’t forger, the date, Tuesdayy, March 4th. - o— SELLS INTEREST IN STORE. W. J. Archbold, city treasurer and county-treasurer-elect, has sold his interest in the Runyon, Engeler & Company’s store. He is still clerking there, however, and may continue for some time. He find it necessary to devote much of his time to his official interests.

GIROD AND BAKER Will be Name of Beineke & Girod Restaurant After Monday. DEAL TO BE CLOSED And Contracts Signed on That Date—New Partner Well Known in City. A business deal which has been under way since the first of the week finally came to a settlement this morning and forfeit money put up by the two parties concerned in the transaction, if either went back on their agreement before money was released. The change is the selling of Chas. Beineke’s interest in the Beineke & Girod restaurant to Fred Baker, a popular and energetic young man of this city, living a few miles south of town. Contracts are now being prepared, but will not be signed up until Monday morning and Mr. Baker will then start into the restaurant business as a parter to Milton Girod. The firm of Beineke & Girod has been in business just one year and during this time they have worked up the finest trade of any restaurant in the cityy. The new partner, Fred Baker, is a fine young man, and well known, and it is almost certain that they will continue to work up a better trade for their resaurant since buying his interest in that place. Mr. Beineke has not yet decided upon what he'will do. calleeFto OHIO Bv Death of Brother’s Wife at Kirkwood — Samuel

Doak Leaves Today. FUNERAL ON SUNDAY Mrs. James Doak Passes Away After Long Illness from Cancer. Samuel Doak left this afternoon at 1 o'clock for Kirkwood, Ohio, where he was called by the death of his brother's wife, Mrs. James Doak. She had been ill for a long time, and last December was operated upon for cancer of the liver, which was ineffective in a cure. Mrs. Samuel Doak of this city had been at her bedside for the past week, and was with her when she passed away Friday. She was about fifty-four years of age, and besides her husband leaves four grown children, two of whom are married. They have often visited here and are well known here. Mr. Doak expects to be gone until the middle of next week. o — TO ATTEND CONVENTION. George Krick to Leave Sunday for Chicago. George Krick of the Krick & Tyndall Company, will leave Sunday for Chicago to attend the annual Clay Products’ exposition. He will remain through the weeks' sessions. — ' c KEIFER-HARPER WEDDING. Rev. J. H. Rilling officiated at a quiet wedding Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Evangelical parsonage, when he united the lives of Owen Keifer and Miss Mauna Harper of Pleasant Mills. The groom is a son of J. F. Keifer and the bride a daughter of William Harper. The young couple will reside on the groom's farm, ten miles from this city. INSURANCE PAID. The check for the life insurance policy for SI,OOO carried by Charles Rumschlag in the C. B. L. of I. arrived and was paid to the widow of the young man, lately deceased. o — UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. March sure kum in like a lamb—a snow-white lamb, all snow—wool an’ a yard-full.

SOME FUNNY ADS. “Bulldog for sale;- will eat any thing; very fond of children.” “Wanted a boy to be partly outside and partly behind the counter.” “Widow in comfortable circum stances wishes to marry two sons.” “Animal sale now on; don’t go elsewhere to be cheated; come here.” “A lady wants to sell her piano, as she is going abroad in a strong, iron frame.” Lost, near Highgate Archway, an umbrella belonging to a gentleman with a bent' rib and a bone handle.” “Mr. Jones, furrier, begs to announce that he will make up gowns, caps, etc., for ladies out of their own skins.” Wanted, an airy bedroom for a gentleman 22 feet long and 11 feet wide.” Recently this line appeared in a daily paper: “A car load of bricks came in for a walk through the park.” SILVER JUBILEE Celebrated Friday Evening by Decatur Eastern Star • Chapter With PRETTY CEREMONY Friends Join With Members in Observance of Twentieth Anniversary. A large number of friends joined last evening with the Decatur Chapter |of the Order of Eastern Star in the I observance of their twentieth anniversary or silver jubilee celebration, at the Masonic Hall. T-he local order was instituted July 18, 1892, by the Bluffton order, but the charter was not granted until

April 24, 1893, hence the anniversary ' celebration is good for any time between these dates. The celebration ; had been planned for several times prior to this, but was necessarily post-1 poned. Last evening’s celebration, however, was carried out with very: little to mar its pleasure. Mrs. J. S. Peterson, who was worthy matron when the celebration was first plan- 1 ned, presided and was in charge of the very good program given. Miss Rose Smith opened with a piano solo, and then came a good paper by Miss Anna Winnes, on “The Eastern Star” giving some facts about the order in general. Herman Myers, on for a reel- j tation, could not be present on accout of having the mumps, and Dr. J. S. Coverdale, one of the charter members of the Masons, who was to have a paper on “Early Masonry in Decatur” also was absent on account of being. obliged to be with his son, Dr. E. G.' Coverdale who was taken to Ft. Wayne to undergo an operation for append!cits. This was disappointing as Dr. ’ Coverdale had prepared a very good paper from material gleaned from many sources, Mrs. D. M. Hensley had an interesting paper on the "Decatur ( Chapter” giving its history in full, and f little souvenir booklets given out, to ' the attendants, contain some of these 1 interesting facts. Nearly all of the twenty-five charter members are still living. The roster now shows seventy-three members, the growth having been rapid during this time. Os the members during' these years, nine have been claimed by death. Mrs. Sarah Blackburn bears the honor of being the oldest living member, having been a member of an organization called "The Family of, Constellation, in 1869, which was later dissolved. The local chapter also has the honor of having one of the grand officers of the state, Mrs. Olive Peterson being appointed Grand Adah at the last grand chapter, at Indianapolis. A cantata, “Spring'’ was pleasingly rendered by Miss Marie Patterson, Mrs. Earl Adams and Mrs. W. P. Schrock, with Mrs. Jesse Daily Pianist. A poem, “Twenty Years Ago,” written for anotner similar anniversary celebration was recited by Mrs. C. R. Dunn and was very appropriate, ■ while the recitation on, "Grandpa’s a • Mason,” by little Lois Peterson, was I a star. After the program, a commingf ling socially was a pleasing closing to a happy evening. The entertainment committee comprising, Mrs. C. R. Dunn and Mrs. George Flanders, provided an interesting contest. This was the i solution of a rebus which when dei' ciphered gave the words "Order of (ContTnaeu on Page 2)

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ANNUAL MEETING Os Ft. Wayne District Methodists Will be Held in Ft. Wayne Next Week. DECATUR CHARGE i I1 To Be Represented- Guy Kidd is Candidate For License to Preach L Next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be memorable days for the Fort Wayne district of the North Indiana Methodist conference, when the annual district conference will be held at the St. Paul M. E. Church iu Fort , Wayne. At this meeting, the heads of all the departments of the 39 pastorial charges in the district are expected to be represented. Reports will be , given and matters closed prepartory to the holding of the annual North Indiana conference to be held at Tipton, Indiana, beginning April first One of the important things to be considered at the district conference . next Wednesday afternoon will be the examination of candidates for license to preach. It is expected that there will be twelve candidates and Guy ; Kidd, of this city, is included in the list. The district conference opens Monday evening and continues through Wednesday evening. Speakers of state and national as well as local fame are listed. The addresses of ' i Bishop McDowell of Chicago, for Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock and Wednesday morning at 9:15 are looked fori ward to with great interest. Rev. R. L. Semans pastor of the Decatur (church, will speak preceding him, at 8:45 Wednesday morning, on “The Preacher and His Bible.” Rev. George R. Gross, D. D. president of Depauw iIT n i orxr oi ♦ wvSIl mvkaalv "X 4T a. a

I University, will speak Monday evening, and also Tuesday morning. i A. S. Elzey, of Ossian will preside at the meeting of the local preachers, (Wednesday morning at 11:05. Rev. IJ. O. Randall, D. D„ of Philadelphia, will speak Wednesday morning and evening. Other speakers on various departmental work, will be interesting. The various departments of the Decatur church, who are delegates are: Pastor, Rev. R. L. Semans; S. S. Supt., C. L. Walters; Pres. Mite Society, Mrs. C. L. Walters; Pres. Woman's Home Missionary society, Mrs. F. V. Mills: Brotherhood, John Par(rish; Junior League, Etta Mallonee; Epworth League, J. C. Tritch, Class Leader, Maurice Hay; Local preacher, iW. J. Myers. The district includes charges in Adams, Allen, Wells, Stuben, Dekalb, and Jay counties. The annual North Indiana Conference proper, of which the Fort Wayne district Is a part begins April 2, at Tipton. Rev. R. L. Semans, of the Decatur church, is a member of the conference faculty for the examination of young ministers in the course of theology and homiletics, will be otflig'ed to go April first to take up his work lin this line. The conference will exItend over Sunday. One of the great features will be the appointments of the ministers to their various charges for the new year. o - THE PINK ROSE. At the Presbyterian Church Sunday Evening. Sunday evening the young people’s chorus, composed of twenty voices, of I the Presbyterian church, will give “The Pink Rose" at 7 o’clock, the usual time of the evening service. This is one of Tullar-Meredith’s song and story services, which are so popular and successful in bringing home to the hearts of the people the great sav[ing truths of the gospel. The story is interspersed with songs, which add . to the effectiveness of the appeal. The ■ story is one of a rose, given to a soul ■ in the depths. The rose krought a ’ ; wonderful work wi the Master’s name. - j This story was given over a year ago ■ ' in the ITesbyterian church, and now, > I upon request, It is repeated. This is i the first service the young people have ’ undertaken, and under the direction :-!of Mr. F. H. Hubbard they hope to J give special music once a month. You t are cordially invited to this service a ' Sunday evening. Come and bring I. your friends with you. This story of e the lifting of a soul to higher altitudes !-jby thetruths suggested through the f rose, will also be the means of lifting iyou to higher aspirations and hopes.