Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 102.

NEW BUILDING NOW ASSURED School Board Takes Official Action on Recommendation from State Board. WILL LEVY TAX For Two Years. Then Issue Bonds—Vacancy in Superintendency Declared. The Decatur school board held one of the most important sessions in its history Monday evening at the office of J. F. Fruchte, at which time definite action was taken toward the building of a new high school in this city in 1915. This no doubt means that the commission to the high school will be restored and that in due time we will have a high school building that will be a credit to the city and compare favorably with those in oth-

er towns of twice this size. Attorney C. J, Lutz rendered an opinion regarding the citations made by the state board of education concerning the ability of the school board to make a levy sufficient to raise SIO,OOO per year for two years, in which be stated that the law referred to by them deals only with cities of the second class, while this city is of the fifth class. However, he pointed out the methods by which the board could make the levy required under the law, and after this opinion had been verified by Mr. Fruche this morning, the following letter was sent to the state board: Decatur, Ind.. April 29, 1918. C. A. Greathouse, State Superintendent .Indianapolis, Ind.: Dear Sir: —In accordance with the recommendation and request contained in your letter of recent date relative to the high school conditions in thia city, we beg leave to say that we will use our uttermost endeavors to comply with the stipulations therein contained and that at the proper time for certifying the tax levy, we will make an additional levy in such sum as will meet your requirements, the proceeds from which levy will raise al sum approximately SIO,OOO each year for the next two years for the purpose of building a new school house. Trusting that this action on our part will meet your full approval and that the commission will be restored, we beg to remain, Very truly, O. L. VANCE. IRVIN BRANDBURT, J. F. FRUCHTE, Board of Trustees.

Action was also taken last evening concerning the superintendency of the schools here. It being that no application, either written or verbal, had been filed by Mr. Rice, it was upon motion declared that a vacancy existed and the board will proceed to elect some one to fill the place. Mr. Brandyberry, the secretary, Informs us that there are at present several applications an dthat every effort will be made to secure the very best man that is possible. This will be done just as soon as possible. The resignation of Miss Clara Williams, teacher of English, and who had applied for the same place next year, was accepted. It is understood that Miss Williams has accepted a similar place In the Portland schools. ■o STATE REPORT ON SCHOOLS. > f Through County Superintendent Opliger we have been furnished a copy of thereport of the state superintendent of public Instruction. The volumn contains 700 pages and includes man) Items concerning school work In Indiana. -* A page and a half concerning the work in Adams county compares very favorably with that from any county In the state, the schools having progressed In a very satisfactory manner during the past year. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sellemeyer entertained a company of friends Sunday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Edward V, ilson, Mrs. Luther Boyers, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse helm and Albert Sellemeyer.

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are masterly musicians. Baihle Trlto to Play Here Are Pralded Everywhere. So rarely do really talented musicians strike the city that those who do like good music will take the opportunity of hearing the Baihle Trio at the Knights of Pythias Homo May •>■ 1 hey come under the auspices of the Euterpean club. The trio comI’rises George Baihle, piano; Gaston Baihle, violin, and Nicolai Zedeler, cello. All have studied under the best masters abroad and are finished musicians in every sense of the word. They have appeared in all the large cities and press reports speak highly of them. The Evening Telegram (New '°rk) says; “George Baihle handled the delightful scores in a musicianly careful way. He approached as near Perfection in the dainty music as one could wish.”

PIONEER IS GONE Gandma Garrison Passes to Heavenly Reward After Long and Useful Life AT NOON HOUR TODAY _____ Made Home With Daughter, Mrs. Belle Johnson, and Grandson, W. G. Kist. A long and useful life, filled with many deeds of kindness and full of self-sacrifice for others, was closed at noon today for Mrs. Mary Jaques Garrison, better known to those who loved her as “Grandma” Garrison, who passed to her heavenly reward at 12:85 o’clock. A year ago, last May, 19, Mrs. Garrison came to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Belle Johnson, and her grandson, W. G. Kist, foreman of the Democrat, and it was at their home. No. 116 South First street, that 'he passed away. Mrs. Garrison, wno was elghty-s|x years old last December 31, became ill six weeks ago this evening—March 19. She was first attacked by stomach and bowel trouble. [Owing to the weight of her many I years, she was unable to withstand the attack and for the past two or three weeks she has been sinking rapidly. Since Saturday she had been unable to take any nourishment whatever, and during her entire illness, I very little, this contributing to her weakness.

' Grandma Garrison was truly one of the pioneers of Indiana. She was 'born in Wood county, Ohio, December 31, 1826, and when only seventeen 'years of age, came to Elkhart county, i Indiana, with her parents. The state was at that time a wilderness, whose chief peoples were the Indians, ahd Mrs. Garrison told many Interesting tales of early pioneer life and her friendships with the Indians, for whom she had often performed some kindly senice. She was married there December 19, 1847, to Alfred Garrison, and lived in Elkhart county until her husband’s death in 1881. Since then she has made her home with her children. Os the five children bom to her, only two are living. One died in infancy, one at the age of six, [and another, Nell, in young womanI hood. The daughter, Mrs. Johnson, and a son, W. F. Garrison, of Des 'Moines, lowa, are the two surviving, i Mrs. Garrison made her home for the greater part of the time with her son. The son's wife, however, became ill of cancer a year ago, and was taken to several large cities for treatment, at [which time Mrs. Garrison came here to live. A sad feature Is that the son’s wife is now lying at the point of death, and it Is not known whether he can leave her bedside to come to his mother's funeral. A sister, Mrs. A. T. S. Kist, of Warsaw, has been at her bedside a week, and was with her when she passed away. Anothei sister, Mrs. Reuben James, of Cabool, Mo., and a brother, F. M. Jaques, of Silver Lake, are all that are left of her parental family. Mrs. Garrison was long a member of the Methodist church. While lameness and illness prevented her from attending at any time since her residence here, she was there in spirit. She enjoyed the acquaintance of the many who called on her. All who knew her loved her and found her conversation most interesting, being replete with many things gleaned from tCoutmueu on Page 2)

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I Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, April 29, 1913.

ORDERS ARE ISSUED Secretary of City Board of Health, Dr. Keller, Issues Annual Order. CLEAN UP THE CITY Within Ten Days or it Will be Done at Your Expense —lt’s Important. On another page will appear the official notice by Dr. H. E. Keller, secretary of the city board of health, demanding that “all parties living in the city of Decatur must clean up their yards and haul away all rubbish, tin cans, cinders or any filth that has accumulated on their premises, and this must positively be done within ten days or the same will be done by the board of health at your expense. If this fails you will be prosecuted." This is important and you have no right to disobey the order, for in so doing, you not only injure yourself but endanger, the entire community. Clean up is the cry all over the land, and the insistence of the cry has no doubt prevented great epidemics of disease in this country. The local officials are backed by the state officials and they Intend this year even more than heretofore to enforce the law. It was necessary last year to file affidavits against one or two who refused to comply with the law and it will be done this year if necessary. Do it now. Clean up and avoid trouble. Has Returned from Successful Trip to Australia— Ready for Busy Season. THEY LIKE DECATUR Say if They Didn’t Own Home in Akron Would Sure Live in This City.

Granado and Fedora, the couple who delighted the thousands who attended the Old Home Week here last fall, have returned from a most successful trip to Australia, and the following letter from them shows that they have a warm spot for Decatur: Akron, 0., April 28, 1913. Mr. H. J. Yager, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Mr. Yager:—We received your postals, for which I thank you. We arrived home a couple of weeks ago and are now gettting ready to start again to make some masiskies for the home we bought last year; will keep me broke for the next two years paying for it. I hope you got the postals which I sent you; also the young lady at the hotel. Give our best regards to all our friends, and tell them that we have one very warm spot for Decatur, Indiana, in our hearts, and if I did not have a home, to the present moment, I dare say I would come to yt>ur city and buy one there, for I have, as well as my wife, been quite taken with the people of your city, and your town itself. My wife is getting to be quite a farmer. She got out a lot of chicks from her incubator, and all I hear from her is chickens, chickens, and then some chickens; so wlth—eest wishes and kindest regards, we remain Yours truly, GRANADO AND FEDORA. BROUGHT TO DECATUR. Mrs. Philip Meihls, who has been a patient at the St. Joseph hospital for almost four weeks, was brought here to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rex, by her husband Sunday evening, where it is hoped she will continue to improve. She stood the trip as well as could be expected. — —— o— — MRS CLEMENS NOT SO WELL. Mrs. C. C. Clemens of First street, who has been critically ill a week with paralysis, is not so well today. The paralysis affects her entire right side and she is practically helpless. Mr. Clemens Is a blacksmith. •

WILL PRESENT PLAY. A Military Play “A Little Savage” Will be Given Friday Evening. Miss Osee Armstrong of Ridgeville is here drilling the cast of home players for the play which will be given at the Bosse opera house Friday evening, May 2, under the auspices of the Rebekah lodge. The story is one of the best yet given, being a military play, named "A Little Savage." The ladies are selling tickets and you should be ready to get one when they call. The proceeds will be used by the Rebekahs for their new robe fund. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Th’ kids uv th’ presunt day hez things entirely to ezy. Enin their peanuts kum ready hulled.

A SPECIAL TRAIN F. H.Hubbard of HollandSt. Louis Company Arrives This, Morning FROM LORAINE, OHIO With Special Train Load of Beet Laborers—Are Being Placed Today. Activities in the beet sugar Industry opened with a boom this morning when F. H. Hubbard, manager of the local factory, arrived with a train load of Hungarians from Loraine, Ohio. Two special cars were required to convey the fifty-two people and their baggage from Loraine to this city, and the cars were placed on the siding at the factory, where the business of unloading was taken up at once. All of the laborers have been placed with the fanners In this vicinity. Messrs. Wagner and Wilson, who left Saturday for Illinois, are expected to arrive this evening with another load of laborers from Pullman, 111. Nearly every farmer in Adams county and adjoining counties who have signed contracts to raise beets this year are busy with preparing the ground and planting, and with the assistance of the foreign laborers the yield this year will no doubt be beyond all expectation.

DR.J.N.HURTYHERE To Give Public Lecture Tonight—“ What Hygiene Can do for Mankind.” AT THE M. E. CHURCH Public Cordially Invited— Famed Physician Addressed High School. Dr. J. H. Hurty, state commissioner of health, arrived today from Indianapolis, to give his promised lecture this evening at 7:30- o’clock at the Methodist church. The lecture will be illustrated by stereopticon views and will be on the subject, "What Hygiene Can do for Mankond.” The lecture is free and everyone is cordially invited to attend. Do not fall to come out and give him a warm reception. Dr. Hurty will have a message of vital interest to deliver to all who are, and should be, interested in the laws of health and their enforcement that right living may result The lecture will begin promptly at 7:30 o’clock that Dr. Hurty may leave on the 9:30 car for Fort Wayne. He is obliged to leave tonight as he is due at Annapolis, Md., May 1 From there he will go to Richmond, Va., Whence to Washington, D. C. At Washington he will attend two meetings. One is a conference of Counsel on Health and Public Instruction of American Medical associations and the other is a convention of the Nation Tuberculosis association. He will be gone on his eastern trip eight days. This afternoon Dr. Hurty expected to visit the schools and give health talks, all of which will be highly appreciated.

HUNTINGTON WtT Local Option Campaign Ends in Verdict to Retain [ Licensed Saloon. I A MAJORITY OF 270 — Other Local Option Elec-' tions to be Held Over the State in Near Future. After one of the fiercest campaigns waged in thia part of the state, since the local option elections were, made permissable under the laws of Indiana, the city of Huntington voted Monday to retain the licensed saloon by a majority of 270. The Huntington Light & Fuel company backed the “dry” forces while the Huntington Foundry & Machine company stood behind the “wets,” and the battle was waged incessantly for three weeks. The Second, Third ahd Fifth wards vvoted dry, but the First and Fourth voted wet by such large majorities that the saloons were retained. In the First ward the wets won by 247, and In the Fourth by 180. Brownstown Monday voted “dry" by 27 and in Wayne and Fall Creek townI ships of Henry county the "drys” won with dase. Other elections to be held soon are: Sullivan, in Washington county, today; Patoka and Hazleton, Sullivan county, May 1; Plymouth, Marshall county, May 2; Danville, May 8; Albion, May 5; Petersburg, May 8. NONE LOVED THEM So Bluffton Woman Throws Herself and Two Children •_ Into Creek. NEAR LOGANSPORT Mrs. Nellie Tumpaugh and Elder Son Drown—Youngest Escaped. Logansport, Ind., April 29—Mrs. Nellie Turnpaugh of near Bluffton today threw her two sons from the Inddiana Union Traction Company’s bridge into Deer Creek and then leap ed in her self. The youngest son, Delbert, 6 years old, grabbed some tufts of turf as he floated down stream and reached the bank. The other son, Donald, 9 years old, and his mother were drowned. None save the participants witnessed the tragedy, and the lad who saved himself is unable to give an adburate account of the affair. He says he and his elder brother demurred at walking across the bridge. “Mama took me by the hand and told me to come on, because no one loved us anyhow. We got away out on the bridge, and mama kissed me and shoved me into the water, but I climbed out,” he said. The bodies of Mrs. Turnpaugh and her son were recovered this afternoon. Mrs. Turn-

paugh came from her home near Blufftoll Saturday evening to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sprinkle of, Lincoln, this county. On pretext of visiting her sister this morning, Mrs. Turnpaugh left her parents house taking with her the two boy children by a former marriage. The Turnpaughs moved from Cass county to a point near Cralgville about two months ago. ' MRS. PHILIP ZAUGG DEAD. Mrs. Margaret Zaugg, wife of Philip j Zaugg, living six and one-half miles northwest of Berne, died Sunday evening of tuberculosis. She was a na- 1 tive of Switzerland. Her husband and four children survive her. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 o’clock at the Winchester church. Burial in Honduras cemetery. | TO DISTRIBUTE ROBES. The new robes for the Rebekah lodge have arrived and this evening will be distributed to the various members of the degree team. It is requested that all members be present this evening when this is done.

FOLK DAY—BIG EVENT. Famous Statesman to Appear Here 1 Chautauqua Week.

Big interest is being taken all along i the line of the Redpath Chautauquas I this season in the fact that Gov. Joseph Folk of Missouri is to speak upon the subject, “The Fight for a State.” In some of the cities he is to visit, _ari rangements are already being made for him also to address the Chamber ;of Commerce at a luncheon, and in jother places twenty-five to thirty automobiles will meet him at the train. Gov. Folk is one of our greatest i public men. The state of Missouri ,it I will be recalled, endorsed him as their candidate for the presidency before I the Baltimore convention. His own fight for his state, where he cleaned out the race track gamblers and other- , wise wrought reforms against most 'strenuous odds, is well kown.

A NEW COMPANY I Including the Present Stockholders of Interurban is Proposed to TAKE OVER HOLDINGS I Os the Old and Extend Line South— Company Will Furnish $900,000. At a meeting of the directors and a j large number of the stockholders of 1 the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, held at the traction office in this city Monday, plaijs were formulated whereby a new company will be formed to take over the bonds of the old company, and advance a sufficient sum to extend the line to Portland, to .make it a winning- line. President W. H. Fledderjohann said this morning in an Interview, that about fifty signers, holding over half ,of the stock, of the new proposal were secured at the meeting Monday, and it is thought that the seventy-five or eighty, necessary to make the required number, to carry the through, will be secured. He said that ( the directors explain that the new company, which will be known as the purj chasing company, will place a mort- ' gage bond issue on the line of railway ifrom Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Portland, Ind., of 1900,000. The new company, in which the old stockholders have the privilege of taking stock, by the turning over of their holdings in the old one, at par value, will take ( over the 1209,000 worth of old bonds already issued by the old company and pay those off. It Is estimated that about $600,000 will be required to put the line through to Portland, this leav--1 ing a balance in the treasury of $91,000 from the mortgage funds. ( It is the purpose of the new organization, should it be effected, to pay off all claims, such as receivership fees, attorneys' fees, and receivers’ certificates, and all costs incurred by the receivership, and buy In the line 1 before the same is sold at receiver's sale, the hearing of the petition for ,the selling of which is set for May 6. Those interested are busily engaged in getting the stockholders to sign the proposal and it Is expected that It will carry.

I The directors refuse to divulge who i .the company is behind the proposed 1 (new purchasing company. i o- — ( REMAINS ARRIVE. The remains of the late Mrs. Johan-' |fla Bittner, a former Adams county l lady, who died at Fort Wayne at 2, 'o'clock Sunday morning from cancer, I arrived in this city this afternoon over | i the G. R. & I. railroad, and were met 1 Iby Yager Bros. & Relnklng, undertak-' ors, and from the station were driven |to the Emmanuel Lutheran church In .Union township, where the funeral ; services were held, the Rev. Bauer officiating. — """ o —■ TO MOVE TO CITY. Mrs. William Lammert and daughter Rhoda, of north of the city were shopping here today. They are making arrangements for the family to move Ito this city, having purchased the i August Sellemeyer property, on First .street. This Is a residence north of I the brick homestead of the Sellemey-' , ers. The Lammerts expect to move ’ .here next week.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS Case of State Against Dr. Geo. Thain Called for Trial Today. IS GREAT DIFFICULTY i In Getting a Jury—Case Will be Hard Fought During the Week.

One of the most important criminal cases of the April court calendar began this morning before Special Judge I David E. Smith and a jury, when Dr. , George Thain of Fort Wayne, was brought up to answer to the charge of criminal operation resulting in the ( death of Mrs. Winnie Marhenke, wife of Martin Marhenke, of Monmouth. . On account of the wide-spread particulars of the case, great difficulty 18 boi ing experienced in securing a jury and .until 3:00 o’clock this afternoon the .panel had not yet been completed. At noon twelve men were in the jury chairs, but half of these were excused this afternoon and others called to t take their places. Each side is challenging and rechallenging, and it is , evident that the case will be a hardfought legal battle in every detail. (When Dr. Thain was brought into court this morning, a motion to quash each count of the affidavit was overruled, arraignment was then waived and Dr. Thain entered a plea of “not guilty” and the battle was on. A motion was made to require the bailiff to select the jurors, Instead of the same being selected by the sheriff, T. J. Durkin, as he is the affiant in the charge against Dr. Thain. A motion was also made to require the state to show on I which count it expects to try the de- . fendant and to rely upon for convicI I tion. Prosecutor R. C. Parrish is assisted by ex-Prosecutor John C. Moran I for the state, while the defense has as ■ his local attorneys, C. J. Lutz and L. C. DeVoss. Leonard, Rose & Zollars of 1 , Fort Wayne were also retained by the ■ defense. The particulars of the case; which Is of recent occurrence are well remembered. The operation is alleged i to have taken place February 25, when Mrs. Marhenke made a visit to his office in Fort Wayne, in company with her sister. The operation proved es- ■ fective March 2, but on March 5, her ’ death occurred. The affidavit against ■ the doctor was made by Sheriff Durkin, upon Information resulting from i an inquest very soon after her death. ’ The entire week will probably be rei qulred for the case, as many witnesses > have been summoned. Practically the 1 entire village of Monmouth is attend'.ing, either as witnesses or auditors. ■ The state has already subpoenaed •' three witnesses from Fort Wayne, sixteen from this city and county, while the defense has two from here, and several from Fort Wayne. , I i The case of Anna Claus against Morris Eh ream, brought here on j change of venue from Adams county, is on trial before Judge W. H. Eichhorn in circuit court. The plaintiff seeks possession of a farm of 80 acres which was rented to Ehrsam in October, 1910. She alleges that he agreed to vacate at the expiration of the second year, and that she paid him $5 in closing an agreement for his surrender of the farm. She alleges

she should be awarded SIOO in addition to possession. The defendant in reply alleges he bad the privilege of three years' tenancy of the farm, and alleges he was never given proper notice to vacate, and that the $5 paid to I him was to reimburse him for some (improvement work on the farm.— .Bluffton News. | Hon. James J. Moran, judge of the ‘Jay circuit court, is appointed special r judge to hear the case of Frank M. Schlrmeyer, trustee, vs. The Decatur Motor Car company. The change is made by agreement as the present judge is disqualified because of interest in the case. A Jay county will contest case was filed in the Adams circuit court on ’ change of venue. This is the case in ( which James M. Polley et al. are suing a widow, Jennie C. Polley, and her sister’s daughter and granddaughter, 'Olive E. and Margaret Barr. The will is one alleged to ha we been executed by Jennie Polley’s husband, Joseph W. ’ Polley, in which he gave the widow and the aforesaid Barr defendants all (Conunvea on Page 2)