Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 4 October 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 234.

BEAUTIFUL PARK MAY BE DONATED EH W. Steele Offers to Do-! nate Big Park to any R e . sponsible Organization. jpPERPETU ATE name . Scene of Many Delightful Gatherings Offered in a Most Unusual Way. (Contributed by I. r. S|, (>u , .lust across the river, east from n... callir, is a well Improved one hundred * n, ‘ forty-acre tract of | an d. about' ' twenty-the acres of which have foi l been used as a city garden hr I He owner KU w stecle. The re mainder 1 of this tract or about one I hundred and fifteen acres, is known I is Steele’s park. In this park is » gleailtitul artificial lake of several M-res; along its shores are thrifty . Kroves of willows, maple, ash and elm trees, through which are graded drives, and shaded walks, where rest j ful contemplation may find a wel come. This park which is the life’s work of one man, may now change ownership at any time. As the passing stranger is attracted by its irnpos IjW symmetry, its shady drives and pleasant walks, hordi n d with flower frig plants, and blooming shrubs, he can but ask himself, what manner ot man is he who has made this emnmor field a plate of attractive leautv an unexcelled landscape the home ot useful trees and singing birds. I. For years, this beautiful country i f side, in winter's frosty evenings has ' had its merry skating parties o’er its I ttinss like lake, m the milder balmy | days of spring and autumn, its pienfc " parties, family reunions ami annual hop comings of relatives and i E&ri' 'ds What Decatur resident has Ea< spent a pleasant day with friends Ktn Steele’s park? In more recent i Eyean harvest feasts and county re- : i- unions, were frequent during the days ; | of the Great Northern Indiana fair. I which was held in Steeles park. That, ' T .fair alone will linger long in the memKories of those Who strove for premiums on fine sheep, fat cattle, import- ■ ed horses and that deli'ions appleI butter, such as -mother used to ] f make." There are others, too. who | won’t forget those lairs lit Steele's | imrk. Even those wise Sunday school p boys can't for tot th- rolor of the cash ‘/th,. ~i How won on ' • Billing" in the speed ring. Or—those | pleasant, evening walks and talks and nice sw.s't. n*-li H"> ;"*t ,r, "“ ■ its ‘maker s hand -o liiro’v relish RK alike by < f youth or conntr' sweetheart i?_ Well. seeing is believing, we are| L told and who has not some vivid ( ft Jtcture on memory's wall o what h< P has seen there that is a pleasure t* re'llll? K■* The past has framed for us a i ll • tore. that .or ’ »hh M.me Kbat seem as hut.a dream -rs as »| MSflndM-iiiie dimly »»*" '" |l|!:,l t. -tj feta the profile of a man. who is In J B’lturrv, always. moving <m and vit. I but one single object in hi* vb-w. " • I That to beautifv *''J I and make it the bon dm.mum ■ throb.-, of leafy bower*, ol shad ■ groves ul kinging birds. lh Imve to a rou’-mg I’denre. If no m<»c. that hr ’"“J ■ will and m * n * rK '',u,,, r .. E Os 3 crystal lake now HMture had not ' n)(W that a thousand usefuul S"“’i. E of Steele’s P«rk W'O'lld i tnithfully. dedicated to ■ «m.e worth " |fforts ■ may rocogni/o bl wj((| E by ever 'omnieim ' ' . l)U | |w F f pies Hon"’- ° r f|m|tar nn ■ iion>'’-' o; r ;; )mnB) ide lnMll u I* tore. And to at > m | ticn or lh.t • ‘gaennd occupy f l '" ' present L »s;. - K — »• ■ fjtisto'u e. !g here visiting f BLwehly. I-.-

DhCATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

FELL FROM APPLE TREE. While in a tree on his farm, picking lappies yesterday, John Stults of this j met with an accident that fortuimely bore no ill results for him. lie 1111 from the tree, but fortunately i ■' branch caught nim and broke the '■'ll, before he slipped from that '■ranch and fell flat on his chest on ground. |ij K breath was forced "it of him by the shock, but other- ' i:fc Lui was -nnbrtrtr Aprdes are 'l'nt'' Plentiful on the Stults farm and they have already picked thirty-six bushels of the fruit. A 1 BUSINESS CHANCE. A lucrative business can be bought very cheap if taken soon. Trade established in several counties, and deees competition, or information address W. A. Todd. Decatur, Ind. 34t2 IN THECHURCHES Rev. Grimes Arrives to Take Charge of the Decatur Circuit. WINTER SERVICES Will Begin Half Hour Earlier in Evening at Methodist Church. Beginning with Sunday evening th" l-.'pwcrth i.eague ano evening preaching service of the Methodist church ■ II commence one-half hour earlier than usual and will continue to do so •iiroughout the winter. This will make the services come at 6 and 7 P. m. Rev. Grimes Arrive*. Rev. Grimes, the newly apiminted pastor of the iHvcatur circuit of the Methodist church, hag arrived and will fill his regular appointments tomorrow. His wife will follow as soon as he has found a house in which to locate. Rev. Grimes succeeds the Rev. Karl Thomitson. who has entered college. Annual Mission Feast. Rev. Riiuck of Wren. Ohio, will preach tomorrow nt the Zion’s Lutheran ehurt h, at the annual mission festival, and in the evening Rev. Wambsganss of Fort Wayne will give an illustrated lecture on "India and the Indian Missions.'’ HIGHLY PRIZED Is Souvenir Received This Morning by Byard Smith from Famous Men. FOUR BIG PITCHERS Send Their Autographs to Him on Base Balls With Which They Played. On,, of the most approprlnte and probably the most highly prlaed souunit in <be city »« received this morning by Byard Smith. The mmiv.idr Is m tbe so™ of tw ® l *'"* hull *’ one of *l'l<’h *«* '«•'•«> ln “ iMween New York and Pittsburg, and vhlch bear* Hip autorapha of Mattiewson and Alexamler, the two opiH.dna pltthers; nlso the score, bep IR Ito The other ball was UMd In the mmr between Pittsburg and St Louis ami ttenrn the autograph of Ilans Lobe* and K'mbe the two ndchera. While Mr. David Smith was ()1( hU trip to Philadelphia to take tl,. thirty-third degree In Masonry he ghip ped off at Pltt-burt for a short v lH|. with hln eoualn, <■ A. Smythe. During their visit, Mr. Smith men,loned the fact that Byard was quite „ baM ball enhusiaet and fan. At the Mr. Smythe simke ol endeavor- " l 0 secure a ball uretl by tho big gyers, but nothing more waa llXhl ‘»f “ unUI “ ,to ' no ™‘ M * hpn pvgrd receWml I® I’l'"'”’’ 1 ’ I '"'”’’ ,M ” e ! -s of hard-fought tavttre will unal bt' db be invaluable to Byard and ; X, ,»•<

MITCH BOY HURT - — - Attempted to Climb Into Wagon When Horses Started and He Fell i I 1 UNDER THE WHEELS Passed Over His Shoulder Blade—Badly Hurt But Will Recover —— , The five-year-old son of Mrs. Stella Mitch, widow of Elias Mitch, whose I death occurred a few weeks ago. was I badly injured about 4 o'clock Friday afternoon near his home east of the city, when the wheel of a farm way ’ on ran across.his chest, or over th shoulder blades. The little fellow was attempting to climb into the wagon when tin horses started up and the child was . thrown directly in the path of the l rear wheels. Spectators were badly i frightened and feared thut the life ■ had been crushed out of the little boy Fortunately for him the wagon was empty, save for an empty hog rack, r.nd the weight was therefor not so great. A physician called hastily, found no bones broken in the little hotly, but he was badly bruised. The little boy also spit some blood which might 1 signify internal injury, but it is be- 1 lieved that his Injuries are not serf- t ous and that he will recover without j difficulty. V FOR FIFTYyEARS ' _____ a *" \ Miss Winchell and Mrs. Rug- ' c 1; gles Have Taught in the i t Schools of Chicago. _____ <> R THEY GIVE ADVICE “ V — Say One Trouble is That so J, Many Teachers Have Marriage in View. Chicago, Oct 4—(Special to Daily J Democrat)— Two Chicago school teachers, Miss Harriet N. Winchell principal of the Tilden Sthotd, and Mrs. Martha M. Ruggles of the Og f den School, rounding out half a cen inty of teaching, will he the guest of I oi'or at the banquet tendered them I by the Chicago Principals' Club to- r night. Today they gave the follwing "tips’’ to teachers or would-be tenchers ) 'Take cure of your health and put your whole heart and soul in your | work. These are two tilings that w< re largely reaponslble for my sue- t cess In teaching.”—Mlm Winchell, j "Study each of your pupils ns an individual. Acquaint yourself with the t home conditions under which your t puplln live.—. Mrs. Ruggles. Miss Win Cheli and Mrs. Ruggles started teach- | Ing in the Chicago schools in 1864, when Uie city's school system was i cot.i|x»ed of four elementary and one t ntgh school. Now there are alioiit ( :<m> schools tn tho city. They have worked under seven niiperltitendnnts t end under nearly n score of principals each. t Miaa Winchell Is a belli ver In vocational training and domestic tcience, f bitt site feels that it waa a mistake to , supplant many of the "old tasmoned" Idem of the echool room for some of , the new-fangled frills. "The school system, of course, is much better now than It was fifty .venrn ago." she observed today, "but I see one fault In our present system, and that Is that there Is too much ) emphasis on the fancy side too much I dancing and dramatics.” Mrs. Ruggles commented upon the t fnet that few of the preset:t day wo | turn touchers stick to the prof»v*h»ii I for any length of lime. r "The reason why so many of our t young teachers nowadays do not make ; a success of teaching is beeapse they have married life in view and do not ' Intend to teach for more than four or frve years" she said. t

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, October 4. 1013.

■ NEW PROSECUTOR ARRIVES . Fine Son Born Today to Prosecuting Attorney R; C. Parrish A brand new proroi idor ar: i., <| in the city at live o’cloch till , moininq in time to ea .t ills vote for tie Demoi r:itH at the coming election, ills, | name is David Thomas Panish, and I lie is the first born of Prosecuting At torney mid Mrs. Raileigli Parrish. The babe Is a fine one ami tipu the scales at lilne pounds. The mother was formerly Miss Ethel Barkley, mid both Rile mid tile babe arc getting ‘ along tine. It is thought Hie proud and happy father will lie able to leave llie bal"‘ by tills alterne, ti long enough to come down town to receive the congratulations of liis friends. ANNDAL MEETING Os Indiana Boaid and Filler Company Held at Offices in This City. OLD OFFICIAL STAFF Was Re-elected—Built Two Large Warehouses During Summer—Growing. The alinuai meeting of the stockholders and directors of tile Indiana Board anti Filler company was held today at the compaiiy's main offices In this city. The old staff of officers was elected for tile ensuing year: President, W. I; Coil; first vice president. H. C. \inerine, Vincennes; secotid vice president, R. S. Vietz. Evansville; treasurer. S. It. Fleming, Ft. Wayne; secretary, W \. Vietz, Vincennes. Mißs Grace Battenberg, who has been assistant treasure! lor the past year, was made both assistant treaurer and secretary today. The company is capitalized at 1250,(Mtn and the business has made rapid growth in the past year. During the summer two large new warehouses were built in Vinvennes. The Company has plants in operation in tH > e cities. At Vincennes hoth a straw board mill and filler factory are operated; and a factory is located at Evansville, and one also in tills city, the main offices lieing maintained In tins city. The company has a splendhl industry and rapid growth, with even brighter prospects. o THE TEN COMMANDMENTS For Health and Cleanline** Issued by Tenement Bureau. New York, Oct. .1. Tiie tenement house committee of the li’-ooklyn bu reatt of charities , has istted on a litth card, printed In old English type, these ten commandments: I. Thou shalt honor thy neighbor hood ami keep it clean. 11. Remember tliy clennltin day and Io ep it wholly. 111. Thou shalt take care of thy rubbish heap, elee thy neighbor will bear witness against thee. IV. Thon shalt keep In order thy alley, thy back yard, thy hull and thy, stairway. V. Thou shalt not th« wicked fly breed. VI. Thou shall nat kill thy neighbor by Ignoring fire menaces or by poisoning the air with rtPihlsh ami garbage VIL Thou shalt not keep thy win dows closed day and night. VIII. Thou shalt covet all the nit end sunshine thou < unst obtain IX. Because of the love thou bear eat thy children thou ahnlt provide clean homes for them. X. Thou shalt not steal thy < hili’ ten's right to health and happlnen. MANY STUDENTS ENROLLED The new Art Store opened by the Yllsses Josephine Malley r.nd Letta Kintz In an Interesting place enp i lnltv on Monday afternoons when th* ladles' needlework class In In session nt.d on I'rlday afternoon when the little glrlt.’ crocheting clas« In lafclnt lesMonn, Many students are enroll' d and the ladles and tots are lenruln t to make very pretty embroidered work and crochet pieces. Mrs. F. J. Hackett, of Dixon. Ohio returned hem* yestermiy afternoon after a visit with Dr. E. Ilttrnit.

IN FORT WAYNI - Miss Grace Miller Will Sins 1 at Plymouth Congregational Church. i SUNDAY SERVICES i Will Make Weekly Trip There—Classes Here, at Berne and Bluffton. The beautiful music of the Ply incuth t’ongr. gatiomil church in Fori Wayne is enriched by the voh e ol Mlhr Grace Miller, of this city, whom tiie church has been quite fortunate in securing for the Sunday services Miss Miller will l< ave this evenin ■ for Fort Wayne, to lie in readiness or the regular services tomorrow ami will make the trip weekly. Miss Miller, who has been studying several years in ixitli Chicago an I New York, will be in Decatur for a while, witli her mother. Mrs. 1., C. Miller. She is me. tim, with much success in the organization of th* class of voice students whom she will accept during her stay here. She also has classes In Berne and Bluffton, there being many who are availing tliemselves of tiie rare op|H>rtuuity for Undying under a music artist of her ex< ellent ability. Since her return from New Yorl City, Miss Miller ha:, sung at man.' of the social gatherings and for mam ot the church services here, to tiie delight of all her friends, who are pleased to note her rapid proiies . KNOCKED DOWN Mrs. Dave Everhardt of Monroe Knocked Down and Run Over. A GASH IN HEAD And Several Bruises Resub —Bicycle Belonged to John Rohner. While crossing Second street in front of the Vance A Hite clothing store this moruite; at I* fid, Mrs. Dan Everhardt <>£ Motins- was run into and knocked down by a b‘cv< le being ridden by John Roltn*r, an employee ol the Bremerkamp mill. Mr. Roh n>r had been-attendlng to husin as nt cne of tiie banks and was returning to lute mill, riding south on Second street. As he neared the corner of Second and Madison he noticed Mr. and Mrs. Evcrlmnlt crossing the street, lie whistled nt the collide, and thinking that they ha<l heard him he kept going on. However, when immediately in front of Mrs. Ever I'tirdt she ste| jied in the path ot th* machine, thus giving him no chan«* |to stop or turn out of the way. i The lady was kntxked backwards, striking her head on the brick pave rient and Inflicting a gnsh which bled profusely. She was assisted to th* Value & Hite store where th* injur? vas attended to. The accident hap paned so quickly and imettpeetedb t'mt she knew nothin* <•( ’t and war umt bl* to aecount for h- r injury tin til told how It occurred. Mr. Rohner was going slowly, otherwise the re suit would have undoubtedly proved nint h more serious, SELL BELGIUM HORSES. The firm of FrMnger A (’ornpatiy, import- re of lU-lglum and rt heron boraee, tnsd* a big sale of four o the*# valttsble animal* this » • ••k. One large llelglum stnllitm wtm sold to Sam Dickson nt t'tdlne. Ohio, The Other sale tonslsted of i Belgium t-tnlllun and two Belgium mare to John Hmlth. living between Herne and Genets The hnrees lought by these two parti** were m-inhered antotiß tiie lest at the Frininget faint, and ones that had taken prlzm for tiu-lr beauty and value. The firin of FrUlnger M Fompany Is rapidlj lecrreslng In popularity tlirouglio.i the country and the demand for thel linrtu-s is very big.

r CALLED BY BROTHER':.; DEATH “I Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gauze of Mercer avenue, left today for St. Marys, Ohio, to attend tho funeral ol' their S' brother-in-law, Orville Shlvley. A message came this morning bringing Hie unexpected new s that he was dead and stating that tin- funeral would be held today. Tiie cause of his death is not known here but It is believed that ho met death In a motorO <y- le accident. YEOMEN ATTENTION ■’ All members of tiie Yeomen nre requested to lie present next Monday evening to meet Prof. F. X. Sallier ot Paul Homestead. Fort Waytie the great director of degree staffs at which tlrm- arrangements will bo made )'- to-put oil a Yeomen entertainment ‘t to bo given in the near future in the >• way of s| ei tacular work Bo sure n and come. DULY INiffifED J Class of Five Taken Into the d :I Order of Benedicts Last ■ i i, Evening. i i TAKEN BY FORCE \Vcre the Candidates, Who r| Served as Source of Merriment for Cantors, ■ Another initiation was in ’.I last eve- 1 ; tiing by the order of Benedicts when ■ a class of five very unwilling candlI; dates were given the degree work." ' While tho landidates were greatly I opposed to the proceeding! they did ■ | not have a word so say in the matter J i ami it waa a cas» *r ••.•here the major-{ 1, Ity rules. On. of the victims was tub-1 • n from his work, the second was j taken from home, the third captured i on the street, the fourth was taken i' I after a sprint of several blocks In a : I futile attempt to escape, an I the fifth ■

1". as taken into custody ns he and his I I bi ide were leaving one of the hsal i picture sliowß. They were rushed to. I tin- Eagles hall and put in confine I ' tiient until the aggregation, Which I numberi'd sixty, arrived, then the depre* work was started. Fred Schaub m-ted as jhairmnn, I«iwn-n<e VoiHe wede. as comedian, songster, and gen- ‘ eral fun maker, ably assist'<l by "Cap-; pv" Johns and "Nig" K«rt*nbn-r. ’ Frank tiillig served as captain of '.lie (CwQtitiuea «*n I’aga 2) GOES TO CfiMUEN ■ — t Rev. C. E. Ehle to Preach Last Sermons at Fort ■ Wayne Tomorrow. HAS ACCEPTED CALL i "■ ' J To Camden Church—To go to New Charge by October Eighth. Rev. C, E. Eble, former pastor of the Dccut‘’r Baptist chureit. who te- , signed recently from the Fort Wayne j > vhureh In which he had been pastor two years, lias accepted n call to the| ' i barge at Camden, Indiana. He will! pi -m It his last M-rtnuns at Fort W ayne tomorrow, nnd by October Bth, will Im located at Camden. HeV. Ehle redgned from the Fort Wayne charge a few weeks agon on account of 111 hratlth. The charge wits , a new one and rapidly growing. Il« took char** when it was still in Iti r Infancy nnd Its growth has been so i rapid that his strength waa unnble to’;m< ct the demands of work. The ) ’ (Itara'vat Camden which he has taken a ft a smaller one and will not make • so great demands upon his strength. — ■'.'S' t» GO TO LOB ANGELES. 'f . f —* I • Mrs l>|ck Walhi' c nnd babe and n nurse left yesterday afternoon for I y' lx»s Anacies, Cal. where they will; it join Mr. Wallace, who has Imen in the' It west several weeks. They w 111 spemi tho winter at Uw Angelos.

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THE COURT NEWS Evidence in Schwartz Will Breaking Case Completed Last Evening. WILL BE ARGUED Next Tuesday—New Trial Asked in the BrownBauman Case. The evidence was concluded last evening in the trial for tho attempt to break the will of the into Will Fihwarz, which began last .Monday iti the Allen sup-rior court. The arg imentß will be heard next Tuesday. Tiie final refHirt of Charles 11. Christen, administrator of tie Albino Smith estate, was approved and the administrator discharged. A marriage license was issued to Grover Shanks, farmer, born September 19, 1888, son of Alonzo Shanks, to wed Mary Hears, born June 23, 1893, daughter of Theodore Bears, Stuart Brown vs. Rudolph Bauman et al. Motion for new trial filed by the idnintiff. Berne Hardware Co. vs. Mathlss Miller, on note. It Is ordered by tfi« court that all issues In the cause must lie filed on or before October Melissa Brown vs. B-ntrlc- V. Barto et al. Final report filed and allowed, clerk ordered to pay di»trit,utiv«shares of B<»atri< e. Nellie and John If. Barto to Mulissn Brown to purchase clothing and necessitb-s lor said children. Commissioner dlMhargcd. Real estate transfers: Martin Reef et al. to Ferdinand Eisenhart, 2<l acres. Jefferson tp. Martin Reef et al. to Sarah S. EiM tihart, 2tl

| acres, Jefferson tp.. 82OW; Edward F. Moser to Antes Springer, lot 366, , Berne, |2«W. »' — ~ O- , I IS DECLARED INSANE. Application for Admittance to Easthaven Made for Martin Kiefer. Martin Kiefer, aged 48, a farmer of Preble township, was t«rday declared insane and a proper person tor treat- ' ment In East haven insane asylum. | Tiie verdict of the inquest board, c« mpricing Drs. I* It. Thomas, 11. F, I’ostelio and H. D. Beavers and Justlee J. H, Stone, was fll-al in the ileik's office today. Appthation for admittance will be made at once, but there are several apt-lbatioiiH prior to this, awaiting attention. Kieler is confined in the county jail. Signs of insanity have been noted since h» had sinail pox several years ago. He beeontM furious at times, become* ■ nraged and is abusive to his family. threatens to kill them and himself and strikes at th*m and l.wrls and breaks furniture, dishes nnd lamps, and has d«‘i'| ion- and hallucinations. ■ swim mul l O' '■'■""—"l I re MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS. Tho Methodist ladles had a delightful missionary tea at the horn* <rf Mrs. F. V. Mills yesterday alterne-m. when th* presence of forty-four added interest and enthusiasm, Mrs Dan Sprntu: was leader of the lesson nn I Mexicans and Orientals," ami the lesI son waa further carried out with sub- ' topics by otheriy Th* mu ■ by the i ladles' quartet, comfirlaitiL Meedamca I I*. B. Thomas. <‘, L. Walter*. IL J. Hico and John Vail, was mm h appro r ioted. Tea and wafers were served 'n tho dining room and Mrs. Victori t Hill p«iurefi the tea. Mt* O. L. Vatme was nsslstnnt hostess. POSCO FOR TATUE. Mra. Margaret McMnetere Van 'I Myke arrived from chlcsK* sml today posed while the Ki 'tlptnrs Mttlltonn ■ i »n<l Imdd retouched the stste rd ' ■l‘"ace" on <he soldier*' r.tonum>nt, A large crowd witnessed the work ir.mt hour to h-wr and a picture was taken by Photrrgntplier J. F Manor. William Dowling, who has be-u I eoaflned to his home south of th” ' city with typhoid fever, tor the paid | month or more, waa tiblo to be up town thia aftermsvn for the first time since his relnw*.