Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 31 October 1913 — Page 2

TRIBUTE TO ADAMS COUNTY HEROES (CONTINT’ED FROM PAGE 3) ment wa» agitated to ,buy a lot and convert it into a park, solely for the monument, but this boro no fruit. WORK ON MONUMENT. As soon as possible, after securing the contract, George Wemhoff, of the Wemhoff Monumental Works, started the active work on the material part of the monument. Scupltor Mulligan completed a model in its true size, and this was sent to the quarries at Bedford. Indiana, where Mr. Wemhoff had arranged tor the cutting of the monument from the store. To do this he secured Charles -M, Dodd, a carver and modeler of ski’!, who has achieved very much fame. Mr. Dodd took the beautiful design as conceived by Mr. Mulligan, and in a painstaking way. chiseled it out of the limestone quarries of the state, revealing in the limestone the conception portrayed in Mr. Mulligan's model. of elay. Mr. Dodd has put into ♦ his work, the best that there is in him, and his efforts speak for them-| selves. Besides his schooling in the i noble art, which has been directed by 1 the best masters of the time, he pos-' passes the natural talent in a remark aide degree. He began using clay as a medium of development and expression along about the “mud-pie” j stage. Instead of pies, however, he made pigs, dogs and other grotesques and set them, figuratively speaking, along the fence to dry. As a child he achieved remarkably good results, and when his efforts gradually and rapidly' developed into the more dignified, he ; ranidly achieved fame. Some of the’ best works of national and state fame have come from his hand. He did the I carving for the interior of the nation-! al museum at Washington, D. C.: also' the decoration at the city hall, Detroit, Mich.; and what is greater he will do the carving for the 53,000,000 L’ncoln memorial on the Potomac river. So men, of national fame, have I executed, as Well as inspired our monument. FOUNDATION IS LAID. In the meantime, George Wemhoff ns chief engineer, was getting things rendv for the setting of the monument when it should have arrived. Comrade Joshua Parrish had the honor of taking the first shovelful of earth when the ground was broken for the foundation. Then Comrade William H. Myers, a mason by trade, laid the first brick. The work progressed.

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the first stone arrived from the quardy and the cornerstone laying tool: piece Saturday afternoon, September (I. Our paper gives the following account : CORNER STONE LAYING. The exercises proper were opened v.ith a short speech by Mayor Judson W. Toepie iu which he expressed his appreciation of the soldiers and his sympathy with the- movement for the erection of the monument in perpetual recognition of their services during the late war for the defense of our country's prim iples. James A. Hendricks, president of (be hoard of commissioners, in a rhort, but appropriate speech, turned over to the post the monument for the cornerstone laying, in the following words: “Mr. Commander, Soldiers and Veterans: “As president of the board of commissioners and on behalf of the entire people of Adams county, it gives me great pleasure to turn over to you this monument for the purpose of this ceremony of 'laying the cornerstone,’ with the hope that when this mentor- | ial is completed that it may stand as ■ a lasting monument to the bravery I and fidelity of the soldiers of this 1 county.” The guard of honor then unfurled . the flag, and Chaplain Joshua R. ParI rish read a Scripture lesson, after i which Quartermaster T. R. Mallonee j placed in the vault at the northeast ; end of the monument the little box bearing valuable information relative. Ito the monument and its erection, I which will probably endure until time j w ithout end —or as long as the whole , I monument stands. As the box sank. I from view, Chief Engineer George i 1 Wemhoff sealed the stone into place! I and the cornerstone-laying proper i ! was finished. County Attorney C. J. Lutz, in an | ! address on the significance of monu- i ments, their appeal to nations from i time Immemorial, in their desire to I perpetuate the memory of the valor-1 ous deeds of their heroes, accepted | l back for the county, the monument; until its completion is accomplished, j which will be In a few weeks. Following the benediction by Chap-1 lan Joshua R- Parrish,'the soldiers | gathered around the monument and i several group pictures, among them. being those of the past commanders; of the post, standing on the base of' the monument, were taken by Mrs. Anna The papers deposited In the cornerstone vault contain a complete record of the movement for the erection of

the -monument and the names of those by whom, and for whom, the i.ovement was started and carried out as follows; Cornerstone Deposit. List of charter members, date of organization, by whom mustered, and name of first commander of Sam Henri' Post, No. 03, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Indiana, as follows: Sam Henry Post. No. G 3, was organied on the thirteenth day of February, 1883, and enarter members were mustered in by Comrade Robert S. Robertson, of Fort Wayne. The first post commander was Henry H. Hart. A- C. Gregory, David Laman, John Barnett, Jacon Railing, T ,F. Auten, Solomon Billman, H. H. Myers, Henry McLean, S. S. McLeod. J. A. Blossom, R. S Peterson, J. P. Quinn, Henij Chronister, L. A. C'onter, Washington Kern, B. 11. Dent, 11. H. Hart, J W. Mallonee, B W. Sholty, W. H. Myers, S. F. Myers, C. O. Bly. G. W. Richards, Frank Arnold. Godfrey Christen, Jacob Spade. D. K- ShackIcy, B. R. Freeman, Theodore Kennedy and R. A. Drummond. List of nearly 1.400 names of soldiers of the civil, Spanish-American and Mexican wars and the war of 1812, who at some time in the past, were residents of Adams county, or are buri°d in some one of the cemeteries of the county, or are now living tn the county, these being engraved also in full on the bronze tablets for the monument proper. I List of names of those who have i been commanders of Sam Henry Post since its organization, including those now living and those who have died since its organization, as follows: Post commanders who have died: B. IL Dent. A- J. Hill. Ira A. Bios- ' som, Norval Blackburn. G. W. Woodward. David Iranian, Godfrey Christen, J. H. Smith. R. 8. Peterson (two ; yean), Theodore Kennedy, Charles O. Bly. T- R. Moore, Henry Lanke- ' nau. Those living: Henry H. Hart (two years), D. K. Shackley (two years), B. W. Sholty, J. B. Parrish, Robert I Patterson, Joseph Bremerkamp, L N. i Grandstaff. T. W. Mallonee. Ix>renza ■ Cherryholmes, M. F. Wertzberger, W. IL Myers, Robert Blackburn, F. F. . Freeh. Henry H Hart was the first commander of the post and F. F. Freeh was commander at the time this cornerstone was laid. B. W. Sholty was • acting commander at the laying of the cornerstone, by the appointment of Commander Freeh.

List of names of the members of the county council who made the appropriation., the county commissioners who made the levy on the taxable property of Adams county to raise the SIO,OOO for the erection of the soldiers' monument, the name of the county attorney, who advised the commissioners in the making of the levy, the contract for its erection and the name of the custodian of the grounds, nnd monument during its ( erection. , Names of Members of County Conn- * oil—J. E. Ulman, Ezra E- Zimmer- , man. Mathias Kirsch, John W. Merryman, William Baumgartner, John O. Craner and Andy G, Briggs. Names of County Commissioners — Christian Eicher, Henry Zwick, and James A. Hendricks. Name of County Attorney—Clark j J. I.utz 1 Name of Custodian of Grounds and ] Monument During Its Erection — James D. Stults. The name of the architect and his assistant, and the name of the firm which erected the monument, and ’ the date of the laying of the corner- ! stone, as follows: ] The name of the architect and sculptor who designed this monument • is Charles J. Mulligan, of Chicago. 111., the carver being Charles M. Dodd of Bedford. The Wemhoff Monumental Works, of the City of Decatur, Ind., were the contractors who erected this monument. The monument was erected In the ■ year 1913, the cornerstone being laid on the sixth day of September, < i 1913. by the comrades of Sam Henry ( Post. No- 63, Grand Army of the Re- , public, Decatur, Ind. 1 The names of the committee of • Civil and Spanish-American soldiers, Sons of Veterans, Ladies of the Re- ■ lief Corps, and citizens who secured • the names of a majority of the voters i of Adams county, praying the county commissioners to erect a soldiers’ monument in the city of Decatur, and > performed the preliminary work in , securing the erection of the monut ment: S. B. Fordyce, chairman; J. R. i Parrish, D. K. Shackley, F. F Freeh, ■ J. D. Hale T. R. Moore. L N- Grand- - staff, J. W. Tyndall. R. D- Myers. F. M. Cottrell. Mrs. Vinnie Lyons, Mrs. - Morris Hay. French Quinn. P. L. Ani drews, J. Q. Neptune, Erastus Frit- ■ zinger. W. IL Myers. B. W. Sholty. ’ Mrs. Joseph Helm. Mrs. C. T. Rainier, f A copy of the Decatur Daily Demot ecrat, bearing date of September 6. 1913A copy of the Evening Herald, bearj <ng date of September 5, 1913. Record of Sam Henry Relief Corps. > No. 1. Names of the past presidents j and the length of service, and the j names of the officers: of the present > year, and the names of all the memI bers of the corps in good standing. i Photograph of Charles J. Mulligan, | sculptor. | A fifty-doliar bill In Confederate g money was also given by T. R- Maij lonee. I THE FINISHING TOUCHES. P The erection now went cd rapidly. * and when the last stone had been set I under the supervision of Chief Engln 1 neer George Wemhoff. Sculptors MuiI ligan and Dodd both came and perI sonally gave the finishing touches to 9 the monument. With Mr. Mulligan L came Margaret McMasters Van Slyke. ! said to be Chicago's most perfectly 3 formed woman, who posed for the ■ figure of peace, the central figure of * our monument, during its retouching. ' The bronxe tablets bearing the names of the soldiers were set, the Maine j tablet was placed and the lights un- ' der the fountain were set, the plumbing done and the monument was pre- ■ uounced complete. | COMPILING SOLDIERS’ NAMES. The compiling of the soldiers' I names for engraving on the monu- ! ment was no little task. It was dep elded to place on the brouse plates | on the two wings of the monument the > names of all soldiers of the civil, | Spanish-American. Mexican wan and | SPECIAL—SEVEN 1 the war of 1812, or any other war, I who at some time In the past, were | residents of Adams county, or are burled in the county, or are now llv- | Ing in the county. To get these [ names It was decided to have a com- . mittee appointed to go about it in 9 ■ systematic way. The committee includ- I ed B. W. Sholty, chairman; P. L Andrews. D. F. Quinn. R. D. Myen, and L. N. Grandstafl. These appointed assistants In each township for the compiling of the names, their assist- £ anta lM>lng: 8. W. Hale. Geneva; Kit I Cowan. Bobo; F. M. Cottrell, Berne; A. M. Fuller, Pleosart Milla; John Elsey. Monroe; Nathan Ehrman, Peterson; Emanuel Tricker, H'eele; Dr. . i McKean. Linn Grove. The work was J a gigantic one. and several weeks elapsed before the committee felt it- < self free to report. It was then found I that they had a total of 1276 name*. Os this number 1,162 served In the civil war, 111 in the Spanish-Ameri-can war, 8 in the Mexican war. and 6 In the war of 1812. The committee then went over them

.. l i China Sale At “V"” Steele’s 5 & 10c STORE Next Saturday at 2 p.m. I will sell china plates worth 3j c each as long as they last for the small price of 10c each. One to a customer Remember the place and the time. See window display. EMBROIDERY FLANNETTE It seams like everybody is buying this line why not, look at the patterns note the prices then come while the selection is good. 10c a yd. and 10c per half yd. Special Sat. Only Ladies Underwear Gents heavy ribbed underwear 50c value Ribbed vest and drawers Saturday . . . 39c Ladies extra heavy underwear .. . Blankets . SIOO up to $2 00 Ladies unioi suits . .• • 50c and $i qq Auto caps 25c and 50c Boys and girls union suits Knit skirts . . ..25 50 and 98c Gloves for children ladies and men life up to • • 75t China China New combs bags, scarfs, jewelery, books mirrors. nieture«s and etc The largest line of china in Northern TOYS TOYS Ind, is at our store at the lowest prices. By the car load, come in when there < N w goods every day. anything wanted in the toy line Stove pipe that is sold in other scores at 161 20c a joint can be bought for 10c a job t Hammer handles "' ‘ e bows and dampers 10c. Coal h< ds 25 ar d nS Joegs ’ ’ ’ ’ rpnts Husking pegs . db cents. Peroxide . . Saturday Only 2400 matches Any SI.OO Jardineer for 79c Lamp globes Remember the place that has the goods and does what they advertise, it is at Steele’s Never in our history have we been so busy, there is a reason a large stock and the low prices is what makes business. G. C. STEELE

to strike out duplicates, and to arrangethem in alphabetical order. When proofs had been made by th® bronze plate engraving company, these were returned here, were post ed for correction, or addition, and then returned for the making of the plates. Even though the most complete vigilence had been observed to secure all names of soldiers, a few had been overlooked, and came up afterwards, and these will be engraved on a space reserved on a wing at the rear of the monument. Among these names is one who fought in the revolution, being that of Thomas Archbold, grandfather of Judge J. T. Merryman and County Treasurer W. J. Archbold, and great grandfather of Roy Archbold of thia city. o '■ NOTICE To Property Owners Along Rugg Street Improvement. Notice is hereby given that the common council in and for the City of Decatur. Indiana, did on the Slat

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■ day of October, 1913, adoot a preliminary assessment roll showing the prima ■ facie assessments in the matter of . the Improvement of Rugg street from Mercer street to Winchester street, by 1 paving with brick. Said improvement ■ is Intersected by the following named ■ streets: None. > Said assessment roll with the names I ' of owners and descriptions of property » subject to oe assessed, with the ■ amounts of prima facie assessments., I if any has been made, is on file and [ can be seen at the office of the city i clerk. Further notice is given that i the common council will on the sth Day of November, 1913, . at 7 o'clock p. m., at their council room ' ? in said city receive and hear remonstrances against the amounts assess-' ed respectively against the property | on Mid roll and will determine the I question as to whether such lots and I tracts of land have been or will be benefitted in the amounts named on laid roll, or in a greater or less sum. i or in any sum, at which place and lime all owners of real estat' may attend in person or by representative'

and be heard. Witness my hand and the seal ot said city this 21st day of October. 1911. H. M. DeVOSS. 22’2> City fieri CABBAGE FOR SALE I have a large amount of Holland cabbage for sale at |I.BO per hundred • Also apples and onions on hands. Phone 149 Irwin Acker First St, near jail jrntij NOTICE. ! have my shoe repairing shop te Fliey & Hackman's shoo stere. Cone j and see me when you want your shoa repaired. i Nttl2 PETER CONTER. o — FOR SALE—One sideboard dresser, heating stove, has been used only one winter, two iron beds w-di sprta* and mattresses, gasoline rtove, m<! lawn mower. AU compar t ively new and in good condition. Cheap, if sold soon. Call 'prone 311. “MtJ