Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 3.

HORSE'S SLIP WAS FATAL ■ n -1|To Young Rider, Arthur, Tlii! teen-year-old Son of Charles Dirkson AT NOON TODAY Lad’s Neck Was Dislocated and Shoulder Broken— Lived Few Minutes. I A horse’s slip in the icy road tlii Corning at 11:15 o’clock proved fatal for the youthful rider. Arthur, thir ; teen year-old son of Mr. and Mr . Cliai les Dirkson, of Hoot township, re I Biding along the interurban line. Tin boy was precipitated to the frozen road on ills head and shoulders, thi fall resulting in the dislocation of the boy’s neck and the breaking t of his shoulder, besides the inflicting of bruises at the side of his heiiM and on other parts of the body. The boy, witli his brother, Lubin, aged eleven, had driven to the home of their uncle, Henry Dirkson. about a half mile from tlie home, to return a manure spreader. Delivering the implement they got on the horses to ride them back home. ThO accident happened near the Conrad Gallmeyer home, which is between the two Dirkson homes. Probably the only eye witness was the uncle, Henry Dirkson, who stood watching the boys as they drove away, and who saw the horse’s slip and the boy’s fall. Hurrying to tlie scene of the accident lie found the boy unconscious, but breathing, and the lad was still breathii*; when they took him home and laid him on the couch. He lived about fifteen minutes after tlie accident. A sad feature of the case is that tjjo I’ “Taflier had come to town on the interurban car which arrives here aliout 11:15 o’clock. Just as he reached Decatur a telephone message came to him that the boy was hurt. It was not known at that time, however, how tsrimi< the injuries were. The boy was bright and nopuhir and wa- the eldest of the Dirkson family Os five children. Those surviving are: Lubin, Haymond. Hubert and Viola. Mr. Dirkson is one of the prominent farmers of tlie county and for many years has of tlie officials and promoters of the Port Wayne &• Springfield Railway company. It,-’ v O WEATHER NEWS. , ; Well, did you ever see such nice weather tor holidays?—East Wabash correspondent in Berne Witness. POULTRY--CORN , Adams County’s Best Will be Displayed at Annual Exhibit Next Week. . BEGINS ON TUESDAY Il ~ ’ Will be Held in Star Thca- | ter Building — Many Prizes and Specials. ■ The officials of the Adams County Poultry and Corn Growers’ association hate made n vigorous advertising campaign and feel that their effort t for the making of a successful exhibit next week In this city will be reward rd with a good show and attendance. Tin 1 exhibit opens Tuesday morning f for the rest of the week, tn the old 9 Star theater building on Madison I street. Tlie best of poultry and corn in the county will bo shown, and it in believed that there is none better in K the state. L. B. Clore of Franklin. I known as the “Indiana Com King.” will judge the corn and !. M Imhoff, of Auburn, a poultry expert, will ; judge the poultry. The merchants of I the city and county have offered many h. special prizes and these, besides those I offered by the nssocistlon, will make r the entry in the show worth considering from a material point of view, ns well as from a matter of pride in tffit products.

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BASKET BALL TONIGHT Tlie basket ball game at Porters hall tills evening promises to be an > exceptionally fast one. The competing teams are the Hoosier Hall Squad of Mission House, Plymouth, Wis„ ’ and the Monroe High School team, with a prelimunary game between the Decatur Third team and the Monroe second team. The visitors tire n husky bunch of players and will make the Monroe boys step lively to keep their own. An interesting fact in ' tonights game is that a brother of Martin Worth man, principal of the Decatur High School and coach of the high school team, will play wWi tlie visitors. IS FOUND GUiLTf Fred Minger of Wabash Township Fined for Sunday Hunting. CHARGE WAS FILED By Dan Runyon, Who Was Arrested for Hunting on Minger’s Farm. The old saying of “When smitten on one cheek, turn the other” did not go down very well witli Dun Runyon when he was arrested a week ago Wednesday on an affidavit filed by Fred Minger, charging him witli hunting on liis, Minger’s farm without a permit, and to which charge he was found guilty and fined $23.75, deciding to lay out the fine in jail. In return P.unyon filed an affidavit against Minger, charging him with hunting on Sunday. September 14, and also; hunting without a license. The par-; ties in the case appeared before Mayor Teeple this morning with various witnesses. Minger pleaded not guilty to the charge of hunting on Sunday, but the evidence in the case was! strongly against him, and the court found a verdict against him attaching i a fine of $21.70. The charge of hunting without a license was dismissed. Mr. Minger stayed tlie docket. 0 DECEMBER WARM MONTH. According to the monthly meteorological summary issued by Weather Oliserver Palmer, not a great deal of change was made in temperature last month over the month previous. The month just passed was featured witli cloudy skies and rainy weather. Seventeen cloudy days are reported in the month of December, nine clear nnd five partly cloudy. Tlie highest temperature was 59 degrees and tlie I lowest fourteen degrees on Saturday, December 27. Tills was tlie coldest day of the present winter. On December 26 the mercury dropped from 49 degrees to 16 degrees in twenty-four hours, tlie greatest daily range in tlie entire month Total precipitation for tlie month was 0.66 inches and snowfall amounted to 3.1 incites. Winds- were mostly from the southwest and tlie highest velocity reached was thirty-four miles an hour on December 7. ■ ■ O M WILL START NEW PLANT Vullcanixing plant has b e en started at Celina by C. and E. Fuhrman A new Industry han been started In Celina by two well known Deca tur men. In the form of vulcanizing plant. The owners of the plant are (’. A. and E. (’. Fuhrman. Tlie plant was purchased from C. J. Isreal of Fort Wauye and moved to Celina several days ago. it I* al present In charge of E. (’. Fuhrman, who la highly capable of taking cure of it. having been connected for some time witli the Watson (Jarage of this city. Mr. (’. A. Fuhrman will move to Celina as soon as lie can arrange sever , al matters In this city, he having sold i Ills farm to W. G. Teeple of Fort Wayne. Without a doubt the boys will make good in their new enter prise ns they are fully <-d\>abl* of hand I ling the business and the field 18 a t large one. r —-o NOTICE TO MINISTERS > Tho Ministerial Association of Do- • catur will meet nt tlie library hall . Monday, January 5. at 8:00 p. m. All i members are urged to he present. U W. LOVE. Sec.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, January 3, 1914.

WED IN MICHIGAN ■ Mr. Emmet. King, Former Decatur Boy, Claims Bride at Hope, Mich. ON NEW YEAR’S EVE I To Reside on Farm—Event Celebrated by Dinner at the Bride’s Home. Tlie marriage of Emmett King, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer King, and brother cf Elgin King, of tills city, occurred last ednesday evening at Hope, Mich., the bride being Miss Thelma Michael. Tlie Sanford Republican says:A pretty wedding was that at tlie home of Mr. And Mrs. P. M. Michael of Hope Wednesday evening December 31, at six o'clock, when their daughter Tlieima became the wife of E. Guy King. Tlie pair stood under a prettily decorated arch, tlie bride dressed in a blue satin gown, trimmed witli shadow lace and ribbons, tlie groom who is a young farmer of near Sanford, wearing dark brown, while Rev. Filmore of the Babtist church performed the ceremony. A bountiful wedding supper awaited tlie party. Besides the parents of tlie bride there were present Mr. and Mrs. Homer King, the groom’s parents and Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Michael and children, Mabel and Harley, sister and brother of tlie bride, and Alpha King, the groom's brother. An infare dinner was served by the groom’s parents T hursday. Among tlie valuable presents given was a fifty dollar bill from tlie groom’s parents. ’ The young folks are much liked, and have the congratulations ;of friends. They wUI live with Mr. King's parents till spring, when the ianu they have taken will lie vacated. AUTO ACCIDENT E. M. Wagner. Field Manager of Sugar Company in Mishap at Hammond. WAS SLIGHTLY HURT Car Went Into Ditch and Wagner Thrown Against Top of Machine. E. M. Wagner, field manager of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, was painfully, but luckily, not seriously injured in another automobile mishap near Hammond yesterday. Mr. Wugner has figured in several accidents more or less serious, his car having been struck by a traction car a year or so ago, and again be collided witli a motorcjtle. He lias never been to blame in tlie accidents, hut seems destined to continually get mixed up with automobile accidents. He went to Hammond Thursday to give Instructions to Mr. Moor, a new field man. who Is In charge of that territory for the Holland company. Yesterday Mr. Moor. Mr. Wagner and Mr. Howell started to Crown Point, with Mr. Howell driving his Ford touring car. The roads were covered with snow and sleet and the min covered the windshield so thnt it was almost ln» possible to see tho road. At a point a few mites from Hammond they went over Into a deep ditch. Mr. Wagner was thrown against the top of the car end received a severe bruise on the forehead, a slight scalp wound and had his neck severely wrenched. The others escaped unhurt, save for slight I bruises. Mr. Wagner came home last night. but will lie laid up for several i days as a result of the accident. ’ "O FRED BENTZ IS RECOVERING. 1 Fred Bents, formerly of Union town ship, and who moved to Fort Wayne about two year* ago, Is at the Jiome of William Rchanierloli, in the west part • of the city, recovering from an opera I tlon for tho removal of s cancer of I the lip, performed by Drs. Clark. He will be able to return home by the middle of next week It Is thought.

I DEVICE "CALLS” STREETS. I. U. T. Company Makes Tests of Ma chine on Marion Cars. Tlie Indiana Union Traction company is trying out at Marion a mechanical device which announces tlie names of streets as tliey are approached by traction or interurban cars. Tlie machine, which may be operated , by tlie motorman or automatically by • means of a "dog.” attached to guy wires which support the trolley wire, is equipped with rolls bearing the ■ name of the streets or crossings, which revolve, allowing the name of tlie next Intersection. It is placed in the forward end of tlie car in plain view of the passengers. The device lias had a preliminary test on the lines and will be given more thorough ■ tests. o THE com NEWS Joseph Tonnelier Dismisses the Appeal of His Case to Court. WILL PAY FINE Adjudged in City Court— Jury Finds for Brown in Sum of $250. Tlie case of the State vs. Joseph Tonnelier, charged witli selling liquor unlawfully, will not be heard next Monday in tlie circuit court, tlie date for which the trial was set. Tills morning, upon application of the defendant, his appeal to the circuit court was dismissed, and tlie cause certified hack to tig l city judge. Thu i case was first tried tn the mayor's court before Special City Judge P. G. Hooper. The jury gave him a fine of fifty dollars. Tonnelier then appeal > ed to tlie circuit court. Witli the dis | missal of tlie appeal, the final disposi tlon will be made in tlie mayor’s | court on the judgment heretofore ren ! dered on the jury’s verdict. When | the case was originally brought against Tonnelier the liquor in his establishment was taken into charge by the marshal and placed in the Gra ■ ham & Walters basement. It is now the goods in controversy In the replevin suit brought by the Centlivre company against Graham & Walters, tlie (’entliver company claiming its! ownership. Tonnelier claimed that he acted simply as an agent for its sale, under the law permitting the same. . F. M. Cottrell, attorney for Mary and Allen Moolir, has filed a suit on note, demand SIOO, against Henry H. Bremerkanfp. In the Duer-Reffey partition case, report of sale' of real estate was filed and approved: deed ordered, reported and approved. A marriage license was Issued to Harley Tumbleson, farmer, boro October 6. 1893. son of Janies R. Tumble son. to wed Eda Gay. born June 4, 1893, daughter of George Gay. The final report of Lydia Donnelly, guardian of Mathias Donnelly et al., was approved and the lAiurdinn discharged. M. A. Ripley, guardian of Esta M Tague et al., filed curren report which was approved and the trust continued. Charles W. Yager was discharged a* guardian of Milton Yager upon approval of hl* final report. I 1 Oswln and Edwin tollman qualified a* executors of tlie will of David Lehman. giving SIO,OOO bond. Attorney Howard L. Townsend of ' the Allen county bar. assumed juris 1 diction as special judge in the Injunc- ' tlon case of William W. Olendenlnr 1 et al. vs. John W. Cowen, trustee of 1 Hartford township. Judge 1). E. 1 Smith Is disqualified to serve on account of having hpen counsel In the case. • Isabel! Liby vs. isubell Llby, admin- • Istratrix. et al., answer in general det nisi filed. t < —— Ixuletnn White vs. George R. White, f divorce and alimony. Upon appllca- ’ tlon the restraining order was tnodl- ‘ fled to permit defendant to mortgage (Continued on Page 2)

COST OF LIVING In the Hoosier State Will be Learned—Will Get Statistics. ON THE POINT H. E. Barnard, State Food and Drug; Commissioner, Places Charts. H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, has completed placing a hundred "cost of living” charts with typical Hoosier families, whose incomes range from $506 to $5,000 annually, these charts to become the basis for an exhaustive survey into home economics 4n Indiana by the state food department, which is under tlie state tmard of health. Mr. Barnard took the idea for the cost of living survey from "tips” obtained at tlie hearing before the public service commission In the Indianapolis street car controversy. The survey, although based on similar ones undertaken by students of economics throughout tlie world, will Indifferent in many respects from any undertaken before. Family expense sheets, bound in pads, have been distributed to 100 families in all ranks of Hoosier life. Lawyers, chemists, lalsirers, street car employes, jointers and many others have received the pads and they have agreed to keep rigid account of the cost of all items of living during the new year. At tlie close of the year these will be analyzed and a survey of the cost of living in tlie average Indiana family obtained. How much Hoosiers spend for meats, fruits, vegetables, vacations, clothes, churches, charities and similar ex-1 penses will be accurately gauged in tlietw .one hundred families, according to Mr. Barnard. FOR THIRD YEAR Does Congregation of Christian Church at Andrews Hire Rev. Dawson. INCREASE OF SALARY Also Given—Appreciate His Services —Miss Dawson Student at Butler. A special to this paper from Hie members of tlie Christian church at Andrews, stub 1 * that tlie church there lias hired tlie Rev. James M. Dawson, former pastor of the Decatur Christian church, for another year, and Ills salary Increased to a thousand dollars a year. The two past years lie has been witli them have been very prosperous and tliey trust that his third year will be just us fruitful. An drew* is a thriving town southwest of Huntington and Mr. Dawson has built up tho church wonderfully during Ills services there. Miss Mildr-sl Dawson, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Dawson. who was a student in the Decatur high sclnsil, later grudit atlng from the Andrews high schorl. Is now n student in Butler college, and returned to Indianapolis again after spending the holidays with her parents. ...I. -o 1 REV. GIBSON TO PREACH. Rev. J. M. Gibson has accepted tin Invitation to preach Sunday morning at 10:30 nt the United Brethren church nt Pleaoant Mills nnd Bunday evening at 7:30 at the United Brethren church nt Boho. " O""~ SCHULTZ BABE DEAD The three-months-old haby girl of Mr. nnd Mr*. Adolph Schultg, nf Frrhle, died nt noon today of convulsions attending indigestion. O SCHOOL WILL REOPEN. The public schools of the city will ■ reopen next Monday morning after a -two weeks' vacation that proved ’re freshing to both pupils and teachers.

| FRED ROHRER ON COMMITTEE. At tlie great union temperance convention held in Columbus lust November, a Union Committee on iniiniI gratfon was constituted with Rev. Wilbur I’. Crafts, I’li. D., superintendent of tlie International Reform Bureau ut Washington, as chairman. Mr. Crafts was instructed to select tinother members of that committee, and tills morning Fred Rohr,er received a letter from Washington, asking liini to serve as one of the members of the committee, it was after Dr. Craft’s attention had been called to tlie book “Saloon Fight at Herne,” that lie decided that he wanted Mr. Rohrer on tlie committee.—Berne Witness. PROVED ABILITY Dan Erwin Shows His Sister That He Can Write Poetry and TELLS OF HIS VISIT At Their Home on Christmas in a Pleasing Little Rhyme. Dan Erwin is climbing iiigher and higher in tlie poetry line, and any implied doubt of Ills ability only draws forth another, and yet another poem. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin spent Christmas witli their brother-in-law and sister, Janies Johnson and ills wife, Lucy Erwin Johnson and their daughter. Mama, now living at Wabash, but formerly residing south of the city. While there, Mrs. Erwin I dropped a remark about a pts-m Mr. Erwin had written and his sister, who did not know of his poetic ability. said she “would like to see som* of ills poetry". The following effusion was the result, and conclusive evidence. It tells of their Christmas visit there. Tliey played rum quite frequently, which is the occasion of mention in the article, and "Mutt and Jeff’ mentioned, were nicknames liestowed by Mr. Johnson on his wife and daughter. Tint poem: We were very much delighted Now tliat we were both invited For our Xmas Dinner 1900 and 13 To assist witli freedom loose The devouring of u goose. Roasted. Crispy. Nice and Clean. We thougiit Turkey would be eaten. And at Rum we'de not tie beaten But the ludy at the cooking did so fine That we all were glad T’was goose And that we did not vamose But at Feeding time we're all right , up in line. Now Hie cook a daughter had That to see us seemed so glad That she wished her sweetlieurt he would come Put his 9's beneath dad’s table Feast on Goose as long a* able And for dessert learn to play a game of Rum. But this daughter had no beau. Though she's very sweet you know • And to Rum slic'd only recently been taught But she likcsl it though much better Than to read her lover's letter That she In her sleep will rum. her mother thought. We a dandy time sure hud Visiting with Mam and Dad Wiio upon enrh other seemed to never frown And from this place we strut left no gnoae for Jeff nnd Mutt In this old poetic ancient goosey Town. But were glad that wo went there While the weather was so fair With a long supply of catidy and spruce gum Raw the sights In old Wabash And denned up their surplus hash f Though tliey h<mt us every time we tried to Runt. I Now to Marna. James and Lucy Who supplied tile Xmas Goosey May they life be ever thus ao free from flaw 1 , And the daughter now so swell • Find a beau to suit them well Who for life will be their only s.m inlaw.

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IS NOT CHANGED President's Attitude Toward Mexico Remains Same After His Conference WITH ENVOY LIND Conference Kept Secret But President Seems to lie Highly Pleased. Gulfport, Miss., Jan. 3—(Special to Democrat)—The Wilson Mexican policy stood unchanged today. Huerta must go. Until lie goes there will bo no hopes of any modifications in tills governments attitude toward Mexico. Tlie chief executive made this plain today. He ended for all time the sensational stories that lie had decided to change his methods and substitute force for the present methods of diplomacy and financial boycottand also states that John Lind, his personal representative, would start for Mexico tills afternoon. Tlie president insisted, that there has been much ado about nothing but volunteered no information as to why it was thought necessary to shroud the entire affair witli secreacy. The only explanation that Ml from his lips was tlie statement that is was very much easier to cover tlie ground In a personal conversation.* As explained by him. tlie three hours conversation witli Lind cleared up many matters which would have taken thousands of telegrams. There was no question but what the president was pleased with the conferance. Todav lie was in bigii spirits. He renewed ’ his steadfast belief that tlie elimina- '■ tion of Huerta will be tlie first step towards gaining any order in Mexico ami was as confident today that the j dictators rule was tottering as lie was two weeks ago when lie declared | in Washington that, the situation was gradually showing improvement. Lind explained to Ills chief that the finan- 1 ciai situation In Mexico .s nearing tlie extreme crisis. The president denied any special reason for firing* 1 ing Lind here. There had been no alarming advices and no new situations or questions brought up. GENEVA INSTITUTE. I Geneva. Ind., Jun. 3 - The ofllcors x of tlie Geneva farmers’ institute will hold an Institute nt the U. B. <-hur<-li February 3 and 4. There will lie a domestic science expert here, also an experience agriculturist. J H. Russell, of Bourbon Ind., will be one of the speakers. Ills subject being "Silos and Silage.” WILL BUILD HOME City Treasurer Jos. McFarland Buys the Wel>er Lot on Monroe Street. TO BUILD BUNGALOW > As Soon as Weather Permiti This Spring—Desirable Location. A deed was recorded today In the I county recorder’s office, whereby John ;j H, Weber et al. transfer lot No. ”t--a In Decatur to city Trensurer Joseph J D. McFarland for SBSO, Tills Is the jj corner lot on Monroe and Ninth n streets, east of the John (Haney r> d - J| 1 donee, being one of Hie very desirs* j| hie lots on tills desirable street, it 1 I was learned through an Interview® this morning thnt the McFarlands sill < build a home there this spring M soon ns the weather permits. Thfl i new home will be a mddem one of iht hungslow style, of line design nn< equipment. The street has been re cently puved with brick and Is gaiWfIng rapidly as one of the,best re«g| • dence streets In tlie city. Tin Me • Farlands recently sold their home flf I Tenth street to Mr, nnd Mrs ■ ruin-1 Yak*-, ami since that Um*- id J been residing In tlie Martin 1 •*# U residence on Monroe street. fl