Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 5.

NEW COMPANY LAUNCHED TODAY ~ .Schafct Saddlery Co. IncorI porates for s7s.ooo—The Stock Fully Paid in. ITO BUILD FACTORY L. C. Waring and I). E. Lauferty Take Block of Stock in New Concern. — Schafer Sadtibry Company toboi ani.- an orporated comj figny. with a capital took of 175,00'), fully paid in, the st . k equally dividI ed among tho metnl"T< of the comfany. and with none for sale. This step places this <n . inny among the jßkery best in the miiiiti.- west engaged ‘‘ tn the maunfm tun- of harness, asaun its future ami . ..n, that it will j very soon become one of tin- big in ■VtHetio"- if its kind in this section . of the country, la fact it is that f fight now. but its plans lust completI ed will advance it rapidly. In the tn v. dial. rd the stock Kte taken by 1.. ('./Waring and D. ♦. Latif Hy. and fin other twoL (birds is htdd by Fred S fer and C. ('. | Schafer ami pla< e < .. m on at least an #qual footing wn any similar Kpfeacern in the country. enabling them to purchase st it the right g figure and to grow. \t present they have five regular -alemen having just added a new tea with southern- , Jllchigan as his territory. A special’ anlviiian will also I ulded to c; !i • only on the jobbin. trade. Plans for the n < building which K they will OCUpy at im completed , L this week and wo' will begin at * once. The compm recently pur- . iXciyaed the automo 1 ’ nilding in the Hbgrthwest part o' ■ • city. T!*-y will rebuild it. am result will be . pa strictly modern ■ty building, a day light facto well ventilated ‘ anti well light'tl. every convenience for the wnri 'I en that it is j possible to give t cm A second . Btory will be add. i I' ie now build- | ing Will bt < I'tipi ’h a sprinkler J eystei. lowering • it urance rate ■ and protecting t. ■ ' ■ uim fire. The ■|Mildiii. will be ru ! I just as rapid- * ly as po--d !• - >puny hopes /, to bt in tht i - ,-tion by April. k*The factor) wii! • plot fifty people g twatart with and within a year or so H that number will be doubled. It fc . (Continued . n Page Four) P e — - THE NEW FIREMEN Os Bluffton Came Into Their I Own at Noon Yesterday —Met Last Night. aJtOR ORGANIZATION Bfemuel Stout is the New ■Chief Will Prepare for Convention. i? o', lock ..eon Monday a new dep.'i iim Id ready for n call ill Bluffton. At that time the the members of th* forBlufltou d.pm'meiit wont Into The <oiimll at the meeting ythl < afternoon pits*"'! 0,1 Ibe new Kmbm Who will "'d-k under Chief Kpitait ami also fixed Hie duties of the Kb f. In ease of n new chief being Mapp- inted the assMant chief to be E. -taani. .1 by the tiremen will succeed 1 him. k K The new firemen who are now on I duty art ax foiiowst i hies, lx-mu< 1 Kgtom; truck driver. Ralph Davis; T. Ej. Kerfoot. Frank Clark. Artie Ham . Kioml. Carl ('letnutor, Fred Russell. | Howard Stem, (b-orgo Albright, E<Jem x- I’Kiier-oU. George Sickler, Karl Hhiufi’mati Floyd Robinson and George S’ Masterson. I The new firemen met last night to •organize. E The old firemen resigned McMHO a |ffnew chief was appointed. The new ■firemen, however, will go ahead with Rthe preparations for the diwlrlct flre- > wen's convintir.n which Is to bo held Ktaoxt spring in Bluffton.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN. The second service of the week of prayer series at the Presbyterinn church will be held tonight ut 7 o’clock. Miss Marie Patterson will sing a solo entitled, 'Abide With Mo." The sermon of the evening will be delivered by Rev. L. C. Dessert, pastor of the Reformed church, his subject being, "The Heroism of Christ." Give your presence at these meetings that you may take away inspiration, which will lend to higher living. A cordial welcome ts extended to all. INDIANAJCHOOLS Four Log School Houses Among the 8909 Structures in the State. HALF ARE BRICK u Teachers Number 18,085— New Buildings Last Year Cost Three Millions. The annual report of State Superintendent of Instruction Charles A. Greathouse furnishes some Interesting statistics regarding Indiana schools. Four log school houses are still doing service in Indiana, among a total of 8,909 structures dedicated to the education of Hoosier children. There are 4.098 frame school houses; 4,675 constructed of brick: 96 of stone and 36 of concrete. Teachers employed in all Ute public schools of the state number 18.095, this number including those teaching in high schools. The value of all Indiana school houses is *71,430.363, including the 195 structures built in 1913 at an aggregate evpenTlittrre of over three and a quarter millions of dfdlarw. The total revenue for school funds in 1913 was 116.672.000. o A BUSY_SESSION Board of Commissioners Name Dr. Grandstaff Secretary of Heath Board. THE ROAD BUSINESS Takes Up Much Time— Noah Beberstine Drainage Commissioner. The board today selected Dr. J. C Grandataff of Preble to be the seen • tary of the county Itoard of health, for a term of four years, succeeding Dr. J. M. Mlllor, who has served most efficiently for a number of years. There were several other applicants for the place. An inventory of the county infirmary showing exactly the amount of personu! property on hands nt this time was filed by William Reppert and Thomas Dowling. The date fer n hearing on the John C. (IrandstalT ditch, assessments and report was fixed for ebruary 2nd. Noah Rtberstlne was appointed drainage commissioner of the county for it term of two years and filial bond for »r>,oo<). Superintendent lauighlin of the county farm was nuthortswl to buy a ttsini of horses at a cost not to exceed »500. Ho was also aulborted to sell -a gm engine which he has on hands. Reports of viewers were filed on the Tlnkham. Franks. Lengerich and , Reusser road >. Petitions for the following macndam roads were found suffici'nt. Phil L. i Macklin was named as engineer for eacli and viewers appointed M nam- > ed: Mt. Tatar: Wllllem Anderson and John Yoder, to meet at auditor's office. January 16: J. W. Watson: . Thomas Drew and Chas. Urnun. meal I nt Geneva. Janunry 16; <’. A. Nrtten(VotlttaUdd on l’ a ß« 8)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, January 6, 1914.

SAW COLLAPSE i Os Old Hotel Building at South Bend—David Bernstein. Who Visited ’ IN THIS CITY Last Week Was One of the J Eye Witnesses to Terrible Accident. David Bernstein of Spring Valley, Hl., who visited here last week with liis brother, 1» Bernstein, the merchant. was one of those who witnessed the collapse of the old hotel building at South Bend last Saturday afternoon, in which several lost their lives and others were badly injured. Witli his mother, David left here last week for South, Bend to visit before going on home. On Saturday afternoon tile boy had gone to tlie OrpbeUm theater which is located near the old hotel building. Just as he came out of thethev.ter lie saw the building full with its many human occupants and witnessed the terrible scene that followed and the anxiety of those who Y.ad relatives and loved I ones buried under the debris, whose j conditions were rendered all the more perilous because of escaping gas and the danger of fire. Mrs. I. Bernstein's home was at South Bend before her marriage and today she received pa pers from that city containing full details of one of the worst accidents in tills part of the state. A five and tou-eent store was preparing to move into the building and its collapse prior to that time, since it occurred at all. is considered fortunate, as the loss of life might have been much greater. W J. Herring, of Fort Wayne, district superintendent of the Public Savings Insurance aatoctatten, wiio was here on business with the local agent this morning, was another who witnessed the collapse of the fourstory building Several of those in I the building were insured with this j company. o Rev. Wemheyer and son. George went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning where they will attend the conference of Allen and Adams counties. GRANTS APPEALS Six Convicted Men in Dynamite Conspiracy Granted New Trials. FIVE MEN ARE KILLED Six Others Seriously Injured in Fire Which Destroys a Hotel. Chicago, Jan. 6. —(Special to the Dully Ib-mmrat,)— The United States Circuit court of uppwds today granti ed the appeal of six men convicted lu the trial to twenty-four other appeal ants. Those convicted who were granted new trials are Olaf Tetxmoe i J. K. Ray. Richard Honlian. William I J. McCain. Fred Sherlnnn, and William Bernlium. I New York. Jun. 6,— (Special to the • Dally Democrat.)- Five more survl I vora o the oil tank atcamer Okla lioma were brought into port today by Hie Booth liner Gregory, having been picked up sopth of Handy Hook t after having been in an open bout for - Rix hours. These made a total of > thirteen saved by vessels and reduces i the estimated loss to 27. The revenue cutter Scenecu messaged that they hud picked up one of the OklaI home’s life boats today with three 1 dead bodies In it. Newark. Ohio. Jan. «.-( Specie! to i Dully Democrat.)- Five men arc . known to he dead and six others are r severely Injured In a fire which early • today destroyed the Kearns hotel, a i j second class rooming house and ress taurant. Although five men have : hern recovered, firemen are searchit Ing the ruins as the exact number of i- persons In the house Is not known. Hie register having been burned up,

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

I I 4+ + + ++ + + + + 4- + + -1-4- + + + + 4' + + + HIS MIDDLE NAME. + + 44- He isn't handsome, —far from that, + + As manly beauty goes; + + He doesn't sport the latest hat + + Or up-to-datest clothes + + And yet he is more popular + + Than all the blooming roost; 4- + And ev'rybody likes him, for 44- His middle name is BOOST. <p ♦ 44- He doesn't wear the latest styles 44- Or know the latest fad; 44- But he just smiles and smiles and SMILES -b 4- When things are going bad. 4- He talks a lot, when rainclouds pour, 44- Os crops they have produced; + 4- He sees their silver lining, for 4> 4- His middle name is BOOST. 4- ♦ + 4- He makes no million bucks a year, 44* And yet he has enough; 44- His charity is giving cheer 44- When things are looking tough., 4« 4- Os friends he owns a plenty, mote •> + Than money has induced: ♦ 4- Yep, ev’rybody likes him, for 44- His middle name is BOOST. 4» + ♦ 4- Get out yourself and boost a bit 4> 4- And jolly folks along. 4> 4- For knocking never makes a hit 44- When things are breaking wrong. 44- If you should hear a kicker roar, 44- Just bump him off the roost 4> 4- And show the folks you're plugging for 44- Your middle name Is BOOST. 4> 4- —Douglas Malloch. 4- + + + + 4-4-4- + + + + + -b4- + + -!- + 4-4-4--i-

DATES ARE NAMED ,- -1 For the Holding of the Several Farmers’ Institutes of North . PART OF THE COUNTY Institute in Decatur Will be Held February 13-14— The Others. Charles W. Mumma president of the Adams County Farmers’ assorts-' tion .and also of the Washington township local. was in the city this morning and stated that the dates (or the several institutes of the north part of the county were arranged. The speakers have not ail been secured, j but the programs will probably be ready within a week or so. An endeavor is being made to engage the best speakers and workers possible, and good institutes are anticipated. I Tlie dates announced follow: Monroe —ebruary 2. Geneva —February 3-4. Peterson—February 9. Berne —February 10-11. Decatur—February 13-14. THE SHOW OPENS Poultry and Corn Exhibit Room is a Lively PlaceCrowing Cocks — AND CACKLING HENS Judges Will Arrive Tomorrow to Begin Work— Fine Displays. Although the time for the placing of the displays Com not close until this evening, then 1 was a goodly dis pluy of poultry and corn in place al the Star theater today for the annual show of the Adams County Poultry and Corn aasocintlon. The sound >f lustily crowing corks and the contented cackle of the hen—who Is evidently ' chuckling over the great stir she has i made In tho egg market the quack ■ Ing of tlie ducks and geese, and gobble of the turkeys, together with the great beauty of the plump and best > specimens from Adams county farms, makes a very cheerful and lively scene. A number of fine rabbits, con » tentedly nibbling at cabbage, also at • tract attention. By tomorrow the ex- • hlhits will l>ij placed and the judges r will arrive to begin their work. L. B i ('lore of Lagrange and I. M. Imhof! • of Auburn will judge the corn %nd » poultry, respectively. A number of • the merchants of the city have disf plays also there, among them being i. an Incubator and brooder by Schaub Dowling. ■

ANOTHER FOREIGNER KILLED. By Erie—Was Italian Double Tra-.k Laborer. Antonio . Sapienxa, twenty three I years old. of i’alemo. Italy, died Saturday evening at the Huntington hos- : pital of injuries received earlier in the day when he was struck by an ( Erie train. Sapienza, who had been tn j ■ tlie United States but a comparatively I 'short time, was engaged in double; track work for the Erie railroad. The: train that ran him down passed across l.is body at the hips, crushing the p< I vie and hip bones. Serious intemnl ’ ' injuries were sustained. Athough the ' wheels of the train passed across his | body, he was not mangled, the only ' evidence that lie had been run over being the crushed bones and discoloration of the skin. The internal injuries alone were sufficient to cause death He was hurled In Huntington Monday. The Erie has killed quite a number 'of the foreign laborers -to the past year. Is Filed by Retiring Secretary of the City Board of Health. INTERESTING FACTS Same Number of Male and Female Children Born in City During Year, Dr. H. E. Keller today turned over the city health records to the new city health officer. Dr. H. F. Costello, who will serve for the next four years. Dr. Keller has served the people of Denature since June 27, 1910, nearly ten years, and has had three up-to-date ordinances passed, the most tmpor tant one being the city milk ordinance, also tho food ordinance, which pro Mbits displaying foodstuff upon the sidewalks, and tlie last one was the city health or sanitary ordinance. The food ordinance was passed in June, 1908, and became a state law in 1909. Dr. Keller says he is glad that he has been relieved us city health officer, as it took up a lot of Ills valuable time from his practice in looking after complaints and keeping everythin-! up to date. And that from now on ,i» will devote his entire time to the practice of medicine and his office special ties. Dr. Keller will, within tlie next few days add all the latest up-to-dat' appliances kn< wn In the electricii treatment of diseases of the eye. ear • nose and throat and lungs, ot whirl i lie has made a specialty for the pa.--i. twenty years. f Dr. Keller tiled the following repor 1 of his office for the past year: f To tho Mayor and Common Council i- Decatur, Ind.: g Gentlemen:—l hereby enclose yoi »• the annual report for the year 1913, o the city board of health:

Total No. births for 11)13 13,S Mule children born fill Female children born 69 Tolu) No. deaths (is Males 42 I'emales 2'l No. contagious diseases ;:s Diphtheria 4 Chicken pox 2 Measles f. Typhoid fever 3 Scarlet fever 23 D e aths—Various Diseases. Accidental deaths t (Continued on Page 6) A HEART ATTACK Barney Meibers Suffered Attack This Morning at Breakast Table AT IIIS HOME On West Monroe Street— Last Sacraments of the Church Administered. Barney MeDx-rs, the veteran and prominent resident of West Monroe street, suffered a sudden attack of the heart this morning at 7 o'clock at the breakfast table, falling from tils chair to the floor. He was uuconsious for awhile, but finally regained. Dr. Costello was called and administering to him, soon had him resting easier. Owing to the nature of the attack, and the uncertainty of life, Father Freiberger was called to, his bedside and administered the last I sacraments of tile church. Mr. Meibers became much better and has a I good chance for life, though owing to the nature ol his ailment, it is in . possible to tell the outcome, as! another attack may come at any , “time. He is a sufferer from leakage | of the heart and has been troubled | for some time with attacks, though I none was ever so severe as this. THE NEWDOCKETS Have Arrived for Use in Adams Circuit Court— Make a Revolution. IN THIS DEPARTMENT Several Books Are Done' Away With, Lessening Clerk’s Labor. New court dockets arrived today for j use in tne Attains circuit court that will cause a revolution in this department of the court work. Severe I IxMiks will be done away with by the concise and comprehensive form of the new dockets, and not only will the expense of buying the severe! books ' be done away with, hut that the hi | bor will lie reduced to the minimum. ' The books were purchased upon recommendation of County Clerk ■ Ferdinand Bleeke. who made a trip i to Wells county to see those used ' there. This system is used in many of the counties of the state. > There are two books. Om- lx for the criminal and civil cases and the ’ other for the guardianships and <s- ■ tales. The dockets are of loose leaf ' variety. Instead of a new docket < each term for each of the four dlvl.o . lons of court work, and writing all th" * cases over again in each one, <«<n » case will be written hut once In thia b new docket, on a separate page, and r all the court's minutes made under <5 the one caption. When the case h e disposed of, the sheet will be withdrawn and filed away In another 111" 1- book. it There Is a place on the docket for e the notation of the number of the • I order book and the page on which the r. entry is written, hence the minutes h will not be transferred to the hauc st docket, as has been formerly the case. and there will b« no need for the rt issue docket. In the new docket there Is a line 11. for the caption of the ease, the num her. the attorneys, the date of filing >u and disposal, the parties, the order of book and page, mid the minutes. If (Continued on Png* 5)

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JIM HENDRICKS - NAMED FOR JOB i Resigns from Board of Com- ; missioners — Appointed Road Superintendent. ' FIRST IN THE COUNTY | William Reppert Chosen His Successor on Board—New • Job Important. Jim A. Hendricks, county commissioner from tlie Second district for four years past, and until recently the president of the board, today resigned that office and was immediately thereafter appointed the first road superintendent of Adams county, an office created by tlie hist legislature. His place as commissioner from the Second district was taken by Williti'.t Reppert, democratic nominee for the place, who was elected immediately after Mr. Hendricks had resigned. The new board then appointed Mr. Hendricks as road superintendent and fixed his bond at *5,000, which was promptly given and the new official liegun his duties at once. The board ordered that his office lie arranged with that of tlie county surveyor in tlie interurban block. The appointment is for two years and the now job carries witli it a salary of five ; dollars per day in this county where we have over 400 miles of macadam ' road. — Mr. Hendricks is cspecialy well fit- ’ ted for tlie piaie he assumes and will make a good record. He knows what i ought to Im- done to keep the roads • in excellent condition and has the j nerve to do it. Our stone roads have i cost many thousands of dollars, almost a million, and they are too valui aide to Im- allowed to go down. Mr. I Hendricks will give his very best efforts toward establishing a system of I keeping up the roads of the county, : His work is new and it was most Important tlmt tlie nian named for the ' place be one who und.-rstood what was necessary and intended by tho new law. William Reppert is one of tlie beat known men of this township and his largo vote at tlie recent primary, when lie carried every township in the county, proves his popularity. He Is I a business farmer, who has had whin •Ccr’-nued on t*ago 4) ■ o HOLD RECEPTION — Congregation of St. Mary’s Church Bids Farewell to Rev. Freiburger AT THE K. OF C. HALL Friends Present Him With SSO Purse—Takes New Charge Today. Tho Knights of Columbus hall w.i • packed to its < upa< ity lust evening by • hundreds of people who came to bid • farewell t<> their faithful and xeaiom t nsststatit pastor, the Rev. Edward i Freiburger. Th" school children, to • whom Father Frelhurgdr took a great ■ Interest, and was a friend to them al*, j i were also present to bld him farewell. , » The reception opened with a nolo | 1 by Elmo Hmlth, which was great ;y r appreciated, lion. J. ('. Moran th<n ■< gave a little talk In Imhalf of the con- • gregatlon. mentioning how everyone 4 o regretted in seeing him leave and of j the good work h<> had don* for hl* I r congregation- complimented | e Father Freiburger on the excellent up- 1 r pointmetit he had received, that o( be- fl s coming superintendent and chaplidn | c of tho St. Joseph’* orphan*’ hem- nt S >, laifayette. e Mr. McLaughlin of the county in- j firmary .tiien presented Rev. Frei-J t- burger with a purse, from liiafl i- many friends a» a token of their g sped and appreciation for h|g wnritß r Lunch was then served, and a f rral g<M>d time was had by all |>r-*®| ent. a a A A. .Aea «a