Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 29.

THE COURT HEWS Minimum Price at Which Interurban May be Sold is Set at $200,000. NATURALIZATION DAY Will be Tomorrow— Several Cases Dismissed-- -Others Set for Trial. It wag not until lute >. . n > t. noon that Special Judge O'ltourU i,i the i iff re< *'i\■ rsiiip of tl I Wayne & nillold rullwax. i-.:, !,■ | lit* (Inal'notation on the docket relative to the hear.nc or tin p.-tition or French Quinn, receiver a kina for the 4 sale of the road. The minimum prici at Which the road Is to he sold was fixed at $200,000. which Is fifty thousand less than the minimum set when tiesale was ordered last year. As tated the date was net for May la, and each bidder Ig to deimsit a certified die ’ csrh !r the ««m of $20,000, The receiver la ordered to proceed as rapidly as possible to have the < iaim. j against the railroad adjusted or tried as noon us possible. Cross complaint.to the petition for sale wire hied yes terday by the Cleveland Trust company and John McGregor, trustee. Arthur D. Sutth receiver of the Coppock Motor Car company, v the t Decatur Motor Car company. It was t the haul report of John lii ilcr receiver for the Decatur Motor c - mmpany, instead of Arthur l>. Sutth , re reiver of the Coppock Motor < 1 ro .- , puny, that was died yesterday. Mr. - Heller’s report was approved and he , was discharged from further lialiilily as receiver. The real estate brionitiiif: to the late . Fi ter IT'WjWi,*f!l this county. wj.i 160 acres in Jefferson township, instead of 10 acres as publi i d erroneousiy through a typographical error. ‘ in the item relating to tin pr-bate if the will. The petition of Lavina Bri. ker, ad- 1 ra’nlstratrix of the Nelson Ur <k. r < * t%te, to settle It as; insolvent n sustained and ordered accordingly. Special Judge D. IT. Erwin atiproved 1 the report of sale and full purchase price as filed by Katharine Holds, a ! mitilalratrU. of the estate of Fli übeih (Tltly. Deed was ordcrml uul r> purled and approved and tin sum-- direct ed to be deHver.l by tin- administratrix to the purchaser. The Anal report >f J<sse A. Ray. • guardian, as to Orovi r Ray. and cur ' rent as to Uie other., at: upprow 1 The guardian was disci.aged as m' 1 Grover L. Ray and all monies now in t heguardianv bands are to he paid Into the Office of the i lerk of tliis court, i The content of IT M McColeit, liltsbond of Catherim Butcher, that she may continue as guardian of Elisabeth SuivM»f, was 85. d Her report ..r sale i Os real estate Was approved deed ordered, reported .uul approved. The Homestead Co. vs • John W. ! Emery et al., pppcnrim c by Hooper H Letihart. for dcfitnlunt. Itule to n-r. Katie Toman w. Hnlland-St . 1.-min Bugar Co. CMus. set for trial for I yiltrch 23. John Knvry vs. Charles M. Sperry et al. Cause sot for March 2. — The case of John \V Kelly vs. Wm. V. ■pokmaater was dismissed and Uie coats (told. |)dward 11. Faust et 111. v The To l«d«, 81. Louie A Western It It. IVfendsnl ruled to answer absolute In ten. days. John f,’ Crist. guardian, v John and Ira Wacom r. administrators. IV tltkm by administrators t« i-e mibstl tuted for guardian was sustained. Mur ray Scherer, administrator, übr-tltul <<t as party claimant. Oliver T. Harmon v John Trim et al. flppas-i omplaint tiled by W. O. Meyer, fjmdaii ruled to answer Ca-e act for trial for Mareli 4. John Tonmdler vs. Christens It.

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Niblick. Cause dismissed. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. - The state case against William Foster, charged with petit larceny, was dismissed, and the defendant disciia rgiul. Slate vs. Albert Anker, allowing minors in pool room. Case set for trial for tlie second Tuesday. The state case against Leon Runyon, charged with visiting a gaming house, was dismissed. The case of the State vs. James I’enstemaker, visiting gaming house, was ordered left off the docket. Other state cases as follows were dismissed: Jacob Grim, illegal selling •Oepi'nuefl on "age 41 BIDS FOR ROADS Will be Received by Board of Commissioners at the March Meeting. THE SESSION IS BUSY Remonstrance Placed on Record Preventing Saloons in Third Ward. The auditor was ordered to advertise for bids for office fixtures, tables, etc., for the office of the road superintendent, also for a telephone. The ' remonstrance against the grunting of saloon licenses in the Third ward, signed by Lemuel L. Williams and 190 residents of the ward was entered of record. There are no applicants and pralsihly will be none. The board will receive bids on March 3 for the renting of the old fair grounds, it being understood that no repairs will be made, to the fences. The commissioners filed their annual report and the same was ordered printed in the Democrat and Herald. The auditor was ordered to advertise for bids on March 3rd for the following macadam roads: Peter J. llryan. John W. Watson. 8. C. Tinkham, Amos Reusser, L. N. Franks, Bernard Lengerick, Noaii Johnson and !’. E. Fugate. The petition for the Henry Heckman road was found sufficient. William Meshberger and J. W. McKean. Jr., were appointed viewer* and or tiered to meet at the auditor's office February sth. The L. N. Grandstaff petition waa found sufficient and the cause continued. The same action was taken on the Fred Stauffer road. The J. C. Grandstaff drain was ordered constructed, P. L. Mockiin being named as the, superintendent. Bids for the furnishing of a road roller were filed by the Kelly-Spring-field Co., Gallon Iron Works, Anslow Western Co., and the International Harvester company. The contract was let to the Internation Harvester company for $1,999. Jesse Rupp, ireasuror of the School Town of Berne, filed a report of the, receipts and expenditures up to August sth, last. County Treasurer W. J. Arch bold filed a report of the taxes received dur Ing the month of January, which was approved. — ..'O —— HAUGK BUILDING ON FIRE. Tho city fire truck made a quick trip from headquarters this morning to the Julius ilaugk building on Mud* Ison street, now occupied by Ksrl Howards, with his Hupmoblle garage, to put out a little blase that was seen In the upstairs of the hulldlng. The origin of the fire Is not known, hut It Is believed that It started by the carelessness of some one who threw a match or lighted cigarette Into some ; old straw that was packed In the center of the hack room. The firemen did quick work and put the blase out with the chemical apparatus. The damage Is estimated at about $lO. T. M. Oailogley made a business trip to Geneva today.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, February 3, 1914.

BUND TIGER MAN Hotel Proprietor at Andrews Raided Twice—Gets Jail Sentence OF THIRTY DAYS And Heavy Fine—W. S. Bandy Begins Sentence in the Jail. Welcome S. Bandy, owner of the Andrews hotel, at Huntington pleaded guilty late Friday afternoon in circuit court to two charges of operating a “blind tiger” and was sentenced to 30 days in Jail on each count and was fined SSO and costs on each charge. One jail sentence wns suspended byJudge S. E. Cook during Bandy’s good behavior, hut he was ordered to serve the other out and Saturday night immediately after the court's finding c inmienced his term of thirty days In the county jail. The fine and costs amounted to $125 all told. Handy was arrested In two raids on ttie hotel in Andrews by Sheriff W. E. Scott. In each instance he was found with liquor In Ills possession and enough evidence was obtained to insure Ills conviction even if he desired to fight the charges. Several other men were arrested at the same time, and their cases will come up today in circuit court. The conviction of Bandy followthe work of personal investigators employed by the prosecutor's office and the confession of James Culver, a young boy arrested for breaking into the Andrews Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana traction station, that a “blind tiger” was in operation In the old hotel. SALE IS GRANTED Receivers of Ward Fence Co. Granted Sale of Plant ✓ for February 9. A NEW COMPANY Will be Reorganized from Old One to Buy it—Retain Factory Here. Mathias Klrach and C. S. Niblick, receivers for the Ward Fence company. filed a petition In the circuit court, asking for a sale of the company's plant Monday morning at 10 o'clock, February 9. at the company's oftice in this city. The order of sale wus granted by Judge Smith, Notice was ordered given lr. the Decatur DdMCKI All claims properly verified. are to he tiled ebruary 7. A movement has been undertaken end is assured to reorganize the pres cut company for the purchase of the plant. The receivers state that the accounts payable In the sum of $65,000 are outstanding, while Ihe assets are appraised at $I05.138.1&. The greater ' amount of the assets Include marhin ery. etc., of value only to the Ward Fence rompany In operation, and If sold otherwise, would bring very lit tie, Hence It I* deemed best to con tiuue the business, and It Is believed that with the Judicious expending of Itloo.ooo In advertising and bringing Ihe products before the public. It can tie gotten on a paying basis. If sold, otherwise, the receivers state Uiat It would pay not more than twenty per cent to creditors and - stockholders. Several stockholder* by endorsing i pt.pers, became personally obligated i for more than $30,000, or nearly one- > half of the Indebtedness. These stockholders are among those who ■ will effect the new organization at.d i other stockholders may have the prlv I liege of becoming members, by the ■ payment of sums In accordance with II Utosa who have already obligated 11 themaelvea. The new company will be Incorpor ted and will retain Ihe main offices and business in this city, and It Is » tln uglit bring the plant up to a profit(Continued on t’ngo ®)

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THE BINGEN POSTOFFICE. Wiil be Discontinued—W. A. Lower Awaits Notice. » Postmaster W. A. Lower Is expecting official notice of some change in tlie rural routes out of tills city, ns the Bingen postofliee has received nolice that (lie postoffice will tie discontinued. It is believed that the discontinuance will affect rural route seven out of Decatur, of which S. S. Magley is carrier and that he will have a number of former Bingen postoffice patrons transferred to his route for service. No official notice has been received here, iiowever. The late Henry Zwlck was postmaster at Bingen for thirty years or more. AT EARLYHOUR Death Came Today to Mrs. George McWhirter of Near Peterson. ' WAS ILL LONG Well Known Lady—Had Passed Age of Three Score and Ten. Catherine MeConnehey McWhirter. \.ife of George McWhirter, a prominent and highly respected resident of near Peterson, died this morning at 2 o'clock at the family home. She had been 11! long of a complication of diseases. but death came very suddenly al this time. Her children, who have been caring for their mother were with her when ■ she passed away, as was the husband. Mrs. McWhirter’s maiden name was Catherine MeConnehey. She was born in Ireland more than seventy years ago, but came to America witli her parents when she was quite young,' the family settling hi Ohio. Her par ! ents died when she was quite young. She was married in Ohio to George McWhirter and later they came to this county, where they have lived many years, being numbered among the pioneer residents. For more than thirty years they have lived at the place where her death occurred. Mrs. McWhirter wus a fine and noble woman, and her death Is a heavy less to the family and community. She leaves the following children: Mrs. E. H. 1-ane, Fort Wayne; Mrs. William Zimmerman. Decatur; Mrs. H. W. Crist, Elkhart: George McWhirter. Jolinsonliurg, Pa. Mrs. Hugh McWhirter of Florida, and John McConuehey, Paulding. 0., are surviving brother and sister. The funeral will be held at the Beery church and will probably be Thursday afternoon, though the time will not be set until relatives at a distance can be heard from. DEATH OF MOTHER Calls Henry Colter to Churubusco —Mrn. Caroline Pingstock. AGED NINETY-ONE Passes Away—Has Other Relatives in This City— Estimable Lady. Henry A. Colter of Bobo left today noon for Churubusco, where he war | called by tho death of his mother. I Mrs. Caroline Pingstock. Mrs. Ping slock was one of the oldest resident* ; of her community, having reached Iter I ninety-first year last November 29. • Her death occurred yesterday. After > the death of her first husband. Mr. » Colter, she remarried, Mr. Pingstock I l» ing her second liushund. Mr*. Pingstock has several rela- ■ tlves In this port of the state. She i is an sunt of A. J. Smith of this city; 1 p. V. Smith of Richmond, John Smlili of Columbia City. She la known to many In this city . and vicinity and the message of her ■ death will he received with sorrow. . She Is the grandmother of C, H. Colter of Decatur.

ST. BLASTS DAY Observed in All Catholic Churches Today—Guardian Against THROAT TROUBLE Blessing Was Given After Mass This M orning and This Afternoon. The fenst of St. Blase, bishop and martyr, better known to ihe Catholic world as the guardian against throat and bronchial trouble, was celebrated today in all the Catholic churches of the country. At the St. Mary’s church in tills cliy the Blase blessing, or the blessing of the throats took place after mass and at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. It was administered to the members of the congregation and all those who wished to receive it by Father Seitnetz. This beautiful ceremony of the church commemorates St. Blase's healing the diseased throat of a child, whose distracted mother Implored his help. St. Blase, being touched at the grief of the woman, offered up iii.i prayers and the child was rured. Since that tlme.ald lias often been effectually solicited in cases of similar diseases on tlie feast of Blase’ feast day. o ROADS ARE VERY BAND. The rural mail carriers have been having a difficult road to travel since the heavy snow of Friday evening and Saturday, which made the roads nearly impassable. The warm weather and rain did not improve them very much but with the passing of the slush, they will probably begin to get better rapidly HARRYDEAMDEAD Son-in-law of Mrs. R. B. Allison Passed Away in Chicago This Morning. HAD BEEN ILL Os Heart Trouble—Will be Brought to Bluffton for Burial. Harry Beam died tills morning at 7:45 o'clock at Ills home in Chicago. First word of the death was received in the city this morning In a telegram by Mrs. R. B. Allison from her daughter. Jessie, wife of Mr. Beam, as fob lows: “Harry passed away tills a. m. Will arrive In Bluffton Wednesday. Funeral Tbursduy." News of the death was received with much sorrow by the many Decatur friends of both Mr. and Mr*. Deam. Mr. Deam was born In Bluffton July 16. 1857. be ing a son of Wilson Beam, n pioneer resident of that city. He was closely allied with Bluffton'* twines* Interest*. A niessuge of the death, giving no details. was received In Bluffton to day by Ills sister, Mrs. Copland, wife of the Rev. C. G. Copland. A few days ago the family received word of his Illness of heart trouble and Ills death this morning probably resulted from another attack. Mr. Beam received his education In the Bluffton schools until he was seventeen years old, when he went to Ft. Wayne as clerk In the Foster Brothers' store. He was there three years, when he went to Bloomington. 111., to take charge of a company's branch bouse. Returning to Bluffton he was employed in the store of Wiley. Sunier & A. Curry, a pioneer business firm, lot tor he became a traveling salesman for E. M. McGilllm & Company of Cleveland, Ohio. On hi* return to Bluffton he became a partner of Philip Rogers In a dry goods store, where he remained until his appointment to the office of in r spector and clerk of custom* at Port r Townsend. In the territory of Wash . Ington. He remained there a year • until the Illness of his father recalled (Continued on Page 6)

M RITCHIE STOCK CO. PLEASES. In opening their week's engagement ut the House operu house the Hitchlne Stock company impressed • its Monday night audience with an unusual vigor as to the capability for portraying forceful roles. "Tlie Political Boss” was the opening Dill, telling as it does the tale of a young man who set out to crush down the evil element in politics, and to sacrifice 1 love ami even life for justice. The theme was well developed by skillful characterization and competent hand ling of tlie part s. The weather was so unfavorable that the house was only partly tilled, tiut the patrons of the Bouse opera house who were present spent a most enjoyable evening. Tonight. Tuesday evening, “Llndy Lane” will be played. ANNUAL MEETING Travelers’ Protective Association Held Important Session Last Night. OFFICERS ELECTED The Order Will Buy Three Public Sanitary Drinking ‘ Fountains at Once. The annual session of the T. P. A. was held last evening at the Hotel Madison and the twenty members who attended report that it was an evening worth while. At S3O the crowd went to the dining room where they werr served with oysters, coffee, cigars and enjoyed an hour of banqueting. The meeting was then called to orde* and tne president, T. M. Reid, called for the report of the secretary and trealsurer which showed the lodge to lie in splendid financial condition. Un- | able to withstand this prosperity it : was derided to spend some of the j money and a discussion as to the best means to do It followed, it was finalJ ly decided that the T. P. A. purchase three sanitary public drinking fountains and a committee, including French Quinn. M Kirscli and C. H. Colter, were appointed to take the matter up with the council and pro reed to have them installed. It was also decided to have a banquet for the members and their ladies about April 1 and the committee to look after It is W. P. Schrock, T. M. Retd and C. H. Colter. Officers were elected as follows: President. T. M. Reid; vice president, J. S. Peterson: secretary. C. 11. Colter; directors. Vancll. Schafer and Moltz: Committees: Legislative, W. P. Behrock; railroads, J. W. Tyndall; press, J. H. Heller; hotels, L-d Waring; employment, French Quinn; roads. W. H. Fledderjohann; chaplain, Rev. L. C. Hessert: surgeon. Dr. J. 8. Boyers; delegates to state convention at Richmond In May, Reid. Peterson and Colter: alternates, Trltclt, Gru ham and Spuller: delegates to national convention at Huston, Texas, In June, C. H. Colter. — " — RACE FOR CORONER. Will be Made by Dr. Harry Erwin in Democratic Primary. Dr. Harry G. Erwin, of llnutertown, son of Judge R. K. Erwin, a former Decatur, boy, will he a democratic randlditte for the nomination for county coroner of Allen county. Dr. Ervin ha* served as Interne at St. Joseph's hospital. Fort Wayne, and has many friends among the shop and ralroad men who will lend their a* •(stance to his candidacy. The Fori Wayne JournalGax<*tte says: “His friend* feel that a candidate from the country will lend strength to the ticket. Dr. Erwin Is a capable man for the place he Is seeking and the announcement that he will he a candidate la gratifying news lo hi* many friends. He has a large ai ■ qualntanceshlp throughout the county and those who know him have never doubted Ills democracy or his ability i A* Interne ho served In the Culver I slty hospital of Chicago and also at tended the University of Chicago p here Is no doubt hilt thsl he will make r a very strong candidate. He I* de ,1 serving of the piece snd will receive i- a great deal of support from demo t crats all over the county.'' i- v— " r M. J. Welker ha* returned to hi* d work as clerk at Ihe Hteele racket If turn after a three weeks' vacation.

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FOR GOOD HEALTH Decatur Entered in Competition for Honor of the Healthiest City in l STATE OF INDIANA i Dr. H. F. Costello, Health Officer, Should Have Cooperation of Public. if the determined efforts of Dr. H. F. Costello, city health officer, are successful during the coming year, Decatur may proudly boast of being tlie healthiest city In Indiana. And the boast will lie based not merely on hearsay or local prejudice, but upon actual proof as the result of a Good Health contest in which about seventy r.f the leading Indiana cities are entered. The contest, which started on February 1, will continue for one year. H is under the auspices of “Good Health,” a magazine published in the Interest* of sanitation and good health in Chicago. Tiie contest Is founded on the fundamental proposition that “good health is purchasable," a former theory that Is now a proven fact. Preventable disease, that is. disease which can be prevented and therefore unnecessary, will furnish the basis of tlie competition. The standing of the competitors will la? reckoned from two counts, the number of case* of specified preventable diseases and tlie deaths from those diseases, the ratio being calculated from tlie population. The preventable disease rate will count twothirds and the death rate nne-third, the former being given the greater importance because the real function of the health officer is not to prevent death from Illness, but to prevent ill ness itself. Since tlie rank of the various competitors will depend entirely upon the preventable diseases in the community, tlie contest is one ot absolute fairness to large and small cities alike. The city having the best record at the end of the year will be adjudged the winner. Tlie more common preventable diseases on which the health officer will base his report are scarlet fever, typhoid fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping-cough, rerebro-splnal mengitis und Infantile paralysis. The grade of each city will lie computed as fast ns the reports, which are to be made monthly, are received, anil about the tenth of the month Dr. Costello will publish a report showing the standing of De catur and the first ten cities In the list, and other Interesting facts concerning the contest. The contest Is dedicated "to the longer lives and Increased health and lipppiness of the citizens of Indiana." - -n — MYSTERY AT THE LYRIC TODAY. Ts It a man. dummy or what, was heard on the streets today by those who had a chance to see Stone? the mystifying wonder who opened an engagement of two days at the Lyric t.v day. Well, whatever It Is had them all guessing. If It is a man, he i* a wonder. The manager of this wonderful "What Is It?" claims that Stone? has mystified the world's greatest scientists, both In America ar.d Europe. Stone doc* everything hut talk. It walk*, shake* hands with you. writes Ills name upside down and backwards and hundreds of oth>r things. If you are the least bit skeptical as Just what Stone? is, drop Into the Lyric today and look hint over. There will be a splendid program of pictures, a side-splitting comedy Key- • stone entitled "Their First Execution " » n pd a two-reel hroeho entitled, "Tim * Reaping." The price* for today will 1 l*e len cents for adults, and five cents t for the children. 4 ■ — —"o'"‘ * DIED IN SNOW DRIFT. f * r Warsaw’s Oldest Inhabitant Perishes Near Home. James Harris died here al the age i of 101 years. He fell In ihe snow t* while walking near Ills home and was . dead when friends rescued hint. He r was born In Delaware county. Ohio. > near Columbus. September 18. 181?. When he wa* len year* old he was converted and baptized In the Brethr ren church. It Is believed that lie t was the oldest person ever baptized lit Indiana.