Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 6 June 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 134.

EVERY NOOK W CORNER For Many Miles Around Decatur Have Been Told of Co-operative Sale by CIRCULAR OR PAPER Big Advantage for the Wise Buyer if He Will Make Up List in Advance. From every nook and corner for fifteen or twenty miles around come inquiries for information concerning the big co-operative sale to be given in Decatur on Wednesday, Thursday and Fh-iday of next week. Every house has received a circular or a ji.ipvr telling about the sale, its purpose and what can be purchased here during the three days at reduced prices. There are no special features to talk about for this sale, excepting one. the low prices. Every store in the list are announcing specials for these three days. The merchants believe that this is of more interest to the buyers of this locality than could any thing else be. The six automobiles sent out yesterday covered many miles in every direction, leaving the four page circulars at each house. That they attracted attention is assured not only by those who made the trips but from the incuiries that have already started. You can help make this sale a success by telling your friends. Write them, telephone them, semi them word some way or other. The prices quoted in these thirty-nine advertisements are geuuiureductions. There is no tliuiClaui- K the merchants offer a certain per cent, reduction you will get it. If he announce a dollar article for 79c, you will get it. The prices quoted are. for the three days only and is done to attract trade to this city that does not come here under ordinary circumstances. it is to your advantage and you can buy at these special prices no difference whether you live in Decatur or a hundred miles from here. The sale is open to the world and every one will lie treated alike. Come in and look for the special tags. The merchants who have announced specials in the big campaign are: Clothing. Holthouse. Schulte Co. .Myers & Dailey. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. Vance i. Hite. Dry Good*. Fullenkamps. Kueblcr Co. Niblick & Co. Runyon & Engeler. Drug*. Enterprise Drug Store. Holthouse Drug Store. Smith, Yager & Falk. Groc*ri*a. Hite's Grocery. Hower « Hower. John* Grocery. Mills Grocery. William* & Son*. Hardware. Lee Hardware Co. Schauh & Dowling Schafer Hardware Co. Shoe*. Elxey Shoe Store. Peoples £ Gerke. Vttglewede Shoe Store. W Innes Shoe Store. Sank*. Did-Adam* County Rank. Qentral Stor*. Bernsteins. 5 and 10c Store. Morri* Company. Furniture. Gay. Zwlck A Myer*. Meyer. Scherer A Beaver*. Yager Bro* A Relnking. Millinery. Bowers sill Uncry Co. Hurds Millinery. Delnlnger Millinery Horse Millinery. Harn***. C. F. Steele & Co. Jewelry. HenaUy Store. Pumphrey'* Store. Tobacco*. , Frank McConnell. Tinner. T. A. Leonard Here. Ladle* Furnlehing*. Gau A Meiber*.

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RECEIVES GOLD WATCH. George C. Steele, the racket store I man yesterday received a solid gold I twenty year case Swiss watch from the D. Aubach and Son’s candy company of New York City, It being a pre- , sent from the firm in appreciation for the large business given them by Mr. Steele in the past eight years. Mr. Steele buys every pound of candy that he sells in his place of business from this courteous firm and they can well afford to give him a watch. Four years ago Christmas, the candy concern presented Mr. Steele with a large assorted box of candy. The watch is a beauty and Is prized very highly by Mr. Steele. The D. Aubach A Sons company sell but taone store In a city. ■ o G. M. GIBSON TO SPEAK. G. M. Gibson will speak at Salem church on Sunday morning at the ten thirty services. Ikin't fail to hear him. ENROUTE_IfOME Miss Gertrude Moses Will Arrive Home June 20 From A Long Stay. AT TUCSON. ARIZONA Has Completely Recovered From Long Siege of Rheumatism. Miss Gertrude Mose*, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Moses of this city, who has been in Tucson. Arizona, a year and a half, is now enroute home and will arrive here about June 20. Site had a trip through the Grand Canon. a visit iu Kanaas CHy, and is now at Yankton. 8. D„ where she is visiting with relatives and friends, having been teaching in the conservatory ot ■ music at Yankton, for several years. She will also slop in Chicago with friends. Miss Mose* has completely recovered from a very severe case of rheumatism during her stay in Arizona, Ulis helping her when all other treatment* and change* of climate at 'home and abroad, failed. She arrived in Yankton, during a rain, but felt no 111 effect* and her friend* were moet agreeably tuprised to note her recovery. CHILDRENS DAY At the Christian Church Will be Appropriately Observed. SUNDAY EVENING Children Will Have Exercises In Interests of Missions. The filrsi Sunday in June ha* been set aside In many churches as "Chil dren's Day” when services In the In terests of missions are held by th« children. This day will be observed as usual hy the children and a number of th< elder one* of the Christian church in this city, when they gave a most ex cellent missionary program Sunday ev cuing at 7:30 o'clock to which they io vlted t(|e public. The program will consist of songs recitation* and exercise*, and the chtl dren have been faithfully drilled In the Misses Rather Enoy. Ruth Daniel.mid Mr*. P. G. William*. A playlet will also be given and the cast for this have been drilled by Miss M bel Weldy. ———— — ■ ON TRACTION BUSINE6B J. II Koenig, of St. Marya, Ohio, was hero today on business relating t. liie ucaanlzatlon ot the old stockliold er* of th* Fort Wayne A Springfield railway for the purpose of buying in the road. Th-? date of the proposed •ale is Monday. June 27.

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, June 6, 1914.

CIGAR BUSINESS I M Mayor Ross Johnson and Brother Chester of Gary Head New Company [HEDALGO COMPANY ■ ■■■ > Captitol Stock is $15,000--Campaign Cigar Led to the New Organization. A little item which appears in the last issue of The Tobacco Leaf, a trade journal of interest to tobacco dealers gives the information that R O. Johnson and Chester Johnson have embarked in the cigar manufacturing business at Gary. That paper says: ''Tlie Hedalgo Cigar Manufacturing Company, Gary, Indiana, capitol 315,000 —To manufacture cigars and tobacco. Incorporators, R. (). Johnson. Henry Wellner and Chester L. John son." It is said that Mr. Wellner is an ex perienevd cigar man. one of the best In his section. During the campaign a year ago he put on the market a cigar which lie called “The R. O. Johnson.’ It was a good seller during the campaign and after Mr. Johnson’s election Wellner changed the name of the cigar to “The Mayor." Naturally Mr. Johnson took an interest in the brand ami formed a friendship witli the manufacturer. The result was the organization of this company which promises to develope into a big concern. PROPERRECORD Os Births of Children Should be Kept Urges Dr. J. N. Hurty MUCH SORROW AND Suffering May be Averted— List of First Mothers in Adams County. The state board of health is urging the enforcement of the law requiring physicians to attend to the proper reord in g and report of births. Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board sends the following communication to this office, together witli a list of Adnns county mother* to whom their first child was born in April, accordng to the report sent to headquarter*. He says: , "A mother called at tills office lately ind asked for a transcript of the re cord of her child's birth. Such requests ome from lawyers and from parents .•very duy. The transcript wanted •oul<' not be supplied because the doctor In attendance at the birth failed ■o make out a certificate. The doculient was wanted to prove the leglti macy of the child and clear the good aame of the mother. The doctor's neglect to fulfill all his professional duties. brought disaster and sorrow to an infant and u widow. In another in itance the doctor's neglect to obey tin law and to fulfill Ms entire duties ,< his family, lost a little girl a fortune of 112,000. There is no defense for such drllquenry of doctor*. Ho Important I* this matter of the legal recording of birth* and death*, that, through lie demand of lawyers and judges, a law passed req'.rlng that doctor'* •hall report all • m births they attend within 3fi hours, otherwise their bill for services become* invalid. In addition the delinquent doctor may In l fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollar*. The legal recording of birth* and death* I* the bookkeeping of - humanity, and this book keeping is far i more Important than the book-keeping of onr dollar*. Dr. Frank Billings of I'hliago, probably the most eminent general »aya, -‘lt I* a privilege *» well ns a 1 I iuty for doctors to report, for legal recotd, such Information as they only may be able to I*** Hom** doctors unI hesitatingly enter the legal Held and i declare the vital statistics law nneon I uitutiiMial. but In this they disagree with the court*. ' Mother* will do well

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to Inquire of their health officer, whether or not the births of their children are legally recorded; for. as one sorely disappointed mother said: “I never dreamed it would lie necessary for me to prove the legitimacy of my child in court." Another said when we told her there was no record of the birtli of her child: “Oil, why did my doctor treat me this way?" Every first mother receives a present from tlie state which will be promptly sent when the report of birtli reaches this office." List of First Mothers In Adams County For Month of April. Mrs. Dave Lleehty, Berne, Ind. Mrs. J. D. Traister, Convoy, 0., R. R. 4. Mrs. John Heinman, Decatur, Ind. Mrs. Noah Rich, Berne, Ind. Mrs. Roy E. Crabill, Monroeville, Indiana. Mrs. James Zimmerman. Preble, Ind. Mis. Charles G. Ixise, Decatur. Ind. Mrs. George Anspaugh, Decatur, Indiana. Mrs. Leo Kahn. Decatur, Indiana. veteranTdead Emanuel Woods, Pioneer of Adams County, Passes Away Last Night AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK Was One of the Highest Esteemed Men in the County 11l Many Months. Once more in the eternal cycle of life with ils varying shades of emotion, lias the angel of death cast its shroud of sorrow over Adams county residents end caused to depart from its earthly Home to mamduna iu the sky prepared by the Father, the spirit of that most illustrious citizen. Emanuel Woods. Possibly no other resident of Adams county was so popular and imiversallv esteemed as was Mr. Woods and his demise brings sorrow to the hearts of all who enjoyed his acquaintaince. F«.r sixty-one years, Mr. Woods has been a resident of Adams county and ev»r will its people hold his memory with the highest of respect as one of tlie pioneers through whose untiring endeavors and ceaseless efforts brought this county to it* present standard of attainment. Mr. Woods was born at Applecreek, Ohio, on August 8, 1833. being the son ot John and Jane Woods. He resided at tiis birth place until nineteen years of age. gaining Ms early knowledge and experience in life there. (Conttnuea cm Pag* 3) A QUIET WEDDING Benjamin W. Teeple and Miss Mary Bender Married at Pleasant Mills THURSDAY EVENING By Rev. Powell of Methodist Church—Groom Is a Teacher. • The wedding of Benjamin W. Teeple. a well known young school teacher ot St, Mary's township. and Miss Mary Pender, of Pleasant Mills, took place Thursday evening at the Methodist parsonage at Bobo. T’.e -eremony w*i performed by tlie paster t.io Re* ' Powell. Tile wedding »•?«* wy quo ! ine and very few of th» iriai- s’ near relative usrenwtri >»f It Th- el were no atteiidnr.t*. fi* bride worta pretty dress of shite embroidery **d ■be groom the customary bls«-k. Tlier will make their home in Pi“«**nt Mills. The groom b a son of Mr. and Mr*. W. H. Teeple of St. Mary's township, and Is a nephew of Judson W. Teeple and Mrs. J. U Gay of this city. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Fred Bender of Pleasant Milts, and was a fresh-na.: !*•’ year In the De catur Mgl. *Ol-001. Both are young poo pie of the beat character and com.from two nf the beat Ltrailiea of ’hi county They have tlie ,-*«tetn unn good wishes of all.

WED IN WILLSHIRE fl ~ Walter Johnston and Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, Postmis- >' tress of Willshire t • ; WERE MARRIED Groom Was Former Harness Maker Here--Now Member of Firm at Willshire. According to the Willshire Herald, the wedding of Walter Johnston, a former Decatur boy, now head of the Colter He Johnston Harness and Buggy firm of Willshire, Ohio, was married Thursday evening to Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, postmistress of Willshire, Ohio. The wedding was a very quiet one and I took place at the Methodist parsonage, I the Rev. C. W. Jameson officiating. Only a few of the closest friends t-f the contracting parties witnessed the • ceremony. The Willshire Hearold says: “For tlie present Mr. and Mrs. Johnston will occupy rooms in the Mrs. Althoen house on the corner of Wolcot and Hogan streets. “Mr. Johnston is one of our most popular young business men, whose dealings witli the public receives at ail times most popular approval, and Mrs. Fisher enjoys the undivided confidence and esteem of the Willshire postoffice patrons." • Mr. Johnston resided in Decatur for several years and was formerly employed as a harness maker by Atz JE (CONTINUE* FROM PAGE ONE) o UNKNOWN_GRAVE Near Bobo Causes Suspicion And Gossip-Officers Notified to Investigate WAS AN OLD GRAVE Recently Filled In Instead Os A Murdered Babe As Supposed Unless it be a reporter, no one knows better than an officer just how I unwarranted and utterly ungrounded are so many rumors when an attempt Is made to run them down to tlieif foundation. Only too truly, are rum ors, that sometimes work everlasting damage to a man or woman's reputa tion founded upon nothing but the merest suspicion . Quite recently there was brought to ■ the ears of Coroner I). D. Clark, witli a request to probe into tlie matter, the rumor that there was a susph iou* liMiklng. unknown grave in the cemetery southeast of Bobo. The grave. It is said, was new and very small, apparently that of a Imbe. and protiably ’ that of a child who had been secretly put sway, since no one seemed to know anything about it. To probe into the matter. Coroner D. D. Clark, Prosecutor R. C. Parrish, Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelley and Marshal Mehhl went out to Bobo this morning for the puipose of exnmln ting. If nothing could lie accomplished other wise, they planned to open ‘ the grave and make it give up Its d >«d and its awful secret. When they reached the vicinity of tin- cemetery, they made a few Inquiries about the neighborhood, ami were ;.ifi»-n‘«-<l Hist tlie grave was an old jo;<e I, as had recently been filled In ’t’-* eti-- -d the matter and they re’ll-.. to -j >l. Thus th* ears of h.. ’‘pi r a* »nd gonslp.rg «>nes „ .11 i iieatcd ot what > auld might j h*v>‘ meant t” tiiem » • iv-„ >’t| of »ct -H'}!. GENEVA SSOUR’S CHAUTAUQUA. Geneva. Ind.. June The Geneva i Business Men's Club closed a contract i with the Lincoln Chautauqua which . will ba held here July 19 to 26. MomI her* pledged themselves to sell at Rast four hundred season tickets. Arratißemerts were also made to procure Dr. 8 L. F'loemaker, who will give a i-x-ture here cn the eye and ear, unilder the auspices o' this cluh. His |le<'turo m Hluslrated with slides.

• SETTING OUT PLANTS. 1 Miss Anna Winnes, chairman of tlie landscape committee of the Woman’s City Improvement society, is further • beautifying the two plots at tlie entrance of tlie east river bridge, by Hu- planting of petunias and asters. Tlie shrubs have been set out for a background, and nasturtluns also planted. Wiien these are in full bloom, the entrance will be much beautified —certainly an improvement over tlie former bare place. u I TO WINONA. Tlie Misses Caroline Gerber and Ruth Leyse left this morning for Winona where they will enter the Normal college at that place and take up a teacher's course during tlie summer ' months. Both the Misses Gerber and ‘ Leyse were graduated from (lie Decatur high school tins spring. They will return here to teach this fall. tdlhangTsoon Postmaster Lower Will Retire One Week From Today—Mr. Bosse to Begin ORDER IS RECEIVED Mr. Bosse Has Leased Opera House and Will Devote All His Time at Office One week from tomorrow, on Sun day June 14th, J. W. Bosse will as sume his duties as postmaster, sue i reeding W. A. Lower whose commis |sion expires June 13th. Mr. Bosse ha. received notice to check Mr. Lower out on next Saturday, While Mr. Lower’s four years do not conclude until the 80th of the month and lie loses 2 weeks this is usual. Mr. Bosse’s commission is dated May 19th and under the sanu rule he will lose almost a month. Th< deputy postmaster and the variou clerks in the office are under civil sei vice and there will not be any change at the present or at any other time un less for the improvement of the ser vice. Mr. Bosse lias leased his open house to Ills daughter and will pay al' his attention to the postoffice, makin, every possible efvrt to keep up to the present high s’ uidard of efficiency and to improve the service if possible' al any time. NOTABLEWEDDING Miss Minnie Orvis Will b< Married in Church in Which Her Parents Wedded TRINITY EPISCOPAL Rare Wedding Gown Worn by Mother Will be Worn —Miss Miller to Sing The wedding of Mia* Minnie Orvi» formerly of this city, to Mr. John O'Brien. Thursday at 7:30 o'clock. June 11. at the Trinity Episcopal church. Ft. Wuyne by the Rev. Aver 111. will be a notulile event of next week. According to plans now being made, the bride will be given uwa> by her cousin. Mr*. Minnie Ewlni Tytus. ot Middletown, Ohio. Tlie maid ot honor will be Miss Orvis' ebusin. Mias Clara McMillen of Fort Wuyne The groom's only attendant will b< his brother, Mr. James O'Brien, of De trnlt, Mich. The bride's cousin. Mrs Dr. Rhaniy. of Fort Wuyne. will play I the processional from Mendelssohn •si* I oher grin's wedding marcher. .r. -f Mic* Grace Miller of this city, will [sing. One of the song, will lie "Tin Bridal Vow.” a wadding song which has bean sung for many generation* of bride* in the Ferry family, that of Miss Orvis' mother's family The ■ bride will wear the gown worn by I liar mother, the late Mr*. W. W. V. • McMillen when she was mairled to Mt ' Orvis. the father of the bride. It Is f a handsome creation of s*lie» of roses silk, brocaded witli liirver colored silk. • The lace drape la of fine, rich old (Continued on Page 3) |

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BIG RESERVOIR WELLCLEANSED Cistern at City Plant Given » Thorough Cleaning After Ten Years Use. IN FINE CONDITION "■ ■ » One of the Reservoirs Will be Emptied’Each Year From This Time On. The city water you arc using in Deactur now is tlie purest in tne state. It is being pumped from tlie new reservoir at tlie city station and an analysis by tlie state hoard of health says that the water s- nt in from tiiis reservoir a few days ago was the liest they have examined at that office in many months. For tlie first time in at least a decade, the old reservoir lias been drained of water and giving a thorough and complete cleansing. We visited tlie plant last evening and saw the workmen scrubbing and washing the bottom of the big cistern For the benefit .if those who feared that there was danger of illness from the use of tiie cilj water we can state that there was no refuse in the bottom of the cistern. Tlie water was used down t.o within three feet of the bottom and the rest was pumped into tlie sewer. Perhaps a halt wagon load of sand was taken from the bottom but no delayed matter or any thing that would cause an unhealthy condition. The old cistern holds 126.000 gallons or about 40.000 barrels of water while the new one 1s three times as large. The old cistern will oe refilled within a week and will give tlie qjty a splend “id 'reserve of water. W!:!Te ten year* is a good while to use a reservoir without its being cleaned, it could not be helped except by shutting off the water supply for a week or two which would have been dangerous. Now that |be city lias two reservoirs, one will be cleaned each year and there need be no further fear. In addition to this the big cisterns are being arranged so that there can lie nothing thrown in from the outside. Tlie city water and electric plant are in excellent condition with every tiling up in apple pie order, under the manigement of Andrew Foos, chief engineer and his force of assistants, with Superintendent Mylott constantly on he job. A new feature that will help nuch is tlie Installation of small coal ■ars that will carry the coal from the various yards on the city ground up 'x> the boilers. It will save much labor md adds to the modem equippmetit now in use here. Tlie recent appraisement of the plunt was about 3190.000 which means that in realty tlie big nuriiclpal concern in tills city is worth it least 3250.000. HARVEST HANDS NEEDED. Oklahoma Send* Out Appeal For Fifteen Thousand Men. Oklahoma City. June 6—lt will b<> lecessary to Import to Oklahoma from 12.000 to 15.000 men in addition to those available In the state, to harvest the record breaking wheat crop which will le raised this year, according to present prospects. The estimutn was made by Charles Daugherty, state labor commissioner, who. through asulstatits in hi* office, today completed a state wide Investigation of the wheat crop situation Mr. Daugherty believes that if no Inforseen circumstance Interferes, Oklahoma will harvest thia season lietweiii 38.000.060 and 40.000.000 bushel* of wheat, bi-aides a record breaking crop of oat*, barley and other small grain. ■. To meet the enormous demand tor harvest hand* which will begin within .< few day*. Ijibor Commissioner Ihi ugh- . erty has established, in addition tiire<I regular state free employment ugen • cis at Oklahoma City. Muskogi-e and i Enid, branch agencies at Alva. I’onm i City and Ferderlck. and other* are still f to be est.ihllshad The wheat harvest ■ will begin first In the southern tier of ’ Oklahoma counties about June S. Ok laiioma farmer* offer to nay u minimum of 32 a day and board for liar • vest hands. i w- ■■ — Miss Celeste Wemboff will go to I New Haven for u week-end visit will! | Mrs. Jchii Ftdersplel.