Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1915 — Page 1

Volume XIII. Number 80.

MONEYJMAISED For the Preliminarv Fund for the Petition for the County Agent. REPORT IS MADE Today—Will be Presented to County Educational Board Next Thursday. The members of the Adams County Agricultural Extension association met this morning to make a final report of the subscriptions for the SSOO fund preliminary to the presenting of the petition for a county agent for Adams county. Although not all the members were here to make report, the amount reported this morning more than exceeded the required SSOO. This will be used in equipping the office should the. agent be secured. This petition is now ready to be presented to the county board of education and this will meet next Thursday at the office of County Superintendent E. S. Christen. The county board will in turn, ask the county council to appropriate the funds for the agent's salary, and then the petition will be sent to Purdue university for the final securing of the agent. It is not. known how soon the county council will meet to act upon the matter, the call depending upon the auditor. It is the hope, however, to have as speedy action as possible, that should the council appropriate the money, the petition for an agent may be filed soon with Purdue university, and thus secure an early appointment, as the demand for county agents far exceeds the supply of good men available. Many in Favor. The county agent proposition is receiving very favorable attention from not only the farmers over the county, but the residents of the towns ns well. The Old Adams County bank cf this city, alone, gave SIOO toward the SSOO fund, and subscriptions have come in from all over the county, showing great interest. Besides this, several merchants have given unsolicited prizes to be awarded in the agricultural contests which the association will inaugurate. Tiiose coming unsolicited thus far are: Schafer Hardware company, $25 in merchandise; Ward •Manufacturing company, $25 in farm gates and fences; L. C. Waring, $25 in gold; Erwin & Michaud ■ $5. There are many others who also have signified their desire to contribute. o — MEETINGS OF COMMUNITY BIBLE CLASSES FOR NEXT WEEK. First Ward. District No. I—Mrs. Ed Macy, Wednesday, 2:00 p. m. District No. 2—Mrs. W. A. Lower. Tuesday, 2:00 p. m. Second Ward Disrtict No. I—Mrs. Dr. Miller. Tuesday, 2:00 p. m. District No. 2—Mrs. D. D. Hellor, Wednesday, 7:00 p. m. District No. 3—Mrs. Dyke Frisinger, Thursday, 7:00 p. m. Third Ward. District No. I—Miss Etta Mallonee, Wednesday, 2:00 p. m. District No. 2—Mrs. W. J. Myers, Tuesday, 7:00 p. m. District No. 3—Mrs. Parrish, Fifth street, Tuesday 2:00 p. m. District No. 4—Mrs. Rev. Stephenson, Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. o ~— WILL ADDRESS BOYS. Corn is King. Success assured. We refer to the Boys’ Corn contest, for which applications are coming in daily. We would like to bring the number of contestants to one hundred. Mr. Harper of Purdue university will be in the city and would bo, pleased to give the boys and their lathers any information they might want, and which will be beneficial to any one raising corn. Mr. Harper will be at the People's Loan & TruSt company bank and will be glad to talk to you. The date of his arrival will be announced later. Keep your eye on this. i. —— CLERK ELOPED? It is believed that a well known young lady clerk and a popular young man of the city have eloped and were married today. The details could not be secured.

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SENT THEM APPLES E. T. Haecker Remembers Courthouse Officials and Lawyers. •1 A basket of fine apples were enjoyed in the courtroom today by the judge, other officials and the lawyers, the same being the gift of E. T. Haeck er of Berne, a member of the regular , panel of the jury. One day toward "* the latter part of the term, Mr. Haecker was summoned to court, but had a car load of apples to dispose of at that I time. He asked to be excused from duty on account of the apples, and this was complied with. He was jokingly told, however, that he would have to send along some apples to give evidence that he really had tlfe apples to attend to. He sent them today by Attorney J. Moran. They 1 were fine greenings and ewre soon dis- ■ posed of. i o— DIED SUDDENLY Mrs. Joel Roe. Well Known Pleasant Mills Lady, is Found Dead at Noon. DIED OF APOPLEXY Had Complained Short Time Before of Feeling 11l— Death a Shock. Mrs. Joel Roe, a well known and highly esteemed resident of Pleasant Mills, died suddenly today noon of what Coroner D. D. Clark, who was called to the scene, has pronounced as apoplexy. Mrs. Roe was at home alone at the time of her death. Her son-in-law, Charles \v mans, had called on her not more than fifteen minutes before she was found dead at 12 o’clock. At that time she had complained of not feeling well. Mr. Winans hurried home and told his wife, who is Mrs. Roe's daughter, and she hurried over to c.\i on her mother. On arriving there she found her dead. Mrs. Roe had been first found by a neighbor girl, who had gone there. Mrs. Roe hr t d been sitting in a rocking chair, but when the attack came had fallen over cn her face, and was so lying on the floor when found. She was sixty-five years of age. The husband and two children are living. The children are, a daughter, Mrs. i Charles Winans, and a son, Jesse Roe. Mrs. Roe had long been a resident of the community, practically all liar life, and was one of its best knownladies. She was a sister of Samuel and Peter Frank of this city. o SUNDAY MEETING. The Men’s Personal Workers' League will meet at the Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock . prompt. Every member is urged to be present. A cordial invitation is , extended to every man in Decatur to attend this meeting as it is hoped , that much good will result from this gathering. " o —— AUTO RACE. Heck’s 49 won the race. Heller went out on tire trouble. Dare-devil Durkin and his Stutz bumped Parent and his Sunbeam. Schug came in second and Daniels third. The race was run from Parent's bicycle shop around block and back again.—(Contributed by Sporting Editor and Auto Club Press Agent Ralph Tyndall. , —— o S. S. CLASS NOTICE. 1 “ ■ Mrs. G. E. Mount requests that all members of the Harvey Segur Bible I class of the Christian church be presI ent tomorrow morning on account f t important business. 1 “ 3 BIBLE CLUB TEACHERS. t / The nine teachers of the community Bible, clubs will hold their first meet- - ing with Mrs. John Niblick, genera) a teacher, in the library room, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. -a— ————— BUYS AN OVERLAND. n Fred Reppert, the auctioneer, todaj g became possessor of a new six cylin e der Overland touring car. The Holt >t house agency delivered the car this morning.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, April 3, 1915.

. EASTER_PROGMM v Will be Given Sunday Afternoon by Junior Sunday (• School of r —— " THE M. E. CHURCH il . —, t n Recitations, Songs and Exerii cises Have Been PreparI , ed by the Children, -■ — (1 The junior Sunday school of the M. . E. church will present the following program Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock: • ’ I Processional. Song — Kindergarten and First Grade. Prayer. 1 Scripture Story—Boys of the Fifth Grade. Recitation —Stanley Callow. Song—Primary Classes. Solo —Lee Anna Vance. , Song—Second Grade. Recitation—Leah Colter. Song—Third Grade. , Recitation—Helen Russell. • Exercise, “King Immortal”— Boys of Fourth Grade. Exercise and Song—Mrs. Kinna’s Class. Recitation and Song—Miss Ruth Gay’s Class. 1 Recitation —Mary Callow. t Solo —Miss Helen Walters. Recitation —Helen Swearenger. Recitation —Ruth Smith. * Solo and Chorus —Lois Petersen I and Miss Helen Kinzle’s Class. Collection. , Acrostic —Miss Abbie Bigham’s Class. ’ Recitation —Georgia Dille. Solo—Miss Celia Andrews. ! Quartet —Miss Parrish’s Class. Song—Choir. There will be baptismal services for : children at this time, and at tire close 1 of the exercises an exhibit of the 1 grade work for the first half of the - year will be shown in the class rooms. 1 Those members of the school having 1 blooming plants are requested to 1 bring them to the church Sunday 1 morning. 0 WHEN HE WEDS Dr. Winfield Scott Hall of Northwestern Medical IUniversity Gives A FEW POINTERS Heredity Test, Blood Test. [ Habit Test, as Well as > the Money Test* i 5 When a man has a steady job paying at least SIS a week and has a minimum of SSOO in cash, he may get married. t Dx Winfield Scott Hall, of the Noifliwestern University Medical colI lege set this as the economic standard I for marriage during hts last talk yesi terday noon at the Central Y. M. C. A. 1 auditorium, 18 South LaSalle street. 1 His subject was “Preparation for Mari riage.” Dr. Hall also set standards as to what the health and habits of a young man should be before he asks a girl to be his wife. 1 “After my talk of two weeks ago in B which I told you what kind of a girl i- you should marry,” said Dr. Hall, “I f received a letter from a young woman, while she had no fault to find with the high standard set for young women, she said she would be interested to see whether an equally high y standard would be set for young men. “It would be manifestly unfair to il require one standard for women and y a lower standard for men. “No man can expect to marry a chaste, pure wife who himself has been impure.” Men Contemplating marriage should y prepare therefor by making a lieredi i- tary test, a blood test and a habit test t- Dr. Hall said, is Hall said. “Only when the tests show that hit

(ancestors were of sound health; his blood free from taint; his habits such as will make for a happy home and his savings and salary sufficient to start and maintain a home should a • man enter wedlock. “To do otherwise he Introduces a tragedy into his home. “A salary of sl2 a week is not enough to start a home,” said Dr. Hall “If you have a steady job paying you a minimum of $lB a week and you ‘ have the right girl, then get marRed. "You will need SSOO to start a - home. Half of that will be needed for furniture for a three or four-room flat. “If you area young man of eighteen or twenty and are getting a salary of about sls a week, start a savings account and ‘salt away’ $5 a week ' for several years before you think of > marriage. You can do this unless you 1 have unusual home responsibilities. “No man addicted to alcohol has a right to marry." o CHIVALROUS MAN Puts Up a Fight in Court to Get Back His Wife— Wants $2,000. FROM THE WOMAN . Who Enticed Her AwayCaused Him Great Dis1 tress of Mind and Body. In this day when chivalry and romance seem to have been swept away 1 like the breath of the orange blossom before the chilling frost of the divorca court; when we are given to understand in divers ways that woman has turned pursuer and man the pursued, it comes like a great relief to find that there is one chivalrous man who thinks so much of his wife that he is willing to put up a fight in the circuit court to get her back: and that his heart has been so crushed and broken and he has suffered so much distress of body and mind, and been put to so much trouble and expense to get her back, that he demands $2,000 there- ' for. This is a case that was received here this morning in the Adams circuit court on change of venue from the Allen circuit court. Charles Anderson is the plaintiff and Melissa Van Horn is made defendant. Mr. Anderson says he was married in 1899 (lie • evidently could not remember the exact date, for it was left blank) to Minnie Smith. He says that the defendant, Melissa Van Horn, well knowing that, “wrongfully contriving and intending to injure the plaintiff and deprive him of the comfort, society and aid of his wife, maliciously and wrongfully enticed said wife away from his residence and has since detained her against the consent of the ■ plaintiff and in opposition to his utmost peaceable efforts to obtain her from the defendant's custody and influence.” Because of the great trouble and expense he has been subjected to to get her back, and because of the distress of mind and body it has caused him, 1 he wants $2,000 from Melissa Van ' Horn. o IN EFFECT SUNDAY. 1 The new schedule which will go - into effect Sunday on the G. R. & I. . railroad will prevent the many people . from this city making their Sundav ■- visits to Rome City, as the time is so changed that all connections with the j trains at Fort Wayne will be impossi- ? ble. The biggest change is on the 1 morning train. The northbound passenger train which formerly left this a city at 8:05 will not leave until 9:08. 1 The afternoon train going south will 1 pass through here at 1:20 instead cf >■ 2:11. It is hoped by the many Defl catur citizens that the morning schedg ule will not remain in effect during •• the summer months. h L PRINZ EITEL ESCAPES o d Washington, April 3,— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The weather bua reau heard a rumor from Baltimore tos day that the Prinz Eitel Freiderich escaped from New Port News Friday fl night. There was neither telegraph i- or telephone communication today bet, tween these points the storm having put all wires out of commission. Officials said that if the Eitel did make is the run, it had an ideal night for it.

;a broader field ) ■ Entered by Alfred Williams, for Five Years Musical Director of I REDPATH COMPANY Organized What is Known I as Chautauqua and Lyceum Coaching School. . Mr. Alfred Williams, for five years musical director of the Redpath resigned January 1, to enter a broader field. He has organized what is to be known as “The Chautauqua and Lyceum Coaching School,” with offices on the fiftli floor of the Cable Building, Chicago and here after will give his Untire time to managing and directing his new enterprise. The printed announcement of this school gives a good idea of what it will aim to accomplish. The announcement reads as follows: “The demand for companies of the highest artistic standard, organized not only fiy their entertaining, but educational features, has increased decidedly in recent years. Many who have recognized ability, however, do not understand the phychology of making good.” To enable these musicians successfully to compete for positions in lyceuni and Chautauqua companies has influenced Mr. Williams to retire from his position as musical director of the Redpath Bureau and enter this broader field in which he will cooperate with leading bureaus in the organizing of their companies.” The fact that Mr. Williams has been musical director ot' the Redpath bureau for the last five years at once assures his standing in the art of coaching. The ability of Mr. Williams is so pronounced and his reputation in this line so widespread that the success of his new undertaking is at once assured. He has given years of exhaustive study, both in this country and abroad, to vocal art in all its branches and his success with both I individual and company talent is well' known. j He is already located in his new quarters and busy in organizing the first of his new companies. o DRAIN IS SOLD Contract for Big Blue Creek Ditch Awarded to Lagrange Man. • BIDDING WAS BRISK His Bid Was $32,239.97— Highest Was More Than . Twice the Amount. Bidding was quite brisk this morning in the office of County Surveyor P. L. Macklin, for the dredging of the big Blue (’reek drain, petitioned for by George W. Gates and others. This is probably the biggest drain of its kind the county has known. The contract for the same was let to Clyde A. Walb, of LaGrange, for $32,239.97. The highest bid was more than twice the amount of the lowest, being $70,000. The following are the bids received: Sternberg Bros., Chicag0...539,490.00 J. Miller, Venedocia, 0 48,995.00 , Cole Bros.. Decatur 38,500.00 Bilmore Bros., Toledo 37,400.00 ’ Walter Hygema, Wakarusa. 52,500.00 Moore & Thomas, Albion... 49,890.00 Chapman Bros, Celina, Ind. 38,974.00 ;F. C. Morgan, Vincennes ... 34,000.00 Ed Bodette, Toledo 45,100.00 Haugk & Son. Decatur 54,300.00 D. Gallivan, Columbia City. 47,918.72 Marbaugh Bros. Dredge Co., > Monterey, 1nd47,918.72 - A. M. Lutes, Milford 70,000.00 - Northern Construction Co., Elkhart, Ind 43,500.00 / E. D. Barr, Potterville, Mich. 43,280.00 i A. Ritenour, Greenville, O. . 50,200.00 ■- Dull Bros., Arcanum. 0 45,856.00 g Clyde A. Walb, Lagrange... 32.239.97 '- H. M. Gillig, Decatur 68,500.00 eioriffeth & Frost, Portland.. 51,374.00 I Meyers & Gibbons, Wabash 43,944.00

ASK TO RETAIN TEACHER. Patrons Vote Unanimously to AsR Trustee to Retain Guy Brown. , Guy Brown, teacher of Dist. No. 1, Union township, and his pupils were given an enjoyable surprise yesterday cn the closing day by the patrans of the school. Not even the children were aware of their plans, and when every patron came in, bringing with them baskets of good things for a feast, the surprise was complete. A very little program was given by the children, as there were no ]>lans for any special festivity, it was pre-eminently patrons’ day. and before disbanding the patrons unanimously voted to ask the trustee io retain Mr. Brown as their teacher for next year. This will be presented as a written petition to the trustee, and is a splendid recognition of the young man's services. 0 IHE COURT NEWS February Term of Court Closes Today—Week’s Vacation to Follow MARRIAGE LICENSES New Parties Made Defendant In Case—Appearance By Attorney In One Fred Rudy, executor of the Anna Kohler estate, filed final report which was approved. The executor was discharged from further liability. In the Blue Creek ditch case, the bond of the superintendent of construction was filed. Berne Hardware Company vs. Mathias Miller. Exceptions number one filed, signed and made a part of the record, herein. t In the case of Joseph McFarren vs. i The Lake Erie & Western railroad I company. Motion for judgment on I the verdict of the jury recently re turned, was filed. I Emil Yandrick vs. The Holland St. Louis Sugar Company. Amended com- ' plaint filed and new parties made de- ( fendant. Summons ordered returnable April 15 for the new defendants. Rule against The Holland St. Louis Sugar Company to answer. N. M. Nussbaum &- Company vs. Delphie Star Board Company, et al. Appearance by C. J. Lutz for the defendant. Today is the last day of the February term of court of nine weeks. After a vacation of next week, the April term of nine weeks will open Monday, April 12. — William Leo Meehan, farmer, of Portland, born December 6, 1885, son of Thomas Benjamin Meehan, was granted license to marry Carrie Elizabeth Moore, of Geneva, born October 31, 1893, daughter of J. D. Moore. Real estate transfers: Della C. Bowers to Bernie Dale Merris, 29.04 acres, St. Mary’s tp„ sl. A marriage license was granted to George Fosnaugh, born November 24, 1892, farmer of Bluffton, son of Albert Fosnaugh, to wed Lillie Elizabeth Kreps, clerk of Linn Grove, born August 11, 1893, daughter of Rufus Kreps. Letters of administration on the ei» tate of James A. Ferguson were granted the diwo, Nancy Ferguson. i 1 Inventory number one in the Fred i Lulleman estate was filed and ap- • proved. Additional bond was also til- > ed. 1 I D. B. Erwin, attorney for Henry 1 Hirschy, filed a suit against Earl Re her, demand $250. Mr. Hirschey al 1 leges be was surety on a promissory ) note of Reber’s, and which he, Hirschey, had to pay. ) 9 Letters of administration on tho os--9 tate of her late husband, William J. ) Heath, were granted Mrs. Lavina 7 Heath. Her bond was $1,200. 9 > 9 Hugo R. Beitler, fanner, of Berne, 9 (Continued on Page 2.) •

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k CHURCH WEDDING i, Pretty Ceremony Attends Wedding of Rev. Bunner and Miss Stant. L‘ - - , , AT DUBLIN, INDIANA * • Groom is Son of G. A. Buni ner of East of This ; City. r I Thursday, Marcli 31, at 3:30 p. m., . in the Dublin M. E. church, occurred the marriage of the Rev. E. A. Bunner of Spiceland and Miss Stella Stant, I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George I Stant, of Dublin. The church was simply, yet beautifully decorated with ferns, palms and roses and presented ; a beautiful setting for tlie sacred ceremony. Miss Lucile Johnson rendered a pleasing musical program and Miss Bernice Fricker sang sweetly, “I Hear Thee Calling Me,” and “Because.” Promptly at 3:30 Mrs. R. C. Ballard began the wedding march from Lo- > hengrin and the bridal party entered from tlie lecture room of the church. The bride and bridesmaid, Miss Ethol ■ Voris, of Indianapolis, preceded by Louis ■ Ballard, flower girl, and tho bride’s pastor, approached the altar by the nortli aisle, while tlie groom and groomsman. Ralph Oldham, of Dunreith, preceded by Hildred Hall, bearing tlie lily, which held the wedding ring, and tlie groom's district superintendent, approached by the south aisle. The bride and groom met at I the altar and the marriage service I was read by Rev. W. B. Freeland and . Rev. H. C. Ballard. Rev. E. C. Hall- ' man. a former pastor, read the closing | prayer. During the service “Hearts and Flowers” was played softly and 'as the notes of the Mendelssohn's wedding march filled the air the bridal prty retired to the lecture room, , where congratulations were received. The new social rooms in the basement afforded a splendid place for the wedding supper, wiiich was served to the bridal party and the near relatives. , The bride was attired in a becoming and beautiful gown of white silk 1 crepe and carried white roses. The bridesmaid also wore white and carried pink roses. The groom wore tho conventional ministerial suit of black. The members of Rev. Bunner’s congregation expressed their regard for their pastor by chartering an interurban car to convey the large number ' who wished to attend tho wedding. Miss Lucy Bunner, a sister, and Forest Bunner, a nephew, of Rev. Bunner, from Bobo. Ind., and Mrs. S. F. Allen, an aunt of Rev. Bunner, from Ohio, • were the other out-of-town guests. Everything, even to the March weather, combined to make the day happy and beautiful that these two might start on life’s journey under favorable circumstances. Miss Stant was one of Dublin’s most I popular and accomplished young ladies. She was very active in social and religious circles and will grace j the parsonage home. Rev. Bunner is a member of the North Indiana confer- ' ence and lias been pastor of the Spiceland church tor the past two years. | He is a man of real worth and an effective worker in the cause of the I I church and kingdom. They will visit Mr. Bunner's father near Fort Wayne and will attend the > session of the annual conference whicn . meets next week at Auburn. I Rev. Bunner is a son of G. A. Buni ner of near Bobo and is an Adams • county boy. 3 O MAN’S SHOE HIS BANK. t Harry Ruthef. hailing from the vi- - cinity of Genova, was in court nt Montpelier Thursday and pleaded guilty to intoxication, lie drew a fine fl of five dollars and costs. Ruthel bei- came intoxicated and undertook to 1- drive an automobile through the streets of Montpelier. Officer Reynolds captured him. When Ruthel y went to pay his fine he took off one ?- shoe and drew out a large roll cf 1 bills. Officers estimated that he had y S2OO on his person. j, o — C. B. L. OF I, DANCE i- The C. B. L. of 1. will give a dance 1. Monday evening at their hall in tho a Bowers block under the management of Mr Fred Schurger. At this time announcement, will be made by Mr. Schurger on what date he will start his regular dancing class.