Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 234, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1915 — Page 2

D AIL■ Y DE M OCR AT Published Evary Evening Except •unday by Tne Decatur Democrat Company LEW O. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cants Per Year, by mail . ... < ..52.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Postofllce In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Now, isn’t it too bad? The Rev. John Wesley Hill, of New York, advertised as the chief orator for the republican Eighth district ox roast to be held at Winchester next Monday, has been made the defendant in a SIOO,OOO breach of promise suit brought by Lucile Covington of New York. Oh, well, what's a little thing like that got to do with a man’s politics? Couldn’t he be just as good a standpatter? The memory of the oldest politician runneth not back to a time when a national campaign was opened by the two leading parties one full year before the election with rallies and barbecues. But in the good year 1915 this new plan of campaigning has actually happened in Indiana and both republicans and democrats are holding political meetings that draw quite as well as political meetings used to draw crowds a month or two before the election. —Portland Sun. Charles Eckhart, well known citizen and philanthropist of Auburn, died yesterday after an illness of several months. His community mourns his death for to him were due many improvements that will bring pleasure and comfort and happiness in the years to come, to hundreds of the rich and the poor of that locality. He donated a library,.a Y. M. C. A., a city park and many other improvements. His years have been useful and his life most unselfish. He deserves all the praise he is receiving and more. The governor’s party were not visitors here today. They were notified early this morning that the fair had been called off because of the heavy rains and were saved the journey here. The governor told Judge Smith over the telephone that they would be glad to fill the date at any other time convenient and were ready to keep their word today if the local association wanted them. Adams county appreciates the desire of the governor and his staff to visit this splendid county, and regret exceedingly that they were not permitted to show them the courtesies as planned. It rained and it came down in a steady, never-ceasing stream all night long. As a result this, which was expected to be the biggest day of the county fair, ended in a call-off. The track was under water this morning and will require several days of hard work to condition, the fields are impassable and it was useless to try to give any more of the fair this week. Men’s & Young MEN’S RAINCOATS $3.00 to $12.50 Fall Weight Top Coats $12.50 to $22.50 THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

'it’s hard luck and the people will not blame the management of the association, which did everything It eould. All week it has ben an up-hill game, though there never lias been harder work put on an enterprise. It was well advertised and the features secured were as good as money could procure. The rains last Sunday put the grounds in bad condition and the airship flights would have been most dangerous to attempt. The management of the fair and those who held concession privileges deserve a boost for what they tried to do instead of knocks for what they wore not responsible. We know they tried as hard as men could try. What more could you have done? Mmiitiiiiiniii.iiEPffw-'Htumgtitttxttr! | DOINGS IN SOCIETY 1 P Hoaanuttamttwoxuixuiiuattt uiae WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. Friday. Historical—Mrs. Charles Battenberg. The Historical club opens its study after the long summer vacation v< ilh its meeting today at the home of Mrs. Charles Battenberg. Miss Celia Hoffman has issued invitations for a party at 7:30 this evening at her home on Winchester street. One of the happy events of the season was the miscellaneous shower given for Miss Anna Kolter of Magley whose wedding to Edward Borne is' one of the coming events. The shower was given by Miss Ida Kruetzmann at her home near Magley, and the home was beautifully decorated with fruits and white crepe paper. Rosa Kruetzmann furnished music and a number of the guests joined with vocal music. A number of beautiful and useful presents were given- and are Highly appreciated. Delicious refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Mrs. John Niblick and daughter, Helen, left this . ruing for Chicago, where Miss Helen will enter school She will specialize in domestic science art and music. Miss Niblick is a graduate of the Ohio Wesley university. O — MANY DEAD AT ORLEANS (United Press New Orleans, vit wireless to Gal1 veston, Oct. 1, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Nineteen persons are dead here and the property loss amounts to millions of dollars as the result of the Wednesday storm along the water front. The Great Southern Pacific wharfes and offices were practically destroyed. The full force of the storm struck the town of Houma and it is feared the loss of life is heavy between "That place and Morgan City. No word has been received from that district. o SIX CADETS DISMISSED (United Press Service) Washington, Oct. 1, —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Six cadets at Annapolis were dismissed, four suspended for cne year and fifteen turned back to the next lower grade as a result of th® investigation of hazing at the naval academy. None were from Indiana. Among those set back were Frank W. Benson, son of Admiral Benson of the army and A. B. Craig, son of Governor Graig of North Carolina. E'fGHT HOUR DAYS bfOW. (United Press Service) Hammond, Ind., Oct. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The eight-hour day was put into effect at the Standard Oil refineries here today. To put this into effect 400 new men were employed. Three thousand men are affected by the change. They will hereafter receive the same pay for an eight-hour day as they formerly did for ten hours. YES, THEY’RE COMING Nathan Ehrman, John Williams, John Oswalt, Charles Ervin, and S. I). Fordyce, who have been attending the old soldiers reunion at Washington D. C. during the past week will return home tonight at 10:25 over the Clover Leaf railroad. They left for that place last Sunday. ■ o — The Guy Stock Company will show tonight at the Bosse Opera House instead of under their big tent at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets. The proceeds from the show will go to the Decatur band boys who have played for company during the entire week. Tonight will be the feature night and a good show is assurety Help the cand boys by going. Don’t Work For The Other Fellow.— Get in business for yourself. Make your own goods and employ Agents, No experience; No canvassing. Steady income; Big profits We show you Low. Full particulars and samples 10 cents. —Marrymac Specialty Co., Indianapolis, Lud, 204 e £-b

HEAVY RAINS STOP THE FAIR (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Andrews had A. Brlckley driving, but he could not hold the little mare on her feet and she lost in this heat, also. Early in the morning the Geneva band arrived and soon were followed to the grounds by the Decatur aggregation. Bo(h bands f gave frequent concerts at different points on the midway and te large crowd that had already gathered, "followed them about. During the last heat of the day the two bands were combined and gave a concert that was appreciated by the hundreds in the grand stands. Captain Gertson again failed to fly. Engine trouble was assigned as the reason for calling off the flight. During the tests in the afternoon the insulation caught fire and a cylinder or two missed. He did not take the chance. The police had little to do, except traffic duty. Jesse Pickering, of Willshire, Ohio, reported that his pocketbook containing four dollars in money, a cheek for twelve dollars and Knights of the Maccabees receipts, was stolen from his pocket while he was parading the midway. He did not miss it for a while and could give no description of the thief. Some hopes for the recovery of the property is held by the police. Clarence G. Ball, twenty-two years old. living with James Johnson'S-on " route five out of the city gave an interesting exhibition of skill on the wire fence just in front of the grand stand. He went about it in this way: Just following the work of the Bell.Thayzer company he mounted the platform where he did a few stunts in balancing. He was received tolerantly, and emboldened by this he mounted the fence, composed of wires, directly in front of the judge’s stand. There he did really creditable work. In an interview he said he had been practicing for four years and soon hoped to earn enough money to go on the stage, where he will play vaudeville. H/ claims to have seven-ty-five stunts to do on the slack wire and twenty-five that he can do on the tight wire. He lacks the gracefulness of an athlete, but practice, intelligently done, will remedy this defect. Motion pictures of various points on the fair grounds were taken by the Parfait Cineniarograph operators yesterday afternoon to be used in making the film “Miss Decatur,” which is being arranged for the advertisement of* the city. Mr. Clem Kerr, president of the company in question, is personally directing the picture making. Scenes on the midway, the track, grand stand and crowds were taken and they will be worked into the film. He said last night that it might be possible to have the film here for exhibition one week from Monday. In making the film local people will be used exclusively. The voting for the heroine of the film is being conducted by the Crystal theater and she will select the hero. The other character swiU be taken by prominent business and professional men. Ten business houses will be enlisted in making the film, scenes from the various factories wil be incorporated, a fire run will be staged and some comedy will be worked in to make things interesting. In taking some of the scenes on the midway trick photography was used. You are promised laughable situations, see the ferris wheel run like a high-speed motor, people you know laughing, talking, unconscious of being actors in a photoplay. * Although the judges of the stock entries did not entirely finish their work, and probably will not, the results so far determined are given: In class one, Belgians, four-year-olds, FYI singer & Co. took first; J. Andrews, second and Henry Teeple, third. From three to four years old, Frisinger & Co. took first and second. The rest of the class went to this company also. In the second-class Normans, Frtsinger & Co. took everything. Third class, draft grade geldings, J. Guilder, Henry Teeple and Isaac King took the money respectively, while in the mares. James Rice took first and third; Finely Bryan, second; two years and under, Howard Davis, first; J. Gunder, second. The colt class went to Frislnger & Co. Henry Teeple won sweepstakes in class four. Class five, first money went to M. J. Mcorehart; second to James Andrews and third to Samuel Baker, while Raj- Baker won the colt class. R. M. Runyon won first, second and third in class six. Cliff Pond won first in class seven; J. Gunder, second; Roy Baker, the colt class. James Rice won first in class eight, match teams; J. (junder, second; Isaac King, third. Best general purpose team was taken by Roy Runyon, who won first and second money in this event. Henry Teeple again

came to the front In the ninth class, taking everything. Class ten was not judged. Class eleven, went to R. ■ N. Runyon, first and second; Phil Macklin, third, while Thomas Durkin took first in the colt class and Macklin, second. There were about twenty exhibitors. o — PUBLIC SALE. I, the undersigned, will offer at public auction at my residence, three miles north and six miles east of Bluffton, or eight and one-half miles southwest of Decatur, or one and onehalf miles east of Curryville, beginning at 1 o’clock a. ra. on Wednesday, October 13, 1915, the following property; to-wit: Mules and Horses, 8 Head: Single mule, 11 years old, weight 1400, sound and a good worker; 1 smooth mouth horse, a good worker; one sorrel mare, 12 years old, weight 1100, sound and extra good worker; 2 bay two-year-old colts, weight 1200 lbs. each, broke double and extra good workers; one sorrel with light mane and tale, coming 2 years old, of extra good type; 1 sorrel colt, 1 year old, an extra good one; 1 suckling mule colt; will make about 1400 lb. mule. Cattle, 14 Head: One Short Horn cow, 7 years old, giving about 2% gallons of milk per day; she will be fresh about December 1; 1 large Holstein cow, 5 years old, giving 3 gallons of milk per day; she will be fresh about February 1; 1 red ' cow, 3 years old, giving about 3 gal lons of milk per day; will be fresh about February; 1 spotted cow, 3 years old. giving about 3 gallons of ; milk; was fresh about two months ago: 2 two-year-old heifers, will be fresh in about two months; four year- ■ ling calves, 3 spring calves; 1 HolI stein bull, 18 months old, weighing about 900 lbs. Sheep, 7 Head: Six good breeding ewes; 1 extra good buck, ■ 18 months old. Hogs, 80 Head: One : full blooded Duroc Sow, with pigs by ■ side; 1 half blooded Duroc sow, with ■ pigs by side; 1 half-blooded O. I. C. I sow, with pigs by side; 1 red sow, 4 i young sows that will farrow before ! the date of sale; 8 head of shoats, weighing about 140 pounds each; 35 I head of shoats, averaging about 80 I ibs. each. Ten head of geese. Farm- , ing Implements:One Deering binder, • 1 Deering mower, 1 Gale corn plow, . 1 Diamond Sulky breaking plow, 1 , Cassaday Sulky breaking plow, 1 . Thomas hay loader, 1 trailre dise, 1 . spike tooth harrow, 1 spring tooth harrow. 1 garden plow, 1 Birdsell wagon and bed, in good condition; 1 ; set hay ladders, 1 set of slings, 1 mud boat, 1 Corn King shoveling board, 1 . fanning mill, 1 Moyer spring buggy, 1 Noys top buggy, 4 wooden barrels, 1 ; steel drum, 1 new farmers’ forge, anvil and vise; 1 60-gallon oil tank, 1 grindstone, 1 pump jack, 1 cross-cut saw, one post auger, 1 lawn swing, 1 dinner bell, 4 street chicken coops, 1 storm front, 1 new horse clippers, 1 12 barrel cart, 1 hog house, 1 spray pump. Harness: One double set of heavy britching harness, in good coni dition; 1 double set of hip britching ■ harness, 1 set of buggy harness, 2 sets of flynets, 1 12-horse power St. Mary’s gas engine, in good running ■ condition; 1 new Holland feed grind- . er, 1 new corn sheller, 1 set of garden tools, 1 lawn mower, 1 set of • quilting frames, 19 bbls, of fresh geese feathers and many other articles not mentioned. Also 20 acres of corn in field. Terms of Sale: —Sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand; over that amount a credit of nine months will me given, purchaser giving good bankable note; 4 per cent off foiScash. No goods removed until settled for. S. D. HENSCHEN. Noah Frauhiger, Auct. A. D. Young and William Zimmer- i man, Clerks. — — - - <> I PUBLIC SALE. Having sold an interest in our bus- I Ines and taken another partner, it is I necessary that we give a clean-up sale. We have therefore decided to hold a public sale at our residence, known as the McCarthy farm, just north of Wren, Ohio, beginning at 12:30 sharp, on Saturday, October 9, 1915, at which time we will offer the following: Horses: Six head of horses, consisting of general purpose and draft horses. Twenty-six head of cattle: Six head of fresh cows, 20 head of feeding cattle, weighing from 600 to 800 pounds each. Thirty head of sheep, consisting of 20 head of brood ewos and some light iambs for feeding purposes. One hundred head of hogs, consisting of 80 head of shoats, weighing from 40 to 125 Ibs. each; three sows with pigs by side. I Nine hundred shocks of corn in field. This corn is all cut up in good shape. Ten bushels of potatoes; 3 dozen chickens. One Ford five passenger car, 1914 model, in good condition. Farming implements: One broad tire wagon, hay rack, mowing machine. sulky breaking plow, good as new; cultivator, good as new; wooden frame harrow, set double work harness, set single harness, top buggy, hay tedder, gasoline engine, good I as new; double trees and numerous I other articles. I Terms of Sale: —$6.00 and under, I

cash; over that amount a credit of one year will be given, purchaser giving note with approved oeeurily; note bearing 6 per cent interest from date; 3 per cent discount for cash. No goods removed until settler for. F. M. GOSSARD & COMPANY. Auctioneers, Col. Hilemau, JVill shire, Ohio; Col. Noah Frauhiger, Bluffton, Ind. Public sale will be held rain or shine. , o WILL DEDICATE SCHOOL. On the coming Sunday, October 3. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran congregation of Union township will dedicate its newly erected school building. ■ Two services will be held, the first beginning at 9:30 o’clock, a. m., and the other at 8 o’clock, p. m. Two former pastors of the congregation will deliver the dedicatory sermons, viz., the Rev. William Schmidt, now of Martinsville. N. Y„ who will occupy the pulpit in the morning services, and the Rev. G. Bauer, now of Chicago Heights. 111., who will preach in the afternoon. The neighboring congregations have been invited and will attend in a body. Immanuel church members are preparing to give the visiting congregations a royal reception. o MR. BARRETT HAD APPOINTMENT A report was received at this office at noon that Senator J. M. Barrett, president of the Fort Wayne A- Northern Ind. Railway Co., had come to this city to meet Governor Ralston and members of the public service commission by appointment, to discuss the Fort Wayne strike situation. Mr. Barrett could not be located here and if is believed that if he did come here, be proceeded to Indianapolis, after being informed of the change in the governor’s plans. o ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. No services Sunday. The congregation will take part *in the dedicatory services of the new school of the Immanuel church. The mission festival has been postponed for that reason, to the following Sunday, October 10. 234t2 A. W. HINZ, Pastor. o C. AND E. MEN FIND LEAK i Several men from the Chicago and Erie railroad shops at Huntington arrived in the city this morning to fix a leak in the tank supply pipe. An hour's work finished the job. o The public is invited to the chicken supper this evening, 5 to 7 o'clock at the L. L. Baumgartner home 203 Line street. Given by the Evangelical Aid.

— = -T-- f— . ~ I New Suit Arrivals tJust Received a Lot of New up-to date styles in Blue, Green, Brown’s and Blacks. New Military Effects in both Plain and fur trimmed Models. SPITS flrT 512.50, $15.00, SIB.OO, $20.00 to $35.00. Special discount on all Suits and Coats this week. Special This Week ■ I Lot White Waists worth SI.OO to $1.25 Sale 69c I Lot Silk Waists worth $2.25 - Sale - SI.OO NIBLICK & CO. L— ■-

OF NATIONAL REPUTATION Madame Grace hTT Relch.ldeff.r To Sing At Berne. Decatur Lovers of music will be pleased to hear that Madame Grace Hall RJeicheldeffer of Ifttaburg. a soprano of national reputation, will sing at the auditorium at Berne, Tuesday October 7. She will be assisted by a violinist and pianist and the concert will be an exceedingly fine one. Tliia is one of a regular Lyceum course. PATROL WILL COME LATER. Word has been received from Fort Wayne that the Shriners’ patrol which were to stop here tomorrow on their way to Bluffton to give an exhibition. and who had agreed to give an hour’s drill on the street, have changed their plans on account of the bad weather and will come here at some Ipter date, probably when the new Masonic quarters are opened. — Democrat WanP Ads Pay.

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