Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1919 — Page 1

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OFFICERS ARE ANNOUNCED FOR FAIRJJRGANIZATION WtLL P. SCHROCK IS PRESIDENT-). T. STIMSON OF NATIONAL REPUTATION WILL PROBABLY BE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT—BIG PLANS.

The necessary papers for the re-in-libration of the Great Northern In diaiia Fair Association, with home oflice at feeatur. are being prepared by Attorney Dore 3. Erwin who promises speed enough in the transaction to entitle him to enter the first free-for-all. The organisation of the new company was completed recently and was announced today by Colonel Fred Reppert. one of the officials. At a meeting held in Chicago plans were made for a real fair to be held in this city the latter part of August, the exact date's to be arranged so as i not to conflict with other similar shows, in this section of the state. The following officers have been selected: W. P. Schrock, president; Mathias Kirsch, vice president; Fred Reppert. 1 secretary and treasurer. Board of directors. W. P. Schrock. Mathias I Kirsch. John D. Nidlinger, Fred Rep-I pert, J. O. Sellemeyer, all of Decatur. William Johnson. Fort Wayne; H. L. Hull, Des Moines, Iowa: Frank Gattie. Kansas City and Earl Gartin. Greensburg. Indiana. Negotiations. practically closed, are on with John T. Stimson, of Sikeston. Mo., to act as general manaaej- and superintendent. Mr. Stimson is an old timer at the fair game and one of the best men in the business. He has successfully managed the Missouri state fair several years and had charge of the agricultural I show and land congress at the International Stock Show which recently closed in Chicago. His wonderful exhibit attracted much attention and was seen by a number from here, including A. J. Smit it. who declares it a show worth going many miles to see. This exhibit will be given here in connection with the fair and is but one of the many att-actions now being planned Mr. Stimson will be here during the next few days to conclude his arrangements and to plan for the necessary preliminary steps for making the fair the greatest in this part of the state. Among the features which will especially interest the public will be the wonderful exhibits of nationally known live stock, the big show of home cattle, hogs, horses, sheep and poultry, the greatest races ever given on a half mile track in Indiana, big night show’s, etc. Mr. Stimson assures the directors that it he has charge the fair will be clean in every respect and his previous record is the best proof that he will make good as to that important part of the big show. In connection wdth the fair it is hoped the Old Home Coming association can be interested and that the week can be widely advertised as a repeater for the famous Home Coming of 1912. Further announcements of interest to the public are expected within a very short time. (Continued on Page Four) INDIANA WEATHER. Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder tonight; continued cold Tuesday. 9 SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS SHOP EARLY Make up vour list The Daily Democrat Advertising Columns

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HAPPY WEDDING Miss Lydia Krueckeberg and Richard Bleeke are United in Marriage IN LUTHERAN CHURCH Prominent Young People of Union Township—To Make Home on Farm A very beautiful wedding took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Emanuel Lutheran church in Union township, when Miss Lydia Krueckeberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krueckeberg and Richard Bleeke, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bleeke were united in marriage by Rev. Mohn. As Charles Reinking played the wedding march, with violin in accompaniment by Prof. Paul Dorn, the bridal couple proceeded to the altar attend'd by Miss Ida Ehlerding as bridesmaid and Paul Krueckeberg. a brother of the bride as best man. The bride made a charming appearance in her gown of emb’oiuered white georgette over white charmeu- [ se. with tulle veil made with the i high effect caught with a band of ' pearls and carrying a lovely bouquet of white brides' roses Miss Ehlerd- . ing also looked lovely in white geor- ! gette over white satin with bead [ trimmings and carrying a bouquet of pink ’■oses. Following the ceremony sixty guests went to the home of the bride’s parents, where a sumptuous dinner was served at five o’clock. The ; centerpiece was a huge bridal cake with pink and whi'e trimmings. The • home was beautifully decorated in pink and white with large white wedI ding bells, and large vases of roses I throughout the house. This estimable young couple will make their home on a farm near the I Emanuel Lutheran church where they have a new home awaiting them and will be at home after Christmas. Their many friends extend their con- ’ gratulations to them. Guests from a distance were Mr. ‘ and Mrs. John Peoples and daughI ter. Leia; Miss Adelia Moehler; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bleeke and daughter. Ruth; and Fred Bleek all of Ft. Wayne; Misses Ida and Lydia Ehlerding of Preble and Mr. and Mrs. ' Ferdinand Bleeke of Decatur. GUEST OF ROTARY I Charles E. Watkins. District Governor of Internationa! Rotary ( tubs I — HERE WEDNESDAY Guest of Local Club at - Luncheon at 6:30 at Hotel Murray —All he There The Decatur Rotary will be honored with a visit from Charles E. Watkins of Muncie district governor of the international Rotary chibs on Wednesday evening. Dec. 17Oscar Hoffman, aecretarv of ..ie local club has arranged tor a lunchon meeting at the Hotel Murray at fi-30 o'clock on Wednesday at which timp the club members will have tho (Continued on Page Four)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, December 15, 1919.

THE FUEL BAN LIFTED IN DECATUR Owing to the fact that the coal situation has heen nialeriallv relieved and as we have the promise of coal from the various railroads, we tlvem it advisable that all restrictions on the use of coal heretofore in force be removed. Factories, business houses and utilities arc now permitted Io resume normal hoursand an unrestricted use of light and power. We thank you lor your splendid cooperation during the recent coal crisis and assure you of our best efforts in the future. iDecatur Light and Power Plant. M. ,1. Mylott. Supt. By Order of C.iiy Council. Street lights were turned on Saturday night and will remain on everv evening as long as conditions permit. .— * •

YOUNG LIFE ENOS Miss Mary Amelia Fahrenbach, Nineteen Years Old Died Sunday Afternoon IN FORT WAYNE Was Born in This City— She Is a Sister of Mrs. Charles Niblick The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette rays of the death of a former Decatur| girl: "Miss Mary Amelia Fahrenbach, | daughter of Mrs. Anna Fahrenbach, died Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o’clock at the family home, 519 West Supeiror street, after an illness of several months from a complication of diseases. ‘‘Miss Fahrenbach was born in Decatur, December 28. nineteen years ago. She moved with her parents to Fort Wayne ten years ago and had lived in this city since that time. Her father. Charles Fahrenbach, died eight years ago and she is survived by her mother, seven sisters and one brother, as follows: Mrs. C. X. Niblick. Mrs. Grover Witzgreuter, Mrs. Oscar Her her. Mrs. Frank Boitet. Misses Thresa Margaret and Virginia and Joseph Fahrenbach, .all of this city. “Miss Fahrenbach . was tor some time employed in the Wayne Knitting mills and had many friends and acquaintances who will be grieved to learn of her death. She was a member of the St. Paul’s Catholic church and also of the Young Ladies’ Sodality. "The funeral services will be announced later. ”

CLAIMS A BRIDE Albert Miller and Miss Luilie Blair Married at Columbia City SUNDAY AFTERNOON By Pastor Grace Lutheran Church —Couple Arrive Here to Make Home Albert Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of this city, was married Sunday afternoon at one o’clock to Miss Luilie Blair, of Columbia City. The wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Festus Rhoten, with whom Miss Blair has made her home, going with them there from Bluffton. I'he wedding was solemnized by the Rev. Hofhour, pastor of the Grace Luthe-an church in the presence of a few friends. For her weaning rrocK, the bride I wore a gown of navy blue satin, with I beavers triming, and wore a bouquet ! of brides' roses and ferns. | A wedding dinner was served at 1:311 o'clock at the Clugston Hotel. i Mr. and Mrs. Miller arrived here i this morning and are visiting with ! the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller. They will make this ' city their home as Mr. Miller is associated with his father and brother in the wholesale bakery business, being driver of the delivery truck. I Mrs. Miller has been stenographer i for Mr. Rhoten. who was formerly I general manager of the Morris Five I and Ten cent stores. bu‘ who is now engaged in business for himself. I Mr. Miller is an exemplary you ng . man of this city. industrious and highly esteemed, as is his bride.

GERLINGS HAVE SON A baby boy was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Will Berling. of South Marion street. Safe to say Bill w'll not name the babe Woodrow Blueton Banner. A DAMAGE SHIT —— Brought by John R. Porter Asking for $3,000 Damages for Injuries SUSTAINED, AUGUST 8 1 . Louis Miller and Minor Son, Clarence Miller, are Made Defendants By his attorney. Dore B. Erwin, John R. Porter, this morning tiled in the Adams circuit court, a suit against Louis Miller and Clarence Mill -r. asking $3,000 damages, for injuries sustained Aug.. 8 191!'. when he w is struck, and serverly ,injured. by a motorcycle driven by’Cla-rence Miller, on Mercer avenue. Louis Miller is made defendant by reason of the fact that Clarence, his son. is a minor, and is engaged in working for his father on iiis farm. I Mr. Porter states that he was standing on Mercer avenue; ten feet from the. curb, at the time of the accident, and had no intentions of crossing rhe treet. Miller, he says drove along . in the middle? of the street, at thii tyfjve miler, an hour, when suddenlv. , without warning, he swerved to the ide of the street and ran into Porter. The motorcycle struck Porter on the left leg, below the knee, lifted him ip

on the handle bars and carried him some distance down the street, where he was thrown to the brick street. His left leg was broken below rhe knee, his ear was lacerated and cut and he sustained other severe cats and lacerations of the body. He sets out that the service of a surgeon and physician cost him $100; that he was in bed four weeks and under the constant care of an attend ant. whose services should be con sidered fifty dollars; that ho was nn -I able to work for ten weeks, causing a loss of wage of $200: and that he! suffered nervous and muscular vital- . ity, totaling his damages to $3,000. SUING ON A NOTE Case of Cyrus Lyons vs, Lemuel G. Williams and Others Began Today BEFORE A JURY And Judge John C. Moran —Parties in Court on Frequent Occasions I A jury trial began this morning beI fore Judge John C. Moran, in which Curtis Lyons is suing Lemuel G. Wil I Hants, Harry O. Williams and Harvey ’ K. Williams, on a note. The jury was impaneled by the middle of the morning, jurors in the case: 1 Jesse Gilbert, Harve Smith. Arthur | Fisher, Joseph Wolf, August Scheiliuann. Frank Stump. Noah Pusey, j Harve Beery. Harvey Todd. Joe I Steigineyer. William Kitson. Abe Schnepp. The suit is for $125 on note. R. C. Parrish is appearing for the plaintiff and L. C. DeVoss and Lenhart & Heller for the defendants.

A RECORD CROWD Expected to Witness Basket Ball Game Between Bluffton and I). 11. S. ON TUESDAY NIGHT Both Boys and Girls Teams Play, and Game Promises to be Best of Season To the gym. To the gym. Everybody to the gym Tuesday night. >)n [that night, the local high school basket ball team will meet their old rivals, having been rivals in basket ball for a number of years, the Bluffton high school aggregation. This garni lias heen long looked for by a great number of the local fans, and i romises to be the best of the schedule, the Bluffton outfit coming to this city with the same team of last year. >xcepting (heir big center, and tile game promises to be a tight one. The preliminary will be played between the girls tenlni of 1). H. S. and the BlulTj.on high (school girls team, and is predicted to be as equally as good a game as tlte big one. The g’rls team has not lost a game this I season, and are planning to keep up I the good work by winning this game tomorrow night. Word has been received from the Athletic’ association that a record II crowd is expected for this game, and that all persons desiring to see the , game, and not having a season ticket, [should make arrangements to secure ■I their seats before tomorrow night, as ■ i they are selling with good speed, quite a number having engaged seats for the > I game already, 11 — DRY LAW UPHELD ■ i Supreme Court by a Unanimous Vote Declares That War Time Prohibition IS CONSTITUTIONAL Sweeps Away Contentions of the Liquor Interest— Decision Read (United Press Service) Washington, Dec. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat) —By a decision that swept aside all contention of the liquor interest the supreme court today by unanimous vote declared that war . time prohibition is constitutiona'.. It must continue in forep until the peace. The decision probably means de- ! feat of all effort to dispose of the ; high stock of liquor now in . the country before constitutional prohiI bition becomes effective. The action today does not settle the constitutionality of the Volstead enforcement act or of the legality of the sale of 2% per cent beer. The decision read by Justice Brandeis before a court crowded with attorneys for the liquor interest and the prohibition forces took up the [ contention of the liquor interest in their attack on the law and then flatly decided that there was no sound foundation for them. CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE (United Press Service) Chicago, Dee 15 (Special to Daily • Democrat)--Corn: Dec. $1.41%; Jan. -[ $! :’.«; May. $1.22. Oats: Dec. 7S%c; May, 81 %c.

FERGUSON COMPANY IS TO FINISH WITHIN SIXTY DAYS FIRST UNIT OF FRACTIONAL MOTOR FACTORY WilL BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY BY EARLY SPRING—BUSY SEASON IS AHEAD FOR DECATUR. Construction work on the new I'aclorv building lor ‘he General Electric company skirled today, dispelling lhe lasi doubt in the mind of the pessimist who feared something would happen Io prevent the coming Io Decatur of this new and important industry. Representatives of the 11. K. Ferguson company. of Cleveland, Ohio, arrived Saturday evening and have been busy since, planning lor lhe big job which must under the contract be completed within sixty days. Mr. Kennard is superintendent, (). E. Pell is chici clerk and B. Ilavercomb is the Ferguson engiiieci, while Mr. O. M. Darling, engineer, is representing the electric company here. The Ferguson coin-

puny's fust work was to erect a temporary office building on lhe grounds, this being done today. the General Elect lie company will use lhe Chilcole house for temporary oilices while lhe work is being done. The first Decatur man employed on lhe job was Mr. France ('outer who was made assistant engineer on the job ami will assist Mr. Havercoi.il>. They were busy this morning :«>c’irng tools, materials, etc. Others who ill assist in rushing the contract to n early completion are Michael Miler who will furnish the teams and wagons. Bert Colehin who will have charge of the fifteen carpenters n<>!■d. Samuel Butler who will assist in putting in the evnerete work and .evcral other;>, who will take care of various departments of the job. Mr. Ilavercomb laid out the grounds this morning for the building and •he irst shovel of dirt will be thrown i-; norrow morning. Tho brick is n oute, being shipped from Plyniou li. ‘ )hio. the stei 1 is on the way a is tlsb five, cars of stone and scr< ■ ni iv. The men have bill one motto. ' w -I. ast but do it right.” When asked if the work could bo ■ompleted within the stipulat'd time, sixty days, one of the men in liarge replied. “Absolutely, we must do it" From one to two hundr ul men employed on tho job. \ number of common laborers will ’ iceded tomorrow and though most d hose have already been hired, those vho want work can apply to Mr. Iv . ard at the Chilcote house on tho i'e. tomorrow. Bert Colehin an.l his • ■;■ tenters started today, remodeling ■ li. buildings and getting things stari I. From now on there will he no let

up until the plant is ready for • •upancy. February 15th. By that time: i number of car loads of machinery . vill be here and tho wheels will b<. darted just as soon as this is enst.ill "d. The General Electric coippan) •ertuinly does things and the action - n locating the factory here and rush ‘o complete it has made the very best ‘ impress! n on those who have had business transactions with tli.’i i . They have kept every promise and more and it is predicted that this is; but the start of a battery of building;; 'hat will make Decatur a better ei’yi in many ways. The plans call for a hondsome and * modern structure and will cost sls').-, ’ 000. built of stool with brick facing. * nlenty of windows, a portion of (he ! r of being of glass and will be atlrae 1 tive. built to produce speed in the 1 manufacture of fractional motors. * Steel experts, foremen and other men will be brought in as needed and the non in charge are seeking places’for these workmen to room. The first unit, now under construev tion, will face Ninth street and will i. start just north of Marshall street. ; tear the gas tank. It will ho 301 feet | and nine inches long, north and south i

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and 201 fret am! ni-v it."'. < wide, east and w<. t with an entrance addition on Ninth ■■••• t. sixty f. -t square. Eventually this building, if is expected will lr extended to square on Ninth treat, givi.’ .■ . double < opacity and if warrant.■,l lat'r in the years another similar unit v. ill be added. Thd fir i unit will furnish a capacity Tor five hdm It'‘d m- <,r- a day. and when op;.nd . jt! produce one thousand. Tro plants this size, will allow th rr ; t . Ih< star of 2,000 motors a day. l arge as this seems a glance at the order books oi the company, showing them behind now thousands of n-otor» and unable .to solicit orders, .co.tvint <■ ore that the limit to which they may grow is large. The securing of the new industry mean" much for !),■< attir and is, f is confidently exp-r'".! hut the forer.t’:nor of a substantial growth fir the city. The factory will s tit with a force of perhaps ix hundred which number will be increased to several times that amount if ye.amt plans materialize, during tie- next few years. Several other plant- are planning to locate here and it is expected that the year l!)20 will bo the greatest ever known here. The first tip that the General Electric were planning to open m ■ ciory was ' re-eived here In October. On Nov. 13 the agreement to build > plant in Decatur was sipm'd and dc'ivired. Immediately .a -orach for rt'chinery was | begun and when it hecauio known -that it could be secure' 1 the contract was let immediate],' with a bonus agreement that it bn completed withiin sirly days. The <ll I r flu- thirl', five lots,

7.54 acres Is now held by John IT. Iloll'-r who will deposit s-’nie within a few days at the Old \d.:nts County Bank, as re<i»t ir-ol in th" a: r potent. The petition for the vacation of the plat was granted in circuit court Friday afternoon, the streets end alleys being duly vacated except as to Dayton avenue, which is located between tile site and the Also building and which was left open that a street may’ be extended east and w -st across (Continued on Bago Four)

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