Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1920 — Page 1

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Volume XVII Number 308.

ADAMS CINTY’S OFFICIAFAMILY Most of the City Officers Will Succeeciemselves in Nevterms begin ne DUTIES January I—h1 —h Hoch, Dr. Mattax and jtin Jaberg Are the > Faces Most of the Adams county W ill succeed themfc with the be ginning of the ne Jr, having been fleeted at the Imber election. .[•| iree ci' lite »<>wever, will b. filled by new UKgiditor, survyoi j and coroner. Martin Jaberg, 'fecomes county ' auditor, needs nofduction to the people of Adams <». He will succeed John Mosuni the work will not be new to hi»4| lie has served as deputy during Closure’s term,' and is familiar ' every phase of the work. He is and accommodating. aii't public knows this fact so well 4 they gave him the largest tnajo t>f any man on the ticket at the at election. Mrs. Jaberg will act adity auditor just as soon as she iters sufficiently from her recent i s. Dick Boch will the new county surveyor, succeet Orvai Harruff. Mr. Boch has set as city engineer three years, resig to become county surveyor. He fine young man, and will endeavo give the county surveyor. He isfln<- young man, and will endeavo give the county the best of serviiiring his term ol office. We predfpr him a most successful officialfee , He lias not named a deputy, f* Dr. L I- Mat 'will become cor oner for a two-ywerni. Although located in the so Ait of the county. Dr. Mattox is nolwell known, but he trill prove aitfful servant ot the people. K Hugh D. Hite,l only republican elected last 'all, Succeed himself as treasurer. H rhn.- been a good official, and he continue to giv the service in th •■two years that has been given th- past. Mis. Goldie Gay will tftue as his dep uty. Joe McConnell ®eds himself as county recorder.® was appointed to fill the time filng the death oi Recorder-elect J ‘W J. Case, until his successor c be elected and qualified. Joe 11 the race himself and vas nomine am elected. H< is one of the yßnen of the official family, am! Bade good in thr year he has s»-r®le will lie one of the faithful silts of the county Miss Rose Vogle®(vho has serve-.! as deputy recor<®eral years, h i. resigned, and J< if jierform the du ties himself for Be, until he can secure a success® Sephus Melehßts his seconterm as sheriff, will continue tin i record he has t in the past tw. i years in that off Roy Raker wfl be retained as Deputy. E. Bert Ij-nh;trfll continue an other two years jßtsecuting attorney. He also ha* a good official. Ernst Conrad W the new com missioner from tiitrd district, suefeeding David « Thurman i.-k elk will I'-coim the new represijre from thi. county in the in<ijegislature. He succeeds Joseph Walker. Frank BreinerCted commission from the se< district, will not tike the office |'liext January,' He wil! red Grant Owens. BUHLER gCERY SOLI) Ross Hays aicren Gilpen today became the ow not the Rina Buhler Wocery, lsc atP( j ;the corner of M »msandSev,.Mre«-ts. The store ’ill be clow X Year's day sot in MM Monday tEreet the old anew customers of ,lle store. The*r proprietors will Carry 4 good ci line of fancy and | solicit the pa ,rona "M the ylng public. The ’’ ew Stocky wbe known as the la >s and Giipeiocary. CH| CAGO rket close n,. Service) (Special to Daily Dec. $1,731 Mar.j r ’• ‘2%. Corn: Dec. 74V <»ats:

MACCABEES ELECT I ensuing year; r 16 j Past Commander—a \ Mvf 1 Commander Cle„ni fi L'out. nant-Commander . e harll J Hakes. Record Keeper—j. w . Chaplam-Meivm smitiev Sergeant-Adrian Worst. Mast» ] at-\rmc i First m ' r ' es Sulliva n- ’ Fhst M. of G.-can How,., Second Mos G._ Jabv W( . Sentinel— Joe Hower Picket—Georg. Smith-v Member Auditing Committee (thr > years l-w. j. Schurnaehm COUNTY OFFICERS RETIRE TODAY! Auditor John Mosure, Surveyor Orvai Harruff and Coroner D. I). Clark TURN OVER THE KEYS To Their Successors David Dilling Retires as County ( ommissioner \\ ith the -. losing of the doors oi. their offices this evening four count' officials step back into private lives after serving Adams county most faithfully for the past few years Coroner D. 1). ('lark retires from the office of coroner after eight years I service. He has been most accommo | dating and prompt in his official serv-! ice, and no matter how long the drive or how bad the weather, when- I ever the call came for his services h ■ ’ was soon on his way to do his official duties. He gives up the office to Hr. L. L. Mattax of Geneva. Dr. Clark refused to be a candidate at the last primary. Auditor John Mosure turns over the duties of tlie auditor's office to his deputy-, Martin Jaberg, after fom years’ service. He has also been a very good offi ial, and the auditor’s office during his term was one of the places where visitors were alwa>. • welcome, and Mr Mosure was alway. willing to impart any information in had on any matter pertaining to th. county’s busim-s that could only be secured through his books. Tlie Ims iness of tin- county has been thoroughly taken car<‘ of. and he leavethe office with hundreds of friends in addition to those lie had when lie entered the office. He is undecided as to what he will do in the future, but will take a vacation for a time. Orvai Harruff. for the past fom years surveyor of the county, turn: over the instruments, books, etc., in his office to Dick Boch. Mr. Harruff is one of the best engineers in northern Indiana, and his four years' service to the county will stand out in years to come a credit to himself and the county he tuned. He still has a number of roads and ditches to com plete, and this work will probably r ■ quire several months. He has been m feted tlie position as city engineei by the city administration, but has no. yet accepted. He held this place b? fore being elected county surveyor David Dilling, who retires as com missioner, from the first district, liar been a very good commissionci. 11. succeeded the late Henry Zwick, and was elected twice to the official position, serving the county- seven yearHe will look after the duties of hist'arm in Preble township. Joseph W. Walker, who has served the county two terms in the Indian - legislature, has been one of the be t the county has ever had. He madevery effort to please his constituent and on every question that concerned tlie public his vote was right. Jo Walker more than made good. These officials have been most accommodating to reporters of thi: paper, in our search for news, am’ valuable to the public in general, an we thank them all for the courtesies extended, wishing them a happy an prosperous New Year, and cont mu - ' success in any venture they may un dertake. DELIVERED CHECK Mrs. William Biggs, recorder of the Royal Neighbors, has delivered to. M« Harvey Steele a cheek for $1.000.0€ ! which amount of insurance was cm ri ed by his wife. Neighbor Lmn.c Steele, in the Royal Neighbors.

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01 terror in | LAME SWEPT CORK AS MACHINE GUNS IN THE STREETS SPIT DEATH. '—■ — . ; ■- ■ - v-jssn I E U T : - - loaded with special constable- and -.-vir 6 " Se ' the British force.s in reprisal for the ambushing cf two lorries building. ’ “' 1 iaries - 14 's believed that many bodies are in the charred ruins of the. i

FORO RECINEREii: •I ■ ' Murray Sutton Drove His J Grandfather’s Ford to Ft. Wayne—lt Was Stolen i FROM PARKING PLACE ———— . Police Found It Last Night at Rear of Store—Was Returned Here Today Meipbers of the J. C. Sutton family and especially tlie tmn. Murray. ai-< happy today over the recovery of their , granfather’s Ford car, which disap- ’ peared from its parking place in Fort - Wayne Wednesday night, where it hud | been left while Murray and three com- , panions were attending a -theater. Tlie car belong to Alex White 11 tr been used by tlie Sutton family ir driving back and forth to Ossian that • they might visit Mr. Sutton (luring hi illness, and the boys had taken it t< Fort Wayne following a dinn r partv given for them by Mrs. S. 1). Beavers Tlie disappearance of the car was r-' i ported to the Fort Wayne police that night, but they did not know the lii c ense number, motor number, or coul 1 not give any description to the police. until during yesterday afternoon , and a nice little reward was offeree or the recovery of tlie flivver. Early thi morning a telephone me i sage to Attorney J. C. Sutton inform ed him that ho car had been foum during tlie night at the rear of ' ) store building, and Murray left on a.i ] interurban car to bring back the prized t Ford. AUTO TURNS OVER While enroute from Bryant to Ge neve la.-t Friday evening. J’aul Striker nd Harold Pontius had an autonm bile accident which tore up theii machine consid: rahly and ’unisboth hoys up pret'y badly. Tl .' wordriving rapidly when they pa -■ 1 ■ :l rig about a mile this side of Bryant '' and in turning back into tlie road struck some loose stone. Hie machine skidded. Hie hack end swim,-’ round- and they turned completely J I over. Pontinus crawled out of the i machine and dragged Striker out. The I latter, who hail been dfi'ing. wa. ' huddled under the back seat of jne

' ear. He was unconscious at the time. t! but aroused partly and was able to ’ drive the car to town, but his wits were a bit addled for two or three c ‘ hours afterward. Pontinus suffered a is bump on the head and a cut lip. and d I Striker received a hard blow on the 1 head and bruised one leg. The top 1S of the Ford and the windshield wore ld completely ruined, but the rest of the machine was not seriously damaged. !1 Geneva Herald. MANHATTAN SHIRTS DROP (United Press Service) e Chicago. Dec. 31--(Special to Dmly s. Democrat)— It will cost less in • - 10 -ive vour best friend the shirt r . V onr back. The Manhattan Shirt o ie today announced a 50 per cent, redu Hon in prices.

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* WANT ADS PAY -i- | + As further evidence that want I + ads pay, one inserted in this pa- +l. ♦ opr recently brought to the own- 4- | j 4- -r a valued bunch of keys. These - 4- eys were 10. t in Ohio City, and 44- i lie owner “took a chance" on get- 4- j 4' ting them back through a Demo- 4- ] 4- <rat Ad. The finder brought them ■»« I 4- in a day or two ago. and last eve ; 4 j | 4- nin-g the party to whom they be- 4- ’ 4- ionged r-covered his iiroperty and 44- was happy. 4-4-'F4-4*4-4-4-4-4-4'4 > 4'4 > 4*4* WILL ENFORCE IT t 1 Armed Guards Patrol East 1 Chicago to Enforce the ' Smallpox Quarantine (United Press Service) Chicago. Dec. 3L--(Special to Daily ‘ Democrat) — One hundred armed 1 guards today were patrolling the 1 ; south half of East Chicago to en force quarantine established follow 1 ing the out break of 74 cases of ’ smallpox. The stricken portion of the city is inhabitated by about 12,000 foreign born who work in the great steel mills. Five eases of the disease have been discovered in Hammond. Indiana, an ther steel center. Dr. J. A. Tec-garden, health com-1 missioner of East Chicago, and autlibrities of Hammond are to confer today on the advisability of shutting dowai the steel mills until the epi-1 demic is checked. Dr. Teegarden following discovery I of the disease, called nurses and doc-1 tors from Hammond. Gary and Indiana Harbor who arc now swathing, the epilemic. East Chicago D seventeen miles from the city limits of Chicago and near the Indiana line. It lias a popu- ; lation of 45,000. ■BANDITS KILL TWO MEN TO GET THE PAYROLL (United Press Service) Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 31. —(Special v . to Daily Democrat)—W. C. Sly, president and George Fanner, vice-presi-e dent of the W. W, Sly Manufacturing

company were shot and killed by five bandits on the street here at noon today. The bandits escaped with the company payroll of $4,500. The bandits used two automobiles for the holdup. As Sly and Fanners were driving at fair speed toward their plant another machine rushed to them. When Sly mid Fanners clambered from their wrecked car another machine drove up. Tlie occupants of the car which caused the crash demanded the names and addresses of the two officials, blaming them for the wreck. Witnesses told police that the bandits drew- revolvers after a momentary r l ey and without warning delibei•itely shot down Sly ami Fanner-. They then seized the money bag ami sped away.

MOTHER IS DEAD Mrs. M. L. Smith, Mother of Mrs. N. A. Bixler, Died at Berne Home — FROM COMPLICATIONS Funeral Will be Heid Sunday Afternoon at 2:00— Born in Decatur < Mrs. Martin L. Smith, a resident of this county"alt "her life, died Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at her , home in Berne, following an illness ( from complications. She had been bedfast for the past month, but had . not been well for several mouths pre- ( vious. , Mrs. Smith was born in this city about sixty years ago, hut lias lived ] in Berne and vicinity many years, j Surviving beside the husband are , two daughters. Mrs. N. A. Bixler, of , this city and Mrs. Elmer Stuckey, of , Herne; tour sons, Philip, Clayton and ( Orva, of Berne, and Lester, of Wash- ( ington, I). (’.; the mother. Mrs. Mary ~ Kern, of this city; three brothers, ( John Kern, of Pittsburgh; George | Kern, of Fort Wayne, and Frank - Kern, of Flint, Mich. Four sisters E are deceased. |. Funeral services will be held Sun- | day afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Evangelical church, Rev. Kaley, of Wabash officiating. Burial will be t at the M. R. E. cemetery. r t WILL INSTALL OFFICERS [ -- - r The officers recently elected by tin ; Knights of Pythias lodge for the next six months, wil! be installed next Thursday evening at the K. of P. 'mine. W. A. Lower, lodge deputy, be ing tlie installing officer. An effort t will be made to have every niembei - living in the city of Decatur present I it the meeting, and it is expected that ( i most, interesting session will h- 1 held. F. V. Mills, W. Guy Brown and : Charles Beinelip were appointed mem- i hers of tlie, audit in gconnnittee, and i they'will complete their work the first i of the week. BONDS RECOVERED: i BANDIT WAS KILLED I 1 Springfield, Tenn., Dec. 31.—(Special ■ to Daily Democrat)—After a lone-hau l 1 daylight robbery of the Peoples bank here today which netted $50,000 in lib ; erty bonds, a man was killed by Sheritl Jett in a gun duel. The bonds wenrecovered. 1 The robber entered the bank from - die rear for all officials were in tin front and rilled the vault before his I presence was detected. Bank officials and police pursued him. In the running battle following, a 1 deputy sheriff was shot through the o leg. The bandit took refuge in a storage warehouse. Sheriff Jett went, in i- after him and killed him in a gun v duel inside the building. . 3. Mrs. D. E. Smith of Fort Wayne d arrived in this city this afternoon for a visit with relatives and friends.

’ TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TODAY Miss Agnes Kohne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Kohne of Jefferson street, was taken to St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, early this morning in the Black M- Getting ambulance and accompanied by her local physician. She has been ill for three Weeks and became l>< dfast Christmas day. Her trouble seems to lie ratliei complicated and it was deemed advi ■ able to take her to the liospital. H--: lever lias ranged from 103'-i to 104 since a week ago. She will be placed under tlie care of one of the hi st Fort Wayne physicians and it is hoped het recovery will be rapid. She lias been employed at tlie Callow .& Kohne drmstore for some time and Ims hundred: of friends who will lie anxious to heal cf her improvement. MISS BERLING HAS ENCETHALITIS Dr. Porter Diagnoses Decatur Lady's illness as That of Sleeping Sickness TAKEN TO HOSPITAL First of Week—Her Con dition is Improved Today —Popular Young Lady Miss Genevieve Berling, who was taken to tlie St. Joseph hospital at i Fort Wayne a few days ago. has: encethalitis, or sleeping sickness, according to the diagnosis of Dr. Porter. physician and surgeon at that institution. and given out today. Miss Berling, who is a daughter of Mrs. Helen Berling. Fourth and Jefferson streets, and employed at the office of Graham & Walters as bookkeeper and stenographer, had been ailing about a week before she was first taken to her lied on Christmas day. A physician was called and her case seemed a baffling one. Dr. Porter, of Fort Wayne, was called, and he advised that she he taken to the St. Joseph hospital where he j might personally watch her case. Fluid was taken from the spine, I and an examination made, which ’ proved to Dr. Porter that her illness ■ was encethalitis. known in the army ! as the sleeping sickness. Miss Ber-1 ling's temperature is not as high as i is usual in cases like hers, and when - she is aroused converses with her' relatives, nurse and physicians in her I usual manner, but when they quit I talking to her. she becomes flighty I talks to herself in a rambling way, I and insists on getting up. Dr. Port- J er says she is improved today and i believes she will get along all right. The many friends of the family re gret to learn of her serious illness, hut are pleased with the. report from I her bedside at 2:30 this afternoon. Has Kidney Trouble Miss Agnes Kohne, who was taken to Hie hospital tills morning, has kid- j ney trouble, according to a statement from Dr. Porter this afternoon. | - it was at first feared her ailment might be the same as Miss Berling’s, i hut this is not the case. < — , MRS. MEIBERS INJURED i i Mrs. Mike Meibers is a patient at i the St. Joseph liospital, Fort Wayne, suffering from injuries received to her ; hip in a fall on the pavement at Creighton avenue and Calhoun streets ; last Sunday evening. After the fall Mrs. Meibers stated she was not ser- I iously hurt, but after several hours was removed to the hospital. Wheth- ; er she fell in getting off the Fort Wayne Decatur interurban car, or j. whether she slipped on tlie pavement after alighting from the car is not delinitely known here, there seemingly being a confliction in the statement of t witnesses of tlie accident. I?LUFFTON I,ADY ILL Mrs. Harold Ivans, twenty-two 1 years old, a former Craigville girl. ' but now a resident of Bluffton, after | ! building a fire in the stove at her 1 home this morning sat down in a ' chair and went to sleep, and all es- [ ' forts to arouse her during the day 1 1 were without results. It was believ-! ed she was a sufferer from sleeping sickness. The auditor's office was closed this afternoon as provided by law, it being the last day of the quarter and the ' year. The force was working on tliei reports but no im-incs wa traij ed otherwise. Pay your subscription to 1 Democrat next month, save I get a calendar.

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WATER RATES : ARE GRANTED Increased Water Rates in Decatur Will Become Effective January Ist PETITION I S ALLOWED — Word Received by Mayor Yager—Carl Mote Heard Petition Monday As slated in Monday's Daily Democrat, tlie petition of the city <>l Decatur to increase the water rates were recommended to the Public Service Commission by Carl Mote, secretary of the commission, following the hearing of the petition ala meeting in the city on Monday morning and this afternoon Mayor Charles W. Yager was advised by telegram that the increased rates had been granted. the new rates Ijccoming effective. January 1. 1921. After Engineers David and .lames -deNaughton completed their survey of the Decatur light and iiower plant, their report shewing that the water department had suffered a loss oi' S.d:; SS in 1920 and would loose approx‘m itely $20,000 this year, on the basis of having suffered a loss of over sll,000 from January Ist. to Jiii><- Ist, 11:20, | the petition was made to the Public I Sen ice commission to increase the water rates. On November 22nd the petition lyas sent Io the commission and last Monday, Carl Mote, aecretarv ol the commission held a pul lie hearing in tliis city. Not a single objection or remonstrance was file-1 against flie proposed rates, practically everyone realizing that the city was entitled to increase in tlie water rates, due to tlie increased cost of op erating, coal, labor and cost of pump ing. Mr. Mote stated when here last Monday that he would recommend the gmnt'ng of tile new rates, statine Hint i he believed they were just and reasonaide. With the granting of tlie peti- | Hon tlie rates are increased practiI rally a hundred per cent. The old rato i was forty cents per month for a fivej eighths meter while the new rates for the same size meter, registering 40,- [ 000 gallons of water per year will bo I ten dollars. The new rates as granted are: First 10.000 gallons, per month. 45c per 1,000 gallons. | Next 20,000 gallons, per month. 4i'e | tier 1,000 gallons. Next 20.000 gallons, per month, 35c ’ per 1,000 gallons. Next 50,000 gallons, per month, 30c per 1,000 gallons. Next 400,000 gallons, per month, 25c j per 1,000 gallons. Next 500,000 gallons, tier month. 22c per 1.000 gallons. All over 1,000,000 gallons. 20e per 1.000 gallon . A minimum annual charge paid quarterly shall be made on the following meters whose consumption doe-; not exceed the minimum amount sjiecified above. Where the consumption exceeds tlie minimum amount the regular water rates apply and no minimum. Following is the table of min ini uni rates: % inch meter, registering 40,000 gallons or less in year, SIO.OO. % inch melter, registering 44,000 gallons or less in year. $12’.00. 1 inch meter, registering 48,000 gallons or less in year. $ll.OO. 1' i inch meter, registering 72.000 gallons or les sin year, $20.00. I’A inch meter, registering 9(>,000 gallons or less in year, $28.00. 2 inch meter, registering 120.000 gallons or less in year. $36.00. 3 inch finetqlr, regitjtering 192.000 gallons or less in year, $48.00. 4 inch meter, registering 240.000 gallons or less in year. $60,000. Tlie engineer's report showed tint tlie city plant was worth on October 1. 1920, tlie water del' meat being worth $323,293.00 electric department stsS.l:’.(j^K> 1 ' watei; bills are due and p terly. April 1. 1921 be month that the GAME START'f T *" > vJ cL y night he' / and t’ - , atcry”