Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 135, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1921 — Page 1

Volume XIX. Number 135.

HEREFORD SALE GREATSUCCESS Fifty-one Head of Cattle From Fonner and Priddy Herds Sold at the Sale AVERAGE PRICE IS $265 Ten Head Sold to Adams County Men—Ken Caryl Ranch Heaviest Buyers The Fonner Stock Farm a,d Spring 'I Valley Farm sale of Hereford cattle I at the Bellmont park yesterday was I quite successful, considering the I fact that this was the first annual I sale announced by these well known ■ Hereford men, and also the market I conditions of the spring and summer, I and Messrs. Smith, Shrock and Priddy I are quite well pleased with the re’s suit Fifty-one head of cattle were sold, I the total reaching $13,510, meaning I an average of $265'. Thirty head of I the Fonner offering brought $8,165, lan average of $287.16. The Spring I Valley offering of twenty-one head I brought $4,895. or an average of $233. Ten of the sale offering were pur- ■ chased by Adams county buyers. J. I F. Arnold, who owns a farm in this I county, and also in Huntington ■ county, bought five of the Herefords. I Mrs. J. B. Holthouse purchased two, ■ Fred Schafer two and Bellmont ■ Farms, one. Following is a complete list of the ■ cattle sold, together with the name ■ and address of the purchaser, and the ■ amount paid: The Fonner Cattle. Lulu 452098 —H. C. Jacoby. Hamil- ■ ton, Ohio; S2BO. Lulu Fairfax 768112 — J. V. Hill. ■ Roundhead, Ohio; S3BO. Mary Fairfax 893953 —Jack Van ■ Natta, Lafayette, Ind.; $3lO. Belle Fairfax 890528—G0v. Warren ■T. McCray, Kentland. $2lO. Amy Fairfax 892709 — J. V. Hill, ■ Rondhead, Ohio; $325. Dorothy -Hampton—— ■ Ken Caryl Ranch Co., owned by ■ Frank J. Smith. Denver, Coio.; $360. Bella Fairfax 723765—J. F. Arnold, ■ Decatur; $320. 9 Rose Fairfax 645627 — Bellmont ■ Farms, Decatur; $320. ! Katie Fairfax 616891—H. C. Jacoby. ■ Hamilton. Ohio; slls. I Bernice 776196—J. F. Arnold, Deca- ■ tur; $235. Princess D 611636 —J. V. Hill, ■Roundhead, Ohio; $175 Uarda 3rd 505960—Law & Roberts, ■Janliew, W. Va.; $215. Miss Isabell 766434 —D. Frank ■Bricker, Hicksville, Ohio; $240. [ Betty 787147 — Wm. Randolph ■Hearst, California; S7OO. [ Bell Robin 17th 821676—C01. E. 11. ■ Taylor, Frankfort, Ky.: $250. I Louise Fairfax 774552 —Ken Caryl ■Ranch Co., Denver. Colo.; $260. [ Lady Donald 680251 — Ken Caryl ■Raich Co., Denver, Colo.; $340. | Miss Donald let 662048—Ken Caryl ■Ranch Co., Denver; $240. f Miss Boone Sth 634376 —H. C. ■ Jacoby, Hamilton, Ohio; $2lO. Millie 13th 648091 — Ken Caryl ■ Rarfch Co.; $450. I Alpine Beauty 2nd 488068 —Law & ■Roberts, Janliew, W. Va.; S3OO. I Flashy Wisturber 627391 — Jack ■VanNatta, Lafayette; $l3O I Josie Fairfax 457990 — Ken Caryl ■Ranch Co.; $270. I Miss Ursula 803734 —Ken Caryl ■Ranch Co., Denver; S2OO. I Lady Fonner 774551 —Mrs. J. B. ■Holthouse, Decatur; $l7O. | Homewood Nell 553753 — Gov. ■Warren T. McCray, Kentland; S3BO. j Donald Lass 766431 —I'i Frank ■Bricker. Hicksville, Ohio; $lB5. ; Merry Lasses 390701 —J. F. Arnold, ■Decatur; $l3O. I Paymaster Lass 767078 —Senator J. KM. Camden, Versailles, Ky.; $269. [ Bonnie Repeater 856128 — Vail & ■Webster, Rnsselvllle, Ind.: $315. ESpring Valley Farm, Priddy & Son, Owners. > Princess Fairfax 711355 —Vail & ■ Webster, Russellville, Ind.; $295. t Prurience 540071 —Ken Caryl Ranch ■Co., Denver; $270. e Pearl Fairfax 582589 -Earl Stauffer, Wabash; $225. [ Lutie Oakland 422847 —J. V. Hill. I Rondhead, Ohio; S2OO. Vivian Fairfax 906512—J. V. Hill. It’Roundhead, Ohio; $165. E Evelyn Fairfax 422847—G0v. Me■tray, Kentland; $350. [ Goldie Fairfax 711351—A. O. Carc; ley, Munith, Mich.; $265. | Agnes Fairfax 71134E —Ken Caryl K (Continued on page six)

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UNLOADER IS WORKING The coal unloader at the Clover | Leaf switch track is now unloading k the city's coal. A carload of coal can “ be unloaded within a few hours and loaded in the big truck within a few minutes. It takes about only 30 mln- - utes to load the truck and make the trip to the power plant and back again to the railroad tracks. CHURCH WEDDING i Charles Thornburg and Miss Mabie Miller Married at Peru on Sunday k « ia AT MORNING SERVICE • —. 1 At the Methodist Church— Father, a Former Pastor of Decatur Church r The Peru Journal contains the following story of the Miller-Thornburg , wedding, which was solemnized last ' Sunday, and which will be of interest to Decatur people, by reason of the fact that the Thornburgs resided here some time while Rev. Fred Thornburg was pastor of the Decatur Methodist church: “One of the prettiest of early June weddings was solemnized Sunday morning at the First Methodist church, at the close of the morning services, when Miss Mabie Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, and Reverend Charles Thornburg, son of Reverend and Mrs. Fred Thornburg, were united in marriage. Reverend Thornburg read the full marriage service, using the ring ceremony, in the presence of the congregation and the Sunday school. “The church was beautifully decorated in ferns and palms. Preceding the ceremony. Miss Mabie Lough* ran sang, sweetly, the Ninety-First Psalm, which was followed by the Lohengrin wedding march, played on the organ by Harry Allen, for the entrance of the bridal party. Miss Miller entered the east entrance with her brother, Russell Miller, and they were met at the altar by Reverend Charles Thornburg, his brother, Dwight Thornburg, and Reverend F. F. Thornburg. Miss Miller was lovely in a frock of white organdy beautifully embroidered. She carried a large shower boquet of brides roses. Following the ceremony a lovely wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Miller. 211 West Sevenstreet. There were fifty guests including the relatives of the couple and a few immediate friends. The dining room was prettily decorated in roses and syringas, ping and white being the color scheme used. During the afternoon Reverend and Mrs. Thornburg left on a few days wedding trip after which they will be at home to their friends at Center. Ind., where Rev. Thornburg is in charge of the Methodist church. Both Reverend and Mrs. Thornburg are lovely young people of this city, and have the best wishes of their many friends here. Mrs. Thornburg is an accomplished young woman, a talented musician, and has always been active in the work of the Methodist church, having taught in the Sunday school for several years. She is a graduate of Peru high school and attended Winona University and has taught in the Peru schools for several years. She is a member of Tri Kappa sorority. Reverend Thornburg is a talented violinist and is one of (Continued on page six) 4. + + + .j. + + + + + + + + + ♦ + 4. IN TERRIBLE CONDITION + 4- * + Bluffton, Ind.. June B—(Spe + ♦ cial to Daily Democrat)—Mrs + 4> Hannah Thomas Earhart, living + + six miles east of Bluffton in ♦ + Adams county, was brought to ♦ ♦ the Stella Ladd hospital yester- 4- + day afternoon being found in a + + helpless condition at her home 44. by the community nurse. It was + + her first visit to Bluffton in six- + +ty years and the first time she + , + road in an automobile or street + 4> car. She was given a batli also. 44* the first she had in twenty years ♦ ♦ and stated that she had not worn 44> a shoe for six years. She was 4" ' 4- covered with filth and vermon. + 4« Discovery of her condition was ♦ + made when her son. Herman + 4, Thomas, appeared at a physi- + + cian's office for examination of + 4. a broken knee cap which he in- + 4, jured several weeks ago and the + 4. mother was trying to take care ♦ 1 + of him. * ” + 4. + + <. + + + + + ******

PUEBLO PEOPLE I i ARE RECOVERING The Stricken City Settles Down for Long Pull Under Mud and Misery 1 RELIEF TRAINS ARRIVE Light, Water, Telephone Service and Gas Helps to I Restore Civilization (United Press Service) Pueblo, Colo., June B.—(Special to Dally Democrat) —This city today set-| tied down to a long and hard pull to get from under the mud and misery left In the wake of the mad Arkan t. river. The harvest of dead stood at 45 bodies in local morgues and reports of 27 other dead in valley towns. Work of cleaning up Pueblo will take months, it was said. Railroads have started filling in breaches in the levees which will serve to protect the new tracks being laid. Two relief trains arrived from Denver today and one left for the stricken cities of the north. Five hundred Puebloans cheered the first train to reach the station. Ten motor lorries and fifty wagons were to entrain today from Fort ; Houston, Texas, for Pueblo to help restore order and help generally. More than a hundred horses drowned in the flood were buried in great pyres on the outskirts of the city. The comforts of civilization, wiped out for several days, <lre quite generally restored today with electric light, water and telephone service and ; a- minimum amount of domestic gas available. Several of the flood victims were to j be buried today, the services to be ; (Continued on page five) ROAD IS ORDERED Commissioners Grant Petition of Fred Augsberger for Opening Road THREE ORDERED SOLD Richard Archbold and Ffancis Costello Awarded Purdue Scholarships The board of county commissioners yesterday afternoon granted the petition of Fred Augsberger for the establishing of a road in Monroe township as a public highway. The road had been used as a highway for twenty years and the action of the 1 commissioners now makes it a pub- 1 lie highway. Awarded Scholarship Richard Archbold and Francis 1 Costello were awarded the Purdue scholarships for next year. Both are j excellent young men and both are graduates of the Decatur high school. Mr. Richard Archhold attended Purdue last year. Reports are Filed Harvey P. Lafontaine, superintend- j ent of the county infirmary, filed his report of receipts and disbursements which was approved and accepted. His quarterly requisition beginning with July Ist was filed and the auditor authorized to advertise for bids at the next regular meeting. Mr. | Lafontaine was authorized to sell eight hogs and to buy a churn not ex-| ceeding $7.50 in price. To Install New Plumbing ' Specifications for the installing of 1 new plumbing and fixtures in the 1 toilet room in the court house base- ’ ment and in other parts of the court ' house were placed on file and adopt- • ed by the commissioners arid' the ► auditor authorized to advertise for ■ bids for the work. A number of im- ■ provemeuts will be made within the • court house building in the plumbing • line. • Roads are Ordered ■ The auditor was ordered to pub- • llsh the notice of the intention to is- ■ sue bonds on the five roads which • were sold yesterday. ► The John Frisinger road in Washf ington township, the George Ringger k road in French township and the k Schwartz road in Monroe township r were ordered sold by the commlsk sioners. Bids will be received at the r next regular meeting on Tuesday, k July sth. ► An extension of time until June k 23rd was granted to the viewers on k the John W. Heller road in Hartford k township to make their report.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Eveninjr.June 8, 1921.

STEAMER HITS ICEBERG I ulletl I'rexK Service. New York. Juno 8. — (Special to I Daily Democrat) — The British Steamer Scapool which . apparently struck an iceberg off the Newfoundland coast, was damaged but is safe, according to a wireless receive,l by the naval radio station hero today. FOR A REAL BAND Decatur Musicians Hard at ■ Work to Form the Best Organization Possible EMPLOY A DIRECTOR And Will Practice Four : Nights a Week—Will Ask Aid of Business Men The Decatur City Band, in business session Monday evening determined to secure the services of Mr. Dave Rice as director for the season. Mr. Rice comes well qualified, having had ■ a number of years of excellent ex- i perienee, both in the ranks and as di- j rector. He has, in fact, made music j his life’s work, and during the past few years has directed bands at Kansas City, St. Louis, New Orleans, I Nashville. Atlantic City and other cities of the south and east. It is seldom that a small band such as we have in Decatur has the opportunity to secure a director of the calibre of Mr. Rice, but due to the fact that this is his home town, he has consented to remain with us for a period of eleven or twelve weeks and help us have a real band. The services of an expert director such as Mr. Rice cost considerable. I and the band boys are going to run | very close on funds for the season. I However, they are determined to put Decatur on the map in the band world and are therefore willing to work the entire season for practically nothing. The difference between a band with a first-class director and one with an ! ordinary director is inestimable. The boys have arranged for the director ■ and are working four nights a week , to improve the music so let's all put our shoulders to the wheel and help as much as we can financially. Concerts will start just as soon as Mr. Rice thinks the band proficient to render a program as it shou. 1 be. Watch for the announcement. The soliciting committee will call on you within the next week or ten days, not to ask you to donate, but to sell you some of the best advertising in the world for you and your citygood music. AT STATE MEETING Evansville, June 8. — About 2,000 Elks and other visitors came here today for the annual state meeting of the Indiana Elks. Wrestling matches and boxing bouts will be staged as a feature of the meeting. Frankie Jones, Pacific coast welterweight champion, will box Johnny Carson of Central state fame. The city was decorated through the business and residential sections. American flags were draped everywhere. ( Another feature of the meeting will be “the girl in red" doing a forty-foot diving act on horseback. A CITY MANAGES i For Michigan City, First in Indiana to Adopt Plan Under New Law FIVE OTHERS VOTED But New Plan Lost Out— Other Elections Will be Held Soon in State (United Press Service) Indianapolis, June 8. — (Special to Daily Democrat). —Commission manager government became entrenched in one of six Indiana cities which voted yesterday in special elections on the question of abandoning the old federal system. Michigan City voted in favor of the change, 2,472 to 2,242. The management plan was defeated, however, in Anderson, Kokomo, New Albany, Muncie, and Princeton. It had been defeated previously in Marion and Connersville. Next Tuesday, Madison and Richmond will vote on the quqestion; a special election will be held at Evansville June 16th. At Rochester June 24th and at South Bend June 25th.

!a case engine FALLS IN CREEK I John Hoffstetter, Jr., Has Miraculous Escape in a Serious Accident | HEADINGTON BRIDGE Road Grader, Traction Engine and Water Wagon Fell Fifteen Feet Monroe, Ind., June B.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —John Hoffstetter, 1 Jr., driving a Case traction engine, I with a water wagon and road grader . attached, went through the Headington bridge at 4 o'clock last evening and plunged fifteen feet to the bed of Blue Creek. Hoffstetter escaped miraculously with only a slight bruise on one leg. | He was pinned beneath the engine i and crawled out of a hole twelve j inches in diameter, between the en- ■ gine and the bank. The bridge is ioj rated about three miles east and three j miles south of here on the Monroe* ' Blue Creek township line and is over 1 Blue Creek at a point where the span j is about fifty feet. Hoffstetter had reached about the, j center of the bridge with his engine when the structure suddenly gave way and the heavy local ear crashed to the bottom of the creek. The engine had not been extricated this morning and it was impossible to estimate the damages. A number of people from this vicinity went to the scene of the accident last evening. The engine turned completely over i and is lying in the creek upside down, i The bridge was repaired last fall by j Butler & Fisher with new eye-beams and new floor and was in good condition but seems to have been too light to stand the load. (Continued on page five) WM. H. EICHHORN I I Will Address Knights of Pythias in Their Annual Memorial Service on ■ - I SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH Services Will be Held at the Decatur Cemetery—Special Quartet Music Arrangements have been completed for the annual K. of P. memorial service, which will he held this year at the Decatur cemetery. Judge W. 11. Eichhorn, a member of the Bluffton lodge, will give the address, and j as Judge Eichhorn is well known to' many of the local members, and him | self an ardent supporter of the principles on which Pythianism was founded, it is likely the memorial service this year will be very largely attended. The committee today sent out notices asking every member to take part, and as it is one of the duties required of every member, the officers this year hope that none will forget about the service and meet at the home on Third street promptly at 2:30 o'clock, where it is expected the members having machines will have them ready to go to the cemetery. The K. of P. quartet will furnish music for the service. Ft. Wayne Monday It is possible that more than 100 members of the order will go to Fort Wayne on-Monday to witness the initiation of 500 candidates in the page rank by the Van Wert dramatic team. Word given out today by a prominent 1 j member of the Geneva lodge is that ■ they will send twenty men to this ■ city and join the Decatur brothers. I Berne will have a half dozen. Adams county expects to have a dozen or more candidates in the big class. The I special car leaves here at 5 o’clock I , Monday over the interurban. Mem- I bers are requested to attend the reg-' I ular meeting on Thursday evening at, , which time arrangements will be } completed for the two meetings—j memorial and page rank. Mrs. I). M. Hensley and Mrs. Horman Ehinger are spending the day in Fort Wayne. :»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ , ♦ THE WEATHER FORECAST ♦ I ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indiana — Showers tonight and also 1 Thursday; somewhat warmer tonight in east portion. Michigan—Showers tonight and also 8 Thursday; not much change in temperature.

BROKE UP DANCE (United Preee Service) , Chicago, Juno B.—(Special to Dally I Democrat) —Gay dancers at the mid- , I night frollles of Lincoln Tavern, a fashionable roadhouse near here, were Interrupted by four highwaymen early today. One hundred members of the party were robbed of money and jewelry approximating $5,000. MR. MARTIN DIES Stroke of Apoplexy Proves Fatal to Adams County Man at Hospital on TUESDAY EVENING Survived by Wife and Six Children —Body Brought Home This Afternoon George Martin, well known Adams I county farmer, passed away Thursday evening at 5:54 at the Easthaven hospital at Richmond, where he had been confined the past three months, having suffered a stroke of apoplexy which was brought on by high blotMl pressure, and other complications. Up until the time of his confinement in the hospital his health had been unusually good. Mr. Martin was born in Ottawa county, Ohio, March 27, 1859, a son of Christ and Christena Miller. He grew to manhood in the Ohio county, and was married there to Miss Lena Benedict, and they moved to Kirkland township,. Adams county, where they had since resided. To the union were born six children, four boys and two girls, who with the wife, survive. The children are Frank, Will, Earl and Harry, all of Adams county; Mrs. Frank Yager, of Wells county, and Mrs. Ed Miller, of Washington township, this county. There are also sixteen grandchildren. The news of his death was at once sent to relatives here, and Undertaker Black went to Richmond to I bring the body home’, arriving here I on the afternoon train. Funeral services will be conducted | from the Pleasant Dale church, two I miles south and one-half mile west of I Peterson, the Rev. Scherry of Vera Cruz officiating, with burial in the Decatur cemetery. The service being held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. DANCE TONIGHT •r— — There will be a dance at the Masonic hall tonight with real music. Everybody is invited to attend. The dance starts at nine o’clock. MID-WEEK SERVICE The mid-week prayer service at the 1 Presbyterian church this evening will I lie given over to reports and discussions of the work .lone at the general assembly which recently closed its sessions at Winona Lakes Rev. Saunders, who attended the meeting of the general assembly, will be in charge, and the members who get “The Continent,” are asked to bring the number containing the assembly proceedings. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o’clock. LASKER WILL ACCEPT I lilted Preu* Service. Washington, June B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A. D. Lasker has agreed to become chairman of the shipping board, it was definitely learned today. Other members will be Admiral Benson- present hairman. Frederick i. Thompson of Monile; Meyer Liss-1 ner of Los Angeles. T. V. O’Connor, ■ Buffalo; Ex-senator Chamberlain of I Oregon and E. C. Plummer of Bath. | .Maim' ++++ + + + * PAGE MR. HARVEY * 4* + 4. Washington. June 8 —(Spe 44- cial to Daily Democrat) Pro •> 4> hibiiion of the Carpentier- + 4* Dempsey light schedule for July 4> 4< 2 until congress grants a bonus 44- to those who fought in the world | •> war is provided in a resolution 44- introduced in the house today 4> 4> by Representative Gallivan 01 4 Massachusetts. *1 4> The resolution prohibits the + 4> light tor the world champion- 4* 4> ship in any state until war 44* fighters are rewarded. J - in his resolution Gallivan. a44- former Harvard football star, 41 4- attacks Dempsey as “a big 4« 4* bum who dodged the draft,' and 4* 4* says Carpentier was slow in 4- ’ 4- joining the colors of his country. 44.4.* + 4>4>4-4-4'4*4-+4>4>4*4>

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COUNCIL PASSES : TWO ORDINANCES r Disposal and Haulin? of Garbage and * Peddling Goods are Regulated FALK IS RE-ELECTED Member of School Board I —Parking of Automobiles May he Regulated o— —o The complete text of the ordinI ances regulating the hauling and and disposal of garbage in Decatur and the peddling or barter- | Ing of goods will be found in a ; legal notice on page six. O —O Ordinances regulating the hunting 1 and disposal of garbage and the ped--1 dling and battering of goods within the city limits of Decatur, were passed by the common council in regular session last evening, botli measures passing with the unanimous vote of the councilmen. The ordinances become effective after two publications in this paper and the first publication is made today. The garbage ordinance provides that all garbage in the city of Decatur shall be collected by the contracting party and the different provisions of the measure regulating the hauling of it, the disposal and the keeping of it by the individual or firm. It is copied after the ordinance now in force at Portland and at the next meeting of the council bids he received for the hauling and disposal of the garbage. The ordinance regulating the selling, peddling or bartering of goods in Decatur provides, for an annual fee of $l9O and the licensing of all persons employed in this connection. A fee must be paid on trucks or automobiles used for the purpose. John Falk Re-elected. John S. Falk well known druggist of this city was re-elected a member of the Decatur School Board last evening. Council John Logan presented bis name as a candidate and a secret ballot was taken. He was the only candidate and received every one of the five votes. Mr. Falk has been on the board the past six years and is now the secretary. He has at all times worked for the best interests of the Decatur public schools and has given good service. Wanted Street Oiled. Property owners along South Winchester street from the Clover Leaf railroad to the corporate limits petitioned the council that the street be oiled. The matter was referred to the street and sewer committee and it is thought that the committee will order the street oiled as the heavy traffic over his highway raises the dust which is very inconvenient to the property owners along this route. Worthman Sewer Completed. City Engineer Orval Harruff made report that Martin Worthman sewer was completed. The preliminary assessment roll was also filed and the clerk authorized to give notice that objections to the assessment would be heard by the council on Tuesday, June 21st. Against the Annexation. John W. Mcitiers, owner of a tract of land of about thirty acres, in the north part of the city, filed proof of ownership together with a plat ami asked that this tract of land be disannexed from the city limits for the reason that the city water line did not run to the place nor did the city electric or power line and j therefore he was unable to rent it. I The matter was referred to the street I and sewer committee. The Parking Ordinance. Councilman Miller brought up the subject of regulating the parking of automobiles on Second street and j suggested that some regulations he I made governing automobile traffic, i The matter was referred to the Board lot Safety for investigation and no I doubt a report will be made at the | next meeting, it will lie remembered that Decatur formerly had an ordin'lance which regulated auto traffic and I parking, but it was repealed l>y the ' I council a couple of years ago. The ’| subject is one of much interest among tile residents of this city. The Grate Proposition. ' I A proposition was submitted to the ’i council by S. A. Fowler, vice presi- ’' dent of the Erdman Fuel Engineering ’ i company of Knoxville, Tenn., relative ’■to installing grates under the boilers J at the electric light and water works ’ I plant. The company’s proposition is a I liberal one. in that it does not cost . the city anything for installation or ►: (Continued on page six)