Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1925 — Page 1

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FEW CHANGES . IN OFFICES IN courthoi Two New Officials ■ Terms But Both K Former Official* SEVERAL RE-ELF®* o g Ed Green, Reconk® John T. Kelly, i ecutor, New Oi® Two new coaniy official® 1 * 1 ' I office today, but no new ® Pr ' seen at the Court House. ®' en county recorder and Join®" l ■ prosecuting attorney, th® 11 *”* officials who assumed th® if *‘ H today, being former coin*‘ a ' s Mr. Green served as sh< r®“ ams county from 1915 to 191sB ,rPPU has appointed Miss AW' llalt daughter or Mr. ami Mil ® l,r * Lenhart of this city as She started to work in 8 office the first of Decenff Mr. Kelly, who assuw' cp *° day as state’s proseciißtorneyserved as county clerk l"*- 0 *° 1924. was deputy clerff *hree years, and also held ff lcp °f county clerk by uppoiiJ ,or 8PV ’ oral months In 1919. I Thurman A. Cottle* Berne, will begin his third t> ff' ie e K* s ‘ lature when it timvol 1 month. Dick Boch began bfi term to ’ day' as county surv®^ r - Bock will not have a dep®h e °ff* cp this year, he dispens®* l the assistant surveyor mol a l ear ago. Martin Jaberg !n®‘ 8 second term as auditor of At county lo " day. Mrs. Jaberg w n, i nue t 0 assist him in the oi’i Dr. L. p. Mattox.* B ™. began his third term as ® of Adams county today. John Bak»r begs Jiecond term as sheriff of Adams Cf. Mr. Baker has re-appointed I Hower as his deputy. B. F. Breiner b|his second term of three yesinfommissloner ■from the second di The other two Conrad and George Shoaflj hold over. Mr. Shoemaker wit ■ begin his second term until® Louies Kleine, wl now serving his first term of tw rs as county treasurer will noH» his second term, to which hM been elected, until 1926. Miss Anna Sjni*e new deputy in the county tßr'a office, being appointed l)j*Kleine on December Ist. John E. NelsoSan his second ..ear as county* today. His daugliter, Miss * Nelson, will be his deputy, ■ Nelson’s term docs not expire ff December 31. 1927. Judge Jesse who was (Continued ffage Five) FIVE TBISHIPS MAY BiIrOADS Have Suffid Credit To Issue Bo® For Road ConstnA In 1925 Five of the Be township will have suffiicientßit available during 1925 to er® them to issue bonds for the Bng of macadam roads if they According to the table of figur«e up by County Auditor MartiAerg. The five townships whiljll have a credit sufficient to b®ie or more miles of road in 19®, Root, Preble, Kirkland, Waftn, and St. Marys. Monroe townafcs a small credit, but not. largeSh to build a mile ,of road. K The other whips. Union. Blue Creek. Frencfctford, Wabash and Jefferson, wijfe be able to issue * any bonds <® 1925, they being over the 2 pm. limit already, the maxinum fixijf law. The credit jiad building is figur ed by taking® cent, of the assessed valuation]® township and deducting froi® credit the amount of the bondAebtedness outstanding on Jam®], 1925, less the amount to b*i during the year. In (Conti on page two)

UECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Kunday Schools Elect | Officers For Year 1925 ■ The annual election of the PleasAnt Mills Sunday School held last ■Sunday resulted in the following ofBficers for the coming year: Superlintendent, Ixjwell Smith; Assistant llSeptO. J. Siiman; Secretary, Ralph I Smith; Assistant Secretary. Juanita I Evans; Treasurer, a. W Gulick; T’.anlst, Midge Davie; Assistant Painist Velma Hilyard; Chorister, Grab Steele; Cradle Roll, Mary Teeple; Assistants Ada Maulb-r and 1 Capitola Clark; Librarians, Mabie • Smith and Merle Foor; Home Dej i.artment, Mrs. Geo. For; Correspondent Secretary, Albert Maulter. FIELDMEN WILL HOLD MEETING New Sugar Beet Contract To Be Announced At Meeting Jan. 7 A meeting of the twelve fieldmen of the Holland-St. louis Sugar company will be held in this city next Wednesday. January 7. at which time the new 1925 grower's contract will •be announced and plans made for securing the beet acreage for the 1925 campaign. The new contract will not vary to a great extent from the one under' which beets were grown in 1924, John ■Carmody, local manager stated today.; The price will be about the same, it | was stated. This year sugar beets growers had the advantage of growing beets under either one of two contracts. The one contract guaranteed a minimum price of $7.00 per ton. plus what ever bonus might be paid, based on the price of sugar, up to February 15, and the other contract was called the “participating contract," whereby the grower was paid a guaranteed price of $6.00 , per- ton for the beets and a before bated on the sugar content of the beets. This year the sugar content of the beets ran high and these who grew beets under the participating contract benefited by it. On January 8 and 9, the Celdmen, together with Mr. Carmody, will at--tend a conference of all the sugar beet fleldmen in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan at Toledo. Subjects of intercut to fieldmen will be discussed and a general short-course in looking after the interests of the grower and the company will be given. COMMISSIONERS RE-ORGANIZED Ernst Conrad Re-Elected President Os Board; Visit Infirmary The board of county commissioners met at the court house this morning and organized for the year by reelecting Ernst Conrad, commissioner from the First district, as president of the board. Mr. Conrad has served two years as president of the board, being elected in 1923. The other two , members of the board are B. F. Breiner from the Second district and George Shoemaker from the third district. Following the organization the commissioners went to the County Infirmary where they will have charge of taking the annual inventory. ctris Eicher and Jess Michaud acted as appraisers in taking the inventory. The county commissioners will| meet again on Monday, January 5, it being their regular session. At this meeting a trustee of the Adams County Memorial hospital will be appointed and a county health physician to care for the inmates of the County Infirmary will be selected, Dr. J. N. Miller is the present county physician. Mr. Breiner began his second term of three years as commissioner today. Mr. Shoemaker, who was reelected last November, will not begin his second term until next year. Mr. Conrad Is now serving his second term Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gentis and son. Don, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gentis and son, and Miss Eola Gentis, of Port Wayne, are the guests of Mrs. Esta Liddy and daughter, Mildred, today-

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K. OF P. LODGE HOLDSELECTION Officers For 1923 Elected - Last Night; Spend Today At Home The annual election of officers of the Knights of Pythias lodge was held last night. Cover McClure, who was in line to be elevated to the office of Chancellor Commander, is a patient at the Irene Byron hospital at Fort Wayne and was unable to take office last night. A Chancellor Commander to serve for six months will be chos-. en at the meeting next week. The officers elected last night were: Freeh Hower, master of work; Howard Weller, vice-chancellor; | Charles Brod beck, prelate; Ed Beery, master of arms; Manin inner guard; John E. Nelson, outer guard; Joe Hunter, keeper of records and seals; John R. Parrish, re-elect-ed master of finance; W. A. Lower, re-elected master of exchequer; and Fred Blosser, re-elected trustee for i two years. The installation of officers, will be held next week by James Bain, the (Continued On Page Four)

“Facts About Decatur, Indiana’ J Is Title Os Survey Published By The Decatur Industrial Association Pnmnhlet Contains Thirtv Pages Os Interesting Facts And Data Pertaining To Decatur And P Adams Counfy?BXH To Be Distributed At Annual Meeting Os Association On January 12.

“Facts About Decatur, Indiana.” is the title of the survey book of De catur and Adams County, published by the Decatur Industrial Association, the pamphlet containing 20 pages of interesting facts, figures and data per aining to this community. The material for the book was compiled by L. F. Conter, secretary of the Association, assisted by otner members of the board of directors of the association and the data contained therein was obtained from reliable Source and from those persons who cduld give the facts as they were. The book has an attractive front and back cover. The front cover contains a picture of Commodore Stephen Decatur, the naval hero of the battle of Tripoli, in honor of whom this city was named. The back cover contains pictures of five of Decatur’s Industries and of the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Community Spirit And History The foreword in the book deals with the excellent community found in Decatur and Adams County. The second page tells of the early history of Decatur, when it was estab-

fWatur, Indiana, Thursday, .January i, 1925,

I'W. C. Duell Named Deputy Surveyor In Allen County W/ Carlisle Dnell, a deputy county surveyor under Dick Boch here for I about three years, has been appointed I ebief deputy by A. W. Grosvenor, netdy elected surveyor of Allen county. Mr. Duell has been associated with Mr. Grosvenor during most of the last seven years. He was a deputy In the office under previous teams’ held by Mr. Grosvenor. He was graduated from Indiana university in 1917. He joined Mr. Grosvenor’s staff of assistants shortly after his graduation .but resigned in order to volunteer for service in the army. He was in overseas service during I the war and was employed by Mr. Grosvenor after he was discharged . from the army. He has been assistI ing Mr. Grosvenor in his private prac- | tice during the last two years. He | was assistant engineer for the construction of the Lima road north of Fort Wayne. He is married and has two children. Weather Snow probable Thursday aiid~Friday; not much change in tempera* ture.

lished and where it is located. The story of Decatur reads as follows: "Decatur, the county seat of Adams county, is located in the eastern tier of counties, in the northeastern part of the state along the Ind anaOhio line. It is situated in the heart of one of the most productive and progressive agricultural communities in the state and industrially its location is equalled by few cities. Three ma'n railroads connect it with all parts of the country and place at its door the markets of the east, west, north and south. In recent years its growth has been due to the expansion of the splendid industrial concerns which have located here. Early History Os Decatur "As the name Implies, Decatur was named in honor of that brave naval hero, Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the battle of Tripoli and of other conflicts in the Mediterranean. “The spirit of unselfishness, progressiveness and public spirit, which our people are at all times willing to demonstrate, was handed down by the founders of this commonwealth. In 1836 the town was platted by

LEIP YEAR IS . JINX TO CUPID Number Bf Marriage Licenses Issued Here Shows Big Decrease Leap Year, with all its inducements. did not help Dan Cv.j Id in Adams County during 1924, in fact, the year was a jinx, when It came to marriage business. During 1924. only 140 marriage licenses were issued by the county clerk as compared with 166 during 1923, a decrease of about 19 per cent. The month of June continued to be the month of prides, however, 22 marriages licenses being issued during that month in 1924. This is largest number for any one month during the year. I Adams County had many hunters 'and tsherman this year. During the twelve months ending December 31, 1924. a total of 1.210 hunting and fishing licenses were issued by the county clerk, an increase of more than (Continued On Page Five)

Thomas Johnson and Samuel L. Rugg sites for the court house, schools, churches and city park were ! donated by the founders. For 46 years the town struggled along, fought the battle of the pioneers, progressed and in 1882 was incorporated as a city, the first mayor and city officers being elected on September sth. Flanked on the east by the St. Marys river, Decatur was, for many years, an I Important trading point between Fort Wayne and St. Marys. Ohio. The Winchester tra’l, now one of the principal highways through the county, was used in the pioneer days in traveling from one point or fort to another during the days of the Indiana fighting. "In 1871 the first train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad (Pennsylvania System) passed through Decatur, to be followed with the bulding of two other main trunk lines, through the city within a few years. From the time that ths railroads opened the gateways to all parts of *he country the growth of the city has been steady and its (Continued Ob Page Four) »f . , ... ■ sft

Wedding Bells Ring Ini New Year For Two Couples Wedding bells rang in the year 1925 for two Adams county couples. County John E. Nelson issued a marriage license to Tilman Fluckiger, farmer of Monroe to wed Miss Clara Edna Gilliom, daughter of Christ Gilliam, of Berne. The groom is the son of Emil Flucklger, as Monroe A license was also issued to Martz Aubufn Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Portland. formerly of this city, to wed Miss Gertrude Linda Sprunger, of Berne. The bride Is a daughter of Christian Sprunger, of Berne. The best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year is extended to the couples. A coincident connected with the four persons, is that eadh one was born in 1903. o NEW YEAR GETS USUAL RECEPTION Ushered In Amid Blowing Os Factory Whistles And Ringing Os Bells The new year was ushered In in Decatur last night amid the blowing of factory whistles, ringing of bells! ind other activities characteristic of I New Year’s Eve. The factory; -histles blew for about ten minutes,! tarting shortly before midnight and continuing a few minutes after thej hour. Watch parties were held in the churches, homes and lodges. Many merry-makers were present at the annual Charity Ball given by the Tri Kappa sorority at the Masonic hall. I Today the business district of the city was nearly deserted and business was at a standstill. Practically all business houses were closed. Two basketball games were sched- ! ■ uled for today by thd Decatur Leaders. The team was scheduled to meet the Mission House College team of Plymouth, Wisconsin, at the higli school gym at 3 o’clock this afternoon and again at 8:15 o’clock this • evening No other public events were scheduled for today. • o PROSPERITY AND PEACE PREDICTED i Secretary Hoover Predicts I Better Times During Year 1925 i ' (UNITED PRES? SERVICE) , Washington, Jan. 1. —World eco- ■ nomic forces already set in motion pro- •' mise almost universal peace, prosper--11 ity higher standards of living and ' less unemployment in 1925, Secretary of Commerce Hoover said in a New Year’s message today. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon’s recent prediction that this will be the most prosperous year since the World war was supported by Hoover, Secretary of Labor Davis and Secretary of the Interior Work in New mesages to the nation. “The year begins with the economic structure of the world upon ’ more solid foundation than any since 1913," Hoover said. “The only exj'ceptions are China, disrupted by Civil 3 war, and Russia.” ; 1 “The dawn of a new year could not 1 be more reassuring or promisinsrl,” Work said. “The old year was . epochal in the nation’s history; it . was marked by a national political . batle in which the American peonle j expressed confidence in their institltutions, repudiated doctrines of radi- ?! calism and theories of no sense and 3 ■ upheld common sense.” B 3 O Blanket Os Snow Covers Southwest Today e j Kansas City, Jan. I—(Speciall—(Special to h Dally Democrat) —A fresh blanket of e I snow over the southwest greeted the new voar today. Tho fall ranged from one inch in Kansas City to V I , | three and four inches in western ‘j Kansas, and was expected to continf ue today and tonight the weather ’ bureau stated. Train and Wire servs ice was not affected, according to reports here.

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WILL IMPROVE ROAD TO FORT WAYNE IN 1925 Slate To Start Improvement As Soon As Right-Of-Way Is Secured BOOSTERS TO MEET County Highway Association To Meet Jan. 9 To Take Action Right-of-way for the improvement of the state road from Decatur to the Allen county line and then north to Fort Wayne is wanted so that the work of constructing the road can be started early this spring, C. W. I Siniff, superintendent of the I Fort Wayne sub-district of the state highway commission, and I V. C. Lee, district engineer of the Fort Wayne district, stated today. These two men, representing the state” highway commission, visited here today and stated that the improvement of the state road from I Decatur north to the Allen county I ’ine was included in the 1925 pro--1 gram of the state highway cominisI sJon and that the expense of doing :*the work was included In the budget I for the new year. According to the plans of the high- • way commission and the amount of I money allotted in the budget tor do- | ing the work, the road will be improved with a bituminous macadam or water-bound filler, to be laid on the present road bed, which in recent years has been prepared for this improvement, the district state road officials stated. In 1926 the road will be improved from the Adams county line to Fort Wayne, it was j stated. ’ A fifty-foot r’<ht-of-way is required by the state before any steps will be taken towards tfie Improvement of the road. The district road officials stated that the right-of-way is figuri ed from the center of the present road to twenty-five feet on each side. As the track and grade of the Fort AVayne-Decatur traction company are I located on the west side of the road, the right-of-ways would have to obtained mostly from the east side of the road. The road, besides the main track, which would be approximately • 18-feet wide, will be improved with a berm or shoulder on both sides so that pedestrians can use it. The I present road, including the right-of-way, is about 40-feet wide and it was stated that it would take only five to ten feet to improve the road. To M®et In January A meeting of the members of Adams County Highway association and others interested will be held at the Decatur Industrial Association rooms on Friday evening, January 9, at •which time plans for securing the (Continued On Page Four) TWO INSPIRING SERVICES HELD Young People Hold Uplifting Service At Baptist Church Last night the two services at the Baptist church were inspiring and uplifting to all that were privileged to be present. Mr. Bennett dealt with his subject, “Life’s Supreme Resolution," in an unnsual way, but in an original way which was pleasing and effective. Before he was through the people had a clear conception of the message and its aim. Mr. Bennett not only preaches the gospel but he sings the gospel as well. Those who failed to hear the solo which he sang last evening missed a real blessing. He sang the I song entitled, "I Know.” J The Watch Night service was a ’ service of power from start to finish, i from the first hymn to the benedic--1 tlon. The presence of God was manii tested. 1 The young evangelist will bring a -, message this evening on the subject, • “A Glorious Freedom” These meet- - Ings are not for the young people - alone but for all. The young people have charge of the services. «