Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1927 — Page 7

fvrly history E of INDIANA AND ADAMS COUNTY ( covrtM F.n ynow pagk on»> *' m Europe the Napolonlc wars hud affected the more powerful nations, and the honest toilers were tired of strife and contention. To America from France. Switzerland, Germany. ! a „,| Ireland, they came by ship loads. I he )p build a great nation, and to secure for themselves, freedom from tyranny and oppression. Jn t h.. United States the Revolution--Bry war was hardly over, until the m w ■ W a -... jaßSt JOHN F. SNOW war of 1812 was taking form. These conditions could be changed only by prompt action by those in authority and power. New war ships were built and the army and navy were recruited and made ready for action. Another war with Great Britain was inevitable. Within this period of time, in 1805. was born in the state of New York a boy whom the "Godess" of Fortune had chosen for a useful influential man. and later a "Hoosier” by adoption. Samuel L. Rugg. ■ A- manhood arrived, he with others emigrated to the "Far west", then Cincinnati, O. Re secured employment in what later developed into a great manufacturing industry, and rapidly advanced in this undertaking. Wanting more outdoor freedom, he came north and located in what became Allen cpunty, Indiana. During his early manhood, civil rights, honesty, in public positions and patriotism, was a part of the speech of every politician and many clergymen. In these sermons, as they were called, appeals to support partydoc rines was very common, the war spirit ran high and was under constant discussion. Mr Rugg became confirmed in his belief that the little nation of the United States of America, contained more great men and true patriots than all of Europe combined. Mr. Rugg's confidence in his own ability, to achieve success, caused his friends to have abiding faith in him «s a leader. V.ha the historian, George Bancroft. s iid of John Adams, the second president of the United States well applies to Samuel L. Rugg. "Hi nature was robust and manly; his convictions were clear; his will was fixed. He was humane and frank, generous and clement. His courage was unflinching. He never knew what fear was when dutyspoke.’’ Mr. Rugg was a practical business man and was mindful that the real-, den s of a county seat would be the home of all nationalities and people of many religious beliefs. To the church people he donated five town lots: one to the Methodists, one to the Presbyterians, one. to the Baptists, one to the German Reformed and one to the Roman Catholics. To the cause of higher education be donated one acre of land, where the former “Water Works Park” is located, now the "Samuel L. Rugg" Park. hi naming the streets of Decatur, we see no evidence of self-eeeking, but the memory of former statesman a| td leaders were chosen and we find Adams, Jefferson, Madison. Mouroe - and Jackson streets instead. At the close of the Revolutionary ,ai - tn e colonies each claimed Tand under their various colonial grants niade before the war. To settle these oonflictlng claims and to strengthen the new Republic of The United States the colonies ceded their rights to the Kenetai government, and the North Western teirltoiy was organized. From •his great tract of land lying north-: "est of Hie Ohio River, was made the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi- ! San, and Wisconsin. A doctor Manasseh Cutler is said to e the cause for certain provisions in these land giants to the United States ""''■rnment. it is said that lie had utier promise of sale, five million acres 1 'he not th west territory land, if e provision, "Religion, Morality and bow ledge being necessary to the' i

good of government, and the happiness of mankind, schools and means of education shall forever be encouraged” be made a part of the conditions under which such concessions were made by the colonial claimants. Another provision of these consesaions was that “Slavery, shall be forever prohibited within the North West Territory" In many of the older settlements some religious tests were required of their citizens. In this new territory slavery was prohibited, and no test on religious belief was required to become a citizen. These provisions brought many new comers from the states oast of the Aileghanies and from Europe. Each nationality had its peculiar ideas* as to political .civic, and religious duties.'Commonly Adams county population was law abiding. Though arguments on political and religious questions were settled indoors by the participants, in one way, and just out of doors, after the speech or sermon, by physical man-hood in some other way. The first school houses and churches were commonly located in the neighboorhood demanding them rather than by any statutory provision for location. Before the new constitution of Indiana went into effect, in 1851-2 all of the able bodied citizens of a certain school were assessed, so many days labor, at 37's cents a day for the purpose of completing a school house suitable for the convenience of the prescribed school district. Along in the forties, there was a mail route established between Winchester and Fort Wayne and passing through Decatur. It required three days on horse-back to make the trip. From Winchester to Decatur, from Decatur to Fort Wayne to Decatur then next day to Winchester. The Wincheser road was little traveled as the postoffices and new school houses were on the "Mud Pike” which is six miles west of the Ohio state line. Between Portland and Decatur were the postoffices of Bloomfield, in Jay coun■ffice at the village of Alexander, Blufty south of Bryant. Limberlost post falo, now Geneva and the Canoper post office at the west end of Thompson's prairie, east of Berne. On account of "Mud Pike" having so many school houses; it might by .1 Scotchman, be called "School-Master Lffne". It had many cf the test battles >n last day fights, spelling matches, and other meetings of interest. School

houses were commonly used as comminify meeting places, and quite well met the demands cf the times. As we pass south-ward from Decatur. about a mile out was the "Coffee Sch >ol House” next suth east of Monroe, “the Ray school house. Next, the Mattax school house” the Meyers school house, the "Baker school house and the last one which is now within the corporation of Geneva, was known as the "Bradford School House", it was built by Mark Aspey, along about 1858, for the magnificent sum of Thirty-five dollars. One of the firs: tavern keepers in Adams county was a Mr. Plum, of the village of Alexander, now a part cf Geneva. This tavern was a twostory, hewed log structure of four rooms, two upstairs, one for the worn.‘it and one for the men. This tavern was located on the north hank of the much advertised Limber Lost creek." Most tavern keepers sold whiskey and old settlers say that it was good o take for snake bites. Every noted tavern had its own troubles and “deep sorrows.” Those in this case were the unaccountable disappearance of the tavern “joy container,” the little brown jug. Mr. Plum had his doubts, like Woulter Von Twuler, Dutch governor of New York. As time went on the matter was forgotten. But about two years later one of the villagers was fishing in the Limberlost cieek, just below the tavern, and what do you think, the jug was fished out of the creek, and returned to its owner. A catfish was in th* jug. had swallowed the bait, but had grown too big to get out of the jug, when caught. Now this may be true, for the jug was in evidence and Mr. Plum, said it was true; and a fisherman's word is good because, to his knowledge, the “corn juice” for snake Idles, was strictly pure, and never caused his guests o see things not in evidence. The north part of the “Mud Pike” road is now a part of what is known as High street" in Decatur. On this famous “School Master's Lane” is I now situated the fine three-story brick Adams County Memorial hospital, one of the beau iful buildings in the county. If you are well and hearty and are not in need of the services, the hospital provides and are pleasure-lov-1 ing. jus’ follow Mercer avenue, one of tiie best drives out from the city, ' to the Decatur Country club house, a fine two-story edifice, ami the golf links, a tract of one hundfed and seventy five acres wi h the most beautiful natqrai landscapes to be found any where in eastern Indiana. Our country home is very near here, and

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we cun uuthorltively speak of these landscapes. Within the last fifty or sixty years civilization has advanced more than it had in the last preceding five hundred years. The application of steam, electricity and gasoline, has completely revolutionized all lines of industry to a wonderful degree. The telephone, the electric lights ami motors, the radio, rural mall delivery, airplanes, etc., are a few of the wonders of the age. Paved roads and the automobiles have changed civilization, in years past religion and politics monopolized conversation. Now one young man and two girls can have more fun in EARLY HISTORY—THREE an automobile on Sunday morning than they can have at Sunday school. In the not so far distant past, home and country stood first with all civilized people. It now seems that in many cases, home is but a filling station, at meal time, and a place to go to change clothes to go some where else, in that ever moving blessing with a "kick" to it, the automobile. In the past, men who were born without wealth, or position accepted their lot. with contentment. When the states of America began to function the ambitious youth saw possible preferment in the future. Now- the boys and girls of the rich and the poor sit by each other's s|de in the same school room; their fathers and mothers whisk past each other in their high speed automobiles, talk over the same telephone, listen in on the same radio service and so far are equal. Every election brings rich and poor, cultured and illiterate, together to vote and aid in winning for his or her party and its candidates or officers to champion their cause. In this great struggle a few years hence, we may see the son of the president mingling with the masses of people in the battle for preferment The son ,of yesterday’s millionaire earning his daily bread by the sweat of his brow. His gay former assodates are where? This is gay Hoosierdom of today. If people want what they get, and get what they want, who shall object? Young America right, or young America wrong, here is to the great marching legions of young Americans, with Indiana’s “Hoosiers” ranks well to the front of the procession.

♦ + + + ♦<•+ + + ♦ + + + + * CORN BORER NEWS * * By * * L. M. Busche, County Agent * •**4* + + + + + + + **** + + Farmers are wondering if tile gov-! ernmenf clcan-up tegulations will per i mit them to sow wheat in corn stubble this fall. Although the regulatioi have not yet been published, it is probi able they will require the distraction of all corn stalks and coin c bs with the exception that four inch stubble is permitted “Dest action” in this case means plowing under, shred Jin," I i timing or putting in the silo. The tour i eh stubble is permitted for tiie reason that very seldom borers are found in the four inches of stalk next the ground. Likely this provision was me de to enable farmers, wherever possible, to cut corn with a sled cutter 01 ■I nder and prevent going over th< field to destroy the stubbles. If wheat i.ttould be sown in corn stalks or stub bies above the legal length, the Govc meat would not tequire the destnic;mn of the crop providing the stubbles would be destroyed by May 1 1928. All that is required by the government is that the place where woims hide be destroyed before th. v hatch in to the moth or egg-laying stage. Thus far no effective way of controlling tiie Corn Borer except that of ic.stroylng the worm itself has been discovered. The government is breedBunions V I i Quick relief from pain. mF, . W I Prevent shoe pressure. Hjilf I At all drug and slice scant BRt v J DI Scholls • —.—, . Put one on—the «<° ne .ft ftift (I (I (n ' Skinny Folks! Build Up If you are discouraged because ot' failure to put on weight and to build yourself up through Cod Liver Oil or otherwise, you owe it to yourself to try Burke's Cod Liver Oil and Iron in sugar coated tablets. Be sure to | specify Burke’s inorder to secure ai full IS days’ treatment for SI.OO. Guaranteed to benefit or money refunded. Callow & Kohne.

Ing parasites in large number und releasing them in infested ureas, but it is impossible for tile ipirusites to catch up with the borers for many years.. Accordingly the palasites may boa large factor in the future but it irf not advisable to wait for them to control t.ie borer. Many ways of stopping the progre s of America’s greatest coin enemy have been tried. For instance there are there who think it would be practlalo to trap the moth as she flies fro infested to new teritory. Extensive experiments have been tried. However, this wily insect is temp'ed Neither by different colored light -, various tempting smells or any other attractions. • • * CHILD HEALTH * * * * Articles appearing in this column * * are submitted by the Adams * * County Child Health Board. * v • ******************** Mild Diphtheria Diphtheria may be so mild as to pass a "simple cold.” This is known to be true because microscopical examinations of the secretions from children’s throats have again and again discovered the germs of diphtheria to be present, when the diagnosis was a “slight cold" or "a mild

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tonsillitis." Diphtheria germs are frequently found in the throats of children when no complaint is made, when there is no fever and when no sign of illness can be discovered. The fact that al) the symptoms of diphtheria do not appear in such cases is due to the chilli's resistance (good health) or to the germs themselves belifß weak. Tills healthy child, however, may easily communicate the germs io another child not so strong and resistant and tile second child will develop a severe case of the disease; or the weak germs, by being communicated to other children, frequently grow strong and produce true diphtheria. Before this discovery was made, it was thought necessary for spots or a membrane to appear on the tonsils and the walls of the throat before the case could be one of diphtheria. It is now known as a fact that every case having diphtheria germs in the nose or throat can communicate the disease to others. Out of 331 children found by microscopical examinations at tile Laboratory of Hygiene of the Indiana S ate Board of Health to be carrying germs of diphtheria in their throats, forty-three (43), or thirteen (13) per cent, had no spot or membrane in the throat. The fact is that hundreds of cases of diphtheria are called sore throat, tonsillitis or something else, and all such cases may, and frequently do, spread diphtheria. This is,how it

happens that people so often say, “I can't see where my child caught diphtheria, for there have been no cases around here," wheit in fact ‘ there were mild or undiscovered eases on the streets or in the school all the Lime. Junior Band Notice Junior Band members will meet in Hie high school gymnasium this evening at 7..10 o'ulock. The final outdoor concert will be given next Tuesday evening, September 8, at 7:30 o’clock on Court street. The director Mr. Cafaro, will work hard this evening to prepare for the final program.

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Albert Bcheiimann, of tho Old Adams County Hank Is confined to his home on account of sickness.

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