Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1907 — Page 6

1, a factory committee hae spent any number of days and many sights in inspecting and buying real estate, with a view of laying the same out in lots, and it is from the sale of these lots that a fifty thousand dollar sac- » tory fund. Is to materialize. Frank M. Schirmeyer was named trustee and the committee purchased twenty-one acres from the Patterson heirs and have platted it into ninety lots. They also purchased thirty acres of Margaret Meibers. Ten acres of this tract lies west of the Grand Rapids railroad and will be given for a factory location. The other twenty acres all on this side of the railroad, has been platted Into elghty-four lots. They purchased from the Nuttman estate something over ten acres, and have fifty-three lots there, a total of 227 An appraisement committee will put a value and price upon each lot. The committee as chosen have no interest only to place a real and not fictitious value upon each lot It is a fact that all the real estate platted is valuable and that scarcely a lot will be sold or offered for sale that is not worth every cent asked for it The disposal of these lots will be by an auction sale on Tuesday, March 26. More definite information as to the place, manner and methods of this sale will be given later. One thing above all others will be done, however, and that is that every one will have a fair and equal chance to purchase the exact lot they may desire. There will be no favoritism shown, in fact, there can not be, as the methods under which the sale will be given, permits nothing but equality * •♦♦••••a****,",' * THE PLEDGE. • * Whereas, Certain real estate * * has been purchased and placed in * * the hands of Frank M. Schirmey- • * er, trustee, to be platted and laid ♦ * out into lots as additions to * * the city of Decatur, Adams conn- • * ty, Indiana, and sold far the pur- * * pose of creating a factory fund ♦ * to be used in locating, installing * * and equipping manufacturing in- ♦ * dustry or industries in or adjoin- * * ing said city of Decatur, and ♦ * Whereas, gaid real estate has * * been platted and the sale of said * * lots set for TMarch 26 * * 1907, the same to be sold at pub- ♦ * lie sale for not less than their * * appraised value, on terms of * * SIO.OO cash, the balance on mouth- * * ly payments of $5.00 each, with ♦ * interest at the rate of six per * * cent per annum (it being unSer- * * stood that the purchaser may at * * his option pay the purchase mo- * * ney in hand), « * Therefore, To aid in creaiiag * * such factory fund, I hereby agree • * to purchase lots ant to • * pay on the terms above named. •

DETAIL* RM TMV ■£> Greatest Event In Hiatsry of Dienter Will Occur March BE—Campaign Now On. ♦ ♦ ♦ MARCH ♦ ♦ ” 26 ♦ ♦ WILL ♦ ♦ BE ♦ ♦ A ♦ ♦ HOLIDAY ♦ ♦ IN ♦ ♦ DECATUR. ♦ ♦ THINK ♦ ♦ IT ♦ ♦ OVER. ♦ + + + ♦ + ♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦♦ On the evening of February 1, at ‘he Commercial Club rooms the business men of Decatur decided, without a dissenting voice, that they would raise a factory fund of fifty thousand dollars. This factory fund to be used to locate manufacturing industries, and in this way it is hoped to give Decatur such a growth that nothing short of ten thousand population will hold us in 1910. It was the decree at that time —and is yet—that the sensible and business way to deal with this project is to secure the fund and then we will be In a position to talk business with any contemplated manufacturing concern. Os course, it is no secret to here say that we expect to land a certain gas engine ptant. It ie a ptant that from the start will employ perhaps cm hundred and fifty people, and If the present promoters smtisi their expectatlooa, it will be bat a few years until ft will be the hugest and best equipped u—ehrfsdug tatattattan of its kind ta the United States. It So simply ao good that to r■aline Ita opportunities or to grasp the baggfita it will beta raw upon the latte am tateresta of oar dty, would be beyond mental caleulatioa. We have a etemee to land this eoeoera, bat ta order to accomplish It, wo must have oar ■» ney in our sock, and be ready to aet and aet quickly when the opportunity Is presented. Following the mooting on February

Me terra Mta ta «sto> *• a* eaasgMbaMnto to teta Bata. Vartoas cesnadcteM bara bean atefeaad and some as them are already baay with the perplaxltiaa that always attend any project that amounts to anything —and this one is the beet that was ever attempted in Decatur. Monday evening at the Commercial Club there was a meeting of the Pledge Committee. This committee will personify seek out every man, woman and child in the city and many in the country and accept their pledge in writing, that on auction sale day they will be on the spot and purchase one or more lots. The names of those who will have in charge this important work are: Fred Schafer, chairman. Dyonis Schmidt, J. B. Holthouse, D. N. Erwin, E. X. Ehinger, B. Kalver, Dr. D. D. Clark, B. J. Terveer, D. M. Hensley, J. M. Frysinger, John Niblick. Frank Gass, F. V. Mills, C. N. Christen, Henry Krick, J. C. Moran, C. A. Dugan, D. E. Studabaker, O. L. Vance, J. T. Meyers, W. A. Kuebler, J. 6. Peterson, 6. J. Laman, W. H. Fled de rJohann, H. F. Callow, Al Burdg, . John Lose. Earl B. Adams, C. O. France, Paul G. Hopper, Harvuy Harruff. We here and now bespeak for the above committee that consideration that marks you as a patriotic and progressive titiunn. Bo not take time la aoedlass egphamtion, looking for a hole to crawl through, but stgn the pledge sad commend them for giving their time and efforts to make Decatur the liveliest and best manufacturing city in all this broad land. Advertising CoawnMtaa.

The advertising committee has already bean heard from. Bright and early this morning every home in Decatur knew that there was going to be something doing, and that that something was mighty important to every Decatur citizen. They will convince you before another two weeks that there is no use to try to live in Decatur without owning in fee simple a Commercial Club lot. They will have something new, novel aul convincing every day. The committe is composed of: C. C. Schafer, chairman, W. P. Schrock, Dr. Roy Archbold, J. H. Heller, P. L. Andrews, B. J. Smith, M. P. Miller. Appraisement Committee. As stated above an appraisement committee will equalize and place a value on each lot. That these values will be equitable and fair, is assured by the names of this committee. They are: J. T. Merryman, J. W. Tyndall, A. Van Camp. This gives in detail the action this far taken. We wish but to here add that the lots will be sold on the popular $5 a month payment plan, and that there is not a man in town who can so far forget his duty as to refuse to join this army of boosters whose only aim is to make Decatur a city with a population of 10,000, three years hence. Think it over. t * The first pledge for a lot in • * Greater Decatur was signed this • * morning by Mr. Frank Stone of • * Fort Wayne, an old Adams county * * boy who has faith in our future. * * Hundreds of others will follow • * him by pledging themselves this ♦ * week. • *•♦**»♦»**♦»♦»* — -o This is the time of the year when trees, vines and shrubs should be trimmed without causing damage if trees are trimmed in the “light of the moon,’’ or after the sap has commenced running, trimmed places will become running sores and leaves will drop all summer. The city of Decatur has an ordinance requiring all trees to be trimmed so that the branches will not come within six feet of the ground. 8. A. Roop of rural route «ix, today seat three handsome BaWvd Plymouth Rock cockerels to a purchaser M PeWtete., ware perfect baantfai, eae of them weighing tan >o«Mb and sold for dollar a Mr. Roop has been making fafaly, turning into his exchequer over <iw.

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The Daily Democrat goes to its readers today for the first time in its history, a seven column paper, and printed from a brand new Whitlock high-speed press, Just Installed. Few people realize the expense of such an additon to a printing office, : but such a machine in this modern age of invention is a necessity. The Daily Democrat is but Tour years old, but they have been years of progress. During that time a Simplex type-set-ting machine has been purchased, later supplanted by a double-deck linotype, a folding machine, new type, and a hundred other articles of equipment have been added, besides this new press. At thia time we are also moving our press room into a new addition just completed by Contractor W. H. Meyer, who did his work nicely. You are invited to call and inspect our newly arranged quarters. Ve have always given our best efforts to furnish a bright, accurate and up-to-date dally paper, but now our efforts will be renewed and we expect to print the neateet paper in any city of our size in Indiana. Our new press will permit us to get out our paper each evening on good time and we hope in every way to please every subscriber and satisfy every advertiser. Our circulation now rubs closely the 3,000 mark and covers Adams county complete. Read the Daily Democrat if you want the news. The completion of our new press room and the Installation of the new machinery hae been in charge of Linn & Patton, who eertoluiy know every detail of their buciuews. oNOTE SUIT WA* TRIBB TMAY Mm Agsteat Harveg Filed to Mt Aeite Raadataat Ntarftaga tfce pipe liner, nMt, charged with stealing a team of harass Mteheff on First street, in this city and the property of Jacob Weldler, wen arraigned before Judge .Erwin Monday morning and plead not guilty. He still claims that some one hired him to drive the to Bluffton, but don't know who it was. He says he wa u drinking. Ludlow L. Sheline vs. Frank Trim, suit on note, defendant ruled to answer absolute within five days. • Peter Smith vs. Odessa M. Smith, divorce, default of defendant, <rule against prosecuting attorney to answer. George A. Bohrer Brewing company vs. Harry Cordua et al., suit on bond, demand $650, amended answer filed by defendant Roop and separate answer by defendant Andrews. Godfrey Christen and C. D. Teeple, appraisers appointed to re-assess the E. Fritzinger property on the North Second *street improvement, qualified this morning, Erwin refusing to serve.

Old Adams County Bank vs. William E. Smith and Harvey Sprague, suit a note given by Smith to Loch, Dirkson & Co., for a buggy and secured by Sprague, demand $l5O, was heard today before Judge Erwin. A. P. Beatty, D. B. Erwin and Merryman & Sutton appeared for the plaintiff and Peterson & Moran for the defendants. Some interesting questions come up in the case. L. C. DeVoss is attorney for Adam Diehl, who fess filed suit against Emma Diehl to annul a fraudtfant marriage. The complaint says that the Diehls weae married December 13th last aad lived together until February 17. The defendant was formerly Miss Emma Loner and seemed determined to marry Diehl aad during last December filed a paternity suit against him, Wore Squire Smith. Diehl married her to settle the case and soon afterward discovered that the girl bad misrepresented her condition and was not to become a mother, whereupon he filed this case to annul the marriage. • The interurban cars have all been ornamented with cards of Decatur business men aanonneiag their business and soliciting the trade of the people. The cards are neat aad attractive and show the progressiveness of our citizens. No wonder a Bluffton young man’s, wife asked for a divorce cm the grounds that the town “was too slow. At a ball give* there Wednesday sight there were just ten couples pranent-Jffoatpeller Heradd. A man has been arrested in New Fork for annoying his wife, whe weighs 511 pounds. How heavy does a lady have to be before she can take her own part?

I BMR« IM TNM BSMMMAN FLST ' Ate Prenenfflage Will Hnve to Be •mi Over Again— Mr. Martie to Procure Street Benda.

i The council met in special session i last evening at the Library building, Mayor Coffee presiding and every councilman being present with the exception of Christen. A resolution rescinding all the former actions in the Scheiman addition, owing to a flaw in the description of the property was read and adopted, and it will now .be necessary for Mr. Scheimann to i refile his plot and rectify the errors made in the former proceedings. A resolution authorizing the city clerk to draw his warrant on the city treasurer for seventy-five dollars to cover the expenses in . the case of George E. McKean against the city was read and adopted. This case will be retried next Thursday at Fort Wayne. Upon motion it was decided that Jacob Martin should leave for Indianapolis at once and procure the necessary bonds for the First and Second street improvements. A resolution authorizing the city clerk to give notice to property owners along Madison and Third streets as to the matter of hearing objections to the improvement was read and adopted. Upon motion the plans and specifications for both Madison and Third streets were adopted. The following bills were then read and allowed: J D. Wisehaupt $ 10.40 Henry Peters rr.... 4.60 G. R. & 1 192.40 W. G. Spencer 4.56 D. F. Teeple 46.22 G. R. & I 51.35 Springfield Coal Co. 54.40 No other business coming before the council they adjourned to meet at their next regular meeting. — —e —■ Wouldn’t there be a roar when men went home to their meals If they had to cMmb up as 1 high stool in front of a table on which there Wen no cloth and eat their meals in that faehYet a majority of men when they go to a thirst parlor to eat will pick out the highest stool ate fselboard with no cloth on it In preference to a ecuafortable chair aad a cloth-cov-ered tabla A man will borrow a ehew of tobacco end most of them will net their tooth Into the plug right whore some other man has gnawed out a chew. Offer them a piece of pie at horns from which the wife or one of the children has taken a bite aad they would holler their heads off. At home such a fellow will not drink but of a glass or cup from which one of the family has been drinking, but eall him Into the back stall of a dirty old livery barn, pull out a bottle and he will stick the neck half-way down his throat in order to get a swig after a dozen other fellows have had the neck of the same bottle in their mouths.

WILLIAM H. WECHTER IS DEAD Well Known Blue Creek Township Citizen Succumbs to Disease. William Henry Wechter was born September 18, 1856, in St. Louis, Mo., and departed this life Feb. 28, 1907, aged 50 years, five * months and 10 days, at his home in Blue Creek township, Adams county, Ind. In his boyhood days his parents moved to the vicinity of Willshire, Ohio, and settled on a farm, where the subject of this sketch grew to manhood, working on the farm, and at times in other employment that presented itself, for he was an industrious, enterprising young man. But at about the age of twenty-five years he suffered a severe attack of typhoid fever, following which he was taken with rheumatlsmaad a complication of diseases, which left him comparatively helpless the rset of his life. The severity of his sufferings and his patience, cheerful endurance of his afflictions are widely known.

ITEM* FROM ROUTE TEN. t t James Sto®dale has moved his family to their new home on the Gilbert > farm. Mr. and Mrs. Soloman Wolfe moved . to their new home near Salem last week. Frai k Martin has been busy for the * last few days, burring wood for Jim Fristoe. Mrs. Caroline Spuller and daughter i were the guests of Mrs. Ida Jacobs last Wednesday. There will be p eaching services at • N'orth Tleasant Vclley on March 17, > Rev. Totter to be ’preset t. Miss Hattie Lammiman of Ossian, came home to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Lammi man. Mrs. Michael Stevley, who has been ’ visitin* with her daughter at Lima, 1 0., returned home last week, accom- . panled by her son-in-law- J. R. Clark. •and Year dottle and Homo Hidas iv -- • to the Crosby Mdm Mar enmf y, 1 Eoahoatar, M. Y.. and have them eoskverted late ooata, robes, rafa, flevee > and Hrittaae; better amt ebeaper goods , 'than yoa earn bay. Mover mldd the dioMaee, Ci-e-Mr gays *e fright." Bee' k oar naw UtaMvetad eadategae, bmp UIf intarsaM* Mad *r M. ; 4* 'W '- s' -

' RSMff MIWM Bdteff flg —T-fir’ 1 Mattes to. BiMtas Prttala«ar Appeal . Argute—Judge LaFollette on Bauch Here Today.

Q E. Burt Lenhart, commissioner to ” make deed in the land in controvert r sy in the case of John S. Whitehead • •" | vs. David Latham, reported the deed, 1-which was approved and commissiona ' ers discharged. r __ Thomas T. Lister vs. Walter E. Lister, et al., report of sale, deed re--7 ported, final report filed and com- > missioner discharged. i L Judge John F. LaFollette of Portt land, was heer hearing some important cases assigned to him, among them being the Arthur C. Fast petiI tlon for drain in which a motion to [ dismiss the appeal was argued. The 1 case was brought here from Allen ' county and was argued before Judge j Erwin several months ago, but afterwards a change of judge was asked and the cause was assigned to Judge , 1 LaFollette. The ditch in controversy touches the counties of Allen, Huntington .Wells and Whitley, and the ‘ litigation has been since 1903. The petitioners have also filed a motion to strike out certain papers lied in the cause. Attorney Brooks of Wa- < bash, and Merryman & Sutton of this 1 city, represent the petitioners and ' Barrett & Morris, Thomas Ellison and Judge Aiken of Fort Wayne and D. E. ' Smith of this cl‘y. the remonstrators. —* Judge I>xvln has not yet given his 1 decision in the ease of Dnotel B. ’ Ntade vs. Richard Klein ia which 1 an iaterastiug law question cosuus up. 1 la this ease L. G Nlnde of Fort 1 Wayne anl A. P. Baatty ot this atty * represent the plalatiff and Robert ' Hanna of Fort Wayne, and Peterson ♦ Moran M this city, appear tor the ( lefendant * ' - I The case of William F. Pyle et al., * wl Town at Geneva, to set affle or- 1 dlaance for annexation of territory, ’ was concluded Thursday aad Judge Erwin gave bis decision, flaliac for 1 the town ot Geneva, that the pros- < perity of sail town and territory will 1 be materially retarded and the safety d of the inhabitants and property en- c daggered without such annexation. t 1 ■ r rtJudge LaFollete has announced that t ne will be in Decatur until tomorrow t noon and offered to hear arguments for a new trial in the case of R. 0. Johnson vs. Christian Amacher . u A motion to dismiss the appeal in the Erastus Fritzinger case from the ° assessments On North Second treet f was argued this morning and Judge 1 LaFollette said he would give a deci- ” ion before leaving

» . A marriage license has been issued to Lloyd D. Welder, an oil pumper of , Geneva, and Myrtle Pontius, a daughter of Sylvester Pontius, also of Geneva. • Mother Grays sweet Powders f»« > Children, used by Mother Gray, a nurae in Children’s Heme, New York, break* ’ up Colds in 2 iheure, cure Feveriehneae ) Meadache, Stomach Troubles, Toothing Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At ail ’ uruagista, 26c. Bampl mailed FREE. . Address Alton B. Qtemtaad. T-eßey. N. T o : WILL MAKE EARNE6T BATTLE t ‘ Report of His Sunday Meetings—-Or-ganizing an Easter Chorus for r Special Services. » k Baptist services were enjoyed by l everyone present Sundav. The Sun > day school was very active and de ; spite the fact that weather conditions I were against us, the school was well ■ attended. Teachers and officers are anxious that the school grow in number as well as in spirit, hence it becomes every mother to use her Infiuenee in persuading her sons and . daughters to attend Sunday school : regularly. May the good mothers of our city join hands in Christian love, with the teachers of the. Baptist Sunday school, and do all that can be done to maintain a high standard pastor is desirous of organizing an Christian boyhood aad girlhood. The Easter chorus which will take part in the Easter services. Uurge upon your daughters to join this ehorus, mothers, we need your help. At the close < of the morning service a call meeting took place and Edward Bergman accepted a call from the church to act* as pastor for an indefinite period. Mr. Bergman stands in need of the sympathy and earnest prayers of the Christian people of the city and will appreciate any assistance offered him jin attempt to revive the Decatur ’•harsh. The general public is very : cordially invited to attend any aad all of the oervtoes at the chureh. Rej member prayer meeting, Baptista, Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Miller, 603 Adams street

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George E. McKean and Harry Fc ler have gone to Granite City, R BL Louis, where they will sti ■ a moving picture show this we i Granite City is a hustling city 10,000 inhabitants without an op< house or any other amusement plai and the boys expect to do a biftbi iness. Mr. Fowler is an experienq picture man and was connected xi the show here for several months. A McKean will move bls family Granite City as soon as school is oi o CONTRACT GIVEN SATURCfII A New Sctioel Houm far Monr< Township. A contract was let Saturday for school house in district three, Monr< township. The "bids as submitted wei Berne Lumber Co., (3,366; C. Stauffer, (3,498; A. Neuenschwande $3,505.75; Llddy 4k Lehman, and George Brewster, $3,685. Ti Berne Limber Co. was the lowest bl der aad was given the contract. Tlj school house will be built of brick, an will be a handsome addition to th school interests of Monroe townshl] —— -O i ; Unless something la doae to che< the evil, Americans must soon b come knows as the most foul-mouthe persons oa earth, laments the Ne Orleans Times-Demoerat It will fin be naoesaary te determine the cans of the use of profane language befoi any real cure can be apglite. O cause is undoubtedly the lack of 1 sufficient vocabulary to express one thoagfats or what he concrivas to t his thoughts. It Is this faulty voeab lary that iudueaa famales to deecrit as “awful” tteugs entirely diteocin *d from aay faaUag of ava aad “futay” that which is merely odl The male, with Ma grantor spmteb, ueaa «a oath to ax>rera til raase Maa. which Is not ea idea, bil CMreiy a tatile attemgt to expral cMat which la aot coaatavod tetaaaqueatiy maaot be aA qaatoly eugraaate. 1 AlM<m ia to he a “dry” town, fol a time at laaat, te aeon aa the presl ent rnloana go out of Item*. M blanket raasoatraaea ms filed day which will provsat the granting of aay more cajoon licenses in Al bioa township for two years. Ths raasonstrance carried the names X: thirty-eight more than a majority <1 the votes cast at the last election. • A distinguished professor has de dared that the so-called lazy boy is only a boy of too strong individuality to endure the conventional school routine which the grown-ups think is good for him. It used to be a consoling thing to some of use who were aot quite the best boy in the class toi read of one and another great man whose stupidity in school gave nd hint of his future greatness. Any lazy boy who is perfectly sure that he hasi a great individuality and that he is going to appear some time in biographies may refuse to be classed with the lazy boys. All other lazy bois are just lazy, and there are tlme-hoA ored ways of dealing with them. 6 |

“There are many good voices,’ Mme. Calve said, “that the world wil never hear because their owners art too indolent to develop them. It ii like a story of the fanner. Looking up from his magazine the farjneii said vehemently to his wife one night; 'Do you know what I’d have done if 1 had been Napoleon?’ ‘Yes,’ she an swered. ‘You’d have settled down in Corncia and spent your life grumbling about bad luck and hard times.’ ” The idea of having new articles o dress for Easter seems to be the on custom which through the ages ha been most lastingly preserved, and il is not very probable that all of thS many young ladies who could not gw to ehurch on Easter without new boimj nets or of the young gentlemen wh« so cogscieniously visit their tailors ■ few weeks before Easter know ofthl old superstition that new apparel worm oa Easter would bring good fortune iif love affairs during the ensuing If they did, the cruab at the tailored and, the demands of the dressmakers! would probably be eomething enormous. James Corsuat, district deputy of the Modern Woodmen of America, is 1 In our city, with the intention of institution a camp in this city. Mr. Corsuat is the oldeet field worker" In thirty-eight states claims that he represents the largest fraternal order in the United Stfes. He is at present working for and has so far made nice progress. <’ his plans for the proposed. Improvement of the St. Joseph schools and Sisters heme, and they are now in the hands of the committee for their approval. WAN i C| mtl •men m- jggy far maraaatllu hdune as U-rJ •gdfaL territory at beam er abroad * IL * Mmma ♦ far year amd ezT*./***’ * OB - Almtandsr, MAmm. gg. Tt