Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1907 — Page 1

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DECATUR’S GREATEST DAY The Hours of the Sale Were Exciting , —_

A FACTORY FUND Os Mort than $40,000 Is Now Assured ■ I ■ PRACTICALLY EVERY LOT BOL6 Col. Fred Reppert’s Greet WorkCommercial Club Elects Him to > Honorary Membership. * Decatur has a factory fund of over '• $40,000 net. fe' Yesterday’s lot sale was the greatB -est event ever held in Decatur or r any other city of 5,000. Within four I hours |wo hundred and twelve lots | were sold at public auction. There /• was no lottery, no scheme, nothing but I fair, square dealing. The men voluntarily bought and consequently every L deed is valid and will be delivered | and paid for. If you were present at | the closing hour of this great event / "you were certainly convinced that the I future of the city is safe in the hands I of such enterprising, bustling, deteris mined, citizens. The first ISO lots 7* went rapidly, every thing offered producing an auction and there was excitement every minute. Then came i a drag with forty lots to sell yet; I but no one gave up. The boosters I were looking for just such an occurrence and they dug in. Led by that I veteran, Fred Reppert, king of aucI tioneers, the boys worked like sol- | idlers. One by one the list of lots I dwindled utt’.ll .vt fifteen wer.j left I and there are plenty of good pledges I and there are plenty of good pledges I to take them up. The total amount I =of money raised from the sale was F ’ about |61,000. The expenses were apI proxlmaely $20,000, leaving a net balII Since of $41,000. This should be a I sufficient amount to land two good factories which will make every lot purchased yesterday soon double in value. : Everything about the sale was a Success, the clerical department, the Kk assistants to the boostr {fits all did their work nicely and the I program was carried out without a I hitch. Tht last hour’s excitement and I .'work will be remembered many years T by those who took part. If And while everyone did ail they | could, there is one man, whom everyl one is praising today, who is pointed I out as the real worker, whose energy I never gave out and whose efforts were I worrh thousands of dollars to Decatur 1/ Yesterday. That man is Col. Fred K Reppert. No other auctioneer in the P World could have done what he did. I But few have the ability and no other I would have felt the heart Interest. I Though we have many public-spirited men in old Decatur, we have few Fred ■ Repperts. He cancelled a big stock sale date and came home to do a F good turn for his hofiie H besides this sacrifice he donated his | services free of charge, and his firm I bought a lot besides. How many of L I us have equaled this for a day’s work? 1| Last night the Commercial Club paid I ■ him high compliment, by making him ■i/ an hpnorary me’inber, the first In hisI i toryiand various members, paid him 1 f high.tribute. ■ ; Th® lot sale was a grand success. ■J Now for factories! . LOTS SOLD ON YESTERDAY I TOO LATE FOR PUBLICATION ■ y’' ■ z Patterson Addition. ■. Lot 37, appraised at SIOO sold to I William Butler $145. K Lot 54, appraised at $275, sold to Bpffiattie Studabaker $275. Lot 57 appraised at $275, sold to g George Massoni, $275. I •Lot 78 appraised at $250, sold to I Tom Leonard $250. i, g Lot 8 appraised at $250, sold to Elzey & Vance $250. Lot 72 appraised at $275, sold to |X Lot 69appraised at $275, sold to

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Lot 30 appraised at $250, sold to Frank Gass $250. / Lot 10 appraised at $250, sold to A. N. Steele $285. Lot 70 appraised at $325, sold to J. H. Heller $340. Lot 32 appraised at sllO, sold to Frank Mills $175. Lot 76 appraised at S3OO, sold tc C. O. France $3lO. Lot 75. appraised at $250, sold to Fred Linn $285. Lot 63 appraised at $250, sold to , William Mersman $260. Lot 52 appraised at S3OO, sold tc Eli Meyers $305. Lot 51 appraised at $250, sold tc L. C. Waring $250. Lot 20 appraised at SIOO, sold to John Falk $l7O. Lot 38 appraised at $325, sold to D. A. Baumgartner $325. . Lot 59 appraised at S3OO, sold to C. C. Schafer S3OO. ‘ - * Lot 2 appraised at $250, sold to | Fred Schafer $250. > Lot 1 appraised at $250, sold to ‘ Decatur Lumber Co. $250. Lot 55 appraised at $175, sold to ’ Holthouse, Schulte & Co. $205. Lot 50, appraised at $l5O, sold to Holthouse, Schulte & Co., $l7O. Lot 67 appraised at S2OO, sold to Cal Peterson S2OO. 1 Lot 27, appraised at $275, sold to ‘ Sam Hite $275. Lot 15 appraised at $275, sold to 1 Eli Meyers $275. Lot 13 appraised at $250, sold to ’ John Niblick $250. \ Lot 21, appraised at- $250, sold to ’ Fred Hoffman $250. ’ Lot 11 appraised at S3OO, sold <to ‘ J. S. McCrory $350. ’ Lot 79 appraised at $225, sold to ’ J. W. Tyndall $225. • Lot 7 appraised at sold to ’ Fred Tague S4OO. 1 Lot 86 appraised at $250, sold to ’ Wilson Lee $250. ! Lot 47, appraised at S3OO, sold to “ John Shaffer $340. 1 Lot 43 appraised at $l4O, sold to Fred Scheiman $165. Lot 77 appraised at S3OO, sold to J J. R. Graber $305. Lot 65 appraised at S3OO, sold to ■ I. A. Kalver $315. L Lot 73 appraised at $240, sold to Anna Winnes $240. Lot 71 appraised at $325, sold to ‘ Eugene Runyon $335. Lot 53 appraised at $325, sold to ’ kalver Clothing Co. s§3s. J Meibers Addition No. 2. Lot 2 appraised at S7OO, sold to 1 L. G. Ellingham S7OO. Lot 70 appraised at $225, sold to Dallas Butler $225. ’ Lot 20 appraised at $175, sold to ‘ Levi Barkley $175. ( Lot 7 appraised at $275, sold to ’ C. D. Lewton, $275. i Lot 9 appraised at $250, sold' to 1 Milt Hower $250. * Lot 6 appraised at $275, sold to ■; Eli Sprunger 4275. ' Lot 10, appraised at $225, sold to ’ Oscar Hoffman $225. Lot 69 appraised at $240, sold to , Gay & Zwlck $240. Lot 59 appraised at S2OO, sold to [ D. B. Erwin S2OO. Lot 41 appraised at $225, sold to 1 Joe'Knapke $230. ’ Lot ii, appraised at $250, sold to . Charles Sether $275. . Lot 19 appraised at S2OO, sold to ’ Jeff Bryson S2OO. 1 Lot 84 appraised at $225, sold to ’ Albert Colchln $225. ‘ 1 Lot 72 appraised at $275, sold to Herman Colchln $305. ’ Lot 77 appraised at $225, sold to H. F. Callow $265. Lot 56 appraised at $250, sold to Henry Fuhrman $260. 1 Lot 66 appraised at $250, sold to Will Berling $285. > Lot 38, appraised at $225, sold to James Haefling, $240. > Lot 43, appraised at $250, sold to H. B. Heller $285. > Lot 46, appraised at $250, sold to Roy Archbold $285. > Lot 22, appraised at $250, sold to C. S. Niblick $260. * Lot 82, appraised at $275, sold to Wm. Harting S3OO. > Lot 74, appraised at $275, sold to D. N. Erwin S2BO. > Lot 28, appraised at $250, sold to H. H. Bremerkamp $250.

. Decatun Indiana, Thursday, March 28, 1907.

Lot 39, appraised at $125, sold to Charles Patton $125. Lot 40, appraised at SIOO, sold to Albine Smith $135. Lot 45, appraised at S3OO, sold to Pat Kinney $350. Lot 11, appraised at $225, sold to Henry Gerke $225. . Lot 64, appraised at $275, sold to P. J. Hyland $295. Lot 1, appraised at* S7OO, sold to’’ Dorwin & Mills S7OO. Lot 4, appraised at SSOO, sold to Fuhrman & Schnitz, SSOO. Hanna Addition. Lot 18, appraised at slls, sold to John Scheiman $125. Lot 26, appraised at $225, sold to Sam Butler $225. « Lot 33, appraised at $250, sold to C. J. Lutz $250. Lot 16, appraised at $225, sold to John Lachot $225. Lot 17, appraised at $240, sold to John Lachot $240. Lot 21, appraised at $225, sold to True & Runyon $225. Lot 32, appraised at $240, sold to George Roop $240. Lot 31, appraised at $240, sold to E. B. Adams, $240. Lot 29, appraised at $240, sold to J. S. Coverdale $240. Nuttman Addition Lto 19, appraised at $250, sold to J. D. Hale $250. Lot 26, appraised at $225, sold to T. C. Corbett $225. Lot 28, appraised at $225, sold to J. D. Dailey, $230. Lot 14, appraised at $225, sold to Auth Bros., $225. Lot 7, appraised at $250, sold to C. I}. Murray $250. Lot 9, appraised at $225, sold to Leo Radamacher $225., Lot 22, appraised at $225, sold to Henry Rodenbeck, $225. Lot 20, appraised at $225, sold to F. G. Elchenberger $225. Lot 12, appraised at $250, sold to Sam Shamp $250. Lot 5, appraised at $225, sold to E. W. Steele $225. The following is a list' of those whose names appeared yesterday: Patterson Addition. Lot No. 28, appraised at $325, sold to Kuebler, Moltz Co., $390. Lot No. 6, appraised $350, sold to R. K. Allison, $350. Lot No. 82, appraised S3OO, sold to J. R Graber, $355. Lot No. 83, appraised S3OO, sold to J. R. Graber, $375. Lot No. 87, appraised $250, sold to C. A. Dugan, $255. Lot No. 24, appraised $275, sold to Fred Hoffman S2BO. Lot No. 23, appraised $325, sold to Dr. Burt Mangold for $365. ■Lot No. 48, appraised $250, sold to C. G. Egley of Berne, $250. Lot 46 appraised at S3OO, sold to Henry Krick $340. . r Lot 22 appraised at S3OO, *sold to Mrs. D. E. Studabaker J 360. Lot 49 apraised at sl'4s, sold to Holthouse, Schulte & Co., $165. Lot 62 appraised at S2OO, sold to Jesse Sutton S2OO. Lot 40 appraised at $325,--sold to A. W. Sellemeyer $350. Lot 4 appraised at $250, sold to C. E. Neptune $275. Lot 34 appraised at S3OO, sold- to ; (Continued on Page 8.)

A MODERN BRICK AND TILE FACTORY The Kyrck-Tyndall Company Will Improve Their Plant

Among the industries which show a promising future and which within a few years will probably be one of the largest concerns of the kind in the state, is the Krick, Tyndall & Co. tile mill and brick factory. Within the past ten years this <xmcern has grown from an ordinary old style brick yard into a modern and mammoth plant, with a capacity exceeded now by but few similar mills in the country. It is estimated that during that time $75,000 has been expended i n machinery, buildings and ground, and under the very careful, yet progressive management of Messrs. Krick & Tyndall this wonderful advancement has been possible. ' Now they propose improvements which will make their factory a leader. During the coming summer they expect to add new machinery which will permit them to manufacture brick and tile every day in the year, instead of having to submit, to a certain extent, to the pleasures of the weather man. New buildings, an elevated railroad track and other im-

MADE BY LEBANON JUDGE Who Hold That State Had no Right to' License or Recognize the Liquor Traffic—l nteroota Many. ,' • . " Indianapolis, Ind., Inarch 21.— TM supreme court today held that the ordinance of the city of Indianapolis imposing a license tea Gt sl,ooo*ajyear on evenr depot or agency of any brewery or distillery in the city is valid as a police measure. « . C .* In theusame decision the court completely upset the position taken recently by Judge Samuel S. Artman, of Lebanon, jyho said tsiat jthe state had no right to licenser, regulate or even recognize the liquor jtraffle for the reason that the traffic Is inherently Illegal and wrong. The state, bus held, has no power to encourage, even by recognition, an act that is Inherently wrong. Judge Artman’s decision was given in an Indianapolis liquor license case that had been taken to Lebanon on a change of venue. The opinion handed down today by Judge Montgomery of the Supreme court, is in plain terms, and far-reach-ing in its effect, as it clearly defines the statu® of the liquor traffic and the right of the state or municipalities to regulate ft. It was objected against the ordinance that it was merely a revenue measure in disguise and interfered with interstate commerce, the appellant, Gustav G. Schmidt, being the local agent of the Milwaukee Brewing company. But the court declared that a statute or ordinance must be so construed, if it will reasonably bear such construction, as to conform to the provisions of the constitution, and that this act, properly construed, merely imposes a license for purposes of regulation; “Where a municipal regulation is ; adopted,” said Judge Montgomery, speaking for the court, “which would be lawful if Intended for one purpose and unlawful if intended for another, the resumption is that the purpose was lawful, unless the Contrary clearly OFATHER LABONTE 18 DEAD Was at Ono Time In Charge of the Monroeville Church. Bishop Alerding yesterday received a telegram announcing the death at St Elizabeth’s hospital, Lafayette, of the Rev. F. X. Labonte, a well known priest of the Fort Wayne diocese. He had been ill for several months, suffering from an abscess on the brain. Father Labonte is well known all over the diocese, in which he had served for about tien. ypars. He was at one time pastor At Besanoon, later for a short period filled the Monroeville charge and also assisted the clergy in this city. A few years ago he went to Connecticut, but later returned to this diocese and was pastor at Oxford when his fatal illness seized him. he body will probably be sent to Connecticut for interment*— Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

provements, also the purchase of additional ground will necessitate the outlay of many thousand dollars. To meet this expenditure the company will increase their capital stock to $75,000 or SIOO,OOO, and sell a sufficient amount for their needs. This stock will pay six per cent, free of taxes, and will no doubt be sold without difficulty. Decatur people have the utmost confldnce in Messrs. Krick & Tyndall who have so well demonstrated »their ability in years past, and no stock in the city will be more valuable. The completion of the improvements will make this factory a great industry for Decatur, as they will employ from fifty to seventy-five men the year around. Decatur will soon be the leading manufacturing point in this section if others of citizens will but keep pace with this enterprising flrm. Complete' arrangements for the sale of this stock Will probably be an: nounced soon and work on the improvements may begin within a few weeks.

EACH ALLEGES DEBERTIOI ' . . --* = & ■ Effie JoA.nseft- Gninted a Divorce <■ ’ , Other Affairs in Circuit Court .-i. ’ Today. . - - •-J I Hooper A Lenhart are attorneys for* , Lola F. Jones, who wants a divorce ; from her husband, Frank P. Jones. > Thb Joneses were married January . 30, 1902, and lived together until i March 14 of the same year, about two months, when Frank became weary . of the life and deserted. He is described as an habitual drunkard and Mrs. Jones asks for a plain decree of divorce. > Another divorce case was filed to- , day, Jacob Butcher being attorney for Henrietta Waters, who wants a legal ' separation from Wilson L Waters. , They were married March 30, 1882, t and separated December 28, 1904. r Non-support is the cause on which k the case is based. Mrs. Walters asks for a divorce, the custody of five of her nine children and a monthly allowance for their support George A. Bohrer Brewing Company 1 vs. Harry Cordua et al., demurrer of ’ plaintiff to answer of Roop overruled, ' demurrer to answer of Shellne over- ' A. P. Beatty has appeared for the defendants in the cases of Wilson P. Clymer, David Bailey and A. O. Smith ' vs. W. H. Gardner et al., suits on ' note and attachment. . / Effie V. Johnson vs. Robert M. Jehn--1 son, divorce granted, plaintiff to pay ’ costs. Custody of child, Truman John- ■ son, granted to plaintiff. r Samuel Stahl et al., vs. Illinois Oil Company, complaint for oil rental, 1 set for issues Thursday, April 4th. 1 Emanuel Woods vs. John S. Bowers * et al., suit on $5,000 account, set for > the closing of Issues, April 4th. r Theodore Beerbower, guardian* few Theodore Beerbower et al., filed a petition for an order to settle a bas- ( tardy suit for Theodore Beerbower, jr., for S3OO and said order was granted. ' . SESSION AT FORT WAYNE I : Closed Last Evening—Meetings Were I Successful—Methoditts May Buy > Hope Hospital. The Fort Wayne district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, | closed their three days’ session at Fort Wayne Jast evening. Among i the important things decided was the place of meeting for next year, the | committee to whom this was referred ' having arranged to have the 1908 meeting held in Decatur next March. | Over five hundred ministers and dele- ( gates may attend these sessions and an effort will be made to make the next year’s meeting the best in point of attendance ever known in the district. A noted bishop will probably ' preside at the sessions here next spring. Many Important subjects were discussed at the yesterday sessions of the conference, among them being the quetion of building a Methodist hos- > pltal. A proposition to transfer the Hope hospital property to the Methodist church, the latter assuming the present Indebtedness of about $29,000, is under consideration by the directors of the institution, and will be reported to the chairman of the church committe, the Rev. C. U. Wade, within a short time. Revs. J. C. White of this city, C. B. Sweeney of Bobo, David Wells and C. G. Nelson of Geneva, attended the. sessions. A COUNTRY WEDDING John A. L. Book and Lula Raver Were Married. Mr. John A L. Book of Rockford, 0., and Miss Lula Raver of Decatur, were quietly married Wednesday. The wedding was a very quiet affair. Immediately after the ceremony they drove to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Raver, where an elaborate luncheon was served, which was followed by an old-time taffy pulling. Those present besides the immediate friends were William Welty and daughter Bertha, Mr. Claud Scott and Miss Tena May. After spending a few i days with friends they will return to Rockford, where they will make their ; future home.

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« E ORDER OF THE SERVICES Q,' k . :l I \ ® ' BA, Will Continue One Week—- \ Ministers Will Atn ’ tend Meeting*. ~ The Ufty-fifair annual session of the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association will be held at Fort Wayne the first week in April. The « examination of the junior preachers will begin on Tuesday morning. The Missionary Society will holds its annual meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The church in which the services will be held, is located on the corner of Clinton and DeWald streets, and is a most modem and well equipped building. Bishop S. C. Breyfogel, D. D., of Reading, Pa., will preside. His opening address will be given on Thursday morning, at 9:00, and will be worth the while tor our Decatur friends to make an effort to hear. The conference is composed of four districts, 'with sixty-seven ministers in active service. The property valuation has attained unto the halt xnilHon mark. The following is the tuU program as announced for the conference week, aside from the business session. The order es services will be as follows: Monday, 7:30 p. m.—Sermon Rev. C. D. Rarey. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. —Lecture, “The Incarnation of the Son of God.” Prof. S. J. Gamertsfelter, D. D., Ph. D. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. —Sermon, Rev. E. Q. Laudeman. Opening of Conference. Thursday, 9:00 A m.—Annual address, Bishop S. C. Breyfogel, D. D. Thursday, 7:30 p. m —Sermon, Rev. J. W. Metzner. Friday, 7:30 p. m. —Sermon, Rev. G. B. Kimmel. Saturday, 7:30 p. m.—Sermon, Rev. S. P. Sprng, D. D. Sunday, 9;00 a m.— Sunday school. Addresses by M. Sunfierman, F. 8. Erne and J. 0. Mosier; 10:00 a m.—Ordination Sermon, Bishop S. C. Breyfogel, D. D.; 2100 p. m.—Ordinatton and annua! Missionary meeting, conducted by Bishop S. C.' Breyfogel, D. D.; 7:30 p. m. —Sermon, Bishop S. C. Breyfogel, D. D. Board of Examiners meet Tuesday, 9:00 a m. Opening service, Lecture, “The Kingdom of God and the Forward Movement,” Rev. D. E. Martz, President of the Board. Tuesday, 2:00 p. m. —Lecture, "Progressive Revelation.” Prof. S. J. Gamertsfelter, D. D., Ph. D. Wednesday, 2:00 p. m.—Annual meeting of the Conference Missionary Society; 3:30 p. m.—Annual meeting of the Sunday School and Tract Union Society. —MJ— ——— DESERTED HIB WIFE AND BABIEB Chauncey Debolt’S Wife Tells Her Sad Story of Misfortune. Mra Chauncey Debolt and her three bright-faced little children called at this office this morning and told a story of family troubles. Mrs. Debolt said they moved to Fort Wayne about a year ago, where she soon afterwards became sick and had cto undergo a serious operation. While she was a patient at the hospital her husband borrowed all the money he could and leaving only the message that he was tired of married life, left the city, coming to Decatur. His family is practically destitute, but Mrs. Debolt will return to Fort Wayne and make a brave effort to care for her family. c . WILL BUILD NEW PAVILION — Hundred Thousand Dollar Building at State Fair Grounds. The state board of agriculture will meet soon to authorize the issuance of SIOO,OOO in botids for the erection of the new live stock pavilion at the state fair grounds. The bonds will bear interest at 4 per cent They will be non-taxable and the interest will be payabel semi-annually. All bonds are to be paid by November 1, 1910, by the state treasurer. The board will also accept the plans foro the pavilion prepared by Rubush A Hunter, architects, and authorize publication for bids on the contract for the erection of the building. The building will be oval in shape, 359 feet long and 200 feet wide, fifty feet high at the eaves and ninety feet high at the top of the cone. The show arena, will be oval in shape, S7O feet iong'by 120-wide wide. Eight tiers of seats will rise from the arena on all sides. The seating capacity of the building will be 8,000.

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