Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1908 — Page 1

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IN THE MEMORY OF OUR SOLDIER DEAD

It was an Ideal Sunday morning and every pervailing condition decidedly favorable when yesterday morning the spacious Methodist Episcopal church »as taxed to its capacity with admirers of the old stars and stripes, who in a manner marked for its appropriateness paid just respects to worthy veterans of the civil war to whom re« fleets the credit for the achievements attained by the Christian nation of America. The services were impressive to say the least, and in the midst of the solemnly sweet music pealing forth from the organ and sweet strains of that patriotic, soul inspiring song, "We’re Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground,” tears of gratitude were manifest in the eyes of nearly every hearer, which was only a more conclusive evidence of the patriotism and loyalty of every American citizen. It was the first union memorial service held in years and representative members of every prolestant church in the city rere present. A sacred and appropriate hymn executed by the congregation furnished a fitting opening for the service after which Rev. Richard Spetnagel, of the Presbyterian church offered a prayer, which inspired the gratitude of his every auditor. It was a well delivered prayer, constituted of the many good things he is ever able to say. The choir then rendered a beautiful anthem, after which Rev. Louis C. Hessert read the scripture lesson. This was followed by a selection by a male chorus Rev. L. E. Stangel, of the United Br.'thr* church then delivered the folijAlng excellent discourse: For many centuries God hid this fair land from the aggressions of Oriental ignorance, later, withdrawing it from the domination of Occidental heathendom, that it might become ' the cradle of an illustrious history." The Mound Builders were here, leaving mounds, not molding influences. The Red Men chanced to be here, coining musical names for the lakes, rivers and mountains. A few Northmen braved the icy straits of the northland about 1,000 A. D., leaving a single foot-print on our eastern coast. A great tide of European emigration was not permitted to follow In the wake of the Northmen. Well it was for humanity that the divine hand kept that tide back for then was the midnight of the Dark Ages. “The bells in the church steeples couid not be heard for the beating of drums and the blowing trumpets.” Columbus sailed westward near the latter end of the fifteenth century in search of an all-water route to India. His ships carried anti-Ameri-can voyagers. The fowls of the air guided that Italian adventurer upon the deep. The God of a free nation made those birds pilots to direct Spanish Ignorance away from the mainland of America. God works with two hands. While, he was hiding this rich country from noxious Orientals he was qualifying the men who should shape its institutions. Before he would permit the Orient to know the Occident in all its grandeur of verdure, fertility of soil and richness of mine he gave the printing press and the translated Bible to Europe. For hundreds of years God had many Europeans at school learning statecraft and religion. By the translation of the Bible into our maternal tongue “the lowly English roof was lifted to take in heights beyond the stars.” Beneath that “lowly English roof’ lived the Pilgrim fathers wh? afterward landed at Plymouth Roc-' The salutation which those God-feir-iug fathers and mothers received from the bronzed faces of the forest ' Welcome Englishman.” which being fully appropriated and interpreted by our very expansive Yankee dialect meant “Welcome the Bible (first), Welcome equal rights (second) and AY elcome our National Ensign (forever).” Thus, through our Pilgrim ancestry did a beneficient Creator dispatch to this western, world intelligence and progressiveness of the most lofty type at the most opportune time Not Oriental ignorance but Occidental culture God intended for America. Not the pale and shrunken corpuscle.of church-ridden, Spanish dominatjo?.. but the red and healthy blood of English. Irish, Scotch and German independence -was to be ours. When those Pilgrim and Cavalier

ancestors braved the billows of the stormy sea ’ to "improve an innocent course of life upon a virgin Elysian soil" independence had already become a dominant note of their souls’ longings. Dependence was nauseous tc them. They were not children but men. Independence they mi.-»t have and independence they had, although like the apostle to the Gen Ml.-w they could say "With a great sum we obtained freedom.” But sad, O! very sad to relate, the expenditure of blood and Leasure during those seven long years woz but the first installment of the sum paid on American freedom. During the course of a few decades of years two great enterprises began to flourish in the south section of our youthful republic. One, raising cotton, was legitimate and became a boon to the civilized world. The other, raising slaves, was illegitimate, and became a burning disgrace to the dust of liberty-loving fathers and mothers. To remove those black bars which had chased away the bright stripes of our National Ensign and to retain our national unity required the expenditure of the second installment of blood and treasure. All the veterans can recall the day when that shot fired at Old Glory on Fort Sumpter kindled a determination in their bosems to protect the stability of American government. Many are the soldiers who could paint the pictures of those four historic years. The heavens were suddenly darkened! Fierce eagles of prey darted through the lurid clouds! The awful debacle rolled thunders beneath a weeping sky! Reverberating it shook the Atlantic ocean and the Father of Waters! It crashed on the banks of the Antietam! Forked lightnings played above the clouds at Lookout Mountain! Fire ran along the ground Ln Tennessee! In Virginia swamps and rivers were turned to blood! It was the nation’s midnight! The death angel was abroad with unsheathed sword. There was a great cry went up in the land for there was not a home among half a million where there was not one dead! The Iron hall rattled incessantly prostrat'ng armed men and crushing woman's tender heart! It was a deluge of blood! Then muttering thunders ceased. The clouds broke away and out of the clear sky there came a dove and in her beak was an olive branch. Mora than forty years have come and gone since the din of that conflict died away in the distance. Peace abides today. “Over the cannon's mouth the spider weaves his w-eb.” Posterity is ecstatic with opportunity, prosperity and achievement.

But, while a mighty people is busy with stupendous enterprises it cannot forget—it has no desire to forget it never shall forget the parental fathers who retained our dignity ar.d na tional sovereignty. We recall today, with gratitude profound and peculiarly tender, the private soldier and sailor. Men praise the great commanders and they do well, but what could great commanders have accomplished without the heroes tn the ranks? Brave young men’ They came from afar, joining those anear—welding themselves into one common brotherhood. “The earth trembled beneath their tread ’ike a floor beaten with flaals.” “All the streetis of our principal cities ran with rivers of burnished steel." You veterans can never forge* the humorous incidents of those years. Neither can you expunge the heartrending stenes. In reverie It is not difficult for you to live once again those “days that tried men’s souls." Stored away in that unfading patt of your memory Is that never-to-he-,o •- gotten song you sang with ycur comrades: “Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching; Cheer up, comrades they will come. And beneath the starry flag we shall breathe the air again Os the free land in our home, beloved home.” Hark, are you not carried back again to those flickering campfires which reflected the noble foreheads of your brave, departed comrades, and can you not hear the sweet strains Ol their lusty voice: “We are tenting tonight on the idd camp-ground, Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts, a song of hams and friends we love so dear.

Decatur, Indiana. Thursday, May 28 1908.

Many are the hearts that are wear/ tonight Waiting for the war to cease. Many are the hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace. “Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, < Tenting on the old camp-ground. ( Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, ] Tenting on the old camp-ground ” The audience joined in singing the ( doxology and thus one of the most ( interesting memorial occasions reccrd- , ed in Decatur history closed. | CAUSED BY LAGRIPPE ' i i Christ Meyers Files Application to Send Son Richard to New Castle An insanity inquest was held Tuesday on Mrs. Hannah- Johnson, Drs. McKean and Wilson officiating with Noah Pusey, justice of peace, and she was declared insane and her admission reccommended to the East Haven asylum at Richmond. She is forty-four years old and has four children, her husband’s name being Alfred Johnson. She has shown a tendency to commit suicide and recently jumped, into a post hole, presumably to take her life. Her mind trouble followed a severe attack of lagrippe of three months ago. For two months she has not slept and her condition has grown more serious each day, it being now necessary to guard her constantly to prevent her doing some injury to herself. Christ Meyers, of Geneva, Tuesday filed at the clerk’s office, an application for the admission of his son Richard E. H. Meyer to the Indiana village for epileptics at New Castle. The little chap is eight years old and when five years old fell from a ladder while his parents lived In this city and shortly afterward became affected. 1 Everything possible in the way of treatment has been done for him, and it is hoped that a few months at the New Castle hospital will effect a cure. The petition was signed by Dr. 0. M. Graham, of Geneva, and acknowledged by S. A. M. Butcher. o ON JUNE 11TH A Good Program Arranged and Announcements Have Been Issued R. S. Todd, assistant cashier of the Studabaker bank, of Bluffton, and vice president of the State Bankers’ association, for the Eighth district, today mailed to each member of the association in the district an announcement of the first Eighth district group meeting, which will be held in Muncie on the afternoon and evening of Thursday, June 11. The meeting will be what is termed a group meeting, for under the present system of organization each group or organization, all of which, combined, form the state association. The first session at Muncie will open at 1:30 p. m. on June 11th, and a number of interesting addresses are on the program. The meeting will be in the Muncie Commercial club rooms. James P. Goodrich, president of the Peoples’ loan and Trust company, of Winchester, will deliver the first ad- | dress on the subject, “The Depository Law and its Workings.” General discussion will follow. J. W. Sale, of , Bluffton, chairman of the executive . committee of the Indiana Bankers ( association, will give an address on < “Explanation and Purpose of the j System.” Andrew Smith, secretary of j tho Indiana Bankers’ association, will deliver an address on the subject, The ( * 1 At the conclusion of the program at j the Commercial club the Muncie bank- j ers will entertain the visitors with j an automobile trip about the city and ( this will be followed with a banquet j at 6 o’clock. —Bluffton News. o — j Miss Ethel Race was in the city en- t route from a few dasy' visit at Frank- s fort, Ind., to her home at Saranac, - Mich. c . «

SOME HIGH AVERAGES

Miss Mabel Buckmaster, of Monroe, Makes the Best 1 ’ Percentage 1 ( The second annual commencement 1 of the common schools of Adams I ’ county wilt occur at Lehman's grove ; Berne. Thursday, June 11th, beginning ] at 3:45 a. in. Invitations are now be- < ing printed at this office and will be issued within a few days. Among those < who will take part are Rev. L. E. Brown, of Lebanon, Indiana, whose address here last year pleased so many, 1 and Prof. L. M. Sniff, of Angola, pres- > Idem of the Tri-State Normal. The , program as arranged by County Superintendent L. E. Opllger will be as . follows: Music Temple Quartet invocation Rev. Frank Hartman Music Temple Quartet Class Address.... Rev. L. E. Brown Music Temple Quartet Presentation of Diplomas Music ... Temple Quartet Song “America”—By Audience .... Led by Temple Quartet The Berne orchestra will also furnish music for the occasion. The graduating class of 1908 contains 147 of Adams county’s youths , as follows: Union Township—Orpha Sheets, Mabel Freck, Gladys Hart, Hazel Beatty, i Eltie Hawk. Root Township—Helen M. Fonner, . Alma Watts, Bertha Fuhrman, Verna . Mann. Preble Township—Paul Myers, Al- > mon A. Case, Blanche B. Bauer, Sarah ■ Jaberg, Emma Schneider. Kirkland Township—Dallas M. El'zey, Jesse Klopfenstein, Oscar Dilling, ' James Hoffman, N. G. Kidd, Mary • Beineke, Jennie B. Ernst, Grace M. 1 Krieg. 1 Washington Township—Anna Faurot • Fred Davis, James Spuller, Leo F. En--1 gle, Perry Smith. r St. Marys Township—Laura Helm Nora Helm, Cora Daniels. 1 Blue Creek Township—Helen Z. f Walters. Giles Porter, Venora Tink--1 ham, Ednah Syphers, Frances Baker, ’ Agnes Lohgenbarger, Carlyl Baugh- • man, Hazel Meyers, Lizzie Miller. Monroe Township —Franklin Wagon- ’ er, Leona Ezzex, Clifton 9. Striker, Susan Clark, Alfred Habegger, Meta Habegger, Metta Lehman, Rose Sprunger. Stella Stuckey, Elma Neunschwander, Amelia E. Lehman, Homer Stuckey, Clem Martz, Hattie Laisure, Grover Everhart. French Township—Daisy D. Roth. Reuben Meyers, Ervin Lantz. Hartford Township—Walter G. Heller. Ezra Wanner. Oma Meshberger, Wilma Opliger, Clista Meshberger, Zoa French. Milo Heller, Charley Lindsey, Ralph Hart. Oscar Price. , Wabash Township —Jesse M. Amstutz, Grover T. Soldner. Mabel Buckmaster. Noah Zuercher, Menno M. Amstutz, Jesse L. Habegger, Walter ’ Pluess, Hope Craner, Goldie Totten, Eva Bergman. Mamie Clawson, Simon Rc-th. Jefferson Township—John F. Srnek ser. Berne Corp.—Gertrude Hirschy, Adinah Gilliom, Henry Schaefer. Mary M. Burkhalter, Ruth E. Alien, Hulda Stucky, Elizabeth Balsiger, Clifton H. Sprunger, Bertha Kuntz, Christina Habegger, Esther Bixler, Clarence O. Lehman, Gytress Eley, Ernest Stengel, Lydia Sprunger, Arman Hirschy, Auleta C. Stengel, Barbara Hirschy, True Gottschalk, Martin Sprunger, Herman Baumgartner, Melvin Liddy, Franklin Franz. Gilbert Stucky, Victor Eichenberger, Edward Rawley, Austin Gilliom, Ruth C. Fisher, Helena pross, Archie Long, Frank Brown, Fanny Schindler, Edna F. Sprunger. Geneva — Jesse Burdg, Rachel R. Egly, Vcrnice Campbell. James Fraze. Mina Armantrout, Cecile Connor. Clarence Shepherd, Earl Connor, Ott Hoskinson. Ida Barnes, i Forest Fike, Carrie Lindsey, Harpld < Mattax. Roy Aspy, Charley Burke. i Decatur—Zelda Schnitz, Lily Venis, ’ Cleo Johnson, Jennie Long. Frank De Voss. Roy Bentz, Edgar Vancil, Virgil Krick, Velma Lenhart, Milton Yager, Neva Brandyberry. Mildred Leiter, 1 Bessie Teeple, Ruby Artman. Veigh I Chronister, Opal Harruff, Sherman i Beery, Frances Cole, Alonzo Dutcher. Among the county graduates this 1 year seventeen made an average of 1 ninety per cent or more, a remarkably good grade. Miss Mabel Buck- 1 master, of Monroe, receiving the high- ' est. The list of these pupils follows:

Mabel Buckmaster, M0nr0e......92.7 < Barbara Hirschy, Berne 92.3 ' Sarah Jaberg, Preble 92.2 Frances Baker, Blue Creek 91.5 Arman Hirschy, Berne 91.3 J Harold Mattax, Geneva 90.8 Orpha Sheets, Union 90 .3 Rachel Egley, Geneva 90.7 Cliffton Sprunger, Berne 90.7 Clarence Lehman, Berne 90.6 Walter Heller, Hartford 90.6 Vanora Tinkham. Blue Creek... .90.3 ( Carrie Lindsey, Geneva 90.2 5 Zelda Snitz, Decatur 90 « Helen Z. Walters, Blue c/eek... .90 j Gertrude Hirschy, Berne 90 c The hour for holding the exercises f was fixed during the morning and ( (should prove satfcrfadtory, allowing j those desiring to attend from either ( the north or south part of the county j to return to their homes during the j afternoon TEACHER WELL LIKED Glenn Warner, the‘Teacher, I Has Successfully Conducted the Affair Amid cheering and clapping of hands, the 1908 school year at Peterson closed last Friday afternoon. The school in charge of Professor Glenn W. Warner, one of the most capable of instructors has prospered in every material thing beyond precedent. By his clever methods of training and ability to interest the pupils he has been , accorded a good attendance during the , entire year. A deep interest was manifested in the students which bound . them together as one mighty family. 1 At the close, the teacher gave an interesting talk, encouraging the pupils - to continue in their school work and , to work for higher ideals for a greater r cause than has ever before presented . itself to their minds. The talk was Deplete wtih logical assertions and t served to inspire his every pupil. A . pretty souvenir was presented to each pupil. The program which was ren--1 dered in commemoration of the closing day of another Important school year was as follows: Song of the Brooklet, school; reading, James •, Hoffman; male quartet, Louis Dilling, i- James Hoffman, Muri Falk and Lawrence Linnler; recitation, Ralph Wort- . man; trio, Jaunita Henry, Bernice An- ■, drews and Miss Hoffman; oration, 1 “Uncle Sam.” Muri E. Fulk; Latin 3 quartet, Glenn Warner, Louis Dilling, . Lawrence Linnemier and Muri Falk; r recitation, Lawrence Linnemier; bass solo, Gien Warner; clsas prophecy, Oscar Dilling; song, “Indiana,” school: ; The reading of James Hoffman was excellent and well selected for the oc- . casion as was the oration by Muri Falk, starting from the time the people t were persecuted in England. The discovery of America leading up to the birth of “Uncle Sam,” July 4. 1776. . Illustrating tho unparalled growth and . prosperity of our free and independent land by mathematical figures. Mr. • Warner executed a well appreciated solo, after which the class prophecy by , Oscar Dilling was read which was intensely interesting to say the least. : Last of all was a ball game between the “Henpeck White Sox” and the school team, the latter winning.

STATE INSPECTOR IS HERE. State Inspector Cohen, of Indianapolis, was in the city today, looking after the various places of business under his jurisdiction. Among other places visited were the Cotiter Ice Cream plant and the Decatur packing house, both of which he praised very highly, stating they were the cleanest and best kept of any he had visited. He will be in the city several days and will report on every meat shop, restaurant, etc., in Decatur. In other nearby cities he has caused the arrest of numerous proprietors for violation of the pure food laws, but up to date he has not been heard from seriously here. However, he may discover something before he leaves town as his eyes seldom’ miss anything worth while, it is said, ——o Rev. Hollingsworth will be at the North Pleasant Valley church next Sunday also Miss Pontius. Supt. of Foreign Missions, of Portland quarterly meeting of Friends and a Miss Lydia Pike, of Fountain City, Ind., who has been a missionary in Mexico will be there and give a talk on missionary work, and the condition of people in that country. The latter two will be there at night on next Sunday at 7:30 p. m. Everybody invited.

John R. Parrish “8B ’ M. Worthman to Take His Place The school board held an important business session Monday night during which the contract to supply the schools with coal was let to J. D. Hale and a teacher selected to take charge of the Eighth grade “B” class for the next term. Eixty-eight tons of West Virginia one and one-half inch screen was contracted for and this amount will supply the four buildings during the winter months. The final action was taken in regard to the division of the Eighth grade into “A” and “B” classes and John R. Parrish, who for several years has bad the principalship of the south ward has been selected to have charge of the “B” class, a promotion well deserved by Mr. Parrish, who is an instructor of rare ability. While the "B” class will be given Eighth grade work only, the “A” class will be cared for by the high school teachers, who will prepare the students for high school work during the latter portion of the term. An important matter in connection with the change, was to secure a teacher who can successfully supply the vacancy at the south ward made by transferring Mr. Parrish. However, the board was equal to the occasion and wisely selected Martin WorCiman, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Worthman. of Preble township, who ’ has been teaching in Kentucky during the past two years. He is a graduate 1 from Terre Haute college w-ith the ■ exception of three months’ unfinished course, and he will finish his term this 3 summer. Mr. Worthman is a worthy 1 young man and the fact that he will r have charge of the south ward build--1 ing will meet the hearty approval of 3 the public. Notwithstanding the fact I 1 that the Eighth grade division is now made and a special teacher for same, no one is able to state how many or L ’ what pupils will be in either of the grades. It is anew arrangement in ’I the schools and the superintendent, ~ high school faculty and eighth grade s teacher will decide during the first ” week of school which pupils are elir‘ gible and which are not eligible to the “Eight A” grade. This movement l * is the most important one that has l > been made in years in our educational n institutions and it is hoped the change ” will bring the results desided. : o s OTHER SOCIETY NEWS

Misses Dorothy Dugan and Nellie Buhler Celebrate— Mrs. Dugan Entertains A church dinner was given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Mt. Pleasant church Tuesday at home of William King. A bountiful dinner was served and all report an excellent time. Quite a large number of ladies attended from here and were conveyed to the country upon hay-racks which made all the more fun for the crowd. The names of those who went from here were Mesdames J. Eady, Lucy Fisher, Levina Poling, Thomas Elzey, Cora Blosser, Martha Beery, Mary Rinehart, Lizzie Mary Ross, George Hill, Lillie Hill, A. C. Bell, Mary Christen, T. Trimm, D. V. Steele, Dan Beery, Fred Nichols. A. R. Beil and John Meyers. Tonight an ice cream social will be given at the same home for the benefit of the Mt. Pleasant church. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church are anticipating a fine meeting at the social Thursday afternoon which is to be given at the home of Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Let everj' lady be present. All ladies of the Aid society of the Baptist church are earnestly requested to be present at a meeting Thursday afternoon. This meeting will occur at the home of Mrs. E. Coverdale and will be one of interest. A most delightful little social event was given iu honor of the eleventh birthday anniversary sis the Misses Dorothy Dugan and Nellie Buhler at the Dugan home. Twenty girls were present and had a joyful time. A few hours being spent jn games and music. A delicious luncheon was served by Mrs. Dugan and the girls departed wishing the victims oPthe party manyhappy returns.