Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1909 — Page 3

townships will be notified by the auditor of such vacation. ' , . - . j ( < , George H. Marts was appointed su- | perintendent on the C. C. Sprunger macadam road, the conatructlon of which will be made thia summer. The original plans and specifications will be followed on the KT. H. Faust macadam road, one of the new roads for Washington township. z The board of review concluded the work of their session today. They: have had a busy time and during the thirty days they have been in session,' have added many thousand of dollars to the valuation of the county. Other taxables were equalized and In all the board have done good and efficient work. Frederick C. Buuck and others petitioned the board to build a bridge over the St MJarys river on the county line. The auditor was Instructed to notify the Allen county board that they were willing to proceed with such work. Surveyor Ernst was named to estimate the cost and to report at the August session. The Decatur Lumber Co. was the only bidder for coal, but the matter was left open until the board meets later In the month. ,Esq. J. H. Smith turned over to L the county treasurer and which goes to the school fund, f 187 of fines in his oourC Imposed during the past year. "■■■■wii"’J' ■ NO ACCIDENTS ON FIFTH. The usual vociferous demonstration which usually characterizes the celebration of the Fourth of July was not In evidence In Dpcatur and this to the Credit or tfie peopM- The patriotism of. tip American youth had found expression this year in a manner exceedingly creditable to them. - The setting off of the prepared explosives is but in keeping with a long established custom, but when the extremes are resorted to and as a consequence serious injuries are inflicted the celebration of the great national holiday loses Its significance and goes down In history as a day of apathy. Decatur business houses were dosed Monday and the proprietors and

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of the birth of independence, let us not forget the great price whfch our forefathers have paid to give to us this, the most hallowed of our earthly 1 possessions. ■■ l O ' 1 . I JOSEPH JOHNSON HAS ACCIDENT Jogeph Johnson, the well, known Monroe man, was in town Tuesday. He has been laid up for several weeks suffering from a badly mashed leg. About three weeks ago he was loading logs for shipment, when one roll;ed over and caught him, pinning his left leg underneath. Luckily a knot, on the log prevented its full weight from falling on Mr. Johnson, or he would have undoubtedly have lost{ a leg. Though no bones were broken the leg was badly mashed and he has 1 been kept at home 'since and still limps considerably. ■ o—COUNTY INSTITUTE DATE BET County Superintendent Opliger has named the date for the county institute, the same being arranged for the week of August 16th. While the matter of instructors has not been finally determined, yet it is but safe to say that able men will be secured for this week, which means so much to the many teachers of Adams county. - NAMED VIGILANCE COUNCIL. Rev. Bishop Alerting Names a Strong • Committee. Fort Wayne, Ind., July 6.—The Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerting has named as a vigilance council for the diocese of Fort Wayne the RL Rev. John H. Oechtering, dean of the Fort Wayne district; the Rev. John Bleckmann, dean of the South Bend district; the Rev. William Berg, dean of the Hammond district; the Rev. Bernard Kroeger, dean of the Logansport district; the Rev. John H. Dinnqn,'dean of the Lafayette district, and tke Rev. William Schmidt, dean of the Muncie district By a papal bulletin issued some time ago by the Holy Father the Council of Vigilance has been revived In every diocese in the world. The duties of this council are to watch whether, and by what means, new errors creep In and find circulation, and to Inform the bishop of them so that by united action remedies may be provided.

. > TPlly xi ' M| i, -2. p t,- ’ he will attend the various sessions of i the convention, which wijl begin July ■ eleventh, and continue until July* siiteenifi.' He will leave Lps Angeles July seventeenth for San Francisco, where he will make a month's visit with his sister, Mrs. Anna Johnson. ' From there he will go to Portland, Oregon, where two days of bis time will be appropriated to tne transaction of business matters. Mr. Beatty will go to Seattle, Wash., from Portland, where he will attend the big exposition which is on there. He will then proceed to Spokane for a few days' visit, leaving there for Great Falls, Montana. From Great Falls he will , go to Yellowstone National park, to view the many beautiful features of [ this histone place. He will then go to St Paul, Minn., where he will make an extended visit with hts son Slemon P. Beatty. Attorney Beatty win nob return to Decatur until the first of September. His health has not been of the best during the past few months and the trip no doubt will prove very beneficial to him. Jesse Helm left Tuesday for Elks convention at Los Angeles, and after attending tne sessions he will make practically the same trip that Mr. Beatty will make. These gentlemen will meet at Los Angeles and return together. They could not arrange to make the entire trip together on account of their inability to secure berths on the same train. v Mrs. James Bell of near Peterson, left Monday for Toledo, where she Will join her sister, Mrs. William Adelsberger and the Misses Sadie and Kittle McElfatrlck, whom will leave July tenth for Seattle, Wash., to be in attendance at the big exposition. The party will remain there for several weeks and win take In all the sights on the grounds. Before returning they will visit many of the large cities and the trip Win be an exceedingly delightful one. O OLDEST SCHOOL TEACHER In Adamo Worden Claims That Distinction. Uncle Seymore Worden, one of the pioneers of this county, Was a caller In the city Tuesday. His health while not as good as a half century ago, is fair for one of his age. Mr.

| Worden claims the distinction of being the oldest person In this county who has been a school teacher. As far back as 1854 Mr. Worden helped to build the first school house In Wabash township of this county and taught there that year and the year following. Afterward he taught several terms In Colorado. He Is nearly elghty-two years fold and is well known all over the county. — --o — - A marriage license was issued Saturday afternoon to Amos B. Zehr, 21, a Jefferson township farmer to Emma C. Berron, 18, also of Jefferson township. ♦ ♦ ♦ F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee, has transferred to Simeon J. Hain, lot 31 Decatur, for $l4O. -♦ ♦ ♦ The board of review resumed their work Tuesday after a vacation since Saturday noon. Owing to the fact that the commissioners were in session, they had to take possession of Auditor Michaud’s private office, which they did, and proceeded to tear off business at a rate which proved their relaxation from business cares had done them great good. * -o—, — HAS ACCEPTED A POSITION C. K. Foughty Will Not Leave for the West for Present C. K. Foughty, who recently disposed of his Interest in the City Trucking company, has accepted a position as day bus driver for L. A .Holthouse. | Mr. Foughty has partly made up his mind to leave for the west, where ne had an offer of a very lucrative position With a traction company. He has had thirteen years’ experience in the interurban business and his services have been sought for by many companies. He has, however, decided to remain in Decatur for the present at least His many Decatur friends will be glad to learn that he will remain In their midst ■ —; o-—. ——— By the terms of a deal closed Saturday evening at the Crystal theater, one of the most popular amusement places in the city became the property of Mr. W. P. Biggs. The latter has already taken ( possession and will give his best efforts to making the place more popular than ever and says he wfl do so If good service in the moving picture line is what the people want He will do some remodeling, enlarge the stage and arranging so that he can show a much larger picture and will otherwise

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- change the theatre to suit the convenience of the public. His eon i Lawrence, who has had considerable I experience will operate the machine. ■ Mr. Biggs la a rural route carrier' and will continue to serve in that] * capacity, looking after his show in ■ the evening. One of his new feat- [ ’ urea will be a full orchestra each' I evening, Mr. C. B. Smuck, who has { been conducting the theatre for some| time will leave Decatur, but has notj fully determined on where he will, . locate. He Jand Mrs. Smuck have ( t made many friends here during their stay and all wish them success whereever they may go. j o DR. PEYTON 18 APPOINTED Named as Superintendent of Indiana Reformatory. Jeffersonville, Ind., July 6.—DrT David C. ‘Peyton of this city accepted the position of general superlntnedent i of the Indiana reformatory. The appointment came to him by the unan- < imous vote of the board of trustees. ; He assumed charge at the prison im- ‘ mediately, but will not occupy the official residence until after Mr. Whittaker leaves, which is expected to be i in about two weeks. His first official 1 act was to make permanent the ap- ] pointment of Capt Leon Leaf as first assistant superintendent Dr. Peyton ’ is a close personal and professional friend of Dr. Henry C. Sharp, the new qpember of the board of trustees. Dr. | Peyton is 49 years old and a native of this county. He has practiced medicine in Jeffersonville for twenty i years, prior to that time having lived ' in Utica, this county. He Ms a grad- < uate of the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, and of the University of Louisville. o The Fourth of July, a holiday rev■ered by old and young the country over as one of the most sacred of all occasions was appropriately observed in Decatur Sunday. In the churches of the city the great significance ot , the Fourth was Vividly exemplified and ; the attendance was good, evidencing the patriotism of the people of our i enterprising city. At the Methodist Episcopal church the Rev. Sherman i Ppwell, delivered a very powerful sermon in the morning, selecting as his theme, ‘‘Bribery.” The minister dei picted the awful results of the practice and dwelt at length upon the inevitable culmination of continued ini dulgence in same. He stated that ) ministers are sometimes bribed but

- ", that as tong as he shall remain in the ministry the inducement would not be high enough, regardless of its magnitude, to cause him to vary from 'the course he has chosen. Inasmuch Jas the minister was called upon to . preach a funeral sermon at Redkey, he 'was compelled to omit a portion of ; the talk to allow him to make the trip iln time to deliver the sermon. Tn the | evening, Rev. J. H. Walters delivered | a patriotic sermon making a com- , parison between the lives of Moses [and George Washington. His discourse was replete with logical thoughts and his every auditor was deeply Interested. Rev. Richard Spetnagel of the Presbytreian church again pleased a large audience Sunday morning by a sermon which aroused the patriotism of his hearers. The veterans of the civil war and the auxiliary were especially Invited to attend the service, the birth of liberty In our grand country. In the evening the young people had charge of the service and a most enjoyable time was had. Excellent iiausic was furnished by the male chorus. The Fourth of July was observed over the city and the festivities of the occasion will long be remembered. 0 — WILL ATTEND A BTATE MEETING Mr. Graham Will Enjoy the Ohio Farmers Day at Winona Lake. L. A. Graham, Adams county representative of the Ohio Farmers- Fire Insurance company, is anticipating a delightful two or three days’ vacation, which he will spend at Winona Lake. He has received an invitation from his company to attend a meeting of all the agents in Indiana on the 27th and 28th of this month and as they have been giving these events for several years the boys know what to expect—a rattling good time. The invitation is in the form of a policy and guarantees two days of good time, being a very Unique form. Mr. Graham is on the committe on reception. — : Al Buhler returned from several places in lowa, where he has been visiting since April Ist. Al tikes the country very much and says he had a very delightful visit. Fred Hoffman went to Lynn this morning, where he will break the ground for the erection of the new school house at that place, of which he secured the contract.