Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1909 — Page 3

B- ... SCHOOL. ers Tuesday ag persons the school F. Lachot, stent, S. C. H. A. FuhrCent; treaslist, Crystal st, Verna Lachot; asyon; llbrari Huffman; C. Cramer; Ith J. L. La- ■ cnot as supenntenueni the Sunday fl school of 1909 has been most successI ful. The school lias grown both nuI merically and In Interest, More monfl ey has been raised by the regular colfl lections than ever before. Besides ■ meeting Its regular expenses it has fl placed into a building fund $63.37. ■ The unanimous re-election of Mr. Lafl chot to the superintendency the third I time in succession speaks of his mer- ■ its and ability as a Sunday school I leader. The entire school joins hands I with their newly elected officers in fl wishing them the year 1910 the most I Successful yet I' ~ o surprise was sprung in the bus!- ■ ness world when it was learned this I morning |hat Lee Kapp, sole stockfllhQlder in the Bluffton Manufacturing | company, had made an assignment of I his property in this city to Adolph I Trlbolet, in order that his creditors I could be taken care of in as fair fl a. way as possible. According to A. IL. Sharpe, attorney for Mr. Kapp, I his assets, as Invoiced last NovemI ber, amount to $23,769, while his ■ liabilities will be between $12,000 and I; SIB,OOO. There has been nothing done I in the plant, to any extent, for over a I year, the washing machine business I being dead all over the United States, fl As a result the company has a large [OttoUnt of material, part of it partially I finished, on hands, and Is unable to it and realize on it The ■ property in the assignment consists | of the factory and two lots in the Mer-fl-fehants & Manufacturer’s addition. I The plant and its contents were in- | voiced in November, the value of the I plant without the stock and material, I accounts and other paper, being $12, ; [’soo, while notes due him, accounts, ■.unfinished material, finished machines I and other stock, with the real estate | make his assets valued at over $23,BrfiOO. If business was good and there I was a ready market for his machines I Mr. Kapp would have been able to have [ continued business and have paid out, | continuing his factory, but without a [jnarket for his machines, the partialfinished material and the machines I are dead property on his hands. He I concluded that the best thing to do fltn order that all of his creditors I would stand a fair show was to make flrcassignment— Bluffton Banner. I , — o —— I Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 22.—A meetring of the State Board of Accounts in I the office of Governor 'Marshall, on I Wednesday, December 22nd, the solsl lowing entry, on motion of the govl ernor, was ordered spread upon the I records of the board by unanimous “It is the sense of the state board I of accounts, In the event that mere [ jrregularities are found in the ac- | counts of township trustees and other !■ public officials in the stete of Indil ana, which irregularities have eonI listed in failure to follow the strict I letter of the law but where the pubI Up has. had value received for the expenditures which have been made by I public officials and where expendlI tares could have been lawfully authorised by proper action of pubUc | officials, that field examiners shall assist such officials In making all neeI bssary nunc pro tunc entries as to validate pubHo expenditures of j It is further the sense of the board of accounts that no prosecution shall ’be Instituted except as against disI honest officials and actions shall not be brought against public officials unI less the record fairly-discloses that | such officials have been using their I offices for private gain. [ ■. — o — I. Four hundred forty-five books more were issued by the Decatur library <in the month ending December 20th' L than in the one preceding, according to the monthly report just completed | by Miss Annette Moser, the librarian, | for presentation to the library board. I The total number of books taken out I during the past month whs 2095, over 1650 of the month before. The total i number of borrowers to date is 1734, and the total number of books now belonging to this institution Is 4180. [The amount of money taken in for [rentals, fines assessed for the hold- . tag. of books longer than the two weeks slotted, etc., amounts to eighteen dollars. During the month just E ended belongs the honor of the day of [highest circulation. November 20th, I on which 122 were Issued, this being I the greatest number taken put In any

sued was ber taken °out b?tag fifty-severn The I average circulation was a little more f than eighty. The January number of I the magazines are beginning to arrrlve and the reading tables present an t inviting appearance. The library will , be closen on Christmas day. — I'-'--'i- .. Decatur residents who have returned from Flint, Mich., to spend the holli days with their families here report . that Quite a colony of Decaturles Is . now formed at Flint. That town Is one of the busiest on the map and is enjoying the biggest boom of any town . in recent years. Quite a number of r those who went from here to secure • work are employed at the Buick auto- . mobile factory. Among these there are . Charles Good, Percy Nelson, “Red” . Stevens, Warren Buckmaster and i George Kern, the latter making from i ninety to one hundred a month, and the others equally as good in propor- . tlon. William Teeple, Tom BuckmasI ter and Lon Ball have been there . working at the carpenter trade, work [ in this line being particularly heavy, i as houses cannot be built rapidly enough to accommodate those who . are coming into the town. In fact many of them are rented long before the foundations have been begun. Messrs. Teeple and Ball are now here to spend the holiday season with their ' families, while Mr. Buckmaster has ■ moved to that place. Clem Knoff, who r has been a barber here for a good f many years, is now engaged in that . work there, and meeting with suei cess. - Tom Haefllng and Frank Bell ' of this city, are also located there, be- . tag engaged in the electrical supply , business. Quite a number of others - are forking there also, and others are I preparing to go, among them being I Frank Hurst, who leaves Tuesday. • .——« i Informal announcement of the eni ga gement of Miss Harriet Morison, . o.i’y daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Studi abaker Morrison, of this city, to Mr. ■ William Wallace of Mexico, have been I received by the relatives here, ahd the i news will surprise many of the friends i of this popular young lady. The exact • date for the event has not been ar- . ranged, but it will probably not oc- ' cur before the middle of next sumi mer, as Miss Harriet, who Is a stu- , dent in the college at Ossining on the • Hudson, near New York City, will ; graduate in June next It had been i arranged that Miss Harriet should i spend the holidays in Decatur, when ■ And' where an announcement party i was jo have been given, but as Mrs. i Morrison is spending the winter so i Florida, the plans were changed and , Miss Hwriet is now there, the family being located at "Kooter Kave Cottage," Rock Lake route, Orlando, where she arrived last Saturday Miss Morrison is a charming young lady, \ whose every acquaintance is an admirer, every one of whom wish her all the joy and happiness than can be stqred so a life time. Mr. Wallace is a prosperous young business man, an American, who is winning his way In old Mexico, and-of whom the Decatur people who have met him, speak in the very highest terms. ■ '. ■'r ■' ■ o " O. N. Tyndal, administrator of the James W- Jones estate, filed a petition to borrow money to pay school fund mortgage. ■■■Hl Rolla Calderwood vs. Wesley Scales et al., suit to quiet title, is the title of a new suit filed by Attorneys J. C. Sutton and F. M. Schirmeyer. Anna Hollder vs. Edwin C. Hollder, suit for support; citation ordered for defendant to show cause why he does Wh ordeT of court in re* spect to payment of allowance to returnable January 6th. ‘ A marriage license was issued to Josie Leichty, 22, a Monroe township fanner, and Barbara Moser, 23, also of Mdhroe township, a daughter of John S. Mosdr. Real estate transfers: Paul Koehler to George M. Gump, tract in Union tp., $10,800; Anna Burning et al. to Frederick Buelmahn, 109 acres, Boot tp/, $200; Sophia Setting et al. to Wirilam Bttlmahn, 121 acres, Root tp., S2OO. (United Press Service.) '■ . New York, Dec. 23.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Although a recent appraisement of the estate of the late Edward Harriman placed its value at $149,000,000, it was reported today on Wail street, on reliable authority, that just before his death he transferred to his* wife and eldest Son securities worth more than $50,000,000. Mrs. Harriman’s total wealth, in view of this new discovery is estimated at $220,000,000. For many years it has been the custom of the Indiana Lighting company to remember each one of its thousands of employees on Christmas day with' a turkey. This year, however, Decatur people will be included in the list, there being three regular amployees of the local office—Jack Moynihan. James DeWitt and J. > Bow4 -.aw.

. ere—who will receive one of these i kings of birds for his Christmas fare, i as gifts from the company. When one ! considers the magnitude of the gas company, of which the Indiana Light- . Ing company is but a branch, and of , the countless numbers of employees included on the list, one wonders where enough turkeys can be found ' to supply the number. But there is no difficulty apparently, and Banta I Claus goes on year after year, leaving his supply with the company /or distribution. The gift is one that is ; highly apureciated, and is perhaps a good ad after -all, especially when the ' bird comes from the oven of the gas stove browned a rich, golden color. ' OA wedding of a Fort Wayne couple In which Decatur people will be much interested inasmuch as the bride was a former resident of this city, was solemnized by the Rev. Powell at the M. E. parsonage at 4 o’clock Tuesday evening. The bride was Mrs. Alice Watson, formerly Miss Alice Hart, the groom being Louis J. Treuchet, a well known barber of Fort Wayne. The parties came to this city Tuesday afternoon and went to the parsonage where they were married; the wedding being a very quiet one. They remained here over the night, the guests of friends, and returned the next day to Fort Wayne, where they will make their home. The bride was born and reared here, being a daughter of the late Henry Hart and i granddaughter iof the late Lyman Hart of Monmouth. For several years the family has been living in Fort Wayne, but they visited here quite frequently during that time, and have many friends and relatives In Decatur who wish the bride and groom a happy future. ' o Many of the Decatur friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Suttles will regret to learn that they will soon leave this city and their many friends here. Mr. Suttles will embark in business in Celina and has closed a lease for one of the best business rooms in that city. He will get possession on February Ist, and on that date he will open a racket store, one of the most complete in that section of the country. The location is an excellent one and they will doubtless do a liberal business from the start. Mr, and Mrs. Suttles will go to Mansfield, Ohio, where they will spend the holidays, and after that Mr. Suttles will go to Chicago, where he will buy the rest of his stock, and then about the middle yf January they will move theta household goods to Celina, where they expect to make .their permanent home. They have lived here for many years and have friends on every hand, all of whom will regret to see them leave, but who will, also wish them all the prosperity going in their new location and home. According to the monthly report of E. E. Rice, superintendent of the city schools, the school attendance for December was very good. The west ward leads the others in having the best attendance, the percentage being 98 for the month. The pupils at the west ward number 87 boys and 59 girls, and during the month 112 were not absent at any time; 150 visitors were welcomed at the west ward during December. The report for the other wards and high school is: North ward, 72 boys, 78 girls; 108 not absent; percentage of attendance, 97J1; 110 visitors. South ward—9o boys, 79 girls in attendance; percentage of atr tendance, 96.8; 119 ndt absent during the month; 83 visitors; Central*—lol boys, 72 girls; 97.3 per cent of attendance; 138 not absent; 85 visitors. High school—6l boys; 74 girls; 96 per cent; 97 not absent during month; 15 visitors. The total attendance at the school—4ll boys, 380 girls. Percent of attendance, 97.1; total number not absent, 574; total number of visitors, as. YOU SHOULD HAVE INTEREST / In Poultry Even Though You Are Not a Fancier. Farmers and city folks, as well as fanciers, should take an interest in the poultry show. Although they may not care to exhibit, yet there is much to be gained by viewing the fowls and becoming familiar with the different breeds. Every one is capable of breeding fine specimens as the real fancier; and if it is necessary for them to educate themselves in that respect they should at least encourage exhibitors as a method of assisting to promote the breeding of poultry as a source of profit A FANCIER. We are in receipt of a copy of the Fairbanks Dally Times, printed at Fairbanks, Alaska, where are located several former Decatur men, including Frtd, Ed and Lee Martin and Frank Barthel. The paper is dated Thursday, November 25th, and it has required just about a month for it to make the long journey. The paper contains quite aa interesting account of the Bonanza Creek camp, the Skew i<. . .

, gold country, north of Fairbanks, , where the miners are stampeding to. i It looks like the real thing according i to gll reports. The paper contains • many other items of much interest. !■ For instance it says that the Weather ► in that country even in November, was i on the 24th, 56 below zero. The front page Is< devoted exclusively to telegraph news, the greater part of which comes from the United States, and : which we predict'is read eagerly by, all the boys. The price of the Fairbanks Times, delivered In that city by carrier is two dollars per month, or twenty-four dollars per year—and there are those who think they are paying too much at teii rents per week, 'ttv' , ————- ■ o Mayor-elect Judson W. Teeple is busy at this time arranging his appointments of various committees which he will announce at the regular meeting on January 4th. He has secured a list of the various committees and is npw arranging the councilmen so as to divide the work as nearly as possible. While he has made no official announcement and will not do so until the council meeting mentioned, he haa signified Intentions of retaining Charles N. Christen as chairman of the finance committee and Isaac Chronister ah chairman of the street and sewer committee, while Jacob Atz, the newly elected republican member, will be made chairman of the. purchasing committee. As stated some time ago Frank Peterson will be made city marshal and will begin his duties the first of the year. James Smith will be given the place as street commissioner and L. L. Baumgartner will continue to serve as city engineer. The only other appointment to be made is that of secretary of the board of health, on which the mayor has not yet determined. Mr. Teeple will appoint a committee of three from the council who wIH name the night police. —— •' — John Kibler, a plasterer and allaround worker, who has lived in this city for some time, but has recently been living in Preble township, is lying in a very serious condition as the result of a spree which he indulged in on election day, Friday of last week. After voting he is said to have proceeded to Poe, where he got hold of a quart of whiskey, and after drinking heatily therefrom started home. Near Friedham he crawled into a . barn and went to sleep and was found ’ there Sunday morning, nearly frozen > Ito death. He is being taken care of, ’ . Dr. Grandstaff of Preble waiting on him. His feet and hands are badly i frozen, and it is feared that amputai tion of a part of each foot may be necessary to save his life, and possibly of the hands. His condition is most serious. ■ •’ _____—o A marriage license was issued to , Lorin B. Carr, a Mercer county, Ohio, ’ farmer, aged 27, to Zelina E. Burley, aged 20, daughter of J. T. Burley, of Wabash township. i, ■ 1 Real estate transfers: Dallas Spoiler to Martha D. Spuller, 108 acres, ' Washington tp., $6000; Martha D. Spuller to Mae Spuller, 40 acres, Union ' tp., $2000; Sophia B. Stauffer to Peter O. Duncan, tract In Wabash tp., $6,700; Peter O. Duncan to Farmers’ Loan ' & Trust Co., tract in Wabash tp.', sl,000; Clarinda Wilson to Henry Martin, 40 acfes, Jefferson tp., $3,200. In the estate of Herman Buettner, a report of the sale of personal prolog at private sate was filed and approved. T ■■ . ■■ '*■" ■ * Samuel Deßolt, son of Abraham DeBolt, living eight miles test of the city, suffered the' amputation of his right hand Thursday while working on a corn shredder on the Roebuck' farm in Union township. In some way, unkown to Deßolt or his companions, Ms hand was caught in the shredder and before it could be extricated, it was ground to a pulp. An unusually sad feature of the affair is that only three years ago he lost his left hand in the same way. The unfortunate man Is well known here, where he has often visited with his sister, Mr*. Henry Stevens. He is married and has a family. —— o- — - THE JU&GE TIED THE KNOT. A happy wedding was that of Mr. Lorin B. Carr of Mercer County, Ohio, to Miss Zelma E. Burley of Wabash township, which occurred at the county clerk’s office at 9:15 Thursday morning. The knot was securely tied by Judge James T. Merryman. The bride was attended by her father, J. T. Burley, one of the best known men of the county, and the ceremony was witnessed by the Daily Democrat reporter and Clerk Haefllng. The groom is a prosperous young fanner, living near Rockford, Ohio. The bride is a handsome and accomplished young tody. > . 1 — o -——— A very important session of the city council was held Thursday evening, looking toward the closing up of the work of the administration. Mayor France resided and an member* were

■ JJ IIIHI 181 JI -II111I II || , present excepting iff. Chronister. Mr: Hale toqk the oath of office, all the ; other officers-elect haying previously . beteu sworn, and all are now ready to assume their duties.' The finance com- : mlttee reported that the amount due the McNaully Manufacturing company as payment for the-new boilers at the waterworks pumping station was $4,274.30. A resolution providing for the payment of this amount was unanl- . mously adopted, and the city clerk ordered to draw a warrant for the amount. Mr. E. H. Wagner of Fort Wayne, comjnereial agent of the G. R. & I. railroad company, and representing that company, was present and informed the council that they had agreed to again offer thq city a proposition similar to one made some time ago, concerning the construction of a switch tn the north part of town, running from the main tracks of the G. B. A I. to the waterworks station, along Short street just north of the Third ward school building. The proposition is that the switch will cost $l,lOO, of which amount the railroad pays half and the city half, and the city stands for all damage done to •property. Mr. Bums moved that the' proposition be accepted, but secured no second and Mr. .Christen moved that the matter be referred to a committee of three with power to act.' This motion carried and the mayor appointed Christen, Hale and Burns, who will confer with the railroad people and report at the next meeting. Mr. Martin opposed the proposition vigorously, claiming that the city did not have the money, and that they had no right to make a freight yard out of residence streets. Those who favor the switch do so purely from honest motives and because they believe it will mean a saving of $1,500 per year to the city after the first of the year., Their idea as stated is, “Should the city give up this plan, to the detri-, ment of 5,000 people, when it would; damage slightly a half dozen?” Atj the present time it costs the city about ( $1,500 per year to have the coal hauled, j The new switch would cost the city $550 plus whatever damage might be appraised against the corporation. This is estimated at from SIOO to $l5O on Oleh of the six properties affected. Figured this way the city would more than save the cost of the switch the first year and from then on it would be clear gain. It is further argued by those in favor of the project that the cost of hauling is not the only cost to the city, but that the heavy loads going constantly over the same routes ruin tfie streets and point to several i instances to prove it The track would be used only two or three times a week and it is said will not particularly injure any one, as the trains will have to run slowly and with great care. The question is a most 'important one to every property owner or tax payer in the city, and we have made this statement because we believe they should thoroughly under- . jstand It * The council will hold another continued session next Thursday , evening when they Will finish up the year’s business and hear a report on this railroad question. " , ' The finance committee was authorized to go through the records In the city safe and destroy the itonds h&d which h>re ( been paid, this action being as provided by i ‘ ,7 m its,, •.c ■■ i. ■ M toe startltag name M .. home^taleht i&y* ba glvjjn here’ December 31st and dat< * tattenv The wiU be WA benefit ofi tea high school atMeifcW sociation and the characters have all beep choseh'from the'Mgh school studenite.' jftie members of the ctat have spent exeeUent ot - Henry Thomas, wto 'ataays pleases home folks and the public may expect one of the best home talent plays ever produced. The cast will be announced latqr. Between acts there will be a number of good specialties, and the little price of twenty-five cents, which, has been decided upon as the admittance fee,, will bring two-fold its worth of pleasure and fun. The board for the reservation of seats will open Friday morning, December 31st, at 8 o’clock at the Holthouse drug store. The services at the Knights of “Pythias hall Thursday evening were quite interesting, a large class of thirteen receiving the degree. Those who entered upon this new stage in the lodge were James Hoagland, L. E. Oplinger, James L. Kocher, Frank Carroll, Charles Burdg, Forest Elzey, Albert M: Sellemeyer, Jesse O. Sellemeyer. August Schipkman, Ernqst E. Moon, Emerson Beavers, W. P. Biggs and Lee Annen. The lodge la a most prosperous o*e and many members have been added to the roll in the past taw months. About seven or sight m<we applications hay* been received and a large ejaaa will be initiated in thp near future. Tim Anights. .will probably be located ta tlje new home ta .two weeks,. ' • » / ’ ‘ ‘■.’'’Ma*'' , ■ .

The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Bogner, whoe death as announced in Thursday evening’s paper, occurred that afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home on Eleventh street, were held Monday mornfog at 9 o’clock from the St. Marys Catholic church, with interment in the St Joseph cemetery. The deceased was a well known woman of thia city and highly esteemed and beloved by all who knew her. She was a daughter of Joseph and Theresa Wolpert, and was born in Ohio forty-two years ago. She came with her parents to this county in her youth, where she has since lived. The father has been dead a number of years but the mother passed away only about a year ago. In 1888 she was married to Michael Bogner, who, with nine children, survive. The children are Ida, Tom, Minnie, Frances, Loretta, Augusta, Marie, Herman and Margar. et. Six children preceded her in death. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Andrew and Joseph Wolpert of this county; Mrs. Josephine Malley of Chicago; Mrs. Philip Lucey, Fort Wayne; Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. John Lose, Mrs. Mathiak I Baker and Miss Kate Wolpert. Mrs. Bogner was a faithful wife and mother, and a woman ideal in all respects, and her death will be a loss keenly felt For many months she had been a sufferer from tuberculosis, her health gradually falling until death 1 came as a welcome relief. She was a faithful member of the St. Marys Catholic church. ■ ■ b— — - CHICKEN THIEVES WERE BUSY. A Dozen Were Stolen From the L. W. Frank Poultry House. _ L. W. Frank is today looking for the fellows who invaded his chicken house at his farm Thursday night and got away with an even dozen of his 1 fowls. Mr. Frank has gotten a pretty distinct idea as to who the fellows ' are, and it would be no surprise were there something doing in police clr*cles before the affair is permitted to jdrop. Mr. Frank had thirty-one well groomed chickens, but there is but nineteen left ■ —o —- - The first meeting of the board for the coming year will be on New Year’s day, and at that time the board will organize and at that time an inventory will be made at the county infirmary. This is done annually "every year, and Is usually attended by a number from , this city and from the county. A .' ntew face will appear on the board on .this day, J. A. Hendricks taking the 1 place of William Miller as a member 1 from the second district. The tax duplicates for 1910 are all , completed but a portion of Washington township, and that will be computed before the day they are to be turned . over to the treasurer, January Ist ; ,— LEICHTY-MOSER WEDDING. The quiet wedding of Mr. Jdsie Leichty to Miss Barbara Moser oe- . curred Wednesday evening at the . Evangelical parsonage, the Rev. D. O. ! Wise reading the ceremony. Both bride and groom come from well-to-do farmers* homes near Berne. The new- . ly married couple will make their future home with the bride’s mother, living about one mile west of Berne ■ Both will be twenty-three their next May their life be one continual round of peace and happiness. • i fiTATfe FAIR NEXT YEAR. ; g-'f . •. 'fife Dates for This Great Event Will be September 12th to 18th. Ind T , Dec. 24.—The Indiani Rtate Fair for 1910 will be held September 12th to 16th inclusive, according to the announcement made by Charles Downing, secretary of the state boa«L of agriculture. The date has been contingent upon a decision, reached by the Ohio state board of agriculture. In order 4 not to cause embarassing conflicts of dates the American Association of Fairs and Bxpreltfons fixes dates for the annual state fairs. The association met some time ago and fixed the date for the Ohio fair as the week of September sth and the Indiana fair for the week of September 12th following. The date f<jr the Ohio fair could not be accepted until the state board had acted. This was done a few days ago which releases the announcement of the date for the Indiana fair. —* g - NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS. The Re-Organization of the Pleasant Mills Sunday School Sunday. The re-organization of the Pleasant Mills -Sunday school occurred Sunday, resulting in the election of the following.officers: J. C. Harkless, superintendent; Edna Welty, secretary; Clyde Haddon, assistant secretary; William Miller, treasurer; F. S;Kumma, chorister; Nettie Hardfo, organist; Bertha Welty, Assistant organist; Am! Miller, librarian; Wetty, aarist-; antllbrarian; Row Haren, B ? P; Harkiess and William executive