Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1910 — Page 3

■ bwn contemplated for some time, I bridal couple must wait. ■ I Had House Furnished, But Bride Is ' Not Sixteen Years Old. H - B C Bartlett > a well -known young 9 man of the city .applied at the county I clerk’s office Thursday for a 11to wed Miss Mollie Fisher, but I as the bride is under sixteen years of 9 <g e > County Clerk Haefling, in accordI ance with the law, was obliged to rejflfuse the license an dthe young couH pie Will have to waft until the bride Breaches the required age. The fa-BJ-ther of the bride accompained the 9~ would-be-groom, and both her parents ‘ I were quite willing tha tthe wedding occur. However, the state of Indiana Mfraav sthat no marriage of young ladies B .under jdxteen years of age can take I pTSBRhd the sanction of the parents fljto the would-be marriage in this case ; I can have no Influence. It is said that jjPfEe couple had their home already M furnished in anticipation o fthe wedfl ding, which, however, will have to be - *——- ■ ' I GOES TO HAMMOND. H'Mjf|i Operate For-the Erie at That flUi- 1 * 1 PiacA llp.-Rollie Brodbeck, a popular young l.jnan of this city, who has been confl nected with the Erie railroad as third Bl trk'k man at the tower here, has re ■fcfoivdd a promotion from the comI pany and goes from here to HamI mond. where he will take second trick B at the tower. - Mr. Brodbeck has been j at this place since last May, Khd has proven himself a man capable fljft performing his duties in a very satisfactory manner. He asked for the ■ change, and no doubt on account’ of : fl his good work here he received the ■ Increase in salary, there being much flpMore business to attend to" than here. fl r 'His many Decatur friends are glad to H'learn of his promotion, but regret to fl hear of his leaving. His position here flawffl jbe filled by Charles Death of fl Jtobo, who is also a good man at this ■ business. S ; ofl ’ : IF for in-door sports. ... _ fl High School Athletes Rent Room— A Basket Ball tamo. — The high school athletes have reatfl ed the room over the Watson garage ■ fbr indoor sports this winter and on I Friday evening, at 8 o’clock there will a bMk6t baU ga “ e b * twe * n tbe fl local and Geneva teams. Twenty-five fl cents admission will be charged. Come ■ind see it. < „ I BOX SOCIAL A SUCCESS. The dance and box social given fl .Wednesday evening by the Phi Deltas fl at thel rhall was a success throughI out and the members realized a neat I sum from their efforts. Dancing was ■ indulged in until about 10 o’clock, !!■ when the boxes were sold, Fred Bl Schurger being the auctioneer, and I they brought good prices. About ■ twenty-five couples were in attend1 ance and all enjoyed themselves unfl til a late hour. ’ Br . ■ Halen and Noah Sheets of northwest ■fl of the city, who, with their mother, I® Mrs. Noah sneers, will come to this Iflfaty to reside in the near future, were Msiven'a farewell surprise party by a fl number of their neighbor boy and girl ■ friends. The honored ones were sit|lß ting quietly at home 'and were almost fl ready to retire for the night, when the | I crowd made the onslaught Into the ''■home. There was an old-fashioned fl taffy pulling, with a number of games |B9laS music to make the time pass ■ pleasantly and all had a very good fltfcne. Guests were the Misses Hazel IM -Pavia, Stella Davis, Verna Mann, Berfl tha Fhhrman, Beulah Fuhrman, Marie 1 Teeple, Letitia Singleton, Velma But-fl-ler, Ellen Grill, Grace Dutcher, Messrs. I Milton Fuhrman, Ott£ Rice, Oscar jfl Clark. Francis Fuhrman, Lawrence fl Lewton, Don Sheets, Charles Henry, ' I Herbert Butler, Ralph Crlll and John 111 Bilrs. Emma Daniels was hostess to Ladies’ Shakespeare club WednesaftKrnnen when they continued J aiternovn, wuch tucj vuunu I their study of China, Mrs. Daniels Bliß ft a bwA Tfa A vary meat wan ana iw

• I 3 Mr. and Mrs. 8. P. Sheets entertaini ea a company or menus ana a very I W i * ■i >' ■ ■ „ ■ • Ji k I<3 £ ■ toned country dinner of chicken, noods | les, Irish and sweet potatoes, cold f slaw and all other things good was en- - Joyed participating being Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Mann, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rinehart of Decatur, Miss Jones, a trained nurse from Fort Wayne; Mrs. Emma i Peterson and daughter, Leona, of Jeffersonville, and Miss Grace Clouser of Cralgvllle. I - ' ’ ' Professor Walter E. Steele, the ■ great musician, and also composer of j ; his own music, was entertained at. ‘ the Haggard home in Monroe Sunday • evening in honor of his twenty-eighth - birthday anniversary. All the guests • enjoyed the sociaTbours and departed i Wishing the professor many more ■ Sunday nights spent by him as the ! last one was. 1 I —o- — ; One week from today is Thanksglvi ing Day, and the local Elks are sei curing the famous Troubadour com- > pany to give an entertainment In this i city on that evening and they are i working hard to make it a success. : Every one in the city is familiar with this company, they having glvena ■ performance here some time ago, and > they more than satisfied the large audience present. It is to be a musical entertainment and everybody who is Interested in music should not fall to ; jS&and *nd hear the famous TrouSa- : dours on next Thurdsay evening. The members are working hard, selling tickets, and already a large number ; have been sold. This company is con- . sidered the best on the road, carrying ;■ a large number of people, each and ev- . ery one being stars in their line. The . hall will be attractively as well as . neatly decorated for the occasion and < they will be able to accommodate as large a crowd a's they can secure. Don’t forget the. date and be present . as it will be something that you wjl never regret i *— ~ o According tb the October bulletin 1 of the state board of health infantile 1 paralysis has come Into Indiana with 1 a vengance, and has been reported in the following counties: Cass, Elk- ' hart, Grant, Huntington, Miami, Pu- ' laski, Stark, Steuben, Tippecanoe, St. ■ Joseph, Allen, Benton,_ Jay, Wayne, Brown, Carroll. The only phophylaxls 1 tor this disease is to keep children in as good health as possible. Their food must be plain. Cheap candies and all-day suckers must be avoided for they disturb the stomach. Give . the chlM plain foods, with fruits and vegetables. Cut down meat fully onehalf. Milk, fruits, well-baked bread ■ and eggs, rice and hominy will pro- . serve the strength and iieOfcrof aiiy i child. They must sleep in.well ventlI lated bedrooms, go to school in well > ventilated school rooms and have > a full measure of out door life. Regt ular hours, plenty of sleep and clean- - llnees of ‘body.’ * Eleven deaths from this disease in October in Indiana were reported. In October of this year there was on I increase in deaths and sickness over > the month of last year, according to . the bulletin. Typhoid fever was re- - ported the most prevalent disease, t and tonsilitls was second. Deaths—The deaths numbered 2,I m, rate 11.5. itr the same month last l year 2,674 deaths, rate 11.8. There t were 500 deaths under 1 year of age, . or 18.1 per cent 3f the total; 7U . deaths 65 yean and over, or 27.8 of the total. Tuberculosis caused 326 deaths, over ten each day. Typhoid t caused 159 deaths; diphtheria, 51; , scarlet fever, 11; measles, 8; whoopj ing cough, 27; pneumonia, 143; diari rhoeai diseases, 189; cerebro spinal i meningitis, 9; influenza, 8; puerperal I fever, 14; cancer, 148; violence, 182; . infantile paralysis, 11. t : 70 j Edward Kintz, deputy treasurer, j has received a letter from his brothei*, I Robert, who at present is stationed at 1 Rio de Janeiro, South America, and 1 who has been absent from the cityw I the past ten years. From here he left [ for the west, acting as news agent on . the train. He then {clued the artr.v. j is r three years, after wbf-h ■ he received an honorable discharge. . Shortly after that time he went to • Washington territory, where he was 1 appointed an Inspector in the army. , Since that time he has been connected l with the government and is drawing lucrative salary for his labors. Skce leachrT"this city he has seen > many sights, having been around the - world twice and been In many places I of much interest and Importance. He 1 has been in South America for some » time and says he will leave in about r a month for California,' and if- possl- .. ... for i ztav of al

— ~ the son of W. E. Kintz, who resides , I west of this city and although a young Jman In years bls had enough experience to make him a valuable man for , the government. THIRD QUARTERLY MEETING. On Bobo M. E. Circuit This Week— Revival Being Held. The third quarterly meeting on the Bobo circuit 'of the M. E. church will be held at Mt. Hope Friday evening, November 18th, and the third quarterly conference will be held Saturday morning at 9:30, November 19th. Rev. J. A.'Beatty, district superintendent of the Fort Wayne district, will have charge. You are Invited to attend these meetings. Our revival is In progress at this place with good results. Rev. Brown will preach at Pleasant Mills M. E. church at 10:30I Sunday morning, November 20th; also at Salem at 2:30 and at Mt. Hope at 7:30. You are welcome to these services. Come, and get right with God. D. A. J. BROWN, Pastor. — , William Reppert, Samuel Yost and Rex Andrews, came in Tuesday evening from Blpbus, Ind., where they have been for about three months engaged in building a macadam road on the county line between Huntington and Wabash. The road was six miles Ipng and Mr. Reppert had the contract, which he has Just finished, with gratifying results. He still has on bands eleven miles of contracts, but will not tackle them until next spring. Os these -three miles are in this county, three miles at Blppus and five miles in Wells county. Bill came home to vote and while here a minister htiped himself to his automobile, which he had left at Bi'yas, ran it around over the country and then left it filled with water. As a result it froze up and the cylinders burst’ed, ruining the car. It is now in the machine shop, minister and those who were with him will have to pay a repair bill of over a hundred -dollars, making it a pretty expensive excursion for them. — —n — The announcement Wednesday that the population of Adams county is 392 less than it was ten years ago, caused much surprise and come disappointment. It is believed to be due to the fact that from 1890 to 1900 this section of Indiana enjoyed its great oil and gas boom and was at its height when the census was taken. This population has gradually left mid white the natural growth has been more than usual it has not overcome the exodus of the oil men. There is some consolation in the fact that we are not the only county to have lost Wells county tost 1,031, and Jay tost 1,857; Blackford backed up 1,393; Grant, 3,267, while Huntington gained but 81. Cities like Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and South Bead made big gains, but nearly all the counties that average with Adams lost excepting in the south part of the state, where the coal fields drew working men. The new census gives Indiana 8,700,476, an Increase in the ten years of only 184,414, or 7.8, white the gain In tbe ten yean previous was over 14 per cent. The biggest per cent of gain was in Lake county, where the mushroom growth of Gary doubled the population of the county. _■ • u ■■ .. ■ The Presbyterian ladies who stave bemi conducting a bazaar is the NibUpk biding th? P Mt two weeks, will close the store" tonight, and ' what goods they have Oh hand will be sold out regardless of price. They have been very Successful in their sale and a full report will be given at the social to be held at the home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan next Friday afternoon. ——o t ■TAR OF BETHLEHEM TONIGHT. The Star of Bethlehem will meet this (evening in the Modern Woodmen hall. All members should make it a point to attend. John Sheller of Huntington, one of the grand officers, will attend this evening. . , , , , p_ — —— > ! COMMISSIONERS MEET JOINTLY. To Hear Petition For Adams-Mercer Counties’ Drain. Attorneys C. J. Luts and J. C. Moran, together with the board of Adams county commissioners left this mprning for Celina, Ohio, where they will hold a Joint meeting of the commissioners of Mercer county, Ohio, and Adams county, Indiana. At this time Will be the hearing of the petition for the David Berger ditch. The ditch, which begins tn Adams county, extends 'into Mercer county, Ohio, hence the necessity for the joint action. " o 1— . NOTES FROM COURT HOUSE. •Holler, Sutton & Heller filed a new else .entitled Tbe National Underwriting Co. vs. Maynard A. Frislnger, I complaint on notes; demand, 8115.40. i Raleigh G. Parris hhas received

— ’ I (commission, duly signed by Governor ; Thomas R. Marshall and Secretary of • State Fred Sims, appointing him as • prosecuting attorney for tbe 26th judicial drcult. He will succeed Henry B. Heller January Ist -_ _—.—:—l—o A THANKSGIVING SERMON. By ReV. Valentine at Beulah ChapelQuarterly Services. Rev. J. C. Valentine of Preble, pas- , tor of the Decatur M. E. circuit, an- . nounces that he will preach a Thanks-. . giving sermon at .Beulah Chapel Sunday evening. The regular quarterly meeting services will be held at the Pleasant Valley M. E. church Saturday and Sunday. Rev. J. A. Beatty of Fort Wayne ,the presiding elder, will preach Saturday night and Sunday morning. Everybody is given a cor- . dial invitation- to attend. : •. o WHITTENBARGER FUNERAL. ■ —-r- 7 The last sad rites over the remains of Isaac Whittenbarger, whose death occurred in Union township on Sunday evening, were held Tuesday from the King church in Van Wert county, Just across the state line. A number of those who were near and dear to him in life were in attendance to show . their respects. Interment was made at the King cemetery near the church. / o A force of workmen are now employed on Mercer street near the Presbyterian enuren taking out the large bend in the curbing that has heretofore marked that section es this thoroughfare and when the pavers finish this street that side will be as straight and smooth as the straightesL It is commented upon by many that this change will be a marked improvement over the former condition. Another gang of workmen is engaged in hauling brick for the pavement of the street, beginning at the Erie railroad and working northward. It is said that should the present weather'conditions prevail, the street will be finished in a very short while, muc hto the gratification of the residence owners along that thoroughfere, and those who have been accustomed to travel over that street. QUIET Iff POLICE CIRCLES. It has been a long time since such quietness has reigned in police circles as has been the cast the past month. It has been fully that long since a person has been nabbed for f drunkenness or any other such crime ! against the' peace and 'dignity of the ( state, county or city. The day of the millenium seems to be at hand. — Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 17—(Special to Dally Democrpt)—While trying . to drive the 375-pound hog into the j Valentine slaughter house here to- , day, George Podd was attacked by ( the giant brute, and in the fierce fight > which followed the animal chewed off i his right hand and bit him in a dozen t places. • Richmond, Ind, Kov. IT—(Special to r Daily Democrat)—Three trainmen, all t residents of thia city, were badly Injured today, when Pennsylvania pas- ’ senger train No. 27, crashed into Indianapolis freight No: 8. The Injured are Oscar Bales, engineer, probably ( fatally; William Walling, engineer, seriously, and Frank Smith, fireman, ! seriously. The passengers escaped t with a shaking up. ' St Petereburg, Nov. 17—(Special to t Dally Democrat)—Late dispatches reI ceived here this afternoon declare that Count Tolstoi is stßl alive. He passed a restiess night, however, and to- , day hit tewperatnre la 194. . — O~R. OF A INITIATION. t ‘ L Several candidates will receive the t third degree Wt the K. of P. hall this evening, and the master of the work [ requests that sill the members of the degree team, together with all members of the ledge attend, as the meeting is expected to be an unusually good one. r ' 0 Wednesday was a day of double significance and rejoicing to Mr. and Mrs. Barney Meyers, prominent people cf this county, residing, southwest s of the city, the dgy being their thirtieth , wedding anniversary and also the anniversary of the birth of their daughter, Mrs. Ben Kohne. A large number ’ of their friends remembered this and assembling gave them a surprise visit , Wednesday evening, exchanging greetings in honor of the day and spending the evening in a social way, ’ to Which card playing, dancing and a supper contributed largely . Mrs. Anthony Voglewede delighted all by singing a number of German songs. A fine rocking chair, aa a gift to the , celebrants, conveyed In a measure the esteem of the donors. The party included the following: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoeval, Mrs. Will Hoeval, Clew “ Hake. Port Ways*; Mr. and Mrs. Hen- , t, WON «<1 twill. Mr. »•

Ben Biting and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gase, Mr. and Mrs. John Hessler, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Voglewede, Mrs. Elizabeth Heidemann, Mrs. Lucy Colchln and family, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. z Coffee, Mrs. Mary Smith and daughter;; Margaret; Charles and Mary Bentz, Gerhardt Hessler, Julius Heidemafin, Will Laugermann, Henry, Anna and Dinah Hessler. SOCIAL SESSION FOR THE ELKB. Exalted Ruler Maurice Neizer ol Ft. Wayne, deputy district exalted ruler of the B. P, O. E., will attend the meeting of the Elks’ lodge in this city this evening and all the local members are urgenuy requested to be present. Mr. Neizer will bring several of the Fort Wayne Elks with him and a social session and general good time will be held here. Please be present if possible. By order of' exalted ruler. — 0 MRS. WELCH DEAD. Died at Her Home in Toledo—Mother of Mrs. Elwood Sluscher. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Sluscher have gone to oledo, where they were called by a telegram which they received, stating that Mrs. Sluscher’s mother, Mrs. Clara Welch, had passed j away at her home at that place on i last Monday. The message was short | and contained no particulars of her t death, and Mrs. Sluscher was unaware 1 of the serious illness of her mother.} She was an elderly lady, beloved by j all who knew her and held in high esteem by her many acquaintances. She leaves several children and other t relatives to mourn their loss. Mr.. and Mrs. Sluscher went to that place to attend the funeral, which was, thought to have been held this morning. — o London, Eng., Nov. 17 —(Special to ( Daily Democrat)—Personal effort on the part of King George to affect a settlement in the crisis now threatening the present system of government in England, has failed and instead the House of Lords is today facing an ultimatum from the Liberals that before November 28th, they must consent to, pas,B a bill limiting the power of veto, * else the issue will be fought by the people in a general election. _ New York, N. Y., Nov. 17 ( —Special to Daily Democrat) —Tramp side of ( life is to be heard tonight in will be the most unusual meeting ever held in this city. An “Outcast Festi- ■ val” has been arranged by Dr. Ben Hartman of Chicago, king of tramps;.} Hippolyte Havel, sociologist and Eu-j ropean revolutionist; Alfred Bullard •nd other leading lights of the under world. Representatives from every | part of the world will be present to' give voice and opinion of existing conditions. - ... p.—— RECEIVED BURNS. ] While at Work at the Plant of the| Decatur Motor Car Co. George Sheler son of Mr. and Mrs William Sheler, received a number of severe burns while at work at the' plant of the Decatur Motor Car com- j pany Wednesday morning. He was doing some packing on one of the cars when the hot babbit metal exploded and flew up into his face, burning j him wherever it struck. His face was badly burned and scarred and it will be some time before it will be entirely heated. , S —- . > Forerunners of the program for the Indiana State Teachers’ association, which convenes In Indianapolis, December 22nd and 23rd, have been received by City School Superintendent E. E. Rice and others, and will be interest to the many Adams county teachers and others who will attend the convention. The forerunners have beeen sent out by Richard Park of Sullivan, chairman of the executive committee, and contain a brief note of the speakers, together with the promise of a more full program in a short white. Among the speakers are Superintendent Kendall, who will give his inaugural address; Hon. C. W. Fairbanks, who will talk on “Forestry and the Public Schools;” Dr. Pagley, President W. L. Bryan, Dr. Stryker, Leland Powers, reader, who will Interpret “The Christmas Carol;” Dr. Claxton and Champ Clark. The music for. the program will be furnished by the 1 Indianapolis schools under the direction of Director Birge. 1 0 — The Muncie Star* this morning contained a splendid likeness of Hon. James J. Moran, a former Adams county boy, son of Patrick Moran of this city, and brother of our well known lawyer, john O. Moran, and who will assume the office of judge of the Jay circuit court tomorrow. A message from Portland gives the following account of th® life of Mr. Moran: Portland, Ind., Nov. 17—One of the prominent men Jay county who was put Into public office by the pho-

pie in the election of November Sth, is the Hon. James J, Moran, who was chosen judge of the Jay circuit court. Friday he takes office, succeeding Judge Lafollette, whom he defeated for re-election. Mr. LaFollette has a large personal following and was a .hard man to down,, and hence Judge Moran’s election shows that the people of Jay county have a great admiration for Mr. Moran, who is a native of Adams county. He first saw the light of day on a.farm in Adams county, near New Corydon, thirty-seven years ago last Saturday, November 12th. He was educated in the dlstric schools * and the old Portland normal school. For a few years he taught in the district schools of the county. He was graduated from the Indiana Law school at Indianapolis in 1897, and has since practiced law in this county, being recognized as one of the leading } members of the Jay county bar. Judge Moran has a most pleasing personality and would run a splendid race in a popular vote as to whom is the handsomest of Jay county’s lawyers. He makes friends easily and quickly and his friends are predicting even -greater and higher political honors for him in the future. — o —< County Superintendent of Schools L. E. Opliger has announced that ■ since so much good was accomplished ! last year by the spelling contest and in order to co-operate with the state } board of education, it has been decid- | ed to give another series of contests j this year. Last year the contest closed with the county, but this, the winners of county contests will meet in a congressional contest and the win*ners of those will participate in a • grand state battle, thus selecting ths best speller in Indiana. It is an hon-* or worth striving for, and will no doubt improve the spelling of hua» dreds of students who will strive for the honors all along the line. The contests open with spellings in each 1 school, these known as districts, and will be held on December 16th and 23rd. On January 7th the township contests will be held, those winning in the districts beiijg entered there, and these winners will then take part in ’ the county contest to be held*in this ! city January 21st. The congressional event will be held about February 18th, the place to be selected, and the state contest at Indianapolis about March 20th.‘ Each township will send three delegates to the county contest. ' At this event an admission fee of fifteen cents will be charged to all persons excepting the contestants and al- ■ ternates, the receipts to be used to defray expenses. For this the foltow1 ing prizes will be awarded: | First—3lo.9o in gelu, or 25 per ceht of the door receipts, and first choice of donated prizes. I Second—2o per cent -cf the net door receipts and second che ice of donated gifts. | Third —15 per cent of the net door 1 receipts and third choice of gifts. | Fourth —10 per cent of net door receipts and fourth choice cf gifts. j Fifth—Bl Per cent of net door receipts and fifth choice of gifts. I Sixth—6 per cent of net door receipts. Seventh —5 per cent of net door re- ' cejpts. | Eighth—4 per cent of net door ceiptsI Ninth—3 per cext of net door receipts. I Tenth —2 per cent of net door re- , celpts. I Eleventh—l per cent of net door receipts. Twelfth—One-half per cent of net door receipts. 1 The following prizes have been pre- - , seated by Decatur business firms: 35.00 in gold by thee Old Adams • County bank. 4 85.00 in gold by the First National ' • bank. A good pair of shoes by Peoples A 1 Gerke. t Self-filHng patent Conklin fountain : pen by Smith, Yager & Falk drug » store. <•! s A fine silk waist by True & Runyoa s dry goods store. i These spelling bees this year will 1 create a large amount of interest and I we suggest that the students of the . county get busy with their spellers. • We would like to have our representa- . tlve a congressional or state winner if - possible. >- o ■ LIKE LIFE AT LOS ANGELES. > • Decatur People Write Friends Here of Pleasant Situation. Tho Decatur people who left Octo- ■ her 4th for Los Angeles, Cal.,, are com- . fortably settled there and are enjoy--1 ing themselves to the utmost. Mrs. ’ Robert Blackburn is comfortably at I home at present with her daughter, 1 Margaret Tester, in one sub- ’ urba. The weather there in Novem- . her, they say, Is as warm and balmy - as our May weather.. The Misses Lou- ■ iiie Jessie McLean upon arrival there Immediately secured > good poeition» M*<Seriß hi ohe of the > leading stores ta Loo Angeles and like * - their work very asuch.