Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1911 — Page 1

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The visit of the Columbia City council to Decatur recently to look over the Decatur electric light plant and eepecially to get some pointers on the dav current department, reeulted well ' for that city as a day current is to be auppHed there at as early a date s 8 possible, and It is thought that Co- • lumbia City will be enjoying day current some time during the month of May. Such was the determination reached at a comittee meeting of the council Monday evening. John E. Hall of the Fort Wayne Electric company, who accompanied the council to this I city on Its recent trip here, was present at the meeting and proposed to furnish figures showing the cost for [the required improvement, and fur[nished several new ideas and an estimate. The Decatur plant is a moled (one, and can furnish a few pointers to surrounding cities. A pretty as well as happy wedding Lok place yesterday at 9 oclock from the St. Mary’s church, when Mary Gelmer and Frank Bents were [united in holy wedlock. The attendants of the contracting parties were Blary Bentz, sister of the groom, and Boseph Gelmer, brother of the bride, frhe bride was clothed in a beautiful Lown of grey satin, while her attendant wore a loveiy gown bi lavendar satin. The groom tend best man wore the usual black, phe services were officiated at by Father Wilken in the presence of many Iriends and relatives of the contracting parties, the beautiful ring cereinony being used. Immediately after ■he wedding services they went to be home of the groom’s mother, Louth of the city, where a wedding pinner was served at noon, and where the relatives were entertained during the day. o ■ OSSIAN MAN A POET. Is Gaining Fame Albeit Known as “Unknown Great Poet.” I The Indiana Star League of newspapers Sunday printed a page feature itory with Rem A. Johnson of Ossian Is the subject of the sketch. As It is L story by a "feature writer,” Matilda Henderson Wheelock, it doubtless appeared in other big papers using |yndicate stuff for their Sunday editions, and the Ossian man doubtless lecured notice in thousands of homes pi the United States where his name Ind his works heretofore were strangle The article is headed “Indiana’s Inknown Great Poet,” and details a lersonal visit to the home of Mr. Johnlon at Ossian and his home and surloundings, and there are illustrations If Mr. Johnson and his home "The Irown Cottage.” The story also tells If his wife, "The Spring Lady,” which lame was given her by Mr. Johnson inder the inspiration her pleasant piles and sunny nature had given |im. The writer tells of two publicalons that were issued containing his loems in book form. The first, issued bn or twelve years ago, was "Starpine and Dew,” followed later by kvh.ispers From the Vast.” Highest bmpliment is paid to numerous short lories which have been published by Ir. Johnson. His short stories appear |t> have found a ready market, and lave been more appreciated than his Retry, for this truly It not a day of Retry, and it is not appreciated. | The writer tells of her impressions p advance of the poet, and of the ■de shock that she received in findK an entirely different person, in|ead of a dreamer, an alert young pslness man, who himself gave his leupation as a seller of spectacles, •cause of his following of the busibss of an optician. ■The feature writer predicts that the |ys will come when Mr. Johnson’s •nius as a poet will be more fully •predated.—Bluffton News. ■Three trustees, F. M. Schlrmeyer •d E. X. Ehtnger of this city and Rarlcs H. Worden of the Fort Wayne Btional bank, will have charge of the ■lison affairs from this on. This acRn has been definitely decided after iveral days of strenuous work by all Bncerned. The action means that the ■kruptcy proceedings of R. K. Allifo. The Allison Real Estate Co. and ie Cardwell Mill & Lumber Co., are ■* out of court. A compromise waff Bched, which is entirely satisfactory ■very one concerned, and which reWes Mr. Allison from all connection Bh the affair. The trustees will hanill the property as seems best and fill look after the interests of all the ■Sitors. It is the belief of those on S*. inside that the property will pay ■ar for dollar of the $250,000 inMed. The suits over the Allison

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property were filed here some weeks ago and later taken to the United States courts. The appointment of the trustees was done at Fort Wayne and when approved by Judge Anderson at Indianapolis within a day or two, the proceedings will have closed eo far as the courts are concerned therewith. The clearing up of the affair is a relief to those who have been involved therein for some months and every one connected seems entirely satisfied. —■ ■ ■ - o SOLO ANOTHER GOOD ONE. Frisinger and Sprunger today sold and delivered to Ed Sarrier of Union township, this county, a fine young sorrel stallion coming three years old. He is without doubt one of the finest specimens of horse flesh that we have imported, being a chestnut, with mane and tail as white as snow, excellent bone and action, being large, weighing 1,900 pounds and in only fair flesh. His name is "Bijou,” from Brabaut, a county, the richest of Belgium. His grand-sire, "Reva De Or,” was the champion over all breeds at the Paris exposition in 1910. He was a sorrel of the same type, and conformation that this colt is. In fact Mr. Carrier has a colt as good in every respect as the grand-sire. Farmers and neighbors of Mr. Carrier can congratulate themselves for the privilege of patronizing a colt of this quality. This colt talks for himself. See him. o GIVE BIG ORDER. Knights of Columbus Purchase Swell Furniture. That the Knights of Columbus lodge room will in the near future present a much more attractive appearance was realized today, when the entertaining committee placed a three hundred dollar order for furniture with Yager Bros. & Reinking. It is to be placed in the reception room and tue order calls for several oak leather davenports and several oak leather rockers. With this addition to their already attractive headquarters it will not fail to present the neatest and up-to-date lodge rooms in the city. The goods have been especially ordered and will arrive here in a few weeks. ■ o MISS MOSES RETURNS. Miss Gertrude Moses, who has been visiting several months in Yankton, S. D., returned home yesterday, accompanied by ner rather, E. S. Moses, who left Tuesday for Chicago to meet her. Miss Moses has been suffering from rheumatism for some time, affecting the joints, and while she is not practically worse than when she left here for the west, the rheuatism has affected other joints. While in Chicago they consulted a specialist, who thought that the seat of the difficulty could be removed only by an operation. This would require three weeks at the hospital. Miss Moses was too nervous to undergo the ordeal at the present time, and whether she will return later for the operation has not been decided. C. L. Walters filed a new case entitled William Brown vs. William B. Martin et al., suit to quiet title and cancel mortgage on eighty acres of land in Union township. Judge Merryman is at Bluffton today conducting court as a special judge and consequently there was no session of the Adams circuit court today. ■ — Marriage licenses: May A. Gelmer, 19, to Frank J. Bentz, 22, farmer; William Ruckman, 31, barber, Decatur, to Grace Gauze, 24, Decatur; Ruth Reteen, 19, Berne, to William Pyle, 23, farmer, Jay County. L. L. Mason of Geneva has been appointed a riding bailiff for the present term of court. An affidavit has been filed in circuit court entitled State vs. James R. Hancock, allowing minor to play pool. The bond was fixed at SIOO. o Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Dibble and family are packing their household goods preparatory to leaving February 25th for their future home near Lansing, Mich., where Mr. Dibble purchased a large dairy farm several months ago. Mr. Dibble will leave a week from next Saturday for that place to attend the sale which the present resident of the farm will hold on the Monday following, but his family will not go until later. Mr. Dibble and family have

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been nearly life-long residents of this county and residents of this city the greater part of that time. Their leaving will be indeed a grievous sorrow to all. The new home Is one of the largest dairy farms in this section of the United States and will be an ideal home as well as a fine business proposition. — ♦ - ■ — ■ WAYNE WAS SNOWBOUND. With the exception of the Decatur line, which up to noon today had been able to operate only from the Adams county capital to the Fort Wayne city limits, and the South Calhoun street short line city service, both city and interurban in Fort Wayne had gotten back to a normal basis following the heavy snowstorm Sunday night which hampered the interurbans and put the city system practically out of commission for the time. Officials of the Decatur line expressed the belief that before night the cars would be able to get down into the city. Traction men say the storm was almost without precedent in character. When the snow plows and sweepers were called into commission Sunday evening the wind sent the drifting snow over the tracks as rapidly as they were cleared, and headway against the storm was Impossible. Then sleety rain which fell Monday morning covered the snow with a frozen glare that rendered the sweepers attempt to breakdown the sno wbaratempt to break down the snow barriers and when this failed forces of men with shovels were sent against them. It was necessary to use the shovels in clearing the tracks over a large section of South Broadway. In a long depression in South Calhoun street south of Pontiac the snow piled up to a greater depth than elsewhere, and it is this feature that up to noon today had made it impossible to operate the short line on South Calhoun street or to enable the incoming Decatur interurban to reach the down town districts. Passengers were given transfers and after a walk down to Pontiac street took the city cars for down town, while southbound passengers took the city lines to Pontiac street and walked to the Interurban car some blacks away. The cars on the remainder of the city lines were in regular operation early Monday evening—Fort Wayne Sentinel. — »■ — - A wedding which will be of much interest to Decatur people took place Tuesday, when Miss Etta Bubb, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bubb, of Nine Mile, and Mr. Sorg, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sorg, of Hesse Cassel, were united in marriage, the wedding being solemnized in the morning at Hesse Cassel by Father Benzinger. The bride was beautiful in a gown of lavendar silk and carried a prayer book. Her maid was Miss Lena Klingenberg, white the groom was attended by Anthony Zuber. At noon a great dinner in seven courses was served among two hundred or more guests, the tables being beautifully decorated with flowers, the main color scheme of white, pink and green prevailing. In the evening there was a large dance. The Dudenhoefer orchestra of Fort Wayne furnished music. Beer, wine and cigars were in abundance, the table being spread all night. The presents received were numerous and beautiful. Between one and one hundred and fifty guests from Hesse Cassel attending the wedding festivities and the following guests from other places were in attendance: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Melbers from this city, Frank Gibson, Henry Gibson and family, Mr. Mercer and family, Misses Celeste and Edith Hiser of Proe; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuler, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bubb, Mr. and Mrs. George Bubb and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers of Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs. Graham of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. John Renninger, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Minnick and family, from Hoagland; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hessler of Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs. Klingenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dietrich, Mr. and Mrs. Diebold, Mrs. Catherine Diebold and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gibson, of Fort Wayne. Both of the parties are well known to many Decatur people, who extend best wishes to them. ■ty’ashiagton, D. C., Feb. B—Rural free delivery carriers, of SHiom there are more than 2,000 in Indiana, s®nd an excellent show of securing an increase in their compensation at this session of congress. The increase proposed is SIOO per year for each carrier. This would mean about $200,000 a year paid out

to Indiana carriers in increased wages. As there are approximately 40,000 rural carriers in the United States the increase would bring an additional charge to the treasury of about $4,000,000 per annum. The increase is frowned upon by the postoffice department officials, who are making every effort to pare expenditures of the postal service to the bone, but congress seems disposed to authorize it over the objections of the department. Thus, while Postmaster General Hitchcock is chopping down the service right and left in order to effect economics, congress is proceeding to add $4,000,000 to the annual cost of running the department. The rural carriers have been more fortunate than other government employees in the rapid recognition of their services by congress. When the experimental routes were established at the beginning of rural delivery, carriers received from $l5O to S2OO a year for short routes and short working hours. In a brief time this was raise dto S3OO. In 1898 there was a further increase to S4QO; in 1899 to SSOO, in 1902 to S6OO, in 1905 to $780; and in 1898 to S9OO for the standard route. Now there is a very good prospect of a further raise to SI,OOO or to the equivalent to that for the average route under the graduated system. o ■ — AT BEULAH CHAPEL. Rev. J. C. Valentine closed a revival meeting at the Washington church Tuesday night and will go at once to Beulah Chapel, where revival services were begun last Sunday by the class leader, Rev. J. R. Tumbleson. There will be services there every night this week. Next Saturday Rev. J. O. Bills of Henry county conference evangelist, will arrive to have charge of the revival for two weeks. Rev. Bills comes highly recommended, by the district superintendent, pastor and others as a good man, a good preacher and a successful evangelist. Next Sunday at 3 p. m„ sun time, District Superintendent J. A. Beatty of Fort Wayne will preach at Beulah and administer the sacrament, this being the occasion of the fourth quarterly meeting of Decatur circuit. He will hold the quarterly conference business session Monday at 2 p. m. Everybody cordially invited to all these services. o - — Quite a busy hour was put in Tuesday evening by the city council, when they met in regular session, all members being present and Mayor Teeple presiding. The first thing up for the evening was the purchasing of a new water pump used at the river for the filling of the large basin of water at the waterworks. It is not exactly the purchase of a new one, but to make an exchange of the one now in use for for a new one for an additional sum of eighty some dollars. The present one has not been working satisfactorily, and has to be looked after in time. The purchasing was left to M. J. Mylott and the purchasing committee, who will see that the properly equipped machinery be secured, and for the giving of the best possible service. A petition from the firemen was read by the clerk, asking that a change in fire whistle at the waterworks be made and one secured that can be heard by them In all parts of the city and one different in sound from the many others in the city. A wild-cat whietle was mentioned by Mr. Dellinger, deputy chief of the firemen, and seemed to be satisfactory to the officials. The purchasing committee was ordered to consult with the firemen and to get one that would give required results. Superintendent Mylott then asked that the whistle be blowed once each day So as to keep is in better shape and condition when needed. The present one, although it has given good service, is not just what they want, and owing to the few times which it is blown cannot always be heard when a fire occurs. A motion was then passed to have the whistle blown for a half-minute at 12 o’clock each noon, but it will be of a different sound than for fires, it being so arranged as not to be so thrilling. The purchasing committee was also asked to buy a nozzle, some repairs and other necessaries needed by the firemen. Drayton Hill complained of poor sewerage in his neighborhood in’the southwest.part of the city, and the matter was referred to the street ami sewer committee. Resolutions were then readßiy the clerk, one for the issuing of bonds to Mr. Kelleher for the remaining share of the city’s assessment on Mercer avenue, and another for improvement of alleys and other-

wise along said thoroughfare, both being adopted. Another was read asking that a fund of $350 be transferred to the sinking fund from the electric light fund by the treasurer, as there are some obligations to meet, requiring this amount. The following bills were then allowed: G. R. & I. Ry 5287.08 Frank Peterson 50.00 Lew Hammond 6.00 J. Bright 96.47 Chicago & Erie 39.98 John Sprague 20.10 Seph Melchi 50.00 J. G. Smith 50.00 G. F. Kintz 16.00 William Geary 10.00 Tom Leonard 1.65 M. J. Mylott 278*J6 National Coal Co., 74.53 J. H. Stone 9.00 G. R. & 1 248.04 Chicago & Erie 79.75 Sunday Creek Coal Co 365.01 Producers Coal C 0136.22 T. St. L. & W 46.80 C. U. Dorwin 259.40 Waterworks pay roll 55.92 T. St. L. & W 68.05 Fort Wayne Electric Co 45.52 Wm. B. Burford 32.50 Adder Machine Co 50X10 Kirsch & Sellemeyer 5.62 o Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The bill introduced by Representative Cravens for the purpose of making the regular appropriations to cover the cost and maintenance of the state intstitutlons to pay the salaries ’of state officers and to meet other regular expenses connected with the state government was made a special order of business in the house of representatives yesterday. This bill based on the recommendations of the state visitation committee, the statutes covering such necesities and with the approval of the ways and means committee excited considerable interest in view of the fact that it is the largest appropriation bill to be met by the general assembly. The bill as drawn is a concise statement of the needs of the state. It is said that it represents the conservative element and that an effort has been made to keep the appropriation down to the lowest possible figure. The bill was taken up section by section, the house sitting as a committee of the whole for its consideration. Speaker Veneman resigned the chair to Reprecentative McMullen, who wielded the gavel with a firm hand and succeeded in keeping the house in perfect order despite the fact that discussion waxed warm at times and the representatives were prone to throw parliamentary law to the winds. The first section of the bill considered was that concerning the appropriations for the state education institutions, It is recommended that the University of Indiana be given $32,500 for general maintenance and an additional appropriation of $17,500 for the support of the graduate school. Purdue University is to receive an equal amount as that given the state university for general maintenance, but there is no additional appropriation. Considerable discussion was aroused when Representative Veach introduced a motion that the salary of the state librarian should be raised from SI,BOO to $2,800. Party lines were forgotten and the house engaged in a general debate on the subject. There was some oratory mingled with biting sarcasm and one representative remarked that a man of exceptional ability was being paid a salary about equal to that paid departent store clerks. It is apparent, however, that state salaries are not to be raised by the present assembly for the conservatives won by a substantial margin. The afternoon session of the house was devoted to a further disucssion of the appropriation bill and it was pushed through with but few amendments. The state board of accounts received another raking at the hands of several representatives and the annual expenses of that office was reduced to $3,000 from the $5,000 recommended in the original bill. An amendment also proved that the office of state game and fish commissioner was in more or less disfavor. The appropriation bill carried a clause which would raise the salary of the commissioner from $1,200 to $2,500, but this clause was amended so that the salary will rfftnain thoaame as it has in the past. • In the senate a bill introduced for the purpose of making the medical examination of school children compulsory, promised to bring out a heated discussion. There were some

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in the upper house who were radically opposed to this bill, but its supporters were in the majority and the bill passed. The senate also passed the caboose bill, which is being backed by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The bill provides that cabooses must be at least twenty-four feet long exclusive of the platforms. There was some discussion on the bill introduced by Representative Ratz, providing that all legal notices must be published only in daily papers. Investigation showed that the only paper which would be effected by this bill was a democratic paper and the enacting clause of the bill was stricken out. - — —o W. H. MURPHY ARTIST. W. H. Murphy of this city is an artist of no mean ability. Several of his paintings, including some very fine scenes, are on display and safe at the Everett & Hite store, where they are attracting favorable notice. FORTY-FIVE LOADS OF HOGS. The novel sight of forty-five wagon loads of hogs, driving in a string, to the Scheumann stock yards was witnesed this morning. Taken all together the loads represented quite a “pretty penny.” o BUSINESS MEN TO MEET. The newly organized Business Men’s League will hold a special meeting at the Elks’ rooms this evening and every business man and member of the association are requested to be present as matters of much importance will be discussed. BUSINESS MEETING TONIGHT. The attendance of every member of the Business Men’s League, recently organized, is requested for the special meeting called for this evening at the Elks’ lodge room. Much business will be discussed and the presence of each one is of the most importance. ~RUTH CIRCLE NOTICE. A special meeting of the Ruth Circle of the Christian church has been called for this evening at 7 o'clock at the home of the pastor, the Rev. J. M. Dawson, and the attendance of every member is desired. There will be special business matters to attend to. — o Miss Martha Tribolet was surprised Monday evening at a miscellaneous shower in her nonor at the home of Mrs. Frank Russell on South Johnson street, at which Mrs. Frank Rusell and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Russell, were hostesses. Miss Tribolet will be married tomorrow, Wednesday, February Bth, to Mr. James Artman of Decatur. She received a number of beautiful and useful presents which were placed ra her hands in a pretty manner by Donald Russell, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Russell. A novel contest formed a part of the evening’s entertainment and Miss May Ehler won the prize. Dainty refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Chloe Hiester, Chloe Studabaker, Nina Shaft, Gusta Markley, May Ehler, Mary Tribolet, Hazel Hale, Martha Tribolet and Mesdames Fred and Frank Russell.—Bluffton News. Forty of the Young People’s Alliance of the Evangelical church with their friends were entertained tn a most charming way last evening by Miss Orpha Sheets at the home of Miss Gusta Cramer. A contest In which halt of a verse of the Bible was given each, who was then required to complete it, was unusually interesting and instructive, and another in which the names of insects and other things were formed by decapitating words, was unusually entertaining. Recitations by Crystal Kern, Cleo Roop, George Cramer, Lynn Kern and Lawrence Linn added much pleasure to the evening’s program. A large number of the members of the German Reformed Christian Endeavor society attended the business meeting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Hessert Tuesday evening. Following, the regular business period, were entertaining amusements. A number of words were given out from which couplets and short stories were formed and these were then read aloud much to the satisfaction of all. Other games, including a peanut carrying contest, and music, were in order. RW. Kattman of Berne was a guest.

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