Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1911 — Page 1

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DECATUR VOTES“WET” The Local Option Election Results in Regular “Pourdown” For Wets. A DECISIVE VERDICT Elections Held in Forty-six Units Tuesday—Results Were Varied. The story is told in a few words The city of Decatur voted ‘wet” in the local option election held Tuesday, the majority in favor of the saloons being 187. The deciseiveness of the decree was a surprise to every one. While is was predicted by many that the city would go ‘ wet” it was claimed by all the wise ones that the result would be close. However, when the first precinct was heard from, "A" of the First ward, which two years ago went 48 "dry,” and this year showed a tie. it was speedily figured that by the same gain the city would go “wet” by a large majority. The results show that the change of mind swept the city, as the “drys” did not carry a ongie precinct, a tie vote in “A” First being the nearest. The returns were all in by a few minutes after 8 o'clock and the crowd which gathered to bear the news quickly disbursed. The election was a quiet one, though nothing was left undone by either side in the way of challenging votes and getting the men to the polls. The largest change over the vote of two years ago, when the city voted "dry” by 228, was in the "A” Third, which at that time was a tie, and this year gave a wet majority of 97.- Unless some further change in the laws are made this weAt, the saloons will be established in Decatur the first week in April. Applications will have to be printed twenty days before the commissioners can grant the licenses and this will make them come up at the April term. Under the regulation law as amended in the house, but which has not yet passed the senate, Decatur will have one saloon for each 500 population, or eight saloons at least, unless, within thirty days, the council agrees that the number should be reduced to one for each 1,000, which would allow the city but four until the new census is announced. These legislative matters will be settled this week, however, as the session concludes Monday. The vote by precinct in Decatur was as follows: Yes No First Ward “A” 122 122 First Ward “B” 54 42 Second Ward "A” 149 78 Second Ward "B” 69 65 Third Ward “A” 154 57 Third Ward "B" 119 116 Total 667 480 "Wet" majority 187 Elections over the state, in forty-six units, resulted generally in the county seats going “wet,” and the townships and smaller places going "dry,” though in several large towns the “drys” won out Andrews and Roanoke in Huntington county voted "dry.” Reports from other places were as follows: These Voted “Dry.” Delphi 57 Van Buren 169 Tipton 42 Fairmount 499 Petersburg 53 Greencastle 68 Noblesville 9® Cities Voted "Wet.” Wabash 125 Vevay 15 Rushville 56 Huntington 123 Connersville 36 Marion , 40 Decatur 187 Kendallville 185 Kokomo 32 Rome City 45 The "wet” majority in Decatur was larger than in any of the cities which voted Tuesday. — Rev. L. C. Hessert of this city and Mtn. Sellemeyer of Magley left Wednesday for Huntington. where they

Will assist Rev. Dlehnt of that place In 1 holding a meeting this evening for the' raising of the jubilee fund. These) three men named before, with Rev.' Kattman of Berne are members of the' classis committee for the purpose of raising subscriptions from the eleven churches of the Zion's classfe of the German Reformed church for the >50,000 jubilee fund, which is required for the building of the new Mission house at the seminary at Sheboygan, on its jubilee anniversary, the seminary being too small to accommodate the large number of students. All the members of the committee will be at Huntington except Rev. Kattman of Herne, who will not leave on account of the smallpox quarantine there. Meetings have been held at the churches in this city, Magley, Garrett, Berne, and now at Huntington, and a large sum was subscribed by each, this to be increased from time to time through the continued efforts of pastors and congregations. Next Sunday morning the committee will hold a service at the Fort Wayne church and in the evening at the church at Auburn. * "" ft-.. ■ ..■■■■ NEW PICTURE OF WASHINGTON. The Ix>s Angeles Examiner received at this office from Mrs. Robert Blackburn, contains a new picture of Geo. Washington—that is “new” in that it has just been copied from the original which has been buried in a Masonic lodge room at Alexandria, Va., for 117 years, it being made especially for this lodge while he was president in 1794, he being a charter member of the Alexandria lodge, continuin a member until his death. This picture Is the only one shown of him wearing the Masonic dress. No copies had been allowed made of it until one time there was a fire threatened to destroy the lodge, and then fearing that the picture might be lost, the Alexandria lodge permitted the grand lodge of Pennsylvania to make a copy to be stored away in its fireproof vaults. Washington sat for the portrait in Germantown, Pa., where he resided during the yellow fever scourge in Philadelphia, which was at that time the nation's capital. The face is remarkably life-like, but shows signs of worries that were undoubtedly weighing upon him at that time, due to the revolt in western Pennsylvania known as the “whisky insurrection.”

Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick and their son and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards, of Leipsic, Ohio, will leave Friday morning for a six weeks' trip through the south, their ultimate point being Oaxaca. Mexico, where they will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wallace, Mrs. Wallace being better known here as Miss Harriet Morrison, before her marriage. Her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, of this city, a sister oi Mrs. John Niblick, who has been spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Wallace, is still there, and the reunion will be a delightful one. Mr. and Mrs. Niblick will leave Fort Wayne early Friday morning (if all things materialize as planned), for Chicago and will be joined enroute by Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio. At Chicago they will visit with their daughter Miss Helen, a student at Ferry Hall, and will then go to New Orleans, where they will spend several days. From there their itinerary leads to San Antonio, Texas, and then to Mexico City. At Mexico City they will visit several days and then go to Oaxaca, which is five hundred miles south. There they will be the guests of the Wallaces, and as their entire trip will include six weeks, they will have many opportunities of taking side trips to all the points of interest in this delightful country of the south. On their return trip to San Antonio, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards will go to Victor, Texas, to visit with his brother, and Mr. and Mrs. Niblick to Austin, where they will be guests of the Numbers family. From there they will go byway of Fort Worth, where Mrs. Champer of this city has been spending the winter with her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Weiler. Taken all in all. the different routes in going and returning, and the many delightful opportunities of visiting with relatives and old friends on the way, the six weeks will be replete with pleasure and interest. A week te required in making the trip from here to Mexico, so two weeks of the six will be consumed in this way. Mrs. O. L. Vance, who was taken to the St. Joseph’s hospital. Fort Mayne, during the month of January, there to

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undergo an operation, and where she remained until last Monday a week, has as the request of her physician, returned to the institution this morning in order that closer and better attention could be given her. When she returned home it was thought bv the physician that her condition would continue to improve and she could return home. On Monday of last week she returned to the city, but since that time has not been showing the desired improvement, as had been looked for, and at the request of the physicians she returned this morning to resume treatment for a more rapid recovery. She was accompanied by Mr. Vance, who will remain with her a short while. It i« the hope of her many friends that she improve from now on and tha\ a speedy recovery be hers. o A PRETTY WEDDING Lichtle and Niblick Wedding Took Place Last Evening. A pretty wedding was solemnized last evening at seven o'clock at the St. Marys parsonage when Rev. Fr. Wilken united the two young lives of Anna Lichtle and John Niblick in the holy bonds of matrimony. Both parties are well known and reside just south of the city, and the affair last evening has been looked forward to for some time. Miss Georgine Meibers a cousin of the groom and Fred Baker were the attendants. Immediately following the ceremony they went to the home of Miss Meibers' parents where a wedding supper was served the new ly wedded couple. They will reside on the farm of the groom’s father on rural route ten.

Indianapolis, Ind., March I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —With W. J. Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, Gov. Foss of Massachusetts. Governor Marshall of Indiana, former Governor Folk of Missouri, and other prominent democrats named aa among the leading speakers, plans were well under way today for the national democratic achievement banquet to be held here the night of April 13th, Jefferson’s birthday. Printed invitations have been sent to prominent democrats throughout the country, and with most of the party leaders in attendance the meeting will prabably be one of the biggest democratic gatherings of the year. The banquet will be under the auspices of the Democratic League of Clubs. The official invitations issued today declare that the banquet is “to celebrate the victories which certain democratic reforms have won and to aid and strengthen the democratic party.” It is expected, however, that agreements will be reached on some of the matters which fell by the wayside at the recent Baltimore meeting. No resolutions binding the democratic members of congress to any fixed course, or favoring any man for the presidency, will be introduced, it is declared. Important measures will he discussed, however, and it is expected there will at least be an “understanding.” It is believed that the speeches of Bryan, Marshall, Wilson, Folk, Foss, and Governor Burke of North Dakota, will sound the keynote for the democratic campaign in 1912. Governor Harmon of Ohio has been invited to attend the banquet, but to date he has not signified his intention of coming. At Baltimore Harmon was given a great boom for president in 1912. “Harmony and unity” is to be the watchword here and every section of the country and every wing of the party will be represented, according to those in charge of the arrangements. It is understood attention will be given the necessity of organization and stimulus for this discussion will be furnished at a meeting of the board of directors of the National Democratic League of clubs which will be held preceding the banquet. Plans will be laid at that meeting for a chain of clubs to reach every section of the country, with the platform of the league, declaring for the democratic principles, as the backbone of the new organizations. Local committees have been appointed here to take charge of all arrangements for the banquet and a general invitation to ail democrats, besides those especially invited, has been issued. The special invitations are signed by a long list of prominent democrats, headed by former vice president, Adlai E. Stevenson, Marshall, Wilson, Foss, Governor Shafroth of Colorado, Hoke Smith of Georgia, Peck of Wisconsin, Senator-elect Kern and Luke Lea of Tennessee.

Andrew J. Gay, a former pioneer resident of Adams county, father of J. L. Gay and Mrs. Minnie Teeple of this city, died Tuesday afternoon at his home, in Shoals, sn the southern part of the state, near which place he had been residing the past eighteen or twenty years. This was the message received here late Tuesday afternoon by the son. The news of the death came as a wholly unexpected shock, as no word of his illness had been received, a letter coming last week bringing the news that he was well at that time. The brief message gave no particulars of the death and it is supposed that it occurred very suddenly. Mr. J. L. Gay left Tuesday evening on the 5:30 car for Shoals, where arrangements for the burial will be made. If the widow, the second wife of Mr. Gay is willing, the body will be brought here to his former home for burial, the first wife and other relatives having been laid to rest in the Salem cemetery in this county The deceased was one of the pioneer residents of this county. Though he was born in Ohio, the greater part of his life, has been spent here, on what is now the Clay homestead, about four miles east of this city. Had he lived until next August 2nd, he would have been eighty years of age. His first wife died many years ago, after which he went to Shoals, where he purchased a farm and has since resided. He was married there to a lady from that place—Mrs. Priscilla Gay—who survives. He leaves but two children, J. L. Gay and Minnie Teeple, of this city. A daughter, Cora Gay, has preceded him in death, passing away at the age of eighteen years. A telegram from Mr. Gay Wednesday was to the effect that the remains would be brought here, arriving Friday morning at 1:40 o’clock over the G. R. &> I. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Salem church, the Rev. Church officiating.

MAMMOTH ATTRACTION. Mr. J. W. Bosse, the popular manager of the house that bears his name has secured the monster comedy “Vagland.' The production which made such a tremendous hit at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne, February 7th and Bth. The east includes twen-ty-seven principals and a mixed chorus of fifty-eight people, supported by their own orchestra. The musical is presented by the Modem Woodmen and Royal Neighbors of Fort Wayne, and was the third largest company ever appearing in Ft. Wayne, Ben Hur and the Prince of India being the largest. As the company only intends playing the large cities, Mr. Bosse is much elated over securing “Vagland" for his house Friday evening, March 3rd. o John A. Didot, the jeweler, who has been conducting a place of business in this line on Madison street for some time, and who, almost since the beginning of his stay in the city, has been afflicted with catarrh of the stomach and other ailments, has, at the request of his physician, returned to his home at Geneva, where he can be given propel treatment and better care for the restoration of his health. For the past few weeks his sufferings have been greater than heretofore and he was unable to carry on his business as it should be. Since his stay in this city he has been conducting a prominent place of business and has enjoyed a liberal patronage from the public because of his honesty and capability as a jeweler. He wil) return here just as soon as he IS able and with the necessary care and attention will be able to be at his post before many weeks. While here he has made many friends, who wish him a' speedy recovery of hig former good health. Indianapolis, Ind., March I—Just1 —Just in from being well fed at a dinner with the Hon. Frank E. Herring as host, the guest being Hon. Theodore E. Bell Os California. Mr. Bell is well known to many Indiana democrats, he being the chairman of the committee named by the Denver national convention to notify Hon. John W. Kern that he had been nominated by a great party for the high place of vice president of the United States. Mr. Bell was enroute home from a two months’ stay at the national capital, where he had been laboring with a view of having congress honor the great metropolis of San Francisco in celebrating the Panama exposition. He won his fight in congress by the narrow margin of

twenty-nine votes, and he is rejoicing just as much as if it had been a hundred and twenty-nine. The state of California has voted a bond issue of five million dollars tor this exposition, and the progressive citizens of San Francisco have added seven and onehalt millions from private subscription, so you see they intend to show the people of this country a grand time when we all go there in the good year of 1915. Mr. Bell is a charming young native of the state of California, and had many interesting things to relate to the twenty-five hoosiers who had the privilege of seeing and hearing him at the dinner which was served at the Denison on Monday evening. Governor Marshall was one of the after dinner speakers and this is sufficient for every one to know that credit was done to the state of Indiant by its chief executive. Monday was a busy day in the Indiana legislature. Work began in both bodies at 9 o'clock and there was no time lost all day, the house even indulging in a night session, which by the way is the first for them this session. They made a good record for business, too, and two or three sucu days will clear the decks and give for this legislature a record for doing things and doing them well. The feeling over the state that this session has lagged and been a trifle lazy, is not based on facts, and just now they have reached the point of accomplishment. Bills on third reading and final passage will be the order of the week and they will grind them out rapidly for the remainder of the time allotted them. The house pased the regulation bill, and its acceptance by the senate will be the matter of an hour or two. The senate finished their work on the constitution, and three days will see that piece of legislation ready for the governor’s signature. All other matters in which the people are expecting action, will be disposed of in good season. The supreme court which made a good many county clerks wear long faces in taking from them transcript and other fees, has ajso been the means of bringing several hundreds of them to this city and already a bill has been introduced remedying the defect. There is much sympathy for them among the members of both house and senate, and it may be possible for a bill to be pushed through which would afford them relief. L. G. E. MRS. GRANDSTAFF ILL. Remembered on Birthday With Postal Shower. Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff is quite sick at her home in Monmouth with pneumonia, which resulted after a siege of the grip. Monday was Mrs. Grandstaff's birthday anniversary and she received from about sixty friends a postal shower of greetings and best wishes. As she is ill and unable to answer them now, she wishes in this way to extend her thanks to all who remembered her. She received postals from the W. R. C. and other friends of this city, Van Wert, Toledo Cavette, Ohio. Hartford City and many others. o THEODORE DROPPLEMAN WORSE Mrs. Margaret Meibers returned yesterday from Jeffersonville, where she spent several weeks with her son-in-law, Theodore Droppieman and family. Mr. Droppieman who last fall was at the point of death, but who had seemingly recovered, is worse again and it is said his condition is even more serious than it was at the time of the other serious attack, and it is thought that he can live but a short time. His heart is now affected. a NOT GUILTY. Editor of Decatur Democrat: As there are many in Adams county who take your valuable paper that are well acquainted with me, please allow me to explain through your paper the nature of the case filed by Charles Mumma against myself and Dallas and William Johns. It was simply a personal grudge that Mr. Mumma held against Mr. Johns, that took place on election day. November 8, 1916. In order to get even with Dallas Johns he had to bring innocent persons into this suit, William Johns and myself. The timber in dispute was the property of myself, one of the defendants. ’ M. F. ASPY. • K ® L. A. Holthouse was a "business caller at Richmond today.

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TO CLOSE SUNDAYS Postmaster General Grants the Request of Decatur Postoffice Men. IN EFFECT SUNDAY Office Doors Will be Open, But Not the Windows— Roads Need Drag. Postmaster W. A. Lower Wednesday received official orders from the postmaster general for the closing of the delivery window and the patrons window at the postoffice on Sundays. It will be remembered that the boys at the office, several weeks ago, sent out 1,000 postals, asking the patrons to express their wishes as to whether or not the office might be closed. In response 875 cards were received. Os these but three offered objection. These cards were forwarded to the postmaster general's office and the order to close is the result. Under the new order, however, the mall must be distributed in the boxes and the front doors of the office will be open from 8:30 until 4 o'clock, allowing those who have rented boxes at the office to get their mail. A box may be rented for forty cents a quarter The order also changes the collection of mail which will be made at four o’clock In the afternoon instead of five as heretofore. Under this orrangement but two men will be necessary at the office on Sunday morning. Instead of eight as has been necessary. The rural carriers desire to state that the road supervisors should have the roads dragged. This has been done b. everal and is a great improvement. The roads have been terrible for several weeks and the inspectors, if they should happen along just now might make a serious report. —. o LOW LICENSE BILL WINS OUT. Senator Proctor Turned Down—Doings in Legislature Today. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., March I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Senator Proctor and the high license feature met defeat in the senate this afternoon, when Proctor was not appointed as a member of the committee to confer with the house committee on the clause. Lieutenant Governor Hall named Senator Stotsenberger temporary chairman and he named Durre and Haugk. low license men, on the committee. Proctor appealed from the appointments but was defeated by a vote. The house passed the option bill as amended, and it was sent to the senate for concurrence. The house killed the compulsory voting bill passed by the senate. The registractio nbiil was amended so that the boards shall sit for three days and advertise the session through the newspapers. The governor signed the caboose bill and the bill to appoint boiler inspectors under the railroad commission. — • o ROYAL ARCH MASONS The members of the order of Royal Arch Masons are requested to be at the meeting this evening. Every member is urged to attend. ■' — —-—o Bunner was arrested Monday afternoon late by Marshal Peterson, upon complaint of Mr. Dever, who noticed the man staggering about the streets. The defendant tried to bring in evidence that he staggered because of heart trouble, and even went to a doctor for examination, but insufficient ev’dence was found in his favor. He also claimed that he staggered because of a crippled leg fvhich had been injured in the fall from the ferrls wheel at ths fair grounds last fall. Mr. Bunner was one of the witnesses in the Death-Daniels case in the circuit court Monday.

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