Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1911 — Page 2

REPRESENTATIVES. | * ««*♦♦*♦*♦♦♦♦* « ORATIONS. ♦ :ii Clem Steigmeyer. <•' * Estella Perkins. * * DISCUSSION. ♦ ' « Roy Jahn. * « READING. * Me Ethel Smith. M= Me Hulda Bauer. Me Me MUSIC. Me' Me Piano—Dorothy Dugan. Me Me Piano Duet—Erma Houk and * 1 Me Crystal Kern. Me Me Vocal Solo—Gladys McMillen. * Me Me M< M« Me Me Me Me M< Me Me Me Me The first step in the interesting literary and music contest to be held by the Decatur, Geneva and Berne high schools, the latter part of this month, in this city, was taken Friday by the Decatur high school, when the preliminary contest was held, the winners being the representatives to take part in the final contest. The above list sets forth the names of the winners for representation in the final contest. The program began at 10 o’clock Friday morning at the central school building, the morning being devoted to the literary program. Judges in this department were Attorney D. E. Smith. Ben Beavers and Miss Faye Smith. The literary program was di- t vided into orations, discussions and readings, being as follows. LITERARY. Section 1. Oration — “Perseverance” — Otto Rice. Oration—“ The Universal Call to Peace” —Estella Perkins. Reading—“A Story Told by Bob Bellows” —Ethel Smith. Reading—“ln the Ninth Inning”— John Prescott Earl—Lucile White. Reading—“A Kids Composition on Mothers"—Henry A. Shute —Effie Miller. Reading—" Queen Esther’s Petition’’ —Cleo Roop. Section 11. Oration — “American Manhood” — Clem Steigmeyer. Discussion —“Resolved, That Farming, Under Present Conditions is the Most Desirable Occupation for a ( Young Man.” Affirmative, Orpha Sheets’, negative, Roy Jahn: affirmative, Lawrence Archbold. Reading—“ Tom Sawyer’s Lovemaking,” by Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) —Naomi Dugan. Reading—“ Katrine's Visit to New York” —Hulda Bauer. Reading—“ Gay's Adventure" — By Annie F. Johnson —Marie Daniels. The decision of the judges returned was as follows: Orations. 1. Clem Steigmeyer. 2. Estella Perkins. 3. Otto Rice. Discussion. 1. Roy Jahn. 2. Orpha Sheets. 3. Lawrence Archbold. Readings. 1. Ethel Smith. 2. Hulda Bauer. 3. Cleo Roop. 4. Marie Daniels. 5. Naomi Dugan. 6. Effie Miller. 7. Lucile White. The afternoon was devoted to the musical program, the judges in this department being Dr. Fred Patterson, Miss Lizzie Peterson and Miss Ruby Miller. This department had three divisions —piano solos, piano duets and vocal solos —and the program follows: MUSICAL. Section 1. PIANO SOLO. “Polonaise in A”—Chopin—Erma Houk. “Oh, Thou Sublime Evening Star” —Tannhauser—R. Wagner — Crystal Kern. “Martha” —F. Bon Flotow—(Trans.) —Sydney Smith. “Polish Dance” —Scharivenka—Dorothy Dugan. VOCAL DUET. “Nightengale's Complaint”—Monemia Fleming, Gladys McMillen. VOCAL SOLO. "Mission of a Rose” —Fred Cowen — Mary Erwin. “Sing Me to Sleep”—Grun.—Nellie Daniels. “The Boatsman’s Song"—Geo. H. Clutsam —Ruth Patterson. (a) “There’s Goin' to be a Concert; ’ Carrie Jacob Bond, (b) “As Their Father Had Done Before” —Glen Neptune. “The Rose in the Garden”—W. H. Neidlingen—Gladys McMillen. Piano Duet. “Mid-Summer Night’s Dream—Mendelssohn —Erma Houk, Crystal Kern. “Poet and Peasant” —Bon Suppe— Gladys Graham, Lulu Atz. "Madrilena"—Wach> —Lillian Rice, Reba Quinn. PIANO TRIO. Section 2. MIXED QUARTET. Greg Neptune, Sherman Beery, Gladys Kern, Edwina Van Camp. Vocal Solo—“Rowing"—R. Kovern —Greg Neptune. Piano Solo —Helen Fonner. The standing according to the de-

| cis ion of the judges is as follows: PIANO SOLO. 1. Dorothy Dugan. 2. Erma Houk. 3. Crystal Kern. PIANO DUET. 1. Erma Houk, Crystal Kern 2. Lillian Rice, Reba Quinn. 3. Lulu Atz, Gladys Graham. VOCAL SOIX). 1. Gladys McMillen. 2. Mary Erwin. 1 3. Ruth Patterson, 1 The preliminary contest was a most excellent one and all who took part therein are being highly complimented for their excellent work. While the faculty and the expectant audience knew fully well that some very ' good talent is in the Decatur high school, and they were expecting a very good manifestation Friday, the students far outdid their expectations. The representatives will put forth their best efforts to win the final contest. - n | Richard H. Hartford of Portland has been appointed to hear the big Blue Creek ditch case and assumed jurisdiction Monday. From the list of circuit judges formerly submitted Judge Powers of Angola was agreed upon, but he is sick and could not come. Judge Merryman then submitted a list of lawyers, including Mr. Hartford, Mr. Harper of Ft. Wayne and Mr. Whipple of Portland, the former being chosen. The cause will not be tried for two or three weeks, going | over to the April term. I Van Camp claim cases will be up ( next Tuesday and Wednesday and the . Hattie Studabaker petition to vacate alley comes Wednesday. The Erhart vs. Neaderhouser case is set for Thursday and the C. & E. petition to reduce assessment on Mercer avenue on Friday. A marriage license was issued to Russel Wheeler, 28, farmer, Geneva, to Ethel L. Stanley, 24, Geneva. It has been many years since the marriage license business has been so‘slow in Adams county as the 1 month of March showed, the total 1 number for the month being only nine. The same month last year showed twenty-one licenses issued. Real estate transfers: A. P. Hardison to Walter Cross, pt. lot 147, Geneva, $1400; Margaret J. Hahn to Mary Macklin, lot 338, Geneva, $200; E. E. Mentzer to E. J. Ahr, 80 acres. Union tp., $1200; C. M. Weldy to Wm. Weber. 99 acres, Kirkland tp., $12,000; Wm. Weber to Rachael Buckmaster, 80 acres, Washington tp., SB,200. o VISIT FACTORY AT CINCINNATI, E. H. Lyon, state agent for the Jarecki Chemical company of Cincinnati, Ohio, left at noon today for Cincincinnati, with a party to visit at the company’s factory. The party included Charles Kokent gs Avilla. O. A. Lyon of Orland, Charles Getting of Hoagland and Daniel Erwin of this city, all customers of Mr_ Lyon, who will highly appreciate this visit to the factory where the fertilizer which they use on their farms, is made. o— ■ i - B. W. SHOLTY AT HOME. Mrs. B. W. Sholty and T. R. Moore went to Fort Wayne this morning to accompany Mr. Sholty home this afternoon from the Lutheran hospital, where he underwent an operation a few weeks ago. He is getting along remarkably well. o Albany. N. Y„ April I—Supremel—Supreme Court Justice James Aloysius O’Gorman, democrat, of New York City, was elected United States senator last night by the legislature after the most prolonged struggle over the position ever held in the Empire state. On the final ballot, the sixty-fourth, he received 112 votes to 80 cast for Chauncey M. Depew, whose term expired March 4th. At the close of a day of almost continuous negotiations, the democratic insurgents capitulated and Justice O'Gorman was elected. A few minutes before the ballot was cast Justice O’Gorman's resignation from the bench was filed at the office of the secretary of state, as a constitutional provision would have prohibited his Section while holding the office of justice of the supreme court. Wild applause marked the end of the long contest and the legislature, driven from the state capltol by Wednesday's fire, quickly adopted a resolution, adjourning until April 17th. Governor Dix expressed gratification at the result. “The state of New York," he said, “has elected for its representative in the federal senate an eminent jurist, a man of pronounced ability, of great attainments and of the highest character. The election of Judge O’Gorman cannot but meet with the approval of the citizens of this state, regardless of party.” o The Erie railroad company is en

gaged at the present time in extensive improvements which, when completed, will make it one of the leading trans-continental lines. In the east they have cut down a grade, which succeeded In saving them twen-ty-seven engines per day. At other places they have double tracked the road, which will eventually be done the entire length of the line. They are vat present running eight tracks into New York City and other terminal facilities at Chicago gives them ingress to any part of the city. This, coupled with the large number of the through trains which they operate from the different cities along the line will eventually give them the bulk of the passenger traffic They are operating an especially fast freight service designed to give the local shipper of small amounts the same advantage that the large shipper employing whole trains enjoys, with the added advantage that their connections can eliminate delays at all transfer points. This road runs through several of the richest districts in the United States and loaded trains can be observed running both ways, a rare thing in railroad business. —■o ■ ■ After a lingering and patient illness since last June, with a complication of diseases Theodore Droppieman of Jeffersonville, Ind., formerly con nected in business life, related and well known here died at three-thirty oc'lock Friday afternoon in a hospital at that place. The news of his death was received by Mrs. Margaret Meibers the deceased whose son-in-law he J was, telling of his passing away but no further explanations regarding his death was given. He has been afflicted with heart trouble for some time and last June was overtaken with a severe seige after which dropsy and appendicitis set in placing his condition in a very serious one and owing to the weakened condition nothing much could be done to effect a cure. For four weeks he has been confined to the hospital and but little benefit was derived from the change and he gradually became weaker until relieved by death. Mrs. Meibers who has visited there on many occasions just returned home about four weeks ago at which time he stated as feeling somewhat improved but which lasted only a short duration and he soon sank into his former condition never to regain his health. Hi demise although looked for for several days the end came as a severe shock to the heart broken wife and daughter Sylva. Mr. Droppieman was formerly connected in business here and acted in the capacity as local agent for the Adams express comfpanv which he held for several years. From here he went to Louisville, Ky., where he took charge of a Fern Grove which he successfully conducted and later taking charge of a hotel along with his other business. For the last eight years he has been a resident of Jeffersonville, Ind., where he also followed the hotel line. Twenty-three years ago last September he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Meibers of this city and whose life has been a very happy one. To this union was born one child Sylva who with the mother is left to mourn their sad loss. He also leaves a brother who is somewhere located in the south and three sisters. Mrs. Carrie Algar and Miss Louisa Droppieman of Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Dena Lang of Cincinnati and Mrs. Mary Grove of Jeffersonville, Ind. o BOLD YEGGMEN AT DES MOINES Des Moines, la., April I.—(Special to the Dail Democrat)—ln an unsuccessfull attempt to procure SIOO,OOO from the vaults of the court house here early today, four yeggmen wrecked the vault,bound and gagged a clerk who was on guard and shot a policeman in a running revolver fight. The outer door of the vault was blown off with notro-glycerine, but the inner door held on. The men escaped under heavy fire, but later one arrest was made. 1 REV. A. B. HAIST HERE. Former Pastor of Evangelical Church to Speak Sunday. Rev. A. B. Haist of Olney, 111., a former pastor of the Evangelical church here, will be a guest of the pastor, Rev. D. O. Wise, over Sunday. Rev. Haist will be the morning speaker and probably at the evening service. He is an able speaker, as will be remembered by a number of Decatur people, and he will without doubt be greeted by a full house on each occasion. u — Indianapolis, Ind., April I—Two Indiana cities yesterday voted for the Teadmittance of saloons under the new city and township local option law. In Newcastle, Henry county, the “wets” won by a majority of 582 and in Plymouth, Marshall county, their majority was 120. Both counties had been “dry” under the county option Jaw- G The day was not altogether with - I ■■

the pro-saloon forces in the state, however, for in elections in righti townships the "drys” were victorious in seven. In Marshall county the "drys" won in Bourbon. Polk and Tippecanoe townships ami lost in I nion township. Locke, Oliver and Wash ington townships, in Elkhart county, voted "dry.” In Newcastle the vote was the heaviest ever cast in a local election. Ihe total vote was 2,534/ "Wet,' 1,588. “dry.” 976, “Wet” majority, 582. Newcastle will have nine saloons with a license fee of SSOO. By ordinance the saloons will have no screens, no rear doors, no Inside stairways and no elevators. ——o — ADAMS COUNTY CENSUS REPORT. Lloyd Arlo is the name of the ne* son born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Miller on Rural Route 8, just across the state line. A baby girl also came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reinking of Union township. u — Dr. Henry Moore, president of the board of trustees of the tuberculosis hospital at Rockville, which was opened today, completed the apportionment of beds by counties, the apportionment being based on the popula- ( tion of the counties. The apportionment will be certified to the boards of county commissioners. Each patient sent to the hospital will be entitled to remain twenty six weeks, although the board expects most of them to leave the institution in less time. In the apportionment the full use of one bed for at least twenty-six weeks a year is to be slewed each county whatever its population may be. Twelve larger counties are entitled, on the population basis, to more than one bed throughout the year, Marion county, the largest, being entitled to twelve. The apportionment is worked out on a weekly basis. Thus, a number of counties were found to be entitled to fifty-two weeks, one year, continuous service, at the hospital, with additional weeks. Several counties were found to be entitled to fewer than twenty-six weeks a year, •/-'out were allowed, by the board, a half years’ continuous service. One hundred and twenty-three beds are provided for in the hospital for continuous service. According to a ruling of the board, if any county does not send enough patients to occupy all the beds to which it is entitled, the beds may be assigned to patients from other counties. The apportionment for the enteire state, on a weekly basis, is as follows, the number of weeks being a measure of the amount of service to which each county is entitled each year: Adams county, 55 weeks; Allen 233; Bartholomew, 62; Benton. 32; Blackford, 40; Boone, 62; Brown, 26; Carroll, 76; Clay, 81; Clinton, 67; Crawford, 30; Daviess, 69; Dearborn, 53; Decatur, 47; DeKalb, 63; Delaware, 129; Dubois, 50; Elkhart, 123, Fayette. 36; Floyd, 76; Fountain, 51; Franklin, 38; Fulton, 442; Gibson, 75; Grant, 128; Greene, 92; Hamilton, 68; Hancock. 48; Harrison, 51; Hendricks, 52; Henry, 74; Howard, 82; Huntington, 72; Jackson, 62; Jasper, 33; Jay. 62; Jefferson, 51; Jennings. 36; Johnson, 51; Knox, 98; Kosciusko, 70; Lagrange, 38; Lake, 207; Laporte, 114: Lawrence, 77: Madison, 163; Marion, 659; Marshall, 60; Martin, 32; Miami, 73; Monroe, 59; Montgomery, 73; Morgan, 53; Newton, 26; Noble, 60; Ohio, 26; Orange, 43; Owen, 35; Parke, 56; Perry, 45; Pike, 49; Porter. 51; Posey, 54; Pulaski, 33; Putnam, 51; Randolph, 73; Ripley, 49; Rush', 48; St. oseph, 211; Scott, 26; Shelby, 67; Spencer, 52; Starke. 26; Steuben, 36; Sullivan, 81; Switzerland, 26; Tippecanoe, 100; Topton, 44; Union, 26; Vanderburg, 194; Vermillion, 47; Vigo, 220; Wabash, 67; Warren, 26; Warrick. 55; Washington, 44; Wayne, 109; Wells, 56; White, 44; Whitley, 42. o OTTO RINGLING, 51, DEAD. Member of Circus Firm of Brothers Expires in New York. New York. April I—Otto Ringling of circus fame, died here last night at the home of his brother, John, as the big show of which he was joint owner with his four brothers, was giving its evening performance at Madison Square Garden. He was fifty-one years old. Death was due to ureaemic poisoning. He will be buried Sunday afternoon at Baraboo, Wis,, his birthplace. The Star of Bethlehem, perhaps the newest lodge of the city, which was instituted here just five months ago, and which has grown so rapidly that it now has sixty members, Friday evening elected officers to serve for the next quarter. These officers will be installed next Friday evening, the lady legate, Mrs. Charles Diller, of Huntington, being the installing officer. At that time also, a large class of candidates will be received into the order. The following officers were elected Friday evening, who, with four others to be named at the next Fri-

day evening’s meeting, will comprise | j the official list for the next three months: Commander— Ed Lawson. Vice Conummdei-CMwn Burkhead. Marshal- Uharles Brown. Scribe —Dorsis Burkhead. Treasurer—Mra. S- E- Brown. Secretary—Ed Keller. Inner Sentinel—Mr. Keller Outer Sentinel—Will Foreman Past Commander —S. E. Brown. ANOTHER COMMUNICATION. — I ■ ■■■*’ Mr. Editor: X “Business Man” of Decatur communicated to me by mail yesterday, some very “important information, which I am perfectly willing to turn over to some one else if it can be of any practical benefit to them. 1 may look It all right, but I am no sucker, or cat’s paw to get the chestnuts out of the fire for a “Business Man" or any one else. Respectfully. I. IMLER. C MEXICAN CONGRESS CONVENES. (United Press Service.) San Antonio, Tex.. April I—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With the Mexican congress convening today, further negotiations toward peace de pended largely on the message of President Diaz. Members of the revolution side declared they knew the scope of the message and believe it will not be acceptable to Medero. A signal for the continuation of the war they declare will mean an uprising covering the whole of Mexico. BEGINS DUTY TODAY As Bookkeeper for the Fort Wayne & Springfield. Clayton Schafer of Bluffton, formerly of the M. B. & E. traction line, today began work with the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway company as bookkeeper. Mr. Schafer will move his family to this city later to reside. -—————o Forty-five were in attendance at the meeting of the Mite society Friday afternoon at the M. E. church parlors, this being the last meeting of the conference year. At the next meeting in two weeks, which will be the first one of the new year, the election of officers will take place. At that time plans for the year will also be made. The afternoon Friday was an enjoyable one. during the entertainment period there being music by Mrs. P. B. Thomas' phonograph, the program consisting of sacred songs. While many of the members of the Christian Aid society were presented by measles from attending tne regular meeting Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Will Parr, the attendance was quite good and several business matters were considered. On account of not being able to secure a business room next week, the April white sale has been postponed a short while. A dinner will be given Thursday, April 13th, and a special business meeting will be held next week at the home of Mrs. Noah Mangold to complete arrangements. A social hour, during which refreshments were serv ed, concluded Friday afternoon's delightful meeting. Mrs. W. H. Murphy entertained at 5 o’clock dinner in honor of her granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Archbold, of Fort Wayne, and Mr. J. L. Edge and great-grandson. Mrs. Archbold and babe will go to Ft. Wayne, where her husband will meet her and from there they will go to Indianapolis, where they will remain for some time. The closing of the Rupright school northwest of the city, taught by Miss Effie Patton of this city, was made a gala event, the usual big dinner at noon, and an excellent program of speech and song by the pupils, being features of the event. Several from this city were in attendance. Frank Mills, who has just closed a successful term as teacher at the Election school house, west of this city, was given a very pleasant farewell surprise party, the-affair being arranged by Mrs. Ed Zimmerman, at whose home he boarded during the term, the guests being a number of the young people of the community. Games and music and refreshments contributed to the good time. The closing day of Frank’s school Friday was a great one. About 103 people sat down at noon to the sumptuous dinner served by the patrons, and the number increased to 125 to hear the Program of the afternoon, given by b X an< ‘ girl8 ’ pupils of the chools&y Attorney C. L. Walters of ’ 8 city, and by the Decatur quartet, comprising Gregg Neptune, LawChildren Ory = F 0» FLETCHER'S * ®ABTOR)a

The Ladies’ Shakespeare c | n ' which closes Its study for the Heas April l»th. is making arrangeine n for a very elaborate closing gorl affair, which will be given at tl home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan, g act date has not yet been named, b The Euchre club, with Mrs y Brackett and sister. Mrs. R G Tra« of Petoskey, Meudames J, W i yn(la C. A. Dugan and Fred Heuer guests, spent a delightful .-v e nfi with Mrs. H. H. Moltz. Guest's prt was won by Mrs. Heuer and the cli prize by Mrs. T. M. Reid cards. Mrs. Moltz served very del lous refreshments, and dainty, ( n usual pleasing way. it will prebabiy take place some til. before Easter, before the loae the season's study. The no-imitb on arrangement has corre.pondi with some very fine readers nd It probable that the club will provfc guests with something Ve] fine in this line., besides a., ordit them one of the most delightful ga eral sociay entertainments of th* hl tory of tne club. The social green Friday evening the Presbyterian church parlors v a very successful one, both social and financially, and a very nice su of money was realized for t ie tr« ury. There were games and mm to contribute to the enterta meat, special feature of which wa the f< tune tellers’ tent, realistically elesi ing with red lights, and w. re t fortunes of all were charmingly to by various young maidens. Refret ments of ice cream and , ike we provided and there were also hon made candies for sale. The C. W. B. M. of the Christi church will meet Thursday . I'ternd with Mrs. Elmer Smith on Nor Third street, when the folio a ing pi gram will be given: Hymn. S|>ecial prayer for colo:—i worat Bible Lesson —Rom. 15--V-. • & er. Leader. ■ Hymn. ■ Work of Louisville Bible SchoaH Mrs. Artman. I Recitation —“Me and My Rlil Mammy”--Ruth Daniels I Negro Churches in Ind. inapo« Mrs. Dawson. ■ Messages from Student-■ Souß ern Christian Institute—Doro® Schultz. I Why Do We Need a Negro Schß in Texas? —Mrs. McKinney ■ Quotations from African Missifl aries—Mrs. Williams. I Hymn. I Business. I CHAMP CLARK IS SPEAKER.I (United Press Service.) ■ Washington, D. C., April I—(Si® ial to Daily Democrat' The deifl cratic caucus held today selec® Champ Clark for speak- .tianimi® ly and voted to reduce ; • :nil>erß employees so that as i -ot 000 annuallv will be mad in the 1M I SELLS DOZEN MORE. ■ Frisinger & Sprunger ' -ported tB morning the sale of a" ” their Belgian horses, a a mare, going to Frank It lumbiaville, Mich., a po li;ls er of that community ng d>®| hundred and twenty a. : It 1S recently that the Mi. are taking kindly to ’ heavy gian stock. The horse !l ' year-old and weighs 1' mare is a three-year-o ' Another sale consn '-n: ited nesday morning was to company, and was for on geldings, all of whirl -re 0 at the sale, none of B less than S3OO. ■ Miss Velma Daniel.- "fl Geneva this morning. '' been teaching the past ■■■ ek. an remaing in the city o • IJj ' IB Mr. and Mrs. Albert !■ ■ > l ' 01 W land, Mich., arrived in ' "■ V morning to be in at'.-i- 11 • 1!1(e a funeral of their grands-n. ■ W Cloud, two-year-old son - 'J r ' Mrs. Harry Cloud. " ,IG '' 3 ' l ''*fl red on Thursday nigh’ lhe ® rites will be held Sundio - the home and at 10 o" h German .Reformed cliui'h. " V Hessert officiating. H Democrat Want EPILEPSI St Vitus Dance, Stubyfl Nervous Disorders. ,H*fl respond immediate to the W meat that has for 39 V remedvfor ESToßC « ». '" f ;fl espeoally for Bottle £ T m ”Xte ard Free Iciansrecommen Jfl it. To prove its wonderful vi . fatly send, without eha’*' JTIT[ rZJM Address DR. J’ k Branch 101, Red _ - ■ FOLEYS KWNnfSI