Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1911 — Page 5

April ’-Th® F’Xn <>f > he North ln,,lana KLce. which 1. to be held E begun ng Wednesday. KunW morning and evenI* ‘ v lunger, president r unlv( . rstl >. Upland. preachLotions for the young ■* tL held today- Tonight a I Hl be delivered by Bev. J. B* eo f the members of the ■J, board lie la a resident E* n H Hugi'ca* Ban FranclsBi the presiding officer, and Kliding owr the conference ■T „ springfield, Ohio. He B, dire<’l.' 'rom that conferEhiug Kokomo on Tuesday, Epresent at the celebration ■ -.■.c anniversary in honor anivereity. BLtude of the conference on KLjce question will be one Birng features of the forthInference At the last con- ■ , special .ommillee upon K and prohibition was ap- ■ ttie chairman of which is Bsomervi-l- Light of Elkhart, ■ (.I pronoun->d temperance True Wilson of Chicago, B* ar y .■ present during Ktrrp and "11 l-e heard upon L of temperanee. Kuday, April I "th. the closing E> conferen- -. the Rev. Mada, _■ - mt superintendKnr an address. ■ bfuence o: : mor Governor ■rh a form- - nierence. proKan it a dot laration favor- ■ county option, will have its Kwi-.h the I-"- official body K by those "ell informed of Kg, movements. Kfe last -r' <■ the counKg law has repealed, the Ktownsl-.i; - : stituted for the ■ rlt and tm n cities, which Bh under the county option K gov wet. It remains to be Bh this- ha: a-d situation uill Kged by the - -inference. Btao’n that 4> delegates will Bttffidar.<e a-. : tor them enter Babas been • 'airily provided Bas for mat.- additional visit ■Yle enterfi - -rent committee K excellent!' It is, however. ■ that from fifty to one hunBhm volunteer readiness in ■H. There is always jtn acBi attendance of Irani fifty to Bind pers- :-nn other conBt It is bd>-«4 that 600 vis■ddelegates ill wil' be presI the conference Bn rivalry fee- tie privilege of ■Hig the next 'inference has B C P oeraw-n \\ oiash and Fort B The lan. r .•;,■# pariicularBri to do the- honor or host. B * Chrtfixsi well know n ■Un, Salute. timed another Bul louse < H-.tract. this one the t-w, -a r'our-rt om B brick school building at ■«We Wut.-L o-nipv, «reenB*" “vtl of Marian. There Bwaler if . iddenj, but the Bfouwou, a a priue of aoe-tt B are hew at work 01. a ■ *®laing a t ;], >we Indian. 1 .. B' ,u rt the . Gioi.-e buiii'-tir-.e. so as to have B !;? ?a - '.e-ni The tint B®f a nuiiio-t of centrads Bjfaxri it looks like tiie seaB" 1 * a ier- -u; and profits them. They began work B® t!le Hirt building v,-,, they au>- rcK fcr :he «>* of faadoce Kai B’vill open .- whiiktsale freer The it; pi oveiients be itclude a model* cooker, H 1 other fixtures ißst essitry B a ’tition. Baling lenhart home. B* fc rtable residence of E. B. "est Monroe street is J 1 * a tou rse of interior reat *ill add much to the 8,1,e6lB ,1,e6ll ty and <omfort of the hsong the features of retke tnakhgg of an open BbL ''"‘“■’■“-o—— — R & ■up” Teeplo Parted for *° he there when the ar rive~. having on board an< i tot i, Leo, who went ' Bevera! weeks ago to pur- ) for the company here of [ ar e members. According > they are bringing twenbred lu-lgium draft at once ’ ,c dipped jK* 8 here b y Wells-Fargo excompany makes a pur- ° ld counlry on an ava year > and different B.tbM i fl ' 1n " ,ake the trl » “I-! Hu ® e Mr - Sprunger be- I ° ne ' an< ' as an assist- ' M* com P a tued by big son, t Hk b ** n Belling many :Hk^*° s - than they ! B - »ad th t probabilities <

are that the buiich just Imported will be snapped up by discriminating buyera long before preparations can be made to return for another shipment The American farmer f s j UBt t)og [ u . nlng to realize that to do the best work with the least friction necessitates the best equipment and they are rapidly coming to the front in their demand for the best stock the market affords, and the future has bright prospects for a grade of stock hitherto thought impossible. —o AND THEREBY HANGS A "TAIL." Os course we have long been familiar with the bewitching beguilement of milady and her plumpness round ed out with ruffles and pads and plumery, and her top-flor, which woul-J otherwise have beeu q u i te sparsley adorned, top-heavy with Its puffs and curls and switches, held in place with fluttering, gaudy ribbon and bands—but who would have believed it of a horse?—but thereby hangs a "tail.' List if you would hear it. A well known Root township man recently bouhght a team of horses —fine lookers they were, too, and apparently well-groomed, with their tails turned up and tied, with gay, red ribbons, the tails being first encased In a sort of netting—apparently to keep them up from being muddied. The man, well pleased with his purchase, took them home and what was his astonishment when he untied the ribbons to let down the tails, in preparation for a good grooming, to find that the tail of one of the horses came off with the ribbon, leaving only a stub —the part that came away being the net stuffed nicely with straw, etc., to give the necessary padding. And then recurred to him the oft-re-peated statement of the owner which at the stables, then an oracle, became tq him now a revealed sact —“That the h»rses -were all right, except that one whose tail was like what one couM expect a cow had chewed it. n He joined in the laugh that was directed his way by his family at his being led around to the purchase by a ribbon. — o A very attractive and up-to-date appearance does trie reception room of the Knights of Columbus hall present, as well as several other apart ments of the club rooms, owing to the improvements which have been going on for some time past. The walls have been adorned with a number of new pennants, representing Catholic universities throughout the country, and with the addition of new pictures appropriate , for the lodge changes the former effect altogeth er. A series of ten pictures, comprising the voyage of Christopher Columbus, discovering this country, and taken from the famous paintings of Gregori’s frescoes, whose original ones hang in the University of Notre Dame, have been presented to The lodge and enlarged, in a pretty neat moulding, and draws the attention «f all who enter, and which are highly valued by every member of the local council. The new furniture which was added just last week, has been arranged, new strips of carpet* placed here and there, and a cozy corner in one corner, include the new changes. The other rooms which have been bettered are the cloak and cooking rooms, where the floors haw been repainted, walls alabasttned aaid the wood-work given a new coating and present a more cleanly said improved effect. More improvements to other rooms will be m*de, and whidk Will soon be started, and wiwn all are gone over, the lodge experts to make •them present the finest appearance of any in the city — rFUNERAL OF T. DROPM-EMAfrL ■,t’he funeral of Theodore Droppiemau of Jeffersonville, formerty of this city, was conducted Monday at ® o’clock from the 8L Patrick’* dbuwfr at JsCersonville. Dr. and Mr*. 1 ■ S. Clark and Jack Melbeta of this eW were ta attendance. The death of Mr. Droppleman occurred Friday aft«a»oon after a long illness from a, co*iplication of dlseasee. • o NEW FACTORY STARTS. I Bright and early Monday morning, the factory intending the manufac-j ture of the famous Poyneer fanning and seed separating mill, began operations in the building owned by H. H Bremeritamp on First street, t e.' I beginning operations by assembtag I twenty-five machines for orders " ' I demand Immediate shipment. This mill is well known throughou t " section of the country and the sa esmen will devote their time to this territory for the next few months. •• firm will advertise in all the leading papers and the different members are hustlers so the ultimate success of the factory cannot be doubted. forenoon six car loads of regulars, were here the train on the Clove took water, enroute so Mexican border. They were a happy lot and were having lots of fun. They carried the full equip®*®*

"The Future”— Dr. S. D. Beavers. Solo—Wm. P. Schrock. Shoit Address—A Former Elder. "Now For Something Else’—Ed 8. Moses. Burning of the Old Mortgage. Hymn—Congregation. HOME FROM SOUTHEWEST. C. Andrews Absent From City For Eight Years. Clarence Andrews, son of .John Andrews, who for eight years past has been out in Texas and Oklahoma, re turned home Monday for a visit with 1 his parents. He was accompanied by Mrs. Andrews, and came from Vernon, Texas, where he has been for jorne time, although his real home is at El Reno, Oklahoma, wffiere he is engaged at the barber trade. He is doing fine since leaving here, but is glad to get back home and renew ac-, quaintances after his long absence. 0 When Mr. and Mrs. John Garard returned home Sunday from Fort Wayne, the former a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Garard, and told his parents that they had just returned from their wedding trip, they sprang quite a surprise on them, and one that they could hardly believe. Mr. Garard, who has been working at the Wabash shops at Fort Wayne for some months, told nothing of his intentions and a week ago last Thursday was wedded to Miss Ada Stapleton of Ft. Wayne, the affair not only coming as a surprise to his parents, but to his friends as well. The wedding ceremony took place at Hillsdale, Mich . where they had gone, and after a few days' stay there they returned to Fort Wayne to be the guests of her parents until Sunday, when they arrived here for a visit with his folks. Miss Stapleton is a charming young lady of tender years and her meeting of Mr. Garard later ripened into love, culminating in their marriage. Mr. Garard was born and reared here, is i an exemplar young man of many good qualities, having worked here nearly all of his life and enjoys a wide acquaintance. He has taken a position • with the Decatur Automobile Works ’ and will begin his new duties at once. He will make this place his home and will go to housekeeping in a short ! time. The congratulations and best ; wishes of many friends are extended i to the couple. [ * : Mrs. Mary Werling, wife of Johr , Werling, for twenty years prominent • residents of Wells county, prior ti > that time, living for many years ir ■ this county, died Monday night at I • o’clock at the family home four miles - west of Friedheim, at the age of sev I enty-one years. Mrs. Werling hac f been in failing health for some time 1 from infirmities incident to old age ? but had recovered sufficiently to be ‘ about again until last Thursday, wher t she again became bedfast. f She was born February K, 1840 j in Van Wert county. Ohio, the daugh 1 ter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scheul s er. Fifty-two years ago she was mar ried to John Werling, the union beint i a long and happy one. Only tw< i years ago the couple happily eelebrat ■ed their fiftieth or golden wedding i anniversary. To them were bon twelve children, six of w‘hom are liv 1 ing. They are: George of Wells > county, William of New Haven. Free I <of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Susan Gallmeyei 1 rjf Adams, Allen county: Charles : Werling. at bonne, and Avgust Wer 1 t.ng of Wells county. > Mrs. Werling fe also survived bj • one brother, Jacob Scheul®-, of New I Haven, and two sisters, Mis. Meyers and Mrs. Jdhn Bentz, of Prtfcle. The funsral will ibe held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Froid hdim Lutheran church, th« funeral i procession leaving the hoime at 1 , o’Clwk, sun ttae. The Rev. Preuss i will officiate. o~ The Hartforfi City pnpers Saa irday contained a phuto of TWv. Earl J’ark- ■ er, pasmor of the Grace M. E. church, tiiat cits', who on Sunday conducted the last cervices to be held preceding the conference being held at Kokomo , tte* week Mr. FHriter h»s been ; at Hartford City only .a short time, het during his short stay has proven him- ' self a very capable man for the posi- > tion Which he holds, Wid the members are very anxious that he be returned to them for the next year a. their pastor. The Hartford City Times Sa -The services Sunday at Grace church will be the last before the annual conference meeting at Kokomo. Rev Parker, accompanied by his wile, ..... su»d„ nW- »r Rev Parker is a member of the e -rd -meh h<«. . ™-r wm .« -v- ■- Dpratur, slura-y »0 the family during Mr. and Mrs. Park er's absence at the ponf “ e . ..Rev Parekr’s return will be *sk M w J. of Orw. church.

"Rev. Parker baa been here only a year. He haa given general satisfaction and has made many friends outside of the church who would like to ' see him returned." WIP w w - ■HMM, • .. -ww- l> ■*■■■■■••* The official board of the Methodist ■church held an important buslnes. meeting Monday evening, at which time the various reports of all departments of the church were heard and the business for the ch sing of the conference year attended to. The :e- --. ports of the various departments showed the church In a flourishing J condition and the past year has been . a most successful one. As the present pastor, the Rev. C. . W. Church, of Fort Wayne, is retired ; from the ministry, and came here to ' serve only until the close of the year, ior the unexpired term of the Rev. ( Sherman Powell, who was called to the field work in the interest of the , Rockefeller Depauw university enI dowment fund, it is certain that a ' new minister will be appointed by , the conference to serve here this next year, and a delegation of twelve men from the local congregation will leave Thursday for Kokomo to the conference to put forth their best ef- ' forts in securing the very best minister possible to serve here the next ■ year. i The local church is highly pleased ’, with the work of the Rev. Church ' here during the few months that he ’ has served, but owing to ill health, he is obliged to give up his regular work ’' in the ministry and will not continue ’ service anywhere. During the past ■' few months the attendance in all de- • j partments—the congregation, the 1 the Sunday school, the Ep5 worth League—and all departr ments has nearly doubled, all obliga- ■ tions have been met, and the church ' I was never in a better condition, spir- ? ( itually and materially. Quite recent- ? ly a Junior League was organized “> with sixty-six members, and this also is in excellent condition. 3 The Rev. Church left today for the a conference at Kokomo, and there will > be no preaching services here next Sunday but the following Sunday the n new pastor will begin his duties. In 6 recognition of the good work of the I Rev. Church and their appreciation d thereof, the official board Monday ev * ening adopted the following resoluII tions: d Decatur, Ind., April 3, 1911. Office of Official Board of Methodist Episcopal Church. c Whereas. Our regular pastor was lt called from this charge several 0 months before the close of the confern ence year to engage in other work " for the church and this charge left ,s without a pastor. Then there came v ’’ to us at no small sacrifice to himself d our present beloved pastor, Chester e W. Church. No more kind, gracious and endearing Christian pastor ever « served this or any other church; n through his kind and Christian spirit our people have been lead into a closer spirit of fellowship. In every department of the church there is '•■ complete harmony and unusual Chrisr" tian enthusiasm, which marks a forS ward step in this charge. ° As members and friends of this coni' gregation we owe much to Brother B Church, who has so faithfully and efn flciently served us; and for the large measure of hope we now have for ls the future, much credit must tie given ■d to him. * r Therefore, Resolved, That we do ■ s most heartily appreciate his faithful, r " earnest and efficient service and we assure him our individual affection y and esteem, and we wish him the kV blessings and peace of God whatever s he may do and wherever he may go. OFFICIAL BOARD. y 1u MOTORMEN NOW CAGED. 1 3 The Decatur interurtsn has taken the necessary steps to comply with the new law requiring the motorman y to have a separate room, closely partitioned ><Jff from the nesiainder of The , car, that preventing the passengers j from talking to him or otherwise at- ? trading h» attention, which is ciosco ly requfreh for his particulasr wore, t Carpenter* have been at work on the t partitions and car number one is finished and running according to the new law, which has, however, not yet s ; gone into effect The work on the j .other cars will be pushed rapidly and! they, too, will soon be running ac-’ . wording to the up-to-the-niinute re-: qttirement. NOTHING DOING. City officials, Sunday, noticing young men wending their way to a certain off-room in the city and subpicioning that some kind of a game might be in progress at the place of the gathering, kept their eyes on it, and later proceeded to investigate the cause. At first, entrance was reifused, but later, upon entering, discovered several parties surrounding a table, but nothing was discovered that would warrant an arrest. Finding has been returned for the plaintiff, the State of Indiana, vs. the

Grand Rapids « Indiana Railroad company, in one of the most unique cases ever filed In this court. The demand was for <SO penalty because the agent at Geneva failed to chalk up the time tables, the required length j of time before tho train was due. The court found for the plaintiff In the sum of |25, the defendant also to pay the costs of the action. One-half of the sum was ordered paid to the | prosecuting attorney. R. H. Hartford of Portland, special judge In the big Blue Creek ditch case, took oath of office and set the case for trial Tuesday, April 18th. E. Wilson & Co., vs. Laura A VanCamp, executrix, claim, $125, answer filed by defendant executrix. Old Adams County Bank vs. Deca tur Filler Co., note and appointment of receiver, report of claims which were allowed is disallowed and held for further investigation. American Injector Co. vs. Laura A Van Camp, executrix, claim, $105.07; claim allowed on leave of court for $lO7, and costs to be paid as one claim. Isaac Rose, Simon Ackerman vs Miranda Ellen and Charles B. Nib lick, ejectment and damages, SI,OOO appearance by Lutz, Simmons Dailey for defendants. —.—- ■ - — Tuesday was saloon day before the board of commissioners and eleven ap plicants passed the examination, ask ing for the privilege to sell intoxicat ing liquors in less quantities than r quart at a time, to be drank on the premises where sold. It was a Ion? and tedious routine affair and those who attended with the expectation of seeing or hearing anything sensa tional were disappointed. The rout ine was much on the order of the old time examinations, excepting that a few extra questions were asked a* provided under the new law. Each ap plicant was examined and his qualifications supported by two or three witnesses. No remonstrances were fil- . ed and this prevented those opposed to the granting of licenses,making any streuous effort to prevent the granting of the five licenses as provided by law and the previousc action of the board. The first applicant examined was Lafayette Ellis. To save time the i reading of his proof of application and I his application were taken for grant- ■ ed. Following his examination, it was : suggested by the County Attorney, Mr. Lutz, that Mr. Ellis had been convict- ! ed twice during the year 1907 for liqI uor violations and leave was granted • Mr. Peterson, the attorney appearing i for the applicant, to look up this • charge. Cornelius Radamacher was the next applicant, being represented : by Attorney Beatty and in this case i the board held that it would be neces- ' sa y to show a lease of the building i in which applicant desired to operate ■ a saloon. This was done. Attorney • DeVoss appeared next, representing John Keller and Roman Barthol, - whose evidence were heard. At ten o’clock a recess was taken. • during which time, bids for the erecs tion of the Egley bridge over the Wabash river were received by the board. i They were quite complicated, and the board decided that no decision or > awarding would be made today, giv- , ing them an opportunity to figure out i the bids. i Mr. Peterson then presented the s claims of the Murray Hotel Co., inr corporated, with Bert Colchin as thej ■ applicant and the same attorney of-> sered the case of Clem Voglewede.' Each case required about thirty utes. At 11:30 the board adjourned: until 1 o’clock. i t Promptly at 1 o'clock the board ret convened, Attorney DeVoss handling' the application of J. J. Tonneller and' s of Andrew Zeser. Attorney Shafer ! terson was then given another oppo.-' . tunity and offered the evidence in the J . case of Morton E. Andrews and Ben Knapke and William Harting. The; , board then heard the evidence of the ’ wholesale applicants, Tsadore Kalver,! William Mersman and Edward Johnson. i Jeff Klopfenstine of Preble was the' : first man to secure a liquor license in Adams county, under the Proctor city and township option law. Evidence was heard and the license granted at about 4:30 Monay afternoon. At the same time a license was issued to John Hey, who was number two on the list, and will conduct a saloon at Williams, in Root township. Mr. Klopfenstine will open his place this afternoon and Mr. Hey tomorrow. The board took up the macadam ! road petitions Monday afternoon. I Charles Getting and Benedict Lininger were appointed viewers on the Eg-ley-Nyffler road and C. C. Ernst, en GhlldFeaOiy FOR FIETOHER’S CAST O R I A

I SHIRLEY PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS / \ The kind that mod men wear. Notice the cord back and the front ends. They slide in frictionless tubes and move as you move. You will quickly see why Shirley President Suspenders are comfortable and economical for the working man or business man. Light, Medium or Extra Heavy Weights —Extra Lengths for Tall Men. Price 50 Cents from your local dealer or by mail from the factory. Signed Gnarantee on every pair THE C. A. EDGARTOM MFG. CO. 333 MAIN STREET, SHIRLEY. MASS. gineer. They will meet at the auditor's office April 6th. On the Kessler road and the D. S. Wolfe road, Silas Sprunger and Daniel B. Roop were named as viewers, with Mr. Ernst, and they will meet at the auditor's office April 7th on. both roads. The notice and publication of the Peter Braun petition for a road was filed and found sufficieut. Fred Koldeway and Jacob Scherer were appointed viewers and will meet April 10th at the auditor’s office. The report of the election commissioners on the Hartford township local option election was filed and approved, showing the township "dry'’ by seventeen. It being shown that a janitor was necessary at the jail, Sheriff Durkin was authorized to secure one at a cost of not to exceed $20.00 per month. CASE OF SMALLPOX. Bluffton, Ind., April 4—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A case of smallpox was reported today on the Adams county line, near Vera Cruz, the person afflicted with the dread disease being Clinton Tarnelle, an employee of the B. G. & C. He has been sick for several days and on Monday the health officer was called, who diagnosed the case as smallpox and quarantined Mr. Tarnelle. The case, although bad, is not thought to be so serious. SPECIAL SESSION BEGAN AT NOON (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C., April 4—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With wild enthusiasm the new democratic house and with the usual formalities in the senate, the special session of congress convened today at noon. Following the election of Champ Clark as speaker, W. J. Bryan and Governor Harmon appeared on the floor, met and • shook hands, amid wild cneers. Both I declared the democrats were on trial 1 and must make a record. i STORES OPEN TILL EIGHT. Beginning with the first week in April the various stores of the city, i which, during the winter months have • been closed at 6 o'clock, will b^ vW . forth be open until 8 o’clock, thus ac 1 commodating those who cannot fin* 'time to get out Id do their shoppinc ' during the day hours. — -o CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bignatur^ of ■ Exp ER! *• ’ M c r Thadc Markp f * Designs Copyrights &c Anyone Rending n Bketchend rtescrlntlnn nn v r.nlckly aseorr iin onr opinion free whoilivr ai invention ;« prohnbly p uentable. Cnniriimilcn IknWJl'o S !HANDBOOK OU l-ateau sent free. Oldest iteenejr for eeeunng pdter.tA. Pnfentfii taken thr/ijeh Munn 4 Co. receive tptcial rytice, wfthoai tharirv, 1n the Scientific Umerkan, A handsomely lllnstmtirt weekly. T.nßros eh culatlon (if any aelentiac ir.mmj. Toss,, p , naiMM Sd»by.n ne-Ktw ,Svr MHIW lV- Hew Y’ir‘