Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1911 — Page 1

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| SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEET. I ■ I pail.' Democrat)—lt was announced a ■ l iere today that William Reineke of ■ Fort Wayne would bo elected depart- ■ m?n t commander and Frank WalaU of t I ['afayette, senior vice commander of < E t hP United Spanish War Veterans. ] ■ T | ie 1912 meeting will be held in Terre B Haute. —-— ■ c 11 Great is the preparation being |lia(le by Fort W’ayne, and particular- < |y so by the church workers of the various churches, wno are planning tor the entertainment of the State Sunday school convention, which on Thursday will open its annual session in that city. It will be one of the | largest gatherings of church and Sun- ] day school workers that has ever assetnbled in Fort Wayne and nearly every city in the state will send her delegates to represent its Sunday schools in the convention. The following is the program to be carried out the first two days of the session; THURSDAY, JUNE 8. Morning. Registration of delegates. Afternoon. 2:00 to 3:25 —Simultaneous confetences. Elementary — Advanced — Temperance. ELEMENTARY DIVISION. (Plymouth Congregational Church.) Presiding, Miss Hazel A. Lewis, state superintendent elementary division. Program. Prayer —Mrs. Frank Matthews, Anderson. Topics of conference: 1. What Records Should the County Elementary Superintendent Have? The Township Superintendent? 2. How Can Reports be Gathered? What Use Should be made of the Results? 3. What Relations Should be Maintained by the County and Township Superintendens? By the Township Superintendents and the Teachers of the Sunday Schools? Afternoon. 4. What are the Characteristics of t a Successful Leader? I 5. How May Elementary Work be. Presented in Conventions? 6. What May the County Superintendent Do Toward Starting a Graded | Union v 7. Our Goals—The Standard of Excellence. The Front Line Standards. Local Standards. Survey of the State Map. ADVANCED DIVISION. (Plymouth Congregational Church.) Presiding, Mrs. H. L. Huston, state superintendent advanced division. Program—2:oo to 3:25. Devotion —Miss Lulu Buskirk, advanced division superintendent Allen county. Report of county superintendents — State map decorated. Report of township superintendents —State map decorated. Round Table Discussion —Text, Information Leaflet 11: 1. How Did You Secure Your Cabi- ' set? 2. Cabinet Meetings. 3. Convention Addresses and Conferences. 4. Visiting Schools. 5. County Map. 6. What Has Helped You Most in Your Work 1 7. What is your Greatest Problem? 8. How Did You Secure Convention Speakers? * 9. Is it Difficult to Get Reports? 1 10. What Shall IDo Next? Afternoon. TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT. 1 (Christ’s Lutheran Church.) Presiding, Miss Laura A. Caraway, < Warsaw, state superintendent temper- 1 ance department. Temperance Department Aims: 1 1. Teaching. 2. Demonstration. 3. Illustration. 4. Pledge. 5. Literature. Round Table Hour: 1 1. What Special Features Have You Emphasized in Sunday School Temperance? ‘ 2. What Methods Have You Used? ( GENERAL SESSION. (First Baptist Church.) 3:30. Preparatory service of song I and Prayer—Rev. C. Claud Travis, pastor Wayne Street M. E. church. Fort Wayne. Evening. (First Baptist Church.) 7:3o—Opening: Music—Prof. E. O. Excell, director. - J Scripture Reading and Prayer. B:oo—Address of Welcome—Mr. C. H. Worden, Rev. J F. Vichert, pastor t

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First Baptist church | B:ls—Response—Mr. W. C. Hall, t state president. I, B:3o—Music. B:4o—Address—‘Religious Vertflca- . tionsDr. Cornelius Woelfkin, es RoChester, N. Y. FRIDAY, JUNE 9. Morning. 8:30 to 9:ss—Simultaneous Confer- , ences. Home—Teacher Training — County Officers. HOME DEPARTMENT. (Reformed Church.) Presiding, Jesse Rupp, Berne. Program—B:3o to 9:55. Opening remarks by chairman. The Home Department as a Connecting Link Between the Home and the Sunday School—Edward Hassemeier, Richmond. How I Did It and Why I Did It— Mrs. Ellen Parcell. Laporte. The Home Department Paramount —F. E. Kelham, Avilla. How We Did It and What We Did— Rev. Theo. Mayer, Francesville. Round Table. TEACHERS' TRAINING DEMARTMENT. (Reformed Church. Presiding. Prof. R. A. Hogg, state superintendent teacher training. Program—B:3o to 9:55. I. Diffculties in Teacher Training and How to Overcome Them. I. Os Awakening Interest. i 2. Os Co-operation. 3. Os Leaders. 4. Os Time for Meeting. (5. Os Examination. 11. Reports of Success and Plans For the Future. 111. Reports of Results of the Course on the Work of Those Who Have Graduated. COUNTY OFFICERS—STATE COUNCIL. (First Baptist Church.) Presiding, George N. Burnie, general secretary. Program—B:3o to 9:55. Opening—Devotional. Record of attendance (taken by slips. Item for council (separate program I provided). Morning. GENERAL SESSION. (First Baptist Church.) 10:00 —Opening: Music —Prof. E. O. Excell. Scripture reading and prayer. 10:15—Address —“Worship as a Factor in Sunday School Instruction" —Dr. Milton S. Littlefield. New York City. 10:50 —Music. 10:55 —Business. 11:15 —Address —“The Adult Bible Class Country.”—Miss Elizabeth Kilpatrick, Corinth, Miss. 11:55 —Announcements and adjournment. Afternoon. (First Baptist Church.) I:3o—Opening: Music—Prof. E. O. Excell. Scripture reading and prayer. I:4s—Address—"The Element of Gentleness" —Dr. Woelfkin. 2:2s—Music. 2:35 —Business. 3:50 —Music. 4:oo—Denominational Conferences. Baptist—Plymouth Congregational church. Rev. S. L. Roberts, Franklin. Christian— Plymouth Congregational Sunday school room, Rev. W. H. Denison, Huntington. Diaciples of Christ—Reformed church, Rev. Gary L. Cook. Indianapolis. Friends—Christ's Lutheran Sunday i school room, Mrs. Leonora Hobbs. I Plainfield. 1 Methodist Episcopal—First Baptist church, Rev. L. O. Hartman. Columbus, Ohio. Presbyterian—Christ’s Luth, church. Rev. A. H. Brand, Bluffton. Evening. Twin meetings. (First Baptist Church.) —Women’s Meeting.— 7 : 30 —Opening: Music—Prof. E. O. Ex cell. Scripture readixg and prayer. 8:00 —Address —"The Three Great Superlatives” —Rev. \\ m. A. Brown, Chicago. 8:45 —Music. B:ss—Address—“ Just Love’’—Miss Kilpatrick. (First Presbyterian Church, i —General. — 7:30 —Opening: Music —Mr. E. F. Yarnelle, director. Scripture reading and prayer. 8 ; 00 —Address —"The Challenge of Adolescence" —Dr. Littlefield. 8:45 —Music. g : 50 —Address —"Genius of Christianity"—Dr. Woelfkin.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday June, 8. 1911

A large class of one hundred and t thirty-eight will on next Saturday I morning at the time of the commence- t ment of the common schools of the t county receive diplomas for having t completed the course prescribed by t the cdaimon schools. The county ’ commencement will be held next Sat- I iirday, June 10th, at 9 o’clock in the .morning on the lawn of the Central 1 school house, this city, and County i Superintendent L. E. Opliger has completed all arrangements for the ex- i cellent program to be carried out at I that time. The program follows: Music —Selected—Dudley Buck Male i Quartet. Invocation —Rev. Charles E. Eble. Music—Selected—Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Class Address —Dr. W. N. Ferris, president Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Mich. Music- Selected—Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Presentation of Diplomas—Superintendent Ira B. Potts, Music —Selected—Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Benediction—Rev. Raymond L. Semans. Music will l>e furnished by the Blue Creek Cornet band and the Dudley Buck Male quartet of Fort Wayne. The exercises will open with music by the cornet band at 9 o’clock and all attendants are invited to come early and enjoy the music. The names of the graduates follow: Union —Sylvia Beatty, Vernon M. Brod beck, Roland Bailey, Nellie G. Baikley, Lucile Fleming. W’ilma Freck, Harry Magner, Lele I. Shafer, Nellie Wolfla, Edna Welty. Root —Harold A. Cline, Edwin Rabbitt, Iva Mirian Spangler, Bessie Wild- % er. Preble — Otto Dilling, Albert j Fruechte, Curtis Grandstaff, Edward I Jaberg, Otto Kruetzman, William *|Kreutzman, Esther E. Koch. Ernest | Worthmans. Kirkland —Fraud Arnold, Grace i Driver, Mary Ehlerding. Irvin Gold ', ner, Olga Houck. Floyd Longenbarger, | Marie Smith, Allen Stalter, Hazel 1 Turableson. Washington—Merle Coppock, Harvey Everett. Otto W. Hoffman, Joe Heimann, Ralph Miller, Naomi Poling, Genevieve Spuller, Ruby Wynn. St. Mary’s—Forest Bunner, Abbie Bigham, Wilma Dailey, Clarence Davis. Nellie Helm, Goldie Helm. Hari land Heath, Helen Johnson, Arnold Stults, Ethel Tague, Paris Vizard. Blue Creek—Manola Bryan. Bertha Burnett, Charles Foreman, Beryl Lhamon. Earl Ripley, Minnie Tricker, Hazel Davis. ■ Monroe —Martin Busche, Clifton Duer, Samuel Fluckiger, Edward Hendricks, Ella Habegger, Bryan Hendricks, Howard Keller, Frances Kessler, Gertrude Lehman, Henry E. Lehman, Edna Mock. Waiter Michaud, Noah N. Soldner, C. A. Shirk, Lulu C. Stuckey, Noah N. Sprunger, Homer Winteregg. Lessie Watkins. French —Esther V. Roth, Ada Schindler. Hartford —Ida Blocher. Cleo Dunbar, Harold Engle, Byron Hart, Frantie Heller, Fred Heller. Claude Kindel. Alva Miller, Ottie Moyer, Dora Nelle Michael, Fred A. Reffe, Hugh Runyon. Vearl Runyon, Kenneth Reiff. Icel M. Shanks, John A. Wilson, Raymond Yoder. Wabash—Tilman Amstutz, Bertha Baumgartner, (Jpal Cole. Bessie Fisher, Katie Fravel, Daisy Kauffmann, Georgia Longenecker, Ray McCullum, ,N'ora E. Mettler, Frieda Maurer, Ray I Mann, Eianor Pickett, Brayton Pyle, : Milton Sprunger, Metta Sprunger, Edl wart Stout, Zephthah Zuercher. Jefferson—Edward Blosser, Horace Caffee, Iva Irwin, Nelly Kerr, Mary A Laughlin, Adda Ketchum, Cleo Rumple, Mary Scoles. Berne — Ruth Kattman, Gilbert Jlirsehy, Beatrice Harris, Edna Neaderhouser, Paul Frederick Rohrer, Ora Wechter. Geneva, Ina Bolds, Ruth Dickerson, Clyde Good, Pearl Gaylor, Pauline Greene. Metta Haviland. Inez Pyle, Olive Shimp, Ralph Waldo, Isabel Weeks. Decatur —Samuel Baumgartner. —o ; —- That the riding of a bicycle on the sidewalks and especially at night, without a bicycle light, is a menace to the citizens, was again proven Tuesday evening when an unknown boy, riding a wheel, collided with Mrs. Minerva Wilkinson on West Monroe street, near Ninth street. Mrs. Wilkenson noticed the on-coming bicyclist, who was a boy probably twelve 1 years of age, because he wore a white waist, which showed plainly in the darkness as he sped toward her, and

she stepped aside, thinking to allow him to pass. The rider, in the darkness, however, probably did not notice Mrs. Wilkenson, for his wheel ran Into her in such away that it struck her right artn, shocking her severly and for a while it was feared that her arm was dislocated. The rider also suffered, apparently, for his wheel dropped and he was thrown several feet, alighting on the lawn. He got his wheel and limped away, moaning, though be refused to give his name when asked for it and those who happened to be near did not recognize the boy on account of being unable to discern his features in the darkness. This fact alone probably saved a trial In police court today for unlawful riding on the walk, and that without a light at night. This is the third time that Mrs. Wilkinson has had similar experiences with sidewalk riders. —" '■ o With all the members answering to the roll call and Mayor Teeple presiding. the city council engaged in quite a busy session Tuesday night, they being confronted with a large volume of business, and several important questions were up for disposal. The minutes of the last session were read by the clerk and approved. The proof of publication for the Keller sewer was filed, and as this was the date set for the bearing of objections the council was prepared for this. There being none, the clerk was authorized to advertise for its construction and June 20th was set as the time for receiving the bids. The preliminary resolution for the Thomas Gauze sewer, to be constructed in the west part of the city, was read and June 20th was also set as the time when the council will hear any and all objections against the proposed improvement. The resolution was adopted. Flans and specifications were then filed, approved and ordered placed on record. The Veseys of Fort Wayne, who some time previous were notified by the clerk to construct a sidewalk on Cleveland street, who have unheeded the same, will again be notified to commence work within ten days, or the city will take action upon same. A number of property owners along West Adams street, who have also been notified to construct walks, and failed to do so, will be issued the second notice by the clerk, they also to be allowed ten days to take steps for the improvements. Those to receive notice are Nancy Sullivan, George Chronister, the Adams County Lumber company. J. W. Vail and Elijah Mann. The street commissioner asked that he be allowed to secure an engine for the grading of several streets, which request was granted. A report for the Spuller improvement in the south part of the city was read and approved. Attorney A. P. Beatty, representing himself and a number of other property owners along North Second street, filed a complaint regarding tlfe high weeds in certain places along that street, and asked that immediate steps be taken for the cutting of same, in some places they have grown to a height of two feet and more, and in places right up to the sidewalk. It is not only a menace but deprives the city of the beauty which it would have if these places were properly taken care of. A motion was thsn made that the marshal notify all property owners living along North Second and Third streets to cut them at once or the city will cut them at their expense. A letter was received by the waterworks committee concerning a water gauge to be placed at the city plant, so as to be able to ascertain what pressure they were using in case of fire. The communication was referred to the committee with jwwer to act. The purchasing of a chart containing the mains of the city plant was also referred to the purchasing committee to ascertain cost and particulars and to report at the next meeting. The purchasing of a Harris air lift pump to be used at the city plant was left in the hands of the superintendent and purchasing committee. The increase of salary asked by C. U. Dorwin axd continued until Tuesday evening was rejected. The purchasing of asbestos for the covering of the steam pipes at the city plant was also left in charge of the purchasing committee. A complaint rendered by Fred Scheintan on account of over-assess- ' ment for his property on Mercer avenue, was left in the hands of the street and sewer committee to properly adjust the same. The election of a trustee to serve on the school board to fill the vacancy made by the expiration of the term

of A. H. Sellemeyer In August, was I taken up and it required but little time to rrmke the selection. A motion was made that tbu selection be made by secret balloting and but one bal lot was necessary for the choice. There were three aspirants for the office: Irvin Brandyberry, Arthur I). Suttles and John D. Stultz, and re ' suited In the selection of Mr. Brawdy berry. The vote as read by the clerk ! stood as follows: > Irvin Brandy berry 3 . Arthur D. Suttles 1 John D. Stultz The committee of business men who are taking quite an active part forward the securing of a city hall and a fire apparatus for better protection of the city, met with the council, but the only work done was the asking of the city to enter into contract for the work and plans mapped out. A resolution was read and a motion was then made that the council adjourn until Thursday evening, when they would meet the committee in continued session and be prepared to make a report of the work. The following bills were allowed: Citizen’s Telephone Co $ 13.80 Decatur Democrat 24.65 i Latta Martin Pump Co 8.14 > P. F. Glacier Co 25.00 • John D. Andrews 4.00 ■ G. W. Todd 30.00 i H. Harruff 8.75 Wesley Hitchcock 69.00 R. E. Gilpen 57.00 G. F. Kintz 36.00 ! J O. Smith & Sons 50.00 • C. U. Dorwin 250.36 i F. S. Peterson 1.00 t J no. W. Coffee 122.65 s L. Hammond 14.50 s S. E. Shamp 7.10 • Citizen’s Telephone Co 3.58 - W. J. Archbold,. 3rd St 200.76 Weikel sewer 44.80 1 J. G. Smith 50.00 t Brown sewer t 5.80 , W. J. Archbold. Ist St 158.64 1 W. J. Archbold, sinking fund.. 426.25 r Moreland Coke Co 199.52 I- P. J. Hyland 5.05 J Interna. Boiler Compound Co.. 8.00 r Thomas Gause 600 i. L. Hammond 7.00 ? 7th St. Improvement 16.81 a W. J. Archbold, Genl, fund .. . 1.30 1 ,Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Wks.. 53.26 - G. R. * I. R. R 470.31 a Dominion Coal Co 116.47 r Sunday Creek Coal Co 35.53 e M. J. Mylott pay roll 251.25 e Ft. Wayne Electric Wks 7.00 i- Waterworks pay roll 46.50 i Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply C 0... 24.16 ■ Bass Foundry & Machine C 0... 15.35 1 Detroit Lubricator Co 4.65 1 Protective Electric Supply Co.. 4.25 Murray Hotel Co 10.00 t John Sprague 18.*10 a H. W. Johns Manville Co 12.19 '. S. Melchi 50.00 i Lucy Gregory 20.00 3 Lncy Gregory t 20.00 i Clover Leaf R. R 194.94 3 D. F. Teeple 9.97 1 Wm. Geary 10.90 i —— . . a ■ ■ 11,1 » D. M. Hensley and son, David, who f have just returned from Rome City, s where they had been since Sunday, t preparing the Hensley cottage for the r opening for the season, tell of witness- ? ing the drowning of Tom Bergaman, i a well known unmarried blacksmith » of that city. His drowning is ber lieved to have been suicidal, as he had I been despondent for some time, and • on that morning was said to have been - intoxicated. Mr. Hensley was sitting > on the porch of the T. M. Reid coti tage —which adjoins the Hensley cot- ’ tage —about 6:45 o’clock Sunday even i ing, and gazing across the lake. As i they did so, Mr. Hensley noticed what I he thought at first was a man’s hat ’ disappearing into the lake, but as there were passersby just previous, in : a launch, supposed that one had lost ; his hat and that was what he had noticed. Other boatmen, however, rowed past and presently found the : man’s empty boat, and all becoming alarmed, investigated. Mr. Hensley i found the man’s coat, and from letters ■ therein, addressed to T. O. and D, O. Bergaman. of Fort Wayne, had a clew ! as to who the man was. At first it i was thought the man had gone into the woods and had gone to sleep, leaving the boat there, but Mr. Hensley advised searching for the body with grappling hooks, which they did, Mr. Hensley assisting. In a very short time, following Mr. Hensley’s direction as to the place where he had seen the hat fall, the body was recovered. A short while previous to the drowning, Mr. Hensley had seen the man pass the cottage. He is said to have been a very highly esteemed m&fi. ' 7, * r

CIRCULATION 2SOO WEE i >

I A "Gabriel's Horn”—a sort, of pipe ( organ arrangement, playing sweet I tunes, instead of the ordinary screaming honk, honk of the auto, heralded the passing of the automobile of the 1 American Sanitary works through the city Tuesday evening on one of its stretches of the 25,000 mile advertis- ' ing and sanitation educating tour on which President B. O. Tilden and four ! companions set out from New York , some time ago, the destination to be I Honolulu. The party made a short I stop in this city, replenishing its auto tank from the True * Runyon gasoline supply and then after traversing several streets of the city proceeded on the next stint of the journey. This excellent advertising campaign was inaugurated by B. O. Tilden, president of the American Sanitary works, and during his advertising campaign he expects to visit the chief plumbers and architects of the country, interesting them In the manufacture of the works, and will also visit the representatives of the company over the United States. They left New York April Ist and expect to make the tour in eight months. Besides President Tilden, the party included "Jack" Seiler, “Joe” Tilden, respectively eastern manager and advertising managi er of the company, and W. A. Cawlev, i western manager of the company. t -. a—- — The board of review, which Monday ) began a forty' days' session, during ) which time their duty will be to re- > view the assessments on all property ) in Adams county as reported by the > various assessors, have completed the ) preliminary work and are getting > down to real business. The board is ) composed of Dan N. Erwin. Paul G. ) Hooper, Auditor Michaud, Treasurer ) Yager and County Assessor Gentis. 1 The dates have been fixed for bear- ) ing the objections and if you have any ) to make as to your assessed valua- ) tlon, you should appear before the t board on the following respective i dates; 1 Union and Root townships.. .June 14 > Preble and Kirkland June 15 ) Washington and St. Mary’s.. .June 16 ) Blue Creek and Jefferson... .June 19 1 Wabash and Geneva June 26 I Hartford and French June 21 ) Monroe, Berne and Monroe tp.June 22 5 Decatur June 23 1 All banks June 26 i All oil companies June 27 J The assessors of these various J townships are requested to be present ) on the date fixed for the hearings ) from their townships, that they may ; be used if necessary. , -» ; j o > Mexico City, June 7—(Special to ’ Daily Democrat) —A terrible earthquake did millions of dollars' worth ( of damage in this and other cities of j MAxico, the first shock coming at ) about 4 o’clock this morning. Many ) »f the buildings were ruined and the 1 loss of life has been announced at ' from 100 to 180 in this city alone. Ten > soldiers were crushed to death in onw building and every prisoner in the > Belem jail was injured, many fatally. , All communication with the cities and , countries south of here has been cut > off and it is rumored that the loss of • life and property damage elsewhere • is as great as that here. Every light in the cifcy was put out by the shock, men, women and children ran scream ing into the streets and the wildest disorder followed, requiring the attention of the police and the soldiers. Order has been partially restored. At the barracks the roofs were caved in and the walls collapsed, killing and injuring many. The streets were ripped up and the water mains put out of commission, many serious fires resulting. > New York, N. Y".. June 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—-The cable department of the Western Union Telegraph company received a report this afternoon, announcing that seventyfive are known to be dead as a result of the earthquake in Mexico City. — > LAID TO REST. The last sad rites over the remains of the late Mrs. Alva Aurand. whose dea/h occurred about noon on Monday, were held yesterday, and many of the relatives and friends of the deceased paid their respects to the estimable lady. The cortege left the Bolinger home, where the remains lay in state, at 1:30 p. m. for the Beery church, west of the city, where at 2 o’clock the services were held, with the Rev. Imler, pastor of the United Brethren church, officiating. Interment took place at the Beery churchyard. . i ,

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