Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1911 — Page 1

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with the nation- a I in many beautiful ways, the Ur. of «»« church on *' .veof the Fourth presented a pretprance for the reception ten- # ‘ th e new minister, the Rev. Wil- * H Gleiser, whose ordination into 1 and installation as pasoI the local church, took place « ( ek Large American flags, with ' tlully flowing folds, were draped I Lively here and there, forming a J ttv background, and the columns « L pillars, gracefully twined with j Anting formed gay vistas, through, hhich the many attendants, including ■inters from other churches and ' wmberx of their congregations, ming- 8 in a happy social way, extending ‘ treetlng to the new pastor and each ( L The balcony rail was draped ’ Lively also with bunting, and with] arge branches of maple leaves, while |ier each of the tiny electric lights ' hat outlined the balcony were Amercan Sags Vases of flowers were also ised in a pleasing way in the decora- ' ions In the main auditorium, pre- ' ■eding the social part of the recep- 1 ion. a program was rendered, C. J. jits presiding. A pipe organ prelude Mrs. C. J Lutz was rendered exmfcitely. this being followed by a trayer by Rev. J. M. Dawson of the ’hristian church, and then the address . if welcome by the Rev. D. O. M Ise of, he Evangelical church. He extended • o the Rev. Gleiser, not only a miniserial welcome, but a warm personal lelcome. A welcome in behalf of the , mdness men of the city was given by ' L Walters, and in behalf of the hurch by D. B. Erwin. All the ad- j Iresses were cordial in greeting, and wrought forth the wish and hope that heir association together might be j me of mutual pleasure and profit in ( ill phases To these cordial words of [reefing the Rev. Gleiser responded ; n a short address, expressing his; leartfelt appreciation of the greeting nd good will. The musical part of he program was an excellent one, Dr. ’red Patterson giving a very pleasing 010, as did Miss Marie Allison, who ras graduated this spring from N’aional Park seminary, Washington. D. She was forced to respond to an score Following the program, the irge assemblage mingled in a very I normal way, and during the evening < efresbments of nabiscoes and cooling | meh were served in a little alcove y the Misses Mary Erwin and Lulu iti —- o ■ — The Fourth has come and gone, and oday many an aching pain is the reult of the “glorious day” due from | burned Anger or a powder-marred fe. which go hand in hand from the •ngerous pleasure. Decatur expedited less noise on this year’s Fourth Un it has for a number of years, and * a result but few accidents or mis■P* have come to our notice since ie smoke has cleared away and the iter-effects made known. The little if who had his Angers scorched and * face burned from powder by be- ? too inquisitive about the going off his crackers or fizzers, turned his tty brown hands over and peeked to the mirror to see how his eye <ued, walked away remarking that could have been a whole lot worse, l( i will again welcome the return of 6 day in spite of his injuries. Among ose that have come to our notice "1 required medical attention, are ■t few, and we are glad to state that e sane Fourth is coming this way ore each year. Harry, son of Mr. id Mrs. Thomas Fisher, experienced ■ tather peculiar accident about noon, i iioh required immediate attention. 1 ■ 6 had a number of torpedoes in his . I’ l ocket and when reaching around 11 one from his pock-. Be t them off, and in ' explosion his pantaloons, I ei * rent from ton to bottom and aj < a, e as large as one’s hand burned 1 1 hip, which caused the blood to 1/(1 through and the attention of a j ■' ‘an was at once required. His.< llan <l was also badly burned and 1 a J required attention to preventjl Poisoning, which might develop 1 ter. ■ t ■'hothe;- accident, the result of the . happend to Richard Deininger, ! 1811 »ne of his friends threw a Arclclier at him, which was discharged 1 ” a ® it struck his face. Today he j a °'tig about with a large blister be- 1 his right eye. due to the powder ( >,n 'he explosion. < ‘ < H "bert Schmitt, who, with several ,> ’ er ®. w ent to Monroe to witness the J £ ® r ation there, fell off his wheel received an ugly stone cut on his. c but which was all right again <

after being cleanly washed. | ] POLICE COURT NEWS. ■« II , I Monday afternoon Henry Schwartz, a harness maker, was arrested on a I charge ot exceeding the speed limit, it being alleged that he drove a motor- ’ cycle at a dangerous rate of speed,| through the crowded streets. He 1 pleaded guilty and was assessed a | tine of |5.00 and costs, he staying the ! docket. Harry Harrone was brought up on a gambling charge, he being the party who escaped the marshal in his raid across the river. He pleaded guilty and drew the inevitable $.1.00 and costs, which he stayed and returned to his work. This morning an affidavit was flled, charging Edward Berling with exceed-, Ing the speed limit, and he flled a 1 bond of $25 for his appearance Mon- • day, July loth, at 9 o'clock, when Attorneys Peterson & Moran will appear and flght the case. o A Mr. Syphers, a traveling representative for the Scenic Specialty com-, pany out of Camden, N. J., met with ' quite a mishap while trying to board an interurban car for Fort Wayne Tuesday afternoon, but outside of receiving a hard fall in which he received numerous bruises, no serious injuries were received. While here h“ had called upon Mr. Bosse relative to drop curtains for the opera house, and intended to leave on the 2:00 o'clock car. Not being able to reach the staI tion in time to catch the car he walked to the corner at the Holthouse livI ery bam to wait for the car. Before ' it had completely stopped he made a ' grab for the hand hold, and having several small grips in his possession, was unable to make the proper swing ' desired. A large number of people were standing on the rear platform, not permitting him to let go of the grips, and in reaching for the car lie missed his hold and was thrown with much violence to the street. He re- ' ceived several scratches on the am., but outside of that no serious injuries resulted. He was compelled to wait two hours to catch the next car. o— — The great evangelistic campaign. !to which the Rev. Eble, pastor of the Ueptist church, and the members oi his congregation have been looking forward to with much interest for the past half year, will open this evening in the church. It had long been planned to hold the services in a tent, which will be erected at the rear of the church. The tent should have arrived last week when it could easily have been gotten into readiness for the opening service this evening but on account of some unforeseen delay it has not yet arrived, and it will be necessary to open the meeting in the church this evening. The tent is ex pected daily, however, and it will not be long before the services will be held in the cooler and more open place. The Rev Ehle will be assisted by the Rev. A. W. Miller of Bluffton, the Rev. Miller being the evangelist employed by the Baptist state convention. Everybody is invited to the services. Six counties in Indiana paid last year in casn taxes into the county treasurer’s office the sum of one million dollars or more. Os these six. according to a statement of cash collection of taxes and treasurer’s 6 per cent fees for delinquent collections in the several counties of the state of Indiana for the years of 1909 and 1910. just compiled by the state accounting board, Allen county stands third. Marion county, with Indianapolis city collections easily leads with more than $400,000 collected, while Lake county, third in amount ot, taxes collected in 1909. last year collected $lB,114.90 more cash in taxes than did Allen county, which shows aggregate collections in 1910 amounting to sl. 323,559.24. Vigo county, with Ferre Haute, stands fourth in the list tot largest cash collections in 1910. with Vangerburg. of which Evansville is the county seat, ranking fifth and St. Joseph, of which the county seat is South Bend, coming sixth. A comparison shows that in •' . Marion led in tax collections, with Allen county second, Vigo third. La e fourth. Vanderburg fifth and St. Joseph sixth. Lake, with the wonderful development of Gary, the steel city during 1910, passed both Allen and Vigo counties, a high rate of taxation aiding it in making such a recorc The following table shows the amount of taxes paid in 1909 and 1910 by the counties of this vicinity:

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Alien county—l9o9, $1,284,458.39; a 1910, $ 1,323,559.24. « Adams—l9o9, $353,745.50; 1910, .n $366,234.52. a DeKalb — 1909, $331,524.20; 1910, fi $345,077.52. ; r Huntington—l9o9. $448,384.79; 1910, n $47t;?’.27.24. It Kosciusko—l9o9, $383,196.40; 1910, s $396,451.17. I.S l .S Lagrange—l9o9, $224,370.94; 1910, $203,164.73. Noble—l9o9, $291,571.28; 1910, $317,534.30. Steuben—l9o9, $166,255.79; 1910, <■ $170.415.11. 1 Wells—l9o9, $392,011.17; 1910, $414,-,1 029.77. J I ‘ Whitley — 1909. $249,349.30; 1910. | I $255,610.80. jl WILL GIVE ANOTHER. I I Owing to the inclement weather of 1 . last evening another special program will be given at the Crystal tonight.’ . There will positively be a complete { change in program, both In motion pictures and vaudeville. Mr. Clifford LaDelle will sing some new Jewish . songs and in addition to this will give , something absolutely new and up-to-i date in the magical line that will make you set up and take notice. This will certainly be a treat for the showgoing people of the city and is for the benefit of the Decatur band. Be a booster. A good band is something that speaks well for any city, and we i will certainly have one if you only show your appreciation by patronizing the boys to aid them meet the heavy expenses which they have incurred in • the securing of their new uniforms. - Remember, it’s only a nickel. ,— w — , WELL DESERVED VACATION. . j J J. C. Patterson Will Take Visit—First ; in Eighteen Years. » - J J. C. Patterson, the long-time West- • era I'nion telegrapher and National - express man. will take a vacation, bei ginning next Sunday—the first he has ■' had in eighteen years, except the time he was off duty last summer ; i when be had typhoid fever. Mr. and 1' Mrs. Patterson will go to visit the Durands at Lima and at their cottage at Clinger Lake, and may also go to visit with the Nachtriebs in Michigan. - They expect to be gone a week or ten i days. Lester Stanley, the Western » Union messenger boy. will look after a the express work in Mr. Patterson s > absence, and Ray Teeple will have - charge of the telegraphy. o i THE FOURTH AT MONROE. > | C. E. Hocker and family, Mrs. E. B. Macy, Chester Johnson and family i- took an automobile trip to Monroe, 11 where they spent a delightful Fourth. . There was something doing all the ? time. Congressman Adair gave his ? ; Fourth of July speech, and also gave one at the laying of the cornerstone t lor the new Monroe school house. ? which ceremony was impressively cari ried but Tuesday. i ' 0 WILL TAKE COLLEGE COURSE. .Miss Lucile Gillig, daughter of Mr. ■ i and Mrs. Amos Gillig. who since her graduation from the Decatur high school in 1908. lias been employed at t the First National bank, will resign ■ her position there to enter college ■; about the middle of August for a four - years' course. “"funeral OF COUSIN ( Decatur People Return From Sherwood. Ohio. i Joe Palmer, Roman, Edward ami , Celia Parent were at Sherwood. Ohio, ■' Tuesday, where they attended the fus'neral of their cousin, J. A. Parent. • whose death occurred on last Sunday, • j following a sunstroke which he teI ceived a short time previous. The ■ funeral services were held at 10 o’clck . from the Methodist church and was ■ largely attended by relatives and ■ i friends of the deceased, who was held i : in high esteem by the people of that i, place. The two latter remained for i a short while longer for a visit and H will return either this evening or I some time Thursday. ,1 Z A PECULIAR ACCIDENT. • j Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Drake, wno reI side in Union township, about four .land one-half miles east of the city, I met with a peculiar accident on Sat- ' urday evening while returning home from' the city. When -they were driving near the Jesse Schwartz residence ■ about a mile and a half from the city, their horse seemed to get very unruly

tnd in making a sudden plunge tor-1 1 ward, jerked the buggy tn such a i manner that Mrs. Drake was thrown i against the back of the seat with such ' force that it was thought she was seriously Injured. Dr. Miller was sum- I moned and after a close examination ‘ it was found that she had received no serious injuries, excepting a badly strained back. .— SHIPPED ANOTHER HORSE. Frisinger & Sprunger have succeeded in selling another horse, it going to Ed Everett of Marcellus. Mich., who has purchased several horses from this company. It was a three-year-old bay Belgian and It will be shipped , this week. This firm is having great success in the horse business as a sale once made is invariably followed by more, speaking well for the integrity of the members of the company. —o The James Ault new residence >n the south part of the city was struck by lightning about 6:30 o'clock Tues day evening and heavily damaged. From appearances this morning the lightning struck near the top of the chimney, and following this down, knocked out the partition in the upper story and damaged the plastering over the entire house. Both the north and south windows in the upper story were damaged, the window glass being broken out in both. Two stoves in the house were knocked down and Miss Mattie Schlegel, the housekeeper, who was at home at the time, badly shocked. The falling of the stoves set free a large quantity of soot which 'damaged the carpets extensively and the other furniture, and the home was the scene of great devastation this morning. Mr. Ault carried insurance on the house, but his loss will be considerable more, as well as tbe Inconvenience occasioned

Another result of Tuesday evening's storm was manifest in the J. C. Patterson yard where a large tree was torn out by the roots. The telephone wire was also broken and damage done to other things of minor importance. - ■- — ar.-— The chimney on the house on the ‘ Noah Sheets farm in Root township, ' tenanted by the Butler family, was I struck by lightning Tuesday evening I and shattered. The lightning passed . | from the chimney down the side of the , I house and ran out at the spout. No one was at home at the time the house was struck, it is said. Residents of North Tenth street were badly frightened Tuesday evening when lightning which struck the telegraph wires ran to the ground and , jumped into a tree in front of the David Gessinger home, tearing a two-foot , slab from the tree. The Citizen’s Telephone company's repair force was out in full numbers today, repairing the damage to telephones, done during the electrical storm Tuesday evening. About two hundred 'phones, including thirty on the country lines, were put out of commission. The damage is the heaviest of the year, it is said. However, the greater number of ’phones were repaired this morning. The rain ano electrical storm of ‘last evening broke the great heat of the past few days but also did considerable damage to residence property as well as vegetation. Farmers from south of the city report great damage in their growing crops. Much of the corn was pulled out by the roots and the oats layed low. A terrific wind and rain storm raged over the territory between Monmouth and Hesse Cassel Monday evening, doing a large amount of damage. The oats and corn were flattened, the wheat, and hay scattered, fences blown down and the rain fell in torrents. At the Louis Klein farm a shed was destroyed and at the St. John’s parsonage several shutters were blown off. The storm last evening also did some damage north of the city. The heavy rains, however, failed to cool the atmosphere to any noticeable extent. o — WHEEL CAME OFF. Decatur Parties Got Mixed Up While At Monroe Yesterday. While at Monroe Tuesday to attend the Fourth of July celebration a number of Decatur people engaged in a • -

mix-up while In that vicinity, but out- E side of a scare, no other injury result- p ed. A rig containing Ruth Hamraell, I Crystal Kern, Sherman Beery and Tom Vail, was accidentally run Into A by an automobile driven by Robert S Quinn and several other parties, and f In the collision the rear wheel of the D rig was torn off, allowing the occu- 5 pants a sudden drop to the street. No t one was hurt and the accident being a purely accidental, each helped the oth- <■ er out ts their trouble, and all con- i cerned got o«t of the mix-up unharmed. • — " — ■ ( TEACHERS’ INSTITUTES. j 1 In the list of dates for teachers’ in- t atltutes in various Indiana counties, 1 1 as sent to the state printer by Charles I A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction yesterday, Adams 1 ; heads the list, she, with thirty-one oth-1, er counties, to hold her institute Au- . gust 28th to September Ist. Allen and Wells will also hold theirs on that date. Fifteen of the counties have r not yet announced their dates. o ——• MEETING OF CHAPTER TONIGHT. An important meeting of Decatur Chapter, 112. will be held this evening. It >*lll be a short meeting, but an important one, and every member is requested to be present. Q._ I 3SOME BETTER. The condition of Bernard Terveer r . was much better yesterday and today. i and he was able to sit up in bed toI ingnk*e9y,notsufferingsomuchpaineOyn ; day at noon for dinner. He is improvs ing nicely, not having so much pain > as formerly, but still In a very weak . condition. Much hope is now extend- . ed for his recovery.

ONLY TWENTY-FOUR KILLED - - >«<■ (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., July s—Special to Daily Democrat)—Figures compiled today show that the “safe and sane” Fourth movement resulted in the smallest number of deaths in American history. Only twenty-four persons were killed and "81 injured. Q — Decatur friends of Chauncey 1. Hos ler and Miss Mazie Boyles, both of Fort Wayne, will be pleased to learn of their marriage which took place there. Mr. Hosier is a son of Mrs. Mary IfOsler, who for many years resided here, and. Miss Boyles is a granddaughter of Levi Barkley of this city, where she has often visited. This morning's rort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette says: "A quiet wedding of last evening took place at the parsonage of Simpson M. E. church, where Miss Mazie Boyles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Boyles, of Heustis avenue, was united in marriage to Mr. C. E. Hosier, assistant manager of the Ford tailoring company. The bride belongs to a family well known In Fort Wayne, and is a charming young woman. Mr. Hosier is a young man of splendid ability." The Woman's Mome Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. J. M. Miller, who will be assisted in entertaining by Mrs. David Flanders. Mrs. Charles Dunn will have charge of the program, which will treat on "Work in the South.” Though the rain of Tuesday evening somewhat changed the plans for a lawn picnic at the Wilson Lee home, the scene was easily and speedily changed to the dining room, where the supper, very delicious and nicely prepared, was partaken of, the following guests surrounding the spread" Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Michaud. Miss Gusta Cramer, Mrs. C. J. Lutz, Jean I.’itz, Rowena Shoaf, Rev. Gleiser, Mrs. Dollie Durkin and children, Miss Rose Christen, Miss Laura Alban, Miss Meshberger. In the evening the children and perhaps the older folks, too. enjoyed a fireworks display. A very jolly time was had at the country home of James V. Hendricks i Sunday, July 2nd. ' A fine country, dinner was served by Mrs. Hendricks and daughter, Goldie. Music was furnished by Harry Voirl and Alman Stroup. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hendricks, son, Ora. and daughter, Goldie; Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lobenstlne, Lawrence Lobensttne, Eph Lobenstine, Mr. Albert Duer and daughter, Felcie; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Voirl and soft. Harry, and daughter, .Clara; Ben Gerber of Fort Wayne, Almon Stroup of Lagrange,

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Earl Marsell of Flint, Mich. All departed at a late hour. William Moser, Jesse Habegger, Auleta Stengel, Cora Reltler and Eva Sprunger made an automobile trip from Berne to this city Sunday afternoon and were guests of the Mlsse Mary and Ireta Krwin for supper re turning home in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Erwin and children of Fort Wayne were also guests at the D. B. Erwin home. The Misses Madge Hite and Ina Everett and Messrs. Edwin Fledderjobann and Cal Peterson spent the Fourth of July with an automobile trip to a grove near Geneva, where they had a picnic dinner. The family of County Clerk James P. Haefling spent a very delightful day Sunday with Mathias Mlllt-.-an<f family south of the city.. Dinner and supper in abundance, with all sorts of good things, including fried chicken, were in order. Miss Clara Terveer, whose marriage will take place July 18th to Mr. Clem Uhl of Toledo, Ohio, will be the guest of honor at a friendship shower given this evening at the Charles Voglewede home by Mesdames Voglewede and R. J. Holthouse. Miss Vera Myers spent the Fourth "as the guest of the Lawrence McMichaels family, living on the Myers farm south of the city. The Misses Lettie and J-wephine Lang. Bryce McMillen, Tony and Arthur of Cincinnati and Tony Snoemaaer of Chicago were delightfully entertained at supper Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gay. east of the city, and those who enjoyed the occasion report the passing of several happy hours. The sumptuous meal served was the prfn cipal feature of the evening and much enjoyed by all present. The G. W. C. girls, including Anna Miller, Bertha Knapp, Kate and Anne Ginley, Vena and Anna Parent, Celia Kinney. Blanche and Edith Ervin, spent Tuesday at Robinson park. Ft. Wayne, taking their dinners and sup pers with them, which they enjoyed picnic fashion. A delightful picnic at Robinson park. Fort Wayne, Tuesday, was the lot of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Suttles and. family. Mr. and Mrs. Burton Niblick of this city and the Judge Vesey family of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Suttles and babe remained In Fort Wayne for a week’s visit with the Veseys. Clifford LaDelle was given a most agreeable surprise Monday evening in celebration of his nineteenth birthdayanniversary, the event taking place a: the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wfll Parent, being planned and carried out by Mesdames LaDelle and Parent. Clifford is engaged as singer at the Crystal theater, and after the theater closed for the evening, as planned, he accompanied Mrs. Parent home, Mr. Parent not being able to attend on account of an eye which was injured by a cinder, which lodged therein. The large assembly had gathered at the Parent home and were waiting to greet them upon their arrival there. Clifford being completely surprised. Games, music and singing by the LaDelle sisters, with refreshments, provided a good time. Clifford was pre sented with a manicure set. The families of C. A. Dpgan, J W. Tyndall, M. E. Bracket and J. H. HelIfer enjoyed their annual Fourth of July picnic supper Tuesday evening at the J. H Heller home, and the usual good time, as experienced for sec eral years, was in order. After supper a fireworks display put the finishing touches on the celebration. — o ~ ABOUTJHE SICK. Peter Sitz, watchman at the Erie crossing on Winchester street, has i been very seriously sick with stomach trouble. T. S. Coffee is serving in his stead. Mrs. Aaron DeVinney was almost overcome by the intense heat Monday and is still vety weak. Mrs. Knepper returned this morning to Fort Wayne. She is a trained nurse who has been caring for Mrs. August Walters, who lias been suffering much from rheumatism for several weeks, but is now able to walk about.

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