Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 14 July 1911 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. II—IIS — H BMKM W ICW ft. ELLINKAM, RsMWM*. MjN PWB YWA.B IM ABT ABC—. Motored at tbe jxwtoflUe at Decatur, .ad., aa aeeoad class mail matter. THE SANE FOURTH Decatur was in style yesterday with a quiet celebration of Independence Day. though the fact was perhaps not due to any particular reason, except that there was "nothing doing.” At any rate no serious accidents have been reported and we can all breathe relief again All over the land the sane Fourth prevailed and the number of accidents reported from the large cities is small compared with other years How foolish this old noise-mak ing, dangerous celebration is, with its annual toll of victims, broken homes and useless expenditure of money. Why we wouldn't give the little finger of any one of the boys and girls in Adams county for all the noise that a train load of cannons and cannon crackers could make. It's a peculiar thing that in this great land a five-year-old boy can go into a store and buy a fire-cracker big enough to blow him half way across the street. Right now is the time to serve notice on the dealers that such things will not be permitted next year. In Toledo this year not even a torpedo was sold and it was as quiet as a Sunday. Os course a display of fireworks at night, in charge of competent men, is permissable and enjoyable, and comparatively safe, but the sale of explosives to children will soon be a thing of the past and most parents will be glad of it. The sane Fourth is right, and is coming just as sure as are the years. President Taft certainly selected a warm season for his special session—but then it’s pretty hot legislature that is being worked through. Up to date the time of adjournment has not been announced. Some of the republican papers, notably among them the Marion Chronicle, are trying hard to create a false impression of Governor Marshall on account of the pardons he has granted. The charge is freely made that he has issued pardons indiscriminately and to individuals who ought not to be pardoned. Particular stress has 1-een laid upon the pardon of Joseph Roach of Terre Haute, who was serving a life sentence for murder, investigation revealed the facts that Roach had become the victim of the drug habit through the use of medicines prescribed by a reputable physician. It was while crazed by drugs that the deed for which he was sentenced was committed. After he had served several years the late Warden Reid was convinced that his reformation was complete and recommended his pardon. This the government refused to grant, but gave him a short parole, which was afterward extended. The judge and prosecutor who tried him, the father of the young n an whom he shot, and many of the leading citizens of Terre Haute petitioned for his pardon, which, after it was satifactorily shown that he had fully reformed, was granted. The facts- are all suppressed by the papers which have taken it upon themselves to villify tbe governor. But the people will learn to know the truth in the course of time and in the end Governor Marshall's reputation will not suffer at the hands of his detainers. — Goshen Democrat. While we are grunting about the weather and most of us deploring the ■ fact that it’s a hard time to make things go in a business way, don't overlook the fact that the ice man, the ice cream naufacturer and dealer, the merchant who sells hot weather goods, and tbe boy who lives near the swimmin' hole, all like it. The fact that the Schafer Sadlery company, wholesalers and manufactur- 1 ers of harness and harness sundries, have within three years grown qgfh proportions that they will now occupy a three story building, 66x100, is worthy of more than passing no-

tice, Such concerns aid a town greatly as their products are sold out of the city and county and the money : thus earned is brought here. Strict J attention to business, system in taking care of customers, in keeping tbe stock, and the desire to make high- » grade goods and sell them at a living L profit are the attributes always necessary to make sueh a proposition go. They have them. President Taft's Fourth of July visit to Indiana was a carefully planned attempt to solidify the republicans of the state to get them to back ex-Vice President Fairbanks in a grand rally for the president. The love feast was k held as scheduled and the proposition » cheered, but when the real line-up was talked over the next day, it proved to be a difficult matter to talk a Berev-idge-ite into a proposition that will boost those who openly fought and defeated the ex-senator. The fight tor control of the state will be as bitter as ever. A citizen of Decatur, is is said, is trying to collect a dollar from the parents of each of ten boys who plucked a tew cherries from one of the trees on the property of the aforesaid citizen. Now, we dont, of course, approve of trespass or vandalism of any kind, but where breathes the man who in his boyhood day*, did not partake of the juicy fruit? It always tasted better, yo». remembers, than that from our own yard. We might add, too. that we don’t approve any methods which tend toward a hold-up. Smoke rolling from the smoke stacK of the packing house will look good again to people of this locality. A good industry of this kind is one of the best things a community can have. This is strictly a farming district, and an institution which furnishes employment for men of Decatur, brings new families here and at the same time furnishes a market for the products of the farm, serves a triple purpose. An Indianapolis man named Frank J. Vinson has confessed to having embezzled $56,000 from the firm of which hr is a member. It broke up the concern. Vinson's wife is dying of heart trouble, and while he languishes in jail he will no doubt realize fully that Hie "way of the transgressor is hard.” It pays to be honest, and it's a good thing for every young man to remember and keep saying over and over to himself. The good work which Harry Funk did in bringing to this city the men who purchased the packing plant is another evidence of what each one of us can do if we are sincerely for Decatur. Harry is a traveling man who only spends his vacations here, but be found time and had the ability to locate the live ones. If we could each do as much, this would soon be a metropolis. The deal for a paid city fire department, new fire house for the auto equipment has been completed and within a few weeks Decatur will have fire protection equal to that of any city three times our size in the state. Keeping up to the times, did you say? Well, we guess so. The hot weather, prevalent just now, is sure to bring sickness unless you are carefull. Watch what you eat. keep the premises clean, don't drink too much water and know where the water comes from. It may save you a big doctor bill or something worse. Decatur is going to have another ' wholesale fruit house, with Andrew 1 Harting and George Massonnee composing the new firm, and they have already begun business on a rushing scale. They have hecured the Simeon Hains meat market basement, where they at present have a large assortment of bananas and this morning were busy calling upon the local business men for patronage. So far they have met with good success and another shipment of goods will be here 1 for next Monday. They will also put In a supply of fruits, and as soon as ®they can arrange things will present to the public a complete line of fruits and furnish goods to the local busi-' ness men at very reasonable rates, and better than they can procure

them oil! of the city. With this one Decatur* will now have two establishments of this kind and with the givI ii« M the low prices can keep much of our money right here In town. The boys have a bright guture and are going at it for all there is In it. HUGE CABLE FELL. At 3:30 this morning the large telephone cable supplying service to the west end of the city, fell without warning from the hangers, thirty feet above the street, the weight of the lead casing being too great for the worn supports. About six hundred feet of the expensive cable, stretched from the exchange office to a pole opposite the Wemhoff Monumental works, was down. The workmen were called at once and they began saving the cable from further damage, they believing the cause of the accident ■being the corrosion or burning of the supporting wires. The cable is quire an expensive item and the damage cannot be estimated until the extent of the severed service is determined. The manager, Mr. George Kinzle. with a force of linemen, is working heroically to restore the service and i epair the fastenings. —o The will of Nicholas Wagner was probated late Tuesday. To his wife, Catherine, he gives SSOO in addition to benefits accruing to her under their antenuptial contract, the same to be paid in sls monthly installments as soon as convenient. Providing she die before the full sum of SSOO has been paid her. the unpaid portion is to go to his children. The remainder of the estate is to be divided equally among the children, the following advancements previously made to each to be considered in their shares: John Wagner, $550; Jane Baker, $520; Samuel Wagner, $1,200; Arminda B. Laisure. $560; Ira Wagner. $500; Eli Wagner, $757.65; Etta Laisure; $530. Equalization is to be made so each receives an equal share. Ira and John W. Wagner were named executors ahd they qualified, giving $22,000 bond. The will was written August 7, 1909, and witnessed by Chas. S. and Jesse ,G. Niblick. o ■ - MAKING NEW WINCOW. Carpenters were engaged Tuesday in cutting a window between the stamp and money order windows in the postcfhce, the new window to be used for the postal savings bank department. The shelving was also connected, making one large shelf on the interior for the accommodation of this new department. FUNERAL OF MRS. SELLS. The body of Mrs. Hiram P. Sells was laid away this morning in the beautiful Decatur cemetery after the funeral sermon and other tributes of respect paid to her memory at the late home cn Thirteenth street, the services there being in charge of the Rev. I. Imler of the United Brethren church. The death of Mrs. Sells occurred Saturday night following a several months’ illness from a complication of diseases. —o The beautiful country residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kintz and family of west of the city was the scene of royally good cheer Sunday when a large party of friends were entertained at dinner ano supper. A large table in the dining room was loaded with an abundance of good things to eat at both dinner and supper, and the time between feasting was spent in playing different games of all kinds and also enjoying the music rendered by the Geels orchestra. Among the guests were Mary and Clara Eiting, Belle, Mary and Maggie Bernard, Gertrude Geels. Anna Hill, Herbert Steigmeyer, Paul Hoffman, Joseph and John Geels, Edward Bernard. George Kintz, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lengerich and daughters, Bertha and Bernardine. Out-of-town guests were Edna 'and Thresa Vorndran, Dorothy and ixiretta Rerling of Fort Wayne. \ngela Kintz of Westfield, N. Y.. and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kintz of Fostoria, Ohio. Miss Mabel Weldy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Weldy, will be at home Friday from Marion, where she is attending college, to take part in the musical to be given by the choir of the Christian church Friday evening. Miss Weldy will graduate in August from the oratorical department of the college. She finished the musical course last year. The Misses Bertha Kinney and Margaret Clark returned yesterday noon from Peterson, where they spent the week-end as guests of Miss Lulu Jahn. Mr. and Mrs. Will A. Rundell were entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. James P. Haefling. Mr. Rundell is a member of the state accounting board and is now located at Frankfort. • Mr. and Mrs. August Schlickman en- ‘ t tertained a company of friends in a most hospitable manner Sunday. Covers were laid for the following guests:

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mankey and non, Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Jean Rhodes and son, Chester; Miss Della FrauhlKW. The Presbyterian Christian Endeavcrera will hold their regular monthly business and social session at the home of Dr. S. D. Beavers this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The election of of fleers will take place at this time and 1 the business period will lie followed by a social during which refresh meats will be served. > — ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mumma o. Pleasant Mills entertained Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wilhelm and daughters, ' Reba and Helen, of Terre Haute at a chicken dinner Sunday. Floyd Baxter was given a very happv surprise Monday evening in honor of his thirteenth birthday anniversary. There were games of all kinds tc pass a happy evening and refreshments were served. Miss Della Sellemeyer has returned from Hartford City, where she was a guest at a week-end house party. The Helping Hand society will meet at the German Reformed church Thursday afternoon for work. The Lady Maccabees held a very interesting session Monday evening with Mrs, Charles Murray at the hotel. AGED LADY DEAD. (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., July 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. S. S. Mossinan, a well known lady of this city, and many years ago a resident of Adams county, passed away at an early hour this morning. Death was due ti paralysis. o - ABOUT THE SICK. Miss Anna Winnes this morning received word from Muncie concerning the condition of Mrs. Frank Mann, stating that her condition in general was about the same, and still serious Last night she suffered a sinking spell, her heart being in a very weak condition, but she rallied, however, Late this morning a telegram was received, stating that she was very low and somewhat worse. Miss Winnes left on the first train for that city and will lend what assistance she can. if neccessary. Henry Weber, who met with an accident by coming into contact with an automobile several weeks ago, is improving but very slowly, and is still quite serious. Close attention is needed before a cure will be brought about. Ernest Bloemekr of Preble township, who suffered a palalytic stroke a tew days ago, remains in about the same condition, with but little signs j of improvement. His advanced age of seventy-eight years is against him and his recovery doubtful. Henry Getting, who fell from a load of hay in Union township last week, is still suffering much pain, and owing to the heavy bandages which still surround him, not much can be told relative to his improvement. His recovery will be a rather slow one. The board of review, will on Friday, finish its forty days' grind of work. C. J. Lutz was appointed to represent the Adams county board at the state board meeting to be held in Indianapolis. Adams county, with nineteen others, will be given a hearing there for July 18th. County Auditoi Michaud has received from the office of the state superintendent of public instruction, a sheet of the distribution of the state school tax for the recent year. The total amount apportioned was $1,607,352.20. The apportionment for Adams county is $14,812.44, this being at the rate of $2.12 per capita for the 6,987 children In the county of school age—that is between six and twenty-one years of age. The amount collected in the county for the state school tax fund was $11,339.17, which, with the $2,007.82 interest from the common school funds, makes a total collected of $13,346.99, Adams county thus getting $1,465.45 more from *' -.■tat school funds than she contributed thereto. The commissioners have awarded the contract for the furnishing o'' co: ' for the county institutions to J. D. Hale and the Decatur Lumber co:.'-1 pany, Mr. Hale to furnish lour cars : of Campbell Creek, ten tons of Jackson Hill and ten tons of anthracite, - and the Decatur Lumber ccni anv to furnish three cars of White Ash, three cars of Campbell Creek, seven cars of Elm Rock Hocking and one car ol Pocahontas. Judge James T. Merryman held a special session of court in chambers Monday, when further issues were made in the divorce case of Thomas fi

F Mulligan vs. Anna B. Mulligan, ven . ued here from Allen county A coun ter showing by the plaintiff, with affidavit of Morris and Roeneka, in support. were filed. The petition of the defendant for an allowance was sustained and H* plaintiff was ordered to pay to the defendant the sum ol $lO cash, $lO Monday. July 17th, aud $lO each month thereafter until further order of the court. An appeal was prayed to the supreme court, which was granted and twenty days time given to perfect such appeal. Tbe appeal bond was fixed at S2OO A life that was well known and at one time quite prominent in the art world, closed Tuesday at 7 o'clock when Frud Crabbs, better known in the art field as Fred Cory, passed away at the home of his mother, Mrs. Jane Crabbs, on South Third street. Mr. Crabbs had been in failing health several years, uraemic poisoning gradually developing, and for the past week has been unconscious the greater part of the time. He was born in Toledo, Onio, and was the son of Perry Crabbs, who many years ago was one of the leading mercantile men of Uris city. The father died many years ago, and the son spent the past several years of his Ute with his widowed mother. A sister. Miss Jessie, died many years ago, and the mother thus survives the last one of tire family. The deceased was a man of fine artistic talent, developed by excellent training, having studieu at various times with some of the best masters in Toledo and New York City, and later opened studios in Baltimore, M. D., and New York City, where he achieved considerable fame. His spec- ■ ial line of art lay in landscape and j portrait painting, in which he excelled. The deceased was about fortyfive years of age. Owing to the frailty , of the mother, who is prostrated with grief, the funeral arrangements will not be made before night. The drought which has prevailed for I the past week, and which was broken ’ Monday noon by the heavy down pouri of rain, came with a hearty welcome , to all, as well as the several other showers, which fell during the after-, noon, and which means to the farmer and vicinity of Decatur, thousands of dollars. The intense heat of the last week or ten days had almost taken the life out of those who had to work in tbe boiling hot sun's rays, and dis-1 ferent parties had to give up, being unable to carry on their daily occupa- j tion. The storm of yesterday caused | much damage throughout the city to ; the electric lights and telephone com-1 pany. The greater number of, ’phones were out of commission for a while, until the handy men got themselves busy and put them back into commission for the public use. The i electric light men were also rushed with calls from here and there and I were unable to complete their work at I the fall of darkness Monday evening and many homes were without light. | Although the work could not be com-1 pleted the workmen did all they could tor the business men to carry on their. trade, and those places were the cur- > vent was in greatest demand. o ■ The early discovery, and the conse-1 quent alarm at 8.10 o'clo-.k Monday! evening, probably averted a serious j conflagration in the business district. | only the quick response and heroic work of the firemen being responsible tor its curtailment. At that hour a pedestrian noticed a light smoke issuing from the cellar | if the building occupied by the Heraid, a daily publication, and the mellow glow at once told the story of an incipient blaze. The alarm was basely given and the quick response was apparent, the firemen being on the scene of the fire lu less than three ■ minutes.- But at that time the small ■ blaze fanned by a draft had grown to | such proportions that it was impossible to enter the building. The thick j smoke, stifling those who attempted ■ tc remove the contents, that part of j tbe work was abandoned and all at- j tention given to fighting the fire. The ' blaze was confined to the rear part of the cellar where it found its in-! ception, but the smoke filled the en-, tire building, doing considerable damage, both to the printing office and to the living apartments above. The water thrown was converted into steam which again condensed on the delicate mechanism of the typesetting machine and on the presses, doing I damage which at the present time can- j not be intelligently estimated. The! building was damaged somewhat. The origin of the fire is unknown, some attributing it to crossed electric wires, others to a cigar stump, carelessly thrown, and the true cause will probably never be known. Insurance of sufficient amount to fully cover the damage is carried and aside from the inconveinence in getting out the regular issue tonight no other bad effects will result. Much credit is due the firemen for the excellent work which they performed, when it was seen that the fire was in the basement and the dlf-

' Acuity they went through i n g several streams of hose i n p| ly ' crowd, which could not be kept b and got in the way of the was another hindrance to them b" In spite of all the dlfllculHei prevailed excellent work wa ß j, and was realized as such by the m "*' spectators who witnessed the —-■ — ‘ GIVE STREET CONCERT —■ ■— • Band Boys Will Giva Free Music nesday Evening. At the band practice Monday ing it was arranged between th hers that another free street coii tw! would be rendered on the street \y»i nesday evening and practice to Itat effect was prepared on Monday ing. The boys have Just some new, up-to-date music unu. will be heard at this time, and th n invite the public to hear them. They nre putting in all the time allows them for practice and many complj. mentary remarks can be heard Pen people who appreciate the excellent work of the members. The many Decatur friends of La,, pence Eugene Steele, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Steele, of Wes Monroe street, will be surprised t» learn of his wedding which took plane Saturday evening In Fort Wayne, ti Miss Beulah Isabelle Milligan, a »■$ known Fort Wayne young lady. The wedding was a very quiet one. being solemnized at the Methodist parsonage by the M. E. minister of the Broadway M. E. church of Fort Wayne. Tbe groom is an employee of the Decatur i Furnace, Foundry and Maths- ' works, in the capacity of molder and ’ holds a very good position. Tie 1 bride is one of Fort Wayne's most» timable young ladies, who has her home with her sister, .Mis. Kellt;. in that city since her mother s j The young couple are pre; tiring t. :•» !to housekeeping on South TI ■! strea jin the house formerly o<■< i :ed by )' and Mrs. John fl. Scftug. The groe i is one of the youngest in ' e city.be 'ing but eighteen years of age. ... ibis bride is proportionately youth: i. ' A "belling" was one of .Monday evesing's eveu s. On account of a brick famine, -ir some unforeseen delay in ,ie g ... of brick, the work on the brildhig the new school house in Monmouth , has been delayed somewhat and i.v;; 1 keep the contractor hustlinu m W it by August 15th, the time set out la i the contract. The basement has los. been ready, in fact everything is ';ii for the work of the masons on tbe superstructure, except tbe neeesss brick, and it seems that their tusk - going to be like that of the old Ey: | ian taskmasters of old —making btki: out of straw. It is said that it h - been three weeks since the last cart load of brick has been received, arc the workmen have necessarily be-'i : delayed this long. There B sor. doubt expressed as to whether ti building can be completed in time ■ ■ the opening of school in September, i Mrs. Effie Brokaw-Johnson, who ; went to Denver, Colo., a year age. I where she has been enployed in the . First National bank, hr- resigned! I and will leave for her home here the I 17th of the month. In a letter to her: parents she says she resigned the first of the month and is enjoying ’ two weeks’ trip over that section o' the country and resting after a year 10l hard work. Several of the ban» employees are taking their vacation at this time and Mrs. Johnson joined them In a pleasant trip over the Moltat road, they beiug given passes over this line, which was built and controled by the late Mr. Moffat, president <a : the bank, who died about two months ago at the Belmont hotel in ! York. Over this road one sees Colorado's most beautiful scenery, inclriI ing the famout Georgetown loop. ; which is several miles long and con i tains twenty-three tunnels. The roa' l i is 16,000’feet above the sea level and ( c rosses the peaks of several of 'h* . highest mountains of that state. . trip also includes trips to Pike s l'w* : - i Garden of the Gods, Cave of Winds, grave of Helen Hunt, the '" dwellers, and a hundred other pla|fof interest. Mrs. Johnson is I' 10 "' 1 ol her record as a stenographer ■" the First National, known as one' ' America’s greatest banikng inh,i ’" I tions and writes that she had h f ' I picture taken in various rooms of t * bank, including one photo taken i" ,ls directors’ room with the pres- 11 '’ 11 of the bank. She made good in west, but is homesick and decide 11 1 resign and return to old IndianaWILL Gnrr. SOCIAL. The Ladies’ Aid socity of will give a social next Saturday mg if the weather permits. the rainy weather the social for June 17th, was postponed a "' l ' fie be given now. The proceeds *' used for church work. All a"dinllv invitoJ!