Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1911 — Page 6

THE DEMOCRAT. ■ VMiYYtaUMCVAT Moamae BY «.BW a. ELL'NGHAM, FvMtatMr. —.-7—rJ ■ -"■" -"■!■■ '■*< Lil. ■■*?■.. H.OO P«K YBA.B IH ADVARUk Anu-rod at the postotftoe at Decatur, .nd, an second class mail matter. -" '» — '- Hill'* »»»_-“■> OFFICIAL PAPER OF ABAMS CO. Miss Arnette Moses, librarian, is completing <the report for the fifth year of the Decatur public library, from July 20, 1910, to July 20. 1911, which will be forwarded to headquarters of the Indiana library commission for file. The Decatur library, which on July 21st, .entered upon its sixth year of existence, may well be proud of her showing among those of the slate, the annual report showing a great growth in its ]>ast year, making the first half-decade of its life a very substantial basis upon which to build this institution Which is of so great educational value. There are now enrolled as regular borrowers 2.095 persons. Os this number 225 were added during the year, while but fifty were withdrawn, showing a great gain. Os the 4,700 books nowon the shelves, 400 were added during the year. The vast number .of 15i4*0 books was taken out by borrowers i»i the last twelve months, of which 71753 were of the juvenile class and 7,693 for adults, showing that the juvenile leaders exceed the adults .only a Hille less than a hundred. The highest circulation for the month was .in last January, when 1,692 books were circulated. while last August, w-nen the hot weather is supposed to draw many away from the city, came lowest with less than half the number —809. The circulation during the past year according to months was: July, 1910: Total. 943; adult, *96; juvenile, 497. August: Total. 809; adult, 462; juvenile, 347. September: Total, 1186; adult. 422; juvenile, 689. October —Total, 1312; adult, 624: juvenile, 688. November: Total. 1242; adult, 676; juvenile, 565. December: Total, 1570; adult, 787; juvenile, 783, January, 1911: Total. 1692; adult, 888; juvenile, 804. February: Total, 1596; adult, 771; juvenile, 825. March: Total, 1500; adult. 715; juvenile. 785. April: Total, 1319; adult, 600; juvenile, 719. May: Total, 1124; adult, 536; juvenile. 588. June: Total, 1048; adult, 536; juvenile, 512. Not only has the patronage of borrowers been heavy, but the amount of reference work and reading of the periodicals at the tables, has shown marked increase, and the number of visitors Las been very large. The reading tables have now fortythree magazines and newspapers to delight the visitors, ail but the Chicago Record-Herald having been given by private subscription. The library is very proud of her periodicals, which are said to be the most complete list of any library in the district. The list includes the following magazines: International Studio, Camera Craft, Engineering Review, Building Age, Success, Etude, Pacific Monthly, Pearson's, Metropolitan, McClure's. Woman Beautiful, Woman’s Home Companion, Woman's World. Travel. Survey, Popular Mechanics, Popular Electricity, Bay View Mazagine, Everybody's, Harper's Bazaar, Outlook, Munsey. Scrib-' ner, American Home and Gardens, Review of Reviews, World Today, Century, Ladies’ Home Journal. Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Technical World, Saturday Evening Post, Designer, Little Folks, Children's Magazine. St. Nicholas, Youth's Companion, American Boy, Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, Prairie Farmer, Monthly German Magazine. Newspapers—Chicago Record-Her- ( aid,, Muncie Star, Bluffton Banner, Geneva Herald. Berne Witness, Fort Wayne News, Decatur Daily Democrat, Decatur Daily Times-Herald. ■ It is with great pleasure that the library announces the receipt of a num-* ber of gift books. Among them are twenty-five volume# of Mark Twain, given by the Euterpean club; Mar- 1 tin’s “Awakening of China,” Comp-1 ton's Indiana Life in Town and Country,’’ Many Writers' “Oriental Life,”, by the Shakespeare club; Wiseman's “Fabiola or Church of the Catacombs. ’ from Mr. Thomas Malley. A self-sustaining rental shelf supplied new fiction for each month and was a great success. Several new books of especial value added to the reference department, were Nelson’s Encyclopedia and Webster's new International Dictionary and Reference Atlas. The reading circle books, numbering twenty, are purchased yearly by the school and library boards and are placed in the library to be used by the teachers during the school year, at the close of which they are placed in general circulation. The library has proved quite beneficial to the public in ether ways also. During the past school year, owing to a crowded condition of the schools, a portion of the auditorium was arranged for one of the primary departments, yielding a rental of 3175. This room

| will be used for the same purpose during the coming year. Quite recently extensive improvements have been made in the basement and furnace room. With the removal of Mrs. L. G. Ellingbam to Indianapolis in November, and her resignation as vice president of the library board, Mrs. E. J. Bailey : was named to succeed her. The prea- ‘ ent library board now includes the following members: President, Mrs. 1 A. B. Morrison; vice president, Mrs. ' E. J. Bailey; treasurer, E. X. Ebinger; ’ secretary, H. 11. Heller; other mem ’ bers, Mrs. C. D. Lewton, M. Kirsch and T. C. Corbett. Miss Annette Moses has served as ’ librarian since the opening of the in--1 stitution here and has proven very ‘ capable, bringing forward the work along the very best advanced lines ' and keeping abreast of the times ’n all that is good and newest in library ' methods. She is courteous and helpful ’ to the many patrons and visitors and much of the growth of the institution ' is due to her. Miss Nellie Blackburn, assistant librarian, has charge of the library on Sundays, and has proven the right person for this place. The library is open on all days exsept legal’holidays. On Sunday it is open only from 1 to 6 p. m. During the summer school vacation the following is the week-day schedule: 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.; 6:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. All other months of the year the schedule is as follows: During the ,w«ek days, 12 m. to 5 p. m.; 6 to. 9 p. m. . —-o — —— J. M. Frisinger left Wednesday night at 7:45 from Fort Wayne for Brussels, Belgium, on the semi annual trip which is made by a member of the firm of Frisinger & Sprunger in order to puixAase high-grade Belgian and Pertlherou stock for sale in this country. A trip had been mvde this spnng by Mr. Sprunger, who at that time brought .oyer twenty-two head, which were thought sufficient for the seas*>B, but the unusual demand has completely exhausted the supply, and the present trip was necessary. Mr. Frisinger will purchase a large number of horses, it depending upon how readily be can get them in the foreign markets, and will ship them to this country in the first three weeks of September, in time for the opening of the season. He will make the trip alone, contrary to the usual custom of the firm, and when the shipment is returned, will employ a man to accompany them. Mr. Sprunger will remain here looking after the local affairs of the firm. o Beginning next Monday morning a new system will be installed at the Decatur Motor Car company's plant in this city, regaiding visitors. It is the desire of the management that the public be assured that they are welcome at all times to call and go through the factory. The management welcomes them and will see that they are shown every department, but owing to the fact that crowds are passing through the plant all the time, and in some instances are interfering with the men, it will be necessary hereafter to call at the office and se- ' cure a pass. A tag will be pinned on your coat and you will be allowed to " see every section of the plant. Recently men from other factories have 'spent some time about the factory without the consent of the managers and this and the fact that interference with the workmen means a loss to the men who have their money invested is the cause of this move. The plant is running full time, and being crowded for space, it is necessary ! that no time be lost if the company keeps up with the work outlined. De catur people and others are as stated, ' always welcome. Please call at the ' office, however, and avoid any embarj rassment for you or those in charge. * Another large and attentive audi- ‘ once was at the service in the tent Wednesday evening to listen to Evan 1 gelist A. W. Miller, who for the past | three weeks has been waging a fearless war against sin and guilt. As the j time for closing these meetings draws near the interest deepens. With the ' more favorable weather that now ! seems a certainty, the Evangelist and his co-laborers are confidently expecting developments of a lasting nature. ' Several persons, a majority of them ■ J men. have already declared their desire of entering the Christian life. ' Doutbless many others will accent Christ as their personal Savior ere * the meetings close next Sunday nigh’.. “Sin” was the subject discussed by ■ ' the evangelist Wednesday night, the >! text being found in Prov. 28:13, and Numbers 32:23: “He that covereth , his sins shall not prosper,” “and be I sure your sin will find you out." I Among other things the speaker de- ■ dared, “Sin is the cause of the sor.l row, the unpleasantness, the disap- > pointment, the heart ache, the pain in i' this old world. Sin is the cause and ' all these things are but a part of the .' effect. Sorrow and aigbing have been i in the world ever'since sin came and

will be here till sin la banished. Oftentimes men and women who sin are able to cover up their tracks for a time; seemingly they prosper in every way, but sooner or later their friends and all the world become startled at the revelation of tbe double life they have led. The Sun of God . declared, “there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shaU not be known.” It is the height of folly tor u human being to defy God, or seek to oscape the punishment pronounced upon . transgressors of his law. God is no j respecter of persona, hie laws iadd good always and everywhere. Neither our wealth nor social position will shield us froio the penalty if we transgress the law. —Cuntribvted Once again the "WbbUUD in Black has been heard from, but this time in a somewhat different tone than on former occasions. Tuesday evening, around the 11 o'clock hour, a Mr. Shaw, residing in the north part of the city, while on his way home was confronted by this black-covered object, just at the alley between the Moses greenhouse and the North ward school building. It being very dark at the time he was unaware of her presence until she was directly in front of him, and in less time that it takes to count two, “hauled off and landed" a severe blow in the face ot the disturber of many weeks, sending her to the ground. In an Instant she was up on her feet again, and without uttering a sound, as on former times, started off in the dark and the last she has been heard from. Who this person might be, every citizen of Decatur would like to know, and if she comes in contact with several oth er parties, who would administer the same dose as on Tuesday evening, we will find out. People are getting tired of the fright which they have had to put up with, and it ie high time that it be put to an end in some way or other. —— DEATH OF INFANT SON. Harold Nyffler Passes Away After But a Brief Illness. A sad gloom is today resting over the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nyffler iu Preble township, death having Wednesday evening at 4:30 o'clock removed from them Harold Edwin, their seventeen-months-old son, after but a ten days’ illness from stomach complaint and brain fever. One week ago Wednesday he began to showsigns of a more serious illness and continuing for one week, all medical attention proved of no avail and the inevitable hour dawned upon him at the above stated time. The latter sickness is believed to be the real cause of his demise, it showing up the last few days of the illness, and when the end was seen fast approaching. He had become the pride of the home and the parents, w-ith the two children, Earl and Naomi, are heart-brok-1 en over their loss. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home, and at 2:30 o'clock from the German Reformed church in this city, the Rev. L. C. Hessert officiating. Burial will take place at the Decatur cemetery. Mrs. William Cross of Eleventh street entertained a happy party of friends Wednesday in celebration of her fifty-seventh birthday anniversary. Covers were laid for the sumptuous dinner at noon for the following: Mrs. Emanuel Merueid and daughter of Monroeville, Mrs. Minnie Daniels and daughter, Velma; Mrs. James Hurst and daughter, Grace; Mrs. Sarah Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. James Knavel, Mrs. Jane Walters. Mr. Cross will be sixty-one years old next Sunday and Mrs. Cross expects to give a dinner party in honor of that event also. Most pleasant was the social gathering of the Indies' Aid society of the Union Chapel church held Wednesday at the borne of Mrs. Ben Pillars, northeast of the city. Rev. Itnler, who is pastor of this church in connection with the United Brethren church in this city, was present and partook of the excellent dinner, the ladies deeming it an honor to have their pastor present for the occasion. The meet ing. which was held in the afternoon, was a spirited one, and some business was disposed of. Mrs. Albert M. Bailey, who has been at Fort Wayne, and who is a member of the organization, was also present. The ladies of the Orient club, with Mrs. Fred Patterson and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker as guests, were entertained by Mrs. John Stewart Wednesday afternoon, the usual delightful time spent by the ladies being in order. A two-course luncheon was one of the pleasing features of the entertainment. Mrs. Otto Kirsch was received as a new member. © D. M. Hensiley will give a stag party this evening in compliment to Mr. Kirkpatrick, of Newark, N. J., who is the guest of bis son. Fred LaDelle.

sary of Mr. lADelle. and this •»' remembered In tke celebration- T guests are the members of th. (< m Skin club, and several new ® ero ‘’ e , will be received into the order this evening with appropriate ceremony While Mrs. Hensley is away at City, at* Mr- Hensley MMk “ will play.” and the kikhen and dining room of the Hensley apartmen be converted into the club rooms for the party this evening — The members of the Needle, rai t ; '.club will enjoy a picnic aupper m | Steele's park this .evening, going out , at 5 o'clock A company of Decatur indie* found j the Ed Ahr home east of the city, one <of royal hospitality, when they were ( entertained at dinner and eupper by . Mrs. Ahr. The following were gueFts: Mrs. D. W. Beery. Mrs. Bert Hunsicker and children, Mrs. Dallas Htmaieker. Mrs. B. P Harkless. Mrs. J. C. Harklees, Mrs. Albert Acker. At the meeting of tbe St. Vincent de Paul society at the K. of C. hall "ed nesday, Mrs. James K. Niblick, who) has served well as president, resign ed on account of removing <® h+> ( 1 country, where she thought she would not be permitted to attend as regula ly as an official should. Her resignation was accepted and Mrs. Helen Ber ling was elected to serve in her stead Very little other business came before the society at this time. Mrs. John Niblick gave a thimble party this anernoon iu compliment to | her sister, Mrs. A. B. Morrison, and her aunt, Mrs. Catherine ('hamper, who are home after spending the win ter in the south. The guests numbered eighteen of their old acquaintances who were thus given a delightful afternoon of reunion and renewing ot old ties broken by tbe winter's separation. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simcoke and son. Richard, arrived Wednesday evening from St. Louis, Mo., and are guests of Mr. Simcoke s sister, Mrs. | Walter Kauffman. Mrs. Ada Simcoke of Hammond is also here for a several weeks’ visit with bar daughter, Mrs. Kauffman, and this reunion of all will be a most delightful one. Celia and Sue Mayer, Vernia Smith, Martha Gotscb and Clara and Mart Weiland formed a party that drove Wednesday evening to tbe Godfrey home in Union township. They left here about 6:30 o'clock and spent the evening at the hospitable country home, where refreshments and a general good time were in order. Mary, wife of John F. Colchin, of i North Fifth street, is tn the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, from serious in- 1 juries received when the automobile • in w hich sne was noing, collided wills a street car. The tort Wayne Jour-nal-Gazette gives the following account of the accident: “Mrs. Colchin of Decatur, Ind., was seriously injured last night when the automobile in which she was riding, I was struck by a street car at the corner of Calhoun and Williams streets at about 9 o'clock, and is now a patient at the St. Joseph's hospital. The car was driven by Oliver Edwards, of 1923 Hoagland avenue, who, with his wife and aunt, Mrs. Colchin, were the occupants. At the corner of Williams street the car was struck broadside by a South Wayne city car in charge of Motorman Elzey and Conductor Flickinger. “The two ladies occupied the tonneau and were thrown to the pavement by the collision. Mrs. Edwards sustained only slight bruises to her face and the husband escaped practically without injuries, while Mrs. Colchin was seriously hurt. The parties were removed to the office of Dr. I. E. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Edwards being able to return to their home, while Mrs. Colchin was removed to tbe St. Joseph's hospital and attended by Drs. Morris, Wallace and Dinnen. "Examination proved her to have sustained a double fracture of the right collar bone, a fractured rib on the right side, the lower jaw bone dislocated, an incised wound above the ' right eye, a punctured wound under the right ear and numerous contusions on the shoulders and arms. Although her condition is quite serious, late last night she was reported as resting easily and hopes are entertained for complete recovery. “The automobile was only slightly damaged by the collision, the fender ■ and running board being torn from the i body. The fender of the street car - was damaged and the car removed to i the car barns for repairs. Officials of the company will hold an investigaI | tion today to determine the responsiI bility of the accident.” - ® | Jforn, to Mr. and Mrs. William .1. . Rtebericb, of Preble township, a baby i girl. Mother and babe are doing well and happiness is supreme in the home

changes in RESIDENCES. | T be Jam«* * N ‘ W,ok tam ‘ ly “° V ' ' ißf from their reffldenoe on Second . F treat to their farm near this etty, w here they will make their home. The Niblick residence here will be occupied by L. A. Holthouse and family until the Meyers residence has been remodeled, when they will move to ( tha , place to live. The house which | i( , now occupied by Mr. Holthouse, on ( First street, and which is on the lot ( which he purchased for the erection < lf building for a garage, was pur- ( chased by Ed Meyers and moved to the Mevers lot on Second street, just | across front the old Jeeae Niblick homestead. The house will be re- ( modeled and converted into an up-to- ( date home, and will be occupied by 1 Mr. Holthouse and family. . "O ABOUT THE EICK.

Miss Anna Winnee this morning received word from Muncie telling of the condition of Mrs. Frank Mann, and which stated that ber condition was I more encouraging. Tuesday evening i and Wednesday she passed through | ' the fever crisis, her condition then bein< tfcry serious and her recovery 1 then was doubtful. However, she ( 1 came through it all right and the at- i tending physician believes she stands ’ a chance more favorable. t'haries Lang, w*bo had a dose call . ’row typhoid fever, and who was eon- I fined to his home for several weeks, ( | was able to be out this morning for *; a short while, and down the street. 1 He is still feeling ven' bu t ' thought the morning sun would be of i I benefit to him. W. F. Hilpert, who on last Friday . submitted to an operation for appen- j dicitis at his home near Rivarre. is improving and gaining strength fast. It was stated this morning that he would get along all right unless something unforeseen set In. Charles Ewel of Preble township, | one of the best known elderly gentle- ' men ot the county, is very sick with bowel trouble and complications due to old age . . Frank DeVoss today remains about | the same as yesterday, he the.n having been a little stronger than for sev-j era) days previous. His friends wish him a speedy recovery. Charles Scherry. who yesterday was . operated upon for appendicitis and hernia, was much better today and somewhat stronger. The ordeal was very successful and he will without doubt get along without any further i trouble. I i The annual picnic of the Methodist ; Sunday school will be held as usual I this year in Robinson park, Fort Wayne, next Tuesday, August Ist, being the date selected for this event to which all the members look forward'. ! with longing during the intervening twelve montns. Superintendent C. L. ■ Walters and his assistants have com- | pleted all arrangements for transpor- 1 tation, the excursion to be run over | I the G. R. & I. railroad. The delega- 1 tion will leave here at 7:54 in the morning, special coaches to be added to the regular morning train, but a ’ special train will be provided to bring them back at 7:30 o’clock. All chil- ( I dren of the Sunday school, who are in , school grades below the high school i.wil be taken free of charge, while a' I round trip fee of twenty-five cents i will be charged all children not be- j I longing to the Sunday school, and fifty cents, round trip, for adults. This does not include transportation to the park, which will be at the rate of two 1 I round trips for twenty-five cents. It is expected that about four himJ dred members of the Sunday school i will go on the excursion, and everyi body else who wishes to do so, is cor-1 dially invited to go with them. Everything is being arranged to make the day a happy one for all. A financial committee, comprising the Rev. R. 1.. Semans, W. H. Fledder- . johann, J. N. Parrish, Mrs. R. D. Mey(ers. Mrs. Letta Peters and Joe McFarland has been named to look after ! the money for the conveying of tbe children. —— . . Notice of the discharge from Easthaven insane asylum at Richmond of . j Fred Zurcher, son of Anton Zurcher, i ( of near Monroe was received from the I asylum authorities today by County | Clerk J. P. Haefling, the patient be- ’ I ing at home on a furlough. He is a young man twenty-two vears of age. •' and was adjudged insane last Janu- ■ j ary 14th. > 1 f | Attorney S. M. Sayler of Hunting- - ( ton has filed a suit in the Adams cir- -. cult court entitled Elizabeth A. Nix vs. Charles E. Pennington et al., suit i on note - and foreclosure of mortgage, . demand, >375. 1 The papers and transcript in the case of the State vs. “Cornelia Jones,

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A MOSS Gatherer, B is a Story—Have You Ever R ■ This? ■ •A rolling stone . - .. rs no » but that cannot be ,; a S , WJ . ' {| K gathers chough in . ■ :a|# B muffle it so that i’- ‘■'tandniotlie:B would never know The foli.jwijjß is a Decatur dispa’. • 'he Bulletin of the .... that Leo Bogner, son - ■ 1 n., g , e . 0 , this city, who wa- .■ ■ > K H| by the horse w hen rig to repair a sp:..n which was published r day H "Decatur. Ind. .1. . F'r.,ns H ner is an automotc: sent minded. Tod.. a... of commission, and '""'-' Bl ed to drive a horse M "Old Dobbins baik-*c ..nd euiittelM several grunts, wh:- i.k,H the dying exhaust <.♦ :., x . H ner climbed from the jgy anc «Jj beneath it on his ba - - ’.stout had ■ i taught him to do in u’ tory automobiles. H "The horse, ne'er automobile, and dis’.tr r.z ■ ing of his hoofs, pian'ed its hoof U ■ Bogner's face, but h:s ■oumenatce i« ■ ! badly broken " I Io- M Heirs of the Niblick eyt.-.u- hare del tided definitely to place upon ■ I market at once, the beautiful plat » ■ ground on North S<- end and TkW B streets, where foi a is., csnturj ot ■ longer stood tbe old Siblick twnse- ■ i stead. The plan is to move the old ■ home back on Third ett.-et. «heie it H I will occupy two lots or. ’-he south pod I of the plat, leaving so-r vaunt loti, ■ ’ 66x132, ideal spots tor modern bones. ■ in the very heart of the ity. Ape!- ■ fort to dispose of the property M H ■ stands, to be ueed for a hospital o- B some other public b ■» ' ' b.ae tailed. ■ and as their heirs de- ' settle lie I estate as quickly as p< ->ible, it bn I been decided to put the lots on the I market. They will be sold at reason- I able prices and ahouh y quickly. !- you just stop to think tn.unent you will realize that these e the only lots as desirable with .many blocks from the ' ,• tm j The three Second st - 'splendid ones, with brick pavement and sidewalks and the Third sW lots are almost as valuable. If are looking for a site for a home. Jon should act and that quickly, as some one will do so. The sale of the propI erty is in the hands of M’’ 'lick, one of the execute;who ■ be glad to give you any informa'- 011 desired. I IN NEW YORK CITY. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Uhl who ate at 1 present enjoying their wedding t''P | i through the east, have written tives here that at present t>‘ e - vaU ‘ New York City, enjoying the ™ an ’ teresting sights of this I politan city. They have , ! at Buffalo, Albany, Niagara Falls an, other places of interest along he They will remain in New York ■ Sunday, when they wili leave m lantic City, N. J., and then sta the trip homeward. This tup 1 elude stops at Pittsburg, 1 ■land other large cities and i take up Several weeks 'e I .EAUT.FUL , “The Story of the Pin k RoM ’* ,' Presbyterian Church- ’’ ” « , is the “The Story of the Pink « 08 w i subject of the beautiful < |he ,! next Sunday evening. July ■’ _ by - Presbyterian church, as atm «, Rev 0.e..«r. , will be told and the music, b) ;- part of the story, a ■- the choir. The service x, unique one and one wr " 1 " t ( ence will enjoy to the *’ ' u, ~se on Fl 1 ” FOR RENT—A six-room h ” dflOr street. See Dan e east, or Wm Zimmerman, I, R. R. No. 2 *