Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1911 — Page 1

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company ’ in town In their own special Monday morning and began at . unload their paraphernalia. _ tor y to Pitching their various riding devices and different , o f amusement around the court . , (| uare The show cornea well tended from Fort Recovery. whf re they played last week, to bad railroad connections the ‘ ffere delayed and did not get. Monday night, but Tuesday each , ver y one of the attractions were ,H awing, excepting the Trilby and the plantation, which seems ’ w bad some trouble with people, except to be in readiness this in g. The Jungle show seemed to p share in amusing the little folks jbo the older ones. Then Oklot and her reptile pets presented a i sight io the people who paid her lit Also the toot, toot of the He and the familiar tunes played ie aerry go-round, held the "kids'’, i g b glee during the evening, and F one present seemed to be en-, lg themselves. The management promised another balloon ascenfor this evening if the weather is table, the ascension of Tuesday' Ing being witnessed b/ fully five | re d people. The balloon rose rtlcally to a height of eight hun feet, when the aeronaut cut the chute loose, "making a beautiful mt - se y 4 Vesey are attorneys for les H. Worden. Edward X. Ehingid Frank M. Schirmeyer, trustees.

< <—— I ——— — -- ~ . . ■ DECATUR MEN OF AFFAIRS. ■ I ' fj ex I T3' P) s <xJf; 'W ■ f/ a i -I ®P 01- ■ .41' Ib i I W - jf_ f) w, B £F Sb jfe 9 . — — j B the million-dollar bank. ■ M. B.—“ Million-dollar Bank," not “Mississippi Bubble”—nor any kind of a bubble, except an India-rubber Bubble that can grow and expand, becoming larger and larger with each puff, is the Old Adams County bank Bid that Is what you can be sure will be the continued growth of the Million-dollar bank—with the large force such capable men puffing behind the financial pipe, as Charles Niblick, president, Mathias Kirsch, vice pre; i and Edward X. Ehinger, cashier. w f Charles S. Niblick. ' B Banking, born and bred in blood, bone and body, of Charles S. Niblick, the president of the Old Adams County Bnk. could not help but make his twenty-nine years’ experience in this line profitable to this institution. e ’ Ks born in Decatur, Indiana, October 19, 1866, the son of Jesse Niblick, the merchant and banker, and rece v-_ B his education in the Catholic schools. At sixteen he began the banking business, entering the Od Adams 5 bank, which was organized by Nuttman, Studebaker and Allison in l'i->. His ri ' t was rapi .an ' 'B he became assistant cashier, cashier in 1905, and president in 1906 Mr. Niblick is also a director otl he, BatA B Tocsin, Bank of Wren, Ohio, of the German Building & Loan association and treasurer ole . • B Added to his great business capability, is a pleasing personality. He is a devout of the Cathoß t ‘ Burch, and a member of the Knights of Columbus and Elks’ lodges. His demesne le is ' . T ackgon ’ Biding his wife, three daughters and one son, their residence being a fine one loea ed a } Third streets. B Mathias Kirsch. I Business man, builder, banker and booster are terms Bynonymou \ wl ' h ' h ® ““ Bof usefulness is the woof of more enterprises in the community than hat o . parentß> i B'eral decades ago that little Mathias, who was born in Germany, neai Heite " ‘ ’ i BN»w York, and then came to Fort Wayne thence to Adams county, seit ling; tncame" B»" years old he engaged in the mercantile business in Belmont, 111., an a. . & Se ]| emeyer This is toB’hi. city where he and A. H. Sellemeyer engaged in the lumber business as K.rsch & with them. B-ne of lhe leading indußtrles oi - the city , a son of each Old Adams • B“'- also have a branch yard oa Hoagland. Five years ago Mi. offices of the bank. Mr. Kirsch B° un, y bank, and has since devoted all his time in the active manager.it n . ‘ ftb Decatur Mo i■ *> secretary and treasurer of The Acker Cement Roof and B > OC \X i b iehTas assist very material- , B r -ar Company, and a director in the German Building * J' oan SS ° f ' n ' business world is Mr. Kirsch, who B'» enabling many to build homes. Equally active in church W'" as He , g a)go aecretary o f the coni ■ ’“ember of the German Reformed church, and an elder nte. ti 7jon^g classis, which includes twelve and of the consistory of the church, as well as treasuim ‘ ~ flind Mr. Kirsch, wife and of this district, and treasurer of the $20,000 Frank in, ' ' , daughter and son being mar■Oun?ost son reside at 534 North Second street in a comfortab e nme ’ . ~a te and a i ßo owns several renB' ! «d living in homes of their own. Mr. Kirsch has acquired a comfortable Policies. Bv. ' Edward X. Ehinger. haß at ever g)nc? Bi, Ed '' ard x Ehinger, cashier, began doing things worth while eat > hlrthday __F e bruary 22, 1861—just fifty B* that may be due to the fact that he was born on Washington J Missouri, and then after nine r » came to Decatur, the father dying when Edward was niteen yeai . te<J deputy postmaster at fifteen ■ hunger children to support. He manfully went to work, and wa I R she A(Jamg Connty b ank, two years, Bh r ’ of age After serving nearly eight years he was made change desirable, entered the clothB ° k aß3i ’Unt cashier, serving seven years. His health failed, and thin =■ agß[gtant caghier twelve years of »bußi aeBB with his brother. He re-entered the backing business, se County bank _ which B" National Bank of Decatur, Ind., after which he became cah ‘' them being the Citizens’ Telephone B? on h « now holds. He is interested in many other enterprises, ■ member, both of the Knights of 8.,„ Pany ’ of whlc >i he is a director and treasurer. Mr. Ehinger is ' He bas) tbe honor of b eB a J® bu 3 an| l Elks’ lodges, and he was very active in the orgamz.a ' Heis a faithful member of the St. K flrßt rand knight of the K. of C. and the first treasurer of the w jearg> and an uprlght clt . , ‘ Catholic church of this city, of which he has been treasurei i coming to bless the home, their Bw/ Si! &nd at aU t*®* B - He 18 happi,y ® arTied '" flve * v(M ., rB Lo, corner of Fifth and Monroe 8 hhe large hone built by Mr. Ehinger twen y t '•

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against Viola M. and Rufus k. Allison, for enforcement of contract and for enjoining Viola M. Allison from claiming interest in certain real estate. and asking for 110,000 judgment The complaint sets out that R. K Allison was adjudged a bankrupt recently, and at that time was the owner of certain real estate in this city and his wife of realty in Michigan; that Viola M. Allison, as his wife, was at that time, as against his creditors of said Rufus K. Allison, entitled to one-fifth interest in his real estate. That Rufus Allison made a proposition of a composition of his debts, whereby all his real estate was to be conveyed by himself and his wife to the plain-

. tiffs, as trustees for the R. K. Alli son creditors, subject to the inchoate interest of Viola M. Allison, the trus- . tees conveying to her a piece of realty in this city, she to accept this In full of her inchoate interest as the wife of R. K. Allison. This composition, it is , said, was effected by agreement, making it unnecessary for court's approv- ( al. The trustees claim that they have conveyed to her the realty agreed up- . on, but that she refuses to quit-claim jor release to the plaintiffs the title 1 for the remaining property that R. K. I Allison has conveyed to them, thus preventing them from making a sale thereof. Another case is that filed by Peterson & Moran for Jacob Hiller agrinst the State Line Oil company, attachment and damages, demand, $1,500. Real estate transfers: Louis Gerkj

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et al. to llermsn Gerke. 240 acres J i I Root township, $2500; Mary Wittwer. i et al. to John J. Soldner, lots loti, 2'll, ■ 107, 265. 108, 266, Herne, $1665. ANNIVERSARY Os Fort Wayne German Reformed Or-1, phans’ Home Held Tomorrow. i I Preparations for the twenty-eighth i anniversary of the Fort. Wayne Or- ' . phans Homo of the German Reformed i church are almost completed and the 1 committee in charge is now beseech-] I ing the weather man for a pleasant day tomorrow, the date of the cele- ( j bration, The business sessions of the

board of directors will be held this afternoon and Thursday forenoon, and the program will be given on Thursday afternoon. The home is in excellent financial I condition at the present time, owing 1 only a small debt on the White addi- ] tion of 30 acres, just west of the home, I purchased this summer. There are eighty-five inmates in the home at the present, time, and they have enjoyed the best of health during the winter, only a few cases of sickness being on record. Following are the officers of the institution: President, Rev. S. P. Kohler, St. Mary's, Ohio; secretary. Rev. H. H. Kattman, Berne, Ind.; treasurer. Rev. F. H. Diehm, Huntington, Ind.; ■ directors. Rev. Vai Rettig, Buffalo, N. Y.; Rev. F. W. Leich, Akron. O.; Dr. P. Woinland, Brooklyn. N. Y.; Elder e Matthias Kirsch. Decatur, Ind.; Elder

W. Pfarrer, New York, N. Y.; Elder I Dr. Stueber, Lima, O.; superintendents, Revs. B. Ruf and F. B. Ruf; ma \tron, Mrs. B. Ruf. i During the afternoon a program will be given in the grove back of the home, while refreshments will be I,served both in the forenoon and afternoon by the ladles of the St. John's congregation. Several from this city as well as a number from the south part of the county will take part in the day of celeI bration. as well as being on the board to lend their assistance in whatever I way they can to make the day a sue- < cess as well as a happy one. i There are always many from here to attend the day’s observance and those anticipating going have already begun making arrangements to be present , tomorrow. o Decatur relatives who have returnled from the golden wedding celebrai tion of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ehinger | of Huntington, which took place Tues-1 I day, report a very enjoyable time. The ; Huntington Herald gives the following i details of the celebration: "In a most beautiful and solemn way the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ehinger, venerable residents of East Franklin street, was observed today. The ceremonies of the day began with the saying of nuptial high mass at Ss. Peter and Paul's church at nine this morning. The church had been beautifully decorated in masses of golden glow and golden rod, the altar being especially pretty. The presence of nearly a thousand people also added much to the splendor of the scene. “The couple entered the church I while the wedding march was being I played and were attended by the youngest son and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ehinger, Miss Antionette Kauf and Bennet Ehinger being bridesmaid and groomsman. Miss Caroline Kauf, the youngest granddaughter, acted as crown bearer. Sisters Herman Joseph and Felicita, re- ' spectively daughter and niece of the couple, were also in the bridal party. Rev. W. C. Miller, pastor of the church, was the celebrant of the nuptial high mass and was assisted byRev. J. F. Noll of St. Mary’s church and Rev. Michael Shea of Lafayette. Mr. Ehinger was dressed in black and his wife in black silk. She carried goldenrods, the national tlower. “At the house a sumptuous dinner I was set before the assembled friends I and relatives. The house was decorated in the same manner as the _ church. In addition to the dinner, music was furnished at the home bymembers of the family. The music at the church was furnished by Theodore Torburg and the male choir. “Many beautiful presents were given the aged couple by their hosts of relatives. One of the presents which will be cherished is a picture entitled "The Bleeding Heart of Jesus," which was prepared by Sister Herman Joseph." o The Adams county commissioners concluded their August session this morning, disposing of a heavy grist. Upon filing ot' consent of town of Herne and the filing and approval of the engineers and vidwers' report, the Water street macadam road was ordered constructed; receipt of bids advertised for September 4th. Plans and drawings for a bridge on the Willshire road, near the farm of John Frisinger, were ordered made by C. C. Ernst, county surveyor, who filed same, which were adopted by the board. A duplicate was filed with the auditor, and notice for the receiving of bids for the bridge and abutments on Tuesday, September sth, were ordered. Plans and specifications maybe prepared and filed by the bidders as provided by law. The board also took action at this time upon the matter of the boiler of the court house heating plant, which after nineteen years' secondhand use has been declared unsafe. Plans and specifications for a new, suitable boiler were filed and bids will be received Tuesday, September sth. The engineers and viewers in the JL L. Shirk macadam road case were granted until August 22nd to make report. In the Butcher street macadam road the time for the viewers and engineers' report filing was extended to September 19, the report to be filed with the auditor.

Contract was entered into with Frank Heller, builder of the Henry Stahl road. Nathan Stahl was appointed superintendent. Merryman & Fugate also entered into contract for the building of the Mud Pike macadam road, John Bog ner to be the superintendent. The brick out of the old walks ir the court house grounds is to be delivered to the several road superintendents for use in repairing wells and culverts. James Stults is appoint ed overseer. Amos Fisher was awarded the contract for making the new walks. The board also adopted specifications for the new smoke stack to the heating plant at the Infirmary. Bids will be received September sth at the same time as the bids for the electrical supplies. — The board of commissioners adopted "and filed their estimate of ex penses for the year etiding December I 31, 1912.

LOCALS WILL ATTEND. The local lodge of Modern Woodmen are making preparations for the attending of the state log rolling, which will be held at Fort Wayne on August 26th. This will be the largest gathering of this organization in the state and many from this city are planning to be present at this time. Nearly every lodge in the entire state will be represented by a number of their lodge and, and will help to swell the number to thousands which they ' expect to entertain. One of the main ] ' features of the occasion will be the drills of the various teams from ovei I the state and for which prizes will be awarded for the best given. ■■■ ■■ - — O • 1 ROWDYISM MUST STOP Say the Cottagers Who Are Now at ! Rome City. Cottagers at Rome City are very ] indignant over a gang of Fort Wayne . men who have been creating disturb ' ances during the nights, making it ] impossible for them to sleep. Accord ing to C. P. Bruck, they are continual ly raising trouble and their vulgar and indecent language is shocking. Saturday evening a vigilance party was formed and a quietus was put on the rowdyism. If the practice is continued, arrests will follow. " —o TAKE THEIR VACATION. Judge and Mrs. James J. Moran left this city on the 7:01 train Tuesdaymorning enroute to Detroit, Mich. They expect to be away from home about two weeks visiting at various points in Michigan and will go to Canada while absent. —Portland Sun. - —■ BURIAL OF PARRISH BABE. The burial of a still-born babe born Tuesday evening at 9 o'clock to Mr. and Mrs. Orden Parrish of east off Monroe took place this morning at the Zion cemetery. POLICE COURT NEWS.”

William Shoemaker, a teamater employed by the handle factory, was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of attempting assault and battery on the person of Ben Amrine. His trial was set for Saturday at 2:00 p m.. but an effort is being made to have it changed to 9 in the morning U. B. LADIES* AID. The Ladies* Aid society of the U. B. church will meet with Mrs. Deens on Ninth street Thursday, August 10. at 2:00 p. m. A full atendance is requested as this will be the time for the election of officers for the coming year, and other important business will come before the society. All the members should be present. o Another of the pretty summer weddings took place at 8 o'clock this morning at the St. Mary's church, when Miss Mary Bentz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bentz, plighted her vows to Linus Meyers, a popular young farmer, residing southwest of the city. The pretty ceremony was witnessed by many of the friends of both parties, and was officiated at by Father Wilken, the beautiful ring ceremony being used. Miss Susan Bentz, a sister of the bride, assisted her as bridesmaid, while Mr. Tony Meyer, a brother of the groom, acted as best man. The bride’s attendant was

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clothed in a lovely gown of pink and carried a bouquet of roses. Next followed the bride, ho, more attractive and lovlier than ever, wore a beautiful gown of blue, and carried a bouquet and a white prayer book. The groom and his beet man wore the usual black. Immediately after the cere mony they repaired to the home of the bride’s parents in St. Mary's township, where a wedding breakfast was served to a number of friends, after which the day was spent in conversation and extending to the newly wedded couple their heartiest congratulations. This evening a dance will be given at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meyers, to which a number of invitations have been issued. Both young people are highly respected by a large circle of friends and the occasion of today was indeed one of great rejoicing to all. They will reside at the home of the groom's parents, where he will look after the interests of his father’s work. The choicest of congratulations are being received by them from their many friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Clem Hake of Fort Wayne were among the out-of-town guests present to witness the ceremony. ■ - ■ —o--The last earthly respects over the remains of Etta, wife of Charles Coblentz, living near Linn Grove, and whose death occurred at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, after several years’ illness, was held Tuesday afternoon, from the Evangelical church and the funeral was one of the most largely attended held for some time. She had been suffering from complications, brought on by a fibroid tumor I which had been noticed coming for I years, all medical attention being of no avail. For only two weeks she ' had been bedfast, but since then her decline has been a rapid one, and for I the past day or so the end was looked for. She was forty-six years of 1 age, a lady of amiable qualities, and ! beloved by all with whom she made her acquaintance. She was especially , known for her ambitious and energeti ic disposition, and was always ready to lend her aid to those whom she could benefit. She leaves a loving husband and one daughter, twelve years old. Mr. Coblentz and daughter have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. When Victoria Calderwood, former landlady at the Calderwood hotel, informed Judge Mungo van yesterday through her attorney that she was willing to close the establishment for all time, the court imposed a fine of S9O and costs, but did not inflict a jail sentence. Attornew Callahan, for * the state, then announced that in the event the woman undertakes to open the place again for business, a blind tiger charge would be filed, and there is ample evidence to secure a conviction. Mrs. Calderwood is said to be at Van Wert, Ohio, and to have declared that she never again intends returning to Fort Wayne. The Calderwood hotel has enjoyed a noisome reputation for years, but so carefully has the place been conducted that the authorities had considerable trouble in making a good case until the raid early Sunday morning caught live cou-

pies in the net and developed a mass of evidence that forever damned the place as a brothel of the lowest type. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. ■o IT IS COMING. The End of the World, Says Adventist Prophet. Indianapolis, Aug. 9 —“ The world will come to an end within a very few years.’’ declared Elder O. Montgom- ' ery, president of the Indiana conference of the Seventh Day Adventists, during the service at the camp meeting now progressing here. *T cannot set the year. It may be next year, it may be five years. But I dy know that it will come before the death of the last man who saw the falltag of the stars on November 13, 1833. There are few people living now who saw that phenomenon, and 1 know that the end will come before all of them are gone” Elder Montgomery said that science has been unable to solve the falling of the stars of 1833 and that he has spiritual proof that the millenium would occur within the generation following that event. Mr. and Mrs. George Geels have returned from New Haven, where they have been visiting With their daugh- * ter, Sister M. Erftstine, who is now Ic--1 cated there.

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