Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1911 — Page 3

UNLIKE OTHER LINES. Running a newnpaper these days la 1||(1 , a different matter from ninning ""store, an office, or any olher bUBl ' The paper han to come out ev- " du), nl> mat, ‘‘ r wh ether ,here •a n ,\v S , advertising or job work; it g up to the editor to get it out ‘‘"'each occasion, with the maximum ’’ , nI of matter. The merchant, the ‘‘al .state man, lawyer or other buaiL s man, <an shut up shop, go fishing hie himself to some cool, sequester°d spot for a few weeks until the hot father is over, if he wants to; but the editor must stay at home and ■ Ind away. No matter if there hasn’t ' been a news item on the street in three 1 days, he’s got to make news, if he can't find it otherwise. As our old J, ogs used to say in the days when we , ere learning the trade, “There’s no rest for the wicked."—Ex. . o- — is you: name John? If so. you are cordially invited, with your family, to attend a picnic of Johns the most unique organization In Indiana, at Riverside park, Eaton, on Thursday, August 10th. [f you were unfortunate enough to have been named Bill, Tom, Dick or Harry, by doting parents you are not eligible to "cut in" on the big doings I 0 be pulled off along the classic Mississinewa a week from yesterday. The John family” in this city is a large one and many members'of the dan will attend the pionic John A. French is originator of Johns day. John Long, Eaton, is president; John Foreman of Eaton, treasurer. John Cooper Props, Eaton, secretary An interesting program is being arranged for the picnic which will be featured by a big dinner and the awarding of prizes to the oldest John, shortest John, best looking John, ugliest John. etc. Decatur anticipates carrying off tome of the prizes.

Figures compiled go to show that' the temperature for July was little out l of the normal, although there were some record smashing days for high ranges ot quicksilver in the tubes. The mean temperature for the month was 74.8. This was .1 of a de-1 gree below that, of one year ago, and fi of a degree above the average for the last t«enty-one years. The normal tor this vicinity is 74.2. The maxi mum for the month was 102, recorded | on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and th minimum was 47, on the 26th. The warmest July was in 1901, when the average for the month was 81.1, 1 and the coolest was in 1891, when it was 64.4 The warmest July day was July 24, 1901, when the thermometer recorded 105. and the coolest was July 5, 1891, when it showed a minimum of 40. The rainfall for July was only about one-third the average. The total for the month was .97 inches. This was 3.13 inches below that of one year sgo, and 2.10 below the average The normal for this section is about 3.17 inches. The rainfall for July, 1902, was 6.23 inches, aud for July, 1901, but ■l6 of an inch. In July there were 12 clear days, 15 partly cloudy and four cloudy. Rain fell on nine days, thunder was heard «n six days and rainbows were observed on two.

— ♦ - - Portland Ind., Aug. 4—Following a ■ass meeting of Portland business ■en held in the court house here last night, a committee of seven business men was named to undertake the work securing the right-of-way for the extension of the Fort Wayne & Springfield traction line between Decatur and Portland. Portland is expected to secure the right-of-way from Bryant to the city and to provide adequate depot facilities. President Koenig of the traction line, L. A. Graham, Clark Lutz and William Auman of Decatur were present and explained fully the plan under which it is proposed to build the extension. Eastern capitalists have

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agreed to finance the building of the' line provided the right-of-way is fur . nished by the various cities and towns along the route ami adequate depot facilities are provided in each place The grade for building the line south o Decatur has been completed for a' distance of three and one-half miles] over the most rugged and hilly portion ' of the territory, and the remainder of! the distance is over comparatively l easy ground. Portland citizens are en-1 thusiastic in support of the proposition and expect to encounter no trouble in getting hold of the right-of-way. The Adams county branch, No. 16, I of the Indiana Rural Letter Carriers I association, met in the 1. O. O. F. hall 1 in this city Thursday afternoon at 4 ' ( o’clock, where the annual election of' officers took place. Carriers from Geneva, Berne. Monroe, and Decatur I were nearly all present and the meeting was an enthusiastic one. Officers I for the coming year were elected as follows: President—Louis Neaderhouser of, Berne. Vice President—E. E. Archer, Deca tur. | Secretary and E. Hel- , mer of Geneva. | Delegates to the state convention to be held Labor Day at Greensburg—- , Louis Neaderhouser of Berne and K. B. Archer of Decatur. T. B. Anderson, business manager . for the Indiana Lighting company, . with jurisdiction over Decatur, Fort Wayne and the Bluffton plants, has I tendered his resignation to the comI pany and the same has been accepted. Mr. Anderson has been holding this ’ position since the first of the year and since the departure of B. L. VanCamp, who acted as manager of the local plant, a few months ago, was looking after the business turns here. . His resignation was tendered on account of obtaining a better position which he deemed more profitable to

him financially. He will be succeeded by M. H. Koffman, who is at present the business manager of the Wabash. Lafayette, Kokomo and several other plants of the company., and who will from now on have complete charge of the company’s affairs. Mr. Koffman resides at Lafayette, is a man well acquainted with his work, and will be a valuable man in his new territory, as he has proved to to be formerly. Mr. Anderson was also a man of great service to his company and his presence will be greatly missed like wise. Mr. Koffman arrived in the ci-.y with his daughter, Miss Esther, and is at prssent looking after affairs at the local plant. DP D. D (ONES WEDS.

Last ever ing at 8 o'clock at the parsonage o' Rev. A. I. Wooten at Bryant. pastor of the bride. Dr. Daniel D. Jones of this place joined his fortunes | with Miss Pearl Rawley of Wabash township, in sacred wedlock. The bride is the second your rest daughter | of William (deceased i and Mrs. Maggie Rawley, and has spent her maiden years on the home farm, helping het I mother since the death of her father, conduct the affairs of the homestead a few miles southeast ol town. Ihe ' groom, Dr. Jones, though a resident of I Berne only a few years, has built him--1 self up a good practice. The couple -will be at home to their friends in a suite of five well furnished rooms on the second floor of the People's State bank block, where his office is located —Berne Witness. — oThe following from the Peoria, till ' Journal will be of interest to the many friends of Bert Townsend, son of D»rk . Townsend, formerly of this city "Bert Townsend, steward ot the sa- ' tional hotel, and one of the most prem ' inent hotel men in the state, is slaved for the position of president of t'ne Illinois State Hotel Clerks tussocmtion. This was announced tills morning by friends of Mr. Townsend who .are preparing to wage a strenuous

campaign for his election at the annual convention of the association which will be helld here Akguat 4 and 5. "So far as can be learned there are no other candidates for the office, although it is stated that some other city may be planning to nominate a , man. The local clerks will lay their i plans carefully and do considerable ■ electioneering when the visiting dele- ( gates arrive so that when the ballot j is taken that Mr. Townsend’s election I will be practically assured. Mr. Townsend has been a member of the association since it was organized three years ago and has held several positions on committees and the like. In I these offices he has proved a hard | i worker for the good of the assoeia- ( tion and is unanimously agreed upon', »s being among the men who are ; most worthy of the office. "Plans for the big convention are now complete. Reception committees ; will meet every incoming train to show , ( the delegates about the city and to i ■ make their stay as comfortable as pos-' Bible. As one hotel clerk expressed it,’ . We will do everything possible to en \ , tertain the visiting boys royally and 1 | to make them feel that Peoria is a l , place where they are welcome.’ "More than 150 clerke are expected'. > and this number with their wives and | triends is expected to total the num-1 her of visitors well over the 200 mark. , A boat ride, automobile trips and n I luncheon are among the entertainments jdanned, while several mem- , bers of the national organization will i speak at the convention sessions.”

u ON THE SEARCH. I The disappearance of twenty-two quarters of dressed beef, valued at S3OO. from a car of a through eastbound Clover Leaf train, has caused | the patrol force of the road to put on extra exertions to round up the guilty parties. It is strongly hinted that the work points to the labor of a well-or-ganized gang.

The robbery of the ear was made at a point between Madison and Ramsey, the open car being discovered at the latter station, and immediate report of the loss was sent to the proper officials. A report states that but two quarters of beef were stolen. It seems that the trainmen, on entering the car, counted twenty-two empty hooks, and so reported, but a statement from the packing house says that twenty hooks were left empty at the time the car was loaded.—Frankfort Crescent.

o —— Henry Weber, living near Williams, is certainly having his share of misfortune in the runaway line, he having again at 5:30 o'clock Thursday evening, while com! ag to this city with the expectation Jf attending the show , with his family, figured in a terrible mix-up and nearly all of the five or six occupants of the rig were injured. All went well until just north of the river bridge and on the same spot where their horse became frightened a few weeks ago at a passing automobile, throwing the occupants out aud injuring Mr. Weber. \\ bat the horse scared at this time, no one is able to say, there being nothing to frighten him, unless it was on account of being where the other mix-up occurred. The four of them were riding in the front seat when the horse began to kick, knocking the dash-board off and 1 striking Mr. Weber on the left hand, breaking every bone in the hand, excepting tlie one in the thumb and forefinger, while the upper portion was mashed to a pulp, the bone protruding through the skin. A son was struck in the chest, bt*aking the breast bone, throwing the collar bone out of its socket, and fracturing three of his ribs, being picked up in an unconscious condition. A daughter received a broken leg and other bruises, while Mrs. Weber, whn was struck just below both knees, was also badly cut and scarcely able to walk. Ihe other daughter escaped unhurt outside of slight bruises, which all received in addition to iheir other in-

juries. Just about a month wo Mr. \\ eber figured in a mix-up, when he was thrown from his rig aiwl his neck dis,orated, lying at death's «loor tor some 1 ,’ avs . He was just able no get around [fee he ought to when xlw? accident of Thursday came, making nhe home one of much' sadness. Several years ago he rigured in a runaway, when a portion of his skull was remoi-wi. leaving a larjte hole in the side of Vis head. A numU r of people wltßesaed -the accident 4>f Thursday evening. W were unable to lend any assistance. M comin(f go n.uick and there was no ■neason ( . X pe<t an accident of this ki®< Dr. p d dark was summoned to the seene and be dressed the injuries, and then conveyed al Ito their home in eutomobile. Mr. Weber wished <o drive his horse home, but this was* not permitted, not knowing what again might be the result. _ tr —— “* Miss Emma Gillig of the Adams County bank, who is enjoying a six wee k B ’ vacation from her work, wilt., friends that she is taking in the sigh S J’ ios Angeles, Cal., and that her rip has been one of great pleasure during her absence. • _ ..J

A film was shown last. Friday,M thft, Star theater relative to a story of a Catholic priest and sister, and one which far from met with the approval of those aeamitnted with the life be- 1 Ing led by the priests and sisters as well as Father Wilken, who, during the showing of the film arose and denounced It publicly. The proprietor, who was unaware of what the film ( contained, stated that he had not seen the film previous to the play and immediately following the remarks which were made, withdrew the film and did not permit Its showing for the

remainder of the evening. It does not reflect upon the work of Mr. Stoneburner, as he has been conducting a theater which met with the approval of all, and as be is on the circuit with a number of other theater men explains the reason for his having the film to display. All at the playhouse agreed with what Father Wilken said, and the main fault lies in the censurship inspection, where all films are inspected ;»nd passed upon by the board for their showing to the public, and also that the men employed nt this place were far from being acquainted with the lives which are led, or the pictures would never have been approved of.

I Figures compiled by Fred A. Sims of the state board of tax commission ers, from abstracts filed by counties, shows the total valuation of all property as appraised for taxation during the current assessing year to amount 'to $1,959,618,320. What the gain will be over the total of 1910 has not yet been determined, as the auditor of state has not compiled the total for the 1910 abstracts. The total polls amounted to $446,141. , The gain in farm lands and improvements for this year over the valuations for 1907, the last preceding year ' when real estate was appraised was $61,140,698, subject to slight changes' which may come from some changes 1 by Assessor Beery of Center township, | Marion county. The total valuation lof all farm lands and improvements, subject to the change referred to. was' found to be $715,141,284. The gain in real estate and improvements in cities was found to be $90,007,101. The total valuation for such property was $529,394,329. ( The total valuation for the current, year of personal property was $459,- ( 386,163. Mortgage exemptions this year showed a total of $58,395,079, an in- ' crease over the exemptions of 1907 of approximately $6,270,000. The total valuation for the current year, less mortgage exemptions, amounts to $1,901,223,241, the amount ' on w hich taxes will be paid into the state treasury. The state will derive > for state and state schol purposes, $6, ; 340,559,50 from such taxes next yetfr, in addition to the comr.on school ■ ] fund. This will be an increase apof proximately $340,000. I i The total appraised valuation includes the appraisement of corporate property made by the state board ol tax commissioners.

HALE REUNION. The Hale family reunion, and one oi annual ocurrenco, took place Thursday on the Muncie fair grounds and ' was attended by more than one hun- ' dred and fifty members. The most interesting feature of the day was the formal program rendered. J. P. Hale ot Bluffton responding to the address of welcome, while Rev. Earl Parker oi Hartford City delivered the principal address of the day. W. D. Coil, owner of th* Decatttr Filler plant, was on the grounds, taking his family there j for the day, which they spent in company with the many others present. 1 An election of officers and the place ‘ for the holding of the annual gathering lor T 912 was also selected, which will be held on the third Thursday of August al McCullough park, Muwcie. The following are the officers who were eledtecl: J. P. Hale, Bluffton, president, Mrs. Ada Dawson, Muncie, secretary; Theodore Dawson, Muncie, statistician; M. S. Turtle, .Mancie, vice president; E. E. Turtle, Muwcie, corresponding secretary; Milton TTsrmpsett, Mwueie, treasurer.

RTVER PETITION WAS REFHCTED. The Van Wert Daily Times of August 4th, has the follow trr?. io say of the joint board of cornwiissioners’ meeting in Van Wert, Thwsday, regarding the St. Mary’s river Itnpmivement project: “The commissioners of Auglaize. Mercer’ and Van Wert counties held a joint session Thursday afternoon in this city to discus* the St. Mary’s riw improvement. Some time ago a petition was filed asking for the deepening, widening and straightening of the channel of the St. Mary’s river in the three counties. By a unanimous vote the petition was rejected.’' Many of the relatives and friends of Mrs. Mary A. Merryman gathered at the home southwest of the city last Saturday where at 9:30 o’clock the last earthly services tor this estimable lady, whose death occurred Thursday morning, were held. The

*, Jones of Warren, former pastor of the i Methodist church at Monroe, assisted » by Rev. R. L. Hernans of this city I conducted the services, and the body • ] was laid to rest in the family lot in the Reynolds cemetery, beside the husband, whose death occurred several years ago. The court house was closed this morning from 10 to 12 to allow ,the officials to attend the services, Mrs. Merryman being the mother of Judge J. T. Merryman. Another pioneer of the county, Charles Ewell, of Preble township,

who departed this life Thursday morning at 1:45 o’clock, was laid to rest this afternoon in the Lutheran cemetery in Preble township. Funeral services were conducted at the late home by the Rev. Koch, pastor of the' Lutheran church, at 1:30, the cortege ( then proceeding to the church, where further services were held. o IN HIGH FAVOR. Are All Newspaper Men in Speaking of* New Sheriffs' Organization. In nearly every newspaper that a' person picks up these days the editor I has something to say relative to the Tri-State Sheriffs' association, which was recently organized, and speaking of the excellent results, not only which | are sure to follow, but of the good tha' has already been accomplished. The Van Wert Bulletin speaks as follows - ' “The first opportunity came Sunday to test the system and it worked most satisfactorily. Thomas Durkin, sheriff of Adams county. Indiana, informed | Sheriff Wilson of the theft of a grey ( mare, the property of James Rupert, of Monroe, which was stolen from a hitch rack in Decatur Saturday night. The committeemen were notified and they in turn called farmers in every part of the county to be on the look- ' out for the stolen horse and buggy."

o • J. C. Tritch, Epworth League president of the First M. E. church, who has been away for the past few weeks, will be with the members and their friends on Sunday evening, and it is desired that a large number be pres ent to extend to him a cordial greeting on his return at the league meet- ' ing. A good program will be rendered, which is as follows, commencing 'at 6:30 p. m.: | Lesson for August 6—Margaret Mills, leader. Song—s'o. 55. Topic of Lesson—' The Divine Purpose.” Epli. 2:10; Titus 2:14; Heb. 6:10-12. Song—s'o. 59. Prayer—Rev. Semans. Solo —Cecil Andrews. Five Minute Talk —"Man s Doings Are the Fruit of His Salvation. s'ot the Root’—Don Burk. Piano Solo— Gladys Graham. Five .Minute Talk— "Christianity Has Shown Itself to be s'ot Only a Religion. But a Civilization as Well" Lee Walters. Solo —Dolores Ballinger. Remarks on Lesson. ___ —o FUNERAL OF MRS. AMRINE. ■ ■ s a Ralph Arnrine has returned from Quincy, Ohio, where he attended the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Arnrine, which was held Friday alt ernoon at that place. The funeral sermon was delivered by Mr. Arnrine s uncle, the Rev. John Parlette, pastor of the Methodist church at Ada. Ohio, and was very largely attended. Mrs. Arnrine had been ill only from last Sat urday till Wednesday evening when her death occurred, the death coming ‘most suddenly and unexpectedly. The body was taken from the home at Ada, Ohio, Thursday afternoon to the former home at Quincy, Ohio, where the last sad rites were held.

A warning is issued to farmers and liverymen against the practice of filling their hay mows with new mown hay. The insurance companies say that the practice has caused more fires this year than all other causes put together. The hay heats when placed in the mow in large quantities, and gives rise to spontaneous combustion, destroying the barn and all its con tents, often burning up stock, valuable horses, etc. Hay should be stacked first and later placed in the barn when there is no danger of fire from heating. The extra, work of first stacking the hay and then rehandling it would be a small expense when compared to the cost of the barn and its contents, to say nothing of the valuable stock that might be destroyed if the advice went unheeded. There have been more fires this year than for several years and the ( greater number have occurred from j spontaneous combustion on account of putting new hay into the buildings b< fore it was thoroughly cured. Os course some barn fires occur from careless employees or owner, who |Bo about the barn smofcing, arid the farm hand, seeing that he will be caught throws his pipe or cigar stub down, forgetting tr.e Incident until the Barnes are seen issuing from the struc-

and 'ft year’s labor with jt. Sometimes a tramp a hay loft to sleep and a Are starts in this way, but this is a rare thing, as the average tramp gives the farmer's barn ly knocks ashes out of his "smokebowl," allowing an ember to fall into a wide berth, knowing that In case of fire be could offer no t xplr.na'ion. the debris, where it smoulders, and some hours later destroys the barn tore The owner often absent-minded-and serious trouble would ensue lot him. Tramps like the fresh, pure air as well as other individuals, and to vet into jail or penal institutions is tie least of their ambitions.

Jesse McCullum, self-confessed horse thief, and the man who stole the outfits belonging to Al Shaffer, Thomas U. Goodson and Elmer Steed, all of this county will be returned here for trial. However, it is believed that since ne was caugnt "red-handed" and has since aided in recovering practically all of the stolen property, he will not demand a trial in court but will enter a plea of guilty and receive such sentence as the law provides in eases of this kind. Sheriff S. J. King announced Friday morning that upon his return home from Richmond, where he spent the day Friday, he would get in communi ration with one of the three Jay county men whose horses and buggies were stolen by McCullum and have them make an affidavit against him The officer will then go to Ft. Wayne some time early next week and return McCullum to this county. Since the apprehension of McCullum near Fort Wayne several weeks ago, all except one of the six horses stolen by him in the three years he has devoted the greater part of his time to stealing horses, have been re- ' covered. Five of the outfits taken by McCullum, with four others and two other thieves, have been secured and turned over to the rightful owners. It is quite likely that Elmer Steed will i be prevailed upon to make the affidavit against McCullum as it was his outfit that McCullum stole last and which

led to his apprehension. He would 'quite likely have been turned over to local officers before this time, had not Sheriff Reichelderfer. in whose cus tody he now is, have been anxious to locate the missing outfit. | McCullum's home is at Geneva, and he was already at liberty on a s»s ' pended sentence for petit larceny through the leniency of former Judge J. F. La Colette, when he engaged in horse stealing. It is quite likely that he will receive a long term in state's : prison, due to the fact that this is the second offense for which Ire has been 'tried,—Portland Sun.

' When Mrs. Elizabeth Waller came to this city four weeks ago from Mansfield, Ohio, for a visit with her daugh ter, Mrs. Daniel Cook, expecting at the expiration of her visit to proceed to Cardington. Ohio, to spend the winter months with another daughter very little did she think that her 'death would interfere before the arl ticipated trip would be completed. On last Sunday she complained of not feeling the best, but with home remedies improved and until Thursday was able to be up and about the house in seemingly good spirits. From then on she sank rapidly and when a physician was called in he stated that she had suffered a stroke of apoplexy, which caused her demise. Her right, side was somewhat affected, but on Friday morning site spoke 'to those about her and again appeared brighter. She was born in Switzerland, coming to this country when still a young maiden, and making her home with her parents in s'ew Washington, Ohio. Os twelve children which were born, eight still survive, five daughters and three sons, who are Mrs. Elizabeth * Tricker of near Steele; Mary Lottie

of Cardington, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Massa of Mansfield. Ohio; Bertha Berbricb 'of Plymouth, Ohio; Mrs. Cook of this city; Andrew WSier, <>l ijljma, Ohio; John Wilier, San Francis •co, Cal„ lltid Edward, of Cleveland. Ohitg The funeral will be held Mon 'day morning from the iWhtfb*.’ qbwds • at Plymouth, Ohio, the rem»'T,s to he j shipped over the Erie railroad early Sunday morning. Mrs. Emma Trickei and daughter, Bertha, and Mrs. Omk will accompany the remains to T'ly- ' mouth.

James Fristoe will return to War saw tomorrow after spending several days here on business. Real estate transfers: Margaret •’ Jane Grim to Simeon .1, Hain, lot IS, Decatur, S7OO. Since the identity of one of the socalled “women in black” has been learned, Decatur night pedestrians are not so alarmed over every long, black shadow that casts its fearful length along the way. A party of boys lay in wait for the approach of the blackrobed being and were delighted to find that their surmises were correct, the “woman" being a well-known young man of this city, jealous of h»s lady-love, calls upon whom had aoen denied him by objecting parents.