Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1911 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. KVKItYTHCfRSDAY MORNING BY uEW &. ELL'NGHAM. PubllsMr. M.UUPKK YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, .nd, as second class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. FUTURE FOR AUTO TRUCKS The recent hot spell in New York killed 1,708 noises tu two weeks. Not an automobile died from heat. This, with the soaring price of hay and oats, adds just a little more to the speed with which the age of the horseless city seems to be approaching. The recent investigation made by the Wall street Journal indicates that the price oi horses still holds up fairly well, but it seems probable that the horses days are numbered in the city. The condition is by no means limited to this country. The auto has monopolized Paris; in London the famous old horse bus has all but disappeared; and now there are some unreliable figures which indicate that 70 per cent of the automobiles in this country are used for business purposes. The figure is undoubtedly too high, but it is evident ahat the auto is passing from the status of a pleasure and touring vehicle to the utilitarian basis which the bicycle reached. Already there are 240 different kinds of motor trucks manufactured in this country, and within a week a string of forty different ones will make a trip through Indiana. What is to become of the hcr.-e? Os course, the automobile, and even the motor truck, will displace him in some instances in the (c. ntry, and there, too, he will probably be pressed even harder by the sturdy mule. But even at that he will always be the mainstay of the man who raises our breadstuffs. It seems that he is losing his hold as an entertainer. The automobile and aeroplants as racers, draw the crowdsnow. His old place in front of the fire wagon is being taken by the motors, and there are even automobile hearses in Europe. Certainly the future of the horses and horse raiser, notwithstanding the continuance of high prices, is not very rosy. But whatever comes, there will always be some at least who will have a warm spot in their hearts for the animal that, next to the dog, comes nearest being man s companion.—lndianapolis News.

Amidst scenes that are said to have rivaled that of a national convention for enthusiasm, Congressman Underwood. democratic leader of the house, •.Vednesday defended himself against charges said to nave been made ’ y W. .1. Bryan, that lie had defeated a a revision of the steel schedule, over the protest of Speaker t'bttrk. So far as any personal controversy between .Mr. Underwood and Mr. Bryan, the people will have but passing interest, but it is good to bear a man defend his actions and prove his honesty when he holds the position of Mr. Underwood, and when it is known that his personal interests are affected. Mr. Underwood showed that he had repeatedly urged the ways and means committee to lake up the steel schedule but was overruled by the committee. He had done so, he said, because he knew he would otherwise be subject to criticism. He was cheered at various intervals. However, it should be remembered that Mr. Bryan acted in good faith and as always had at heart the interests of the people in g-r.orn,.

Authoritative announcement i- nos I made that Governor Thomas R. ..la> shall will seek the nomination lor the presidency, and this will be cheering news to the democrats of Indiana. His declaration was all that was needed to make the rank and file of the party in the state take up his cause. There will be no question that Indiana will send a united and enthusiastic delegation to the national convention. Governor Marshall’s course as chief executive of the state has shown him to be a democrat of the true Jeffersonian type. That he is made of suitable timber to fill the office of nation s chief executive and conduct the office in the interest of the whole people is not disputed by ‘hose whp have watched his course since coming to the governor's chair. He is of the stuff which

makes an official do his whole duty, sternly, as he sees It Hammond Dally News. While this season has been a busy one'and there has been much building and improving of properties in Decatur, there is still much to do, and the next four or five months promises to be as good as were ever known here. On East Al on roe -street three new buildings are being erected, and the jold Trout property rebuilt, the new jcity hall will soon be on its way, some | improvements to the court house, inleluding a new heating plant, will be I begun within the next month, and additions to several factories should make things hum. Then the crops in Adams county are great this year and with the prices up, we should all be ■ prosperous.

i Mr. Bryan stands pat as to his statements concerning Mr. Underwood and says he wrote the editorial himself and has no regrets. He offers no additional evidence, to convince one that the congressman has been other than honest and the records as referred to by that geneltman will stand. Mr. Underwood has made good as democratic « leader, has proven that he has brains, is fearless and honest So far as known his actions deserve praise rather than criticism and even from one so renowned as the peerless leade', good proof will be necessary to diminish the esteem in which he is held by his countrymen. The several thousand people who attended the 101 Ranch show Thursday night were surprised w hen Joseph Miller, one of the owners, rode oat and in his address of welcome, announced that the wire fence which surrounds their immense farm near Bliss Oklahoma, was built by the Ward Fence company of Decatur. It was another proof that our town is on the map, that people from every state recognize us. and Mr. Miller's words man. The city is contemplating the puri chase of a small truck for the use of the city employees. A proposition from the local auto factory has been ■ made, whereby the city would not have to pay out any cash. With the electric and water department thus in style and an auto fire department who could say that we htG not kept step I with the march of progress and eivili- ‘ zation?

Announcements concerning another industry for Decatur may be made in a few days. A movement is on quietly to land a good one, that will help every one in this locality. We are moving in a safe and orderly manner, profiting by the lessons of the past, looking always to the future, and we are bound to win. While other counties are complaining of poor crops, of drouths, of the cinch bogs, and other misfortunes, the Adams county farmers are going along with the harvest of the biggest crops in history. Os course this is the best community in the state. We have always claimed it and this year is but a proof of it. in his speech or lecture rather it Winona this week, Bryan stated that he never again would be a candidate for president. From Winona he went to Petoskey for a brief outing. While there he may meet Governor Marshall and do a little visiting with him, and maybe talk some politics.—Columbia City Post.

i The special session of confcress will evidently keep going until the frost, is on the pumpkin. Each day finds ' something new developing and at pres- 1 ent there is not much to indicate an * early adjournment. THE BUGGY RIDING AGE. Our attention has been called by one of the best known citizens of Decatur, and one whose Interest is for the good of every one, to the fact that each evening, but particularly on Saturday evening, young men in buggies make a practice of driving along the streets and inviting young girls to I ride with them. Usually he says there j are two boys in the buggy and the girls sit on their laps. Mothers should | watch their girls, should insist that . this practice is dangerous to the girls’

reputation, and if need be, use the slipper to make the remarks more forcible. If there Is a time in the life of the children when they need watching and care It Is at this buggyriding age Think this over. I» RW mean your girl or boy. No remonstrances having been tiled in the matter of the petition of Noah Blberstlne et al. for a drain, Eugene Lindsey is appointed third drainage commissioner to act with the regulai one, they to meet at Noah Biberstine's, August 14th, and file their report before the first day of the term of commissioners' court. In the matter of the Louis Webei macadam road, Adams county bonds are ordered issued and sold to pa.' one-half the cost of construction, hereof, the bonds to be dated August 1, 1911. The |>etition of J. M. Andrews et al. for drain was ordered docketed, as were also the petitions of Pearl King et al., and Noah Stalter et al., for drains. Nicholas Rich et al., petition for macadam road. As the viewers and engineers herein, have not had suili--1 cient time to view said road, and make report in this cause, tne time in which I to do so has been extended to Sept. ,19th, the report to be filed with the auditor on that date. I The annual report of O. L. \ ante, .treasurer of the Decatur school board. ( was submitted to the board and found correct, except that the deposit books 1 show a surplus of $2.84. The report was approved. i I The auditor of Jay county filed and presented a copy of the viewers ami engineers' report in the Ford and Schafer county line road. I Specifications for electrical supplies 1 for the county infirmary have been | filed in the auditor's office and bids | for the same will be received by the board, Tuesday, September -7th, at 10 a. m.

' The petition of David Berger et al., for a drain, was granted and the drain ordered established, C. C. Ernst being appointed of construction. I 1 „ ! F. O. Davis, who canvasses through'out the country in the interests of the medicine company, of which he is • the head, experienced a disastrous I runaway Monday about 3:30 o'clock. ' eight miles southeast of this city. He had just started down a hill and the ' wheel of the wagon ran over some- | thing which emitted a noise sufficient to scare the team, which began to run. The steep declevity caused the -wagon to run up on the team, seating ' them more and also preventing Mr. ' Davis from controling them. Seeing an impending crash, he prepared himself for it and shortly afterward a singletree broke, and the tongue of the wagon dropped, causing the wagon to stop abruptly and tip over. One of tin horses stopped with the wagon, and the other ran a distance of two miles before it was captured. Mr. Davis ■ was thrown against the roof of the wagon and also through a glass, inflicting a deep gash upon his head and bruising him severely about the body. Philip Dunathan, who saw the accident, at once drove up to the injured man, and transferring him to his rig drove him to town, after securing the horses. Here a physician was called and dressed Mr. Davis’ wounds The wagon was practically demolished and will piobably have to be replaced with a new one. Mr. Davis can consider himself lucky in escaping from a closed wagon with so few serious injuries. STORK AT PETERSON. The horn* of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Beery, just south of Peterson, was brightened when the stork visited there, leaving a bright little girl. All are doing well.

Mary Victoria Calderwood, commoni ly known as "Vic,” formerly of this city and well known here, but who for a number of years has been conduct- | ing the Calderwood “hotel,’’ on CalI houn street, Fort Wayne, is under ar- , rest in that city on the charge of keep- ( ing a house of ill fame. Among the , five couples caught in a raid on the house, was a Decatur man. whose name, however, is withheld from the police accounts. “Vic's ' attorneys appeared in police court just as. Judge Mungovan was about to assess a fine of SSO and costs, and sixty-day jail sentence and promptly withdrew the plea of guilty in her case and an-! nounced that the case would be cou-1 tested, the woman to appear in court 1 today. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette I i says: j “The women taken in the raid were fined $lO and costs on pleas of guilty entered by tbeir attorney and jail sen-

oMen • ®° ed (W , Ulbott yesterdav placed two of the women who have l ‘‘“” (l ' mates of the hotel under bond »- | each to appear as witne..es todaj. <rhe male victims of the raid admitted their guilt and four of them m, | held, while the fifth forfeited his bond ( i “"The CaWerwood will be closed, sc-’ cording to the statement of the police , 1 heads, now that a good case has been [made against its proprietor. I ; 1 some time efforts have been made j catch the Calder", ood woman dead 1 rights, but for some reason tips were I given her in each ease and she man ■ aged to have her joint above suspicion I when the officers arrived. Saturday . night there was no opportunity given ■ for tipping off the raid and results were accomplished. It is probable 1 that a blind tiger charge will be preI ferred against Mrs. Calderwood In the ' event she undertakes to reOpen th. hotel.” Another Fort Wayne paper says ot ' the affair, and of the men caught in the raid: “They testified that the bought beei 1 in the place at 25 cents a bottle and that the itlace is operated as a house of ill-fame. One of them went so far , as to state that the ('alderwood fame I had traveled as far as Garrett and I that when he said he wanted to come to Fort Wayne for a good time his friends advised him he could get it at I Mary Victoria's hostelry. "The four unfortunates who were ' captured are members in good stand 1 ing of society at Antwerp, Columbia 1 City, Garrett and Decatur, respectively. and none had enough money to pay the fine of $lO and costs assessed against each of them. They were gi'en ten days each, but the jail terms were suspended."

WILKENSON MAY JOIN NAVY. In explanation of the trouble into , which Warren Wilkenson got himself, it is said that the occurrence was on the evening before show day ' liile , , Warren, with a number of companions, weie waiting for the train to ( | come in. Warren admits taking the I pen from John Hay's pocket, but says he knows nothing of the pin and money. An effort to secure his admission to the navy or coast artillery i is being made and if this can be done : he will likely not be returned to the , Plainfield school for boys. MRS. MARY LEICHTY DEAD. Geneva. Ind., Aug. B—Mrs. Mary ' A. Lelchty, widow of the late Peter , J. Lelchty, is dead at her home, three ' miles west of here in Hartford townI ship. She was a pioneer resident of | this county. She leaves seven ehil- , dren. three boys and four girls. o Life Lines. A happy disposition is a prism i that deflects the blue rays.—John Emery White. The Sunday school classes of the Christian church, taught by Miss Dessie Beerv and Miss Vivian Dawson, met at the church this morning at 8 o'clock and then went to Steele's park, where they enjoyed a picnic. In the absence of Miss Dawson, who is at Columbus. Indiana, Miss Ruby Artman has charge of her class. Leo Ulman and sister, Miss Gertrude, delightfully entertained Sundayevening for their sister, Cecelia, at the beantiful country home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Ulman, in Union township. The evening was spent in playing various games, intermingled with music, after which a de-j licious luncheon was served, making it a very enjoyable occasion, one not to be forgotten very soon. During the evening first prizes were won by Miss , Louise Wertzberger and Mr. Herman Geimer and the consolation prizes by i Miss Bertha and Mr. Roman Steig-j meyer. The invited guests included . the Misses Bertha Ulman, Louise' Wertzberger, Bertha and Dorothy ’ Steigmeyer, Verena Niblick, Anna, j Teresa and Agnes Miller, Messrs. Joe Florien and Herman Geimer, Roman' Steigmeyer, Charles Miller, Paul Hoff-' man, John Wertzberger, Leo Meyers and William Lichtle. The marriage of Miss Altha Vei c ' Kleinknight, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin H. Kleinknight, and Mr. John Ralph Pursley, a son of L. P. Pursley, took place Saturday evening at 6 o’clock, at the home of R»v. J. C. Valentine, pastor of the Epworth 1 church, at the home on South Morgan ' street. The couple reside near Kingsland, and he is a young gardener.— ‘ Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gick of 943 Erie ' street celebrated their silver wedding 1 anniversary on Sunday by entertain-' . ing relatives and friends to the num-' ■ ber of seventy-five. Tables for a findinner served by Mrs. William Ger- ■ hardt, who catered, was enjoyed by the company in the large yard of the Gick home. At the center t?.ble were

the Immediate family and Rev. and Mi- Jacob Miller antFße'. and Airs. Paul Miller, of St. Paul* Lutheran , hur( -h, with Which the (lick family is prominently connected. The immediate family of Mr- and Mrs. Gick conalHts of their four daughters. Misses Esther Cecelia, lona and Glon. ind ' one son, Paul Gick, all of whom are social favorites with their young friends. The tables were very pretty with their of baskets of white flowers and ferns, while the flowers in the garden furnished all the bright colors needed. The house was decorated with asters and sweetpeas. Mr and Mrs. Gick were married In Decatur August 6, 1886. Mrs. Gick was Miss Minnie Runge and she was 'a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Runge of that place. Springfield, 111., was he. birthplace. Mr. Gick is a prosperous business man wbo tra" els for the Baxter Stove company of Mansfield, Ohio.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. ■ — Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, entertained a happy company of relatives ' at dinner Sunday, the guests being Mr. and Mrs. Mart Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Borne, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reppert of this cjty and their guests, Mrs. William Bihlman and daughters of Cincinnati. Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Gust Yager and Mr. and Mrs. Charts Houck of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. Elton Crutnm and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Crumm of Fort \\ ayne. One of the very pleasant dinner parties of Sunday was given by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Butler of Root township, 1 covers for the following guests being laid at the sumptuously spread table: Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Leonard and family and their guests, Earl Dill and Elma ' Helvie of Pontiac, 111.; Mr. and Mrs.

Wilt Hutlet, Mr. and Mrs. Charles ■ Cook and daughter, Dorothy, the , ' Misses Beulah Fuhrman and Edith 1 Rice. The day was otherwise spent in a general, quiet, social way. Bernard Tei veer is- said to be getting along very nicely since his operation of Sunday. Mrs. D. B. Erwin gave a dinner party today noon for Mrs. O. L. Van -e and her guest, Mrs. Tom Miller, of. Bluffton. The same ladies were entertained at supper this evening by Mrs. ■ Fred Sellemeyer. Sixteen little friends joined with Miss Lee Anna Vance in making merry on the afternoon of her third birthday , ! anniversary Monday at the homd of j ' her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance, 1 the spacious and shady lawn being given over to the festivities. Games . of all kinds delighted the little ones, and then little tables were set on the i lawn where, with four tots seated at each, a tempting luncheon in three, courses, carrying out the pretty colors ! of pink and white, was served. The . feature was the large birthday cake. I prettily iced, bearing the figure three . in the center in dainty icing, and sur- j rounded by three twinkling tapers. 1 Miss Lee Anna herself cut the cake, J and distributed its tempting pieces to j the guests. A guest of honor was , Miss Mary Ann Miller of Bluffton, who • with her little sister and mother, Mrs. I Tom Miller, have been guests at the' ■ Vance home. The mothers of the j | babes were also invited to spend the - afternoon at the Vance home to meet I Mrs. Miller, and the older ones en- ’ joyed the day fully as well as did the tots. Miss Lee Anna received several very fine gifts from her friends in memory of the natal day and its manyhappy promises. ' The Baptist Ladles' Aid society will be entertained Thursday- afternoon byMrs. H. L. Coverdale. This will be I the first meeting in a month, or since the beginning of the evangelistic serv- ; ices, when the society discontinued : its meetings and it is desired that a . large attendance of the membership be present. t Mr. and Mrs. Earl Burdg. Mrs. Ed Schuler of Toledo, Ohio, and Miss Inez Dawson of Portland, who was enroute home from a six weeks’ visit in Toledo, Ohio, were guests Sunday of I Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Burdg. —— — -o—- . A very happy family reunion was held Sunday when twenty or more of the immediate E. D. Marschand family of Route 1 gathered under the parental roof. The guests were all of the immediate family, all of whom had not been together at one time for • a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Marschand have twelve children, five of whom have married and left the , home place. So Sunday was the hapI py time of their visit together with i their parents and each other. Mr. . Marschand being instrumental in urg I ing those away from home to attend, and securing their response that they eagerly made all arrangements to attend. It is remarkable that ail of the twelve sons and daughters are well and hearty. The smallest child is ■ Lucile Marschand, five years of age.

Denins Brand . '*’ fl| 1,1,1 Ha: I,- s ln<l : M’’ l Hank Wayne. Ind : Mis M now at home. I , : X()a ’ Homer. Emma. ||..... V ' , “> '■ng Mr. Frank - , a!!/ gait. Mr. and M: , t L ■ Boe. Ind. At the n i lllllr -ms dinner wa « things ol the n , enjoyed Plat- r. ~ flg ty-two, all at W the dinner th.-■ fl yard, where M. i'ar-w rirt , tiaik a group p, . |](i ■ a photo of the . , n S|s . p , f the five brothers and Mr. fl Marschand's ■ alone. The da.. «as one «hi c |fl long be reineinl- : ( ~i Thej.-fl pleasantly spent with nil|sj( . rial (onversatic: , . wwhj H soon again < ■ ■ The unofficial .port brought fl a few weeks av.. . 'hartes R® of Akron, Ohio -,, n of Mr A. R. Bell of this . ;t y. who has® connected with Wells-Fargo® press company :■■:• several years,® which time he La- worked idnudf® to most excellent positions with® company, would tie appointed t® agent, has bf-n officially coni® The confirmation «a- received ij® bulletin received - tnorninzby® Elzey, local agent toy the U'eii® go company. ■]..■.c August lst.l time the chanu. anie effenivo.® bulletin annoum cd tnat Mr Heiil been appointed :■■•ite agent fori trict No. 1. of the Indiana and 1M gan division, wit’s headquartenl Lima, Ohio, to which place he® doubtless move from Akron.® where he has b< • n residinz the|

year, having -, M| offit es there . route rnt s t ■ • - . Fargo over - ton A- Troy - ua to Vandalia E- - Ind. Ohio: toria & Eten:- j from Fostot ’ , ter A Loramii Minster to L- . '.iM| Fostoria & F Fostoria to Ti’t ing Green a- .<■ Maumee to Finn' <>»-. Fostoria & Find'.a'Pemberville toria, Ohio: T- 1 Lakeside railwa Marblehead. < .way telectt i< - '■ Wapakoneta • to Minster, Ohio The position :■ - and Mr. Bell is • '-<H| 'the rapid rise ■ , company. MB - - M TO ATTEND ENTION. I Mrs. Mary We: i-i-ae • evening for Fort ‘ will be joined by B 1 Stella, and they Maxinkuckee. u: - the Indiana Reta. ! era’ association n- . s theit j gust 9th and l"th ‘leorge 'of this city is st - i elation. but on a- ,ils : " aV B Monday evening ’ B •be able to attend Lake 1 kee is located ne.. '-d'cr •of Culver Military - ixlemy. and ■ I place is a most desirable one summer resort, so the tisn be doubly delightfid and Mrs. Wemhoff. wit'.-, her soss. owners of the M<-mh<-ff Works of this city, one of J establishments of its k'nd in 1 MRS. C. BRITTSON DEAD. ■ Death Occurred This Morninj TubercuLeis. ■ The death of Cleona. »H»’ '"B Brlttson. well known here. this morning at the home o ■ father, Harvey S. M iler. J u the Indiana-Ohio state me W Brittson had been ill for tnan> « V with tuberculosis, and dea jn iie l her this morning while si chair. Since the death <> h W Harvey Miller, wirna ''J* B January 16th, she h-c---the homestead with B ber two brothers. ArtL” ■ ler. She leaves a l (unel . a! 3 daughter, Dorothy be held Thursday morn the house at 9 oclo' Chapel, where the hm.al | place. E the SAME. u—■ ( j Rome, Italy, Aug noth* Dally Democrat) -Thera able improvement m , Pope Pius here today authoritatively that ' ' n had l**‘ ed more fainting spel t- ‘ f(lir . > made known to the pn trrf its have ”een >' i these spells and he u