Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1911 — Page 1

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ET f . lt y ’»• Wlt ” "" '” en,b *’ rK ■? j j ie ; I■> iuther Interesting aes- ■ "'".m’i.m .•veiling. and consider ■ ‘ sin ..,s was up for discussion. Hkitial business of the evening ■ l " ! ' 1 assessment roll for the ■ L,. w ,.r, and which time was set any and ail obj« from property owners whose |M r , v abutted along said improveThere being none to offer It ■ordered "■ he spread on record |B wi)h th,, proof of publication, |K, was also filed. Another proof >n for the Rugg street im■,nlPnt was filed with the clerk. also the time set for hearremonstrances from those paralong this right-of-way, -heir view concerning the de-p-ox ament and this proved to H , ting problem for some ■ . i e; ist X number of people are ot th*' move already started, |«t)fl<- others are not so. A petition ■ (l by a number of remonstrators by an attorney for the opposing the improvement, with taose wishing the new put up a very strong argument. all objections were heard a mowas passed to postpone the matthe next meeting or later, if when it will be again brought being considered by the street committee. W. A. Lower, of ■ board of directors for the Great Krlhern Indiana fair association, was ■preLnt and asked that the city allow |the|i power for lights, etc., to be used luring the four days of the fair, which lw| granted them. Margaret Meyers. Itlliigh her attorney, Bert Lenhart, iin > petition, asked that the sum of Ml be returned to her for taxes ■pail which she was not obliged to do, -his was referred to the judiciary Henry Knapp, who for a Kir er of months has had the sideblocked and the stret in front lof IPs new building on Monroe street, ■■an almost impassable condition, persons to use the street, was ■■(plained of by pedestrians who fretravel that route to the postthat it be placed in a respectaKtvonditi n for traveling. Upon mothe clerk was authorized to notify SB Knapp to build a plank walk to ■Bv.er the request. The preliminary roll for the Keller sewer |w»s filed and ordered to be placed on A resolution adopting the asBSfn.ent roll was read, and it with Mr above is to be placed on record, ■ clerk to advertise that on SepIter 19th they would hear objec- > regarding the assessments made. >rts of the street commissioner ig the amount of tools which the has on hand was filed for the it and sewer committee inspe“The fire chief also filed his reof the property belonging to the rtment and the number of membelonging to it, and this was reid to the fire committee. J. O. h, who asked for a vacation of ■»lley near his residence, and which ■ referred several times, was again I off Tuesday evening, and the necry information of the city attorwill be obtained by the next meetsight, The purchasing committee, 1 the aid of the superintendent, authorized to purchase a flue exier and necessary toold to be used >e waterworks. The alley running North Second street to Third ■et. where the city hauls its coal. ■ asekd by property owners along ■ alley to be repaired, and put in a Bor condition. They agreed to fur- , ! ’wo-third of the means for the ■rovement if the city would provide ■other one-third. This was referred ■he street and sewer committee to ' into the matter and report at ■ next meeting. A motion was that the $12,000 South Ward B°l bonds be refunded and that the ■ attorney prepare his resolution gw same as directed by the finance ■tnittee. following bills were allowed: [Hammond $ 14.50 "ayne Electric Wks 35.51 J’ b Fuel Co 111.30 M° nal f ' ar bon Co 55.50 Appii ance Co 22.41 ■L ,yne Oil & Supply Wks. . 16.80 hL Coal & Coke Co 10.80 Coal Co 22.60 l 3L e » Hltchcock 130.00 It) Bh6r 29.40 Leaf R. r. Co 230.01 ■ Melchi ■ - -a na OV? rson 51.50 M K ‘ ntz 68.00

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Jno. XV. Coffee 12123 G. R. * I. R. R. Co 706J7 Schafer Hardware Co 13.02 L. Hammond j 2 OO F. Schinder Wm. Burkhead - j() C. U. Dorwln 240.55 Protective Elec. Supply Co. .. 7.00 Bass Foundry iq Will Hammel Decatur Democrat 29.90 Wm. Geary 1000 ' 1 Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 6.00 Jno. Sprague 33.00 ' J. G, Smith 50.00 Dominion Coal Co 32.29 Monitor Coal Co 8.16 ‘ Water Wks pay roll 13.50 W. D. Cross 92.00 M. J. Mylott pay roll 254.00 Ed Parent 2.05 Herbert Pennington 4.00 W. J. Archbold, Ist street.... 445.12 Same, Miller branch sewer.... 31.13 Same, N. 2nd street 687.60 Same, waterworks 30.00 Same, school fund bonds 40.00 , Same, sinking fund , 480.00 i Same, Ervin branch sewer.... 22.95 Same, Meyers branch sewer.. 3.601 Unless some unforeseen occasion | ' demands there will be no session of the grand jury this term, as there is 1 not now deemeu sufficient grounds for ’' calling the grand jury into session. • I The jury names were drawn according , to law for the September term, and , 1 should there be occasion for a session [ the same panel will be used. 1 r | A marriage license was isst, d to I Gilbert A. Shaffer, farmer, of Allen f' county, born July 15, 1888, son of V. 1.. ,' Shaffer, to wed Alta Mae Hart, born 1 January 2. 1890, daughter of Emanuel r : Hart. 1 r ' Laura A. Van Camp vs, Charles Vant Camp et al., partition. Report of sale of lot 20 filed and approved and deed ordered to Edward Johnson, reported . 1 and approved. — | Christian Roth vs. Martin Coffman jet al., quiet title. Judgment and de- ! cree quieting title to lands in plaintiff . I Costs against plaintiff. State ex rel. Luella Yaney vs. Manr ' ley Foreman, bastardy; appearance by . DeVoss for defendant. 1 j Margaret Reber vs. Earl Reber, divorce and alimony, $1,000; appearance for allowance filed by the plaintiff. Roger J. Foote of Chicago and C. J. r Lutz of this city are attorneys for The } Corn Exchange National bank of Chis cago in a suit filed in the Adams circuit court against Alfred L. French and C. A. French, partners of this s county doing business as F rench French. The suit is on note and attachment, demand. |3,000. An attachment was issued. Final report of Abraham A. Morgan, administrator of the James A. Morgan 1 estate, was approved, and he discharged. I Clerk’s report of the probate during vacation of the wills of John C. Ken. ; Joseph Yoder, John J. Augsburger, I Isaac Michael and John C. Fiant were . approved. 1 Final report of Susan Jones, guar- ' dian of Louis Bright et al., was approved as to Rena and David, and ac count current as to Edgar, and the guardian discharged as to Rena and David. , The account current of Peter F. Burk, guardian of Leßoy Burk et al., was approved. James Q Neptune et al. vs. Aaron E. Neptune, contribution and attachment, demand. $4,000. Finding for plaintiff for $439.20; also for Scheiman, trustee, on complaint under cause 8077, for $238.11. Attachment sustained. Finding of indivisibility of real estate and the undivided twothirds is attached, ordered sold to pay said claims and costs at public sale after three weeks' notice by publication and posting and the proceeds ate to be used first to pay costs and cost of sale, and the balance ratably to a tachment plaintiff, and surplus to whom entitled. Peter M. Fulk, guardian, files final account as to Muri E. and current report as to other wards, which are approved. Guardian discharged as Muri E. Real estate transfers: Decatur Cemetery Association to Frank Trim,

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lot 521, Decatur cemetery. s6(l. Appearance for Alpheus Acker, charged with assault and battery, was entered in court this morning by Attorney D. B. Erwin. Mr. Acker plead guilty and was fined $1 and costs. A warrant for the arrest of Edward Shoe of Wells county was issued this afternoon on the charge of criminal seduction preferred by Hattie Niblick, daughter of Charles Bruce and Miranda Niblick of Kirkland township. The seduction is said to have occurred November 10, 1910, under promise of marriage, the affiant being under the age of twenty-one years. Shoe's bond was fixed at SI,OOO. Marriage license was issued to Em-, ma C. Hirschey, born February 21, 1889, daughter of David and Susan | Hirschey of Berne, to wed F. | Lehman, clerk, of Fort Wayne, born April 9, 1883, son of Samuel Lehman, of Berne. I I o DOMESTIC SCIENCE TEACHERS. A dispatch from Manhattan, Kans., 1 j says that more than seventy-five KanI sas towns have asked the agricultural college for domestic science teachers to begin work next fall. Practically ' I every student of the domestic science ' -ourses at the college who took up the work with the idea of teaching will have a place next year and the demand is greater than the suply. Twenty of the senior girls in the domestic ’' science work have taken positions in 1 Kansas and a few are going outside the state to work next year. There is 1 also a big demand for teachers in ag- ' riculture and manual training, owing to the state aid to be given to schools which put in courses in elementary agriculture. Miss L> len Evans, daughter of Mr. 1 and Mrs. John Evans of Root town--1 ship, will be a student in this school this winter. -1 1 The commissioners allowed the bills and adjourned after a busy three days’ session. A record correcting the specifications in the Kesler macadam I road, changing the road from the ‘ | south side to the north side was made. ''l I Bids for the installation ot the new I boiler at the court house were opened | and the contract awarded to P. J. Hy- '' i land, his price on a tubular boiler he- ' ing SBSO. He will install same according to contract within thirty days. ’ George Kinzle was awarded the con 0 t>act for the electrical work at the I i county infirmary and the Decatur i Foundry and Machine company got the I I job of putting up a smoke stack at the ’' infirmary. A petition signed by J. C. Schug and ’ 1 others asking for an election for a SIO,OOO subsidy in Monroe township, i for paying the right-of-way and build- ' I ing a depot for the Fort Wayne it 1 ' Springfield Traction company was . filed and the board ordered that a i special election be held on Wednesday, October 11th. A similar petition ’ asking for a $7,500 election in Wabash • township was filed by Charles Reich- ' eldeifer and others from Wabash town- “, ship, and the election ordered for the | same day, October 11th. The board apI pointed election inspectors as follows- ' i Monroe township—North Monroe, ’ I John M. Andrews; middle Monroe, C. C. Beers; Berne A, Phil Schug; Berne ‘ B, Fred Eichenberger. Wabash town- • I ship—North, Sam Soldner; Ceylon, 'Clem Michaels; Geneva A, Walter [Thornhill; Geneva B, W. W. Briggs. ■ j The session was held open until Sat- | urday afternoon when some action | will be taken regarding the budding 1 of some new bridges. o- • Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Gates of Wren, • Ohio, went to Fort Wayne this morn- ■ ing to call on Mrs. aGtes’ father, S. D. Merica, who is-a patient at the Luther- ’ an hospital. He is improving some- ■ what. — 1 ' The funeral of John oanford Shepherd, a prominent Bluffton citizen, and well known throughout this county, having some years ago been a resident here, when he made a wide acquaintance, and also owing to his prominence in Odd Fellow circles, took place Tuesday afternoon and was attended bv many of the sorrowing friends and relatives of the deceased. The deceased w-as born in Ithaca, Ohio, October 17, 1847, and when one year of age his parents, John and Susan Shepherd, moved with their family to Greenville, Ohio. Until Mr.

Shepherd was twenty-one years of age, he resided in Ohio. Tt that time he moved to Indiana, settling in this county, near Linn Grove. He was united in marriage to Mary J. Weist, a daughter of Josiah and Katharine Weist, of Wells county, April 16, 1871, and after three years’ resi dence in Adams county, they moved to Wells county. He was appointed superintendent of the county infirmary, holding that place for two years. From there he moved to Bluffton, living on South Main street, and he resided in that city for six years, moving then to his farm. After twenty years on the farm, eight years ago he again returned to Bluffton, and had since lived a retired life there. He is survived by his widow, one brother, Flavius Shepherd, living near I Linn Grove, a sister, Mrs. Anna Gili Horn, southwest of Linn Grove, and . another sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Hart- ' tell, of Greenville, Ohio. The funeral services took place Tuesday afternoon at the Bluffton Baptist church at 2 o’clock, Rev. Pool son officiating, and interment was made in the Fairview cemetery. o— The Adams county council adjourn I ed yesterday after concluding the business of their annual session. They ’ were busy during the entire day Monday and succeeded in agreeing upon the regular and special appropriations j I forming the budget for the official lite of Adams county for the coming year. Among their official acts was one that will bring joy to the hearts of every citizen of Decatur and all those living ’ east of this city. They sanctioned a special appropriation of fifteen thou’i'sand dollars for the erection of a new - r ' bridge spanning the St. Mary’s rive:- ’ at the east entrance of Monroe street. S ' I This improvement is one that has long been needed and now it is hoped that the new bridge will be a handsome concrete construction, one that will be I a monument to the wisdom and business judgment of those officially connected with its construction, and one, too, that .will be in keeping with the progressive spirit that is so prevalent in this city and county. e 1 The countv council lair the ground e work for a county hospital by appropriation one hundred dollars to be used in the investigation of such prod i jects in other counties in the state I • ! where they have these hospitals. The commissioners will perhaps at this I session appoint those who will have this important commission in charge. The object is to get a line on the cost of construction as well as the cost of maintenance, and it is expected that p the committee will give some valuable information upon both these points. “ The county council also made the (1 tax levy for county and bridge purposes, the county levy being fixed at thirty cents and the bridge tax at *' thirteen cents. This shows an increase in the county fund of four cents and a decrease in the bridge fund of g j one cent. The increase was caused i from the fact that next year is election I and registration year, and this is the cause of most of the increase. The decrease of one cent in the bridge fund was made in face of the fact that the Monroe street bridge is to be built, g and fifteen thousand dollars was appropriated for this purpose alone. The body of the late Harvey S. Pati terson of Hartford City, formerly of • -Decatur, arrived yesterday afternoon , at 1:36 over the Erie, accompan- , led by the members of his family, and was met by the many Decatur relatives, who became members of the cortege accompanying the body to the j Decatur cemetery, where interment , i took place. The Hartford City News gives the tollowing details of the death: “Harvey S. Patterson, a resident of ' Hartford City for the past eighteen years, and a soldier of the civil wav, passed away at his home on North Jefferson street between 6 and 7 o’clock Monday evening. Ever since ' it was discovered that he was afflicted with gangrene and his leg had to be removed no hope was held out for his recovery. His condition primarily was caused by the hardships of army life. He believed that he had rheumatism, but the physicians found gangrene in the leg and it was a question of life or death with only a slender chance in favor of life. From the day of the amputation he gradually failed in strength and gangrene continued Its progress over the body. “Mr. Patterson was a cabinet maker by trade, a trade that he took up when a youth of seventeen at Fort Wayne. When his country appealed

to the patriotism of its citizens in '6l he joined the Twelfth Indiana and served four years in that memorable struggle. He was born at Decatur, Indiana, January 31, 1841. His father was one of the pioneers of that county and prominent in business and relig ious affairs. Coming to Hartford City Mr. Patterson took up the carpenter's trade for a short time but afterwarc took employment with the Weiler brothers where he remained for several years, afterward going to the J. L. Hoover Furniture company where he continued his trade at cabinet work. “Mr. Patterson leaves a wife, to whom he was united in marriage June 22, 1872, and three daughters. Mrs. C. J. Rollins, of Garrett; Mrs. W. A. Hayes, of Toledo, and Mrs. Ward Shaw, of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Shaw has been here for several weeks assisting her mother in caring for her father. William Patterson, the only surviving member of Mr. Patterson's family, came down from Fort Wayne with his wife Tuesday morning, in response to a telegram notifying him of his brother's death. “Mr. Patterson was a man of kindly disposition and great industry. He . worked every day up to the time of his illness and was held in high esteem by his employers. “Funeral services will be held at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning from the ' late residence on North Jefferson street, with Rev. George Sheldon, of the Presbyterian church, in charge. The body will be taken to Decatur on ■ the 9:35 o’clock Lake Erie train via 1 | Bluffton. Interment will take place in th* afternoon." Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marhenke went to Fort Wayne yesterday to attend ; the funeral of Mrs. Marhenke's brotht er, John W. Johnson, which was held ■ this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the ? Emmaus Lutheran church of which he was «. member. Mr. Johnson's death - occurred Sunday afternoon at the Lu- , theran hospital, and was due to heart » trouble and pneumonia, coming af’er t a six months' illness. He had been a patient there for ten days. Mr. Johnson was born in Adams 1 county, and for the past forty-four - years had been a resident of Fort j Wayne. Surviving he leaves five chil- - dren —Mrs. Ben Bowers, Mrs. E. W. » Lankenau, Lillian and Edwin Johnson, ? of Fort Wayne, and Henry Johnson, s of Wisconsin. Seven grandchildren » and four sisters —Mrs. Henry Marhenke, Mrs. William Ge r ke, Mrs. Hent ry Horstmeyer and Mrs. P. Vondreau f —also survive. t After the death the remains were * taken to the home of the daughter, Mrs. E. W. Lankenau, 2660 Fox av--1 enue, funeral services being held there 3 at 2 o'clock, prior to services at the ■ church. Henry Gerke of this city, a t nephew of the deceased, also attended I the funeral. s Mrs. David Summers, Mrs. Henry J f Schmidt and Mrs. Thompson Niblock I were among those from this city who i went to Poe this morning to attend s the funeral of their brother, William Henry Summers, which was held there I this morning. His death occurred in ■ the hospital at Fort Wayne Sunday , ' after a day’s illness from obstruction iof the bowels. The last sad respects for this war veteran and respected citizen of Poe took place this morning at 10:30 o'clock from the Methodist church with the Rev. White of Kokomo in charge. The remains were in charge of the G. A. R. and Masonic lodges, with whom he was associated during life. Charles Dunn returned Tuesday evening from Sardinia, Ohio, where he attended the funeral of his uncle. Nathan Dunn, who died Saturday from Bright’s disease, and to which effect Mr. Dunn of this city had received the news. He had been sick for more than a year, his health being a gradual decline, but only for a few weeks did his condition become more seri--1 ous, and the end looked for. He was sixty-nln£"years of age and was known to nearly every resident of Sardinia as “Uncle Nate." He was a member of Company E, of the Fiftieth Ohio regiment, having served through the four years of the war and was a loyal soldier. The funeral rites took place Monday morning at 10 o’clock from the house and later from the church. The attendance at the funeral was so large that but onethird of the people present were afforded room in the church. a Monroe, Ind., Sept. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The lecture given by the Rev. Crafts of the Monroe M. '*

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E. church Wednesday evening on the subject, "My Travels Through the East" was both Interesting and Instructive. He gave sketches of the sights seen at New York, Boston, and other places, and was listened to by a good-sized audience. Rev. Crafts will deliver another interesting lecture at the Monroe M. E, church on Wednesday evening, September Gtu, and a cordial invitation is extended to everyone to come out and hear him. The subject on that night will be "I National Capital,” Washington. D. < and if you tail to attend tills lectn. you will miss a rare treat. There v.l’l be no admission charged, but a silver offering will be taken. Turn out everybody and fill the house to its fullest capacity. Proceeds to be devoted to the church. The Gibson vaudevillers pitched their tent on the Haggard lot south of the school house and entertainer the people of Monroe and vicinity dur ing the past week. They gave prizes of silverware to several lucky ticke’ holders. J. J. Hofer, who sold his business block and stock of groceries to W. L. Keller, will start to invoice on Tuesday, when Mr. Keller will, after a few minor changes, move his large stock of merchandise to his newly acquired ' property, which will be one of the best 1 locations in town. Victor Graber, who resides a short 1 distance south of Monroe, and who 1 purchased the butcher business from 1 J. J. Hofer, started out Monday in the exclusive meat market business and can be found at the Hofer room for an f Indefinite time, until he can secure a ' room elsewhere. Albert Pence will manipulate the meat cutting departI ment for Mr. Graber. ! Mrs. Phil Heffner and Miss McKean 1 write friends here from Scottsville. Mich., that they are enjoying themf selves and having a fine time. They 1 will return home Thursday. i Z. O. Lewellen will leave in a few 5 days for Chicago, where he expects to r buv a car load of feeding cattle, t John Andrews and William Scherer ' returned Friday from a several days’ ’ trip in Michigan, where they were ’ looking up some business matters, i _____ The John Hocker residence is well under way and Fred Linn and his force 1 of carpenters are rapidly putting up the same. e Monroe is badly in need of a justice ’ [ of the peace, and if she can secure ? one she can have a marshal. We were e informed that a certain good citizen 1 would accept the appointment of mar--1 shal, providing a J. P. could be appointed. Wake up, and let Monroe have the required officials, so that the lawlessness of some of the “youngc bloods” will cease. There is quite an ’ amount of fast driving, and other acts 1 contrary to law which ought to be 1 stopped. 1 CHICAGO MAIL. HEAVIEST EVER. No Doubt Contributed to the Flood Here Last Week. A Chicago dispatch says that eight hundred and twenty-two tons of mail, excluding first-class matter, passed through the Chicago postoffice August 26th. This is thought to be the larg est amount of mail ever handled by any postoffice on a single day. It will be remembered that this was on the Saturday preceding Wednesday of last week, when the mail han died by the local postoffice was so enormous during the first few hours of the iporning, the greatest in a year or so. Eight sacks received here contained pamphlets sent out by a Chicago mail order house, and if the same number were sent to all cities in the U. S. it is no wonder that the Chicago postoffice was flooded. o — 1 THE KITTEN STORY. After a thorough investigation into the story which alleged that a party of small boys in the north part of the city captured young kittens and piercing their eyes, allowed them to roam, tt was determined conclusively that the story was started by an irresponsible woman in that part of town and transmitted through authentic channels to our notice. The entire story was fabricated and given out in an effort to get even with parties who were not liked by the woman who slatted the story, and when confronted with the proofs admitted that she •tarted the tale.

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