Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1911 — Page 1

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MR. BOSSE SELECTED Chosen Chairman of Democratic Central Committee Yesterday. DELEGATES SELECTED For the District Convention to be Held Here on Friday of This Week. The old democratic central committee closed up their affairs yesterday and the new one elected at the r?cent primary organized and began the work for the campaign of 1912. D. N. Erwin presided and Secretary Ernst called the roll, after which Treasurer R. R. Schug read his report showing all bills paid, and a small balance on hand. Chairman Erwin then called for nominations for county chairman and Henry Eiting presented the name of J. W. Rosse 6f Decatur, who was unanimously elected. The reorganization was completed by I the election of Henry B. Heller as secretary and R. R. Schug as treasurer. Upon retiring from the chairmanship,' which he has served so faithfully, Mr. ' Erwin thanked the members of the committee who had aided him in the organization work and promises his assistance whenever and wherever possible. In assuming the place Mr. Bosse asked for the united support of the new committee and made a short talk on the increased duties of the members. The following delegates were selected for the district convention to be held in this city Friday: Union Township—Fred Koldeway, delegate; Henry Bleeke, alternate. Root—C. H. Getting, delegate; Wil-‘ lism Knappe, alternate. Preble—J. C. Grandstaff, delegate; John Hoffman, alternate. Kirkland —Sim Bowers, delegate; Jacob Berning, alternate. Washington—Jacob Omlor, delegate; Henry Eiting, alternate. St. Mary’s—John Barrone, delegate; William Noll, alternate. Blue Creek —John Durr, delegate; John Bebout, alternate. z Monroe —C. C. Beer, delegate; Jeff Leichty, alternate. French—Joseph Wolfe, delegate; H rry Meyer, alternate. Hartford —William Anderson, delegate: Fred Studler, alternate. Wabash—Joseph Chrisman, delegate; R. B. Kerr, alternate. Jefferson—Job Yaney, delegate; W. ”"ckmaster, alternate. Berne —F. C. Foreman, delegate; Phil Schug, alternate. Geneva—John E. Briggs, delegate; James Kelley, alternate. Decatur, Ist Ward —F. V. Mills, delegate; Isaac Chronister, alternate. Decatur, 2nd Ward —D. E. Smith, delegate; E. A. Mann, alternate. Decatur, 3rd Ward —C. C. Ernst, delegate; C. N. Christen, alternate. The committee was well represented at the meeting this morning and vacancies were filled and reported as follows: South Blue Creek, John Bebout; South Hartford, ’William Anderson; French, John Mosure; B, First Ward, Decatur, Isaac Chronister. The only vacancy now existing is in Middle Monroe and this will be filled by appointment soon. Mr. Bosse announced that he would call the committee again early in February, when the delegates to the congressional, senatorial and state conventions will be selected and when plans for beginning the registration work will be gone over. MR. FORDYCE BETTER. Word from the bedside of Simeon Fordyce, who for some weeks has been very sick, suffering from paralysis, is steadily improving and doing as "ell as could be looked for. He again has the use of his speech, but is still confined to his bed, and will be required to remain there for some time. CLOSE NEW YEAR’S. All union barber shops will be closed the entire day on New Year’s. All Patrons should govern themselves accordingly.

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WITH MAJORITY OF 175, Catherine Smith Wihs Large Doll in ' Lachot & Rice Doll Contest. Catherine Smith 122 , ( I Mary Schneider 10M Mary Poling Ireta Beavers 226 Naomi Stults 449 Thora H. Johnson Mary L. Vail 124 Florine Michaud ng Marcia Helm 115 . Pansy Bell Kathryn Kocher 109 Margaret Kinzle 106 Kathryn Ernst 104 Josephine Burns io3 The contest closed at 9:00 p. m. Saturday evening and the votes were counted by Bill Ward, Dr. Fred Patterson and Albert Butler. COURT HOUSE NEWS Will Ward Arrested on a Grand Jury Indictment for Conspiracy to Commit GRAND LARCENY Dan Cook Victim of Confidence Game—Kirchner Trial Still on. — i Will Ward was arrested by Sheriff ■ , Durkin on a grand jury indictment, charging him with conspiracy to commit grand larceny. Mr. Ward gave 1 the SSOO bond for his appearance in 1 1 court and was released from custody. It is said that Dan Cook is the chief prosecuting witness in the case and that he was relieved of some $5lO in 1 the conspiracy or confidence game, , which is said to have been worked on [The promise of exchanging his good money for some just as good, or a lit- ; tie better, which is not worth “six- , teen to one" was at least worth more : to the square inch than that which he I turned over in exchange, but that in- ' stead of getting the “something bet- , ter” his own money and that promised j him melted away like dew before the , morning sun, leaving Cook nothing but the remembrance. 1 The Kirctftier trial is still the chief I matter of interest in court. | Real estate transfers: Willis A. ; Kendall to Alva N. Harold, 200 acres, Blue Creek tp., $26,000; Alva M. Hari old to Ora B. Spitler, S2OO acres. Blue ; Creek tp., $1: Amos Steiner to Mar-. ! Garet A. Gottschalk, lot 414, Berne, | SI7OO. j Marriage license: James Lee leei pie, born September 28, 1887. tarmer, 1 son of Isaac Teeple, to wed Ida Grace I Beerbower, born May 10, 1892. daugh--1 ter of Florentine E. Beerbower. 1 ’ Ida Mills vs. W. H. Rupright et al, i partition. Separate answer filed i g W. and Mary Rupright, also then 1 cross-complaint. Rule to answer cross-complaint. —“ I The inventory of M ll! administrator of the Ant testate, filed and approve and » I petition granted to sell I erty at private sale after due notice , I posting. J '•»» AprUd im—Xn b.™ t» .-d > . I December 5, 1887. teiegiai ' i son of Clifford Death of Bobo. •! Heller. S««.n 4 HelW ' quiet line enidled . o ’ 1 VS. John Miller et al. 1— — turn FOR WORSE. John Klelnhenz, who for neaih yet ~ fnr several months i 1 and tor seveiai n ,'i.Hh <>-Pslcal a^c = iagt . 1 for the worse on Sund ,'and since then he has been very » oWln F to / h : or an" of 1 able to He down , ent for him J time it is very mco ngg soon fIU ~to pass the time, as 1 & more up . up, requiting nim to I right position. J Master Ortud. was taken suddenly sick bat 1 somewhat better today.

STATE MEETING 1 Os Indiana Teachers’ Association to Open Tonight at Indianapolis. THREE DAYS’ MEET Large Number of Adams County Teachers to be in Attendance. — The fifty-eighth annual session of the Indiana State Teachers' association which will convene this evening in Tomlinson hall, Indianapolis, will be well attended by Adams county teachers and from the present outlook all records in attendance will be far surpassed this year. The meeting which opens this evening and continues for three days, means the calling together of perhaps 5,000 teachers from all parts of the state, and the list of speakers, who have been secured for each day, would be hard to replace. The principal feature of the program will be the address of Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of Charles Dickens, the famous author. Mr. ; Dickens will speak at Tomlinson hall Friday morning on “My Father’s Life and Works." Linneaus N. Hines of Crawfordsville, chairman of the executive committee, received a letter from Mr. Dickens yesterday from ' Pittsburg, stating that he would start I for Indianapolis tomorrow morning. : Rooms have been engaged for Mr. j Dickens at the Claypool hotel. Quite a number have already left ! from this city as well as throughout the county, and according to the law enacted by thp last legislature, teachers attending the state association will be allowed three days' salary, as though they were teaching. Those in attendance from here are Bernice Dailey, Fanny Frisinger, Margaret Moran, Grace Coffee, Nora Ahr, Etta Brandyberry, Clark Spahr, Hugh Perikns. County Superintendent L. E. Opliger, who has been at Linn Grove for the holidays, also left this morning from that place to be in attendance. MEET NEXT MAY G. A. R. Annual Encampment Will be Held at j South Bend in May. EXPECT LARGE CROWD W. R. C. Ladies, Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary to Meet Same Day. South Bend, Ind., Dec. 27—At the request of Adjutant General John R. Fesler of Indianapolis, a committee set May 21, 22 and 23 for tne next encampment of the Indiana department, Grand Army of the Republic. At the same time the Woman’s Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A. R., Sons of Veterans, and Sons of Vterans’ auxiliary will meet here in annual convention. I The five conventions will be attended J by more than 5,000 delegates. The number of visitors probably will approach 25,000. The dates for the encampment and associated gatherings. 1 were arranged at this time to permit > the commander-in-chief to arrange his itinerary for the summer. The G. A K of Illinois and Kentucky will meet the same week as the Indiana department 1 "Tnother consistory. (United Press Service.) Rome, Dec. 27-(Special to Democrat)— pope Pius has decided to hold another consistory next spring, according to a semi-official announcement at the Vatican today. A number of new cardinals will be created and K ■ S eems certain that the control of the ( sacred college will be taken away I from the Italians. WINTER EVENING CLOSED. The Baughman five and ten cent , Btor e announces that from January 2 ? Anril 1 the store will close at 6.15 J f 0; the remainder of tjw evening-

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ARTHUR GRIFFITHS DEAD. Mathematical Wonder Dies as Result of Overwork. Arthur Griffiths, the mathematical wonder of Milford, Kosciusko county, ! was found dead in bed at a hotel in I Springfield, Mass., Christmas night, death being caused by apoplexy. He has traveled much and had starteled the world with his mathematical calculations. Outside of mathematics he j' was medicure —almost an imbecile. He had suffered all his life from apoplexy. He had recently been before ' theesatern colleges where he stagger-1 ed the big mathematicians with his • wonderful work. He was thirty-one | years of age and unmarried. IN DRUG BUSINESS I Albert Sellemeyer, Prominent Teacher of County, Buys Interest. i OF OTTO PETERS — In Holthouse Drug Company—Will Continue Term of School. Albert M. Sellemeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer, a prominent teacher of the county, now a teacher at the Peterson high school, has decided to enter business in this city and has purchased the interest of Otto Peters in the Holthouse drug store. Mr. Sellemeyer will finish his term of school, which will close about May first, after which he will begin active work at the store. Lawrence Kleinhenz and Fred Heuer are the other members of the firm, who will be associated with him. The store has enjoyed an unusually-big holiday trade, following a most successful general period, and its one of the best stores of its kind in this section. Mr. Peters, whose Interest Mr. Sellemeyer has purchased, has taken a position as pharmacist in the Lilly drug store in Indianapolis. Mr. Sellemeyer is an enterprising business man and will be I a valuable acquisition to the company. _ oWITH THE LODGES. Masons to Install—K. of P. Election and Degree Work. | The Masonic lodge will have its in-' stallation of officers this evening at■ 7:30 o'clock. The Knights of Pythias will have i their election of officers at the regular ! meeting at the hall Thursday evening. The third degree will also be conferred upon candidates and every member of the new team is expected ! to be present. The lodge will begin • the new year with gopd prospects, in- ■ eluding material welfare, the frescoing of the new Home being near completion. A very urgent call of the Modern Woodman has been issued for tomorrow evening, when the attendance of all the members is asked for the evening’s wonk. This will perhaps be the last meeting of the year and a good crowd should respond at this time. IS POSTMASTER. I I. A. Liby Has Been Appointed as the New Postmaster at Magley. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette yesterday contained the following concerning the appointment of a new postmaster to take the place of Edward Luttman, at Magley, who reI cently sold his store there and moved 'to Sturgis, Mich., where he invested 'in another business: Washington, D. C., Dec. 27 —I. A. Liby has been appointed postmaster at Magley, Adams county, Indiana, vice J. E. Luttman, resigned. CONVENTION AT THE K. OF P. HOME. 1 • , ; The democratic district convention ; will be held in this city on Friday. It I had been intended to hold the sessions at the court room, but owing to the fact that, a trial will be in progress : there, at that time, this will not be , possible and the meetings will be held ■ instead at the K. of P. Home, just north of the Hotel Murray.

ORDER MORESEALS Various Towns Working Extra Hard This Week for Vacuum Cleaner. OFFERED AS PRIZE For Biggest Sales of Red Cross Seals—Closes December 30th. Determined not to let another community win the vacuum cleaner without working evtra hard this week, several Indiana cities and towns have ordered additional supplies of seals. I One city sent in an order for 50.000 i j seals; another smaller locality order-1 'ed 5,000 more, and other agents in j other places have asked for additional | ' quantities. Inasmuch as the seals carry a New Year's greeting they are expected to be as popular in their use on New | t’ear’s cards and letters as they were on Christmas mail matter. Besides this use, a number of Indiana business men have purchased the seals, intending to place them on cards bearing 'their New Year’s greetings to customers. | Some of the workers are selecting prominent business men in their communities and asking them to purchase from 500 to 1,000 Red Cross Christmas seals to help their city win. Where the contest is close between different localities, these persons are being asked to contribute toward the fund from the standpoint of civic pride in helping their community to head the list of Indiana cities and towns in the sales per inhabitant. Although the agents in some localities are not boasting about their sale, it is known that in some places between four, and five Red Cross seals per capita have already been sold. When they were in turn told that another city was pressing them close they started in again to win the laurels, and when the contest closes at midnight, Saturday, December 30th, there is expected to be a number of surprises. IS A NEW - FIRM Ernst Schlickman and John Biehl Buy Business of August Schlickman — THE FEED YARD On Second Street, Also Including the Merchants’ General Delivery. Ernst Schlickman, the well known i proprietor of the Schlickman feed i yard, corner Third and Monroe streets ! and Mr. John Biehl, a well known bus- j iness man, have purchased from Au-; gust Schlickman, the former’s son, his feed yard on Second street, to ! gether with the merchants’ general I delivery system, which Mr. August I Schlickman has conducted the past j year. The new firm will take possession of the business January Ist and expect to give the entirely good satisfaction which their predecessor has given. The merchants’ general delivery includes a chain of ten grocers and the deliveries have been handled in a thoroughly satisfactory way, with the greatest dippatch. Mr. Biehl has been employed with August ISchlickman in this work the past year and is thoroughly acquainted with the business, as is his partner. Mr. Ernst Schlickman still retains his feed yard on Third street, which he will operate together with his new business. Mr. August Schlickman last •September purchased the Thomas Wasson farm in Wells county and will move to that place January 10th to reside. He has been associated in busii ness in this city with his father and alone, for the past three years, and has made a wide extension of friend- > ship. He, as well as his successors, i begin the New Year with the very > best wishes of all. I o * r Sheriff Thomas Durkin made a business trip to GeHfva this afternoon.

OVER NINE MILLIONS Were Paid to the Teachers of Indiana | For 1910-1911. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27 —In the ( forthcoming annual reiwrt of Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent •f public instruction, it will be shown that an average or $9,181,356 was paid to teachers of the state during the school year of 1910-1911. The daily wages paid to the pedagogues of the state amounted to $57,977.82. White men teachers received, $3,222,100.53 for their services during the year and white women teachers were paid $5,828,021.54. Colored ineu leathers were paid $49,482.11 and colored women teachers received $Bl. 751.82. The aggregate of the dally ■wages paid to white men teachers was $21,422.98; to white women, $35,820.60; to colored men, $275.46; to colored women. $458.39. MRS. ICHER DEAD 1 I Was Sister of Simeon P. Fordyce and Well Known Over This County. A PARALYTIC STROKE Proved Fatal—Was Postmistress at Pleasant Mills During Civil War. Mrs. Armintha Icher, wife of the late David Icher, and a lady well known among tue older residents of this section, died at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at her home east of Willshire, after an illness of about two 'months. Mrs. Icher was a sister of Simeon P. Fordyce of this city and during the civil war served as postmistress at Pleasant Mills. Several weeks ago Mrs. Icher suffered a stroke bf paralysis, lingering until Qhristmas day, when the second stroke came and she sank into unconsciousness, death following the next afternoon. She was born in Guernsey county, €)., January 15, 1837, lacking but a few days of being seventy-five years of age. When very young she came to ' this county, and when a young lady ' taught in the schools at Pleasant Mills and Willshire. She is survived by one brother, Mr. Fordyce; two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Schenck, who lives east o f Decatur, and Mrs. Joliana Forker, of Huntington: also by one grandson, John Icher, and a great-grandson, David Icher. The funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock Interment at the Pleasant Mills cemetery. WILL TREAT POOR CHILDREN. Leah, Veda and David Hensley, children of D. M. Hensley, the jeweler, have arranged for a treat for the poor children of the city, in the way of a free visit to both of the moving picture shows of the city next Friday afternoon. All the poor children of j the city are requested to meet at the ■ Star theater Friday afternoon at 2 : o’clock and after viewing the show ! there they will be taken to the Frysl tai theater and given a treat there. A general invitation to the poor and ' worthy children of the city is given. WAS SIXTY-NINE TODAY. J. D. Hale Celebrates Birthday Hand ing Out Cigars. John D. Hale, without doubt the best known citizen of the city, was busy today handing out cigars, stating that it was his sixty-ninth birthday. I He also enjoyed a postal shower, and up to non today had already received 117 congratulatory post cards, thus showing the esteem in which he is held by his wide acquaintance. o . — ATTENDED FUNERAL. Mrs. W. H. Lee, Mrs. David Laman, Mrs. J. S. Bowers and S. J. Laman i ‘have returned from Delphos, Ohio, I where they attended the funeral of a friend, Roy Judkins, of that city - His death occurred last Friday an 1 Manitou, Colo., from tuberculosis. 1 UNION MEETS. r The labor union will hold its meeting tonight in the harness makers' hall and it is hoped that all the mem- - bers will be present to assist in the final organization.

STEAL A MARCH On Their Friends—Chester Imler and Zelma Steele Wed in Michigan. LEFT LAST NIGHT For Kalamazoo, Where the Ceremony Took Place— More Nuptial Affairs. Chester Imler, first trick operator at the G. R. & I. depot in this city, j and Miss Zelma Steele stole a march ott their friends here by leaving last i midnight over the G. R. & 1. railroad ! for Kalamazoo, Mich., where their wedding took place today. They will 'go to Logansport and South Whitley ito visit with Mr. Imler's brother at the first named place and his parents at the latter place, and will then return to this city where they have their nicely furnished home awaiting their return, having leased the Hunsicker residence on West Monroe street. Their friends have been anticipating th» wedding for some time, but they r fused to announce the exact date. The groom, who is a telegraph operator of wide experience, is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. I. Imler, who until their transference by conference to the charge at South Whitley, were residents df this city for a number of years, the Rev. Imler being pastor of the United Brethren church. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Steele of West Monroe street, is prominent in church affairs, and for a number of years has been the capable cashier and bookkeeper for the True & Runyon store. / James Lee Teeple, born September 28, 1887, farmer, son of Isaac Teeple, and Miss Grace Beerbower, born May 10, 1892, daughter of Florentine Beerbower, secured a marriage license here this morning at 10:30 o'clock and were quietly married in the county clerk's office by ’Squire Stone. Miss Grace Coffelt, daughter of Mrs. C. Grim of Root township and Mr. Elmer Tricker, son of Emanuel Tricker of Blue Creek township, were quietly married at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning by the Rev. G. H. Myers at his home on Madison street. The newly married couple went at once to the home of the groom’s parents, where they will visit a few days before going to Muncie, where they will reside, the groom having a position as machinist with the Ball Brothers' company. Next Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Stevens, at Watt, Ohio, will be solemnized the wedding of Miss Gladys Stevens and Mr. Charles Fritzinger of Root township. The Rev. Hessert, pastor of the German Reformed church of this city will officiate and the wedding will be attended by about fifty guests. The bride and groom will reside in this city in the Flickinger residence on West Monroe street, which they are already preparing in advance. The groom is an employee of the Holthouse livery company. Sunday afternoon at the home of the Rev. A. Kohne at Willshire, Ohio, will take place the wedding of Clyde Death, the night operator at the Clover Leaf station, this city, to Miss Susie Mathewson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nebraska Mathewson, of east o'' the city. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Death of Rivarre. The young couple will make their i home in this city. oWORTH WEIGHT IN GOLD? Enroute for a visit at Hoagland Sati urday evening Mrs. Stoneburner of ' New Haven stepped upon a weighing machine at the Pennsylvania station, dropping what she presumed was a . penny in the slot. Aboard the train she discovered that the coin was in . reality a $5 gold piece. From Hoagland she wired the station of her loss, the machine was opened and the gold i piece found, and today it was returned to her. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. a— ■ BASKET BALL GAME. The game between the St. Joe team and the Hoosiers will be played Thurs- - day night instead of Saturday night, p m stated In our former issue. A good I game is assured to those attending.

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