Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1913 — Page 1

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USPENDS SENTENCE 5 to Jail Imprisonment for Eli W. Steele During Good Behavior. UST PAY THE FINE ' SI,OOO, and Also the Costs --Costs Amount to More Than SSOO. hi W. Steele appeared in court this ruing when Judge Merryman passI judgment on the verdict of the y which recently found him guilty sssault and battery. Judge Merryos verdict included a fine of SI,OOO I costs, Steele to stand committed il the same are paid or replevied, was also sentenced to six months jail. The jail sentence, however, s suspended so long as the defenddoes well, he being committed to | supervision of the probation offiI in this court. she costs in the case amount to re than half the amount of the ►, a rough estimate of the court its alone being $528 90. Thos does include the costs of the attorneys, fifty-seven witnesses claimed fees i this large number soon ran the |t up. .Mr. Steele made arrangeits to stay the docket. he case has created much ’aterest jause prominence of the deLn:. who is one of the wealthiest ii of the community, being owner of lele's park, east of the city, which tnown over the country as the seat the county fairs. He was charged h assault and liajjery with intent Biurder Jacob Keiper, an km he shot. Steele claimed selfinse and the jury found him guiltily of assault and battery and fixhis punishment at the maximum b for this offense, and the imprisncnt in jail for six months. I IS BUSY IN “TERRY HUT," i Haefling Writes Us From That lustling but Tough Indiana City. kmes P. Haefling, former county Ik, and now one of the field examrs for the state board of accounts, les us from Terre Haute, where he I been located for several weeks I where they will remain for some k. as the assignment there is a K one. His family is with him and j are enjoying life. The business Vigo county is very heavy, 1221 Tiage licenses having been issued Ing 1912 and nearly 800 divorces pted, the largest per cent, of dices in the state and perhaps in the ted States. Terre Haute, has over saloons and opium joints, the largbrewery in the state and several [ileries. Hardly a day passes but ptirder or suicide is reported and Sher element thrives. On the other d the city is one of the best in the ie from a business view. Coal mlnare a large part of the population, bis county produced more coal last r than any in the state. SHOE DEALERS' MEET. krlle Voglewede Now in Cincinnati Attending Annual Session. fharlle Voglewede, the popular shoe tier, left early Tuesday morning for kinnati, Ohio, where he is now atding the Shoe Dealers’ convention, |ch is being held this week. At B convention all the newest styles I colors of shoes to be worn during I coming season are on display, the sending them there, e convention is attended by hun|ds who go to get the ideas of new- [ footwear on the market. THE MALE QUARTET. , d Bell Ringers Will Give Concert in Lecture Course. Susie lovers are already looking forrd to the next number of the lecte course which will be a concert by I Euclid male quartet and bell ringj. This will be January 16th, one ek from tomorrow. Special attenn is called to the fact that the trtet carries the largest set of ora chimes of any similar organization w in lyceum.

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DRINKING FOUNTAINS. I Will Be Gift of Trl-Kappas To The City. 1 The Tri-Kappa sorority have decided to devote the proceeds from their New Year’s charity ball to the purchase of a gift for the city and county. This gift will take the form of two sanitary drinking fountains which will ( be attached to the proposed soldiers' memorial, and will be a gift much ap- | predated by the public. THE EASTERN STAR. — Will hold a regular meeting Friday evening at seven o’clock at which time I the new officers will be installed. VIEWERS NAMED Commissioners Take Care of a Big Bunch of Work— Macklin as Engineer. ORDER FOR SHERIFF That He Refuse to Accept City Prisoners—Council Completes Work. The turnpike affairs kept the county commissioners busy Tuesday afternoon. Several of the roads were continued for the present and will be taken up next month. On each of the following roads Phil L. Macklin, the county surveyor, was named as engineer: Albert Reppert road, David Dilling and Jacob Roth, viewers, to meet January 11th at. auditor's office; Frank Coppess road, John Runyon and John Wechter, viewers, meet j January 13th, at Monroe; Byton Whitredge road, R. E. Doty and William Auman, viewers, meet January 14th at Monroe; Willis Magner <oad, Henry Dirkson and A. S. Keller, vfewers, meet at auditor’s office, January 11th; John Christen road, Marion French and C. E. Bohner, viewers, meet Janu- i ary llth, at auditor’s office; Jacob Yoder road, Marion Andrews and Peter Stuckey, viewers, meet January llth at Monroe; Spring Hill road, Frank Breiner and James Hower, viewers, meet at Monroe January 13th; Paul Girod road, Fred Bultemeier and Noah Winteregg, viewers, meet January. 16th at auditor’s office. An order was issued by the commissioners to the sheriff that hereafter he shall not receive into his custody for safe keeping tb confinement in the county jail, any persons, unless they | have been arrested upon a warrant issued by a court of competent Jurisdic-;!-n, or unless such person has been adjudged guilty of a crime and is de-1 livered to the sheriff from a court, and , that hereafter no bills will be allowed for such prisoners. The county coun-' cH Tuesday deducted nine dollars from the sheriff’s bills where he had ! charged for taking care of city prisoners. It is likely that the matter will be settled in court. The city council takes the position that the sheriff cannot refuse to take the prisoners, though he might charge them for the services. If he refused to do so a suit will be filed and the question tested. The commissioners awarded the contract for the furnishing of a washing machine for the county infirmary to Winnes & Kinzel, theirs being the only bid, sls. It‘will be operated by electricity. The county council concluded their work and adjourned today. They refused an appropriation asked of ’717.70 'or paving the Monroe street bridge floor with brick. The board just before adjourning at noon granted the petition of the Chicago & Erie railway for a franchise to lay its second track across public highways alongside the main track, through Adams county. The Erie is double-tracking through here. CLOSED THE DEAL. Vane Weaver Purchases Whittaker Bros. Jewelry Store. Vane Weaver returned today noon from Stryker, Ohio, where he purchased the Whittaker Bros.’ jewelry store, owned last by C. L. Pixley. He will leave Monday to take charge of his new store.

LIKE A GRAB SACK Is Parcels Post Mail Bag These Days—Apple Butter Was Sent ON ROUTE TODAY Also Lard Cans, Crock of Butter, Haimes from Harness and What-not? Possessing all the curios of a grab sack, are the parcels post mail sacks at the local postoffice these days. Local postal clerks state that it is an interesting sight to behold when the mall sacks are emptied on the tables for assortment. It makes the work all the more pleasurable wondering what is going to come next. One of the rural route carriers took out with him this morning two very large lard cans, going no doubt to some farm house to hold the yield from some of the winter's butchering. One carrier had a jar of fine applebutter to leave for a patron and Harve Rice, the gentai city mail carrier, packed snug and safe in the bottom of his mail sacs a crock full of fine butter from a Michigan dairy. Woe be to the crock, if he should slip and fall on the Ice. It is some -consolation, however, to think that the cold would preserve the pretty resigns on the butter rolls. An axe, handle and all, was among the parcels this morning, also, as well as the hames from a set of harness. I’mbrellas are common occurrences, but it is a poor consolation to the carrier walking in the rain to know that he cannot “hist” one. 1 O. P. Mills, who has been off duty 1 this week on account of illness, returned to work this afternoon. W. R. ! Dorwin will enter upon a short vaca-' lion, which he will spend in Ohio. Milt j Leavell, who has been substituting for Mills, will continue for Dorwin. Mrs. Thomas Elzey will entertain 1 | the United Brethren Ladies' Aid so-! ciety Thursday afternoon. FISH ARE DAZED Deputy Game Warden Fleming Sends Man Here to See What is Drained. INTO THE RIVER To Injure the Fish Which Are Dazed and Helpless in River There, j Not dead, or dying, but apparently dazed and helpless, fish of all species in the St. Mary’s river south from the county infirmary are to be seen by hundreds at the tap of the water beneath the ice, some of them frozen fast, or floating about in the rapids. The cause has been a subject of an investigation by Captain of Game Deputies R. D. Fleming, but he is still puzzled. Using axes, men and boys are shopping holes in the ice and are removing the fish, which make no effort to get away. Ed Shell purchased four large catfish from one of the hunters and took them home and placed them in a tank of fresh water. The next morning the fish were as lively as they ever were. Pickerel weighting from eight to ten poungs have been caught in this manner. As there are no factories nearer than Decatur draining impurities into the river and as the condition never prevailed before this winter, Captain Fleming suspected that the sugar beet factory recently started at the Adams county town, might be responsible. He sent Deputy William Fleming there ’ yesterday to make an investigation and upon his return the latter declared that there was nothing discharged from the new plant that would pollute the water* to the extent of injuring fish. It is possible, Mr. Fleming , thinks, that the water in the river Is I so low that the fish become chilled i and benumbed. When asked yesterday if the men

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who are taking the fish from the river are violating the state law. Captain Fleming said that he believed they were, as the statute prohibits the catching of fish by any means aside from a hook and line. He has never before, however, been confronted with a condition whereby it is possible to “angle” with bare hands, and he will not bring prosecutions.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. TO ESCAPE SCHOOL. Little Johnny Corbett Faces the Wide, Wide World. Little Johnnie Corbet, twelve-year-old son of T. C, Corbett, of Decatur, was taken up by the police at the Pennsylvania station Tuesday afternoon. He was found wandering about the station with no apparent destination. He was brought to the station where close questioning developed the fact that he had r»n away from home Monday morning in order to escape going to school, j His parents were unable to locate the lad until notified by the local police, who held him landing the arrival of his father Tuesday night, when he waa released in his custody.—Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. RETURN TO CALIFORNIA HOME Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Lewis, who have speYit nearly a year in our city, during the time that Mr. Lewis was in charge of the work on the sugar plant for the larrowe Construction Company, left today on their long trip to their home near Loe Aggies, Cal. Mr. Lewis went to Detroit, to finish up some matters for his jrompany, and Mrs. Lewis went to Wewanna, 111., to visit with her parents, dntil Mr. Lewis joins her there the latter part of the week, when they will proceed to Los Angles. Their son, Howard, has preceded them. Mr. and ltrs. Lewis returned Monday of this week from a ten days visit to the least, visiting with his relatives at Bethlehem, Penn., then proceeding to Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, N. Y., and other interesting cities. Enroute to their western home, they wMI stop off to' visit Mr. Lewis brother in Colorado. 1 and expect to take several side trips. During their stay here, they have! made many friends whose good wish-' es go with them to their home in sun- 1 ny California. A DISAGREEABLE DISCOVERY. Fred Schurger, the genial clerk at the Menig Billara Parlor, is at the present, probably the heaviest burdened and most worried man in Decatur, and all on account of a small innocent looking package which he has in his possession. This morning, Fred took a notion to investigate several packages which had been left in his hands for safe keeping and which had never been called for. Imagine his surprise when upon opening this certain pack- 1 age to discover several articles which a young unmarried man like Fred should blush to behold Among the articles were 2 pair of w’hite hose; 2 pair of yellow striped hose; 1 pair of pink striped hose; and 1 pair each of red and blue hose; also one half dozen of varied colored necties. Fred says he appreciates the neckties, but if the party would only remove the feminine articles from his possession he would be indebted to him forever. “MUTT AND JEFF" PLEASES. “Mutt and Jeff” of comic supplement fame, with a bevy of pretty chorus girls, greeted a well filled house last evening and kept the audience in a continous uproar with their comic actions and funny sayings. The imitation of Bud Fisher’s famous comic men was carried to the highest degree of perfection, and assisted by a strong cast, pretty chorus girls, and catchy songs, they made a decided hit. REMOVES TO WHEELING, W. VA. Charles Ross, who visited here, has left for Wheeling, W. Va., where he will make his future home. Mr. Ross who is field manager for the Howard Bible Company, of Chicago, has been appointel to the new territory. His wife has gone to Paulding, Ohio, to visit with relatives before joining him at Wheeling, where they will make their home. Charley is a Decatur boy, being a son of Jack Ross of this city. 1 o — OPERATED UPON. The youngest daughter of ex-County Commissioner David Werling of Preble was operated upon for appendicitis this morning by Drs. C. S. Clark, J. C. Grandstaff and Mc.Oscar.

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ISOLATE CENTRAL All Long Distance Wires Out of City Cut Off Ex- < cept One. THE ICE COAT Proves Disastrous — Western Union Wires Are All Cut Off. The heavy coat of ice that binds everything out of doors, played havoc with telephone and telegraph wires. In solitary Mate the long distance operators sat this morning at the Citizens’ Telephone office, with all the wires out of the city cut off except one. That was between this city and Wren,'Ohio. • Not the least possible chance was there of communicating with Fort Wayne, Bluffton, Preble, Geneva, Berne, Monroe, Monroeville, Craigville, Van Wert, Hoagland or Williams, until the lines are repaired and the linemen are having plenty of work these days. A number of the local wires were also broken with their heavy weight, though the service locally is fairly good considering the burden. In many cases telephone poles are reported broken, as well as the wires. The long distance servI Ice was not impaired until the rain i and sleet of last night got in its work. ' J. C. Patterson, local Western UnJon Telegraph operator, reports all his . wires cut off this morning. Tuesday afternoon several were broken and the 1 reign of the elements Tuesday night completed the work. The ice did not cause much trouble on the Decatur interurban, though there were other things to delay traffic. The car that left Fort Wayne at 7 o'clock this morning had some cable trouble outside the Fort Wayne city limits and did not reach here until 11:40 o’clock. A “booster" car was sent out from here at the regular time, 8:30, and made the return trip arriv-. ing here at the same time as did the regular car that had been held up. COURT HOUSE NEWS Court Adjourned This Morning on Account of R. N. Andrews Funeral. WERE FEW ENTRIES Executor Kuhn Granted Order to Pay the Debts of Decedent. Only a short session of court was held this morning, Judge J. T. Merryman adjourning until 2 o’clock on account of the funeral of R. N. Andrews, the civil war veteran, which was held this morning. Tn the case of Michael Kuhn, jr, executor of the will of Michael Kuhn, sr., vs. Margaretta Schott et al, a petition filed for order on the commissioner to pay him $1,073.43 to pay debts of Michael Kuhn, sr, was sustained and order made accordingly. Hoagland State Bank vs. John H. Koenig et al, separate answer filed by Henry Gerke; rule to reply. Sarah A. Brown vs. Rudolph Bauman et al. Separate answer in two paragraphs to the cross-complaint of R. Bauman filed by plaintiff. Stuart Brown vs. Rudolph Bauman et al. Separate answer in two paragraphs to cross-complaint of R. Bauman filed by plaintiff. o A representative of a Fort Wayne business house has been here for a day or two, investigating the accounts of a former representative of the company, whose accounts are muddled, and who is said to be short several hundred dollars. On account of his fanlily and because the shortages were made good, the identity of the man was held up by the Fort Wayne officials.

FUNERAL HELD TODAY. Body of Mrs. Anton Krumenaker Brought From Ft. Wayne Today. The body* of Mrs. Anton Krumenaker, whose death occurred in Ft. Wayne Monday brought to this city this afternoon, and taken directly to the German Reformed church, where the Rev. L. C. Hessert conducted the services. The body was laid to rest in the Decatur cemetery. Accompanying the body, were the husband, who was at her bedside when i she passed away and several other relatives. Her death occurred at Lhe home of her niece, Mrs. C. E. Thomas. ORIGIN OF LIFE Must Have Been Good, Says Dr. John P. D. John — Imbossibility of — FIRST CELL BUILDING From Chaos is Cited--. Noted Lecturer Pleases Large Audience. Dr. John P. D. John, former president of DePauw university, a prominent lecturer and preacher, opened a series of lectures at the Methodist church Tuesday evening, coming un-j der the auspices of the Methodist Brotherhood. Dr. John is an eloquent and forceful speaker on the great truths of Christianity, and the large audience that braved the inclement weather Tuesday evening was fully' * I repaid. The attendance was unusual- | ly large in spite of the bad weather, j Dr. John gave a very strong address on "A Glimpse of God in the Mi-1 croscope." It is a strong lecture, 1 blending the teachings of science with the higher spiritual developments of the twentieth century. The theme is prefaced with the axiom, ‘ The whole cannot be greater than its pans. It is impossible to stretch two and two into five." Dr. John said: "In a piece of living! tissue we find three things; nutrient matter, formed matter and germinal matter.” Then followed a discussion ‘ of the known scientific facts concerning the cell, facts upon which both ' the church and science are agreed. • The lecturer continued: "Whence the first call? There was a time when no life existed on the earth, and therefore no call. Materialism not being able to bridge the chasm between the living and non living mat-: ter, steps out on the plank of faith. It says that, somehow, in the turmoil of a cooling planet, the atoms may . have fortuitously rushed together in such proportions as to give birth to the first cell. But the materialist today claims that there is no life except from pre-existing life. Physical force, then, not being able to produce life from non-living matter, whence came the force which raised the dead matter to life? "You cannot stretch two and two into five. Put matter and its laws together, and before you can get life you must add One, and that One is God. “The cell which builds the body is apparently structureless: that is, there is neither muscle, bone, nerve or brain in it. From tnts substance, common to all plants and animals, and chemically the same wherever found, come forth all the countless and dissimilar products of life. There must, then, be some force behind the cell that builds • up these infinite varieties of life. Structureless germinal matter and ' physicial law cannot build the tissues.| They lack One, and that One is God.' “Who taught the nerve builders the nature of nerve fiber, that they should build nerves with the power and for the purpose of sending impulses? The nerve builders and the muscle builders are independent of each other and neither knows what the other is doing. The workmanship of these germinal artisans gives unmistakable evidence of far-reaching design. Whose design? Not that of the workers, for they are Ignorant of their own operations and of their fellow workers. Two and two cannot make five. They Lack One. That One is the Designer, and that Designer is God.” Dr. John will lecture this evening on “A Glimpse of God In the Human Body,” and Thursday evening, “A Glimpse of God Without Eyes." The series will continue until Sunday evening. The public is Invited.

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COUNCIL DOINGS Council Held Interesting Meeting Last Night—A Prosperous Year. THE JAIL QUESTION City Paying Off Debts and Taking Up Bonds That Are Due. The city council held its first meeting of the year Tuesday evening, with the usual amount of business to ' transact and the allowing of bills. I From the reports react at tnis meeting lit showed that the councilmen are <ll- ■ reefing the city's affairs in as wise ‘ away as possible. I .The session opened with the reading of a petition from the Erie railroad to be given the right-of-way over , certain streets, that they would have to cross with the laying of their dou- ■ ble track through Decatur. The petition was passed by the council. Next in order was a motion to transfer $1,500 of the SI,BOO reserved for the paying of old orders, to the general fund, as ail the old orders have been paid, some time. This motion was adopted and carried, so $1,500 more was added to the general fund. The report of the city engineer on the setting of the stakes and grade [on Nuttman street was then read and approved. Captain Dellinger then made the report of the fire department. He said it would be impossible to run the fire ■». truck during this icy weather without skid chains on the front tires, and the way the machine was now built they could not be put on without a new and longer axle. The truck inspector from the Grand Rapids Auto Trusk company. Grand Rapids, Mich., was here some time ago and said that the company would send them a new axle, in exchange for the old one, ns it was a mistake on the part of the manufacturers. A few days ago a letter was received from the company at Grand Rapids that the old axle could be used with the skid chains. Mr. Dellinger stated that it would rub the tires too much by using the old axle and would cause them to wear out sooner. A motion to have this question made a part of the record was then in order, and carried. The next question before the council was the much-disputed one on the imprisonment of city law-breakers. The city attorney gave his opinion on the question and said the sheriff would have to receive every prisoner that was brought to him, no matter who made the arrest, and before they were committed. If the prisoner broke a city ordinance the sheriff could make the city pay for the prisoner’s board and lodging. It seems to be the opinion of the councilmen that there is little use in building a city jail as there are only a few city law-breakers in a year. Most of the offenses come under the state laws. The city clerk was ordered to give notcie to the Indiana Pipe Line company, which is working on Eleventh street, to leave the streets and crossings in as good a condition as they found them. The finance committee made its report and the bills were allowed. Councilman Christen then made a motion that the commitee should take $3,000 of the 59,000 city bonds that have become due, the money to be used for the paying of these bonds to be taken out of he sinking and general funds, $1,500 out of the sinking and $1,500 out of the general fund, i The bonds to be taken up are held by 'the Old Adams County bank and'the First National bank. Twenty-five hundred are to be taken from the Old Adams County, and SSOO from the First National bank, which is all they hold. This motion was seconded and carried. The following bills were allowed: Waterworks pay roll 33.85 M. J. Mylott pay roll. 62.00 The Crane Co 32.76 J. B. Buhler 27.60 Peter Kirsch 11.70 Indiana Electric Appliance Co. 39.32 J. J. Swift 30.40 A. C. Foos, extra labor 22.47 Protective Electric Supply Co. 20.00 Indianapolis Belting & Supply Co ®-32 Standard Oil Co 8.23 D. F. Teeple <79 H. Mueller Mfg. Co 8.40 CONTINUED US PAGE THREE