Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1913 — Page 1

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YOUNG BUY I HORSETHIEF In Knee Pants Passes HaTrough County Making Wide Insweep. I .'* ■ OF STOLEN GOODS 111111 l * Officials Believe He is an ®Accomplice of Horse Thief Gang. *lt************ STOLEN GOODS. * *L — * « fwo HORSES. * * »HREE BUGGIES. * » L\ SADDLE. * ************** thirteen-year-old boy, in knee wearing a dark blue suit and rail and rather good looking, light in corn lexion. is the latest thing in hot*' thieves. Officials are Inclined to believe that he is an accomplice of ■ v, rv clever gang of horse thieves that is working in Adams county, as mil as neighboring cities. Durkin was this morning call- I up by the sheriffs from Elwood and Van Wert, and also by officials of Rcrne and Monroe, where horses, and saddles have been taken by tl ■’ young transgressor in the past few! days. Each succeeding message brags another chain in a long list of stole: goods, which have passed thro . i his hands, the loss thus far including two horses, three buggies and x saddle. tale of this unusual boy, as it haiKcome to notice thus far, being piec< d together by bits of information from various sources received by Sheriff ton-kin. is this. It begins at Elwoed last Saturday, where a boy, whge- name it has been learned is Fran: Mertz, of F’“ ' '■’-ed a hone and rig ' . of R H. Cl- & Son. The ho.. was h b- «n one, weighing about a tbor .ud pounds, and was of short » _ .t build The rig was a storm froat buggy with red running gear, and with rubber tires, the tires of the two front wheels being slightly worn. The boy is between thirteen and fourteen years if age. After hiring this ouff* at KI w ood Saturday, he drove and never returned. Alette- eceivcd thi» morning by Sher* “ xirkin, and which followed n . ~hone call from tbel sherlf’ ’’ e. gave this information " iff Durkin was able to give official some information _.t to- subject, as the boy has been seen In this county. He drove through Geneva Monday morning, but did not stop, driving on north. When he reaifhed Berne about noon, he stopped at Brown’s livery stable to feed his hors<’ Before doing so, he left his rigfct a blacksmith shop, as he said the v orn rubber tires needed repairing: After his horse was fed, he asked Brown to hire him a rig to use while this was being repaired, as he waited to drive out into the country to Bet an aunt.” Brown hired him a •term cab also, the boy drove away, ana has not returned Brown’s rig to date The Elwood worn-tired one is still at Berne. The boy then drove to Monroe, arrivin there between 3 and 4 o’clock Monday afternoon.. It has developed that lie unhitched his horse there near thea-ailroad, while he went out to look for a saddle. He applied at the house Carrier Hahnert for the loan of a saddle. Upon being told by the wife that her Musband did not; like to loan It, the boy replied that it'was all right, that he had met Mr. Hahnert, whf told him he could have it. She Save ft to him, and he left, never to return He was seen that night a mile south of this city, driving, with the saddle in the back of the buggy. He was seen by Elmer Smith, who was taking some horses away, and who asked the boy if he was in the horse, business, and how long he was going to be here, etc. The boy replied that he granted to leave the city that evening. He must have gone, for this ■Blßlng. Sheriff Durkin received a telephone call from Sheriff Wilson of Va 4 Wert, asking him to be on the. look-out for a boy of this description, f who had arrived there at 8 o'clock ; Tuesday uioiuiug, hired a horse and rig to drive out to “get bis father,” and who has not yet returned. When he

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arrived (here he had no horse ncr buggy, and the one he had when he left here has mysteriously disappeared, also, as well as the one he hired i at Van Wert. It Is the opinion of the officials, that he has been relieved of them between this city and Van Wert, Ohio, by the gang of horse thieves for which he is maybe working. The horse hired at Van Wert was a red roan, and the buggy a storm front. Sheriff Durkin talked this afternoon with officials at Elwood, who says the boy lives within three squares of the place where he got the horse there. At Monroe he told persons he was running away from home. A message from Van Wert, Ohio, to Sheriff Durkin this afternoon brings word that a boy answering Mertz description was seen going south of Wren, and again near Celina, Ohio. Which is correct, or whether either (OonttnsoL on Fare 2) COURT HOUSE NEWS Francis Andrews Resigns as Guardian of Cecil Andrews et al. THE ISSUES ARE MADE In Bank-Koenig Case—Peterson & Moran Appear for Albert Miller. Hooper & Lenhart filed a new suit, entitled Vernon G. Shifferly vs. John Wolf et al., on note; demand, >l5O. The current report of Elias Hirschy, guardian of Sarah Hirschy, was allowed. Francis M. Andrews filed current report as guardian of Cecil M. Andrews et al., which was approved. Also filed resignation.* Laura Miller vs. Albert Miller, divorce. Peterson & Moran appear for defendant. Rule to answer. Boesel vs. W. H. Fledder- . sl.' ••■•'t for j Febru. Hoagland State Bank vs. Jbhn Koenig et al., foreclosure of mortgage. Cross-complaint filed by Hen— ? I der. I ' *o uyi •_ f and Martin Gerke. • ante by Walters for Wm. H. j...ham, defendant in cross-complaint of First National Bank of Celina; cross-complaint filed by Ernst Gallmeyer. Rule to answer. Answer filed by First National Bank of Celina, 0., to cross-comnlaint filed by said bank. Appearance by Smith for Gerke and Gerke, and Walters appears for Graham. Rule to answer against all de- ( fendants to cross-complaint. Answer by Koenig to complaint in two paragraphs. Answer by S. E. Whipp and by t'lara E. Koenig to complaint t in one paragraph. Joint answer by Koenig and Koenig to Celina bank's cross-complaint Separate answer of Whipp to bank’s cross-complaint. An-, swer y plaintiff to cross-complaint of, Gallmeyer and C. G. Schroeder. Cross-, complaint filed by Martha E. Ahr. ( —n- »— | POLICE COURT. Patrick. Boyl, a tramp, was arrested ( by Marshal Peterson on a charge of . public intoxication. He was tried be-| fore Mayor Teeple this morning and given a fine of $5 and costs, but being unable to settle he was taken to jail, to lay it out. Boyl wended his way to the Erie station, after securing his; package, and thought it would be a good place to start a rough house. Ira [ Bodie, hostler for engines, was in the , station at the time, and Boyl began, scrapping and striking him. A fight soon ensued and it was necessary for the agent to snow his hand in the game, which he did, by throwing Boyl out. Marshal Peterson was then summoned and made the arrest. - — —o— —— T. R. MOORE WORSE. I — T. R. Moore is reported as being very much worse. Complicated with his other ailments is a bad cold, which it is feared may develop into pneumonia. CENSUS REPORT. A ten-pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gauze of Mercer avenue this morning. i

ANOTHER OIL BOOM High Price of Oil is Causing the Geneva Men to Get Busy. CHICAGO SYNDICATE Purchases Holdings and is Preparing to Work Over Properties. Owing to the present high price of Indiana oil there seems to be indications of a resumption of activities in this field. At one time Geneva was the center of the oil field activity in Indiana,/as this place was the connecting link between the Marion, Ind., and Lima, Ohio, oil fields, says a special from Geneva. The Howard Maxon syndicate of Chicago ,has purchased the holdings of the Illinois Oil company of Chicago, and the oil holdings of Cliff Hood of Portland, and has declared its intention of spending $3,000,000 in working over these properties. The company is installing a vacuum compressor two miles west of here to pump their wells. It is the second of the kind in the world and the only one in the flirted States. A number of the oil companies that operate in this vicinity are cleaning out their old wells and are getting ready to drill outtheir holdings as soon as the weather will permit A PIONEER GONE William Schroeder, Residing j Along Decatur Interurban, is Dead. ■I AFTER LONG ILLNESS Lived Sixty-seven Years on x. mon Which He Died —Funeral Friday. William Schr- eder, aged seventy- ; five, a well known resident of Allen county, living along the Decatur interurban near Nine Mile, and known to many here, died Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock, after a long illness from kidney trouble. Mr. Schroeder was born j March 13, 1837, in Westphalia, KoenigReich, Prussia, and came to America with his parents when he was nine years old, directly to Allen county. ,They settled on a farm where-he died Tuesday morning. Sixty-seven years j he had resided on this farm, and during his career was deputy sheriff un- • der Sheriff Nelson Viberg, twenty-five' years ago, also serving on the county | council and tax board several times. He was married to Miss Caroline , Kroemer, March 11, 1861, and several .children were born to them. Surviving are six daughters and one son: Mrs. William Doehrman and Mrs. Erj nest Paul of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Maria ' | Herifeldt and Mrs. John Holmann of I | Marion township, Allen and | William, and the Misses Minna and | , Elizabeth Schroeder, at home. i Two brothers. August, of Marion: township, and Edward of Wayne township, Allen county, also survive. The , , funeral services will be held Friday [ .afternoon at 1:30 o’clock sun time,; j from the residence, and at 2:30 o’clock from the Franke Lutheran church, five ' ■ miles south of this city, on the Decatur I ; interurban, Rev. Franke officiating.: ' The pall bearers are: Fred, Martin and Edward Doehrman, William Paul Arthur Haveldt and Gustave Freese. Friends are requested to please omit flowers. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. I’ve hearn tell uv a feller thet wuz alius happy and laughin’. But he wuz in a home fer feeble-mindud. I’ve kum t’ th’ konkiushun thet there ain’t no sech animal othurwiz. ' — - -o' BEN HURS’ INSTALLATION. The installation of officers and the attention to other imporßht business requires the presence of every member of the Ben Hur lodge Friday evening.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday January, 16 1913.

FIREMEN TO GIVE SHOW. The local fire laddies will have charge of the two shows to be given at the R<A theater Thursday of this week. There will be two shows, afternoon opening at 2 o'clock and evening opening at 6:30. Prices, adults, 10 cents; children, 5 cents. The program will Include two good fire reels and a comedy. Be sure to attend, and thus help out the firemen. HOOPENGARDNER TWIN DEAD. The twin girls born Monday morning to Mr. and Mrs. L.*L. Hoppengardner of Fourteenth street, are both dead, the babes being laid to rest this afternoon at three o'clock in the Decatur cemetery, both being buried in the same casket. . Cecil, passed away at eight o’clock last evening and Celia, at five o'clock this morning. Both had been weakly from birth. THE ANNUAL MEET Shareholders of the First National Bank Met Tuesday Afternoon. RE-ELETED BOARD Os Directors, Except That Dr. Vizzard Succeeds J. Colter. In accordance with the requirement of law governing national banks over I the entire country, the Decatur First | National bank's shareholders held | meeting lere Tuesday I afternoon for the purpose of electing ! a board of directors and officers for j the ensuing year. The jold board of , directors was re-elected, the only | change being that Dr. J. W. Vizzard of Pleasant Mills becomes A member of I the board, succeeding J. volter, of Bu--1 cyrus, Ohio, who resigned. The board ’for this year therefore inclures E. C. ißleeke, Dr. J. W. Vizzard, C. A. Dugan, W. A. Kuebler, D. Schmitt, P. W. Smith, D. Sprang. The new official board, which is i without change over that of last year, I includes the following: President, P. W. Smith; vice president, W. A. Kuebler; cashier, C. A. Dugan; assistant cashier, F. W. Jaebker. LEE TALKS MORE Among the Other Prisoners! But Still Maintains His Former Story, REGARDING MURDER Os Samuel Purdy—Mrs. Lee Returns and Visits Husband at the Jail. John Lee, in the county jail in a J charge of first degree murder, is re- ' ported by the sheriff’s family to have I spent Monday night in a more restful jstate than he did the preceding night, and he slept well most of the night, and also slept part of the forenoon. He is reported to be more talkative : among the other prisoners and at [times he reverts to the subject of the shooting of Samuel Purdy. He still maintains tlie same story that he has I previously related in this matter. He [also has talked to the other prisoners about his “quarrelsome neighbors.” Mrs. Lee and her two little sons returned to this city from Fort Wayne Monday evening, after an absence of only half a day. She called at the jail in the evening to see her husband, and was permitted an interview with him, in the presence of the sheriff and his deputy and Mr. Lee's lawyer. Their meeting was pathetic in a large measure, for while they are condemned on every band there also is a pitiful feature to their situation. Mrs. Lee is arranging to move into another property here. She will not return to her old neighborhood, but will send after her goods.—Bluffton News. George Weinmann of Willshire, 0., was here the guest of the Mart Andrews family and other reuatives.

ENTERS BUSINESS Will Johns Will Open City Grocery in Henry Krick Building. LEASE SIGNED TODAY Store Will be Known as the Star Grocery—Will Deliver His Own Goods. Decatur is to have a new grocery store between this and the first of February. The new proprietor and owner will be Will Johns, better known as “Cappie" a young man with much ability and years of experience. He has charge of the grocery department at the Fullenkamp store for a number of years and is recognized as one of the hustling young men of the city. The deal for the lease of the Henry Krick building, corner of Monroe and Third streets, formerly occupied by the Journal office, was closed today and Mr. Johns will begin the preparation of the interior at once. He will have, when It is completed a modern city grocery, right up to the minute and will carry a complete line. One ; of bis features is that he will deliver his own groceries, putting on a wagon for the purpose. He has employed Raymond Gass who will assist in the store and they will make every effort to demand a largo number of customers and to please them. The store will be known as the Star grocery. o MADE GREAT HIT At Montpelier Did Organ Chimes of Euclid Male Quartet. i i IS COMING HERE Tomorrow Evening— Repertoire is Varied and Extensive. The Euclid Male Quartet and Bell I Ringers, which give the third entertainment of the high school course, ’appearing here Thursday evening, Jan- ' nary 16, is in its fifty year of organization. During this time it has trav- ■ eled from coast to coast, and every- ] where it gives its entertainm<’nts it is heartily received. Indeed, there are, many recalls. Tb" quartet comprises four young college’bred men, all graduates of Antioch college. Their repertoire is extensive and varied, consisting of classical selections, both secular and sacred, folk ( songs, popular ballads, plantation melodies, sentimental, pathetic and hu- [ morous numbers. Comedy encores with action are well received features, | as are the various members’ vocal solos. The quartet, carries the largest: set of organ chimes of any similar ly-. ceum organization. Mr. O. W. Beaver is a talented reader as well as sec-, ond tenor, and contributes very ac-. ceptably to the program. One of its more fecent entertain- ( ments was given October 17th at Montpelier and the committee there in charge of arrangements says of the quartet: “The organ chimes in en-| tertainment given by the Euclid Male ’ quartet made a great hit.” S. D. Fess, president of Antioch college, says: “It has been my pleasure during the last two years to listen fre-|' quently to the Antioch College Glee club (the Euclid Male Quartet). I was , «o favorably impressed that I placed them upon our Chautauqua program, which alone is a sufficient testimonial of my appreciation. They appeared on the same program with the Weber Male quartet and the Chicago lady entertainers. This club gives entertainments which are both highly edifying and pleasing. An evening spent with them is most enjoyable. I commend them to the public, both as a splendid singing combination and as gentlemen individually strong." o £ — MARRIED LIMA GIRL. George Schlegal, the East Monroe street blacksmith, has returned from Lima, Ohio, where on Monday he was married to Miss Bertha Tayler. Mrs. Schlegal remained in Lima for’ awhile.

JAY COUNTY'S DIVORCES. Wells county Is not the only one of our neighbors which exceeds us iu the number of divorces. Jay county reports 228 marriage licenses issued the past year, while fifty-eight suits for divorce were Instituted during the yeat; forty-one decrees were granted, twenty-five to wives, and sixteen to husbands. In Adams county only nineteen divorce suits were instituted, thirteen being granted. ATTEND COUSIN'S FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Magner left today for Fort Wayne to attend the funeral of their cousin, Will McDonald, who died Sunday from grip and pneumonia. He was about forty-five years old, unmarried, and made his home with his mother, Mrs. Frances McDonald. THE LEGISLATURE Bill for State Wide Primaries Introduced—Fixes Election on Saturday. THE PROGRESSIVES Introduce Free Text Book and Civil Service Bill—A Public Utilities Law. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —State-wide pri-: ; rnaries for all elective offices are pro- | vided for in a bill introduced by Rep-: jresentative John HL Jones (democrat) ' j Plymouth. The law would apply to the election i of United States senators and to delegates to national party conventions. ' -The law would not apply to special [elections nor to any party which cast i less than ten per cent of the total I votes at the last preceding general election. The old convention system .is pertr’ •• these parties. ' The » , 1 .J "'d be held prior to tne geu< ’ on the first Saturday in May, v. hah -cn’d b” the first registration day. The primary election board would also be the registration board and general election board. The election judges, poll clerks, could be appointed by the conn‘ty clerk to serve two years on ' ’ tlon of the county cl — " oi r-.e two parties that cast the largest vote at the last “-evious general election.. No v~ r would be allowed to vote at the primary unless he had register-; ed. All persons are qualified to vote ; at the preceding general election would be allowed to vote at the primary without further registration. j Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Free school books, a constitutional convention, and full civil service were covered in bills I presented in the state legislature today by Senator Frank Gavitt and Representative John Judkins, the two bull 'moose members. The measures repre- , sented the work of the progressive, party’s legislative committee, which I ' aim to cover subjects not already pre- ' sented by other parties, or not treat-; ed in bull moose fashion. The constitutional convention bill is j | modeled after the Ohio act which al-1 ( lowed the people to elect delegates to , a convention and later resulted in a popular referendum on the amend- j ments drawn up by the convention. | The free text books demanded are i for all public schools —elementary, graded and high schools. A tax is levied by the bill to provide funds. The civil service bill provides for a commission representing the three leading parties, each represented I equally on the board, and makes strict [efficiency the measure of employment for all state, city and town offices, except appointive boards, commissions or heads of executive departments. Partisanship or religion are expressly barred as cause for either appointment or dismissal and activity in politics beyond voting or private expression of opinion is sufficient cause for dismissal. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 15—(Special to Daily Democrat)—A bill to prohibit log-rolling or vote-trading in the enactment of laws, is the title of a measure introduced in the state legislature today by Representative Jesse Weisman (democrat, Linton). It is modeled on the only law of the kind (Oone>B«e« «B Fage 2)

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FOR A CHAUTAUQUA 1 ’ i Representative Citizens Are Working to See Summer Attraction. I FOR NEXT AUGUST Seven Days of Good Things Best Lectures, Music and Entertainments. I Representative citizens held a meeting Tuesday evening at the Bowers Realty company's office for the purpose of considenng the advisability of holding a Chautauqua in this city in August. The citizens were much interested and the efforts will be made at once to sign up for the great summer attraction with the Redpath Lyceum bureau, of which this Chautauqua is a part, the oldest and strongest in the United States, having been in the business forty-five years. This series of entertainments will 'be held in a large tent, which will bo erected in the central part of the city, close to the business streets. It will be of finest quality, absolutely waterproof, of phaki cloth, to lessen the glare of the sun, thus assuring refreshing coolness in the heat of the summer. It will be enclosed in a high canvass fence. The staging and lights will be up to date, and the seats of the very finest, with comfortable backs throughout. The company for equipi ment alone, has spent SBO,OOO. The Chautauqua offers seven days of good things. The program will be so strong, so comprehensive, so well balanced, as to appeal to everybody iln the community, from the most intellectual to those seeking amusement only. The daily programs will be as follows: 9:oo—Games for boys and girls. 10:00—Educational lecture. 2:3o—Concert. 3:ls—lecture. 7:3o—Concert. B:3o —Entertainment. There will be seven great musical attractions with fourteen concerts. Among these attract’ons are: The Redpath Grand Opera company: Bohurnyr Kryl and his famous band, The Bergen Marx Quartet; The Mortland Trio, The Barnard Orchestra, a male quartet and a ladies' quartet. Among the lecturers are: J. Adam Bede, "The Humorist of the House,” in a debate on socialisms, with a socialist of national reputation; Govern■or Folk, of Missouri; Dr. Cathell: Dean Sumner, of Chicago; George L. (McNutt, “The Dinner Pail Man,” and others of note. j Among entertainers there are booked the following: The Ben Greet Players, who have had successful runs in all the largest cities; Laurant, one of America’s three foremost magiIcians; Ralph Bingham, entertainer, and others. For single admission tickets, some will be 25 cents, some 35 cents and others 50 cents, aggregating for the I week the sum of $.50. A season tick- ! et, however, as sold by the business men, will cost only $2.00 for the whole ; twenty programs, making thp cost 'only ten cents a program. These season tickets are transferable in the ! family, and It is evident that these ; season tickets will be in great demand. At the gate the management < will charge $2.50 for season tickets, j thus safe-guarding the guarantors, who I will sell all their tickets at $2.00 before the sale of the $2.50 tickets begins at the gate. The greatness of the program, the fine equipment, the great advertising campaign, and the low price of thetickets explain why this [bureau has neen able to organize 550 new chautauquas in the last few years, extending into practically every county. This is the bureau that established the Chautauqua at Bluffton last year, and it will go back there again. They have also conducted chautauquas at the following cities In Indiana:, and will go back again this year: Kendallville, Angola, Muncie, Huntington, Rochester, Plymouth, Lebanon, Crawfordsville, Lafayette and others. ■ --o DESERVED SUCCESS. Charles Klein’s play, “The Third Degree,” richly deserves the great success that has followed it ever since i its initial performance. No play in . the last fifty years has set people to thinking as deeply as has this one.