Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1913 — Page 1

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MADERO RESIGNED t And Felix Diaz Will be Appointed Provisional President by Congress. THE THEATRICAL BILL Will Fail to Pass Senate According to Poll Taken by United Press. (United Press Service) Mexico City, Feb. 19—(Special to Pally Democrat) —The resignation of /♦resident Madero will be formally accepted by the congress of Mexico'toelected provisional president immediately afterward. Madero will then be examined by physicians and if the day and General Felix Diaz will be plans of the leaders of congress should be carried through, he will be declared insane. The peposed president will then be sent to an asylum for insane criminals until peace is declared and sill then be declared insane and banished from Mexico forever. Meanwhile Genera Huerta is acting military dictator of the republic and General Blanquet, military governor of the federal district, which includes the capital. Gustavo Madero, brother of the deposed president, and minister of finance of the cabinet, will, in all probability, be executed. General Diaz and his followers were this morning pre-' paring for a triumphal march through' the capital. Every one is greatly enthusiastic over the new turn of affairs and the houses in all parts of the city were gay with bunting. The fighting which resulted in approximately 3,000 killed and 6,000 wounded, seems to apparently have been forgotten. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 19—Special to Daily Democrat)—The Zearing bill, which would legalize Sunday theatricals, cannot pass the senate, according to a poll taken by the United Press assocication today Twenty-seven senators said they woud vote against it; twelve senators would make no statement: six senators were doubtful, and five senators said they would vote, "Yes.” The Zearing bill has kicked up a bigger fuss than the public utilities or any other similar bills brought up. Today’s poll was the first definite information about the fate of the bill, whose fortunes have been variously reported. It was understood that no senator's names would be mentioned. —o ——— BLUFFTON SEES AIRSHIP. About 8:30 o'clock Monday evening people in this city saw what appeared to be an airship passing over, the city to the northeast.. It was brilliantly lighted and traveling at a great speed. When to the north of the city it seemed to have lost its way, as it changed its course from northeast to direct west and then changed again to the north, then it traveled for a considerable distance to the northeast of the city changing to the norh until out of sight. A crew <xi a Clover Leaf train reported a similar sight at Decatur about one week ago.—Bluffton Banner. — — I ANOTHER HORSE STOLEN. Scherlff Durkin is sending out notices descriptive of a horse stolen from a hitchrack at Spencerville, Ohio, Monday night, as follows: Biack, blocky built horse, 7 years old two white hind feet, in good flesh, heavy mane with foretop cut off, large star in forehead, weight about 1350, hitched to a Union City buggy, rubber tire, tires about worn off, storm front on, hole in the glass in back of curtain. If you find such a horse notify Sheriff Durkin, Decatur, Indiana. FRIENDS’ MEETING AT MONROE. Protracted meeting of the Friends’ church is in progress at Monroe in the assembly room of the school house, conducted by Rev. Millesck Brandy-be-rj- of Senora, Ind. He will also be assisted by the Quaker ministers from Portland. Quite an interest is being manifested and large crowds every night. Singing conducted by Rev. Parker. The community is requested to attend the meeting.

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I CLYDE RICE HOLDING SALE. Will Move from Hit Farm to Root Township. Rural Mail Carrier Clyde Rice will • be off duty today and tomorrow on account of holding a sale at his farm southeast of Mr. Rice finds that he is unable to attend to his mail work and his farm, too, and has decided to mave to Root township, and will assist his father on his farm, at such times his mall carrying duties do not interfere. John Christen is acting today and tomorrow as his substitute carrier. Mr. Mathewson will tenant the farm. BEGINS CAMPAIGN I I For Securing of Soldiers’ Names for New Adams County Monument. I REGISTERS PLACED In Various Business Houses I ' —Soldiers Requested to Register There. The committee in charge of the compiling of the names of the soldiers for | inscription on the proposed Adams | county soldiers’ monument, has begun• an active campaign for the securing of the same. The committee comprises B. W. Sholty, chairman; P. L. Ani drews, French Quinn, R. D. Myers, L. N. Grandstaff. -I Every resident soldier in Adams county, who served in the civil war, ‘regardless of where he enlisted, is ■eligible for the list, and is requested to register his name, company and regiment on a register left for that purpose at the various business places and towns hereinafter named, that are most convenient to him. If the name is not registered it may not be obtainable, by the committee, and may not get on the monument. If any soldier is 1 physically unable to go to one of these registration places, he should authorize some comrade or neighbor to register his name for him., Every- comrade and citizen Is urged to call every soldier's Attention to the importance of his registering. Each is asked not to register more than once, for it will duplicate the name and cause the committee trouble. If a soldier prefers, he can mail his name, company and regiment to Comrade B. W. Sholty of this city, chairman of the committee. The registration will be closed i March 15th. The names of the firms where the i registration books will be found, and where the soldiers should call to register are: Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson — Decatur. Myers-Dailey Company—Decatur. Otis O. Hocker—Monroe. F. M. Cottrell—Berne. S. S. Acker—Geneva. A. M. Fuller—Pleasant Mills. Kit Cowan—Bobo. Dr. J. McKean—Linn Grove. H. A. Breiner —Peterson. G. C. McAlhaney—Steele. AUDITOR VANPUTTEN WAS HERE Doing His Regular Checking of Offices Reports Outlook Bright. I Mr. J. J. VanPutten, auditor for the I Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, who has been here several days this week, checking up the accounts at the offices in this city, completed his work Tuesday evening and returned to his home at Holland, Mich. He reports that the outlook for a prosiXrous season in Michigan looks very bright. The acreage at Holland is as good as usual and almost up to the standard at St. Louis. The past season was the worst in the history of the sugar business in this I part of the country, but it is believed the coming year will be much better arid that the farmers who engage in the business of growing beets this year will be glad of it. o- “ dr. rhamy here. Dr. Rhamy of Fort Wayne met with the Adams County Medical association at the regular meeting held at the office of Dr. S. D. Beavers, where mat- : ters of great interest were discussed, profitably. Ezra Cutting is reported as being not so well. I J

BLUFFTON BEATS Interesting Game of Basket Ball Between Bluffton and Decatur Faculties OF THE HIGH SCHOOL Won by Bluffton to Tune of 14-19—Decatur Boys Win from Peterson. —— In the Basket ball game at Porter i hall Tuesday evenmg, the Bluffton high school faculty, one of the best faculty teams in the state, again defeated the Decatur high school faculty, to the tune of 14 to 19. The game was interesting throughout and it was great fun for the youngsters to see the big fellows do acrobatic stunts in the game. Field goals were made by, Baumgartner, 2; Woodard, 2; Worthman 1; Crininger, 1; Lewie, 2; Ware, 2; Swain, 2; Thompson, 1. Foul Goals—Bluffton, 3; Decatur, 6. The line-up is as follows: Decatur. Bluffton. Rice F Croninger Baumgartner F Lewis Woodard /..C Ware .Schaupp G Swain l Worthman G Thompson I Referee—Peterson and Pitcher. The preliminary game was between the Peterson high school and the Decatur high school second team, Decatur winning by a score of 27 to 15. The game was an excellent one and characterized by some good playing. The line-up: Decatur. Peterson. Vail F... Longenbacker Kauffman F Brown Gay C Sovine Archbold-Lachot .G Zimmerman Merry G Yaney Field Goals—Vail, 4; Kauffman, 5; Gay, 2; Brown, 3; Longenbacker, 2; Sovine, 1; Zimmerman, 2. Officials —Peterson and Tritch. LAID TO REST Were Remains of Mrs. Geo. Gunsett—Body Accompanied Here by SORROWING FAMILY Arrived This Morning Over Clover Leaf from Pleasanton, Kansas. The body of Mrs. George Gunsett of Pleasanton, Kansas, formerly Miss Rebecca Good, arrived in the city early this morning over the Clover Leaf and was taken in charge of by Meyer, Scherer & Beavers. The body was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mart Andrews, where it lay in state during the morning. The'' services were held at the Methodist church in charge of Rev. Semans this afternoon and interment was made at the Decatur cemetery. The relatives living out of the city who were in attendance at the funeral are: George Gunsett, the husband, and children, Beatrice, Brice and Don, of Pleasanton, Kans.; the mother, Mrs. Margaret Merryman ,also of Pleasanton; the brother, John Good, and wife of Massillon, Ohio; the sisters-in-law, Mesdames Lange and Tinble of Van Wert and Mfs. George Winmann, of Willshire, and also a brother-in-law, Joseph Gunsett, of Willshire. A sad misunderstanding resulted in the brothers, Abner, Charles and Marion, and the sisters, Effie and Myrtle, not *being informed of the sister's death until this morning, which made it impossible for them to attend the funeral. —o- — The Bluffton Elks*Monday afternoon and evening dedicated a $23,000 permanent home. includes the brick residence on South Main street erected by Dr. Harry Weer, now in Indianapolis and purchased by the lodge from Dr. L. Mason. It has been extensively remodeled. Judge C. E. Sturgis is serving his second term as exalted juler of the Bluffton Elks.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday February, 20 1913.

!mRS. MEYER SEEKING HUSBAND.! Disappeared January 28 and Is Feared to Have Been Foully Dealt With. Fred Meyer, aged 24, with light brown hair, parted in middle, grayeyes, fair complexion, and wearing suit of blue serge and tan shoes, disappeared from his home at Fort Jennings, Ohio, January 28 last. Since that time his wife has been making a , lone-handed hunt for him, believing he is dead. She has finally succeeded in interesting the police and the newspapers in assisting her and she will appreciate any clue. Coroners have been asked to report any unidentified bpdies. The family is known in this county, having relatives In and near this city. DIED IN CHICAGO Mrs. Ethel Bobo Ackroyd, Daughter of Elmira Bobo, Victim of Pneumonia. ILL BUT ONE DAY Was Reared in This City and is Well Known — Body Held Awaiting Son. Mrs. Ethel Bobo Ackroyd, formerly of this city, died at her home in Chicago at 6 o’clock last Saturday morn-| ing, after an illness of only a few. hours, with acute pneumonia. Mrs. Ackroyd had been feeling badly on the day previous, but her illness was not thought to be serious. She became suddenly worse Friday evening and her death came the next morning. She is survived by the husband, one son, aged eighteen, her mother, Mrs. Elmira Bobo, who resides in this city, four brothers and four sisters. Mrs. Ackroyd was reared and educated in this city, the daughter of the late Judge James R. and Mrs. Elmira Bobo. She was very popular here and had , many admiring friends who will learn ; of her death with much sorrow. So I far as known the funeral arrange-| ments have not been made, the body | being held in an effort to get wore) to , the son who is absent from Chicago, I being engaged in railroad work. She i visited here about eight years ago. — o— UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Th’ wumum thet will shed barrels uv tears ovur a poor wronged gal in a play-story un th’ stage is th’ first one t’ draw away frum her when she meets | her in real life. WIDELY VARIED Will Be Program Given Thursday Evening by Victorian Serenaders AT OPERA HOUSE Third Number Os High School Lecture CourseMusic and Readings A widely varied program of instrumental and vocal solos as well as ensemble numbers and readings will be given Thursday evening at the Bosse opera house for the benefit of the Decatur public. This entertainment will be given by the Victorian Serenaders, a quartet, and will be the third number of 'the high school seniors’ lecture course. The program will begin promptly at 7;45 o’clock, as the company must leave at 9:52 over the Clover Leaf. Everywhere they have appeared in their several years’ experience together, they have been warmly greeted and cordially invited to return again. The Eagle. Reading, Pa., says, after their appearance there: “The variety of the entertainment furnished by the quartette was surprising, each member participating in two or more different capacities. The voices blended beautifully especially in the unaccompanied selections. The harp solos, i played by Andrew R. Davis, were full of expression and harmony. •

PATRIOTIC DAY Birthday Anniversaries of Both Abraham Lincoln and Geo. Washington. TO BE CELEBRATED Friday by the High School Students—The Soldiers Will Take Part. -I Friday will be “Soldiers’ Day" in the I Decatur high school. In commemoration of both Lincoln and George Washington, whose birthday anniversaries fell this month, a patriotic program wiR be given Friday afternoon, beginning at 1 o’clock, which the old soldiers and the public in general have been invited to hear. The program follows: Song—America. Piano Duet —Crystal Kern and Irvin ! Merry. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address —Alex Sutton. Oration on Washington — Estella Perkins. Star Spangled Banner —School. Oration on Lincoln —Otto Rice. Reading—Cleo Roop. Song, "Soldier’s Life’’—School. Short Stories About Lincoln —Jess& Cole. Short Stories About Washington— Lilian Rice. Piano Duet—Erma Houk and Dorothy Dugan. Song, “Dixie” —School. Reading—Fay Hammell. Short Talks by Soldiers. Son, “Marching Through Georgia”— School. Dismissal. — — -■ o —-- K. OF P. INITIATION. Three candidates will be given the first degree work by the Knights of Pythias Thursday evening. R. L. Collins will also be given the third degree rank work. SINGS AND DANCES And Imagines She is Going to Live in Mansion and be Very Happy. DECLARED INSANE I Mrs. Bohren Will Join Husband in Insane Asylum— Inquest Held. The applications of both husband and wife for admission to the East-1 haven insane asylum, are now on file in the superintendent’s office there. I Catherine, wife of Fred Bohren, the, Geneva man, who was declared insane last week, has also been declared insane. The papers of the inquest, which was held by Drs. Graham and Price and Justice Henry Dickerson, were filed today with Clerk Bleeke. Mr. Bohren is confined in the jail here, as he is violent. Mrs. Bohren is not considered dangerous, and will be left at her home until taken to Eastbaven. She is forty years old and is the mother of four children. One of these is with its step-grandmother, Mrs, Catherine Snyder, at Berne; the other three are at home and will be given over to the county board of children’s guardians. Mrs. Bohren imagines she is going to be wealthy, and live in a mansion and that great happiness will come to her. Her husband, it will be remembered, imagines he is of royal birth and does not need to work. Mrs. Bohren also refused to do her housework and cook for the children. She is very demonstrative and wants to caress everybody who comes into the house. It will be remembered that she tried to hug County Truant Officer C. B. Andrews, when he went there to look after her children. She prances sings, shouts at passing people and refuses to go to bed at night. o Mr. and Mrs. Will Kremers attended the opera II Trovatore, at Fort Wayne last evening.

JUDGE WILLIAMS TO SPEAK. — ! Marlon Jurist Will Address Methodist Brotherhood Here. Judge Marshall Williams of Marton writes his acceptance of the invitation to speak here Sunday afternoon of the invitation to speak here Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church under the auspices of the Methodist Brotherhood. Judge Williams is a speaker of ability and he will be cordially welcomed here. A good musical program lias been prepared in addition to his address. Everybody is invited to hear him. COURT HOUSE NEWS Isaac Wible Tried on the Charge of Visiting a Gaming Room. A GENEVA CASE Roberts Found Guilty of Assault and Battery—Given Light Fine. Isaac Wible of Geneva, one of the three indicted by the grand jury for 1 visiting a gaming room, is having his trial before Special Judge C. J. Lutz and 'a. jury today. Many Geneva people are here as witnesses. The case will probably be finished today. Appearance for Jim Woods who was sued yesterday for divorce by Effie Woods, was entered today in the circuit court by L. C. Devoss. Mr. Woods entered a general denial to the charges against him as made by Mrs. Woods and which included habitual drunkenness, among other things, and he in turn filed a cross complaint in which he sets out reasons why he sould be given the divorce. He says she treated him cruelly and Inhumanly, cursed and swore at him and called him names too vile and vulgar to set out in the cross-complaint. On one or i two occasions, he says, she threatened to kill him. He says she was unfaithful to her marriage vows, and that she pleaded guilty to living in a house of ill repute, for w’hich offense she was fined $lO and served ten days in jail. It was not until 2:30 o’clock this morning that the jury in the Jack Roberts' case reached a verdict. This was sealed and returned in court this morning at 9:30 o’clock before Special Judge C. J. Lutz who is serving during the illness of Judge Merryman. Instead of the more serious charge with which Roberts was charged, he was found guilty only of assault and battery and given a fine of $lO. Roberts paid his fine and got outtof jail. He had been in stnee last November. I Judge Merryman became very 111 I Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, 'from grip and indigestion and was j obliged to return home for an indefinte time. He appointed the Hon. C. J. Lutz special judge to serve in his stead. In the partition case of Ferdinand Bleeke vs. T. Adel Neptune et al. Final report filed and approved and commissioner discharged. The Strauss Bros. Co. vs. George W. Blocker et al., quiet title. Decree of quiet title was entered and judgment against plaintiff for costs. All the defendants defaulted. J. C. Sutton was appointed guardian ad litem for minor defendants, including Roy and Donald Wall, Harl and Carl Eaton, and Vernon May. McAdams & Hatfield of Fort Wayne filed a new case entitled Charles W. Ahr vs. John McPherson, for quiet ■ title. The current report of Alice M. • Buettner, guardian of Alma Buettner, ' was approved. i s The inventory of Charles S. Niblick : as guardian of Polly Barrone, an in- ’ firm person, was approved. . 1 John Ensley qualified as administra- - tor of the Catherine Ensley estate. He gave S2OO bond. The Inventory of the estate of Curt tis Andrew Barkley filed by Jessie A. fOtmaaweu an Tape 2)

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CITY COUNCIL MET Tuesday Evening at Regular Session—Meeting Long and Busy One. THE BIDS FOR CITY’S Coal and Oil Supply Will be Received at Meeting on March 18. The semi-monthly session of the city council, which was held Tuesday ! evening at their rooms was a long and interesting one. Many questions were up before this honorable body and were given a thorough discussion before taking any definite action oa them. , The session opened with the reading ' of the minutes ot the last twp meetings. These were approved as read. Next in order was the unfinished bus- ■ iness. Under this head came the proof of publication to property owners along the Sether sewer. At the last meeting it was ordered that any one who had objections to the building of this sewer must appear before the council last evening. No one being ' present with objections the clerk was given notice to advertise for bids for i the construction of same, the bids to . be received at the next meeting, which will be March 4th. The petition for the Magner macadam road, better known as Oak street, Russell and Chestnut streets, was then read and motion for the adoption of 1 resolution was carried. ■ The resolution for the grades on • Russell, Chestnut and Oak streets ; was then up and motion for the adoption of the resolution was carried. A i resolution for the macadamizing of the ■ Christen road, which is in the north part of the city, was then read and . motion for the adoption of the resolu ! tion was carried. Attorney John Moran represented the property owners and filed the resolution. The profiles for the Magner road were then shown and a motion to ■ place them on file was carried. The street and sewer committee then made its report. They reported unfavobraly to the placing of the curbing along Russell and Chestnut streets as no appropriation was set aside for the building of it, and they asked that it be continued until a later date when the city w-ould have money to go ahead with the work. The motion for the adoption of the report was carried. They also found the petition of the Erie railroad asking the right of making a grade at the crossing on Mercer avenue as unfavorable as it would damage property owners. Motion for adoption carried. The petition for the Madison street > sewer was found favorable and motion i (for the adoption of the report carried. ■ The city engineer was then ordered |to make plans and specifications for this sewer. Petitions for the Hebble and William Richards sidewalks were then •'read and the adoption of the report . carried. The city engineer was also i [ordered to make plans and specifications for the walks. The most important report of the street and sewer committee was the one on having the railroads put gates ' and having a watchman at the railIroad crossings. This would affect every road in the city and would be a great protection to the many travelers l who cross these roads. The time for : a watchman at these crossings were ' changed three different times. At the i first reading of the report the time was ' set from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m.. At the second reading it was changed from ■ 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. and at the third and last reading the time was set from 6 a. m. to 10 p. m. This would be the ! best, as a great deal of traveling is • done in the evenings, especially dur- : Ing the summer, when it is the most dangerous. The city clerk was then ordered to . advertise for bids to furnish the city > with their supply of coal and oil and lubricating oil. These bids will be received at their meeting on March 18. t The purchasing committee was then - ordered to purchase a car load of electric light poles for the city, as a number would be required along Monroe - street and other places. s Invitation to the Indiana Sanitary and Water Supply association meeting which will be held at Indianapolis on •- February 25 and 26 were shown to the l. council and they deemed it advisable (Contwjaer on wage 2)