Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1908 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

Volume VI. Number 248.

ROBERT BURNS ALLISON Banker, Merchant and a Pioneer Citizen of Decatur is Dead

LONG USEFUL LIFE I Closed at a Few Moments Past Midnight—Story of His Career FUNERAL SERVICES Will Be Very Simple—To Be Held from Allison Home Sunday Afternoon Robert Burns Allison died at ten minutes past the hour Os twelve last night. Peacefully and without a perceptible struggle, he fell asleep as the candle burns itself out. For many months he had fought cff the inevitable. his splendid constitution, withstanding years of disease and though his hundreds of friends have for many days realized that recovery was impossible, the announcement of the end caused expressions of sorrow everywhere in this locality, where this splendid citizen was so well and favorably known. About the bedside during the last hour were gathered every member of the family, including the devoted and sorrow stricken wife, the two daughters. Mrs. Deam and Mrs. Macke, the only son, R.. K. Allison, and others near and dear. The years of suffering are over, a successful and useful life is ended, but the scenes that surround the close of such a life, were as always, most sad. Mr. Allison has for a third of a century been one of the most prominent citizens of this section of the state, and during his life has been connected with many enterprises of more the average dimensions. For twenty-five years his health has been on the decline and only care and acessation from business worries kept him from completely breaking down. He spent the summers in the north and the winters in the south to escape the changeable seasons of this section. Last winter as usual was spent in Florida, but even there his recuperative power seemed lacking and when he returned here last spring it was noticed that he was not so well as usual. He sought the care of a physician, and after a severe attack of heart and kidney troubles, with serious and necessarily fatal complications, he recovered sufficiently to make his annual trip to Oden. Mich., where he owned a summer home. He returned from' there about the first of September, but soon afterward his condition assumed a serious phase, and for several weeks he has hovered between life and death, recovering from one sinking spell, only to suffer another within a few hours. Yesterday all day, he was very low. and fin*lly. a few moments after the stroke of the midnight hour, he passed into the great beyond. The deceased was born in Waynesburg, Pa., June 19. 1833, his age at death being seventy-five years, three months and twenty-eight days. His father was John Allison, a merchant, who died at Brownsville, Pa., in 1839. After his death the family moved back to Waynesburg, where they lived until 1848, when they moved to this city, where the mother died twenty years later. When Mr. Allison was but ten years old he entered a mercantile store as a clerk and was virtually raised in the business. In the meantime he attendede subscription schools sod the Waynesburg college, and later took a course at the City Commercial college at Pittsburg. After coming to this city he clerked at the J.& P- Crabb stere and went to school. In 1859 b’- associated himself with his employers and opened a store at Linn Grove. Two years later he purchased bis partners’ interests and continued •» sole proprietor until 1878, when he sold the place to Eugene Morrow, who

had managed the stere for several years, Mr. Allison having come to this town again in 1872 and with Jesse Niblick, David Studabaker and J. D. Nuttman opened a private bank, the Adams County Bank, which finally became a state bank and has grown to be one of the strongest financial institutions in this part of the state, it being now the Old Adams County bank. Mr. Allison was the cashier of this banking bouse for a number of years, and afterwards became its president. He had the capacity and ability to make money, and has accumulated a vast amount of this world’s goods. In 1883, he retired on account of his health, but in the meantime he has by no means been idle. He has been connected with the organization of several of the great banks cf the country, and served as a member of the boards of directors, his Jong experience and his conservative yet progiessive ideas being greatly sought after. He assisted in organizing the Bankers’ National bank of Chicago, the First National bank of Marion, Indiana. Bank of Berne, Bank of Geneva and others, and he owned at the time of his death a large amount of this stock. He has been a staunch republican during his life and in his more active days took a quite prominent part in the councils of his party. Aside from his banking interests, Major Allisoti as he was familiarly known owned extensive property interests in this city and county, as well as elsewhere. and was at the time of death, the wealthiest resident of the county. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and prominent in Odd Fellow circles and until recent years a regular attendant at the state meetings. He was married Aug. 18th, 1859, to Miss Catherine Vance, of Linn Grove, who with three children survive. They are Mrs. Harry Deam, of Bluffton; Rufus K. Allison, of this city; and Mrs. Fred G. Macke, of Birmingham, Ala. Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Jane Crabb, of this city and four grandchildren. Mr. Allison had an acquaintance, probably larger than that of any other citizen of Adams county. His lodge associations, his- extensive travels to every portion of this country, his business interest covering a vast area and a vvide section of the land, brought him into contact with hundreds of people and his ability to mix with people made him a man who could make and retain friendship. His death, even though at an advanced age, is deeply regretted by all who knew him and by those who loved him. Alis counsel will be missed and his service in this world will be long remembred. By his own request the funeral services will be very simple, and will occur from the home on Adams street at 2:30 o’clock, Sunday afternoon. Rev. Richard Spetnagle, of the First Presbyterian church will officiate, and interment will be made at the family burial lot at the Decatur cemetery. The pallbearers selected are as follows: Honorary: Dr. H. D. Reasoner, president of the First National bank of Marion. Indiana; Charles D. Porter, cashier of the Bank of Geneva: Judge Edward O’Rourke, of Fort Wayne and George W. Pixley, secretary <sf the Tri-State Loan company of Fort Wayne. Active: Charles S. Niblick, president of the Old Adams County bank; John S. Bowers, L. C. Waring, D. F. Quinn, Judge R. K. Erwin, of Fort Wayne; Henry Hite, P. W. Smith, president of the First National bank, and C. A. Neuenschwander. of Berne. It has been arranged that those who desire to view the remains of Mr. Allison may do so by calling at the home, between the hours of ten and one o'clock, Sunday morning. At the district W. R. C. convention held at Hartford City, Decatur was well represented and carried off the honors of the convention by having one of their number selected as national delegate to the convention which meets at Salt Lake City *in May, 1909. Mrs. Ed Lyon was elected ’by acclamation, without any opposition. She had no knowledge of her ■friends efforts in he» behalf and the 1 honor came as a great surprise.

INDIAN ACCUSED OF BIGAMY. White Wife Says She Has Learned He Has Red Spouse. New York, Oct. 15.—Henry Standing Bear, a full-blcded Sioux Indmr, who is a graduate of the Carlisle Indian school and formerly was a fullback on the Carlisle football eleven, was arraigend in court here Wedw-.r-day charged with bigamy. The complainant is Hazel M. Moran, cf St. Louis, who said she was a gradun’e ot Smith college at Northampton, Mass. Miss Moran alleged that she was married to Bear in May last and has now discovered that Bear has a Sioux wife and three children at Pine Tree, S. D. Bear was held in bail for a hearing next Monday. o— ■ HICKOX IS GUILTY Entered Plea and Judge O’Rourke Sentenced the Boy to Jeffersonville STOLE AN AUTO CAR And Also Other Things—< the Youth Wept During the Proceedings Harvey Hickox, charged with stealing Robert T. DeWald's big automobile from in front cf the Temple theater a few weeks ago, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of grand larceny in the circuit court today and was sentenced to from one to fourteen years in the reformatory at Jeffersonville. His case was continued a week ago to give him a chance to fight a civil case he has in the superior court but that was continued yesterday for a month and the criminal hearing was called this morning as it had been set down for trial. Hickox wept all through the preceding and said after sentence was passed that the sooner he went to Jeffersonville the better it would suit him. Judge O’Rourke said in passing sentence that he would like to have the privilege of suspending it but as there are other charges against the prisoner he would be immediately (arrested afipin and the suspension would do no good. Hlckox is twenty years old and has for several years been connected with the various garages and bicycle establishments about the city —Fort Wayne Sentinel. o TICKETS ON SALE I 1 The Pythian Sisters Home Talent Play at the Bosse A GOOD PLAY “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon” Will Please the People • Tickets for the Pythian Sisters heme talent benefit “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon” are now on sale at the Holthouse Drug Co.’s store. While the ladies canvass has bee nsuccessfui in a measure, there are stili plenty of tickets to be 'had and if you haven’t yet bought you can get them either from the ladies or at the drug store. This play is a real live comedy with bright witty lines, funny situations, laughable incidents and interspersed with merry jingling music and graceful dances. In fact "A Bachelor’s Honeymoon” is a barrel of fun that will make you forget you ever had a care o nearth. The Pythian Sisters have' worked hard to get together the best cast and chorus obtainable and they rehearsed faithfully and well and will give their audience a finished production and the ladies deserve a good house as they are giving you an opportunity to witness a play that is now drawing good houses in cities, at a* small price as the admission is only twenty-five cents to any part of the house. While tickets can now be had at the Holthouse Drug store the board will not be open until Monday at 7:30 o’clock and six seats (Continued on page 2.)

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, October 16, 1908.

■ r - ROBERT BURNS ALLISON,

NO STEPS TAKEN Attorneys for John W. Terrell Have Not Macle Preparation for Case HE REMAINS QUIET Mrs. Terrell and Daughter Lucy Visit Imprisoned Man and Shed Tears John W. Terrell is passing a quiet time jn the county jail. A few of his friends have visited him. These are permitted to see the man. as it is hoped by the sheriff that it will cheer him up. Mrs Terrell and her daughter, Lucy, whose husband Terrell killed, were at the jail a short time- yesterday afternoon. Both shed tears as they saw the husband and father behind the bars for the second time in the Wells county jail. Nothing has been done as yet by the attorneys in the way cf preparations for the case. Jacob Wolfe, the father of the man who was murdered, said that he had made no preparations to assist in the prosecution yet He said that he did not wish to discuss the case at present. Terrell does not appear to be changed in his condition from the time he was returned home. His memory still appears to be almost a blank. He eats heartily, however, and appears in the best of health, but has nothing to say about his confinement and does not appear anxious to get cut. Prosecutor Emshwiller, Hartford City, was here this afternoon. He said that he had not investigated the Terrell case thoroughly enough to know what steps he would take in the matter. As a result he said he did not know what action would be taken. No conference has been had between Mr. Emshwiller and the former attorneys of Terrell. — Bluffton Banner. o BOYS, WHERE’S ALL YOUR NERVE For the past month a notice has been posted on the blackboard of the Seymour Robinson cigar stere, offering SIOO on the election of Thomas R. Marshall, as the next governor of Indiana. However, in all that time there has been no one wth sufficient nerve to take up the bet and the offer as a result still stands. On several occasions several republicans, who have heretofore been considered of sporting blood, make bluffs at covering the money, but when the time came to digging up the long green they were not there.—Bluffton Banner. o Many from here attended the speech at the Princess Rink at Fort Wayne last evening by Hon. J. Sharp Williams, senatorelect from Mississippi. The meeting was one of the largest of the campaign.

GRAIN DEALERS BEGIN WORK A. E. Reynolds of Crawfordsville, Speaks at St. Louis. _ • St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15. —The National Grain Dealers' Association assembled here today in twelfth annual session. About 1,000 delegates are in attendance. The convention will last three days. President A. E. Reynolds of Crawfordsville, Ind., delivered the address of welcome at the opening session. One of the important subjects to be considered by the convention is the federal inspection of grain. Another subject to be discussed is trading in futures. The contest for the next convention has already begun and representatives of Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, Mackinaw Island and Cedar Point, on Lake Erie, are working to have their respective cities selected as the meeting place for 1908.

A PIONEER DEAD Mrs. Mary Neiderhouser, Late of Linn Grove, is Claimed by Death WELL KNOWN HERE Had Passed Her SixtyEighth Mile Stone—Funeral this Afternoon After a lingering illness ct several > years’ duration, another of Adams county’s pioneer 1/adies, Mrs. Mary Neiderhouser, of Linn Grove, died Wednesday evening. She was the widow of Emanuel Neiderhouser,whose death occurred several years ago and the mother of eleven children, six of whom are living: Homer, Ida, Elsie, Nellie, Essie and Cora. Mrs. Neiderhouser had been afflicted with a complication of diseases and for several months her condition was extremely alarming, death being expected momentarily for months. The deceased was a member of Evangelical association. was a devout Christian woman. Since childhood she has been a diligent worker in behalf of the Christian cause. She was born December 30, 1840, near Vera Cruz, and was a daughter of Rev. and. Christiana Baumgartner. October 25, 1871, she was united in marriage to Emanuel Neider- 1 houser, and later moved to Linn Grove ! where their home had since been. I The deceased had many relatives in Bluffton and was well known in Decatur. The funeral services were held this afternon at two o’clock at Linn Grove. Interment in the Green- ! wood cemetery. I

RELEASE FOR TSCHAIKOVSKY. Russian Revolutionist to Be Let Out on $25,000 Ball. St. Petersburg.. Oct. 15. —After having been confined in the Fortress of St. Peter find St. Paul for ten months, Nicholas Tschaikovsky, a member of the Russian revolutionist organization, is to be released by order of the Russian government. But M. Tschaikovsky will be obliged to furnish $25,000 ball, pending his trial, the date for which has not yet been fixed. As the decision of the government becomes effective immediately, Tschaikovsky’s daughter is now making an endeavor to raise the sum, but as cash bail is required and the amount is large it may be several days before Tschai- . kovsky leaved the fortress. SPLENDIDSPEAKER Is Rev. Crabb the Evangelist Holding Forth at the Christian Church A FINE AUDIENCE Was Present Last Night to Hear Another of His Excellent Sermons A fine and attentive audience was present last night at the Christian church, the music was excellent and the evangelist was in splendid, speaking trim and his discourse on the prodigal’s father was well received and cur heavenly Father's attributes of love and forgiveness - finely illustrated. (Before the sermon a duet “Row Us over the Tide” was sweetly rendered by Mrs. Crabb and Miss Velma Shroll. At the close Mrs. Crabb sang as a solo “Almost Persuaded.” This was one of the best meetings of the series. An afternoon meeting will be held today at 2:30. Tonight the subject of the discourse will be based upon the scripture: “She hath done what she could,” and will be especially addressed to women, but is for all, men, women and children, and it is hoped many will avail themselves of the opportunity cf hearing what will doubtless be a helpful sermon. At the beginning fifteen or twenty minutes will be devoted to a sort of conversational meeting , in which Christians present will be asked to tell why we should be Christians, while others will have an opportunity of giving reasons, if they can think of any, why we should not be Christians. This ought to prove very instructive and interesting. There will be special music as usual, and the people are joining in the singing with great heartiness. Tomorrow night the subject for discourse will be: “The Resurrection.” Service begins at 7:15. If you have not been attending these meetings we trust you will start in tonight, and it is especially desired that every member of the church be present. o IRA CUTTING HAS SUCCEEDED Former Decatur Boy and His Rapid Rise. Word from Miss Bertha Hofstetter is that she arrived at Rockford, 111., safely and was to have started clerking in the dry goods stereos her uncle, Ira Cutting, Monday of this week. Mr. Cutting is proprietor of a large dry goods store at Rockford, employing twenty-five clerks. He was formerly clerk in the large store of Marshall Field, of Chicago, and was so energetic and honest although poor and showed his natural ability in that line that when he had an opportunity to purchase this store at Rockford, about ten years ago, Marshall Field ' advanced him the money to make the purchase, and his confidence in Mr. Cutting was not misplaced, as he received all his money back with interest. This placed Mr. Cutting in a position to become independent and ■wealthy. As a business man and citizen he is one of the most looked up to men in Rockford, and all Willshire I friends of the family will be glad to I know they are succeeding well. Miss Hofstetter will remain for the winter and clerk in the store. —Willshire Herald. Mr. Cutting is a son of Ezra Cutting of this city and is well known in Decatur. I.

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POLITICAL PLANS Bryan Will Begin His Day’s Work Here on October 31st JUDGE MARSH’S TALK Governor Hanly at Berne Tomorrow—Hon. Henry Warrum Tuesday It has been ascertained that W. J. Bryan will come to this city on the night of October 30th from Cleveland, Ohio, and after spending the night in his sleeping car and beginning the final day of his campaign with his speech in this city at eight o’clock the following morning, going from here to Portland, Winchester, Muncie and Anderson and will close the day with a speech at Chicago in the evening. He will speak here for about thirty or forty minutes and no doubt will be heard by hundreds of people. The program for the day will be arranged in a few days. Hon. A. O. Marsh, Indiana pension agent, of Winchester, spoke to a fair sized crowd at the court room last evening, his spech being along the republican lines of stick to your party, His address here closed a three days’ campaign in this county. The republicans are planning for a big day at Berne tomorrow, when Governor Hanly will be the principal speaker. Quite a number from this city will attend, while others will go to Fort Wayne where the governor speaks at Princess Rink in the evening. Hon, Henry Warrum. one of Indiana's most gifted orators, is the next speaker on the democratic program, appearing at Berne on Monday evening and at the court room in this city on Tuesday evening. Every voter should hear this talented speaker. On next Wednesday evening Hon. James Robison, of Fort Wayne, will speak at Berne, and at Geneva on Thursday evening. On Saturday of next week, Taft will be here and the next week comes Tom Marshall on the 28th and Bryan on the 31st. HE HAD NO SUCCESS W. H. Eichhorn Trying to Recover C., B. & C. Bonds. W. H. Eichhorn came home last night from Cleveland. Ohio, where he spent two days investigating matters pertaining to the bonds which the C., B. & C. had turned over to J. Haynes & Co., over a year ago to sell on commission, but which bonds, amounting to something like $165,000 the Haynes company is alleging to have posted as collateral to secure some of their own transactions. which falling through with resulted in the C., B. & C. bonds being retained by other Cleveland banking concerns to make good the advances made to the Haynes company. Efforts to straighten out the tangle so that the C., B. & C. could recover its bonds have thus far been unavailing, and Mr. Eichhorn met with no success along this line on this trip. —Bluffton News. o ——— BASEBALL WRITERS UNITE. National Organization Formed by Men From Larger Cities, Detroit, Mich.. Oct. 15.—Base ball writers connected with the leading daily papers of every major league city excepting Brooklyn met here Wednesday and formed an organization to be known as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Its objects are to promote uniformity in scoring methods, to act in conjunction with the leagues in rules revision suggestions, and to gain control of base ball press boxes, the conduct of which is a sore spot with working newspaper men all over the country. Joe S. Jackson, of Detroit, was elected president, I. E. Sanborn of Chicago secretary, and T. H. Murnane of Boston treasurer. —o Word has ben received by Mrs. M. Fullenkamp, of the arrival of a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Reed, of Huntington. Mrs. Reed w-as formerly Miss Bertha Fullenkamp of this city. Mother and babe doing fine.