Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 248

MR.VANCAMP DIED TODAY End Came at St. Elizabeth Hospital this Morning— News Caused Shock MADE GREAT BATTLE The Remains Will Arrive Here this Evening at 8:57 Over Erie Chicago. 111., October 18. Willis Van Camp, Decatur, Ind.: Papa died this morning. We will leave Chicago at four o'clock this afternoon over the Erie. Mrs. Van Camp. The above message came at noon and while not unlooked for, it cast a gloom over the city, not equaled for some time. For three weeks this well known citizen and business man has battled against disease, at times appearing to gain, then losing ground, and each time becoming weaker. His strength finally wore out and he answered the call to eternity some time during the morning. For a year past he has been failing, but he kept up bravely until a month ago, when he was forced to give up his large business. Since then everything known to science has been done for him. His ailment seems to have been a shatteriag of the nerves which brought on paralysis. After ten days’ treatment here he was taken to the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne, where he was cared for until his physicians gave up and advised sending him to Chicago with the hopes that Dr. Moyer, (he greatest of nerve specialists might aid him, but this too failed. He was taken to St. Elizabeth hospital about ten days ago and was treated there. At first he seemed to yield to the treatment and his friends were happy in the hope that he might be restored to health, but Saturday came the- word that he was failing and that the great specialist had also abandoned hope. Since then it has been only a matter of waiting for news of the end. Anson Van Camp was born in Allen county, forty-nine years ago. He was in the strictest sense a self made man and one of the best citizens for Decatur who ever lived her?. He was reared in Allen county and when a young man went with his parents to Michigan. Later he returned to Fort Wayne, where he learned the milling business under Mr. Bass. About twenty years ago he came here to do some work on the old Fornax mill for Mr. Bass and that trip led to his forming a partnership, with Mr. Bremerkamp. Later he started the Oak roller mills himself and some years ago he purchased the Eagle foundry which he has since conducted. He was the patentee of several articles which he manufactured, and he employed a number of men. He was interested in other business ventures and his advice was always good. He was conservative yet progressive and a few years more would have found him at the head of a mammoth concern it is believed. He belonged to many lodges including the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Elks, T. P. A. and was a member of the Evangelical church. He was a Christian gentleman and loved by many. Four years ago he was elected as councilman from the second ward and in that capacity proved valuable to the city, using the same care as an officer that he did in his own private business. When a young man he was married to Miss Emma Elzey, who died a number of years ago. Sometime after he married again, a happy union, and Mrs. Vani'amp who survives him is deeply sadened with grief. Surviving also are five children: Charles, Hubert, Paul, Ida and Naomi, two step-daughters, Beatrice and Edwina. The aged mother, Mrs. Malissa Robinson, lives at Vera Cruz. He leaves also five brothers, James of Dansville, Mich., George of Jackson, Mich., Joseph of Anderson, and Belus and Willis of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Mae Snyder of Jackson, Mich., and Lucyc . Shults of near Eaton Rapids, Michc The funeral party will arrive here at. 8:57 this evening over the Chicago & Erie and will be met by the Knights of Pythias lodge and other friends. (Continued on page four.)

DECATUR DAI LY DEMOCRAT.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN FATAL George Nutter Came Near Being Sawed Up. George Nutter, aged 17, son of L. D. Nutter, was dangerous'y near the jaws of death Friday afternoon and but for the fact that he managed to somewhat regain control of himself after starting to fall he would probably have been sawed in two while at work on the Rev. C. W. Shoemaker farm, south of this city. The young man with several other men, was at work on the farm buzzing wood? Nutter was on the end of the poles < next to the saw and when he went up with one of the poles his glove caught in the end as he tried to let loose of it, causing the young man 1 to lose his balance. As a rvault of the accident the boy fell into the saw, receiving a bad gash on his right arm near bis shoulder and getting the tips of his forefinger and his thumb cut off. He was taken to Dr. Shoemaker's office at Poneto.—Bluffton Banner. COURTHOUSE NEWS The Faylor-Studabaker Case Set for Hearing on October 30th I MOTION NEW TRIAL Some Probate News —Marriage at the Clerk’s Office Saturday Evening Thomas Faylor et al z vs. David D. Studabaker, set for hearing on motion for new trial on Saturday, October 30. John Scheiman was appointed administrator of the Mary Knavel estate and filed his bond which was approved. Proof of notice and report of sale of real estate located on Decatvr street in this city was filed by James M. Archbold, admr. of the Mary J. Meitz-Beglin estate. The property was sold Saturday to Jacob Spangler i for $750. W. A. Lower, administrator of the Cassuis M. Dailey estate, filed his final report and was discharged. John S. Bryan was appointed guardian for the Jesse and Emma Bryan, and filed bond. A petition for the sale of real estate was also filed and granted and William Buckmaster and Arden S. Burley were appointed appraisers. Phillip Baker, guardian for Vena Opal Rinehart, filed report, which was approved. Frank Imboden et al vs. Sarah R. Imboden et al, partition suit, commissioners report filed and acknowledged in open court. Each commissioner allowed $7.00 to be taxed as costs. The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. David L. Marshand et al, notes and foreclos. ure of mortgage, demand $2,050, set for issues, October 25. Dr. Shoop Medicine Co. vs. Marion B. Stout, suit on account, set for trial October 29th. Real estate transfers: Clement J. Walters to John R. Peoples et al, 40 acres in Root township, commissioner's deed, $100; Maria L. Boerger et al to Conrad Christiana, tract in Root township, SI.OO. Henry Smitley, aged 20, a laborer of this city and son of John N. Smitley, and Viola Roop, aged 20, daughter of Samuel Roop, were granted a license to marry Saturday evening. Squire Stone performed the happy ceremony a few minutes after four o’clock at the county clerk’s office'. The young couple are quite well known. o u NOTICE TO ELKS T 3 . All members are earnestly requested to meet at the hall this evening to .arrange to attend the funeral services for Brother Anson Van Camp. C. E. Ernst, Exalted Ruler.

AFTER McCARTY I Must Submit to Deposition in Suit Against Former Wife HE HAS GONE His Whereabouts for Some I Time Past is Unknown ... - The Rev. W. E. McCarthy, formerly : pastor of the Portland M. E. circuit, ' as well as the former husband of Mrs. Isabelle Williams, can no longer stubbornly refuse to submit to the taking of his deposition in his suit against his divorced wife on an anti-nuptial contract. It will be recalled that after the McCarty’s had enjoyed about one year of more or less happy wedded life, the storm broke in all its fury and Mrs. McCarty sued for and secured a divorce. The Reverend sought to retailiate by filing suit setting up an anti-nuptial contract in which he claimed the sum of $3,000 was due him from his ex-wife. Following the filing of the parson's complaint for an accounting he was served with summons by the attorneys representing Mrs. Williams to appear at the office of Attorney E. E. McGriff and submit to an examination touching on the facts involved in the suit, but acting, it is said, on the advice of his attorneys, he failed to appear at the appointed time and was summoned for a later date and in accordance with his action concerning the former summons he again refused to be examined. The case was called for issues in the circuit court Saturday forenoon and the first step taken by the defendant's attorney*, Eichhorn & Vaughn, of Bluffton, and E. E. McrGiff of this city, was the filing of a motion based on the failure of the plaintiff to appear for examination at the attorney’s office, asking an order striking out the pleadings of the plaintiff. This was overruled by Judge LaFollette, who immediately ordered Rev. McCarty to appear before Carl C. Russell, a notary public at the office of Attorney McGriff at ten o’clock Tuesday, October 26, and be examined on all matters set up and alleged in his complaint. The present whereabouts of the veteran minister are unknown to most Portland people.—Portland Sun. DRUNK FOR YEARS Was Testimony Given by Mrs. Henry Schlegel Against Husband WILL GET DIVORCE _ • Case Was Tried at Fort Wayne Saturday Before Judge Ed O’Rourke In her testimony given in a divorce suit against Henry Schlegel, his wife Sadie Schlegel, said in the circuit court Saturday that he had been drunk for forty years and that the police at Decatur arrested him “dozens of times” then quit because it kept them too busy. She modified her statement on cross-examination and said that her husband commenced drinking when he was a boy of nineteen and that he courted her about a year before their marriage, which took place twenty-five years ago and that he had been drunk most of the time since. When she was aqked about how often he got drunk she said about once a month and that his sprees usually continued thirty days. The wife is working in Fort Wayne and supporting their two children and he is still in Decatur, where he can get drunk as often as he wants to because the authorities have given him up as hopeless and he is now im. mune from arrest. Some additional testimony is needed and when her legal residence is proven Judge O'Rourke will give her a divorce —• Fort Wayne Sentinel. *

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, October 18, 1909,

I FURTHER TIME FINAL REPORT Ossian Live Stock Association Paying Many Claims. 1 A report was made this morning by the Union Savings & Trust Company as receiver for the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Insurance Association, and further time was asked and granted for final report and settlement, because the receiver has been unable '■> to collect all assessments yet due. The company reported the payment since last report of claims amounting a to $350, as follows: C. F. Hartley, $112.50; Worthy C. Williams, $35.50; R. C. Patterson, $150; and W. M. Lehman, SSO. There had previously been paid claims of $8,767.53, making total claims paid by the company $9,117.53 — Bluffton News. y O MAY GET ANOTHER 3 t Next Census Mav Give Ini _ ~ diana Fourteen Cont pressmen s i MANY INTERESTED i 1 Change in Congressional i Lines is Important to 3 Many > Indiana politicians ot' all parries are i very much interested in the federal ? census of population that is to be - taken next year, because a redistrictj ing of the state for congressional 3 purposes is cei/tain to follow .the 1 census, and in all probability Indiana - will gain one congressman, at least, i although that depends upon the ex- > tent to which congress increases the t ratio of representation. The situation t has in it much to interest the poll- - ticians and the Indiana members , of congress, whose hopes are cenj tered in a continuance of official life, - are especially concerned, as no one -of them can bank with certainty on , the shape in which his political fences > will be left after the rearrangement s of the congressional boundaries re- > quired by the shifting of population > during the decennial period. It is as - yet an open question as to whether r the legislature to be elected next year - will be called upon to enact a con- ■ gressional apportionment law. It is ■ not likely, however, that the reappor- [ tionment of the state will take place > prior to the legislature of 1913, unless . a special session should be called, for the reason that the census bureau i moves slowly and it will hardly be | possible for congress to secure the tabulated returns and fix a new ratio of representation before the Indiana legislature meets in the spring of ’ 1911. Still, the possibility that the reapportionment might be made late in the session of the general assembly of 1911 will keep the politicians on the qui vive and it will be an issue of considerable magnitude in the elections of next year, as it is irnporI tant from a political standpoint whether the legislature that is to do this work is Republican or Democra- ■ tic. The subdivision of Indiana into thirteen congressional districts harks back to 1870, and the apportionment has remained immovably' ever since, notwithstanding the marked and con. tinuous increase in population. The reason of this is that after every ceni sus congress has increased the ratio , of representation just enough to hold the state’s number of representatives at thirteen. Some persons call it “unlucky thirteen,” for it has not been possible for either party to hold a majority of the delegation for a great length of time continuously. For example, Indiana had a solid Republican delegation in 1894. At the present time there are only two Republicans on the delegation—Judge j Barnard of the sixth and Judge Crumpacker of the tenth. Neither party has had a "cinch’’ on a majority of the districts and some Os the livliest skirmishing that ever took place before the legislature has been over this question of congressional apportionment and the efforts of parties and individuals to secure advantages from a rearrangemenfof congressional boundary lines. NOTICE Every member of St. Mary's lodge j No. 167 I. O. O. F. is requested to be present at the lodge room this evening to make arrangements for the funeral of our late brother, a. Van Camp. Mel J. Butler, N. G.

WAS A GREAT TRIP 1 f Fred LaDelle and Family , Return from a Vaudeville Jaunt to Coast ’ GONE SEVEN MONTHS t ■» , Saw Many Places of Interest and Succeeded Above Expectations Fred LaDelle and wife and three . children are at home after a seven [ months' trip over the central and wes. ern vaudeville circuit They report it the most delightful as well as the . most profitable journey in their many years of travel. They left here last march and opened in Fort Wayne, going from there to Chicago and then on through the west, playing engagements at Seattle, Portland, San Fran. I cisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and in fact all the cities of any size in that section. In each place they made ‘ good and the trip was such a success that they have been booked for a return engagement next season and are now planning to that end. They are preparing some new stuff that win please the public. They leave here ■ next week for Grand Rapids, and then I on for a short trip through Michigan ■ where they are favorites, returning ■ about Christmas for a short rest. After the holidays they will go south for about three months and then return l here and start again on the western , circuit. At the expiration of that ■ trip, according to present plans, they ■ will probably sail for Sidney, Ausi tralia and later will play a long en- •! gagement in New York City. They i' are acknowledged as one of the great- • i est in the country and their big act ,I is always a headliner and always ■ gets the business for the theater i where they play. Fred has many ini teresting yarns and the only trouble : is that he doesn’t remain long enough to tell them. They left Los Angeles i two weeks ago today, stopped a day • at San Francisco? where they saw the • Taft parade and then came on to • Denver for three days and were in ■ Chicago for two days. Fred says in i the past seven months he has paid out ■ for traveling expenses over $2,000. s His excess baggage check from Los i Angeles to this place was ninety dol- • lars. i o— WHEEL WAS STOLEN I _ ■ A Good Rambler Thirty Inch Wheel Stolen Saturday Evening > , — NO CLUE TO DATE I r ' Leo Radamacher is the Loser and Any Clues Will Be Appreciated The bicycle thief is again busy. Saturday evening Leo Radamacher left his Rambler, thirty inch wheel in front of the Myers-Dailey store returning in less than five minutes to find it appropriated by some one else, at least it was gone. Not a thing has been heard from the missing wheel since and the fellow made a clean get away. This is the second wheel that the Radamcher's have lost in this way in the past few months, and we imagine that it may appear to them as getting a little stale. It is a hard proposition to trace a bicycle thief and the hopes are slim of getting the stolen property back to the rightful owner. It is a shame that there is not a better way of detecting this sort of thievery. The officers have been active but it is such an easy matter to appropriate a wheel and hike out to no one knows where, leaving no trace or clue behind, mak- ! ing it impossible to find either the > thief or the stolen property. If any s one knows of a good thirty inch Ram. » bier wheel that is looking for an . owner, they will confer a favor by I notifying Leo Radamacher.

! MISS ADDIE SMITH MARRIED Daughter of Late Banker at Hartford City Weds Fort Wayne Man. The wedding of Miss Addie Smith, of Hartford City, and Mr. Stephen Trentman was an extremely quiet event of today. Because of the recent death of the bride’s father only immediate relatives of the two families were present at the ceremony, which ' took place at the home of the bride's mother at 8:45 this morning. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and grooom with Mr. A. B. Trentman and Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Bruggeman returned to Fort Wayne, where a wedding breakfast was served at the home of Mr. Trentman on Washington boulevard west. The guests at the breakfast were Mrs. Charles Muhler, sr., Mrs. Helen Fleming and Dr. and i Mrs. Gruggeman. Mr. and Mrs. . Trentman left on the Manhattan limited this afternoon for an eastern ( trip and will be at home at 531 Washington boulevard west on their return. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. t o MONROE LOCALS A Few Personals Gathered by Our Representative at That Place OVER THE SABBATH The Mayer Variety Store Opened Saturday and Looks Like Winner Monroe, Ind., October 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —John Hendricks and wife were at Decatur Sunday being called there on account of the very serious illness of Phillip Hendricks. Omer Lewellen and family of Fort Wayne, came Saturday for a week's visit with Z. O. Lewellen and family , and other friends. Ed B. Macy and wife of Decatur, | were here calling on friends over Sunday. The quarterly conference held at Winchester church Sunday was largely attended and the services were ap. propriate and most interesting. The Mayer variety store w r as open- • ed Saturday as advertised and was , a success, as the store was crowded ( during the day and evening. At this store one can buy anything they de- i sire and the stock seemed to please | all who inspected it. The store will do a good business. Mr. and Mrs. ' Mayer have many friends here who welcome them and the Variety store to Monroe. Monroe should have more business houses. Several strangers were here again the last of the week looking - for a place to locate and it is believed that it we had six or seven more store buildings they could be rented. A little enterprise will make Monroe one of the best towns in the county. Robert Andrews and wife were guests of friends here over Sunday. o POSTPONED TILL NEXT SUMMER | Louisville, Ky., Oct. IS. —Because < of President Taft's inability to be present at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial Hall at Hodgenville, I Ky., this month, the Lincoln Farm Association has announced the post-1 ponement of the ceremony until early next summer. Richard Lloyd Jones, secretary of the Lincoln Farm Association, says it is hoped that former President Roosevelt will accompany President Taft to Hodgenville next summer. _o TO ATTEND FUNERAL 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Voglewede left • yesterday morning for Toledo, where t they will attend the funeral of Mr. ’ Benedict Uhl, which was held this - morning. Mr. Uhl was well known 1 and had a large number of relatives I here. The funeral was held at St. , Patricks church and interment was ■ made at that place. 3 O J TO ALL KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS i (On account of the death of Broihei j A. Van Camp. let every knight meet j at the hall this evening at 7:30. C. L. Walters, C. C. :

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IN MOTHERS ARMS Mrs. Rupert, of Near Geneva, Found Little Son Dead When She Awoke GAS FOR GENEVA The Natural Fuel is Being F urnished—W abash Tp. Convention Geneva, Ind., Oct. 18. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. William Rupert, living three miles south of this place awoke at about five o’clock Friday morning to find her little three month old son dead on her arm. The child was being raised by bottle and at one o'clock the mother had been up and warmed the milk as usual and fed the babe. At five o'clock Mr. Rupert arose and this awakened the mother, who, glancing at her child, was horrified to find it dead. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, of Cey. lon, have received a four months' cld baby girl from the orphans’ home at Indianapolis. They will raise the child as their own, having no children and the babe is assured of a good comfortable and happy home. The young people of this place gave a ball at the Masonic hall Friday evening. It was a well attended affair and those present enjoyed it thoroughly. Quite a number were present from out of the city. Geneva housewives and others are happy over the announcement that we are again to have natural gas for fuel and lights. A field located three miles northeast of here and which is I producing a large quantity of gas, will be utilized. It has already been piped here and many are making con. tracts which are similar to those in effect here two years ago. The new line is owned by Billy Heater and there seems to be plenty of gas at least for cooking purposes and that helps considerable. The first number of the Geneva i lecture course will be given at the !M. E. church on Tuesday evening. October 26. It has been arranged to give all these entertainments at that | place and those who reserve seats 1 may do so for the entire course. The seat sale is on now at the Deit|eh drug store. The first attraction is the Fisher-Schipp Concert company. The .Wabash .township ..Sunday school convention was held here yesterday and was a great affair. The first meeting w r as held at the United ‘ Brethren church at two o'clock p. ni. The Pleasant Valley Sunday school rendered a song. Miss Hazel Brown gave a delightful reading and Miss Julia Wegmiller rendered a solo. A general discussion of plans to aid the Sunday school work followed after which a song was given by the Apple Grove Sunday school. Miss Virginia Pyle favored the audience with a i reading and then came the closing I song and then the benediction by I Rev. Graves. The last session was i held at the M. E. church at 7:30 p. m. and that edifice was crowded. After an appropriate song Rev. Waldo of the U. B. church gave the scripture reading. The North Point Sunday ; school then gave a song, Miss Goldie : Fink gave a reading and Miss Vivian , ; Hale rendered a solo. Mr. Beery gave an interesting talk on the new imovement for securing better attendance at Sunday school and then came the climax of the day’s entertainment, a song by the Mennonite choir from Berne composed of fifteen male . voices and it was great. They were encored several times and responded. A quartet of young ladies, pisses Vivian Hale. Nora Brown. Madeline McWhinney and Katie Cook pleased j the audience with a song. S. W. Hale ' 'gave an interesting talk and the (meeting closed with prayer by Rev. i Waldo. A motor |ar obtained from the | Clover Leaf is being operated today jon the west end of the interurban 1 between hers.-fttwi Bluffton, that part [of the road being complete. The car .worked dandy it is said.