Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1909 — Page 1

Volume VII. Number 295

SUFFERINGS OVER Death Claims Herman Buettner, Well Known Union Township Farmer. DIED SUNDAY NIGHT At Lutheran Hospital Where He Was Operated on for Gall Stones. Herman Buettner, one of the prominent farmers of Union township, residing seven and a half miles northeast of this city, passed away Sunday night at 8:15 o’clock at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, where four_weeks ago Tuesday he underwent an operation for the removal of gall stones. The sick man rallied well from the operation, but later grew worse and his life has been despaired of for several days. Inflammation of the liver had also become complicated with the other ailment and hastened,his death. Mr. Buettner was one of the progressive farmers of the county, and all will be grieved to hear of his death. He was born in Germany May 5, 1853, and bis death occurred at the age of fifty-six years, a little more than middle age, the period of the greatest usefulness and fullness of life. When but fourteen years of age he came with his parents, Henry and Christena Buettner, to this country, settling on a farm a mile east of the Ohio and Indiana state line, where he lived eighteen years: then coming to Union township, this county and state where he has since lived. The aged mother, Mrs. Christena Buettner, is still living, making her home near that of her son. In youth he was married to Miss Louise Roth, who preceded him in death about ten years. To them were born the following children, who survive: Lizzie Beiberich, of Preble; Emma Goldner, of Kirkland township: Marie Zaugg, Huntington; Ida Vanßtlskirk, Monroeville: Charles and Lonnie, at home. Several years ago he was married a second time, the wife being Mrs. Allie Beltz. One Child, Elmer, was born to this union. Mr. Buettner was a faithful member of the Bleeke Lutheran church. The body was brought to this city today noon over the Fort Wayne & Spring field railway and taken to the family home east of this city. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. There will be a service at the house at 1 o’clock, sun time, and at the Bleeke Lutheran church at 2 o’clock, the services being conducted by the Rev. Bauer. Burial will take place in the church yard cemetery. hedied Saturday « mu i Adam Gilliom, a Former Decatur Business Man, Answers the Final Call. THE FUNERAL TODAY Lived at Indianapolis—Retired Some Years Ago—--11l Long Time. ■I « ■* Adam Gilliom, who was for a number of years a resident of this city, died at his home in Indianapolis Saturday after a long Illness. He was seventy-four years of age and is survived by the widow and four children, three daughters and one son. Mr. Gilliom lived for a long number of years at Vera Cruz, in Wells county, where he accummulated a comfortable share of this world's goods. About fifteen years ago he removed to this city an with Robert Case opened a shore store in the building now occupied by the Palace bowling alley. Later he con ducted a dry goods and notion store in the Forblng building. Even at tha time his health was not the best an he retired from.active business, mov ing to Indianapolis, where he has sneo resided. He bad many friends in this section to whom the news of 113 was a shock. He* was an up S honest citizen and was highly respected. The funeral services we held this afternoon at 1 o’clock ron the family residence in Indianapolis..

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government after the boys. Who Destroyed Mall Box for George Niblack Near Cralgville. Complaint has been lodged with the postoffice authorities because of a piece of vandalism on a rural route out of Cralgville and there may be a rigid prosecution by the federal government. A mall box in front of the George Niblack country home was broken down and demolished and it is said that there is pretty good evidence as to the guilty ones. It is thought that the tearing down of the mail box was a piece of spite work, but it may have a reactionary effect on the guilty person. The government will prosecute in such a case upon the finding of sufficient evidence and an inspector may be expected at C raigville soon to make an investigation. If an arrest should be made theguilty ones will have to answer to a federal court, either at Indianapolis or Fort Wayne.—Bluffton News. o— ILL BUT FEW DAYS Solomon Schnepp, the Well Known Farmer Died on Saturday Evening. FROM GALL STONES ) » Was Well Known Here— Leaves Widow and Six Children. I I . Solomon Schnepp, one of the best I known men in Union township, died at 1 his home four miles east of the city, at 6:30 Saturday evening, after an illness of but a few days. He was taken . | ill Tuesday evening with cramps in the - stomach and suffered terribly. A phy- . sician was called and relieved the pa- [ tient, but on Saturday he suffered a 1 similar attack and it was then discovi 1 ered that he was suffering from gall i stones. He sank gradually and his , death occurred at the hour mention- . ed. Mr. Schnepp was born in Van Wert county, Ohio, in 1854. His age • was fifty-five years, three months and > twenty-eight days. He came to this ■ county when young and has been a progressive and splendid citizen. When ■ a young man he was married to Miss I Letitia Walters, who survives him, as . 1 do six children. Mr. Schnepp has ■ ! been in rather poor health for some i; time. It will be remembered that . last spring he suffered from hemorr- ! i hages of the nose and for some days was in a serious condition, finally rei covering, however. The funeral servives will be held Tuesday morning, ■ leaving the house at 10:30 o clock, sun time, funeral to occur at Salem church, Rev. Roop officiating. Interment at Salem cemetery. The children are Oliver, Floyd, Rreeman, Addison, Harold and Kenneth, ail at home. There are also surviving five brothers, Frank, Abraham, William, Leonard and Ben, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Murphy, of near Van Wert. — A UNIQUE DISPLAY. An exact production of an old-fash-ioned fireplace, such as one sees in many farm-houses in New England, will be placed in one of the windows of Baker & Pennington’s butcher shop on the day of the Performance here of the pretty pastoral play, Wintergreen Farm,” which Is to presented at the opera house December 16th. The great brick fireplaces which are Jo common in the rural sections down east must have been built by the hriftv New Englanders for the special convenience of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, at least so the children of X cities might think. It is around the hearth-stones of the old faunas? the home of Obedias, Ruth and Aunt. Samantha that many of the pretJest’scenes of the drama take place, tie most homelike of all, perhaps. beL that in the last act, when, on the ’igh? before Christmas, little May hangs up her stocking. plumbers ON home STRE } c " n rivo plumbers are engaged in insunlng the steam pipes at the new Jui ding erected by Krick &> Tyndall now have the work all comXted except that for the lower tfory. The new building is four stories high and ninety by forty-five feet in length . vidth. The house will be used as a drving place, and will doubtless ; e flnlßhe d and ready for use by Christmas time

STATE SPEAKERS J Will be Given Place on the Farmers’ Institute Program. SCHUG HALL, BERNE January 28—Pres. Mumma Completes Arrangements Saturday. Charles S. Mumma, president of the Adams County Farmers’ Association, was at Berne Saturday, where he met with D. C. Sprunger, Ira Wagoner, John Augsburger, Christ Neunschwander and others interested in the work of the association to complete arrangements for the farmers’ institue which will be held at Berne January 28th. It was decided to hold th<? same at the Schug hall, over the People’s State Bank, which is admirably fitted for a gathering of this kind. The program for the session also arranged and these will be printed and distributed this weeK. Among the state speakers on the program are H. C. Mills of Purdue university and E. C. Martindale of Hancock county, well known and well versed in lore that will be of practical benefl". to the farm er. Many local speakers will also be given a place, among them being Sylvester Pontius of Hartford township, who will speak on “Al , i' F a,” and Mrs John Augsburger of French township, whose subject will be “The Home. It’s Influences.” Each subject will be freely discussed by the members of the institute. Mr. Mumma states that there has been much criticism o' the north part of the county in failing to ' attend the meetings held in the southern part of the county, and wishes , that this year the attendence might . be large from the. northern townships. o HEARD IN PASSING I , - i Experineces of Poultry Association —What Some People Think. L " : ABOUT EXHIBITING 1— And What a Real Fancier Knows to be a Fact— Contribution. I (Contributed). The poultry show to be held in this city the first week in January is going to be a grand success and while ' this is a fact let us give some etiquette that we have noticed in the show room. How often we have been in a show room and noticed a group of visitors Inspecting the birds. First they come to the Barred Rocks, carefully looking them over, and one will exclaim: “First prize cock, eh? Why, my old bird has him skinned a mile, but I don't believe in showing my birds; a week in the show room knocks ’em all out.” The saunter along and pretty soon they come to White Wyandottes and after looking at. them from the aisle one will say, “I’ve got hens that would beat this lot all to pieces, but you’ve got to wash ’em and they catch cold, and time they get home from the show they are no good; so I’ve never shown any.” The next halt is made wh,en they reach t.ljp Brown Leghorns and one of the party, being an admirer of this variety, proceeds to give views on the subject: "Why don’t they get some decent stock? I wouldn't have such stock on my place; the poorest pullet in my flock would beat this first prize bird, and I’ve some dandy cockerels but they are such scary things, • they are pretty sure to get the roup and be all lousy when they get home, and in fact I don’t like to show them.” Other visitors hearing them discuss and not being experienced, get the idea that it is injurious to fowls to show them, but when you hear people talk in this manner, you can make up your mind that they are talking "hot air,” and just bluffing, or they have been breeding poultry for about six months And do not know what

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they are talking about. And, dear reader, if you are a beginner and think you have good stock, show them and find out just how good they are. It is not injurious to the fowls to show them if a little common sense is used and the thing is not overdone, but on the other hand it often proves a benefit to them. In examining the birds individually as is necessary in preparing them for the show, we often discover many serious breeding defects, injuries, sometimes of disease, etc., which would not ordinarily be noticed. As to the confinement of the show room hurting them is a sad mistake. If properly shown two or three shows during a season will not hurt a bird, but not more than two shows should follow another without at least a week’s rest between, and sometimes I think a few shows are really a benefit to a bird. All things considered, if one has the birds, he should by all means show them and at the same time show himself and get acquainted with the best class of fellows on the face of the earth. Don't get the idea that you will not get a square deal, or that you must be in the “ring” in order to win. The proportidn of dishonest judges is no small that it is not worth con(Continued on page 2.) TO WIPETHEM OUT Representative Cullop After / the New Tariff Law. IN A CONTROVERSY Fort Wayne and South Bend Both Want the Ship Canal. Washington, D. C., Dec. 13. —Representative Cnullop of Indiana proposes a new plan for wiping the excessive schedules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill off the statute books. He would • repeal the bill by piecemeal. Tuesday he wil introduce his first tariff repealing bill. It will be a bill to strike out of the tariff act Section 2, which is the maximum and minimum feature. He will follow this with other repealing bills from time to time until he thinks that' the measures he has proposed would collectively wipe out the excessive features of the tariff law. ■ He says he will include in his series of repealing measures bills to wipe out the tariff on sugar and the tariff on leather goods. Speaking of the necessity, in his opinion, of repealing the maximum and minimum clause he said: “If it is allowed to go into effect on March 31st, next, it will in- : volve the United States into a world of trouble. It is certain to bring on tariff wars and complications without end. It will add to the high rates ' of the Payne-Aldrich bill, now in effect i 25 per cent ad valorem on more than 4,000 items.’’ Washington, Dec. 13.—A heated controversy has arisen over the proposed route for the Lake Erie-Lake Michigan ship canal. Northern Indiana is divided on the question and the rival camps are represented in Washington. One element would like to have the canal pass through South Bend and the other is standing out strongly for the route byway of Fort Wayne. It is alleged that the route through South Bend would be the direct route and that in these days when railroads are spending millions to shorten curves it would be folly to lengthen the canqj route forty to fifty miles, as would be necessary if the canal runs through Fort Wayne. On the other hand the boosters for the Fort Wayne route say that by going that way the Maumee river bed can be utilized for 100 miles or more. Resolutions are before congress authorizing surveys by each route and the contest promises to become more animated as the session progresses. ——. o WOLFORD CHILD NEAR DEATH. Glen, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolford, is lying at the point of death. The litie one has been in delicate health since birth, suffering from a ruptured blood vessel of the head. It is thought that Friday night, while asleep, he struck his head in some way, causing the injury to become worse, as he was seized with spasms and. is suffering intensely. His death is expected momentarily.

MISS KIMSEY WEDS Marriage Took Place at Portland to J. E. Leonard of Gas City. WELL KNOWN HERE Served as Stenographer for Ward Fence Company of This City. The many friends of Miss Dessie Pearl KlmseJ’ of Portland, for four years a stenographer for the Ward Fence company, wil) be pleased to hear of her marriage to James Edwin Leonard of Gas City, which took place last Thursday evening at the Methodist parsonage at Portland, Rev. Loren M. Edwards officiating. The witnesses to the cqyemony were the bride’s brother, Forest Kimsey, and Miss Nora Millett, whose wedding will occur in a few days. Immediately after the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Leonard left for Gas City, where they will be at home at 430 East Main street. The groom is a well known young man of that city, being the present postmaster. The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. D. Kimsey, was 3 graduate of the Portland high school with the class of 1903, and later attended the Marion Normal school. For the past four years she has served as one of the most efficient stenographers for the Ward Fence company, and came with them to this 1 city where she worked until several months ago, when she resigned to prepare for the coming wedding. She is well known to the younger set of this city, who will unite in wishing her all the joy that the future can hold. BLOOD IN HIS EYE F 1 A Trusty Arkansas Negro, Greedy for Money, Mur- ’ ders Storekeeper. HE USED AN IRON BAR > ■ I —1...... J Clark Cloverdale Assisted in f His Arrest and it Proved Quite a Job. > 5 11 ■ ’ Dr. J. S. Cloverdale is in receipt of I a letter from his son, Clayk, who is i operating a shingle mill at Marion, t Arkansas, in which an interesting 1 story is told concerning an employee. >■ ' Since living at Marion Clark has had a handy man, named Charley Brown, a negro, who did all sorts of jobs for ' him, working at the mill when it was 1 running and about the farm when not i , otherwise engaged. He was a good i worker and Dr. Coverdale says that : he thought that if there ever was a 1 negro who could be trusted it was ’ Charley. A few days ago the negro , forged a check, signing Clark’s name to same and took it into a store where he asked to have it cashed. As he frequently had cashed checks, the old store-keeper did not mistrust him and going to the safe, pulled out the cash drawer, containing about S4OO in cash. As he laid the drawer on the counter to pick out the money, the negro who had come prepared for the job, struck him over the head with a heavy iron bar, crushing the old man’s skull and

inflicting fatal injuries. The murderer , grabbed the money and run. The i sheriff was soon notified and securing the assistance of Mr. Coverdale, they went after Charley, who was arrested and taken to jail after a hard battle, in which it was feared they would ' have to kill him to save their own i lives. Clark says that the faithful old - negro will be hung, as there is no ' chance for a colored man who assails r a white in that section. Hangings are 1 frequent in that country, and Dr. Co-1 ’ verdale, on one of his trips there, wit-j V 'nessed the execution of two negroes ini 3 one day. The hangings occur in the court house yard.

HARRY E. HAYES GOT HIS. He Got Five Years at Cleveland for Embezzlement. Harry E. Hayes, junior member of the brokerage and banking firm of W. J| Hayes & Son, was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of five years. This followed his conviction by a jury in common pleas court of the offense of embezzling $198,000 in Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago railroad bonds. Hayes spent an hour in jail, Judge Vickery refusing to fix bail until an order in stay of execution had been granted by the circuit court. Hayes whs then released on $22,000 bond, furnished by M. A. Bradley, a millionaire vessel owner. W. J. Hayes, the convicted man’s father, Is under indictment for the same offense and will be placed on trial at once.—Bluffton Banner. THESERVICESBEGIN Beautiful Ceremony Marks the Forty Hour Devotion Period Now On. : AT ST. MARYS CHURCH i Began Sunday Morning arid i Will Conclude Tuesday Evening. ( The beautiful services of forty I hours' devotion was opened Sunday > morning at St. Marys church. Fr. ’ Wilken officiated at high mass at 6 r o’clock and at which the exposition of the blessed sacrament was made. Masses also followed at 8 and 10 i o’clock. Rev. Fr. John Hirtenberger, , C. P., from the passionist monastery of Cincinnati, had charge of the servivec and delivered very interesting ( and touching sermons, both in the morning and evening. A number of visiting priests from nearby places are in attendance and give their assistance when needed. Fr. Benzinger of Hesse Castle gave a German ser- , mon at the 9 o’clock mass this morn- ‘ ing for the German people, and a large number were present. Services this evening will be held at 7:30 o'clock I and will consist of the rosary sermon and benediction with the blessed sacrament. Tuesday morning there will be masses at 6,7 8 and 9 o’clock. The services will be brought to a close Tuesday evening, when a large number of priests from Fort Wayne and E other places will be here to assist, s ~ , BLUFFTON STOCK SHIPMENTS. The Value of Last Week's Shipment Was Over $15,000. I _ . Bluffton people for the most part ' have a very vague idea as to the > amount f>f stock which is shipped out t of town during the months of the year 1 when stock buying Is brisk. It Is a - fact, however, that the value of the 1 shipments from the Studabaker stock ' yards this week aggregated over sls,- > 000. J. R. Bennett, who has brought s stock and watched stock conditions ( for a number of years, this morning prepared a rough schedule of the ' value of the stock shipped by the 1 dealers during the week and his figI ures totaled at the above sum. By days the sum was divided as follows: Monday, $3,600; Tuesday, $4,500; Thursday, $2,500; Saturday, $5,000. No stock was shipped on Wednesday and 1 Friday. Mr. Bennett says that the : past week wis an exceptionally good t one but that the average weekly shiprnents during the fall and early win ter when the most stock Is shipped If

almost always between $5,000 and SIO,OOO. —Bluffton News. o DEMOCRAT GETS APPOINTMENT. Washington, D. C., Dec. 13.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The nomination of Horace H. Lurton of Nashville, Tennessee, a democrat, to be associate I Justice of thq supreme court of the . I r ITnitek States to succeed Judge Peck- . ham, was sent to the senate today. i

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COURT HOUSE NEWS Session Before Judge Merryman This Morning a Very Short One. A WAIVER OF ISSUE Some Probate Business is Transacted—A Marriage License Was Issued. Abraham Brown vs. Fred Schafer et al., breach of warrant; appearance by C. J. Lutz for defendant. Rule to answer. Frederick E. Gnepper vs. Oliver Deen et al, partition; waiver of issue and service of summons filed by executor, Lewis Mills. Daniel N. Erwin, guardian for Grace Ellen Freang, filed his final report, which was allowed and he was discharged. Emil Franz, guardian for Modest Lawhorn', filed his final report and was dicharged. Charles E. Lee, guardian for Mahala Wagner, a person of unsound mind, filed a petition for right to construct a drain. Judge Merryman being disqualified, A. P. Beatty is appointed special judge to hear cause. Levi Poling, guardian for Harry and Lula Poling, filed current report, which was allowed. A marriage license was ossued to A marriage license was issued to 1 Wert county, Ohio, farmer, and Lucy , S. Leßrun, 34, of this city. Each has been married once before. o ' ACCOMMODATION OF PATRONS. r Ben Elzey, local agent for the Wells- - Fargo Express company, has received C a large supply of heavy wrapping pas per, twine and stamps, bearing the f message, “Do not open until Christs mas,” which the company is giving - free to its patrons for their Christmas • packages. Mr. Elzey stated that the - Christmas rush had not fairly begun - yet, but would likely be at the highest > point this week. A great many are not i sending their presents until the very : last, and are disappointed because the i delivery is delayed, which often hap- ■ pens because of the great congestion I at the holiday time. To insure time- > ly delivery, the company has Issued ■ the stamps for Its patrons to put on • their early-sent packages. I _— o— — — FOR THE NEW YEAR i Methodist School Chooses C. t L. Walters as Superintendent. i THE OTHER OFFICERS . Were Also Elected Sunday to Serve for the Coming Year. k k The Methodist Sunday school held T ~ its annual election of officers Sunday . morning after the regular session and j C. L. Walters, who has long served I as assistant superintendent, was unane imously elected to serve as superintendent in the place of John W. Vail, b who recently tendered his resignation s after twelve years’ faithful service. W.

F. Fledderjohann, an active worker in the Sunday school, was chosen as Mr. Walter's assistant, and that this department of the church will be carried on in the usual progressive way is assured. The remaining officers who will assist In carrying on the I work are: Frank Mills, secretary; Don Burke, assistant secretary; J. D. Hale, treasurer; Florine Edwards, pianist; Josephine Krick, assistant pianist; Ethel Butler, chorister; Mrs. Jonas Trltch, assistant chorister. These newly elected ones wil Itakes their offices tile first Sunday in the new year.