Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 73.

SPECIAL EASTER PROGRAMS Every Church in Decatur Will Appropriately Observe the Occasion

ALL IN READINESS Beautiful Decorations of the Flowers of Spring Time Will Aid TO ADORN CHURCHES The Little Folk Will Have Their Part in the Happy Day’s Events. “Joy to the world! The Lord is come,” Will ring forth from a million throats In all Christendom tomorrow on Blaster Sunday, when earth will receive her King, when every heart will prepare Him room, and all heaven and nature will sing. The churches in rhis city with one accord will observe thia Easter day, and many of them have arranged special services of music, or have set one aside especially for the children. No effort has been spared In beautifying the edifices with flowers and all will be eloquent with the welcome for the risen Master. WTille all the services at the Methodist church will bear upon the Easter theme, the evening service, beginning at 7:30 o'clock will be devoted to a special Easter program entitled "Nature's Hallelujah,” as follows: Chorus —“Listen to the Song.” Responsive Readings—Kenyon A\ alters, Marlon Archbold and Glenn Staker. Prayer. Chorus —"Nature's Hallelujah.” Exercise —“Do You Hear?' Ireta Beavers, Gladys Flanders, Ramona Smith and ■ ■ Song —“The Merry Birds" —Girls' Classes, taught by Mrs. J. N. Parrish and Miss Helen Walters. Exercise —“The Cross and Crown Lucile Smith, Addie Jones, Anola Snyder, Leia Peoples and Ruth Fledderjohann. Chorus —"Jesus Lives. ’ Exercise— "Purity, Truth and Fragrance”—Helen Kinzle, Florence DeWitt and Josephine Myers. Chorus— "Rejoice, Rejoice." Recitation—“ Easter Morn"—Ruth Bowers. Song—“ Who Will Join?”—lnfant Class, taught by Mrs. Jonas Tritch and Miss Flossie Bollinger. Short Address by Superintendent— C. L. Walters. Boy's Song—“ Spring is Coming"— Classes taught by Arthur D. Suttles and Glen Warner. Recitation—“He Shall Rise”—Helen Walters. Song—“ Nature’s Song of Praise — Girls of classes taught by Miss Vera Meyers, Mrs. Fannie Yoder and Miss Margaret Mills. Responsive Readings Lloyd Beery, and " Chorus—“ The Lily Bells Ring’—A Primary song, by classes of Mrs. Jos eph McFarland and Mrs. Elia Rice. Exercise— “Waking of the Flowers —Doris DeVoss, Urcile Coppock, Irene DeWitt, Marie Smith, ’ and Esther Butler. Solo With Chorus—Solo by Dwigh Peterson; chorus by boys' classes o Richard Myers, C. E. Hocker, Dan Erwin; subject, “The Morning Dawn «th Fair.” Short address by the pastor, Rev Sherman Powell. Song—“ The Robins”—Dolores Balinger. Offering. Closing Chorus—“ Praise Him. Benediction. This program has been •and prepared and the rehearsals a< under the direction of a commi consisting of the pastor, Sherman Powell, Mrs. Jonas Tritch, superintendent of the primary department, Mrs. Joseph McFarland, Mrs Ha 2y es Smith, Mrs. Ella Rice, Mrs. Fred Vaughn, Mrs. Richard Meyers, teaches; Mrs. J. D. Dailey and Miss Frances Merryman, pianists. The (IGC °™ itions are in charge of Mrs. Mary M -

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ler's class of young ladles, and the young men's class, “The Johnson Talisman Club,” taught by Miss Johnson. The Junior Endeavorers of the United Brethren church will have charge of the evening hour, beginning at 6:30, completing a day of great happiness, with the following program: suggestive of the true Blaster spirit: Opening Song—“ Risen For Me” — School. Invocation. Song—School. Recitation—“ Easter Welcome” —. Harry Fisher. "What Can Little Ones Bring?”— Neva Graber. "The Day of Triumph”—Twelve Girls. • Solo —“Bring Lilies” —Zelma Nelson. Recitation —“The Risen Lord" —Zelma Stevens. “An Blaster Morning”—Four Little Girls. Song—“ Resurrection Day”—School. Recitation —“The Lord is Risen” — Ethel Deam. "Lessons From the Lilies” —Five Boys. Solo —"Gladdened Hearts" —Gladys Comer. Recitation —“Jesus Lives" —Annice Weikel. “Easter Prayers”—Five Girls. Song—School. “I Know That My Redemer Llveth.” The joyous spirit at the Presbyterian church will burst forth In a special Easter service Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock in the rendition of Carrie B. Adams’ cantata, "Easter Praise,” by the mixed chorus of fifteen voices, under the direction of Dr. Fred Patterson, with Miss Ekina Hoffman, organist. This promises to be a beautiful service. The parts of the “Easter Praise” cantata are: Processional —“The Day of Resurrection” —Men's Voices. “Sing Aloud Unto God Our Strength”—Chorus. Baritone Solo —“He is Risen” — Bruce Patterson. Chorus. Bass Solo —“Therefore My Heart is Glad” —Will Schrock. “Thou WHt Shew Me the Path of Life” —Chorus. Contralto Solo—“For if We Believe” —Miss Marie Patterson. Tenor Solo —“The Stone Which the Builders Refused”—C. J. Lutz. Trio —“Joy Cometh in the Morning ’ Marie Patterson, Florence Sprunger and Fred Patterson. Soprano Solo—“I Will Extol Thee” —Miss Florence Sprunger. “Christ the Lord is Risen”— Chorus. Contralto Solo —“Behold, I Show You a Mystery"—Miss Hazel Sowers. Final Chorus —“Blessed be the Lord God.” i Services at St. Marys church on Easter Sunday, as usual, will be very beautiful. The first service of the day will be the unveiling of the statue • of the resurrection at 6 o’clock, fol ■ lowed with solemn high mass, tele- * brated by Father Wilken and assisted by Father George as deacon and , Rev. Alban Scheidler as sub-deacon. At this mass the Knights of Columbus will receive holy communion together - in a body. They will assemble at their hall shortly before time and ' then walk in procession to the church. ? The second solemn high mass of the - day will be at 10 o’clock and this will be celebrated by Father George t and assisted by Father George and f Rev. Scheidler. There will also be a . sermon at this mass. In the after- - noon at 3 o’clock there will be solemn vespers and benediction of the r blessed sacrament. The services of the day will be brought to a close with - the singing of the Te Deum by the people. The Young People’s Alliance of the Evangelical church has arranged a 1 very good Easter program for the I evening, beginning at 7 o’clock. The 8 program: i Song—“ Holy, Holy, Holy”—Congrei- gatlon. ■ gong—“An Easter Hallelujah”— y Choir. i Responsive Reading—“ The Empty i- Tomb”—Mark 16:1-8. i- Song —“Price of Life” —Evangelical i- Junior Choir. I_ (Continued on page 3.)

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, March 26, 1907.

THE COURT NEWS I ■ I ———» Demurrer Sustained as to Part of Answers in the Marschand Case. DIVORCE CASE HEARD Lehman Suit Taken Under Advisement by Judge Merryman. The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. David L. Marschand et al., note and foreclosure of mortgage, demand, $2,050, demurer and fifth paragraph of answer sustained and leave granted defendant to answer. Demurrer to first, second and third paragraph overruled. Citizens Telephone. Co. vs. Fort Wayne & Springfield Ry. Co., damages, SB,OOO. Judges Sturgis of Bluffton assumed jurisdiction. L. C. DeVss filed a new case entitled George C. Baker vs. Catherine Place, suit on contract, demand. The litigation is over a lot in Willshire. The divorce case of William Lehman vs. Charlotte A. Lehman was heard this morning and the court took the case under advisement. Hooper & Lenhart appeared for the plaintiff and Cottrell and Beatty for the defendant. Leonard Schnepp, administrator of the Hannah Schnepp estate, filed a petition for the sale of real estate. Inventory and appraisement of land filed. Waiver of notice filed by Abraham, Benjamin, Frank, William and Lenoard Schnepp and Mary Murphy. BUILD NEW CHURCH Architect Oscar Hoffman Completes Plans for New Building for Wren U. B. CONGREGATION A Handsome $12,000 Brick Structure —Built on Site of Old Church. Architect Oscar Hoffman of this city has nearly completed the plans for a handsome new church building to be erected by the United Brethren congregation at Wren. Ohio, on the site of the present frame church which has served jhem well for many years. The new building will be a most mod- • ern structure, costing $12,000, equipped with all the latest conveniences, • and would do oredit to a much larger town. It will be built of red pressed > brick, and will contain an auditorium, seating 350 persons, a Sunday school ■ room with a seating capacity of 175 • or 200 and a basement with kitchen I and dining room. The church will be heated by a steam plant. Work on i the building will begin as soon as ■ the weather will permit, and it is : hoped to have it finished by the first I of October. —$ — o ■ ' " . SHIPPED CATTLE. i — > One of the finest herds of steers that 1 has ever been shipped from this city i was that of this morning when twenty ■ head belonging to Fred Schelman • were shipped to the market as Boss ton, Mass. The average weight was f thirteen hundred pounds, and the anii i.ials sold for seven and three-fourths I cents per pound. They were raised and cared for on Mr. Scheiman's farm one mile west of the city, by s Elias Sudduth, who lives on the place, i and who is spoken of as being a fine ! raiser or cattle. KRAUSS CASE ENDS SATURDAY. (United Press Service.) Marion, Ind., March 25—(Special to Daily Democrat)—John Burns will r make the closing argument In the Krauss divorce case, beginning late 1 this afternoon and concluding Sat <r day morning, when the case will go to the jury.

CHRISTEN NARROWLY ESCAPES.] Jesse Christen, who spent Friday night here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Christen, returned this morning to Fort Wayne, where he is employed. in the drug store of his brother, Harry. He tells of an accident that happened that happened there by the bursting of a bottle of acid. Jesse, himself, narrowly escaped burning, the acid falling on his feet and eating through his shoes. The Fort Wayne News gives the following account of the accident: "A bottle of sulphuric acid burst while a boy named Pranger, employed by the American Dry Cleaning company, was handling it in the Christen Bros.’ drug store Thursday morning, spraying the fiery acid over his right leg and burning it severely. The lad was hurried to the office of Dr. Dinnen, and later taken to his home. He is employed by the Dry Cleaning company as a delivery boy.” A FIRE AT GENEVA It Was a Six Hundred Dollar Loss for Louis Wible, the Ice Man. HE IS QUITE SICK George Hartman Confined in an Indianapolis Sanitarium. Geneva, Ind., March 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A fire at Geneva this morning ended disastrously for Louis Wible, the ice man. His barn and contents, including a valuable horse, worth at least $l5O, was burned to death. The total loss was at least S6OO, and there is not a cent of insurance to help pay the loss. A purse has been started and it is expected that the business men and others of Geneva will help Mr. Wible to buy another horse. George Hartman, who has been ill for a long time with cancer, is now confined in an Indianapolis sanitarium, where he is taking treatment, and the word comes that he is not getting any better. Some of his close relatives and friends are with him, and it is feared that Mr. Hartman will not recover. John Britts is now moving his family to Fort Recovery, Ohio, where he has been in business for the last several months. Donbena Whiteman, the four years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando W]hiteman‘, is dangerously sick with membraneous croup. Several members of the Geneva g. o. p. were in Decatur today, where they attended a convention for the purpose of selecting delegates to the state convention. Among those attending were F. J. Macwhinney and Charles Haviland. KRAUSS CASE GOES TO JURY (United Press Service.) Marion, Ind., March 26—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The famous Krauss ' divorce case went to the jury at about 1:55 this afternoon, John Burns, for the defense, began his arguments at 9 o’clock this morning ; and announced that he would speak for four hours. The jury will decide six questions propounded to them, and they act only in an advisory man- , ner to the court, who has final decision, but who will, no doubt, abide , by their decision. Opinion here is i somewhat divided, the general one apparently being that Krauss did not have muc hto do with the murder, , but that he is not entitled to a divorce. Mr. Krauss was in court again today and seemed calm. Mrs. i Krauss returned to Indianapolis as I soon as the evidence was completed. i The court room has been packed duri Ing the arguments and the speeches are considered the most brilliant ever i heard in the local courts. Each side has fought every inch of ground.

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GREEN GETS AWAY Ex-Banker and Horse Thief Wins Out After a 250 Mile Chase. IN SEVEN COUNTIES Chicago Woman and Babe Lost Lives in Fire and Several Badly Hurt. (United Press Service.) Coshocton, Ohio, March 26 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Today all indications point toward the belief that Robert Green, the horse thief and exbanker of Indiana, has successfully eluded the posses who have followed him over two hundred miles and through seven counties, traveling in automobiles while he raced in a buggy since his assault on the turnkey and escape from the jail at Elyria last Monday. The posses reported here today their failure, despite the reward of SSOO for his capture, dead or alive. The last seen of Green was when he broke into a barn at New Castle to steal oats for his jaded horse. This was the third time he was seen since his capture, but each time he was able to elude his pursuers. (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., March 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Carrie Gurina and her three-months-old daughter, Agnes, were burned to death today and three others badly injured when fire destroyed their home here. Several persons are said to be missing. GRAFTING 0F SKIN Is Unusual Operation Submitted to by Jack Grady, Popular Watchman. FOOT AMPUTATED Several Years Ago and the Wound Refused to Heal —Sacrifices Skin. Jack Grady, the popular G. R. & I. watchman at the Monroe street crossing in this city, who has made friends here numbered by the hundreds, has been off duty for some time and is submitting to a rather painful and tedious operation, that is, moreover, a rather unusual one. This consists of skin-grafting, and Jack is sacrificing a portion of the skin of his limbs to graft to his foot which has been injured some time. Several years ago, while working on the railroad, Jack met with an accident in which a train ran over his foot, amputating about half of the end thereof. The wound has refused to heal during all these years, causing him much pain and inconvenience. Doctors advised the grafting of skin to the wounds, and this grafting is now taking place, the skin being taken from the upper part of the limb and applied to the foot. His host of friends have been missing his cheery face and smile at his accustomed place and wish him a speedy recovery. His place is being filled by S. Jones. o — BOUGHT PIANO. The Phi Delta Kappas, organized in this city a few weeks ago. are making great preparations for the opening ball to be gtven at their hall on Tuesday evening, April sth. They have purchased a fine Packard piano and the same was placed in their hall yesterday morning. Other Improvements have also ben made, which make the room up-to-date in every way for the new organization. « o DALZELL IS THE CHAIRMAN. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C„ March 25— (Special to Daily Democrat) —The new rules committee of the house this afternoon elected Dalzell of Pennsylvania as chairman.

AFTER LONG ILLNESS AI illness of more than three years' culminated Friday night at 11 o'clock . in the death of Mrs. Susannah Smith Roe, wife of Caleb Roe, who long have been prominent residents of this county, residing eleven miles south of the city, and about three miles east of Monroe. Mrs. Smith had been a sufferer during tnese years with catarrhal affection of the stomach, and for the last three weeks had been bedfast. She was about fifty-seven years of age, having been born in Ohio August 31, 1852. Since her marriage, however, she has been a resident of this county and was known to all as one of the best and most highly esteemed ladies. She is survived by her husband and one son, Hardison, of Monroe. The funeral of Mrs. Roe wil be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, sun time, from the Spring Hill church. o— NINE DELEGATES Republicans Held a Mass Convention to Select State Delegates. ONLY ONE BATTLE Decatur Had Three Candidates For Two Delegates —The Results. The republicans of Adams county held a mass convention at the court room at 10:30 this morning for the purpose of selecting delegates to the state convention, which meets week after next. It was a quiet affair, purely a matter of business, as one man put it. County Chairman P. L. Andrews called the meeting to order and announced the purpose of the session whereupon the meeting divided into nine different bodies, this being the number of delegates allotted to this county. There was but one scrap and that was in Decatur, where there were three nominations for two jobs. The vote resulted, Daniel ouackley, 28, J. W. Teeple, 25 and J. S. Peterson, 13. The delegates and alternates as chosen were: For the district composed of St. Marys and East Union —E. W. Dailey delegate and u. B. Roop alternate. West Union, Preble and North Kirkland —J. o. Lower delegate and W. A. Fonner alternate. South Kirkland, Washington and North Monroe —E. W. Johnson delegate and Elmore Co< k alternate. French, Blue Creek and Middle Monroe —C. J. Jones delegate and J. P. Hilyard alternate. Berne, North Wabash and Ceylon— Newton McLain delegate and F. M. Cottrell alternate. Geneva B and Hartford —S. H. Teeple delegate and Luther Martin alternate. Geneva A and Jefferson —W. B. Hardison delegate and George Brewster alternate. Decatur —Daniel Shackley and J. W. Teeple delegates and Joseph . Beery and Ferd Litterer alternates. o SUCCUMBS TO BRIGHTS DISEASE James Spade, a veteran of the Civil war, and who since June, 1862, has been a resident of this county, passed away this morning at 10 o’clock , at his home near Peterson. Mr. Spade has been a suffered for many months from Bright’s disease, his health gradually failing until in the past few weeks his death has been expected at any time. He was born In Piqua county, Ohio, August 16, 1840, and was at death nearly seventy years of age. In June, 1862, he came to this county, settling in Kirkland township, where he became owner of a fine farm of 120 acres, and where he continued to reside until his death. He is also engaged in the sawmill business there, and became one of the prominent men of his community. He was married October 15, 1863, to Miss May A. Kiser, who has preceded him in death. To them were born twelve children of whom the following survive: Clara, Mrs. Allie Howard, Mrs. Cora Archbold, Mrs. Jennie Sweigert, Mrs. Hattie Wolf, Mrs. Mattie Moore, William, Frank, - Charles, Ralph and James. He was J later married to Mary Lewton, wid--3 ow of ex-Sheriff Perry Lewton, who • survives. Mr. Spade enlisted in the (Continued on page 2.)

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SERIOUS CHARGE Joe Volmer of This City Arrested at South Bend This Morning. BY U. S. MARSHAL Is Charged With Stealing Mail Sacks at Ft. Wayne Month Ago. South Bend, March 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Joseph Volmer, aged about thirty-eight, of Decatur, Indiana, and Otto Reynolds, aged thirty, of this city, formerly of Aurora, 111., were arrested here this morning by a United States marshal, charged with having robbed the mails at Fort Wayne about a month ago. It will be remembered that several mail sacks were stolen from the Wabash freight house one night about a month ago. Later two or three of the sacl s were found, having been rifled and thrown away. Since then the government detectives have been busy trying to ferret out the perpetrators. The arrest of Volmer and Reynolds followed an attempt to cash a check mailed out by the Lima Tailoring Company, and which is known to have been in one of the mail sacks stolen. They will be taken to Fort Wayne for trial and the officers claim to have some convincing evidence. Joe Volmer is well known here, where he has lived all his life, though for ten years past he has traveled over the country, being a professional poker player. He has never been in serious trouble, so fas as is known here. 0 ATTACKS TAGGERT Hon. J. E. Lamb Arraings the National Committeeman Boldly. ALSO HIS MACHINE Says He Saw it Working Once—Reminds Him of Cannon’s Waterloo. (United Press Service.) Terre Haute, Ind., March 26 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —An attack on Tom Taggart, democratic national committeemtn and his political machine, by John E. Lamb, was an exciting feature of the democratic county convention held here this afternoon. Lamb, who is a rival of Taggart's tor the senatorial toga, and an advocate of Governor Marshall's plan to select the candidate at the state convention, was endorsed by the convention here. In his speech Lamb said: “For fifteen years the democratic party in Indiana has wandered in the wilderness of defeat under certain leadership. During those years a machine was built up extending from Indianapolis to French Lick, held together by the cohesive power of private greed. When I was a candidate for senator two years ago I saw the workings of this machine on the night of the democratic caucus.” Mr. Lamb closed his speech by advising that Taggart take warning from the recent Waterloo of Joe Cannon. --—- o AN OPERATION NECESSARY. ' Mr. and Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt went • to Fort Wayne this morning to con- , suit a specialist regarding Mrs. - Schmitt, who has been suffering since ’ last October with severe pains in the - head. It was determined that the 8 pains were caused by an affection of . the mastoid bone, behind the right ', ear, and that the only relief that can :, be obtained is by an operation res moving the affected part of the bone. I- This will probably be performed next J week, Mrs. Schmitt going to the St. 8 Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne for • the operation.