Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 125.

BASS DAY | EXERCISES iteniors Give Clever PortrayI al Os Howells' Character Sketches. WERY VERY CLEVER |Class Poem and Class Song Specialties—Large Audience. An ever-pleasant memory -as of effort well -■pent and crowned with the Mpreme glory of success, will be the SHi xcrcises of the seniors of 3910 of the Decatur high school —efforts that I found abundant fruitage Thursday I evening in Bosse’s opera .house, and the success of which found confirmation in the pleased and bappyOutcr ' ■< of the large assem■bly that traced step by step with leach new phase. | Long Before the rise of the curtain »t 8:30 had the audience begun to arrive, and a busy, subdued and expectant Ihum pervaded the house, as ’•o assembly scanned the programs rich announced that the senior class jtitd pres* nt two of W. D. Howell's re eg, "The Register’’ and "The Elecsuggested the natre of the occasion—the stage decoitfnna —th> festoons of the class col»rp in ertesou and gold outlining the otherwise : prosaic stage curtain —the triumphant strains of the piano under the deft Angers of Ralph Moses, which grew softer and fainter, and then died ■stray as the curtain rose at 8:30, tue stage getting of the gHprtments of the Misses Reed and two students —the former -W music, the latter of art. ' On the other side of the heavy apartment, division walls were rooms •occupied by two men —Mr. Grimmidge, a lawyer, and Oliver Ransom, an artist. The occupants of the two rooms, who, it happened, were acquainted socially, were in blissful ignorance of their proximity, however, until by chance both parties learned that the register, which connected both apartments with the heating shaft, were carriers of conversation, and thereupon hangs the registering of a delightful little romance. The role of Henrietta Spaulding, a poor music student, of the extremely maidenly age of twenty-seven or some such vague years, very prosaic and unemotional —in the love affairs of her young companion—not because as is generally supposed of elderly maids they are incapable or disdainful of love, but because they have passed through all the first high flown purely emotional stages of calf love and have risen to a higher plain where they can safely and sanely contemplate and diagnose all the fierce, first wild ravings of others stricken with their flrat love —was portrayed in a very clever manner by Miss Hazel Sowers. Ethel Reed, the lovely, rich, would-be art student —purely feminine and lovely in all the sweetness of her first young love, that she would not confess, but which was apparent to the older companion—was presented by Miss Perth Crays in a charming realistic manner. The part of Oliver Ranson, the poor artist, who was in love with his art student. Miss Reed, but who he was convinced had no Talent for art. and who refused her payment for the lessons therefor, bringing up a bitter misunderstanding between the two that threatened the as yet unspoken little love affali with disaster—was enacted in a most true manner by Bruce Patterson, while his friend, the dignified Grimmidge, the lawyer and advisor, who helped set things straight by his counsel. was cleverly represented by Fred Mleyers. And the maiflt attendant on the two girl students, was portrayed in an excellent manner by Miss Alma Kooken. The misunderstanding talked over between the two pairs of roommates is finally straightened out by each hearing the other through the register, and all ends happily and delightfully. The play is one of Howell's clever character sketches, and with clever acting was one of the best •amateur productions of the season. 'With due respect to Mr. Howells, who

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because of his own Inclination for plays, will permit tho playon words, and with due respect to tue dignified audience—lt may be said that the prenot been one of sust state —as it was, "Howls" of mirth, had the occasion not been one of such state—as it was the mirth was manifest by grins that were the next thing to mirthful howls. While the audience was waiting for the stage settings for the next play, "The Elevator," a farce comedy In three acta. ...iss Anna Winans read the class poem, of her own composition, a dainty, clever little representation of the good old school days, to which they were just saying "goodbye” forever —a part that somehow struck a sad chord all the more impressive after the mirth of the preceding play. "The Elevator" was fully as humorous and as excellently portrayed as the first play. It told in mirthful numbers of the near tragedy of life in a flat, which can or should be reached by an elevator providing the elevator (Continued tm page four.) WON FOURTH PLACE Harold Wilcox Honored in the Big State Oratorical Contest. HELD AT HOLLAND Was Only Three Points Behind Second Place and Race Was Close. A card from Harold Wilcox, a former Decatur boy, who represented St. Louis, Mich.. In the Michigan state oratorical contest, gives the information that he won fourth place in the contest, being only three points behind second place. The representative "from Manistee was first, he having haci the advantage of being in the contest last year. It was a close race, all the way, none of the contestants getting a first that did not have a fifth from another judge. Harold says: "While it would have been a great thing to win first, yet fourth among the high schools of Michigan is not so bad for a beginner. The great disappointment was the fact that Thorold, who was to represent St. Louis in declamation, was unable to speak on account of illness. The contest was held in the "gym" at Holland and over fifteen hundred people were present.” It was a great contest. o ■ ■ MILLER NOW AT FORT WAYNE. Herman Miller, granted a new trial by the supreme court for alleged complicity in the murder of Marshal Columbus Croy of the village of Woodburn June 7, 1907, was returned to Fort Wayne Thursday noon from the Micigan City prison by Special State Agent F. J. Harvey. Miller had started on a life sentence when he was given a new trial by a reversarby the supreme court. He appeared well and healthy when he arrived In this city, in fact, he is a trifle heavier than when he left. He had been working in the blacksmith shop at the prison. Miller was very cheerful considering his usual morose state of mind. —Ft. Wayne News. — MRS. PHILIPS DEMONSTRATES. Mrs. Phillips of Fort Wayne paid her regular weekly visit here yesterday in the interest of the gas company and called at the various houses where her assistance was desired in demonstrating the use of the new gas ranges and their appliances resulting in more economical and perfect use of the gas. In many cases where complaints are made as to the baking conditions, Mrs. Philips demonstrates by the baking of the bread herself, and showing on such practical ways the superior qualities of the stoves under a thorough working knowledge. Her work is proving a winner for the company and she is meeting with excellent success. AT THE CRYSTAL THEATER. Mr. Rosneil's skit, "The Devil,” at the Crystal theater last evening was about the best ever seen in the city. He eats fire and performs juggling acts with fire wands, pitch forks and rods, and to say the least, Is good. Mr. Rosneil has been engaged for tonight, tomorrow and tomorow night, and should be seen while he is in this city. The price Is a rickel.

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, May 27, 1910.

ALL NONSENSE Majority of Fruit and Grain Was Never in Better Condition. NO FROST DAMAGE At Least Not so You Can Notice It—Plums, Cherries, Apples in Plenty. Those who have been harping on the devastation of the Frost King, the good housewives who have been mourning the seemingly apparent fact that their preserves and fruit shelves, and jelly jars would be as bare and empty as the proverbial Mother Hubbard's cupboard; and the pessimists who have been fearing the empty state of the granaries for the coming year, had best cease their wailing and take a broad walk about Adams county. From the north part, and no doubt it is the same everywhere, comes the report of excellent prospects of a good fruit and grain crop in spite of the predictions that accompany the snow and frost —which are blamed upon the comet. The cherry crop, which has been a failure for several years, is said to be good this year and early cherries are already turning yellow with the first stage of ripeness. The plum crop is said to be exceedingly good, the plums being already a quarter grown. The apple crop gives promise of being a fair one, but currants promise but half a yield this year. The wheat is excellent and the oats was said to have never been better. Corn is in various stages of development. In some places farmers are ploughing the com which has long since been up, while in others farmers are just now in the process of planting. The corn which has dared peep above the ground thus early is said to be somewhat yehow from the continued cold, but it is thought that the coming of the June skies will soon restore it. TRINITY OF POWER Is Subject of Dr. L. G. Herbert’s Class Address For Commencement. SIXTEEN GRADUATES Will Receive Diplomas From Decatur High School Tonight—Good Music. Sixteen young people—nine girls and seven boys—will this evening be graduated from the Decatur high school. The commencement exercises will be held in Bosse’s opera house and the class lecture will be delivered by Dr. L. G. Herbert of McComb, Ohio, a famous lecturer, his subject being "The Trinity of Power.” The following program will be rendered: Vocal—Mrs. J. 0. Sellemeyer. Invocation —Rev. Spetnagel. Instrumental—Miss Gertrude Moses. Vocal—Fred Patterson. Class Address—Dr. L. G. Herbert. Quartet —Rev. Sherman Powell, E. E. Rice, Daniel Baumgartner, J. 0. Tritch. Presentation of Diplomas—E. E. Rice. Benediction—Rev. Imler. The class which has thus completed the course of the Decatur high school Includes Don Burk, Perth Crays, Caroline Dowling, Irene Evans, Fremont Frlsinger, Alma Kooken, Frank Mills, Fred Meyers, Effie Patton, Bruce Patterson, Homer Raudenbush, Hazel Sowers, Lillie Teeple, Dorothy Walters, Anna Winans, Woward Wisehaupt. —o RACKET STORES CLOSE. The proprietors of the Baughman, the Hltesman & Garard and the Steele & Weaver racket stores an nounce that their places of business will close Monday noon for the remainder of the day in honor of MeI moria’ Day.

GOES TO OMAHA, NEB. Albert Sellemeyer Has Poeltlon With College There. Albert Sellemeyer left today noon for Chicago where he will join a representative of a business college at Omaha, Neb., and they will proceed from there to Omaha, where on next Monday Albert will begin work in the Interest of that institution. His duties will probably be to travel over a given territory and secure students for the college. The position is a very excellent one. The appointment came to him this morning at 10 o’clock, asking his to report at Chicago by 5 o’clock this evening to meet the representative and it took some rather tall hustling on Albert’s part to get ready on such short notice. He will return in the fall to his school teaching, having received the re-ap-pointment to the Peterson school. MEASLES FATAL Helen Leichty of Monroe Victim —Little Girl Died on Birthday. OTHER MONROE NEWS Fishing Party Enjoyed an Outing at the Celina Reservoir This Week. Monroe, Ind., May 27—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Helen, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Leichty, who reside on West Jackson street, died at 1 o’clock Thursday from the effects of measles. The little girl took sick the first of the week and was thoroughly broken out Wednesday, but yesterday morning they had all disappeared and the case developed into pneumonia which caused her death. The child’s birthday was yesterday, she being just two years old at the time of her demise. She leaves a father, mother, two brothers and one sister to mourn their loss. Funeral Saturday. Landon Smith, clerk at Lichty Bros., hardware store, is very sick with the measles. A fishing party left here last Tuesday morning for Celina, Ohio, where they spent several days at the reservoir. The party included W. S. Keller, Charlie Merriman, P. E. Fugate and Oscar Ersman. They returned home Thursday and report a fine time and also exhibited a string of fine fish. No hair-raising incidents or “fishy” fish stories are being related by the party, but one tremendous calamity occurred when they heard a splash and a clamoring, and upon investigation they found that Charlie Merryman had fallen out of the boat, resembling a big toad trying to get to shore. No serious effects are noticed as Charlie resumed his duties here as town marshal as usual. The Royal Neighbors will hold their ice cream social at the Woodmen hall on next Saturday evening. Let everybody turn out and help make this’ the first social of the season here a big success. Don't forget the time —Saturday evening. Oliver Hendricks was a Fort Wayne visitor last Tuesday. A. S. Keller, the real estate and insurance agent, and Dr. R. G. Knossos Berne will be found in their new quarters in the Joe Hocker building on and after next Monday. o— YOUNG LIFE IS ENDED. Mother Finds Infant Son Dead at Her Side. Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pyke, residing on the Elisha Nidlinger fartri, three miles east of town, were held today. The babe, which was only two days of age at death, was born on the morning of May 23rd. It was a particularly healthy and strong little one and the proud mother was horrified and shocked when she awoke Thursday morning early, only to find the baby lying cold in d.-ath at her side. The case is a particularly sad one. Four older children survive?

PUT ONE OVER The Standpatters Laughing About That Great Tariff Board. IT MEANS NOTHING The Board Has No Power and May Only Last a Year. Washington, D. C., May 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The standpatters in congress are making a heroic effort to spread broadcast the impression that the act of the house in voting to appropriate $250,000 for the maintenance of the present tariff board for another year means that something really is to be done in the way of a tariff investigation. Privately these same standpatters are congratulating each other over the way they have fooled the public—or think they have fooled it —over the way they have deceived the president. They hear unofficially that the president is satisfied. They thought he would be, for numerous experiences since the first Monday in last December have convinced them that the chief executive is willing to accept any sort of legislation that is handed out to him. Os course, the so-called tariff board provision adopted by the house does not mean anything worth while. The chief objection to the provision which the insurgents make is that no tenure of office is provided for the members of the tariff board. Under the provision the house has voted into the sundry civil bill the members of the board are continued in office for one year more. If at the end of the next fiscal year congress decides to drop the board, it can do so by simply refusing to appropriate the money for its support. Under the proposed legislation the board will have no authority whatever to call persons before it, or to call for information from industrial establishments. The insurgents also point out that the board is not required to make a report to congress. CALLED BY DEATH Miss Mathilde Romberg Died at Fort Wayne Thursday Evening. WAS ILL TWO MONTHS With Chronic Pleurisy— Funeral Services Will be Monday Morning. The death of Mathilde Romberg eighteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Romberg, occurred at 5 o’clock i nursaay evening at the home, 123 East Jefferson street, Fort Wayne. About two or three months ago. Miss Mathilde first became ill with an ailment that developed into chronic pleurisy. T.ie blossom of health soon faded from her cheeks and though the smite never left her lips, she declined rapidly until the hand of the angel of death was placed upon her fair young brow. A girl of sweet and lovable disposition, her death has caused much sorrow to her parents and many other relatives and friends. She was born in this city in August, 1891, and lived here until about five years ago when the family moved temporarily to Ft. Wayne, though they have retained their home here. She was a student at St. Augustine's academy until she became ill. Her last visit here was about two months ago, but only for a few days. She is survived by her parents and four brothers, Hermann, Maximilian, Athelston and Arminius and two sisters, Columbia and Germania, all at home. The funeral services will be held Monday morning at the St. Marys cathedral, Fort Wayne, leaving the house at 9 o'clock. Interment at St. Joseph cemetery, Fort Wayne. The family has the sincere sympathy of their many Decatur friends. _ ■ o - — Jake Tester made a business trip to Schumrn, Ohio, this noon.

TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. And Two Other* Badly Injured While Driving Near Logan, 0., Today. (United Press Service.) Logan, Ohio, May 27—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two women are dead, a man is dying and another woman is seriously and perhaps fatally Injured as the result of an automobile accident early today. The party was motoring along the Hocking river when the machine plunged into the ditch and overturned. Lillie Wright and Flossie Newman were killed Will Snyder, a big manufacturer here, was fatally hurt and Miss Snyder was badly hurt. O' 1 BIG CROWD AT INDIANAPOLIS. Indianapolis, Ind., May 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Motorists from many Indiana cities who were headed toward this place, arrived today for the speedway races. Hundreds of visitors arrive on each train and interurban. Clear skies and mild temperature favor immense crowds and easy driving. Q

THE COURT NEWS An Important Will Contest Case From Huntington County Filed Here. A $5,000 DAMAGE SUIT Filed Against Rinehard Liemenstall by Daughter is Sensational. An important case has been filed here on change of venue from Wells county, where it was taken from Huntington county. It was filed at Huntington in January, 1909, and is entitled John F. McArdle and eight others vs. Patrick Gorman and about a dozen others, complaint to contest the will of Bridget Roche. The attorneys for the plaiatlff are King & Adams and T. A. Hollister and F. H. Gaines. Attorney D. E. Smith filed a new complaint, the title of which is Geo. Bowers et al. vs. Simon Bowers et al., suit for partition. L. C. DeVoss is attorney for Sarah Bowman in a sensational suit which she has filed against her father, Rin • hard Limenstall, in which she alleges that her father has carnally known her since sue was twelve years old and has otherwise mistreated her. She demands $5,000 damages. The defendant, a well-known citizen, denies the charges and has employed Attorneys D. E. Smith and Peterson & Moran to defend him. Norwich Union Fire Insurance company vs. Chicago & Erie Railway Co., damages. SI,OOO, demurrer filed to complaint. Charles H. Lammiman vs. Frederick Scheiman, damages, $4,000. Change of venue granted and cause sent to Jay county for trial. In the cases of the Old Adams County bank vs. Cardwell Box Co. et al., on notes, separate demurrers filed by defendants and overruled. Crosscomplaints filed by each party, to which plaintiffs and defendants are ruled to answer. The case of William Mesel vs. Ellen Rayn et al., suit on account, will not be concluded before tomorrow and may go over until next week. Real estate transfers: Isaac Summers to John J. Summers, 80 acres, Monroe tp.. $8000; F. M. Schirmeyer to Daniel A. Baumgartner, lot 58, Decatur, $25; Jennie Hutton to M. E. Hutton, lot 278, Geneva, $600: M. E. Hutton to James Ruple, lot 278, Geneva, $300; Henry Krick to H. B. Heller, to Mary Tyndall, lot 72, Decatur, $25; F. DeLaclair to Edwin P. Gillum et al., 40 acres, Hartford tp., $4300. Word was received in the city today from Roy Sautbine, formerly of this city, but now of Waterbury, Conn., stating that he was well and doing fine. He is engaged in the picture business and is meeting with much success. He will leave in a few’ weeks on his vacation, going to Maine, where he will camp in the mountains for a number of weeks.

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HEART FAILURE Pheron P. DeCou, Aged Sixty-Three, Found Dead in Bed This Morning. AN ELOPING BEE Floyd and Hattie Martz Elope—The New Bank Officers. i i Geneva, Ind., May 27 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —There is much sadness in the home of Dr. Ch. Bock- ' hoven of Briant today, caused by the deatn of Pheron P. DeCou, who was found dead in bed this morning. For five years both Mr. and Mrs. DeCou ■ have lived in Briant with their daughter, Mrs. Bockhoven. The deceased retired apparently in good health and when called at 5:30 this morning was found dead. Heart trouble was the , cause of death. A widow and four children survive, the latter being Jerry W. DeCou of Kenosha, Wis.; Margaret DeCou of Orion, Mich.; Mrs. Dr. La. Bockhoven of Briant, and Mrs. Dr. O. M Graham of Geneva. Messages were sent immediately to the absent members of the family and arrangements for the funeral will be deferred until the time of their arrival is known. The deceased was born in Niagara county. New York, in 1846. He was a member of the Geneva M. E. church and one of the most highly respected men in both Briant and Geneva. Geneva has entertained an eloping bee. Floyd and Miss Hattie Martz, cousins, left their friends and homes and are now supposed trying to get married some place in Michigan, where such things are worked. There is no particular reason for an elopement unless it is the urgent desire on their part to cut up in a romantic way. Word is expected from them most every mail, and their presence here is also looked for within a fewdays. Officers for the Farmers and Merchants’ bank have been named and the list means that the best that Adams counts has are connected with this new financial institution. The president is Martin Laughlin, now • one of the commissioners of the coun- • ty, and an influential citizen of JesI ferson township. The vice president i is J. W. McCray; treasurer, C. D. Arnold. The directors are Martin Laughlin, J. W. McCray, Isaac Teeple, Geo. • Ineichen, G. W. Schafer, George Shoe- , maker, Eugene Lindsey, Thomas Drew > and S. H. Teeple. They expect to open within a short time and to that end will bend every energy. Mrs. S. Acker entertained the La • dies’ Birthday club at a 6 o’clock din ner last evening, the event being in honor of her—l don’t know —birthday. The guest of honor was Mrs. E. A Spiller of Bluffton. A delightful time was enjoyed and the wish was expressed that she have many happy returns of the day. Clarence Jacobscon of Marion, In'diana, was visiting with Dr. Mattox and family Thursday. This was his first visit to Geneva in eighteen years. Having been raised in Ceylon, a side trip to that famous village was one of the enjoyments of the visit. Mrs. S. H. Teeple, of whom mention was made a few days ago, is re- ■ ported to be some better at this time. The ladles of the Eastern Star gave ■ a musical last evening at the Masonic ■ hall, which was a rare treat for those • in attendance. Tho program was of the kind that made a person glad to be there. y The first ice cream social on the 8 calendar Is due on the evening of June Ist. The ladies of the M. E. Aid 8 society will give an ice cream social e at that me at the corner of High II and Line streets. S 0 t, The W. R. C. have a called meetlnc s at their hall tonight. Every membe* urged to be present.