Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 128

PLIGHT THEIR VOWS Happy Wedding Celebrated This Morning at St. Mary’s Church. B Y FATHER WILKEN Miss Frances Eiting Becomes Wife of Edward Gase —Wedding Dinner. Another Impressive wedding was solemnized this morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, with mass by Fatner Wilken, when Miss Frances Eiting and Mr. Edward Gase took the life vows making them husband and wife. The wedding was attended with a fitting ceremony and was moreover a very pretty one. The bride was very beautiful and stately in a gown of white silk, her long veil of toule caught to her hair with flowers. and with a prayer book clasped in her hand. Her sister, Miss Clara Eiting, served as bridesmaid and was lovely in a frock of pink silk, carrying a shower bouquet of ping carnations. The groom and his attendant —his cousin, Eugene Kinti—wore the customary black. Ushers were Cletus Hoeval of Fort Wayne and the groom's r.ephew. Clem Steigmeyer. After the ceremony at the church the bridal par ty with a large number of relatives and friends repaired to the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiting, two miles southwest of the city, where a tempting dinner was served, the festivities continuing throughout the day . A splendid feature of the bridal table was the fine large white wedding cake that occupied the place of honor in the center oi the table. The bride, who was born and reared here, Is known to all as a girl of lovely character. The groom was formerly a resident of this county also, and was one of its most highly esteemed young men. For the past year and a half he has resided at Tiffin, Ohio, where he is foreman in the Malleable Iron & Chain company’s plant. He has a home ready for his bride at 82 Elm street, to which place they will go after making a few days’ visit here. They are wholly deserving of the shower of good wishes bestowed upon them.

AN EARTHQUAKE Reported by Father Odenbach and Believd to Have Occurred in Japan. NO APPOINTMENT YET — For Fish and Game Commissioner—Railroads Did Not Increase Rates. (United Press Service.) Cleveland, Ohio, June I—(Speciall—(Special to the Dailye Democrat) —Father Odenbach of St. Ignatius College again records the record of an earthquake of : unusual duration today. Indications , are that the shock occurred in Japan. (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, June I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Governor Marshall has not yet appointed a commissioner of game and fisheries to succeed Z- T. Sweeiley of Columbus, whose resignation was to have been effective todaj. The governor is in Alamana. He re centiy requested Sweeney to continue the office temporarily if he should not be able to select his successor bj June Ist. (United Press Service.) St. Louis, Mo., June I—(Special to Dally Democrat) —No advance in freight rates was put into effect todaj by the twenty-five railroads of the cen tral west. Following the granting o a restraining order late yesterday by Federal Judge Dwyer, United States District Attorney Houtz today will file an expediting certificate providing for a spteedy hearing of the matter. o - — ' Miss Fern Blossom of Rockford, Ohio, is visiting with Dyke Frisinger and family. ....

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

ATTENDED FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Drake and son. I heodore, left this morning for Ligonier in answer to a message received informing them of the death of Mrs. Drake’s grandmother, Mrs. William I lart, whose death occurred at noon on last Monday. No particulars were given, but It Is thought that her death was caused by heart trouble, with which she has suffered for some time. She was seventy-three years of age and had been bedfast for four months. The funeral was held this afternoon and interment was also made at that place. -— o—— ■ . ■ A PECULIAR HRE Was One That Occurred at Ossian Between Saturday and Monday. THE HOUSE KEY LOST Interior of Home Was Charred—Fire Outened Because of Lack of Air. A very peculiar fire occurred at Ossian some time between Saturday night and Monday morning, and it is believed that all that saved a house belonging to John Branegan and oci cupled by Alvin Hart and family was the fact that the room in which the fire started was so air tight that the fire smothered out for lack of oxygen to feed the flames. Mrs. Hart went to the home of her parents at Tiletown, a mile west of , Ossian Saturday afternoon, and about ! seven o’clock in the evening Mr. Hart went home, found the key outside where his wife had left it and went into the house, and after an hour or so he also left, after locking the house and hiding the key in the usual place. Sunday search failed to reveal it. Finally when a key was found to fit the lock and the house was entered it was discovered that there had been a fire in the bedroom. A mattress, three comforts, pillows, and one side j of the bed had been consumed and the i rest of the bed had been so hot that it ! was charred, as also were chairs and j other furniture in the room. A hole I had been burned almost through the floor before the fire smothered out, and smoke had blackened walls and - fixtures. The theory was that somebody had | been in the house and started the fire although for just what object is a mystery, and when they went out closed everything up so tightly that the fire was smothered in the night room. —Bluffton News. —— o — took the examination. j. p. Haefling Was Before the State Board of Public Accountants. County Clerk James P. Haefling has • returned from Indianapolis, where I Tuesday he appeared before the state board of public accountants and took the examination as a field examiner. There were 120 took the “exam.” The questions, twenty in all, were pretty ! stiff. Mr. Haefling will not resign his office if successful in this examina- : tion, but will probably be placed on I the eligible list and will have a good job ready when his time is out here. He has made an excellent county official and will prove a splendid man on the force of state accountants if appointed. CORNERSTONE LAYING. For the New U. B. Church at Wren, Ohio, June 12th. The cornerstone laying for the new $10,900 United Brethren church at Wren Ohio, will take place Sunday afternoon, June 30th, at 2:30, with appropriate ceremony. Dr. J. Lilly of Hicksville, Ohio, wnl officiate and everyone is invited to attend. — ' VOLUNTEER WORKERS. Forest Lester of Indianapolis, one of the Christian Volunteer cadets, was in the city today soliciting money to be used by the order in caring for the sick and hungry, helping the fallen, preaching the gospel and helping the orphans and other needy. He is a chap but fifteen years of age ,but takes great pleasure in his work of helping mankind.

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, June 1, 1910.

MARVEL OF BEAUTY Is the New I. O. O. F. Hall Which is Undergoing a Course of Remodeling. FRESCOERS FINISH Work on Finishing Touches to Improvements Can be Hastened. Kover & Sons, the fine artists from Fort Wayne, Tuesday finished the frescoing of the I. O. O. F. hall, which has been under way for some time, and everything is now ready for the varnishing of the woodwork, the laying of the carpet and the finishing touches that will make this one of the finest halls of its kind in this part of the state. A new’ steel ceiling is one of the improvements, and this, too, has come from under the artistic touches of the frescoers a marvel of beauty. The tints begin at the baseboard with soft warm shade for the dado, the colors of the wall above gradually growing lighter until the celling bursts forth into a glow like the sunset —pink, green and yellow—soltfly and harmoniously blended. On the walls at intervals are painted large pictures, portraying scenes from the Bible, which have a bearing upon the lodge work. Among those represented are the good Samaritan, Rebekah at the well. Abraham preparing to offer Isaac as a sac rifice, Jonathan and David, and others. These paintings have been on the wail for years, but were retouched and rebrightened by Kover & Sons. Around the border at the top of the walls are the various emblems and signs of the order, attractively set fortn. The new carpet which will be laid is a marvel of beauty, and when the fact that its cost is S3OO Is made known, an idea of its richness can be estimated. It will probably be two or three weeks before the remodeling can be finished. In the meantime the lodge sessions are held in the erstwhile dining room, which has been fitted up in a temporary way for the holding of the meetings. Mrs. William Schammerloch was at Fort Wayne today visittng friends.

THE ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL GRADUATES

The counity commencement exercises of the common schools of Adams county will be held on Thursday of next week, June 9th, on the school lawn at Geneva. The music for the occasion will be furnished by the Dudley Male quartet of Fort Wayne and the Geneva orchestra. The class address will be delivered by Dr. W. N. Ferris, president of the Ferris Insti-

Union Township John Bailey Georgia Magner Wildas Shifferly Root Township Guanita Boch John Gage Iva Bucher Lloy K. Magley Lawrence Lewton Hattie Wilder Heber Fonner Clara Heckmann Velma Butler Bebha Spangler E. Clark Fuhrman Edith Rice P~eble Township John Conrad Carl W. Schneider Alfred Jaberg Floyd W. Luttmann John Helmrich John Colter Hilda Trenary Kirkland Township Elvin Valentine William Adler Ernest Longenbarger Henry Borne Ruth Leyse Washington Township Essie Koos, Clara A. Tricker Herbert Kern Peter Spangler Ray C. Doty Morton Railing Esther Zerkel Ruth Zerkel Frances Zerkel Law’rence Spuller Ray Peterson Caroline Gerber Lulu Brown St. Marys Township 1 Hearl Newberry

REV. BEISSER VERY SICK. Became Worse Tuesday, But is Better Today. Rev. Beisser of the north part of the city, who has been very sick with kidney trouble and other complications, became much worse Tuesday afternoon and for a while It was thought that he was dying. He Is much better again today, nowever. The Rev. Beisser is about seventy years of age and for some time has been living retired from active church work. He is a prominent minister of the German Reformed church and was formerly pastor of the Reformed churches at Magley and this city. He is widely known and has friends everywhere who hope that he may recover rapidly. FRANK KING DEAD Passed Away at Home in Ligonier Last Night— Former Resident. WAS THE ELDEST SON Os Late Jacob King—Many Relatives Here—Funeral Will be Held Friday. From Ligonier comes the message of the death of Frank King, aged about seventy-five years, formerly a resident of this city, but who has made his home at Ligonier for many years past, his death occurring Tuesday night. Mr. King had been ailing for more than a year past, but the news of his death at this time was received unexpectedly. The deceased was the eldest son of the late Jacob King of this city. Two brothers, Sylvester and Lane King, and two half sisters, Mesdames James Bain and Adolph Hoffman, of this city survive, and he was also an uncle of Mr. L. C. Helm. He is also survived by a wife and several children. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon and many of the Decatur relatives will at'tend.

tute, Big Rapids, Mich., and the diplomas will be presented by Prof. Elmer C. Bunnell, assistant state superintendent. There are 181 graduates this year, of which number 116 are from the townships and sixty-five from the towns and Decatur. This is the largest class in the history of the county. In 1906 there were 106 graduates; in 1907, 128; in 1908, 147: In 1909, 146. This year sixteen pupils made a grade higher than ninety, they

Helen Cowan Ralph Fuller Gladys McMillen Glen McMillen. Cora Ray Clarence Potts Ralph Potts Blue Creek Township Mary Wechter Fred Lautzenheiser Grover T. Ray Wildus DaileyFanny Baughman Monroe Township Zella Wagoner Mary Depp Frieda Zurcher Dessio KenNoah E. K. Stauffer Lizzie Lehman Eldon Sprunger Harvey H. Nussbaumer Martha S. Lehman Alice Lehman Ira B. Fuhrman Olive Oliver Ida Brandyberry Mabel Hocker Melvin Noffsinger Harriet Mayer Elmer Winteregg Edgar Michaud Henry Girod Elda Sprunger Harry Kessler Paul Graham Joel Sprunger Orville Kessler French Township Raymond Cline Hartford Township Menno Augsburger Rozella Romey Ralph Bowen Tressie Meshberger Johnnie Eckrote Milton Eckrote Marie Glendening

THE COURT NEWS Jury Returns Verdict For Plaintiff in the Mesel vs. Rayne Case. FOR SMALL AMOUNT Mrs. Aumiller Allowed S2OO With Which to Conduct Divorce Suit. The jury in the Mesel vs. Rayne case, wmen went out at about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, returned a sealed verdict at 1 o’clock Tuesday night and the same was read in open court this morning, giving the plaintiff judgment for $22.00 The case required ten days and the plaintiff asked judgment for $340. The defendant in his crosscomplaint also claimed damages. The suit was a hard-fought one throughout and it is safe to say that neither side has made any money. The question of taxing the costs will probably come up within a day to two. A marriage license has been issued to Edward L. Gase, 30, a timekeeper at Tiffin, Ohio, and Frances M. Eiting, 28, daughter of Henry Eiting, of this township. Lora P. Aumiller vs. George Aumiller, divorce and $3,000 alimony, plaintiff allowed S2OO to conduct suit. Defendant ordered to pay SIOO to clerk at once and >IOO in thirty days. Cassius M. Andrew vs. Joseph Peiffer et al., default of all defendants, cause submitted, finding for the plaintiff and title to land quieted as prayed. John Schurger appointed commissioner to make deed. Kalamazoo National Bank vs. Cop* pock Motor Car Co., note, $450, rule to answer made absolute, demurrer to first paragraph of complaint sustained. Old Adams County Bank vs. Card well Box Co. et al., answers filed by all defendants. A. T. Vail was ruled to answer cross-complaints of J. W. Vail and R. K. Allison within five days.

being in their order of standing as lollows: Dorothy Dugan, 94 per cent; Cleland Ball, 93; John Conrad. 92.2; France Conter, 92.1; Wildas Shifferly, 91.7; Erma Houk, 91.6; Ruth Linton, 91.5; Flossie Fisher, 91.3; Mabel Hocker, 91.2; Martin Pleuss, 91.1; George Nachtrieb, 91; Helen Cowan, 90.7; Elgin Valentine, 90.7; Florence Cowan, 90.4; Edna Steele, 90.3; Cora Ray, 90.1. The list of graduates is as fgollows:

Orsa Coon Orpha Reese Ray Schlaugenhauf Leona Opliger Ruth Ensley Elmer North Wabash Township Frank Aumiller Selma A. Neuenschwander Metta Hirschy Elmer Stucky Flossie M. Fisher Della Kirchhofer Frank Pitts Martin Pluess Carl Pluess Meryl Longenecker Ruth Linton Chester A. Roth Ray Teeple Virginia Pyle Georgia Stephenson Donna Thompson Ivon Fisher Jefferson Township Blanche Beerbower George Anspaugh Addie Kelley Doyle Bebout Alpha Booker Daniel Champer Gusta Ketchm Ralph Snyder Berne Ella Welty Elma Neaderhouser Esther Habegger Louisa Habegger Cora Beitler Josie Sauder Geneva Helen Weeks Louisa Mattax Nora Brown Clara V. Hale Anna Armantrout Harold Wegmiller James O. Glendening Merrill Pyle Elizabeth Houdeshell

Mary Chrisman Charles Drew Robert Christman Marjorie Reddout Katherine Cook Madeline Newhinney Merle Vance Foster Fike Doris Acker Decatur Dorothy Dugan Cleland Ball France Conter Erma Houck Florence Cowan Mabel Harb Edna Steele Vivian Dutcher Jesse Cole Gladys Meyer Carrie Gallogly Joseph A. Hunter Winifred Ellingham Esther Evans Beatrice Coffelt Hazel Love Carl Beatty JoeMcConnell Veda Hensley Nellie Myers Taylor Long Allan Smith Ruth Miller Lydia Kirsch Lee A. Burke Grace Butler Gertrude Butler Daniel Falk Cecil Andrews George W. Nachtrieb Herman Hammond Ray Hunsinger Crystal Kern Henry Weidler Harvey Lewis Lucile White Cecil W. Cole Ida Fuhrman Miles Roop Otis Poling

CAPT. ALBERTI’S LECTURE OFF. D. E. Smith, presiding officer of the Masonic lodge here, today received a letter stating that owing to the continued poor health of Captain Alberti, the famous Russian traveler, scheduled to apepar here next wet I>, his physician has ordered a complete rest and that all dates are therefore declared cancelled. The captain first became sick at Geneva and his date was cancelled here several months ago. It Is likely now that he will not appear here at all. Q RAUCH IS CHOSEN Popular Marion Man is Renominated for Congressman in Eleventh. CONVENTION IS HELD X Democrats Codemn Republican Methods in Hartford City Meeting. Denouncing the Payne-Aldrich tariff law as a legal evasion of private graft, condemning the republican party for its wanton waste and extravagance of expenditure and at the same time reaffirming the democratic state platform and approving the endorsement of John W. Kern for United States sen ator, the democrats of the Eleventh congressional district assembled in convention here this afternoon and by acclamation renominated George W. Rauch of Marion. The resolutions adopted also commend the state ticket, praise the administration of Governor Thomas R. Marshall, approve Senator Shively, favor the dollar a day pension law, urge the adoption of an income tax amendment, oppose the central bank plan, condemns the ship subsidy and other special privileges and take a rap at the Eleventh district republicans for their failure to declare explicitly in their platform or resolutions its position upon the tariff and other great issues confronting the people. * o — COL ROOSEVELT IS CRITICIZED.

(United Press Service.) London, June I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The London newspapers , j today criticized Colonel Roosevelt s speech, rebuking England on her administration of Egyptian affairs yes- • terday, speaking of his remarks as a social crime and an unwarranted interference in a delicate situation. The London Leader treats lightly Roosevelt’s plea against sentimentalities in Egypt, declaring that he’is the greatest of all modern sentimentalists. THREW POT AT CROWN PRINCE. I (United Press Service.) Berlin, June I—(Special to Daily Democrat) —An insane Polish Jew named Abraham Eierweiss, attacked Crown Prince Frederick William today as the latter rode at the head of the Grenadier guard. The assailant hurled a zinc pot filled with beans at Willilam but missed his mark. King Albert of Belgium also rode with William on the opposite side of the maniac. Eierweiss was taken to prison. —o — ATTENDED FUNERAL OF NIECE. Mrs. John F. Colchin left this afternoon for Warsaw, in response to a message received this morning telling of the death of her niece, which occurred Tuesday. The niece is well known to manj here as Miss Ida May before her marriage. She is about thirty years of age and leaves five small children, besides her husband. The funeral will be held tomorrow. o SUIT IN ’SQUIRE STONE’S COURT Considerable interest was manifested this afternoon in 'Squire James H. Stone’s court, where a trial was in progress, the suit being entitled J. Q. Neptune vs. Mrs. Willard Steele, demand $25. It seems that about two years ago Mrs. Steele had an impression taken for a. set of teeth but never went back, securing the teeth somewhere else. The suit is to recover for work done on the teeth. 0 POCAHONTAS INITIATION. The Pocahontas lodge will have iniation tomorrow (Thursday) evening and all members are requested to be in attendance.

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MEMORIAL DAY Appropriately Observed at Bobo With Several Services. REV. D. A. J. BROWN Delivers Appreciative Sermon and Gives Tribute to the “Boys in Blue.” Bobo, Ind., June I—(Speciall—(Special to the Dally Democrat) —The Bobo M. E. church observed Memorial Day at the church Sunday morning at 10:30. The church was nicely decorated for the occasion with flags, bunting and flowers. The choir sang patriotic songs for this service and the pastor. Rev. D. A. J. Brown, gave a very able address on “The Boys In Blue,” which was appreciated by the large number that came out to this meeting. On Monday, Memorial Day, the committees from Bobo visited the cemeteries southeast of town and placed flowers on all of the graves. Some of the remarks dwelt upon by the pastor, pertained to why they were given the name of "Boys in Blue.” The tender age of the soldier boys was one reason. Twenty enlisted at eleven years of age, 100 hundred at twelve, 700 at thirteen, 1,000 at fourteen, 2,100 at fifteen, and so on. This is how they came to have that name. He next spoke o fthe cause leading up to the war, its results, and what it meant to the world. Next he took up the soldier, G. A. R., its orzanization, purpose, and then gave due credit to these men that are passing away rapidly, whose ranks are being depleted at the rate of about 1,000 a month. He spoke of the graves as treasuries that contain the sacred dust and from them come the memories of battles fought and victories won. In closing he said: “We love you for your patriotism; we honor you for your scars; respect you for your loyalty, and when your work on earth is done, I trust it will not be taps for the darkness of night, but that grand sound, the reveille, that will mean forever to camp upon the other shore, where strife will cease and fellowship will exist for ever.”

AN APPOINTMENT Hon. A. P. Beatty Will Succeed Henry Lankenau as Probation Officer. WAS NAMED TODAY — Mr. Lankenau’s Release is Caused on Account of Serious Illness. Attorney A. P. Beatty was this morning appointed by Judge Merryman to suceed Henry Lankenau a. probation officer for Adams county Mr. Lankenau has served this duty as ho does all which are allotted to him in a most faithful and capable manner and It is regretted that his poor health at this time has caused his services to end in this important work. Mr. Beatty will prove a mos. efficient officer. The entry on th< court docket, making the change, is as follows: “It appearing to the court that owing to the long and continued sickness of Henry Lankenau. the probation officer of the juvenile court, that he is physically, whollj unable to longer perform and dis charge the duties of said office, it is ordered by the court that said Henry Lankenau be and is hereby relieve/ of said duties and released from sai< office and that the Hon. A. P. Beatt? i be and is hereby appointed probation • officer of the juvenile court of Adams y county and for the performance of al - legal duties devolved upon a proba r tion officer. • o — Mrs. David Archer of Pleasant Mill was here today to take treatment fc an abscess which has formed in : S cavity in the lower jaw bone, fron a which a tooth was recently abstract ed. The abscess is quite painful. '