Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 226.

SIMILAR DISASTER Interurbans Crash Together Between Tipton and Kokomo This Afternoon. SIX PERSONS DEAD And a Dozen or More Badly Injured—Disobedience of Orders the Cause. (United Press Service.) Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Six people were killed, two fatally hurt and ten others seriously injured In a head-on collision between a northbound passenger and a southbound freight car on the Indiana Union Traction line, when they crashed together at Jackson’s crossing between this city and Tipton shortly after noon today. The dead: Motorman Baker, Tipton. B. T. Welsh, traveling man. Fo-t Wayne. Dr. H. Hosthauer, of Brooklyn. Mr. Hosthauer brother of the above. C. Railbach, Haymera. Ind. Lewis Groo, Kokomo, Ind. The injured: Carl W. Carze. Sixth U. S. Cavalry. Fort Harrison, injured about head. Mrs. C. A. Moore. Elwood. knee fractured, nose broken. W. W. Lumby, traveling man. Fort Wayne, leg broken. Belle Jones, Greentow«, face and arms injured. J. W. Montgomery, Elwood, skull fractured, will die. Disobedience of orders is said to have caused the wreck. Medical aid was rushed from this place to the scene. Dr. Hosthauer was enroute to this city, where he was to wed Miss Nell Caxon. daughter of one of the wealthiest and bes* known men ol this city, and his brother was to act as his best man. A clump of trees hid the approaching cars and they came together at a curve. The freight went through the limited demolishing the motor. 1 lie southbound car overrun its orders, which were that they stop at firs! stop south of Kokomo, but they passed that point, thinking they could make another switch and ran into the northbound limited, which was in charge of Joseph Baker. oMOTORMAN’S ORDERS FOUND. (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 24— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The orders of the southbound motorman have been found and turned over to the Wabash Traction company. It is said that they show the facts as claimed by the chief dispatcher, thus fixing the blame for Wednesday’s wreck on the Motorman Corkwell. A late message from the Fort Wayne hospital says that all the patients there will probably die, w'ith the exception of Mrs. Burgen. ■ ii t,* — “ MACCABEES POSTPONE MEETING The Lady Maccabees’ meeting, which wa sto have been held next Monday evening at the home of Mra. Morris Hayes, has been postponed until a wee kfrom Monday. — — o ——- " The Misses Marie and Letta Kin'z, Georgia Meibers and Lillian Harris, and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune will go to Willshire, Sunday. They will be entertained during the day by Miss Inez Snellon.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

THE JESSE HUFFMAN FUNERAL. Plans for the funeral of Jesse Huffman, the well known Marion young man killed in the fatal traction wreck "t Ki'i<jg'.ana Wednesday, have been veinpleted. The service will take place Sunday arternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Diggs of No. 724 West Third street, and the Rev. H. T. Gary, pastor of the Forst Presbyterian church, will have charge. The music will be furnished by the Marion Conservatory of Music, and the pall bearers will be Charles Beshore, Fred Stevenson, Wilnem Wilson, Berthold Nussbaum, Ben Larrimer, and Dr. Klen Kimball. The interment will take place at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. The body of Mr. Huffman will lie in state at the Diggs residence from 6 o'clock this evening until Sunday noon. —Marion Leader. PROGRAM IS GOOD The Musical Georgettes Will Appear at the Crystal Theater Tonight. FOR PYTHIAN SISTERS All Who Attend Will Enjoy an Evening of Genuine Amusement. In order that the little folks may too enjoy an opportunity of seeing and hearing the famous “Musical Georgettes,” arrangements have been completed to give a matinee performance at the Crystal theater this afternoon, when they will give their program in its entirety. The admission fee will be, adults. 25c; school children, 10c. The program as it will be rendered afternoon and night follows: Hungarian Fantasia —Tobani —Violin, Cello and Harp. Cello Solo —Cavalleria Rusticana — Mascagni—F. L. Georgette. Saxophone Solo —Popular Ballads — Josephine A. Georgette. Trio —Sextette from Lucia de Lammermoor —Donize|ta —-Violin, Mandolin and Harp. Mandolin Solo —Boston Ideal — Seigel—F. L. Georgette. Violin Solo —Souvenir de Weiniawski —Haesche —Josephine A. Georgette. Saxophone Trio—Popular Airs — Eleanor N„ Josephine A, and F. L. Georgette. Xylophone Solo—American Patrol —Josephine A. Georgette. Musical Aluminum Tubes —Selected , —F. L. Georgette. * Harp Solo —Annie Laurie—Ryder—Eleanor N. Georgette. Trio— Serenade—Title— Violin, Cello and Harp. Banjo Solo—Darkies’ PicnicBrown —F. L. Georgette. Swiss Hand Bell Trio—The Last Rose of Summer —Eleanor N.. Josephine A. and F. L. Georgette. Occarina Duet—Southern Airs— Foster —Josephine A. and F. L. Georg-. ette. Marimbaphone Trio—The Gladiator —Fucik. Musical Flowers—La Paloma. Organ Chime Trio—Medley of Popular Airs— Eleanor N., Josephine A. j and F. L. Georgette. g Program subject to change without* notice. The above program covers a wide range and should please any audience, and the Pythian Sisters solicit your patronage. Proceeds for the benefit of the lodge. Remember, Pythian night at the Crystal, Saturday, September 24th. .— o THE ELKS' SPECIAL CAR. About fifty Decatur Elks will go to Bluffton Sunday to attend the services for the Bluffton Elks, victims of the wreck. The Decatur delegation will leave at 8 o’clock Sunday morning in a special interurban car, and those who are goine should meet at the hall at 7:30 o’clock. — o UNION-ROOT S. S. CONVENTION. The Union-Root township Sundayschool convention will be held Sunday, October 2nd, in the Salem Evangelical church in Union township. A good program will be given and there are several from this city who will take part.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, September 24. 1910.

COURT HOUSE NEWS A Marriage License Issued to a Couple of Rather Mature Years. REAL ESTATE DOINGS Various Matters as Disposed of in the Circuit Court Today. Minnie Linn et al vs. Lisetta Hoffman, partition, demurrer filed by each defendant. Old Adams County bank vs. Decatur Filler company, receiver, former inventory withdrawn and new one filed. James H. Brewster et al. vs. Sophia Brewster, partition, motion to have complaint made more specific overruled. Charles F. Challenger, guardian, vs. Samuel R. Arden et al„ ordered that all papers in this case be placed on file with the clerk of this court within five days. The case was filed here on change of ve'nue from Allen county. A marriage license was issued to Magdalena Felber, aged 70, Berne, and Jacob Nusbaum, 76, Berne. The bride has been married once before and the groom twice. A license to wed was granted Rev. Theodore Hoenemann, 29. a minister from Kansas, and Louisa Zwick, 30, daughter of County Commissioner Henry Zwick. Real estate transfers: Clara Hughes to Anna M. Moltz, lot 138, Decatur, $2500; Henry Schindler to Fred Eichenberger. lot 46, Berne, $3,000; Harvey D. Rice to B. P. Rice, lot 572, Decatur, $1500; Pearl Cross to George U. Cooper, 20 acres, Hartford tp„ $2500; E. H. Habegger to Adams Nusbaum, 20 acres. Monroe tp., S2OOO.

TAKEMANYORDER3 The Decatur Motor Car Company is Sending Cars All Over the Country, GREAT OPPORTUNITY Bowers Realty Company Has Purchased One— Watch Advertisement. The Decatur Motor Car companv has just received an order for a twoton truck from the Merkle Brothers of Cincinnati. This concern purchased the first truck ever built by the Decatur Motor company, then the Coppock company, l and this order is proof that the truck did as guaranteed. The company is doing a big business just now, disposing of many cars. They have taken more orders this week perhaps than in any other week in the history of the company. Two car loads were sold to Kansas people and have been shipped out. The Bowers Realty company of this place has also purchased one of the cars and there are many other orders. If you are expecting to buy a car you could not do so at a more opportune time. Just now you can save about S2OO on a car. Why not take advantage of this great opportunity. o— SAW WRIGHT AIR SHIP. Miss Minnie Orvis returned Friday evening from a visit with relatives at Dayton, Ohio, and Richmond. Miss Orvis attended, the fall festival at Dayto nthls week and had the pleasure of seetlng the Wright Brothers’ air ship fly on Thursday. The flight was abeautiful one and witnessed by at least 100,000 strangers. Dayton is the home of the Wright Brothers and the city is very proud of her great men. The flight Thursday fuily sustained their right to pride.

MRS. STOKES JACKSON IS DEAD. Wife of Democratic State Chairman Died Friday Afternoon. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Mrs. Mary Jackson, wife of U. S. Jackson, democratic state chairman, died at her home in Greenfield, Hancock county, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Jackson was about sixty years old and bad been an invalid for many years. Since last November, however, her illness has been critical. Mrs. Jackson had lived in Greenfield for nearly thirty years and was highly esteemed. She was always keenly interested In current affairs and kept well informed on political matters, especially those in which Mr. Jackson was interested. She was a member of the Baptist church. Word of her death was received at democratic headquarters Friday afternoon by Myron D. King, secretary of the committee. Mr. King closed the state offices and they will not be opened until Monday morning. ATTEND SERVICES Decatur Lodge of Elks Will Go to Bluffton in a Body Sunday. THE WRECK NEWS Funerals Are Being Held— Investigation Begins on Monday Morning. The Decatur lodge of Elks will go to Bluffton Sunday to attend the funeral of several of their brother Elks who will be buried tomorrow. They will leave here on the interurban for Fort Wayne at 8 o'clock, going from there to Bluffton over the Wabash Valley traction line. All members are requested to be at the lodge room at 7:30 o'clock. The funerals of the victims of the terrible wreck of Wednesday are being held at various times and places as arranged by relatives and friends. Seymour Robinson and L. C. Justus were buried today, as was also Daniel Dubach of Domestic and Mr. Stuckey of Vera Cruz. The services for Jesse Huffman will be held tomorrow. The real investigation of the wreck will begin Monday, when special grand juries will convene at Bluffton and Fort Wayne to probe the matter. The state railway commission is also investigating as is the traction company and nothing will be left undone to place the blame where it belongs. The awful accident is still nearly the sole topic of conversation in this part of the state and it will be a long time before it ceases to be talked over. RESOLUTIONS OF DECATUR ELKS Whereas, An appalling catastrophe, unequalled in its distress, staggering in its awfulness, has ruthlessly taken from this life, esteemed Brother, O. P. Zimmer, W. D. Gurgen, L. C- Justus, William Beer, H. D. Cook, Lloyd Brown, F. D. Jones, Seymour Robinson of our Sister Lodge, No. 796, B. P. O. E., of Bluffton, Indiana, and Whereas, We are overwhelmed with poignant grief, our hearts melting with deepest woe; be it therefore Resolved, That we extend to the families of these dear brothers that sympathy we so deeply feel, and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to these families, to the press and ordered spread of record on the records of this lodge JAMES T. MERRYMAN, FRENCH QUINN, CHARLES S. NIBLICK, EARL B. ADAMS, JOHN C. MORAN, Committee. — D. I, Weikel has moved his news stand fi«m Madison street to the Mason building on Second street, just south of the Hensley jewelry store, and while everything is not just arranged as he Intends to have it, the store is assuming an “at home” appearance and it will not be long until he will have everything in order. The remodeling has given an excellent display window for the magazines and papers, and the location of the store is an ideal one.

TWO BOYS CLEARED Phillip Rash and Clinton Death Acquitted by Instruction of Court, TWO ARE SENTENCED John Durbin and Ben Lett • Got in Bad With Their Own Testimony. Phillip Rash and Clinton Death, the two young men from near Bobo, who were charged with the theft of two bicycles, and whose trial began on Thursday morning, were acquitted abruptly Friday evening after the evidence had all been submitted. The chief witnesses against the two youths were John Durbin and Ben Lett, who had recently plead guilty to horse stealing. After the court had heard the testimony, he promptly ordered the jury to return a verdict for the defendants, which they did ami the boys were discharged. John Durbin and Benjamin Lett, the two young men who confessed to having stolen a team of horses from a Mr. Schwartz of near Berne were today sentenced to a term of from one to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville refofmatory. They will be taken there by Sheriff Eli Meyer and Emerson Beavers, who will leave with them at 1 o'clock Sunday night. A petition signed by five hundred citizens from the locality in which the lads lived, was filed with the court, asking that the sentence be suspended and the judge gave it his deepest thought. It is believed that he rather favored doing so until the young men testified in the bicycle case Friday, when they gave testimony which almost certainly proved that they had also taken the bicycles. As a result the boys charged were released and today the court passed sentence on the two who had confessed. PATENT A SUCCESS 0 L. W. Coppock of This City Patents Automobile Appliance That is A GREAT SUCCESS Left Last Night For East to Present Same to Large Automobile Plant. L. W. Coppock, the well known automobile expert, and Jesse G. Niblick left Thursday night for Buffalo, N. Y., near which place they will visit a well known automobile manufacturing plant, wit hthe officials of which they will confer regarding a new patent of Mr. Coppock’s, which is said will revolutionize matters in the automobile world. Mr. Coppock has been working quietly on the appliance for the past year and it was a happy moment in August , about seven minutes till 12 o'clock —midnight—on this well remembered day in August, when, surrounded by a few Intimate friends, Mr. Coppock applied the last touch and the thing was gotten to work, being a success in all ways. A patent was immediately applied for, and now the large eastern firm, which has carefully examined the device, is so well pleased with it that it wants to use it in the manufacture of its machines, and called Mr. Coppock in conference regarding the same. Mr. Coppock and Mr. Niblick will be gone until Monday. o GAVE INTERESTING CHALK TALK A Mr. McSlhaney, representing the Prang Educational company, visited the Decatur schools Friday and gave an interesting chalk talk of ten minutes before the high school after dinner, demonstrating picture drawing, which was highly pleasing to the students and faculty.

NEW G. R. & I. TIME TABLE. Sunday will mark a change In the time table on the G. R. & 1., which will be in effect during the coming winter. Although no great change has been made in any of the trains, with one exception, that of northbound train No. 3, which has been changed a few hours earlier In the afternoon. The following schedule has been adopted, and goes Into effect tomorrow: Northbound. No. 5 1:41 a. m. No. 7 8:05 a. m. No. 3 3:12 p. m. Southbound. No. 4 1:45 a. m. No. 2 1:01p.m. No. 12 7:04 a. m. No. 16, going south, Sunday only, at 8:06 p. m. weddingT bells Wedding of Miss Louise Zwick to Rev. Hoenemann Solemnized Tomorrow. AT ST. JOHN’S Invitations Issued For Wedding of Miss Elizabeth Bauer at Chicago. A very beautiful and happy wedding of Sunday will be that of Miss Louise Zwick, daughter of County Commissioner and Mrs. Henry Zwick of Bingen, to the Rev. Hoenemann, a German Lutheran minister of Kansas. The wedding will be solemnized at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the St. John's Lutheran church by the Rev. Jaus, and will be witnessed by many friends of the couple. The wedding party will include, besides the principals, six bridesmaids, all intimate friends of the bride, who are the Misses Lena Oetting of Fort Wayne, Bertha Zwick, Clara Bultemeier, Johanna Jaehker, Minnie Berning and Anna Zwick. All will be gowned in white. The ceremony at the church will be followed by a reception and supper at the home of the bride’s parents, about one hudred fiftey invitations having been issued for this. Invitations were received in this city this morning by friends for the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Bauer, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Bauer, formerly of this city, but now of Vincennes. The groom is George C. Eby, a well known young man of Chicago, foreman in a large printing establishment there. The wedding will take place at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, September 27th. at the home of the bride’s brother, Henry Bauer, at - 3939 North Sacramento avenue, Chicago. Miss Bauer is well known here, where she often visited at the home of her parents, though she has made her home in Chicago for a number of years. Her last visit here was in August, when she renewed her acquaintanceship with many who will join in wishing her a long life of happiness. Miss Bauer is a sister of the Rev. G. Bauer of Union township. Miss Tillie Meibers will be among the Decatur friends who will attend the wedding. Another wedding of this autumn will be that of Miss Louise daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hockemeyer of St. John's, and Adolph Stoppenhagen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Stoppenhagen. of Friedheim, which will be solemnized next Sunday, October 2nd, at the St. John's church. The wedding of Miss Emelie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hjekemeyer, of St. John’s and Henry Kiess. of Preble, is announced to take place in the near future. The wedding of Miss Emma Mutchler and Rev. Edward Worthman will be solemnized next Thursday. September 29th, at the German Reformed church in this city. o AT POINT OF DEATH. Simon Hoffman, aged seventy-seven, who has been an inmate of the county infirmary for the past ten years, is lying at the point of death at that institution. Mr. Hoffman has been in failing health about four years, being a sufferer from Bright's disease, and for the past three weeks has been very bad. 1

A LARGE FUNERAL Was That of Mrs. Blanche Archbold Smith Held at Elhannan Church. IN WELLS COUNTY Was Victim of Kingsland Wreck—Many Decatur Relatives Attended. Nearly the entire north half of Wells county, it is said, including many relatives from this city, were in attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Blanch Archbold Smith, one of the victims of the Kingsland wreck Wednesday, which was held Friday afternoon at the Elhannan church near Ossian. Mrs. Smith was born and reared near Ossian, being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Archbold. She was married about two years ago, going to Montpelier, where she has made her home since. Wednesday she was on her way to Ossian for a visit with her mother, when the awful death overtook her, and she was taken on. lifeless and mangled, to the home in which her coming had been looked forward to with pleasure and happiness. She was a niece of Mrs. Mary Yager of this city and a cousin of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp, Mrs. S. E. Hite, Charles Yager of this city and Mrs. Ed France of Pleasant Mills, all of who mattended the funeral Friday. o— DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT. Emerson C. Kern Died at Sister’s Home in Indianapolis. After a lingering illness of nine months, Emerson C. Kern passed away September 10, 1910, at the home of his sister. Mrs. Naomi R. Blossom, Indianapolis, Ind. He was born March 15, 1847, at Massillon, Ohio. In 1852 he came to Adams county with his father and mother and in 1875 was married to Elizabeth B. Majors, who is now deceased. Mr. Kern is survived by two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Samantha E. Shackley. of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Naomi R. Blossom, of Indianapolis, and Mr. Wilson C. Kern, of Park River, North Dakota. —o DREW LARGE CROWD. Many Attended Drawing at SchaubGottemoller Store Today. The store of the Schaub, Gottemoller & Co., hardware dealers, was the scene of quite a rush this afternoon, when,the drawing for the silverware took place at 2:30 o’clock. It was entirely free and any one could cast a vote and perhaps win the beautiful set of Rogers silverware, providing he was present at the time of the drawing. This evening another drawing will take place at 7:30, at which time a large fancy rocker will be given away. If you have not yet cast your vote be sure and do so before the appointed time. o NARROWLY MISSED WRECK. Jerry Schuster of LaFontaine, who has been visiting with Mr. Beik of the LaFontaine Handle company, left Friday morning for Fort Wayne. Mr. Schuster, who is a horseman, and has a number of horses at the fair, says he has been shaking hands with himself ever since the Kingsland accident. He had contemplated taking a route that would have taken him on that car out of Bluffton on his way to Fort Wayne, but found that he could get into Fort Wayne fifteen minutes sooner by going on another road, which he did, thus escaping what would probably have been death for him. o-— — f- ATTEND KING FUNERAL. Mrs. H. Berling and son, Joseph, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moltz left this morning for Warren, where they attended the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Frank King, who were killed in the traction wrek at Kingsland Wednesday. Both Mr. and Mrs. King were well known in this city, Mr King having been manager of the Berling & Moltz plant at Warren, which is a I branch of their Bluffton establish- * ment.

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