Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 281.

COURT HOUSE NEWS -— < 4 The Court Arranges the Docket For Term, Setting Down Cases. TWO NEW SUITS To Quiet Title to Real Estate —Other Affairs Disposed of Today. Attorney D. E. Smith filed two quiet title cases, entitled Byron Whiltridge vs. George Hager et al., and Martin Keefe vs. John Marse et al. H. M. DeVoss has been named as official reporter for the grand jury. First National Bank of Ft. Wayne vs. Cardwell Mill & Lumber Co., defendant, R. K. Allison, on petition of receiver Is ordered to show cause why he does not deliver possession of assets of defendant company to receiver. Sarah A. Baker vs. Palmer Baker, divorse. demurred filed, set for SaturDecember 3rd. Old Adams County bank vs. Decatur Filler Co., petition of receiver, against J. W. Vail et al., dismissed by receiver at cost of estate. Rosie Passwater vs. Charles Passwater, divorce, set for trial December Sth. James Q. Neptune vs. Eli W. Steele et al., set for December 16th. E. F. Leland vs. Henry Crawford et al., set for issue December sth. Other cases set for trial were: Geo. Zimmerman vs. Malinda Fronefield. December 26th; Sarah J. Guyselman vs. Fort Wayne Outfitters’ Co., December 22nd; Hyman Goldstine vs. Motor Transfer Co., December 19Xh; John Vought vs. George Fausnaught, replevin, December 14th; Clara Eckert vs. M. B. & E. Traction Co., December 12th. FINAL REPORT FILED SOON. The remainder of the Decatur Packing company's loose property, such as book accounts, fixtures, etc., have been sold by Receiver Voglewede and Attorney D. B. Erwin and everything is being settled this week. Ihe finai report of the receive*, will be filed in a very few days, thus closing up this matter. “TALLOW DIPS” Is Subject of Lecture to be Given by Dr. Miles This Evening. HE ARRIVED TODAY Large Audience Will Hear the Third Number of the Lyceum Course. Dr. Robert Parker Miles, the author, lecturer and traveler, who will give the third of a series of the lyceum course this evening at Bosse s opera house, arrived this afternoon, and is in readiness for the lecture this evening, he subject of Dr. Miles lecture tor tms evening is "Tallow Dips,” a lecture that has been received with great favor in the many states of the union in which it has been given. But one of the many words of praise given is the following by W. B. Slmcox, president of the lecture course, Richfield, Ohio: “A Richfield audience probably never enjoyed such a treat until Robert Parker Miles gave them his lecture, ’‘Tallow Dips.” His descriptions were picturesque and vivid, and were given with a natural charm and grace of manner that made the two hours pass too quickly. The committee has been urged over and over again to secure his return next year.” The curtain will rise for the lecture at 8:15. A large audience is assured.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT.

FORMERLY LIVED AT FT. WAYNE. Speaking of the death of Mrs. Fuller, who committed suicide at her home in Chicago a few days ago and whose lifeless body was found by Miss Victoria Stone of this city, the Fort Wayne Sentinel says: "Mrs. Fuller was formerly a resident of Fort Wayne and will be well remembered here as Miss Maud Hendricks, who was for a number of years a teacher in the Fort Wayne schools. About fifteen years ago she removed to Chicago. Immediate relatives surviving include the husband and a brother, the latter residing in California. A number of more remote relatives live in Fort Wayne.” BODY ARRIVES Remains of Bruce Shady, the Young Man Killed on Railroad in Chicago ON LAST SATURDAY Arrived at 3:23 and Taken to Home of Aunt, Mrs. Israel Rex. A telegraph message received here this morning by the relatives from George W. Shady of McMillen, Mich., was to the effect that the remains of Bruce, his eighteen-year-old son, who was killed Saturday afternoon in Chicago under the wheels of a railroad train, would arrive here this afternoon at 3:23 o’clock over the Erie railroad, the body having left Englewood, a Chicago suburb, at 11 o'clock this morning. The body will be taken to the home of the boy’s aunt, Mrs. Israel Rex, on South Third street. The arrangements for the funeral, however, will not be made until after the arrival of the boy’s father, who will accompany the body here. - —o : YEOMEN JOIN FORCES. The Pleasant Mills American Yeomen have decided to consolidate with the Decatur lodge on account of the small number of the Pleasant Milis membership. The members of the orer there had arranged Monday even- : ing to attend the lodge here, at which i time they were to be taken in. On acI count of the inclemency of the weathi er, however, but three were present, ■ the others to be taken in next Monay. After the initiation a supper was served. o - —■ WILL BECOME NURSE. Miss Lena Dickinson, a well known young lady of this city, will leave about the first of the year for Cleveland, Ohio, where she will enter the Glenville hospital nurse’s training class for a three years’ course, intending to enter the nurse's profession. Miss Dickinson has received a notice from the hospital that her application is next in line and she will be given the next vacancy which will probably be about January or February. Miss Dickinson is well qualified for the new work which she is about to take up. — —O 1 JACKSON-ENGLE WEDDING. Mlss Araminta Jackson, whose parents reside in Adams county, east of Curryville, was wedded at noon Saturday to Mr. J. S. Engle, principal of the Tocsin schools. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. S. Ballinger of Lima, Ohio, and the bride and groom will make their home at Tocsin. Both are well known here. Mr. Engle is one of the well known young schools teachers of this county and formerly was locaated at Murray. Bluffton News. —-u CHICKEN DINNER AND BAZAAR. The ladies of the United Brethren church will furnish a chicken dinner and hold a bazaar next Saturday, December 3rd, on Second street. They hope to get the Niblick room, corner of Second and Madison streets. Place will be announced later. Come and get your dinner and buy a Christmas present for your friend. The ladies will meet at the parsonage Thursday afternoon to‘complete arrangemeats. — -e * ROYAL NEIGHBORS’ NOTICE. All Royal Neighbors, and especially the degree team, are requested to be present at the meeting at the hall tonight for Important business.

ON MASTERS GRAVE Coachman of Count Tolstoi Opened Vein in Wrist and Bled to Death. AN AIRSHIP LINER Will Operate Between Boston and Washington— Busy Days in Ireland. (United Press Service.) Berlin, Nov. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Lying on the grave of ; Count Leo Tolstoi, at the foot of Poverty Oak, Yasnaya Poryama, coachman of the great author, who aided his master in his flight which ended in death, opened the veins of his wrist and bled to death, according to dispatches to the Morgan Post today. The man believed he had been partly responsible for Tolstoi’s death in assisting him to flee. i Chicago, 111., Nov. 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Determined to end, if possible, the strike of 40,000 garment workers, which for six weeks past has kept the police busy quelling , small riots, the city council will today take a hand in the affair. They ' will meet this afternoon and make a ’ strong effort to adjust the strike i which has already cost the city a • million and a half dollars. i .. _ New York, N. Y., Nov. 29—(Special ■ to Daily Democrat) —Airship liners ■ between Boston and Washington, with • New York, Philadelphia and Balti- :; more as ports, within six months, ac--1! cording to plans announced today by - Charles J. Glidden, president of the ■ Aerial Navigation Company. The pro- ■ moters say the work on the new aerial ’ Grey Hound will begin at once. It I will be larger than the famous Zebbelin liner, which was 472 feet long and carried 60,090 cubic feet of gas and had 40(1 horse power. Belfast, Ireland, Nbv. 29 —(Special i to Daily Democrat)—Home rule for , Ireland, if it ever comes as a reality, will be accompanied by fierce fight- ‘ | ing and bloodshed, according to UnionI ist forces today. The Orangemen ; say they will resist any attempt to break aw-ay from England and todayare organizing an army to oppose an Irish parliament. GOING ToIrEACH “Coxie” Grim Says He Will Do Evangelistic Work When Released. FROM COUNTY JAIL Traveling Evangelist Says He Believes He Will Make His Mark. "I should not be surprised if Chas. Grim, a young man now in your county jail, should become a preacher and make his mark,” were the words of the Rev. Samuel H. Windham, an evangelist from Dale county, Alabama, whose work is that of preaching to prisoners in jails and prisons. Rev. Windham has traveled over eight states and has many experiences to relate. Sunday he held a short service at the jail here and at the conclusion, Charles Grim, a young man known here as “Coxie,” went up to him and gave him a wooden Bible, which he had carved out with his pen-knife while passing time in jail. While talking. Rev. Windham says Sheriff Meyer came up and said that "Coxie” had told him that he expected to preach some day and “Coxie” replied: "I did tell you that, dln’t I?” The evangelist says that such occurrences occur now an then and that these men often save more men than those who have not had the experience. He prizes the Bible very highly and will carry it in his work. He tells his story to the business men of the community and receives some financial aid. Ten per cent of the fund he receives is used te place a Bible in each jail and prison.

Decatur, Ind. Tuesday Evening, November 29, 1910.

ADAMS COUNTY MEN. George Ineichen & Sons Among Largest Cattle Exhibitors. Indiana Is foremost among the exhibitors at the International Live Stock Exhibit on at Chicago this week in so far as the number and quantity of exhibitors are concerned and Indiana breders’ names appear, following In quick succession in the lists for number and excellence. George Ineichen & Sons of Geneva are among the names of the largest cattle exhibitors. Eli Sprunger of this city is one of the judges in the horse department. THE FINAL TOLL Mrs. John Peter Baker answers to the Call of Death This Morning’. / AT AN EARLY HOUR One of the Best Known Ladies of the County—The Funeral Thursday. Answering to the call of death at twenty minutes past four o’clock this morning, Mrs. Mary, wife of John Peter Baker, living three miles south of this city, and one of the most widely known ladies of this community, and a resident of this county for the last thirty years, was called to , her reward. For the past six months she had been ailing from a general breakdown, combined with heart trouble. from which she had suffered for a number of years, and her advanced age also contributed to the cause of her death. Her age at time of death was sixty seven years. For the last few weeks her condition has been such as to require the best of care and attention, and at times the end had been looked for almost momentarily. Many of her chilren were at her bedside during her last hours, and death came to her as a sweet repose. Her maiden name- was Mary Luxonbarger, and she was born in Gercoming to this 'county at the age of twenty, nearly forty-seven years ago, on her wedding day. Upon the arrival of her family in this country they went to Massilon, Ohio, where they resided for one year, going from there to Summit county, near Akron, Ohio, where they resided for several years. From there she came to this county with her husband, where they became most highly respected residents, Mr. Baker being one of the most prosperous farmers of the county. To this happy union were born twelve children, eleven of them—six boys and five girls—with the father, survive. Following are the childrenMrs. John Gross of Newcastle, Morris and Frank of New Mexico ,the latter being here at the time of her death; Morris will be unable to attend the funeral, because of the distance and the serious illness of Mrs. Baker at the present time; Mrs. Dan Jones and Joseph Baker of Gas City, Mrs. Jerry Coffieo, Mrs. Tena Schultz, Mathias and John of this city, and Mary and Fred, still at home. The funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock on Thursday morning from the St. Mary’s church, of which she has been a most ardent member for a number of years. Father Wilken will officiate. Interment will be made at the St. Joseph cemetery. o - —- LECTURE AT MONROE. The first number of the Monroe lecture course will be given Saturday evening, December 3rd, at the Methodist church. This will be a musical given by the Peterson Sisters, who some well recommended. The proceeds of the course are to be used in adding to the school library. An exceptionally stroug course has been secured, including George P. Bible, Willard Gorton and W. S. Culp. o LEFT FOR INDIANAPOLIS TODAY. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Confer and son, France, and Miss Ward, left this morning for Indianapolis, where they will make their home. Mr. Center will at noon tomorrow assume the duties as assistant secretary of state, at which time Mr, Ellingham also assumes the duties of secretary.

IT PLEASED MANY . Settlement of the Big Will ’ Case Here Caused Much Satisfaction : OVER IN HUNTINGTON Means That School Children There Will Have Free Tuition in Future. • Judgment has been entered in the Adams county court at Decatur upholding the will of Miss Bridget • Roche, which Omaha heirs sought to break by bringing suit in court to that effect. From the time that rumors began floating about that suit ' would be brought to break the will, there was no one in Huntington w r ho > could see where the contestant had a peep in, for all who knew the late John Roche and his sister, the late I Bridget Roche, knew that they were ' | people with unusually good sense and paresis is a malady, which their worst enemy, if they had any, would not charge them. The case was to have come up for trial in the Adams county court in Det catur Monday morning, but it was known Sunday that the case would not come to trial, and that the court 1 proceedings would merely be the 1 technical form of the court entering t judgment, upholding the will. Rev. . Father Noll, pastor of St. Mary’s conr gregation, informed the children at in- \ structions Sunday afternoon that the ■ case was settled. It meant much to 3 the St. Mary's congregation, as the 1 , church was handsomely remembered -by Miss Roche in her will, following r the example set by her brother, w-hen 1 he donated $50,000 with" which to f erect St. Mary’s church and furnishi ' ed the site for the church, school and t parsonage. It was understood bei I tween the brother and sister before ? ( his death along wnat lines the Roche 1 estate' was to be disposed of after - her death. By judgment being renr dered by the Adams county court, UpI holding the will, means that in the . , future pupils in St. Mary’s parochial - ! school are to have their tuition free. -1 In rendering judgment, sustaining j the will, the Adams county court i : gave the plaintiffs judgment in the i ! sum of SI,OOO, which will help pay - the cost incurred in bringing the suit. , | —Huntington News-Democrat. HAVE YOU PAID > • - - I ! Uncle Sam Demands That i We Take Your Name Off Subscription List. r ?! — —r—- • UNLESS YOU HAVE ) Inspector May Drop in Any Time—Why Not Pay It Up at This Time? How does your subscription stand? It is important that you have your subscription to the Daily and Weekly Democrat paid in advance. As was mentioned a few days ago, an inspector is now going over this state, looking up the books at the offices of the various papers and causing trouble for the editor when he finds the paper is being sent to those who owe more tlhan three months on a Daily or a year on a weekly. Now every one knows that the editor has troubles enough without heaping on him this added one. So don’t let your name be checked up as one that must be taken off the list. We try to send you notice three or four times a year, so that you will know just how you stand and if you are behind you should remit. We do not want to lose a subscriber, but when Uncle Sams hays we must, there is but little else to do but to take your name off. There was much obpection to this law when it was passed and the genera! information given out was that it would not be enforced as to the smaller papers, but it seems now that it is to be. The only safe way to do is to pay ahead. Look yours up.

NEW LAW FIRM AT PORTLAND. A new law firm was launched Friday evening when Judge John M. Smith and James R. Fleming, the retiring prosecuting attorney, merged their legal talents under the firm name of Smith & Fleming. Mr. Fleming succeeded Judge James J. Moran, who for six years prior to assuming his judicial duties last week, had been a law partner of Mr. Smith. The new firm will begin business next Monday in the suite of rooms in the Bimel building occupied by James J. Moran for several years and later by Smith & Moran. —Portland Sun. o SURPRISE PASTOR Members of Congregation of Christian Church Remember Birthday OF THEIR PASTOR Gave Him Surprise Call Last Night, Bringing Suppers With Them. - 11 J. M. Dawson, pastor of the Christian church, was a very surprised man Monday evening at 6 o’clock, when, after being called away from home on some pretext of a visit with Grandfather Artman in the west part of the city, he returned to his home and found, hidden in the inner light of the darkened house, a company of fifty-one members of his congregation awaiting to extend greetings to him in honor of his forty-first, birth anniversary, which, however, occurred the diy before, Sunday, November 27th. The good man, who is so fluent in the pulpit, was simply too surprised to say a word when at first he realized the import of the assembly, so it was their turn to make the most of the I situation by expressing to him their esteem and their best wishes for many returns Os the event. He soon recovered, however, and joined heartI ily in the good time that followed. The tables had been set during his absence with all the good things that make a royal seast —chicken and other good things which are supposed to be just to the taste of ministers- but which everybody else likes, too, and for which Grandfather Artman, as the patriarchal head of the company, gave | thanks before partaking thereof.. The center of the table, at which the min- ■ ister and wife were seated, with others, was adorned with a large birthday cake, bearing the minister's initials and the symbol of his years, | “41.” On account of the weather, not I as many attended as would have lik- J ed, but those who braved the weather j were Mr. and Mrs. Will Ramey and | children, Joe Beery, Mrs. C. J. Weav-! er, Mrs. George Steele and daughter, | Jeanette; Mrs. Will Parr, Mr. and , Mrs. Jaeob Eady and daughters, Mr. I and Mrs. P. G. Williams and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett and son, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, Lynn and Gretel Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. Will Darwechter and son, Elmer; Grandfather Artman, Mrs. Joe Cloud, Mrs. Elmer Smith, Mrs. Henry Schultz and daughter, Emma; Mrs. Will Cross, Mrs. J. H. Daniels and daughter, Nellie; Misses Margaret Daniels, Lena Dickinson, Dessie Beery, ’Jessie Magley. — —o- — — WILL RESIDE IN DENVER. Mr. and Mrs. George Dull Leave Tomorrow For the West. Mr. and Mrs. George Dull, formerly of this city, now of Wren, Ohio, will leave Wednesday for Denver, Colo., where they will make their home, hoping to benefit the health of Mrs. Dull. Mt. Dull was formerly operator for the Clover Leaf railroad in this city, and holds a similar position at Wren, Ohio. He has secured a similar position with a railroad in the west and will be located in Denver. Mrs. Dull was Miss Elizabeth Dudley before her marriage, and was employed for some time as a typo in the Decatur Journal office. LECTURE GIVEN TONIGHT. Dr. Robert Parker Miies will give his famous lecture this evening at Bosse’s opera house, this being the third of the series of the lyceum course given under the auspices of the high school seniors. |

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FOR BETTER ROADS Association is Being Organized in Every County in This State. TO MEET SATURDAY Will Present a Measure of Much Importance to the Legislature. A good roads meeting will be held in every county in Indiana Saturday, December 3rd, according to the plans of the Indiana Good Roads’ association. Letters have been received here by a number of citizens appointing them delegates to the American Good Roads Congress in Indianapolis December 6th to 9th, and asking them to interest others in organizing a local good roads association in this county on Saturday preceding the congress. The suggestion is that a general meeting be called to which all citizens in the county who are interested in obtaining better roads for Indiana shall be invited and that short addresses be made by those present. The Indiana Good Roads Association I offers to furnish information and data if application is made to the secretary, Will J. Dobyns in the Board of Trade Building at Indianapolis. At these various county meetings organizations are to be perfected with the usual officers and all delegates elected to the American Good Roads Congress in Indianapolis will receive credentials from the headquarters. The real purpose of the organization, however, is to help crystalize sentiment in the various communities in favor of such legislation by the general assembly in January as will make better roads possible. The county organizations will be affiliated with the state BSBoelatioik and the .dicers of the local branches’ will be kept fully informed of the ! progress of the campaign. While it is not anticipated that there will be serious objection In the legislature to the measure which will be presented still the united influence of the various county organizations will lend moral support to the members of the general assembly. A representative or a senator who feels that he is back- ' ed by the voters of big district will be a strong advocate of good roads legislation. A number of counties have already . formed their organization and have ; sent the names of their officers and , delegates to the state headquarters. Petitions addressed to the governor , and the general assembly asking for | the enactment of a law creating a I state highway commission and proJ viding for state aid in road construc- * lion are usually circulated at these i meetings, and a number of blank pe- | titions have been received by those | in this county who have asked to form i the local organization. These petitions I are being filed and classified by counties ready for presentation when the general assembly convenes in January, e SHEEP ENTERED AT SHOW. Thomas Baltzell, the well known stock farmer and president of the Great Northern Fair association, left today for Chicago, where be will attend the International stock show now in progress there, and where the Baltzells have entered thirty-one head of their Shropshire sheep. The herd was shipped to Chicago last week and are in charge of Walter Baltzell. The Baltzell herd of Shropshires have won many prizes in the county and state fairs and will very likely take down a share of the money at the International. ■ o ATTENDED COUSIN’S FUNERAL. W. A. Fonner attended the funeral of his cousin, Mary, wife of Perry Ayres, of St. Claire, Mich., which was held at her former home at Poe, with burial in the Bethel cemetery. The deceased was a daughter of George Fonner of Poe and known to many here. DR. C. C. RAYL HAS RETURNED. Dr. C. C. Rayl, who has been at In dianapolis for the past three weeks, doing hospital and laboratory work, returned today. He reports a profitable and pleasant time, but says he is glad to get back to his work and among the “home folks.”