Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 284, Decatur, Adams County, 2 December 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 284

A ROYAL BANQUET Men’s Class of the Baptist Church Gave Royal Banquet Last Night. COVERS FOR SIXTY Supper Was Followed by a Program of Music and Speeches. The banquet room of the interurban building was the scene of a glorious i banquet given Thursday evening at 8:30 o’clock, the affair being given by the Men’s class of the Baptist church —a social affair by the men and for the men. Covers were laid for sixty at the two long tables in the large room, which was specially decorated for the occasion with ropes and streamers of red and green and pennants and flags, in harmony with the festive spirit of the occasion. During the supper the Misses Ruby Miller and Electa Glancey presided at the piano, and furnished music during the entire period. The following was the menu for the supper: Cream Tomato Soup Salted Wafers Olives Chicken Stew Mashed Potatoes Gravy Peas Jelly Bread Butter Pickles Ice Cream Cake Coffee The supper was a most delicious one, nicely prepared and faultlessly served by the members of the Baptist Ladies' Aid society. The waitresses were charmingly gowned alike in black skirts, with dainty aprons and waists of spotless white, and the service was altogether a delightful one, equal to that of the best metropolitan hotels. After the supper the following program of music and song was CONTINUED on- page four COURT HOUSE NEWS Grand Jury Will Likev Not Report Until the First of Next Week. TO SELL EGG CASES Receiver Filed a Petition in Court —A Claim Was Allowed Today. ■ll German Building Loan Fund & Savings association vs. Melville J- Butler et al., note and foreclosure of mortgage, demand, $800; by D. B. Erwin for Holthouse Drug Co., one of defendants. Old Adams County Bank vs. Decatur Filler Co., petition for order to sell 600 egg cases at private sale for cash in market at best price obtainable. Peoples State Bank vs. Mary Neaderhouser, administratrix, and Emil Erliart, claim allowed in sum of 6:9.24. and costs against estate and Erha:i. The grand jury will probably not report before the first of next week. Today they made the regular inspection trip to the county farm and took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Graber. A real estate transfer made some time ago and overlooked was that of Margaretta Merriss to Daniel Ellsworth Merriss, lots 11, 12, 13, 1*» 15, 16 and part of 17, and about thirtytwo acres in St. Marys township, near Pleasant Mills, the consideration being ninety dollars per acre. Real estate transfers—Adam Marquadt to G. C. Mumma, lot 906, Decatur $550. J. A. Laisure to Corra Kerridge, tract in Monroe township, $-- C. Danner to A. Zurcher, 40 acres .n Monroe tp., $2700. Jacob Nusbauin to E. Badertscher, lots, 161, 162 Berne, SIOOO. De E. Smith. Com. to C. Roth, 50 acres, Kirkland tp. $7375. S. Tindall to George Brown, 45 acres Jefferson tp, $2400.

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OPENS AT FORT WAYNE. Ed Meyers Opens a Law Office at the Allen County Capital. Ed Meyers, living just south of the city, who last year graduated from the Ann Arbor, Michigan, law- school, left yesterday for Fort Wayne, where he will open up an office of his own in the Shoaf building. For some time past he has been looking for a location. being at Indianapolis on several occasions, but did not see anything that he thought came up to his requirements. Mr. Meyers is a good mixer, well posted in his profession, and is bound to make good. His many friends here wish for him success in his undertaking. o ■ — CRIMINAL LIBEL Is the Charge on Which Editor Reeves of Hartford City Was Arrested. GAVE $1,000.00 BOND Said in Paper That Marshal and Policeman Had Committed Perjury. (United Press Service.) Hartford City, Ind.,Dec. 2—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Another chapter was written in the sensational proceedings which followed the arrest of Charles Reeves, editor of the Hartford City Journal and prominent eleventh district politician, having twice been a candidate for congress. It will be remembered that about three weeks ago he was caught in a room at the Interurban hotel at Hartford City, in company with a Chicago blonde solicitor. His trial was held Monday of this week and he was acquitted, the court holding that while the evidence pointed strongly to his guilt that it had not been proven that he had committed any act. Reeves an< his assistant editor used some strong language and were finally taken from the court room. In the following ■'issue of the paper, Reeves cut loose in a manner that was almost startling. He called the court about everything on the calendar from a tramp to anything you might want to imagine and also went after about every one else who had anything to do with the trial of the case. This morning he was ar- ! rested on a charge of criminal lible, I the case being filed by Marshal Sauer and Policeman Hunt, whom he said in his paper had committed perjury. He was arraigned before Mayor Sweigart this morning and was released after giving bond for SIOOO. The affair has caused much discussion here and the result will be watched with interest. Tlie case was set for hearing at nine o’clock next Wednesday morning. Reeves was also served with le--1 gal notice to retract and unless he does so in the time fixed by law, a damage case will be filed against him and his company. NEW LIBRARY BOOKS. The following new books have been added to the rental fiction shelf of the library: Molly Make-Believe —Abbott. Mistress Shewstone —Barclay. Clever Betsy—Burnham. Adventures in Friendship—Grayson. The Gift Wife— Hughes. The Siege of the Seven Suitors Nicholson. Keith of the Border—Parrish. Mrs. Fitz—Smith. The Rules of the Game—White. Son of the Wind—Chamberlain. A Successful Wise —Dorset. Thy Flying Mercury—lngram. My Brother’s Keeper—Jackson. Burning Daylight London. The Rose in the Ring—McCutcheon. Flanrsted Quarries— Waller. Tales of Men and Ghosts —Wharton. The Gold Brick—Whitlock. Mary Ware in Texas —Johnston. The library board is also pleased to acknowledge several gift books: "History of the Telephone,” from McClurg publishing company; "Bacon is Shakespeare,” from the John . cBride Publishing company; and The Call of the Waters,” and “From Darkness to Light,” from the local M. E. Missionary society.

HOME FROM CAMP Party of Nineteen Returned From Woods of Northern Michigan. HAD GOOD SUCCESS Fifteen Came in Early Today and Brought Along Fifteen Deers. Dr. J. Q. Neptune arrived early this morning after a twenty-days’ hunting expedition in the wilds of the northern peninsula of Michigan, the nearest station being Witbeck. The party left here, nineteen in all, on election day, and they broke camp Wednesday. They met at Fort Wayne and from there went in a special car to Chicago, over the Pennsylvania lines and from there to Witbeck over the Michigan Central. J. L. Graber of this county, who was in the party, came home a week ago to look after business. Dr. Hall of Convoy was called home by the death of his father and two others left the crowd before they broke camp. Fifteen came home this morning, and that they might prove that they got what they went after, they brought home just exactly fifteen deer. The party killed sixteen during the time in camp, besides plenty of squirrel, rabbit and pheasant. Dr. Neptune brought home a handsome big buck and venison will now be in order at the Neptune home. Dr. Neptune and others of the party have been making these hunting trips annually for a great many years and they enjoy them. The doctor is looking fine as a fiddle and says he feels just as good as he looks. Miss Jessie Magley entertained the Needlecraft club Thursday evening. Miss Flossie Bolinger being a guest other than the club members. Miss Dessie Beery will entertain the club next Thursday evening. G. A. R. LEADERS For the Ensuing Lear Elected Last Night by Sam Henry Post, No. 63. THE NEW LIST Is a Strong One —Will be Installed Third Thursday in Month. One of the most interesting sessions held by the Sam Henry Post, No. 63, G .A. R., was that of last evening when the annual election of officers took place. Commander Joshua Par rish, who has served in this high offled the past year, to the satisfaction of all, as one of the most faithful of officers, presided and the following officers were elected for the new year: Commander —L. N. Grandstaff. Senior Vice Commander—Thomas W. Mallonee. Junior Vice Commander — Daniel Kitson. Adjutant—T. R. Moore. Quartermaster —Rred F. Freeh. Surgeon—Henry Trim. Chaplain—L. Cherryholmes. Officer of the .Day—A. J. Teeple. Officer of the Guard—Perry Elzey. Sergeant Major—C. T. Rainier. Quarter Sergeant —Thomas L. Edge. Trustees —B. W. Sholty, J. D. Hale and S. B. Fordyce. Delegates to State Encampment— F. F. Freeh and Ezra Cutting. Patriotic Instructor —J. D. Hale. The installation of the officers will take place the third Thursday in this month—Thursday, December 15th. —— o — FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON. Services Over Remains of Christen Babe at St. Mary’s Church. The funeral of Cletus Marcel, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Christen, was held this afternoon at 3 o’clock from the St. Mary’s church, only the blessing of the remains taking place. Interment was made at the St. Joseph cemetery.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening, December 2. 1910.

"HAIN’T THIS TH’ TRUTH?” So little is said; so little is thought; so little credit is given the man who sets up the reading matter of our dally papers, both in this city and others, that the following may be edifying to the modern "intelligent compositor,” the same having been gleaned from the columns of the Printing Machinery Record, a paragraph of which is herewith reproduced for what it is worth, whether as a “slam,” a satire or phrase, we are too modest to venture an assertion: What a Linotype Operator Can Do. He can take a manuscript, the chirography of which would make the lid of a Chinese tea-chest blush with envy, translate it into the vernacular as he goes along, correct the spelling and the grammar and oftentimes the rhetoric, and turn it out, not as the author wrote it, but as he intended to write it. He can set up better English than most men can write; he can detect errors of fact as well as errors of style; he can give the sports editor points on football and the religious editor on theology; and he can appreciate even the merits of a discussion on tariff reform, territorial schemes or a Form IV.—Ex. ELK’S MEMORIAL Beautiful Program to be Rendered Sunday Afternoon in Memory DECEASED MEMBERS But Three Names on Roll of Departed of the Local Order. The annual Elks’ memorial service for the deceased members of Decatur Ixidge, 993, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the hall. There are but three deceased members of the local lodge—R. J. Holthouse, Anson Van Camp and Albine Smith, and the following very appropriate and beautiful program will be rendered in memoriam: Voluntary—J. O. Sellemeyer. Opening by Exalted Ruler H. J. Yager. Duet —Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Ritualistic Work—Officers. Opening Ode. Invocation —Chaplain W. A. Lower. Solo—“ Lead Kindly Light”—Florence Sprunger. Eulogy on Departed Brothers —D. E. Smith. Solo—“ Hold Thou My Hand”—Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. “A Tribute to the Occasion”—J udge James J. Moran. Solo—“ The Lord is My Light”—L. E. Steele. Closing by Officers. Closing Ode. The public in general, and especially friends of the deceasedfi are invited to attend this service. ■ o ROYAL CHICKEN DINNER. Business men —and # everybody else for that matter—who like a good oldfashioned chicken dinner just like you used to get “out to old Aunt Mary’s” —should patronize the United Brethren ladies who will give a chicken dinner Saturday, December 3rd, in the building formerly occupied by the Baughman five and ten cent store near the interurban building. Twen-ty-five cents for dinner. The ladies will also conduct a bazaar all day and will have a fine stock of things suitable for Christmas gifts. The menu follows: Chicken and Noodles Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Gravy Baked Beans Cold Slaw Pickles Jelly Bread and Butter Fruit Pie Coffee —— — o — The United Brethren church ladies were busy today arranging the Baughman building for their chicken dinner and bazaar tomorrow. F. E. France is expected to arrive from Muskogee, Okla., the first of the week to join his wife here in a visit until after the holidays. Miss Rose Tonnellier, who has been in poor health for some time, was able to be down town yesterday for the first in the past six months.

COMRADESINDEATH Who Were Afterward Resurrected Celebrated Return to Life. AND THE WORLD At Hicksville, Ohio—L. N. Grandstaff Home From Visit With Friend. L. N. Grandstaff, a faithful soldier of the Civil war, who bears in his body the marks of the bullet w’ounds which he suffered for his country, and who, with Bert Crouse, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed through a more thrilling experience in the war than the most thrilling story-teller could imagine, one which has been made famous and spread abroad through the world in some of the leading magazines of the country, has just returned from Hicksville, where he and Mr. Crouse held their annual reunion in celebration of their lucky escape. The two were members of a union force that were shot by guerrillas and left for dead on the field near Hickman county, Tenn., during the Civil | war. After the guerrillas had gotten I in their work, Grandstaff and Crouso, who were shot through the head — Crouse twice and Grandstaff once — and who pretended that the wounds had been fatal, arose and slipped away to join the union forces again. Ever ; since .they have made it a point to be together at least once a year, the visits having been held at the home of each alternately. Last year Mr. Crouse visited here and with Mr. Grandstaff were the guests of honor at a great banquet given by the local G. A. R. and W. R. C. "she same compliment was given them this year by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. at Hicksville, on Mr. Grandstaff’s visit there. I A fine supper, with a program following, was the order of the entertainment, a most delightful one. SISTER VERY ?LL Mrs. Andrew Welfly Received Sad Word From Indianapolis. HAS TYPHOID FEVER Has Been at Hospital Since October 30th and No Word Was Sent. Mrs. Andrew Welfley has received the sad news that her sister, Mrs. Florence Bradbury, is quite seriously sick with typhoid fever in a hospital at Indianapolis. Mrs. Bradbury has visited here several times and is well known. Mrs. Welfley has not heard from her for six weeks, an unusual occurrence, and her several letters remained unanswered. Thursday evening they decided to call her up, and when they did they were informed by friends that Mrs. Bradbury had been a patient in a hospital since October 30th, some five weeks. They have written for further information and to find out just how serious the Illness is. They are led to believe it. rather severe or she would have sent some word. Mrs. Bradbury is a trained nurse and was the head of a Nurse club recently formed. Her Decatur friends hope she will soon recover. o-- ■ CHICKEN AND NOODLES LIKE MOTHER USED TO MANKb The ladies of the U. B. church will furnish a chicken dinner tomorrow in the room formerly occupied by the Baughman 5 and 10 cent store, second door south of the interurban station. Dinner will be ready at 11:30 a. m. and will continue until all are served. Proceeds to be applied on church improvement. Your patronage will be appreciated and your money refunded if you are not satisfied with the service you get. Come and get your dinner and a Christmas present for your friend. oWai Wemhoff a business trip to Geneva this morning in the interest of the Wemhoff Monumental works.

IT’S TONIGHT. The Salisbury Concert Will Appear at the Methodist Church. Tonight, under the auspices of the Epworth League at the Methodist church the famous Salisbury Concert company will give an evening’s program, and one that everyone should, not fail to attend. The come here well recommended, having played at all large cities in the country, and have been on the road for the past nine years. . The troupe consists of ten members, and every one of them are stars, and are capable of entertaining any audience. Everything is in readiness and those In charge are expecting a large crowd to attend. All are invited. — o GAVE APPLES AWAY New State Officers Pass Out Fruit and Cigars to Their Callers. AT THE STATE HOUSE No Hitch in the Affairs— I New State Auditor Issues the Pay Checks. For the first time since December 31, 1899, warrants for salaries distributed among officials and attaches ot the state house yesterday were signed by a democratic auditor of state. William 11. O’Brien of Lawrenceburg succeeded John C. Billheimer at midnight, and thus was placed in charge of the state pay roll for November. The changes in the office of the auditor and in that of secretary of state, where L. G. Ellingham succeeded Fred A. Sims, were made without any break In the state’s business, except w r hat was caused by numerous visitors who went to the two offices to congratulate the new officers, to smoke the cigars handed out, or to help themselves to apples from barrels of the fruit, two of which were opened in each office. Friends of Mr. O’Brien in Dearborn county telegraphed an order to a local florist, and a number of choice bouquets greeted him when he went to his desk. The appointees who went into office with Mr. O'Brien were the following: Myron D. King of this city, audit clerk; Henry L. Arnold of Elkhart, bank clerk; Gilbert H. Hendren of Bloomfield, building and loan clerk; Jerome Herff, Peru, head clerk; Geo. C. Terrill, Versailles, securities clerk in the insurance department, and Josephine McHugh of this city, stenographer to the auditor and for the insurance department. Members of the force carried over from the Billheimer administration are the following: John E. Reed, deputy auditor; John D. Williams, settlement clerk; Cyrus W. Neal, chief clerk in the insurance department; Leia A. Young stenographer to the state board of tax commissioners and to the auditor. John M. Ashby, insurance actuary, and the force of insurance examiners, were retained until they complete an examination of the affairs of the endowment rank, Knights of Pythias, which will require about three weeks. Mr. O’Brien announced the following appointments to become effective later: Charles L. Howard, Hazelton, state bank examiner; James C. Fletcher, Knox, insurance department, and Charles M. Spencer of Mt. Vernon, also in the Insurance department. Mr. Ellingham took into the office with him H. L. Confer of Decatur, as deputy, and Carrie Craig, also of Decatur, as clerk. He retained Frank I. Grubbs, former deputy, until after the general assembly, and Mary L. Lesley, as stenographer, indefinitely. A. C. Milliken, a clerk, will remain for two or three weeks, when his place will be taken by A. C. Hindsley of Winchester. —Indianapolis News. — : Mesdames Charles Miller and Al Garard returned Thursday evening from Fort Wayne, where they were al Hope hospital during an operation performed upon their sister, Mrs. Frank Grim. The operation wns a successful one and it is thought, will restore Mrs. Grim to health. She had not rallied from the effects of the anaesthetic when the sisters left last evening, but everyI thing pointed to a very successful op- | eration.

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MONROE IS BRISK Lecture Course Opens at That Place on Saturday Evening—A Good One. LITERARY TONIGHT John Everhart Opens a New Place of Business—A Masquerade Party, ,/ ni—i ■ ;*• • * Monroe, Ind., Dec. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Don’t forget the first number of the lecture course to be given at the M. E. church at this place on next Saturday evening, December 3rd, by the Peterson Sisters, a musical company. This company comes well recommended and all those who attend will enjoy a rare treat, as their selections are of the very latest and something that is seldom heard in a town of this size. Let everybody turn out and give them a full house. The price of admission is only 35 cents, which all can afford. Proceeds to be devoted to the high school library. On Friday evening of this w’eek will be one of the weekly events which take place at the school house, it being the literary meeting, and the one of this week promises to be one of the best on the winter’s program. The subject for discussion will be: "Resolved, That humanity owes more to the doctor than to the preacher,” and will be debated by several of Monroe’s talented speakers. It is earnestly requested by the management that all those interested in a literary work be present and take part in the various debates, which are booked for this winter. There will also be vocal and instrumental music rendered by the members of the society. Turn out and let next Friday evening be a banner one. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR o A GOOD DISPLAY Charles Voglewede Has a Rubber Display in His Show Window That is ATTRACTING MANY Shows the Condition it is in When Secured and Ready For Use. Charles Voglewede, the shoe seller, has on display in his show windows a number of large chunks of rubber which he received from the Beason Falls Rubber company, and one of the firms with whom he does business. One piece consists of fifty-two pounds or raw rubber just at it comes from the trees in Brazil. Another shows where it has oen put through a process and the Impurities removed, leaving it pure and as solid as can be, and ready to be made Into the various kinds of wearing apparel. It then shows how it Is converted into the making of boots by the applying of different layers covered with a firm top and a solid piece for the sole. This is one of the many ways that the company uses in displaying their rubber and the many methods it has to go through before it is ready for use. This demonstration is one of the latest of the Beacon Falls company, and they send it to each and every one of their customers. It is a display that is attracting quite a bit of attention, which is no doubt very beneficial to the company. o INSURANCE ADJUSTERS HERE. Mr. Murray of the Aachen Munich Insurance company, and Mr. Hill of the Allemania, two of those in which Al Garard, proprietor of the Fair store, which was recently damaged by fire, was insured, were here today adjusting the loss on the same. —— . .... Mrs. Laura Reaser and daughters, Ada and Emma, of Berne, returned I to their home after being in the city I this morning on business.