Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1910 — Page 1

Volume VIII. Number 291.

DEATH OF MOTHER Rev. Dawson, Who Was Called to Columbus by Mother’s Illness f SENDS A MESSAGE Telling of Her Death—Was Seventy-Seven Years of Age. i • A letter received this morning by Mrs. J. M. Dawson from her husband, Rev. Dawson, who was called to Columbus, Indiana, Tuesday morning by the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Lydia E. Dawson, brought the tidings that the mother passed away Thursday. Mrs. Dawson, who had arrived at the age of seventy-seven years and two months, had been In failing health for a year or more, and when the last serious attack came it was feared that on account of the infirmities attending her great age, she could never recover. Her husband preceded her in death more than twenty years, but there are, bereaved by her death, two sons and four daughters, besides a number of grandchildren. The sons are Rev. James M. Dawson of this city, Thomas Dawson, Mrs. Knotts, Mrs. Haskett, Mrs. Hastings and Mrs. Settles. The details of the death and the funeral were not given, but the body will be taken to a former home for burial. When leaving here Tuesday morn ing. Rev. Dawson had expected to return here to conduct his usual Sunday services tomorrow, had the mother, shown the desired improvement, but j on account of the death the pre-an-nouncements made by him before his leaving, and which will be found in the church notices in another part of this paper, will necessarily be changed. The other services of the church, however, will be conducted as usual. —o EASTERN STAR OFFICERS. Election Held Last Evening For the New Year. The Eastern Star chapter held its annual election of officers last evening. Mrs. J. S. Peterson, who has served efficiently as worthy matron, was re-elected to this office. The official list is: Worthy Matron —Mrs. J. S. Peterson Worthy Patron —G. T. Burke. Associate Matron —Mrs. Jessie Flanders. Conductress —Mrs. Sadie Kalver. Associate Conductress —Mrs. Bessie Dunn. Secretary—Miss Anna Winnes. Treasurer —Mrs. Monta Hensley. The officers will be installed the latter part of the month. —oNO PREACHING SUNDAY. At Christian Church on Account of Death of Pastor’s Mother. On account of the death of the mother of the pastor, there will be no preaching services Sunday morning and evening at the Christian church. The other services, however, will be held as usual. At the regulai hour in the morning, 10 o'clock, the coin munion service will be held as usua , conducted by the elder and other offi cials of the church. o — CARL ERNST BETTER. Word to relatives here from the attending physician of Carl Ernst, who is quite sick in Oklahoma, with an a. tack of pneumonia, following a long siege of typhoid fever, is to the cff< l ■ that he is better. The physician slated, however, that he must leave that climate as he feared he would <on tract a severe case of lung trouble i he remained there. When the letter was written his brother, Charles, ha not yet arrived there. BIG MONEY FOR LIVE HOGS. Union township is gaining a reputation for the marketing of swine that get the money. Scheiman & Butler have made two deals for hogs ’ men from tha ttownship that show this fact. They bought sixteen hea , one wagon load, which weighed 4,4 j pounds, and for which they paid s.>il. 50, am’’ from Theodore Bleeke they bought fourteen head which weighed 4,260 pounds and brought $298.20.

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I A JURY OF WOMEN Decided a> Point In a Divorce Case Out in California * San Franslsco, Cal., Dec. 10—A Jury of twelve women sat today in a Superior court when Judge Graham summoned that number of fair spectators to Pass upon a modification of a decree of divorce whereby Mrs. Mary A. , Black acquired the custody of her son ' from Owen A. Black. Not being accustomed to jury service, the women failed to await instructions of the j court, and agreed on a verdict without leaving the box. The court order was entered in accordance with this verdict. DEATH SIMMONS , Wilford Wisehaupt Passed Away This Morning—- » White Plague Victim. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS — Body Brought From Home in Magley to Home of Parents in This City. A victim of “quick” consumption, contracted while working in an artificial ice plant at Enid, Oklahoma, a year or so ago, Wilford Wilby Wisehaupt, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wisehaupt of this city, passed away at 1:30 o'clock this morning at his home in Magley, where he had resided since June. The young man, whose I life is thus brought to an untimely end. was but twenty-seven years, seven months and eighteen days of age. He was born in Bluffton, April 22, 1883, but came, while still a child, with his parents to this city, where the greater part of his life was spent. About three years ago he went to Enid, Oklahoma, and while working there in a cold storage plant, contracted a cold, a year ago last Seutember, which rapidly developed into what is ' known as quick consumption. Last May he and his family returned here and in June went to Magley to live at the home of Mrs. Wisehaupt's mother, Mrs. Scott, who, about that time went west to make her home Mr. Wisehaupt ,was married eight years ago on Christmas day to Miss Clara Scott of Magley, who, with three lit- - tie sons, the oldest but seven years of age—John, Harold and Dick mourn the loss of husband and father. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wisehaupt, he leaves one sister. Mrs. Lizzie Reynolds, of Tocsin, and one brother, Howard, of this city. The body was brought to this city this afternoon and taken to the home of the parents, corner Decatur street and Nuttman avenue, where it will lie until Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock when the funeral will be conducted from the United Brethren church by 1 the pastor, Rev. T. Irnler, assisted by | Rev. Sherman Powell, pastor of the ! Methodist church. , MIGHTY MATTY DEFENDANT * ’ 1 Sued for $5,000 Damages by Brooklyn- , New York Game Spectator. -j New York, Dec. 10—Suit was begun J yesterday by Frank Schmidt of Brook- . lyn against Christy Mathewson, pitcher of the New York Nationals, for alleged false arrest. Schmidt wants $5 000 In the game between Brooklyn and New York, at Washington . park on April 28, 1908, the ball disap- > peared, and Mathewson charged that - Schmidt, a spectator, took it as a sou- ; venir. Schmidt was arrested and lat ter discharged. t MOANACO NOW A REPUBLIC. ■ * f (United Press Service.) r London. Eng., Dec. 10-(Speclal to 1 Daily Democrat)— The little principa.itv of Monaco has been declared a republic by its municipal council accordto the Gazette. Prince Albert is So ruler of Monaco, which embraces .. twenty square miles and is surrounded t S the French department Astes-Man--1 fines except upon its Mediterranean hi side. l o— J Mrs. Joshua Parrish went to Fort 0 Wayne this noon to spend Sunday Chapman-Alexander revival.

COURT BOISE NEWS Pass water Case Will be Argued and Decided Within a Few Days. EVIDENCE ALL TAKEN Order in the Filler Factory Case—Bunch of Real Estate Transfers. Old Adams County bank vs. The Decatur Filler Co., motion by receiver for order on creditors to file claims; order issued, all bills to be filed with receiver in thirty days. The evidence In the Passwater divorce case, one of sensational proportions somewhat, was concluded last evening. Arguments will be heard later, perhaps within a week or so, and the case then decided. First National Bank vs. George M. Tyndall, note, $500; demurrers sustained to plea in abatement, exceptions by defendant. Demurrers filed to complaint by defendant. The court has fixed the amount of bonds for the grand jury indictments, amounts running from S2OO to SSOO. There are fourteen for felonies and sixteen for misdemeanors. Judge Merryman will hold court Monday at Bluffton and Fort Wayne in cases where'he has been named as special judge. Real estate transfers: A. S. Sheline to Dottie S. Parent, pt. lots 355, 356, 357, Decatur, $1950; William . Parent to R. C. Parrish to William Parent, lot 886, Decatur, $600; Noah Augsburger to Adam Nussbaum, 33 acres, Monroe tp„ $4200; U. S. Patents to E. M. McCleary, George Clinger and Wm. McDowell were recorded. o AN INSANE ASYLUM Will Probably Shelter Tames Gallagher, Would-be Assassin of Gaynor. TROUBLE AT FRESNO Industrious Workers Want Mob Leaders Dealt With Drastically. (United Press Service.) Jersey City, N. Y., Dec. 10 (Special to Daily Democrat)—James J. Gallagher, who shot Mayor William J. Gaynor of New YorK on August 9th, will be pronounced insane before his trial, which is set for December 20th, is called. This Is the opinion of many, who also think that he will be sent to an ayslum. Fresno, Cal., Dec. 10— (Special to Daily Democrat)—Officers of the Industrious Workers of the World today demanded that the city authorities deal out drastic punishment to the leaders of the mob, which last night burned the headquarters of the organization and threatened to lynch several members of the Industrious Workers, who are in jail here. Washington, D. C., Dec. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The census office announced today that the Continental population of the United States is 91,973,266; Increase, 15,977,691, or 21 per cent. The population of the' United States, including outside territory, is 93,402,151; increase, 16,145,521 or 20.9 per cent. Indiana stands’ninth in the ranking of the states. Finley Drake went to Kendallville for a visit. Miss Eleanor Forbing went to Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with friends. Trustee Hoffman of Preble township was a business visitor here today. Miss Martha Kettler of Fort Wayne was unable to be here today to give her instruction in piano, she being i confined to her home on account of illness. !

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, December 10, 1910.

AN EXCELLENT RECITAL. Given by the Miseea Reiner, Harvey and Weldy. The recital given Friday evening at the library hall by the Misses Edith Margaret Reiner and Orphia May Harvey, assisted by Miss Mabel Weldy of this city, was enjoyed by a highly appreciative audience. The readings and impersonations given covered a wide range of style, from pathos to humor, from the heavily dramatic to the lighter comedy, dialect selections, character studies, etc., calling forth many phases of the art of elocution and oratory, all of which were interpreted in a most pleasing and true way by the young ladies who are artists in their lines. X number of the selections were recited to music, Miss Mabel Weldy presiding at the piano. Miss Weldy also gave two piano solos, which were rendered with consummate skill and were highly acceptable. The young ladies are graduates from the Marion college, from the department of elocution and oratory, and from the musical department. LOCALS WON OUT I IM The Basket Ball Game of Last Evening Resulted in Defeat For Visitors. SCORE WAS CLOSE The Girls’ Game Was Also an Interesting One—To Play Pennville Next. < The basket ball game of Friday ev- 1 ening between the Monroe high school 1 and the Decatur high school teams 1 resulted in a defeat for the visitors, 1 the locals being in the lead near- ' ly the entire game. The have rented ' the room over the garage, where the • game of Friday evening was played, j The score at the close of the game ; I stood 24 to 23 and neither side had I much to go on. Quite a number of tickets were sold by the high school members which defrayed the expenses of the game. An interesting crowd , was present to root for the locals. The visitors were all stars and put up a good, stiff game and were a hard proposition for the locals. The line-up for the locals was as follows: Beery and Beatty, forwards; Krick, center, and Burke and Peterson guards. Another game which proved to be of much interest was the girls’ game between the “Ever-Readies” and the “Knickerbockers,” which resulted in a victory for the former team, the score being 25 to 5. Both teams are composed of high school students and the game was interesting throughout. 0 —. MARK TWAIN ON THE POTATO. “Among the many pranks of Mark Twain’s journalistic days,” said a Virginia city editor, “was the concoction of a speech that was put upon a famous senator. The senator had atteded a Virginia city banquet, but had not spoken. He had a sore throat. A brother from a rival paper reached the banquet, late. | “What did the senator speak about?” the newcomer whispered to Mark Twain. “ ‘He made a very interesting speech on the potato,’ was the reply." “‘The potato, eh? That’s odd. Let’s have the points, will you?’ “ ‘With pleasure,’ said Mark Twain, and he dictated a half-column that the reporter duly printed the next morning as the distinguished senator’s valuable contribution to agricultural science. The speech began like this: “ ‘Ladies and gentlemen, had it been my privilege to have been born and reared in" Ireland, where my food would have principally consisted of the potato—that most salubrious and nutritious root—l should now be, instead of the poor, infirm, stunted creature before you, a tall, stout, athletic man able to carry an enormous weight.” REMAINS THE SAME Jim Touhey received word yesterday from Winchester stating that his mother Mrs. Ellen Touhey who has been very sick for some time remains about the same and there is not much : change in her condition. She is very low and Is being carefully watched bv those who are in charge.

TO ENTERCONVENT Miss Ethel Ehinger Will Enter the Order of the Sisters of St. Agnes. AT FOND DU LAC, WIS. Has Been Her Desire to Devote Her Life Secluse From World. Ethel Ehinger, eighteen-year-old daughter of Mrs. C. P. Ehinger, will, on the twenty-seventh of this month, the Tuesday following Christmas, leave for Fond du Lac, Wls., where she will enter the order of the sisters of St. Agnes, and where the mother house of the order is located. Miss Ehinger, who has chosen this life of seculsion from the world, has been carefully studying the matter over for several years, and it is her desire to enter the convent, where she can better devote her life to God. Just what she will prepare herself for she is not at. present able to state, but will follow one of the many useful ways which the order affords those who wish to enter upon this life. It will require several years before she will be required to take all the vows of the order, so as to be able to ascertain whether or not this is the calling which she wishes to follow. This 'is the order with which the Sisters of the St. Joseph’s schools of this city are connected, and she has been aided in mfeny ways through their wise counsel to the step which she is about to take. At present there are quite a number of young ladies at this place from Decatur. Miss Stella Kohne, who left last August, was the last one to enter from here, and Miss Bertha Kohne, will accompany Miss Ethel to that place for a short visit. o PREPARING A BILL Jay County Lawyers Want the Summer Vacation Shortened Somewhat. SOME ARE AGAINST IT Say Too Much Business Accumulates For the September Term of Court. Somf member of the Jay county bar will, if the plans now under discussion are carried into execution, endeavor to have Ezra Rupel, repre-sentative-elect from Jay county, present a bin at uie coming session of the legislature to repeal the law passed and approved on March 1, 1901, making it compulsory to close the j May term of the Jay circuit court on the last Saturday in June of each year, which necessitates more than a two months’ vacation of court each summer. Not all of the members of the local bar are in favor of the repeal of this special statute, which applies to Jay county only, but those who would" like to see the May term of court conducted along the same lines as other court terms are, will, it is said, work hard to bring about the passage of the bill, repealing the present law. The four terms of the Jay circuit court begin on the first Monday in March, May, September and December,, and as a rule about two weeks' vacation is enjoyed between the closing of one term and the opening of another, aside from the two months’ vacation between the May and September terms. During vacation no cases are tried and with the long cessation in the summer considerable work is of necessity accumulated to be tried out at the September term of court.—Portland Sun. Charles Henry went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. • A large number were on the streets today, shopping, and the business men no doubt realized a good business as a result.

> AT POINT OF DEATH. Mrs. J. L. Stoops of Van Wert Seriously Sick. • Mesdames J. L. Gay and B. B. Teepie left this morning for Van Wert, Ohio, to be at the bedside of Mrs. Gay’s sister, Mrs. J. L. Stoops, who is at the point of death. Mrs. Stoops is the wife of Rev. J. L. Stoops, formerly . pastor of the Evangelical church in this city, and besides the many acquaintances made during their resi- , dence here, has a number of relatives residing In Decatur and vincinlty. She has been sick for a long time with consumption. “GOAT” NO LONGER Muncie Man Says He Will Tell the Police a Few Things About City. MILTON BANK ROBBED Professional Yeggmen Did Work—Some Figures Concerning Moore Case. (United Press Service.) Charging that other operators of illegal gaming houses in this city are being given ponce protection, Robert Crabb, tobacco dealer, w’ho was arrested for conducting games, now says he is going to clean up the city. He says he knows where there are other games in operation and he won’t be the “goat.” This will be Crabb’s second disclosure to the police depart- ( ment. » i Milton, Ind., Dec., 10 —(Special to ' Daily Democrat) —Badly wrecking the , safe of the Farmers’ National bank , here today with nitro-glycerine, rob- : bers secured between S3OO and S6OO 1 in currency, stole a horse and buggy from a local livery stable and escaped. 1 Sheriff Meredith and a posse afe after ' them. The job was done by proses- ! sional yeggmen. Although the charge : was sufficient to blow the doors of the 1 safe off, no one heard it and the rob- 1 bery was not discovered until 6 o’clock 1 this morning. The second doors were 1 not damaged and only the money in the outer vault was secured. An elec- 1 trie current was used to drill the holes. The bank has been unfortunate, two other attempts being made 1 to rob it and five years ago the president, D. E. Kessler, absconded with the funds. Vincennes, Ind., Dec. 10- (Special to Daily Democrat)—lt is believed that the trial of Menlo E. Moore, which ended here yesterday, was a recordbreaker in the number of words transcribed. The record made by the court stenographer was 360,900 words. It is estimated the attorneys used 108,000 words in the argument, besides the opening statement, in which 12,000 words were used. The attorney fees will be SIO,OOO and the cost to Knox county will be $1,200. o- — ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. Frank Bogner is quite sick with an attack of stomach trouble. Mrs. Chester Johnson went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on her sister, Mrs. Jesse Brenneman, at the ’ Hope hospital. Mrs. Brenneman, who was operated upon there a week ago Friday, is reported as recovering remarkably well, much to the satisfaction of her many friends and relatives. John Elzey of West Monroe street Is very sick. While retiring for the night he stepped on a piece of broken bottle which some children had broken in the house during the day. A portion of the glass ran into his foot and the family made an attempt to extract it. It was thought that all had been gotten out, but in the morning the foot wxs badly swollen and caused so much pain that a doctor was called and examination revealed that ’ a part of the glass was still in the foot. He became quite sick and it said was delirious at times. He is somewhat better today. Bernard Terveer, who became sudi denly sick Wednesday morning with i an attack of liver and heart trouble, i is improving gradually and is much (better today.

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(has newscheme State Superintendent Greathouse Putting on a Grammatical Game. CALLED BASE BALL Correct Sentences Go For Hits and Four Hits Make One Score. “Whom did you see?” The question does not require an answer. It is merely a grammatical base hit entitling the “batter” to one base in the language lesson ball game. This may be a mystery to the public at present, but if the hopes of Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, and E. G. Bunnell, assistant superintendent, are relished, the language lesson ball game will be the favorite winter diversion in Indiana ere long. Once they get ’t started among the school children they believe it will prove so popular that big brothers and sisters and even fathers and mothers will take a hand In it in the evenings. Although modeled on the real diamond sport the language ball game has few of the intricate rules of play that are the despair of the fair spectator In the grand stand. Like the national game it affords abundant opportunities for filling up the error column of the score. Here is the game as Assistant Superintendent Bunnell sets it forth: To play a language lesson ball game the teacher selects the words which she wishes to have used correctly in sentences. These words are written on the board or on cards in the hands of the players. These players choose sides and proceed to play bail. A correct sentence, using one of the designated words, is a safe hit and gets the batter to first base. Similarly a correct sentence will get the runner from one base to another. Four correct sentences, therefore, are necessary to make a tally. An incorrect sentence puts the batter out, or puts the runner out. Three men out will put the side out and the other side then has an inning. Nine innings make a game. Tallies are counted to determine which side wins. The language ball game is but one feature of a pamphlet written by Assistant Superintendent Bunnell on "Deficiencies in English," and issued yesterday for general distribution among the school teachers of the state. While not intended as a humorous treatise on “English as she is spoke” in Indiana, the pamphlet calls attention to Many Hoosier expressions that border on the comical and offers interesting suggestions as to methods by which a general grammatical uplift may be brought about. The spelling uplift was started by Dr. Robert J. Aley, former state superintendent, several weeks ago, and is now making progress by means of spelling matches in the schools throughout the state, but it remains for Superintendent Greathouse to get the uplife in grammar under way. He fully indorses the criticisms and remedies offered by Mr. Bunnell. —Indianapolis Star. — —— FUNERAL OF MRS. CLOSE Held This Morning from the M. E. Church. The body of Mrs. Nancy A. Close, widow of James Close, whose death occurred Thursday morning after a several months’ illness from paralysis, was laid to rest in the Decatur cemetery this morning with appropriate service. The funeral sermon was delivered at the Methodist church at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Sherman Powell, a large congregation attending the services. O _— TRYING TO SAVE CHARLTON. (United Press Service.) Trenton, N. J., Dec. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Floyd Clark, chief counsel for Porter Charlton, held on the charge of murdering his wife, Mary Castle Charlton, in a little villa in Italy arrived here today and at once applied to the federal court for a write of habeas corpus to prevent the extradition of Charlton to Italy, where he Is wanted for murder.