Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1910 — Page 1

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CHILDREN’S HOUR In the Christmas ServicesSpecial Programs Are Given at ALL THE CHURCHES Baptist Church Had an Excellent Service Friday Evening. Streamers, garlands and bells, in the Christmas colors of red and green, with a profusion of -holly and glittering tinsel, with a fifteen-foot Christmas tree, made the Baptist church a Christmas fairy-land for the large number of children —and the older folks, too—who attended Friday night, when the Baptist school presented Char'es Gabriel’s beautiful Christmas service, I "That Wonderful Night.” The exercise was well given and was a most beautiful one. At the close, every member of the school, from the youngest of the cradle roll to the oldest, was presented with a treat of candy and other good things, with a jolly, live Santa Claus to hand it out. Many of the Sunday school teachers gave gifts to their classes. A pretty award was that by the pastor, the Rev. Ehle, to twelve children who had attended every Sunday in the past quarter. Rev. Ehle gave to each a book, this being in accordance with a promise made at the beginning of the quarter., that all who attended Sunday school without missing a Sunday during the quarter would be given a book. A very pleasant surprise was sprung upon the pastor. At the close of the evening, as; he stood on the platform, ready to , give the benediction, he felt himself seized by the jolly old Sarta and pul!-, ed down a chair. le was sometime before he could recover from the unexpected onslaught, but when he did so, he found that the chair was his, a beautiful oak rocker, handsomely upholstered in leather —a gift from his congregation. While his back was turned, a party bearing the chair had slipped in the door at the rear and placed the chair on the platform, and the first intimation the pastor had that any such a chair was there, was when he was pulled into it by Santa. The following Christmas program will be given this evening at < 30 o’clock at the Evangelical Lutheran Zion’s church on West Monroe street. Christmas Liturgy, responsive singing by pastor and children. Hymn—Congregation. Prayer and Scripture Lesson. Song by Children. Questions and answers by pastor and children. The Prophesies. Singing by Choir. Questions and answers regarding the birth of Christ. Song by Children. Questions and answers. The Shepherds at Bethlehem. i Song by Children. J Questions and answers. The Message of the Angel and Appearance o the Heavenly Host. Song by Children. Questions and answers. The Shepherds Looking for tbe Savior. Song by Children. Questions and answers. The purSPose of Christ’s Coming. Song by Children. Prayer and Benediction. Hymn by Congregation. Distribution of presents for chi ■ dren. The Christmas entertainment o • Biven by the Presbyterian Sun ay school children, who have been mos carefully drilled by Mrs. Ed Lyon, will be given this evening •' 7 :30 o’clock. Everybody is cordial y invited. The program:

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Chorus* 118 MarCh and “ Welcome ” Prayer. Solo and Chorus. Recitation— Grace Baxter. Recitation—George Schug. Recitation— Mauel Bowers. Music—Violin— Portia Thomas, Dorothy Dugan and others. Song—" Dolly Don’t Tell"—Girls of Miss Lutz’ Class. Recitation—Catherine Peck. Recitation— Robert Spetnagel. Recitation—Ruth Baumgartner. "Good Cheer Boys’’—Mrs. Lyon’s Class. Song—lnfant Class, Miss Perkins, CONTINUE!! ON PAGE FOUR GAS FUMeTfATAL Drunken Carousal at Kenton Ohio, Caused Death of Six Persons. NEW TRIAL IS DENIED Joseph Wendling Must Serve His Prison Sentence—Chicago Fight. (United Press Service.) Kenton. 0., Dec. 24—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Six persons were killed by gas fumes here early today, as the result of a secret carousal of several men and women. The gang had met in a room and after licking up a quantity of liquor, some one fell against or kicked the stove over, disconnected one of the gas pipes and ihe six people slept their lives away. The dead are Clyde Ladham and his wife Mary Newcum, a Miss Dailey and William Kennedy and his son Pearl. The tragedy was discovered this morning when a man went to the room to call Kennedy. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 24-(Special to the Daily Democrat)— Judge Gregory todav refused to grant a new trial to Joseph Wendling, the convicted slayer of little nine year old Alma Kellner. Chicago, 111., Dec. 24-(Special to the Daily Democrat) —A sensational running ’battle early today resulted in the death of Gregory Gracio, an Italian and Jesse Gilman, a policeman, Gracio was shot by Detective William Burns after the Italian had slain Gilman. — ~ A POSTAL CARD SHOWER. Many friends of Mrs. James Stewart (formerly Miss Josie Mumina) gladdened her heart with a postal card shower. Sixty cards bearing words and a merry Christmas for her were received. She is Hl at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mumma, and has been confined to her bed five weeks, n September she was taken sick with typhoid fever, and after her recovery she went to the home of her parents for a few weeks’ visit. While there she suffered a relapse. She is rec°verine nicely and if she continues to do '“.mX »■»•’ “ * days. VISITS dauohter at hospital. Mrs Charles Kiracofe of Glenmore, Mrs- , v pre today noon on ohlo , derwent an P< g jg the second ° f th MUs Xacofebas been a patient tlme Miss K wag Jn June> when her life was despa' re 0 •

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COURT HOUSE NEWS Will Hammel .Well Known Young Man, Admitted to the Bar Today. FEW ENTRIES MADE On the Court Dockets—Several Marriage Licenses Were Issued. Marriage license: Stanley Landfair, 23, Mercer county, Ohio, farmer, to Mabel Duff, 19, daughter of James Duff, of Jefferson township; Ethel R. Shady, 23, daughter of Martin Shady, to Elmer H. Bryan, 22, farmer; Jessie Schrank, 18. daughter of Ben Schrank, Decatur, to Frank Maley, farmer, 22. Will Hammel, well known young man, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Hammel, was admitted to the bar. His examination was conducted by Attorneys Lutz, Smith and Moran. Will is a graduate of the Decatur high school and for several years has read law with Schurger & Smith. He is industrious and will no doubt succeed as a practician. James H. Smith et al. vs. Ann D. Clarkson et al., partition, sale reported and approved and deed reported. J. Q. Neptune vs. Eli W. Steele et al., account, >25, all depositions ordered published. — o SECOND DISTRICT , SPELLING CONTEST. The second and last district spelling contests of the county were held yesterday in all the district schools of the county. MANY MADEHAPPY More Than Fifty Christmas Dinner Baskets Distributed by Elks DURING THE DAY To Needy Families of the City—Chickerf and Other Good Things. The delivery clerks of the F. V. Mills and Hower & Hower groceries j were sent scurrying around here and there and everywhere over the city on their cheer-bearing mission of delivering tbe Christmas baskets to fifty or more needy families of Decatur—the gift of the local Elks lodge. Each basket contained a chicken, potatoes, bread, cake, coffee, celery, cranberries, and sugar-the makin’s of a most delightful Xmas dinner. This has been the custom of the local order for many years and there are many, many people in the city who, with true, thankful hearts, offer up a Christmas blessing for this charitable organization. _ — -o — - CHRISTMAS AT ELECTION SCHOOL The Christmas program given Thursday afternoon at the Election school house, of which Frank Mills Is the teacher, was a very brilliant one. A program of speeches, music, dialogues, closing with a play, entitled, -The Lost Reindeer,” was given. There was also a Christmas tree, and at the conclusion of the program, a real live Santa Claus appeared and handed out to every pupil a treat, with the compliments of the teacher.

• FOREST LIGHT BABE DEAD. Succumbs After Week’s Illness With Pneumonia. Christmas will be a sad day in the I Forest Light home on North Tenth street, the death of their little son, Arden Amos, occurring Friday evening at 6 o'clock after a week's Illness with pneumonia. The babe was born February 6, 1910, and had arrived at the age of ten months and seventeen < days—endearing Itself to all, not only in the immediate household, but all those who had come to know it. Sur- , viving, besides the grief-stricken parents, are a sister, Gladys, and a brother, Walter. The funeral will be held tomorrow. The procession will leaye the house at 1230 o’clock for the Salem Evangelical church, where the services will be . conducted by the Rev. D. O. Wise. 1 Burial in the Salem cemetery. i o WEDDING BELLS Wedding of Miss Jessie Shrank and Frank Maley Solemnized ON FRIDAY EVENING Nuptials of Miss Ethel Shady and Elmer Bryan This Evening. A very quiet home wedding was that of Friday evening at 6 o’clock when Rev. Sherman Powell, pastor of the M. E. church, said the words that made Mr. Frank Maley, and Miss Jessie Shrank husband and wife. The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Shrank, of Tenth street, the only witnesses other than the members of the immediate familiy being the bride’s uncle, J. A. Blew, and family, and the Misses Ruby Artman and Nora David. After the ceremony a wedding supper followed. The bride is a popular young lady of many good qualities and for sOme time has served as one of the “hello” girls at the local office. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maley of Union township and is highly esteemed. The young couple begin their new life with the very best wishes of all. They will reside for the present east of the city. Miss Ethel Shady, daughter of Martin Shady of Kirkland township, will be a happy bride of Christmas Eve, when her wedding to Mr. Elmer B. Bryan, a well known young man of Kirkland township, will be solemnized this evening at 7 o’clock at the home of her father, west of the city. The i wedding will be quite an elaborate one and will be witnessed by one hundred and fifty guests. The Rev. Archie Shady, a relative of ttje bride, will officiate. The bridesmaid will be Miss Lulu Gossard, while the groom will be attended by Mr. Charles Stogdlll. After the ceremony a wedding supper will be given. Sunday the bridal party will be entertained at the Bryan home, and the newly married couple will leave early Monday morning for Hocking county, Ohio, for a two weeks’ honeymoon visit. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bryan. Both young people represent two of the best families of the county, and are wholly deserving of every : good wish bestowed upon them. Many i relatives from this city will attend the wedding. REMEMBERED BY PUPILS. Albert Sellemeyer, teacher of the ' Peterson school, was agreeably surprised Friday afternoon when his pu- : plls presented him with a handsome gold watch fob engraved with his monogram, “A. M. 5.,” a gift which he will long cherish as a memento of pleasant and agreeable days.

MOTOR BUCKED I » i Went on Christmas Vacation and We Had Trouble Getting Out Edition. MADE THE RIFFLE i .. „■ Though We Were Several Hours Late—M. J. Mylott Helped Us Out. While it may be a surprise to most of our readers, there are times when things do not run smoothly, even In a well-regulated printing office. Friday evening was one of those times, and we perhaps owe our patrons an apology for the lateness of the delivery, but we assure you that it worried us a great deal more than it did you, and that we did everything within our power to get the paper to you. We went to press exactly on time — 3:15 —but just at that hour it seems the five-horse power motor, which furnishes the power for the big cylinder ■ press, decided it needed a little Christmas vacation after a hard season of work, and refused to produce any juice. All the electricians in the city were put on the job, and at 6:45, an expert, who makes motors, was secured from Fort Wayne, and after some time the current was turned on direct and we made the run, the machine being carefully guarded by the men who know the turns and caprices of electricity. We are under lasting obligations to City Electrician M. J. Mylott, who again proved his worth, and who further assisted us by going to Fort Wayne this morning for a new motor, which was installed this afternoon, permitting us to get out on time today. o — — THEY LOST AGAIN Local Basket Ball Team Was Defeated Friday Evening by Pennville. INTERESTING GAME Put Up Stiff Fight But Could Not Win—Play Geneva Next Friday. Once again the local high school basket ball team went down in defeat Friday evening' after a long and hardfought game with the fast and active team of the Pennville high school. The score at the end of the first half stood 12 to 7 and the locals still had hopes of taking their opponents into camp during the last half, but were over-powered and lost by a score of 30 to 16. The visitors were composed of a team of fast players, who understood the game from A to Z, and from the very beginning played with great effort. The locals, although they put up a fast and interesting game, could not stop the winning streak of their opponents, but put up a stiff game to the close. They were one of the fastest teams that the locals ran up against, having won four out of five games played. They are a bunch of good, elean players and played fairly throughout the game. The next game scheduled to be played by the locals wil be with Geneva on next Friday at that place, and they feel that they will take their opponents Into camp. So far the season has not been just what they would liked to have had it, but the table will soon turn, as is usually the case.

MERCHANTS WERE BUSY. Today, the last day previous to Christmas, the local merchants were kept quite busy, and many people could be seen coming from all directions to do their shopping, for what little time was left at their disposal. For several weeks past the trade has been going on at a steady grind and the buying has been quite brisk. Thursday was one of the best days ever, and had the weather permitted, Friday would have been a record-breaker. Today, the last day, nearly every one was in need of something and Decatur was no doubt one of the liveliest places to be found for miles around. CHAMP SPEAKS OUT Tells Democrats They Must Show Standard Form or Get Out. WAS BIG MEETING Mr. Effingham Tells Us About Doings at Champ Clark Reception. Indianapolis, December 24 —Well, we all went down and took Champ, old boy, by the strong, right hand, which we gave three vigorous, able bodied pumps, and wished him a long, happy and useful life as a congressman, as speaker and as an occupant of the second highest place within the gift of the American people. He sure looks good. A great big, physical and mental giant, standing six feet or more without the aid or consent of the fashionable French hSels. He greeted us all in that open, frank democratic way of his, and if appearances count for anything, he enjoyed himself , just as much as did the hundreds of Hoosier democrats who rivaled witii each other in a friendly effort to greet the distinguished Missouri congressman, and next speaker of the house of representatives. Mr. Clark is here to speak before the state teachers’ association, and this address will likely be one of the best ever given by him. But the eloquence and the good things said before the state teachers’ association, will not bo appreciated as was his talk on politics and the duty of those controlling the destinies of tho national democracy. He says that we are all on trial and should we not show the disposition or the capacity to manage the affairs of the country in a clear headed business way, and should we not carry into full force and effect our promises already made and recorded, then may we expect to again hunt tho wilderness. He gave it as his opinion, however, that the democracy had been up against the hon v hand of adversity long enough for them to act with capacity, with distinction and honor. That done, the Hon. Champ prophesied a long and useful life for the democratic party. I judge that he favors a revision of the tariff by schedule, and that the democratic majoritywill in this way put something up to the senate that will make them jump sideways before the adjournment of the first Session In which he will preside as speaker. Governor Marshall was boosted much and often at the reception, and Mr. Clark contended that Indiana deserved much credit for blazing the way in the election two years ago. He, of course, Is playing no favorites, but he says that the rivalry that will develop and be witnessed In the next national convention Is a healthy sign and will add strength to the cause. He did speak In the highest praise of the Indiana delegation in congress, saying they were above the average and a force in the deliberations of that great body. CONTINUED ON i AGE FOUR

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SOME XMAS ITEMS I Shakings From the News Tree From All Over This * Great Land. TAFT GIVES TURKEYS To Many of the White House Employees—The Rich Dish Out Money. (United Press Service.) New York, Dec. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The directors of the Central Trust company have voted a 150,000 bonus to President James M. Wallace. Montclair, N. J., Dec. 24 —Children of Aaron Ralph are giving the birds of their neighborhood a Christmas through the medium of cups filled with seeds and tied to the branches of the trees in their yard. New York, Dec. 25—J. D. Crlmmlns will entertain at his hone on Christwas Day 300 men and women from the home for the aged. He and a member of his family wil! serve the dinner. Pittsburg, Dec. 24—Ffty mining and steel employers In this district have made arrangements to present their employees tomorrow with pay that will run far above the million mark. Scranton, Pa. —Local Institutions, through the will of Mrs. Jafte Rockwell, received Christmas gifts today as follows: West Side hospital, $lO,000; West Mountain Sanitarium, $lO,000; Hahneman hospital, $5,000; Taydor hospital, $3,000; Carbondale hospital, $5,000. Washington, D. C., Dec. 24—Pres. Taft distributed 102 turkeys to the married employees of the white house establishment. Newton. Miss., Dec. 24 —Triplets are ed among the police and firemen today when they were paid their salaries that had been held up for several months by a factional fight. Newton, Miss. —Triplets are the Christmas presents in the home of Mrs. Anna Johnson here. One boy came during the night and one on a later schedule today. Mrs. Johnson, who is fort-two years old, really didn’t need the triplets. She has fourteen other children. Spokane, Wash., Dec. 24 —Chief Dout today refused to arrest six Santas who have been presiding over street kettles and collecting funds for the Salvation Aarmy. Flora Bilkiss, a missionary, asked that they be arrested, saying it was illegal and wicked to attempt to make children believe in Santa Claus. Early this week “Sister” Bilkiss attacked one of the Santas and kicked over his kettle. e NO DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY. As Christmas falls on Sunday this year, the holiday Is observed, In a legal way, according to law, on the day following, and consequently the banks, library, postoffice and many of the business houses will be closed. The Daily Democrat force has worked hard during the past month and feel they are entitled to the holiday and as a consequence there will be no Issue of the paper on Monday. We will cover the field of news in our Tuesday’s issue, however. THE CHRISTMAS FORECAST Increasing cloudiness, followed by snow late tonight or Sunday, rising temperature.

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