Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 8.

WAS DUETO EXPOSURE Opinion of Coroner Grandstaff Regarding Death of Ferdinand Fox. NO VERDICT YET Man Had Been Sick With Grip and Had Complained of Pain in Head. While Coroner Grandstaff has not yet returned a verdict regarding the death of Ferdinand Fox, the French township farmer, who was found ■dead at 8 o'clock Monday morning, between hia home and that of a neighbor, Solomon Neuenschwander, he gives it as his opinion that the death was due to the exposure caused by lying out all night, and that his death occurred sometime between midnight and morning. Coroner Grandstaff, who was at Fort Wayne Monday when the can came to go to the Scene, returned in the afternoon and going out at once, Monday evening conducted an examination. He returned this afternoon again to French township, where other witnesses will .be examined. The circumstances regarding the «case were as given Monday. Mr, Fox and hia Wife had been visiting Sun.day at the Sol Neuenschwander home, which is about a quarter of a mile away. Between 4 and 5 o'clock they statred home, but Mr. Fox mentioned that he had forgotten his overshoes and told his wife to walk on while he returned for them. He was not seen again until the next morning when found dead. The wife had returned home and as the minutes passed and I he did not return, she supposed that he had gone to the home of another neighbor where there Is sickness and had stayed longer than he thought.' Finally 8 o’clock came and as he did not return, the wife lighted a lantern' and made an attempt to go out to •search for him. They had no means of telephonic communication, and she could not make inquiries in that way. She made several attempts to light a lantern and started out but the wind was so strong the gilht was blown out every time, and she finally gave up the attempt, holding to the suppo- 1 sltion that he had gone to the home of the sick and was detained there. The next morning brought no return and the anxious wife started out again to search. She walked back to i the Neuenschwander home, and when within twenty-five rods of the Neuenschwander home, and about eighty rods from the highway, she came Upon the inanimate body of her husband. This was about 8 o’clock in ■ the morning. He had apparently attempted to Climb a fence and was overcome by dizziness and fell. His head had struck on a fence post and the upper i Up was cut through. His nose also ' bore effects of the fall. He had been suffering from the grip and that day bad complained of pain in the head,' which was in all probability the cause' of his being overcome. The fall happened on the way to the return to the Neuenschwander home, as he had not visited there after his first start for home. Mr. Fox was thirty-five years of age and is survived by a wife and four children. The funeral will be held Thursday. ——O — death of niece. Roy Mumma left this morning for Linton in response to a message which he received from his sister, Mrs. Elma Mumma, announcing the death of their little daughter, Martha, whose death occurred Monday noon after but a few days’ illness. The message was short and contained no particulars regarding her death. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the United Brethren church at Ridge, Hie. ——o PUBLIC INSTALLATION. The Eastern Star invites the members and their families to the public Installation of officers to be held at the hail Friday evening.

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buys ARIZONA BUSINESS BLOCK. Ben Ashbaucher this morning received a letter from Jacob Myers, forI merly of French township, Adams > county, who was a pupil of Mr. Ashbaucher in the days when ho taught school, stating that he had purchased a business block at Phoenix, Arizona, and is doing well. He left his home in Adams county last fall and first ‘ went to California in search of a climate which would prove beneficial to lung trouble. He later went to Phoenix and there he purchased the Phoeness block for the sum of $3,000. Ho writes that it is now worth SB,OOO any , time. He also owns other property, purchased last fall, which he is now able to sell at a profit of $2,000. —Bluffton News. i o PATH WAS ROUGH Young Man in Poor Circumstances Walking to St. Louis, Mo. HERE FOR THE NIGHT I Given Supper and Bed by Glen Falk—Left For Bluffton Today. Joe Metzger was the name given by a young man of nineteen years as he walked into theßademacker restaurant Monday evening, stating that he was . on his way to St. Louis, Mo., and that he had walked here from New’ York > Qty. From the report given by him. ! keif he is a garment maker, and ow- • ing to the big strike which has been , on in New York City for sometime, ■ throwing thousands of employees out Os work, he was unable to obtain em : ployment for the last six months. He ' said he had an uncle living in St. ' Louis and eight weeks ago set out on ' this long and tiresome trip of nearly ' twelve hundred miles, and at this 'time of the year when one would think it almost impossible. When he 1 arrived at Toledo he w r as scantily jclad, and had for some time been ■ walking in his bare feet, the soles of 'his shoes being entirely worn off, and ' his feet protruding through to the cold ground. He was almost frozen to death. Through the kindness of several people he was taken to a hospital and doctored up. Here he remained for several days and w r as provided with a suit of clothes and other necessaries to proceed on his Journey. 'He walked here from Delphos Monday and when he entered the Rade--1 macker restaurant fell to the floor, frbm exhaustion, due to exposure and I want of food, having had nothing to eat since the day previous. He was then taken to the Schlickman & Girod ; restaurant where a supper was bought and a bed supplied him by Glen Falk, and this morning his breakfast was furnished by this muchaccommodating firm. He was fairly well dressed when he arrived here, 1 having been fitted out at Toledo. I This morning he set out on his weary journey and expected to reach Bluffton by tonight. He carried with him a number of newspaper clippings, ' gathered where he had stopped on the way and also from papers from cities where he had remained over night. At Delphos he was cared for by a justice of the peace. Upon his ' arrival at St. Louis he expects to obtain work through his uncle and ex- ' pects to remain in that city. ——a WOODMEN INSTALL WEDNESDAY I Private Instead of Public —Initiation and Banquet. Owing to unpreventable reasons, the public installation of officers planned by the Modern Woodmen has been called off, and instead a pri- ■ vate installation will be held tomor- • row evening at the hall. •There are ,'several candidates for initiation, and s these will be given the degree tomor- - row evening. A banquet will be in ’' order at the close. Every one make . 1 it a point to attend the meeting. o . PLANS SUBMITTED THIS WEEK. 1 Plans for the proposed new school house In District eight, Washington township, will be submitted to the advisory board some evening this week. The new school house will be built i- in place of the one recently destroyed c’by fire, and which was known as the e Deßolt school house, southwest of i this city.

Decatur, Ind. Tuesday Evening, January 10, 1911.

NAMES OF CLERKS Who Will Serve in House of Legislature During This Term. MISS TONNELIER ONE Will Act as Stenographer— Sixty-three Assistants This Year. * Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 10 —The house plunder committee prepared its report for submission to the house yesterday afternoon, giving a list of the appointments as stenographers, clerks, doorkeepers, pages, etc. The committee did not give the addresses of the appointees, because the members who made the recommendations had asked that these be omitted. The list, which contains sixty three names is as follows: Stenographers—Grace Wyble, Amelia! Tonnelier, Amy McMillen, May Schaaf, Mabel B. Brooks. Clerks —James Rogers, James S. Kilroy, David A. Coons, J. N. Calllcott, Lewis W. G. Kreeger, Lynn B. West, William Robinson, Paul T. Sullivan, R. A. Marr, P. C. Hill, Edgar L. Sale, John H. Miller, W. E. Peterson, Fred C. Witt, Michael Scollard, William F. Richardt, Russell Racey, Thomas Conley, Ray Scott, Albert H. Legg, Julia Foley, Phillip Lutz, Jacob McCullough, O. B. Fifer, William Light, John Perkins, G. J. Beunnagel, Harry Green, Frank Singer, Albert H. Kastinj,. Alfred Kverroad, John Malone, Janies H. Wolford, Michael P. Nolan, Everett f. Shockley,. George Shirk, Philip Kingsley, Ray Anderson, George Bernloehr. Minute Clerk—Mason J. Niblack. Doorkeepers—Fred J. Rehermann. Taylor Tompson, A. B. Krempp, Chas. Nix, George Nickles, John Walker. Kirk Pierce, Ade Quince. Ed Lyons, Ben Strickland, George McClelland, Fred Shriner. Custodian —John Kraf. Pages—M. D. Lawler, Eugene Barth, Harry Shower, Samuel Benz, jr„ John Wright. COON SKINS THURSDAY. The meeting of the Coon Skins and Skunks has been postponed from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening, at which time all members are requested to be at their club rooms. BROKE HAND BONE Chief Engineer Frank Burns Suffers Injury to His Left Hand. WAS REPAIRING CAR When Brake Rigging FellMetacarpal Bone Broken by the Fall. Frank Burns, the chief engineer of the Fort Wayne & Springfield power house, is carrying his left hand in a sling today and will probably be 1 obliged to do so for some time, the i result of an injury sustained Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock in which ; one of the metacarpal bones of the ' hand was broken. Mr. Burns had | been working under one of the passenger cars at the barns, repairing the brake rigging. In some manner a piece of the heavy iron fell on his hand, resulting in the breaking of the bone. The injured man came to this city and the bone was set my the Doctors Clark. The injury is a very painful and disabling one, though not serious. —— W. G. COLERICK ILL. Attorney W. G. Colerick of Fort Wayne, well known to the members of the Adams county bar, having oftI en practiced here, is seriously sick, i He underwent an operation today at - the Lutheran hospital, for an ailment from which he had been suffering for t some time. I o-. > Postmaster Lower has unclaimed [ letters at the postoffice for Virginia Ross and Sophia Brenner.

MRS. BUFFENBARGER SICK, Condition Quite Serious at Times —Is at Home of Her parents. Mrs. Mattle Buffenbarger is very seriously ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffries on North Sixth street, suffering from an entire nervous breakdown. At times her condition is alarming and last Sunday those attending thought that the end was not far. She rallied, however, and this morning was somewhat improved. Her condition becomes worse by spells, remaining so for quite a while, then she becomes much better again. ASK FOR RECEIVER C. H. Lammiman Asks For Sale of Monroe Creamery Plant. COMPANY INSOLVENT Has Not Operated For Several Months and Property is Losing Value. County Attorney C. J. Lutz has filed suit for the appointment of a receiver for the Monroe creamery. The cause is entitled Charles H. lammiman vs. Monroe Creamery Association and the complaint shows that defendant company Jas been for some years engaged in the manufacture and the purchase and sale of creamery prod- ' ucts at Monroe, Ind. The plaintiff is I a stockholder in the company and 'avers that they are insolvent and have not the money or property to pay existing indebtedness. The plant has not been operated for several months and the assets are rapidly dei predating in value. The appoint[ment of a receiver authorized to collect assets, sell property and distribute the proceeds among the creditors and stockholders is asked. The matIter will be heard Saturday. January 21st. o “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN.” Al W .Martin’s production of “Uncle Tom s Cabin,’’ which will be seen at the Bosse opera house tonight, caught the public fancy. The theaters where the offering has been made are | said to have been crowded at every I performance. For a play holding the stage over fifty years within which i period not a single season has elapsed during which it was entirely absent from the theater, “Uncle Tom's CabiH,” still exhibits wonderful vitality. Scorned, ridiculed and rejected of the elect in the more important theaters a few years ago, it is now welcomed in the very homes of art and thousands are weeping and laughing over its various incidents nightly. The scene which are displayed could easily not be disproved. The company numbers fifty persons, many of whom are well known to Decatur theater goers from former visits with various attractions. Thirty horses, donkeys, shetland ponies and six man-eating Siberian bloodhounds are trained to participate in the drama. o— WASHINGTON WINNERS. The winners in the Washington township spelling contest, who will represent the township at the county icontest to be held in this city Janui ary 21st, are Ruth Myers, Marie CopI pock, Genevieve Spuller. Alternates i who will spell in case of the absence of the principals are: Dent Baltzell,. | Ailce Gerber and Frances Tabler. Judges in the contest were Matilda I Sellemeyer, W. E. Faurot and Jose- ; phine Krick. Melvin Mallonee pronounced the words. LEAVE FOR JONESBORO. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler will leave in the morning for Jonesboro, Ark., where they will visit with a number of Decatur people who are now making their home at that place. They will make a day's stop at St. Louis, and while there will call upon their ’ nephew (Confrater Aloysius) Carl Crawford, who is studying for ; the priesthood at that place. They will be absent from the city for about • two weeks and while gone will visit a number of places of interest. I Miss Donna Sowers went to Fort Wayne Yesterday afternbon for osteopathic treatment for a severe cold.

COURT HOUSE NEWS New Cases Filed For Partition of Real Estate— Title is Quieted. IN KIZER CASE Henry Buffenbarger Restrained From Interfering With His Wife." John Schafer vs the Buckeye Brewing Co., contract, rule to answer within five days made absolute. Heller, Sutton & Heller filed a new case, entitled Ixiulsa Meyer et al. vs. Mary L. Miller, for partition of real estate. Attorneys Lesh & Lesh filed a new case entitled Charles Page vs. Christina Vail and John W. Vail, partition of real estate. Elizabeth Bosse vs. Indiana Lighting Co., rule to answer made absolute in five days. Martin L. Kizer vs. William McDowell et al, quiet title, default of defendants, submitted, finding for plaintiff on his complaint. Henry M. Miller appointed commissioner to convey lands to plaintiff. Homer Watkins vs. Nellie Watkins, divorce, default of defendant, prosecuting attorney appears. Martha A. Buffenbarger vs. Henry Buffenbarger, divorce, application by plaintiff for restraining order to prevent defendant from visiting home of plaintiff or in any way interfering with her. So ordered until further order of court. Nathan B. Gross, receiver, vs. Sameul Warner, replevin, from Wells county, submitted, partial evidence heard, cause dismissed without prejudice. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. The William Glendening drain was referred back to commissioners for correction and further report. Isadore A. Kalver vs. Decatur Furnace Co., motion by receiver to require Mr. Gilfail to make petition more specific sustained. SPECIAL COURSE John Singleton Completes a Five Weeks’ Course in Auctioneering School. AT CHICAGO, ILL. Will Now be Ready to Cry Your Sales and Guarantees Good Results. John Singleton, the auctioneer, has just returned home from Chicago, where he has completed a five weeks' course in the National School of Auctioneering, graduating and receiving his diploma. Mr. Singleton Is but a young man, but has been following this line of business for several years and with the course which he has just completed, will make one of the best in this profession to be found in this- vicinity. Previous to his going he cried a number of sales and was quite successful in the undertaking, but he wished to better fit himself and decided to take a course so that he could better follow out his chosen profession. He will make his home in this city, where he can be found by any one desiring york in this line, and he will guarantee good results to the people who have goods to sell at auction. o FUNERAL OF LEE BURK. The funeral of Lee Burk, which was announced Monday to be held from the home, has since been changed and will be held at the M. E. church at 2 o’clock instead jbfat the home. The Holy Grail' and" the ‘Students of the high school will attend in a body.

TO INSTALL OFFICERS TONIGHT. Every member of the Masonic lodge is requested to be present at the regular session this evening. In addition to this being the regular meeting, the Installation of the officers who will serve during the coming year will occur. It is the desire of the officers in charge that you be there if possible, O 1 " — Y. P. C. E. U. TONIGHT. By a mis-statement in the proof, the notice for the meeting of the Y. P. C. E. U. of the U. B. church was given for last evening instead of this evening. The meeting will be held this evening at the church. All members are urged to be out. o WAS GREAT WEEK Farmers’ Short Course at Huntington Was Most Successful One. DEFICIT WAS SMALL And Was Quickly Made Up by Progressive Farmers in Attendance. With all bills squared up and everybody agreeing that the week has been the most enjoyable he has ever had, the fermers' short course closed at noon today. A deficit of $125, occasioned because of unfavorable weather and the fact that added features entailed expense not originally counted, has been made up among farmers who could not rise fast enough to pay their paqt. Omer Summers, over his protest, was named county chairman for the fifth time. The instruction work closed at 10:30 and then the business session! began at the Huntington theater. J. A. Leverton was introduced as the auctioneer to take care of several samples of winning grain and potatoes w’hich had been donated to the management by the prize winners, and the collection brought nearly $25, the bidding being of the spirited kind. Following the sale of the grain the report of the secretary was read, showing expenditures to total about $925, itemized as follows: Theater rental, $125; Coliseum rental, $100; printing, $125; Purdue party extra per diem in animal husbandry, poultry and domestic science departments, as per itemized statement submitted by G. I. Christie and now on file with the secretary, $311.19; hotel bills of Purdue party for the week, $137; office help and supplies, S3O; premiums in corn show, SIOO. There were as near as can be estimated with the number of ticket books outstanding, about 700 registrations, being a total of so many dollars. Included in this amount were the cash ticket sales at the theater, Coliseum and M. E. church. Then the county institute fund from the state will be devoted to the short course expenses, a sum of SIOO. This makes the total I receipts about SBOO. The deficit was j made up in a short time. —Huntington ' Herald. —-o SAW ROSE TOURNAMENT. Mrs. Robert Blackburn, who is spending the winter at Los Angeles,' Cal., and vicinity, saw the great rose ! tournament held a week ago Monday ( at Pasadena, Cal. In this a procession of floats, profusely decorated with roses and flowers passed in long parade. It was a most beautiful spectacle. Mrs. Blackburn has been recently at Whittier, Cal., attending a sister-in-law, Mrs. Lover Miller, who has been in poor health. While we have been having blizzards here Mrs. Blackburn writes that the weather there is far too warm for calm comfort. ATTENDS FUNERAL. Father Flaherty Left to Attend 1 Obsequies of Brother Priest. Father Flaherty has gone to Anderson to attend the funeral of Father McCahey, which was held there today. Father McCahey was one of the most widely known and respected priests of the diocese, having been ■ connected with several of the diocese board and his death will be much ’ mourned by those with whom he has been closely connected.

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OPTION BILL PRESENTED In Both Houses of Legislature —Known as ProctorKeeney Bill, MANY OTHER BILLS Sixty-three in House and Fifty in Senate—First Day’s Grist, (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind. ( Jan. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The local option bill was Introduced in the legislature today. Senator Proctor of Elkhart introduced the measure in the senate and Representative Keeney of Ohio and Switzerland counties, presented a similar measure in the house. It will be known as the Proc-tor-Keeney bill and amends the present law in accordance with the governor’s recommendations. In all sixty-three bills and resolutions were introduced in the house and fifty in the senate. Representative Merriman and Senator Stotesenburg introduced resolutions ratifying the proposed amendment to the national constitution for the income tax. Other bills of importance were two by Senator Clark providing for a change in the primary laws and for registration and one by Taylor on corrupt practices. Several bills were introduced in the interest of public health and covering the medical inspection of school children and buildings; also numerous employers’ liaI bility bills and workmen's compenl sation acts. Senator Fleming intro- ' duced a bill creating a state highway ■ commission to care for roads. Shive;ly presented one giving villages and ' towns power to hold recall elections ' on petitions of twenty-five per cent of • the voters and Stotesenburg presented one providing that foreigners must reside in Indiana five years before they can vote. The senate passed the appropriation bill which passed the house last week. Both houses adjourned at noon until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. o— DANCE WEDNESDAY. Young Men’s Social Club to Give Prominent Ball. Invitations for the ball which will be given tomorrow evening by the Young Men’s Social club have been issued and the members are expecting to entertain one of the largest crowds that has been drawn to the club rooms. One hundred and fifty have been issued, many going out of the | city, and word has been received 1 that a number will attend the event of Wednesday evening. Excellent J music will be furnished and those who attend are assured that they will be highly entertained by those in charge. The members also wish to announce that on Friday evening the regular meeting of the club will be I held and all members are asked to be 1 on hand as much business which re- . quires the presence of all must be | attended to. ————-n — TO BUY GOODS. Mrs. Ed Luttman and Miss Hazel Van Camp of Magley will leave Wednesday noon for a week’s visit in Chicago. While there Mrs. Luttman will combine pleasure with business, as she will buy goods for their general store. The Luttmans have been liberally patronized since in business at Magley and always <ry to give their customers the best that money can buy. Mrs. Luttman’s brother, John C. Waggoner, is a resident of Chicago, and has promised to royally entertain them while in the city. A SOUTHERN TRIP. ■ Miss Lettie Kintz will leave Thursday for Gideon, Mo., where she will make a six months’ visit with her sisi ter, Mrs. Newton Anderson. Shr be met at St. Louis by her/ i In-law, Newton Anderson. / and the visit will be a