Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 9.

M. F. RICE SUCCUMBS Life of Prominent Adams County Man Closed at Little Past THE MIDNIGHT HOUR Was One of Leading Business Men—Funeral Will be Saturday. Just a half hour after the ebbing of the midnight hour —at 12:30 o’clock this morning—the tide of the life of Millard Ferguson Rice, one of the leading business men of Adams county, ebbed away into the great sea of eternity, his death occurring at his home on Fourth street. Mr. Rice had been in falling health for about four years, though It has been only a few weeks since his ailment assumed a more serious phase, the diabetes with which he had been suffering becoming complicated with ulcers of the stomach—gastric ulcers. He suffered no pain at all, but a great, overwhelming nausea, and had been able to retain no nourishment for a week. Mr. Rice had been confined to his home for the past five weeks, though only a week ago Tuesday he had been able to come down stairs and to sit and converse there with friends. He grew rapidly worse in a few days and his decline was very rapid. A trained nurse. Miss Snider, of Hope hospital. Fort Wayne, had been in attendance since Saturday night. During the years of his decline Mr. Rice had consulted many specialists, spending many weeks at a Chicago institute, and going each year to the sanitarium at Attica for treatment, and while all may have done much to retard the growth of the disease, attempts for a permanent cure were vain. Mr. Rice, who was fifty-four years of age at death, was a life-long resi dent of Adams county. He was born on the Rice homestead, now known as the Waggoner farm in Root township, a few miles northeast of this city. June 3, 1856, the son of Benjamin and Mary Rice, now deceased. He was united in marriage to Rachael A. Martin, September 17, 1876, in this city. The first years of their life were spent on a farm near this city, they later coming to this city to reside. He fiuilt a comfortable home on Tenth street for their residence, Mr. Rice continuing to make that his home until a year ago last November when he built their present palatial residence on Fourth street. The wife passed away only ten years after their marriage—on April 7, 1886 —leaving, besides the husband, two children, Edward B. Rice, whose death occurred at his home at Berne three years ago last November 3rd, and Mary Fanchon, wife of Amos Yoder of this city. A son, Samuel F., died at the age of seven months. June 5, 1888, Mr. Rice was married at Warsaw, Indiana, to Mrs. Alva Cunningham. The marriage was a very happy one, and the wife who survives Is sadly bereaved. Besides the aforenamed bereaved ones, the deceased leaves four brothrs and three sisters-—Ben, John and James M. Rice of this city; David M. Rice of Root township, Mrs. Jonas Cline of Root township, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagoner of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Mary Davy of Indianapolis. Mr. Rice was one of the leading business men of the county, being an authority in the lumber world. For twenty-eight years or more he had been associated with the P. W. Smith lumber interests in this county, rising | rapidly to the position of manager of' the plants of the Adams Co. Lumber | company, both at Berne and Decatur, a position which he has held for the past twenty-five years. He has been a shareholder and director of the First National bank for the past five or six years. His business life has been one | of great enterprise and he was acknowledged one of the best of business men. Mr. Rice was an active member of tne Methodist church and in lodge circles also was prominent, being a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the higher encampment of this order. The funeral will be held Saturday CONTINUBD ON PAGE TWfi.

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resumed inquest today. Coroner J. C. Grandstaff of Preble wa » prevented from going to French township Tuesday afternoon to finish the inauest over the remains of Ferdinand Fox, who was found dead Monday morning between his home and that of Sol Neuenschwander, where he had been visiting, and Dr. Grandstaff went this morning to resume the examination. — o THE TIGER GROWLS Tammany Springs a Candidate For Sergeant-at-arms Against Jackson. CAUSES SOME FLURRY Will Know He Has Had a Fight When He Gets Through With Indiana. Washington. D. C„ Jan 11—The Tammany tiger, growling fiercely, Is headed in the direction of Stokes Jackson and apprehension is felt that before long the Indiana state chairman may find himself the tiger’s victim. A flurry was caused in the Indiana democratic delegation when it was learned that Charles F. Murphy, Tammany’s big chief, is proposing, with the advent of the democratic house of representatives, to establish a Tammany annex in Washington and is looking upon the office of sergeant-at-arms, with its numerous appointees, as a legitimate field for the extension of the Tammany influence. The New York candidate, who has , the backing of Murphy, is former Representative William H. Ryan, but whether he will be put forward for clerk, notwithstanding Trimble’s strong lead, or for sergeant-at-arms, against Jackson, is a question that is now being debated. The belief in the inner circles of politicians connected 1 with the house is that Tammany has . ! finally decided to go after the office ’ of sergeant-at-arms as its share of the I “pie” connected with the organization 1 of the house under the new democratic ! regime, and if this proves true Stokes , Jackson and his chief backer, Thomas Taggart, will be involved in a warfare . with Tammany. The Tammany outfit may be able to get away with the office of sergeant-at-arms, but it will know after it is I over, that it has been in a fight. Taggart, w-ho never does anything by halves, already has a press bureau at work putting out "Jackson dope.” The first output reached all of the Washington correspondents in last evening’s mail marked for “immediate release," and is as follows: “A special train carrying Indiana democrats will arrive in Washington Monday to boost the candidacy of Stokes Jackson, democratic chairman of the state, for sergeant-at-arms of the next house of representatives. Each democratic representative reelected last fall will be visited and told of Mr. Jackson's qualifications. “In the party will be John W. Kern, who will be elected to the United States senate on January 17th; Thomas Taggart, national committeeman: Lew G. Ellingham, secretary of state; William H, O’Brien, auditor of state; Thomas Honan, attorney general; Charles Greathouse, superintendent of public instruction; Thomas Brolley, state statistician; W. H. Vollmer, treasurer of state; Bert New, legal clerk to the governor, and J. Fred France, clerk of the supreme court. Some of the judges of the supreme and appellate courts and a large number |of prominent and Influential demo-, crate throughout the state will come.” WILL TENANT SMITH FARM. William Wilson Resides Temporarily in This City. 1 William Wilson of Kentland is moving Into the Bobilya property, corner Jefferson and First streets, formerly owned by F. W. Dibble. Mr. Wilson will reside here until February Ist, when he will remove to the Adam Smith farm north of the city, which will be vacated by Mr. Ulman, who is going to his own farm in Union township. The three children of Mr. Wil- ! son have already been enrolled in the Decatur schools. YODER-BRUSHWILLER GROCERY. Tffe Yoder & Brushwiller grocery | will be closed Saturday morning until 1 o’clock on Account Os the funeral ot iM. F. Rjce. . I

Decatur, Ind. Wednesday Evening, January 11, 1911.

BEFORE THE BIER Os Rev. D. J. Mulcahy of Anderson Many Hundreds Stood With HEADS BOWED LOW In Grief--Rev. Flaherty of This City One of 48 Priests Attending. Anderson, Ind., Jan. 11 —Before the bier of their late pastor. Father D. J Mulcahy, 1,500 members of the local Catholic church bowed with tear-stain-ed eyes. The occasion was the holding of the last sad rites over the body ot the man who had been their shepherd for nineteen years. At 9 o’clock the church bell tolled, but long before that hour St. Mary's was crowded to its fullest capacity. This funeral was the largest ever seen In Anderson. Promptly at 9:30 o’clock forty-eight priests from the Ft. Wayne diocese, attired In surplice and cassock, led by altar boys bearing candles and brought up in the rear by Bishop Alerding, wearing purple and white robes and miter, passed down the center aisle of the church and took their positions in front of the main altar and surrounding the bier , of Father Mulcahy. The service began by the reading in concert by the priests from the Psalms , of David. Following the reading solemn high requiem mass was said, with ’ Father Crossen of Logansport as cele- , b>-ant. Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the funeral cortege left St. Mary’s church for the Big Four station, from which the body was taken ‘ to Cleveland. Ohio, for burial. Fully s 1,500 persons marched in the procession, including the children of St. . Mary’s school and the members of , the various Catholic orders of which I the late pastor was a member. Besides Bishop Alerding of Fort Wayne the following were among the , priests present: Fathers P. J. Crossen of Logans- ' port, Edward Barrett of Hammond. ' William Miller of Fort Wayne, Joaj chim Baker of Union City, Faust of A’exandria, Beigel of Elwood, William Schmidt of Muncie, John Guntling of , Peru, Edward Hullihan of Oxford, Wil- ’ liam Arnold of Peru, William Flaherty . of Decatur, Joseph Bryne of Indianapolis, Joseph Lynne of Academy, Edward Mungoven of Arcola, John Dun- . ham of Muncie, Jennings and O’Connel of Cleveland, Quinn and Kreougher of Logansport. The Rev. Paul Walsh, who has been assistant pastor here for two years, will remain temporarily in charge of the local church. ASSUME NEWDUTIES Rebekahs Held Semi-Annual Installation of Officers Last Evening. IMPRESSIVE SERVICE Mrs. Emma Helm Served as Installing Officer —The Official List. The semi-annual Installation of the officers ot the Daughters of Rebekah was held Tuesday evening with impressive ceremony, the installation having been postponed from last week. Mrs. Emma Helm served as installing officer. The following took upon themselves the obligation of their respective offices: Noble Grand—Elia Bolinger. Vice Noble Grand—Sarah Merryman. Financial Secretary—Nell Winnes. Recording Secretary —Gusta Cramer. Treasurer —Sadie Miller. Conductor —Dessie Beery, chaplain—Stella Crist. Inside Guard—Marie Butler. R. S. N. G—Della Harruff. L. S. N. G.—Nora Butler. R. S. V. G.—Angeline Archbold. L. S. V. G.—Rena Huffman. Pianist—Florine Edwards.

IS SOMEWHAT BETTER. Miss Pansy Ball, who on Monday was taken seriously sick with an attack of gall stones at the home of Ed Lyons, where she has been making her home previous to the departure of the family for Moline, 111., was somewhat improved today, although she Is still very weak, it has not been decided as to whether an operation will be performed or not, but will be in a short while. Her father, Lon Bali, who is employed at Moline, has arrived home and will remain here until further arrangements have been made. AFTER MANY YEARS Frank Twigg Son of Geneva Woman is Found in / Detroit. FOR EIGHTEEN YEARS His Whereabouts Had Not Been Known by Relatives Strange Recovery. Frank Twigg, a son of Mrs. A. L. Juday of Geneva, has been located at Detroit after an absence of eighteen years, and he is soon to return to his mother’s home at Geneva. The learning of the whereabouts of the man about in a strange way, of which the Bluffton News speaks in detail as follows: When Mrs. Andy Monroe of this city read in the news last week of the suicide or murder of a man by the name of Twigg at Cumberland, Maryland, she was much concerned for fear it was her brother, Lemuel : Ernst Twigg, a son of Mrs. A. J. Juday, of Geneva, a young man who has been gone for four years, without ' any word from him to relatives. He was engaged in the oil business and Mrs. Monroe says is supposed to be some place in the east. Further inquiry was made into the case, and happily for Mrs. Monroe and her ! .’other it was learned that the Cumberland man found dead with his sweetheart, Miss Mary Grace Elcsser, was not Mrs. Monroe’s brother. The ’ I ; man found dead, supposedly from 1 cyanide poisoning was Charles Ed- ■ j ward Twigg, a merchant of Keyser, ,W. Va. Deep mystery surrounds the death of the couple, found dead in the ; same house, and it it not positive whether it was murder or double suicide, or murder of one and suicide of the other; With the clearing up of the fact 1 that the man found dead was not a brother of Mrs. Monroe the latter and her mother will renew effors to loi cate the missing son and brother, Er- ! nest Twigg. Another son of Mrs. Ju--1 day, Frafik Twigg, was discovered recently at Detroit, Mich., after an ab- , sence of eighteen years. His relatives ; had feared he was dead. It develops 1 that he had gone to Michigan, became sick ,and on account of ill health, he did not let his relatives know of his wheerabouts, as he did not want to worry them. A few weeks ago he was taken to a hospital in Detroit for treatment, and in his delirium he escaped and was found by the police wandering on the streets. It happened that ohe of the officers knew a brother of the sick man, Samuel Twigg a newspaper man in lowa, and he wrote to the lowa man, who thus for the first time in eighteen years learned his brother’* whereabouts. He wrote and told his mother and she is now arranging to have her son returned from Michigan to her home at Geneva. PRESBYTERIAN MEETING. There will be a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church this evening following the regular prayer service. At this time a vote will be taken to join the pastor and the session in asking the Presbytery to dissolve their pastoral relation. This comes following the resignation of the pastor, the Rev. Spetnagel, which was tendered Sunday morning. All members hould attend the congregational meet. — —o EAGLES TO INSTALL OFFICERS. There will be a very important meeting of the Eagles lodge at their hall Thursday evening, at which time the officers for the ensuing year will be Installed. It is the desire that all the members who can possibly do so, attend.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Two New Cases Were Filed in the Circuit Court This Morning. THE GUYSELMAN CASE Went to Trial Today—Further Action Taken in the Allison Case. Peterson & Moran filed a new case, Jessie L. Peters, vs. Louis C. Mills et al., specific performance of contract. F. M. Schlrmeyer, trustee, vs. C. E. Neptune, on contract, and attachment, demand, S3OO. The suit is to recover ; for one of the city lots sold March 26, 1907. First National Bank of Ft. Wayne vs. Allison Real Estate Co. et al., dismissed as toHaugk and Hite. Petition for an order to have the Allison company convey real estate to the receiver sustained and order issued, conveyance to be made within five days. t Martin L. Kiger vs. William McDowell et al., deed reported and approved. Commissioner discharged. 3 Sarah L. Guyselman vs. Fort Wayne 1 Outfitters Co., trespass and damages, 1 demand, SI,OOO, from Allen county, 5 plaintiff granted leave to prosecute as poor person.* W. C. Geake and Lee 3 Hartzel appointed as counsel for f plaintiff. Answer filed. Reply to answer. Appearance by D. B. Erwin for ’ defendant. The cause went to trial be- •* fore a jury this afternoon. 1— r - Clara Eckert vs. Marion, Bluffton & 3 Eastern Traction Co., personal injurt ies, demand, $3,000, brought here from e Wells county, was sent to Jay county 1 on change of venue. e —o ■ ■ 1 ‘ MOVES FROM BLUFFTON. 1 r C. W. Walters and Family Will Make This City Their Home. s . C. W. Walters, who has been worke ing in this city for nearly a year, and 1 who some time ago purchased an in- ’ terest with Otto Reppert, in the Van- ’> Camp foundry, is moving his family 8 to this city, their household goods 3 having already arrived. Mr. Walters 3 has purchased a new home, just re- ' cently completed. f — o ATTENTION, ODD FELLOWS! 1 All members of the I. O. O. F. lodge 1 are requested to meet at the hall this 1 evening at 7:30 o’clock to make ar- ' rangements for the funeral of their late brother, M. F. Rice. i WILL GET SUPPLY ■ * ‘ To Serve Instead of Rev. i > Sherman Powell Until the Close of CONFERENCE YEAR ' Unexpired Time is Barely Three Months —Man Not Yet Selected. The Rev. J. A. Beatty of Fort Wayne, superintendent of this district of the Methodist conference, met Tuesday evening with the official board of the Decatur Methodist church to take steps for the securing of a minister to serve out the unexpired term of the Rev. Sherman Powell, who on Sun- ! day resigned to take up his work for the present year as one of the field workers for the endowment fund for the Depauw university. The board de-; cided to secure a supply minister for the remainder of the conference year, which is barely three months, the year expiring about April sth. The Rev. Beatty was undecided as to whom they would secure, but will immediately communicate with possible supplies, and hopes to have a new man here to > take up the work next Monday even- , ing, at which time the Rev. Powell will • sever his connection with the local church. J . ’t J I > «s.«> *•

CAR LOAD OF FENCE POSTS. Howard W. Shackley, who has accepted the agency for a wire fence, is going into the business right He has bought a 'car load of red cedar posts, which will arrive here abotu Saturday on the G. R. &> I. He announces that the posts will be sold one cent cheaper if taken from the car, saving him the trouble of unloading. o WATERED STOCK * Gets a Knock in a Bill Introduced by Senator Proctor Today. MR. BUTCHER’S FIRST Presents One in Interest of Physicians Who Have • License Revoked. (United Frees Service ) Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Striking didectly at “watered” stock in public . utilities corporations and corporations . in general, Senator Proctor of Elkhart had prepared for introduction in the senate today a bill following out the , recommendations made by Governor Marshall in his message to the legislature, regarding the issuance of i stocks and bonds. , The bill provides that no public util- . ities corporation, which includes, tele- . graph and telephone companies, trac- . tion and express companies, may increase its stock, issue bonds, consolidate, lease or merge with another corporation, unless authorized to do so . by the state railroad commission. Any corporation desiring to consoli- ! date with another concern, or to issue r bonds, must file a petition with the railroad commission, showing why the bonds are being issued, and explaining completely the proposed consolidation. The petition will be referred to the , state tax commissioner, who will return it to the commission with any recommendation he sees fit to make. . Bonds that then may be issued by the I corporation will be taxable. The bill also provides that no stock . may be issued by a corporation unless , backed by actual value. That is that ! for every dollar’s worth of stock is- . sued there shall be a dollar in money . or a dollar’s worth of property going into the corporation. The bill would give the courts power to cancel such stock, which, after an investigation, , was found not to have been issued un- , der these conditions. Proctor’s bill would prevent the is- . suance of bonds by transportation | lines unless it is shown that the funds raised fro mthe sale of the bonds are ' tc be used for corporate purposes. — The republican side of the senate has ! been dubbed “Egypt,” owing to the | long, dry ride the minority advocated [ for the state in the last campaign. Unless something has been overlooked there are no more “plums” to be shaken down by either the house or senate in this session. The senate put 57 clerks, stenographers, doorkeepers, etc., appointed yesterday to work today and the plunder committees are taking a rest. The democrats are preparing to spill. a choice selection of oratory in the house and senate next Tuesday when ■ they will elect a United State senator. Bernard B. Shively, the “boy senator” from Marion has been promised the honor of placing John W. Kern in nomination in the upper house. The j lower house speakers have not been : . definitely decided upon as yet, but two or three will probably expound at length. Mr. Butcher of Adams county introduced a bill the first day. It is one to ' enable physicians after the state medical board has revoked their licenses and refused to reinstate them to ap- , peal to the circuit or supreme courts. The bill was referred to the committee on rights and privileges. o PENSION BILL PASSES HOUSE. Washington, D. C., Jan. 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A bill of much importance to the old soldiers passed ‘ the lower house Tuesday afternoon. It provides pensions of fifteen dollars per month to all veterans over sixty-two years of age, $20.00 to those over six- . ty-flve, $25,000 to those over seventy and $36.00 to those over seventy-five.

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FROM THE SCENE Mr. Ellingham Gives Us a Column of News Right From State House. BEGINNING TO BEGIN Speaker Veneman Will Make Good—Governor’s Message is Discussed. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 11—The legislative session is just now beginning to begin. Committees have been named in both branches, the members have all become acquainted with their . particular location, some of them already have exchanged tobacco and others have even borrowed money, and In al! the legislative machinery is abeut ready for the real business ot the session. The session Monday was a sort of a fizzle, but it was intended to be a fizzle, so no one was disappointed. The house was in session only long enough to hear the commit- ’ tee appointments as announced by : Speaker Veneman. There was noth- > ing doing in the way of the introduct tion of bills, adjournment following s immediately. Speaker Veneman is » making a record thus early. The met- , ' ropoiitan newspapers have told the ■ story of how all the elements scrams bled to his support In the election of a speaker, and they all did it, too, • without the least compromise or prom- - ise on the part of the young wielder • of power and influence from the • speaker's chair. He is being praised ■ from all sides and he will have to '- go a pretty fast pace to keep up with 3 the record already set for him by his friends and by nearly every one who I- took his measure and made predice ! tions upon his career as speaker of the e ■ sixty-seventh general assembly of the e ( state of Indiana. His important com--51 mittee chairmanships bears out the 1.1 good things already said of him. We e' imagine that these chairmanships were a disappointment to those who y control, or think they control the leg- >. islative mill. All are broad-minded a men of expedience and we imagine that they will greatly aid the speaker < in making this record of which every s' one is now talking about. In all these t: appointments the governor’s friends ■ are in evidence, and it is a great recr ord they should make. Here is hop- ? ing they more than make good. 11 i | The governor’s message is being ~ freely discussed. Many compliments ■ are heard to the effect that it was 'the greatest ever. Others disagree - over some of the recommendations but i give the governor the benefit of be--5 ing sincere and honest. It was truly s a Marshall message and was read be- ' fore the two houses in joint session jin thetrue Marshall style, and there s is no other like him. The Indianapolis ’ ministers Sunday took a day off to I discussing from their pulpits the ben- ; efits of county local option, this being [ the only discussion of this subject heard since the opening of the legislature. The Wayne County Corn club, composed of fifty boys, about fourteen or fifteen years old, passed through the city Monday on their way to Purdue university, where they will take the special course there of one week. The I boys were taking in the sights at the state house, and were privileged to ' meet and shake the hand of Governor Marshall. Representative Butcher did hot fare half bad in committee appointments. ! He was named on the committee on i claims, rights and privileges, legislative apportionment and chairman of the committee on federal relations. The legislative apportionment will be a real live committee this time, and if they can avoid doing some shoe-string kiting they will deserve a medal. • The minority of both house and sen- ■ ate held a caucus Monday evening and • decided to give Senator Beveridge the > minority vote for United States senator. The election will be held in each house on the 16th and the election proper will take place on the 17th. • The democrats have not yet arranged i for a caucus and it is not likely they I will hold one. They held theirs on the t Bth of November and will carry’ out ■ that decree by honoring 7ohn W. Kern. > L. G. E. r' Judge W. J. Vesey of Fort Wayn'-