Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 19.

CHAMPION SPELLER Os Adams County is Four-teen-year-old Marion Michaels of Monroe Tp. IN SEVENTH GRADE Miss Manola Bryan is Sec-ond-Contest Closed Late Saturday. ***«*>|:i|l****** l |l * PRIZE WINNERS. * * V | s': I—Marion1 —Marion Michaels, Monroe. * 2 —Manola Bryan, Blue Creek. * * 3 —Samuel Fluckeger, Monroe. * sk 4 —Clara Gilbert, Monroe. :|: sj: s—Minnie5 —Minnie Tricker, Blue Creek. * 4: 6 —Hazel Davies, Blue Creek. 7—Allen Stalter, Kirkland. sis I s-I: B—Vera8 —Vera Smith, St. Mary’s. * si: 9 —Wilma Freck, Union. * si: 10 —Katharine Glendening, Hart- si: * ford. * s’: # Sk :k !k :k :':*** sk * * It was not until Saturday evening at 6 o'clock that the county spelling contest closed at the Methodist church after an all-day’s battle, with Marlon Michaels, a fourteen-year-old boy of Monroe township the winner, the county's champion speller, having . won first over Miss Manola Bryan of Blue Creek township. These two contestants had been spelling against: each other alone since about 4:30 o'clock, spelling word after word with ( remarkable east, until Miss Manola, Bryan went down on the word •‘subtle,” and Marion Michaels was, declared the winner of the first honors. . The contest was a close one and. every one of the contestants is de-, serving of praise for his excellency. Marion Michaels, the champion, is about fourteen years of age, and a student in the seventh grade of dis-1 trict number 3, Monroe township, of, which William Hirschy is teacher. A • remarkable fact is that the first six' winners are pupils of Bine Creek and Monroe townships, all the delegates, sent by these two townships winning. I The first five winners-—Marion Ml-, chaels. Manola Bryan, Samuel Fluck-. eger, Clara Gilbert and Minnie Trick- j er, will be the delegates to the Eighth CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. HIS FIRST CASE ’Squire Frank E. Smith Dons Juristic Robes . For First Time. TRIAL THIS MORNING Mayor Teeple Also Holds Court—Public Intoxicaton. ’Squire Frank E. Smith, the new ( justice of the peace, donned his juristic robes for the first time and this ' morning at 8:30 o’clock, write "fine, one dollar and costs," for public intoxication against the name of C. Doleman. He was arrested Saturdav evening about seven o’clock by Marshal Peterson, who nabbed him just as he emerged on the sidewalk in front of the Ed John-, son store. Martin Brunnegraff was another offender of the law which says “you shall not appear in public while intoxicated.” Brunnegraff had taken on such a heavy load that his legs gave way beneath him Saturday evening and he sank to the street, from which position he was rescued by Night Policeman Melchi. This morning at 10 o'clock he was taken before Mayor J W Teeple, where he pleaded guilty and was fined $1 and costs. He stayed the docket. — o— “ Alden Coulter left at noon for Bluffton to meet his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. W. Hunslpker, of Laryill, Ind., who will make a visit in the city.

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| ONE WEEK MORE. ’ Revival Service* at Salem Church Have Been Prolonged. I ■ HU The revival services at the Salem church which have been in progress two weeks and which were to have been brought to a close Sunday evening, will continue for at least another week. Rev. Roop, the pastor, who announced the closing, addressed his audience and said that owing to the increase of Interest which prevailed he would continue the meetings one week longer. One lady came forward at Sunday evening’s service and was converted, while three others, outside of the faith, took part in the prayers. The interest manifested is high and the pastor is more than pleased with the results already obtained. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend. . o CLOSING CHAPTER In Life of Walter Phipps Recorded This Afternoon in Last EARTHLY SERVICES Funeral at the Methodist Church —Remains Arrived Sunday Afternoon. The last chapter in the life of Walter Phipps, of Chicago, only son of , Mrs. Rebecca Phipps, of this city, was recorded this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist church, when the funeral services were conducted, after • which the body was taken to its last resting place in the Decatur ceme1 tery. The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. Sawyer, of Fort ' Wayne, a life-long friend of the family, who was assisted by the Rev. Church, pastor of the M. E .church, j and Rev. Spetnagel, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Pall bearers ■ were members of the Maccabees order. The remains arrived Sunday afternoon at 3:23 o’clock over the Erie, accompanied by sorrowing relatives, ' from Englewood, Chicago, where Mr. ! Phipps and family had resided, he being a telegraph operator of many ' years’ experience. The remains ' were taken to the home of his mother ' in the south part of the city, where they lay in state until the funeral service this afternoon. The death of Mr. Phipps, which occurred Saturday morning at 4 o’clock ;in a hospital in Chicago, came as a ; terrible and unexpected shock to his I friends. His mother received a message Friday night of his illness and , left at once for bis bedside, but his • death occurred before her arrival • there. For several weeks he had been | suffering from a nervous breakdown, but had been seriously sick only a short time with pneumonia. I The deceased was forty-four years, I eleven months and one day of age at ■ death. He was born in Adams county and was the only son of the late Captain John Phipps. In young manhood he was married to Miss Zelda Elick, who, with two daughters. Edna and Cecil, survive him. Mr. Phipps was a telegrapher of many years’ experience, and for the past ten years i or more had been serving for the Erie in Chicago. He was well known here, where many years of his life were 1 spent, and his death has caused much grief among his many friends, both here and elsewhere. ABOUT THE SICK. Dr. Keller made a professional trip [to Willshire. Ohio, to call on Mrs. Fred Hill, who has been quite sick with general debility following an attack of the grip. She is getting betCharles Dellinger of Wren, Ohio, is also getting along well. Zack Bqwen of east of Wren is sick with the grip. Mr. Bowen is about seventy-five* years of age. Barney Melbers was able to be'mH ' Sunday for the first since a three weeks’ siege of the grip. I Mrs. Frank Gass is among the grip ! sufferers. I Miss Lydia Miller, who has been , sufferingsevefal djys with the grip, is somewhat better. t

Decatur, Ind. Monday Evening, January 23, 1911.

MRS. WAIBEL DEAD ’. Ft. Wayne Lady, Sister of Mesdames Ehinger and Meibers of This City. FUNERAL TUESDAY Death Came After Long Illness From Bright’s Disease- Aged 77. The funeral of Mrs. Angeline SmithWaibel of Fort Wayne, sister of the Mesdames Elizabeth Ehinger and Margaret Meibers of this city, whose death occurred late Friday night, will be held Tuesday morning at 8:30 from St. Paul's church. The Fort Wayne Sentinel gives the following details of the death: ‘Fulfilling a premonition which came to her when though still able to be about, she asked her pastor to administer the final sacraments of the church but a few hours before, Mrs. Angeline Weibel, seventy-seven years of age, died at 11:05 o’clock Friday night at her home. 820 West Jefferson street. Death was due. to Bright's disease, and while she bad been in failing health some time, her death was wholly unexpected by friends at this time. “Mrs. Waibel was aljotjt her home as usual during the day,, but seemed impressed with- a conviction that she was very soon to die, and when her pastor, Rev. Father Kroll, of St. Paul's Catholic church visited her Friday morning, she asked and received , the church's rites for the dying. She was born in Germany, June 23, 1333,1 and came more than sixty years ago to Fort Wayne. She was united in marriage August 12, 1854, fifty-seven years ago, in St. Mary's Catholic church, to Placius Waibel. whose death occurred nine years ago. The clergyman officiating at the marriage ceremony was the late Rev. Father Edward Faller. “The deceased was a charter member of the St. Mary’s church and at the organization of St. Paul’s parish became a member of that congregation. She was a -member of the Living Rosary society and of the Altar society, and was a devoted Christian woman. Surviving relatives include three sons —Albert P. Waibel of Chicago, and Charles L. and Geo. E. Waibel of this city. There are two sisters —Mrs. Margaret Meibers and Mrs. Elizabeth Ehinger of Decatur.” RELEASED ON BAIL Mrs. Sallie Karney, Charged With Murder of Husband, at Liberty. CLAIMS INNOCENCE — Friends Rush to Her Assistance and Will See That j She is Aided. Sallie Karney was admitted to $lO,000 bail Saturday morning by Judge James J. Moran in the circuit court, and sne will be released pending the trial of the charge of first degree murder returned against her by the recent grand jury. Late Saturday afternoon Mrs. Karney was brought into court, where the following men and women entered with into a recognizance bond: Dr. Charles W. Mackey, Isaac Hahn, Oren A. Rawlings, Chester Holmes, James M. Doty and Mrs. Cora E. Evans of Portland; Walter Crampton, Jackson township: Leroy M. Via, Jackson township; Thomas C. Stepheson, Wayne township; Thomas Carey, John G. Johnson, Seymour A. Barnett and James W. Binegar, Green township; Cyrus and John H. Bowsman, Saratoga, Randolph county; John Brookman, Wayne township; and R. D. Hutchins, Portland. Chester Holmes is a brother of the accused woman; Mrs. Evans is her sister, while Cyrus and John H. Bowsman are her uncles. Although the bond as at present signed is good for at. least thirty times the amount required, it is said that other friends of the. acjetrsed woman vvant -ta sigff the paper

and it was arranged that they could do so at any time they appeared. Judge Moran made known his decision in the case when court convened. He reviewed brieflly the legal citations that had been made by the attorneys for the state and for Mrs. Karney, and announced that after a serious study of them, and a consideration of the evidence offered, he had concluded that it was his duty to release Mrs. Karney, pending the trial of the case. Mrs. Karney was not in the court room when the finding of the court was made public, and word of her victory was first carried to her by the sheriff. She expressed her appreciation and said that she would bend her every energy, not. only showing herself worthy of the leniency shown, but her innocence entirely of the charge made. —Portland CommercialReview'. IN THE CHURCHES rj - , — R Mr. E. F. Yarnelle Gave a Splendid Service Sunday Afternoon. THE BAPTIST S. S. Was Largest Ever—Membership Greatly Increased Since June. The attendance at the Baptist Sunday school Sunday morning numbered seventy-eight, the largest ever recordled in the history of this school. At | the morning service, there were six new members received into the church, this making exactly fifty per cent increase in the church membership since June 1st —which is indeed a fact for which the church may well : feel proud. The evening service was also of much interest and well attended the congregation, as usual, being at least one-third men. The pastor, ithe Rev. Ehle, and his workers are doing a noble work and the upbuild a ! deserved one. The auditorium of the Methodist church was filled Sunday afternoon with men in attendance at the special I services conducted by E. F. Yarnelle i of Fort Wayne, who gave an excellent ; address and sang. There was great Interest throughout the meeting. The services conducted at the church Sunday evening by the pastor, the Rev. C. W. Church, were excellent, and Mr. Yarnelle sang again at the evening service. Rev. Church ' will continue the revival services this : evening again, and throughout the ! week and a cordial invitation is given to everyone. — W. D. Coil Filler Plant One of Busy Industries of the City. A NEW COMPANY Succeeding Decatur Filler Company—T. F. Ehinger in Charge. The W. D. Coil Filler company, which was incorporated December 7, with a capital stock of $50,000, has begun operations in this city, and is one of the busy Industries. The company succeeds the Decatur Filler company and has its plant in the same buildings occupied by that company on West Jefferson street. W. D. Coil is the president and manager of the company, while Thomas F. Ehinger of this city is secretary and treasurer. The company has two plants, one at Yorktown and the other in this city, and Mr. Coil has charge of the Yorktown plant, while M. Ehinger has charge of the Decatur plant. The factory on West Jefferson street presents a very busy scene. Twelve employes are at present engaged in putting out the egg-case fillers and other products, half of the employees being girls and half men. The plant expects to operate steadily and will be one of the leading industries of the city.

OIL INSPECTORS J. N. Fry Finally Announces the List For the Entire State. J. E. Adair, Portland, Lands the Plum For Jay, Adams and Wells. State o’l Inspector J. N. Fry has announced the deputy oil inspectors for the various for the various districts of the state. The list Includes the 1 names of forty-five appointees, a slight reduction from the present force. The complete list follows: Alexander Rush, Rochester; F. A. Palmer, Elkhart; Edward Twomey, South Send; W. A. Johnson, Churubusco; Mrs. Mary Bresnahan, Fort Wayne; Charles A. Sheets, Angola; J. E. McDonald. Ligonier; Walter Bonge, Montpelier; H. H. Hendricks, Huntington; J. J. Mac Coy, Fairmount; W. E. Tripeer, Peru; Frank Downing. Logansport; S. J. Hannigan, Lafayette; E. P. Honan, Rensselaer; W. B. Flyn. Michigan City; W. W. Haus, Logansport; S. E. Swam, Hammond; H. G. Schlosser, Attica; W. L. Berryman, Tipton; D. E. Murphy, Kokomo; William Donlin, Delphi; W. P. Mariotte, Winchester; John Hartman. Alexandria; J. E. Adair, Portland; Charles Roth, A. W. Bowen. Joseph Keller, Nelson J. Hyde and Nelson J. Kelleher, all of Indianapolis; Charles Miles, Raleigh; Benjaimn Wolf, Mount Vernon; J. F. Petershein, Evansville; M. J. Niblack, Vincennes; W. L. Slinkard, Bloomfield; Daniel Walsh, New Albany; E. W. Pickhardt, Huntington; John B. . Lawler, Madison: Ira L. Miller, Lawrenceburg; Dennis Shea. Terre Haute; David Higgins, Danville; Frank Wilhite, Martinsville; Henry Farwig, Richmond: W. Peter, Cambridge City; John S. Hill, Westpoint; Peter Walrath, Evansville. Peter Walrath of Evansville is the only deputy in the old force to be retained by Mr. Fry. The only woman appointed, Mrs. Mary Bresnahan, of Fort Wayne, received her commission because of the fact that had Mr. Bresnahan lived he would have been named for the position. The only stipula- , tion from Governor Marshall to Mr. . Fry when he named him oil inspec- ■ tor was that the Fort Wayne district ibe given to Mrs. Bresnahan. Several , I Adams county applicants failed to i land. — o VERY INTERESTING > Are the Revival Services Being Held at the Many Churches. PASTORS PLEASED Union Services Also to be Continued —Much Interest Shown. —4 - : The revival services which have been held at the various churches for the past several days still continue, and are becoming more interesting with the passing of each day. The union services began last week, and are held in the afternoon only, owing to the services held at the various churches in the evening. These servives will be continued this week. On Tuesday the Baptist church has been selected for this service and will be in charge of Rev. D. O. Wise, pastor of the Evangelical church. On Wednesday it will be held at the United Brethren church and the Rev. Church, the newly appointed pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate. Immediately after the services at the latter church the Ladies’ Aid society will hold a business meeting and ask that all members make it a point to be on hand. Special business will be cared for at this time and the attendance of all is desired. Since the opening of these meetings the pastors in charge and have expressed their appreciation of the success which is being brought about in this manner, and believe it is one of the best ways for keeping the people together and ' to derive spiritual benefit.

BLAZER VS. HALEY. And Vice Verw —Another Trial Before 'Squire Smith. 'Squire F. E. Smith was a very busv man. Following his first case this morning came another at I o’clock this afternoon when Nade Haley was found guilty of assault and battery on . his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rosa Blazer, and fined one dollar and costs. The affidavit was filed by Sheriff T. J. Durkins. It is said that the trouble arose over the fact that Mrs. Blazer , wouldn’t “mind” the order of Haley to stay off his premises. To retaliate Haley this afternoon filed affidavit • against Mrs. Blazer for provoke. The arrest and trial will soon follow. THE RARE SUBJECT Os “Tolerably Good People” Will be Lecture of Booth Lowrey. ON NEXT THURSDAY Evening at 8 O’clock at Opera House—Auspices of High School Seniors. The rare subject of “Tolerably Good People” will be the lecture of Booth Lowrey, the next number of the lyceum course under the auspices of the high school seniors, and this will be given Thursday evening of this week at 8 o’clock at the Bosse oper house. Mr. Lowrey is one of the best known lecturers on the platform and is: “A humorist, who is not course; a satirist, who is not crude; a scietntist, who is not odious, an orator. who is not sophomoric.” A Jackson, Tennessee, paper gives the following tribute to him: “Booth Lowrey is a king among men, in body, mind and soult. Perhaps the most striking characteristic in his personality is the utter abhorrence of ‘shams' in any guise or fashion. For one hour we responded to the touch of a master-hand and we did not care whether the tears in our eyes were from laughing until we cried or crying until we laughed. Though fully appreciating his as a humorist, it seems his greatest achievement is in pathetic and dramatic productions that have marked him as one of the gifted authors of the south.’’ The opera house should be packed to the doors on this occasion. All who have not season tickets, may get a single ticket for this lecture for thir-ty-five cents. Be sure to hear Booth j Lowrey. CARS DERAILED. The Clover Leaf experienced quite a bit of trouble this morning in the running late of their trains owing to a mishap which occurred on the western division of their lines at an early hour this niorning. Freight train No. 45, when near Charleston. 111., met with an accident in which a number of cars were derailed, blockading traffic for many hours. Several cars were telescoped and much damage resulted. The eastbound passenger train due here at 5:12 a. m., was seven hours and thirty minutes late, ar- ; riving here at about 12:30 o’clock. < o CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. < Condition of Mrs. Charles Niblick is i Encouraging. Mrs. Charles Niblick still continues to improve and much hope is now being held by those in charge for her recovery. She is gaining strength ' each day and the attending physician is given much encouragement as well , as those of the houshold from her present condition. I — o I. — AGED LADY SICK Mrs. George Brown, one of the city's well known residents is lying in a very serious condition at her home suffering from an attack of asthma and other ailments. Her advanced age of sixty-six years is some-. what- against her and the best of care' is required. She has been very low I for the past five weeks and there is j but little change towards her better-1 ' ment. 1 1

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FIRST ILLNESS FATAL Peter Leichty of Near Geneva Died Suddenly at Home Sunday Night. WAS AGED 78 YEARS Had Gone to Attend to Cows When Overcome by Sinking Spell. Geneva. Ind., Jan. 23 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Never ill before in his seventy-eight years of life to warrant the calling of a physician, Peter Leichty. one of the well known and I respected residents of the south' part' of the county, was overcome by a sinking spell suddenly Sunday evening at 7 o’clock and in a few minutes breathed bis last, his death occurring at his home three and a half miles northwest of Geneva. Mr. Leichty went out in the evening to milk the cows and while performing this work, fainted away. He was carried into the house and in a short time regained consciousness long enough to state to his wife that his time here would be brief, that he thought he would live but a very short time, and in accordance with this premonition he passed away in a very few minutes. While Mr. Leichty had not been in the best of health in the past two weeks he had practically never been sick in his life, and his death came as a great shock, for which his family and the community were wholly unprepared. The deceased was born in France, but has lived in Adams county ever since he was twelve years of age. He is the owner of a fine eighty-acre farm and one of the highly respected residents of the community, which is grief-stricken over his death. He is survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters. The children are Daniel and Jonas Leichty of this county; John leichty of Lawrenceburg. 111.; Mrs. Noah Pusey, Mrs. Charles Pusey of Hartford township; Mrs. Daniel Lybarger of Huron, S. D., and Miss Susan, at home. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made and will not be until word fro mthe daughter in South Dakota is received. ELECT OFFICERS j Election of Trustees For the St, Mary’s Church Held Sunday. SERVE DURING 1911 Many Re-Elected and Several New Ones Added— Begin at Once. Sunday morning after the late mass at the St. Mary's church the election of trustees who will look after the various business affairs of the churcli during the present year was held. The offices of secretary, treasurer, collectors and orderman were filled and resulted as follows: Treasurer. E. X. Ehinger; secretary. James P. , r Haefling; collectors, H. H. Bremerkamp, John C. Moran and Joseph Berling; orderman. Patrick Kinney. The change to the newly elected will be effective at once, but the majority of them have been re-elected from the previous year. During, this year many improvements will take place at the church, but as yet nothing definite has been done, and the work will not be entered upon until the summer months. - ■■ - - o - BANS ANNOUNCED The announcement of marriage for the first time took place Sunday at the St. Marys church between Miss Mary Geimer to Frank Bentz. Also for the third time between Margaret Miller and Anthony Kohne. The mariage will take place Wednesday morning at nine o'clock.