Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 62.

SNAPS INTO PLACE Mrs. Emma Cheney Suffered Long From Dislocation of Arm Instead OF RHEUMATISM Slipped Into Place When She Pulled Herself Onto Interurban Step. Mrs. Emma Cheney of Waterloo, who fell on the sidewalk last fall and badly injured herself, and who came here to spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Charles Murray, to recuperate, recently returned home. The trip was a lucky one for her, as the following Auburn dispatch will show: ■‘Mrs. Emma Cheney, a Waterloo lady, has put one over the physicians. Last winter ,she fell upon the sidewalk and as a result has been under the doctor’s care ever since. Her case was diagnosed as rheumatism and many treatments were given and the pain continued. The lady had gone to Decatur to spend the winter with a sister, and while on her way back to Waterloo a fejv days ago she was compelled to change cars at Fort Wayne. Along the interurban track there had been considerable excavation and in pulling herself up to the car steps she felt something snap and the pain shpt through her like a" bullet. Before Huntertown was reached, how- * ever, the pain had subsided and it was learned that rheumatic trouble for which she had been treated all winter was simply a dislocated arm. and the i strain in pulling herself on the car i was instrumental in causing the mem- ! her to snap back into its original po-1 sition. Mrs. Cheney makes her home . in Waterloo with her sister. Mrs. R. I Fee." MR. HAYSLIP IMPROVING. C. H. Colter talked over the ’phone Monday to Charles H. Hayslip of Columbia City, who is an employee of the Smith & Bell Lumber company, and who has been confined to his home there for six weeks on account of typhoid fever. Mr. Hayslip an-j swered the ’phone in person and stated that he has nearly recovered from his illness, though he by no means left like turning somersaults or handsprings or cutting such other capers. arF FIXING IP Indiana Lighting Co. Making Up-to-date Improvements in Their Line. FOR SPRING RUSH Many New Fixtures Are Being Added and Displayed in Various Ways. i Quite a number of improvements is the Indiana Lighting company making at their office here, and putting things in shape for the heavy spring business, which has already started in a very satisfactory way. The walls, where many new lights are being displayed, have been repapered so as to give the required effects and to present a very attractive display. A new display table, and which by the way, was constructed by MY. V anC amp, the manager, will be used in showing their many fancy table lamps and other gas fixtures, which heretofore they have not enjoyed, thus placing them in much more comfortable headquarters. Several wall displays have been added in the line of chandeliers, thus having nearly all of their fixtures in working order, so as to be seen by any one interested in this commodity. Just last week they added a new device for the turning on and off the gas automatically, and which has been in use, by the company at their other plants. It works satisfactorily by means of an alarm clock and before long will be used by many burning this fuel. • • ■ ...... •

DECATUR DAILY .DEMOCRAT.

"WHAT A GIRL CAN DO." Is creating quite a sensation wherever produced for two reasons. First it i« the first starring tour of Arland. Second It's a great play out of the ordinary, brilliant In construction, bright in lines and like "Halley’s Comet" has sweeped the country. Nothing to offend, still teaching a great moral lesson to old and young and sending you home from the theater with a feeling of betterness for having seen a real clean American play. Particular attention has been paid to it's settings and selection of cast. No weak spots, the pathos are sweet, the comedy of the clean kind that does not bring a blush to the face of mother or sweetheart. Summing it all up It's a play for the people. Coming March 17th for your approval at the Bosse opera house. COURT HOUSE NEWS A New Case Filed to Renew Old Judgment—Other Matters in Court. THE PROBATE AFFAIRS Several Reports Filed in Estates and Guardianships This Morning. Attorney A. H. Beatty filed a new case, Cornelius Radamacher vs. John Webber, to renew a judgment, demand |IOO. Irwin Brandyberry vs. Oscar L. I Vance, contribution, amended second I paragraph of complaint filed. Rule against plaintiff to answer. I State vs. Charles Ault, petit larceny, j bill of expense filed by sheriff. $11.40 and allowed. J. D. Winteregg. guardian for Mary Nusbaum/ Rachel Barbara and Jacob Amstutz., filed an inventory and a petition for the sale of real estate. Edward Long and Ed Brown were appointed appraisers. Levi Poling, guardian for Harry and Lulu Poling, filed current report as to Lulu and final report as to Harry, which were approved. Theodore Beertower, guardian for Archie and Grace Beerbower, filed final account as to Archie and current report as to Grace. Both approved. I Eli Meyer was tor of the estate of Abraham Meyer and filed bond for $2,00C. W. V. Buckmaster, administrator of the estate of Wesley Evans, filed a petition for sale of personal property and same was ordered. I The Murray Hotel Company has filed articles of incorporation for $2,000. C. D. Murray being the president thereof. o— THE RED MEN. The Red Men will hold their regular meeting tomorrow evening, when they will take up the matter of the reorganization of the Haymaker degree and all the brothers are urged to attend. This degree is the finishing touches to the modern Indian, and many of the boys want it, so those already haying it are looking forward to some fun. WM. G. CHURCH DEAD. / Schlickman & Girod this morning received from the Church & McConnell wholesale grocery company of Toledo. Ohio, an announcement of the death of William G. Church, president of this company. This company also has many other customers in this city. . His death occurred March 4th. WHERE THE STORK STOPS. -A bright baby girl, whiich has been ' named Nona, was left at the home ot Mr. and ■Mrs. Leonard Gunder at Belle- • view farm Saturday evening. » ■■■ ■- ■ ■ ■ -O—— —- LENTEN SERVICES. ’ Lenten services at the German Re- ! formed church Wednesday evening at ; 7:30. Services in English. Topic, "Pilate, the Agnostic.”

PIONEER CALLED Death Summons Came Unexpectedly Last Night for Mrs. John Rupright. WAS 84 YEARS OLD Lived in Preble Township About Sixty-three Years Well Known. Mrs. Alex White of Ossian left on the 8:30 car this morning for her home in response to a telephone message received this morning that her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rupright, widow of John Rupright, a pioneer of Preble township, had passed away most unexpectedly during the night. Mrs. White had been here a few days, keeping house for her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Sutton, who has been at Geneva, and when she left home, her mother, who resides on the old Rupright homestead, was in fairly good health. She had been suffering for some time from what the doctors stated was hardening of the arteries and other blood vessels of the neck and arms, and for the past four weeks she had been confined to the house on account of pneumonia. . She had, however, recovered from this apparently, and was able to be up and around the house, and the death message received today was a grievous shock. It Is supposed that the death was caused by a sudden attack of the heart. Mrs. Rupright was truly one of the pioneers of the county, sixty-three of her eighty-four years having been spent in Preble township. Adams county. She with her husband came here from Lordstown. Ohio, about the year 1848, and settled on what has been the Rupright homestead, where they continued to live until their death. Mr. Rupright, it will be remembered, met a sudden death four years ago, September 21st. by being struck by a train while crossing the Erie railrohti at Preble, meeting instant death. Since his death she has continued to reside at the old home, her children and grandchildren tenderly caring for her. She leaves the following children: William Rupright. Mrs. Alex Whine, of Ossian; Mrs. John Rex. this city: Wentz Rupright, Budell, Kansas; Mrs. Felix Summers, Mrs. Sam Kreigh, Ossian; Mrs. Sylvester Mills of near Bluffton. MUCH SMALLPOX Bluffton Has Twenty-six Cases, Says Wabash Times-Star. KEEPING IT QUIET High School is Closed—Accuses Bluffton Papers of Supressing Facts. • Twenty-six cases of small-pox are now raging in the town of Bluffton and the people within a few miles of the place are not informed of the fact and may run into it at any time while visiting in the town. The disease first made its appearance a couple of days ago when Mrs. Dailey, the wife of the proprietor of Dailey’s restaurant, broke out with the disease while in the company of about forty boarders, who were all exposed to it, and by her own request quarantined. The restaurant was also closed. Within a few hours it was found that the disease with which several students of the high school had been taken sick during the sessions was the same malady. The school is now closed and the principal, who was taken sick, has gone to his home in Indianapolis, thus making a good chance of the epidemic spreading. The authorities seem to have been struck dumb, because they have not quarantined the sick people and have even used persuasion enough to keep the Bluffton papers from saying anything about the matter—Wabash Daily: Times-Star.

Decatur, Ind.Tuesday Evening, March 14, 1911.

GOING TO SOUTH BEND. Rev. Spetnagel and Family Packing Household Goods. Rev. Spetnagel and family have nearly finished the packing of their household goods preparatory to leaving the latter part of the week for their future home at South Bend. Rev. Spetnagel, who recently resigned the pastorate of the Presbyterian church to accept the position of superintendent of the South Bend district of the Anti-Saloon League, has been there in charge of the office for soil|e time, but his family has remained here on account of the inability of securing a desirable residence there sooner. IS NOW MANAGER Thos. Leonard Assumes the Management of New Factory at Holland, Mich. MAKES SEWER TRAPS Will be Put in Operation at Once—Holds His Interests Here. Thomas Leonard has just returned from atrip to Holland, Mich., where he has been in conference with a manufacturing concern in regard to the making of the patent sewer trap ownel by David Bainter of this city. ThtTcompany is very enthusiastic over the patent and will take up the manufacture of the traps at once. The patent is certainly a winner, and as no other designs of traps will quite fill all the features of this, there will be little or no competition in the market. An addition will be built to the factory which will build the traps, and will be devoted entirely to the manufacture of the same. The company already employs about eighty men and the force will be materially increased to accommodate the new features. Mr. Leonard and Mr. Bainter will manage the department ami will spend much of their time there. However, they will still hold their interests here in the local shop and will reside here. The factory taking up the manufacture of the automatic trap is the same that makes the famous Holland furnace. and is capable of giving the invention the try-out it deserves. ——o JOHN DREW IN “SMITH," Coming to the Majestic Theater, at Fort Wayne. "Smith,” in which John Drew will appear at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne on March 21st, is the fifth of W. Somerset Maugham’s plays to be presented in this country. The ones already seen here are "Lady Frederick.” made known by Ethel Barrymore; “Jack Straw," in which Mr. Drew appeared; "Mrs. Dot, ” presented with Billy Burke," and “Penelope,” in which Marie Tempest apj/Ared, both in America and England. Mr. Maugham is at the present time the most prolific and most popular of English authors. He is now working on a comedy called and Fishes,” which will be produced by Charles Frohman, as were the other pieces mentioned. “Smith” has been universally conceded the best thing he has yet done. It is a play with a purpose, but absolutely free from ser-i rnonizimg, and it offers Mr. Drew the finest part he has had in a long time. oMETHODIST CHURCH. The prayer jpeeting at the Methodist church Wednesday evening will be of unusual interest. There will be a visit to the Bethany home. Mrs. G. H. Myers will have Mary for her subject, and Mrs. W. H. Daniel will speak about Martha. Both of these addresses will be of great interest. There will be special music and a very helpful meeting is assured. The meeting will last an hour. A large attendance k> desired. Come, and let us worship together. —o Henry Lang left this morning for Berwick, Ohio, where he was called owing to the death of his sister, which I occurred on Monday morning.

MORTGAGE BURN Presbyterian Church Free From Debt—s3soo Indebtedness Cleared. IN NINETY DAYS Will Celebrate Occasion by “Mortgage Burning” April Fifth. The official board of the Presbyterian church held what was certainly the happiest meeting held by a board of the local church Monday evening, when reports showed that a mortgage, three thousand, two hundred dollars, whiclf had burdened the church for years, and a street improvement indebtedness of practically S3OO. had been cleared in the past ninety days, and that for the first time in its existence, since the organization in 1854, the local congregation was free Trom debt. The raising of this sum in so short a time is reniarkable. Some time ago the official board declared that the indebtedness had hung over them long enough, and by their personal soliciting they have raised this sum in ninety days—not simply got the "promise” of the money—but got the cold, hard cash, and paid off the last bit of the burdensome debt. As stated before, this is the first time in the history of the local church that it has been free from debt, and this fact is a cause of much rejoicing. So much so that they have arranged a special celebration or “mortgage burning," which will take place Wednesday. April sth, the time of the annual congregational meeting. At this time the mortgages wilL be officially destroyed, and there will be a program of music, addresses and other appropriate features in accordance with the happy event. A committee for the arrangement of the program in detail was appointed Monday evening, comprising D. B. Erwin, Ed Moses and W. A Lower. The church is at present without a pastor, and this money was raised without the assistance of one. It is the intention of the congregation to secure a pastor, succeeding the Rev. R. Spetnagel, late resigned, but as yet no selection has been made. o — Miss Agnes Costello returned yesterday to her work at Fort Wayne after spending Sunday here with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Costello. MORE NEW PEANS For the New High School Building—Architect Elwood of Elkhart CALLED HERE TODAY Submitted Plans to School Board—No Action Till Site is Chosen. — It Decatur doesn't get a new high school building, it will not be the fault of the architects, for the members of the school board have already had a number of plans submitted to them from which they can select when once the site has been determined. Another plan came to their notice this morning, when Architect Elwood of Elkhart, who called here about three weeks ago to learn the conditions and the requirements of the proposed new building, passed through the city again this morning and called on the members of the school board with fine plans for a new school building, which he had drawn in the meantime. The plans are suitable for the Studebaker lot, on which, if the court grants a vacation of the alley between the old Central school lot and this lot, the new building will be erected. The plans submitted by Mr. Elwood are for a $28,000 building, comprising a large assembly room, six recitation rooms, etc., on two upper floors, and also a basement. No action on any of the plans submitted, will be taken until the site has been determined. Congressman J. A. M. Adair of Portland was in the city today shaking hands with his many friends.

DEATH OF CHILD Mr. and Mrs. Augustus of this city « were called to Paulding owing to the sudden death of their grandchild Catherine Dlx, seven years old. and the daughter of Albert Dlx a former railroad man of this city. The child took sick last Wednesday and was afflicted with measels aud pneumonia. There are three other children hi the family. Mrs. Augustus returned but yesterday from the bedside of the child thinking it much better, but the sad intelligence reached here this morning of the child’s death. The father Albert Dix is well known in this city for many years being art employee of the various railroads here in the capacity of section nand.' ONLY SISTER DEAD Henry Lang Receives Message of Sister’s Death in Berwick, Ohio. HER ADVANCED AGE And Declining Health For Several Years Cause of Her Demise. Henry Lang, one of the eldest residents of this city, yesterday received a message from Berwick. Ohio, stating that his only sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Werley, had passed away. The message was brief, giving no particulars regarding her illness only that ; she had died some time Monday 1 morning and that the funeral was to Ibe held on Wednesday. She was also \ a sister of the late Mrs. Margaret ' Coffee, who passed away about a year ago. and of a family of five children, Mr. Lang of this city is the only one ! who survives. She had reached the . advanced age of four-score and five, ! and for several years had been in declining health, requiring much aid from those with whom she had been making her home. She was known to many of the older people of this city, having visited here years ago and enjoyed a wide circle of friends. She leaves besides her brother, four children —Joseph. John and Frank Werley, and Mrs. Porter, all residing at Berwick. Several cousins also reside in this city, they being Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, Mrs. Mary Crawford, Frank and Roman Barthel, and Mrs. Juel Spies of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Lang left this morning to be in attendance at the funeral, which will be held on Wednesday morning from the Catholic church at New /Reigle, Ohio. Mrs. Kuebler and Mrs. Crawford, who intended going, were prevented on account of sickness at the former’s home. THINKS SELECTION UNJUST. The Bluffton papers seem to take some offense at what the Commer-cial-Mail had to say in relation to their basket ball team representing the third district at the Inter-Scholas-tic meet at Bloomington, and nowclaim that the representatives of their school write the local management asking that a date be given them and that this was refused. The local management states that they never at any time received a challenge from the Wells county people, and that had this been the case it would have been accepted, as the local team would not have asked for anything more easy than to play the Bluffton boys, who were defeated not less than five times and then by teams from minor schools. To show the relative strength of the two teams. Bluffton was defeated by Decatur, while Columbia City humbled the Adams county lads in two games. Again we desire to state that we are of the opinion that the authorities at Bloomington made an error in their selection, | and that they did not select the strongest team in the district. —Columbia City Commercial-Mail. —o MASONIC LODGE NOTICE. Tuesday evening is the regular meeting night of the Masonic lodge, but it will be an especially important one in that the fellowcraft degree will i be conferred on two candidates. o ' Mrs. T. Selly of Sturgis, Mich., who has been the guest of relatives here, left this morning for her home.

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THE LODGE DOINGS Monday Evening Was a Happy Time For I. O. O. F. and Yeomen. REBEKAHS TONIGHT Masonic Members Also to Meet This Evening--K. of P. Thursday. Monday evening was a jolly occasion for the members of the American Yeomen lodge, when a class of twelve candidates were taken into the brotherhood. The degree work was conferred by the local team, and was carried out in excellent shape, it being the first work given by the degree staff of the local lodge. A large number of the members were on hand to witness the affair and a social good time was had by all. Several out-of-town guests were present for the evening and they were royally entertained by the home members. The local lodge of the I. O. O. F. enjoyed a real good time at their home Monday evening when two candidates were given the degree work of the lodge. The meeting was interesting throughout and one of the best attendances in some time was noted. A number of members from visiting lodges were present and enjoyed the program very much. Thursday evening of this week promises to be an interesting session for the-K. of P. lodge w hen they will confer the third rank upon a class of candidates. As heretofore these gatherings have always attracted a large number of the members and the coming event it is thought will bring a large number of the members together for a good social evening. The Rebekahs have Issued a special call for this evening and which they urge all members to be on hand, and especially the degree team. There will also be a meeting of the Masonic lodge tonight, at which time much business will be brought before the members for discussion and attended to. It if an important one and it is the expressed hope of those in charge that a goodly number attend. ARE REMODELING Christian Church Begins First of Series of Remodeling. A NEW ADDITION For Class and Endeavor Room Will be Among Improvements. Carpenters this morning began work on the re-roofing of the Christian church, this bqipg the first of a series of improvements that will make thfe church one in accord with the great growth in all departments which has taken place within the past year. After the reroofing has been completed work on the improving of the interior will begin. The entire church wil Ibe repapered in a handsome manner. the woodwork and the seats refinished and many other things done to renew and beautify the Interior. The most important of the changes made, however, will be the building of the addition at the rear of the | church. The addition will be the width of the church building, and will extend eighteen feet to the south. This will be fitted In a handsome and appropriate way for the convenience of the Sunday school and the Christian Endeavor classes. The addition is necessary because of the limited room in the main church auditorium, the Sunday school attendance having doubled in the past half year under the pastorate of the Rev. J. M. Dawson, besides there being a growth in the church membership, the Christian Endeavor and other departments of the church.