Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 168.

THE SMILING SKIES Lent Their Brightest Rays to Gladden Wedding Day of Clara Terveer AND MR. CLEM UHL Well Known Couple WedWill Make Their Home in Toledo, Ohio. Smiling skies lent their most gracious rays to gladden the wedding day of Miss Clara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terveer, who at 8 o’clock this morning, was led to the nuptial altar at St. Mary’s Catholic church by Mr. Clem Uhl, a well known manufacturer of Toledo, Ohio. No prettier scene can be imagined than the bridal party, which, led by the ushers. Ed Disser of Fort Wayne and Mr. Arthur Holthouse of this city, a nephew of the bride, proceeded down the aisle of the church at the appointed hour, the gentlemen in appropriate black suits, immaculate, and the ladies, pretty bits oi femininity in pink and white, the bridal colors which prevailed throughout. Following the ushers the maid of honor. Miss Emma Terveer, a sister of the bride, walked clone. The honor maid was very girlish and sweet in her pink frock of embroidered net over messaline to match. The short-waisted bodice was garnitured with messaline bands, and the waist, which was peasant style, was cut low in the neck, with short sleeves, laced with pink messaline cords, and the entire net overslip was hand-embroidered with rose designs. Ix>ng pink gloves, pink slippers, and a large white chip hat, with white ostrich plumes and aigrettes completed a handsome costume. Her flowers were pink roses, arranged in a shower bouquet. Following the maid of honor was Miss~~Marie Allison, as bridesmaid, with the groomsman, the bride's brother, Bernard Terveer, then the other bridesmaid. Miss Emma Gunkel, of Fort Wayne, with Will Dowling of this city, groomsman, and last the j bride and groom. The Misses Allison ■ and Gunkel were also lovely in pink | costumes. Miss Allison’s gown was: of pink chiffon over pink messaline.; The chiffon skirt was in pleated of- j feet and the waist, which was made with yoke of net, with a corsage band and sleeve-insert of embroidered netband in pink and pale green, made a frock charming and wall adapted to her brunette beauty. The throat was left free by the low Dutch-neck of the waist, and long white silk gloves met the short sleeves. Pink and white roses were the flowers she Carried and I her head was crowned with a large, white hemp picture hat, with ostrich band, willow plume and mollne trimmings. The costume of Miss Gunkel was very like that of Miss Allison. ( Her dress was also of pink chiffon over piessaline, and the Empire style of the frock was exceedingly becoming to her. The waist was made with a low neck in effective style, and messaline bands were used appropriately in the trimming. Gloves, hat and flowers were similar to those of the other bridesmaid. However, sweet-looking were her attendants, the interest of all centered in the bride, the lovliest of them all. in her wedding gown of pure white. The dress was a lovely creation of silk embroidery net over white messaline. The waist was in the prevailing peasant style, and yoke-and collar, as well as the front of the waist and tunic, were of thte net exquisitely embroidered in dainty design and outlined with bands of white satin. The girdle was of white satin and the tunic skirt was slashed on the sides and outlined also with the white bands. A white marabou band and white plume were the trimmings of her large, white chip bat, also in the picture style, and in her white-gloved hand she carried instead of a bouquet, a white prayer-book, with a white rose-bud marker. The nuptial ceremony was celebrated bv Father Wilken. A pleasing part of the service was the music by the choir which rendered Loesh’s beautiful mass. During the j service L. A, Holthouse sang Roswlg’s j “Ave Maria,’’ and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse gave Bordese’s “O Salutaris,” while Roswig’s beautiful ‘‘Evening Song was rendered by Mrs. John Gerard and: Miss Estella Bremerkamp. During the absence of the regular organist, Sister Aloysia, Miss Tena Rademaker presided at the organ. There were only the immediate rela-

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tives of the family at the wedding breakfast which was served at the home of the bride's parents, corner of Fifth and Madison streets, at eleven o’clock, sovers for forty being laid at the two large tables In the dining room, and the smaller ones set in the living room. The same colors of white and pink, with effective touches of green foliage, were carried out in the menu and the decorations of the rooms and tables. In the dining room, broad ribbons of pinlj and white were draped from the comers of the room, crossing in the center, where they were held by a large white wedding bell, festooned with pink and white hearts. The lights of the chandelier gleamed forth through pink and white fringed hoods, over which feathery asparagus fern was twined. Asparagus fem also fringed the windows and the buffeL was banked with ferns and cut-flow-ers. Ribbons of pink and white were laid across the tables, crossing in the center under a cut-glass bowl of pink and white bride's roses, and caught to the corners of the tables with ribbon bows. At the bride's table were seated the bridal party, the groom's mother, Mrs. Benedict Uhl, o' Toledo, Ohio, and the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terveer. The living* room was given over to vases of cut flowers, banks of fems on mantles and tables, and between the archways were a lattice work of pink and white bells, while the chandeliers had the festoons of pink and white hearts. Potted ferns and other greenery were the tasteful floral decorations of the parlor.

After mingling for several hours and receiving the felicitations df their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Uhl left in the afternoon for a three week's eastern trip, including visits in Detroit, Washington, New- York City, Atlantic City and the chief points in the east. The bride's golng-away costume was a very lovely tan jacket suit, with waist, hat, gloves and shoes to match. They will be at home after September Ist in their residence in Indiana avenue, Toledo, Ohio, Out-of-town guests at the wedding were the groom's mother, Mrs. Benedict Uhl; his brothers and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. John Uhl, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Uhl and Tom Uhl of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. Josephone Rodd of Toledo, the Misses Emma, Nora and Catherine Gunkel and Mr. Ed Disser of Fort Wayne. The bride is a young lady of winning qualities, quietly domestic in taste, and highly accomplished in many things, especially so in vocal music, having a fine natural talent for singing, augmented by excellent .training. For fourteen years she has been a member of the choir of the St. Mary’s Catholic church and has pleased Decatur musical audiences on manyother occasions. The groom is a manly fellow, of excellent business worth, and is engaged with his brothers in the manufacturing business in Toledo, being a member of the Toledo Art Metal Furniture company. BROKE ARM. Miss Catherine Ehrman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ehrman, of Kirkland township, met with a very painful accident Sunday evening while performing her regular duties about the farm yard. She was driving one of the cows into the barn to milk, and when at the door she was crowded against the wall in such a manner as to break her right arm. Dr. Grandstaff of Preble was called and set the fractured member, but some time will be required before same can be freely used. v CALLED AWAY BY ILLNESS. Mrs. John Stewart has gone to Warren, where she was called by the illness of her grandmother, Mrs. Aaron Adams, who suffered a stroke of paralysis, her condition b?ing rendered the more serious by her advanced age of eighty-two years. Mrs. Stewart's mother died when she was but five years old and she was reared by her grandmother, who filled both the place <,f mother and grandmother. MRS. McCRORY FUNERAL. Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah McCrory were held this morning at 8:30 o’clock at the home of her son, J. S. McCrory, by the Rev. Imler, the procession'leaving at 9 o’clock for Van Wert, Ohio., where the body will lie in state at her own home until tomorrow morning, when the funeral will be held.

MILLER, THE EVANGELIST, WAS CONVERTED FROM INFIDELITY. HI? ADDRESSES COME WITH THE FORCE OF CONVICTION BORN OF EXPERIENCE. HEAR HIM TONIGHT AT 8:00.

PLAN , WORKED Band Boys Have Agreed to Render Free Weekly Street Concerts. EVERY WEDNESDAY Canvass of Business Men Was Successful-Hour Will be Set at 8 p. m. The band boys, who last week made a canvass of the business men for the raising of a fund to help them go ahead and complete plans for the giving of a free street concert each week have reported as being successful and are more than pleased with the generous aid which they have received. Each business man agrees to donate so muoh eack week to carry out the plan and in return the boys have agreed to furnish at least an hour of good music on Wednesday evening at i the corners of Madison and Second and Monroe and Second streets. The time has been changed from 7 to 8 o'clock and beginning with this evening and continuing until October Ist. ] The reason of changing was for the j advantage of the business men. By having the hour set for 8 the public I can do their shopping between seven and this hour, instead of heretofore, when they had to do their buying between the selections given by the band. A new band stand may be a

move In the near future, and will be, it the people co-operate with the band boys by showing their appreciation for the time and work which they have put in for months paat. The first free concert will be given tomorrow evening at 8 p. m. FORCED WINDOW In an Effort to Establish the Whereabouts of Jack Grady. HE CANNOT BE FOUND Was Here Sunday, But Has Not Been Seen Since— Not in His Room. Becoming anxious as to the whereabouts of Jack Grady, the Monroe street G. R. * I- watchman, who had not been seen since the night before, the neighborhood parties called the police late Monday afternoon to undertake an investigation of the man’s rooms, which are located over the I. A. Kalver office. Jack had come home from Fort Wayne Saturday and had supposedly gone to his room to spend the night but when at 3 o’clock Monday he%ad not yet shown himself, the neighboring business men became concerned and caljed the officers. Marshal Peterson and Deputy Sheriff Merica answered the call and finding all means, of entrance locked and believing the man to be inside, probably dead, they broke through a window and entered the room. They found all in orderly sha’be, and all the doors locked from the inside. Also the windows 'were locked from the inside and as an additional barrier screens were nailed to the brick wall from the inside also. No means of egress was disturbed and the officers are at a loss to account lor'Jack’s method of getting out of the building. It seems an inexplicable problem and all are awaiting the appearance of Jack, who will probably explain how he managed to get out,of the room. Further investigation finds that Jack probably returned to Fort Wayne late Sunday night, although no information of a definite nature has yet been found. ’_Z_ CALLED BY GRANDSON’S ILLNESS.

Mrs. Frank Roop and daughter, Miss Frances Smith, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne, being called there by the illness of Mrs. Roop’s year-old grandson, James, son of Will Smith, residing at that place.

Decatur, Ind. Tuesday Evening, July 18, 1911..

TRIP OF PLEASURE. A jolly crowd left today for Sturgis, Mich., on a two weeks’ outing and pleasure trip, and from the amount of eatables and other paraphernalia, which was Included as their baggage, one would think that they really did mean a pleasure trip. The time wiil be spent In fishing, boating, and the freeing themselves from the regular routine of dally life for a while at least. Those who composed the party Included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gallog ly and children, Mr. and Mrs. Shale Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. George Majors and children, and Mr. and Mis. Roy Wolford and children. COURT HOUSE NEWS I Man Held Here Proved Not to be the Man Wanted at Huntington. FOR BREAKING JAIL Many Real Estate Transfers Noted in County Recorder’s Office. County Auditor H. S. Michaud has : just completed the abstract of the assessment of the property of Adams ' county, as equalized by the county ' board of review which recently adi journed, and will send the sheet to the state board headquarters. The sheet gives the following interesting statistics of Adams county: Number of acres 212,666.29 Value of lands -86,812.075 Value of improvements .... 1,309,190 Value of lands and improvements |8,121,265 No. of city and town 10t5.... 3,925 , Value of lots 719,320 Value of improvements 1,030,020 Value of lots and improvements 1,749,340 Value of personal property.. 4,077,88.3 ■ Number of polls 3,562 Value of taxable property. 413,948,488 Deductions claimed by mortgage indebtedness 718,430 Deputy Sheriff Floyd Helms of Huntington arrived Monday afterneon and went at once to the jail where be interviewed the man, “Charles Smith," who was arrested Sunday night on suspicion that he might be the man l “Klondyke” Folk, one of the prisoners 1 who broke from the Huntington jail. Deputy Sheriff Helms stated that the man looked much like Folk, but it pi-oved not to be the man, and he was 1 released Monday night by Sheriff ' Durkin. From here the Huntington 1 officer went to Fort Wayne, where of- ' fibers were holding another man on j suspicion. As soon as the acceptance comes from the Easthaven insane asylum, of Miss Sarah Troutner, aged thirty-nine, ' of St. Mary’s township, who Saturday I afternoon was adjudged insane, this lady will be taken to the institution. ' She is now confined in the county ' jail for safekeeping. She had at times been violent, it is said, but is giving her keepers at the jail no trouble. The insanity board comprised Justice of the Peace Wash Kern of St. Mary’s township, Drs. Vizard, J. M. Miller and 1 P. B. Thomas. Real estate transfers: John L. Helms to J. M. Younkin, 40 acres, Preble township, $3800; Chauncey L. 1 Wilder to E. Burt Lenhart, tr., parts of I lots 343, 83, 365, Decatur, $10,000; E. [ Burt Lenhart, tr., to Chauncey C. Wil--1 der, part of lots, 88, 343, 365, Decatur, 'quit claim deed, $10,000; Fred Rep- [ pert to Adolph Bieberich, 80 acres. Root tp., $7200; Frak M. Schirmeyer, tr., to J. H. and H. J. Yager, lot 29. Decatur, $350; Monema Walters to [ Calvin H. Carter 80 acres, St. Mary's 'tp., $761.90. a ■ HORSES RUN—RIG SMASHED. While J. F. Richards, residing on the Bowers farm, went into the Niblick grocery to get some sacks, he left his horse standing unhitched, at the side of the street. The horse frightened at the passing interurban car about 2:30 o’clock and started to run. It ran into the Snellon carriage nearby and the Richards rig was smashed to pieces. The horse ran with the remj nants of the rig several blocks, turning finally onto Second street and was finally caught. No one was in the rig 'at the time of the runaway.

tp., $761.90.

WOMAN IN BLACK Who Has Been Frequenting Fifth Street Vicinity For Several Weeks Given A MERRY CHASE Saturday Evening—Wears a Long. Black Veil and Lone, Black. Cloak. The Woman in Black, which bobs up every now and then in divers cities, like the wind —where it listeth — coming no one knows whence and going no one knows where, is with us once again. For several weeks —as long as four weeks in the last stretch, and eight weeks in various stretches —she has been acting mysteriously on Fifth street and vicinity. She is said to wear a long, black veil and a long, black, cloak, and seems to steer clear of peopte, inasmuch as she steps aside on the far edge of the lawn when passersby approach apparently to screen herslf as much as possible from their view. At another time she was seen to be hanging over a fence on Jackson street. Whether “she" is a man dressed in a woman's garb, to see whom “she” can frighten, or whether she is really a jealous "she” watching her spouse's actions, is not known. Very little attempts to determine just who she is have been made, the last being Saturday evening, when Lloyd Beery and his brother-in-law, J. O. Sellemeyer, noting her queer actions, followed the queer-garbed being. Finally noticing her pursuers, she started down the Myers alley, where she was finally lost in the darkness and the pursuers gave up the task. AN EARNEST PLEA Made Monday Evening by Evangelist Miller at Baptist Tent. | MANY HEAR HIM

Another Interesting Subject Will be Basis of Discourse i This Evening. I Another large crowd of men and women were on hand at the tent Monday evening to hear Evangelist Miller's earnest presentation of the gospel. Choosing for his text the words: "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God,” he began 1 by saying there doubtless would be great excitement in many homes if that text had read: “So then every one of us shall give account to his wife /or to her husband." In that case it is highly probable that the lawyers I would be about the busiest men in ! town for a while. Great anxiety is often manifest, also, when certain par- ! ties are required to make immediate settlement of some old account. But ( if such consternation comes because j settlement with men is required, how I will it be when you are summoned to give an account of every word and deed in your whole life to God? I Men may commit almost any crime on the calendar and not be brought to a bar of civil justice; but who ever heard of any one escaping when the Almighty sends his messenger to bring one to the bar of sovereign justice? We may choke memory and smother conscience into insensibility, but we can not ikll them. When God says, “Son, remember," our memories will ■be fresh with many things we had (lather forget. Conscience will accuse and remorse point her bony finger at every unrepentan' sinner. Quite a number of people from i Bluffton are expected to attend to- " right’s meeting. Seats will be reserved for them. Song service will begin I at 7:45, and the service proper will ' open promptly at 8 o’clock. Everybody invited. - -'.Q 1 I— !■ STAR OF BETHLEHEM SOCIAL. The Star of Bethlehem lodge will give an ice cream social Saturday evening on the Niblick lawn opposite the I library. Everybody Is invited.

A ONE MAN BAND. Tonight apd tomorrow night one of the scarcest features of the amuse ment world will be shown in the Star airdome, it being Professor Harzonc of London in a musical act wherein he plays without any assistance whatever twelve musical instruments at one time. He is ably assisted by a band of trained dogs who play the drums to the fife music which the professor furnishes, giving the audience many of the old-time war pieces with the proper instruments. The exhibition is rather lengthy, but neverthe- 1 less interesting and all who appreciate the dlffcult in music will be glad they have attended. No higher admission will be charged, the same amount, five centg, being all. The professor will be here only tonight and I tomorrow night, as he has engage-1 roents for the balance of the week at Toledo. HERE FOR VISIT — Miss Rosa Schaffer of Beck ford Here For Visit With Uncle. I i MR. FRED SCHAFFER — I Is Sister of Miss Schaffer, Who Was Murdered Several Years Ago. Miss Rosa Schaffer of Bedford, Ind., I a sister of the late Sarah Schaffer, the murdered school teacher of that city, arrived in the city from Marion, Ind., Monday evening, where she had j been visiting and while here will be the guest of her uncle, Fred Schaffer. The following is a clipping taken from the Marion Leader: “Miss Rosa Schaffer of Bedford, Ind., sister to the murdered Sarah Schaffer, and a most charming young woman, spent several hours in Marion Monday enroute to her home, and while she appeared on the down-town streets, it > is aitagether probable her coming; would not have become known but for | a single incident at the Soldiers' home. The fact that the home is an attrac-1 tion of more than state-wide importance caused t-he young woman to stop in Marion as she journeyed to Bed-; ford, and it was at the home her iden j tity became known. “After having been shown through j the various buildings and over the i groungs. Miss Schaffer indulged in a ■ short conversation with the guide, j Upon reaching the street car waiting, where the guiae naitea, ne asked in a friendly manner, where the young woman was from, and if she liked Marion. She answered that her home was in Bedford. "That’s sg-ange,” remarked the guide. “We had several visitors from Bedford Sunday, and by the way, did they ever learn who killed Sarah Schaffer, the school teacher?” * Instantly the young woman began sobbing and after she had regained her composure, the guide learned she was a sister to the murdered girl. Before boarding a car for the city Miss Schaffer announced that as far as she had been able to learn the authorities had never succeeded in locating the | murderer or securing evidence which would make known the cause for the crime." WILL ENTER HOSPITAL. Henry Scherry of Preble left this afternoon for Fort Wayne, where he will enter the St. Joe hospital for treatment for his eyes, this making the ninth operation. The skin grafted over the righ eye a short while ago in the hope of preventing the spread of the growth which had afflicted it, will be removed and new skin grafted in. Both eyes will be necessarly kept bandaged for about k month and Mr. Scherry trusts that he will get the desired relief this time. He will be in the hospital about a week. o — QUEEN ESTHERS’ PICNIC. The twenty or more members of the Queen Esther society, with a number of guests, left this afternoon on the interurban for Monmouth, where they will have a picnic supper in a grove near that town, t

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MUSIC RECITAL One of Decatur's Most Pleasing Events in Musical World Given. ON MONDAY EVENING By Pupils of Mrs. C. J. Lutz at Presbyterian Church— A Rare Program. «— ■ ref One of the most pleasing events in the city's musical realm, was the recital given Monday evening at the Presbyterian church by the music pupils of Mrs. C. L. Lutz. At an early hour the audience, anticipating a rare t treat, began to fill the auditorium, and at the opening hour the main room, the Sunday school room and the gallery were filled to overflowing. The chancel of the church, with the large pipe organ, and the two pianos, which had all been tuned in unison, were banked with field flowers and ferns and potted plants, arranged artistically. and presented a pleasing background for the large class of music students. The program consisted of vocal and piano and pipe organ solos, duets, trios, quartets, sextets and choruses. Especial mention should be made of the pipe organ and piano selections, in unison, the pianos and organ having been tuned in unison especially for this. The students range from tots of tender age to the more advanced students, and every one showed the excellent and careful training of unusual ability, everything passing off smoothly, the selections being interpreted with rare skill and sympathy. The following program was rendered in full: Jerusalem —Parker—Mrs. Anker. Dream of the Reaper—Heins—Mildred Strebe. Welcome Song—-Selected—Fourteen Little Girls. True Friendship—Nero—Helen Fonner and Doris DeVoss. La Norma —Leybach—Crystal Kern. Little Fairies — Selected — Marcia Helm and Teacher. Flower Song—Lang—Naomi and Ruth Mayer. Echoes of the Past—Terber—Mary Laughlin. Duet—Selected —Helen Archer. His Love Abideth Forever—RootDolores Ballinger. Sleigh Ride —Trelvan—Nellie Nichols and Florine Edwards. Sounds of Springtime—WendellDoris DeVoss Sweet Memories of the Past —Drumbeller—Ruth Mayer. Rosy Fingers — Wach — Mildred Strebe and Teacher. Black Eyed Susan—Belden—Grace Schroll. Gondllette—Wach—Frances Laman. Qul Vive—Ganz—Crystal Kern, Zelda Snitz, Gladys Graham, Helen Fonner and Teacher. Evening Glow —Benson—Gladys Graham. Morning Prayer—Streabog — Cora Peck and Teacher. Valse Caprice—Chaminade — Zelda Snitz. The Sailor Boy’s Dream—LeHache —Mary Laughlin and Teacher. Jolly Jingles—Sawyer—Dolores Ballinger. Shepherd Morning Song—Atheton— Olive Perkins. Bag Pipes—Ryder—Alta Teeple. Bee March—Miller—Alta Teeple and Teacher. Moorish Dance —Kaiser — Isabelle Edwards. My Mother’s Prayer —Belden —Cora Peck. Sonata-Pathetlque—Beethoven —Helen Fonner. Poet and Peasant—Suppe — Lulu Atz. Gladys Graham and Jean Lutz. Yellow Jonquils—Sextette. Goodnight—Bingham — Frances Laman: The welcome song, which was a motion song, with bell accompaniment, was pleasingly given by the following fourteen girls: Marcia Helm, Helen Archer, Isabelle Edwards, Grace Shroll, Mildred Strebe, Ruth and Naomi Mayer, Alta Teeple. Louva Stoneburner, Dolores Ballinger, Rowena Shoaf, Cora and Catherine Peck, Doris DeVoss. Mrs. Lutz is a musician of unusual talent and training, and the efforts displayed by her class Monday evening are Indicative of her ability. A number of parlor recitals will be given In the near future, with another public recital in the fall.