Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1911 — Page 1

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HERO OF TWO WARS Andew Jackson DeVinney Ends Life’s Battle at the Command of GREAT COMMANDER Who Sounded Taps For Him at 1:45 This MorningShort Illness. Life’s warfare was ended for An-j drew Jackson DeVinney, aged eightytwo years, a veteran of two wars—the Mexican and Civil —when at 1:45 o'clock this morning, at the instance of the Great Commander, taps were sounded for his passing into the great, long, last sleep. The passing of Mr. DeVinney comes with very little warning. Though he had been in failing health for the past three years from a general breakdown, and in spite of his many years, he refused to be confined to the home and his presence on the street was familiar to nearly all Decatur citizens. Monday was the eighty-second anniversary of his birthday and all his children, with the exception of one —Elmer, of Lima, 0., had gathered home to spend the day. A surprise had been planned, but on account of Mr. DeVinney's nervous ness, this was not given, but the day ( spent quietly. Tuesday morning he ■ arose as usual and came down town for a shave. About 11:30 o'clock be became ill and suffered an attack of neuralgia of the heart, never having been troubled with this ailment before. While his condition grew better from time to time, the pains ceasing at intervals, he never fully recovered. Thursday evening, ho,wever, he became so much better that he went i out on the porch and Aat, watching for the balloon ascension. About midnight the neuralgic pains came on again, and at 1:45 he breathed his, last, his bedside being surrounded by, all the members of his family. Mr. DeVinney was born near Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1829, and it was in that vicinity that his young man-, hood was spent. When the Mexican war broke out, he enlisted in Cincin-, nati, Ohio, at the age of eighteen, and . served about a year in that war. Aft-. er his discharge from honorable and faithful service, he returned to Cin-, cinnati, Ohio, where he was employed, later coming to this county, where, with the exception of a year each at Muncie and Lima, Ohio, he and his i family have resided since. Mr. DeVinney also served three ! years in the Civil war. enlisting at Pleasant Mills in the 11th Indiana cav-j alary, under the command of Captain j A. J. Hill, and serving later under, Norval Blackburn. He was with I Hood In his memorable battles and was a brave, faithful soldier. Mr. DeVinney was first married to Miss Catherine Ewing, near Peterson, in the year 1852. To them were born four children, two of whom, Erastus and William, are dead. Two sons, Elmer of Lima, Ohio, and Aarou, of this city, survive. The death of the wife occurred in 1869, and Mr. DeVinney | was married in 1872 to Miss Sarah | Zediker. of near Monroeville. Thej union was a long and happy one, the widow surviving. The aged couple, with their daughter, Bertha, and their grandson, Bart DeVinney, have resided on Cleveland street, where the aged man’s death occurred. To the second union, two children were born, Bertha | of Lima, Ohio, and Dee, the latter re- ( siding in Cincinnati, Ohio. . Mr. DeVinney was a man of noble and kind qualities, and in his demise the family has lost a loving husband and father, and the city a highly esteemed citizen. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, from the house, and burial will take place in the Decatur cemetery. The funeral will be under the auspices of the G. A. RThe funeral service will be conduc - ed by the Rev. I. Imler, pastor of the United Brethren church. STAR OF BETHLEHEM SOCIAL.

The Star of Bethlehem lodge will give an Ice cream social ening on the lawn of the JohniN b ick property opposite the library but ding. A good time and delicious refreshments are promised all who atten •

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NORTHERN ANNUAL. On August 29th the G. R. & I. railroad will run their annual northern excursion to various places in Michigan, and one which is generally very liberally patronized by local people, as well as many from all along the line. 1 his is the time of the year when there are many looking "or an opportunity of this kind to repair to the northern regions where relief Is obtained by those suffering from hay fever. The train will start at Richmond, stopping at all stations between that city and Fort Wayne. Tickets will be good returning on any train until September 12th. SEINED SAND-PIT Party of Decatur Fishermen Seine Pond With Fair Results. SIX IN THE PARTY Draw Seine Several Times and Secure Good Catch of Shad. A party of fishermen. Bert Colchin. Clem Voglewede, Zeke Evans, Ansel Bremerkamp, Lee Vance and Mike Mularchy started this morning to seine the sand pit on the Judson Teepie farm. Mayor Teeple had given them permission and they had secured a large seine. The first draw got a ■ few small shad. The second, going ■ over the same ground, drew only a ' small sucker, the loss of the fish prob-' ably resulting because the net was I

too shallow and gave plenty of room ' for the fish to swim under. The third cast was made in the north portion of the pit. that usually used for swimming. There the first effort brought up a couple of good carp, some more shad and a few crawfish. Altogether a fine catch of fish resulted from the work and the boys were well pleased with the results. Monday the boys will begin seining the St. Mary's river and will begin near the north bridge and work both ways. Here they are sure of getting some large fish, as several large carp have been seen in this locality. , The bass, pickerel, and game fish will be returned to the water and only ' the undesirable carp will be taken, in accordance with the law. A BIG SCRAP AT PREBLE. Two Well Known Men Had a Short, Scrappy Battle Thursday. Dr. Younkin of Tocsin and Noah Frauhiger, the Preble auctioneer, were callers here this morning. Asked “What's the news ” they told us of a big fistic encounter that took place at Preble Thursday afternoon when Charles Kreigh, a Tocsin stock buyer, and Herman Wefel of Preble, mixed things up lively for a few’ minutes. Kreigh had driven to Preble and left his horst standing near Wefel’s place. The latter started to put the horse away and a controversy followed. Herman, it is said, came out with a black eye, but was not so seriously injured but that he was able to start to Michigan last night, where he is contemplating locating. — — THE MISSING WORD. The missing word was won by Miss Naomi Holthouse, residing on Madison street, this city. The words omitted were “need,” from Walters & Reppert; “held,” from Fullenkamp’s; “kinds,” from Massonnee's. Another easy bunch, weren’t they? Well, another bunch just as easy has been left out today and you will have an opportunity to find them over Sunday and have an answer in for the contest Monday noon. This will give you plenty of time to Cad the winners. They are easy. Get busy and earn a dollar. TRAVELING MEN’S PICNIC. The Fort Wayne Council, No. 212, of Commercial Travelers, will hold its annual picnic August 19th at Robinson park. Fort Wayne. There will be a basket dinner, a ball game afterward, and there will be amusements of all kinds, crowned with a dance In the evening. A cor;"?.! invitation is extended to all traveling salesmen.

GOES FOR BRIDE Martin Shady, Prominent Kirkland Township Farmer, Left Last Night. TRIP TO MICHIGAN Where His Marriage Will Take Place so Mrs. Pearl Dewey of Redkey. Martin M. Shady, one of the promiI nent farmers of Kirkland township,' I I residing on the Wells-Adams county | I line, left at midnight Thursday night for Grand Rapids, Mich., thence to ;> point north, where his marriage will take place August 15th, to Mrs. Pearl Dewey, an estimable lady of Redkey, who is well known here where she has I visited on several occasions. Mrs. Dewey made her last visit here at the home of Mr. Shady's sister, Mrs. Martin Beery, about two months ago, when she was enroute to Michigan to visit with her sister. She has been at her sister’s home since then, and it Is there that the wedding will take place. The Rev. Yoder, a presiding elder of the Mennonite church, who has preached at the Antioch church west of this city, will perform the ceremony. The bridal couple expect to return here by August 26th, to be in attendance at the annual family reunion of the Shady family, which will be held on that day two miles north of Bluffton. Mr. Shady is an estimable I man of the county, and one of its most progressive farmers, and is a son of ' Mr. Joseph Shady, a pioneer of the county His bride is a highly esteemI ed lady and every one of their friends ■ will receive them with best wishes on ' their return. They will make their I home on Mr. Shady’s farm in Kirkland ! i township. A HIGH TRIBUTE Paid to Late Mrs. Frank Mann—Well Known in State Lodge Circles. ,1 A CLUB WORKER Os Great Merit —Work Was Highly Appreciated by Many Orders. The Mbncie Star this morning contains a likeness of Mrs. Tina K. Mann ■ of that city, well known in state lodge circles, wife of Frank Mann, formerly ■ a Decatur lawyer, whose death occur-■ red there tnis week. With the picture is the following tribute paid to her.

“The death of Mrs. Tina K. Mann this week removed a woman who always has been greatly interested in the best lodge and club work of the city. Ever since she came to Muncie with her husband, J. Frank Mann, in 1899, Mrs. Mann has devoted much of her time to lodge work while she has occupied many positions of trust in Muncie women’s clubs. She also had the interest of Riverside at heart and worked to beautify the suburban town and give it a high moral tone. Her death is mourned by many Rebekahs throughout the state, as few important state conventions that were held were not attended by Mrs. Mann. Mrs. Mann did not let her arduous, but always interesting club work, interfere with her duties as a mother. Several children survive her. ' "Mrs. Mann’s death was a loss to the several lodge orgalnzatlons with which she was affiliated and to other friends who thought her, until a few ery after an illness extending over days ago, to be on the road to recovseveral weeks. The funeral was held Wednesday and the body was accompanied to Beech Grove cemetery by sorrowing relatives and friends.” G. A. R. NOTICE. All old soldiers are requested to meet at the G. A. R. hall at 7:30 o’clock this evening, when arrangements will be made for attending the funeral of A. J. DeVinney.

Decatur, Ind. Friday Evening,

VERY ARTISTIC It I* Said the New Postage Stamp Will be. Utility, art and hatmqpy. according to Third Assistant Postmaster General Britt, will be combined in a new Issue of postage stamps about to be authorized. The head of George Washington will appear on the first six of the series, while the last five will bear the likeness of Benjamin Franklin. All of the new stamp denominations will be In Arabic and this, as well as the use of a separate color or shade for each denomination is expected to prevent the confusion of which two conventions of postal clerks have complained. — o BUYS AN INTEREST Carl Smith Becomes Partner of J. A. Hendricks in the Lumber Business at MT. PLEASANT, MICH. Buys Half Interest — Has Had Year and a Half Experience in Business.

Carl Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Smith of the south part of 1 the city, left this morning for Mt. 1 Pleasant, Mich., where he has purchased a half interest in the -lumber yard owned and conducted there for a number of years by his brother-in-law, J. A. Hendricks, a former man of this county, where he was well and widely known. Carl had been employed by his brother-in-law for a year and a half at the lumber yard, during the course of his school vacations and thus has had considerable experience in the business in which i he is now about to engage as a partImer. Carl is a graduate of the Decatur high school of the class of 1911, and besides having a good educational t training in this way, has had the re-, j quired practical experience that will ' enable him to carry out a successful , business career. His Decatur friends • I extend hearty good wishes for a very prosperous future. ... , ■ ~ . —Qu -— — — . — IN OWN HOUSE. I j | Will the Berne Witness Soon be Located. | A business deal that has been hang-. ing fire for some time has finally ' i been consummated this -week whereby the Berne Witness company comes into possession of the east forty-two feet of the business block in Berne of which the People's State bank owns and occupies the west end or corner. Samuel Kuntz is the present owner , l of the ground. He sold the frame ! buildings standing on it to Louis I Gerig, who will move them onto his, j lot on Behring street, just a little; i ways from where they stand now. The larger building will be occupied • by the Berne Milling company, who' will use it as a wareroom for flour,! seed, etc., and the smaller room is to be vacated by January 1, 1913, but very likely the buildings will be mov-' ed this fall already. Mr. Kuntz gets SBOO for the build- ! ings and $4,200 for the ground.— j Berne Witness. —o HOME FROM WEST. _____ William Sheler and son, George, ' have returned from Los Angeles, Cal., where they have been since the twen-' ty-flfth of last month. They expected to remain six weeks or more, but owing to Mr. Sheler taking sick the trip had to be shortened and their return i was made necessary. They had in-’ tended to go to Portland, Oregon, but ( ■upon their arrival at Los Angeles, for their first stop, the water containing ( alkali, did not agree with Mr. Sheler,' and for lour or five days he was quite sick. While there they met Lew Wagner, a former Decatur man, and enjoyed a day’s visit. He gave them a number of fine oranges which he raised, one measuring ten and threequarter inches in circumference. The country was liked very much by the Shelers, but owing to the sickness the trip was marred some. -- o — The winter supply of coal is being ,at present furnished by the Decatur Lumber Co. for St. Mary’s church and school. The contract is a large one 1 and amounts in the neighborhood of lone hundred and fifty tons.

August 11, 1911.

THE JOHNS MEET More Than Two Thousand of This Christian Name Met Yesterday. AT EATON, INDIANA Day Was Jolly One and Various Prizes Given to Different Sized Johns. Thursday was “Johns’ Day’’ for all those of eastern Indiana and Eaton ; had the honor of being the host, for ' more than two thousand, most of them responding to the Christian name of "John.’’ Riverside park was ! selected for their day of outing, and I a more jolly crowd was never assemI bled in this spot. The day was spent las follows: First assembling in Eaton at 9:30 ' o'clock, the ’’Johns’’ headed by the Eaton and Gaston bands, marched to the park. Theie addresses were made ' at 10 o’clock and again at 2 o'clock i a number of the most prominent and valuable “Johns” making speeches. Among these were John Lowellen, John Kelly, John Hines, John Meredith, John Bray, John Witt and other ohns. too numerous to mention. For the largest delegation of Johns a prize of five dollars in gold was offered. In addition prizes were to be given to the tallest John, fattest John, ■ leanest John, the handsomest John, the homeliest John, etc. Another feature of the day was the ' races, of various kinds arranged, in which the “Johns" vied in feats of skill and daring. At 2:30 o'clock there was a base ball game. Music during the day was furnished by the Gaston Glee club. Late in the after-1 noon, there was a balloon ascension 1 and parachute drop by Professor Pierson of Anderson. ARMY MANEUVERS Proves Worth of the Decatur Motor Car Company’s Truck in Action. IT LED THEM ALL

.Made a Favorable Showing i on the Field of Action—- » Three Sold. •l Information has just ben received r • of the favorable action of a Decatur 1 1 truck which participated in the armj’ I maneuvers in Massachusetts recently. i I A stock truck owned by the company’s i agent at Dover was employed by the II commonwealth to assist In the trans- , I portation of the various necessities of ;' the large body of soldiers, and also : participated in the maneuvers. • 1 Major George Burrows, quartermasj ter of the division, which was participating in the sham battle, highly com- ' mended thetruck, saying that in durability, speed and power it really excelled the three, four and five-ton trucks, which were doing the same kind of work. The Boston Globe gave , large space to a minute description 'of the action of the Decatur truck •' throughout the action, and stated that 1 in the future the commonwealth would use nothing but one and a half-ton ' trucks in the maneuvers. In the maneuvers the Decatur was captured by the “Reds,” Captain Wy(man commanding, and he, too, gave a favorable recommendation, saying it 1 was the fastest truck, and well fitted .' for the purposes of a fire truck. Later a truck was sold to the city of Dover, to be used as a chemical fire apparatus. and it is now being fitted in the factory here. Two other trucks were sold on the strength of the favorable showing, one going to Tampa, Florida, and the other to Brockton, Mass. , X .— -oUNION CHAPEL U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:3fF’a. m. Preaching by the pastor, 10:30 a. m. ' Social at J. S. Lower’s home. Saturday evening. | All are cordially Invited.

TO ENTER WESTERN COLLEGE. Miss Helen Evans, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John Evans of Root township, left early this morning for Colorado Springs, Colo., where she will spend several weeks at the summer cottage of her aunt, Miss Maud McLaughlin, of Wichita, Kans. Miss Helen will later go to Manhattan, Kans., where she will enter the state college for a course in domestic art, returning here next June. Miss Evans is a graduate of the Decatur high school and later taught several terms of school in this county. She is a bright young lady and one who will appreciate the advantages of the course in the college. THE MISSING LINK In Circumstantial Evidence Chain—Made Their Geta-» way Before the OFFICERS ARRIVED On Search For Stolen Horse —Farmers Left “Holding the Sack.” A horse and rig missing from this city about 8:30 o’clock Thursday evening, and two men with a horse and rig who entered a grove three miles south of tnis city inursday night

where their actions aroused the suspicions of farmers of that vicinity, formed a chain of circumstantial evidence that called forth three of the ' officers from this city. The two men I were gone, however, when the officers ' arrived there and thus might well be > called the missing links of a chain I that might have bound them tightly in I the toils of the law. The missing ! horse belonged to Jesse Nlblock, re-1 siding three miles south, who came | to Decatur Thursday evening and left j his horse and rig hitched to a rack. ! When he went to get them to go home I they were gone. He immediately ' brought to mind the case of the horse I stolen a few weeks ago and telephon-I ed at once to Sheriff Durkin. In the ' meantime the sheriff had received a | call from a farmer tnree miles south I stating that two men, driving a horse I and rig, had entered the grove on the ' James Fristoe farm, near his, and that their actions had aroused the suspic-1 ions of the farmers of that neighborhood. The farmers thereabouts were notified and seven or eight of them made arrangements to surround the grove, until the arrival of the officers, so that the men could not escape. Thinking that, perhaps the horse and rig they had was the missing one belonging to Niblock, Sheriff Durkin told him to wait until an investigation could be made, and he, with his deputy, John Merica, and Night Policeman Ceph Melchi, left at once for the scene of suspicion, arriving there sometime between 9 and 10 o’clock. When they got there they found the suspicious men had gong, and the farmers who had made arrangements to surround the grove figuratively “holding the sack,” and not one could tell how they got away, they probably having made their escape while the telephoning to each other was going on. Returning to this city the officials found that Niblock had recovered his horse, which some friends had taken out for a little drive during his absence. o HORSE SALE MOVING. The horse sale which opens today for the season is well patronized by the foreign and local buyers. The high quality of the stock being offered appeals to those who want the best the market Affords. Fully two hundred horses have been sold today and they are being loaded into cars for shipment to other points. The next sale will probably be held on the 25th, but that has not yet been definitely decided. About three hundred spectators witnessed the sale this afternoon. VENETIAN NIGHT FESTIVAL. Among the 15,000 guests that joined the 5,000 other guests at Winona Lake Wednesday evening for the Venetian night festival were Mr. and Mrs, D. B. Erwin of this city, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tyndall and sons and Miss Bertha Heller. The festival was the usual brilliant one, unsurpassed for beauty.

Price, Two Cents

ADOPT WOOL DUTY House and Senate Today Reached Agreement on Wool Duty. STRIKE NEAR END Pope Pius Somewhat Improved, But General Coni dition About the Same. (United Press Service.) London, Eng., Aug. 11 —(Special to 1 Daily Democrat).) —The'outlook for immediate relief of the strike, which has paralyzed traffic and freight trade, was bright today. The employees of the federation accepted an agreement with the teamsters, although the men will be out until the troubles of the lighter men are adjusted. The order for more troups was suspended this morning, but ten thousand are ready to entrain at Aidershot. Street traffic is still paralyzed. The price of ice has trebled and the city has been but slightly relieved of the pressing want of food. One of the largest cargoes of California fruits that has ever crossed the Atlantic is rottening at the bottom of the liner Minnehaha. Liverpool. Eng., Aug. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two squadrons of stop Greys arrived in York today to maintain order. The strike situation is critical and crisses are frequent. Transportation, is tied up at Hull and Manchester. — | Washington, D. C., Aug. 11—(SpecI ial to Daily Democrat) —The full con- . ierence of the house and senate reachI ed a compromise today and adopted 29 I per cent as a duty on raw wool. The I house bill provided 20 per cent on the I LaFollette measure and was adopted by the senate, fixing a duty of 35 per I cent. Rome, Aug. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Pope Pius appeared in better spirits today according to rej ports from the Vatican. His i heart was stronger as a result of hypodermic injections of caffine, but his condition has shown little signs of a general improvement. The necessity of injecting caffein indicated the weakened condition of the pontiff and which is now the most disquieting sickness. o A GREAT CONVENTION. The Rev. D. O. Wise writes of his enjoyable stay at Oakwood park, near Syracuse, where several conventions have been in order, the present one, that of the Y. P. A., drawing to a close on next Sunday. The one held last week was the conference convention of which the Rev. Wise is president, and his duties therefore precluded his entering into the enjoyment with the freedom with which he is allowed this week at the general session. Speakers from all parts of the United States and one from Europe are on the program, which is an excellent one, and Rev. Wise is privileged to meet here many of his ministerial friends. Several other Decatur people are in attendance and will probably return Monday. o MOVES TO MONTANA. B. A. Winans Superintendent of the Schools in Livingstone. Professor B. A. Winans, an Adams county man, formerly superintendent of the Berne schools, has been appointed superintendent of the schools at Livingstone, Mont., moving to place last week from Momence, 111., where he had charge of the schools the past two years. TO TAKE NORTHERN TRIP. Mrs. Martin Beery and daughter, Mrs. C. S. Colter and children, Robert and Leah, will leave Sunday evening for McMillen, Mich., where they will make a two months’ visit with relatives. They will be joined September Ist by Mrs. Beery’s father, Joseph Shady, and granddaughter, Mrs. Pearl Bryan. The trip, which covers a distance of five hundred miles or more will be a delightful one, part of It being by boat. Misses Jean Lutz and Rowena Shoaf left this morning for Peru, where they I will visit with Mrs. Frank Stafford.