Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 225.

COURTHOUSE NEWS Mary Shaw Wants Divorce —Rosa Blazer Named Correspondent. JAMES DUGAN'S TRIAL ■ ■ Is Set For Friday, the Thir-teenth-Some Probate Matters. A e ging * unkind and cruel treat- ! went, failure to support, etc., as well; as nfiueliiy, Mary Shaw, through her attorneys, Petersen & Moran, today filed in the circuit court, a suit for divorce from Harvey Shaw. They were married January 11, 1895, and lived together until Monday, when the climax came. She says that by reason of his eruel and unkind treatment, it is unsafe and improper for her to live with him. She alleges that he called her rile and profane names, and threatened to beat and strike her. She says further that be is an habitual drunkard, and often comes home intoxicated, and abuses her and the children. Failure to provide is another charge, and she says she has been obliged to take in washings and raise garden truck to pay the rent, buy groceries and clothing. During the past year, she says, he has become infatuated with a woman about town by the name of Rosa Blazer, and has been guilty of adultery in his relations with her. Mr. | and Mrs. Shaw have three children —' Gracie. aged sixteen; Dessie E., aged; thirteen, and John E., aged eight. She ' asks the custody and care of the children. SSOO alimony, .and the sum of $l2O per year for the support of the ’ children. Mrs. Shaw also asked a ( restraining order prohibiting her husband from visiting her at their home, and also prohibiting him from selling their household goods. This was granted by the court until October, 10th. The couple reside on Short street. The final report of Charles L. Estell administrator of the Levi E. Estell estate, was approved and the administrator discharged. John C. Moran entered appearance for James Dugan, the blind man, charged with assault and battery, with Intent. Dugan waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty. A motion to quash the affidavit and each count thereof separately was filed. The cause was set for trial Friday, October 13th. A decree of quiet title was entered in the suit of Charles W. Yager vs. Ebenezer Jessup et al. Costs adjudged against the plaintiff. Edward A. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner, possession and damages, S2OO. Rule to answer absolute in five days. Farmers and Merchants’ State Bank vs. Charles Kraner, suit on note. Judgment for $367.45 in favor of the Plaintiff. John Lee filed final report as guardian of Rhea W. Lee, which was approved. and the guardian was discharged. K - Tazwell Frits, guardian of George A Fritz et al., files final report as to Jesse W. and current report as to others. which court approves. The guardian is discharged as to Jesse W. Fritz. Real estate transfers: William E. French vs. Chloe A. Price, lot 49, Geneva, $600; Anthony Glendening to Rufos U. Glendening, 107 acres, Hartford ! P- SIO,OOO. — o — POLICE COURT NEWS. •ke Zimmerman, who was arrested 8n a drunk charge Friday night, and who later desired a trial, appeared before the mayor Monday and entered * Plea of guilty and was assessed a fine of a dollar and costs, amounting in all to $13.30. Zimmerman's trial was to have been held Wednesday at 1 o'clock. — ■ -o — STORK LEAVES GIRL. Mr. and Mfrs. Grant Owens of near the Washington church, southwest of the city, are the rejoicing parents of a ba hy girl, left at their home Sunday. are doing well.-

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ATTEND SERVICES. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale Attend Dedicatory Services at Hartford City. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale are home from Hartford City, where they spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.EErla r l B. Barker, and also attended the memorial services, held in memory of Mrs. Ann Campbell Stout, who passed out of this life last January, and in whose memory a beautiful baptismal font was presented to the Grace Methodist cnurch by her sons, W. H. ' and E. C. Campbell. The services were most beautiful, they being a fitting tribute to the deceased, in whose memory they were held, and were attended by many. The font was one I of great value, betng of quarter-sawed oak and bronze as a pedestal, and the bowl of solid silver. It was carved by a brother of the man who took the part of Christ in the Passion Play st Oberamergau. Mr. Hale's brother, James Hale, of Bluffton, and the Rev. D. A. J. Brown, of Upland, formerly a pastor just east of this city, were among those out of the city in attendance. Q PREPARING AHEAD Muncie Already Making Preparations to Entertain T. P. A. Next May. COMMERCIAL HISTORY Will be Published by Post R in Advance of the State Convention. — | Muncie, Ind., Sept. 26 —Although the I annual state convention of Indiana diI vision, T. P. A., will not be held until next May, Post R of Muncie, which is | to be the host of the convention, has | already set about making arrangements for the gathering which is expected to 'je the largest and most preI tentious ever held by the Indiana dii vision. Post R will publish a commercial I history of the state in advance of the 1 state convention. The history will be i published in book form, handsomely I bound in gold embossed covers. The I volume will contain a history of the 1 association, together with a complete 1 history of the banking, wholesale and manufacturing industries of the stat 4 also a history of the state of Indiana, its many cities, villages and historical places, beautifully illustrated, thus making it a work of art, as well valuable business publication. A copy of this work will be presented to every delegate attending the convention in Muncie next May, while th? twb hundred and forty posts of the T. ‘ P. A. in the United States will be fur--1 nished with a copy free of charge as ! will every delegate attending the na I tional convention which will be held •in Peoria, 111., next June. This cfr--1 culation alone will be a splendid adI vertisement for the state and its commercial industries, aside from the ■ many thousands of copies that will .' be sold and sent all over this country ' and Europe. I Post R has elected the convention I executive committee composed of the ? following gentlemen: F. D. Haimt baugh, president Post R.; chairman, J. C. Crilly, Karl A. Oesterie, George J. Brooker, Charles W. Galllher, John r. Hickman, Charles F. Skinner, George F. Gelts, Charles W. Lockwood. Vincent W. Jones, and J. F. Kiser, with T. Edgar Harvey, chair- . man publicity. It is the intention of Post R to make the Muncie convention excel any previous convention ever held in the state by the T. P. A. The committee hope to be able to entertain the guests at Muncie next May in such a manner that will leave a warm spot in their I hearts for the city. JUST DISCOVERED. - Was $25,000 Theft From St. Louis Postoffice a Year Ago. St Louis, September 26 —A St. Louis Newspaper man has learned that a registered package containing a bank I shipment of between $25,000 and S3O,- - 000 in cnr-ency was stolen from the ' St Louis postoffice a year ago. Dur- ' Ing that time the theft has been kept secret, known only to the postoffice officials who are investigating it.

STUCK IS RIGHT I Aviator Rodgers Still Busy Mending His Machine at Jamestown, N.Y. LEAVE UNCERTAIN — Fowler, Also Competing For the Honors, Having Trouble in the West. r Aviator Rodgers, who on last Saturday stranded in a barbed wire fence aMlamestown, N. Y., is still being held there for repairs, and from latest reports will be unable to leave until Thursday and perhaps not until later. His last mishap was at Red House on the Catagus reservation, his machine being in a terrible state when picked up. but he, himself, was not injured. He at once set to work re pairing, but the extent being so great, several days will be necessary for everything to be in shape and his flight continued. Many people who eagerly watched on Monday for his arrival here, were disappointed upon learning of the mishap, and the time of his arrival still remains unknown until he can continue his trip, and will be an nounced later upon receiving woid. Fowler, another aviator competing for the honors, is having his share of trouble in California, he starting eastward and at present is putting all his efforts trying to cross the Sierra Nevadas. He has reached a height of 7.200 feet, but says 9,000 feet will be necessary for him to pass over in safety. Neither have been making much headway the past week, but better sailing will no doubt be theirs after the present hard luck spell. lcTmen strike Fifteen Hundred Men Step Out of Illinois Central Shops at Memphis. PLOT TO DESTROY / French Ports Are Suspicious as to Cause of Battleship Disaster. (United Press Service.) ' Memphis, Tenn.. Sept. 26 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fifteen hundred members of the Illinois Central Railway system, went on strike- today following the actions of the clerks, and was armed today, guarding all railroad property. The railroad company lefused to accept freight and shipments and business are at a standstill. Toulon, Fiance, Sept. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —That the destruction of the French battleship Liberti has been the result of a deliberate plot to destroy the entire navy is the suspicion that is rapidly gaining gr6und among the naval officers here today. It is understood that secret service men have been ordered out ; and have taken charge of the matter. ■ Many mysteries in the naval port here recently and the fact that fire was discovered in the battleship again last evening has caused much stir among the officers and a vigorous investigation will be made. ■ | London, England, Sept. 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Official advices received here today say that Italy has been under course of preparation with an ultimatum to Turkey, it will de- ■ mand the receding of Italy within the treatment and will emphatically take . this action; if not, force will be resorted to. FUNERAL OF MRS. FUNK. The Methodist church was filled this i afternoon with, the many friends of Mrs. Harry Funk, who attended her funeral services conducted there by the Rev. R. L. Semans. Burial took place in the Decatur cemetery. The ( death of Mrs. Funk occurred Saturday evening at the home of her par- ( ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Freck. 4

Decatur, Ind. Tuesday Evening, September 26, 1911.

“PAPA'S NEW WIFE." j Long before it was time for the curtain to rise for the first act last night l at the Grand opera house, standing room was a* a premium, anc one cf the largest audiences that ever turned out greeted “Papa's New Wife" Co. on their initial appearance in this city. News of a good show is like village ‘gossip, travels rapidly, and by some, unknown influence the theater going i ; public are swayed in their support or ' lack of support of an attraction. The ] . cleverest advertising of a. show will not save it from its financial success, if it lacks in merit, but it serves io . attract attention, and herein is the entire force of the "man who goes .ahead." After the first act of a per- . formance the quality of the presenting ; organization is known and last evening it was not necessary to wait that long. Every little essential which goes to make up a finished play was evident ! in last evening's offering and the pre- ■ cision with the performance progress- ' ed and stamped it as being different j from most shows of its kind ever seen hero—Little Rock (Ark. I Gazette. THE BOLD, BAD GYPSIES. Probably the same band of gypsies who caused so much trouble here, ’ gave rise to an article in the Portland paper in which it was said that the worst band of gypsies and thieves i that has Infested the town in years, 1 j visited Pennville Saturday. "All day ' | they were in town, it is said, and while j the women pretended to tell fortunes, they, with the assistance of the men, stole everything they could get their 1 hands on. It is said that the boldness I of the gang was unusual, and that they j would run their hands i,nto the pockets of their victims, taking money and other valuables without the slightest pretext of stealth or secrecy." A Dr. Murphy, touched for s3l, had the i gypsy woman arrested. She was bound over to the circuit court under 1 ; S2OO bond, which they paid and skip- ! ped out. o FUNERAL WEDNESDAY. J The funeral of George Conrad will , be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the house, and at 2 o'clock from the German Reformed church, the Rev. L. C. Hessert in 1 charge. The death of Mr. Conrad occurred in the St. Joseph hospital. Fort Wayne, following ; an operation Saturday. He had been sick about four weeks with liver trouble Mr. Conrad was born June 23, 1876, in Wallhalben, Germany, btit came with his parents, when about six years of age, to this county. Mr. Conrad was a soldier in the ’' Spanish-American war, being a member of Company B, 160th Indiana regiment. Tie was also a valued member of the Decatur fire department. RETURN FROM MINNESOTA. Mr. and Mrs. James Artman and Olen Baker, the last named of Bluffi ton, have returned from Voells, Minnesota, to which place they went several months ago, intending to make their home, and where Mr. Artman and Mr. Baker intended to continue their work in the picture business. They liked the place very much until the disa- • greeable fall weather set in, and they ' i then decided to return here The men ■ will engage in the picture business in Ohio. - RAILROAD VACATION. -, I The Erie railroad has notified the ' mayor through the local agent here ■ that beginning today they will have a ! ■ watchman at Thirteenth street io ’ j care for the traffic on that much-used thoroughfare. The superintendent, said that he would have ore of the section men stationed there temporal-- j ily until the regular man could arrive j and Monday Bert Green, one of the I section men, took up that position. f RECOVERING FROM OPERATION. P. E. Fugate of Monroe went to Ft. ' Wayne on business this morning relat- [ ing to the operation which his fifteen-. year-old daughter, Bertha, underwent . Sunday for appendicitis. The opera-: tion was performed by Dr. Parrish of ( Monroe and Dr. Deumling of Fort Wayne, and was very successful. Miss I Bertha is reported as getting along fine. A trained nurse, Miss Shively, i of Fort Wayne, is in attendance. - -- o : THIRD DEGREE WORK. The Masonic order will meet tonight and following the thihd degree ' work which will be given a luncheon, will be served. All the members , should be present.

AMPUTATE FINGERS Clem Heidemann Has Third and Fourth Fingers Removed This Morning. RESULT OF ACCIDENT Was Also Necessary to Amputate the Index Finger Near First Joint. Clem Heidemann, who one week ago today met with such a painful accident, and one which will also leave him a cripple for life, when a large J steel die which he was operating at 1 the Geneva glove factory, was releas- ' ed before time, striking his hand and i severing portions of his fingers, and terribly mangling the hand itself, was here today, having it dressed, and it j was found to be in such a serious con- ■ dition that the third and fourth fin- ’ gers had to be entirely removed, while '! the first finger was taken off near the ‘, first joint. As was at first stated it would be impossible to determine ' whether or not the fingers would have ' to be removed, but would have to wait and see what the developments ' would be. The heavy die which came ’ down with such force set lengthwise ’ across the hand, breaking the bones I and several of them had to be remov--1 ed at the very start. Since the acci- ' dent the injured member has been giving him great pain, it being unable to 1 heal right, until the last operation this . morning was gone through, but which it now believed will be more satisfactory, and although it will be slow will 1 begin to heal over. The sad misfortune which has befallen Mr. Heide'>mann is grieved over much by his friends, who hope that a speedy healing of the same will be his. OF INTEREST HERE What the Kewanna Herald Said Regarding Death and Burial of MRS. MONT EVANS Funeral Was Held Last Tuesday—Lady Well Known Here. The following from the Kewanna Herald of September 22, regarding the death of Mrs. Mont Evans, formerly of this county, will be of interest to her many friends here: “Mrs. Mont Evans, who had been ill for a number of months, suffering i with cancer, died Sunday, September 17, at the Evans home northeast cf Kewanna. For several weeks it had - been believed that she could not sur- ! vive the disease and a number of her relatives visited her before she passed away. “Olean Bainter was the youngest of six children of Andrew and Jemima I Bainter, and was born at Amboy, Lee 'county, 111., March 17, 1857. At the' ‘ age of nine years she came with her ' | parents to northern Indiana, and' ' when she was fifteen years of age re- ; moved to Fulton county, where she j was a successful teacher in the Fulton . county schools. February 12, 1878, she i was united in marriage with Jesse F. [ Evans, and they at once went to Ad ams county, Indiana, wherethey re- ■ until four years ago. when they re- ‘ turned to Fulton county. To the union w'as born one child, Jemima Belle. “She leaves to mourn her departure ' her husband, daughter, Jemima Belle I Dutcher, of Bloomington, Ind; two ; grandchildren, Vernon and Ixmeta; ‘ one brother, David A. Bainter, Decaj tur, Ind.; one sister, Mrs. Sarah A. ' Rossman, of Arlington, 111., and many friends and neighbors. “The funeral was held Tuesday at the late residence at 2 o’clock, and was attended by many friends and neight>ors. The Rev. H. C. Riley at the funeral and burial was made at the I. O. O. F. cemetery." Mr. and Mrs. Ira Everett and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McMichaels and babe spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mell Cope, near Wren, Ohio.

THE BRIDE AND GROOM — I In Bluffton—Will Take Part in the Street Fair. The street fair committee this morning signed a new free act. Professor Erieg, who attracted considerable attention at the Decatur fair, will slid? for life and allow an automobile to run over his body twice a day. The slide for life will be on a high wire suspended between the roof of the Cole, Hoy & Co. hardware store and the court house tower. Part of the perilous journey will be made with no other support than the grip of his teeth on a part of the apparatus. The automobile act will also take place on North Main street. He will allow two wheels of an automobile to pass over his body across the upper portion of his abdomen. The weight of i the car is sustained soley by the woni derful development of the abdominal i muscles with no artifivial aid whatevei. | Professor Ereig and his wife came here from Decatur Friday evening imI mediately following their marriage. He married Miss Verna May Van Zandt, also a theatrical performer,— Bluffton News. GIVEN A tOLL Claude Gay Painfully Hurt When Knocked Down and Run Over by BIG WHEAT ROLLER Was Unhitching the Horses When One Got Excited and Started on Drag. Claude Gay, living on the Gay farm, east of the city, was painfully hurt j about the shoulder today noon when j he was knocked down and run over by a heavy wheat roller. Mr. Gay had been rolling ground for wheat this morning and at noon went to unhitch the horses, assisted by his wife. Mr. Gay had unhitched one of the horses and his wife had unhitched the other, or thought she had, but not being quite so skilled as the husband, had forgotten to unfasten one of the tugs. When the horses were thought ready to lead , gway, the one that was unhitched 1 started off without trouble, but the j other, being held by the tug, and . growing excited at the noise made by J the dragging roller, started to run around the yard with the roller attached. Mr. Gay attempted to stop the horse and was knocked donw- in some way, one end of the roller passing over his shoulder. A SPLENDID RECEPTION. The United Brethren parsonage, Ossian, Ind., was the scene of a very pleasant surprise last Monday even ing, when about fifty of the members and friends of tne Ossian charge gathered at the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Lower to welcome them on their return to the charge. The good ladies kindly informed Lower that they would take charge, and she was to be entertained. Luncheon was served and the evening was one of ( enjoyable association., The many expressions of appreciation and good, will, will long be rembered by the pas tor and his wife. DECATUR DAY. The ten days’ fair for the raising | of funds for the proposed new addition | to the St. Joseph hospital. Ft. Wayne. < is still in progress, and so far excel- 1 lent have been the results of the es-1 fort. Monday was Decatur, Hesse Cas ! sei and Sheldon day, and many from each of these places sent delegations to be on hand for the day. The donations, along with the satisfactory results of the fair will reach nearly twenty thousand dollars. The fair will be brought to a close Thursday. c MAYOR TEEPLE’S FIRST VETO. Mayor Teeple today filed his veto against the resolution passed by a three to two vote, providing that the city refund the $12,000 school bond issue. He had ten days in which to sign or vetc the resolution and today filed his veto. As it will take a vote of four of the five councilmen to pass the resolution over the mayor's veto it is likely that It will be up to the school board to take care of the debt.

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IN ITS NEW HOME Waring Glove Company’s Machines Set in Motion in New Quarters AT NOON TODAY Employees Begin Work in New Building—Finely Equipped in All Ways. The turning of a lever at noon today • started off the busy operation es the Waring Glove company in its fine new building for the first time. While not all the moving is yet completed, none of the office fixtures having yet been conveyed to the new place, all the practical working fixtures of this large plant were installed in the new building and ready for the operators to begin work at noon today. The newbuilding, which is located on East Monroe street on what was the old Trout property, and which is just south of the old quarters occupied so long by the factory, is ideal in every respect. The fine large basement is an ideal place for the storing of supplies. On the first floor, at the front Is the office department, a fine, large place, which will be finely equipped for L. C. Waring and D. E. Lafferty, the members of the company, and the stenographer, Miss Margaret Conter. At the rear of this office is the large cutting room. This is in charge of Dick Roop, cutter, while he ua» as his assistants, Frank Johnson, belt boy; i Alpheus Roop, packer, and Otto Keller, "lay-out boy." An elevator at the rear, carries the work after it is cut out, to the second floor, where it is made up into gloves and mittens by the large number of girls who operate the j machines. This second floor, which I is the main work room, is 100x44 feet in dimensions, and is equipped with ! all that makes work a pleasure in- ' stead of a task. It is lighted on three sides by many fine windows that make i the walls in reality one entire space of glass. The windows are arranged so that they can be opened, providing ex- : cellent ventilation. The ceiling is of steel, and with the brick walls, gives good fire protection. The east side of ' the room is given over to the sewing I machines. These, numbering, sixtyi six, are arranged in double file. There ' are fifty-eight ordinary machines and eight special machines, including one 1 quilter, three overstitchers and four ■ band machines. At the west side are arranged tables for the turners, tiers and stackers, and everything is arrang ‘ ed for the best convenience of the eraI pioyees. Miss Anna Parent is forelady, and is in charge of the girls of j these departments. A new feature that will do away with much work, is the new machine which cuts and turns bands, this work having previously been done by a person, requiring a greater length of time. The factory is one of the most substantial in the city, and gives work the entire year to a large number of girls and men, and the new building which the company has erected is a fine addition to the business buildings of the city. — —o WILL MOVE TO JONESBORO. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Vogt are making arrangements for their leaving for Jonesboro, Ark., where they will make their home. Mr. Vogt, who has been there for a number of weeks, has been appointed by the proper authorities of that place as city engineer, taking his position five or six weeks ago and since then has been filling the position. Last year he followed this line of work there, and owing to the efficient manner in which he carried it out, he was written a number of times to accept and finally submitted, it being a very excellent position, with a lucrative salary. He was formerly engineer of this city for several years being well qualified in this line for holding the job, which he has but recently received. Their household goods are already packed and will be shipped next week, Mrs. Vogt to leave then also. THE TAGUES IN TACOMA. J. C. Patterson this morning receiv ed a card from F. B. Tague, formerly of this city. Mr. Tague stated that they were now located in Tacoma, Wash., and like the country fine. They have a good view of the mountains, with which they are surrounded, and also live within two squares of the water.