Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 286.

young life over Ferdinand Bleeke, jr., Died Last Evening from Burns Received More Than TWO WEEKS AGO Blood Poison Crept Into System-Funeral to be Friday Afternoon. Following a patient and most intense suffering since two weeks last Saturday as a result of scalding injuries, received by falling into a pail of boiling water, and immediately followed with the setting in of sceptic poison, Ferdinand William, jr., little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke, passed away at 5 o’clock Wednesday evening at the family home after ail medical attention failed to bring relief. The death of the little son, so young in years and which was brought about in an accidental way, is indeed a sad one, and one which is causing great grief to the heart broken par-: ents. It will be remembered that on two weeks ago last Saturday, while preparations were being made byte, mother to give him a bath he left the 1 house through the kitchen door, in the meantime, while Mrs. Bleeke was carrying the water from the kitchen stove to the bath room, a knock was heard from the front door, and believing it to be the little fellow to have gone around the house and wanted in out of the cold, set down the boiling water near the kitchen door. While responding to the knock she found the person to be Stanley Callow, who had come over to play and during which time Ferdinand entered from the kitchen door, and not seeng the two pails, stumbled over one in such away that he stepped into the other, throwing the scalding fluid the entire way up his hip, burning the flesh almost from the bones. All medical treatments were tried, and until Sunday, the day following, he was In a most serious condition, and at times delirious, poisoning having set in and it spread through his entire system. He then seemed to rest easier and with the passing of time until last Tuesday his condition was favorable. From then on a sudden change was and his life despaired of since, the inevitable hour dawning Wednesday evening He was three years, two months and eight days old, and the [ youngest of six children, two brothers aiid three sisters —Edgar, Alton, Hedwig, Marie and Norma, along with the sad parents mourning their loss. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock from the house, Rev. Wehtneyef of the Lutheran Zion church, in charge, after which the remains will be taken to the Emmanuel Lutheran church in I'nion township, where the main service will be held, also in charge of Rev. Wehmeyer. Interment at the Bleeke cemetery. ~ " - — ; , IN THE BUILDING REALM. i Carpenters were today engaged in putting in the shelving for the Henry Knapp hardware store. The new building was finished sufficiently for Mr. Knapp’s moving into it several weeks ago, but the carpenters are now putting on the finishing touches in the way of shelving. The building ' is a very fine one for the Knapp store and thoroughly up to date. The carpenters on the two Bowers new business blocks were today working nn the fixing of the steel ceilings on the balconies that extend over the sidewfflk. The buildings, which are nearing completion, are two of the 1 finest in the city, bearing the earmarks of all up-to-date equipment. FUNERAL HELD TODAY. The funeral of Quillar ( 1 was held today with a short service 1 at the home by the Rev. D. O. Wise ‘ of the Evangelical church, in this city, with another at the Spring Hill church, north of Berne, where intei ment also took place. The funeral was largely attended. A LABOR UNION. A meeting of interested parties will be held at the library hall tonight to talk over the advisability of forming a labor union in this city. The '>’• ' Ing will begin at 7:30 and it is expected that some steps will be taken.

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ABLE TO BE OUT. For First—J. M. Frisinger Suffered Injuries During Stormy Voyage. J. M. Frisinger was able to be out Wednesday afternoon for the first since his return from Belgium, he leavmg Wednesday on the 4 o'clock car for Fort Wayne. Mr. Frisinger has been confined to his home since his return, having been very badly sprained in a fall received during the tossing of the ship in its stormy voyage four days before his ship landed m New York City, November 21st. The ship had a very rough passage, being twenty-three days on the water. Mr. Frisinger is able to walk with the aid of a cane, but has by no means fully recovered. ■ A HOME WEDDING Copy of Article in St. James (Minn.) Journal-Ga-zette of THE WEDDING OF Edith Porter and E. A. Colaw—Of Interest to Friends Here. The following copy from the St. James (Minn.) Journal-Gazette, of the date December 7, of the wedding of a former Decatur young lady, will be read with interest by her many friends here: "At the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. W. Shanks, of this city, at 8:00 o'clock Thanksgiving evening, occurred the wedding of Miss Edith May Porter and Edward Allan Colaw. “As the bridal couple entered the double door-way, leading into the parlor, they were met by Rev. Edwin T. Preston, of the First Presbyterian church, who, by the short ring ceremony, united these two lives. "The bride’s wedding gown was a delicate pink satin, trimmed with I white silk laces and pearl bands while ‘ the groom wore the conventional | black. The house decorations were tn I pink and white, chrysanthemums of I these colors, and smilax forming the principal part. “After the ceremony, the bridal party, with only the immediate family, repaired to the dining room where a three-course bridal luncheon was in waiting. The only lights for the tables were furnished by pink and | white tapers at either end of the bride’s cake in the center of the table. "On the same evening the happy ?ouple departed via the 11:45 train for i short visit at Omaha and Kansas Pity, after which they will proceed to Kansas. They will be at home at their country home, “Limberlost, tear Chanute, Kansas, after May Ist. •The bride has been a resident of ’lianute, Kans., for some time, but or the past few months she visited vith her sister in this city. The ;room is a respected am! successful ■eal estate <l. filer of Chanute, Kans.” o— " — —» SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION. Sunday morning at the Salem Evangelical church east of the city a Sunlay school election of officers will ake place, which time will be a most nteresting one for the members of he church as well as ihe congroff?ion. The meetings, which have been onducted for some days past, are [rowing in interest each day and arge numbers are always noted preset at each gathering. They will also continue for the time being, as the ;ood results are becoming better with 'ach service. All are invited. “THE CAPTAIN OF PLYMOUTH.” A chorus of sixty high school stulents will on tomorrow evening at tosse's opera house, give the third Himber of the lecture course, the omic opera, “The Captain of Plynouth.” If you have not a ticket for his, be sure to get one. The seat ale is now on at the Holthouse drug tore. SISTER DANGEROUSLY ILL. Mrs. Page Blackburn left Wedneslay afternoon for Marietta, Ohio, vhere she was called by the illness of ,er sister, Mrs. John C. Riddell. The elepraph message stated that if she vished to see her sister, alive she hoiild come at once.

MODERN WOODMEN Last Evening Elected Officers to Serve for the Year of 1912. HAD GOOD TIME Eagles Elect This Evening —Eastern Star on Friday Evening. This week is a rather busy one for the lodges and with but few exceptions the election of officers has taken place or will soon occur. Wednesday evening the Modern Woodmen enjoyed a very pleasant social occasion, during which time their annual election took place. A large representative number was on hand and lent their assistance for the evening’s work, which lasted until a late hour. Following the election of officers a general good time was in order, a smoker winding up the evening of pleasure, after which they went to the Star theater, where Mr. Stoneburner's picture show was enjoyed by all together. Officers elected are as follows: Counsel—Roy Wolford. Adviser—August Schlickman. Banker—Ed Miller. Clerk—Clyde Rice. Escort—M. J. Butler. Manager—C. W. Yager. Sentry—Charles Van Camp. Watchman—Walter Nowack. The Eagles will elect their new officers to guide them for the coming year and an earnest appeal is made that ail members be on hand for the time set, this evening. The Eastern Star, which meets on Friday evening, has announced their call for an election of officers, which will take place along with their usual line of work to be carried out as on previous meetings. All members are requested to be present for the evening. ELECT OFFICERS The Local Red Men Elect a Full Quota of Officers Last Night. ALSO GIVE DEGREE Efforts Will be Made to Revive Haymaker Degree in Near Future. The local order of Red Men held an important meeting Wednesday night, 1 dur ug which they elected officers for the ensuing leirn and gave the degree to several candidates. A large number of members was present and the second degree was given. Next Wednesday night the third degree will be given, and also the first to another candidate. Fol-, lowing the degree work an interesting session was held, the election ol the following officers taking place: Sachem —John Logan. Senior Sagamore—Andrew’ Moyer. 1 Junior Sagamore—Frank Aurand. Prophet—Will Ilelm. Keeper of Records—A. P. Beatty. ‘ Keeper of Wampum —J. D. Hale. j Collector of Wampum —Geo. Steele. Trustee--!. N. Parrish. Considerable other business was disposed of, and the agitation of the reorganization of the haymaker degree was talked over It is probable that the first of the year will see some definite steps taken to revive this interesting degree. — IS NOT CONTAGIOUS. John Stoneburner requests that announcement to the public be made in this way, that physicians attending Mrs. Stoneburner have stated that she is not Buffering from smallpox or any other contagious disease, al-! though rumors to the contrary have’ been current. Real estate transfers: Peter S. Steffen to Daniel Gerber, 80 acres, Kirkland tp., SB,BOC

Decatur, Ind. Thursday Evening, December 7, 1911

P. W. SMITH RETIRES As Director of the Fort Wayne Telephone Company. Henry R. Freeman was elected a member of the board of directors of the Home Telephone company at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the company, held Monday evening at the Commercial club, where 4,800 shares out of 5,000 were represented. Mr. Freeman succeeds P. W. Smith of i Richmond and other members of the I board chosen include Charles R. Bash, A. E. C. Becker, W. A. Bohn, Max B. Fisher, G. Max Hofmann, W. L. Moellering, John R. Reuss and Isidor Lehman. William C. Schwer presided as chairman of the meeting, with Frank E. Bohn as secretary and Otto Marahrens as assistant secretary. Reports show a big advance for the year, both in improvements and in volume of business. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. WILL LEAD FIGHT . i ll ’ Congressman Adair Will i Have Charge of Sherwood I Pension Bill 1 I ON THE FLOOR '| I Has Statistics Showing That I Over Ninety Per Cent Would Benefit Thereby. Washington, D. C., Dec. 7 —ln view of the fact that what is known as the Sherwood pension bill is very , likely to become a law at this session . of congress, a poll taken by Representative Adair of the old soldiers of the Eighth district is of interest. , The information which Mr. Adair wished to bring out by this poll was the percentage of soldiers of the civil war who will receive the maximum allowance of a dollar-a-day the bill becomes a law. The allowances provided for in the bill are graduated, according to length of service, as follows: Ninety days, sls per month; six months, S2O per month; nine months, $25 per month; one year or over S3O per month. I Mr. Adair’s poll, which has just been completed, develops some rather ■ '.astonishing facts. It shows, for in- ' stance, that, of all the civil war solt diets, between 90 and 95 per cent served longer than one year and coni sequently will receive a dollar-a-day 1 pension under the Sherwood bill. It had* not been supposed that the per- , centage was nearly so large. ’ “I find,” said Mr. Adair, “that in i the Eighth district over 2,000 of the 2,200 soldiers served one year or longer and consequently will be entitled to the maximum pension. A very considerable number of the reI maining 200 will also be entitled to a I dollar-a-day under another provision ■of the bill, which grants that amount .to totally incapacitated soldiers.” ; Mr. Adair is a member of the committee on invalid pensions and Reprejsentative Sherwood of Ohio, chairman 'of the committee, whose name the bill 1 hears, has asked the Indiana member to take charge of it on the floor and make the first speech in its support. Adair will do so, and incidentally will embrace in his speech the information gained from this poll. Sherwood is an old man, himself a civil war vett eran, and does not feel physically ca- | pable of leading the floor fight. ALL IS READY i For the Address of Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley Next Saturday. Great progress is being made by the ladies of the W. C. T. IL, who on next Saturday and Sunday will have with them as their guest and entertainer, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, of Liberty, Ind., vice president of the state organization, who on Saturday evening I will give an address at a mass meetjing to be held in the Evangelical i church Mrs. Stanley, who Is a speaker of much note, and one whose sayings are full of earnestness and force, as well as being an orator of ability, will take as her subject, “At the Mercy of the State,” which will be a most, interesting talk. All friends of 1 the W. C. T. U. are most earnestly ! requested to attend the meeting to Ibo held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Baptist church. No collection will be asked at this time but an offering will be taken up.

DELPHOS YARDS ■ _ , I Was Scene of Accident to S. B. Ramsey, a Former Resident Here. ’ ■ FELL UNDER ENGINE Suffered Severe Injuries But Will Not Prove Fatal— Well Known Here. S. B. Ramsey, formerly a resident here and a son-in-law of John H. ■ Williams of this city, met with a painful accidenl in the Delphos yards Wednesday afternoon. About two years ago Mr. Ramsey left his posi- , tion here as section boss and went to Delphos, where he was promoted to yard boss, which position he has since held. While at work Wednesday an ’ unseen switching engine ran down the track on which he was working and before he could be warned he , was struck by the engine and thrown to the ground. The tender and engine passed over his body but did not I cut him as he was pinioned between the rails. He suffered a serious scalp . wound and a dislocated hip besides some internal injuries. After the ac- ■ cident the train crew, assisted him to his feet and be walked home alone, but there became worse. A card received by Mr. Williams this morning gave the facts of the accident and asked him to come to Delphos tonight, which he will do. That Mr. Ramsey escaped with his life from the precarious position is fortunate. The physicians state that it will be some time before he is able to be up and around again. K. OF P. INITIATION. The Knights of Pythias will confer the second degree this evening upon two candidates —Milton Miller and Henry Adler. ballotTprinted I — Tickets for the Democratic Primary Election Were Turned Out Todav AT THIS OFFICE Will be Distributed to Inspectors on Saturday— Several Hot Contests. i The tickets for the democratic primary election to be held next Tuesday { in this county were primed today at this office. The exact number printed was 5,337, divided among the various precincts according to their vote cast two years agoi each precinct being given sufficient extras to cover any increase in the vote. Three hundred sample ballots were also printed. The officers of the county committee. D. N. Erwin, chairman; C. C. Ernst, secretary, and R. R. Schug, treasurer, served as the election commissioners and had charge of the printing. The campaign io drawing to ? “lose It : has been in some ways unusually I quiet, due no doubt to the fact that the new “corrupt practice” acts provide that no money can be spent to , influence voters, not even a cigar hewing permissible, and it being necessary that eacti candidate file an affi davit as to bls election expenses. A number of bets have been posted as to the results and there are several interesting contests. The returns will, as usual, be received at this office. o— .... — INSPECTION TRAIN. The Erie railroad ran an inspection train over the line for the first time today, it arriving here about 9 o’clock and the inspectors thereon Inspected the sight, hearing and speech of every employee of the road from the section hand to the highest priced employee. The object is to eliminate any chance in train mis-management that can reasonably be foreseen. The train proceeded on eastward about 10 o’clock but gave out no information as to the results secured here.

STATE TRUSTEES MEET. \ z _________ To be Held in Indianapolis Next Tues-| day and Wednesday, Adams county trustees will be numbered among the attendants at the twenty-first annual meeting of the Indiana state trustees' association which convenes in Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday, December 12th ( and 13th, in the representatives’ chamber in the state house. Among the speakers on the program are Mayor Shank of Indianapolis, Attorney General Honan, State Examiner W. A. Dehority, ex-Vice President Fairbanks and Dr. J. N. Hurty of the state board of health, with other well known educators. STARTLING NEWS One Person Every Two Hours for Seven Years Killed by —- i THE WHITE PLAGUE In Indiana—Help in the Campaign Against Tuberculosis. j Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 7—“ Con sumption has killed one person every ; two hours in Indiana for more than seven years.” This startling statement was made today by Professor Severance Bur- I rage, president of the Red Cross Christmas Seals Commission of Indiana, after consulting statistics compiled by the Indiana State Board of Health. “And last year alone tuberculosis claimed the lives of 4,710 per-I sons in Indiana,” he said. “In three years this terrible disease has invaded more than 11,000 homes ant; claimed more than one victim in many of them," he added. “Besides the ravages of the disease in taking life,” said Professor Bur- j rage, they are making thousands of | children orphans each year. In 1910 j tuberculosis made 2,490 children tin-| der twelve years of age, fatherless | and motherless.” “Besides the large death rate, tu- j berculosis has its financial side. It i is costing Indiana $27,500 a day and ■ i thousands of dollars in the loss of | years of productive labor.” Spurred , by these statistics Professor Burrage Is determined more than ever to make • a success of the Red Cross Christmas Seals campaign, because the money raised in Indiana by the sale of the seals will remain in the state and be used to check, prevent and cure tuberculosis.” The campaign in Indiana this year is being managed by a new organiza- ■ tion- the Red Cross Christmas Seals | Commission of Indiana. The Ametjcan Red Cross is back of the nationwide movement, although the work directing the state commissions has been turned over to the National association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, with headquarters in New York City. The state commissions have in turn selected campaign managers who are managing the work in the several states under their direction. The headquar- j ters of the Indiana sales managers I i sat 246 Postoffice Building, Indian j anolis. HAS “REGAL” AGENCY. Wilber Porter, who is conducting I the Carriage Works, and is numbered i among the hustling young business j men of the city, has taken the agency : for the famous “Regal” car, and will, j from now on, be the local agent for i this popular and fast coming car. It is especially known for its underslung construction, the first build of its kind and for which it fast appro-.ching the front. The “Regal 35” is the first full j underslung touring car to be sold at a popular price. The underslung construction is the safest and most duraable, it is mechanically right, the center of gravity is lowered, the weight of the car and its occupants bearing them below the actual center. It is one of the must attractive cars on the market today and its sale Is enor mous. Mr. Porter is at present making arrangements for moving into more commodious and roomy quarters, and will be located in new headquarters by January Ist of next year.

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I COURT HOUSE NEWS — Order for Adoption of Child by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Colchin Made Todav. THREE NEW CASES Entered on Court Docket— Several Entries in Probate Matters. Peterson & Moran, attorneys for I William J Barrone, have filed suit ' against Henry Knapp, for foreclosure of mechanic's lien, dematW, S3OO. Oscar Austin, of the Austin Adver- ■ tising Syndicate, has filed an inter- ! venlng petition for the allowance of ia. s4ll claim against the Adams | County Publishing company in the re- | ceivership case. The petition alleges ; that he entered into negotiation with the company’s manager, I. D. Landis, October 10th, to inaugurate a circulation voting contest, which he began, placing four solicitors in the field, but that about November Ist, the publishing company called the contract off, his work during that time amounting to $336, which, with attorney’s fees, brings his claim up to s4ll. D. B. Erwin is Austin’s attorney. Susie Eury vs. T. J. Durkin, sheriff, et al., possession and damages. Demurrer to second paragraph of separate answer of Sovine overruled; exceptions; reply filed by plaintiff to j second paragraph of separate answer of Sovine. Margaret Reber vs. Earl Reber, divorce. Additional allowance of sls made to plaintiff and a sufficient amount of property is released from the restraining order to pay for the same. A divorce was today granted to Mirlie Meyers from Frank Meyers, and her name changed to Mirlie Foyer. She was also given the custody of the child, Chester Meyers. Costs were adjudged against the plaintiff. The case was heard Wednesday, being taken under advisement until today. Joseph D. Krick vs. E. Burt Lenhart et al. Objections to amending the complaint overruled; exceptions; amended complaint filed; exceptions by defendant. Final report of Rose Christen, executrix of the will of Godfrey Christen, was approved and the executrix discharged. Arthur Farlow, administrator of the John C. Thomas estate, filed inventory, which was approved. Final report of William Hart, guardian of Wilson E. Hart, was allowed and the guardian discharged. William C. Ryan of Fort Wayne is the attorney of Adrian C. Faure, in a suit filed against the Oakland Moto Car Co. et al. Lake & Fox Bros , on contract, demand, SIOO. Faure alleges that the Lake & Fox. Bros, were agents for the motor car company, and that last December 14th, the Lake & Fox Bros., partners, deposited with the motor car company, | SIOO for the faithful performance of J a contract, which they fulfilled, the right of the motor car company to i tfie fund thus ce&slng. The plaintiff alleges that he furnished the partners the SIOO, with the agreement that it was to be returned to him, which the motor car company failed to do. — The petition of John S. and Anna R. Colchln, for the adoption of the child, Mary Callihan, as their legal heir at law, was granted them. The child is about three years of age, being born March 30, 1908, She has I been with the Colchins since she was | about two and a half years of age, they having secured her from the Catholic home bureau of New York City, for dependent children, the board of directors of which filed with the court, its consent to the adoption, the child having no living father or mother The court ordered that her name be Mary Callihan Colchfn. i Fort Wwiuo papers report the issuance of a marriage license to Martin J. Fruechte, Adams county, and Louise S. Eisenberg, Allen county.