Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1911 — Page 1

Volume IX. Number 294.

A NEAR DISASTER » MW* c<— M < Curtains Catch Fire from Lamp Set in Window to Light the Way. THREATEN HOME Qf C. C. Wilder—Daughter Badly Burned Trying to Extinguish Flames. Setting a lighted lamp in the win dow of her home at Monmouth Ifriday evening to light the way for her father, C. C. Wilder, who was expect ed home on the 7 o’clock interurban car from his place of business in this city, Miss Hattie Wilder, did not notice that the lamp was too near the overhanging curtains, until the entire drapery was a mass of flame. Miss Wilder, frightened and excited, has tily snatehed the curtain to extin guish the blaze, when the entire mass fell down on her "head, singeing her hair, badly burning her eye-brows, and most painfully burning her left hand before the fire was extinguished. The flames rapidly spread from the window to the curtain on the tran som nearby, and it was only by her prompt action, indeed, that the flames were prevented from spreading to the house, causing what might have been total destruction. Besides the burns sustained by Miss' Wilder, the damage Is very little, except to the curtains and carpet, the latter being burned slightly. The girl, with some younger children, were at home alone at the time of the accident, Mrs. Wilder and a daughter having gone to church. Miss Wilder is a student in the Decatur high school. ON ANNIVERSARY Lieut. McLean Passed Awav on Anniversary of Battle of Nashville. WAS A PARTICIPANT And is Last One of the Officers Engaged Therein to Pass Away. Forty-seven years ago today closed the battle of Nashville, Tenn. On the morning of the fifteenth of December, 1864, as the day dawned. Major General Thomas' army moved out of their entrenches to meet and repulse the Confederate army', commanded by General Hood. While the army under command of Thomas pressed the Confederate army back, they stubbornly resisted until dark, when both armies lay down for the night. At. day-light the next morning, the sixteenth, the battle resumed, with an artillery duel, occasionally a charge and the recharge of the infantry till 4 m, when the final charge came, being led by Cblonel McMillen of the 95th Ohio, commanding a brigade in General A. J. Smith’s corps, and be ing followed by the rest of the army, rushing the enemy from the earthworks and driving them over the Brentwood hill, capturing their artillery and routing and destroying their a rmy, causing it to disband. Iu this battle Adams county had three companies—B9th Indiana infantry, a part of one company of the 51st Indiana infantry, one company of the 11th Indiana cavalry and one company of the 13th Indiana cavalry. Os the officers that belonged io anv of the companies the last one passed away Friday, Lieutenant Henry McLean. who was acting inspector general on General Gilbert’s staff, he being one of the finest and most conspicuous of the officers, riding to and fro, helping to Place and replace the brigade. Our ranks are being thinned. Respectfully, ROBERT BLACKBURN'- — A. Schnepp went to Van Wert, Ohio,, today.

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| “THE LABORING MEN.” Will be Subject of Rev. J. M Dawson Tomorrow Evening. 1 The Rev. J. M. Dawson, pastor of the Christian church, will speak Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, December 17th, on the subject, “Laboring Men.” This was announced once before, but lie had to call it off for the soldiers. , But this time he will speak. Noth- ■' ing will be allowed to come in the way. Come and hear him. He is a man who loves the laboring men and j- he has given this subject some study. He has arranged for special music, boht instrumental and vocal, and Miss Mabel Weldy, will give a reading. Come early and fill the house for there is a good time in store for you. Come and bring a friend with you. 1 o~ COURT HOUSE NEWS tn s James Harmon Wants Divorce from Stout Wife e e Who Beats Him and s 3 TREATS HIM CRUELLY “— • • T Reber Divorce Case is Taken B, I 't| Under © Advisement— * e Goods Sellers’ Trouble. i- , ir i s ! Cruel and inhuman treatment is the o gist of the complaint in the suit #or e divorce filed by James C. Harmon e against Alice Harmon, through his ate ;torney, J. W. Teeple. The couple e were married March 12, 1909, and livg ed together until December 12th, he e recites, when she left him. He says e that he is a cripple, and she a stout, robust woman, much stronger than he, 0 and that she has struck and beat him n at various times, and about a year ago, attempted to stab him with a pair of scissors, calling him a name that f would not look well in print, and j threatening to cut his heart out. The breaking of his cook stove and furni- ! ture by her, is also alleged, and furthermore, he says in his ’plaint that 1 she bought groceries at the store in Rivarre, in 1909, on credit, charging them to him and then sold the groceries and “fooled the money jway.” He : accuses her of infidelity and names Elisha Everhart as correspondent, and i also charged her with associating with ’ Mrs. Rosa Blazer, a woman of bad repute. The cruel charge of her leaving him at home to care for the house- - at a time, without his consent, leaving hi mat home W care for the household and - cook his own meals, is also placed against her. He. recites that | he has no real estate of his own and only a small amount of'personal prop- ' erty, and asks for a divorce. A new state case on the charge of , forgery is entered in blank on the - ■ criminal’ docket. Irwin D. Landis et al. vs. Adams ’ ’ County Pub. Co. et al., report of sale Jby receiver was approved and the ’ sale confirmed. J "" The account current of William S. Welty, guuidian of Bertha Ann Welty et al., was approved. ■ The seats in the auditorium of the • court' room were nearly all taken today with witnesses used in the trial of the divorce case of Margaret Reber against Earl Reber, though a few may , have had merely a “hearing” interest . in the case. — ■ — The commissioners decided Friday ’ afternoon that the Hart road he constructed in Union township, the Schamerloh petition being continued. It was argued that the funds on hands would not allow the Sehamerloh road to be built next year, while there is enough to build the Hart macadam, and this fact gave them the first road. The other road will be built as soon as possible. Real estate transfers: David Stuter et al., to Philip Schirack, 102 acres. Kirkland tp., $11,500; Fred W. Fuelling to Jerry Barkley, 4214 acres, Union tp., $4,650; Christian Lugenbuehl to John Keiffer. 9 acres, French tI ,„ 500; Samuel H. Teeple to Archie p. ’ Hardison, 40 acres, Wabash tp., I $6000; Jacob N. Keiffer to Martin Keiffer. 20 acres, Preble tp., SSOO. The Margaret "ißeber vs. Earl Reber divorce case which was drawn out I CONTINUE tm PAGE TWO.

VICTORS OF THIRD Basket Ball Team Took Another Victory Last Evening from Fast PENNVILLE TEAM Excellent Ball Was Played —Play at Portland on December 22. The winning column of the Decatur high school basket ball team still remains without a check, the team Friday' evening adding another victory to the two previous ones, when they defeated the fast Fennville team In a well separated score of 43 to 12. Excellent ball was played by both teams, and at the opening of the game the visitors started right off toward victory, but which was not permitted to the final, the locals getting into the game themselves, and with their clever playing and we]] practiced tricks, took the lead, and when the first half of the game was called the Decatur team stood twenty-one points to their opponents' eight. Robert Peterson, who played guard, and a difficult position for goal throwing, succeeded in making six goals, for which he received deserved applause. The following goals were made by the ■ locals: Beery, 6; McConnell, 4; Van r • cil, 5, and Peterson, 6. Hamitt and Horn, for Pennville, each made three full goals. The referees were Worth- 1 . j mann and Goff, the latter afterward■ I praising the large attendance for their, J orderly conduct, which was manifest i during the entire evening. The next game played will be with Portland at that place on December 22nd, which is also being looked for- .' ward to with great interest. The ioI cals will put tn as much practice as they have time and will try to maini tain as clear a record as they have ‘ so far held. The following was the line-up: i Beery Forward ....Hammitt McConnell.... Forward Harper j Vancil../.... Center Horn j Peterson Guard Hammitt ' j Lose Guard Elliott ’ i SECOND OPERATION Was This Morning Performen on Mrs. Tanvas for j i Tumorous Growth. IS SOME BETTER - S. W. Sutton, Father of Jesse Sutton, Operated on in 1 Eden, New York. 1 > I Mrs. Tanvas, who some weeks ago ( underwent an operation for tumor, i and since which time has been holding her own as well as could be expected, this morning underwent a second or-1 deal and examination, and she was : found to be in a better condition than I ’ had been looked for. Although her • condition tias been such that much; alarm was felt by those in charge, a I little sunshine has now been added , toward betterment, which greatly relieves those who have for weeks been patiently watching her condition. Attorney Jesse C. Sutton is in receipt of a letter from his sister, Mrs. Grace Pennypacker, of Buffalo N. Y, stating that their father, W. S. t Sutton, formerly of this county, now i residing at Eden, N. Y„ underwent an f operation on Thursday for strangulat- t ed hernia, which was very successful < in itself, and that his recovery will i rapidly follow. Mr. Sutton is num- < bared among the most well known < gentlemen of the county, having lived < at Geneva for years, where he served 1 as postmaster, up until the time of i his going to present home, where he . 1 has since engaged in poultry raising. 1 o ' I The True & Runyon store has taken I on pretty Christmas decorations, in I the fray of holly, garlands, and « Christmas trees, here and there, tilled 1 with the pretty gift displays. This i arrangement is carried out through- i out the store and in the windows.

Decatur, Ind. Saturday Evening, December 16. 1911

APPRECIATES HIS FRIENDS. Editor Democrat:—Please announce to my friends and to the democracy of Adams county that I am very thankful indeed for the splendid support given me during the recent primary. While I was unsuccessful, I realize that my friends did their very best. I am as ardent a believer in democratic principles as ever, and . am for the nominees of Tuesday’s primary, one and all. Again thanking the democrats, I am Sincerely, LOUIS KLIENE. i — CARD OF THANKS. The W. R. C. wishes in this way to thank the public and Mr. John Stoneburner, and all w’ho assisted them so much in giving their benefit play at ’ the Star theater Friday evening. The 1 ladies did well and reaped a large harvest of money from this which will 1 be used by them for charitable pur- ; poses. J a r HEART THE CAUSE d -t 1 Death of Henry McLean i' Caused from Chronic Vali 1 ,1 vular Trouble Says i ; THE CORONER TODAY j f Funeral Sunday Afternoon at 3 P. M. at Home of Sister, Mrs. Wemhoff. The inquest of Coroner Orandstaff over the body of Henry McLean, who died suddenly and was found dead in bed in the Lane King room, where he had spent the night, shortly after life was extinct, was completed this morning, and death was pronounced due to chronic valvular andocarditis, also complicated arterio sclerasis, ‘ along with infirmities brought on with his extreme old age of nearly eighty years. The body, upon the request of the coroner, was taken to the Yager Bros. & Reinking establishment where death preparations were completed, and last evening was removed to the home of his hister, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff, on North Fourth street, where it will lie in state until the time of the funeral. Clem McLean, a son, at Washington, D. C., who was at once notified of the sudden death of his father, and who wired that he would arrive here at noon Saturday, failed to arrive until late in the afternoon, and funeral arrangements were completed previous to his coming. The services will be held at the home of his sister,; Mrs. Mary Wemhoff, on Fourth street, | at 3 o’clock, and will be attended by | the G. A. R. in a body. Hacks will be ; furnished free for the old soldiers. | F.RGER? CHARGE George Baker of South of Monroe Arrested at Noon by Sheriff Durkin. . I PASSED A NOTE To Bank of Berne Purported to Have Been Signed by Hirscheys. I George Baker, a young man some twenty-five or twenty six years of age, residing south of Monroe, a son of Jacob Baker, was arrested in this city, today noon, by sheriff Durkin, on the charge of forgery. The affidavit against the young man was preferred day before yesterday by Jesse Rupp, of the Bank of Berne, and alleges that on June 26, 1911, the said George Baker passed to the Bank of Berne a note for $125, purporting to have been made by August Hirschey and Henry Hirschey, the same being a forgery. Sheriff Durkin had been on the look-out for the man since the filing of the affidavit In the circuit court, and by good fortune got him today about 12 o’clock when he came to town. He was taken to Jail, but it is thought he will be able to give the SSOO bond required for his release. •

ANNUAL WARNING i Is Given to Whiskers Amal| teurs Who Would Imitate Santa. r ll — ; SCORES OF LIVES Lost and Hundreds of Fires Started by Carelessness at Christmas. j i The season is approaching when; scores of lives are annually lost and e I o hundreds or fires are started by care-1 “ lessness in Christmas and holiday | decorations. In addition to the fires and panics in crowded stores, due to careless wiring of special displays or the catching fire of inflammable deci orations, thousands of dangerous , risks are run in homes, churches and 1 Sunday schools. Wherever possible, electric lights should be used instead of candles on Christmas trees and 1 . the wiring should be carefully done. If this is not possible, the greatest 1 precaution should be taken to sec | that the trees are firmly installed and well braced so that they ' may not be overturned when presents r are being taken down or by the over'- ! enthusiasm of the children. ' Under no circumstances should cotj ton batting be used by amateur San1 ta Clauses for hair and whiskers, as non-inflammable substitutes can easI ily be had, and the risk of serious or (a tai burning is excessive. If candles I are used, children should not be allow'ed to light them while their parents f i are not present as they often set fire . to their clothing. ) ' Special care should be taken not to 1 leave matches lying about as they ) are specially dangerous at Christmas • time. The holidays, of all periods of j 5 the year should be freed from the | I danger of terrible calamities which , , is always present, unless reasonable j , precautions are taken in the matter I i of holiday decorations and festivities. | o : I H. M. Daniels of east of the Fred • Scheimann residence on Mercer avi euue, and will move his family here in , about three weeks. ATEN DAYS’REST j [ Over Christmas and New Year’s Will be Given the Decatur Schools. A HAPPY TIME As Usual in Store—Many Teachers Will Attend State Teachers’ Meet. The students and teachers of the > Decatur schools are looking forward I to the annual holiday vacation, which i this year will be ten happy days, free | from care, from Friday, December 22 ■ to Tuesday, January 2. including both 'the Christmas and the New Year Holidays. Many of the rooms are arranging for a special Christmas program, | consisting of musical and literary selections appropriate to the season. | and in many, no doubt, a real, live | Santa Claus will make his appear- j , ance. Many of the students, as well | l as the teachers, are doubtless ar-' ranging to spend their vacations in i visiting relatives and friends out of the city. Many of the teachers will attend the Indiana State Teachers’ association, which meets in Indianan olis December 27, 28 and 29. WILLIAM HAKES DEAD. William Hakes, who was suddenlystricken with paralysis while returning from a sale Thursday, and who lay in an unconscious condition following the stroke, died Friday night from the fatal effects of the first stroke. At his advanced age of sixty-seven he did not have the strength to rally from the attack and rapidly declined until Friday night, when those in attendance saw that the end was near. The relatives and friends were called and were at the bedside when the end came, but Mr. Hakes did not regain ccr.sciousness to recognize the family. 1

THE SMALLPOX SCARE. May Result in O. Butler Closing His School Monday for a While. Omer Butler, who is a teacher a mile south and a mile east of Berne, is here to spend Sunday with his family. Whether he will reopen school again next Monday will depend upon the number of pupils who report for duty. It is said that there have been in all, about seventy-five cases of smallpox in Berne and vicinity, and i the patrons are becoming frightened | and as a result, the attendance at the schools in the neighborhood is rather small. Ts not more report for duty Monday, the trustee advised Mr. Butler to close the school for a while, it 'is said. NAME COMMITTEES Arrangements Being Made to Welcome the Eighth District Democrats ON DECEMBER 29TH Reception Committee Includes Several from Each Township in County. At a meeting of the committee on arrangements for the democratic district convention to be held in this | city on the 29th, the program was completed and the committees named. Each committee is expected to organize and look after the work assigned to them. Members of the reception committee will be furnished badges and will do everything possible for the proper entertaining of the guests. Programs will be printed and forI warded within a few days to newspapers and committeemen over the disi trict and it is believed a large numI bers of delegates and workers will be j | here. Headquarters will be at the Ho ' J tel Murray, where the visitors will' meet on the evening of the 14th. The committees are: On Decoration — Charles Ernst j chairman, P. A. Macklin, Thomas ’ Durkin, Raleigh C. Parrish, Frank I Gass, Charles H. Elzey, W.,A. Kueb-1 ler. On Reception—John W. Tyndall. ' chairman. Decatur —F. V. Mills, Isaac Chronister, H. B. Heller, C. H. Elzey, J. W. Bosse, J. T. Merryman, C. W. Yager, ■ Ferdinand Blqeke, Harvey Steele, ! Fred Mutschler, Jesse O. Sellemeyer, John T. Myers, H. J. Yager, C. J. Vo- ! glewede, C. N. Christen, Henry I Krick, David D. Coffee, , James P. Haefling, O. L. Vance, D. B. Erwin, B. J. Terveer, J. R. Parrish, Barney Meibers, Orval Harruff, Mathias Kirsch, F. Snow, John Smitley. Union—Frank Mclntosh, Fred Koldeway, Henry Bleeke, Frank Kurber, J. A. Fleming, Phil Gase. Root —August Walters, Jay Cline, Ed Christen, Harlo Mann, Charles Oetllug, Harvey Clark. Preble—Louis Kleine, Ernst Doehii man, David Werling, J. C. Grandstaff, John Hoffman. Kirkland—Sim Bowers, Ed Zimmer man, Jeff Crum, William Adler. Washington—Jacob Omlor, Harvey Smith, Henry Eiting, Frank Breiner, Charles McKean. St. Mary’s- John Barrone, Elzey ‘ Jackson, William Heath, William j Nolle. Dr. Vizzard, Ed France. Blue Creek- -John Durr, Charles i Morrison, Frank Wechter, Charles ; Bevington, Millen Edgel. Monroe—C. Beer, James Hendricks, John Andrews, David Schwartz. Berne—R. R. Schug, Frank Fore- i man, Joe Winteregg, Sam Simison, < Phil Schug. Earl K. Shalley. ' French—John Augsbui ger, John P. i Steiner, Jonas Neuenschwander. Hartford—F. W. Studler, J. W M< Kean, Chris Eicher, William Anderson, Jesse Kelley, Eugene Lindsey Wabash—R. K. Kerr, John Cook, J. 1 A. Christman. Geneva—W. W. Briggs, Silas W. Hale, E. S. McCallihan, James Kelley. Jefferson—J. L. Yaney, J. T. Kelly, Dan Booher, W. V. Buckmaster. — - - '-'-w i CHRISTMAS AND N&W YEARS. The following will close their places of business on Christmas and New ' Year’s: Myers-Dai ley Co. lUilthouse. Schulte & Co. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. | Vance, Hite & Macklin. 1

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HOLD INSTITUTE 3 I I Teachers of Washington Township Met in Office of i Trustee Butler. 1 I A GOOD PROGRAM f i 1 Was Given—William Faurot Served as Chairman of Institute. r The teachers of Washington towni j ship held their regular institute here | ' today in the office of Trustee Samuel Butler, William Faurot serving as j chairman, and a very interesting and I instructive program was given. Miss '! Ruby Parrish conducted the opening I exercises, and the teachers responded !to the roll call, with the giving of ' a health rule. “History of Modern Education’’ was the subject of the paper by Melvin Mallonee; “Horatius at the Bridge,” exemplified a model readI ing lesson by Miss Pearl Miller. The teaching of geography was discussed by the Misses Etta Br><Hdt>y«rrv and - Lily Teeple, while Kay aiuilb, who was given a selected subject, decided upon spelling, and gave to the teach- | ers assembled fifty words to spell, the Words, &§ 6116 of the teachers said, being "jaw-breakers.” This closed the i morning’s session, and this after- - noon’s program was opened by Miss s Nora Ahr, who spoke on the relation ;' of physical conditions and physical . ’ defects to the educational progress of the child. William Faurot’s paper Iwas on how education may contribute to the proper development of the ! child, assuming that the child has a 1 physical, mental, moral and spiritual ' nature, showing the relation of the school, home, church and state there- ! to. The query box was also conducted by Mr. Faurot. THE TRUE~SPIRIT Os a “Giving Christmas,” Giving in the Name of “the King.” — TO BE OBSERVED By the Methodist Sunday School--Also a Musical Entertainment. “A Giving Christmas’’ is the pretty characterization c: - ."e Methodist Sunday school of their observance this year of tills, the most blessed holiday of the church calendar. The true spirit of the “giving in the name of the King," will attend the observance, this year, as probably never before. A special effort will lie made to bring Joy and gladness to ethers, and each classes of the Sunday school, will, on Sunday evening, December 24th, Christmas Eve, bring its offering to the church, giving it in the “name of ■ the King,’’ to be sent to the Indiana hospital at Indianapolis, a Methodist ■ institution. Each class is keeping the nature of its gift a secret from the others, but the gifts will include coal, flour, money, and everything that will bring cheer, material as. well as spiritual, to the recipißit. The offering will be made at the time of the special music and literary program to be given, the appropriate theme of the evening’s entertainment to be “White Gifts for the King.’’ A treat for the children will also be given on the Sunday preceding Christmas Day. SAFE AND SOUND. (United Press Service.) Galveston, Tex., Dec. 16— (Special to Daily Democrat) —George Hartman, aged five years, lost for three days, was found today in one of the ’ wildest sections of the country, hud ' died up between two panthers, which were keeping him warm. ELECT SUPERVISOR. — ' Root township today held an election for supervisor, which was warm- ! ly contested by three candidates, who were L. N. Grandstaff, William Breiner and John A. Mumma.