Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 35.

ARE LINING UP Committees on Arrangement for K. of P. District Convention MADE A REPORT Program Arranged Subject gto Approval of District Deputy Huyette. Ha meeting of the general and sub- j ■mmittees on arrangement lor the ■strict Knights of Pythias convention to be held here Wednesday, Feb■pry 21st, was held at the Home Thursday evening and the program outlined in detail, the same, however, j to be subject to the approval of Distrh t Deputy Grand Chancellor Huyette ol’ Bluffton, who could not be here to meet with them at this time. The order of the day’s events now stands as j follows: ■KIO a. in. to 12 m.—Reception of deleDinner. h :30 p. m.—Parade. (This however,] |ty take place at noon, as the greater number of the delegations will come in over the Clover Leaf train at 12:31,| them being the lodges from B|uffton, Hartford City, Montpelier, Ossijaii and others, having with them tltrec brass bands. The delegations will probably be met at the train and then proceed from there.) 2:30 to 4:30. Bgßopening of Lodge. ■Calling Roll of Lodges. ■Appointment of Committees. ■Motions and Resolutions. of Secret Work and Answering of Queries by the Grand Instructor. of Queries by Grand ncellor. eport of Committees, rand Lodge Degrees. Supper. 6: i 30to8:151 , JRank of Knight by Ossian Lodge, No r 343. of the Order. (Speeches by various members.) Closing. Open Session—B.ls. Music by the Orchestra. (A concert of 30 minutes.) iSt Welcome Address —Hon R. K. Erwin of Fort Wayne. Vocal Music. Response—Hon. W. H. Eichhorn, of Bluffton. Vocal Music. Address —Grand Chancellor Hart. Orchestra. Social Session, until visiting delegations leaves on night trains. Dinner and supper will be served at the Home by the Pvthian Sisters. 1 ■ The following sub-commitees have of the entertainment in detail: K Captains of Parade—-John T. Myers, • D. F. Quinn. SB Music—Dr. Fred Patterson, Dan ’ Beery, C. L. Walters, Albert Sellemey-' er Dan Baumgartner. ■ Reception—James Hurst, assisted by ejvery member of the lodge. ■Committee on Printing of Programs,' Welcome Cards, etc. —Dan Er- j Win. F. V. Mills, John Myers, A. H. 9Hc Berneyer, Ferd A. Peoples. James *y. _ . ■ Refreshments —Will Winnes, John JEiieneke, Martin Buffetibarger. ■’ Decorations —R. D. Myers. — FRED BELL TO ELWOOD. —~ ' ! ■ Fred Bell, formerly of this city, who SSfifccently sold his five and ten cent ■■ore at Hillsdale, Mich., to the Morris SS»nipany of Bluffton, and who had been Blufftoa'Thursday on business with ®em, left for Hillsdale, where he will fißck his household goods, preparatory W ship to Elwood, where he will sueJames Lepper as manager of the ~TWe and ten ce”t store there. -OLICE UUUKT NEWS. ■The plea in abatement entered by ■.Soeh in the Rex case in 'Squire ■Bone's court Thursday was sustained MHd it wil leb necessary to have the Spti.il held before a Fort Wayne court. Just when it will be set for trial there not known. BANKS TO CLOSE. ■Monday being Lincoln's birthday, jj|jKd a legal holiday, both the Old Ad County and First National bank, be closed for the day.

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PLEA FOR BLUFFTON BOY. — Washington, D. C., Feb. 9 —Senator Kern received a letter from Secretary of the Navy Meyer, granting clemency to Leon S. Locke of Bluffton, Ind. Locke was a yeoman of the Urflted States steamer Virginia and was convicted for the third time of unlawful use and possession of intoxicating liquor. At Senator Kern’s request, Secretary Meyer removes the stigma of dishonorable discharge and permits his restoration to duty in order “to give him an opportunity during the remainder of nis enlistment to show that tho clemency has not beet? misplaced,'' Locke is a member of a prominent Wells county family. LOST SIGHT OF EYE In Unknown Way and Without Knowing of Loss for Some Time. A PECULIAR CASE Is That of C. B. Andrews, Truant Officer—Eye Hurt Many Years Ago. — Though known to very few, as the result is barely noticeable to others, | C. B. Andrews, Adams county truant officer, has los tthe sight of his left eye, this coming upon his in an unknown way, and without warning, about two months ago. Mr. Andrews injured the eye about eighteen years ago, but had thought himself recovered from that injury, as the eye gave him no trouble. About two months ago, when he returned home, his wife and children and others, remarked upon the peculiar appearance the eye had taken on. Holding an object to obstruct the view of the right eye, Mr. I Andrews was amazed to find that he was unable to see with the left, the sight having mysteriously and painlessly, but completely gone. The eye gies him no trouble or pain except for the loss of sight. o ERMAN MENTZER HAS FIRE. Erman Mentzer suffered a heavy ■ loss about 10 o’clock this morning, when his storage room on Elm street, | in the rear of the Grand theater, took tire and practically destroyed the contents. Stoves, some furniture and the ; belongings of the Peidmont Belle ' troupe, which showed here during the I last street fair, were totally destroyed. I There was a fire in the building and it ' was at first supposed that the blaze 1 originated from this. An investigation showed, however, that the fire I started in the opposite part of the ' building. The fire department reached ' the scene a fe\M minutes after the fire • broke out and kwo streams of water were immediately turned on the burning building. The firemen succeeded ' in extinguishing! the blaze without any (damage to the adjoining building, occuI pied by the Kilter livery barn. Mr. j Mentzer carried;s2oo insurance on the 1 building, but this will not cover his I loss. The builfiiiig is owned by Mrs. Hester A. Batson. Her loss will not be heavy.—Bluffton Banner. Mr. and Mrs. Mentzer were former Decatur people. COMPOSED A SONG. On<’of the most interesting evenings j enjoyed by the Bachelor Maids at their weekly gatherings was last evening, with Miss Bess Tonneiier as hostess. Tho usual game of -Five Hundred” was the evening’s pastime, with prizes going to Rosa Conter and Emma Terveer. Following this amusement a surprise was given the guests by Miss May Berling in the way of rendering an original song, pertaining to the members of the club. "On the Way to Reno” formed the title, while each verse was comic and especially written suitable to each member. This part of the program was a complete , surprise and the most entertaining part 'of the evening. Miss Mayme Deininger ■ accompanied at the piano and the amusement furnished in this line will • long be remembered. The girls will meet next week with Miss Emma Terj veer. AN OYSTER SUPPER. ■ 1 The Star of Bethlehem announces i an oyster supper at the G. A. R. hall •Saturday evening. All are invited.

SPRING BONNETS And Other Spring Attire Are Soon Due While Many of Us Are Wondering ABOUT THE COAL BILL - ■ - ill ■ Merchants Getting Ready for Easter Openings— Easter Comes April 7. While a majority of the men of the city are either paying for that last ton of coal or scheming for some plan by which they can, the various merchants of. the city are busy getting ready for spring and summer. They are selling, with painstaking care, some customer , a new winter gown at one counter, and at the other buying the coming season’s goods with equal zeal. The win- . ter hat your wife and daughter pur-1 chased a few weeks ago doesn’t look much worn, but the milliner is already i making up her spring bonnets and as ; the average Decatur woman enters the store, and by chance catches a glimpse of the newer creations, she is filled with a yearning to begin her spring buying right, away. While many of the traveling salesmen arrive shortly after the New Year i j opens, since then their number has , I rapidly increased, and now the spring j buying is on in earnest. In many of ( the local stores the invoice has been I completed, but in others sales are on and when they close the annual invoice ; i will be made. The style books for the . ’ spring season are already here, and with them the local milliner with ! straw and chiffon bonnets and pretty , > flowers. Withill a very short time the I shops of the city will be opened to ■ the public, and winter will be routed. No radical changes are noticeable in the making of the gowns or the size and shape of the hats, except perhaps, i' the fatter are even more original in i their patterns and colors, if such a | thing were possible. But, really, it is ; a great deal like borrowing trouble to h anticipate so much, for according to present indications, winter is here for several weeks, and Easter Sunday can’t possibly get here before April 7. A THRIFTY MAN — ■ Fred Hubner, Who Recently J I Sold Farm West of Mon- | roe a Good Example. i IN THAT LINE i ’ Has Sold Farm Here and Will go to Michigan—ls i a Hustler. , Fred Hubner, residing five miles s west of Monroe, who recently sold his farm of 16U,acres there, to parties in Tipton county, was in the city today on business Graham & \\ alters, arranging to have the abstract and-oth-er necessary papers in the transaction, made. Mr. Hubner is preparing to go after March Ist to Michigan to re- ’ side on the 160-acre farm near Sturgis, which bo has owned for some time. Mr. Hubner is a rcffiaraauie example of ’ the success that thrift and honesty 3 can bring. He is a German and came - to this country twenty years ago withi out a dollar. By dint of his hard work, 3 honesty and thrift, he accumulated a ; comfortable competence and at the i time of making the sale of his farm j in this county, was the owner of 320 i acres of fine land. In the face of this, - he reared a family of ten children, and s he is still a comparatively young man, 3 being about fifty years of age. Adt ams county will be very loath to lose !• }]j m —one of her most substantial cits izens. 1 —— 1 THE HORSE SALE. A large number of buyers and farmers are present at the horse sale today and the sale is progressing finely, A good proportion of the horses are s bringing fair prices and considerable 1 interest is being evidenced by those present.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, February 9, 1912.

ALL NEXT WEEK. The Shannon Stock Company Will be at the Bosse Opera House. The Shannon Stock company, one of the best on the road, will open their , week's engagement at the opera house next Monday, February 12th. This ■’ company carries twelve people and all I their own special scenery for their ; plays. While they are new to Deca- 1 tur they come highly recommended from Ohio towns in which they have played this season. Good report from Circleville, Ohio: “They have the best stock company ever here.” Hillsboro, Ohio, says: “The most popular company I have ever played.” Wilmington, Ohio, says: “Played return date i here; cold and stormy; S. R. O.’ each night." The prices are 10, 20 and 30c. Ladies free Monday night. Seat sale now open. PARALYTIC STROKE i / Os Serious Nature Overtook Andrew I. Teeole at Earlv Hour This Morning. ENTIRE LEFT SIDE Is Resting Somewhat Easier But Advanced Age Makes Chances Against Him. ! Andrew J .Teeple, residing at the home of Charles D. Teeple, the clothier, on North Second street, is lying very seriously ill suffering from, a stroke of paralysis, which overtooa him at 3 o'clock this morning. He had been feeling as well as usual until during the night, when he arose, as was his custom, when not in the best of healtt. It was at tms time that he got up, and when in the hallway, fell over a chair, awakening the other members of the family, who at once ran to his aid. When picked up and properly cared for as 'best they could, it was soon learned that a stroke on the left side had overtaken him, leaving him helpless. He is seventy-six years of age, and with the stroke so serious, chances are somewhat against i him. Later, during the day, he was reported as resting somewhat better, but somewhat dazed, although doing as: well as could be expected. He is a brother ol George Teeple, of west of the city and Thomas Teeple, of j Mercer avenue ,a civil war veteran, and numbered among the best known men of the city. His condition will ; be closely watched from day to day by his many friends, who wish for him a speedy recovery. Several months ago Simeon Fordyce. | 'of Monmouth, father of Mrs. Charles j Teeple, suffered a paralytic stroke, and I was brought to the home of the Teei pies in this city, where he has been ' since. He has nearly recovered, hut !is still confined to the house. The ■ fact of both fathers being afflicted in 1 a similar way, and both being in the same house, Is rather unusual. ‘I ° i SOME SOCIAL EVENTS. j Mrs. W. R. Smith of east of the city proved to be a pleasing entertainer on Wednesday at 12 o’clock dinner, when she invited a number of her friends * for a social gathering. The invited guests included Mrs. Jeff Bryson of Portland, Mrs George Diggs of Marlon, Mrs. Albert Lachnit of Indianapolis and Mrs. Berry- Robinson Mrs. Penn Robinson entertained the visitors on Thursday at her home north of i the city, with Mrs Wr. IL Smith Mrs. Forest Elzey and Miss Irene Smith , also numbered among the guests. ■ | Sixty ladies attended the pedro party i at the K. of C. hall Thursday afternoon ) given by the St. Vincent de Paul so- , ciety, the proceeds to be used for 1 charitable purposes Prizes were won , by Mesdames H. H. Bremerkamp, Will ■ Harting and Ben Knapp. k — ... ll* —I. »■■!»! ll— I WANT OF CLOTHIN/G Kept Three Children From the City Schools. C. B. Andrews, Adams county traant - officer, was here today on official bus- , iness. He reports that there are three ■ pupils of the city schools unable to al--3 tend on account of lack of proper 3 clothing. This will be provided them tomorrow.

ON THE INCREASE Number of Cars Owned and Operated in This State is Something Enormous. / OVER 34,500 CARS Now in Use and Number is Rapidly Increasng in Passing of Years. Au interesting story of the leaps and i bounds by which the automobile has ' gained in popular favor in Indiana ’ within the last five years is told in the registration of license records at . the office of the secretary of state. Indiana, besides being second to ' Michigan alone in the manufacturing ' end of the automobile industry, stands ■ fifth or sixth in the list of stales as :to the number of cars in use inside its boundaries. An estimate, based lon the registration records, places ; the number owned and in use in the state at the present time at about thirty four thousand five hundred. This number includes both pleasure and commercial vehicles. Figuring the average cost of a machine at SI,OOO. ; these thirty-four thousand five hundred i i cars represent an investment of $34,500,000. I Under the state registration law ev-1 ery automobile and motorcycle owner I is required to register and take out j a license number at the time he purchases a car, either new oi used. The i records of these registrations are kept by the secretary of state. During the j year 1911 there was a total of 13,080 , registrations of pleasure and commer- 1 cia motor cars and motorcycles. Figuring that ten per cent of those registrations were for motorcycles and deducting that per cent from the total 11,792 remains as the number of automobile registrations issued during the year. An examination of the registration totals shows that the greatest increase within any two years is shown by the records for 1910 and 1909. There were 10,260 auto registrations in 1910, as compared with the 5,922 taken out, in 1909. IT’S A PUZZLE .] I To Figure Out the Addresses on the Letters Sent to the Bohemians AT WORK HERE On Beet Sugar Plant —Many Come from All Parts of Europe. — Postmaster W. A. Lower and his; clerks are “up against it" somewhat ■ these days since the big invasion of Bohemians working on the beet sugar plant. Letters in many different languages, commonly unknown to the mai jority here, arrive daily, from many I parts of the United States and Europe, ■ sometimes as many as twenty-five or • thirty in a day. In many cases it ■ would take a Philadelphia lawyer to . figure out “who is who” and make ; proper distribution. The greater part of this mail is handed out at the general delivery window, however, and the i carriers do not have a part in the dit- : Acuity. Tho foreman of the bunch is |a great help in getting the letters to ■ the right parties, as he often calls for i the mail in a bunch. He has also fur- -' nished to the postmaster a list of • names of those with him, who expect i 1 mail, and a comparison of these names I I with the incoming mail, facilitates the placing of the letters. o REITER ENCAMPMENT. ! A special meeting of the Reiter En- ■ campment Is called f or this evening tit ' which time all the members of this t branch of the Odd Fellows will be - present to prepare the degree work j for the class of candidates to be taken ■ in next Friday night. Five new memr bers will be added and a splendid time i Is being expected by the candidates as well as the members.

ATTEND FUNERAL, Mr. and Mrs. John Ray aud Mrs. George Teeple were at Monroe today, attending the funeral of Mrs. Stella Heudricks, which was held this ■ morning from the Monroe M. E. church. Mr. Teeple, who also intended leaving with the party, received word just before time of leaving that his brother, Andrew Teeple, was quite sick, and the trip was not made. A large attendance was present, at the funeral service, many of the friends and relatives of the deceased showing their respect to the beloved lady who in life was highly esteemed by all. Rev. Jones of the Warren Old People's Home, officiated. COURT HOUSEJNEWS C. J. Lutz Appears for Executor of the Wm. Schwartz Will. IN THE CONTROVERSY Arising Over Exceptions to the Probate—Claims Entered on Court Docket. -- I I probating of the will of William I I Schwartz, filed some time ago, appear-1 I ance '"■was entered by Andrew Gott- ! ! schalk, executor, by C -J- Lutz, his at- J torney. It will be remembered that' j Schwartz' relatives excepted to the pro-; ' bation of the will, which left a large j amount of property for a hospital fund i for Berne The account current of Elias Hirschey, guardian of Sarah Hirschey, was allowed. The current report of Grace M. Ev- > erett, guarding of Leonard L. Liby, was approved. Three disallowed claims against the ’ Rachel Elzey estate were placed on the docket for trial. They are Jane ' Mallonee, $25; Mary S. Parrish, $25; Sarah Elzey, $226. A disallowed claim of Lewis Reynolds, $15.22, against the Wesley Evans estate, and another of B. C. Keller & Son, were also entered on the docket for trial. ' Real estate transfers: John Schur 1 ger to Lydia Shamp and Phoebe Hite, | quit claim deed, to realty in St. Mary’s ; tp., sl. THE POINSETTIA CLUB. A happy event of Thursday evening was the gathering at the Agnes Cot-; fee home, when she and Margaret Gal-; logly entertained the Poinsettia club, I which was postponed from Tuesday, owing to other pleasure, which called ' for the change on that evening The usual game of pedro was induldegd in until a late hour, Mrs. Fred Deininger j proving to be the superior player and ■ was awarded the prize. In a valentine contest Miss Genevieve Bremerkamp was the successful contestant. The club will be entertained next week with the Misses Mayme Harting and Alice Knapp as hostesses. On account of the approaching season of lent, which follows next week two members are going together each time. o BAPTIST LADIES STUDY MISSIONS. The Baptist Ladies’ Aid was entertained at the home of Mrs. Grace Crumley on Adams street Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Henry Betts and Mrs. John Ray assisted. Thirty-four were present to enjoy this very pleasant oci casion. After the regular business of the afternoon was transacted the program was devoted to the subject of ’ 1 missions. A number of articles on the : work of our missionaries, a recitation i and a paper on conditions in Decatur • were read, and enjoyed by all present. A very'neat and tasty luncheon was served by the hostess and a handsome offering was taken. — O' — POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE. ■ | i Postmaster W. A. Lower announces | - that, the postoffice will be closed all, : day Monday, February 12th, on account L of Lincoln's birthday, except from 8 ( ■ to 9, when the general delivery window i will be open. There will be no city ; delivery, but the rural mail 'carriers | will make their regular routes.

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THE CHARM FAILED Jim Harmon Tried Three Times to Hang Himself— Wife Cut Him Down. HE STILL LIVES Said He Then Beat Her— Files Cross-Complaint to His Divorce Suit. The charm failed and Jim Harmon still lives. Three times it is alleged, he tied a rope around his neck and tried to hang himself, but was cut down and rescued by his wife, Alice Harmon. She says when he was thus loiled, he turned and beat her, and kicked her, once Kicking tier with the iron worn on his crippled limb, so that knots as large as a fist were left where it struck her body. Such are some of the charges Mrs Harmon sets out in her cross-complaint filed this morning with her answer in general denial by her attorney, R. C. Parrish, to the divorce complaint filed by Mr. Harmon some time ago. Although the I cross-complaint is in one paragraph, | the charges are many, sensational and I strong. She says they were married '■ March 12, 1909, and lived together unI til December 12, 1911, when they separated, he striking her and forcibly ' evicting her from their home in Rivarre, so that she was compelled to walk five miles in the cold and rain to a daughter’s home in this city. I According to her allegations, she has treated him kindly and has been good and faithful to him, but that he has made life intolerable for her. She alleges that he is a housemover, and that he compelled her to help him. doing i man’s work in the housemoving for ■ which he promised her a man’s wages, $1.50, but did not pay. She says she worked two years at this when her health gave out, but that he often compelled her to do this work even though she was not able to do so. She says that a year before separating, she joined the U. B. church at Rivarre. She alleges that her husband accused her of uniting with the church in order to be with various men there, and flew into a rage and struck her and had to be quietd by others. She says she tried after uniting with the church to lead a better life, and when she ask- ! ed the blessing upon the food at the table and upon their labor, Mr. Harmon would curse and use profane language, and would not await the time ; of eating, and would strike upon the i table. While she knelt in prayer, the ■ cross-complaint runs, Jim would look ‘ upon it as a show, and laugh, whistle, etc. She says Tie was very jealous, and even a casual conversation on her : part with a neighbor man would bring forth a bad display of his jealousy. J. W. Teeple, Mr. Harmon's attor- ■ ney, is preparing a demurrer which he will file tomorrow. ABOUT THE SICK. Mrs. Horace Callow is reported as being somewhat better today. Helen, little daughter of Martin Andrews, who has been on the sick list with the grip, is reported as being slowly improving. Philip Koos of cast of the city, who has been dangerously ill, is said to be recovering and is able to sit up and to walk about the house at times. Ben Gerard, employed in a post card plant at Auburn, is here for a visit with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Al Ger- ' aid. Ben has been on the sick list i for some time and for two weeks prior ' to coming here he had been unable to leave the house. He is suffering from a bad attack of quinsy. Mrs. C. B. Andrews is able to be about again after a severe illness. Richard, four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Charles Johnson, is suffering from kidney trouble. , Willis McQueen, a prominent farmer of northeast or the city, is ill with inflammatory rheumatism, which came I'upon him yesterday. He was able to ' come to town this morning, however, for medical treatment. Special music at the Crystal tonight. Don't fall to hear the special music at the Crystal tonight.