Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 60.

REV. CHURCH DIED J Minister Who Served Unexpired Term of Rev. Powell is Dead. AT FORT WAYNE Passed Away Last Night After Nine Weeks’ Illness —Much Sorrow. | Rev. Chester W. Church, for thirtyseven years a member of the North Indiana conference of the Methodist | Episcopal church and for twenty-five j years on the superannuated ministers' list, died at 10:45 o'clock Friday night at the home of his sister, Mrs. J. A. lieatty, wife of the Fort Wayne district superintendent, at 2522 South Webster street, Fort Wayne. Rev. Church had filled many of the most important charges in northern Indi ’ ana and was one of the best known ; Methodist ministers in this section of 1 the state. f A year ago he served several months ' as temporary paetor of the local Methodist church, finishing the year of the Rev. Powell, who resigned to take up the Depauw university endowment fund field work. He was also at Portland four months last year, during the time the pastor, the Rev. Loren N. Edwards, was in Europe. While in Portland, Rev. Church became seriously ill with pneumonia and other complications. That was the last week in December and he was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Beatty, at Fort Wayne, where he was given the best of care. His condition, however, had been known to be critical for some time, and after a nine weeks' serious siege, he succumbed. He was sixtytwo years of age and had resided in Fort Wayne for the last twenty-eight years. His last charge was at Auburn and he was one time pastor of the Simpson M. E .church in Fort Wayne, while he has served as minister in numerous other cities. Surviving relatives include one sister, Mrs. Beatty, Fort Wayne, and several nephews and more distant relatives. He was never married. Rev. Church was a strong pulpit orator, and a man of unusually sincere Christian graces. His education was secured at the Depauw university and the Old Fort Wayne Methodist college, being a graduate of the latter educational institution. Rev. Church entered the North Indiana conference in 1872. Before that he was engaged in teaching school and during the years 1870 and 1871 was the superintendent of the public schools at Huntington. After entering , the ministry his first conference appointment was to Lagro and his charges afterward were at Markle, Roanoke, Waterloo, Ligonier, Fort Wayne and Auburn. He was at Auburn for three years and during his pastorate there was taken seriously ill, necessitating his retirement from the active pastoral work. Recovering from that illness , he took a traveling employment as , salesman, with his residence in Fort Wayne. In his work he became prominent as a Gideon and for some years j was president of the Gideon organiza- ( Hoti of Fort Wayne, doing effective , gospel work. While In postoral work in Ft. Wayne ■ Rev. Church. was pastor of the Simp , son M. E. church, being there during 1881 and 1882. Rev. I'hurch was highly beloved during his short stay here, and had gained an especially wnrm place in the hearts of the cnlldren. Tomorrow wfll be’ the first anniversary of the local Junior Epworth League, and the chil- , dren asked that he be given a place on the program. Word was sent, asking him to come, but it was feared that he would not be able to come. His name for the address in the program < printed in another place in this issue, was left vacant. Much sorrow is expressed here over his death. BAUMGARTNER-HOLLOWAY. -- - I A quiet wedding was solemnized this morning at 10 o’clock at the Presbyterian parsonage when Miss Faye Holloway of near Vera Cruz, daughter of George Holloway, became the wife of Elmer Clarence Baumgartner, a mason of Vera Cruz. The Rev. Gleiser offi elated. The young couple returned this afternoon to Vera Cruz where they will make their home

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REV. MYRICK HERE MARCH 17. 1 G. C. Steele, clerk of the Chris Han ! church, has received word from Rev'. | f G. Myrick, of Kansas, that he would ' be here Sunday, March 17th, to fill the pulpit of the local church. Rev. My- j rick has an excellent, charge there but | wishes to return to Indiana, where 1 his parents, who are aged and in poor health, reside, that he may be nearer them. There will be no preaching at the church tomorrow, but the regular Sunday school, communion and Christian Endeavor services will be held. SUNDAY SERVICES " Prof. J. C. Tritch Will Speak at C. E. Service at the Christian Church. — G ON SUNDAY EVENING Junior Epworth League Will Celebrate First Anniversary Sunday, r — The prayer meeting committee, com prising Margaret Daniels, Stella David and Esther Enos, who will be leaders of the Ctfristian Endeavor service Sunday evening at the Christian church, have arranged a program of interest, which all are invited to hear. The program: Song. ■ Song. Scripture Reading. Prayer. “What Methods of Testimony for Christ are Most Effective?”—J. C. Tritch. Piano Solo—lrene Eady. “What Preperation is Necessary for Effective Testimony for Christ?’’— Mrs. McKinney. Song. General Discussion—“ When Should We Testify for Christ?” Business. Benediction. Sunday evening will be the first 'an- ] niversary of t,he Junior Epworth | League at the Methodist church and i the Juniors invite every one to at-1 tend their service Sundav afternoon at 2 o’clock. The program is as follows: Song. i Song—Juniors. ! Prayer. Song—Mamie Kitson’s Class. Instrumental Duet Coppock and Gladys Flanders. « Vocal Solo—Vada Sowle. Books of the Bible —Gretchen Graham and Dorothy Walters. Vocal Solo —Delores Ballenger. Recitation —Heiman Myers. Solo —Celia Andrews. Story—Josephine Myers. Instrumental Solo —Robert Colter. Recitation —Vera Powell. Solo —Cecil Andrews. Story—Ramona Smith. Address. A collection will bn taken for the' Ernsberger fund. I The third popular address to young , men will be given at the Methodist j church Sunday night. The sermon by : the pastor will be on the theme, ‘‘The' Young man and Home.” The subject I will be introduced by Dr. J. S. Boyers in and address in which he will discuss this very important subject from the standpoint of a physician. The subject is a very practical one and will be of vital Interest to all young people. i THE “WRONG” GEORGE BAKER. After a mention of the filing of the 1 $1,0(10 damage suit against Banker Jesse Rupp of Berne by George Baker, • who was arrested on a forgery charge! preferred by Rupp, the charge being later dismissed, the Berne Witness ( says: “The above is considered most- , ly a bluff on the part of Baker's attorney, trying to get some money out! of Mr. Rupp, as there Is no foundation - ] whatever to have warranted the proceedings. Mr. Rupp does have a warrant out for one George Baker for forging a note, but so far as he knows the man has not yet been apprehend- . ed.” TO PHILIPPINES. , Carl Stoops, a young man who for- ] merly resided here with his parents. I now a resident of Van Wert, Ohio, will 1 1 leave tomorrow for San Francisco, where he will embark for the Philip-] pines, where he has secured a job as ’ teacher in the government service. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, March 9, 1912.

THIRD WILL DIE Rev. Wehmeyer Received Word That Mrs. Wuebbenhorst, Injured in RAILWAY ACCIDENT Is Serious—Mr. Wuebben- / horst and Daughter Were Instantly Killed. I Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor of the Zion i Lutheran church, Friday received word I from relatives at New’ Bremen, Ohio, ] relative to the sad accident which occurred to the Henry Wuebbenhorst family on last Monday, when a rig in . which Mr. and Mrs. Wuebbenhorst and ' two-year-old daughter were ’driving, was struck »y a Western Ohio electric car, killing the husband, the daughter, Marie, dying several hours afterward. Mrs. Wuebbenhorst, who received a number of serious injuries, and is still unconscious, it is believed, can live but. a short time, death, perhaps, to claim all three in such an unfortunate a'manner. They had gone to the home of his sister at a small place called Clover Four, and were on their way home when the accident occurred. Nearly every’ bone in Mr. Wuebben- , horst's body was said to have been [ broken, death being instantaneous, and ] was followed shortly afterward by that of the daughter. They were known ' well to a number of friends here, and further north enjoyed a wide acquaintance. The news which reached Rev. Wehmeyer came as a shock, as he was intimately acquainted with them and the word received Friday of the serious condition of Mrs. Wuebbenhorst ' also weighed heavily. The particulars of the accident are unknown to him outside of the fact that they were killed while crossing the tracks. HOTELS BURNED Two Four Story Cheap Boardng Houses Destroyed This Morning. SIX PEOPLE DEAD Four Are Fatally Hurt and Scores Were InjuredMany Were Rescued. (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., Mar. B—(Special to i Daily Democrat)—Six persons arc j dead, four fatally Jnjured and scores hurt, as the result of a fire which 1 broke out this morning, destroying the ] Barnett House and the Salvation Army ; hotel. Manv of the injured jumped ' from tlhe fourth story windows and the scene was the most terrible wit- j nessed here in months. Many of those who jumped were caught in nets by the police and many ottiers slid down the file escapes and jumped to safety. Both the hotels were four-story building and ten-cent hotels. Before the | fire companies had arrived a number had jumped from the windows and the crowds were shoving each other ■ from the tire escape pintforms. Nearly all the dead were in bed and were suffocated before the firemen could reach them. On the fourth floor of the Salvation Army building two firemen were overcome, but were rescued by companions. Five women, all unconscious, were carried from the same floor. Three men jumped from one window on the fourth floor at one time, one meeting instant death. BEET MEETING AT HONDURAS. Messrs. Hubbard and Wagner will be at the Alva Sovine store at Honduras Tuesday night and all the farmers in that section who expect to raise beets for the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company this year should be there, as they have something of mudh interest to say to you. — o W. H. Mcßarnes of rural route ten who was here this morning on business, left this afternoon for his home.

| MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETS. District Counsellor Van Swerengen in Attendance. The Adams County Medical associa- ] tion held its regular monthly meeting Friday evening at the office of Dr. Costello, where an interesting discussion of matters of interest to the profession took place. Dr. W. E. Smith had a» good paper on “Differential Diagnosis , of Pain in the Epigastric Region,” and there were talks on sub-topics resulting in a free discussion. Dr. Van Swerengen of Fort Wayne, district . counsellor, was present, besides the following from this county: Drs. Hanly, Elizabeth Burns, Thomas. Boyers, Rainier, Smith, Miller, Costello of this city; Rayl and Parrish of Monroe. o COMPROMISE CASE By Agreement Bertha KirchI i ner Turns Over Farm to Edward Kirchner. THE CASE IS SETTLED Without a New Trial—Ver- ) diet Had Given Land to i Mrs. Kirchner. The case of Edward A. Kirchner vs. | ' Bertha Kirchner, his daughter-in-law, | and her children, who are the heirs of I ■" 1 -I . his son, the late William Kirchner, i 1 I I asking for the possession of forty acres of land in Kirkland township and S2OO i damages, was compromised by agree- ’ ment and the case ended without further litigation. The daughter-in-law turned ove rto plaintiff the farm, he to pay the costs of the suit. In the ’ agreement certain monetary considerations passed between Mr. Kirchner j and his daughter-in-law and children, [ inrelinquishment of their rights to the'j farm, and furs. Kirchner will soon take | steps to be appointed guardian of the children. The case is an interesting one and has occupied a prominent place in the trial calendar of the Adams circuit court. Following the trial the jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Kirchner and children, giving them the possession of the land, but Mr. Kirchner, as of right, asked a new trial. This was granted, but had not yet been held, and this compromise will wipe out further litigation. It will be remembered that William Kirchner, husband of the defendant, Bertha Kirchner, and son of the plaintiff, had worked at home for his father ■ and in part payment for same, took over this land, he to live on it, im prove It, etc., and pay to his father, the sum of SIOO per year. At the death of the father the ownership was to pass to the son. William, however, died before his father, and his widowendeavored to carry out the contract with the father, Edward Kirchner objecting thereto. The SIOO which she tendered to Mr. Kirchner for the first year’s installment when it became due, was not accepted by him, nor yet the second. SIOO. When the suit was brought, i this she turned over to the clerk to ] hold, as a tender, and from this’ amount the costs of the case, which ' are adjudged against the plaintiff, ' will be paid. As Mrs. Kirchner, in taking over the land, would have been obliged to pay some SBOO or more on . the property in the yearly install- i ments, besides about SOOO to the fa- 1 ther-in-law, for buildings, etc., it was i finally considered by them to be to the best interests of all tn eompro- t mise, and the judgment in favor of I the plaintiff was entered by agree ment this morning. 1 DR. KELLER BUYS NEW CAR. s Dr. H. E. Keller sold his Buick tour- < ing car, and has bought a first-class f Cutting model A Thirty roadster for < his practice. Dr. Keller says he found ’ that it was not practical to use a i pleasure or touring car as a business car, and that it was not economy in < the expense of up-keep. Dr. Keller 1 made a careful study of all the differ- i ent roadsters for his business and i found that in the city of Cleveland 1 alone more than forty of the leading 1 physicians are users of the Cutting ’ roadster. Dr. Keller placed his order : with J. R. Zimmerman of this coun- i ty, the agent, for his Cutting car, and I will in a few days have the most com- 1 plete, classy, up-to-date car in the 1 city, to be used in nis practice.

PAYNE DIDN’T COME -—■-*- " 1 Northwestern Ohio Cham- 1 1 pions Failed to Appear— f Sent no Word Why. ] — ■III ■ - TWO GOOD GAMES ' —i; Between the Freshmen and Eighth Grade Teams Interest Large Crowd. Local basket ball sports were disappointed Friday evening in the failure of the Payne, Ohio, team to show up. as scheduled, to play, the local team here, and the locals are at a loss to understand why they failed to come. However, the large crowd, which well ' filled tho hall, was not altogether disappointed as two other interesting games were played between the fresh--men and the eighth grade teams. Both grades have two teams, a first and sec ond, and each played for the honors, the freshmen of both teams taking the honors. The second teams took the floor for the earlier part of the evening, the score resulting in a score of 28 to 7 for the freshmen. The game was good, some fast playing being shown among the younger players, which demonstrated that with continuous practice Decatur will have for several years a gooi *' t> to hold up the ! splendid basket bal 1 reputation they ! have won this season. The most in- j ' teresting game of the evening was be-' < tween the first teams, when both held 1 closely together, the score being 31 to ] 21. again for the freshmen. The or-1 derly crowd gave thnir close attention, I and appreciated the game to the utmost, even though they did not wit-1 ness the fast game with the northwestern Ohio champions, who were billed. Other games in the near future will be secured and the sports will seei ’ several fast exhibitions before the ' ' close of the season. IS GETTING WARM The Local Option Fight in , Bluffton Centered on One Ward Today. * SECOND CONTESTED’ I And by Agreement of Attorneys Will be Finally Set- , tied Monday. s ■* f- I Bluffton, Ind., Mar, B—(Special to ] Daily Democrat) —The remonstrance case to determine wnetuer or not , the remonstrances are sufficient in i the three wards of Bluffton had another airing this morning in the com- ! missioners’ court and the attorneys for the “wets” agreed to the commis- t sioners making an entry to the effect 1 that the first and third wards : were sufficient, but asked that the de- 1 cision on the second ward be held 1 over until Monday morning, at which I time it is said they will be prepared < for the final settlement. Under the plan as now the case it will be necessary to take the case to the circuit court to determine the validity ot the remonstrances. In case the second s ward is adjudged “wet,” it will place 1 a saloon close to the business dis t trict and also one in the west end. j 1 This morning attorneys for the i “wets” were somewhat divided in i i their opinions as to the future actions, i some saying that the matter would 1 be taken to the circuit court and oth 1 ers saying that it would not. Hereto- 1 fore the second ward has been regard- i ed by the “drys” as the one safe 1 ward in the corporation, and not so i much attention was given it. i The case has been causing consid- 1 erable agitation in Bluffton the past 1 week, beginning with the filing of the < application by the “wets” and its an t swer by the “drys” by remonstrance. 1 In the first hearing the sufficiency of ' the remonstrances in all the wards t was challenged by the “wets'' and the j altercation ensued as a result. Fri- r day morning the “wets” amended t their challenges as ordered by the t board the day prior and the pleadings 1 were presented for the second and t CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE ]c TVr- .

MILLINERS BEGIN SEASON. Miss Jane Blanch Lyons of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Miss Georgia H. Hussey, of Fisk’s, Chicago, will arrive tomorrow and Monday morning will begin work at the Burdg millinery store forth eseason. Both ladies are milliners and trimmers of experience and will be valuable additions to Mrs. Burdg’s force. In preparation for the spring work, Mrs. Burdg has remodeled her store and it is very bright and pretty in its new spring dress. LEAP YEAR OFFER Free Marriage License if Bride Swears She “Popped” the Question. THE ’SQUIRES JOIN In Offering to Marry All Such Free Except for Kiss from Bride. Tlie following dispatch from Colorado Springs, telling of special leap year inducements offered there will be of local interest because Clerk E. | C. Shelden was a former resident of | Adams county: “With a view to promoting connubial bliss as against single blessedness, . and also for the purpose of arousing maidens and old maids to the rare opi portunity confronting them during leap ! year, County Clerk E. C. Shelden has | publicly offered to furnish, free of I charge, a marriage license to any couple willing to wear that the girl, or ] woman, as the case may be, popped the question. And to reduce marriage to a still more simple and inexpensive process. : Justices of the Peace W. H. Gowdy ] and O. R. Dunnington have announced ' that they will Sheldenize the wedding | ceremony and exact nothing in return for their services but a kiss from the bride. These two justices also go further and philosophize on the duty of maids and maidens to take advantage of the chance offered in the next twelve months to take unti themsllves husbands. “‘lt’s like this,’ said Justice Gowdy, ‘There’s a sort of a silly custom that man should do the proposing and all the woman can do is to say yes or no That seems unfair. There is no reason on earth why woman should not have 1 as much to do in selecting a mate as' does the man. “ ‘Marriage is a busines proposition 1 pure and simple. Woman is less influ- 1 enced by passion than man and therefore her judgment would be better. If the women chose their husbands in stead of having to take what comes along I believe there would be fewer i divorces.” ‘ “Says Justice Dunnington: ’Woman i certainly has a right to propose mar- j riage and I do not see why she should have to wait for leap year. I don't see where it is the least bit unladylike. Most women marry’ because they want a home. Why shouldn’t they find the kind of a man they want and then ask him to marry? Any woman who picks oiit her husband, proposes marriage and is accepted, can get married here free of charge, leap year or any other year.’ ” “THE COLLEEN BAWN.” Ot all the attractive motion picture shows that has been secured by Mr. Parent of the Crystal theater he assures us of tbe fact that never before has he secured one that is receiving more praise and worthy comment than the one billed for next Monday evening, when “The Colleen Bawn,” a truly Irish play of three films will be shown for tonight only. The picture is composed of ten members, occurring during tie year 1794, and to have taken place in Ireland. “Colleen Bawn,” as she was called, was one of Ireland’s most charming maidens and a more beautiful vision one would not care to lay eyes upon. Hardress, a youth of, Celtic blood, yearned for the love of ( this charming maiden, while Colleen ; Bawn, in a shy, but true way, was] weaving her love for the Celt, and when good fortune befell her for the young man to ask for her hand in marriage she could scarcely believe it true. Tho story runs in this manner, through the play, and it is one which is most charming in every scene of ] tho work. One night only at the Crystal next Monday evening. I

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GOLDEN WEDDING To be Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. William Conrad, Residents of PREBLE TOWNSHIP Children Will Arrive Home and Day Promises to be One of Great Joy. A half-century of wedded life will be the happy occasion and celebration of Mr. and Mrs. William Conrad, prominent residents of Preble township, on next Saturday, March 16th, and with their children are planning i for the appropriate celebration of the event. Mr. Conrad, who has reached his seventy-fifth milestone and past, and his good wife treading on her seventy-first, are both in exceptionally good health and as was stated this morning, are good for many years more. Mr. Conrad was born at Fort Wayne, while Mrs. Conrad was born in Germany, and both, while young, i came to this county with their par- !' ents, settling in Preble township, on ■ ] what was known as the Adam Bly farm, and occupied at the present ’ time by Mr. and Mrs. Christ Schafer, i ' They have spent all but a brief period . of time in this county and at present ; 1 arejiving with their son, August. The - day of festivities will consist of a ', big dinner at noon, when moat of the ; children, friends and other relatives will be on hand to take part and extend to the aged and happy couple '' their choicest congratulations, while , the entire day will be devoted as a ’ social function. i Five sons are living to share the ' festivities of next Saturday, some of them already having reached home for the happy day. The children consist of Fred and William D., of Kan‘sas; Louis of San Francisco, who arrived Monday last; August, at home, and Ernst of Root township. Others from out of the city to arrive here will be two sisters of Mr. Conrad, I Mrs. Rosalia Miller and Minnie Rump ] of Fort Wayne; also a sister of Mrs. Conrad, Mrs. Emily Hoffman, of Fort Wayne. The day will be one seldom enjoyed by many, and since it has fallen to their lot, nothing will be left undone by the children and near friends to make the gathering one of ' complete happiness for the Conrad family and for Mr. and Mrs. Conrad l in particular. Many friends from this 1 city will be numbered among the invited guests. — o — ABOUT THE SICK. - — ■ — - — - > Mrs. Joseph Lower visited with her sister, Mrs. Rachel Dailey, who is ly- ' ing in a critical condition at the home I pf her son, Willard Weimer, in St. | Mary's township. Mrs. Dailey fell and broke a hip seme time ago. She is reported as being somewhat better at present. • Miss Pearl Purdy, who has been confined to her home nine weeks with rheumatism, is much better and is now ableto walk about the house. It it thought with the return of warm weather she will be soon able to walk about out doors, which will be gratifying to her many friends. Miss Purdy was a bookkeeper for the telephone company. The condition of the members of the Bailer family, burned in the gasoline explosion, shows slight improvement, though they are reported as still being very bad. o— —— TAFT IN CHICAGO TODAY. (United Presr. Service.) Chicago, 111., Mar. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat)—President Taft arj rived here this morning from Toledo, Ohio, his train reaching this city at 8 o’clock. He was met by the Taft club of Illinois and tho other lo«al ! associations. Five appointments of 1 importance, eight speeches, dinners ] and a banquet, with other confer- | ences, sandwiched, Is the program for today. oPYTHIAN SISTERS' NOTICE All members of the Pythian Sisters are requested to be present at the ] meeting at the Pythian Home Monday evening. By order of I MOST EXCELLENT CHIEF.