Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1912 — Page 2

G Al L YD E M O C RAT «Sed Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates rer Week, by carrier 10 cents tor Year, by carrier 15,00 Per Month, by man 2b cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 single Copies 2 cents Advertising rate* made known on application. entered at the postofilce in Decatur, >niaua. as second-class mail Wednesday evening is the date for that 'Old Home Week'’ meeting, at eight o’clock at the library. It' you are willing to carry a small share of the burden, be there and express an opinion. The Taft vs. Roosevelt battle was resumed this morning and will proceed during the week on high speed. The Taft roller is working nicely and it is doubtful if even such a driver as Teddy can pass him in his progressive car. He might do it on a clear track, but Taft insists on taking up all the good road. Congressman Cyrus Cline of the Twelfth district, made a splendid ad(”■osß at the editorial meeting Friday evening. Mr. C’Jue is a statesman who works at it every minute of his time, and he made many good strokes in his first speech of the 1912 campaign. He told of the record the’ democrats have made in congress for the people, and he told it in an honest and effective way. Among Indiana's delegation in the halls of congress,, men noted for their ability and honesty and good intentions, Mr. Cline stands high and that means that he stands well at the head of all the members of that great law-making. body. He has delivered the goods as a representative of his district and his constituency should be proud of him. HAROLD HENNEFORD GRADUATE. Completes Cours- at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Miss Kate Henneford and her sister, Miss Tillie, of Bluffton, will leave Tuesday for Tiffin, Ohio, where they will attend the commencement exercises of Heidelberg college, their brother, Harold Henneford, being one of the graduates. He has been a student there five years, taking a year's academic, course and the four years’ n.ll 'ge course. He majored in the rr ! »ntific course and will leave in the fall for Mooreland, Minn., where he has taken a position as teacher of German and biology' in the high school. He will return here for a visit until then with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Henneford, of Vera Cruz. The commencement week's festivities began last Friday and continue until Thursday evening, when the commencement proner will take place. —o FOR SALE - A Union City two-horse carriage, set double harness, John Deere disc. Bargains for some one. — W E. Falk, Bobo, Ind. 136t3

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REV POWELL A DELEGATE. With A. J. Smith to World's Christian Citizenship Meet. Some time ago A. J. Smith of this city received an appointment as delegate to the second World's Christian Citizenship <inference, to be held at Portland, Oregon, June 29th to July 6, 1913. Word from Clement K. Congdon, managing editor of the Philadelphia News service, is also to the effect that the Rev. Sherman Powell, of Indianapolis, former pastor of the Methodist church, in this city, was also appointed and the interest will center in the great convention to be held there at that time. Leaders of men from all parts of the world will participate In this conference, which is expected to be the largest, as well as the most significant social and religious meeting oi the kind held in modern times. o , PIONEER CITIZEN Henry Althoen, First Undertaker, and Willshire’s Retired Merchant DIED SUNDAY A. M.

Had Been Sick Five Years— Came to This Country With Leopold Yager. Our sister city of Willshire, Ohio, is in a gloom of sorrow over the death of its pioneer and retired merchant, Mr. , Henry Althoen, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of j Willshire. Mr. Althoen had been in failing health for the past five years with arterio sclerosis, bringing on a general breakdown and for the past ' two years his decline has been greatly noticed, although his death was not Expected by many. One week ago today he took a more severe turn for the worse and although his condition I was considered serious, and the end J j which came Sunday morning at 8 o’clock, dawned suddenly, and was a | shock to all He came to this country l in 1854 in company with the late Leopold Yager, of this city, and soon afterward started into the undertaking < j business at Willshire. was also , the first undertaker to have estab- ! I : ished at that place. In later years j he was associated with the hardware i business, but for the past fifteen years had been living a retired life. He leaves to mourn their loss a wide ' circle of friends, both here and in his home city, also the following: Mrs. ■ . Althoen, a son, and two daughters, . Mrs. Loretta Schumm of Lima, Ohio; ' Mrs. Minnie Knott, and Fred Althoen, of Willshire. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from ‘ the Willshire Methodist church, with : interment in the Willshire cemetery. . A number oi people from this city , will attend the funeral. » j o JAS. BARKLEY HOME BURNED. 11 1 ' The fine large house on the old Wil-: ' ■ Siam Miller farm, south of East Lib- - 1; jrty, near Monroeville, now owned by ’ James Barkley, was destroyed by fire last week. The Monroeville Breeze 1 says: It caught fire from an overheated flue in which some paper had lodged from the stove, and before sufficient help could arrive the building a ii.id burned Io the ground It Is said 1 that it was all of an hour after the _ fire was discovered before it got beyond control, and at that time nearly » all of the contents were saved, but with nothing to combat the fire with , the building was soon a burning heap of ashes and timber. When help arrived the roof was so hot that it was impossible to stand on it, showing that the fire had been burning for some time, and everything that could be done was done by the neighbors, who gathered at the alarm/The building was partly covered by insurance, it is said, but the loss is heavy, especially as Mr. Barkley had just purchased the farm, and had just begun to make everything convenient at his new home.” o RECEICE ACCIDENT CHECKS. Ed Green, local representative for (he North American Accident Insurance company, received checks for two Decatur men who had filed claims with the company. One of these for $83.57 was paid to Hervey Steele, the former county recorder, who was hurt some weeks ago, and the other was to Will Meyer, driver of the produce wagon for the Decatur Produce company. Mr. Meyer had a cancer on the tip of his ear and an operation was necessary. His check was for $45. The policies of this company cost but five dollars a year and are very popular. Mr. Wagner, who was . struck by an interurban car this morning also carries one of these policies.

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Farewell Party for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heckman Given Sunday. THE DINNER PARTIES Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller .Celebrate First Wedding Anniversary. Growing Old. A little more love for the friends of youth, A little less zeal for established truth, A little more charity to our views. A little less thl’st for the daily news; And so we are folding our tents away And passing its silence at close of day. —Rolin J. Wells. The wedding of Miss Hazel Ulrich of Elkhart and Mr. Irvin Case of this city will take place Wednesday evening at Elkhart. The Misses Marie Heckman and Vera Myers went to Fort Wayne today, where they will attend the commencement exercises of the nurses' training class of Hope hospital, which will be held Tuesday. Miss Irene Myers of this city is a graduate.

. Mrs. Minnie Lewton and two sons i entertained a company of friends at supper Sunday evening, the party then attending the Children’s day exercises at Mt. Pleasant in the evening. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lewton and I daughter, Eloise; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Peoples, Lloyd Magley, Heber Fonner, Fred Nye and Ellis Christen. The W. A. Fonner hospitable home is never more so than during the strawberry season, when great, luscious, home-grown berries in great, plenteousness are brought forth for . the delectation of their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Fonner entertained Sundayevening for the families of Charles 1 Johnson, E. S. Christen and John Magley, jr., and refreshments of strawberries, ice cream and cake were provided. | | Sunday was a two-fold day of re-: I joieing for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller of I North Sixth street, it being their first. : wedding anniversary and also the' i twenty-fifth birthday of Mrs. Miller. I ' The day, an ideal one, was spent oy inviting a number of their friends te l}2 o’clock dinner, which was most I pleasing to the invited guests. Fol-, lowing the feast the remainder of the day was spent in conversation and in ' a sociable way and was greatly eu- ! joyed. Toward evening, the departing hour for the guests, Mr. and Mrs. . Miller were extended their best , wishes for many more such happy returns of the day. The guests inclurlI ed Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp, daughi ters, Bertha and Alice, and son, Hari ry; Miss Faye Smith, Fred Ashbaucher, and Milton Girod. Dr. and Mrs. Surber and three children, Claude, Roger and Frederick, and George Gast of Muncie, motored ■ to this city yesterday where they were guests of the Dr. W. W. P. McMillen family. Miss Clara Bultemeier was entertained at dinner and supper Sundav by the Misses Hannah and Sophia Jaebker of Preble. Mrs Jesse Helm and Miss Frances Merryman left tlus morning for Gfeencastlc, whore thev will attend the commencement exercises of the . class of Depauw university, in which ■ they were formerly students. They (Will remain for the week’s festivities. Mrs. .1. C. Patterson gave a dinner j party Saturday evening for Mesdames j R. B. Allison, Jane Crabbs and Mary i Deem. The D. B. and D. N. Erwin families j were among the seventy-five guests i that attended the golden wedding cel- ( ebration Sunday of their uncle, Ric’ni ard K. Erwin, sr., and wife, living five ! miles west of Fort Wayne. The reun- [ ion is usually held on the uncle's birthday in July, but this year it took place on the golden wedding anniversary. Tho good uncle is eighty years old and the wife seventy years, and for a half century they have lived happily together, becoming one of the most prominent families of the community. A bounteous dinner at noon, was an event of the day, and a program was rendered following this. There was music, both vocal and instrumental, and addresses by a nephew 7 , Dr. Mott Erwin, of Joseph, Oregon; Judge R. K Erwin of Ft. Wayne, ex-Senator Bird of Fort Wayne, and , Henry Mommer, aged eighty, a neigh-'

bor and life-long friend of the celebrants. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin received many valuable gifts, among them being many gold coins, not only from those present, but sent by those who could not attend the celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Heckman, whose marriage took place a week ago Sunday, and who left today for Versailles. Cal., where they may decide to make their home, were given a farewell party Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bnltemeier, near St. John’s. The party included Clara and Henoch Heckman, Eda, Louise, Sophia and Marie Bultemeier, Claifa, Charles and Lena Bultemeier, Mr. and Mrs. C. Droege, Mr. and Mrs. William Schroeder and family. 0 FORMER DECATUR MAN. I Sylvester King Dead at Home of | Daughter at Fort Wayne. Sylvester King, for many years a resident of Fort Wayne, died yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Mann, 726 Cloerick street. Death was dud to paralysis. Mr. King was six-ty-four years old and was born in Decatur, Ind., April 4, 1848. He had lived in Fort Wayne for many years and was well and favorably known here. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. L. Mann and Mrs. J. C. Smith, both of whom reside in Fort Wayne. The deceased was a blacksmith by trade. J —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mr. King had resided in Fort Wayne ! the past two years, and was a welll known former Decatur man, and has I many relatives here. He leaves one brother, Lane King, of this city; a sister, Mrs. Carrie Smith, of Fort Wayne; three half sisters, Mrs. James Jain, Mrs. Adolph Hoffman, of this city; Mrs. Delia McFeeley, of Fort Wayne. Mesdames Charles Helm and Henry Thomas of this city are nieces. His daughters. Mrs. Minnie Mann, of Fort Wayne, and Golda, now married, and living at Waterloo, lowa, are former Decatur residents. The tn-: neral services will be held Tuesday, morning at the daughter’s home at Ft. . Wayne, and the body will be brought , here over the G. R. & I. at 1 o’clock j for burial. The body will be taken at, once to Maplewood cemetery, where the casket will be opened for those who wish to take a last look, and where burial will take place. 0 — —— SCHAFTER ROAD LET. Charles M. Nash Awarded Contract for Adams-Wells County Road. The county commissioners of Wells and Adams counties in joint session this morning awarded the contract for the John Schaffer county line road to Charles M Nash on his bid of $5,660. Mr. Nash had easy sailing in landing the contract, since his was the only bid filed. The estimate was $6,224.30, so that had Mr. Nash known there was to be no opposition he ! could have increased the size of his I bid by several hundred dollars and ; still have been under the estimate, i The road cannot he built before the year 1914, because the tax levy for ; road purposes in the .townships bordering on the road will not be low ■ enough for bonds to be issued for ' this road before two years from this date. This,is thought to be the re.i son no other bids were filed, other contractors did not want to be bound up for so long a time. The Schaftcr road is on the county line between Harrison township, Wells county, and Adams county. The resignation of L. L. Baumgartner on the Barger county line roa.l : as engineer was accepted .and C. ' Ernst was appointed as bis successor, I with bond fixed at $5,000. Mr. Ernst .is the Adams county surveyor. M-. Baumgartner, formerly surveyor of Adams county, resigned as engineer because he has entered upon other work. —Bluffton News. * o —. GRADUATES FROM I. U. More than three hundred graduates will receive diplomas June 19th from . Indiana University. Among them will j be several Adams county boys. Frank j Mann, son of Joseph Mann of Root township, who is at present visiting here at his home, will be a graduate and will return in time for the commencement festivities. ,Sterling p. ' Hoffman, son of Peter Hoffman of Linn Grove, has completed the medical I course, aiid Merlin Dunbar of Linn Grove, the law course, and will be in the class of 1912. 0 BEAUTIFUL SERVICES The Children’s day exercises observed Sunday at the Methodist church were most beautiful and largely attended by the children and members of the congregation in general. The services were observed at the 10:30 o’clock service and the program was carried out as announced in Saturday's paper.

WED AT HILLSDALE Henry F. Judd and Former Wife, Elizabeth Judd, Were Remarried AT HILLSDALE. MICH. Saturday—Now at Home in Preble Township--Di-vorced April 10th. After but a few months' separation, a divorce having been granted in the Adams circuit court to Mr. Judd April 10th, Henry Judd, a well known and prominent Preble township farmer, and his former wife, Elizabeth Judd, of Fort Wayne, decided that life was more happy together, so they left for Hillsdale, Mich , where last Saturday morning at 11 o'clock they were again united in marriage. Mr. Judd went to Fort Wayne, where his wife has been living since their separation, and they at once proceeded to Hillsdale, where they were married in the clerk's office by a minister of that city, returning to the groom's farm in Preble township Saturday evening. Both are highly esteemed parties and their many friends will be glad to hear of their reconciliation. 0 — COURT HOUSE NEW ' Licensed to wed: Emma A. Butler,, born February 25, 1880, daughter of James R Boyd, of Pleasant Mills, to wed Edward Freel of Huntington. Erie railroad policeman, born June 26, 1867, son of James Freel. This is the groom's first marriage. Real estate transfers- ’ Edward Leimkaler to Sophia Schwartz, 40 acres, Preble tp., $6.66; Shafer Peterson, commissioner, to Amos Yoder el ; al. two parts of lot 158, SI7OO and SSOOO respectively; Delilah J. Butler et al. to Dallas E. Butler, 50 acres, Root tp , SSOOO. Licensed to wed: Bertha Steigmeyer, born December 10, 1890, daughter •of Fred Steigmeyer, to wed Charles ; Joseph Miller, farmer, born Septem her 23, 1887, son of Matthias Miller. i o l_ LOST NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS. John Durkovic, who was found guil- ' ty of public intoxication in the police i courts this morning, is bewailing the loss of $95 in bills which mysteriously disappeared while he was either get- . ting the drinks aboard or afterwards , when he attempted to find his way to tys quarters. He is of the opinion that the amount was stolen and the police are working on the case. A thorough search was made of the premises where he was found, but no cash was recovered. WANTED —Several men. Call at E. L. Carroll warehouse 134t3

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