Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1912 — Page 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Volume X. Number 257.

elope in the air Ft. Wayne Birdboy., Art Smith, and Miss Aimee Cour Elope. TO HILLSDALE, MICH. Were Married There—Parents Have Already Forgiven Them. Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 28—Art Smith, Fort Wayne's nlneteen-year-old aviator, and Miss Aimee Cour, aged eighteen, dope- from here to Hillsdale, Mich., Saturday afternoon in his aeroplane and were married there Saturday night by Rev. Thomas of the Presbyterian church. The conple left here Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Only Winfield Peters, Smith's machination, knew anything of the elopement. They were forced to descend at Huntertown, Ind., ten miles north of here, because of a broken valve. They ascended again at '! o'clock and arrived in Hillsdale M 4:30. Smith landed in a plowed field at Hillsdale and the machine was slightly damaged, but he and his fiancee escaped uninjured. The flight was taken after Miss Cour’s parents refused to allow their danghter to marry the young aviator, betause of his dangerous calling. Smith returned to Fort Wayne a week it so after a series of successful flights during the summer in the w-est and .-outh. He flew over the city last Sunday and made several other flights, taking his aged and blind father with him on a twenty minute flight over the city. When he was offered a contract to fly to Cuba the first of the year he asked permission of the girl's parents ta marry her and they refused. The parents of both the girl and the boy have already forgiven them and they will return home in their aeroplane. Proud that their city was chosen by the bird boy and bride as their *eddlng place, the citizens of Hillsdale have refused to allow them to depart until they have accorded the couple, who figured in the first aerc plane elopement ifi the world, a celebration for Tuesday night which will be on« of the biggest ones the Michigan city has ever aeen Mr. and Mrs Smith were confined to their rooms all day Sunday because of the minor injurie* they received In the descent into the plowed field at Hillsdale - — ' -o— REFUSE OVERTURES. (United Press Service) f’orinth, Oct. 28—(Special to Dally Nmocrati—The Balkan allies have notified the powers that they will Ilsten to no pleas for restoration of bears with the sultan except on the basis of a division of possibly the whole of European Turkey among t'emselvna, according to a report fro® diplomats today. Although they are willing to see the Ottoman empire on this side of the Bosphorus, they will insist upon limiting It to Constantinople, and a small district surround It, it was said STATE VICTORIOUS. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind. Oct. 28—Spocl.il to Dally Democrat i—The govern •ent scored a point today In the d/ nim'te conspiracy trial when It »» shown that President Ryan held a conference with Ortie M» Manigal dur Ing the time of the alleged dynamite conspiracy, B. J. Cook, formerly a stenographer employed by J. J. Me Samara testified regarding a visit of McManlgal to the union headquarters \ugust 25. IMO, during which Me Manigal and Ryan were closeted io the tatter's office for over an hour «■* mm mi asonsi mu i ir— WILL RUN PLANT, (United Press Service) Mew York City, Ort St - (Special to Dally Democrat i The receiver for the ('sited States Motor company, be fore Judge Hough tn the federal district court today reported It was advisable to continue the manufacturing plants of the Maxwell Briscoe company of Tarrytown. N. Y,: New Cutin, (nd . and Auburn. R. (.. in order ths' ra « might be delivered In the spring of IMS James M Rosenberg. ■Uueney fur tbe receiver, Mid the rx pease of running th plants will be |2.-’-be.OM for three months

SHERMAN WORSE. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 28—(Special to Dally Democrat)— The physicians Issued today the following bulletin, regarding the condition of Vice President Sherman: ‘Vice President Sherman Is a very ill man, although the reports circulated during the night were greatly exaggerated. He was sitting up Sunday, and walked about the house. Hla condition is bad, it is true, but we do not apprehend any immediate crisis,” COURT HOUSE NEWS Hon. C. J. Lutz Appointed to Conduct Valuch’s Defense as Poor Person. GIVEN ALLOWANCE Benjamin Ayres Ordered to Pay $35 to Wife Within Twenty Days. Hooper & Lenhart for The Decatur Lumber Co., filed a suit on account against William Butler; demand, |lo<>. Real estate transfers: Frank M. Schirmeyer, trustee, et al. to John M. Lenhart, lot 74, Decatur, >280; U. 8. of A. to Samuel Holmes, 160 acres, Hartford tp., U. 8. patent deed; Beujumln M. Smith to Strauss Bros. Co., realty in Monroe tp., >3600; D. B. Erwin, commissioner, to Samuel Ford, Ida Ijott, realty in St. .Mary’s (X. I>-

The final report of William B. Drew, .administrator of the John Hilt and Hiram Pine estates, filed. Notice was ordered returnable November 25th. Philip Gephart, administrator of the 'George K. Jacobs estate, filed petition to sell timber. Hon. C. J. Lutz was apt>ointed to conduct defense or Martin Valuch, the foreign beet worker, charged with both grand and petit larceny. A mo--1 tion to quash the cases was overruled. I Arraignment was waived and the defendant pleaded "not guilty” to both charges He will be defended as a poor person In the Taylor partition and quiet title case, a plea in abatement was filed iby Mary Taylor. Rule to gnawer same. in the matter of the Ft. Wayne A Springfield Railway company's receivership case, the report of issue and sale of receiver's certificates in the amount of >2.458 61 was made and report approved, , — 1 A. P Beatty Attorney for the C. & 1 E. Railroad Co. has filed a condemnation suit against Adam J. Gephart et al A quiet title suit was filed by C. J. I Lutz, attorney for F. M Schirmeyer. trustee, against th« Decatur Motor I Car Co., to quiet title to real estate. Christian Burgbaiter vs. Ada Glen denmg et al., to quiet title and canes I mortgage It was found that the mortgage mentioned In the complaint has been paid and the clerk Is order ed to satisfy the same of record. A quiet title decree «aa also entered for the plaintiff, to whom coats are adjudged Upon application of Grace Ayres for an allowance from her husband, Ben Jamln Ayres, whom she is suing for divorce, he was ordered to pay her >35 within twenty days for counsel and support of herself and children. Hooper a U-nhart, for tbe Dscatur Produce Company, filed suit against Jonas IJby, on account. demand, >2te Mrs () C Melaughlln of East Main street, went to Dayton. Ohio, Saturday morning to spend a couple of days, making arranxemenu for moving to that city. Mr. MrlAUghlln went to Dayton ten days ano. where he has a position as court reporter on the Dayton Journal -Portland Sun. Mr. McUughlln was city editor of tbe De enter Journal about seven years ago when C M Kmyon was editor. After leaving here ho returned to his home st Portland, where he has since been connected with the Portland t'ommrr dal-Review

„DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, October 28, 1912,

DEDICATE SCHOOL Handsome New Structure Replaces One Destroyed by Fire in Jefferson. IS UP TO DATE Has Good Heating Plant— Dedicated Saturday Night With Good Program. A handsome new school building, erected and equipped with a modwrn heating plant, the best of its kind in the land, was dedicated in a fitting manner, Saturday evening, in District No. 6, Jefferson township. The old budding was destroyed by fire last January, and arrangements for this new and handsome and convenient building were made at once by Trustee John T. Kelly. A large crowd gathered for the dedication services Saturday evening, at which time the Jefferson township band furnished the music. Among those in attendance were the advisory board. Abe Boegley of Berne, the architect; County Superintendent L. E. Opliger and other officials, and many patrons. A splendid program was rendered, including addresses by Trustee Kelly, Mr. Opliger and Trustee Walter Thornhill of Wabash township. Adams county is proud of her schools and scattered over the county are a number that attract the attention of every visitor to this section. The one in No. 6of Jefferson township adds to that list, it is a handsome building and Mr. Kelly and his township is to be congratulated on its completion and dedication UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Iju' nite I set the hands an" wound th' clock but when I got up this mornin' I found it jus' like it wuz las’ nite. I had forgottun t' set th' pend 'l- . lum swingin' P. 8. —Sum pepul is like that. ACQUITTED ENSLEY Did Jury, of Charge of Murder of Ed McLeod, Former Decatur Man. DELIBERATE AN HOUR Father of Dead Man Was Former Deputy Sheriff Here. Grover Ensley, who shot and killed Edward Me I.cod. at Garrett, a former Decatur boy, when he found him despoiling his home, wss declared not guilty by the jury which returned a verdict Saturday night, says a dis patch from Auburn to the Journal-Ga setle Little more than an bonr was required In arriving at the verdict. Judge Powers completed his Instructions to the jury st 7:10. they retored, at 8:10, and at 8:35 brought in a verdict which frees Ensley of the charge. When the judge read the words that made Ensley a free man. there burst from the spectators a cheer of genuine sympathy The slaters of tbe arctised man rushed forward and shook Ida hand and for several minutes Easley was the center of a mass of people. all eager to congratulate him upon hla acquittal Apparently tbe verdict of the Jury was a popular one The crime for which Ensley was tried was the shoot Ina of Edward Mrlemd at Garrett Ensley, a B A O railroader, after re calving n not* tailing him that Melautd was visiting hla home at Im proper times, planned U 1 catch him Hiding In the house of a neighbor, he saw Mcl.eod and bls wife about to elope and rushed out with a shot sun A shot rang out and fell dead At the trial the defense net up a plea of accidental shoot Ina Ensley testified that be did not Intend to fire al the fleeing couple, but merely ! sought to halt them While stepping from tee port h be tripped and as h« I fell tbe gun was discharged.

McLeod, the dead man, was well known in this city where he formerly lived. His father, John McLeod, was: deputy sheriff here at one time, and , visited here last during Old Home I Week. g, - — ’ TYPHOID IN COUNTRY. Death Rate from This Fever Higher in Country. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 28 —Os the ninety-two deaths from typhoid fever reported to the state board of health in September, sixty-one occurred in the country and thirty-one in cities and towns. The rates for each 100,000 population would be, for the country, 30.4, and for tbe cities and towns, 26 1. It is unusual! for the country typhoid fever rate to be higher thafi in tbe elites in all the states. The Un ited States census for the five years ended with 1904, shows the country typhoid fever rate to be 27.8 each 100,000 inhabitants, and the city rate 25.8. The census also discloses the country dysentery rate to be 11 and in the cities, 8.6. BUYS BIG HOTEL Dick Townsend is Now Proprietor of Dreyfoss Hotel at Kansas City. DEAL CLOSED TODAY One Hundred Room House, and One ofc Best in the Busy Western City.

A telegram received at 2 o'clock this afternoon a deal whereby Dick Townsend of tms city becomes the owner of the Dreyfoas hotel at Kansas City. Mr. Townsend made a trip to that city last week when the deal was protroed and Dick made them a proposition, which was accepted by wire today. He will leave for there tonight and will take possession Wednesday. The Dreyfoss is one of the best hotels of that thriving city, has one hundred rooms, and is located in the stock yard district. \ Mr. Townsend, formerly proprietor of the Burt House here for many years, has owned and managed several of the best hoatelries in the country. Fbr years he operated the Randall at Fort Wayne, managed the Grand at Indianapolis some time, and for several years had conducted the National al Peoria, 111. That building was destroyed by fire some months ago. alnce which time Mr. Townsend has been seeking a good location. He believes be has it in the Dreyfoss, aud he thought enough of it that he has paid >25,000 for the furnishings ENTERS HOSPITAL ■man i mtsAtabeM Mrs. C. V. Connell Undergoes Operation at St. Jos- » eph Hospital. FOR GALL STONES Has Been Sufferer for Past Sveral Years from Ailment. Mrs C. V. Connell was taken to Ft Wayne thia morning early where she entered the St Joseph hospital to tin dergo an operation for gall stones Hhe has been a sufferer from this ailment for three or four years and while she secured relief from time to time for the attacks. It was decided that only an operation could bring perms nent relief, and thia was decided upon Bunday by Mrs. Connell The operation was performed nt noon today by Dr Rosenthal. assisted by Mrs. Costello a local physician, and about a dozen gal! stones, about the sis* of a pea. were removed Mrs. Connell stood the ordeal well, — .. ..I > Postmaster lower reports letters remaining at the Dscatur poetoffice for l«e Criswell, H. P. Cox. I. 1. Moore heed. Mrs M Mitchell. Albert Ray. Kenneth Rodger*. Mr. Snyder, Beyle Rlvae. Chas. Weller. J*es*y W«Wr. Tobe Ward

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. R. Spetnagel Conducts Anti-Saloon Field Day Services Here. REV. CHASE ASSISTS Rev. Ruf at German Reformed Church—Anti-Tuber-culosis Service. Rev. Richard Spetnagel of South Bend, former pastor of the Decatur Presbyterian church, was in the city over Sunday, returning to South Bend today. Rev. Spetnagel is superintendeYlt of the South Bend district of the Anti-Saloon league, and with Rev. W. W. Chase of Fort Wayne, superintendent of the Fort Wayne district, conducted the annua! field day services in the city. Rev. Spetnagel spoke at the Presbyterian and Christian churches Sunday, and Rev. Chase at the Methodist and Evangelical churches. Rev. B. Ruf, superintendent of the German Reformed orphanage, at Fort Wayne, filled the pulpit at tbe German Reformed church, thia city, Sunday morning. The anti-tuberculosis services at the Presbyterian and Me.thodist diuretics Sunday were very profitable. Physicians of the city took part in the program and the service was very productive in interest and valuable lessons abounding, which should do much in the great campaign being waged against the national enemy, tuberculosis. »

The Christian and United Brethren churches enjoyed a union service Sunday evening at the former church, when the Rev. R. Spetnagel conducted the annual field day Anti-Saloon League services The attendance was very good and the evening a thoroughly enjoyable and profitable one. PIERCES IPLEASED Clever Delineators of Character Studies Delighted Audience AT FRANKFORT IND. \ - Will Come Here Wednesday to Give First Lecture Course Number All those who delight in fine delineation of character studies are eagerly anticipating the entertainment to be given Wednesday evening by Mr and Mrs. Harry Raymond Pierce, who give the first number of the high school lecture coarse. They are with the Colt Lyceum bureau and have been filling engagements In this part of the country during the past week They gave an entertainment at Frankfort last Thursday evening of which tbe Frankfort Times says' The Pierces," clever delineators of character studies, furnished the second number of th* Popular Lyceum cour«* and delighted an audience at tbe Methodist church Thursday night Th* entertainment was high class and more talented and clever im person* tor* never appeared before a Frank for audience. Th* program was diversified and their popular and classical selections cam* in for an *qual share of appreciation Frankfort Times The seat sale (or th* season tickets begun last Aiturday and that for th* single seats this morning, at th* Holt house drug store « ' " 111 " " OIL OOKfi UP. (United Press Rervlee) Hartford City, Ind. Oct SA—ißpec lai to Dully Democrat) -Indiana crude oil today reached one dollar a barrel North IJma advanced ft cents, and Houth Um* and Indiana 3 cents Th* prices ar* now North Lima, li ft?: Booth Uma. >1 «2: ("rt'ana. II 01. and M*rc*r, 81 18 Indiana crude oil reached the dollar mark last in November. 1804.

KILLED THREE. (United Press Service) Sheboygan, Mich., Oct. 28—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Officers are scouring the country today to locate Alvin Rohrer, aged twenty-three, a farmer, charged with killing J. Ott, aged 25, a wealthy and prominent farmer; Mrs. Ott, aged 42, and Ned Ott, aged 80. father of Mr. Ott, on the Ott farm, near Plymouth, Sunday night. GETS A PROMOTION Arnold Stults, son of W. H. Stults, Takes New Position Today. WITH PENNSYLVANIA With Engineering Corps— Formerly Worked in Ft. Wayne Offices. Arnold Stults, son of W. H. Stults, of the hardware firm of Lee & Stults company, came down from Ft. Wayne to visit over Sunday at his home here. He left this morning to take a new position as a member of the engineering corps of the Pennsylvania railroad company, between Crestline, Ohio, and Chicago. Mr. Stults completed the course at the Fort Wayne business college recently and secured a fine position as stenographer in the Pennsylvania offices at Fort Wayne. He worked there two months and last Saturday was given the new position in promotion. His rise has been rapid, he receiving the promotion over employees of three years' service. His friends rejoice with him over his good work and know that he will make good In his new place. o I 1 Miss Eleanor Forbing spent Sunday at Fort Wayne, where she called on I her sister. Miss Bernardette Forbing, I at the St. Joueph hospital, where she I' was operated upon. She is getting along nicely.

1.-gw.rih,.--: IPir Wi 11 1 ill I !' ■I j I , |Chr Hi —a—a—i hi i WILLIAM H. O'BRIEN, DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR STATE AUDITOR. TIIK men wtmm the Democrats of Indiana have nominated for a second term as auditor of state Is a resident of Lawrenceburg, of which cWy he was mayor for several terms He also served ns -tat* •< tint or nml eluting three ■dve rntnpalirtm waa chair man nf the Itemncratlc stat* committee lie I* president of a large amt •ntrtshlng national hank In his home city and ta widely known aa a snr cewcfnl and aatntekms business man Illa administration of the very Im istrtant tdhee of stele nudllm has been marked by tbe inaugurntlou of many reforms nt d a careful safeguarding of th* public fund*.

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AGED LADY DEAD Mrs. Adam Harker of East / of City, Succumbed Sunday Morning AT AN EARLY HOUR At Age of Seventy-three Years—Lived Across the State Line. Charlotte Ann Harker, widow of Adam Harker, died early Sunday morning at 6:40 o’clock at her home east of the city, just across the state line, from Union township. Mrs. Harker was the widow of the late Adam Harker, who passed away about two years ago. She was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, February 26, 1839, and had reached the ripe old age of seventy-three years, eight months and one day. Mrs. Harker's death resulted from an attack of paralysis, with which she was afflicted only about a week ago. She was a lady, greatly beloved, and besides her cnlldren, leaves many friends who are sorrow stricken over her demise. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the house, and burial will be held at the McClure cemetery. '— o - THE BALL GAME. The last Will game of the season was played here Sunday by the Shamrocks against the New Haven bunch, who drew a beautiful drubbing to the score of 8 to «. At no stage of the game was New Haven within sight of victory and the home boys were merely playing with them in order to bold the score down. If no heavier claims for the state championship do not come forward it looks like it will be a perpetual possession of the Decatur team Engle received a sprained ankle during tbe game Sunday, but was able to resume playing. However, today. be is forced to limp around