Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 259, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1912 — Page 1

Volume X. Number 259.

eiG DOINGS IN DECATUR Saturday Night Rally Will be One of Most Elaborate Ever Seen Here. GIVE BIG PARADE Jefiersonian Club and Drum Corps of Ft. Wayne Coming—The Committees. The campaign In Adams county will ,'ose Saturday evening It will be e. Saturday evening worth talking about In Decatur, for the dem I rrata are going to give an old fashion M rally, with a torch light procession. '<>(l Are, Roman candles, plenty of mu sic and speeches. It Is Wilson day and will be one of the big political ,reata of all time. The speakers will he ei Mayor John W. Holtzman of In ( anapolls and ex-Oongressinan lames Rohlsson of Fort Wayne. At the opening of the meeting, Hon. l«ore n. Brwln, who will preside as airman, will read a special message •nm Governor Wilson to the voters of k 'lama -county. H enliven the occasion, the Jeffrrr aim an dub of Port Wayne, headed by ths famous Jetfersonian drum corns, villi twenty-four pieces. will attend and will take part In the parade The m-ratar band and others will also take part and the big parade will be as An* as vwa ever witnessed Delegations from all over the county will be here and K's to be a big night, sure enough. At tie meeting of the democratic club T eeday night, speeches were made by Hons. Dorv H Krwln and J. W. Tyndall and afterwards details for the big meeting of Saturday night under the vploee of the club were talked ovfcr. ' mm litres were named and It is re ( tested that these committees meet at the headquarters on Prtday evening in complete arrangements The com mittens named follow Arrangements—J W House Henry KrH*. I W Tyndall, J H H*llei and r A. Mar Min nmoratton—C C. Ernst. C. H. El Key. J. O Helleneyer, Milton Miller *»4 James Stults. Mnslc—William Riggs. Albert B*ll* neyer. Dr Bert Raagold, Bruce Patlemon and Prank Kern Advertising- P A. Mncklin. John D. M*r«r and R C. Parrish Grand Marshal of Parade John T. Mvsrs; Brat lieutenant Pred Schurg ►r; second lieutenant. Michael Ml! la Charge of Torches Isasc Chron Irter. Ansel Bremerlumi'. Bart Prance, ritsHea Oettlng Reception l> n Smith, Chairman I'nloa Township — Philip Gao*, '"rank Mrlntnah. W. B Barkley. Chris itarbeeh, Henry Blakey Root—August Walter, C H Oettlng, lay Cline, Charles Maaley. Clamor retting Preble- Renat Dochrnun. John Hoff Ban, Chris Elehnff, l*»uls Klelne. Da Hd J DBIIng Kirkland—Jeff Crum. Sim Mower*. H’m T'n'me-ejan, Wm Adler. Jacob lenchen, Washington—Henry RHlng. Jacob Ttnlor. J B. Coraon, Caleb Andrews, rich Wagner, St Mary's—John Barone, J W Vl*lard. Wm Alfntber. Wm Cutter, Al►ert Manlier Bln* Creek—John Deere, John Ben lout Pn.n»r tVeehler, Wm Praslor. 'harlea Tier'net on Moame Peter Rich. I. 0 Kerr. O«*o leedlagton, Atbedt Iluaer, John May P. fVench 'John Motnre. John Anes uirger, John P Steiner, Fr»d Kohler. »>hn Tonner Hartford Wm Anderson Ffd It udler peter Hoffman. Ram Stahl, *«rl!n Dunbar Wabash Wm Mann, Jos Chrlsman, (elwon Drinker. Clan, Michael. Chris fenmMrh wander, Jefferson tnh Taney, W V Rn< k taster. J T Kelly. Will Kerr, Goons* loebmever Oeneva John Briggs. J II Kelly, Mas Rale. t,ew Mason. Dr Graham t*r»w R K Rhattey. K. R Tm Mo’imsartner. John Cra*«, Joe IlaU— W Bsmßur yv»d Mills. George M “““

DECATUR DAIRY DEMOCRAT

Kal, George Smltley, George Kin/.el, H. M. Heller, Oscar Hoffman, Henry Steller, James Hurst, C. H. Christen, Penn Robinson, Joe McFarland, Peter OafI fpr, U. S. Niblick, TO MOVE TO INDIANAPOLIS. Mrs J. R, Zimmerman has returned from Herne where she visited with her j mother, Mrs. Lena Yager. Mrs. Zhn merman will leave next week for Indianapolis where she will Join her husband, who has been there the past month. Mr. Zimmerman has an excellent position In Indianapolis as local distributor for the Cutting and De- ; 1 roller automobiles. 1 ANNUAL MELTING I Os Adams County Sunday School Association To Be Held Here I ON NOV. 7 AND 8 s George N. Burnie State Secretary is One of The i Soeakers. i . ‘ The annual meeting of the Adams 1 county SttndAy School association to be held in this city next Thursday aud Friday will be a chief event of next week. r Th* program follows: THURSDAY EVENING. | Presbyterian Church—7 O’clock. . Song Service. > Devotional Rev. Geo. Owen I, Special Music. i Address of Welcome, .lion. C. J. laitx • Response Rev. P. R. Rchroeder . Soog by Audience » Address "Our Place in the Line.'' J Misa Hazel Lewla Elementary Supt Ind. S. S. Ass'n. ; Special Musk. >'Address- 'Rome Things that Inspire.” Geo. X. Burnie, Gen Secretary Indiana 8. 8 Aaa'n. ; Offering and Announcements. ; Cloaing Song . Benediction Rev W. H Gleiser FRIDAY MORNING, presbytonan Church. I 1:30--Social Hour. 9:00--Song Service 13 -Devotional Rev Dunbar, Geneva. 0:10 —The Motto of this Convention Rev L C. Hessert 0:30 The Sunday School Optimist J P Lehman J 40 —Song I » 1;. Intermission ,0 50— Missions tn the Sunday School Miss IjBWtS 15:1*-"Our Slogan" Mr. Burnie j Iff:4s —Song. 10:50 —Appointment of committees, followed by speelal conferences for the Home. Missionary, Advanced and Adult Departments. 11:30— Adjournment. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. P-tabytsrian Church. 1100—Elementary and Teacher Training Conference I- no Song Service IJ: 15-Reports from Department Superintendents. 3:30 —Roll Call by Township* and Reports from Township Presl dent* Treasurers report. ■Special Opportunity" County President. !j:M— -fncansrious Tesrhlag”,.... Miss l.*wls J St- Special Music. 3:30— ’ lamdlng and t nloadipy” ... Mr llurnle ' 1 00 Adjournment FRIDAY EVENING. M. I. Church—7 O’clock. Rev, Semans. Presiding Olßcer .. 1 Song Service jlirtoilonal **• ,,, J* N Rilling i ' Music, Mennonlle Male Choir Reports from Committees. Song I Addresa Rev D. I! Guild. Pi Wayne g nn g Mcnnonite Male Choir Offering , Closing Song , Benediction •*** Jo*** 1 The following rommllleea are doing Ibelr utmost to make an ueprecedeot- , rtt success of the convention: Music Misa Della Sellemeyer, , chairman Misa Lulo Al*. J. Q Naptana. Miss Margaret Daniels. Mrs C. E Dell, Mrs Ren Hoailand. Misa Hope 1 Hoffman Reception Mrs W A Lower, chair man Mrs Henry Moyer. Mias Ktaa OOKTDV' KP OB PAGM THREE

„DECATUR C AIM AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, October 30, 1912,

LOSS BY BIG FIRE Mrs. C. A. Bell, Formerly Miss Anna Merryman, of This City SUFFERS BIG LOSS, _ . - I I In Indianapolis—Their Sev- 1 I enteen Room Rooming House Burns.

I*eonard Merryman has received word from Indianapolis of the heavy loss sustained by his sister, Mrs. Charles A. Bell, formerly Miss Anna Merryman, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hell have been residing al 335 Capitol street. Indianapolis, where they kept 'a large seventeen-room rooming house, furnished. Monday morning Just after arising, Are broke out from a defeotuve flue and the house and the greater part of its contents were consumed. Fortunately, there was no loss of llle or personal Injury. The large rooming establishment was full of people at the time, and Mrs. Hell stated that some of them barely escaped. A new heating plant had been but recently Installed aud It is supposed that the Are originated from that In some manner. The loss to Mr. and Mrs Hell will be about 12,000 in furnishings, the building having been leased by them. WAS FOUND DEAD Daniel Yager,. Formerly a Hotel Keeper Here, Found Dead in Bed AT HUNTINGTON. IND. By Wife This Morning— Died of Paralysis-Worked All Day Tuesday. Daniel Yager, for several years a resident of Decatur, and proprietor of the Par khotel in year* gone by, was found dead In bed at his home In Huntington this morning, death having come Int the night from paralysis This morn*ug his wife arose about 5 o'clock and tried to awaken her bus band, and receiving no response called a physician, who found that Mr. Yager had been dead for some time and that death was caused from paralysis Mr. Yager was born in Adam* county. September 2«, 1845, and on July 4, 1887, married Amanda Dragti* of Allen county, and took up their real deuce there where they lived for five yean They then moved to Decatur, where for several years he operated the Park hotel with success. Thirteen years ago he moved to Huntington, where he owned and operated the Spencer House until six years ago. when he quit this bualness and took a position with the rliy street dpartment'ln whose employ he was nt the time of his death Tuesday be was at work a* usual and upon returning home at night remarked that he felt as well ns usual Ills wife and two children, Mr* Fred Bender, of Pleasant Mills and John Yager, of rrankfort. survive He was an uncle* of Charles Yager and Mrs, Sam R. Hite of this city, snd Mrs 8 E. Shamp of Port Wayne, and a cousin of Mr J. D Wisehaupt of this city, and Ed wisehaupt of Grand Rapids. Mich The funeral arrangements have not yet been made Several of the relative* from here leD for Huntington today During Home-coming week Mr V* ger and hi* wife were In the city for two or three days visiting with J, D Wisehaupt and family, and hi* dauah ler. Mrs Deader, of Pleasant Mills, and b* appeared at that time In the best of health o Mr* H»ary K Mytla of Laketon and Mrs Susan Ewing of Dunkirk, 0„ returned home yesterday after n visit with Ih* R. W Sholty family

THE PIERCES ARE HERE. Arrived From Richmond To Give Entertainment Tonight. Professor E. E. Rice, city school superintendent, this morning received a telegram from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raymond Pierce of the Colt Lyceum bureau, that they would arrive here at 3:10 o’clock this afternoon from Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce will give 1 an entertainment this evening at 8:15 o’clock at the House oprea house, this being the first number of the high school lecture coufhe. The entertainment will Include character study de- j lineations and short plays, given by i Mr. and Mrs. Iderce who are artists ' in their line

ROBISON —COFEEE Father Wilken Officiates at Marriage of Miss Agnes Coffee and CALVIN C. ROBISON Couple Wed Last Evening— Leave for East on Wedding Trip. The wedding of Miss Agnes Coffee and Mr. Calvin C. Robison, which has been anticipated for some time by their friends, took place Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the parsonage of the Rev. H. Theodore Wilken. of the St. Mary's Catholic church, that reverend officiating. The couple were attended by the bride's cousin. Miss Frances Coffee, and the bride's uncle, Pred Maker Mr. and Mrs. Robison left on the 9:30 car for Port Wayne, from which place they left (or the eaat They will be gone a week or so and will return to this city to make their home ,The bride's wedding and traveling suit was a dark blue tailored jacket suit, with which she wore a blue hat with ostrich trimming Miss Fran ces Coffee wore a black and white tailored suit and black hat with white trimmings The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jerry Coffee now of Ijos Angles. Cal., who until a few weeks ago were residents of this city. She is popular in social circles of the city, and has a wide acquaintance, having been for some time, clerk at the Iloston store. The groom Is a son of Mr and Mrs Perry Robison, snd Is clerk at the Mo del cigar store Moth begin their new life with all good wishes G liV MO E MON Y John Holthouse Gets New Ten Dollar Bill in Mails Yesterday. THERE WAS NO CLUE To the Identity of the Send-! er—Supposed to be Conscience Mdhey. • ' i John Dollhouse Tuesday afternoon received an envelope lontalning a crisp new ten dollar bill, with no mean* of IdenilSrsiloa .and la this manner wishes to receipt the sender lor that amount The envelope, which was of a plain texture, was mailed at the postoffir* at 8:30 and was taken out by th* cat rler on the 4 o'rlock delivery to the bualness houses Mr Holtbouse thus secured It within *a hour of It* mall In* Th* address was printed on the envelope with a pen to avoid any possibility of recognising the writer bv (raring the handwriting Alt that was in the envelope was a ciisp, new t*n•lolUr hill on a Ftort Wayne tmnk. This la the second occasion of this kind within the Inst few week*, and murh speculation is being m*d* as to where the amounts rum* from A short lima ago Klbllrk * Company resolved t remittance of Rfleen dollars la n vary similar manner Whether or not H la come-ienee money la a mat ler for speculation The writer—or sender, trying to hid* hi* Identity, presumes such n conclusion

BALLOTS PRINTED ; Election Commissioners Superintend Printing of the County Ballots. FOR THE ELECTION Next Tuesday—lnspectors Will Get Them on Next Saturday.

Tire presses of the Democrat began the printing thin morning of the 10,776 county ballots to be used in the election next Tuesday, November sth. The printing was done under the supervision of the election commissioners. County Clerk Ferdinand Hleeke, J. S. Peterson and T. H. Ernst. It Is the duty of these gentlemen, from each of the two principal parties of the county, beside the clerk, who holds an exofflcio position—to see that only the exact number of ballots required by law are printed. These are then counted out in the correct proportion, for each of the thirty-three precincts of the county, sealed and laid away in the care of the clerk until next Saturday, when they will be called for by the various inspectors. The law requires the printing of ballots, double , the number df voters at the last elec- , tlon, with Ave hundred extra hallo's. • The number of voters at the last genyal election in 190 S was 5,138. The commissioners Anlshed their , work in good time, beginning about 8 . o'clock and concluding at 1:30 o'clock. — - -I—, m #V —~i ..I - .I, A FICKLE HEART I I Beat in Breast of John Zimmerman—Sued for Breach of Promise ' BY AUZALAH BRINER i Today Had Been Set for ' Wedding and Many Friends Invited. A flickle heart evidently beats in the breast of John Zimmerman. Today, dawning bright and fair, should have I been the wedding day of himself and j Miss Auzalah Hrtner ,a fair maid llw-1 I' ing near Tocsin. Instead the many fHends invited to the wedding are disappointed, and the only thing that marks the sad celebration of what should have been a very happy evens, I* the Allng of a suit for breach of marriage contract, by the young lady, who. believing in him, had promised I to give him her heart and hand for all time, only to And that he later changed hla mind and refused to carry ■ out the agreement. She asks |.'•,ouu [not only for heart balm, but to help 'make up for the cold, hard caah whl-'h jwas expended In preparing for the wedding According to the complaint. Aled today by hqr attomeya, Hooper A loanhart, she Is a lady over twenty-three >*ar* of at«* During the past year, after a aucceaaful wooing. Zimmermau gained her consent to marry him. The date for the wedding was set for October 30. 1912, and many friends had been Invited lo the festivities He later, she says, lold her he would not marry her, and still refuse* to do so, though she Is still willing and ready to carry out the terma of th* contract. Among the outlays of cash expended by her for the wedding preparation, was about t3*M) for food, and other necessary thing* for the wedding reception after the ceremony. She also name# the sum of isoo which sh« xpended for clothing, dresses, wraps, gloves, hats, etc,, for the weddltut. and also |2oo for trunks, botes, travel log hags, etc. for the wedding trie lo various cities snd town*, which In the happy planning, they had agreed should follow the ceremony Alt ofthese thing* purchased, ah* says, are worthless now, to her She says she also suffered great humiliation, nerv oua shock, and sorrow from hla refus al t * marry her. especially after the In vital km to attend (he nuptials had been attended to friends, and this makes up the remalader of (ho amount

of $5,000 damages which ahe asks. | Miss Uriner is Is a daughter of James ltriner, living near Tocsin, and I Mr. Zimmerman is a son of William ! Zimmerman of south of Peterson. o — BECKER SENTENCED. (United Press Service) New York, NT. Y„ Oct. 30— (Special to Dally Democrat) —Lieutenant Meeker waH today sentenced to death by Justice Goff, the execution to take place at Sing Sing prison during tiltweek beginning December 9th. He left on the 11:50 train today for prison. JUDGE MARSH DEAD

Well Known Jurist Succumbed at Home at Winchester Last Night — FUNERAL THURSDAY — Was Former Pension Agent And is Well Known Over State — Judge Albert O. Marsh, the well known Jurist, passed away last evening at 7:35 o'clock at his home at Winchester, after an extended Illness. Judge Marsh was seventy-two years of age, and was one of the best known Jurists in this section of the state. For two terms he sexved as judge of the Randolph circuit court and was formerly pension agent at Indianapolis, his name being known to every old soldier in the state, who drew a pension. Mr. Marsh was also for six years land agent for the United States goverment at Portland, Ore., under the Garfield administration. He was a native of Windsor, Ohio. Mr. Marsh is survived by his widow, who was formerly Mrs. M. H. Miller of this city, and who is the mother of Mrs L. G. Ellingham The funeral will be held (Thursday afternoon with interment at ffwatlauad on Pans 4)

# f " ... —r ML* I M- J ~^lß JOSEPH H. SHEA. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT, FIRST DISTRICT. TH* OHWlrte candidal* tor jnditn at ft* apprllata ronrt fur tba Ural dl.trl.l wm l-trn in broil roualj, Ind . ado.atad la lb. rmn tin in v-htMiU and cradualpd from Indiana unlraraltji wllb hi**' honor* In ln»». anlarad immodlataljr upon ttw pcarttr* at laar ai Mrottaburi and rontlntird m ra.htn ihrra until mm Whlla llalna Ibarc h* aartrd two It rni» aa |.ruan> "tin# att»m*> of tba nittb jtidirlal rlprulf. on# Iprtn aa oanator from lb* dl.irtct rompoaad at Ibr rwtattn of Hark. Kroii and Jannlntfa mo*ad Naymonr Hi i«w* and i<raHrod law In all Iba murfa of Indiana In- iudin« Iba fadrrai ...urta ur to tba lima of bta atari lon aa J«d«a of Iba I*..ft Mb jodtrlai rlrrnlt In IMH

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DEATH IS THE RESULT ■ Gerhart Hessler Died This Morning at 4 O’clock from Injuries.

/ BURIAL ON SATURDAY Death Occurs Thirty Hours After Accident—Brother, John, Serious. The automobile accident of Monday evening. In which Jcmn Hessler, hi* | brother, Gerhart Hessler, and broUi-er-ln law, John Grund, were Involved. | proved fatal this morning to one of ihe number—Gerhart Hessler, who died at his brother's home, about two miles southwest of this city at I ; o'clock this morning from the effects jof the injuries be sustained lu the accident. Itetng in a critical condition from the Arst, the best of attention and ; medical service was given him. but with little avail. It was known that he was injured Internally, but at the early hour yesterday It was impossi ble to determine the extent. That It was serious enough to cause death was not believed at the time. However. Tuesday night is was noted that he was growing weaker and the . attending physician held out no hope* I for his recovery. Mr. Hessler sustained a broken shoulder blade, a dial oca i tlon of the shoulder and two ribs were broken, which pierced his lung Other - internal Injuries and severs sprains and contusions were contributor! causes. i His brother, John Hessler, arlth . whom Gerhart lived, was notified of his brother's death and broks down l completely. It la said that he has a high fever today and at times Is hf(Cwarrwve* n rwxe !•