Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1912 — Page 1

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PASSING OF i A PIONEER Peter Holthouse, Pioneer, Died at an Early Hour Today. AGE OF SEVENTY-ONE Was Second White Child Born in Washington ' Township. i In the of Peter Holthouse. sue. »ev< aty-one ye: ,8. the senior member of the clothing firm of Holthouse, Schulte & Company, Decatur lost ner oldest, active business man, he having spent his entire life in this county. i Mr. Holthouue had been at the point of oeath for several weeks, and his death. which occurred at 3:17 o’clock thia morning. ends a long period of illness with a complication of diseases Although well advanced in years, he was a remarkably well preserved niau, and continued active in business until the latter part ol the summer, when his health began to decline and his ap’••■arance on the streets and at his place of business became less frequent On August 18th his illness took a more serious turn and in spite of the best care and treatment, the decline -ince then became rapid. He was taken to West Baden for treatment but grew worse there and a return to his home was advised, being made with great difficulty on account of the serious stage which his case took at thia time. For the past two weeks he had beeu unable to take uoun»u m-ut and lor the past several days •i a* unconscious Mr. Holthouse was one of the best known meffSn the community, having : baps one of the widest acquaints:! eship of any in the county. His < oddition was anxiously inquired about from day to day and his death causes keen sorrow to those with 'horn he has been associated tor many years, in a business and social way. Mr. Holthouse Is truly one of the ; loscar residents of this community, being the second white child born in Washington township He was born m thia city, the date of his birth be ing October 13, 1841. He was mar tied la the st. Mary's Catholic church thia city, by Rev Father Von Snedler, November !>, 1174, to Mias Mary ('loss She was a daughter of John and Catherine Close and was the first whit-’ child born in Decatur. Her death or■■urred several years ago. Three children survive They are Gertrud*. •*na and Anthony Bernard, ail at home. Mr. Holthouse was a son of John I'-ernard and Catherine tMeskeri Holthouse. who were natives of Han over. Germany They came to Amer i«a before their marriage, coming to ibis country in 1838 The father land ed at New Turk in May. 1838. rems'ning there until the fail when he cam<to Bdam» county, locating on land In Washington township, near thia city He «u married at Fort Wayne, it 181?, and the subject of thl> •*>■(«< «aa one of the six children !>orn to ihem. The mother died in February. ** <*te age of fifty six y>*n>. an : the father in 1871, at the aanof sixty years The father Im roved two farms in Washington township, and . th” son. Peter, who was reared a farm er, remained on bin father's farm until reaching maturity H* was educated In both the Knghali and German lan gnages in the school* of thia city At his father's death he was made admin iatrator of his estate, which hr gitbse qurntiy pun baaed from the heirs In 1871 be rented his farm and moved tn Decatur, where he began clerking for the mercantile establishment of Nib ilek. Criwtord A Bona, before enter lug bualneea of hta o»n It was In IMS that Mr Holthouse ige-d to enter Into business for him •elf. and be and bls brother. John Holthouse, purchased the clothing buslneaa conducted by Nlblkk. Cra» . ford A Oompuny. the firm name bring thou changed 4<> Peter Holthouse A brother Peter Holthouse had sin '• **•• congmuously euge«*d in lothlng business, bls name being re tamed throughout the several chans-" lb partnership except for one year, when tie severed bis <oun"<t-uu with,

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| the store, in January of 1891, John I sold his interest to his brother, Peter, i who was sole proprietor until in JanuI ary ot 189-1, when he took as a part--1 ner, Henry Schulte, who is still associated with the firm. The firm name then changed to Peter Holthouse & I < onipany. When in the spring of 1898 [John Falk became interested therein, the name was changed to Holthouse, Schulte & Falk, remaining such until fall, when Mr. Holthouse severed his CONTIN’ £T ON PAGE THREE

SAFE AND SANE Was Hallowe en Observance _ —Rain Threw Cold I Water ( 0N THE PLANS Os The Fry—Also Mayor's Warning Held In Check The usual extreme of boisterous mischief and prank-playing accompanying the Hallowe en was conspicuous last evening for its absence. For once, Decatur passed a 'sane and comparatively-- sane" Hallowe'en. Whether the notice given by the Mayor to the effect that prosecutions would follow soap-marking and other pranks or whether the rain that kept up a steady downfall during the beat part of the evening, threw cold water on the plans made by the young Decaturites is a matter of conjecture—at any rate the citizens found very little disturbance manifest this morning. The greater part of the younger fry had to content themselves with a quiet Hallowe'en indoors with no further excitement than that created by masking and ’he carrying out of the Halloween amusements. There were scarcely any soap-marking made on the windows and what few there were, were washed away by the rain. Here and there a minor building was suddenly seized with moving spirits during the night and then suddenly disembodied in a strange and alien place as the midnight hour sounded the notes for the spirits to flee back to their accustomed abode, but even these were f?w, as It seems spirits are also Mverse to -walking out In the rain Sever J young boys in the south end of the city started out to do the town and continued on their depredations “•wiring" chairs, lawn swings and such goods until about nine thirty o'clock they came to a house where the owner was awaiting them. Five shots into the air sent the boys scurry ing for home and the depredations erased so Ur as that gnng was con earned About thirty or forty young boys ranging from ten to flf teen years In age combined strength last night ami the whole bunch started out to do things Howia er <on< ealment was impossible with so large u crowd and everybody saw them coming. The night | c)l-eman was hot o*, their trail for an hour or so and suoce.-ded In breakIng up th* bunch before they had accomi ltslutl a single tr‘..k. WAS LAID TO REST Ocdy of Daniel Yager interred in Maplewood. The I uncial of Daniel Yager, late of Huntington, *aa held thia afternoon at the Presbyterian church. In charge , the Kev -Gleiser, following the arrival of the body over the Erie railrued' I’oni Huntington. IntXrmmt look |dare in Maplewood eetnetery Mr Yager • former hotel ntan of this city. -oiidocting the Park hotel His dent It occurred at his late horie at Hunting urn. be l>cing found dead In m-d there Wednesday morning. Mr Vatter ,M * member of the order of The Eagle* and the local order attended the funeral la a body ■LEW UR CRU»RIR. (United Prows Service I Athens .Greers, Nov. I—(Special to Dally Democrat»“A Greek torpeuo uxt sank ths Turklah cruiser Beth Mbldelumb last ul«bl la <h> gulf of Salonika. according to dispatches receivM today *«■ ’•>" ,ir ’”* < <*| 1 masder The crulaer carried I crew of JfO

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Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, November 1,1912.

NARROWLY AVERTS A Fire Broke Out in the Will Krill Home in Bluffton Last Night. WELL KNOWN HERE Many Misfortunes Suffered by the Family in Past Year or Two. The uptlpping of a lamp on the table at the home of W. H. Krill and family on East Cherry street, last evening caused a tire whicli damaged the Interior to the extent of 310.0 U. The small daughter, Naomi, reached to the table to get a small article when an ironing board, which .was resting on the table over tipped the lamp onto the floor. A blaze soon sprang up as the oil flowed iron: the lamp and but for quick work of the eldest son, Hugh, would have caused serious damages. He managed to throw two buckets of water on the blaze before it got much headway and put it out. The carpet and wall in that corner of the room were badly burned and other articles damaged. It was not necessary to call out the fire department. Mr. Krill is well known here and has several relatives residing in this city, Mr. and Mrs. J. D Wisehaiipt and Mrs. Elias Crist. Considerable misfortune has visited tills t'amlly. Ixist summer one of the children was nearly electrocuted while playing with a companion, and during last sum mer also, several of the children were seriously sick with typhoid fever. RAIN INTERFERED But Geneva Meeting Was a Success Nevertheless— Judge Erwin Spoke. MADE GOOD SPEECH Four Automobiles from Here With Decatur City Band Attended Meeting. Four automobiles loaded with "un terrified democrats." and headed by the Decatur City band, braved the stormy weather Thursday night and traveled to Geneva, where they beard Richard K. Erwin, candidate for judge of the supreme court of Indiana, discuss the fvolitical issues Owing to the rains the torchlight procession could not t>e given but the enthusiasm was there just the same, and the red fire shining through the misty rain, the campaign borne tooting coni inn4u»ly and adEri* to thia the crowds of masqueraders celebrating Hallowe'en, made Il an occasion for that town. The Decatur iiaud, the Geneva band and the Jefferson township l and, furniaiied mush At 8 o'clock the crowd re; aired to the coliseum, where Judge Erwip wh Introduced by John !• Runyon. Judge Erwin said he was] always gladto return to Adams coun ty to discuss the political Itsuea, but | he could not tell them many things , tor It was here be learned democracy . The judge spoke for an hour and a' half and though the streets were filled with the noise from the gay masquer aders. the crowd remained In the hall, listening intently to every word spok ruby the learned jurist. The demo crais of Geneva and Wabaah township are sell orgatdai'd. and they will roll up their share of the majority for Wil son. lUlstou. Erwin, Elitmiham and the rest of the ANTICS WERE FATAL. (I'nited Press Service) Indiana polls. Ind. Nov. I—(Special to Daily Democrat)- His Identity hid den by n mask which he wore, one of a party of lUtloween dev Ilers, an un Identified man waa drowned In the canal bori* Isa* night and efforts tn find his body today have ftdled. al though many people last night wit nossed his aAtlce. None seemed to kno*. however, bow he got Into the water

DEATH OF BABE. The home of Mr. and Mrs. George Glass on North Second street was wrapped in sorrow this morning, when their infant daughter, Melba Alberta, born Thursday, passed away at 4 o’clock this morning. This was the first-born child in the family, and the sorrow over its demise is exceedingly great. A short funeral service was held this afternoon at the home and burial took place at the Decatur cemetery. ——c K. OF C. NOTICE. Monday, November 4th. regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus. At this meeting the newly elected officers will take their seats. Give them a good start by attending this meeting. COURT HOUSE NEWS Decree of Quiet Title Rendered in Straus-Anderson Case. CASE IS DISMISSED And New Case is Filed—Saturday Last Day of the Term. Senator Barret of Fort Wayne, representing the Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Railway company; Attorney ’ John J. McGregor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Judge Walter Olds of Fort Wayne, the Cleveland Trust coni pany, creditors of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, were in the city this ' afternoon conferring with the receiver and attorneys for ' the interurban company, relative to reaching some agreement in the matter of the claims of their several clients. The sale bill of Rebecca Jackson. . administratrix of the Daniel Jackson {estate, was approved. I'pon petition J the sale of personal property at private sale was ordered, without notice, for cash. j Milton Miller, attorney ’or Bnrt I Mangold, has filed suit against Frank Schirmeyer et al., demaud. 850, for sewer assessment on lot owned by defendants. The Btracvs Bros. Co. vs J Rom Anderson et quiet title Cause i dismissed as to J. Ross Anderson. 1 Proof of publication of notice to non residents filed. Default of all defendants. Cause submitted Judgment and decree quieting title to lands In plaintiff. Costs against plaintiff Minnie Prange vs. W. H. FleddvrJohann et al. Appearance by Erwin for plaintiff. The Pearson Cigar Co. vs. Frank McConnell Appeal ante by DeVoss for defendant. Rule to answer. The case of Jacob Atx et al. against Charlea H. Sprunger et al, was dismissed and costa paid Tlie Adams County Her aMOclatton committee on resolution* on the death of Albert O. Marsh rationed to th« court today. The resolutions were adopted and spread of record on a , page of the order book dedicated u ( this. Saturday Is the last day of the September term of court. Two waeka' j vacation will follow. Real eetate transfers- Menno H Wittwer es al to Jacob W Tablet et al. I acre of Washington tp„ U3<>o: ( harles II Walters et al. to J. Earl Butler et al„ lot BU>. Decatur, 137"'*. ( V. S of A to Samuel Head, 4*» acre*, I’nio nip, patent deed; Michael Miller, guardian, to Valentine H Grim. I acre, Washington tp DECATUR CIRCUIT. Bervicro Saturday evening at the| Washington church; Sunday mornlog nt Beulah; Sunday evening at Pleas ant Valley. RKV THOMPSON Misa Luvila Hackman returned tbit morning to St. Johns Rhe spent the night with Miss Kbrther Koenvtnaan

BOWLING LEAGUE • The Formation of the Bowling League Was Completed Last Night, SIX TEAMS ARE IN . ■^■.11 I And the First Game of the League Series Will be Played Monday. I The formation of the bowling league which will represent Decatur the coming season in games here and in other cities occurred Thursday night at the Harting alleys. Six teams of players, of five members each, are now enrolled in the league, and it is thought that within the next few days there will be two more teams ready to enroll. The teams already in are the Alley team. White Stag teem, Jersey team, Holty's Case team, High School team, and the Democrat team. it is believed that the clerks will enter the league soon. A game was played last evening between the Alleyteam and White Stag team, In which the latter were beaten by a total score of 207 pins. The first league game will be played here among the different teams of the league on next Monday. Bowling for several years past In decadence in this city has taken an impetus since the establishment of the alleys here and every night sees a couple of teams play a fast gatne. HORSE RAN OFF I And John Oswalt Was Run Over by Buggy Which ■ Was Loaded Heavily. PAINFULLY HURT Badly Bruised Face and Body—Hand Cut Severely —Horse Ran Home. — John Oswalt, the veteran watchman at the Line street crossing of the Clover ixrnf railroad, was painfully Injured late Thar May evening when his horse started up without warning and ran over him with the buggy. Earlier in the day he and Nathan Roop made a trip into tte country ( to secure some apples and return<*d to town and drove to the Roop home on Elm street, where they started to ( unload part Os the apples Mr. Roop went to the rear of the buggy and Mr Oswalt step|H*d out and stood between the wheels. The horse was in sight of Its barn and It Is supposed It start■ed for It without a command Mr. Oswalt was knocked down by the rig and run over with the her wheels The horse ran on home He re<-eived a badly bruised face, his right hand was torn and lacerated, and a great number of bruises were on bls body IBs advanced age awkea' the case more serious than otherwise It would lie A physicians services were necessary for hint AWOuT THE SICK. George Gunaett la in receipt of the good news of the safe arrival of his !wlfe at Pleasanton. Ksn Rhe accotn panieti her mother, Mrs Green Merry-j man to her home there. In the hope that the s hange of rllmate would prove beneficial to her health Rhe Stood the trip well, according to wo|d received here Mr, Gunaett will hold 'a sale on the twenty first ol this month and will join his wife there. | Whether they will decide to make their permanent home there is still • undetermined Mrs. Anton Krumenaker, who has been In feeble health for some time, is ' growing weaker and can scarcely get 1 about John Reiter w|U arrive tomorrow from bia trip aa travsllu salesman, 'and will spend Hun day with hit fam HF.

UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Bill Hobbs let fall th’ remark tothar day befor his old maid sistur went t’ th' club thet if wimun got t’ vote they'd hev t’ pay poll tax. There hezn't been half th' suffragettin* la Snooksville since then. Th' club ladles thet day it is sed, commenced t' talk more about how t’ make presurves and water melon plkels. BEAUTIFY DECATUR Mr. McDougall, Landscape Gardener of Fame, Here After Business. — DOES GREAT WORK I Will Arrange Details of Mrs. I , Daniel’s Lawn and May • Secure Other Work. s > C. M. McDougall, landscape gardener from Indianapolis, and one of 1 the best in the entire country, and T i , J. Kelly, also of Indianapolis, and also 1 interested In this great work of beau- > tifying the world in general and the > state of Indiana particularly, are here . loday. Mr. McDougall will have - charge of improving the grounds surrounding the Mrs. Daniel home on i North Second street and it is probable i that he will have other contracts of f this iknd In this city, for much interi eat has been manifested in his work by the citizens of Decatur. Mr. Warhug and others will have Mr. McDoug- , all look after beautifying Decatui ■' homes and there is a probability that the city may be Induced to have him complete the work at the city plaut, where a park is being constructed. ; Mr. McDougall has a contract for the landscape gardening at the Stot>-n | Fletcher estate at Indianapolis, where I a quarter million dollars is being ex- ( landed in that work alone.

J?g|*feyy /i| b si *1 R i J~ JTR <* * A »? It >B I 1 |7 ” U |x _■' , j It ® .i LEW G. ELLINGHAM. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. Foil M-n-tury ut Mate *!■«• Hemo-mta have honored ih« promt In enmlient by « nomination for a wud tertn for many yearn > prtor Io hl» «*lwth4i to the otlh •• ft* which he ntmln ten* been nottilnnlml Mr Kllln«li»n» wn» |hil>ll»iht <<f the ftaxutwr Item--<-mt. I’tirinM two mnipnlgne lie *«• « memlier ot the Mute ■•mitnlttee nf hie |Mtrt) nml prior tn thet w»« prrMilent of the |ten»«*rntb' Mate Kill torlal nnMM-latlon. He la widely popular, both |ier«onaily and an an ndi rial An »e< rr<ary of etale he han rendered moat rffi< lent eer*ke and hne turned Into the |xil>ll<' treaaury many tbouaanda of dot lam more than an» of hie ptedwraaorw

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THEIR OWN JURY Ten or Twelve Boys Act as Their Own Jury and Fix Their Own Fines. IN FRANKFORT, IND. After Hallowe’en Pranks of Thursday Night—Will be Sentenced Today. (United Press Service) Frankfort, Ind., Nov. I—(Special to I Daily Democrat I —Ten or twelve boys, I ranging in age from seventeen to I twenty years, charged with destroying property in the celebration of 'Hallowe'en unwittingly tried their own J cases in mayor's court and convicted ' themselves. After they told of rej moving porch furniture and committing other acts of vandalism, they were told they were to act as the jury in the case against a man charged with the malicious destruction of i property. The accused man was asked ques- ' tions pertaining to such acts as the ! boys had committed, the prosecutor asking the questions, the boys not I knowing that the case had been "fixed" by the mayor. Each boy was re--1 qulred to fill out his verdict. Some favored making the man pay for the ' projierty he had destroyed, others that I the property should be returned in good order, and others held the man should be made to pay for replacing ■ the property. Two of the boys favored a fine and one a jail sentence. After the verdicts were read. Mayor Edmonds informed the boys they had tried their own cases, and fixed their own punishments. oAt the meeting of the society Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. C. Sutton. I the Presbyterian ladies made further arrangements for their bazaar for the first week in December, and after attending to other business, had a splen- | did social good time.