Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1912 — Page 1

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| file statements ——— ■ Democratic and Republican ■ Organization Treasur- ■ ers Give Accounting. I OF MONEYS HANLDED I During Recent Campaign— S Democrats Have slOl.lO ■ Balance—Others None. H| Rudolph Schug, treasurer of the M democratic central committee and ■ William 'l' Waggoner, treasurer of th.. HS an central committee. | lin ,. ■ Hi with the county clerk their state ■ Edits of all receipts ami expenditures ■ of the county organization during B the recent campaign. This gives B some additional Information, of interB est to the public, besides the indiv i B dual statements of expense filed some B time ago by the various candidates, as B published. ■ Mr Schug's report covers the time B from Dec. 11. 1911 to Nov. 5, 1912. The B balance now in the treasury of the ■ Inmocrats, is slOl.lO, with outstand ■ ing claims amounting to $35.>. When ■ he took the office the balance on ■ hand was $187.90, and he received B from various sources. $740. making a H total receipt of $927 90. The greater B °f ,he receipts was from the as ■ wssments made against each cand; B ■ .1. AM. Adair, W. .1. Archbold and B Stephen Fleming each paid sl'*c T ■ H. Baltzell, $75; P. A. Macklin and T B 1 Durkin, each SSO; and other candiB smaller sums in proper!*™* ti .. ■ amount expended included s.’7 on out ■ standing claims when he took his off ■ ire, and 799.80 on orders since These B included payments for advertising. ■ rent, stamps, livery and auto hire, eb . ■ Itemized in full. ■ William T. Waggoner, of the Rep- ■ itblkan organization gives a brief ac- ■ count. He received nothing, paid out ■ nothing, and has nothing remaining ■ What it better in such a case (here I are no outstanding claims UNION SERVICE i Will be Observed Thanksgiving Evening at the Evangelical Church. THE REV. GLEISER Will Deliver an Appropriate Sermon—Program Given in Full. Ths annual union Thanksgiving service* will be held this year at the Evangelical church at 7f30 o’clock Thursday evening It is hoped that •II will be able to be present and enjoy this service. A thank offering will ** taken to be distributed among the ehnrehee for benevolent purpose* In our city. The Rev. W. H. Clslser of •he Presbyterian church will deliver •he sermon, instead of the Re' T I. Jones of the Baptist church, who «•• •• Brat appointed to do so. On account of his removal from the city be is unable to be here at this time The following program will be given: Organ ITelude “Holy, Holy*'—Choir. Scripture Leeton- Re v. L. <*. Het- i sort. invocation—Rev L- W Love "Count Your meetings"-4'ongr.Kn Uon. Prngldentt Proclamation Rev. R 1» Remana. • “Praise the laird All Ye Nations'Chair. Sermon—Rev W. H. Ulelscr. Somebody"—Congregation Thanh Offering “America"—Congregation Benediction—Rev J. H. RIIIIMD P. Feynolds. w**> has been hero •»** Old Hom* Week, and also at•■tided his regimental reunion prior to •«** at Pendleton, left tbit morning for Fort W»>M He will visit there •hies or f OUP Mn d then go Solomon City, Kaos. He *IR be 'b«e a week or to and will then go to Me homo at Noble. Okla

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jl MOVE to new home. Milton Hower Take, Possesslon-Er. Wlna Plans Unformed. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin, who have told their home on Fourth street to •'D and Mrs. Milton Hower, who will I now take possession, have stored their goods for the present. They left to- ) n °?, n f ° r North Manc bester where with their cousin, Mrs. Pugh. Mrs. Erwin will remain there for a week or ’ * hlle Mr ' Brwln Boes to Chicago. I "hat their plans for the future will be are still unformed, but they will probably spend the winter here, unless Mrs. Erwin's sister, Mrs. Florence Callow, who has been ill, and is now somewhat better, shows more decided > improvement. 1 ——o ——_ COURTHOUSE NEWS I ... • Cook Divorce Case Set for December 14—Grist of t Marriage Licenses. WAS ISSUED TODAY Petition for Sale of Holthouse Personal Estate Was Granted. Moses Kimble, living west of Geneva. was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Kelly, on a grand Jury indictment for assault and battery on his six year-old son, Levi Kim ble, May 11th. He is said to have given the child a severe beating. He could not give the SIOO bond and is in Jail. The Inventory of Ben M. Smith, administrator of the Robert E. Smith estate, was approved. Anthony B. Holthouse, administrator of the Peter Holthouse estate, was granted right to sell personal property for cash on market without notice. Upon petition of Abraham Habegger, guardian of Noah Stauffer, be was given authority to pay wedding expenses of ward to the amount of S4O. Minnie L. Daniel, guardian of Marie M. Daniel et al., filed petition for sale ‘ of real estate and to reinvest funds In other real estate. Marriage licenses Cleo May Mosure, born March 13, 1895. daughter of Jvhn Mosure, to wed Norman Sylvester Stalter, farmer, born February 9. 1888. son of William F. Suiter; Opal Blanch Heffner, daughter of Henry Heffner, to wed Joseph Hiram Mosser, carpenter, hern January 24, 1884. son of Jonathan Mosser, Miss Heffner did not know her exact age. but made affidavit that she was more than 18 years old. ignore Brown, born February 18,1854, of Geneva, daughter of Jose >h H. Bro«n, to wed Vernon Cowan. railroad agent of Tnlondale, born January 8. 1888, son of John W. Cowan Maud Ayres, born May 8. 189 J. daughter of Alfred Ayres, to wed Sherman Archer, farmer, born June jB. hko. wn of David Archer, Alta Lea Rrvnn, born March 13. 1891, daughter of Finley Bryan, to wed William Burke, farmer, son of John J. Burke. The sixth marriage license issued today *•* i * ar,h Wl,w * r of Berne. born Fsbrnary 22. HM. ler of Christian Wltwer. to wed John a Utuckey. farmer, bom January 24 .< «<•» Mary Opllgrr. Plaintiff In divorce suit against Lawtsaeo E Opllger filed motion to strike out a port of the .’"Xrnpl.m. ni-d by .be defendant This was sustained and exceptions were taken by the defendant. He *m gZed ten day. -me bill of exrep tlons A motion was also fl, ed by »h. plaintiff •<> make crosscomplaint more speclflc fUmuel Cook di yore* answer «o crow complaint Bled b , plaimllT Ret December 14th. i. .he case of William A. ■«' lor vs William ». |U " ‘ Li.tna anil sale of •*•> ltd n*g for the •>’•"“'* *“ ,hl “ find. ng for Rachel Dailey ’ h '‘ f r ’mdent io pay •>•*•• » nd lb * t InM X WUI r’»l eeute to *** T. and legarlce Finding also X utllasß Dailey. MR ' h “ - »*• «

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Decatur, Indiana. Wednesday Evening, November 27, 1912.

SHE DRANK IODINE Mrs. Lawrence Shaw of Bluffton, a Former Adams County Girl ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Prompt Action Saved Her Life and She is Now Getting Better. Mrs. Lnwrnce Shaw of Bluffton, a former Adams county girl, who drank iodine to commit suicide Sunday evening. is reported much She is getting along nicely and is able to be up and about her home. The iodine was gotten out of her stomach before a sufficient amount w-as absorbed to prove dangerous. Mrs. Shaw x has many relatives here who will be pleased to hear of her recovery. A dispatch to the Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette said of the affair: "Mrs. Ijiwrence Shaw, aged 17, attempted to commit suicide at her home in the southern part of the city by drinking a half-pint of lodine. She is not yet entirely out of danger as the drug sometimes has serious effects several days after it Is administered. The cause for her attempt was some slight domestic difficulty which seemed of more than usual consequence to her for the reason that she is in a very delicate condition. Her mother saw her set down the empty bottle after drinking the con- : tents and called a doctor, who admini istered emetics and used a stomach ' pump, removing most of the drug. Il is possible, but not likely, that enough was absorbed to produce serious results later. Mrs Sha* was formerly Miss Clincey Wolf, of Adams county, and she was 17 on the 9th of last October. Shaw is 22. They were married last April. LAST SAD RITES 'Performed This Afternoon for Fred S. Vaughn— Body Arrived Today. FROM EVANSTON. ILL. Suicide Probably Due to Derangement of Mind—Left Note for Wife. The body of Fred 8. Vaughn, the former Decatur young man. who committed suicide Monday evening at the home in Evanston. HI., arrived here thia gjornUMt at five o'clock over the Erie railroad, tne train oeing several ho'.irw late. Accompanying the body were the frief-strlcken widow and son. Cred*, and the widow's brother. iTtarlee N. Christen of this dir. who was called to Evanston, Monday evening by the death message The cortege was met at the train by a large number of relatives, and also by eommitteee from the local Knights of Pythias and Elka of which lodges the deceased was a member, and who accomi*nled the body to the Charles N. Christen home, corner of Monroe and Tenth streets. Here the body lay in state nutil 2:30 o'clock •hto afternoon. when the funeral services were conducted at the home. The Rev George c. Owen, of the Christian church, with which Mr Vaughn became identified In youn« boyhood, officiated Interment took place at Map lewood cemetery Among out of town relatives In at tendance, were Elmer Vaughn of An gols, father of the deceased; a brother. Clyde Vaughn; a sistar, Mrs. Jesse Mneaner. and her husband. »mer of Angela. Dttalis of Death. The details of the unfortunate orcurrence were in the main as given Since going to Evanston, fit. In Match. Mr Vaughn had been employ cd as a lintotype operator at the otAre of the Index Comnany at Evans ion. HI . until **** •**“ * U * n ' without anything to warrant the (Conoanm on mge t)

DEATH OF CHARLES HOUK BABE. Funeral Will be Held at Hoagland Tomorrow Morning. Mrs. John Houk this morning received word 3r the death of Hurry, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houk, nt Auburn, formerly of north of this city. The Auburn Courier says: “Harry Lawrence Houk, fifteen-months-01.l son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houk, i died at 9:30 Tuesday forenoon. During his entire life the child had been In poor health. The exact cause of • death was not learned. Besides a father and a mother, little Harr; awrence leaves a sister, Hettle Ann, aged four, and a brother, James, aged two." The body will be brought this afternoon to the home of the babe's grandfather, Samuel Houk, north of ‘ this city and the funeral will be held : Thursday morning at the Antioch . church at Hoagland. The father is i engaged In the shoe business with his brother .Lew Houk, at Auburn. > I SUSTAINS MATRON Executive Board of Marion Orphans’ Home Attaches no Blame to THEIR MISS FLEMING Local Children’s Guardian Board Received Letter from Committee. I Marion, Ind., Nov. 27—The execu--1 tlve board of the Grant County Or- | plians’ Home association in a report • made public Tuesday denies charges made recently by the Grant coun»y ■ board of children's guardians and the ■ Grant county board of charities and corrections that children of the Grant county orphana’ home have been punished in an unreasonable manner. i > Miss Fleming, the matron of the or- | phanage, fs upheld as competent and uniformly kind to their wards, but on account of recent publicity, the executive board states Miss Flemings i resignation has been in the hands of the association for some time and will be accepted. During the time Miss Fleming has been matron of the Grant county orphans' home, with from 85 to 75 wards, only 18 cases of corporal punishment administered to children have been reported. The board finds the punishment was deserved and was not unduly or unreasonably severe. Mrs. D. D. Heller, president of the Adams county board of children's guardians, received a letter thia morning from the acting secretary of the federated clubs of Marion, In which the gist of the above article waa set out. She stated that a careful Investigation had been made, and that the » board fully exonorated Miss Fleming . This news Is received with gratifies- , tlon by the member* of the local , board, who have always regarded Miss ' Fleming as an ideal superintendent. The secretary also said that they could find no evidences of mismanage ' mmt. but that the home woudi be ghrI en better attention than ever. NEVIN MUSICAL PROGRAM. , Given In Regular Period at the High School. A program from lhe American com poser, Kthelbert Nevin, was given , Tueaday In the regular music period , at the Mgh school, thauavaa much enjoyed. The following waa rendered Love Song—llano Hope Hoffman 1 Twilight—Vocal Ruth PaHerson Narcissus Plano -Bra* Houk. Barohetta—llano- Erma Houk. Child's Verse— Vocal- Cecil Andrews Goodnight—Plano—Crystal Kern Country nance—Plano Duet—Lillian Rice, Reba Quinn WARREN VS. DKCATUR. The Warren high school basket ball team Will meet the Decatur high school team in the Decatur hall Fri day evaMng A stiff game la promised as the trams are very evenly matched The first naiue will be played between lhe two local freshmen teams and will begUi at 7:30 o'clock. The second game between the visitors , and the itsels will be called at 8:16 I o'clock. Everyone should see the game Come. |

DEATH OF CHARLES HOUK BABE.

BUYS HOME HERE Dr. H. G. Boyd of Converse Purchases Chalmer Schafer Home in This City. DEAL CLOSED TODAY — 'I f ( Will Probably Move Here in February—Consideration $8,500 —Fine Home. I ' | Tlie handsome residence property of ' Chalmer C. Schafer, on Monroe street,, , one of the most modern and complete ' dwellings in this city, was today sold jto Dr. H. G. Boyd of Converse, Ind., the consideration being $8,500. The deal has been under consideration and practically closed for several days, and Dr. Boyd and his advisor, Mr. Stillwell, a live wire real estate man from Converse, arrived Tuesday evening. The deal was closed this morning and the transfer duly made. Dr. Boyd was formerly a dentist at Converse, but beI llevlng that the indoor life did not agree with him he secured the ap- ■ polntment as inspector of weights and ' measures for Grant county and has ' . for several years served in that capacity. He is well-to-do, and one of the prominent men of that locality. Possession of the house here will be given February Ist and it is quite likely that Mr. Boyd’will move his family here at that time, when the Schafers I will occupy their new home on Secl ond street. Dr. Boyd's family consists of a wife and two children. He is a . young man and will be welcomed as a resident of this community. When interviewed this morning he expressed himself as being delighted with this i city and its people and as he now owns ■ one of the finest homes n the city, he . will no doubt soon be one of us. He I looks like a booster and will be wel- ; corned by the men who do things here as one of their members. HERE FOR BURIAL i i ■, 0 r Remains of Mrs. James ( i Thompson Arrived Today from Ft, Wayne. it I FUNERAL THURSDAY i i - — Will be Held at the Evangelt ical Church—Was 11l ; Long. i - - J The cortege accompanying the re . mains of Mra. Mary Thompson, wife of James Thompson of thia city, from ' Fort Wayne arrived thia afternoon at 1 1:11 over the O R. A I. The body I waa taken to the home In this city. ■ where It will lie until Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock when the funeral will be held from the Evangelical , church. Mra Thompson has been ailing for five months from a complication of dl- , seasea, and some time ago waa guk-n to Fort Ways* by her huaband. where 1 they made their temporary residence, that Mra. Thompson could be given medical treatment by specialists there. Her death occurred Tuesday morn ' Ing at •:ffo o'clock at the home of her 1 daughter. Mrs J. F. Albright. Fort Wayne. Rhe wm sixty fiva years, four months and twenty nine days of age I She I* survived by a husband and six children Mrs EL. Hulse. Union 'rity; John Thompson. Decatur; Mrs IJ. C. Clifford, Mra J M Albright. Mrs H. V- Mann and Charles Thompson, all of F>rt Wayne There are ten grand children and three great grandchll drvm W R. C. Notice. Ths W. R C will hold a called maeti Ing thia evening at 7 o'clock to make arrangements to allend the funeral of Mrs Thompson, wbo waa n member i——— •nte ladles Os the M E churrh al Pleasant Mills will make ThankaTv ■ Ing eve. November 27« h. aery pleaaan* for everybody who wlahaa to attend ( by having a church fair and giving a free entertainment, and beat of all. i «M be the sooner, whleh they will i serve for $0 rente; nl«o Ire < ream and 'cake Evoryhndy invited to come aad | have a good time

REV. ROBERT N. BALL Os Lebanon Will Speak at Baptist Churcn Sunday. Bev. Robert N. Ball of Lebanon will ba here to conduct the services Sunday morning and eveniug at. the Baptist church. Rev. Ball, who has just closed a successful service as pastor of the Baptist church at. Lebanon, will come as a candidate for the pastorate here, succeeding the Rev. T. L. Jones, who resigned to enter a new field. » Rev. Ball Is said to be a good preacher and excellent worker in all lines of his calling, and the local congregation anticipates his coming with pleasure. The Rev. Jones and family left Tuesday noon for Bedford, where (they will live. Rev. Jones will be dls- ' trlct evangelist with headquarters at I Bedford. LECTURE COURSE! One Hundred Tickets Must Still be Sold by the Senior Class TO MAKE SUCCESS Financially—Next Number is Lecture bv Professor Sylvester Long. The second number of the lecture course given b ythe high school sen-1 tors will be a week from tomorrow I evening, December sth, at the opera house. This will be a lecture by Sylvester Long, the noted lecturer. The seniors still have one hundred | i'tickets left which they must sell bei' fore they can make a financial sue- j i cess of their lecture course. The peo-. pie of Decatur have not responded ■ so readily as they have other years, and there is no reason why. The en- ! tertainers are secured this year, as | last, from the Colt Lyceum bureau, one of the best in existence, and the ' list includes the strongest and best in their line. The lecture course brings to the ; very doors of our homes, the finest and best in literature, art, music and all that contributes to the higher and better life, and the citizens should be eager to grasp it All who have not secured, a ticket may get one from the class It Is a duty that the citizens owe to themselves, as well as to the growth and upbuild of the school and city .to take advantage of the opportunities offered by this lecture course. Professor Long is one of the ablest lecturers on the platform today, and from every place where he is heard, comes words of the highest praise. A press notice from The ljuitern, the Ohio State University newspaper, says of his appearance there: “The address by Prof. Sylvester A. fx>ng of Dayton in the chapel Friday was one of the finest lectures given here this year. The lecture was a popular one, entitled. "Drop It.” It was humorous, yet pathetic prawntai tlon of life. At one moment the hall would resound with applause; at the I nezt, the audience would be breathless while the speaker would arise in a flight of oratory. Mr. Ixmg ia indeed a man of rare ability, and of wonderfully attractive delivery, as ia witnessed by the way his lecture was received \by hi* audience, The Y. M C. A. was' 'fortunate In securing such an .able man to address the student body." AYRtS-ARCHER NUPTIALS. Sherman Archer of Pleasant Mills, son of Mr and Mrs David Archer, and Miss Maud Ayrea. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Alfred Ayres, of near Monroe, were quietly married at high noop todpy •• the United Brethren parsonage by the Rev L. W lx»ve. The couple will re«ld« on a farm near Pleasant Milla Both are favored with pleasant traits that mak" them favorites with their large number of friends, and they begin their new life with all good wishes. RETURN PROM EAST. Mr. and Mra. Oscar Fritzlnger of Root township returned this after noon from so rztended visit In the east They left here September IS, and have been visiting at l>higbton. Pa. and other cities of that statq, with reljplvM. that having been Mr. Fritxlngvr's boyhood home He went for the benefit of his health, and Is now somewhat better.

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BEING AN OLD MAID Has Some Benefits—Evangelist J. Bennett Will Tell About Them SATURDAY EVENING Musical, Supper and Lecture Will Close Week’s Services Here. Being an old maid has some benefits and Evangelist J. Bennett, who has I been conducting a three weeks' evan- • gelistic service here at the Christian church, will tell about them. This ! will be the theme of his humorous lecture to be given Saturday evening at the church. On this evening there will be a triple combination of events, and for this a fee of twenty-five cents will be charged. The members are now selling the tickets and everybody is invited to get one. The evening's events will include a supper, a musical and this lecture. The supper will be given by the-la-dies in the Krick building, corner of Monroe and Third streets, from 5:30 to 7:30 o'clock. The scene will then change to the church at 7:30 o'clock, where a musical program will be given by the best musical talent from all the churches. The climax of the evening, however, will be the humorous i lecture on the rich subject, "Benefits of Being and Old Maid." The entire evening will be one of great pleasure, and all should make it a point to attend. The evangelist is giving excelI lent sermons with good results and all . are invited to attend. Announcement of j the subjects Is given in another place I in this paper. CHICKEN POT-PIE. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Monroe M. E. church will serve a chicken pot-pie supper and hold their bazaar sale Saturday. November 30. An invitation is extended to all. FOR LEGISLATION W. A. Kunkel, District Chairman, Attends Meeting in Indianapolis TO DISCUSS MATTERS He is in Favor of Laborers’ Compensation Act—lt May be Passed. W. A. Kunkel, district chairman of the Eighth congressional district, returned from Indianapolis, where he went to attend a met ting of the state committee. The purpose of the meet- | ing was to discuss pending legislation. At the meeting w-re Governor Marshall, vice president elect, and Ram uei M. Ralston, the governor-elect » Mr. Kunkel has been in favor of a laborer's compensation act, or pension act, and has been bvndlug all of his efforts since the election to get the organization to push this measure through the legislature. As a result at the meeting Saturday It waa agreed that thia bill, with the public utilities bill and several others would be pushed through The Idea of Mr. Kunkel In this bill is that every one who has been a residmi of Indians for a number of years and wbo has gotten to a point where be can no longer support himself or family, but is deserving, should receive a pension. THANKSGIVING SERVICE* At ths Bobo, Ptessant Mills and Salem Churches. Thanksgiving services will be held at the V. B. church at Bol>o al 10'30 a. m, Rev. Tumbleson preach In* the sermon; at the Baptist church at Pleasant Milla at 8:00 p. m, with the pastor of the M E. churrh occupying the pulpit, and at Raiem at 7:30 p m A cordial invitation to extended to ail to attand these services.