Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1913 — Page 1

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gPHILIP KOOS DtAI KPhilip Koos, Prominent Fai mer of St. Marys TownIship, Succumbs. AS ILL LONI iderwent Two Operation -Died Last Night At Eleven O’clock. 1 the death of Philip Koos, whit urred at eleven o'clock last nig! its home, St. Marys township la of her prominent farmers. M >s has been ill several years, at Ing this time underwent two ope ns, which failed to give permanet sf. The last was about a year agi what was thought to be a paralys he gall duct lr, Koos was a native of Tuaca s county, Ohio, but came to th: nty with his parents, John F. an y Koos, when he was quite yout would have been sixty-three year next April 2’. Ho I U> Miss Sarah A. Jackson, and to thei I 1 born one s-n. .h sse. of S rys township. After her death, h ' married to Miss Mary Middleto: > is still living. After his marria Koos settled on a firm in S rys township, and later sold it t brother, then purchasing a part < old homestead where he lived undeath. i. are deceased. Those living, ar Ee and Jpcob Koos, Margar- , Maria Koos, and Rebekah Jas'all living in the vicinity of the. ital home. B funeral has been set for Sund. ing at ten o'clock at the M F ■Jj at Rlvarre. Rev Hochstedl. officiate. Burial at Mt. Tab*, tery. THE GRAND JURY ■I tich Convenes Feb. 2 ir ells County Will Inves- ■ tigate Murder OF SAMUEL T. PURDY *. Lee Held Without Bail—- ■> Claims Self-defense and ! Feigns Insanity. Th. Bluffton News says: USMbhn I***, arrested Thursday after noon., shortly after he shot and killed T. Purdy, foreman of the Sroom at the factory of the Red Manufacturing company, will be i the county Jail without oppor tunlly to furnish bond, (tending a grand Jury investigation on the au thortty of a warrant issued by Coroner Hermstn Thoma. whose discoveries warrar’ him binding Lee over to the Wsfls « . uuty grand Jury TM» was the information given out following an investigation Jointly Thursd evening by Coroner Thoma ■ ■ Attorney I,** F Sprague . of Hart' i Uy, who was hen- several hoars. ind-lMiputy Prose* it Ing Attorney Darker These three official* * ,tll Marshal Charles Pieroe and Deputy Sheriff Fred Ad •ma, th> two officer* who took John l*e an-i wife- In charge Thursday. ,tuu> an h "" r w,,h *** n< the Jail Thursday night. In an effort to MB more of the detail* of the shoot I and the incident* leading up to it Bewspniw<r mm also were pre* Mt Le* 41.1 some tallkng. In a disjoint ■•4 BB»' r * n ‘> Indicated that **tf(lefeasaßiay be one of the contentions to establish An insanity rents probable t the conference of the woeutlns Itforney Nprnffue If them would be a request Ing of a apecial grand jury, tod that he did not consider 'hi* nHbnaary. since there would be a rogubr grand Jury convened nt the February term of court. February Ind, throe work" from next Monday, and th* fas murder investigation will be uooducted by that body. Thia will bn the first grand Jury summon*! light the term of Judge W H. Klcb

h ont, and will !>*■ th'- ‘' ret drawn by .U the new jury conitnissiouers, M. A. Spake and W. H, Rupright. Mrs. Lee, who was held in jail onthe 'heory of a guilty knowledge of the < rlme, ano also because It was said sho had made threats on Mrs. Purdy's !lf« was released Thursday night. It It not known whether she will be held n-sponsible in any way for the murder. It is said that her husband usually folp lowed her dictates, and that it is the belief that she may have Incited him (p It It Is said both had gained the irons Prewion wherever they went that they ‘••re being persecuted and therefore lad trouble everywhere with neighbor*. They were also drawn into court with their relatives, over the title to some land, which the Lees tCoutnruee on rage 2) ich - fht : FINAL SUMMONS nd er- I n! Calls Veteran Lewis H. So, s s Purdy to Tenting Ground ar of Eternity. tit nd *A SHORT ILLNESS in ed " He Passed Away Without Learning of Son’s Death g* —Funeral Monday. Jt - to ' of The final summons for Veteran Lew, *•1 » H. Purdy, the aged resident of First street, who has been at the point of if- d» h for several days, came Friday n ‘ af’-raoon at 4:15 o’clock, when he Pt ii -ed away ouletly and peacefully K ter a several days' serious illness. ' ir The Purdy home has been sadly Stricker indeeti; in the past two days, hav•y t.c had a double burden of sorrow K p! i «d upon it. In the sudden death w o! the eldest child and son. Samuel T.! of Purdy, whose murder at Bluffton oc-et-Ted only the day before. The father, who was unconscious at the ts time, passed away without ever learnI •. of the Mon's death, being thus happily spared the sorrow. Mr. Purdy hus long been familiar to thff citizens of Decatur, and though n in frail health for some time, he ha* been able to frequently be down town.' the past several weeks. Illa last serious illness began a week age Fridxy, when he contracted the grip. Mr. Purdy was a native of Ucking >o«nty, Ohio, where he was born Jan-1 f u»-v 25, 1«38. He was a son of Dr.! Theodore and Mrs Sarah Lewi* Purdy. I When he was quite a young boy, the _ --. ly moved to Van Wert county, 0. 1 Flft? seven years ago they became residents of Monmouth, this county, l * hero the father practiced his profession. and later moved to Nortl ManChester, Indiana. There the subject of this sketch enlisted, when the civil vv broke out, in Company c. Forty-| r- ».venth Indiana regiment, serving d thro «h the war. After the war the e 'ans.ly came to Allen county, and It d «s» there that Mr. Purdy's marriage e took plaoff to Miss Sarah Tucker April I*- JJ 1171. In Allen county the eldest * son. Samuel Theodore Purdy, was I- torn The family then went to Monr roeville, where Mr. Purdy was em- * ployed a* teamater, and then to Wils <n;». wh-re he worked at the sawmill, moving to thia city twenty year* t aee . where they have lived since in r >oun< manhood. Mr Purdy' learned a the renter's trade, at which he * worked for sons time. I Fire children were torn to Mr and v Mr* iMrdy: Samuel T.. deceaaed: • |>, rt »ho died at ths age of two yrors; i m<nPeart and Grace. o f thi t ' • city Besides ths widow he leave*two i uughters, Mrs Vera Markley , ftn ,i Fatter Purdy, of Bluffton I Mr* D. F Cook, of Rochester, a sisI|r r. »hO wa« St hi* bedaldo when be > pa»»c<i sway, I* the only member Ur- > Itut of hi* lather* family Two sl»- . t r r* xsral, wife of |>»nl.l Kiuon. and M Kiis-n Fike, a* well as a brother. ■ Oeorse. »ro deceased, as well as sev- • crai * h ” •» infancy. i Th** funeral services have been set ■ ft.- Monday afternoon at j o'clock al the M B church. In this city. In nterre i of th* Re* R- L. Hemans, th* service* i being lust one day Isler than thnee f o r hl* *oo, which will be at Bluffton tom'" row. Mr Purdy w*s loyal m-mber at the G. A. IL. whlnti will tab* P*rt In the aervicsn His Country'* fervlee. Cnmrsde Robert ntaebburn has compiled the following record of his caroor as a soldier: Comrade Purdy was enrolled on the Wlh of ,M1 to fompaay C. oofcrucvw vx pmm thjuwc

A SMALL BLAZE — <_ Discovered at the Home of Dr. Coverdale on Third Street Friday Evening. ALARM GIVEN TWICE Fire Not Extinguished First Time on Account of Ini accessibility. A small fire was discovered Friday evening about 5:20 at the home of Dr. J. S. Coverdale on Third street, which for a while on account of the inaccessibility in reaching it, threatened to assume alarming proportions. The fire was first noticed by Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Welch, who have a suite of rooms in the apartment, and who noticed smoke ascending from the collar. The alarm was turned in and > the chemical truck was on the scene in a few minutes. An investigation showed the blaze to be between the chimney and the wood sill of the first floor, but owing to the nature of the building it was almost impossible to get at It. Chemical* were turned on the blaze and the the best of the firemen's knowledge the fire was out. The department had no sooner reached the j station, however, till they received word that it was still burning Upon i their arrival the second time they cut | a bole in the plaster to enablethem ito reach the seat of the flames, and this time they extinguished IL An overheated furnace Is thought to have been thg cause of the fire. A SMALL FORTUNE Comes to Alleviate Suffering of Aged and Infirm Mrs. Sidler. 4 HER PENSION CLMM Allowed--Also Receives Sum of $683.07 for Deferred Claims. —" • | Vhi* bright new year will mean the beginning of a happier era for at least I one lady in this city. Aged and 111 and unable to earn a support, dependent upon relatives, themselves needy, and the kindness of charity, to a certain extent, Emily Jane Sidler, widow of Daniel Sidler, a ll war veteran, has at last come Into her own, through the recognition of the pension department of the government, which care* for those whom its defender* have left alone. After five year* the government has granted her a pension of twelve dollars per month, henceforth. Not only this, but It has gifbn s small fortune In the way of back pay. which baa been accruing for her during the five yrors. Thia amount* to the aum of IMS 07. This include* ite widow’s pension amount of fi» per month from December 30, 1907, the date ot the husband'* death, to April 19, 1908, when the r*w Is* raiseii It to 111 per month), runtinning on through November tth last. Prom that date the regular quarterly ■ payment* of 111 per month will be|gin, the next one being duo n*vt Febiruary Bth. Mr* Sidler, who ha* aorn more, than ihroe-acoro and ten year* came hero a few years ago from Mi< hlgan, with her daughter. Mr* Ro*a May Wlfldle. a rldo*- with several Mr* Windle, on Marrh 3. 1911, «n* married to John t*ahey. of thia city. Mrs. Hldler has resided hero with tte tAbey*, living In th* store building near the Rrle depot Being 111 and unable to support tereeif, Mr* Hldler ha* been forced to accept many klndnro*"* from charity In the way of clothing and other thing*, and the pension meeae to bee a Ireedmu Irvu* case a>>4 want. The claim was secured by Rol- it Blackburn, local p*n*lon agent, after several falluraa by other* In Michigan ■—i- ■ '■> —. WMffRI THt •TORK hTOFFtO. Mr and Mr* Ham Wyatt of North Kieveuih street <U-e Uw proud parent* of a Mg teu pound baby girl Bo’h mother and bare are doing line

Decatur. Indiana. Saturday-Evening, January 11, 1912.

FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY. American and Foreigner, .Erie Employees, Have A Bout. Strong patriotism on both sides of the fracas lead to mix-up along the Erie yesterday afternoon, west of the tower, between George McWhirter, Erie section foreman and one of the foreigners of the Erie construction comisiny, according to tales told by eye-witnessess of the bout. It is said that McWhirter told the foreigner that "red belts" ought to bK prohibited from coming to this cotfnty. The foreigner resented the stigma in the appellation "red »elt" and also in the prohibitive tendency of McWhirter, and they pitched into each other with hearty good will. It is said arrests may follow. GOES TO REWARD James Johnson of Monroe Died This Morning at Three O’clock, « A COMPLICATION OF Diseases Cause of Death— Funeral to be Held Sunday Afternoon. After suffering for six months from :a complication of diseases, James i Johnson, a pioneer of Monroe, was calllid to the great beyondTht 3:00 this morning. Mr. Johnson was born in Ohio, Aug. 7, 1813 being at the time of his death, 79 year* and five months old. Mr. Johnson was the father of seven children, one having preceded him in death He 1* survived by the * I wife. Martha, five daughter*. Mngglp, lat home: Mr*. Etta Headricks of Mon|roe; Mrs. Sam Haley of Portland; 'iira. Susie Gross of Portland; Mr* Lousla Gross of Pon land, and one *on, 1 Tom Johnson of Decat us Two step daughters also survive him, Anna E*-' sex of Monroe and Hstel Andrew* of I Dewitt, Ark. Five sisters and three I-rot her* also mourn the loss of their ( {brother, they being, Susana Burkhead inf Ksnse*. Bee* Chaney at Plymouth, Indiana, Mrs. George Christ of Mon-1 roe. Mr*. Abe Stoneburner of Decatur,and Mary Johnson of Decatur, Bort Johnson of Cayherville, Kan*., Abe Johnson of Centerville, Kan* , and Tom ami Jacob of Decatur. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the Monroe M. E. ‘church. Rev. Craft will have charge of the services. o - ■■■— TO INGERSOLL WM* And His Philosophy Was Answer Given by Dr, P. D. John in Lecture. A STRONG DISCOURSE Three Eectuteii for SundayMen’s Meeting in the Afternoon. In a ma* ter piece address Friday evening. Dr John P. D John, who ha* conducteff the aerie* of lecture* at the Methodist rhurt h under the auspice*' at the Methodist Brotherhood, answer-' rd the late Rooen Ingrraoll, when hr •poke <m ths subject, "Did God Make 1 Man or did Man Makr God?" The 1 speaker presented both sides of a much dlaruaeed subject and made a fair prosecution of each, much to th* appreciation of the audience He out lined the position of the unbeliever with a siatwment of hl* hUtb. He had •übmlttrd Lid* to Robert Ingersoll during bl* lit*, who told blm that the statement was fair Hr then present rd the areet truths nf the Christian religion and especially the point In whleh agnostics claim that the Bljl* is unscientific Regarding th* roll eel 100 by the ag noetic on the mlrsclro of the Bible be acorod a strong point when hr said: "Tte agnoetlr any* that no miracle was ever perform**!. bu( acirttoe itself cannot aceovnt for th* visible unli verse without * miracle " (OosOneoa eo Png* »

THJE SHOW CLOSES Poultry and Corn Exhibits Pleased Large Number Who Attended in Spite OF BAD WEATHER Closes Tonight — Premiums Being Awarded Today— Announced Later. Several from the north part of the county attended the poultry and corn 'show at Berne Friday, and were well pleased with the exhibits. The show closes this evening, and in spite of the greater number of days having bad weatfier, the attendance was fairly good. The exhibits would have been much larger, however, had the weather during the entry days been good, as many farmers intended taking exhibits that were prevented by the bad roads. Judge Colip of Atlanta finished his work Friday and the premiums were awarded today. The awards will be announced later. The entries were as follows: Three hundred eighty-eight chickens, 10 pigeons, 7 ducks, 6 turkeys and 1 goose. The poultry entries are classified as follows: Anaconas 10, Andalusian* 11, Cochin Bantams 6, Indian Games 4, S. S. Hamburgs 6, Black .lavas 11, Leghorns 37, Black Minorcas 117, Orpingtons 54, Barred Rocks 123, I White Rocks 3, Silver Penciled Rocks .7, Rhode Island Reels 58, Black Spanish 10, and Wyandotte* 132. THE LEGISEATURE «-*■ ■ Will Resume Monday at 10 O’clock and Session Will Proceed to Business. GOT GOOD START Twenty-six Bills Introduced Including Usual Freak— Will Banquet. I t (United Praa* Service) Indianapoll*, Ind., Jan. 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—With its whirl ' wind start the legislature, three da>* ■ old toaay, was expevted to keep up It* {fast pace next week. In prospect wa* | the announcement of the senate comimltteea. Monday; the Inauguration of {Governor Samuel Ralston. Monday; ' the Taggan Smoker, Tuesday night: a fight over the resolution to save bills from being ■mothered In committee, and a flood of new bill*. There wn* no *re*ion today, both house and aen-' ate\ having adjourned yesterday until 10 a. m, Monday. The aolona hung up a new record for opening days when commlitee* were announced In the house, organisation* perfected in both branch**, appropriation made for expense*, twenty-*!* bill* Introduced in th* house. Including measure* for a public utilities commie•lon, corrupt practices act. inheritance tax and blue sky law. and the report of the vlaltatlon committee, rocom mending appropriation* for public Institution* wa* announced That the organisation slipped a cog 'in the mlxup resolution to ro {port bills out from committee within •li day* wa* the explanation of the *»lt tint lon given today Senator Curtis, (floor leader of the majority, declare* hi* resolution will p**» th* senate, which referred II to flit* rules committee sa yet unannounced In the house th* majority leader* promptly killed the resolution Unexpected »how of economy wa* th* feature of th* leslfletlve visitation committee'* report, making big cut* In the request* of etale Institution* for fund* for the nett two roar* Hof* of the board* and alumni of the Institution* made no attempt today to hide their disappointment, but they were forced to admit that the committee apparently showed no favors and slashed right and left The progroaalro demorrw v were heard from, the lobbyla, - Hirai lon Wil and Ute lahsriuace tax . omlng from their rank* Henator Bttnard Hhlvely'e public utllltlee commicslou

1 bill, to be introduced Monday, is ex- ) pected to bo the progreasive's program. A corrupt practice act, with Governor Marshall's o. fc., was introduced by Representative Adilm of Indianapolis. • The act -was referred to the elections committee, which announced a hearing on it for Monday night. The progressive democrats were a unit today in condemning the joint resolution of Senator Stotsenburg (dem , I New Albany) postponing four years, final action of the amendments to the present constitution demanded in the famous "Marshall constitution." An- > other feature of the Stotsenburg proposal provides for the holding of an > election in 1917 at which only women shall vote on woman suffrage. The “freak” bill of the first week was Representative Leyendecker’s act (Coimaaen on v’age 2) i A FINE RECITAL r » 1 iii* 1 Given at Academy of SisI ters of St. Agnes by Adt vanced Pupils. ■ " —■ :EXCELLENT PROGRAM | A Big Public Recital Will be Given in Spring by Students. i k A fine music recital was given Friday afternoon by the advanced pupils of the St. Agnes Music Academy. This recital was for the pupils only, bnt a large public recital will be given in the spring. The following program was given, each pupil showing marked I progress; , Tam O'Shanter—Piano Solo—Alma Ayres. Playful Pickaninnies—Trio — Marcella Kuebler, Lillian Keller, Helen Starost. Old Kentucky Home -Piano Solo—{Frances Helm. Silver Stars —Duet—Mabel Hocker, | Prance* Kessler. Mountain Stream—Piano Solo—Matilda Heimann. Charge of the Uhlans —Duet—Mabel Hocker. Etude. Op. ::9-4O (Kohler) —Alma Ayro*. Alpine Glow—Piano Soto Nellie t Helm. Dance of the Demons—Duet—Alma Ayres, France* Helm. Chapel tn the Mountain*—Piano Solo—Mabel Hocker. Fifth Nochirne—Plano Solo—France* Kessler. Octave Etude—Plano Solo—Alma ' Ayre*. Etude Op. 27 (Rubinstein)—Alma. Ayres. Napoleon March-Piano Solo—j Esther Evan* 1 The June Bug Dance—Quartet— Mattld* Heimann, Cecelia Hoffman. E*tblOfI Of Evan*. Nellie Helm j RIVER RISING RAPIDLY. Will Probably Reach High Water Mark Within Twanty-four Hour*. City Engineer G F Kintz. Ineal agent for the weather bureau, thl* ’morning aent a warning to the chief 'of th* bureau ,P. S. Palmer, of Fort Wayn*. regarding the rapid raising of tte. St. Mary'* ri**-<r. Owing to the ’melting of the Ice and th* continual downfall of rain w* have been having ’for the past week it ha* caused the [river to flow out of Ita■bank* at the foet mark on the gauge Tim high water mark I* forty three feet, {and at b* prroent rate It I* thought thl* will be rosrhml wltWn the next twenty four hour* While no danger I* eiperienrod around thl* section of th« rountry with the exception of tte tiiMMhn* •>( toe ium i*u4* *l(u*le«l along lb* riv*r/the high water dor* * groat deal of damage in Ft, Wayne and that vicinity. . .I ♦ RECEIVE* DEATH MESSAGE. Jacob Ata received a telegram thl* morning notifying blm of the death of hl* brother Edward At*, of Rrottle, Waah No particular* wero slated In th* me****" and a* Mr At* did not know of hl* brother 1 * lllneaa. the cauao of hl* death la not known. ASOUT THE SICK. William Whlttenharger. son of Mr* Lulu Wlillfeubarger, who has been vary alck. I* recovering nicely and la abl* to be about

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SHE WANTS TO VOTE r -—I J Miss Ruth Baltzell, Assist- . ant in County Auditor’s Office an Ardent i SUFFRAGE ADVOCATE :i ■— Assists Allen Sounty Club > Get Out Literature on the t Question. t Miss Ruth Baltzell, an assistant in the office of her father. Auditor T. H. t Baltzell, is an ardent advovate of womans suffrage, and her bright eyes snapped this morning as she expressed . her desire to vote, and trusted that women of this state would soon have the privilege. Her desire for this was j no doubt strengthened by some of the .copy sent to her by Mrs. Ridenour, president of the Woman’s Christian . ‘Temperance Union of Allen county. | This was given to Miss Ruth, asking |her to make some typewritten copies ! of them for the club. These copies [ will be distributed by the W. C. T. U. of Allen county for the cause which is I being taken up by the clubs of Allen ‘county and Fort Wayne, ft bears , upon the part taken in woman suffrage . by other states and shows that eight ( states have granted to their women the right to vote. These states are: ' Wyoming, the first state to grant equal 1 right*—in-869; California, which has 1 had two years of suffrage; Oregon, which granted it last year; Kansas, which placed the seventh star in the suffrage flag; Idaho, which has had seventeen years of suffrage: Arizona, I which was victorious last Novemb«*r 5; Washington, in 1910, and Colorado, which has had equal suffrage for twenty year*. CLEAN WALK AWAY I Was Game Last Night For The High School Basket Ball Team. MARION PLAYS JAN. 17 Has Championship In Their District-Game Will Be Fast One. ' With hlgnMtopf** and confident o( ' picking off an easy victroy did the Fbn Wayne High School tuiaket ball 1 team com* to Decatur last evening, alMt intending to show th* local boy* a .few pointer* on the game. But, wo* be unto them, from the very beginning of th* game it was plain to every [on* that th* Ft. Wayne team had no more show of securing the victory than a team of 13 year old boys would have. It wa* simply a clear ease of auperlority In team work and trick playa Th* *coro at th* end of th* first half a'ood 23 to 8 in favor of the local*. The second half stood 28 to 8 the locals winning with a score of 50 to 18. Signal work and trick playa featured the Decatur team throughout th* gam* Th* opposing team also endeavored to pull off signal* but It •eemed that th* local boy* could read them like a book. The line up aa follows: Ft. Wayne Decatur (lerberding F .... Falk Tyndall Ed»<>u .F........W Frank* C .1 Vancil Ko*nl< G lxw» Rroa <1 Peterson Field goals w*r* mad* by GerberdIng 4, Sprang 2. Falk 1. Frank* 5. Van ell 8, Tyndall 4. I‘etrreon 7. Foul goal* Fl Wayne 4. Officials Thomas and Worthman Timekeop*'*. I'rferaon and Re*d H*oror*, Hauer and Vail The next gam* la dated with th* Marlon High School on next Friday Jan 17. Marlon has a dean sial* and has the rhatnplonahip In her district so It la up to the local team to get busy. Th*r* la no doubt but that I bl* game will be the fa*te*t on* of the season In the girts gam* !••’ evening the Sopi-moro* brot th* Freeh to* n by th* ororo of SO to 4.