Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 14.

THE FINAL CALL — Came for Dr. W. W. P. McMillen Last Evening— Died Suddenly IN HIS CHAIR _______ ■ While Looking at Some Papers—Practiced Here Thirty Years. Jffcoi th he had been at the point death many times during his several weeks' last serious illness, death cara,. evening at 8.30 o’clo », whenlleast expected, to Dr. W. W. ! McMil i, one of the A»teran phy one of the oldest establish'u of the city, at ills residence on W eheWtei street Dr.r McMillen had been a suffer': from|heart trouble and a nervoubHMktl or some time, but dqri:. tM M tew days his heart had see ed bett- ", Wednesday evening he w sttjlm in his chair and had just tak wBM insurance papers, for which had a d He sat looking at then when;suddenly his hands dropped :n. htaßpa fell back, and before his st< dgUffbt- , Miss Minnie Orvis, could reach ills side, he had passed away. Dr.| McMillen bad been in fall!’ health lainco the death of his wii WMfe kt" • ! a year ago last Jun on thebaine day of the week that i. ■ occurred He had been t. tireless worker n his profession, and In his efforts to do his duty to the sufferin'., he «avv: no reserve strength tor hi: eels. During the i>ast two months 1. has bee: trot ’ led w ith sleeplessnte which adde'i to the nervous breadown and consequent disability oft! heart, j Willi" Warner Potter McMillen was bon in East Greenville, Star!, county, Ohio, September 30, 1847, an last Dptember was sixty-five years old. H< was a son of John and R< bekah - McMillen, and came from ScotcMrisli parentage, of good oh! PlW*byt' • stock, an ancestor, Alex anders carrying the Bib! with er. mwell Into Ireland. *q Htoyouiu manhood was spent in tlx vicinity of his birth, and he augment ed his education with courses at th' Smithvlli and Pittsburg colleges Jitai** OB' ed the medical profession grad anti i from the Cincinnati Medkal colieg and also the Fort Wayne Medical college At the last named place he carried off the honors in .. claac oj more than one hundred stu dent*. After gaining an excellent educatio be begat, the practice of bis proses »l«n, ojftaing an office at Home, Ohio. He later went to Fbrt Wayne and thl>tj(/Jfe.. ago. value to this city, where h< has since bee*. He ba>’ been *ogw, • t In the practice of men: efno tMbrty ■ rears In nil, thirty of which wwc» spenNn this city It Is Mid by «* who knew him best, that be was a tireless worker, sacrificing himself for others, serving the rich gad poor alike He deemed Mt peofsasi":. a high one. and he was Just aa fgady to administer to the poor a* to the rich. His acts of charity, which were many, were done so that vary'lew of them wire known to the worid zWhile BPgkliug In Fort Wayne hwps married totrty two years ago to MTs Harrii" ’P. Orris, who preceded husbon: In death a year ago last Juns. Care then, bis household has bean preaided ovjr by his atep-daugh toy. MhMj titan • Orris, who al»o can s for bar aged grandmother. Mrs Ferry Her devotion Io both was very great, and the <laci>" In his declining days wag admlß|* ,,t " 1 to by a kind and devoted hand Dr. NsMin*' has one surviving *i» tar, Mrs. Dr tibia, who la the last of the parental family. A |taroth«-r. Dr Howard .Mr Milica, and a sistar, Mrs lladaaash Brown, havn preceded him In death Or. MaMlll*' had a wide acquain tancw and was well and favorite known. He was a member of the Methodl-Sbur. h thia rity; of the I!«a t*ttr .todX’-. and of th" Adams County "Modi* m association J Th* ftteem' -ervlea Will lie held Fri dap morning a service will bo eon darted at ths house at » o'clock by th* Rev. Jt 1* Kemana of the Method Kt church, Mslstril by Rev Rilling of the Rvaagelinai. *nd Rev Glelaer of the Presbyterian The body will then bo taken to Massillon. Ohio, where i ft will bo laid lo real In ths M< Millen i teworesw* <m riMts II

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BIG GAME FRIDAY. Friday night a battle royal will be " messed at the Porter hall when the < Hun pionship Marlon high school has- j ket ball team meets the local high school team. Both of the teams are squally matched and have been busy getting into shape for this game. A preliminary game will be played nt ?;•'.() between the Peterson high school team and the Decatur high school see- c w>d team. The big game will begin Promptly at 8:15. Warren Foster of Bluffton has been secured to referee ( the game and a square deal is assurt'ii for both sides. ——-—_ _ .—p. — ■■ OUTLET TOO SMALL • * Say Faust and Others and I Bring Injunction Suit Against Clover Leaf. LATE LAST NIGHT * To Prevent Installing a I 1 Smaller Opening/ for > Drain Outlet. i t | I Judge Merryman, Clerk Bleeke, Dep-1 ity Sheriff Kelly and other official*! ' »'-re called to a special session of ' court at 10 o'clock Wednesday night ( »hcn an injunction suit, demanding i in mediate action, was filed in the cir- ( > < lit court against the Toledo, St. Louis • A Western railroad The case was filed by Attorneys 1 Hooper A-Lenbart. and the plaintiffs are Edward H. Faust, Norman G. Leu : hart and James E Ellsworth. The plaintiff* are residents of ( , Wa-hlngtou and St. Mary's townships, ■ ten ding about four miles southeast of' I this city, through whose land* the de- j i fendant railroad companjfte right-of- . »a;- passe*. i I.‘trough their land* also run* two I t..•• ditebe*, draining about five huucired acre* of land of the {dalntiffg. as i sell a* the railroad right-of-way. These dit< he* join at the railroad, and then , over Into an open ditch on the ■ other side. The high embankment ol . , the railroad passes over the junction ' -of the ditches, and to provide for the' .u r tlow snq to allow the tile drains to i«m over Into the open ditch, the railroad provided an opening through stud embankment on top ofi said t!le> , drain, four by six feet. This. It Is Mid by the plaintiffs, was too small j to carry off the water sufficiently In. t tne of flood, and the water often batked up over their lands, causing r «!i <!atna*e. During the last fresh .-is »f last spring, it la said that the ir - c~se up nearly into Ellsworth's 1 »<-, on account of ths Inability of th" c -nlng through the railroad eiu •a-Ament to carry It off. h is said th" water also overflowed, the rood last spring to such sn extent that persons driving home had their groceries v mlxd out of the rear of the buggies they "«re driving. • ’a spite of the idalntlffs* averment' that the opening was too email to carry «ff the water, the plaintiff* aver tbat the railroad company la preparing to substitute n»r the former opening, whic h was fourty afal feet, a-two Toot <a-t iron pipe, which w>uld be com pencucety much smaller and tidally inadc-piate to carry off the surplus Ihe material for the change, th" j iplalnt states, h already on lh<K .. ends, and II l« said the railroad b< eti work Wc-dncsday for making the ricaaga. The plaintiffs hoard «d t end Brought (he suit at once They nsknl that the cmnpaay be lemporar lit joined from altering and changing the overflow, until the cause can lu> loard. and then ftetmanontly eoj.. . I rrufii reducing the sUe of the opening The temporary Injunction rmntsd, sn ords. 1 Issuing that the railroad shall not in any way interfere with the public drain, overflow or outlet until the first dsy of the next term of court, when the cause will be hoard Deputy Hheriff Kelly served the pa per* on the railroad officials about midnight Wednesday nlgbt HAVK GO IM I TO CANADA. Elmer Hark. PM Weialtog and D M Rred. with a number of others well known here, have gone to Toronto. Canada, where they will engage In real estate work, having listed with them a large amount of Canadian land They expect to be gone until summer

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Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, January 16, 1913.

BEST TIME EVER Ninety from Fort Wayne Came Down on the Re- . bekah Special Car. AND WERE GUESTS Os Local Lodge—lnitiatory 'Team Did Excellent Work-Good Time. The Rebekah special car from Fort Wayne arrived Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, bearing ninety members of the Deborah lodge from that city, who were of the local lodge and initiated a class of Decatur candidates. The evening was one thoroughly enjoyable in every way. A reception committee, comprising Della Harruff, Gusta Cramer, Nellie Winnes, Mrs. Burt Hunsicker and Dr. J. M. Miller, met the party at the interurban station, where they formed a line of march to the lodge hall, the reception committee at the hall being Mrs. Dr. Miller and Mrs. E. M. Wagner. I The now officers of the local order, .which were Installed last Tuesday evening, presided and the Initiatory work was immediately begun. The Fort Wayne team comprises twenty-eight members and their work was exceed- : ingly fine, especial mention being made of the fancy drills and marches. The candidates receiving the degree were Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Summers, Mrs. Ruby Baker and Mrs. Martha Artman. - After the initiation the dining room was thrown open and the one hundred seventy-five persons were served from ■the following menu: Dressed chicken, brown and white bread sandwiches, potato salad, escalloped oysters, pickles, cake, coffee, fruit salad. Mrs. Bert Hunsiclter was chairman of the refreshment committee. The visiting delegation returned home about midnight, and the evening was unanimously declared the best, ever. Among former Decatur people now living in Fort Wayne, who were present were Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp. Ethel and Tot Hildebrand, Mr. and Mr*. Burt Ault. A DATE MIX-UP — Prevents Arrival of Euclid Concert Company and Bell Ringers FOR THIS EVENING To Fill the Engagement Here—Will Come at a Later Date. The management of the high school lecture coursa, a* well a* the public, who have been anticipating the entertainment for this evening, were much disappointed when a message came Wednesday night, stating that, owing to a mlx-up of dates the conI cert for this evening would have to be called off here tonight The concert was to have been given by the Euclid Male Quartet and Bell Ringer*, who were supposed to come here from Pen die ton There has been some ml*-up In dates, and the company cannot pos sibly reach here this evening The message from the Colt Lyceum bureau al Cleveland, under whoso auspice* they are, exprewre regret over the oc> < urrenew and assures the management here that the company will be here *| some later date, which has not yet been announced The mlx-up Is one of the unavoidable things that Linetimes happen, and no blame is attached to any one VOTC ON BTRIKK. New York, Jan l•.(8peclal to Daib Democrat I- Employees on all railroads out of Chicago and north of the Ohio and Potomac, about 30,000 In all, will vote on th* question of a strike, was announced today. The ballot is taken a* the moult of the failure of artrrftaiion The firemen are expected to favor the strike

C. B. ERODE RESIGNS. I Succeeded at Interurban Car Barn by E. E. Frasher. C. B. Brode, master mechanic and car barn foreman for the Fort Wayijy & Springfiel dßallway company for the past eight months, resigned Wednesday evening and was succeeded this morning by E. El Frasher, of Rusli-d-ille, as car barn foreman. Mr. Brode was sent here by the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing <ompany, of Pittsburg, Pa., and was asked by them to return to the shops. Mr. Brotie made many friends while here and is held in high esteem by the railway company, he giving sufficient service in all ways. COURT HOUSE NEWS Phoebe Pontius, Long Missing from Geneva Home, Declared V TO BE LEGALLY DEAD Quiet Title Decrees Entered in Two Cases—A New Case Filed. A decree of quiet title was granted William Narr in bi* suit against Geo. Meyers et al. the defendants defaulting. . A quiet title was J- t rendered The ■ Strauss Bros. Co., in their suit against, David I-atham et a)., by default of 11 defendant. — i j In the case of Vernon G. Shifferly ] - vs. John Wolf, et aJ., an affidavit and bond in attachment was filed by leave, -of court under this cause. Through D.- B. Erwin, attorney, the ( Old Adams County bank has brought { 1 1 suit against John S. Peterson and M. A. Frisinger, on note; demand, 51.300. u Phoebe C. Pontius, a former Geneva I lady, who has not been heard of for many years, since she left home In the 90's, ants whom ft I* presumed Is dead, has been declared legally deceased, and John C. Pontius was ap ( pointed administrator of her estate to [prevent it* suffering any wa*te on account of no one having the authority to care for It. ‘ Anna Mersman, administrator of the' jWm Mersman estate, filed Inventory ' number one. which was allowed: also peiillon to sell real estate, and sum ' mon* was ordered returnable the first ’ day of the next term of court. , I Hoagland State bank v*. John H. Koenig et al. Martha E Ahr file* separate answer to complaint; Herman Gerke files answer to complaint and' (Connau«« on Pa<" 11 HUNT FOR HORSE Elwood Liveryman Was in City This Morning Seeking Information. FOR THE RECOVERY » I ■ , 1 Os His Stolen Goods—Says ■ Mertz Boy is a Dare.i z Devil Kid. * -- • i R Clypter. the FJ»-«-i liveryman, with whose horse and rig. Frank Marts l the thirteen year old boy in kn««< pants t made way for part* unknown last Hati urday driving through this county i with them the first of lhe week, was • a caller In the city here this morning It* was accompanied by a fellow liveryman of Elwood, and together they Interviewed Nheriff Durkin* regarding the matter, and then went lo Berne to see Brown the liveryman, where > the boy put up his horse and exi-hang ed rtga on h>* drive Saturday The • Elwood men came seeking Information . that might help them tree* down th* . hoy and th* goods he took. They I stated that h» li » daredevil sort of t little follow and has appeared in pubI He court In Elwood some five or six time*.

BACK FROM NAVY Henry Miller, Decatur Boy, Returns After Four Y’ears for ONLY SHORT VISIT —A With His Mother—Will Reenlist—Has Traveled Much. Henry Miller, a Decatur boy, who has been in the U. S. navy four years, arrived home Wednesday for a thirty days' visit with his mother, Mrs Verena Miller. Tills is his first visit here in four years, and if he had not home interests here, he states he would not have returned this time. He is really in love with the jkvy life and expects to go back, having recnllsted. He served first on thTbattleship Des Moines, where he was two year*. He then became ill and was obliged to go two months to a hospital, where he was operated upon for a trouble of the neck. When he recovered his ship had left the lAcbor, and he was transferred to the Florida. This was a now ship, ami he as-: eisted in making the final test* of the ■ machinery. Mr. Miller is in the firing department, holding a position known as first-class fireman. During his navy 'life he has traveled over the entire world, visiting all the foreign countries, including a six weeks' stay on j the eastern coast of Africa. — o — MAKES A CHALLENGE. The south side basket ball team toj day made a formal challenge to meet jany tea mos 12-yaar-old boys in the city. Arrangement* will t>e made thi4 are satisfactory to both teams, should I ’any other team have the nerve and courage to accept. Tin- south aider* are a class? bunch of players and we predict that the team that goes against them will meet with a heavy defeat. All arrangements will be made with Winfield Maddy, Captain. HAS HIGH HONOR O. F. Gilliom of Berne Had His Name on Roll of Honor Each Week in Year. THE LINCOLN LIFE Has Agent in Adams Coun ty Who is Considered the Best in the Country. At a rneeung In the home off)<v of the Um oln Life at Fbrt Wayne a few day* ar when about thirty of the general egents of the company met to discus* • tans tor tne new year It was announced ttuit only one repre*<-tv.i ( tlve of »h" ■ empany of the ISS* nvn under contract had th* honor of having bls name upoh th* weekly honor roll every week In IMS. This was 0. F O 'Hom of Rem*. Ind . dtatrlct [ manager of Adam*, Well*. Jay and Black ford counties. This -a* th* first time In the hl* , lory of »Le • ora pan y that this record whs set and a h*Hd*oino reward has j born off red to an>on* In I*l3 that can rer*at this. Th* company ha* , more Inmrenre In Adam* county than i any «t»* company Mr Gllllom *«m i th* capl'r.l prlae us the **m* company ■ one yea’ ago for personal prodmlton ' He was 'onwerty on* of Adam* coun i ty'* nrh ol trechev* and entered lb" Insunui'- 1 work three years ago and pushed hlms« ls to the front rank of the comtmny — - " ♦— ——•y— --i LUTHERAN Y. P. SOCIETY. I wsMoeMsre The tdlthenin Young People's SO i.etety will meet thia evening at 7:30 o'clock at th* trhool boosts and all i are requmtml to took notice • amaw The sloppy weather rnntlnuea and from present appearance* the winter will ba th* mildest known In this sec tlon in many year*. *

TO SELL PROPERTY MONDAY. The C. E. Neptune residence on north Fourth street will be offered for sale next Monday at the east door of the court house in this city, the Mde being in charge of the cominlsimoner, E. B. Lenhart. Mr. Ferdinand Bleeke holds an interest In the property and the cause is entitled Ferdinand Bleeke vs. T. Adel Neptune et al, the sale being the result of a partition suit. The prouprty Is appraised at $1,500 and must sell for two thirds of that amount or more, payable one third in cash, one third in one year and one third in two years, with six per cent interest, TEN HEALTH RULES Or Ten Commandments of Good Citizenship Issued By Chicago Aid In HEALTH BULLETIN Declares Chicago Healthiest Big City In The World "Ten commandments of good cltxenship” Issued by the housing committee lof the Chicago Woman's Aid are included in the h<4lth department bulletin, which declares Chicago to be the I healthiest big city in the world. The ‘commandments are: I. Thou shalt honor thy city and |k<rep Its law*. 11. Remember thy cleaning day and keep it wholly. lIJ. Thou shalt love alld cherish thy children and provide for them decent home* and playgrounds. TV. Thou shalt not keep thy window* dosed day or night. Thou shalt keep orcler in thy alley, thy backyard, thy hall and stairway. VI. Thou shalt not kill thy neighbor's bodies with poisonous air. nor their souls with bad companions. VII. Thou shalt pot let the wicked fly live. VIII. Thou shalt not steal thy children's right to hapiness from them. II IX. Thou shalt bear witness against shy neighbor's rubbish heap X. Thou shalt covet all the air and sunlight thou can*t obtain. Health Commissioner Young accompanies the 'commandments" with warning against Insufficient ventilation His "airy" paragraphs follow: "Dirty air kill* moi* people than dirty milk, water, and food combined ' "The best method of ventilation is Jto open the window " “Too much fresh air I* Just enough " “Good housing [»romote» health. |Hfe, morality, sucess, ambition "Rad housing promote* failure, atu1 pidlty, crim*, disease, death " The annual board bill for Chicago's rat population exceeds |3,o<X>.oo<*. scjsrrording to the bulletins, which estimate* that there are two rat* to each J human being In th* T’nlted States .'.Rate coat Hngland and Frnn<* lIM.>4 a year, while In India there are gen times ** many ret* a* there are human being*. i 1 Comparison of death rat** In the targe cltjea of the world ahow th.it • Chicago ha* th* lowest of all. the -death* per thouaanda during the last • 'ten year* being 14 7, New York is 'seventh on the Hat. with It p*r thousand Calcutta bss a death rate of JI per thouaaod. the highest in the hist. * RlfiTOLfi ANO REVOLVERS May Now b* Sent Through the Malls I* New Ruling. tn a bulletin received this morninc. Poatmastrr W A, ls>wer ha* In formed that pistol* and revtWvere. which were trretofore barred from the mail*, will b« allowed to be sent a* fourth clasa matter, under th* pare*!* poet rates Printed matter relating to th* article of tnerehandis* with which It Is sent: aa well aa catatariea In which are two or more order forms, or catalogue* and other printed mat ■ ter with sample* of men Laudig* atI tached, may b* rent a* fourih<l**s I matter Order form*, tag*, receipt form*, letter and bill head*, ’blank book* and other forms with part I printing; and directions sent with r medicine, may b* rent with fourth- • rla»* matter, under the parc*lo post rate*

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A HISTORIC BED Knobby of Post and Innocent of Varnish Left This City This Morning. IS AN HEIRLOOM In McGill Family—Was Bed Belonging to John Quin- • cy Adams’ Mother. Yon can never tell by looking at a thing just what its true worth is; a clod may contain n nugget of pure Fold, nnd James Russen Lowe)t“says in his “Vision of Sir Launfal," "Daily with souls that cringe and plot, We SimHs climb and know it not.” Silting In front of the Adams expfbss office this morning, awaiting the train to carry it to Albert McGill at Sturgis, Mich., was an open slat, crate through which grinned forth knobby (not nobby) of posts and innocent of varnish, an old, old-fashioned bedstead If you were to place it on auction it is ten to one that the average person wouldn't bid a nickelJfor it—in fact we saw one sold Jir Pennsylvania tor two cents. And yet, the Albert McGill to whom this bed was shipped, said he wouldn't take $5'H» for it. Mr. McGill is a descendant of the second president of the Vnited States. John Quincy Adams, and this old bed that left here this morning belonged ♦o J. Q's mother. John Quincy Adams was born in Quincy. Mass, October 30. 1735—0ne hundred seventy-eight yqgrs ago. There Is nothing to show how much older the bed Is, for Mother Adams, who was the wife of a Massachusetts farmer of moderate' wealth, must have had it long years before the future president was born Tlie bedstead has descended generation by generation ta »he family as an heirloom and for many years had been In the possession of Saiah Whitwidow of John Owen*, residing a number of miles east of this city. The aged lady died recently and at a sale of her goods the bedstead was offered. Her grandson. Albert McGill, knowing the history of the bedstead, purchased It. thus keeping It In an unbroken line In the family. The relation of Albert McGill to the Adam* family I* this: The president's daughter. Amy Adams, married a William Drum: their daughter, Rhoda Drum, married a Beniamin Whitmarsh, the Whitmarsh'* daughter, Sara, married John Owens: and their daughter. Nancy Owens, became the wife of John McGill, now residing on rural route 9 out of this city, Albert MrGIH, of Rhinfi*. Mirh., the present owner of the bed, being a son of Naucy Owen* MeGill. The post* of the bed are of hard maple, the head board of cherry, and the side poets of white walnut On the side board* are knob* for lhe fastening* of the rope* which were used in place of the spring* of the prseent day. CLAIMED BY DIPHTHERIA. Mabsl, Daughter of Curt Reynold*, la Dead. Mrs. Minnie Daniel* ha* receive*) word of the death of a rousin'* child. Mabel, youngest daughter iff Mr. and Mrs, Curt Reynold*, of Vnion townahlp. who died from diphtheria The mother was formerly M*ym* Was*, and I* a slater of Mr* It K fftwln and of Ml** Alice W*** Several other children In th* family. It I* *aid. also have tho diphtheria. Th* na'ure of th* disease, which place* th* home i under a quarantine, necereitatlng a private funeral, barring even the near eat friend*, make* the death a very , sad one. The deceased was about five year* old ■saasMß *o*Manaa*^M*MO> re™* mshm• » A DATE ARRANGED I ——» I Manager J, W Itasre says he h*a r secured a contract from th* Tinted i I'tay rt>mp**r for "The Third D* i gre* “ Th* date will be announced . later on It will be a month or so at . least Wn nre very glad to welcome . ptsr* of this kind tn our city. i — o ” """ I UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBfiCKVIB. I Y' kin alia* tell a b*n preked he* t ban'. No matbir ho* Mff *«»d bniva . he laika I' otbhr* h* alius *le»* down I meek and mild Ilk*, when bl* wife appere* un th' area