Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 26.

EUSY LIFE ENDED With Death of T. R. Moore —No Change in Funeral Arrangements as ANNOUNCED BEFORE , Post-mortem Examination Conducted by Dr. Grandy 1 of Fort Wayne. Ab slated in Wednesday evening's paper, the funeral services for T. R, Moore, the well known business man and civil war veteran, who passed away at five minutes before three o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home on Ninth street, will be held Friday afternoon, the body being taken Saturday morning to the former home at Avilla, for burial. [ The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock and will be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. BV. 11. Gleiser, of the Presbyterian Church, assisted by the Rev. R. L. Semans of the Methodist. By the request of Mr. Moore during his recent illness, the Masonic order, with (which fraternity he has been identified since the age of twenty-one, will be in charge. By his special request, made several weeks ago, the Hon. D. E. Smith, late worshipful master of the lodge, will give the eulogy. The icortege will then leave Saturday snorning at 7:57 over the G. R. & I. | for the former home at Avilla, where Sburial will take place in the family ■ot in the cemetery, where two wives and the daughter, Miss Hattie, were Ha d to rest. Accompanying the body wjll be the widow, Mr. Moores son, gCiiarles; Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Sholty and a number, of other friends. ■Though Mr. Moore had been bed■tet and suffering intense pain for IJL LA, i • I f I I V* I SeveiS weeks or more, during which time it was necessary to keep him under the Influence of narcotics the greater part of the time to deaden the Wereri- pain, his death came very peacefully and quietly. Mr. Moore had served for fourteen years as local agent for the Standard OU company, and though he would hate resigned, feeling himself in need of rest after active service, the company begged him to retain the superintendency of it. A year ago last fall, being without a driver, he undertook thia Mrt of the work himself forthr■ Meeks. During his rides through the country he contracted a severe cold, grew into bronchial troubles. Last summer he began suffering from asthmo and then complications of kidne) and heart trouble that proved baffllii;; to the physicians. Seven vtcek. ago he became bedfast, and has #!n ;e been under the care ol a trtilne i So very low was he during this time that there was scarcely an hour that death was not expected, and In fact it would haze been welcomed by him as a relief. Beside* his faithful wife, who ministered to him, his son, Charles, was called from Proenix, Aris., arrlviagisix ~eoss ago, and was with him during this time. Owing to the baffling nature of his case, it was decided to hold a postmortem examination, this being done at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening. This WM >erformed by Dr. Grandy of the Ft. Wayne hospital, the same who assisted in the case of Mrs. Ralph Hoover. All local physicians were invited to be present and many of them attended. Mr. Moore's case was found to ’"be chronic Inter-stltlal Nephritis,

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contracted kidney—or Bright’s disease. There were also found to be complications of heart trouble, and a hypo-static congestion at the base of both lungs. The cause of his trouble was found to be. as given before his death. The asthmatic attacks and the severe breathing spells, or heart (block, were adjudged due in the main, to the diseased condition of the kidneys. Theodore Robinson Moore was born at Attica, Seneca county, Ohio, October 24, 1846, and at death was sixtysix years, three months and five days of age. He was the youngest of thirteen children born to Maurice and Hannah Moore. Os this number, only four are now living. They are: Mrs. Louisa Hoffman and Mrs. Elizabeth Kemp, Attica, Ohio;'Benton Moore, Westerville, Ohio; Frank Moore, Cherryville, Kans. When the civil war broke out Mr. Moore was a mere boy, and though his heart was with the cause of his country, he was prohibited from entering the service on account of his youth. During the last year of the war, however, his wish was granted, and when a special call for volunteers was made, when there was great need for men, Mr. Moore enlisted, being then a member of the militia. He served well and faithfully, and When his service ended, and he was discharged December 15, 1865, he was but eighteen years of age. He enlisted with the 164th regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry, for one hundred days’ service. This body of National Guards of Ohio- performed with alacrity the duty of patriotic volunteers and were commended for duty done in the valley of the Shenandoah, for operation in the Peninsula, the James River, Pittsburg, Richmond, battle of Monocacy and the entrench- ! ment of Washington. On returning to his Ohio home afted the war, he was married to Mar- ‘ tha E. Lemmon, March 1, 1868. They . ■' moved from Seneca county to Huron county, Ohio, March 27, 1870; thence ’ to Noble county, Indiana, September 27, 1872. They located near Avilla, that county, March 14, 1873, where ' fhey lived until going to Avilla, April I 21. 1882. Here the son, Charles, and) the daughter, Hattie, were bom. The first wife passed away April 15, 1885, and February 12, 1890, Mr. Moore was married to her sister, Miss Hannah R. Lemmon. They came to this city at ( once. The wife’s death occurred here February 17, 1902. A few years later, November 27, 1905, occurred the death of his daughter, Hattie. Mr. Moore was again married November 1, 1905, to Mrs. Miranda Bar■i Quinn, who survives, and who lias been a true help-meet, doing everything possible for his comfort and < re. Besides the son, Charles, Mr. Moore leaves three grandchildren—- \ ra, Vida and Theodore, jr., children of Charles Moore. Mr. Moore was a faithful member of the G. A. R., of which he had served as commander, as well as holding other high offices. He was also a member of the Decatur lodge, F. & A. M., and of Decatur chapter, R. A. M., as well as being a charter member ot ( the Eastern Star. In point of years t of membership Mr. Moo?e was the I oldest Mason in the city, having been ' 0 a member forty-five years. He was e also a member of the Presbyterian ~ church. He was a man, whose good qualities were legion; he was cheer--1 ful, jolly, optimistic, and in his busj iness relations, as well as social, j which brought him into close touch I with many In the north part of the county, he won every acquaintance in .. friendship. He was always a strong, I robust-appearing man, and his serious • I; illness and early demise, were far o fro mthe thoughts of his friends a . few months ago. Masonic Notice. The Masons request the attendance' r) of all members at the meeting this i< evening at 7:30 o’clock, when ar(l rangementi will be made to attend n the funeral of Brother, T. R. Moore. 1 Ll UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES, e ' g My sun, Bud, what works un a nusepaper, says thet Aggers do He now P an' then, specially when y’ takem un faith without a grain uv salt. One .. time he writ a pece about whut Eben- |. ezer Doobig sed he did—an’ didn’t x do. When Pud hed tL.,e t' think ho g got suspishus and also a pencil an’ begun t' figger. Es Ebeneezer had g a-dun all he sed, an’ when sed. aki_ kordin’ t’ dates, he'd a-bln about 127 e years, 2 months and 8 days old frum g t’ time he begun t’ shoulder a musket e whun he wuz a-cuttin’ teeth. — ih PASTRY SALE. d Tfe Mite society of the M. E. church will hold a pastry sale at the d gas office, Saturday afternoon at 1 i, o’clock,

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Decatur, Indiana. Thursday Evening, January 30, 1912.

A CHANGE MADE In"»the Management of the Ward Fence Company Last Evening. MR. HARRY WARD President of Company Appointed as Manager for the Receivers. A change was made in the executive board es the Ward Fence company Wednesday evening, whereby Mr. Harry Ward, president of the company, was made manager for the receivers. Mr. Ward has been president of the Ward Fence company since its orgahizatlon in 1896, and has devoted his entire time and business ability to the fence manufacturing business, and with this knowledge of both the manufacturing end as well as the selling end and with the experience he has had, the Ward Fence company is bound to become one of the best and most enterprizing manufactories of Decatur, if only given a fair Chance. Mr. Ward has never been connected with a failure, every business he has been connected with having prospered and become a moneymaking business under his careful and judicial management The company at present has an extra force of girls at work sending out the spring circulars and the large numiber of inquiries now coming in is indicative of a record-breaking year in the fence line. Mr. Ward will move from his present home in Sanford, Fla., to Decatur, sometime in .the spring. IS DOING WELL ,Miss Agnes Sellemeyer Rallied Well After Operation Wednesday FOR APPENDICITIS High School Senior a Patient at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne. Miss Agnes Sellemeyer, a high school senior, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sellemeyer, of I south of the city, who was taken to (Fort Wayne Wednesday morning, to ( the Lutheran hospital, was operated I updlT at 10 o’clock Welnesday for appendicitis. She had been suffering from attacks since the holidays. The operation was performed by Dr. Duemling, assisted by her local physician, and was very successful, she ■rallying from the ether at 2 o’clock. Miss Sellemeyer was accompanied to Fort Wayne by her mother and by .her Bister, Miss Matilda Sellemeyer, (one of the teachers, in the city schools, the latter being present and witnessing the operation. The appendix was found to be very congested and highly inflamed. She stood the ordeal well, and it is expected that she will be able to come hopp in two or three weeks. A special trained nurse was secured to attend her, that she may be given the best of care and her recovery hastened. G. A. R. MEETS TONIGHT. Members of Sam Henry Bost, are requested to meet at the hall at seven o’clock this evening, to make arrangements for attending the funeral of Comrade T. R. Moore. By Order of COMMANDER. — — 1 —— LAID TO REST. The last sad rites wqfe paid to Charles Bernard Rumschlag this morning, the funeral services being held at 8:30 from the St. Mary’s church. Burial was made in the St. Joseph’s cemetery. —— — o W. H. Stewart of Huntington was a business visitor in the city today.

TODAY IN THE LEGISLATURE. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The bill substituting electrocution for hanging in all execution cases in the state of Indiana was passed in the senate this afternoon by a vote of 39 to 6. “I am opposed to this bill because I want capital punishment to appear as barbarous as as possible, so that the people will speedily abolish it,” said Senator Grube. The bill which holds that no physician may dispense of habit-forming drugs, but may issue prescriptions, which may be filled by only registered pharmacists was favorably reported upon. CITY TEAM WINS In an Easy Walk-away Over the Active Turners of Fort' Wayne. H. %. SECOND TEAM Loses Victory to the Monroe High School in a Fast Game. Wednesday night the Decatur high school second team lost their second game to the Monroe t>lgh school team at Monroe by a score of 17 to 14. The game was a fast and clean one, with both sides playing excellent ball. The first half ended with the score standing 11 to 4 in favor of Monroe. In the second half the Decatur team got on their feet and tied the Monroe boys. During the last minute of play, however, the Monroe team managed to slip in three points. The third game between the two teams will likely be played in this city next Thursday evening, February Cth. Goals .were made as follows: Spuller, 2; (shirk, 4; Smith, 2; Gay, 4; Vail, 3. Foud goals—Monroe, 1; Decatur, 1. • — Friday night, January 31, the fast Petroleum high school team which has the best basket ball record of any team in the oil field bedt around and (about Marion, will play the Decatur I high school team and endeavor to ■break up their streak of luck. Petroleum has only lost one game this ■season. The game will be called at 8:15. game Wednesday evening between the Active Turners of Fort j Wayne and the Decatur city team was one of the easiest and slickest walkaways the local bunch has yet been up against. From the appearance of the team upon its arrival in this city it certainly did look as if the Decatur boys were up against the real article for sure, and stood about as much show of winning as a straw in a wind storm; but, oh, my, how deceitful appearances are sometimes! When the Turners got on the floor they suddenup lost all their nerve playing ability, and everything, when they saw the fast city bunch coming at them. It was almost as hard to win Wednesday night’s victory as it would be to win against a bunch of first readers. (The score at the end of the first half stood 21 to 4; at the end of the second I half, 12 to 5, making the final score 1 33 to 9. This makes eight of ten j games won for the city team. The line-up and record for the locals was (as follows: Beery, forward, 8 baskets, 2 fouls; Shoemaker, forward, 2 flaskets; Core, center, 2 baskets, 5 jfouls; Bremerkamp, guard, 1 basket; Nossinger, guard. The Markle city team will meet the local city team next Tuesday evening. ——■ —— - —— o RETURN TO NORTH DAKOTA. Mr. and Mrs. John Hill, who have been making a six weeks’ visit here with their brother, Drayton Hill, and other relatives, including Mrs. Hill's mother, Mrs. IReynolds, left yesterday on their return trip to North Dakota. They expect to stop off at Hammond for a several days’ visit. Mrs. Hill was formerly Miss Daisy Reynolds, and both she and her husband resided here before going to North Dakota six years ago. This is their first visit here since then and it has been a most enjoyable one. o Catherine, 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoffman, who has been 111 with broncho-pneumonia, is better.

BOOST THE CAUSE A. D. Suttles is Trying to Secure Sixty Members to Farmers’ Institute AMONG BUSIENSS MEN Necessary to Increase Membership to Retain Support of Purdue Station. Artruh D. Suttles of the Old Adams County bank, is soliciting city members for the Farmers Institute, which will be held in this city next week. He is working hard to secure sixty town members to that organization and as the membership card, paying your fees to 1914, costs but twentyfive cents, he is having but little trouble in convincing every business man he meets that it is to their interest to work with the farmer. In order to secure the support of the Purdue experiment station, which is absolutely necessary for the institute to retain its life, the Adams County Institute had to have more members, and the plan of having Mr. Suttles, who has been interested in the work for some time, to secure city members was adopted. He will do it, for he is one of the kind ( who does the thing he starts to do, but he will appreciate any aid you ‘'can give him. In a number of the '(counties over the state the local meri ' chants aid the Institute even to the ~ extent of financing them so they can (employ expert agriculturists who help them in various ways. While this is not asked here it is only fair '■ that the merchants work with the farmers in the institute and it is a ■ matter that will prove beneficial to ev--1 ery one concerned. Be sure to get a membership card. If Mr. Suttles misses you, call him up. ■ I o HAVE CORN SHOW In Connection with Kirkland | Township Farmers’ Institute February 8. J JUST FOR BOYS Good Program Arranged for the First Meeting of Kind for Township. The first annual Farmers’ Institute for Kirkland township will be held at the school house at Peterson on ! : Saturday. February Bth. V. Linker I is the chairman and James D. Brown ' is secretary. They have prepared a ' good program and the event promises to be a big success. The program • opens at 9:30 with prayer by Rev. . Daniel Barley. Lectures will be given morning and afternoon by J. Kline ' and Mrs. Leonard of the state de- > partment. There will be special muI sic and discussion of the lectures. The ( i election of officers will occur with ; i the opening of the afternoon session » at 1:30. A good crowd is expected and ■ desired. In connection with the institute, ( I those in charge have arranged for a i corn contest for the boys. Any boy under eighteen in the township may enter by furnishing ten ears of corn, i The classes are yellow, white and • mixed and prices of 75c, 50c and 25c will be given in each class. The entries must be made by 9 o'clock February Bth. Get in the game boys! > The Kirkland township institute does ■ not interfere in any way with the DeI catur institute, as the latter is especi tally for the three northeast town- ' ships of the county. They all work ■ together and the farmers are invited I to attend all of them. Io - — MRS. LEE’S HEARING. i The preliminary hearing of Mrs. : John Lee, charged with complicity in i the shooting of Samuel Purdy, was begun this afternoon at 2 o’clock before Justlve J. K. Rinehart at Blutt- ' ton. i o—- • Mrs. John Mayer of Monroe was shopping here today.

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WANTS A RAISE In Salary do Auditors of the State—Bill Will be Presented. TO THE LEGISLATURE — - (If it Passes Adams County Auditor Will be Raised from $2300 to S4OOO. A bill for a big increase in the salaries of all county Auditors of the state will be introduced in the house by Representative Ensle. i A committee ol county auditors met with County Auditor William T. ! Patten at the Marion county court house, and after going over the situation, decided to asx the legislature to | make the increase. All auditors had furnished the legislative committee of the Auditors’ Association with a statement as to the business of their (offices, and an estimate as to what (they regarded as a fair salary for the office. The bill provides for a stated increase in the salary of the auditor of Adams county, from $2,300 to $4,000. Some of the other change* made by the bill would be: Present Salary ' County salary asked Allen SIO,OOO SII,OOO (Blackford 1,700 3,300 .Madison 6,700 9,100 'Miami 2,500 4,200 Delaware 3,700 6,500 Grant 4,500 6,500 (Henry 2,600 4,300 (Howard 3,000 4,800 Jay 2,700 4,250 ' Randolph 2,800 4,900 i Wayne 3,900 6,200 Wells 2,400 4,200 in addition to the salary the stat,utes sent out that the county auditors shall receive additional pay. In each county the auditor receives SSO a year for acting as secretary of the county board of finance. In a majority of counties the auditor also receives the maximum of S6OO, which is permitted to be fixed for his salary as secretary of the county council, although in some of the smaller counties the amount fixed by the commissioners is S2OO, and in some the amount is S4OO or SSOO. The auditor also receives a per diem as a member of the county board of review. Last year this was $36 in Ohio and S4B in Brown, but the average over the state was about SIOO. The acts of 1909 also provided that the county auditor for his work in connection with the taxes of cities should receive compensation. Thus in Adams county, while the salary is $2,300 under the specific statute fixing the salary, the total received by the auditor in 1911 was $3,175; in Allen county, the salary was SIO,OOO, and the auditor received sll,499 from all sources; in Bartholomew the salary was $2,600, and the auditor received $3,455. in Benton, with a salary of $1,600 the auditor actually received $2,380. Other counties make similar showings. I Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 30—The Indiana legislature Wednesday passed twenty-one bills,, the house alone sending thirteen measures to the senate for action, among them being a bill of Representative Sands, providing for a ■'mothers’ pension” fund, the Branaman measure, prohibiting the drinking of intoxicants on interurban and railroad cars, and the Mitchell bill reducing the penalty for burglary from ten to twenty years to a terin ranging from two to fourteen years. I Other bills passed by the house were two by Representative Beatty of Adams county providing for the pun- ■ ishinent of wife deserters and enabI ling judges to suspend sentence that such offenders might support their dependents, and a bill permitting the county council to make appropriations as high as $15,000 on the first day of . session; the Brannaman measure f placing institutions that find places in - homes for orphans under state con- • trol; the Carter bill removing the , maximum salary clause to be paid pa- ) trolmen in the Metropolitan police s system; the Van Horne bill compell--3 Ing the installation of automatic gas 1 cocks to prevent explosion in case of r fire in houses: the Miller bill prohibit- , ing the use of public highways for the testing of automobiles and motorcy--3 cles. t y Mrs. Margaret Louthan arrived - from Fort Wayne this noon to attend te funeral of her cousin, T. R. Moore.