Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1913 — Page 4

WHAT A GROCERYMAN DID * Five years ago a young man started in the grocery business on a small scale in a nearby town. He had no capital and was in debt for a previous sickness in his family. Today ha is supporting a family of three children; has a stock worth $1,500 a good trade; a nice bank account and credit at the Bank. We have 2000 people banking here with us who are making good. Why don tyou join us? sl. starts you here. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Decatur. Indiana.

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EAST BUFFALO. East Buffalo. N. Y„ Feb. 3—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Receipts, 9,600; shipments. 4,940 today; receipts, 4,800; shipments, 950 yesterday; official to New York Saturday, 950; hogs closing steady. Heavy, [email protected]; mixed and medium, [email protected]; Yorkers, $8.20@ $8.30; pigs and lights, [email protected]; j roughs, [email protected]; stags, $5.50@ 16.75; sheep, 11,000; steady, choice lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, $7.00’ $8.00; wethers, [email protected]; ewes, [email protected]; mixed sheep, $5.50@ $5.75; cattle, 3,500; generally steady; choice heavy steers, [email protected]; plain heavy steers, $7.65—58.25; handy butchers, [email protected]; cows, [email protected]; heifers, [email protected]. New ear corn 59c No. 2 Red wheat $1.04 No. 2 White wheat sl.Ol Oats 30c Sample siatne* oats 26c Rye 55c Carley ,40c@50c Feeding barley 45c Alsike seed $10.75 No. 1 timothy hay $ll.OO No. 1 mixed SIO.OO No. 1 clover $16.00 Rye straw $6.50 Oats otraw $6.00 Whtea.t straw $6.00 Clover seed $9.50 Timothy seed $1.25’ COAL PRICES. Stove and Egg, hard $8.75!

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i Chestnut, hard 1909 •: p e*. Hard ’*|£ M ■ I Poca., Egg and Lump $5.59 w - Ash 50 V. Splint $4.50 H. Valley 14 25 iR. Lion $4.50 Cannell J. Hill $5.00 Kentucky $4.59 Lung — KALVtR MARKETS. Beef hides lOc Calf Tallow ff. ...,5c Sheep pelts [email protected] Muskrats sc@4sc Skunk [email protected] Coon [email protected] Possum 10c@70c Mink [email protected] / , 'ULutr<KAMt*l Eggs 20c Butter 20c@25 t Lard '. 9c Eggs ...20c Butter 18c®25< *l. Sfcrr'-INV Spring chicks 9< Ducks .....' 10c Fowls 9c Geese 9c Eggs 27c I Butter 19c Turkeys 15c I Old rooste’s t*. ■ ——IPWI-- -W II <■—nJh—I..IMIMI. » I— —.——

THE THIRD OFGREff-Continue.l night must come Howara mtgnt sttu be the murderer, Underwood might not have committed suicide, but her visit to his rooms at midnight would become known. Judge Brewster was not the man to be deterred by difficulties once he took up a case. He would see the importance of finding the mysterious wopan who went secretly to Underwood's rooms that night of the tragedy. "He consulted only his own feelings," went on Annie. "He believes in Howard, and he’s going to defend him.” Alicia looked at her anxiously as if trying to read what might be in her mind. Indifferently she went on: ' "The papers say there was a quarrel about you, that you and Mr. Underwood were too friendly. They imI plied that Howard was jealous. Is I this true?" "It’s all talk,” cried Annie indig nantly—"nothing but scandal —lies! There’s not a word of truth in it. Howard never had a jealous thought of me—and as for me—why—l've always worshiped the ground he walked ca. Didn’t he sacrifice everything for my sake? Didn't he quarrel with his father for me? Didn’t he marry me) Didn't he try to educate and make a lady of me? My God! —do you suppose I'd give a man like that cause for jealousy? What do the newspa pers care? They print cruel statements that cut into s woman's heart, without giving it a thought, without knowing or caring whether it's true or not, as long as it interests and amuses their readers. You —you don't really believe I'm the cause of his misfortunes, do you?” Alicia shook her head as she an swered kindly: “No, I don’t Believe me, I don't You were right when you said that at such a time as this one woman should stand by another. I’m going to stand by you. Let me be your friend, let me help you.” Extending her band she said: “Will you?" Annie grasped the proffered hand, ft was the first that had been held out to her in her present trouble. A lump rose in her throat. Much affected, she said: "It's the first kind word that—” She stopped and looked closely for a mo ment at Alicia. Then she went on: “It’s the queerest thing, Mrs. Jes? ries, but it keeps coming into my mind. Howard told me that while he was at Underwood's that dreadful

night he thought he heard your voice It must have been a dream, of course 1 yet he thought he was sure of it. | Your voice—that's queer, isn't it? Why—what's the matter?” Alicia had grown deathly pale and staggered against a chair. Annie ran td her aid, thinking she was ill. “It's nothing — nothing!" stam i mered Alicia, recovering herself. Fearing she had said something to hurt her feelings, Annie said sympa I theticaHy: “I haven’t said anything—anything out of the way—have I? If I have I’m ; sorry—awiuiiy sorry. I’m afraid —l— l’ve been very rude and you've been so kind!" "No. no!” interrupted Alicia quick ly. “You’ve said nothing—done noth ing—you've had a great deal to beat —a great deal to bear. I understand that perfectly.” Taking her compan ion's hand in hers, she went on: “Tell me, what do they say about the woman who went to see Robert Un derwood the night the tragedy?” “The polled" can’t find her—we don’t know who she is” Confidently she went on: "But Judge Brewster will find her. We have a dozen detectives searching for her. Capt. Clinton ac cused me of being the woman—you know' he doesn’t like me.” The banker’s wife was far too busy thinking of the number of detectives 1 l " u i — \t •V' ’ w\n Mfi i Hiiili n r'l'Hwii': h l; I'l jimiiMy I uin™jir 1 // "iJ | k piE .“I Believed Howard Guilty. Why Shouldn’t I?” empioyeu to find the missing witness to pay attention to the concluding sentence. Anxiously she demanded: “Supposing the woman is found, what can she prove? What difference . will it make?” "All the difference' in the world,” replied Annie. "She is a most Im ! portant witness.” Firmly she went on: j "She must be found. If she didn't shoot Robert Underwood, she knows who did.” . ! "But how can she know?” argued Alicia. “Howard confessed that he I did it himself. If he had not con- ; i fessed It would be different.” ; “He did not confess," replied the other calmly. "Mrs. Jeffries—he never confessed. If he did, he didn't I know what he was saying." | Alicia was rapidly losing her selfI possession. "Did he toll you that?" she gasped. Annie nodded. “Yes Dr. Bernstein says the police forced it out of his tired brain. 1 mads Howard go over every second of hii iir« that Biafat tram am Utaa

! ne ten me to tne moment ne was arrested. There wasn’t a harsh word between them.” She stopped short and looked with alarm at Alicia, who had turned ashen white. "Why, what's the matter? You're pale as I death —you—” Alicia could contain herself no longer. Her -nerves were on the point of ; giving way. She felt that if she could not confide her secret to some one ; she must go mad. Pacing the floor, j she cried: “What am I to do? What am I to do? I believed Howard guilty. Why shouldn’t I? 1 had no reason to doubt his own confession! Every one bei lieved it—his own father included. Why should I doubt it. But I see it all now! Underwood must have shot himself as he said he would!" Annie started. What did Mrs. Jeffries mean? Did she realize the tre- | tnendous significance of the words she was uttering? "As he said he would?" she repeat-

’ ed slowly. "Yes,” said Alicia weakly. Annie bounded forward and grasped t her companion’s arm. Her face flushed, almost unable to speak from 1 ! suppressed emotion, she cried: "Ah! I begin to understand. You knew Robert Underwood? Howard knows your voice—he heard you—talk ing 4o him — Oh, Mrs. Jeffries! Are I you the woman who visited his apartments that night?” The banker's wife bowed her head and collapsed on a chair. "Yes,” she murmured in a low tone. Annie looked at her in amazement. "Why didn't you come forward at once?” she cried. "Think of the pain which you might have spared us!” Alicia covered her face with her handkerchief. She was crying now. "The disgrace—the disgrace!” she moaned. T “Disgrace!” echoed Annie, stupefied. Indignantly, she went on: "Dis- , grace—to you? But what of me and ' Howard ?• “Can't you realize what it means to bo associated with such a crime?” she wailed. "Disgrace!" cried Annie contemptu’’ously. "What is disgrace when a hu/man life is stake?” “It seemed so useless,” moaned Alicia—“a useless sacrifice in the face of Howard's confession. Os course j I —if I’d known —if I'd suspected what i you tell me—l'd have come forward - and told everything—no matter at what cost” Tearfully. she added:

■ “Surely you realise the position it i puts me in?” A new light shone In Annie's I What # was this woman’s misery to I her? Her duty was tb the poor fel- i low who was counting the hours until she could set him free. His stepmother deserved no mercy. Utterly selfish, devoid of a spark of humanity, she would have left them both to Parish in order to protect herself from j shame and ridicule. Her face was set • and determined as she said calmly: "It must be done now.” "Yes," murmured Alicia in a low tone that sounded like a sob, "it must be done now! Oh. if I’d only done it before—if I'd only told Mr. Jeffries the whole truth! You speak of Howard's sufferings. »If he didn't do It, he has at least the consciousness of , bis own innocence, but I —the con- I stant fear of beßjg found out is worse , than any hell the imagination can conjure up. I dreaded it—l dread it now’ —lt means disgrace—social ostracism —my husband must know—the whole world will know.” Annie was ,not listening. Still be wildered, she gazed with the utmost astonishment at her companion. To think that this mysterious woman they had been seeking was Howard’s stepmother. ■“So you're the missing witness we have all been hunting for!” she said; "I can’t believe It even now. How did it happen?” “He and I were once engaged. I I broke it off when I found him out After I married Mr. Jeffries I met Underwood again. Foolishly, I allowed the old Intimacy to be renewejL- D»> took advantage and preyed on my friends. I forbade him my house. | He wrote me a letter in which he threatened to kill himself. I was afraid he meant it—l wanted to prevent him. I went to his rooms that night. I—didn't tell Mr. Jeffries. When the truth Is known and I ac knowledge that I visited this man— | can you see what it means?—what a I fuss there’ll be. Everybody will put the worst construction on it ” "Trust them for that?" said Annie grimly. She was sorry for the woman's distress, being only human, she felt a certain sense of satisfaction in seeing her suffer a llttl u i what sho had been made to suffer. "They’ll say that I—God knows what they’ll say!” went on Alicia -distractedly. "My husband will be dragged through the mire of another public scandal —his social prestige will ch. I dare not think of it—l know—my duty is to that unfortunate boy. I mustn't think of myself." "Have you the letter that Mr. Underwood wrote you?” demanded her ' companion. "Yes—l’ve never been able to destroy it. I don't know why I kept It but thank God I have it!” Moaning she went on: “The disgrace!—the disgrace!—it’s ruin-degradation! It's the end ’of everything!—the end of everything!" Annie regarded with contempt this poor, weak, walling creature who Iffrked the moral courage to do what was merely right. Her voice was not I unkind as she said: I don t want to disgrace you—or ' ruin you. But what am I to do—tell me, what am I to do?" "I don’t know,” moaned her companion helplessly. "Howard must be saved." “Yes.” <To uo Continued) , mi . —- ■» —

J ST. BLAISE’S DAY I • I 1 , Feast of St. Blaise, Guardian Against Throat Trouble, Celebrated Today. I I SEASON OF LENT ■ - JIM.I Opens Wednesday in Catholic Churches — Lasts Forty Days. i Today is the feast of St. Blaise, the guardian against, hroat and bronchial ! trouble-, and being celebrated in ail the Catholic churches throughout | the country. The services consist of ■ ■ the blessing of the throat in honor of j St. Blaise. Any one can receive this . blessing and it 1s especially given to tho little children. Rev. H. Theo Wilken, pastor of the jst. Mary's Catholic church, made a' statement Sunday in his sermon, that as long as he ha 4 been in this city he could not remember of a single instance where a child had died of throat trouble, which had received. St. Blaise blessing. It is administered to the people by th© priests. The holy season of Lent will open , Ash Wednesday, which is this com-I ing Wednesday, and lasts for forty days, Sunday excepted. forty ■ days of abstinence and pennance are set aside by the Catholic church in memory of Jesus’ forty days and nights of fasting in the desert. During this time all Catholics must give up all amusements, such as going to parties,, shows, dances, etc. Those who have reached the age of twenty- ■ one or over and not older than sixty i years, must fast, that is they are only allowed to eat one full meal a day. Excuses are made for those who >ave jto do heavy work, are sick, or have some other good reason.

Services at the St. Mary's church ■ during this time will be on Friday I nights, the way of the cross, and every night, benediction and sermon. BOARD IN FEBRUARY SESSION. —■ ■ ~~ Wabash " Remonstrance Sufficient— Bills and Claims Today. The board of county commissioners ' convened today for the February term. 'The greater part of the day was spent la arranging the biHs and claims. The monthly report of taxes collected by the county treasurer was approved. i The remonstrance signed by 35" legal voters of Wabash township was filed January 30th, and was found to be sufficient and in all things according to law. There will be no saloons in Wabash township for two years, at least. The commissioners’ annual report | Was then taken up. Proofs of publi-' cation were on file -and th'we board foffnd that the same had been pubdished and posted according to law. The board will be busy tomorrow ion highways, there being several petitions to act in. The petition for a local option election will be disposed Os either tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday morning. The fixing of the date is the only important thing to do a* the election is mandatory, when the petition is signed by twen- 1 ty per cent of the voters of the town. 1 RETURNS FROM MONROE. ' Mayor Teeple returned from Mon- “ roe this noon, where he was attending to the case of the ejection suit of Willard Steele against Jacob Keeper and son, he being Steele's attorney. The case was first brought before 'Squire Stone of this city, but' latdr was transferred on a change of venue to ’Squire Keller of Monroe. The erdiet was In favor of the plaintiff and also, allowed a |lO damage claim. TO FMISH EIGHTH GRADE Instead Os Only Sixth is Demand of Andrews’ Bill. C. B. Andrews, truant officer, states 1 : that the truancy- bill he is urging, adjvocates Children going to school unjtil sixteen years of age or until they have secured a ceri'lcate of the com- . pietiou of the work of the ' eighth grade, instead of the sixth grade as stated Saturday. He win probably not be able to go to Indianapolis this [evening as planned. ■ FOUND—Ladies' brown muff. Owner inquire at Hunsicker’s restaur“t- 30t3 FOR RENT—7-room house, 536 Nuttman Ave., electric lights, cellar, remodeled throughout Inquire at store or residence.--John Brock. 30t3* •

PUBLIC SALE. .... —. • ■ ..j_»-■—•«-The undersigned Will offer for sale on ftie Ernest Korte farm.' 3 tftttiV south of Magley and 1 mile east of Curryville, on Thursday, February 6, ; the following property, to-wit; Horses! and Mules: One team extra good' mules, weight 2700, six years old, and j extra good workers; 1 Belgium stal.l lion, 4 years old, weight l<oo, extra good breeder, and sure foal getter, well broke and will work any when-; right reserved to sell this horse privately on or before date. of sale. |Cows: One Shorthorn cow, 4 years old; be fresh in May; 1 cow, 3 years 'old, fresh in April; I Hereford cow, 15 years old, fresh in July; all giving milk. Hogs: Four O. I. C. sows, I full blooded, due to farrow in April. Farming Implements: One Cassaday riding plow, 1 Shunk walking plow, 1 1 Deering spike tooth harrow, 1 Deere l walking cultivator, 1 McSherry disc : grain drill. 1 McCormick binder, 6 ft. cut; 1 McCormick corn shocker, 1 Deering mower, 1 Deering hay tedder, 2 double-shovel plows, 1 Tiffin wagon, 3-in. tire; spring wagon, Old Hickory top buggy, 2 sets hay ladders, 1 with , 20 in. bed; 1 wagon box, 2 sets hegvy breeching harness, 1 set single buggy harness, 4 Square horse blankets, 2 stable balankets, carriage heater, storm front, Blue Bell cream separa-' tor, spray pump, grindstone, postauger, set pruning shears, 2 feed bags, 2 log chaings and hook crow bar, mud boat, wheelbarrow, 2 long-handled ■ shovels, scoop shovel, potato scoop, beet fork, 8 rods barbed wire, some potatoes, feed and grain, about 12 doz. chickens, 3 geese, 2 turkeys, some household goods and numerous other articles. Termrf—All sums of $5.00 and under, cash: all sums over $5.00 a cred-

it of 9 months will lie given by purchaser giving note with aproved security; 4 per cent off for cash. No properlv to be removed until settled for O. C. YANEY. Noah Frauhiger, Auct A. K. Stoneburner, Clerk. 3-4-5 — o ■ SCARLET FEVER VICTIM. Leon Crawford, son of Mrs. Ma-y Crawford, who has been a student in the Fort Wayne business college since last September, is the victim of scarlet fever at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler. Leon took sick Saturday and Sunday the physician pronounced his sickness as scarlet fever. This morning report* from the home were that he was feeling very good under the circumstances, and unless it turns out worse than the physicians expect, he will get along all right. W. A. Kuebler and daughter, Marcella, and Miss Edna Crawford, had to look for new quarters today, where they could- make their home for a couple of weeks, as the result of their home being quarantined. ■ Q ; *■ *, I MONRCE YOUNG LADY DYING. * I Whooping Cough Becomes Complicated With Pneumonia. Miss Alva Johnson, aged 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Johnson Is reported dying. She has been ill some time with whooping cough, and later pneumonia set in. Last midnifht she became unconscious and been in a critical condition sinco. Whooping cough is very prevalent- this season, and many adults are afflicted with It. i j i REV. DAWSON TAKEN HOME. Rev. J. M. Dawson was taken't’o home at Andrews Friday afternoon, from the Huntington hospital, after nearly three weeks' stay there. He seems to be getting along well, since his operation for appendicitis and friends ar? pleased to hear that he is able to return home again, it will probably be the first-March beiore he will be able to yesSme his work as pastor of the Christian j church at Andrews. He was formerly pastor of the Christian church here. I I I c. FFIITZtNaER SETTER. interurban Conductor Able To Be In Town Today With Crutches. ' ° FYiUlager of Mumnouiii Interurban freight conductor, was able to be in town today with the aid of j r “ c les - Mr - Fritzinger had his I .ankle badly hurt last Friday when he flipped from the car. The ankle was ’ ? ißloCated a,ld lower part of the fibula split — ——o- — - - COLD WAVE COMING. to’nTrT 1181 ,nd - Peb - 3 -(Special rra? Detnocrat >-The weather bureau today predicted that the temperature would fall tn k .> 1 -ro by tomglt 5 deKre<>B g 00d or TOR SALE-i; Boerne 178, or lnqulre Qf — ’ote

..... -• p ?k'. CE C ° U *T. i ftnd the other one belnr ’ , nl8O “. who was taken i’n X L7 Kelln, also oi Tho drunks were L allowed to sober off ™ “ Ja " morning when they were ,/ ,hl » Squire Stone. They both befor « the same Httle present of tl X* amounting to $9.80 and J d r ° Btl ‘he shortage of * easary for them to spend ten a the guests O s the county. dSyB 43 his capacity f or ... ' water,” with the result of a fa , J* Ping on the icy sidewalks anl | ting a gash above his left eye w”? Casey landed before the ,’Sonire Stone this afernoon X a °! Riven a fine of $ S ailti eosts thlß > ing hls w seeond time to get hi, 7 into the county Jail. Casey was walk mg in front of the Everett & grocery, when he dropped a 2 which he was carrying In oring to pick it up he misjudgedX distance and fell over against th . J «aj*>lme tank, striking his head , against a sharp corner and cuttln gash above the left eye. A * ,was iftwed and Casey will spend fourteen days in Jail. Another drunk was arrested shortly after dinner, giving his na me as Noah His fine was also fixed t and costs on account of his name having appeared on the court ■ docket once before. Marshal Peter son made both of the arrests ~ PUBLIC bALE. As I am going to quit fanning I ;whi sen al puv;ic auction 5 mjlaß i south of Decatur, 1 mile nonh and m j miles east of Monroe, on what i, ! known as the O. T. Hendricks farm on Tuesday. Feb. 4, 1913, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., the following prop, erty, to-wit: Five Head of Horses: One bay mare, 9 years, old, weignt 1500 lbs. in foal; 1 bay mare, 10 yeats old, weight 1550 lbs., in foal; 1 sorrel mare, 6 years old, weight, 150# lbs., in foal; 1 sorrel driving mare 2 years old, waight 1000 lbs; 1 spring Belgian mare colt, a good one. Three Head Cattle: One red cow, 4 years old, fresh soon; 1 cow, 3 years old, fresh th February; 1 cow, 4 years old,

fresh in March. Poland China boar and 3 brood sows. Farming Irfpiements; One Milwaukee binder, good as new; Osborne hay tedder, Ohio hay ladders, good as new: disc drill, good as new; Osborne disc, good as new; Deere check row, new, both new last spring; John Deere break:-: plow, good as new: Oliver riding ci tiVator, mower, good Birdsell : gon, Osborne spring tooth harrow, s; iketdothTflarrow, spring Wagon, hay ladders, tight bottom; cutting U;, ;e»d box. buggy, set good br< ness, set work harness, set buggy harness, corn sbeller, wheel! arm., •off chain, some grain sacks, corn ia crib, hay in mow, some corn fodder, 6 dozen Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rock chickens, turkeys and other articles too numerous to mention. | Serins—AH' sums of |5.00 and under, cash in hand: over $5.00 a credit .of 9 months will be given, purchaser with approved security; 4 per cent off for cash. No property removed udtil settled for. ... M. F. SHIRK. J. N. Burkhead, Auct. Geo. McManama, Clerk. — ■ o—~ FOR SALE. Five Choice Farms in Trumbull Co, Ohio—Bargains if Taken Soon. —Must Sell. First contains 259 acres: j: ice 155 per aqre. Second contains 230 acres; price, $55 per acre. Third contains 100 acres: pricess2 per acre. Fourth contains 60 acres; price S6O per acre. Fifth contains 30 acres; price, s'•• per acre. Every acre of these fnrms > < i o'cc farm land, mostly dark, gravelly loan*, all cleared and in good sta r of cultivation, have choice f»uildinp“. "'iß ,! ’ d necessary conveniences. Ha vp on '' tov be seen to be appreciated, 're neah stone road, with Jiest of school* and churches. For references as to these farms, I would kindly refer you without permission to J. M Frisincet, or George Trjcker, of your place. motto. “Quick Sales and Small pm.its. White Forest Taylor, R. R- No ' 2, Farmdale, Ohio. 18-eo-d4wl<s FOR RENT—rour turnisbed room’ for light housekeeping, 609 Monrof street; ’phone No. 521. —Mrs. B. ' ■ Sholty. 17-e-o-d ,f WANTED--Position as domestic M young lady. Inquire 'nhone 209. -•> FOR SALE—Choice building lot. squares northwest of court plenty of fruit —Jacob Atz. *