Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 30.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Portland Young Woman is Granted Divorce by Judge Merryman Here Today. — JUDGE C. E. STURGIS — Os Bluffton Hears Partition Case—Dan Sprang Appointed Guardian. The divorce case of Lea Bisel vs. Thad D. Bisel, venued here from Jay county, was called in the circuit court I this morning before Judge Merryman. I A divorce was granted the plaintiff, ■ the costs to be taxed against the deg fehdant. The custody of the child, I Theurl Bisel, was given to Luther I Ashley, Mrs. Blsel’s father, until fur--1 ther order of the court. The defend- ■ ant is given the privilege of visiting n the child at the Ashley home at all convenient times. Mrs. Bisel asked 1 for |2,000 alimony, but this matter, ft I is said, was satisfactorily adjusted be--3 tween the parties and was not conga sidered in court this morning. The S couple are very nice appearing young ■ people. They were married April 11, 9 1909, living together until last OctoI her 10. The wife complained that her S husband was cold and unaffectionate. 9 often left her and their child alone at ■ night, and preferred the company of

■ young men, whom he often invited to ■ their house to drink beer, sending his ■ wife and child away until they finish■ed their carousal. S|| The petition of Anthony B, Holt■louse, administrator of the I’.ter HobBhouse estate, to continue the business /■at Redkey, Ind., and report therein granted for 90 days. Hill Upon petition of Levina i’.rb -. r. ; of the Nelson I'.ri<k--r , < the private sale of personal ; ro:iwas ordered, without less than appraisement. ■Bl Upon written request cf wards. ®|el Sprang was appointed and Celia M. Andri -vs. ■gnation of Francis M. was accepted t>> Im-god, t.yon ; ayH._ <■> -v guardian. The current report o' W of Francis I .is : '■■wed. Rea! estate transfer. ry Assn., to Albert i'r Henry Schlickman to I Is • n. inlot 212, Decatur, sl, K" . *— '■ SjBBA marriage license v. :<.• Lichtle, iron worker, of Ti , Ohio, born November I"'., ■■ >'i Nicholas Lichtle, to wed '!'■r<-> seamstress, born February daughter of Mathias Miller. £9B .Judge Sturgis of Wei's ■ this morning as special )«•!-•• ■>e case of The Strauss Pre- ■ Rook et al., quiet titb ' demurrer by defenda:. . ■look, Ullie S. E. Bye, ci.arles li F.ancea V. Head '"ark |B< tner, to second pantgra:ii ■ ■Blaint filed. Separate demurrer Rook, Oscar Bye, Eva Kenu-r Elizabeth Ann Head to s i : I graph of complaint filed. argued. ■B L. L. Mason and Jesse M '< ■ ■|B'cre appointed riding ba'li s of the present term of court. '.W|| Jack Roberts, charged with <t::n■pal assault, was arraigned ami ■ S<i not guilty. Hon. D. E. n’.ith jßppointed to defend him as a I' 1 ■> arson. B. Woldy vs. Clem J Heidi’|Sian, foreclosure of mortgage din! rendered for plaintiff on note mortgage for $260.34, and judgfor foreclosure and costs, ae< <>'d ■s>y. with order of sale. The defenddid not enter appearance. ■c - o ~ ENTERS CONTEST. ■ St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 4.(Special to Democrat.) —Dr. George I'eaih to New York this morning will enter a serum for the cure tor in competition for lit" million dollar prize, Charles Fi'ia banker, will give for the sue■essfui cure

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TO BUY GOODS. j Arthur Cutting Enroute To East— Sops Off At Old Home Ezra Cutting went to Ft. Wayne | yesterday afternoon where he met his j ßon - Arthur Cutting and wife, from Milwaukee. They stopped off here I over night and left today for the east. Arthur (better known to his Decatur Ji lends as Pearl) is manager of the ladies' underwear and hosiery of the |hig Chapman department store at Milwaukee and is enroute east to buy •goods for his house. They expect to I Visit Washington and New York City. , Arthur Is a brother of Mrs. E. H. i Lyons of this city. He is an enterprising business man and is making good in his work, having gained rapid promotion. -o— — AN ELECTION DATE Will be Fixed at 8 O’clock Wednesday Morning for 1 City and Township, i r t HIGHWAYS TODAY , Several New Petitions—Conr tract for Monument Can- '• not be Let Until April. t

The petitions of Simon Brandyberry and others for the city of Decatur and John P. Davis and others for Washington township, asking that elections be held to decide whether or not this city and township shall retain its saloons will be heard by the board at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. The announcement was made today. The election will be called, it is now believed, for about March sth. The board refunded taxes amounting to $.44 to George Heller and dismissed the petition of J. H. Stone to refund taxes. Plans and specifications for the sol- [ diers’ monument, as presented by Charles Mulligan, the famous Chicago sculptor, were presented and the en-[ try made on the records. According I io law the advertisements must run | six weeks and this means that the | contract cannot be let until the April term of the commissioners. While 1 the plans of Mr. Mulligan have been adopted the contractors who bid on' the work may also submit plans of their own with the bids and the board ' can then do as they deem best The I ’ law also provides that the board can build a soldiers’ monument only, and this fact shuts off any consideration ’ of the plan proposed by a reader of ’ The Democrat to build a G. A. R. hall and rest room. 1 f 1 The board heard requests of many ’ farmers this morning for macadam roads. New petitions for roads in Blue Creek, Monroe, Jefferson and i Hartford townships were filed. The' i board will likely order the auditor to • advertise for bids for several roads to ■ be let at the March session. The board of trustees of Willshire t township, Van Wert county, Ohio, vis- ■ ited the board here this afternoon, ’ consulting and planning concerning ■ the planning and building of a county I line road. h doings in legislature. J (United Press Service) . ’ Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 4—(Special ,to Dally Democrat) —The Keegan bill, prohibiting the indiscriminate sale of - habit-forming drugs, was killed this afternoon by its author James J. Keet can of Indianapolis, following the • adoption of Representative Sands’ amendment providing that “nothing in this act construes to prevent legitimate administration of said drugs by regular licensed physicians, veterln- > aries or dentists." Keegan said that ■ with this amendment it was not his • bill. Senator Wood this afternoon introduced a bill providing that any legal vo ter who happened to be away from home on election day may vote in the city where he happens to be. , Senator Shively’s public utilities i measure commended to conform to , the administration passed the second r reading in the senate. , Senator Steven B. Fleming introduc.'ed a bill to allow that “in and out” . tees desired by county sheriffs be al- ! lowed

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SAW AN AIR-SHIP L. L. Moss Night Operator at Clover Lear, Watched Lighted Ship PASS OVER THE CITY Last Night — Train Crew Said it Followed Them for Long Distance. L. L. Moss, third trick or night operator at the Clover Leaf depot, saw a strange thing Monday night about 10:30 o’clock, that is believed to have been an air ship passing over the city, in a westward direction. Mr. Moss’ attention was called to it by a train crew that came in from the east at that time. They stated that the iighed body had followed them along the entire way—whether from Delphos or Toledo they did not state. The average distance at which it sailed about the earth was thought to be about 250 feet, and at times it came so near to the train that the crew could distinguish its shape. It was lighted brilliantly by what

looked like a bright electric arc light. At a distance it looked like a bright star, but the fact of its moving so rapidly precluded possibility of that. It was visible to Mr. Moss about fifteen minutes, rapidly traveling westward and then disappearing. It seems strange that any one could travel in an air ship in this intensely cold weather, but what the strange thing could be otherwise, is a mystery. NOTFITTO fat Are the Rabbits This Year, Says R. D. Fleming, Game Warden. I THE RED GROWTHS i Between Their Front Feet Resemble Cancers — Worms in Flesh Also. “Aside from being warty, wormy and afflicted with cancer, the rabb'ts, that are being killed in northern Indi-; I ana, at this time, and are on sale, arej I excellent eating, says Captain of Game [ Deputies R. D. Fleming,” according to the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. “What ails the bunnies, Capt. Hem- 1 ing does not know, but that there is' ■ something wrong with them is a self- i I evident fact. When the hunting sea- . son opened, Heming, who is often I afield, noticed warts on the rabbits | that he killed, and in cleaning them found red growths resembling can-[ cers, beneath their front feet. Not until recently, however, were worms I noticeable in their flesh. “While at Indianapolis last week I Capt. Fleming learned from hunters i from every part of the state, who! were attending the legislature to urge the passage of better game laws, that ( I rabbits in every section of Indiana [ are similarly affected. The game' commission is puzzled, as never before have rabbits ben diseased in this way. “The men who kill rabbits for sale know their condition, but have found that the cancers can be removed, making the annimals appear to have been perfectly healthy. While there may be nothing harmful in the meat, Capt. . Fleming believes the public is entitled to know and can then choose whether or not they care to eat rabbits now.” o—— . JAW BONE BROKEN. David Ltiglnbill Kicked In Jaw by a Horse. | David Luglnblll, a young farmer, living three miles east of Vera Cruz, is suffering from a fracture of the lower jaw bone, which was broken In two when he was kicked in the face by a horse. Two teeth—one from the upper and one from the lower jaw—were also torn out. Physicians set the bones and a dentist was required to make a plate to hold the ends of the broken jaw in place.

Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday Evening, February 4, 1913.

I IRVIN BUTLER IS DRIVER. Succeeds Roy Miller as Wells-Fargo Express Driver, Irvin Butler began duty this week as driver for Ben Elzey, local WellsFargo express agent. Mr. Butler succeeds Roy Miller, who resigned last week to become local agent for the Standard Oil company. He is a wideawake young man and a hustler. He is the eldest son of Trustee Samuel Butler. - o— ■ . CENSUS REPORT. Margaret Almeda is th-} name that has been bestowed upon the baby girl born Monday night to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kitson, of the north part of the city. This is the first babe and there is much rejoicing over her birth. ’ Mrs. Kitson was formerly Miss Mary . Elzey. ; TEACHER VERY ILL i i Ed Christen, One of Citv i J School Teachers, Operated Upon This Noon I > AT HIS HOME

For Strangulated HerniaOperation Decided Upon in an Hour. Ed Christen, one of the seventh and eighth grade teachers at the Central school house, was operated upon this morning at his home in Root town- j ship, for strangulated hernia. The op- i eration was performed by Dr. Duem-1 ling of Fort Wayne, assisted by the ! physician from this city, and was con- 1 eluded at a few minutes before 1 o’clock. The operation was decided I upon very quickly. Mr. Christen has [been a sufferer from the strangulated hernia since infancy. This morning, after arising, he became very ill, and although his physician worked with him an hour, nothing could be done to 'reduce the hernia, and the operation ? I was decided upon at once. A trained i nurse, Miss Brewer, from Fort Wayne, I is in attendance. The operation it-\ I self, was a success, and it is thought j Mr. Christen will get along all right.' Miss Neva Brandyberry is teaching lin his place. —— e—- —— APPRAISE HOUK PROPERTY. .Think There is But Little Left for the Creditors. i I: Hana C. Meland, Homer I. Smith and Marion B. Johnson, appointed by Ref-/ leree Sol A. Wood as appraisers in the,' ■bankruptcy of Amos E. Houk, today 1 'continued the work of going over the . belongings of the missing attorney. , Attorney D. Burns Douglass is trustee lin the case. It is the opinion of those , I who were acquainted with Houk that his personal belongings will amount Ito but little in settling up the claims . ■of the many creditors. Among other I things found is a very complete law [ j library and an automobile. It is said J i however, that books valued at s6oo', [and purchased on the installment plan I, Iby Houk had not been paid for. Lo- ? cal relatives of Houk declare they do , ■not know where he is, and it is said' .that Mrs. Houk declares she is willing! 'to assist the prosecutor in locating'] her husband.—Ft. Wayne Sentinel. SUICIDE KNOWN IN BERNE. Mr. Rfy Knows the Addresses of His Heirs. \ * _____ ! Louie Jabaz, a brick mason, who . commlted suicide in Indianapolis Sat-', urday afternoon, by taking poison, ]: was a former Fort Wayne man. He i was also known in Berne, it is evi-L dent from a letter he left for a friend,' Perry I. Stahl, of Fort Wayne. He des-1 ignated in this how business affairs were to he closed, and stated that his money was to be divided among ; the families of Alfred Jabas—Jabas, Mallinda Swisse, and a sister, married, equally. Ho said in closing that Mr. Rfy, Berne, Box 84, could get Mr. Stahl their addresses. 11l health i and worry over the death of his par- 1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. Emilie Jabas, who ! were found dead in their home in Ft. i Wayne, in 1909, and whom it was i feared had met some mysterious foul I play, is thought to have occasioned ' the suicide. i

WEDDING BELLS I At the St. Mary’s Catcolic Church Rang Today for Teresa Miller and k b i MR. WILLIAM LICHTLE Left Today for Future Home at Tiffin, Ohio—Groom 1 , Employed There. ► I Wedding bells rang merrily this , morning at 6 o’clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church for the wedding of Miss Teresa Miller, who became the wife of Mr. William Lichtle. Father Freiburger officiated, and after the ' ceremony, the nuptial party were the guests of honor at a dinner at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and , Mrs. Mathias Miller, south of the city. The bride wore a pretty and becoming tailored suit of navy blue, with a large black hat. Her bridesmaid, who was her sister, Miss Agnes Miller, was similarly attired. The groom w-as attended by the bride's brother, J Mr. Peter Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Lichtle left this afternoon for their future home in Tiffin,

Ohio, where Mr. Lichtle is employed in the iron works. He is the son of the late Nicholas Lichtle, the mother being now a resident of Cleveland, O. Until two months ago, when he went to Tiffin, Mr. Lichtle resided here. Both he and his bride have the hearty I good wishes of a large circle of friends with whom they are very popular, and deservedly so, because of their many (good qualities. WED THIS MORNING — Rosa Rumschlag Becomes Bride of Frank Loshe at St. Mary’s CATHOLIC CHURCH . Leave on Trip to Ohio Cities —Will Reside East of Decatur. I This morning at 9 o’clock at the St. 'Mary’s Catholic church, Father Wil'ken officiated at the marriage of Mr. I Frank Los(ie and Miss Rosa Ruraschlag, two well known young people of the county. The sister and brother of the young couple were their attendants, being Miss Agnes Rumschlag and Peter Loshe. The bride was handsomely attired in a gown of gray satin, becomingly made, and her bridesmaid wore a pretty costume of pink satin. Both carried carnations and also wore these pretty flowers in .their hair. A wedding dinner was served at ‘ noon a tthe home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rumschlag, | south of the city. Only the members [of the two families were present, the [event being very quiet on account of [ the sadness into which the family [was plunged by the death of the bride’s brother, Charles Rumschlag, which occurred Monday of last week. The wedding was to have taken place; [last week, but was postponed until ( [today. This afternoon the newly married couple left for Coldwater, Ohio,' |to visit with the groom’s brother. Will Loshe, and family, and before their return will visit with his moth-[ er at St. Anthony, Ohio. On their re- i turn here, they will be at home on the farm in St. Mary's township, recently purchased by John Loshe, from E. H. Lyons. The young couple are two of the best young people of the St. Mary’s parish h-nd have all good wishes for a happy married life. e— GENEVA FARMERS’ MEET. The Geneva Farmers’ Institute Is announced for February 13-14, to be held in the United Brethren dburch in Geneva. Besides institute workers of state-wide interest, some very go<d local talent in music and reading will contribute to the program. The program in full will be given later.

CALLED WEST BY DEATH. Mrs. John Hoke Goes to Utah to Funeral. Mrs. John Hoke 'has gone to Ogden, Utah, to attend the funeral of a foster daughter, Ruth Hoke, aged eighteen, who passed away a week ago after a short illness from acute Indigestion. A strange feature of the case is that Mrs. Hoke alleges to have had n premonition of the death, or a strange sort of feeling that the daughter was dead, this coming upon her about the time that death occurred. This w-as confirmed later by a letter telling of the same. The deceased left Wells county two years ago for Utah. She had been employed in Salt Lake City, but had a sister In Ogden, with whom she visited over Sunday. o— DIED EARLY TODAY Michael Touhey, Formerly of This City .Expired at Lima, Ohio. NEWS CAUSES SHOCK Brother of Mrs. Hyland and James Touhey—Funeral May be Held Here. — Michael Touhey, eldest son of Mrs. Ellen Touhey, died at his home at Lima, Ohio, at 4 o’clock this morning from a complication of kidney trouble. I The sad new s was received in a mes- , sage to his sister, Mrs. P. J. Hyland, I early this morning. His wife died two years ago last Thanksgiving and I one child is now orphaned. The news jof Mr. Touhey’s death was a shock |to the relatives and friends here who were not aware of his serious illness. Mrs. Hyland left at noon today to assist in arranging for the funeral of her brother. It is probable that the i remains will be brought here, as his jwife is buried in this city. The deceased was a native of this city,

where he was born fifty-four years ago. He was an industrious and popular youth and young man and the j news of his death will cause many pangs of regret. For a number of ■years he was engaged in railroad work here and moved to Lima in 1889, [where he has since resided. His wife [was formerly Miss Voglewede of this city. The surviving relatives other than the child are the aged mother, Mrs. Ellen Touhey, who is spending .the winter at Winchester, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Fitzmaurico, of Winchester, who is wintering in Alabama; Mrs. Ellen Hyland of this city, and Miss Kate Touhey' of Indianapolis, and three brothers, James, of this city, and Jack and Patrick, of Muncie. 1 o I RED LETTER DAYS. I February May be Short Month, But Important. The month of February, although ; ■ the shortest of the year, is long on red letter days, of which/it has eight, exclusive of Sundays. The first was Sunday, which has a double significance. I In addition to being Sunday it was the date when the groundhog appeared, ' and also Candlemas day. February I 4th is Shrove Tuesday, the last day: which those who observe Lent hold' I festivities; the sth is Ash Wednes-' [day, the first day of Lent. February ' 112th is Lincoln's birthday; the 14th is St. Valentine’s day; the 15th is the [fifteenth anniversary of the destruction of the battleship Maine, and last, [but by no means the least of the event[fill days of February is the 22nd, the [ birthday of the father of our country. I March is almost, as well supplied with ■ red letter days as is the shorter month. The first big day in March is the 4th, when President-elect Wilson will be inaugurated. March 15th is the birthday anniversary of Andrew Jackson. Palm Sunday falls on the 16th, and Monday, the 17th, is the fifteenth anniversary of the Good Friday and also the first day of spring. Easter comes on the 23rd. o FUNERAL OF STEINER LAD. The funeral of Clinton, ten-year-old son of J. P. Steiner, whose death occurred Sunday evening from inflammation of the bowels, will be held Wednesday at 10 o’clock at the Christian church at Linn Grove. Inter- ■ ment will be at the Steiner or Greencemetery in Hartford township.

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YOUTH IN JAIL , At Bluffton Interviewed by J Deputy Sheriff KellyHad Told Others '■ I , THAT HE KNEW •i I Who Cut Off Bessie Bryan’s Hair—Thought That He Might Know More. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly has returned from Bluffton, where he went ’ to interview Ora Hess, the young man confined there in the county jail, on the charge of having stolen a bicycle from J. Reynolds. Strong suspicion - arose that Hess knew something about the big number of robberies that occurred last spring in the western part lof the county about Monroe and Peterson. It is said that Hess told the (sister of the Wells county sheriff that he knew who cut off the hair of Miss Dessie Bryan, of Kirkland township. •This and other things that came to the ears of the officers brought them to the conclusion that Hess knew something that might lead to the apprehension of the parties and Mr. Kelly made the trip there to find out. 'Hess, however, kept Bilent as to who [the hair-cutter was, but whether he gave forth any other information that may be of value to the officials, has not been made known. ; Hess is said to be a step-son of Eli Burkett, who formerly resided on the Studabaker farm in Kirkland township, but who has since moved to Michigan. At one time during the excitement occasioned by the many robberies west of the city, Hess Is said to have called up the sheriff here and told of having been robbed of $3. | When the officers arrived on the scene young Hess could not give the necessary details regarding the robbers whom he claimed were driving a rig, and who after pointing a gun in his face relieved him of his money.

The officials thought that Hess himself might be implicated in the nvny robberies that prevailed at that time, and that the call of officials there was only a blind to mislead them. Later Hess was seen to associate with other young men against whom suspicion was also directed and the suspicion that he was implicated with the others, in the general terrorizing of that section of the country, grew stronger. A growing chain of circumstantial evidence leads the local officials to believe that 1 e knows more about the robberies than he cares to divulge, and the solving of the mystery is expected soon When questioned by Deputy Kelly as to who it was that cut off Miss Bryan's hair, and ( whom he had told others he knew, be ■stated that all he knew about it ho I had heard from his mother, and refused to say who the guilty party was. , Hess is of the opinion after he has jhis trial in Bluffton, he will be brought [here for trial. Mr. Kelley did not discourage this belief. He left the matter of further questioning, with the deputy prosecutor of that city. Hess who is about 20 was known by his step-father’s name—Burket—in the community where he lived. “THE THIRD DEGREE.” If a woman’s devotion to a man in desperate straits, making a pure love story of unusual interest, as shown in Charles Klein’s latest play, “The Third Degree," should interest playgoers, than the forthcoming production by the United I’lay company of this drama should be heralded as the dramatic event, of the season. “The Third Degree,” while a little over a year old, has already taken a firm hold on the public, and bids fair to exceed the marvelous record of Mr. Klein's former work, "The Lion and the Mouse,” on which the producer is said to have made a million dollars. l“The Third Degree” is announced for production here on Wednesday, February sth, at the Bosse opera house [for one performance, and that a good[ly house will greet it goes without saying. JUDGE MERRYMAN TO SPEAK. At the Methodist Brotherhood's regular monthly meeting at the church this evening, Judge J. T. Merryman will give an address. There will be other features also of an exI cellent entertainment.