Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 59.

FRED SCHEIMANN MEETS DEATH fIE L,KES THE west

Well Known Stockman Instantly Killed In Railroad Yards At Cincinnati

CROSSING TRACK In Big Four and Cincinnati Northern Yards When Train Struck Him. NEWS GREAT SHOCK Left Here Saturday Evening With Load of Stock to Sell on the Market. Fred Scheimann, the well known stock shipper of this city, was instantly killed this afternoon at 2 o’clock when he was run down by a passenger train on the Cincinnati, Northern and Big Four railroad In Cincinnati, Ohio. .Such was the telephone message that was received here at 3 o’clock this afternoon by his partner, William Butler. Mr. Scheimann left here Saturday night with a car load of cattle for the Cincinnati market. He reached his destination and was assisting in the yards. He was just crossing from the hog yards to the cattle yards across the C. N. and Big Four railroad, and in doing so stepped out of the way of a freight train directly In front of a passenger train. His body was cut into two piece! and was horribly mangled, death no doubt being instant. Mr. Butler and other friends will leave tonight at 2 o’clock for Cincinnati, Ohio, to make arrangements for bringing the body here. It is now in the care of an undertaking firm at that place. Mr. Scheimann, who was about thir-ty-eight years ot age was one of the best known business men of the city. He came here about fifteen or eighteen years ago and has been one of the active business men since. He conducted several meat markets in this city at various times, and was the organizer of the packing house. Later, he entered the stock shipping business and at present is engaged with William Butler in this business. When the message was received here. Mr. Butler notified Mr. Scheimann's pastor, the Rev. Wehmeyer, •of the Lutheran church, who in turn, broke the sad news to the bereaved wife. The family resides on Mercer avenue. They have no children. John Scheimann of this city is a brother, and he also leaves several other brothers and sisters. - ■- " o POLICE COURT. * Seldom, if ever, has a trial held before Justice of Peace Stone been so largely attended and so much Interest manifested as the trial which is being held today. The case is that of John Stark, who was arrested last Wednesday, charged with voting illegally at the local option election. The defense is being attended to by Attorney John Moran, while Prosecutor Parrish and C. L. Walters are in charge for the state. At the time of going to press the attorneys were engaged in a fierce fight over technicalities. Later —Owing to the fact that the affidavits were illegal and did not meet with the requirements of the law, the case was thrown out of court, "•ere also the two other cases pending trial, namely Otto Syphers and Horace Stauffer. In all probability new affidavits will be filed against these men and a new trial given. / , - o — ~ Herman Tettman is still confined to his bed with an attack of liver trouble. He shows little change, but it is thought is a very little better.

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ST. PATRICK’S PARTY. Methodist Brotherhood Will Entertain Ladies Next Monday. The Methodist Brotherhood will entertain the ladies at a St. Patrick's party next Monday evening at the 1 church parlors. Music and refreshments will be features of the entertainment. Plans were made some time ago to entertain the ladies, but this was postponed on account of the district conference at Fort Wayne. TOUGH SCHEDULE Decatur Basket Ball Team Will Meet South Bend Early Friday Morning. IN THE STATE MEET Believe They Can Outplay Them—Friends Boost— Much Interest Shown. The Decatur high school basket ball team will go to Bloomington Thursday of this week to enter-the contest for state championship. Thirty-eight [teams have declared their intention of entering but it is likely that not more than half that number will report. The Decatur team will line up as follows; Forwards, Franks, Falk and Tyndall; center, Vancil; Guards, Peterson and [Lose. The boys have made a great (showing this year'and their friends believe they have a splendid chance to (receive the honors. Qf course there |is some luck In the game and much j depends on how they get away. It they get a good start they will make any team in the state climb. They play the first game Friday morning st 8 o'clock against the strong South i Bend team. A large shield will be awarded the winning team. The club will also give every man on the winning five a medal, which has a gold basket ball engraved on one side and ‘‘lndiana High [School Championship” on the other. .The little fobs cost $8 each. The club .will award seven of the medals. The schedule for the first round of the tournament is as follows: » Friday, March 14. 8 a. m—Decatur vs. South Bend. [Lafayette vs. Culver, Seymour vs. Linden. 9 a. m.—Shelbyville vs. Salem, Gary vs. Fairmount A. C., Petroleum vs. [ Swayzee. | 10 a. m.—Bedford vs. Nappanee, Thorntown vs. Centerville, Anderson vs. Lebanon. 11 a. m.—Sullivan vs. Morco, Shouls vs. Cutler, Newcastle vs. Clinton. 1 p. m. —Bloomington vs. Oaklandon, Whitney vs. Wingate, M. T. H. S. vs. Marion. 2 p. m.—Crawfordsville vs. Rockville, Orleans vs. Vincennes, Shortridge vs. Brazil,. „ 3 p. m.—Rochester vs. Carthage. Mr. Worthman will accompany the team and several rooters are planning to make the trip. They will return Sunday. o - — i AT POINT OF DEATH. Mrs. Polly Barrone, one of the oldest and best-liked ladies in the county, is at the point of death at the home ot her son, W. J. Barrone. Mrs. Barrone, if she lives, will be elghty-four years of age on the twenth-ninth of April. The cause of her sickness is infirmities due to her age. Her sons and daughter havAbeen notified of her serious illness and are expected home at any time. o — UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Es all these loafers settin’ un store boxes wuz hens, whut a great economical advantage it ud be t’ th’ world In general. There'd be no need ter makin’ eny more Incubators.

“DECATUR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur, Indiana. Monday Evening, March 10, 1913

David Meyers Writes from Minnesota Home to Which He Went THREE MONTHS AGO From Adams County—Tells of Rapid Development of Country. David Meyers, an Adams county man, who recently moved to Minnesota, writes the following which his friends will be pleased to hear: I Dear Sir:—Am thinking perhaps the people of the city and vicinity would like to hear from me. I have been in the state of Minnesota about three 1 months. Adams county, Indiana, is my home county. So far I am well pleased with the winter; much better than I expected when I started from home, and expect to make this my future home. This country is about one-third timber and two-thirds open land. Timber consists of oak, elm,, basswood, popple, and is a natural clover counary. Farmers are very much interestbed in the dairy business here. Have i good creameries in every town, and [doing a flourishing business. This is a fine water country and plenty of clear spring creeks. I am located one ’mile west of the Long Prairie river, (near the town of Browerville, which is 'on the Great Northern railroad. The [soil on the west side of the river is [clay and on the east side, a sandy loam. One might think that they couldn’t raise corn here, but I have seen some very good corn. The sand in the soil makes a quick crop. I have seen other grains they raise here, and it is of a very good qualiy. The land has in the past ten years advanced from $35 to 40 an acre and is advancing now faster than ever, on account of so many people from other states flocking in here, and if one has money to invest this is the place. The farmers are very prosperous and the country is very well settled. If any one wishes to know more of the country, I will be glad to favor them all I can. DAVID MEYERS. Browerville, Minn. WOMAN MISSING Police Called to Search for Mrs. D. P. Overhulser of Pleasant Mills. LEFT HER HOME Last Wednesday to Visit in Ft. Wayne—Has Not Been Heard of Since. The police officers of several cities have been called to assist in the search of Mrs. Daniel P. Overhulser, a well known Pleasant Mills woman. Mrs. Overhulser left her home Wednesday morning, saying that she was going to Fort Wayne to visit with her mother. When her absence continued, her husband and relatives here became uneasy. Relatives in Ft. Wayne were communicated with and it developed that she did not call there at any of their homes, and that they knew nothing of her whereabouts. When she left home Wednesday morntag, her husband was at Willshire attending a sale. She borrow|6d $2.50 and then told her children at home she was going to Fort Wayne. She has six little children at home, , their ages ranging from 3 to 15 years. I She then came to this city on the Clo- | ver Leaf train, leaving here by InterI urban for Fort Wayne. The police lin Fort Wayne were called and it was thought Sunday she had been located at the Hope hospital, Fort Wayne. This proved to be false. A telephone call this morning from the chief of police in Fort Wayne brought word that another woman answering her description had been located in a home there, and Mr. Overhulser and Marshal Peterson left on the 12 o’clock tear to identify her.'

RETURN TO SOUTH. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Coverdale accompanied their son, N. C. Coverdale and family to Fort Wayne Sunday, from which place N. C. Coverdale and family returned to their home in the south. They have decided to locate at Nashville, Tenn., for the present. What their future plans will be, however, is still- undetermined. The family formerly resided at Marion, Ark., across the river, about. 100 miles from Nashville. The floods last year, however, were the turning point in their decision to leave that place. They all spent a part of the day with Dr. E. G. Coverdale at the St. Joseph hospital. He is getting along remarkably well. o FUNERAL HELD THIS MORNING. The funeral service for Carl Hain, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Hain, who was accidentally killed last Friday when a loaded wagon ran over him, were held this morning from the St. Mary’s church at 8:30 o’cloc. Burial was made tn the St. Joseph’s cemetery. INSURANCE MEN And Many Others Implicated In “Arson Trust” by Confession of Fink HOLIDAY SALOON BILL Permanently Killed in House Today When Indefinitely Postponed South Bend, March 10—(Special to (Daily Democrat)—More than 50 Chicago and New York insurance adjusters and one hundred other persons were implicated by Ben Fink, alias Finkleberg in a complete confession Sunday of the workings of the “arson trust," the operation of which has been nation wide. Fink confessed to the setting of more than thirty fires in Chiicago and numerous ones in New York, Fort Wayne, South Bend and other cities and which aggregated a loss of over half a million dollars. Spira Zar and Brown insurance adjusters, of Chicago, are said to be the head of the arson trust according to | Fink, and paid him from four hundred to fifteen hundred dollars for each fire he set, they receiving as high as ten thousand dollars for one fire. The confession was made by Fink on a promise of leniency. The charges against him will be dropped here and he will be taken to Chicago to appear as a witness against those whom he implicated.

Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Traylor bill legalixing the open saloons on all holi(Continued on Page 2) MRS. WARNER DEAD Aged Sister of Sam’l Kunkle Died Sunday at Her Home in Hicksville. WAS KNOWN HERE Was Eighty-three Years Old and is Survived by Family of Five Children. Mrs. Mary Warner, aged about eighty-eight years, and a sister of Samuel Kunkle, of this county, died Sunday morning at 5 o’clock at her home in Hicksville, Ohio, after a long illness, due to infirmities of old age. Besides the brother she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Wassen, of Tocsin, and by five children, three sons and two daughters. Mrs. Warner has visited here many times, but not for a number of years, being unable to travel for some time past, but she is remembered by many besides the relatives. Mr. Kunkle visited her frequently. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kunkle will attend the funeral services which will be held Tuesday afternoon at Hicksville. Mr. Kunkle, senior, will not attempt the trip on account of bis age.

AN INSANE WOMAN Application Was Made This Morning for Admission to Easthaven for MRS. ORTON WHEELER Os Geneva — Has Strange Hallucinations—Tried to Kill Husband. The insanity inquest papers, pronouncing Emma Wheeler, aged foriytwo, wife of Orton Wheeler, of Geneva, insane, was filed with County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke this morning. Application was sent at once to Easthaven insane asylum asking that she be admitted. Mrs. Wheeler became very violent Saturday and the sheriff was called to Geneva to take her into custody. The trip was made by automobile and the party arrived here at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Wheeler has shown signs of insanity for about two weeks. She suddenly stopped washing and began to talk scripture and claimed to see visions. She claimed to have had to sacrifice two of her children and was afraid she would have to sacrifice another. It is said that on December 29 she gave birth to a fine baby, which was born dead, and Its death has probably preyed upon her mind. She had been in her normally good health, and it is thought with good care she will recover from her aberration. She went to a doctor and got some , medicine for goiter, an enlargement iOf the neck, and after taking a few ! doses destroyed the medicine. She claimed her husband was trying to poison her. She then became violent and attempted to kill him by choking him, As she is a large, strong woman, she beat him up quite badly. For two or three days she was violent and required watching, and attempted to kill her husband, when restrained. Praying, singing, preaching, neglect of housework and screaming at the top of her voice, were some of the expressions of her unsound mind.

CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Win Ainsworth Daughf ter Former Decatur Man, Died Suddenly Mrs. H. HITE’S NIECE Funeral of Mrs .S. D. Christy Held This Afternoon *Xt Willshire, Ohio Mrs. Henry Hite received word of the death of her niece, Mrs. Win Ainsworth, which occurred quite suddenly Saturday at her home at Columbia Falls, Montana, from heart trouble. She was formerly Miss Grace Wilson and the only daughter and child of Mrs. Hite’s brother, W. W. Wilson of St. Paul, Minn. Mr. Wilson formerly lived here and is well known to the older Decatur people, having left here for the west thirty-six years ago. He visited here last, during Old Home Week. Mrs. Ainsworth was a native of Ft. Wayne. Besides her husband, she leaves two children Robert, aged 18, and a daughter, Marlon, aged 14. The funeral of Mrs. S. K. Christy, wife of the well known Willshire doctor, was held this afternoon from the . home. Her death occurred at eleven o’clock Saturday morning, after a four days' critical Illness from paralysis. She was slxty-elght years of age. She leaves, besides her husband, two children hy a former marriage—Walter Johnson, residing near Willshire; and John Johnson, of Fortville. Mrs. Rosanna Dailey of this city, and Mrs. Dayton Hard, of Van Wert, Ohio, are sisters. o— Miss Flossie Erhart passed through the city enroute to Fort Wayne from a visit at her home at Willshire, Ohio.

ENTERS TREASURER’S OFFICE. Miss Marie Patterson this morning entered the treasurer's office, where she will make her headquarters during the mortgage exemption season. Miss Patterson has for the past six years served in the auditor's office and is thoroughly acquainted with the records I and documents necessary to make out an exemption. During her service there she has made many friends who I will be glad to learn of her entering ' [the treasurer’s office and any calls for ’ i mortgage exemptions, will be highly appreciated by her. ATTENDED FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters were at Fort Wayne Sunday, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Walters’ aunt, Mrs. Sarah McConnehey. They accompanied the cortege to this city, and thence to Union Chapel cemetery, where the body was laid to rest. Mrs. McConnehey was a former Decatur lady. COURT HOUSE NEWS Both Ft. Wayne Doctors Give Bond—Goheen Released Saturday Night. THAIN 'LATE TODAY Thain Gives Cash Bond——Two Quiet Title Decrees Entered. Dr. C. M. Goheen, the Fort Wayne doctor, held in jail here since Thursday evening, charged with being responsible tor the death of Mrs. Martin i Marhenke. was released Saturday evj ening, returning to Fort Wayne on the 9:30 o’clock car, where he will resume his practice on Wells street. He sucIceeded in giving the $3,000 bond, which was signed by Jacob Funk, extreasurer of Allen county; Thomas i Bell and C. H. Albersmeyer of Fort Wayne, and Attorney D. B. Erwin, Goheen’s Decatur attorney. Dr. Goheen denies ever saying that the Ft. Wayne Medical society was behind the prosecution, as alleged. At 2 o’clock this [afternoon Dr. George Thain, also (charged with criminal operation, in the same case, furnished the required bond of $3,000 and was released from jail. His brother, John G. Thain, of Fort Wayne, came down at 12 o’clock today and a cash bond was put up, Mr. Thain being released at 2 o’clock. His little four-year-old son, George Thain, Jr., who was seriously ill with pneumonia for more than a week, remains unchanged. Both physicfans are about fifty years of age and are married. They declare that they are unknown to each other, though both are prominent physicians of Fort Wayne. Attorney L. C. DeVoss was ; also retained to serve with Attorney I C. J. Lutz as Thain’s counsel. In the partition case of Louisa Meyers et al. vs. Maiy Louisa Miller et al., a demurrer was filed by the plaintiffs to the first paragraph of the additional answer of Mary Louisa Miller et al. A decree of quiet title was entered for Sherman R. Alexander, plaintiff, in a suit against William Wade et al. C. L. Walters was appointed commissioner to convey lands to the plaintiff. All the defendants defaulted and Milton Miller was appointed guardian ad litem for the minors, Ray, Marqueutte and Elsie Harmon, and answered for them. In the guardianship of Daniel T. Jefferies et al. in the matter of the purchase of real estate for the wards, the appraisers heretofore appointed refused to serve. L. Palmer and T. C. Skoggs were therefore appointed, and filed appraisement. The petition was sustained and the guardian, Maggie Jefferies, authorized to purchase said real estate, which is land in Madison county, Arkansas, for $2,750, and to take conveyance in names of Daniel F. and Dick M. Jefferies, jointly, as tenants in common, the grantor to furnish the guardian an abstract showing a good title, free of liens and incumbrances. E. Burt Lenhart, guardian of Sam Railing, filed report of sale of note and mortgage. Court approved it and ordered guardian to assign and transfer note and mortgage to the purchaser, CONTIN’JBE ow paqh three

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ANOTHER FACE Put Upon Many-headed Faylor Land Question —A New Executor. CLAIMS HIS RIGHTS D. D. Studabaker Asks for Appointments Designated in Faylor Will. A new complication was added this morning to the Catherine Faylor will case when David D. Studabaker filed petition in court, through Attorney U. S. Lesh, ror letter of administration, says the Bluffton News. He bases his application on the fact that he is named in the will of Catherine Faylor as executor of her estate, and he recites that the will was offered for probate in 1902, but the issuing of letters to him at that time was halted by the filing of objections to the probate of the will. He represents that recently the will was admitted to probate and an administrator was appointed other than himself contrary to the provisions of. the will. Therefore he petitions that the appointment of an administrator already made be revoked and set aside and that letters be issued to him. He submitted bond to the sum of $5,000, signed by himself, A. T. Studabaker and W. J. Dustman, and his bond was approved, but Judge Eichhorn, before whom the petition was filed, did not take action on the matter of granting letters. A hearing will be necessary on the petition to set aside the appointment of an administrator, and this will be before R. H. Hartford of Portland, special judge, who hgard the application for the probate of the will. The court had already appointed James R. Bennett as administrator of the estate and it is at this appointment that Mr. Studabaker asks to have revoked. Mr. Studabaker already has had one long lawsuit, extending over a period of more than ten years in the matter of the Faylor estate, the former suit being the one in which he was defendant in the action to set aside the deed by which 102 acres of land was transferred to him. In the final decision the supreme court found against him. Big Judgment Check Received. County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke this morning received from Sheriff Freeman Carlisle of Wells county, a check 'for $2,628.75. This is in full of the (judgment and costs in the Faylor-Stu-(dabaker case. This includes $2,000 judgment for damages returned in favor of the Faylor heirs, plaintiffs; j $396 interest, and $321 costs, taxed on the books here. An execution was issued against Studabaker by the Adams county clerk, on the aforesaid judgment, upon receipt of what was ithought to be the final decision, as (made by the supreme court a few weeks ago. A part of the costs, about $94.65, paid by the parties outside of court, are not included in this amount. County Clerk Ferdinand Bleeke, is, however, in a quandry as to whom to pay this sum. Since the long forgotten will has been probated and the contest begun anew, about four or five different firms of attorneys have appeared here and directed the clerk not to pay this money over to such and such an one, each firm of lawyers, of course, wishing to favor his clients. Whether the contest of the will will set aside this judgment remains to be seen. Several firms of lawyers also have liens against the judgment for attorneys' fees. O"—— . MOVED THIS MORNING. Peter Conter, the veteran shoe repairer, has moved his place of business from the Gass & Meibers dry goods store to the Elzey & Hackman shoe store, and from now on will have charge of this department. Mr. Conter has been at the business a number of years and understands the tradethoroughly. He will be glad to greet his old customers and any new ones that will come to see him. SHAMROCKS TO MEET. The Shamrock base ball team will hold a meeting at Will Hammel’s office Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock and important business pertaining to this club will be transacted. Election of officers for the coming season will take place and every member Is requested to be present.