Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1913 — Page 1

SVolume XI. Number 80.

|IT GOES TO TRIAL I Jury Finally Secured for Ralph Hoover Case at i Van Wert, Ohio. — HOOVER’S STATEMENT RDenies Any Knowedge of Wife’s Shooting Except g? e What She Told Him. I ~ ■k “I know nothing except what my ■Brife told me when I found her wound- ' •<i on the floor. I thought the world I or my wife and there was not a single Bgteason in the world why I should have pr taken her life, and every reason why Ij should not. ■'“lt is as much of a mystery to me' to the public This is all that I Can say.” g The above was the first statement < Stade by Ralph Hoover for weeks, J, •nd was given to a newspaper corres-! pendent during the proceedings inl «■ court Wednesday afternoon in Van 1 I Wert, says the Van Wert Daily Times. L The statements shows that the de-' I tense has determined to hold fast to 1 the story as told by the defendant * «pon his arrest and indicates that they are to make no manner of de- j tense in which they will try to show that some other person had a motive i in taking Mrs. Hoover’s life, they are ' simply saying to the jury, we are not' guilty and depending upon the un- • eertaintiy of the state to prove beyound all reasonable doubt that the husband was directly responsible for the sad ending of the life of the child wife. ’ , A little before 10 o’clock yesterday' the jury was finally filled and the trial began. A resume of the work accomplished in securing the jury shows that there were an even 100 veniremen called, ninety-one of whom were examined as to their fitness ta serve during the trial, forty-four being dismissed because they were opposed to the Infliction of the death penalty, , eleven because they had expressed an ‘ opinion, four by pre-emptory challenge by the state, eleven by pre-emptory : | challenge of the defense, and nine be-' cause of their physical condition. This is perhaps tne longest list of names ever considered by a local court In the selection of twelve men, “good and true,” to sit as jurors in the trial of a case, those finally chosen being I. K. Ackerman, Hubert Youngpeter, A. C. Carter, George R. Reed, C. W. Cordeman. W. S. .Clark, Calvin Crabtree, Thomas Lepley, J. S. Gorrell, C. M. Counsellor, S. M. Gilliland and J. W. Weaver. Four witnesses were examined Wednesday afternoon, including neighbors. Sheriff Wilson and others, but thus far nothing new has been brought out. | WEDDING WAS POSTPONED. 1 Upon the advice of Munipical Judge J. Frank Mungovan, the marriage of Miss Celia Smith, one of the girls Whose testimony led Prosecutor Harry H. Hilgemann to probe into vice conditio* In Fort Wayne, to Noah Nlswander, Washington street barber, has been indefintely postponed. Miss Smith and Niswander were to have been married yesterday afternoon alter Judge Mungovan had postponed the girl's case for a week. In the a't•ttoon the girl and prospective groom were before the judge. He talked to them for a long time and told Misd Smith that ft all depends on her future character what kind of punishment he would inflict upon her for her alleged wrong-doings. Both of them decided to wait a while before being married. Niswander is said to be a first-rate fellow, but, according to the £adge, he was not* aware of the girl’s past record. “I told Miss Smith,” said Judge Mungovan, “that if she went home and conducted herself as she should, I would be lenient with her. But if she continues to visit dance halls and wine rooms, I would punish her severely.” Celia Smith's mother has given her consent to the marriage, but it is not likely that it will occur before fall.—Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette. Niswander (or Neuenschwander as ft should be) formerly resided in Root township and BWne and is well known here, having relatives here. Superintendent L. E. Opliger made a business trip to Berne this morning.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

TWO CARS OF SEED COMING, j" I Two cars of seed are now enroute ‘ here for the Decatur sugar plant, one from the Holland factory and another ', from the St. Louis plant, to be used in furnishing seed for the farmers of this locality. The factory here had a supply of seed here that would have been sufficient for two years, but the recent floods destroyed all but 200 sacks, involving a loss of about ,000. Experts are carefully testing the (Seed and the company will take no chance on putting out any poor seed. . 0 V TAKEN IO ASYLUM. Mrs. Catherine Bohren’ the Geneva insane woman was taken to Easthaven asylum at Richmond this morning by Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelley. She was also accompanied by Mrs. Amos Gil- j lig. | • t COURT HOUSE NEWS: l 1 3 Brown-Bauman Trial May i be Concluded Tonight— ( Quiet Title Decree — GIVEN A. HOWER ‘ — i Inventory Filed in the Fred 1 Scheimann Estate—Other Court Notes, — There are but two days more of the February term of court. The April term will begin nei"t Monday without the ensuing vacation as customary between the other three terms. April is proving a very popular I month for weddings. Ffiur is the sum I total for the two days. March I had only twelve in the whole month, I ari“d one of these was issued for a wedding to take place in April. A quiet title verdict for Adam Hower et al. was rendered. Jacob Counterman et al., of the defendants, defaulted. .Costs adjudged against the plaintiffs. — Noval Taylor et al. vs. Mary Taylor et 41., separate demurrers filed by Mary Taylor and Mary Taylor, executrix, to the amended complaint of Norval Taylor. In the foreign guardiafiship of Clement N. Mosser appraisement was filed. Finding that guardian’s bond given in foreign jurlsdict'/n is sufficient. Pettition sustained and sale ordered at private sale at not less than appraise- ( ment, for cash. Lizzie Scheiman, administratrix of the Fred Scheiman estate, filed inventory number one, which* was. approved. —————— William P. ’Breen, an attorney of Fort Wayne, of the firm of Breen & Morris, was here to conduct the examination of John Schafer, plaintiff in his case against the Buckeye Brewing Company,’ in which he demands SSOO for services rendered the Brewing company in Fort Wayne. The' case is in the Allen circuit court. An agreement was filed with County Recorder Andrew Welfley in which Etta B. and Charles F. Kiser, in con- ! sideration of the release of certain lands in Mercer county, Ohio, agree to furnish John W. Nolan with care, food and clothing during his life, and at his death to furnish a casket and burial, the burial to take place In the ’ Pisga cemetery, beside the grave of his wife. z I - I In the case of Stuatt Brown vs. Ru-, ■ dolph Bauman et al., now on trial be-' fore a jury, a motion made by the plaintiff this morning asking the court . to direct a verdict for the plaintiff was overruled, and exceptions taken by . the plaintiff. 1 ■■ ■■ . ’ Real estate transfers: John Beitler • and wife to Jacob Ringger, 60 acres,' , French - 1 ■ cob ißiingger, 80 acres, French tp., I • $12,000; Frank M. Schirmeyer, true-' j tee, to David M. Hensldy, lot 50, De-' i catur, $260; Chas. E. Passvhiters to ; Joseph D. Durbin et al., 21 acres, Blue i Creek tp., $3,000; Jacob Miller heirs to Mary C. Miller, quit claim deed to 'realty in Monroe tp.; Mantle E.’Erwin i et al. to Henry Gunsett, north haff of . | (Conunuefc on Page 3) •

“DECATLR CAN AND WILL”

Decatur Indiana. Thursday Evening, April 3, 1913.

TO HAPPY HOME I Mrs. D. P. Overhulser, Who Was Missing from Home Several Weeks 1 1 HAS COME BACK j - I Says She Was Kidnaped in Ft. Wayne—Husband Forgives Her. Mrs. D. P. Overhulser, a well known Pleasant Mills woman, who has been missing several weeks, has come back to her happy home, and being forgiven by her busband, was reinstated as queen of her household, safe from the hardships of the world, which were especially strenuous ones during last week’s floods. It is said she claims she was kidnapped in Fort Wayne. When his wife disappeared, Mr. Overhulser consulted the officers of this and adjoining cities, and a pic-’ ture of the missing woman was taken and sent broadcast among the officials, in the hopes that it might aid in the apprehension of a woman. One day this week the woman appeared in the city and going to the home of her daughter, found her absent. She thereupon took a seat in the wood house, where, she sat several hours until her husband arrived to forgive her and take her back home. His confidence in her is fully restored and she is again at home caring for her five children. Mr. Overhulser’s mother, Mrs. Mary Overhulser, of Goshen, Virginia, was with him during his wife’s absence. BOTH NEAR FLOODS Though Living in Far Distant Cities—Mrs. Amend Escapes at Dayton. WATER NEAR HOUSE Her Sister, Mrs. Mary Long, in Fort Wayne, Obliged to Flee from Floods. Mrs. Eliza Amend of Dayton writes her brother, John Christen, that she and her family escaped the floods. The *■ water came near her home, but not I quite close enough to affect them. They formerly resided in Riverdale, which was flooded, but fortunately had moved from that place. They own j a double apartment house, whlph had \ recently been remodeled and repapered, and which, being too large for them to occupy, had leased to others. .This was badly flooded, making considerable loss. In the house (Where they lived prior to moving to their present home the water came up into the second story, and had they lived there their suffering would have been intense. The loss, terror and misery are beyond description. Water stood ten feet deep in Main street, and rushing and swirling, simply 'swept everything before it. Mrs. Christen also heard from another sister, Mrs. John Long, of Fort Wayne. Their home which is in Bloomingdale, is built on higher ground than the street, but water came up seventeen Inches into the home. In the street it stood six feet deep. They were Obliged to flee to the home of their (son, Harry, on the same lot, this home i having a second story. They were 'finally obliged to abandon that house, also, with the rapid rise of the water. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Long have a babe three weeks old and it was necessary to lower them out of the second'story windows with ropes. They reside only two squares from the river. Both Mrs. Amend and Mrs. Long 'were reared in Root township, this coupty. Dayton is recovering slowly from its terror and the damage done, but i according to a ruling now made, all people are required to be in their homes by 6 o’clock in the evening. - ■ .. 11 —o ■ Fred Schafer, who Is suffering from a severe case of blood poisoning in the lower left leg, is reported as bejing a little better today.

RESIDENCE CHANGES. Dan Erwin Will Occupy House Vacated by Al Steele. Mr. and Mrs. Al Steele are preparing to move to their own residence on Madison street, which is vacated by Will Rundell. The house west of the Murray hotel which the Steele’s are vacating, will be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin, who will move their household goods there from their storage place in the Erwin business building. The Erwins will move to their new home next Monday. ARE AT ROME CITY. Rome City, April I—Charles Porter, of Geneva, accompanied by his talented wife, Mrs. Jean Stratton Porter, arrived here yesterday and are at their cottage here. A VALUABLE HORSE Is Sold by Frisinger & Co. to Williams Bros. & Youngpeter of Delphos. THE THIRD ANIMAL Sold to This Company— Paid Fancy Price of $2500 for the Colt. Fisinger & Company report the sale of one Belgian stallion, name, Oliver, to Williams Bros. & Youngpeter, of Delphos, Ohio. This young colt was three years old February 12, last, and weighs 2200 pounds. He is 'one of the finest three-year-old colts .that this firm ever imported. Frisinger & Company say that he is without doubt one of the largest colts for his age tjjat ever left Belgium. There is no question but that he will grow as large as his sire, which weighs 2,500 pounds, and not carrying 'any excess flesh. The breeder, Mr. Delchevavliere, is unquestionably the largest breeder in Belgium, ’ ownlrig on his farm all of 300 horses. To better understand the magnitude of this breeder’s premises we have only to say that he and his brother own and operate in addition to the farm a sugar factory, and also a large brewery, the brewery being located in the village on the farm, while the sugar factory is located at the railway station. Mr. Frisinger tells us that this colt with another one of similar proportions are the first horses that this gentleman has negotiated to American buyers, having disposed of his surplus stock to the German government as a whole. These two colts were very large and the price correspondingly high, and Mr. Frisinger makes the statement that while he feels proud that he has been able to open up business with this farm, he also says that Messrs. Williams and Youngpeter are to be congratulated on their ability to secure this great 1 colt. They surely have done, or rather are doing their part in building up 1 and advancing the horse industry in their locality, which is famous for the ' good horses that are annually produced and marketed for high figures by the farmers, etc. The colt goes to a ' neighborhood that is principally German, as a rule they are excellent horsemen. This is the third horse that Frisinger & Company have sold to these parties 1 since their advent in the inyiorting ' business. The price on this colt is $2,500, and is cheap at the price. This cold can be seen at te home of Charles ’ William, five miles southwest of Delphos. These parties purchased also a ' pair of imported Belgian mares. i ________ PICTURE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Hung on Library Walls—Gift from Dr. McMillen. A fine picture of Abraham Lincoln ' has been hung on the walls of the De- ’ catur library, the same being a gift 1 from the late Dr. W. W. P. McMillen. During his life he specified that the 1 library was to have the picture and • the presentation was carried out ac- ' cording to his desires. A number of books are also to be given as he requested. The picture is said .to be the finest of the martyred president 1 in the city. It was secured especially 1 through an artist friend in Fort ■ Wayne. The picture represents the president wearing a beard. /

SISTER IS DEAD Miss Emily L. Philley Succumbs at Fort Wayne at • Age of 81 Years. WAS A SISTER Os Mrs. Harriet Coverdale— Was a Distinguished Seamstress. General debilities due to her age, 81 years, caused the death yesterday' at 11:30 o'clock of Miss Emily L. Philley, a seamstress, living at 819 Home avenue. She had been confined to her bed for three weeki. All of her life was spent In Fort Wayne. She had been a member of the First Baptist church for years and had a large circle of friends who esteemed her highly. For fifty years she had been a familiar visitor at many homes of the older and better known citizens of Fort Wayne. She sewed for some families for years, making clothes for some of the younger members from the time they were babes until she made their trosseaus. Her. habitual cheer and quiet sense of humor endeared her to many. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the church where she worshiped for years. She leaves brothers and sisters as follows: C. ft. Philley, city; E. F. i Philley, Celina, Ohio; W. H. Philley, (Valparaiso; Mrs. Harriet Coverdale, .; Decatur, and twenty-five surviving ;' nephews and nieces.—Fort Wayne , Journal-Gazette. READY TO BRICK ; I i E. Woods and Son Will Be- , gin Work on Bricking Monroe Street Soon. i CURB IS ARRIVING > ■ I Brick Coming Next Week—- > I Have Contracts for Three Decatur Streets. Contractor E. Woods, in an int Ari view this morning, stated that work ' on the bricking of West Monroe street 1 for which he and his eon, Hugh ( Woods have the contract, will begin . next week. The curb which is order- • ed from the Bedford quarries, is be- ’ ginning to arrive, and it is thought ’ the brick, ordered from Canton, Ohio, I will be here next week. Men will be [ placed at work on the street next t Monday morning. The paving of Mon- ■ roe street will extend from the G. R. ’ & I. railroad west six blocks to Thiri s teenth street. Messrs. Woods also . have the contract for the paving of r North Ninth street, two blocks, and i also one block on Rugg street. This - will be done in the order named t above. The order placed was for 450,000 Canton brick, and 7,000 feet of f Bedford curbing. Endeavors will he ! made to finish the paving in three 5 months. 3 —O S ORGANIZE NEW BAND. 3 At a meeting held at the K. of P. i Home Wednesday evening by parties interested in band work, an organization was started which will be known . as the K. of P. band. The new band will include a membership of fifteen t pieces, every one being an artist on his special instrument, and Decatur is now assured of having a bSnd that is i up t<rthe minute. Frank Kern was ap- • pointed business manager and will att tend to the booking of ail engage- . ments. j ——o—--1 INTERURBAN SERVICE FRIDAY. F Manager W. H. Fledderjohann an- - nounces that the regular Interurban 3 service will be resumed tomorrow for t the first since the floods. The first r cas will leave here at 5:50 tomorrow t morning, and every three hours therea after. The freight car will make the dally run, leaving here at 8 o’clock.

j j-, WAS SEEN HERE. Albert L. Getchell, of Memphis, Tenn., who left home January 14, was seen In this vicinity and at Pleasant Mills last week, but information did * not reach the office »n time to secure him. A reward of $25 Is offered for his return by his wife. He is guilty of no crime, but simply wandered away from home, and his relatives are very uneasy over his continued , absence. o DELAYEQ BY MUMPS, Mr. and Mrs. Troby Cramer are expected to arrive home some time today from Waterloo, Ind., where he has been working for the past two weeks. They would have returned sooner, but on account of the fact that both were victims of the mumps, were prevented from coming. Mr. < , Cramer has been very ill. , GIVEN A SURPRISE Are Friends of Rolla Ellis and Lulu Weimer When Message Was Received I - > TELLING OF WEDDING i I. i ' At Monroe, Mich., Wednes- h » day Noon—Bride Popular Willshire Lady. , “Married today noon; will be home ' ■ tomorrow," were the contents of a ■ message received Wednesday evening by L. Ellis from his son, Rolla, at Detroit. Mich. It's a fact that t I “Curley” did “slip one over” on his . friends in Decatur. While they were ; expecting him to be married in the , near future they had not the slightest idea that it would take place so soon and were all taken by surprise. The | bride is Miss Lulu Weimer of Will-, shire, Ohio, a former telephone operator at that place, and an exceedingr ly popular and well-liked young lady Os that community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have a large circle of . friends in Decatur, who will be delighted to learn of the wedding and join in extending congratulations. The marriage took place at Monroe, Mich., Wednesday noon and after a short honeymoon through Michigan the couple will return to Decatur, where they will make their future home. t Mr. and Mrs. Ellis returned this , t afternoon from their honeymoon , hav-1 ( ing been in Detroit, Cleveland and' other places of interest, and will make 1 their home in this city, Mr. Ellis hav-1 ■ ing rented the Voght property on - Fourth street. t FUNERAL OF MRS. LINN. Funeral services were held this | * morning for Mrs. Caroline Linn, at - Bethel church. She was an aged and , highly respected woman, her death ocr. curring Tuesday evening at the home ’ of her son, Oliver Linn, near Linn ( (Grove. Mrs. Linn had been in failing j f health for some time and her death < 1 did not come unexpected. She is sur- ] s vived by five daughters and the son. 1 1 The daughters are: Mrs. George i - Caps, Mrs. James Sturgeon, Mrs. Pe- f f ter Pence, Mrs. Dick Gregg and Mrs. s David Gottschalk. 3 1> ' 1 WILL REVEAL SECRET. (United Press Service) New York, April 3—(Special to' . Daily Democrat)—Apparently coni vinced that the government physi- ■ clans will make a favorable report i upon his new tuberculosis remedy, I Dr. Freidmann announced that within i a week the secret of making the #ei rum would be given to the medical i profession of America. “We shall not i tell the world how to make this liquid,” said Dr. Freidmann, "but we ■ shall arrange a system so that the ■ physician may be able to receive the remedy.” COURT HOUSE WEDDING. Mayor Teeple officiated at another 1 wedding at 2:30 o'clock this afterr noon in the county clerk's office. The t groom was Thomas Ireland, farmer, v born March 29, 1889, son of Perry Ire- !- land, and the bride was Daisy Elliot, e born December 20, 1894, daughter of Charles Elliot.

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IN FINE CONDITION Reports of Different Boards and Societies of Presbyterian Church at THE ANNUAL MEETING * Last Night Show Financial Condition to be the Best in Its History. The annual congregational meeting of the First Pesbyterian church was attended by a large number of the members of the church. Rev. W. H. Gleiser was elected moderator for the evening and Miss Laura Alban, clerk. At this time the different boards and societies of the church made their reports and never in the history of the church has there been such splendid reports made. There is not a board or society but what is free from debt, and has money in the treasury. The session reported that there was a splendid increase in the church membership and that more money had been spent duruing the past year for missionary and benevolent purposes than at any time in the history of the church. The trustees in a detailed report showed that the church was entirely free from debt and had money in the treasury despite the fact that several unlooked-for expenses, such as sidewalks, enlarging basement and installing new furnace at parsonage and rebuilding of the pipe organ had come up. The budget for the coming year is all subscribed for and the members of the congregation are certainly to be congratulated for the condition of affairs. E. D. Engeler was elected to serve as trustee for the coming three years to take the place of Dr. S. D. Beavers, whose term has expired. The hoard is now composed of H. S. I Michaud, Dr. Fred Patterson and E. ID. Engeler. The church has what is known as the advisory board, composed of the members of the session, deacons, elders, trustees, Sunday school officers and pastor and it is due to I this board that financial matters of ' the church are in such a favorable condition. Plans for the future denote a continuation of such a satisfactory condition of affairs in the church. M. E. CONFERENCE NOTES. Tipton, Ind., April 2—Bishop Me Dowell opened the first business session of the North M. E. Conference | to-day. After communion service conI ducted by the bishop and district superintendents the conference organized. Celebration of the one hundredth I anniversary of the birth of David Livingstone was observed with an address by Dr. W. D. Parr, Kokomo. Worth M. Tippy, of Cleveland, 0., delivered the address for the anniversary of Methodist federation for social service. George Richmond Grose, of Depauw university, conducted the evangelistic service. The anniversaries of the American Bible society board of home missions and church extension was observed tonight, the speakers being Rev. S. H. Kirbride, of Chicago, and (Rev. Ward Platt, of Philadelphia. The graduating class in the examinations this year agreed to take up proposed post graduate work, Introduced by board of examiners next year for the first time. This board was appointed four years ago by Bishop Anderson and consists of J. K. Cecil, U. S. A. Bridge, J. H. Runkle, L. M. Edwards, W. E. Murray, H. S. Nickerson, R. J. Wade, J. E. Williams, R. iL. Semans, of Decatur, Charles Smith and Earl Parker, all men of college experience. The Goshen district reported the ladies' aid raised ten thousand dollars and missionary societies six thousand dollars. Churches were improved at Shipshewana and South Milford to amount of $5,650. A few church has been dedicated at Mishawaka, churches were built at Allendale and North Webster. Total for new work and improvements $174,165. Conversions during the year, 1,923; increases in benevolences five thousand dollars. The Muncie district reported 5,063 sermons preached, 22,621 pastoral calls made, 1,372 con- ' versions during year. Improvements • to church and parsonages of $25,702. ! , UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. . A “good sport" wumum is one whut ’ pays her bet. without expectin’ to git a treat out o' It.