Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 2 July 1913 — Page 2

How I Came to Marry By ALLAN C. LAMOND lu the gold hunting days I went out to the gold Helds to make a fortune. 1 fell in with a young man of my own 1 age, Elliot Mansfield, and we agreed J to prospect together. Mansfield had left a mother and sister, to whom he was much attached. Unfortunately Ills mother had received an injury to one of her eyes, and since her sou's departure for the west It had extended to the other eye, and she ykas gradually becoming blind. The letters she wrote Mansfield were pm belie. hue hoped that* he might be with her again, but she did not hope to see him. His sister wrote him that, If possible. he should come home that his mother might see him once more before losing her sight. But he had no money for the journey, and if he could get home he would not lie able to get back again. He was a resolute follow and averse to giving up what lie had undertaken- namely, to go back, if ever he did go back, with a fortune. I was no better off than Mansfield. We wandered about with picks on our shoulders wherever we believed there might be gold and at last succeeded in striking dirt that promised to pay. While we were getting it into shape to secure capital with which to work it Mansfield was taken sick. He 1 was ill a long while, and during this time I wrote letters for him to his. mother and sister. In these letters, at his request, I forged his handwriting , that they might not suspect that he was unable to write them himself. Furthermore, he charged me to tell them that he had struck a mine of • value and would soon go east with a view to forming a company to work It. » The poor fellow did not recover. He nskcd me before he died to make over Ills share in our mine to his mothj er and sister and if possible go east, as he had hoped to do, and either sell • the mine or organize a company, as I - might l>e able. Dreading the shock of his death on his mother, he asked me to keep up the deception till I should go cast and arrange with his sister for ’ breaking the sad news to his mother. • I found an opportunity to sell out for >50.000 and availed myself of it. If I had held on the property would have made me very rich, but I was tired of , the deception 1 was practicing and | . knew my late partner’s mother and sls- ' tor were very poor. Taking their share of the proceeds .with me, I went at onee to the town in which they lived. On my arrival I sent a messenger to Miss Mansfield to tell her that her brother's partner had arrived with news of him, but cautioning her to say nothing about me to her mother until I had had an opportunity to see her. She appointed a meeting with me at ' the home of one of her friends. I went I, there and told her the bad news 1 had for her. , Tn her grief was added the fact that her mother, who had now liecome’quite , blind, was looking for her son every day. Her daughter—Mildred was her name—was in agony at the idea of imparting the news to her. She could not think of doing so at the time, for the old lady was not in a condition to liear it. So we arranged between us that until she was better I was to write letters as before, putting off the son and brother's arrival. Mildred Mansfield was a very lovely girl. I sympathized with her deeply, and it was a matter of satisfaction that I was enabled to turn over to her her brother's share in what I had realized for the mine. One day. desiring to consult with Mildred. 1 went to her house to see her. I • • old sec no risk of revealing the st.uati<in In doing so. But the old , ladv. who was in her room above, heard my voice below and got it into • her head that I was her son. The idea occurred to Mildred of fienult- * ting her mother to believe me to bo ’ . her sou. and I saw no objection to the • plan. So I wcut upstairs and submit- ‘ ted to a hugging and weeping that were almost hysterical. The mine is sold, mother,” I said, . “and my share is >25,000. It's all in bank right here in this town.” ' "I’m very happy," she said through h-r tears, "though I can t see you. You • must stay here always, and so long as 1 I live neither you nor your sister must c ■ marry, but live here for me and each , ' other.” 1

VI IIVI . Mildred wns too embarrassed by this ‘ to make a reply, so 1 was obliged to , make it myself. "Yes, mother. We will lire only for , you ami each other.” I was looking at Mildred when I said this, am] she raised her eyes and blushed. 1 hen site said. “’You’d better give mother time to recover from her excitement," and I went downstairs. Well, we were in for it now deeper than ever. Os course I was obliged to take up my quarters in the house, and since Mrs. Mansfield was blind as a bat she was not available for a chaperon. We talked over the matter of telling her the truth, and finally I said: "Why not let her remain in ignorance? We can be married, and that will make it all right for me to live here After your mother's death, if you wish it. I will help you to get the marriage annulled." So we had a wedding ceremony performed. just to enable us to deceive Mrs. Mansfield for her own good, and when she died we concluded to let the marriage stand. And that's the way I I came to be a married man today and I the father of seven children—just to , avoid giving an old lady on the brink ' of the grave a shock.

SEASON TICKETS NOW ON SALE For The Decatur, Indiana Chautauqua EJECIININIING JULY lOtli. 1913 Kryland and His World-Famous Band, The Ben Greet Players and Many Other Big Attract- • ions Morning, Afternoon and Evening Program for Seven Days ONE OF THE COMING BIG EVENTS IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE — t - t. A A. 't, I' I /"Sfifcrf R 4- V ■'■lag . -V.' ctTZ S' ,^11111..... j B J I .’** W ' 1 J •* *-• -.a v? it -,klJ mW TYPICAL SCENE AT A REDPATH CHAUTAUQUA

THE forthcoming Chautauqua which Is to be held here will lie one of the big events of the season in this section of the state. The above photograph illustrates a typical crowd at one of the Redpath Chautauquas. There are today nearly 1,200 Chautauquas in the United States and Canada. In fact, the Chautauqua has become one of America's great institutions, and the idea has already spread to England and Japan. In 1572 there was not a Chautauqua In the world. lu 1873 Bishop John 11. Vincent and Lewis Miller inaugurated at the spot now called Chautauqua, N. Y.. the original Institution. Today Chautauqua, N. Y., Is the summer center for 10000 necnD

Grand Opera Shakespearean Plays Oratory Magic Band Music Interpretation ' Humor Instruction Fellowship Question Box Literary Lectures Program l- vef y Day Y ou Can’t Assort to Miss This Event The season tickets purchased by the local committee, and now for sale, may be had while they last at All ok m tid »n i -a % I T singte admission on each entertainment would exceed 55.00. " PROGRAM FOR SpM

STORES CLOSE JULY FOURTH. The following stores will close all day July 4, 1913: Niblick & Co. Kuebler & Co. M. Fullenkamp. Runyon & Engeler. Fred Mills. Everett & Hite. ’ Hower & Hower. Same Hite. Brushwiiler & Baker. AVm. J. Johns. Gass & Meibers. li»4ts • : <, .. TO CLOSE JULY FOURTH. We, the undersigned, agree to clone our respective clothing stores all day the Fourth of July: Vance & Hite. Myers-Dailey Co. Holthouse, Schulte Co. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. lG3tl i THE JUDITH BASIN, MONTANA Produces the most wonderful yields of winter wheat raised anywhere; besides big crujm of alfalfa, broom

grass, oats and other crops, all with-1 cut Irrigation. The climate is delightful and the mountain spring waler unexcelleed. Excursion Tuesday. Get your maps and farm bargain booklet, i Wm. H. Brown Co., 5 No. UiSalle Se , Chicago, 111. C. G. Streider, Indiana represntative, N<y American building, Ft. Wayne; phone 310 U. it "" —- —--o — ICE CREAM SOCIAL. J. A. Liby will give an Ice cream so> cdal next Saturday evening, July 5, at his lawn in Magley. Everybody lr vited. A good time assured. 15416, -» o NOTICE, All members of the K. of p. band, who arc expecting to play Thursday, must be at the meeting tonight at 7:30 prom i>t. V A. M. SELLEMEYER. , Director. 1 ■ -tri » IFOR SALE—Range. good for coal or I wood, in excellent condition. Ini' (fnire at once of Yager Bros. & Rein-1 1 king. PUuue 105. 135t3 4 X X

PUBLIC SALE. hi the matter of the estate of John P. I laker, deceased. Notice is hereby given that tho undersigned administrator of the estate of .John p. Baker, deceased, will offer for sale at public auction at the late residence of said decedent about seven and one half miles east of Herne, Ind., and about thrive miles | northwest of Chattanooga, Ohio, in Jefferson township, Adams county, in the state of Indiana, on Thursday, July 10, 1913, the personal property of said estate, I consisting of the following: luice Good uiood Mates, u.tli i colts; 3 milch cows, one fresh and the others to be fresh soon; 2 spring i calves, G brood sows, 1 male hog. Twenty-eight Head of Shoafs; about 1200 bushels of old corn, about 200 buuhvls of oats in the bin, 3 walking plows, 1 spike tooth harrow, 1 corn sled, one spring tooth harrow, 2 cultivators, 1 riding plow, 1 disc harrow, 1 hay rake, I feed cooker, 1 feed cooker building, 2 double sets work, harness, 1 set fly nets 2 sets buggy harness and nets 3 horse collars, 1 set doubb. light harness, 3 pitchforks, 1 grain drill, 1 cross-cut saw, 1 hoist fng jack, 1 mower, 1 corn planter, 1 carriage, 1 cab, buggy pole, 1 hay and grain rack, 1 farm wagon, 1 gravel bed, 1 low wagon, 1 hay loader, 1 binder, 1 grindstone, 1 shovel, 1 spade, 1 pair scales, 1 lot of grain sacks, emery grinder, horse blankets, 1 bl- . cycle, 1 heating stove, one cook stove, one errant separator, 1 dozen chairs, 1 range, 1 extension table, 1 kite hen cabinet, and numerous other articles not herein mentioned. Sale to begin at 10 o’clock a. tn. Terms of Sale: All sums of live dollars ($5.00) and under <a; h in hand on day of sale. All minis over I five dollars ($5.00) a credit of nine months will be given, the purchase.' i giv ignsihneto Wo| —sJ.:ntt.SHl’iKl• giving Ids note therefor with approved security to the satisfaetiun ot the undersigned administrator. No prop I erty to be removed from the preni I ires before being settled for. No disI count will be given for the payment 1 , of cash, on account of it being an ad ininistrutor'a sale no discount i . ;.l lowed. VVM. C. .BAKER, i Administrator. J*‘»k>e A. Michaud, Auct. I.4LG i • ; 1

COLUMBIAN INSURANCE CO. J. O. Trinkle, representative and : stockholder of the Columbian Fire In t 'trance Company of Indiana, with g»neial offices at Indianapolis is here tbi week in the interests of the company. ■|l;e present capital is SIOO,OOO and ;..i additional $150,000 issue of stock is being sold to enable the company to extend its field of activities to other states. This company began taking risks Marcii lst’lf»l2, and is <' ingeneral fire insurance business, b ,t makes a specialty of Catholic ' •.'>■ ■ ties, such as c-htin h, schools, ho:-v>i tin. u. During the first nine month - :>< , which time they made their report to the Auditor of State, the contiwiy had in force more than one and our ■ half million dollars of business wh !■■ its losses were less than one hundtml Collars. Tho reason for this remark- J able showing is credited to the. con- ' servative adniini fration of the board I of directors. The board is made up I l of representative business men 'who u I are most enviable representatives in the communities in which they ib'e. I They are all Catholics and members 1 of the Knights of Columbus. T! ■ I stock holders cc nsfjt of nwnv of the ; clergymen and prominent members oi I i the church, who an- very enthusias ■ over their investment, yet consider, i I able stock is being taken by buaihe- j men whojtre not affiliated with t'm , i church at all. The list of stock hold- I . era In Adams county include: J. 11. I tollhouse. Simeon J.Jiaiu, Ben .1. Smith, E. P. Berling, Charles .1. Voglcwede, J. J. Berling, I JI. C. Berling, John f'ol-Jiin, Frank Barthel. Anthony Voglewedc, Mary A. Voglewede Martin Uiughlin, Nicholas Miller, Annie Voglcwede. Any person desiring to purchase any of this stock while it is on the market, should nee Mr. Trinkle this week, or can secure information by leaving word at this office. ihtttf o HOUSE FOR RENT. i room house tlireo squares form | Court House. Inquire aV tins office. G j Mi..' ‘

— *•-*■*•< .< av. JL Z-ls But. although thousands of r'.-opb - i■. mi' —pin, N. Y„ from all parts of the Vnlted States, tho great mass of American people w old m-v. r ttoa <li r inqna if they had to travel far from home. The ree--Itmnof sh.s f.. ! br,.,: - the people «r< „„here. The movement a ri ■'citv'-nid'ch ? 111 t 0 T'trwt ri' ' '* ° P '" fr °"' ,he ,tedpn,h headquarters In lowa, Kan. „L .k.- ' !:l s, ;l< i-very year the number of Cb iutauquas gruwa, ... -i ar.- more reque t. annu. y fr- t ■ wi mg to be Chautauqua eenters than can possibly be granted.

n Jo Monev All you want. Abstracts made and Titles Guaranteed. Insurance Writers Office Rooms on first floor j eppisite interurban Station Graham and Wallers i STAR GROCERY I I, i i — I Catsup 10 and 15c I 8 | Mustard 5 and 10c | | Olives 10; 15 and 25c | f Sweet pickles ' 10c I Cherries maraschino style 15 C | & Dried beef 10 and 15c - | I Peanut butter 10,15,25 c | Imported sardines 10,15 c I I Kippered herring 15c I X I Domestic sardines 5c | e | Pimentos lOc | K g Mushroons 25c | e Shi imp, wet'or dry Ice I p | Lobsters 20c E u a B 13 {Will Johns. i : i

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