Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 160

MEO WALKER SUNDAYS HERE Mr. Weston Arrived Saturday Night and Was Guest At Hotel Murray MET RY A CROWD —I" -< Left This Morning For Huntington—Expects to Reach Chicago By Friday Night With a final wave of his hand mil n cheery “Goody-hy" to the crowd who hajj gathered to watch him start, Edward Payson Weeton. the world renounced walker, left the Hotel Murray at five minutes after midnight this morning with Will Schumaker, one of the Erie section men six feet bark of him, to accompany him to Preble. They went west on Mon toe street to Seventh, thence north to Niittman and then west straight to Preble. Mr. Weston expected to reach Huntington by noon and to go on to Bippus by this evening. The aged pedestrian arrived in tins .city at 7:ls Saturday evening having walked front Wren, Ohio, which place Ito left at 4:40. He had spent Fri 1 day pight at Ohio City, left there eariy tt.nrday morning, arriving nt Wren! al !cis. He . xpeued to leave thru after dinner and to reach Kingsland' for the night, but a tierce wind storm just at the time he was starting delayed him. He had reached a place "•’♦■i't® the town, when the stoini up, and at a farm house nearny te encountered the first act of inhc.srua.oy on the present long trip, when the lady of the home to ins oithwpylng a toed for a short litre, so: lie trudged on a shrift dtrtam'e in th" tain. Later he found a plan- where he enjoyed several hours rest. The automobile which accompanies him arrived here a few minutes ahead o 1 hint and the walker was greeted by a crowd of five hundred people ns be came trudging across the Monroe street bridge With his head up and iiis shoulders erect, lie gave the nianv who wore looking for him. a show ,r Ills old time form. He wont direct to the Hotel Murray, where quarto - l ad been provided and where he soon went to bed, securing the best rent he has had in two weeks He was given the south east rooms on the third floor and the breeze which sprang up Saturday evening, made bis suite very comfortable. He remained .’n bed during the entire day, Sundaj and there a representative of this paper found him just at noon, very com iortably located and very gracious and interesting. He is a kind, and obliging gentleman, whose training i.i years of newspaper work has made him a most pleasant person to interview. He answered every question i. ■ a manner that indicated that he w.ithe one who was being favored. He said that in all his travels h< had not found better quarters than those given him at the Murray and that Mr. and Mrs. Murray had been most kind to him and his daughter Milts Annie, who spent the day with hint, and to whom he dictated anrw ora to a pile of correspondence tlia would have staggered the ordinary, traveler. He was due to arrive here July 2nd and should have Sundayed In North Judson, 100 miles west o. here, but the extreme hot weather has caused several short walks and he is slightly behind his schedule, which however was made with the, idea that it could stand some slimline. He expects to make up some ol this time this week and by next bunday to be within two days of his schedule time. Ho is supposed to reach Minneupolls, by August 2nd, to do which he will have to walk 650 miles in twentyfive days, and he laughs at the suggestion that he would have to go some to make it. He feels there is no doubt that he will do it and that he will be on hands to lay the cot net stone of the half million dollar club house. His schedule the past week was thirty miles per day while this week it is only twe nty. With the nai fy are Mr. Enos of the Erie and V’ S heuinan Weston does not advertise anything, except the fact tha* walking Is the one natural exercise Which will make everyone live longer and he is happier. This is bis first, trip along the Erie, which he rays Is

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i! "' '"OSi picturesque h.•ter traveled over. He predicts that when the double tracking and other improvements on this road have been ' ■nipleted. the Erie will be the popn--1 lar route between New York and Chi--1 " "•" says the people have al- " I' tired of this twenty hour busi- "' ■ in which one often lands in KingI 1 ua t nine while your baggage goes . ‘ i tn its destination, and that the I tie will he the safe, snne and pleasant way. \n- Weston wears n number x shoe, very heavy and in each cdy where he stops over night he has tile heels built up. Teter Corner, the 'curaii coblor did the wgrk hero. He I never walks on Sunday, usually spend--ii the day in bed, resting and giving toe Idood a chance to circulate back , through the limbs, i.v slopt from five o'clock last evening until eleven when lie began preparations for his days journey. He has not been sick a day on the trip and has never missed walking some, though a few days, was far (Continued on Page 2) A GLORIOUS TIME - - Adams County Gettysburg Blues And Grays Return From Reunion On THE OLD BATTLEFIELD “Tenting On The Old Camp Ground” With Hearts United In Peace The four Gettysburg soldiers from b \datns county have returned front the I • r "th anniversary of the battle and ro-i port tiie most glorious time of their ’ 1 lives. Ten days they were gone, as guests of the State of Indiana, and i the greater part of that time they spent tenting on the old battleground. I Tie hearts of both the blue and the! gray were united in peace, where sis-l t> years ago their forces had been I lined against each other in one of] •he bloodiest battles of the civil war I. and meeting in reunion, there was but the kindliest feeling between all. Daniel Shackley, of this city, and Jehu Smith of Pleasant Mills, returned together yesterday noon. Mr. HawIn-. near Pleasant Mills, a confederate soldier, stopped off in Indianapolis lor a visit with his son, and Nathan Ehrman, stopped in Cincinnati. Ohio, to visit with relatives. The Adams county boys joined the Indiana special train at Indianapolis a week ago last Friday and were taken to the old battle ground at GettysLing, Penn. There the three square miles of battleground where thev i iot’ght July 1. 2 and 3, fifty years ago, v. i re laid out like a big city of tents. I! di state had its own territory, the \dains county boys being assigned to Indiana's division. signs, show-1 cu at a glance where each state was located. Each tent accommodated S ><ddiers, and the entire number camp- . «<i there is estimated nt about 5(1,M0. \mple provision for the entertainim, of this vast number was made, and each visitor is well pleased with the manner they were taken care of. Each took his plate and cup. knife and fork with hint, and called at the “mess’' headquarters where the food, which was nicftly prepared, was given out to the boys. Tents, cots and blankets were furnished by the entertainers. Each day a program was held in a large tent, seating 15,000 people, and the Adams county boys had the pleasure of hearing President Wilson, as well as the other great speakers. The meeting again of friends long sepcrated. and the going over again ol the grounds where they fought so many years ago. was a source of much ; i leasure. though of course sorrowful remembrances would intrude and eyes . become dimmed w ith tears. There was naught but the friendliest feeling between the blue and the gray at the reunion, and not one word of controversy or word of discord, was heard by • Mr. Shackley while there. The Adams i county boys all enjoyed excellent health and had no accidents to mar their pleasure. Mr. Shackley stated , that while it was very warm there. . it was not nearly so warm as it was i in Indiana. Sjieclal hospital accommodations were prepared for those who through age and infirmity wore over- - come. Mr Shackley saw one aged t man, about ninety-one years old, fall, ■ having been overcome with the heat, ■ but ho recovered nicely. Mr. Shackt ley spent much time in going over (Continued on Page 2)

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ANNUAL REUNION Os The Henry Eiting Rela fives Was Held Sunday In The Eiting Grove A GRAND TIME — Was Enjoyed By All Present Officers For The Year Were Elected Ono of the largest family reunions held in this city this .'ear was the Eiting annual gathering held Sunday >n the Eiting glove south west of the city. Each family brought with them a large basket filled with chicken or some other desirable eatables and a big dinner was served in the | woods and a most enjoyable time had. | A number of friends of the relatives were also invited to the reunion. In | the afternoon a meeting was held during which a motion was made to, make the reunion an annual affair: and officers were elected for the year.' Henry Eiting was elected president.] Dynois Schmitt. Secretary, Curley ' Radamnker, treasurer. Those present| at the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eiting and daughter, Clara and : Mary; Ed (lass and daughter. Franc-1 es, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eiting, andj children, Bernard, Catherine, Margaret and Robert; Mrs. Carie Ehinger, j sons. Herman and Richard and | daughter Jeanette; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kleinheinz; Mr. and Mrs. John Garard and daughter, Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. Ban Niblick, and children, Omer, Mildred and Herald; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp, sons. Herb, and Frank and daughters Genevieve and Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hains, son Bernard and daughter, Alice. and Marie, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Durkin and family; Mrs. Catherine Eiting and Grandma Elizabeth Rodamacker, Mr. and Mrs. Curley Rodstnacker and family; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mangold and daughter, Helen: Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas Ehinger, and daughter, Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. F. Gelmer, and family; The Casper Lang and family; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Olor and family; Mr. and Mrs. L. Logerman; Mr. and Mrs. Dynois Schmitt and family; Mr. and Mrs. T. Nelson and son, Robert. The out of town relatives were Mrs. Wihlmenla Krumpelbek, Mr. and Mrs. Jostph Krumpelbek and son Robert and Mias Wihlmenia Gage of Cincinnati. The following friends attended the reunion: Messrs Ed Rutnschlag, Gregg Neptune, Will Korttenbrer, Clifford LaDelle and Antain Vannigman. Miss Lilly Venis of Hoagland was a visitor here today.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, July 7, 1913

DORNSEIF FUNERAL. Held Sunday at St. Peters Lutheran Church. <■l l The funeral art-vices for Benjamin |G. Dornseif whose death occurred, j Thursday at the Concordia college hospital. Ft. Wayne, Ind., were held I Sunday morning at the house and at the grave b* the Rev Hossold i Rev. M. Lueke delivered the j sermon at the church. Burial wasi . made in the St. Peters Lutheran cem-I | etery. The pall bearers were former | . friends and class mates. They were: Herbert Pfeiffer, Elmer Becker, Herman Weber. Boeger and Carl Fuelling and Hugo Fuelling. Among thv out of town people that came to pay their last respects to Mr. Dornseif were: Mr. and Mrs. 11. Dornseif of Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dornseif of Fort .Wayne and Rev. H. Hoile of South Bend. Ind., and Mrs. i Bahdle of Concordia college. Fort Wayne. o— FAILED TO COME! Marion Ball Team Scheduled To Play Here Yesterday Were Frightened A PICKED TEAM Composed Os Players From Berne, Geneva, and Monroe Put Up Good Game On account of the Marion ball team, , which was scheduled to play on the local grounds yesterday against the Shamrocks, getting a yellow streak up their backs and falling to put in ■ an appearance, a team was secured i at the last minute composed of fast ' players irom Berne, Geneva, and Mon- • toe, und ty the way, they made a ■ classy little bunch of ball players too, • making the result of the game a question up until the last minute. Shady I pitched for the locals and allowed 3 • heme runs to be taken by the oppon- ‘ cuts. The. Shamrocks also knocked t shere hard enough to secure several • base hits, while the majority of i the score was made on er- • tors. The result of the game was a f score of 12 to 8, with the Shamrocks I in the lead. The balloon ascension t which was postponed front Friday un- • til yesterday, was postponed again : until a future date, it being claimed • that the wind was too high to make > the ascension with safety. I — - o .—. A. J. Smith left today for Jonesboro Arkansas, where he will look alter t business affairs of Importance, returning the last of the week.

FAREWELL SERMON Preached Yesterday By Rev. Bauer—Will Take Rest From Labors FOR YEAR OR SO On Account of Throat Trouble Will Not Take Up Real Estate Work Bev. G. Bauer, pastor of the Bleelte Lutheran church in Union townshin, preached his farewell sermon yesterday, having resigned on account of heart trouble. Rev .Bauer will leave this week, with his family, for Chicago, to reside a Tnar or so. After his recovery, which a rest will probably! effect, he will take up his ministerial, work again. He stated that the report that he was to enter the real estate] business with hfei brother is wrong ! ! He Is not going to enter the real es-j | late business and has no brother in | i Chicago. His friends trust that be’ ! may rapidly recover and soon be able | again to again take up the minister-] I ml work for which he is so ably fitted. I | — o— WILL MOVE TO FINDLAY. Ed Lyons, traveling salesman for ] the S. . Bowser company left today fori | Fort Wayne thence to Findlay. Ohio. ; where he has his headquarters. The family is preparing to move to Find ' lay by August first. PRICE WEST DEAD Auburn Lawyer And Banker Well Known Here Died Suddenly Saturday — WAS AT HIS DESK Suffered Attack Os Appolexy —Mrs. West Was Formerly Miss Nan Peterson Relatives and friends her« -were shocked to hear the sad news that Price I>. West, banker and lawyer, of 1 Auburn, Indiana, had died very sud- ] denly Saturday evening, at about 9 i i o'clock, in his offices at the rear ol' i his banking house, where he had i gone to transact some business for a i client. He had apparently been in ’ excellent health, had worked during the entire day and had eaten a hearty supper. In the <;»ice with him was a young man employed in the bank. Suddenly Mr. West complained of a sex-; ere headache, placed his head over' on his desk and expired almost instantly. A physictan was summoned] but the spark of life was extinct and ! | no aid could be rendered. Death want ] due to appoplexy. Mr. West was fit'- | iy-two years of age, and was one of i the substantial men of Auburn. For many years he practised law, but some jears ago organized the Auburn Loan and Savings Company and has sue ] I eeeded in the banking business build-] | Ing up a strong institution. He Is I survived by the widow, formerly Mils ■ Nan Peterson, and two sons by n former marriage. His aged parents also remain, living on a farm near Huntertown. The funeral arrang"nients have not. been announced, a- ] waiting word from relatives in th<f' west. Mr. West was a Scottish Rhe] Mason and was known by many people here. A number of the relatives Ol Mrs. West from this county will attend the funeral. o BABY BOY BORN. Robert Edgar Sowers is the name ■ of the boy baby born Sunday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sowers, of Sharon, Penna. Announcement was received this morning by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Murray. Mrs. Sowers was formerly Miss Ada Murray. CIVIC LEAGUE MEETING. There will be a meeting of the Adams county civic league this evening at the Smith and Bell office a* 7:30 o'clock. Every member is requested to be present. COMMITTEE.

Y ■ — - NOT IN NEED NOW. Elmer Smith Does Not Desire Petition Circulated Now. Mr: . Elmer Smith, wife of the man who had his leg broken Thur day e\ cjiing, in a runaway, called at tin.’ office this morning and requested that an item bo insorlod in this paper, to iho effect that the petition asking for ' money for their aid, is being elrcnlal cd against their desire. \t present, she said, the family has sufficient lor its needs, as the sou is able to work. ■ Mrs. Smith also, with relatives, will endeavor to do what they can to •?, t along. without Cuis aid. f>:’ course in case, Mr. Smith should be disabled long or complications should arise, or some members of the family become ill. they might bo obliged io accept aid lateron, when of course, It would bo gratefully received. \t present the family feels it can get along well, and will make a strong endeavor to do so TO MEET TONIGHT Guarantors Os The Chautauqua Fund Will Check Up The Sale Os Tickets IS MOST IMPORTANT Tent Will Arrive Tomorrow Night-Error In Price Given In The Folders All guarantors to the Chautauqua fund are requested to meet at the offices of the Bowers Realty Company at seven o'clock this evening. It is I most important that you be there, as ] it is the desire to ascertain just hew i many tickets have been seld and what . steps are necessary to secure the neeI <*s»ary amount, ft is not tended fl hat | there will be any difficulty in dispic mg of the tickets and it is known that quite a number have been sold but it is necessary that the matter be taken care of in a business way. The tenis and paraphanaila will arrive tomorrow night and will be put up on j Wednesday, all ready for the opening |on Thursday. The program here is a most excellent one, in fact we can't I see how it could Ire improved upon and our people are fortunate to secure a ticket for two dollars forth« Reason, that ticket must be purchased before Thursday. After that the price i will positively be $2.50. The boy scouts, one of the features of the big week, will be organized Friday morning, and from that time on until the meeting close, the boys will be busy. Every lad within the ag ■ in this community, should get in on this. ] The managers wish also to announce ] that an error appears in the folder, I which has been circulated. The price of admission for the last two even- ; mgs. The Mozart Trio anil Joy night, lis given as thirty live cents, but | the price of single admission, will be * fifty cents. VISITS AGED FATHER. John Nutt of Near Willshire Suffers Injury Again. Mrs. W. II Petry passed through , the city today enroute to her home ‘ in Fort Wayne from near Willshire, Ohio, where she visited with her par--enta, Mr. and Mrs. John Nutt. Iler | father and mother spent the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey I formerly of this city, now at White 1 ("loud, Mich. While there Mr. Nutt , tell and injured his knee, necessitating the using of crutches. About a week ago, on account of being thus disabled, he fell and broke two ribs. He is seventy-three years of age. — - — -o—— . REAL ESTATE CHANGE. A deal was closed Saturday even ing, through the Erwin & Mlchatu real estate agent y, whereby John Kir acofo, of the Smith & Bell office, pur chased the George Wertzberger resi ■ dence on Ninth street. Possession I: to be given September 15, o - ABSENT FOR A FEW DAY. s Dr. Weaver, the osteapath physi • clan Is absent for a few days this t week, attending to business at Ind ■- lanapolis. He will return ThuYsdri) night. Patrons are requested to take notice.

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A BRIEF SUMMARY Os Services Held In The Var- | ious Decatur Churches On Sunday ■—■ - UPLIFTING POWER In Divine Services- Cooler Weal her Brings Larger Attendance ?*■ German Reformed. At the evening service Rev. Heesort took for his theme, “The Teaching ol < hrist Concerning Heaven.'* In substance he spoke as follows: We may rest assured that Jesus speaks with authority when He speaks oi heaven. At His incarnation, and again at his resurrection, He came tenth from that, world into which, through Him. we must pass; yet few i were His words concerning it. lie | hiniaelf is the revelation of heaven. Scripture representations of heaven ] involve the idea of a definite plat e, as I well as a state of blessedness. The place is the Fathers house. Abraham's bosom or Paradise. It is Je- : lined by the local presence of Christ's ! soul and body and is the scene of the pre-eminent manifestation of God's | glory. The blessedness of heaven : consists in perfect deliverance from sin and from all its evil consequi-uc-I es. Then also, heaven consists in the lieriei lion of our nature, both mater- ] iai and spirited; the lull develope- | went and harmonious exercise of all our faculties and also in the sight o-' our blessed Redeemer, communior I with His i>erson. and fellowship in it.il His glory and blessedness, and I through Him with saints and angles I Jesus reveals some characteristics of i heaven. He speaks of its inhabitants, their dobies, character and life, and i He jlso speaks of Iteaven’s center and i glory. First Methodist Church. There was a good attendance at the Methodist church last night when tin pastor. Rev. D. T. Stephenson, | preached upon the subject of the conl i t eration of our resources or the utilization of oar waste products. Ils ' spoke of the agitation of our time con- | corning the conservation of waste cn- . tries and the utiliiiztioii oi (he by- ] product, and of the enormous profils i that have been acquired because of it. ] The application of the principle to I our natural resources is but to make I r-rofit not only for today, but also for I the future. This principle which is so profitable for business is also profitable for the individual. It is also profitable when applied to our clxiirch ] work. There are co many of the members of our churches who are ror I concerned scarcely at all about the real work of the kingdom. They be- ! cotne the waste material which if but utilized would bring to the church a produce that would make it more than worth while. It is the problem of the church not only io increase its I membership but .also to increase the ] working efficiency of that which it has. Evangelical Church. The services yesterday at the Evangelical church started out well in the Sunday school with a good attendance* and collection. Miss Aliie Burrell ] lead a helpful Y. I’. A. service. At tun hour of worship both morning npd evening tiie interest and attendance was good. At 10:30 Rev. llilI ling; spoke on the life of the apostle. Andrew. Ho said: “Andrew was a I man of decision. It did not take If in | long to decide whether or not to fol- ] low Christ. He was not affected like ] the young dude who bad a tail fd'oe on one- foot and a black one on the other, taking just one hour to dec ; ■ which pair to buy Not a few ablebodied nicii sit around watching the clouds or the clock trying to deei:’ ' , what next, or what line of work to I pursue. And the only reason why ■ they are not in the j>oor house o 1- in '! the grave is because they had the ! luck of marrying a woman willing •I and able to support him and frequent- ’ | ly Pay for his drinks, by taking in • washing or keeping boarders. Andrew was a man of action. Nothing is recorded that lie every preached a sermon, wrote kfi epistle, but every i time we see hiss name he was doing • something worth while, lie saw op- • portunity coming to him. We ire- - quently see them when they are past ' and too late to use them. He saw i the chance to lead his brother to (Continued on Page 2)