Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1913 — Page 13

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ANSWERS THE BUGLE CALL Ezra Cutting, Well Known Veteran, Succumbed Unexpectedly TO HEART ATTACK Dropped Dead At Apartments On First Street— Was 75 Years Old. The bugle call sounded very unexpectedly tins morning at 7:2'1 o’clock for Ezra Cutting aged 75, a well known civil war veteran, who succumbed to an attack of the heart at his apartments on First street, and his spirit answering, wont to join the armies of the Hern a I King Mr. Cutting had not been in good health ail spring Fur nine weeks, l.e was ill with pneumonia, during which time he was cared for at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ed Lyons on Adams street. Since that time and at times prior, to a certain extent. he had complained of his heart troubling him, but returned to b.s apartments on First street, having two room to the old Cutting homestead occupied by Phil Machlin. Last evening he and his daughter, Mrs. Ed Lyons and family, had been driving and although Mr. Cutting complained somewhat of severe pains in his chest and the region of his heart had entered fully into plans to drive to Bluffton this morning with the iamily. Alter returning to his how . he sat on the lawn with Mr. and M Elijah Walters, who live adjoining, nntil the rain came up Iqst evening. He had arisen early, as was bis custom r.nd had lw»er down to«a twice .calling once at the Everett A Hite grocery.' He had been returned borne and. taking a chair, began to mend some harness prepa> i tory to driving to Bluffton. While ne was doing so. a Mrs. Chapman inquired at the door, relative to the purchase of some cabbage plan’s Mr. Cutting had gotten up and walked to the door, when he was seized with the fatal attack and tell to tie lloor. The lady hastily called for help, and the Macklins, who hail heard the fall, responded with others. Tb.e attemiKs to revive him, however, failed, and death had no doubt come instantly. The daughter Mrs. EdLyons w.> among the first to arrive. The body was taken to the Lyon home on Adanig street by tin- Cay. Zwlck & Meyers ambulance, where it was prepared for burial, and where It will lie in state until the funeral Mr. Cutting was one of the best known and best loved elderly men ol the community For thirty-five yearg the family has resided here, and Mt. Cutting's stately and well pie nerved figure was a familiar one to all Decatur people. He was remark ably well preserved for one of ''is years. Had he liver! until next Sept ember 13, he would have been s« v ty-five years old. He was born In Bristol, 0, in I latter the family went to Paulding Ohio, where they lived before comim here, and where Mr. Cutting served .n---sur-enintendent of tse county In'irni any. His wife Malindn A. Cutting. 'I'" 1 seven years ago., December I'.' ! children, Minta, the eldest, and Ma’ wi'e Os Albert Brittsou. have pref d ed him in death Surviving are loin children, and seven grandclrld" a The children are: Harry Warren, ol •French Lick. Ind.; Ira L. of Rockford 111-; Vinnie M. wife of Ed Uvon. *" c ntur; and Arthur I’-, of Mllwaulo Wis. Three brothers and three sisteri rr e also living, a brother. Pan. o' West Farmington, Ohio, serving wit. him in the same regiment. Mr. Cutting had a splendid war-re cord. He was a member ol the l' l Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three yeggs and four months, pai chafing in the battle of Shiloh. Stom Run and others. He attended ' last regimental reunion last fal 11 Alliance, Ohio, with his daughtci IVlcnie Lyon, who at that time w i. u| made a member of the regiment « . him. He was a member of the 1 G. A. R. and active in all its en gagements. He will be sadl) mis. < in it a ranks Lis w " rd ” ’

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one. At the reorganization of the 19,11 Ohio for the three years serr"e in the early fall of 1861, Ezra 1 utting enlisted in Company G of aid regiment for the three years service and remained in all about 3 ■ years, fl months. the winter of 1861 and 18(12 11: command was in Kentucky and I'tin 1 'tin In the spring of 1862, Gen. 1 l'mell' H army of which it belonged, I "as sent to Pittsburg Landing to assist General Grant, after the sa'd buttle it returned to near Nashville and remained in those parts till the t.ill of 1862, when the command movI ed into Kentucky in pursuit of the ’ confederate General C. Bragg. After the defeat of General Bragg it aitivo part in all marching & fighting till the fall of 1864, when it was assigned to General Thomas' army and sent to Nashville, Tennessee. The army that it was assigned participated in all the battles that were fought at and around Chattanooga, Ixxtkout Mountain, etc. Mr. Cutting . being injured in his left leg while * on the march to Allatoona, he was i placed in a hospital for a period of j six months not being able to jolrt t hi regiment at the time of his ex(Continued on Page 3) show ip litters s Merchant’s Association Will a I Attempt To Discredit Mulhall By Letters. t SIX SOLDIERS KILLED | When Flatcar In Which I t They Were Riding Turns £ Over In A Ditch. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C., July 9 —(Special g u Daily Democrat) —There was a a I t distinct possibility today that the .Mulhall charges may cause an open , - rupture in the senate lobby invest,eating committee. Gravel difference F* of opinions among the members as r to how far the committee may go in the probing is shown up. Several of flic committee do not believe Mul1 ! all .an be questioned as to his strike r» breaking action- The N. A. M. offle- . i. l s claim that they have letters from u'hull that will embarrass that gent--1 man add which will be produced L v. hen he Is on the stand. o ' _' Manilla, July 9— (Special to Dally Democrat>—With a detachment of , -oldierg on board, enroute to the drill! . grounds, a flat car on which they were i ( : ding turned over killing six of tho c men and Injuring thirty t St. Louis, Mo., July 9—(Special to ,t Daily Democrat (—Telephone commite nivation to East 3t. I-ouis was al-1 1 most entirely cut off this morning '- following the cutting of nine trunk ■' lines, supposedly by strikers. There i- are only six of the trunk lines works ing today For the second time 12i> I ' hues out of 350 In the city have been i , ,it and put out of commission. • Denver. Colo., July 9—(S|>ecial to .. pally Democrat)— Renouncing the -.lory of preparations °n foot to rcs call Judge Lindsay as a scheme coni’ cocted by the Antis to dlcredit wompn suffrage, lead the suffragettes today d to make assertion that the Antis were o In need of campaign ammunition. I Belgrade, July 9.—(Special to Daily ir Democrat)— The losses to the Bulgari. |an and Servian armies during the >f last four days of fighting were 35,I. uoo. This was the word received touay from the armies near Ishtip. More than 200.000 men were engaged s in the battle which the Servians now )f claim as a victory for their forces, h WANT WITNESSES. e-i It Washington, D. C, July 9.— (Special d to Daily Democrat)—Council for the I- \ A. M. asked Chairman Overman le today of the Senate Lobby investlgat!s Ing committee to subpoena forty formit cr well ksown congressional leaders sA nmng whom « Senator Aldrich. ; is These men were to be called In to re-I h mt the testimony expected from Mill’ll hull, former loboyist, to be given on n- the stand tomorrow. Chairman Ovcr•d I man declined to Issue the subponeas a' nt this time.

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- _ —__ » > . 'V’ >' : fj Uy ■ < H WT 4k jFEi I wl in ■. -W' 1 '*. t... w : \. I .so a.- •; I '' , T-, - . - : ~L ' " ' —— ■is TTT..I REUNION. (Copyright by International News Service; supplied by the New Process Electro-Corporation, N. Y.) Let U, B e Comrades And Friends Keynote Os Presidents Speech, Exemplified In Remarkable Photograph Above. liesident Wilson shaking hands with the veterans of the North and South on the battlefield at Gettysburg on the occasion 01 the reunion in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle. Th> President spoke st Gettysburg, and after shaking hands with scores of the veterans, he addressed a huge meeting in a tent. Later he left for N»w York and then proceeded to Cornish. N. H.. for a brief vacation.

SESSION IS OVER Board of County Commissioners Conclude Regular Meeting For July. TURNPIKE AFFAIRS Were Disposed Of—Board Finds For Petitioners On W. A. Straub Ditch The county commissioners concluded their July session and adjourned last evening. Three roads were ordeted and contracts for the construction of same will be let next month, j they being the Hilpert, the George Roop and the Suman roads. Tlie report of the viewers on the ■ A- 8. Keller road was approved and the cause continued; on the J. A. Fuhrman road the petition was found sufficient and Phil Macklin was aplolnted engineer and E. E Zimmer ] n*an and Fred Buuck, viewers. They; will meet at the auditors oilice July! 14; the viewers report was approved on the Peter N. Moser road and the cause continued; the Joseph Steig I meyer bonds were ordered re-issued ] and sold; the viewer® report and profile in the Joseph Shoaf road were approved, the road ordered constructed but tlie cause continued —~ ■ ■ " In the matter of tiie W A. Straub petition for a drain in which a remonstrance was filed, t'..- board rendered a finding forth- petitioners and against the remonsf ators. It was referred to Phil Macklin, Noah Deibcrstino snd William Adler commissioners. They will meet July loth at tlie auditors office. The assessments in the George Zimmerman drain as reported by the commissioners, were approved and the report referred to Phil L Macklin, the superintendent of construction. CONTINUE THROUGH WEEK. — — Smith Divorce Case May Consume Entire Week At Bluffton. The trial of the suit of Adeline Smith vs- Joseph Smith, asking for $25,000 alimony, which began in the Wells circuit court Manday, gives promise of continuing through tho week. Mrs. Rmith was on the witi neas stand the entire day yesterday. ; and the evidence for the plaintiff wns taken up again this morning. The delense will also have a large number of witnesses and the case will take tho entire week. The case was venued to Wells county from this county.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday Evening, July 9, 1913

APPOINTED A FIELD EXAMINER Hugh Studabaker Appointed By State Board of Accounts. j It was learned today that Hugh Studabaker. former Wells County] clerk, had been apppmted to the posi- ; tion of field oxamkier for the state I ' board of accounts. Mr. Studabaker! went to Indianapolfc today to get in- | .xtructions for his He took the i examination just a week ago and I passed it with a high grade. Mr. Studabaker is well qualified for! I the work through hi s years of ex-; perlence in the clerk's office and hi::; j many friends here congratulate him ' on his appointment. ,Mr Studabaker recently returned to Indiana from southern Missouri, where he lived on a farm for a time. The Hoosier state has always been I called home, however, and “Study” will continue to stick to the old state ; —Bluffton Banner. , TO WESTFIELD N.Y. Mrs. C. J. Furhman Goes To Attend Last Services For Mrs. E. J. Bailey A NEAR FRIEND — Whom She Admired Much —Had Accompanied Mrs, Bailey To East. I I Mrs. Jennie Furman, of Marion. O. 1 left last evening for Westfield. N- Y.. to attend the funeral of Mrs E. J. 1 ] Bailey of this city- which will be ' held at Westfield, tomorrow Mrs. ; Furman met Mrs. Bailey and daught- ( cr, Leota, in Marion, several weeks ago, and accompanied them to West- ' field being a very dear friend of Mrs. Bailey, whom she admired much 1 lor her true womanly qualities. Mr. ' and Mrs. C. J. Furman leave the lat- ’ ter part of this month for their summer trip to the Rocky Mountains' to ]he gone until September. Mrs. Firman had intended to run dowa t«Westfield for a day before leaving, as she feared very much Mrs. Bailey '.night, not survive until her return. j but finds the sadder trip ha g come • sooner than she expected- She spoke ’ of Mrs. Bailey's great fortitude and •j cheer. When making the trip to '[Westfield, which was a very tin- ' some one- Mrs. Bailey, with charac- - j terlstic cheerfulnes s and patience, re- ■ sponded- when asked about her com']fort, "Ob! I'm al) right.” she seemed - to have great faith that us soon as ' she was able to take tlie mineral > baths she v*>uld guin in strength and - flesh, but ail of which proved unavailing in restoring her.

ARRIVED AT ODEN Mrs. Catherine Allison Stood Trip Well and Finds Weather Cooler VERY DELIGHTFUL After Decatur Heat—Summer Cottagers Are Now At Home There. Mrs. Catherine Allison and her daughter. Mrs F. G Macke, ol Birmingham Ala., nceorapanied by Mrs. I L J. Walters, arrived in Oden, Midi, last Saturday, anti found the delight folly cool weather there quite a relief after the very warm weather of a very v arm week in Decatur. They! stood the trip fine, especially Mrs ailison, which her friends will be pleased to hear. The >a!:e there is higher than ever before and a great many cottagers find their walks in front of their property badly in need i of repairs A good many of the people have arrived in Oden go every i summer. Thi g includes the families ot P \V. Smith, A. 11. Bell, t'.e Fisch ers. Strothers and Morrows. The re ’ union as usual, is a pleasant one. WEDDED LONG Mr. and Mrs. W J. Myers Observe Forty-Sixth Wedding Anniversary IN QUIET WAY Number Os Relatives Will Be Guests At A Supper This Evening. — Just forty-six years ago today—! July 9, 1867—was solemnized the wedding of the Rev. and Mrs W. J. Myers, of Fifth street, two of Decatur'g best known people. The anniversary will be observed in a quiet I but nieasant wav wltu a supper this! evening, to which a number of the rear ’’elatives have been in vlted. Not all the childreu can be present I much as they desire, so the iamily’ circle will not be complete, hut those' who cannot come will send their, ' greetings in other ways-, Mrs. Myers was formerly Miss I Jennie Hunter. Although a native of ! Ohio, Mrs. Myers' parents resided tor 'several years north of this city, and much of her girlhood was spent In' ! Adams county. After their mar-! Jape, they lived in eastern Ohio, where Mr. Myers was aupertatendent of schools until 1882 when they re- , turned here. Mr. Myers was also I connected with the Decatur schools itn a similar way. They are two highly esteemed people and have the ’ good wishes of all on this very happy! i occasion. , Among those who will lie present i this evening, are their daughter, Mrs. Emery J Wilson, of Cleveland, Ohio; [their son-in-law- and daughter. Mr.! ■nt Mrs. Robert Harding, of Fort Wayne; their granddaughter, Miss ! Ruth Myer g of Bloomington, 111- and ! Mr. Myers' brother, Daniel Myers and family. o. , WAS BADLY HAZED. Terre Haute, Ind., July 9-—(Special' j to Daily Democrat) —With his body] ; covered with red bicycle enamel, ,ip- ; lied by hilarious hazers, Harvy Chambers, u restaurant proprietor is in ! a serious condition today and is payi ing the penalty of his secret marriage jit week ago in Danville, 111. Chamber# had his watch and shoes taken | from him and pawned and was then | made to walk through the streets bare footed to the carnival location where he was made to beat a big base drum until exhausted. He was then taken to the bicycle shop where the red paint was applied

MR- COOPER RETURNS. Mr. and Mrs- Charles Cooper and ' daughter, Maud, arrived lust evenin: I from Holland, Midi., by automobile, rnd have taken up their abode agai" in the. B. W. Sliolty furnished rooms on Monroe street. Mr. Cooper is an engineer for the Sugar company and I has returned for the season, he hnv - ing been with the company hist yea>’, also. They were accompanied her by his sister, Mrs. Pearl Wright and ] son and Mr. and Mrs- Fletcher of ! Holland, Mich . who will be their I guests for a few days. GO TO PITTSBURG. Mrs. A. L. Peck and daughter, Call,trine, left last night for Muncie I where they will visit relatives. They will then go io Pittsburg. Pa' to |otn Mr. Peck who has been there a week |or two. They will make their home nt Pittsburg Mr. Peck having a pos. tion as inspector in the machine . shops. The Peck family has resided in Decatur several years during which time Mr. Peck lias been emi ployed at the laundry. Their friends regret their leaving STATE COMMITTEE Rep A P Beatty Appointed Member of Child Welfare Committee BY STATE BOARD Os Charities—Worked With Local Board While Probation Officer. Representative A. P. Beatty, th.well known attorney of this city this morning received notice from Amos W. Butler secretary of the board of state charities, that he had been api pointed by the state board a member of the committee on child welfare. Mr. Beatty has not had his duties : in this connection outlined, but his l committee will undoubtedly deal with | the methods and means of betteri ment of neglected children. While liis work will lie statewide, in liis new position, it will not interfere with his local work He has much experience in this line in this county, having served as probation I officer for sometime and during the , I.elding of this office, worked in eon- | junction with the Adams county board of charities. Mr Beatty served as probation officer until tlie new law went into effect a few weeks ago, whereby- the truant officer and probationer ofllcer'fj duties were combined under the position of attendance officer to which Caleb Anderv s was appointed The state board will find Mr Beattys services invaluable, through his experience. o ———• COURT HOUSE NEWS. — The Ft Wayne Journal Gazette ; Bays: W- J. and M. S. Vesey filed suit in court against the Wabash railroad to recover damages in the sum of $90,000 for the dest ruction wrought at their green houses during the March floods. Vesey & Vesey are attorneys for the plaintiffs. The complaint recites that the Wabash, while engaged iu the work of ; double tracking its system, drove piling In the river for the support of its bridge work and that in spite ol notices sent them of tile danger of obstructing the free flow of the , stream during the high water, the piling was not removed and when the flood came, debris piled against the piling In such quantities tlyat. the surrounding land was flooded in much worse shape titan would other wise have resulted and that thons .■ii.ds of dollars' worth of valuabh ! plants were completely destroyed ant many severely damaged. — o. . — TAKES NORMAL COURSE. Miss Bess Schrock, teacher of ar and music, in the city schools, lei yesterday for Evanston. lib, wher i [ she will take a three weeks' norm: ' course in Northwestern unlversitj ’ i specializing in her brandies 1 i 0 ? Peter Kirsch, who fractured his • in a fall while picking cherries th b , Fourth of July, was able to ride dotv’ | town in his automobile this afternooi

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THE TENT ARRIVES (I ” I — - - For Opening of Decatur’s Chautauqua Thursday • Afternoon (j • A GOOD PROGRAM d r ! ■ * Tent Is Being Erected On First Street In Front Os The Jail. — y I rl i Decatur's Chautauqua will open i Thursday afternoon and indications 11 are that the Chautauqua's seven day ’ program will surpass anything of tho r» i kind ever heard in this city , The tent and other equipments ar* . l ived here this morning and are being s placed in position today on First st., lin front ot the jail- Decatur is to I have the same fine list of attractions ■ that are presented in the larger cities ■ of the country, and the program in full, as published before, follow: - Thursday, July 10. _ • 2:00 p. m.—Concert, Redpath Opera Company. ■ 2:30 p. m.—Lecture, George L. McNutt, "The Dinner Pail Man.” 7:30 p. in.—Music. The Redpath Grand Opera Company will sing Parelli's giand opera, "The Lovers’ Quar- ► rel ” Friday, July 11. 9:00 a. m. —Exercises. W. E. Lyman will organize Boy Scouts. 10:00 a. in. —Educational lecture, by R. E. P. Kline, professor in School of Expression in Chicago. 2:00 p. m.—Concert, Weatherwax , Quartet. 2:30 p. m.—Reading, Mrs. Isabel . Garghill Beecher; subject, "The World and His Wife.” 7:30 p. m.—Concert, Weatherwax Quartet. f 8:00 p. m. —Debate, J. Adam Bede • and Emil Seidel, the socialist mayor r of Milwaukee. Subject, "Is Socialism Desirable in the United States’” Saturday, July 12. s 9:00 a. m.—Exercises, Boy Scouts. 10:00 n. m.—Educational Lecture. I 2:00 p. m. —Concert, Florentine Trio. 2:30 p. ni. —lecture, George B. Alden, judge of the Massachusetts su- '• preme court; subjix't, “The Need o! ■ the Hour.” s 7:30 p. m—Drama, "Comedy of Ers rors.” Ben Greet Players. II Sunday, July 13. e ] 2:00 p. m.—Concert, Marx Trio. • 2:30 p. ni. —Lecture, Dean Sumner, :l who headed Chicago’s anti-vice era* H sade. ' 7:30 p. m—Grand Sacred Concert, '• Bergen Marx Company. Monday, July 14. 1 9:00 a m —-Exercises, Boy Scouts. ’I 10:00 a. m —Educational lecture. p i 2:00 p. m- Music, Kryl's Famous Band of thirty men. •| 7:30 p. tn.—Music, Keil's Famous s Band. Tuesday, July 15. 9:00 a. m.—Exercises, Boy Scout«|. 1 10:00 a. m. —Educational Lecture. 2:00 p. m. —Concert, Mozart Com- ! ‘ pany. 1 2:30 p. tn.—Lecture, Governor Jos eph W. Folk; subject. "A Fight for a ' State ” ' 7:30 p. ni —Concert, Mozart Company. 8:00 p. m.—l*aurant, the Magician. Wednesday, July 16. 2:00 p. m. —Concert. Barnard Onchestru. 2:30 p. m.—Lecture, Lincoln Mo ! Connell, the southern orator. 1 7:30 p. m—Concert, Barnard OrI chestra. e 8:00 p. m.—" Joy Night,” the Tlnrp nard Orchestra ami Ralph Bingham, e L „ _ _____ p ABOUT THE SICK. e . II Nearly a hundred gall stones, ran;--r ‘l ing in size from a hickory nut down *• were removed in the operation by ■*' Drs. Clark and McOscar, on Mrs. Jes'd se Beery yesterday afternoon. She ,is recovering nicely. Miss Blanche i Harshbarger Is the nurse attending . her ! 't Leland Frank, who lias been aasist'ft ing Ills father, Contractor L. W fl Frank is off duty tills week on acai count of an kijury to Ills hand, snfv. tflined while diving. His hand struck a tin can ami the plam was badly I gashed. ng I be ] Valentine Linker is reported as bet* n ter today. Miss Banta is the trained >n. | nurse who arrived to attend him.