Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1913 — Page 1

Volume XI. Number 222.

FRANK RUNYAN MEETS REATH Few Hours After Leaving Decatur Last EveningNeck Was, Broken WHEN AUTO SKIDDED Then Turned Turtle—Deceased Was Prominent Bluffton Elk. I When Decatur friends bad. Frank KRitnvan. aged forty-eight, an employee the drove garage at Bluffton good■Ebye, Friday evening at 4 o'clock in front of the Decatur Democrat office, Waiter he had spent the afternoon here I on business, they littlethought that a few hours later His dead body would be found buried under the automobile which caused his death. But such was the case. He was instantly killed at 7:4.> o’clock last evening when his automobile, in which he was riding between Decatur and g Portland skidded and left the road at a point. one and one-half miles north ■ of Bryant, known as "Three Mile ('orPers." At this place there is a sharp curve. It is thought that Runyan, who was . driving at a fast : peed, attempted to make the turn, but in so doing, tried • c to avoid the abutment at a culvert.) when his machine began to skid, let-' ting the auto make a twelve-inch drip] into a ditch it is thought that thej jolt occasioned by the drop broke his"

neck When the automobile had made ! the twelve-inch drop, it turned com pletely over and was thrown bottom-1 aide up In an orchard across a barb-1 wire fence. The wreckage was found by George, Wright, a Geneva hotel keeper, who; was passing alone the road on his way ■ home. He Immediately called Jesse > Manor, an oil man from the same; town They lifted up the machine and the dead body of Run;.an dropped out as the machine was pried over on its wheels, the body having been caught buck of the steering wheel. Farmer., in the neighborhood de | <iared in statements made that the c.ir was traveling without lights, but a man who passed the outfit on the) road said there was a light on the I front of the machine. Residents in;

Bryant say that the turn where Mr. I Runyan met his death is dangerous and an accfoent of such a nature lias be-n expected for some time. An Elks’ traveling card bearing Run- j Jan’s name furnished ready identification. Dr. George L. Perry, deputy | coroner, of Portland, was called and) viewed the body, and It was taken to Bryant to await the arrival of Bluffton relatives and friends. An automobile party of Bluffton Elks went out hat evening, accompanying Uwdertak-i et Mcßride of Bluffton and the body I was taken to Bluffton at 3 o’clock this morning. It was taken to the morgue I nnd prepared for burial and then t«i liH . home at H o'clock this morning It Is the opinion of those familiar; with the developments of the case that Runyan’s death was due to th. j breaking <.f his n*ek by the j<dt when | the car made the twelve-inch drop and that death was InsUntamous.

suiting before the car we. overturned on him. , Mr Hui.flm tad been a resident o Plulfton many years, and ™ « i< under* of the lodK- of w ta at " ll ir , th-third eulted r the lodge hta. Surviving beX XX !tl thia "- rnl "« w known In n.. I X..‘ 1.” had o»-n emne tout r i i m hnrp arrived hi in haler " r ‘ noon nn(l came to thl» < Uy '« k t 0 , lo | )tl I operator. ' a. 0 nuto " “‘h’ ShT.arrW by th.. Grove "* i o then Mt to attend to some itn. to the painting of b,, *"”’ f nr IM wuffto" f,,r - *■ 7 * * raimu<*t«*d bnil* r I. ha left ».«' «» hr enl'*d h.m. H-f'*" . oftre, at four 3t "’VrS offieXr Port o'clock. !<*»•"« -nay r )m> ha* « --;* ‘Y’ ul “ ° r * ((Vnnnni'd on 1 ago 2>

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CASE SET FOR SFPT. 26. In the i ase of the State vs. times Thompson, charged with illegal voting i ut the March local option election held in this city, both parties concerned agreed to postpone It until Friday, September 28. Both parties concern- ' d met at the mayor's court at S <•'< lock and made the agreement Thompson is still under 350 bond. o FIRST FROST COMES TONIGHT. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. Sept. 2b —(Special to Dally Democrat)—The first cold wave of the autumn is predicted for tonight. A frost in northern and central Indiana is prediced in a bulletin issued today by the weather bureau here. TO TAKE CHARGE Rev. Black and Family Arrive from Hamlet—Will be Pastor of 8080 M. E. CIRCUIT Will Preach First Sermons Tomorrow at the Three Churches on Circuit. Rev. and Mrs. O. H. Black and two little sons, Oliver and Ira, arrived in the city this morning and left for Hobo, where they will be at home in tile Methodist parsonage Rev. Black comes to take charge of the Bobo circuit. succeeding the Rev. Hochstedler. who, with IRev. Karl Thompson, of tile Decatur circuit, will take a course in thetlieological school at Boston. Mass. ,

Rev. Black's circuit includes five churches—Bobo, Pleasant Mills, Salem, Mt. Hope and Clark's Chapel. He fill preach his first sermons here tomorrow —at Pleasant Mills in the morning, at Clark's Chapel in the afternoon and at Bobo in the evening. Rev. Black has been a student in Northwestern university, Evanston, 111., and while there was a student minister at tile church at Hamlet. Those who have met Rev. Black and family here find them very agreeable and predict that the charges will And the pastor and wife a great help and

uplift in the work. Rev. Joseph Grimes, who succeeds Rev- Thompson. will come here ns soon as Hie Indiana conference at Rushville closes this week. ladies£chorus From the Berne Mennonite Church Coming for Sacred Concert at THE EVANGELICAL Church Sunday Evening— Y. P. A. Arranging for Same. Tim eighteen ladles who form the Ladles' Chorus from the Mennon'te church at Herne, include the best muslcal talent of that musical city. The sacred concert that they will give Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Decatitr Evangelical church, will prove to he one of the beat ever heard here. Tim concert Is Itelng given under the auspices of Um Yout.g People** Allinnce and a tree will offering will Im taken for the building fund. Everybody is cordially Invited to come. The ptogram follows: •'Help Me to be Holy"—Chorus. ••Tell it to others"—Chorus. ■ A Clean Heart'—Chorusquartet. • Rock of Ages" -Chorus. ta) Hlnimelsvorschmack; (b) Get a I ransfer— Chorus. Rending. •He Guides Me With His Eye"— Chorus. ml "Jesus. Savior. Pilot Me;" (hl ■Some Glad nay”—Chorus. •Go Speak to Thy Hlster"—Chorus. • Beautiful City"—Chorus. “sch Weiss Elnen Strom" —Chorus. ■ Onward and Upward"—Chorus,

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V A ■ex i Q * H i ■ f/ £ *TL ■■ ♦'» i " '■ 1 ■ F"'- ■ ■ L—■ 1 I ; : I ,L. . iii i LAUNCHING OF NEW TURK WARSHIP. (Copyright by International News Service; Supplied by New Process Electro Corporation, N. Y. Photograph of the launching of the new Turkish battleship, Reshad, the fifth, at Barrow, England. Unusual interest was displayed by the English public and great throngs gathered to witness the great monster take her initial dip. Contrary to the claims of the promoters of air craft, the building of Fighting vessels continues. Early enthusiasts asserted that with the aeroplnne floating overhead, loaded with bombs, it would be an easy matter to destroy an entire fleet. During recent warfare a few have been dropped and the navy has had considerable experience with the air-devils, hut it is evident that the warship is not destined to immediate oblivion.

A MELON FEAST Is the New Stunt to be Pulled Off by the K of P. Boys Thursday Night. AT THEIR HOME 1 Cigars, Music by the Band and Other Features—The Committee Named. A new “stunt'’ Is to be pulled off at the K of P. Home next Thursday evening for the entertainment of the members of that order. , A watermelon feast! A whole wagon load of Indiana “Sweethearts," a lot of musk melons, cigars and the K. of P isuid, together with a few short, snappy speeches, ought to make a combination for an enjoyable evening and the committee In charge hopes that every member of the lodge will come out and help enjoy the flrat of a number of such evenings which will be held during the coming season.

Now that cooler weather Is at hand there is a general revival in all lines ol business and social life and this watermelon feast Is to be the starter lor the Knights of Pythias. The committee in charge consists of Dr. Fred Patterson, chairman: D. B. Erwin. F. V. Mills, Martin Worthman. Charles Bleneke and Clark Sphar. and by Thursday evening will have com pleted all arrangements with the exception of seeding and eating the melons. The guests will have to do their share of that and It la requested that each bring his appetite Albert Sellemeyer will attend to the band music and will endeavor to have the "sliiehorn" player in the bunch. Next Thursday! ■ « '■ "O MRS. MC DONALD DYING TODAY. (United Press Service I Indianapolis, Ind.. Sept. 20-(Bper. ini to Daily Democrat! Mrs. Catherine McDonald, the pretty young widow, who shot herself in the breast Thursday evening while talking to Joe Nettervllle ,an employee at the secretary of state's ollie*, and who It was thought was improving, suffered a relapse today and her death Is said to be a matter of but a few hours. ■ • ' — TEDDY CONDEMNS EVERYONE. (United Press Service) New York. N. Y., Hept 20-(Bpeclal to Dally Democrat) —An article by former President Roosevelt entitled "The Progressives." and published In today's Issue of "Th« Outlook.” condemns former President Taft. President Wilson and the present demo cratlc congress.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday Evening, September 20, 1913.

ICE CREAM EATER. Lmn Grove Man Relieves He is the Champion. The Bluffton News received the foli( wing: "Mr Editor: Have just read an account in your paper that a Bluffton boy holds the belt for eating the most ice cream, and that he had consumed thirteen dishes of cream. Linn Grove has a man, Frank Mundhank. who can eat thirteen dlsh-e and then thirteen more. He can eat thirty dishes at one sitting. Perchance you have stage room and a surplus of premium money, or any “fan" who wishes to bet that he can't do it let them put up the coin. Mr. Mundhank will be at the fair ready to consume the thirty dishes of cream any day your fair committee may select. Address Frank .Mundhank. Geneva, R. R."

EVER BEARING Are the Strawberries Grown by John Conrad—Bear from June TO LATE OCTOBER Strawberries on the Vine Now is the Strange Sight at Conrad Home. Strawberries in bloom and alec banging in luscious abundance on the vines is the strange sight now to be seen at the home or .loan Conrad, the well known gardener of West Monroe street. He picks from two to three quarts daily. The strawberry is known as the everbearing variety, nnd hears from Juno to October. Mr. Conrad had heard of the variety nnd decided to try their culture. He bought sixteen of the plants at $1 each and set them out. Fourteen grew and are now bearing. It ffjya. too. for he gets forty cents a quart at present quotations. Mr. Conrad ulso has plenty of plants sot sale from his original stock and is veiling them at twent five cents apiece. The varirty is the same that are grown In hot houses for winter production. A sample of the fruit and blossoms on the stock la on display !n this offl< e; also some nnr red rasis berrle which are Just now in fruitage. Mr Conrad la an expert gardener and Is forging ahead with now and rare varieties that meet the d* mend at all times of the year.

FIGURE IN PLACE Settled Into Place on Base of Soldiers’ Monument at Three O’clock FRIDAY AFTERNOON Will be Retouched by Sculptors — Bronze Tablets Attract Attention At 3 o'clock Friday afternoon the 1 giant figure of the Goddess of Liberty for the Adams county soldiers' monu- I nient settled into place on the base ot the monument, after a long and tedious feat of engineering, superintended by D. F. Teeple and George Worn- , iioff. The figure was removed from the interurban car south of the site of the monument, and the progress was watched by hundreds of interested people. The other 2gtires are being placed today. Mr. Todd of Bedford, the sculptor who cut the figures from the lime stone, after the design of Charles Mulligan, is in the city, and was an interested spectator of the moving. Both Mr. Dodd and Mr Mulligan will touch up the work after it is set in place, as it is by no means perfected, according to their critical eyes. The large bronze plates containing the names of all county soldiers i ar« at the Wemhoff Monumental[ Works and are attracting considerable .' attention. FLOWER FIELD . I Os Asters at John Everett . Home is Beautiful and Unusual Sight HUNDREDS OF THEM Now in Bloom—Grew Then* I to Cultivate Earth Before Sowing in Grass. ■ If a field of golden daffodils, growing cn the margin of Ullswater could inspire the English poet. Wordsworth, to write the beautiful |n>em that bears the flowers’ name, what could not the beautiful field of red. white and blue asters grown by Johu Everett on West Adams street inspire an American poet to write? Hundreds of the lovely "fall | roses" in luxuriant profusion have burst forth into bloom in the Everett yard and many people, who have heard of the great beds of flowers and have taken a (jalk that way. have been well rejmid by the unusual sight. While the "red, white nnd blue" of the flowers might signify a patriotic turn of mind, Mr. Everett believe* also In "civic patriotism”—if that com binntlon of words Is allowed. He evidently believe* that one can be patriotic by trying to make the city and home the best ever, and he certainly has taken the right steps toward a "more beautiful Decatur," When the cellar excavation was made. the dirt was thrown out to nil Up the yard at the east side. Mr. Ev crett wished to cultivate the earth before putting It out into grass and though the planting of the flowers as a means of so doing, as well as beautifying. His success has been more than successful. The se*ds were sown broadcast over the space which Is a large one, and then carefully cultivated the buds burst forth Into full perfection of bloom this week Row I after row of the flowers can lie seen, until they give the appearance of n lame waving Held. An unusual thins Is noted -Hist the colors have been very well mixed, shading Into each other so gratfuaily, that they do not present that Inartistic mixture that a heterogeneous mass often has. They are beauties, each flower large mid perfectly formed. FIFTEEN INJURED IN WRECK. (United Press Hervke) Manhattan. Kans.. Hept. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)- Fifteen passengers were Injured today when the eastbound passenger train on the Rock Island railroad was wrecked near this city. Four coaches rolled down a twenty foot embankment.

MISSING SECRETARY IS FOUND(United Press Service) Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Lew Sarecky, former secretary to Governor Sulzer, and for whom a country-wide search has been made, was found here today.’ He is connected with the state hospital commission and came here on business. He declared liis intention of being in Albany next Monday for the impeachment hearing and denied that he had run away. o ■ NOTICE, Any one wishing boarders or room ers this winter leave word at once at the office of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, musTcleaHp Tocsin, Little Town West of Magley, Which Has Typhoid Epidemic. IS VERY UNSANITARY Says Health Officer and Orders a “Clean Up”—Eight or Nine Cases.

Tocsin, the little town on the Erie, west of Magley, which has been having a typhoid fever epidemic, has been ordered to clean up. Dr. A. W. Brown. Wells county health officer, made a trip there to investigate conditions relative to typhoid fever, of which there are eight or nine cases at present. "As a result of his investigations, stringent orders will be issued for a general cleaning up of the town." says »he Bluffton News. "He report*-tba*-he found conditions in some instances deplorable and an entire absence of proper sanitary measures. Written orders will be given in several instances for a thorough cleaning of premises, including barns, chicken coops, hog pens, etc. The doctor says that he found one filthy chiok coop in close proximity to a residence in which there were typhoid fever patients. "One of the worst [daces in the town is re|H»rted to be the stock yards, which Dr. Brown says has a mire of deep filth and look likethey have not been cleaned for years. This filth will j be ordered removed ” A NEW SCHEDULE _____ On the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Will Become Effective. SUNDAY AT NOON All Day Trains Will Arrive in This City a Little Later by the Change. A change In the schedule of the passenger trains on the Grand Rapids Indiana railroad will become effective Bunday noon, September 21. and remain so until further notice. The day trains wilt arrive In thia city a little I,iter by the new time card. The time card la: No. 12. southbound, now scheduled at 7:10 a. m.. will leave at 7: IN a. m. No. 2. southbound, now 1:20 p. m . will leave at 2:11 p. m. No. 4, southbound, will leave a* 2:15 a m. No. Id, southbound. Sunday only, 8:08 p. m. Northbound trains are: No. 7, northtmund, now scheduled at 7:34, will leave at 8:02 a. m. No. 3, now 8:10, will leave at 3:2! p. m No. 6 will leave nt 12:52 a. m. A little difficulty lias been experienced the last month or so in keeping up with the present schedule so a i change became necessary which will i enable the trains to leave on schedule time.

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CASE OFHINSHAW Will Probably Not be Acted Upon by Governor Until After Fall Meet. OF PARDON BOARD Which Convenes September 22—Alleged Wife-mur-derer Known Here. A dispatch says that Governor Ralston probably would take no action in the case of W E. Hinshaw, convicted Randolph county wife-murderer, well known here, and who is serving a Ufa term in the state prison, until after the tall mooting of the state board of pardons and paroles, which convenes Bepember 22. Edward J. Fogarty, warden of the siate prison, who was in Indianapolis this week said Hinshaw was a littl-v better now than for several months, but that he might have another attack at any time which would cause his death. At the .lune meeting of the prison board a divided report was sent to Governor ißsilston in the Hinshaw case, Harry B. Darling and Adolph Heldensticker favoring a pardon, or parole, and A. D. Thomas, president of the board, opposing any form of clemency. Hinshaw is said to have relatives near Linn Grove, this county. DIED IN GLASGOW Cousin of Mrs. Aaron DeVinney, Formerly of Cadiz. Ohio. Succumbs IN SCOTLAND HOME Lived With Daughter Who Married Sea Captain After Strange Romance. The Glasgow (Scotland) Herald received today by Mrs. Aaron DeVlnney, announced the death of her cousin, Mrs Grace Nicholas. widow of J. H. Nicholas, formerly of Cadiz. Ohio. Her death occurred August 31, at the home of her son-in-law, » Grantly street. Shawlands. Mrs, Nicholas was the eldest daughter of the late William Mct'ormuch, Claddy House, t'aornryan. Scotland. In girlhood she came to this country and was married, and after her husband's death lived with her son. James, in Cadiz, until his death twen-ty-five years ago. Site then went to live with her daughter In Glasgow, Scotland. The daughter's marriage to a sea captain grow out of a romance that has rarely been equaled. Mrs. Nicholas' Scotland friends often came to visit here at cadis, Ohio. Among them was a young sea captain who tall in love with the Nicholas' daughter. They became engaged and the date for their marriage was set. In the meantime the captain was sent away on a long voyage to the Red Sea and became lost. He was lost live years and his friends mourned hie us dead When he finally was rescued and restored t«i the land of civilization alter five years, h<* immediately telegraphed to his sweetheart nt Cadiz. Ohio, who had remained true to him, asking her to meet him In Glasgow for the marriaage. She did M and they made their home there After Mrs. Nicholas son's death, she went to live with her daughter In Glasgow, where her death occurred August 31 I SCHMIDT WILL MAKE FIGHT. (Uniter) Press Service) I New York. Sept JtL-lFpeclul to Dally Democrat) Hsn« *'hml<*<, the I murderer, turned <ompl.-w!y around in hie attitude this morning and nov declare* his Intention of making a lv- - gal fight to avoid the electric chair. He ■vas chipper when he np|>eared for exercise with the other prisoners and talked freely to them Yeaterday he van Insisting on an early trial and said he was ready to die.