Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1913 — Page 1

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TO GRAND LODGE Decatur Knights of Pythias WVill be Represented— D. B. Erwin ALSO A MEMBER Os the Judiciary Committee K—Wil] Convene Next Monday. — D. Suttles. Fred Ashbam-he, and D. B. Erwin will leave next Moi. day alternoon for Indianapolis where ■ tliey will attend the annual grand Ivdp of the Knights of Pythias. alies r Sutties and \shbmich rgo |asMprese>itatives of (he local lodge Hnilb Mr. Erwin goes as a member ol the Judiciary committee on which he hag served two years. R The supreme lodge at its last ses'jHon made a gr at many amendments to Its statutes and the grand lodge mist amend its statutes to conform With those of the supreme lodge. This ' mitst pass through the judiciary commlttee and the meniliers of the same have been busy this week, getting the Hfinendn into form. While there are no radical changes, there are many of them. claFthewager Mrs. Marie Chester and Children Arrived Tuesday in Minneapolis. AFTER LONG WALK From New York CityParty Stopped Here September Fifth. —— I — Mrs. Marie Chester ol Middletown N. Y- Bother of ten children, till'Os Wk tin accompanied her. and who were in this city September 6, on Taeada'. September 30. finished in Minneapolis, a 1500 mile walk. twelv« h days ahead of scheduled time. Sbleft New York City on July ::t and •pent fifty three days on the road. A ■umber of business men of Middle town agreed to rebuild Mrs. Chesters burned home at an expense of $l.«0" provid'd she made the trip in sixty five days. .Mrs. Chester and the tin, tbdre' 1 girl and two boyr. earriec knaiwaiks with food and blankets. The partv attracted mm !, attention dtirlr.c their brief stop h-re when the, told postcards to defray their ex.wr.rn■' They slept out >’> the o|a n hbai’i.d In th brisks. and lived t., nature. When they started old k home they had a dog am. <art for their baggage, hut sent this ba.k horn wlrti they reached the I I Mr:. Cheater said b-fore leaving h that ■’they made Minneapolis time they might go on to - an Cisco. Th.y made their trip to Min Map<>u» ln """ h * hor “' r ' they antfeirated. and ahead o _ ' - time They started out from ths E: -X-JrE or Gaynor, who li»" ,llod * Halted. ~i>it BOYERS TO speak. nt n n r,,r ' , 7 l ; , ‘iLiX r consented to dellvt tht , n at the Friday night meet! K w„,„. (1,. «»«'»'. d „ n , „ Severance |»i.rr»t.«. | rty> wlil ■ Indiana |( , b« the principal ()c| , nrt nuemllng of "'f Vnnllol , k lrk. tho went, and l». h- (|| de n». h«i.h .«... er short talks. cordially In i open and the wlll bc no soil’ vlted to attend. addresses have been *"T ofgMlw tion ns M dree the woi fO mnninlfmm.dtr.te ne<-**«> ly , Fort Way'.s

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returns to work Aile r being compelled to take a forced vocation for the past five months on account of Illness. Barney Wertzherger, the popular tonsorlal artisf has again taken up his chair in his shop on South Second street. While still rather weak from Ins confinement, Barney says that he will soon got back in first class shape again. Mr. Wertzberger has added ■’bother barber in ids shop by employing W. I> Woods of Fort Wayne. Mr. M nods lias long made a study of the tonsorlal art and will be of great assistance in enlarging the patronage of tile shop. o- — . SOLD TWOFARMS Harvey & Leonard Real Estate Co. Closed Up Two Deals on Wednesday. MRS. DANIEL’S FARM East of City Sold—Morton Andrews Buys Blue Creek Farm. The Harvey & I>>onard real estate office was a busy place yesterday, two important deals being handled In which Adams county profierty ♦hanged hands. Assisted by Wesley Hoffman they closed up a bargain, transferring the 137 acres owned by Mrs. Emma Daniel, and located east of the city, to Edwin Heller of Heine, the consideration being $122.50 per acre. As pa. nayment Mrs. Daniel took a 155 acre farm owned by Mr. Heller, and located in Elkhart county, near Goshen. Mr. Heller owns a store at Berne and will not occupy the farm. Another deal, made by the Harvey & Leonard company was the sale of the Fred Koenig farm of 55 acres located in Blue Creek township to Morton E. Andrews of this city, taking in the two residence properties of Mr. Andrews located in the west part of town. Mr. Andrews will move on the farm next March 1, when he secures possession. It is an excellent farm and Mr. Andrews expects to be a real and prosperous farmer. WED IN HILLSDALE Frank Parrish and Miss Adda Yocum Married There a Week Ago. METHODIST MINISTER Officiaes — Relatives Have Not Yet Received Announcements. Many matrimonial paths lead to Hillsdale. Mich., where marriage ll.enses are issued and very few questions asked, and none of your friends are any the wiser If you return and quietly resume your usual occupations. That Is the reason why Frank Parrish, a w«U known man of the city, forme.-proprltorof the Baker* Girod rcsQurant. slipped awny to Hillsdale, September 25. and there met Mien Adda Yocum of this city, who had gone by another route. At I o’clock of that Thursday alternoon lust one week ng”. «° l ,l "‘ lr mßrrlß *‘’ 11 ~..n » e and repaired to the home of thl . Methodist minister at Hillsdale, where the ceremony was said that , hanged their "twain hearts" Into one. Mr. Parrish then eturned to thia city and hl» home, and hl» pnrenta, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parish, of this city, will doubtless learn of his wadding for the flr»t time when they read this announcement. The bride Is now vis itlng with her sister at Ohio City, and many of her friends also, will be stirprsrd to hear of her wedding. The couple la well known and have many friends who will be pleased to hear of ‘heir union.

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A SLIGHT DAMAGE Is Done to the Gaton Locks at Panama by Earthquake. BECOMES A MANIAC Miner Entombed in Earth a Week Rapidly Becoming Maniac. Panama City, Oct. 2—(Special to Dally Democrat) —That the damage to the Gaton locks is nominal was the report of Lieutenant Col. Siebert on the result of an earthquake last evening. The machinery is unharmed and a slight earth slide will be removed within twelve hours. "Practically no damage was done to the canal," declared Colonel Goethal's secretary. Centralia. Pa.. Oct. 2 (S|>ocial to Dally Itemocrut) -It la said that Tbomns Toshesky, the miner who bus been entombed In the bowels of the earth since last Friday may become a raving maniac if confined much longer, as hourly he given evidence through the pipe sunk to his prison cell through the rock and coal, that the strain Is rapidly telling on him Four shifts of miners are working night and day to reacu< him. He may not j>ernie|ie<l until tomorrow or Saturday. New York. N. Y., Oct. 2 (Special to Dally Donuarat) Herman Oelrichs, with $30.0011,0ft0 hi his own name and said to be next to Vlpcent Astor, the wealthiest young man In the country, was held today under SI,OOO bond for •» Hearing October 7 on the charge of felonious assault on pretty nlnrteon-yenr-old Lucile Singleton. daughter of n Texas mine ow ner, and student at Bryn Mawr. Oelrich. our of tela lawyers said, wlll deny ate- ] rolutely that he stabbed Mita Slngb - I ton during an auto ride Tuesday night. —» — Albany. N". Y., Oct. 2—(Special to l>uily Democrat) Today's session ol the impeachment trial with the defense opening their case, consisted almost entirely of legal argument and motions to strike out several hnpeaehment charges. .The defenae does not expect to call in thrlr star witnesses until Monday. The Bultei defense wlll admit that tho governor used campaign funds for his personal use, butii declare nt that time ho was heavily in debt and was being pressed by Ills cnslKors it will bo claim ed that friends who wlahcd to help him contributed funds as personal

Decatur, Indiana,Thursday Evening, October 2, 1913.

' gifts. Many sensational clashes between tho attorneys are expected. Washington, D. C., Oct. 2—(Spec- ‘ ial to Daily Democrat) —Tiiat the new tariff law will become effective October I was the prospect when the sen- ! ate began consideration today of the . tariff conference report. DEATH OF NIECE. A postal was received Wednesday I evening by A'nSy Krumenacher of this , city from relatives in Fort Wayne inI forming him of the death of his niece, j Mrs. Mary Scott, of Oxford Ind. Mrs. | Scott formerly resided in this city, I but moved to Oxford when she was {married. She died Tuesday morniiv The funeral was held 'his morning nt Oxford. MASTER HANDS Are Putting the Finishing I I Touches on Soldiers’ Monument. - w CHARLES MULLIGAN And Executor Charles Dodd Are Here—Model May Come Tomorrow. Master hands arc today cnimged in putting the finishing tom lies on tli< figures of the Adams county soldiers' memorial, the motium' nt proper being , now in position, and work lu'ing In l progress on tne cteps lending to the > shaft. ' Both Charles Mulligan, the sculptor, ' of Chlcnvo. who designed th model. 1 and Charles Dodd, of Bedford, the • sculptor, who executed Mr. .Mulligan k • design from the limestone, are • and with their Implements, are touch ■ Ing up the figures and shaping the • features to bring forth just tho desirt ed form of expression. Miss Margaret McMasters, n famous model from Chicago, who hns posed » for many heroic figures In many fam 1 ous pieces of statuary, may come to '• morrow, to pose for the touching tip !• of the head nnd arms of the figure of 1 "Peace," the large figure of the front i- view of the monument. Miss McMnst ters posed for the statue of Ireland s for the John Finnerty memorial in n Wendt park. Chicago, and many oth J era. Messrs, ifiald and Mulligun will re s main here until tlie memorial Is com i- plet"ti. i Miss McMasters Is snld to approach !• nearer the standard of perfection In I Inilld than any woman in Chicago.

BEGINS_ FRIDAY Fort Wayne District Christian Endeavor Convention at Bluffton. MANY TO ATTEND From Decatur and Adams County Societies—Famous Speakers There. Representatives of Decatur ami Adams county Christian Endeavor societies are ready to attend the Fort Wayne district convention whidi opens tomorrow noon in the First Presbyterian church at Bluffton. The convention will close Sunday evening. O. F. Gilliom of Berne, district secretary ami treasurer, Ims made an extensive adv< rtising campaign and it is expected that a large delegation will attend. A part of th.' sessions will be held in the First Reformed church. The watchword for the year is "Increase and Efficiency," and ■ many of the societies of the district will coni|«'te for the banner given to the society having the larg 'st re. istered number of representatives. Among thi- state workers on the program are Field Secretary R. A. Walker, and Evangelist Harry Monroe j of the Pacific Rescue Mission, Chi I cago. I BEETJAACHINE Harvester That Lifts and Tops Demonstrated at Thomas Farm. LOOKS VERY GOOD Invented by Van Wert Man,, Mr. IL W. Goode—Saves $5.00 Per Acre. I Through the courtesy of Henry 1 Kriek, we made the trip to the farm i of L. A. Thomus nerz Monroe yesterday nlteriKMMi and witnessed the dem ; I onstration of the new machine which I pulls ami tops beets, doing away with i ■ the work of the foreign laborer at; least during harvest. The machine' was invented by H. W. Goode of Van Wert. Ohio, and it looks like the goods. It is not yet on the market.! but will likely lie improved some and manufactured In time for next har vest; Quite a numbt r of Interested farmers wttneaaed the demonstration - yesterday and almoat to a man they i [ expressml the belief that the new ma-1 chine would prove a winner. With three horses pulling It. the estimate is that it will pull and top thru acres j per day, two men followin'.’ to pile u, I and cover. This is six times as fast I as by hand 1 The machine is two-wheeled, quit' j • heavy and simple. As the mwhln" approaches the beet, a ran strikes th j beet stock and thia adjusts the knlh. which Is a circular saw arrangement , 1 The top is therefore cut off at th' ! * right depth, this part of th.' machine I bring quite wonderful. After the top-1 . | luk Is d <ne. the beet Is lifted from ! . the grounud and the beets are pnlle.i | 1 ns raiddly ns the machine is drawn > Mr. Hubhnrd of the sugar factory j ■, nnd other experts who saw It work i stated Hint they believed th • muclilm e would save five dollars , acre on 1 “• labor, and while there Is some waste. this Is already overcome In the saving : » and the mnehlne can likely be Improv ■ I cti to avoid most of the waste, The i- machine is being manufactured by an e infant company al Van Wert and a . l> I nutniwr <>f nwn who are backing th< , f I proposblon witnessed the dwtnonatrnt Hon. Among th-'m w-r<» It. U Smith, I i «>f the Van Wert Times; Harvey I Elchenberry, an Implement dealer: l Judge 11. K. AlhOt of th" probate] court: Clarence Kohn, county amii-i tor. and Mr. Goode, the Inventor. a i- The Hihwnrts will case which Is be-] | lug tried In tlie Allen sui«'i ior court, j v will probably finish this week. At-; n torneya I). E. Smith and C. J. Lutz [of this city arc connected with it.

"THE ELOPERS." Tho Halton Powell company pro ■vented "Tlie Elopers" nt the opera house last night, to a good sized audience and it may lie said every ad vnneo promise was redeemed. Tonight tlie management offers "The Girl of the West," or " i Mountain I 'idolell.i," a, tiiii-t-.l< t western ma, witli special scenery. Prices. 20 and 20c, o —-• UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. My sun. Bud. whut wurks tin a niise-j papur sez wliun folks suddently gits awful friendly after a off spell, he knows tliet liis kumpethor liez dun stimpthln they don't like. MISSION” JEAST Annual Mission Festival Will be Observed Next Sunday at the ZION’S LUTHERAN i Rev. Fr. Wambsganss Will . Give Illustrated Lecture 1 on India. ' Next Sunday the Lutheran Zion's 1 church on West Monroe street will 1 observe its annual mission festival. There will be two servic . German ' in the morning and 'English In the evening. The Rev. Buuch. from Wren. Ohio, will speak in the morning. In the evening the Rev, Fr. i Wambsganss, front Fort Wayne, will ' 1 give an illustrated lecture on "India, and Our Indian Mission." In the first part he will describe the country, its people, their customs, their blind worship and shameful idolatrous practices and in the second part he will describe the Lutheran mission work ‘ ;;nd Its wonderful success. The lecture will be illustrated by 100 or more colored slides. You are invited. At Vera Cruz. W. H. Shroer, pastor of the St. John's Reformed congregation at Vera Cruz, announces that the church will bold its annual missionary services on Sunday morning and evening. A silver offering wll bo taken in behalf of missions. The Rev. H. W. Kruse] of Farmersville, Ohio, will be the' speaker for the day. Everybody is in- ( vited to attend these services.

FOOTBALL SEASON 1 ' Lovers of Sport Will Now i I Turn Their Attention to , Game of Footbull. NOTICE IS GIVEN 1 — Os Meeting to be Held This Evening to Organize a City Team. t Now that tlie base bull season ami other athletics are all on their deathbed nnd have only a few weeks to ( i live, the attention of the devotees and ( j worshipers of athletic sports la turn- , i Ing to the greatest as all fall games,l that of football. Interest In this city I ' over the organizing of a fast team is | ( at high pitch and with the good strong I! material which can be produced there] Is not thi> least doubt but what a < linmpioiiship team can be organized [that will take tho honors from every usher team they compete with. Already a call has ben tent out for a ] ■meeting to lie held this evening at] i 7:80 nt the I’hl Belta Knptxi fraternity | rooms at which time an eadvavor wll! | ■be made to organize. Decatur has not I i had n football team for several year*. no one having taken hold of tho pr"-| limlmirlea. 1 law over, th" Interest has been aroused among the "young bloods” and that Decatur will be i placed at the head of the line of wini nern Is an assured fact. 11.1 —ll. " I. I—l I■! !■■■■ SOI IIBIW ■ H1 ...1 — — FUNERAL TODAY. Funeral services for the infant son ■ of Ms. nnd Mrs. Otto Green wwe *6n i duet. .; this morning nt tho St. Mary'* | Catholic church.

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TO MEET TONIGHT Adams County W. C. T. U. Institute to be Held at Methodist Church. REPORTS ARE GIVEN In Anticipation of State Convention to be Held at South Bend Oct. 10. I | -1 In anticipation of tlie state W. C. T, (I. convention to lie held October 10 at South Bend the various county organizations of Hie state are holding county institutes today, Tlie county orgainzation will hold it- institute tills evening nt 7:20 o'clock at the Decatur Methodist church, at which time reports will be heard from tlie various munuty superintendents and presidents of the auxiliaries. Mrs. Fedies of New Haven, who is one of the state organizers, will be here and will give an address. Th- Berne and Decatur choruses will sing and there will be other numbers on the good program. Miss Rose Lehman of Berne is county president and Mrs. James Fristoe of this city, count vice president. Everybody is invited to attend. THE COURT NEWS Claim Against Kizer Estate Dismissed—Anker Trial Postponed. A PARTITION CASE Report of W. A. Lower, Executor, is Approved— Other Court Notes. R. C. Minton of Indlanapoli* and attorneys on both sides expect to be at Muncie next Wednesday to argue the motion for a new trial of the Murray Hotel Company's ease, in which

they apply fo r a liquor license. The trial of the case of the State of Indiana vs. Albert Anker, charged with allowing minors to play pool, has again boon postponed by agreement to n day to be hereafter fixed by the court. Th” case of the State vs. James Thompson, charged with illegal voting. baa been fibd In the circuit court. He gave the required sstio Irnnd. This is tho outcome of tin case dismissed in the mayor's court. The claim of IJzzle E. Kizer vs. James Kizer et al., executors of the estate of Silas Kizer, for $215. which was dix'keteil. lias been dismissed and the costs paid. The final report of W. A. Lower, executor of the Rachel A. Dailey estate. wns allowed and the exiwutor discharged. Margaret Kurber, executrix of the {Charles Kurber estate, filed Inventory i number one, which was upproveil Attorney h. B. Erwin lib <1 a new l>artltion suit entitled Frank Kurber vs. Roan Miller et al. A marriage license was Issued yesterday to l-iirl Pierce, farmer, lairn December 24. IKKI. of Van Wert, son of Jay Pl"rce. to wed Mnry Stevens. I born November 18. 1894. daughter of Smith Stevens. Real ornate transfers: Margaret Kurlier to Frank Kurber et al.. 70 acres, l'nl<»n tp.. quit claim deed. sl.000: Frank Kjtrber et al. to Margsre* Ktirl>er. 40 acres, Union tl’- 'l«lt claim deed. $4,000. Frank O. Federeplel. administrator of the •■»tnt« of Margaret Smith v*. Jacob W. Coblentz.. Affidavit for continuance filed.