Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII, Number 34.

IN GOURI AGAIN Faylor Case Bobs up Aga!n p—Hearing Under Objectibns to Probate Will. »WILL BE GIVEN — gin Wells Circuit Court—Al’ Interested Partie:, io be Litigants. L ■ * ■Mfton, Ind.. f. ■> i:i.i;,-.n.t court i Cf a decision of Sp ( -< ial .1 . It 11. Hartford of Portiani. in one of the most'intent'ini: , asc* p • ... ■ Wells circuit court. inv..hing tn<> di > position of the estate of t'atl - rimFaylor. a maiden lady who died in IW2. northwest oi i i. o>n ri. ease has been in litigation since 1902. At that time obj'-'i n v.-i. entered by f'eter itoylor to the probate of the Wil! of CMherino Faylor. and this was I followed by an action in i iurt here, tn which heirs of fatherin' Faylor brought suit to have set a-i< ■■ deed by which Catherine I'.olor 1 transferred 100 a< Stu’ dabaker, a local stock raiser and fanner. After eleven years „f ntigation the heir- fin.iily wen and the court set aside t: ■■ convey 'i<-r» t> Studebaker and the big fam. v. is added to another tract o'' ••.’I" ores, to term the Faylor e-i.-it rtly after thia Judgment w i aft er final adjudi .ition :■ 11 • r. < tylals and two appeals to • .tshcr court. Roy Fehler, of For' ■ e. ~p peered and offered the ’’ for probate. Objectii ti were en’ ’ ! by attorneys for Thomas Fay !"• other heirs in Pennsylvania, v .Id inherit under the law of <b ’ are not beneficiaries’of th» vt” The attorneys for Roy Fehler -.r- n* I that he had not been made tv to the objection* to proliati til. in 1902. and that contest of the 1 ’ ’uld not he entered after a p< ri< d of three years had •laps' ' 1 J'ld-' Hertford upheld this contention ■ I rruled the objection to prob.it. The case was appeal'd and the supreme court ruled that advantage not ba •aken of the ©mission of t name es Roy Fehier as a party to t 1 ■ action entered for obpjection in I’" 1 -, and it was ordere that the <a->> »••• sent back here for a hear it her the ohjoctlons to prob:i' ' ent. red by Peter Faylor in lto2, maMng all terekted parties litigant in that action. The ■ . rtginally the various cont eel* la all def end'd from the same ©ncestr but it d« velop- thut t'•• fam--fly name Ik Spelled i > >"’>r different ways: Faylor. Fuller F; hr. Fehler—b ythe various branches of the family. The old case was tried In the Adams circuit enurt on change .of v» nue and many local attorie > ’rested in the cane. TALK ON TEMPERANCE. Will be Given by M »s Overly »• Bap fist Church Wednesday Nght. .Mins Overly of For' Il l' ll' . will spent 4t the I’.. pH <' ' lr ' ' VI day evening cm Temi>*runme \ pec lai Invitation I* given to the U. ( T. U. and the W. R. • and to the publlt in r eneral to |©ar her. Miss overly la an egrnsat worker for the cause and I* a fine apeukt > district assessors meet. The county and township si e*sor« of this dtatrict held n meeting in Fort Wayne today over which the state‘tax ©ominlssioanr* presided. Matter*.relating to the beginning < f the annual ' work March let were dleciixsed. ('dunty Assessor George Gen*ls end Town ship Assessor'. Jay (Tino nnd J. 11 * Brown were among those who went up on the 8:30 ear. BIDDERS TAKE NOTICE. All bide on the f. B. Lndies' Aid society quilt In the Niblick window must begin at 2 o'etock Wednesday afternoon, for at that time, the quilt wIH be taken from the window and will go to Um highest bidder. FOURTH DEGREE NOT" Al? members ar- reque ted to b. pr—ehi al the K. of C. Ill’ll 1 tcniglit. 1 • v

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■ARRIVED FROM WALDEN, MICH. Mrs. Frank Downs and sons, Charles and James, have arrived from Walden, Mich., and are guests of her' mother, Mrs. Anna Shackley. Mrs. Downs was formerly Miss Cora Shackley of this city, and is a former school teacher here. Mr. Downs hus disposed of his newspaper plant at Walden, and they will come lier» for a while, whet),er for a temporary o,{ permanent location, has not yet been decided. Mr. Downs is expected the latter part of the week. ■ o- —— LIBRARY BOARD MEET. The library board of the Decatur public library will hoid its meeting tonight at 7 o’clocfi at the library and every member is requested to be present. The regular monthly affairs will be taken care of. chlcTjews Twenty-six United With the Evangelical Church on Sunday Morning. REVIVAL MEETINGS Baptist Church Accompanies Rev. Ball to Pleasant Mills Church. Rev. R. N. Ball, pastor of tke Baptist church in this city and Pleasant Mills, and Simon Brandyberry were accompanied to the Pleasant Mills church Sunday afternoon by the local Baptist quartet, which furnished excellent music for the afternoon. The quartet compriss E. A. Beach, Harve Shroll, O. P. Mills and R. L. Collins. Regardless of the stormy weather Sunday there was a good attendance at the morning service at the Evangelical church. The revival meeting has been a great help to the congregation and richly bleeaed of God. At the morning service, twenty-six united with the church. This was. indeed,' a great service In many ways which pr<Wed a source of enthusiasm and cn rauragement. It was gtxxi to be there. Owing to the cold weather and’the need of rest there will be no services Monday and Tuesday evenings; but preaching Wednesday evening at 7:30. This will be an important meeting, t which the public is cordially invitt d. The fourth quarterly meeting of tire conference year will be held at the Decatur Methodist church this evening. with the Rev. J. A. Beatty, of Ft Wayne, district superintendent, pre siding. All- official members should attend, end any other members who desire, are Invited. The last quarter of the conference year ends March 31. April Ist the annual North Indiana conference will convene at Mishawaka, with Bishop McDowell, presiding. -- - —— - —© ■■ ■" —— "HEART BROKEN SHEP.” One of the cleverest and most on tertaining animal pictures which has ever been produced U "Heart Broken Shep,” u Vitagraph photoplay which will be thrown on the screen at the Crystal tonight. The story to M f<’l ’ lows: A child and a dog find In each other the comp<inlon-hh> and love for which l>oth are longing. A carelestinsmith sets the child's house aflr*when everyone is away. The dog, see Ing the condition of affairs, goes for the firemen. Through his aaslstame they arc led to the child, who Is re* ; cued in time. Shop, however, is trapped in the burning house, but Jump." through a high window at the call of his little friend. In the arms of the child the dog breathes his last from tho effects of the jump nnd the smoko. “Cutey’a Wati-rloo," another Vita graph Cutey comedy, which Is just the same as saying twenty minute* of gurgling laughter, and purest jo. is on the bill. You will do well to take time to see this Vitagraph comedy tonight when It will bo exhibited be fore the large and appreciatit" audl ence of the Crystal. T’ ie who have laughed nt Cutey in other appear antes will laugh no le*s heartily at his “Waterloo." Third reel, "The Girl and the Outlaw." western; 6 cents. Mias Euln McKinney ha* returned fmm a week's visit at Kokomo with her sister, Mrs. itobt-ri Hawkins.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday Evening, February 9, 1914.

SWIFTLY FATAL ——— rather Flaherty Formerly of This City, Dies of Pneumonia After i A SHORT ILLNESS Took Sick Saturday—Will be Buried at Lafayette— A Great Shock. The sad news of the death of Rev. William T. Flaherty of Lafayette, forTiier assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church in this city, reached his many friends here late last evening nnd early this morning. The sorrow! il t idings came as a great shock to his many friends and in fa-t, to every one that knew him. Death occurred Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at the St. Elizabeth hospital, lafayette, Ind., after a few hours’ sickness from pneumonia. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at iafayette. Rev. William Flaherty came to this city in May, 1910, and for nearly two years served as a faithful and energetic assistant to the late Rev. H. 1 lieo. Wilken, pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church. During his stay in this city he made many friends, both Inside and outside of his congregation, and all of whom regret vety much his sudden and unexpected death. On July 14. 1912. he was transferred to Fort Wayne by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Horman J. Alerding. to become an assistant at the cathedral. About six months ago lie was given a new station, that of being an assistant to the Rev. Michael J. Byrne, at Lafayette. He was ordained a priest June 14, 1908. at Fort Wayne. Father Flaherty leaves a mother, M-\ James Flaherty, of Muncie, to survive him. THEY ORGANIZE Republicans Select Precinct Committeemen and Appoint Seven Delegates. MEET AT MUNCIE District Meeting to be Held Tomorrow — Fritzinger is Countv Chaiman. At the meeting of the republican ' county committee this morning E. Fritzfnger of this city was unanimously cho*en as county chairman, with power to appoint a secretary, and John Everett was chosen as treasurer. At this meeting also the committee selected delegates to the district con vent lon to be held at Muncie tomorrow. at which time they will select : a district chairman. The delegates , are N. B. Shepherd, Chris Egly. Paul Girod. E. Fritxingc-r. J. M. Frislnger. ■ F. M. Andrews and Elmer Eley. The ’ alternate* art- Chris Vaviland. Menno i Burkhalter. Oawin Sprunger. J. 8. Pe- • tcraoa, W. A. Fonner. Samuel Fuhr- , man nnd Henry Hite. Committeemen Chosen. Conventions were held In the vari- ■ ous precincts over the county Satur- - day evening at which time precinct committeemen were chosen. Several of the precincts had not reported this i morning and in a few the convention f foiled to materialist. In these the vacancies will be filled by appointi nient. Those reported up to noon to . day were: Hoot. W. 8. Fonner: North Kirk I land. William Ehrman; South Kirk f land, Homer Andrews; South Wash- • Ington. Marion Andrews: North Wash- ■ Ington. Fred Beery; North St. Mary’s. r Hugh Daniels; South St. Mary's M. F. Aspy: North Blur reek. J. W. Daeue, Jr.: South Blue Creek. Charles Jones; Middle Monroe. William Wagoner: Berne A. Paul Girod; Berne B. t Menno Burkhalter; Hartford. William I Judd; North Wabash. 8. Teeters: Geneva B. H. M. Aspy; Decatur. First Ward A. S. W. Peterson; B. A. M. 1 Baxter: Second Ward A. C. L. Waii tars; B. M. A. Frialnger: Third Ward A, E. Frltz'nger; B, John M. Lenhart.

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LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. Some One Has Found Plenty of "Hoodoo Days" on Calendar. Some one with plenty of time has gone over the years calendar, looking for trouble. Here are some of the things they have found: It will have three Fridays on the 13th and two Fridays on the 23rd. The first hoodoo came last month, Friday, 23rd. The second falls in February. Friday, the 13th. The third Is Friday, March 13th; the fourth, Friday, October 23, and the fifth, Friday, November 13th. Christmas will come on Friday and Thanksgiving the 26th. The Fourth of July falls on Saturday, the day all wage-workeßi celebrate. The year Will have two months of five Sundays and four months with five pay-days. March and November will have five Sundays, and January, May, August and October will have five Saturdays. The rest come in on Thursdays and go out on Thursdays. THE BOYSCOUTS Observed Fourth Anniversary Day—Special Sermon Given by REV. STEPHENSON Bluffton and Decatur Boys Will Have Basket Ball Game Tuesday. The Rev. D. T. Stephenson, pastor ct the Methodist church, gave a splendid sermon last evening at the church for the Boy Scouts of the city. The occasion was the fourth anniversary of the organization of the Boy Scout movement and the sermon was a very appropriate ofle. Rev. Stephenson took as his subject, “The Boy Christ," depicting him at the age of twelve, from which he drew the boy’s ideal ot today. The Decatur Boy Scouts number forty, and the greater number of them were present last evening. They met at the Scout house and marched in a body to the church, in charge of Scout Master Clark Sphar. To Play Basket Balt. The local Boy Scouts have arranged for an interesting double game of basket ball Tuesday evening at Porter hall, thia city, when the first and second local teams will play the first and second Bluffton teams. Ten and fifteen cents’ admission will be charged. The public is cordially invited to come and help the boy a boost. THE ICE_HARVEST Will Begin in This City on Wednesday — Mr. McGonagle Gets Ready. FIVE INCHES THICK And Day or Two More Will Make it Just Right for General Purposes. Willie you are grumbling about the severe weather, don't overlook the fact that consolation can be had from the fact that it will furnish ice for the hot daya of next summer at a rate that you can afford it. Up until the last day or so It looked very much like there would tie no crop of this very necessary article, which would mean that only artificial Ice med. making the coet thereof too high for many. The Ice thia morning at Steele'a park measured five Inches, ai.d Mr. McGonagle of the Conter Ice Cream company was preparing to start packing Wednesday morning. Indications now are that Hie present cold snap will last long enough at least that a good harvest of Ice wilt he possible. The Conter company alone uses about ten thousand tons for the manufacture of cream and to supply the ice line*. It requires some work to put this amount ot the frozen article away In saw-dust and you will see a hunch of busy men if you will go to thg lake la a few days. i J

STOLE DAUGHTER 1 ' “ 4 Is Charge of Mrs. Lodema White Against Husband Contempt of Court. I 1 HAS BEEN ALLEGED And Geo. White is Cited to Appear to Answer in Jay Circuit Court. The Portland Sun says: "A petition through which it is sought to have George R. White of Geneva cited to appear before Judge J. J. Moran in the circuit court and answer to a charge of contempt of court has been I led by his wife, Lodeqia White. Service on the defendant will be made through the Adams county sheriff’s office. Only recently White brought habeas corpus proceedings against Ills wife in which he sought the custody of ills children. This suit was filed after Mrs. White had instituted suit for divorce against White in the Ad ams circuit court. Following their estrangement she had gone to Jay county to reside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Michaels, of near Westchester. In the trial of the habeas corpus ?ase Judge Moran decreed that the children should be left In the custody of their mother. Only last week the givorce suit in the Adams circuit was disposed of by the refusal of the court to grant the decree either to Mrs. White or her husband, the latter having filed a cross-complaint. It is alleged in the petition filed here Saturday morning that on February 3, White took possession of the daughter. Edna L. White, and refuses ta deliver her to his wife, from whom he has been concealing the whereabouts of the child." CHAND JURY MEET Panel Reports for Duty Today—Peter T. Jones Excused on ACCOUNT OF ILLNESS Willis Johnson Selected in His Stead—Fred Steigmeyer Foreman The February grand jurors reported for duty today. Peter T. Jones, one of the regular panel, was excused from service on account of illnexs, and Willis Johnson was named to serve in his stead. The p«nel now serving includes the following: Oliver Hendrick* —Monroe. William F. Gerke Root. Eugene Charlexton —Jefferson. Fred Steigmeyer— Tnion. Ed Hall-Hartford. Willis Johnson— The grand jurors were sworn in and Instructed by the court, and Fred Steigmeyer was appointed foreman. They went Into session till* morning to Investigate any alleged wrongdoing that might be brought to their notice. ■ i ■ --© ■ FUNERAL TUESDAY. The funeral of I»avls Kern will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock kt the Methodist church at Bobo, leaving the home promptly at 1 o’clock. The Rev. Black will offi elate. Burial at Mt. Tabor cemetery. Mr. Kern's funeral occurred Saturday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mr*. Wash Kern, after a week's Illness of heart trouble. —— ©■ The public Is cordially Invited to attend the Ruth Circle social this evening at the Red Men's hall. The ■ party will be a Valentine social i There wilt be a program, including ■ a playlet, and refreshment* will be • served. fee is ten cents. Guests t are Invited to come dressed represent i Ing some famous lovers depleted In Hlentture, If they so desire.

MRS. JOHN GOFF DEAD. Mrs. John Goff, formerly Jano Chenoweth, Is dead In Fort Wayne at the age of sixty-two years. The past thirty years she had been a resident of Geneva. She was ill long of rhett matism, heart trouble and other complications. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Vernle. wife of Fred Pyle, in Geneva; also three Step-children, Mrs. Charles Haviland. Mrs. Clem Green, of Geneva, and Mrs. Dollte Gibson, of Washington, C. IL, Ohio. UP BEFORE MAYOR CHRISTEN. Joe Eley and John Wllen were arraigned before Mayor Christen this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of public intoxication. They were fined one dollar and costs each, hut being unable to pay tills they went to jail for eleven days. SALE IS MADE Os Ward Fehce Factory to New Firm, the Ward Manufacturing Co. BIDS ARE RECEIVED This Morning—Were Three Bidders—Sold by the Receivers. C. S. Niblick and Mat Kirsch, re ceivers for the Ward Fence company, this morning at 11 o'clock sold the Ward Fence company's plant for 157,000 to the newly organized firm, The Ward Manufacturing company, comprising the old stockholders. The sale was held by virtue of an order >f the circuit court, recently made, upon petition, and bids were received this morning between 10 and 11 o'clock at the office of the company in this city. The following statement is self-ex-planatory: Decatur Democrat Co.. City: Gentlemen: —In response to your inquiry the sale of the property of the Ward Fence company and the or ganization ot the Ward Manufacturing company, will say that Ft. Wayne parties presented a bid of $26,000. but the property was purchased by Harry Ward, trustee, acting for L. A. Graham. D. D. Clark, Chris Eelking, Ed Bleeke, Frank Heimann and John Hessler, at $57,000 cash, and the same has been taken over by the Ward Manufacturing company, an Indiana corporation, with an authorized capital of SIOO,OOO, organized for the express purpose of taking over the business anr continuing it at its present site In the city of Decatur. Within a few days each and every stockholder in the old company will receive detaile<l advise as to the responsibility and purpose of the Ward Manufacturing company, together witii the privilege of purchasing an amount of stock in the new company equal to their holdings In the old company at the same price paid therefor by the persons herein mentioned During the past year the Ward Fence company lias done an enormous business and we have every reason 'o lielieve that it will become one of the leading industries of Decatur. Tomorrow we will deliver to the Decatur postoffice 100.000 circulars and catalogs to former patron* and prospwtive customer*. Inquiries from prospective customers are coming in dally very heavily, which assures a large business for the company during the present year. Respectfully, MANUFACTURING CO. ■■ ■ O' 1 ■ MRS. JOHN SMITH DEAD. Bluffton. Ind.. Feb. 9 —Special to Dally Democrat!—Mrs. John Smith, sister of Mrs. Lawrence Schlegel, of Decatur, died here at mltinight Saturday. after a long Illness of tuhervu lost*. She ha* been 111 a year and became bedfast Christmas d»y. She was horn in Keystone. Well* county, but lived mo*t of her life In Decatur, moving to Bluffton seven months agi. i She was about thirty-five year* old and leave* a huslmnd and two chll--1 dren. Th* funeral wIH be held Tue«I day morning at 10 o'clock ui the M. E. : church. Her maiden name was Rax ■ ter. I ii. ■— a H . Mr*. Homer King arrived from San i ford, Mich., for a few weeks' visit with her son. Elgin King, and wife.

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THE COURTOS Linn Grove School House Building Injunction Case Appealed to TWE SUPREME COURT By the Plaintiffs—Resolutions Passed on Death of James Hale. Special Judge Howard Townsend of Fort Wayne was here Saturday afternoon and sat in the case of William Glendening et al. vs. John W. Cowen, trustee of Hartford township. This is the injunction suit brought to prevent the building of the new Linn Grove school house. The demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and exceptions taken by the plaintiffs, who refused to plead further. The restraining order was dissolved, to which action the plaintiff* excepted. Judgment for costs was rendered against the plaintiffs. An appeal was granted to the supreme court, tlie appeal bond being fixed at SSOO, to bo filed within thirty days. Upon petition, Lsabel Liby. administratrix of the estate of David Liby. waff authorized to expend pot to exceed SIOO for purchase of monument, to tie paid out of the assets of the estate. Hon. Shafer Peterson assumed jurisdiction as special judge in the T. R. Moore estate, and the current report of Miranda G. Moore, administratrix, was approved. Benjamin Smith was discharged as administrator of the Robert E. Smith estate, upon the approval of his final report. J. C. Sutton, guardian of Martha A. King, filed current report which was approved and the trust continued. Leave was granted the guardian to pay SI.OO a week for the ward's support. Minnie P. Orvis. executrix, vs. J. H. Stone, default of defendant. Surah Potts vs. Hiram Potts. Cause dismissed and costs paid. Decatur Foundry, Furnace & Machine Co. vs. Julius Haugk. Appearance by Peterson &. Moran for the defendant. Rule to answer. Howard L. Townsend, u member of the Allen circuit court bar. was appointed special judge, and assumed jurisdiction in the case of The Bank of Geneva vs. Thoma* C. Craner. Judge Smith is disquullfied because he lias been of counsel In the case. Susie C, Corson vs. T. Frank Coron Proof of service filed. Hougiand State Bank vs. Edwin Fledderjuhann. Ixmve asked for five day*' time to file answer hy receiver. su*t*lned and granted. Jesse Kelly nnd L. L. Manon were appointed riding ballff* for the present term of court. ■i— iii ' 8. Peterson. I: w Quinn, committee on n-outhm*. on the death of James P. Huie, a member of thl* bur. reported same in open court this morning. A pnge of the order book was ordered set aside for the resolutions. Miss Ethel Fuhrman hn* taken a position ns typist in the county auditor's office, succeeding Mrs, Theresa Baltzell Addlnr. who resigned last week. Miss Fuhrtnun I* a graduate of the high school, later becoming n clerk st the Runyon A Engeler store. She resigned there Saturday. Real estate transfers: Geneva A. Wlnana to Jacob Kelper et al., lot SB, Decatar, 11.000. ■■ - -■©' Th* horn* of Andrew Wolpert west of the city was thrown open Bunday to u number of visitors from thia city wbo enjoyed the royal hospitality of tlie home. Guests were Mis* Llizie Kortenberer of Hartford City; Mis* Rose Kleinlienx and Mrs, Clara Rumschlag and son, Robert,