Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1914 — Page 1

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b;b hot initiate gjreoman Initiation Was I Postponed Last Evening; on Account of the fpF'ORT WAYNE TEAM ■■<l Being Able to Get Here ■—Special Intcrurlnn C ir Stalled on the Road. Hv Yeomen initiation, i ivfl been heUI last < v>: a ■ in t! at tlie Yeonten hall. a ila-i fifty < a till i«la t wa .t„ have Mprt uken into the order, was poMv f»m (1 after a few hours of patient on the Fort Wmite decree „ f(SB‘ which was scheduled to arrive •. IjjPT l at about 6:41 o'clock in a special in car chartered, bv them. Which left Fort Wayne at every no ml., r id the In- >1 was present at the hall, each export it!K a fine tittle and a good in|9Bh>n. Tile Fort Wayne di tree team Si to hare put on the work, and » on the team and a number of left that ritv on a special intern 'ban ear at 5:.10. The car got a |HH| past the city limits when it he caste Hailed an acenuu’ <•• 1 <• ' «tS6w drifts. They telephoned to i'* catr telling the local lout a dtfltc I , but said that tm > t , they would be able to get n r I! tight n time for the initi.o. r became impossible, ftfl Br. rd learned, and they started ■'hack io Fort Wayne. - U '■ rinds" did not know anjt'- ' them returning to Fort W t as a:fe.--ult waited cm them m. il tj o'clock The luncheon w! t! y had prepared for the bat. " served and a genera! goo i id during Ithe evening. The d inttMic Ims been po tp< i 1 I nitely. BROTHER'S DEATH f Mr. Eordmrm. Broker of Mrs Will Kretre; ■. Died sat Holland. Mi;h. <>* BRIGHTS DISEASE Kr, iter, Family Spending! There —CstiEE Have Measles. I - fri'Oder*. ’•<! lias been lloii •ml vi!l tor ■ • .winter, wif; 1 ' 1 *'« word of the death et tier Mr. « red : t Friday < v.-oo . •’ * 1,,, k oCßriaht'a disease Hi "‘I and two children aurvive. Mr. Kr-nn-f is. flßtr't '• ndiUtt of basil sugar and member* of *'>- hltv, itecn spending the "Inter at liol tend They are now at tin 1,111111 hbfpa rents. |ir. apd Mrs. Henry Rftptn and the two children. Mat ; ret Mill An 1 111 r ’ s pimnif- During Heir 1 ’-> a * an Infant son ’ lied, and now i •• death of jULf brother makes tl • •' ""•tit great in the past t'.ftinillv had planned t«. return m their km this week l'l DK Itlness Os the children I III" MEp" of the brother, th- y i their home-coming. | WARHEN VS. DECATUR ■fcp of (lie best and most exciting of the Is f " r Infilit evening. when lb*’ W.irreti dr hoot basket ball team untiier. city with the nit lon " r ‘b St, the Dwtur high <tn>oi "-am warm contest. ' I""' Hmßtiary Sbi, will be played before the big gat .—— i■killed MARKSMAN HEREBarr, th- imlhim. . i-umplou ISEk man. watt In lh> «■»> with ttclwub- Howling Com Mr. Harr Is salesman f" r Arms company.

DEGATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

1 1 gets new player piano. ' Tile (lay, Zwlck .V Myern firm today delivered a line new SI,OOO Schiller electric player piano to the • Crystal theater, the same having been purchased by the proprietor, Will Parent. Manager Parent lias made a number of Improvements at this popular theater and It is numbered among the beat in this part of the state. Tiie player lias a llute and harp attachment uml is a versatile instrument. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Til’ siilence o' th’ desert Is like th’ sounding uv a brass drum kumpared t’ th' silence that ensues when >■' pop into th’ midst uv sumbody tliet iter been sayin' sumthin about y'. TRAINS COLLIDE Sixteen Passengers Hurt When Frisco Flyer Sideswipes M. & K. Local QUEEN CITY SINKS Boat Bound for Mardia Gras Struck Pier Near Maysvilie and Went to Bottom Springfield, Mo. Feb. 17. —(Special to Daily Democrat.) —Sixteen persons were hurt, five of tliem seriously this morning when the Frisco Flyer from Kansas City to St. Louis sideswiped the Memphis & Kansas I City local, four miles west of here. C. C. Morrell of Elkhart was one cf tiie less injured. Two coaches were thrown into ditch. All the injured were in the local. The uninjured carried the injured through the mud and snow to shelter. Maysville, Ky. Feb. 17,(Special to Dally Democart.)-Tlie steamer Queen City bound from Pittsburg to New : ((releans and bearing a crowd of Murdi Gras excursionists was swept into the Ohio Current when it tried to dock here today and sank in eight feet of water when it struck a pier. No lives were lost. The 110 passengers were taken to shore safely by life savers who put out from the station here os soon as the accident ccctirred. When tiie boat struck a panic was prevented after u struggle by the officers who restrained thinly clad women from leaping into the river Life boats were adjusted but not used. MODERN WOODMEN MEETING. The modem Woodmen will meet tomorrow evening, when plans for the coming annual county catup to be held in this city the first Wednesday in April, will be made. Delegates to this were elected last Wednesday evening. At the county meeting, representative* from the camps at Pleasant Mills. Monroe. Herne and Geneva, besides Decatur, will attend, and delegate* to the state meeting to la* held In Washington. Ind., In May, will be elected. CLOVER LEAF ICE PROBLEM. Officials of the Clover Leaf railroad, who have been confronted with a *eriou* problem of securing their an-

nunl supply of Ire on account of the mild weather that has prevailed until the laat week, are rejoicing over a report from Culver, Matin* that eight Inch Ice covert* laiko Maxlnkuckea, and the mammoth Ire house* there are being tilled to their cupaclty. Oflli rials of the Clover Deal have contracted for their annual supply of Ice and shipment* from the lake will he u-nt to the main month Ire house* In the Clover l«oaf yurd* at Frankfort. — FOR EVERYBODY. The stag rhum party to he given at i the C. It. L. of 1. hall innlght. a* an . nounrod In yeMrrday'* issue of tinDemocrat, la for the public a* wrll i a* the member*. Every one I* Invited t to come up and enjoy the evening t A amoker will also he given in connection with the party. . n • ~~~ BEN HUR NOTICE. [t The lien Hunt will have an Impor n t ant business meeting Friday eveni- lag. and tho attendance of every inem e tier la requested, lly order of CHIEF AND SCRIBE.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday Evening, February 17, 1914.

GOLDEN JUBILEE — -4 Will be Obsrved by Knights of Pythias at Home Here Thursday Evening. PROGRAM IS READY Includes New and Impressive Ceremony Prepared by Grand Lodge. \ Tiie members of tiie local Knights of Pythias lodge are anticipating one of the most pleasant and enjoyable social meetings that It lias ever been their good fortune to participate in, when on next Thursday evening. February nineteenth, they wll celebrate the "Golden Jubilee." or the semicentennial of the founding of the order of Knights of Pythias. The ceremonies of the evening will open at 8 o'clock at which time, in the lodge room, a most impressive program will lie given. The principle part of tills program will be tiie giving of a special ritualistic ceremony. prepared by tiie grand lodge, and will be entirely new and different from anything ever given before. Every member of the local lodge. Kekionga. No. 65, lias or will receive an invitation for himself anil family, and any friend or friends whom lie thinks might be Interested in the orrod. Probably none, but a very few, if any of the members will live to see the hundredth anniversary celebrated, and it should lie considered a rare privilege to participate in this “Gold- i en Jubilee.” After the program there will lie a < luncheon and the entire home will be i thrown open for any amusement desired. HOME FROM WEST Mrs. Ellen Adelsperger Finds Washington Climate Not Agreeable. TO ,HER HEALTH 11l Most of Time—Returns —Visited With Son, Charles, at Sumas. Mrs., Ellen Adelsperger has returned from Sumas, Washington, where she spent four months with her son, Charles Adelsperger. and wife. Mrs. Adelsperger went with the intention of spending six months, and testing the climate, if she found the siinte agreeable to her health, she intended to make tiie place her home. However. she found the climate not agreeable at ail to her and during her *tay was ill the greater part of tiie time.

The extreme dampues* of the air, and j the excess of long standing surface j water, rendered climatic conditions unfavorable for her. hence the eurllor return home. Her son. Charles, a former Decatur boy, Is now .alitor and owner of a newspaper at Sumas, Washington, and enjoys u line business, which I* booming there. He was married about a year ago to a Washington young ludy. her parents residing about twenty miles from Sutnas on a ranch. Mrs. Adelsperger met her daughter-in-law for the flrst time on this visit. —6 CHARLES EDWARDS LANDS JOB. ludlnnapnll*. Ind,. Feb. 17—Governor Ralston late loday named Charles A. Edwards a business man of Huntington, a* a member of the public service commission to succeed Frank E' I’ayne, whose resignation become* effective March 1. Mr. Edwards commission dates from March 1 to May 1. 1915. the period covering the unexplred term of Mr. Payne. Both Payne and Edwards are democrats. Boon after the governor had affixed hi* signature to the commission for the 8« onn position. Mr. Edwards, who was waiting In the state house, took the oath of office. Edwards Is a brother ln law of Congressman Rauch of tho Eleventh district.

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HIS WATCH HAS DISAPPEARED. Supposed Joke on Freeh Hower May Result in Investigation. What is believed to Itave been a joke was played on Freeh Hower, young son of Milton Hower, the well known grocer, last Friday evening, but- tiie joke lias reached that p oint where Freeh will probably turn the matter overt to the officers for investigation. On the evening mentioned. Freeh dropped into the fire department headquarters anu joined with several others working out on the horizontal bars. Unthoughtedly, lie laid Ills gold watch and chain down on the running board of the hose wagon and later went home without it. Inquiry lias failed to bring forth a clue and his fattier, who lias the number of the case and works, lias started an investigation that may lead to something interesting. FUNERALSJODAY Services Held for Mrs. Moses Augsberger of South of Linn Grove. LADY DIED SUNDAY Last Rites Also Held for the Late William P. Moon of This City. Funeral services for Mrs. Moses Augslierger were held this morning at 9 o'clock at the residence one mile southeast of Linn Grove, and at 10 o'clock at the Defenseless Mennonlte church. Burial took place in tiie Steiner cemetery near Linn Grove. Mrs. Augsberger's death occurred Sunday evening at 7 o'clock after a long illness of tuberculosis. Surviving are her husband and two sons. Menno and Willis, and her mother, Mrs. annie Steiner, who has made her home with her daughter. Rev. D. T. Stephenson of the Methodist church gave an excellent sermon this morning in memory of th# late William P. Moon. The funeral services were conducted from the home of the son. W. E. Moon, and burial took place in tiie Decatur eeme tery. His death occurred Sunday. GO TO NEW MEXICO Mrs. Enrl Van Horn and daughter, Virginia, left yesterday afternoon for Ford Itaird, New Mexico, where she will join her husband who has been there ten wfeks. Mrs. Van Horn was formerly Miss Nora David of this city, and she has been visiting hen* with tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol David since her husbund lias been in New Mexico. They resided at Ridgevllle. Mr. Van Hom's health became ini pared and lie went to New Mexico for the change of climate, and they will make their home there. DR. GROSS COMING President of DePauw University One of State’s Best Known Educators. HERE NEXT SUNDAY Will Address the Methodist Brotherhood at 2:30 on Sunday Afternoon. Henry B. Heller, president of the Methodist Brotherhood, has received word that Dr. George R. Gross, presl dent of Depauw university, will be here next Sunday afternoon to ad dress the association. Or- dross Is one of the best educated men of the I state, a splendid talker, who says things worth hearing and the members of the Brotherhood are assured a real treat. The service will lie held Ht 2:3tf f Sunday afternoon and an ap J-.ipriHte program of music will he i arranged and announced during the week. Dr. Gross has not yet furnishi ed the data and has not announced his subject, which will be given with in a day or two.

LIGAMENTS TORN Charles Baker Disabled— S'led Run Over H'im and Foot Disabled. BIRTHDAY ACCIDENT Dr. E. P. Davenport Suffers Colies Fracture of the Right Arm. Charles Baker, of Ninth street, is able to get around In the house again I with tiie aid of crutches, the result of an injury to his foot. A unique incident is that t he accident happened on his thlrty-aevqnth birthday anniversary. and while it will long lie a "memorable occasion,” us birthday surprises are, lie hopes that no one will wish him many returns of the day.” Mr. Baker was hauling bolts, and used a mud-boat for tiie same. He was standing on tiie front of the sled when he fell and the bench ran onto him, pinioning him under the same In such away that it was necessary for ills companions to pry the sled up be fore he could get out. The ligaments of one of his feet were badly torn, and he will l>e disabled for some time. Dr. E. P. Davenport of Craigville suffered a colles fracture of the right arm Saturday evening by a kick from tiie crank of ids automobile. He was making a call near Craigviiie and had tiie spark advanced too far when lie cranked the machine. The mixture in the cylinder exploded prematurely and the crank was whirled backwards ; striking I)r. Davenport just alwive the right wrist. IN TERRE HAUTE " Jack Bremerkamp, Swiftest; Linotypist in World, is on the Star. LETTER IS RECEIVED By Father Today—First Word from Son Since Old Home Week. Joseph Bremerkamp, tiie well known Decatur veteran, received a letter this morning from his son. Jack, whicli is the first word he lias received from him since Old Home; week, more than a year ago. Inciden I tally. It was written February 14, and ! may well lie taken by the father, as I a valentine greeting from Ids son Jack Is now located at Terre Haute. i where he lias been working for the past five weeks ill the composing room of the Terre Haute Star. Jack is A-No. 1 linotype operator, ami has tiie enviable reeord of being the , swiftest linotype operator In the world. Instead of writing his letters with pen und ink. Jack sits down to Ids linotype machine and clicks off the type at a high rate of speed. He then takes n proof of the type and lo und behold, he has a first-clus* letter, clean and legible, and better than typewriting in tiie ordinary sense of tiie word. BACON FUNERAL HELD TODAY Washington, D. C„ Feb. 17,- <Bpe dal to Dally Democrat,) In the or I mite stylo in which most of Ids let | paid today to A. O. Bacon, late Unit- . ed States senator from Georgia. I There were no eulogies, no flowers, no music. Just the plain simple cere mony of the Episcopal church of which he was a member. Seats were re*erv«*d for house members, si«na-

tors, officials of the army, navy and diplomatic corps. POWER PLANT BLOWN UP Jownstown, Pa. Feb. 17.(Special to Dally Democrat,)—The Pennsylvania power works at Tunnelton, was blown up at ten o'clock today. The main explosion:* are sure to follow. Tw* are dead and two missing. The ex plosion was plainly felt here, twenty five miles distance.

SPRING MEET OF TEACHERS. Superintendents of schools are receiving word that the spring meeting of the Northern Indiana Teachers' association will lie held in Indianapolis Aprli 2, :t and 4. A fine program has been arranged for the meeting and addresses will lie nmd** by Governor Ferris of Michigan, Dr. Emerson, Dr. Kolter. Governor Samuel M. Ralston, Hr. Kavanaugh, president of Notre Dame university, ex-Governor Hanly and ex-Vico President Fairbanks. o FINED FOR PROVOKE. John Harnett pleaded guilty to provoke and was fined $1 and costs injustice (i. F. Klutz. The charge was tiled by William Barrono. FIELD MANAGER For Local Sugar Plant---Wm. Rollins. Who Committed Suicide IN FORT WAYNE Known Here — Company Learns of Death When Telephoned Monday. William E. Rollins, of Fort Wayne, the man who committed suicide Sunday by taking carlioilc acid, as stated in the Democrat last evening, was well known here. Mr. Roiling was a sugar beet gr< wer of wide experience and since January 26, had been in the employ of tiie Decatur branch of the i Holland-St. Louis sugar plant, as a field manager. With another Ohio farmer lie had been here a few weeks I ago, and from here left for Huntertown to engage in his work as field I worker for the sugar company. The | local plant had not been receiving his daily reports since last Tuesday, and thinking that he was 111. Mr. HubI iiard telephoned yesterday afternoon to his home in Fort Wayne to inquire about his reports and work. His wife answered the telephone und was badly wrought up. as she told of his death, this being the first that tiie company here had heard of it. loiter 1 the newspaper account was read in tiie Democrat. The sugar company speaks very highly of ills ability in their line and he was one of their liest field men. An exchange says in detail of t he unfortunate affair: "William E. Rollin. a resident of Van Wert, Ohio, for the past ten years, committed suicide at Fort Wayne Sunday morning, where he had been recently making Ills home at the residence of ills wife’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Corcoran. The deed was committed in the European hotel, and was accomplished by the | use of carbolic acid. Mr. Rollins re--Icently traded bis property in Van ] Wert for a farm in Eel River town ' ship, Allen county, Ind., and since 1 that time had been making his home with the parents of Ills wife pending the completion of repairs to his new farm home, where he Intended to make his future home. He planned to devote himself to tiie growing of sugar beets and on Monday last left for Areola and later from that place to Huntertown, to attend meetings of Allen county sugar beet grower*. He

had been ailing for the past four years , and upon feeling ill when he returned to Fort Wayne Thursday he registered at the European hotel, Instead of returning to the home of ilia wife's parents on East Lewis street. Satur day he felt somewhat improved and left tiie hotel for a short time eurly in tiie evening. It is now believed that at tills time he purchased the car I tsilic acid with whicli he later ended his life. He retired to Ills room at 11:41 o'clock ami this was the last

time lie was seen alive The deceas ed, who was fifty one years of age. Is survived by Ills wife, III* aged mother Mrs. Hannah Rollins. Ills sister. Mis-* y.ella Rollins, both of Roekford. Ohio undone brother, Charles, of (larrett. Ind. Coroner Edward Kruse eundue ed un Inquest Immediately after ' finding of the Issly. The renuC were tuken to Rockford yesterday afternoon, where the funeral will be held Wednesday." ■ ■ii ■"■■■■<) ■ ATTEND FUNERAL. Mrs. Rose Miller and Miss Tllllc Melbers went to New Haven to attend the fuuentl of their auut. Mr*. Agnes Hutger, held today.

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THE COURT NEWS Two Claims Are Docketed * as Cases in the Circuit r Court. JUDGMENT ENTERED Replevin Case Dismissed— Probate Matters Are Disposed of. The claim of William C. Baker, administrator of tiie estate of John l*. Baker, has been transferred to the issue docket as a case in this court; also tiie claim of Isaliel Lilly, administratrix of the estate of David Liby. Peterson A- Moran are attorneys in both cases. A judgment of $1,209:6.1 in favor of Jesse G. Niblick et al.. against John B. Weber was entered of record. Wm. C. Baker, administrator, vs. Edna Baker et al., partition. Appraisement tiled, and proof of publication and posting. Report of sale o:' real estate approved and deed ordered reported and approved. Distribution ordered. The Studabaker Bank vs. Frank it. Meriea et al., cause dismissed and costs paid. Attachment proceedings dismissed. L. C’entliver Brewing Co. vs. Lewis A. Graham et al., replevin personal property. Cause dismissed and costs paid. Edna Sprunger yr. Abraham Sprunger et al.. for support. Cause dismissed, costs paid. Eli Sprunger. executor of the estate or Abraham Sprunger, filed fimil settlement, which was approved, and distribution was ordered. Tile executor was ordered to pay to the clerk the share of Amos Sprunger, a non-resident. Distribution was reported and the executor discharged. Tiie report of Wilson Lee, surviving partner of Iranian A Lee partnership. was approved. Wilson Lei* was allowed tiie sum of S2OO to be paid out of the pa rtnerslilp proceeds: exceptions by A. N. Steele, guardian, und Anna Iranian. The attorney was allowed S4OO additional to amount he lias received, the same to tie paid out of the proceed* of tiie partnership. Exceptions by giltrdian and Anna latman. The trust was continued for ninety days. The receiver is to make distribution of proceeds now in his hands and distribution of al other proceeds that may come Into his hands as receiver in tin* future. In the I’hilip Koos estate the assignment of mortgages was rcporti*d. Jacob Koos. executor, tiled filial re--1 port, which was approved and tiie executor was discharged. Tiie final settlement of Christian Moser, administrator of the Menno Moser estate, was approved and distribution ordered as set out in the report.

Edna Sprunger has filed suit for divorce from Abraham Sprunger, to whom she was married September 28, 1912, and whom she claims «»!»«tidoned her Novemlter 12, 1912, leaving his home In Berne for parts unknown. Since then she has been living with her purents In Jeffersim township. She usks that tier maiden name, Edna Brewster, he restored. Peterson ti. Moran aru her attorneys. Real estate transfers: Benjamin E. Burk et al to Emil Flhklnger, «.* acres. Monroe tp.. $6,078. quit claim !deed: trustee* of Decatur Cemetery association to Enos W. Lahrman, let 281, Decatur cemetery. $25. — o —” ROYAL ARCH WORK TONIGHT. The Royal Arch Masons will enjoy a good meeting this evening when forty member* from the Ft. Way in lodge, Including their degree team, Will give the degree work to three candidates. The visitor* will arrive at 5:15 and will be entnrjalned »l supper at the K of P home. After the Initiatory work a banquet will b>» given at the Knights' home. The candidate* are Albert Sellsuleycr, Milton Olrod and Will Lehne,