Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1914 — Page 1

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■Volume XU. Number 47.

FROM SOUTHLAND

•- Samuel Chronister Writes I Comrades Here from Scene of Battles 'AT DAPHEN, ALABAMA Comfortably Located and is [Enjoying Winter—Has Gained Two Pounds. Chronister of ilii* county Is IBP 1 *I'"*- 1 '"*-- lhe "inter in th,. In nit where fifty years ago Im> fought for the in lon. In a letter to Ills old frUii'i, \\ H* Myers, he nays: Comrade: We are comfort:! M| |Dca!ed in this historic place amt aHjjfiv" »een many places of much in twesi to me and I feel that it would tater, ■ many of the boys at home Ther. re many beautiful homes li-re and«he town Is well planned. Between. the bay and the yards ort the outer edge are many o Id live oik trees, magnolias and Spanish daggers, the ptter laden with large white v> w •ewer* while the oaks are covered with ljnos- formed from the ill wajjHßN'' and o<-< -in dew In soini pieces ;he old bay lias been so wild that lit washed' oue th. hmk ! i a itlstan if 100 feet. 1 went down 10 the |ba, this morning to look for sheilft while the tide w :>> d i w. i early end wore a thin coat, but m. bed to pull that off. threw away my hat end still was so hot I thouv! i I would'melt. "We almost live out <n the por<!- and the weather i p, r . t "We are 200 feet above the buy. Have not visited the fort yet but < xp. rt t. do so soon. There are many old : toned plantations here. aveMg't g about 200 feet in width, with dr 1n the rear. They have b, ci rl«. ed so many years that ever;.' - s i out of kilter The high s. ..I fisihl lair here Is tlib court house, t: . center of this county is IT. rhe .t; They wanted the court hou>- tl. ■ so they canes here and stole the wadis during the night. Without a court house Hny had no need for a jail j here, so that was com , non into n school home for the grades. We open’ part of las! Si::--' »y :• ft eraoon With Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Mr.! Baker king a professor in Hie - choels..' This Is a plank house with Hie stud ding n end on this are nailed some, hoards painted black, for black-J toerd* The seals are straight , heuctie- end on these are carved all. kinds of picture-. The room w i- very very clean end the children seemed: bright. They learn to make all kinds of fancy Basket* out of corn grass. 1 have gamed : o pound- m< * j coming hern and feel like I could li k Bill Xyei Ban Shackley ar.d Sim Fordyc 11 at once If they were here. I will tell you alsmt cur pic The hotter Ike, a valley, dott. ! over with plnaßrecs Randall avenue runs past th* liras It Is a very busy street, j peoples |*p-i. ill the tittle. We liavt shout two [firm In one > rd. He house, nearly In . the center. The yard i • ailed *rhb flowers and with omit tre*». and the best part i that the trees are full of rip,, orange terday iftook a drive of six or eight miles In the country and met a numf''' M ic*,pie, including Mr. Major* of Wlllshlre, and unde of Kill Chroni I. f of Dolxi. The people Here are eery friendly and we have -ittend ed gg*er:>l locial gatherings. We are going to Mobile next week 'o attend iiardi Ora*. , d Talk about stock. The cat lie live ttortuu the winter on gras*. Souej Imolo keep three or four cows and) then bay their milk anil butter. I think from the look* of the bogs that Mint kruohe ought to he < heap In the aortic Why. the bristle* Stand out like porcupines. They »*>' th«y tfieir snout* for auto homo, and thev could for they are about •sent;, inches long. They have sow* *«-rj j good horse and mule. Imre. I -set a*y much for the harness, though, chains an drug*, mostly, with nr Uao* Thl < I* a big turpentine Held ( and there la a lottery here, which make* church Jug. g you renumber a man named John. Whose daughter married an K«tW» duk sand found afterwards that all she had naan title. Well be owns one ol the finest plantations on the tia;, ‘ ,lp mansion liurne«l down, but you ran *• the beauty 10 It. H stand* on the banks of the Taller b**ner than thr ‘.roe tops. Mu-t close. Would like to bear from any pf the boy. Write me a. imphau, Balden county. Ala. SAMUEL CHBnNIhTKn

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

jELLEEN OF ERIN AT THE LYRIC. A beautiful Irish comedy drama will he the attraction at the Lyric today. (lie title being lOleen of Erin. 1 ’ It is a splendid feature in two exciting reels, many beautiful scenes of Ireland are presented during the action of the play and a company of all-star artists Is used In producing It. Another reel will be run in connection with the feature entitled "His Father's Wife." Tills is hy tiie Thanhouser company. It .is n splendid comedy with many screamingly funny situations. This is a very cleverly arrung cd program and should not be tyissed by the photo-play lovers. The admission will be five cents. GETTING NORMAL Trains Are Run on all the Roads Today—Some are a Little Late. ROADS ARE CLEARED Mail Carriers Able to go Far on Routes—Stork Special on Time. The nearly complete paralization from the snow storm that ha* affected the greater number of the railways, both steam and electric, into the city since Sunday, has been lifted and the trains were run today on all roads, though many of them came in late. All the mail was received at the local' post office today, and all the rural mail carriers left this morning on good time. Only two, arriers Jaherg and Leavell, on Routes 8 and 9. found part >f their way impassable on account ot seep drifts, and had returned to the 'dice by 10 o'clock. All the others were still out at 1 o'clock, but whether they got stuck in a snow drift, or found the way open to continue on lielr route, was unknown. It is quite probable, however, that the cuts are made and that the greater number of lie roads are clear. Traffic haa been resumed on the I ort Wayne A- Springfield railway, and she first passenger cqr leaving here it 9:20 this morning made the round [rip and returned here, leaving on -chedule time at 11:30. The remain ler of the cars made schedule time, »nd everything is fine again. Tlie thermometer said last night s as the coldest of the season, standing it ts degrees below zero at 4:30 tills morning and at IV below at 6:30. Stork Special on Time. While railroad traffic wa* domoralln•d hy the heavy snow, and wagons, arts and even automobiles were forc'd out of commission a half week, taking one back to the olden time* of pioneer life—the stork special was not to be out-don*, and came in on schedule time. It brought with it a lot of worry, too. for one family Monday night, during the thickest of the bltz tard and swirling snow that blocked ill ways. A father living three and a half mile* south of town, cut off from all communication, wa* obliged to ride hi* horse to tow n to Humniou the doctor. The doctor started out lu his usual conveyance, hut found the way blocked. He was unable to get through with carriage or automobile and was obliged to walk the entire distance, stumbling through snow drifts and the cutting wind, severe enough to turn back the strangest heart, except tlj* one bent on a mission of life or death. "" *-■' O' ■ - — POSTMASTER EXAMINATION. Tlie i'Ble* States civil service commission announces that on Saturday. March 14. an examination will be held at Decatur, lnd„ to fill t he position of fourth,las* postmaster at Tocsin. Indiana. The position pays 126.1 per year and the qualification* are as us nnl. Any Information dealred limy be secured from the postmaster at Tordn. Applications must be filed at Washington seven day* before the dnt* of examination. 11 tr— *" TENSE DAY IN WASHINGTON. <United PreM Service) The cauae of the death of W. S. Benton will be investigated. The United Btatrs ha» obligated Ifaelf to England and they refuse to be satisfied with leas. How that promise la to be kept was puaxllng the official* here today. This was the status at the white house. Today was the most tense since Me' dero was assassinated. (

Decatur, Iridiana.Wednesday Evening, February 25. 1914.

TO WED IN INDIA Miss Destina Merryman and Rev. A. E. Rassmann to be Married March 26. MISSION WORKERS Bride Left Few Months Ago to Join Future Husband as a Co-worker. Friends in the city today received from far-off India, announcement of the coming marriage of Miss Destina Merryman nnd Mr. Albert K. Rassnnnn, who are stntioned at Ttaj, Nandgaon, 0. P„ India. The wedding will tnke place on the afternoon of Thursday. March 26. With tlie announcement came two photos of the two. one In American dress and the other in the native costume of India, which are interesting. The bride-elect is a former Decatur girl, being a daughter of Mrs. Mary Merryman. Several years ago the family went to Marlon and then to Indianapolis. From Indianapolis Miss Merryman left a few months ago with a party of other missionaries for India. Miss Merryman went as • the fiance of the Rev. Rassman. who was stationed in India as a missionary, hut also to be a co-worker with her husband in the mission field. Rev. Rassman ts a member of a highly esteemed Indianapolis familyand both he and hts bride are highly consecrated to the work of service in which they have entered. Miss Merryman was reared in tlie Methodist church, this city, and wlii be well remembered by her many friends here. She Is a sister of I,eonard Merryman of this city and has many other relatives here. o

BATTLED DRIFTS Ft. Wayne & Springfield Section Men Forget Troubles in Storm. WATCHED OLD MAN Who Trudged Through Impossible Drifts from Ft. Wayne to This City. The section men on the Ft. Wayne & Springfield railroad had a hard old battle for two day* In clearing the track of auow, so that they could operate cars n» soon as the storm let up. They started In Monday morning bright and early and never <iult until today, clearing away the big drifts as last as they could and often the track would All up faster than they could shovel the snow away. Their hair became frost covered, their eyes would be almost blinded and part of the time they could not stand the weather for longer than a half hour, when they would crawl back Into the cars and thaw out. A* they told about It today they rnuieu and one of them said: Why, we didn't have a very hard time. Talk about standing the weath er. we watched a little old fellow who did. Aa we came out of the Fort Wayne limits at 5 o'clock Monday morning a little old German with if hig pack on Ills hack trudged past us plowing his way through the snow. As we worked up and down the track alt that day we saw that little old man not less than a dotien time,trudging patlenly on toward Decatur. Once or twjee tie asked us the distance and the route nothing more. At 10 o'clock that night we saw him walk up to the tlolthousc. Schulte » Co. cor ner. where ho stopped one of our men and asked where the police station was. He was directed to the Jail. Now you talk about nerve, the fellow who could start on such a pilgrimage on such a day as Monday and make It. when every* steam and traction line In the country was stalled, deserves something better than to rarry a pet k and to sleep in police stations, and the thoughta of him made our work seen, like play.”

“DECATUR CAM AMD WILL"

BUSINESS MEN TO MEET. Every Business Man in Decatur Re quested to be at Meeting Tonight. Yesterday every Decatur merchant received a letter signed "Committee,” urging them to uttend u meeting to be held this evening at tlie city hall, and It is hoped that tlie turn-out tonight will be a good one. The meeting is to be conducted hy tlie Decatur business men only, and questions of importance to elicit and every one of litem will be talked of and disposed of in a businesslike manner. The meeting is called for 7:30. Don’t fail to come, as it will be something of interest you. many Tre ill Mrs. Sarah Fisher at Poirt of Death—Not Expected to Survive the Day.

IS 77 YEARS OLD Mrs. Burton Niblick is Quite Ill—Vian Boy is Better Again. Mrs. J. F. Nowell, of near Quincy, 111. arrived to be at the bedside of her daughter. Mrs. Burton Niblick who ts very ill. Mrs. Niblick first bad the grip and later an abscess gathered in the head, this breaking and causing complications of stomach trouble. The cold ha salso settled in all the glands of the body, and she is very 111. A specialist from Van Wert arrived to consult with her local physicians, today. She passed a very restless night. Mrs. Sarah Fisher, aged 77, is at the point of death at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Hurst, on West Monroe street, after a five weeks' illness of lung trouble. It Is feared by those attending her that she cannot survive the day. Those of her children who are at her bedside are Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, Mrs. H. E. Butler. Amos Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher, and her grandchildren. Ed Hurst and Grace Hurst. Mrs. D. S .Fisher, n daughter In law, is expected to arrive. John Niblick, who has been suffering from asthma and grip since last Thursday, was expected to lx able to come down to the store this afternoon. Edward, little son of Mr. and Mr*. Henry Vian, who Is til of typhoid, Is reported better today. Pst, young son of Dr. and Mrs. Costello. Is quite ill of pneumonia.

GLASS OF_ FIFTY Will be Initiated by Royal Neighbors TonightState Deputy. CLOSING HER WORK And Will Leave for Crawfcrdsville to Attend the State Camp. Till* evening I* the big celebration of the Royal Neighbor* whena clan* of fifty will be Initiated. Unlesa the *now Interfere* eerlouely, which It I* not believed It will, a* the railroad* are opening up well, a hundred and fifty visitor* will be here A apeclul I* expected from Fort Wayne at 6 o'clock and visitor* from the camp* at Poe. Toreln. Monroe and Portland Will be here. Mr*. Uexwlnkle of Terre Haute, a state deputy, who ha* been here three week* modeling In the event* leading up to the Initiation, and drilling the local initiatory team, will leave tomorrow for Terre Haute, where »he I* du» Friday. From her home there, ahe wilt go to Crawfordaville to aaaiat in getting up a claaa of 200 for initiation at the atate ramp to be lietd March 18. The local member* have enjoyed her vl*lt here, which hae been very helpful and am sorry to eee her go.

CHURCH CIRCLES Rev. S. H. Baumgartner, Presiding Elder, Will Preach at Evangelical ON TWO EVENTNG3 Will Also Conduct Fourth Quarterly Conference— Other Church News. ■ 11 '■ Announcement is made that tlie Rev. S. H. Baumgartner, presiding elder of the Fort Wayne EvangeDt al district, will preach Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 o'clock at the Evangelical church. After the sermon Thursday evening the fourth quarterly conference wiit be held. This is the lust quarterly meeting for tlie conference year. Tlie communion service will be held Sunday morning. A hig attendance is desired. There will be no services this evening. Tlte services at the United Brethren and Methodist churches continue with good interest and attendance. o NEW HONDURAS MERCHANT. Ben Fisher, formerly of near Tocsin, the new Honduras merchant, has taken possession of kis store there, which he purchased from Alva Sovine. Tlie invoice was taken Monday. Mr. Sovine has purchased a lot in Vera Cruz and will build there.

REBEKAH SOCIAL. Tlie public is cordially invited to attend the Rebekah social ut the !. O. O. F. hall Thursday evening, February 26. Admission. 10 cents, with lunch included. TAKE”EXEMPTION In Taxation if You Have a Mortgage — March and April IS THE TIME Points to be Followed For Filing Same—Some ; Out. ' Beginning March 1, and continuing until the last day of April, the tax j payers who have real estate bearing j a mortgage may secure a reduction I in their taxes by filing mortgage rx j eruptions. Already the trust com j panle* have arranged to have notaries on duty prepared to make tlie neces- j sary affidavits. In explaining the working of the mortgage exemption law. a county official said yesterday: "If you have a contract for prop erty and a* yet the title i* not in yonr name, you cannot receive any credit on account of tlie mortgage indebted ne«*. Now most of these contract* •re held by the different trust companies and if you will go to them to make your affidavit, they will put you on the right way and *ave you much annoyance for they keep a record oi all their loan*. The fact I*. If 1 had my loan with any of the trust companies, there 1* where 1 should go to make my affidavit. They know the true condition of the loan, the number of the record and page upon which the mortgage I* recorded. An affidavit, made by one having access to their book*, will certainly lie all right. Then tlie abstract companies are equally good. They have the record and (Mike of nil mortgages and for all das* of mortgage* they cannot be excelled. Any notary may make these affidavit* but they have not the Information at iiand that t he trust company ha* of It* loan* or the abstrac' lit* of all loan*. "The affidavit must contain the cor rect number and page record on which your mortgage I* recorded and show the balance unpaid on March 1. 1914. In order to be a true affidavit. Your tax receipt will give the description of the property, but doe* not give the record, page or balance unpaid Don't forget the time, March and April, no other time will do.

TEACHERS VS. MERCHANTS. 0 The basket hall game next Tuesday evening, Murch 3, between the teachers of the Decatur high school and the Decatur merchants will he the hit of the season in this line of sport. The game is being played for a good cause and every person having the least bil of enthusiasm In him should attend the game. Tlie proeeeds of the game will go toward defraying the expenses of the local high school basket hall team to Bloomington about tlie middle of March. Come and see the hov: play. One side will at least need you: support. PLAY A SUCCESS Clever Farce, "What Happened to Jones” Brought Forth Applause. FULL OF HUMOR • —* Fred Kooken Takes Place in Cast of Otta Hoffman, Storm-stayed.

The Clever little farce, “What Happened to Jones,” given hy the junior class of the high school for the benefit of the piano fund, went off well at the opera house last evening. There was but one change in tlie cast. Fred Kooken succeeding Otto Hoffman, who resides five miles in the country and who was unable to get in on account of tlie snow drifts. One funny thing after the other kept the audience In an uproar, and each one of tlie players proved a star. Ebenezer Goodly, a professor of anatomy, was represented by Kenyon Walters bis wife, by Frances Hauer; their daugiiters, Marjorie and Minerva. by Nellie Winans and Ludle Smith: their ward, Cissy, by Ruth j Bowers; and Alvina Starlight. Mrs. Goodly's sister, hy Nellie Barkley, j This family was awaiting the arrival j of Kbenezer's brother, Anthony Goodj ly, D. D.. Bishop of Ballarat, which part was taken by Holland Ball. Ir vln Goldner. as Richard Hetherly, who is to marry Marjorie, persuaded the professor to attend the boxing contest In the Interest of science. The building In which the contest wag held was raided by tlie police and the pro lessor and Richard narrowly escaped capture. The part of Thomas Hold- | er. u policeman, wits taken by Harold Kirsch. Jones, a traveling salesman for a hymn book house, wa* characterized by Dwight Peterson. He also uttendi-d the contest. Hoping to pre- | vent the police from taking him, he followed the professor to hi* home. [ Jones Is mistaken for a detective nud the bishop, and tlie real bl*liop was : mistaken for a maniac, who ha* just escaped from the swnltorium next deer. The clever manner in which Jones ex trlcates himself, and hi* rapid change from one character to another, proved very amusing. Tlie part of Helms, a Swedish servant girl, wa* played by Leah Hensley that of William Bigbee. an Inmate of the sanltorlum. by Har vey Everett, and that of Henry Ful ler. superintendent of the sanitarium, which was to have been taken by tlie atorm-stayed Otto Hoffman, was played by Fred Kooken. ADVISE PRIMARY ELECTION LAW. (United l’re»* Service) Indianapoll*. Ind.. Feb. 25 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —With the democratic stale convention but threweek* off. Got rrnor Ralston today took u decided stand on the primary election law. In a statement issued today he said that though he had always been opposed to a primary election law, tie recognized the fart that there Is a growing demand for such a law. Tlte big question I*, how can It be done? He advised that the leading political parties through their platform Indicate a willingness to advise the election official* to make provtzlon on their ballots In the 1914 elm tlon showing preference for a pri mary election law. THE STORK'S VISIT. Frances Esther I* the name of the nine p< uml girl tiaby who arrived Monday evening al the Vincent Forking home Hire*' and a half miles south of town. Thl* I* (hn second child and daughter in the home.

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THE COURT NEWS Bluffton Damage Case Begins Trial Here Monday After a Delay OF TWO DAYS Jury Impaneled by 10:30— Petition to Sell Garard Real Estate. After a delay of two days occasioned by a tie-up of railroads by the snow storm, the trial of the *2,000 damage ease of Charles Elmore against the Union Traction company began this morning before Judge D. E. Smith and a jury. Tlie case was veiraed here Irora Wells county. Senator Kittinger cf Anderson, one of the attorneys ,iil the case, did not arrive until N o'clock last night over the G. It. & 1. It was not until 10:30 o'clock tills morning that a jury was impaneled, and after a statement of the case to the jury, the first witness went on the stand before tlie noon adjournment. The plaintiff asks for tlie sum to cover damages when his automobile was struck in the rear by a car on the d< - fendant's line, at Bluffton, August 24, 1912. Mr. Elmore, his wife and son and a neighbor were riding in the

automobile and the shock threw Mrs. Elmore back in such away that lu-r back and hip were sprained and she was under the care of a trained nurse for a while. The damage to the automobile and the loss of its use in his business, are also figured In the damage amount. The case will probably consume three day*. Attorney* Sharp and Gordon of Bluffton and Peterson A Moran of Decatur appear for the plaintiff, and Senator Kittiager of Anderson, Attorney* Abe Simmon*. Bluffton. and (’. j. Lutz. Decatur, nr-' the tlefendaut't counsel. The following juror* are hearing the case: Herman F. Hcinking, Abraham Bob nbadier, John Everett. William Koldeway, Elmer I’. Connor. William J. Bieberich, of the regular panel; John Hoffman, Marion Kelly, Bernard Wert'berger. David Crum. David Steele. Jacob Rubier, talismen. Frank 11. Garard. administrator of the George Garard estate, fib-d Inventory No. 1. which was approved, mii l also a petition to sell rea! cstal-. Summons was ordered returnable th" first day In the April b rm. Oliver T. Harman v*. John Trim et a!. Additional answer filed bv Tyndall in four iiaragrupiis. Rule against plaintiff to answer. Crosscomplaint filed by Tyndall in three paragraphs. Rule against defendant to answer croao-complnint. Summon* ordered Issued for Trim, returnable Mardt 9. — o —— MISS TOUHEY BREAKS AN ARM. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, ind., Feb. 26 —tSpeclal to Daily Democrat) —Mls» Kate Touhey, employed in the automobile department of the secretary of state's office, slipped on the atdewalk while returning from lunch at noon yesterday and fell, breaking her arm at thwrist. R waa a *ery had fracture, and Miss Touhey was taken to the hospital where she was given an anaesthetic while the hones were set. CONFESSES TO MURDER. (United Press Service) Chicago. 111.. Feb. 26 (Special n Dally Democrat) The p<>li* ■ tht* all ernoon announced that Richard Schultz. 28, who did mid job for f:;*htollable residents of the north side. h» ■ confessed to the murder of Mr*. Ell Deary, who was found yesterday with her throat slashed. MR. ADAIR RETURNS TO CAPITAL. (United Prww Hrrvl*«’> Washington. D, C. Fell. I#P lal to thUly Mb-iiim rail Repr» cum tlvc Adair returned to Washington today from Indiana. He wa* accompanied hy hi* brother. Charles Adair, of Portland, who will •pc fid the week here. ■ — 0 ■* MRS. TONNELIER FUNERAL Tlte funeral service* for Mr*. John Tonneller. who died last Motid*> morning from diabetes and drop y, will be held Thursday morning nl 9:30 o’clock from the Si. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will Is- uiadn In the St. Joaeph'a cemetery.