Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1914 — Page 1

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Volume XII. Number 49.

■ BIG DAMAGE CASE | Asking for $25,000 Venu \’ 3 Here from Allen Superior Court. ■ CORNELIUS DECKER IS Is the Plaintiff—Employe P of the Ft. Wayne Brick B Co. Was Injured. ■ Two Mg >25,000 damage cu.m-s, r - SBrt ived in tho Adams <i< uit < <> UII ( i SHchange'of venue from the Alien m SBperior court, are very -Im" ir ; ;.r. i BHbe consolidated for trial here. ■ The transcripts and paper.; in the IBca-es were received toda\ >,,1 , |Bn> lius Decker is plaintiff in 1,..* |,_ A Mt he Fort Wayne Brick vomn.eiv i. de |g|B 1 ■ fendant tor both. ■ Mr. Decker was employed |.y the q, ' IBfendant company as g--n. r.'l ■ ■ <>n New Year's day. 1912. pi...,, «,. r IHbeing made for kalsominintgßpany's factory room, and in t . -nr-. Mot the discharge of his dmies. Mr. I ■ Decker found it necessary to scale a| ■ ladder to the harness loft. -.e>|,. . j v ■ teen feet high. The top nii.c m.v ! |K way and let him drop to t! • ■ ird . . ■ ment door. His ankle w? .ru ■! ; ■ and the broken bones of the b-i- ;..r, 1 ■ed through the bones of the feet, lb H was in bed eight weeks. I'p. ■ tuning of the company that • r >-.ir- ■ to work, being assured by th-:: ■ he was able to continue hi* «■ rk i. ■ did so. On May 25. 1912. « ■ tending to his duties, and dr - 9 wagon about the yards. Id; ■ ankle gave way and let him full . - 9 wards from the wagon, strtki-x .1 9 brick protruding in a carel -way B from the grounds. His hip a., .! -I- ■ rated and he was render, I r ; ’,>b I ■ for life, so that he will b. oi.lm .1 • ■ walk with a crutch. The . , < ■ ■ 000 is demanded to coveR bill, loss of wages during ’! s. .nd II the injury done him phy i<. ' . A JOINT JESSION I Os Teachers and Patrons of , Root Township Will be ; Held I SATURDAY. MARCH ■ At Monmouth School—T'ei Teachers Will Serve Dinner for Patrons. ||| - ' J ■ Al) the schools of Root town hip 9 will unite In bolding a teailwr Inst' ■ tute at the Monmouth school. Satur 1 ’I day. March 7. All the patron- In ths ■ townehip are cordially Invited to come 1 | The regular routine work will b** com- | through with Ilf the morning ami at ; | noon a dinner will be nerved by th* | teach*re. In the atti-rnoon there will 1 I be a good program which * ill be an- t ■I pounced later. There uro five Bchool* 1 In aession In the township, and all these are expected to be represented.! Mere and more the institute« are he-, rowing recognized again In the rural districts n« a school-factor, as well M|l educational, and patron*. pupliz and it teacher unite there for mutual benefit ,1 and pleasure. • 1 o — 1 EVANGELICAL CHURCH NOTES. 1 - RrY ft, h. rtaumgartner. whop preached a good aennon laat evening ji at the Evangelical church, will preach again thia evening at 7: JO. The annual reports by the vzrlou* | nfllcrr.> ebowed fine progress, building fund in the different organ nations la growing rapidly, th* Udler Aid taking the lead, followed closely by tho Sunday school. • Communion service Sunday morning. The public to Invited to attend thoiws Mpocial nervier!*. ■ 0 1 ATTENTION. 1. 0. 0. FAll member* of the Mter nwnt. No. JH. I. O. O. F.. are request rd to hr present this. Friday evmlng Degree work. We need you. L. C. HELM. Scrlbo.

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' MOVING TO PETERSON Mr. and Mra. William Zimmerman who have lived since last April 21 in tln-ir residence on Fifth street, moved yesterday to Peterson. They will live with and care for Mrs. Zimmerman’s aged father. George McWhirter who was lately bereaved in the death of, his wife. The Rev. Benjamin Borton of the Christian church, and his family will live in the Zimmerman residence here, moving from their present location on North Fifth street. o— — SOLICITOR FOLK RESIGNS. Washington, D. C„ Feb. 27.—(Special to Daily Democrat,)— Solicitor Joseph W. Folk of the state department, today resigned to Secretary Bryan, to take effect tomorrow. Ho will accept the offer to become chief counsel for the Interstate commerce commission. He now gets $5,000. per year and the new place pays double -that. He will begin duty Monday. TO CLAIM BRIDE — John Cramer Goes to Cincinnati Today to Wed Fair Milliner. AT FIRST SIGHT Was the Love Kindled— Saw Her First Two Weeks Ago. With his suit case in one hand and 1 liandbox containing his fine wedding 1 take in the otiier. John Cramer left tiila morning for Cincinnati. Ohio, "here on Sunday. March 1. he will be ' united in marriage to a West Virginia 1 lady, who has been engaged in niillin- ■ ry work in Cincinnati. • Mr. Cramer made a stage door exit 1 when a reporter tried to interview him yesterday afternoon so the details published . herewith are gleaned sec- I ond hand from authentic sources. 1 Mr. Cramer It is said became acquainted witii the bride elect through a correspondence matrimonial agency, a id it is said saw her for the first | time when he went on a visit to Cincinnati two weeks ago. It was evidently love at first sight on his part. I, for the wedding lias been arranged for Sunday. Mr. Cramer it is said, hns received no word from his intended since he visited there, and no doubt is evidently worried about her. His letters remained unanswered, and even a reg- 1 Ist cred letter failed to elicit a response. although the receipt thereof was delivered to him. However. It is trusted that he will be reunited with her in person soon, and that the wedding belt* will ring merrily and the last chapter of the novel end "And they lived happily .-ver after." Cramer stated that he would live in Cincinnati, or on a farm near that I lace. The bride's father is said to be wealthy and will purchase them a farm. The wedding cake to a handsome affair of several "stories" decorated with white frosting flowers, and topped with tho usual ornament. It attracted much attention nt the Hunstcker bakery where It was on display. — —o ■ MAIL CARRIERS GOT THROUGH | Just as the dove that returned to | the ark with a green twig in Its beak, told Noah that the waters were re- 1 1 edlng from the face of the earth, so 1 tho return of the rural mail 1 carriers told of the clearing of i the roads through tho snow drifts. 1 All carrier* were able to cover the : greater part of their routes yesterday, end report that tho roads are good for weighing, but lied traveling for buggiee. As many of the rural curlers as could do so. have gotten runners f. r the wagon beds, or In some cases have taken sleighs. ,! I 0 WILL DEMONSTRATE TOMORROW \ representative of the National Bls <ut company will demonstrate at tho F. V. Milla grocery Saturday afternoon ami evening An invitation I* extended to the public, ladles especially, to attend. german lenten services. Rev, H. Welitneyer of the Zion * Lutheraa church, announces German lentOß services for this evening al 7:30 o'clock.

Decatur, Indiana. Friday Evening, February 27. 1914

ISDN’S ILLNESS Calls Mrs. T. H. Baltzetf, Wife of Couny Auditor, to lowa. IS IN HOSPITAL Walter Baltzell is Very 11l of Symptoms of Typhoid Fever. Mrs. Baitsell, wife of County Auditor T. H. Baltxell, left at noon today for Chicago, thence to Charles City, lowa, to be at the bedside of her son, Walter Baltzell, who is in the May hospital there, very ill. Indications are I that he is ill of typhoid fever. He left here two weeks ago Wednesday for that place to take a course in the operation of a Hart-Parr plowing traction engine, which he bought to take with him to Canada, where lie intended to purchase land to do extensive farming. He became ill the second day he arrived at Charles City, but was unuble at that time to get into tile hospial. The family here knew of his slight illness, but later letters were delayed long by the snow storm, until the letter which caine yesterday from J. C. Burnett, president of the traction company, which said that he is very ill, and that the crisis had not been reached. A telegram was sent in reply at once and an answer received" today brings more encouraging news, but .Mrs. Baltzell decided to leave at once to be with her son. The telegram reads: “Just from hospital. Son holding his own; temperature low during the day, rising at night conscious and rational all the time, but very weak; not | better mind as yet that it is typhoid, I but indications are that way. Will report to you each day. . "J. C. BURNETT." The many Adams county friends of the family trust that he will have a j speedy recover}. ABOUT THTsTcK Mrs, Burton Niblick Much Improved Since Operation by Specialist. ABSCESS LOCATED Near Cheek Bone—Trained Nurse Arrives for Barton Schraluke Mrs. Burton Niblick is reported a* I improving day by day since the operation performed Wednesday afternoon by the Van Wert specialist. The spec iallst. by the use of X Ray like Instru | mints, located the abscess between tile cheek and cheek bone. Instru 1 nn-n<s were inserted through the nu-i-al passage to the abscess to lance it. and tills affordisl immediate relief, lesIsening the fever and chills. She is 1 getting along much better. Owing to I weak heart action and the location of I the abscess no anaesthetic could be : ndnilnistered except locally. .... Miss Davis, a trained nurse from 1 the Hope hospital. Fort Wayne, arrived last night to attend Barton Schraluke. who is very ill of typhoid fever. He has been iil a week, but hi* condition Is now more critical. Hl* two-ye«rold son. who has-been 111 of childhood complaint*, is better. William Blackburn, the venerable HHsesHor. wm able to come down town today after u several days' Illness. Mr. j Blackburn waa seized with a heart trouble attack a few days ago at home and fdl. In Ills full lie narrowly missed striking the alove. his car only, be Inx gnu;ed. lIU escape from severe I* injury waa narrow. Bruce Patterson, city editor of the Decatur Democrat. Li recovering nice ly from hla recent relapse, and hope* 1 to l>c out again next week. Hl* foot was injured seven weeks ago when It waa caught In u pi'onz at this office.

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I ! MRS. FUHRMAN SAYS SOMETHING Says She is Working on New Playlet Entitled “What Happend to John." . Aunt Jennie Fuhrman of Marion, 0., who always has a friendly eye on us and often aids us by timely suggestions when the inspiration siezes her, writes us that, she notices the juniors are putting on a play here entitled, "What Happened to Jones,” and that she wants us to understand that she is just exactly fifty-eight years old and that, if anything should happen to her and we should refer to her as “an aged lady,” there would be a new play on the market, entitled. “What Happened to John.” Her threat, might frighten some people, but we know her so well and have been punished so often by her that this one has not caused us to lose more than a night or two of sleep. Very wisely she adds that a person is just as old as they make themselves and tliat when she is seventy she will be younger than many of forty. She's right about it, | too. STEPHAN BETTER Good News in Telegram Follows Bad News in Letter Thursday THAT HE WAS LOW' And Likely to Pass Away at Any Time—Conscious a Part of the Time Now. M. F. Worthman. principal of the Decatur high school, today received I the good news In a telegram from C. iH. Stephan from Lafayette, that the I condition of his son, A. E. Stephan is ! favorable, and that be is conscious a ' I part ot the time. A letter was received by Mr. Worth man yesterday that Mr. Stephan was I I very ill and likely to die any minute, I -and that he wax unconscious all the i time. He telegraphed at once, and ! the answer that he waa better, cam> tod«v. Mr. Stephan was teacher of German in the Decatur high school. He became ' weeks ago when he went to the La | fayette liogli school. He became ill a short time after being there, and , is In the hospital, ill of typhoid fever. His parents front near Huntington are at Ills beside. oCHARLES EATON IS DEAD Bluffton. Ind., Feb. 27. —(Special to I Daily Democrat.) —Charles Eaton who was so badly burned in an explosion ' last Saturday morning when lie kind ‘ led a fire with gasoline, died at his j home here last night at eleven o'clock, after suffering terribly for five day*. He owned a saw mill at Willshire and ; one here. ■■!-■■ ■»<> 1 CALLEDJO WEST By Illness of Their Mother. Mrs. Rebecca Sweigart, at Boulder, Colo. IS VERY LOW' Mrs. Irvin Brandyberry and Brother, Sam Sweigart, Left Last Night. Mr*. Irvin Brandyberry ami her brother, Samuel Sweigart. of Bryant, left last night for Boulder. Colo. They were called there by the very aeriMZ 1 Hines* of their mother. Mr*. Rebecca . Sweigart. who resided there with tier son. Herman, for about seven year*. i Mrs. Sweigart. who is about seventy year* of age. Is suffering from harden ing of the arteries. Incident to old age. i and h«-r condition i* such at thia time that m> hope Is extended for her recovery. Mr*. Sweigart waa long a resident of this city and resided on West MonI n>« street for many years. She will he well remembered by her many : friends, all of whom will regret, to hear of tier critical lllueaa.

TO POT IT MILDLY The Modern Woodmen of Pleasant Mills Were Surprised W hen I * THE VISITORS CAME i A Hundred Strong Bringing Well Filled Baskets Wednesday Evening. On Wednesday evening the M. W. A. of Pleasant Mills camp, were agreeably surprised when, following the closing ceremony, a loud tap was heard at the outer door. The sentry. Andrew Miller, was sent outside to investigate. He soon returned, looking like "Rastus,” when he had seen u I ghost. Ho called loudly for help to repel a mob. He was. told to do his duty, and upon opening the door, about one hundred friends of the Neighbors rushed into the hall, each bearing a well filled basket. To say the members of the camp were surprised is putting it mildly. Tables were pre pared and a feast, fit for a king, was spread. The Neighbors of the camp wish to thank those who contributed to the evening's entertainment. They also feel thankful for a community that stands so loyally by them. Within tile last elgliteen months thirty-two new members have been added to the roll and a more wide awake camp would be hard to find. Visiting Neighbors are always welcome. Come and see how tilings are done at Pleasant Mills . Camp. No. 15316. o CARD O THANKS. We wish to thank our neijfiibors and i friends for their kindness during the sickness and death of owr dear motuer and for the pretty floral offerings. We i also thank Rev. Wehmeyer for his i consolable sermon. . GEO. WEBER AND CHILDREN. BOOSTER ’GAME ’ Between High School Teach- 1 ( ers and the Decatur Mer- , chants Will be the — e— | HIT OF THE YEAR ' 1 Proceeds to go Toward Send ing the High School Boys to Bloomington. The merchant-teacher*' basket hall 11 game, scheduled to be played next ' I Tuesday night. March 3, at tin- Porter ' I hall, promises to be a very fast, ex citing grldlron-ilke hattie. The mer L I i-hants team, conzlatin* of foot ball' i experts, such a* Schrock. Teenle, pe i' person. Dowling. Ixme. Schafer. Gerber, Sellemeyer. Hite and People* i have been getting tliriiisvlves In ex , ccllent condition for the coming bat i tie with tho teacherz. That the mer i chants are expecting to goose-egg ami | i white wash tho teacher* to a "t” I* I drawn from the conclu*lon that the < merchant* have a crew of ta - uty men | acting as substitutes. However, th* i teachers' slogan is: “Beat 'em hard."l in the crew of thirty and do not seem to worry us to the outcome. The I I teachers' sliutan Is: "Boat 'em hard." I I Merchants' slogan. "Make every touch-L down count.'* A good supply of ref- i erees wilt be at hand, each ready to perform his duty at the risk of get ting u black eye. Come and see till* Kame. It's n boosters' game. The Athletic association of the Decatur high school expects to send the high school team to Bloomington to compete for state championship. Our boys have earned tills treat and let's I I show our Hitpport by attending th- I Katnr next Tuesday night. Get a tii k et from the cominltt- e. They will snyou soon. Both basket bail trams have up pointed W. A. Ixiwer chairmen of the committee to hmk after the sale of the tickets and he has appointed Albert ISellvmeyer and Charles T-‘cple his asria tents.

'I KICKIN' TH’ DOGS OUT Those who have enjoyed the pleasures tliat. come from owning jt dog, however good, bail or otherwise ho may lie, but who do not consider him worth tile taxes that must lie paid for this privilege, are seeking to get rid of them before March 1. According to an assessor today, all those who own dogs on next Sunday, Marell 1. must pay taxes on them. All those who have money in plenty, are paying their taxes la-fore March 1. also, in order to lesson the amount of cash by then, to lessen their taxation. o MR. TAFT DINES WITH WILSON Washington, D. C. Feb. 27, —(Special to Daily Democrat,)—Former president W. H. Taft today broke bread with President Wilson at the White House. This is the first time since the Harrison administration tliat the president and ids predecessor dined together at tho .White House. pioneer Firm Mrs. Catherine Closs Had Exciting Experience With Wolves When A LITTLE GIRL i From Noon to Midnight in ' Tree Near Decatur to 1 Escape the Beasts. ' ( To look at the modern, well kept ’ city, and witii woods coming only at: 1 rare Intervals in the country, one i s could scarcely imagine tliat seventy i £ years ago Decatur was in the "howling" wilderness, abounding in wolves I and other wild animals, with only a ' few “clearings" here and there. But such was the case. And Mrs. I * Catherine Closs, reeithng on Third f street, can well renienilier an exciting 1 experience slid had when she was a! ! very little girl, about sixty-six Years ‘ ago. She Is one of the pioneer women ' of the city and camo here with her * 1 parents when site was quite small. I One noon day in winter, when a | light snow lay on the ground, she started to take tier father's dinner two ' miles away, where tho men were cut-1 ting timber. Wolves had made their j appearance about the town at that time, and her people advised her not to go, bat site prevailed upon them! to allow lier to take the dinner as us ! mil. as she was not afraid. She started out blithely and merrily, as did lit- * tie Red Riding Hood, carrying her dinner baskeL She hud gone some ways, when sud ] aealy she heard the howling of wolves I in the distance, and knowing that th** ’ real animal cannot tie so easily and * long blarneyed as those in story is-ok;, she did not hold her ground to argue < with them aiiout the delicious cakes I and things In her basket. She barely had time to climb a tall tree before .t the wolves were on tile ground be i nenth. snarling and showing their i| teeth a* they surrounded her tree, try- j ing to snap at the plump little body | ( that clung In fear to the branches, with cold and trembling hands. . 1 1 It was not until midnight that she was rest tied from her cold and perilous position, where she had b-s-n since | noon. When zhe failed to arrive at | the timber camp, or at her liome. . senrciiing parties, witii fear in their | hearts, started out to look for her. With lantern* they searched long, and ( called, and finally located her in the ( forest. The wolves were killed and the little girl rescued. - O ABOUT THE SICK. Richard, the flvc-yesr-old son of Mr. land Mra. Charlie Voglewede, who for the past wrn-k ha* been seriously sick with a high fever and a severe cold, rests alMiut the same today. Slnc- I Sunday hl* temperature han been rag Ing at from IbO to 104 degrees. Today It has gone down aiiout one degree. Hl* condition I* helnK weakened by the high fever holding on. Everything possible I* be In it done for the I little follow. Bernard Parent, who Is 111 with ty- | phnld fever, remains ulsiut the «ame, A trained nurse ha* arrived to can for him. Otto Stnigmryer, whose sickness ha* deveoped Into typhoid fever. i» about the same today. Hl* condition i* very serious.

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WILL VIEW BODY Gen. Villa Grants Permission to Mrs. Benton— Is Accompanied. HOW THEY RECRUIT Huerta's Men Take 200 Boys from Market Place and Call Them “Recruits." Washington. D. C„ Fell. 27—(Special to Daily Democrat,) General Villa today consented to allow representatives of tlie American army to escort Mrs. Benton to Chihuahau to view the remains of her husband, who was shot as a spy ten days ago. A message from the United States Counsel said that Villa still refuses to turn the body over to tlie United States. Tho body lias been buried ten days and It. is doubtful whether inspection will disclose much. Tills act of Villas materially cleared tlie air today and secretary Bryan was more hopeful when tho caliinet met today. Mexico City, Feb. 27, — (Special to Daily Democrat,) —A detatcliment of Huerta's army today suddenly surrounded market place here and rousted 200 boys who were tending market carts with their mothers. The boys were placed under guard and taken to tlie camp where tiiey will be placed on cars and taken to the field as recruits". This is said to be typical of the way Huerta recruits his army. It was appalling to onlookers, the screams of tlie boys and their mothers adding thereto. Elpaso. Feb. 27, —(Special to tho Dally Democrat.) —C. C. Carouthers, special representative of the American state department left here today for Chihuahau to make a personal investigation of the execution of W. 8. Benton, tlie Brittisher who was executed. A QUEER_ PARCEL Received by Dore B. Erwin —Looked Like a Football. Innocent OF ANY WRAPPING Proved to be a Cocoanut in Natural Shell, from Florida. The parcels post carrier had one of t he queerest parcels this morning that it has been his lot to deliver. It looked like a large brown football, and cam* Innocent of wrapping. Written on one of its three brown smooth . sides was tlie address, "Tho It. B. Erwin office." Mui-li mystery attended tile parcel until it was learned tliat it was a co coanut in its natural shell and was sent by Dan Erwin, who, with hl* wife, I* enjoying tlie pleasures of sunny St. Petersburg. Fla. There are many who think that tlie cocoanut grow** n* we get it In tlie market here, but the nut received here prove* ofherwlKO. Tin* nut. with it* liard. brown shell, as w<< grf It, grow** in a resfes of tibre-llke liu-'**. jdst as the hickory and walnnt doo*, with which we are more familiar. The largo coccMtiut looked very heavy, htii wa* deceptive in it* weight, a* tho outer shell I* very light. 1.. ■■.... -...»-■o— —— UNDER SENTENCE 13 YEARS. (United Press Service) Rending, Pa.. Feb. 27 After being under sentence of death for thirteen jest* and confined in jail here all that time. Mr*. Kate Edward*, convicted in 1901 for the murder of her husband, wa* freed today. She I* sixty-thr*** year* old and wa* senteticoil to be hanged, hut three governor* refined to fix a day for her execution, and she was pardoned today. Mra. Fred Fruchte und Mr*, H. )'. Hite spent tho afternoon In F irt Wayne.