Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1914 — Page 1

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BUILDINGS ARE RAZED BY WIND I — ~ Monroeville. Convoy and Vicinity Are Swept by Fierce Storm. BARNS ARE WRECKED Alex Freeh on State Line Has Barn Unroofed— Others Damaged. — | Julies ('roller, of Union township. , who was in the < Ltj thio morning tells of a fierce cyclone that swept the ’Astern edge of Adams county and ■•stern Ohio last evening between dve and six o’clock. Four burns and two houses were wrecked by the •torm. within a sweep of a mile hi Width The cyclone seemed to dip down In places, wrecking the buildings and leaving some by their side untouched Owing to the demoralized condition of the telephone service In that district, a partial report only Could be gotten. The barn belonging to Alex Freeh, on the state line, on « With It Mr. Downing resides, was un IBOfed The barn of Albert Etxler. snutli of Convoy. Ohio, was wrecked. A horse in the hum was killed. Build tag.- on the farm across the road Were unharmed Barns la-longing to Andrew Etxler. Sr . Henry Sham-felt. John Sliurey. were also laid low. One of the burns was on me farm former iy owned by Valley Sheets. It was jteporied. though could not be Verified bers that a bouse belonging to Ed Ikivis in Tully township. Van Wert SSounty. Ohio, was blown down The owner ot the other house, could not lie I ■Bbertained. A barn on the farm ten-Mti-d by a .Mr Railing was burned jlWii I the storm Perry Woodruff of MU- Mar Convoy. Ohio, was caught by a Mt barn door that blew off and was inJared being uneonst ius for some time. PREPARATIONS ARE MADE. :■ What promises to he the best picKnt ever given under the auspices of ■ the St Ji Im’s Church, will tie the pic■ah to Is held tomorrow All prepar ■latinos have been completed and every ■ thing that would |M»ssibly go toward ■ Braking the affair a big success has ■ been done The Decatur City lialid Khs- torn secured for the entire after ■noon and will leave hece s’ 13:30 in Jf .'the Bruun truck for the picnic kiemidw. Word has to-cn received that large will !><• on hand from the north U'JBp. . sully from Fort Waytie, and a f itoitnim that has never been excelled ■r been arranged by a committee it want an afternoon of solid enjoy in the cool shade ot the- woods, J do not miss this opportunity BIC. GAMP TOMORROW. * fa,t a ” < * •'*’ ,nnK BB,n * *' f ba "*‘ S&,ll l« promised for tomorrow when local team will cross bats with fhHi- I’uyne. Ohio, city team on thKjhmnro, k diamond The visit mg t.-an. Tj, la composed of players both iron: ■Pajne and McGill. Ohio, and are u ■bpoedy bunch A card was tec.-lved Kq the management of the Shamrocks morning from t'ashdollar of Fori Hvoyne. stilting that he will la- oil tund without fall and will fill the Itcher’a box for the locals A Fort b Wayne umpire has also been secured BiV and the fans will be assured of a fast ■glean game The Kame will be called »< thre.. .. . lock and n large ■crowd la expected to Im present. WARNING TO SPEEDERS. 3 ■ owing Io the narrow escape of seV Hr »r<cl pedestrians during the past tew KHBlayr and also to the man) accidents ■ by Speed tn.icl autolnls, Mur hal Mel M. chi. wishes to make the antmurn c-iueiit this paper that here after, all ■ ■«*riv«- automobile* or mot'-r-y. les ■bbo are caught ex. eedtag the •!>• • d fc«llmlt will !-• prosecuted. Heretofore Pthe officer, have town very lenient 15fc|»-il- the law brMkrrs but from thia prosecution will (follow nil who are Ktauilbt speeding | TO GIVE MEMORIAL SERMON Rev J M Rilling of ths Evangelical BHbmn-h will dolltrer tbo annual mrmor■tai sermon to th* Maccabees at in Yn HKeninrrow morning

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CHANGE IN G. R. 4 I. TIME CARD. The new summer schedule* on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad will go into effect tomorrow. The lime curd is an follows: North bound. No. 5 -12:52 a. lu. Dai !>’. North bound. No. 7 8:05 a. m. Daily. 'North bound, No. 3— 3:22 p. tn. Daily except Sunday. South hound, No. 12 —7.05 a. m. Daily except Sunday. South bound, No. I 2:15 a. tn. lySouth bound. No. 2—2:11 p. m. Daily. No. 19. at 11:56 will carry passengers only from Cadillac, Mich,, and other points. LEARNS TOTsPEAK Twelve Year Old Deaf Little Girl Learns to Talk For First Time In HER YOUNG LIFE Happy Surprise to Her Parents When She Returns From School. Aftei twelve years of silence, being unable to speak a word, little .Matilda Appleman. twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Appleman of West Monroe street, has Icecome able to speak a fe w words, and with continued application to the studies, will eventually lie ahle to converse as well as any one. Born deaf, the little girl had perfec t vocal organs. But. because she was unable to hear the various sounds, she was unable to imitate them and thus produce speech Ten months ago the little girl was taken to St. Francis. Wisconsin and entered in a special Catholic institution for deaf mutes, for instruition. The parents hoped almost against hope that the little girl would ever lie able to speuk. but trusted that she might acquire education whereby she could learn to read and learn the other things that would be a comfort and help to her although she was denied the two great powers ot hearing and speech. Much was Mr. A ppi -man's surprise when he visited tliF institution tills week, to learn that the daughter hud become able to speak a few words, besides read. When lie arrived home yesterday with her, the family was most happily edWhen asked who her brother *»< the little girl responded "boy;" her sister she called "girl;" and she was able to articulate words of other familiar persona and things. She will spend her summer vacation here and return again to the inatitu lion where she will make rapid progress. The family and her friends are more than delighted with her success and progress. The method of speech In this particular case is taught from the movements of the lips instead of tiy tl.c usual method of sound imitation as to the cask with children of normal lies ring. With more Institutions of this kind, and more patient application, the rate of deaf mini's could be greatly re- 1 duced. oRETURN FROM CONVENTION. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer have returned from la»ke Wawasee where they attended the annual state t onvrn-' thin of druggists. The sessions this 1 year were interest mg as they have al ways been. and there were mufoy so<iat functions an well as the business sessions, besides many points of Inter ct to visit. The convention will tie held next year at lol’orto UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. It taken a mlty strong Imagination t* . summon up evun th' glimmer of a. halo 1 of romance about th' head uv anyone y* wurk amnngat. - ROYAL NEIGHBORS* NOTICE. All Royal Neighbors who have not paid tnelr sssessiurols and dues for 1 June must do no by June 30 to avoid ruspcnslnu. By order of the recorder

Decatur, Indiana. Saturday Evening, June 27. 1914.

MINISTER TO WED Rev. Karl Thompson, Former Pastor of Decatur Methodist Circuit Gets MARRIAGE* LICENSE - To Wed Miss Bertha Spangler Well Known Root Township Lady. A marriage license was issued last evening to the Rev. Karl Thompson, former pastor of the Decatur Metho dist circuit, and Miss Bertha Spangler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Spangler prominent residents of Root township. A telephone call to the Spangler home this morning failed to elicit any definite information regarding the wedding. A lady responded to tlie telephone call and after a conference with other parties in the home responded to the request for the details of the wedding with the words that they said "to say they were not at home. You may use the marriage license this evening and the rest in a few days.” The groom win, is well known here has spent the past winter in East Waymouth, Mass., where he has been attending a theological*school. Both bride and groom are well known here. The marriage license was issued on the bride's eighteenth birthday anniversary. o BANKER IS DEAD Joseph Rich, One of Organizers of Bank of Berne Passes Away. FUNERAL SUNDAY Was 76 Years Old—Was First President of People’s Bank at Berne. Funeral services for Joseph Rich, who did Thursday at the home of his I son-in-law, David Stucky in Wabash township, after a long siege of kidney trouble .will lie held Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the Stucky home and and at ten o’clock at the Defenseless Mennonlte church four miles west ct Berne. The Berne witness says: “Joseph Rich was born near Basel, Switzerland, June 23, 1838, and was 76 years and 2 days old nt the day of his death. He came to America with his parents at the age of 6 years. They first landed In Canada from which place the family moved to Allen county, this state, when he wan a boy of 14 yetiru. He and his sister made the trip from Canada to Allen county of. foot. "At the age of 18 years the enterprising young man came to Adams county, where on Decemlier 22, 1859, he wan married to Anna Moser, and ' settled on a homestead in French 'township, nix miles northwest of Berne, then a wilderness of wood and nwampa. Herr the industrious young farmer, with the faithful aid of ! hla young wife built up a model * farm out of the primeval wilderness and reared a family of 10 children. 9 of whom are living, all married: Peter. 1 Barbara, wife of David Stucky. Joseph J.. Chris, Nicholas. John, Anna, Mm. IjoahUA Yoder. Mary. Mrs Jonas Meyer. snd David, who Uvea at Woodburn "Mr. Rich, who became one of the biggest land owners In the county, extended Ills enterprises beyond farming. and was one of the organ Iters of the Bank of Berne. In 1892. and was the first president of the second bunk In Berne, the People's Htute Bank. "Since O< tober. 1907, when his faithful wife died, the deceased made -as home with hla children, who all but David live In thia county, i'hrbJiving in town on East Main street." o Ben Beavers has gone to Ann Arbor. Michigan for 3 six weeks rourse In the fall lie will return to his studies at John Hopkins university.

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I EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM. Miss Florence Myers, Leader, Announces Fine Program. Miss Florence Myers, leader of the Epworth League at the Methodist church Sunday evening at 6:30 o'c lock announces a good program. The delegates. Tom Vail. Kenyon Walters. Ruth Bowers and Ruth Baltzell. will give a report of the district convention I.eld at Fort Wayne this week. Arthur Suttles will talk on the lesson and the following good musical program will be given: vocal solo, Hallie* Leonard: piano duet, Gladys Flanders, Fern Ward; instrumental solo, Celia Andrews. GENEVA_COUPLES Couple Who Eloped to Michigan Spent Last Night in This City. RETURNED HOME Harley Smith and Miss Bertha Church Married Here This Morning. Roy Aspy, son of William Aspy, of Geneva, and Miss Merie Burris, daugh ter of John Burris of Geneva, who eloped to Michigan Thursday and were married, arrived in this city last evening at 9 o'clock, enroute home. They were guests at the Madison iiousc lover nieht and returned to Genova this morning Mr Aspy is connected with] a garage at Geneva Harley Smith of Berne and Miss B Wha Lillian (Tiurcti of Geneva were i ried this morning at ten o'clock] by 'Squire Klnt-; in his office over the| interurban station. A number of friends who learned of the wedding, were witnesses. They were Haz el Macklin of Geneva. Agnes Meillers, Dick Bock and Will Hammell. All were given a treat at the Colchin ice cream parlor, where they visit<-d until the couple left at eleven o'clock for Anderson on their honeymoon trip. They will live In Berne. The groom Is a son of Barclay Smith of that trwn. The bride is a daughter ol Mrs. Thomas Drew of Geneva. BARN ISJBDRNED Large Barn of Wm. Adler West of Monroe Struck by Lightning AT EARLY HOUR This Morning—Occasions $2,000 Fire Loss—Hard Work to Save House. The large 36 by 60 foot barn belonging to William Adler, four and a half tnilsc west of Monroe, wus struck b> lightning rtiis morning at I; 15 o'clock during the electrical storm and was burned to the ground, together with a granary, and the contents of botn ouildlngs. The loan is about 82.000 with only 8600 Insurance In the Continental tnsunuice agencc. With the burn wore consumed 15 tons of liny; 75 bushels of rye; 400 bushels ot corn, hay loaders, waaons hay ladder*, and many smaller tools and pieces of machinery. As the house and smaller buildings were in the direct path of the wind, tba family hud dlfili ult work In saving them. The heavy downpour of min at that time, however, favored them, mid assisted In inntlnlng the flamas to the barn, although the bant fire had gained such headway that nothing could be done to lesson that. Fortunately the homes and other live stock were out on pasture NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. Notice Is hereby given to all trespassers on the William kaldewsy farm that anyone caught thereon without permission will lie prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

MISS KRILL WEDS Miss Ellen Krill and Mr. Ernest Merica Married At Hillsdale, Mich. i 'ON LAST SATURDAY i ——* Two Fort Wayne Couples Were Married on the Same Day. I Miss Ellen M. Krill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Krill <>f Root township, was married Thursday at Hillsdale*, Michigan, by Justice Weaver, according to an account in the Hillsdale Daily. The griuim wns Ernest G. Merica of Monroeville. Miss Krill is well known in this city and community, her father being a well known farmer, who conducted the dairy route in this city ; for some time. She is a member cf the congregation of the Concord Lutheran church and is an excellent young lady. According to the Hillsdale Daily two other couples from this part of ’the state were also married al Hillsdale. The paper says: "Three .Indiana couples were married in the city yesterday. James L. Kernes and Miss Bessie E. Berkley, both of Ft. Wayne, were married by I Justice Weaver. "George B. Fulgum and Mrs. Marie A. Clark, both of Ft. Wayne, were married by Rev. C. S. Wheeler. The groom is a train dispatcher. COAT IS LEFT IBy Tramp Who Had Been Napping on West Monroe Street Yesterday. PAPERS ARE FOUND In Coat—Two Were $3,0C0 Paid Notes—Much Excitement Caused. A young tramp, almut twenty or ] twenty-one years of age, who appeared in bout 2 o'clock yesterday aftermxm, with a bundle ot clothing. Including an old black coat, overalls and under shirt, under his arm. lay down tor a nap under a tree in front ot the John Bolinger home on West Monroe streel. When he left he left the bundle of clothing lie. Examination showed that a good many papers, a K. of P. button, weigh bills, old notes that have been paid, and other things, were in the coat pockets. Many of the papers bore the name ot Joseph Dailey of eust of Berne; a letter written from one member of the Dailey family to another was also in the coat, as well as three paid notes of the First National Bank this city, signed by prominent Decatur paople. Two were for more than |3,OU«. Whether the coat had been stolen by the fellow, or whether it ’ hud been given him and the papers left unnoticed tn the pockets. Is unknown. Nothing of value wus left in the COUt. If Indeed there had been be fore. The finding of the clothing mused much excitement In the Inime dlute neighborhood. The fellow ha>l conversed prior io napping, with a t*oy mowing a lawn In the vklnity. He laid h<- had no home, ills mother was in the poorhouse and that he was very hungry, hut he did not take any pains to get anything to eat in the ueghborhood. He said he had naked at) automvbliiut to ride hut had been refused. It was nt this point that he lay down and Inter he awakened and walked towards town ■ - ■ ——o FAL6 DOWN STAIRS. Mrs. Harvey Hamff had the misfortune of falling down a flight of stairs last night.-tearing the ligaments of the left ankle In the tall. Site got up duilng the storm and was going Into another room to done the windows and us the hall wag in total darkness, the light being out. did not know that she was so close to the open gtalr case. She turned thinking It was the door 'eadltig into the bed room hut ns It was not she fell down the stairs.

b NEW AQENT FOR DISTRICT. Tin- I’ublic Savings Life Insurance magaaine, “The Ladder" says: "A new district lias been forwied at • Fort Wayne mid will be known as tin* Fort Wayne district. A. E. Korst has been promoted to manager. He will have charge of Fort Wayne, Bluffton. Decatur and Huntington. Mr. Korst's services date almost from the beginr ning of Public Savings and in the capacity of agent, superintendent and Home Office Inspector, all of which he las filled with great credit. He is 5 well known by the entire field force who no doubt will lie gratified to learn of ills advancement in the ranks. His past experience fits him for his new and enlarged obligations and we pre diet for him a high rank among the managers of our great company. REUNITEJRIENDS 1 Conductor O’Conner on G. > R. &I. Railroad Means of Uniting Long SEPARATED FRIENDS I And Old Neighbors-Michael Moran Visits Here With Thomas Moran. A conductor on the G. IL «. I. rail- ' road, — Mr. O'Conner by name—war ’ til? means of reuniting two friends of long ago. who have the same family name, and who many years ago lived 1 on adjoining farms, tint who are not related They met yesterday for the first time in twenty years when Mr Michael Moran of Eaton. Ohio, stopped off here for a visit until today with Thomas Moran, the well known vet eran resident of Nuttman avenue, father of Attorney J. C. Moran of this city Michael Moran rode some lime ago <U the G. RAI railload and in con venation with the conductor, Mr. O’ Connor asked him if he were related to Judge Moran of Portland, <>r to thMorans of Decatar. Mr. Moran repßf ! that he was not. but that he knew the Moruns who formerly lived near New Corydon, but that he had lost know ledge of their whereaiiouts. Mr. O' Connor informed him that they were the same, lie stated that he was well , acquainted with tliem and that tiitraln passed very near the residencof Thomas Moran and that he always waved a salute to him from his car. Yesterday Michael Moran rode into town on the same train of which Mr. O'Connor was conductor and decided to stop off here, Mr. O'Connor direct ed him how to find the home of his old friend and Michael proceeded to • tome When O'Conuor's train passed Thomas Moran's house, O'Connor wav < '1 and motioned back towards the walk from the depot. Mr Thomas Moran was (n great wonder as to what the unusual salute meant, but presently from the direction In which ocon nor waved, appeared u man. The De catur friend did not recognise his former neighbor at first, but introduction* look place and they proceeded to get busy at once, renewing old acquaint anccship and enjoying their visit to the utmost. o REV. THOMAS BEABER DEAD Well Known Preacher Dies At P--rt land of Apoplsxy Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Besser and children, Esther and Lloyd, went to. Zanesville tn attend the funeral oil their um le the Rev. Thomas Beul*er. i which wae held yesterday. Hla d«uth i oc. .rred Wednesday, June 24. at Port ; land, of Apoplexy, and he was sixtyseven years and nix months of age. He will Im- well remembered as hr taui preached in and around Decatur. - O mi— ABE BOCH RECOVERS. Abt- Hoch who wna stricken with an attack of stomach trouble and the I "ut yesterday while iittchdlnK th* horse Mile, lias recovered and today ' topn wan able to return to his home i In Fort Wayne. i —■■■ 1.. 0 „ BAND BOYS' NOTICE. t The city band hoyn will meet Suu • day at 12:16 noon, at the Boston store I < omer. preparatory tn going to Ht Johns t<> play for the picnic.

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HEAT IS NOTHING „ In This Country Compared With That in India Where Decatur Girl Now Is , IN THE STATE Thermometer Often Stands From 110 to 115—Necessary to Have Fans. Wliile we are suffering severely from Inal on nils old earth ol ours. . De: sle Merryman Rossman, former Decatur girl whq was married recently to an Indianapolis man. A. E. Rassman, missionary in India, writes Unit there the thermometer often stands 110 to 115 degrees in the shade. It is necessary to have a native boy pull a large ceiling fan for them during the heated portion of the day. A pari of her letter written to Decatur 1 friends will be ot interest. She is located in Raj Nandgaon, (’. P. India. She says; Well perhaps you would like to known a little about my being in India. how I got here, how I like it, etc. On the 29th of Oct. I left Indianaixflis. in company with another friend, arriving at New York City on the next day about 5:00 o'clock In the evening. \Ve had engaged our rooms and board so after attending to our baggage we went to the Missionary Alliance Home where we received a very warm welcome and found our evening dinner ready for us. Having eaten a meal on the train we did not care for anything so we went to our room and in a short time we were ready to go to a meeting at one of the large missions at N Y On Saturday. Nov. 1. we sailed for dear old India. We saw many interest sights on the way. We visited Naples, Italy. Algiers. Africa, seeing many things ot interest. At the last place mentioned we visited the Queen's I*alace which they told us was the way she had left it, of course this remark we took with a pinch of salt See? We stopped at Gibraltar for a few hours but it being Sunday we did not go ashore but took in the sights from the steamer. This is a very nice place, so nice and clean, or at least it had that appearance from wimt we could see from the boat. In Algiers, Africa, we visited the large gardens, which are very nice, on account of the palm trees, they I ut on a fine appearance hut I must say that they are not as nice as the parks in America tor In these Oriental countries they scarcely know what it Is to have nice towns and you know lids is what makes a park or garden snow up. In these gardens were different species of trees, flow-i.-, et. We had taken a guide with us and he was aide to tell us many things of Interest. We also visited the large museum at this place where we saw the ruins of Pompeii caused by the awful erruption of Mt. Vesuvius, of course It to understood that thia structure of Pompeii was only a minute affair. It took us about thirty days on the water and five days coming up country to reach our destination. lam now In Raj Nandgaon ('••ntral Providence India, mid like It very much. It gets very hot here, the theremou>eter often -tandk nt from 110 to 115 degrees in the shade, the other evening at six o'clock the tliernio.iieter stood at 112 degree* In the shade, the heal to Intense The hot winds blow u fierce gale, they are Hkr the air from off » furnace We cloto- our bungalow | at about 6:30 a. m. In order to keep It |‘<k>l during the day, We have a boy who pulls th* punkah, a large celling fun. for un. without thto I do not see how we could stand the heat. He only pulto it a tow hours during the day during the hottest part of the day. 0 ———— PHILANTROPHY V». PROFITS. i Wo venture to say that a greater * amount of money has been pledged an -a gift to churches, and various honer volent purpose,, by citizens of Monroei* vtile mid surrounding country ft"- pnnt, week, than will far ex< "II Hie profit* of all the hunlnoM don** In the town the tw<, weeks Monroeville lireetUNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVE*. i* No two wlmmln ever sg-ned un how much salt l* put In th' broth.