Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1915 — Page 1

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I ME. TOO! ME, TOO! re The editors are only human or at Bast, almost human. If you have a Iwiend or relative visiting you. if you Mre going away, or have returned from K visit out of town, if Johnnie falls wtid breaks his arm, if your husband Whops his toes, Instead of stick of Lood. if your hired man is kicked by la cow, horse or mule, if anything ocKurs that makes you glad or sad, hapSpy or mad, if you are going to enter ■tain some society or club, if you have ■a birth or death to occur in your ■neighborhood, if you have a wedding ■or birthday, if you have t\y church ■or Sunday school announcements, call on us. Tell us about it. That's I the way to get it into the paper —MonI roe Reporter. Me. Too! — —0 DEATHJI SHOCK News of Death of C. M. Myers at Celina, Ohio, at Midnight Came VERY UNEXPECTEDLY Was Former Decatur and Geneva Business Man11l of Pneumonit. Christopher M- Myers, a former ■ well known Decatur business man, ■hied last night at 12 o’clock at his home ■at Celina, Ohio. The news was re|Reived at 12:30 o’clock this morning ■by telephone by Mrs. Mary FallenHamp, mother of Mrs. Myers. It folBowed a message at 11:30 o’clock that ■Mr. Myers was much worse. The Ifisews tame as a very great shock. He Iftad become ill on Thanksgiving day ■Bpneumonia, and while lie had beer, ffß the point of death several times. JBe had become better and on the 'Tuesday before Christmas had been , able to leave his bed. No word had 1 been received of the relapse until at . 11:30 last night. His brother, Henry Myers, and Mrs. Myers’ brother, Fred Fullenkamp, with a brother-in-law. Martin - Mylott, and Tony Hackman, left on t the first train this morning at 3 o'clck f over the Erie, to be with the family - and to assist in making funeral ar- • rangements. i Mr. Myers was thirty-eight year= t old last August. He was born at ■ Minster, Ohio, being the son of Chriss topher Myers. When still a young man he came to thia city and being a tailor by trade, engaged in the merchant tailoring business with Otto Ehinger, this being about seventeen I years ago. Fourteen years ago, after » the death of his father-in-law, Jacob , Fnllenkamp, he and Frank Gass be- - came managers of the Fullenkamp • store in this city, being engaged in • that about four years. Later, Mr 1 Myers entered the tailoring business f at Geneva and then came to this t city, where he was associated with - ilia brother, Henry, in the business. • About four years ago he went to Ce--1 lina, Ohio, and was established in the 3 merchant tailoring business with Mr. e Aller, the firm being Myers & Aller, s He was married seventeen years ago to Miss Clara fullenkamp. Their i- eldest son, Richard, died about five years ago, but seven children survive, the oldest, Robert, being twelve years old, and the baby, Jerome, six months. Louis, Bernard, Paul, Mary Catherine 1 and Cletus, are the others. '• He leaves the following brothers 1 and sisters: Henry, of this city; Lawy rence, at St. Louis, Mo., where he is r studying for the priesthood; Rev. Fai- ther, John, near Minster, Ohio; Mrs. u Eliabeth Schmeider, Lima, Ohio. A t brother, Louis Myers, died suddenly e of heart trouble two years ago. k The body will he brought here this e evening at 10:28 over the Clover Leaf I and will be taken to the home of Mrs. T Meyer’s mother, Mrs. Mary Fullen- !- kamp. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Father Meyers of Minster, Ohio, will officiate nt his brother’s funeral. Burial will be o in the St. Joseph cemetery, where the d eldest son, Richard, is interred. t o- ; d WINONA CASE POSTPONED. 11, s Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2 —(Special a to Daily Democrat)— Owing to ,h * u '-’itet that Judge Anderson of tile federi- al court is suffering from the grip the 0 Winona receivership hearing was postponed until Monday.

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AGED LADY DEAO Mrs. Henry Stettler Died Last Evening at Lima, 0., from Heart Trouble. FORMERLY RESIDED In This City—Remains Will be Brought Here Monday for Burial. A message received tills morning from Peter Stein at Lima, Ohio, brought information of the death ot Mrs. Henry Stettler, a former resident of tills city, and which occurred at the home in Lima at 5:15 o’clock last evening, death resulting from a complication of lung and heart trouble. Mrs. Stettler is well known to many residents of this city, she having made her home at the corner of Madison and Eleventh streets until about two years ago, when Mr. Stettler purchased a grocery in Lima. Although having been affected for some time with lung trouble it was not until about five weeks ago that is became serious. Since that time she gradually declined until death came last evening. Mrs. Stettler was well advanced in years, she having been seventy-seven years of age. The deceased was born near Willshire, 0., and spent her early girlhood at that place. At eighteen years of age sho was united in marriage to Henry Stettler. A few years after their marriage the couple moved to this city where they madetheir home until moving to Lima. Besides the husband, the deceased is survived by three children, they being Mrs. Peter Stein, Lima, Ohio: Mrs. George Chronister of thip city, and one son, Benton, of Chicago. The body will be brought to this city Monday noon and will lie in state at the Chronister home. Funeral services will bg held Tuesday morning at the St. Mary’s church at nine o’clock and interment will be made in the St. Joseph cemetery. — 0 WORDS OF PRAISE State Accounting Department Praises Tim A. Hendricks on Renort. FOR FIRST YEAR As Road Superintendent of Adams County—Report is Very Complete. Jim A. Hendricks has filed his report as road superintendent for the year 1914, the first year for that office. It is a well prepared and com- ■ piece report, and so nicely done that ■ the superintendent was deserving of . the following letter from the state department: 1 Office of State Board of Accounts. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 28, 14. ■ Mr. Jim A Hendricks, Decatur, Ind.. Dear Sir: —Yours of the 26th inst. i with copy of your annual report is hereby acknowledged. We are return- ■ ing herewith your report, which is unquestionably clear, understandable 1 and comprehensive. You are certain- - ly deserving of commendation upon i the report of your work for the past • year. Yors very truly, G. H. HENDREN, k State Examiner. Mr. Hendricks' report is complete > in every detail and shows the amount f of money spent in each department each month in the year. The totals ■ show that during the year his office ■ spent the folowing: For day labor, $3,925.79; for teams and labor, $9.- - 209.19; tools and machinery, 178.25; t tor material, $16,747.14; for assistant ? superintendents, $2,231.31, a total o, 3 $32,215.68. During the year Mr. Hendricks received the following funds: Balance on hands at beginning of the year, $7,863.35; from taxation, $32,251 96 from automobile license, $5,I 81610; total of $45,931.10. When all * bills are paid as estimated by Mr. ■- Hendricks lie will have on bands a a balance of about SB,OOO. That this department ot the county is one of the important ones is ac-

| knowledged .by all. Mi. Hendricks | has worked hard and has tried Ills best to be of service to the county. We have heard ninny people say that the roads have been kept in the best 1 condition ever known in the county. If tlijs is true, the department is a success. With the co-operation of the farmers and all others interested, Mr. Hendricks feels he can do still better work, and he asks it. •GO TO OKLAHOMA Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gailogley will leave Tuesday, January 5, for Bartlesville. Oklahoma, where they will visit witli their daughter, Margaret, wife of Elmer Sark. They expect to be gone fifteen days or three weeks The Sarks went to Oklahoma more than a year ago and this well he their ' first meeting since that time. o GIVEN ASURPRISE Rev. Wehmeyer and Family Given Farewell Surprise By Ladies’ Society AT BLEEKE HOME On New Year’s Evening— Family Will Leave on Next Friday A farew-ell surprise was given last , evening for the Rev. and Mrs. H. , Wehmeyer, who leave next Friday for their future home at Bridgeport, Conn. The surprise was given by the Indies’ . Aid society at the home of County Clerk and Mrs. Ferdinand Bleeke. Rev. , Wehmeyer and family had been invited there for supper and as they were ready to leave for the evening the , door opened and a large number of , the society members with their husbands, entered. Rev. Wehmeyer thought at first that the surprise was , intended for the Bleekes but was in- , formed that it was for himself and family. New Year's greetings were exchanged and Mrs. Wehmeyer was , presented with a handsome silver fruit bowl as a remembrance and toki en of love from the society. Rev. Wehmeyer thanked them in behalf o! himself and society and expressed appreciation of the thoughful kindness ( of the congregation during their five years' stay here, and appreciation of the love which is not growing cold even though the pastor and family are about to leave them. There were conversation and story-telling and later ■ Mrs. Bleeke served a very appetizing luncheon, and Mr. Bleeke provided the gantlen\en also with cigars. Miss : Hedwig Bleeke at the piano played several church hymns which the company sang. Before leaving the society extended its assistance to the family next week in the packing of its household goods preparatory to moving. POOR SHOWING I > Former .Champs .Couldn't Come Back and Were Badly Beaten. SCORE WAS 37 TO 23 i 5 ' High School Team Played i t Circles Around Alumni and Won Easily. j With all indications of being one L of the most exciting games of basket t ball that had been played on the local. 3 floor this season the fans and rooters > of the opposing teams were badly , disappointed last evening when the • alumni team clashed with the local ; high school team. The former chaml pions, captained by Robert Peterson, f showed bad form from the beginning ■ of the game and permitted the young- : er and more active players to outa class them in every way. The high ,- school team displayed some excellent ,- team work with the result that the 1 ball was kept in their territory prac- -. ticaily all the time it was in play, it a being imposible for the alumni to break up their passes. Poor basket y throwing, however, was shown on the (Continued on ragft *Two) r • l

FIRST DEPOSITOR t • Otto Kirsch Makes the First ‘ . Deposit in the People’s Loan & Trust Co. DOORS ARE OPEN i Decatur’s New Banking Institution Opens for Business This Morning. * - ■ I At 8 o’clock this morning the doors of the People's Loan & Trust com- ( pany, the now banking institution in ! Ulis city, were thrown open to the , public and the first man to make a deposit, and who started the business going was Otto Kirsch. He opened r a personal checking account. Following him were a numbef of other men. Tiie first boy, or rather babe, to have an account in the new bank was Hen > ry Edward, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vian. From then on Mr. Rupel, the president, and Mili thias Kirsch, the cashier, were kept 1 busy taking care of the people at the windows. The Misses Fanny Hite and Emma Gillig were being employed • today as bookkeepers. \V. L. West, a representative of the West Loose Leal company of Fort Wayne, was assist ing the bank officials and bookkeepers in teaching them how to open and run the books. Mr. Lower, the secretary, was kept busy introducing the people and looking after other business affairs. All during the day a carnation 01 rose was given to every lady who visited the bank, while the men were treated to cigars. A little disappointment came to the officials of the bank this morning when they learned that the cards for the Christmas Thrift club did not arrive. It is hoped tha* the delay in opening the savings club .lil not be longer than today. The bank also has a regular savings chib which pays 4 per cent interest on ail deposits. A number of safety deposit (Continue on Page Two) A SUDDEN DEATH Os Paralysis of Heart Came to Mrs. Eliza Jane Reed Near Craigville. WITHIN AN HOUR After She Became Worse— Funeral Will be Held Tuesday Morning. Mrs. Eliza J. Reed. 78, is dead at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo Shaft, a mile and a half southeast of Craigville, of paralysis of the heart Mrs. Reed had been in failing health for nearly a year but her death came quite suddenly at 11:30 o’clock Thursday night within an hour after she became worse. Mrs. Eliza Jane Gilliland Reed was born in Crawford county, Ohio, August I, 1837, the daughter of William and Catherine Gilliland. Her early ! life was spent in Crawford county and I she was married there to David il. Reed in the year 1854. Twelve years after their marriage they, moved to < Wells county, settling at Craigville. Mr. Reed preceded his wife in death twenty-eight years. She remained in Craigville until four months ago, when on account of failing health she went to the home of her daughter to > live. Mr. and Mrs. Shaft were the I only persons with her at the time of I. her death. 3 Mrs. Reed joined the United r Brethren church in the year 1869 and j had been a constant member since. 1 She was highly respected by the en- - tire community in which she was well , known. j Surviving are the following chil- - dren: Mrs. George P. Shaft of Ad- - ams county; A. H. Reed of Bluffton; 1 Winnet Reed. Mattewan, Mich.: Milt ton Reed and Mrs. J. L. Chevis, j Zenith, Georgia; Walter and Burton - Reed and Mrs. A. S. Abbott, Craigt ville. Twenty-three grandchildren 3 and seven great-grandchildren also t survive. A daughter, Alice Reed-Stur-e pis. passed away in May, 1896. The funeral will be held at 10:30

o'clock Tuesday morning at the United Brethren church ut Craigville. Burial will lie made at the Oaklawn cemetery near there o FUNERAL HELD TODAY. The funeral of William Armstrong, the civil war veteran at Pleasant Mills, was held this afternoon from the Pleasant Mills M. E. church. o SCHOOLS TO REOPEN. The public schools will reopen next Monday morning after a holiday vacation since Wednesday before Christinas. o WELL ATTENDED Was Home-coming at the Pleasant Mills School on New Year's. TRUSTEE RETIRES O. J. Suman Succeeded by Ed France—Home-com-ing Delightful Event. The home-coming of ex-teachers and ex-pupils of the Pleasant Mills public school was a most pleasant nnd enjoyable gathering on New Year's day. About two hundred people were present. The forenoon was devoted to reg- , ular institute work of St. Mary’s town ship. The attendance, attention and work of the institute was attended to with precision. Prof. W. F. Beery presided. Topics of interest were discussed and splendid examples of work were exhibited. Among those ot much interest and comment was the work done by the manual training and domestic science classes. Professor Beery received much commendation upon his success in teaching this class of work. About 11 o’clock the institute was humorously interrupted by the “gang” from Decatur, composed of about twenty-five people who weie former teachers and pupils of the Pleasant Mills school, by singing in the corridors the following verse: “Hail! hail! the gang’s all here To remember school days, And renew our friendship. Hail! hail! to Pleasant Mills On this Happy New Year’s day. Tliis song was the announcing signal for dismissal of institute and for the exhibition of the domestic science class. This class, assisted by the good patrons of the school, gave a proof of their ability in preparing and serving of a dinner to about two hundred people, and the same will not be forgotten for many a year; chicken, spare-ribs, roast pork, meat loaf, dressing, sweet potatoes, baked beans, cold slaw, cake, pie and other good things to eat, too numerous to men- ; tion. \ It is said that when Pleasant Mills , does a thing it does It right, and in this we all agree. Following dinner, Professor Beery , asked that all retire to the Baptist church where a most enjoyable program was rendered. Special mention should be made of those taking pari and especially of Master Howard Beery and Mr. Vizzard. as attorney, and Miss Steele, the jilted sweetheart. Short talks were given by D. B. Erwin, C. L. Walters, Dr. W. E. Smith. C. D. Teeple, M. E. Hower, C. H. Colter, Mrs. Dr. Fishbaugh, W. A. Gulick, John. Walkters and County Su perint.endent Ed Christen. Trustee O. J. »uman was present ed wi/ a beautiful rocking chair by the teachers of St. Mary’s township. This occasion also marks the closing of Mr. Suman's six years tenure of office. His service to the schools of St. Mary’s township deserves much commendation and praise. The efficiency of the schools of St. Mary’s township is among the best in the county. Mr. Ed France succeeds Mr. Suman as trustee. A committee was appointed to make the Pleasant Mills home-coming a permanent organiation.—Contributed. .—— -o — BIRTH OF GIRL. A girl baby was born tliis morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harve Elzey of North Tenth street. Mr. Elzey is the Monroe street barber.

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ORGANIZE FOR THE TABERNACLE First Official Announcement of the Plans of Various Committees OPENS FEBRUARY 26 Finances Are Guaranteed By Organization Composed of 400 Shares For tiie first time in the history of Decatur, union tabernacle meetings will be held, commencing February 26, and lasting until about April 1. Tiie executive committee lias been appointed, which consists of the ministers aud one layman from each u* the seven churches, with Clark J. Lut’, as chairman of the committee. This committee will have general charge of the entire arrangements and the appointment of sub-committees. The building committee has been appointed and consists of A. 11. Sellemeyer. A. R. Bel: and Oscar Hoffman. This committee lias already completed arrangements for tiie building of the tabernacle which will be located 0:1 the Niblick property opposite the public library and will cover the entire lot. together witli a portion of Court street, for which permission lias already been granted by the city council. The committee on finance consists of C. D. Lewton, M. Kirsch. E. 11. Shoemaker, Roy Mumma. Eugene Runyon. H. S. Midland and C. E. Bell. Tlrs committee has organized with the selection of C. D. Lewton as chairman and M. Kirsch as secretary and treasurer. The finance committee will begin an active campaign the first of next week. They have had several meetings and definite plans have been adopted. The. question of financing this great movement is one of considerable moment and a definite guarantee will he required so that all persons furnishing materials or supplies of any kind will know that tiie matter is being conducted on business principles. Citizens will be requested to give a guarantee, but no one will be asked to sign a general guarantee. Each person may subscribe for as many shares in tiie tabernacle association at $5.00 per share as lie may see fit and the liability will be on such share only. Approximately 400 shares wiil lie required. No one will be asked for his money by this committee when soliciting. It is expected that tiie entire expense of this campaign, including the* huilding incidentals and evangelistic \ party, will be met by the basket collections during the first part of the meetings and that no one will be asked for a penny upon their guarantee and as an evidence of good faith on tliis proposition, Mr. Honewell, the evangelist in charge, makes the statement over his own signature, that at no time or place since he lias been carrying on meetings of tliis kind has any one signing a guarantee card been assessed one cent of the same, but should a contingency arise whereby Decatur would he an exception to tliis rule, then tiie liability, if any. would be proportionately pro rated against each share of the guaranty and not otherwise. It may be taken as admitted that tliis is tiie greatest movement lhat Decatur has ever had presented without regard to creed or condition. All men must admit that in tills busy day of the world’s history that we do well as a people to put forth in a special way a united effort to better the sp'rotuai and moral conditions of our city and county, for after all has been said and done all men in sober, thoughtful moments must admit that the question of meeting their Maker face to face is tiie greatest question facing mankind. Let every citizen rally to the cause. Be ready with a willing heart when tiie committee calls on you. It is worth the while. QSCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZES. The school board met yesterday and reorgan’ ed for the year. John S. Falk, who succeeds J. F. Fruchte, serving out the latter’s une.xpired term, was : elected president. O. L Vance is secretary and R. D. Myers, treasurer. The board will meet Monday to organize the finance committee.