Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1925 — Page 5

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gome men work hard an' achieve gruatneHH, while others take th' uhort cut an' git photographed with lhpr left cheek reclinin’ In thnr hand. Cashier Artie Moots is crosseyed front lookin’ In revolvers.—Abu Martin, Indianapolis News. John Wonrick. of Bradford, Ohio. „ n( i Ronald Nearing, of Montpelier, wore the week-end guests of the Misses Mildred and Gertrude Yager. The Reverend and Mrs. R. r. Blliker and son, of Robertsville, ()., arc visiting friends here. Reverend Elliker formerly was pastor of the, Zion Reformed church, having resigned several months ago to accept the pastorate of the Robertsville church. The Misses Agnes Kohne and Naomi Durkin and Mrs. Raymond Kohne attended a luncheon bridge party rfiven yesterday by Mesdames Wayne Monyhan and Joe Quinn of Fort Wayne, in honor of Miss Kohne. bride-elect of June 23. Mrs. J H. Bremerkamp Is visiting the Andy Schurger family at Manistee, Michigan. Mrs. Bremerkamp ixpects to be gone about a month. G. R. Hileman has leased the flat over the Gas Company store on Madison street and will move his household goods tomorrow. Mr. Hileman is the owner of the Riverside Garage which he purchased from John Bright, recently. Joe Laurent and Herman Gillig have returned from a business trip to Terre Hauta. A card from Mrs. Robert Blackburn of Los Angeles shows that her heart still beats in tune with old Decatur. She recently stood three and a half hours watching the Shriner’s parade in hopes of seeing a familiar face from here and such a result would have made complete the most wonderful event of the kind ever witnessed. She says they are all well and the weather fine. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hendricks, of Dayton. Ohio are visiting Mrs. Laura frill and other relatives here for a fewdays, They came to attend the funeral of Uncle John Hendricks, the Monroe veteran who was hurried yesterday. Ira is a contractor at Dayton and is getting along nicely. W. A. Klepper went to Cleveland today to attend the Rotary convent ron. Dr. Jones of Berne was calling, on Decatur friends laat evening. Miss Geraldine Everett has arrived home from Indianapolis, where she was graduated from the Teachers College there. She visited Miss Lucille Bridge at Wabash, enroute home. Miss Everett will be in charge of the primary department of the Pine Village School next winter. A. R. Kuntz, of Portland, was a business visitor here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughters. Miss Helen, and Mrs. Pierre Goodrich and her daughter, Nancy, of Indianapolis, spent Sunday at the James Godrich home at Winchester. Several from Indianapolis were guests at the Goodrich home at dinner Sunday evening. Mrs. Pierre Goodrich and daughter returned to their home at Indianapolis from Winchester Sunday evening. Mrs. R. D. Myers and Miss Bernice Nelson have gone to Winona Lake to attend the Sunday School convention. Douglas Haney made a business trip to Portland this morning. William Charleston visited friends at Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Mary Ann Lenahan. of Indianapolis, is visiting her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. C V. Connell. Miss Lois Connell, of Little Rock. Ark., will arrive home tonight for a month’s visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell. O. M. McGee, of Van Wert. Ohio called on business friends here today. HOSPITAL NOTES Leo Ketchum, of Decatur route 2, underwent a major operation at the local hospital this morning and is recovering nicely. Mrs,' William Krickmen, of Monroe, is resting fairly well today aftei undergoing an immergency operation at the Adams County Memorial hospital last night. Mrs. Phillip Rash, of Decatur route 2, is recovering satisfactorily from a major operation this morning at the county hospital. William Bittner, of Decautr route nine, was admitted to the hospna this morning, and will receive med. cal treatment. Howard Haecker, son of Haecker, was resting fairly good to day at the Adams County Memoiia hospital. He underwent a majo' operation yesterday. Hear Cafaro’s Saxophone Concert Band, H. S. Auditorium Wednesday night. I

CLUB CALENDAR Tussdsy 1 '• I* of C. showerK. of c. Hall. Mary and Martha Class of M F Sunday School- Mrs. C. C. Sheets. «• R. 4, 7:30 p.m. I’hl lota Xi-Mrs. F. 1. Patterson. 8 pin. W- W. G. Girls—Baptist Church, 6 pm Wednesday b. A. 8., of Christian church-Mrs. Joe Beery, 2:00 p. ni. Thursday ' Bridge Club—Mrs. A. R. Holthouse 2:30 p m. Presbyterian Indies Aid SocietyChurch parlors, 2:00 p.m. Ladies’ Aid Society of Zion Lutheran Church—Schoolhouse. 2 p.m. So Cha Rea Club—Postponed. Friday Philathea Class of Baptist Church —Church. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church—Chudeh parlors, 2:30 p.m. Saturday Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society Cafeteria Supper — Church dining room, 5 to 5 to 7 p.m. A two-column photo of Mrs. J. Dwight Peterson, ofj Indianapolis, formerly Miss Mary Frlslnger, of this city, appeared in the Indianapolis News yesterday evening. Mrs. Peterson is president of the Delta Gamma Alumni Association, whlcji has been largely responsible for the granting of a charter of the national organization to Sigma Delta, a local sorority at Butler College. She was in charge of the pledging of the members of the local sorority last night and will be in charge es the institution of the chapter, which will take place next October. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will meet at the church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. All members are urged to be present. The Indies’ Aid Society of the Zion Lutheran Church will meet at the Schoolhouse Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. The regular meeting of the Psi lota Xi Sorority will be held at eight o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. I Patterson. in Rugg street. The atendance of every member is urged. The Philathea Class of the Bap tist church will meet in the Sunday School rooms Friday evening. All members are urged to be there. The meeting of the So Cha Rea Club has been postponed from this Thurs(|ay night to Thursday night of next week. AH members are urg ed to note the change. The Misses Marcella Hower ant Lee Anna Vance entertained th. members of the Tri Kappa sorotit; at a lovely bridge party of prett: appointments at the Vance home it Second street last evening. Afte several rounds ■ of bridge the prizwas awarded to Miss Josephine My ers, who held high score. Gardei flowers were nsed in the decoration of the home At a late hour delect able refreshments were served. GAS KILLS THREE MEN Workmen On New Building Killei When Drill Strikes Gas Pocket. (United Press Service) Chicago, June 16-Three men wen overcome by gas and killed in a cns sion being driven for a new buildim today. The dead: William Sikora. 45, captain of th< fire department. Two laborers, unidentified. Five men were working in the cas sian when the drills struck a gas poc ket Three men clambered to satetj Two dropped to the floor of the pH overcome by gas. Sikora was gassed while trying tc rescue the two workmen. Arriving wt an emergency pulmotor squad of h fir e department, he climbed into tlx pit at once. Before he could reach the bodies of the workmen Sikora fell < the floor unconscious and died. MISS POPE IS * 1 WITNESS TODAY (Continued from Page One) ing phrases and said: -Yes, I wrote those letters to Billy Stewart then read excerpts fron them—he did not read them all. H« read only those portions which he considered vital to Shepherd's defense They dealt chiefly with her att.tud< toward Billy’s foster parents. Isabel!, had testified previously that Billy did

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not love the Shepherds "as most boys! love their parents,” and that the Shop- 1 herds treated her cooly and prevented I their marriage.” "I've just been to visit your mother | and father. I've had a splendid time. Your father served some wine and there were other guests' You don't mind if I drink a little wine at your own home, do "Did you write that to Billy, Stewart asked. "Yes, 1 did,” Isabelle replied. "And did you have a good time?” "Yes 1 did.” Stewart read a portion of nearly a , dozen letters, some of them written In delicately tinted stationery. In one of them Isabelle referred to Mrs. Shepherd as a perfect dear." "Did you write that to Billy?” stew art asked. > “Yes, I did,” Miss Pope answered. "And did you mean what you said — did you enjoy yourself in Mrs. Shop herd's presence and did you think she was a “perfect dear"?. "1 did—then," Isabelle replied, her lips twitching. There was a definite emphasis on the word "then”. 1 Other letters told of Isabelle going to church with Mrs. Shepherd. "Won't it bewonderful dear,” one 1 of the letters started, “when Mrs. Shepherd will not he ‘your mother' only but will be ‘our mother’ Won’t ' that be lovely?”. 5 ...... 0 STEPHENSON’S ATTORNEYS WIN I, GREAT VICTORY s s , (Continued from Page One) killed by the legislature.” 8 The statement related in detail the 0 story of Miss Oberholtzer's abduo l tion and trip to Hammond with 1 Stephenson anil of taking poison and s bi'ing returned to Indianapolis. i- "On the night of March 13 1 returnt ed home at ten in the evening and i- was told that a party had been trye ing to get me on the phone. The number was Stephenson's home. "I Called the number and Stephy enson answered. He asked fix’ to 1 come down to his home that he wanti ed to see me. “1 walked down. His house was near mine. He sent a Mr. Gentry to meet me. When 1 arrived there I i saw he had been drinking. His » chauffeur Shorty was there and later t a man named. Klinck. came in. "When I found there was no other woman there 1 was Jfraid. They a took me to fhff klteheft and offered ( me a drink. I refused and they fore- , ed me to drink. I drank three ~ glasses of liquor and it madp me sick. Stephenson said he wanted me to go with him to Chicago and I refused. "Stephenson told me he loved me v more than any woman he had ever I] known and I was so terrified I did not know what to do. "I tried to call home but they ( would not let me. Stephenson took js me to his room and loaded a revoltiver and one of the men called the J station and made reservations on the Chicago train. "They stopped down town on the ld way to the station but I was afraid 10 ‘ that Stephenson would kill me. He ' said his word was law in Indiana .y'and told Gentry he thought ho was smart, to have gotten me. I "We got on the train and I can’t „ remember distinctly what happened after that. Stephenson took hold of qj'my dress and pulled it over my head. ' s 1 1 tried to fight hut was weak and unsteady. The liquor was affecting me. Stephenson took all my clothes off and pushed me in the lower birth. After the train started he got in with me and attacked me. He chewed my neck and face and ° mutilated my body.” MORRIS STORE IS DAMAGED •e s- The Morris five-and-ten store at GO'S shen was damaged by tire Sunday afternoon. The fire started in the basement, but was soon distcovered and ie extinguished before much damage resulted.

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STORMS KILL SIX PERSONS Property Damage In Indiana And lowa Estimated At $2,500,000 Chicago, June 18.—(United Press.) —Six persons were killed and property damage estimated at $2,5(10,000 was done by floods and lowa and Indiana, late Monday, according to estimates today. At Manchester, la, Alfred Wells, Civil war veteran, succumbed to injuries received escaping flood water. Mrs. Frank Cole was drowned after saving her two sons from river waters that inundated their home. Edward Bell, 50, and Mr’s. John Cowan and her mother, Mrs. Anna Russell, perished in the swirling currents of tlie swollen Esquoketa river at Cascade, la. Ik-11 drowned when a rowboat he was using in rescue work collapsed. Mrs. Cowan and her mother were carried to their deaths when their home was torn loose and thrown into the flood. One woman was killed by lightning in Indiana. A violent thunder storm caused considerable property damage, Richmond Woman Killed Indianapolis, June 16.—One woman was killed by lightning and considerable property damage was done by a violent thunder storm whiub swept Indiana during the nijght. The deluge of rain was worth many thousands of dollars to crops which had suffered from the long drought, according to crop experts. Mrs. Mary Jones, 79, was killed by a bolt of lightning at Richmond, while the storm was at its height. Five houses were struck by lightning in Indianapolis but no one was injured. Several small buildings were unroofed by high winds in Hamilton County and large hail stones pelted crops and garden plots. Electric light and telephone wires were blown down in Indianapolis and service in several of the city street ear lines was delayed for an hour or more. A stream of water poured down Broadway street ripping wooden blocks in the pavement from their bedding. The weather bureau predicted possible thunder showers again today with cooler temperature. ■ o - Mrs. Frank Bell, of Montpelier, is visiting friends and relatives here today. I —o Ed Ahr made a business trip to Herne this morning.

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TO ENTER ( ITY FROM EAST Different Routing For Proposed Line Os Nickel Plate. It was stated today that the pro. posed now railroad branch of the Nickle late to complete an air line from Dupont, ()., to Peterson, will not miter the city from the north, as was stated yesterday, hut will come through the Daily farm from the east, ut a point just north of the Acker cement factory and runing south westerly wil cross the north edge of the Lenhart sawmill property and then on west thhrough the Molbors woods and the Schurger and Apleman farms On the latter farm, the stakes show two lines, one evidently to eterson and the other to the south, probably to conect with the old line and form a belt. Details have not been give nout and will not until the proposition has been approved. "" 1 .III! SAYS ORDER IS BEING RESTORED (Continued from Page One) restored shortly." Jenkins said, however, he was still

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' urging Aninrlcgnu. Mprcially women and children, to leave for Houg Mug I apt) other safe p|a«en Since the capture of Cartop by the < Cgutoneae army gpd reaultlng rout of the Yunnaueae, the cadeta of the military school at Wbaaipoo of l which the Instructors are Rusaian soviet officers, seem to dominate the situation, JcnkitiH said. lauidon, June 18 -(United Press ) —Rumors of a threatened coup in China by the “Christian general," Fong Yu Hsiang, were current in Peking today according to a Peking , dispatch to lhe Dally Express 1 Feng is reported desirous of in- ' atalling a government with a strong anti-torelgn tinge. The report that the Standard OU company is with drawing fro inGeneral Feng's terri 1 tory added strength to this rumor. 1 Meantime Japan has ordered four 11 ■ o Hennessy Defeated By ) British Tennis Star • limited Press Service) Eastbourne, England. June 16 John Hennessey of Indianapolis, Ind . wan 1 defeated by the British tennis star,

J B Gilbert, 62; 88; 75, when the luternatiomil lawn teunia matches betwaen American and British teams opened here today. Ray Casey of San Francisio defeated the British player—J. D. F. Wheat ley 6-0; 61; 63. —— —0 I — Greensburg r- Business men at Greensburg have launched a "bigger and better” town movement. _o— Cafaro Saxophone Concert Hand, H. S. Auditorium. Wednewday.

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