Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 178, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1937 — Page 10

Translated German Letter Highly Prized By Local Lady

While Mra. Frank Neadatine.j SOS North Second street, was dean-I Jug bureau drawers at her home this spring ahe came across an old letter written to her father, Hen-j ry Luttman, by his stepmother, Marie Luttman, in GraHainxog, Germany. The letter was dated October 10, 1854 and was written in fine German handwriting. The letter was turned over to Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, and a scholar in German language, who translated it. Mrs. Neadstine prizes the letter very highly. It reads as follows Gra Hainzog, October 10, 1554 i Dear Henry: I hope this letter will find y Exhibits Committee Sr \3» liwit I* M Bud Townsend, president of the ■ ; Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce is chairman of the automotive. industrial and commercial exhibits which will be housed in the same tent as the conservation exhibit during the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural ShowAugust 2 to 7 inclusive.

■K Hello! “JUST WANTED TO ifcff CALL AND SAY, WE WILL BE iS r? Bp x READY TO TAKE CARE OF \ e ; . n WHILE YOU ARE ATTENDING AB JH B THE DECATUR FREE STREET I FAIR NEXT WEEK. DROP LN AND SEE'US AND WE WILL BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU THE LATEST STYLES OF gs M Harf Schaffner & Marx Clothes ; Arrow Shirts & Underwear Arrow Cravats & Handkerchiefs Stetson & Emerson Hats Munsingwear Union Suits and many other National Brands of merchandise ". Holthouse Schulte & Co.

tin good health. We have received , your letter of May 18 and noticed ! that you are getting along tolerabI ly well. We read In your letter | that you have been ill a long time, but that you have now recovered again. We are very glad that we finally received a letter from you since we waited so long for it. Thank your Creator for the restoration of your health and the preservation of your life; this you must not forget. But what are you thinking about my not writing sooner? So far as writing is con . cerned 1 will write to you. Do you ' -soldier playing here. I ought to buy one for you. I have been a-1 j round the people for three weeks. ; Now I got away from the affair | and after the exposition nothing | was said to me again. This delayed my writing. So far as we are j concerned, many things have hapI pened this year. First lam affect- | i ed with illness of the chest (I am I ill with a severe cold 1 and do my I work with a bad cough and fever; 1 this is very hard for me. Second, j your sister (Cathriua or Lithrina) * I has been ill all last winter, but i with the doctor's assistance she 1 ■ has improved some. Third your j I grandfather was striken with paralysis on the day after Easter. His I legs and back became lame; his hands and brain were not affected, j For six Van weeks we had to car-, ry him where he wanted to go. Then God called him and deliver- , ed him from his suffering. This summer (Cathrina or Lithrina s) health has been fair, but she was I still weak. All at once, three weeks before Michalmas she became ass-j licted with a severe swelling, which , the doctor ' diagnosed as dropsy.l The swelling was so severe that the skin finally broke- She fell a-' sleep on October 13 and followed her mother into eternity. Dear Henry. she endured much, but always with patience; she often prayed to her Lord and was comforted by her Savior who also had to suffer i and endure much. It is hard for us, but have good courage Henry, j because in a beautiful passage wej read. Savior not my will but thine be done. She reached the age of (71 or 11) years and 8 days. Dear Henry many unpleasant and sad things occur in one’life, but there are also days of com-

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Horse Pulling Contests Feature - spoilt Iff It ® • i a ill A. • * ’ • ■« • ' *' '■ TT • '7 f >'♦ jk“ . . '■•'rv: A ' V- ->? e ' * ■ u Q - ■* ’ ‘ 4 * -* Xl ’ Horse nulling contests at past fairs have proved one of the best features of the celebration. Pictured above is one of the contestants urging his team to pull harder for the coveted piize money.

pensation. You have heard that the falsehood which I reported to you is— for us in eight weeks to take two to the —. God has given us much joy this year. He has blessed us with a healthy daughter over which we rejoice very much. She was born on April 17 of this year; she was named —, whom you also are to regard as your sister. Marie, your sister, was confirmed last Easter. She is very lively and the scriptures. You would like to know how you — brothers and sisters are named. — and - are ten year old. Next is Marie who is seven years old, then — four and one half years old. These children are well behaved and often speak of their brother Henry in America. If they were grown they would also want to go to America. But your sister Marie does not want to go. Dear Henry I must further write to you that here in Germany there is a— time. The death angel knocks on many doors for dysentery reigns everywhere. The doctors say it is caused by the heat, because it hasn t rained all summer. Therefore lot each one think, watch for you know not which hour the Lord will come. Dear Henry, do not forget to pray prayers brings courage and com-

fort. I often pray to God as behooves a Christian mother, and include you in every prayer, that you may keep well since you are all alone, hut God is with you. —j was with us, we could take care 1 of her, and nurse her; she even 1 died in my arms, but we could not help her. Dear Henry write to us again immediately, for we all have a deep longing for your good letter. Write us and tell us how far are from New York, what you do. what line of business you have, in general how you are getting along, how you make your living, for you know well when we receive a letter from America all the people want to know how things are there. Dear Henry if possible please write us about your circumstances. whether you intend to stay there permanently or if you once more will come back to us. which is really our great desire and it would be our greatest joy to see you once with our own eyes, especially mine, since I do not at all know you. Once more, please, please write again as soon as possible. (Thousands of Greetings) With much love from us all, Your Mother. Marie Luttman. o————— Driver, 84, Cautions Cleveland. — (U.P.) — Dr. John C. Marting. treasurer of Baldwin-Wal-lace college in suburban Berea, drives his own car 20 miles each

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4-H Exhibits Head si' ! t? The -H club exhibits at the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, August 2 to 7, are supervised by H. P. Schmitt, local stockman and chairman of the 4-H club exhibits committee. day to and from work and has never received a traffic ticket. Dr. Marting is 84. o Indian “100 Proof” Marysville, Cal.— (U.PJ —When Joe Browneagle from an Oklahoma reservation was booked here on a charge of intoxication, he insisted . that he be registered as being : "100-proof" Indian.

BAR PEDDLERS FROM HIGHWAYS State Highway Right-Ot-Way To Be Cleared Os Peddlers In-i-ananolis. July 29 ; Th< right of way along state highways is to be cleared of itinerant peddlers selling baskets, statuary and other articles through a resolution adopted by the state highway commission, Earl Crawford, chairman has announced. A request for cooperation of the state police in enforcing the commission's resolution, has been made. fflhe practice of parking cats and trucks on the state highway right-of-way and displaying articles for sale close to the traveled portion of the road constitutes a violation of good safety practices. Frequently these stands are so close to the pavement that it is impossible for motorists to pull off the highway to park, constituting an unnecessary traffic hazard. In addition to creating a traffic hazard, members of the commission felt that permitting the use of state highway right-of-way for peddling was unfair to local resident merchants in the near-by towns and cities who pay taxes for the support of the state and local governments. The resolution adopted by the commission, is: "Whereas it has come to the attention of the state highway commission of Indiana that itinerant peddlers have been using the right-of-way of certain of the state highways for peddling their wares, and "Whereas this practice is not only unfair to local resident merchants but is also contrary to good practice in the interest of safety on the highways. “Therefore, be it resolved tnat the commission notify the state highway police of its desire for their cooperation in the elimination of this unbusiness-like unsound and unsafe practice, and that we call upon all motorists, business men and the public generally. to cooperate with the commission and with the state highway police to the fullest extent in the eliminaion of this unsafe practice.” o Concessionnaire Goes On Road To Earn Money Leo Jacobson, who will operate one of the picture galleries at the

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Show Os Another Year V fTr * w ♦* > • The above picture was taken during a horse show at Bellmont n east of Decatur, several years ago. This show was staged annu W* T the Decatur Chamber of Commerce assumed sponsorship , 1( annual Free Street Fair and agricultural show,

Decatur Free Street Fair next week, reportedly "goes on the road" each year to earn money, with which he hopes to complete , his college education. Leo, still a young man. signed his contract to appear at the local fair with Chairman Dee Fry-

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back by communication from vidence, Rhode Island. This j s second appearance at a local t o _ First Flaws of Tree Branches The first farm plows were mi of crooked tree branches a worked by man power.