Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1902 — Page 1

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VOLUME XLVI.

The* lecturers have been chosen for 1 the county farmers’ institute to be hold in this citv next month. They ■tre J. J-"’■ BiHingsly of Indianapolis, and W. A. Hart of New Mt. Pleasant, ■ j a y county. Both men are well' nown in their line of work and are among the best. Mrs. Sophia Schoppman died Sunday afternoon at her home in the north part of the county. She had suffered for some time with a complication of diseases, brought on by her ] extreme old age, she being eighty-two rears old. The funeral services Were held yesterday at Bingen. H. L. Conter met with an unfortunate accident Sunday evening. While walking across the porch at his home he slipped and fell, throwing his right hand back to lessen the force, The hand was caught under his body and broken, causing as may he imagined a very painful injury. Miss Hanna Neihoff, formerly of Fort Wayne, and well known here, 1 died in the Phillipine Islands last ■reek. She has been employed as a uurse there for some time. Her brother, Ernest Neihoff was the rep reseutative of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company here for some time. But three couple have secured licenses to start upon the sea of matrimony during the past week, and their names as recorded on County Clerk Johnson’s marriage docket are: Gustave Bultemeir and Anna Wefel, Thurman F. Carson and Susan C.| Sherry. Ora Brown and Addie D. I Davis. Among the Decatur ladies who attended the Rebekah “doin’s" at Portland Friday afternoon and evening were Mesdames George McKean, Sam Shamp. J. T. Archbold, Roltert Blackburn, Joe Harris, H. S. Porter. Wash Gilpen, U. S. Cress, Noah Mangold and Eva Orcutt. All report an en joyable occasion. The circuit court was occupied yes terday in hearing the case of the state vs Jacob Brenneman, who is charged with having sold liquor to a minor. J. C. Moran represented the state and Attorney D. E. Smith appeared for the defendant. The jury j returned a verdict against the defendant, fineing him twenty dollars and eoats. Julius Haugh sold his farm Monday to a Mr. Osborn, of Grant county, the consideration toeing S9OOO. The deal was practically closed last Friday, but the consideration which hound the contract was made Monday. The farm is one of the best in the county, consisting of 120 acres of the best land in Indiana. Mr. Haagh has not fully made up his mind as to where he will loca'o but will perhaps move to this city March Ist, that toeing the time decided upon for Mr. Osborn to take possession. The commissioners wound up their regular December business last Friday with the allowance of bills. In addition they abandoned further proseedings with the Woods macadam road and ordered the bonds sold on the Salem road. Objections to the latter were made by James Hook and j J. M. Wiley. These two roads are in Blue Creek township, the bonds on the former road not selling because something like twenty rods is located ■ on the Ohio state line. Dr. J. M. ■ Miller was selected as secretary of I the board of health and will fill the ■ place so long held by Dr. H. F. CosI tello. The petition of the Indiana ■ Pipe Line company was dismissed. I Mrs. Elizabeth Strickler, oldest lady ■ jo the county and one of the oldest ■ the state, died at her home near ■ oteele inßlue Creek township. Mon ■ nay night. She was 102 years, nine ■ rnonths and six days old, having been I iwe ennH yß'ania in the year ■ *<W. She has lived in this county ■ however longer than an ordinary life ■ and was well known to many ■ people over the county. She has en- ■ 7k n . ea ßh during nearly all ■ long Hf e and until recently. ■ I ? PU , ln /* ru *ities began to appear and ■ (i/ik gradually away. Her ■ " as caused directly by heart ■ l , ““'! the end came without the HLi P aill ' Th° funeral services were ■ J l y’ eHU ’ n,a y from the Mt. Tabor ■ Railing, youngest son ■ I aco * >al, d Anna Railing, was born ■ life ““d departed this B trar ovemb ® r 21, 1902, aged two BL B | 1< U lllon ß* B uud seventeen days. B »ntk' ,aV ” S mourn their loss a ■ Bi« f n ol '*' “»<! three brothers. ■ I r P rw,w *iiug him in the ■ Wl . ( kittle Jessie was a ■ b Want sufferer from birth. When ■ Mth ba ‘ M * b ® waH attacker! ■ llfti ,°°P in K cough and in May ■ lof the lemphatic glands ■E? ,Ruli . n S “‘‘o the dread dis ■ bomt,| DNUI i 1 PV on# Yet with all he ■ death tuk r * which caused his ■ confont l P at ience, always being ■ tfoa .J' 1011 at *‘‘ H bome > “nd when B*l>irit t, \ Hh K®l came to convey the ■ | Y en, y llonie he "ent Bt’riivwl, '.‘nd Pleasantly without one Hat th,, 1 u,, eral services were hekF l Hkw w ' church conducted by Hllid i n The little body was Mtb» hy thejjide of its father in aH ant MillM'emetary.

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Whitney’s Minstrels at the oneral house Saturday night was rather Jatronize d' though they have a good show, providing however that' they remain sober during working hours One of the members went to! sleep during the first part of the per formance. 1 nJ| he i M r Onil ; lodgo held ‘heir an“ual election last Tuesday evening and the following efficient staff of offiW P T ch ° a ™ : Geor « e Kinzle, Master; I. L. Andrews, Senior Ward u ry i ? 6ller > Junior Warden; Gus Rosenthal, treasurer, Earl B trusts Het ’ retary ’““d C ' A ' Dugan ' An important session of the Woman s Relief Corps was held Friday evening, the principal business being the selection of officers and these were chosen: Helen W. Lamar, president; Mrs. Doak and Mrs. Peterson, vicepresidents; Mrs. Malott, treasurer; Mrs. Kennedy, secretary and Mrs' Gilson, chaplain. A poor, down trodden husband was lined a dollar and costs at Bluffton last week for indulging in the manly art of pounding his wife. He considered it an abridgement of his rights and refused to liquidate, and the poor man went to jail. He was much surprised as he had pounded her many times before and no one had meddled with his favorite pastime prior to this occasion. Kendallville Sun. Several new cases were filed in the circuit court this week, entitled as follows and for cause as mentioned: Victoria Lord vs Frank Lord, complaint on account. William H. Nib lick et al vs Ellen Robison et al, forclosure of chatle mortgage, demand $650. B. W. Sholty vs Frederick Busick et al, note, demand 8100. W. 11. Niblick and C. A. Dugan vs Adda Bolds et al, partition. State vs Oliver D. Reynolds, kidnapping. Next Sunday morning Forty Hours’ devotion will begin at the Catholic church. A large number of priests i will be here and assist Rev. Wilkins lin the services. The opening service will be a solemn high mass at 7:30 o’clock. At 9:30 there will be a high mass, after which service there will be a sermon in German. At 7:00 p. tn. there will be services and sermon in English. On Monday and Tuesday evenings the sermons will be in English. Wednesday morning the devotion closes with a solemn high 1 mass. The Chapter lodge of Masons held ■ their annual election at the regular : meeting last week. Officers were | elected to serve during the ensuing year as follows: High Priest, L. C. Miller; King. Godfrey Christen: Scribe J. D. Hale, Secretary, Dr. Roy Archbold; treasurer, D. F. Quinn; Captain of host. P. L. Andrews; Principal So journer, L. C. Helm; Royal Arch Cap tain, B. W. Sholty; Master of third veil, T. S. Moore; Master of second veil, J. W. Tyndall; Master of first veil, Will Shrock; Guard, Barney Kalver. With such a list of officials, the lodge should certainly prosper during 1903. A letter from Carl H. Moses, of this county, gives the information that be was among the successful competitors at the great international stock show at Chicago. For three months Carl has been touring the country with an exhibition of cattle and hogs, and has won first premiums in all the cities of the west. As a final victory for his season’s work he entered his herd of Berkshire hogs at the Chicago fair, and with seven head secured nine prizes including first in the class and champion premium on herd. He entered some of his hogs for sale at the public auction and made another record, securing $3lO for one of them and averaging slOl per head for his entire lot. He is highly pleased as he certainly has a perfect right to be. Besides his Chicago successes be has won first prizes at the St. Louis exposition, Ohio, Indiana. New Nork and Michigan state fairs. John D. Nidlinger came home Sunday from Chicago where he has been attending the great international stock show for two weeks past. He exhibited a herd of Duroc Jersev swine and as announced last week won eight first prizes, two seconds and a third. Decatur Queen was awarder! sweepstakes, making her the finest Duroc sow in the world and was sold for $205, being the highest price ever paid for a Duroc at au< tion. John also sold thirty head of his hogs including the entire herd and twenty others to be shipped this week, at an average of $135 jier head. He secured $406 in a ing cup valued at SIOO and J X) worth of special prizes from the ntv tional association, making 8 9 1 $606 besides his sales. '1 he list of his premiums were as follows: Boar, one year, under two, second pftze: boar, six months, undei one year, irs prize; boar, under six months, firs prize; sow, one year, under two fir> prize: sop. under one year, first an second prizes; sow under sii tnou is, firstand third prizes: champion I u roe sow. first prize; f% anmiak get of same boar, first prize; four p gs, under six months, tint prize; the fining silver cup on young herd.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1902.

p \ ‘"l® ““loading a car near the G. K. <xl. depot Wednesday evening of l iaßt "eek, Frank Dibble, the drayman, I s ipped and fell alighting across one i i 6 dray wheels. Four ribs were iroken and he suffered considerable tor several days, however he is able to be out again and will soon be ready for work. Frank certainly has his share of misfortunes. These readers have paid us subscription money to the Democrat this i VG X\.v' acob Musser. Win. Gallmier, L. C Miller, Mrs. B. P. Harris, P. H. Colchin, D. S. Manlier, Sam Mever, Gustave Ehlerding, Maggie Didin, John Burkhart, Julius Haugk, Chris Mersberger, Tom Everett, G. W. Reynolds, Frank Winans, Charles Morrison and J. D. Miller. Jesse Anderson was fined five dollars and costs by 'Squire Smith last .ast week for assault and battery. Jesse was one of the participants in a light which occurred in the alley at the rear of Schafer's hardware store several months ago, in which Dan Coffee was badly beaten. Anderson plead guilty and stayed the fine and costs, which amounted to $12.50. Boys with hats on the back of their heads and long hair hanging down their foreheads, and cigarettes and smutty stories in their mouth, are cheaper than old worn out horses. Nobody wants them at any price. Men will not employ them; girls will not marry them. They are not worth their keeping to anybody and they will not keep themselves. If any boy who happens to read this, answers this description, let him take a look at himself and do what his conscience says best to do A young man. giving his name as Ed Hammond, of Chicago, called at the county jail Sunday morning, cold and hungry, and asked for help. Sheriff Erwin invited him in and gave him some breakfast, questioning him ■ in the meantime. The lad who is but , seventeen years old finally confessed ! that he had broken jail at Crown . Point. Indiana, from where he was to ( have been sent in a day or two to the , Jeffersonville reformatory, having l been convicted of larceny. Sheriff Erwin locked the boy up and notified the officers at Crown Point. 1 The price of Indiana crude oil continues to advance in price with start--1 ling rapidity, greatly to the satisfac- * tion of those who have this commodi--1 ty to sell. Two months ago the price was about eighty cents, when for I some reason or other the price began r to soar and has increased each week. j Last Thursday for the first time in ' years the markets showed Indiana oil . worth sl.Ol and on Saturday it 3 jumped to $1.04. Many now look for * a $1.25 market and some even say i that by spring it will reach $1.50. The advance has caused a great stir in oil circles and next year will be I the busiest ever known for oil operaI tors. * The following freak bill has been ' prepared and will be presented for the ’ consideration in the Virginia legisr lature: Whereas, kissing has been decider! by the medical profession to f to be a medium by which contagious i and infectious diseases are trans--1 mitted from one person to another, 1 and, Whereas, The prohibiting of 3 such an offense will be a great pr«3 ventive to the spreading of such dis--3 eases. Therefore, be it enacted by 3 the General Assembly of Virginia, i First, that it shall be unlawful for 3 any person to kiss another unless he 3 can prove by his family physician i that he has not any contagious or in ' factious disease. Second, if a physician testifies that defendant had weak 3 lungs, he shall be found guilty of a i misdemeanor, and the same penalty r shall be imposed as if he had some t contagious or infectious disease. ■ Third, anv person violating the proi visions of’tlie first and second sections i of this act shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and fined not less than , one dollar nor more than five for each offense. We are in rceipt of some very inter eating pages of school statistics, taken from the bienial report of State SuI perintendent Jones and which con- > tain much information for those sepeciallv who watch such matters. According to the report Indiana had i during the year ending last July 560,i 224 school children; a gain of nearly ■ 3500 over the year previous. Indiana has 9,987 school houses and employs 16,093 teachers at an average of $2.51 per dav. The total valuation ' of school properties and apparatus is nearlv $25,1X10,000. Adams county i used during the year a fund of $55,502.98 of which all but $2,588.28 is safelv invested, this amount lining > still in the hands of the county treasurer. The county has a total of 7,i37 white school children and is one of ; the ten counties in the state that , hasn't a single colored pupil. We have ninety-five school houses, 135 teachers, who received during the vear $11,064.29. The total revenue for tuition was S6S,(XX). The value of school properties and apparatus m the county is $18(i,025. Three new ! school houses were built this year at a cost of $7,793. The pamphlet eon tained other items of interest, inciud ' ing several pages on compulsory education and the benefits thereof.

Relatives of Charles Fuhrman, to the number of thirty, called at that gentleman’s home Sunday morning and reminded him of the fact that he was seventy-three years old. The guests brought along all varieties of edibles, which had previously been prepared for the day, and the dinner was a memorable feature of the days pleasures. The Farmers’ Institute, which each year becomes of greater interest than before to the farmer will be held in Adame county January 12thand 13th. The lecturers will be Messrs Hart and Billingsley, two of the best known in the state and arrangements are being completed to make this winter’s meeting the best ever held here. Every live farmer in the county should arrange to attend. At the regular meeting of the C. Y. M. S. club Friday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Wai Wemhoff; vice-president, Lee Martin; secretary, Frank Wemhoff and treasurer, Jesse Niblick. On the same evening the Entre Nous club also chose officers as follows: President, Ralph Knoff; secretary. Paul Wooten and treasurer, Bruce Christen. Both clubs are thriving and with this list of young men at their head, should continue to do so during 1903. Express companies have made a small increase in their rates for packages under one hundred pounds which took effect Dec. 1. The raise was made by all first-class companies in this country but is so slight that it will hardly be felt by the people. At the same time, however, it will enable the companies to purchase Christmas presents for their employers this year. The following rates for packages under one hundred pounds were agreed on by thecompanies: 5 pounds, 25 cents; 20 ponnds, 30 cents; 30 pounds, 35 cents; 45 pounds, 40 cents Packages ranging between 45 and 100 pounds will cost the same as 45 pound package, 40 cents. The remainder of the rates are the same as usual. The Portland Rebekahs entertained in a most delightful way the Rebekah lodges of Decatur, Geneva and Albany in their hall on north Meridian street. Friday night. An elegant supper was served at 5:30, after which six candidates were given initiative degrees. The newly made members are Mr. and Mrs. John Arbaugh, Emma Arbaugh, , Anderson Hanlin and Mr. and Mrs. . Ruff. The Geneva team conducted the lady applicants and the Portland looked after the gentlemen. Lunch was served from 1 to 5:30 a. m.. when the last of the visitors took their departure for home. The Portland j lodge received many compliments for the hospitable manner given to the guests of the evening. Portland Sun. C. C. Sixby’s mitten factories at Ft. ' Wayne and Bluffton have been sold and the purchaser is a Kewanee, Illinois, firm of which P. A. Waller is the i head. The actual transfer of the I property will not take place until some time next week but the terms ! have been agreed upon and it is said i that a contract of sale has been signed, i Mr. Sixby nor Mr. Waller would not confirm the report but neither would deny it. Mr. Waller has been here ’ for several days lookingoverthe plant but left for his home in Kewanee at noon. Before leaving he and Mr. Sixby had a long consultation with attorneys and the natural supposition • is that some kind of an agreement . was made. The basis of the deal for the plants was probably $85,000 as that was the sum offered Mr. Sixby a short time ago. This price includes his residence. The new firm will probably take charge next week and the plant will keep right on running . without any interruption except at Christmas.’ It is said Mr. Sixby will retire to private life. Saturday Bluff ton News. What effect this deal will have on the proposed plant here has not yet been ascertained. The third annual reunion of the survivors of the battle of Stone River will be held at Greencastle, Indiana, on December 31, the fortieth anniver sary of that memorial event. It is impossible for the association to know the addresses of all those who took part but each is cordially invited. The following program has been arranged: Survivors meet at G. A. R. Hall 9:30 a. m. for enrollment. Formal opening 10:30 a. m. Invocation, John D. Whitehead, Topeka, Kan., Chaplain 15th Ind. Inst. Welcome, John G. Dunbar, Greencastle. Major 79th Ind. Inst. Response, Gill R. Stormont, Lafayette, Ind., 58th Ind. Inst. Reading and adoption of minutes of 39th auniversi'i y meeting. Noon recess. Reassembi y 1:30 p. m. Song, Patriotic Medlov bv J. P. Calvert, Mooresville, ex-soldier. Unfinished business. Picket shots by survivors. Election of officers. Recess. Camp Fire at 7:30 p. in. Invocation, Rev. John Spears, Spencer, 2nd East Tenn. Inst. Music. Recitation. Music. Address, John T. Smith, Bowling Green, Col.-31st Ind. Vol. inst. More picket firing all along the line. The officers of the association are John M. Carelton, Martinsville, pres.; George L. Rinehard, Bloom i ington, vice pres.; J. F. Fee, Green | castle, second vice pres.; and Wm. H. > Dryden, Martinsville, secretary.

An enemy of Dr. Geo. LaFollette of Williams took a most underdand way to get even, if reports are true. A stove in the Mr. LaFollette’s house exploded Thursday and a daughter of the doctor was quite badly hurt. It is believed that a certain person who has no use for Dr. LaFallette placed a piece of dynamite in a stick of wood, with the above result. While at work on Charles Christen’s new home on west Monroe street, Monday morning, William Baker, the carpenter, fell from the roof of the porch to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. No bones were broken but both his legs were badly sprained, requiring the services of Dr. J. S. Coverdale. At last reports he was getting along nicely and will soon be able to get about. According to dispatches sent out from Niles, Michigan, Claude Railing of this city has been sentenced to two and one-half years in the penitentiary, on the charge of bigamy. It is said that when the verdict was announced, Claude broke down and wept like a child. His friends believe the penalty a severe one, and when considered that he believed his former wife had secured a divorce, it does seem so. A party of hunters will leave here tonight for the wilds of Arkansas, where they will bury themselves for about a month and proceed to enjoy life as did our ancestors in Indiana a hundred years ago. One of the party tried to tell us about where they were going, but as near as we could figure it out, it is forty-five miles southeast of now’here, in the center of a big woods, where roam all kinds of wild game. The party consists of R. B. Gregory, Marsh Burdge, Andy Crabill, Will Cordua and William Fronfield. The boys are taking with them a few extras for their Christmas dinner, to which menu will be added venison, wild turkey and other delicacies. The Columbia City Post recently said: The News at South Whitley announces that Rev. Dr. Homer C. Ashcraft has already announced that he will be a candidate for congress on the republican ticket in I*.X)4 in the Twelfth Indiana district. We believe Rev. Ashcraft is at present a resident of Minnesota, so that it must be his intention to return to Whitley county or to this district to live. As a rule preachers who step out of the pulpit into politics are unsuccessful. The News gives him a fine send-off, and the probability is that he will cut some figure in the republican conven tion in 1904. Jim Robinson would no doubt just as soon run against the Rev. Dr. Homer C. Ashcraft as anybody. A continued session of the city council was held Tuesday evening, and disposed of the usual amount of business. Mayor Coffee was present, as were all the other members of the honorable body. Bids were received for an addition to be built to the wa ter works station and were as follows: D. G. Weikle, $3787.50; Fred Huff man, $2585. No award of the con tract was made, but the matter was continued. Mr. Peterson moved that the matter of paying certain street bonds be referred to the finance committee, and motion carried. An ordinance granting a franchise to the Decatur Oil & Gas company to pipe the citv for gas was read for the first time and adopted, all members voting aye but Teeple. The electric light committee was authorized to enter into contract with J. D. Hale and the Beil Telephone company for the use of the electric light poles, to run a line to J. D. Hale’s warehouse. The matter of repairing Elin street was referred to the committee on streets and alleys. The report of City Clerk Hower was filed and referred to the financial committee. Council adjourned to meet in continued session this evening. Business as transacted in the circuit court this week is recorded in this manner. State vs Clarence L. Ayers, continued. State vs Joseph Miller, tried by jury and verdict returned, acquitting the defendant. State vs Jacob Brenneman, tried by jury, defendant finded S2O. State vs Henry McLean, cause continued. State vs Frank Schumacker, continued. State vs Harold Hollingsworth, fined five dollars and costs. State vs Thomas Covault, continued. State vs William Covault, motion to quash overruled. Julius J. Hofer vs Marietta Hendricks, tried before Judge Marsh, of Winchester, commissioner’s re port filed and approved and commissioner discharged. Peter Holthouse, oxpilrte, still before court. Walter S. Sherman vs John Bell, dismissed and costs paid. Lewis L. Sadler vs Edward E. Smith et al, answer tiled. S. E. Young vs Gabriel Steinberger, et al, demur fill'd to each paragraph of complaint. John W. Vizzard vs Mary E. Overhulser, dismissed and costs paid. Otty Bolds vs Geneva Oil company, rule to answer. German Building Loan Fund and Saving association vs W. F. Beerv et al, appearance by D. B. Erwin for de fendant, rule to answer. Mary E. Hower vs James Hower, restraining order issued against defendant to pre vent him from selling or disposing of his property.

CIRCULATION 2800 WEEKLY

NUMBER 40

T. B. Hunter, for many years one of the prominent residents of Ossian, passed away at his home in that place at 12:15 o’clock Tuesday morning He had been an invalid for over a year, never having entirely recovered from the effects of an operation performed for cancer in a Ft. Wayne hospital. About three months ago Mr Hunter was visiting in Pennsylvania and came home sick. He gradually grew worse from that time until his sufferings were relieved by death. From now on until January Ist merchants will keep their stores open until nine o’clock or later if necessary, the eight o’clock closing agreement having been declared off until that time. After the first of the year, the stores will close at six o’clock every evening excepting Mondays and Saturdays. Those signing the new schedule of closing hours include the following merchants: Kuebler & Moltz Co., Niblick & Co., Dave VanCleef, C. F. True, Kern, Bis'ler & Co., Gus Rosenthal, Bargain Clothing Co., M. Fullenkamp, Fred Tague and Chas. \ oglewede. However the agreement will be entered into by practically all the stores in the city. Governor Durbin will be obliged to go to Florida very soon, where he is a defendant in a suit brought against him while colonel of the one hundred and sixty-first Indiana Regiment, for damages growing out of the fact that he broke up two or three vile groggeries just outside the limits of his camp which’were demoralizing his men. Doubtless the keepers of those vile resorts had licenses and base their suits upon their right, under the laws of the State, just as would the keepers of dives near the national homes and armv posts if the officials should undertake to close them. This action was brought against Governor Durbin about the time his regiment was mustered out. The Governor’s counsel believe that he has a valid defense. The case against Joseph Miller, a well known and most respectable citizen of Union township has finally been settled and that gentleman stands acquitted on the charge of disturbing a religious meeting. The case originated a year ago, when Mr. Miller objected to the election of a Sunday School superintendant who was not a member of the church. As a result the meeting broke up and immediately the community took sides, a part being with and many lieing against Mr. Miller. A few days afterwards a criminal case was filed against Mr. Miller and he was charged with disturbing a meeting. The case was to lie tried before ’Squire Smith and about half the residents of Union township were summoned hh witnesses. After much consultation the case was dismissed by agreement. Afterwards Miller was indicted by the grand jury and tried Monday and Tuesday of this week in the circuit court. After about three hours deliberation the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Judge Heller appeared for the defendant and attorneys Moran and Smith represented the State. The case was well attended and much interest manifested. Julia Loser, tho young daughter of Jacob Loser, of Monroe township, is at the home of her sister in this city I after a wild career of five months, during which time she has possd as the wife of (Hiver Reynolds, who has a legitimate wife and several children in this county. The story is well known to most of our readers and perhaps doesn’t need rehashing fur ther than a short story of their travels since the evening of July 19th when they eloped. According to the story of Miss Loser they drove straight west until they reached Yoikville, Illinois, where thinking they were far enough away they rested, and for several months lived as man and wife. For some time no trace of them could be ascertained though the girl’s father did everything possible to obtain a clue of their whereabouts. Finally Reynolds came sneaking back and on election eve called iqion his wife and told her he was sorry and wanted to eotne home providing he wouldn’t lie punish<*d, asking her to secure a written agreement from Mr. Loser to that effect. It hap|>ened however that Mr. Loser could not control the laws of Indiana, and no contract was given. Reynolds ’eft during election night, after a threat that unless he secured the agreement asked for Miss Loser would never return. In the meantime Sheriff Erwin kept up f'.is search and last Friday received a telegram that the people were at Yorktown, Illinois, and he immediately wired officers there to hold them. They seem to have had a quiet tip however for they left town at once and went to Chicago where they separated, the girl coming to the homo of her sister, Mrs. Clifford las', who lives in the south part of town. She will probably go home this week if her father will permit. Miss Julia is but sixteen years old and will in the years to come realize more keenlv than she does now the error of her ways. She deserves pity and the forgiveness of her parents. Reynolds is thirty years old and the only sympa thy he doserveiXts the full benefit of the law should he ever return to this county.