Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1908 — Page 6

WITHER IS FINE, Will Get to See and Visit F the Evans Big Pacific ’ Fleet A letter received today from Amos Foreman formeny or tills city, who now owns a meat market at Puyallup, Washington, conveys the welcome news that he is enjoping prosperity and good health in that far off state. He states that business is on the boom and the weather has been warm and pleasant and that sprinkling wagons have been in operation there for more than four weeks, the dust was so thick. It was not cold enough there to freeze potatoes any time during the winter months and fruit has been in r z ’‘loom for some time. Mr. Foreman so states that he and family will o see and visit the Bob Evans big Pl*i » fleet at Tacoma the iast of the ‘nth as they live but eight miles the Fioma. It is Indeed good news property’’ people to hear that Mr. chairmat 8 doing so wel1 ' anf ’ Ukes • so much. He asks us to commiit<^j m many friends and ago. Tti e hears from them through that on'rat. ’ued as

■ OARD MEETING ' ' Held at Superintendent Opliger’s Office this Morning School Affairs Discussed i The educational board held another I session at the office of County Superintendent Lawrence E. Opliger, the principal purpose ot same being the 1 election of a truant officer for the ensuing year to succeed Harlo Mann < of Root township, whose term expires 1 at this time. The candidates were A. C. Augsburger. of Berne, and John ' R. Porter, of this township. The ; former was elected on the first bal- ' lot by a vote of nine to two. Mr. < Augsburger is a business i man at 1 Berne, where he conducts jk jewelry ' store. Five members ofZ the board ■ were absent at today\Zmeeting, being those from Bern^Kirkland, Blue Creek, Wabash rjfd Jefferson. Following the election an hour or two was spent im-»ne discussion of educational and matters of interest and imJfcrtance to the various schools of f IT IS STILL UNSETTLED. r Harry Grove Raised the Edge and Now Wants $250. V. D. Bell, of Craigville, was in. town this morning) and he reported that the French Township Insurance Company controversy, due to a disagreement with Ed Zimmerman, who has had charge of the books of the secretary since the departure of Harry Grove for Texas, is still unsettled. Zimmerman still has the books in. his charge and refuses to turn them over and the company has not yet started any proceedings to replevin them, although this will likely be done if a settlement cannot be reached otherwise. Part of the trouble in the matter-was due the fact that the company had refused to

allow a claim of $175 for transferring j names of policy holders into a new , book. Instead of helping matters in , this respect Mr. Bell said this mom- , ing that Grove had written a letter in which he now asks an additional $75 or a total of $250 —Bluffton News. , o A JUMBO NEWSPAPER. The New York Sunday World Will ■lssue the Largest Newspaper Ever Published. On Sunday, May 10th, The World will issue a Twenty-fifth Anniversary Number, 1 which will be without exception, the greatest, most attractive and best celling number of that great newspaper ever issued. It will contain in the neighborhood of two hundred full size newspaper pages. It will cost nearly SIOO,OOO to print and distribute the Issue. Each copy will cost about ten cents to produce. There will be saparet color sections dievoted to automobile, music, real estate, national affairs and to New York, the Wonder City. Besides all of this, there will be the usual first class newspaper comic weekly and magazine. The price remains the same. No extra charge is made for the enlarged number. Edition limited. o The three ways of getting business are waiting for it to come to you, meeting it half way ,and', going after it The man who waits for business to come to him has his first busy day when the sheriff sells hin out. The man who meets business halfway won’t meet more than 1/e can handle plan who goes ■r V-t

[START OFF GOOD Nearly Thirty Decatur People Have Already Identified Themselves Another good and substantial organization has launched on the social horizon of Decatur which is known, as Post W of the Indiana division es T. P. A. For some time the old members of this protective order, who belong to posts In different cities and live here, have been making a vigirous effort to establish a post in this city and their desffes came to a realization last Saturday night when a large number of eilgibles gathered at the Commercial Club and were voted into full membership. The new members are C. O. France. R. K. Alliosn, H. K. Mcfltz. A. J. Smith, L. W. Coppock, W. A. Kuebler, C. H. Colter, T. C. Corbett, M. Kirsch, C. D. Lewton, Roy Archbold, C, C. Schafer, L. G. Ellingham, Ed S. Moses and E. L. Carroll. The old members who will be transferred to this lodge are W. H. Wiley, T. M. Reed, James Fristoe, F. Gast, L. C Waring, H. L. Conter, M. E. Brackett, Ed Vancil and George Mad-

dy. A committee consisting of L. G. i Ellingham, T. M. Reid and Ed Vancil ' was appointed at the meeting to nominate the officers and they reported as follows: W. 11. Wiley, president; T. M. Reid, vice president; C. H. Colter, secretary and treasurer; A. J. Smith, H. L. Conter and M. E. Brackett, directors for twe years; H. R. Moltz, Ed Vancil and C. C. Schafer, directors for one year; W. H. Wiley and L. C. Waring legislative committee; George Maddy, hotel committee; L. G. Ellingham, press committee; M. Kirsch, employment committee; Dr. E. G. Coverdale, surgeon and Rev. Spetnagle, chaplin. W. H. Wiley as delegate and T. M. Reid as alternates have been chosen to represent the Decatur post at the state convention, which will be held at West Baden the 15th and 16th of this month, and W. H. Wiley and George Maddy will attend the national convention to be held at Milwaukee June 15th. The T. P. A. is a well organized order, having 5,800 members in Indiana and 36,000 in the United States. Wholesale dealers, manufacturerers and traveling men are eligible to identify themselves therewith and from what we can learn, there are but twenty-five people who do not belong that are eligible. The first application since the organization is that of A. Van Camp. o SUNDAY AFTERNOON Robison Did Splendid Work in the Box and Support Was Good The small crowd that wended their way to the ball park Sunday afternoon saw one of the snappiest games of ball ever witnessed on the diamond, when the locals and the Fort Wayne Greys engaged in a nine inning battle for honors. Cal Robison, the old reliable was on the firing line for the

locals, Clifford Bales held down the third sack and his brother gracefully occupied the initial cushion, which in connection with the fast work of the remaining players, kept interest at high tension throughout the game. Chamberlain, a veteran southpaw, decorated the center mound for the visitors and let the locals down with one hit, which accounts for their defeat, to the tune of three to nothing. Robison pitched a phenominal game, and was also stingy with his hits, the hard hitting Fort Wayne boys securing but five off his delivery. It was Cal’s first game of the season, and he handed up an assortment of shoots and benders that made his opponents 'turn tideways. Curley Ellie acquitted himself grandly on the second bag. He gathered several fast ones from the weeds without having a single error chalked against him. Peterson, France, Coffee and the Bales boys did good work and with the same lineup Captain Pennington can make most the independent clubs in this section of the state bite the dust. The locals will play at Muncie next Sunday. O a ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT. The Commercial Club Elect Nine Directors Tonight. The annual meeting of the Commercial Club will occur this evening at their club house. Nine directors will be elected and It is especially desirous that every member be present It is their fifth anniversary and there is much to interest those who have faithfully stood by the club during these five important years in the history of Dec®* - ! i

MUNCIE TAKING ON A BOOM. Thsir Slogan is Fifty Thousand Population in 191 Ci , Muncie, Ind., April 30. —“Muncie 50,000 in 1910" was the slogan of the Commercial Club at its meeting, at which time it was deemed that the city should raise a factory fund of not less than SIOO,OOO, and probably of $200,000, with which to attract manu- I facturing institutions to Muncie. It i was declared that a city of 25,000 in- j habitants should have no difficulty in ( bringing 15,000 more persons to it as residents, under proper conditions, if 1 work were furnished for all who might 1 desire to locate here, and it was re- ; solved to form the Muncie Industrial ( Association whose object it should be ui bring new factories to Muncie. The plan now is to sell about 1,000 lots in and near the city. It is estimated ' that these lots may be obtained now ; for an average of SIOO each and may be sold for S3OO. the net result of such an enterprise being $200,000 for the factory fund. o DIED FROM PECULIAR CAUSE. Lad Struck in Neck by Stone Thrown by Playmate. Word has been received by Mrs. J L, Fulton, from her nephew Rob/“IV* n loci foil TV) rx V

ert Chamberlin, who last fall, moved his family to Whittb . California, that his little son. Howard, about six years of age, had died last Wednesday as the result of injuries received a couple of months ago. A stone thrown by a playmate struck the boy in the neck, effecting the arteries, and death came from gradual paralysis. The funeral services were held and the burial made at Whittier on Friday. —Portland Commercial-Review. The Chamberlains are relatives of Mrs. Robert Blackburn, of this city. e— M .M. Miller, A. G. Briggs and Art Ford were at Portland latter part of last week attending the gas case trial, which was the suit of the Citizens’ Oil and Gas company, of Portland, vs. the Warren and Indiana Oil Co., involving many things connected with the gas supply for Portland and in some degree concerns the people of Geneva, who are patrons of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Co. —Geneva Herald. John Studabaker. Jr., had two sinking spells this forenoon and as a result is pretty sick. His physician says however, he will get over the present trouble, he is sure. The attacks have left him very weak. Mrs. Jas. Perry will return to this city from Chicago Ibis evening in response to a telegram sent her by Mrs. Studabaker regarding her husband’s illness. —Bluffton Banner. Reports from the central portion of this state indicate that some damage resulted to fruit and growing crops from a hail and wind storm which swept over the country Monday night. A flurry of snow fell at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. The falling weather in this section Wednesday afternoon was a mixture of rain, snow and sleet, but the storm was not of a violent nature. However, all the storms have caused fear of damage to the fruit crop which has been well-budded. The buds yesterday morning were considerably blighted and had a decaying appearance.

It has developed that the name of the young man arrested at Redkey Tuesday charged with attempting to * burglarize the Holthouse & Co. store 1 the night before, was not Reno, but ' McKinney. The fact was revealed by 1 a membership card showing him to 1 be in good standing in the Eagles ' lodge with his dues paid up until next 1 September. This, when first arrested he concealed, in order that his 1 identity might not become known. ' This was later found, and he then admitted that the name he had been : using was that of his stepfather.— Portland Commercial-Review. Before the days when ready made clothing was sold regularly below cost, with a discount from that price oft for cash, some one who presumably knew declared with some feeling that it took nine tailors to make a man, , Even in these days three times three tailors by putting their heads together might be able to make one of those mce men who come in co handy as pan of the decoration scheme to match the parlor furniture, but not so many tailors as that are needed to make a presidential candidate. It is handed to us by a wise man as a serious reason why we should elect one of the , candidates that his coat is always wrinkled. Evidently a secondhand clothing man could come nearer making a presidential candidate who was t looking for popular votes than could ] a score of artistic tailors. i , Andrew Jackson, of Monroe, who j has visited at Bobo for a few days, , returned home today. ; Joseph Shady returned to his home • at Magley after a few days’ visit with Martin Beery and family.

JOLLYING TWELFTH That is All the Proposed Canal Will Get — Other Items Wsjhingtdn, April 30.—The shippers of the country are evidently disturbed over the tendency of the administration recently displayed to obtain relief of various kinds for the railroads. Within the last few days the senate committee on commerce and the house committee on the judiciary have received an unusually large number of protests against what signers of the protests call the tendency to remember the railroads and forget the shippers." The communications that are reaching the senate committee ask for consideration of the bill to compel railroads to furnish cars on demand. The petitioners are mostly cattle growers of the west and southwest. The note of warning that is reaching the house committee is directed against the provision of the proposed amendments to the Sherman anti-trust law, which would legalize pooling by the railroads. The shippers say that if pooling should

be legalized, many of the large shippers would be at the mercy of ‘he railroads. A pleasant surprise was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lebrun on Niblick street in honor of their little daughter, Marie, celebrating her eighth birthday. After playing many games, refreshments were served. The children present were; Anna Garard, Eva Autenbaugh, Bessie Stetson, Cora Pecks, Mildred Strebe, Raymond Lebrun. Reba Ramey, Bereneta Reynolds, Fannie Mclntosh, Leoda Lebrun, Naomi Railing and Wilma Smith. The guests of honor were Misses Mary and Irene Lebrun and Mrs. L. S. Lebrun. The children surprised Marie with many nice presents. After a good time they departed, wishing her more such happy events. • — o~ — FLAG DAY IS JUNE 13TH. Regular Day Fall# on Sunday—May 30th is Memorial Day. An order has been issued by Charles G. Burton, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, from the national headquarters at Kansas City, Mo., directing that Flag Day, which annually is observed on June 14, be this year observed on the preceding day. The regular day falling on Sunday the order is issued <Y>ut of deferenc to those who believe that an undue display of the national colors would be a desecration of the holy day. Attention is also called to the fact that May 30 is becoming too commonly known as Decoration Day. The proper designation, it is pointed out, is Memorial Day, the time when annual tribute is paid to the memory of comrades who have gone before. Comrades everywhere are urged to set the proper example to the rest of the nation, by the proper use of the term, o— OBITUARY.

Albert Ritter was born in eastern i Ohio, June 3, 1853, died April 24, 1908. 1 On the 22nd of June, 1882 he was mar- ' ried to Ellen B. Smallie. There was 1 born to this union six children, four 1 sons and two daughters. One pre- i ceded him to the better world. He 1 leaves a wife, five children and one 1 grandchild, one sister and a host of 1 relatives and friends to mourn their i loss. The funeral sermon was preach- * ed by H. Kuhn, of Willsihre, at the i M. E. church at Salem, Ind., Sunday ' at one p. m. Interment at the Duck Creek cemetery. When the spirit steals away Steals from out its house of clay, Does it linger round the spot Though in form we see it not? Does it see love’s falling tear? Does love’s sob fall on its ear? Can it hear the lone heart pray After it has gone away ? Something answers to me —yes, Spirit life is not a guess. Love life does not cease to be, When our loved one we cannot see. Spirit life is not a breath That ceases in the hour of death. No, spirits are not born to die, Their birthright is eternity. o The Vesey greenhouses have leased the room now occupied by the Model , hat store on Calhoun street between < Berry and Wayne and will take pos- j session on July 1 when they will establish a down-town office for the sale of plants and flowers. The Model store, it is understood, will retire from business in Fort Wayne at that time. Mrs. Augur was formerly the down-town selling agent for the Vesey greenhouses. The new flower store ! will be run exclusively by the Veseys themselves. —Fort Wayne News. ‘t

MEETS ON MAY 20TH Cheap Rates on Railroads and at Hotels —Meets at Kokomo this Year A general order just issued by the [ Indiana department, G. A. R- giver considerable information in regard to ■ the state G. A. R. encampment which j is to be held at Kokomo beginning [, Wednesday, May 20. at 9:30 a. m. The | committee on credentials for the en i campment is announced as follows: i J. R. Esler, assistant adjutant gener- i al; Benjamin W. Skelton. S. N. Ham- i ilton. William Warren, I. N. C. Royse, i J. E. Loughry, W, W. Wood. Dyer C. 1 Elder and W. D. Wilson. This com- i mittee will report at the Hotel Francis at Kokomo Tuesday afternoon, May 19, at 2 o'clock. All other department officers will report at the same time and place and be assigned to duty. The annual parade, which will take place Wednesday afternoon. May 20, at 1:30 o'clock will be in charge of Milton Barrigus, chief marshal All posts will be expected to bring.their flags and banners. > When it comes to looking for meals and lodging at the encampment the

HIIU lUUSIIIfc Clt (11V Grand Army me* will refer their troubles to Ed A. More, of Kokomo, who is chairman of the committee ou enter’ainment. Hotels, is is understood will offer rates of from $1.25 to $3 a day, including meals. It will be possible, however, to obtain even lower rates than these at private boarding houses. Since the Lake Erie and Western Railway company announced a rate of one cent a mile, or $1.25 for the round trip from Indianapolis to Kokomo during the encampment the Indiana Union Traction company has decided to grant the same rate and has forwarded its proposition to the G. A. R. headquarters. While veterans may take advantage of the traction rates this will not interfere with any previous arrangements which have been made for going to Kokomo »rer the Lake Erie and Western. The general order also makes referenc to the forty-second national encampmeit of the G. A. R. which will be held at Toledo, Ohio, August 31 to September 5, 1908. Eighty-seven regimental and brlgtde reunions have already been booked for this date. Regimental and brigade associations, it is announced, are requested to correspond with W. G. Alexander, chairman, Toledo, Ohio. Free halls, it is . stated will be provided for all such , associations. ——— Q — - WEDDED LAST NIGHT I ' At the Home of the Bride’s > Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abe i Stoneburner 3 > Wednesday eve at 5:30 o’clock at the - home of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Scone- / burner occurred the marriage of their daughter, Mrs. Bertha Baker, to Fred Rockstroh, of Fort Wayne. The ceremony was impressively performed by Rev. Stalter after which an elaborate

wedding supper was served to the immediate friends, who were present. Tom Stoneburner, brother of the bride, was groomsman, while Miss Margaret Rockstroh, sister of the groom acted as bridesmaid. The bride is one of Decatur's popular girts. When but a young girl she became the wife of Ed Baker and was later given a divorce decree from him. She has since resided with her parents on Ninth street and has enjoyed the friendship of a large circle of staunch friends, who will join in wishing her much happiness in her matrimonial life. The groom is a baker by trade who has for man yycars resided at Fort Wayne. He is a well known young for many years resided at Fort large number of people. The happy couple left this morning on a w edding tour, after which they may return to this city for their future abode. — o THE BIG SHOW TONIGHT. The Empire Dramatic company will begin a three nights engagement at' ‘‘The Bosse” tonight by presenting “The Best Man Wins.” a strong four act society comedy. The play contains plenty of good clean comedy and calls for what is perhaps the finest costumes ever worn in the city. High .class specialties are introduced beI tween the acts and as the prices are .. only 10, 20, and 30 cents, and one lady admitted free with any paid reserve seat ticket, a capacity house is assured. The company come to Decatur very highly recommended. Mrs. Mont Clay returned to her home at Marion after a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Bobo. i Rudolph Buuck, of Bingen, transact<ed business in the city today and i returned home this afternoon.

ILL FOR FIVE YEARS From a Complicaton of Ailments and Died at Age of 77 Years After enduring intense pain atten- ' dant to shattered health for more than 'five years. Christian Schamerloh, one ■of the oldest residents of Adams 1 county succumbed to a complication |of stomach, liver and spleen ailment i Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o clock ' sun time. He was taken ill five years ago from strictures of the aesophagus and suffered therefrom for two years after which stomach trouble developed and a hard cancer formed therein, causing him much pain. This ailment also involved the liver and spleen, and his left lung was entirely gone. The latter was possibly caused from a serious attack of lagrippe, which he suffered this winter. However, serious was his case, Mr. Schamerloh always entertained hopes and his remarkably strong constitution has no doubt prolonged hi? life for many months. During th closing chapter of his long and useful life, the deceased has suffered much, but not until ten days ago did he become bedfast, although he was eonfined to the house during the winter months.

Death came as a great relief, notwithstanding the most poignant sorrow that has been caused among his innumerable friends. The decea.—ad was born in Germany, February 15, 1831, and landed in the United States in 1851. He immediately located in Fort Wayne after disembarking where he remained until the spring of 1852. He went from there to Indianapolis, where he pursued different lines of work, returning to northeastern Indiana in 1858. He was of frugal and thrifty disposition and made all of his savings count toward a competencey for afterlife. He was married to Miss Carolina Kurkenberg and during their wedded life nine children came to bless this union. Os this number, however, but five lived to reach maturity. These were William, Henry, Sophia, who was the wife of Frederick Bohnke, and who died in Decatur in May, 1895; Caroline, who became the wife of Theodore Thieme and Anna. Mrs. , Christian Schamerloh died in Union . township in her thirty-second year. . Some years after the death of his first . wife, Mr. Schamerloh married again, j his bride being Miss Amelia Berger, . of Fort Wayne. Two children were . born of this second union, of whom s one, Beatfa, is surviving. She is the 1 wife of Arthur Bleeke. Mrs. Amelia Schamerloh died at her home in Union township January 25, 1906. The deceased was among the most highly respected men of the county. He has taken an Interest, although not an active part, in the affairs of his town- » ship and county, and has contributed to all the movements that were destined to increase the prosperity of his community. He has taken an interest in religious matters of his neighborhood and was an honored and consistent member of the Emanuel g Lutheran church. Adams county is ’ loath to lose such an estimable and prosperous man as was Mr. Schamer<l , , ion. The lunerai services were held from the Bleeke church Sunday morne ing at 10:00 o’clock, the funeral cor—tece leaving tho hnnso De

tege leaving the house at 9:30. Rev. Bauer will officiate. The deceased was 77 years, two months a»d fourteen days of age. o— A NEW CASE FILED John Amspaugh Given Judgment —Marriage License Issued—Other Items John W. Brown vs. Noah Mangold et al, to foreclose mortgage $1,500, appearance by J. C. Sutton and Peterson & Moran for certain defendants. Albert A. Butler et al vs. Noah Mangold et al, lien $75, before Judge Lutz, appearance by Charles F. Rinehart, who filed an answer. John Amspaugh vs. Noah Mangold, . note S4OO, submitted, finding for plaintiff against all defendants for $360.80.

A marriage license has been issued |to Fred Rockstroh, aged twenty-four, a baker from Fort Wayne and Mrs. i Bertha Baker, aged twenty.seven. I daughter of Abraham Stoneburner of this city. The bride was married once before and divorced about two years ago. — Miss Nettie Pursley, of Farmland, passed through the city enroute to Huntington, to attend business cob lege at that place. i Mesdames T. W. Shelton and W. H. Fledderjohann left at 2:30 for a few hours’ visit with Henry and Chas. Dirkson and families.