Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1908 — Page 6

g" 1 . —— - An invention but a few months ago looked upon by many to be but ordinary, has. as a consequence of a business deal of Wednesday, annexed $12,500 to the wealth nt Messrs. J. F. Hocker and B. M. Smith, of Monroe. These gentlemen, for years engaged in the hardware business at Monroe, conceived the idea that a lawn mewer sharpener, one that could be purchased at a reasonable price and operated conveniently, was in great demand, and they at once set to work to employ their ideas in the invention of such a device. They began work during the early part of last winter and realizing that success was assured, they disposed of their hardware store to give their entire time to the invention. Months of diligent i work and study culminated in the ] realization of their fondest hopes, end a patent .was immediately secured from the government. Hocket and Smith rhen placed advertisement in many of the leading papers and magazines and inaugurated the construction cf a building in which the sharpeners were to be made. Thousands of> orders had been received by the men i from many of the big city wholesalers. I However, a gentleman representing a Vermont firm called cn the patentees yesterday afternoon and he was here for business. Having seen the picture of the invention in a paper he was convinced that it was the best on the market and he bad called to buy at any price. After a lengthy conference, it was agreed that the Vermont firm pay $12,500 for the patent in cash with the option of paying $17,000 in yearly payments of SI,OOO each. An iron clad contract was duly signed and patent disposed of. A royalty of 15 cents on each one dozen sharpeners sold is to be paid the Monroe men in the event that the firm pays fer the patent in annual installments. Hocker and Smith also reserved the right to supply the orders they had taken. This great invention not only reflects credit upon them, but should cause a sense of pride to characterize each Adams county individual. The price paid for it is indicative of its practicality and the inventive ability of' the inventors. The sharpener spoken of sells at fifty cents retail. It is arranged s? that it can be placed on the mower and the blades will be sharpened by simply operating the mower back and forth. 0 Frightened by the muffling of an automobile driven by Edwin Fledderjohann. the horse belonging to Dr. H. E. Keller lunged desperately down Mercer avenue Thursday, coming in contact with an electric light pole and hurling the doctor twenty-five feet the physician sustaining a serious wound in the head as a consequence thereof. Dr. Keller had driven south to visit a patient and returning, had reached. Mercer avenue when the automobile passed. The horse aid not display signs of fright until the machine was nearly passed, when he strated on the wild rampage. Mr. Keller mode an attempt to stop the animal, but in vain. It dashed into a pole, the buggy being left there, while the horse proceeded on its way. Mr. Keller held to the lines until he was dragged several feet, loosening his grasp responsive to the loss of strength responsive to his hard fall on his ’ ead find shoulders. His head struck a projecting stone, leaving a gash three or four inches long and quite deep. Mr. Fiedderjohann conveyed the injured man to his home, where the wound was cared for and it is thought he will recover without much inconvenience. In the meantime the horse was captured by John Robison and returned to the Keller home. James Frlstoe, who witnessed the terrible accident, cared for Mr. Keller by washing the wound before he was taken to his home. — o Charles Wolfe, the young man accused of the muraer of Jacob Mangold. on October Sth was Thursday released from the county jail. His attorneys, Peterson & Moran and Dore B. Erwin filed a motion that, he be admitted to bail and after considering the matter the judge granted same, fixing ♦he amount of said bail at the sum of $5,000. This was promptly furnished. the paper being signed by Charles Wolfe, the defendant and by his fath-1 er. Joseph Wolfe. William Adler, a i well known farmer of Kirkland township and Frederick Schafer the hard-‘ ware merchant of this city. The bond is certainly an ample cne and Wolfe was immediately given his liberty. Just what further action will be taken is not known at this time, but it is probable that the investigation will be completed by the grand jury which meets next month, when the charge may be changed from murder to assault with intent to murder. o George Matthewscn, of Pleasant Mills, was the victim of a surprise party Monday evening, when eighteen of his friends rushed into the home to assist him in celebrating his twen-ty-first birthday. Refreshments were served and a good time enjoyed by all.

> The annual convention of W. R. C. ■ of the eighth district convened at • Hartford City this morning and a . general good time is anticipated. The district is composed of Fort Wayne, Decatur. Maron, Portland. Bluffton. Hartford City. Montpelier, Jonesboro, j Geneva. Fairmount and Matthews and I delegations represting each cf these cities were present. The following Decatur ladies left this morning to attend the convention: Mesdames John Mylott, Joshua R. Parrish, Geo. Louthan, Michael Wertzberger. Joseph Hower. Theodore Kennedy, Ed Lyons. Cap. Hildebrand. Elias Crist and Thomas Mallcnee. The convention is being held at the G. A. R. hall at Hartford City and the members of that corps have made preparations [for a great time. The district officers are: President Estella Huffman. Hartford City; senior vice president. Emma Sturgis. Blufftcn; junior vice president, Louise Kennedy. Decatur; secretary, Eppie M. Stewart. Hartford City; treasurer, Minnie Porter. Montpelier; chaplain, Lydia Seegar, Marion: conductor, Sarah Daughtery. Hartford City; guard, Ida B. Crim. Port|land; assistant conductor. Amelia Wilier. Hartford City; assistant guard. Mary Pone, Jonoseboro; press correspondent. Lucia Kintz, Fort Wayne; coi r bearers, Bessie Cline, Jonesboro. Maggie Louthan, Decatur, Elizabeth Thorn, Fairmount, Annie Winans, Fort Wayne; musician. Lydia DeVore. Montpelier. o William Jennings Bryan, the great commoner. Democratic candidate for the presidency, will visit Decatur, arriving at eight o'clock a. m. on' the morning of Saturday, October 31. It is needless to say that although the hour is early, this greatest of all Americans who has been honored in nearly every state and nation of the world, will be received by an immense throng of bis admirers. On two former occasions when Mr. Bryan came to Decatur, he was heard by thousands and as his visit this year comes on the very eve of election it is quite probable that the largest crowd which ever ga>heredjn this city will be here. No arrangements have been made nor will thy be announced for a day or two. The news was received by the local committee from L. G. Ellingham. the district committeeman, who has been in Indianapolis for a day or two. Whether or not the day will be the occasion for a day celebration or not has not ben determined, but at any rate it will be a big occasion. Os that you may rest assured. For the first time in history the two candidates for the presidency will visit this city Aiihin a week, Mr. Tfat coming on the 24 th and Mr. Bryan just pne week later. Get out ycur campaign horn for its going to be hot enough from now cn to election day to suit the most exacting democrat or republican. o A crowd that extended far out int the corridor of the second floor of the court b use. and packed the court room listened for an hour and a half Wednesday night to Han. J. A. M. Adair, present congressman from this dis and candidate fer re-election. His speech was an appeal for votes for himself, an explanation of his policies and a reminder that he had faithfully kept every promise made to the voters two years age and a renewal of similar pledges if elected. In a manly, straightforward manner which convinced his hearers, he went over his record in the sixtieth congress, told v. hat he had done and had tried t do for the farmer, the business man, the soldier, the soldiers’ widow and the citizens of his district in general. He declared as false the Sulloway letters, proved the utter ridiculousness of the Patterson booklet and the other attacks made upon his character during this campaign by his opponent and hrs hired assistants. He impressed the people who heard him as a man amply able to represent the eighth district and we believe that few people listened to him last night who did net leave the room with their mind fully made up to support him. Mr. Adair’s record in congress is an enviable cne, unequaled by men who have served in that capacity a half dozen terms. Ke accomplished many things and the voters know that if ; returned he will continue to do things. ■He speaks at Portland tonight and is i dated fbr every evening and afternoon (up to the election day. He is a thor- • ough gentleman and it is the concen- > sus of opinion that his enemies made a serious mistake when they attacked his character, which in public and pri- ; vate life has always been above re■proach. ■ I ■ The funeral of the late Lyman Hart will be held from the Concord church • tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, the i procession leaving Monmouth at 1:15. Rev. J. W. Poof and .Rev. Spetnagle will conduct the services which will ■ be very impressive. Mrs. Hanna ■ i Swaidner, cf Colorado Springs, the ■ only living child of the deceased, telegraphed money to cover funeral services, stating that she could not be here, but that she wanted her father laid away as her mother was.

One of the largest mortgages ever filed at the county recorder's office here was recorded Thursday, it being foi the sum of $5,000,000. It is given by the Indiana Lighting company to the Central Trust company of NewYork and was filed today in nineteen other counties. It is in pamphlet form and covers forty-one printed pages. The Indiana Lighting company is a company of which C. F. Deitrick is the president and which will engage in the business of lighting and heating many towns and cities in this territory, dealing in gas. artificial and natural, electric and hot water plants. They have bought up all of the defunct gas plants in this locality and will socn it is supposed establish new concerns. The mortgage covers the gas lines in this county and city, also al! their other property, including lot number five of the Jacob Freang addition to the city of Decatur. Five thousand SI,OOO bonds bearing four per cent interest and running fifty years have been issued by the company, under date of August 1. 1908, and the mortgage was written in New York October 5, 1908. Daniel Straut et al vs. Chicago & Erie Ry. Co., damages $1,500. rule to answer made absolute in five days. Amos Hirschy vs. Lillie B. Andrews et al. notes, demurrer overruled. Answer filed in one paragraph to complaint and cross complaint by defendant Schug. Rule to answer. Default of Lillie Ji. and Phillip L. Andrews. Answer filed to cross-complaint. Dr. S. K. Christy vs. Benjamin Habegger. admr.. -claim, answer filed in two paragraphs by defendant, rule to reply. Edward L. Arnold et al, drain, commissioners given until October 30th to make and file report. Benajmin Habegger. admr., of Caroline Duer estate vs. John B. Duer, intermedling. demand S7OO, finding and judgment for plaintiff for $627. Judgment for costs against defendant. W. A. Lower admr. cf the C. M. Dailey estate filed inventory number two, and a petition to sell watch at private s.le, also a petition to erect tombs' ne at grave of deceased. G anted, stone not to cost more than SIOO. Real estate transfers:Margaret Betzel to William H. Bradford, lot 229 Geneva, $1,000; John A. Baumga:tner et al to George W. Baumgartner. 100 acres in Blue Creek; International Bldg. Assn, to Gene Stratton Porter pt. lot 147 Geneva. SBOO. c The card party given Wednesday afternoon by the Mesdames W. A. Kuegler. C. V. Connell and F. Crawford at the home cf the former, was a most brilliant affair. The house was beautifully decorated with flowers and ferns. They had prepared twelve small tables in the different rooms and as the guests arrived they were seated at these tables, and when the last table was filled they started to play pedro. Twelve games were played at the end of which it was found that Mrs. J bn Gerard had won the* most games, nine in all and she v .= awarded the first prize. The second prize was won by Mrs. Joe Tonnellier and the third by Mrs. Mary Smith. The booby prize went to Mrs. Peter Gaffer. At ths close cf the card games the tables were cleared ard an elegant three-course luncheon was served. About fifty guests were present The out of town guest w--s Mrs. Emma Smith of St. Paul, Minn. o New York, N. Y.. Oct. 15. IMS. — (Special to n-tty Democrat)—Brv a n's promised announcement of the list of contributors to the Democratic national campaign fund was made tod ly. I came tn the form cf a statement over the signature of National Chairman Mack and Treasurer Herman Ridder and shows that cf The 567.55 received up to and including October Sth, $97,712.33 came in contributions <t one hundred dollars or more and *115,355.22 came in ccntribution of less than SIOO each and $42,509 was left over from the Democratic convention fund subscribed by Denver for receiving the convention. The s; cement also shows that $225,962.88 has been spent and the balance on hand i ■ $22,604.67. A plea is made for SIOO,000 additional to carry on the remainder of the campaign The number of contributors is estimated at fifty thousand and of the whole amount $100,900 came through th eefforts of the newspapers. The statement adds that printing ordered and undelivered expenses of the bureau at Chicago and New York, and traveling expenses ifecessary for the speaking campaign will necessitate the additional SIOO,000 for which the appeal is now node. In Indiana Tom Taggart gave SI,OOO and Abram Simmons, of Bluffton, gave S2OO, these being the only two contributions from individuals in Indiana . of over SIOO.

r Robert Burns Allison died at ten > minutes past the hour of 12 Thursday , night. Peacefully and without a per-j ceptible struggle, he fell asleep as the candle bums itself out. For many r months he had fought eff the inevir table, his splendid constitution, with--1 standing years of disease and though ! his hundreds of friends have for many days realized that recovery was ' al i. possible, the announcement of the end ; caused expressions of sorrow every- . where in this locality, where this . splendid citizen was so well and fav- . orably known. About the bedside durI ing the last hour were gathered every member of the family, including the . devoted and sorrow stricken wife, the two daughters, Mrs. Deam and Mrs. ■ Macke, the only son, R. K. Allison. > and others near and dear. The years • of suffering are over, a successful and ; useful life is ended, but the scenes ; that surround the close of such a life, : were as always, most sad. Mr. Allison has for a third of a century been one of the mest prominent citizens of this section of the state, and during his life has been connected with many ; enterprises of more than the average dimensions. For twenty-five years his (health has been on the decline and only care and a cessation from business worries kept him from completely breaking down. He spent the summers in the north and the winters in the south to escape the changeable seasons of this section. Last winter as usual was spent in Florida, but even there his recuperative power seemed lacking and when he returned here last spring it was noticed that he was not so well as usual. He sought the care of a physician, and after a severe attack of heart and kidney troubles, with sericus and necessarily fatal complications. he recovered sufficiently to make his annual trip to Oden. Mich.. [where he owned a summer home. He I returned from there about the first of September, but scon afterward his condition assumed a serious phase, and for several weeks he has hovered between life and death, recovering (from one sinking spell, only to suffer I another within a few hours. ThursJday a’l day. he was very lew. and fin- ; ally, a few moments after the stroke 'of the midnight hour, he passed into , (the great beyond. j. The deceased was born in Waynes- [ burg. Pa.. June 19. 1833. his age at . I death being seventy-five years, three , months and twenty-eight days. His. , ; father was John Allison, a merchant. . I who died at Brownsville, Pa., in 1839. , At - ■ his de 'h the family moved bgck , to Waynesburg, where they lived until , jIB4S, when they moved to this city. ! where the mother died twenty years later. When Mr. Allison was but ten . y.nrs ohi ho ent ■.■ I a me-cantilo I store a® a clerk and was virtually irtised in the business. In the mean- ; time he attendede subscription schools and the Waynesburg college, and later took a course at the City Commercial college at Pittsburg. After coining to this city he clerked at the J.&P. Crabb ! stere and went to school. Tn 18' (he associated himself with his em- ; plovers and opened a store at Linn Grove. Two years later be purchased his partners' interests and continued as sole proprietor until 1878, when 1 e sold the place to Eugene Morrow. who had managed the store for several I ! years. Mr. Allison having come to th: ; l town again in 1872 and wi:j Jess J Niblick, David Studabaker and J. D. iNuttman opened a private bank. the I Adams County Bank, which finally be-1 (came a state bank and has grown ’oj ibe one of the strongest financial fr ■ I stituHorfs in this part of the state, it] , being now Hie Old Adams County j .bank. Mr. .Allison was the cashier cf this banking louse for a number cf years, and afterwards, became its pres-! j ident. He had the capacity and abil- ( ity to make money, and has accumuI lated a vast amount of this world's ; (goods. Tn TSB3. he retired on acc’unt i ;of his health, but in the meantime be J i has by no means been idle. He has ; been connected with the organization j ,of several of the great banks cf the ' country, and served as a member obj ( the bhanls of directors, his long ex- ■ ‘perience and bis conservative yet n o i igressive ideas being greatly s-ught' I after. He assisted in organizing the .Rankers’ National b of Chieags. t the First National Lank of Marion,. I Indiana. Bank of Berne, Bank of Ge-, neva and others, and he owned at the time of his death a large amount of: this stock. He has been a staunch republican during his life and in his more active days took a quite prom- ■ | inent part in the coutH-lls cf his party. ■ i Aside from his banking Interests. Ma- ■ ’ jor AlHson as he was familiarly known I : owned extensive property interests in : this city and county, as well as elsewhere. and was at the time of death. ’ the wealthiest resident of the county. I He was a thirty-second degree Mason and prominent in Odd Fellow ciieles 1 and until recent years a regular atten- ■ dant at the state meetings. He was married Aug. 18th. 1859, to Miss Catherine Vancb, of Linn Grove, 1 who with three children survive. They are Mrs. Harry Deam, of Blufftcn; Rufus K. Allison, of this city; and Mrs. > Fred G. Macke, of Birmingham. Ala. | Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Jane

Crabb, of this city and four grandchildren. I Mr. Allison had an acquaintance. ' probably larger than that of any other citizen <f Adams county. His lodge associations, his extensive travels to every portion cf this country, his business interest covering a vast area and a wide section of the land, brought him into contact with hundreds of people and his ability to mix with people made him a man who could make and retain friendship. His death, even thcugh at an advanced age, is deeply regretted by all who knew him and by those who loved him. His counsel will be missed and his service in this world will be long remembred. Bv his own request the funeral services were very simple. being held from the home on Adams street at 2:30 o'clock. Sunday afternoon. Rev. Richard Spetnagle. of the First Presbyterian church officiated, and interment was made in the family burial lot at the Decatur cemetery. The pallbearers selected were as follows: Honorary: Dr. H. D. Reascner, president of the First National bank of Marion. Indiana: Charles D. Potter, cashier of the Bank of Geneva; Judge Edward O'Rourke, of Fort Wayne and George W. Pixley, secretary of the Tri-State Loan company of Fort Wayne. Active: Charles S. Niblick, president cf the Old Adam# Count) bank; John S. Bowers, L. C. Waring, D. F. Quinn, Judge R. K. Erwin, cf Fort Wayne; Henry Hite, P. W. Smith, president of the First National bank, and C. A. Neuenschwander, of Berne. After a lingering illness ct several years' duration, another of Adams county's pioneer Sadies, Mrs. Mary Neiderhouser. of Linn Grove, died Wednesday evening. She was the widow of Emanuel Neiderh'user.whose death occurred several years ago and the mother of eleven children, six of whom are living: Homer. Ida. Eisle. Nellie, Essie and Cora. Mrs. Neiderhcuser had been afflicted with a complication of diseases and for several months her condition was extremely alarming, death being expected momentarily for months. The deceased was a member of Evangelical association, was a devout Christian woman. Since childhood she has been a diligent worker in behalf of the Christian cause. She was born December 30, 1840, near Vera Cruz, and was a daughter of Rev. and Christiana Baumgartner. October 25, 1871. she w - as united in marriage to Emanuel Neiderhouser, and later moved to Linn Grove where their home h?d since been. The deceased had many relatives in Blufftnn and was well known in Decatur. The funeral services were held Frida)- afternoon at two c clock ct Linn Grove. Interment in the Greenwood cemetery. o_ H rvey -x, charged with stealing Robert T. DeWald's big automobile from in front cf the Temple theater aMw »» eks ago, entered'a plea of guilty to the charge of grand larceny i <:><■ circuit c:: .♦ Friday and was f.'ntenced to from cne to fourteen ’ ;rs in he reformatory at JeffersonviHe. His ease -,v?s continued a week Hge to give him a chance to fight a i civil case he has in the superior ecurt !>ut that was continued yesterday for !a month and the criminal hearing was 1 called this morning as it had been set I down for trial. Hickox wept all i 'crouch the preceding and said after L enience was* passed that the sconer I he went to Jeffersonville the better it | would suit him. Judge O'Rourke said in passing sentence that be would like to have the privilege of suspending it i but as there are ether charges against ■ the prisoner he would be immediately i arrested agnin and the suspension ! would do no good. Hickox is twenty j ' ears old and has for several years ‘been vovracted with the various gari ayes ca d bicycle esiahlishiu-nts abrut j the city.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. o— I A letter from Gee. Tricker at Jacki son, Ohio, state that on account of I the demurage cn cars in the mining 'district, there is thousands of tons o£ ' coal in the small sizes to be given ; away at once at the cost of loading. I This small coal is generally used for .steam and every farmer this community should lay in a supply f~r years Itr. come as a whole car load can be Itid down at your station at a nominal cost If interested, write, wire ; <:r see Mr. Tricker, who will be at home soon. o D. H. Swaim, who has been bedfast the past week with typhoid fever, is under the constant care cf a nurse. His fever remains unbroken and he is geing through al’ the different stages incident to the disease. His condition remains unchanged as it is likely to be for the coming week and no radical change for better or worse will be noted for at least that length of time. The physician and nurse are hopeful that when the change does come it will be the better, for Mr. Swaim has lived cleanly and hdfe considerable latent strength to fight off the typhoid.—Bluffton News.

The most costly and mysterious ©onflagration which has preyed upon property of St. Marys township for years was that of Wed esbay, which con sumed the home of W. H. Ayres, located one-half mile nerth of Pleas'nt Mills. Mr. Ayres, who but recently purchased the farm from Amos Smith moving from Willshire upon it a fewdays ago. was attending the J. Homer sale and the women folk were a' Decatur when the fire originated. At about 10:30 a. m. neighbors detected flames escaping from the roof cf the house and within fifteen minutes 100 people had gathered to effect salvage. Furniture belonging to Mr. Ayres, his son and bis wife's sister was stored in the house and before very much could be saved, the leaping flames had completely enveloped the structure, making it impossible to rescue goods. Eight hundred quarts of fruit, together with a large amount of apples and potatoes which were in the cellar, were totally destroyed, as was the house and most of the furniture. SBOO insurance was carried on the house, which was estimated to be worth $2,000 but the furniture was not insured for a dollar, making the total loss at least SI,BOO. The origin of the fire is mystifying, all who have hehrd of the affair. The Ayres had started a fire early in the morning for the purpose of getting breakfast but they had closed the stove well land in fact did net leave the house for several hours. o The partition case Jennie A. Christman et al vs. Andrew C. Alexander, from Jay county, set for trial Friday and in which about $12,000 worth of property was involved, was adjusted ; just before the h’ur for trial and the court rendered judgment by agreement, finding that the three plain- ‘ tiffs and defendant are each owners ■ of one-fourth of the property. Sale i ordered at cost cf plaintiffs. In the case Dr. S. K. Christy vs. ■ Benjamin Habegger. admr. of the ■ Caroline Duer estate, claim, a de- ' murer to the second paragraph of ' the complaint was filed. I Herman L. Center vs. Fort Wayne ■ & Springfield Ry. Ce.. damages. $250. ‘demurer overruled. Answer in form ■ (of general denial filed. Interrogator- * ies one to six filed: plaintiff ordered ■'to answer same under oath within ■ ten days. ; | Frederick Gerber, cha god with lar- ■ ceny, was discharged, the case against ’ him being dismissed on motion by the ■; prosecutor. :; — o ' i South Bend, Ind.. Oct. 20—The sev- ‘ enteenth annual state conference of (charities and c-rrectlon closed last ■jevening. Though interest centered in (the address delivered Saturday by Dr. ; George F. Edenharter on the nee is ■j the Central Hospital for the Insane, ■(todays program attracted much atten- ■ ftion. The sessipn in the morning was E ! devoted to the general subject “State ' i Charities.” James D. Reid, warden ’[of the Michigan City pristn, acted as 1 i chairman. The first paper was on •[“Adult Probation,” by Demarchus C. * . Brown, of Indianapolis. Mr. Brown 1 ! went into his subject ip. a thorough ! ' manner. He said in part: “Is it not r ■ true that many men commit -crime ’ through weakness; many ethers f through bad associations, and many 1 (others because they are out of work? r !lt this question be answered in the "! affirmative, then the scientific treatE I ment of criminals now called proba■ition cr reformation is certainly the ''proper method. The old idea was r 1 1: at every man who did wrong, re- * [gardless of conditions, was a criminal, 'land that he should be punished vin--1 idictively. No* other resource was | thought of, except to shut him up in '[prison. And then came the natural ' i result. After he was out, nobody ' ( eared for him. While the prison is a necessity, yet we know that it I shrivels a man. while probation puts fihim on his honor-and attempts at i least to save him. There are some ’(points of danger in the probation law. The plan must be carefully carried 1 out. The offender should not be allowed tc lapse ai:d then not be ‘ brought up sharply.” “The Indiana tillage for Epileptics” was the sub- ( ■ ject discussed by Dr. W. C. Van Nays of Newcastle, “The Work of the Tu- , berculosis Ccinmission” was taken up by J. N. Babcock, of Topeka. After considerable discussion of the general subject of “State Charities,” the morning session came l'£> a close. At the session this afternoon Tames V. ’ Rush, of Evansville, acted as chair- ': man in the discussion of “City Charities, ’■ J. F. McClure, of Anderson, ’(in “Juvenile Charities,” and Pref. 1 (John A. Wood, of Laporte, in “County ’; and Township Charities." After the J various round tables are concluded. Henry Barnhart, cf Rochester, will f speak on “State Charities.” b The funeral of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson was held ' from the home, south of the infirmary this morning at ten o’clock. Burial in the Decatur cemetery.