Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1909 — Page 5

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I A BERNE WEDDING. <■ ' T - f ’ Ipnry Lelchty Wede Mrs. John I ■ 'Mettler. ■ Tonight at the home of their paa|jt, Rev. J. W. Kliewer, Henry Liechty | 11 marry widow. Mrs. John Mettler. | hr. Liechty Is a son of Emanuel | echty, whose farm lies adjoining Iwn on the west. The aged Mr. ■ lehcty Intends to hold a public sale II the near future and Henry will 11 en farm the old home place. Mrs. | ettler was Miss Selina Liechty beI re her first marriage. Both are reI >ected people of the community and 1 embers of the Mennonite church and ■ ive the good wishes of their friends 1 r a long and happy married life.— I erne Witness. I 1>; " 0 ' ■ The Meibers-Kintz horse case has ■ hen a regular court combat, neither ■lde losing sight of any of the fine ■ pints known to the practice in the I rnrts. The defense began their tesI irony this morning completing the I tme at noon. The arguments began I : 1:30, an hour on a side being alI <wed and the case will go to the lliry about-four o’clock. I George D. Braun has been appointed I xecutor of the estate of John Braun, I eceased, and has filed a bond In the I urn of 12,000. I The last will and testament of John I Iraun, deceased, was admitted to proI ate. All real and personal property I j given the surviving widow, Margaret I naun, and should she desire to dlsI ose of real estate, she may do it, by taking one-third of the proceeds ■ hereof, the remaining two-thirds to ■lie divided between the five children, Ipeorge, Mary, Peter, John -P. and ■Maggie Braun. The will nominates Ilfeorge D. Braun as executor. I y . —■—• II E. Burt Lenhart, guardian of Anllrew Meyer, a person of unsound I nlnd, has sold the life estate In forty licres, the consideration being >B9O. I The sale was approved by the,, court. I Thia la An Eaay Teat. I Sprinkle Allen’s Foot-Ease In one I shoe and hot In the other, and notice I Jie difference. Just the thing to use I when or overshoes become necessary, and your shoes seem to >lnch. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don’t accept any substitute. The newly remodeled home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Peters In the north part of the city will be ready for occupancy In the near future. _ o L. H. Waters, of Vdn Wert county, went to Bluffton today to visit with relatives. A spring tonic tha tmakes rich, red blood. Brings strength, health and happiness to the whole family. Nothing equals Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a Spring regulator. 35 cents. SMITH, YAGER & FALK ——o I . Several Adams county young* men will play professional base ball this summer, and do doubt they will be heard from in this capacity. P . o »■: first dose cures. I- .. _ Hughes fcoe.', Muir, Ky., say: “Our hogs were Aidk Artth cholera and We lost sit hea*>hjH*» we begun using BourWn Hos cuoler. Rraedy. ThU to die after giving them the Iretdose.’’ Sold by HrJk rt itfSWW.JJRM: tur, S

SOCIAL COLUMN Mrs. Edward Shoemaker to Be Hostess to the C. W. B .M. Society THE HOLY GBAIL Mrs. O. L. Vance Entertained the Historical Society -—Other Notes The Historical Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. 0. L. Vance on Second street Tuesday evening. A delicious luncheon was served to the guests by the hostess. The paper was read by Mrs. Congleton on “Paul’s Letter to the Church at Colosse.” It was unusually Interesting The Holy Grail and Knights of King Arthur met at the Methodist church last night, and one of their most please ant times was enjoyed. The motion for adjournment was . mpAe three times. They are an order of Interested and intelUgent bore. A lively scene was presented when the chairman called the house to'order. Business of importance was transacted. The presence of Harold Wilcox, of St. Louis, Mich., will occasion pleasure for the boys at the next meeting, the coming Tuesday. A banquet will be served to honor the former member and the out-going chairman of the senate, Will Conrad. President Ben Beavers will appoint a new chairman to serve out the vice president’s unexplred time. The Rebekahs held an interesting meeting Tuesday evening, and on next Tuesday evening two candidates will be shown through the mysteries of the degree, and every member of the staff is requested to be present. The C. W .B. M. of the Christian church will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. . ' ... - p Edward Shoemaker on north Fifth street. Topic: “The Young People’s Work: An Investment: Does It Bring Results.’’ Hymn. Prayer. Bible lesson: 1 Chron. 29:19 and 22; 11*13. Leader, Mrs. Hurst. Reading: “When Is it Wise to Direct the Child Toward Ideals Held for It?” Mrs. Stevens. Reading: “The Work of the Year,” Mrs. Fisher. Reading: “United Mission Study for March,” Mrs. Jacob Eady. “Report of Young People's Work of 1908,” Mrs. M. E. Artmkn. “Mrs. Rayburn’s Inevitable,” Mrs. Fleming Business. Benediction. The Red Men will have a celebration meeting at their hall over the Interurban tonight Seven candidates will be intlated into the lodge, a few more added to the rapidly growing order. The members will feast at a banquet tonight More men have signified that they would like to join. They will be taken In at the next meeting, when they will enjoy fraternal Inter*est and benefits. <> , The Sewing Club will be entertained ; by Miss Ludle Smith at her home, i porner JeffeMfi and First street*, h aw MMtSHirsday afternoon at the home

r " —. < j conducted. *The German Reformed church will observe Lenten services at 7:30 this evening at their church. A large coir- • gregatlon will be present to observe these saerfed services. The Shakespeare Club is being entertained by Mrs. Trout this afternoon at her home on Mercer avenue. A paper on the history of several Mex- ’ lean cities will be ready by the hostess. . The Ben Hurs will give an excellent entertainment at their hall Friday night. Everybody Is Invited to attend. Every woman of the United Brethren church Is urged to be present at the meeting of the Aid Society at the I home of Mrs. J. D. Wlsehaupt, Thurs--1 day afternoon. L. 1 ■■ ■- > The Conrad family left for their future home at Cincinnati, the son 1 William will follow In a few days, - Where he will pursue advanced studies In college. > A company of Presbyterian ladies i and their friends are celebrating the . birthday of Mrs. Gunsett Sr., at the J home of her son, Henry, southeast of L ' •' * V- » fjrt’T- • . i, .4 , .town. z . The members of the Epworth League ’ will give “The Old Maids Convention” . at the church on the twenty-sixth of March. The chairman of the league will call the assembly to order. Some f of the spinsters who will attend will be good types of old maids. Bonnets s and curls will be in sight everywhere. , Attend the deliberations of the body . on the twenty-sixth, and you will be , surprised to see how the old maids ( are changed to be youthful during the L meeting, leaving the Impression at the close that an Object had been accomplished for the good °f humanity, as in other conventions. * The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical t' '■ - • .A* ' j church met at the home of Mr. and t Mrs. J. A. Smith last evening, In their , regular monthly business meeting. At 7:30 the president, Mrts. Eugene Runyon, called the services to order. The i devotional services were charge of l Rev. D. O. Wise. After the business matters were transacted the program was gjven, copsisting of a recitation 1 by Cleo Roop, male quartette, compos- ‘ ed of Messrs. Rev. D. O. Wise, S. C. 5 Cramer, Fred Avery and Troby Cra- * mer. A guessing contest, consisting ' of advertisements conducted by Ver- ‘ hia Smith, Cleo Roop winning first prize, Ethel and Ida Fuhrman second ; prizes. Light refreshments wens served to about fifty-five guests, after ’ which the alllancers adjourned, each ‘ one testifying to a most delightful social evening . 'O' .'T'" ’ GOTTfiCALK HAB‘ARRIVED HOME Came Home Yesterday Following the 1 Adjournment of the Legislature. 1 Berne, Indiana, March 10.—(Special b to the Dally Democrat)—Representatlve Gottschalk came home from Int dianapolis last evening, and Is today 1 being congratulated by all his friends f and acquaintances over the splendid ;, record made during the legislative *• session. His vote was recorded for all the good legislation that was proposed and he was against all the jobs 1 that were presented. Every one >tn Berne and surrounding country is i more than pleased with his record. The camp'M. W. A. wttl hold a meet- ! ;W tonight at their hall at which -time e they *lll transact important buMnoss.

THE CONFERENCE . ’’fl y. -<■■■' North Indiana Conference to Be Held in Near Future AT dREENFIELD Dr. Wilcox Will Deliver the Annual Missionary Address The 1909 session of North Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held at Greenfield, Indiana, beginning the thirty-first day of this month and continuing one week, and business will be transacted during that time which will greatly interest the members of the local congregation. Although the program in its entirety has not as yet been Ht Is known that Dr. C. B. Wilcog* sfi this city will deliver the annuaFmtreionsry address to the assemblage of-clergymen, this being an honor bestowed upon the able minister which edmes consequence of his rare ability and diligency vin the missionary field. Among other important matters which will occupy the attention of the body will be the work of enlarging the districts in the Northern Indiana conference so that the numbefr ot districts will be reduced from six to five. In the event that this is accomplished, and good authority is ; that it will be, this district will be enlarged along with the others and there will be one less presiding elder. Also at this session a successor will be chosen for Dr. Wilcox, who has tendered his resignation from the active pastorate and who will devote his time to journalism and the lecture platform. As yet no possible candidates for the local pulpit have been mentioned and no one is able to predict who will be given the local charge. The body will probably encounter difficulty in selecting . one who can fill the place of Dr. Wilcox. Immediately after the close of conference Dr. Wilcox will return to this city and prepare his goods for shipment to St Louis, where he possesses a newspaper plant Decatur is loath tq lose the able minister, but the best wishes of his every acquaintance will go with him to his new ptace of abode. ? — Blackford county will vote in a local option election Tuesday, April 6, the same day as Cifes county. The board of commissioners met following the session of the county council and fixed that date without any dissenting vote of Its members.—Hartford City News. The Laporte lodge of Eagles, at the suggestion of Frank E. Herring, president of the order democratic candidate for the nomination of lieutenant governor at the last election, has started a subscription to assist the Rev. A. H. Hackleman, of Monpelier, in paying for the new Baptist church building In that city.—Bluffton News. Two suits brought by the receiver the Ossian Live Stock Insurance company against policyholders for tkelr assessments, have been dismissed in the Decatur courts, the defendint paying the full amounts and the of The receiver has ■won all of the suits which have been filed up to date.—Bluffton Banner.

- a-;. II ■ I » ■ The President Comes to His Aid and Will Save Him TO BE MILLER V ' jt£ ». > f.. ’,• '■ / • 1 He Will Be Appointed to .Succeed J. B. ; Kealing Washington, March 10. —Ever since Taft has come to the aid of Speaker Cannon, whose domination of the house of representatives is threatened by The president stands for the re-election of Cannon as speaker and also for the maintenance of the system of doing business in the house, although he would like to see some modifications in the rules adopted. By getting behind Cannon the probably has saved Uncle Joe’s official scalp, but even with the president’s support of the existing order of things in the house it is still a question whether the coalition of Democrats and insurgents will not be strong enough to deprive the speaker of his pdwer by taking from him the privilege of appointing the standing committees, including the committee on rules. There was great rejoicing among Cannon friends when President Taft put the machinery of the presidential office in motion to extricate Uncle Joe from the hole where the insurgents had hoped to bottle him up for. good. Washington, March 10.—Senator Beveridge called on President Taft in regard to the district atorneyship at Indianapolis, and in a brief Interview the president authorized the statement that Charles W. Miller would be appointed. His name probably will be sent to the senate soon after the special session convenes next week. Earlier in the afternoon representatives from Indiana called on the president and indorsed James E. Watson for the district attorneyship. Mr. Taft told them that he would be governed by Senator Beveridge’s wishes. According to current rumor, the president will offer an important post to former Representative Watson. Senator Beveridge is heartily in accord with this program and will indorse Mr. Watson for any place the president selects for him. In announcing Mr. Miller’s appointment Mr. Beveridge said that no other vacancies of any importance in state or federal offices now occupied by Indlanians will fall due until next /ear. PALACE TEAM WON Berling’s Five Loses Game by Close Marfl *■ gin RETAIN FIRST PLACE Berling Won Two Out of Three But Was Short on Pins STANDING. Won. Lost Pct. Berling’s Five 16 8 .666 Postoffice Elks 5 7 .419 Palace 8 13 .380 In a gairie which was interesting from start to finish the Palace bowling team won from Berling’s team last night by a total of thirty-five pins in three games. Notwithstanding the fact that the Berling team won two out of three games. The score: Palace— Coverdale ....176 133 138 Zander *....153 209 157 Archbold .....7....126 175 171 Lankenau ...199 195 186 Staler 147 137 148 Total .....801 849 800 Berling’s FiveSmith 158 156 170 Mutchler 133 152 154 Lachot r.,.148 152 143 Shafer 184 167 193 Peterson ...........196 167 147 Total 819 789 807 o ———• Mrs. R. R- Schneider of Fort Wayne, has come to the city for a visit with friends and' relatives. She will remain here for several days. Mr*>F!prepce DeVflblss went qorth on the Interurban' this morning to visit with friends. .

I the Dailv Democrat)—The solons peclaily the Democrats, won a good fight last night tn having the sinking fund levy reduced from three cents to one and one-half cents on each one ' | hundred dollars valatition. The reduced levy means a saving to the taxpayers of the state of five hundred thousand dollars. That is not half bad. Indianapolis, March 9.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—ln the njlxup last night and in order to get the reduction of the appropriations reduced the Democrats finally consented to allow the Republicans to name the custodian of the state house. Governor Marshall, did not consent to this arrangement, and today he has asked the secretary and the auditor of state, who are the commission under the arrangement, to consent and join him in asking any good lawyer who might be selected, to decide whether the commission has the right to name this state house official, or whether that right belonged to the governor. The governor is very much adverse to having his rights trampled upon, as the following message sent to the legislature last night indicates: “I intend to appoint a man custodian and he will be big enough to take possession of the job; and we will have a platoon of the national guard here with him to see that he gets the job. If it is necessary. We shall see whether the governor shall not make the appointments the law says he shall make.” I Indianapolis, March 9. —(Special to * the Dally Democrat)—The governor did what all his close friends knew he would do, and that was to appoint Hon. Bert S. New, of North Vernon, as the governor’s confidential clerk, provision being made In the appropriation bill for this new officer. The ttle of the office was changed from the governor's counsel to clerk, because the Republican members were afraid that it would be a slap at the ability ' of the attorney general, to have a governor’s counsel. The appointee is one of the best lawyers In the state, and will grace the place to which he , has been named. George E. Paille, Adams counity Amishman, who gained widespread attention recently by filing suit against his father-in-law, and twelve other members of the Amish churth, charging them with the alenlation of the affections of his wife, has ( left his home near Berne and his . whereabouts are unknown, according I to the story told by Harvey Lawson, , one of the witnesses who was called . to testify in the trial of the case which - . was held in the circuit court here on . change of venue from Adamscounty. ■ Lawson was in this city Saturday to [ collect the amount of money due him as a witness in the trial and informed I G. Bishop, deputy county clerk, that a few days ago Paille had called I at the bank in Berne and got the check cashed, which he had received as judgment in the suit, and leaving the town, had not been heard from since. The report of his disappear- ! ance x has caused many residents here to surmise that he has returned to his boyhood habits and has resumed the role of a wanderer because of the fact that he could not longer remain in hie own home with his wife and child when Mrs. Paille refused to live 1 with him in the true sense of a wife. Before his marriage to Katty Swartz, . Paille had spent a large part of his time in tramping about over the country, according to his own admissions, while the trial was in progress here, and his permanent location in the Amish settlement in Adams county was due to the fact that while homeless and hungry he had applied , at the 1 * home of Joseph Swartz for . food and shelter and being given that ( which he sought and later becoming ( impressed with the manner practiced in the everyday life of the followers : of that peculiar religious sect, he decided to remain and was furnished t employment, eventually uniting with the Amish church and marrying the daughter of one of the church Ciders. ’ —Portland Sun. FRED LaDUKE MAY GO FREE I He Is the Prosecuting Witness In the Baker Murder Trial. , Huntington, Ind.. March 8. —One of . the most startling developments of ) the Baker trial was the admission by the state that Fred LaDuke, who * made the concession implicating Milj lei, Stout and Baker in the killing of j Marshal Croy at Woodburn, is now in I position to claim his freedom. In the opinion of Judge R. K Erwin, the f state will be forced to let him go. Two (terms of the Allen circuit court 1 have] passed since LaDuke’s induct- - ment, and he has not been arraigned or asked to plead, and under the stsk--1 utes he cannot be tried tor tha crime r it ill > will demand Me reiemw. . ? gear..ago.' - -A