Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1909 — Page 6

Chicago, HU October 18. WiUte Van Camp, Decatur, Ind.: Papa died thia morning. We win leave Chicago at four o’clock thia afternoon over the Erie. Mre. Van Camp. The above message came at noon an* while not unlooked for. it cast * gloom over the city, not equaled for same time. For three weeks thia well known citizen and business man has battled against disease, at times ap* pearing to gain, then losing ground, and each time becoming weaker. His strength Anally wore out and he answered the call to eternity some time during the morning. For a year past ke has been falling, but he kept up bravely until a month ago, when he was forced to give up his large business. Since then everything known to science has been done for him. His ailment seems to have been a shattertag of the nerves which brought oa paralysis. After ten days' treatment here he was taken to the St Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne, where he was cared for until his physicians gave up and advised sending him to QM/wgo with the jhopes that Dr. Moyer, the greatest of nerve specialists might aid him, but this too „ failed. He was taken to St Elizabeth hospital about ten days ago and was treated there. At first he seemed to yield to the treatment and his friends were happy ta the hope that he might be restored to health, but Saturday came the word that he was toiling and that the great specialist had also abandoned hope. Since then it has been only a matter of waiting for news of the end. Anson Van Camp was*born in Allen county, forty-nine years ago. He was In the strictest •ease a self made man and one of the best citizens for Decatur who ever lived here. He was reared In Allen county and when a young man went with his parents to Michigan. Later he returned to Fort Wayne, where he learned the milling business under Mr. Bass. About twenty years ago . ho came here to do some work on the old Fornax mill for Mr. Bass and that trip led to his forming a partnership, with Mr, Bremerkamp. Later he started the Oak roller mills himself and some years ago he purchased the Bugle foundry which he has since conducted. He was the patentee of several articles which he manufactured, and he employed a number of men. He was interested in other bmrinees ventures and his advice was always good. He was conservative yet progressive and a few years more would have found him at the head of a mammoth concern it is believed. He belonged to many lodges including the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Elks, T. P. A. and was a member of the Evangelical church. He was a Christian gentleman and loved by many. Four years ago he was elected as councilman from the second ward and in that capacity proved valuable to the bity, using the same care as an officer that he did in his own private business. When a young man he was married to Miss Emma Elzey, who, died a number of years ago. Sometime after he married again, a happy union, and Mrs. VanCamp who survives him is deeply sadened with grief. Surviving also are ive children: Charles, Hubert, Paul, Ida and Naomi, two step-daughters, Beatrice and Edwina. The aged mother, Mrs. Malissa Robinson, lives at Vera Cruz. He leaves also Ave brothers, James of Dansville, Mich., George of Jackson, Mich., Joseph ot Anderson, and Betas and Willis of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Mae Snyder of Jackson, Mich,, and Lucy Shults of near Eaton Rapids, Mich. o —. Fred LaDelle and wife and three children are at home after a seven months’ trip over the central and wes. era vaudeville circuit They report it the most delightful as well as the most profitable journey in their many years of travel. They left here last march and opened in Fort Wayne, going from there to Chicago and then on through the west, playing engagements at Seattle, Portland, San Fran, cisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and in fact all the cities of any size in that section. In each place they made good and the trip was such a success that they have been booked for a return engagement next season and are now planning to that end. They are preparing some new stuff that will please the public. They leave here next week for Grand Rapids, and then on for a short trip through Michigan where they are favorites, returning about Christmas for a short rest. After the holidays they will go south for about three months and then return here and start again on the western circuit At the expiration of that trip, according to present plans, they will probably sail for Sidney, Australia and later will play a long engagement in New York City. They are acknowledged as one of the greatest In the country and theii* big act to always a headliner and always gets the business for the theater where they play. Fred has many interesting yarns and the only trouble Is that he doesn’t remain tang enough to foil them. They left Leo Afotaeo

two weeks ago today, stopped a day at Ban Francisco, where they saw the I Taft parade tad then came on to i Denver for three days and were is Chicago for two days. Fred says in the past seven months he has paid out i for traveling expenses over >2,000. ; His excess baggage check from Loa Angeles to this place was ninety dol- ( lain. Thomas Faylor et al vs. David D. Studebaker, set for hearing on mo- ’ tion for new trial on Saturday, 00-1 1 tober 30. John Scheiman was appointed administrator of the Mary Knavel estate’ and filed his bond whjch was approved. Proof of notice and report of sale !of real estate located on Decatur ( street in this city was Aled by James I M. Archbold, admr. of the Mary J. Meitz-Beglln estate. The property' was sold Saturday to Jacob Spangler ' for >750. | W. A. Lower, administrator of the Cassuis M. Dailey estate, Aled his Anal report and was discharged. ■ John 8. Bryan was appointed guar- ’ dian for the Jesi& and Emma Bryan,' and Aled bond. A petition for the sale of real estate was also Aled and granted and William Buckmaster and Arden S. Burley were appointed appraisers. Phillip Baker, guardian for Vena Opal Rinehart, Aled report, which was approved. Frank Imboden et al vs. Sarah R. Imboden et al, partition suit, commissioners report Bled and acknowledged in open court Each commissioner allowed >7.00 to be taxed as costs., The Arbuckle-Ryan Co. vs. David L. Marshand et al, nates and foreclos. ure of mortgage, demand >2,050, set for issues, October 25. Dr. Shoop Medicine Co. vs. Marion B. Stout, suit on account, set for trial October 29th. Real estate transrers: Clement J. Walters to John R. Peoples et al, 40 acres in Root township, commissioner’s deed, >1.00; Maria L. Boerger et al to Conrad Christiana, tract in' Root township, >I.OO, | Henry Smltley, aged 20. a laborer ; of this city and son of John N. Smit- ] ley, and Viola Roop, aged 20, daughter of Samuel Roop, were granted a license to marry Saturday evening. Squire Stone performed the happy ceremony a few minutes after four o’clock at the county clerk’s office. The young couple are quite well known. o The Rev. W. E. McCarthy, formerly pastor of the Portland M. E. circuit, ■ as well as the former husband of Mrs. Isabelle Williams, can no longer stubbornly refuse to submit to the taking of his deposition in his suit against his divorced wife on an anti-nuptial contract, it wiii be recalled that as- , ter the McCarty’s had enjoyed about' one year of more or less happy wedded life, the storm broke in all its fury and Mrs. McCarty sued for and secured a divorce. The Reverend sought to retalliate by Bling suit setting up an anti-nuptial contract .in which he claimed the sum of >3,000 was due him from his ex-wife. Following the Bling of the parson’s complaint for an accounting he was served with summons by the attorneys representing Mrs. Williams to appear at the office of Attorney E. E. McGriff and submit to an examination touching on the facts Involved in the suit, but acting, it is said, cm the ad- ; vice of his attorneys, he failed to appear at the appointed time and was again summoned for a later date and in accordance with his action concerning the former summons he again refused to be examined. The case was called for issues in the circuit court Saturday forenoon and the Arst i step taken by the defendant’s attorneys, Eichhorn & Vaughn, of Bluffton, i and E. E. McrGiff of this city, was the > filing of a motion based on the faftl ure of the plaintiff to appear for ext amination at the attorney’s office, i asking an order striking out the i pleadings of the plaintiff. This was > overruled by Judge LaFollette, Who • immediately ordered Rev. McCarty to r appear before Carl C. Russell, a noi tary public at the office of Attorney i McGriff at ten o’clock Tuesday, October 26, and be examined on all matf ters set up and alleged in his com- • plaint The present whereabouts of • the veteran minister are unknown to r most Portland people.—Portland Sun. —o ■ - t In her testimony given in a divorce i suit against Henry Schlegel, his wife Sadie Schlegel, said in the circuit court Saturday that he had beer drank for forty years and that th* pqUee at Decatur arrested birr "dcsoM of ttaeo” thee quit because

r it kept them toe busy* She modified /.IM* statement on cross-examination > and said that Mr husband eesamenced i drinking when he was a bey < ninei teen and that he courted her about a year before their marriage, which . took place twenty-five years ago and i that he had been drunk most of the time since. When she was asked about how often he got drunk she said about once a month and that 'his sprees usually continued thirty days. The wife Is working in Fort Wayne and supporting their two children and he is still in Decatur, where he can get drunk as often as he wants to because the authorities have given him up as hopeless and he is now immune from arrest Some additional testimony is needed and when her legal residence is proven Judge O’Rourke will give her a divorce;— Fort Wayne Sentinel. — I. ■■ ■■(>■«! .it...., Indiana politicians of all parties are very much interested in the federal census of population that is to be taken next year, because a redistricting of the state for congressional purposes is certain to follow the census, and in all probability Indiana will gain one congressman, at least, although that depends upon the extent to which congress increases the ratio of representation. The situation has in it much to interest the politicians and the Indiana members of congress, whose hopes are centered in a continuance of official life, are especially concerned, as no one of them can bank with certainty on the shape in which his political fences will be left after the rearrangement of the congressional boundaries required by the shifting of population during the decennial period. It is as yet an open question as to whether the legislature to be elected next year will be called upon to enact a congressional apportionment law. It Is not likely, however, that the reapportionment of theatate will take place prior to the legislature of 1913, unless a special session should be called, for the reason that the census bureau moves slowly and it will hardly be possible for congress to secure the tabulated returns and fix a new ratio of representation before the Indiana legislature meets In the 'spring of 1911. Still, the possibility that the reapportionment might be made late in the session of the general assembly of 1911 will keep the politicians ion the qul vive and it will bean issue |of considerable magnitude la the elections of next year, as it is impor- ’ tant from a political standpoint whether the legislature that is to do this work is Republican or Democratic. The subdivision of Indiana into thirteen congressional districts harks back to 1879, and the apportionment has remained immovable ever since, notwithstanding the marked and con. tinuous Increase in population. The reason of this is that after every,pteen- , sub congress has Increased the ratio 'of representation just enough to hold the state’s number of representatives at thirteen. Some persons call it “unlucky thirteen,” for it has not been possible for either party to hold a majority of the delegation for a great length of time continuously. , For example, Indiana had a solid Re-. ' publican delegation in 1894. At the present time there are only two Republicans on the delegation—Judge Barnard of the sixth and Judge Crumpacker of the tenth. Neither party has had a “cinch” on a majority of the districts and some of the livliest skirmishing that ever took place before the legislature has been over this question of congressional apportionment and the efforts of parties and individuals to secure advantages from a rearrangement of congressional boundary lines. O '■ m..-.,.....—« The bicycle thief is again buta* Saturday evening Leo Radamacher left his Rambler, thirty inch wheel in front of the Myers-Dailey store returning in less than five minutes to find It appropriated by some one else, at least It was gone. Not a thing has been heard from the missing wheel since and the fellow made a clean get away. This is the second wheel that, the Radamcher*s have lost in this way in the past few months, and we imagine that it may appear to them as getting a little stale. It is a hard proposition to trace a bicycle thief and the hopes are slim of getting the stolen property back to the rightful owner. It is a shame that there is not a better way of detecting this sort of thievery. The officers have been active but it is such an easy matter to appropriate a wheel and hike out to no one knows where, leaving no trace or clue behind, making it impossible to find either the thief or the stolen property. If any one knows of a good thirty inch Ranu bier wheel that is looking for ar owner, they will confer a favor by ■notifying Leo Radamacher. MIGHT HAVE BEEN FATAL teerge Nutter Came Neer Being Mwefi Wi ' George Hotter, agSUH, fctav.of U.

- . l WT .VW WtfWIIW • Ji™ m l D. Nutter, was dangerously near the i of dA&th nnd I Sr* uvmwl ' l but for the fact that be managed to * somewhat regain control of himself ; after starting to fall he Would probi ably have been sawed tn two whfle I at work on the R»v. C. W. Shoemaker * farm, south of this city. The young man with several other men, was at > ■ work on the farm bussing .wood? . Nutter was on the end of the poles r next to the saw and when he went ;' up with one of the poles his glove caught in the end as he tried to let > loose of it, causing the young man i to lose his balance. As a result of i the accident the boy fell Into the saw, receiving a bad gash on his right I arm near his shoulder and getting * the tips of his forefinger and his i thumb cut off. He was taken to Dr. Shoemaker’s office at Poneto.—Bluffton Banner. —o—i FURTHER TIME FINAL REPORT Ossian Live Stock Association Paying Many Claims. A report was made this morning by the. Union Savings & Trust Company as receiver for the Ossian Mutual Live Stock Insurance Association, and further time was asked and granted for final report and settlement, because the receiver has been unable to collect all assessments yet due. The company reported the payment since last report of claims amounting to >350, as follows: 0, F. Hartley, >112.50; Wbrthy C. Williams, >35.50; R. C. Patterson, >150; and W. M Lehman, >SO. There had previously been paid claims of >8,767.53, making total claims paid by the company >9,117.53.—81ufft0n News. o , Geneva, Ind., Oct 18.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Mrs. William Rupert, living three miles south of this place awoke at about five o’clock Friday morning to find her little three month old son d«<* es her arm. The child was being raised by bottle and At one o’clock the mother had been up and warmed the milk as usual and fed the babe. At five o’clock Mr. Rupert arose and this awakened the mother, who, glancing at her child, was horrified to find it dead. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, of Cey. lon, have received a four months* cld baby girl from the orphans’ home at Indianapolis. They will raise the child as their own, having no children and the babe is assured of a good comfortable and happy home. The young people of this place gave a ballot the Masonic hall Friday evening. It was a well attended affair and those present enjoyed it thoroughly. Quite a number were present from out of the city. — /’ Geneva housewives and others are happy over the announcement that we are again to have natural gas for fuel and lights. A field located three miles northeast of here and which is producing a large quantity of gas, will be utilized. It has already been piped here and many are making con. tracts which are similar to those in effect here two years ago. The new line is owned by Billy Heater and there seems to be plenty of gas at least soy cooking purposes and that helps considerable. The first number of the Geneva lecture course will be given at the M. E. church on Tuesday evening, October 26. It has been arranged to give all these entertainments at that place and those who reserve seats may do so for the entire course. The seat sale is on now at the Deltch drag store. The first attraction te the F'lsher-Schipp Concert company. The .Wabash .township ..Sunday school convention was held here yesterday and was a great affair. The first meeting was held at the United Brethren church at two o’clock p. m. The Pleasant Valley Sunday school rendered a song. Miss Hazel Brown gave a delightful reading and Miss Julia Wegmiller rendered a solo. A general discussion of plans to aid the Sunday school work followed after which a song was given by the Apple Grove Sunday school. Miss Virginia Pyle favored the audience with a reading and then came the closing gong and then the benediction by Rev. Graves. The last session was held at the M. E. church at 7:80 p. m. and that edifice was crowded. After an appropriate song Rev. Waldo of the U. B. church gave the scripture reading. The North Point Bunday school then gave a song, Miss Goldie Fink gave a reading and Miss Vivian Hale rendered a solo. Mr. Beery jave an interesting talk on the new movement for securing better attendance at Sunday school and then came the climax of the day’s entertainment, a song by the Mennonlte choir from Berne composed of fifteen male enfoes and It was greaL They were entered several times and responded. va Ld A dttßrWC « yvXlliy »waua rforß v

Waldo. J A motor par obtained from the ’ t Clover Leaf Is being operated today ‘ on the west end ot the interurban 'between here and Bluffton, that part of the road being complete. The car 1 worked dandy It is said —■■■' 1 MISS ADOIE SMITH MARRIED Daughter of Late Banker at Hartford City Weds Fort Wayne Man. The wedding of Miss Addie Smith, ’ of Hartford City, and Mr* Stephen Trentman was an extremely quiet event of today. Because of the recent death of the bride’s father only immediate relatives of the two families were present at the ceremony, which took place at the home of the bride’s mother at 8:45 this morning. Imtne--1 diately after tile ceremony the bride and grooom with Mr. A. B. Trentman and Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Bruggeman returned to Fort Wayne, where a wedding breakfast was served at the home of Mr. Trentman on Washington boulevard west 1 The guests at the breakfast were Mrs. Charles Muhler, sr., Mrs. Helen Fleming and Dr. and Mrs. Gruggeman. Mbr. and Mrs. Trentman left' on the Manhattan limited this afternoon for an eastern trip and will be at home at 531 Wash’ngton boulevard west on their reWayne Sentinel —o- — — The Holle-Rucklos wedding Sunday was one of the meat pleasant social events that has occurred in the county for a long time. The Blakey. church was packed to the doors when the wedding party arrived and took their places before the altar. The bride was handsomely gowned In cream white batiste and carried a shower bouquet the tnald of monor, Miss Tillie Helle wore blue silk, ane Miss Della Schamerioh as bridesmaid was gowned in pink and both she and Miss Hoile Carried a handsome bouquet of carnations. The groom and Otto Hone the best man, wore the conventional black, thus completing and making a very distinguished appearance for the wedding party. Rev. Halle of Schumm, Ohio, brother of the bride, performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. Bauer the pastor, and ft was a very beautiful ceremony and impressive as welt After the ceremony the wedding guesta were entertained at thd’home of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. William Hoile, and a delightful time was enjoyed by the two hundred and more guests. The presents were many and they were as beautiful as they were plenty, showing in a small degree the friendship that existed for the bride and groom. The newly weds will soon leave for Omaha, Nebraska, where Mr. Rucklos is engaged in business. . —; o-— ——— ’ Mrs. Ellen J. Peopled died at eight o’clock Bunday evening, death coming after an illness of some length. Just a year ago to the day her husband, Robprt Peoples died, and since then the deceased has made her home with her only daughter, Mrs. George Ohler of Union township. She was among the best known women In the northern part of the county, and had many friends, she being lovable, kindhearted and charitable And always much interested in the welfare of humankind. Ellen J. Christy was born in Pennsylvania April 13, 1842, and while quite young came with her parents to Adams county. She was married to Robert Peop’ee In 1863,they living in Root township, where the large Peoples farm Is still owned by the family, and where, too, she and her husband lived for many yeap, and enjoyed the confidence and the respect of every one. The deceased to a sister of Dr. Christy of Willshire. The funera* took place on Wednesday, leaving the house at twelve o’clock, services being held in the Union Chapel church and to be Jn charge of Rev. Imler. Interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Her age Is sixty-seven years, four months and thirteen days. — „ 10 -. .. i Ora Mygrant, who was so badly injured in a street car accident at Chicago a week ago, mention of which was made in this paper, has been brought to the home of his parents, Rey. and Mrs. W. H. Mygrant at Van Wert, where it is hoped he can be nursed back to health, though he was badly crushed and is in a very serious condition. F&r some time he has been employed as a street car conductor In Chicago and in the rush was In some manner thrown from his car and one of the trucks passed over his body. His right side is badly crushed and the right leg and arm mashed. , His father was notified of the accident and went to the city, bringing the injured young num home. te bei lieved he will recover though he will be laid up for some tiitie *«< It to feared kto arm will for i life The family formerly ttswd h«*

I tete*ho^Mto W Miw 411100 *** this week, but who will now postpone the trip. o - Ata foe ABen’t Foot-Ease. A powder for swollen, tired, tat, smarting feet Sample sent Free. ***• Sanitary Osra-Pad. a now invention. Addrosa, Alisa 8. Olmsted. Le Rto N. T. —♦ ' — David Bunn, of Akron, Ohio, te In the city tiie guest of his sister, Mrs. C. J. Weaver. Mr. Bunn is doing well at that place. He owns a fine farm and a lake near the city and hundreds of people fished and camped at the lake till it has become quite a summer resort This news will prove in. toresting to Mr. Bunn's friends in this section, of whom he has many, having been raised near Ossian. Before coming here Mr. Bunn visited at that place. He to planning a family reunion to be held at Akron next fan. o •— .. To Mothers In this Town. Children who are delicate, feverish, and cross will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomata, act on the liver, making a sickly child strong and healthy. A certain . cure for worms. Bold by all druggists, 25c. Sample Free. Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. T. II »! », .11 11l I an A masquerade party was given on Mrs. Harry Kooken Monday night in honor of her birthday. The time was spent in a pleasant social way with a taffy pulling and oyster supper. Mrs. Kooken was presented with a beauti. ful hand painted plate. Those present were Mm John Ray, Mrs. Mary Ahr, Mre. C. T. Rainier, Mrs. Bate Ray, Mrs. Howard Bhackley, Mr. and Mrs. WiMlam Bheeler, Mrs. Robert Poling, MBs. Agnes Andrews, Miss Ines Ray, Miss Hasel Beatty, Miss. Inez Coverdate. Miss Nora Ahr. ■ ■ ■ ■ w —— Every WtaM WW BA Interested. There aaa recently been discovered an aromatie. ptaaaant kerb cure for woman’s AM taßod Mett* Gray’s Autreltaa-Leaf. It to the only esrtaln reguteter. (teres Cmmlo wntanoMon and KUbsey. Bladder and Urinary treublen At all DregO' — , Because her hugband got drunk twenty-five years ago, Sadie Schlagel was granted a decree of divorce frort Heinrich Schalgel. Both the parting are from Decatur. Witnesses testified that Heinrich had got drunk about a quarter of a century ago, but the judge noticed a little shortcoming in Heinrich’s behavior and granted the decree. Heinrich forgot to sober up before coming into court— Columbia City Post ——o— Many Children are Sickly Mother Gray** Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, > nurse In Chfidren’s Home, New York, break up Colds in 24 hours, cure Fev|ertohness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms. At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y., Tom Flynn and family returned Sunday from Andover, N. Y, where Be and Robert Souder, of this city, have several oil leases. Ms. Souder will be back sometime this Week. Both men ’ are more than pleased with the prospects which they have in the east Four wells are now going full blast— . Bluffton Banner. The city bowling team will go to Decatur one evening this week to meet the testa in that city- The will make several trips to surrotafiing cities within the next few wpeks and they expect to hang several scalps to their belts. The team is stronger this year’ than ever before.—Bluffton Banner. Theodore Kennedy, the aged veteran, who has very many friends in the city, lies in a very low condition at his home on Market street. Mr. Kennedy has been sick most of the time for the past year and his Illness now is very severe. His friends are much worried aa it is feared that in his weakened condition, new complications may arise, which he would not be able to withstand. „ —-<>■ " la a Finch,use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE A powder to shake into your shoes. It cures hot, tired, aching, swoUen. sweating feet and makes walking easy. Takes the sting out of corns and bunions. All druggists 25 cts. Don’t accept any substitute. - _— —o — - '*■ Fifty Years’ Experience. Mre. W. W. Ralston. Hopkinsville, Ky., says: *T have been retetag nhtekens for fifty years and Bewben Poultry Cure to the most satisfactory rossedy I ***** citators asd gapes. I wMM Bta Vs