Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1909 — Page 3

■ menL on Fourth street, In thia city. I | wa. fatally Injured early thia mornfl tag, when he was stabbed with a pair | of scissors in the hands of an old I tramp. tailor, named M. F. Price. I Keiper and a pal named Jajoice Allen I were drinking heavily all day yes- ■ terday and last night and early this ■ morning went to the Pennsylvania fl depbt, to take the 2:40 train to Fort ■ Wayne. Arriving there they found fehe train fifteen minutes late and the I only person about the station was the I old tailor. They began jollying him l and threatening and followed him ■ into the street. He was badly I frightened and believing so he says, I that the men were going to rob him, I he went to hie kit and took out a I pair of large scissors such as are I used by tailors. When Keiper apI proached him again, he stabbed him I With the scissors, the points entering I the right side, just above the groin ■ and inflicting a terrible wound, three I Inches wide, puncturing one intestine 9 on the right side and two on the left. I Keiper staggered away, while the old boarded the train and proceeded H to Fort Wayne. Allen fearing that >1 his partner was badly hurt began a I search for him and a half hour later I found Keiper in his room over his, H flace of business. He was lying onj I the bed, partially disrobed and hold-| ■ Inga double handful of intestlnesf I which had .worked out through the I terrible incision. It was two hours ■ before medical aid could be obtained I and it Is doubtful if his life could I have been saved anyway. As It Is he I has not the least chance to live and I his death Is expected at any moment. I Price was arrested at Fort Wayne this I morning giving himself up as soon j ■ " O *' "■■■* . . I as he heard he was wanted and reI turned without requisition papers, claims to have acted in self defense and his story Is generally beI lleved here. He was given a temper- | ary hearing and his bond fixed at ' I $5,000. Having no friends here he I was sent to jail to await further pro|«eedure. V 4 I Keiper, the injured man, is a nephI ew of Mrs. Frank Schumacher of this I city and is well known here, haring I visited here a number of times. Price, I the old man who did the act, Is also I known here, having worked in this I city at different times. Keiper ie I' about thirty years of age and Price Is ■ . about sljty. L ■ ■ I Peter Meyer, aged 78 years, died at l his home a short distance south of I Vera Cruz shortly after 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Death was due . to heart trouble and dropsy with which I- he had suffered for some time. His ( I condition hah not been considered I serious until the last few days When j I on account of his advanced years his I Complete recovery was pronounced as: I doubtful by the physicians In attend-j I ance. Mr. Meyer was one Os the pion-, I eer citizens of Wells county and was I well known, to nearly every resident’ I of any length ot time. For several I years he has resided on a farm about 4 one half mile south of Vera Cruz, [ Which he purchased a number of years I' ago. A few months ago he disposed I of a part of this land to the milk con- | denslng company, formed of Berne /‘men. Haring reached a ripe oldtage I and being In poor health Mr. Meyer had started advertising for a farm /sale with the intentton of selling off khto farming implements and retiring. ' The sale was to have been held next 4 Tuesday. The deceased was a native' L of Switzerland coming to this country with his parents, Peter and Margaret Meyer when a small boy. The /. family settled In Starke county, Ohio, j where they resided about one year. | and whence they moved to Wells county. The father died at the home r of bls son fa the seventies, Peter Meyer worked with his father until he was twenty-one years of age, then taking up the carpenter trade. After completing the learning ot this work 4 he moved to Vera Cruz, where he married Miss Mary Sauers. To this ; union was'bom one child, the child and mother both dying In a few years later. In 1880 Mr. Meyer was wedded to Miss Elizabeth Mosure and to them were horn eight children: Albert, Jonas, Mrs. William Frauh'iger, Mrs. Philip Frauhlger and David, of the firm of Meyer & Klopfenstlne,,ot; this city. In the year of Ills second 1 marriage Mr. Meyer purchased the farm where he made his home until called by death. Re was a member of the German Reformed church of i Vera Cruz.—Bluffton Banner. ——■— —- HE BOUGHT AN INTEREST ■ , • Will C. Colchln Purchased an Interest In the Nldllnger Store. 1.. L The Snow ageney closed a deal Fr I|day which transfers to William C. 1 Colchln a half interest in the NidllnlC HttWsMiig the new firm

fbX oTtZ 1 illall HU/ ULlg"* W<*u »U I 4k tU H Ji is no* going back to his first love. This place has proved a very popular one. and will so continue under the new management , .j \ 1 : o The recent death of Associate Justice peeanam, leaving one ot the place! on the supreme bench vacant, has resulted in a re-arrangement Os the seating of the other justices of the highest tribunal of the nation, at Washington, D. C. With the exception of the chief justice, the members of the supreme court of the United States are seated in order of their • seniority—the oldest member in point Os service to the right of the chief justice, who occupies the center seat, and the next senior member to the left of the chief justice, and then alternatlely right and left . For gears Justice Harlan has had the honor of being the senior member of the court and sitting, on the right hand of Chief Justice Fuller. Herbas had 32 years service, more than the chief justice, who has only been on the bench 21 years. Justice Brewer has likewise held the next most coveted post as the next senior member, seated on Chief Justice Filler’s left He has served 20 years. Justice White, Who ■has been on the bench 15 years, ocjeupies the seat to the right of Justice Harlan. Justice Peckham, who ■ had served 14 years up to the time of his death, .used to be seated to the left of Justice Brewer. Under the new seating arrangement, his chair is now occupied by Justice McKenna, who formerly sat to the right of Justice White. Justice Holmes is moved from his old place to the left of Justice Peckham to the seat next on the right to Justice White, where Justice McKenna formerly sat His old chair is now occupied by Justice Day, who former’y had the seat on the end furtherest from the chief justice on the right Justice Moody, when he,returns to court will find that his seat from now on will be In Justice Day’s old place. Justice Moody was the junior member of the court, and formerly sat In the seat on the extreme left of the chief justice. This seat is now vacant The new associate justice whom President Taft win select will be seated there. ■ -O- — ! Steele & Weaver, owners and proprietors of the Racket store in this city, have added another to their Mst of establishments, a deal having been closed Thursday whereby they became the owners of a big stock at Union City 1 , Indiana. They are now arranging the stock and will open for business bF Saturday, with Mr. Melvin Welker In charge. They have .been negotiating tor this store some time, and are elated over the bargain they secured. The firm also will do the buying for the three stores. They 'also have a deal on for a similar | place In Michigan, but it Is probable ( that 'they will not close this deal at present They have been very successful in the line' and expect to continue expanding. The purchase at Union City was the best one they ever made, buying the stock at their own price, and they win no doubt make a nice piece of money out of it Mr. Steele who has been at Union City all week win be home for Saturday’s business. < x - ii 0i p ■■ H ■ Several Decatur people were at Fort Wayne last week and heard Senator Shively, Congressman Adair and/the other speakers st the Deep Whterways lie Princess Rink was crowded and the speakers were enthusiastically cheered all during their short addresses. They were loyal to th* project and those ,df the speakers Who were members of congress promised to support an appropriation for a temporary survey, but Con* gressman Adair warned them that success could only be attained by getting the ear and the support of Speaker Cannon, who is sure enough a Czar over everything that congress does. The two days convention was declared to be a success In every way, and the word Is given out that plans were' made to convince congress of her duty In the appropriation necessary for the survey mentioned. A lobby will now be organized and maintained in Washington an during the coming session of con- j gross, and many Fort Wayne people 1 will be conspicuous thereabouts and 1 will dream of deep waterways by 1 the way of Fort Wayne during the i months to come. Among'those from I Decatur who attended the session j last evening were C. C. Ernst. C. H. I Elzey, E. X. Ehlnger. Senator Tyn- i dall, C. S. Niblick, J. C. Moran, C. J. ( Luta and I* G. BBlhgham. / ..n —<r— ————— , HOW ITS DONE IN CHATTANOOGA S Man Who Stole a Dog Was Twice Arrested. I Things aie stlH on the move at ] Chattanooga. The other day a fellow h earns over from Rockford and stole aL ’ ■*» v’ '■ ...L'-'.'.- ’ f '

.Z appointed deputy constable to go over and, arrest him. Undertaker-1 Constable Cowan loaded up bls paper | and started after the offender. He I found him, arrested him, and then on thb plea that he had some business I up town permitted the fellow to go I with the promise that he would return I In a few minutes. He did so but only I after he had gone before a local justice and plead guilty and paid his fine then came back and said "you can go home now little boy. Its all over.” Cowan came home but his ire was up sb the next day be went back and got him again because he had the warrant and did not know what else to do with It.—Willshire Herald. . i " O' THE EVANS ARE HAPPY AGAIN Story of Their Estrangement Is Now Denied. The Bluffton Banner said: Mr. and Mrs. Freman Evans, who It was claimed had become estranged after the sale on the farm on which they lived Just across the edge of the county In Adams, are living peacefully together in Lima, 0., and there has been no domestic trouble at all. The story , which was circulated and published in a Bluffton paper to the effect that Mrs. Evans had left her husband, taking with her SSOO and the notes from their recent sale is emphatically denied. Mrs. Evans did go to Lima first but her husband followed. She purchased a millinery store there and Mr. Evans went as soon as he got his business straightened up about the old farm. They are now living to that city, the wife operating a millinery store and- the husband following his former business. O ■ -■*— WILLIAM GAULT IS IMPROVING Young Man, so Badly Injured at Wabash Will Not Lose (Leg. 1 V” - William Gault, a former Adams county man, who was so seriously injured at the Big Four railroad yards at Wabash several days ago, la still improving very slowly but is doing as well as could possibly be expected. The .blood poisoning is well under control of the physicians at present. The physicians now say there will be no danger of having to amputate the limb unless something unforseen sets in. William seems to be In the best of spirits and has a hearty handshake for every one calling on him. His friends are all hoping for the best for him and are anxiously awaltItog hls {presence amongst 1 theru| again, but it will probably be a month or mere before he can leave the hospital, and wfll not be able to go back to work again for some time: - CELEBRATE THEIR ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Wild* Watts Observe Thirty-Fifth. Wedding Day. Sunday at hteir home in the south part of the city, Mr. and Mrs. Wllda Watts celebrated their tiilrtyfifth wedding anniversary. The day was spent in such a wav as to make a memorable one and those wno attended enjoyed a very hamy (occasion. high noon a sumptuous din. ner was-served at which the brothers and sisters and their families took part. The home was beautiftflly (decorated for the occasion and which presented a very attractive appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Watts wane Bhe recipients of many beautiful presents. Those present from out of the city were ifc and Mrs. Brent Sunderland of Spencerville, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ladlg of Fort Wayne; Mr- and Mrs, C. C. Wilder and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts of Monmouth; Mr. and Mrs. George Melhls, Mr. and Mr*. ’Philip Melhls and Mr. and Mrs. John Everett of this city. ■ SHE DISLOCATED HER WRIBT Mrs. R. B. Allison Fell on the Monroe Street Pavement this Afternoon. \’i z t - , ■ _• Mrs. R. B. Allison, while down street this afternoon and, about to en_ ter the Mutchler meat market on Monroe street slipped and fell to the pavement. In the fall her right wrist was dislocated and her hip injured to a certain extent Dr. Boyers was summoned who set the fractured arm. She being unable to walk was taken home in a cab and medical attention given. She will no doubt be laid up for some time owing to her extreme old age. ft is not thought that anything serious will result from the accident, and that with care she will recover without any trouble. She but recently came home from a prolonged visit with her daughter at Birmingham, Alabama o TO BOOST MERRIMAN —r A big delegation of local Odd Fellows will leave on the early cars Monday morning for Indianapolis to

Iman, the local candidate for jhnlor I warden. At a meeting of the local I lodge Friday evenlhg the winning or. Iganizatfon was made complete and I the delegates and boosters to make I the trip named. The election of ofI fleers for the ensuing year will take (place on Tuesday afternoon and the I boosters Will make the trip a day in (advance to land their man to the cen. ter of the ring.—Bluffton Banner. ' I i i.i, , ... ~ Q ~ HE MADE A STATEMENT While we announced the death of Charles Keiper, who was the victim In the Van Wert stabbing affair, a statement made by the unfortunate man was withheld’from the public for a time. Before his death he stated that the whole matter was to fun and that he thought that the old man should not be punished for what he had done. Price the tailor had a pre. i llmlnary hearing and was bound over awaiting action of the grand jury, his bond bring fixed at two thousand dollars. A RUNAWAY Last .Saturday evening a horse belonging to Chancey Brokaw took . fright at something when near the Adams County Bank and started north down Second street before Mr. Brokaw could get Into the rig. He having hold of the, lines managed to stop the horse before it gained much headway. Miss Madge Philips who was in the rig jumped out and received several cuts and bruises about the head. No other damage was done. — o— — Arrangements have been completed for an excursion special train from this city to Huntington next Sunday morning on account of Initiation work of thenSnlghts of Columbus - todge which will be held jointly at that city. The train will leave here at 6:30 Sunday morning and returning wfll leave Huntington at ten o’clock In the evening. It is expected that fully 150 people will take advantage of the excursion as nearly that number have already agreed to go. The initiation is a joint affair. There are twenty candidates from this city, forty from Huntington and eight from Lafayette and the boys are anticipating a big day, a program of exceeding interest having been arranged. Several similar events have been held to th to city, and have always proven most successful. It 1? probable that a thousand Knights will gather at Huntington next Sunday. TO*" 1 * , Miss Mane Heckman gave a dinner party Sunday evening in honor of the Misses Ethel/Holmes ana uora Gift of Marion, the guests spending the afternoon and evening with their hostess. Music was in order and dinner was served at six o’clock. -Those present were besides the guests of honor, the Misses Bessie Baumgartner. Rose Colchln, Delma Steele Vera Meyers, Ada Zwick, Daisy Holmes, Anna Boesse. Miss Anna Boesse gave a twelve o’clock dinner party Sunday which was enjoyed by the following guests: Misses Cora Gift and Ethel Holmes of Marion and Marie Heckman and Daisy Holmes. Mr. Earl Neilson, of Oberlin, Mr. G. Locher of Bluffton, 0., Miss Sarah Sprunger and Edna Winteregg of Berne were guests at a dinner party at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sprunger Sunday. The guests spent a very pleasant day in a quiet social way. t Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker will entertain this evening at a six o’clock dinner party at her home on north Fifth street Guests at this dinner Will be Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fisher, Evangelist Frank Thompson and Rev. Frank Vernor. A birthday party will be given Wednesday evening on Ruby Harvey of south of the city. The occasion promises to be very pleasant The Historical Club will meet with Mrs. D. G. M. Trout on Mercer avenue Instead of J With Mrs. John Walters as In the book. Mrs. P. G. Williams will read the paper. The Helping Hand Society of the German Reformed church will give, an apron sale at the parsonage home on Wednesday, beginning at twelve' o’clock. All kinds of aprons, dutch i caps, etc., will be offered for sale,, and the ladies extend an invitation ( to the pubMo to attend. ■ o The police raided a poker room on 1 Monroe street about one o’clock Sun.' day morning, and found six or seven. { men seated about the green cloth, j enjoying the excitement that goeej with a friendly game. The raid seems • i to have been carefully planned, for It,; was pulled off without a slip and they J ] had the men before they khew what i had happened. The officers, Marshal 'Butler, Constable Frank Smith and 1 w k • . . J? ■

7— ■ —— --t-' Nightmen Fisher and Geary did the' work, two of them entering the back! stairway and two tile front Just as! they met at the top of the stairs the | door opened and a young man who had evidently cashed in*or gone broke' opened the door and sauntered out. As he did the poller announced their j presence and pandemonla reigned. The men made an effort to evaporate but it wouldn’t work, though one of the victims even threatened to take his own life. After taking the names the officers allowed the men to go home. This morning an affidavit was filed against John Diller who was con-, ducting the game. He appeared before Squire Smith and plead guilty and ,was fined ten dollars and costs, amounting to $18.05. He staid the docket It is probable that the other meh will do likewise to avoid any action by the grand jury now to session. The officers made a thorough search of the room, but there was no evidence that a blind tiger was being conducted and it is said that there was nothing to drink about the? place. —o Burglars effected an entrance into the Al Burdg barber shop on Monroe street Sunday night, but failed to find anything of value, though It was a; mighty fortunate affair at that for. Mr. Burdg, for they failed to discover i a tin box which contained ninety dol. | lars. The only thing missing is a wooden box which contained a num-. ber of Checks, used by Mr. Burdg where a man buys a number of shaves and pays to advance. The thieves gained entrance through the back door, which was fastened with a hook and which came open when given a hard jerk. This tact and the fact that it is believed that some one did the work who knew that Mr. Burdg hadi money about the shop leads to the belief that the robbery was committed ■ by home talent and the police orders are making an effort to locate the parties. It is likely that the j work was done by the same parties who robbed the Fair store a few nights ago. ii i —■ Q ■' 1 INJURED ARM WHILE PLAYING BASKET BALL France Conter while playing basket ball with a number of boy friends on last Saturday, fell to such a manner as to crack the bone in his right arm just above the wrist. Dr. Beavers at. tended the injured fracture, and although not so painful will be barred from the the use of it for some time. . —'■ — o— Indianapolis, Nov. 15.—Three more cquaties, DeKalb, Scott and Warren, all of which have been "dry” for some time by remonstrance, will vote under the county local option law this month. The dates set upon the presentation of election petitions are as follows: Scott, Nov. 23; DeKalb, Nov. 27; Warren, Nov. JO. It is probable that to the remaining counties that are now "dry” by remonstrance elections will be held some time this winter, or next spring at the latest In many there is no need to hurry, as the remonstrances cover various periods into 1910 and until these expire no saloon license can be obtained. Elections to now "dry” territory are confidently predicted to be “dry.” The situation in the “wet” counties that have taken no action under the county local option law rehains about the same. From present indications they will remain “wet” for some time to come as the liberal element to such as to greatly out-vote the residents who favor either temperance or prohibition. Os the nine-ty-two counties to Indiana, sixtythree are now “dry” by option; seven “dry” by remonstrance, thirteen “wet" by option and nine “wet” with the option question yet to be Redded. Os the counties where the territory is “dry" by remonstrance. Brown and Steuben are the most apathetic, so far as local option is concerned, as In Brown only one saloon was ousted and in Steuben ten. as compared to forty In DeKalb, seventeen in Johnson, five in Scott, ten in Warren and twenty-six in Wells. “Wet” and still “wet” best describes the condition ■in the counties that are “wet,” but that are still open to option. In prac. tically every instance the “wets” have such an overpowering majority that it is net likely any effort will be made toward a county local option ; 'election in the near future at least.| .The “wet” counties yet to vote and the number of saloons they contain 'are as follows: Allen, 252; Dearborn, 51: Dubois, 45; Lake, 565; Marion, 725; Perry, 37; St. Joseph, 37; Vanderburg, 304; Vigo, 318. o ■ -■ — ■ • It te reported on good authority that the Relsell-Weimer cigar com- ' pany pf Lima, Ohio, are contemplating the establishment of a branch factory in this city. This company makes a number of the best known five cent brand? of cigars on the market and own one of the largest plants to foe Country. At the Umaj factory it to Mid they employ about > alsobare branches at Van- Wert* Wapakoneta ■ ~ &

isaaawiinii.wnujsfoi is i.^m—.fo.i .laton.ai.M.ti—eifoiiteuiiilmsa< ' ' and 1 Delphos, Ohio. In tome of these ’only stripping fa done, while In oth'ers they make the cigars complete. ’ Just what they are expecting to start here cannot be stated at this time, but E. B. Adams, secretary of the Commercial club has written them f . for particulars. Should they locate here it is likely that they will use d large number of people. At Delphos they are completing a large factory which will be used by them and where they will employ about 300 men, boys and girls. In none of the branches it Is said do they use less than 150 people sb that the installation of a branch here would mean much to the city. — o— FERDINAND MAILAND DEAD Well Known Resident of Allen County Is Called. Ferdinand H. Mailand, a prominent ( resident of Marlon township, died early Sunday morning at the Lutheran hospital from injuries sustained in a fall two weeks ago. While a guest at the home of his brother-in-law, Schwartz, 2526 Cal.houn street Mr. Mailand mistook the door to the cellarway for that leading to the upper floor ot the house, and he pitched headlong into the j basement, sustaining a fracture of | the skull and other Injuries. Mir. Mailand’s age was 58 years, 4 months and 18 days. He was born to Ger'many, but came to America many years ago and located in Marion .'where his wife died to. 1898. He fa survived by two daughters, Bernardlna and Helen; a brothpri, Charles Mailand, of Marion township, /and two sifters —Mks. Henry Schwartz, of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Fred Meyer, Pleasant townIghlp. A brother, Henry Mailand, died but a week before Mr. Mailand 'sustained his fall. The deceased was a member of St John’s Lutheran church.' The remains were removed to the Schwartz residence and later to the home of the deceased on the Piqua road, where funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, Rev. Jaus officiating.— - Fort Wayne SentineL . - o AN ATTEMPT TO SUICIDE ■ Herbert Brunn Tried to End his Life. Herbert Brunn, of Fort ’Wayne, ! made an attempt. to end his life by swallowing a quantity of a composition used for removing varnish at I the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Brunn, on south Williams street late Saturday evening. The > composition whieh contains a deadly ’ poison, carbon de sulphide, made the ■ man violently sick and would have > caused his death had not a physician been hurriedly summoned, who adi ministered drugs which overcome the . effects of the poison. Brunn grew . better within a short time and was b able to be on the streets Saturday > night and Sunday, returning to his , home to Fort Wayne today. Domestic difficulties to give as the cause [ of Brunn making the attempt to end i his career. He came to this city • Saturday for a few days’ visit with , his parents and other relatives. It > is said that the couple had not been t on the best of .terms for some time . and Brunn is supposed to have made t the trip here with the intention of - ending his troubles. —Bluffton Banner. ——o , TO BE HELD AT COLUMBUS . The Lincoln League Will Meet on * February 12. - . i Indianapolis, N OT * Tft.r-The city of • Columbus, Ind., won over Kokomo, > Crawfordsville and MUnde yesterday [ in the contest for the biennial con- ! vegtion of the Lincoln League of the [ state, which is to be held Feb. 12 of > next year. The first ballot taken at ( the meeting of the executive ceml mittee of the league in the Claypod > Hotel yesterday afternoon showed . Columbus was more favored than the I other cities, but it had not received I a majority of the votes. Upon motion of J. R. Broyles of Muncie and ; seconded by John N. Loop of Kokome . who had tried to land the convention ■ for their cities, Cdumbus was voted ; the unanimous choice of the committee. Word was received yester1 day that President Taft would not ,be able to attend the coming meeting of the league. Had the president accepted the invitation that was sent , him through the Marion Club of this , city, it would have been arranged to hold the convention to Indianapolis. —o — W. H. Scheier was doing some work at Monroe this morning and returned home later during the day. The Schmitt butcher wagon and the buggy in which Samuel Doak was driving toward the city, collided near the Presbyterian church at' eight v pYlock last evening. Luckily no ' one was hurt but Mr. Doak’s rig wga , (badly damaged. The horse broke Jloose home -but- was caught near 'the court house by Frank Schultz.