Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1910 — Page 6

;»< fj■ 'rsjrr s' .? ' -' .“S’ ■ After more than nineteen years as a partner with W. 4. Kuebler, H. R. Molta baa severed his connection with the Boston Store, his Interest in that establishment having been transferred to Mr. Kuebler, who in turn sold a fourth Interest to Mr. Oscar Lankenau. The deal went into, effect last Thursday morning, since which time the details have been arranged and the announcement was made Monday. In turn Mr. Kuebler has transferred his interest in the Decatur Produce company to Mr. Molts, who will in the future \ devote his entire attention to the produce business, acting as a general manager of the plants here and at Bluffton. ' The Boston stlre is one of the old established and reliable business houses of the city, having been opened twenty-five years ago by Mr. Hull. A year later the store was purchased by Spencer & Kuebler, and five years later Mr. Moltz took over Mr. Spencer’s half interest For nineteen years these two men, Kuebler & Moltz, have worked together, making a strong firm, and one in which the relations at all times were the most friendly. The parting of the ways today was a rather serious one for both and they unhesitatingly expressed themselves as sorry that the growth of business at the store and in the produce plants had grown to such proportions that the separation seemed better for each. The firm was incorporated Marcn 27, 1897, as the Kueb-ler-Moltz Company and this name will not be changed at present Mr. Kuebler, who will continue in charge of the Bostßn Store, is an expert dry goods man, reared in the trade, almost, and he will continue the high standard of the store. Mr. Lankenau, the new member of the firm, is not new at the store. He has been connected with the place for fourteen years and knows every department of the place, and his business to a small detail; He has many friends who are confident that his success is assured. The new firm will announce a “change of firm sale” within a few days, and will make an effort to reduce the mammouth stock, preparatory to offering the large spring stock which will be secured. Mr. Mo'tz, will, as stated above, devote his attention to-the produce company’s business, in which he holds large interests. He believes the work will be better for his health, which has hot been the best recently and also realizes the big future in this line. The Decatur Produce company was organized only four years ago and has grown rapidly within the past few months, a plant equally as large and as modern as the one here, having been established at Bluffton. We wish success to both concerns and to all the firms, old and new. After a long and pkinful illness from a cancerous affection of a malignant nature, death came Sunday morning at 2 o’clock as a sweet release from pain to Mrs. Ida Whitright, wife of Abraham Whitright, of the south part of the city. Mrd. Whitright had been ailing for several years, and seriously so for the past several months. For the past few weeks it was evident that she could live but a short vyhile, and her relatives were summoned to her bedside and were with her in her closing days. Mrs. Whitright was one of the well known ladles of the city, having spent the greater number of her years here. She was a daughter of Ellas B. and Catharine Smith and was born in Allen 'county April 1, 1863, bringing her age at death to forty-six years, nine months and sixteen days. Her husband survives. Also the folfowing children: t Ed, Sam, Peter, Abraham of this city; Mrs. 'Lilly Hammond of Bluffton; Mrs. Kate Johnson of Michigan. Her father is dead, but her mother survives, and at the present time is in very poor health, being eighty-three years of age, Mrs. Whltrlght leaves three brothers and one sister: Jesse Smith of this city, and Charles and John Smith of Bluffton, and Mrs. Jennie Ellison of Granite City, 111., who has peen here several weeks assisting in caring for her sisters Mrs. Whitright Is also survived by three grandchildren, Henen Whitright, Reba Hammond and Lawrence John- - • son. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock from the Christian church of which the deceased was a member, the Rev. Imler of the United Brethren church officiating. Interment in the Decatur cemetery. ——o ——_ STARS DEFEATED PALACE TEAM. Best Bowling Contest of the Season Wss Pulled off Saturday Night The second contest between the Stars and Palace bowling teams was played Saturday, resulting in a victory for the Stars, although the Palace boys won two out of the three games. The Stars did their work in the second game, which they won by 213 pins, making a total of 851, a wonderful score. The Pdtace team came back strong In the third game with a total of 838, and coming within eleven- pins Os victory. In that game after bowl-

i ing two low scares, Dick Peterson pu . up a great game, making a score o 1 250. Coddle Schafer had the high av ; erage, 187. The total results were; I Stars, 2520; Palace, 2511. i o ———— Florence, little daughter of Mrs. R ■ J. Holthouse, was given the greateel ■ frigfit in all her nine years Sunday ■ afternoon about 4 o’clock when she slipped through the ice and fell intc the cold waters of the St. Marys river And well she might be frightened, foi 1 but for the timely rescue of some boys who happened to be near she,would in all probability have been drawn under the ice never to rise again. The little girl, \vith Lois ’ Connell and Agnes Meyers, had gone down to look at the flooded stream and decided to go join the skaters on the ice that covered the fields east of the bridge. Just as she was coming in to join her companions on the steps that lead down to the fields, she stepped into a broken place in the ice near the banks and was soon into the icy water that surged up to her quivering little chin. Fortunately her dress, spreading like a balloon on the water, kept her afloat and it was but the matter of a second until Raymond Coffee, Charles Massonne anfi some other boys who happened to be near, reached in and grabbed her, drawing her to the bank in safety. She was immediately wrapped in blankets and taken home in a carriage, where, with-good, care she has nearly recovered from all ill effects, though she passed a very feverish night —o —- Muncie, Ind., Jan. 24—(Special to Dally Democrat)— Nelson, fiftytwo, a foreman in the Boyer-Kendall glass factory at Daleville, in this county, is dying from a broken skull, the result of a quarrel with Roy Barkull, a young man, aged eighteen, employed under him. Nelson was criticising the work of Barkull, who became angry and after a few words struck Nelson over the head with an iron rod, which he used as a gatherer in his work. Nelson was taken' home and cannot live more than a few hours. Barkul went home and parents, who advised him to give himself up to the officers. With his father he came to this place and surrendered to the sheriff. Nelson leaves a wife and two chlldren. BarM !, unmarried. , (United Press Service.) Cincinnati, Jan. 24.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Burglars who hid under the seats of the Robinsin operaYlouse after the performance Sunday night blew the safe in the office, early today and secured $1,900. They escaped. * o ....... .. HE GOES TO ANNAPOLIS. 1 - " Robert Haylor Receives Appointment From Congressman 'Adair. Muncie, Ind., Jan. 24—Robert Haylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Haylor, No. 230 North Vine street, will leave next Friday for Annapolis, Md., where he will enter tfie preparatory school of the United States naval academy in order to go through the steps preliminary to be enrolled regularly in the institulon. The appointment was made by Congressman John A. M. Adair, who has known young Hayler personally for several years and who regard the young Muncleite as being one of the most promising young man in his list of acquaintances. — . PROMINENT MAN 18 DEAD. Bluffton, Ind., Jim. 24—Dr. Thomas Sturgis, dentist, for years a prominent professional man here, died at 10 o’clock Saturday night at his home on West Wiley avenue. Bright’s disease, with which fie had been afflicted for some time, was the cause of death. Dr. Sturgis was a veteran of the Civil war and was a member of the G. A. R. Post of this city. He is survived by his wife ,who is in a critical condition from paralysis, and one son, Dr. Earl Sturgis, and two daughters, Mrs. Don Knowlton of Topeka, Kans., and Mrs. Gertrude Smith. Or- —- * / COURT HOUSE NEWS. A marriage license was issued Saturday evening to Lloyd Collins, 22 of Monroe township, to Jessie Leisure, 18, also of Monrob. A peculiar coincident is that today, Monday, is the birthday for each. Real estate transfers:* Robertfilmison to D. E. Studebaker, 1% acres, Preble tp., $800; John Yant to James D. Hoffman, 20 acres, St. Marys tp., $2,300. MAYOR MEANS BUSINESS. (United Press Service.) Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—At a conference between the saloon men of this city and Mayor McDonnell today, it. was announced by “hfs honor” that all saloon men violating the law will be giv-! en jail sentences. The mayor <l«tn added that if .he does not enforce the

it liquor laws he will walk through the >t principal streets of the city wearing r- upon his back a placard reading 1: “Liar” printed in large black letters. TRYING FOR A BOOST. L — it Local rural carriers are interested y In the. attempt of Elias Frejrof Pene dleton, president of the National Assoo elation of Rural Letter Carriers to se- [>. cure an increase in the pay of rural r carriers. The pay of/ carriers on a s standard route is now SB4O a year, n The association wants this increased r to >9O a month, of >I,OBO a year. The t- carriers, it is proposed, shall furnish their own horses and rigs, as at prest ent. Mr. Frey says the rural carriers 0 are not paid as well as government f- employees in other lines of service, t - ■<>*" ■■■ Unusual Interest was shown at the 1 Evangelical church, this city, Sunday. 1 In the morning Rev. A. J. Voegelin, 1 superintendent of the Evangelical Deaconess Institution, located in Ch|u cago, spoke to a large audience. He a gave the most needed information t concerning the work of a deacon in i the Evangelical church. His address was inspiring as well as instructive. h After the address a subscription was 1 taken for the deaconess w&rk to which t the members of ? the church and friends . responded with the handsome sum of 1 >61.50. This, added to the the regular 3 , offering, made thq amount of money . raised for Christian work during the l day, in round numbers, >BO. In the evening another crowded house greeted the pastor in the present evangellsj tic services. The power of the Lord came upon the people in an unusual manner and another young lady surrendered her life to Christ Many ’ others-present felt the need of a Sav- ' lor and prospects are good for a still ’ greater religious awakening. The paster and people alike rejoice in the ’ marvelous achievements of the day. There will be services each evening 1 during the week, beginning at 730. Everybody welcomed to these services. - — ■ tO Mary A. Goldner, wife of Lewis Goldner, one of the most prominent residents of Kirkland township, passed away Saturday night at 10 o’clock, thus closing a life of much beauty and usefulness and one that will be gadly missed among the large host of relatives and Mends, in the home and the community in general. Mrs. Goldner Ad been sick for some time, her ailment being chronic catarrhal gastritis and for several day# had been lying at the point of death. She was born in Medina county, Ohio, May 26, 1847, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Broadswood, and at her death had reached the age ,of sixty-two years, seven months and twenty-seveu days. Shewas married January 28, 1866, to Lewis Goldner, with whom the years passed nappily. The busband, with nine children, survive. The children are: W. J. Goldner, E. A. Goldner, Preble; Elias E., Alfred F, Dallas, B. E., at home; Mrs. George Haugk, Decatur; Mrs. Cora Horstman and Mrs. Catharine P. Fuhrman, Fort Wayne; Mirs. Emelle S. Shady, Magley. One daughter, Susie E., preceded her in death. She also leases eleven grandchildren brothers, and an innumerable host of friends to mourn an inconsolable loss. Funeral services for Mrs. Goldner were conducted Wednesday afternoon from the home at 1 o’clock, and later at the 'Preble Lutheran church, with burial in the church cemetery. > • O""- — Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTORIA * — ■■ll- • r' ' Charles Melbers, Ed Beery and Oliver Schug of the Interurban force personally conducted a car load of horses by Interurban to Findlay, Ohio, Saturday, the horses going from the Decatur Horse Sale company to F. J. Adams of Findlay to be shipped by him to a horse sale company at Pittsburg. The load was taken on a Fort Wayne & Springfield freight car and consisted of ten as fine horses as ever breathed. The entire round trip of about 265 miles was made by interurban, going from here to Fort Wayne, from Fort Wayne to Lima, by the Ohio Electric company and from Lima to Findlay by the Western Ohio. The car left here at 10 o’clock in the morning and reached Flndlhy about 3:30 and returned to Decatur by 11 o’clock that 'alght, making a Very good record. The boys stated that from Lima on to Findlay about fifteen inches of snow covered the ground, and at some places it had drifted to three feet in depth. Two of the regular interurban cars between Lima and Findlay stuck in the snow and the Decatur freight car pulled them into the city. — It is the law of good 'economy to ■ make the best of everything,—Ruskin. |- One of the delightful dinner parties .of the season was that given Saturday evening at 6 o’clock by Mr. and Mrs. I • Harry Merits, tfie threat commemorating Mr. Molts* retirement from the firm of Kuebler ft Molts, wfthwHlchl . . . * ■ -I

sj he has long been associated. Plates j were laid for ten, the. guests being ? Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, Mrs. . Sutherland, Misses Edna Crawford, Letta Lang, Louise Hobrock, Eleanor Forbing, Jessie McLain, those of the Boston Store with whom Mr. and Mrs. I Moltz have A>een associated >n a most • pleasant way for many years, in the • friendship that grows with years and • with mutual interest and aims. While 1 many of the clerks have been associati ed with the firm a long time, Miss • Jessie McLean, cashier and bookkeepl er, can bear the i ying been > with them for eighteen years. 1 - > While Mfrs. Charles Pennington, > whose thirty-second birthday anniver- • sary falls today, was anticipating the attaffk of a Surprise party she thought it Would come on the anniversary day 1 and Intended to fortify accordingly • against any sudden onslaught of her ■ friends on that day. They made a 1 change, .however, in the usual surprise party tactics and marshalling 1 .their forces last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Parent, made their way cautiously and quietly to the Pennington home, wherA they took the good lady of the house wholly unawares She submitted gracefully and acknowledged her defeat and the victdry of the surprise™. A very good time was spent, music and games playing a prominent part- Unlike foragers of war, the company took with them a quantity of good things to eat, from which' a very appetizing lunch 'was served. Mrs. Pennington was given a very handsome ornamental coiffure comb as a birthday gift, Mrs. Frank Gass making the presentation speech. Mra. Pennington was asked to respond, but being so overcome ’With pleasure and surprise, made the brief but to-the-polnt speech that she was much pleased’ to get the comb, “as now' she could wear one like other people,” which of course gave the donors great satisfaction in thus enabling her to appease a long-felt want That Mrs. Pennington may enjoy many such happy events was the wish of all the party, Which included Messrs, and Mesdames Frank Gass, Tom Darkens, Will Parent, Peter Motfgey, John Keller, John Schafer, Frank, Frank, Will Pennington, Henry Gunsett, Mr. Will Licntle and Miss Theresa Miller. J Thirty-four were in atendance at the social given Saturday afternoon by the Pythian Sistera at tne home of Mrs. Charles Elzey on West Monroe I street The company found a pleasant task in the hemming of the table linen far the new Pythian home and in embroidering the Pythian Sisters’ initials in the cornera. When this was finished there came an interesting little designing or drawing' contest. Each guest was given paper and pencil and told to draw thereon her plan of an ideal house. The first honors in this were shared by Mra. Fred Patterson and Mrs. O. L. Vance, the turn of a straw declaring for ( Mrs. Vance, who was awarded a beautiful handpainted plate. Booby honors, lying between Mrs. I. Kalver and Mrs. Neva Hower, were bestowed upon Mrs. Kalver In the shape of a little “brownie.” The hostess, who was assisted by the Misses .Ruby Parrish, Nellie Nichols and Ruth Erhst, served a very tempting lunch from the following menu: Peanut sandwiches, veal loaf, pickles, baked apples with whipped cream, cranberry sauce, coffee, brick ice cream in .(axe lodge colors—red, blue, white and yellow—cake, dates and fudge. The social was the most delightful one ever given by the lodge and aside from the pleasant social features, was A profitable one, as the proceeds, amounting to nearly four dollars, will be applied on the purchase of the new lodge table linen. Misses Rose and Matilda Bertling, dkfighters of Mr. and Mrs. John Berning, who, with their parents will move to their new home north of the city soon, were given a farewell party Sunday evening oy a numoer of their friends, including Flora Droege, Martha Heckman, Marie Boese, Esther Koenemann, Lelia Peoples. The girls enjoyed a general good time. Miss Rose Colchin entertained a compand ot friends over Sunday, the guests being the Misses Margaret (Jolchin, Hattie and Georgia Peckham of Fort Wayne. The pedro party to be given at the K. of C. hall on next Tuesday evening promises to be one of much interest and no doubt a large crowd will be in attendance. Mrs. John Moran very pleasantly entertained at 12 o’clock dinner Sunday in honor of A number ot her friends and a very social time was enjoyed by all in attendance. Guests from out of the city were- Miss Nona Ulman of Moline, 111., and Charlee Miller of Fort Wayne. .... Mr. and Mrs. Fred Centers of Fort Wayne were entertained Sunday at O. home ot Mr. Mr,. ■«. H«-

I ft vt ‘'ak ’ a ' * 1 g ters |« foremen of the ' Pittsburg i. round house at Fort Wayne. 1, i .1 ’".'A'' r The St Vincent de Paul society wll b meet with Mra. Carrie Ehinger on 1. Wednesday afternoon. t' — - a Mra. C. A. Dugan will be a gpeet 1 at a party to be given Friday after--9 noon by Mra. Went at her home on ;- West Wayne street, Fort Wayne. i — - Miss Frances Dugan, who is a stu-. 1 dent at writes friends here of an Interesting event of this week that will come as a most delightful , break in her school studies and give - her a rare privilege of visiting the j places ot interest and learning of the t ways of student life at .'Cornell Unir verafty. This comes as an invitation r to attend the week-end house party r given by the Phi Delta fraternity of 1 Cornell, and Miss Frances will leave - Poughkeepsie Wednesday , remaining ; until Monday. These week-end house : parties are given but once a year by i the Phi Deltas—-the last week in Jan- > uary. Each man is allowed to invite : a lady and the frat house is fitted ■ up in a fitting way and turned over 1 to the ladles during their stay there. • The program of entertainment is an I elaborate one, there being danbes, glee . clug concerts and other festivities, 1 making the event one looked forward 1 to from year to year with great eagi efness by the fratenrlty members, and 1 most happy and honored is the lady 1 to whom is extended an Invitatjpn to 1 attend. « - Tfie Presbyterian Ladles’ Aid socie- • ty will meet with Mra. S. D. Beavers Thursday afternoon. H. P. Moses of Fort Wayne spent 1 Sunday the guest of his mother, Mrs. Julia Moses, and his sister, Miss Annette Moses. , Mr. and Mra. F. Zollars were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson over Sunday. z The Presbytdriaqi Missionary society wll meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mra, John Schug on Third street All members are requested to be in attendance, and it is desired that all pledge cards be paid by that time. V /" ■ WHEELS CUT INTO BRIDGE. The wheels of A heavy wagon Friday cut through the concrete, floor of the new bridge which was built over Borum Run south of the city last fall. The contractor 1 stated that concrete works dry. very slowly in the fall, and that before the concrete of this bridge was dry the obstructions were Removed and heavy loads pulled over it -by travelers passing that way in spite of all that could be done to prevent it, and that the bridge was cracked before it was entirely dry. The wM ter settling in the fissure and the subsequent freezing all worked together for the quick destruction of -WE bridge. : ’ - 11 FRANK HERRING MARRIED. Frank E. Herring, grand worthy president of the Eagles lodge, well known in this city, who was divorced recently and obliged -to pay >16,000 alimony, was married Thursday evening at Milwaukee. His second wife was Mra. W. Osgood Orton of South Bend, the home city of Mr. Herring. The new Mrs. Herring to wealthy?-* Bluffton News. t , * (United Press Service.) ? Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Indiana supreme court today reversed its early decision regarding the validity of the gravel road law and held it constltutlonaL The right to use the township as a taxing division in which to build gravel roads is declared valid. The opinion’ ot the court today was written by Judge Hadley and concurred In by Judges Montgomery and Meyers, while Judges Jordan and Monks gave dissenting opinions. The opinion of Judge Hadley declares the law constitutional throughout, taking up each of the half dozen unconstitutional objections urged against it one after the Other and decided that none of them are well founded. The decision removes all doubt as to the validity that grew out of the former decision and upholds the law as against all objections to Its validity that were suggested. This decision means the continuance of the building of roads over the state and the completion of those under way. John Walsh, walking from San Francisco to Boston, on a >2,000 wager with the San Francisco Examiner, one of Hearst’s papers, passed through Decatur Monday, following the.P. &E. jolng from here to Lima. He stopped here only a Short time, as he was de-l termined to make the distance from] Huntington ta Lima in one day. Mel is fifty-slx year, old and left the Pa |

- jeifle coast. October 23rd and is now d eight days “ahead of his schedule. He Ireports to the Wramtawr each evening. He must reach Boston by February 15th to win hM wager. Across the 1 Rockies his tramp wae especially fatiguing and the greater part of his way he has straggled through snow : - country he has had many Interesting l experiences. From the start he has plowed through snow of all deaths and says that bad weather seems to ■ follow his footsteps. He has suffered • greatly from exposure to the cold and : is snow blind from the glare of the 1 sun on the white covering through ) which he has traveled most of the 1 way. Across the Utah desert and in 1 many other places he experienced • great trouble in obtaining water and i declares that to some places owners ’ of pumps actually haff Yale locks on ’ them to prevent any one drawing wa--1 ter. Food was also hard to obtain in ; some places and proffered money was ■ refused because of the fact that he was tramping. In Utah he sjll off a trestle while walking at night and fractured his shoulder but delayed only long enough to have the bones placed In condition. All kinds of people has he met and he says he will never fo/get the favors received at the hands of many. Yet he says that tfie offer of a thousand dollars would not Induce him to again attempt the trip. The report of Miss Annette Moses, librarian at the Decatur library, shows that the past month from December 20th to January 20th, has been one of the best In the history of the library. Among other noteworthy things that month was honored with the highest dally circulation since the opening of the institution, 130 books being issued to patrons on December 31st The average daily circulation for the month was 80, while the lowest Was 48. During the entire month 2,042 books were circulated, the total number of borrowers to date being 1,747. The number of .books now belonging to the library is 4,156. The amount collected from rentals, assessments and fines totals sl2. The month also showed an increase in reference work, and the attendance at the reading tables, both on Sunday and on week days was larger than ever before. The February magazines for the reading tables are beginning to arrive, and readers will find an excellent assortment. Patrons wilt be pleased to find among the a new one to the library, "Current Literature,” a year’s subscription for which has been donated by Prof. E. E. Rice, superintendent of the city schools. The sum of six dollars has also been received from Miss Hattie Sfrudebakeo tor renewal jto ‘‘Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.*’ Among the new books bought for the library during the past month were the new dictionary and atlas. Last Saturday was also one of the recordbreakers in the matter of the number of books taken out, the number being 120. This to the third time in the history of the library that the daily circulation as reached that mark. >, W- - —-<■ -.fci.. 111,1,. It is a long sane .that has no turntog. Some months ago, Rev. W. E. McCarty, after several attempts to secure his presence had been made, appeared before a notary designated by the attorneys of his former wife, Mrs. Isabelle Williams, and submitted to a searching examination touching matters connected with his suit against her for, an accounting of their financial affairs and for a settlement according to the terms of their antenuptial contract Monday morning, on application of attorneys for Rev. Mr. McCarty, an order was issued by Judge LaFollette directing his former wife to appear St the office of Snyder ft Smith on Monday next at 10 in the morning. There she will be required to answer such questions as may be asksd touching the matters out of which the suit has grown. It is said the examination of Mrs. Williams will be in charge of Frank Snyder, while it is thought she will be represented by her attorneys, Emerson E. McGriff and Judge. E. C. Vaugfin of Bluffton.—Portland Com-mercial-Review. ——— — —»■> —————— WANT TO FURNISH LIGHT/ < ' Traction Lines Will Put a Proposition Up to Bluffton Council Friday. 1 Bluffton, Ind., Jan. 25—(Special to Dally Democrat)—When the council meets here Friday evening of this week a very Important question will come up. At that time the B. G. ft O. and M. B. ft E. traction lines will present to the council a proposition to take over the city lighting plant and to furnisn lights for the city. They will offer mans reasons tor doing so and will make a strong effort to land the contract and take ove* the city lighting plant I 1.11.1,11— I Dan Beery was at Berne today lookP after for owaj * ny - . / & ? J