Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1910 — Page 2

■n« Mlowlu, premiums lists Uses B, «n«t.d by the business men of the city in the bread, butter and cakewinking content, which the Woman’a auxiliary of the Farmers’ institute will conduct at the institute to be held here February 28rd and 24th: Bread—First premium,, meat chop- , per, Schafer Hardware Co.; second, one silk umbrella, Kuebler & Lankeaau; third, one pair oxfords (size to |-- ht), Peoples & Gerke. > Butter—First premium, one set of ready to use linens, Eugene Runyon; second, one fancy rug, Niblick & Cb.; third, one leather suit case, Vance, Hite & Macklin. Cake —First premium, one set of Keen Kutter knives and forks in Ip fancy box, Schaub, Gottemoller & Co.; second, one dress pattern of twelve Hfc yards of fancy ginghams, M. Fullenkamp; third, one hand painted cake plate, W. L. Lehne. Judges are Mrs. Runyon, Mrs. I Schaub, Mrs. Gass. These premiums can be seen in the windows of each respective store. Just stop and go in and ask to see them. They will be glad to show you. ■ ■■ ■ — -I August Grlesinger, formerly of Wapakoneta, Ohio, who has been serving several months as conductor for the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban company, with headquarters in this city, and who has been away on a vacation since Sunday, surprised many of his comrades here by returning Friday afternoon with a bride. The lady was formerly Miss Lulu Bielefeld, one of the most charming young ladies of New Knoxville, Ohio, at which place the wedding was soemfflzed Wednesj: day of this week. The young couple are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Crls toght for a fe wdays, and will later be at home in a comfortable residence on North Fifth street. The groom Is one of the best conductors on the road, courteous and obliging, and the many acquaintances of his here will be pleased to greet him and his bride. The best wishes of all are In store for tnem. In a speech in the house of representatives Congressman Adair of the Eighth Indiana district read congress a lecture for not doing more for the old soldiers. Adair never delivers a , trite and conventional speech. He * has a literary style that Is ulnque and he always says something out of the ordinary. He takes keen delight in prodding the republican opposition i with a sharp stick, and in this particular speech he was more vigorous than usual. He upbraided congress for maintaing eighteen pension agencies when the same work could be done, as he asserted, with a fraction of the expense, by one central distributing office in Washington. “We are unnecessarily expending a vast sum of money each year,” said he, “that should go to the soldiers tn the way of increased pensions. It costs us annually 1400,000 to maintain the seventeen I agencies and the government has no more use for them than a dog has K with seventeen tails. Then, we are spending >380,000 every year for pension detectives and, in addition, a vast sum of money for Special examiners, boards/etc. How much better it would be to cut out all this useless expense and place all soldiers on the rolls at one dollar per day!” x >* The following was another of Adair’s hot shots: “The old soldiers are now dying at the rate of one every thirteen minutes, over 150 a day. I am informed 42,000 died last year, and stil you say, wait, wait, wait. Once El a year you tenderly catter a few y . flowers on the graves of those who have answered the call; now let us scatter a few flowers in the pathway ( of those who yet live. Warming up to his theme, Mr. Adair asserted that during the last two sessions congress has appropriated over I >2,000,000,000. “A vast amount of which,” he continued, “was unneccessary and absolutely thrown away. Over 14,000 new offices were created ® together with the raise of salaries of the new officers, amounted to the enorI mous sum of >28,990,289.” Attorneys Heller, Sutton & Heller have filed new cases in circuit court. The first is entitled the Old Adams County bank vs. The Cardwell Box gja COmpay et al., suit on note demand, >6,500. The other is similar, the par&V ties being the same and the demand ■ >2,500. Another new case filed is that of Clifford Death vs. William G. Ewing, et al., to quiet title to real estate, the attorneys for the plaintiff being Hoopjfe er & Lenhart. A marriage license has been granted ?*'i to Ida Egley, aged twenty-three, and John Henry Borne, aged twenty-seven, both of Adams county. Goldie C._ Gottschalk, twenty-two, a farmer from Wells county, and Lot i. , tie M. Meshberger, aged twenty-three of Berne, have been licensed to marry

»’ v Real estate transfers: H. 8. Michaud B to C. 0. Llechty, lot 42, Berne, >2125; i- Luella Sullivan to Clara Retter, 20 8 acres, Wabash tp., >1300; David Wer--1 ing to Indiana Pipe Line Company, 6 1 acres, Preble tp., >25. — ; ■ r ... h Geneva, Ind., Feb. s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Dr. Graham left Ge-i-'neva Thursday mroning in company rwith Mrs. Frank B. Fisher, living about three miles west of Geneva, for f Chicago, where Mrs. Fisher will en- ; ter a hospital to undergo an operation ; for an abdominal tumor. Mrs. Fisher i, has been In poor health for several years aud it is hoped by bor many f friends that she will speedily recover. i - ; Sylvester Pontius, living two and j a half miles southwest of Geneva, will ..'join Dr. Graham Friday afternoon in a*Chicago, where, in company with the doctor, they will go to Rochester, Min- . nesota, for the purpose of consulting the Mayo Brothers, the most famous 3 stomach specialists and abdominal t'surgeons In the United States. Mr. .■Pontius has be-fi in failing health for several months and in the meantime has consulted with Drs. Graham, and ■ Wable, of Indianapolis, who gave Mr. ; Pontius but little hope of a cure. Mr. > Pontius is suffering greatly, as his i case has been diagnosed as that of i a tumorous growth on the inside of . the stomach, and the tumor is grow* t ing so that it is filling the stomach, r and at time the pain is most excruciat- [ ing. It is hoped by his friends that t much good will come from this trip. ! Fred Hale was attacked on last i Sunday with what is calley Belle’s . palsy, affecting only the right side of > bis face. It is the first time Mr. Hale t was ever troubled with any such ail- ■ ment and it is causing him consid- > erable uneasiness. i Professor Alen Bloss of Geneva, who is also tpacher of the Bryant orches , tra, gave a very enjoyable entertaini ment at the M. E. church Friday even- : ing, combining the orchestras of Geneva and Bryant It was the gest en-j tertainment given in Geneva this season. Geneva K. of P. lodge had roll call Thursday evening and it was a very successful affair. Geneva has a' membership of 131 and seventy-five of the members answered present After the roll call, the sisters under the management of Mrs. O. M. Graham and Carrie Lindsey, rendered a musical program, consisting of piano sols, duets, songs and readings, which were greatly enjoyed. Especial mention should be made of the slnuging of Miss Ruth Judy, the little four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. ’ Judy ,and the piano treaole by the* ' Misses Darcus Kuntz, Louise Mattar ' and Carrie Lindsey, after which we were ushered into the dining room, 1 where the Pythian Sisters had pre- ' pared an elegant two-course supper. ’ About 150 in all partook of the sumptuous repast and all felt that it was 1 good to live in Geneva and be a K. of P. r The Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Trac- • tion people held a very enthusiastic > meeting at New Corydon Wednesday - afternoon, where they are talking 1 earnestly the question of the extern ■ sion of the line to Celina vlt that hustling little town. The people of 1 that vicinity are alive and up and doing. A company has also been organ- ’ ized in Jefferson township, where they ■ have subscribed twenty-five thousand I dollars and are busy taking up right > of way. The committee is busy and ” we wish all the boosters success. >< ■ - ' MAY NEED SECOND AMPUTATION Job, son of Mrs. Julia Champer of * Jefferson township, has been having - quite a series of misfortune, and it ’ seems that the end is not yet nsight, f About four years ago ,It became neces- - sary to amputate one of his legs above . the knee. Quite recently the bone 1 near the amputation began to fester f and his condition is such that he is L now confined to his bed. If no relief comes, o" the leg continues to grow worse, it is feared that it will be necr essary to amputate the leg closer to the body. 3 ■ n .re ... - . t CRAIGVILLE BOY UNDER - Charged With Larceny—He Acts Like i a Sheriff Freeman Carlisle was at Craigville Thursday afternoon and f placed under arrest Clarence Hower, ;, a son of Mrs. Bohr of that place, and e the lad was required to- furnish bond >- of S2OO on one and bond of >IOO on a second indictment for petit larceny. The charges were found against the d young fellow by the last grand jury, d following investigation of complaints i, of Craigville people to the effect that the boy had been acting like a regular kleptomaniac. It is charged that >, be entered several houses at various t- times, and was compelled upon two J, occasions to return articles of jewelry. r. He is charged with having stolen

1 some small articles once at a mill and ; also to have stolen a fountain pen. ) Young Hower will get a hearing at • coming term of court —Bluffton News. J — • w ■■ •*■11; DECATUR BOWLERS WIN. > Took Two Out of Throe Games and Won by Two Hundred Pine. , ’ I mr-i rr n j- . ‘-' 4 . I ; The Decatur bowlens administered r another stinging defeat to the Bluffton - team at that place Friday evening, the i totals being, Decatur, 2616; Bluffton, p 2435. The boys from here who took I part were Robert Peterson, Dick Per terson, Fred Vaughn, Coddle Schafer . and Free Frlsinger. Robert Peterson averaged 192 for the three games and I had the hlg score in one game, 212. I The Bluffton players ihcluded Wiltse, i Berling, Clark, Cross and Scott ij — — -' Kindness is the golden chain by ; which society is bound together.— i Goethe. I ' A goodly number were present at ■ the regular session of the Christian > Ladies* Aid society at the home of I Mrs. G. T. Burke on First street Fri- . day afternoon. The ladies are sewing , on articles for their Easter sale and i Friday advanced heir results In a ’ great measure. After the work period ! a pleasant social hour was spent and . a delicious lunch served. ,1 .! Miss Dysinger, superintendent of ; the Marlon hospital, Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker and ; family of North Fifth street over Suni day. i / / From Cardwell, Mo., comes the following item of particular interest to • Decatur folk: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. iVail delightfully entertained a number of their friends on Sunday in , honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wash GUpen, who have just moved to Cardwell from Decatur, Ind. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Simon Loeb, Joe Jacobson, James Culberson, E. Willis, E. A. Vail. .1 The class party given Friday Evening by Howard Wisehaupt at the 1 home of his parents/ Mr. and Mrs. J D. Wisehaupt on Nuttman avenue was thoroughly enjoyed by every one of the stniors and their teachers present and will go down in the class annals as one of the particularly bright 1 spots in the school days. A flower wedding was one of the pretty as Well as interesting contests, in which the-story of a wedding is told, the 1 blanks to be filled by the names of flowers. There was all kinds of amusements and music and jollity, such as .is known only to happy student life. ' Mrs. Wisehaupt served very dainty I ’and delicious refreshments of ice cream with nougats, cake, sweet grape 1 juice, crackerjack and fudge. - Those ' who shared the pleasures were the teachers—the Misses Roee Dunathan, j Nora Del Smith, Bess Schrock and 1 Annette Johnson, the sixteen mem- I bers of the senior class—Homer 1 Raudenbush, Fred Meyers, Free Fris- * Inger, Frank Mills, Don Burke, Bruce Pattbrson, Howard Wisehaupt, Alma ’ Kooken, Caroline Dowling. Perth Crays, Effie Patton, Irene Evans, Lilly 1 Teeple, Dorothy Walters, Anna Winans, Hazel Sowers, with Inez Snellon of Willshire, Ohio, as an out of town guest. ~ I_. W-1.-J ; rii • 1 ■‘ UJ " ■ The February term of court opened at 9 o’clock Monday and from the appearance of the docket it will be a busy session. Mathias Kirsch has been appointed guardian, for Clara E. Mangold and filed bond for >1,500. y Hooper & Lenhart filed a new case entitled The Decatur Lumber Company vs. J. W. Hakes, suit on.note; demand, ■ >550. ; , C. J. Lutz was named as guardian for Francis May, a person of unsound 1 mind, and gave tynd for >400. 7 <IIS I I I I The case of Wesley Evans vs. Ja1 cob Fogle, for the appointment of a, guardian, has been set for trial for Saturday, February 12th. ' The Cases of the A. & C. Stone Company vs. Calvin Miller et al., suit on bond and contract, demand, >12,000, and J. F. Snyder vs. H. A. Miller, mechanic’s lien, demand, >IOO, have been > dismissed, the costs being paid. The divorce case of J. W. Hakes vs. Sarah Hakes, has been set for trial . on next Friday, February 12th. In the partition case at George W. Fisher vs. Phoebe Fisher, the final report has been filed and approved and ■ the commissioner discharged. i Ed Green has been appointed court bailiff to serve during the February • term. i Real estate transfers: Henry T. Ad- • dington to R. Lelmenstall, '4O acres, . Wabash tp., >L0O; J. C. Cramer to i Susan Deßolt, 5 acres, Root tp., >1000;

Moriromt WnAnlo- tn TC AAn Iff Rh Margaret n.oeiug ; to rreu n.oemg, ov acres, Washington tp., >1800; Ojwin Sprungejr to Cfrover Baumgartner to J. J. Habegger, % acre Monroe tp, >150; Jacob Voght to A. Zutrcher, 40 acres, Monroe tp;, >146.50; Peter Moser to Mike Moser, 16 acres, French tp., >7OO. According to a mews Iteta from .Elwood to the Sunday Muncie Star, Sarah Blossom has applied for a divorce from her husband, John Monroe Blossom, on the grounds of abandonment They formerly lived ii> this county. . George Hlrschy, indicted by the grand jury for assault and battery, entered a plea of guilty and was fined >3 and the costs, which he paid. A marriage license > was granted London D. Smith, 21, and Amy Andrews, 18, daughter of Levi Andrews, of Monroe. Sylvester Spangler vs. Theresa A. Neptune, petition for guardian, is the title of a new case filed by Attorney J. W. Teeple, but which was withdrawn today. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CAST O R I A — • . Wednesday of this week at St. Marys church marks the opening of the holy season of lent or the forty days of fast and penance. This day is called Ash Wednesday because on this day ashes of burnt palms are blessed and distributed to the people, which reminds them that the time for doing penance is at hand. This custom dates back to the earliest days og the church, ‘when the Christians subdued themselves to rigorous fasts and penances in order to prepare them- i selves better for the feast of Easter, which is but forty days distant During this time Catholics are to refrain from all worldly and public amusements, and to perform acts of penance and mortification in various ways. On every Tuesday and Friday evening services will be held at 7:30 at the church, which will consist of a ser- > mon and benediction on Tuesday even- i ing, and the stations or way of the : cross with benediction on Friday even- i ing. Who the speaker will be on i these evenings it not yet known, but will no doubt be a visiting priest and I some very interesting discourses on the passion of our Lord will be given. 11 1 ’ - ‘ *o ' ■- Joel R. Conrad, a farmer Decatur '] boy, and now a member of Uncle i Sam’s navy, quartered at Barrack C. U. S. traiding station, Newport, R. T., has written his foks at home that he ; likes the l)fe there exceedingly well. He says the barracks are a dandy place* .with all kinds of entertainment for the boys. They have a library, gymnasium, a band, a piano, picture shows twice a week, church on Sunday and everything arranged to make life as pleasant as possible. In about three weeks his company will be transferred to the training ship U. 8. Coni stellatlon, when real navy work will begin. His company is said to be the best that has been transferred from Barracks A for four years, a good recommendation. Joel says he has not bad a cross word spoken to him since he Joined the navy, though a good many of his companions have been locked up, some for smoking cigarettes some for swearing and for other violations of the rules. There are 1,260 in the barracks and they are all enjoying themselves. ■* ——' - - "O • ■ t (United Press Service.) h Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 7—'(Special to Daily Democrat)—Homer C. Cote, a brick layer, shot and instantly killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Louis C. George, shot and badly injured his wife and then killed himself here today. Cote and his wife were separated This morning he called at his moth-er-in-law’s home, where his wife was staying and after fond’fng his five-year-old son, Amos, a few minutes, suddenly whipped a revolver from bls pocket and exclaiming, “I am tired of life, anyway,” pointed the gun at the head of Mrs. George and fired, killing her instantly. He then fired a shop at his wife, who fell, and Cote, no doubt supposing he had killed’both, turned the pistol on himself and blew out his brains. “It was whisky that caused all our this terrible crime,” exclaimed Mrs. Cote to the police, when they arrived, and as she led them to the room where the two bodies were lying in pools of blood. Mrs. Cote is expected to recover. 4 ■ - (United Press Service.) Muncie,-Ind., Feb. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat) —A fatal accident occurred at Yorktown near here this morning, in which James Hicks, forty, of Wooster, Mass., was Instantly killed, his brother, Leonard, fifty-five, was fatally wounded and Rolla Jones, aged eighteen of this city, was seriously and perhaps fatally hurt The Hicks U,T i. *■■»»»

Anrniita tn A atnrk rala near Yorktown, and were being taken over in a carriage driven by young Jones. As they started across the Big Four railroad crossing at Yorktown tile southwestern limited, speeding along at more than sixty miles an hour, struck the rig, dashing it to pieces and hurling the occupants many feet It is almoet certain that Leonard Hicks will die and the recovery of Jones is very doubtful. Leonard Hicks died an hour after the accident and Jones is this afternoon reported dying and cannot live hntll night , Two masked Jobbers entered the Clover Leaf depot early Sunday morning, and while one covered Ira Oswalt the night operator, with a revolver, the other pried open the cash drawer and made away with fourteen dollars belonging to the company. The bold robbery happened Sunday morning about 3 o’clock, just as the heaviest shades of night were gathering to break into dawn and the chanticleer was stretching himself to herald its approach, the first intimation being when Mr. Oswajt turned in his little office at the depot and looked forth into the cold mufczle of a revolver held in the hands of a black masked robber, while near him stood another, demanding that he turn over the keys to the cash drawer. This Oswalt refused to do, whereupon the robbery threatened to blow his head off. Oswalt resolved to die like a hero at his poet of duty, told them to shoot away if they wanted, but finding all such threats unavailing, they decided to do the next best thing. One crawled into the office through the ticket window, "where he still kept Oswalt covered with the revolver, while the other one came in through the door and got busy at the cash drawer with a cold chisel. This was soon pried open and fourteen dollars taken out. In their hurry to get away seven dollars were overlooked. The last seen of the robbers by Mr. Oswalt was as they ran out at the west side and hastened across to the Erie railroad, where some trains were standing, and it Is thought that they boarded them. Two young boys were with Mr. Oswalt in the station at the time, but upon the appearance of the robbers, they skldooed. As soon as the robbers had left Oswalt gave the alarm to the officials and search was immediately begun. Though they were masked Oswalt gives it as his opinion that they were not over twenty years of age. " . Night Watchma Ceph Melchi and Marshall Peterson arrived at the depot at once and made haste to search all trains that were standing near, on the Clover Leaf, the G. R. A I. and the Erie, but no trace of suspicious characters could be found at that time. This morning a man’s hat was found on Line street, and this, with other things connected therewith, point to home talent. The Clover Leaf detectives are expected to arrive this afternoon and It is thought that something will turn up soon. WILL GIVE TRIAL SERMONS. < l . Rev. Smith Will Fill 'Pulpit at Christian Church Next Sunday. Rev. Smith, a minister of the Church of Christ, of many yeans* experience, residing in the southern part of the state, will preach at the Christian in this city next Sunday morning and evening. Since the removal of the Rev. Verner to Roodhouse, Hl., several weeks ago, the local church has been without a pastor. The Rev. Smith comes to give trial sermons and should conditions pipve acceptable to all parties‘concerned, may accept the charge here in the capacity of regular pastor. He comes highly recommended to the members of the church here as a man and a minister of the highest qualities. The public is given a cordial Invitation to attend. / .fl HA.lil.N-ti,'! Joshua Parrish, commander of the Sam Henry Post, G. A. R., of this place,, has received a notice from Henry C. McMaken of the department of the recruiting officers from Fort Wayne, inviting the post here and all ex-soldiers to attend a meeting to be held in Fort Wayne on Wednesday, February 16th. The meeting Includes all ex-soldiers from "the Twelfth district, and from this and Huntington counties and is* for the purpose of enthusing the old standby comrades and to redeem tho suspended and dropped, and to thus strengthen the ranks. There will be a reception for Commander Sommers at the Randall hotel In the afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock and camp fires in the assembly room of the court house. A fine program and entertainment is arranged and it will be an enjoyable occasion. The post here will attend and are already making arrangements. The announcement will be made later as to what car will be taken and other preliminary* arrangements. /' —> - • *. , James Odgen returned last evening to" Fort Wayne on the 4 o’clock car after visiting here with Jacob Martin.

TO NEW YORK CITY. ! * 7 f Harry R. Molts of this City and Will Berling, manager of the Berling & Moltz Produce Co. of Bluffton, left this nodn for New York City, where they will transact some important bus- > loess tn their line for the coming week i or so. It has been customary for sev- . eral years past for one of the firm to go qaoh year and renew acquaintance with the eastern firms, to who they send their goods. While there they Will see and hear a number of things J beneficial to them in their business. o — Wabash, Ind., Feb. 7-—The Rev. Dr. W. J. Vlgus, seventy-four, one of the best known Methodists in Indiana, died Saturday after an illness of a few months. Dr. Vlgus was a candidate for the republican nomination for mayor at the primary held in September. His work for the nomination during the campaign probably hastened his decline, as he was never well afterward. Dr. Vlgus was chaplain at the 160th Indiana regiment during the SpanishAmerican war, and was prominent at all reunions of this Indiana regiment He was also chaplain during the Civil war and was well known in Grand Army circles in Indiana. At the time of his death Dr. Vlgus was field secretary of Winona assembly at Winona Lake. Dr. Vlgus was the originator of the Idea of building a new Methodist hotel in the assembly grounds. He was twice a presiding elder of the North Indiana pastorate over Indiana. Dr. Vlgus is survived by his widow and three sons—Dr. Charles Vigus of Point Isabel, Ind.; Will and Ed Vigus of Wabash. Rev. Vigus was known by a number of people in this city and county as a grand old man. ' ,u„ i 1,. ,i “ ,i, FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY. The funeral of Mrs. Charles Lammlman was held Sunday morning at 10 o’clock from the Pleasant Valley church near her late home, the services being nonducted by the Rev. Ira Johnson of Lynn, of the Friends’ church. The body was laid to rest in the Decatur cemetery. — Live pure, speak true, right wrong, follow the King— . ? Else, wherefore born? —Tennyson’s “Gareth and Yynette.” The very spirit of hospitable informality breathed in the atmosphere of the Vesey home on Saturday, where a large number of the King’s Daughters of the city gathered to meet Miss Greenwood, of St. Louis, council member from Missouri. Miss Margaret Vesey extended a cordial invitation to the members of the local chapters to . can between 2 and 5 on Saturday, and ' , was assisted in receiving the guests by Mrs. Robert Harding, who is Miss Greenwood’s hostess during her visit in the city. Lavender and white are the colors of the order, and these , were observed In the decorations. Baskets of quaint manufacture held lavender primroses and white alliums, freesls and hyacinths. In the dining , room a rustic basket held white and lavender blossoms. In the center of the refreshment table and primroses filled . jars on the buffet and serving tables. ’ Refreshments were served by the Misses Katharine Vesey, Margaret and Dorothy Underhill, Bessie DeVUblss and Edith Heit.—Fort Wayne JournalGazette. t. Os the ninety-nine who applied to . Census Supervisor Broyles of Muncie . for cards to present for the examination for a position as census enuxnerar tor/ seventy-six appeared at the Central school building Saturday afternoon for the test. Os this number six became disgusted with the tediousness. i of the examination and gave up the , test as a “bad job.” Nine of. the sev- . enty-six applicants were ladies, the applicants being/from every- township ■ in the county. Three hours were alloti ted those applying for city positions ; ind four hours for the country, the ex- . amination for country position requlri ing much more work. The test cont sisted chiefly in the attempt to propi- erly fill out one of the census blanks l from material supplied in a running » narrative, which was placed in printi ed form before each applicant. The > test was designed to show not only the i applicant’s handwriting, but his geni era) grasp of the duties to be required i in counting the population in April and. , his ability to extract and catalogue i the desired Information. The test was • in charge of George Everett, John; Pe1 terson, O. P. Mills and Postmaster ! • Frislnger, comprising the local? examl inlng board. ) . ■■ {lll »■■■ !..—. ... Jess& Roop is employed at the Blackburn drug store in repapering the wadis- behind the drug shelves ; with a handsome dark red velvet pa- ■ per, that will add much to the appear- . ance of the place.