Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1910 — Page 1

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COMMUTED SUICIDE ft - - ■ Jasper Case, Well .Known Farmer of St, Marys Township Drowned Himself IN A STONE QUARRY At Willshire, Ohio, This Morning -Worried Over Wife’s 111-health His mind affected becase of worrying over the health of his wife and over a suit which he had in court here, Jaapqj* Caae, ar., of St. Marys township, and one of the best known meh of this part of the county, cornallied suicide at - Willshire atO#) o’clock Wednesday, when he leaped into the old Willshire stone quarry and drowned. He went to Willshire , presumably to do some trading and after talking to a few friends. to one of whom at least he confided the fact that he was going to drown himself, but who* never thought that there was anything the matter with him, he walked down to the uarry and threw hlmsdff" in. There was but about three feet of water in the quarry and the unfortunate man musti have forced himself to remain under water until death name./- Ten minutes later he Was found by friends who feared something might be wrong and who traced him to the quarry, and there .’'saw a part of his body exposed. He "* was taken out at once and-the reconveyed 'to the undertaking . rooms, and later will be taken home. He was about sl?ty-five years old and is survived by the wife and’several children. Mr. Case was well known in Decatur and usually did his trading here. His son accompanied, him to : Willshire this morning. " ' O~" " " • ""*»!'■ | Mrs. S. C. Mills and children, Orpha, Zella and Huberts-deft this aftexpoon for Oceano county, Michigan, where they will make their future home. BUYS AN INTEREST ' Al Garard Buys Interest of C. E. Hitesman in the Fair Store I WILLJMOVE THE STORE To the* Forbing Building on Second Street and Increase the Stock _ Al Garard has purchased a half interest of C. M. Hitesman in “The Fair” store on Monroe street. The new firm has leasetLihe Forbing building on Second street, between the Schafer Hardware store and the Parrish restaurant, and as soon as this building has been gotten ready for their occupancy, will move their stock of goods ihere. The new place is much larger and as more room will be afforded, they wilt increase the stock and make of their business, one of the most complete, the best and 1 most up-to-date In this part of' the country. The stock includes novelties ! of all kinds, such as are usually found * in a racket or general store, appealing to the public in general. Mr. Hites 1 rflan has beenengaged in this business on Monroe street for some time and is known, to ~£ir Decatur citizens as a business, man Os enterprise. Mr. Garard is also an energetic business man, and known to'-all Decatur citizens ,as the greater part of his life I has been spent here. The new firm i is a strong one and will no doubt be given a large share of the patronage. ; The building will be entirely remodeli ed and with one of the most desirable locations in the center of the business part of the city, will be a most Ideal

LECTURE AT METHODIST CHURCH Mrs. Mary 8lbblt», Who Delighted Audience Last Evening, Will Speak. i The lecture given Tuesday evening ( by Mrs. Mary Slbbits of Kansas City at the Presbyterian church, was a most excellent one, and all those who were privileged to her her last evenl Ing will be pleased to hear'that she will lecture again tonight, the services to be held at the Methodist church, beginning at 7:30. . A good a tendance of men, women and children is desired. No admittance will , be charged, but a silver offering will be taken. ——————-o . TALKNEWTRACTION Monroe is Discussing a Line From Bluffton to Will1 shire Through There. sM--— ----- —• — ■<. ’ THE WOODMEN MET J And the Royal Neighbors r Surprised Them—Other ' ’J ;- '-’iSv ■' '' r ’- '> t Monroe Items. t r ; Monroe, Ind., Feb. 16— (Special to j Daily Democrat)—A rumor was cur- . rent on our street Tuesday to the es- . feet that a number of Monroe’s flnan--5 cial and energetic business men were j negotiating in regard to having a diI rest east and west'interurban built 1 from Bluffton to Willshire.- Although } the project is still in its infancy, yet [ it is probable that the same may maj terialize in the near future, and a line > may be running east and west before . many years pass. This would be a . good investment for sCWof our mom , led men, as no doubt with a line now . being built north and south and one 1 east and west, would no doubt boost 1 the hustling little town of Monroe and l make it one of the biggest spots on , the map. C T » ' — The Modern Woodmen held their regular meeting Monday night and aft- . er their regular routine of. business, at about 8:30, the Royal Neighbors to to the number of about fifty, perpe- . (rated a complete surprise on the M. W. A. members, who were at the hall at that time. The Neighbors were • masked and made their presence known by filing into.the hall, lining up for identification by the male members, who were : taken -by surprise, after which an enjoyable time was had. The • ladies were well stocked with pop-corn and taffy, which was made in the colors of the lodger-red, white-—and green. It was one of the genuine surprises which will long be remembered by those present. Clarence Smith wept to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Professor Gilllom was at Berne Tues r day visit|ng the schools at that place. Robert Sprunger was a business caller at Decatur Monday. 01 West, a brakement on tfie G. R. & 1., was the guest of his mother 'at this place Tuesday. ■ ■ - —o • < ' INSTITUTE NEXT WEEK. —»* • As the time draws nearer and nearer for the farmers’. Institute, which will be held Wednesday And Thursday, February 23rd and 24th in the library hall in this city, the interest grows more and more and a large attendance will no doubt characterize these sessions. A number of state speakers will be here to. take part in the programs, as well as the best of local talent. The Woman’s Auxiliary will take an active part in the institute, and the culinary contest to be conducted by them will be an interesting feature. • —-— ————-— ' HOME FROM CHICAGO. Murray Scheerer returned home during the night from Chicago, where for a number of weeks he has been taking a course in embalming in order to better equip himself for his position as partner in. the -Meyers & Scheerer furniture and undertaking firm. He left this morning for his home at Monroe, where he will make a- several days’ visit with his parents. He will then be at his new stand of business and asks a share of your patronage.

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THE ANNUAL EVENT ; Os the Opening of the Mite Box of Woman’s Home Missionary Society. i ■ ON FRIDAY EVENING ; f y ■ - , At Home of Mrs. Henry Krick—A Good Program Will be Given. iw ~ , ■ —v— ~ l , -T.y The annual mite box opening of the Woman’s Home Missionary society of ' the Methodist, church will be held next Friday evening, February 18th, at 7 (/clock at the home of Mrs. Henry Krick. Each lady Is given a box and during the year, adds thereto as shecan, her mite of money, which, at all , times, is a free-will offering whether : it be from sacrifice of pleasure or otherwise. At ascertain time each year, , these boxes are opened and the proceeds go to hel pswell the fund of the society that is doing so much in a missionary way—not only In other Peaces, but among the needy of the city—and which, in many cases, Is never known except to the giver and the recipient. The opening of the ' boxes is attended with appropriate services, and at the event this year the following program will be given: Song. Devotionals —Mrs. Emma Daniel. v Song. Opening Address —Mrs. John Niblick Male Quartet - The Slave Trade; Difficulties Attending the Civilization of the Negro— Mrs. John Parrish. Solo —Mrs. J. O. Sellpmeyer. ;• > .. Plantation Life—Mrs. John Peter- ' son. Jubilee Song—Men’s Chorus. 1 Domestic Service; Duties and Responsibilities of the Mistress—Mrs. F. V. Mills. Evangelization; Methods es Work— Mrs. William Naehtrleb. Quartet. Reading—Miss Nora Smith. Instrumental Duet —Lillian Rice and Neva Brandy berry. Colectors—Veda Hebsley and Winifred Ellingham. Leadeb—Mrs. W. J. Meyers. Refreshments. WORK HAS BEGUN On the Remodeling of the Martin Building Recently Gutted by Fire REMODEL THOROUGHLY Parts Rebuilt, Re-papered and {Re-painted—Parrish to Reopen Restaurant Work has begun in earnest on the remodeling and overhauling of the Martin building in which was located the Parrish restaurant and bakery, recently destroyed by fire, and few weeks everything will be ready for reopening of business, .in more spick and span shape than ever. The- * work of clearing and hauling away the debris Is In order today, and will i soon be ready for the workmen. In fact the painters and paperhangers > are already at work on the bedrooms ' upstairs, this part, whic> was damaged i only by smoke and water, requiring no ’ carpenter work. The kitchen and i bakery, however, which were burned : beyond repair, will be wholly rebuilt, i and the entire building will be re- < painted and repapered, large glass i window put in the front, and many > other improvements made. It will 1 be reopened fw business by Mr. Par- I ric has soon as the work can be com- i pleted. . - 1 SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICES. Will Be Conducted at the German Reformed Church This Evening. This evening at 7:15 o’clock at the < German Reformed church special len- ! ten services will be conducted, the Rev. L. C. Hessert speaking In Eng- < lish. Everybody Is invited to attend, i

WOMAN NOT MRS. GUNNEBB. Lpaorte Sheriff Made a Useless Trip to the State of Washington. 6 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —“This woman 'is not Mrs. Gunness,” was the message received by Prosecutor Smith today from Sheriff Anstiss of Laporte, who Is in Washington state to investigate the reports that the Laporte arch murderess had been located there. The Washington woman was a Norwegian and had inserted advertisements in Norwegian newspapers seeking a husband. The uncannay appearances which surrounded the house where the woman lived caused United States Marshal Andrew Williams of Bellingham, Washington, to believe that he had finally located the mistress of Murder Hill. An employe who worked bn the farm said the woman had plenty of money and had in her possession several guns which were covered with blood and everything seemed to be wrapped in mystery. —— ' KILLED THE BILL The President Has Punctured Some of His Pet Legislation. ARE AGAINST IT The West is Aganst Much That President Taft Wants. Washington, Feb. 16 —Some parts of the president’s legislative program are in a bad way again. The general talk in, the clpa| rooms today was that the postal slfringfe bank bill, the bill admitting the teritories of New Mexico and Arizona to statehood, the bill creating a new form of government for the territory of Alaska, and the administration and the anti-injunction bill are likely to fail. Strange to say, the president’s speech in New York Saturday night has upset the harmony on which he had counted to put all his bills through. His endorsement of the Ald-rich-Root plan for amending the postal savings bank bill caused the trouble. That bill was in a fairway of going .through both senate and house until the president announced In his New York speech that he was not In favor of it In its present form. The one great objection the people of the country have to the postal savings bank legislation from the time it was first suggested, Is that it might ultimately be used to drain the smaller communities of the country for their money for the benefit of the great financial center. The bill as originally presented in the senate' by Senator Carter of Montana was vigorously opposed by western senators and representatives because it did not provide < specifically that the money should be deposited in local banks, and kept there for the benefit of local industries. To meet this objection the bill was sent back to the committee, and a new bill, written by Senator Dolliver of 'lowa, was reported out. This 1 new measure does provide specifically ; that the money shall be deposited in i local banks. Now the Aldrich-Root 1 program is to have the bill amended 1 to provide that the money deposited 1 by the people shall be shipped to the ' 'national capital, or to sub-treasuries i in different parts of the country and ? invested in United States bonds. The J westerners announce that they propose to fight this provision to a standstill, i The effect of such a provision, they 1 say, would be to drain the country of < the surplus money and thus cripple lo- I cal industries already established and 1 make it impossible to establish new 1 industries in the smaller communities 1 of the country. Os course a compro- 1 mise may yet be reached, but the gen- i eral trend of talk is that the president < has killed the postal savings bank j bill by coming to the support of the 1 scheme cooked up by the financiers < of New York. < w ! ANDREW ZESER OPERATED ON. ■- -- Mrs. Andrew Zeser and son, Clar- i ence, went to Fort Wayne this morn- i Ing to be at the bedside of her husband, Andrew Zeser, who will be operated upon this afternoon at the St Joseph hospital.

ROUTINE AFFAIRS Were Disposed of at the Regular Session of the City Counclmen. WATCHMEN ORDERED For Both Adams and Jefferson Street— A. Few Bills Were Allowed. Only routine matters were disposed of at the regular session of the city council Tuesday evening, when all members were present and Mayor Teepie presided. The street and sewer committee, to whom was referred the matter of watchmen at the Adams and Jefferson street crossings, reported that they favor watchmen at both places and the former resolution was allowed to stand. The railroad has been asking for a bell at one crossing. The marshal asked for a telephone at the new city office and the matter was referred to the judiciary committee. The waterworks superintendent was authorized to adjust the Peter Gaffer Water rental dispute at five dollars for each house, a mistake having been made in the reading of the meter. The purchasing committee filed a requisition for tools and material needed at the waterworks station and same was allowed. The city attorney filed a report of the Mcense of P. J. Hyland and a receipt for the fee. Gabriel Kints filed his bond in the sum of SSOO, which was approved. The finance committee then reported the following bills, which were allowed: Toledo, St. Louis & W. Ry. Co. .$ 37.20 C. U. Dorwin 19.50 Indiana Lighting Co 10.50 Ft. Wayne Electric Wks. .... 140.50 D. F. Teeple 62.40 D. F. Teeple 12.73 Chicago & Erie R. R. Co. ...... 119.14 Toledo, St Louis &W. Co. .. 109.38 Niblick & Co 8.74 National Meter Co. ... 1150 National Mill & Supply Co. .... 7.90 National Carbon Co. 72.00 Sunday Creek Coal Co. ........ 133.46 National Coal Co 76.64 B. F. Goodrich 76.00 Mrs. Schrock is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Meyers, at Montpelier. THE DEDICATION Arrangements are Complete For a Glorious Day Tomorrow. TO BE MANY VISITORS The Members of Kekionga Lodge are a Very Happy 1 Lot. Arrangements are now complete for the dedication of the K. of P. Home Thursday. The last of the committees met Tuesday evening and placed the'lhiishing touches to the reception of the visitors who will be with us. It is expected that representatives will be here from Willshire, Ohio City,, Van Wert, Monroeville, Fort Wayne, Ossian, Bluffton, Montpelier, Hartford City, Warren, Berne, Geneva and Portland. The first delegations will come at 8 o’clock in the morning and from that time on during the day all trains and interurban cars will be met by members of the local lodge and escorted to the Pythian Home. It will be a great day, interspersed by a supper served by the Pythian Sisters in the dining room at the Home, and this will be followed in the evening by the exemplification of a large class in the rank-of knight, and then comes the dedication of the home, the happiest time ot the day for the members of the Kekionga lodge. The building anl Home will be presented to the lodge by D. N. Erwin, who will represent the trustees and tfce building committee, and its acceptance will be acknowledged by Hon. D. E. Smith. The program will be more than interesting, and the day throughout promises to be most delightful to alt - .

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GAMBLING NOT BEEN RESUMED. At the Hanover Pool Rooms Near Lewr®nc®burg According to Officials. (United Press Service.) Lawrenceburg, Ind., Feb. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—lf, as has been stated in the newspapers. Governorl Marshall has received reports that lead him to believe that gambling has been resumed at the Hanover pool room near here, his source of information is not rSftbble, according to authorities here for no effort has been* made to resume same. Two well dressed strangers arrived here today from Cincinnati and it is reported they will attempt to reopen the pool room. COLD WAVE COMING Thermometer Will Drop 30 Degrees During the Next Twenty-Four Hours. PARIS FLOODE DAGAIN Fire Destroys the Masonic Home at Grand Rapids, Causing Big Loss. (United Press Service.) Paris, Feb. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The ’ flood situation in > Paris again assumed a serious aspect today, causing a second evacuation of the houses in Alfortville and others of the suburbs and undoing a large part of the repair work which has been going on since the former flood. Hundreds of the poor are again flocking to the city, water having driven them from their homes. a. I’ > ". A-- ■’ (United Press Service. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 16 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Fite, starting from an Unknown origin, today destroyed the Masonic home at 9 East Grand Rapids. The loss is 3100,OOQ. Three hundred inmates were /gotten out with difficulty hut in safety- , (United Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —According to a statement issued by a local weather bureau today the thermometer will drop thirty degrees in the next ty-four hours. The statement also says that the snowfall, which began last night, will continue. Up to 9 o’clock today three and one-half inches of snow had fallen, with no signs of abatement Steam and interurban line schedules were slightly affected by the snow storm. (United Press Service.) Harrisburg, Pr., Feb. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —John E. Stopp, an important witness in the capitol graft trial, was found dead early today in the oatn room of his lodging house. Death was due to apoplexy. Stopp was the oldest clerk in the capitol in length of service, having been appointed thirty years ago. This Is the sixth death of persons connected with the capitol graft cases. o ——' — GLAD HAND FOR VISITORS. Public Invited to Attend Dedication of New Pythian Home. The dedication of the new Pythian Home in this city Thursday promises to bring to town a number of out-of-town guests. The city is theirs, and the stores have been asked to decorate in the lodge colors and to extend such courtesies to the visitors as possible. The public is invited to attend the dedication exercises at the new home tomorrow afternoon. A supper will be served there for the Knights and their wives. _o — MAY AMPUTATE HAND. Mrs. A. J. Reynolds Called to Columbus on Account of Son’s Illness. Mrs. A. J. Reynolds is at Columbus, Ind., having been called there by the serious illness of her son, Rolland, who is suffering from blood poisoning, resulting from a pin scratch on the hand received about three weeks ago. He has been very sick since that and the doctors have advised the am* putation nf his hand.

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