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Ervin Kaehr, aged three years and two months, little son of U and Mr*. ; DanLl Kaehr of Mom\V>wnshl* i died about 11 o’clock; Jghtas a result o feating rat po\ Q. The parents add relatives of are i' grief stricken over the terrftk *mt ' and can scarcely believe that th\ e who Tuesday was a bright rd, about the home, is t\ dead, bls happy childish v<|ce still „ forever- Some time ago, cookies, on which rough on rats was spread, were distributed through some of the outbuildings on the Kaehr farm. Tues* day an adopted daughter of Mr. ahd ..Mrs. Kaehr swept several of the cookies out into the yard. Little Ervin noticed them and, ate one of them. Soon afterward he fell asleep and the family did not think of him being ill for several hours, when they noticed he was suffering. Antidotes were given him and a physician, .summoned from Berne, but death; had * relieved the child before the doctor arrived. The boy ate the cookie at noon and towards evening was in convulsions, dying between 11 and 12 o’clock. The physician stated that in his opinion the lad eat three times as much of the poison as was necessary to kill him and that this fact prevented him'from suffering as he would have done had the doe been less. ’The *■' funeral services will be held Thurs- | day afternoon at 2 from the Nuemenese church near Ver Cruz, g- ... —— o-— —— ,- • - teachers were not selected I School Board Met Tuesday Evening But tho\ List Is Not Completed. -7 ■■!£'*f- a->*• '• aIZ" - ■ <* ■ y ■* >■ ■ rss > The school trustees held a meeting y Tuesday evening at which time they i discussed the selection of teachers for the next year. However, a full list was not decided upon and they will therefore not be given ,tfr the public for about a week. It was rumored that the selection might ba made at the Tuesday evening meeting, v-'Dttts the officials say they are hot-, as. yet ready to state just whom the teachers win be. There will be but very few changes from the present efficient corps. ) A recent copy of a Cleveland paper contained a cabinet Size photo engraving of Miss Lillian Gross of that city, a young lady whose wedding to Mr. Fred Martin, formerly of this city, but now of Fairbanks, Alaska, occurred this week. The paper also published Interesting story of the ronianCe orthis conMiss Lillian Gross of No. 2230 Stet street doesn’t even remember what she was playing on that March day a year ago. It might have been “When the Sunlight . Turns the Ocean's Blue to Gold.” A customer entered- the music store at the Arcade, wher-she dispensed melody and sweet smiles. He bought some sheet music, but didn’t hurry at all about going away. The next day he came back with » young woman. She was his cousin, whom he was visiting in Cleveland, and she introduced him to Miss Gross as Mr. Martin of Fairbanks, Alaska, and invited Miss Gross to spend the evening at her home. What could Miss Gross do but accept That was the beginning, and as every romance must start somewhere, we believe in telling Miss Gross’ chronologically, despite some authorities on how to write a news story. Mr. Martin was stopping off in Cleveland fora day or two on his way to Europe. He was one of the first to reach the Klondike in the famous, rush twelve years ago, and struck it rich, as the saying is. But there aren’t many girls in Alaska, not like Cleveland girls, anyhow. Mr. Martin lingered longer in Cleveland than ne had intended. AU the time' he was in Europe he sent letters-' and presents to Miss Gross, and then he hastened back to Cleveland without giving NOW ■ York half the attention lots of people | think it merits. ,'V*f 1 He wanted to take Miss Gross back to Alaska with him, but site wouldn’t think of such a thing. Not on so Short acquaintance, anyhow, and she wasn’t quite sure she wanted to go to Alaska, anyhow. Cleveland is a pretty good old town, and her sister and grandmother couldn't bear to lose her. So Mr. Martin went back alone, the distance seeming a hundred times farther on the return trip than when coming eastward. The continued to hope, though, and to send presents A necklace of nuggets of pure gold was a CMuftaaa present. Another

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what could Miss Gross do but accept? Mr. Martin is expected to reach Cleveland today or tomorrow and the wedding will be held Shortly after his arrival. He left the trail at Valdez over a week ago, taking lOhattle. He #topped ott ln Montana, to see Miss Gross’ father, who Is a department superintendent of a railroad there. p They will reside in Fairbanks for •the present. ':. n ' - The Minneapolis Symphony orchestra, ad organization of eighty of the best musicians in America, with Prof. Emil Oberhoffer as conductor and Mr. Wendell Heighten of Chicago as ager, transferred herd . . yesterday from the G. R. & I. to the Clover Leaf railroad. They are enroute from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Kokomo and will give a performance in The latter afternoon and evening. Arriving here this morning Mr. Wendell immediately called on Miss Gertrude Moses, the weU known pianist of this city, and invited her to Join the orchestra. She accepted fob the performance at Kokomo and left with the company. She would have proceeded with Se company but for'the ■ fact that she has been afflicted with rheumatism for some time and will go from that place to Attica, where she will take treatment with the hopes of recovery, as the disease has i not yet acquired an acute form. The Minneapolis orchestra is a famous one and it is greatly to the credit of Miss i Moses that she was offered the posi'hjoh. She his .played with them before andvMr, Heighten was most anxloua to her services, The company travels in three special coaches. -- if Jt? ■ •'. . ■ I? . : '—.l.—. o The oortutercial department of the TWwblgt. school, under the man-1 [ yagemept of Prof. J. C. Tritch, will hold a mock trial today, finishing 1 Friday with the pleadings, that promises to be one of the most unique and 1 interesting, events of. the school. As ' previously' announced this has been 4 planned torTeme time, but.only. r the"exact date set Law-" ' rence Biggs, one of the students, frill be the one to be tried, and he will be obliged to answer to the mock charge of grand larceny, that of, “mock" stealing of “mock” money from the “mock” commercial bank of the , school. Biggs has already »pleafied ■ “not guilty” in order that the trial . may go on and is “out” on SSOOO bond. . Working upon this preliminary basis, , th*trial will take place Thursday in . the sixth room at the Cehtral buildr ing, beginning at 1 oclOck. Bruce ; Patterson will serve as prosecuting ; attorney ahd will endeavor to eonyiqt.fhe one who has mockingly transgressed against the laws of the state. ’ He win be assisted by Qem Steigmeyer. ' The defendant has also en- ; gaged “legal” help, and will be defended by such legal lights as Fred Meyer and Howard Wisehaupt, who will endeavor to dear him of this grave charge. The part of the judge will be played by Fremont Fristnger, will be played by Free Frislnger, while the jury will be twelve “tried and true men, freeholder? or householders,” selected from the student body. The evidence will be heard Thursday and Friday Is reserved for pleadings. The trial will be an interesting one, and will be admirable practice for those taking part. -,—... ■ An accident, sensational in detail, far exceeding any loop the loop act ever performed in any circus arena, and in which Louis Neaderhouser of Berne had a miraculous escape from death, occurred at the Main street! crossing of the G. R. & I. railroad at Berne Tuesday evening at 4 o’clock. Mr. Neaderhouser is the mall carrier on Route 4 out of Berne apd at the time mentioned was returning from his regular trip. A freight train Was switching in the yards and as Louis reached Main street with his wagon, a caboose and one box car were thrown down the track in what is known as a flying Switch. The mail carrier was on the track before he noticed the approaching car, then just upon him, traveling about four miles an hour. Louis realized his danger and made a desperate effort to get out of the way, but just then the horse whirled towards the depot and the mall wagon was caught by the rear of the caboose. Instanly the driver reached back and caught a bar along the rear of the caboose with one hand, while with the other he braced himselfgon the buggy. The rig and horse were pushel along for a distance of eight feet, when trainmen by a desperate effort

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brought the car to a stop by applying the «brake. A number of people witnessed the accident and rushed forward expecting to assist in extricating the mangled body of the man. The buggy wm crushed beneath the ■ «-‘ bbbse, and when Neaderhouser was pulled from his perilous position, strange to say he was not injured in / the least .excepting a scratch on the hand. The rig was demolished, but the horse was unhurt and Louis is congratulating himself on his narrow escape.INSTALLS NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. t The new soda fountain, with show cases and other fixtures ordered by X 8. Colchin for his candy, fruit and ice cream parlor, which he recently moved to the Boknecht building, have arrived and are installed. The fountain is a very fine one of marble and silver, with handsome counter lamp. The fountain is the counter arrangement and combines all the beauty and convenience of the modern vention. Though Mr. moved to his new quarters some time ago, he has been delayed in becoming settled because of the delay in. the arrival of the new goods. This is new in place and his is one of the most beautiful and convenient stores of this kind in the/city. — Washington, May 11—Indiana is likely to witness this year two diametrically opposite varieties of speaking campaigns. The democratic leaders are preparing to turn loose an army of spellbinders in Indiana. There will be an inundation of democratic oratory, such as perhaps _ Indiana, memorable as have been the Hoosier campaigns of the past, never has witnessed. Arrangements: will be made in due time to blanket Indiana with democratic oratory, speakers of na-. tional- reputation from many states, from William J. Bryan doWn, being assigned to this work. The minority membership of both houseC of ‘con-1 gross wi» be drawn upon heavily for [speaking talent for use id tfciTndi- ' ana democratic frtiPte <*ffipaigtr‘fkmator Gore already has volunteered his services. The. blind Oklohamo senator is a great drawing card among democrats and makes and effective pwhoop-’em-up” speech that never fails to arouse party enthusiasm. Senator Shively intends to take seven or eight weeks of solid rest after congress adjourns and then’ he Will get in the 'campaign. He will speak for John W. Kern as well as the democratic state tickeL notwithstanding tor. Kern’s now famous bribery charges. The democratic congressional' committee will contribute to the democratic oratorical hullapaloo in Indiana by sending a Mg force of speakers to storm the electorate. Champ Clark probably will invade the state With his inimitable t brand! of oratory. There is one thing, however, that, several of the Indiana congressmen will not stand for, and that is tfle importation of typical, radical southern congressmen to “spellbind” their Indiana audiences. They have made out a list of southerner* who are to be tabooed, under the theory that the exploitation of their peculiar southern ideas of the race problem and other public questions in Indiana would do them more barm than good. The republican' campaign on the other hand, is likely to be without frills. Senator Beveridge’s idea is that there shall be a plain, unostentatious presentation of the issues from the republican standpoint, without why efforts to thrill and “spelibnd’’ the electorate. IT will be a campaign, if hd has Ms way, based on argument and reason, and not Qn the grtiebs and emationalism of oratory. Although there to no dearth of volunteers ffom Other states, the senator’s present plan does not contemplate that there shall be a great influx of orators to Indiana to tell the Hoosier folk Whom they shall elect to fill their state offices and to represent them In the senate of the United States. The probability is that he will wage the campaign in Indiana alone, assisted by the local speakers of the various counties which he visits. And It May be stated in this connection that he will visit every county. Recently a story went the rounds of several newspapers that Former President Roosevelt had promised to deliver speeches In behalf of Senator Beveridge, one of which will be a big feature, to take place at Tomlinson hall in Indianapolis. There does not appear to be the slightest basis for this report, od It new. to i

Senator Beveridge. Roosevelt has not been asked to speak In Indiana, and no communication has been received' Indicating that he has such a purpose in mind. ‘ ' "-i'O ), . The friends of Miss Peart Burdg, daughter Os jMr< and Mrs. Al Burdg, - /will be pleased to hear of her success in the Indianapolis kindergarten and primary training school in which she has been a student for the past two years. Miss Pearl will graduate June 23rd from the two years’ course and has been so successful in the work for which she seems adapted by nature that the president of the school has Invited her to become teacher of the free kindergartenl departmefit of the college for the next year at a salary. Miss Perle has accepted this and during the year wM|e teaching will also take the third toMr course. The completion of years’ course carried with it years’ license to teach, and Mis® Burdg has also an offer to teach in the Oklahoma City kindergarten school, but has accepted the offer made by the Indianapolis school, because it carries with it the privilege in the third year while gaining experience in teachihg, tbps giving her the advantage of furthering hen elf in the work. She will return to til* city after graduation and will sp« nd the summer months of July and Au just at her home here and return to Indianapolis in time for the opening of school the first Monday in September. All her friends here are pleased to learn of her *UOcess and her enjoyment of the work. ■ 0 7" T*.' Houghton, Mich., May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat—New forest fires in the Copper country today are threatening the towns of L’Anse, Pilgrim River, Aloguige and Abmeek ’.n the upper peninsula of Michigan. Railroads have Suffered heavily from the flames. One hundred more fire fighters were today distributed throughout the burning districts surrounding Alston. That town is cut off lnaa oqltonuntoatiQn. Inmates of B&e toffltenaVfrmßte county poor far mkave een removed to a place of safety. i-X ? (United Press Service.) Superior, Wls„ May 11—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Vessel captains and train crews arriving here today say the disastrous forest fires are sweeping an area of 500 miles. Many villages and valuable timber cuts Are ruined. A deuse pall of smoke hangs over Lake Superior and vessels out of port are in Constant peril. * J - —'-■“ ■ ■ age, a resident of Fort Wayne, for-merly-of near Bluffton, apd one of the plaintiffs in the big Faylor-Stude-baker' case, which consumed so ,much attention in the Adams circuit court died suddenly at Fort Wayne Tuesday morning at IQ:30 o’clock from pulmonary hemorrhage while walking In front of the Brass & Reid shoe store on Calhoun street. For some time after he fell to the sidewalk his identity was unknown and the body was covered with blankets and guarded by policemen until the coroner arrived and identified him by a etter found in his pocket addressed to hi» son. Charles Elzey, of this city, who was in Fort Wayne, happened to be near at the time of his death and helped carry the unfortunate man to a store. Mr. Faylor had lived in Fort Wayne about a year, going.,there from Bluffton. ■O'— — JUDGE MERRYMAN AT BLUFFTON Mansan Reiff Plead Guilty to One Charge—Other Case* Continued. Bluffton, Ind., May 11---(Special to Daily Democrat)— Judge Merryman of Decatur was here today to hear the cases against Manson Reiff on indictment* for selling liquor without a license, to minors, conducting a gambling room, etc. There were about a dozen cases in a11... By agreement Reiff was allowed to plead guilty to a charge of visiting a gambling room, for which he was fined $lO and costs and given a ten days jail sentence, the latter being The other case* were continued during the good behavior of Mr. Reiff. The Decatur Horse Sale company will hold another sale at its Stables on Friday of this week and a fine, lot of ’horses has already been secured for this sale, *nd the coming one promises to be an exceptionally good one.

A very large attendance was present at the recital given Monday evening at the Music Academy of the Sisters of St. Agnes, at which time the Misses Dale Payne and Germain Coffee graduated from the seventh grade course of music. These two young ladies, with others from every grade, demonstrated their ability by the rendition op instrumental and vocal selections and highly pleased the large audience which included the parents and friends of the students. That the sisters in charge of the music academy are highly skilled in this line was demonstrated by the work of the pupils Monday evening, and the program rendered was one of the best ever given at a recital of this kind, those taking part showing great skill in technical execution and great expressiveness and interpretation. The two young ladies who graduated Monday evening will, in the musical to be given in June, be awarded gold medals. Much credit is due them for the perfect manner in which they rendered their selections. Miss Clara Terveer and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune delighted the audience with some beautiful selections. The following is the program rendered: PART 1 Vocal Duet —Let Music and Song be Our Pastime Tonight—Soprano, Miss Clara Terveer; alto, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune; pianist, Miss N. Niblick. Miss Naomi Niblick. Piano Solo —Rustles of SpringSeventh Grade Exercises and Mocking Bind—Miss Germain Seventh Grade Exercises and Frleschutz —Miss Dale Payne. Piano Duet —Fantassie Last Rose of Summer —Misses Dale Payne and Germaine Coffee. Piano Quartet —Lustpiel OvertureMisses Agnes Kobne, Naomi Niblick, pale Payne' and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. PART H—MEMORIZED. (Hide Piano Solo—The Capital City —Miss Aides Costello. Glide Piano Solo—Silvery Echoes— Miss Josephine Krick. — Glide Piano Solo—Return of the the Binds—Miss Dorothy Walters. GHde H*m»% Soto—March Nuit— Miss Agnes Kobne.■ '■ ?•' Glide Piano Solo-=*Harp at Mid-night-Miss Esther Sellemeyer. Glide Piano Solo —Midnight Fire " PART 111. ; , Vocal Solo—Good-night, Little Girl, Good-night—Mrs. J. Q. Neptune; pianist, Miss Agnes Kohne. Piano Duet—Return of SpringMisses Naomi Niblick and Germaine toffee. Piano Solo—Weeping Willow— Raph Tyndall; grade 1. Plano Solo —Hunting the Butterfly —Celia Andrews; grade 2. Piano Solo—Burning of RomePearl Lyon; grade 3. » Piano Solo—-Calvary—Esther Evans; grade 4. ; Piano Solo—Cuban Dance—Laurine Keller; grade 5. Piano Solo —Brand Polka de Concert—Mrs. J. Q. Neptune; grade 6. Vocal Solo —When Mother Taught Me to Pray—Miss Clara Terveer; pianist, Miss Naomi Niblick. Piano Duet —Phntasle Last Rose of NO. 2—Miss Dele Payne. Planto Solo —Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6 —Miss Germaine Coffee. Piano Quartet —Sleigh Race—Misses Naomi Niblick, Agnes Kohne, Dale Payne and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. March —Miss Naomi Niblick. « —o — Rev. I. Imler, pastor of the United Brethren church, this city, Tuesday left for Alibipn, where he Will attend the United Brethren conference, whlth will be held at that place beginning this .evening and closing on Thursday evening. The conference is known as the 9L Joseph’s conference and includes all the northern part of the state. A large number of pastors will attend this meeting and some very interesting and important subjects will be discussed. Rev. Imler has been named for two subjects and will speak on both Wednesday and Thursday mornings. His first discourse will be on “Homeletics,” pertaining to the preparing and the delivering of sermons and promises to be one of much interest His subject on Thursday also promises to be (me of much importance, when he will speak on “Pastoral Theology.” Rev. Imler has been favored very much to be called from so large a number as will be present and speaks well of his oratorical abilities which have won for him this honor. —o Springer Brothers of Ossian returned home after attending to business here. ; \

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Two prominent young people of Huntington, Harry Willetts son of Erie Engineer and Mrs. H. F. Willets, and Miss Maurlel Eckman, were romantically united in marriage Sunday morning, white speeding through the country in au automobile. A party of five entered the car at the bride’s home, 745 First street, at 9:30 a. m. Tbe ceremony was performed immediately after leaving the city by Rev. Lenlg. The knot was tied while speeding at high speed. The happy couple went directly to Wabash, where a sumptuous wedding dinner awaited them, the prominent feature of which was the beautiful table decorations. The wedding party then continued their course to North Manchester, where they were received and entertained by Miss Mabel Uirey, a very popular young lady of that place, who acted as bridesmaid, at which home Waldo Miller was best man to the groom. A sumptuous repast was enjoyed by all at the Uirey home, after which the party returned to Huntington, where the bride and groom will reside at the Eckmar 'home for the present. Photographer Tobias was engageu to make photographs of the bridal couple and portions of scenery along the route. His cat was used in making the trip.—Huntington News- Demociat. Frank Kern, who has been the local agent for the Metropolitan Insurance company, has again been honored by the company advancing him one step higher on me iaaaer to success. He has been appointed assistant superintendent to succeed who has been transferred * Janesville, Ohio, where he The district, which Mr. Keila is to attend to comprises Fort Wayne, Bluffton and this city, which will keep him employed all of the time. He began Ms new duties Monday morning and will doubt prove to be an efficient worker as he has been heretofore. During last year and so far this year he has deme more work than any other .ugepK in four states having oyer . ftte hundred agants, .which speak* well of Ms enterprise. • The new po sitlon earties a good advance ih salary as well as in rank and Mr. Kerii is stepping to the front more every day. His friends here are glad to leani of his success and hope he will continue to rise as rapidly in the future. o- - A Montpelier dispatch tells of a serious accident to little Nadine Hull, daughter or Nate Hull, formerly of the Coppock Motor Car company, of this city, and well known here. The dispatch says: “Little Nadine Hull, aged twelve years, was the<yicitm of a bit of fun yesterday at school which might have resulted seriously. Samuel Tait, who sits just behind her, placed a sharpened lead pencil upward in her seat wMle she was gone from the room and upon her return she sat down without seeing it “The point ran into her leg, the lead breaking off under the skin. Not much was thought of the accident however, until toward evening,, when tbe spot became so sore that the parents called a physician. Fearing blood poison the doctor cut around the lead’ and extricated the piece with tweezers. The spot is still sore but no serious results are anticigated.” ■ , . o— — ■ - A most enjoyable dinner party was that given by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, who had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hellman and Mr. and Mrs. Yingling of Tiffin, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Lehne. The party was the more pleasant because Mr. Heilman and Mr. Kuebler were boyhood at Tiffin. The meeting at this time was the first time they had seen each other in twenty years and a ▼ezy good time was spent in talking of the days of old and calling to mind their many pleasant associations. Mr. and Mrs. Heilman are parents of Mrs. Lahne, while Mr*. Yingling is her sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Heideman entertained a large number of friends at 6 o’clock dinner Sunday in honor of her granddaughter, Agnes Colchin, who received her flrat holy communion. The evening was spent in a social way and a general good time was had. Miss Agnes received many beautiful presents. The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bueter and Mrs. M. Violand of Fort Wayne. Mr*. Jennie McConnahey went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit.