Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1910 — Page 5

' , ' I ' \ ' ■ 1 predation In Material Way. . ■ * * —*— ; TM quarterly meeting aervicea at Calvary Evangelical church closed Sunday evening with an excellent sermon by the presiding elder, the , Rev. Jacob Wise, ot Fort Wayne. Among the business matters attended to at the quarterly meeting conference wad the raising of the salary of the pastor, the Rev. E. R. Roop, in the sum of fifty more dollars a year. This Is a very substantial recognition of the merits of the minister, who is surely doing a good, and noble work Un the cause. For Deep Seated Colds and coughs Alien’s Lung Balsam cures when all other remedies fail. This old medi* cine has been sold, for over 40 years. 15c., 59c. and SI.OO bottles. All dealers. ■ . u-o ... - HE SUSTAINED A DEMURRER. Bulte to Annul Charter of Brewing Companloe Lost Out. Indianapolis, Ind., May 28 —Suits, brought by Attorney General Bingham to annul the charters of brewing companies of this ana other states that are selling their products in Indiana were set back by Judge Weir of .the superior court of this county, when he sustained a demurrer filed by one of the defendants on the ground that the attorney general was not a prosecutor under the state constitution and could not properly Institute, a proceeding of the kind. The attorney general holds in his complaints that the brewing companies exceed and violate their charter rights by leasing and sub-leasing rooms and fixtures and renting buildings for various im- . moral. purposes. What further action; he will now take will not be decided mtil other judges of the superior court rule on similar suits before .them,. ; .. —.— ——o— — ■ Death is ever among us and has been the lot ot us all since the days of Adam. In 1776 our Revolutionary \ fathers brough forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, which proposition das denied by a large number of our people and resulted in the great Civil war, from 1861 to 1865, to decide whether our nation or any nation so dedicated can.long endure. It is altogether fitting and proper that on the annual return of this memorial -day all patriotic people of this nation should join with the boys in blue and reverently lay aside their usual vocations, to bring their flowers and garlands to place upon the graves of their fallen comrades who are now gathered in the bivouac of the dead, there to await the caH of the last trumpet I would most earnestly request that —all our people give heed to the proclaof Governor Marshall, and that you close your .usual places of business from 1 tn 5 o’clock p. nt, <m Memorial Day, May 30, 1910. Let us from these honored dead take increased devotion to that cause for which the old soldiers gave the last full measure es devotion. _ JUDSON W.; TEEPLE, Mayor, City of Decatur, Ind. — —° —■ . . ~ -/■ A very exciting runaway occurred Sunday afternoon at about 4 o’clock. A number of cabs were secured at the Fashion stables to be used at the funeral of Durbin Harb and when on the way home from the cemetery the team driven by Frank Drake took flight just east of the G. R. <fc L rail-' - road. As soon as the cab reached the brick street the wheels, which were of steel tires, made a noice which frightened both horses and they started to run at breakneck speed east on Monroe street, and before they could be stopped had gone as far as the Studabaker farm, one-half mile east of the city. No one happened to be in the cab at the time, which was fortunate. The driver did a)l in his power to stop the frightened horses, but without avail. He managed to keep them in the center of the street'and prevented them from turning, as they tried to do on several occasions, thus saving the rig from a smash-up and the driver from injury. It attracted the attention of all the people along the street and everybody expected a “ serious accident to happen. A num* ber of rigs in the path of the infuriated horses managed to get out of the way and no accident occurred whatever. The only Injury suffered was by the horses, the hard pavement being very severe on their unshod feet —. —o — * Mr. and-Mrs. Bernard J. Kohne of 1018 Fulton street announce the engagement of their daughter, Cidra, to Joseph M. Ebehardt son of Lorens Eberhardt of Mishawaka. Miss Kohne came to this city with her parents from Laporte ten years ago. She has been a pupil at St Francis academy, Joliet, 111-. And during the entire

MlA^ota»’con4uetea r . in the Arcade in her line of work and her refined taste and good judgment combined with a thorough knowledge of her work and a charming personality succeeded in .pleasing many patrons.Miu. Eberhardt is connected with the ftumely Co., of Laporte, as cashier and. assistant treasurer. He has been with the company for fifteen years. The wedding will take place in early June in St Paul’s Catholic Churchy-Fort Wayne Sentinel. The bride-to-be is a niece of Alphonse Kohne of this city, and formerly conducted a class in needlework in this city, where she is known to many. <7?. The girls of the Gleaners’ class of the Presbyterian. Sunday school, taught by Mrs. J. N. Fristoe, each with a guest formed a party that went to Maple Grove park on the 2:80 car Saturday afternoon. They took with them lunch, a music box and other things with which to while away a happy fifternoon. The party included Mrs. Fristoe and the Misses Dorothy and Naomi Dugan, Winifred Ellingham, Florence Meyers, Lillian Rice, Reba Quinn, Frances Cole, Grace Oof- , felt, Winifred Sowers, Bernice Dailey, Stella Perkins, Frances and Ruth Miller, Ruth Patterson, Veda Hensley, Gladys Meyers. Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer gave a6 . o’cock dinner last evening in hohor of Mr. Seilemeyer’s birthday anniversary. The day has been observed in this way for many years by Mr. Sellemeyer and his chums ot many years —Albert Sellemeyer, Chas. Loch and True Fristoe, the latter of Piqua, Ohio, and last evening’s celebration, though quiet, was the usually happy I one. Mrs. Sellemeyer was assisted in serving the tempting, three course dinner by the Misses Lucile Hale and Edna Hoffman. o ■—— Geneva, Ind., May 23—(Special to Dally Democrat)—Mrs. 8. H. Teeple, wife of Postmaster Teeple, who was operated on last January for a tumorous growth, was on Sunday again subjected to the surgeon’s life, with the hope of getting relief from the malignant affection with which she . has been affected for many months. Mrs.. Teeple is in a dangerous and precarious condition, but still the best ta being hoped for by her many friends here. De. Dickes of Portland : performed the operation. k M >..■< .< twarMr. and Mrs; M. T.- Atwood, Mr. > and Mrs. O. G. Rathbun, Mr. and Mrs. Art Fendter, Mr. G. N. Brown and . daughter (comprised a merry party of Bluffton (Visitors Sunday over the B. I ®. & c. ■ ' ■ i’i.ii Bert Wilson, who is employed at ; the Parrish restaurant, in Decatur, is ■ moving bis household goods to that [ 'dtty and he will reside at the corner ! of Decatur and Marshall streets. i — ■/ Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cross and Mrs. I ©mitt Weeks were at Bluffton Suhi day via automobile. i • y. < \ Mr. ;A. G. Briggs was at Bluffton and Bennville Sunday visiting friends. Mr. Ohafles Barr, Jamep Kelley and L j)r. ’Brayton were Fort Wayne visitors . Bunday. tv s 1 1,1 — • ... Mrs. Mary Burkett of Baibeo, Indis ana, was an over Sunday guest of Mrs. » Joseph .Drown. The serenading Sunday evening i warn Mne (and the warbling of the boys » eetild not be discounted any place at l dime. Geneva has some very fine ■ refaas (for midnight serenading. Come l again boys, we do not care. I J I nV.** O—IMRE TABLE CHANGE. ■ __ 1 A change in the time table on the Clover Leaf, which was to have taken ’ effect eariy in Mag and which was t necessarily postponed, has finally 1 been arranged, and the new schedule 1 will be effective next Sunday, May 29th. Trains Nos. 3 and 4, both vesti--1 buled trains between Toledo and St. 1 Louis, will leave Toledo at 4:31) a. hl, 1 and St Lottis at 8:20 a. m., arriving ’ at St Louis at 7:25 p. m., and Toledo, 1 at 10:30 p. m. The train passing * through this city west at lit 49 a. m. ’ has been taken off, ..and the train go- ’ ing east at 11:27 will omy go as far ’ as Delphos; and returning will pass 1 through Decatur at about 3 o’clock p. ’ m. Trains Nos. 5 and 6 will not be ' changed. On Sunday morning the summer excursion train No. 3 leave Toledo at 7:80 a. in., and train t 5 will leave Toledo at 7:40 p. m. — ■- - ■ o - -■ > The various lodges of the city have : decided to again hold union memorial • services in honor of their dead, this i having been done last year in a very > satisfactory way, instead of each ■ lodge conducting its own on various 3 dates. June 12th has been set for

menta for the unicm services. After organising the union committee by the seectlon of A. H. Sellemeyer, chairman, and M. J. Butler, secretary and treasurer, the following committees were appointed: Music, Walter B. Johnson; speaking, D. N. Erwin, A. Garard and O. P. Schug. This no doubt will be one of the most impres-1 give memorial Services ever held in this part of the state and every lodge In the city is requestedjjrasiTAOlN in the city ia earnestly requested to join in paying respect to tnelr respective departed brothers and sisters, i ; The present circuit court term will end June 11th, but It is understood that Judge Cook wil be over on the last day of the term and set for trial the. Dugan ys. Ogg case and this will be tried in vacation. The,other cases not tried before the comes to an end will likely me continued to the September term. State of Indiana vs. Homer E. Sower, continued by agreement. Benjamin S. Brown et al. vs. David ,D. Habegger et al., continued by agreement 1 ' — O- ' ' ■ f Indianapolis, Ind., May 24 —(Spec-, lai to Daily Democrat)—For two days I Professor Noble, analytical chemjst of this place, has been making an, expert examination of the stomach of Hiram Beatty, whose mysterious death occurred Saturday night near Reddington, Jackson county, caused Coroner Dowden to investigate the circumstances. It became known today that the coroner brought the j stomach to the state laboratory Sunday, but they/ do not conduct such examinations and Professor Noble was ( employed. He will not be able to re-' port for several days. Terre Haute, Ind., May 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—This city is today welcoming the vanguard of the Civil war veterans who will attend the Indiana encampment of the G. A. R., which opens here Wednesday. Fully 25,000 persons are expected io attend.. The soldiers and sailors’ monument will be dedicated tomorrow. The committee on arrange-] ments are being criticised today be-, cause an Uncle Tom’s Cabin show tent occupies about one-half of the ( court house square. , Muncie,. Indo May 24—(Special to Dally Democrat)— Judge Meeley, city judge, ihls morning acquitted John McQueen and twp others, who were charged with selling BqWr in dry territory. The men took orders here and had the goods shipped from ttb dtanapolis. x — —| Thirty-four members of the Ameri-; can Yeopen «rder from this dity went i to Fort Wayne Monday, where in the eevning they attended the inttiation services as the guests Os Yetmien Or-' der. No. 76, at that jflace, «he Fort Wayne border having the handsomely furnished ihaiTover the Sendtatel. About 340 were in attendance and the great feature <(ff the (evening wasjjhe initiation of a large class, fourteen of whom were from Decatur, Tour from Sturgis, Mich., and the wfhera from various cities. The work was done by the Fort Wayne team and is said to have been the finest wer witnessed in any lodge. After this feature a banquet was served and the evening spent socially until the 'last car on the Interurban, which brought the Decatur company back heme. 1 O" MOT CONVENTION IN THE NINTH E. B. Neal of Noblesville For Congress oday. Lebanon, Ind., May 24 —.(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Ninth district congressional convention of the re-, publicans was held here today. They reaffirmed, the state republican platform, endorsed , President Taft, likewise Senator Beveridge. The convention after a hot discussion withheld the endorsement of local option on the grounds that it was not a congressional, matter, but they favo r ed a law restricting the shipment of liquor into dry territory. On the sixteenth ballot this afternoon the vote for a nominee stood: E. B. Neal of Nobleeyllle, 84; B. S. Harness, 73; and S..C. Huttblnson, Lebanon, 67. On the twenty-fist ballot Neal received 144 votes and was nominated. ■ . 1 —e — NOT SHOWING IMPROVEMENT. 4 i .i i \ Miss Gertrude Moses, w'po has been at the stnltarlum at Attlda the past two weeks, taking treatment fbr rheumatism, writes her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moses, that she is n<'t showing the improvement desired 11 —In fact that she is worse than when she went there, and that her condition is as bad as any time before she began special treatment a few w«eks ago at West Baden, where be-

fore KoiDK to ahi™ She will remain a short time longer at Attica, and if there Is no improvement she will probably goto Chicago to a specialist. The rheumatism is quite severe and there is danger that it may effect the use of her hands and arms and coasequently her career jp a pianist, to which art she has given her life-time in study, would have to be given up. Her friends sincerely hope that she may speedily recover. — — o A quiet., wedding was solemnized Tuesday at 4:30 by Father Wilken- at his parsonage, uniting the lives of William Shoemaker, son of Mrs. Mary shoemaker of this city, and Miss Minnie Blauvelt, a young 7 lady of Fort Wayne, formerly of Van Wert. The young couple were attended by the groom's sister, Miss Josephine, and Mr. John Lose, and after the wedding ceremony a wedding supper was served at the home of the brides mother. Guests will be the bride’s sister. Miss Maud ' Blauvelt and Miss Nellie Kocher of Fort Wayne, John Lose, Mr. and Mrs. A Garard, ■ Fred Colchin, Will Lose. The young people are popular in their circle ot acquaintanceship and have a host of friends who wish them all happiness. The groom is an employee of the Ward Fence company, and the young couple will make their home in this city with the groom’s mother on , South Fifth street. — o The case of the State ex rel Della Beitler vs. Amos Huser, bastardy, was filed in court. The defendant was bound over from Montfoe township. Prosecutor Heller, assisted by A B. Bailey, are attorneys for the plaintiff and C. J. Lutz and D. B. Erwin for tls>» defendant. Mary Taylor vs. John E. Taylor, divorce and alimony, cause dismissed and costa paid. !■ ■ . Tfife last will and testament of . Christian Luginbill was probated, bequeathing all his property, real and personal, to his wife, Emily, so long as she remains his widow. If she marries again the property is to be sold and one-third given her and twothirds divided equally among the children. The will was written March 18, 1890, and witnessed b/ James and S. H. Lang. * The case of William Mesel vs. Ellen ' Rayn et al., account and work, is still in progress. It will likely go to the i jury some time Thursday. ’ Beal estate transfers: Decatur cemetery to Rhoda Chronister, lot 448, $35; Joseph, JH,. Cropper to Charles Brown, lot 84, Geneva, |1.00; James, H. Martz to George EL-Martz, 41 acres Monroe tp.; quit claim; John J. Stanley to Sarah R. Imboden, 70 acres. I Jeffereon tp„ |3,250. i '■— -o- 1 I Bluffton, Ind., May 24—The damage 1 suit of MTs. Catherine Ault against the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad company, in which she makes demand for |15,000, went to trial Monday in circuit coure here before Judge C. E. Sturgis and jury. The suit grew out of an accident which occurred on November 3, 1908 at Fort Wayne. The ■suit came to the Wells circuit court on a change of venue. On the date of the accident Mrs. Ault had started to cross a 190-foot trestle, which she alleges had been used by pedestrians for a period of twenty • years with the knowledge of the comI pany. That when she started to cross I there was no train in sight, but when she was about two-thirds across thetrestle she saw an engine approaching. Tnere was a narrow walk between two tracks on the trestle, sufficiently I wide for a person to pass in safety ! with a train on one track only, but I too narqw for d train to pass on each side of a pedestrian. When she saw the engine approaching she stepped 1 to the Opposite side of the narrow walk, and was struck by a car which bad been thrown onto the opposite track by a crew in making a “flying’ switch. She was hurled to the track on which the . locomotive was running, directly in front of the engine. She was caught under the footboard of the engine, she alleges, and Was horribly mangled, and bones broken tn her arms, legs, head and shoulders. She was in a hospital seven months, Incurring a doctor and hospital bill of SI,OOO, and in consequence of injuries received was crippled for life. She alleges negligence and carelessness of the company’s employees was responsible for the accident — "■ & Monroe, Ind., May 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Crant Albaugh of this place received a message Sunday morning stating that his brother, Stanton Albaugh, had been killed at Bowersville, Ohio, on Saturday evening. No details were given, except that he was killed on the railroad. Mr? Albaugh was employed on the extra gang of the construction train and no doubt met his death by accident He was well known here by many of

our people who were shocked on Memorial Day for the eld soldiers and Grover Sells left for Bowersville Sunday evening to be present at the funeral services, . Four of Monroe’s young men left here Saturday for Flint, Mich., where they have accepted positions in an automobile works. They were Bep Shirk, Chester Hendricks, O. V. Graham and Melvin Noffslnger. This leaves but very few young men here, as they are seeking employment elsewhere. Clyde Hendricks arrived home Sunday evening” from Vicksburg, Mich., where he has been engaged as supply operator for some time. He was notified to report for duty upon his arrival here at Portland, to which place he went on the midnight train Sunday. Next Sunday, May 29th, will be Memorial Day for the old sodiders here, when the memorial services will be preached by Rev. McNary at the Monroe M. E. church at 10:30 a. m. Let all .the veterans of the Civil war attend this service. Also a cordial welcome is extended to all to come out. Sunday evening at 7:30 many of our people had the privilege ot seeing the real-for-sure comet, located in the western sky just above the setting sun. H was a great curiosity to see the much-talked-of comet, and considerable neck-stretching was indulged in by the star-gazers. —— i The funeral of Russell Keller. 1 which was held Sunday forenoon ■ from the M. E. church, was largely attended. Many out-of-town relatives and friends arrived here Saturday. Interment took place in the Ray cemetery. John Hendricks and family of Portland were Sunday visitors with relatives and friends. Levi Johnson and family drove to Bluffton Sunday, where they spent the day with relatives. William Scherer, Mrs. R. M. Scherer and daughter, Jessie, and Miss Harriet Mayer were at the St Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne Sunday, where they visited Mrs. William Scherer, who was operated on last Thursday. They report that Mrs. Scherer is doing nicely and that the operation was a success in every particular. This will be encouraging news to the many friends of the patient. ■ii "■ 1 —q Clarence Smith returned to his studies at the Bluffton business col- , lege after a few days’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith. Murray Scherer and wife of Decatur were Sunday callers on former’s patents and other relatives. Harold, the three-year-old son of Section Foreman and Mrs. C. W. HardI wick and wife, while playing on the front porch at his home here last Saturday evening, teß and dislocated an arm. The injured member was given immediate attention and the little fellow seems to suffer no ill ef- ' fecta from tl# fall. He is reported as getting along nicely. - T ' f John Badders is now a full-flledged ’ auto driver. He can now be seen daily on bis way to Decatur, buying a supptty for his restaurant and meat shop. i L The ice cream social, which was t<o have been held by the Royal Neigh bore at.this place test Saturday night was postponed owing to the’death oi 1 Russell Keller. Due notice will bt :given later as to the date of giving same in the near future. Perry Good and, daughter, .Viola, ol Celina, Ohio, were bert over Sunday attending the funeral of Russell Kel ler. Mr. Good, is a brother to Mrs W. L. Keller. Mr. and* Mrs. Walter Martin of Ft Wayne were in attendance at the Kel ler funeral Sunday, returning home Monday morning. The remains of Nta. John Smith •who died at Fort Wayne Saturday, ar rived here on the noon train Monday and were taken to the home of her •on, Will G. Smith, juet west of town. Mrs. Smith was a well known and re spected lady and had many friends in this vicinity. The Llchty undertaking firm took charge of the body upon fte arrival. Funeral Wednesday. Uchty Bros, is the'name of a new undertaking firm which was launched here Monday morning. They have their warerooms and morgue above the Hocker drug store. o— i According to the St Henry (Ohio) Advocate it is the plan of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, after reaching Portland from the north, to build a line east via Fort Recovery and St Henry to Minster, "* 1 1 A." I — l r .Tt i

Ohio, With a branch via Coldwater to Celina. An article in the Met issue of the Ohio paper abqye referred to ■ays: $ “B. A Fl'edderjohanh of St. Marys, W. H. Fiederjbhann and Chas. Dirkson of Decatur, Ind., representatives of the-Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, were at Bt. Henry in the interest of the extension of that electric line from Portland, Ind., to Minster byway of Fort Recovery and > 8t Henry. The road has been completed from Decatur, Ind., to Fort Wayne and is now building to Portland. ’ These gentlemen will return to St. Henry in the near future and go into the matter of the extension with the people along the line with a view of beginning work dn same at an early date. “They stated they would also go over the route to Fort Recovery, St. Henry, Coldwater and into Celina, and it is possible they will make the effort to build both lines. “When they return the people along the proposed lines should give them all possible encouragement and help to secure one or both of the proposed extensions. • ‘‘The gentlement stated the line would surely be extended from Portland to connect with the Western Ohio Railway, either at Minster or Celina.” " «£ —O— - IF YOU ARE A TRIFLE SENSITIVE About the size of your shoes it’s some satisfaction to know that many people can wear shoes a size smaller by shaking Allen’s Foot-Ease into them. Just the thing for patent leather shoes, and for breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere, 25c. - ■" o 1 ■ Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anker and daughter, Veronica, left Tuesday for Westville, 18., where they were called by a message stating that Mrs. Anker’s brother, Joseph Smith, a young man of that place, had been murdered Monday 'evening about 6 o’clock by being shot. He was killed instantly by Jack Welch. The message came to Mr. Anker Monday night about 10 o’clock, but the news wgs kept from Mrs. Anker util this mornffig. Smith wap a young man about twenty-eight years of age, and is Survived by his wife, four sisters, three brothers and his father and mother. t Detais of the murder are not abtainable here. The men were employed as miners it is said, and as a strike has been raging in. that section for some time, it is possible that the illfeeling between the men was caused by some controversy over that business. . . . . . — r —■ This Is an Easy Test Sprinkle Allen’# Foot-Ease in one shoe and none in the other, and notice the difference. Just the thing to use when rubbers or overshoes > become necessary, and your shoes seem to pinch. Sold everywhere, 25c. ’ Don’t accept any substitute. , > I DECATUR AUTO SELLS FAST. 1 The Factory Motor Sales company 5 shipped two car loads of Decatur cars ’ last week. One went to Chicago and one to the west This little utility car 1 . is having a great sale and the Decatur Motor {Jar company is to be congratulated on the progress it has made in * the automobile field. Mr. H. W. Mey--1 ers, factory manager, reports business 5 booming.—Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-t zettc * i-O ——~—- Miss Jessie Winnes left today for ° Muncie, where he will make a few 1 days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Hugh L ’ Miller. She will be accompanied there by her neice, Gretchen Miller, e who has been visiting at the Winnes S home. Bedding plants of all kinds at the ls greenhouse. Our plants are all young y stock; everything fresh; never was j. better, with plenty to select from. Ge--3 raniums, 5 and 10 cents each; 50c and SI.OO per doz. Camias, Salvia (scarlet sage), verbenias, coleus, caladt iums, spsengan, ferns, petunias, sweet l_ elycian, dwarf box border plants ot e all kinds, vinca, parlor ivy, any others which would be nice for porch boxes and bedding. Carnations, 60c ls per dozen. Place your order at once for decoration. Ernsberger Bros. & y Moses. r ■ o — i. Mr. Isaac Cook, commander of ». above Post, Kewanee, 111., writes. Q “For a long time I was bothered with backache and pains across my kida neys. About two months ago I started taking Foley’s%jdney Pills hnd soon saw they were doing just as claimed. f I kept on taking them and now I am j free from backache, and painful , bladder misery Is all gone. I like Fo- > ley’s Kidney Pills so well that I have told marv of my friends -and comrades about them and shall recommend them at every opportunity.”® Holthouse Drug Co. —o — Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA