Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1910 — Page 2

A FINE LIBRARY The law office of Heller, Sutton & Heller is now one of the most comfortable and convenient' In the city, the wont of repairing and rearranging having been completed, For some time after the forming of the partner | ship of Judge Heller and send with Mr. Sutton the firm has occupied the ( offices of Merryman & Sutton. Last week, however, the Hellers arranged to move their office fixtures Jnt<? th.Q| rooms and everything now in der. The fireplace and mant'l were, removed from the east wall to make * room for the additional book shelves. The library is one of the largest private law libraries in the city, there being about 200 feet of books arranged in an attractive way, and convenient for reference. The suite consists of general office and work room and one for private consultation, furnished in an attractive way, each having his own desk and typewriter stands. “Next Thursday I will be five and twenty-three, So come and take luncheon with me," Was the original little couplet on the invitations issued the first of the week by Mrs. John Stewart, corner Fifth and Marshall streets to twelve ladies for her birthday luncheon of Thursday evening. So nearly together is the anniversary of her birth and that of Independence Day that the affair was honored with decorations in the national colors, the dining room being given over to those beautiful colors. Bunting streamers from the corners of the room were caught to the chandelier in the middle, while from the chandelier waved a great many small flags. The edge of the table cloth was also draped with bunting and the centerpiece was a large blue vase filled with roses of white and red. The luncheon was nicely served in three courses, the hostess being assisted in serving by the Mises Mary Erwin and Dorothy Dugan, firecrackers, were given as favors, and these were later shot off by the guests. A great many of the ladies, however, had a wholesome fear—as many do —and it is said that Mrs. George Steele, the bravest one of the party —had the pleasure of touching off the greater number while the others enjoyed the results thereof from afar. The celebrant was given a number of pretty gifts as the token of the esteem of the guests, who were: Mesdames D. B. Erwin, Wid Dorwin, C. U. Dorwin, E. H. Shoemaker, George, Steele, Harry Helm, Chris Vogt, George Glass, Arthur Ficher, G. T. Burke, Med Miller and C. J. Weaver. A happy birthday surprise was that planned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grim and daughter, Esta, for their son and brother, Russell. The evening was spent in playing games and music, the music being furnished by the Messrs Orville and William Glim of Tocsin, which was very pleasing. The evening was a very happy one. Those present were Misses Cora Grim, Tillie Trenary, Niltie. Kreugh, May Conner, Millie Yager, Katharine Glass, Magelin White, Mary Nichols, Lois Micklis, Ethel Niblick, haggle Marschand, Iva Niblick, Ethel Roberts, Vane White, Bell Kiser, Harrold Archbold, Ira Beckner, Milo Baumgartner, Marshall, Mahner Spiith, Marion Archbold, Ned Bless, Glosen White, Hugh White, Dale Krelgh, Glen Zimmermann, Daith Trenary, Bante Zimmerman, Lester Beocker, Arthur Stubbf, Fred Wagner, Noah Marschand, Harry Wagner, William Grimm, Warner Marschand, • Orvil Grimm, Lacy Grimm, Valentine Grimm, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kirchner. A midnight lunch of cake, pickles and bananas was served, and all remained until a late hour and left, wishing Mr. Russell many more such happy birthdays. The crowd w->uld have been more happy if they coula have gotten Russell to talk. n

I A pleasant surprise party was given Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ball of Magley, Indiana, In honor of their daughter, Opal’s twelfth birthday. A splendid picnic dinner was served out under the trees to which all did ample justiceTAO to which all did full justice. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. William Selby and children, Cora, Albert and Bessie, of Vera Cruz; Mrs. Jane Ball, Mrs. John Helms and daughters, Lora, Helen and DeVota, Gladys Kiefer, Pearl, Bertna and Alice Helmrich, Inez and Ora Matz, Alberta, Floyd and Ralph Hovarter, Wayne Jphnson of Peterson, and Velma, Alice and Orville Lenhart. An enjoyable time was had by all present. The party was treated to chewing gum by Lloyd Luttman, the Magley huckster. —- o A young man from Wisconsin was engaged today in painting a fine sign on the north side of the Hensley building, advertising the famous “Forty-nine” remedies put up by the Decatur company. A picture of Dr. Hensley, from whose “Mpes the med icines are put up Is a . of the sign painted by this artist. - — — — - —

REFUSE ADMISSION TO ASYLUM. —— ■;? Boren Not Admieaeble There —Watson Will be Taken at Once. Word has been received at the county clerk’s office here that Charles P. j Watson, the Geneva man, who has ' been held here for two weeks, on ac--1 count of insanity, will be accepted * at Easthaven, and he will be taken 1 there at once. Alfred Boren, also of 1 Geneva, has been refused admission I to Easthaven because has has been I feeble minded since Infancy. Boren I has' lived st Geneva find was taken into custody some day* ago».both being in jail here. . : -o in Mrs. Belle Weldon of near Midland, Mich., is here for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Amos Smith, near Pleasant Mills. Mrs. Weldon lives with her son, Jesse Weldon. The son is the owner of a near Midland, 16 doing well ana is prosperous. The Weldons were former residents of this city. An item in a Fort Wayne newspaper of a party by Mrs. Robt. Harding conveys the idea that the Hardings were soon to move to California. This is a mistake. Mr. Harding goes next week on a business trip to Madison, Wis., and Mrs. Harding will come here to visit during that tlnte with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Meyers. Conductors on the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway are now experienc ing the disadvantages of the closing of Calhoun street, Fort Wayne at the railroad for the track elevations, the blocking and the consequent new street-par schedule beginning Thursday. With the closing of this street the Decatur interurban cars go down Broadway and other thoroughfares to reach the union interurban station, “looping several loops," etc., and making things generally confusing for awhile. Fort Wayne street cars m general are forced to make a new schedule, and despite the fact that the new routing is a bit confusing at first it is working out more satisfactorily that at first expected. , —. —o — WIDOWS’ PENSIONS GRANTED. Robert Blackburn, local pension agent, reports that a pension was granted June 22nd to the widow of Samuel Tumbleson, who died on May 24th. One was also granted May 26th to the widow of Henry A. Tindall, whose death occurred April 29th. The grants were made in a remarkably short time. VAN-WILSON SHOWS ARE HERE. The Van Wilson shows arrived here Friday night too late to give a performance as advertised. It was simply a case of hard luck. Mr. Watson, the manager, is an all-right fellow, well known here, and when he left Ridgeville a few days ago, ordered < car to transfer his goods here, but from some reason or other Jhe car failed to arrive until Friday noon and the show came here on a special train. They have pitched their tents at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets, where they will show this afternoon and evening. It Is a good little show for the money, 10c, 15c and 25c. l/fl I W. A. LOWER RECEIVES BOND. W. A. Lower, who was appointed postmaster ten days ago, Saturing received the blank bond to be filled but in the sum of 85.000 and properly signed. Mr. Lower will forward this to Washington this evening and his commission will probably be forthcoming in a week or so, when he will assume his duties as pastmaster and will serve for four years. He has so far refused to make any statement concerning who he will name as deputy. ■ o— — The band boys started out today,

posting big full sheet posters, announcing the Fourth of July celebration to be held in this city one week from Monday. Many of the business men are arranging to close that day that they may join in the day’s pleasure. There will be various events of interest including an industrial parade, balloon ascensions, and the fire works in the evening. At 2:30 in the afternoon the Hon. John C. Mpran will deliver the oration of the day at the court house and Hon. J. C. Sutton will read the declaration of Independence. Henry Thomas will likely have charge of the big parade and his hustling ability is enough to guarantee the success of that part of the day’s pro gram. Big delegations are coming from various sections of the county and the event will be more than you have been anticipating. It’s up to you to help boost. The band boys i have done everything possible to > make the event a success and will r continue to do so. All you have to do 5 is your part, as they have done it and ? it will be the biggest celebration in ’. history. -C - o— ... i D. I. Weikel made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday.

'■ PROGRAM WAS GOOD > ' Thursday evening marked the closing exercises for the school year of St. Joseph’s school when the annual ’ commencement exercises were helft 1 and a class of eight young men and ' women were awarded diplomas for their successful work In this school- ‘ In spite of the extreme hot weather which prevailed the attendance was large and all were highly entertained throughout the evening by the inter esting program which bad been prepared for the occasion. The stage was beautliully decorated with large tales of carnation# and ferns in various places, tanking a very attractive appearance. The class year nineteen hundred ten was hung in long streamers from the curtain and was the first token of what would take place that evening. The program was opened with a song by the class entitled, “Welcome, Kind Friends,” accompanied on the piano by Miss Agnes Kohne, which was very beautiful. The class of graduates was seated on the left of the stage with the diplomas they were to receive in the different studies to the right. A piano duet, “Poet and Peasant,” by the Misses Dale Payne and Germaine Coffee, was very beautiful, and received much applause from the audience. The salutatorian, Miss Genevieve Berllng, then greeted the audience with a few well chosen words of their pleasure to be present on this occasion. She delivered a short oration in a very pleasalng way. Father Noll, who made the principal address of the occasion, was the next to appear and for a half hour entertained his hearers with a very interesing discourse on the lines of education. He opened 'his address by telling his pleasure to be present, and spoke very highly of the educational training received in St. Joseph’s school. He also spoke of the great interest Catholics were taking, not only to educate their children in the secular way, but was trying as hard to give them a religious training which was the stepping stone for the becoming of honest and conscientious men and women. He also mentioned the large amount of money Catholics saved the government by defraying the expenses for their own parochial schools and the large number of boys and girls they are turning out at this time of the year. He closed his address with several points of advice to the members of the class, and thanked i them for the earnest labor they had given to reach graduation. Fred Millett hen delivered the valedictory and on half of his class thanked the teachers and pastor for the pains taken to instruct them while under their care and then bade farewell as far as their every-day studies were concerned. Two very difficult pieces in music on the piano by Miss Dale Payne and Germaine Coffee, were much appreciated by the audience. The of the diplomas by Father Wilken then took place, those receiving them being Fred Miller, Genevieve Berllng, Agnes Weber, Margaret Gerard, Vivian Close, Clarence Gase, Francis Schmitt and Germaine Coffee. A few words were then spoked by Father Wilken to the graduates who hoped that they would make good use of the education they received, and they were now starting Out into another school, namely that of the school of life. Gold medals were then awarded to the Misses Dale Payne and Germaine Coffee for haying successfully completed their course in music. Diplomas were also awarded to those ' who were successful in the Palmer method of penmanship to Fred Miller, Margaret Gerard, Germhine Cos- ! fee and Vivian Close. A song, “Grad- ’ uate’s Farewell,” by the class closed 1 the first part of the program. A very good program which had been prepared by the smaller members of the school was then rendered.

A recitation and doll drill by twenty little girls was very good, and showed that much practice and training were required for the drill. “Cavalry,” an instrumental piece by Miss Esther Evans, was next, and was very beautiful. “Five O’clock Tea Party,“.by a number of little girls, was very interesting to the audience. The program was then closed for the evening with a pantomime by the class and a solo, “Sweetly and Softly Music Shall Flow," by Miss Clara Terveer, which was also well received. An especially good part of the program was the delightful music, every number of which showed the care taken In the training of those who took part. The exercises were indeed a pleasure for everyone connected therewith as well as to those of the audience. . K> ——- Veigh Sautblne left yesterday noon lor his home at Brlarvllle, Minn,, after attending the funeral of his brother, P. O. Sautblne, at Cralgvllle recently. He was accompanied by his sister, Miss Ada Sautblne, and their niece, Miss Nellie, ot Cralgvllle, who will 1 spend the summer there and may de 1 dde to make that place their home-

I The editor of an exchange gives ihq I. following homely advice to tKn. people [ of his locality, which, white a Ittilj- . r<Wb perhaps, mayeUve more or les» truth: (' “The -mother who allows a staieen year-old daughter to float around a counterfeit qport of weak jaw and weaker morals,\ merely opens Ue front door to grtef and dfegraar. If you don't know company your girl keeps or what time of nigif she turns in, your roar when theMMi sips get busy will sound about ai pathetic as the wheeze from a Jews' harp. The girl who insists on spooning with everybody in the corporate limits ought ‘to be relieved of her overflow of affection with a N. 10 slipper laid carelessly acros the bipleta. We had sooner see a girl kiss a blind shoat through a barbed wire fence than have her change partners six nights a week in the front parlbrs with the lights turned low. It is harder to marry off a girl who has been pawed over by every yap ,in the community than it is to fatten a sheep on pineapple ice. You can’t goldbrick a sharp-eyed suitor with secondhand goods, any more than you can fit a bathrobe on a goat. There are lots of weak-minded parents who are going up against the judgment day with about as much show as a crosseyed girl in a beauty show, and their children will rise up and call theih blessed with the enthusiasm of a onelegged man at a club.”' ———-o 3ERIQUB RUNAWAY THURSDAY. William Langermah, who is work ing on the Mrs. Biting farm, one mile southwest of the city, had a runaway Thursday which did quite a bit of damage. He was plowing with the corn cultivator and left bls team and went to the house to get a drink of water. During his absence the team became frightened at a train and ran across the field into a barbed wire fence, tearing the harness and bruising the horses terribly. -Help had to be called before the horses could be gotten out of the fence. • - Democratic candidates for state offices and managers of the party are at French Lick this week where they have enjoyed a three days’ session at the French Lick hotel. According to all reports received it has been a splendid meeting‘and every one present, including the families of many of the editors, have enjoyed, the occasion thoroughly. At the big meeting yesterday the. principle speech was made by John W. Kern, endorsed! for the senatorship, and as this was really his first political speech since he was given this honor, much interest was manifested. His address was straightforward, dean and manly as John W Kern always has been. In part he said: “I shall not speak of my present candidacy for the senatorship which came about by the unanimous demand Os my party in state convention assembled, further than to say, that it is my ambition to serve the people of my native state in that great legislative forum by seconding the efforts of Benjamin F. Shively in behalf of good , government, and in my humble way, 'to the best of my ability, aiding and supporting him in such manner as to convince the people that the only thing better than one democratic Un ite dStates senator from Indiana is to . have two of them who will at all times ' and under all circumstances work together for the public good. “And may I be pardoned if I add this other word: That in this cam- • paign I shall not allow myself to be diverted from the issues of the campaign by any ruse or trick of a wily adversary. It will be my ambition to conduct the campaign in a dignified ’ manner and manly way, comporting , in some degree with the exalted char- ( acter of the office to which I aspire. “And as a final word, I may also ‘ add that my plan of campaign will be outlined and carried forward ac- ’ cording to my own judgment and that •at no stage of the contest wilt I per- ’ mit it to be fashioned in any degree by the republican newspapers of In* ■ diana, no matter how exalted the 1 source from which they draw their inspiration.’’ ... ........—O " i > Miss Cleo Roop sustained a very • painful injury while atendlng the l Sunday school lawn party at the Van 4 Camp home. In some way she fell J from the balustrade on the porch and I in falling fell with her full weight on her left hand, which she extended to save herself. The middle finger was broken in two places and in one ) plac6 the bone protruded through the r flesh. After setting the fracture the doctor found it necessary to take . stitches to close the opening formed by the protrusion of the bone. She ~ was taken home in a cab by Mrs. Van 1 Camp and is getting along very well, >- though there is danger that the finger ; 4- • /* ■ • . .<V '■ * ‘ -' l A... ■

AV I#ww, andl member ol the firm of GdJfegky J I kniMim Alli rmnr _ Anri terwt ih thatt flr» to John S. Pdtet. son, the.* deputy jteehpeetsr, wito>w tfres from offlow about July Isfiu at tline Mr- Lower will become postmMtHr. Th& ifaoi bM bMB uudot consideration for several days and was finally closed Friday. Tfif transfer of the companies wffl be madewithfn a few day» nA Mr. Peterson i will begin; his work aa soon as he- la relieved from his present office. He has been, engaged fa the insurance > business for many years and unfitte' gin it Mge buslhess of Gallogly & Lowa will add hte bwtaess, which is large; making one of the beet cies in this section, the cash vahis of which is based at about .‘|2z • S<TO. Mr. Lower will likely reoeide hte conunissibir within ,a few< days, and it is expected he will begin ,to serve t!he of Decatur as-poste master at the beginning of the. next quarter. ■< 'Xi,. Ji ~>■ TAKEN TO EASTHAVEN. Sheriff Meyer Aosompanies Charte# P? Watson of Geneva tp Richnrondc!. Sheriff Ell Meyer left this morning? for Richmond, where he accompanied Charles P. Watson of Geneva, who wiH enter the Eksthaven institution at that place for treatment. Fdr some time Mr. Watson has been slightly demented], and at times had to be watched very, cibsly, white ati others he appeared perfectly sane..At an insanity inquest some time ago he was adjudged of unsound mind. Hfe has been in the keeping of Sheriff Meyer for the past? ten days and during ttis time he- has ftnproved- verymuch, although ba is very nervous. It is thought the treatment at Easthaven will be quite beneficial; - . O Monroe, Ind, June 25—(Special) toj Dally Democrat}—Thursday at noon the residence of JL H.. Edwards, three* miles northeast of Monroe,, near the Brandyberry school house, was totally consumed by fire. The family wan seated at dinner when they discovered that their home waa ablaze. Heroic work by the neighbors saved>moat of the furniture. Mr.. Ettwards carried insurance in the French Township company in the sum of $500.. while the loss is estimated at abautt >I,OOO. Ths origin of the fife ta. unknown,, but it i* supposed to have been caused by a defective fine. William Scherer, Bad Stammers; anffi Ben Brown were at fitokomo and Hobbs, Ind., this week on buslaesa. I A. 8. Keller and WSBam Mitchell were at Willshire, Cffi&A the tare part of the week looking after a real esr tate deal. Dr. Rayl, Ben Smith, Onml Osterman, Homer Oliver and fit W. Johnson took a joy ride in Fort Wayne last Wednesday afternoon. Thursday evening Monroe had the resemblance o fan up-to-date “Midway.” The town was crowded to a late hour at the E. W. Johnson ice cream parlor by the members of the Mandolin club of Fort Wayne, who have been here the entire yreek, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lobehstine. Those who composed the party were Eph Lobenstlne, Amos Stroup, Ben H. Gerker, Harry J. Voirol. The boys entertained the large crowd of listeners with both vocal and instrumental music, and we can say are a clever and 'lively set of .fellows. They are having a Week’s vacation and selected Monroe as their place of recreation. The quartet came through in an auto and have enjoyed every minute of their time since they left home. They returned to their home this morning. Come again, boys. You are always welcome at Monroe. The measle epidemic, which has prevailed here for some time, has now narrowed down to a very few cases. And now it is rumored that Monroe is to have a real, live, up-to-date printing plant in the near future. The name of the paper will be the Monroe Herald and in all probability it i will be launched about July Ist. A . Mr. Harvey W. Morley and his asi s Ist ant, W. A. Smith, of Angola have i been in town the past few days look- ; ing over the field with a view of esl tabUshing a weekly newspaper and ' a first-class printery. We understand » they are meeting with sufficient eni courhgement to pitch their tent at this i place and devote their time and at- > tention in publishing a Jacksonian I Democratic sheet. i , t - - i o-i . ~r». i Miss Bose Smith, who has been ah , tending the New England Conservaof Music at Boston, Mass., rel turned home JM terd W .

to Daily DertMmaX)—Senator Gore l he' l epenly . charged tttet he had tteen ofijoaß opositlou too of called McMurry.- eontwets tar the sate Os Indian lamta in Oklahoma, wffiW it ls saidy.wwnu .net a lee of ftoto lour mlllionattotaa aMUipMuto J.JJ ffi. McMurray, of McAßrnter, Okla. Senator Gore mentioned: do namoe in conwwttion with f biittMß reterencorwem a» plain that iteis* expected tbat.btattu tike>senate andd titochouse thbe iitoMtigatlon off ttte chMVM., , AtaoHK-’titare-referreddito by.- Senator Gdretor®!-: - ’ ■ I I A .ftnuuer senator from Kebraaka, who Iks. been conspiduousfy in evis denoeeatoot congressional: staenche >- retireddfroee the A ioi-nnar senator from; KiM—m . A settotoc (now servte&); tram a • western#'.a£ate.i;/ A member of titeihqtore «<> repre-<. sentativen TnoW'servlngk; fram. Oitia- - homa. Tho charges were ■ surprising and sa serious th. character - i that they almost took awaw the •breath of the members of the# MwimHikk bbdy. l . 'Hteyycreated lhe sensation of the seaskinj and- of several sessions, . for that matter.'. _ They are; ao ciri--cumstanM i and. < explilfitk that i thteee was last night almost a fdnegbne con-; elusion that each branch es congress, . iA defense of its owui honsr, willtibbe obliged to > appoint; a committeec th > .. conduct an investigation; or; in lieu i. of that, te.. cooperate, inn <-< jointt inn-; vestigatfcjn. White; ti»e< aHhgedd primriyies,-, inu what many believe wifli develop ihteo a monumental scandal,! are as givenj above, there are-hints-their the. idves--tigatton* will’’implicate dthers- Who.’ Have*- bteen abbot tHe hails - off congress during the winter. It is suggested# also, thafthferamiflcatiOnt:-. of the liquify may reacii some of those to Mgh official authority ih ooingress. — | M ' A new change in the; titae table on, the G.’ R’. & I. railtoad' went' ihtto effect on Sunday, yuue 26th, and will’, run on this schedule during the sum--mer-nwutni. Ttte><ffian«eite apoffi anffi will prove very beneficial to the pleasure seekers along the line. The- telllowing is the change adopted;. t Northbound:. 7:51 a. m; .... DnilyRl6 p. mi,... . .Wly, except Sunffiay Tt:4G p..nn ....DBffiJy ooiivoDQwna. TidT au mi Dbfly; except Snndwy1:08’ p;. bk. i........JUta1K. manift Water . 2*51 puna. ... v .*.u.,.fially teW F- m. - Bunday <mir — SIIHWBAV SCHOOL PICNIC. Ini iLtfimMmffc Ghwm Near Berne tety rj • • nn ThwHeaedey adtoote of French, MonBine Greek, Hartford, Wabash ■nd Jaffisnam townships will give a grand Fourth of July celebration and pfenfc to Lehman’s grove near Berne on Monday, July 4th. The character es the celebration Wffl be In keeping wfth the Sunday sphool spirit It wfll be a “safe and sane,” good wholesome celebration and picnic, and a, reaDy good time is assured. There will be a grand march and parade, from Main street to the grove at » a. m. Celebration at the grove wilfi begin at 10 a. m. Rev. E. W. Cote of Huntington will give a Sunday school address and Hon. C. J, Luta of* Decatur will give a patriotic-address. Berne, Geneva and Blue Creek bandn will play and there will be other good music. Sunday school wilt render an appropriate program. A big dinner is the very Important pm of the program that no one will’ wamt ‘ to miss. Refreshments of. alb kMfe will be served. —O ; Custodian Titus Ernst of the court house Is taking advantage of the vacation period to do some remodeling about the building, which he keeps in apple-pie order all the time. At present the steps which lead to the court room the front way are being repainted and the interior of the building will soon be bright and new. Peterson & Moran have filed a new case’ entitled Hugh. C. Daniels and. Floyd Death vs. Margaret Shell, complaint for damages, demand, $2,000. < It is alleged by the plaintiffs that tile defendant has at divers times accused- them of stealing chickens, this report injuring their reputation In their neighborhood. Real estate transfers: R. B. Johnson to Fred Harmon et al., 27 acres, Union tp., 12,400; Charles Carver to Pohn S. Louho, 80 acres, Blue Greek tp., 87200; A. C. Hlrschy to Jesse Rupp, lot 430, Berne, $«00; Maud L. Magley to K. Johnson, pt. lot 4, Decatur, 8780; Solomon Gllpen et at to I T V TIT T# _