Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1910 — Page 6

HON. J. C. MORAN BPEAKR Geneva Is arranging for a great band jubilee and home-coming October . 2nd. Among the speakers on that occasion will be the Hon. John C. Moran of this city. WHOPPER BANANA BUNCH. Purchased by Frank Gass Yesterday Weighed 114 Pounds. About the biggest bunch of bananas that ever struck the town was seen hanging at the Fullenkamp store this morning, where it attracted much attention. The bunch, which weighs aboue one hundred fourteen pounds, is nearly four and a half feet long, and the bananas themselves are whoppers, of exceedingly good quality. The bunch was purchased by Frank Gass Friday from the Crouse wholesale house at Fort Wayne, and is the same bunch regarding which the Fort Wayne News said yesterday: “There was much interest displayed at one of the commission houses this morning over the arrival of a bunch of bananas, weighing 114 pounds.’’ When it is considered that the average bunch weighs but from sixty to seventy pounds, the enormity of this string can be more fully comprehended. )-n ' " Saturday was moving day for two departments of the city school, the room at the library all having been fitted up for the primary department from the central building, taught by Miss Bess Congleton. The primary grade will be at home in the library hall, the commercial department of the high school going to the room vacated by the primary class, while that left by the commercial department will be used as a recitation room by the high school, which now has 159 students enrolled. The enrollment has been so large that the branching out has been necessary to accommodate all. The library hall has been partitioned off and the south half fitted up with blackboards, seats, etc., making it a very convenient school room, in all expect its isolation from the other grades. The week of moving was going on today and everything wiH be in readiness for all to begin work Monday in their new quarters.

J Mrs. Rachel Brown Johnson, wife of O. T. Johnson, living three and onehalf miles southeast of the city, answered the .call of death Saturday ' morning after an illness of but four weeks’ duration from typhoid fever, later terminating into heart trouble, which caused her death. Mrs. Johnson was born in Clinton county, this state, forty years ago. She was united in marriage to Ollie Johnson, living in Tipton county until eight years ago, when they moved to this county, where they have since resided. Two children were born to this happy union, Eddis, eight, and Ruth, three. She had been in failing health for a year past, and four Weeks ago took sick with a fever terminating into typhoid. She was considered as almost.put of danger from this illness, and on last Wednesday took an attack of heart trouble, which caused her death. She leaves besides a loving husband to mourn their loss a father and mother, who reside at Diamond, Okla.; one brother, B. S. Brown, of Monroe, and three sisters; also three half sisters and one half brother. The funeral services were held Tuesday morning from the St. Paul’s church and interment will be at the Decatur cemetery. o Saturday evening, September 24th, will be Pythian night at the Crystal theater, when “The Musical Georgettes” will appear under the auspices of the Pythian Sisters. These famous Swiss bell ringers are classed as the greatest musical family before the . public and their entertainment will certainly be a treat to the lovers of true harmony. The members of the family are all performers on various instruments, including the marlmbophone, violin, cello, harp, xylophone, saxophone, banjo, mandolin, Swiss hand bells, aluminum tubes, and various other musical novelties and carry the finest set of organ chimes ever brought to America, while their finale is a wonderful musical novelty, a fantasy of flowers. The members of the family are F. L. Georgette, Eleanor N. Georgette and their daughter, Josephine. Little Josephine is a musical prodigy, and competent critics have pronounced her the most wonderful child musician in the world. This engagement, extraordinary, is for one night only, Sa/irday, September 24th, and is for the benefit of the Pythian Sisters, the ladies’ auxiliary of the local K. of P. lodge, and they wish the public to bear in mind that this attraction is really high class, and as they are going to make a systematic ticket canvass they solicit your patronage, assuring an evening of rare enjoyment. The pries is within the roach of , all, 25c, and no such

an attraction has ever.been offered for so small a price. Remember the date, purchase a ticket from the ladles* when they call and' enjoy the musical treat of your life for there Is only one Georgette trio, and the -Pythian Sisters Invite you to visit them at the Crystal Saturday evening. Proceeds for the benefit of the Pythian Sisters. % o ADAIR REMAINS THE SAME. The condition of Congressman John A. M. Adair, who is at home, suffering from typhoid fever, remains unchanged. His temperature remains practically all of the time at 103, and the disease seems to be taking its usual course. Miss Whitenack, a nurse from the Jay county hospital, is in attendance. —Portland Commercial- Review. o RENDER HANDEL’S “MESSIAH.” The choir of the Methodist church held a very enthusiastic hour of practice Friday evening, on Handel’s “Messiah,” which they are preparing to render during the district missionary convention to be held here October 6th and 7th. —o — — The “boys” of the 89th Indiana regiment, what few there are surviving after these long years, bring to mind the great event of just forty-eight years ago, when they in company with the 50th, 60th, 67th regiments and two companies of the 74th, and one section of the 13th Indiana battery, were surrendered to General Bragg’s army, consisting of 65,000 confederate troops, at the great battle of Munfordsvllle, Ky. The boys began fighting on the morning of the fourteenth and the few members, after a most noble fight, were forced to surrender on the seventeenth. Robert Blackburn, custodian of the records of this company, gives the following account: “The federal troops being fortified, held the enemy in check, in fact slaughtering the enemy as fast as they came up till the entire Confederate army surrounded the fort, when the colonel commanding surrendered the 4,400 on conditions.** WILL TAKE MICHIGAN TRIP.

Mr. and Mrs. John Everett and daughter, Miss Ina, and Mr. Cal Peterson will leave Sunday night for Traverse City, Mich, They expect to visit with Mr. Everett’s cousin, James Everett, and family, at Barker Creek, Michigan, and while gone Mr. Everett will buy a large consignment of potatoes and apples for the Everett & Hite grocery, thus combining business with pleasure. They will be gone about two weeks and the vacation thus spent will be a most delightful one if the promise given by their former visits there in the past several years is any assurance. —o CHICKEN THIEVES MAKE RAID. Mrs. Jonas Fisher of Pleasant Mills was in the city today and stated that no clue had yet been found to chicken thieves who raided the coops on their place Monday night during the heavy rain and got away with about thirtyfive fine spring firies. The family heard the chickens squawking but the night was so dark and stormy that the prowlers could not be seen. The next morning the coops were overturned and the chickens gone. The heavy rain washed away all tracks that may have been left by the invaders. The Fishers are but one of the many sufferers from thieves this summer. o ■ ■ Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 17 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Frank Curry, aged fifty-five, a rich old widower, of this city, whose wealth is estimated at $75,000, was killed at Fort Wayne last night, when he was struck by a Pennsylvania train. His body was found by a tramp, who reported to the trainmen, and he was not identified until 1 this morning. Curry was a heavy 1 drinker. He lived practically alone here, and went to Huntington Thurs- ’ day to attend the fair, going from 1 there to Fort Wayne. His father died * thirty years ago, leaving an estate ot seventy-five thousand dollars, and appointed Judge Studabaker of Decatur ! and Judge Wilson of this place as his 1 guardians until he was forty years old, 1 but prior to that time Curry reform- ’ ed and the guardians were released by their own request. Frank had only a 1 life estate in the property, the will 1 providing that at his death it is all to go to Mrs. Elmira Isenberg of Fort • Recovery, Ohio, excepting SIO,OOO, 1 which goes to two heirs here. The deceased waq well known here as’well ! as in surrounding towns. He has never been in business, devoting his time to looking after his farms and other real estate. Mr. Purry wag a nephew of Mrs? . Katharine Champer of. this city, who • visited him two weeks a£o. He is also * a cousin of the Studabakers of this 1 clt3r ‘ i

Geneva, Ind., Sept. 17—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Mrs. Charles N. Brown will leave this evening for Atlantic City, New Jersey, where she goes as a representative from the Eighth district of Indiana to the Woman’s Relief Corps national convention to be held there, convening September 19th* and continuing until September 23rd, five days, at the same time as the G. A. R. convention. The Eighth district is comprised of the counties of Adams, Jay, Grant, Wells, Blackford and Allen, and the meeting this year will be the twenty-eighth national W. R. C. convention and the forty-fourth G. A. R. convention. Mrs. Brown will meet the official train for the delegates at Fort Wayne this evening, leaving there at 7:40 o’clock over the Pennsylvania. The train starts at South Bend. • Geneva has a commissioned high school and the school is in a flourishing condition, everything running smoothly, but the law is plain on the subject that the course* of study for a commissioned high school much include music and drawing courses and neither of these courses are taugnt here. We do not want to complain of our school boarfl, but we would like to ask them why these two subjects are neglected and ignored in the Geneva schools. Mrs. Luella Mathews, nee Relcheldeifer, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Relcheldeifer, left this morning for her future home in Chicago. The Shamrock hotel, owned by Aaron Ireland for some time, has been sold to Mrs. Frank Miller, who took possession this morning. The consideration was SI,OOO. Mrs. Miller will no doubt make a success of the hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rimball returned home Friday from a pleasant visit in Chicago. Mrs. J. M. Johnson of Wabash, Ind., and Mrs. C. O. Sipes of Garrett are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wells. Miss Cora Gee returned home Thursday after a ten weeks’ visit at Glasglow and Louisville, Ky. Miss Ethel Harbour has gone to Fairmount, Ind., for an over-Sunday visit with a lady friend. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Kirk returned to Cleveland, Ohio, today. Mrs. Kirk is the administratrix of the late Geo. Hartman estate and has been here for some time disposing of the personal effects of the deceased. Mr. Harry Imboden went to Celina Friday. Harry seemed to be in.the best of humor and we are of the opinion that there 4s an attraction h Celina that is pleasant to him. / Manh & Christen, the Decatpr contractors, are here with a force of men, busy remodeling the room to be occupied by Geneva’s new bank. ——o ' REBEKAHS’ ANNIVERSARY. The Rebekah preparations for the anniversary celebration Tuesday evening are progressing smoothly and give promise of an evening of unprecedented pleasure. All Rebekahs and their families and friends are invited to come to the hall on Tuesday evening, bring their suppers, which will be spread picnic style at 6 o’clock. Following this a musical and literary program will be given. A fishing pond will also be in evidence to contribute to the pleasure as well as the funds of the society. Everybody is invited. o - TO FILE SUITS AGAINST TRUST. Washington, D. C., Sept. 17—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Papers have been prepared for a suit demanding the dissolution of the sugar trust *and will be filed by United States Attorney Wise in New York as soon as Attorney General Wickersham gives the* word. This information was obtained at the department of justice today and it was stated that Wickersham is now in New York ready to order the action instituted. ■ - . O- ' ■ ■ POPULATION OF NEW ORLEANS. Washington, D. C., Sept. 17—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The census bureau today announced the population of New Orleans to be 339,075, an Increase of 51,971. O ' J - 8. B. Fordyce has tendered his resignation to the Adams circuit court as Jury commissioner, which has been accepted, and Judge Merryman appointed Henry Hite to fill out the unex‘pir&fterm’ ■ ' "; £ * James H. Brewster et al. vs. Sophia Brewster, partition and accounting, motion and accounting, motion filed U

i compel the plaintiff to make complaint more specific. i ' George Bowers et al. vs. Simon i Bowers et al., partition, proof of posting of notices filed. Sarah Bowman vs. Rinehart Limenstall, damages, $5,000, answer to complaint filed and cause set for trial Thursday, October 20th. Christian Hoffstetter vs. National Supply Co. et al., injunction, amended complaint filed; rule to answer. Marriage licenses have been issued to George H. H. ’Squier, 87, Frankfort, Indiana .trainman op the Clover Leaf, to Bessie Bowers, 27, of Kirkland township; Adele M. Koenemann, 22, Root township, daughter of Louis Koenemann, to wed Paul H. Wehrman, 29, bookbinder, Springfield, 111.; August Blomenberg, 24, farmer, to Rosa Koenemann, daughter of Fred Koenemailn. In the Wies divorce case, concluded Saturday, Judge Peterson rendered Ms decision that afternoon, granting the plaintiff a divorce decree, $650 alimony, custody of the children and six dollars per month for their support, the children, however, not to be taken out of the jurisdiction of the Adams circuit court. “A ROYAL SLAVE.” Oriental Plays All the Rage—At the Opera House September 21st. Mr. Bosse, the energetic manager of the Bosse opera nouse, has secured Clarence Bennett’s beautiful Mexican play, “A Royal Slpve,” for Wednesday evening, September 21st. The author has solved spstory, startling in its Intensity, calling into play the strongest emotions human nature possesses. The royal, undying devotion pf Agupila to his young mistress, the passionate hate of the, Countess Inez de* Ora, the sweet confiding love of the gentle Isadora—relieved by the bright, *breezy comedy of the American newspaper corespondent and the equally sprightly Annetta with the specialties they introduce—all contribute their share In making “A Royal Slave” one of the most enjoyable of this season’s offerings. O 1 One ot the very prettiest of prenuptial affairs was the chin* shower given Friday evening at the Ernest Schlickman home on Fourty street by the Misses Matilda Sellemeyer and Emma Schlickman tor Miss Emma Mutchler, whose wedding to the Rev. Edward Worthman will occur September 29th. Though the guests numbered exactly twenty-three, this number was meant in no way to be emblematic of a desire on the part of the bride’s friends to hasten her away—simply to speed her on her way with their best wishes. Pink and white were the decorations of the home, the walls, draperies and chandeliers of the parlor being festooned With strings of hearts in pink and white. The living and dining rooms were festooned with streamers in these colors caught to chandeliers and here and there in an effective way with emblematic white wedding bells. An appropriate little "heart” contest, consisting of questions to be answered with words beginning in “heart” was in order, Mrs. Fred Fruchte winning the prize in* this, while in 'a similar “bell” contest, answered with words ending in “bell,” honors went to Miss Lucy Fruchte. One of the novel features of the entertainment was the mock wedding. Miss Mutchler of course was the bride and Esther Sellemeyer, the dignified groom, Della Sellemeyer, the hist man, and Miss Bertha Knapp, the bridesmaid, while Mrs. Chris Vogt officiated as “marrying ’squire.” The esteem of the guests for the honored , one was manifest in a most lavish shower of gifts, of all kinds of beauti- ■ ful and delicate china which will find i an abiding place in the new home. ; The gifts carefully and daintily wrapl ped, were placed, in a large pink heart- ■ shaped box on a table, where they * were, one by one, opened by the bride-to-be. Supper was served at the tar ble in the dining room. Here the i same loyely and delicate colon# of i pink and white were carried out. The i centerpiece of the table was a bowl of pink carnations, and pink and white candles threw a rose-tinted glow over all. Favors were cunning little pink baskets of pink and. white after-dtn- - ner-minta. Assisting the hostesses in i serving were the Misses Rose and . Dora Schlickman and Huldah Bauer, i Out-of-town guets were Mrs. N. E. Vitz of Defiance, Ohio; and Miss Norma Helmstetter of Portland. i “The Twilight Club” 1$ the name ot » a new social band which took material . form Friday evening, comprising a . group ot friendly neighbors in* the hofth part of the city. The organization was effected at the home of Mr. j and Mrs. John Bailey, with the following members’ names on the roster: > Mr. and Mrs. CUttton Haughton, Mr.

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