Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 10 November 1910 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT ■YBBTTHBBgDAX MOnHIMS BY s.KW a ELMNGHAM, FeMtaher. MBS .? .‘-Hr . *IT*MM ajorn YBAB IM MTMK* ■> "" " 1 " 111 11 " ■ ' IL Entered at the poatoffioe at Decatur, md. t as second class mall matter. tTFIUAL FAFER ABAMt The election of a democritic legislature In Indiana seems assured. Os course this means the election of John W. Kern to succeed Albert J. Beveridge as United States senator, giving Indiana two senators. We have great faith in Mr. Kern. He is able, concientlous, honest and worthy and his record in the national law making halls will be one that no Indianaian will be ashamed of.

A glorious democratic victory is the news from every section of the land this morning. A half-dozen governors were chosen, the national congress is democratic and in many states demoerats wi’l be chosen to represent their respective commonwealths In the United States The reasons are not hard to figure. The people will stand so much and then they rebel. No one man can dictate to this great country what they shall do, especially when it is known that he favors a concentrated control of affairs. One man power is too near the rule that has ruined other great governments. . c. V O '*. / Os course we do not lose track of the 1i fact that local conditions took a part I in the campaign, but the results all I over the land proves that the one big I question was the high cost of living I and the general belief that the tar-1 riff is to blame. While the Democrats will be handicaped in the national Affairs they will have controll in many states and it is up to them to make good. Laws for the people, not the I interests, reduction of the expenditur-1 es, and other most important promises I must be made good. The Eastern Star social for Friday I night has ben postponed for the high! school lecture course, which is fori that evening. The worthy matron! would like to have a short business meeting Friday evening at 7:30 sharp. Miss Letta Wetter will be hostess! this evening to the members of the! Christian Endeavor society Os the!, German Reformed church at their reg-1 ular monthly business and social see-1 sion. The C. B. L. of I. will give a bov so-1 cial at the hall Thursday evening. At number of entertainment features will I combine to make this event a most en-1 joyable one. David Hensley, Dick Heller, Miller! Ellingham, Robert Spetnagel I and Johnny L6ve have or-1 ganlzed what they will call the “Kit-1 ten Coon Skin Club.” The first meeting will be held with Dick Heller. The Sewing club will be entertained I by Mrs. P. G. Hooper tomorrow after-1 noon.

Mrs. Dr. Nysewander of Des Moines, I f Daniel Weldy and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 1 c Fisher were entertained today at the! J. T. Baker home west of the city. The Phi Delta Kappas will give al dance at the hall Wednesday even-1 Ing. A number of Fort Wayne visitors 11 are expected. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Frislnger wore I guests Sunday at the home of hor par-1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Dailey, east! of the eity. Glenn Wise and Abbott Carter of I Fort Wayne will be among the attend-1 anta at the Phi Delta dance Wedneo-I day evening. The Black Rag club will enjoy one of its afternoon meetings at the home I of Mrs. Hugh Hite Wednesday. The Misses Sue and Celia Mayer! will entertain a company of friends to-1 morrow evening. / Mrs. J. W. Tyndall will entertain the Young Matrons* club at her home on Thursday afternoon. The Thimble club will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. D. Dailey. John Klracofe, bookkeeper and stenographer for the Smith A Bell office,! spent Bunday at the home of his parental, MY. and Mrs. N. L Klracofe, St Wren, Ohio, where a family dinner was given in celebration of his birthday anel versary.

LAUNDRY HAS NEW WAGON. II ■— Will Wtanes, of the Decatur Steam laundry, is driving a new wagon, wfclch. with the new, fine, grey horse, recently purchased, makes as nifty a turn-out as one could wish. \ — i ■O , ‘ "■■■> < <5 ARE IMPROVING. The grocery department of the Boston store lib undergoing some improvements, which, when completed, will present a very neat, and up-te-date place of business, adding much to the neatness of this place of bustness. The walls have been calsomined, to a certain extent, and the walls will be finished within a few days, and other improvements made. It is a big Job al) the goods being moved so that the improvements can be made, and again replaced, in addition to the accomodation of the big trade the store enjoys.

STRIKE FELT HERE. ( D. I. Welkel, the news dealer, received a letter from one of the largest magazine houses in New York today, stating that on account of the big stdke which is now on in the east by the express drivers, they are unable to deliver their magazines, and will not be in a position to do so until these men have gone back to their Jobs and handle the large amount of express. Mr. Weikel, who has a large circle of readers, wishes to announce the reason that he has not been able to accommodate his patrons. Q MESSAGE OF BROTHER'S DEATH. Mrs. Henry Barkley last evening rea telegraph ia of the death of her brother, Jonathan Whittenberger, at Essex, Mo. The Barkleys will probably not be able to attend the funeral on account of the sickness of members of the family here. —-a WEDDING WEDNESDAY. Wednesday morning at St Mary’s church a pretty wedding will occur when Miss Anna Spangler will be united in marriage to Mr. Earl Tricker. Father Flaherty will be in charge of the services, which will be celebrated at 6:30 o’clock. Both young people are well known, coming from respected families, and their many friends are already extending congratulations and beet wishes. - ——o , PRAYER MEETING, Rally day practice This evening at 7 o'clock the regular prayer meeting, which is always interesing and is attended by both old and young, will convene and-will adjourn promptly at 8 o'clock. This will be followed by a practice of the songs for rally day in which the whole Sunday school will Join. The songs are splendid and will be accompanied by a large orchestra. A full attendance is urged at these meetings. The whole congregation is affectionately requested to observe next I Sunday as Benevolence. Day. Cards (have been distributed to every member and probationer and it is expectI ui that all shall read carefully the exI planation and observe the blessed opI portunity for profitable investment I for the kingdom, which these various I benevolent societies afford, then prayerfully sign the largest amount possiI bieand drop the cara in the basket I next Sunday. This makes a channel I for rich blessings to flow to the I church in all her work. SHERMAN POWELL, Pastor.

FUNERAL OF MRS. RODGERB. Held at Bluffton Sunday—Formerly Miss Maggie Walmer. The funeral of Mrs. W. W. Rodgers formerly Miss Maggie Walmer, of Bluffton, a granddaughter of J. J. Todd and John Studebaker of Bluffton,. And known to many here, was held Sunday afternoon at her home at Bluffton. Mrs. Rodgers became sick, a week ago Sunday, but her condition was not thought to be serious until last Thursday. Her death was caused by peritonitis and her mother died in a similar was, as did her aunt. Miss Walmer was but two weeks old at the ■ time of her mother's death, and she I was reared by ker grandmother, Mrs. I Todd. Mrs. Rogers was but twentyIfour years old and leaves a husband land infant son. —o — I The second number of the lyceum I course, given under the auspecies of I the senior class of the Decatur high I school will be given in the opera house I Friday evening this week by the SchuIberts, a quartet of singers and enterI tainers. Those in charge of the course j here have received word from the lyceum that this quartet is meeting with I excellent success in their tour and are I greeted with much pleasure every- | where. The quartet includes Glenn Wells, basso and pianist; Miss Mara

W. Conover, soprano and reader; John G. Hedgcoxe, tenor and pianist. The ensemble work is beautiful—the voices blend as nearly perfectly hs possible—and the individual work in solos, readings and (instrumental selections, is in the same class. The following is the program: Program. ' . . Quartet— Mayttme—Speaka , Monologue-fin three acts)—“Mrs. Benton’s Bargains”—Act I; Time, Sunday Morning; scene, Benton’s Apartments—Mies Conover. Tenor Solo—“ The Temple BellsAmy Woodford-Finden—Mr. Hedgcoxe. •• • Monologue—Act. B; time, Monday morning; place, Auction Rooms in the American Express Co. * Duet—“ The Singing Lesson”—Miss Clark and Mr. Wells. The ambitious young lady at the studio of >a vocal teacher. Monologue—Act III; time, Monday, 6:30 p. m.; scene, same as Act I. Bass Solo—“ The Trumpeter”—Dlx —Mr. Wells. Trio —“Memory”—Henry Leslie—, Miss Clark, Miss Conover, Mr. Hedgcoxe. 7**Quartet— “Rosary"—Nevin. Contralto Solo—“ Slave Song”—Del Riego—Miss Clark. Sketch—“ Mlle. Prudence”—Cast of Characters —Mlle. Prudence, Miss Conover; John Gordon, an American playwright, Mr. Wells;, scene, Gordon’s study in New York. “Muffs,” or “The Husband's Mistake.” A seriO comic-opera in one act —Quartet. — - o— GERMAN REFORMED NOTICE. The Lucky Twelve society of the German Reformed Aid society wishes to announce that on next Thursday evening they will give at the home of Mrs. Chris Vogt, a farewell social in honor Os Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schlich. man and family, who leave the latter part of next week for their new home, Denver, Colo. All members of the church, both young and old, are invited to attend. The society has.also invited former neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Schlickman from near Magley, and a very good social time is expected. A musical program will be given, and a lunch served, for which a collection will be taken. ■ ■ 0 11 — < HOME FROM EAST. George Bruhn, who for some time has been at New York City, where he has been acting as a nurse at one ofthe large hospitals/ returned to this city Sunday for a visit with friends. George says his main reason for returning was to vote the straight democratic ticket He is busy looking up hh friends and says he can be found at the same old stand at the Murray hotel, where he worked while in this city. ‘ Miss Ruby Artman entertained a number of young people at a 12 o’clock dinner at her home on Tenth street Sunday. Music was rendered by the Misses Agnes Meibers, Callie Ruhl and Ruby Artman antTa general good time was in order. The invited guests were the Misses Callie and Nettie Ruhl and James E. Ruhl of Middletown, Misses Ada and Lulu Ruhl and Rollo Ulrey of Hoagland, Dwight Reynolds of Monroeville, H. Fred Scott of Fort Wayne, James Artman of Bluffton, Misses Agnes Meibers and Flora Fledderjohann, Messrs. Edgar Gerber, Clarence Fledderjohann and Homer Ruhl of Decatur and Andrew Weaver, a cousin of Miss Ruby, who has just returned ‘from the Philippine Islands, where he was serving in the U. S. army. The force of the Peoples & Gerke store, who spent Sunday at the Chas. Getting home, near St. Johns, where they were entertained at dinner and supper, with chicken heading the

menu, report one of the best times of their lives, and state that no more royal entertainers can be found than Mr. and Mrs. Charles Getting. Miss Fay Hallauer Saturday celebrated her twentieth odd anniversary in a very appropriate manner. Miss Hallauer absolutely refused to state her exact age, but her close friends state that it is twenty odd.—-Columbia City Commercial Matt. Monday was the sixty-toird birthanniversary of C. M. Weldy, one of the well known men of the city. As the greater number of the children could be at home on Sunday, the celebration of the event took place Sunday with a family reunion at toe Weldy home on Marshall street, all the children, but one—Miss Ida Weldy, of Marion, being present, she being prevented by i the illness of a nephew, Richard Hu- ■ ber. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weldy of Nappanee; John, • of Angola; S. D. Weldy, Bluffton; Har- ■ ry, of Wapakoneta, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. i Walter Johnson and son of Monroe; s Mrs. Maggie Huber and son, Kenneth, • of Marion; Miss Cora Schugg of Berne. l The day was spent in,reviewing the i events of toe past years and anttelpat-

1 1 wishes® toVhonZd'VnrtoVht •'Mr. and Mrs. Weldy, each, with a fine I large leatoer-upholstered rocking chair, Mrs. Weldy’s gift being fqr her birthday anniversary, which cpmq in September. Mr. Weldy was born and reared in Kirkland township, wherq . he lived until coming to this city five i years ago. Mr. Weldy enjoys the distinction' of being the second oldest person now living, who was born and reared in Kirkland township, Mr. Davtdlsteele being the oldest one thus honored. ’ j Miss Marguerite Case proved a most, charming hostess Saturday afternoon when she entertained the girls of the Loyal Hearts club. The club colors, blue and white, were carried out fully In the decorations. The flower decorations consisted of white chrysanthemums, while the rest were of blue and white crepe paper. But the surprise to all present was as they entered the parlor to find the club name written in large letters on the wall ih blue and white crepe paper. After ■the amusement features of games, and also music furnished by the various members, a luficheon was served, consisting of sandwiches, pickles, wafers, chocolates And fruit The guests departed late in the afternoon. Miss Dorothea Ervin of Fort Wayne and her friend, Miss Dlca Salta, of Marlon, were guests Sunday of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs., Chas. Ervin. ' ; .. ~, Mrs. Mary Keller of the north part of the city is giving a social this aft-, ernoon for the Lucky Twelve of the German Reformed church and their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wilsofi Lee had their guests over the week-end Messrs. Ed, Clyde and Clint Baxter and Dick Jenkins of Delphos, Ohio. At a dinner given yesterday noon by Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Miss Frances Lehman, additional guests were £he Misses Edna Hoffman, Marie Patterson and Jean Lutz. ' ' f The Shakespeare club will meet with Mrs. P. G, Hooper Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Helen Blossom of Ft. Wayne will be hostess and will have the paper on “Secret Societies in China.” Mrs. Blossom will arrive totomorrow to visit with relatives and to be in attendance at the dub meeting. Claude and Ruth Gay, Lena Miller, Eda Butler and Ruth Parrish motored to Paulding, Ohio, Sunday, where they were entertained at dinner by Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dibble. Miss Pearl Purdy will entertain the Entre Nous club at her home on Friday evening instead of Thursday evening on account of the W. R. C. convention of Thursday. ■ -0 PUBLIC WEDDING. Invitations'are out announcing “Maloney’s Wedding” at the Bosse opera house next Wednesday night This is the James L. McCabe musical absurdity which for a number of years has served to amuse thousands of theater patrons. ’ The bill was formerly produced by Billy Barry and Hugh Fay under the title of “McKenna’s Flirtations,” which proved to be a great success. To the interesting story is hinged a program of vaudeville interspersed with musical numbers of the catch- ■ lest kind. There tTsuch a rapid fire of ! funny lines with amusing situations that the audience does not recover from one shot before there is a double 1 discharge from another source. .

• —W NIGHT RIDERS TONIGHT. One of the best programs ever seen in the city will be given at the Crystal theater tonight. “The Night Riders of Kentucky and Tennessee” is the most thrilling and awe-inspiring photoplay before the American public and is lectured by a first-class lecturer who makes It so plain that any child may understand every situation presented. Besides being educational this lecture and motion pictures of the “Night Riders” is highly entertaining, being replete wit* the most thrilling situations imagineable. Watch for the “Night Riders” on the street. Price, 10 emits. "• — — Ralph Case, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case of this city, who, with his brothers, George and Almon, are proprietors of a drug store in Indianapolis, had a hold-up experience Friday night that he does not care to repeat two masked men comipg in at 11 o’clock at night, while he was closing up the store, and forcing him at the point ot two drawn revolvers to hand over the contents of the money drawer and cash register —just |49.53. Prior to the robbery, while the store .... twn man KiiDDOfl&d*

I could not have paper money for the I silver, and it is quite likely took this I way of ascertaining the resources on viGOrfj© LOOK •luv Up lOWn lO <*©pvMg*t, I and was still away, and Almon; with four boy friends, , started for their rooming house a little distance down, the street, thus leaving Ralph to close the store aTbne. just as he was doing so, two men‘entered and asked to X’X'X raised his head again only to look into the muzzles of two revolvers—one in the hand or each of the candy-buyers. The men with a vile oath, ordered him to hold up his arms, a. request, which of course, he was prompt in complying with. The robbers then marched him to the money drawer at the rear of the store and told him to hand over the contents, which he did, at the point of the revolvers, whose shining lengths were still leveled at him; and. not being content with this, the men marched him to the cash register, where the same thing was repeated, the sums from both amounting to just >49.53. The meu then sklddooed. | The robbers were unmasked, and though a dozen policemen were on the scene within ten minutes after the hold-up and though the patrol wagon brought in dozens of suspicious looking characters, the robbers were not caught. . Ralph says that he did not have time to feel frightened while the robbery was going on, but after they had left the reaction set in and he realized the full extent of what might have been the consequences, and it was very, little sleep ho got that night. ' . - 0 -_. ■ ; MRS. TRESSELT ARRESTED AGAIN Grand Jury Indicts Her and She Furnished 110,000 Bend. ... ' Mrs. Rose Tresselt, indicted by the ■ grand Jury for running down and killing little Irene Cox with an automobile, has been arrested by Sheriff Reichelderfer and immediately furnished bond for her appearance in ' court in the sum of SIO,OOO. This was the same bond as she was required to give pending the investigation of the grand Jury and the new bond is signed by the same bondsman. .. Warrants have been read to Mose Richer, charged with the murder of little Charles Coats, Charles Judy, charged with larceny and William (QMef) Bender, charge? with burglary. Mrs. Tresselt is the only one arrested thus far who has been released on bond. The Richer case does not admit giving bond and it is not believed possible that the others indicted will be able to find bondsmen.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. * o’ — / S. 8. CONVENTION BEGINS. With Sessions This Evening at M. E. Church at Monroe. The Adams county Sunday school convention will open this evening with the session in the M. E. church; at Monroe and continue tomorrow glgt tomorrow evening. The program as heretofore announced in full will be given, and many from all parts of the county will attend. ~ — J. O. Leisure, nineteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Leisures Monroe, passed away at the home Os his parents Monday evening at ten minutes till ten o’clock. For the past ten years he has been a sufferer from epilepsy, which, was the cause of his death. He was a young man’ beloved by all and was well known to a wide circle of friends who will regret to learn of hta death. He leaves to mourn his death besides his- father and mother two brothers and four sisters—Edward and Clark of Monroe, ’ Mrs. Charles Simon of Geneva, Irene , and Marie, who are at home, and Mrs. B. 8. BrOwn, also of Monroe. The funeral services will be held Wednes- ‘ day morning at that place, the cortege . leaving the house for the Methodist church at 10 o’clock. Interment will ; also be made at that place. .'■O""" — (United Press Service.) Terre Haute, Indt, Nov. B—(Special , to Daily Democrat)—ln a street dual , following a pre-election celebration in a blind tiger, Gaetro, an Italian laborer was murdered at Clinton today. Police are trailing the man who did * the shooting. Clinton is a dry town, . but both republicans and democrats are supplying drinks free. The murr dered man leaves a largb fkmily. [ Muskogee, Okla., Nov. B—(SpecialB—(Special j to Daily Democrat)—Trouble between } whites and negroes as to what neI groes had a right to vote at Sussy . Creek in Wagoner county, resulted in I the negroes taring possession of the I I polling place and throwing: the whites -lout shortly before noon today. Two,

Judge Frank Bakeir as supreme court justice. -<• 7Ohio to Dailv ns.** lu i/emocrat) —jrießiaent Wt was number tn in Proninnt q Ward 2, today, casting his ballot Just like any other man. It'took him three minutes and a (half to vote. ” *"•' i o —■ l me three children of 8. T. Welcher, Who beside Just east of here, had quite an experience this morning while doing some business in the city and those who happened to be near can hardly figure out how they escaped without any Injury. They were driving south on Main street near the Myers-Dailey clothing store, when the 8:30 interurban car was pulling out. When the car was a short distance from the rig the horse became frightened, and in its efforts to get away fell directly in front of the car; in an instant It was on Its feet and started toward the sidewalk, where it Was caught by Peter Kirsch, who was passing at that time. The rig was struck by the car and pushed off the track, which was the onlything that prevented the children from > being seriously hurt, and perhaps killed. No injury whs dohe to either the animal or the occupants, the buggy not being even damaged. The harness was soon straightened out, diew straps having been broken, and the animal again hitched to the rig and the children started on their way:, g A number of ladies from the iocal Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will leave Wednesday morning for Anderson to attend the convention of the societies of the North Indiana conference. Several of the conference and district officials reside here, and among those who will leave tomorrow morning are v Mrs. J. T, Vail, conference .Mrs. Emma Daniel, corj; er once0 nce president; Mrs. district president, riso prestdent of the local society, and Mrs. John Parrish, who goes as a delegate from the local society. Mrs. Niblick, who was a delegate from toe North Indiana conference to the national convention held at Buffalo recently, will gfve her report at this meeting, The convention will be held Thursday and Friday. .» * u 4 DR. BOYERB ON PROGRAM. The annual session of the Twelfth medical 'society, a Joint organization of the state body of physicians, will be held in Fort Wayne November 15th. Scientific meetings are held Jointly with the business sessions, and discussions of topics which are now attracting considerable attention from the profession are held. In addition to papers read by prominent doctors of the district, Dr. A. C.’ Kimberlin of Indianapolis and John L. Porter of Chicago, two well-known physicians of the middle west, will be present and give discussions on two interesting subjects. Dr. Arthur R. Elliott of Chicago win conduct a clinic at Hope hospital in the morning. Dr.. Boyers of this city is named on the program in the afternoon, in a discussion on "Acute Anterior Polioses ' lltes.” - .. . ,- v ,

Jerry, Ohio, Nov., B—(Special to Dally Democrat)-—The vault of the Solether Banking company’s bank here was dynamited early today and 13,000 taken. The robbers escaped without interference, though several heard and saw them at work. Two explosions were necessary to break open the vault. New York, N. Y., Nov. 9-(Speclal to Dally Democrat)—The election intervened today apd postponed the teamsters’ strike. No meetings were scheduled for today by either the men dr the companies. Tomorrow action will be taken one wa yor the other. , Chicago, DI., Nov. B—(Special to. Dally Democrat)—Some three hundred sports appeared in police court today as the result of a raid cm a political rally in Which the principal speakers appeared In trunks and boxing gloves. It was arranged that the debate should hesitate every three minutes so that the speakers could be . sponged and patched up, but the police spoiled the program. The sports tried to put one over on. the police last night by advertising a political rally In a barn but the police attended uninvited. It has been a long time since a prize fight occurred in Chicago. The world’s championship ball game series of 1110 will be shown at the I Crystal tonight Admission wHI