Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1910 — Page 3

: Many flags from many homes in' ths » I dty, as well as the national colors I displayed In many ways .from the busft' lneeß houses of the city greeted the ■feseveral hundred delegates to the thir- ?-• teenth annual W. R. C. convention of I ths Bth district Thursday as they ar.ft rlved all hOUrB Os the mornln 8 U P until noon and were met at the trains ftftth® escorts, Comrades T, R. S&S £ Moore, Joshua Parrish a;id Andy TeeF>l®, Os the local G. A. R. and taken to |g|Jftthe Knights of Pythias Home, where 1 ‘ business sessions of the convention ■ were held. & The 01 p - Hottft one of the most ft beautiful and commodious in this part ■ of the state, was made even more g! F cheery' by its natural color decoraItlons in honor of the event, and the j *''• guests were made to feel at home at ■ v,onec by the members of the local reception committee—Mrs. Zeruah Melft lotte, who is district treasurer; Mes- • S dames Vinnie Lyon, Deborah Parrish, *Jennie Rainier, Sarah Purdy, Mary il|E r,Williams and Thomas Mallonee—and ' all mingled together informally until ft >’ 11 o’clock, when the business session was called to order. ■ft.. Mrs. Inez Twibel of Montpelier, ' district vice president, presided, and I- , other distrct officers present were I Mrs. Lucia Kintz of Fort Wayne, dis--111111” secretary, and Mrs. Zeruah Melft lotte of Decatur, district treasurer, ft At the morning session, reports ' from the various committees of the MET strict were given, this consuming ft the remainderof the morning, and Mp’ some time after the dinner hour, ■ft?’- At noon dinner was served in th® MP dining room of the G. A. R. hall. This Igftfe was decorated in an appropriate manI her, and the dinner served to the vis- " I iting members waß a moßt delightful ■ one. Mr,. Martta Hay, Mr,. Agnes ft*- Andrews, Mrs. Sarah Wertzberger, Mrs. Emma Helm, Mrs. Emma GlanIgiV cey. and others of the local W. R. C. b ■ were in charge of the dinner, arrangements, and everything passed off in an admirable manner. O * The afternoon session was given |||| F over to the exemplification of the rit--111 ual and the inspection of the local | Sam Henry Corps, the election of offleers being one of the business mat■ft |* ters that will come off the latter part of the afternoon, but too late for this Igy evening’s paper. Full particulars of this will be given tomorrow. . The convention was largely attend|ftM" ed, nearly two hundred represental||' tives of the corp of Adams, Allen, Mft Wells, Jay, Grant and Blackford counties being in attendance. Delegations ft of twenty from port Wayne - flve from _ Portland, twelve from Geneva, and -ft' large numbers from Bluffton, Hartford City, Montpelier, Marlon, Jonesfc°ro» Eairmount, Mathews, and other S* £ cities of the district being on the reg- ■ ister H| ' The Campfire. T h ® Wening session will be a campgL*fire program, given at the Presbyteft rian church, beginning at 7:30 o’clock, k-i ft 4 to which everybody Is invited. The ft, following is the program: (■ft- - r " ■■ a- T-.’Ty? .. IftfeT Th® funeral of William Brodtmey- ■ er, living a mile north of Williams, ft whose death as stated in Wednesday Ifty.;. evening’s Democrat, occurred WedHgk nesday afternoon, was held Sun- *■' day morning, the funeral procession leaving the house at 9 o’clock for the ft St. John’s church, where further I services will be held. Mr. Brodtft meyer is well known to many here, gT and especially to those of the north of Adams county. The Fort I Wayne Journal-Gazette says regard■p- “William Rrodtmeyer ,aged eightft nine years, died at his home in Madi- | son township, Wednesday afternoon T at 1 o’clock after a lingering illness due to infirmities attendant upon the MByr: “The deceased had been a resident ing all that time,resided in Madison | Ing al Itha ttime resided in Madison ft- township, where he had a large drift' -’’e of friends. Born in Germany in ■ ;21, he came to America in 1846, lining directly to this county, where ■ he established a home in the primlft tive settler fashion. In 1849 he was married and to this union were born ftp- eleven children, six of whom survive. M; His aged wife preceded him in death ■ ten years. ftfez'' “The surviving relatives are two ft sons—Henry, who lives at home, and ft .... Edward, of Fort Wayne, and four fe daughters—Mrs. Louis Hehling, Mrs. I Christ Hegerfeld, Mrs. Louis HegerI ' feld and Mrs. Charles Hess. There are II £ twenty-five grandchildren living.” —— ——-• I K:' On® 01 themoet distinguished ladies at the W. R. C. convention today, ft- one who has passed through the terriI ble days of the'Civil war, administerI Ing, to the wants of the dying and 1 sick—a Florence Nightingale of the | middle west-is Mrs. Helena E. Wolff | of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Wolff gave a talk this morning SfEto th® convention and very few were I there whose eyes were dry when shs I finished. She is a slight little lady of asai.’ww • ■ ( I ■ V I

, ' ■' —— to 1863, and very few of the results of the terrible conbicts escaped her. I Hundreds of wounded from the battlefield were brought to the hospital pn stewhers that plied the Ohio river, and added to the terrible condition of the wounded—was the lack of supplies, food, medicines, and the material things so necessary for good care. The frgll little lady, of a countenance still so sad, said to a reporter for this paper this afternoon as she told of a little part of her work, that during those years of the war she shed more tears than in her whole seventy-one yedrs of her life besides. During the war Mr®. Wolff was a prisoner two hours, being taken by the men of John Morgan, the famous raider, on the suspicion that she was a spy. She was returning to her home in the city from the hospital when just as she gained 7 the high hill near Cliffton avenue, the famous raider’s men captured her. She soon cleared herself of the suspicion and was treated very nicely" during' the_two hours she was held. Added to the suffering of the soldiers, their wives and children, from wounds or sickness, was great poverty. The health of the nurses themselves was undermined, by sleeping in the cold, on the floor, wrapped in blankets, and with insufficient food to nourish them. Mrs. Wolff—she was then unmarried—was badly crippled with rheumatism upon leaving the service. Her pillow she stated was often soaked with tears she Shed, in sorrow for the sufferings of the wounded she cared for, and through pain also of her own physical suffering. Ofttimes so Insufficient were the supplies in the hospital ,that the nurse's own stockings were taken to wrap the wounded arms of the soldiers to staunch the blood flow. Mrs. Wolff also told of the sufferings of the wives of soldiers to whom she ministered. Hungry, cold and without light at-night, they an their children ofttimes died in want Mrs. Wolff told of ministering to a mother and her fourteen days’ old babe, who were ill. The mother awoke at night and with he light to see, realized that the babe was dying. The nurse, in dire distress—and her voice trembled as she told—went to a Boman Catholic church and “stole’ (and here again her voice trembled)—a candle with which to care for them in lhe darkness of the night. She herself baptized the dying babe, and stated that the comfort she received from her performing that rite,'extends to the present day. Mrs. Wolff is known and beloved everywhere, and i athe possessor of many medals- The most precious to her perhaps, were the chain and medals which encircled her neck today, the gifts of many of the dying soldiers to whom she ministered. The Chain is one that passed through three battles and the pendants, are pennies, quarters, half-dollars, etc., given to her by the soldiers she nursed as a small token of their gratitude. The middle pendant is a medal given her by Senator Beveridge. In the court house at Fort Wayne is a picture of this dear old lady, so universally beloved, a chair Morgan used, a flag lowered at half mast, when Lincoln was murdered, and many other honored relics from the Civil war belonging to this lady. 1 O .■ 1 ‘ Owing tajthe rusn on county and state election returns Wednesday, the township ejection was not reported. The official returns on this matter shows the election of Albert Buhler and James H. Stone as justices of the peace, John Thompson and William Jackson as constables, and Fred Linn, Charles NiWidk and Caleb Andrews as members of the advisory board. The result follows: VC" Justice. Albert Buhler, dem 802 James H. Stone, dem 795 C. L. Walters, rep 448 W. J. Myers, pro 33 Martin Beery, pro 40 Constable. <■ John Thompson, dem.. 792 William Jackson, dem ....819 James 0. Ball, pro 38 Arthur L. Shady, pro. 30 Advisory Board. Fred Linn, dem ...817 Charles S. Niblick, dem 836 Caleb Andrews, dem.. .784 Ed Chronister, rep .z... 379 U. E. Cramer, pr 0..,. 26 Sylvester Spangler, pro 35 L. T. Brokaw, pr 0..... 35 • , ■ min Entering a plea of guilty to a charge ot murder in the second degree, -Moses E. Richer,charged with killing his ward, Charlie Coats, was sentenced Weunesaay morning to life imprisonment n the Michigan City penitentiary and Aft®®® minutes later, hs wife, Judith Richer, waS granted a decree of divorce from him. Her maiden name, Steiner, was restored to her. Richer will be taken

Grabill, valued at >IO,OOO, paid off all his debts, and arranged that his personal property go to his blood relative#. The only statement made by Richer was: “I was a man before this happened and I intend to be one in prison.** , ? The remorse that has been with him since ’ committing the crime caused him' to break down when tak/ en from jail to court and he wept continually. Richer took Charlie Coats from an orphan asylum and for some reason did not like the boy. For four months he abused him, finally, during a fit of rage, kicking and trampling the lad to death. Attorney Samuel L. Morris, employed to defend Richer, caused him to enter the plea yesterday.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. A history of the crime given further by the paper is: • On July 15th last Prosecutor Albert E. Thomas, Coroner Kesler and Sheriff Relchelderfer were called to the Richer farm by complaint of neighbors to investigate the death of Charlie Coat." an orphan boy, whom Richer said had been trampled to death in a coW barn. An examination of the little body indicated to the physicians and the officers that he had been subjected to the most barbaric treatment, as there were more than 500 places where Richer had sunk his teeth into the boy’s flesh. Scars of wounds that had healed, wounds half healed and wounds that were fresh indicated very clearly to the doctors that they had not been Inflicted by the hoofs of horns of a cow as claimed, and after Richer had been severely cross-exam-ined he admitted that he had bitten the boy and that he had applied a burning lotion to his gaping wounds, that he held the little fellow against a hot stove until his flesh was cooked, that he had beaten him and showered upon the lad frightful and atrocious wounds. ' ’L*’ — o _~_ A FINE STOCK. The Niblick building, first door south of this office, is in gala attire, with its neat beautiful, useful stock of ready-to-wear goods for general purpose, and its many pretty fancy articles suitable for Christmas or birthday gifts. The stock is presided over by the Presbyterian ladles, who invite the public to come and take advantage of the many excellent bargains. Friday and Saturday the ladies will conduct a sale of bread, cookies, cakes, pies, doughnuts and the many good things to-eat that evolve from the skilled home cook. The sale in this department will open at 10 o’clock Friday, and prices will be very reasonable. Everything will be kept under a glass case and will be. perfectly sanitary. > —-o —— - PLEASANT GREETINGS. Wednesday being the feast of St. Theodore, and the names day for Father Wilken, sevwal bf his clerics! friends were in the city to wish him well and to spend the happy day with him. They were Rev., Father ..Thiele of St. Peter’s church, Father Kroll of St. Paul’S, Fathers Wroble and Hottenroch, all of Fort Wayne. J ABE BOCH BUYS NEW HOME. By the terms of a real estate deal recently made, Abe Boch has exchanged his splendid farm east of the city, for the Schafer property on the west edge of tills city. The latter contains twenty acres and will make an ideal stotfk and fruit farm. Mr. Boch will move his family there soon and make that his future home. . , • —— o ■ Mrs. William Butler of Alberta, Canada, is visiting with Mrs. John Roudebush. Mrs. Sutler was born and reared here and is known to many. They lived at Alberta the past year, but are removing to Eureka, Mont. When Mrs. Butler returns home, it will be to Eureka, where she will find the remainder of the fami’y settled. She speaks highly of the hnd near Alberta, which is < the g e-t wheat belt Land that could bebni ght two or three years ago for a Sol ar and a half an acre, now sells from thirty to forty dollars. Fort Wayne’s epidemic of lice is still oh.- The Fort Wayne News says relative thereto: “The flowing locks of at least three of the city school marms are infested with lice as a result of the epidemic of the vermin which has been sweeping through the schools for the past four weeks. The instructors have been temporarily relieved of duties so that they may spend their entire time in combing the lice and nits from their heads! Dr. Eric Crull of the city board of health says that he can see but little abatement in the epidemic, that dozens of school children have come to his office daily seeking readmittance to the schools. In thirty cases before him Monday morning Dr. Crull could give clean certificates to but six. I have seen but two lice since the epidemic broke out,’ Dr. Crull said, ’but the t - —. , - . jLn.rijT.il.

of the children seem to' be literally covered with the egg formations of the vermin.”’ . '«£— - - V — Sunday, November 6th, was the seventieth birthday anniversary of David Steele, trustee of Kirkland township, mr. steeie has often celebrated these events before, but under different circumstances than he did this time. It was generally his custom to Invite a few of his friends to help him celebrate, or if they endeavored to surprise him, he always discovered their motive before the time came to celebrate. It certainly was a real surprise this time, judging from the remark he made after he recovered from the shock, “You people have surprised me at last.” His children and neighbors helped him to make this one of the happiest events of his life, all the children but one son, William Steele, of Tuscumbia, Aalabama, being present. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Steele and son, Master Arlie, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele and sons, Masters Chalmer, Edgar and Clyde, of Decatur; Eva and Walter Steele of Peterson, at home with their father. Others besides the children present were Mr. and Mrs. James Steele and daughters, Mary and Cora, of Magley; Mrs. Claude Caton ahd daughter, Claudine, of Lagrange; Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and daughter, Esta, of Peterson, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Straub and sons, Glenn and Ralph, of Peterson; Miss Eunice Ernst, Miss Elfla Haggard of Monroe; Grandma Hartman of Peterson, who enjoys the distinction of being the oldest lady in Kirkland township, also being present The children presented their father with a beautiful rocking chair. The day was spent in playing games, reviewing the past years and hoping that the honored one might experience as much pleasure the remainder of his life as he did that day. A bounteous dinner was served at noon, to which all present did justice—even more than justice. ■ • When Miss Flossie Bolinger invited a company of friends to her home Wednesday evening for a farewell party for the Misses Tot and Ethel Hildebrand, before they leave next week for their new home in Fort Wayne, she had no idea that they : would turn the event into a surprise for both herself and her fiance, Mr. Ed Baker, who was to be one of the . guests, by enlarging the circle of , Invitation, and giving the engaged Oouple a miscellaneous shower. They l were both very much surprised, therefore, when guest after guest appeari ed, bearing with them mysteriouslooking bundles, which, when unwrap- ; ped, revealed a large number of beau- • tlful and useful gifts for the new home to be established in the near future. The boys also brought with them their violins, and music and merry-making, with a number of . games sad other amusements, pre- • vailed. Those present were Inez Ray, I Lola Baker, Tot and Ethel Hildei brand, Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Brushi wilier, Nellie Nichols, Iva Teeple, Mai rie Butler, Frank, Harve and Ek BakE er, Will Kibler, Will Ruckman. Miss - Bolinger Is one of the highly esteemed young ladies of the city, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bolinger of West Monroe street, while the groom is a promising young man, a son of 1 Mr. and Mrs. Phil Baker of west of - the olty, and their large number of , friends are very much pleased with t the knowledge of their approaching - wedfflng. ! Miss Sue Mayer pleasantly entertained a number of girls at her home on North Second street Wednesday evening, at which time the reorgani- , ration of a social sewing club of last i winter, with a few new members, i was effected, Miss Sue Mayer being . unanimously elected secretary. Fol- , lowing the-period of reorganization, . some of the members busied themt selves with their needlework, while 1 they dhatted, and Miss Ruth Mtyer - and members of the company furnishl ed The hostess was assisted ' by Miss Naomi Mayer in servfrs a : luncheon of sandwiches, pickles, fruit • I aalad, cake and coffee. The git Is | are antictwitlng a very merry time during tto winter and will meet evj ery Thursday evening. The party inf eluded the Misses Dessie Beery, Vert nia Smit&, Clara Weiland, Mamie [ Kltson, Fanehoa and Jessie Magley, . Celia and Sue Mayer. i , The Menu-ate club, which has en- . joyed so many social good times . heretofore, will have a continuance of them this winter, the dub meeting ; Wednesday afternoon with Miss Pansy Bell, where a reorganization was effected. Besides the old membership Including Mrs. M. A. Frisinger, Mra. > Jesse Sellemeyer, Misses Frances Merryman, Edna Hoffman, Lucile Hale and Pansy Bell, two new ones, the Misses Madge Hite and Jean Lutz, were received, and the next , meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. M. A. FHslnger. . The Ufiltod Brethren ladles enjoyed 1 - ■'

a profitable business session at the home of Mrs. Israel Rex Thursday afternoon. Fourteen ladies were present and the collection amounted to more than nine dollars. The money-making contest between the two divisions of the society, of which Mrs. George Houser and Mrs. I. Imler are chairmen, will close November 30th, with a meeting at the home of Mrs. Thomas Fisher, at which time a report of the amounts made by each will be given. Miss Inez Ray entertained a crowd of young people at her home on Adams street Thursday evening in honor of Misses Tot and Ethel Hildebrand, who leave next week for their new home in Fort Wayne. Games, music and ; a luncheon were features of the evening. Thoses present were the Misses Tot and Ethel Hildebrand, Grace Bennett of Fort Wayne, Lola Baker, Flossie Will Ruckman and Will Kibler. Ed and Harve Baker, Henry Adler, Will Ruckman and Will Hibler. The J. W. Tyndall home was a merry place Thursday afternoon when Mrs. Tyndall entertained the Young Matrons’ club, with a number of other guests, Including Mesdames W. A. Kuebler, C. A. Dugan, E. X. Ehlnger, C. E. Ehle, O. L. Vance, Fred Heuer, Henry Heller, Misses Hattie Studabaker and Bertha Heller. Needlework, followed by refreshments, was the or* der of entertainment. . !•■■>!.•!> o ■■■■■ — If the arrangements under way can be carried out by Judge R. K. Erwin, attorney for Benjamin T. Corkwell, the motorman on whose shoulders the Wells county authorities have placed the responsibility for the Kingsland trolley wreck, will not be in custody when he is admitted to the hospital for Insane at Richmond. Sheriff A. M. Relchelderfer received notice from the authorities at EastHaven this morning that Corkwell has been accepted at the institution but Judge Erwin asked that he be allowed to remain here a day or two so that he can furnish a bond of SI,OOO asked of him on the indictment charging him with manslaughter. The judge said that the'patient’s condition is improving daily and that the doctors in attendance think he will recover. In event he does and the authorities at Easthaven concluded later that he can be safely discharged he will not be taken into custody but can leave the institution whenever his mental condition will admit of it. It is not believed that any trouble will be experienced in securing bondsmen and mqjnbers of Corkwell’s family expect that if he is sent to Richmond it will be only a short time until he can be discharged.—Fort Wayne Sentinel.

• DECATUR FRIENDS Attended Funeral of the Late Samuel Johnson at Monroe. A number of Decatur people were at Monroe today to attend the funeral of the late Samuel Johnson, whose death occurred on last Monday, and which was held this morning from the Monroe Methodist church. Interment was also made at Monroe. Among those from Decatur were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson, nephew of the deceased ; Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Parrish, Robert Patterson and R. E. Smith. _— n • - AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE tn Visitors is the New Knights of Pythias Home. The Knights of Pythias’ beautiful new home is a source ofmuch pleasure, not only to the members of the lodge, but to the large number of yisitorsto the city who make it a point to visit this institution when calling here. Alex Hoyer, custodian, stated that from March Ist to October 31st, 692 visitors had registered on the visitors’ book. These hailed' from nearly evbry state in the union—from east and west —North Dakota, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, Arkansas, California—and others. o 1 The closing chapter in the life of Miss Meta L. Fruechtenicht, a lady well known to residents of Root township, where she has made her home with her niece, Mrs. J. H. Fuelling, for the past six years, and in Fbrt Wayne, where she resided prior to that time with another niece, was recorded Thursday evening at 5:30 o’clock, when her spirit winged its flight to the eternal mansions. Miss Fruechtenicht had reached the mature age of seventy years, three months and seventeen days. All her life she was afflicted by being a cripple, her limbs being deformed in such away that, while it hindered her living a normal life, did not prevent the use of her hands in knitting, sewing and other thugs which passed her time pleasantly to herself and profitably to those whom she could aid in this way. About six months ago her health began to decline, from Infirmities incident to one of her extreme years, and the past three weeks she Mas’ been confined to her bed. She-w«-born in Alerdorf, ■■ '- v;..- . ■

her life has been, spent in this co'un-, try. She has one brother, a well known minister, of Elgin, 111. The funeral was held Sunday aft* ernoon at 2 o clock from the Fuellint Lutheran church, the Rev. .Ddrneeif, pastor. o Monroe, Bid., Nov. 11.' And the third day—lt snowed. epidemic this shown by the various families moved their belongings from onPidace to another after the election last Tuesday: E. B. Bailey moved one-half mile north of town, Charles Bahner into the Bailey property, Dal Grim to the John McKean farm two miles west of town, Glen Glancey into the Dr. Parrish new house, Charles Lammiman to the Jno. Hendricks property, Wesley Haggard to the John Nelson property, John Uhrick to the Haggard property, Mr. Todd to the Peter Kessler property, Peter Kessler to the Bahner property, Landon Smith to the Dr. Parrish house, Rufus Sprunger of Berne to the house vacated by John TJhrick and there are several changes booked for this and next week.

Z. O. Lewellen, who for the past twenty-four years owned and conducted tne tile mill at this place, has sold to Monroe and Berne men, who formed a stock company and took immediate possession. The plant is a good one and brought the handsome price of $7,000, and the amount of sctock on hand invoiced at a very neat sum. This is a strong company and the members have styled themselves as the Monroe Tile Company, and will endeavor to maintain the reputation which Mr. Lewellen has built up during his long and untiring efforts to make it one of the best mills of the kind in this section of the country, and the many patrons of this plant ean rest assured of the same fair and honest treatment under the management of the young and efficient manager, Rufus Sprunger, who began hisduties at once. Mr. Lewellem has labored hard and long to make this branch of the business enterprise a credit to Monroe, and has been rewarded for the same. He has a wide acquaintance and we are glad that Monroe can boast of an institution of this kind located in our midst. We most heartily welcome the new firm and bespeak for them an abundant amount of success, which they undoubtedly will enjoy, as the way our farmers are hauling out tile from this place certainly indicates that the volume of business enjoyed by Mr. Lewellen will be continued by the new flrm. Mr. Lewellen has moved his office to his residence just south of the mill, where he will be found at all times, where he will settle all book accounts due him. The box social given by the Royal Neighbors last Saturday was largely attended and every box offered for sale brought a fancy price. All present had an enjoyable time and no doubt there will be another entertainment pulled off in the near future. The Royal Neighbors know how to entertain. A pleasant surprise was sprung on Mr. and Mrs. John Hocker on last Friday evening by the Ladies’ Aid society of the Monroe M. a E. church of which Mrs. Hocker was a member for some time, the occasion being in the - , nature of a farewell to them before leaving for Fort Wayne, where they will make their future home. - Z. O. Lewellen has sold his farm to William Scherer; consideration, $7.000. Mr. Lewellen immediately pur- ■ chased four fine lots in the J. A. Hendricks addition and will erect a beautiful residence here in the early spring. The new business block being built by J. J. Hoffer is nearing completion and will Soon be occupied by Mr. Hoffer, where he will open a firstclas? butcher shop and restaurant, ♦ ♦ Professor East, principal of the Monroe high school, left tlast Friday to visit with relatives and friends at his home in Bloomington, Ind., returning on Tuesday evenng. William Smith and Z. O. Lewellen j transacted business at Decatur Thursday. The election at this place was a quiet one. There was no excitement of any kind; not even a dog-fight, and t during the evening, as the reports came in (which were few and far between), It seemed our republican friends gave up the “ghost" ’at ah eat- I ly hour, and said it didn't- surprise them any. There is considerable talk of JMonroe having a sugar beet plant estaV lished nett spring.' A number of car loads of beets have been 'shipped’Thar this place during th® past were grown by farmery near iterp. The representatives of'the sugar company infornfs Wtbat the fanners will double tfctfr ferbage the cotrfing ' C. :• ' .SV. K... • • A '