Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1910 — Page 5

lUfarriafcl licenses* Kdra J Lvncn I T1 * ... 3 I g; 17, to Camce W. Dellinger, 21, Cynthl A* Farlow vb. Arthur. low dlioree. cause dismissed and C ° BtS ' / u | . - > ... iZ. * 1 The bp d o coun y commiM on-1 ' now^tolrX. 0 " ‘ | SV’. Ti .. ..'■■•• ■■- ■■■!■ 1 I . , toJT rit*M^mmite'ch & tract • ei * f r -'V * iw» T*r&rtTu(l tn •715 • First Mannon* ib '■ ■ • “ U_ wiL- *U. T '<■• • ajJI viy T* V T7» X TSM U ’ * [I * ‘ — 'jobn Harlmsn et al lo Susaa K&, pt 112, aetata, IU6. Judge inkhe Wells circuit court. 'Er •> FT ° fi|e at diehl home. '"X M F,w |?V Al Tuesday at rny>n K”'. I of Adam Diehl at Thirteenth street • nwino- to J a j fV 1 t] in wronatnd the. Weep I inX south part of the] City. Im Diazo nappeu tu ue uu> « smAii ouß and was exLiuKuiDiieu uv* i oremeiWtftme , V Ver, ljl * i<>8 ' '* AWJ SI? nfc^iattoT he 9 ta Wl the • |r H * ■ it « "ii Mr. Coppock, who tnem tr e d mumtiniA and which would have I > S3£xo ha wXv:d to firo nnlnmont this city is very ■ 7xv. x . .. . .< . wiezi in; ucvvvi p t f a rUKRAU AT .NFIRMARY. 1Held F A d Jacob King Jvho DledSaturday. Funera services for the aged Jacob King wttse death occurred late Saturday afimoon' at the county innrm —.l. kaaM ilfnn. S aSedn from the chapel at that place'Xrgeoftheßev..L.C.Hes sert, pasbr of the German Reformed . chufchl this city., Mr. King was seventy-fur years of age. Burial took plal-ta the cemetery at the inIMrr. r '~~~—...0 '""“* <v \ a»>man collection I I , J< < ,> Sv, ■ Z S d it of the dpcese was y k ambunteho ,395.00. It was one of » the bestlever taken up and Father v, Wilken Ipery much pleased with the them much.

W;UO plant near the querry te toe I north part es the city, aud it will require about three days to fill the sam*. Jttla 'about ait incites thick and la of a dear, crystal quality. He will also fill the large buildings located at the Plant and which win take some tipple until the company win be supplied for the heavy demand of the summer. Klelnhenz & Meramanwere busy this morning getting things into shape at Steele's park, ..and will begin cutting as soon as Dyonls Schmitt, the meat man, is putting up his harvest south of the city where hi* plant is situated, and the ice on the river at that place was stated to be about seven Inches in thickness and of excellent quality. From the present appearanqe it seems as thought there would be a plentiful crop, and the dealers will no doubt obtain all that is necessary .for- the coming season. , 4 *! — —o- —-—— A quiet wedding ceremony was solemnized Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clqck at the parsonage of the First M. E., church of Fort Wayne, uniting In marriage two of Bluffton's esteemed young people. The bride was Miss Elma Ashbaucber, a daughter of Mrs. Martin Stair, of this city, and toe groom Was Mr. Erwafd Stockton Sunler, eldest sop of Mr. and - Mrs. Albert Sunier, of East Washington street, this city. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. K. Cecfl> pastor of the Fort Wayne M, E. church, formerly pas tew' of the First M. E. church of this city. For the ceremony the bride wore a handsome suit of brown broadcloth, with a charming bodice, and a picture hat of beaver with a graceful willow plumeastrimming. She wore a corsage bouquet of white blossoms. Immediately after the ceremony the bride and groom came to Bluffton, Where a wedding dinner woo . served the members of the two families at the home of the bride’s mother. The decorations combined the bridal and Christmas colors, and a large Wedding cake had an important place oh the table. ’ J " For the present Mr. and Mrs. Sunier, the bride and groom, will make their home in this city and will occupy a portion of the residence of his parents, but they intend to make the city of Portland their permanent home and will locate there as soon as a home in that city can be prepared. They are a worthy young couple and are deserving of the ghower of congratulations which they are receiving from every direction. > Mr. Sunier is engaged in the laundry business at Portland, as a partner of his father, and he has proven his business ability. •- • Mflfc Ashbaucher, now Mrs. Sunier, has been employed as a clerk in a large store at Fort -Wayne tor several months, and previous*® going to that city was employed as a clerk' in the Leader store in this city. .j■ . At dinner at the Stair home were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bunier, Ed Ashbaucher and family of Decatur, William Van Camp and family of Decatur, Mrs. Ellen Stodabaker and children of Mishawaka, Fred Ashbaucher and Miss Bertha Knapp of Decatur and Herbert Burroughs and wife,and the bride and groom.—Bluffton News'. Miss Ashbaucher is a daughter of the late ex-Sheriff Ashbaucher of Adams county ( and formerly lived in this city, where the family has 'many relativee and friends. J ' ~•; • -... Messrs. Pressnal and Wilson, field examiners for the state accounting board, concluded their.,work here Saturday, for the present at least. The report will probably not be made public for a short time, as the. state board will go over same, before it is announced. The men have, been here tor about seven months, and have examined the books in. the offices of. all the county officials, including the clerk, recorder, sheriff, auditor, treasurer,. surveyor and county superintendent. The men have been gentlemanly, industrious, and we believe efficient. . We have found them pleasant men to talk with, and while they have not diyuldegd any .of, their business, that being one of the instructions, under which they work, and have kept us out of sdme few headlines, we have no “kick!* to register- If it is a part of the program that the books be examined again in 1911, we believe the county officials here as well as the rest of our cltlsens, would welcome Messrs, Wilson and Pressnal back. ; ,". ' • ———— GLOVE COMPANY A ? BUSY ONE M- Reid, one Os- the force of traveling men, who represent the Waring Glove Co., left Tuesday morning for five weeks trip through the northwest. He will cover IHinoi*, lowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota./ His initial trip which closed about a week ago was a most successful, one.. The Waring company te working full capacity In gll of its mills and eannot Milts orders, and they are planning on the addition of another plant .. /<!» f 1 "■ O' ‘ "R*. ' Democrat Want A*

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Ms captain thatthey had not seen him during the night of the murder, and it would not have made any difference If I he had believed them. They had made la statement and could not cdttradlct it before a jury and expect the contraI dietton to be considered evidence. Nancy Alvord, after her terror at her h»rer’s position and her chagrin at having denied that she had beeh with him bad in a measure subsided, began to think of some way to prove the untruth of her first story. This led her to read carefully ’ the newspaper accounts of the murder, and she saw that Murphy's watch, which was found In his vest pocket, had stopped at thirty-seven minutes after 10. She remembered hearing a clock strike 11 while on the car returning from the island. This was fixed in her mind by the fact that she expected a scolding on her return home for having stayed out so late. The civil authorities considered that Murphy’s watch marked the time of his deatK The murder occurred in an upper room used for card playing, no ope but the murderer and the murdered man being present That there had been a-scuffle was evident from the shred of uniform 'and buttons picked up on .the floor. The watch had undoubtedly stopped during this scuffle. At thirty-seven minutes after 10 Loh that eventful evening, with a limit of ten minutes either way, Robert and Nancy t bpd been amohg'the dhows, at Coney* Is land. They had passed Murphy’s saloon at about twenty minutes past IL Had Nancy not been handicapped by her first statement sheCould have told a perfectly straight story that would have tallied with the facts and exonerated her lover. The next move she made was to go to Coney island and'visit the attendants upon the various shows with a view to finding some one who had seen her there witb <a soldier and If possible to secure that soldier's Identification as Robert Hammond. She went over the ground, but found no one who remembered her or her solI diet tscort ,r 4 ': * As the day for the trial drew near the result looked black for the young I soldier. His mother was hr agony over the situation, whlch rendered put it out of her power tq save him. I The morning, before the trial Nancy I was sitting by her open window ovenI looking the lower bay, trying to think of her problem. A woman came to a window of the house Opposite and hung a parrot cage containing a parI rot beside the window. The woman left, and the parrot began to chatter. I Nancy juinped'fffiim her seat, dashed I into an adjoining room, seized her hat, I flew downstairs out Into the street I and boarded a car for Coney Island. I What she did there will appear at I the trial, which was. called in the [ criminal court the nextjday. | A jury had heen Impaneled and the I prosecutor had stated. t|ie case for the I state and had produced, his witnesses. I They were but few and stated only I I what has been thus far given. Then I I the prisoner’s counsel took up the case I | for the accused, calling him to the I I witness stand. He asked Robert e l I itfttnHhy oT irrelevant Questions not ftp-1 I patently bearing on tne ease, requiring | him to give long explanations. FJnalI ly the state . attorney,, objected to the I. questioning as Irrelevant, and the [ judge sustained the objection. Then I the counsel called Nancy 1 to the witI new jtand and purtwd exactly the I same course with her till another obI jection was raised and sustained. I "Where were you " asked the coun- | selof Napcy. “op the night of the 16th I of June between 10 and jl o'clock?" I “At Coney Island.” I “Who was with you?" I “The accused, Robert Hammond.” I "That will do.’’ v . I At a sign from the attorney a phonoI graph was brought into court and set lon a table. An operator put its machinery in motion, and gyoice. plainly Nancy’s, began to talk. What had been spotte in the inachine was of 1110 importfrhcft detflched sentences exI or my enlistment tis & nigu private in therear rank. Come, Nancy; let’s get j along to the next show.”» | honor” Mid the counsel fori I for hia >TBTwli>Btipn for Heutenent. I 1. ’’ ' 1 AUtJ LUUIUvICI vl tUUipUJ VUI VUL I He 'had'jX*JttAS played and lost to Murphy himself and In a burst of passion killed him. £cu2d of the murder, tzMud ecto

ofChnstmas Day was the family reun-1 ton held at the home of Mt/. Henry Winnes, in which nearly all of the children, residing both here and out of the city, were in attendance. One of the most complete surprises to them all was the arrival home of their brother, Fred, who has been making his home In Reedly, Cal., and who has been absent from the city for the past ten years. He has been engaged In the blacksmith and wagon shop business there and has met with, excellent success. It is t his Intention in' the near future to go farther north, and will dispose of his business there before he leaves for his now headquarters. He arrived in the cltywat an early hour on Christmas morning, no one being aware of his coming, and the day was one of much rejoicing, indeed. The day was spent socially, and was one of the happiest gatherings of/the family held for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Miller and children from Muncie were also in attendance. ' o.' > , "——— PYTHIAN SISTERS’ ELECTION. ii‘ ■mm <* ' /".'•• - The Pythian Sisters met Monday evening and elected the following officers: Past Chief—Mrs. Elizabeth Sellem«yer - /X i ■ Most Excellent Chief—Miss Nora Aht. . -■/•> ’ ' Senior—Mrs. Grace Yager. ( Junior—Mrs. Myrtye Fruchte. Manager—Mrs. Maude Hower. Protector —Mrs. Kate Hunslcker. Outer Guard—Mrs. Ella Peoples. Mistress of Records and Correspondence—Mrs. Lydia Schamp. Mistress of Finance—Mrs. Lydia 'Elzey. ■ '’V-.:-'..3 Installing Officer —Mrs. Orpha Erwin. ‘ ,4 Trustee—Mrs. Nora Linn. ; ■■ ■» —■ —— 2 Word from Decatur colonies in Missouri, Is to the effect that Joe Thomas, ■formerly of this city, lost a larger amount of lumber, which was destroyed recently by fire at Hornersville, Mo m the lumber lost being valued at 120,800. The loss, however, will be very slight, as it was insured for 120,000, it is said. The lumber belonged to a firm at St. Louis, Mo., Mr. Thomas and another man comprising the firm. They had a mill at Hornersville, which is managed by Mr. Thomas’ son, Will, and a son-in-taw, Who, .with their families, reside there. The mill, however, has been closed for about six months, and the lumber had been stacked along the railroad awaiting shipment to markets. It is-supposed to have caught from a spark from a passing railroad I engine. > I ■ —— ■■ ■. ,>. Q - _ I CRAIGVILLE HOME IN ABHEB. [ Fire Built to Keep Things From Freezing Destroyed Home. , A fife Sunday forenoon destroyed a residence at Cfaigville owned by;Bert Drumm, which was occupied by Wilson Houts and, .family as tenants. The loss'to Mr. Drumm was between |«00 and 1700, With only |275 insurance -in the Hitchcock Fetters agency, and] there was a loss of sevefkl hundred: dollars tp Mr. Houta, who had not a cent of insurance. All that was savqd! from the flames were a lamp and one rocking chair. . . ’;, ' ’ , 'n The Houtz family had gone to Liberty township to visit over Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Houtz, and Sylvester -Miller had agreed to keep up a fire in their residence at Craigville to keep things from freezing in the house. He had I built a fire Sunday morning, and then I went to his own home, A little later I the. Houtz residence was discovered lln Sarnes. The alarm was given at Ithe two churches, where congregaItlons Were gathered, but the flamed J were then beyond control. | The fire Is supposed to have started [from a defective flue, or from the 1 stov© dldg. which r&n ud throussh the -— „

! I?he bride Is, a mSZ»Uent yoyng lady. Both her character and educational attainments are to be admMd.. - She has taught several tertns of Mthbol in Adams county and has met with good success. She was attired, in £ beautiful white silk and carried in - her hand a good-sized bouquet of mfe natnons. The groom is a. fine youhg man of excellent character. He has proved himself to be a successful business man, and is now connected with the Schlickman livery barn and feed stable. He wore the conventional black. Both the bride and groom .. coiiie from well-to-do families, and their success In the future will follow without question. After a short honeymoon trip they will be in their new home on Sixth street, this city. About forty persons, including the immediate families, were present, among the guests being John A. Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Workinger, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Workinger of.FOrt Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Workinger, Mr. and Mrs. Wherry, Mr. apd .j Mrs. Fleming, Mr. James BarkJey and family, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Wass, Miss Snyder. ■X; ' • • < “J? A very pretty wedding was that of Miss Ethel Shady and Elmer Bryan Saturday evening at 7 o’clock at the home of the bride’s father, Martin M. Shady. Both contracting parties are from Kirkland township, and are numbered among the most respected citizens and have a large circle of friends who wish them success and a long and happy life. The bride looked girlishly sweet in a very pretty gb>n of cream satin, with silver trimmings, and wore a corsage bouquet of cream carnations. Miss Lulu Gossard, from Tocsin, was maid of honor, add prettily gowned in a dress pf. cr|i* and carried a bouquet of pink tions. Mr. Charles Stogdill of Ossian, was the groom’s attendant, taid both the groom and groomsman wore the conventional black. The library and living rooms were prettily dpCorated in red and green, while’ t|h® dining room was in pure white, groom and best man were stationed beneath a pretty arch of red. and green near a large bay window, a|nd as Miss Effie Rex of this city began to softly play the sweet tones .of Mendelssohn’s Bridal Chorus, the bride appeared, leaning on the arm of her father, by whom she was given away. . The Ret. Archie Shady, a cousin of the bride, performed the ceremony. After congratulations a sui|p- . tuous wedding supper was served. The bride received mgany valuable add useful presents, rare china, pretty silverware and handsome linens. Those present from A distance were Frank Shady of Shidler, Mta. Pearl Duey and daughter, Orla, of Redkey; Mr. and Mrfc*Ch/9. Hower of Fort Wayne; Mr; and Mrs. Martin Beery, Mrs. Israel Rex-rjbd daughter, Effie, Mr. and Mrs.. Art Sh&dy and littl© daughter, Mildred, [of Decaturt Mr. and Mrs. Chaiph {Bryan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arciie Shady and family, Grandpa Sbh[ly, IMr. and Mta. Llbyd Clouser and son, I Dwight; Samtiel Barger,j Samuel Yto Iger, Mr. and- Mrs. Isaac Wolfe, [and Mrs. Ed Barger and daughter, J Vera; Mr. and Mrs. Messick, Mr. arid [Mrs. Samuel Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. drto | Mankey, Mr. and Mrs. William BarI ger, Miss Dessie Bryan, Mr. and *Mra. 4 William Jackson and son, Dwight;, ;|Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yager, Mr. /nd 11 Mrs. Clem Yarger and son, Harold; | Mr. and Mrs. John Grim, Mr. and 11 Mrs. John Helms and family, Mr. and 11 Mrs. Thomas Griffith and son, Mr. 11 and Mrs. Charles Longenbarger, Mj, . | and Mrs. Clyde Shady, Mr. and Mrs. 11 George Moatz, Mr. and Mrs. O. Gasman, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hovafer, -rMrs. P. Frauhiger, Mr. and Mrs. Ge* 5 - ircil, ’R»v. and Mrs. Grant Ball; tbhv I Misses Edith Shady, Alta Barger, Ed-, I |na Shady, Leda Barger, Fannie Frauh- ) l iger, Margaret Longenbarger, Sadie H Barger, Ora Moatz, Inez Moatz, Theo. •[Barger, Grace Barger, Nettle Frauhb ! [ ger, Opal Ball, Kathryn Barger, Laiira [Helms, Pearl Frauhiger, Nellie Bar* ger, Elva Barger; the Messrs. Floyd Longenbarger, Orval Barger, Floyd Barger, Harvey Mankey, Dewey Shadk Irvin Mankey, Howard Hex- | ton, Orval Grim, Jahn Barger, Lester High, Albert Frauhiger, William Grim, James Mankey, Dewit " Wolfe, Moody Wolfe, Glen Barger, Doyles Barger, Ernest Longenbarger, ijeifr,.,, man Barger. — o ATTENDS RELATIVE’S FUNERA^' 1 I ’Squire Stone returned Tuesday [morning from Kenton, Ohio, ythpre [he attended the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert R. Stone, whose [death occurred Saturday after a pro- . [tracted illness. She was seventyotid ' [years of age. The funeral was heldMonday afternoon. , ? I ■ .... ». , — ■ | FUNERAL OF BABE. 14- . esi I The Infant babe of Mr.' and Mrs. Jj. R. Robinson of Hoagland I Tuesday afternoon privately from the I borne. Interment was taade ' bad. ... p & .j eSil. I W *«-