Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 12 January 1911 — Page 1

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Just a half hour after the ebbing lof the hour of midnight—at 12:30 Wed- | nesday morning—the tide of the life of a Millard Ferguson Rice, one of the lead--9 ing business men of Adams county, ebbed away into the great sea of eternity, his death occurring at his home w on Fourth street. Mr. Rice had been in failing health .for about four years, though it has S been only a few weeks since his all- ■ meat assumed a more serious phase, the diabetes with which he had been g.suffering becoming complicated with ulcers of the stomach—gastric ulcers. | He suffered no pain at all, but a great, I overwhelming nausea, and had been able to retain no nourishment for a week. Mr. Rice had been confined to I his home for the past five weeks, though only a week ago Tuesday he had been able to come down stairs and to sit and converse there with friends. He grew rapidly worse in a few days I and his decline was very rapid. A trained nurse, Miss Snider, of Hope I hospital, Fort Wayne, had been in attendance since Saturday night. During the years of his decline Mr. Rice had consulted many specialists, spending many weeks at a Chicago instiI tute, and going each year to the sanitarium at Attica for treatment, and while all may have done much to reI tard the growth of the disease, attempts for a permanent cure were I vain. Mr. Rice, who was fifty-four years •of age at death, was a life-long resi dent of Adams county. He w'as born •on the Rice homestead, now known as the Waggoner farm in Root township, a few miles northeast of this city. June 3, 1856. the son of Benjamin and Mary Rice, now deceased. He was united in marriage to Rachael A. Martin, September 17, 1876, in this city. The first years of their life were spent on a farm near this city, they later coming to this city to reside. He built a comfortable home on Tenth street for their residence, Mr. Rice continuing to make that his home ' until a year ago last November when he built their present palatial residence on Fourth street. The wife passed away only ten years after their 'pnarriage —on April 7, 1886 —leaving, Resides the husband, tw-o children, Edward B. Rice, whose death occurred -.at his home at Berne three years ago Jpast November 3rd, and Mary Fanchon, ■wife of Amos Yoder of this city. A tson, Samuel F., died at the age of sev•en months. [ June 5, 1888, Mr. Rice was married g| at Warsaw, Indiana, to Mrs. Alva Cun- ? tningham. The marriage was a very happy one, and the wife who survives is sadly bereaved. Besides the aforenamed bereaved •ones, the deceased leaves four brothts and three sisters —Ben, John and •James M. Rice of this city; David M. || Rice of Root township, Mrs. Jonas ■Cline of Root township, Mrs. Elizabeth Wagoner of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. S Mary Davy of Indianapolis. Mr. Rice was one of the leading business men of the county, being an in the lumber world. For <twenty-eight years or more he had ■>een associated with the P. W. Smith lumber interests in this county, rising rapidly to the position of manager of the plants of the Adams Co. Lumber company, both at Berne and Decatur, a position which he has held for the past twenty-five years. He has been a shareholder and director of the First National bank for the past five or six years. His business life has been one cf great enterprise and he was acknowledged one of the best of busimees men. Mr. Rice was an active member of dhe Methodist church and in lodge circles also was prominent, being a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the higher encampment of this order. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Method- , Ist church. The pastor, the Rev. Powell, will be assisted in the services by , the Rev. Ehle, pastor of the Baptist church. The body will be laid to rest , tn the Decatur cemetery. , Washington, D. C., Jan 11 —The Tammany tiger, growling fiercely, is 1 headed in the direction of Stokes Jack- 1 ■son and apprehension is felt that be- 1 "fore long the Indiana state chairman apiay find himself the tiger's victim. 1 [ A flurry was caused in the Indiana 1 ’•democratic delegation when it was 1 llearned that Charles F. Murphy, Tam- | many’s big chief, is proposing, with the | advent of the democratic house of rep- 1 I resentatives, to establish a Tammany t I annex in Washington and Is looking i upon the office of sergeant-at-arms, 1 with its numerous appointees, as ale- ] I gitlmate field for the extension of the i ( Tammany Influence. * The New York candidate, who

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the backing of Murphy, is former Representative William H. Ryan, but whether he will be put forward for clerk, notwithstanding Trimble’s strong lead, or for sergeant-at-arms, against Jackson, is a question that is now being debated. The belief in the inner circles of politicians connected with the house is that Tammany has finally decided to go after the office of sergeant-at-arms as its share of the “pie” connected with the organization of the house under the new democratic regime, and if this proves true Stokes Jackson and his chief backer, Thomas Taggart, will be involved in a warfare with Tammany. The Tammany outfit may be able to ' get away with the office of sergeant- ’ at-arms, but it will know after it is ' over, that it has been in a fight. Tag--1 gart, who never does anything by ’ halves, already has a press bureau at 1 work putting out "Jackson dope.” The ’ first output reached all of the Washington correspondents in last evening’s mail marked for "immediate release,’ and is as follows: ' "A special train carrying Indiana democrats wIH arrive in Washington Monday to boost the candidacy of Stokes Jackson, democratic chairman 1 of the state, for sergeant-at-arms of the next house of representatives. Each democratic representative re- ' elected last fall will be visited and told of Mr. Jackson’s qualifications. 1 “In the party will be John W. Kern, who will be elected to the United 1 States senate on January 17th; Thom- ' as Taggart, national committeeman; Lew G. Ellingham, secretary of state; ' William H. O’Brien, auditor of state; Thomas Honan, attorney general; ’ Charles Greathouse, superintendent of 1 public instruction; Thomas Brolley, 1 state statistician; W. H. Vollmer, treasurer of state; Bert New, legal ’ clerk to the governor, and J. Fred France, clerk of the supreme court. 1 Some of the judges of the supreme and appellate courts and ariarge number of prominent and influential demo1 crats throughout the state will come.” —o ’ Anderson, Ind., Jan. 11 —Before the . bier of their late pastor, Father D. J. • Mulcahy, 1,500 members of the local I Catholic church bowed with tear-stain--1 ed eyes. The occasion was the hold- . ing of the last sad rites over the body of the man who had been their shep- ■ herd for nineteen years. At 9 o'clock the church bell tolled, but long before that hour St. Mary’s was crowded to ■ its fullest capacity. This funeral was the largest ever seen in Anderson. Promptly at 9:30 o’clock forty-eight priests from the Ft. Wayne diocese, attired in surplice and cassock, led by altar boys bearing candles and brought up in the rear by Bishop Alerding, wearing purple and white robes and miter, passed down the center aisle of the church and took their positions in front of the main altar and surrounding the bier of Father Mulcahy. The service began by the reading in concert by the priests from the Psalms of David. Following the reading solemn high requiem mass was said, with Father Crossen of Logansport as celebrant. Shortly after 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon the funeral cortege left St. Mary’s church for the Big Four station, from which the body was taken to Cleveland, Ohio, for burTal. Fully 1,500 persons marched in the procession, including the children of St. Mary’s school and the members of the various Catholic orders of which the late pastor was a member. Besides Bishop Alerding of Fort Wayne the following were among the priests present: Fathers P. J. Crossen of Logans- , port, Edward Barrett of Hammond. William Miller of Fort Wayne, Joachim Baker of Union City, Faust of A'exandria, Belgel of Elwood, William Schmidt of Muncie, John Guntllng of ( Peru, Edward Hullihan of Oxford, Wil- ( liam Arnold of Peru, William Flaherty , of Decatut, Joseph Bryne of Indianapolis, Joseph Lynne of Academy, Edward Mungoven of Arcola, John Dun- ] ham of Muncie, Jennings and O'Connel of Cleveland, Quinn and Kreougher of Logansport. , The Rev. Paul Walsh, who has been assistant pastor here for two years, will remain temporarily in charge of the local church. - Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 11 —The legislative session is just now beginning to begin. Committees have been named in both branches, the members have all become acquainted with their particular location, some of them already have exchanged tobacco and i others have even borrowed money, and < in all the legislative machinery Is j

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about ready for the real business oi the session. The session Monday was a sort of a fizzle, but it was intended to be a fizzle, so no one was dlsap pointed. The house was in session only long enough to hear the committee appointments as announced by Speaker Veneman. There was nothing doing in the way of the introduction of bills, adjournment following immediately. Speaker Veneman is making a record thus early. The metropolitan newspapers have told the story Os how all the elements scrambled to his support in the election of a speaker, and they all did it, too, without the least compromise or promise on the part of the young wielder of power and influence from the speaker’s chair. He is being praised from all sides and he will have to go a pretty fast pace to keep up with the record already set for him by his friends and by nearly every one who took his measure and made predictions upon his career as speaker of the sixty-seventh general assembly of the state of Indiana. His important committee chairmanships bears out the good things already said of him. We Imagine that these chairmanships ■ were a disappointment to those who ' control, or think they control the legislative mill. All are broad-minded men of expedience and we imagine that they will greatly aid the speaker in making this record of which every , one is now talking about. In all these appointments the governor’s friends ■ are in evidence, and it is a great record they should make. Here is hoping they more than make good. The governor’s message is being ’ freely discussed. Many compliments , are heard to the effect that it was , the greatest ever. Others disagree I over some of the recommendations but l give the governor the benefit of be- . ing sincere and honest. It was truly : a Marshall message and was read be- • fore the two houses in joint session • in thetrue Marshall style, and there is no other like him. The Indianapolis ministers Sunday took a day off to discussing trom their pulpits the benefits of county local option, this being the only discussion of this subject heard since the opening of the legislature. The Wayne County Corn club, composed of fifty boys, about fourteen or fifteen years old, passed through the city Monday on their way to Purdue university, where they will take the special course there of one week. The boys were taking in the sights at the state house, and were privileged to meet and shake the hand of Governor Marshall. Representative Butcher did not fare half bad in committee appointments. He was named on the committee on claims, rights and privileges, legislative apportionment and chairman of the committee on federal relations. The legislative apportionment will be a real live committee this time, and if they can avoid doing some shoe-string kiting they will deserve a medal. The minority of both house and senate held a caucus Monday evening and decided to give Senator Beveridge the minority vote for United States senator. The election will be held in each house on the 16th and the election proper will take place on the 17th. < The democrats have not yet arranged i for a caucus and it is not likely they < will hold one. They held theirs on the ' Bth of November and will carry out i that decree by honoring John W. Kern, i L. G. E. 1 , .... < ' ; The semi-annual Installation of the i officers of the Daughters of Rebekah I was held Tuesday evening with im- I pressivo ceremony, the installation 1 having been postponed from last week. 1 Mrs. Emma Helm served as install- 1 ing officer. The following took upon i themselves the obligation of their re- 1 spective offices: 1 Noble Grand —Ella Bolinger. I Vice Noble Grand —Sarah Merry- t man. e Financial Secretary—Nell Winnes. c Recording Secretary—Gusta Cra- < mer. f Treasurer —Sadie Miller. s Conductor —Dessie Beery. ' Chaplain—Stella Crist. ... c Inside Guard —Marie Butler. t R. S. N. G. —Della Harruff. e L. S. N. G. —Nora Butler. t R. S. V. G. —Angeline Archbold. L. S. V. G. —Rena Huffman. t Pianist —Florine Edwards. a o— t Miss Helen Niblick has returned to i her studies at Ferry Hall, Lake For- s est, 111., after a holiday visit with her r parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. t

Ferdinand Fox, aged about thirtysix years, one oFlhe prominent farmers living about four miles northwest of Berne, was found dead this morning along the Solomon Neuenschwander faTm north of Berne. Mr. and Mrs. Fox had spent Sunday at the Neuenschwander home and started to drive home Sunday evening, when Mr. Fox remembered that he had left his overshoes at that place. He told his wife to drive on slowly and he would walk back for the overshoes. This he did and nothing was seen again of him until he was found dead this morning. He had attempted to climb over a fence and in doing so must have suffered some sort of an attack which rendered him helpless and unconscious. It is thought that he lay thus helpless and unconscious the entire night and that death did not occur until this morning, as rigor mortis, or stiffening of the body had not yet set in when found, and the body was still warm. Coroner J. C. Grandstaff of Preble was summoned to hold an inquest but was at Fort Wayne at the time of the call and did not return until this afternoon, going at once to the scene of the death. Dr. Ernst Franz of Berne was called to the scene as soon as the man had been found, but as life was already extinct, nothing could be done for the man. Dr. Franz would give no statement until the coroner had visited the scene, further than to say that he thinks the death was due to natural causes. No marks of violence were found on the body. County Attorney C. J. Lutz has filed suit for the appointment of a receiver for the Monroe creamery. The cause is entitled Charles H. Lammiman vs. Monroe Creamery Association and the complaint shows that defendant company has been for some years engaged in the manufacture and the purchase and sale of creamery products at Monroe, Ind. The plaintiff is a stockholder in the company and avers that they are insolvent and have not the money or property to pay existing indebtedness. The plant has not been operated for several months and the assets are rapidly depreciating in value. The appointment of a receiver authorized to collect assets, sell property and distribute the proceeds among the creditors and stockholders is asked. The matter will be heard Saturday, January 21st. o While Coroner Grandstaff has not yet returned a verdict regarding the With all bills squared up and everydeath of Ferdinand Fox, the French township farmer, who was found dead at 8 o'clock Monday morning, between his home and that of a neighbor, Solomon Neuenschwander, he gives it as his opinion that the death was due to the exposure caused bylying out all night, and that his death occurred sometime between midnight and morning. Coroner Grandstaff, who was at Fort Wayne Monday when the can came to go to the scene, returned in the afternoon and going out at once, Monday evening conducted an examination. He returned next afternoon again to French township, where other witnesses were be examined. The circumstances regarding the case were as given Monday. Mr. Fox and his wife had been visiting Sunday at the Sol Neuenschwander home, which is about a quarter of a mile away. Between 4 and 5 o’clock they statred home, but Mr. Fox mentioned that he had forgotten his overshoes i and told his wife to walk on while he returned for them. He was not seen again until the next morning when ’ found dead. The wife had returned home and as the minutes passed and 1 he did not return, she supposed that he had gone to the home of another 1 neighbor where there is sickness and had stayed longer than he thought. Finally 8 o’clock came and as he did not return, the wife lighted a lantern ; and made an attempt to go out to search for him. They had no means of telephonic communication, and she could not make inquiries in that way. She made several attempts to light i a lantern and started out but the wind < was so strong the gilht was blown 1 out every time, and she finally gave I up the attempt, holding to the suppo- 1 sition that he had gone to the home of i the sick and was detained there. The next morning brought no return and the anxious wife started out ‘ again to search. She walked back to ’ the Neuenschwander home, and when < within twenty-five rods of the Neuen- I schwander home, and about eighty 1 rods from the highway, she came upon the inanimate body of her hue- t

band. This was about 8 o’clock in the morning. He had apparently attempted to climb a fence and was overcome by dizziness and fell. His head had struck on a fence post and the upper lip was cut through. His nose also bore effects of the fall. He had been suffering from the grip and that day had complained of pain in the head, which yas in all probability the cause of his being overcome. The fall happened on the way to the return to the Neuenschwander home, as he had not visited there ftßer his first start for home. Mr. Fox was thirty-five years of age and is survived by a wife and four children. The funeral will be held Thursday. BUYS ARIZONA BUSINESS BLOCK. Ben Ashbaucher this morning received a letter from Jacob Myers, formerly of French township, Adams county, who was a pupil of Mr. Ashbaucher in the days when he taught school, stating that he had purchased a business block at Phoenix, Arizona, and is doing well. He left his home in Adams county last fall and first went to California in search of a climate which would prove beneficial to lung trouble. He later went to Phoenix and there he purchased the Phoepess block for the sum of $3,000. He writes that it is now worth SB,OOO any time. He also owns other property, purchased last fall, which he is now able to sell at a profit of $2,000. —Bluffton News. o Frank Burns, the chief engineer of the Fort Wayne & Springfield power house, is carrying his left hand in a sling today and will probably be obliged to do so for some time, the result of an injury sustained Monday afternoon about 4 o’clock in which one of the metacarpal bones of the hand was broken. Mr. Burns had been working under one of the passenger cars at the barns, repairing the brake rigging. In some manner a piece of the heavy iron fell on his hand, resulting in the breaking of the bone. The injured man came to this city and the bone was set my the Doctors Clark. The injury is a very painful and disabling one, though not serious. o— ———— Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 10 —The house plunder committee prepared its report for submission to the house yesterday afternoon, giving a list of the appointments as stenographers, clerks, doorkeepers, pages, etc. The committee did not give the addresses of the appointees, because the members who made the recommendations had asked that these be omitted. The list, which contains sixty-three names is as follows: Stenographers—Grace Wyble, Amelia! Tonnelier, Amy McMillen, May Schaaf, Mabel B. Brooks. Clerks —James Rogers, James S. Kilroy, David A. Coons, J. N. Callicott, Lewis W. G. Kreeger, Lynn B. West, William Robinson, Paul T. Sullivan, R. A. Marr, P. C. Hill, Edgar L. Sale, John H. Miller, W. E. Peterson, Fred C. Witt, Michael Scollard, William F. Richardt, Russell Raeey, Thomas Conley, Ray Scott, Albert H. Legg, Julia Foley, Phillip Lutz, Jacob McCullough, O. B. Fifer, William Light, John Perkins, G. J. Beunnagel, Harry Green, Frank Singer, Albert H. Kasting, Alfred Everroad, John Malone, James H. Wolford, Michael P. Nolan, Everett P. Shockley, George Shirk, Philip Kingsley, Ray Anderson, George Bernloehr. Minute Clerk —Mason J. Niblack. Doorkeepers—Fred J. Rehermann, - Taylor Tompson, A. B. Krempp, Chas. : Nix, George Nickles, John Walker, 1 Kirk Pierce, Ade Quince, Ed Lyons, i Ben Strickland, George McClelland, 1 Fred Shriner. Custodian —John Kraf. Pages—M. D. Lawler, Eugene Barth, Harry Shower, Samuel Benz, jr., John Wright. o W. G. COLERICK ILL. Attorney W. G. Colerick of Fort i Wayne, well known to the members j of the Adams county bar, having oft- ■ en practiced here, is seriously sick. i He underwent an operation today at < the Lutheran hospital, for an ailment ( from which he had been suffering for 1 some time. o , John Singleton, the auctioneer, has 1 just returned home from Chicago, where he has completed a five weeks’ course in the National School of Auc- < tloneering, graduating and receiving j his diploma. Mr. Singleton is but a < young man, but has been following i this line of business for several years 1

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and with the course which he has just completed, will make one of the best In this profession to be found in this vicinity. Previous to his going he cried a number of sales and was quite successful in the undertaking, but he wished to better fit himself and decided to take a course so that he could better follow out his chosen profession. He will make his home in this city, where he can be found by any one desiring work in this line, and he will guarantee good results to the people who have goods to sell at auction. p ' 1 —- o SAW ROSE TOURNAMENT. Mrs. Robert Blackburp, who is spending the winter at Los Angeles, Cal., and vicinity, saw the great rose tournament held a week ago Monday pt Pasadena, Cal. In this a procession of floats, profusely decorated with roses and flowers passed in long parade. It was a most beautiful spectacle. Mrs. Blackburn has been recently at Whittier, Cal., attending a sister-in-law, Mrs. Lover Miller, who has been in poor health. While we have been having blizzards here Mrs. Blackburn writes that the weather there is far too warm for calm comfort. '' ! O WASHINGTON WINNERS. The winners in the Washington township spelling contest, who will represent the township at the county contest to be held in this city January 21st, are Ruth Myers, Marie Coppock, Genevieve Spuller. Alternates who will spell in case of the absence of the principals are: Dent Baltzell, Ailce Gerber and Frances Tabler. Judges In the contest were Matilda Sellemeyer, W. E. Faurot and Josephine Krick. Melvin Mallonee pronounced the words. o MRS. BUFFENBARGER SICK. Condition Quite Serious at Times —Is at Home of Her parents, ( t Mrs. Mattie Buffenbarger is veiy seriously ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffries on North Sixth street, suffering from an entire nervous breakdown. At times her condition is alarming and last Sunday those attending thought that the end was not far. She rallied, however, and this morning was somewhat improved. Her condition becomes worse by spells, remaining so for quite a while, then she becomes much better again. BABIES CHRISTENED. Two infants were Sunday christened at the St. Mary's church, one being the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fritzinger and the other the little son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff. The former was named after her two grandmothers, and was named Catherine Rachael. Mr. Anthony Arnold of Fort Wayne and Miss Rose Conter of Fort Wayne acted as sponsors. Bernard Joseph was the name given unto the little Wemhoff baby, it being named after its grandfathers. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer were the spongers. "■■ ■ o DEATH OF NIECE. Roy Mumma left Tuesday for Linton in response to a message which he received from his sister, Mrs. Elma Mumma, announcing the death of their little daughter, Martha, whose death occurred Monday noon after but a few days’ illness. The message was short and contained no particulars regarding her death. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon from the United Brethren church at Ridgeville. - - - » PRESBYTERIAN MEETING. There will be a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church this evening following "the regular prayer service. At this time a vote will be taken to join the pastor and the session in asking the Presbytery to dissolve their pastoral relation. This comes following the resignation of the pastor, the Rev. Spetnagel, which was tendered Sunday morning. . All members hould attend the congregational meet. o — Don Burk arrived home from Greencastle, where he is taking a course in preparation for the ministry, being •ailed by the death of his brother, Lee, whose funeral was held this afternoon from the Methodist church.

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