Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1911 — Page 2

INHERITS A FORTUNE. Mrs. Emmn Spellman Jones, (laugh- 1 ter of the late Rev. R. D, Spellman, known In his lifetime to many Decatur and Adams county people, has sailed for Holland, where she will look after her interests in an estate there, which has been settled after many years' litigation. The trip of Mrs. Jones is said to be financed by John D. Rockefeller, whose wife is an •vnt of Mrs. Jones. The estate is < to be valued at half a million dol-1 Jus. Dr. Spellman, father of Mrs. Jones, otten preached in Decatur in the earlier days, and will be remem- ( fclorod by many of the older residents.

CONFERENCE MEETING. Lact Quarterly Meeting For the Year Begins Friday. The last quarterly meeting of the conference year will be held at the Evangelical church, beginning Friday evening, the 17th. The presiding elder, Rev. J. J. Wise, of the Fort Wayne district, will be in charge, and will be the speaker for Friday and Sunday evenings. Immediately after the Friday evening services the quarterly conference will be held. Let every official be present. Services Friday evening will begin promptly at 7 o’clock. REV. D. O. WISE. Pastor. o HERMAN BITTNER FARM SOLD. The forty acre farm of the late Herman Bittner, in Vnion township, was sold Wednesday afternoon by Commissioner D. B. Erwin at his law office, to George Ohler. The farm brought the sum of $4,320, or the very good price of SIOB per acre. Frank Pontius of Geneva was in Bluffton today with his son, Irvin, to have the young man examined for eye trouble, which is the result of grip and which will pass away with treatment. —Bluffton News. Indianapolis, Ind.. Feb. 16 —Congressional apportionment is now agitating the legislative mind. One informal meeting has been held and a committee appointed that will make a congressional map that will pass muster at a democrat •_ caucus. The boys talked good and they talked business, and should their present plans carry there will be two republican districts about which there never will be any doubt as to the ability of the republican party in carrying. Those d’stricts will be the Tenth, and the other will be the Sixth. Marion county will be divided and a voting population amounting to forty thousand will be presented to the Sixth district. This forty thousand voting population is good for five or six thousand republican majority, and w-ith this, if it is possible, they will also include Hamilton county, good for fifteen hundred to two thousand republican. With this county out of the Ninth that district can be made reliably democratic. It is not likely that the Eighth will he molested unless it is found possible to dump Randolph county and that does not se£m feasible. A committee will get their heads together and in a few days there will be something to give the public that will show the public the frame of mind that this committee holds on the matter of a congressional apportionment for the state of Indiana. t ——— Governor Marshall’s new constitution is the subject of discussion in this city. The new idea is being wed received and the general concensus of opinion prevailed that the governor is in a class all by himself —which he 's. The great mass of the people have not as yet got to the real matter that will receive the burden of discussion, and that is the manner in which we are to take on or reject a new constitution. The usual way of course Is to have a constitutional convention at which great and learned constitutional lawyers will spend days in a discussion of the questions that make up these documents. Instead of that you have one presented you and all you have to do is to vote for or against it. Newspaper discussions will take the place of convention diswsions, and then comes the only vital question, is the method of making this constitution a legal way to make one. At best it. makes Governor Marshall the most talked of man in the country, and if it holds good and the new constitution is adopted it will give the state a constitution that is right up to the minute and all right in every particular. The public morals committee of the house gave the restrictive and regulative liquor measure a work-out Tuesday evening. There was a crowded house and the discussion waxed furious. There is more downright argument to the square inch going on here over the two points, amount of the the limitation, than has occuiJb in the capital city for many a dajr They are threshing it out and it is expected that the committee will hand down the measure Thursday morning, and should the cau ous agree on it, the bill will be has

| tened ihrougk the house. ..It is n fast pace the legislative solons are going at this time, and it is a little fascter pace that the paid lobbyists are also trotting. They are getting to be the busiest Indianas on the trail, and they get really busier on legislation they do not want than they do about legislation they do want. They are saying many things about the governor and many of them are not very complimentary. The gov- | ernor has a thick hide and cares but ' little what people say—especially some people. L. O. E. o A double birthcay party was given at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Kno.T in honor of the birthday of their l.ttle daughter, Naomi, and that of Earl, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kuntz, both having reached the age of one year, the latter’s birthday, however, having occurred on the Bth. The following people were present: Mrs. A. M, DeWeese of Hammond and Mrs. John Swaney of Lima, Ohio, grandmother and great-grandmother of little Naomi Knoff. Mrs. Samuel Kuntz and son, Earl: Mrs. E. K. Shalley and daughter, Marcella: Mrs. T. A. Gottschalk and daughter, Elizabeth; Mrs. V. E. Haecker and son. Robert; Mrs. C. P. Maas and daughter. Marjory; Mrs. Reuben Sprunger and daughter, Katharine; Mrs. Oliver Heller and daughter, Mildred; Mrs. Orva Smith and son, Grant, and Mrs. John Emery and daughter, Lorah. — Berne Witness.

The Aid society meeting of the Lutheran church held an all-day meeting in tlie school house where they quilted, am; at noon were served a luncheon by Mrs. Fred Scheimann. In the afternoon they were joined by the Little Quilters' society of the church, who pieced quilt patches and enjoyed a social time, with refreshments provided by Miss Luella Bultemeier, hostess. Heretofore the Little Quilters have met at the homes of each in turn and this was the first meeting in the school house with the members of the older society. Miss Dorothy Dugan, captain of one of the high school girls' basket bail teams, entertained the members of both girls' teams, with their coach, Miss Williams and Miss Bess Schrock, at the Dugan home Saturday evening. In a contest, in which words were formed from "basket ball,” Mis Williams won the first honors, the others being close seconds. Besides this there was music, the singing of school songs, dancing, games and refreshments to round out an evening of unparalleled pleasure. The teams have been invited to Bluffton Friday and expect to go on the noon train. They will play the Bluffton team and expect to have a right good time. Miss Louisa Brake was the hostess at a party given Sunday evening at her home in honor of twelve of her friends. The evening was spent in playing pedro. which afforded much pleasure, prizes being awarded to Miss Agnes Center and Charles Lose. Music was also rendered by various individuals present, after which a delicious lunch was served the guests by the hostess. A happy social affair of this evening will be the young men’s and advanced men's Sunday school classes of the Evangelical church, when they will be entertained by the pastor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lynn on Mercer avenue. The hour set is 7:30 and the program will consist of music, speaking by the different members, while the toast and principal address of the evening will be given by the Rev. J. J. Wise of Fort Wayne, presiding elder of the district. Rev. Wise will be assisted by Mrs. Lynn and four of the younger members of the class, Joe Lynn, Robert Garard, Dwight Lachot and Paul VanChmp. Fifty invitations have been issued to the members and their wives for the affair and it will be one of the many pleasant gatherings of the church. The Euterpean club will postpone its regular meeting this week until Thursday evening or next week. This is done on account or the national party whicn me literary and art sections will give tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. Eli Meyers. Miss Louise Brake entertained a merry party of friend Sunday evening at. pedro, in whicn first prizes were won by Charles Lose and Agqes Confer. After the games the tables were cleared and a tempting luncheon provided. During the evening music was furnished by Tony Holthouse that added much to the pleasure of a wellrounded evening, and fully enjoyed by the following: Lydia Miller, Letta and Ode Fullenkamp, Amelia Weber, Agnes Confer, Lena Holthouse, Louise and Mayme Brake; Charles Lose, ■ Theodore Gralliker, Leo Weber, Tony Hackman, Fred Schurger and Tony ■ Holthouse. • - - Miss Lulu Brown entertained at ■ dinner Sunday the following guests:

Misses Frances. Ruth and Ethel Zelk ’ el, Mary Meyers and Elma ,'‘ayn< lUafternoon was spent in ga Ties and music. Refreshments were se.’»'<‘ d al 2 oclock p. ui. The Presbyterian Ladles'Ald society will meet with Mrs. John Heller i Thursday of this week. Mrs. Jesse Dailey will entertain the Black Rag and Thimble clubs Wednesday afternoon at her home on North Filth street, Mrs. Frank Fisher and daughter Aureta, and Mrs. Molly Rettic of Celina, Ohio, were visitors over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Emerine, and a bountiful dinner was served. ——o 1 " " ~ GAY WEDDING BELLS. Are Expected to Peal Fovth This Evening. Gay wedding bens are expected to float upon the air this evening (or at least in the near future.) The clerks at the Niblick store were a-flutter this morning when one of their number failed to report for duty at the store, and one of the proprietors significantly saW, without specifically letting the cat out of the bag that she had resigned, stated that they would without doubt have to send her cheek to her if she failed to call to get it today. The clerks furthermore glanced across the street where large furniture vans were loading a lot of mighty nice furniture into their capacious depths and then moved away across the river where it is said the couple will reside, the groom having leased his father's .arm for the home. That is was the intention of the couple to spring a surprise on their friends is evident, but their friends do not. intend to be caught napping. ,

OBITUARY. Rachel Garretson was born in Clinton county, onto, November 7. 1837. She was united in marriage with William Elzey in the year 1881. They' lived in Adams county, near Decatur, i until four years ago, when, after the death of tire husband, Mrs. Elzey moved to Decatur, since which time she and her sister lived together, until the time of her death. February 10, ( 1911. She leaves to mourn their loss two sisters, one brother and many friends. She died in triumph, and rents from her labor. We will meet her in the morning. DIED THIS MORNING. Caroline Smith, Long a Resident o* County, Passes Away, This morning occurred the death of Caroline Smith, a life-long resident of this county. She was at the home of her daughter when taken sick. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 o’clock. o St. Petersburg, Feb. 20—(Special to Daily Democrat)—China's reply to the Russian ultimatum, unsatisfactory in all its conclusions, was received here today, it falls short of the Russian demands and the war office has already concentrated Luge forces on the frontier. China says to grant the Russian demands would give the latter a commercial monopoly in Mongola, even to the exclusion of the Chinese trade. In the main China contends that the treaty of 1881 has not been violated, by her either in letter or spirit She points out several alleged violations on Russia’s part and the failure of that country to Indemnify China ror the property destroyed in tire Russian-Japanese war is cited. Constantinople, Feb. 20 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Heavy, earthquake damage is reported today from Momanstir. No details hav.e been received. Cleveland, Ohio,. Feb. 2ft— (Special to Daily Democrat)^ —A general strike order for boilermakers employed on the New York Central lines was issued today. The men in the shops here walked out today. The men allege that the railroad tried to put into effect a new system which they voted against. Early one morning last week the family of Mat Breiner narrowly escaped suffiocation by gas, a leak having occurred in some manner and the gas collecting in the house awakened Mr. Breiner just in time to throwopen the house and save the family. He at once ran for a doctor and upon his return found the members of the family suffering terribly and hastily aid was administered. About this time the doctor and other afd arrived and heroicly, worked with the family until relieved. The children are recovering and will be able to be about , shortly. Mr. Breiner is certainly i thankful for a strong constitution, , which enabled him to withstand the deadly effects longer than the'Others ■ so that he was able to aid his family, who were under the influence of the gas completely. It was a very close t call, as doubtless another hour in the fumes would have rendered the en-

tire family unconscious, causliif 1,1 death of all. —o— — ************* * district winners. * $ — * State Delegates. , * MARION MICHAELS. Adams Co. * * CLARA GILBERT, Adams. *• CATHERINE WAIDE. Randolph, * * * Alternates. « SAMUEL FLUCKEGER. Adams. * * MAGGIE CARDER. Jay. * PATRICK TOBIN. Randolph. ************** Adams county representative at the district spelling contest held In Portland Satmuay arrived home <* the early morning train at 2 o’clock Sunday morning, tired but happy, having won great honors in the contest. Though but four delegates froil this county took part in the contest' two of the three delegates to the state con test will be from this county, wWle one of the three alternates is a too from this county. Marion Mlchae‘B, the fourteen-year-old hoy from Monroe township, who won the county championship, proved himself a winner through the district contest, as did Miss Clara Gilbert, also of Monroe township, who had won fourth place in the county contest, both winning honors entitling them to enter the state contest. The other state delegate is Miss Catherine Waide of Wayne township. Randolph county. Samm I Fluckeger, also of Monroe township, this county, who had won third place in the county contest, won honors entitling him to be alternate to the state contest.

The district contest opened nt 10:25 in the auditorium at Portland, with four counties represented—Adams, Wells, Jay and Randolph. Each county was allowed five delegates, and all of the delegates were present, except one from this county, MiSs Minnie Tricker, who was unable to attend on account of illness, and whose absence was not known in time to arrange for the attendance of her alternate. Miss Hazel Davies. Those from this county who took part were Marion Michaels. Manola Bryan, Samuel Fluckeger and (Tara Gilbert. The judges were Professor Horton of Geneva, Professor Meyers of Bluffton, Professor Grogg of Ridgeville, and Superintendent Derbyshire of Portland. The last two named acted as judges and pronouncer, alternately. The spelling was brisk, and it was nearly an hour before the first word was missed at 11:20 by Manola Bryan of this county, who went down on the word pickles, placing the “e” before the “I.” From that on until 12 o’clock four were spelled down. The next was Ota McGeath of Wells, who missed "partially” at 11:40; then Earl Jackson of Jay, who missed the word ••generallv” at 11:45; then Helen Hawkins, also of Jay, who succumbed at 11:50 on the word “wait,” instead of “weight.” From that on until 3 o'clock the following, in turn, went down: Louis Swartz, Wells county; John Cox and Fern Mills, Jay; Dossie Shoemaker, Wells; Elsie Ward and Margaret Wald, Randolph. At 3 o clock. ten contestants being down, a written test was held. Os the fifty difficult words given out to the nine contestants, but one missed, this being Jewel Miller of Wells- county. After the written contest the oral spelling was again resumed and Blanch Wise of Randolph and Vera Read of Wells county went down. leaving but ’ six standing, from which number the three state contestants and three alternates must be chosen. At 5:10 Samuel Fluckeger, from Adams county went down, then Maggie Carder of Jay and Patrick Tobin of Randolph county. These three named are alternates to tito state contest, and will take part in case the delegates cannot go. The succumbing of these three left but three on the floor at 6 o'clock, when the contest ended, these three being Marion Michaels and Clara GSlbert of Adams county, and Catherine Waide of Randolph county. The words missed were very easy ones, and in many cases the speller tripped over words very much more difficult with apparent ease. The list of words missed is as follows: “Pickels, ” for “pickles,” “parsely” for "par--sley,” “genarally” for “generally,’' “wait for "weight,” “volcanos" for “volcanoe,” “accomodate” for “accommodate,” “acceptible” for “acceptable,” “adebt" for “adept," “principle’' for “principal," “enerjetic” for “energetic,” “audable" for “audible,” “managable” for manageable,” “facture” for “fracture," “apal” for "apall,” “detference” for “deference,” “forbad"' for “forbade.”

While Adams county had the smallest number of delegates present, she was perhaps the largest represented otherwise, as there were about twen-ty-five from Adams county in attendance at the contest, County Superintendent and Mrs. L. E. ft'pliger from this city, besides a large number of teachers and students accompanying the delegates to Portland. A fact of special mention is that both of the delegates and the alternate are from Monroe township. The two delegates, Marion Michaels and

Clara GMh*n are from District No. - Monroe township, their teacher being William Hlrschey. who should certainI, feel proud of the record made by hta pupils. Marion Michaels 1* four tl( . o years of age and Miss Qilbeit thirteen years old, and both are t« the s«»enth grade. Miss Waide oi Randolph county, the other delegate, is thirteen years old and to in th* eighth grade. The stat* spelling content will be held in the bouse of representatives in Indianapolla. beginning Thursday afternoon, March 30th. Adam® county Is looking forward to carrying off the state honors. Lot a boost. Her*'* to begin: Kahl Rah!! Rah!!! Orders Gold Medal. Indianapolis, Feb. 20—Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles A. Greitthouse has ordered an elaborate medal to be awarded the winner of the state spelling bee to be held in the house chambers March 30th. The medal will be made of solid gold and wSI bear these engraved words: “Winner of the Indiana state spelling contest, March 30. 1911- Presented by state superintendent.'' A space is left on the medal for the winner s name. The wise of Theodore Minnick of near Hoagland, who went insane suddenly during tf»e night a week and a half ago while visiting with his broth-er-in-law, Fiank Teeple, is growing weaker at the Allen county infirmary where he Itos been, confined, and it ib feared that death to near. When he went insane, here, he asked that the sacrament of extreme unction be administered to him. which was done, and he made ail preparations for death A week ago today he was taken '0 his home in Allen county where an inquest was held. The Fort' \\ ayne Journal-Gazette of this morning says: “Theodore Minnick, prominent Al-

len county farmer, who went insane a week ago and has been confined in the county infirmary- since fast Monday, is constantly growing worse and his case is regarded as » hopeless one. It is feared he inay die before any relief can be granted him. Even since he has been confined at the infirmary, he has refused to eat or drink anything until yesterday a small amount of milk was forced down his throat. This was followed by chilis The patient has been extremely violent, tearing his clothes and bedding into shreds and lacerating his hands on the cell scenes. He is now so weak that he has to be carried about. The inside of his tnouth is covered with sores, leading to the belief that he cannot swallow. Mr. Minnick’s insanity was caused by worry over a suit in court involving $4. A jury disagreed." The death of a son is also said to have preyed Aeavily upon his mind. 0 - The Adam Delhi arson esse was resumed in circuit court, this morning and was foughr throughout the day. The defense is offering considerable evidence and the case will not go to the jury before tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday morning. It is likely the arguments will require four hours and the instruction of the court to the jury an hour. Mrs. Miller, mother of the defendant was the stand, the greater part of the morning. Stephen A. D. Linn vs. Rooert Swartz et al, suit on account, demand $114.67. Dismissed and costs paid. Albert F. Andrews vs. Louisa Jane Ketcham, for appointment of guardian, appearance by attorneys Ford and Lutz for defendant. Rule to answer. Real eesnte transfers: Adaline Blowers to Wi H. H. Blowers, lots 37 and 38 Geneva, SI.OO. Jacob Vogt to S. B. Hirchy,, 40 acres, Monroe tp„ $3200. George,-Ohler to Ross Harden, 20 acres Uniom tp„ $2160. W. T. Waggoner to A. J,. Sipe, pt. lot. 16 Berne $2650. Noah D. Schwartz to Jacob Graber, 4ft

acres Monroe tp., S2OOO. Peter F. Gras, ber et al, to J. D, Schwartz, 40 actus M>«nroe tp. W. H. Narr to J. J. Iflrscliy lot 368 Berne, $2500. Eliza ll»rstemeyer to Fred Schultz, 70 acres-Root tp., SSOOO. Rosanna Hill et al ta Martin Rief, 40 acres Jefferson tp., $3250. Jacob Baker et al to J. J. Longenberger 46 acres Monroe tp., $6300. Elias Moser to E. Kipfer, 40 acres, French tp., Anna Moser to D. D. Moser 80 acres French tp., S3OOO. John Selking to Strauss Bros., 80 asrres, Root tp. SSOOO. Sarah Hammel! to Will Hammelt, tract in Washington tp, SIOOO. -L B. Ward to Louisa Schug, lot 312 Geneva, SBSO. John H. Forbush to John L. Price, 88 acres, Washington tp., $12,500.

Ferdinand Bleeke, county deselect, who is suffering from penu moma, still continues very low, there betog no . change in his condition the Past two days. Hia beart actinn ]g very weak, and there are doubts ns to whether this can be overco< this making his recovery doubtful.

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AN INGROWN TOE NAIL Caused Death of Traveling Ma n w.ll Known Here. Mr. Tenney, u traveling mßn rw tenting the A. J. Black Cloak comp any of Toledo, Ohio, wno bus | ncll|4 . ed this city in ilia trips t or twelv ’ years or more, and known to many stores here, died last week at iq, home in Toledo, -Ohio. The news of his death was reoeived by the True A Runyon store, which store he had visited o»ly a few weeks ago. The caaue of his death was blood poUon. Ing resulting from an ingrown to. nail’ He hsto bee« in a hospital there a sinwt time for treatment, and think. Ing himself recovered ■utoctoatli, startedl out o« his trips again, though he was unable to walk without much lumping. After leaving the hospital Ito visited here a few weeks ago, but he became worse and was forced to return to the hospital, his death oc.Airrfug thtmo sotsa- aft«r. ——o~ —__ After the temperance speech in the Methodist church Sunday afternoon by the Hon. C. F. Jackman « Hnnlinftton. which was heard by j. large audience, the Women's League, which organized a week ago. met in the auditorium and planned the manner of campaign in the coning local option election, assigning certain dis tricts of the city to workers in tip campaign. Reports will be heard at a meeting tT be hwia in the Baptist church Saturday afternoon. Through the efforts ot the Woman’s League. Mrs. F. B. Ptekins. of Ann Arbor, Michigan, formerly of Fort Wayne, who took an nctlve flart in the campaign two yearn ago, will arrive here Friday and renurin over Sunday. She will meet with; the ladies Saturday, and on Sunday xfternein will-give an address to a inass meeting in the Methodist chtircft. Preceding the mass meeting there will'be a meeting for children and an invitation to every child in the city to attend this meeting is extentoed. o Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Dent passed through the city ttfis morning on their way to their home al Fort Wayne, from Willshire, Jhlo, where Sunday they attended the funeral of Mrs. Dent’s father, lasael Rempp, of that town. Mr. Rempp, whose death occurred last Thurxday from an illness occasioned by titer infirmities of old age was a fomwr resident of this city, having lived here many years ago, and who has often, visited here since to renew his acquaintanceship. He was a member of the I. O; 0. F. and was initiat>to into that order in this city about forty years ago. He was also a member of tfie Masonic or der. Mr. Rempp was seventy-four years of age. He leaves a widow, who is seventy -three years of age. and the following ; otdldrea; Mrs. Emma Morehead of Chattan-ioga, (ffiio; Robert, at home; Mrs. Mollie Scheckles of Middlepoint, Ohio; Mrs Sophia Dent of Fort Wayne.

WILL GO TO CANADA. Oscar Miser of near Pleasant Mills and W. H Alexander of east of Bobo, will hold a. sal® Man.it Wtb, afte r which thef will leave for Canada, where they expect to make their home. They lutd planned to go to the vfcinity of Saskatchewan, but have not fully determined on the lofl- - Messrs.. Moser and Alexander will leave at once after the sale, but their wives will go to Garret, for x six -reeks' wait with thsir parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jatnes Cowan, before joining thwr husbands in their ae* hot*e. ® — MRS. VANCE A THOME. Mrs. O. L. Vance, who has been 1 patient at. ttu» St. Joseph snspital. four weeks, whesre sh<* underwent a ver ’ sericua operation, was able to be brought home today, arriving on the 1 o'clock train over the G. R- and ‘ rudroad. She is still very weak, but was able to walk with assistance. 11 is thought she will get along all r^ ht and her Decatur friends are very g- a aver her return.

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