Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1911 — Page 2

Berne, Adam* county, has been honored with the fifty-ninth session of the Indiana conference of the Evangelical association, which will be held there April 6th to 9th Thomas Bow man, D. D.. bisbop. will preside and there will be eminent men from the conference taking pan in the program The conference proper docs not begin until Thursday. April Sth. but this will be preceded by a special session, beginning Sunday. April 2r.d. The entire program for the sessiot ;s as follows: Sunday, April 2. 10:30 a m —Sermon —"The Transforming Vision" —E W. Praetorius, Louia.viUe, Ky. 7.30 p. tn. —Sermon —"As Christ Divided Men—E. W. Praetorius. Monday. April 1 7:30 p. m. —Sermon —"The Upward Pull"—J. W. Metzner, Huntington, Indiana. Tuesday. April 4. 9:00 a. m.—Examinations of Junior Preachers—L S Fisher. President of Board of Examiners. 3:00 p, m.—Lecture —"Nahum and Nineveh" —C. B. Bowman. A. M., B. D, Professor at N W. C.. Naperville, Ind. 7:30 p. m.—Lecture —"The Prophet and Babylon —C. B. Bowman (Men nonite ChurchJ Wednesday. April sth. t» rv and the Hittites" —C. B. Bowman. < Mennonite Church.» Satu-day. April 8. x to 11:'- * a m. —Business Se?si 08. 2 to ■ i P m —B .siness Session. 7 :•> p. m. —Sermon —Rev. C. A. Hirschman. Ph- B. (Mennonite Sunday. April 9. 9 ••• a. m. —Sunday School —E Ci Brice, Superintendent. $• h> a. m. —Sermon —W. G. Braecklev. Louisville. Ky. (German. Mennonite Cb rch > 1 :><• a. m. —Ordination Sermon — Bishop Bowman. (English. Mennonite Church.) p. m. —Ordination Services — Bishop Bowman «Mennonite Church.) 6:30 p. m. —Union Young Peoples Rally—D. O. Wise. • Leader. Address —Laid on God s Altar. G B Kimmel. Indianapolis. Ind. 7:ls—Sermon —Bishop Bowman 7:45 —Sermon —M. L. Sheidler. (Mennonite Church. > 7:45 —Sermon —F. L. Snyder (Missionary Church.) 7:30 p m. —Sermon —C. H. Geist. (Missionary Church West of Town.) BABE DEAD. The infant daughter, born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. David Cock of South Tenth street, died immediately after its birth. The burial will take place in the Decatur cemetery Tuesday at 11 o'clock. ■ o AT SAN ANTONIO. Arthur Suttles Sunday received a message from Mr and Mrs. John Niblick. stating tbs’ they arrived in safety at San Antonio. Texas They will remain there for a short while, and will also enjoy visits at other places in Texas before starting on their journey homeward. — .... -O~ " EXPRESS NO HOPES. Physicians who are attending the son cd Frank Keller, ill with pneumonia. state that the boy has but & very slim chance of recovering, his fever being very high and his constitution too weak to withstand the ravages of th- mafady The boy is nine years id. Several eases of this nature are being reported, the attack of pne*sraoßia following closely that of the measles. AMUSEMENTS. The following speaks for itself about Jim and the Singer, which comes to the opera house. Thursday. March 30th. Springfield. HL, Press, September 1: “This being the third visit of Alan Villair and Edna Codair and their company, the house was naturally very large to see their lat-

est success, ‘Jim and the Singer.’ a comedy play of southern Missouri. That the interesting love story, the delightful comedy and the clever singing impersonations pleased very much ] was evident from the hearty general applause. Villair as ’Jim' and Miss Codair as Sue,’ were certainly excellent. while the company, including James Sylvester as ’Bill Jackson, was. way above the usual popular priced | evening s entertainment for ladies, I gentlemen and even children." A would-be burglar made things rather exciting for a while about the I Peter Gaffer home on Ninth street, about 11:30 Sunday night. The family had retired for the night, when [ Edmund, the son, who sleeps in a room at the rear, just adjacent to the back porch poor, was awakened by a sound. He got up and looked out of the window, and he saw a man on the' roof just ready to enter the window, which had been left open The man was of medium size an! wore no mask, and Edmund, who had ' scarcely time to be frightened, pass-. ed into the room where his parents ( slept and told them of the occurrence. ■ By the time they were awake, the’ man had gotten away. Edmund then ; ased on through the ups'airs to the. 1 front room and what was his astonishment to look out and behold thewhich he was preparing to climb to ■ house. Mr. Gaffer got a gun to keep at hand henceforth. o The atention of the ladies of all church denominations is called ‘r the excellent program for the golden | jubilee celebration to be observed t->j morrow afternoon from 2 to 5 at the _ Presbyterian church by the mission-; ary society of that church. Every-! I body is cordially invited. S. W. Hale of Geneva, and brother. James P. Hale, of Bluffton, with the:r cc sin. Mrs. Patrick, also of Bluffton, were guests over Sunday of their j brother and cousin. J. D. Hale, and family, attending the rally day services at the Methodist church ReChurch was also a guest of the Hales at dinner. The good people of Pleasant Grove class. Rivarre circuit, gave to the.r pastor. Rev D. S Knisely, a very nice donation on March 23rd. consisting of corn. oats, potatoes. Sour. meat, apples. cabbage and lard to the amount of 327.12. for which we fee- very thankful, and can only say. "God bless t hp-n "—Contributed The St. Vincent de Paul society will meet Wednesday afternxm at the K of C. halt The Needlecraft club will be entertained this evening by Miss Dessie Beery. Mr and Mrs. R A. Daviee entertained at a delicious chicken dinner Sunday for Mr and Mrs H E Zerkle and daughter. Justine I 0 i Henry Bleeke of Union township 1 was a business visitor tn town Saturday. closing the dee! for the purchase of the forty acre farm from Christena May and heirs. The May farm is tu Union township and adjoins that of Mr. Bieeke, the new ‘ purchase giving him now 200 acres. • making one of the finest farms in that section. The forty acres ’ brought the good sum of 34,000. —

' Quite a real estate deal was trane- > acted bere Saturday when the large - farm belonging to Jobs and Will Co!chin and located one and one-half ? miles south of the city, ou the snud pike road, was purchased by John Bogner. The deal has been hanging fire for several weeks and four or five other parties hare been interests ed in the deal The farm comprises i 11714 acres, and the soil is among . the best to be found in the county. , Mr. Bogner recently moved from Ms 1 farm just north of town to this city r and his son will occupy the farm s Twelve thousand dollars was the - sum received, and it is one of the '

largest real estate deals that has been closed here rot some time. BAPTISMAL SERVICE. — At the special rally day services ' next Sunday at the Methodist church I there will be a receiving of new mem-, I bers into the church during the regu-. ! lar morning preaching hour, by the | ;>astor. the Rew Church. At this I time, also, there will be the baptism. ,of children, and all parents having | children who wish them christened, are requested to bring them at this ! time. -— Although It looked for a day or so ' that Harry B. Organ, the grafter, who cashed a check at the Old Adams County bank here a week ago. and was landed at Logansport the first of ; the week, would be brought here for ! trial, there again seer..s to be much 1 doubt of it It looks as though Organ j prefers to take chances there, espec-. '■ tally since be has learned that his act ' of forgery there is outlawed and it looks as though he were receiving j help to do so. However, if he gets out entirely, when a half dozen sheriffs are after him, he is a little more slippery than the ave:age crook A ' dispatch from Logansjwrt says that i police have arrived there from Bucy- ■ . rus. Ohio, and Fremont. Nebraska. At Fremont Organ jumped a 34. •00 ben i and at Bucyrus he cashed a check for j 3497.50 and got away The Fremcr.t man offers 3-’. ’•0 rew . d for him and IO !I-' — '"W —“ line It ’t’t uH&DiC IO ; ■ tLe* uut ar. £ - v. la.*. FUNERAL MONDAY. .. - — Mart n Fa-erty of Vunc etc ee ua,o to Rest on That Day. ■ - , Ft. Flaherty »h : is still at M :ncie| ] on account of the death of his father' ' which occurred Wednesday was wired , last evening in regard to the funeral' ! arrangements which had been made! ’ as a number of people from here will 1 attend It had Erst been set for saturday but owing * a special feast of .• the day no reqaim mass can be cele- ! brated and the will be held . | until Monday tae funeral to be at | nine o'clock !z-n the St- Lawrences! church. o— Mrs. Sadie Myers, aged thirty-three, of Craigviile, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pease, well know* and well-to-do residents of that town, died Thursday night at 8 o'clock, after a year s illness from tuberculosis. Mrs Myers was well known here, being a ■Maher of the Decatur Royal Neighbors’ lodge, the member* of which had often been en’.etained at her bospit--1 able home at CrargrfUe. prior to her illness Mrs Myers has a number of relatives in this city, among them be- ' Inga n.ece. Mrs. Dr. Burt Mangold. She leaves two children and a large number of other ninttven. The funeral will be heM Sunday morning at 19 o’clock from the church at Craigf rille, and the Royal Neighbc-ra of this city wm attend in a body A special meeting will be held at the hall here ■ this evening by the order at 7 o’clock r to arrange for attending the funeral ? and it is desired that all be present. Mrs Myers also leaves the follow lag bereaved brother* and sisters: Vincent Pease, an insurance agent at ' Bluffton: Charles, a dentist at Indianapolis: Mrs. Oscar Welty of Fort Wavne. and Mrs C. M Andrews of

Kirkland township, this county. Knowing that her student was too modest to tell her home people of the great honors which have been worthily wen Uy her at Vassar, where she is a junior, a Vassar teacher erf Miss Frances Dugan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, of this city, kindly took it upon herself to write to Decatur friends of the happy achievement of that voting lady, and her Decatur friends are accordingly rejoicing because of her success. The honors won by Miss Frances were those in an interclass literary contest, which closed last Saturday evening in a debate between the juniors and seniors, in which she won the highest place, an achievement that has not been attained by a Vassar junior for several years. This contest is the greatest event of the year at Vassar and one for which the students put 1 forth their best efforts of the year

The literary of the hundred, j of students of the two clashes we graded and the bands of students gradually "sifted" down according to their rank, first the best thirty, then, I the best twenty, then tea. etc., down i !to the three best from each class. Miss France* had the honor of ha> -1 1 :ng the best literary grade of lhe ! three from her claas. and then finally : the be*t from the two classes Prior to the final contest, which closed with ' the debate last Saturday, the subject of which was "Restrictions of Emigra- ' non.' the six contestants were taken i by the college, with ail expenses paid. 'to Ellis Island. New York harbor, where material for the debate was obtained The judges were professors ' from Yala and Harvard., and the Yale man. in a personal talk with Miss Frances, complimented her upon the excellency of her paper, which he considered the best. That Miss France*. the youngest of the class, should win over hundreds of students older, ' and students from some of the highest and best institutions of learning ! in the country, is a source of much gratification to her friends here. Her class, too. was justly proud of its representative and showed its appreciation which found expression in innumerable floral gifts, which she I found ir her room on her return after the • antest. Several social affairs . were also given in her honor, one a | reception given by Mrs. Kendrick. Vassar principal, and another by her I roc“>mate. Miss Frances will no for spring vaca’-- n. ROBERT H. HEt-LER ARR v ES. Weil proper :oned monuments, en - passerty to the spring display of the j 1 Wemtoff Monumental Works. There : should be no more beautiful spot than I our cemeteries and the purchasers of, ■ monuments are taking more interest < than formerly in the selection of dej signs and material. ; Among the memorials on display at Wemhoff s is a well-proportioned -tone of class al design to be erect I ed at the grave of Augustus C. Greg- ! ory in the Decatur cemetery. This ! designs, made to the special order oi • his widow, consists of a large, polis: - ied keystone set in an axed base. On the front, carved in alto relief, is the | arved double eagle symbol of the Masonic order, a fine piece of carving, ' done by one of America s noted sculp- > tors. Another handsome, rockcarved memorial, adorned with floral carvings, having the family name raised in a neat oval panel, is to mark the last resting place c-f the late Squire J. H Smith and wife. This firm is not only supplying the cemeteries in this locality with hign grade work, but a trip through their works will show numerous memorials to be erected in various localities of Indiana. Ohio, and Illinois. One of the most artistic for distant cemeteries is a massive, carved "veiled tomb" . monument to be placed at the grave of Jacob Kettering near Fort Recov- . ery. Ohio. Thuir plant is without . doubt the most up-to-date monument works in Indiana, fully equipped with . modern machinery and employing a ; force of workmen that are artists in i their line.

o The will of William Harden was probated. All the property, real and personal, is given to his wife, Jane Harden, and Melville Ross Harden is made executor. The will was written September 4, 1503, and witnessed by C A. Dugan and C. H. Colter. A new case filed is entitled Matilda E Marker vs Mary O. Christen, administratrix. claim of *SO. Cderick &. Hogan are attorneys for a new case, the Unitype Company vs. Decatur Publishing Co., replevin and damages, *1.750. David P. Kenworth et al vs. William H. Reichard, foreclose lien and damages. *500; answer filed in one paragraph. Melvin E. Clem has been appointed guardian for Chauncey E. Clem, an heir of John Miller, and filed bond for **oo. Real estate transfers: Straus Bros. Co. to T. J. Soles, 100 acres. Preble tp.. *5000; Wilbur H. Alexander io George W. Alexander, 40 acres. St Mary s tp., *ISOO. Frisinger & Sprunger disposed of another pice of fine horse fiesh. when

Mr Vdeu a- nuriey of Wabash township, thia county, on last s “ u^ B '’ bought a file young Belgium stalliML three years old this spring. ‘ magnificent bay, weighing neai-.' n |, ‘«' j teen hundred pounds, and brought handsome price of 31.800. or nearly a dollar a pound, He is witjiou • , and no matter how small. « < | saying a great deal, yet we simp < ■ ( any man to point out a solitary point - that can be bettered. He i» » h “P l £ I wonder and is of the best blood tha ( Belgium produces. He will be ”1' j for service at the barn of Mr. Burley in Wabash township, on Route ■> out of Geneva, and the adjoining ter torv can compliment themselves for the privilege of having such a colt as this one. The horse has been delivered bv Mr. Frisinger and he has received word that the purchaser is well pleased with the excellent stock he received. The company has also disposed of several others in the last few days, every one bringing the highest market price. o BIG COURT HOUSE DYNAMITED Omaha. Neb.. March 24.— (Special to the Daily Democrat)—An attempt was made tc dynamite the new million dollar court house here early toI day. two charges being exploded unI der it. The damage is 315.000. Blood j hounds have been placed on the trail. ' Caldwell & Drake of Columbus. Ind- | iana have the contract for the buiidi ing and their offices at that place were Walters. Mrs. Freenman Walters, i Mrs. William Alfatber, Mrs. Troby ■ Cramer. Mrs. Dick Manlier, the . Misses Cora and Clara Daniels. Mrs. John Helm and daughter. Mildred, of the society, and at noon the following ■ school girls came down and were guests at the dinner hour. Nellie and Goldie Helm. Velma Alfather, Mary ■ and Frances Helm.

■I Suggestions of the approaching . Eastertide were manifest at the enter- , ! i tainment of the Orient club Thursday , afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. D. Lewton on North Second street. First of all there was an Easter egg hunt, : and many were the bright candy eggs brought forth from their hiding places. To Mrs. W. R. Dorwin fell the honors for finding the greatest number, while Mrs. I. Kalver carried . off the booby prize. Luncheon was enjoyed in the dining room, served buffet style, from the table in the cen- , ter of the room, the table being very , pretty in its decorations of yellow. r Yellow-hooded candles stood guard at s the corners, and this dainty color was .- also carried out in the menu. The club f ladies will entertain their husbands .. at a 6 o'clock dinner next Thursday - evening at the home of Mrs. W. R. B Dorwin.

The Needlecraft club girls, with Miss Edith Beery of near Peterson as a guest were royally entertained last evening by Miss Sue Mayer. Sewing was laid aside after a period, for the interesting contest in which the last words of rhyming couplets were given. the rest to be supplied, making a poem. These were then read and created much amusement. There was also music, and luncheon, tempting, and served in two courses, was a pleasing item of the entertainment. Miss Fanchon Magley will be hostess at the next Thursday evening meeting Thirty-one attended the Evangelical Ladies' Aid at the home of Mrs. J. F. Lachot. where they spent Thursday afternoon in a delightful way. after the business period, in which plans were made for doing some quilting for the society. The collection for <he month amounted to the good sum of *27.31. Mrs. J. lager of Mercer avenue, entertained the Baptist Ladies' Aid society Thursday afternoon in a pleasant way. The attendance numbered fifteen and the collection amounted to the sum of *3.50 In July a tent evangelistic meeting will be held, the Rev. Ehle to be assisted by a well known evangelist, and plans for this were also discussed. Children Ory fm Firrenn

Fred LaDeilw and family, the theatrical world th, bt« th* onntinonL a* Ths fy LaDelies.” unexpectedly rcc«h from the large theatrical S) iy ■ Chicago to come to that city a theatrical tour and they Sunday to be ready for a gagement there. b«giu lun g ! From there they will g 0 to o ( Elgin, Decatur and other ' cities on the tour, and they know at present juat how 1 O will be gone this time. Mr. stated the uail came uuexpect at a time that they were not larly desirous of leaving. Mr. lJ(Deile, who is knowt king of magicians, recently ( a correspondence course to | who so desire, to enter the v( profession. He has been heavy mail business, which hi up much of his time, the cot enca course proving quite p to him financially, as well ai students, professionally, wi Chicago syndicate wrote t his prices for an them, be made the terms so 1 he thought it would be pr< thus giving them an opporti a longer stay here and for i to the correspondence court Much to his surprise, howei took him up, even at his hi| so they will leave Sunday i this tour. FOR OBSERVANCE OF El 1 Day Fixed in ConnecUon Equinox, March 21st. March 21st the vernal equ| I rurloc has fill t’■ ; fl i the two subjects we to the time, the following n laid down: That the 21st day of Marti accounted the vernal e-iuij That the full moon i.appei next after the 21st of Marti

taken for the full moon of! That the Lord's day next that full moon be Easter 4 But if the full moon bappi Sunday, Easter day shall tx day after. In order to insure uniform observance of Easter a <1 previously beeu passed, but conclusive as was the »ol council of Nice. The next full moon coma 13th, and therefore the folia day. April 16th. is Easter. The Pochanotas lodge ol is making arrangements I stitution of a sister lodge I ville and work relative to i ready under way Al G arl mer merchant of this city, a ber of the local lodge, is » of the movement and in J« time has been very succes undertaking. He has alre ed the signatures of fort who are willing to form th ship and something like tw it is thought, cau be obtai the elapse of many days, ville is anxious for an org« this kind, and are much pl the steps taken by the M hall is to be secured and 1 veniently arranged into sh work progresses arm the work will be given the ne’ tion on Wednesday. April! gree staff of this city t 0 ‘ es the work. The dep* work every Thursday ert the date of the Monroevtl tlon to be in proper shape casion. A large number to attend and ® any 1 towns will be represented! ing of the new lodge A program will be arrang arrangements are being ® the movement. To Mr. the honor for much- 8 ' work, and who ’ ' lO plete it in the satisiact° rwhich it began

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