Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1911 — Page 5

N 0 SMALLPOX HERE. In gome manner the report has gotout there U a caae of emallpox . the City, but Dr. H. E. Keller, city health board secretary, emphatically , ts ted this morning that such waa not the funeral today, The funeral of the Infant daughter f yr. and Mrs. David Cook took place this morning at 11 o’clock. Intenuent wag llUlde at the Decatur cemetery. THE local OPTION elections. Xobie and Kosciusko counties voted 1 on the local option question Monday, fourteen out of the eighteen units voting dry.“ Four units went “wet," they being the towns of Pierceton, Milford. Ligonier and Wolfe Lake. Warsaw voted “dry" by 371, while Syracuse, Mentone, Burkell. Silver lJ»ke and Etna Green also wenti } dry." Today elections are being held in Dunkirk, Columbia City, Washing ton, Greenfield, Princeton and other cities and townships in the state. —— o HEARS MR. SUNDAY. Mrs. I. Irnler has returned home I from Lima. Ohio, where she has been for several days, and while there had the privilege of hearing Evangelist i Billy Sunday, who is holding a six weeks' revival at that place. Much enthusiasm has been aroused in the movement, and much spiritual bene- ' fit will be derived by the large crowds which are daily listening to his sermons. — o ■' 1 ■ MEETING POSTPONED.

The special meeting of the Knights of Columbus which was to have been held Monday evening was postponed, and will not be held until a later date is set, which will probably be next Monday evening. The cause of the postponement of the meeting was on account of the death of the father of Father Flaherty, whose funeral was held Monday morning. Monday night was an unusually pleasant one for the Yeomen. A large class of fifteen candidates was in line for initiation Monday evening, but on account of the weather but fire were present to receive the initiatory degree, the other ten to be received next Monday evening. The degree was conferred by the local team in its excellent manner, after which a “Forward” session was held. There were a number of speeches given, among them being one by S. E. Brown. Mr. Brown gave the history of the local order during its three yes "s’ existence, showing its great growth during this time from ten members to the present number of one hundred. After the speech, Mr. Brown was most agreeably surprised by being presented wits a past foreman's jewel, a most beautiful gold Yeoman medal, which he appreciates if’ly. Refreshments closed the evffling's session. The Rebekahs will have an especially interesting meeting this evening when M. F. Cowan will be given the initiatory degree. A large attendance is desired at this meeting. The Ben Hurs will make Friday" evening a memorable one, as they are planning to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the institution of .the local order on that date. There will a good program, to be announced •n full later. Refreshments will be in order as well as an excellent list nt other entertainment features.

The Pythian Sisters are hereby notified that they are to meet in their Saturday evening at 7 o’clock sharp. ADD ANOTHER PACKARD. Ya ger Bros. & Reinikng yesterday Placed another Packard piano in the Conservatory of Music, which makes the fifth one in the conservatory. The Sisters in charge appreciate the high merits of the Packard, which they have been using since their stay and which have been giving them complete satisfaction in every * a J’. The new one is of a beautiful mahogany color, and one of the pret’ioet designs made, coming direct r °m the Fort Wayne house. MINISTERIAL MEETING. The ministerial meeting, which was to have been held Monday at the lirary was po g tp one( i until Wednesy 0,1 account of the funeral of Jacob which was held Monday afteron - The meeting will be held at e library at 10 o’clock and Rev. 0- Wise will read a paper. The Us ual routine of business of the formeetings will be carried out at e meeting of Wednesday. ' — - Mr ' Strauss and his salesman, of

the fl rm of Lindenberg, Strauss A Company, well known jewelers of Cincinnati, Ohio, suffered quite a heavy loss enroute to this city Monday afternoon, but which was not dis covered until after their arrival here at the Lehne jewelry store, where they were displaying their goods. The loss consisted of a package of rings, pins, bracelets, and other valuable sample goous, valued at from |3OO to 1400. The sample trunks were made up at the Cincinnati house Saturday evening in preparation for their trip the first of the week. After making up the trunks It was discovered that a package of valuable samples had been left out and these were then made up into a package and carried by them to be put into the trunks at their first stop. Decatur was their first stop Monday, they arriving here in the afternoon at 3:09 over the G. R. & I. The extra package had been laid by them on the seat .of the railroad car and when they got off here they forgot to take the package. The package was not missed until about an hour after their arrival here, when they were displaying their goods at the W. L. Lehne store, and haste was made to telegraph ahead to the conductor on the train and also the trainmaster regarding the package, but it was not known here this morning whether the goods had been recovered. From here the salesmen went to Fort Wayne. MRS. ALLISON BETTER.

Word from the bedside of Mrs. R. K. Allison, who Is at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, owing to an operation which was performed on last Thursday, is improving very well and much encouragement is being held by the attendants caring for her. She is able to take a little nourishment each day, and although she will have to remain at the hospital for several weeks, she will from now on gain rapidly. THEY WENT SOME. Two big horss attached to a twoseated surrey, belonging to Joseph Rumschlag, living south of the city, took fright at something unknown to the driver Sunday morning and ran through the main street on a mad tear for some distance before they could be checked. Mr. and Mrs. Rumschlag and several children were on their way to church and when near the Al Burdg home on Mercer avenue took fright, perhaps at a cow, which was in a nearby field, and started to run for all that was in it. Mr. Rumschlag managed to keep the team in the center of the street, but not until they reached the Dr. C. S. Clark home on North Second street could they be stopped. No one was injured, but all were frightened somewhat over the affair and it required all the strength of the two parties in the front seat to handle the team.

AMUSEMENTS. In "Jim and the Singer” the successful comedy play of southern Missouri, with Alan Villair, Edna Codair and ' company, including James Sylvester, which comes to the Bosse opera ’ house, Thursday, March 30th, you will • enjoy a pretty, interesting love story; see one of the funniest proposals ever written; hear the songs your mother used to sing; see clever singing impersonations of vaudeville stars; see strong dramatic situations and wit • ness natural, consistent and excellent ’ acting, by entire company, the same that plays the large cities and not an inferior number two or three company. BUYS MONTANA LAND. Gus Leimenstoll of Preble Buys 360 Acres—Will Locate There. Gus Leimenstoll of Preble has just returned from near Benton. Montana, where he has purchased a tract of land. Mr. Leimenstoll, who has been engaged in the threshing business | here for some time, has returned to dispose of his threshing outfit and to I close up other business matters after which he will return to his new land purchase, where he intends to permanently locate. Mr. Leimenstoll is one of the best known men of his com- , munity and has friends here that will ! no doubt be sorry to have him go so far away to live. He likes the northwest and is very well pleased with his acquisition. _— o— - three are sick. Chauncey Stetson Home Has Much Sickness. The home of Chauncey Stetson, m the south part of the city, at present presents the scene of a hospital, owing to the illness of a number of the members thereof. Mr. Stetson himself is confined to his bed witn a severe attack of the grip, and is suffering with congestion of the lungs. The ten-year-old daughter, Bessie, and Edna, eight years of age, are quite sick with the measles, leaving not a

sufficient number in good health to care for the sick ones. Neighbors and friends have shown their klfidnesses by helping them in various ways and are lending their aid in many instances. TO CLOSE FRIDAY. Next Friday will be the closing day I for the school just south of Berne, I which is being taught by Miss Leota Bailey of this city. Arrangements are being made for the <ast day, at | which a program will be rendered and several addresses made by different pc sons. The pupils '..i1l render the program, which is being carefully prepared and the event will be one long remembered by the teacher and pupils alike. Peritonitis caused the death of Mrs. Lydia Gerber, the wife of Joel Gerber, living two miles northeast of Vera Cruz, Sunday night at 12 o'clock. She had been sick for two and onehalf weeks, and despite the heroic efforts of those about her to save her life, her death ensued. The demise of Mrs. Gerber has cast a gloom over the entire community in which she lived. She was well known and highly esteemed and in her untimely death her husband has the sympathy of many friends. Sixteen days ago a baby daughter was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Gerber. This is the only child of the young couple. The deceased was born in Paulding county, Ohio, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Witmer. She was twenty-one years of age at the time of her death, and had lived in Adams county, across the Wells county line, two years, coming here immediately | foHowing her marriage to Mr. Ger-1 ber, August 29, 1909. With her hus- ■ band and daughter, her parents, now I living near Honduras, and one broth-1 er and two sisters, at home, survive her. The fuenral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Christian Apostolic church, leaving the home at 9 o’clock. Interment will be made in the cemetery there. Bluffton Banner. .— —o —— — ■ ■ WILL PREACH AT CICERO.

J. M. Dawson, pastor of the Christioan church left Tuesday for Cicero, where he will conduct services the remainder of the week, returning home Saturday in time to conduct his regular services here Sunday. Mr. Dawson served as pastor for the church at Cicero for some time before coming here and the congregation, which heartily appreciated his work, urgently requested that he return at this time to conduct these special services. — o — A GOOD BUNCH, Some very fine horses are coming in for the sale which will be held next Thursday at the sales stables on First street. A great many are already here and more are being received hourly and the sale will start off with about two hundred head. Several foreign buyers are here looking over the bunch and a fast sale is predicted. One team especially is deserving of mention, they being a huge sorrel pair, weighing nearly two ton. THE MEASLES EPIDEMIC. Still Interferes With School Duties— More Vacations. When grade one at the South W ard school which was dismissed from school duty last week, on account of measles, returned Monday morning to school work, it was found that but six had recovered sufficiently to report for duty, so it was decided to dismiss for this week also. There were but a few pupils in grade two, present also, and this grade was also dismissed for this week. The pupils of grade three, however, were sent upstairs to Miss Lankenau’s room, where they will join the other section of the third grade for this week.

Blue Creek township was in court Tuesday, also a number of people from Monroe and other townships. The occasion was the day fixed for the trial of the famous Blue Creek ditch ' case, known on the court records as' George W. Gates et al. ex parte, peti-1 tion for drain. The issues have been completed and petitioners and remonstrators to the biggest ditch ever asked in Adams county, were on hand. The cause had been assigned to. Judge C. E. Sturgis of Bluffton, but just after court convenedt it was suggested that Frank Mock, one of the remonstrators, is a second cousin of the judge and the point raised as to whether or not this disqualified the judge. The latter also asked to be released because it is doubtful if the case can be completed this week and he cannot be here longer. It was finally decided that Judge Merryman should name another judge and the names of Judge Frank E. Powers of Angola, Judge Engle of Winchester and Judge Cook of Huntington were submitted. The petitioners struck off

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the name of Judge Cook and the remonstrators asked for a day or two to make a decision, which was granted. Attorneys Lutz, Smith, Erwin, Peterson & Moran appear for the petitioners and Heller, Sutton &> Heller for the remonstratore. The case of Lafayette Ellis vs. George Menig, possession of real estate and SIOO damages, dismissed and costs paid. Catherine Schneider vs. Catherine Schaller, partition, bond filed and approved. Issues were completed Monday afternoon in the cause of Hattie Studabaker et al., petition to vacate alley and the case set for trial for Wednesday of next week. The case is before Judge Watkins of Huntington, BLEW SAFE. Fowlertown, Ind., Mar. 23 —(Special Ito Daily Democrat) —Cracking the safe at the postoffice here during the night with nitro-glycerine, robbers esI caped with $273 in cash and stamps, j The interior of the building was damI aged by the explosion. The robbers I stole a horse and buggy belonging to I Dr. Banna and fled towards Fair- ■ mount. o Chris Vogt, who has been serving the past year as city engineer for Jonesboro, Ark., but who has been here with his family the past several weeks, has accepted a position as surveyor for an interurban line with headquarters at Jonesboro and left Wednesday for that place to enter upon his work. Mrs. Vogt and two children, Paul and Bertha, will leave some time next week to join him in making that place their home, the exact time of their departure dependi ing uprm the recovery of the children from the measles. They will not take their household goods with them at this time, but will do light housekeeping there for a while, until they determine whether the climate is agreeable to their health, if so, their household goods will be sent for later.

Quite an Interesting discovery in the medical world, made by Dr. Bill- ■ ings of Chicago, who is associated with Dr. Post on Jackson boulevard, it is thought, will restore Miss Gertrude Moses, dar enter of Mr. and Mrs. ' Ed Moses, of this city, to good health. ; Miss Moses, it is known, has been afflicted with rheumatism. This particular form of rheumatism affects the joints, being a disease known as arthritis, causing stiffnessof the joints of the body, a most severe affliction, coming to Miss Moses as it does when she has spent her life and a fortune in perfecting herself as a pianist. The very best treatment at well known sanitariums, and changes of climate, had failed thus far to bring relief. Quite recently, while returning from South Dakota, Miss Moses, with her father, Ed S. Moses, of this city, consulted Dr. Post at Chicago. Dr. Post stated that this form of rheumatism may be caused by diseased tonsils, diseased appendix, abscesses, liver trouble, etc., and that the only way to effect a cure was to entirely remove the diseased portion, thus doing away with the seat o( the trouble.

Miss Moses underwent a thorough examination at that time and Dr. Post found a diseased condition of the tonsils. He stated that the only way to effect a cure in this case was to perform an operation, removing every particle of the diseased tonsils, and then after this was done, to inject into her system, a part of ,the blood from the affected part removed, which will kill the affection already in the body causing the rheumatism. This has been used very successfully in many cases. To prove that the affected tonsil is the seat of the arthritis, a part of the affected blood from diseased tonsils had been injected into a rabbit and the animal immediately became stiff as is the case of a human who is afflicted with this form of rheumatism. At that time Miss Moses was too nervous to undergo the operation and it was postponed. She then went to Chicago this week and her father, Ed Moses, this morning received word from her that the operation was performed Wednesday afternoon at a hospital at that place, the tonsils being removed, and that she is getting along very well.

A new case filed by Attorneys Pe-I terson & Moran and Dreibilbiss is entitled Isaac Rose and Simon Ackerman vs. Miranda E. and Charles B. Niblick, for ejectment and SI,OOO damages. Hooper & Lenhart tiled a new case, Christ Rich and Eli Meyer vs. Alexander Porter et al., to quiet title and cancel mortgage. David P. Kenworth et al. vs. William H. Reichard, to foreclose lien, demurrer to complaint overruled. A marriage license was issued to Aldah Marbaugh, 22, daughter of Henry Marbaugh, to ABen Wolfe, 32, farmer. Real estate trarsfers: Eli Meyer to Amos Hirschy, tot 255, Bern®, sheriff deed. $487.72; Emaline MCt'uae et' al to James K. Martz, 48 acoes Monroe township, $4500; W. E. P.toeke to Otto Bleeek, 80 acres, Union, tp., SB.000; Otto Bolds to Salem Clenfienesn, 40 acres. Hartford tp., s»,t*oo.

Artticles of incorporation have- been filed for the Rapid Remedy company of Berne, capital stock, $25,000. The board of directors are Chris Stengle, Amos Reusser, A. C. Neuenschwander, D. S. Burkhalter and E. K. Shalley. —

Louis Messman, sixty-nme years of age, a former resident of this county, and who last November left for New Haven, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louis Nahrwold, on Tuesday a short time preceding the noon hour, death resulting from heart trouble. He was born in Germany, and when a young man came to this country with his parents, settling in Champaign, 111. Thirty-five years ago he was united in marriage and coming to this co'unty purchased a farnj at Friedheim, where he has resided until just a few months ago, when, owing to his advanced age, he disposed of his land to » Mr. Bultemeyer, who has since bad charge of

the place. Since that time Mr. Messman has been making his home with his daughter, and Mrs. Messman, has also been quite sick for some time with rheumatism and at times is perfectly helpless, it being necessary to care for her constantly also. The surviving children include Paul and Joe Messman of Lllinois, Herman Messman of Woodburn, and Mrs. Nahrwold of New Haven. The son, Herman, is a brother-in-law of William Zwick and Henry Koenemann of this city. Funeral services were held Friday morning from tt\e residence of Mrs. Nahrwold, and at 1 o'clock from the Stock church in Adams township. Father Flaherty, who left Wednesday for his home at Muncie, where he was called on account of the serious illness of his father, Martin Flaherty, sent word to Father Wilken Wednesday evening, stating that he had passed away at 8:30 p. m. Father Flaherty arrived in time to find his father alive, but death had been looked for throughout the day. The Muncie Star this morning gave the following account of his death;

"Martin Flaherty, one of the best known of the older residents of Muncie, died Wednesday evening about 8:30 o’clock at the age of seventy-six years, death occurring at his home, 224 East Seventh street. He had long been ill and his death did not come entirely as a surprise to friends and relatives. Mr. Flaherty had resided in Muncie for more than twenty yeais and had a wide acquaintance. He was a devout member of the St. Lawrence Catholic church. He leaves a widow and six children, as follows: John of Youngstown, Ohio; James of Muncie, who is stamp clerk in the local postoffice; the Rev. Father William Flaherty of Decatur, Ind.; Mrs. Peter J. McArdle of Pittsburg, formerly of Muncie, wife of the national president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers; Mrs. Margaret Connell of Muncie, and Patrick Flaherty of St. Louis. "The funeral services were held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock in the St. Lawrence church. Burial will be made in Beech Grove cemetery.”

THROP FUNERAL ■—■ — J Took Place This Mornincj at Portland Presbyterian Church. The funeral services for the late Tunis W. Throp were held this morning at 10 o’clock from the Presbyterian church. Rev. Fred Stovenour officiated. The G. A. R. o f which Mr. Throp was a member attended in a body and members of the order act-

ed as pall bearers. The body lay in , state at the residence on East Wai- . nut street until the funeral hour. Ini terment was made at Green Park ' cemetery.—Portland Commercial Review. Mr. Throp was the father of ’ Charles Throp of this city, who with Mrs. Throp and son, Robert, left Tues ' lay for the father’s home, upon receiving a message of ffis demise. -320 320 ACRES, all blank -corn land, two sets buj|dings, yell drained and tiled; valuable farm an 4 good location: Write J. W. Clark, Real Estate Co . 114 Court 8t„ Marion, Ohio