Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1911 — Page 2

One of the happiest social events of the school season was the informal party given Wednesday evening by Superintendent and Mrs. E. E. Rice for the teachers of the city public schools, the Rice home on Winchester street being beautifully decorated for the occasion with vases of dainty, fragrant white flowers, sitting, here and there on tables anff mantels. The greater number of the teachers was assembled by 7:30 o'clock, but the delegation from the south ward, wish ing to give the others a surprise, waited until 8 o'clock, when they entered the Rice home, masked and placarded to represent a show troupe, lead by Miss Eva Acker. Os course there was the usual fun in guessing who was who and commenting upon the uniqueness of their entry, after which a delightful round of entertainment was provided by the teachers of each school. The teachers from the north ward provided a ball contest, in which little balls were thrown through a hoop five inches in diameter. The "dancing dolls" was the most unique perhaps of all, being furnished by the west ward teachers. Two dolls made from handkerchiefs, were tied to each end of a string, the string being hung over the chandelier. Miss Ruby Miller presided at the piano and as she played, the string to which the dolls were fastened, and which was also fastened to her hands, followed the movements of her hands in the playing and provided a very realistic dance in the twilight, the lights being turned very low for this contest. A string contest was also enjoyed. The second grade teachers provided a vegetable contest that was instructive,' blanks in sentences to be filled with the nages of vegetables. Mrs. J. C. Tritch won the prize in this, a doll made from vegetables. The game of ( Impromptu table croquet, with balls of paper and with fans for mallets, was played at the instance of the high school faculty. The evening was rendered the more delightful by music by the Misses Nora Del Smith, Clara Williams and Bess Schrock, and refreshments, consisting of punch, strawberries and cake were a delightful part of the entertainment. Those present included all the teachers of the city public schools, with their wives: Mr. and Mrs. Martin Worthman, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tritch, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Cramer, Mr. and Mrs. John Parrish, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Warner, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Christen. Mrs. Mattie Bailey. D. A. Baumgartner and the Misses Rose Dunathan, Clara Williams, Nora Del Smith, Bess Schrock, Matilda and Della Sellemeyer, Ella Mutcbler, Bess Congleton, Elizabeth Peterson. Grace Coffee, Nellie Winnes, Ruby Miller, Lulu Lankenau, Bertha Heller, Eva Acker, Rose Egan and Fanny Rice. Miss Mae Gessinger. a well known young laoy of this city, a graduate of the Decatur high school, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Gessinger, of Tenth street, left this noon for Fort Wayne, taking with her a quantity of household goods, which will be installed in a new home in that city. While Miss Gessinger refused to give details at this early period, it is well known to her intimate friends that next week she will be united in marriage to a well known young man of that city. Mr. Chauncey Lhamon, formerly of Becatur, the wedding to take place in their own home in that place, which they are now getting in readiness for the event. Mr. Lhamon is employed as a machinist in Fort Wayne. Their many friends here extend congratulations and best wishes to them in advance.

Charmingly decorated with fernery and pots and vases of creamy sweet peas and carnations, artistically banked about the open stairway and arranged on tables and mantels, carrying out the senior class colors of green and cream, and with gay ribbon streamers in these same colors, the Van Camp home on First street was a lovely scene Thursday evening, the occasion of the class party given by Miss Edwina Van Camp, a member of the graduating class of the Decatur high school. A rare order of entertainment provided one of the best social evenings of the season. A very instructive and "wit-sharpening" contest was the formation of words from the phrase “Class of Eleven.” In three minutes Miss Clara Williams formed the greatest number of words for which she was awarded the prize, a bouquet of white carnations, tied with green ribbon, while to Ruth Gay went the consolation in the form of a iittle white sheep tied with the class colors. A very original and highly entertaining Shakespearean contest was one in which conundrum-like phrases were to be answered with the names of Shakespeare’s plays. Louis Adler answered all correctly and was given a handsome book as n "rtze, while Ruth Hammell consoled herself with the booby—a little doll, dressed in white and green. Other games, jollity informal, were played. Among the most amusing of these was one in which sides were chosen by throwing up a picture, one side taking "face down," and the other “face up.”

The contest lay in vying to see which side could refrain from laughing in spite of the attempts of the other to make them do so Music also contributed in a charming way to the pleasure, class songs and several Individual numbers making a very good Impromptu program. Delicious refreshments were juat as pretty to look at with their dainty colors of green and cream, as they were delicious to the taste, and Mrs. Van Camp was assisted in the serving by her granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Van Camp, her daughter, Miss Naomi Van Camp, and Miss Ruth Bowers. Guests besides the class members were Miss Clara Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Woods and daughter, Laure. The class includes Lewis Adler, Lawrence Archbold. Hulda Bauer, Alice Brandyberry, Matie Chronister, Earl Colter, Bernice Dailey, MWrie Daniels, Ruth Gay, Ruth Hammell, Harry Hoffman, Martin Hoffman, Roy Jahn, Dessie Mann. Ruby Parrish, Carl Smith, Clem Steigmeyer, Edwina Van Camp. CHAS. HOUK BUYS INTEREST. In Auburn Shoe Store —Lou Houk Owns Other Half. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Houk of Auburn visited her parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. John Magley, in Root township 1 Sunday. Mr. Houk, who formerly 1 resided in the north part of the county, went to Auburn several weeks ago. where he purchased a shoe store, engaging in business with a Mr. McClung. Last Thursday he bought his I partner's interest, and then sold a 'half to his brother, Charles Houk, of 'this city. The last named went to I Auburn last week and will soon move his household goods to that city to make their home. The Houk boys 1 like their new business well, and are getting along fine in Auburn. The work of several weeks’ practice by the high school seniors on the two class plays, written by Miss Nora Dell Smith, will be brought to fruitage Wednesday evening, when the plays will be presented at Bosse's opera house. The seniors have been excellently coached by Miss Faye Smith and Miss Clara B. Williams, and the evening promises to be one of rare pleasure. The setting of "The Cave," a comedy in three acts, is Truitl's cave in the hills near Bloomington. Four college girls and four college men are on a trip of exploration. A girl in the party influenced by ambition has pronounced friendship better than lovemaking. The man thus relegated to the role of friend is one of the party. His seeming devotion to an enthusiastic freshman the situation intense and leads to a reconciliation. It appeals to those who like humor, to those who find pleasure in poetical conception.

Synopsis. Act I —A field showing entrance to the cave. ACT II —A room in cave. Act lll—Same as Act I. The Cast. Mac Payne, a senior an economist who hates poetry—Clem Steigmeyer. Howard Hines, a senior geologist, tolerant of poetry—Roy Jahn. Gifford Grimme, a junior geologist —Lewis Adler. James Milford, a medic —Harry Hoffman. Harriett Helen Moore, a senior, whole-hearted, heart-whole (?) —Ruth Hammell. Marne Eldridge, an enthusiastic freshman —Ruby Parrish. Lucile Payne, a senior, twin sister to the economist, very poetical— Ruth Gay. Grace Brighton, a sophomore, interested in zoology—Edwina VanCamp. “The Woman’s Masquerade,” a comedy in one act. Is a co-ed party. A sympathetic, "good-fellow” girl tries to patch up a lover's quarrel by assisting four “merry men” into the forbidden circle. To their delight the boys are received with open arms. Later to their chagrin, the girls find out that the four masqueraders are men. The boys leave hastily, but one lingers long enough to find forgiveness. The Gold Dust Twins, the widow, and the spinster, furn‘~h much amusement. It is a funny situation treated wholesomely. The follownig is the cast. Arthur Eaton as Captain Bunny, a' foot ball hero —Carl Smith. William Percival, as The Catcher —Lawrence Archbold. Chester Hardison, as The WidowEarl Colter. Howard Capley, as The SpinsterMartin Hoffman. Mary Dickerson, as Queen Elizabeth —Bernice Dailey. Hazel Heady, Eaton's cousin, as Gretchen —Matie Chronister. Sara Nelson, secretary of the Woman’s League, and Hazel's roommate, as Priscilla —Hulda Bauer. Anlce Coombs —Alice Brandyberry.

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Helen Gre»theart —Dessie Mann. Little Red Riding Hood—Marie Daniels. Little 80-peep—Edwina VanfrUßP. The Gold Dust Twins. Buster Brown. Chief Corn-cob. Pocahontas. T'other and ’Taint. Scene—A Woman's Gymnasium. —o In the death of Thomas J. Elzey, which occurred at 9 o'clock Saturday night this county lost another of its well known residents, and the family a dear and loving father. He has been making his home with his son, Emerson Elzey, who resides a few’ miles west of the city, and it was while at this place that death summoned him. He had for some time resided with Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Sheets, later going to the home of his son. A nurse had been caring for him for some weeks, she being Miss Catherine Mangold of this city. Since last January Mr. Elzey had been suffering with lung trouble and at times appeared to be improving, but just when those in charge began to extend a little hope he suffered a relapse and sank into his former seriouse condition, and for some time the approach of the end was seen by all. He was born in this county on the twenty-eighth day of October 1843. making him at death sixty-seven years, seven months and twenty-two days old. He was united in marriage to Miss Delilah Mallonee. who preceded him in death fourteen years ago. To this happy union were born three children, Irene, who has also been called to her reward; Emerson, at whose home he died, and Mrs. Hattie Wright of Montpelier. Two brothers and two sisters are also left to mourn, they being Marion, of Chicago; Douglas, of Preble; Sarah, wife of William Baker, of this city, and Mrs. Frank Sanders, of Marion, Indiana; also a half-brother, Jack Pyle, of Craigville. The funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning at the Mount Pleasant church, in charge of Rev. Landis. Burial took place at Maplewood cemetery. A GOOD DUCKING. While standing on the Erie railroad bridge. Homer Knodle, hearing a noise as of an on-coming train, turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, and losing his balance, fell to the stream below. Fortunately he alighted on his back in the water, and beyond a good ducking, came back none the worse for his fall, which was, however, a narrow escape.

The attention of the public is called to the following announcements which have to do with this the last and closing week of the schol year. The Hay day exercises of the Eighth grade will be held on the east lawn at the Central school building, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Everybody will be welcomed to these exercises. The graduating exercises for the eighth year pupils, who will enter high school next fall will be held in the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. There will be no charge at any of the eighth grade exercises. The class address for the grade graduates will be delivered by Attorney D. B. Erwin. All are invited to be present at these exercises. The following is the program in full: Piano Duet —Hazel Lenhart and Celia Andrews.

Devotional—Rev. Gleiser. Chorus —Class. Welcome Address—Kenyon Walters. Piano Solo —Irene Eady. Address —D. B. Erwin. Vocal Solo —Dwight Peterson. Recitation —Nola Snyder. Chorus —Eight Girls. Presentation of Diplomas. Presentation of Diplomas—Mr. Warner. Benediction. The art exhibit will be held on the lower floor of the high school building, May 24, 25 and 26. Hours 2 to 4. All persons interested in the work of the schools in this line are especially urged to visit the school at this time. The senior class play will be given at the Bosse opera house, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Tickets for the class play may be reserved at the Holthouse drug store beginning Wednesday morning at 8 o’clock. The commencement exercises will be held at the Bosse opera house Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Tickets for this exercise may be reserved at the Holthouse drug store, beginning Thursday morning at 8 o’clock. No person will be permitted to reserve more than four seats, in either case. The class address will be delivered by Ernst H. Lindley of Indiana university. Closing session of school at 2 o’clock Friday, when report cards will be handed out. o — ON TO RICHMOND. W. H. Fledderjohann of Decatur, a

traction magnate and heavily interested In the Fort Wayne and Deca tur traction company, which will extend its line to Portland this summer, is much interested in the proposed line between Portland and Brookville, which will pass through this city. He was here Friday In conference with locsl business men who are promoting the project. Mr. Fledderjohann believes the proposed line would pay financially and has announced he will enter into the proje< t with any number of capitalists to finance the line. —Richmond Palladium. ■o ■ ■— Indianapolis, Indiana, May 22 (Special to Daily Democrat)— Today ends the first session of the state tax board. The session began on the third day of April and lasted just fifty days, and during that time they heard the various corporations that are assessed for taxation in this start, and after hearing them and an examination of the reports made by them to the taxing authorities in the state, the board has made their assessments. These assessments are now ready for publication, and during JUI7 these same companies may be heard by a rehearing before the board, and if their assessments are not changed then they will stand, and the corporations assessed will pay taxes on the assessments as returned. It is seldom that a tax assessment is changed on a rehearing, unless it Is evident on the face of the returns that an error has been made by the board. Some of the returns that may prove interesting to the readers of the Daily Democrat, follow: Telephone Companies. Citizens' Telephone Company of Decatur, 347.51 miles at S9O a mile. . Monroe Telephone Company of Monroe, 53 miles at SSO a mile. Monroeville Telephone Company of Monroeville, 340 miles at S4O a mile. Geneva Telephone Company of Geneva, 40 miles at S6O a mile. Home Telephone Company of Portland, 463 miles at S7O a mile. United Telephone Company of Bluffton, 3,828 miles at S6O a mile. Home Telephone & Telegraph Company of Fort Wayne, 1.136 miles at $290 a mile. Central Union Telephone Company of Chicago, 94,310 miles at $35 per mile.

Interurban Lines.

Fort Wayne & Springfield RailwayCompany, 19.55 miles of main track at $6,500 a mile; .47 miles of siding at $1,500 a mile; rolling stock at S4OO a mile. Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Railroad Company, 31.74 miles of main track at $5,500 a mile; .94 miles of siding at $1,500 a mile, rolling stock, S4OO a mile. ‘ Bluffton, Geneva & Celina RailwayCompany, 17.89 miles of main track at $4,000 a mile; 1.03 miles of siding at $1,500 a mile; rolling stock. SIOO a mile. Union Traction Company, 337.70 miles of main track, SB,BOO a mile; 11.10 miles second main, $3,00 a mile; 20.08 miles siding at $1,500 a mile; rolling stock, SBOO a mile. Fort Wayne & Northern, 181.80 miles of main track, SB,BOO a mile; 21.59 second main, $3,000 a mile; 8.16 miles siding at $1,500 a mile; rolling stock, SBOO a mile. Steam Railroads. Cincinnati, Richmond & Ft. Wayne, Grand Rapids, 85.71 miles at SIB,OOO, a mile; 12.79 siding at $3,000 a mile; rolling stock, $2,000' a mile. Chicago & Erie, 159.76 miles of main track, $22,000 a mile; 2.26 second main, SB,OOO a mile; 93.04 miles of siding at $2,500 a mile; rolling stock, $2,000 a mile. Toledo, St. Louis & Western, Clover Leaf, 171.20 miles of main track, $15,000 a mile; 65.48 miles siding at $2,000 a mile; rolling stock, $1,200. The Pennsylvania system, which includes a dozen or more roads, was increased in their assessment, $1,351,103, an average of $906.31 a mile. The New York Central which is the next in size and importance was increased $1,757,247, or an average per mile of $885.12. The increases in the assessments this year are approximated at something near eight millions of dollars, and a partial cause for the increase comes in the fact that following the business depression of 1908, the taxing board at their session of 1909 made radical redue tlons, and because of the claim that they had not recouped from this depression the board did not raise the assessments last year. Every corporation reporting this year showed great increases in their business and justified the board in getting back something near to the assessments as they were prior to the depression of 1908. So the farmers who are this year experiencing an increase in the assessment of land and farm property will here see that the corporations are also experiencing a raise in their assessments.

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TOLSTOY WANTED BLOOD. His Quarrel With Turgansff and Rsconcdiation That Follow.--Raymoud Racouly in the 1 »«• garo gives the following account of an early encounter between lobtoy and Turgeneff. which shows the Russian X in a different frame of mind “X in which the world ha. Minco coni® to know himIt was on the estate of his friend the poet Fet. near Yasnaya. rK *2, was among the invited guests. Tbs hostess Inquired after bls' who was being reared to Franc* Turgeneff .poke highly of bial En* lish governess. “With a truly exactitude." he said, “she requested me to tlx the sum which my might spend for charity. And now she teaches her pupil to mend the ragged clothes of the |>oor. “And you consider that a good thing?” asked Tolstoy. "Cert::inly." replied the other it brings the benefactor Into direct con tact with the persons whom be is h *“on g my part, I think that a well dressed child who handles dirty and 111 smelling rags Is playing a hypocritical and theatrical farce." T must ask you not to speak in this way.” exclaimed Turgeneff. with menacing looks. “Why should 1 not say what I am convinced is the truth?" remarked Tolstoy. “You think, then, that I am educat Ing my daughter badly." and. while Fet was interceding, “If you will In that way 1 shall box your ears' Then he left the room, begging bls hosts to pardon his abrupt departure Tolstoy also went. At the neighbor Ing station he wrote to Turgeneff demanding an apology. He ordered pis tols and tried to provoke his rival to a duel. Turgeneff’s answer, very dignl fled, brought the apology demanded by Tolstoy. He closet! by saying that he thought it best that two men with such opposite tempers should hence forth break off all relations. Tolstoy, carried away by his anger (it was in 1861). declined to be satisfied with such an answer. He felt that he had been gravely offended. He demanded reparation by arms. He therefore re peated his provocations. His friend Fet, who attempted to pacify him. succeeded only in drawing from him this vigorous reply: "I beg of you henceforth not to write to me any more. I shall return your letters un opened, the same as I do with Turgeneff’s." After these occurrences Turgeneff returned to France, where he passed the greater part of his time Some months later, on reflection. Tolstoy regretted his violence. Seized with remorse, be sent Turgeneff a let ter asking his pardon. “I find it exceedingly painful.” he wrote, “to think that I have made an enemy of you.” Turgeneff forgave, as one may imagine, but the complete and definitive reconciliation took place much later. OLD ENGLISH HOUSES. In the Deys of Wooden Huts, Thatched Roofs and Clay Floors. The habitations of English common people for centuries consisted of a wooden hut of one room, with the fire built in the center. To this hut, if a man increased in family and wealth, a lean-to was added and later another and another. The roofs were of thatch, the beds of loose straw or straw beds with bolsters of the same laid on the floor or perhaps eventually shut in by a shelf and ledge like the berths of a ship or by a small closet The Saxon thane or knight built a more pretentious ’•hall.” a large open ■room like the Roman atrium with a lofty roof thatched or covered with slates or wooden shingles. In the center of the hard clay floor burned great fires of dry wood whose thin acrid smoke escaped from openings In the roof, above the hearth or by the doors, windows and openings under the eaves of the thatch.

By day the "bearthsmen” and visitors when not working or fighting sat on long benches on either side of the fire and. as John Hay puts it, "calmly drinked and jawed" or, gathering at long boards placed on trestles, regaled themselves on some sort of porridge with fish and milk or meat and ale. At night straw or rushes spread on the floor formed beds for the entire company in the earlier and ruder days, when the “baser sort” were glad to share their straw with the cows.— Charles Winslow Hall in National Magazine. The Cabal. The term “cabal” as applied to secret factions of any kind had its rise In England about 1667, being first ap plied to the cabinet of Charles IL and formed from the initials of the cabinet members’ names—Lord Clifford, Lord Ashley, the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Arlington and the Duke of I-auderdale-C. A, B, A. L. Since that day it has been customary, in all English speaking lands at least, to ap ply the name to any secret conclave, especially In politics. The Way She Saw It. "You must not mock people. Hazel. Once upon a time, the Bible says, a crowd of little children mocked a good man named Elisha, and two bears came out of the forest and killed for-ty-two of them.” “Wasn’t that an awful thing for their mothers?”—Newark News. Useless Telling. “You can always tell an Englishman, ’ said the Briton proudly. “Os course you can,” replied the Yankee, “put it doesn’t do any good, because he thinks he knows it alL"— Philadelphia Ledger.

WATCH YOUR KAONEYa. Tluiir action controls: yo Ur h Read what Foley Kidne* 4*lll* done tor your neighbor. Mrs. 7* 1 Stahl, 117 E. Wiley avenua, Blufft* Ind., says: “For some Um* 1 BUff * with kidney and bladder trouble J though I took a great deal of nieiil cine, nothing seemed to have the J sired effect, until I took Foley, k J ney pills- These promptly J and I no longer have the intense b a J ache and pain and the tired and word out feeling 1 had before My kldnJ action is regular and I suffer no noyance of any kind. Foley Rijj Fills did the work so promptly and J fectively that I shall never heaitatt to recommend them." The Holthous Drug Co. ■ o MEMORIAL DAY Address at Hartford City Will b« q, livered by Rev. Earl Parker. A joint committee composed of tt R. C. and G. A. R. members has n ranged for the Memorial Sunday sen ices. It is the custom each year fa the members of the two organization to attend the morning services a some local church and listen to a se mon delievered for their benefi This year Rev. B. Earle Parker < Grace M. E. church will deliver sermon and the members of the tw orders will meet at their hall an march in a body to the church, Sul day. May 28th, will be Memorial S«| day. The appointment of the varion committees for Memorial day win | announced later. —Hartford City g zette. Martin Scheuler of north of Prebl and Albert Strahm, while riding in rig Sunday afternoon, met the Fa Wayne-bound interurban car that fa here Sunday evening at 5:50 o’clof at Stop 10, between Hesse Ctaa and Nine Mile, and the,, horse frigh ening at the interurban, ran, throi ing the occupants into the ditch al demolishing the buggy. Strahm wi hurt somewhat about the should! but otherwise the men were not hut The rig was a total wreck and ti horse, it is said, received son scratches. A couple of evenings a| this same car killed a horse beion ing to Charles Berning, which bi gotten loose and strayed onto ti track.

ACCIDENT PROVED FATAL (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., May 22—(Special Daily Democrat) —Earnest Rlets stine, living near the Wells-Adat county who Saturday moraii met with an accident while blastii stumps in a field on his farm, is dea At the time of the accident he wi rendered unconscious, remaining I til his death, which occurred at o'clock Sunday morning. The ftiMC will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday »1 ernoon from the German Reform church. —- o BANS PUBLISHED. The first announcement of the * 'proaching wadding of Miss May Ml er and Andrew Nommfnee was r.:i< at the late mass Sunday at the S Mary’s church, and will be one of tl many weddings scheduled to be so emnized during the month of June. o — UNIFORMS ARRIVE. The hats. caps, pennants at badges which were ordered by tl Elks' lodge for those who are to I to Fort Wayne on Friday ' week to take part in the big P aral are here, and you can now get yo size and correct fit by calling headquarters. Every member i- 6 quested to cal! at the hall for the tides and to report to the secreM For this purpose the hall w'l! opened on Tuesday evening. M' time it is also expected that all » contemplate going will be preseri-l the instruction to be followed given out as to where to w et 31 to form in line for the parade, very urgent call is extended and one should make an effort to be P r ent

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