Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1911 — Page 2

Mias Edna Ehinger. whose wedding church. wan the guest of honor at a to Will Berling will be solemnized June 20th at the St. Mary's Catholic friendship shower given for her Wednesday by Mrs. Henry Schulte, guests being them embers of her clubs, the Embroidery and Bachelor Maids with a few other friends. The Schulte home was beautiful In its decorations of yellow and white, which colors will characterize the bride's wedding and the affairs pertaining thereto. These colors took material effect in the streamers of crepe paper which were draped from the center of the room to the chandelier in the middle, where they were caught and festoons of yellow and white hearts, the white being carried out in the large vases of snow balls which adorned tables and mantels. Cards were played during the evening and much enjoyed, prizes being won by the Misses Amelia Weber and Ode Fullenkamp, first, and the booby by Miss Mae Rademaker. The prizes were then presented to the bride-to-be After cards the tables were cleared and a delicious luncheon was served by the hostess, who was assisted by her niece. Miss Amelia Depinet, the luncheon also carrying out the colors of yellow and white in the menu and favors. At the close of the luncheon. Miss Margaret Confer. who will serve as Miss Ehinger's bridesmaid, read two very pretty and happy toasts, echoing the sentiments of the entire assemblage, as follows: “A health to you, a wealth to you, And the beat that life can give to you May Fortune still be kind to you. And Happiness be true to you. And Life be long and good to you, Is the toast of all your friends to you.” And: “May every joy attend you. And Heaven daily send you Blessings in heart and home, A faithful knight to tend you. Wherever you may roam.’’ Then came the “shower," a verita-, ble wealth of beauty and usefulness combined. A very pretty bower for the reception of the gifts was formed in the large bay window in the dining room, in which was placed a large table on which the gifts wrapped in dainty coverings were laid by the donors as they entered and afterwards * opened by the bride-to-be. From the top of the bow window, extending out, over the table to form an inset alcove were hung crepe paper strands of the crimped crepe paper in the same dain-' ty colors of yellow and white, and ex- , tending from this bower to the walls , were festoons of the yellow and white hearts. The affair was a very pretty ‘ one. The party included Ada and ■ Mayme Deininger, Agnes, Bertha and Rose Voglewede, Stella Bremerkamp. Lilliam Meyers, May Rademaker, Margaret and Rose Comer. Amelia Weber, Louise and Mayme Brake, Anna Clark. Vera Ehinger, Edna Crawford, Amelia and Tena Rademaker, Lett! and Clara Lang, Mrs. Tom Ehinger, ’ Alma and Agnes Starost, Mae Berling, Amelia Tonnelier, Gertrude and Lena ( Holthouse. Ode and Letta FullenKamp, Celeste Wemhoff of this city and Mrs. Dr. McArdle and Miss Irene Grimme of Fort Wayne. • Miss Matilda Sellemeyer will entertain the Entre nous ciub this ever.ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Michaud. Mrs. George Glass and Mrs. L. A. Graham were two new members received by the Orient club at its meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles Elzey. The afternoon hours sped on swift wings as the ladies embroidered. this being laid aside later for the tempting refreshments. During the summer months the club will meet fortnightly instead of weekly, and Mrs. Harry Helm will be the hostess Wednesday, June 7th. - • Mrs. M. E. Brackett is giving a party this afternoon at her home on Winchester street. Mr. and Mrs. David Stoler and other friends in the city and county have received invitations to the wedding of Miss Bessie Beulah Connett, daughter of Mrs. Emma Dykeman of Fort Wayne, the groom to be Omar A. Kenyon, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kenyon, formerly of this city. The bride is also well known here having at one time made her home in this city, and also northeast of Decatur. The wedding will take place Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock, June 7th, at the home of the bride's mother, on Eby avenue, Fort Wayne. The newly married ouple will make their home in Alabama, where the groom has resided the past year with his parents. He is employed as a linotype operator on a newspaper there. Several hundred guests attended the reception tendered by the seniors of the Decatur high school Thursday evening at the Knights of Pythias home, after the commencement proper held at Bosse’s opera house. The beautiful decorations which were brought into effect for the junior reception of last week were kept over'

for this event, the purple and gold befngAMed effectively In the reception and the cream and green, the senior colors, adorning the dining room, and the parlors. The graduates, eighteen in number, stood in the receiving line greeting their friends, and received the hearty congratulations and best wishes of all, after which there was a general social intermingling The large dining room had been cleared of the tables, chairs taking their places, but here and there were punch tables, where that cooling and refreshing beverage was dispensed. Dwight Peterson, Leah Hensley and Robert Quinn presiding at the punch bowls. Later in the evening strawoerry ice cream and macaroons were served, the class being assisted by several of the younger school circle. Music was provided by the male quartet and the festivities extended far Into the night, making the closing event of commencement week one to be long remembered. The Young Men s New Movement class of the Evangelical church held a very gooa meeting Friday evening at the home of Charles Van Camp. After the business period, there was a social hour, with several amusements. Among them was a cutest in which words were made from “Evangelical Bible Class,' the Rev. D. O. Wise winning the honors in making the greatest number in a given time. Refreshments were served later in the evening. The class planned to unite with the other young men’s class in giving a picnic soon.

The Entre Nous club girls were guests of Miss Matilda Sellemeyer at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Michaud Friday evening. The girls visited the air-domes in the forepart of the evening and later returned to the Michaud home, where they had luncheon and spent the hours in a delightful informal way. Miss Ella Mutchler 1 will be hostess at the next meeting in two weeks. Cards announing the wedding of Miss Estella Vorice Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Ellis, to Dr. Earl 8. Coverdale, Wednesday, May ' 24th, have been received by friends, 'cards are enclosed announcing that they will be at home after June 15th. at 110 South Third street. The Misses Edna Ehinger and Vera Ehinger were guests of Dr. and Mrs. McArdle at Fort Wayne Friday evening. A profusion of garden flowers carrying out the colors of red and white, made the M. E. Brackett home on Winchester street Friday afternoon ftagrant and unusually pleasing to the sight, when Mrs. Brackett entertained forty-five ladies at a “Five Hundred" and needlework party. The floral decorations were carried out with white syringas and red geonies and carnations, these being arranged in great bowls about the mantels and tables, with branches of syringa and foliage and pots of growing plants placed about the rooms otherwise in a pleasing way. While some of the ladies sewed, others played “Five Hundred” with the busy and pleasing hum of conversation over all. Mrs. L. W.l Coppock was awarded the first prize, while the •'slam'' went to Miss Minnie Orvis. Out of town guests were Miss Halo Holden, who is returning to her home at Belleview. Michigan, after spending the winter in Huntington.| where she is teaching: Miss Veda Ward of Sanford. Fla., and Miss Cora Barker of Ada, Ohio. Piano selections by Miss Ward added much to the pleasure of the afternoon.

Miss Halo Holden, who has been teaching at Huntington the past season, is here for a week’s visit with Mrs. M. E. Brackett before going to her home in Belleview, Mich. —o— — The Friendly Hand. When a man hain’t got a cent, an’ be s feelin’ kind o’ blue, An’ the clouds hang dark an’ heavy, an’ won’t let the sunshine through. It’s a great thing, O my brethren, for a feller just to lay His hand upon your shoulder in a friendly sort o’ way! It makes a man feel curious; it makes the tear-drops start. An' you sort o' feel a flutter in the aegion of the heart. You can’t look up an’ meet his eyes; you don’t know what to say. When his hand is on your shoulder in a friendly sort o’ way. O, the world’s a curious compound, with its honey an' its gall, With its cares an' bitter crosses; but a good world, after all. An' a good God must have made it—leastways, that’s what I say When a hand rests on my shoulders in a friendly sort o' way. —James Whitcomb Riley. Charles H. Colter, who was returning Saturday evening from a business trip to Munoie and other points in the

I interest of the Smith & 801 l lumber i company, was one of those who sustained minor injuries in the wreck I between a southbound Muncie-Bluff- . ton interurban car and an Indianap- ■ olis-Fort Wayne limited northixxmd I car on the Indiana Union traction line 'south of Bluffton Saturday evening a i few minutes before 5 o’clock. The ■ wreck was very similar in mode of occurrence to that of the Kingsland wreck of last September 21st, though in this wreck there were no fatalities. three being seriously injured and five others quite badly injured, though twenty or more of the sixty on the limited and the thirty on the local received minor bruises. The wreck occurred a mile south of Poneto, or about six miles south of Bluffton. The Kingsland wreck occu rred just about that distance north of Bluffton. The southbound car in charge of Motorman Farber and Conductor Smith, was standing one car -length north of the siding, ready to take the switch, which is the regular passing point, and allow the north,bound car to pass. The northbound car, which is the limited, ran three car lengths past the point where It should have stopped, and crashed into the stationary car at the rate of about twenty miles an hour. Mr. Colter stated that the northbound car was somewhat behind time and had been running with full speed to make up for lost time Mr. Colter was about five seats from the rear of the car. As he was sitting there unconcernedly, he suddenly noticed the passengers at the front rise to their feet with one accord, and then he heard the tooting of a whistle. Knowing that something was wrong he got to his feet in less time than it takes to .tell, and got into the aisle, where he saw with borrow the car into which they were about to run. Simultaneously he seemed to see all the pasrenge. s lifted from their feet into the air. himself with the others —and then slammed dewn with full force onto the floor. Mr. Colter, however, was forjtunate enough to be thrown upon sev-1 t eral other people and escaped with lit-' jle injury. The fact that he was in the aisle, also, out of the way cf the seats, which were flopped about violently, also saved him more serious Injury. Mr. Colter stated that the .collision occurred near a curve in the road, and that the motorman. as soon as he saw the approaching collision, .tried to turn on the brakes, but they refused to work. The emergency brakes he also used and tied to reverse the car, and while this may have to seme extent helped in averting a greater disaster, could not prevent the wreck. The front platform of the southbound car ploughed into the front platform of the northbound car, a distance of some five or six feet and the partition between the main loom and the smoker of the southbound car was .

broken out. The northbound car on which Mr. Colter was riding had the vestibule broken out and nearly all ; the windows in the car were broken, many injuries being inflicted by flying, glass. Doctors from Poneto w ere! summoned and many of the injured . 'were taken to Fort Wayne hospitals. Mr. Colter assisted ia caring for some of those hurt. He stated tha* it is an esperience which he does not care to ' repeat and one that might easily have resulted just as seriously as that of the Kingsland wreck. He Stated that one can form all sorts of plans ar to i what he would do if he were in a I wreck, but when it comes to actual oc- j currence, the plans have all sped.. Be- ’ yond scratches on the shins and' bruises on his elbows, Mr. Co’.ter escaped injury. The seriously injured: Thomas Nutter. Wells county, cor mission of the spine. John Whicker, Bluffton, leg fractur- j ed. James D. Lawrence, Muncie, two ribs fractured: Fred Hull, Bluffton, right shoulder dislocated and arm sprained; Harry Lewis, Lima, Ohio, employed at Montpelier, left shoulder ?nd arm sprained: Mrs. James D. Lawrence, Muncie, teeth knocked out and neck Injured: John Frantz. Liberty Center, forehead cut by flying glass; Samuel Trissei, Greenville. Ohio, race cut and bruised. Mr. Colter stated that a moot disgraceful part of the affair was that twenty or more of the passengers were returning from Hartford City, where they had been laying in a supply of liquor and many were intoxicated. The Rev. G. H. Myers of this eity narrowly missed this wreck, as be arrived into Bluffton on the next car. He also missed the Kingsland wreck in the same way, having fortunately missed that car and taking the next one. Messrs. Myers and Colter took the next Bluffton car Saturday and then returned to Decatur from Bluffton. o In failing health since a year ago last February, when she suffered a

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fall down tne cellar steps, suatalning a broken leg, Mrs. John . taker, aged sixty-eigbt years, one o< the best beloved and best known ladies of Kirkland township, passed into eternal Ide at 12:30 o'clock this morning. Mrs. J Baker never fully regained her i »trength since the accident and later complications ot asthma and lung trouble arise. For several weeks she bad been at the point cd death, but later became better, only again to -» come worse until final relief at the hour stated. The maiden name of the deceased was Maiinda Beery. She was the daughter of Eli and Hester Beery and was bom January 13, 1843. in Fairfield county, Ohio. When but four years of age, she came with her parents to this county and settled west of this city, spending the remainder of her life in this vicinity She was married April 15,1860, to John I Baker, the couple arriving the the fifty-first anniversary of their marriage last April 15th. Those who have been acquainted with Mrs. Bake: say that nothing too good can be spoken of her life, as she was an ideal woman, wife and mother, a devout Christian in every respect. The marriage was unusually happy and besides the heartbroken husband she leaves the following grief-stricken children: Ellen, wife of B. F. Beery, of Goshen: Frank Baker, of Elkhart; Jonas E. Baker, ot Peabody. Kansas: Samuel Baker, ot Mott, N. D.; John Baker of Houston. Texas, and Rosa, wife of Charles Andrews. wtio resides at the homestead Quite recently the children from a distance were called tc the mother s bedside, and were here with her tc several weeks, but upon her improve ment. returned again to their several vocations. Mrs Baker leaves the following brothers: Martin Beery ot this city. Reuben. John and Chris Beery of near this city, and Dan Beery of this city. The funeral will be held vVednesday, the hour to be arranged later upon receipt of word from the children who live at a distance. The services will be held at the Beery church west of this city. The Rev. A. B. Yoder of Bronson, Michigan, a minister of the Mennonite church, of which Mrs. Baker was a member before uniting with the United Brethren in Christ, and the Rev. G. W Tevis of New Carlisle. Ohio, will c induct the services.

During her declining days. Mrs Baker made the request that should her friends desire to pay their respects to her after her death by the giving of flowers, that the floral pieces be of the white flowers only, with the green foliage as a background. MR. VAN CAMP HAS RESIGNED. B. L. Van Camp. the accommodating and genial manager of the local gas plant, has resigned his position. He has been here for ten months and has innumerable friends who will regret to learn that he will probably leave Decatur soon, as be has a splendid offer in one of the cities of northern Indiana His resignation was sent in j ten days ago and he was relieved from ! duty Saturday. Mr. Anderson of For’ Wayne will be in charge here temporarily until Mr. Van Camp's successor is named. SENIORS OFF TO COLLEGE. Many cf the graduates of the high I school who completed the course last

week will enter at once upon a course »f normal training to prepare for the , profession of teaching Five leave today to enter training schools. Among them are Marie Daniels. Matte Chronister, Ruby Parrish and Huiday Easier, who go to Marion, anti Buy Jahn to Valparaiso. During the following week several will enter the school at Angola, among them being Ruth Gay, Bernice Dailey, Martin and Harry Hoffman and Louis Adler. Clem Steigmeyer wHI enter Indiana uaiverI sity in the fall for a full university e*arse 1,1 — Indianapolis. Ind.. May 29—4 Special to Daily Democrat!—Riding faster than any man has dared to ride ©a the I Motor Speedway track here. **WiM : Bill" Burman today established new i records for Quarter-Bile, half-mile, i kilometer and mile. His time for a miles was 35.35, for the Quarter 8.16. j for the half 16.83. and for the kiloi meter 21.40. Big crowd! are arriving i for the 500 mils race tomorrow, and it is expected that a hundred thousand people will witness the race. Indianola, Neb., May 29 to Daily Democrat>—lVhile running at the rate of fifty miles an hour near herethis morning two passenger trains on the Burlington railroad collided head-on. At least eight are dead and a score badly injured, ten of them fatally. The wreck is said to have occurred by a disobedience of orders by the eastbound train, which was to have taken a siding. Steam pipes in the wrecked train scalded the victims whc were pinned under the debris. The enginemen of both trains were killed. The Omaha and Denver base ball teams were on one of the trains and several Denver players

were hurt _ CARD OF THANKS. J Clyde McClure. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Nidllnger and Mr. and Mrs. Thoma, take this way of thank Mf'he many who so kindly assisted th em it STtlme of the death of their wife and daughter. Decatur people who Sunday paid a visit to the hoepital at Fort Wayne, return with good news and state tha al! are doing nicely. The condition of Miss Emma Terveer Is still improving, as gh e has been doing for nearly a week now, and she is pronounced by 'the physician to be out of danger. Just what day she will return home is not known, but it is thought some time the latter part of the week. Mr. Ellis is still gaining strength, and those caring for him are well pleased with the Improvement in his condition, which is shown, and believe be will now get along all right without any trouble. He is now able to sit uo and be about the hospital, and it l» be Heved that be, too. will be able to return to his home here before the pass mg of many days. Mrs. Irvin Acker, accompanied by her daughter. Miss Eva. left this morning for Fort Wayne, when the former entered Hope hospital, and on tomorrow morning win undergo an operation for hernia. She has been afflicted with this illness for sometime and it was deemed by the attending physician that the only way to obtain relief was to submit to an operation Dr. Beavers, who has been in charge of her case, will look after the operation and will be assisted by several Fort Wayne physicians. With the chancel appropriately decorated with American flags and with great bowls of beautiful garden flowers, at the altar, and the doorways draped wfth”the silken folds of the American flag, for which the soldiers fought, the Presbyterian church Sunday morning was a fitting scene for the annual memorial services held in honor of the brave defenders of American principles. The central section of the main auditorium had been reserved for the members of the G. A. R. and all soldiers, as well as for the women of the Relief Corps who attended in a body, marching from the hall to the church, with the large Ameri can flag in the lead in the hands of the color bearers. Nearly all the churches of the city dismissed the regular Sunday morning services at their several places of worship and joined in this union service, the Pres-1 byrerian church being more than filled. The service was opened with an | organ prelude by Miss Elizabeth Peterson, followed by the congregational singing of the doxology, then the invocation, the recital of the apostle’s creed and the singing of the Gloria. The Rev. Imler, as presiding officer of the ministerial association of the city, in a short talk, extended to the Rev. Gleiser, the new pastor of the church, a hearty welcome. He stated that the ministerial family was glad to

New Steel Trains On the New Steel Trail Chicago to the Puget Sound The first trains of steel construction to be * put into transcontinental service made their initial trip starting May 28 and 29 inaugurating through passenger service between Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, / Minneapolis* Aberdeen, Seattle and p s’ Tacoma. *»- \“Tke Olympian' leaves Chicago daily at 10:15 p. m. "The Columbian if leaves Chicago daiiy at 10:00 a. m. , These magnificently equipped trains take the traveler through a newly discovered wonderland—scenically uncqnaled —over the newest and shortest route to the wonderful Pacific Northwest, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Chicago, Milwaukee U Puget Sound Railways } Secure tickets and sleeping car reservations from nearest . .'i ticket agent. dtjeripticyt of tftf nttw r an j sent on reguest. E. G. WoOdWnrd Traveling Passenger Ageu r ’ UUU Wdl U, 52 WAdams Sreet, Chicago F. A. MILLER, General Passenger Agent, CHICAGO

announce an Increase inthef and especially since the new so promising a youngster, that ths association trusted’ihat"*’’* its nourishment and care he rapidly grow stronger and »tr aa< » spirit and truth, and the * roapondsd. thanking him for htaw , of welcome. in gladness as #1) tlon of the same. The reading of the apD Scripture lesson was well <ion 9 7 Wise of the EVangelieal chm with an earnest prayer following b the Rev. Seinaaa of the MethodJ church. The special musical Par / the service was beautifully tt p Pr J ate, the choir, comprising Bruce and Fred Patterson, J c pterson. WIU Schrock, C. J. Luu, Hua Perkins and Wilson Lee. song, “We Are Marching Under th Banner.” Mias Frances Laman ala gave a solo, entitled, “Out o a Misty Sea of Life." These seleetkq were received with exquisite pleasan The speaker of the day wag th« Charles E. Ehle, pastor of the Baptta church. He began by thanking tk congregation in behalf of the G. A. j, for the favors bestowed upon tbea the meeting, the musical selection for the interest taken by the variow churches, and asked their cooperafiq in making the Decoration Day cises of May 30th one worthy of th day. Rev. Ehle then announced bi subject, “Our Nation’s Honor,’ takia as his text a part of the thirtieth vent of the second chapter of the first bJ of Samuel: “For them that honor® I will honor and they that despise a shall be lightly esteemed The sermon brought out the poM that our honor is one of our dearer possessions, worth the giving- our ® life. Just as the boys in blue fougj for the nation’s honor so should fight to preserve our individual how, which can only be retained- by hMt. ing our Lord and Master. The «. mon will be further outlined in toj» row evening’s spec ial paper. An ispressive prayer for blessings upon th brave heroes of the civil war, was at en by the Rev. G. H. Myers and ti( service closed with the benediction j| the "Rev. D. O. Wise. At the close of the Service tb«- n dience remained seated while the S A. R. and W. R. C. passed out, the» dience giving them the handkercai salute as they passed.

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