Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1911 — Page 5

|ol o■o ■O ■ 0808 oi OI o■o I o 808088080808080808080 MOBE MONEY IN FAR MING I ’ in j South Central Minnesota I 2 THAN ANY WHERE ELSE IN THE UNITED SPATES .1 « 0 The richjjlack soil of Redwood and Renville Counties grows as much g 1 corn, oats and clover per acre as the best county of Illinois, Indiana or Ohio, ■ besides being in the very heart of the northwestern wheat co irtry. £ This section is as well improved, too, as any of the Central States- ■ has good homes, good roads, good markets, good schools—in fact every- || thing that one desires in the community in which he locates. Q ■ PRICES ARE LOW . ■ • o ■ ranging from $€5.00 to $90.00 an acre, depending on improvements and g location —there is little, if any,difference in soil. D i ■5 OUR TERMS ARE EASY ? ■ Any of our large number of splendid farms in South Central Minnes- 2 soto will be sold on a very reasonable down payment, and long time be q | given on balance. ■ Write for our new Minnesota Book, just published, and learn the ac- ■ tual facts about the region that gives the most value for your money. 2 THE STRAUS BROS. CO. ! ■ CAPITOL $1,600,000 O ■ Ligonier, Indiana Redwood Falls, Minnesota £ o Chas. M. Stahl. District Manager, Vanwert, Ohio. B oiobobobo loioaoaoaoioioioioßDioDoßoioaoioßoa ■

luptia) event that for impressivebeauty and happiness cannot be ssed was that of Tuesday at o'clock at the St. Mary's Cath- j shurcb, when the Rev. H. Theo., ■a performed the ceremony, 1 ig the lives of Mias Anna Meyer, | iter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard r of west of the city, and Mr mt R. Haxe of Fort Wayne, son '. and Mrs. Jacob Hake of Hesse 1. The bride, a charming young f blonde beauty was at herloveli-j a gown ot palest blue satin, the being a one-piece suit, with ings of beads and plaitings. A

Vi uoauo &UU ** mivuuauvc, WMV V. —— The Development j of the Pacific Northwest t I TO market the products of its fields, forests and waters, the great rich northwest demanded more adequate transportation facilities. Responding to 'S g; this demand came the Chicago, Mil- | | waukee & Puget Sound Railway. With a speed unequaled in engineering / annals, the new line was constructed across the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho and Washington, and forms the shortest line between the Great Lakes and the Puget Sound. Freight service has been in operation for over a year and on May 28th, ra , last, through passenger service was inaugurated. * “ The Olympian ’ \ and " The Columbian g ( two beautifully equipped new steel trains, are g ' operated daily between Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Aberdeen, Seattle and g Tacoma. The route is over the new steel trail of the ( J Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul £ 1 and < Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound I 1 Railways Apply to any local ticket agent for tickets, time of trains g ( and sleeping car reservations. <•: .G, Woodward Traveling Passenger Agt. | , nUUUWdru 95„Adams St., Chicago. | i F A. MILLER, General Passenger Agent. CHICAGO *

long, flowing white tulle veil fastened to her hair with dainty white blos(soma, completed a very lovely costume, and in lieu of a floral bouquet ,Bbe carried a white prayer book with ] marker of white swansonia. Her bridesmaids were the groom’s sister. Miss Eliza Hake, of Hesse Cassel, and the bride’s cousin. Miss Ida Hoevel, of Fort Wayne. Both wore gowns of pink silk, made in overskirt effect, with trimmings of insertion and lace, j Both wore pink carnations in their hair and carried bouquets of these same blossoms. The groom and his attendants, the bride's brother, AS-

i thouy Meyers, and the groom's brothr er, Aloysius Hake, wore black. The Bernard Meyers home south of t the city was the scene of festivity i after the.ceremony at the church, a r reception being tendered the newly- . wedded couple, about seventy-five 1 friends comprising the party. The f Meyers home was lovely in its decof rations of blue and white, the bridal , colors. These were effectively carried out in streamers of crepe paper, r forming a network overhead, from , wall to wall, caught in the middle of ; the room with dainty white wedding . bells. At noon a dinner, unsurpassed . for excellency, was served. The centerpiece of the brides table was a large, white wedding cake, beautifiilly adorned, and vases of bride's roses further completed the decorations. Assisting in the serving were Miss Mary Wyss of Fort Wayne, Miss Mary Bentz and Mrs. Lucy Colchin. The newly-wedded couple will leave at 6 o’clock this evening over the interurban for Fort Wayne, thence on a two or three weeks’ eastern trip, inI eluding visits at Pittsburg, New York, Buffalo and other eastern cities, and ] on their return will be at home in Fort Wayne in a home already furnished for them at 318 East Williams street Ont.of'town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hake, Johu Hake, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hake of Hesse Cassel, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoe-1 vel, Miss Mary Wyss, Fort Wayne. The groom is employed as a machln-1 ist in the Pennsylvania shops in Fort' Wayne. Hath the bride and groom are possessed o* excellent qualities 1 that have gained for them the highest esteem in »hehr large circle of friends. — ♦> - — — Father Flaherty left Tuesday for Kokomo and on Wednesday will officiate at a wedding of a prominent couple of that city, which will take place at < the new and recently dedicated St. i Patrick’s church. The affair will be i one of the most popular events that 1.1 has occurred there for some time, the |J contracting parties being Miss Anna i 1 Rotheran and Joseph Massoth. The ; t services will consist of a solemn high | mass, with Father Flaherty as cele-1 brant; Father Pratt, pastor of the congregation, as deacon; Father Kohl of ' Columbia City, as sub-deacon, and Fa-1 ther Van Rei, assistant of the St. Pat-1 rick’s as master of -ceremonies. The bride, who possesses a win- t ning personality, and is a charming t young Ifidy of that city, will have as i her maid of honor, Miss Catherine i •

Massoth, a sister of the groom, and as bridesmaids, her sisters, Marguer- ' ite, Grace and Agnes Rotheran. A flower girl and ring bearer will also escort the bridal party to the altar and it will be as pretty a ceremony as was ever witnessed by Kokomo people. Immediately following the ceremony they wedding party will go to the home of the bride's parents, at 1409 Bell street, where the wedding breakfast will be given. They will reside at Kokomo. Joseph Burns of Covington, Ky., a nephew of Father Wilken, and known to a number of people here, where he : recently made visits, will on Wednes--1 day morning be united in marriage at j the St. Joseph's Catholic church in that city. Father Wilken having charge ! of the ceremony. Father Wilken left at noon to make a short visit with his sisters and other relatives there and at Cincinnati. o 8080 THE CHAMPS. Wins Over Fast Team Sunday and is Now in First Place. The little town of Bobo is all swelled up over the defeat which they administered Sunday to the base ball team. Willshire and Schumm first en"champs” of the season, when a challenge was issued them by the Bobo 1 team. Willshire and Schum first eu- ■ gaged in a battle royal on the latter's ( ground, Schumm winning by the score of 11 to 9. After Schumm adi-iinister- ■ ed the defeat to their opponents, the challenge game was taken up, and it vas one of the most interesting games ever witnessed by the people in that vicinity. Bobo, the challengers, went into the game for all that was in it, | and wen by the score of 12 to 6. Beery i and Chronister formed the battery and with excellent support had it all their own way. While base ball is at high ] itch the people there expect tn see reveial more fast grimes le'cc the, t is< r. i" over. MILLER A MODEL PRISONER. | Deputy Sheriff Hoff, while at the Michigan City prison Friday, where | he escorted Daniel Herman, was permitted td converse with Herman Miller, who was convicted in the DeKalb ' court upon the charge of murdering the Woodburn marshal. Mr. Miller I seemed in good spirits, according to i Mr. Hoff, and inquired about acquaint--1 ances he made while in this city. Miller has something more than a year to I serve yet, and of course is anxious for i his term to expire. When released he will return to his wife at Fort Wayne and begin life anew. Mr. Herman will no doubt be a model prisoner.—Auburn Courier. Mr. Miller was a former resident of this county, being a son-in-law of Fred Bohnke, sr„ of this 1 city. . • ! Perhaps the fact of having had three wives made one Charles O. Ross, 1 formerly of Geneva, a good "dodger," at least it has taken the officers some ’ time to locate him, but he was finally 1 nabbed Monday by Sheriff Durkin at Newcastle, brought to this city last 1 midnight and lodged in jail on a 1 charge of wife-desertion. Mr. Ross is a son of C. L. Ross of Redkey, but lived at Geneva at the time the wife-de-sertion is said to have taken place. The charge was made against him by his wife, Minnie E. Ross, who states ,in her affidavit that her husband deserted her June 12, 1910, without leaving her the proper means of support. After he left she moved to Portland and the affidavit was made out there, the same being sent recently to Prosecutor Parrish of this district, the warrant being issued last Saturday and placed in the hands of Sheriff Durkin, who has made quick work of the matter. Only a week ago, the Adams county officials served summons on relatives of this same Charles O. Ross, living near Cleneva, to appear at Portland as witnesses in a divorce suit brought by the wife against him. The man is said to have acknowledged hav-1 ing had three wives in his short but. apparently lenipestuous life. He failed to give th*' SSOO bond required for his appearenee the day of the trial, but is expecting to be able to do so, hoping hi- father will come to his aid. A telephone call to the home of the man's pat ante at Pedkey Monday brought the wrd that the father, L. Ross, was at Martinsville and expected to be there a week. The mother ' was unable to do anything for her | son’s release, and it will be necesswy 1 to await the father’s return. Whether < he will "dough up” end treat, him as 1 the prodigal son of old remains to be 1 seen. *- t STAR VISIBLE ,N DAYTIME. | Venus, the Beautiful Evening Star, t Now in Full Glory. t © I F "Did you ever see a star .in the day- 1 time? One can be s*bn now even on c tLe brightest sunshiny day and at c noon, if you know where to look for it," says an exchange. “It is Venus, f

now the evening stay, which blazes out in the west so brightly just after sunset. "Venus is now approaching its farthest distance from the sun and because of this fact, gets far enough away from 1 that bright orb to shine out by its own reflected light, even in the face of the sun. "It is easy to see the day star’ when you have located it, but for one who has to search the whole bright, blue sky, for under the blaze it seems a hopeless task. Here are some general directions that will enable you to get into the field of the day star, "Venus is about three hours behind the sun —that is, to the east of it. That means that when the sun is at zenith Venus is about one-half way down | from the zenith to the eastern horizon: or when the sun is one-half way I down from the noon mark to the western horizon Venus is at zenith. "However Venus is not moving in exactly the same path as the sun, but about two degrees north of that path. So that when you think you have the proper east and will want to turn off to the northwest direction, fixed for the field, you will have a space equal to about one-forty-flfth of the distance to the northern horizon. Search the:c and you will be rewarded, no doubt, by finding the planet. "A good way to do this is to fix the place of a sun at a certain hour of the day by a corner of some roof. Then three hours later the same pointers should mark the field of Venus. “Formerly superstitious people were alarmed by the sight of a star in the daytime, but astronomers now know that Venus is visible in the daytime every time she reaches her greatest apparent distance from the sun.” o ... —• Monroe is figuring somewhat-on a Fourth of July celebration already great are the preparations that are under way for the carrying out of ( this national holiday observance. The ■ i affair has been taken hold of by the' business men of the town who are ( 1 working hard toward the end which-j they have in view and will try t.o-leave, nothing slip in mat would preventJ i them from having a celebration never before witnessed in trits industrious little town. The program, although not complete as yet, contains many inter--1 esting features that will draw many for miles around. Speakers of prominence , will be secured to deliver addresses, j 1 appropriate to the day and much has , already been done toward this end Other numbers so far selected for ' the program will include an industrial parade, automobile parade, motorcycle ’ races. The town and vicinity will be > billed and canvassed for the event and . a large crowd is expected to turn out i on that day. The program in full will •' be announced in a few days, or as soon • as it can be rounded out by the ap- > pointed committee. — - »■ 1 The will of John Tant, of Bide' Creek township, whose death occurred 1 June 10th, was presented to County Clerk. J. P. Haefling Tuesday for probate. To his wife, Mariah Y^nl t he, gives SBOO out of his personal estate and one-third of the real estate fie may | own at death. He provides that' ail ■ debts and funeral expenses he paid also, and the rest of his estate .be di-1 vided equally among his children—| Sarah Street, Byron Yant, Leander I Yant, Laura Derbyshire, Philip Yant.' Emma Russell, Elizabeth Smith, Lida Chevington, Margaret Neal, Alexander' Yant, Almeda Spittier, or their living! heirs. He names William T. Waggoner executor. The will was executed August 8, 1909, and witnessed by Wm. T. Waggoner, Harry L. Murphy and j Russel! E. Waggoner I Real estate transfers: Harvey ,G. Kitson to Sadfe E. Ross, part of lots 161 and 162, Decatur, $750. The board of 'review is well on its second week df work. It has gone over all the assessors' books, both personal and real estate, and is get- , ting ready to bear the complaints of the taxpayers from the various town hhips. THE DREDGING PROJECT. Again Delayed to Future Date—Another Meeting Will be Held. The joint meeting of the boards of commissioners at St. Mary’s. Monday was sparely attended, and the result of their liberations has not been made public tn Its entirety. It was concluded to hold a meeting in Celina ( on July 11th, and to waive definite ac- . tion until that time. It is probable ( that the meeting held in Celina will be ; well attended by those of that terri- 1 wry who object io the improvement. 1 Washington, D. C., June 12 —It was ( announced at the postoffice depart ( ment today that fifty additional postal ( r-vings banks will be opened on July 10th, making 600 in all. Two Indiana cities. Clinton and Decatur, are included in the list.—lndianapolis Star Although no official notice of the bet of the establishment of the pos-

■ ■■■l, ■ — numi ms ... W HI ■ I ari I tai savings bank here has yet been received by Postmaster Lower, nevertheless It is probable that It will h« „ effected. Official notices travel slow, and in a few days we may hope,for . definite information from the authorities at Washington as to the date and manner of handling the new feature, < I Hitherto the savings 1.-rks have been hnr.iiled in a siuij 1c manner, the depositor buying a card for Jeu cents and adding thereto nine ten cent stamps, which will entitle him to a certificate of deposit. Or deposits of one dollar or more will be accepted and certificates issued at once. They are not transferable and are made in duplicate, the duplicate copy remaining on file in the postoffice where it is Issued and referred to when the original is cashed. I No greater amount than SIOO can be deposited any one month nor can the balance in the bank exceed SSOO, exclusive of accrued interest. United States bonds are issued in nominal amounts in exchange for certifies'es and bear two and one-half pej cell' nterest yearly. They are issued i amounts as follows: $5, $lO, S2O, s', i. SIOO, and can be purchased at at:, time. The saving feature will be gladly availed of by many citizens of Decatur as it has in all the other cities, where they have been established and will mean a lasting good to the community at large. —o ... I Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers, who returned Monday afternoon from Fort Wayne, where they attended the state Sunday school convention and were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Anna Harding, were in receipt of sorrowful news while there, and also found a telegram awaiting them here, both telling of the death of Mrs. Myers' sis-ter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Hunter, widow of Mrs. Myers’ late brother, the Rev James D. Hunter. Her death occurred * at Easton, Pa.. Saturday evening from I paralysis. She was comparatively ' young, being but fifty-five years of age. , Her husband, who was well known here, having spent his boyhood days in 1 this county, and having many relti fives residing here now, died six years ago. She leaves but one daughter, Jean Hunter, fourteen years of age, ■and it is quite probable that the daughter will make her home with her cousin. Mrs. Anna Harding, of Fort. | Wayne. Mrs. Ha ding left Sunday to attend the funeral, which will be hebl Wednesday afternopn. TOOK A GOOD "JOY RIDE C. A. Dugan, Jesse Niblick, T. 11. Ernst, M. Bums and Nathan Ehrman ! en’oyed an automobile trip in the Niblick auto Sunday that was in every I sense of the word a “joy ride.” They 1 visited at the Ehnnan and Addler j homes and then went to the J. R. Graber home in the south part of the 1 county, enjoying dinner and supper, of the truly good sort at the various places at which they stopped. That there will be no cases of foundering 'is due only to prompt medical at; :i---tion given. I* ...... .. — HAS LAME BACK. ' Reuben Gilpen Takes Stitch in Back f While at Work. Reuben Gilpen, formerly employed <by the city as street sweeper, but w:v» several weeks ago resigned his jo.i, and since then has been employed the LaFontaine Handle company, :s /going about badly crippled with a s< . vere pain in his back. Last Saturda I while loading bolts on the W’illia n I Bleeke farm in Union township, and having about half a load on the wagon, he was seized with a stitch in his back and could scarcely navigate. He wh* aided by his partner in bringing the ■ team to town, medical attention be r. sought upon their arrival here. Lumbago is what it was pronounced by the physician, who believes he will get ai-jng all right from now on. CASE IS STILL ON. < The trial of the school board fc ? vacation of the alley between the Central school house property and that < . the Studebaker residence south, is still on before Judge Yaple of the Allen superior court, where it was sent on a change of venue. The case began Monday and the evidence of the peti titioners’ witnesses and that of t o witnesses of the remonstrators was finished Monday. It is thought the evidence will be completed today and that Judge Yaple would set another day for the hearing of the arguments. Dr. J. N. Study of Fort Wayne, a member of the state educational board, who recommended the building of a new high school building here, causing the board to take steps for the purchase of the new lot on which to erect the building, was an important witness for the petitioners Monday. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S XIA s TO R I A