Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1911 — Page 6

The Zion elassis of the German Reformed church, comprising the northwest part of the state, convened for a four days' session at the German Reformed church at MagleysFriday morning and a large delegation from many places was present for the opening session. Rev, P. H. Dlehm of Huntington, chairman of the committee, is in attendance, as well as Rev. L. C. Hessert, of the German Reformed church of this city, who is the secretary and Mathias Kirsch, the treasurer, A program o>. rare interest has been arranged for each day, many prominent speakers from different cities taking part, an dto address the large audiences, which are to gather during these four days. In addition to the spiritual good which is derived by ail who attend these assemblages, business transactions, pertaining to various church problems, Will be attended to before the closing of the gathering Sunday, which is the closing day, the largest attendance is looked for, and the services at the local church will be dispensed with to allow the many desiring to, attend to do so. o A traveling man, T. B. Beery, of Piqua, Ohio, handling a line of paints and oils, alleges that Thursday night he was held up and relieved of a puc etbook containing a sum of money. > t the alley in the rear of the Tee; le. Brandyberry & Peterson store, between the hours of 9 and 10. He stated that he had been up to rn late and was just going to his room at the Murray hotel, when, passing the alley, he was confronted by two men, one of whom he claims held him up with a revolver, while the other went through his clothes. He offered no tesistance and continued on his way to the hotel, where he summoned the night police and stated the particulars. A search was made but no trail of the highwaymen could be established. On arriving at the hotel he still was in possession of the wallet, which he c'aimed was rfled, and police officers state that Thursday morning he borrowed $lO and was frequenting saloons. This morning the man, accompanied by Sheriff Durkin, made the rounds of the business houses and partially identified two young men as the highwaymen who held him up, and if Beery can furnish strong enough evidence of the hold-up, the arrests will probably be made. He was unable to state the exact sum of money which he had at the time or the robbery and cannot positively describe the men. He is a cripple, having an arm missing, and this morning stated that he was formerly state senator from Ohio, and that he is a cousin of Governor Thomas Marshall. CONTY LINE ROAD ORDERED. Adams and Allen County Commissioners Meet Here Today. The Allen and Adams county boards of commissioners held a joint session in this city Friday in the matter of the proposed new county line road, petitioned for by Lewis Weber et al. The viewers’ report was filed and there being no remonstrances, and the petition found sufficient, the road was ordered constructed. One-half of the cost of the construction is to be borne by Madison township, Allen county, and the other half by Root township, Adams county. The auditor was ordered to give notice for the receiving of bids. BERTHA BUTLER MARRIED. Weds Fort Wayne Young Man—Making Home There. The news of the marriage of Miss Bertha Butler of this city to Lawrence Kenthif, a well known Fort Wayne young man, which took place in that city in April, is just becoming 1 nov n to her friends here. Miss Bertha, w’ o had been making her home in Fort Wayne for some time prior to the v edding, is an adopted daughter of exSheriff and Mrs. A. A. Butler of this city. The young couple are makin ; their home with the groom s parents in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Kenthif is expected here soon for a visit with her parents and other relatives. 0 , . The will of Christian C. Beer was probated by C. J. Lutz, special judge, the regular judge, J. T. Merryman, being disqualified to act by reason of having been a witness to the evecution of the will, whlcn was written January 26, 1903, with J. F. Lehman also a witness. A codicil to the same was written January 25, 1908, with William Miller and J. F. Lehman witnesses. The testator bequeaths to his wife, Anna Beer, S6OO, and S2O worth of household and kitchen furniture, taken at the appraised value. She is to have the use of for one year after his death their dwelling house and grounds. This is to be taken in lieu of all the law would give her as a widow. To the son, Japhet Beer, he gives SI,OOO. As he is feeble-minded, Isaac Beer and Robert Schwartz are named trustees to loan the amount and

iuw the income to support Japhet. To • I the daughter, Mary Wittwer, he gives i SSOO, to be paid at the time of the - settlement of the estate. In case of -i her death it goes to her children. In r | the settlement of the estate ail the [.children are to receive equal pa.U oi • the estate (except Japhet, to whom i the foregoing bequest was made), t..e . I following amounts advanced to eacn 11 heretofore to be charged against them ia the settlement: Abraham Leer, , | $500; Isaac Beer, $500; Jonas Bee., i! $758; Christopher C. Beer, $500; Lydu ■' Fox, $500; Eli Beer, SSOO. Isaa Beer and Robert Schwartz are named execu- ■ tors in the original will, the codicil : changing this part and naming Isaac > Beer in their stead. I ■—oThe case entitled Hattie Studebaker and the city school board, comprising I' A. H. Sellemeyer, O. L. Vance and F. V. Mills, exparte, for vacation of the ■ j alley between the Central school propI erty and the Studebaker residence on 1 Thiid street, which was sent from the • (Adams circuit court to the Allen su- , pet ior court on change of venue, is isi t for trial next Monday, when it ', will probably come off, unless the comil promise which they have been trying ; ■ to make the past day or two becomes a settled fact. This case grew out of 'the desire of the school board to se- < ure the Studebaker lot to annex to t'ae i resent Central school lot for the 11 urpose of building thereon a new l,.gh school building, extending the ne.v building over the alley, situating ■* it on both lots, provided the alley , could be vacated. It will be rememi bered that Dr. P. B. Thomas, whose residence adjoins the Studebaker propi erty, and several others living near, remonstrated to the vacation of the • a ley and the building of the new school house on the lot, claiming that i it would depreciate their property. . Thursday the trustees of the Baptist i church (the lot of which is located on i the alley affected) in the vacation proI feedings), together with a number of • other citizens, including the school board, and some of the remonstrators. held a meeting at the K. of P. ball, 1 hoping to effect a compromise that ' would settle the case out of court, but nothing definite was accomj lished and it it thought the trial will come off. One of the propositions for the ’ vacation of the alley was tbit the city give a twenty-foot strip of land off the south side of the Studebaker lot, and the Baptist church give r. twenty-foot strip of lai; 1 off the south i side of its property, for an alley on the I , south side, taking the place of the al ■ I ley proposed to be vacated t n the I ' north side of these two properties. The ■ matter was not settled, and no compromise has as yet been reported. oCALLED BY SISTER'S ILLNESS. ’ Mrs. Mina Nickey of Buffalo, N. Y., Is Seriously Sick. 1 Mrs. Mary Christen will leave this 1 evening for Buffalo, N. Y., where she Is called by the illness of her sister ■ j Mrs. Mina Nickey, who is well known ■ | here where her girlhood days were I spent, and where she has many rela- ! tlves. Mrs. Nickey has been ill two 1 weeks with uric acid poisoning and ‘ has been under the care of a trained ! ' nurse, but word was not sent to her ■' sister until now,, as Mrs. Nickey ■' thought she would recover and did ’' not want her sister to worry needless- > ly Not improving as hoped for, however, the message was sent. Mrs. Nickey and family, prior to going to Buffalo several years ago, lived in Churubusco. o —• HENRY THOMAS BETTER. ’ Popular Cigar Maker is Having His Share of Sickness. ; i Henry Thomas, well known cigar f • manufacturer, has been very sick for ’ ten days past, but his many friends ’ will be glad to hear that he is much ’ better at present with chances for a ' speedy recovery in his favor. Some four weeks ago he injured his right • leg while alighting from a rig. After ten days he was able to hobble arouni * 5 on crutches. On Decoration Day he ’, began suffering from blood poisoning, p . the ailment having settled apparentI ly, and for a week he suffered in- ' tensely. His fever has left and he is s getting along now, though an opera- >, tlcn may be necessary for a perma- *• ] nent cure. o— ~ i; The thirty-eighth chapter of the Kap- - pa Kappa Kappa sorority, the local 3 chapter to be known as the Alpha Sigs ma chagter, was instituted in this city - at the C. J. Lutz home Thursday even- - ing by Miss Grace Norwood of I.eb--3 anon, grand president of this sorority, t Miss Norwood arrived on the 4 o'clock ', car and was met bv a committee and s conveyed to the Lutz home where at r 6 o’clock an elaborate three-course 1 dinner was served. The Lutz home, J which in itself is like a fairy dream i of beauty, was even more so Thursday s evening with its special decorations. , A successful attempt was made to car--3 ry out the sorority colors of black and 1 white, in tlie decorations, this being •

i done in and effective way by taking the i .bough* of a dead cherry tree and ari ranging thereon cherry blossoms of i white tissue, these being artistically arranged about the parlor. In the • other rooms of the home, the archways, pillars and pedestals and other places adapted to docoration were made beautiful with ferns, daisies and roses and other garden flowers. The table In the dining room, where the dinner was seived was decorated with white carnations, this being the sorority flower. The centerpiece was a ia ge bowl of the e blossoms, and carnations were also given as favors. The place cards bore the Tri-Kappa seal. The Misses Naomi Dugan and Lillian Rice assisted in serving the dinner, and Miss Pansy Bell poured the coffee. At 8 o’clock the institution of the order was effected, the following officers being elected: President, Miss Pansy Bell; vice president, Florence Kunkel; corresponding secretary Miss Lucile Hale; recording secretary, Miss Frances Merryman; treasurer, Miss Madge Hite. Miss Pansy Bell was also elected delegate to the state convention which will be held the latter part of June at Russiaville. But six of the twelve girls were received into the order Thursday evening, they being Pansy Bell, Florence Kunkel, Lucile Hale, Madge Hite, Leota Bailey and Jean Lutz. The other six, upon their return to the city, will be Initiated. They are Frances Merryman, Frances Dugan. Edna Hoffman, Bessie Boyers, Fannie Frisinger and Helen Niblick. After the institution of the sorority, refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. The sorority will meet every two weeks, the day of the week to be decided later. This sorority is confined to Indiana alone, and is a charitable organization. Miss Norwood left this morning for Newcastle, where this evening she will institute another chapter. The greatest event in the year for the common schools of the county will be tomorrow, when the annual commencement will take place, the exercises to be held on the lawn of the Central school house in this city, beginning at 9 o'clock in the morning, under the auspices of L. E. Opliger, county schcol superintendent. At this time a large class of 138 will receive diplomas for having completed the course prescribed and will thus be qualified to enter the high school. Prof. W. N. Ferris, president of the Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Mich., will deliver the address. Music will be provided by the Blue Creek cornet band, of which Professor Bliss of Geneva, is the leader, and also by the Dudley Buck Male quartet of Fort Wayne, the exercises to be preceded with music by the band. There will be no admission fee charged, but tickets for reserved seats to be arranged on the lawn have been given to the parents and friends of the graduates and all seats not claimed by 9:25 will te given over to other attendants. The public is given a coral-4 invitation to attend, it is desired that as large an assembly as possible greet Dr. Fer- ' ris, who is a very excellent speaker. The following program will be given: 1 Music —Selected —Dudley Buck Male I Quartet. I Invocation —Rev. Charles E. Ehle. Music —Selected —Dudley Buck Male Quartet. i Class Address —Dr. W. N. Ferris, president Ferris Institute, Big Rapids. Mich. Music —Selected —Dudley Buck Male • Quartet. i Presentation of Diplomas—Superintendent Ira B. Potts. Music —Selected —Dudley Buck Male Quartet. Benediction —Rev. Raymond L. Se- > mans. u — ■ CHILDREN’S DAY. i Sunday will be a happy day for the i Union Chapel church, two and a half i miles east of the city, when the Chil- ‘ dren’s Day services will be held. The t Rev. Imler, pastor of the United Brethr ren church, will have charge and during his absence his duties in the even- > ing will be cared for by Rev. S. E. Cra- , mer. A very interesting program is - being prepared, sonsisting of musi- - cal numbers and other recitations, i which will be complete throughout, ■ and one of the best ever rendered at - this church. This day is always one looked forward to with much interest, when a congregation in large num- - bers, always gathers. 1 Rev. G. W. Tevis of New Carlisle, - Ohio, of the denomination, Brethren ' in Christ, former pastor of the Beery • church west of this city, arrived - Thursday and is busily engaged in ar- ■ ranging the tent, seats and other aci i commodations for holding a tent meetii ing on West Monroe street. The lot t' at the corner of Monroe and Ninth s! streets, opposite the Romberg home, ',' has been secured for this and the 1 seats and timber are already on the ground. The delay In the arrival of . the tent has caused a delay in the -' opening of the services, but it is ex--1 pected that the tent will be here by ? this afternoon, and that everything

can be gotten ready for beginning the services tomorrow evening. R*' Tevis is an enthusiastic worker tor the cause, and with a body of staunch supporters expects to make the cam paign in this city one of force. It is not known how long the meeting " continue, this depending upon the interest. Rev. Tevis served three years at tho Beery church. DREW LARGE CROWD. The Crystal theater enjoyed a patronage Thursday evening, from •> early hour until late in the evening, as the result of the excellent ringing and dancing of the LaDelles whit !i was announced to take place. 1 ford, who rendered the songs during the intervening films, satisfied the many by his parts and the evening was a very enjoyable one. - - ■ --<> ANOTHER PRACTICE. Was Held Thursday Evening by the City Band. The City band spent another evening in rehearsal Thursday evening, and much change in the advancement of the musical note can be noticed with each rehearsal. Some very beautiful pieces are being prepared for the summer months and before we know it this'city will have one of the leading bands to be found in this lo- . cality. Mr. Lawson. the leader, is an old hand at the business, and one who ■ can keep those connected with the band in first-class condition. Concerts will soon be rendered and then the public can expect to hear some very good music. Thursday evening's issue of the Bluffton Banner gave the following notice of the wedding of Wilson B. Lachot, nephew of J. F. Lachot of this city: “At 8 o’clock this evening Miss Elsie Pearl Cobbum will be united in marriage to Wilson Lachot of Apple Creek, Ohio. The marriage ceremony will be performed by Rev. Charles W. Shoemaker of Gas City, an uncle of the bride-elect. The ceremony will be solemnized at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Shoemaker on West Washington street. Dr. Shoemaker is an uncle of Miss Cobbum. A small company of relatives and friends will be present for the event and the bride and bridegroom will leave tomorrow for their future home in Apple Creek." The United Brethren Ladies' Aid society held a very interesting meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. D. V. Steele on West Mon roe street, the devotional and social periods being carried out in a pleasing way, closing with the serving of i a delicious lunch. The offering for the afternoon was $3.45. The ladies planned for the giving of a penny so- 1 cial next Thursday evening, June 15. at the parsonage. This promise' •■> be an enjoyable one and the public is cordially invited. Miss Sue Mayer was hostess to the Needlecraft girls last evening, the party including the Misses Vemia Smith, Agnes Gillig, Clara Weiland. Martha Gotsch, Dessie Beery, Helen ; Sheets, Sue and Celia Mayer and Jessie Magley. There was the usual embroidery work, music, and a very delicious luncheon served in two courses, the hostess being assisted by i the Misses Ruth and Naomi Mayer in serving. The club will meet during ■ the summer only every two weeks, and Miss Agnes Gillig will be the ■ next hostess. Another elaborate party of the week given for a June bride, was the shower given Thursday evening by Mrs Thomas Ehinger and Miss Mae Rade- ' maker for Miss Edna Ehinger, whose ' ) wedding to Will Berling will occur, t June 20th. The affair was given at ’ - Thomas Ehinger home, which was ‘ ) beautifully and appropriately decorat- ■ ed in pink and white. These bridal j - colors were carried out in the stream -'ers of fluted crepe paper which were ! -1 threaded in a mazy network from s i chandeliers to walls and then back ■ j again, forming a roseate canopy. Vases ; ~ of magnolia blossoms and white and I , i pink roses were tastefully used in the t decorations, and completed a pretty s and harmonious setting for the little . tables at which the thirty-six guests, • in dainty and pretty frocks, found places for the evening game of pro- , gressive pedro. The prizes were won 11 by the Misses Louise Brake and Anna i'; Clark, who accordingly turned them 1 j over to the bride-to-be, the prizes be- ■ | ing pieces of aluminum ware. Music -1 furnished during the evening by Mrs. - L. A. Holthouse contributed to the t: pleasure in a great degree. After the i, cards, the tables were prepared for .' the serving of the luncheon, which e very prettily carried out the colors—s pink and white. Assisting in the servf ing were Mesdames W. H. Niblick. E. e X. Ehinger, C. Rademaker and George ■ Kinzle. The “showering" of the bride' y followed the luncheon. This was a 5 “kitchen shower,” and each guest

her gift daintily wrapped, I i being deposited on a large tab.e I - ■ ,h... raim-i-l .. ‘ ■ , leMU re of the giver* as to the rec Ip ( ient a* one b)’ one were brought forth, | H U ch beautiful piete* of aluminum ware and other articles to be used In cookery that forever put to rout the thought that kitchen work is entire y , prosaic. Among the out-of-town, gue. . were Mrs May McMahon °* koß J’ Wis Miss Kahler and Mrs L. H. Kilbourne of Fort Wayne, Miss Cecil j Parkison of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. W. A Fonner entertained Fred Linn and family at a strawberry supper Thursday even ng ■ at their home near Monmouth. — ■—■ The city council, in a continued ses--ion of Tuesday evening's meeting, met with the citizens committee on public improvements at the library Thursday evening for the purpose of completing arrangements relative to the signing of the contract for further preparations so as to be able to go ahead in regard to the erection of the new city hall and with the purchase of equipments for better fire protection. The matter, previous to, the meeting, had been carefully considered by the council, and the members were in a well qualified position to state their views without much delay. The city clerk being absent for ! the first part of the evening, his po-. sition was cared for by his father, L. C. DeVoss, city attorney. All mem-1 bers being present and answering to i the roll call, and there being no unfinished business, continued from the last meeting the city hall question was • at once taken up. A contract of several typewritten pages vas read by the city attorney, makin everything clear to all present, after .vhlch Mayor Teeple affixed his signature, represent-1 ing the city, while those of Erastus Fritzinger and L. C. Waring were attached in behalf of the citizen's committee. Chalmer Schafer and M. E. Brackett, who were absent from the • city, and John Niblick, members of I the committe, were unable to be pres- ' ent Members of the committee, however, assured the council that there names would be placed to the contract as the first opportunity. The contract i' in brief contains the following impor-' tant parts, which, as read Thursday evening, were satisfactory to all concerned. The city council, representing the city of Decatur, a municipal corporation, and known as the first party, and the Citizen's Improvement Committee, composed of the aforesaid members, and representing the party I of the second part, and wishing to obtain a better fire protection for themselves and the citizens of Decatur as ' well, and to redven the high rate of fro insurance, owing to the present condition of thinrs in the city, has agreed to the following: That the party of the second part does agree to erect on the property of the party of the first part, located on Monroe street, a strip of ground 40x66 feet, a city building according to the plans and specifications, to be submitted by ! the first party and satisfactory to • both parties, complete in every re-' spect, and in this building to install a fire apparatus, with full equipment, appurtenances, and other machinery and implements, and at a cost not to exceed eighteen thousand dollars. The second party will then lease to the first' party the building and all connected with it at completion for ten years, at a r*ntal of $2,425 a year, including interest, bearing not more than 6 per cent, should the cost of the building and other equipment be SIB,OOO, and if less, the rental to be according. The ! first payment by the city is to be made upon the completion of the building I and the first day the city takes possession of the same. From then on the rentals are to be paid semi-annually, ; the first on January 1 and the second on July 1 of each year, until the entire cost has been paid to the second party. At the end of this time, or should the debt be paid off in less I time, the building, with all connected ; with it, is to be turned over to the possession of the city. All during this time the city is to keep everything in good running order at their expense. This work of signing the contract, having been gone through, bids for the • construction of the same will have to be advertised, and immediate work will then be commenced and rushed to completion as quickly as possible. Every citizen in Decatur should be thankful for the steps which the recently organized committee is undertaking, and to whom much credit will always be deserved. The work cannot be rushed to completion too rapidly, and the sooner we obtain this needed Improvement, the better position will this city be in, and better prepared to fight a fire conflagration, should it come. Upon the complerton of this important question, Councilman Hale made a motion that the purchasing committee buy two fire lanterns and three

hundred feet of rope, uk»d J fire chief, Hammond. Thii the evening's work and meat followed, * — — —Q- j The eighty-.^, U(l mencement of Indiana um V( , r 1 held Friday afternoon & t m J Mis* Fannie Frl|j n g er> (I ‘3 Mr and Mrs. j. M city, and Frank >. Inn , g(m 0( ’ Mrs. Joseph E. Mann of rJj .ship, being among the 35, Tj The following Is a Hit of H from northern Indiana: Waited Bodenhafer, Kendallville; tJj Easch, Topeka; Fanny Mgud e J er, Decatur; Laura Vaehti gJ Kendallville; Bertha Regina 1 wege, Avilla; Fay 0 Horn Ellen Viola Houtz, I'.iuffton; j Etta IJoyd, Warsaw, Prank' M Mann. Decatur; Grover Ma-.J Andrews; josrpn k. 1 - au | > ' ton; Jesse Artiveldt Sanders gJ Joy Muriel Shutt, Auburn; Clajd rey, North Manchester; i rffl4 j Vaughan, Topeka; Hirt WllcoJ saw, and John Wilcox the J ceiving the degree of ba; helonJ Cloice Wellington Hattfield, wj Allan Jones, Larwill; Patrick ■ Quinlan, Monroeville, craduatiagl the law school; Daniel R. gj hoff. Fort Wayne. Leonard PMH line. North Jundson; Klore H Hidy, North Manchester; anJ gust Rang, Garrett; Marion J North Judson; Algie Hoffman 1 ! North Manchester and bJ 1 Franklin Stickler, Columbia oj tors of medicine, and Jesse JanJ loway (A. 8., Indiana university,l Cromwell. 1 o—— J One of the very prettiest ufl I piest of the weddings ot Jgj solemnized at 12 Thursday J home of Mr. and Mrs Henry ■ on Nortn iniru street, whj daughter, Miss Lizz:e. tecametil • of Thomas Edward Miller, the J ing more particularly happy, J it was also the birthday auniJ of the bride. The wedding •« J took place in one corner of ■ lor, w’hich was tastefully dgfl , with spring garden :!„>•*ers. I now in their most glorious bew ' profusion, the bridal party J iqg to this place to the straiufl delssohn s wedding march plajl the bride’s sister, Miss Alice ■ The Rev. L. C. Hessert. pastor! ■ German Reformed church, oil Miss Knapp has been an actin! her in all departments, officiatdl bride, who is a very pretty you! was becomingly gowned in a M white embroidery and wore a tulle veil, caught to her hiM orange blossoms ‘.Eese r'.ossoß ing worn by her mother at M wedding. She carried a bona white bride's roses Her her sister, Miss Hertha Kmiß was gowned in a lovely dress■ silk, with flowers in her bdfl groom’s attendar' was Mr FiO baucher. Following 'be wedding dinner was served. I being laid for the twenty-f>»»l including the immediate meisil ' the families and intimate Ines® witnessed the ceremony. ] married couple left C;is a- !e ™j ! Warsaw, where they tj parents of the J. P. Miller. Upon their next week they will be a: North Sixth street, their ho«B ing been prepared 1 y them m 4 Out-of-town guests at fl ' were the bride s brother, ■ Knapp, of Chicago Mrs. J‘«fl ' kene and daughter. Helen, «■ apolis; Mrs. Robe t Hines «■ > apoHs. I Miss Knapp is a - voung ‘ excelled worth, and r he ■ of the excellent young busing of the city, having been esP J some time as a salesman I ry Knapp hardware storej RED men e IECT '°J The Red Men will hold «■ nual election tonight at • quarters and many I ' are expected to be in atten sides the election of the 0 /■ I, will control the lodge .o- ■ 1 year there will be degr« ;to several candidates. ■ ■ ;, jprogressed considerably ' past year and is making r H ■ toward being one o 1 ,he /*l >' strongest lodges in (! .v J > coming sachem will be 1 ■ tjwho success B. ■’ ' ;rein J I chair. All the member* | . present at this buys FAPM- I - Henry C- Di,tner O pof! J 1 ship, a prominent ; ty. has disposed "• 11 -. farm to Jacob 11 1 •' will still have in ß t try home until some •' ■ ,'when he will make d>ff ■ -’ ments as to what he " i jture.. Mr. Baker,. 11 B - owns a farm of ‘ ase< l,® y the property pl J - still reside upon his ■ he has resided for J’ ea ' ■