Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1911 — Page 2

Todd Lijnn and Miss Agnes Murray stole a march on their Decatur friends Thursday evening when at 7 o'clock they secured an automobile and glided peacefully away to Ossian, where they were quietly married by the Rev. A. 8. Elzey, a brother-in-law of the groom, the wedding taking place at the Elzey home. The bride wore for her wedding gown a very handsome frock of vellow chiffon over silk. The newly married couple left on a wedding trip tud after a week will be at home in his city at the home of the groom's pi,rents, Mr. ana Mrs. Sol Linn, corAct of Jefferson and Fourth streets The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Murray, and is one of the very popular girls of the city, a young Indy of unusually pleasing personality. I'ntil quite recently she has been employed as an operator by the Citizen's Telephone company. The groom has resided in the city his entire life, where he is known as one of the best young men. He is employed at the Decatur automobile works. The report of the wedding gained currency on the streets this morning, but an examination of the’marriage records this morning showed no account of the issuance of the license and there was some doubt as to whether the report was true. A dispatch from Ossian to the Daily Democrat confirmed the rumor of the marriage. Rev. Elzey came to this city Thursday evening in his automobile and took the young couple to his home, the wedding taking place at 9 o'clock. .Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snow- of this city secured the Arthur Fisher automobile and went to Ossian, where they met the bridal party au.l were witnesses o Sheriffs of counties in northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio met in Fort Wayne today to form an organ!ration that is expected to he effective ■ t i’.evti.'.jn oi i.orse-steal-f.ig ; nJ in the capture o. thieves who may conclude to defy the law. Briefly, the sheriffs propose a league that will thoroughly organize a score < :■ more of counties in the two states, is well as in the larger portion of Michigan By a:i organized system they expect to be aide to get in quick communication with every section of the territory as soon as discovery is made that a horse lias been stolen Authorized representatives will be named in every city, town and village, ss well as in the rural communities to at once report either the theft of a Uwse or the presence of a suspicious character and will be instantly on watch after a Horse theft has been reported. :.i- °t i: t v n. :i the grand jury room at the court house and it was called at the instance of Sheriff Relcheldert'er of Allen county. Other officials in attendance included Sheriff Ralph Thomas of Auburn; Sheriff H. A. Shoemaker. Columbia City: Sheriff T. J. Durkin. Decatur; Sheriff S. J. King, Portland; Sheriff H. B. Wil-.-•n, Van Wert; Sheriff P. M. McCarty, Huntington; Sheriff Charles Kintzel and Deputy O. P. Smith, Warsaw; Sheriff F. M. Watt. Lima. Ohio; Sher-

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t' Iff Freeman Carlisle, Bluffton; Sheriff i B. P. Todd. fAgrange. and Sheriff Auet tin Parsell, Angola.—Fort Wayne Sen--1 tinel. . I The work of raising the 1100.00 for, , 1 the endowment fund for the Depauw t 1 university at Greencastle, to be secur- • ed from pledges throughout the state ( is going merrily on and nearly $25,00® : I more than one-half of the required > fund has already been pledged through i 1 the earnest appeals of those in charge i 1 and the generous gifts of the people ■ who are lending their aid in various I ways. I Rev. Sherman Powell, formerly of > this city, and Rev. G. 11. Myers, who t are under the direction of Rev. Wade. . | who is leadin the movement and whose • diligent labors are betng much appre- ; 'elated by those connected in this work i and should be aided by one and all. , The following will give the home peot pie, who are well acquainted in this 1 important need, the present standing land the excellent results that have so I far been accomplished: , 1 That >24,50® —more than one-half of « the sum required—has already been ■ jdedged in the Depauw university eu- > dowment fund campaign was announc- > ed yesterday by Dr. Cyrus U. Wade at the annual meeting of the board of ■ ment fund of $500,000. • until December 31, 1911. If SIOO,OOO ' shall have been received by that time s the general education board of New , York City will give another SIOO,OOO, . which will make an annual endow- ' trustees and visitors. One thousand, i one hundred and eighty-seven pledges have been signed, ranging in amounts from $1 to SIO,OOO. Four for SIO,OOO ‘have been received. Depauw students 1 are taking an active interest in the campaign, and signed notes to the total of several thousand dollars, which are to be redeemed after graduation. Several young men, in a public speaking class today turned in pledges to the amount of SI,OOO. The entire campaign is under the direction of Dr. Wade, who is at present being assisted by five men —the Revs. G H. Myers and Sherman Powell, of the North Indiana conference, and D S. Smith and D. F. Hoagland, of the Northwest Indiana conference, and W. N. Gaither, of the Indiana conference. The campaign will continue Vera Cruz, a little town over in Wei’s county, is agitated by the piob■.ble firdtng of a bVnd tiger which may have been in operation for a considerable while. According to facts at hand a person by the r ■ - John Masterson sub-rented a l a n |irr>m a Mr. Erward Neuhouser. manager of the Vera Cruz creamery for the purpose of keeping a horse and other merchandise, and when Mr. Neuhouser went to the barn to secure some of his material stored there he found abouta barrel and a half of bottled liquids in small beer bottles, but without any labels. He called several ' witnesses and they examined the ' goods. He placed new locks on the barn to prevent Masterson from obtaining the goods until the officials 1 made an investigation. The officials ■ i will have the contents of the bottles , analyzed and the outcome of the exposure will hinge entirely on the ana lytical report of the constituents of the liquid. Masterson has been living in the 'town for several years and operates a | cigar stand in conjunction with an | ice cream parlor. After the finding it lis said that Masterson took one of ! the citizens to task about the matter land was alleged to have said that s man is entitled to keep anything he wishes in his barn. No arrests have been made as yet, but the officials are investigating the affair thoroughly. — o— OPEN AIR CONCERT. I By Blind Singer of Indianapolis at the j Salem Grove. Rufus Broadbeck, a blind soloist, graduate of the institution for the blind at Indianapolis, will give a free, open-air concert at Salem Grove Saturday, June 17th. Ice cream and soft drinks will be on the ground. Everybody is cordially invited and should come out and bear Mr. Broadbeck. a, .... — HUSTLING HONDURAS. Hand-bills were distributed today, announcing a “Jolly June the 24th" at Honduras —the coronation carnival at Henpeck park. A Sovine is proprietor of the “roost,” and advertises a big, featured evening. There will be music, fishing ponds, guessing contests, and prizes given away' for the prettiest girl. Refreshments of all kinds on the grounds and everybody is invited to come. WILL RECEIVE BIDS. The city school board will hold a meeting this evening at the office of the president, A. H. Sellemeyer, at time bids will be received for ] the repair of the Central schoo building, the repairs being done through a ruling made by the state board governing the same.

The postal savings depository for Decatur is an assured fact, Postmaster W, A. Lower Friday having re oeived official notice from PostmasterGeneral Frank H. HitcttcucX, at Wash ingtdn. througu r u. Weed, chief clerk of the postal savings department. The pith of the notice tells briefly that the Decatur "office la designated to be a postal savings depository beginning July 10th." Further word is that the I 1 books and supplies, including certifi- ‘ cates of deposit forms, having already. been ordered from the American Bunk Note company of New York City tor use in the local savings bank, and that these Will be here tn due time. Advice as to the banks in which the postal savings leceipts will be deposited will also be received in due time.. While the institution of the jtostal savings bank will make no material change in the local office, it will be necessary to rearrange the force somewhat and perhaps take on an extra ( helper. One of the present force will ■ have charge of the bank department | but the decision as to who will take charge of this, has not yet been made. The office rooms, materially, will undergo little change, though it is possible there will be a rearrangement of, the front of the building to accommodate this department of the work. A pamphlet giving information for depositors was also sent with the notice, and more will be received later for distribution. Any person of the age of ten years or more may make deposits in his of her own name, and, a married woman in her own name, and free from interference or control, by her husband. No person can have i more than one account at any one time. Only patrons of the postoffice 1 may open a postal savings bank there. ’ Accounts must be opened in person but subsequent deposits may be made by mail. Deposits will be accepted only from individuals. No accounts i will be opened in the name of one per-1 son in trust for another. LVepositsare evidenced by postal savings certificates issued in fixed denominations of sl. $2. $5, $lO, S2O, s.‘>o and SIOO. No account will be opened for less than | $1 nor will fractions of a dollar be ac-| cepted for dejiosit. More than SIOO in! one month cannot be deposited by a 1 person, nor can he have at any one time a total balance to his credit of more than SSOO. Amounts less than | $1 may be saved for deposit by the | purchase of ten-cent postal cards and , adhesive ten-cent postal savings' stamps. Interest will be allowed on all deposits at the rate of 2 per cent per annum, payable annually. The pos- j its will bear interest from the first day of the month next following that i in which deposited. The Daily Democrat takes great pleasure in announcing to the people of Decatur and vicinity that they j have completed all arrangements to put on one of the popular newspaper specials, which has created a splendid! impression throughout all of the larg- i er cities. “A Missing Word Contest.' The Daily Democrat takes this means of introducing to the business men of j our city, Miss Kathryn Yater of Os-j good, Ind., who will have charge of I this contest for the Democrat. Deca-1 tur’s big and progressive daily. This I young woman will be ably assisted by Miss Mary Hasset of Franklin. Beginning on Monday the Daily Democrat will start a missing word' contest, to continue for some time, during which thirty dollars will be| given away in cash prizes to the yers- n who proves to be the success; ul one. Watch for the particulars covering tl’.e contest in Monday evening's r aper. o .__ TWO MEN ROB TRAIN. ■ ■■— —— (United Press Service.) Yoncella. Oregon., June 17 —(Spec-1 ial to Daily Democrat)—Several posses were busy today, engaged iu scouring the country of the nearby vicinity in search of two unmasked men who held up ano robbed a southbound passenger train, between here and Brain at an early hour this morning. The robbers escaped with many valuable and registered mail. The men boarded the train at Brain and broke their way into the mail car. One man held the mail clerk by holding a revolver in his face, while the other ripped the mail sacks and a registered package. They then pulled the emergency string and when the engi- : neer slowed down fled from the train ' and escaped. TWELVE-POUND SON. : Born to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Boyers ! Friday Evening. > ' Mrs. J. S. Boyers received a telegram this morning from her son, Luther Boyers, at Palo Alto, Cal., announcing the birth of a san, who i made his arrival Friday evening at f 6; 25 o’clock. Mother and eon were t reported as doing well. The mother r was Miss Winifred Johnson, a former z Children Cty FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA

teacher in the Decatur schools. Since their marriage they have resided at Palo Alto, where Luther attended Leland Stanford university, completing the general course thia spring. He will take a further course to prepare himself for the medical profession. His father, Dr. J. 8. Boyers, of this city, left Wednesday noon for Call- ! fornia for a three weeks’ visit, during i which time he will visit with his son, 1 attend the meeting of the American , Medical association and visit other points of interest. The annual memorial services In memory of their departed brothers will be held by the Knights of Pythias tomorrow afternoon. The custom of holding union memorial services by the lodges ns had been observed lor the past two years, seems not to be in order tills year, and it is like y that each lodge will hold Individual services. The Knights of Pythias are ' requested to meet at the Home on (Third street at 4 o'clock tomorrow ' afternoon, and from there will march to the cemetery where the graves of their brethren will be decorated with floral pieces. Professor E. E. Rice lias been engaged to deliver the me ' morial address and this will be deliv- i I ered at the cemetery. All members i of the lodge are requested to bring i flowers to the hiriJ. the Pythian Sis- < ters devoting today to the prepara--1 tlon of the wreaths and other floral | pieces. All the Pythian Sisters are,’ also requested to meet at the Home (tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. • ( where there will be carriages to con 1 i vey them to the cemetery, to take i ' part in the services. Departed Brothers. 1 There are twenty-two names on the ' roll of departed brethren, whose mem ' ory will be thus honored tomorrow . ; They are: I R. A. Curran. George Margert, J. ■ I W. Place, Bob Phillips. J. A. Waldron. I George Woodward, Grant Gwinner, B. W. Quinn. John T. France, A. L. DeVilbiss, John Quinn, Frank Railing, Peter Ashbaucher, I. J. Miesse, E. N. - < Tyrill, J. W. Merriman. Anson Van|Camp, Godfrey Christen. Perry Mil ! ler. Art Baughman. Solon Snow. John 1 Anlt. I —- - William Koch, national grand fore- , man of the American Yeomen, arrived I in the city today and is the guest of the local homestead. An open ses- 1 ' sion will be held at the hall this evening from 8 to 9 o’clock to which 1 the public is invited, an excellent I | program having Deen prepared for this. Following the opening session , i will be the regular lodge meeting, and i there are several candidates Co be in- , ' itiated at this time. Another distin- ' guished guest who will be present ; ' this evening is State Manager CarteJof Indianapolis. The public is very , cordially invited to attend the open • meeting this evening. «. j POLICE COURT NEWS. i The police court has exhibited a j very quiet appearance for the past i few days, there only being an issn- ' ance of a license to break the monot--1 ony of the quietude. The license was ' issued to D. H. Zimmerman of Goshen, Indiana, and was to sell medicine. ■ o Mrs. John Niblick and daughter. Mrs. O. P. Edwards, of Leipsic, Ohio, . left for Chicago Friday evening and I will spend today with Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Boyle at Englewood, where tonight Mr. Niblick will join them. Sunday morning they will attend the bac-, calaureate sermon for the graduating i class of Ferry Hall, the women’s de- j partment of Lake Forest t'niversity. Their daughter and sister. Miss HeT-' ' en, is a member of the class. She will | , graduate Tuesday morning at Id , o'clock. Helen graduated from our j • Decatur high school two years ago. I and in the past two years has not only earned her diploma, but taken j the required studies in th'e university 1 ! classes for the freshmen year at Mt Holyoke college, South Hadley. Mass., j where she expects to enter next Sep tember as a full sophomore. i » Thursday evenin# at 8 o’clock at i the home of Mr. and Mrs. William -1 Youse, six miles north of this city, r 1 occurred the wedding of their daugli- -' ter, Eva. to Mr. Lawrence Hartzell, s [ youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias ■ I Hartzell, of Hoagland. The bride is i a niece of John Houk of this city, her mother being his sister. The ceremony was a pretty one and wa# performed by the Rev. A. K. Momma of the Hoagland Lutheran pastorate, the s wedding being witnessed by one hundred or more guests, who responded to the invitations issued, quite a num- ’• ber being present from Fort Wayne, i- New Haven, Monroeville, Markle, i- Hoagland and Decatur. Miss Eraia o ( Houk of this city, a oousin of the t j bride, played the wedding march. The e j presents were very numerous and r costly, the greatest being a check isr sued by the bride's father for S3OO. 5 The evening was greatly enjoyed by every one present After faring sumptuously in their festivities guests all returned to their homes, wishing A .-1

n . »•« “x aide In Dr. Morri.’ property at Hom land. . REITER ENCAMPMENT ELECTS, At the regular meetinff ot the Kelt er Encampment branch ol e Fel |ow lodge the officers for tte ensuing term were elected and «beJnatallation will occur July 14th. Tboee elected were: Chief patriarch. Adam Weis; high Samue ’ nU ‘ senior warden. Robert D. Patterson; junior warden. Mel J. Hutler. _____ —. o - — ——— Shall Decatur have a home-coming this fall? Here is a problem that «• ,ry business man and citizen ought to study over and at once, while we still have ample time for considering, and get the ball rolling toward this way.| so as to find out the opinion of the people as to whether or not they want a celebration of this kind. The same movement was started last year, but too late in the season for the matter j to be carried through, so we have I been urged to call the attention of the I people at an early date. All cities. | far and near have a gathering of thissort following the harvest season and at a time when all can. without much I difficulty, come home and enjoy a few davs of real ' pleasure, an well M one which would be of much benefit to the business man. A number in 'terested in the movement have expressed different suggestions for the: carrying out of the matter, but we' want all to have a say and to make it as complete as iweslble. This would | mean much to Decatur, and when once started would be continued right j along from year to year. By working ■ hand in hand we would be able to se | cure a line of attractions and other; amusements that would bring to I'“catur a record-breaking crowd, not only for pleasure, but in a- business way as well. _ ~ o — Washington. D. June 17 President Taft will be in Indianapolis from midnight of July 3rd until midnight of July 4rth. according to an official bulletin issued at the white house today. On Saturday, July 1, the president will take his family to Beverly, Mass., and after seeing the members established in the summer home there will leave Beverly the same evening for Marion, Bid., where he will arrive at noon on Monday, the 3rd The president, it is expected; will visit tile National Soldiers’ home at that city, and will also address a meeting of editors or bankers, or perhaps botti He will leave in the evening for Indianapolis. If the hour permits he may possibly make a brief stop-over at Anderson. According to the schedule Mr. Taft will reach Indianapolis about midnight. While in indlanap--ohs he will be the guest of former Vice President Fairbanks, at who** home he will spend the night. On the morning of the Fourth tile president will probably go to the home of Senator Kern and may be the guest of the senator at breakfast. He wilt review the parade and attend the oaitroad men's celebration at the state fair ground, where he will witness the head-on collision of locomotives. In the evening he wilt be the guest of the Marion club at a banquet. The trip will not be extended to Terre Haute. The departure from Indianapolis for Washington will be at mid night July 4tb. The city school board n*»t Friday ; evening and received bids for the re- | pairs of the Central school building. I the contract being awarded to Mann it Christen on iheir bid ot $990. There were four bidders as follows, each filI ing therewith their certified cbevk in the sum of S2OO, conditioned for the j carrying out of the coatract if awarded the same: Mann & Christen $ 99,1 ; Amos Gillig ii»LJ ' Linn & Patten 104 s ; Fred Hoffman 13x0 i. The repairs include changes in the lighting and ventilating systems and will be begun as soon as practicable. They are mad* to bring the school up t to the requirement of the state board , of health, the school house having . been deemed below the standard in ! these requirements in a recent visit ~ here by reprsentatives of the state ; board. ;! The board also allowed the follow- ■ ing bills at Friday evening's meet- ■ ing: E. E. Rice, expenses of com- ; mencement, opera house an<| ‘ Dr - Lindley $55.70 ■ Gay, Zwick & Myers, piano 1 bench 57 - . D. M. Hensley, clock and re- , pairs on three clocks 425 , Decatur Democrat, legal print--1 ing, notice to contractors, ens Tel( ’b M 15.15 a James P. Haefling, insurance on I five-year policy on Second " W(u - d ’ 19.50 1. L. C. Helm, three-year, SSOO polv icy on 2nd Ward 6 .50 5 L. C. Helm, three-year SIOOO pols icy on 3rd Ward 43 g E E. Rice, ’phone, express. ' 1

<9, K. E. Rice, one-half month’s s a |. ary, completes year -o KILLED A WEASEL. Friday night at a late hour Draytoj HUI was aroused by the squawk, 0( his chickens and oa investigating the cause found a weasel in the act llf drinking the life-blood of one of tfc, brtxtd hens In endeavoring to | rußl . n the hold of the weasel the !iit him In the hand, inflicting a ( i t flesh wound. Enable to loosen It h ‘„ was forced to kill. It to save ths tt ol .x any future damage. The weasel w a , the property of John Chronister and was but receeily purchased. —I I- —»♦ -• — ■■ ...._ w Indianapolis., but., June 17.- r^ W( , l were 4,«32 divnrcea granted ill.matrt ; wives and,husbands in Indiana dmlnt 1910, according. statistic* in the office <>t the state statimte.,.,! and announced yesterday. There * we only 30,t>77 macrJage licenses issued (during the year—scarcely more than ' six times the number of divorces. The j latter figures are regarded In exceu ' because some licenses issued were never used. Os the divorces granted the I had much the better of the argument coUectively. Legal separations were granted to women in 3,475 cases, while men asked freedom in only l,l67.crueg according to the figures. The stativ tician’s office has compared the total number of divorces granted and tnar- ' riage- licenses issued with those of 1999. 1908, 1907 and 1906. The divorces granted in 1909 were ' almost 200 less than those granted last year. They reached 41494, with ' the wives winning the cases in 3,16» ' instances and the husbands- in. i.oif, oases. The total number of marriage licenses granted In 1909 was 28,522. For 1908 the total number of divorce, granted was 4.253. The wives won in 3,136 '.uutea and the huahands m 1,117. The total number of marriage licenses issued amounted to 26J90 in 1908. Fourteen Causes Given. In 1907 the figures for both were lower. Wives obtained decrees in J,. 967 c ases and husbands in 1.013. malting the total number of divorces, granted during the year 3,980. The marriage licenses were much more numerous than in the preceding year: due. it is staid at nhe state statlntioian's office, to the- panic of 1908. Thetotal number for 1907 reached 3„804. In 1906 the total lumber us divorces was only 31669. of which 2.35 were granted women and 874 to men. The causes of divixces trained have been tabulated for 1910 from a!! the counties by tile state official’s office and they filllaw. specifying » which party the- decree was granted: Abandonment (wife)—7s4 cases. AbandonmentArhusband)—369 cases. Adultery (wife) —164 cases Adultery (husband) —223 cases. Criminal (Conviction. (wife:—4s cases. Criminal Conviction (husband>-4 eases. Cruet Treatment (wife>—lJß cases. Cruel Treatment (husband*— cases. Drunkenness (wife) —387 cases. Drunkenness (husband > —36 cas* Failure to Provide (wife)—*W eases. Failure to Provide thusbatic None. Other Causes (wife) —179 cases Other Causes rilttsbaoa)— 91 1 Maroon county led in the number vl dirorees granted, with 598 to wit* and 170 to husbands. Vigo was n( * j with a total <rf 220 divorces. came Vanderbarg with 220. MadWL with 176, Allen with 171. St. J<Wi‘ with 170, Delaware with 147. nWwith 122 and Cass with 115. Ohio counity won the blue riVOv# y . harboring the least domes#* ’ licity. Only one divorce was g rdll there during the year, according *’ ' the reports. Union comuy * a - ' ; close second with but four de< re<t j registered. The lone Ohio county (tecree *’♦ ’ granted to a wife because of a (i j ! en husband. An anmsitts ’ ’ 1 the figures, the officials in 'he s 1 statistician's office believe. ! ‘*s • lack of decrees granted husband: I eause their wives failed to pro ( for them. Nessa case of 6 ' •cription was registered in any c - reports sent in by county -r*

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