Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1911 — Page 2

r ■ ■■ — MUSiC RECITAL MONDAY. ■■hl-.'iz fa progressing nicely tor ..«• tu - recital to be gi»ea at 7:30 ./clock Monday evening in the Presbytarixu church by the large music class o< Mrs. C. J. Luu. All the riends of the class and those interest- . u m music are cordially invited The ecital will be tree The program includes piano and vocal solos, trios, double duets, pipe organ numbers. Two pianos will be provided for the players Mrs. Lutz contemplates giving several recitals in the near future. There will be a public recital in the tall again, and several parlor recitals soon. o The awful tragedy which occurred Thursday morning in Fort Wayne. ' eu Janies M Nolan, a watchman at the Pennsylvania freight house, and esiding at 1016 Hayden street, shot and instantly killed his wife in the backyard of their home. at 7:30 o'clock in the morning, and then turned the revolver upon himself in an ineffectual attempt to commit suicide, will be brought nearer to Decatur people, when they learn that the woman's two nieces. Lulu and Edith Miler. who res Vied with the Nolans, and owjr whom it is said a part of the trou•de may have arisen, are related here. The Miller girls are granddaughters st George Worden, residing east of the city, and are nieces of Mrs. Alex Hoyer of this city. The Miller girls are daughters of Louis Miller, a Pennsylvania railroad conductor, who was a -other of the murdered woman His • ;le was Miss Lillie Worden, who was the daughter of Mrs. Hoyers sister. Mrs George Worden Lulu and Edith Miller are aged respectively, eighteen and fifteen years, and their mother, -Mrs Lillie Worden Miller, died when .- i-.th. the younger, was nine months of ago Since then they have been making their home with their aunt, Mrs James Nolan, the fattier paying forty dollars per month board for the daughters At one time. Mr and Mrs. Hex Hoyer contemplated giving the ■ aildren a home here, but this was not determined. The rash act of the man is the culmination of years of domestic unhappiness and following a four-day drunken debauch After the shooting. Nolan started to run. but the police arrived and overhauled him within a few hundred yards of his home and placed him under arrest. Awakening to a realization of his deed, he went into a state of remorsefulness and tor hours .was on bis knees in his cell praying for forgiveness. His cries cc.uld be heard »!'. ove - ’he station. Relatives who called to see him. however, it is said, had Vttle comnassion him. and neighbors stated that the woman whom he so ruthlessly shot c <wn. had led a dog'-, life, living in constant fear that he would kill her some day The Journal-Gazette savs of the tragedy: kt the time the shooting occurred, the only other occupants of the house besides Mr. and Mrs. Nolan were the two Miller girls. The eldest was in the front yard engaged at some LIQUOR HABIT CONQUERED > Mo Get Hd o* \ t>sdnnk haDrt In 3 tos. After besn< » heavy driakWljF er for years, I wan oared W v In providentially came tn to pneeees'. on of the tree f Remedy for overran:in< alcoholism. The dnsker who wan» to quit forever» getting nd of the £s' • craving, can easily fIgSHHHERdo »x losing no time an 3 Ju • Jk lJnOHSS enjoying life better th&a ever before. Marvelous succeaa. Safe, reliable, DRINKERS SECRETLY SAVED If a person is addicted so strongly be (or shel has lost desire to be rescued, be can be treated veeretly : will become disgusted with odor and taste of liquor. Letpons of testimonials ver.fv. Ls< of my Method. Joyous i».*arv fbr drinkers and mother*, wives, etc., contained in my Book. Mailed, pla n wrauy-: free. Ryep this adv. or pass it on Addrv > EOW.J.WOQDS,S34SiithAv., A MwYtfMU. i A M 1° WEBSTER’S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY THE MERRIAM WEBSTER The Only New unabridged dictionary in many years. Contains the pith and essence ot an authoritative library. Covers every field of knowL edge. An Encyclopedia in a single book. The Only Dictionary with the New Divided Page. 400,000 Words. 2700 Pages. 6000 Illustrations. Cost nearly half a million dollars. Let us tell you about this most remarkable single volume. Write tor sample pages, full par- ■ wl uculare, etc. Name this wk M paper and ' r *y wX we will MOj J Tree wMEmsw ga wa * * et °f wK Pooket AC. Senia. Bkd>3

—— -gs task and Edith, the younger, was in the rear ot the bouse and within twen- : ty feet of Mrs. Nolan, who was in the ) yard preparing to begin work at the • family washing "Nolan had been away all morning. > having left the house before the fam- • :ly arose and gone to a corner saloon » He came in suddenly through the • front yard and passed Lulu Miller , without uttering a word, but there was , nothing over-peculiar about his ac- » tions which might lead the girl to sus- . pect that he was about to attempt tuurder. He went immediately to the > rear of the house and walking up to i his wife be engaged her In conversation. "He seemed to be obsessed with the I idea that Edith Miller was causing all , the trouble between him and his vlfe t and the conversation was on this subI ject. I “T want that damned girl to leave i the house at once,' he was overheard I to say by Edith Miller, who could see . the couple through the open doorway. ! His wife remonstrated with him. declaring that the girl had no other home to go to. that she was too young to . be thrown upon her own resources. . and that she thought the girl was all right where she was. “ ‘Jim, you promised my dying sister that you would take care of the girls.' Mrs. Nolan replied. Nolan, with- , out uttering a word in reply, wheeled on his heel and stalking into the house, he evidently picked up a heavy 44 Colt revolver, which he kept hidden about the place, and going into the yard again he walked up close to his wife, and taking an unsteady aim, dis charged a bullet into her body. It entered just above the left breast, causing a ghastly hole and lodged in her back. She fell to the ground in her tracks and death was probably instantaneous. as there was no sign of lite when neighbors arrived a few minutes afterward.” Nolan had been discharged Saturday night by the Pennsylvania railroad on account of drinking. The funeral of Mrs. Nolan was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. o— ——- Miss Alvina Mailand. daughter of j Mr and Mrs. Charles Mailand of Stop 13. on the interurban, is recovering ■ rom a severe ease of blood poisoning, which threatened the amputation of one of her legs. A blister, which was rubbed on one of her heels, became poisoned from the coloring matter in the stocking and her condition became very alarming indeed, the physician thinking at one time that it would be necessary to amputate the iimb at the knee, and at one time he made three j visits daily to the home. She is getting better now. however, and is able to go riding, though the full use ot the limb has not returned yet. Mrs. W. J. Myers left this morning for South Bend, where she was called on account of the serious illness of her grandchild. Alice, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. lifer, w*n has been sick for some ! months past. The message being brief, no particulars were given, but' it is thought to be complications, or I bordering on that nature. Charles Lang, whom it was thought had contracted a fever, and which it was thought might be typhoid, is resting somewhat easier, and the high temperature has been checked. He is able to sit up at times, but still suffers much pain and is weak from the early symptoms of the disease With careful attention he will get i along all right and be able to be out in a week or so. ( Ansel Heckman, hvine for miles east of the city, is very seriously si'-.: v ith an attack of typhoid at present, bis fever being 105 degrees. The Babcock family at Honduras is i acing its share’of sickness at present, there being several of them sick vith typhoid fever. Tilden Lister is still in a rather weakened condition from the hemor- : hages which he suffered Thursday evening He is slowly improving, but very little encouraging word can be given out at the timS&eghCMFWY given out for the time being. FIRST "b?LL CAR Os The Miller Bros.’ Wild West Show in the City Toda/. The first advertising car for the famous Miller Bros.’ wild vest performance, which is to appear in this city on Thursday, August 3rd. arrived here this morning over the Grand Rapids from Lagrange, remaining here throughout the day. during which time the many paste slingers canvassed the town and madethemselves very busy, making known the arrival of the show. Miller Brothers circus is fast gaining a reputation as being one of the largest wild west shows on the road today, and upon their making this city, it was made known that the i fence on the Teeple lot just east of the Monroe street bridge would have

w — ■. 1.-JJ-a to be taken down for more room. showing that it is the largest that has e ever played in this city. Their pere formanee contains many wild, imiing and thrilling features, and along with [. the hundred of people In their employ, i-. will be the best ever struck Decatur, i ,The second advertising car. making p known closer arrangements relative to r • the show, and thorough canvass of the s • city will be here in a few weeks Several from city attended the t funeral of Robert, sevesteen-month--8 c4d son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Bark a ley, which was held at the East Lib- - erty U. B. church by the Rev Snyder. ' w ith interment in the I. O. O. F. ce.-n- - etery in Monroeville. The Monroe--1 ville Breeze gives the following ac- ( 8 count of the death: t. Mrs Jacob Barkley, residing with her husband, four mile> south es town e* in Union township. Adams county. 1 prepared a mixture of poison and wa » ter for the purpose of exterminating . flies, which she had set down on a ta- - ble and left the room for a short time. ? In her absence a little seventeen > months-old son. named Robert, got . hold of the cup. and thinking it was I water, drank it. In pain and agony. little Robert lingered a period ot abont . seventeen hours, when death came • and ended his suffering. The attend- . ing physician. Dr. Kauffman, state! • that the little fellow was not suffer > ing merely from the fly-paper wate; but his stomach was ailed with pieces -of cork, oats, corn and other articles. which had caused constipation, which . with the poison, hastened the untime .ly end Every means possible was /used to save life but all in vain The . i boy was a bright and intelligent little , fellow and the incident brought great i grief and sorrow to the family circle The babe is a great-grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. J D. Nidlinger of east of the city. (United Press Service - Indianapolis. Ind.. July 15—(Special to Daily Democrat* —A small boy has tickled the state house, but at the ex pense of Governor Marshall, and the entire working force attending to the business of the state was chuckling today over a story whkh the executive offices admitted was true During the recent hot spell Gove.uor Marshall opened the door leading from his private offce to the statehouse corridor in hopes of getting cooled off He was thus working in plain view of any person who might be curious enough to look in, when a small boy who was exploring the car- ! itol with his father and mother stepj ped near the floor The boy gazed long at the governor and irer. turned to his father and said: "He ain't very big. is he pop* I bet you could lick him/' Elkhart, Ind., July 15—Special Daily Democrat < —Because of rivalry between Lake Shore engineers as to speed records with the Tweariekt. Century Limited, and the eshtart ( reckless fedls at time*, the I today issued instructions prohibiting faster time than 11® minutes for the 133 miles between Toledo Otnc aad ’ Eikhart. while 120 minutes wifi be regarded as a good run - — ■ r» —— AFTER LONG ABSENCE. Mrs. Sarah Lee Returns Home For a Visit With Frienda — Mrs Sarah Lee of Libby Mont who formerly lived between here and Bluffton, but who has been absent from lhe city for the past twen ' ey-seven years, during which time she j has never paid a visit here, arrived ’in the city for a several months visit with relatives At present she is the g-est of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blosser, having come here from Hammond, where she was risitinz w.th relatives. She left here for Montana on account i of failing health, the climate there ■ proving of much benefit to her Ow- : mg to her long absence many of her :riends have left and departed, but she will be remembered by some of ' the older residents of the city. —o r Saulte St. Marie. Canada, July 15— t (Special to Daily Democrat) —When - the news of the commutation of sentence of Mrs. Napolitano reached that woman, the strain she had been under broke, and she fainted. It was some time before the matrons and guards could revive hee. Mrs. Napolitano was » given the news by a condemned bur- ' glar in the next cell to her. who heard ji- ru,a tie pris:aer next to him, to ' v hem the ha! been shouted by ■ an outsider t e open window, s 3 Detroit, July 15—(Special to Daily 1 Democrat) —The rain last night and e today practically ended the four days' e battle of the people of northern Michd igan against the forest fires. The V drenching rains extinguished flames e and soaked the woods and undert brush: f -i e Rochester. N. Y., July 15—(Special ei Children~Cry f| FOR FLETCHER'S e CASTORIA

, to Dally Democrat! —The Buffalo section 'of Train Wo lon K, ' ie " n 9 sideswiped by another enutrne at Por tageville early today Engineer Ol-1 , iver was killed and his fireman se- , rioualy injured. Erie. Pa . July IS—(Special t» Dail? i Democrat)—James T. Bud'' Mars. - who was injured when his aeroplane fell here yeaterday will probably recover , At the hoepital It was stated that the concussion ot the brain was slight and is wearing off and that the internal injuries are apparently slight. The breast bone was broken, but the padded head-shield saved his skull from other than a slight fracture. Paris, July 15— (Special to Daily Democrat)— Physicians attending Millionaire Gate* reported this morning that be had passed a very bad night and is worse today o — TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL OPEN. Upon receipt of proper certificates cf admission persons may now be admitted to the state tuberculosis hospital at Rockville. Parke county, according to a communication sent out to health officers. Poor patients are freely treated and pay patients are taken when room permits. The institution expresses a preference for young mothers and fathers.; afflicted with tuberculosis, thaj they may return to their homes and care for their children, if cured. INDIANA TEACHER WEDS WESTERNER. San Francisco. Cal., July 14—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Meeting here to attend the National Educational meeting, Miss Mae Angello of Bloom- ; field. Ind., a teacher, renewed an old . romance with Claire Oakerman, su- ( 1-erintendent of schools at Pomroy, ( Wash. The couple announced today that they were married last night. o FELL THROUGH GRATE. Wbi’e diking over a grate in front of the Parrish restaurant this noon. Harold Murray and Glen Neptune v. ere suddenly precipitated through the grate into the cellar below, the g-ate coming loose from its support. Neither of the boys were injured. A larger audience listened to the forceful address of Evangelist Miller Friday evening than at any previous service. An increase of from thirty to fifty each service, in spite of manyside attractions, is proof of the speaker's ability to deliver the goods. Present indications are that the seating capacity of the tent will soon be taxed to the limit. Nothing has been left undone that would add to the comfort of those who night astern night come to bear this fearless preacher of righteousness. The tent is comfortably seated with church pews and camp, chairs, and has electric lights Rev. Poulson, pastor of the Bluffton Baptist church, led the choir Friday ( evening A large number of Bluffton-1 ites are expecting to attend some of, the meetings next week. An effort ( ■ beiaz made to secure the services I of from twenty to fifty people in the' eboir each night, and volunteers for this work will be welcomed at any t me. While the week night services do not begin till 8 o'clock the choir will frequently meet at 7:30 to practice and learn new hymns. Bilhorn's 'Hymns ot His Grace” are on sale at ten cents per copy. Sunday evening service beg inc at 7.30, but tonight and each night next »eek. a-. 8 o'clock. Come and share this wonderful opportunity and blessing with us. Tell your neighbors about the meetings, and bring a friend with you tonight. Everybody welcomed. Everybody welcomed to eachS ec to every service. — fl* ~~ ■ " ■ ™ The center of population, which has . been staying in Bartholomew county for ten years, has just been discovered in Monroe county, since the last census. Ever since the census figures for the Unrted States were announced •here has been considerable discussion as to where the center would be found this time. A dispatch from Bloomington, Ind., says: “A marker denoting the exact spot of the center of population of the United States, which is in Monroe countysix miles southeast of Bloomington, is being erected by a local newspaper "An official report from Washington just received here, says: The center o* population which may be defined as the center of gravity of all inhabitants, is situated in latitude 39 degrees, 4 minutes and longitude 86 degrees. 19 minutes. It is in the southeastern part of Monroe county, six miles from Bloomington. In 1900 it : was in latitude 39 degrees, 49 minutes. Its movement from census to census is a net resultant of all various movements of the people, east, west, north and south. In the past ten years this Water has moved south about ten miles and west about twenty-seven miles.' “The westward movement vu near-

ly double that of the decade before, tut much less than that of earlier 'periods, since the average westward ' movement per decade has been forty- ' seven miles During the past century this center has kept very close to the thirty-ninth parallel, in some eases being a few minutes north of it, in othera slightly to the south.” — Detroit. Mich., July 15— (Special to Daily Democrat)—The marriage here ot Arthur Shook, aged thirty, of Indianapolis and ivu Beeler, thirty, of Decatur, Indiana, is indicted by the, issuance of a ma.i:age license to them. Mrs Beeler is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Wash Kern of St. Mary's township, and a sister or Mrs. Davis Dailey living near this city. The news of her marriage came as a distinct surprise to them. Mrs. Beeler is the widow of the late Ed Beeler, who was a member of the Big Store firm, which was one of the leading department stores here until its destviet* 011 b >’ flre sev ' eral years ago. The death of Mr. Beeler occurred several years ago. and Mrs. Beeler has been residing in Indianapolis. where she had charge of the suit parlors in the Rink store, one of the well known establishments of i that city. A few weeks ago, Mrs. ■ Beeler visited here with her parents, returning June 30th to Indianapolis. While here she also went to Saginaw. Mich., where she visited with' her brother, John Kern, who has since then, however, returned to Midland, Mich., where he had lived previous to ' going to Saginaw. While Mrs. Beeler i was here on her recent stay, Mr. Shook came for a visit also, but her ! relatives then were given no intimation of their approaching marriage, and the message received here came . very much as a surprise to them. The relatives had received no word from Mrs. Beeler for several days and her 1 trip north explains the reason for this. Mr. Shook is well liked by those whom he met while here. He has been employed in a recruiting office in Indianapolis. PRESBYTERIAN C. E. PROGRAM. Tomorrow evening at 6:30 o’clock at the regular hour, the Christian Endeavorers of the Presbyterian church will be given a treat in the way of a special program, and all Endeavorers and their friends are urged to be present Attorney C. L. Walters will give tn address, Miss Lola Belle Erwin of Valparaiso will sing, and Mrs. C. J. Lutz will render instrumental music. o ’ CROWDS GOING TO CIRCUS. Many Decatur Citizens Will See Ringling Bros.' Show at Ft. Wayne. A great many Decatur people are going to Fort Wayne on Friday, July 21st, to the Ringling Bros.’ circus. It 1 will be the only opportunity this year ' and the railroads are preparing to handle thousands of visitors from the 1 surrounding territory. Ringling Bros, have made many im ■ portant improvements since they last appeared In this part of the country. I At Madison Square Garden, New York. ! where the season began, the performances were attended nightly by the biggest crowds that ever saw a circus :n Manhattan, and the newspapers were not backward about saying that the Ringling Brothers were presenting In every respect the best entertainment of the kind ever given there. The performances in Fort Wayne will be Identical with those given in the Barden, not the slightest change hav ing been made in the long program. The circus afforded this year is one ct wonderful novelty. Instead of the usual single thriller presented by other circuses, the Ringling Brothers are beading their bi 1 with no less than seven of the greatest and most sen sational acts that have ever been presented anywhere on earth. The parade will be given in the forenoon. It will far surpass the brilliant pageants which the Ringlong Brothers have given in past yeai-s. having been entirely rebuilt in the foreign workshops of the show at Liverpool. England. — —— Can you imagine our distinguished fellow townsman, the Hon. Lew G. Ellingham. wearing a pair of bloomers and grabbing off the fiys and the lin<B and the hot ones that come his I way, holding down the first sack in a ball game? Can you realize the sensation it would cause when he hits one over the back fence for a “homer?” Can you see him imitating “Kid” Fear on the coaching line? Well all these things are advertised to oczur in a ball game between state house employees, the proceeds to go :■ to the "Fresh Air Fund.” Tom Haef ling is on the list as a substitute, ano we can't figure out how they left out i our original short stop, "Kornie” Confer, but we presume he will appear on i Brolley’s opposition team Speaking i of this great exhibition of nerve and U athletics, the Indianapolis News said i i Friday evening: I 'Thomas C. Colbert, superintendent • of ,Ye state house and grounds, came

to the front yesterday with the fa. H ball team he has selected t 0 “■ 'against a team to be Thomas W Brolley, state statists for the benefit of the PreghT'B fund, but Brolley, who had Proßl 7H to have his team lead;, also. additional time. ■ | “Colbert’s team Is announced as ( ■ lows: Colbert, manager; Mark m IH tlewaite. secretary to the gov short stop; Bert New, (lw ’■ the governor, catcher; Elliott r. ■ ten, head of the new state bureau «(I Inspection, pitcher; L. G. Ellingha™ I secretary of state, first base; tv M ■ | Madden, accountant, with the state ■ board of accounts, second base; w | H. Vollmer, treasurer of state, third I base: Sam Parrott, of the < ustodian's I force, left field; Fred A. sj m , t| I commissioner, center field, and ty Donnell, clerk of the state printing board, right field. The substitute list includes Joe Reilly, secretary of the railroad commission; John foreman of the janitors; John ty B . nlng, policeman; Tom Haefling, electrician; Frank Kirkhoff, engineer, and John Crittenberger, audit clerk in the office of the auditor of state. “Twenty-five cents admission win be charged, and the promoters give assurance that if they do not give that much money's worth in ball playing the balance will be given in fun. W. H. O'Brien, auditor of state, has been seleced by Colbert as one of the urn- ■ pires. Brolley will select a second I umpire. “ We will manage the thing so that every cent taken in for tickets will go ' to the fund,' said Colbert. Arrange- ; ments have been made whereby what little expense there will be connected with the game will be cared for with-' out dipping into the gate receipts HORSES WENT HOME. Clarence Stogdill, son of Chris Stog- | dill, who is working on his father’s farm west of this city this summer, had a narrow escape from serious injury this week when two runaway horses crowded him against a barbed wire fence. He had left the wagon when the team, a pair of young ■ horses, grew restless from the flies and began to run. By running Stogdill caught the bits of one of the animals. His weight caused the team to swerve into the fence and he caught one finger on a barb, literally tearing the end off His clothing was ton and he sustained some bruises, but he considers that he escaped in a very fortunate manner. He stopped the horses without damage of consequence. BABE BORN IN FAR NORTH. A telegram received here this morning by the happy grandfather, Councilman. Jacob Martin, announces the birth of a t>aby daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin at Fairbanks, Alaska. All are reported as doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Martin visited here last spring after their marriage which took place in Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit. Mich., July 13— (Special to Dally Democrat) —With three towns totally wiped out, four others partially destroped. four bodies recovered and scores missing, the fire situation in Michigan was serious today. Millersburg is the third town to be wiped off the map by the blaze. Twenty-one counties are on fire at this time The property loss for the week is today estimated at ten million dollars. Cobalt, Ont., July 13—(Special to Dally Democrat) —With the death list 1 already exceeding three hundred and | property damage reaching into the millions, the fires in the Porcupine district of New Ontario are still unchecked today. Many of the richest 1 nvines in the district have been wiP ed out and the many miners met death in the flames. In addition to the foreigners it is estimated that at least 200 Americans were caught. IP' wards of 200 settlers and their fanii--5 Les are also missing. ' Graving, Mich., July 13—(Special io Daily Democrat) —Seven hundred people are homeless today as a result of the burning of the village of M aters, 1 near here last night. The whole north- . eastern section of Michigan is a bla< k j ened mass. The fire today had burned '• itself out at AuSable and Ocado--9 Scores are still missing and no actua 1 estimate of the fatalities can be mad' H The situation is much better today. 9 but the danger is not yet over. EPILEPSY e .St Vitus Dance, Stubborn 0 Nervous Disorders, rlts respond iuiiaediately to the remarkable ment that has for 39 years been ajL remedy for these troubles— DRv KLINE'S C . 1 an nn nerve restorer, itisp**"?? i Bottle wT^reSf.^be d S _ ** are immediate and tastmr- - ? ; Free iicmnsrecommend itamMdm^’X«r■j it. To prove its wonderful virtues.we Til—«.• tally send, without charge, a EVIL HAO ' Address OR. KLINK Branch 101, Baah. New Jerser- : F»a Baaaacw* HiOMmaae&**»•••