Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1911 — Page 2

Mrs J 8. Colehin went to Fort ( Wayne Thursday, where she called on her aunt,. Mrs. J. F. Colehin, who Is n patient at the St. Joseph hospital ( ' since her injuries received Wednesday night, while riding in an automobile which collided with a street car in Fort Wayne. The niece stated that' her aunt was just as badly injured as the newspaper account stated, and the outcome cannot be determined yet by. the physicians in charge. When Mrs.' Colehin called there Thursday, the aged lady was still under the influ- « i) e of the anaesthetic, and was not ( expected to regain consciousness until Thursday’night. There has been much confusion caused by the similarity of the names of the two ladies. The injured lady is Mary, wife of John F. Colehin, who resides on North Fifth street, near the Heckman mill, while the niece is Anna, wife of J. S. Colchin, also of Fifth street, who conducts the candy kitchen on Monroe street Mr. J. S. Colehin is a nephew of J. F. Colehin, the latter being the husband of the injured lady. J. Kelleher, the well known street contractor of Frankfort, who constructed Adams street and Mercer aven. e, this city, is experiencing some difficulty in Tippecanoe county, where he obtained a big job of street improvement. The trouble arose from a party by the name of Dr. W. W. C. I’.r wu, whose property abuts along th- improvements to be made, but according to the specifications laid out, twenty-one of his trees would have to be cut down for the work to be properly carried out. and to this he bitterly objected. The road as first laid out and without interfering with Mr. I own's trees, would necessitate a crook in the road, and for this the commissioners would not stand for. There are se.eral other property owne; along the right-of-way who aie ob-, j,- ting ta the new road, and considerahe trouble will be the result until the onstrtu tion of the road is com-j plete.i The objector said the vom-' missiouers had no money to pay for any damages and that he was in a| mood to confer with the contractoand either stop the work altogether, or use the money on roads where the people want them, or cut out the Brown property and others who complain Conic iosioner Alvin Baker said he , would never consent to the road be- ; ing made crooked to avoid the trees. Tie contract price for the improveu -’it i-, JJi.OOO, and the contract was let to Kelleher after the Frey Broth-' e: s threw it up. i o j MONROE FOR OATS. John Elzey of Monroe stated today that so far no one was able to beat tne crop of oats which he received from his farm southeast of that place, i as far as be was able to learn He re ' reived 1347 bushels off of a little less than twent-five acres, which, by th* i way, is going some. I ARM FUR RENT—Enquire of J. W. Bosse. Decatur, Ind. 175t4 '

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, The explosion of a coal oil stove at noon Friday caused the entire destruction by fire of the residence on the ' Marianne Murphy farm in Union town 1 ship, the house being a large double 1 one, occupied by Mrs. Murphy and her 'son, lamia Murphy, and family. Nearly ' the entire contents of the house were consumed, and It it thought the loss will run up to 13,000, being partially /covered by insurance on both the j house and the household goods. The coal oil stove was in the summer kitchen, which was located about six feet away from the main house. Mrs.' 1 Lewis Murphy had been using the J stove this morning in doing the washing, and from some cause it exploded ( and before the family and neighbors could extinguish the blaze it had spread to the main house, where its fierce flames were beyond all control. It is said that the stove nearly exploded Thursday also. While a portion of the household goods was gotten out. very nearly everything belonging to both Mrs. Mary Murphy ! and her son, was consumed. All the 1 clothing belonging to both families was burned, and it is said they have not even a change left. The canned fruit, lard and other provisions laid away for the winter use was lost, and a large part of the household furniture, much of which was new, and all of the best, was lost. Among that lost in the fire was an amount of money—some fifty or sixty dollars — recenved recently by Mrs. Lewis Murphy, from the sale of some calves and other farm produce. The windmill, it is said, was also burned, and the home which heretofore presented a most prosperous and handsome appearance, is laid low in ashes. The families are now at the home of Mr. Murphy's sister, Mrs. Bert Wolfe, who resides near there. Mrs. Lewis Murphy is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Woods of Eighth street, this city, and is a sister of Loyal Woods. u IN CRITICAL CONDITION. Sam Doak received word from his wife, who was called to Piqua, Ohio, by the critical condition of her sister. Miss Emma Smith, stating that her condition is very serious. She was first operated upon for appendicitis, but there was found to be a wrong diagnosis of her case, which was not appendicitis at all. A second operation failed to bring the desired improvement in her health, and it is now thought that the third operation will be necessary. Miss Smith is in the hospital at Piqua, but the sister is allowed to visit her twice a day. It it not thought that Miss Smith will recover. She is very well known here, having visited with the Doaks often. o How does a “sane Christmas'' strike you? The “sane Fourth’’ was a success, and now there is a movement on foot for the promulgation of a "sane Christmas” propaganda. Although it is a long time until Christmas, an organization to be known as the “World's League for a Sane i Christmas,” has already been launched, and the headquarters of the league will probably be established in Indianapolis. Each member of the league will be required to sign the following agreement: i “I will from this time forward neither give nor accept Christmas presents outside my own immediate ’ household, and I will do all I can by distributing literature and other propaganda work to discourage the senseless practice of indiscriminate Christmas giving, to the end that true human love and brotherhood may reign in the hearts of men instead of the maudlin insanity which now disgraces the day.” The publicity headquarters will be located permanently in Indianapolis, and all persons wishing to join the league, or to learn more about its purposes, may do so by writing to Mrs. Burlington, 421 State Life Building. The purpose of the league, Mrs. Burlington says, is to stop the commercializing of Christmas, and “to foster th etrue spirit of giving—the giving of love, thought and service throughout the entire year.” o TO SECURE ROUTE AGENCY. C. K. Bell Will be Located at Newark, Ohio—Field Force Reorganized. From semi-official information it is learned that in the recent reorganization of the employees of the WellsFargo Express company, following the securing of control of several railway lines, Charles K. Bell, formerly of this city, was appointed a route agent, with headquarters at Newark, Ohio. He will look after the company's business on the L. E. & W. between Crestline, Ohio, and Pittsburg. For some time past Mr. Bell has been the agent at Akron, Ohio. He has advanced steadily since he has been with the Wells-Fargo and his many friends here will be glad to learn of this promotion. I Democrat Want Ads Pay.

Life Line*. A man who discusses with others the woman he is supposed to love can’t be very much In love; he Is evidently not satisfied with ■ her as he knows her. —John Emery White. Mrs. Simon Traster pleasantly entertained at her beautiful country home, in honor of Mrs. Bessie Koos and son of Fort Wayne. Guests were I Mrs. E. W. Jackson, Mrs. L. Gaunt. ' Mrs. George Wood and daughter, Porf tla; Mrs. Joel Johnson and grand'daughter, Flo; Mrs. Ola Gaunt and 'children, Helen and Rollin Gaunt; Mr. and Mrs. William Wood and children, ' Opal and Lester Wayne Gaunt. The beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Ola Gaunt was the scene of a happy entertainment, one of Mrs. Gaunt's sumptuous dinners, for which she is famous, being served at the dinner hour, and the remainder of the day spent in social chat, after which the party returned home by auto. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. William Breiner, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Breiner. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Moore, Mrs. Simon Traster, Jesse Traster, Frank and John Moore. Mesdames _C. J. Lutz and Wilson Lee and Miss Frances Laman left yesterday afternoon for the Charles True home at Poe where they will be entertained. They will join the Misses Jean Lutz and Rowena Shoaf, who went yesterday. Friday was tne first birthday anniversary of Justine, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Zerkle. for whom a dinner party was given. Guests were her grandfather J. A. Zerkle and children, Frances, Ruth, Esther and Kenneth, and Miss Ruth Parrish <>l , Toledo, Ohio. EIGHT KILLED. (United Press Service.) Bangor, Maine, July 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —In a misunderstanding of signals by Engineer Gai'celon on a Bangor excursion train, a head-on collsion resulted with regular train No. 11, killing eight persons and injuring sixteen. None of the injuries, it is thought, will prove fatal. Both trains, at the time of the collision, were running at a high rate of speed. People formed a bucket brigade and I extinguished the fire which started in' the rear coach. —o ■ I - I MUCH ANXIETY. Rome, July 29 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The condition of Pope Pius X continued to give the officials much anxiety today and physicians are in constant attendance. While the pope is recovering from the attack of langites his general condition is ( still very bad. — o W. L. Gunder, who resides on Belle-1 view farm, one mile east of the city, 1 was very seriously injured Saturday l morning about 8 o'clock, narrowly escaping instant death, and is now lying in a very critical condition at his home. He had arranged to go to Fort Wayne to meet two of his children who returned today from a visit in Ohio. Will Jonnson. who is employed on the farm, wag hauling oats from a field nearby on a nay wagon, and was just coming out on the road with the team of colts, when, as they reached the bend, a farmer driving along the road, started around the hay wagon, frightening the colts. They started to run and Mr. Gunder, who was standing nearby caught the horses by the bridle and made an effort to quiet them. The horses swerved to his side and he was crowded against a telephone pole. He let go of the bridle but escape was impossible, the hay rack jamming him against the pole with great force. He had presence of mind enough, however, to duck, and this fact saved him from instant death. Upon the arrival of a i physician, who was summoned at : once, it was found that three ribs had ■ been broken loose from the man's ' spine, one of these being broken in ! two in front. He was badly bruised ■ about the body and it is feared was injured internally, although this fact , cannot be fully determined for two or ith;ee days. The rear wheel of the wagon struck with such force that the i pole was broken off near the ground - and telephone service in that section ■ was stopped until rerairs were made ■ two hours later. This afternoon, Mr. r' Gunder's condition was reported quite t serious, due to the severe shock. He , is one of the best known farmers in . this section. The horses were stop- - ped before any further damage was i done. Dick Roop, who was at the r house, came to this city and went to j Fort Wayne, where he met the chil- - dren, returning home at noon. s Robert M. Blackburn has filed hia s bond as notary public. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA

EDWARD BATCHELOR KILLED. Supt. Pittsburg 81oek v ' rd * Known Here. Many of the stock shipper* of this city who were acquainted with M ward Batchelor, superintendent oi the . union stock yards of Pittsburg Fa. ■ will be sorry to learn of his death , Which occurred Wednesday evening, . with that of three others, while riding in an automobile which was struck l > ' a fast train on the Pennsylvania rail- . road at a grade crossing in a suburb I in Pittsburg. His aged mother and a niece were two of the others who i j were killed. Mr. Batchelor was fiftytwo years old. —••• ' Mrs. Frank Mann of Muncie is still giving those caring for her, as well as the many concerned about her condi i tlon. 'much alarm, as word received . from there last evening, stated that . 1 she was just alive. At the passing of i 1 the fever crisis on Tuesday evening, it was thought that she would soon show signs of improvement, but this I failed to come about, and she is still very serious. W. L. Hilpert is improving each day and gaining strength fast. It is now ! 1 a week since the operation took place .' and there is but little fear but what i ! he will get along all right from now . 1 on. Crist Sherry, who on Wednesday underwent an operation for append; : citis and other trbuble. is greatly itn- ' proved, and the attending physician ■ I has good hopes for a speedy recov ery. Mrs. Daniel W. Hoffman, wife of the trustee of Preble township, has been ' sick since Thursday with a touch of typhoid fever. Henry Durr, a prominent farmer living near Pleasant Mills, is recovering from a bad injury to his left eye in which the sight of the eye was lost. The accident happened while Mr. Durr was tedding hay, the lever of the machine striking him in the eye. ■ — -o HAVING BAD LUCK. Walter Scott and "Heck" Bowman arrived in Bluffton this afternoon from Wabash and reported that at a | meeting of the directors of the league ,at Wabash last night the organization was declared officially defunct and a I date set for burial. Sunday will be , the last day, according to the local j players. They state that there will ; be no game at Wabash today, and that the Bluffton team is disbanded, the players leaving for their homes and various other points. Scott and Bowman will probably leave for Youngstown tomorrow. Lew Scott is expected home this evening.—Bluffton News. It appears that the bottom is out of : the league and that the end may come ' soon. There being no game at Wabash with the Bluffton team, the playi ers left for their various homes. Some . fast ball has been witnessed since the organization of the league, but it Is a big proposition to keep the aggregation on its feet, and a winner. ——- - ' o- .

ANOTHER BILL (JAR. The third bill and advertising ear ’ for the Miller Bros, big wild west show, which is to appear in this citv ' 1 on next Thursday, August 3rd, arrived here this morning from Lagrange, and ' as the previous one, did the adver- j ' tising which was in its line to be car- ’ tied out. They are leaving nothing ' undone in the way of advertising in ’ any way, and they will no doubt draw ! one of the largest crowds to the city ' that Decatur has witnessed for many ’ a day. It is the largest wild west show on the road, and has become ' ’ prominent only recently, on account of ' j their many clever and thrilling stunts, i i and the first-class company which they ' carry with them. i o— ■ ■■ ■ ’ I The burning of her home in Union 1 . township, three miles northeast of * here, Friday noon, will be a sad shock * for Mrs. Marianne Murphy, as that ’ lady was not at home at the time, ‘ having been visiting relatives near 1 1 Traverse City, Michigan, for the past ® | two weeks. As the part of the house I occupied by her was farthest away r | from the place where the fire starte ed, more of her household goods were ® gotten out than that belonging to her ] son, Lewis Murphy, who occupied the ™ j other part of the house. Eight huni dred dollars’ insurance was carried on ■ ■ the house and S2OO on the household ®i goods, this being in the Continental e Insurance company for which Gallogn ly & Johgnson are the agents. The policy would have expired August Ist, and notice of the pending expiration e ! was sent this week to the family,' ° showing how very serious a thing a' lapse would have been had the policy expired and failure to re--3 new It The stricken family which „ is left without a change of clothing, is now at the home of Mr. Murphy’s sister, Mrs. Bert Wolfe ,in Union . >awnship. c- n i —, A

Thl . Indianapolis Star of Saturday I contained on the page a group < pi.-ture of tiw members of the state t |loi ,i of health, which was reorgan- < Ized in Indianapolis Friday, Dr. J. S. t Hovers of thl city being one of the i new members. The Indianapolis 1 Star save: q n reorganization of the state board of health, which took place at the regular quarterly meeting, held at the i state house yesterday. Dr. Fred A. < Tucker of Noblesville was elected I president of the board and Dr. T. i Henry Davis of Richmond was elected t vlce president. The two new mom- i ' i>ers of the board, Drs. John R. Hicks ( 1 of Covington and James 9. Boyers of ( t Decatur, were sworn Into office. ( 1 "Rules were adopted by the board < governing the care and handling of 1 hydrophobia cases, which may come, I under the provisions of the new law < pertaining to the Pasteur treatment of j patients to be administered by the 2 ’ j ;ltP [t was decided that hereafter j the health officer from the county in < [ which the patient was bitten by a 1 , rabid animal should file a certificate/ I with the board, giving the history of/ the case, and that a certificate should , i be filed by the township trustees of J 1 the inability of patient to pay for such ( i treatment himself. Another rule pass- t / e d makes Dr. J. N. Hurty. secretary] . lof the board, the final arbiter in ques- ( i tions of whether patients shall be ac- 1 cepted by the state. 1 Extensive rules were adopted by J i the board governing the medical in- H -1 spection of school children, under the j i provisions of the law recently passed j ’ i 1 by the general assembly. These rules i 'relate to the duties of the medical ex- 1 aminer in the various schools and to ; the responsibilities and duties of the • : - « TAKE A MONTH'S LEAVE. Rev. L. C. Hessert and family left j last Monday for West Baden. Ind.. | • .'where they will enjoy a week or i >i n vacation. .Vter their stay there is ‘ ( .' completed they will return to Fort ; . j Wayne for a several weeks' visit with j ; relatives and enjoy a month’s leave of i obsence which the church here has ] granted them. They also presented ; ' him with a puree, for him to enjoy , his trip, thus showing their esteem 1 for him. While absent his charge will ; i be cared for by several ministers from ; t nearby places, and the services will » be carried out as usual. The good i wishes of his people accompany him. i — w » COURSE NOW READY. I Charle* A. Greathouse, state superintendent of public instruction, has I received for distribution copies of the revised copies of the revised uniform course of study for commissioned, certified and accredited high schools of the state. The revision was completed by the state superintendent and state board of education some time ago. The chief changes are in the course of English and literature, more 8 attention being paid to the literary ? element in the study of literary selec- ( tions, and to the practical application of grammatical principles. - - ORPHANAGE PICNIC.

The annual picnic of th® Reformer! orphans' home, near Fort Wayne, will be held on Thursday, August 10th, in the grove near the home. The Rev. Paul Wiemund of Brooklyn, N. Y.,; the Rev. Valentine Rettig of Buffalo, N. Y., and the Rev. F. H. Diehm of Huntington, Ind.. will deliver the addresses during the afternoon. Some time will be reserved in which prominent visitors wiTI be given an opportunity to speak. Many members of the Becatur German Reformed church will attend the anniversary celebration picnic as us-. ual. The Rev. B. Ruf, superintendent of the orphanage, is the father of Mrs. Rer. L. ©. Hessert of this city. LONG WAIT IS OVER. Bride-to-be Reaches Required Age of Sixteen Years. After a long tvait of eight or more months because of the fact that the bride-to-be had not yet reached the required age of sixteen years, which entitles her to enter into the nuptial contract in Indiana. Samuel Bartlett and Miss Mozeile Fisher will be untied in marriage this evening. It will be remembered that the couple applied for a marriage license in the early part of the winter but were disappointed, because the bride was then under sixteen years of age. Wednesday was the bride’s sixteenth birthday and the long wait was over, so the couple applied for the ilicense today and were made happy, i The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clinton Fisher, and is a well liked and very lovable young lady. The couple are deserving of all the good wishes bestowed upon them. — —c . POLICE COURT NEWS. The trial of the case entitled the State vs. Joe Hower, on a charge of

twovok., wa. heard :n court Friday ait.-ru^' stat, could not produce dence he was acqim M „ ,ni i the prosecuting «| tUPW started the trouble " l * t Hower's family «I the way to work. The gyiwie* apparently they n „ t erythlng “laid upon them" / Zueber, the Fort W»y ne * with the Bluffton through this city thf, Ww>l( 58 up the gypsies, which here a week ago today, whom “, thought might hav,. sto | eB g " horse, belonging to Zenber, h a ' ered the same, the aninut f ’ found near Uniondale. The J Banner says regarding of the hotse; "A grey pony belonging to Zeuber, of Fort Wasne, which ported to have been stolen by t . of gypsies a few days ago, wju Wednesday evening at the ho®. W. 9. Price, onehalf mile Uniondale. Mr. Price fou*d t |*i mal running loose on the road | mailed a description to the bJ which resulted in it being restore the rightful owner today. “Mr. Zeuber came to Bluffton W nesday morning for the purpejejt listing the aid of Marshal Pi Wfe hunting for the pony and they y a long automobile trip Into Ohie an effort to find the gang of gyjm who were thought to have the ■ The trip was unsuccessful and iti not until after Mr. Zeuber retail Wednesday night that Marshal Ph got trace of the animal. “The Fort Wayne man will m here today to claim his property! take it home." o — A letter received by E. S. Ms from his wife and daughter, Gerts who left July 4th for a trip abroai nounced their safe arrival at Ret dam. Holland, Jul: 15th, from d place they went to Manndam. ( many, from where the fetter wut ten. The ocean trep was » very lightful one, passage having I taken on a slow- vessel that Miss trude, who went abroad for r from rheumatism of long staai might be benefited by the sea bra Neither Mrs. Moses nor daughter sered the least bit from sea-sicta As yet, Miss Moses is no bette, it is thought this is due to th* tremely damp weathn' which they! had thus far. They like their J ent location at Manndam very at the city being in the Rhine vd and a very beautiful spot. Th* I letter received by Mr. Moses was* ten on the ocean, twenty-five hutri miles from New York City and ad sand miles from Rotterdam. They probably ne gone three months. RETURNS FROM TEXAS VIST! Miss Clara Bultemeier Visits i* tfieran Colony. Miss Clara Bultemeier, living i» ants county, near St. Johns, hat | turned from a two months visit I Rhae, Texas, with the Charles 9 meier and Charles Schroeder fan who went there to join the colony which was established d about two years ago by thirty «’ families from the north part of ams county. All are doing veil! and the colony is a most prW® one. Miss Bultemeier is a dnnfW Charles Bultemeier. who owns a ■> in the new colony, on which Schroeder resides. FAIR SffFTEMBER t*®The Great Northern Indian ' will be held in Steele s P» rt 'September 19-22. and it ' a hummer. While this t» a 1 - than it is usually held h« e > . no means the last in the • fifty-two county lairs listed io 1 there are five later than t' u _ 'ams eo«nty, the last /’“*' ben county, whose fair Angola closing October 12thBUMPER WHEAT CRO p , A postal received liy " itl) | i from Tony Hackman, who t Moses, is at Watson ,, . they own a large tract ndtW I that crops are good the . . -'pecta yield of 16.000 bushels this year.

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