Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1911 — Page 1

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| th th e grim reaper, took from 1,,,, midst of the living, the well known » of Seymour Worden, popular H Xi>. Dutsinesw man. politician of the da'r. soldier and pioneer. After ■ " ions career, he passed into the I bevond at 7:30 yesterday fcniug at the home of his son. Wil- ■ liam Worden, in Union township. For || nlltu !,er of years past he has made ■ is honie at intervals with his son and I wi(h llis daughter, Mrs. George Win ■ r# of this clt >' He baß been rather tor several years, but until six ■ monChs ago held his own, wonderfully Hwell. About ,hat time he began t 0 * ail ■Jd since then has been at his son’s I horn.- slowly declining. Death was ■ due to the various complications ■ which accompany old age. I Worden was born in Saratoga [ ... yew York, November 8, 1828, LnU wu y® ars later moved with his ■ father. John W Worden, to'Fairfield I county. Ohio, and in 1841 to Licking ■ county, receiving his education in the ■ common schools of those counties. He ■ wa « married August 27, 1847, to Fran- ■ a Hlhon. They lived in Licking ■ county until 1850, when they moved Ito Lenawee county, Michigan, then a ■ year later to Hillsdale, Mich., and in ■ iv. 4 came to this county, where they ■ bought a farm in W’abash township. ■ Mr. Worden was an active citizen and ■ soon became well known. His unlm- ■ proved lands soon gave way under his ■ hand to fertile fields, fruit-bearing or- ■ eharas and his farm grew in value. ■ In 1555 he was elected clerk of WaIbash township, was re-elected in 1856 land 1857. and in 1858 was elected ■ justice of the peace for four years, sue11ceding himself for a second term of |four years. Mrs. Worden died July 117. 1863, leaving five children, and on I November 1864, Mr. Worden married I Emiline Hagar of Licking county, O , ■ who died July 15, 1865. March 16, 1 1866, he married Mary A. Lytle, who I died a number of years ago In 1867 I Mr. Worden was the democratic nomliness for county auditor and was electled by a large majority, serving four ■years, and was again renominated ami I elected, though a hard fight was made |by a faction of the party opposed to I more than one term, he leading his ■ ticket. He served with credit until 11875. Mr. Worden took an active part lin promoting and building the Fort [Wayne & Richmond railroad, now the [<>. R. & I He also took an active part lln creating sentiment for the new I court house tn 1872. In 1869 he estabI listed the J. B. Worden &> Co. drug I bouse at Monroeville and in 1873, at ■ the same place started in the slack ■ barrel business. In every public enI terprise he took an active part and I was known as one of the leading men lin business and politics in this part of I the state. He enlisted in the army I during the latter part of the war, but I "as discharged after a short service. During the latter years of his life he kept always busy, canvassing or otherwise doing something to earn a livelihood. He is survived by the following children: George Worden, William Worden. Union township; Mrs. Lucilia Winters, Decatur; Amelia Wilson, Minneapolis; Chas. Worden, Minneapolis: Roilie Worden, Redkey, Indiana; Arthur. Terre Haute, Ind.; and by two brothers, John Worden, of lowa, and William Worden of Florida. Several children have preceded him in death. Rev. D. O. Wise will conduct the funeral re v:res from the North Salem church, east of the city, Friday morning at 10 o’clock, standard time, leaving the house at 9:30. The grim reaper for Adams county played its part well, the third notice which came to our attention today being that of John Frank, a well known and highly respected resident of Herne. Blue Creek township, who passed away at the home of his daughter, -Mrs. Laura Buckmaster, at 12:30 oclock Tuesday noon. He had been nattering from organic heart trouble for over two years, and for the last ten weeks had been fer the greater Portion of the time confined to his bed. Mi". Frank was born in Darke county, Dhio, seventy-one years ago and at i the age of two years came with his Parents to this county, where he was r «ared to manhood, and since made i I*l* home. He was the son of Joseph 1 Bn d Nancy Frank, natives of Penn- t sylvania and Germany, and one of two t Mildren. He was married in 1867 to 1 rs - Sarah Robinson, the wedding tak- I Place at Van Wert, Ohio. To this i a DPy union were born five children, lour of whom are still living. They ir ® Samuel, James, David and Mrs. I Laura Buckmaster, all residing in the i 16ar vicinity, the father making his t iorne with the latter for a number of i

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i years. Mr. Frank was a farmer, own-' i Inga valuable eighty-acre strip of land but has been leading a retired life fur 1 ! many years. The funeral services will take place Thursday at 1:30 » oclock from the house and at 2:00 ’ o'clock from the Mt. Hope church. Interment will be made at the church cemetery just back of the church. ! 1 POLICE COURT NEWS. — L. Benaluil, a Cuban, applied to the I mayor yesterday for a license to sell cigars. He was for four years a I ( member of the Cuban army, was with • , Roosevelt at San Juan, and participat- >( ed in all the operations of the Amerii can army while in Cuba. He talked | with several of the Spanish-American i veterans here and proved the genu- ' ineness of his statements. He handles ( ' a clear Havanna cigar, and makes a 1 canvass of all the business houses. I The case against Edward Klenhenz, I I on a paternity charge brought by • Miss Gertrude Keller, was begun at • 9 o’clock this morning. Attorney De- ’ Voss appeared for the defendant and I Prosecutor Parrish assisted by Attor--1 ney John Moran appeared for theprosi ecution. The case was fought hard but the finding of 'Squire Stone bound ■ the defendant over to the circuit I court, where the case will be heard ■ later. Kleinhenz furnished bond of i S6OO, for his appearance there. Fred Isch, living one mile south and • four miles west of Monroe, who for I. more than two years has been asI ' flicted with appendicitis, yesterday . a. m. submitted to an operation for his . illness, with the hope of obtaining re- , lief from the intense pain which he has been enduring during that period of time. He has done all that could be done, consulted various physicians, who were unable to render benefit, and so had no recourse left but the knife, which he believed was the only thing left to assure his recovery. Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne and the Drs. Clark of this city were called for tbe operation and it took place at the home at 8 o’clock. There were a number of adhesions, and it was high I time that the operation was performed, but it is believed to have been a very successful one. At 3:30 yesterday afternoon Mrs. Harry Funk, who wa’s taken to the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, Monday, underwent an operation for what was thought to be gall stones and other complications, from which she has been suffering for some time. An X-ray was taken the forepart of the week, which proved that an operation would be necessary and arrangements since then were made for same. Nothing as to the outcome of the ordeal has as yet been learned. Dr. C. S. Clark, who has been caring for her during her illness here, was in attendance for the operation whicli was performed by Dr. McOscar. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette recently contained an article of the large acreage in game preserves of tbe Twelfth district, and adjoining counties. in which 125,090 acres are de-1 voted to the breeding and protection | of quails, partridges and pheasants, j and encouraged by a large number oi | farmers and sportsmen. The Twelfth I district, including Allen, DeKalb, | Whitley, Noble, Lagrange and Steuben I have eleven game preserves with a to-j tai acreage of 55,379, with Allen lead ing with an acreage of 26,110 acres. The nearby counties included, and oi which many farmers have preserves, J are Kosciusko. Adams, Wells and ■ Huntington, with ten preserves, have a , total acreage of 68.159 acres. Adams, contains but one preserve and it is I located in Kirkland township, with | Valentine Linker, one of the best known farmers of the county holding it. The following is said concerning Adams county: “There is one preserve in Adams county, which comprises 2,789 acres, and lies in the northwest part of Kirkland township. The correspondent is V. Linker, Magley. Fifteen per cent of the preserve is in timber and the remainder is farmed. For the main part the land is level. There is some copse and a few bush sections. Holthouse creek flows across the preserve. One year ago fifty Hungarian partridges were liberated here and they have trebled in number. This year, thirty-two more of them have been given to this preserve.” — '* Berne and Ossian grain men are at the head of Fort Wayne’s first up-to-date and moaerniy equipped grain terminal and transfer elevator. The company will be known as the Egly-

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I Doan Elevator company. The elevator , will be located along the G. R. A. I. railroad tracks, a short distance north of Main street. The corporation papers for the EglyDoan Elevator company were tiled with the state auditor today in the amount of $50,000. The company was I organized by C. G. Egly, long a prom-1 inent grain man of Berne, Ind., and . W. N. Doan of Ossian, Wells county, ■ where he is engaged in similar bustness. Mr. Egly anticipates moving to this city with his family, while Mr. Doan will maintain his residence in Ossian, coming to Fort Wayne every day. The directors of the company in , elude Mr. Egly, W. N. Doan of Ossian; 1 , T. A. Doan, also of Ossian; J. Whit-' mer, of Grabill; Dr. F. J. Greenwell,’ of Huntertown; D. L. Shalley, Berne; I C. C. Sprunger of Berne. The structure, which the Egly-Doan ( company will erect is something Fort I Wayne has been in need of for some time. The elevator in itself with its 130 feet height will be 36 feet, wide and 42 feet deep, making it one of the largest in the northern part of the state. It will have a capacity of 75,000 bushels of grain, several times the capacity of the usual-sized elevators in Indiana. The company is also planning to erect a storage warehouse, where seed feed, hay, wool and flour may be stored. The elevator will be for transfer and terminal use, as well as for i the local farmers. Running along the west side will be two tracks, each 400 feet in length, one for loading and one for unloading purposes. Its machinery equipment will be the very latest (patterns, including two Fairbanks’ (scales of 1,500 pounds capacity each. , Nine electric motors will be required |to drive the machinery. One feature , of the elevator will be that corn mav j be shelled in transit as there will be I an ear-corn receiving sink, as well as I the main sink. The work of construction is to be taken up immediately, and with no unlooked for hindrances the work will have been completed within a short time. The elevator will be of handsome appearance, with cribbed construction, covered with Toncan metal, and will form a very valuable addition to the city's industrial institutions — Bluffton Banner. Berne, Ind., Aug. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—This community is saddened today because of the death of Mrs. Jonn uraig, tne end coming last night at 10 o’clock, and while not unexpected the news caused a shock to the many who knew this estimable lady. She suffered from heart trouble and other complications, and bad been ill since June. Everything possible was done for her relief but to no avail. A noted heart specialist from Chicago visited her and the best local physicians did all in their power but death could not longer be avertI ed. Mrs. Carrie Craig, nee Ettley, was born in Clark county, Ohio, September 20, 1874, and died August 22, 1911, ! aged thirty-six years,'ten months and ! two days. The greater part of her life was spent in her native state, coming ( to Indiana after she had grown to womanhood and located at Daleville. ' She was married to John C. Craig, the 1 Berne druggist, October 18, 1906. To them was born one child, Edith May, who died in infancy. Mrs. Craig was a member of the English Sunday school class of the Reformed church and entered into full membership of that congregation, June 11, 1911. She bore her sickness with Christian forti tude, giving testimony of a living hope in her Savior. She leaves to mourn her departure the devoted husband, the aged mother, Mrs. Rosetta Ettley, who has been making her home with her; a brother, Dr. C. F. Ettley, of Dayton, Ohio, and many other relatives. A house funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, with Rev. H. H. Kattman in charge, interment at the M. R. E. cemetery. The friends and neighbors of the Craig family assisted them in many ways during the illness of Mrs. Craig and the family feels very thankful toward them all. — THE OPEmiimU BILL AT BOSSE’S“Human Hearts’’ Will be First Show —Comes Next Monday Night. The powerful and impressive melodrama, ‘‘Human Hearts,” presented by an exceptionally strong company of players, will be offered to the approval of lovers of all that is clean and wholesome in melodrama on the stage at the Bosse opera house on Monday,

August 28th. “Human Hearts'-’ has been firmly established as one of the most original and interesting of mod ern dramas. The author has long been famous as a playwright, but in the present instance, he has surpassed all ' his former efforts. For ingenuity, ■ strength and brilliancy, “Human Hearts,” is a marvel of stagecraft,done by a master hand in stage adroitness. The author has poured out his entire store of theatrical knowledge in this play. He has produced a work of magnificent possibilities for a melodramatic public. The characters are finely drawn, the dialogue is crisp, the human interest is all absorbing, the comedy charming and the pathos is sincere. Taken on its entirety, “Human Hearts" is probably one of the strongest plays of its kind ever shown on the American stage. o MANY ATTEND PICNIC. —— [.arge crowds could be seen today going to the grounds north of the city where the Concord picnic was held, and when nearly all of the twenty-five invited Sunday schools responded to the invitation by being present. The different delegations went in hacks and rigs, many of them displaying their signs and banners of the school which they represented. The Decatur band responded to their invitation for the furnishing of music throughout the day, and which was highly appreciated. It was one of the largest picnics held for some time and the grounds were the scene of great rejoicing throughout the day. o - HAS NEW COLLECTING AGENCY. A. B. Bailey, the Monroe lawyer and real estate man. has opened a new business, a collecting agency. He is making a specialty of collecting old ac counts for business and professionai men and his charges are very reasonable, running from ten to twenty-five per cent, owing to the expense thereof. He has the advantage of most such concerns, because he calls personally on those who owe, instead of writing them. He will solicit the Decatur business men for their accounts. e WILLSHIRE TO CELEBRATE. Aeronaut H. O. Martin, the young man who made four daring ascensions here during the carnival, went to Willshire today where he is making preparations to put up the gas bag there Friday and Saturday of this week. The merchants of that place are arranging to have a little doings and have employed Mr. Martin to make two leaps. That he is well able to make good ascensions can be vouched for by the many Decatur people who witnessed his jumps here. He will make three jumps during the fair here September 19th to 23. THE MISSING WORD. The words omitted were “one," from the Crystal; “kill,” from Lachot & Rice; “need” from Walters & Reppert. The correct answer was supplied by Seth Ray of this city, who was lucky in having his answer the first out of the box. The contest is steadily growing and you are missing an opportunity to gather a few easy prizes by not getting an answer in. Try t on today’s contest. O r. Will the Clover Leaf purchase the Illinois Terminal to secure the direct connection with the Chicago & Alton that it so greatly desires. The question was occasioned by the visit to Edwardsville of a party of railway officials reprecenting the Alton-Leaf combination. They had been in St. Louis inspecting the terminals of the C. &> A. Then they went to Madison yard and looked over those of the Clover Leaf. Coming to Edwardsville Saturday, they turned the Y onto the Illinois Terminal and went to Alton, piloted by Conductor John Whalen. From Alton they went down the Burlington on the west side. The members of the party were: W. L. Ross, vice president; Frank W. Morse, vice president and general manager; E. S. Wortham, purchasing agent and assistant to president; E. S. Genson, inspector of transportation, all of Chicago. The St. Louis members of the party were E. S. Keane, assistant freight agent, and T. G. Roehm, assistant general passenger agent. The Clover Leaf and Alton are now one, yet they have no connection except the switching facilities that some other line offers. Hence it Is presumed that the Illinois Terminal would be such a road and Is eminently desirable to the Clover Leaf and Alton.

Just within a week until the statute of limitations would have run out and he would have been prevented from filing suit, Herman J. Bosse, a well 1 known young man of this city, and son ' of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bosse, Tuesday ■ filed suit against the Pennsylvania 1 railway, demanding SIO,OOO damages for injuries received while working 1 in the shops at Fort Wayne. The case was filed by Attorneys Peterson & Mo , ' ran of this city, the complaint setting | ' up the facts that on August 28, 1909, ' while at work in the shops, Herman was assisting In unloading some flues, when they slipped, carrying his body j ' under the weight. His leg was badly . injured and a short time afterward, j blood poisoning set in, resulting in ( him being forced to submit to an op- , ' eration, the leg being amputated. Mr j ' Bosse is a poor man and the loss oi , i the leg almost prevents him from mak j ing a living, though he has been doing j such work as is possible since his recovery from the operation. For a 1 time it was feared he could not re--1 cover, but recently his health has been much better. At present he is ern--1 ployed in a bolt factory at Lima. Ohio. A business deal whereby Frank Lichtle bought a half interest in the Parrish baekry and restaurant was satisfactorily closed up Tuesday afternoon. For'several weeks the deal lias been on and only Tuesday were the final arrangements made which formed the partnership. Mr. Lichtle has had considerable experience in the restaurant business, and for several years has been clerking in various places m order to learn the business . thoroughly. He assumed possession of the interest Tuesday morning and I from that time will take an active part in the management. He is at present living about a mile and a half south of this city on the mud pike and at that place in about two weeks will hold a sale, after which ■ he will move to this city and take an active interest in the business here. Mr. Lichtle is well and favorably ■ known throughout the northern part of the county and his many friends will be glad to hear of his branching ■ out into other business. Tuesday afternon the North River club began to seine the St. Mary's river, for the first time in accordance 1 with the new rule allowing the seining of the undesirable fish. About a dozen of the boys went to the river soon after dinner anti began seining directly behind the Mersman ice house, working down the river to near the bridge. The first haul was well rewarded they getting several good fish. They continued their efforts and spent the whole afternon in the water. In the wind up they found that they had caught nearly four hundred pounds of fish, suckers, carp and bullheads. They divided the fish among those who worked the drag and all went home with a large bundle of the finny tribe. The work would have been commenced last Monday, but the order which they had put in for the seine was delayed in some way and did not arrit ein time. Then the date was changed to Tuesday and they made the haul with the results above stated. In the near future they will seine other parts of the river with probably as bountiful results. o- —— From all surrounding cities comes the report of the many prevailing cases of typhoid fever which at this season of the year, and especially during the month of August do we mostly hear of this disease making its rounds and Decatur is not excluded from the list as there are a number of cases of great severity to be found throughout the city and county. There are many ways in which the dreaded di sease can be guarded against and perhaps avoided altogether here. One oi the first and perhaps the most impor tant that should be guarded against, and one which is being constantly urged by the board of health and other officers is to keep your premises clean and as sanitary as possible, and the matter of diet should be closely observed. Fruit and vegetables that are not clean and ripe should not be eaten, and the water from dug wells in the country or city should not be used unless it has been boiled. The health board is particularly interested in preventing the spread or transmission of typhoid fever among those who are attending typhoid fever patients. The board is also urging that great care be taken not to swim or batthe In streams where there is any dange'

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of contracting typhoid fever. — ■■■ 1 C,' — — ANOTHER RESIDENT. Yesterday .1. L. Kocher was hailing ail his friends and presenting thorn with Havannas and in exp] lunation be it said that a baby boy lias come to the home to gladden the hearts of the parents. Both mother and babe are doing nicely. —o MANY ATTEND FUNERAL. A number of relatives and friends, Mr. Bell and factory employees of the late William Belk, part owner of the LaFontaine handle factory, left this morning for LaFontaine to be in attendance at the funeral services which were held there at 2 o’clock this ait ernoon. The deceased was among the many well-liked men of the city, and those connected with business deals and associations with him daily hav-’ lost a kind and loving friend. Inter rnent took place at LaFontaine. . o— Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gentis re siding southeast of Bluffton pleasantly entertained Sunday in honor of the fourteenth birthday anniversary of their daughter. Miss Mabel. At the noon hour an elaborate dinner was served. The afternoon was spent in playing games and music was furnished by Misses Pearl Sinn, Grace Smith and Mabel Gentis. Refreshments were served in the afternoon which consisted of ice cream, cake and water melon. Miss Mabel received many beautiful presents. Those present were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Purl Gentis. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gentis. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bossart, Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Gentis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chalfant. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gentis,Grandpa Chalfant and Grandma Gentis, Misses Pearl Linn, Bertha Strain, Edith Mowery, Grace Smith, Jessie Dailey, Ethel Gentis, Hattie Joray, Cleo Chalfant, Berthy Mowery, Martha Linn, Grace Dyson. Clara Gentis, Mabel Gentis, Masters Shuman Chalfant, Raymond Bennett, Ralph Gentis, Raymond Myers, Russell Oden. Dwight Reynold, Walter Mowery, Joseph Strain, Henry Strain, Olen Bossart, Daniel Gentis. Truman Gentis. All departed at a late hour, wishing Miss Mabel many more happy birthdays.—Bluffton Banner. * Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Andrews of Monroe entertained at dinner Sunday in honor of their son, Amos Andrews, and wife, who returned recently from Richmond, Ky. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Essex and children. Don, Minnie and Leona; Mr. and Mrs. Omer Banta of Ridgeville, Ind; Mrs. Simon Bright and children of Fort Recovery, Ohio; Miss Mabel Fisher and Messrs. Hosie and Charles Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Frauhiger of near Magley are very hospitable people. Sunday their home was thrown open to twenty-nine of their friends who drove to the home in automobiles. A delicious supper was served to the company and everybody had a good time. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Meyers of Decatur, Mrs. Marie Taylor, Mrs. George Henneford and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Meyers of Vera Cruz, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cassady and family of Magley, Noah Frauhiger and family of Preble, Herman Wefel and family. Jeff Klopfenstine and family, Henry Wefel, all of Preblo, and Mrs. Rolli of Vera Cruz. The Queen Esther band will meet Friday evening with Miss Frances Butler and a good attendance is desired. Miss Bess Schrock will be hostess to the Thimble club Thursday afternoon. A good attendance is asked. —— o— — having good results. Ogilville is already being stirred by the preaching of Evangelist. Dawson at the Christian church. There is decided interest. The house is filled every night and often overflows, many being compelled to listen at the doors and windows. Already several accessions have been received in the church and the end is not yet. The meeting may continue until the end of next week.”

Already thirteen new members have been added to the church, and many more are expected to walk forward to the altar before the close of the meeting next week. It has been a most successful one and the people there are well pleased with the success with which Rev. Dawson is meet-

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