Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1911 — Page 3

sTuE WAS GREAT. J. D. Neidlinger, who held his big' I ur..* hog sale Wednesday, reporta it one of the most successful he has ever held, and that a handsome price was received for every porker put up for sale. Fifty two of this fancy stock were offered for sale, bringing a total of 11657.50, or an average of $31.87% ' each. The crowd was a record break-' er for all past sales, buyers coming 1 from all parts of the country. The bld- 1 ding was spirited, and with Colonel Fred Reppert at the helm, the high’ dollar was reached every time. Mr. Neidlingen who is tne taiser of nothing but tine stock, always draws a Katherine* t'ctr. far and neat, and is veil satisfied with results received Wednesday. WILL HOLD RECITAL. A recital will be held at the Peterson school house Friday. October 6th, at which time the Misses Mabel Weldy and Osee Armstrong will give a program of readings and monologues., An admission will be charged, ten and fifteen cents, according to posi-| tion. Several from here have signified then* intentions of attending. SHIP FURNITURE. Yager Bros. & Reinking today shipped a large load of furniture to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiehe in Allen county, who were married last Sunday. Both people are well known and highly respected, Mrs. Wiebe being formerly Miss Mary Nuerge of Friedheim. -—- -- - —- -O - ——— ■■ -!!■ ATTEND FUNERAL. Mrs. W. A. Kuebler left this afternoon for Mansfield. Ohio, where sne will attend the funeral of Mr. Kuebler’s brother, Ixuiis, who died early on Wednesday morning. Mr. Kuebler, who was called to his bedside, but who arrived after his brother hud passed away, is there also for the funeral. The last sad rites will be held Saturday morning from the Catholic church there. <» The Shakespeare club concluded its study of "The Merchant of Venice’" r.t tie home of Mrs. C. (’. Schafer Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. D. E. Smi’h being the leader of the stndT. The next meeting will be with Mrs. .1. C. Patterson, when the Bay View reading • course on Africa and Aoefilia will be taken up. There will be a twenty weeks" study ot Airiest and ten weeks of Australia At the session Wednesday Mrs. E. E. Rice read an invitation ■ ■■< : i the schools, inviting the club to . -.tend the Boston art exhibit to be held in the library hall October 12th tfo 14tb. The regular meeting of the Womans Relief Corp will be LeW Friday vening. when special business will < <-rie up before the members for dis <cussjon. At this time special arrange i. ente will be made and a date sei j lor the celebration of the twenty fifth j anniversary of the lodge, which rill . be carried out in a very appropriate I way. The ladies have taken in a large number of new member* recently an 1 -since they have been successful in i this way, it will aid them much to wards the broadening of their celebration as it should be. The presence of every member is wished for al this time Another bride of the month was nonored at a nuptial party yesterday afternoon when Miss Sallie Xesey, whose wedding will take place on Oc-. 11. Miss Sane Walter asked Miss Vesey’s personal friends to the little gathering and exerted her artistic. : ' 3ities in making the party us bride-1 ’.fee as possible. White candies flick-, t ed oa t>- small tastes, tulle tied the •.-.-kite baskets at the places and the, menu© and appointments carried out] the wedding note as fat* as possible. A handsome piece of clutry lay at the bride’s place at the table, a charming reminder of the very charming party. Miss Lora and -Miss Evelyn Walter assisted, their sister. Out-of-town, guests were Mrs. Wayne C, Nisbet of Cleveland, Ma's. R. P- liarr of Ken dallville, Miss Frances Merryman of Decatur. —Fort Whyne Journal-Ga-zette. Promptly at 6 o’clock Wednesday. evening occurred the wedding ot Ver-1 da Bigham to Laufty Jackson at the bride's home, seven miles southeast of Decatur. The bride’s sister. Miss Abbie Bigham, played beautifully the wedding march, while the bridal party , marched and took their position beneath red and white festooning in a <osv corner of the parlor. Here in the presence of about thirty relatives •nd friends, Rev. D. O. Wise skope the words that united two loving hearts tu.d two beautiful lives. After the con- ( gi atulations a most sumptuous sup- ■ ! fcl - was served. The bride and groom occupied a place at the table where snow-white wedding cake reposed Nothing was lacking in the menu of

' After all had partaken j I of the many delicious things, the even- | j ing was spent In music and in jolly visiting. The bride is a charming young lady of excellent qualities. Because of her sweet disposition she i has a large circle of friends who wish for her a most happy wedded life. She wore a beautiful lavendar silk. The groom is one of the most handsome ! young men in Adams county. He is also a model young man and pos- ' , sesses an unquestionably beautiful I character. At present he is engaged • as a tireman with the Pennsylvania | railroad company at Fort Wayne. He I . wore a handsome blue serge suit. Those present were Messrs, and Mesdames E. W. Jackson, groom’s parents; W, O. Bigham, bride's parents; i G. W. Standiford, Wren, Ohio; J. B. j Stiverson, Rockford, Ohio; Harlem , Hunter, Glenmore, Ohio; H. E. Jack- ■ son, Fort Wayne; Walter Koos and | family, Fort Wayne; James Gott shall and family, Grove Hill, Ohio; Messrs. ' Rolla Jackson, Artie Jackson, Cleo Jackson, Dewey Jackson, Nyle Jack- , son, Glenn Jackson, Faye Jackson, Abbie Bigham, Raymond Stiverson and |D. 0. Wise. The young couple will immediately move to Fort Wayne, where they will be at home on East Pontiac street. May happiness attend them all through their wedded life.—Contributed. A big barn dance was given Wednesday evening at the Charles Schem man home north of this city along the interurban line. Albert Scheumann, I v ed Schurger, Edwin Fledderjohann, Letta Fullenkamp and Lydia Miller were among those wh oattended. Thirty members of the Evangelical Ta. dies' Aid society attended the meet ing at the home of Mrs. Howard Rurdg on Tenth street Wednesday afternoon, where needlework was in order, this being laid aside for the delicious two-course luncheon served by the hostess. The collection amounted to SI7. Mrs. Jacob Tester will entertain the society in two weeks—Wednesday, October 18th. Mrs. VV. A. Fonuer was hostess to rite C oneord Lutheran Ladies’ Aid so- < iety Wednesday afternoon, the attendance being large. Besides the regular members those present were Miss 'lagg’ie Peoples of Wheatland, N. D.: Mrs. William Rupp, Hoagland: Mis. Chris Strebe and daughter. Mildred: M’*a. C. I). Lewton. Mrs D. F. Leonard. Mrs. Minnie Mrs. John Magley and daughter, Emma; Mrs. Philip fichieferstein, Mrs. John Cline. i Mrs. D. M. Rice, Mis* Martha Fonner. Mrs. Henry Baumann. Mrs. George Simmers, Mrs. Dale Moses, Mrs. Dan Hill,Mrs.'Will Evans Mrs Lou Houk of Auburn, who is president of the society, was also in attendance. A reading by Mrs Mary Houk and a piano duel by Mrs. Sherman Kunkel and Mrs. Dale Moses were interesting features <t>f the program. Refreshment - • and a social hour followed the busi- ; ness period, and the day was an unus- ' ually enjoyable one. Mrs. John Chrii.- , ten was named as a delegate from the j local order to the Woman s Home and I Foreign Missionary society’s canven- ; tion to be held in Auburn. ■ i .. - ■ -—— -n .i -i i i . j Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The calendar year eaded Saturday and naw the various state officers are figuring upon the results of the business and coming comparisons With the preceding year. All of these comparisons bear evidence to the £aet that the past’ year has been a prosperous one for the ’ state, and that business management has been pursued in ail offioes Perhaps the most lueratioe office is that 1 of secretary of state, where the fees from all sources during the past year 1 totaled 1192,893.95. As a matter of ’ comparison the preceding year the i»eelpts of the office amounted to sl<V 1 609.52, thus showing a net increase is I tiie business of that office of $51,284.43. ’ This handsome increase was taken *«CKe of without a cent of increase in salaries or any other expense and is 1 a record breaker in the history of the ] elute. This large volume of money ] ' was collected from people in all parts of the state, some of it in large | amounts wd a great deal of it in extremely small fees, sixty cents being the sum collected for a commission foi either an elective or appointive officer. From this amount it runs up into large figures in the incorporation , I department wljich is last becoming a j revenue producer for the state. 'I he , ' governor is elated over the good show- j ing made In all the offices and asserts ■ that a payment on the state debt must ; be one of the accomplishments of the j ' coming year. As soon as the auditor s j office gets the year-end accum mutation figured out, a comprehensive statement of the finances of the state for the past year will be given the public, and accompanying this will be a comparison of the state's resources for , ! the few years preceding. The showing I ' will be one that will reflect credit upon the officials In charge. ■ ® The Denison hotel Monday evening

s — -was packed to the doors, the occasion being the grand lodge meeting ot the Knights of Pythias. Three candidates for outer guard were making a redhot campaign, and there was much of a resemblance to a state political con ; vention. Hon. James E. Watson ruing- ' led in the crowd as did many other shining lights In the political world. One of the largest meetings ever held Is now on tap, the election of officers being the most stirring event of the program. Dore B. Erwin and Samuel Shamp were the representatives of Kekionga lodge, and they were on deck [ during all the proceedings. The coming of Vice President Sherman next week Is the big card in po- j litical circles. The vice president is to be the guest As Hon. James E. Watson for two days. One of these will be spent at Rushville and the remainder j of the time will be given over to th • ' entertainment of the Nip and Tuck j club at Newcastle. Other dignitaries there will be Senator Kern, former Vice President Fairbanks, and other*. It is expected that some big politics will be played during the two days that the vice president will be in the state, and It need not be surprising that It will end in the re-entry of the Hon. James E. Watson into politics. L. G. E. D. B. Erwin and S. E. Shamp have returned from Indianapolis, where they attended the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias, Mr. Erwin going also to attend to business. Through the efforts of these two gentlemen, Decatur is in line for the next district convention, which will be held some time between now and spring, and it is quite likely that Decatur will be named the place for holding this convention. Professor Huyette, superintendent of the Wells county schools, was named the district depot.' for thiq district. The lodge sessions were very interesting, among the speakers being Past Supreme Chancellor Shively of Richmond. James E. Watson of Rushville; John B. Corcum, and other men high in the yanks of the K. of P. lodge, as well as others. All the state officers were moved up a station in their office, and Dr. Priest of Marion was elected to the vacant office of outer guard. Representatives to the supreme lodge of the world were elected as follows Jonce Monahan, Orleans; Arley M. Brown, Randolph* county; Arthur Lowe, Greensburg. After eighteen hours and a half deliberation, the jury failed to agree in the matter of Benjamin Ayres, charged with wife desertion, and was dis charged at ‘9:30 o’clock Thursday, the defendant being discharged without prejudice to the state. The case went to the jury about 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and the jury spep' the entire night and until 9:30 o'clock this morning in deliberation. It is said they were about evenly divided regarding the matter of Ayres" guilt. A new trial may be asked. James M. McKee, against whom » charge of issuing fraudulent checks was preferred by D. M. Hensley, who cashed the worthless check, has been discharged Without prejudice to the state, a motion ®o quash the indictment having been sustained. An application to defend as a poor person was sustained and L. C .DeVoss was appointed his counsel. The county comniissioners held a ■Short session Thursday, concluding the work for the term. The contract for ■the concrete sidewalk in front of the jail was let to Amos iFisher, his bid being twelve Gents per square foot. Jacob Buhler was appointed superintendent. The Yterne Supply company se<-need the cenrracts t<us* tthe Sam I Dan ’bridge in Ttaion township Cor $324, and the Witham Hart bridge lin Fnion flownship, foi $359. There were five bidders. Martin Miller vs. Dallas and Kath- ! arine Butler, note and foreclosure of i mortgage. SI2OO. Answer filed ’l-y de- . fendant. Otty Bolds vs. Silah W. Hale et al.. quiet title, ejectment and sl*ooo -datn- ■ ages. Appearance by Smith for .defendants. Rule to answer. Joseph D. Krick vs. E. Burt Ixtnhart j et al., case from Justice of the peace. ’ Appearance by Hooper and DeVoei? i for defendants. i Rudolph Schug was appointed guar- I j dian of Jesse, Laura, Herman, Mer- : ten and Dale Ellenbarger, filing $9,00'1 bond. Chauncey Lautzenheiser is the attorney. David Archer, administrator of the 1 Susannah Archer estate, filed receipts for disbursement and was discharged. I Emerson Elzey, executor of the , Thomas J. Elzey estate, filed report of ' sale of personal property, which the court approved. w

Real estate transfers: Thomas E Mann to Charles Pyle, lot 205, Geneva, SSOO. WONDERFUL FILM TONIGHT ONLY I How many people understand what the Crusaders are?. If you don't know be sure that you attend the Star theater this evening where four thousand feet of sacred war film will be shown. The name crusader is derived from the cross, which the warriors wore on their breasts as a sign of their undertaking. The first of these ware I were In 1099. Price ten gents. NEW MOTOR CAR DIRECTORS. The stockholders of the Decatur Mo tor Car company held a very important session Wednesday afternoon at which time the following board of directors was elected: M. E. Brackett. W. J. Vesey. M. Kirsch. L. A. Gra- j ham, L. VV. Coppock, A. H. Barnard, J. 8. Bowers, C. C. Schafer and John I. Taylor of Boston. The board selected officers as follows: Mr. Brackett, president and general manager; Mr. Vesey, vice president; Mr. Kirsch, treasurer; Mr. Graham, secretary; Mr. Coppock, factory manager; Mr. Barnard, sales manager. The factory has before it a prosperous future, and plans for the enlarging of the factory will probably be announced soon. ——— o

A rare group of entertainers, under the dlrectron of the Coit Lyceum buleau of Cleveland, Ohio, is booked for the lecture course to be given this winter in the Bosse opera house under the auspices of the senior class of the Decatur high school. This is the same bureau which furnished the entertainers for the course given last winter, which pleased the hundreds o* attendants, and the course this year is even better, being varied greatly t'i ■ please all tastes. The course will open on November 9th, with the appearance • of the Apollo Concert company and bell ringers. This includes Arthur i Wells, banjo soloist and saxophone ■ player; G. E. Holmes, cornet and flute ; soloist: Clay Smith, guitar soloist. Mrs. Alta R. Wells, pianist: Miss CoyI aa M. Spring, reader. The second number will be given • November 20th, and will be a lecture -by Colonel George W. Bain, the Kentucky orator of national fame. De ccmber Sth will be given ‘The Captain of Plymouth,” a successful and • singaiile comic opera, by S. S. Tibbals and H. C. Eldridge. A lecture by Albert Edward Wiggam is scheduled - ior January sth, and the last number, i given February Ist, will be an enter- - * tainment by Ned Woodman, humorist. I cartoonist and rhymist. The seniors , I will soon be busy selling tickets, and - i as aniny interested in the course hare ■ j been inquiring far in advance of the - j season, they will doubtless .-go like ' t | "hoi cakes.” .; o i i SHIP GOODS. I j . I The household goods of Mr. and j Mrs.'Chris Vogt were today placed on I the road to their destination Jones- • tanKi, Ark., where the Vogts will make | < their home. Mrs. Vogt will leave this I i evening for Fort Wayne to visit until | i Sunday, and will then proceed to her j home in the southwest. Mr. Vogt, who j - has been appointed city engineer, is ; - already there, having been engaged; i in fata work for several months, and . s he. wffll have things in readiness for the arrival of Mrs .Vogt, so as’to-set-tle <town in their new home. ——— — •$- — ——— I > WILL BECOME A NURSE. — Miss 'Bessie Jeffrey, daughter of ! Mr and Mrs, John W. Jeffrey, of - North Sixth street, is preparing to - enter the nurses’ training class at the . Lutheran Biospital, Fort Wayne, for a i three yeass!' icourse, and will leawe a • week from meXt Saturday, October* 14, i to enter upon ’her studies. Miss* Jes- . f’-ey has long had the desire to be-1 come a nurse, -a profession to wlaU h j | she is well adapted. A wedding of unuch surprise to her ■ many friends occurred Wednesday, i When Miss Loretta Bosse returned j from Lima, Ohio, with her husband, . | Mr. Jorn Noonan, the wedding taking I ’ place at 6 o'clock from Che St. Rose Cathcti.ic church, wMh Rev. Father | I Reiley officiating. The bride was at-; tended Iby Miss Anna Kinser, a near , friend of hers, while Mr. Henry Kin-' zer, a brother oi tne bridesmaid, acted | ,ih best man. The bride was gowned I * in a pretty suit of white, with hat to match, and carried a prayer-book. Her I attendant was also very pretty In a I suit of blue, she also wearing a large picture hat. The groom and his attendant wore the usual black. Inime- 1 diately following the services a wed | ! ding breakfast was served and shortly I afterward the couple left for Decatur 1 byway of Fort Wayne, arriving in the I afternoon for a visit with the bride’s ( parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bosse, on Nuttman avenue. The home had been neatly arranged for the reception , of the happy couple, with stream*-'** from the center of the rooms to the I

walls, and otherwise preiHred, to take on a pretty appearance. Many of the bride's friends called to congratulate lei* and to exteiM their best wlsm to tho happy , Apple. The bride resided In all her life until about a year ago, but since that time has been making here home at Lima, where she has been working. Mr. Noonan Is a popular young man of Lima, being a bur- [ 1-er by trade, and enjoying the acquntu-' tance of many. They will remain hi the city until Friday, when they will leave on a wedding trip further, re turning to Lima, where a home, neatly furnished, awaits them. While here they were the recipients of many pr>*t ly and useful presents COMING IN SIGHT. Can be Seen in the Morning by Meam of the Naked Eye. Geneva N. Y., Oct. 5- -The new comet recently discovered by Beliansk was observed this morning by Dr. William R. Brooks at Smith observatory ip right ascension 11 hours. 27 minutes and 40 seconds north; declination 11 degrees 13 minutes, or in the eastern part of the constellation of Leo. The comet is visible to the naked eye. Thus two comets are now visible in the morning sky, one in the northeast under the handle of the big dipper. and the other low down in the eastern sky.

I). Kunkle, of Root township, the well known and prominent farmer, not only of this county, but also throughout the state, was greatly surprised when on Tuesday of this week he received a letter from Governor Mar shall, stating that he had appointed him as a state representative to the Farmers' National convention, to be held at Columbus, Ohio, on the 13th of; this month. Mr. Kunkle was entirely unaware of this honored appointment, never thinking that the executive had his name under consideration. He has been attending these important nn etings now and then and it was no doubt that at one of these meetings the governor came in touch with his well posted knowledge in this line, and it is no doubt how he received the appointment. If everything is satisfactory and nothing interferes at this time he will attend the gathering which he knows will be of great value throughout. The appointment is one requiring a man well qualified for the work, and since it comes from Governoi Marshall, he can feel assured that he is capable to fill the place. ' DEALS FROM ERWIN OFFICE. I , The D. N. Erwin real estate agency continues to be a busy place, where property deals are made almost daily. Two changes in Decatur property ' were reported today, Hubert Zerklc ’ ' of the True & Runyon store, having purchased the residence property on Mercer avenue, formerly owned by Hubert De Voss and will occupy it at once as his home. Reison Mumma has bought from Henry T. Thieme of Union township his dwelling on Elevi enth street, where he will reside in ] the future. The town continues to | move and the question of more houses I is fast becoming a mighty important | 'One. T4O UFE INSURANCE. A mistake was made Wednesday in the Btatenwwt* that "Walters* Graham, the new firm, would also engage in the life insuram-e business. They arc agents for 411 kinds of property insurance A laj-ge ■Aelegation from the local Woman's Relief Corps left bright ami early over tke Clover lx*af railroad at <8:30 o'clock this morning for Mont pelier, where they attended the fourteenth auuuH’a <oon vent ion <Jf the "Eighth district, whiuk was held there, the reg- , uiar business sessions coming during I the day. the convention being held in the Odd Fellows' hall. At X o’clock (this <evening a ramp fire ysrogram will be given in the Methodist church. On tthe camp fire pnogram for this evening is Mrs. Vinnie Lyons, of this city, ■department insj>e*tor of the W. R. . I who will give the response to the greet .tings tendered by Mayor Burris ot | Montpelier. Three hundred delegates i wens in .atiendancw. Tinder rtbe auspices of the Montpelier auxiliary, of ' which Mrs. Fiorella Weston its presi- | dent, the visitors were most royalyl ( I entertained. Meals were served to them in the Methodist church by the ' Ladies" Aid soci.-ty. The convention ! was held in this city last year. Those | from this city who were a tthe Mont-j 'pelier convention were: Mrs. Wil--1 liam Kitson, Mrs. John Williams. Mrs. | L. H. Purdy, Mrs. John Mellotte, Mrs. L N. Grandstaff. Mrs. Joe Hower, Mrs. Joshua Parrish. Mrs. C. T. Raimer,j i Mrs. Randall Sprague, Mrs. Agnes Andrews, Mts. Michael Vve-.-I'berae;. I Mrs. Margaret Loulhan of Ft. V,. yne. formerly of this city, accompanied tlmi i local members to Montpelier. The best lighted room in Decatur

is tlyg office and salesroom of the I diana Lighting company on Monro' street. It is a beautiful and attra tive place, particularly so in the ever ing, and your attention Is hereby called to it. If you want to witness an exhibition of what you can do with gas. it will pay you to walk around to that place any evening. v l'he new resident manager. Mr. J. 8. Peterson, asslstt-1 by Carl Ernst, nave transformed tl room into a brilliant and Iness house, mat fairly makes oigasp ns he looks in. In the big wi?ciow are shown about fifteen g.,stoves of various sizes and quality sure to attract you, while on the interior are found every kind of par range and heater imaginable, tastily arranged to catch the eye of the housewife as well as anybody else ••* eye, but the thing which adds hearty to the place is the wonderful tils play of lights, there being twenty-four lamps of every kind filling the room with a blaze of pretty white light, almost equaling daylight. Mr. Peterson has already added a number o' new customers and is looking for more, this being the season for gas and this week they are paying particular attention to the Renzor heater. Take a look at this place of business.. If Mr. Peterson is busy, Mr. John Wemhoff will watt on you. SYNOD AT HOAGLAND. The Northern Indiana synod of the English Lutheran congregation will be held in Hoagland, beginning next Tuesday evening and continuing over through Wednesday and Thursday. | The Concord Lutheran church of Root township is a member of this synod.

FIX DAMAGES. - The interurban cars between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock today ceased to run, the power plant being shut , down for the remedying of the mishap which occurred two weeks ago, when] considerable damage occurred at the plant. The repairs having all arrived, thet* were this morning put in shape, hence the shut-down of the entire business of the line. Huntington, Ind., Oct. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Carrying a fourleaf clover for good luck and with his ( machine working perfectly. Aviator Rodgers, flying from ocean to ocean, left here at 11:40 this morning for! Chicago, a distance of 142 miles, where he expected to reach by 3 o’clock. ’ t | Chicago, Oct. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —It is reported at the Erie station tlia tßodgers landed between Bass Lake and Aldine, seventy-fivj miles from here, at 12:55. , I ' Huntington, Ind, OcL s—Driven by! tiie last of the desperate earnestness i of Aviator C. P. Rodgers, who is com-1 peting tor the $50,000 prize offered by William Randolph Hearst for an airship flight from eoivst to coast, a force of a dozen mechanics is engaged in stringing wires, tightening stays and spreading snowy canvas on the wings of his damaged Wright racer that he may be able to resume his I scheduled flight tomorrow morning. , While Rodgers is not so confident of being able to comply with all the conditions imposed by the donor of the! prize, he is determined to complete! the trip he has undertaken if it lies I within his power to do so and nothing short of the total annihilation of his big air boat will stop him. The air craft, which was wrecked soon aft»» starting his flight Monday I morning, 3as been removed to the 1 Frazier garage where it has been pra< tically rebuilt in record time. Ti ■■ lower left plane is entirely new, new skids have been placed under the machine, the wheels crushed in the fail i have been replaced with new ones and every wire and turnbuckle in the areo plane has been carefully tested ait’ 1

strengthened if suspected of Weak ness. W. H. Taylor, personal represents, tive of the aviator, is in direct charge of the work of making repairs and he | has absorbed much of the enthusiasm ! and energy of his superior. Nothing I is permitted to be done to the bigracing machine unless done under his supervision. Besides looking after the welfare of the machine, he joins with Mrs. Rodgers in looking after the welfare of the man who drives the big ( air boat in its dashes through the clouds. Rodgers is not permitted to ' worry about the petty details of the I trip. He is shooed off to bed at school | boy hours and kept free from the an- | noyances incident to a flight of the character he is making as much ns possible. Today he was bundled in the big "Vin-Fiz” car, which is carried , aboard the special train accompany j ing the aviator, and sent to Fort Wayne for a day, just to keep his i mind free from the cares that are putting wrinkles in the features of the rest of the party. Tonight, the aeroplane, practically rebuilt, is ready to take the air with a bit or preliminary timing up and Rod-

begin hta flight at I Best possible "oment. ’The Frazier garage, where ref F to! airship are being niide, is V hub around which the po; ulation , Huntington is revolving. Hundreds MK; people have crowded into the worMB 5 room each day to watch the of setting up the airship. ’ “1 must say that the HuntingiOßK crowds are tiie most orderly we encountered.' said Manager yesterday. in New York they sim mobbed our workmep, despite the forts of the police to keep them At Geneva Sunday one man scratched his name on the wooden blade of "liw/fi propeller with a nail. Here the pie remain outside the rope and a' a respectful distance.” A closer inspection Os the rope veals a very good reason why silent monitor was so respc'‘-:(l-Tbrougi.out its length had been swi n®S a fine electric wire and those w|p leaned against it were given a seveie shock. One lesson usually pro’ed sufficient. Mrs. Rodgers, who accompanies nsr husband as closely as may be the special train, believes lip pilei t|y * that her daring young husband is ing to succeed in his great undertals-S| ing. Her cheerful belief that he is I bound to win out is doing much to | keep Rodgers keyed to the task. ] Os course I realize that flying <• a*■ dangerous profession,” said Mrs. R<ss> ( gers at her hotel yesterday, "but CaH | braith is careful not to take unnecesJl 1 sary risks and understands the opera* I tion of Jjis machine perfectly. "His flight Sunday should convince ‘ you that he is fully competent to dritw] z

his racer. Os course lam always djj- » lighted when we receive the while he is in the air saying that all is i well and T am only human to be d«|| voutly thankful that another day ,a»\ passed and my husband is still a 'iv* ! - ,jL ELECT OFFICERS. Men Who Will Serve as K. of P. Offi- ’ cers For Coming Year. The Knights of Pythias Grand L’ dge ■ of Indiana, in session at Indianai'olisß elected Dr. F. A. Priest of Marion asM outer guard, he receiving 687 votes,® thus defeating F. J. Heller of OoltUß-® bia City, W. D. Dowes of Evansville® and Aaron Johns, sr., of South Bend.® All others were advanced one station® and William P. Hart of Huntington I was chosen as grand chancellor andfl Harry Wade oi’ Indianapolis re-elected■ Grand K of R. and S. Jonce Mon*-® han, Orleans, A. M. Brown of Lynn ■ and A. F. Lowe of Greensburg weie® elected as representatives to the preme lodge. The question of taining a home for the orphans ot j.ae® deceased members that has previoreiV 1 been considered by the grand Ittlge® was again defeated. j ! J The mystery of the exchange of t a horse at the Schlickman feed yard for that of B. F. Friday morning, in which it was® thought an attempt had beer, made® to palm off a stolen horse on the peo- j pie here, an account of which was given in Friday evening's paper, »ta* | cleared away about noon today iriwn 3 Sheriff Durkin received a telephone message from Fred Brown, the Bente f liveryman, stating that the parties j. ; who had hired an outfit there had re | : turned this morning, when it was 8 I found that the wrong horse had been 1 i brought, back, but that, everything ] was all right and the exchange had | ! been made purely through mistake. | According to the statement here, fW i I Reckier horse was left at the Scblick- I ' man yard Thursday night, and o’ l the 4 same evening two strange yotrog one light and the other dark,, appeared there and also left a horse and rig over night. The next morning the ' dark*haired man appeared and got the outfit, he designating <he horse which he thought was his. and with wh ! cb ! ( he drove away. When Beckler found

his horse gone and another jin its pfc*«i* and as no return was iJJWtv fcw 'afternoon, It wits Ihmit t>7 t a horse might have been left in t) w Place of the Wackier horse by th. i strangers, and the sheriff immediately telephoned the officials of Indiana. I - I Ohio, and .Michigan io be on the look- m i out for the outfit. He also sent out | cards, giving a description of the in1 I imal. the rig and the driver, but was I relieved when the Berne message I came. It seems that the horse and rig had been hired from the Fred Brown livery stable at Berne Thursday aft ernoon by the D. .1. Bailey bridal party, atter their wedding there, and thev drove here, the horse being put up f o ', the night at the stable. The next morning Mr. Bailey got a man to gel lhe outfit and not knowing the horse le had taken there, pointed out th. wrong one. and it was not until the orse and rig had been returned to ‘he • lerne stable this morning that the exchange was noticed, Mr. Brd|kn hn / mediately r^g nirfng the e o anre Z< lhe Bery*bridal party win Subtle/ | come ip -oulittle on/ j i % 7 / / VI 7 \W A r