Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1911 — Page 6

“QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER.” | “Quincy Adams Sawyer,' in play form, will be » welcome attraction at the Bosae opera house Wednesday evening, November Bth, and the popular* ity of this famous New England novel of the same name assures crowded at* tendance. It is a play of New England home life, full of all the feelings and sentiments that are natural to such life. The young man from whom the book and the play have their titles is a wealthy young Boston lawyer, who goes into the country for his health. He finds a beautiful woman, a blind girl, who wins his love, and their courtship and devotion is very beautiful. The play is full of unique and interesting characters. The scenic equipment is a most elaborate one. all built especially for this produc- ( tion, which competent critics have predicted will rival the success of any New England play ever presented. | -o Mrs. John W. Vail returned Friday evening from Elkhart, where she attended the annual convention of the M. E. Woman s Home Missionary sosiety of the North Indiana conference, in session there Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Vail was unanimously elected again to the office of conference treasurer, having entered upon her fourteenth year as such, a very rare tribute indeed to her ability and the esteem in which she is held. Mrs. Emma Daniel was also re-elected to the office ol vice piesident of the conference association, an office she has held several years. The new officials elected are: ‘ President emeritus —Mrs. L. H. ■ Bunyan, Richmond. President—Mrs. Christeen Smith, Anderson. Vice President —Mrs. Emma Daniel. Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. A. B. Cline, of Bluffton. Recording Secretary—Miss Olla Davis. Middletown. Treasurer —Mrs. J. W. Vail, Decatur. This conference society had the honor again of having the highest mite box offering of any conference in the United States, the offering this year exceeding that of all others by $412.08. It has held the banner for this for five years. The total amount of mite offerings from all conferences for the year was $31,218.14, and that of the North Indiana conference. $2,236.58. The next convention will be held next November in Newcastle. A fact of much interest here is that Mrs. C. C. Murray, wife of the Rev. Murray, pastor of the Yorktown M. E. church, and who retires this year from the conference presidency, will leave the first of December, with her husband and their daughter, Miss Emma, for Porto Rico as missionaries, assuming charge of the George Robinson school for Spanish children. Miss Emma, who is a teacher in the high scuool at Yorktown, has resigned there to go to Porto Rico as a teacher at a salary just half that she has gotten here. Mrs. Murray is an aunt of Jesse Sutton of this city, and is acquainted with many here, having attended the district convention held here this spring. Mrs. Vail reports the convention as an excellent and inspiring cne. POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY. (United Press Service.) i Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 4 —(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Because of the supreme importance of a decision of the Indiana court regarding the disposition of alleged evidence in the McNamara dynamiting cases, both charged in the trial here united in the securing of an adjournment of the actual trial until Monday. As a result Judge Bordwell devoted today’s session to qualifying of new veniremen, and forty men were summoned in the case.

MEMORIAL SERVICES. The local G. A. R. and W. R. C. will join in paying respect to Indiana's dead warrior. Oliver P. Morton, at the Christian church Sunday evening. Special music will be conducted. The church will be decorated with bunting, flags and flowers. Come one, and all. Rev. J. M. Dawson, the pastor, will speak to the laboring men November 12th. DITCH SOLD TODAY. The David Berger ditch in Jefferson and Blue Creek townships was sold to the following bidders at the surveyor’s office today. Sections 1,2, 3, 4 to Edward L. Foreman for $215; sections 5 to 15 to Frank Hisey for $2,067; sections 15 and 16 to Jacob Tester and Owen Sapp for $750. The totrfl consideration was $3,032. ——- WILL GO TO CARDWELL, MO. Mr. and Mr*. Jacob Railing to Accompany Daughter. I © Mrs. John W. Vail will leave tomorrow night over the Clover .Leaf for ..

| Cardwell, Mo., where ehe will join her hueband. She will be accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rati- [ . Ing, who will apend the winter with the Valla there. Mrs. Vail thia morn-[ ing received a letter from her hue-' band, telling more on the disastrous fire which he had there. Eight sheds of the Cardwell Stave company, with , their contents, were destroyed by fire,which occurred at 1 o'clock Thursday morning. These will be rebuilt at once, and at the time of writing the letter, Mr. Vail stated that the work of getting out the posts for the new sheds had already begun and by the time of Mrs. Vail’s arrival there, one of the sheds would be completed. WILL EXTEND LIMITS. Os Free Message Delivery to City 1 Boundary. i J. C. Patterson, local Western Union agent, today received a dispatch from H. J. Kinnucan, of Detroit, a district superintendent, stating that > the company would extend its free i delivery limits to the city limits, instead of being limited to the circle ; within a half mile of the office. Here- ■ tofore the company charged for deliv- i eries of messages made beyond a half- 1 mile from the office, but henceforth, i effective at once, all deliveries of mes- ; sages will be made free within the 1 city corporation. This will certainly 1 be highly appreciated by the patrons i of the Western Union. i _ - - - MEMORIAL. I I Whereas, the Divine Commander has removed Manassa Gilson, our es- i teemed comrade of the war of sixtyone and sixty-five; therefore, be it Resolved, That in Comrade Gilson s : death the comrades have lost a brave, i true and loyal detender of his country's flag, in times or peace and war. i the widow a loving husband, the chil- ; dren an indulgent father, and the community a model citizen; be it further Resolved, That in his death we will ever cheris in our memories his devotion to the flag of his country, his i splendid example as an American dt- : izen, and his Christian character as > displayed in his daily walk among his i associations and friends; be it further i Resolved, That the comrades oi Sam Henry post extend to the bereaved widow, children and friends, our sincere sympathy, in the loss they have sustained, in the death of a husband, father and friend; be it further Resolved, That our post hall be ■ draped in mourning for a period c' • thirty days, a copy of these resolutions be sent his bereaved widow, a copy be spread of record on the books of this post, and a copy be handed the city dailies for publication. B. W. SHOLTY, J. B. JONES, JACOB RAILING, Committee. a— ——— - . — - - — —■ At the Great Northern Indiana fair this yea" Kirsch & Sellemeyer, in connection with their booth, conducted a guessing contest as to the number of barrels of Universal Portland cement shipped into Adams county for the year ending October 1, 1911, they being the local dealers, and showing the amount of just this one brand used here. The contest was ( very interesting and nearly every one who paid a visit to the art hall took a guess on the cement. First, second and third premiums were awarded as follows. First, Ray Christen, who guessed 2,573 barrels, he to receive twenty-four sacks of the Universal Portland cement for his excellent guess. The second and third had several guessers of the same number and will have to be decided later. Those for the second, whose number , was 2,500, included Ross C. Ray, Decatur; Charles A. White, Ossian No.

■2; Dave Buckinaster, J. F. Fruchte, Fran«c S. Peterson, this city, and J. P. Hilyard, Pleasant Mills. Those of the third and who guessed 2,700 barrels, are Pansy' Bell, this city, and J. Kahnert, Decatur No, 10. The correct figure as given out is 2,595 barrels. The prizes consisted of various yuantities of Universal cement and are being delivered to the winners. The popularity of the guessing contest held by Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Co. is in a an indication of the popularity which cement has won as a material for building and general construction. Cement is rapidly replacing wood, brick and stone. Portland-cement-concrete has proven itself a most economical and serviceable building material. It is being used for hundreds of purposes and more uses are being discovered every day. In the cities we find concrete sidewalks, pavements, street curbs and gutters, foundations, residences, factory buildings, warehouses and skyscrapers built of concrete. In the country the farmer is taking a constantly increasing interi est in building his improvements of I the best available material. He has been quick to see that concrete is not only comparatively inexpensive,’

but it is durable, fireproof and sanl-' tary. He is building his little side- [ walks of cement and the cellars, ’ steps, water troughs, barn floors, ' fence posts, silos, drain tile and even some of the smaller buildings are be-! Ing constructed of concrete blocks. t Skilled labor is not required to do i concrete work. Only a knowledge of proportions and mixing and a little care are necessary to do good work. ( Very frequently the farmer has sand I or gravel on his land. In that case 1 only the cement has to be bought, making the concrete work quite cheap. The fire resistance of concrete is one of the most important where fire protection is inadequate and in the country. The farmer need no longer be at the mercy of the fire fiend, as he may now construct most ' of his buildings of fireproof concrete. For fence posts, concrete is a most excellent material. Concrete posts can be built easily and cheaply and if properly made, last forever. The cement industry has grown enormously in the last few years. Over seventy-five million barrels were made last year and each year shows an enormous increase in the use of cement. Concrete seems destined to replace practically all other materials for general building purposes. The cement shews which are held every year at New York City, Chicago and Kansas City, illustrate the widespread interests in cement. These exhibitions attract thousands of people from al! over the country, who are interested | in the use of cement and come to learn the newest developments from year to year. Now for those of the second and third premiums, whose numbers were tied, and to be fair to all, a decision will take place on next Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the office of the Kirsch @ Sellemeyer lumber yard when all for these two premiums are requested to be there, and a settlement will be made. K. of C. MEETING. The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held on next Monday evening at which time the usual routine of work will be carried out. Several questions for discussion will be up and the attendance of each end all is desired. TO BE BOOKKEEPER. Claude Coffee, who has been attending the Fort Wayne business college, returned home last evening, having completed the course he expected to take, and on Monday will take a position as bookkeeper for the Ward Fc ice company. BANK CLOSES DOORS. Rochester, Ind., Nov. 4 —i Special to Daily Democrat) —The Akron Citizen’s bank, with deposits of more than SIOO,OOO, was closed today on orders received from the Indiana state auditor, and Howard Harker, son of Andrew Harker, president of the bank, is said to have admitted to the police a shortage of between $25,000 and $35,000. Young Harker is now in the voluntary custody of the sheriff, no wararnt being as yet sworn out for his arrest. He is well known for hie large number of diamonds, spend thrift, and his automobiles. I “Birds of a feather do not always flock together,” and neither do “fine feathers make fine birds,” as some poor “should-be jail birds" will probably learn to their sorrow if they do not return the feathers, furs and other things stolen from the Burdg millinery store Sunday night. The business house was entered some time during the night by burglars who gained entrance through a windowpane at the rear of the store, after breaking the glass therein, and burglary was first noticed this morning by Mrs. Daisy and Miss Velma Porter, employees of the store, when they opened the shop. The window pane was broken and the glass strewed about, bolts of velvet and ribbon were lying in great disorder about 1 the rooms, on the floor under the table and everywhere, two money drawers were open, and other signs of the visit of some intruder were unmistakably evident. A paper in which silks were wrapped was found at the rear lot, as well as a valuable plume which had evidently been dropped there. The full extent of the loss is not known, as the stock is quite large, but a valuable twenty-five dollar muff is among the known missing pieces. No money was gotten as none had been left in the two drawers. A door leading into a stock department in the front room was left open also, evidently by the parties who had tried -searching there for valuables. A lady who lives in the flat over the store heard the growling of her dog this morning between midnight and dawn, and his growls were heard shortly after by the breaking of glass, and it is quite certain that the burglary took place at that time, though little was thought of the matter at that time. *lt is thought that the guilty parties

' are known and a return of the stolen' goods would ward off prosecutions. — TO CLEAN REYNOLDS CEMETERY The Reynolds cemetery will be t cleaned next Wednesday, November I th. All persons having relatives or friends buried there are requested to ' come early on that day. Bring your dinner so we can work all day. COMMITTEE I Postmaster W. A. Lower has received information from headquarters regarding the postal savings bonds which will be issued January 1, 1912.1 when depositors of the postal savings system may exchange the whole or a part of their deposits on that date for United States registered or coupon bonds in denomination of S2O, SIOO and SSOO. These will bear interest at the rate of 2*4 per cent per annum. payable semi-annually, and redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after one year from the date of issue, both principal and interest payable twenty years from that date : in U. 8. gold coin. The bonds are also exempt from all taxes or duties. Application for the conversion of deposits into bonds on January 1, 1912, must be received before December 15. 1911, by the postmaster at the depos- i itory office, where the certificates were issued. Any information regard- i ing the same will be given by the 1 postmaster or his assistants. Clark Dibble, son of Bert Dibble ot i this city, is confined in the Adams i county jail, having been bound over to the circuit court by Justice of the 1 Peace Frieuune ot Geneva, on a pa- i ternity charge preferred against him : by a well known young lady of Jay j county. The relatrix gave her name - as "Stowe,” in the court proceedings, i but this is said to be not her true 1 name, and it is said she is quite i prominent and a niece of one of Portland’s well known hardware merchants. Dibble is a butcher by trade, and has been employed for some time 1 at the meat market at Monroe con- < ducted by Ben Brown. The arrest i was made there Saturday evening by Henry Dickerson of Geneva, consta- 1 ble of Wabash township, and the i young man was taken to Geneva. J where he was given a hearing befoie 1 Justice Friedline. He was bound over 1 to court under S6OO bond, which he failed to give, and Sunday morning was brought here and placed in jril BIG SCENIC PRODUCTION. ■ 1 The big scenic production of "Quincy Adams Sawyer, in play form, will : be seen here Wednesday, November i Sth. at the opera house. This engagement will attract more than ordinary i interest because the famous novel of the same name, from which the play is taken, became recognized at once ’ when it came out over five years ago as “the best New England story ever written,” and has continued to be . known ever since as one of the best 1 selling books in the country. Like father, like son, they say. And so like book, like dramatization, you can say in some cases. Critics are now say- 1 ing of "Quincy Adams Sawyer,” in play form, that it is “the best NewEngland play ever written.” NICKLES ARE GOOD. ! I Washington, D. C., Nov. 6—Hundreds of inquiries from all sections of j the country are being received at the! treasury department from those , persons who have believed recent reports that all nickl~? dated 1910 are counterfeit. The reports were spread persistently in the west and south and are now being circulated in the east, occasioning banks and business men , much inconvenience. There are 30,-1 000,000 nickles of 1910 in circulation 1 and so far as the treasury knows all i are genuine. Some of them were dis-1 colored in the minting by fumes of sulphuric acid, which gives them an unusual appearance. They are genuine, none the less. The circuit court today entered' upon a two weeks’ vacation and Coun-' ty Clerk J. P. Haefling and deputy spent (he day in finishing up the term's business, and beginning on the docekts for the November term, which opens November 20th. A fewentries that were too late for Saturday's issue are reported today. Late Saturday afternoon L. A. Gra : ham, receiver for the Adams County i Publishing company, filed petition for art order to operate the printing and publishing plant which was granted, until the first day of the next term of court, and until further order of court. He is to report the condition of the plant and of his management to,the court on the first day of the next term. J. C. Moran, commissioner in the Maurer partition case, filed $6,000 bond, which court approved. Ferdinand Bleeke, county clerkelect, who takes his office January 1,

1 1912. has filed with the recorder his SIO,OOO official bond, with the following prominent and substantial men as * bondsmen: William Bleeke, William ; Hoile, William J. Bleberick. Ed C. I Bleeke, William F. Tieman. Herman F. Retaking and C. A. Dugan. The partition case of Frank Small et al. vs. John R. Small et al., was dis- [ missed at the plaintiff's cost. The estate of Abraham Byrd wag docketed and will be administered as one less than SSOO. I Real estate transfers: William McKissick to Mattie Byrd, lot 10. Genevava. $300; Nellie A. McClure to I Charles Mosel et al., 15 acres, Union . tp., SIOOO. Marriage licenses: Nina Oral Reed, printer, born April 21, 1885, [ daughter of Enos T. and Margaret E. ( Reed, to wed William F. Winnes, proprietor laundry, born May 25, 1881, son of Henry and Anna Barbara Winnes. Marriage license: Matilde Hoile, born February 5, 1888, daughter of William Hoile, to wed August Conrad Frederic Bultemeier, of Fort Wayne, an employee of the finishing department of the Packard organ company, son of Charles Bultemeier, of Root township. o Aviator C. P. Rodgers, the coast-to-coast flyer, Sunday all but completed thirty miles of his long journey and with the expectation of gliding onto his long-desired goal, on the Pacific coast today. Perhaps what was the most thrilling flight of his life, happened on Saturday, when his engine went wrong at a height of four thousand feet, and it was only through his masterly managing of his machine that he reached the ground in safety. Pasadena, Cal., Nov. s—Aviator5 —Aviator Cal- j braith P. Rodgers, approaching a sue-1 cessful completion of his ocean-to-ocean jaunt, soared into Pasadena at 4:04 p. m. today on the last spurt of J thirty miles from Pomona, and from 1 an altitude of several thousand feet landed at Tournament park. He will fly to the coast tomorrow, landing at the edge of the Pacific. El Paso. Texas, Nov. s—Robert G. Fowler, the aviator, arrived here at 3:10 this afternoon by train, unhurt, after an accident which compelled him to leave his biplane about one mile from Mastedon, N. M., fourteen miles west of El Paso. Fowler had , made 200 miles since leaving Douglas, Arizona, this morning, when one of the sparks cn his engine failed to work. He struck the ground with some force, but his machine was not badly damaged. Harry Holloway of Geneva, son of John Holloway, met with death in the Chicago yards of the Rock Island railroad last Saturday morning, was the 1 message received by the parents shortly after the sad misfortune oc- ' curred. No details as to his death were given, but it is beileved that he was killeu wuiie engaged at his work. ' He was fifty-four years of age and for : a number of years had been residing , in Chicago, being in the stead}- em- ' ployment of the railroad during his 1 years there, and at the time of his death was serving as yard switchman. He leaves, besides his parents, two sisters, Mrs. Ida Reed of Chicago and Mrs. Irene Hooker of Bluffton. As yet no funeral arrangements have been made and will not be until the arrival of the remains. The body will be taken to his former home, where interment will be made. o A VISIT AT LIMBERLOST CABIN. I Mr. Edgar Forkner, the Chicago art- . ist, and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer ; and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Heller motored to Geneva Sunday afternoon, where they were guests for several hours at I Limberlost Cabin, the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Porter. It is a comfortable and home-like cottage, just what one would imagine for the gifted authoress. Mrs. Gene StrattonPorter, with the surroundings chosen for the comfort and happiness of one who thinks and writes sweet thoughts. The visit was a very pleasant one. 0 HANDLES THE GOODS. Barney Kalver is shipping a consignment of between eight and nine tons of paper, the fruits of the efforts of the pupils of the Central school who have been collecting old papeis to pay for the new Kingola self-play-ing piano recently installed in the new building. Mr. Kalver says that the children collected more paper in a few weeks than would have come Ito him through the usual source of supply in a year. The paper brings the best market price.—Bluffton News. —— - o The regular term of the board of county commissioners convened this

' morning and quite a crowd of vieitore, | looking after business of various sort, ' were In attendance. i The bond of Ferdinand Bleek, county clerk-elect, and who begins his duties the first of January, succeeding James P. Haefling. was filed in the sum of SIO,OOO, was duly examined and allowed by the board. The sale of the Joseph M. Peele macadam road was next on the program, the low bidder being Bears & i Brown. The bids as filet} follows: Bears & Brown $2060 Chris Musser $2200 John H. Smith $2298 Frank Hisey $2143 W. V. Buckmaster $2205 —o— Orders for extras were made on the Teeple macadam road and the, Weber road, it being shown to the board that such extras were necesaary. — No remonstrance was filed to the petition of Noah Stalter and others I for a drain and the ditch was ordered ' constructed. County Surveyor C. C.' Ernst was appointed as superintend--1 ent of construction. — . O--NUMBER OF SEATS REMAIN. Those Desiring to Attend the Lecture Course Still Have Opportunity. The first number of the lecture course will be the Apollo Concert ' company and bell ringers, a musical and literary program. Thursday evening, November 9th. There was a good seat sale for the lecture course, but there are still a numbet of good seats left Get in line and attend one of the best entertainments given in the city. The course consists also of four extra numbers that will be given at various times during the fall and win-! ter. CATS AND RATS. A Chicago man is going to start a ( cat ranch. He says cat pelts are worth thirty cents a piece. He will 1 start with 1,000,000 cats. These will have 12,000,000 kittens a year and the sale of the pelts will amount to SIOO,000 a day. A rat ranch will also be i started to feed the cats. Rats multi- ' ply at the rate of 48 to 1 eachyear. The rats will be red to the cats and cat carcasses when killed for pelts will be fed to the rats. It will take 100 men to feed the rats and cats and skin the cats, and the net profits will be SIOO,OOO a year. An affidavit was filed this morning In 'Squire Stone's court, it being the result of a near riot, which occurred at the Deßolt house late Saturday night. The affidavit was sworn out by George Deßolt against John Bailey, true name unknown, but who later ad- j mitted his name. to be Harry Bailey, I and being a blacksmith in the employ of a local shop. The trouble started about 9 or 10 o'clock when Bailey came in and Deßolt asked him for the two weeks’ board bill owing. Deßolt testified that Bailey hit him while in the house, and also hit him again when he followed him out on the porch. About this time Me’rhi was caked and he found the thing in an uproaf. He went upstairs at 2 ousted a man named Grim, who was raising a racket up there, and the he came downstairs and quieted them beiow. Later he was called back, left and was again called back, at which time he made the arrest of Bailey. Deßolt bears a large scar on his face and was the recipient of a terrific blow-. He alleged that Bailey was drunk, and two bottles were found on him. Bailey alleges that Deßolt furnished him the whiskey. The facts . could not be established. In court ; this morning Bailey drew $1 and costs, amounting in all to $9.80. He is trying to secure bail. <x A wedding of more than usual interest, m which two of the most popular and well known people were involved, took place cn Satur- , day evening, miss Nina Reed and Will . Winnes being the contracting parties. Although the marriage had been expected for some weeks only a few . were aware of the exact date, the con . pie slipping away from their friends in such a manner that the march was all their own. They left on the 8 o’clock car Saturday evening for Fort : Wayne, and in order to keep out of • a plot which they heard had been ■ planned, did not board the car until : at the Heckman mill, and none were ; then aware of their leaving. Upon i their arrival at Fort Wayne they im- ■ mediately repaired to the parsonage > of Rev. Ehle, he having been the past tor of the local Baptist church up uni til a week or so ago, and who spoke > the words of wedlock. Following the r service they left for Montpelier to j visit with a relative of Miss Reed's, i From there they went to Hartford City, where she has a brother living, where they will also make a short Istop. Muncie will also be included 5 in their trip, while there visftkta with _ •

jhla bister, Mrs Hugh Miller W1 ’ Reed, who has been a machine 0 , tor for a number of years p ait ‘ Herald Publishing company offlc ' he quite popular, her friendship 6Jt ' " tag to many, and la highly Ml * Dd ' for her many excellent quality lovable nature. The groom, who I°° so attentively been in charge of Decatur steam laundry for some » ? la known to all and his f rtend " and business qualities enjoyed b They wiU be at home’ the ter part of the week and win make [their home with her mother, Mrs , Elizabeth Reed, at 523 Jefferson street, where the best wishes of all await them. o — The Christian Endeavorera of Ad ams county, many hundreds strong gathered in this city Sunday afte”’ noon and evening for their annual ral* [ly, the services of which were must inspiring. The afternoon service was 'given at the Presbyterian church, I where floral decorations of chrysanthemums, blossomed for the occasion Miss Florence Lanham, of Indianap. oils, state secretary, was present and gave addresses at both the afternoon and evening sessions, speaking in the ' afternoon on “Efficiency.” The scripture lesson was given by the Rev , W. H. Gleiser, followed with prayer ’by the Rev. Dawson. The Mennbnite male choir of Berne, which is very ! widely famed for its excellent music, sang at the afternoon session, being required to respond to encore and this music was one of the most pleasing parts of the program, a rare treat that will be long remembered by all who were privileged to hear them. The Presbyterian choir also rendered good music, and a solo by Miss Nellie Daniels was also highly appreciated. During the conference and question hour, many things of importance and interest were discussed to the adI vantage of all. I The evening session was held at the . Christian church. Evergreen taste- ' fully combined with the warm red ot I the bitter-sweet berries, was used in t the decorations, together with the national colors In honor of the G. A. R. service, which followed the rally. Two addresses were given at this time, besides the discussion by Miss Florence Lanham on "Prayer Meetings That Are Interesting and How to Get Them.” The Rev. L. C. Hessert spoke on “Upon Whom Does the Future Church Depend?” and the Hon. C. J. Lutz on “How- to Hold the Young People.” Miss Grace Mash of the Bethel United Brethren church gave an interesting paper on "How to Grow." A vocal solo by Miss Ruth Patterson was a pleasing part of the musical service, to which the Christian choir also added. Very many of the endeavorers from other parts of the county were in attendance, Berns alone sending a delegation of about thirty. An autumnal wedding of much interest took place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Bleeke Lutheran church, the principals being August Bultemeier, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bultemeier of St. Johns, and Miss Matilda Hoile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hoile of Inion township. The ceremony was said by the Rev. Hoile of Schumm, Ohio. The bridal party made a very pretty appearance, the bride wearing a go»n of cream serge, made in princess effect, with trimmings of lace and satin. She wore a veil and carried a shower bouquet of white bride's roses. He: maid, Miss Lucy Hoile, a sister, was very pretty in a frock of pink, made in the prevailing high-waist style, and the flowers she carried, were pink carnations. The groom» attendant was his brother, Charles Bultemeier. Thirty guests were m attendance at the wedding supper an the festivities which followed at the bride's home, and joined in wishing this estimable couple a long and hap py marital voyage. Mr. anti Mrs. Bu temeier will go to Fort M ayne Tues day, where they will make the* home, the groom being an employee of the Packard Piano company. ~~~ BIG POULTRY SHIPMENTS. Berling & Moltz Expect to Ship Cue Million Pounds for Thanksgiving Berling & Moltz shipped three c loads of poultry and one car ot butte * to the eastern market this i Thanksgiving poultry has not ><■ * commenced to move eastward. '• local company is already beg innl to buy for Thanksgiving pliipmen • i They expect to ship 1 P° un ‘’ I of dressed turkeys front Bluffton a I Warren and have already been laj'-’ i plans to handle the big consign"*" , for several weeks. Their ~ll’ n s ■ for the purchase, slaughter an ing of 100,000 ten-pound birds ■ tween this and the last ot i —Bluffton News. > SAMUEL TEETER ditCH ' .' All those owing assessments 1 Samuel Teeter ditch will P> eas ® , arrangement to pay the same ■ t urday, November 4th, as the 4 now completed. prNST. i 25112 C. C.