Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1911 — Page 2

Mr and Mrs. Dale Moses, who have recently gone to housekeeping In the Moses greenhouse residence, were given a surprise miscellaneous shower Wednesday evening by fifty or more members of the Concord Lutheran church, of which Mrs. Moses, who was Miss Florence Kunkel before her marriage, bad long been an active member. also serving as organist. The large jarty came in on the 6 o'clock cnr. and were reinforced in numbers at the .Joi n Houk home, where they met and from which place they went to the Moses home. They took with them a large number of gifts of al! kinds—; ict. res. granite, china and aluminum ware—in fact all kinds of pretty and useful things that will find fitting places in the new home. With the s - were original and witty lltt. • v•. » with appropriate “sentl-mt-r:s" and good wishes from the donor- which created much amusement when read. A delightfully good social evening was spent and will be long remembered as a delightful "house warming" as well as a shower. MOTION TO QUASH. 'j. co. II!., Nov. id— (Special to Daily 1 emoerat) —Immediately after Judge Kohlsaat called the cases of the ten indicted packers today, who were seeking to prolong eight years of delay in bringing the cases to trial, by seeking a decision from the United States supreme court, and included in the criminal section of the Sherman anti-trust law. the government took action which placed action on the defensive Attorney James Sheehan, special piosecutor for the government, moved that the affidavits be quashed on the that the ten defendants h?.d surrendei <-d in the marshal s office and >:• t in the open court. HAD FINE TIME. As: \ndld ,1-ne was the report this mornin- of the Modern Woodmen who attended the initiation exercises which wer- conferred upon a class of five candidates. A record-breaking crowd was present, upwards of seven-ty-five responding to the Invitation for the evening of pleasure. The work of conferring the degrees was given by the local forestry team, and excellent results were th-.- t erne of their long drilling. Following this v.-'-rk several addresses, which preved of tent interest to all, we - g ’ en by different members and were attentively listened to by the many present. Arrangements were also ample’cd for the giving of an oyster supper on Wednesday evening. N'. er 29th. to be in cha _ o G. ? Ic.isa aad*3oyal Neighbors Tr.e ; ri’e will be v. ’thin reach o' all ~r.i 'ify ? dime vHI be charged for the r tThe program cf Wednesday night ro’tnded up with a smoker, y hioh was hlgh’y enjoyed by nil. I' n D B. >' —.a c.' the promii • i -y- , city, and a loyal ar,.': : K-. rht if Pythias, has been eml ei of the ju-

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e dietary committee of tr.e grand K. ol e P. lodge for the coming year, an bonoi e that is indeed a worthy one. The ap r pointment was made by Grand Chan e cellor William P. Hart, and comes un n solicited by Mr. Erwin, being there s fore a great surprise and all the more pleasurable and more highly appro l ' elated. The other members of the 0 committee are William J. Busikrk cl * Paoli and Daniel V. Miller of Terre 9 Haute. y 1 The Knights of Pythias will hold an 1 Important meeting this evening, when ’■ the third rank work will be conferred ! District Deputy Grand Chancellor A. 1 R. Huyette of Bluffton will be present ' and the plans for the district meeting 1 will be discussed. Another reason why t v, o meeting of ! this evening will be : - o.t . : and a “ full attendance of *’ .• ; de- ’ sired, is at tbit : 1 .. <• .-onsidered for the >rat- * ng of the wa.l uc.. K. Oi P? * Home, the trustees having had the advisability cf doing so in mind for some time. Kover. of Fort Wayne, tfie well known aritst, and also the ’ German artist, who is decorating the new Mennonite church at Berne, have ! ' oth submitted plans for their con- ! -d eration. When the home was built ’ tue wails were left plain, the matter of their decoration to be considered 1 later. COLONEL G. W. BAIN, ORATOR Will Give Second Number of Lecture Course Monday Evening. The second number of the high school lecture course follows closely , that of last Thursday, being scheduled 1 for Monday evening, November 20th, I when Colonel George Bain, known as i “The Kentucky Orator,” will give a i lecture. Those who have not a sea-. son ticket for the course, can secure j a ticket for this lecture, which prom- • ises to be not only brilliant and popular, but laden with truth and instruction. o HAVE SPECIAL CALL. —— The W. R. C. ladies are making | special arrangements for a big meet- ‘ ing to be held at the hall on Friday evening, the 17th. at which time Mrs. Weston of Montpelier will be here to inspect the local lodge. An urgent call is extended to all the members to be ‘ on hand for the evening and to take' part in the doings, which will be car-' ried out at the time, and to extend ) their hospitality to Mrs. Weston as ' they should. c —■ — Breese. 111., Nov. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —C. J. Gush of Washington, Ind., engineer of a mall train, and two other persons were injured when a fast Baltimore & Ohio mail I train crashed into a switch engine here today. Two car loads of mail were burned. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 16 —(Special _to Daily Democrat) —Angered by the severe criticism by Judge Albert G. Burnett of the California appellate court, who told the state bar association that the delay in obtaining a jury in the James B. McNamara case was a crime, Judge Bordwell made it plain iyj both sides that the dilatory practice must end. The judge will allow no more lengthy arguments, but will compel the laywers to submit in brief, and if arguments will be necessary, -ill hear them outside of court hours. . Washington, D. C., Nov. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Orders for the dispatch of a regiment of United States soldiers to China were awaited here today by the officials of the war department, who have been given notice that men would be needed. Army I officers are prepared to act quickly,' when orders are given. London, Eng., Nov. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Newspapers here today speak in unmeasured praise of Ordilia Harold, the American tenor who made a big debut here as Arnold in Will Pell, and considered the most difficult role in grand opera. A fewyears ago Harold was driving a delivery wagon in Muncie, Ind. Insinuations create curiosity, curiosity creates a questioner, a questioner creates gossip, gossip creates trouble, and trouble is very apt to tak« a shot at the insinuator, so uon't insinuate. — John Emery White. : Sunday being the twenty-eighth I birthday of Fred Wagner, he resolved to celebrate by inviting a few of his friends to share in an oyster supper, which occasion he refers to as surprisng himself. The guests departed it ( i late hour, looking forward to the real surprise which occurred on Tueslay evening. While Fred was enjoyl ng the comforts of home his friends, consisting of a monkey, a Chinaman, 1 me clown, two young gentlemen, one <’<ll <||ed Indy, and last, but not I least, Grandpa and Grandma Dam,

)f | with their twin babies, and a few oth >r er friends, who wore their usual cos l>- ■ tumes, came In upon him. Mu--1-' sic and games were the i- pastime of the evening. A sumptuous ► j luncheon was served to the guests, e which were Misses May Halberstadt, »- , Mary Wagner, Margaret and Anna e Faurot of Monroe; Hattie Faurot and .f I Etta Brandyberry of south of the city; e ‘ Mr. Nicholas Wagner and family, I Messrs. Glenn Halberstadt of Monroe. 1 Meade Daugherty of Fort Wayne, Josn I eph Faurot and Joseph Hunter of DeM j catur, Henry and Simeon Faurot of I I south of the city and Fred Wagner. , 1 All departed at a late hour, wishing t Mr. Fred many more happy birthg j days.—Contributed. A very pleasant time was had Wed- >• nesday evening at the K. of C. hill, t when the long advertised pedro party .. | and dance was held. Many respond- . ed to invitations extended the mem- . bers. and until a late hour enjoyed .. the pleasant pastime. After cards ? ; were played for some time the tables • I were cleared away and room for the , j dance made, which was likewise en- > 'Joyed by the younger folks. The German Reformed Ladies' Aid ■ spent a very delightful afternoon with : Mrs. Henry Knapp Wednesday, the attendance numbering twenty-five, I: with the correspondingly good collec- ■ tion of $10.25. A very tempting lunch (was served during the social period. | Mrs. Martin Miller will entertain the I society at its December meeting, Wednesday, December 13th. , MEETING MONDAY. All K. of C. members are earnestly requested to respond to the meeting i next Monday evening, when the usual i business will come up before the memi bers for discussion. Following th s , a social session w ill be in order, an I oyster supper being scheduled to be served and all members should be on hand for the event. o i ATTENDS MEETING. Martin Laughlin, in charge of the i county infirmary, and president of the ! Geneva bank, spent the day at Gene- ' va. and Saturday attended the monthly meeting of the board of directors. The usual amount of business was cared for, as on former occasions, and the standing of the institution ' was gone over and found to be o. k. ' in every respect. O Following the reconciliation of the ' couple, a written motion has been •' filed by Mrs. Mary E. Steele, to dismiss the divorce suit against he- bus- , band. Eli W. Steele, venued to this county some weeks ago from the Adams circuit court. The court has not passed upon the motion including the disposition of a petition for temporary ; alimony, filed by Mrs. Steele a few , days ago, in which S2OO was aaked I It is understood that this amount was . to be used for the payment of attor- > ney fees, and action on the motion »o ( dismiss the case was delayed until ; , the lawyers could be heard. The 5 involving serious criminal charges against her husband on the part of his wi f e. was one of the most sensational ; er er filed in the Jay circuit court. She ; had asked for $50,000 alimony and the ( case had been expected to be heard within the next two or tnree weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Steele came to Portland together Friday, returning home on the afternoon train. Their reconcilia- ( ■ tion was complete, if one could judge by the conduct of the couple.—Portland Review. After a two weeks’ vacation the Adams circuit court will be in session next Monday, opening the November term of nine weeks. The grand jury will also report for duty at that time John E.- Jack, administrator of the Albert N. Jack estate, filed final report. | The divorce case of Eiizaoeth Farber vs. George W. Farber, venued here from Jay county, and which was set for trial November 22nd, will be dismissed Monday. Tuesday, November 28th, was fixed by Special Judge J. T. Merryman as , the date for the next legal battle in i the circuit court over the search warI rants in the Fort Wayne fair bar (Cases, when V’o c’”r‘'-n of whether or not the l'~uor se ! ’.ed by the sheriff shall or shall not be destroyed. If Judge Merryman rules that it shall thirty days will e given the defendants to s?ow fu4l.cr cause why the ) liquor should be preserved and return- , ed to the ' ■ ■ T’’" date for the final hearir~ ”“ r 's fixed yesterday following the filing by Sheriff Reichelderfer of amended returns in the liquor seizure case. —Fort Wayne Jour- ■ nal-Gazette. , Real estate transfers: Frederick C. ■ Deitsch to Eli D. McCollum et. al., lot 121, Geneva, $2000; George Heller to , Jacob W. Baumgartner, lot 346. Berne,

1- $200; John Slmison to Hartford >• School Tp., realty in French tp., 213. t . e Mrs. Edgar Kilbourne of Ft. Mayne, s who has been here visiting at the i, home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. ;, Delninger, was suddenly apprised of s the death ol Mr. Kilbourne's father, i Wednesday evening, when a message ; telling of the sad naws was received , from his home at Baltimore, Md. The , message was at first sent to Mr. Kll- - bourne at Fort Wayne, but as he was on his weekly trip, and could not be f located, the message was forwarded to Mrs. Kilbourne here. Although no particulars regarding his demise were given, he has been In failing health for some weeks, but no thoughts of his death were dealt upon by his son, and the message came as a heavy blow. He was a contractor by profession and had reached about his sixtieth year. The funeral will be neld Friday, the message not giving tho exact hour, and Mr. Kilbourne left Wednesday evening to l>e in attendance at the last earthly respects for his father. INTERESTING SERVICES. At M. E. Church—Rev. Servians Will Speak Tonight. A fair-sized congregation listened to an excellent sermon at the Methodist church Wednesday night by Chas. > H. Smith of Markle. Tonight the pastor will preach the sermon. Rev. B. E. Parker was to be the speaker on ; Friday night, but he has an attack of the grip and wni not be present The pastor is expecting his father, the ! Rev. E L. Semans. D. D., of Warsa v, 1 for the Friday night meeting. I _ : I THE TAYLOR QUARTET. ' — Witt Sing at Berne Friday Evening ’ Linder W. C. T. U. Auspices. 1 The Taylor university quartet will ' give an evenings entertainment, con- 1 sisting of soloe. quartets and readings ’ at Berne Mennonite church. Friday 1 evening. November 17th. Do not fail to hear them. No charge at the door. 1 A silver offering will be taken. They ! come to Berne under the auspices of * the W C. T. U., and come highly rec- i ommended as entertainers. i 1 o 1 The body of Mrs. Louise Hartman.! aged 30, whose death occurred last c week in Santa Cruz., Cal , arrived at < 4:46 Wednesday over the Clover Leaf 1 railroad, accompanied by her husband. I Otto Hartman, and two small sons. ’ The cause of Mrs. Hartman's death s was a severe attack of heart and kid- s ned trouble which was suffered three a weeks prior to her death. —Bluffton Banner. The deceased was known to a num- a ber of people in this county, where . s she often visited, prior to her leaving for the west, where for the year past 8 she has been making her home. A f number of relatives reside in this county, and were deeply grieved when t apprised of the dea’h of the young I woman. The brothers and sisters left t to mourn their loss include Mrs. Lydia t Mottise of Berne, Peter Klopfensteine Monroe township: Samuel Klopfen- s steine, residing in the northern part t of the state; Jacob Klopfensteine, of I Michigan, and a sister living in Ten- t neesee. The deceased, with her hus- I band, was a former resident of Mont- t pelier, where Mr. Hartman owned and f operated a hay bailer, but for the past 1 year they have resided at Santa Cruz, Cal. The remains were taken to the j home of John Rich at Bluffton, wh;>re they will lie in state until the burial service, which will be Friday morning { at the Evangelical church. Interment was made in the cemetery nearby. i Seventy-five years ago the Indiana t Asbury—now the Depauw university, < was founded at Greencastle. It was es- 1 tablished by a tew pioneer preachers s in a little village and surroundings i the most primitive and unpromising. 1 The growth and the work of that in- 1 stitution, humble though its origin, i and precarious its existence for many ' 1 years, forms no unimportant part of 11 the history of Indiana. With small t resources it has accomplished a great i work. Its enrolled students during i the institution’s three-quarters of a i century of life are numbered by the j i thousands, and It has educated for large service to humanity many of those whose names have been written ■ high upon the roll of honor of the state ai d nation.., During the last three-quarters of a century, a period covering most of the history of Indiana as a state, many students from this part of Indiana educational opportunities at Depauw. A fact remarked by the general board of education before it decided recently to give assistance to the institution, is the wide distribution of the Dapauw student body over the state of Indiana. Practically every county in the state contributes names to the Depauw enrollment during a full student generation of four years, and some counties have been repre- j

I' waited by hundreds of young men and . women. Since the early seventies De- . pauw has' opened its doors on equal , terms to both women and men, and i the university at Greencastle has done much to Justify the claims of the friends of co-education. , l It is impossible to over-estimate the value of the service Depauw university has performed to the whole people of Indiana during the post threequarters of a century. Yet the university has never received a dollar from the treasurcry of the state —its support has come in large part from private generosity, for the fees paid by students pay only a small part of the cost of maintenance. At this time the friends of Depauw university are engaged in an effort to secure a fund of $400,000, which, with the $100,0(H) conditionally given by the general education board, will furnish a half-million dollar endowment to be used exclusively for the support of the university’s teaching force. In order that the offer of SIOO,OOO may not lapse, it will be necessary to complete this $400,000 fund by January Ist, and there is still to be raised $60,000. It will require the most active effort by friends of the institution, and the most generous response by the people to prevent the failure of a movement important not only to Depauw university, but to the educational interests of the state generally. Os the $340,000 raised up to this time nearly half has been contributed by members of the boards of trustees and visitors of the institution, and by Indiana Methodist preachers. Members of the boards have contributed >BO,OOO, and Methodists ministers $70,000 —a total of $150,000. From the great body of the Methodist laity, or from the friends of education generally, has come the remaining $190,000. It is realized that there will have to be some tall hustling in Indiana if the fund is completed. The failure to realize upon this opportunity for the enlargement of the opportunity M Depauw, it is realised, would be one of the calamitous experiences in the his- ( tory of higher education in this state. It will be necessary, however, to enlist every friend of Depauw university and of Christian Education in this state if the goal is reached in the , short time remaining, as the larger , donors have nearly all responded al- , ready. Friends of Depauw in this city and ; county are watching the closing days j of the endowment movement with , much interest, and it is believed that before the close of the campaign they will do their full part toward bringing about its* complete success, thus assuring the future of Depauw university. i o Edward Luttman, who for some ] time has conducted the general store i at Magley, and who recently sold the , seme, to D. Leyse, has purchased a half interest in his brother’s restaur- | ant at Sturgis, Mich., and with his < family will make Sturgis their home, i having rented a furnished house < there. It was the intention of Mr. ( Luttman, upon selling his store here, j to go to Texas for the benefit of his < health, but doubting the benefits to be < derived from going there, and not de- s siring to go so far away from his old ; home, he decided to go to Sturgis. Mr.' Luttman is now in charge of the res- i t’-urant with his brother, and Mrs. < Luttman is here for a few days clos- i ing up business affairs, which will be i finished by Saturday when she will ; leave permanently for Sturgis. i o , 11 NEXT MONDAY EVENING. - 1 Next Monday wm ue u.lll practicefor the Yeomen degree staff, and all . members are earnestly requested to 1 be on hand to take part in the even- , ing’s exercises. They are fast getting themselves into shape for the conferring ‘of the degree work ’upon the Fort Wayne class on the twenty-; seventh of this month, when a large number will be taken into the Fort Wayne lodge. They will also take a large number with them for the evening of pleasure, and enjoy the several hours at the hands of the neighboring lodge, which has extended an invitation to them to be their guests. Another interesting event which now confronts the order is the fifteenth anniversary of the institution of the order, and when great festivities will be in order at Indianapolis, all surrounding lodges being asked to take part. A class of five hundred members has been started, which will be taken in at this time, and will lend much to the happy occasion. The home lodge will no doubt send the degree staff, and the occasion promises to be one of great celebration. . —u . SPECIAL TONIGHT. “The Keefer Theater Party" will leave over the interurban by special car at 7 o’clock this evening and a' large number will compose ( the crowd and take advantage of the cheap rates which have been offered. $1.25 for the car fare and a ticket to the play, j “Polly of the Circus," at the Majestic.

I The Keefer theater party Is some- • thing new in the way of advertising. I and ft being put on by a number of I towns having interurbans running Into i Fort Wayne. These will be carried on ■ from now on every so often, and when arrangements can be made for the conveying of a crowd to the play. -MADAME SHERRY" Will be at the Majestic Theater, Sun day, Matinee and Night. "Madame Sherry," was the musical comedy rage of New York last season. Stealing into the metropolis quietly late in August, the piece scored sensationally, and attracted overflowing audiences to every performance for nearly a year. The newspaper praise elicited by the piece was quite as pheno ena! as the production's box office suci- ss. Woods, Frazee and Lederer are responsible for the production. the book being by Otto Bauerbach end the music by Karl Hoschna. “Madame Sherry" is announced for rn appearance at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne. November 19th, matinee and night. Seat sale opens Thursday. —O-. — Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, has prepared a circular letter to be sent to all public health commissioners in the state, by which he hopes to stop hasty closing’ of public schools when contagious disease appears in the community. Dr. Hurty contends that many schools are closed where there is no necessity of such action, and that the children are often more liable to disease under such conditions than when in school. The better plan, he said, would be to have medical inspection by the health officer in the school each day as long as the contagion is in the community, and to have all pupils suspected of being sick sent home. The cases of contagion in a community of ten thousand people, Dr. Hurty, said, should not be regarded as an epidemic, while that many cases in a community of one thousand would warrant such action as is required in an epidemic. In the instance of diphtheria. Dr. Hurty said, there was often no need to close the school. Proper examination of the throats of the pupils and close co-operation with the pathological laboratory of the state board, he said, with quarantine for all real and suspected cases, would be the proper solution of a problem presented by diphtheria where the cases are few. The next rest day besides Sundays with the rural route mail carrier, will be Thanksgiving, November 30th. On Thanksgiving they may stay at home and toast their shins, so far as your Uncle Samuel is concerned. There is but one legal holiday in all the year that the rural route carriers have to work. Christmas they spend driving over the country roads delivering the la’e Christmas mail and many hearts are made glad as a result that possibly otherwise would know but little Christmas until after December 25th had passed. Tne mails at this season of the year are very heavy and postoffices throughout the country are swamped. It takes all hands to dispose of it. Thanksgiving will be a holiday for the carriers and they may spend the day as they please. But the city carriers do not get off so easy. They must, report at the postoffice at the regular time in the morning and put up their mail as usual, but do not have to go out on their routes, the postoffice being open for an hour in the morning. After that the day belongs to them. July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving. New Years and Washington’s birthday are among the Holidays enjoyed by the rural carriers. RECEIVER INDICTED. Fort Wayne, lad., Nov. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —James E. Mortimore, receiver for the Toledo & Chicago Electric Western railroad, is under indictment here today, charged with violating the Indiana two-cent fare rate. - —— — —n— ——— Christian Klueber, aged about sixty- , five, a prominent Allen county farmer, residing a quarter of a mile north of Hesse Cassel, on the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway, miraculously escaped with a few minor bruises Thursday at 7:45, when the load of grain on which He was riding, was struck by the southbound interurban car, due here at 8 o'clock. Mr. Klueber was thrown some fifteen feet from the wagon into the way between the j railroad and main road, but in such a ; way that he tell on the bags of oats, i which it iJ thought protected KTm in a great measure from the force of the fall. It is thought he will recover with no ill effects. Mr. Klueber’s homestead, including his house and two barns, lies on the west side of the road, with the interurban track between his home and the main wagon road. Mr Klueber had gone to his barnyard and hitched his

. to a load of oats to take to m , ket. wife, it is said, had f him that the car was due | n a 8 h« r ) while, and to be careful in croMk' e the tr«k, from the barynard to th* i wagon road. Mr. Klueber pulled hi • cap down over his ears and in d O i/ so ft Is thought dulled bis hearing t * that he could not hear the whistle , < the car He also lighted his pt Mi , t is said, before driving away, and w tt , apparently on the track before he noticed the approaching car n e BUf ceeded in getting the horses and the main part of the vehicle over, the car striking the rear of the wagon, Ing every spoke out ot the wheel, otherwise demolishing ’he entire «■»-. on. The contents of -ho wagon, i n . eluding the bags of grain on which Mr. Klueber was sitting, were thrown some fifteen feet, Mr. Klueber falling among the oats in su"h away that the oats deadened the force of the fall and to this is attribute ! the fact that he is not so seriously Injured. Ser. eral of the bags also struck him as they fell, it is said, ■nt the • t h at it was the lighter cits, inst d of wheat or hanvler grain, may also have had much to do in rencering the consequences of the accident less. The interurban car was in charge of Mo torman Henry Kruel and Conductor Jesse Schug. Motorman Kruel, it is said noticed the man when he appear- ’ ed on the track, and immediately reversed the brakes, and made all possible attempts to stop the car, but as an orchard at that side of the road somewhat obstructs the view, and as the car was going at a speed of about thirty-five or forty miles an hour, the tUne and space was too limited to make a complete stop in time to avoid the accident The car, however, had been slowed down to about ten miles an hour when it struck Mr. Klueber, and soon came to a standstill. The occupants of the car were badly jolted, and fearing a much greater disaster, hastened to the scene, finding Mr. Klueber limn and unconscious along the way. Mr. Klueber’s son was a witness of the accident and hurriedly informed Mrs. Klueber, who at the time was telephoning. Mrs. Klueber heard distinctly the noise made when the car crashed into the wagon, but did not know of the accident until her son informed her. She was rendered crazed with fear and grief and ran shrieking to the scene of the accident, and her cries were heart-rend-ing. Mingled with her moans was the lament, 'T told him not to light his pipe until he got across the track” A telephone message to this city at 8 o'clock gave the impression that the car had struck two people and that there was a fatality or two, but this luckily proved untrue. Dr. Charles S. Clark, the railway's physician, left on the 8 o’clock car with O. P. Schug. the general passenger and freight agent and when they arrived at the Klueber home, they found that Mr. Klueber had revived and was standing by the stove warming himself, though his mind had not yet cleared and his talk was of a rambling nature. He v.\-:s ven a thorough examination, and then put to bed as he was very weak from the shock of the accident, his heart action also very weak. The only injuries found by the doctor was a bad bruise on trie left hip, and a bruise on the bead. It is thought that he will soon recover. Dr. Mercer, who had been summoned from Poe, arrived just before the Decatur physician and party were ready to return. When the w: -en "as struck by the car the horses frightened and ran some distance north down the road, where they were finally caught. It is said that the accident happened through no fault of the railroad. That Mr. Klueber escaped with so slight injuries is considered miraculous, Mr. Klueber is a cousin or Mrs. HH. Bretnerkamp of this city. o " LAID TO REST. Many sad, sorrowing friends and rel atives were in attendance at the last earthly rites which were held for the aged and respected citizen, John which were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist chure • The Rev. A. K. Mumma. pastor of the Concord Lutheran church, of Hoa? land, was in charge of the services an paid a worthy tribute to the life 0 1 1 ® deceased, and w r ho, during his long an useful career became the respect fflend of so many. The interment too place at the Decatur cemetery. Among the out-of-town attendants ’ the funeral were the following n and nephews of Mr. Woy: f- e "' s Bonbrake of Ashley, Ind.; 1 ( Bonbrake, Lyman F. Jackman. ■ ' in ington; John Smith, Will Smitb- - - nolia, Ohio; Mrs. J. E. Ott, ’ j Ohio; Ira May, Canton, Ohio. C. B. L. OF I. INITIATION. The C. B. L. of I. will have ’“J” teresting session tomorrow when the Initiatory degree will e ferred upon three candidates.