Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1911 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. kvkkythuhsday morning by wEW G. ELUNGHAM, Publl«h*r. YEAH IN APVANOB. .Entered at the postofllce at Decatur, nd., as second class mail matter. - " "*""' 1 MM—■ .IrrICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. I NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the un- [ dersigned, superintendent of the John M. Andrews ditch in Monroe and ( Washington townships, Adams county,! Indiana, will, on Saturday, December 16, 1911. at 10 o'clock a. m., in the office of the county surveyor in the city of De-1 catur, in Adams county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said > ditch in accordance with reports, ‘ plans and specifications therefor, now ' on file in said cause. Bids will be ; received and contracts let as follows: Main Ditch. Section 1, Station 0 to 2S. Section 2, Station 25 to 50. Section 3, Station 50 to 75. Section. i, station 75 to 100. Section 5, Station 100 to 126 plus 25. ( and to the lowest bidder or bidders ' as a whole. Bidders will be required to file with their blds affidavits as required bylaw upon forms furnished by such superintendent and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of such bid, conditional for the | faithful performance of said contract' and that each bidder will enter into contract If the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by said superintendent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bids shall be accepted hi excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found. C. C. ERNST, 2S4tl-49t2 Supt. of Construction. o NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. The State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss. In the Adams circuit court, November term, 1911. Emma Freang vs. Louis S. Freang. No. 8220. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Louis S. Freang, the above named defendant, is a non-resident cf the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Louis 3. Freang that he be and appear betore the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the 15th day of January, 1912, the same being the 49th Juridical Day of the present regular term thereof, to be holden at the court house in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 20th day of November, A. D., 1911, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be beard and determined in his absence. Witness, my name and seal of said court hereto affixed, this 20th dav of November, 1911. JAMES P. HAEFLING. Clerk. T,. C. DeVess, Attorney for Plaintiff. 47t3 APPOINTMENT OF ADMIN’STRATOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator, with will annexed, of the estate of Ernst Buuck, late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. FREDERICK C. BUUCK, Administrator. Dore B. Erwin. Atty. Nov. 10, 1911. 48t3 o — NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. Notice is hereby given that I, the undersigned trustee of Washington township, Adams county, Indiana, will offer for sale at public sale, at my office over the interurban station in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, at 10 o’clock a. m.. on Friday, December 22, 1911. and for not less than the full twothirds (2-3) appraised value thereof, which is 1500.00. the following described real estate, belonging to said township and located in school District No. 7, in said township and described as follows, to-wit: One quarter (*4) acre in a square form in the northeast corner of the northeast quarter (%) of section thirty-three (33), in township twentysecen (27) north, range fourteen (14) east. Adams County. Indiana. Also: Commencing six (6) rods, five (5) feet and four (4) inches south of the northeast corner of said section thir- ; ty-three (33) in township twenty-sev-: en (27) north, range fourteen (14) I east, thence running west six (6) | rods and five (5) feet and four (4) ! inches; thence south eight (8) rods ( and seven (7) feet, thence east six: (6) rods, five (5) feet and four (4) 1 inches, thence north to place of beginning, containing one-third (1-3) of an acre. All in Adams county, Indiana, together with the buildings thereon and all appurtenances thereto belonging. Said sale is made pursuant to a petition by more than two-thirds of the qualified voters of said School District No. 7, and after an appraisemeßt

'of aald rear’est'ate"made as provided by law. Terms. Cash on day of sale. SAMUEL BUTLER, Trustee Washington Township, Adadams County, Indiana. 48t3 ■ - ■ — -o APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the estate of Jbhn Woy, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. CALVIN D. KUNKLE, Executor. Clark J. Lutz, Atty. Nov. 27, 1911. 48t3 > o j EAECUTOR'S SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. Notice is hereby given that the un--1 dersigned, executor of the last will and testament of John Woy, deceas- 1 I ed, will offer for sale at public sale at the late residence of the deceased .on North Fifth street, in the City of j 1 Decatur. Indiana, on Friday. December 22, 1911, at 12:30 p. m., all of the personal (goods of said decedent, consisting of household goods, furniture, beds and , bedding, etc. Terms of Sale. A credit of three months will be given on all sums over five dollars, purchaser executing notes to the satisfaction of the undersigned: all sums under five dollars cash in hand. C. D KUNKLE, Executor. 1 C. J. Lutz. Atty. 48t3 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES-TATE-COMMISSIONER'S SALE. | Notice is hereby given that the unI dersigned, commissioner, appointed by the Adams Circuit Court in the case of Florence Lucinda McClain vs. John Robert Small and Daniel Everett Small, being cause No. 8224 on the dockets thereof, being for the parti- i tion and sale of real estate, will on Friday. December 22. 1911, lat the office of Graham and Walters, i corner of Court and Second streets, second floor, over the interurban i ticket office, sell at private sale to the highest and best bidder, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m., on : said day at not less than the full appraised value thereof. Inlot No. 509 in Cook’s second addition to the town (now city) of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, being the real estate owned by the above named parties to said cause as tenants in common in fee simple. Said sale will be upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit: Onethird cash on date of sale; one-third in nine months and one-third in eight-1 een months from date, deferred payments to bear 6 per cent interest from date or purchaser may pas all cash If he so elects. C. L. WALTERS, 48t4 Commissioner. ; NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice is hereby given by W. Lea Smith, auditor of Jay county, Indiana. that sealed bids will be received by the boards of commissioners of i 'ay and Adams counties in the State of Indiana, in joint session thereof, ‘ t t auditor's office in Portland, ‘ Jay county, Indiana, up to 1 o’clock ■ p. m.. on Thursday, Janusr - 18, 1912. tor the improvement oi a certain public highway on and along the county i line between Jay and Adams counties, in the State of Indiana, petition- , ed for by Isaac N. Ford et al., and known as the Ford and Shafer peti- 1 tion for macadam road, being cause No. 1240 In said court. That said improvement shall con- . sist of grading, draining and paving i the roadbed thereof with crushed limestone and limestone screenings for a wearing surface according to the report, profile, drawings plans and specifications, now on file in the of- . flee of the auditor of Jay county, Indiana. The length of said public improvement will be approximately six miles; that full details and plans cf said work may be seen in the office of said auditor of said county, and that in the estimates of the number of cubic yards of stone to be used in ! constructing said improvement, the : same has been estimated solid after same has been thoroughly rolled. That with this proposal, each bidder shall submit his bond with approved surety, in double the amount of his bid, payable to the State of Indiana, which sureties shall be to the approval of said boards of commissioners, conditioned for the faithful Performance of the work, in accordance with the profile, report, drawings and nlans and specifications, set forth in the report of the viewers and engineer in said cause, which said bonds shall be fcr the benefit of any person or corporation who shall suffer loss or dr mage by reason of any failure cr neglest of such bidder to enter into contract to perform such work, if such contract should be awarded him, and tn pav for all labor and material used in the construction of said imrrovoment. Each bidder will also be required to file an affidavit as provided hv law. Said boards of commissioners hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, ’ Given under my hand and seal this sth day of December, 1911. W. LEA SMITH, 49t2 Auditor Jay County, Indiana. NOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. In the Adams Circuit Court, Noj vember term, 1911. I In the matter of estate of Ida j Whitright, deceased. ! Notice is hereby given that upon 1 petition filed in said court by the administrator of said estate setting un the insufficiency of the estate of said decedent to pay the debts and liabilities thereon the judge of said court did on the 4th day of December, 1911, find said estate to be probably insolvent and ordered the same to be settled accordingly. Creditors of said estate are therefore hereby notified of such insolvency.

Witness the clerk and seal of said court in Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, this 4th day of December, 1911. J<MES P. HAEFLING, Clerk Adams Circuit Court. 49t2 Clerk Adams Circuit Court. Lon Angeles, Cal., Dec. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Denouncing James B. McNamara as a murdere at heart and declaring there was no ex- ' tenuating circumstances at all in the case, Judge Hordwell today sent the man who confessed that he blew up the Ix>s Angeles Times building and sent twenty-one lives into eternity, sto life Imprisonment. Immediately i thereafter the court called John B. McNamara, brother of James, and sec- ' retary of the Iron Workers’ union, before the bar, and sentenced him to serve a flfteen-year sentence. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —James B. McNamara's brief confession penned by ' his own hand and bearing many evidences of a man little skilled in letters was made public today. It is as follows: "I, James B. McNamara, defendant in the case of the people having heretofore plead guilty to the crime of murder desire to make this statement as facts, and this is the I proof. On the night of September 30, I 1910, at 5:45 p. m., I placed in Ink al- • ley, a portion of the Times building, a suit case, containing sixteen sticks of 80 per cent dynamite, and set to explode at 1 o'clock the next morning. It was my intention to injure the building and scare the owners. I did not intend to take the life of any one. I sincerely regret that these unfortunate men lost their lives. If the giving of my life would bring them back, I would gladly give it. In fact, the i pleading guilty of murder in the first degree, I have placed my life in the hands of the state.” —James B. Mc--1 Namara. Frank Wright, through his attorney, t C. L. Walters, has begun ejectment proceedings against Franklin Small, asking also the sum of S2OO damages, Wright claims that he is the owner of a property in the south part of the city, being a part of lot 83, in the J. D. Nuttman addition to the city, having complied with the terms of a contract. By the contract he was to buy the property and pay to the owner o. r I the property, Martha Barnett, now living at Ashley, Micb., $25 cash and the remainder of ‘he purchase price, $425, , as soon as a complete and good ab- ' stract of title to the land was given ; him. The abstract was given him NoI vember 15th, and he paid to the Bar- ' nett agent, C. L. Walters, the money and secured therefor, the deed. He claims that Frank Small, without •: Wright’s consent, as owner, or that of the agent, and Ly a trick or false representation, secured the key to the premises from a former tenant, and moved into the property and refuses to give him possession. Wright claims that he sent workmen there to i improve the property, and that Small filed an affidavit against him and the workmen for criminal trespass. Wright says that by reason of the loss cf rentals since November 15th, the damage done by the breaking of doors, j windows and plastering, and the costs of the criminal actions, etc., he has been damaged in the sum of S2OO, which, together wjth an order of ejectment, he asks. Hunters' licenses issued since November 23 are as follows: John J. Liechty, Berne; Albert Runyon, Linn Grove: Fred Isenhart, Rolla Bair, Gei neva; W. P. Schrock, Joe McFarland, | Edward Stevens, James Hudson, William Darwechter, Melvin Gallogly, H. S. Steele. Guy R. Dorwin, Decatur; C. C. Eley, Berne. One of the greatest conventions ; ever held by Indiana teachers will be the coming meeting at Indianapolis on December 27, 28 and 29, 1911. The indications are that all the attendance records w ill be broken. The list of speakers is one of the most brilliant QUICK RELIEF FOR RHEUMATISM — _ Gecrge W. Koons, Lawton, Mich., says: “Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheu- ■ matism has given my wife wonderful : benefit for rheumatism. She could not lift hand or foot, had to be lifted for two months. She began the use of the remedy and improved rapidly. On Monday she could not move and on Wednesday she got up, dressed herself and walked out for breakfast. , Sold by The Holthouse Drug Co. r RHEUMATISM QUICKLY RELIEVED S. H. Baxter of Jhckson. Tenn., says: “My son 15 years old, was afflicted with rheumatism about 3 years, and at various times under care of physicians. The first bottle of Dr. Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism gave prompt relief in 2 days and after using 5 or 6 bottles, he is cured sound and well. Sold by the Holthouse Drug Co.

♦ d that has ever been engaged for such i- an occasion In Indiana. Dr. Robert J. ■ Aley, president of the University of [ Maine, and formerly state superin--1 tendent of Indiana; Dr. Elmer B. Bryan, president of Colgate University. ■1 and formerly president of Franklin 8 college, and previous to that general t superintendent of instruction in the ; Philippines; Dr. William E. Watt of e Chicago, the great fresh air expert; >' Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York P City, the brilliant author and lecturi er on health topics; Dr Henry Suz zallo, of Columbia University, one <,' f the most entertaining speakers on the 1 educational platform in America: • Mederith Nicholson of Indianapolis. > one of the foremost of American nov- » elists, and Alfred Tennyson Dickens. the oldest surviving son of the immortal English novelist, Charles Dickens. ' Mr. Dickens will speak on the life and • works of hfs father, giving intimate r glimpses of the personal side of the • great genius. The address of Mr. 3 Dickens will be one of the events of ■ years in Indiana educational circles. County Superintendent , Samuel L. ‘ Scott, c r Jefferror.vflle, president oi 3 the Indiana State Teachers' associa--3 tion, will speak at the opening session 3 of the general j»««c' , l»t!on on Wednes- • day evening, December 27th. The sectional meetings will be held ■ on the forenoon and afternoon of Wed--3 nesdav. December 27th. The general ’ meetings will begin on that evening • and wi’l end on Friday morning, De--3 cember 29th. Mr. Dickens will speak 1 on Friday morning. Teachers may be paid for attend- ■ ing the association this year. This 1 is according to a law passed by the i last legislature which permits school ■ authori’ie to allow three days' pay l : each year for attending teachers’ i meetings and for visiting other ■ schools. State Superintendent Great* house, the attorney general of Indiana and the chief ctr.miner of the ■ state board of accounts have all rul- j ed that, paying teachers for attending • the association is legal. Hundreds of school corporations are planning to pay their teachers for going to this meeting. ELECTS OFFICERS. The Adams County Teachers' association signalized its beginning and gave indication oi its future progressive spirit and wisdom by the selection of the following efficient officers: President, Professor Worthmann: vice president, B. F. Colter. St. Mary's township; secretaiy, Miss Goldie Fink, of the Geneva schools; treasurer. Jesse Kelley, Hartford township. Professor Worthmann is a teacher of great ability and power in the Decatur schools, a graduate of the Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute, and an instructor of great power and clearness. He is a man of high intellect and independence of character, who will be an efficient spokesman for the 1 teachers and a strong leader in whatever they attempt to do. He will be ably assisted by* the other officers named, who are looked upon as educai tors who do things with spirit an ’. ■ effect. Mr. Worthmann has appointed • the following executive committee: ’ Martin Jaberg, Root township; Prof, i W. F. Beery, St. Mary's township; • Prof. Rufus East, Monrce; Miss Elizabeth Beitler, Superintendent Huff, Berne, and Mrs. M. A. Bailey, Decatur. The president of the association will also appoint a committee on organization to be announced later, which will frame a constitution and by-laws for the teachers’ association.

HOVERED AROUND “O” MARK. The weather Sunday night was without doubt the coldest of the season. thermometers this morning registering from 6 degrees below zero upward, according to the “cut” of the thermometer, or the place it was hung. SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS. The sale of the Decatur school bonds will be held at the office of Attorney D. B. Erwin on Thursday, December 14th. The issue is for $11,500 in denominations of SSOO. A nolle prosequi filed iu the case of the State vs. James Hancock, charged with atiowlng minors to play pool resulted in the discharge of the defendant. In another case against him on the charge of keeping a gaming device, a motion was filed by the defendant to dismiss the case for want of jurisdiction. Orley Myers, charged with petit larceny, was arraigned this morning and entered a plea of not guilty. The case of Hannah J. Paxson et al. vs. Frank P. Adams, suit from Jay county, which was set for trial December 7th, was ordered left off the trial calendar by agreement. Belle Smith wants a divorce from John M. Smith, the custody of their

t children, a weekly sum for her and , their support, and SSOO alimony, acf cording to her complaint filed today : • in the circuit court, by her attorneys, • Hooper & Lenhart. It sets out that , they were married July 6, 1900 and i lived together until December 2nd. j 1 She alleges cruel and inhuman treat- > meat, in that he has cursed her, vllit fled her and called her vile names. She also says he has been an habitual : drunkard, during their entire married - life and that for the past three or four years he has spent all his earn Ings for drink, so that she has had to, • take in washings and do other house work for the support of herself and children. They have three children: Archie .aged 11; Dwight, 4, and Del-j , ber M., aged seventeen months. She states that they have household goods | which she feared he might sell, pawn j [ or remove and asked an order from ■ court restraining him from molesting ■ or interfering with her or the children, which was granted until further or- ■ der of court. Upon application of Henry Kreuckeberg, Louisa Kreuckeberk was adjudged of unsound mind and 1 incapable of managing her own estate. Henry Kreuckeberg was ordered appointed guardian. The plaintiff's attorney was allowed sls. J. M. Miller, administrator of the Ida Whitright estate, filed petition to settle as insolvent, which was so found, and notice ordered. C. C. Beer, administrator of the, Amos Ellenbarger estate, reported deed, which was approved. < David Steele, administrator of the Mary E. Steele estate, filed petition for sale of personal property, at private sale, wtiich was so ordered, without notice. Sale reported and approved. Henry Kreuckeberg qualified as' guardian of Louisa Kreuckeberg, adjudged of unsound mind, with Fred Koldeway and Henry Schamerloh as ' bondsmen on his SI,OOO bond. BLUFFTON PUTS UP OLD CRY. I The Bluffton Banner puts up the old familiar cry that the umpire beat their ‘ high school ooys in the basket bail game last Friday evening, when Decatur trimmed them by nine points. Any of the old-timers around here know how an outside team of any kind playing on Bluffton grounds could be given the worst of a deal and get away with all their clothes, and any one who knows Professor Worthman. knows that he is a fair and square re - eree, and that the Decatur team won n their merits. The Bluffton New was fair enough to say that their team lost because they d’dn't make enough goals. TOWNSHIP INSTITUTE. Next Saturday at the Aber schoo'. of which Miss Caroline Dowling is the teacher, township institute will be held, which event is being looked forward to by pupils and teacher with much interest. It will convene a: prompt 9 o’clock, and all patrons are earnestly requested to be present and take part in the program to be rendered at this time. These institute gathering!; always result in much good for those who attend and it is for this reason that all patrons are earnestly urged to be in attendance. ( AROLINE DOWLING, Teacher. i 1 Miss Vita Harmon of New York i City and Miss Mamie Lassus of Fort • Wayne, students at the Sacred Heart ■ Academy at Fort Wayne, who have ■ been Thanksgiving and week-end ' guests of the Misses Agnes and Ber- ; tha Kohne, were guests of honor at an evening party given by the Misses Kohne. The Thanksgiving or autumnal colors played a pretty part in the decorations of the home, the din--1 ing room being given over to red and . yellow and the living rooms to green . and red. These were carried out in ) crepe paper strands, festooned from chandeliers to walls, and in the potted ferns and plants. While some ; furnished music, others played pro- . graaslve peanuts, which was much 1 enjoyed. The tally cards, which were - adorned with the Thanksgiving em-: blematic turkey, showed at the close of the games that Bruce Patterson s and Miss Frances Cole had scored i, the highest. Following the games, 5 the tables were cleared for the lunch- - eon, which was very tastefully and temptingly served, carrying out the Thanksgiving ideas. The napkins - were decorated with turkeys, pump--1 kins and corn, and the cake plates also bore a turkey design in pretty effect. Guests, besides the girls of . the Sina Cura club, and their gentley man friends, were the Misses Verena - Niblick and Genevieve Bremerakmp. e No boy was more surprised on his fifteenth birthday than Harold Murj ray was Saturday evening, and quite r rightly so. Harold had been invited to

•upi*er by Joe McConnell, after which Harold was to have as his guests over night six of hia boy trlends. After: the supper the Loys went to the McConnell smokehouse, and there a call that Harold was wanted at home, brought him to the Murray House In, a jiffy, about 7:30 o'clock. Running, into the hotel parlors he opened the door on a company of twenty-eight o his friends, who announced that they had been invited by his parents to share the festivities incident to his i fifteenth birth anniversary. Harold I recovered from his surprise in time to spend a happy evening. Partners ; were found by matchinf the pieces of birthday postcards and at 8 o'clock the party was ushered into the Murray House dining room where a delicious dinner was served. The din j ing room was most beautiful in its festive dress, carrying out Harold's favorite colors—pink and white. Holiday streamers in pink and white adorned the sideboards and butte and mantels, and vases of pink carnations, nestling in green foliage were used as the centerpieces of the qigbt small tables where the dinner ■ • was served. In the center of the room was the prettiest table of all the sole and pleasant duty of which was to support the birthday cake. This round table was set under a large, glitttering chandelier, from which to the immaculate white table below were drawn tiny satin ribbons, in alternate colors of ping and white, being fastened with bows to I the table. Under this dome, and in . the center of the table, was the large. white-iced birthday cake, on which, in pink, rose-bud holders, were fifteen white tapers. Around the cake were laid sprays of delicate asparagus and maiden hair ferns. The appointments of the tables were perfect, and the J dinner, a sumptuous one, as only the Murray House chef can prepare, was : served from the following menu: ■ Bouillon, roast turkey, dressing, mash-1 ' ed potatoes, gravy, cream peas in patties, cottage cheese, pickles, cranber ry jelly in molds, fruit salad in apple cups, maraschino ice cream. The menu carried out the colors of the ev- ( ening also, and pink carnations were ' given as favors. After the supper. the large birthday cake was cut by : the celebrant’s cousin, Miss Mary Pat-! ton. being distributed to the guests In souvenir packages. While the birthday cake was being cut and dis- j j tributed, the large dining hall, with its smooth, mosaic floor was cleared for the dance, and to the tuneful music rendered by John Wemhoff. the tripping feet of the dancers sped the hours with dancing from the waltzedown to the stately Virginia reel while others so inclined, played flincand other games. Harold received with the very best greetings of hi ■Tier.ds, a large number of prett’ gifts. Out-of-town guests were M . Ruth Schaefer of Huntington and M • Vivian Dutcher of Fort Wayne. TN other guests were Leah and Vet? Hensley. Glad vs Mangold, Mary E win. Gladys McMillen, Vera Hunsick- ' er, "'Mary Patton, Ruth Powers, Juanite Bceh, Grace Butler, Mabel Moser Irene Eady; Messrs. Glen Neptune Harry Hurray, Floyd Butler, Kenneth Wab.ers. Kenneth Neptune, Joe McConnell, Fred McConnell, Harry Pierce. Dick Burdg, Claude Peterson, Leon Rademaker, Harold Murray, Emerson Hays. o Simeon Fordyce, formerly of this city, now of Monmouth, one of the oest known men of the county, is lying very ill at the home of his son-in-law, Charles Teeple, on North Second street, suffering from a stroke ci paralysis, which has rendered him unable to speak. Mr. Fordyce had not been as well as usual Saturday and came to this city to the doctor, being able to return home on the evening ear. During the night he became worse, and was unable to arise in the morning. Thinking that he could be given better care here, he was brought in a cab to this city Sunday morning, he later becoming worse so that he was unable to speak, and at 2 o’clock this afternoon was reported as being still unable to talk. He suffers no pain and while there is no change in his condition, he is getting along as web as could be expected, though the outj come is uncertain. About four months ago, or in August, he fell while hitching his horse, and it is now the opinion that he suffered a paralytic stroke at that time also. Mr. Fordyce grew somewhat better after the fall at that time, though he never fully recovered his good health. Mr. Fordyce is sixtyseven years of age. Mrs. Julia Moses suffered an attack of the heart Sunday morning while attending the servl'es at the Presbyterian church, and A’as taken to the parsonage nearby where medical ’hssis tance was summoned. She recovered sufficiently to be taken to her home in the afternoon, and it was thought that she will recover with no ill effects, as i she is much better today. Ferdinand, three-year-old son of County Clerk-elect Ferdinand Bleeke, i who was badly scalded two weeks

ago Saturday, when he a(unibi P() OV( .' a baain of boiling water, is Very (j from the effects of blood poi Wni '" which set In. His fever Sunday n t gtl , registered at 105, and the lad lg Ve „ 111, indeed. Mrs. John Fuhrman, living threw miles north of the city, while walkin', on the porch Sunday morning, »Up and fell, breaking both bones of th „ tjght forearm at the wrist. — | The afternoon session of the Inst tute convened at the appointed hem Mr. Pepe, assistant* principal of th. Monroe high school, took up the sub ject, “Teaching of History i n the Vp. per Grades.” Mr. Pepe stated that the two leading phases of history teaching were the geographical set ting and the cp-relation of the facts under consideration. Under head of the round table, Clark Spahr, principal of the West Ward school. Decatur led In the discussion of “School Decoration.” Some very good suggestions were given. The second topic of the round table was “Why Some Teachers Fail,” by Miss Leota Bailey. Miss Bailey's discussion was well received by the teachers. Ben S. Colter dis cussed “Manual Training.” Mr. Colter, having done quite a bit of work of this kind, spoke out of his experience. Another subject of interest to school people at present is "Agriculture.” The subject was ably handle! by William Jackson. The subject of “Centralization” was discussed by Martin Jaberg, as announced on the program. Mr. Jaberg spoke in favor of centralization of schools. Herman A. Polack, teacher at St. John's, discussed “Medical Inspection. Mr. Polack took the medical inspection law, passed by the last legislature, and explained the sections of the law in detail. With two hundred and fifty dele gates in attendance at the annual Ft. Wayne district convention of the Christian Endeavor society, at Churubusco, started Thursday night and closed Saturday noon, the best attendance of any convention that hasbeen held in several years, being a feature, even in a small town with poor railroad facilities. The sessions were all well attended, and the choice of the convention for next year was Berne, Adams county, and will be held some time In November, probably the last Thursday, for a couple of days as It was at this time. The officers elected were as follows: O. F. Gilliom, of Berne, district secretary; Elizabeth Bettie of Fort Wayne, junior superintendent; Miss Mina Stemen of Fort Wayne, mis sionary superintendent; Miss Ina Maxwell of Fort Wayne, secretary, Allen county; Miss Bessie I. Jones of Huntington. county secretary Huntington county; Miss Ina Chalfant, of Bluffton, county secretary o: Wells county; Miss Ruby Bair, o>' Churubusco, county secretary, or Whitley county. The Fort Wayne district Christian Endeavor convention was held at the Churubusco U. B. church Thursday evening, Friday and Saturday forenoon. The program was exceptionally strong and complete. Mrs. W. I. Alexander, Mary Alexander, Ella Clugston. Marie Galbreath, Mabel Lawrence and Lester Whiteleather, drove to Busco, Fri- , day to attend the session. In the afternoon, Miss Galbreath sang a solo and Mrs. Alexander gave a very forceful talk on, “The Disciple, a Fisher.” at the evening session.—Columbia City Post. Miss Ireta Erwin of this city, one of the delegates, gave the response to the welcome address given by . Prof. L. F. Gates, superintendent ot the Columbia City schools. —— (V “THE SHOW GIRL.” , Manager Bosse of the Bosse opera : house is to oe congratulated upon his , success in securing such an attraci tion as that musical festival of fun, “The Show Girl,” under the management of Ben Falk, to appear at h:s theater. The company comes intact, ; direct from its metropolitan triumphs and although this is the first season of the piece in one night stands, it is still the solid, sweeping sensational rage of the entire universe and pin)’ ing to capacity houses at every pelI forance. The Philadelphia Gazette in reviewing “The Show Girl,” recen'l? had the following to say: "Gaily comparisoned girls, smiling faces, daint) forms, tuneful music, ingenious comedy, real comedians, novelties galoic and Vernon and Clark are the chic essentials of “The Show Girl.'' B iS one long laugh from start to finish, in fact from first to last you are pleased or nothing on this earth can please you.” Seats on sale at Holthouse drug store, and judging from the numerous inquiries that Manager Bosse has had in reference to this attrn tion. “Standing Room Only” will ' e at a premium before ciirtai»’> ises on the first act.