Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1912 — Page 3

MR. BEER REPLIES. I Th« following is a letter written and »ent us for publication to the people of Adami county, with »he signature of Trustee. C. C. Leer affixed: la Wga; : to me editorial published in the Berne Witness In the Issue of Friday. January 26, 1912, which declared that I appropriated funds unlawfully to my salary during the past year I| beg leave to make tin- following explanation; , In the first place, I never did and do not now intend to defend by o»n actions, as I am known to every man, and child in Monroe township, and I am perfectly willing to submit By own honor and integilty to their judgtneu The records of the township are public- property and I cordial ly Invite one and all to inspect them at any and all times. Beside, the State hoard of accounts is very pre-' else and accurate and will pass over ■ Npoi' This will c learly demonif anything is wrong, as was ..shown when O. ,F. Gilliom drew four Jj. and seventflve cents, which not authorized in the previous year and which he was compelled to refund. But in answer the unjust, unwar ranted and m-.iicious attack made In said article upon C. E. Stuckey, Silas Sprang' and Peter Rich, three of the, most respec ted, honorable and Indus triOus farmers of Monroe township. Who art h.irac terized I y Editor Roller as three common weaklings, who lack manho' - enough to do their duty and sanction everything I say or do, and in response to the righteous indignation of the < .immunity, including some of Mr. Roller's own associates, who deplore his utter lac k of principle and justice, as well as his vindicative maUeiouin- by wliic*' ae makes an inatrumen- out of ms entire editorial force to gratify his selfish personalities! against all who refuse to be dom inated by him, I may add that the said artii le is a series of simple mis «onstrm - ons whic h plainly show the Stupiditi and ignorance of its author. For example, he classed a large sum. which was earned by and paid to oth- . ers as paid to members of my own family tn order to swell the total and he also insinuated that I and members of my family* drew moneys which were not duly earned. w hi<', is a contemptible falsehood. However, as Mr. Stuckey, Mr. Sprunger. Mr. Rich and myself have ample cause to regret, we are not the first men whose honest motives have been characterized as evil intentions, and acts of lawlessness by this unprincipled, would-be dictator. Posing as a religious defender and political reformer, he does not hesitate tn deliberately villify, slander, nndeimine and if possible, destroy, any one who demonstrates sign* of independent leadership and hesitates to subscribe to his infamous domination. C. C. DEER, Trustee Monroe Township. Honoring her guest Miss Verna i Clemens of Constantine, Mich., Miss Hazel Vlrey entertained twenty girl -.friends at a pretty party at her home 17 St. Joe street. Friday evening and during the evening cleverly announced her engagement to Irvin H. Case of Decatur. Ind. During the first part of the evening the guests were entertained at bridge and music was enjoyed, a number of the guests giving vocal selections For the serving of a fourcourse luncheon the guests were seated at small tables in the dining room, where the scheme of decorations was carried out in Jaquo roses and smilax A French basket filled w ith roses, I form' d the centerpiece of each prettily appointed table, and small baskets' containing the nuts were favors. The . engagement was announced in a clever manner. Miss Agnes Wright brought the hostess a cat in a bag. and as soon as the “cat was out” the secret was, also known, since he bore on his neck an envelope containing the names of Mis Vlrey and her fiance. The date Os the wedding has not yet been set. I . Mis- Mildred Bonebright of ('onstantlne .as also an out-of-town guest, and the Elkhart guests included the ■Mlteses Mabel McLaughlin. Anna Me(Joy. Flossie Horner. Bess Myers. Anna jt Bfainor, Amelia Swanson, Jess Carroll, Cla'idia Hamilton, Mona Carpenter, I " l®r,i Helfrick, Agnes Wright, Veryl Kjbt'l''. Mrs. Ed Borenman, Mrs. B. A. . Mrs. Charles Stafford. Mrs. Walter Wear. Mrs. Howard Menges. ' Btid Miss Vernia Clemens. Elkhart • ft.Vr'th. Bill's O. P Edwards of Leipsic. Ohio, BSwurned home yesterday afternoon, ■ ano today her mother, Mrs. John Nibleft for Toledo. Ohio, where she agyll! meet her, and together they will tSF I ' ,he concert ,his evening tube given by the Boston Symphony orches ffitra They will also attend an art exhilnt. Mrs. Niblick will return tomorrow. S Miss Agnes Meibers, stenographer | for the Peterson ft Moran office, has trite a friendly feeling for the ground who has made Ground hog Day

1 famous, Inasmuch as this is her birthday anniversary. , The Slna Cura girls played pedro Thursday evening at the home of Miss Ruth Buhler, that ypung lady proving to be an admiral hostess. Prizes were won by Prances Cole and Agnes Kohne, and after the games the hostess served refreshments. Miss Bertha Kohne was a guest. I The Helping Hand society of the German Reformed church met with Mrs. Fred Heuer Thursday, where they made bonnets. Following this, they laid aside their work for social diversion. As ground-hog day was so near, Mrs. Heuer asked each guest to try her skill in drawing a picture of this little animal, and that drawn by Miss Lucy Fruchte was conceded to be the best likeness. A buffet luncheon was provided and th« hostess was assisted in this by her mother, Mrs. Fred Sellerneyer, who poured the coffee. The appproaching valentine season was suggested in the napkins which were Truth. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Rober* Case c-f this city. | i Martha Elenora Ahr. through her attorneys, Hooper * Lenhart, last Friday filed in the Adams circuit court, a suit asking for the apjiolmmeni of a , receiver for the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, a corporation of seven years' standing, operating a railway between this city and Fo. t Wayne, with the principal offices located in this city. The complaint if in three paragraphs. The first sets out that Miss Ahr is a stockholder in i the company. She avers that the company is insolvent, and has not sulfiI cient money and assets to pay its indebtedness, that many suits have been brought against the company, and that many liens Were filed by mechanics, against U; and that it has not sufficient money for operating expenses, and no money to meet the debts due and the 1-debteoneL-s ove’-ue. That for this reason it would be to the best interest of all to have a receiver appointed and that the receiver be given the jiower to control and operate the road until the same can be sold, and distribution made to the stockholders. The second paragraph sets out further reasons for the asking for a receiver. Miss Ahr states that on May 16th, she was the owner of three SIOO shares of stock, and was executrix of the estate of her mother. Mary Ahr, who owned two shares. She assigned her own. personally, and as executrix, those of her mother, to John H. Koenig and W. H. Fledderjohann, they giving their note therefor for $473, made payable to the Old Adams County bank, in six months' time. As security for the notes they assigned her the stock, endorsing it to the effect that on payment of the note, the stock was to belong to the givers of the note. When the note became due, she says, they refused to pay it, saying that it was given without consideration, and that her suit against them for the payment of the note is now pending in court. She alleges that they are wholly and notoriously insolvent and have refused to pay the note and redeem the stock. Paragraph three sets out that the road and plant is badly in need of re- : pairs, which the company is unable to make, and which, if not made, in time, will result in loss of value and loss j to the stockholders, and that there-j fore it is best that the receiver -be ap- ; pointed. In this paragraph Miss Ahr states that she is the owner of four shares of stock valued at SIOO each. February 13th is the time set for the i return of the summons. At the time | ; of going to press the officials of the ( road were conferring with their attor- , ney, C. J. Lutz, and it is thought that some arrangement can be made whereby the matter can be adjusted. ' Jerry J. Kelleher of Frankfort, well known street contractor, who constructed Mercer avenue and Adams ["street, has gone into the elevator business at his home town, having pur- . chased a large grain mill for SB,OOO. Several other Frankfort men are interested in the deal and will start off with a capital stock of SIO,OOO. The Frankfort Crescent says: I “A few days ago there was a deal made by which J. J. Kelleher of this city bought the Bassett elevator and [ mill from the heirs of the late Mr. Bassett at Kirklin, he taking the elevator and mill located in the western | part of the town. The price paid was : about SB,OOO. "Mr. Kelleher has formed a companv : to operate the elevator and the mill [ and to also operate other elevators . that the company may purchase, the ; company being known as the Favorite Grain Company of Kirklin, with a cap- I ital stock of SIO,OOO. In addition to I Mr. Kelleher, the members of the com--1 pany are J. A. Lucas and Bert Wills lof this city. It is said that the com- ( ' pany will place an experienced man in charge of the property at Kirklin and ( will conduct both the mill and the ele- [ vator.” ■ o

It has been announced by the poatoffice department that the new series of stamps will be available to be drawn on by postmasters about the first of February. Notice to this effect is contained In the recent issue of the Postal Guide, containing new instruction* to postmasters. Old stamps will be used, however, until the present supply of them is exhausted. Postmasters are instructed to draw on the new issue just for the novelty of the thing and that the old supply on hand is first to be sold. In the new series the one-cent green and two-cent red st ami® bear the head of Washington in profile, from Houden's bust, the i>ortrait being within a plain eclipse on end, with branches of laurel on each side. The colors of the five higher denominations of stamps in the new series are: 8 cents, olive; 10 cent, dark yellow; 15 cent, gray; 50 cent, lavendar; sl, dark brown. These bear the portrait of I Franklin In profile, from Houden's ( bust, with an ellipse on end and on | either slue of the lower part of the ellipse are branches of oak leaves. Postmaster Lower has received offi dal notice of the new stamps but just how soon a supply will be received here is not known. This depends upon how long the old supply, which must be used will last, and it may be several months before this is reduced enough to allow the Decatur postoffice to get them. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Fred A. Sims ol Frankfort this afternoon was elected chairman of the republican state com mittee on the first ballot. He had no opposition, and is looked upon as a Taft man. W. H. Hays was looked upon as a probable selection for vice chairman. It was also believed that Frank Fealmaker of Indianapolis would be the treasurer of the committee. Previous to the state convention a meeting was held for the selection oi delegates to the national convention l'p until this time March 12th seemed to be the favorable time for the republican convention. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The administration of Governor Marshall was praised and he was endorsed as a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination by the State Democratic Edi torial association, meeting here today. Praise was also given John W. Kern and Benjamin F. Shively, the two dem ocratic Vnited States senators and the twelve democratic congressmen of the state in the resolutions adopted. Lew G. Ellingham of this city and John H. Heller of Decatur were named delegates to the national democratic editorial meeting to be held at Washington, D. C., W. S. Chambers of Newcastle was elected a member of the executive committee. — Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 2—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Vnited Mine Workers' International convention in session here today instructed the wage scale committee of the organization to continue its efforts to negotiate a new contract with the 1 coal operators. The results will be submitted to a referendum vote of' the union or to a reconvened internaJ lion al convention. The method to be i followed is left to the discussion of ■ the scale committee. i Shanghi, Feb. 2—(Special to Daily ' j Democrat) —A quarter of a billion of American dollars was today offered lor control of the national resources | of China. The vast sum will be guar anteed by a committee of American i and civic -inanciers, numbering among whom is the Standard Oil i company. In return it asks a tuouopo.y of the developments of the oil and mineral wealth of China. i NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. E. B. Adams is attorney for Harri-; son E. Jack in a divorce suit filed in the circuit court last Friday against Zella B. Jack. The couple were married June 27, 1903, and lived together until April 19, 1906, when she left him and has refused to live with him since. — C. L. Walters is attorney for Samuei Springer in a quiet title case against Lucia Belle Johnson. James F. Keifer, commissioner, filed inventory of personal property in the estate of J. W. Hakes. Real estate transfers: Paul Baum- I i gartner to Peter Forbing, realty in St. [ Mary's township, $5806.80; S. P. Mc- ' Griff to Michael McGriff, lot 119, Geneva, $2,900; Wat.en V. Reed to Ger- ! man B. L. F. & S. Association, lot 938, Decatur, S6OO. A men's meeting will be held at the Methodist church next Sunday afternoon commencing at 2:30, to which all men of the city are cordially invited. The meeting as arranged will offer some interesting things to those i ’ who come and will be highly appreI dated by the discerning people who i like good lectures. i

The speaker of the afternoon will be Mr. J. A. bilpper, for several years past connected with the Fort Wayne Rescue home and mission, of which he is now superintendent. In hl searHer years lit was a railroader, reaching the position of engineer, and gave up that work to take charge of the mission. He is well known among all railroad men and is one of the most widely liked men in Fort Wayne today. He was started in the work by the famous Melvin E. Trotter of Grand Rapids. The subject he will discuss will be •'What Have I Done?” and will afford him a problem with which he can Interest and delight the audience. He is a ready speaker and cannot fail to make a brainy lecture. There will be special music and a complete program will be given tomorrow'. i I A hog case, similar to the dog case, brought up in 'Squire Stone's court ' this week, has been filed therein, and ' Sheriff Durkin went to GeneVa Thurs-' day whete he made the arrests. The charge was preferred by John Hendricks, residing north ot Geneva, against Nelso-1 Fosnight and thirteeny ear-old son. Everett, the charge being cruelty to animals; Hendricks claims that one of his hogs went over onto the farm tenanted by Fosnight and that the two defendants set their dog ' on it, the hoi being killed in the fracas. The affai 1 is said to have happened last November. The case was first tried in Justice Shoemaker's court at Geneva, but when the day for the trial came, the prosecuting witness did not appear and the case was thrown out of court. This time it was taken up again and tiled here, as F. S. Armantrout, who has since been appointed deputy prosecuting attorney, was a counsel in the prior ease. Since the offense. Fosnight has moved from the farm to Geneva. Both defendants gave the required fifty dollars’ bond. The funeral services for the late Christopher Blocher, well known here, whose death occurred at the Jay county hospital, Wednesday, will be held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at the Evangelical church, two miles west of Domestic, M>lls county, with interment at the same place. Mr. Blocher was a native of Weils county, being boin there January 22, 1854, having passed his Arty-eighth birthday ann: versary since his illness. He was taken ill two weeks ago at the home of his son, Otto Blocher, near Geneva and he was removed to the hospital at Portland a week before his death. He is survived by six children, five sons and a daughter, his wife having died twelve years ago. At the time of their mot tiler's death the younger children were put into homes, Ethel living near Vera Cruz, and Ernest at Bluffton. The other children are William, of Sumner. Ill.; Otto, of Geneva: Lester and Forest, of Ossian, Ind. Three brothers also survive: Charles and William Blocher, owners of the store at Domestic, and John Blocher of Petroleum. His son, William Blocher, and wife, of Sumner, 111., were with him at the time of his death. Fortunately to save ourselves from the printers’ wrath at being held up at the last minute, the sun came forth at an early hour—and the ground bog also came forth an early hour, accordi ing to the regulation way, thus enthis little epiel saying that there will i this iittle spiel saying that thede will :be six more weeks of the wintry ; blasts before they are driven away by the mild spring sunshine. On February 2. which is today, at.cording to the time-honored custom, •this bushy little animal awakens from uis short winter’s sleep and assumes the role of a weather prophet. If the sun is shining it sees its shadow and ; coils up again after a short appearance ■ and returns to its nest to enjoy a little ! more sleep, and winter courageously continues her cold and disagreeable ><eourse for a period of six more w eeks But is the sky is cloudy and shadows are invisible, the little animal remains from its burrow, for the winter is broken and spring is coming. Since the beginning of time there has been many an idol to which the people have looked for the desired information concerning the condition of the weather. These have gradually fallen until at the present time the only one that remains is the one relating to the simple little ground hog. j Candlemas day, commonly known as ground hog day is without doubt the most popular adage or sage saying that ha« been handed down from the dark ages. According to the old traditions It was a great day for weather prognostications. Numerous rhymics have been handed down t® us by our forefathers, who sincerely believed in the stories concerning the weather superstitions of February 2nd. Special Policeman John Andrews arrested a Hungarian Thursday evening on a plain drunk charge and arraigned him Friday afternoon in the mayor's court, where he w-as given

eleven days, or an equivalent to one dollar and costs. He could not understand for what cause he was ararested and did not know why he was sent to jail. He is a sugar beet worker ,has a wife and five children in Hungary. He admitted that he had been drinking, and that, supplemented by the policeman's story, was sufficient to convict. Marshal Peterson was called to the Erie depot about noon to take charge of a fellow who persisted in lying on the tracks. He was drunk and was escorted to Jail in the Wells-Fargo express wagon. He ga: e his name as Thomas Richards of Lima. Ohio, but later changed It to Ed lllckensbaugh, saying he was a boilermaker and owned two hundred acres of land near ’ that town. He requested a 'phone , message be sent to the sheriff at j Lima. It was necessary to stop a train to take him off the track to avoid killing him. He will be ar-| , raigned as soon as sober. ARE NOW IN CANADA. i Master David Hensley is in receipt of a card from Clifford LaDelle, , from Moose Jaw. Saskatchewan, Canai da, apoint in their lyceum bureau tour. ( i He stated that they are getting to a I place where the Indians are, and ended ■ oi puis eq ppio.w Xaqi ( eqj 3U(.£ns Xq get back tp the states II." ■ IM '■■—l <■ Midnight of the last day of January, i 1912, will long be remembered by 1 school district number six of Jefferson t township, as the date of the burning of f the frame school house there, known > as ihe Kinney school, located six - miles east, of Geneva. The fire was 1 first noticed by neighbors living four i miles away, and they in turn called ? up Marion Ketchum at thetelephone > station, and he called James Kinney, > living about forty rods from the school house. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Finnerty reside but three hundred fee; ? away from the burning school, and , they were first informed of the fire -by the Kinney family, who awakened 1 them on their way to the scene of the • conflagration. By that time the eni tire frame school building was ablaze, and the roof falling in-, and there was ■ nothing to be done to save the building. All the books of the students : were lost, together with the entire con tents. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is supposed to have resulted I from a defect in the flue in the upper - part of the building. The chool ) house was a small frame structure, and 1 perhaps the oldest in the township, beJ ing built in 1875. This is the second - fire to have occurred at this place, the ■ building prior to this having been dei stroyed by fire in 1874. A new bricx - will undoubtedly be built in the spring, , and in the meantime the twenty-five - pupils here will have to be transferred s to other schools. For many, this will i mean a shorter distance to go, but - those for whom the trip womld be too . long, means of conveyance will probf ably have to be furnished. Frank Brewster is the teacher at this school, and J. T. Kelley is trustee of thetowuship, in which ‘ he school was located. Insurance tn tl u sum of >4OO was carried. i ; SUPT. NATIONAL 'LEAGUE - [ Indianapo/is, Ind., Feb 2 —Rev. Mad--1 ison Swadener, former pastor of the I First M. E. church at Marion, but who during the past year has been assist- ■ i ant superintendent of the Indiana AntiSaloon League, has accepted the as- • i sociated superintenden'-y of the Na- , j tional League, with headquarters at II Washington. Rev. Swxdener is well > i known throughout the state, not alone ■'as a ministei, but as a temperance I worker and a chautauquau lecturer. •| He was located at Marion several ; • years, going from there to Kokomo. 1 where he served as minister of Grace •; church until accepting his present po-i sition. He was made the above offer: s! one week ago. While pastor of thoj : church at Kokomo Rev. Swadener de ' ) sired to resign to accept the pastorate) of a large church at Washington, but! ■ the North Indiana c jnference did not| desire to release hi; i and he was peri suaded to remain. Rev. Swadener is well kno-wn here, where he has often lectured. Bluffton, Ind., Feb. 3-—For the third! ! time in the history of the wet and dry j agitation, Bluffton was Friday made dry for another period of two years through the medium of a blanket re-1 monstrance. The dry forces are high-| ly elated because of the success oi their efforts and tonight a celebration. of the victory was held at the First Methodist church, Superintendent Shirey of the Fort Wayne district, Hon. E. C. Vaughn, An ram Simmons and H. H. Dean delivering addresses. The .Church be.,s were rung and the usual methods of celebrating victories of this sort were carried out to the letter. The Bfflce of the county auditor was i kept open until 8 o'clock Thursday night to enable the wets to file wißi- 1

drawals and Friday night the same fa- [ vor was extended the dry forces. When the results were totaled Thursday night It was found that In the third ward the drys were fifteen short of a majority. At daylight Friday morn Ing the workers were on the job ami Friday night thirty-eight signatures hao been obtained, giving them a net majority In the ward of 23. The result by wards follows: First Ward—lß3 signatures filed. 22 withdrawals filed, 137 needed, net mi jority, 24. Second Ward -310 signatures tiled. 35 withdrawals, 227 needed, net majority, 48. Third ward —263 signatures fl ed. 62 withdrawals, 188 needed, net ran jority, 23. ’ leaders of the wet element refuse,, to discuss the dry victory in any phase. Tney refused to admit the correctness of the figures or to say whether or not a contest is probable. ( Bluffton was first made dry through the blanket remonstrance plan four years ago. Two years later the entire county voted dry at an option election . and the successful remonstrance file'; Friday marks the third time the citizens have declared against the open saloon. — ■ 1 ' ■■ <> 1 - "■ The Geneva Herald says: The fc'. lowing communication was found on the street. We did not revise it in | any way except for some omissions of portions of the letter that were eon ■ -Idered too rank. As it is we will have I o give the type a good scouring to remove the effulgence of sweetnes therefrom: Jan. 4, 1912. darling Sweetheart i got your dea* letter to day was so giau io hear from my dear Say baby girl i am better of had my dear with me how happy i would be (etc) i am so ionely when i come to my room and not see my deary if i had my sweetheart al! the tinr that is what i want and if i don't get my deary it wont be my fault for i love you onest i can make my deary hap,;:; i know i can or i think i can dont yet my love you are the only one i love in this world onest Say rhy deary the most i wanted to talk to you about forgot was so happy i forgot what wnated to tell my deary Say my swee heart dont turn me down for i lov you so well it will kill mee if you d i know i can make you happy and yov can make mee the proudest man ir BH'FFTON deary Say deary cant yot. come over next week some evenin; and stay all nite We will go to m; daughters for supper and then we c;.: go where we please if my deary cai come i will send the money pleas' dont stay away so long it just about killed me to see my deary go home i did not get all my sweet kisses or : think they are mine aint they deary i love my deary more all the time yov are so dear to mee darling i want y< lor my own dont you want mee bab> girl them was sweet kisses deary them lips is sweet to me you are mine deary i cant give you up i will be true t;. my deary and i think my deary is tn < to me aint you baby gril write mee ; big letter so i git it a Saturday tell m« how much you love mee (etc) W send some stamp® and 10 cents to g paper to write to mee darling i wil : close with onest love and all my lov, ’ to my sweetheart by by my darling baby girl by by my only love a 100 kisses for my baby girl. • J NED WOODMAN PLEASED ALL. ) Without a doubt, the best received number of the high school lecture ■ course was that given by Ned Woodman, the cartoonist, humorist anti ! poet, at Bosse's opera house. With ev- | ery stroke of his chalk, and every one '[of his clear-cut words, he delineate.' '[ to the eye and ear, many of the every I day characters we have here as well as elsewhere in the world, and many of the famous personages, includir .' : Roosevelt, Joe Cannon, and others. Not i a stroke or word was lost on the au- | dience, and the breahless silence w.> i broken only by round after round oi ! applause, when each character pori trait was brought to perfection. No* ' only were the characters of a humor [ous nature, but from the magic of his band were brought forth two most beautiful nature scenes, in the twinkling of an eye. as beautiful seemingly ds were ever made by a master hand given many weeks to do the work. Hit ■ talks, descriptive of the drawings, were ■ masterpieces of humor, and his poems I given with the nature scenes, were o’ a high order. The entertainment war I not only interesting, but instructive and Mr. Woodman will be given | hearty reception should he again corm this way. The cartoons and imper sonations and talks given throughout were marked by great originality. WALK-OVER FOR ROOSEVELT. Over Taft in Adams County Says E? W. Sholty to Star. In the Indianapolis Star of thir morning in the column devoted t> their presidential primary, is the fo’ lowing:

"Benjamin W. Sholty, Decatur: In sloeed find my ballot for president for 1912. If one of President Taits friends will walk across any township in Adams county and ask every re; ,i lican who his choice Is for president he will find that ninety-five out of 1 'o are for Theodore Roosevelt. And nut only that: if Taft is nominated the, e will not be 50 per cent of the republicans who will support him next November. What is true of the ii i:i! vote Is true or the laboring vote ci this city. I cannot understand wh;. Mr. Taft's friends Insist on his nomination in the face of certain -es. a'. I have been a life-long republican,::nd am still one, and will sup)o:t Mr. Taft If nominated, but it will be tder protest, knowing full well at. the ime that I am casting a losing vote. 1 am an admirer of Mr. Roosevelt.” . - — i — o ■ " 11 - — GIVEN HEARTY SEND-OFr. Virgil Krick, a member of the s ::ior high school class, left yesterday ate: noon over the G. R. & I. ralln a 1 at 3:10 for Fort Wayne, thence to Washington, D. C., where he will enter the ' Columbian preparatory school to prepare for entrance to the naval academy at Annapolis, Md. He was companled by his twenty-four classmate* and given a hearty send-off W'tu the class yell. If he will be cha: ie 1 foi all the excess packages it w. Id [wishes that went, with him, it would be enough to bankrupt seven ban-ts.

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