Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1912 — Page 1

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A GRAND REVEILLE Awahs Veteran A. J. Teeple in "Great Beyond—Last I Taps Sounded TUESDAY AFTERNOON Well. Known Map—Had Been Seriously 11l Only Since Friday. Anothe: good earthly fight wag fin isbed When Tuesday afternoon at 3: o’clock th' last taps were sounded ter Andrew Backson Teeple, a civil war veteran. (IDa' king his passing into that last tong steep, whose only awakening Wil! be the triumphant rewille sound ed M the order of the Great General above, hi> death occurring at the home of his SOU. Charles Teeple, on North Second Str< et. Mr. Teeple's many friends. Can scarcely realize that he has passe. way. While he had been ailing for five or six years with a complicate of ailments, his condition was such that he was to be about and nearly every day found him out mingling with his many friends. Last Friday morning lie was suddenly and unexpected! , stricken with a paralytic stroke, Iron, which he never rallied, and bin incline since then was most rapid Mr.Teeple was seventy five years and nine months of age at death. He was born May 13, 1836, in Morrow county, Ohio When but twelve years old, he came with his parents, Samuel and Esther Teeple, to this county and state In IMS, settling on a farm in St. Mary’s township, where the greater fa*rt of Mr. Teeple’s life was spent, and he can well be called a pioneer of Adgas county. Teeple was married in young Htoniiood to Miss Achsah M. Thompson, with whom he lived most happily until her death, November 3, 190<>. They lived during their marriage on their farm In St. Mary s township, and w lien the home was broken by death, Mr. Teeple came to this city and has since made his home with his son, Charles Teeple, the well known member of the clothing firrfi of Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. Five sons were born to Mr. Teeple, the only one surviving being Charles, who was a great comfort to him, and with whom he made his home during his latest years Two'brothers —Thomas and George Teeple—of this city, and two slaters Maggie, wife of Elijah Walters of this city, and Emily, wife of Samuel Zimmerman, of Cedarville—survive. A brother, John Teeple, and a sister, Jane, wife of John Hildebrand, preceded him in death. Mr. Teeple had been a member of the Masonic order since 1861 and also! Os the G. A. R. of this city. He was a man highly esteemed and one of the most substantial citizens of the community. The ftineral will be held Friday morning at 10 o’clock from the Methodist church, with the Rev. Semans officia ug Burial will take place in Mt. Tabor cemetery near Rivarre. beside the grave of his wife. The casket will not be opened at the church, but the body will lie in state at the home Thursday aiternoon from Ito 5 •’dock Both the Masons and the G. A. R. will attend the services in a body. ■ The Pall Bearers. ' Honorary pall bearers are jnembers of the G. A. R., and are: Ezra Cutting, Daniel Shackley, Henry Fuhrman, William Wetter, W. H. Myers, F. F. Freeh. The active’ pall bearers will be members of the Masonic order and will be appointed this evening. His War Record. The following record of the service of Comrade Teeple in the civil war has been furnished bjf Robert Blackburn: The death of Andrew J. Teeple removes the last commissioned officer of Company K. 89th Indiana infantry, enlisting Ajgust 14, 1862, and serving QU his final discharge, August 8, 1860. During his service he was a duty sergeant. orderly sergeant, and second lieutenant.' He was always with his company and at the battles of Yellow Rayou, ; La., and Fort Blakely, Ala., commanded the company. At the battle of Yellow Bayou his captain was disabled Kid Lieutenant Hart wounded, leaving him the rarfking officer to eommandK|uring the six hours’ solid fighting. |ai Fort Blakely, Ala., his captaftßKn;; sick and Lieutenant McLean ojpKi:: tie staff. Lieutenant’TeePte h«l com nd of his company. Pur- . tag his Ajrlce he participated in the

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following battles; Munfordsville, Ky . /Fort De Russey, Pleasant HUI and j Yellow Bayou, La.; Tupelo, Miss.; I Nashville, Tenn, and Siege and Capture of Fort Blakely, La., besides Bev- I ! eral skirmisnes and raids, and march-j ed on foot 2,263 miles and traveled over 11,000 miles by boat and railroad. His service stands out as one without a blemish, being one amongst several In the regiment that our gallant Col•onel Cravens held In the highest estefm. A LIVING CUPID Or Just the Reverse—Was the Mail Carrier Today— A Big Load of LOYAL LOVE LORE jin Form of Valentines Was Delivered to Many Here —Origin of the Day. The mail carrier was a living, breathing and very active Cupid—or just the reverse—today, as he staggered beneath the load of valentines ne carried some pretty, some sent!-' mental or just silly, some comic, some 1 mean and biting, and some “other-I wise’’ —but all coming under the grand 1 name of valentine. While the greatest rush at the postoffite occasioned by this holiday was Tuesday, when the ■ volume of mail was swelled to more than twice its usual bulk, there were a few straggUng gems sent out today, and the carriers were busy making the deliveries. Origin of the Day. The origin of the peculiar observance of St. Valentine's day is a matter ( of some obscurity. Mr. Donee, in his t "illustrations of Shakespeare" enlightens us a little on the subject as follows: “It was a practice in ancient Rome during a great part of the month Gi February to celebrate the feast of 1 the LupercaGa. which was held in honor of the great god Pan. On this oc-1 casion, amidst a variety of ceremonies,( the names of the young women were ( put in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed, j Eat h young man was then bound to of-1 fer a gift to the maiden who fell to his lot and to make her his partner during the time of the feast. The pastors of the early Christian church, who by every possible means endeav-; ored to eradicate the vestiges of the pagan superstition and chiefly by some i commutation of their forms substituted, in the present instance, the names of particular sains instead of those of the women, and as the feast of the Lupercalia had commenced about the middle of February, they appeared to have chosen St. Valentine's day for the new feast, because it occurred nearly at the same time." Then the etymologist also gives a suggestion in regard to the subject. He points out that V and G were frequently interchangeable in popular speech, and as a notable instance produces the words gallant and valiant, which both come from the Isatin valens. He then explains that the Norman word galantin, a lover of the lair sex, or what in these slangy days( might be called a masher, was fre- j quentlw written and pronounced valan- j tan or valentin. And from these promises he concludes that by a natural confusion of names Bishop Valentine Aas>stao:ished as the patron saint of sweethearts and lovers, although he has no real connection. One of the first of the great English I dictionaries has the following al- ; , entines (in England). About this | time of the year—month of February —the Birds choose their Mates, and probably thence catne the Custom of the Young Men and Maidens choosing Valentines, or special Friends, on that Day.” This, of course, is pretty and poetical, but not quite as satisfactory , as the incident concerning the feast • of the Lupercalia. __ —’ < r — ’■» — BABY GIRL ARRIVES. Word received from Indianapolis by j relatives here is that a big baby gid. was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allison, jr. All are doing well and great is their happiness. MASONS TO MEET TONIGHT. A special' meeting of -F. & A. M. lodge, No. 571, will be held this evening at 7:30 to make arrangements for 'the funeral of Brother Andrew Teeple.

THIS SOUNDS GOOD Report from Washington is Severe Winter Weather Will Soon Leave. NEW COLD RECORDS Have Been Set from One End of Country to Other —Lakes Frozen Over. Washington, Feb. II —The most severe and protracted cold spell of many years probably will be broken this week and the unusual winter, which has uartially paralyzed transportation on land and sea, taken many lives and caused untold suffering in all parts of the country, will give w-ay to more seasonable temperatures. Observers of the weather bureau do , not premise there will be no more cold I waves this winter, but they predict that the next week or ten days will be the forerunner of a spell of moderate; weather. Since the last week in December, save for short periods, in all the country east of the Rocky mountains, new 1 records for extreme low tempe’atures 1 have been set. Lake Superior, greatest of the great I lakes, is reported frozen over from ' shore to shore, something never here--1 tofore recorded. In the present month the mercury .-ft Saulte Ste. Marie has touched 32‘below; at Norfield, Vt., 26 below, while in San Francisco it has never been, colder than 46 degrees j above. There are no indications at the present time of a general storm. to 'cross the country. The precipitation ( for the week probably will be generally light, except in the north I’a- ( cific states, where more than the normal rainfall will occur. HE’S A PRINTER Postmaster Must Also Have That Trick Among His Accomplishments. < WEATHER REPORT - . ! Telegraphed to Him—He Gets Busy, Prints it and t * Sends it Out. _ ! Have you ever wondered how the j government weather department at Washington got out these daily cards showing the weather report for the day on such short notice,- mailing them to representative business men of the city. If you think they are printed at Washington, D. C„ and then sent ' out from there through the mail on double quick time, you are very much j mistaken. They are printed in each j city at the postoffice. Each morning about 9:30 o’clock. Postmaster Lower gets a telegraph message through the Western Union Telegraph company, from the government weather bureau, giving the weather forecast. The postmaster or his clerk Is i a versatile man, and must have the 'art of printing as one of his accom- ' plishments, for he at once gets busy, sets up the weather forecast in type, and prints therefrom the cards which . are sent out to the various business men of the city. These cards are : furnished by the government and have , ready printed cn the reverse side the name of persons to whom they are to 1 , be sent, so that all the postmaster has . I to do, is to pick up his daily bunch of , (addressed cards furnished by the gov- ; i ernmint, print thereon the weather, ' forecast, and send them out from the 1 local office. About forty-five business ; ' men of the city receive these daily forecasts. As soon as the weather , forecast is received a copy is sent to 1 the telephone office and man? of the ’farmers who wish to know just what ■ the weather man has dished up, and who would not get the message in time if delivered through the mail make it a point to call up the tele- ’ . • office here and have the report read to them.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Feb, 15 1912.

C. B. L. OF I. INSTALLATION, The Supreme Officers Assist in Installation Exerciaes. The installation of the offh era of the C. H. L. of 1., as heretofore published, took place Tuesday evenink with impressive ceremony. T. J. McLaughlin, of Fort Wayne, supreme organizer of the order, and George Christen, also 01’ that city, supreme secretary, were at the meeting and assisted in the installation service. The meeting was a most enthusiastic one. COURTHOUSE NEWS Cupid, Shedding Tears, Does Not Show Face in Court Room Today. — THE HARMON TRIAL For Divorce in Progress— Grand Larceny Artests Will Soon be Made. ——- The court room was filled today with interested auditors and a large number of witnesses, who reside chiefly in the vicinity of Robo, to hear and take part in the divorce suit of James Harmon vs. Alice Harmon, which was tried today—St. Valentines Day. Cupid shedding tears at the misdirection taken by one or his pointed darts, dared not show his face, but there were plenty of comic valentine spirits hovering in the air to witness the tearing away, piece oy piece ot the marital bonds and to hear the final snapping of the erstwhile soul-ties. Mrs. Harmon also told of the snapping of the rope with which Mr. Harmon tried to hang himself on several occasions, of her cutting him down and of his abuse, all of which have been published heretofore, with the other plaints made, both by Mr. Garmon in his plea for divorce, and Mrs. Harmon in her cross-complaint, on which she claims she is entitled to the divorce. Prominent among the figures in the court , room, were Mr.xjlarnion, in dignified ! repose, who sat with his attorney, Mayor J. W. Teeple, and M rs. Harmon ’ equally dignified and calm, at the side of her counsel, Prosecutor R C. Parrish. j I A grand jury indictment case was 1 entered in blank on tire criminal docket, and warrants were ordered returnfable forthwith. There are two reI spondents an dthe charge is grand 1 larceny. Bond fer each was fixed at SI,OOO. The arrests have not yet been ' pad?. | i —— i Winifred A Mann, executrix of the Harlo Mann estate, filed final report. * The report of sale of personal property, at private sale, in the Ferdinand Fox estate, was made by Peter Soldner, administrator, and approved. ( The final report of Eliza Davenport, "guardian of Josie I. Yager, was .approved and the guardian discharged, k ‘ — ( George W. Nichols vs. Claraj I). Sheets .administratrix, claim, SI6OO. Dismissed at cost of estate of William Sheets, and the same is ordered paid out of the assets of the estate. Permission granted plaintiff to withdraw notes and mortgage from the files. William J. Barrone vs. Henry Knapp, foreclosure of mechanic’s lien, S3OO. Separate and several demurrer to each paragraph of complaint filed. A marriage license was issued this morning to Pearl Frances Peel, born January 1, 1888, daughter of Joseph Peel, to wed David J. Liecfcty, born October 3, 1884, farmer, son of Jacob; J. Liechty. The couple were married about 11 o’clock at the M. H. parson-' age. Real estate transfers: Arthur F. Shoaf to George Colchin, 80 acres, Wabash tp„ $11,200; Anna Baumgartner to John Lang, 40 acres, Monroe tp., $llOO. —— ■ ■ ■ ■ — -f>— ————— AT BROTHER’S BEDSIDE. — Emanuel Buhler of Marion is here, being called here by 41ie illness of his brother, Al Buhler, who has been ill for many months with tuberculosis, and who is now at the point of death. •

(VALUABLE VIOLIN I J. N. Fristoe Discovers That He Owns a Fiddle That is 186 Years Old. • ■ — OF ITALIAN MAKE Italian Friend of True’s Dis-1 I covers That it Was Made by Stradivarius. — i Twenty-five years a<p J. N. Fristoe purchased from the Jacob ('loss jewelry store a %-size violin, presenting fl as present to Mrs. Fristoe, who took lessons and played it for several years, when it was laid away until , True, who became quite a musician, ■ became old enough to play, and he also learned to use the bow. When purchased the violin was supposed to be new, and Mr. Fristoe never knew any different until this morning, when he learned that the instrument was an old and very valuable one. About two weeks ago, True, who is playing the piano in a vaudeville house at Fairi mount, W. Va., wrote home that he . was hungry to play the old violin and I asked that it be sent. His parents did as reqifested and this morning receiv1 ed a letter from True, stating that one 1 of his friends who boards at the same I place, is an Italian, a violinist, who, I when he saw the violin, had a spasm ( of joy, recognizing it as one of the | famous Stradivarius makes, the real > ’ merit of which is known to all musi- ? cians. The Italian showed True the > mark on the violin, the makers’ name - and the date, 1726, being engraved on I the inside. The man wanted to buy it, , immediately, but of course True re- j ’ fused to part with the old friend, now ! , 186 years old, and w ill keep it. The ■ j original cost was about twenty-five dollars, but the instrument is now worth many times that amount. SCAFFOLD BROKEN — This Morning at New City Hall Building and Al Garard Was Badly Hurt. — TWO RIBS BROKEN / . Some Internal Injury Feared to Have Been Received j " in the Fall. 1 • ■ • i I Al Garard, the well known carpen-] ter, met with a very painful accident; while engaged in his daily line of work I this morning, when a scaffolding upon ( which he and two partner workmen were working at the new city hall collapsed and dropped the men to the floor. Mr Garard seemed to be the i unlucky one of the three, he falling in such away that two ribs were broken and perhaps some internal injuries i were received in the fall. Sam Whitright and Jacob J. Myers, the other two men who fell, received no injuries and at once lent their aid to the unfortunate man, who had to be at once cared for. He was later removed to his home on Mercer avenue and today suffered considerable pain from his injuries. The mishap occurred ' early this morning and before all the ' hands were on duty for the day’s; work. It will perhaps be some days I until the extent of the internal injur-j les are ascertained, and if this proves to be the case, he will have to be off I dut/ for some time, but it is hopedriiy ' his friends that no other injury will ’ be reported ouside of that already at-! tended to. ABOUT THE SICK The Bosto nstore is somewhat crippled this week tn the way of clerks, there being several of them on the sick list. Mr. Kuebler is unable to be ; at the store on account of a hard siege of the grip, which requires close attention. Miss Lettie Lang is suffering with the mumps, which makes her absence necessary. ■ ' • Mathias Kirsch, who, since last. Sat-1 urday, has been suffering with quinsy, ]; is reported as being somewhat better,' but still unable to be at his work. j i

ATTENTION, G. A. R.l All members of the Grand Army Republic and Relief Corps are extended a cordial invitation to attend the 10:3:1 o’clock services at the Methodist church on next Sunday, when an appropriate address on Lincoln will be delivered by the pastor, the Rev. Se mans. All members are requested to meet at the hall at 10 o’clock, so as to j attend in a body. A MARKET BREAK Big Slump in the Wheat Market Was Noted Today in Daily Quotations. OTHER GRAIN FELL Stop Loss Orders and Some Heavy Shipments Responsible for Tumble. One of the heaviest and most severe ly felt declines in wheat, quoted for several months, was that of this morning, when a net loss of 1% cents was felt. Stop loss orders, made the break in wheat much worse tnan might otherwise have ben the case. Also heavy shipments, which did reach their des- ! tination, all combined to make the de- > cline a severe one, and one which caused a turmoil in the leading headquarters. Corn and cats also suffered a decline, as well as most ot the other markets, which generally is the result ' when a break in the leading pit is ; quoted. The local markets took a de- ' cline also from their quotation of yesterday, which was due to come from the fall at shipping points. A drop to 92 cents was felt on red wheat and I white wheat is down to 89 cents. The quotation on oats is 49 cents, while 85 ; cents was paid for yellow corn, and 82 cents for white and mixed corn. Other I quotations can be found in our regu- ■ lar market quotation on page four. (> PAID WITH PENNIES. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 14—David Delotch and Ecton Davis, colored, appeared at the marriage license window yesterday and Delotch was asked for the usual s2.t>o that is the usual fee for licenses. He reached down into a ] weighty overcoat pocket and began ; bringing out pennies by the fistfull. I Piling them on the counter he began ; ' painstakingly to count them over to ; Marriage Clerk Koehuer. He explainj ed to the clerk that he and Miss Davis j liad been engaged for two years and I that the pennies had all been put into la pefiny bank In that time to be used later in buying the license and paying ]the preacher. ’’See,” said Daniel, as he finished ! counting the 250 pennies and shook his i pocket. There was a jingle that testified there were many copper pieces remaining. “Ah've got 150 of ’em left ■ an’ they've got to pay de colored preacher." The bride is 16 and can cook, she said. Dsvld is 23. C . TONIGHT AT THE BOSSE. “The Village Gossips” Will be Presented by Shannon Stock Co. You can't afford to miss this play 1 ! as it will equal and surpass many a (production charging j’rom 50c to $1.50,1 'and each and every member of the] (company is well fitted for the parts assigned them. There are four com- ' ledy parts running all through the play. I (The story is lard around the little vil ( large of Barre, Vt., and concerns the 'village preacher and his flock. Mr. ( Harry Shannon will send a- company out next season presenting this play in large cities at high prices. Tomorrow night, "The Banker's Child,” a play that has stood ten years of success, In one night stands and weeks in ' cities, will be the bill. A grand dime matinee will be given Saturday at 2:30 when “Old Farmer Allen.” a dramatization of Tennyson’s poem, “Dora," | will be presented. '■ tr- —— — 'TOWN WITHOUT SMITHS. ' A Columbus, Ind., Feb. 14—It was re ( Cently disclosed that St. Prud, Shelby (county, a town of 1,000 persons, doe.a resident by the name oi 1 Smith. A telegram received for Mrs. (George Smith remains umb ! ivered. t

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LIVE' IN MARION Mrs. Mary Whipple is Sister of Cornelius Bowen, Who Died — IN TORONTO, CANADA (Leaving Her His Estate— She Lived Here Until Thirteen Years Ago. Mrs. Mary Whipple, who is the sought-t'or sister of Cornelius Bowen, whose death occurred a few weeks ago in a hospital in Toronto, Canada, and to whom he left his estate, by the terms of his will, was a resident of this city, until thirteen or fourteen : years ago, when she removed to Mar- ; ion, and when last heard of by friends I here, resided there. She was well 'known during her residence here, and is well remembered by Mrs. Joel Reynolds and others with whom she was acquainted at that time, Mrs. Reynolds frequently hearing of her since her removal there, through an aunt who resides in Marion and was acquainted there. The first notice of Mr. Bowen’s dying condition was sent by hospital authorities through a telegram to this city to Mrs. Whipple, but she could not be located here. Later J. C. Patterson, through a soldier . (friend, received word that Mr. Bowen, who was a civil war veteran, had left his estate to his sister, who was supposed to live here, and that unless claimed, would be confiscated by the Canadian government. Tuesday word was again received, this time, as stated in Tuesday evening’s paper, by M. J. Butler, secretary of the I. O. O. F. lodge. It is quite probably that Mrs. Whipple can be located at Mar- , ion. o ADVICE CONCERNING GAS LEAKS AND FROZEN PIPES. 1 The long-continued and extraordin ary spell of extreme cold weather, (general all over the country, has been, if not quite unprecedented, with natural result that the companies •supplying gas and water, together with the railroads, have been encountering conditions that are both unusual and extremely trying. Pipe lines : laid in the streets and alleys by gas and water companies were, when laid, sufficiently deep to afford every tea sonable protection from the frost, but !the continuance of such extreme cold (since the first of the year has carried I the frost into the ground to a depth of (that is not finally reaching, in our section of the country, gas and water ( mains; in many instances for the first time since the pipes were laid. , Decatur has been especially fortunate in comparison with the gas and water companies throughout the northern section of the country, in that up to the present time there has been little trouble of \his kind. Some of the gas pipes in the city, however, 1 have been broken by the frost, with (the result that the gas has escaped. It is, therefore, very important that any one detecting the odor of gas, either day or night, slfould immediateIly notify the gas company, thereby ( perhaps preventing an accident. If I the odor of gas is noticed in the cellar lor rooms of a house, whether the | house is piped for gas or not, there ( should be no light, of any kind taken • near, and plenty of ventilation provided by opening windows or any other | manner possible, and the gas company I notified by telephone. The cold weather also in some in- ' stances has affected the gas service (pipes, with the result that pipes have become frozen to a certain extent thus making it impossible to secure gooc|> (service. The gas company can in ' most instances remedy this by clean- ! ing or blowing the pipes, thereby restoring the service to its proper con- ■ dition. Where an insufficient supply of gas is being secured at this /ime it is very likely due to this cause, which (the gas company, upon notification, stands ready and desires at all times, to remedy free ts charge. G. A. R. NOTICE. — At the regular meeting of the G. A. Thursday evening, arrangements will be made to attend the funeral of their late comrade, A. J. Teeple. All mem-*. bers are requested to attend this meet- • ing. Conveyances will be furnished I for those who wish to attend the funeral.