Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 29 February 1912 — Page 2

While there are a few egg producers who take the beat of care of their product, the average farmer considers the eggs produced on the farm a by-product and makes very little provision for their care, aside from gathering them. A large loss ia caused bj d.rty egga, the number being enormous, and according to the estimate Secretary Wilson of t.e department of agriculture, this money loss to the tanners in the United States , amounts to about $5,000, • , :r. . tally. This tuns U ve:y about • t.-c !>*..'• • , eao.-fju. ail i ii <“» ••-• time. This is caused ihc ua uu* ( the hen’s feet are often covered I with n:..J or other huh and ho t<> th' nest to tay she .. -6=-| already in the ue-l. i An insufficient uutnt’cr ac.ta ■ otten t ■. . c. mar., t..e ( eggs fcitt.d. ate laid cu :.i« ( g.oiin t aii- around the hay and straw - stacks, and becoming stained, are. classed as 'ditties.’’ Again, when , tc . <ggs u.e al’.ov.ed to remain t in a nest some are broken and many of the ctt.ers become smsaied with , broken yolks. This ccndAiou is often i brought about by allowing the brood , hens to use the same nests with t ( layers. On a farm where one nest ( tr every four hens is provided and, tree nests are kept clean and well b?dded, it is found that very few dirty i eggs are produced. Alter gathering the eg*«. care ; should be taken not to put them; where they will become heated, or , near oil. onions, or other vegetables, as they really absorb odors. Although dirty eggs may be per- j fect’y fresh, they invariably sell as ( 1 “seconds” and when but a few dirty , 1 eggs are mixed with an otherwise | 1 ft esh, clean lot, they materially de-, ■ crease the price of the clean eggs. , 1 Although the bad weather prevent- ( ' ed the usual large attendance, the , • meeting of the Baptist Ladies’ Aid at | the home of Mrs. Harve Sbroll Thins- i day afterncon was of unusual in er-1 < est. T.:e decorations, entertainment ’ features and luncheon, carried out tne ’ • George Washington ideas, and pretty ' < favors given were small paper hatch- ji ets, to which were fastened medal pic- j I tures of George Washington. In the < 1 absence of the president and her vice, the Rev. Jones presided, and conduct-1 ed the devotional. I - I ‘ Thirty-three of rhe Evangelical La- 1 dies’ Aid enjoyed the trip to and the ‘ day spent yesterday at the Henry i Barkley home, south of the city. At < noon a big chicken dinner was serv- t e,, and ..e ladies devoted their spare i moments to knotting comforts, en- < joying a social chat as they worked, t The occasion was one of double pleas- < ure. as, besides being the regular i meeting of the aid. it was also the ad-, vance celebration of the birthday oi one of the church’s oldest and most highly esteemed members —Mrs. Han- 1 nah Barkley, who makes her home < with her son, Henry. She ill I ( eighty-three years old next Mr tri " i Mrs. Barkley received, besides ? t shower of good wishes, several pretty ; and useful gifts, such as aprons, hand- ( kerchiefs, house slippers, collars and < other things. The society’s collec- t tion for the day amounted to sl2. i - (< In spite of the inclement weather c that prevented many from attending, 1 a goodly number of tne metnbe.s <■; ; the Ruth Circle spent a happy time Thursday evening with.-their hostess. . Mi- ; • rene ilady, ou N util street, i There was no buaw.eas sea mu,. ; the ; time being spent socially, with con- I versetion, —-:;ic and delicious re- ( freshmentr, served -by, t'uo Juabitr : and her meth-r, Mrs. Rebekah E».d- ’■ - •iittiest of the - f.-O'.ge Washington partis .;.<■??. ■ fhmsday vas that of Mrs. L. V.’. Cop- < pock in compliment to her sister, Mrs. William Hege, of South Bend, and ; -usch, of Fort Wayne. The rational colors played a very i.-,minent part in the decorations. < Light, from red, white and blue candles. in brass candelabra gave a colonial eff-‘ >. and festoons of little red hatchets, with strands of red crepe paper, crossed from corner to corner cf the. rooms, met at the chandeliers i -. >■ middle. which were hooded t sue caps, adorned with red cherries, and fastened with Cowing American flag-.. Larger red paper laichets were pinned to draperies and curtains. In the archways were ~.fes (/ tissue bunting and strips c -he bunting were also wound about the columns in the archways. Each arriving was given a small ;. . .< an insignia. Sixteen of - -nty-four invited guests re,l -o ne invitaticns, the len;i and inclement weather / m»r,: and there were four :t ; game ‘‘soo.’’ Mrs. M. ’ Brackett was awarded the first -e for games, which was a beauti- ; hand-painted sugar and creamer, cun and saucer, of pretty china. v , 4 t’ ' booby award to Mrs. Hege. ;,-t s am prize, a dozen red and

white carnations, to Mrs. 0.1. Vance, while an "Uncle Sam flag” was | the booby, going to Mrs. Flanders. The dainty and delicious two-course luncheon carried out tho Washington scheme further. There were small > baskets of candies, adorned with ‘ small silken flags, and the tally cards were appropriate, being small hatch- i ets adorned with cherries. Mrs J Rausch returned this morning to Ft 1 Wayne, while Mrs. Hege will remain until Monday Mrs. Chari,* flower oi Wist Monroe street entertained Thursday evening in a pleasing way, tn celebra-j tion of her birthday anniversary. As | I her birthday anniversary and that o. , George Washington so nearly u- j jicide. American flags were used tastefully In providing the decora-1 ions. A pleasant entertainment tea : ture was progressive pedro, and fact > ' prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs , ’ Charles Elzey, and tho boobies by j Mrs Charles Murray and John St?, art. nefresl.mants were served, ta I ( hatchets were g.ven as souvenirs.; Mrs. Hower was given a beautiful iakiag tlish, with the ccmpllm::... ( . and best wishes of the denors. Mr. and Mrs j. S. Peterzon enter > •ained a crowd of their friends at five i hundred Thursday evening and the ■ hours passed rapidly, the guests en- ■ joying the occasion immensely. Hatchets and pictures of George Washington former! the decorations : and the spirit of the day was fro quently noticeable. The high score j was made by Mr D. M. Hensley, while Mr. L. W. Coppock captured the prise for slams and Mrs. Hege the consolation. A luncheon in two courses was served, partners being chosen by matching pieces of card- ( board hatchets. Flags were favors. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Hegeof. South Bend and Mrs. Rausch of Fort Wavne, in whose honor the affair was given. 1 lie julliuto vv tiie liIHUU IHeiaitril church gave a very pleasant social Thursday evening at the parsonage, ■ and in spite of the bad weather, clear-; ed the goodly sum of $6.00 for their I treasury. The chi’dren gave a pro-! gum of music and speeches and re-1 freshments were in order. Decora-lior-s were in the national colors ir. j ir<r o' th-? Washington anniversary.! An interesting amusement and also a source of profit was the picture gal-1 lery. One posed in front of the “camera” and then the “pictures were I made wh'le you waited,” these being' comic pictures cut Irorn magazines, and pasted on a card. A penny a piece was charged for each picture, and it '.s said there were no two pictures of any one person alike, but of course that is r.'.lributed to the change in pose. Thursday evening was ‘guest 1 -■ ift’’ ’ for t l -? Embroidery club, the* Misses Nell Winnes and Fanny Rice enteraining at Llie Rice borne at a George Washington party. Each member brought a guest and the pleasure therefore was just twice as great as at the usual club meetings. The George Washington idea was carried out in the entertainment in many ways, and among the amusements were five cherry contests. These included, among others, the stringing of cherries, carrying cherries on the hand a given distance, and pinning n to the t'.-es, and created much wholesome amusement, '.fugle “as iir.nished by Esther Evans, and t ■ i.ostesses w - ere assisted by Miss I'.ns and Misses Mabe' Corbett in serving delicious refreshments in two courses. The luncheon carried out the scheme further, tlie cakes being i in the form of hatchets, and prettily i T.ed with the date thereon, and the I ; •> cream wa’ pink with marasnino ■ . I-errle*- Crests we o Mrs. Jesse Cole, Miss Nellie Blackburn. M’-.s ■ Nina '.Vagner, Mrs. Ed Macy, M: t. ‘ Hugh Hite, Mrs. Penn Robinson, Mrs. i Forest Elzey, Mrs. Arthur Suttles, wh. . ..■la the following club members, I comprised the party: Mrs. Grover | Huffman, Mrs. Dallas Butler, Mrs Harve--’ Smith, Mrs. Wil! Winnes, Mrs. . ,:1 Hi.rruft Mrs. Lee Annen, the I >s Del.a liarruff, Agnes Krick, 1 "anny Rice, Jessie and Nell Winnes. j The T r .-Kawa sorority entertain-! . s i ; ntreres ses th i ■ : ~ . G.’o-re Washing- . • atternoon at the C. J. Lutz him', south of the city. Carriages ca l. 'l for the guests at 2:.?> o'clock and on arriving at. the Lutz home they were received by the ■ ;L- oi the scroiii”, who were gowned in pretty and dainty summer frocks. The guests busied them- . p i ves with sewing and conversation for a while and then the girls an • nr.unced a departure from the usual ■ entertainment, in the way of a clevet . rekteh entitled. “Gone Abroad." Th* : beautiful library of the Lutz - ' i med an admirable setting for thi . whole scene of the play and the audi . ence in the dining room made a splen .. did dref‘3 circle. The characters o 1 the play were Mrs. Nearly Gone, Fran

|ces Merryman; her nieces, Hape and Faith, Edna Hoffman and Pensy Bell; Mrs. I. T. Kin, Jean Lutz. At 6 o'clock : the girls gave an elaborate threejcourse dinner, carrying out the national color scheme. Little silk flags I were place cards, and the ice cream was served in the form of red hatch- : ets. with the fact of George Washing--1 ton apl-earing in bold relief. While 1 carnations, the fjwers of the aoror- ; ity, were given us favors. I ” 1 Muncie, Ind., Feb. 23—i Special to Daily Democrat)— The Eighth district democratic convention in session i here this afternoon, selected Winches- | ter as the meeting place for the next .district convention, which city had been picked previous to the convention. County Chairman J. W. Bosse . i represented Adams county in the i meeting today. ; Muncie, Ind., Feb. 23—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln accordance with i ' a call Issued by the democratic Eighth i district c''..,rmau, V.’. A. Kunke, c. ; Blufft»-b, the democratic county chair-! ! men of thir district met in this <i;y| thia afternoon, where tne time und place of <ihe district convention for the uu'.ose of nominating the demoi cratic candidate was fixed. The meeting was called to order promptly at 2 o’clock at the Delaware ' hotel by the district chairman. The > session was attended by the county i chairman from Adams, Delaware. J:. 1 . Madison, Randolph and Welis coun- J I ties. ! According to the previous plans it ' was thought that the district meeting <- nuld go to Winchester, as the Ran- j dolph county democrats are the only j ones who have made a request forth? district convention. Congressman i Adair, also, is said to favor Winches- , ter as the meeting place. County .Chairman J. Frank Mann stated last night that there was no doubt but what Congressman Adair would be re- ! nominated by acclamation. TO BLUFFTON. Howard J. Wisehanpt of th!'-- -'c | who was working for a book company i in the east last seasen, has gone to i ! Bluffton, where he has been called to ‘ look over a position which has been offered him He is not certain just , what line he will take up, he having ' several offers, one for Texas, anoth- ' er for the east, and some locally, apd I will look over all before making a selection. POLICE COURT NEWS. Marshal Peterson is again on the job following a few days lay-off on account of a very sore throat. The trouble was caused by the extremely damp weather of the past week and as he was forced to be out in it. was greatly chilled, and the sore throat re- ; I suited. HAND IMPROVING. Reuben Gllpen. who a week or so ago. had the misfortunte to have a large hook on the end of a log chain hook him between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, piercing ' It for some depth, is improving. Thhand is still very sore and somewhat swollen from the painful Injury received. He is forced to be off duty, and the injury will require careful , nursing for a week or so. Washington, Feb. 23—Traveling at | the rate of ninety miles a day, it ' i would take an automobilist sixty-fivo ' years to cover *ll the public roads ia | 'the United States. Should tne auto-J i -nobilist be twenty years of age when ■ i he- started, he would be be- - I fore he covered the last mtie of tb«: ; journey. ' There are -.199,645 miles of public | roads in this country, including nil i ' -w reads built up to the year 19G9IThe increased mileage by the ccn-, struction of new roads is slightly less ! than 10,000 miles a >?ar. j The total mileage of stone roads in 1904 was 36.318, while in 1909 it was i 59,237, The total mileage of said-clay , brick, bituminous macadam and other j improved roads in 1901. was 6,806, j while in 1-909 the mileage reached 2S,indiana tn Lead. ■ The office cf public roads has just Issued a tabl? showing tho states having the largest milcage cf improved i roads: 1904 l!?09 • I Indiana 23,877 21.955 j I Ohio 21.400 24,1'6 - New York. 5,876 12.757 r Kentucky 9,486 10,114 i- .Illinois 7,724 8,914 a Massachusetts 7,843 S 463 i- — - ■" .1 The Epworth League servise at the ■r' Methodist church Sunday evening will e be in charge of Mir” Agnes Eady. Tsubject 'o' consideration "'ll be “Tl.e ’ Courage of Truth.” The following i- program has been arranged for the a- meeting: jf Song. n- The Lesson: Amos 7:10-13; Acts

5:28-32. Prayer. ' Song. ' Short Readings. « Piano Solo. 1 Piano Solo —hene Eady. > Address- -W. J. Myers. I Address—J. C. Tritch. i Vocal Solo —Cecil Andrews. 1 Address —C. L. Walters Song. Announcements. Closing, with David’s Prayer. There were more than one hundred 1 present last Sunday evening and it t is confidently expected that there will I be a greater number present next t Sunday evening. A cordial welcome 1 to all. i MR. WAGNER CALLED TO MICHIGAN. _ ( On Account of Death of Brot er nlaw —To Return First of Week, Mr. E. M. Wagner, field manager t for the Holland-St. Louis Suga- c.: i- i ; any in this county, left last Friday '■ for St. Louis. Mich , response to a telegram, telling him of the death oi : i his brother-in-law, J. R. Wallers. The t latter was an old soldier, whese t health has been very poor for several : years, having been stricken with paralysis three yeais ago. He died! Thursday afternoon and the funeral i services will le held Saturday. Mr.-I Wagner will return here the first of t the week. During hte absence the o' I flee will be in charge of his assistant < L. A. Thomas,' and the chief stenog- 1 rapher, Miss Nina Wagner. - I Oklahoma City, Ok'a Feb. 23—1 (Special to Daily Democrat) —hi an attempt to break the deadlock in the Oklahoma state democratic convcn tion over the question of pledging the state's national convention delegates ,' to either Woodrow Wilson or Champ j' Clark for the democratic presidential I nomination, Governor Bruce appeared I before the convention early today 1 and announced the name of Governor ! Marshall of Indiana. The governor 1 1 1 Laded that the convention end the ' fight between Wilson and Clark by endorsing the Irdianian. and declared nat any cf the three men could be f elected. His speech was cheered for i fifteen minutes. The convention final- t ly agreed upon a compromise, and v adopted a report pledging ten of the state delegates to Wilson and ten to ( Clark c * Lisbon, Spain. Feb. 23—(Special to c Daily Democrat)—Scores were injur- L ed here today in a street crash be- c tween Turkish republican troops and e several hundred monarchists. A mon- t art hist, who Jeered former King Man- .- uel and Pope Pius and hooted the re- e public, was charged by mounted po- ?> licemen when they attempted to parade. New York, N. Y , Feb 2 : t: . 1 t to Daily Democrat)—Until the r?" • t of the chenvst eramining the contents < of the stomachs of the eight ba"ies t who died under mysterious circum- I stances in the Brooklyn nursery for in fants, the authrities wi’l take no fi’i- ] ther steps in the matter. Coroner i Physician West said today that ne i was confident that the bodies na-l been poisoned. i CHIROPRACTOR WINS AGAIN. — ■ • 1 Second Trial of J. E. Meyers at Huntington Results in Acquittal. ; Huntington, Ind., Feb. 23 X Hunt- ! ington circuit court jury after three nours of deliberation found for the ’ defendant in the case of the state vs. ■J. E. Meyers, a chiropractor. This s i the second bearing of the case, whicn ' was originalll) started against the : chiropractors of Indiana, at the instance of the Indiana state board of health. In the first trial the jury dis agreed. It is understood that the state board plans to make a second test case at chiropractors in another part of the state, and will probab ■■ not appeal this case. Meyers was I charged with practicing in Indiana ! without a license. The chiropractors insist they merely make adjustments and do no doctoring with medicine, in fact do net make cures, leaving the restoration of the patient to nature bv a "laying on of the hands." They ( say they use no medicines or the knife. I — IN DEBT TO BREWERY. A petition in bankruptcy was filed Friday with Commissioner Logan by I Henry Mayer of Decatur. Mayer says I be owes no debts other than $4,335.37 I to the Pabst Brewing company, and 1 that he has no assets at all. A. P. Beatty is Ms attorney.—Ft. Wayne a Sentinel. 1 RECEIVED CHECK. e ? , Will Biggs Friday received a check e i calling for 1.7.00, which was due him through an accident policy wnlch hrcarried in the Fort Wayne Accidental s Insurance company. Seme weeks ago.

Mr. Biggs, uhile testing !*>*• strengtb. iu trying to lift one of the heavy iron si reel lump posts about to be erected I along the main streets, received a bad- i ly sprained I ack. which required him , to remain at home for fourteen day* i He is again able to be about and con , aiders himself lucky that he is the ' ladder of such a policy. - SOLD BRANDT DITCH. I Surveyor < C. Ernst sold the Marie I Brandt ditch in Blue Creek townrltlp at his office last Saturday, it being l $155.50. Several other bids were in I for the work by various parties, but Hamerick came nearest and of course got the work. I TEACHERS’ SALARIES ALLOWED. Other Employees Come in at Enj cf the Month. 1 t The school board met Friday after- < toon and allowed the four weeks’ sal l cry of the teacher-#. The last meet- i ing of the month will be held next i Thursday, February 29th when the < monthly pay roll of the janitors, a x' I the ether bills will be given atten- i ticn. — t CONVENTION PLEASED. i F. .1. Heller returned Thursday from Decatur, where he attended a district m-. eting of the Kn: hts of Pythias ( ledge. Helle’- reports that it wa* on* of the best meetings that he has so far attended in the stat?, esnecia ly when weather conditions were taken i Into consideration. —Columbia City ( Mail. 1 POLICE COURT NEWS. 1 A young boy belonging to a family who recently moved back to this city : was brought ur in PoMce court on bus- I picion of having stolen some hay, and ■ probably some cats and corn. He was ■ referred to the circuit court, where he was takea by the marshal. He wid probably be put in charge of the juvenile court. < $ •Yfteen business men. loyal boostei s for Decatur, who ’nave and still expect to do everything in their power -‘ to better this community, this mornlag 1 voted for a resolution that the Decatur - Motor Car company be sold to the Grand Rapids Motor Car company.-a-cepting as payment therefor stock 4 equal to that held here, in the new r company. They did so because they * believe it the best thing for the credit- I ors, the community and the stockhold- s ers themselves. Every local stockholder was either present or represented ; id the vote was unanimous, with one ' ex'-e-.-ti..n. The history o the Decatur 1 ?'iotor Car company and the Coppock I Motor Car company is well known to * most of our readers. Over a troublesome existence of some five years, the two companies have tra.eb?d along to 1 that point where they have perfected ' cue of the best motor trucks on the ‘ market No one disputes that fact. It ' h » cost a large amount of money to 1 i'o to. Now they have come to the { place where with capital they can 1 manufacture the <ar at a profit, but * this canital could not be obtained here. ’ 'f. E. Brackett, as president and man- 1 ager of the company for seventeen ■ months, has done everything in his 1 pc.wer to finance the concern and keep 1 the factory here. It was simply im- 1 possible. For months the Grand Rapids board of commerce has been investigating the industry and assisted and prodded by Mr. Brackett, the latter acting, however, we confidently believe, in the best interests of the Deca-ti-r ’♦’'nhbo’ders creditors, the deal has been put through. A com pany, known as the Grand Rapids Motor company, with $250,000 common stock, and $350,000 preferred stock, "■as last week incorporated and adopted a resolution to take over the Deca- . tur plant, issue to each present stockholder the same amount of stock in the new company, assume all liabilities ns to debts, move the factory to that city and push the sale of the Coppock truck. If the move had not been made it meant the end of the company, and perhaps a failure, on which the creditors would not realize a hundred cents cn the dollar and the stockholders nothing. Wiiti the company becoming , a part of the Grand Rapids company they become solvent, pay a hundred cents on the dollar to creditors and make the stack valuable. We say the stock will be valuable and we believe it. In the new company, besides John I I. Taylor, Judge Merryman and other local men, there are twenty big men' ; including not less than ten million- ’ aires, who say that if the $150,000 now I being put in is not enough, they will • put in as much again or more. The 31 resolution was passed and this afternoop a meeting is being held with the creditors. It is believed that the machinery will be shipped to Grand Rapids this week. The deal, so far as all < here are concerned, rs a good on? uri der the circumstances, and Mr. Brack a ett deserves the credit for having per 1 formed well his duties. It is perhaps -, natural under present conditions foi

those who do not understand all the n , and outs to offer complaint and find fault, and It for thia reaso along with the fact that our people entitled to know Just how matt. i . .land that this full story of the affah published The real estate now o. cupied by the motor company an owned by them under a contract with the old Commercial club, will U lleved, revert to the club, and <’»■> iused to secure aome new eoterpr'It Is believe.! that all the difficult.' • will be ironed out and that no furt - trouble will be experienced In movtn ; the factory. PAPER BAG COOKING. High School Students Have N.vel Lesson Today. The high school gills bad a novi lesson today at the gas office, under the direction of Mrs Stella Phillll *■'' domestic science teacher, taking up the new paper bag cooking. Fish an t apples were cooked in the bags and the girls also had an excellent lesson on the proper way to bone fish. The food cooked in paper bags Is said t retain all the flavor. Juices, etc., and an added inducement to this cooking, H the doing away with unsanitary and greasy pans, kettles, etc. ••PAID IN FULL" GOOD. Good-sized Audiences Witness Production at the Grand. “Paid in Full" was presented before two g-?c sized audiences at the Grand Saturday afternoon and night and the play scored its usual success The company is a good one and well balanced. The play will hold ihe boards at the same theater Sunday nipir. while the Elks’ memorial services will occur in the afternoon.-—Du-buque Dally Times. Dubuque. lowa. Fcndav, Dec. 3, 1911. "Paid in Full" will appear at the Bosse opera house Tuesday. February 27th. Jesse H. Burnett qualified as guarcian of Ralph Burnett et al., and gave s.'oo bond. Peterson & Moran as attorneys for James E. Moser have filed suit against the Decatur Motor Car Co., on account. S2OO. In the matter of the William E. Schwartz will probate petition, a demurrer was filed by A. Gottschalk, executor. Exceptions to objections to probate were filed by Isaac Williamson et al. W. V. I’uekmaster, administrator, vs. Jennie Evans et al. Report of tale of notes and mortgage filed, retort of sale approved and sale confirmed. Anna I. Laman, administratrix of tne Samuel J. Laman estate, filed inventory of personal property, whien court approved. Upon petition she was also granted authority to carry sut and perform contract for purchase oi real estate from DeWitt C. Zimmei man, and to pay the balance of purchase money thereunder, and on the terms thereof, and take a deed in names of Anna 1. Igtman, Christen.! N. Laman and Nevah E. Laman, as tenants in common, said deed to be taken subject to the mortgage there cn in favor of the Union Central Li ? Insurance company. Hoilingswortn v» Botkins, replevin arid damages. r Ase dismissed, costs Paid.

Marriage license: Amanda NV. bauser. born October. -892. daughter of John Neuhauser of French town ship, to wed Noah E. Schknzhauer, fanner, of French township, born March 25, 1884, son of Adam Schlot hauer. Real estate tranafers: Martha Anise McKean to Frederick W. Buscher, 20 acres, Washington tp., $2200; Nelson H. May to Henry P. Lee. ; acres, Vnion tp, $800; Daniel O. Roop to Peter Myer, 5 acres, Washington tp, $3000; Jacob Baker to Bertha Meschberger, 80 acres, Monroe tp, i SBOOO. Andrew Gottschalk, administrator of I the Louise Frank estate, filed petition 1 to sell bank stock, and personal prop- “ erty at private sale. > : t The current report of Wilfred S. r Smith, guardian of Wilda Ray et al, , was allowed. r The current report of Caroline Z. I Sprunger, guardian of Carl H. Sprunpe er et al. was allowed. p 8. Harger vs. John H. Koenig et al. i- on note. Rule to answer absolute in >- five days. II '• The transcript and papers in the r- case of the State vs. John Hendricks, r- for provocation, were filed in court', 18 coming from the court of Elmer E. ,r Freedllne, Wabash township justice,

where Hendrick- was found g U i lly and fined $1 The affidavit was ma,!,, by Nelson Fosntght who claims tim t Hendricks, by ’’words, signs and tures." provoked him to commit suult and battery on Hendrlcka, cember 1. 1911. Joseph Wolfe vs. Washington W«: .. insanity proc«xilngs Ap|xa: an(( , Fruchte * Lltterer for defendant. The Bank of Tocsin vs. Ernest Gall meyer et al., note. Rule to answer a:,, solute In 5 days. In the Tinkham vs. Hakes parUtloa case, R. C Parrl-n was appointed guar dian ad litem of certain minors, and , ruled to answer. George W. Dillon, of Mongo, bus band of the Former Monroeville Wo . man. whom he was accused of nw. dering, was found guilty of mu slaughter Saturday evening at o’clock by the Lagrange county jury, rfter having deliberated for two boun and thirty minutes. The pun im, is imprisonment for from two to tw» s . ty-one years at Michigan City Judg; Erwin of Fort Wayne, formerly cf this city, was the defendant's ouusei. A .lew trial will be asked The Fbrt Wayne Journal-Gati u gives the following story of the crime of which the aged man is sc. cused, which followed a visit to Mon roeville. Allen county, the pr::; ai» being well kno*n In this county: "The crime of killing his wife, a Monroeville woman, by giving ii--strychnine, for which Dillon w...- on victed, was committed in their h'itnMe home at Mongo, Lagrange coemIndiana, September 26, 1911. The defendant and his wife bad been v »: Ing in the home of her daughter. Mis. O. W Sweeney, in Monroeville, M « Dillon returned to Mongo Saturuv, September 23rd, and Mrs. Dillon < im<three days later, bringing with her» box of quinine capsules, wl ich hxd been given to her by her son-in-I*w, Mr. Sweeney. All alone in their home the two ate dinner together, a ter which Mrs. Dillon complained of ieeiing badly. She asked the d<- : • ' to get a quinine capsule for her. aid Dillon did so. A short time after she had swallowed what was supjiosedly a capsule filled with quinine, she became violently ill and was thrown ia'o convulsion after convulsion A ; slcian and a sister to the dying sornao were called into the home, but med cal aid failed ti allay the dead; - - 1 of the poison, which evident! ha<i ’ been placed in the capsule she ha I taken. Death occurred within two hours and Dr. Grubb, the attent-r ■ physician, satisfied from the sy.-v ■ toms, that poison had been di? responsible for the death, cant'd ’ ’ three physicians, who assisted him c holding an autopsy over the body Tb» vital organs were removed ai d to Dr. Rhamv, Fort Wayne •' who reported that the stoma 1 tained a grain of rtrychnine - ? • ■ ion pointed to Dillon, according testimony in the trial, advan- ed ■■ era! different theories as to the . . .» of the wife’s death. The grand was called and Dillon was : : ? upon the charge of first degree in: ■ 1 der. He was arrested early in R" * cember and immediately counsel to defend him. His : •' gan in the Lagrange county . house tae fourteenth day of the rao:

and eight days of actual time wi consumed in the introduction el ' deuce and the arguments." Dr. C. B. Wilcox will return to Decatur as secretary of the I’'* l ;i:r branch of the Holland St. Louis S company. He will begin his dutiea here as soon as the new office building is completed, which will be in early summer. Dr. Wilcox •<>•■ rnerly pastor of the Methodist churcli here, moving from here to St. Lotus, Mich., a few- years ago .where he a since been in the newspaper v.ork, owner and editor of the St. Louis lu dependent. He will dispose of bi* business there and move here Mr. F. H. Hubbard, manager of *> new sugar plant here, will arrive Decatur with his family on " edn«* day of this week. They will oecufT the Van Camp home on First ' et> ' Mr. Hubbard will take active of the work here, representing t!l ‘ Holland-St. Louis company. The lugb water pending at tl,is ’ threatens to cause some loss o: on the work at the sugar site, there has been no serious d» n ’* and unless the thaw comes too ra there will be none. The men on job are doing all they can to kce ’ water within the river banks, an- > given anything like an even show will do so. — o STAR OF BETHLEHEM. There will be a special nieetinthe Star of Bethlehem this e'* >nl “ »t the G. A. Jt. rooms and the a tendance of all members is at this time. The meeting wll ‘ called promptly it 7:30.