Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1912 — Page 6

Tb* aw**t of Edward Tobi* Wedteuday even, ng at * ©’dock Sy Maraha! Frank Petereoa «* tire ebam* f£ <&*■ Ml-:sg rap* «*ob ikirteemyear-old F«rese.s Co-roni tinai* W Übt a ■*« s. eoaddtio* ot depravity a a girl that ba* passed Sot <** year i* her tee®*. and who *bO*M be blessed witii the aioous. ot -.anoceee* and hap-Fia-ew. Tofet* has been i» the esptoy of tire Erie railroad for some f-rft* Several years be was os* ot the jumpers at the task, but ately rod been appoosled to rose for tk* engines that might stop here wftß* —« m* was . ro.ged to take it* *** r For *°®« y: <*> >tF* .-* *a«t indicated that th* etc htuosa Ot th* couple were wbat t&«y sfioold be. fax’, no detfai-.e ert4«ace rouid be gathered tgaiost tires*. Iv-erwn got a a* to ties wherefloats acd hsaUy located them at “ among th* legs a®4 belts of Ib* ~■* factory Eridesce was £*■ i'.lr gotten whereby the marshal =ade .«»<« ekargiag Tofan with rape, last Mosday, February -4'A being tie date . .. ~,» id*.da sit, er.den.:* lav*»a sec- that proof was given ■'txt tie ■ -’ tad see* gatity also c« that Safe. it seem* that tike eo®ps- i resat--: is have bees *=ch for *:-se '•:—' or six weeks last past. a*d t. last summer a.*o they ’ere F-- ty s»» ajseostoet. Ofcssals stated —si _■ - - ~: . *- - * '' -i-t '* • 21 i ' - . -' ~■■ - ~ ~ * - -a* earty e-.ecmg o* tie pretense :: x. -sg to the theaters The fact that sie always returned early in the e>en._z. the girt’s mocker said. led her to teiieve so evil ofter it seems, n-.w---e»er. that the early «v*tiag hour was for her ahaeaee, bqc <»dy ta ■ ; : i 'ae cScers. as’d*? xxrssx. MsUNt ’.heaeeasc with Btee shiOS? * —jps ~ jhT5-'^.>l. t ■- - t :.z his ngilaace Tcbta’s hood was fixes at I- and he «* st-- '-2 fail Ttis is the second time within the smsx few weeks that Tobin has been Ji- . .Z.wr2"'“ ®’. 121 X-- - ? pTLSO©. i zl. kis m tbe face. It wW be ed that he was emerged with havtec ewtmiftjßd sodtMßj* <* Ptaßcis May. a - - - i -1 ■■ ■- ’* T -LftymfltFV. lot JiHe - *X 42d that wtHBB. Cid** cas# w tytsl. Jassary sx. -c: th.s year., it was szi.ssed by reasca of the faec that May. who was the ’--. - - - sere acagabfe. according to- M*. flf giving bis teet»£W- '•-* «i*ase wjsk. . b?'ottEht wader the sone of Tie m3g ssd-sr az. slxs ~.' - xard Jbfiaßss, is sod te beo i . ' ’ .>.... .... . - .• - . - cf snabes the cSesae : eves. ’2c ixi she zz-zi* i wißtioai is .Sra* e*e to tweaty-oae years . ■ _- 1 "Z -£ 3”

—»-■- 'ft Xr '*-' - - ‘ - - .. ' A I*? *5 SikXXfEiEL-LiZUI-i W M&£ ’#, £ . ELii*efj? a.sd Lewi# Atkso, Mr. xb£ Mr?.. J» Gnter a»£ Mrs. Jo&s Wafers, all ©f Dr. aad Mrs. George HartsagSe of Dentes,. Okie: Fn®M X adi ot CMeago; Mr. cad Mrs. Ctat 1 *jr 3-*. ©< »J*yu-’T''3 . OPgsSMBFkams and ten. Hay. of Deewtar. —Pott-: .. ■ES StUR. .'O-N CHENOWETH ASKS DAMAGE Asothar damage »:U went to triad Thursday in circuit court. before . -dge Srurgea and a jury, i» which oil Cbencrweth of ■.':..« city demands zunages is the mi of fij.'Md from James M. Gu'bert. a farmer of the >?«* part cf ta® cr.unty. The si:' w 1 a*ed os alleged persoaai injuria* ;14 other damage* suffered by Cheao- »(< is an aeeidetit which occurred ajoct two years ago. Chenoweth. engaged as a sewing machine and piaao agent, was driving along the high- • ay, he a.leges. when a team of horses lesongisg to Gilbert ran away sad crashed into his, Chenoweth'* vehicle He alleges he >i< huried from hi* teat and thrown t;o»en-;y into the roadway., receiving a shock wfeMt temporarily I Ifeded hats. ant* gave hi® injur.es which disabled him for weeks.—BJSfftos News, Mr. Chenoweth was a former remdent here. The unique register started several years ago by Tap" Alien. Eight man at the Krick 4 Tyndall tile factory, in Which the many hoboes or other uafor-

tasate 'tnwsßhg"' ’ko »p«*U the sight there, is th* warm dry rooms *r» asked to *-><:strr may be th* owans sf !t*lp<ns establish tk* identity as tit* sstaa kited at Afcroa, Ohio, M.eday xora.n# by * ««*■ Ac ' <crd:ag to word received here Wednesday from th* coroaer there, th* eafo*?*!" I *** i 1 * Bame was James Bob- • fc.o. and so®* t-:1s n ■■—nd ott km persen showed that be bad rweetw«< a sx..;a*ct of so®* good* while tn this city. Th* marwkal was asked to aid 3 Sis MteswtScMks*. H ba* d«ceioj*d :*t>« a search of ’-b* regiote* at tk* Srxk a Yjmdfcß factory tihat a su rased J. C Bob’nsc.® rer.sterel there ■ sad stayed o’er atghr. Ja— nary 3rd He L* sa t to hat* canca***d th* city - -,s-'f-. . - .4. of seel.-. 5 and 1* ® nadott'keedi? th* men who ' a*' death at Akrost. -ks thoe* who stay at the factory con:* and go. and ■ r.aay hssndreds atop there durtag the litxic .* course taBOWB <j< “ The- regmer eho«s that tew the ■ year aboot ever - ■ glMpaw She BM>ab 2*j.’i z bml hsoa * tMfiiißec of z aatf grefj etate sea f the A&d every tr>4e and ’ ooa M refifeaeated —barrtsg. per- * hoe, that of the PreCacix ' -r* regtster are ike fociowing rules ' "X‘j sx.sLig allowed 'No sieepeng 1 wt-it l«x--s c= " V’.*OE ’ip yoer sneers _ 1 a. ®.~ Ertdmtty tibose stooging' there * do bcs. -nd th* r®le» '.:« r-.grrr-zs. as the »»<w , ry ffeffw thttt the sa*e smst* * The sho’«» that 1 Bahiaa®i As ww » twtey i« j . se z.zh* oftes a* the H<xe* 5e 1 Krkh. ! Th* snrjte i-:-r-s* sale seascs Is ;is*. ► entortag' .sato the bosy part :a wkiek * stock ia sold *®d rewcld is a Isgfct1 .- xg-iik* SBkan-»* More especially a * taadled by the W Sworw* wk® thM city- ” bv the G©e* -oC the S'i'-T’ * -L'-'.Z£ '_- ‘ '-'- stables weO SHed with bhst htoad •.”--... . - - : ' z ■-- - ‘ tva fw HBiswtwte s■£ me far delivery. Bods, the b©r«es ' ter delivery at ©see are. aad - - . - -• : . *' ■ ■’■ T"- *■■•'---■■ •« ■- sorT*l. r Fred CtecMß sf Mieh.. be L a faacy prwe for the aaioa.l. Exactly tve thooaaad telars, era d©£- * ’s* ra&w> te ?._5 ’hat "£>?-€ ■ . - - -.- zi _ \ L --: I ■ soM to < of FtalaK r it hew-g' a reais a wa “ *-»r OtSr'i' erg - * ••g»g daily »M fro® ww ez

M -5C- - . E~ =- ' 0 ■ 'GCA- 5’ 3 st Spec s Seo ces at A; -e v-.-eer w E. Ft *a<-s. t.i.;s c taaty. a bfetd vocaUtt, of anusB3u S, .-iX*y« W .2. C ?•»-§ ;Z ■— x> C-* ~- . is gaining eompiinsentary notice- as Pbr* W irt* the Pact vVayne Sett-tine. ■: its:-, .z -±- -’Mlcv.Bg arte.* ..’- "One espeeSaiiy .notable tatar* «rs Ue s.eeiai s-ervi-'e-s mazgttraied _;■ Re, ■’ Chand-:- Tracts at VMM Street Methodist Episcopal chmroh Monday evening. ’» the ap-pe»ra»te c’ Mis* Bertha 1 tx.-r.-ei. yp.p: vocalist. who -» baiwd, and who win - 'i nU;' .-■ : . 1 ‘t- :-..:.g-»M at the M.ss Carver's acme is near D«atnr She has been blind sace babyhood. and was edaewled at the Indiana lEKirotron for the Blind, where ser nrarvelorssly beafflifal vo»<e was q-iitkly recognized and where espe.: Al attention was gives to her asstca! ■ edncation. Miss Carver is now in F- ■ Wayne ':• fini-er sracies :a mas:- ’ and she readily consented to amis’ • in the services at Wayne street. ’ "These speetal services wffi ee-r. 1 tteon for a tc-rioi of two weeks, aec ’ the opening sermcr. theme at Rev Mr ■ Travis was “God in the Heart." O' ‘ Friday evening the Men’s cint of th< ’ chnreh wEB be in charge of the s»rv • lees, at which time the paster wii speak cn "A Man’s Rel glen.” ! A>D LIGHT WG COMPANY. Sass-da-y Plant W tn Cagda* Star* r S'sC.X>j F ed its Pape -1. F ' The Indiana Gas Transportation C< -,cf Fort Wayne, an amiliary to th • Indiana Lighting cotnpanv. with branch in this city, has B’ed papers - incorporation, caning for wr -he secretary of state at indiasapoi'? 1 and its object will be to supply bea 1 and power to adjaren: towns ststroEi. •- :r.g Fort Wayne, including Decatur, U

iV . T .- P»rx Wab**i. P-xakfor. *nd tAker cMso. Th* capita! mock * piac-d at til* abore aad 'i« ereewre of tb* a«w ct®jany incl-sd# Albert E Scbsttb*. Bernard B Sbwaroa and 1. E War*®. aS Ming *®pso.« ■ «i fry a* lodaaa UghtiSg company at Lafayette. •'Th* new company w ®*r*!.- Mbsidtary to tk* Indiana Ligfi" .ng cempaay.” declared tlmeral eat S. E Mttibaßaa* of that eo®?aa.’ U edneeday. The *sippiy-.Bg of Seat and pc,w*r .to.the s-iHag#s adja».:*nt to the eitkw that oar aafa ha** inwrsert wii; be a separate S«sJ*e«*. and -*• therefore, ateorpomted s*-par* r -.- T'l* •me «tire ®«t.‘oo*d to the sou-Ber la th* east there has been perfected a method of swW** ®» * “«** »®th as ar* now used for a«**yhree Lights for awtosaobHe*. Eectr: er wiß be traasc.tt*.; It a* ‘.h*ly that the Indiana Gas Traas;«:r*arx-c r<y-. y*«y wrfß isandle th* tank bitsiaes.as a s.X- tawse to the todsausa Lighting ccs jwiusy rzzad sa-1 orrwr cz SCBhMC tr Cay waUe dettcerW aria Ml rwlo. wheQ arrived fro® the- eats? at the St. Marys riser bridge at F.easanM.la and foaad th* water three -'«*’- a* :ro«s*s tn* riser at tn* Mowroe street andg*. see»es tnn east, side er F a route and the® eroooea the riser at Keasaa: Mffis. were na rwr* er •;* west -.™ - ng : ‘t-S -'; As he was ssable to cross at PSeasan' M3U n* wa» there’.;-* g*d tn t™ back and roeorer x s root* cn. tn* wesc ng th* ial? of his roe** oe tie w*rt -.x s* :ct .n th* ’«•: s-i* react. Wedweeda. and Messed i* n:* be at-- •■ row t’-' iridg* at P4e*> . ast Mfßa «sate today, the east kaS of SOC A- OF T-£SEa 5C N 5 * ce G •*• a E»e* rg 5y t*e o-*»r C EThe Oriiiaa BMeawar reewey I the Pres&ytertan cfew* <S gi*e a *'OocH «f th* Moor are onre' tats rewa---a T«w3aK _ ■■-‘“v :sv;.'£STE“A \V£MT IfemHb ~ -t> >X tiß®- W£b©®t bfISBBB, fe® wfei-HjE WZil CCESISt - . • - f '_j ‘ w <®f.y tea cems i> eaomcS z---z-: Yr: -z>:“ ’i-* -z*rthat aB sAgoM estetvor t< .

A . iOCiAL TON 3-' Tie Oristias. Endear society «f * tie Presbyterian ctareh wffl girc a- - social ar tie ~"-jreh pgrir-J j i K» suhaWv • ' < harped feet yoc. win be hrwieed to bay . ' ■■ H yoc find anything yo* want at the »<ota* Yoh are a®» cord-ally inwit- ‘ ed. tit ter tie guarantee that yow trill «Joy ytxsrneS 1 , :zz':y and cs-pie-teiy Its tonight 3« rare to ram ,$ 3 At tie meeting of the Sea Hors to ‘ re held Friday evening arraagetoatt* -. for * big initiation serrice to be held < Marek Tb, will be coinple’ed At that ' time the piece where it win be heW ■ will be asnosneed. aai ail Staten ded. si’iag thaw to knew efe-scM te presr. es’- Friday esecirg. Tbe Fort Wsyn* rs t. *s. etanpris a« twenty-six meabers. ;e w-a do the initiating. and a large da** r- «.& reeefre tie degree. AB applxa--3 thnas shoaM be in by the laeetiag Friday evening of this week, that they Bay be acted apr.c. Fally two ear ■ h«ds of Fort Wayae Ben Hora are et reeled. and as the local 'sail wG! te as usable to bold the large number who wfll be present, is teas become neces wiry to sec-are another hal’- ror the * Mg serncee. The jdaee w® tee ante aocaced at the lodge Friday erenfng. * •ts 'Freckles," beaatStel restored ssory ■ ' told la the sweet, srtgisal lang-tage c i< the aathoresa. Mr*. Gene Stratton-Por a' ter. of Geseea. has jnst been drassa- -- tiled arc will soon be produced on o- the Mage of Xew York City, by Castle

£ Baker, owe of the beat i®»* Sr®a 1 rt that great theatric*! cea*** TSzs < w«ws w;E be hwLded with deftght vy I tie many frteads of Mrs Porter is < tMo c«y «>d cc<*My. ■•FVec-kSeo" woa < wntt=a **r*ra! years xgn by Mrs. Pee- I «*r, Ada®* ewety s swot gifted writ- : er h -elle a pretty «cry of Sf« t* t the *U*bertost.' a » sc-othere ! axa». ’Meh this aottareoa to «®»*» i wortd-iaaed. It has rew* r«*d by ' ibis ee«sß<y Ml < the bock Ma for several years bees ' at tk* top of thr beet oeJSag '.st* i* *»ery efty fa tii a <o®BT. Mat year s i-al-s of a ice* wrme* «»e years agtwere really ghU*dtooa- and the fart that the story wW sow be told fro® ue stage etU add to the sale of th* book. Mrs. Porters hew beck. The ci ar*'ease- * rrooaasea to *»raa.l m -s.S’EE ELE-TTfCN Ts t** Ws-'-oere i* ■•** Oecat-r £»a»gh <a- C*wreHN< * s hereby giro* that c« th* | eremw < Marot ' - i amia«*». sessioß: wi3 be nei-i for the p»s:rj«* ot ejecting S<e trsstees of the Ek«n*sChsrebi of tke ®»*agei:eal asecetattor. a tk* cty of Decatsr, lad- sa:d ’-roe -.**» to seme for a tern of three »*«« or watil thetr sacceaacre are eSeroe: an tn* meabers are srg«d to be jeeaost as thia la oae of the =•?*? sspor--’tn- e!**:t:-jcs e<er besd » lb* local ', cbsrvs. Rrtßesste* tk* da** a Marek It -.111 -Wednesday *v*s-.ng the; ;ace •* at tb* ekar , :!l <» s-***’-.. aad tie beer :s i o’clock. B O WIS-E. Pastor • ai* ■ ase of U* S :■»> re- Lt*—Taney s. Ma_l-. Feressan was >... ; .a trX today Th* s«ae <ec ■ ■ tded ':■ - ;-.-.<i*a-.'* ty ■>:«>« ts: t ’** thongi: ■ _- c*f#«s.j* t* by tf*' . _v*n_zg. i! Caleb &. kadrewa. guardian «£ Ma-I _a_i Magner, rejora ».* :: - -s;. -. ■ ■ A--for orde* re roof d-r*-.:ng ani ■ . 1: gv'iea .-■' * ’’as xran’t-i * — Wm-e*. -a -.- -j. Riv*rs. :- e---k J-rodteaac”. oa a; .svatti f!--ZC.’ IZLS-VF *i- * ZZ.Xs.*t AZ : SGi - r *i’ IS Zt ® . ». WillMa . 5 -.-. - Z3®de A3scisse is £ays. ? | I* SHSTitMK :T I®®S 'Z3Z! i.' ■' , MMotiba. aat emettd ia eeghtas I U Wwisore W*o *w»»d eemmsssae®e ' «• »t IRUm- boad. .__■ Seal-? t-assf*rs. Oeeartxr ’ -■ erj. Aess. to ELxabeek CJs-t. lo*-- E r . Coo* to Cat" sria* Fa* real' - l.irtiord qu «; Mae «o tawo* t>-. gld6»i: Eroaise Lehaaa ■-.. Froai Aaarosx, te .-*n- - --rata® Perwr- a» EBasaa , - I'aSshaa, Set :«! -. I'.. „• E. Shoemaker. kx «?’. Gev a*va I!” >3. E. Bbffrt—dhw ®» Mt- • «kart X O. Haro, fct J«£, G*®**». fl~; . Jfn-oSales ■;■ Anoid AscnJe-max restif .. Hartfertf t>, S7‘W; aad another paere foe flTl; Mary Aweiiemaa to

AraoM Aeschtaaa*. realty is Hartford wm. Coaaty Aaseosor George Geeris tas : eeerythtsg ready te the ssseeng ®* -\e township iss-.-ss*>r-? to t~ ’-ins is tt-’S city 3far-rx Ist -£~_-S ;r M SSO3= 3=la the last dores years "Tse Mlssouri Giri" ha* bees seen tn '-.a cty sererai times, aod the rast again tn, s-ason wh.ch s* anmKSMced for Monday, March 4-th, will be ha-ied wtti delight by the asmesooa taea-er goers who hare so Lt-ng ccnte’-ced "i---titi* attrarticn i* the greatest, of i ectowfces and that "Zeke"" sad “Bahry" are the ftihaiest of a2 stage characters. The nspuy thi* is said to be wen MBSWger tian, wr-els the play was seen here Last, *nd the ■•■»-.*■ tai dssraod for seats so far in adtaa.*** sogers well for capacity tasaiseto. Ths prices are in acircrdaace with the times and sc reaMMwhle that, ereryoew I can a9ord a brief hoiiriay with "Zeke and "Daisy." The play ;s an Azs«i-:as ■ -catecy of the better sen. with mas:- ' s.n«.-nz and dancing interspersed, anc ■ the whose prodsKtioa is as keetpaa ■ with the high staadard of exceUea- * ■ tnat has always cttaracteriaed Tree . Haynsond's attractions. {> > With the present sewere wsates - drawing n-sar an end. base yon ewe tbwncht of the farb'claesi of the news »per toy, wao has been deShwrinj year paper each erening to year dc« waen yoa sat tn warm qoarter*. waft - tag tor the day's happening, and am .- cf your ehiefiy established ways o i spending the ereniags. No matter ti e bow cold it may cisaage, or how rang!

ue bfurerw* »*- eofd ejew* of the day. the ti®* wne# be has to make MM JoM »*d wear. 5 tresei throagk P*tW« threwh dnfu of Mew. *!»A -r e«d*re the •**’ trewts with the •.Jr’S.'®** reg’.rt*?ixg kaywiere *ow» t® eightees twenty below be h** to sai** bis duly res asd be does it w.ttm.t a wmw. How of.ea bare m **•*■ •4 U* « ye®? W*-‘ ** * ! d»:-r at tise wsai tire*, when perb*>* ft was not his fault at aii- *- an** s* has rna-fe th* losg a*4 ureoc® - * jo«.roey to your door, tie wfr-s-..ar w'tsd my have <*--.*4 the taper away before be baa ®o<t*s «w* of sight ¥•• H34tT, ImM® €■•-.. it:*. —■: .£• a®B* .a ’** ! ’’ *®* ■ bat takag the y«*‘» * ’h® 4 * M *5 ®sty kase bee*, or i® 4 - s “* sa®aer serras. whe« yee are again giad whea yea •**» cc®'eroab!' rest. .'-* reaay of yon «wM h*re bettered b« taitkfalares- asd take t ie ®*®- kjaxka aad »ceM-n«. fc * * ***'"’ «d to do each ewwblhg | After a2 he » the a.wt :«;««*=: oc ZJi’e-: - *?*- » - - - - - rarer bwsiaaaa, for what na* woa»d s there be ba priatisg a page*. W there -»s *c way of getting ’ to -s* prejlef The best way- get people is throogn tie n*.;-.n o* t..* carrier bey Tb« jewwt-liag winter .» ■very Sard <® *b* -a.r-.*- '■’- they get their rarere delivered jss tie «s« a®d tie" So '** :tt,..<a.a nr tian any oc.--- a» o’ rec; - ■ K Sts bands gets roid ie blows warn- , S :c tk*= 2 i.-s ?«« be-rome* wm| ‘be stamps tb*= rotfl they ire warm*! ty tie increased - - lUt.oE. He <no»r f , « __ -t .* r: i- • ■- - - - ” - - C . B«0WN FOLS-C DEAD f N«a- Kaas.—®e at .ss -a rC :w -t,_Wa_. ts Cecati- 3ey. 3ber TA M --.---■ la*Mtmuy aft* root.* r* *ired » merog-; -' frost Ptoii. Kans... axaotroc tng that a ran by tk* nasn* of C- 1- Browa had been, found dead there and tiat letters :u S.-.s rersen indicated that bis re-A- ■ tires lie* on a farm near here. Th* asghoeiti.es know of no in* by tha» «as*e.—-Ftort Ways* News It was feared by tio*e ’3O learn*-i the aboT*. -hat h* ssicht be the “C'ur- -: «.is ••■m ■ lay ■■: at ■"■* Stn.tt. Yager Mr. Falk, who ccrresponds with M®. he®d ?*K. he had headquarters at - tte M-intasa. being engssgrd as trast ing su-SEan f-w the M K. Murford Drug -cs-any. his -errttory. however. s~--r roafeed within Mcrtana. His -• t.s Ada® Brow*. f®®erty of this a:;, b-ct naw Ewing in Fort Wayne. -•r The EAsuge said that he add -».ts trowu. szreaked with grey H* * ewiw-W<Mi vsic^e 1 tey cazbclic - 1 *h.* *'»>!*<'. of pr®v«aiisg i-w€'Z- • cttcKtin*. — —_ "SAVED AT SEA :« S-c.ect r? -«v Gie.se- * S:r;

Story. ( The Rec Gleiser anßOwnces t’ra, t cts msss Snzdav evesizg at th* reg ■ :la-sc-rv: ■ e boor. .: - »11} gi •' ea soag s wry I r Oarte Freu a km£t es ■-#la weewfibed s Thursday eveuag at 5:5* c’c-Sock at .:e aoase a£ aer .see. Otto, after issly a 1 few days' fgness. In fitok she bad not •- i-eew sroeticaEy bedfw and only t Taarsday seen was able to gn to the distser ‘able with the others, though cc accc-uE* :t dIS . -y > swallow.rg. :• she was aaabie to ear. While she had d t-een in failing health a year or two. e she recant* really iH only ’ak Tuesday s- erexag wish the grip, aad other things • canatog a general break-de wn. A cold e aSukh settled !a her bead seemed to e her hearing and also her throat, e She grew better again, however, and Tbarsday nxroiag ate her breakfast * with the others. a.nd *ga..a at n-x-n t. tried to take her dinae- with them, d the diMcMfty .n swallowing boikr C ’erse at tkm time. She grow grain--e aLy worse natH relieved by death. d Mrs Ew-ill’s maiden name was Han ui Nahrwold. st-e being a daughter of Ltedroek Nahrwc'.-i See was bora in >r this eosaly May X 15-14, and at dea-j r was sixty-seven years, seven mc-nths s an.-i twenty-seres days «rs age. Win ig ue exert*, trs of a posiad spent m WEr, ilantspc-rt, Poe and Fort Wayne, her it- entire Ke ha.' been passed here, an-! le . .r C,e last forty-Sve years has roof kdsc. on or near the place where she :c tied. Her h-i-sband. Charles Swen, ibdied last AapzK third, and there sarj-

•it* brt. titre* ~ c ’ Otto.’»«k’^ K sbe Sited. Theodore and <**'** F-eb’.e townabij. fwo daugh-ere. M _ v ■ i««*- and Mrs. Otto HoB Wiliia® Ko*d«’«? atw « bbx bate preceded her in de«u Th* fallowing ta«b«« « d • i * ,er ’ m , s ,* Mrs H«ry tvrebrmar. Febie town*b:p. Mr» PtetrF h ~_ Nairwald. D*cb Na:.r« » . waid. Fort JA’ayne. Mre £•*« ’*» * hi « hir betoT *f ' ' i® *** The fwnenti will be held Sunday scraing. The processiJti » i!i lea **‘ the at I « lot Paul* Lutheran church at Fret... • at/- gi^r ; W'il* fe* - ■ t o’clock by ti»* R*» Koh. -o ——— laid to rest. Anna, John. I*’ aß<4 k** ¥as» t l? e at Fort Wayne today attending •;e funeral of Fs-.* Scbultbela. a ’«■ kiown c’-ttieu of that fdare. ’bo wa» a cousin of their father. Th* funera* • **rv;ces were conducted at S-*0 I ©clock from th* remdenc* and at ■> • o'clock from th* St. Mar? * church. ■ of which he •*> * faithful ®*mb* ! • Isterinent ’*• made at th* Catholic - cemetery. Many relatives and friend* today • jaid their last rowecta to the late *John Kurt, the respected cititen. who was *o suddenly called from this life cn Wednesday, from apoplexy, and s wboee fuoeral was conducted this a-’ l ! erW»a at i o’clock from the Method- - :s-. church. The Rev Semans. who ■- was in charge. P*id a high tribute to the deceased man. who had been 3 tov’.ng father asd a faithful husband interment was made in the Decatur ■ TAFT MAY Y » T SO-ANA Greenroatle. led. Mar I—fSpecta! - te Daily Democrat >—President Ta ’ ' may vi»!t Indiaaa in June. The com--1 mittee on arrangements for the com - ®»nc«Ben:. of Depaaw university is - Baking r-n e5- ■ io b*-*t-e preside:’.- • deliver the c*®s»e*rem«ht address or • Jen* 11th. Members of the commit tee said today that prospects tor se i enring th* ; r-A-.-.-n’. were musua... ■- favorable The commencement of 191; s will be the seventy-fifth in Depau*'r history. ——o PLAY FORT WAYNE TONIGHT. The Decatur high school basket -a! r*aw» scrota passed by about fifty roe. 1 ers. left over the interurban at s»:2‘ ■. this evening for Fort Wayne, when » the local* will meet the Fort Wajn » h-gh school team ©a the James sehoo ■ g-.-m.nasi doer and a faittie roya is expected. The 4 p m. car will fa r neid until that boor, so as to allo a! 1 to make the trip that <are to, an t a fall far load, it is expected, w-i o

■.- Ic'i* .-.-trackisig of the Chicag--Ene rail:' j4 ..- ••’■ -.it ’he t.z,-, jobs tn the ehuxirr tor the coaxing sammcr aa«l a attracting mneh atten ten everywhere. A large part of the ’.iae east of Marion, Okie. Las teen douile-tracked and this year a new line ext er -i lag irons Marion, Ohte, to Hammoad. Ind, will be const roc ted Fcr th** purpose a bond issce of ten m.lliOß dollars has been made and the survey began. The work of building the grade, the bridges &ad laying t: :- s-eel along ibis so hundred miles is’ 1 . . ...... ■-• . , ? lEI2I »U.t ..- ’ - ”10 iOSS 01 t'U’ ’ To rasa, the work the line has been cut --.? into distric’s o’ about twelve to fiteea miles, with resident engineers each. An engineer is working ea jWay out of Lima, there is one at Hejlarn. ancther ote at Ohio City, one in’ Deeatsr, one .n Tocsin, two in Hun - hsztoc and so on along the line. This wcr* will resc-aire a month or six : sets ,:r. :. teiore that tine it is likely the contract will have been let and tne real work commenced. It is likely • ar ten thousand men, mostly fore:,;; era. will N? employed between Maricn ar.d Hammond la building the grad: and about or that number will work on this district, which extends from near Wren. Ohio, to a point about ’knee miles, west of here. Besides there a large number of expert workmen will be necessary to build the railroad bridge over the St. Marys river, one of the important parts of the job. It is probably that the entire work will not be finished before January Ist, next. The fact that twentyfive hundred men will be working betv een Lima and Huntington will be noticeable in Decatur, especially about pay-day times, when the men will break for the towns. The squad of en gfneers at work here has been increared to seven men. — o — THE WAIT BUILDING At Geneva Purchased by Jacob Atz Will Make improvements. By a deal closed Thursday afternoon trough *be P. Xrriey real estate s agency, Jacob Au the hustling harness , maker, purchased »e Wait business btrlkftag in Geneva, the consideration

• ,- ,n the neic’-Norh., •: j ■ T; ., for th* purchase ■ th, .. r „ k || , : -j »nich is on* or tn* most -, a i. ia . || Me buiMlnga in that .., lp Eg , has been pending for ~n , , || Mr 4U recently Inspect*.! •:,. s . r , 1( M -ur* and was extreme!? -*-j : ■ *:th the property and <■• r.< : . w , a ■ purcbaae the taint H* ... • • a? Eg ,n investment, and wil! nuk- . -■?>»' H of improvement* on -h. ..;.i : „ s g It is occupied by the D V, Si,:-*. t . H Soo’s genera! store. H — H walker given Life term ■ William T Walker of F -• u 4n , H -a ;.o s-rangled hi* wife and . ... : B :u th* back yard of their ■ V ayn* last 8.-pt*n;t-*r. ~( ■ of guilty in the circuit ■ ...-■ .- p or - ■ Wayne Thursday afternc* :i ■- ■ .-.arc* of second degr*«- :. . .... ■ was sentenced to the pr s. : - B gan City for th* remain J*’ .- - ■ oral life- B Th* democrat i« in recei; - - , ~: 1 ■ in’ereating letter from S F .'. - Ku 3 ■ of M<.Alerter. Oklahoma. ■-:. B here twenty-three year* \i- H Whitman ha* made goo-1 ”. - -*«•- H ar.d is no» a member of th- s* H repre»entatives of Oklat: . ■ chairman of the comrr ”t«- .-. .., ■ printing, and a member o; ; com, ■ mittee on public building* ar. i > ■ tr-m hment and reform A — ...;.■ B -of the Democrat fell into h.s j ■ brought him memories o: f - - - ■ knew here twenty-three >- .- . H H Heller, now editor, wa* : . x : . ■ - when he knew him then, a:.: familiar names m the ..-■ •-; ■ > him to write the following .-. :- E !. i McAlester, Okla, Feb -, I Th* Democrat, Decatur 2od!it "■ I Through the courtesy of a ’..l'-nd Isl just received a copy of your ;-ax: fl daily and weekly, of Fehr a-, l.’t.f. I i,nd after a careful reading ' .- aai-» ■ ■i vs the publishers also add-: ■ r * » fl ’ teresti, the temptation ' watfl i- and I am found rummaging t:_-fe-s of th* past and think.-a ’ it * only a passing fancy wh-r. ;,:. *><■ i it* J ;dge Merrjman no*. -.:.■’, i !»*■ n some one found my ©ld f-;-r.. ?»■?■ ’ Holthouse in a snow-drift “tea !■ read of the Old Adams C: i.-as-i. E there waa not a thing said a • - as I used to remember it A- ' - i<-fl s vertisement that looked r,.itura. *i>sß Niblick « Co., The Schaf-r <t id-ert ■ Co., (’barlie Voglewed*, ar;-i m «>■ er names that are very :an:.i . sr-E found in your columns T-- ;s errm tainly interesting to me. that It ’ll! be twenty-three s 1B September since I left Deca’ ' E ■* A word about the new s’ -■ 9 • labon.a It’s al Itha: has • ai claimed for it, and more. ' 4 ’ sided here for fourteen yea”.- •■:■'! ’■ ’* resources ar* just in the I, - • oeveiopmeut. Talk about 9 we have the best o’ them *' 4 E ’ in the union is represented ■ ulation and all foreign co:;:.’ - 9

you know that we doubled lion in the last decade, and • • lin the next. Two of our ■- ’ ■ Sl4e the largest per cent of ga"census, Oklahoma City and M •• Our little city went from S 4 " to I3,fr» in !»i?’ that’s so- -«n a itself. Now that we tave the iff” of selling the surface of the by an act of congress just th: means the sale of nearly McAlester is the censer of coal belt and in a tew years ’ 2l , tkipating a city of s#,’ ,hl the Pittsburg of the south"’ - ,a ebout the ‘sunny south;’ 55 - Fruits of all kinds are grow :. the same grains that you - cotton added. Two crops in a season Gardens are I and farmers are t-usy for planting. That reminds me: we politics down this way, and r have een able to keep Om. the democratic column represented even in state ?•-' first governor, C. N. Haskell, a native of Ohio, was adr the bar at Bluffton, Ind .in " '•“ ing studied law in the office ' hart & Rinehart The presi > tem of the state senate in th* sion. is a “Hoosier." Hon. 11 .. Thomas .educated in Depa " mentioned as a possible cam! governor two years hence. S. p WHITM-' 4 ' ~ CLOSES MINISTRY IN GENEVA At the morning service la*’ '“ also the quarterly conference J ' session. Rev Harbour anno ■ - 1 declination to accept the Gem--a V torate another year, as he :e ,a was his duty to go to help 1 the aged parents of I)v Rev. Harbour has labored snd Superintendent Beatty ’ n g to get this statement, as he known him and bas a deep re "’ l ‘ him as a minister of the gos • Harbour announced that !•>’ utr open revival services on ’h ' day night.—Geneva Herald. Deni Spencer has returne i 1 few days* stay at Vineen* where he was visiting w