Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1912 — Page 2

Mrs. Harry Detamore entertained a few friends Tuesday afternoon at her home on East High street, ccm plimentary to .Miss Helen McGee of Fort Wayne and Miss Grace Thompson of Washington C. H„ Ohio. The guests included the members of the Kaffa Klatsch and several friends. The afternoon was spent with n“cd!e work followed with a luncheon, the hostess being assisted by Mrs. Jeff Bryson.—Portland Sun. Mrs. Godfrey Lehrman of Union township was given a pleasing stirprise Tuesday evening in honor of her birthday anniversary. A fine lun h was served by the Misses Clara Le! man and Frieda Koldeway. Those present were Mrs. Sophia Koldeway, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koldeway and darg'ters. Frieda and Martha, and son Gerhart: M". and .Mrs. Louis Kolde-” and daughter, Nora: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lehrman and daughter. Mabel: Mr. nnd Mrs. Rudolph Weiland and Mr and Mrs. Martin Welland. “Nrrional Life in Australia” was the subje • of C e paper read Wednesday after neen y Mrs. 7\ E. Smith hetero the Shakespeare club at the home of Mrs J. S. Boyers, the subject being interestingly discussed further by members in sub-topics. Arrangements were made and committees appointed for the annual closing social event of the club. This will probably be held on April 23rd at the heme cf Mrs John Niblick. A large number of neighbors and friends reminded Mrs. George McWhirter. of Peterson, on last Tue-. lay afternoon of her sixty eighth birthda’ with an apron and linen shower. Those present were Mrs. Dayton Gault, Mrs. John Brown. Mrs. Al Straub, Misses Lib and Jane Brown. Mrs. James Brown, Mrs. James Ernst and d«"2 h ter. Catherine: Mrs. Joe Petersen and children, Saran and Pauline; Mrs. Leimensta'.i, Miss Winans, Mrs Will Gault, M . Johnson, Mrs. William Zimmerman and daughter, Dessie; also Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McWhirter of Decatur, a brother and sister of Mr. and Mrs. George McWhirter. The afternoon was spent in a social way, lunch being served. At a late hour the company retired to their homes, wishing Mrs. McWhirter many more such happy birthdays.—Contributed. The -St Vincent de ~aul ladies busied themselves with the making of a comfort Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jerry Coffee. At the next meeting, the last week in April, the ladies will probably hold a bazaar. At t at time, aprons, waists, dusting ca; s and other art'clas will be sold. M and Mrs. Victor Grosjea i. well known yonug people of Berne and Well" t ■ . ho were recently martit . --.ice to n. . • t: r he on the El Curie-1 t.. .•■ u t? the city, v c;e giv.rj a u. chaneo ' Wednesday' eveniae t :elr new friends I mad- e ruling here. Many pretty I r- ueL'i gifts of all kinds were giv<l music, games and pop-torn relents contributed to the social lime si ent by the following, who gave lit-. ■ hearty sood w ishes also to the yo ■ g co.pie: Mr. nnd Mrs. Will Evens and children, Richard and JuanMr. and Mrs. J. C. Evans, Mr. and M s Charles Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fanner. Mr and Mrs. Henry 1 man and uaughter, Mary: Mr. and Ms. She:man Kunkel. Mr. and Mrs. I*v . : Wilder and son, Ralph; Mr. nnd M.s. E S. Ch-Isten. Mr. Charles . M a. Winnie Wilder, Mrs. Harvey Clark. Misses Emma Magiey, Helen Fenner, Irc.,e Evans. Hattie and Myitle Wilder. Catherine, Naomi and Mr.rgaret Christen. Lloyd Magiey, Fred Nye, Heber Fenner, Arthur Cl,- k/Johr. Townsend, Joe Burr. Ellis str.;’ Ferguson Christen. Miss Eula McKinney entertained the Florhul de Burin club Wednesday <->■ ring, w'.-L the girls sew*ed and "hatted t.cJ enjoyed the refreshments rr>: v. 1. T' are w ill be no more meeting until (•’’>" Easter. Twenty of the Ro; al Neighbors att ti led u. inditing party given Wedne-- ./ bv Mrs. Charles Miller. and the afternoon hours were brimful o' pleasure. After a season o ’ e v’_g there was a guessing contort, I-’, w’-leh Mrs. Oliver Schug scorc i : e highest, nnd a rabbit drawing s’, a which Mrs. Ray won first .! e. Luncheon capped the climax to.die s' londid entertainment. Winchester. Ind.. Mar. 28—Special to Daily Democrat- —The Eighth district rept.Micaus this afternoon selected two Roosevelt delegates to the republican national convention. Lebanon. Ind.. Mar. 28- -(Special to Dailv Democrat I —B’ a majority of seventy votes tue two national delegates from the Ninth congressional district were this afternoon instructed to vote for the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt for the republican preelden- * * »

d tial nomination, t ■ i- Hammond, Ind.. Mar. 28 —(Special io ,( Daily Democrat)— Preliminary vote in >. the Tenth district republican convene tion here this afternoon indicated that e the Taft forces were in control over i the Roosevelt forces by a ratio of <5 „ to 46. This Indicated that two Tait e delegates would be chosen to the naI tlcnal convention. Indianapolis, ind.. Mar. 2-—(Special n to Daily Democrat»— Charges made by • ' Colonel Roosevelt at Fort Wayne, Ind., f, Wednesday in which he asserted that e i a majority for him tn the depublican :i . state conventron here had been overe i come by fraud and corruption were de- . nied here this afternoon by Joseph 1 Kealing, one of the leaders of the 1 movement to have the Indiana delegation support President Taft for renomi1 nation. Kealing was mentioned by . name by Roosevelt as being implicat--1 ed in the alleged fraud practice. ‘ The charges made by Colonel Roosevelt and his managers that there were ? two hundred men unseated in the In •' diana republican state convention last | Tuesday is absolutely unfounded," f said Kealing. “Coionel Roosevelt has r either been grossly misinformed or ue • is deliberately stating an untruth. Tie s delegates were selected fairly and I some unseated. No change of money t came in Indiana to hold the Taft' ? cause." ,-1 LORIMER’S FATE. I Washington. D. C. Mar. 28—(Special | ■ to Daily Democrat)—By a vote of sto ' 3, the sense investigating committee ' today, declared tuat the senate having . cnce considered Senator Lorimer's i Among those from here who left I this morning for Winchester were . L. A. Graham, John Logan, O. J. Suman, J. S. Lower, A. Reber, Ben Elzey, Ben Rice, William Weldy, Harry Moltz, Davis Dailey, Daniel Shackley, John Evans, Dyke Frisinger, Merton Stulls, J. S. Pe’.orson and Chester John’.on. This county is entitled to seven delegates out of the 106 in the district. The convention today was similar to the one held in Indianapolis Tuesday, in purpose, being solely for the purpose of selecting delegates to the national convention and an elector. The Roosevelt crowd claimed victory, but the Taft men had by no means given up the r ght, and encouraged by the state victory, were ready to seize upon anytnin? that would turn the supposed defeat into a Taft rally. The delegates held county caucuses this morning at 10 o'clock to select members of the various committees and it was planned to call the convention proper at 11 o'clock to allow the delegates from the north to catch the tra’n due here this afternoon at 3:09. Q — MAKES A DENIAL. Warrer I-lj wrick .’ -hts Assault and Dalter Case. . Wa ren Hamrick, rural m’!l T ■-1 I ler, was arrested Wednesday after-; I uoon at 1 o'clock after returning from is route by Night Policeman Me-1 c! i on the charge of assault and bat- • ter... The affidavit, as stated Wednesday, was filed in Mayor Teeple's court, b.-ing made by J. J. Magiey, who was brutally assaulted while returning to h’s home on West Monroe street, at S o’clor k, a f ter closing his meat market. Hamrick entered denial and re;:r i >d D. E. Smith as counsel to defend him. He was released under $25 licnd to appear for trial this evening. This afternoon at 2 o’clock the case ! n the mayor's court against him was dismissed and refiled in the circuit court. Efforts of those promoting the con■triction of the proposed traction I t - between this city and Rir'imond n.e at this time being devoted toward the financing of the proposition. Copies of the reports of the comme<---a! and civil engineers cn the prospects of the line, with its cost ot on-i,-.action, are now being mailed out '<> nanciers whom it is expected to inerest in the proposition. It is estimated that the cost of conttruction of road wil 1 take 8900,df>o and it is propose., to raise the money by the sale of bonds. In these reports mailed to brokers, all the deails of the reports of engineers, Jeup o' d Moore, who surveyed the line, are included. The directors of the road be'.love there will be little hitch in securing the money, they having been •onvinced ly the engineers that the route is one ever which a :ine will be a ffnanclal success, opening a rich farming and commercial field to exploitation. The ex- pa incident to t: ’.e ecn struction of the road, it is believed, is not more than that of other Indiana lines. The route, it Is asserted, has the population and wealth to make (r 1 ay. Further, it has the advantage it is claimed, of connecting a number of small towns short distances apart. I which are now cut off from frequent I communication. I Reports from the financiers commu- ■ ' nicated with are expected within a

I compartively short time. If their answer is favorable, It is expected that > the construction can be commenced I this year. No concerted effort has been made t to secure the private right of way that r will be required over the route laid > out, but the directors have been eut! couraged to believe that this will in- .' volve no extraordinary expense or i difficulty. Judged by the interest i taken by the people along the line, it ! is believed that no expense whatever ■ will be involved in securing the right ,of way.—Portland Commercial-Re-t view. II -| if this is done the probabilities that . the line between this city and Porti 1 land, being an extension of the Fort >, Wayne & Springfield railway to.n----1 rany, now operating between this city - and Fort Wayne, will be completed. ■ ! This will give a through line from Fort Wavnc to Richmond. i o—--11 Headquarters Woman's Franchise > League of Indiana. 16 Odd Fellow ■' Building. ! I Indianapolis, Ind.. Mar. 28—The Wo- ' man's Franc hise league of Indiana in- ; I vites you to attend a suffrage conven- >! tion to l>e held at the Claypool hotel ■ in Indianapolis, April 3rd and 4th. I The convention will open at 2 p. tn., cn ■ j Wednesday, April 3rd. There will be :■ an evening session at 8 o’clock, and the closing session will take place nt 9:30 on Thursday morning. Convention headqtui r ters will be at the Claypool hotel. I* Dr. Amelia R. Keller, president of the league, will preside at all sessions .and the convention will be addressed by Miss Mary H. Krout of Crawfordsville. Miss Virginia Brooks of Hammend and other prominent speakers. Reception committees will meet delegates at the union and traction terminal stations from 9 a. m. till 12 on Wednesday and direct them to hotels. Members ot these committees will wear "Votes for Women” buttons. Rates at the hotels range from 75c to $3.00 per day, European plan. Meats may be had in hotel cases or in nearby restaurants. Registration will take place at the Claypool hotel from 12 m till 2 p. m. on Wednesday. In order to vote and take part in discussions, delegates will be expected to pay membership dues in the League (fifty cents per year). The receipt for dues will constitute credentials of delegates. MRS. G. M. HENDERSON. Secretary. GRACE JULIAN CLARKE, Chairman Conv. Com. ANNOUNCEMENT WELCOMED. Farmers Took Great Interest in Alfalfa G r owing. It is quite likely that the alfalfa lecture end the car exhibit conducted Tuesc. evening and Wednesday m; i;la-r ia this city, 6y the Purdue 'zziveisity agricultural extension dei! :a: tment, will c:- s- a greater interest a il.e g c'v ng of this crip in Ad: ms county, although some farmers haie • already been extensively engaged in its production. When it was announ ed several times in the past few weeks in the Democrat, that the car would start from this city and again in .Monday and Tuesday evening's issues of the Decatur Democrat, that the officials would be here Tuesday evening and lecture in the court house the news was received with great pleasure by the many farmers over the county interested in this line. o RECALLS FAMOUS MURDER. Lewis Smith of this city, left at the Hensley store an interesting card containing photos and newspaper sketches of the Pearl Bryan mystery of February, 1896, which he has kept, having much personal interest to him. Mr. Smith was at Fort Thomas, Ky„ visiting an aunt at the time of the murder, and it is said was among the number of strangers who were detained by the police for a few m'nutes until their identification could be secured. There was no further trouble after identifying himself, the police simply taltmg this precaution until the guilty parties could be sc: ’.ed. The murder was brought to mind recently by the item printed in the Democrat of the death of the horse hitched to the cab in which Miss Bryan was driven. The trial of the Hanna Brackenridge Co. vs. Henry Pfeiffer et al., the replevin case venued here from Fort ■ Wayne, which been in progress two days bjf>re Judge Meryman and u lury, came to\an anrupt end when s the plr.intiff dismissed the case and i paid the costs. The plaintiff and des fendants were given leave to withdraw t their several exhibits. , : Another divorce case sent hire on . change of venue frotrF Wells county t was entered on the dockets today, being that of Isaac Gehring vs. Elizabeth i- Gehring. The complaint recites that a they were married in September, 1881,

• and lived together until January. 1907, when the defendant left the plaintiff I and has not lived with him since. — George Baker vs. Jesse Rupp, damages. SIOOO. Rulte to answer absolute 1 j on first day of next term. Minnie Burr vs. Mariah Robison, on account, demand, $1500; appearance by L. O. DeVoss for the defendant, who is ruled to answer. I . - I Next week will be the last one of ’ the February term of court. T.eal estate transfers: Maggie A. j i Teeple to Ray Z. Teeple, 80 acres, St. i Mary's tp„ $8000; Ray Z. Teeple to Judson W. Teeple et al., 80 acres, St.! Mary's townshi;. SBOOO. o A MUSICAL PROGRAM. The following program was given I this afternoon in the high school In ■ place of the regular music period for} musical appreciation: Piano Duet—Faust Waltz—Gouncd | ■ —Lillian Rice. Reba Quinn. Vocal Duet —Italian Music—Ruth Patterson. Stella Perkins Piano Solo —Polonaise —- Chopin--Erma Houk. i Vocal Duet —Japan Music—Gladys ■ McMillen, Dwight Peterson. i Piano Duet —Cavalier — Brahms — Crystal Kern. Irvin Merry. Every third Thursday in the month will be given to some study from the best composers of music. o ——- - - WILL RESIDE IN DECATUR. After disposing of his business here last September and visiting in Colorado for five months. C. C. Clemens has returned to Decatur, and has purchased the property on First street, formerly owned by Jacob Buhler, where he is conducting an up-to-date shoeing and general blacksmithing shop. He is remodeling the second i story of the building into living apartments and will he found there at any time. Mr. Clemens is a good mechanic and a first-class citizen, whose return is welcomed to this city. i ,► | The union interurban station at Ft. i Wayne is to have a train caller, he to t take charge Sunday morning. He will < have charge of all trains while they i are in the company’s yards. The po- t sition is a new one. and will be an in- 1 novation that will come into existence < with the moving into the new station c on Pearl street, being created by Superintendent of Transporation C. E. Palmer for the purpose of better serving the interests of the traveling pub- ( lie. The yardmaster will see that the new station is kept in tidy condition 1 and that wotren and children are 1 properly cared for during their wait for trains. Hitherto the trains have 0 been called I y the conductors of van- a ous lines, ard in some instances the e ■' hss been confusion among prospective a passengers is to which car they desire * to board. Under the new plan ’ Is ’ will be eliminated as the caller will <i announce the names of the towns and - cities the outgoing cars operate to. c The Fort Wayne & Springfie'd Rail- 1 way company is one of the lines that s terminate in the union station at Fort 1 Wayne and the new improvements 1 there are noted with much interest f by the traveling public from this city. 1 —_ _ - t Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 28 —Govern- < or Thomas R. Marshall Tuesday Issued s the following proh’umation: “Year after year, educational es- s fo r *J put forth by the state sirperin- ’ iendent of puonc ni»tiuction, the 1 state board of forestry, the Indiana ‘ forestry association and the teachers 1 in our public schools have produced a ' larger knowledge of our needs and • keener appreciation of the helpfulness of arbor day. “Beauty has taken the place of ashes in manta neglected spot. . Weary walkers along Indiana high- I ways now find it possible to step from ' the full elare of a meridian sun in.o i the cooling shades of leafy trees to re- 1 fresh body and mind. We may not all 11 be able ro establish homes or beaut:-' I fy lives, but we can all help, by; i planting- trees, to turn waste places ■ into God's first temple. That the clti-1 zens of this state may work In uni- - : son at this important labor, I des-1: ignate Friday, April 26. 1912, and Friday. October 25, 19J2, as Arbor i days for the year of our grace One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twelve.” -— o I I Francis Somers, a well known young 1 man of Tocsin, has accepted a fine position with the Chicago Commissary i company as manage’’ over the provisI lon room at Decatur, Ind. The Chii > cago company has leased the building I formerly occupuied by the Decatur Mo- • tor Car company, which is of immense size, for the purpose of conducting a commissary eatins®house, where the several hundred laborers i employed on the Holland-St. Louis ' sugar factory will eat their meals. Mr. Somers was recommended to i P. H. Butler, president of the comt pany, by John Heller, of the Decatur , Democrat, and the business men of

Tocsin. He is well known throughou the county as a business man as h< has had several years’ business expe rlence, having owned a half Intercs in a grocery and meat market at 1troleum. He was also with his father David Somers, who for several yea r < conducted a general store at Tocsin After his father had disposed of hit store, Mr. Somers went to Fori Wayne, where he accepted a |>ositior \ as a clerk in a business house there He will start on his new work a' Decatur next Monday morning an< l without a doubt he will make a grea' ! success of his undertaking. „ ■ ATTEND FUNERAL. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Annen were a' | Berne today and this morning attend led the funeral of Mrs. Jacob Wulli jman. whose death occurred on Monday I noon after a several weeks’ illness. I and whose funeral rites were held 'from the house at 8:30 o’clock and ! from the Mennonite church at 9 o'clock. The deceased was a cousin | of Mr. Annen. LITERARY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. All patrons and riends of the high school are invited to be present at the high school literary exercises, Friday afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock. The prograA will be in charge of the forty-seven members of the commercial department and will consist of a mock trial apd several instrumental selections. The exercises will Le held in the r.tsemlly room and w;li be the lest of the ye ir. o WANT MICHIGAN LANDS. Michael Kuhm of Jefferson township. Jacob Vogt of near this city and John Hoffman, form< rly cf Jefferson township, left today for Vicksburg. Mich., where they expect to look overland with the view of purchasing, farms. POLICE COURT NEWS. Seven affidavits on charges of hauling excessive loads on the pikes were filed before 'Squire Stone Wednesday night and the parties were brought up this morning. Out of the seven three cases were dismissed and four pleaded guilty. They were Dennis Brandyberry, Julius Bright. Earl Tricker and William Foreman and each drew five dollars and costs, or a total in each case of $14.52. All the fines were paid. At 2:30 this morning some one attempted to break into the James P. Haetling home on South Fourth streer, but their actions were foiled before they accomplished their work by being frightened away by Mrs. Haefling and others. Mrs. Haefling, her children, and the housekeeper, Miss Jessie Myers, were asleep upstairs, and all at cnce Mrs. Haefling was awakened by the noise, which came from the intruder prying up the Led rfiom window cn the south side of the house. Mrs. Haefling at once raised the window and called to Fred Schaub, their next-door neighbor, who at once responded to her call. When told of the affair Mr. Schaub secured his re volver and shot, thus preventing any further disturbance in the neighborhood. Several of the neighbors on that street have been complaining recently, Mrs. Julia Moses, one door south of the Haefling home, having been awakened a month ago by some one who was trying to raise the window, but who was frightened away before he got in his work. Again, only a few nights ago some one was heard about the Moses home and a careful watch is being kept by those residing on that street BASED ON ATTENDANCE. Charles A. Greathouse, state super.ntendent of public instruction, has been asked by representatives of the Terre Haute school board to indorse a plan that board has evolved to have the next general assembly change the law regulating the apportionment of the state school tuition fund so as to base the apportionment on the average daily attendance in the public schools, instead of on an annual enumeration, such as is now made, of all persons from six to twenty-one years old. Mr. Greathouse will probably go to Terre Haute within a short time to discuss with the school board the details of thv plan. The Terre Haute hoard sets out that a great saving can be effected annually, because it would not be necessary to employ men to take the enumeration. The average daily attendance could be ascertained from the daily school record. They further set out that the saving thus effected could be used for bettering school conditions. Complaints froifT children, of a strange man, who for the past week or more, has been going a trifle too far in his actions about the streets and perhapps better known as “Jack, the Leg-grabber,” have come to our notice, and which ought to be looked after and

at the proper steps taken .hould the oM ie fender be overtaken. Ihe complaints e- come from small school children, girl*. who describe the man as being tall,, e- slender, dark complexion, with daik - mustache, and wearing a pair of long rs gauntlet gloves When nea.ing the n i>erson of pursuit, one of his blufflug is tricks Is to drop a glove or handke; :t chief in front or along the side of ti> ■ >n approaching person, and in either I. ». e or their stooping over to pi"k up t.? »t dropped article, accomplished h.s lo'“ id deed of grabbing them by the leg. Re »t i®rt of his actions has been carried by the children to their parent* and superiors, who have been on the lookout for the guilty person. Authorities have also been notified of his actions .t and should he be caught the fullest ex , d- tent of the law ought to be admlnls- -- tered to him. PIONEER IS DEAD. d >' d Mts. Lois Lenhart, widow of Uwson | 9 1. i.hart, retidlng two and a half miles j n I rortheaat of the city, died late this i afternoon, according to word receive.!, ! here bv her grandson, E. B. Lenhart. , ' She had been bed’ast only two weeks j ! with infirmities of age, being eightyh ! two years old. She leaves the follow.t ling children: Chester Lenhart, Newi-! ton Lenhart, northeast of the city; < I Mrs. Artie Brown of Peterson. Mrs. e I Brown of southern Indiana: S P. Lenr- hart of Robinson, 111. EPIDEMIC OF TRAMPS. li The city seems to be overrun with tramps. One physician reported an epidemic this morning in his neighborhood within a few hours. Two called at hfs house, two at a neighbor's. t- and thiee at another house near his d home. At another home in the nortn n part a negro tramp appeared ROOSEVELT AT ST. LOUIS. St. Louis. Mo.. Mar. 28—(Special to Daily Democrat i —Colonel Roosevelt today entered a denial to a published story that he had indicated his intention to bolt the ticket in case he failed to secure the republican presidential nomination, and President Tait was renominated. Through his secretary he issued the following sta’e- ' ment: “Any statement like that is a fake. Any time 1 have any thing to 5 say on such a subject I will say it myself and auything supposing to come 1 from me. unless I say it is a fake." ' Colonel Roosevelt arrived here at 8 o'clock this morning and was met . by a delegation headed by Governor . Hadley. He was taken to the Plant- , ers’ hotel where he was breakfasted. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. — There will be a meeting of the . fomth assembly of the Knights of CoI lumbus council at the hall Sunday aftI ernocn at 3 o'clock. All members are , asked to be on hand. A good meeting of the Elks was held Friday evening. It was an in- . teresting session and a large attendance was on hand for the evening's r work. ■' As March is drawing to a close, • and there has been no spring plowing 1 or garden-making done, people will - naturally be interested in April weathr er, which begins next Monday, and ' Professor DeVoe. ;n his weather fore- ■ cast, says: 3 April will enter with a great ■' storm forming over the western ' states. On the first to second there 1 wili be heavy rains; 3rd to 4th cold > wave and frosts. On the sth and 6th U there will be moderating weather and [ the 7th and Bth will be pleasant On : the Sth a storm will form over tin; ' Mississippi valley and move north- ■- eastward, and heavy rains will follow s on the 10th and 11th. From the 12th p to 13th j- asant weather can be exe pected and a cold wave will prevail, a On the 16th a great storm wave will y form over Texas, and move northeast- '- wa rd and there will be snow over the a northern states. On the 17th to 18th t there will be rain and snow, and on a the 18th and 20th there will be clear a weather and warmer. From the 21st v to 22nd pleasant weather Is predicted o and on the 23rd a storm will form e over the Ohio valley and move easti- ward, causing thunder storms on the e 24th to 25th. Pleasant weather will i Prevail on the 26th to 27th and on it the 28th a warm wave will form over d the Missouri valley and move southeastward. On the 29th and 30th a e "arm wave will prevail and May will t- enter with heavy rains over all parts n of the United States. T d Peterson & Moran, attorneys, have >■ Pled a new su:t for the contest of th« ‘ of Mrs - Catherine Evans, which "as probated in the Adams circuit a court, February 28th, her death takr mg place February 19th. The suit is r entitled Cary D. and Freeman Evans, d MUliam M. and Thomas G. McAlexane der and Christens E. Jenkins vs, pers. ry Albert Evans, Della Mar Duer d Louis S. Evans and Perry Albert Ev-

ans, executor. All the partfeg t() 'suit are sons or daughters of ji Catherine Evans, except - Duer, a granddaughter. By ’ of the will all of the plaintiffs Ls-,. been cut off with small bequests ing from $25 to SSO, except ('ary d Evans, who Is given nothing by mother. The property controlled h the will consists of real estate nluwi at $4,500 and personal property at SSOO, all of which, except the sau!' bequests mentioned before, is given to Perry Albert and Ixtuis S. Evans, am $25 to Della May Duer, the defeat ants. The plaintiffs thinking then, selves entitled to more, ask that the will be set aside, alleging that the testatrix at time of executing the affl was of unsound mind, and that It vy executed under the influen<e and control of Perry Albert and Louis 8 It. ans. : The present high waters ' somewhat disastrous to Wlllagj Mersman of North Second stmd when about 3:30 o’clock Friday sft. ' ernoon one of the horses used by hi> < | for his required daily work, wu> drawn backward by a loaded wagag Into the greatly swollen river ast was drowned before any available as sistanee could be given in rescuing It. Joseph Mersman, during the day, been hauling rubbish from set»tnl places and was in the act of backing the lend down toward the rive: bigg wh’-n the wagon became t » n r th* incline, and starting downward con», not be checked by the horse and tit animal, wagon and all went into th greatly swollen stream Word «u sent for assistance, but when helps, rived on the scene, the wagon ud horse were both under water, tke horse being unable to swim and lite himself on account of being tied dost by the harness to the loaded wagra The bank just at the rear of the Men-, man home is quite steep and ovitg to the soaked condition of the g-oini all possible means of checking it were of no avail. The driver, realizing tte near danger, jumped from the «aga in time to prevent his going down ink the water with the wagon and horse. The horse w as valued at between sev-enty-five and a hundred dollars. HOME TALENT PLAY To be given Soon by the Local Mw ern Woodmen. The local lodge of Modem Weedmen are busy at the present completing necessary steps for thl giving of a home talent play in :* near future, the date and play st’iitsß be selected. A comedy is the I tion given out by the c •mn’.itte charge to look after t 1 ■ affair* ll® they expect to have this part «* I plete in the near future Birther tlculars will be given la'. H PRETTY EASTEP WINDOW. ■ Under the skillful hi'.nu- of dow trimmer. Alva Ni - "■'**'*■ pies & Gerke dlspl:'.? : ! blossomed forth attra. ively Easter display. Outb'ii' ; the mW ■ background, is a deli - violets and foliage. ■ -■' ***K there with large whit.- l-iste. Prtt“d palms In the ' d’stinction and mirror."! n j rors placed In the lia' k: 1 handsome display ot I ■ in many colors and d ’ S EDUCATIONAL MEETING. .1 Will be GWen by Young P<P'e =' f "B U. B. Church Sunday Eve" "S' K The subject of th* ■ "H Denominations." 9| Song—“ Missionary r- , B| Scripture Lesson ■' HH Song. All the Endeavor. • W son Lhe motto of tL- ''f’ \ | into all the world and ' ■*' ’ pel to every creatin’.' ■ j Solo—Velma I.en! 1 Ej Africa—Roy Munir. ■ Porto Rico and t!- • ;pp ' Benj. Hoagland. j® Japan—Mrs. John Hi l ' Closing Talk L- ‘ « Goodwin. “How the Young 1' B Song. Mizpah Benediction g SCISSORS DESTROY S'GH I, Geneva, Ind.. Mar. " Rosa Wheeler, wife <>' I living west of town. ■' i ’-' '.scissors in some w.'i'- ' ' 1 the sight of her right • ■ ler has been entirely M n ' J eye and for not been able to see an' ' the right eye. and it > ’ in using the scissors s> l( toward her right eye " ie | herself totally blind Children W I FOR FLETCHERS ■ i astoß'K