Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1912 — Page 1

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PYTHIAN ShTERS Miss Iva Leverton. District I Deputy Grand Chief. Here to Arrange for h-HE DISTRICT MEET [Wednesday, May I—Twenty Temples Will Send Representatives. I For the first time since fifteen years L the Eureka Temple of Pythian l bisters, his city. will have the pleasIre oi entertaining the Py'uian Sis- ■ Lrs of the Sixth district in their an-; Lual convention. This will be held I jr i' »tur Wednesday, May Ist, and | Lany hundred visitors from the ewen-1 ly temples of the district »re expect-1 L> ' .s Iva Leverton, of Huntington,' Lho is district deputy grand chief. : Las in the city Tuesday afternoon in lonference with the local committees. I Lotppleting arrangements for this ■ Lent. I The morning will be given over to | [lie reception of the visitors and their [ leci-tration at the Pythian home, and | ■iter dinner the convention will open ; kith a secret session at 1 o’clock. At | lour o'clock there will be an open ses . ■ion, to which the public is invited , ■he local committees are now en , Laced in arranging the program for; Ibis, and which will be announced la , jer. At 7 o'clock another secret se« lion will be in order. The local tern- [ lie will open and close the lodge, and i Lil! do the balloting. The exemplifiRation of initiation of local candiates will be done by the Hermione ‘etnple. No. 13, of Huntington. At ' his time reports will also be heard I rom the various district officers and i he committees. A collection will also i e taken at some time during the con- i ration for the orphans' home. In . fie afternoon session, the following istrict officers will have charge of he work: , District Deputy Grand Chief —Mi;i . ta Leverton, of Huntington. District Secretary—Mrs. Lydia hamn, Decatur. District Treasurer—Mrs. Lydia ElFy Past Chief—Mrs. Alice Hart, of > untlngton, wife of William P. Hart, rand chancellor of the K. of P. E S.—Mrs. Clemenza Brown, of UnE. J.—Miss Clara Banter, of Roll. [Manager— Musa McDorman, PennHe. Assistant Managers—Mrs. Julia eller. of Montpelier: Mrs. Cora Zehng. Ossian: Mrs. Iva Jones, Tocsin. Protector—Mrs. Elizabeth Foreman, erne. Guard—Mrs. Amanda Wagner, with Whitley. Many of the state officers will also - ! present at the convention and give Jks and assist in the instruction, mong those who will be here are: rand Chief Mrs. Lida Roser of Ricnond, Grand Mistress of Records and sals Mrs. Cora Hood of Ossian; rand Mistress of Finance Mrs. Tilf Fleming, Warren: Grand Junior Uss Laura Smith of Marion: (Miss mith is also deputy grand chief of istrict No. 7); Grand Outer Guard Its. Edna Black. Fort Wayne. Grand hancellor William P. Hart of Hunt- ■ *ton, of the K. pf P„ who attended ! le recent K. of P. convention held ire, will also attend the Pythian StsW convention. While the ladies are not eligible 1 the Knights of Pythias order, the fthian Sisters receive the knights 'to membership in their orders, and ie total Pythian Sister membership ' this district includes 875 Knights td 1,385 Pythian Sisters. These find toes among the twenty Pythian Sisks’ temples in the following cities ' the sixth Pythian district: ColumI* City, Huntington. Portland, Bluffin, Fort Wayne, Decatur, Andrews, ennvilie, Ossian, Roll, Monroeville, purtibusco. South Bend, Warren. Van ■nt'Ti, Herne. Geneva, Tocsin, MontS'ier, Uniondale. ■ Miss Leverton has also announced ■ e vari oUß committees for that day: ■ Reception Committee—All the ment■rs of Eureka Temple, Decatur. ■ Registration— Mrs. Jessie Burdg, ■ rs Fred Linn. Mrs. James Bain, Mrs. ■ p - Ladiot, Decatur; Mrs. Charles Pr ‘hk Sarah Jane Briggs. Gen •- ■ Jli “ l @‘ est er Dimit, Van Buren. ■ —Mrs. Hanna Reiff ■J uf tton; Mrs. Lulu B. Keteey, An ■ e,S; Mrs. Clara Smuck,

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Mrs. Anna V. Howard. Van Buren. I Press Mrs. Mamie A. Brown, CoI lumbla City; Mrs. Etta K. Ort, Churu- : bunco; Mrs. Bertha Krick, Monroe- 1 'Hie; Mrs. Lena McDougal, Van Bur- ; en. Officers of the local temple who will have charge of the opening and dos- [ ing of the session as a part of the ev- | ening's work are: Past chief, Mrs. Myrtle Fruchte; [ most excellent chief, Mrs. Sadie M. [ Miller; excellent senior, Ella Peoples; [ excellent Junior, Mrs. Grace Hunsicker: manage:, Mrs. Phoebe V. Hite; mistress of records and corr*i spondence, Mrs. I. dia Shamp; mistress of finance, Mrs. Lydia Ezey; protector, Mrs. Jessie Burdg; outer sentinel, Mrs. Della Carroll. The local temple is making elaborate plans for the entertainment of a I large number of visitors. The conven- [ tion was held last year. May 3rd, at i Bluffton. COURT HOUSE NEWS — Henry F. Judd Granted Divorce from Elizabeth Judd —He is to Pay HER SI,OOO ALIMONY Two New Cases on Docket —One for Foreclosure of Chattel Mortgage. By her attorneys, Peterson & Moran. Elizabeth Judd, defendant in the divorce suit brought by Henry F. Judd, the well known Preble township' farmer, filed answer in general denial to the allegations of her husband’s complaint. Ths cause was then submitted. and t'.e court granted to Mr. Judd tee divorce for which he asked. ' M". Judd. is. howev-r, to pay his wile <>l,ooo alimony and the costs of'the ■ se. The sum of $25 for'the defendant's attorney s fees, is to be taxed as costs of the case. Mrs. Judd was Mrs. Elizabeth Hosier. She and Mr. Judd were married March 6, 1907, and lived together until last February 15. Both had been married before. The final report of Clara D. Sheets,' administratrix of Die William Sheets estate, was allowed, and the admin-, istratrix discharged. W illiam B. Drew qualified as notary j public for another four years. The case of the State vs. Edward . Tobin, rape, is set for April 23rd. Sarah Gootflieart et al. vs. Susan H. Kirk et al., partition. On motion of commissioner he is ordered to distri'o-j ute proceeds of sale of lands to per-1 sons entitled to share them as here-1 tofore found. Final report and distri-, button filed and allowed. Commis- 1 sioner ordered to pay share of Daniel | and Adam Straker to clerk of this 1 court, who is ordered to pay same to | said Daniel, and Andrew Straker, or their legal representative or guardian. Commissioner discharged. Realty transfers: William B. Manley to Benjamin B. Teeple, lot 11. Decatur, $1500; William Weftfeldt to William S. Geeke, 60 acres, Root tp., $8000; U. S. of A. to James D. Dailey, 160 acres, Wabash tp, U. S. patent deed; U. S. of A. to Theophilus Philips, 80 acres, Washington tp., U. S. patent deed. Martin E. Kiefer, thirty-five, farmer, and Clara Wietfeidt, twenty-three, were granted license in Allen county to wed. Mrs. Laverne Church has filed suit against the Clover Leaf, in court at Charleston, 111., tor $15,000 for the death of her husband, who was killed while employed as a switchman for the company. -o ' the census returns. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Whitright of the south part of the city, a baby girl, weighing eight pounds. ADDRESSED brotherhood. Rev. R. L. Semans. pastor of the Methodist church, gave ah' address last evening to the erhood at Kendallville. 45

GASOLINE GUTTER River of Gasoline Flowed on Monroe Street When Liniger Runaway Team RAN OVER TANK At Brushwiller & Baker's Store Last Evening—Excitement Prevailed. The gutters at the corner of Sevi enth and Monroe streets, flowed wltn gasoline Tuesday evening at 5:15 o'clock when the runaway team driven by Ben Liniger, living four and a half miles west of the city, smashed the gasoline station at the Brushwtl- ■ ler & Baker grocery corner, liberating about seventy-five gallons of the fluid. The streets ran gasoline rivers for a short while until evaporation dried up the flood. The air was filled with the odor which was borne on the wings of the wind for several blocks, and it would have been disastrous to have carried a lighted match in that vicinity. Mr. Liniger and young son were driving along Monroe street with their wagon and team enroute home. When arriving at about Sixth street the horses frightened and ran, and Mr. Liniger seeing that it would he impossible to hold them, attempted to check their mad flight by turning them out at tha side of the street and into the curb When they reached the front of tl.e Brushwfller & Baker grocery the wagon scraped against the gasoline station in such away that the red wooden tank was upset into the street, the wagon running over I the upper part and crushing It into splinters. The tank hydrant was twisted and the gasoline freed. Just beyond the tank is a telephone pole and the horses ran into this and were | stopped at once, but not until the i [ tongue of the wagon had been snan-1 1 ped off Mr. Liniger and son were mt- 1 hurt, and the only damage done was I to the wagon tongue and the gaso-1 line tank, with the loss of he fluid. Mr. Liniger, with the aid of kind friends who witnessed the accident, j unhitched the horses, and the wagon was fastened to Howard Shackley’s fence wagon which happened to oe near and taken to the smithy where, repairs were mad?. Mr. Liniger kindly called at the Brushwiller & Baker store and stated that he would make ■ good the damage and loss to the gaso- ; line tank and contents-, ANNIVERSARY MEET The Local Odd Fellows Will Hold an Anniversary Meeting Soon. A BIG PROGRAM | Is Being Arranged for the Afternoon and Evening —lnvitations Out. The local subordinate lodge of Odd Fellows are arranging for the completion of a ull day's pleasure on the twenty-second of this month, which night will be given over to, the celebration of the founding of the order ninety-three years agß. In the afternoon the initiatory degree will be given to a class of six candidates and following that the other three degrees will be conferred upon seven candidates. In the evening a semi-public meeting will be held at which the Odd Fellows, their families and invited friends will be present. A big program of musical numbers is being arranged and a speaker will be engaged for the evening. The Rebekali lodge is working actively toward the completion of the program and it is conservatively thought that this anniversary meeting will surpass any heretofore carried out by this order. The active arrangement of the affair is under the direction of the district deputy, Charles Helm, who is ably assisted by ji committee from each lodge. George Flanders made a business Fort Wayne yesterday.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday April, 11 1912.

BAND BOYS' PRACTICE. The Decatur band, recently organ-1 Ized, will meet Thursday evening fori practice. All members should bring I their Instruments with them, but it is not necessary to bring the musln, is a large assorftnent of new selections have been secured and these will Oe practiced. The meeting will lie held in tlie Portr hall, which lias teen used i as the basket ball room by the high : school athletic club. I DUSKY DAUGHTERS Os Pocahontas Will Hold District Council in This City Thursday. A HEAP BIG TIME Is Being Arranged—Ten Counties Will Send Representatives. A big delegation of Daughters of Pocahontas from ten counties of the district will invade the city Thursday when they hold their district council. Many of the state officers will be present, as well as those of the district, and the convention will be a great event. The convention will be called to order at 1:30 o'clock p. m. At 3:30 o'clock there will be a great council, and at 7 o’clock another session, all of which will be interesting to the members of this order. Mrs. Jes».e E. Burdg of this city, who is district Pocahontas, as well as great keeper of wampum, will preside at the district council. An elaborate order of entertainment is by the local I council for the many visitors expect-| ed. The counties represented in this | district are Allen, Adams. Blackford. | Grant, Huntington, Jay. Lagrange.' Randolph, Wells and Wabash. GETS A SHOCK Will Keller Attemtped to Trim Electric Light— Current Had Not BEEN TURNED OFF ' Shocked and Thrown Four Feet —Dazed but not Injured—Narrow Escape. Will Keller, in the employ of the I city as electric light trimmer, got an i electric shock this morning of suffij cient force to throw him four or five I feet, dazing, but not seriously injuring | him, and he considers his escape a very lucky one. The accident happenj ed about 7 o'clock this morning Just | as Mr. Keller was preparing to take out the carbon in the street light :K the Schlickman feed yard corner. The; city current is always supposed to be turned off while this trimming is in progress, but this morning such was not the case, and when Mr. Keller caught hold of the carbqn, the electric current gave him such a shock that he was thrown several feet. He was badly dazed, but after repairing to the city office recovered in a short while sufficiently to resume his work, but not before he telephoned to the headquarters to shut off the current. - — . «ra—— —— ■ ■ ENUMERATORS BEGIN WORK. Count of Children's Noses Must be Made in Twenty Days. The various school enumerators over the county began work today, and must complete the Job within tw'enty days. As the state school funds apportionment is made in ratio to the number of school children, it it well to remember that the more school children we can gather up to enlist the more money will be paid into our coffers to help swell the school fund. It is therefore to tlie best Interest of all the heads of families that they report all children o£ school age.„Do not miss any. Those ■lnking the Enumeration in this city are Omer Butler, Otto Wemhoff atld Jacob Buhler. @

CHURCH UNITY — Was Urged in Sermon of the Rev. Tormohlen of Portland Friends' Church. IN MONROE ADDRESS Tells Why Christians of Today Cannot Pray Down the Power of God. Monroe, Ind., April 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —“Where there is no vision, the people Perish,” Prov. 29:18. This was the theme of Rev. F. H. Tormohlen, pastor of the Friends' church at Portland, Ind., at the M. E. church, Monroe, Monday evening. Rev. Tormohlen is an able and eloquent speaker and held his audience spell-bound throughout his address, and the people of Monroe and vicinity were highly pleased and benefitted by having heard this noted speaekr. The thought that he wished to portray was that the Christian people of today should live that they might have heavenly visions of the Christian duI ties to their God. their church and their fellow man: and so live that their lives might be a beacon light to those out of Christ, and lead them to the foot of the cross wherethey might learn to know him, who gave up his life upon the cross for you and me. He aske dthe question, why it was that the Christian people of today could not pray down the power of God upon themselves and tfieir children as they did in the days of old, and answered by saying that it was because of the lack of that heavenly vision as Christ and ills power to save. He asked the question, why it was ■ and urging that the Christian churchles be so united, that thetr efforts i might be united in one common cause | and that, the saving of precious. Aft- [ er Rev. Tormohlen had concluded Rev. I Crafts, pastor of the Monroe church, j spoke for a few minutes, pleading for unity and recommending that Monroe should erect a new Friends’ church and that there should be unity between them for the advancement of the cause of Christ. Rev. Tormohlen was here with a view of establishing a class in Monroe and erecting a new church, and he met with encouargement on all hands, and will return here again next week and probably speak again at the church on Tuesday evening. —o HYPNOTIST DEAD Galvania, Who Entertained Many Here Some Years Ago,-Killed in Texas. ONE OF THE BEST Driven Out of Bluffton Some Time Ago and is Well Known in Vicinity. «■» Galvania, the famous hypnotist, who visited here some four or five years qgo, made a week's stay here and gave daily performances at the Bosse opera house, has, according to information received, been killed in Texas, through some accident. The particulars of the manner in which his death occurred, were not learned, but the wonder-worker will be remembered by many as he was considered to be one of the best on the road and brought out his power in this line more entertainingly than any other rho visited the city. He also made the wild drive through the streets blind-folded and located the nidden treasure which was placed in some unknown corner and otherwise drew large audiences through his skill In this line. He was well known all around here, being ■ driven out of Bluffton, and hiding under a wagon bridge, until assisted by I officers, went to Fort Wayne, where i he secured a car and left the city. ® I H. R. Moltz was a business visitor in Fort Wayne yesterday •tternoort.

CUT EYE-BAi-L. Louis Weis, er., Met With Painful Accident at Work Tuesday. Louis Weis, ar., one of the faithful employees of the ci’y, In cleaning !'■ streets, met with a very painful accident while at work Tuesday morning, which, perhaps, may mean the b loss of his left eye. He was helping ’ to dig a trench on Elm street, and was using a pick at the time, when he struck a bottle, parts of which flew , into his eye. cutting the eye-ball deeply, and medical attention was neces sary. The eye is causing him considerable pain, and frequently the blood flows from the injury, and at present the physician Is unable to state whether the sight can be saved or not. Mr. ’ Weis stated that perhaps he will hate > to go to Fort Wayne to consult a specialist relative to the injured member. NOT LIKE HUBBYS • Do Dodge City Ladies Vote Their Vote Last Friday Put in a DEMOCRATIC MAYOR i t ’ City Had Been Republican t —Mrs. Carrie Blackburn Gwinner Votes. 1 —— I When the Dodge City (Kans.) ladies 1 got to the city polls last Friday, they disproved the assertion that a ‘‘woman's vote would not amount to anything; that she would vote Just like i her husband, anyhow." They elected H. B. Bell, a democrat, for mayor, I when the city had been republican fo'many years. For many, that was their first vote, but they proved them- ~ selves master hands, and over 500 wo- ' [ men of the 614 registered voted. Only isix or eight women lost their vote bei cause of improper marking or by sign- • ing their names to the ballot. Mrs. M. M. Gwinner, formerly Miss Carrie i Blackburn, of this city, was among ; the voters. Her father, William Blackburn, the well known Washing-; • ton township assessor, received a pa- i i per this morning, telling of the inter-1 ' esting election in which the ladies are [ • given a place. He was personally ac-1 quainted with Mr. Bell, whom he met while visiting there. Mr. Bell has i also served as sheriff of his county. II Mr. Hoover, the retiring mayor, has ! served three one-year and three twoI year terms as mayor. 1 “CORNELL-PRICE PLAYERS.” “The Cornell-Price Players” will open a week's engagement at the Bosse on Monday, April 15th, with the beautiful four-act comedy drama. “The Golden Gypsy,” a z play pretty in its simplicity of plot, with a pretty love story running all the way through, unique and thrilling climaxes and > good line of comedy that will keep you laughing from the rise of the first act curtain, until the fall of the last act curtain. The company is headed by the clever co-stars, “Happy” Hal Price, a comedian of the laugh-making ability, and Miss Florence Maderia, > a vivacious little ingenue of natural, s refined ability. The “Players" tire s composed of ladies and gentlemen of ability, who have been carefully selected and clean, snappy performances are assured, with rattling good vau--1 deville between the acts. The “slo- - gan” of this company is, “something ! doing all the time.” Careful attention has been paid to the costuming and staging of each and every play. Monday night each and every lady will be ’ admitted free with every 30-cent paid t ticket, if purchased at the reserved seat sale before 6 p. m. on Monday. Popular prices will prevail—lo, 20 and 30 cents. 8 0 1 SPRAINED WRIST. 3 —— i A. R. Bell today was quite busy an--3 swering the many questions put to 8 him relative to his arm which he car- ; rie sin a sling. Tuesday while crank- - ing his automobile the crank flew up f and struck him on the arm just above a the hand, spraining his wrist, which is very painful. Troubles of automobile owners are frequent ones, and this is r one of the first,,, experienced by Mr. r Bell.

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AN INVESTIGATION And How it is Made by Geo. Untruthful Stout of the Indianapolis Star. A DREAM OF FIGURES Man With a Broncho Pencil Writes as he Would Like to Have it Show. Indianapolis, Ind., April 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Driven to desperation by the outburst of public censure, the Shank-Kealing-Wallaee machine issued ordeis to the IndiawI apolis Star this week to begin a camI i aign of vilification, misrepresentation and abuse directed at Governor Marshall and the state house denioerrts. George Stout, the local political author, with the shifty eyes and the gambling gait, began the campaign with an attack upon the credit of the state of Indiana. This daring young Horace Greely put on his sleuthing hat, which he wears pulled down over his left eye when bent on the business of his master, and walked to the state house one day this week. "Good morning, Lew,” chirped Stout, as he entered the secretary of state's office. “Good morning, George,” responded Mr. Ellingham. “Have you seen the auditor this morning?” asked the sleuth. “He Just went into his office." said Mr. Ellingham. Having assured himself that the auditor was at work and he could be seen at any time, the daring literary crusader shambled over to the state treasurer's office. "Good morning, Mr. Volmer,” piped Stout. “Good morning, sir,” said the treasurer. "Have you seen the auditor?" asked the correspondent. “Just went into his office," said Mr. Vollmer. "'Mornin',” said Stout. “'Mornin,'” assented the treasurer. Again the state house corridors resounded with the swishing of the reporter's feet as he marched upon the auditor s office. “Good morning, Mr. O’Brien," said . Stout. 1 "Good morning," said the auditor. “What do you do for the spring fever?” breezed Stout. “Work,” said the auditor. ‘Mornin'.” said Stout. “Good morning,” laughed Mr. O'Brien. At last the day s work was ended. The sweeping investigation of the state's finances had been completed. On the way back to the Star's sanctum of purity, Stout evolved the story that the state of Indiana must be bankrupt. Xot knowing or caring that misrepresentation of the figures he obtained while working in the afternoon might impair the credit of the state, he slashed into all the intricacies of state finance to meet the order of his boss to lay the foundation for the coming campaign. It was a trifle early to raise the old cry of extravagance but the job had to be done and the result of his labor has become the laughing stock of his own party. “CASEY JONES.” The of titles for plays is the most difficult part of the theatrical business. Many splendid plays have been financially unsuccessful on account of having titles which did not appeal to the public. Oliver Labadie let "Casey Jones" lay for two years after it was completed, before he hit upon an apt title which has been largely responsible for the success of the offering. The plot of “Casey Jones” would suggest the following titles: “Is Marriage a Failure?” “Winning a Husband,” “A Bargain Husband," “The Boy from Harvard?” “Self Sacrifice,” “The Spinster and the Lawyer,” Too Much Married,” and “In Love With His Wife.” The titles indicate the broad scope of the plot, it is an up-to-date comedy drama, In three acts and is considered somewhat “unusual,” combining heart interest with lots of clean fun and a plot which it is a joy to fathom until the last lines have been spoken. “Casey Jones,” with the original company, will be seen at the Bosse opera house on Saturday, May 3rd.