Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1912 — Page 1

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A SPECIAL TRAIN In Evening of Home-coming Week Will be Run by G. R. & I. Railroad. FOR ACCOMMODATION Os Decatur Visitors—To be Run Between Ft. Wayne and Portland. E O. Wagner of Fort Wayne, commercial agent sor 1 the G. R. & I. railroad, was in the city Tuesday conferring with the Home-coming committee relative to special accommodations in the way of trains that will be given the people along the line during the Home-coming week, beginning Tuesday, October 15th, and continuing through the week This will be done by putting on a special evening train. Train No. 8. from Grand Rapids with its terminal run to Fort Wayne at 7 o'clock in the evening, will be operated through Decatur to Portland at this time. It will paM through this city southward about I o’clock in the eveninc, and will make stops at Monroe, Berne, Geneva, Bryant and ail the chief towns betwen this city and Portland, and will then return northward, stopping in this city again about 11 o'clock, enroute to Fort Wayne. k People living south of the city, who wish to attend the evening sessions of the Home-coming and who do not desire to return so early as 8 o’clock in the evening, may remain over for the southbound train leaving here at 2:05 o clock in the morning, while tnose who live north and wish to r»tum after the evening sessions, may take advantage of the special leaving here about 11 o'clock .Mr. Wagner stated that they did not expect the train to make money for the road, but that they wished to do thia tor Decatur. Decatur certainly appreciates it. From Far-off Manitoba. Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada, Sept. 23, 1912. Mr. French Quinn, Decatur, Ind.. Dear Sir:—Some time ago I received from you an invitation to visit Decatur and Old Adams county, during the Old Home Week celebration i wish to express my heartfelt thanks for this kindly summons, which recalls to my memory many of the pleasures of my youth, enjoyed in and near old Decatur. 1 see by your stationery that Decatur is forging ahead, commercially and in manufacturing, which no doubt brings many strange faces into the town, but yet, if I should have the pleasure of being there on this oc-i casion. I feel that I would have many a hearty hand-shake from the friends who never forget, even though time and space separate us. I am sorry to have to say that I will not be able to be there, as I am in the glass manufacturing business here and this is our rush season, so I cannot spare the time to make so long a journey. However, you and all the parties in this worthy celebration have my very best wishes for an enjoyable time. Believe me. friends, If it were possible. I would join you October 14, 1912. and help celebrate Old Home Week. Sincerely yours, FRANK J. HOUK. One from Keystone State. Cranesville, Pa., Sept. 23, 1912. Mr. French Quinn, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Sir:—Your kind invitation to attend Old Home-coming week in Decatur received. We thank you most kindly and assure you that some of us will attend. Yours truly, W’. B. SUTTLES AND FAMILY. Another from the Buckeye. Lima, Ohio, Sept. 23, 1912. Mr. French Quinn, Decatur, Ind.: Dear Sir:—Your letter received a few days ago. In reply will say, I will be there Home-coming week if nothing happens, for I still have a warm spot in my heart for the old town. Also it will be a pleasure to meet my old friends again. Thanking you for the invitation, I am. Respectfully yours, D. DeVINNEY--404H No. Main St., Lima, Ohio. — o Mrs. D. M. Reed and children, Margaret and Robert, returned to Fort after a visit with her mother. Mrs Mary Fullenkamp.

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I AN OLD SETTLER. I'ah’ln Morehead, living near Will shire, Ohio, was j n the city j ester-1 r day looking up some old friends and I > got into a conversation about the old-! en times | n this country. The first time Mr. MorefTead visited Decatur was sixty years ago and there were then less than fifty inhabitants here. Tlie whole country was then a wilder- . ness for miles around, and filled with wild animals, and he said that many a time he was chased by a bear or a wolf. Mr. Morehead was born in * illshlre township, Van Wert countv, in 1839. He intends to come to Decatur during Old Home Week and meet some of the old settlers that used to be schools boys with him. COURT HOUSE NEWS Coulson Divorce Suit Set for '. Thursday-Ayres Case for Friday. SHAFER PETERSON i I Appointed Special Judge in Amy Smith Partition Case—Probate Matters. Twq cases are set for trial thii} week. They are the divorce case of Luther M. Coulson vs. Zeila Coulson, for Thursday,' and the case of the State vs. Benjamin Ayres, for wife and child desertion, for Fridav. :| ' The final report of David Steele, administrator of the Mary E. Steele estate, was allowed and the administrator discharged In the matter of Louis Bracht et al., petition for drain, bill of expense was filed by the superintendent of con-, struction. By agreement of the parties in the I quiet title case of The First National Bank of Decatur vs. Amy Smith et al., the Hon. Shafer Peterson is appointed special judge to hear and determine this cause. Hershel Whiteman vs. Lulie Whiteman, divorce: answer filed. Case is set for trial Thursday, October 3rd. Adam Beberstine vs. Berne Milling Co., demurrer to complaint overruled; exceptions. Answer in four paragraphs filed. Rule to reply to third ■ and fourth paragraphs of answer. Robert W. Edington vs. Hazel J. Edington, divorce. The plaintiff is ordered to pay the defendant the balance ■ of allowance heretofore ordered, in 3 : days. Perry Robison this afternoon filed 1 a suit in circuit court asking that a guardian be appointed for his sister, I Maria Robison, whom he alleges is j i past seventy years of age, aged and ( Infirm, and Is incapable of managing, her estate and business affairs. A. P. Beatty is the plaintiff's attorney. Real estate transfers: Decatur I Cemetery association to Melvin Mailonee. lot 534, Decatur cemetery, $57.60; Berne Lumber Co. to Otto Stucky et al., lot 168, Herne, $125; Catherine Moser to Jlerne Lumber Co., lot 70, Berne. S6OO. many died in august. > Indianapolis, Ind.. Sept. 25 (Spec-. ■ ial to Daily Democrat) —Nine persons > were murdered and forty-four commiti ted suicide during August, according, to the figures made public today by the state board of health. Accidents were the cause of 193 deaths. Twentytwo persons drowned and there were 246 deaths from external causes during the month. NEW DANK ASSISTANT ( f Miss Frances Cole has taken d poaii tion as assistant at the First National I Bank. She will succeed Miss Vera > Andrews who has tendered her resigI nation, the same to take effect In October. She will go to Leslie, Michigan, to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Andrews formerly of near Monroe. - Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler, who t have been visiting in the east are expected home this evening or tomorrow

W.O. SMITH WINS Bluffton Jury Awards Him Sum of $63 on the Industrial Policy OF WILL SMITH — Prudential Co. Claimed Smith Contracted Tuben" culosis Before Insuring.’ Charles G. Dailey of the firm of Merriman & Dailey, acted Tuesday for the first'time i.n the capacity of a Judge on the bench of the Wells circuit court, says the Bluffton News. He was called to the court room about 2 o’clock to receive the verdict of the jury In the case of W. O. (Charles) Smith, against the Prudential Insurance company, in sought to collect insurance alleged due on a policy carried on the life of William E. Smith, deceased. Judge Sturgis presided during the hearing of evidence, which was concluded Monday evening, and during the arguments of attorneys this forenoon, but he could not be in the court room Tuesday afternoon when the jury was ready to report and Mr. Dailey was therefore called upon to jjpt a» special Judge to receive the verdict, which was mutually agreeable to the opposing attorneys. The Jury's verdict awarded Mr. Smith $63 on the industrial policy, which was approximately the amount sought in his complaint. The Prudential company had refused payment on the grounds that William E. Smith had contracted tuberculosis before he secured the insurance policy and that the beneficiary was not entitled to payment under the policy. The jury held the company should make the payment. Q THE BROTHERHOOD The Methodist Brotherhood Announces Program for the Year’s Meetings. EIGHT EVENINGS Will be Given Over to Study of Some Valuable Subject by Members. The program of the Methodist Brotherhood meeting has just been published and shows some very good features which will no doubt prove very beneficial to the brotherhood durI ing the coming winter. The officers of the brotherhood are: President, Jno. R. Parrish; first vice president, W. H. ' Fledderjohann; second vice president, Fred V. Mills; secretary, Charles R. Dunn; treasurer, Joe McFarland; pastor, Rev. R. L. Semans. The first meeting of the year will be held upon October Ist and under the caption. “Return from Vacation," Daniel Sprang will tell of a trip through northern Michigan, John Niblick of a trip to Boston in an automobile. Dan Baumgartner will tell of a trip to Canada, and Rev. Semans will tell of a trip to the Thousand Isles, and a general discussion, “What Can We do ■ This Year?" will be in order. On November 12th a father And son i meeting will be held in which the ' fathers will tell of their experiences l as boys. December 3rd is the date upon which the brotherhood will hold a debate taking a popular question. January 7th the subject will be "Our Evangelists," and the leading Methodist evangelists will be studied. On February 4th, Hon. Judge J. T. Merryman will give an address to the brotherhood. March 4th will be ladies' night and upon this night the broth erhood will entertain the ladies. April Ist two hygienic subjects will be treated, "The Care of the Teeth.” by Dr. Roy Archbold, and another by Dr. .1. S. Boyers, subject to be announced later. On May 6th the last meeting w'll be held and will be the feature entertainment of the series—that of the second annual banquet. Special Sunday afternoon meetings will be held throughout the winter and an especially good year is anticipated.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday September, 26 1912.

HE WAS A BELGIAN. Some objection was made by representatives of various foreign nationalities Tuesday evening to the statement that the foreign beet worker who is alleged to have eloped with Mrs. John Cramer, was a Bohemian. The Interpreter wishes us to state that he was a Belgian and not a Bohemian. We gladly correct it with the apology to the Bohemians. o STRUCK BY CAR. Clayton, Ind., Sept. 25—(Special to Dally Democrat)- —An unidentified woman, about forty years old, was struck by an interurban car here today and instantly killed. It is believed that she deliberately threw herself before the car with the intention of committing suicide. Her body was taken to Plainfield. BLOWERS’ BEER r Intoxicating Beverage Sold i to Intoxicated Man by Charles Zeser ' —— 1 RESULTS IN CHARGE i Filed Against Bartender—- • Case Filed in Court Today by Marshal. i 1 Upon a warrant issued from the Ad- ' ams circuit court this morning, Chas. 1 Zeser, bartender at Curley's place, 1 was arrested on the charge of selling ! liquor to an intoxicated person. The I affidavit was made by Marshal Peter- ’ son and is in two counts. The first '' sets out that Zeser sold intoxicating ‘ liquor, specified in particular, as a glass of beer, last Friday, September 20th, to one John Blowers of Berne, who was already in an intoxicated II condition. The second count sets out the selling of intoxicating liquor in general to Blowers. The marshal stated that Friday he had noticed I Blowers in a drunken condition call at one saloon for a drink and was re fused. He then went out, and the marshal stated that he and John D. Hale followed him, with the intention o; seeing whether his wants would be filled any where else and saw Zeser , sell him the beer, the affidavit against him resulting. Zezer's bond was fixed at S2OO. BUT ONE SURVIVOR Os Kingsland Wreck—Mrs. W. D. Burgan of Bluffi ton. Since Death of FRED A. PARKHURST Whose Death Occurred at Knoxville, Tenn.—Was Forty-second Death. > 1 Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 25—The terri- ‘ ble Kingsland wreck on the Ft. Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction comi pany's line, which occurred on Sep- ■ tember 21, 1910, Just north of the > little town of Kingsland, has claimed its forty-second victim in the death at i Knoxville, Tenn., of Fred A. Park- > hurst, information of whose death i reached this city only yesterday. He > died on September 19th, lacking only I two days of tne second anniversary of . the catastrophe. Mrs. Parkhurst, in letters to friends ■ In this city, states that the attending i physicians ascribed her husband's • death as directly due to uraemic poi- ■ soning, and he passed away, she states, ' after lying unconscious continually • for one week. The funeral services I and burial occurred at the old home of - Parkhurst at Knoxville. Surviving . him are his wife and tf.o small chil- . dren. Partial provision for them is left in 1 the form of a goodly balance of the - sum of $15,000, which was paid by the ' traction company in the settlement of the claim for personal injuries. s The only surviving passenger of the r ill-fated car is now Mrs. W. D. Burgan • of this city, whose husband was killed in the wreck.

THE BALL GAME The Lima League Team is Returning to Play Off Tie Game. I " OF TWO WEEKS AGO I >• Decatur Shamrocks Will Win This Game if it is at all Possible. ( The base ball game scheduled for next Sunday between the Decatur Shamrocks and the Lima State j | League team will settle the muchi mooted question as to which is the better team. It will be rememered that two weeks ago the same teams ['clashed upon the local diamond and that after playing eleven innings the game was tied and had to be called on account of darkness. Then it was agreed that the tie would be played off here within two * weeks and the game Sunday was agreed upon. Tom Railing will pitch for the Lima team and Biersdorfer will pitch tor the locals. . The game Will no doubt be a battle I every inning and if you like a fast ' game you should not miss this, the I fastest game, probably, of the season. I The season is jut about closed and | the management is making a special effort to get only the best of teams , for the next few games which will be , i played before the coming of cold | weather and if you’re a base ball fan . you had better get your winter sup- , ply. You cannot do better than wit- ’ ness the game next Sunday between . I these two winning teams. MARCHING CLUB 1 The Wilson and Marshall First Voters’ Marching Club Organizes. A GOOD MEETING ij Last Night at Democratic Headquarters — Meets Again Monday Night. j The organization of the Wilson and | Marshall and First Voters' Marching club occurred Tuesday night at the democratic headquarters in this city. Commencing at 7 o’clock a fife and 1 drum corps began to make things lively in headquarters and a great number of people gathered on the street to hear the enthusing music. • At 7:30 the corps played in front of the headquarters and about fifty good democrats made their way up stirs, where the organization of the club was commenced. As permanent chairman, Fred Schurger was proposed and unanimously elected. As secretary for the organization Ansel Bremerkamp was elected. A committee on rules was appointed and they will for- ■ mulate a set of rules and present i them at the next meeting for ratifiesI tion after which the organization will : be governed by them. A speech by Deputy Sheriff Jesse i Kelly and by the Hon. Ralleigh C. > Parrish were features of the evening. ■ Mr. Parrish sounded the keynote of ( the local campaign in his speech calling on all democrats to stand togethi er. The next meeting of the organiza- ; tion will be on Monday night and it i is expected that many more will join ■ at that time. , A list of the members will be sent ■ to each central committeeman and he i will work in harmony with the club ! and It is thought that the organiza- ; tion will number five hundred before ■ the beginning of the campaign. Every first voter and democrat i should make it a personal duty to be ! present at the headquarters upon > next Monday night for the enrollment f of more members. Join, yourself, and get the other fellow j o i Fred Schaub returned from Win--1 cheater this morning where he was looking after business matters.

FREAK CHICKEN. Charles J. Miller of Rural Route 10, while walking around the barn yard, met with a great surprise. He had noticed a few days before that a hen had a nest off in the distance, and today she was coming back to the barn where the rest of the chickens are kept, and had about ten little chicks with her. One of the youngsters seemed to be rather queer looking, and a further investigation developed that the chick had four legs. In walking It did not use its two back legs, and could get about as fast as the other ones. It seems to be healthy and can east as much as any of the other chicks. POLICECOURTNEWS Jake Grim Arrested for Giving Liquor to Chas. Abbott While Drunk. WAS FOUND GUILTY And Appealed to Circuit Court—Two Drunks Plead Guilty and are Fined. The first kensationai case for several weeks was up before Mayor Teepie Tuesday afternoon, in which Jake Grim was charged with giving liquor to Charles Abbott, while he was in a drunken condition. Last Friday Marshal Peterson noticed the two men together and acting strangely, and watching them he saw Grim and Abbott enter a livery stable where Grim is alleged to have given Abbot whiskey. Later when confronted by Pejerson he admitted bis guilt and said that he would not do it again. However, it is said that within an hour he repeated the action and Peterson set about securing his evidence. Grim was arrested Tuesday and brought before the mayor, where he appeared with L. C. DeVoss as his attorney. A full bottle of whiskey was entered as evidence, and Peterson swore that a half-filled bottle which he secured was the one from which they were drinking. The mayor found Grim guilty as charged, and he at once entered an appeal to the circuit court where the case will be gone into further. His bond was fixed at SIOO, which he gave. Charles Robinson was brought up before 'Squire Stone on a plain drunk charge Tuesday afternoon and entering a plea of guilty, drew a fine of five dollars and costs, or a total of $13.80. Daniel Cawley was also brought before the 'squire on a similar charge, and he also pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined five dollars and costs, totaling $13.80. o NO DEPOT CHANGE Will Be Made By The G. R. & 1. At Portland. Rumor that has been current for the past several days to the effect that the G. R. & I. railroad company contemplated a number of improvements in this city, among which was the removal of the depot from Its present location, were set at rest Monday, when D. R. Wright, roadmaster of this division, said that no appropriation had yet been asked or granted to carry on the work. The company is now changing Its line of switches between Walnut and High Streets. One spur is being removed entirely and two others are being installed to take its place. This will afford room for about fourteen more cars on the team tracks for the loading and unloading of frieght shipped to and from the Portland station. —Portland Sun. POSITION IN TOLEDO, O. Miss Louise Teeple, daughter of Frank Teeple of this city, will leave Sunday for Toledo, Ohio, where she has taken a position as stenographer and bookkeeper for the U. S. Melvin company, iron workers. Miss Teeple is a graduate of the Fort Wayne business college. She will be accompanied by her sister, Goldia Teeple, who will spend the winter there. Miss , Goldia had been in Toledo but returned last Sunday for a week's visit. •

MR. EITING DEAD » Well Known Resident and 1 Former Business Man Answers Call. > » —— , AGED EIGHTY-FOUR —- t i Survived by Six Children— I Had Been in Poor Health —Grew Worse Tuesday. . The death of John Eiting, who re- ’ sided with his daughter, Mrs. C. N. Lange, on North Fifth street, occurred about 8 o'clock ,and came as a shock to every one. Mr. Eiting was in business in Decatur from 1876 to 1889, and was head of the firm of F'ting & Co., now known as the Boston store. He was also in the grain and elevator business in this city, and •as the first man to build an elevator ’ along the Erie tracks. Mr. Eiting formerly lived at Minster, Ohio, where he was engaged in the woolen business, the firm being known as the Minster ■ Woolen Mills. The cause of his death was due to old age, he being nearly elghty-four years old. His condition was not believed serious until Tuesday evening, when he began to grow worse, and before his relatives from out of town could be called to his bedside he passed from this life into an everlasting one. ' Mr. Eiting was born in Bochhold, • German, March 25, 1828. Mrs. Eiti Ing died about four years ago in this city. The funeral services will be held at Minster, Ohio, Saturday mom--1 ing at 8:30 in the Catholic church of ' that place. He is survived by six children: Mrs. Mary Oldiges of Minster, Ohio; Mrs. C. N. Lange, Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp and Mrs. Carrie Ehinger, of this city, and his two sons, Frank and John Eiting, of Minster, Ohio. o THE MONROE NEWS. Monroe, Ind., Sept. 25 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Preparations are now being made at Monroe for a rousing democratic meeting to be held at the school house on Saturday, October sth. at which time a democratic club will be organized. Prominent speakers will be present to discuss the issues of the day. Everybody turn out to this meeting and make it one of the best ever. Miss Lehman of Berne will give a musical recital on Friday evening at the assembly room of the school house. Miss Lehman is an accomplished instructor, and has quite a large class, which will render some classic selections. All are cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Sam Doak of Decatur was a guest of Mrs. John Mayer Tuesday. Yob will now find John Mayer behind the Everhart, south-end grocery store counter, where he will greet all his friends and all others with a 2xß smile, and is ever ready to dispense anything in the grocery, dry goods and candy line. Drop in and see him, and you will find that you can get more goods for less money than anywhere on the map. o —- A PARADE OF FORD CARS. Will Pass Through City at Noon Tomorrow Enroute to Bluffton. The Grove Garage company of Bluffton, general agents for the Ford automobile, will give a feature Thursday that should attract much attention and prove a good advertiser for them. An aviation meet is being held in . Bluffton, and the Grove Garage com- , pany, to add to the event, will leave Bluffton early tomorrow morning, go- , ing to Redkey, Dunkirk, Portland, Geneva, Berne, Monroe, Decatur, picking up all the Ford cars they can, and hope to get into Bluffton about one o'clock with one huundred of these cars in a parade. They will reach here about 11:30 o'clock and will be joined by several from this city and ■ community, proceeding to Ossian and ■ thence to Bluffton. COUNTY MAPS FOR SALE. We have a number of maps of Ad- • ams county, consigned to us by the > owners, which we are authorized to s sell, paper maps at $1.25 and cloth - at 12.25. If you need one call at this office.

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