Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1912 — Page 2

A* sMiooobil® »*’■<» oasiMiag of Mr and Mr* G E Garud, Mrs F R S*iU> and son, Robert. Mr* William Parent aid Mrs M H Fee and Ch - ere®. Ljrie, !*u®&Jd a>4 G-lean. were rayaliy fsteruunM &t the home of Mr u>4 Mr* J. W Mtftariy of R R No j At uoor. Mr* sSh-Xe.) and dauch • -r, Wit4n*. terved a di* jt «»i enjoyed by *ll Tt#> !*•.’!'> • * *» f ie? : cbifony • *» Lfa* xa*-**. AX of the Meth L*t t Hoax* M i*Fic*c*ry so* My * hvsse of Mrs J I) Bo? ;»<*■• Th\ a*t*rrx'S, wb*m .or- •. larfM *5 Interest x* study -*«’ > rorisl good tiwv Frapkis s.t'f*fe.. •’■' |fci..*r •■,'•. : t**r »«eet kxl other autumn fruits and **n acsoefetM :hc T!al - Ivet to ebunrxr woratioa of Ik 11 hesoe. and lov'd«d the appropriate stmotr-hrre The *»> dy »u condce-fed under the lead»rebip of M-s 0 D Lewtos and ta’k* sore give* toy variou* BJ®*aber* trf th» <u,- ie*y. Mis* Haß’e Leonard add'd to the program by a prcrir '/S-o *** *jM»i.Fted by A»oia Fraak, Edna Stre> and Merk* Ixmard, is serving refresh most* which consisted of pumpk u ;»ie, cake, fruit toad and M?** The Mcial grivec Thursday ererJar ax the bosne of Mr. and Mr*. ■ Ider cc Mo® roe Etrept by the Your. 4 People s Christ-*a Endeavor Tn? an <m :ae United Brß!ir« etcr-h vm w was rood abcu? sixty !*- nr yreaeat PumMtia f*<es. ‘Todcer i* ?h» «•'./.»*■ aMvaui leaves and ®ewer* we e fully imerM about the room*, and pumpkfe face shades hooded rhe eieeand much rnernmeßt was seated I’■ tae rej>r**eßta.Ticn of g’boaia. in:r=. bobrobiinF, a»d characters nf all knd* and *at'C’Sslit:•*« After * rood time *as apeut in learning the identity of the 'hara/t-*® otb**r iweoefiU were provided Ass shine pond wa« one of the aasnsements. as well as mean* of addior to the societr*£ tre**John Potter Later. t*<o refresbmen** of pop-c on and candle* i* artMfe Hallowe’eti napkin tied with yello* &fid blxtk liUtoM ia ?ok‘ i -4h*pe were fished fron the same very fruit- • ..1 pocd The affair was a decided T-jcial as well v- Snaacial success. The Fovr O dock Hub firt*. mclocX VM-’oria M !1«, L«clle Sutler. Ftori» Ml■-baud. R.>ma.n- Murray and Ruth Ba"mcartrer had a happy mas- ■ jerade party last evening at the >-ce ol M i»s Rath, where a jolly road •..me was speat. MenjwaEle asioeg the season s par • -s was that o' Thursday afternoon, itven by Mrs A. M Aaker at her iome on Winchester street The aenty-five Lad'.e* who -espoaded to nritations brotaht the'r sewing and zeedles few briskly until the hour for aying them aside for amusement* in mother vela in two guessing con -st*. Mrs C. A. Dogs a and Mrs W -i I>e srcred the highest and drew the wize* Mrs. Anker was assisted ; y her ■•’ighter Teronva. and th? M saes Rath Hubbard and Helen Duran in serving refreshment* esggest:»e of the season, the ice cream being *. sually pretty, served in the form <* emaydtSn*. '"he Hallor -'en S'-asw»n w*» saegested also in the pretty fleeo-lu-candearert lights Ftrttag aad gave the destrm* soft, wi rd light ■ !?*■<■ t Is * jCtl* yellow <# >m w-TM'd forfb 'r<nn th* fodde r , aud gwrrda fantA«*k feftooe* amid wh<<b v tr.pkln far'-* table was pretty with its Wed ptnnr «*ed dome, and Helio’ e'er sugre*. tiona ran rife in other ways The Earre bfous and Floriiul de Purir- elutes •••" entertained by Miss E-la Mutsdteler Tnorsday evening at a merry Hallowe’eti party. All came sc*sk-«Ml, aMt the gnesaing powers of the i>o«--as were task'd to the utmost fc identity-ng the motley assembly of sj.irits ansi othe-rwioe, in their special estumea. When gt.eseed the foiiow.'ag stood r« r-;- ■'d . Golds Gay. Be»Me Baansssrtner. Pear! and Grace Purdy M.vfWSda. SeUemeyer. St»‘.’a ( i.-rniater, '** : 1 Eady. Flora Fledder- . - baton. Euia M cKirtner, Lytiut I' .*!*■<■ lisMabi and Ella Mutachk-r. P' Krteins and <or> and Hallowe'en decoratiOES ia j refusion were used in the dc-corstion* of the home. The \'.'a? nf lost-ards cut into many pijK-es waa one of the contest*. Miss Grace Purdy aecomptishiDg her pleasant task first. Other games and Hallowe’en customs were carried out and a delicious lunch served. A flash-light metnye the < otnpany waa taken and ill be a souvenir of a happy time Christian Binding, musician, was studied by tbe Euten>e*iis last even-

’ -eg at the home of Mis* Euby Millr*., | nder the leadership of Mrs.. Ettgeue , ' Runyon and K**as Edna Hoffman. Re ■ : ;wru from the states' federated deb* , ' lonveauoa ax Fort Wayne last ««**. ■ were gives by tbe delegate*. Mrs. E ’ Ip Adams and Mrs Roy Archbold Mis* R- b BaumgArtaer gave a nw • ry Hallowe en party for the club of | ' little g*ris of which rise is a member. 1 ’ a mock defigbrful ticw t>eing spent M<*s Joe Auracber of Steeanßfiesa. lona, is the guest* ol Mrs. F V Milt* A Joliy Haltowe en isurty wa* F’'H j * last evening at tbe Hammell borne Him Mabel Hower entertahted a’ fjaßy bench of pneoda at a masquer-; ade party Thursday evening, and all. i tbe neaeccabie game* coambuted *o! the pleasure Mr and Mrs Harr? Quinn are e»- • pet ted fron; Kansas City, and will i join tbe family c.rcle at the home of > hi* aun-. Mr* Mary Eley, who v '! j give a dinner party tomorrow Other guests wffl be Mr and Mrs Don Qu-inn I and daughter. Louise of Chicago. Mt and Mr* Frv- eb Qsinn and children i Rebs and Robert of this city Mr* E H Lyons, inspector of the W R C» went to Geneva today, rtf’- ■ she will inspect the Geneva corps. Ex-Judge and Mrs Al Jobnaot. o' ■ of S.oux City, lowa were guest* o»<| n gtet of Mr and Mr* Joe McFarland > They left this morning for F.'lufftoa. ■ r sis o - -■■. k d-nner ‘..arty given last ' evening by Miss ireu Erwin, wa* a* . j x-sa. wir ’ HID £., OfitTLARY. Rcfeie J. Haley w*as bom eg the IMh | of November. 1*75. at Monroeville.; & r r j.ii *<- Miar*?'L' I - ' 5 . uO .■ H«ut of N>< Hivvu. BfeUr then moving to tfcM e ft »as 2: that place she joined the M. P tfcsrt t and tecame a faithful membei' is the church and of tbe Ladies' Aid society j of which she wa* a member. To this union, one child. Victor, who rurvives. I was bom. Two years ago this fail, they removed to Fort Wayne where they have since res.ced. until the' death angel came and claimed it* rfc-' tim. October 17, ISIX at the age of »" ■ year*. 11 month* and 7 day* She was a good mother and wife .nd a e>xl friend and neighbor, and will be sad>y' miaaed by all She wa* s’way* ready • to do somebody a good deed. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors o': .America. She had been sick since April, when she took typhoid pneu monia They took her o tbe St. Joe , hospital where vbe got better; they. then took her home when quick coe : sumption set in. Aki&nrb sue suf-j sered terribly and had been at tbe ’ point of death for a long time she took ' It all in patience and would say. “If ■ it is the Lord's w ill I am ready,” and i all waa done that could be done ®w; her. but in vain There remain* to: mourn her deparmre one son, bus- i band, father and mother and three sifters and two trethem and one sister preceded her in death. Funeral wa* fro® tbe V P church at N w: A iov.-.e one from .is has gone, A voice we love is still, A place is vacant in our home. Which never can be SHed. God m hi* wisdom has recalled fte boon h s s love hath given ~he igh the body moulder* here "he reel s safe in heaven ” OBITUARY. Thomas M. Woodruf. was born in <" -cea county Per ary i vania. near .. y:.< sburg. May !i<. Isfii. and died! October 22. 1912, at Paragould. Ark. . - wa* the eides; sot. of Demas and 'aiia Woodruff and came vitb ai* .-j-ents to Adam* county, Indiana. Octobor 22. IfSSS. just forty-nine years • ror to tiie day of hi* death His father wa* killed in a railway accident lan nary 1, I%M. He cad brought bis ;mi!r here ?nd bad returned to tbe •_!d Pennsylvania home to attend to ow»;n«■** there. and waa enroutv home shea his death occurred. This left 'or 'Thoma* the care ol the rest of tbe ’htnlly. He resided here until Novem'■r»r 2, i&fi.v, when be and his wife went io Patagould where they have since lived. He is survived by his wife, two sisters and two brothers. A sister Violetta and a brother. Samuel, have preceded him to death. In tbe duafb of Peter Holthouse, aged seventy-one yea.t, tbe senior member of the clothing Enn of Holthouse. Schulte & Company. Decatur lost her oldest, active business man.

' be h»«vng sneat bis entire life ta tffes Mr HoJtboui* had at jO'at ;of dmit for urrmbl aeeka. aad iu* d«satk. uhwh orcofTw! at *'’• o'clock this monxirx feds a ' toiig z*Tiod <rf iUw*s with a coo pii caution of <Sis*eßS* , a Although weJl advorod in years he *a> a re* ' marl ably well preserved raaa. and ’ continued active in bu*m*■»» anti* t-*e latter )*rt of tbe summer, wbec tia health began to decline and b«» appearance oa the street* and as hi* ‘ piaee of buarne** beeax* les* f rei quest. On August 19th hi* ill ties* took a more **riou» rum and in *i ite of the j best care and treatment, the decline stase tb« becaxne mjdd Me »*» ’ takes to W«t Haden for treatment out grew worse there and a return to ! his home wa* advised, being male ' with great ddbeuity on account of toe ‘ semou* stage which hi* case took at : this time. Fbr the past two weeks ! be bad bees unable to take nour.eh , meet and for the past several day* * wa* uaconsciout. Mr Holthouse wa* one td the best : known met in the community, having I perhaps Ole of the w .des’, ecquant- ’ taacrehip of any in the county His j condhtuor was anxiously inquired I about from day to day and hi* death , causes keen sorrow to tho*e with ! w bom he ba* been associated for I many year*, tn a business and aocx! ! way Mr Holthouse is truly one ©f the I p oneer residents of this eranmuaity. , lieing the second white child horn in j Waathunon tows eh ip. He was bora I in thia city, the date of his birth be- | :ng October SS. IStl He was married m the St M»ry t Catholic trrvt [thi* city, by Rev Father Vos o*ed>r NovetEber f. 1974. to Mis* Mary Ck -• ; She wa* a daughter of dot n and Cat. ’ ertne Ck>*« and wa* the first white j I child bora tn Deeatur Her death or- ■ i currsd seven! years ajco Thy** cf*n-: ! drea snrriTe. They are Gertrude. • ; Lena and Anthony Bernard, all at ’ ■ heme Mr. Holthouse wa* a sot of i I Jots Fecnard and Cathetr’' < Mester»j iHoitbouse. who were native* of Han-1 over, Germany. They eame to Asset- j ; i ra befwe their marriage, coming to j thi* -ouxtry in lUS. Tbe lather land : ed at New Tort in May, IKK, nsbsesing there antil the fall when he can’ to Adam* eoenty. locating on land ia 1 Washiegtoa township, near thi* cdtv ' He w*» married at Fort Wayne, a : AST, and tbe *- bject of this **'”h; wa* one of the six children bora *o them Tbe mother died m Februa - y IMg at the age ol fifty *;x ■«■.'>. a:., tbe father in IS7", at tbe age of * ; ir» ' yearn Ttee father -tn r roved rro ■ •arm* is Wasr-rrton lownsh -, and tbe so*. Peter, who wa* reared a fanner, remamed on bn father'* fans unt.’ rearteing maturity He was educated in both the Eusitsh and G--rsixu ’.r g-.iage* in tne st bool* of Uis city ‘ .. hi* lasers death be wxr tsa '- ad._'t. istrator of hi* estate, which he quendy purchased from tbe heir* tn 11872 he rented iu* farm and moved to Decatar where be began cleriing for the mercantile establishment of Niblick, Crawford A Son*, before entering t-uaesea* of his own It wa* in 1888 that Mr Hsdtbouse ’ decided to enter into busines* for himself. and be and hi* brother, John Holtbouse, purchased the cloth,-n bostesaa conducted by Nitliek. Cra ford t Company, the firm name be >r then changed to Peter Hoithouse iBrother Peter Holtbouse had sin-e beem continuously engaged in ;ue clothing business, his name beinr ■ tamed throughout the several changes ■in eicept for one year, i wbec he severed his connection with j the store. In Jantmry of 1891. John > sold his interest to his brather, Peter, who was sole proprietor trntil in January o‘ ?*S<3, when he took as a part E’-r, Henry S.‘unite, who i* stiil assoJ cinted with the firm. Tbe firm name I then '•hang'-d to Peter Holthouse ar iComrtny Wb*® in the spring of IK'S i John Falk became interested therein. , the name was changed to Hoitkccse. ! Schulte A Falk, renaming such until Anil, when Mr. Holthouse severed his i connection with the store, selling tu Schulte Falk k Etimger. Mr. Holthewse, however, the next year, in the spring of 1899. decided to re-enter t i e . business witb Mr. Schulte, the old firm selling out to these two; w bich took the name of Peter Hoithouse a c o mpany In the spring of 19’?'. William P. Schrock was received into Use E-’siness. farming th® firm name of . Holl house. Schulte A I'onpui', which is still in effect The b' -inees nas grown and been increased from time to ttrae with the establishment of tranch store*, and the company ha* had a remarbably ■aecesaful career Jn 1893, a bran.-h store wa* established in Geneva, with W. W. Harris a* manager. This »a* , conducted there several years and was then moved to Redkey, where it . is known a* one of the substantial «- ■ terprise* of that town under tbe ma.i- . agement of John C. Ponder. Mr. Holthouse wa* a man of affair*, . active and enterprising, and be took .’ an active part in shaping the busi- . neM affairs and life in general of thus , city and community, where all of his

neve®ty-«SBe year* of Efe wv.e ajceni He wa* a rtodent JI the «ty fvr forty year* of hi* aevonty-cme. IlidCW tixCMhf* Mt Hoi! ho a** it arrived by o©** broth* r. John Hottbonae, and one sinter. Mr* Herman Frake. both of thi* city A brother. Henry, and a s mor. Mra Conrad Brake, have preeeded him fa death, a* did bi* brottew. Anthony HollhOßK, WhtJttJP d«Bth {JO'WJTt’d te JonesbcMV. Ark, six years ago Tbe funeral w.U be tirid Monda.' moraine at 8:99 o'clock at the St Marya CattooMe church cd which be wa* a laith'ul member o The > sual eartr-me of bomteron* miacbMf and prank-Haymg ac-omjv aayieg tbe Hallo* re* wa* conapiru oi» '.a*t evening for it* abaence For once. Deeatur passed a ‘ sane and — cosapwattvely— sane” Hallowe'en Wbetber the aoL<» given by the Mayor to the effect that pro*ev utioa* x-.'Eld tollii* *«a;-marking and osber pnmka or wb*Abe' the ran that kept : •> a Moody flow t. all during the l«st jsrt.o! tbe eveaing. threw cold warnr or t * r ;xn* made : y tbe young Docaturit.es U a matter of conjecture- at XX.’ Tai’* tlti? Cftftf'TFFJT IH’rtS dlstxrbaiMre thsi morsiag:. md to content tbetnsvlve* with aqufvfi Hallow e ea indoor* u th no further exritemeat that that <r- ated by mask ng and the car ry. ng out of tbe Hal towe'en amusement*. There were sea; o»ly any soa;-marking made os t*e windtw* and whaX few there were, were w ashed away by the rain. Here and ttoere a min:' building wa* sodden? s:i*ed with moving npirit* dur- : Ing the night and then suddenly disetE bodied rs a •traage and alien plane la* rhe Bsidßight hour sounded tbe ’. nctea :'-r the spirt* to See back to | their areastocsec abode, but even I tftfSK v - ’. ?> f*w, 8F t f*e*TEts sT'irrts art i slso to ■». alkisr oat i> the 1-3* ’L* *.:y :>.* xovd | ■ ?"u chxis-K iawß s«iLgs aud l»wb riods a»t-i »ut uioe thirty to lorx :her CB2Z- io a house «terPi I u*? <-_s iwto the aT -•■** the bens snsny-i ’ ' so far as that caxg was ood ,

Atom thirty or forty young toy* ranging from rei o fifteen years in ng* c-ombmod st-«e:gtk last night and the whcke *w-':. started out to do tr. agt. Mesw tor eatoesst was im-■-nssibi* wnh »o larry a crowd and er--j body tar Useas eoat eg. The aig'rt irlican** w*s hat cn their trail for ec tour or so sad sv -*-d<-d ;a break m. up the totsch they had ae--tsr l-s"ed a single tr,<_ —l .. r> — ...... -.—— The cptipuix-g of a Itrnp oa the taile al the home at W H Krill ato lanuiy on East Cherry street, last e-.enmg caused a fire which camagec the interior to the extent of gl<to. Tto small di-ghter, Xaoni. reached o the table to gat a small article wt n an ironing board, which was resting I on the table or er tipped the lamp onto tto floor. A blaze soon sprang up as [ the oil flowed trots the lamp and tot for quick wort of the eldest non. Hugh. would have caused serio u damages He zixuaged to throw two . toekets of a a er oe the blaze before ! • it got much headway and pc: it out. The carpet and wgß in that comer of ; the room were idly burned and other ' articles dwugadL it was not seres- ! sary to call oat the fire department. Mr. Krill is well known here and • has several relatives resid.ng in this city. Mr and Mrs J. D. Wueha .pt ‘ ani Mrs. El ..» Crim Considerable misfortune has visited this family Last summer one of the child'en was « a <-em,anlc'u, and during last summer also, several of the children were y.-rlcasly tick with typhoid fever. Four avtomebiiee loaded *-Kh -unterrified densoc rats," and headed by the Decatur Cxy band, braved the stormy weather Thursday night and traveled to Genet*. where they beard Richard K. E.win. candidate for judge of the supreme court of Indiana, die cnss the political >wrksw Owing tc the rains th* torchlight proves si'-a could not be gives but the enthusiasm was tere just the same, and the red fire shißtng through the mi»ty rala, the campaign horns tooting t-osunu-ctssly and adrre to this the crowds of HiasqueraZers <■ etebraiiajF Hallo<€ ea. itWCrc it aU CCi I<XT tLjlt t£>V EL The Decat er band. the Geneva band and the Jeffereoc townahi;- band, furnished music. At a o’clock the crowd repaired to the coliseum, where Judge Erwin, was istroduced by John H. Runyon. Judge Erwin said be was always glad to returr to Adams county io discuss the political issues, but he could not tell them many things lor it was here be learned democracy. The judge spoke for an hour and a half and though the streets were filled with the noise from the gay masquer aders, the crowd remained in the hall, listening intently to every word spok-

en by the learned Jurist Tbe d«aocnU o? Geoev> atsd Wahaah are ©rgaßixed, a>4 they Bill roii up their start of the ma>on:y for « ■ aoft. iiahrtoa. Erwla, the real of th** tieket. • i —e * O — “ ' '■ Secator Barret of Fo*t Mayse, rrf*the Fort Wayne k Northern IMiaaa Ball* ay conapaßJ Attorney John X McCreaor of Oevehad, Oto. and Judge Waiter Old* of Pon Wayae. reprvottiung the Cleveland Trust com pany. creditor* of the Fort Uayn* * Springfield Railway company, were in the city ths* afternoon conferring with tbe receiver and attorney* for the intoTurbaa '.ompany. relative to reaciiitig some agreement in the mat ter of the claim* of their sevetal chenta The sale Idil of Rebecca Jacksen. administratrix, of tbe Daniel Jackson eriate. wa* approved I’pon petition jtbe sale of personal propert? at pre ‘ vate sale was ordered, without notic". tor cash Milton Miller, attorney ’or Burt Mange.id. ha* filed suit against Frank • ier rmeyer el al, demand. Kfi. ior 'sever a. -■ see-ent on lot owned by de The Svraciv Bro*. Co. t*. J Ross j Anderaor et al, quiet title Cause dismissed as to J Ros* Anderson i Proof ©f publication of notice to nonresident* filed Default of all defend ! ants. Cause submitted. Judgment and decree quieting title to lands plaintiff Coats against pla ntiff Minnie Prangs vs W H Fleddtrjohann et al Appearan>:e by Erwin for plaintiff

The Pearson Cigar Co. vs. Frank McConnell Appearance by DeVcss! for defendant Rule to answer The case of J ecob -Atx « al against I H Sprunger et al was dis ; imteod and cos'*” paid Tbe Adams County Be a*»ociati<jx consuxte* on resolution; on the death I of .Albert O. Mzrwh’, reported to thei court today. Tbe renolutions were. adopted and spread of record on *! page of tbe order book dedicated to! Saturday i* tbe last day of the Sep- ■ tern her term of court Two weeks' vacation will follow. Real estate transfers Menno S I -:ver st al to Jacob W Tabler «• a'. 1 eere of Washington it . 81999; rie* H. Waiters et al. to J E?rl uti’r et al, lot 819. Decatur, - T S of A to Samuel Head. 40 a< r*-« Vnio ate, patent deed: Michael M, ■'. guardian, 'o Valentine H G”'. 1 acre. Washington tp. i Tbe formation erf the bowling leas ' | which will represent Decatur the com-1 mg season in names here and n other I eitie* occurred Thursday night at the! Harting alley* Six teams of players, of five mem beta each, are now enrolled in the k-xrue. and it ia thought that wnbte! the next few days there will be two more teams ready to enroll Tbe team* already ia are the Alley team. White Stag team. Jersey team. Holty * Cat® team. High School team, and the | i.emocrat team * it is Ltlieved that the clerks wjU erte- the league soon. A gam<- w*s played last evening between the Alley cam ,od W! te Stag team, in which ' 'he latter were beaten by a total score 'of 297 pins The first league game -s-t] ’.«> ”>ayed here among the differjent teams of the league or next Monday ' Bowling for several year* past in decadence in this eity has taken an impetus since the establish tn er.' c ! the affleys here nrd every ntgftt secs I a eo—le of t'-utus ; lay a f*M game ’■ as . .. !x • . Nov. s—4Spee ; ] to II :!y i.-enam rst ■ -Ten or twelve boys, I ■ ■ ::? in as from seventeen to sty years, charged with dertro-lng t in the eeJebraticn of HaV lo» een unwittingly tried tb.-ir own lease* in mayor's court and cenvicted themselves. After they toid of removing porch furniture and wrani'tting other acts of vandalism, they ■were told they were to act ?< the j«ry in the ca*<- agataast a man ' l ’4f ed with the malicious destruction trf property Tbe accused man was asked qo«s*tions pertaining to such acts as tbe boy* had committed, the prosec-ror askinz tbe questions, the boys not knowing that the case had been ' fixed” by tbe mayor Each boy was required to fill out his verdict. Some favored making tbe man ftt for tbe property be had destroyed, others that the property should be returned in good order, and others held the tsian should be made to pay for replacing the property. Two of the boys favored a fine and one a jab sentence

Children Ury FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORIA

! After tba vardkia w«* l ** 4 ' '‘SA* inform'd tbe boi* they a trw tbeir ease*. »«<> «*«> ’ b * Sr o»fi WAS LAID TO RfIST. Bogy 0« O.n.ri V»»«' '"»•"* “* piewooj j The funeral of Dani-1 Yager, late oi Huntington, wa. held thi* Aft-moon at the Presbyterian church, in charge of the Rev GleiM*. folto wia k ar ’ | j rind of the body over the Erie rail • road from Huntington. Intennentj took place in Maplewood cemeb-ry.: 'Mr Tager wa* a former hotel man • thi* city, conducting th® Park hotel 'Hi* death occurred al hi* late bone, 'at Huntington. he being found dead in ibed there Wednesday morning Mr Yager wa* a member of tbe order at Tbe Eagle* and the total ' order attended the funeral in a body. > ANTICS WERE FATAL. ' IndianapoUa. Ind. Nov. l-(Spec!ai |to Daily Democrat > —Hi* identity hidI den by a mask which be wore, one of la party of H*:k>»een deriler*. an un identified man was drowned iu tbe i >-anal here last night and effort* to | find hi* body today have tailed, al though many people last night witnetted hi* antic*. None seemed to ! kno«. however, bow he got into tbe j w ater.

C. M. McDougall, landscape gardthe best in the entire country, and T. J Kelly, also of Indianapolis, and also -aterested in thi* great work of beautifying the world in general and the state of Indiana particularly, are here today. Mr. McDougall will bare charge of improving the ground* surrounding tbe Mr*. Daniel home oa North Second street and it 1* probable that he will have other contract* oi thi* Dnd in this city, for much interest has been manifested in his work by the citizen* of Decatur Mr. Warall look after beaut.iy ng Decatur homes and there is a probability that tbe city may be induced to have him complete tbe work at the city plant, «here a park ia being constructed Mr McDougall has a contract for the landscape gardening at the Staten Fletcher estate at Indianapolis, where a quarter million dollars is being expended in that work alone John Oswalt, the veteran watchman a: ‘" Line street trotting of tbe Clover railroad, was painfully injurec late TburaCay evening when his horse started up without warning and ran oror hnn with the buggy. Earlier in the day he and Nathan Roop made a trip into the country to secure some apple* and returned to town end drove to the Roop home on Elm street, where they started to unload part of tbe apples Mr. Roop went to the rear of the buggy and Mr.

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Oswalt stepped out and itood he ' the wheel*. The horse «». ** I cf it* bara *nd it is «up,v>»eq u . ' -,J for It without a eomu.aad u wait wa* knocked down *• 7 * *“* f* rnd run over w’th the r«*r **. Tbv horse ran on home He received a badly ! s right hand wa* torn and hcerjJ •nd a great number of brui**, bis body Hi* *4van<ed tbe ra»e mon® serious thaa othervi, it would b®. A physic lag* Mrvit© nece**ary for birr tNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES Hill Hobbs let fall th' remark day befor hi* old maid sistur vest t th' club thet if wimun sot f TR| they’d he* t’ pay poll tax . hezn’t been half th' suHraijettt*' u Soooksrille since then Th' cfos |,j. 1M thet day it 1* *ed. r ommenof ■ talk more about how t make p r(w ., re* and water melon ;ikels. DEATH OF BABE The home erf Mr. and Mr* Gags. ; Gias* on North Second street ®u wrapped tn sorrow this morning, their infant daughter, Melba Alber, born Thursday, passed away ( o'clock thi* morning Thi* vy tl» first-born child in the family, and > sorrow over it* demise is exceeding], treat A *hort fnoerai service »« held thi* afternoon at the hotnr burial took pise® at the Decatur ce*e tery.

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