Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1912 — Page 1

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FILE STATEMENTS 1 Democratic and Republican Organization Treasurers Give Accounting. OF MONEYS HANLDED During Recent Campaign— Democrats Have slOl.lO Balance—Others None. Rudolph Schtig, treasurer of the Democratic central committee and William T. Waggoner, treasurer of the republican central committee, have filed with the county clerk their statements of all receipts and expenditures of the county organization during the recent campaign. This gives some additional information, of interest to the public, besides the individual statements of expense filed some time ago by the various candidates, as published. Mr. Schug's report covers the time from Dec. 11, 1911 to Nov. 5, 1912. The balance now in the treasury of the Democrats, is 1101.10, with outstanding claims amounting to 135.30. When he took the office the balance on hand was $187.90, and he received from various sources, $740, making a total receipt of $927.90. The greater part of the receipts was from the assessments made against each candidate. J. A. M. Adair, W. J. Archbold and Stephen Fleming each paid $100; T. H. Baltzell, $75; P. A. Macklin and T. J. Durkin, each SSO; and other candidates smaller sums in proportions. The amount expended included $27 on outstanding claims when he took his office, and 799.80 on orders since. These included payments for advertising, rent, stamps, livery and auto hire, etc., itemized in full. William T. Waggoner, of the Republican organization gives a brief accouat. He received nothing, paid out nothing, and has nothing remaining. What is better in such a case there are no outstanding claims. UNION SERVICE Will be Observed Thanksgiving Evening at the Evangelical Church. THE REV. GLEISER Will Deliver an Appropriate Sermon —Program Given in Full. The annual union Thanksgiving services will be held this year at the Evangelical church at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening. It is hoped that all will be able to be present and enjoy this service. A thank offering be taken to be distributed among the churches for benevolent purposes in our city. The Rev. W. H. Gleiser of the Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon, instead of the Rev. 1 IJones of the Baptist church, who was at first appointed to do so. On account of his removal from the city he is unable to be here at this time. The following program will be given. Organ Prelude. "Holy, Holy’’—Choir. Scripture Lesson—Rev. L. C. Hessent. Invocation—Kev. L. W. Love. “Count Your Blessings”—Congregation. President's Proclamation— Rev. RL. Semans. “Praise the Lord All Ye Nations Choir. Sermpn—Rev. W. H. Gleiser. “Somebody”—Congregation. Thank Offering. “America"— Congregat ion. Benediction—Rev. J. H. Rilling. D. P. Reynolds, has been here since Old Home Week, and also attended his regimental reunion prior o that at Pendleton, left this morning for Fort Wayne. He will visit there three or four days and then go to Solomon City, Kans. He will be there a week or so and will then to his home at Noble, Okla.

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MOVE TO NEW HOME. Milton Hower Takes Possession—Er- ' wins Plans Unformed. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin, who have sold their home on Fourth street to , Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hower, who will now take possession, have stored their goods for the present. They left today noon for North Manchester where they will visit over Thanksgiving day • iwlth their cousin, Mrs. Pugh. Mrs. ] Erwin will remain there for a week or 1 so, while Mr. Erwin goes to Chicago. • What their plans for the future will |be are still unformed, but they will ! probably spend the winter here, unless j Mrs. Erwin's sister, Mrs. Florence Callow, who has been ill, and is now somewhat better, shows more decided improvement. COURTHOUSE NEWS Cook Divorce Case Set for December 14—Grist of Marriage Licenses. WAS ISSUED TODAY Petition for Sale of Holthouse Personal Estate Was Granted. Moses Kimble, living west of Geneva, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Kelly, on a grand jury indictment for assault and battery on his six-year-old son, Levi Kimble, May 11th. He is said to have given the child a severe beating. He could not give the SIOO bond and is in jail. The inventory of Ben M. Smith, administrator of the Robert E. Smith estate, was approved. Anthony B. Holthouse, administrator of the Peter Holthouse estate, was granted right to sell personal property for cash on market without notice. Upon petition of Abraham Habegger, guardian of Noah Stauffer, he was given authority to pay wedding expenses of ward to the amount of S4O. Minnie L. Daniel, guardian of Marie M. Daniel et al., filed petition for sale of real estate and to reinvest funds in other real estate. Marriage licenses Cleo May Mos- ‘ ure, born March 13, 1895, daughter of I John Mosure, to wed Norman Sylvester Stalter, farmer, born February 9, 'IBBB, son of William F. Stalter; Opal Blanch Heffner, daughter of Henry Heffner, to wed Joseph Hiram Mosser, ’carpenter, bcrn January 24, 1884, son 'of Jonathan Mosser. Miss Heffner ; did not know her exact age, but made •affidavit that she was more than 18 years old. Lenore Brown, born February 18,1894, of Geneva, daughter of :' Joseph H. Brown, to wed Vernon Cow-. ■ an railroad agent of Uniondale, born : January 8, 1888, son of John W. Cowan Maud Ayres, born May 8, 1893, - daughter of Alfred Ayres, to wed ! Sherman Archer, farmer, born June . 15, IS9O, son of David Archer. Alta i Lea Bryan, born March 13, 1891, f daughter of Finley Bryan, to wed Wil- • liain Burke, farmer, son of John J. Burke. The sixth marriage license > issued today was Sarah Witwer of t Berne, born February 22, 1891, daughI ter of Christian Witwer, to wed John , A Stuckey, farmer, born January J>>, 1885, son of Peter Stuckey. — — 1 Mary Opliger, plaintiff In divorce - suit against Lawrence E. Opliger, filed motion to strike out a part of the cross-complaint filed by the defendant. . This was sustained and exceptions 1 were taken by the defendant. He was 1 granted ten days to file bill of excep- ’' tions. A motion was also filed by the - plaintiff to make his cross-complaint ■ more specific. Samuel Cook vs. Mary Cook, divorce Answer to cross-complaint filed •by plaintiff. Set for December 14th. 4 — I in the case of William A. Lower, ex- » ecutor, vs. William S. Dailey et al -for partition and sale of real estate , finding for the plaintiff '.as made that ’ the personal estate of Rachel Dailey , was insufficient to pay debts and that , it is necessary to sell real estate to debts and legacies. Find ng also ’•that defendants, Willlas S. Dailey, Mil(Contmnea on Page 2)

SHE DRANK IODINE Mrs. Lawrence Shaw of Bluffton, a Former Adams County Girl ATTEMPTS SUICIDE « Prompt Action Saved Her Life and She is Now Getting Better. Mrs. Lawrnce Shaw of Bluffton, a former Adams county girl, who drank iodine to commit suicide Sunday evening, is reported much better. She is getting along nicely and is able to be up and about her home. The lodine was gotten out of her stomach before a sufficient amount was absorbed to prove dangerous. Mrs. Shaw has many relatives here who will be pleased to hear of her recovery. A dispatch to the Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette said of the affair: “Mrs. Lawrence Shaw, aged 17, attempted to commit suicide at her home in the southern part of the city by drinking a half-pint of iodine. She is not yet entirely out of danger as the drug sometimes has serious effects several days after It Is administered. The cause for her attempt was some slight domestic difficulty which seemed ot more than usual consequence to her for the reason that she is in a very delicate condition. Her mother saw her set down the empty bottle after drinking the contents and called a doctor, who administered emetics and used a stomach pump, removing most of the drug. It is possible, but not likely, that enough was absorbed to produce serious results later. Mrs. Shaw was formerly Miss Clincey Wolf, of Adams county, and she was 17 on the 9th of last October. Shaw is 22. They were married last April. LAST SAD RITES Performed This Afternoon for Fred S. Vaughn— Body Arrived Today. FROM EVANSTON. ILL. Suicide Probably Due to Derangement of Mind—Left Note for Wife. The body of Fred S. Vaughn, the former Decatur young man, who committed suicide Monday evening at the home in Evanston, 111., arrived here this morning at five o’clock over the Erie railroad, tno train oeing several hours late. Accompanying the body were the grief-stricken widow and son, Crede, and the widow’s brother, Charles N. Christen of this city, who was called to Evanston, Monday evening by the death message. The cortege was met at the train by a large number of relatives, and also by committees from the local Knights of Pythias and Elks of which lodges the deseased was a member, and who , j accompanied the body to the Charles N. Christen home, corner of Monroe I add Tenth streets. Here the body lay Jin state nutil 2:30 o’clock this afternoon, when the funeral services were > conducted at the home. The Rev. George C. Owen, of the Christian i church, with which Mr. Vaughn bei came identified in young boyhood, off- • iciated. Interment took place at Maplewood cemetery. Among out of town relatives in attendance, were Elmer Vaughn of Angola, father of the deceased; a brother, ■ Clyde Vaughn; a sister, Mrs. Jesse Lenesner, and her husband, Elmer . Lenesner of Angola. Details of Death. The details of the unfortunate occurrence were in the main as given , Tuesday. Since going to Evanston, 111-, in March, Mr. Vaughn had been employed as a lintotype operator at the of- - flee of the Index Company at Evans- > ton, 111., until two weeks ago, when, without anything to warrant the (Contrnuea on rage 2)

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DEATH OF CHARLES HOUK BABE. Funeral Will be Held at Hoagland Tomorrow Morning. Mrs. John Houk this morning received word of the death of Harry, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houk, at Auburn, formerly of north of this city. The Auburn Courier says: “Harry Lawrence Houk, fifteen-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houk, died at 9:30 Tuesday forenoon. During his entire life the child had been in poor health. The exact cause of death was not learned. Besides a father and a mother, little Harry lawrence leaves a sister, Hettle Ann, ag- d four, and a brother, James, aged two.” The body will he brought this aft ] ernoon to the home of the babe’s grandfather. 'SanvH-l Houk, north of this city and the funeral will be held : Thursday mcn-nlne at the Antioch chXirch at Hoagland. The father is engaged in the shoe business with his brother ,Lew Houk, at Auburn. SUSTAINS MATRON l - Executive Board of Marion Orphans’ Home Attaches no Blame to . - ! THEIR MISS FLEMING Local Children’s Guardian Board Received Letter from Committee. Marion, Ind., Nov. 27—The execu--1 tive board of the Grant County Or- ( ‘ phans’ Home association in a report . ; made public Tuesday denies charges ’ ] nude recently by the Grant coun'y .■ board of children s guardians and the • Grant county board of charities and ■ corrections that children of the Grant county orphans’ home have been punished in an unreasonable manner. i Miss Fleming, the matron of the or- | j phanage, is upheld as competent and uniformly kind to their wards, but on account of recent publicity, the executive board states Miss Fleming’s ! resignation has been in the hands of the association for Some time and will be accepted. During ths time Miss Fleming has been matron of the Grant county orphans’ home, with from 65 to 75 wards, only 18 cases of corporal punishment administered to children . have been reported. The board finds the punishment was deserved and was not unduly or unreasonably severe. Mrs. D. D. Heller, president of the Adams county board of children s guardians, received a letter this morning from the acting secretary of the federated clubs of Marion, in which the gist of the above article was set ’ out. She stated that a careful inves- ’! tigation had been made, and that the ? board fully exonorated Miss Fleming, a This news is received with gratifica- , tion by the members of the local board, who have always regarded Miss 1 Fleming as an ideal superintendent. The secretary also said that they 3 could find no evidences of miqmanage- ' ment. but that the home woudl be giv- ' en better attention than ever. 1 —n- t NEVIN MUSICAL PROGRAM. ’ Given in Regular Period at the High School. s * A program from the American com 3 • poser, Ethelbert Nevin, was given 3 j Tuesday in the regular music period 8 I at the high school, that was much enjoyed. The following was rendered: Love Song—Piano—Hope Hoffman. 8 Twilight—Vocal—Ruth Patterson. Narcissus —Piano—Erma Houk. ' Barchetta —Piano—Erma Houk.

’ Childs Verse—Vocal—Cecil An- , drews. .Good-nightr—Piano—Crystal Kern. ! Country Dtince —Piano Duet —Lillian ' Rice, Reba Quinn. e WARREN VS. DECATUR. r 4 ’ The Warren high school basket ball team will meet the Decatur high ( school team in the Decatur hall Fri-, a day evening. A stiff game is promised as the teams are very evenly n matched. The first game will be playr. ed between the two local freshmen f- teams and will'-begin at 7:30 o’clock, i- The second game between the visitors i, and the locals will be called at e o’clock. Everyone should see the game. Come.

BUYS HOME HERE! I , Dr. H. G. Boyd of Converse i Purchases Chalmer Schafer Home in This City. DEAL CLOSED TODAY ■ I I I Will Probably Move Here in F ebruary—Consideration $8,500 —Fine Home. -I The handsome residence property of Chalmer C. Schafer, on Monroe street, i pne of the most modern and complete , dwellings in this city, was today sold ito Dr. H. G. Boyd of Converse, Ind., the consideration being $8,500. The I deal has been under consideration and practically closed for several days, and Dr. Boyd and his advisor, Mr. Stillwell, a live w-ire real estate man from Converse, arrived Tuesday evening. The deal was closed this morning and the , transfer duly made. Dr. Boyd was for- ] merly a dentist at Converse, but bei lieving that the indoor life did not agree with him he secured the appointment as inspector of weights and ' measures for Grant county and has for several years served in that capacity. He is well-to-do, and one of the prominent men of that locality. Possession of the house here will be given February Ist and it is quite likely that Mr. Boyd will move his family here at that" time, when the Schafers . will occupy their new home on Sec- ' ond street. Dr. Boyd’s family consists of a wife and two children. He is a young man and will be welcomed as a resident of this community. When interviewed this morning he expressed ■ himself as being delighted with this I city and its people and as he now bwns - one of the finest homes n the city, he > will no doubt soon be one of us. He I looks like a booster and will be welt corned by the men who do things here as one of their members. o 1 * ■

; HERE FOR BURIAL !i — s r Remains of Mrs. James I 3 Thompson Arrived Today from. Ft. Wayne. ii ■ s FUNERAL THURSDAY 1 Will be Held at the EvangelB I ical Church—Was 11l & I Long. i ■ ( i The cortege accompanying the ree mains of Mrs. Mary Thompson, wife of James Thompson of this city, from 1 ‘ Fort Wayne arrived this afternoon at ' 1:11 over the G. R. & I- The body S was taken to the home in this city, ’ where it will lie until Thursday aftery noon at 2 o'clock when the funeral will be held from the Evangelical r. church. Mrs. Thompson has been ailing for five months from a complication of di- ' seases, and some time ago was taken 'to Fort Wayne by her husband, where h they made their temporary residence, ' that Mrs. Thompson could be given medical treatment by specialists there. '' Her death occurred Tuesday mornn ing at 8:20 o’clock at the home of her d daughter, Mrs. J. F. Albright, Fort l ’ t Wayne. She was sixty-five years, four

months and twenty-nine days of age. She is survived by a husband and six children: Mrs. E. L. Hulse, Union City; John Thompson, Decatur; Mrs. J. C. Clifford, Mrs. J. M. Albright, Mrs. H. U. Mann and Charles Thompson, all of Fort Wayne. There are ten grandchildren and three great-grandchil-dren. W. R. C. Notice. The W. R. C. will hold a called meeting this evening at 7 o’clock to make arrangements to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thompson, who was a member. The ladies of the M. E. church at Pleasant Mills will make Thanksgiving eve, November 27th, very pleasant for everybody who wishes tf> attend by having a church fair and giving a free entertainment, and best of all will be the supper, which they will serve for 20 cents; also ice cream and cake. Everybody Invited so come anc have a good time.

REV. ROBERT N. BALL Os Lebanon Will Speak at Baptist Church Sunday. Rev. Robert N. Hall o/ will • be here to conduct the services Sunday morning and evening at the Baptist church. Rev. Ball, who has just closed a successful service as pastor of the Baptist church at Lebanon, will come as a candidate for the pastorate ( here, succeeding the Rev. T. L. Jones, 1 who resigned to enter a new field. Rev. Hall is said to be a good ■preacher and excellent worker in’ all lines of his calling, and the local congregation anticipates his coming with pleasure. The Rev. Jones and family left Tuesday noon for Bedford, where they will live. Rev. Jones will be district evangelist with headquarters at Bedford. o LECTURE COURSE! One Hundred Tickets Must Still be Sold by the Senior Class TO MAKE SUCCESS — Financially—Next Number is Lecture bv Professor Sylvester Long. . ; The second number of the lecture 1 • course given b ythe high school senI iors will be a week from tomorrow I I I evening, December 6th, at the opera ( ’ house. This will be a lecture by Syl1 vester Long, the noted lecturer. j i The still have one hundred 5 1 tickets left which they must sell be- I j 1 fore they can make a’ financial sucs cess of tljelr lecture course. The peo- . pie of Decatur have not responded 3 so readily as they have other years, and there is no reason why. The entertainers are secured this year, as

I last, from the Coit Lyceum bureau, 1 one of the best in existence, and the ‘ list includes the strongest and best in ! their line. j The lecture course brings to the ' very doors of our homes, the finest ; and best in literature, art, music and . i all that contributes to the higher and better life, and the citizens should be eager to grasp It. All who have not secured a ticket may get one from the class. It is a duty that the citizens owe to themselves, as well as to the growth and upbuild of the school and city ,to take advantage of the opportunities offered by this lecture course. Professor Long is one of the ablest lecturers on the platform today, and from every place where he is heard, comes words of the highest praise. A press notice from The Lantern, the Ohio State University newspaper, says . of his appearance there: "The address by Prof. Sylvester A. i Long of Dayton in the chapel Friday I j was one of the finest lectures given [ i here this year. The lecture was a ’ ' popular one, entitled, "Drop It. ’ It ,! was humorous, yet pathetic presents--1 tion of life. At one moment the hall I I would resound with applause; at the 1 j next, the audience would be breathless I . while the speaker would arise in a ; r 1 flight of oratory. Mr. Long is indeed a man of rare, ability, and of wonder--1 ] fully attractive delivery, as is witness- ? ed by the way his lecture was received ,j by his audience. The Y. M. C. A. was i' fortunate in securing such an able man to address the student body.” r AYEE2-AEOHER NUPTIALS. t r Sherman Archer of Pleasant Mills, | .. son of Mr. and Mrs. David Archer, and 1 Miss Maud Ayres, daughter of Mr. and t j Mrs. Alfred Ayres, of near Monroe, i. 1 were quietly married at high noon toi.| day at the United Brethren parsonage I by the Rev. L. W. Love. The couple I- will reside on a farm near Pleasant I- Mills. Both are favored with pleasant traits that make them favorites with their large number of friends, and ■ they begin their new life with all good e wishes. , f RETURN FROM EAST. i Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fritzinger of r- Root township returned this aftert noon from an extended visit in the d east. They left here September 15, a and have been visiting at Lehighton, 1, Pa., and other cities of that state, with II relatives, that having been Mr. Fritd zinger’s boyhood home. He went for d the benefit of his health, and is now somewhat better.

BEING AN OLD MAID Has Some Benefits—Evangelist J. Bennett Will Tell About Them SATURDAY EVENING Musical, Supper and Lecture Will Close Week's Services Here. Being an old maid has some benefits and Evangelist J. Bennett, who has been conducting a three weeks’ evanI gelistic service here at the Christian church, will tell about them. This will be the theme of his humorous lecture to be given Saturday evening at the church. On this evening there will be a triple combination of events, and for this a fee of twenty-five cents will be charged. The members are now selling the tickets and everybody is invited to get one. The Evening's events will include a supper, a musical and this lecture. The supper will be given by the ladies in the Krick building, corner of Monroe and Third streets, from 5:30 to 7:30 o’clock. The scene will then change to the church at 7:30 o’clock, where a musical program will be given by the best musical talent from all the churches. The climax of the evening, however, will be the humorous lecture on the rich subject, “Benefits of Being and Old Maid.” The entire evening will be one of great pleasure, and all should make it a point to attend. The evangelist is giving excellent sermons with good results and all are invited to attend. Announcement of the subjects is given in another place in this paper. i —— o —— CHICKEN POT-PIE. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Monroe M. E. church will serve a chicken pot-pie supper and hold their bazaar sale Saturday, November 30. An invitation is extended to all. FOR LEGISLATION W. A. Kunkel, District Chairman, Attends Meeting in Indianapolis TO DISCUSS MATTERS He is in Favor of Laborers’ Compensation Act—lt May be Passed, W. A. Kunkel, district chairman of the Eighth congressional district, returned from Indianapolis, where he I went to attend a metting of the state I committee. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss pending legislation. At the meeting were Governor Marshall, vice president elect, and Samuel M. Ralston, the governor-elect. Mr. Kunkel has been in favor of a laborer's compensation act, or pension act, and has been bending all of his efforts since the election to get the organization to push this measure through the legislature. As a result at the meeting Saturday it was agreed 1 that this bill, with the public utilities bill and several others would be pushed through. The idea of Mr. Kunkel In this bill is that every one who has been a resident of Indiana for a number of years and who has gotten to a point where he can no longer support himself or family, but is deserving, should receive a pension. ' ■ o— —— THANKSGIVING SERVICES At the Bobo, Pleasant Mills and Salem Churches. Thanksgiving services will be held . at the U. B. church at Bobo at 10:30 a. m., Rev. Tumbleson preaching the sermon; at the Baptist church at ] Pleasant Mills at 3:00 p. m., with the . pastor of the M. E. church occupying • the pulpit, and at Salem at 7:30 p. m. , A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services.

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