Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 19 December 1912 — Page 6

WANTED. TIMBER. Un (basswood). cottonwood and poplar bolts, four inches in diameter or larger; standing timber or cut and ricked anywhere —Johnson Smith Excelsior Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 48t4 (Advertisement) NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. The State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: In the Adams circuit court, November term, 1912. Mack C. Ramsey vs Ardelia Ram sey. No. 8414 Complaint for divorce. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Ardelia Ramsey, the above named defendant, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice Is therefore hereby given the said Ardelia Ramsey, that she be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court, on the 27th day of January. 1913, the same being the . 54th Juridical Day of the neat regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 18th day of November, A. D., 1912, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be heard and determined in her absence. Witness my name and seal of said court hereto affixed, this 30th day of November, 1912. FERDINAND BLEEKE. Clerk. By L. L. Baumgartner, Deputy. A. P. Beatty, Attorney for Plaintiff. 49t3 o - — NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. — Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, superintendent of the Chas. Stolz ditch in Jefferson township, Adams County, Indiana, will, on Saturday. December 21, 1912. at 19 o’clock a. m., in the office of the county surveyor in the city of Decatur, in Adams county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said ditch tn accordance with reports, plans and specifications therefor, now on file in said cause. Bids will be received and contracts let as follows: Main Ditch. Section 1. Station 11 plus 85 to 43 plus 30. and to the lowest bidder or bidders as a whole Bidders will "be required to file with their bids as required by law upon forms furnished by such superintendent and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and tufficient bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of such bid. conditional for the faithful performance of said contract and that each bidder will enter into contract if the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by said superin-' ten dent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bids shall be accepted in excess of the estimated cost of such work or In excess of the benefits found. C. C. e?RNST, 290t1-59t2 Supt. of Construction. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. —— The State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, November Term. 1912. Milton E. Hower, Charles M Hower, partners, doing business under the firm name of Hower & Hower, vs. Archie D. Magann, No. 8428. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Archie D. Magann, the above named defendant, is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Archie D. Magann, that he be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the 10th day of February, 1913, the same being the Ist Juridical Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court house in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 10th day of February. A. D., 1913, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in his absence. Witness my name and seal of said . court hereto affixed, this 9th day of December, 1912. FERDINAND BLEEKE, Clerk. By L. L. Baumgartner, Deputy. Hooper & Lenhart, Attys, for Plaintiff. 50t3 — -o PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. Stale of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: j Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. The undersigned petitioners who are each freeholders and voters of St. Mary’s and Blue Creek Townships, Adams County, Indiana, petition your Honorable Body to cause to be paved with crushed stone, covered with screenings to a width of 24 feet the following highway located on the township line dividing said townships, to-wit: Commencing at the corner of Washington, Monroe, Blue Creek and St. Mary’s Townships, where the same touch and at the end of the Tucker highway, an improved highway, and running thence east between Blue Creek and St. Mary’s townships, on the line dividing said townships a distance of about 6,600 feet to connect with the McElhaney road, an improved highway and there to terminate. Said road is about one and one-quar-ter miles in length as proposed to te improved, connects two Improved highways, each of which is improved with stone as herein prayed for. Said proposed road is a Rural Route over which the United States mails are carried and the improvement as here>reyed for if granted would be a benefit to the public and an improvement to said highway and the townships affected. Your petitioners recommend in view of the heavy and constant traffic over this highway that the same be double-tracked to connect with and harmonize with the roads with which it connects. Your petitioners pray your honorable body to cause the above described road to be graded, drained and paved as above prayed for and covered with crushed stone to a depth of ten (10) Inches and to a width of twenty-four | (24) feet and covered with three (3)

inches of screenings. Respectfully submitted: ' Marcellus Davison, Philip Gephart, Floyd Merriman. Almon Shaffer, O. J. Surnan. O. S. Fortney, Fred Bender. P. F Jones, Jesse Koos, Frederick HUpert. Wm Hexlh, J. L. Chronister, J. E Heath, Kit C. Cowan. P. M., Wm. Ehresman. W E Falk. W H. Bunner, Alfred Daniels. .Henry Colter, J. M Weldy, W. F Hilton. John Troutner, Charles Brothers, Leri Troutner. Geo. Koos, Reason Shaffer. Geo. Dellinger. Clyde Beam. J H. Hahnert, A. Fairchild. C. W F. Davis, G. C. McEl haney, S. C. Wolfe, Ed Miller, A. W. Wagers, John D. Tinkham, W L. Raudenbush, George Schrank, Amos M. Danner, Solomon Hettier, Chas W. Feasel. Frank C. Wechter. Abe Morgan. Nathan Roe, Wm. Roop. Tomp. Meyer, Frank Neadstlne, J. M. Meyers, R. P. Davies. J. 9. Louks. W H. Brodbeck, 9. A Roop. A. W Gulick, J. U. Hall, Edwin W France, W O. Johnson. O M Parrish, A N. Acker, A. M. Fuller, Jas. Halberstadt, Wiley Smith, W. F Clingenpeel. G. M Syphers. J. D Winans. O. F Uzar. Frank Lord. John Clark, O. 9. Marshall. D. E. Bolinger, Wm. Frazier, Wm. F Burkhart, David Baker. Charles Morrison. J. M Wilier, Monroe Byer. N. J. Edwards, John Wechter. W B Lord. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. January 7, 1913. at which time the taxpayers of Blue Creek and St. Mary’s townships may i appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. 50t2 H. 9. MICHAUD, Auditor PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. — State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss. Before the Board of Commissioners ■ of the County of Adams. We, the undersigned, each and all iof whom are adult, resident freeholders and voters of Blue Creek; and St. Mary's Township, in | Adams County. Indiana respectfully' petition your Honorable Body that you construct and complete a free Macadamized stone road on the boundary line between Blue Creek and St. Mary’s Townships aforesaid, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing about 65 rods east of the northwest corner of section five ' (5), township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east, in Adams coun'ty, Indiana, in the center of the public highway on the boundary line between section five (5), township and range aforesaid and section thirty-two (32). township twenty-seven (27) north, range fifteen (15) east, a; the intersection of the McElhaney Macadam i road, running thence east over and upon the public highway on the boundary line of said sections fire (5) and .thirty-two (32) aforesaid and terminating at the southeast corner of said section thirty-two (32) aforesaid, the same being less than one mile in length. Your petitioners aver and say that the petition herein is signed by more rh»n fifty adult resident freeholders ’ and voters of said townships abutting said township line road, and that more than ten of such petitioners are from each of the townships affected and to be affected by the proposed improvement. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, and : is outside the limits of any city or incorporated town, connects at both ends with a free macadam road on said township line, and that a United : States Rural Mai! Route passes over said highway. That the same will be of public utility and benefit. Yr-petitioners ask your Honorable Body that said highway above describ-t-d be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further show that the highway thus sougnt to be improved is a public highway ai- • -idy established and in use, and is ■ one of the public highways on the boundary line between Blue Creek and St. Mary’s Townships. Your petitioners further ask that ! said highway above described, be im- ■ proved to the width of forty (40) feet, 1 and that said highway above describ- ' ed be graded to the width of twentyj four feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to the width of ten (10) feet and to the depth of eight (8) inches at the sides thereof and to a depteh of ten (10) inches in ' the center thereof, and that ' crushed stone screenings be placed J thereon to a depth of four (4) inches I upon such broken stone, and that said j improvement be made a double track, I and that the name of said improvement be the Byron Whittredge Macadam Road That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Blue Creek and St Mary's Townships aforesaid, in a sufficient amount to nay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and I constructed, and that said bonds be 'ssued and said tax be levied upon the •axahle property of said townships, in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, pass- j ed in the year 1909, beginning on page 263, and all other acts mentioned therein, which are now in force, ■' providing for the extension of. free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the beard to take all of the necessary steps as is required by law to have said improvement constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of Blue Creek and St. Mary’s Townships, and that the : Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or Macadam Roads v townshin taxation. Respectfully sumbitted: B. Whittredge, Chas. Morrison, Henj ry A. Durr, J. M Cappel, J. F. Keifc. F. Ferguson, Leslie Flurer, W. H. . Ruby, George Baumgardner, J. L. Hook, Geo. Bolinger, John Hoblit, Jr.,

• John Wechter, Charles Worklnger, H. G. Edwards. 8 F Campbell. C. A. , Krugh. Virgil Mercer, 8. L. Vance, Ja- . cob Mitch. John Durr, Charles E Passwater, Fred Troutner, John Augsberg- • er, W. W. Harper, Norman Lautzen . he'iser, Chas W Feasel. J M Willey, M. A Ripley. A J Case, Warren , Jones, Howard Davis, W. 8. W elude, , H. D Crist. Clyde Beam, D. K. i . Bolinger, R. O. Elston. J. H Roebuck. Frank Troutner, David Arch-; . er, G. M Syphers, Mack Usher. Mar-' • cellus Davison. J C. Cowan. Clay Green. A. M Mauller, C. Fortney. J. W Watkins, W. H. Stults, T L Mas ter*. A. N Acker, L. D. Brown. Geo I Davis, J W Vizard, Joe Roe, Steve Longenherger. H. L. Warner, C. L. Waraer. O. 9. Fortney, G Everett. . | This petition will be presented to . the Board of Commissioner* on Tuesday, January 7, 1913, at which time the taxpayer* of Blue Creek and St Mary * Townships, may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 5042 H. S. MICHAUD. Auditor. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. ■ I State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss. Before the Board of Commissioners ' of the County of Adams. We. the undersigned, each and all of whom are adult resident freehold- ' ers and voters of Monroe Township, in the County of Adatns and State of Indiana, do hereby respectfully peti lion your honorable body that you proceed to have a free macadamized stone road built, constructed and com pleted in said township along, on and over the public highway situated on the following described route, to-wit: Commencing at the southwest cor ner of section sixteen (16) in township twenty-six (26) north, of range fourteen (14 > east, in said County of Adams, and State of Indiana, and run-, I ning thence north on. along and over 1 the section line dividing said section ■sixteen (16) and section seventeen (17), township and range aforesaid, to the northwest corner of said section sixteen (16), thence east on, along and over the section line dividing said section sixteen (16) and section nine (9). township and range aforesaid and terminating at the northeast corner of said section sixteen (16), said road being about two miles in length. Said pr<posed improvement is less than three miles in length, to-wit: Two miles and connects at each end with an improved free macadamized stone road in said Monroe township, and that a United States Rural Route passes on and over said highway and said route. Your petitioners further ask your Honorable body that said highway above described be graded, and that broken stone be placed upon said grade, and that upon such broken stone that there be placed stone screenings, and that there be built, made and constructed upon said highway what is known as a macadamized stone road Your petitioners further show that the public highway thus sought to be improved Is a puWlc highway already established and is one of the public highways of said Monroe township, and that the same will be of public benefit and utility. Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet, and to a deoth of ten (10) inches in the center thereo*. and to a depth of (8) inches at the sides thereof, and that crushed stone and screenings be placed thereon to a depth of three (3> , inches upon said broken stone, and , that said road be constructed as a double track, and the name of this im- 1 provement is to be the Jacob J. Yo- ( der Macadam Road . We ask that said improvement be j paid for by bonds issued by the County of Adams and State of Indiana, paya- 1 ble in twenty semi-annual installments i or series, and for the pawment of i which bonds we ask that a tax be lev- , ied upon the taxable property of said Monroe Township in Adams County. 1 Indiana, in sufficient sums and amount 1 to pay said bonds and the interest < thereon as they may become due. ] That said road be buflt and that said bonds be issued and said tax be ' levied upon said property of said town- i ship in accordance with the Acts of ] the Legislature of the State of Indiana. ( passed in the year 1905 (Acts of 1905, , beginning on page 550). and as amended by the Acta of the General Assem- 1 bly of the State of Indiana in the year | 1907, and as amended by the Acts o< ( the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, in the year 1909, and any and ! all other amendments thereto. We further ask the Board that the ] proposed improvement be constructed j as nrayed for herein, without submitting the question of building the same to the voters of said township, < and that the Board take the different steps as required by law to have said improvement constructed and that they construct the same by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force for the extension of free gravel or macadamized roads. j Ernest Franz, D. C. Lehman. David , jSoldner, C. E. Stauffer. P. D. Steiner, E. D. Epzeler, Amos Kirschhofer, Pe- I ter Liechty. Christ Inniger, J. H. < Hilty, S. Gilliom, J F. Lehman, W. L. , Ray, P. F. Mazelin, John F. Mazelin, . Wm. Reusser, Benjamin Nussbaum. ’ jJ. C. Neuenschwander, David F. Leh- < 1 man, Victor Graber. Jacob J. I; Schwartz.-Christian Brunch, Abraham; Inniger, Noah D. Schwartz, Dennis I Striker, Robt. Schwartz, Daniel N.;' Stauffer, D. P. Sommer, Jacob J. Yo-i 1 der, Jacob Kauffman. Peter Nusbaum, '’ iC. C. Sprunger. J. D. Winteregg, D. L. ] Shalley, Levi Moser, John J. Hilty,l. Andrew Gottschalk. A- Reusser, Fred > Augsburgr-r, Daniel H. Habegger. P'-; ter Soldner, Samuel Sunise, Paul Gi- 1 rod, C. C. Neuenschwander, M. M. ; Liechty, Ulrich Lehman. David Lu-1, ginbfll, Fred Brann. Jacob Graber.:' Amos Ellenberger, A. J. Mosure, Paul I Gerber. C. J. Liechty, Wm. P. Hen-j dilcks, John J. Schwartz. Jessie ; Urick, John Urich, Joseph A. ! . Schwartz, David Biberstine, Ira Wagoner, Noah Rich, R. E. Smith, W L. 1 Keller, A. B. Bailey, Peter Rich, Julius ' Hofer, E. W. Johnson, John Lobsiger, ] Christ Christener. Albert Meyer, Daniel Urick, Menno S. Liechty. Jeff Liechty, Mana Lehman, R, L. Sprunger, O. O. Hocker, M. L. Oliver

■ This petition will be preseated to the Board of Com nvssloners on Tuesday, January 7, 1913, at which time the taxpayera of Monroe township may api*ar and make such objection a* the law may provide for. 50t2 H. S MICHAUD. Auditor. SHERIFF’S SALE. ! The State of Indiana, Adam* Counity, **: In the Adams Circuit Conn of Ad-" ams County, Indiana Hoagland State Rank vs. William Fledderjohann, Edwin Fledderjohann. t William Fuelling No. 2817. By virtue of an execution to me dl-, rected by the Clerk of the Adams Cir- j cult Court of said County and State, I have levied upon the real estate hereinafter mentioned and wifi expose for sale at public auction st the east door of the Coun House in the City of Decatur, Adams County. Indiana, between the hours of 1" o’clock a. m. t and 4 o'clock p m . on Saturday, December 28, 1912. the rents and profits for a term not, exceeding seven years, of the follow-; ing described real estate, situated in Adams County. Indiana, to-wtt: The east half of the south half erf ontlot No. 67, In Jesse Niblick, administrator. of the estate of John Reynolds. deceased, addition to the town (now city) of Decatur. Adams County. Indiana, being a subdivision of outlet No 38 In the town (now city) of Decatur. Adams County. Indiana And on failure to realize therefrom the full amount of Judgment. Interest thereon and costs. I will at the same time and in the same manner aforesaid. offer for sale the fee simple of the above described premise* Taken a* the property of William H. Fledderjohann to satisfy said execution .this 9th day of December. 1912. THOMAS J. DT'RKIN. 50t3 Sheriff. o WILL NOT APPOINT. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C.. Dec 16—(Special to Daily Democrat)—President Taft today announced that he would not fill the post of Ambassador to Great Britain, left open by the death of Ambasasdor Retd. NEW HOUSE COMPLETED. The fine new house erected by Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wagner of near Monroe, on their new farm south of this city, formerly the Henry Gunsett farm, has been completed. The Wagoners do not expect to move, however, until about March Ist. GIRLS STRIKE. (United Press Service) Peru. Ind., Dec. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat' —Fifteen girls employed by the Home Telephone company went out on a strike today, demanding higher wages and better working conditions, the demand being rejected. The service was severely crippled. o A crowd that taxed the seating capacity of the Presbyterian church were delighted with the srecial song service given Sunday morning. Rev. Gleiser has announced that he will offer these services three or four times a year and it is needless to say that each will be well attende' The Presbyterian choir have a re; u tat ion all their own and the serv. -s Sunday morning added to their .me. The concert took the place of the regular worship and consisted of solos, duets, and anthems under the di -?ctorship of Dr. Fred Patterson. Th. choir was composed of the following well known 1 local musicians: Tenors, J. C. Patterson. Wilson Lee and E. H. Engeler; 1 sopranos, M:ss Marie Pa'tereon, Mrs. ' Engeler and Mrs. Lee; alios. Miss Estella Perkins. Mrs. J. C. Patterson and 1 Miss Elizabeth Schrock: l ass, Messrs p Wesley Hoffman, W. P. Schrock, F. H. p Hubbard and Dr F. S. Patterson. Ev-; i ery number was splendid and every; 1 member of the choir deserves men- ’ tion. The program inc! led a dueti' by Mr. and Mrs. Engeler; duet by Miss I Patterson and Mr. Engeler: solo, “The ’ Divine Savior,” by Mr. F. H. Hubbard 1 and several beautiful anthems. o— 11 NEW CHIEF CHEMIST, ' (United Press Service) Washington. D. C, De 16—(Spec- i lai to Daily Democm ' —President 1 Taft today named Dr. C? Alsberg to • succeed Dr. Harvey W. W ’ey as chief, of the chemistry bureau < the depart- • ment of agriculture and hies admin-, Istrator of the pure food 'aw. Dr Alsb- -g is now employed in ’ bureaj of, plant industry as a clin’r-ii biologist. He was appointed to the government, service from Massachusct-i. Dr. Alsberg came into close to h with Dr. Wiley and is understood to support his predecessor in pract'"ally all of his pure food policies. The many Decatur friends of George L Maddy, of Jonesboro. Arie, will be i pleased to hear of his rarid growth. [The Jonesboro Daily TrPune says: "George L. Maddy, the 'ocal hustler for the advancement of Jonesboro, and progressive pusher of prime products in the ice cream business, has decided to make Helena second and has launched a big business venture in the river city. The Helena World says: 'The Oaklawn Ice Cream company of this city has been bought by \

th* Maddy lee Cream company, which U incorporated for 310,009. The plant here will be enlarged aad rebuilt, and will be oae of the largest and most sanitary ice cream factories la the south. The factory will be under the management of George L Maddj, founder of the Maddy Ice Cream com pany of Jonesboro, and will have a capacity of 1500 gallons per day. “The new factory will open some ’ time during the month of February. STATE TO BUILD. — (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 16—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Condemnation and purchase of a square block north of the capitol building, and the erection thereon of a centennial building to cost at least eight hundred thou- ■ sand dollars, a bond issue to cover the entho cost, was recommended by the i centennial committee appointed last j I year, in a report to the coming legislature made public today. The projected new structure Is Intended to house the senate library, the state educational and scientific departments and i its completion is desired to mark the hundredth anniversary of the state. CHURCH WAS DEDICATED. New Christian Church at Linn Grove Formally Opened. Mr. and Mrs L. L. Baumgartner j were among the many who attended the dedication of the new Christian church at Linn Grove Sunday. The program, as printed, was carried out, with very little change. Chief among j the speakers was the Rev. 'Samuel, who was instrumental in organizing l the congregation many years ago The new building is a fine, large ’ brick structure, of handsome arch! tecture, and is nicely furnished in all ways, finely carpeted and has a fine > piano It was necessary Sunday to raise the sum of 3750 to finish the payment, and this was easily done, more than 3800 being raised in a short time. The very fine weather of Sunday was conducive to an msssually large attendance. Though no official announcement has been made It is said, upon good authority that the wedding of Miss Marguerite Hughes of Fort Wayne, to Mr. Carl Moses will take place some time during the holidays. Mr. Moses, with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Moses, formerly of this county, have been in Saskatchewan, Canada where they own a large tract of land, under cultivation. Enroute here they stopped off in Chicago for a visit with relatives, and are expected here the first of the week. It is said the bride and groom expect to go south for the winter. The groom is an excellent young man and was formerly engaged in the furniture and undertaking business herie with Messrs. Meyer and Scherer, prior to going to Canada. The bride is a former Decatur young lady, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hughes, who have resided in Fort Wayne for several years. She is a cultured young lady, and prominent socially, and the union is one that their many iriends are pleased to see. o Fred Ellenberger, aged sixty-seveu years, one of the prominent Berne men, passed away early Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock after ten weeks' illness with typhoid fever. Mr. Ellenberger spent much of his life in Monroe township, on bis farm, retiring about eighteen years ago, when he and his wife moved to Berne, where they have resided since. He was prominent in affairs of that town, and especially in the German Reformed church, where he was an active worker, and will be sadly missed. Mr. Ellenberger is survived by his widow, who was Miss Elizabeth Beitler before he: marriage. He leaves no children, their only child, a son, having passed away in Infancy at the age of three months. Surviving also, are the following brothers and sisters: Henry Ellenberger, Berne; Peter Ellenberger of northern Michigan; Mrs. Caroline Baumgartner, Berne; Mrs. John Neuenschwander, Missouri. The deceased was also an uncle of Mrs. John C. Moran of this city, and he has also many other relatives, and friends, , 'by whom he was much beloved, and who are greatly bereaved by his death. The funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock ot the German Reformed church at Berne aad officiating will be the resident pastor .the Rev. Kattman, and also the Rev. Edwin Vorn Holdt, of Waukan, lowa, a former pastor of the Berne church, and a very dear friend of the deceased. j Pall bearers will be six nephews of i Mr. Ellenberger, as follows: Lawrence , and Mark Yager, Hugo, Ed and WTII Bettier, and Homer Stucky. ( — - J Harry McGill, a young man about twenty years old, nearly lost his life , this morning at JO o'clock at the < sugar factory. He is employed in the lime room and was working there this morning putting out a fire, when he

waa overcome by carbonic acid gas He became unconscious and lay there, for about a half hour, when he was found, in an apparently lifeless condition by a foreign worker. Dr. C. 9. Clark was called at once and worked with him and aoon had him beyond danger. It Is said that a few minutes longer Inhaling the deadly gas would have proved fatal to him, and it is fortunate that he was discovered just when he was. He was brought In a cab to his home at the | corner of Eighth and Jefferson street*, and will recover nicely. He has been employed at the sugar factory' since the opening of the season and has never missed a day until now, this accident occurring just about the time of the close of the season. TUMBLESON-KITSON WEDDING ' I After securing the marriage license here Saturday afternoon Mr. Ernest Tumbleson and Miss Catherine Kitson drove to Bluffton, where they were married at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. Landis, former pastor of the Decatur Methodist circuit. They then ' returned to this city, where they were guests at supper of Mr. and Mr*. Thomas Johnson. Mrs. Johnson being the brides sister. On Sunday the bridal couple were the guests of I honor at a wedding dinner given at the home of the bride's brother, Harvey Kltson and wife. Other guests were the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kitson and children, Georgia and Fred; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson and other near relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Tumbleson will reside on the old ! Falk homestead east of the city. Both are well known and highly esteemed. The groom is a son of James Tumbleson of St. Mary's township. I oMrs. Margaret Miller, wife of Fred C. Miller, who was born In Adams county, died Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, where on Friday she was operated upon for tumor. She was fiftyfive years, seven months and seven days of age, and has many relatives here, being a sister of Mrs. Julius Haugk. Other brothers and sisters, who survive are Erwin, Martin and Emil Kiefer, Adams county; Mrs. William Lepper, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Gu* Reinking, Miss Hilda Kiefer, Adams county. She also leaves the husband and the following children: Mrs. Henry Scheifel, Mrs. Charles Fuhrman and Martin Miller. The funeral will be he’d Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home at Weisser Park, and later at the Zion's Lutheran church. The body of Joe Volmer arrived Saturday at midnight over the G. R. & I. from Louisville, Ky., where his death occurred Saturday morning at 3 o'clock. The body was accompanied by the brother, Aiph Vilmer, who left Friday in response to a telegram that his brother was at the point of death. Unfortunately he did not arrive until about an hour after his brother had passed away. Mr. Volmer was at the St. Joseph hospital, where on December sth, he underwent another of several operations in the past few years for stomach and towel trouble. On last Tuesday, December 19th, pneumonia set in. bringing complications which caused his death. On arrival here the body was taken to the home of the mother, Mrs. Anna Volmer, until this morning at 8:30 o’clock, when the funeral was conducted at the St. Mary’s Catholic church and interment took place in the St. Joseph cemetery. Pall bearers were Charles Lose, Lawrence Voglewede, Tony Hackman. I Fred Schurger, Frank Barthol and James Colchin. o HEARD IN MARCH. The Albert Musser murder case will not be disposed of until the next session of the pardon board, to be held in March. S. A. D. Whipple, an I attorney of Portland, Ind., who, it is! said, possesses knowledge of a confession which exonerates Musser of mur-' der, sent word that he would be unable to keep an engagement to appear before the board Friday. He asked j permission to go Saturday, but since Friday was the last day of the board's session his statement will not be taken until March. Musser, according to a confession alleged to have been made by Samuel Marshall, whose whereabouts are unknown, was technically guilty of murder, since he was present when the crime was committed, but the j real slayer is at liberty. Musser, who has been in prison fourteen years, still ‘ protests that he had no connection with the robbery and murder of Mrs. Louisa Stoltz at Portland, for which he was convicted as an accessory to the crime, and his relatives, who have ' appealed to the pardon board in his behalf, urge that he had been punish ed sufficiently. • • o— - The trial of Willard Steele was again taken up. It will undoubtedly! continue two days longer. The trial was begun two weeks ago today. E. B. Lenhart qualified as guardian

of Maria Robison, who. <>ti .old age and 111 health. Is W capable of caring for her own He gave 310,0v0 bond ■ Abe Boch el al. vs the Erie Railroad t’o , apix-araiu-c ;, v ty for defendant Rule to I). B. Erwin for Philip Koos a suit against Mary E. Harris et Jn note and garnishment. .1- . V Cali In Kunkel, executor, M nual re|»ort in the John Wo, cbimß which was approved Tl 1( . , continued pending the trial l)f pl , ; _■ Lillie Carter et al. vs Nancy et al., partition of real estanof publication of notice to dents filed. Appearance by Sutton a- Heller for all defenduuß ■ Rule against defendant to ans»,. r Henry Krick vs. James H.-ndnrlJ et al., comprising Ixjard of > county commissioners ia! pearance by Lutz for the ih-fendintß iin their official capacity, an 1 - J i tion to set aside service and qusifl alternative writ of mandate. ■ B Real estate transfers ’ Blakey et al. to Josephus A J : 27 acres, Union tp. 3250”; Floyd M ■ Merriman et a', to Howers li.-aliy c a ß i real estate in Blue Creek tp, Otis M Chinoweth et al to Frank i Bucky, lot 304, Geneva, Mary CB ■ Simmons et al. to George E Snyderß I 70 acres, Hartford tp.. quit < lai m deed! I 3600. I H The cutting of beets for the seasJ elosed at 2:30 o’clock Saturday af>-B noon at the local factory of the Ho« land-St. Louis company The factoryß I nowever, will Eave enough work run-1 i ning over to keep the plant openl ; about three days longer, and it wilß : shut down the middle of the we<>k I The total amount of sugar for thJ season cannot be ascertained until! that time, but the total number of! i beets cut amounted to 35,000 tool! This was a very disappointing crop, iJ a much larger yield was expected. The! conditions, however, were the samel over the entire central states. I The crop this year is also the small-l • est they have ever had in Michigan.! The percentage of sugar obtalnedl from the beets is also small, and Itl is said to be the smallest since 1905.1 The cause fpr the short crop this! year is attributed to unfavorable! weather conditions. The dry weatter In the spring was unfavorable in the beginning; this was augmented by the cold and wet summer; while the fall weather was unfavorable to a good de velopment The plant at Paulding, Ohio, has also finished its season and closed down today. Many of the mill laborers here were paid off today and the boys then went to Toledo, Ohio, where they will help finish the campaign for the Toledo factory, where there is a scarcity of labor. Many of the foreign beet field laborers are also returning to their home in the cities— Cleveland. Chicago. South Bend and others, while many will remain here. No Cut in Price. The company announces that there will be no cut in the price ot beets paid to farmers here. Many of the other factories are doing so 1 Pope Sugar company, of Riverdale, near Chicago, announces that it ’IH pay but four dollars per ton for beetsand has issued a statement that it 1 close down the plant unless it gets beets at this price. A factory in M' hI igan has also discontinued the 35 gis antee clause in Its contracts, thus practically cutting the price. The Decatur factory, however, will not m. the price. THE SEVEN CONDITIONS. When Husband Should Get his Own Breakfast. To put a stop to the flood of pre- ' tests from irate husbands. Judge Yates of Milwaukee gave seven conditions under which a man should ?>" J his own breakfast Here are the conditions: 1 — If his wife is sick. 2— When the babies are sick '* 1 3— When his wife has a hard days ironing ahead. 4— If it is wash day (***)■ 5— During house cleaning 6— Once a month for the fun of t R thing. , 7—Daily during the first three 'month of marriage (•**). •Dogs don’t count. ••Presence.o 4 washwoman lets hubby out. ‘ married widows can’t take advantepof this rule. The court recently sentenced a man to get his own breakfast for a P because his wife said she didn t e any pleasure out of life, and she 'rather sleep late in the morning t a own a brewery. ' Lawrence Biggs who spent Sunda) here with his parents, left this ling on his regular trip. He is a tra' eling salesman for the Thomas Man“ facturing company of Dayton, 0