Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1913 — Page 6

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors. heirs and legatees of George W. Jacobs, deceased, to appear in the Adams circuit court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 17th day of April, 1913, and show cause, if any, why the final settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their dintinction shares. PHILIP G EPH ART, Administrator. Decatur, Ind., March 20, 1913. J. W. Teeple, Atty. 13t2 NOTICE TO NON RESIDENT. The State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss.: In the Adams Circuit Court, February Term, 1913. The Old Adams County Bank, a cortporation, vs. William H. FledderJohann et al. No. 8482. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Frank T. Boesel, Benjamin A. Fledderjobann. Lewis Lammers, S. Edward Whipp and John H. Koenig, of the above named defendants, are non-resi-dents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefor hereby given *Jie said Frank T. Boesel, Benjamin. A. Fledderjohann, Lewis Lammers. S. Edward Whipp and John H. Koenig that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the 12th day of May. 1913, the same being the 25th Juridical Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 14th day of April, 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 19th day of March, 1913. FERDINAND BLEEKE, Clerk. By L. L. Baumgartner, Deputy. Heller, Sutton & Heller, Attys, for plaintiff. 12t3 APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Frederick Scheiman. late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent, LIZZIE SCHEIMAN, Administratrix. D. E. Smith, Atty. March 17. 1913. 12t3 ■■ o APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the estate of Robert R. Stephenson, late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. DORE B. ERWIN, Executor. March IS. 1913. 12t3 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Wilhelmina Gallmeyer, deceased, to appear in the Adams circuit court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the sth day of April, 1913, and show cause, if any, why the final settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. FRANK M. SCHIRMEYER. Administrator. Heller, Sutton & Heller, Attys. March 18, 1913. 12t2 o NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT. The State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, February Term, 1913. Henry Magley vs. David Euryetal. No. 8485, compiaint to quiet title. It annearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause that David Eury, Eury, his wife, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Henry Eury, if he be deceased,, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown. All the heirs, legatees an devisees and creditors of Eury, wife of David Eury, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: David Euery. Sarah Euery, his wife; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of David Euery, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Sarah Eury, wife of David Eury if she be deceased. whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; Jacob Shearer. Elisabeth Shearer, his wife; all the heirs, legatees, devisees, and creditors of Jacob Shearer, if he be deceased,' whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Elizabeth Shearer, wife of Jacob Shearer, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: Jacob Scharer, Scharer, his wife, whose Christian i name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Jacob Scharer, if he be deceased. whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Scharer, wife of Jacob Scharer, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown, of the above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby biven said David Eury, Eury, his wife, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Henry Eury, if he be deceased,, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown. All the heirs, legatees an devisees and creditors of Eury, wife of David Eury, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; David Euery. Sarah Euery, his wife; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of David Euery, if he be deceased, whose names are to the

plaintiff unknown; Jacob Scharer, tees, devisees and creditors of Sarah Eury, wife of David Eury if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; Jacob Shearer, Elisabeth Shearer, his wife; all the heirs, legatees, devisees, and creditors of Jacob Shearer, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown;" all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Elizabeth Shearer, wife of Jacob Shearer, if she be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; Jasob Scharer, ——Scharer, his wife, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Jacob Scharer, if he be deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Scharer. wife of Jacob Scharer. whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, if she be deceased, wtose names are to the plaintiff unknown, that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the 23rd day of May, 1913, the same being the 23rd Juridical Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court house In the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday the 14th day of April. 1913, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined In their absence. Witness my name and seal of said court hereto affixed, this 26th day of March, 1913. FERDINAND BLEEKE, Clerk. By L. L. Baumgartner. Deputy. D. E. Smith, Attorney for the Plaintiff. 13t3 Tomorrow Is Sunday, blessed day of rest It will be welcomed by many thousands, after the most terrible week ever known in the middle west. The strain of six days’ storm and flood has been an awful one, especially in those parts of the state of Ohio and Indiana, where the suffering was greatest Tomorrow there will go up to the Creator, the prayers of a nation. asking for relief and for a cessation of the floods. That prayer will come from the pastor of every church, as well as the from the lips of every worshiper and from thousands, who cannot get to a church. The floods had not ceased, In some cases had not even come, before the offers for help had been made and relief trains were on the way to the scenes. Surely we live in the center of a loving, kind and brave populace. If human hands can save suffering and death, the work of the past few days has proven that ft will be done in this community. While In some cases It will be impossible to attend worship tomorrow, the universal prayer for those in need should and will be offered from eve’-y home and every heart Let us hope and pray that future generations shall be spared an ordeal such as that of the past week. Prooerty Lots is Big. »s the clouds lift and the waters go down, It becomes possible to estimate the losses here and elsewhere. It is needless to say that this is heavy over the entire flooded district, perhaps larger than had even been guessed. However, this county was more fortunate than most of those surrounding us. The Chicago & Erie, Clover Leaf and G. R. & I. railways will be the largest losers, each road having had tracks washed out near here, and bridges more or less damaged. The interurban line is a big loser, though not so large as at first feared. The tracks have stood the floods nicely. Friday Manager Fledderjohann and Receiver Quinn made a trin over more than half the line, on a hand car and report the tracks fit to run over. The most serious question now are the motors on the cars. These are being dried and an expert will arrive today from Chicago to assist in starting these motors. It Is possible that cars will be running at an early date, if the waters continue to recede. Repair work is being done everywhere and a week will find much progress made. Local losers were the Confer Ice Cream company. Dyonls Schmitt, who lost a big ice house and its contents, Julius Haugk, Acker Cement Works, and others. Sugar Men Arrive Home. Manager F. H. Hubbard and Superintendent Will Kreamers of the sugar company, who left here Monday afternoon to attend to business at Holland, Mich., came in last night Mr. Hubbard left Holland as soon as he heard of the Soods in this section. He got as far as Fort Wayne, where he was held up until Friday afternoon, when •he came in on a work train as far as •the washout north of Decatur, crawled over a train of box cars across the big river bridge and walked into the city. Mr. Kreamers came byway of I Kalamazoo to Hammond and then in over the Erie. Lutz Home Is Repaired. What can be done when necessary was shown at the Lutz home where the big house was unroofed and badly damaged a week ago yesterday and suffered again from Sunday's storm. 1 Monday morning a force of carpenters went to work and last night the house . had been reroofed and was in shape to withstand a rain storm again it necessary. When the high waters came the Lutz family had many calls from friends who wanted them to come in and live with them, but they preferred to remain at home, where they were just as safe, that being one of the highest pointe about the city.

At the Sugar Plant. One of the heavy losers from the flood was the sugar company, whose big plant In the north part of town was completely surrounded by the raging torrents, which swept over the grounds, carrying away much loose lumber, several small buildings and other property. The waters swept through several of the buildings, damaging machinery and the loss will be quite large A call for fifty men was made by that company this morning by Superintendent Kreamer, and the work of overhauling will begin at once. The electrical equipment at the plant was considerably damaged, but the extent cannot be told until all has been cleaned, dried and tested. A" part of the beet seed was in the flood, but this part of the loss does not worry those in charge in the least. Manager Hubbard said this morning that the company had on hands here twice as much seed as would be needed, and that the company had a large supply at Holland and St Louis, and that In case there is not enough seed here, a supply can be shipped from Michigan. They will be most careful that only first-class seed goes out, as it is most important to them that the crop this year is a good one. Helping the Cause. During the recent high waters when this city was in a milk famine, on account of the farmers and dairymen not being able to bring in their supply of milk to their customers, there was one person who tried and succeeded in helping the people in getting a supply. “Red” Hower was the helper. He made two trips daily across the river to the creamery In a boat, and each time brought back with him a large supply of milk. Friday he made his regular trips and each time fifty i gallons of the creamy fluid were brought to town and distributed among the people. Dayton Relatives Safe. John Stewart of this office in an effort to get word from his cousin in Dayton, Ohio, finally succeeded this morning, when his uncle, J. F. Barnes, living in Huntington, called him by telephone and said he had just received a telegram from his son, Edgar Barnes, that they were safe. The son lived in the flooded district of Riverdale, where the breaking of the levee of the Miami river flooded that portion of the city. Word had been anxiously awaited. Mr. Barnes is a linotype operator employed by the Christian Publishing association. Al Everhart is In Dayton. Wesley Hoffman, who travels for the Schafer Saddlery company, and Walter Johnson, of Monroe, who rep-; resents the Knocker Shirt company. | came in last night, having been marooned since Monday at Greenville,; Ohio. They drove to Union City, where they caught a car for Winches-, ter and came in over the G. R. 4 1 Monday they were at Brookville, Oh'o. ' a third member of the party being Al , Everhart of Monroe. They debated j for some time whether they should . go to Dayton which was but twelve miles away, or return to Greenville for the night Hoffman and Johnson finally went to Greenville, while Everhart proceeded to Dayton. The ho-' tel where he was directed was badly flooded and his friends are consider-, ably worried about him. Floods Prevent Burial. Miss Catherine Geisler, aged 45, residing between Schumm and Willshire, Ohio, died at the insane asylum at Toledo, Ohio, where she was eon fined seventeen years. She was tak--en to her home Monday night and, when Mrs. Henry Gunsett talked by! telephone to relatives near Schumm. yesterday, the body was still unburied the day before. The delay In burial was caused by the high waters, as the funeral was to be held in the Lutheran church at Schumm. The deceased is a twin sister of Mrs. Henry Schumm, and known to many here. The n-rws of the Indiana floods has sprrcd like wild-fire. Relatives of Decatur people who lire far away are just as anxious for news from us. as we ere from relatives In the flooded clt’ec. Friday Robert Blackburn rece’vTi a telegram from his son. Geo. Birckburn, at Los Angeles, Cal., who b- 1 doubtless been reading the newsr" 'rs: He said: “Are you safe? Need money’ Answer Immediately.’' Erie and Clover Leaf. The passenger service on the Erie is now able to run through from Chicago to Kenton, Ohio, but the trouble east of Kenton is still in a very bad condition. No through trains are being run on the road and the only pos- ! senger trains are Number’s 226 and 227 due here at 11:00 westbound and 1:36 eastbound. The track east of the bridge is now in very good condition. The Clover Leaf experienced a little difficulty at Liberty Center last evening when the bridge over the creek became loosened at one end and jnoved out of line owing to a weakened abutment This Is being repaired now however and the track will he repaired at Willshire by 5 or 6 o’clock thus permitting trains due here at

6:26 and 9:52 to make the run through ' from Franfort to Toledo. ' Received No Word. Efforts of Scheriff Durkin to get a 1 telegram through to an aunt Mrs i O’Connor and other relatives In Day''ton, Ohio, have been without effect and Mr. Durkin is fearful for their : safety. Mrs. O’Connor Is his mother's sister. Has Sister In Omaha. 1 Owing to the Impossibility to tet ' a telegram through. Mrs. Perry Andrews and Miss Lizzie Scharer of near Monroe are much worried over their sister, Miss Carrie Scharer, a teacher iln the schools of Omaha, Neb., where many lives were loet. Her regular 'weekly letters have not been received, nor has any word. She has been a teacher there eighteen years, and has I spent forty-one years of her life in this profession. She is an aunt of Murray Scherer, of this city. Molasses Pan a Boat. Mrs. Er Ahr, living east of the city, , was cut off from all neighbors by 'flooded roads in all directions, but was not driven to such desperate straits as her sister, Mrs. Ross Hardin living seven miles southeast of the city. Water flooded the Hardin cellar and fields and a large molasses pan was borrowed of the Gottlieb Bitner family. This was r;sed as a boat to rescue things out of the cellar and fields and all took a ride in it by : turns. The pan is used in boiling down kane molasses and is ten by j four feet, and a foot and a half deep. ’ Those who took the novel boat ride ,in it were Mr. and Mrs. Hardin, and son, Clyde; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Bittner. Lumberman Friend Drowns. I C. H. Colter received a message 'from Mrs. Ed Huddle, of Greenville. Ohio, stating that her husband, a well known lumberman, had drowned, but his body had not yet been found. Mr. Huddle has been here and is known to all lumbermen. Western Union Swamped. More than 140 messages were sent and received by J. C. Patterson, local Union agent, Friday afternoon. These were sent by anxious people to learn of the safety of rela- | tires or friends. The office ot Toledo became swamped and refused to I receive any more messages at 8 o’clock last night This morning's record was also a big one. Will go to Dayton. Unless he has some word in the meantime from his sister, Mrs. Wertrner. of Dayton, Ohio, Fred Hoffman, will leave Monday io make personal I investigation. Her daughter resides near the river there, but Mr. Hoffman is not certain as to his sister s residence since the death of her busband. Her first husband was Fred ' Welfley, an uncle of County Recorder! Andrew Welfley. River Drops Fast. This morning at 8 o’clock, according jof Observer G. F. Kintz, the river . stood 17.7 feet at the east bridge. This is a drop of 5.3 feet from the highest mark of 23 feet Wednesday morning at 6 o’clock, or 1.7 feet since Friday morning. The river has probably dropped eight inches since 8 o’clock this morning. The roads crossing both north and east bridges are clear and open again to travel All Carriers Out. AH the roads out of the city were practically cleared for the first time since Monday night, and all the carriers of rural mail were able to go out •oday The greater number, it was (thought, would be able to cover all their routes, but three left a part of their mail here, for the part of their routes that It was thought would be impassable.' The St Mary’s (O.) Leager gives the following account of the recent reservoir scare: “A series ot alarms from the fire whistle, followed by the announcement that sixty feet of the reservoir bank had given away, threw the city into a wild panic of excitement this morning, causing a general stampede among those residing in the south of town, and a general sealing of I fear throughout the entire communi ity. y •; “Men, women and children rushing I from their abandoned homes, carrying what few personal effects they ’ were able to gather in their hasty flight from what they believed to be i certain destruction; women and chil- ■ dren wringing their bands in abject • terror, strong men rushing to the I threatened district to save their lov■l ed one from supposedly impending - doom, the sick and Invalid being cx--1 posed to sever weather, were a few Ii results ot a wild report sent in from ’ ’ the reservoir this morning. “Responsibility for the unfounded story that the reservoir bank had ■ 1 given way has not been tfeflr itely : fixed, and may never be, and whoever i is responsible for the wild panic I started in St Mary’s this morning is • deserving of the strongest censure. I “The reservoir bank is In absolute- > ly no danger of giving way under : present conditions. A heavy west ; wind might give some cause for ap-

prehension, but until such a contingency arises there Is no reason for alarm. "There are three places in the bank, north of the lock, where dirt has I washed from behind the concrete wall In sufficient quantity to cause the wall to crack and settle some, but Engineer Meacham and Captain Kelley, assisted by an ample force of men, at once set to work repairing the defects with brush and sacks of sand, with no fear ot the damaged I places getting beyond their control. | "Aj soon as it became apparent ■that the people had been made victims of an unfounded report, the city authorities at once took charge of the rural line leading to the pond, for the purpose of preventing its further use for the dissemination of unfounded stories. “Within an hour the story that the bank was broken had been flashed to al! sections of the state. Inquiries and offers of aid came pouring in from all sections and were promptly answered with the assurance that the bank was still in good condition, with no immediate danger of even threatening conditions. “The Western Ohio sent over a number of cars to be used in conveying people out of town, but the scare had so far subsided that the kindness was accepted by only a few. “As a precautionary measure, and to In a measure allay the fears of the panic stricken public. Service Director Schirenbeck made arrangements to send four or five car loads of stone to a siding near the north end of the bank, to be used in filling any washouts that may occur. A force of men will patrol the bank all night for the purpose of watching for any danger that may arise, therefore there is no chance of the public being taken by surprise even though the unexpected should happen." o— Mirs. John Schnitz of North Eighth street, had her fears for relatives io Peru confirmed Friday evening, when she read in the Decatur Democrat, the name of her brother, Daniel Volmer. among the list of identified dead at Peru. In a dispatch from Huntington,! it the same paper, it was stated that John Volmer of tnat city, was also among the dead in Peru. Mrs. Schnitz has a brother, John, at Huntington, and whether he happened to be visiting in Peru at the time of the floods, and was also lost, is unknown. All efforts to get word direct from Peru failed her, and Mrs. Schnitz then telephoned to her mother and sister j at Roanoke. They had read of the brother’s death also, and on failure to get word, sent a man to Peru to learn, if possible, the details of the affair. Nothing more than was published in the papers was known, but tears for the worst are entertained. Mr. and Mrs. Schnitz left over the Erie tor Markle this morning, where relatives will meet them. If possible, Mr. Schnitz, himself, will go to Peru 1 to investigate. Daniel Volmer was married and had a family of two children. Their sister, Mrs. Van Dine, also resides in Peru, and they fear that all may have been lost. | The last number of the high school lyceum entertainment court, will be the concert Monday evening, at 8:15 at Bosse’s opera house, March 31. It will be given by the Euclid Male Quartet and Bell Ringers. This is the company that was to have been here January 16, but was prevented by a mix-up of dates. The company comprises W. C. Spade, bass and manager; O. W. Beaver, second tenor and reader; A. R. Lynn, first tenor and pianist; C. I. Beaver, baritone and pianist The quartet carries the largest set of organ chimes of any similar organization now in lyceum. The concert, is booked for Monday, but there is no assurance that it will be given. A telegram sent by Prof. Rice has failed to get a reply, and there is fear that the company may be stranded somewhere and fail to get here, on account of the flood conditions. Everything, however, may come out all right and the company get here on schedule time. Mortgages, of course, are everpresent, but one likes to get a rest from them at some time, especially when they go to a show. Not a hint of a mortgage of any kind was given in the plot of the home talent play, "Billy’s Bungalow," given at the opera house Friday evening, and its brisk, original conception, as well as the really excellent portrayal of the characters by the players, madg it one of the best shows of local presentation. It was a three-act comedy, and there was not a dull moment The play was given under the direction of Miss Mabel Edith Weldy, and carried out by an excellent staff of amateurs, fl Vaughn Murray, as Billy Middleton, builder of a summer home Island bungalow for a party, played his part well. Peggy Middleton, his bride of three months, was charmingly portrayed by Mabel Weldy. While they were enjoying life on their island with their guests, their servants suddenly departed taking the only

'boat. Their stock of provisions ran .low. and no one knew how to cook those they did have, and the compll'cations arising therefrom, made up the clever little story. Colonel Geo. Varker, from Washington, the Jovial bachelor fisherman, was presented by Fred Schurger. Miss Laura Cauldwell, the unexpected guest, a maiden lady yearning to wear the name of Colonel George, was excellently given by Mrs. Ruby Raker. Miss Dorothy French, Peggy’s sister, was cleverly enacted by Miss Nellie Daniels. Theodore Thurston, Billy's friend, a lover of Miss French, whose engagement to him was broken by a lover's quarrel, was fittingly presented by E. V. Core. Miss Kitty Campbell, a jolly little girl, not yet "out,’’ was prettily • given by Miss Glennys Mangold. Gordon Middleton, a brisk college lad, who adored Miss Kitty and told her so, was brightly presented by Sherman Beery. Quite the scream of the evening was the clever portrayal by Frank Bremerkamp, of the English , "chappie,” the Hon. Francis Fairweather Spaulding, was engaged to Miss French, after she broke her engagement to Theodore Thurston. The audience was not so large as the merit of the production merited, but a goodly throng saw the play and is enthusiastic in its praises. The seniors of the Decatur high high school will soon begin practice for their class day exercises. These will include two plays—“ The Private Secretary.” and "The Mock Commencement” The latter will be a burlesque program. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES I’m nachurally optimistic; but th’ only act uv Providence I kin figger out in this flood bizness, is thet it will giv remerniscences er sumpthlu for th’ younger generation t' talk about t’ their children and grandchildren, so's’t they kin begin "Onct upon a time.” Arriving at the age of ninety years past March 4, Mrs. Nancy Foster, a j well known lady of near Wren, Ohio, ■succumbed to infirmities this morning at 2 o’clock, two milgs north of Wren, Ohio. She was a daughter ot Zacarlah Tindall, and was born in .Pennsylvania, March 4, 1823: She was twice married, first to a Mr. Bowen, and then to Josiah Foster, who died forty-six years ago. She j resided at death with her daughter, j Mrs. Rebecca Moser, where she had • lived sixty-one years continuously. She was a resident seventy-one years in Van Wert county, Ohio. Mrs. Foster leaves the following children: Cyrus Bowen, Ohio City; Zacahariah Bowen, Wren, Ohio; Sarah A. Laisure, Ceylon; Margaret Palmer, Van Wert, Ohio; Martha Jane Dull, Gladwin, Mich; Rebecca Moser. Albert , Foster, Convoy, Ohio; .Amanda Conner, two miles north of Wren; Josiah i Foster, Wooster, Ohio. A son, Jesse Foster, dropped dead last winter. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Edith Blair of Pennsylvania, and Mary Ann Copper of South Bend. I The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the United Brethren church, at Wren, Ohio, tha Rev. G. H. Hamilton of the Baptist church officiating. Her grandsons will act as pall bearers. The dreaded disease, tuberculosis, again won another victory when Mrs. |C. F. Moore, of Saginaw, Mich., passed into the great unknown at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mandy Moltz, on North Ninth street, at 3:15 morning. Mrs. Moore came to visit j with her aunt a short time before the I holidays and while here the disease gained such rapid headway that it was ' impossible to remove her to her home. I Mrs. Moore was formerly Miss Artie I Archer and was born at Salem, Ind., May 5, 1885. When but eighteen months old the mother died and shortly afterward she was adopted by the aunut, Mrs. Moltz, who gave her every kindness and care. When eighteen years of age she was married to C. F. Moore. To this union were born five children, four of whom with the bereaved husband survive, the children being Robert, Audra, Clarence ' and Dorothy, and one son, Rollin, preceded her to the great beyond. No funeral arrangements have as yet been made, with the exception that interment will be made in Maplewood cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Grim, wife of Uriah Grim, whose death occurred Saturday afternoon at 1 o’cluvk at her Lome at Williams, were conducted this afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Concord Lutheran church in Root township, in charge of the Rev. A. K. Mumma, of Hoagland. Mrs. Grim had been ill a week with measles and later contracted pneumonia, which ended in her death. Her maiden name was Mallnda Merryman, she being a daughter of WII- - liam and Suftnnah Archbold Merryman. She was born in Washington township, February 23, 1854, and was fifty-nine years of age at death. She

resided for the past twelve years at Williams, prior to that living south of this city. She was a well known woman and loved by all who knew her. She was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are the h ui , band and the following children; Charles, William, Vernon; Matle, wife of Albert Numbers, of Ossian; Effie, wife of Wiliam Draper, of Monmouth; Edna, wife of Albert Dearn, of Fort Wayne. A sister, Mrs. Marlon Johnson, resides at Monroe. Mrs. Grim's body will be laid to rest in the Reynolds’ cemetery. - ■ • <> The music-loving public will be pleased to hear that the long-delayed Euclid Male Quartet and Bell Ringers will be here today to fill their engagement at the Bosse opera house this evening for the last number of the high school lecture coufse. There was some fear that the prevailing floods might prevent their arrival. City School Superintendent E. E. Rice however, received an answer to his message, In which the company stated that they would be here from Chicago, if the trains were operating The trains' over the Erie from Chicago have been in operation the greater part of last flood week, and are giving excellent service, so the company's arrival today is assured. This is the entertainment that was to have been given January 1. but was called off on account of a mix-up of dates. Their repertoire is extensive and varied and consists of classical selections, both secular and sacred, folk songs, popular ballads, plantation melodies, sentimental, pathetic and humorous numbers, also readings. The company carries a fine set of organ chimes, also. o Yesterday was the last Sunday of the conference year at the Methodist church. There were large congregations at all the services. Eleven were received into the church. The pastor reported the amounts contributed by the congregation for benevolent enterprises. There has been paid to the pastor for the boards of home and foreign missions, education, home tor the aged, and other causes. 1950, an increase of over 8390 over last year. The Woman’s Home Missionary society has raised 1285. Various other gifts, including local charities, bring the total of gifts, outside of local church expenses and ministerial support, up to over 84600. This Includes a bequest of 82,500, paid by Mrs. Emma Daniel to the Board of Foreign Missions. Mr. Semans, the pastor, has served the Decatur church two years. In that time he has received into the church 104 new members, has officiated at twenty-five marriage ceremonies, attended thirty-eight funerals, and made 2.600 pastoral calls. Rev. Semans will go tomorrow to Tipton to attend the annual North Indiana conference, which begins Wednesday. He is a member of the examining board to meet Tuesday.

During the past twelve days of terror, when winds and floods created such havoc, the brave telephone girls, staunch and true at their posts, were instrumental in alleviateing the suffering and danger, by giving relief calls and doing all in their power in that way. Their kindness has been rewarded la many substantial ways by those who stop long enough in their daily rush, to think but among their most treasured remembrances is a kind note of thanks from the family of Attorney Clark J. Luts, whose residence was wrecked week before last. The letter accompanied two large five-pound boxes of the finest candy. All was much appreciated, but especially the letter. While heart felt thanks often rise silently from the heart, it is so rarely that we wait to write or speak the words, before it is too late. The following letter is therefore treasured most highly by the girls: To the Girls at the Telephone Exchange: The wonderful love of the Master is most fittingly demonstrated by little deeds of kindness. It is a pleasure to know that while your name may not be written on the world's roll of benefactors, yet your acts of kindness are Indelibly -written on the tablets of our memory. Kindly accept the enclosed as a slight token of our gratitude, for your many kindnesses in our recent trouble, and may God bless you. Sincerely, THE LUTZ FAMILY The girls may truly be called heroines. Through thick and thin, fair and foul, they stuck to their posts, some working both day and night, to alleviate a iraatlc public. HAVE RETURNED HOME. Mr. and Mrs. James Haefling and children, Margaret and James, Jr, returned home Sunday evening from Terre Haute, where Mr. Haefling has been employed as state accountant since November. Mr. Haefling left this morning for Indianapolis, where he will audit books until Wednesday or Thursday and then return to Terre Haute and finish auditing the books at that place.