Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1913 — Page 6

NOTICE TO NON RESIDENT. — I The State of Indiana, County of Ad- ■ ams, m: In the Adams Circuit Court, Febru- • ary Term, 1913. ' Henry Magley vs. David Eury et al. No. 8485, complaint to quiet title. 1 It appearing from affidavit filed In the above entitled cause that David Eury, Bury, 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 creditor, of Eury, wife of David Eury. I 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 I and creditors of David Euery, If he be deceased, whose names are to the ; plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, lega-1 tees, devisees and creditors of Sarah i Eury, wife of David Eury if she be deceased, whose names are to the plain- ( tiff unknown: Jacob Shearer, Elizabeth Shearer, his wife; all the heirs.; legatees, devisees, and creditors ofj] Jacob Shearer, if he be deceased,!' whose names are to the plaintiff un-| known: 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. I Scharer, his wife, whose Christian ] name is to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Jacob Scharer, if he be de-'; ceased, whose names are to the plain-| tiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees., devisees and creditors of Schar-. er, wife of Jacob Scharer, whose j Christian name is to the plaintiff un-|; known, 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, i 1 whose Christian name is to the plain-] tiff unknown: all the heirs, legatees,! devisees and creditors of Henry Eury, I 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 plain- f tiff 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 t plaintiff unknown; Jacob Scharer,. tees, devisees and creditors of Sarah Eury, wife of David Eury if she be de- y ceased, whose names are to the plain-' tiff unknown: Jacob Shearer, Elizabeth 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 Scharr- -v-'o of Jacob Scharer. whose Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, if she be deceased, whose 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, x> be holden at the Court house in the City of Decatur, commencing co- Monday the 14th day of April, 1913, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determin-1 ed 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 PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ssBefore the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, March Term, 1913. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freeholders and voters of Monroe Township, Adams County, State of Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask ! that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road, in said township of Monroe, county and state aforesaid upon and over the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at a point where Sprunger street intersects with Water street, a free macadam road, thence running south upon and over Sprunger street and Hendricks street to a point where Hendricks street intersects with Bryan street, thence east upon and over Bryan street to a point where Bryan street intersects with Fulton street, thence north upon and over Fulton street to a point to where ' Fulton street intersects with Main ] street, thence eact upon and over Main street to a point to where it ] intersects with Behring street, thence north upon and over Behring street to ; a point where it intersects' with W’ater street, a free and macad- I am road. All of said streets being public highways in the town of Berne, I Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana, said road commencing and terminating on a free macadamized public highway, in said township, county and state. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three (3) miles in length and connects at the west end thereof with a free macadamized public highway, and at the east end thereof with a free macadamized public highway, in Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to . be improved is a public highway al-1 ready established and in use by the . public and is one of the principal' highways of said Monroe Township, County and State.

Your petitioners ask your honorable body that the said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above descrobed be improved to the 'width to which it is now established, that being about thirty-two feet from the point of beginning to a point where the first alley south of Main street intersects ! with Hendricks street, as laid out on the town plat of Berne, Indiana: and ■that the above described portion of said highway be gcaded and drained to a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that crushed stone be placed thereupon to a width of twenty (20) 'feet and to a depth of ten (10) inches I in the center and to a depth of eight 1(8) inches at the outer edge, and that 'three (3) inches of the crushed stone lat the top thereof be of fine screenings; from the aforesaid intersection lof said alley with said public high]way to a point where Franklin street i intersects with Fulton street, as laid out on the town plat of the town of I Berne, Indiana, be graded and drained 'to a width of eighteen (18) feet, and (crushed stone be placed thereupon to a width of fourteen (14) feet, and to 'a depth of ten (10) inches in the cen- ■ ter and to a depth of eight (8 > inches at the outer edge, and three (3) inches lof said depth at the top be of fine screenings; from the aforesaid inter|section of Franklin with Fulton street j to the terminus thereof be graded and drained to a width of thirty-two (32) feet and crushed stone be placed therupon to a width of twenty (20) 'feet, and to a depth of ten (10) inches lin the center and to a depth of eight (8) inches at the outer edge, and (three (3) inches at the top, of said (depth be of fine screenings, and that I the same be made of a single track, (and that the name of the same be 'known as "South Berne Macadam I Road.” I That to pay for the same we ask (that the bonds be issued by the Counity of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana, in a Sufficient amount to pay in the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds |be issued and that the said tax be levied upon the taxable property of (said township as situated therein in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of 1907, and as amended in the acts of 1909 for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other amendments and laws thereto. We further ask the board to take all necessary steps as is required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein and that the same be constructed without submitting the question of the building of the same to an election of the voters of kaid Monroe Township (and that the said board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. Respectfully submitted, Phil Schug, Amos Neuhauser, David P. Sommer, F. G. Eichenberger, J. F. Lehman, Fred Wechter, F. C. Foreman, Fred Myers, Tom Michaud, G. A. Baumgartner, E. M. Ray, John J. Hirsf’-/, Paul Gerber, Albert Lantz. William Miller, Samuel Beitler, Harry Neuhauser. Da/:d Augsburger, Amos Hirschy, Chris Stengel, Ben Sprunger, Ferd Ryf, J. P. Habegger, Amos Schindler, A. C. Augsburger, J. W. Craig, David Neuenschwander, Theo. F. Sprunger, Sam H. Ix>ng, C. F. Lautzenheiser, Lindsay Ellenberger, Isaac Lehman, C. C. Y’oder, E. W. Shalley, Oswald S. Sprunger, Otto Franz, Lawrence L. Yager, David Lehman, David J. Habegger, Amos Kirchhofer, Nick Stucky, Fred Rohrer, Henry Schindler, Amos Sprunger, A. C. Neuenschwander, Albert Stauffer, D. S. Whitwer, Wm. Baumgartner, Ernest Duro, H. M. Reusser, A. J. Neuenschwander, Henry Engelhardt. P. L. Amstutz, Eli C. Bierie, Wilbert Luginbill, A. J. Mosure, Albert J. Neuhauser, Phil Sander, A. C. Smith. C. E. Stauffer, Noah Lugenbill, Lewis Reynolds, C. C. Sprunger, Nate Burdg, J. F. Bockman, Ernst Franz, J. B. Welty, Jonas Sprunger, C. D. Balsiger, Emil Liechty, A. Rues-->r. c. I' Stuck'A, L. A. Sprunger, Samuel Simison. J. M. Rose. John Stucky, H. A. Sprunger, Alfred Romeir, Leon Von Gunern, George J. Braun, David Luginbill, David N. Sprunger. Abe Boebley, C. E. Sneiman, H. Sprunger, J. Rinaker, Wm. B. Tucker, E. Lautz, M. M. Baumgartner, Ferd Mettler, John Gerber, Peter J. Baumgartner, Elmer W. Baumgartner, Joseph D. Moser, Andrew Gottschalk, Daniel Miller, Otto Stucky. Rnfus Sprunger, John Rohrer, Jeff Liechty, Wm. Reusser, Jacob Huser, Emil Fluckiger, David Soldner, Hiram H. Baumgartner. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, May 6, 1913. at which time the taxpayers of Monroe 1 ownship may appear and make at which time the taxpayers of JefferIson township may appear and make such objections as the law may pro(vide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL, ' 14t2 Auditor. | * NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of John Woy, deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 26th 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. CALVIN D. KUNKLE, Executor. ! Decatur, Ind., April 1, 1913. I C. J. Lutz, Atty. 14t2 DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

I ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE. 1 Says the Van Wert Times: "The , evidence of Miss Ellen Smith, the ■ nurse who attended Mrs. Ralph Hoo- ■ ver before she died from the effects (of gun shot wounds, said to have been I Inflicted by her husband, who is now . j facing a jury in Judge Matthias' court i! on a charge of murder in the first degree, became a part of the record Fri- | day, owing to a ruling of the court in i favor of the state. Shortly after the i story of the nurse had been given to 1 (the jury Mrs. A. D. Drake, mother of , j the deceased girl, followed on the witness stand and repeated the same evfI dence in a more emphatic manner, leaving ringing in the ears of the men ’ ] who are sitting in judgment in the t ' case the words Ralph shot me," >' which in substance is what both witnesses stated was said by the child ' ' wife before she lapsed into a prolongt ed unconsciousness, which ended only 1 1 when death came to relieve her sufi sering. Hoover, the accused man, ac--1 quits himself well and the fact that he 1 is the central figure in one of the most > sensational cases ever coming to the - attentiono of the local court, does not ’ disturb him in the least, and although ’ he takes a great interest in all that . transpires in the court room, the fact t that it would be possible for the men 1 in the Jury box'to condemn him to death does not seem to cause him i much distress of mind.” o REAL AID TO BUSINESS MEN. 1 J Butler Company Sends Out Representatives to Look Over Flood Cities. 1 Butler Brothers, biggest wholesale ; paper company in the middle west, . with headquarters at Chicago, are - showing a spirit of sympathy that ! proves their bigness. Six representa- ; tives of the company are now calling - on the merchants of the various citi ies in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, offering financial aid. Many merchants suffered severe financial losses in > their places of business or their t homes. In many of the cities the lo- “ cal banks cannot handle the situation, 1 and to these men who a fortnight ago . were in, excellent financial condition 1 and now are threatened w-ith bank- ] ruptcy, the Butler company is lending , real aid, backing them with their re--1 sources, and providing a line of credit r that will assist them in doing business. It’s a great work. r When the divorce case of Grace • Ayres vs. Benjamin Ayres was called 1 for trial before Special Judge D. D. ] Heller this morning. Attorney C. L. , Walters withdrew the answer and - cross-complaint filed by the defendant : and also his appearance for him, and : the case went on without a fight by the defendant. Prosecutor R. C. Pari rish entering appearance for Ayres. Judge Heller granted Mrs. Ayres the divorce also SI,OOO alimony. She was also given the care of the five child- ( ren. Edith. 10: Hoyt,*"; Doyt, 6; Til- < ford ,3; Sheldon, 1. Their care is 5 given to her until further order of the ’ court, Ayres to have the privilege of seeing the children at proper times and places. The defendant is to pay, ' until further order, to court clerk, from this date, the sum of S4O a ’ month, for Mrs. Ayres’ use in supporti ing the children. c ■ Real estate transfers: Joseph Wis- . ler to Orah Ellen Brandyberry, lot 88, . Monroe, and 96 acres, $2000; Orah El- • len Brandyberry et al. to Joseph Wisler, lot 89, Monroe, $1500; Eli W. . Steele to Jesse A. Swartz, 26.50 acres, Root tp., $2650; D. B. Erwin, com., »o :- Benjamin S. Colter, 13.27 acres, St • Mary’s tp., $960; D. B. Erwin, com., to Jesse Koos, 65 acres, St. Mary’s ■ tp., $5,200. 3 k The remonstrance against the sa- . loons in the Second ward contains the [1 names of 183, as it was finally filed I. Friday evening. The original docu- ’> ment contained 172 names and during ]■ the day eleven additional names I. were filed. This is fourteen more than the number necessary too pre 7 vent any saloons in the Second ward j The cause will be heard by the com mlssioners at the session which opens o I Monday, at which time also will come up the contest over the Third ward I election board at the recent election e going out for their meals. re | The report of sale of ward’s inter ’■. est in oil lease is made by Gale Hook guardian of James L. Fogle, was ap | proved, and assignment to purchase: p confirmed. Upon petition, Andrew Gottschalk special administrator of the William ((’ Schwartz estate, was ordered to pay j claims against the decedent’s estate d He was also ordered to pay a sl9 in sur&ncs ’'rsssluni sud sUso authorisst! ,f to lease land for summer crop for „ year 1913. d j The sale bill of Miranda Z. Moore administrator of the Theo R. Moore estate, was approved. Milton E. Hower et <al. vs. Archie t D. Magann, answer by Hower & How

*er to second paragraph of complaint I < I of Klfsch, Sellemeyer & Sons. | d ’ I 1 1 r In the damage suit of William Ber-1 r -, nard vs. W. J. and Dan W. Myers, a i and the City of Decatur, a motion for s I ia new trial was filed by Messrs. My- 1 t'ers, against whom a verdict for $250 < t was returned this week. Adeline Smith vs. Joseph W. Smlth.lt II divorce and $25,000 alimony. Heller, l( s Sutton & Heller and Teeple appear 1 ( 51 for the defendant. Rule to answer. « f i |1 Deputy Sheriff Jesse Kelly and: t '-I Thompson Noll left this afternoon for] i ', I Zurcher, the Monroe township youth, 11 i' Richmond, taking with them Fred 11 » who will be recommitted to the East-11 ’ ( haven hospital for Insane. ! < I i Today is the last day of the Febru- ] ■ ary term of court. The April term'l r will begin next Monday morning. The ; - j jurors for the April term will be I: ■- ] drawn Monday. ’ t Frank McConnell pleaded guilty I < s this afternoon to allowing minors to i t ’play pool and was given a fine of 420 1 1' and costs. i t < tj Editor Decatur Democrat: 1 i Dear Editor:—l have just been,” y I reading in the Birmingham Ledger of; i. the awful disaster that has visited my] I native home, 1. e, the bursting of the! Celina reservoir, and I am anxious for i the safety of friends and dear ones i. i who I am afraid’were in the flooded I i-1 district. I cannot express the sorrow ’ II feel to think that such destruction | should visit my home and my people, i i e for although I have been ten long | . years in the southland, Indiana is still ] e my home. And though I die of old age ! II here in the south, my heart will be I i-1 forever In the land of my childhood, I ? ] and no calamity can visit my native | -[land without touching me. I would] ’-1 be obliged to you if you would send I s I me a few copies of your paper, and ' 11 also of some Fort Wayne papers that ! r] I may know the particulars of the > j >-; flood. I will send you stamps to pay ‘ i, postage. I am especially interested n in the following parties: Ernest | ! 11 Schlickman and family, John A. Jones :• and family, Nathan B. Jones and fam- < 5 ily, in Fort Wayne; Charles Hudson r and family, Lewis W. Jones, Frank B. ■ t Jones, Mrs. Mary Ellen Wise. I- I have lost the addresses of my people. If you would be pleased to print this letter It may be the means of e putting me in communication with my d people. Thanking you in advance for >. granting the few favors which I am <. sure you will grant, and sincerely hop--1 ing that the disaster is not as great ] t as reported, I remain i Very truly yours, y GEORGE ROBERT JONES. 1 Quinton, Ala., R. R. 3, Box 224. : o b Fank Teeple installed a fine, new ' s large Gary safe tn the Graham & Wai-l-jters office this morning, that is with- " ■' out doubt the finest of its kind in the 1 s city. The safe is about seven feet in ■' e ’ height, with depth and width to cor- ' f: respond, and weighs about 6300 s pounds being made of fine steel, and ’ , handsomely and harmonial decorated, i , While there are small private com-1 i partments for papers and books, the l ' bulk of the safe is given over to fil-;' ing tiltes, that will be invaluable for the abstract of this company. Messrs. i- Graham & Walters have had a force I, of workers busy for many months at I- the county recorders office taking off the deeds and mortagages on the card which will be filed In this safe for i, use in abstract work. Should the refl cords at the court bouse be burned i- or destroyed in any way, the company has only to turn to its cards in this s fire-proof safe to get a complete title to any lands in the county. They will be filed away according to sections. i- etc., and the hand can be placed ime mediately upon the complete title to l d any piece of real estate in township ' >• or corporation. All the deed cards I g have been taken off, and about half ■ s the mortgages have been gotten to e date, and the force is still busy. About 70,000 cards will be the result of the; 1- work when completed to date, but 1- there is room for the filing of 90,000 •s this leaving plenty of room for the e growth of ensuing years. d 1, Rev. J. H. Rilling of the Evangelical church, who is attending the conference at Indianapolis this week, will r- remain there over Sunday. He ant, naunces that S. C, Cramer will conp- duct the services at the church here :r tomorrow. Rev. Rilling sends several notes from the conference that will ] be received with Interest here. £, S. H. Baumgartner was elected pre- ] n siding elder and stationed on the Fort y Wayne district. b. L. Newman was elected president ] i- of the Missionary society; G. B. Kim-] d me!, vice president; A. A. Krepper, ir secretary; J. H. Rilling, treasurer, and J. W. Mentzner, delegate. Rev. B. Shoemaker, of Dayton, 0., b, and A. B. Haist of Olney, 111., are abe 1 sent owing to high water. The former had eight feet of water in his residence. Rev. J. H. Belsch of Daye ton, Ohio, had a narrow escape, havr- ing been rescued from a swift current

of water which was up to his shoul- . decs, and was sei>arated from bls fam- < ily four days. Rev. C. P. Maas, for-, i merly of the Berne church, boused < and fed forty people on two small bis-;i suits and coffee two or three days In I bls home in Peru, each day until help |< came. The business of the conference is 1 moving along nicely. Reports from > fields are encouraging Rev. Howard < Cramer, Rev. George Johnson, Rev. F.. I C. Berger, all of Cleveland, gave able ( < addresses to the conference. Dr. Tay- < lor, of Indianapolis, of the Baptists,'' will give his second lecture today ■< (Friday). This evening. Rev. H. 1.. < Seager, of Northwestern college at ’ Napierville. 111., will address a mass < meeting at the First Evangelical 1 church. O’In the absence of the pastor, Rev.| R T. Sernans, who is attending the i North Indiana Methodist Conference : at Tipton, the Methodist Brotherhood will have charge of the Sunday even-1 ing services at 7:30 o’clock. The services are for the public—for women as well as the men, and every- i body is invited. Music will be furnished by the male chorus, and addresses will be given by represents- < tive business and professional men. The program: Music. ■Prayer. Music. "Our Aim and Purpose”—President J. R. Jarrish. “The Business Man and the Church” W. J. Archbold. ‘ The Relation of the Church to the Community”—C. L. Walters. Music. ’ The Space We Occupy”—Dr. J. S.; Boyers. Music. o j ELKS INSTALL OFFICERS. The Elks' annual installation of officers took place last evening. W. A. Lower served as installing officer. The following took oath of office: Exalted Ruler—C. N. Christen. Esteemed Leading Knight—J. O. Sellemeyer. Esteemed Loyal Knight—A. L. Colchin. Esteemed Lecturing Knight—J. G. Niblick. Secretary—Fred Schaub. Esquire—Mart Mylott Chaplain—W. A. Lower. Inner Guard —George Flanders. Pianist—Joe Berling. Trustee—C. C. Schafer. o I SUNDAY AT M. E. CONFERENCE (United Press Service) Tipton. Ind., April s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Preparations for Sunday overshadowed today’s business at the Northern Indiana M. E. conference. Special programs will be held in every church in the city. The conference will hold its love feast at 9 a. m. tomorrow. A class of deacons and elders will be ordained in the afternoon. It may possibly be Tuesday before Bishop McDowell will make public the appointments. o County Assessor George Gentis Friiday afternoon late, completed his average of the assessments of property as taken by the assessors for this I year. They show the valuation rates much higher this year than last, the rates this year being taken at threefourths the true cash value. The averages for this year and also those for last year are set out below, and will show the comparison between the two years: 1913 1912 I Agricultural implements, tools, etc $65.16 $47.00 Household goods 49.59 22.12 ; Pianos 76.03 67.00 ,Carriages, wagons, etc.. 18.18 13.80 [Horses 92.61 71.06 Cattle 27.48 18 11 Sheep 3.44 2.70 Hogs 6.40 4.00 MISS HALLIT THWING ELOPES. Married at Hillsdale, Mich., to Fort Wayne Young Man. — Miss Hallie Thwing of Fort Wayne, known to many here, eloped to Hillsdale, Mich., Thursday and was mar-' ried to Charles King of Fort Wayne,' inspector for the Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction company. They will reside in Fort Wayne. The bride is a charming young lady, eighteen years of age, and the groom twentyI one. The bride is a daughter of O. O.' I Thwing, construction engineer for the (Western Gas Construction company, | and is a sister of Mrs. Philips, domestic science teacher, formerly In charge ! lof the local Indiana Lighting company’s cooking class. Miss Thwing visited here at several of the homes on several occasions. A novel session of the Adams clr-l cuit court that was held in Ft. Wayne April 2, far into the night, came to notice here today in the filing of papers and the order book entry. The court was a sort of "three in one” affair as the special judge in the case, is Judge

James J. Moran of Portland. The < case is that relative to the Fast ditch, ' and Is brought by the Allen county < commissioners to recover costs incur- I red in the Fast ditch case. The case I brought to the Adams circuit court on I change of venue, and then a change 1 of Judge was taken. Judge Moran of ] Portland assuming jurisdiction. All the parties interested In the i case, as are many of the attorneys, ' live in Fort Wayne, and the making of the issues has involved much traveling back and forth. When the Issues were to be made Wednesday, It was decided to shift the scene of thecourt to Fort Wayne, hence the judge p went there. Instead of here. Among others attending were Attorney C. J. ] Lutz of Decatur, and Attorneys Tom | Ellison, Hoffman and Aiken of Fort | Wayne. I 1 The session extended so far into ] ' the night, concluding about 9 o'clock, that Mr. Lutz stated that the parties nearly got locked in the court house. - W. S. Hughes of Fort Wayne, who has just returned from Florida, is n sportsman of ability, but believes tn backing his stories with good evidence. He brought with him a photo of the body of a large alligator which he shot March 22. in Lake Harris, Fla. (The reptile weighed 580 pounds and was twelve reet and six inches long. The photo shows the body loaded on ! a wagon, guarded by Mr. Hughes and the driver. It was taken to a place where it was skinned and the hide tanned and prepared, as It is very valuable for leather purposes. Mr. Hughes is visiting his former home here. o There are doubtless many Adams (county and Decatur heroes and heroines who would be eligible for recognition by the Carnegie Hero Fund c'ommission if they would only speak up and tell what they have done to deserve it The commission is only waiting to hear of the act of heroism and then there will be forthcoming a medal or a substantial sum of money. If the hero has lost his life in the act, the money will be paid to his kin. i Carnegie has transferred the commission five million dollars of First Collateral five per cent bonds of the United States Steel Corporation, the I proceeds to be used for this fund. If ! persons have been injured to save human life, the commission will place , them in better pecuniary positions un- [ til able to work. In case of death the widow, children or other dependants will be provided for. A medal will be ' given to the hero, widow or kin who recites the heroic deed it commemorates. The medal will be given for the herole act, even if the doer is uninjured and also a sum of money, if deemed desirable by the commission. The following regulations are printed by the request of the commission, which is looking for heroes: Ist To acts in which conclusive evidence may be obtained showing that the person performing the act voluntarily risked his own life in saving, or attempting to save, the life of a fellow being, or who voluntarily has sacrificed himself in an heroic manner for the benefit of others. 2d. Such acts must have been performed by persons the nature of whose duties in following their regular vocations does not necessarily require them to perform such acts. 3d. Such acts must have been performed in the United States of America, The Dominion of Canada, the Colony of Newfoundland, or the waters thereof. j 4th. Such acts must have been per- ; formed on or after April 15, 1904, 'and brought to the attention of the Commission within three years of the date of the act. (This last clause Is an ammendant which became effective January Ist, 1913.) sth. Mr. Carnegie having directed that, in case of death widows and children, or other dependants, are to be provided for until the widow remarries and until the children have reached a self-supporting age, and, In ;the event of disability, the disabled to be provided for until able to work, the maximum death or disablement I benefit to be paid in any one year to any one family or dependant shall not exceed $3,000.00, the amount and [ manner of payment in each case to be fixed by the Commission upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee, provided, in no case, however, shall death or disablement benefits be paid unless It shall be clearly shown that the defendants or disabled need Buch assistance. ! 6th, Medals, when awarded, shall be presented to the person performing the act, or, In case of death, to the , widow or next of kin. 7th. Heroic acts may be brought to the attention of the commission by direct apllcatlon, or through the public press. MRS. LOUISE HOOD DEAD. Mother of Pythian Sisters' Grand Officer Passes Away at Ossian. Mrs. Fred Linn left today for Ossian, where she was called by the I death of Mrs. Louise Hood, aged

eighty-two, mother of Miss Cora Hood who is grand keeper of records a n( J correspondence for the Pythian Sistera. -Miss Hood has often visited the local lodge and is widely known in Pythian circles, and those who know her will feel deeply for her In her sorrow. Mrs. Hood has long been an Invalid. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist church In Ossian. — — o HAMILTON FLOOD HORROR. Mrs. Alphonse Kohne today recelv'ed a letter from her daughter, Mrs. Charles Cole, at Hamilton, Ohio, gtv. ' ing a most graphic description of the I flood terror there. The letter will be 1 published in full Monday. Her hug. ! band, who was formerly employed in (the Schaub-Gottemoller hardware ; store here, was engaged with his father in the hardware business at Hamilton, and suffered heavy loss, but escaped with their lives. OBITUARY. Sarah Elizabeth Standlford, wife of G. W.Standiford, was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, August 20, 1843, and died March 10, 1913, aged 69 years, 6 months and 20 davs. She was the youngest daughter of John and Anna Dauglas, and was the youngest of eleven children. She /was united In marriage December 16, 1860, to Elijah Standlford, and to this union were born five children, two sons and three daughters: Fratlk, who is now in California; Willard, in Wisconsin; Allie, of Dunkirk, Ohio, the oldest daughter; Fannie, and the youngest daughter, Sadie, preceding her in death. She was later married to G. W. Standlford, August 1, 1908, and was a faithful and loving companion. In early life she united with the Dola Presbyterian church of Hardin county, Ohio. Her testimony was an exemplification of faith in a crucified Savior, who gave his life for the redemption of a fallen race. Her life and character amongst us was that which becometh a child of God. Her interest and love for people was that which has been described by our Lord Jesus. Those who have known her can recall the gentleness and humility of spirit which she manifested to those wtih whom she came in contact She leaves to mourn her departure, three children, two sons and one daughter, 21 grandchildren, 4 step-sons. 2 stepdaughters, several step-grand children, and a multitude of relatives and friends. CLEAN FOOD SUPPLIES. < Pasteurization vs. Clean Production, Proper Handling and Distribution If Milk. Pasteurization of milk (the process being named after the great scientist Who first used it to preserve wines, and which does not mean as one defined it to be, "milk gotten from cows on pasture”) when properly done means theheating of milk to a temperature of <0 degrees C (140 decrees Fahrenheit) for a period of twenty minutes and is done to reduce the number of bacteria present. By this process the number of bacteria is greatly reduced and nearly all of the vacill of typhoid fever, dysentery, diphtheria and tuberculosis are killed, but it does not kill all bacteria, and unless the subsequent conditions under which the milk is placed, before and during distribution, are ideal the remaining bacteria will multiply very rapidly and become a source of danger. If the milk before being pasteurized contains a great number of bacteria, or is dirty, this process will not remove entirely its deleterious and farmful qualities. One reason for this is that the uninformed laity will accept the brand “pasteurized” without question, believing that when this magic (?) process Is used nothing can be wrong with the milk, no matter how old or under what conditions it has been placed. We do not deprecate the value of pasteurization, nor deny that when properly used it has been of value in producing a good, wholesome milk supply, but if used as a chield behind which a dirty and contaminated m'lk supply can be made to appear whole- ■ some and harmless, behind which no attention need be paid to the producing, storing and distribution of mill<> we pronounce It valueless and even capable of producing much harm. Cleanliness in gathering and handling of milk, proper cooling after collecting and during distribution will make possible a milk supply with a bacteria count, which is considered by the best authorities as very safe, and this can be done with reasonable attention, and without any appreciable additional cost to the consumer. Now that warm weather is coming on the danger of Infected milk Increases especially to the great number of babies who will be forced to use modified cows' milk as food. An article will soon appear on ‘‘How Can a Clean and Safe Supply be Furnished?” I (By one who Is interested In better health conditions in city of Decatur.)