Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1913 — Page 6

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice Is hereby riven «that the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in French Township, In sail county, known as the Jacob l*rb Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m , on Tuesday, June 3, 1913. at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the conwlth the plans, specifications and resort ?*:•* sin ’ which &Ff» now on file in tne Auditor b office of SHid County, saiu road to Wbuilt of crushed stone alone A bond must aeewnpany each bid in twice the amount of thP bid filed, conditioned for the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder. if awarded the contract will enplete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids T. H. BALTZELL, Auditor, Adams County, Indiana. The successful bidder will be required to furnish, pay and make up " hitrver amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improvement. lit 3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized roar! in Root Township, in said county known as the Joseph Steiemeyer Macadam Road, up and until 10 o'clock a. tn , on Tuesday, June 3, 1913, t at the regular meeting of said Board jpf Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the con- * struction of said road in accordance , with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said County, said road to be j built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid i in twice the amount of the bid filed,, conditioned for the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if award© 1 the contract will enter into con*-act therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer j in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of anv one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. T. H. BALTZELL, Auditor, Adams County, Indiana. The successful bidder will be, required to furnish, pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improvement. 1*43 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the credors, heirs and legatees of Wm. H. Beineke, deceased, to appear in the Adams circuit court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 6th day of June, 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. SIMEON W. BEINEKE, Administrator, Decatur, Ind., May 14, 1913. D. E. Smith, Atty. 20t2 o NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors. heirs and legatees of Isaac Michaels, deceased. to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 2nd day of June. 1913, and show cause, if any, why the fiinal 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 sh&res EMELINE MICHAELS. Administratrix. Decatur, Ind.. May 9, 1913. Peterson & Moran, Attys. 20t2 APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the estate of Louis Schroeder, late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. ALBERT SCHROEDER, Executor. May 12, 1913. Fruchte & Litterer, Attys. 20t3 o NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the Board of Commissioners at their June session, on Monday, June 3, 1913, for the following supplies for use at the county infirmary: Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Oil Meal, Salt. Drugs and Tobacco. Bidders will be expected to furnish additional goods if needed at the prices stipulated in their bids. JIM A. HENDRICKS, CHRIST EICHER, HENRY ZW7CK, Board of Commissioners. Attest: T. 11. Baltzell, Auditor. 20t2 SHOW A BIG GAIN. By noon today, all assessors' sheets

had been reported to County Assessor George Gentis, except that of Root ' I township. The greater number of asJ sessment sheets are totaled .showing a big gain over that of last year. This I is attributed to the fact that the as•eaament this year was taken at three- ' fourths the true cash value. Ths sheets will be sent to Indianapolis fur : ’ binding and will be returned here by the first Monday in June, when the board of review begins its work. In some of the townships ths- assessments are considered high and In others low. and these will be equalized when the board meets. According to the figures taken off the sheets by Mr. Gentis, the following valuation of personal property, the gain and additional improvements, are shown (this does not include corporation assessments, whith are made by the state, or the townships whose sufls were not totaled): 1913 GainAdd.lmp. • Union 3203,445 $32,000 $ 3,620 Preble 353.120 56,050 990 Washington. 289,325 40,400 7,920 Monroe .... 424,050 65,280 4,210 French ...... 222,020 23,520 2.800 Hartford ... 325,560 27,000 2,370 Jefferson ... 201,055 58,415 1,145 Berne fa 94.410 16.4’5 11,540 Monroe Cor. 79.180 10,720 4,035. a—o • BACCALAUREATE SERVICES. Will be Held at the Methodist Church Tomorrow Evening. Attention is again called to the baccalaureate senices tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock at the M. E church for the high school graduates. The Rev. L. C. Hessert will deliver the sermon and the service will be a union one. The program in full follows: I Prelude—Organist t Invocation —Rev. Wm. H. Gleiser. Anthem —Zion Awake (M. Coste) — M. E. Choir. ‘ Hymn—No. 355. Scripture Reading—l Cor, 1:13-31 —, Rev. L. W. Love. Prayer—Rev. J. H. Rilling. i Anthem —Savior Like a Shepherd, i Lead Vs—Charles H. Gabriel. Announcements and Offertory. Hymn—No. 506. >l Sermon —“The Basis of Christian < Character“JJude 20 and 21—Rev. L.' C. Hessert. Soprano Soio—“Plains of Peace” — D'Au vergen Barnard—Mrs. J. O. Selle-' meyer. Benediction —Rev. R. Ball. o \ TWO ROUTES CHANGE. The Bluffton Banner says: “Through ! a petition from John Kipfer and others, living northeast of Vera Cruz, the, postoffice department has changed the rural route No. 4, Harry Sharpe, carrier, and a dumber of patrons will be changed to Mcnrc-e Route No. 1. Likewise a similar number will be changed ! to Mr. Sharpe's route. Formerly the residents in the neighborhood of the ‘John Kipfer home had no deliveryservice, while the residents who are to be changed to the Monroe route are all on bad roads. The following, start- 1 ing Friday, get their mail over the 1 Monro© route: Jonas Strahm, Paul Geisel, John M Kaehr, John Tonner. | Joel Gerber, John Mailer, Or*l Gll- ‘ liom. Among those who will be' changed from Monroe to Bluffton! No. 4 are: ohn Kipfer, Joel Kipfer,' Will Kipfer, Daniel Kipfer, John Baumgartner and Tobias Steffen. 0 j What Prof. G. I. Christie, of Purdue I university says is the greatest army of 'orators that has ever been heard on ' farming subjects in Indiana is that Which makes up the program for the state conference on agriculture and country life in Indiana, which meets at Indianapolis June 3 and 4 under the auspices of the Indiana Bankers’ 1 association. The programs are now ; being distributed from the Indianapolis headquarters of the conference, 1501 Chamber of Commerce. j There areto be five sessions, three on June 3 and fwo on the day follow- ; ing. Charles L. Goodbar, of Crawfordsville, chairman of the bankers’ commitee on agriculture, which called the conference, will open the sessions ■ 1 with an explanation of what the conference proposes to accomplish. Governor Ralston will speak on “The Ro-■ jlation of the State to Agricultural Development." Other speakers the first ■ day will be T. A Coleman of Rush- , ville, secretary of the Federation of Indiana Agricultural Associations: H. J. Waters, president of the Kansas Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kani’sas; W. G. Edens, president of the Central Trust Co., Chicago; D. F. j Maish, of Frankfort, president of the t Indiana Federation of Agricultural associations. • I The evening sessions of June 3 will ( i be on popular subjects. Dr. Albert B. ‘ , Storms, pastor of the Central Avenue M. E. church, Indianapolis, and for six years president of the lowa State university of Agriculture, will speak I !on “The. Church as a Factor In Coun- • try Life.” S. W. Jordan, country ag- i ricultural agent at Sedalia, Mo., and one of the leading farming experts of , the country, will discuss “Educating i Boys and Girls for Country Life.”

I Speakers of wide fame will be 'heard on Thursday morning and aftJ emoon. Dr W E Stone, president of Purdue university, will speak on “Voi rational Education;” Prof. A G. Gra- - ham of Ohio State university, on "Edlocation for the Farm:" Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, president of the Indiana Home Economics Association, “Education for Home Making ” One of the chief subjects to come before the conference will be “Farm Credits ’ The speaker will be George Woodruff, < president of the First National bank, Joliet, 111., who became an authority on financial help for farmers while serving on the U. S. government commission which made a long tour of Eurdpe to study the methods of banka In that country *n giving credits to farmers. The Indications are that the conference will be attended by hundreds of itiM thoughtful men and women of Injdlana who are interested in the general educational, social and business phases of rural life. The sessions will be open to the public without charge. With the Fourth of July only seven weeks Adams County Sunday school association is already considering plans for making the big un>iion picnic of that day an unprecedented success. The aid of all is enlisted to do so and on next Friday morning. May 23, a meeting will be held in the Sunday school room of the German Reformed church in this city. This will be he’d at 9 o’clock. All Sunday school superintendents, pastors and other Sunday school workers are invited to come and help make the arrangements for the big picnic. For several years Fourth of July picnics hav e been held by the Sunday school association of the southern part of the county at Berne, but an effort will bo made this year to make it a county picnic. The idea is a good one and . all will doubtless do what they can to make it a success. The call for the meeting here has I been issued by Jesse Rupp, county president, in behalf of the association o —• | Tomorrow’s base ball game between Rhe Marion Colored Giants and the Shamrocks at the local ball park will be one of the fastest and most exciting games of ball to be played this season. The local boys have been practicing hard all week and are confident of taking away the high score, j On’the other hand the Giants are just as confident of securing the victory and getting revenge for the last game of last year, and all in all the game promises to furnish all the excitement i that an ordinary man can stand in one day. Ault and Johns will serve as the i battery for the Shamrocks and their splendid work needs no commends[tion. Baxter, on first, Linn on second, and Buffenbarger on third base, will i greatly hinder the visitors from se- ! curing- a resting place on their respective bases. Coffee as short stop ’will be one of the features of the game. Johns In left field, Engle in center, and Smith in right field are always on the job and will stop everything coming their way. Don't forget this will be one of the best games of the season and will start promptly at 13 o'clock. Price of admission will te the same title old twoblta. At the close of the annual St. Agnes Music Academy students’ recital at the Knights of Columbus hall Friday ‘evening. Miss Alma Ayres received a ‘gold medal for having completed the 'course in music, while a large number of other students received certificates for the completion of the different grades. The presentation of these was made by the Rev. Theodore Wilken, who made a few choice remarks as he did so. The hall was very comfortably filled with an admiring audience, which followed each number of the players through, with a sympathetic attention. The players showed remarkable progress and with excellent technic, and a thorough understanding of the art of music, brought 'out the thought of the composer, with remarkable skill. There were two pianos, these being Packards, furnished by the Yager Bros. & Reinking company, and both pianos were used the greater part of the time. There were instrumental solos, duett, trios, quarRett and vocal solos and duett, from the best composers. Among the piano numbers rendered, were those by the following players, many of wbo appeared several times: The Misses Esther Evans, Matilda Heiman, Stella Braun, Frances Kessler, Marcella Kuebler, Jessie Holthouse, Lillian Keller, H. Starost. Alma Ayres. H. DiK vis, Germain Christen, M. Mylot, Mary ,en Gass, W. Kitson, V. Ervin, Naomi I Durkin, Ireta and Gladys Butler, Mary iAurand, F. Helm and Naomi Helm. Two vocal duets by Mrs. J. Q. NepItune and sister. Miss Marie Kintz, with piano accompaniment by Miss Esther Evans were very good, and charmingly rendered. The little costume Isong, “I’d Like to be Like Grandma,” ■was very well given Indeed, £y little Margaret Moran. Not only was the song well sung, but her acting, free i from affectation was given with a naturalness that could not have been done by many an older person.

>' Four little boys. Masters Schmitt, -' Bosse, Llchtle and Costello, dressed ! aa "darkey" boys, brought down the • house wjth thsir negro melody, ”0 ■ Boys Carry Me ’Long.” Miss Esther ■ Evans accompanied them on the pii ano. The entire program brought i forth applause, and the evening was • a delightful one. Carnations were ■ used in the room decoration*. . > ——■— o —■ 1 • Ther. is very little to show this . morning where oastbound passenger ■ rood was dtcheda half-mile east of ■ Pretie and fosfr miles west of this city, • Sunday morning a’ 4:38 o’clock, when • Engineer J. Ray Di-kinsor, and Firei man Wilbur Hosier, both of Huntington, were instantly killed. Several wars were demolished, but cot another member of the ur a crev, or any of I tie passengers were injured. •The accident hardened at the crossover. where a switch had been built 1 from the main track to the new double ! track at the right. A portion of the old track had been taken out between Preble and Decatur for repairs, ani the trains were to switch over onto ■ the new track at this point to run to this city. The first ears were run over ■ it Saturday. It is sail that orders were ■ given the engineer to slow down at ] the “cross-over” to the new track, but It Is said that he struck the new road at a speed variously estimated at firm < ' forty to si\ty t*o miles an bour. I The rails probably spread, letting the i engine slide down over the loose grade! Into the ditch, and tearing up the 1 track as it went, thus derailing five of I the eight following cars. The real ■ cause of the wreck will probably nev-1 er be known, as the road was torn up , for a distance of a hundred feet or : more, the ties gathered together Into' heaps, and the rails broken and twisted into a mass ot junk. : It is said the train was due at Preble at 4:12, and it lg thought was running fast to mak» up for lost time. Officials of the company state that all trains had orders to take the switch at low speed. ■» I The engine and tender fell over on its side in the ditch, ploughing up the earth as it fell. The large steel mail car that followed, was shot across the ditch sideways, and across a large ridge that fan parallel to the track, letting one end dip Into a small pond. The second and third cars were baggage and express cars and these were pushed around crosswise, on the main track at the side, both on their sides, and both being badly damaged, the baggage car having one of its sides literally caved In. The fourth was a combinatiion baggage and smoker, while the fifth was a passenger car The last three coaches did not leave l the track. » Fireman Hosier probably saw the impending danger and Jumped to the left He evidently fell under the truck of the baggage car and was killed by the fall, as his neck was found to be broken and a hole in his skull, when pulled from under the end of the baggage car. Engineer Dickinson stuck to his post, falling with his engine. He was buried in the mud, headforemost, in the open window sf his cab, the dirt ploughing up and falling over him as he felt He was entirely covered except for one foot that protruded, to mark his grave Thue encased, he was scalded by the Mcaping steam that literally cooked tie hands and head. The train fell directly over the plpee al the Rtanderd Oil eompany whleh runs parallel with the railrosMl, and pumping was going on at this time Had the pipes been unable to withstand the strain, and broken at this time, fire might have followed, a weeping the train and spreading to the largo oil tank a hundred feet away at the righL First On The Scene. Milton Hoffman and Ora Newhard, night men at the pumping station, a bout eighty rods west of the wreck, i were the first on the scene, one hav-1 ing witnessed the falling of the train.! They hastened over to lend assistance and when they arrived not more than six passengers had gotten off the cars. The scene was an spelling one and it was feared that the loss of life was great, as it seemed impossible , that some could have escaped. In spite ■ of the terror of the scene, Mr. Hoffman says he did not hear a woman scream. Investigation revealed the unfortu- . nate engine crew. The fireman was i taken dead from under the end of the car lying crosswise on the main track, while others went to I work to rescue the engineer, whom ft - was thought might be alive. Omy one foot protruded from the dirt near his ■ place in the cab. Hastily securing i shovels and picks, Messrs. Milton, • Hoffman, Orval Heller and Burley ■ Swygart went to work Immediately to i uncover the man. They were hindered ' much by the escaping steam and it i took about thirty minutes to uncover i the body. He was found dead, havy, i ing probably died instantly. There were four men in the mail i car and seven in the baggage and express cars. Two baggage and mes-

! seeger boys were slightly Injured, sustaining sprained ankles and bruised uarms. They said tbe first intimation ' lof the wreck they had was when tbe I boxes and trunks began falling on them. They burrowed out and then * broke a hole In a small window i . through which they crawled to safety. Doctors On Scene. | A call whs hastily sent for doctors. I Dr. Grandstaff who lives near the I place was the first on the scene, ari riving there About 4:50 o’clock. He passed through tbe coaches and to the ’wonder of ail, found none who wete ’ injured tnough to need care. Other i doctors from this city were rushed te thirty had injured. Al! were i more or less shafceh up and nervous , |from the shock, while some sustained | bruises The dead men yrere laid on jthe track until Coroner D. D. Clark could be called to start an Investlgaj tion. They were then taken to the ' depot and later to their homes In j Huntington. A tram from Ohio City was called out and took the passengers on .through to their eastern dejtlnation. ‘The three cars not derailed were taken to Huntlngtca, and the wreck train ■ came out to clear the way. The way . was cleared In a few hours, the cars j being lifted off to the side of the way. i About four o'clock the badly damaged engine was gotten back on the track and the others lifted during the night j A railroad man engaged in helping j raise the wrecked engine is quoted as . I staling that when it left the track with : the spreading rails the guage showed j i that it was speeded up to 62 miles j ' ner hour. ' News to come on men obituary. While they were clearing away the wreck in the morning, a truck of a ' freight train ran off the track at a point east of the wreck scene, and the workmen were called from the wreckage to put it back on the track. This held up trains in this city, among them being the wreck train ca.l 'd out from Marion, Ohio. It’ is sa?d that the westbound early Sunday morning train, leaving here al 3:02 o’clock had passed over the wrecked road only a short time before, and had taken the siding at Preble, a half-mile away, until the eastbound there at the time of tlr On that train were Mrs. Meda Stalter Kinnell of this city and husband, a bride and groom enroute to Chicago. They had been married her© only the day before. Thousands from Decatur and surrounding cities and country visited the scene of the wreck at all hours Sunday. At one t!m» In the afternoon one mkn counted eighty-one automobiles there. iThe train was in charge of Conductor !Al flpech and Trainman Jesse Paul, both of Huntington. Bodies Badly Crushed. According to Coroner D. D. Clark, death in both cases was instantaneous. Engineer Dickinson was found with his face badly crushed by the force of the fall, his lower Jaw was twisted sideways and his mouth was filled with the mud in which he was buried. His watch was torn loose from the chain, and a small amount of money, a dollar and a nickel were found on his person. His orders were also found on his body and Dr. D. D. Clark says this read: "Take siding at Preble to give right of way to all trains going west." W. E. Hosier, tbe fireman, had his sfeck broken, both legs and both arms I broken and his bead cut at the back. He had some eleven dollars in bls pockets, htt train cards, a ring, and his grip, containing shoes, shaving outfiet etc. J. Ray Dickinson, the engineer, was a man past fifty years of age, and very prominent in his county. He served as representative from Huntington county during the recent legislature, and was also a member of the school board. Several yean ago be was a member of the city cornel'. Governor Ralston and Speaker of the house, sent messages of condolence to his wife I and children Sunday. Hosier was about thirty-five years old and unmar-, irtad. To do honor to the thirty-five seniors of tbe Decatur high school, who this week will receive diplcmas for having i completed the course, and to listen to : the excellent sermon of fatherly farewell advice given them by the Rev. L. C. Hessert of the German Reformed . church, the Methodist church Sunday ! •; evening was completely filled, in the i : main auditorium, lecture room and ■ gallery. The audience included the : parents, brothers, sisters and other ret ( > atives and friends of the graduates, as . well as representatives of all the city’s : churches and many from the country > districts, as the affair was a union ; service. , The church was beautifully decorat- • ed with spring flowers, while at the > back of the chancel, as a background I for the speaker, was hung the simple : but beautiful high school pennant, in ■ purple and gold. <y by the class president, Robert Peterson, th%long line of graduates— I fair lassies and bright laddies —mads • an impressive sight, as, dressed alike • in gray caps and gowns, giving a

scholarly appearance, they marched down the central aisle from the vestibule to the places reserved for them in the front seats. Th® Juniors followed in a body and were given places near the seniors. The musical service was an excellent one, music being finished by the Methodist choir, a prelude by the organist, Mrs. Avon Burk, preceding “n anthem, “Zion, Awake," by tbe choir Another anthem, "Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Vs,” was beautiful, as was tbe closing soprano solo, “The Plains of Peace," by Mrs. Jesse SeHemeyer. The audience joined in singing several hymns. Nearly aJI the ministers of the city were present and were given seats tn the pulpit, as was Professor E. E. Rice, superintendent of the city schools, who is greatly esteemed for the excellent part he has played in the school life of the city. .The Methodist pastor, the Rev. D. T. Stephenson, presided during the evening. The Rev. Gleiser of the Presbyterian church gave the invocation, while the scripture lesson was read by the Rev. L. W. Love of the United Brethren church, from I Corinthians 1:18-31. A prayer by th© Rev. J. H. Rilling of the Evangelical church was a beautiful one tn behalf of th© students, their fears, their hopes and plans for the future. Before opening his excellent sermon, which was on “The Basis o fChristian ! Character," Rev. Hessert congratulated I the students on their successful cptn- ! pletion cf tbe course; the instructors j who embody the ideals of th© students, and the parents, whose self-sacrifice I has don© much to further the ideals ■in their children. His sermon was a keen, clear, concise, scholarly one. and I win be a sh'eld and helmet to the students in their battde through life. The basis of his sermon was the text from Jude: “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves, cn your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourseles in the love of God. looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." Each one of us, the pastor said, in substance, is building by bis daily actions a character which will be either a prison houee or a palace. The life in school Is the formative period, but few are conscious of it When »'e realfe that we are either building in or out of Jesus Christ, it will be a powerful factor In leading us to build rightly and substantially. This solemn truth is especially important to the students: for although they are now leaving the local school, they cannot escape the school of life. Education does not cease witn graduation day, it goes on through life. Rev. hessert then considered some forces in the building of character which assist us in tbe results we wish to attain. Through memory w© are led back to see what we had considered each separate link of experience,, which are really united in a chain that form our character. Memory lets us see the connecting links; habit lets us feel them. Evil habits limit and determine our future. He emphasized the eternity of the future. The paths of glory do not end with the grave, except as they apply to the material alone. The whole outlook upon lite changes when we realize that we are “building up ourseeves unto eternity.” When we have learned the Apostle Paul’s truth, that “all things work together for good to them that love God,” life will become to us a great school in which sorrow and pleasure, hardships and happiness, all work up to a definite graduation. To build “up to eternity" we must have adequate forces. The two great forces mentioned in the text are faith and prayer. Faith is not a visionary Idea, it is a practical working power. It works In two ways. We are powerfully influenced by the Jaith others repose in us, and especially are we influenced by the trust we place in God. Faith of others in you protects you from carelessness, sloth and idleness. Faith is also a power if placed in God, through keeping the ideal before us. Prayer should not only be a prepara.jlon for the battles of life; it should be the battle itself. In prayer, Jesus first met the enemies. He won his victories upon his knees. "The Basis in Christian Character" is faith in and prayer to Christ. X Rev. Hessert then reviewed the character which is a result from building | inrough faith and prayer upon Christ | Jesus. He cited noble examples of the Christian character lives and contrasted them with others whose lives were ( not based upon this strong foundation. ' Tn closing he said, “Jesus was a man ot ' power, of nobility and of humility. Faith in him, prayer to him, must result In likeness to him. The Basis of Christian Character is faith in and prayer to Jesus Christ. The result of building upon such a basis is nobility, strength and reverence, humility, In the absence of the Rev. Ball, who was to hate given the benediction, Rev. Gleiser gave this. The graduates attending in a body ! were: Lulu Atz, Electa Baltzell, William Beavers, Hazel Beatty, Eda Butler, Winifred Burk. Glen Chronister, Nellie Daniels, Mary Erwin, Agnes Eady,

I Ethel Fuhrman, Monetna Fleming ■ Gladys Graham. Fay Hammell, Clyde i Hendricks. Clara Hoffman, Jacob • Kauffman, Guy Kidd, Dwight Lachot, i Robert Lenhart, Irwin Merry, Florence Myers. Mary Button, Ruth Patterson, Estella Perkins, Robert Peterson, Reba :'Quinn, Cleo Roop, Lillian Rice, R© x •'Sowle, Agnes Sellemeyer, Daniel TynI'dail, Forest Vail, Ruth Parrish, Otto Rice. I— a Leaving a note on the kitchen table ■telling of her act and explaining why I >he did it, Mrs. Anna Haley, claiming Chicago as her home, entered the r«s|. . Ideneo of Dan Haley, in th© south part Jtrf the city Saturday night at 8 o'clock |and took away with her, little four-''vear-old Albert Haley. The bur's t>a--lent*, Mr. and Mrs. Nade Haley, separ- ' ated two years ago, she going away and leaving the boy In the care of the father, who, in turn, brought him to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Haley, where they have made a home for him. Mr. Haley had put the boy ’ to sleep Saturday evening and had gon© j up town, and it was whii© Mrs. Haley ( was out of the house for a few minutes ' I that tbe woman entered and took th ' sleeping child. When Mrs. Haley r— !turned she found the note of ©xplanaI 'tion on the kitchen table and failed a‘ first to grasp the full meaning of It uuItil she entered the bed room where ' th© little boy slept and found him gone. She immediately communicated !the news to Mr Haley, who then notified Marshal Peterson. A thoro u’a 'search of the city was mad©, all trains were watched, and warnings sent out, > I .but to no avail, the mother having ’completely covered up ail traces, I Nade Haley, father of the boy, who :< employed in Fort Wayne, arrived yesterday morning, but could do nothing. , ( until some clue has been found on ’ which to work. Although the father and mother hav© been seporab-1 for ’ two years, no divorce as been secured, and it would have been unnecessary for the mother to have taken the iboy in the manner which she employed. A business deal was closed Saturday 1 night, whereby Jacob Mj4rs sold h:s ■ interest in the butcher shop of Mutschjler & Myers, located on Monroe ( street, to Fred Mutschler and son, Al- ' bert. The deal was contemplated for ■ some time, but the parties did not ‘ come to an agreement until Saturday ‘ evening, when the papers were drawn 'up and Mr. Myers stepped out of the '■ butchering business., leaving his in--1 Rerest to Mr. Mutschler & Son. The . 'firm of Mutschler & Myers was formed (about four years ago and since that !*time has been a growing and pros;er- • 'oiis one, thus enjoying one of the best i meat trades of any butcher shops in i the city, and an invitation is extended . to all the former patrons to come and make it their place of trading again, and also to new ones. ; Mr. Myers has not yet decided what i he will do. He is now taking a much- ■ needed rest as he has been in poor I health for some time, and in the i meantime will decide what business . h© will go Into. ’ I © ! A firm of seven years’ standing was ' dissolved today, when C. J Wearer sold his half-interest in the Steele & Weaver racket store to his son-in-law and partner, George C. Steele, who thus becomes sole owner. The new L store will now be known as Steele s ' five and ten cent store. The business was first started seven years ago by Mr. Steele, who two ’ months later took Mr. Weaver ! n ns ’ partner. Their associations were most 1 harmonious and they built up a larze and fine business, that has grown, an,X • Is still growing, month by month. Mr. ’ Weaver has devoted himself most ar--1 sfduously to his work, and is In ne> d ‘ of a rest. The health of Mrs. M eaver, ■ also, has become such that it 1 thought a change of residence will ■ prove beneficial, and after a few • weeks’ rest here they may go west, ■ though this has not been settled. Mr. Steele will makea number of ini- ! provements in the store, as he keeps it ’ fully abreast of the times, and will ’ carry on the business in the same 1 sound way that has made it so suc--1 cessful. TO HOLD EXAMINATION. t Tuesday morning •at 8:00 a speci il ■ train over the G. R. &I- fr° nl th , e ■'south will arrive in this city with ail s of th© company’s telegraph operators . ‘from th* southern division of the road I and take them to some point along tie . line, where an examination will !,e - held “On the Hook of Rules." which evI ery operator is required to know in I order to hold his position with the ! company. Chester Imler, Ray Teeple, , George McGill of the G. R. & L station In this city will be among the ones ex- > amined. These tests are held etery , year for the employees who have hel< their positions for a year, while these ' who ave been with the company l , cS • than a year, go through the tests , twice a year. All operators at the o ! cal have been with the compa-•> , more than a year.