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A- OUTLER SOLDIER CEEIS DEATH AT fl GROSSUIG WILLIAM YATES DROVE IN FRONT OF FAST? TRAIN- :i.T- fei? CODY A7A3 DADLY AIIGLED Accident Occurred Tuecday Afternoon at the; Countryman CroMing Mile and a halt East of Butler- -v Auto i William yateS), an, old eoldler, about eighty-two years of age, met with fatal accident-Tuesday afternoon while diirlng hla Cherrolet across the N. Y. C. tracks at the Countryman crossing a mile and a half east of Butler. He was ion1 his way to Ihls daughter's, home, within sight of the accident and as he was driving north across the tracks train 6, which passes Butler station at 2:11 p.m.; was speeding down the track, and in" plain Tlew of the approaching train the aged man apparently deliberately drove In front of the train.

His car was torn shreds and scattered right of way. The body of Mr. Yates was thrown to the right of the- track, and struck on crushed stone and ties between the irails. r.wfJ". A flagman for the section men who were engaged in laying x' new steel ralls witnessed' the accident at a short distance away.

It was the belief that Mr. Tates. became confused as he reached the railroad and thought; he could get across before the train reach ed him. His body was badly mangled. Both legs and both arms were1 broken, and the body badly cut.

His head was crushed, and when" the section men and train crew' reached the scene" he was almost beyond Mr. Tates was a member "of die Butler: E. church and also the G. "A He served as one tf the. first rural mall carriers out of the -Butler I Mr.

-Tates. was a wen known citizen and was always active In public He served as justice. of the peace for several years. VK The deceased, leaves wife and four pne daughter," Mrs. Chas.

Mutzf who lives but a short distance from "where the accident be curred, and to whose home Mr Yates was enrouta wnen ne i was a "daughter, Mrsi John fimurr, who" lives west of Butlerrand one daughter, Mrs, Frances Copping, of Xetroit, Michl, and son, Frank of Willard, Ohio. The latter, visited his parents on KENDALLVILLE'S -OLDEST BUSINESS MAN IS 'DEAD John.Berhalter;' lie oldest busi ness man on Main street in point of continuous years of business, died. last Friday night after an: illness sever-. al months. The deceased was born In Reading, the son of Mr, and Mrs.

Joseph Before the Civil war the family came to DeKalb coun-' ty and at various times lived in Water: loo and I CorunnafinaUy moving to December 20 1874 the deceased Miss-Mary Ellen Moody, of DeKalb county, the marriage taking, place at the home of the bride's grandmother; In LaQrange county. Two days later the young-couple came to Kendallvllle, where the Berhelters and- the young -man engaged in the undertaking' and furni ture The Widow, two sons, Arthur and Louis seven grandchildren, three" brothers deorg -and 5 Charles, of Kendallvllle, and Robert, of Das- ville," Illv The funeral was held Tuesday after OE KALB pOUNT-T BOYS AT'--V-) i CITIZENS' TRAINING CAMP Howard north of Water loo, Wier Crowl and i William, Lon bard, of Auburn, and Glenwood T.inV, of Auburn left last Thursday for Camp Knox, Ky.J to enter, the Citizens Military Trainlng -which is maintained by 'the govern- ment. and they will remain in camp until' August i During this time the-, government bears the expense for sustenance; fur- nlshes transportation- and clothing. The boys are', being well-fed and they take' part in drilling and training as soldiers' Laura Chapman Improved V'-i A Reports from the Garrett hospital in dicate that; Miss Laura Chapman recovering from her recent operation and seems much improved. held to de FRAODULEriT BY REFEREE i htm Bankruptcy Matter of 8IIas Nodlns Haard In the Fadaral Court lr at F.ort Friday That of mortgages executed by Silas Nodine, of east of Waterloo, were was the decision of Harry Sheridan' referee In bank ruptcy after a hearing in federal court at.

Wayne Nodine Into bankruptcy, almost a year ago, with liabilities amounting to 42S0U The liabilities schedul ed Included more than 30,000 in real estate mortgages; The trustee In bankruptcy. Ward Jackman, of Water loo, represented by Attorneys Link McCllntock, 118,500 in mort gages as fraudulent. After hearing the evidence' the referee held In favor of Mr. Jackman as to. the The mortgages held to be frandulent were, executed to five of Nodine's children.

Nodine and his children claimed these were given for "servic es and Mr. Sheridan decid ed they were not genuine' "ut were for the purpose of keeping. the proper ty in the family, The mortgages were presumed to cover- 242 acres of land. Among the. mortgagee attacked was one of to' a daughter-in-law of Nodine, Edith Nodine.

Sheridan found that Nodine actually owed her liSO, but found against' her the balance of the mortgage, 450.. 7 The real estate owned by Nodine, consisting of farm' Viands and grist mills at Waterloo and Jamestown, Steuben county will now be sold fori the benefit of the creditors. A brother of SUas Nodine, William J. Nodine of Waterloo, also is in bankruptcy, filing his1 petition 'after he had trans ferred his grist mill property to Silas Nodine. The latter became deeply; In volved.

because of his transactions with William 'Nodine. Former Judge Elchdrn of Bluffton, Is counsel for Silas Nodine. M. Brown, tof represents the largest judgment creditor, the Tri angle Coal Company of while Rose Zollars are for the Firs National Bank of 4BnUer, which Is. the largest general creditor.

yixe Triangle Coal Co, holds a of about 25,000 and the bank holds notes against Nodine, to the sum of GAnnEnDocTcniDiEsS Thompson, lll for' Naarty a The funeral of J. F. Thompson, aged, 73, one of the, best known phy sicians in DeKalb county, was held at theM. E. church in Garrett last Satur day former pastor of the'Garrett Catholic church, and an intimate'" friend "bf Dr Thomp sjn, preached the funeral He was assisted in the services by Rev.

D. H. Guild, pasior of the two former pastors, Rev. Chas. Tlnp- of Peru, ahd Rev.

Otta. Trlbue, of FortWayne-'ft Dr Thompson died at his home in Garrett on Wednesday morning of list week, after an Illness of nearly a duration, His wife died on Thanksgiving day, Jast since that time he recovered from the shock of her death, and submitted -to a sec ond operation 'due to an infected kid ney. Two months ago he: seemed to be getting better and was dressed for period of a week, but 'since he gradually failed until overtaken by Dr, Thompson was well known' over northern Indiana, and for many years had been connected the B. staff -v PLEASANT LAKE ITEMS Special Correspondence Pleasant Aug. 1ProL Chas.

Ltttz and family, of Gary, were callers at the Baptist parsonage Freed VanAuken. of Illinois, called on old friends and relatives here the past weekv Clarence Metxler, of Albion, Mlcbu, spent-the week-end here. i Rev. and eMrs Gun, of the First Baptist church, Fort were callers on Rev. and' Mrs.

Kelford. the past" weekV: r- Si Ross Dahuffr is home from at ClevelaniL and is im proved, 's Ida Showalter," of Butler, spent Sunday, with relatives here. Mrs. Al Burdge, of Ind once a resident 'here, visited friends here the past. week.

Seagley Son, or South Milford, have bought, fhH Ashley Co-Op store and will -continue Tthe business in was bid hi by Doak R. Best, Charles Totter and Frank Jackson, mnd afterward sold to Seagley Son. casion for the. old soldiers. lllltf -i.

s-'-sf A giyplZIXtt INDIANA, ,1 INDIANA; THURSDAY; MORNING, AUGUST 2923 ffJ- $2.00 A YEAR I I I I I 1 I MIGHT DIED II Ul FORMER COUNTY? SURVEYOR OF DEKALB. COUNTy. IVEU. KKOVM OYER C0UMTY Always Active -In, Politics and Ao- tlvYtlss1 of('the County-Tau8ht School in DeKalb County John J. Eakright, aged at his home -i in Auburn last Thursday evening after an illness of but a few days.

About a year ago Mr. Eakiight suffered a severe sick spell, and while he regained Ills health In -a degree, he never fully "recovered. His last illness came on rather suddenly as he was "about This usual work as late, as Monday. from an intestinal obstruction his j' condition I became critical, and his' death followed rather if i The deceased, was an active member and worker in the Lutheran church of Auburn, a teacher of the Mission class in the Sunday SchooL Mr. Eakright hada marked for literary worki and frequently wrote jpoems some of which in times past have been printed this Politically he was a republican and was -always active in the -Interest of his: party.

He at one time 'served as justice of 'the peace in5 Wilmington township, where he lived in his earlier days. ,7 In 1904 he was elected county surveyor, and served In that, office for two terms end waa a good aurveyor. Later he" served as engineer; in Butler, and af tef back jto Auburn became city engineer of Auburn; Being old settler ptr -Hthlf county he was always-one of the leaders in the movement for- old settlers r- Vy -ir." The funeral was held from the Luth eran church In Auburn Sunday afternoon, and Interment 1 took place "at 2 John; Joel Eakiight born March 15, 1852 in Wilmington township about twd miles south of Butler and the son of Abraham and Susannah' (Miller) Eakright. Abraham Eakright; was)' descendant of English the Samuel lEakriglit coming to'i the'. United States; in- 181L'-- He; eoon-; after en listed i in- the service of the States in (he war of 1812 and in the 183 moved to1; DeKalb county; and 'settled in 1 'Wllmingtbn township.

WheiOthe family first moved to DeKalh their only neighbors Indians and It eighteen months before: Mrs. Eak right saWa'white woman The 'trad ing "point'1 of the 1 family "was Fort Wayne which was reached by pirogue boating on the Joe river. The Eakright family took a prom inent place in -early life. of. this locality and Samuel -Eakright built the first 'bridge across the i St.

i Joe river rat Newvine, where the new bridge now stands. He was also the first road commissioner of De Kalb county, 'i ,) t. 'ii; John J. Eakright was reared on his farm and; received his education ln- Butler and the: high school at In; the fall, of 1872 he' began teaching school' and oontlnued this vocation successfully until 1855, when he. compiled a his tory of DeKalb county.

"-Resuming his pedagogical work then, he con tinued it' until he, had taught, twenty three years, of which period eighteen years was in the home district, and in later years' he-taught many child ren' of former, and In these children plainly, observed traits ojf character that had noticeable in their On October 28, 1874 Mr. Eakright married Acelia Treman, who was born1' in Wilmington township about two' miles west of Butler the daughter of Edgar and Laura (Spencer) 'Tre- TH ANNUAL REUNION OF i TH 44TH I D. VOLS. INF. -I, I The.

forty-fourth annual 'reunion 'of the Forty-fourth Regt. Ind. Vobv InL, will he. held at Grange, Thursday, dept. "1S23.

John Gillettej of La Grangev: is president, Norman sions, of LaGrange is vice president. and Herbert C. Willis, of Waterloo, is secretary-reasurerl The officers held meeting at LaGrange last Friday to arrange for the -r I The citizens of LaGrange will assist in making this a very pieasant oc TIlllRSnJIY EVE REYNOLDS BROTHERS ASK COURT FOR AN ACCOIUITING Mslviii and Walter Rsyholds Bring an j', Action Against Frank (Reynolds i -J Who was Business Partner A complaint was filed in (he circuit court Tuesday by Melvin and, Walter Reynolds against their brother Frank Reynolds, the third partner in the business' of conducting a sawmill at Corunna. asking for an accounting' and for the ouiet of title pf certain real estate. The parties to! the action are brothers, who engaged the sawmill and lumger business in Corunna Jan.

10, i 1894, by an oral agreement. The' complaint says thet defendant had no money and! no credit and that he contributed nothing to the business. They a butlfllng and machinery and eight lota for the price -of 2150Q. To secure payment, E. Reynolds gave a mortgage on his home for 600 and the" partners gave a mort gage on the mill for the balance, 2900.

The first payment of 2600 and J300 of the balance was paid from the' receipts of the business, but the balance of 2600 was paid by Melvin; E. Reynolds, says the complalntfwhlch adds that his brothers never repaid him' It Is also set out that Melvin E. Reynolds paid $125 for a lathe that was bought for the milL; Walter Reynolds did not pay any of the price of the mill, according to' the com plaint, he put into the business $500 in cash, which was used for the purchase of timber while Frank Reynolds never paid any of the consideration for the mill property; nor' put any money, in to the In 1908 the firm bought the timber on 60.49 acres of in'. Fairfield township from the -Kendallvllle Hoop Co for $3,000, ot which. was paid in the firm having the privilege of removing the timber with in two Before the expiration Of the two years the firm bought -the land from the-' Kendallvllle company for an additional consideration of 500, the payment 'which the land was mortgaged i to the yllle company and the 'complaint says only $400 was paid during the.

time the defendant was a member of the When business became, unprofitable in 1911 It is claimed the brother left the business and secured other, employment Later he returned in 1 1912 and 1913 and -he received wages for each day that worked: The' plaintiffs aver that the oral agreement was 'that each partner -v should contribute 'equally in, the business and to share likewise. They also clalin thar the1 defendant collected "sums of due the firm and made no ac counting, the That during the war the business became profi table and that the defendant then; wanted to be 'counted In the earnings of business. The court is asked to make an' accounting show 4the real worth 'pf each partner the business. 5" BUTLER FA7J iXYW 0 RlR0- 1 KJ -Cs The Healy Family Gats Real Shakfrig i up South of Waterloo -'i While entering Auburn morning the A Waterloo-Auburn road Albert Healy, his mother, Mrs. William Healy, Mrs.

Elsie Hovey and small "child were' struck' by a Fort Wayne car driven by a boy. The Healy car, a Ford touring, was turned over and the occupants all injured, jthougb not' seriously. Mrs. William Healy was badly bruised, on side of face and one arm and one shoulder were also bad ly, bruised v-Albert- received a cut over, one eye and his hand. was lacer ated going through ji the windshield.

Mrs. was cut and bruised on one hip. a An ambulance was secured at Au burn; and the Injured to their homes in Butler where Drs. Harrison and Shumaber were called to care tor them. The father of the boy, who-; admits losing control of his car," will settle all costs and damages, the Ford being repaired at the Lincoln garage.

-But ler Herald. COUNTY AGENT B. F. REPP; rT RE-ELECTED FOR YEAR B. F.

Repp, county agent for DeKalb county 'for the past three years was reelected county1 agent last" week at a meeting 4of. the; County Board of The salary was I fixed at $2,000 a with traveling expenses added. Mr. Repp formerly lived at Tiffin, and came to DeKalb" county shortly after the close of the World War. Crossing Naads Changes The Center street crossing, of the N.

Yi Railway In Waterloo ought to be made safe, tor traffic The uneven-ness of -the tracks makes it haxardpus 1,1 v'-i. Mm Magnus Johnson, Minnesota's new Senator, takes his coat and exposes his -gallowses when be has a message to' get 1 across. Insert photo is of Mra Johnson who thinka she wlU stay on the farm with their six children when her. husband goea to: Washington- to take his seat in the Senate at the next session of COUNTY BOARD OF BEVIEWTIl HECOflfiE GARRETT AND BUTLER TOO LOW ON HOUSEHOLD GOODS tt-: NO; CHANGES IN WATERLOO i tate- Board of -Tax 'Commissioners Goas Over the Assessor's Work in DeKalb County and Ord County" Auditor Shook 're ceived an order Monday from the state board of tax commissipntrs ordering that the county 'board tof i review DeKalb county be j-e-convened next Tuesday for, the purpose of raising some of he valuations as made by the township assessors' In DeKalb county. I bf the state board la that the assessment on house hold goods in, Garrett be increased twenty-five per cent, and household goods la.BuUer.thMy.per.cenLVrrt In -Troy and Fairfield 16 -2-3 per cent on personal property, and also Increases oft no specified amount on aH personal property.

in Stafford and Franklin c'- 'XZ r' "2 Twenty-three other counties i have received similar recommendations, among them being' Allen county In the twelfth The Increases In these counties range from five to fifty per cent on various classes of prop-erty. In recommending an increase in Troy and Fairfield '4 townships, the state is 'acting contrary to the action "of the county board of Vhich reduced these town ships '16 2-2; per cent, excepting 'on money, 4 securities. the state board thinks' this was nnwise moveV" county board disagreed on the order made to reduce these Will Franks, Charles A. Dohner and Mrs. Carrie P.

--'Weaver, -county treasurer, voting in the affirmative, and county Auditor Shook and County assessor Francis. Wlltrout in the negative. The average of house hold goods in and Keyser township made by the local assessors and as averaged by3 Mr. Wlltrout, is $154.10 and in Butler. township $102.96.

The average on goods in the other units of the. county follow: Auburn and Union township, $216.04 Butler city and Wilmington township, $14L05; Richland township, $111.66 Newvllle, $88.66 Spencer, Stafford, $111.78 Smithfield, Franklin Jackson Concord, $154.97 Troy, 6 county average Is. $150.00. Average of Farm Implemente The average assessment of farm implements in 4 the townships follows Richland Butler. $93.73 Spencer, Grant, (Continued- on page eight) 'J' 'J' r'f'- Km Hi CARS COLLIDE AT DILdARD CROSSirlG Sunday wight Churubusco Woman Quite Badly I njur- ed when She was Thrown Through tne- wwasmeia A new Auburn touring- driven oy aj.

wertman, oi Anourn, and a Dodge touring' car, driven by a. Mr; Pence of Churubusco, were badly dam aged and Mrs. Pence sustained. Quite serious injuries a collision on the Auburn-Waterloo road," near 'the Fort Wayne Northwestern crossing about 9 o'clock Sunday evening. 'V." accident was said to have, been unavoidable.

Mr. Wertman" was en- route to when he' met the Dodge car and a' sedan. driver of the Ford, it is turned to the side of, the. road to avoid striklnv a cow when' car-following struck the car driven hy Mr. Wertmanr Both machines' badly; wrecked.

CMrs. Pence was thrown partially -through the windshield, sustaining cuts" on her nose a gash under, the left eye and a deep gash on her left DR." JEKYL AND HYDE Frank -E- Current Got In Swift Current On a warrant sworn out by W. B. Piatt, postomce Inspector, on a charge of fraudently obtaining money? from the States mails' at the postomce, Frank E. Current, of Fort.

Waynei was arrested; last week. Current was time keeper for- the -firm constructing the new First National Bank building in Ft. He was In charge of the 'books containing the names of workmen employed on the buUdlng. His method was. to car ry some names on the books of men who were not employed and to give fictitious When pay checks were mailed to these Current would go to the postomce, claim the mail 'andTendorse the checks and draw the money! The specific, charge on -which he was arrested was' one in which Current carried, the.

name of L. Cate his supposed: address. Auburn. For some time the firm has been suspicious 1: Current's operations and when" Cate's check ''was mailed to Auburn was maHedV registered with instructions. to the local post- ofBce to particularly.

watch who called for it. aturday the supposed Cate called, was told to 'identify himself and was reported to the. federal authorities. The check was for $16 and was endorsed by a "local, business man and cashed. This information was sent to Fort Wayne and when Current was arrested he confessed to the crime.

FIRE TRUCK HOUSED IN 'V TATHAM'S GARAGE AGAIN Since the pavement on VanVleck street has been opened to the public, the truck has been moved back into Tatham's garage, and is ready for service at all hours of the day or night. In case of fire people should use the telephone and tell central where the; fire is and a proper alarm J.wilJ be turned In. WIFE OF nUSSELL FRETZ DIED MOflDHY FOREOOOO 8EPTECEMIA 8ET IN AFTER BIRTH 1 -OF LITTLE-DAUGHTER ruNiftAiiiELiD terdAy Llvsd on the Swartz Farm South of Waterloo A Daughter-In-iaW of and Mrs. J. C.

Fretz of 1 itusseu u. jrrets died at her home south' of on the Mel i warts farm, at' about; ten o'clock Monday forenoon two 1 ago Mrs. Frets gave birth to a baby, and at first was thought that aha jwas recovering nicely hut septecemia set 4. in and her became For several days life hung" in the bal- ance and Ixer 'friends anxionsly await ed each day to hear that she was Her father-in-law," Dr. JC.

Fretsv remained at 'the home all the time for several dayaT doing all in his power to save the life of the daughter and mothervi'ira--1? -i vir L-T: Mr. and Mrs. Frets came to: Water-loo about, three years ago. They have been workers in the TJ.rB. Sunday SchooL' ahd had many friends In the community.

Just recently Mr. Frets engaged in the dairy 'dusiness, having moved onto the Swarts farm. The death on Mrs. Frets is a distinct shock to her. many frienda, -a 'j i Gladys Krelder 1 wife of Russell waa born in" Perrysburg, her home near Waterloo, IndV' Jury 30, .1923, aged "30 years, 6 months and -2' days.

She wa united marriage" 7 -withjRusseI Frets 10, 1911. i To this- onion was born three chid- ren, one son and two being Marrletta and baby Catherine. 1 i. She heard 'the call of God when but a child, and turned to Him and be came a member of the Methodist Epis- copal-: Church After her 'marriage- to Mr. Frets ahe united, with the TJnlted Brethren Church, 'having transferred their 'membership the Waterloo church, of which.ahe -was a member at the time of her death.

lr Quiet and nnassumtng- In her xnaa-ner ahe lived and assumed 'a Christian life. Her influence was most felt In her home, where she always xnanl-tested the. characteristics tof a- Chrii-' i3 tianwif and waa kind and loving, always devoted to her would seem that, ahe was so much needed in her home 'in care of her little children; but. who can 'tell but "that shells serving some r. righteous purpose by i making the sa-f preme sacrifice to bring baby Cathe- rine 'into the The ways of God past.

finding We are Zi left to "gTope: bur way- In. tears and amakemenLvi aCA-illi Ir-f-- i-irvi' i Her having proceeded her in death; 14 years ago, she leaves to mourn; her her husband, one son, two her father and. three sisters. There, is great company of other neighbors and; friends whose hearts beat In sympathy with this bereft companion and these -The funeral services took, place -from; the Dnited Brethren church August 1st, at 1 :30 o'clock, conducted by pastor of the church. Rev.

Eberly assisted by Rev. Br E. Cham-bers, of Butler. ,::4 'i Wlh ONION GROWERS OF DEKALB COUNTY JOIN EXCHANG A majority of onion growers In six counties Whitley; Stark, Noble and Steuben, have ed up as members of the state Onion Exchange this, year. Onions from approximately '250 acrea In DeKalb'.

county will be marketed through the The, purpose of, the exchange; Is to maintain onion marketing on the same basis aa that -employed by the raisin gTowers of their country and the Canadian; grape' growers. Indiana is the first state In the Union make the' step and 'producers of onions will be financed and backed by-the Indl- ana Farm BureatC Charles Morgan has been 'bor- rowed by the American Farm Bureau' from his; present office' as secretary of the Texas Cotton Grower's; as-soclatlon and will manage 'the cam-'V will have als headquarters Touring -Thro the -East A. P. Bartholomew and wife left Fri- day tor motor trip through the east. They' win camp enroute and enjoy the out of doors life.

to drive over. 1 I I 4 -1 1.