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A PRE33 WANT AD. i ONE-HALF CENT A WORD. MRS TO BE' POSTMISTRESS TO SUC CEED MAJ. KUHLMAN PROMISE SPIRITED CONTEST Delnga at the County ScatCourt Grinds Out a Grist and Othea Newe Special Correspondence Waterloo Press. AUBURN, April 7 Mrs! Charles E.

Emanuel sprung a surprise on (be politicians Monday when she herself as a candidate for the Auburn postoffice to succeed Major A. L. Kuhlman. The commission of -the present Incumbent to the office does not expire until the fore part of next year. Of there is nothing certain that there will be a change in the Auburn postofflce, although there deems to 'be a general understanding that a change will take place, and it looks that way.

It There -are a number of candidates for the office at-ihe resent time and there may be still iore. 'm; Advanced $3,000.00 County Treasurer Slaybaugb sent 13,000. 00r to the state treasurer Jast Friday accordance with the "hew as advance- payment of county taxes due the state. This is done this year to relieve the shortage at the state treasurer's office, which caused so much, comment recently. However, Hhe same conditions have been -relieved before' by advance remittances.

XrX Adootlon of Child In the circuit eourt on Thursday Judge Bratton ordered the necessary papers made out by which Russell W. Guilford, of "Auburn, adopted Lewis Kf-AfTrtrrl a mlnnr Ytla. child- and due uauie ui i no uuy was guiiugcu tAJ that oi Lewis J. Guilford. The latter the Bon of "Frank and Ella- Staf-1 1 1 i fnrrt Tranfr I aTinnrtnnoA his wifA I three months before the birth of the boy and was afterward, for some, of-1 fense, sent to prison at Michigan ThesWjfe secured a divorce and afterward married RusseplrW.vGulI-ford.

Hence the desire for the adoption and the change of name. i After Garrett Violators The indictments of the grand Jury against George Shondell and A. P. Moste, of Garrett, caused some little excitement in Garrett, as Mr. Shondell was driving a beer wagon, about.

fur a brewery company la face of the fact that the saloons have been put out of business, and Mr. Moste. whi) 'charged with a like offense. It appears that these men have beeQ representatires of breweries and have violated the laws in selling liquor without a license." The penalty Is severe in such cases, and the aggregate fine of the former would be nearly $1,000 with a jail sentence as minimum fine, upon conviction on all of the counts, i Irvin Clayton, a former saloon er of Garrett, was also called into court to answer six 'indictments charging him with Illegally selling liquor and keeping gaming house. Clay ton '8 attorneys asked, the court on Monday to quash these indictments, but Judge Bratton held the Indictments good.

-x A Naw Llautanant SerglTfearry M. Shull has been duly elected second lieutenant of Co. and the newly elecd offlcer.3 were ordered before the examining board last Saturday evening. The company is busy getting ready for the regular inspection to be held on the 16th inst. L.

SklniQraftlno Oparatlon Several days ago James Steffln, who resides at Auburn Junction, had hi arm very seriously scalded in an accident, and on Tuesday afternoon Dr. U. G. Souder, of this city, went to his home at that place and performed an operation la skin grafting ia order that the wounded parts of the arm might be restored to their original condition. The operation was successfully performed and he is getting along nicely, Stole' Bleyelae 7 1 Harry Stewart, who arrested few days ago lor stealing oicycies from Mr.

Peckhart and Mr. Sparks, was before Judge Bratton in the, circuit court and on a plea of guilty, was given a term of from one to eight years in the Indiana reformauy. The however, suspended the sentence during the good behavior of the defendant and, he was given his liberty. Fredericka McUlure has commenced action against Henry McCIure, a form- er Waterloo boy, for dJvorce. The plaint'fl drunkenness and cruelty.

TEACHERS AT INDIANAPOLIS Raport a Vary Enjoyable aa Wall aa Inatruetlva VlaK. I'T' All of the Waterloo teachers except Mrs-. Elliott, attended the Indiana Teachers Association at Indianapolis last week and report a profitable time. On Thursday afternoon they visited the Central Hospital, for the insane which has about 2200. inmates; Among, the many instructive and helpful numbers on the program, the addresses of Gov.

Folk of Missouri and Judge Lindsey, of Denver, Col." were especially good. In his. lecture on "Era of Conscience" Gov. Fulk -told bow much our nation is in need of honest men, mea who dare to do right at all times. He also told how much depends" on the teachers in order to secure this class of men for the future generation.

Judge Lindsey who is regarded as the best manager of "bad boys" closed the association with a lecture on "The Child and the Nation" The central theme of which was that In order to reform the boys would be. necessary to back further than the crimes which they commit', that it would-be necessary to reform the home and street life of our nation. Notes Mr Fred Willis of Indianapolis took the ladles of the party including Mrs. Camp. o' Angola for a ride about the city in his automobile.

The teachers express their appreciation for his kindness. If you wish to kaow where to get a first class supper in Indianapolis and get it quick ask Supt. Brown, he knows. -'V' If -you wish': any instructions' fa countermanding orders for supper MraJStanley can give the desired in-formation. Ask the Misses Wittmer.

and" Sho- walter what "Fanny Ward" had to do with the association. 3 ARBOR DAYS Governor Marahall Haa Issued Hla Proclamation-. Governor Marshall last week fixed Friday, April 30, and October 29. as Arbor days in Indiana this His proclamation is as follows: "If beauty is its own excuse for be ing, then beauty combined with utility has a double right' to exist. For many years it has been the custom of the people of Indiana to adorn the grounds about public buildings, school houses, colleges and state institutions and along public highways and streams and la public parks and village commons by the planting of shade trees' and shrubs.

"Tt. Is a pnilnm Willi hofit.t.Jnfr a nsn. pie which not only seeks the highest good but the highest beauty. It is one which ought to be preserved from year to year. "Now, therefore, Thomas R.

Mar shall, governor of the state of Indiana do hereby designate 'Friday, April 30, and Friday, October 29, 1909, as Arbor days, within and for the common wealth of the state of Indiana, and upon that day I request that the peoj pie of the state devote themselves to the planting xf trees ana -shrubs, which, la the years to come, will beautify and be valuable to our land COUNTY FAIRS InThle Fair Diatrlct Have Sat Thalr Dataa for the Coming Fall The fairs of the "Northern Indiana, Ohio and Southern, Michigan Fair Circuit," In the towns of La-Porte, Ft. Wayne, Rochester, Goshen, Angola, Bremen, Kendallvllle, and Bourbon, Montpeller and Hicks? vllle, will be as follows: Lporte, Bowelly secretary, August 24-27. Rochester, E. C. Merder, secretary, September 1-4.

Montpeller, Robert Ogle, secretary, September 7-11. Ft. Wayne, Dr. Myers, secretary, September 14-18. Goshen, Sears Gardner, secretary, September 14-18.

Angola, Orvllle Goodale, secretary, September 21-24 Hicksyille, E. F. Armstrong, secretary, September 21-24. Bremen. L.

Ditty, secretary, Sep tember 21-24 Kendallvllle, C. Brouse, secre tary, September 27 to October 1. Bourbon, Dr. w. Parks, secre tary, October, 5-9.

WARSAW PREACHER FOUND Rav. A. C. Rand Wrltaa a Lattar ta Hla Wife from Macon, Ga. Mrs.

Rand, wlfeof Rev. A. Raod, of Warsaw, received a letter last week from her husband at Macon Ga. Rev. Raod mysteriously disappeared from Wabash, whence had gone from on March 4th.

The letter is as follows: "Memory, and consciousness left me when I got into Wabash. 'Since then there has been a dreamy blank. Consciousness came this morning about 4 o'clock and now the thought of having left you is The letter was dated March 29 The minister expressed a desire to come back. and Officer C. B.

Meon of the'Wanaw police force was sent for him. WEATHER TODAY. FAIR. COLDER. VOL.

LI, NO; 35 INDIANA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1909 $1.50 PER ANNUM FARMER BUMED TO DEATH AFTER HOUSE WAS WRECKED WITH, STORM t'f: FIERCE TORNADO SWEEPS Over DaKalb- and Noble Countlee Tueaday Nlght-Damag About Wa tarloo Light-Heavy Rein Special to Tha Prftaa. ALBION, 7. A I cyclone swept across this city and the county ast night and did much damage. The dwelling house of Peter Shell-house was blown down and the ruins caught fire. '-j.

-j vt -f 4 Mr. Shellhouse, entrapped in the wrecxage, was burned to death. His ged mother-in-law. Mrs. Flick, was rescued from the burning, building by neighbors.

The storm eame from the south west aod seemed tb embrace the entire county. Many barns and other out buildings "were unroofed and blown. The Shellhouse home, a frame building was the only dwelling The house was blown over on its side, badly wrecked and by the tide the neighbors reached it the ruins were all in flames. Mrs. Flick was gdttea out with difficulty, but Shellhouse was pinned In the wreck age and could not be reached.

1 Mr. Shellhouse bad been sick in bed and from the position the remains were found it Is, believed that the stove fell over on him and pinioned him down so that he could not ex tricate-himself, Damage In DaKalb County The storm Tuesdaf night did con siderable damage over DeKalb county. in various parts of the county barns were unroofed and small buildings blown down. Telephone wires were broken, and hundreds Of rods of fences were blowo V' The barn of James 'Dixon, north of Waterloo, was unroofed, as was also his woodshed. He also suffered the loss of much fencing.

Fences on Chas. Campbell's place were, also swept to the ground. The McEntarfer saw mill near Cedar Lake, was also dam aged to a small extent. The Waterloo Telephone exchange reports broken wires In the country, although no serious damage was done. The downpour of rain commenced at about eight o'clock Tuesday even ing, and for nearly an hour an immense amount of water fell.

It rained aod blew much of the night, and all day yesterday a gale was sweeping over the county. The farm barn of John Sherwood, northwest of town, also unroofed. Mrs. Lizzie Shoemaker, who lives ust outside of the corporation on the south side of town, suffered the heavi est loss. The large plate glass win- dew in her home blew out.

A part of the barn roof also was blown off. "Ford Mcintosh has moved into the Norman Luce property oh Washing ton street. Wm. Ogle was reported late yester day afternoon as being improved and if no complications set in he will re cover. W.

S. Gettshas a "new red wagon painted green," and with a horse that he Is preparing for active work on his ranch at the west end of Maple street. The local marketswlll be supplied with all the early vegeta bles and garden products. Reuben Lautzenhelser, an old resi dent of Waterloo, was the honored guest of every pleasant gathering at the home of Mrs. P.

Forney on April 2nd the date being his 82d birthday. He has spent 54 years' as a resident of Waterloo and is perhaps, the oldest resident of the town who has lived here continuously since the starting of the town. Lautzenhelser was one of the men who laid the first founda tion for a building in Waterloo, being Uniontown." Mr. Lautzenhelser was elected as Supervisor of that part of the township covered by the pro posed new town and to have the supervision of opening the streets. Few men who today can say and do as Mr.

Lautzenhelser can, "that he was a laborer at the opening -of the town," and has bean since and Is now in active field as, such. He has been active in the line of spading and gardening this spring, has a garden prepared and planted and has assisted in the preparing of other gardens. On his 82 birthday he was an early riser and out getting plants and flower stocks for planting, and for distribu tion among bis To save the soul from sin and (death And make Life's goal more grand, God saith: "My only Son, to born. To save from sorrow, sin, "and death, Through tribulation night and morn, Has jdurneyed -Christ bfv M6hg lowly, sorrowing day byl day, rMong publicans and sinners oft, He sought hh cross, God to obey At last on Calvary's mount aloft. The sun grew day was dark) Because of Him all cold and stark: But soon the sign of rage was 'HE IS MINE," the Lord "AT MY HAND, 1 Among tha Chwrchee i 3 The Guild of the Evangelical church will meet with Mrs.

Hill Thursday. The M. Sunday school is preparing a fine Easter service1 program for Sunday evening, to which everyone is invited. Yu v. TheL.

A. S. of the U. B. church, on the south side, will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs.

Alfred Kepler, and on the north side, the same date, with Mrs. Rempls, to quilt. The Ladies of the M. E. church will give an Easter entertainment and supper at Barkers Chapel Saturday evening April 10.

A free will offering I will be asked. Ail are invited. Services at the Presbyterian church next Suodsy as follows: Sunday School at 90 a. m. and preaching at 3 p.

m. There will be special music for Easter Sunday School, and the publio is invited to The annual meeting of tb5 Woman's H. and F. M. society of the Fort Wayne Presbytery convened at Bluff-ton on Tuesday of this week.

Mrs J. O. Day aod Miss Mary Eberly ware in attendance, representing the local society l' The L. A.S. of the M.

fE. church will meet with Mrs. 8. A. Bowmao April 14.

Do not forget the Easter market April 8, 9 and 10 la the H. Leas building. Home made candies, mSp'e sugar, aprons, sunbonnets, colored eggs, etc Baked goods on sale Saturday morning. Call and see our goods; The treasurer of the U. B.

Aid so-clety reports a membership of sixty ladies and the cash receipts for year ending April 1, 1909, of S331 with expenditures to the sum of $306. This member increased tie funds of the society during the year In the sum of S5.50, which means they have been busy as bees. The U. B. Sunday school elected the folluwing officers last Sunday: Wm.

Rose, Delbert Newcomer, asst4 supt Ruth George, secretary; Edna Denlson, McEntarfer, assisttant organist; Peter Becker, chorister; Miss Rohm, asst. chorister; Chester Bbwman, treasurer; C. O. Speer, librarian. The L.

A. S. of the TJ. B. church was very pleasantly entertained last Friday afternoon at tbe home of Mrs.

AdamStroh. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, MrsJ W. J. Nodlne; vice president, Mrs. O.

B. Arthhr; secretary, Mrs. Olie Leas; treasurer, Mrs. S. Rempls.

The usual committees were also appointed. This society Is quite active in church work and at present seems to demand almost the entire efforts of tbe society. The old fashioned way of quilting by hand after tbe patterns of our grandmothers' days, seems to be quite popular and young ladles evidently having their minds on "near housekeeping" patronize the qullters. the price being one dollar per spool of thread used. Some of the work turned out is quite elaborate in design.

At present tbe society la working two sets of qullters, one la tbe south part and the other in tha north part of town. CM God said, RIGHT RISEN HXE i EARL MARBLE REV. KLOTZ DIES SUDDENLY i- WAS STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY MONDAY AFTERNOON END CAME TUESDAY AT 5 P. M. Ray.

Klotx waa at Work In Hla Door Yard Whan Ha Waa Stricken Unto Death Rev. Samuel Klotz, a retired minister la the TJ. B. church, died at his home at the corner of Maple and Franklin streets, at shortly after five o'clock Tuesdsv evening, frem apo- Rev. Klotz was at work In his door yard Monday afternoon burning some rubbish, when bis wife looked' out of doors and, noticed him lying on the ground.

-She went to his side and discovered that he had been stricken down and Immediately summoned help and he was carried into the house in an unconscious condition. Dr. Darby was called and everything possible to survive him was done, but to no avail. He never regained consciousness, and death called him as above stated. Rev.

Elotz and his wife spent the winter in Arkansas, and had returned home only about four weeks- ago. Since that time he had been about as usual, although not ill he had not felt the rugged health he once enjoyed He apparently seemed well and his sudden illness came as a shock to his friends. Rev. lotz was seventy years of age, apd for a number of years bad lived a retired life. At one time he waa pastor of the TJ.

B. church la Waterloo, and has bqen a valuable man for the church since his pastor ate. r. Elotz was quite well to do, and at times had given liberally to the church, its schools and various sup ports. Rev.

Klotx was married three times. and tbe last marriage took place last fall. The funeral services will be held at tbe late residence this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. J. W.

Lilly, a former castor of the U. B. church, now of Hickaville, in charge, and tomorrow morning the funeral party will leave for Bowling Green, Ohio, where the remains will be interred on the lot owned by the deceased's widow, This arrangement is made on account of the lack of room on the lot beside Rev. Elotz' former wife, in the Waterloo cemf ry. 1 MATHIAS ZIRWES DEAD Death Cama Rather Suddenly Last Friday Evening Mathias Zirwes, an old landmark ia Waterloo, died at his home in Wash lngton street, last evening at about 7:45 o'clock.

1 Mr. Zirwes had been in his usual, health until on Tuesday evening he was taken with the grip and at seven ra'clock that evening a doctor was called who administered to his needs. He seemed to be getting better and on Friday afternoon he sat up and talked for some time, until later' in the afternoon he began to feel worse and death came as a relief at the hour above stated. x-. The late Illness did not seem to be so serious until late Friday afternoon when the sons of the deceased were summoned to his bedside and three of them arrived before he died.

Tbe funeral was held from the late home" at two o'clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Overmyer, of the U. B. church, having charge of a short The interment took place on ttie family lot In the Waterloo cemetery. YC' Hie lUfa Mathias Zirwes was born in Wal-hangen, Prussia, Aug.

15, 1832, and died at his home in Waterloo, April 2, 1909; aged 66. years, 7 months and IT days. iVv i. He was married to Saloma Winkler, at Berlin, Canada, Feb. 14, 1856.

To this union was born ten children, all of whom survive with the exceptlbo of one son who departed his life Feb. 24,1907., The children surviving are Amos, John, Albert, Mary, Frank, Charles, Anna, Emma, and Aggie. All of -the children are married with the exception of Charles and Emma, who live at home with the mother. The subject of this sketch came Co Waterloo in the late sixties, and worked at the blacksmith trade, for v. years conducting a shop, until.

his health failed about twenty years ago when he was relieved from 'the care of his shop work by his son, Frank, who continued the business in-Water loo until a few years when he moved to Auburn. 1 1 i Mr. Zirwes was a well known char acter in Waterloo, and was a small man in stature. He. was a hard working man in his and.

reared a large family, which has been a7 comfort to him in his late years. The family desires to express their thanks to tbe friends and neighbors who assisted them during thelr late bereavement in the death and burial of the husband and father, who has been a kind companion and devoted parent in life TWO MEN KILLED Struck by Lake Shore Flyar at Llaanlar Monday Morning LIGONLER, April 5. Thomas Hite and Samuel Wertzbaugh, of Ligo- oier, bothnld soldiers and about sixty- seven years of age, were struck and instantly killed by a train early this morning. The Lake Shore "flyer" was a few minutes late and passed through at a high rate of speed. The bodies of the two men were terribly mangled.

The old soldiers were standing on the east bound track, and one who passed them a few minutes before said they were telling; war stories. Seeing a freight train' coming from the west, they stepped over to the west-bound track directly in front of the BLACKFORD AND CASS WET Two Couatlaa Join JrYlth Wayne on tha Wat Uat County option elections in Black ford and Cass counties, Voted wet on Tuesday, by majorities of 181 and 194 respectively. Twenty out oi twenty-seven counties in Michigan voted dry on Monday. Commarolal League Tonight The regular meeting of the Water loo Commercial League will be held at the armory this evening, and the following program has been arranged: Th Rn1tnrT 1 ITnnrtlt.lrtn nf Onr TQwn" Dr. F.

Broughton. General Discussion. "How to Improve Business Conditions of Our Town" W. H. Lear and Karl Gerner.

General Discussion. The meetlpg will be called to order at eight o'clock and a full attendance is desired. The W. a T. TJ.

will meet with Mrs. Josiah Rufner Monday after noon. V. The P. L.

will meet with Mrs. Blanche Michael Saturday evening, this week, and next week Saturday evening with Mrs. Luella Camp. Mrs. Abba Barnhart will have a publio sale at the Central Hotel, com mencing at 10 a.

m. next Saturday, April 10. She will offer the following: Bedsteads, springs, mattresses, chairs, stands, stoves, dishes, fruit cans, and many other household articles. Liberal terms will be given and it will be a good time to get what you want at this sale. TIVO GOHFEREflGES CLOSE METHODISTS SEND A NEW MAN TO WATERLOO Bl YEN TO KENTUCKY Other Asalgnmente Made of lataraat to Northaaatarn Indiana Evan flallcala'at Elkhart Special toTha Press.

GREENFIELD 6. The Northern Indiana M. E. Conference closed their sixty-sixth annual session in this city yesterday afternoon, when tbe assignments for the coming year were made known. The conference next year-will meet at Bluffton.

The Rev. Somervllle Light, of Marion, was appointed superintend ent, or presiding elder, of the Goshen district to succeed the Rev. H. W. Bennett, whose term had expired.

Factional troubles la the district, it was said, was responsible for the failure to reappoint Dr. Bennett. 'The following are the appointments that are of interest to the northeast part of the state: FL Wayne District Angola, M. S. KMarble; Auburn, W.

B. Freeland; De catur, Sherman Powell; Fort Wayne, First church, J. K. Cecil; Fort Wayne, Simpson, R. C.

Jones; Fert Wayne, Sti Paul's, Fort Wayne, Trinity, W. P. Herron; Fort Wayne, Wayne Street, O. Travis; Fort Wayne clrcalt, Leroy a Simms; Fre- mont, B. Dougherty; Garrett, D.V.

Williams; Ashley-Hudson, G. W. Keisling: Orland. R. W.

Stokes: Snen- cerville, D. Brown. Gpshen District S. Light, district superintendent; Albion, J. 8.

New-combe; A villa, M.F. Strlght; Butlef, E. F. Albertson; Butler circuit, sup- plied; Corunna, J. JL Sanforth; Elk-.

hart, St. PauL J. W. Walters; Elk- hart. Trinity, J.

A. Beatty; Elkhart circuit, R. L. Turner; Goshen, First church, M. J.

Magor; Goshen, Mark's, J. a Woodruff; Kendallvllle, Seaman; Lagrange, J. CL Mur ray; JueesDurg, u. u. Murray; Jdisna- waka, H.

W. Bennett; Waterloo, E. E. Wolcottville and Rome City, Wm. Hollopeter.

Logans port District ClsaelL district superintendent; El wood, A. Sumalt; Kokomo, Grace church, W. D. Parr. Muncie District J.

J. Naftzegar, district superintendent; Anderson, Indiana F. L. Erlougher. Wabash District B.

S. Hollopeter. Richmond District T. Guild, district superintendent; Redkey, JL J. Walts.

1 1 A Slam at Richmond' O. A. Trabue and W. W. Martin were elected trustees of the Anti-Sa loon league.

A resolution was adopt- ed that the schedule for the Epworth league excursion to Seattle la July be arranged so that there will be no traveling on Suaday. The following, resolution was of- fered, in spite of a Joke, but was not adopted: "Whereas, The hitherto old couiw ty of Wayne and city of Richmond has gone astray from the paths of orthodox rectitude and joined herself to the sons of Belial for the coming two years; therefore, be it "Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that the name of Richmond district be changed to Newcastle district until such time as the staid old town bringiorth fruits meet for repentance." Rev. R. D. Blven, formerly pastor of the Waterloo church, is given no appointment, and he desires to retain his connection with this conference district and be allowed to take up a mission charge in Covington, Ky.

Tha Evangalleal Confaranoa ELKHART, CThe fifty- seventh annual session of the Evan-' gel leal Conference of Indiana, came to a close in this city Monday after- noon. AmoDg those whom the bishop ordained as elders were D. O. Wise, formerly a pastor in the Waterloo church. i The appointments as announced that are of Interest to the north east-' em part of the state are as follows: Elkhart District-.

O. Mosler, pre- siding elder; Nappanee, F. B. Walmer; Ft. Wayne District Wise, pre- siding elder, Fort Wayne, C.

Rarey; Kendallvllle, P. L. Browns; Waterloo; A. Zuber; Edgerton, W. H.

Fresh-ley; Hickaville, C. H. Wurgener; De- catur, D. O. Wise; Vanwert, W.

H. 1 i Indianapolis District L. 8. Fisher, presiding elder. Evansvllle District S.

H. Baum-gartner, presiding elder; Huntingburg; D. E. ZechleL Mr. E.

G. Flack, who recently sold hla house and lot In the south part of town is obliged to give possession May 1st, and he is now looking for a auit-r able house to rent and if he can find one will remain in Waterloo for the present. 'f 5 1.