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Second Section 1 JlIJlj FORT WAYNE NEWS SATURDAY EVENING And tttmsl MARCH 15, 1919. This Section Contains Church, State, Society and Local News 1 "1 NOBLE COUNTY MADE GOOD RECORD DURING THE WAR Has Consistently "Gone Over the Top in Almost Every Campaign. ARMENIAN FUND IS SHORT (Special to the News.) KENDALLVILLE, March 6. In all Its war' activities and relief work. Noble county so far hag consistently "gone over" the top." Sometimes It' reaiilred unusual effortd'ahd out of the ordinary methods but it 'suoceeaea.

jioweverr in me wot war relief drive the Armenian. and near east relief work, county cam nalarn director. He v. F. A.

LeMaster, of this city, says the county Is still ahort of its quota or Dy lightly more than a thousand' dollars. However, there still are some county units to make their final reports, and It Is hoped and believed that their efforts will round out a complete and successful campaign, The detailed report of tho amount raised so far is as roiiows: Kendallvllle war chest. $1,350.00 Citizens of Kendallvllle, vol teer offering 211,00 Receipts from KendallVIUo Evangelical church 30.00 Green township war chut. 300.00 Albion township 164.11 Elkhart township war chest 360.00 Wayne township 132.80 Allen township and Avilla war chest 300.00 Receipt from Avilla Evangelical church 4 97.75 Sparta township war chest 450.00 Perry township and Llgon ler war chest 650.00 Swan township 191.80 Total ..34,135.46 Local expenses for the county campaign ....354.42 TAKE Up TRACK WORK (Snccial to me Ncft HUNTINGTON, March 15. With the basketball season ended by the state tournament, at Lafayette, the attention of sport fans In the Ilunflngton high school Is turning to tracK worn, 'i rniner tsuter l.i con fldent that there will be much com petition In this work because the high school now bus "the advantage of a large gymnasium, lo be used in part of the training1 and In bud weather.

Gym classes for boys have had mora than 100 In training every day for some tlnm. and Mr. Muter Is confident that he has plenty of ex 1 eel lent material to pick rrom. lie expects to have twenty men in the try outs for each evening for the track In selecting a team to compete with other sohoolx. The try outs will be staged In a short, time and outdoor work will be started.

No dates for meets have been set THE WORLD WAR VETERANS Captain J. ll. Gilpin Elected President of Association. Cupt. J.

II. Gilpin was last night elected president of the World War Veterans, a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce. Other oflcers elected were U. A Hinlley, secretary treasurer; Harry Heekher, first vice president; Howard Hcnnlnghofr, second vice, president; Jerome K. Kllngcnberger, third Vice president; Lieut.

Melchl. officer of the guard; Hugh JIart, Paul' O'NIel. William, Harber, Arnold Kpiegel and Robert TraVIs, directors. Arrangements were mad to put on a show sometime after the, return of the, Rainbow division, with from two. to three hundred returned soldiers In the' cast.

The preliminary arrangements for a thorough working organization, were completed. Dues were fixed at three dollars per year, with an Initiation fee of one dollar. The initiation fee will not be charged for those Joining within thirty days from date, or from the date of their discharge. Conscientious objectors are barred from tho organization, the soldiers taking a decided stand against the administration's policy of according the released prisoners the same honors given the men who served under the collors. Cupt.

Gilpin gave the talk of the evening, last night, taking as his theme, the words of Theodore Roosevelt, "A man who Is good enough to shed his blood for his country, is good enough to be given a square deal ufterward." MEMORIAL SERVICES AT HICKSVIliE SUNDAY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE (Special to the News.) COLUMBIA CITY, Mar. 15. Mrs. James Crone, 65 ears old, who resides a mile west of Collins, attempted suicide Thursday afternoon by throwing herself against the luggage coach of a Vandajia passengeer train. Grie arm Was cut to the hone by Impact the coach.

She sustained no other Injuries. The engineer saw the woman' and Immediately brought his train to a stop. Airs. Crone has been dispondent ever since the death of her husband, two months ago. Will Hold Mission.

(tjnprfal to the New. HUNTINGTON, March 13. A mission will be held at the fit Mary's church In this city starting Sunday, with two Dominican priests from Kentucky in charge, and will continue throughout the week. The order to which these men belong was founded In the thirteenth century. The mission resembles what Is known as a revival in Protest churches, and services will be held every day at 5 and 9.

In the morning and 7:30 in the evening. The mission will be the first held, in this city for years. (Special to the Kewa.) IIICKSVILLE, March 15. The following memorial program for the Illcksvllle soldier boys who gave their lives in the recent war will be rendered at the Huber opera houso Sunday at 2 p. Music Hart's Girl Band.

Vocal Duett Mrs. L. L. Hoff and Mrsi n. K.

Tultle. Scripture Lesson rllev. George Dlttmar. Prayer Rev. C.

A. Moore. Music Harmonic Quartet Mes dames D. Schaufelberger, G. D.

Simmons. A. 10. Hart. J.

W. Wright. Iliographlcal Sketch llev. A. R.

Hendrlckson. Address Mayor A. M. Richards. Music Quartet Bevlngton Bros, and Itichardson.

Memorial Address Rev. II. D. Master, Fort Wayne. Muslo Amerlca.

Benediction. ARRANGE TOURNAMENT (Siiecial to the News.) HUNTINGTON, March 16. Murk Uuul, athletic director of the bus arranged for a tournament for eight basketball teams of the city and county, to start next Thursday evening, at the and be finished Saturday evening. The schedule follows: Thursday, 7:30 I'. M.

Ronnoko vs. Junior Cadets; 8:30 Rock Creek vs. Lancaster. Friday; 7:30 P. team vs.

Ramblers; 8:30 Wonder Flvo Unlon Center. Saturday. 3 P. M. Winner Rock Creek Lancaster vs.

winner Ram blers Unlon Center; 7:80 Wlnnsr Junior Cadeta Rcnnoke vs. Junior Athletics: 8:30 p. m. Winner 3 p. Saturday vs.

winner 7:30 p. m. Sat urday. IS RECOVERING Louis Park Drayer, son of Dr. and Mrs, I P.

Drayer, of West Berry street. Is a patient at the St. Joseph hospital, having been taken there yesterday." for a mastoid operation, from which he is ralylng nlcey. At tending physicians pronounced the ad entlrey out of danger this morn ing. Girl Pianist Sent to U.

S. by France Makes Debut in New York Why Tourists in England Travel on Bad Roads 1IUHIm Brard. fcrr the French government, which felt that the admiration sue wasjlrl arspas wosld help cement the xiattajr bonds of friendship between! the U. 8. and France, Mile.

Mafdelaine Brard, nfteen jar old pianist; made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, recently. Her 'rirl a manner that bowed her to be an artist of mature She 1 Erin lish land army girls oleanlng country roads. No longer will automobile tourists in England detour to avoid bad roads; instead they will hunt them out. At least it is supposed that they will do that since the Guilford Urban district has employed girls for road repairing; and cleaning. The land army girls have been giveri the Jobs because their muscles were developed for such work by pitching hay and hoeing and the like for the past two, years.

The girls earn about 10 cents per hour and are proving very successful workers. COMMISSIONER TALKS TO BOY SCOUTS AT HUNTINGTON (Special to the News.) HUNTINGTON, March 15. Members of the Boy Scouts who did not hike to the Paul Whltelock cabin south of the city Friday evening assembled at the and were addressed by J. A. Kramlen, scout commissioner.

He gave a summary of a talk made by E. T. Colton, a missionary, before the recent Y. M. C.

A. conference at Indianapolis, 'on conditions In Russia. A committee consisting of Thad Butler, chairman, and Scouts Brat ton, Ryan and Muey was appointed to tour the city and remove old and tattered flags from buildings. Announcement was made that the scouts and the Rotary club, the scout council, will be held in the near future, the details to be announced at the next regular meeting of the scouts. Next Friday evening troop will hike to the Whltelock cabin, taklrur provisions, for supper and breakfast.

Troop 2 went Friday evening of this week. THE SICK AT DECATUR (Special the News.) DECATUR, March 15. Mrs. George McManama called on her hus band, at the Bluflton hospital, where he Is recovering nicely from an operation for appendicitis und gall trouble. Miss Naomi Qass, of the clerk's office.

Is quite ill of torisilitls. Lulu, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. O.

McKean, of Monroe. Is recovering nicely from an operation for appendicitis, at the home of her uncle. Dr. and Mrs. T.

J. McKean, at Linn Grove. Mrs. U. S.

Cress and Mrs. J. D. Miller have returned from Sturgla, where they were with their lister, Mrs. Charles Peckhacn, formerly of near Monroevllle, who is quite ill of leakage of the heart.

Mrs. Acnes Cllne. widow of John Cllne, la quite seriously II at the home of her ion. Jay Cline. from In firmities of age.

About five years ago she suffered a paralytic stroke which' left; her unable to walk during that time. About three weeks are she became' 111 of a complication of ailments ana nas oeen ueaiasi since that time. Buys Building at Huntington. (ftpeeial to the Neva.) HUNTINGTON. March 15.

TftHeyTJaUleyrorinernfTrr orKelaey llalley. 'has bought the building In which the agency Is now housed, of Edwin M. Cramer, formerly of Lo gansport, Mr. Cramer built the structure several years ago for the Arm of Kelsey ft Thleme, the firm later becoming Kelsey Bailey. Mr.

Cramer is now in Seattle, and the negotiations for the deal were conducted by malt. It Is understood that the deal Involved a consideration of nearly 320,000. the building being the most modern automobile agency building In the city. Come Here for Pointers. (finfctal te the News.) BLUFFTON.

Ind, March 15. W. Barr and J. R. Splvey spent Friday In Fort Wayne consulting with a com Dan that has made home build ing a business for the past few in an errort to get pointers in regara to residence building in this city.

Soliciting for sale of stock in the residence building, boom was stopped pending their return. High School in Tire Repairing Tire repair men from practically very state, in the Vnlon are attending the classes in tire' repair conducted by the B. Goodrich Rubber Cor. service department, at the fao torles r. the company in Akron.

The next class will start uarcn at ana will continue three weeks. Men already in the garage or vul canizing business and men from other lines of endeavor who nave decided to take advantage of the immense opportunities ortered in me tire repair field come to Akron where they don overalls and with the expert guidance of the Goodrich repair men learn the most up to date add effi cient methods In which to repair both cord and fabric tires. The course consists xt both lectures and practical work at th bench, and covers every possible phase of tire repair work. This Instruction Is free of charge and the only coat ttl the applicant li hlstravellng and living expense. A nominal Initial fee Is charged each applicant' at the beginning of the codrse.

but it Is later refunded to him In the form of a credit allowance on purchases on repair materials. The new msthod of dry curing tires in retreading as well as the old method are taught the students. Applications for the next school should be directed either to any Goodrich Di anon or to tna rectory Aaron. PREPARE FOR DEDICATION Y. M.

0. A. Committee Names Directors to Be Elected. That the board of directors of the Fort Wayne Y. M.

C. A. is maklnff full and prompt preparations for the opening of the new association building Is shown by the appointment of a special committee to have charge of the arrangements for the Important event. The members are I). Paul Mossman, chairman: Judge O.

N. Ilea ton, Byron II. Somers, George II. VanArnam and B. J.

Orls wold, with president 8. 11. Bechtel and general secretary E. W. Pelrce as" ex omclo members.

An Impressive program of dedication will be prepared to inaugurate here the great work of the Y. M. C. With the' election of a. board of directors In April, comes now the appointment of a committee on nomination, announced by president Bechtel.

It Is composed of A. II. Perfect, chairman; Richard Ball and A. G. Hurry, representing the board, and V.

E. Wllmoro and B. J. Griswold, representing the members. Ireparations for active work In the new association building are going forward rapidly, and every element in the city appears to be Impatiently awaiting the beginning of the great work there.

CONDUCTS 844 FUNERALS AND 838 MARRIAGES EIGHTY SOIL TESTS MADE IN HUNTINGTON COUNTY (Special to the Newt.) HUNTINOTON, March 15. Eighty tests of soil In Huntington county for acidity, show a big need for lime addition to the poorer soils, according to P. A. Ixjew, county agent. Of the eighty tests.

two showed no acidity. A majority of the tests showed slight acidity, instead of the less favorable stronger or medium acidity, but there Is Still a need for liming. Mr. Ixew says. The final reports of the tests made roiiow: Very slight acidity, IT.

Blight acidity, 23. Medium acidity, 27. Strong acidity. 10. Very strong acidity, 1.

No acidity. 2. Seventy farmers co operated with Mr. Loew In the canvass of the coun ty for testing samples of the poorer soils. It being aimed to get one test from each school district.

LUTHERANS ARE AFTER LARGE PENSION FUND (Special to the Newa.) COLUMBIA CITY, Mar. It. Rev. L. A.

Luckenbill, of this city, president of the Htato Eldership of the Church of Ood, who has been pastor of the Oak Grove and Ever green churches for twenty years, has in that twenty years conducted 84 funerals and 838 marriages. In the past nine days he conduoted ten fua erals and seven marriages. To Appear Before Council. (Special to tho Mtwa.) IIICKSVILLE, Ohio, March IS. The residents of East Smith, Rock and Columbia streets will appear before the Illcksvllle council to complete arrangements In the matter of paving these streets this year.

The nrairi owners are anxious to have the Improvement made during 1919. Double Celebration. (Special to the BRIMFIELD, March 16. Thursday, at the country home of Mr. and Mrs.

T. L. Imes, a social event occurred In the form of a double celebration of wedding anniversaries. Mr. and Mrs.

E. E. 'Huston, who were present, had been married forty years on that date and Mr. and Mrs. T.

L. Innes forty six years on the same date. A number of relatives and friends or both families were present. The ladles prepared a delicious dinner. I What Happened Twenty five Years Ago.

March 16 Jack Waters, from Ko komo, didn't like the way Klefer's saloon was being run and threw the bartender out. It took the po lice two hours to reinstate the rightful owner. The fiftieth annual commencement of the Fort Wayne Medical college was held' last night. Those to graduate were all from out of town. pr.

who made the valedictory address, said the first newspaper reporter 200 years ago was a liar and every reporter since that time had been a liar. Time was changed to standard time last evening. Lots of Tort Wayne clocks are ticking the wrong time. County Assessor Heath Is at Indian apoiia Captain Black has a team that Is a peach; $100 will be guaranteed a meet wl.h any team In the state. George Koegel had his big toe crushed some time ago and yesterday had It amputated.

The condition of the second toe will also necessitate' Dr. Mc Oscarls doing the. work. John Snyder escaped from Jail yesterday by slipping out with a wagon load of stone. He was captured by Deputy Sheriff Harrod a tew hours later on the Jail flats.

The fair haired Zella Is In. Fort Wayne. The famous adventuress" arrived last evening und after quarreling with her husband left for her home at Wabasli. Standard time allows residents to sleep twenty minutes later' In the morning. C.

Peltier announces himself as candidate for auditor of Allen county. Qua Rebus" delivery team ran away last evening, and caused lot of excitement, but' no. damage. NEW YORK, March 16. Luther ans in the United States, it was an.

nounced here today, have under. taken a campaign to raise 83,000,000 more for the eupport of superannuated ministers, professors, teachers and their dependents by means of liberty bond gifts. It is estimated that members of the denomination possess about 165,000,000 worth of bonds, and ths aim of the project la to obtain bond donations which are to be deposited In an endowment fund and the income used only in the work of relief. Heretofore, the 700 beneficiaries of the American synod have been sustained by voluntary cash contributions approxl mating 35,000 annually. Beginning Aiarcn so, it was stated 50.000 work era will visit the members of the church to receive offerings.

PASTOR TO RETIRE (Special to the Kewa.) IIUNTINQTON. ind March 15. The Rev. W. Murray, pastor of the Huntington Methodist Episcopal ofrcuit, announced Friday that with the end of.

theconference year, this month, he' would retire from tho active ministry. He retires because of eytnrablerwhlcirspectallsts have told htm will be very serious If he does not quit studying. Mr. Murray has been in the ministry thirty two years. Rotary Club to Portland.

(Special to the Nam.) DECATUR. March 16. At the request of the district governor, the Decatur Rotary dub will go to Portland soon to organise a Rotary club. The next meeting of the local club will be on April 3, when the newly elected governor of Rotary, Charles B. Watkirm, of Muncle: Professor Reed, of Purdue university; and E.

W. Puckett, of Fort Wayne, who will be here for the Martln Klepper conference, will address the members. Young Gives Bond. (Sneclal to the Nem.) HUNTINGTON. March 15, Albert Young, who tried, to withdraw a plea of guilty to a charge of assault ahd battery, vh which he was sentenced to Jail for thirty days, was today admitted to bail when he filed an appeal from a ruling which prevented the withdrawal of the plea.

Young Is at liberty en a bond of $200 pending the reviewing of the case by the higher court. Disappointment at BluHtort. (Stwcla to ths News.) BLUFFTON, March 15. Judge Gordon, aa well as the Wells County Bar association, as a body, were greatly disappointed Friday, when; the bill providing for separate courts for Blackford and Wells counties failed to become a law, because the lack of 1 he governor's signature, but announce thut the campaign for the passage of the same or similar bill will be started In the next legislature. The bill hud been passed by both houses unanimously.

Entertained Rustlers. (Speclll to the Nrva. BLUFFTON, March 15. The Hustlers of the Kpworth league here, entertained the Rustlers with a fine program und luncheon, at the Methodist church, Friday evening. The entertainment wns tho result of a membership contest.

In which the Hustlers Avon. Ono hundred young people were present. A mock trial and a St. Patrick's jnta band wero omong the features of the program. Examination at Decatur, (Special 10 the N'ewa.) DECATUR, March 16: Mr.

Plackwell, of Chicago, a chief postal clerk, was here nnd conducted the annual examination of the local clerks at the postofBce George Everett, George Herb La chot and Ed Macy. ENGINEERS ME MISTAKEN W. J. Hoaey et al. Set 'Em Bight on Water Problem.

Declaring that C. II. Hurd and other nationally prominent engineers who have pronounced the St. Joseph river as the only logical source for oity water, here, are all. wrong and that there is some sinister motive behind the present movement to secure pure city water for Fort Wayne, W.

J. Hoaey last night spent an hour and a half telling a small crowa in the assembly room of the court house what his views on the water situation are. Despite the fact, that much larger than Fort Wayne are taking water undoubtedly more Impure than that of the St. Joe river ahd are making pure water out of it, 1 looey declared that It cannot be done here. Other cities are doing It, but "it can't be done." Hosey to the gathering that the St.

Joe river could not furnish the required amount of water, regardless of the fact that last sum mer a gauge In the river snowea many million gallons more than will be needed nasslna down the river, and also gave as his opinion that more wells would bring us more well water, whether the engineers said there was more water to be had or not. The former mayor objected strong ly to the use of chlorine In purifying the water. "The Germans used It for poison gas," he said, "so we do not want It used to purify our water." In closing his talk nosey gave as his chief objection to the 8t Joe system the fact that he had seen at the recent citizens meeting at the cham ber of commerce, several men who own property near where the plant will be built, and he rears tney may have mercenary motives. E. V.

Harris next told what he thought of the problem. He offered no solution for the water problem, but suggested that the citizens form a mutual fire Insurance company to lower the Insurance rates here. W. E. Clapham acted as chairman of the meeting.

He made a short talk In which he likened local people tn the man with his nose to the grindstone, being held there by the drives for national loans, the "Pres hvtarlan drive for 842.000.000," and now the drive for a new water sys Am Following the meeting a committee consisting of W. J. Hosey, Jesse Bro slus and Calvin Rleman was named to confer with the council. Resolutions were adopted asking the council to spend 3.000 out of the waterworks fund to sink additional wells to prove whether the amount of water will do sumcieniiy increased or not. Get Together Meeting.

(Special to the News.) DECATUR, March 15 The of this city, has called a get together meeting 01 an us erapijra, numi to be held in this city, Thursday, April J. One hundred and fifty peo i AM Avr.Ai.tMtt fnr thn hnnouet. which will be held at the )vnlghts of Pythias home. W. A.

Klepper, of this city, manager, nas anniraiuru Charles Watklns, of Muncle, recently 1 A titr rnvpinflr nf the lto tary club, will be a spoaker. Prufes n. i'ii rf 1 1 iinivprsuv. ,11111 11 nf 'nr Wavne. will also be sneakers.

The Elkhart Jazz band has been Invited to come. Km nf thn Hunt LI 111 1 "im lngton and Markle plants will bo here, as win ine nem stationed between here and loieuo, on the east, and as far north of De catur as the Michigan tiaie Will Talk With the Governor. (Special to the Newe.) BLUFFTON, March 15. Senator John Decker and County School Superintendent A. R.

Huyette went to Indianapolis Friday to overcome opposition to Senator Decker's school bill. The bill was up to the governor for the letter's signature. During the time that the legislature was In session there was no opposition to hte bill, but after the close of the'legle lature the Bluffton men got word that Representative Harris, of Gary, had returned to Induce the governor to veto the bill. Signature of the bill affects the proposed building Of a high school In Unlondale. Local Ooncvrn Lotto.

(Special to the Neva.) DECATUR. March 15. The Jury In the Adams circuit court, at 5 o'clook last evening, after three hours' returned a ver dlot awarding $585 to Philip Wyas against the Boss Manufacturing Thls wns for damages sustained by Wyss, lie alleged, when the defendant company, which had leased a building of him in Fort Wayne, overloaded it with stock for gloves and mittens to such an extent that the floors were crushed. Two Children Adopted. (Special to the News.1 nrnimtn fml A I r'ti IE was taken In the Adams circuit court, whereby rea ana Junrgarei vsner adopted two children who will tal ce 1.

ifcr nan. 'ami liMiAlna 1 1 a I legal heirs. The children were taken from the frit. Vincent urpnans none, In Allert county, nnd It Is not known whether their parents are living. The children were Mary Reffeld.

bern May 14, 1912. and Samuel A. Kphmell, born June 24, 1918. Peterson Moron appeared for the liTn In th.l, ntltlnn fnp tilt! adoption of the two children. Visit Huntington 8choola.

(RpMlal to the Mem.) HUNTINGTON, March 15. Owen J. Neighbors, superintendent of the Wabash city schools, Dr. Wln netta Fllnn Judson and Miss Clara Klrby, domestlo science Instructor of the yVabash. high school, visited the Huntington vocational night school Thursday evening, and stayed for the entire session.

They were enthusl astio about the school, and are making plans for a similar one In Wabash. The class for foreign born persons especially attracted much attention. Big Job Finished. (8prclal to the News.) HUNTINGTON. March 15.

Mrs. Mary Cottrell. chief clerk or the county conscription board, has finished tying the questionnaires In custody of the board In bundles, preliminary to packing them In cases for shipment to the war department. Fight to a Draw. (By United Preaa.) FORT WORTH, March 15.

Dick Griffin, of Fort Worth, and Earl J'uryear. Chicago, bantumwelglita, fought fifteen rounds to a draw hero last night. FORMER ADAMS COUNTY MAN HAS NARROW ESCAPE (Special to ths Xews.) DECATUR. March 15. L.

Tl lannha fikln.vn tufa A ilamu county deputy sheriff, had a narrow escape from death while on duty as deteptlvs for the Chicago and Erie railroad. In a scrap In which two Erie detectives fought with alleged freight car robbers. John McFad den, one of. the alleged robbers, was shot, and one of 'the shots fired by MoFaddeh from the top Of a car struck Jacobs, tearing through his holster and bruising his hip, passing through his trouser's leg and grazing His shoe, before Imbedding Itself In the ground. Jacobs apd his detective companion suspected three men and watched them early In "the evening.

They, saw the men working on a sealed car and ordered them' to hold up their hands. Instead two Jumped between the cars and McFadden sprang to the top, and the robbers, together with the detec tives ail opened Tire, emptying their revolvers before the battle ceased. Jacobs lived at prior to moving to this city several years ago, when he served as deputy sheriff for Ed Green, whose office expired the first of the year. TUBERCULOSIS IS ON THE INCREASE IN WELLS COUNTY (Special to the Nent.) BLUFFTON. Ind.k March 15.

Tu berculosis is on the Increase in Well county, according to Miss Ida Spaeth, trained nurse and representative of the tuberculosis division of the Rod Cross society In Indiana. Sho told members or trie oltz club, who entertained her Thumilay evening, that thirty flvo cases of tuberculosis in uuva.nced stages had been reported to ber In her survey of the county that all had not been reported. Miss npaetn advocated medical In spection of the schools, and Intensive Infant Welfare work. A sanitarium for treatment of tuberculosis is another project local ladles have hopes of accomplishing. superintendent or schools I'.

A. Allen has volunteered the information that in the last ten years thirteen graduates of the Bluffton hlirh school had died from tuberculosis. FUNERAL AT DECATUR Marriages HARLAN, March 15. Gay lord Kurtx.and Kate Zimmerman, were United' In marriage at the home of the bride's parents, Mr; and Mrs. John Zimmerman, and have gone to Bloomlngton, 111, where Mr.

Kurtz Is I hooL (Special to tb Newl.) DECATUR, March 15. The body of Al Steele, 77 yeara of ng. was uroUBIU to the old home town Decatur, fallowing his death last evening at a Fort Way no hospital, hesultlng from a several weeks' illness of paralysis, which affected the lower part of his body. Seven or eight weeks ago Air. Steele was.

married to his brother's Mrs. Martha Steele, and went to Fort Wayne to live. Prior to that lie had spent practically all of his life In this city, having been associated with his brother, George nteelc. In the plumb ing business for many yearn. The brother, George, died suddenly from heart trouble last July, nnd eleven hours later a sister, Mrs.

Riesnn Mumma. died. Thn death Is thus the third In the family within nine months. The only surviving mem ber of his parental family. Is a brother, Dayton V.

Steele, of this city, who had boon with his brother dur ing a part of his lllnens nnd was with him when ho died. Tho body will be taken to the home of tho brother, on West Monroe street, until tho funeral. The deceased was married In young manhood to Miss Stevens, who died a short time thereafter, llo was later married to Mi's. Manitianlt, with whom he lived for more than forty years, her death occurring a few years aero. Mrfl.

Marounrdt had a daughter, now' Alrn. Annuli Iiuman, of Battle Creek. whom he reared as his own, Mr. Steel" never having any children of his own. He was a natlvo of Ohio, but here with his parents when quite a young boy.

Brothers nnd sisters deceased are: John, of Fort Wayne; George, Samuel. Mrs. Evelyn Gideon. Mrs. Mary Scott and Mrs.

Susan Everett. di nniniioTnii ncrciTO DLUummuiun ultchio immsn Tiunn nilir KUiwiriu in iiimuuAmc CrawfordBvillo Wins From Logansport by a it Oil Score pf 23 to 1. 4" TH0RNT0WN PLAYS AGAIN LAFAY ETTE; March lS. In the third game of tile morning Bloomlngton disposed of taking the. lead early and never be ing headed.

The final score was' 23 to 14. At the end of tho first half Bloomlngton led 17 to 4, but ICOko mo braced In the second half and Bloomlngton was considerably, weakened by Marxson being, out of the game, a substitute taking his' place. Bloomlngton, oy defeating; Kokom6. Won entrance into the semi finals this afternoon and wilt play either Thorntown or In the second game of the morning: Crawfordsvllled toyed with Logans port, the score of the one sided. game being 20 to 1 in favor of the Crnwfordsvllle team.

Logansport couIU do nothing, as the Crawfords vllle guarding made It necessary for the Logansport players to shoot. wildly from al langles, the result be lng that they did not make, a single field goal In the entire game. Craw fordsvllle's vletory means that Craw rordsvllle and Jenrerson (Ltrayelte) will meet In the seml flnals this afternoon. 1 STATE PRESIDENT TO VISIT EAGLE'S LODGE AT GARRETT (Hpeclal to the Nrwa.) GARRETT, Ind, March 15. W.

3. Dillingham, stale president of the Eagles lodge, will visit Garrett aerie No. .1357. F. O.

on next Tuesday evening and great preparations are' being made to give him a royal re ception. A large class of candidates. will be Initiated on that evening. Mr. Dillingham Is coming to Oar re tt In the Interest of the district meeting to be held In Fort Wayne some time May.

BUYS ANOTHER FARM Appointed Oil Inspector. (Prerlal to the Newe.) BLUFFTON, March 15. George L. Arnold has received notice of his appointment as oil Inspector of Wells county. He succeeds George L.

'Saunders, the democratic appointee. (Special to the Kewa.) IIICKSVILLE, March 16. Eart C. Bear lias purchased the J. J.

Dor Bey farm of 169 acres on Fountain street southeast of Illcksvllle. Thla farm Is one of the best ones in Illcksvllle township, being In a high state of cultivation and a splendid crop producer. Mr. Bear Is now onaof the heaviest land owners of this vicinity, having purchased another farm of 180 acres only a few weeks NrIIiih Townsend Is the tenant on the Dorsey farm and will continue to re' side there under the new ownership. Mr.

Dorsey has owned and improved this farm during over a quarter of a century. Clear More Tlutn $105. (Hpeclal to the Newe.) DECATUR, March 15. In a money making; contest between two sections of 'the Christian Pastoral Helpers for six weeka, which closed March 4, the society cleared mora than t405, io be applied on the proposed new church fund. Mrs.

O. T. Iiurk'8 section raised (201 and Mrs, W. It. Weaver's section $206.

The sections held two cent suppers, pos try sales, made comforts and quilts, sold Larkin goods and raised money by other arduous, but successful means. The losing sldo will give) a supper for the winning side. The report was made by each section at a meeting held at the home of Mrs. John Harnett yesterday afternoon. Births HUDSON, March 15.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Verl Bike, a daughter, their third child. NEW HAVEN, March Born, to Mr. and Mrs.

Reuben Faffln, a daughter. ANTWERP. Ohio. March 16. Mri and Mrs.

Jessie Hook, of Alliance, Ohio, former residents of Antwerp, are parents of a daughters Roumania's Queen Will Visit LA iL to Thank Americans fqr Timely Aid V.vt.'7 I Latest picture of Queen Marie and her youngest daughter. Queen Marie of Roumania plans on vititinjr the United States soon to thank America personally for aiding her people. She is now In London. The date of her departure for this country has not been announced. Of English birth, the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, Queen Marie bitterly resented the invasion of her little country by the German forces and was accordingly forced to fly from Bucharest to take shelter In allied, countries.

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