Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Riblished Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week. by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier SS.W) Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. THE FIRST CONTRIBUTOR The first one to appear and plank down the Incre for the Bryan campaign fund Is Judge James T. Merryman, the amount subscribed being five dollars. This contribution does not mean that every one should give as much as the sum subscribed. On the contrary it means that you should give any amount you feel that you can afford to giv e for a cause so dear. Give one dollar or give less. It is a great opportunity for the people not only to elect their candidate for

F - i The ABC and X Y L of I ADVERTISING * SERIES OF TEN TALKS OS ADV ERTISINO KT-. 1 written by Seymour Eaton of Philadelphia 1V O, 1 A story is told of a prisoner who called the judge a fool. The judge fined him $lO. He paid the fine but asked: “Do you fine people for thinking, your Honor?" The iwdge answered in the negative. "Well,” he said, “I think you’re a fool still.” If I should print my personal opinion of some big advertisers like as not I'd get fined; but it is perfectly safe to think. If a traveler came to you and talked of the stuff which his house prints as advertising you would put him down at once as an idiot. I I The talk is unnatural; sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal; unreal, insincere, dead. The reader feels that it isn't the advertiser who is talking; that there really isn't anybody talking; that the words are just printing. Good advertising is good talk; the frank, honest kind that convinces. An advertisement of one hundred words should make the reader think five thousand words; and herein is the whole secret of good copy. It isn't what you say that counts but the chain of thought which your advertising creates. • The more you fuss over your advertising copy the poorer the result. It isn’t a job to stutter about or to apologize for or to burn midnight oil over. If you want to make an advertising hit all you need to do is to talk to the reader of the newspaper as you talk across the counter to a customer. Two Irishmen chased a wild-cat up a tree. Pat went up to shake him off while Mike remained below to catch him when he fell. Both were successful, but Mike and the wild-cat were soon in a rough and tumble scrap below. Pat called out "Shall Oi come douwn an’ help you howld him, Mike?” “Naw! Begorra, come douwn, Pat, an' help me let him go.” Advertising is a wild-cat up a tree. Once you have shaken him off, the problem of “letting go” is quite as difficult as the problem of “howlding on.” But what you need in either case is nerve; and a reasonable assurance regarding the future. It rarely pays to splurge Make your appropriation deliberately and carefully. Prepare good copy. Advertise continuously; every day or at least every week. Your store is the seed or the plant. The advertising is the rain and the sunshine. You can't rush the growth. It may take weeks or months to produce flowers or fruit. I (CofryritfJL by Tribt ;nny. Chicago > J 4

I I president. but to pay for the privi- : [ leg e of electing him. How much be> ■ ■ ter we feel and how much more inJe-1 pendant to know that the people's , i money and the people's votes con- • trolled for once, an election in the I United States. Mr. Bryan is right j ,£ saying that the people will never .I be able to control the government i until they take upon themselves the I i burden of financing their own cam- j paign. If. Mr. Brvan's statement he I . I says: “I wish every democratic paper ’ in the country would begin the collection of a fund in small amounts from its subscribers. There are few democrats who could not afford to make j a small contribution and the people i will never be able to control the gov-1 ernment until they take upon themselves the,burden of raising a campaign fund. As long as a few men furnish the money these men will exert an undue influence in the government. It seems that we have reached the end of the corporate contributions and this is a step in advance, but the individuals who control these favorseeking Corporations may still dominate politics by furnishing the sinews of war.” Does the ‘'foreigner pay the tax?” • Just ask any Republican newspaper i -

whether the foreigner pays the tax on .the white paper used in its business. Will the people control their own ’ government or will they turn it over absolutely to a few mercenaries? That is a very important issue. Bryan and j Kern represent the people on this ' question. Residents of Bluffton, on arising i this morning were almost shivering ’ with the frigid atmosphere. Later, as the fast line on the C., B. & C. came nearer, the clouds began to hover o'er the sun and from that time on (until “Uncle Nate” left town the sun ' was wholly obscured He left at j noon and it is thought the atmosphere will warm and the clouds will roll away as soon as the elements survive the shock. —Bluffton Banner. Some Decatur citizens have suggested that the city council would Jo well to make any franchise for artificial gas embrace the manufacture of this commodity in Decatur. This would mean invested capital in Decatur for this manufacture, and it would mean the employment of labor. Al! this is boosting for that Greater Decatur. Franchises are usually onesided affairs, and the council would do well to get all they can, in justice and fair treatment to those asking for valuable privileges, w Those Republican papers that continue to be “loyal” are anxious to have it appear that Mr. Taft stands for • Roosevelt's policies.” But Wall street and the trusts are supporting him with the understanding that he does not stand for what the people speak of as “Roosevelt’s policies.” If these mercenary interests really believed that the Republican candidate,if elected. would push forward any of the policies*that the masses of the people favor, they would not have been in Chicago helping to nominate him. The committee on resolutions of the Democratic nationi convention penformed its work so well that when the platform was reported not a dissenting voice was raised. From beginning to end it is built on sound Democratic principles as applicable to present conditions. It is the result of the judgment of forty-six capable and earnest men who considered both the success of their party and the welfare of the country. ■ And so the perfect work found in the platform of 1908. It is in absolute harmony with all that Mr. Bryan has said upon the great questions before the people, and when finished it received his unqualified approval. Every voter should read it and study it. It is worth while. And the mor e it is read and the more carefully it is studied, the more votes will be cast for Bryan and Kern next November. MRS. ANNA AMSPAUGH Mrs. Ann O. Amspaugh, one of Washington .townships most known ladies, died at her home two and one-half miles west of Decatur Sat- j urday morning at eight o'clock. She I being the eldest daughter of William B. and Margaret Brown, pioneers of Kirkland township. Mrs. Amspaugh was converted to God about thirtyeight years ago and united with the Methodist Protestant church with which church she lived a faithful member until twenty-thre e years ago, when she joined the Brethren in Christ church which church she has been a faithful member until called to rest. In March 1867 she was united in marriage to Noah Johnson and to this union were born four children, two of which have preceded her to the great beyond, two daughters still living the eldest being Mrs. John Amspaugh and Mrs. Charles Arnold. On November 1883, her husband passed to the great beyond and in 1885. April 12th, she was again united in marriage to Noah Amspaugh. To this union was born one daughter Lucy V. Amspaugh. On May 26. 1893 her last husband died. After whicji she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. John Amspaugh. Mrs. Amspaugh was born in the year 1848 in Kirkland township and departed this life on July 18. 1908, making her age at the tim e of her death 60 years, 5 months and 1 day old. She leaves to mourn their loss three daughters and five grandchildren, two sisters and three brothers and a host of other relatives and friends. o — — DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is good for cuts, burns, bruises and scratches. It is especially good for piles. Recommended and sold by B. Doolittle.

THE SOCIAL NOTES Mrs. Catharine Center Will Be Hostess at a Picnic Party Tomorrow MEETING OF K. OF C. I A Slumber Party Was Held Last Evening at the Niblick Home The regular meeting of the Modern .Woodmen will be held this evening and a good attendance is expected. Special business will be transacted and probably matters pertaining to their initiation to be held here August Sth will be looked after and the members are requested to be present at the meeting if possible. The Knights of Columbus held their regular meeting last evening and a fine time was enjoyed by all. The next meeting of the lodge will probably be in about two weeks. The regular meeting of the Afternoon Thimble club will be held at th home of Mrs. Wesley Hoffman on Thursday afternoon. A fine time is on the program and a good attendance is desired. A jolly picnic will occur at Maple Grove Park on Wednesday afternoon and evening, when Mrs. Catherine Center will be hostess to a number of guests in honor of Mrs. Anthony Overman and daughters Agnes and Anna, of Covington. Ky. A feature of the event will be a delicious picnic supper which will b e enjoyed. Invitations have been issued to a large number. A slumber party was held at the home of Charles Niblick last evening and a delightful time is reported by all present. A delicious four course luncheon was served which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The guests present included Misses Agnes Coffee, Verena Niblick, Vera Radamacker. Agnes Meibers, Esther Corbett, Tena McKean and Naomi Niblick and Messrs. Clyde Baumgartner, Scott Ellis. Bernard Brake. Tom McKean. Frank Shelton, John Cusac and Free Frisinger. A jolly crowd of young folks planned a clever masquerade on Miss Sa; die Berger at her country home west of Deca-ur. The evening was pleasantly spent in music and playing games. At a late hour ic e cream and cake was served after which they all departed voting Miss Sadie a royal entertainer. Those present were the Misses Mirl Clowser, Velma Frauhiger, Ada Elliott. Cora Frauhiger. Bertha Bridegan. Cora. Mary and Celia Steele. Susie Mankey, Grade apd Theo Barger, Ruby Artman, Flossie Chronister. Rosa Haffner. Katie Berger. Lily Venis. Sadie Berger and the Messrs Oscar Stewart, Oscar Mimmick. Floyd Clowser. Earl Steele, Wilmun Worthman. Ottomar Gahman, Loren Wright, Orval and Willie Grim, Chas. Frauhiger, James. Forest and I | Harvey Mankey. John Barger, Irvin Mankey, Orval, Floyd. Doyle and I Glenn Barger. Mr. William Richard was the victim of a pleasant surprise party on Saturday evening the occasion being his thirty-third birthday. An enjoyable time Is reported by all, during which delicious refreshments were served. The guests were the Royal Neighbors and Woodmen of this city and Monroe. Those present included Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Summers, Mr, and Mrs. Fledderjohann, Mrs. Smith, Mr. John Everhart wife and family, Mrs, John Ray, Inez Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. W. E. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey, Mrs. Dr. Witt, Miss Bessie Jeffrey, Mrs. H. M. Shroll, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolford. Mrs. Geo. Tester, Mr. and M»s. C. L. Walters, Mrs. J. C Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Balkrum, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bailey, of Monroe, and Dewey Kelley. The I. O. O. F. lodge had its regular meeting last evening, but no initiation was held owing to the failure of the candidate to be present. The regular business was transacted, after which a social hour much to th e delight of all. Ex-Trustee John Steel is seventy years old today, and the event is being celebrated by his family and a few friends, at their comfortable home on'Ninth street Mr. Steel Is one of the best citizens of Washington township and has many friends who will wish him the best that mortal man can enjoy. ,

SURPRISE WEDDING, BLUFFTON Two Young People Completely Fooled Their Friends. One of the greatest surprises given Bluffton society circles in a long time was sprung Saturday evening wi n the announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Jennie Cummins and Mr. Ralph S. Morrow, two of the city's best known young people. The wedding ceremony was solemnized on the previous evening at 8:30 o'clock a: the home of Mr. Morrow's sister, Mrs. Harry Studabaker, on west Market street, this city, but the nuptial event was kept a most profound secret until after the departure on Saturday evening of the bride and groom, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Siudabaker, for Gden. Mich., where they will spend their honeymoon. —Bluffton News. NEW PARTNERSHIP Henry Myers of this City and Chris Myers of Geneva Are Partners IN TAILOR BUSINESS ' 1 Will Have a Shop at Berne and Geneva —Decatur ( Shop Sold j , ________ « I A deal was closed yesterday where- ( by Louis Mailand .came into posses- , sion of the Henry Myer tailor shop lo- j cated above the Model cigar store, j Mr. Myers has formed a partnership ( with Chris > «e>». of Geneva, in the , tailoring business, and he is establishing a shop at Berne, which will be open to the public tomorrow. However. Chris will retain his business at Geneva and in connection thereto he ■will establish a dry cleaning apparatus. The new firm of Myers and Myers starts on its business career with a bright future before it. Both members have been engaged in the tailoring business for many years and they know the business as only experts can. The two establishments will be operated all the time, and thus a large volume of business can be done. The senior member of the firm will not move to Berne at present. Mr. Mailand will move his goods into his new quarters and be ready for business at once. BANK STATEMENT. Report of the condition of the First National Bank, at Decatur, in the state of Indiana, at the Close of business. May 14. 1908. Resources. July 15, 1908. Loans and Discounts Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 13,483.99 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 36.000.00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 955.00 Bonds, securities, etc 30,150.00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 4,000.00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) ... 17.669.74 Due from approved reserve agents 32,769.19 Checks and other cash items 327.62 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 161.23 Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Specie $16,257.45 Legal tender notes 4.525.00 20,782.45 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 1.800.00 Total $582,090.52 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund 20,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid .. 4.268.11 National bank notes outstanding 36,000.00 Dut to state banks and Bankers . .$43,166.79 Individual deposits subject to check. 129,282.04 Demand certificates of deposit .....250,192 58 422.641.41 Total .................3582,090.52 State of Indiana, County of Adams ss: I, C. A. Dugan, cashier of the abeve named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of July. 1908. EARL B. ADAMS, Notary Public. My commission expires Sept. 20, 1908 CORRECT—Attest: DYONIS SCSfMTTT, W. A. KUEBLER. ED C. BLEEKE, Directors. NOTICE. All pupils who especially desire to take music lessons during vacation picas,, report at the Academy this week. All others are requested to wait until the first week of September. Sisters of St. Agnes. 173-3 t ) < • Quick relief for Asthma Sufferers Foley’s Honey and Tar affords immediate relief to asthma, sufferers in the worst stages and if taken in time will effect a eara THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

Important meet Directors of Great Northern Indiana Fair Association Held Meeting IMPORTANT BUSINESS Was Transacted—the Board Drove to Park this Afternoon The directors of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association, with the exception of J. D. Nidlinger, who is detained to his home on account of (sickness, held an interesting business session at the C. L. Walters' law office this morning in which much business pertaining to the coming fair was transacted. The bills for the construction of the new grandstand and the printing of the circulars were allowed and the board contracted with a representative of the Indiana Farmer for three weeks’ advertising in that famous periodical. Much of the business which came up this morning was deferred until next Saturday, when it is hoped that Mr. Nidlinger will be sufficiently well to attend the meeting. City electrician submitted a proposition for the illumination of the park and this matter will be acted upon later. At 1:30 this afternoon A. J. Smith conveyed the directors of the association to the fair grounds, where the various business men will instruct them how they want their booths constructed.-. The roof is nearly completed on the floral hall and the park in every way is presenting a beautiful appearance. o HELD SPECIAL MEETING. Holy Grails Will Leave August 18th for Winona. The boys of the Holy Grail held a special meeting last night at which they made all preparations preparatory to going to Winona on their ten days’ outing. They will leave here August 18th and will remain for at least ten days. It will cost each boy $5. including his board and tent while he is gone and the ice cream social they have planned to give is for the purpos e of obtaining money with which to pay their car fare. A program has been outlined fpr each day. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. ?\otice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholdeis of th e Old Adams County Bank, will be held at their banking house, Decatur, Indiana, at ten o’clock a. in., on Tuesday, August 4, 1908, for the purpose of electing seven directors to serve for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may come before them. 160-231 EX. EHINGER. Cashier. —oNOTICE. smith Bros? Wagon Shop now conducted by F. B, Robison, All work neatly done and your work solicited. Cal land see. T. B. ROBISON. 166-6 t o ELZEY'S CHOLERA BALM. Ha s been sold for the past eighteen years and has proved itself a valuabl remedy. Try it. lam also agent for Dr. Clark Johnson's Indian Blood Syrup made in New York. AH persons having any disease arising from impureb Jood such as rheumatism,dropsv, kidney disease etc., should see me’ JOHN ELZEY, 154-3Dt 1108 Monroe St., Decatur, Ind. PAN-HELLENIC PICNIC. There will be a Pan-Hellenic Picnic on the Celina Chautauqua grounds at Celina. Ohio, Friday afternoon and evening, July 31. College men, young and old. members of national, professional and recognized local Greek letter fraternities, will be there in large numbers with their wives, sisters, sorority sisters, and sweethearts. Milton ’ W. Brown, superintendent of the Chautauqua, an old and enthusiastic Greek letter man. is giving the picnic everv encouragement, and looks forward to making it a great and interesting fea’ur e of the Chautauqua and of that day. We especially request that you oe with ’he Greeks on tUs events >~n. That w e may know von i send you an especial invitation to i a program of th e features of the first you at one* on a postal send to one of the undersigned your name college wfilT? h and PoStO ® Cea(idresß - We Xds Tell your Eternity nd brothers about it s R Kinder, o 1 Vf ~„, r r ■ Ph ’ 0611,1 Tbrt « ”“ un E Vining. Celina, Ohio Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Spend your vacation on the Great travel via the larre. safe and comfortable steamers of the D&c Line- Yotar local ticket agent will sell ? yon through ticketa via the D& c Line to all Great Lake Resorts, a mammoth new steamer coating Ji 250 000 has been built for this suml 1 mer s service between Detroit and Cleveland. LAKE ERIE DIVISION Leave Detroit daily • - - - 10.10 P. M. Arrive Cleveland daily - • • 5.19 A.M. Leave Cleveland daily - - 10.45 P. M. Arrive Detroit daily - - - 6.G0 A. M. Dayikbt trips between Detroit and Cleveland every Tuesday. Thursday and banjrday during July and August. .MACKINAC DIVISION Lv. Toledo Mondays A •Saturdays 9.10 A. M. •Tuesday a Thursdays 4.G0 P. M. Lv. Detruit Mondays A *Saturd2y« 5.00 P. M. •Wednesdays A Fridays 9. JO A. M. Four Trips per week •cummencing June 15th Express Steamer City of St. Ignace operates three trip® per between Detroit and Maektnac from June 25th to September 10th and thus maintains with the regular D. A C. b.ramers a daily service to Mackinac. BAY CITY DIVISION Every Wednesday and Friday evenings from Detroit to Bay City, stopping at Port Huron. “ Lexington. Port Sanilac. Forester. Forestvilie and Port Hope enroute. CLEVELAND A TOLEDO DIVISION Daily daylight Vips between Cleveland. Pui-in-Bay and TeleAo from June ICth to September llth. s Send two-eent stamp for illustrated pamphlet. Address. L G. Lawis, G. P. A.. Detroit. Mich. Dstrsit&ClevslandNav.Co. PftttUF H. MCWLIAN, P««- A. A BCHAMTZ, Gew. MGA $5.00 First Class Excursion Tickets via “Clover Leaf Route” to St. Louis AND RETURN Going July 25 and 26 Return; leavingSt.Louis until July 27 TOLEDO, ST. LOUS AND WESTERN RAILROAD Ask Clover Leaf A gent NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS Notice is hereby given to all consumers of city water that the water rent is now due and payable at the office of th e City Trasurer on or before the 20th day of July, 1908. All rents must be paid on or before the above mentioned date or the water will be turned off without further notice. Kindly attend to this matter nt once and avoid trouble. C. VOGT, Supt. Water Works. o Democrat Want Ads. Pav. Public Sale At 216 S. 4th. st. Wednesday July 29, ’OB Consisting of household goods, 2 book cases and many books, large sideboard bedsteads, one walnut hand carved, cost $45 new; springs, chairs, a general line of furniture, one heavy wagon new; one horse wagon, buggy, surrey, 1 set double work harness, one set of double light harness, one nearly new breaking plow, farm tools, one iron safe, stoves, one tent 14 by 20, six foot sides; many articles not mentioned. W. S. Hughes DIARRHOEA There is no need of anyone suffering long with this disease, for to effect a quick cure it is only necessary to take a few doses of Chamberlain’s Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy In fact, in most cases one dose is sufficient. It never fails and can be relied upon in the most severe and dangerous cases. It is equally valuable for children and is the means of saving the lives of many children each year. In the world’s history no medicine has ever met with greater success. NICE 25t. LAME SIZE 50«.