Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cests Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on ap plication. Entered at the pqdtoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail ipatter, J. H. HELLER, Manager. The parents of Indiana school children are deeply interested in the matter of text books nqw under consideration by the State Board of Education. An army of school book agents has been camped in Indianapolis for weeks. Most of the men composing this army want the books' now in use changed and those they represent substituted. During the recent meeting of the two state teachers associations these man w-ere strongly in evidence and they lost no opportunity to impress upon the 1 teachers the very great importance of ! changing the text books, doubtless ' hoping that the teachers, if convinced i would in turn impress the same idea' ( upon the State Board of Education.

A BLAZE OF CONVICTION Sweeping Over the Whole Country. The morf* people know of the great discovery that has made so many remarkable cures throughout the state during the past few months, the more convinced are they of the great merit of Root Juice. Thousands of people have been cured by it all over the country. Many that use it a short while are so loud in their praise that their neighbors crowd into the drug store to get some of the health-pro-moting Juice. Usually one bottle wlil convince, and it is but seldom that five or six bottle does not make a complete cure of indigestion, constipation, nervous weakness,rheumatism and other troubles arising from a diseased condition of the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. It seems to cure by removing the cause. It heals and

tones the organs that make and filter blood. People are going in crowds many miles to see the man that discovered the wonderful curative agent and get some of it. Holthouse drug store has the agency at this point. Root Juice is sold for $1 a bottle or six bottles for $5.00. o —— CARD OF THANKS. We wish to offer our sincere thanks to those who assisted us during the illness and death of Grandma LochMoyer. We especially thank the neighbors and friends and the members of the Reformed church, who were so kind. Noah Loch and family, Mrs. Benjamin Breiner and children.

•O<O<O<O<O<n « O<O<O<O<O<<O<O<O<O<O<O<O < O<O<O<O<O" OPERA HOUSE One Week Commencing < MONDAY, APRIL, 12th. ; McNavin—Cash Stock Comp’y In Repertoire of Comedies and Dramas Refined Vaudeville Between the Acts Opening Play “THE MAN FROM NEVADA” A sensational society comedy drama of New York life At Popular Prices 10, 20 and 30 Cents Ladies Free Monday Night when accompanied by a paid 30 cent ticket. Seats on sale at the usual place.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. : if rtmen had the right to vote they'd down the demon rum And shut up every gambling place twixt here and kingdom come; ‘ They'd clean up the city streets and elevate the poles 1 1 ’Till vice and crime would have to *. hide in their respective holes. 1 Then when these cruel monsters get their ugly features hid 1 The nation's womanhood'would go ,1 and sit upon the lid. If women had the right tj> vote them fellows couldn’t chew ' And smoking dirty tobacco would be plumb against the law. We’d never smell the filthy weed in street or train or room But right and righteousness in mighty streams would run. We'd never see another spot, not even on the sun By all her charming arts and wiles and by the great horn spoon She ought to have the ballot and she ought to have it soon. JOHN ELZEY. o McNAVIN-CASH STOCK"CO. The Easer week attraction at the ope opera house will be McNavinCash Stock company. They open next Monday night. April 12, in the sensational comedy drama, “The Man 1 from Nevada.” Popular prices. 10-20-30 cents will be the rule. Ladies free Monday night when accompanied by a paid 30 cent ticket. Refined vaudeville feature of this organization. Their repertoire of plays is quite ex-

tensve. the following having been selected for the week: “The Man from Nevada,’’ “Way of the Wicked,” “The Gambler’s Witt," “A Southern Romance,” “Under Two Flags,” “At His Country's Call.” “A Hero of the Hills,” all new to Decatur at cheap prices. The company is composed of (well known people, and this company is reported as being one of the best <>mpanies playing at cheap prices, and the amusement loving people of Decatur have a rich treat in store for them next week. o — NOTICE. Messrs. Andrew Welfly, Ed L. Kintz and Walter Johnson have been appointed to take the enumeration of school children in the first, second and third wards respectfully. These gentlemen will call at every home in the city and an earnest effort will be made to enumerate every 1 person of school age, that is. be- '

tween six and twenty-one years. This enumeration will be reported to the state authorities, and we will receive our share of the state school fund based upon this enumeration. The amount necessary for school purposes and not received from the ' state, must be made up by local taxation. It therefore is to the financial 1 advantage of the taxpayers of this city to obtain a correct list of these persons of school age. Will the people kindly give these gentlemen the required information so that we may be able to report an exact enumeration of school children. Respectfully, DORE B. ERWIN, President of School Board.

THE SOCIAL WORLD Baccalaureate Sermon to Play Important Part During Commencement Week OTHER SOCIETY NEWS Miss Pauline Krick is Entertaining Friends at Her Home Today Announcements have been received in the city announcing the marriage of Miss Sue Stribe of Bucyrus, Ohio, to Mr. George W. Donnerwierdt of that place, last Monday. The bride is an accomplished and popular girl of Bucyrus, hnd is a niece of Mrs. Henry Mayor of this city. She has many friends in Decatur, as she frequently visited here.

Among the many interesting events of commencement week, the baccalaureate sermon is important. For the services conducted by the minister, are always impressive. The address this year will be given by the Rev. L. C. Hessert at the Methodist church on the twenty-third of May. and will be remembered by he seniors and by many others who will attend, since all the churches have a union meeting on that night. The seniors have been studying hard and will graduate with high merit as a class, and though they feel they have worked hard and are reading for a vacation, they regret that their school work will close. Miss Pauline Krick is entertaining a company of her little friends at her home this afternoon. The guests are Anna and Grace Garard, Vivian Burk, Zelma Stevens and Robert Krick. Mrs. L. C. Helm was given a surprise birthday party last evening by the Rebekahs and Pythian Sisters at her home on north Fifth street. Mrs. Helm was completely surprised, but she entertained her guests delightfully during the evening. With several interesting contests the time passed quickly away. In the first contest Mrs. Burt Lenhart was most successful. Mrs. Isadore Kalver securing the booby. Mrs. Lydia Shamp won first prize in the other contest and Mrs. Charley Suttles captured the lowest prize. A beautiful plate was given to the hostess. Mr. and Mr 4. Richard Spetnagel entertained a company of friends at six o’clock dinner Friday evening at their home on Mercer avenue. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Mr. and Mrs. Dore Erwin.

Mrs. James Bain will entertain a company of Fort Wayne friends Easter. Among the guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Jack McFeeley and children, Velma and Patil, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred McFeeley. Rev. L. C. Hessert performed the wedding ceremony of Miss Nota Winans and Mr. Jesse Niblick at two o’clock this afternoon at the parsonage. The bride looked very beautiful and attractive in a traveling suit of green. The groom is a popular young man of this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Niblick left on the half past two car for Fort Wayne, where they will visit for several days. On returning they will be at home on the groom's farm, south of the city. A WOMAN’S BACK. The Aches and Pains Will Disappear If the Advice of this Decatur Citizen Is Followed. A woman's back has many aches and pains. Most times ’tis the ‘kidney’s fault. Backache is really kidney ache; That’s why Doan’s Kidney Pills cure it. Many Decatur women know this. Read what one has to say about it: Mrs. Oscar Jones, 127 N. Seventh street, Decatur, Ind., says: “Dull pains in the small of my back be- , coming more severe as time passed, ; made me miserable and I was also , bothered by attacks of rheumatism. [ Reading about Doan-s Kidney Pills, > I procured a box from the Holthouse > Drug Co. and they freed me from the * trouble. I have since felt so much > better in every way that I advise ’ other persons suffering as I did to » give Doan’s Kidney Pills a trial.” I Fort sale by all dealers. Price 50 J cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, I New, York, sole agents for the United I States. I Remember the name—Doan's—and /take no other.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. The Sophomore class is doing excellent work in English this school term. The first semester they carefully studied a number of familiar classics. Shakespear's “As You Like It,”George Eliot's ‘Silas Marner’ were the two first taken, while Coleridge's “Ancient Mariner,’’ Lowell's “Vision of Sir Lannfal” followed. The‘second semester was spent in studying the book entitled “Introduction to American Literature,’’ written by the loremost literary critic in America at the present time —Prof. Brander Matthews, of Columbia university of New York. The perusal of this book familiarized the pupils not only with the lives and productions of the nineteenth century American authors, but the present day writers as well. During the last few weeks the class has produced excellent composition work. A number of the members have developed a taste for short-story writing and Miss Johnson, the English teacher, has been busy criticizing and correcting a large number of excellent short stories whose authorship can be traced to prominent members of sophomore class. Several recitations during this week have been spent in delivering extemporaneous speeches. On Tusday the subjects discussed were "Men With One Idea,’’ “Climate of a Country Depends upon a Number of Conditions.” “The Love of Dirt was a Passion in the Earlier Day as ft in the Later,” “Children Discover many Things in the Lives of Their Elders Which are Laughable.” Xt present the pupils are busily writing diarys which.when read before the class, will be both humorous and sad no doubt. Next week Shakespeare’s tragedy “Julius Caesar’’ will be taken up.

PUBLIC SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS. The undersigned will sell at public auction at the residence on square north and a half square west from the M. E. church Saturday, April 10,1909, commencing at one o’clock, one oak combination book ease and writing desk, one oak bedroom suit, hand polished, 1 sexen foot oak extension table, one oak stand, one stand, one set dining room chairs, one willow rocker, one rocker, one iron bedstead, one folding cot bed, one single cot, one brussels rug 9x12, 2 small rugs, one kitchen cabinet table, one range stove, one gasoline stove, one refrigerator, some wall pictures, one dozen window blinds, dishes and kitchen ware, tubs, wash boiler, one clothes rack, many other articles too numerous to mention. These goods are all good as new. Terms —All sums of $5.00 and under cash in hand; over that amount a credit of 6 months will be given purchaser giving bankable note; 3 per cent off for cash. WM. HAAG. John Spuhler, Auct. Fruchte & Litterer, Clerks. o If you need a buggy or carriage look at the assortment of second hard ones ( at Atz & Steeles.

< W K I E ' ■.BD ' ■ DR. G. THAJN of Fort Wayne will again visit Decatur every two weeks for one year, and will cure all such diseases as blindness deafness, weak eyes, stomach, liver, heart, kidney, lunirs gOI JT ? r ar £ e 11661I 16611 ’ consti pation. bladder and lost manhood, varicocele, cured without medicine or an operation Consultation free and medicine furnished. Will be at Murray House, Thursday, April 15, from 8 to 4 o clock. sm&w

AT THE CHURCHES Communications intended for this column should be in not later thaa ten o’clock a. m, Saturday, to insura publication. ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH First mass, 8:00 a. m. Late mass, 10: GO a. m. Vespers, 3:00 p. mPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m., Bible school. 10:30 a. m., Easier services. 2:90 p. m., Junior C. E. 6:30 p. m., Senior C. E. 7:30 p. m. evening services. A special Easter musical program will add greatly to the interest of the day’s services. You are invited to come and enjoy the day with us. Richard Spetnagle, Pastor. U. B CHURCH. Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Preaching 10:30 a. m. Y. P. C. E. U. 6:30 p. m. Sermon 7:30 p. m. Special music will be a feature of the services of the day. All are welcome. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Come! GERMAN REFORMED. 9:30 —Sunday school. Lesson I. Cor. 15:12-28. 10:30 —Communion service in German. Text, Jfatth. 28:9. The Risen Lord's Greetings. 6:15 —Christian Endeavor Society. Topic, Risen wish Christ. Col. 3:1-4. 7:00 —Communion service in English. Text, Matth. 12:38-40. The Sign of the Prophet Jonas. We cordially invite friends and strangers to worship with us. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Bible school at 9:30 a. m. J. F. Lachot. superintendent!. Easter sermon at 10:30 a. m. The evening will be given to the young people. An Easter program will be rendered by the “Young Peoples Alliance.” The time for beginning will be 7:00 p. m. A most excellent program has been prepared and all who can come shall be welcomed to this special service. - SUNDAY DINNER MENU At Park Hotel, Decatur, Ind., for Easter Sunday, April 11, 1909. Cream of Tomato Soup Celery Olives Chicken and biscuits, country style Peas In cream Cabbage Salad Cream Pie Suet Pudding. wine sauce Tea Coffee Milk 85-2 t o Democrat Want Ads. Pay

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