Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1909 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates Per week, by carrier.., 10 cents Per year, by carrier |5.00 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 last legislature, on the recommendation of Superintendent Whittaker and Governor Hanly’s visiting committee, appropriated 120,000 for a new dining hall at the Jeffersonville reformatory. Dr. Peyton, the new superintendent, says that a new dining hall is not needed. This 120,000 therefore will be saved and is one result of the change of management at the institution. Money is also being saved at the reformatory in other matters without lessening the efficiency of the institution. From the tone of recent issues of the Cromer-Hawkins press of this district, the national inference is that this twice defeated remnant of the party has held some sort of a conclave somewhere and still exhibits symptoms of life. At this early date they are endeavoring to cast insinuations at Congressman Adair and later on they may be expected to again attempt to gain control of the district organization and name the candidate to be nominated next year. It seems hard for them to yield to public will. —Portland Sun. Republican papers manifest considerable animosity toward Governor Marshall for the reason that he has been investigating the management of public institutions in the state and has found irregularities existing in some of them. These sheets think that the “irregularities” should be overlooked and that it is altogether wrong to force men out of positions J

1840 1909 Z * ,isS".B4c| eighth big annual July Clearance Sale is Now in Progress I Sale Closes Saturday, July 24th. I All Goods at this sale will be sold strictly as advertised. Nothing will be charged or laid aside at sale nrices I This sale we are going to make it the largest July Sale we hav« ever given. We have one of the largest onen stocks I in this city of good desirable merchandise right at the season when you can use them. In this sale will be wash I goods, Wool Dress Goods, Silks, Shirt Waists, Ladies Wash Skirts, Ladies Tailored Suits and Wash Tub Suits | Summer Wash Dress Goods WOQI SUlTS— skipt< i tmw nnccc wmn I W :^i o [s^ washsilks27i,,chwidths 2sc S „, tsS q „ 5 Inthisline ßES u s 5 I All 25c wash dress fabrics in figures and stripes |Q ft i All <lB nh <3«u« SS’S!: some exceptional values in | during this sale IOC 'g 'TO go at SR up-to-date stylish models. I A thfS dS MSd sthatwerelscayard ’ during ||c *WHfeil 19WI m» Wvvw no.oosk.rts’. .$7.50 I All 12%c Batisies in a large range of patterns, Qn ./ L 11/f yl’jS l * w < ■>' I 1 more , an worth 8.00 Skirts §s‘ga I this sale peryard. . .. .. ... .SC AWW |j. ” the price as they are all 6.50 Skirts .. $4.50 I “Sn“X w ryd v - che3patthepri “sc " ‘ «*®S l iEi oo SkiS :: tlso I A saltVplv f yd'° d ' b I:tWnS *" reid SPECIAL SILK BARGAINS loX m o b gr haVenoodd "Member weearrv.be I All 27 inch Satin Foulands. This seasons choice patterns cheap at SI.OO dur- 7E«* -t- uo. • . " largest line in this citv of I j Wool Dress Goods this great sale. (JC Wash Tub Skirts up-to-date snappy styles II All fine satin finished fabrics cheap at $2.00 QIAO All $2.50 waists sold during this sale at $1 7R 250 wSh ? tti u g SUlt? ’ I This saleJl.4B All $2.25 waists sold during this sale at |Mg 925 IMS WIU beglad to shoW y ° || All fine Coplins and satin Directoire cheap atOi |Q All $1.75 waists sold during this sale at ' ci'oo || $1.50 during this sale, per yard dlilu All $1.25 waists sold during this sale at !i- 2 s Special Gingham bargains || All fine grade wool Taffettas and Panamas QQ ft All SI.OO waists sold during this sale at i*nn«S i-S 8 ’ ’ we offer one lot Ginghams II worth $1.25 this sale uUu All .98 waists sold during this sale at ... .' 78c 98 wash skirts ' that were 12% to 15c a7p 11 J22ZZZZZ=ZZZZZZZZZIZZ=ZZZ!Zi=ZoZZZZ=ZZZZZZZ=ZZZZZ II r 7 A Visit to Our Store Will Prove that we do Advertise r~~ — «'“«d NIBLICK & COMPANY. ?nd“nT W." . . __L—- .

! with suspicions hanging over them. (That is too bad. These very sympathetic papers may console themselves by remembering that a number of republican office holders in the state have not been forced out and no suspicions are entertained about them. No republican official whose record will bear investigation will have any reason to complain of anything Governor Marshall may do. The man who is doing his duty is perfectly safe. —Columbia City Post. SOCIETY COLUMN A Number of Young Ladies to Spend Vacation at Niagara Falls THE BACHELOR MAIDS Mrs. Henry Stevens Entertain Members of the Ladies’ Aid Society Mrs. Simon Traster entertained the following persons at dinner Sunday: Mrs. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Walters, Mrs. L. Gaunt and Mrs. Sarah Lee of near Van Wert, Ohio. All enjoyed themselves to the limit. Miss Anna Amspaugh entertained a few of her friends at twelve o'clock dinner on last Sunday and those present enjoyed a very pleasant time. Those present were Miss Emma Terveer, Bernice Dailey and Naomi Butler. A company of girls will leave on the fifth of next month on a vacation trip visiting Niagara Falls, Berlin, Canada, and cities of New York and Cleveland, enjoying a most delightful trip. The members of the party are Misses Rose Confer, Ada Deininger, Bertha and Kynt Voglewede, who are expecting a pleasant trip. They will visit Niagara Falls first, going from there to Berlin, Ontario. On completing the trip they expect to have spent two weeks’ vacation in a most enjoyable way. (Continue don page t-f

FILLER BUILDING Will Be Ready for Occupancy Within Ninety Days A BIG CONCERN Masons Will Begin Work of Laying Blocks Soon A large force of workmen are busily engaged in the construction of the new Decatur Filler company building which will be erected just west of the G. R. & I. railroad between Madison and Jefferson streets and it ‘s thought by the promoters that the building will be ready for occupancy within ninety days. The concrete foundation of the mammoth structure will be finished within a day or two and then J. D. Bollinger will, with his men begin laying the cement blocks for the building proper." The concern is to have every appliance which will add to the convenience of the firm and "it will be a credit to the city when completed. It will be 100 feet by 230 feet in dimensions, with the various departments partitioned from each other in away that will prevent confusion. The offices will be located in the southeast corner of the structure. The Decatur Filler company, whose affairs are being successfully conducted by Messrs. Vail and Ehinger, is one of the most promising institutions in our city. They will employ one hundred men when operating at full force, and this is a great factor in the business interests of the town. THE PICTURE SHOW HARVEST ON This is great weather for the airdome and picture men. These evenings are just right and every place In town is doing a lively business. It’s a great way to pass an hodr or two and its a study how this entertainment has boomed since inaugurated only two or three years ago. There are many people right here in Deca-

tur who never miss an evening going to the show, and there are many others who go two to four times a week. One learns many interesting things from these pictures and there is nothing immoral in the way they are conducted here. o— The fact will no doubt be appreciated that on tonight at Maple Grove park there will be a dance in the pavillion there. This announcement is intended for those who would enjoy the tripping of the light fantastic. THAT GREAT FAIR Arrangements Going Forward for the Great Northern Indiana Fair PROSPECTS ARE GOOD Looking Over Some Good Speed—A Great Exhibit The management of the Great Nor■tbern Indiana Fair Association are busy these days contracting with privlileges, looking after entries, getting a line on fast speed, and otherwise , doing those things that will make the Great Northern the best ever happened in Adams county. T. H. Baltzell I the president, and E. B. Adams secretary, are certainly doing their part to make the fair the greatest success ' ever. And from indications now to be seen they will not be disappointed and neither will the thousands of vis- ■ itors to the beautiful grounds at , Steele's park on the dates of the fair. D. W. Beery and E. B. Adams will go .to Muncie and Montpelier on ThursI day to land on some good and swift speed who will battle for honors and ( a good fat purse. They have their | eyes on a string of speeders that will make the best of them go some, and I by the latter part of next month everything will be in fine fettle for the best exhibition ever given here. In all this the people of Adams county should feel a just pride. We should all help the association and make it a success, and this means especially every inhabitant of this city.

CHAIN RESTORED A Truthful Fish Story is Source of Much Amusement MR. J. L. KOCHER Pulled Off a Great Feat as a Fisherman Recently A fish story, but uot a fishie one, emanating from most reliable sources has during the past few days caused no little comment on the streets of our city. To catch a two and onehalf pound carp, place it on a chain, liberate it and catch it again with chain still firmly fastened is a feat . not often accomplished and one which will fade into insignificance all fish stories which have recently been told in Decatur, but this is just what J. L. Kocher, of the Decatur Lumber company did. About two years ago Mr. Kocher and George Massonnee sought recreation on the banks of the St, Marys, where they engaged in teasing the finny tribe. JKocher tiring of the tedious task without results, decided to suspend the pastime. He left the chain which had been especially made by Peter Mougey for the , holding of fish after captured in the care of Massonee who afterward gave it to his son. The son went fishing and caught a carp. It was a big fel- ’ low and he placed it on the chain, securing the chain in the bank. In some manner the carp escaped with the chain. Last week Mr. Kocher went to the river and had scarcely anchored his boat when the cork of I his tackle disappeared from view. He drew in the line and to his great astonishment he lifted into the boat ’ that same carp with the chain still attached. If there are any who have any better than this to tell and be truthful about IL let’s hear from them. — o — Ed Buckmaster went to Cleveland today on business. Dr. Homer Sowers returned from the picnic after eating his dinner at the park, and reports a splendid time.

THE DEPOSITS ARE SWELUNG J The news from the Tocsin bank just opened a week ago. is the kind that makes the owners of stock in that Institution feel good. The first day ended with deposits of five thousand dollars, and each day since have increased over five hundred dollars. Tocsin is a good business point and the people there are tickled over the establishment of a bank, and judging from the business they are doing, its institution came just in the nick of time. COURT HOUSE NEWS Bonds for Three Macadam Roads Have Arrived at Auditors Office LOW RECORD MARK On Marriage Licenses This Month —County Officers Are Figuring The bonds for the Sherman Glendenning, August Walters and the Lobsiger macadam roads, the latter on the Adams-Wells county line, have arrived and the board of commissioners have been called for tomorrow for the purpose of affixing their signatures to the documents. The county officers are getting their figures in shape for the annual estimates which have to be made next month, and which are for the expense budget for next year. The labor of making these estimates is not a small matter ,and will cause the officers to be careful in their calculations. The collection of delinquent taxes at the treasurer’s office is not very rushing at the present time, but many promises are being made for after harvest. Treasurer Lachot will push these collections at that time. Os all the marriage license records in old Adams county, this month looks as though it would establish a new (Continued c" page 4.)

A BUSY AFTERNOON One Hundred Fort Wayne Ladies Being Entertained Here A PLEASANT TIME Guests of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the German Reformed Cfcurch Thirty-two Fort Wayne ladies are taking Decatur by storm this afternoon and evening. They are members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the St. John's and the Salem Reformed churches of Fort Wayne and they are here as the guests of the Ladies' Aid Society of the German Reformed cnurch of this city. They came by special car on the Port Wayne & Springfield and were at once escorted to the home of Mrs. C. Vogt, where the afternoon and the evening are being spent in a purely social way, and where the Decatur ladies are making their guests feel the true spirit of Decatur hospitality. With the hosts perhaps one hundred and fifty ladies are assembled together, and that in Itself means one of the best times going. Refreshments were served at the Vogt home and this feature was not overlooked in the making of a happy time for the visitors. The Decatur ladies have many times been visitors at Fort Wayne, and the event today is but a return of the many courtesies received. It is a safe bet that the Fort Wayne ladies will return with many pleasant memories of this afternoon and evening spent with the ladies of the German Reformed Aid Society, and of Decatur in general. o— Everyone would be benefitted by taking Foley’s Orino Laxative for stomach and liver trouble and habitual constipation. It sweetens the stomach and breath, gently stimulates the liver and regulates the bowels and is much superior to pills and ordinary laxatives. Why not try Foley's Orino Laxative today? Holthouse Drug Co.