Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 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, Zadiana, as second-class mall matter. ~J. H. H ELL E~R, Manager. In New York City a woman recently returning to her apartments found her pet bull dog covered with blood. In another room she found her brother dead and terribly bitten about the head and face. The theory is that the young man, who was an epileptic, fell to the floor in a fit and was attacked and killed by the dangerous and worthless cur. Yet women, and sometimes men will keep bull dogs as pets and occasionally allow them upon the streets, endangering the ife of the innocent. —South Bend Times. WOMAN'S LEAGUE BAZAAR. Don't forget to visit the bazaar December 18th in the Ellis building. You will surely find a Christmas present for some friend among the many useful and beautiful Xmas novelties. Do you want some home-made bread and pies like “mother makes," oatmeal cookies, cakes, dressed chickens, sea foam, etc.? Give your renewals to the; ladies and co-operate with them, as many of the big publishers are doing.' pledging every possible help on building of our chapter house. You will , find many sample copies on the maga- ■, zine table. Remember some friendj with a subscription as a Christmas' ( present. One of the League members ' _ was told today by a Willshire busi-'j ness man if the ladies tnere would or-■ ( ganize a chapter he would be glad , to donate SSO toward a lot. He could . not see why a business man could not . see what that proposition meant to , a town. How many business men will' j volunteer SSO toward a lot here? We 1 , are organized here and many of the members have paid up memberships. ! o— ——— Democrat Want Ads. Pay

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SOCIETY COLUMN Many Organizations Arranging for the Opening of Bazaars !' — I FOR CHRISTMAS SALES ‘ Presbyterian Ladies Entertained by Mesdames i Burdg and Love. With the rooms tastefully decorated with festoons of leaves and flowers in «reen and red. and with southern smilax, all of which suggested the approaching Christmas tide, the A. L. Burdg home on Mercer avenue Thursday was a very beautiful place, the occasion being the entertaining of the members of the Presbyterian Aid soI ciety by Mrs. Burdg and Mrs. Love, i Besides the nomination of the officers for the new year, who will be elected at a subsequent meeting, the work of the various sections for the new year was planned for. After the business period a general social time was enjoyed. Friends of Miss Marie Allison, who is attending the National Park school at Washington, D. C., where she is taking a course in voice culture, have received many Interesting letters from her regarding her school work and the attending social life, which is quite gay, bordering on that of our country's great metropolis. A letter received from the president of the school to her parents compliments Miss Marie upon the excellent qualities of her voice, which promises much under development The class was quite recently entertained at the home of John R. McLean at Washington, and many other happy social events which come with pleasure in the midst of the study are recorded. Congressman and Mrs. J. A. M. Adair of Portland, who are now in Washington, have extended invitation to her to visit them in their home, and will do much to make her stay homelike and pleasant. Miss Allison will arrive home next week to spend her Holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Allison.

The girls of the Entre Nous club were pleasantly entertained Thursday evening by Miss Ruth Ernst at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. M. Hower. The girls busied themselves with tl.elr emb cidery work and thee were q lite ready for the delicious Dutch luncheon served by their hostess. Mias Lllah Lachot will entertain the club in two weeks. IMPROVED HIS THEATER. Will Biggs, the proprietor of the Crystal theater, has been adding quite a bit of improvement to his place of business and now- makes it one of the r«-eiest and most comfo'tab'e amusement places in this city. He has a very pretty scone painted for a background on his stage, which has a beautiful effect and will add much to the interior of the building. Other improvements have a’so been made, which will no doubt oe much appreciated by his people. He has also added another stove in order to keep h*s place warm and will try from now on to give the best service in the city.

ABREAST OF TIME Is the Reference Department of the Decatur Public Library. TWO NEW BOOKS Bearing Upon the Latest Up to 1910 Have Been Added By Board. • Patrons of the Decatur library will be pleased to hear of two new reference books, strictly up-to-date, bearing upon the latest things in all lines of the world, up to 1910. These books, which were purchased by the library board, are Webster's New International Dictionary and The referance Atlas of the World. The dictionary is complete to 1910, and is in fact a condensed encyclopedia. The atlas contains maps of the world, with all its subdivisions, containing even Adams county with every one of its little villages, all the trolley lines and railroads, and treatises on the discoveries of the north pole, on the Panama and Isthmiau canal, and complete history of all arctic discoveries. In January the seventh volume of Larned’s History of Ready References will be added to the six already on tee shelves. Ths board is to be complimented on the way in which they keep the reference department so thoroughly abreast of the times.

TO CLOSE UP SHOP Decatur Merchants Have all Agreed to Cease Business Christmas Day. ARE TO CELEBRATE This Agreement Gives the Store Keeper and Clerk a Day for Home. We, the undersigned merchants of the city of Decvatur agree to close our respective places of business all day Christmas, Saturday, December 25, 1909: Niblick & Co. M. Fullenkamp. True & Runyon. Kuebler & Moltz. Everett & Hite. J. H. Voglewede & Son. F. V. Mills. Fred B. Tague. Steele & Weaver. Charlie Voglewede. The Meyers & Daily Co. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Winness Shoe Store. Schaub, Gottemiller & Co. Schafer Hdw. Co. Elzey, Vance & Hite. Yager Bros. & Reinking. C. E. Baughman. Moses & Meyers. ’ .. Moser’s China Store. Mrs. J. S. Bowers. Mrs. M. P. Burdg. Gay & Zwlck ' i < Atz & Steele. ' . U. Deiningen Mrs. C. Boesse. Lamon & Lee. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. Yoder & Brush weiler. Hower & Hower. Sam Hite. , -. . >•: C. E. Hitesmaa. >

A THIRD HEAVIER Is Volume of Mail at Local Postoffice and Christmas is Yet OVER A WEEK AWAY Many Packages from Foreign Countries —Clerks Working Overtime. With Christmas more than a week away the volume of mail handled by the local postoffice force has already increased more than a third normal bulk, and the entire force is work, ng overtime. Five thirty o’clock in the evening finds these faithful employees at the office these days and until Z o'clock at night they are just as busy as a human being can be, taking care of the enormous supply of Santa’s merchandise. This morning light dawned upon a new piece of office furniture — a table, sixteen feet long and three feet wide which they —they will not tell just which one of the force--made, because they needed extra place to assort the mail. The bulk of the

I Hello, Hello, I I Where are you going? I P lam going down to the Peoples’ Res- || M taurant to buy my Xmas Candies, toys S || Nuts, Oranges, Xmas trees and tree g S decorations. They have the best and || ■ cheapest in the city. Sf I J. MARTIN, PROP. I

May (SPECIAL TO DECATUR’S BEST STORE When Santa Arrives What will he have for the Husband, Sweetheart Mother, Daughter or Son C T)'2 ,A B Come in, pick out what you want, pay part or all of it and we will allow yon C luicL'riLi per cent discount for caeh before the article is delivered, and we will lay it away and deliver ittheday before Chrietmaa. Something for the home makes the most acceptable Christmas Present. / Parlor Davenport, / An Easy Coueh I Parlor Table, , / A Library Table Christmas L Christmas Presents For Pano,orn,™ the Parlor / Parlor Lamp, , Magazine Stand I Parlor Mirror, KOOITI. I A Writing Desk \ 1 Reading Lamp,or A Piano Bench. Tambourette , N wbx tension Table / Metal and Brass Bed Christmas \ New Sideboard Christmas I PreSentS for China Closet PreSentS for Morris reclining chair the Dinino > the Red onevai Glass Drxkm DiniMg S °° m Chai ” Drwx™ / A Eook caße KOOIII | Pictures on the wallg KOOm |An Easy Rocker \ \ Couch We offer Factory Prices on King Pianos GIVE US A CALL Moses & /Weyer

mail is made up of that received, and next week's rush will be made up to a great extent of the packages sent by the Decatur people, who like a great many others, wait until the last minute to mail their gifts. of the mail bandied this week Is from foreign places, those sent out a long while ahead of Christmas in order to be sure to have them delivered in time. These packages come from ail parts of the world, from England, Germany, countries in Asia, from Manila, China, and one was received this week from Soudan,, Africa. The volume will now increase gradually and will be at its heaviest three or four days around Christmas time. Extra carriers, gathered from the ranks of the clerks, have been put on by the local office, to assist In carrying the mail. The total number of the local force, including the rural carriers. Is twenty-four, and every one of them Is busy. - o— ——— METHODIST CHURCH NOTICE. The church will not be ready for Sunday services, hence the choir meeting this evening and the Sunday services will be held in the library. This last Sunday in the library will be most Important. There will be special services both morning and evening and It is greatly desired that every member and friend of the church be present. SHERMAN POWELL, Pastor.

Holthouse, Schulte A Co. I Is It An Overcoat or Suit? Here you’ll find the right kind and a fine assortment to choose from. The famous Hart Schaffner & Marx and the Clothcraft all-wool clothes for men and the Ederheimer Stein & Co., clothes for young men and boys. Men and boys will appreciate longest, gifts of a practical sort and there’s economy too in buying such gifts. Men’s Suits and Overcoats $6 50 to $22.5q Young Men’s Suitsand O’coats $5.00 to $20.00 Boys’ Suits and Overcoats $2.00 to SIO.OO We’ll see to the fitting, prompt exchanging etc. Let us help you. Open evenings 9 p. m. until Xmas.