Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1909 — Page 4

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW a ILL I N a HAM Subaarlptlon Rates: Pea week, by carrier ...II cents Per year, by carries. J6JJO Per month, by mall 25 eeits Per year, by mall |2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Altered at the poatofflce at Decatur, Zadiana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. H EL L E R, Manager.

Now comes a man in Marion who turned up his toes and left one hundred thousand dollars to charity, and the good part of it is that Indiana charity gets the bulk or all of this sum. Some of his fool relatives are going to kick up a fuss and will doubtless con test the validity of the will on the' ground that a man that would be so reckless is daffy, and they have much the baM of the argument, If the precedent of bther wealthy gentlemen who have made wills and then died, are to be Considered. Whenever Governor Marshall opens i his mouth he always says something good, and he said it again the other day. when he made it plain that the pay of the township trustee did not begin to measure up to the responsibility and the actual work performed

FRED V. MILLS, WILL SELL CANDY Today and Tomorrow REGARDLESS OF COST I don’t want to carry any over. Must be sold. Just come in and get my price.

rW e are here for the first | time to wish you all a g | MERRY I XMAS | and will endeavor by ■ Honest Goods And Prices ■ to convince you we are 1 here to stay. I Thanking you for | y past favors and fully ap- I I predating any prefer- | 1 ence shown us > K We are the new firm f I i an MB* J AND COMPANY. J _ ...

Iby that official. This is true. We talk * | much about the poor business manage--3 ment of our township trustees and * we ought to always have such poor business management until the salary . is made to conform with the duties of this official place. We dare say * that Adaps county hgwj had above g' the average men, In character, and in 0 telllgence, filling these places of trust. 3 !L .... ” I - ‘ In wishing our readers a Merry I Christ mas, we do it with joy in our ’ heart, and with the hope that this happy celestial day will be clutfk full ‘■of the true spirit of Christinas Day. ’ We hope that your Christmas stock- ’ ing will be filled to the brim with that ■ good cheer that only comes on this I the greatest day of all the year. Should ■ you perchance know us some poor soul 1 whose stocking lacks some in length ’■and style and who perhaps has not the means of filling it to the top, it J will hut add to your enjoyment if you would but help In the filling. It is more blessed to give than to receive, so at this glad yuletide it will make us all better and all happier to cast a few glances in the direction of our neighborts, and to see to it that they have those comforts that make ChristI mas real. » .11l .L"g I—lk 1 —Ik ITEMS FROM UNION TOWNSHIP. Mrs. Ed Bates, •who has been sick for nearly the past year with consumption. is gradually g rowing weaker and her physicians think that she can | live but a few days longer. Her fatn-i ily is constantly with her and doing all they can to prolong life, but the end is not tar away. '' i The revival which began at Clark i Chapel on last Sunday is causing great interest and much benefit is derived therefrom. Rev March of the Mj’h-I odist church of Bobo is in charge and se is delivering very interesting and tn.-i'iiir>i cns. The • ••• » !• continue two weeks. o ■■ .... — —. GEO. WILL SHINE YOUR SHOES. I If you want a nice Christmas shine, one that won’t come off, one that old Santa can see himself, there’s only one place in town where you can get it, and that's with George Braun, at the Murray hotel.

SOCIETY COLUMN I Mr. and Mrs. Gorge Flanders Will Give Turkey Dinner. CHRISTMAS REUNIONS In Nearly Every Home in Decatur are Planned for Tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. George Flanders have as their guests Mrs. Flanders’ father, Robert Carlisle, and her sisters, Misses Anna and Eliza Carlisle, of Cincinnati, who arrived Thursday afternoon for the holidays. On Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Flanders will give a turkey dinner, which will also be enjoyed by the D. M. Hensley family, and which promises to be a happy occasion. The decorations of the home will be in the holiday colors, red and green, with festoons of crepe streamers in these colors caught here and there with the Christmas chimes. The dining room and tables will be especially attractive. The centerpiece of the table will be a candleabrum bearing twinkling red and green candles, while at each place will be red and green hooded j candles. Holly will aso be used in the decorations, and the dinner will carry out the color scheme of red and green throughout. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Atz will entertain tomorrow at 12 o'clock dinne 1in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard, Spetnagle and son, Mr. and Mrs. D. 8.. Erwin and family. The event will be a happy and long-remembered one.

One of the happy events of Christmas day will be the family reunion of i • . the Powells at the home of Rev. and j Mrs. Powell. The mother, Mrs. Sarah Powell, and all the descendants will be present and the day promises to be lone that will not soon be forgotten. Those who will be -present are Mrs. Sue E. Nichols, who is making her home with Rev. Powell; Mr. and Mrs. John Powell, jr., who has been ati tending law school at Anh Arbor, 1 Mich.,; Mrs. Ella Kreider and Miss Fern Swadener of 'Logansport: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Curtis Swadener and daughter, Delitha, of Marion. At high noon a sumptuous dinner will be served and all that goes to make up the delicacies of the feast will be had. ; During the remainder of the day the guests will be entertained in numerous ways and the happy events gone by will be recalled on this day. The family of Mrs. Verona Miller will hold their Christmas reunion tomorrow, all the children being at home except Henry, who is serving i” the navy. The others are Leo of Huntington; Robert and family, Alva Nichols and family, Misses Lena, Maggie and Agnes. Miss Kate Henneford will spend Christmas at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Henneford, at VeYa Cruz. Her brother, Harold, a student at Heidelberg college, Tiffin, Ohio, is at home for the holiday vacation. French . Quinn, Don Quinn, R. D. Meyers and families of this city; Harry Quiijn of Kansas City, and J. B. Sim coke Os St. Louis will be entertained on Christmas day by Mrs. Marv Eley. The 'reunion at the home of Mrs. Mary Wemhoff Christmas day will be a pleasant one. John is at home from Collegeville, Mi. and Mrs. Pilliod from Fort Wayne, and with George and family from this city, and the other members who live at .home, the reunion will be complete. The Christinas exercises in al! the grades Wednesday were of especial interest, and in manj cases Santa Claus made an actual appearance. Besides those mentioned yesterday the pupils of Misses Sellemeyer and Rice, at the North ward, joined in holding exercises. Besides the program rendered by the children there was a Christmas tree and during the afternoon Santa Slaus came and gave the pupils a treat. Many visitors found the program given by the pupils of Miss Lizzie Peterson at the Central school of unusual interest, and the afternoon closed delightfully with an excellent treat of candy and good things for the pupils. At the west ward, after the program given by Miss Winnes' pupils the children were asked to cut paper stockings, to the back of which were pasted cornucopias. The delight of all was increased when, Santa Claus made his appearance and filled these impromptu stockings with candy. Many visitors were in attendance at all the buildings.

STATE FAIR NEXT YEAR. The Date* for This Great Event Will be September 12th to 16th. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 24. —The Indiana State Fair for 1910 will be held September 12th to 16th Inclusive, according to the announcement made by Charles Downing, secretary of the state board of agriculture. The date has been contingent upon a decision reached by the Ohio state board of agriculture. In order not to cause embarassing conflicts of dates the American Association of Fairs and Expositions fixes dates for the annual state fairs. The association met some time ago and fixed the date for the Ohio fair as the week of September sth and the Indiana fair for the week of September 12th following. The date for the Ohio fair could not be accepted until the state board had acted. This was done a few days ago which releases the announcement of the date for the Indiana fair.

MADE THEM SETTLE Uncle Sam Says Hop Cream is an Alcoholic Beverage —Collects License. MUST PAY REVENUE Boys at Kendallville Were Suprised When Collector Swooped Down. United States Revenue Collector Sharp of Fort Wayne was in the city Tuesday and notified local dealers who have been selling “Hop Cream" a “near beer" manufactured in Chicago, that they would have to take out a government license, says the Kendallville News. According to Sharp an analysis of “Hop Cream” shows that it contains alcohol sufficient to bring it under the classification of liquors for which the government requires a license, and he is notifying dealers all over the district that they will be obliged to contribute to the government revenue. The notice of the collector came as a surprise to local dealers, all of whom had been assured by the Fort Wayne

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agent of the company that is it absolutely non-intoxicating and does not come under the head of licensable goods. Local parties who have drank some of the beverage say that a man could drink a barrel of it without feeling the effects of it. The collector notified the local dealers that even if they discontinue the sale of the beverage they will have to take out license for the goods they have sold. The license is $25 per year. It is likely that if licenses are taken out the dealers will discontinue the sale of the beverage.

>■ NOTICE. t Notice is hereby given that the va--8 cancy caused by the removal from { ( the precinct of D. C. Welty has been 11 filled by the appointment of LamoQt .- Broughton as republican precinct com- ■ miUeeman in Precinct A, Berne, Indiana. J. M. FRISINGER, e F. L. LITTERER, Ch’m. j Sec’y. • r o — r LOST —A gold locket, with head on e one side; lost somewhere In city, e Finder return to the Hensley jewelry store.

THANKS FRIENDS. I want to thank the voters for their faithfulness and for the splendid support and many favors shown me in this last primary; although defeated, yet your kindness will always be remembered and appreciated. J. F. FRUTCHE. o AGENTS WANTED —O e or two men in Adams county to represent one of the best nurseries in the state. Write A. L. Reed, 2103 Pearl street, Anderson, Ind. 293t3