Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 116, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1910 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINQH AM Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cent! Per year, by carrier...., 15.00 Per month, by mall 25 cents Per year, by mail 12.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mall matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. Election expenses in the state of Pennsylvania come high. The elections held in that commonwealth last year cost the taxpayers no less than six million dollars. Much of this expense is deemed wholly unnecessary and useless. The registration of voters alone cost two million dollars. While it is admitted that registration in the larger cities does some good, the contention is made that registration in the smaller cites is a mere waste of money. i *'-• A RUNAWAY. A horse belonging to Jess Smith and being driven by his son, Carl, took fright this morning at something and went down the street on a tear. He started to kick several times but Carl managed to get out of the rig before any accident occurred. The dashboard was kicked off and the buggy slightly damaged otherwise. This was the second time the horse ran away this morning, it having run from the waterworks building to the barn on Eleventh street. MAY NAME TEACHERS TONIGHT. The city school board will probably hold a meeting this evening for the purpose of naming the teachers to serve in the city schools for the coming year. - FOR RENT —Five room house, South Eleventh street. Inquire of Mrs. A. C. Gregory, 515 Madison. BUGGY FOR SALE—Good as new; cost $125. Will sell for S4O. A. P. Beatty. 113t3

MEN’S UNDERWEAR AT 50 CENTS This is a popular price and we have an especially attractive line of Men’s Underwear at 50c. Genuine French Balbriggen Shirts and Drawers for Spring and Summer. Shirts with long or short sleeves or athletic style. If 50c is thepriceyou wish to pay. this is the Underwear for you The Meyers-Dailey Co m,-! L ———===SS=SSg=EgS=P I Are You Going To I Paint Your House Or Barn This Year? k n IlfißixlSL If you are we wish to call your attention to the fact that we are agents for the Boydell Bros. Company, biggest and best in the country. We claim for this paint that it will wear longer and hold its color better than any paint on the market. One gallon will coAer from 250 to 350 square feet, two coats. Try It This Year LACHOT & RICE

LEFT FOR FAR NORTH. t Mr. and Mm. Fred Martin, who have been visiting with his father and sister, Jacob Martin and Mrs. C. V. Con- ■ nell, left this morning for Fort Wayne, t whence they will proceed to Chicago. They will also stop off at Butte, Mon- # tana, for a visit with her father be- * fore leaving for Seattle, Washington, 3 where they will take a boat June 2nd ! for their destination, Fairbanks, Alas--1 ka, the trip by water taking about fifteen days. Monday evening the cou7 pie were given a serenade at the Connell home by the city band, which was -a delightful little surprise. o ’ OLD-FASHIONED BARN RAISING. A barn raising on the Dr. J. C. t Grandstaff farm west of this city, rei cently purchased from J. F. Lachot, was one of the features of last Saturday, in which a large number of the ' neighbors took part. The event was ' similar to the old-fashioned barn • raisings of our grandfathers’ days, i combining work with a social time. A tempting luncheon was served byMrs. Grandstaff, which was very refreshing after the hard labor. Dr. * Grandstaff will erect a new farmhouse on the farm in the autumn. . — KING EDWARD'S BODY REMOVED., i (United Press Service.) , London, England, May 17 —(Special r to Daily Democrat)— Mingled pomp j . and gloom today attended the removt al of King Edward's body from Buck--5 Ingham throne room to Westminster s hall. This was the first of the two - “pagaents of sorrow.” Colonel Rooses velt did not participate. At the funi eral next Friday the foreign reprei sentatives will appear. i Coloel Roosevelt today decided the question of what "precedente’ - should be shown him at the funeral of King . Edward on Friday by announcing that he will occupy a carriage. The visitr ing royalty will ride horseback in > front of the carriages. Roosevelt de- ) cision relieves King George of any • embarassment over selecting a proper position for him. o—i FOR SALE—Store and stock; also residence in small town. Enquire at this office. ; BICYCLE WANTED —Good secondhand bicycle. Box 113, Preble, Indiana. 115t3

SOME SOCIAL NEWS Surprise For Mr. and Mrs. Marhenke on Golden Wedding Day. AN ENTERTAINMENT 1 Will be Given by Monroe M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society— Dinner Parties. "'These days of the comet” emphasize Tennyson's quotation: Men, thro' novel spheres of thought Still moving after truth long sought. Will learn new things. —The Two Voices. CLUB CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK. Tuesday. Sewing—Mrs. Daniel Sprang. The Black Rag—Miss Marie Patteri son. Thursday. ' Baptist Aid—Mrs. T. W. Watts. Thimble ClutA-Mrs. Dan Vail. The Ladies Aid society of the Motroe M. E. church will give an entertainment Saturday evening. May 28th. A silver offering to be used for church purposes will be taken. The following program win be rendered: Instrumental Music—Mrs. Leichty. Song—" What a Friend We Have in Jesus" —Congregation. Invocation—Pastor, Rev. McNary. Song—" Standing by the Cross”— Society. Brief Description of the Ladies' Aid —Mrs. Graham. Duet—Mesdames Hoffer and McNary. Declamation—Martha Hoffer. Instrumental Solo —Mrs. Leichty. Recitation—Mrs. Davis. Song—"Go Gather Them In”—Society. Mixed Quartet. Select Reading—Mrs. Parrish. Male Quartet. Recitation—Mrs. Kessler. Duet—Mesdames Shirk and Busche. Address—Rev. McNary. Silver Offering—Taken by Mesdames Essex, Lizzie Hendricks, Marryman and Etta Hendricks. Closing Song—“ God be With You Till We Meet Again"—Congregation. "Welcome one and all is our motto.” Come one, come all; give them a good crowd and a good collection. Committee —Mrs. E. W. Busche, Mrs. R. L. Shirk and Mrs. J. P. Dons. One of the most complete surprises of the season—and a very happy one —was that given Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marhenke of Ninth street Monday evening by the members of the Aid society of the Zion Lutheran church and their husbands in honor of the golden wedding of the honored couple. The party which included the Rev. and Mrs. Wehmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heckman, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gunsett, Mesdames Chris Boese, Chris Gotach, Sophia Hobrock, Derkes, M r - and Mrs. William Weiland, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Reinking, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scheimann, gathered at the Welland home and then pro ceeded in a body to the Marhenke home, where they spent the evening. A talk by the pastor in which he spoke of the long and happy life of the couple, and extended best wishes for many more such happy years, was given and received with much pleasure. The party took with them a great quantity of delicious things from which they spread a supper, which proved most tempting. A wealth of good wishes and esteem was showered upon Mr. and Mrs. Marhenke f in the very material form of a beautiful cut glass water set and a handsome rocker, which they will ever cherish as memories of a pleasant event. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Williams are entertaining a number of relatives — Mrs. Williams' sister, Mrs. J. C. Yule, and brother, Clyde Crouse, of Alexandria; Mr. Williams' mother, Mrs. Eugenia Williams, of Buchanan, Mich. The Philathea class, which held its regular social meeting at the home of Miss Ruth Gay last Thursday, will meet this Thursday evening at the church. Everybody is invited to study j the lesson with them. Charles Getting and Ed Bultemeier and families of St. John's and Mrs. Herman Koenemann of Fort Wayne were guests of Mrs. Louis Bultemeier at dinner yesterday. Will Parent and family were guests at a dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gunsett. Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks sr., . • _____

entertained at dinner Sunday the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Shirk and son, Lynn, Mrs. Ada Shirk, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Buacbe and daughter, Louise. A bountiful dinner was spread oi which they all partook, the menu including chicken And noodles, ham, mashed potatoes, young onions, jellies, peaches, custard and berry pie, cookies, cake, oranges, bananas, tarts, coffee and tea. Mrs, C. K. Bell will be the guest of honor at a party to be given tomorrow afternoon by Mrs. John T. Meyers. The Phi Delta Kappas will give anoher one of their dances tomorrow evening. OUR NEW ISLANDS .(Continued From page I.) places as so much rain falls all the year. The wet season Is from June to December and even during the dry season it rains two or three times a week. During the wet season it rains nearly all the time, as there is rarely a clear day. Typhoons are quite frequent and they sometimes blow down an entire village. The natives live in huts or rather phacks, which are composed of a floor and frame of bamboo poles thatched with copra grass on the sides and roof. The floor is usually about four to six feet from the ground and the house is reached by a ladder. Often a family of ten or twelve live in a small shack of one or two small rooms and they keep their cattle and hogs either under or near the house and the unsanitary conditions are very favorable for malarial fevers and cholera. The native thinks of the present only and does not make any provision for the future. He is very lazy and usually tries to .do the least amount of work he can possibly get along with. However, he will gamble anything he possess on a cock fight or a monte game, monte being a card ' game. The people of the United States seem to have the impression that "The Little Brown Brother" is a verymuch abused personality. However, if they were to come In contact with him they would change their opinion in a very short time. The native is very quick to learn In monetary matters. When the American soldier first came over he could purchase most anything very cheap. However, he seemed to feel sorry or the native and in most cases when they bought something for a few ciackers (a clacker is worth half a penny), would give the nattlve twenty-five cents and tell him to keep the change. The next soldier was asked twenty-five cents for the same article. So that goes to show it is more the fault of the soldier than the native. I think the American negro much superior to the native of the Philippine Islands. Chinese and Japanese are scattered over portions of the islands. The Chinese intermarry with some of the natives, but the Jap does not, and is the same over here as in the states. Iliolo is the most productive in an agricultural way for Its size in the entire group. Panay, the second city to Manila, is an important shipping point. Samar is the least civilized island, although Calbayog is a thriving city of 14,000. Laws as they are at present phohibit the shipment of woods and minerals cut and mined by any one but the natives and as Americans can not own the timber tracts and mines they are not worked, as the natives are not energetic enough to do anything. There is some coal, but it is not a good grade and it is being developed by the government for the use of the navy. Gold is found in some places, but has not been worked to any extent as yet. I might go on writing of generalities. However, I will not, as I expect this letter is not of much interest. When I become better versed in the peculiarities of the people and more acquainted with the conditions will make another effort and try to make it more interesting to you. You see in the short time that I have been here I have only had a glimpse of the real conditions of the people and country. W’ith love to all. ARTHUR BEERY. —- WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS. Evrybody desres good health, which i is impossible unless the kidneys are sound and healthy. Fuieyji Kidney Remedy shuld be taken at the first indication of any irregularity, and a serious illness may be averted. Foley's Kidney' Remedy will restore your kidneys and bladder to their normal state and activity. Holthouse Drug Co. o Plants for sale at Werder Sisters, 524 Marshall street. Cabbage or tomatoes, mango, peppers, fine plants, all at six cents a dozen; 'phone, 347. 96t10

i $ Grand Opening Saturday, May 21,1910 ’ J[l —’ ‘ Zdthis week and to put it mild we have ». I Our new store will be comp e prices, an( j a |j around store ' the most beautiful room, largest stoc' . ,e t 0 people of = ' = there is in this part of the state an v«- ' j uSt w^a t we advertise. Adams eounty we have just what we say a of • Our store has grown from a smal Among this you can find | j U ODD of the best merchandise that money wi • merchan- F over 5,000 articles in the 5 and Oc Ime.. not & dise that pleases the trade and that is y B cess in the last few years. L Fl 3 jrajT - U ■ v.j'nli v 2_s:'..- ‘ * 1 I ■' " We want to say that we are going to lower the price of merchandise H still lower as we have just closed contracts with some of the largest factories in the country for our supplies for this store as well as the other stores we tl are interested in at a much lower price than our competitors, which means q our prices will be lower. All we want is for you to come in and see for your- | j self. Don’t miss the opening next Saturday May 21. || i THE RftCKET STORE. bTE WEAVER I A R l w y I I a a a A A A A AAA A A A A

DR. ARCHBOLD TO BE ABSENT. ’ On account of the meeting of the State Dental association at IndianapI olis, I will not be at my office on next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. ' 114t2 ROY ARCHBOLD, k - - ■ o AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE. Four passenger touring car in fine ' condition. Also one runabout at a Call on Peter Kirsch. North Third street. Decatur. 68tf 0 LOST —Gold nugget stick pin. Finder j return to Miss Mayme Deininger. Act 1—1657: Scene I—On the banks of the Yonne, near Sernur, in southern France. WANTED—Trustworthy man or woman in Adams county, Indiana, to deliver and collect: $lB weekly paid. Pleasant . work; steady employment. Address Manager, Box 421, Kokomo, Indiana. it FOR SALE —One rubber tired buggy: also one with steel tires; in good condition. Enquire of August Schlickman. 114t6l

For Sale Gasoline Stoves andTCoal Ranges. Over 30 difierent styles, almost new, can be bought at your own price. Inquire at Indiana Lighting Co. 5 doors West of Old Adams County Bank, Monroe street Decatur, Indiana. PORTER the AINTER AND Carriage Trimmer THAT’S ALL Over Buhler’s Blacksmith shop E. Madison Street

S 0 0 00000 0 v v 0 C C OwwQuwvv W w V V V $ WE HAVE $ 100,000 j S Which we want to loan before March Ist. If you 0 are thinking of making a loan be sure and see us. V SOur terms are right. 0 The Graham Insurance Company. X Offices in Morrison Block. \ s s s s s s s s ss s ss W. H. JOHNSTON’S Institute of Osteopathy Main office Fourth Floor Shoaf Bdg. Fort 'Wavne, Ini RANCH OFFICE, Room io, Interurban Bdg. Decatur BosseOpetaf+oUse —ONE NIGHT ONLY Monday, May 23d. 1910 "" -- JOHN A. PRESTON, Presents THE MAJESTIC STOCK COMPANY of Fort Wayne •n The New Semi-Western Play CARTER,UAZY'Y By JOHN A. PRESTON As seen by 10,000 People in Fort Wayne. PriCES: 25, 35 sft Seat Sale at the Usual Place