Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1910 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY. LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER — Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 110 cents Per year, by carrier $5.00 Per month, by mall 25 cents Far 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. “It seems to me that I can not get up in the morning without finding that some friend has kicked the legs out from under me.” This is the complaint President Taft recently made to a sympathetic congressman from the south. The trouble with the president is that he has trusted too many false friends like Aldrich. This class of persons have no true friendship except for those who make it profitable for them.—South Bend Times. Governor Hughes has served notice on the grafters in New York state that he has not yet gone to the supreme court. The legislature having adjourned without enacting a primary reform bill, he has called an extra session, to meet June 20, for that purpose. and meantime will appeal to the people. This is the third time that he has thus applied the lash of public opinion. Once he got a re-apportion-ment enactment, and once an antigambling law, in spite of the combined opposition of the bosses of both parties. Wilson Steele made a business trip to Peterson this noon. Charles Niblick and E. X. Ehlnger were business callers at Fort Wayne yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Drake are at Goshen, where they are making a fewdays' visit with friends. William Sheler, who for the past week has been visiting with his sister at Hamilton, Canada, returned home today. Dr. and Mrs. Connell were among those who attendee the play. “Miss Billie Burk in Mrs. Dot” at the Majestic. Fort Wayne ast evening. Mrs. Richard Spetnagel and son,' Robert, have gone to Palmyra, lowa,' where they will spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McElroy. o NOTICE. The first quarterly conference of the Bobo M. E. circuit will be held at Pleasant Mills Saturday, June 4th at 2:30, and in the evening Dr. Beatty will preach for us at the usual hour. We invite you to this service. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Children's Day at Pleasant Mills M. E. church Sunday evening. June sth. The public is invited to attend. D. A. J. BRAUN, Pastor. o FOR SALE—Round Oak stove and gasoline stove; cheap.—U. Deininger. 129tf LOST—A gold necklace, with about fifteen gold pendant. Will pay reward for its return. —Pansy Bell. 128t3 LOST —Large black pocketbook between Decatur and Ben Butler home in Root township. Contained five-dol-lar bill, some change, kid gloves. Return to this office. 129t6

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SOCIETY DOINGS School Children Prepare a Surprise For Pastor and Teacher. AT SCHOOL HOUSE Mrs. J. C. Houk Entertain Concord Lutheran Aid— Mrs. Dan Vail Hostess. Long sleeps the summer in the seed. —Tennyson. CLUB CALENDAR FOR WEEK. Thursday. Helping Hand —Mrs. L. C. Hessert. Sewing Cub —Mrs. R. K. Allison. Missionary Society—M. E. Church. Zion Lutheran Aid —Mrs. Ed Goldner, Preble. Thimble Club—Mrs. E. B. Adams. Euterpean—Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer. Presbytertan Aid —Mrs. Dr. Coverdale. C. W. B. M.—Mrs. A. D. Artman. Philathea—M. E. Church. Friday. Christian Aid —Mrs. G. C. Steele. Queen Esthers —Bessie Jeffries. Not every day has quite so pleasant an ending for the Rev. Wehmeyer, pastor ot the Zion Lutheran church, who is also teacher for the parochial school adjoining, as that of Wednesday. After dismissing school for the afternoon he went to his home just north ot the school, and was there just a short while when one of the little pupils rushed over, asking him to “come over to the school, quick.” Rev. Wehmeyer, fearing that the school was on fire, or threatened with some other such calamity, hurried over and found —fire, indeed, but such as twinkled forth from a number of little, lighted tapers on a large, fine birthday cake, one candle for each year of his life. Gathered around this were twenty-four children —whom he supposed had long since gone to their homes —all of whom called merrily to him as he entered “Surprise.” The little ones remembered that the day was his birthdayanniversary and took this way of assisting to celebrate. The birthday cake was cut and served with ice cream, pop-corn and candies, and a number of songs and recitations, glvj en by both teacher and pupils, clos- ! ing with a little speech of thanks by ' the pastor for their kind remembrance of him. Mrs. John Houck was hostess to the Concord Lutheran Aid society Wednesday afternoon and the members with a large number of friends swelled the congregation to seventyfive, the collection amounting to the very large sum of $8.43. After the program of prayer, song and readings on the lesson of the day, refreshments ■ consisting of ham sandwiches, tuttii fruti, cake and coffee were served, i Mrs. Houck was assisted in serving ■ by the Misses Hattie Wilder, Erma Houck. Helen Fonner and Ellen Krill, who are members of her Sunday school class. The pastor, the Rev. I Mumma, of Hoagland, was present ■ and an honored guest was John Woy. ' i Mr. Woy’, who is eighty-one years of : age, is one of the oldest members of • the church, and was the oldest one I present at the social Wednesday. Mrs. ■ Dora Schieferstein of Monmouth will - be hostess at the next meeting Wednesday, July 6th. I The members of the Black Rag club

were entertained by Mrs. Dan Vail yesterday afternoon. The members brought their fancy work, which occupied their time while they chatted, and quite an interesting amusement also, was the fashioning of fancy little sewing aprons from tissue paper. Mrs. Burt Mangold will be hostess in two weeks. Miss Minnie Orvis left this morning for Muncie, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Dr. Surber. A numbei of social affairs have been planned in her honor, among them being a reception for Thursday; a euchre party for Friday, and a bridge party for Saturday. Mrs. Surber Is known to many hero as Miss Abbie Keuschman before her marriage. J. A. Hatchett and wife entertain ed a few relatives for dinner Tuesday In honor of his sister, Mrs. Sarah Turner and daughter. Miss Nettie, of St. Louis. Present were Mrs. Sarah Turner and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Wolcale, son, Master William, and daughter, Miss Blanche, Mr. and Mrs. Mont Harden and daughters. Misses Ethel, Marie and Mrs. Pearl White and Thereasa, William Harden of Deca’tur, W. J. Kiser and Mrs. John Hackett. —Bluffton News. The girls of the T. B. G. club were entertained in a pleasant manner byMiss Agnes vogieweae last evening, conversation furnishing cheerful accompaniment as they sewed on their fancy work. A luncheon contributed to the entertainment and was much enjoyed. Miss Anna Broska of Grand Rapids, Mich., who is visiting with Miss Amelia Weber, was a guest. Joseph Shady and daughter. Mrs. Martin Beery, of this city were in attendance at a happy reunion of the Shady family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shady, at Bluffton Tuesday. There was a bountiful dinner served and the afternoon spent in pleasures incident to such reunions. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mrs. George Steele on North Fifth street Friday afternoon. Business of importance is in store for this meeting and all the members are asked to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heckman ot near St. Johns will celebrate their crystal wedding anniversary next Sunday. Many relatives and friends will join them in the festivities, and the event promises to be quite a happy one. Rev. and Mrs. Wehmeyer had as their guests, his mother, Mrs. Sophia Wenmeyer, of New Bremen, Ohio, and his sister, Mrs. Henry Getting, husband and son, Chester, of Fort Wayne. Initiation services at the Pocahontas lodge this evening will make the meeting an unusually Interesting one and every member should make it a point to be there. The Queen Esthers will hold their regular session Friday evening with Miss Bessie Jeffries. Miss Huldah Loser will have charge of the program. The Philathea club will meet this evening at the Methodist church for the study of the lesson, which promises to be quite an interesting one. James Ellis is entertaining a number of his little friends today in honor of his eleventh birthday anniversary. Another pleasant surprise party was given Tuesday evening for Mrs. N. C. Anderson, the party comprising I relatives of both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. Music was furnished during

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E-.ill >n • J ••£l. the evening by Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune and Hugh Hite, after which refreshments, consisting of ice cream, cake and coffee were served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rice, Fanny and Louis Rice. Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith, Mr. and Mrs. James Rice, Mrs. Perry Robinson and daughter, Fanny, Mrs. Pen Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite, Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Kintz and daughter. Miss Letta, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kintz, Irene Smith, Alice Dailey and Gregg Neptune. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and children will leave Sunday evening for their new home at Gideon. Mo. The Royal Neibhgors spent a pleasant social time after the regular lodge session, this being arranged as a little treat for Mrs. Frank Kern, who with her husband will leave soon for Fort Wayne to make their home. Mr. I Kern having been promoted to the of | fice of superintendent of the Fort Wayne district for the Metropolitan Insurance company. Refreshments, consisting of ice cream and cake were served and a jolly social time spent. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rodenbeck and children went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to attend the wedding of their - niece, Miss Lizzie Fuelling, which took place this afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Concordia church. Several hack loads of young people from this city attended the big dance given last evening at the Bentz home ■ near Bobo, where an unusually good i time resulted. Mrs. Jacob Closs entertained at dinner yesterday for Maximilian Braska and sister, Miss Anna, of Grand Rapids, Mich. o C. E. Voglewede has returned from a business trip to Fort Wayne.

Jjl— IL—. John Hendricks returned to his home at Monroe after being a business visitor here this morning. Miss Gertrude Moses is expected home today from Attica, where she has been taking a course of treatment in the sanitarium for rheumatism. She is reported as no better and unless she recovers within a fed yas, will go to a cntcago specialist. TYPEWRITERS AT WHOLESALE z-y<— We have sold over / 110 typewriters since March 24 and all of * ' our customers are well pleased. Call and see us and we will sell you a typewriter for less money than anybody in the city. All makes carried in stock. THE TYPEWRITER SHOP, 721 Clinton Street. Home Phone 2987 FORT WAYNE. IND. LOST-Gold rim, nose glasses Think were laid down in .some business place. Liberal reward paid for return to Ward Fence Co., office.

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