Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 294, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1910 — Page 2

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You couldn’t just call It early shopping from now on, but it's better now than a week from now, and there is one sure thing, it won’t help it any to put off your shopping, so do it today. Pay your money and take your choice. If there is anything you want in the Christmas line you will find it in the Decatur stores this year. They are better than ever. The stocks are large and well selected, and the prices right. Well, well; and again—well, well. Here we find Indiana nas an antitrust law and an attorney general to enforce it and a trust right in our midst to try it on! Now wouldn't that frost your pippins? Bet a cooky you never knew anything amcut that antitrust law, or if you did bet you never suspected the attorney general knew anything about it. But there it was,

Some Holiday Happenings Splendid Offerings In Men’s Wear If you happen in here about now we can make you happy with some very unusual values in good clothes. And you will want to prepare for the holidays -the celebration should call for a new outfit. WHAT SHALL IT BE? Suit, Overcoat or Furnishings you need. Let us show you new holiday attire suits and overcoats of, high degree. Here are splendid garments at comforting prices. Suits or Overcoats $7.00 to $25.00 Select your gifts from our vast assortment of useful and practical gifts for men and young men: You can get just what you want at The Myers-Dailey Company

1 I ..EASY.. I ,ii hl j 11 im miii IlmiraAuiitMm—i\iußHwmr»ir"TT , «3agi || I With thousands of suggestions. It is a pleasure to give and this » store makes the choosing a pleasure also.—ls you don’t know » what to buy for Christmas, come here and see it. <3 Bring all the children with you tomorrow. We want them to see the Xmas s display. <J Ideal suggestions for Christmas presents. g I Scarfs, Handkerchiefs Umbrellas £ Towels, Laoe Centerpieces, Neckwear Gloves, Silk & Emb’rd Hose, Bed Spreads 8 Kimonas, Silk Petticoats, Blankets i Furs, Table Linens, Sweaters. And a thousand other beautiful things suitable for Xmas presents |g The store with the Christmas spirit. No trouble to show goods. f The Boston Store i || Our Slogan—No Trouble to Show Goods. || KmBRWK TOMaNWK. b. IW KWM>« >«♦>« JM. W )K»Ma

and there he was, and here wore we as contented as a cat by the chimney with an octopus going and coming right among us. Maybe, it there could be some more beating up the bushes other trusts would give a rise. If this is the open season and Indiana has ’em, the bag ought to be good. Trouble is Attorney General Bingham has only a few more days on the job. It will be a comfort none the less to know that the law is on watch and no trust can have preserves in Indiana. Perhaps, now that the law is discovered, some communities may feel like going at it to dig up a local coal trust, a neighborhood ice combine or a home town lumber consolidation. These things are favorites with many of the localized magnates. The Ohio anti-trust statutes brought a quite impressive number of them out into society. Perhaps Indiana may do as well. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG MERCER AVENUE Notice is hereby given that on the 16th Day of December, 1910, at 7 o’clock p. m., on said day, the common council of the city of Decatur, Indiana, at the chamber of the common council of said city, will receive and hear remonstrances of all persons against the amounts assessed against their property respectively on the assessment roll hereinafter described and will determine the question as to whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefitted by said improvement in-the amounts named on said roll, or in any sum at which place and time all the owners of such real estate may attend in per-

son or by representative and be heard. Said improvement is of Mercer avenue from Second street along said Mercer avonuS to the south line of Grant street in said city. All property within one hundred and fifty feet of said improvement will be liable for assessment. The preliminary assessment roll with the names of owners and description of property subject to be assessed with amounts of prima facie assessments is on file and can be seen at the office of the city clerk of said •ity. If any property within the benefitted district has been omitted from said roll, or where a prima facie assessment has not been made against property liable to be assessed and which should be assessed, the same at such time and place of hearing will be placed on said assessment roll and be assessed with the special benefits accruing to same by reason of said improvement. Said assessment shall be final in the matter o< improvement. Witness my band and the seal of said city this Bth day of December, 1910. HUBER M. DeVOSS 289t7 City Clerk. FOR SALB OR RENT—At a bargain, my residence property on North 10th street. Inquire of Mrs. Belle Phillips Harmon. 292tf FOR SALE—A double sleight In good condition; will sell cheap. See Arthur Suttles at the Old Adams County bank. 291t6 Rings—Good gold filled for chjld. 75c; your best girl kind, SI.OO and up. Didot, jeweler, north side of court house. 289t3 FOR SALE—One No. 3 Oliver type-! writer, in excellent condition; will; sell right. For information call at the ‘ postoffice, Monroe, Ind., or at this of-1 flee. 291t6

SOCIETY DOINGS ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles True Give Surprise For Their 1 Son, Brice. AT FARM AT POE I I Men’s Oyster Supper and Social Postponed—Historical Club. > . i To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved. —George MacDonald. CLUB CALENDAR FOR WEEK. Wednesday. Preble W. C. T. U—Mrs. J. D. Gause. Shakespeare —Mrs. D. E. Smith. Thursday. Salem Aid—Mrs. Nellie Meyers. Huterpean —Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Needlecraft —Mamie Kitson. Entre Nous —Goldie Gay. Friday. Little Quilters—Mrs. H. Dierkes. Mite Society—Mrs. J. T. Merryman. Mr. and Mrs. Charles True gave a most delightful surprise party at their home near Poe last Thursday evening iin honor of tlieir son, Bryce. A host ; of young people responded to the well i planned occasion and Mr. True was not aware of the coming of the guests i until the realization of their presence. I An evening of social pleasure and entertainment was realized and a delicious lap supper was highly appreciate ed at a late hour. Among the guests • sharing in the hospitality were the ‘ j following: Messrs. John {Heckber, Roy Emerick, Rua Valentine, Guy Comer, Lucius Somers and ■ Frank Harkless aryl the Misses Loretta Hiser, Ida and Elsie Lahrman, Clona Valentine. Mildred Brown, Verena Harkless, Ethel Winder, Pearl Emerick and Irmal Comer. The Girls’ Popcorn club, compris- ■ ing country girls of the high school, who bring their dinners, and which , includes the Misses Electa and Ruth • Baltzell, Ellen and Ida Fuhrman. Hui-' . dah Bauer, Agnes Sellemeyer, Ethel i Smith, Helen Fonner and others, en--1 tertair.ed the high school teachers, in- | eluding the Misses Dunathan, Wili liams, Smith and Schrock and the ! Messrs. Tritch, Baumgartner and oth- ' ers Tuesday noon. Refreshments were popcorn and candies. I The Historical club was well repre-' sented Tuesday evening at the home I of Mrs. Amos Gillig on First street, where they continued their study of the administration of the presidents of the United States. Mrs. Congleton had the paper of the evening, which , was on the administration of Pres-| ident James K. Polk, and various members present gave talks on sub- j topics. Mrs. Schrock will be hostess at the next meeting. The Misses Agnes and Lucile Gillig ' pleasantly entertained for Miss Mabel i Weldy and her guests, the Misses Reiner and Harvey of Indianapolis and Piqua, Ohio. A marshmallow toast, story telling and other enjoyable features of entertainment passed a merry evening. The Misses Reiner and Harvey, assisted by Miss Weldy, recently gave a recital at the library hall. The oyster supper and social, which the Men’s class of the Christian church had contemplated giving on Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Steele, has been postponed until after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and family and Mrs. S. Dorwin were guests at a 6 o’clock dinner party given Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Brackett that was a most delightful affair. Rev. E. A. Allen of Harvard, 111., twice a paster of the Presbyterian church of this city, was a guest over night of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Lee, and is visiting today with his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Porter of near Pleasant Mills had as their guests at dinner Mrs. Annis Merlca, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Chronister, Mr. and Mrs. Hosea Ray. The Euchre club has postponed its meeting this week until the holiday holiday week. , Miss Mamie Kitson will entertain the Needlecraft club Thursday evening. The Helping Hand society of the German Reformed church held a very Interesting gathering at the school

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’ I room Tuesday evening, at which sev- | eral business matters were disposed of. The evening was spent in knotting comforts, which afforded great ■ pastime for those present. A collec- ; tlon was taken and a neat sum was ‘ realized. ■ TO REFORMATORY CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ; from him along with the other watch and the $42. Just to show how much sometimes a person appreciates what you do for them, was shown in this case very clearly. Mr. Cunningham thought so much of the boy that when he took sick with appendicitis and an operation was advised by the attending phy- j i sician, Mr. Cunningham sent the boy j ■ to the Deaconness hospital at Indianap*olis and paid the entire bill out of his I pocket. Upon returning from this in- ; stitution, Mr. Cuqpingham sent the I young man to the home of his father, who resides In the neighborhood, to live a few days until be had finished remodeling his home. Here is where the young man again showed his appreciation. Two weeks ago tonight he ransacked the home of Joshua Cunningham, and in order to make the Cunninghams think it was the same i person that robbed both homes, the boy dropped his watch on the floor, this being the watch that was supposed to have been stolen last June. This act caused the Cunninghams to suspect Magner of being the guilty party and the attention of the police was called to the fact. Accordingly Chief of Police Baker went to the home of Amos Barnett, where he had been stopping for the past few days, and arrested him. At police headquarters the boy stoutly denied the charge at j first, but finally came through and a • j, knowledged all. Nothing of value wa j ■ ■ stolen from the Cunningham hoim i ■ ‘ Saturday nlgut, four pies and a crack I < of milk being all that was missing, j - Magner stated that he did not want to | ( carry the watch any longer, was the 1 reason he committed the second rob- < bery. As the Anson Cunningham rob- i bery occurred just over the Clinton J county line, the police have no juris- ; diction in the case. If a charge of any : kind is placed against the young man. j that of stealing the pies and the milk i are the only charges that can te f brought against him. Chief of Police Baker took the ] 'young man to Solfax Saturday, where J he will have a chance to produce a s watch which he had stolen at Deca- j tur, Ind., and hid in a livery bam at ; Colfax, and which, he says, he can go I and find at any time. Young Magner a will also be called upon to answer for ’ several other robberies, which have ; occurred in the neighborhood. SAVED AN IOWA MAN’S LIFE. j The very grave seemed to yawn be- i fore Robert Madsen, of West Burling- s ton, lowa, when, after seven woks in ! the hospital, four of the best phys- : iciana gave him up. Then was shown ; . the marvelous curative power et j months of frightful suffering from - Ever trouble and yellow jaundice, get ( I ting no help from other remedies or 1 doctors, five bottels of this match- ; , less medicine completely cured him ! I It's positively guaranteed for Stom ’ ach, Liver and Kidney troubles and j never disappoints. Only 50 cents at all druggists. —iimiih— —

I Xmas Gifts Xmas Gifts | At THE FAIR I . «» TH t'hl™ai'an N c C E L o D f I EVERYTHING MUST GO fiv XMAS - WE STILL HAVE GRANITEWARE, THE THREE-COAT KIND. FANCY DISHEB OF ALL KINDS.... \ TOM.ET SOAP, Best en the Market. ) LADIES’ COLLARS AND BELTS.... I la | i P 75 LADIES’ COLLAR PINS AND BELT 111 I* BUCKLES . ' H /3 Vl 1 RINGS FOR PEOPLE OF AU. AGES / CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS WILL save BY COMING TO THE FAIR AND MONEY AND T,ME buy GETTING OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU I OVeTaWa'y 8 O E CEM L BEi\I. H trE U ,I^TcJoCK W p H r W ' LL " I I A. W. GARARD | ■ I

Received a [1 Line of Umbrellas U Gold Trimmed Handles | This Morning | In our shipment of umbrellas 1 that is to sell at from three to [* I five Dollars, as a special induce- f~ ment we are going to offer for | Sle the balance of week at I I $2.50 | Step in and see them as this * 1 is a real bargain, so do not lose L f. it. I I | KrULLENKAMPSn vra* n. .. . .rrtx

g A FEW g I SUGGESTIONS j OUR STORE OFFERS IN USEFUL r Holiday Gifts | I For Men, Women S 5 and Children. 3 I' . S s s i i 6 Warm Slippers in all colors | | for Ladies and Children | | Leather Slippers for i 1 Men in fancy colors | I i I Peoplesr& Gerke’s |