Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1911 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday By DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month by mail ....,..... 25 cents Per Year, by mall 12 50 Single Copies *... 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. Lena Appleman was a Monroe chopper this afternoon. Mrs. Jacob Scherer and Mrs. Bertha Hendricks of Monroe were shopping in the city today. Mrs. B. F. Welty of Lima, Ohio, changed cars here this noon on her way to Berne to attend conference. Mrs. James Murphy and children left today for Piqua, Ohio, to be the guests of friends for several days. Mrs. Daisy Bolfner of Monroe was a shopper here during the forepart of the day and left at noon for her home. Mrs. Sam Schindler and daughter, Erman, of Ft. Wayne, who hav been visiting with friends, left this afternoon for Berne. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon were among those at Berne today looking after business affairs and attending the Evangelical conference. The Misses Lucile and Bernice Andrews went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit with their uncle, O. D. Weldy, and family and Miss Ina Wright. Mrs. C. J. Lutz and daughter, Jean, ; and Mrs. Wilson Lee and niece. Miss Frances Laman, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to attend “Egypta” at the Majestic tueateu this evening. i

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REDISTRICT STATE l CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ' During a missionary sermon Wednesday night on the subject, "The Call of the Nations," Rev. George Johnson, , I). D., secretary and treasurer of the | General Missionary Society of the > Evangelical association, Cleveland, 1 Ohio, created a sensation by display- ( ing a gold watch and chain, worth ; $27.53, which was given to him at | Kingfleld, Maine, by a poor woman, | ared fifty-five, who wanted to do something for the cause of missions, and having no money to give, insisted on giving the watch as a substantial evidence of her interest in the work of her Master. The watch was once the possession of the woman's grandmother. O_ i. i 1.. ,i ... PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction at his residence, 4 j miles north and 3 miles east of Berne. 2 miles south and 3 miles east of Monroe, 1% miles west of Salem, on Tuesday, April 18th, the following live stock, to-wit: Six head nf ttbtSes. 1 bay nine-year-old driving mare, 1 coming two-year-bid gelding Belgian, 2 sorrel mare Colts coming two years old, 1 brown mare coming two years old, 1 black colt coming yearling. Five Head of Cattle. 3 heifers to be fresh by day of sale, 1 heifer to be fresh later, 1 yearling Red Poll bull ready for service. Two good brood sows, 1 full blooded Poland China male hog. Fifty bushels of good seed potatoes. Sale will commence at 1:30 p. m. Terms —Nine months' credit; 6 per cent interest. JASPER WABLE. J. A. Michaud, Auctioneer. o — HARD COAL. < Just received, car of chestnut size hard coal. J. D. HALE. 82t3 o — POSITION by an electrician and wire chief. Can show- results. E. C. Easterling, Kokomo, Ind.

SOCIETY DOINGS The Menu-ates With Other Guests Entertained by Miss Fansy Bell. A LARGE SUM Was Realized by Concord Ladies’ Aid—Miss Holden Visiting Here. Happy Easter Thoughts. We should not be proud of the clothes we wear, They're all secondhand, as we know; For something, an animal, insect or i bird, Jias worn them before, long ago. And even the lilies, the Bible tells us, Have robes that a king could not buy. > So we have no cause to be silly and vain About what we wear, you and I. De Armond. CLUB CALENDAR FOR WEEK. Thursday. Needlecraft—Etta Mallonee. C. W. B. M.—Mrs. A. M. Anker. Loyal Men’s Class—John Barnett. Baptist Aid—Mrs. Henry Winnes. Black Rag—Mrs. Bart France. Orient—Mrs. D. B. Erwin. Friday. Young Matrons—Mrs. Fred Mills. Though measles and bad roads have been keeping down the attendance of the Concord -Ladies’ Aid society of Root township, the interest does not fall behind, and the meeting of Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Dwight Wilder was an excellent one, the usual business and social periods being in order. The ladies were delighted with the treasurer's report, showing that the proceeds from the lunch served Recently at the Sam Houck sale amounted to $40.51. Though this society has been in existence only a year and a half, they have contributed much to the growth of the church, not only financially, but socially. Mrs. C. C. Wilder will be hostess at the next meeting, Wednesday, May 3rd. Miss Pansy Bell entertained the Menu-ates Wednesday afternoon, the principal feature of the afternoon being needlework, which was laid aside later for a dainty luncheon. Guests other than club members were Mrs. Sherman Kunkel, Miss Florence Kunkel, Mrs. A. R. DeVilbiss and daughter, Fannie Cole, __Miss Sylvia Eaton and *Mrs. Walter Plew of Gary. Miss Edna Hoffman will be hostess next Wednesday afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. J. E. McArdle are entertaining Miss Edna Ehinger, who is here from Decatur to spend a week. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. ‘‘Literature Old and New,” was the very good paper of the hostess, Mrs. M. E. Brackett, at the meeting of the Shakespeare club Wednesday afternoon, the study being carried further by the other members on sub-topics

i.—V ~* [rr 11 ■ jib A I THE HOME 0F I jMtMnIWS* I Quality Groceries I I -J <2 The Goods We Buy dypKjhfljfoX-. -Stay Long Good things, you know Are Pushed Along! The reason they take such a lively hike, is, because they’re the kind, the people like! SATURDAY ONLY We offer a quality sugar com that retails at 12 l-2c 6 cans for .... *. 43c 12 cans for ~ . 85c 1 case (2 doz,) . . $1.69 Buy a supply as the offer will not be repeated. We pay 16c to 23c for butter. 14c for eggs Cash or trade Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone 108.

I SALE 11; nf High-Class Pianos I ' at Almost Half Price A luckv purchase of a car load of Clough X W ar--5 A ren Pianos from the factory receiver at Detroit I at our own price, your opportunity to secure a strict- \ ly first-class piano at almost half price. S 9 TT . 1 J 7 Clough & Warren in8 BfPr yuailiy struments have been ■ 2 /JL M ' \V'Tr- made for half a century and are recognized as it tft r 'ZyOk' |lr among the best in every respect and of unchallengOH W llz z/zßMrr.rl H ed reliability. ® z // ?L { 111 v I SZ/*’ I a t Discounts from the I usual retail P rices ’ and rcal I JL V3 ' Ue are aS f°H° WS: IKm ' ;/ /\ |\ w now pianoS $265 s32 now pianos $215 I I’M wJlo S3 V IANOS S24S S3 ??ow PIANOS ;SI9S I ifr n°o/ IANOS $235 $2 Now pIANOS $175 S ’ W. Never have the people of Decatur, and vicinity had 8 • I an °PP or t un ity t° secur e such genuine bargains in tferO B fine pianos. I r YOU MUST SEE THEM AT ONCE P To secure first choice you should see them today. We’re going to sell all of them this week, ■ ' and in addition to the lov prices, we will accept terms of $5.00 per month at cash prices. I Yager Brothers & Reinking B - Mr. B. D. Elliott, special salesman from the factory will be here during this sale. Our store will gg be open nights.

along this line. The attendance was very good and' the interest accordingly great. An out-of-town guest was Mrs. Brackett’s sister. Mrs. R. G. Trask. The next meeting, assigned to Mrs. Helen Blossom of Fort Wayne, will be with Mrs. P. G. Hooper. Miss Halo Holden arrived last evening from Huntington and is the guest of Mrs. M. E. Brackett. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Gerke had as their guests at supper last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Peoples and Miss Clara Bultemeier. The Knights of Pythias will confer degrees upon several candidates this evening. The Christian. Endeavor society of the German Reformed church which to have had its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the home

of Miss Lydia Kirsch, postponed the] some on account of the sickness of i Leo Kirsch, who has the measles. e John Joseph -was a business visitor at Fort Wayne today. > o THE ANNUAL MEETING. And Mortgage Burning Largely At-1 tended Last Evening. The annual congregational meeting of the Presbyterian church last even-; ing, attended by the ceremony of the official burning of the mortgage, which thus clears the church of debt for the first time in its history, was attended and the interesting program carried out to the letter as heretofore

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[ published. The meeting was an enjoyable one, not only for the congregation of the church, but for the visit1 ors as well. The burning of the mortgage was delegated to R. D. Patterson, one of the oioest memoers of the congregation, who, with the other members of the official board, surrounded i the altar, and just as Mr. Patterson 1 applied the match to the mortgage, ! the choir sang, happily, “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow." : Talks were also given by several of 1 the older members of the congrega- , tion, among them being Mrs. Dr. Coverdale, Mrs. Nettie Schrock, Mrs. Crabbs, Mrs. Allison, James H. Stone ( and Mrs. W. J. Myers, the last named being a former member of this church. J. Frank Mann of Muncie gave the

congregation a surprise call and gave an excellent speech. D. B. Erwin presided as moderator of the meeting. Preceding the program was the business session. The reports of all the various departments were given, the financial report showing a balance on hands in all departments. Miss Laura Alban, who has served efficiently as clerk of the congregation, was re-elected and H. S. Michaud was elected trustee for three years, succeeding Oscar Hoffman, whose term expired. — FOR SALE—Barred Plymouth Rock eggs. A setting of fifteen for fift! cents. ’Phone 14 cn O line. 'hiFOR SALE -A range, used one year. a Favorite base burner. 'Phone 324. ' 9t6 ‘