Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1911 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday By DECATUR DEMOCRAT • OMPANT LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce at Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail matter. Some one has said: “If you save money, you’re a grouch: if you spend it, you're a loafer; if you get it, you’re a grafter; if you don’t get it, you’re a bum. So what's the use?’’ ■ A number of Adams county demo-1 crats will attend the big Achievement banquet at Murat Temple, Indianap-I olis, Next Thursday. On this occa-1 sion will be heard a half-dozen governors and many other prominent men of the country. The event is in celebration of Jefferson's birthday. Senator Martin of Virginia was yesterday chosen caucus chairman and I minority leader by the democrats of I the United States senate, while Ben-1 jamin Shively of Indiana was elected I vice chairman. Senator Shively, while I in no sense a candidate, was given I sixteen of the thirty-seven votes. Are we going to sit still and allow I the interurban power house and main I offices to leave Decatur? We don’t I know whether we will or not, but we I wish some one would And out and tell I us. Decatur is moving along and I there is a feeling of friendliness that I has never been equalled. Let’s use! it to make the city a better place, j Decatur merchants are now and I have been for a month past paying more money for butter and eggs than! any town in this locality, including Fort Wayne. If the farmer wants the highest price for his produce, he should bring it to Decafcor. They will soon find this out and if these prices continue, we will soon have a great business city. The census bureau has finally given out the population of Decatur and they say it is 4,471, an increase of I 329 over ten years previous. » Whether it is or not, that will stand as the real thing for ten years or until the census of 1920 is announced. While many of our people had hoped for the five thousand mark, it is as likely that I I There Are Tricks In Ai ad Ours Are In Pleasing You. Let us dem c bility by fit'i ou <v i with a new “Imperial” Derby <k H All The Latest Shapes And Shades ~ $3.00 The MyersDailey Co.

as many are surprised that we show an Increase. Those who guessed 4,500 seem to have about hit the mark. Bluffton leads us by about five hundred. Still we have a good town and should make the greatest growth in the next ten years, in our history. funeral Monday Last Earthly Rites to be Held at Ten O’clock From Home and at METHODIST CHURCH At 2:00 P. M.—lnterment to be Made at Mt. Tabor Cemetery. « The funeral of Comrade Samuel Shell ,the old war veteran, whose death occurred at an early hour Friday morning, will be held Monday morning at io o’croot from the home, where a short service will be held in charge of the Rev. Valentine, pastor of Beulah Chapel of Preble. In the afternon at 2 o'clock in the Methodist church at Bdbo the regular funeral services will be held, also to be in charge of Rev. Valentine. At this service the Grand Army of the Republic will be in charge and will at- i tend in a body, as well as many other old soldiers. A full attendance of evfery member is expected, especially the G. A. R., and the order will meet at the Louis Holthouse Fashion stables at 19:30 o'clock. Burial will take place at Mt. Tabor cemetery. o ] LAST ONE SOLD. 1 1 Frisinger & Sprunger sold their < last horse this morning to Samuel < Wolfe of T«in, Indiana, it being a ] bright bay wo years old, and will 1 mature a ton weight. This makes < the fourth horse this firm has sold to 1 this man. This is the last horse re- i maining in the stables of the firm i and they will remain empty until 1 Mr. Sprunger arrives with the new ( shipment, which will be tonight on < No. 13 over the Erie at abodt 5 t o’clock. i u 1 SPECIAL NOTICE. 1 1 | Sunday evening at the Baptist 1 church the pastor will again speak ; to men. As direct reference will i then be made to certain conditions in ; our midst as well as to some recent : events, it is hoped that a large number of men will be present. You will i Ibe courteously treated. Special mu- : sic by the choir. o VISITS SICK MOTHER. ' Jim Touhey this morning accompanied by his nephew, Arthur Hyland, lleft for Winchester. Indiana, I where the former went to pay a visit Ito his mother, who is very sick, and I who has been sick for some time past. I At present her condition is quite seI rious, and just yesterday word was reI ceived that her condition was much I worse than before. Her old age, along I with other complications, makes her I chances for recovery very doubtful. NOTICE. I The undersigned will receive bids I up until 2 o’clock p. m. on Wednesday, April 12, 1911, I at the law office of Dore B. Erwin in I Decatur, Indiana, for the purchase of I $6,500 bonds of Washington school I township. ’ Said bonds bear 4% per cent interI est, payable semi-annual, and become I due as follows: ! 325 on August 1, 1912, and $325 I each succeeding six months thereuftI er. A transcript of the proceedings I will be furnished and an opinion by I Smith, Duncan, Hornbrook & Smith, I of Indianapolis, Ind. SAMUEL BUTLER, 182t4 Trustee Washington Township. I TO SPEAK SUNDAY. 1 Rev. T. B. Potts of Fort Wayne will I preach at the Presbyterian church [Sabbath morning at 10:30. EveryIbody is invited. | > Q. DRAIN_TILE. I All sizes from 3 to 12 inch. The I 'est that can be made. Factory west I nd of Adams street, along the Erie I allway, west part of Decatur. I "eod-3wks J. h. ELICK, j o— — . I OST—-Between the library and ElevI vo rows of brilliants. Finder please I tfurn to this office or call ’phone I t x 66t6 I 'OSITION by an electrician and wire I chie' show results. E. C. ""laate ’ ' '"•'''omo, Ind.

SOCIETY imjINGS t Two Star W. R. C. Surprisers Given a Surprise— And Then Another. A SLUMBER PARTY Given by David HensleyMrs. F. V. Mills Entertains —Social Notes. For 10, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing of birds is come and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land: the fig tree putteth forth her green figs and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and comb away. —Song of Solomon. CLUB CALENDAR FOR WEEK. Monday. Philathea Social—M. E. Church. Tuesday. Historical —Mrs. E. S. Moses. Wednesday. Shakespeare—Mrs. P. G. Hooper. Menu-ates —Edna Hoffman. z Thursday. U. B. Aid—Mrs. Frank Martz. Beulah Aid—Mrs William Zimmerman. Needlecraft—Celia Mayer. Friday. Medical Association—Dr. Beavers. Orient—Mrs. Charles Murray. Embroidery Club—Fanny Rice. Friday evening was the regular meeting at the G. A. R. hall of the W. R. C. It was also the birthday of Mrs. Hey and of Mrs. Vinnie Lyons, two old-timers at springing surprises on other people. Their sisters in the W. R. C. thought it but fair to give those bold conspiriators a surprise to take care of for themselves, to remind them that they had passed another milestone in life and also to wish them many more birthdays and to have a good time, but the boys of the G. A. R. concluded to have a double surprise and have .a little of the good time themselves, too. So uninvited and unannounced, but not emptyhanded, they repaired to the G. A. R. hall, captured the W. R. C. guard, took possession, and proceeded to have a good time by the ice cream and cake route. By a singular coincidence, there was just as many people there as Vinnie was years old. Mrs. Hey was twenty years older than Vinnie and T. R. Moore ate just twenty times as much ice cream and cake as any one else present. Now can you tell hom old, or I might say. how young Vinnie is? Playing, singing and music was indulged in until a late hour, when the surprised and both' sets of surprisers returned to their | homes feeling that, they hod enjoyed'’ themselves to their capacity.. Notes— | That loud noise heard on the streets, | but coming from above, that scared John Stoneburner and Simeon Hain, was not a bugle call nor Gabriel blowing his trumpet, but was Doc Rinear singing "Marching Through Georgia.” If there are any more birthdays coming byway of G. A. R. hall your reporter will be there. —Contributed. Mrs. Carey Brittson, formerly of this city, but now’ at the home of her late father, Harvey Miller, on Rural Route No. 8, where she is in poor health, was wonderfully surprised and also “April fooled” by a great postal shower, receiving eighty-three beautiful cards. She says: “Many thanks, and best wishes to all who remembeied me,” and expresses the .wish that they may all have a happy Easter, and hopes their April first day was as pleasant as hers. We would like to publish the list of names of those who remembered her in the postal shower, but we were obliged to refrain on account of the great number. The meeting of the Philathea class at the Methodist church parlors Monday evening is not to be a social for the public as previously announced, but just a social gathering for the class members, and there will be no charge. All the class members are requested to be present. Mrs. F. V. Mills was at home Friday afternoon to the Young Matron’s club and eighteen other guests in honor of Mrs. L. G. Ellingham of Indianapolis, the reunion proving a verydelightful one. The ladies busied themselves with their needlework, chatting as their needles flew deftly to 1 and fro, and just before the luncheon ! they enjoyed the good-old game o' ’ "fruit-basket.” Luncheon was serve' 5 s In t' ■ a dng roor. the menu bein' in two qoursea, and the hostess vr daHcr'hfjßr

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I $ 175.00 I High quality at a low price is the feature that distinguishes the I sale of Clough & Warren pianos. If you contemplate buying a £ piano for your home within the next two years, you cannot afford I to miss this opportunity. I • 5.00 Monthly Payment At cash prices, no excuse for anyone to wait, besides if you come to-day you’ll probably find S the Piano you have been looking for--a rare opportunity for Churches, Lodges, etc. I Yager Brothers & Reinking E* Mr. B. D. Elliott, special salesman from the factory will be here during this sale. Our store will

Miss Margaret Mills, and Miss Eda Butler. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. L. G. Ellingham of Indianapolis, Miss Eva Adelsperger of South Bend and . Miss Eva Hill of Washington, D. C. , Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stevens of Route No. 8, had as guests at dinner Mrs. Warren Gunder and Mrs. Dora Sullivan of Chicago and Mrs. John Tillman of Fort Wayne and William Barrone of Union township. The Misses Neva Brandyberry and Zelda Snitz were entertained Friday afternoon by Miss Heldn Fonner at her home in Root township, the young ladies going out on the 2:30 car. Miss Rotherman, Bluffton librarian, has resigned, her marriage to take place in June to Ralph Silvers of Birmingham, Ala. A very delightful party wms that given by Miss Dorothy Dugau Friday evening for Miss Winifred Ellingham of The guests numbered twenty of their young boy and girl friends and pleasant hours were passed with music, dancing and interesting Easter games. The refreshments, dainty and delicious, also carried out the Easter idea in the menu and favors. Unusually festive was the closing Friday of the school term at District No. 7 in Washington township, of which William Faurot was the teacher: The pupils gave a very good program and the attendance was so large that all could not gain en trance to the building. At noon a feast was spread, consisting of chicken and all good things, and it is said by one who was there, that there were twenty-eight, fine large caeks. which displayed the skill of the good housewives of that vicinity. This is the last term of school which will be held in this building, as a new one' will be made. o —- MR. KUEBLER HOME. W. A. Kuebler, who a week ago today, was called to Shelby, Ohio, on account of the serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Frances Kuebler, returned home this morning and he stated that his mother was much better than when he first arrived there. Her extreme age is somewhat against her, although she has Improved very much during the past few days.

ASSOCIATION OFFICERS. Indianapolis, Ind., April B—(Special to Daily Democrat) —H. B. Brown of the Valparaiso university was to day elected president of the Northern Indian Teachers' Association. J. T. Giles of Marion was named as chairman of the executive committee and Martha Whitacre of Richmond, sec retary. S. S. McClure addr-essed the teachers today. CONDEMN GOV. MARSHALL. Kokomo, ina., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to j Daily Democrat) —The temperance committee of the M. E. conference tc day agreed upon a resolution con demning Governor Marshall and the members of the last general assembly for the liquor legislation enacted. The resolution will be sumbitted Monday. Today was also marked by meetings of tne various women’s organizations. o RECOVER SEVENTY-SIX BODIES. Scranton, Pa., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Seventy-six bodies had been taken from the Pancote mine up to noon today. Forty-five of the bodies had been identified. Among these was Joseph Evans, foreman of the United States rescue crew. Troops were necessary today to keep the grief stricken families in check as they swarmed towards the shaft when the bodies were brought up. o — CAN STILL SECURE TICKETS D. N. Erwin has received word from the secretary of the National Achievement banquet to be held next Thursday that tickets will be on sale until Tuesday. Any one giving their name to Mr. Erwin any time Monday will be taken care of and can secure a seat at the tables. o LOOK! LISTEN!! If you want better oats, corn, potatoes and truck, and bigger crops, get some of the fertilizer that C. H. Getting is selling. ’Phone Hoagland, or R. R. No. 1, Decatur. 83tf TWO HUNDRED DEAD IN A MINE. Birmingham. Ala., April B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two hundred state convicts are reported to have been killed by an explosion in f.he Banner mine at Littleton, thirtyfive miles from here.

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