Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 257, Decatur, Adams County, 2 November 1911 — Page 2

DAI L Y D EMO C R AT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE iECATUft DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 jPer Month, by mail 25 cents i Per Year, by mail $2.59 j Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postotfice in Decatur, inuiana. as second-class mail. Are you for Decatur? If you are, don't be airaid to say so. The world . will think more of you than if you whimper. Five thousand loyal citizens working for the betterment of the com-I munity would realize splendid success. It takes a large amount of nerve for the republican press to trv to saddle on the democrats any shortage in the j state’s finance, after they contracted the debts which are being paid. The state debt will be reduced this year,' something unheArd of while the republicans were in power. The democratic county central committee will meet within the next ten ! days and tlx the day for the primary. The election will probably be held some time prior to the middle of December. Already the candidates are becoming active, many having begun their canvass. Under the new laws in Indiana they will have to tile a report of the expenditures. Have you made au effort to find out just how good a town Decatur is? Have you ever reflected on all the good things to be found here, in this county seat of Adams, located in the very heart of the finest country in the state? Decatur has eleven miles of sewerage. a

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seven miles of brick street®, five miles of stone streets, flfty-flve miles of brick and cement sidewalks, $150,000 municipal water and electric plant, a ' new city hall under construction, and a $5,000 fire apparatus on the way, ten churches, six schools, two of the best banks in the land, artificial gas plant and the best piped town in the state, three railroads, thirty-six passenger trains daily, an interurban, free mail delivery, excellent telephone and telegraph service, a dozen good manufac tories, and a thousand other things that will come to your mind when you try to put them down on paper. The [county has 500 miles of macadam roads, leading all of the United States and our farm lands are worth from $125 to S2OO an acre. No wonder the i Holland-St. Louis company selected Decatur with her live citizenship as ja site for her first Indiana sugar fac- ' tory. There are worse places in which to live. There are none better. COMBINE BUSINESS. — By a deal which has been brought ;to a close Peter Mougey. the blackwho has been conducting a stand on Jefferson street, just east of the Hale warehouse, will suspend his headi quarters there, and has taken over a ( half-interest with Milton Leavell, on Monroe street, where both will from now on be connected. Both have been ' enjoying a lucrative business heretoMore, but on account of more conveniI ence they will combine their business and carry it out entirely at the Monroe street shop The nen\ firm will i be a strong one and with the business of both together, none other than the best is assured. Mrs. P. L. Andrews, who "as very dangerously sick with an attack of apI pendicitis, is recovering and is able to be up again Miss Rose Dunothan has. returned to her work as principal of the Decatur high school after an absence of a week or more on account of illness. WANTED —A dining room girl and cook at Martin’s restaurant. Apply at once. 257t6

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Robert Peterson Given Happy Birthday Surprise by His Classmates. A CARD PARTY Given by Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Coppock Last Evening—Other Socials. SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday. Euterpean Club —Bertha Heller Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. D. B. Erwin. | Poinsettia —Miss Alice Knapp. | Mite. Thank Offering Mrs. J. D. | Hale. Evangelical Aid—Mrs. Ei'gene Runi yon. Salem Aid, —Mrs. Nellie Walters. Helping Hand —German Reformed ; Church, Mrs. Anna Yahne, hostess. Baptist Aid—Mrs. Jesse Van Hart. Zion's Lutheran Aid—School house. Friday. ' Sina Cura—Esther Corbett. , G. W. C. —Nona Harting. , If you let a woman boss you, you’re a “dead one;” but if you let ‘ her think she is doing the bossing —well, your business is your own, that’s all.—John Emery White. A quiet but extremely pretty home wedding took place at noon today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Ravine, of 1210 Cass street, when their daughter, Mabelle, became the bride of Rev. Frank Ruf, a son of Rev. and Mrs. Bertram Ruf, also of this city. The marriage ceremony was performed by [the bridegroom's father in the presence of near relatives. The wedding music was played by Miss Lottie Ra j cine, a sister of the bride. The bridal I music from “Lohengrin” was rendered as the bride and groom took their . places under an arch of yellow and white chrysanthemums. A background of fern? made an effective setting for the bright colors. During the marriage service the pianist played ’’The Flower Song.” The bride wore a white marquisette gown that was exquisite in simplicity and beauty of material. The trimming was wide baby Irish lace and it was used to a considerable extent, both on the bodice and the skirt. A wide satin sash gave an additional touch of elegance. The bride did not wear a veil, but she held a 'bouquet of bride roses. The wed ding breakfast was served immediately alter congratulations had been extended. The table and dining room decorations carried out the colors of yellow and white in a pretty manne r. This afternoon the bride and groom left for Columbus, Ohio, where they will visit relatives during their honeymoon. For j traveling the bride wore a tailored cloth suit of tan color with hat and gloves to correspond. After the mid die of November the bride and groom will be at home in this city at the home of the bridegroom s parents, the Reformed Orphans' home. The bride is a bright and interesting young woman, who is well fitted to assume her new responsibilities. She has a beautiful soprano voice Rev. Ruf. the bridegroom, received his advanced education at Heidelberg college, from

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i which he was graduated. Then he had three years’ study at Central Theological seminary at Dayton, Ohio, from 1 which he was graduated in 1910. The first of this year Rev. Frank Ruf was appointed assistant to his father, who is superintendent of the Reformed Orphans’ home north of |he city. Guests from out of town who attended the wedding were Rev. and Mrs. Longaker, of Columbus, Ohio; Rev. and Mrs. Hes- . sert of Decatur and Miss Dera Ruf, j who came home from Tiffin, Ohio, to ; attend her brother’s wedding.—Fort I Wayne Sentinel. —The groom is a brothel - oi Mis. Hessert and Is well j known here. I Robert Peterson was given a very j delightful surprise on Hallowe’en in I honor of his seventeenth birthday an ; niversary, by his classmates, the jun ' iors of the Decatur high school. The affair was arranged and carried out , with entire success and there neve l was a boy more surprised than R<f*>ert. Hallowe’en games of all kinds . were played and the evening was one that will be long remembered as a must happy one by all. His class 1 mates presented him with a handsome tie pin as a token of their good wishes and esteem. i j Logansport was selected as the next meeting place for the Indiana State Conference of Charities and Corrections. which recently closed its annual session at Indianapolis. — Mrs. Reuben lx>rd gave a pleasing dinner party Wednesday noon in com- : pliment to Mrs. George Simmerman and children. Beatrice and David, of . Walkerville, Mich Other guests were t Mrs. Ed Christen, Mrs. Charles John . son, Mrs. Ben Wagoner and children, . Ralph and Jessie; Mrs. David Sum ; mers. > Mrs. F. A. Peoples entertained at dinner yesterday, guests being Mrs. - Lou Houk of Auburn. Mrs. W. A Fon- ; ner, Mrs. Philip Schiefersteln, Mrs - Henry Magley, Mrs. C. D. Lewton and I daughter, Eloise. I | Mrs. M. E. Brackett entertained the I Shakespeare club Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. R. K. Allison being leader j of the continued study of Africa. Mrs. Dorwin will be hostess next week. I i There was a large attendance of the Concord Ladies’ Aid society members and other friends at the meeting held at the home of Mrs. John Houk yes-■ terday afternoon. After the devotional I and study period, instrumental music I was rendered by Mrs. Sherman Kunkel, and refreshments were served. | The Fort Wayne Lutheran hospital will give a reception this evening for tlie seniors of the nurses' training class, there being twelve graduates , this year. The Misses Bessie Jeffrey:, and Huldah Loser, who are students 1 in the nurses' training class, will at-' tend the reception. ' , I— ’ : Miss Esther Corbett will entertain : , the Sina Cura club tomorrow evening. ■ < The G. W. C. girls will meet tomor- ] ( row evening with Miss Nona Harting. ! ( Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Coppock enter-! tained at a card party Wednesday ev- , ening, guests being Mr. and Mrs. A. . H. Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. John Peter-1, son, Mr. and Mrs. George Flanders i1 and Mr. and M.rs. Ned Steele. The l Hallowe'en ideas were carried out in

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the entertainment, which was a very i pleasing one. FRANK WHITE DEAD. ’ Friends here have received a message from H. P. Moses of Fort Wayne [of the death of his father-in-law, Frank White, aged seventy-eight . years, which occurred Wednesday evening at the home of his daughter, 1 Mrs. J. A. Dufand, at Howe, from pneumonia. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:34) o'clock from the Durand home. Many DecaI tur people who have visited with his daughters, Mrs. sci P. Moses and Mrs I Durand, have become acquainted with Mr. White, and will receive with sor- i row the news of his death.

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