Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 262, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1911 — Page 2

D AIL Y DEMOCRAT] Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subecriptlon Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents I Per Year, by carrier >5.00 Per Month, by mail 2t> cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 i Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail. COUNCIL DOINGS CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE Union Oil Wks. 16.69 Protective Elec. & Supply C 0... 33.91 | Chesapeake & Ohio Coke Co. .. 18.84 Henry Miller Mfg. Co 28.65 < National Express Co 4.05 M. J. Mylott pay roll 273.48 Tom Gause 2.00 James Ross 2.00 G. F. Kintz 34.00 Mooreland Coke Co 38.57 Seph Melehi 50.00 John D. Andrews 2.00 Sheridan Coal Co 28.81 P. J. Hyland 20.30 Old Adams County bank, sinking funds 560.00 Old Adams County bank, sinking funds 22.50 COURT HOUSE NEWS The board of Adams county com- ■ missioners, with Attorney J. C. Mo- f ran, went to Van Wert, Ohio, this | morning, where they held a joint session with the Van Wert board, on mat-{ ters relating to the hearing of reports in the Pearl King ditch. Dore B. Erwin is attorney for Henry Bittner in a case against Christena Bittner for appointment of guardian. | — Heller, Sutton & Heller have filed a new partition case, entitled Nroman | W. Walters et al. vs. Peter Ziegler I et al.

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DOINGS IN SOCIETY Friendship Shower Given For Miss Josephine Shoemaker a Pretty Affair _____ DELEGATES NAMED I n To C. E. Convention—Miss Ireta Erwin to be on the Program. WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Y. L. E. —Agnes Costello. Orient - Mrs. I. Kalver. Thursday. Thimble Club —Mrs. Ned Steele. U. B. Aid —Mrs. Jesse Williams. Ruth Circle —Dora Schultz. Friday. Christian Aid —Mrs] Noah Mangold. Medical Society—Dr. P, B. Thomas. Mite Society—M. E. Church. “The song is to the singer and comes back most to him; The love is to the lover and comes back most to him; The gift is to the giver and comes back most to him —it cannot fall." A jolly time was had at the home of Jeff Manley of near Van Wert, Sunday, when Miss Cora and Dora Manley entertained the following guests:" The Misses Bernice Miller and Leota Hinton of Decatur, Anna I Purk, Flossie Manley, Elizabeth Miller, all of Van Wert, Ohio, and Bert I Moshier, Gayle Reid and Dorema Poling. A very good time was spent durI ing the day. Mrs. J. H. Heller entertained the , Young Matrons Tuesday afternoon, the ladies busying themselves with their needlework until the refresh ment hour, when a two-course luncheon was in order. Mrs. Fred Bell of Hillsdale, Mich., and Mrs. Harry Bell f of Elyria, Ohio, were guests. I The Christian Ladies’ Aid society

will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Noah Mangold on First street, of with Mrs. Harry Helm as at first announced. The Afteruoun club did not hold its meeting Tuesday afternoon at at first planned, on account of the death of Mrs. Martha Vail, which occurred Monday evening. Mrs. Vail is the mother of Mrs. D. Sprang, one of the members of the club. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Helm entertained Mr. and Mrs. Troby Cramer and Miss Gladys Light and Miss Grace Poyner at dinner Sunday. The afternoon was spent with music and conversation. Mr. and Mrs. Cramer and Miss Light returned to theio homes in Decatur in the evening. Miss Poyner was accompanied by the Misses Frances, Mary and Naomi Helm to her home, where a very pleasant evening was spent The German Reformed Christian Endeavorers held an interesting business session at the home of Miss Lydia Miller Tuesday evening, closing with a social good time. Two contests, one a conundrum tea and the other a state contest, were interesting amusements. Music b y Miss Esther Sellemeyer and Paul Reinking also contributed to the good time. Miss Vera Ehingcr was hostess to the Bachelor Maids Tuesday evening. Miss Vera Goeke of Fort Wayne being an out-of-town guest. In the game of “500” first prizes were won by Rose Tonnelier and Emma Terveer, and the seconds by Vera Goeke and Mae Berling. Music by Miss Vera Goeke was a pleasing part of the entertainment also. Miss Adelaide Deininger will be hostess at next week’s meeting. which will not be till Thursday.

Very pretty and happy was the I friendship shower given Tuesday evI ening at the C. Rademaker home by the Misses Vera Rademaker and Verena Niblick in compliment to Miss j Josephine Shoemaker, whose wedding jto Mr. Ted Ramsey of Fort Wayne, will take place soon, the date not yet having been publicly announced. Yellow and white were the pretty and an ■ propriate colors carried out in the room decorations. Between the arches in the parlor and living room were festooned strings of yellow and white hearts, and from the chandelier in the middle of the rooms were | suspended large white wedding bells, from which crepe paper streamers led away to the corners of the rooms, I making an interlaced canopy. Hoodu I in these same pretty colors, also shadj e<i_ the chandelier lights. In the dining room, the table on which the \ bride’s shower gifts were laid, and from which she unwrapped the pres- , ents. was decorated with crepe paper streamers extending from the corners of the table to the chandelier above the middle of the table, where they ! were caught by a large white wedding bell. The gifts tf'erc very pretty, beI ing confined chiefly trf linen and sil- . verware, and showed in a very sutI stantial way the esteem in which the donors hold the guest of honor. Pro- ' grossive peanuts was a much or.joved ■ game and prizes were won by the Misses Agnes Meibers and Esther Corbett, the prizes being then given to the bride-to-be. Music added a pleasing charm to the social evening, as did the delicious luncheon, which was served in two courses, carrying out the color scheme of white and yellow

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in away that delighted the sight as well as the palate. The guest list in-1 eluded Mabel and Freda Leichty and Mabel Ashbaucher of Bluffton, Naomi Niblick, Agnes Meibers, Sylvia Droppieman, Marie Kintz, Lettie Lang, Ag ‘ nes Coffee, Genevieve Bremerkamp, Esther Corbett, Margaret and Irene Garard, Frances Colt;, Ruth Buhler, | Agnes Kohne. Daisy and Nettie Rey nolds. Gayly Nelson, Mrs. I. Bernstein, Eva Metzler, Emma Schultz, Mrs. | Tom Ehinger, Mrs. Noah Mangold and daughter, Glennis, Agnes Weber. The Christian Endeavorers of the : Presbyterian church held an interest- f I ing business and social session with [ the Misses Ireta and Mary Erwin j Tuesday evening. Among the business , considerations was the appointment of r Ireta Erwin and Owen Edwards as I delegates from the society to the con-1 vention to be held at Churubusco be-I ginning Thanksgiving evening. Miss ] Ireta Erwin has been given a place | on the program also, that of response to the welcome address. During the social period, two musical contests were in order. In one, that of 1 guess- i ing the names of the most musical terms, first honor was conceded Miss I Gladys Myers. The second contest was the guessing of the names of musical selections, with Mrs. C. J. Lutz, pianist. Delicious refreshments were ■ served during the period given. Miss i Gladys Myers will entertain the so : clety the first Tuesday in December. I Miss Dpra Schultz will entertain the Ruth Circle of the Christian church tomorrow evening.

DEMOCRACY WINS Returns From Throughout the Country Show Great Democratic Sweep. FOSS RE-ELECTED Many States Give Large Democratic Majorities— New York For G. O. P. (United Press Service.) Washington, D. C„ Nov. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Advocates of plain government saw victory today in the election results. Progressive members of both the democratic and republican parties also professed to read the advancement of the progressive cause in the outcome of yesterday’s battle. The only severe progressive set-back asserted is in New Jersey, where the Governor Wilson forces were defeated. The c-ld-line republican machine, according to progressives, was in control there. The election of “Boss” Cox in Cincinnati, the election of Newton Baker as mayor of Cleveland, who is known as a “Tom Johnson” man, the re-election of Ru dolph Blanketfberg over the Penrose forces in Philadelphia, were pointed out by many as the policies which I brought on victory. The democrats, from reports received throughout the j various states where the elections were held, indicate that they have made a clean sweep, and big politi | cians proclaim themselves as being well satisfied with the pluralities

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I which the candidates received. Gov- | ernor Foss of Massachusetts, who was re-elected, fell slightly below the first figures as given out. while many other I of the larger cities gave large pluralities to the democrats. Boston, Mass., Nov. B—(SpecialB—(Special to 1 Daily Democrat) —Governor Foss’ plurality as the successful democrat nominee for the re-election as governor ; was placed this afternoon at 8,331. i Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. B—(SpecialB—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The plurality of I Harry B. Hunt, democratic nominee ■ for mayor, was today placed between . 2,500 and 5,000, a reduction over the original figures. — ! Columbus, Ohio, Nov. B—(SpecialB—(Special to | Daily Democrat) —Election returns re ceived here today indicate that throughout the state between 90 an . 100 of the delegates elected are pledged to the iniative and referendum. o i DIBBLE WILL WED. Thus Dismissing Paternity Proceedings Instituted Against Him. » Sheriff Durkin left this afternoon a* 1 o’clock with Clark Dibble for Port land, where it is Dibble’s marri age to “Miss Stow” will take place, thus dismissing the paternity proceedings begun against him Saturday evening by the young Jay county lady. I Dibble has been in Jail here since Sunday morning, having been bound over to court by Justice Friedline of Geneva, before whom he was given a I hearing.

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on our farms, one known as the liuum ! farm, abutting the city, and the John I Schurger farm, west of town. Trespassers will fie prosecuted. JOHN SCHURGER. ’ 262t3 ANDY SCHURGER.