Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1911 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE MCATUB DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rotes Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 2o cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. • Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail. The Hoehn# and Ralston press committees are working overtime these days, boosting their favorite for the governorship candidacy. Both men are strong and the race promises to be an exciting one. The convention will probably be held during the first week in March. The Haugk land north of the city is being surveyed by representatives of the Larrowe Construction company, who will build the big factory. They state it is a perfect factory site, which will work out nicely, and within a week or ten days the buildings will probably be staked off. A society has been organized in St. 1 Louis to investigate what becomes of ' all the discarded chewing gum, it be- ! ing claimed that a thousand tons are ■ chewed and thrown away each day. It may be the home of some Important germ. Oh, well, it s something for some one to do, and if they get any pleasure out of the search, let ’em go. Attention is called to the fact that it is not necessary to register to vote at the coming democratic primary. Any person who voted the democratic ticket in 1910, or any first voter, who will be entitled to vote at the next November election, may vote at the primary. The registration will occur

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next summer, the first meeting being 1 in May. Under the statute of Indiana, it is f the duty of the board of commission- ■ ers, township trustees, road superln- 1 j tendents and road supervisors to keep ! ’ ; in repair and in passable condition, all ! highways in their respective jurisdics tions, along or on which rural free de- ) j livery mail routes are established. The 5 ' penalty for not doing so is two dollars *' per day and the supreme court has > • I held the law good. It is, therefore, im- 1 1 portant at this season of the year that' ■ ' each officer does his duties. It is t'ool- ’ ish to expect a county to spend enor- ■ | mous sums of money to build excel- ■ lent roads and then allow them to be ■ cut to pieces. FOR SALE. Modern residence, near Central school building; price reasonable Brick business bloc, Berne, Ind., one-half square from Bank of Berne; good investment; price $3,500. Vacant lots in almost any part of Decatur. No advance in price on account of beet factory coming. See A. D. SUTTLES, . 268t.6 At Old Adams Co. Bank. : Today is November 15th —the month half gone. Just fifteen more I . days till Thanksgiving, and forty-six ; . more days till January 1, 1911. Quite a number of people are in the | I city these days, the early setting in ; |of inclement weather making it bad | for them to get around at their farm i work, and thus enjoy a little freedom. Dr. J. S Coverdale left last night over the Clover Leaf for Marion, Ark., where he will spend the winter. He expects to return here about the first i of June next. During his absence his son, Dr. E. G. Coverdale, will look after the practice ot the firm. Mr. Cover-1 dale makes these trips each winter, I the climate of that country being very j beneficial to him Mr. Krimmell, the piano tuner of Ft. Wayne, is here hor a few days. Par- | ties -wishing piano tuned, leave orders | at the Murray hotel, ’phone 57, at their i earliest convenience. 268t2

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Postoffice Employees Helped O. P. Mills Celebrate His Birthday. A DINNER PARTY Given by Mrs. John Green— Also by Mrs. Helen Bering—Social Notes. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. German Reformed Aid Mrs Henry Knapp. Sina Cura —Marie Kintz. Shakespeare—Mrs. Niblick. Thursday. Ruth Circle —Vivian Dawson. Helping Hand —German Reformed Chtl ’ch. Evterpean—Mrs. Fred Fruchte. Evangelical Aid —Mrs. J. F. Lachot. Thimble —Mrs. Dan Vail. Baptist Aid —Mrs. John Everett. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. J. C. Sut- ' ton. ( • Bachelor Maids —Adelaide Deiningi er ' On a man's wedding day he may be heard to quote. "I came, I saw, I conquered.” On his first anniversary It is generally, •’How the mighty have fallen ” —John Emery White. The Needlecrrft club, which was to hvae met this week with Miss Mamie Kitson, has postponed its meeting until Thursday of next week on account of the quarterly services at the Methodist church. Mrs. Jesse Sutton entertained the Historical club Tuesday evening. Mrs I R. S. Peterson, who was to have had i the paper on “Social Features of Africa,” could not be present, so the paper was read by Mrs. Sutton. Mrs. Jane Crabbs will have the club next week. The ladies of the Sewing Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. A. R.

• Bell, laying aside their needlework at I 5 o’clock for a delicious luncheon. Mrs. P. G. Hooper will entertain the i club in two weeks. Mrs. John Green very pleasantly en- . tertained at 12 o’clock dinner Tuesday in honor of several of her friends, and a most happy occasion is the report of i those invited The guests included ' MY and Mrs. Henry Krick, and Mr j . and Mrs. Louis Dolch of Flint, Mich i The Bachelor Maids will be enter- i i tained tomorrow evening by Miss Ad- I . j elaide Deininger. The evening of ! j pleasure which was to have been held ! j on Tuesday evening, was postponed j until Thursday, owing to the wedding I ' of the hostess’ brother, Frederick, to | 1 Miss Ocie Cowan this morning. I Mrs H Reeling was hostess Tues- ■ day at 12 o’clock dinner, given in hon jof Mrs. Helen Burns of Covington, Kv., and Mrs. Margaret Toley of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. J. H. Voglewede and Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne of Fort Wayne were also numbered among t the guests. Miss Bertha Kinney entertained the 1 Y. L. E. club Tuesday- evening, sewI ing, luncheon and games being entertainment features. Miss Lillian Mey-1 . ers will be hostess at the meeting I next Wednesday. Fully thirty-five attended the busi | ness and social meeting of the Young | People’s Alliance at the home of Miss , ' Vernia Smith last evening. After the j business was disposed of. a very good I ’ musical program, with songs by the Evangelical Junior choir and an instrumental duet by the Misses Zelda Snitz and Crystal Kern were enjoyed. ■ Among the entertainment features I also, was a menagerie contest. Imita-; tion cages held various articles, sug-' gesting the names of animals, and the j guessing of these proved very inter esting. The December meeting, which j will be the second Tuesday in the 1 month at the church, will mark the semi-annual election of officers. Miss-Vivian Close of Fort Wavne and Miss Marie Gass were guests of Miss Marguerite Gerard at supper. ' I O. P. Mills, the city mall carrier, was thirty-four years young yester ' day, and last evening invited his fel low associates from the postoffice to spend the evening with him, which they did in a pleasant way. Games were in order, and after this, there | were most delicious refreshments, : consisting of “the best hickory-nut | cake I ever ate” (said ere who was i there), ice cream, sandwiches, pickles, olives, coffee and other good things. Mr. Mills was presented with one of ; Gene Stratton Porter's books. Guest were W. A. Lower. W. R. Dorwin, H D. Rice. C. M. Rice, S. E. Hite, George Everett, C. E. Hocker and Jesse Helm. The United Brethren Ladies' Aid society is planning for its dollar social to be held at lhe parsonage Thursday , evening of next week, November 23. the program for which will be announced later. Each member is earn- ; ing a dollar and at this social will re- I port and give her experience in eariiing the money. Mrs. Emma Daniel went to Fort i Wayne this morning and this evening will give an address before the Woman’s Home Missionary society of the i Trinity M. E. church. Mrs. Daniel is 1 vice president of the conference asI i sociation and is often called upon to i give addresses and to take part in the I ■ Work of the various auxiliaries. There will be a called meeting of 1 the Ruth Circle tomorrow evening at i the Rev. Dawson home and all members of the society are requested to be present. The Tri-Kappas met with Mrs. Dale I Moses Tuesday evening, where their i regular business session was in order, I followed by a social period. SUGAR BEET ORGANIZATION. Chicago, 111., Nov. 15—A meeting of | beet sugar growers and refiners that ; may result in the formation of a per manent organization to represent the industry will begin tomorrow. Representatives from Michigan, Wisconsin, _ j Ohio and several western states are in the city. An annual production of I 500,000 tons of beet sugar is represented. BEGAN THIS MORNING. Bernardino Heidemann this morni ing began work as clerk at. the Winnes shoe store and from now on will | be associated at this place of business. 'ln addition to this she will also have charge of the Adams Express company’s collecting and is already associated with her new line of work. o Third rank work at the K. of P. hall Thursday night. All members requested to be present. Other important business to also be transacted. Please be there.—Fred Athbaucher.

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