Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 285, Decatur, Adams County, 6 December 1911 — Page 2

PAUIXJde m o c r a t Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 19 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 2* cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail. John K. Gowdy, formerly chairman of the republican state committee, says that republican chances are ‘not very hopeful,” but that there “may be a change.” And there will be a change—the republican chances will get “worser and worser.” Hundreds of people have looked over the blue prints for the new sugar plant to be built here at once, the plat being exhibited in the window of the Daily Democrat. The buildings as platted will be immense, the total length, if in one straight line, being 2,400 feet, or nearly half a mile. A delegation of twenty-five from Berne and perhaps a dozen from other parts of Adams county went to Indianapolis Tuesday to attend the "omni-partisan” convention called by the anti-saloon organization. Their entrance into the hall, lead by an exsaloon man, is said to have caused quite a sensation, the more so because he was heralded as coming from Flemings district. Prominent figures at the meeting were J. Frank Hanly and Hugh Th. Miller, both w’ell known republican workers. Last summer when he vetoed the real tariff reform bills that were passed by the democratic house and by the democratic senators, with the help of the progressive republicans, President Taft excused himself on the ground that the tariff board created by the previous congress had not re-

15 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS If you have any gift to make to a father brother or son our immence stock affords you the opportunity to select any of the wearables essential to a man’s comfort and correct appearance. Out of the numerous practical and pretty gifts we suggest but a few— Suits and Overcoats $6.00 to $25.00 Bath Rofces $5.00 House Coats . . $4.50 tn $7.50 Silk Umbrellas $2-50 to $5.00 Suit Cases and Bags SI.OO to SIO.OO Fur Caps .... $2.00 to $6.00 Cpmbination Sets 50c to SI.OO CuIT Links and Sets 25c to $2.00 Silk Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Half Hose, Ties, Gloves -in fact everything a man may need. Do it now — visit our store and you’ll realize how well we have provided for the men and little men. Anything purchased for a gift proving the wrong size or unsuitable will be cheerfully exchanged or money refunded. THE MYERS-DAILEY CO.

' ported to him as to what should be , done. But now comes Mr. Taft in an 1 authorized interview before the re- ■ port has been received, and again dey dares his belief in the infamous Payne Aldrich tariff act and says that the “present prosperity of the treas- “ ury” is to be attributed to that measure. As the prohibitive rates of the s Payne-Aldrich act have caused a dell crease in customs receipts no “pros--3 perity of the treasury" can possibly °i be due to it. It is plain that Mr. Taft s - is not treating the people fairly, n i _______ The Daily Democrat received a ’ number of compliments on the fact -ithat we were the first paper in this i 1 section of the state to publish the McNamara confession and sentence, t It is good to be appreciated and in a this connection we believe it proper i to say again that we are members of 1 the United Press association, receivI ing six huiidred words each day on the news of the world, thus protectI ing our readers at all times as to the ■; important happenings far and near. 3 Our only desire is to print a newspa- ' per equal to our splendid community, 5 as near as possible, to give you first 1 ; all the local news and second all the > ' important happenings of the state land nation. Many tell us we are doling this and we wish to tell you at II this time, as we approach the new year, that our efforts will be redoubled during 1912 with that end in view. Miss Ora Williams of Indianapolis, ’ assistant, state organizer of librar--1 ies, who visited at the local library ’ Tuesday, is a niece of L. T. Brokaw > of this city, and while here was the t guest of her cousin, Mrs. Effie Brokaw c Johnson. Miss Williams left this 1 morning for Fort Wayne, where she will inspect the library today. FOR SALE—GOOD FARMS. e 66 acres near Craigville, good house I and barn, % mile to high school. e 80 acres, 2% miles from Craigville, . two good houses and fair barns, and other outbuildings at the right price. e See J. A. Harvey at Graham & WalII ter’s office, over the interurban sta"ltion. You must buy ’em quick. 282t6

DOINGS IN SOCIETY' Program for C. W. B. M. Tomorrow Will Make Interesting Afternoon. A MISSIONARY TEA Sleighing Parties Were in Evidence Last Evening— Club Notices. "Things are never as bad as they seem, and all difficulties sneak away when you look them squarely in the eye.” WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. German Reformed C. E. — Letta Wetter. Young Matrons —Mrs. Harry Moltz. Historical —Mrs. Nettie Schrock. Wednesday. St. Vincent de Paul —K. of C. Hall. Shakespeare —Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Concord Aid —Mrs. C. C. Wilder. Orient —Mrs. J. M. Miller. Thimble Club —Mrs. Roy Archbold. Thursday. Needlecraft —Sue Mayer. M. E. Missionary—Mrs C. D. Lewton. Ruth Circle —Ada Stevens. C. W. B. M —Mrs. A. M. Fisher. Friday. Christian Aid —Mrs. Harry Helm. | Red Cross Seals. One seal for a penny, you’ll take how many ? Red's for the glow of the Christmas cheer; White's for the peace of the brand new year; Green’s for the brow, not for the bier, Who’ll drop a penny instead of a tear To lessen the list in the brand-new year? The Young Matrons’ club busied themselves with their needlework at the home of Mrs. Harry Moltz Tuesday afternoon, the usual good time being in evidence. The club at this time received its apportionment of the Red Cross Christmas seals for

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sale. Mrs. F. V. Mills will have the ; next meeting. j ( A coming wedding of much interest | I in the north part of the county is that of Mr. Rudolph Weiland and j Miss Mary Marbaugh, two of the j prominent young people of Union township. The wedding will take , place Sunday, December 17th. the ceremony set for 3 o’clock in the afternoon. This will be performed by . the Rev. G. Bauer, pastor of the German Lutheran church, east of the city. Fully one hundred guests have been invited to partake of the wedding feast and to join in the festivities which will be given at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Marbaugh, northeast of the city, and the affair promises to be one of the most brilliant of the season. The bride is pretty and accomplished, and has an innumerable host of friends, as has the groom, who is a highly esteemed young farmer of the township. J The Christian Women’s Board of I Missions will hold their regular missionary tea tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur Fisher, when the following program will be rendered, the lesson study to be on Jamaica: Hymn, Bible lesson, Rom. 13:1-4; roll call, reading o. poem, "Two Seas;” "Jamaica: the Country and Its People,” Mrs. P. G. Williams; “Tie Work of the Young People's Department," Miss Dorothy Schultz; “Our First and Present Missionaries in Jamaica," Mrs. Minnie Daniels; “A Missionary Gift in Jamaica," Mrs. A. M. Fisher: instrumental solo, Miss Mabel Weldy; business period. — Relatives here today received an ! nouncement of the wedding of Miss I Grace May Moses, daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. John Stevenson Moses of! Chicago, which took place Saturday, I December 2nd. to Mr. John Brough Porter of that city. Mr. and Mrs. j Porter will be at home after Febru-I ary Ist at 7159 St. Lawrence avenue. Mr. Moses is a cousin of the Moses families of this city and was a former resident of this place Mr. Moses, the bride's father, has just closed u fc« days’ visit bore returning to Chicago this morning. Taking advantage of the excellent sleighing, a party of young people from this city chartered a bob-sled and drove to the country home of Miss Bernice Dailey, where music,

games and other things provided a jolly good time, closing with a most delicious supper, in which oysters played a prominent part. The part) included Alice ‘Dailey, Irene Smith, Lulu Atz, Frances Cole, Ireta Erwin. Don Vancii, Joe Kortenbrer, William Bowers. Virgil Krick, Ehrl Schafer and Fred Smith. After their business session at the home of Miss Letta Wetter Tuesday evening, the German Reformed Christian Endeavorers enjoyed several contests, games and other social amusements provided by their hostess, not forgetting to mention a delicious luncheon. Guessing conundrums relating to the parts of the

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11 body, and another contest in drawing i animals, were among the amuse- ( . I ments. ' I J 1 Nearly all the members of the His- ' j torieal club were present at the meet-1 1 Tuesday evening at the Lome of Mrs. r Nettie Schrock, when “Momern Egypt" was discussed. The interesting paper was given by Mrs. Congle- ’ ton, and the subject was freely and r ■ interestingly discussed by the other 1 members in their sub-topic talks. The 1 next Tuesday evening meeting will be 1 with Mrs. J. S. Coverdale. - Mrs. J. S. Bowers, on her return j from Indianapolis, spent Sunday with e her niece, Miss Frances Laman, who

is a student at Glendale College, tie Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Frances is ei. joying her studies there very much. Wood For Sale Kindling, Slabs, and good country cook and heating wood at the right price. S. W. Adams Phone 635