Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 288, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1911 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT < ,* " — Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINQHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier ...I* cents Per Year, by carrier . ...SS.OO Per Month, by mail 2* cents Per Year, by mail $2.5* Single Cejties 3 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoTßee in Oeoatur, M seoond-dIMK mail. While the discussion of newspaper ' consolidation is occupying the public mind in this section of the state, it brings to mind the situation in this ' city. While to some this may appear ( personal, yet there is nothing person-! al in it. During the last ten years the Decatur Journal, the Decatur | Times, the Decatur Herald, all good, i well meaning, and as far as that goes, | well printed publications, have madel their peace and gone to their reward in that haven which knows not the trials and the tribulations of the edit- ( or. During those ten years at least i ten different editors have tried the impossible and given up the ghost. ! If each and every one of these editors, together with their stockholders, would testify to the truth, it would be found that at least fifty thousand dol-; lars was burned up in an effort to ■ make these publications a business success. The effort to make a second j daily newspaper pay will likely be continued, and as to that we have no I objection. We are simply giving ex-| pression to a few truths which the: past newspaper history of this cityl bear out. While Decatur is the best little city we know of, yet it will nev- ( er support two daily newspapers, by paying weekly the enormous expense, necessary to keep these publications upon the high tide of success. The labor account of the Democrat alone is more than ten thousand dollars a year, and it costs twice that sum to pay all the expenses, including labor, light, power, heat, paper and the thousand and one other expenses that have to be met daily in a newspaper office. To gather up tnls vast sum of money and have it ready to meet the onslaught of bills, is a task that makes any other but a stout heart Quaver. While we have nothing but the best of feeling for our contemporaries, no matter who they are or ’ where they come from, yet they have our sympathies in their efforts to succeed. It is a rocky road to Dublin. s — The recent successful promotion of a beet sugar factory at Decatur w ill open up Indiana to an industry which promises to be of great benefit to the state, and the outcome of the Deca-

jVhTE 3 (W I 1 IMPERIAL S 5 HATS K I Cast your vote for the right candidate and cast your eye on the IMPERIAL $3.00 HAT A majority of you young fellows will like the “Rugby” and the wide brim derby. THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPAQ

1 1 tur project will be watched with in- : terest. It is said that the soil of Inbdiana is peculiarly adapted to the growing of sugar beets, and the exf i perience of farmers in other sections of the country is that there is no more profitable or easily grown crop. ' Boone county has thousands of acres of rich black land that would be i splendidly adapted to this crop.—Leb- • J anon Pioneer. . —————— I i Charles H. Plessinger, of Bluffton, i whose selection as district chairman at the convention to be held in this I city on the 29th, was considered assured, has withdrawn his name as a (candidate, and the field now seems to i (be an open one. However, Wells! | county feels tb-v. she should have the j I chairman at this time, and at the I meeting of the county committee this ■ j afternoon it is likely they will en-1 I dorse Mr. Will Kunkle for the place.! (Mr. Kunkle is an old war-horse in the | democratic ranks, a hustler, and a man whose presence would be felt las a member of the state committee. if his business will permit him to give the time necessary, he would make a real live chairman. Adams county democrats are again i reminded that the district conven- j ! tion will be held in Decatur on the ( ; 29th inst., and you are all invited to ( (attend. The greatest campaign in a (quarter of a century is opening. Come I lin and hear the dope, get into the; (game, and do your share toward the j i victory, already assured for 1912. - A little foggy for the candidates toI day, but it will all clear- up by Wed-! nesday. Telephone this office if you I want the returns Tuesday night. MR. BEATTY'S DENIAL. ; Editor Democrat: I see from an article in the Fort | Wayne Journal-Gazette under date of December 7th, purported to be sign- ( ed by one "Wilbert Moser," that I am charged w-ith entering into a political scheme with one Fred Rohrer of Berne, in order to defeat David Schwartz for the nomination for representative. < uo not beiieve this article was written by Mr. Moser, for there is not one word of truth in it. so far as it applies to me, I do not i know Mr. Rohrer, except by sight, i and never had a conversation of any kind with him. Mr. Rohrer is a republican and I am a democrat, and I never take counsel or political advice ! from a republican nor enter into a po-! litical scheme with him. Such articles as above referred to should not, hurt any one as they are false from beginning to end, and eminate from dishonest motives only, and should not. be believed by the public. A. P. BEATTY. RHEUMATISM QUICKLY RELIEVED S. H. Baxter of Jlackson, Tenn., says: "My son 15 years old, was afflicted with rheumatism about 3 years and at various times under care of physicians. The first bottle of Dr. Deletion's Relie f for Rheumatism gave prompt, relief in 2 days and after ! using 5 or fi bottles, he is cured i sound and well. Sold by the Holt-; house Drug C‘o. THE STATE PRESIDENT. To Speak at the Baptist Brotherhood Meet Thursday. The Baptist Brotherhood will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening, the place io be announced later. The state president, J. W. Ferguson, of Richmond, wjll be in attendance and . will be one of the speakers. The occasion promises to be unusually Interesting. 0 NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE. Rudolph Schug, guardian of Jessie Ellenberger et al., filed inventory, which was approved. Mary E. Steele vs. John Scheiinann, leplevin and damage, $25, cause dis- , missed and costs paid. Charles Boknecht qualified as ad- . ministrator of the estate of Emma Boknecht, giving S2OO bond. WAGONS FOR SALE —New. enclosed medicine wagon, roller bearing, syc ! amore make. Inquire of John Lett I Monroe, Ind., or call Monroe 'prone. 1 288tfi FOR SALE—Good property on Mercer avenue, formerly occupied by the late Mrs. Jacob Yager. Inquire 1 of Charles Yager. 286t12

DOINGS IN SOCIETY k I Fortnight Club Has Enjoyable Visit With Mrs. Dorse Hoagland. (THE QUESTION CLUB Has Chicken Supper at the Home of Frances Butler —Social Calendar. — WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. Y. P. A. Election —Evangelical | Church. Historical —Mrs. J. S. Coverdale. Wednesday. German Reformed Aid—Mrs. Mar- ! tin Miller. Shakespeare—Mrs. J. H. Heller. Thursday. Baptist AidEvangelical Aid —Mrs. Fred Linn. Euterpean—Bess Schrock. Red Cross Seals. I'm little, but I travel far, My mission is to lessen grief, To search among the plagues that are - And banish from the world their grief. However poor you chance to be, j Or young or old, or weak or strong. I I Your servant I will gladly be, So that you, too, may help along. ; —S. E. Kiser. The Christian Ladies' Aid enjoyed an unusually good meeting' Friday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Helm. The society arranged to meet at the | church next Wednesday afternoon at 1 2 o’clock, where they will make stock- ; ings for the Christmas candies for the . school, and they will take their lunch j with them that the entire afternoon may be given over to work. A delicious luncheon was served by Mrs. . Helm after the business period. Guests besides the members were Mrs. D. B. Erwin and Mrs. Joe Helm. Last Thursday at high noon at the ■ home of Lewis Bailey occurred the marriage of their daughter, Mamie, to Ward Bowers, son of Mrs. John Bowers. The Rev. L. D. Rehl, pastor of the M. E. church officiated at the ceremony. The newly married couple left for Columbus. Ohio, where they will spend their honeymoon, after which they will reside on the Bowers farm, two miles east of town. Mrs. Bowers will leave shortly for Fort Wayne, ; where she will reside in the future.— Monroeville Breeze. i The Ladies' Aid society of Monroe will on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock ; hold a sale at the basement of the I church in Mo.iroe, and in the evening at 5 o'clock will serve a 15c lunch. On the evening of December 30th, in 1 the church, they will also give an entertainment. No charges at the door. A collection will be taken. The com munity is invited to attend. The Question club girls were en- ' ■ tertained Thursday evening by Miss Frances Butler. The hours were spent delightfully, chatting over their sew-1 ing, later a delicious supper, in which ■ a plenteous supply of chicken played a prominent part, was in order. The BE

Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. ——Capital $l2O 000 I ’ Surplus . $30,000 J * « r C. S. Niblick, President I -JKJ M. Kirsch and John Niblick I 'jJn Vice Presidents I & tj' E X. Ehinger, Cashier. liparf barm loans 5 „ a Specialty Reflect Resolve Start Something! — ■" able Rates. WHY NOT ' JLvcry A Bank Account? Accomodation ConThen Later On sistent You Will Be Prepared Banking To Start Something Else! But-Make The Start! ■-w Patrons We Pay,*4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits

i Question club comprises the girls of the Time & Runyon store. Miss Doris Acker of Geneva is the guest of Miss Glenys Mangold, coming to attend the opera, “The Captain of Plymouth," given by the high school chorus. Miss Margaret Todd of Bluffton is the guest of her cousin, Miss Reba Quinn, and friends. She came to at- | tend the production of the comic op- ( era, "The Captain of Plymouth." One of the most enjoyable meetings of the Fortnight club was held Friday afternoon with Mrs. Dorse Hoagland. At 4 o’clock a delicious two-course lunch was served in the dining room. The club will meet next with Mrs. Joe McFarland. Mrs. John Christen entertained a number of the Royal Neighbors at a comfort knotting Friday, the party including Mesdames Oliver Schug, Mose Henry, J. W. Jeffrey, W. H. Fledderjohann and Anne Yahne. DEATH RESULTED John Macy of Marion Died on Thursday from Injuries Received in STREET CAR WRECK Was Numbered Among the Most Popular Salesmen —Funeral Sunday. John Macy of Marion, Ind., and numbered among the best known traveling salesmen in Indiana, whose parents are residents of Geneva, died at the St. Joseph hospital Anderson, Indiana, on Thursday morning, as the result of internal injuries received in a street car wreck on the Union Traction lines lest Wednesday afternoon. At first it was thought that his injuries would not prove fatal, but in a short while a change took effect and the end was soon expected. Mrs. Macy was summoned from Marion, and arrived at the bedside of her husband only an hour before he passed away.. The body was removed to his home on Thursday, from where the funeral will be held. Mr. Macy is survived by his wife, formerly Mrs. Eva Paxton; a son eight years old. a daughter five years old, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Macy, of Geneva: two brothers, Bon Macy of Berne and Adolphus Macy of Portland, and four sisters, Mrs. Frank Sullivan of Portland, Mrs. Will Showalter of Keystone, and Mrs. T O. Overshiner and Mrs. Jesse Sailors of Marion. John Macy was an Elk, a Mason and a Knight Templar. He was also a mem-1 her of the T. P. A. The funeral will i be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the First Methodist church, with I interment following in the I. O. O. F I ; cemetery. There will be a called I ( meeting of Samaritan Ixidge, No. 105.! F. and A. M., at 1 o'clock Sunday I That order will have charge of the | funeral. ' Word from Branson, Mo., is that I Dr. Marie L. Holloway, who was seriously sick, is Improving.

IS ANTA CLAUS- ~ . » --— —"I ■» ■ 1 wk vA I S Has arrived at our store with a I full line of new goods suitable || l®j Y I for nice Christmas presents. A H • it • nice line of novelties m all prices U Every thing new. It will pay | ■ you to see our new line before g I you buy. I iwi - - - - • • 1 iWW— I— ~~ THE BOSTON STORE 1 B DECATUR, ------ INDIANA g ill ll— I IF I

Which Os The Two Sins Does The Aruto Sales Fraternity Commit? /I X .- s The Sin of Commission? No, if they did they would misrepresent mislead. The Sin of Omission? Yes, every time they mention their high rated H. P. and omit to say how fast their motor must run to give high rated H. P. Yes, every time they mention that catalogues H. P. and omit to see that the weight of car is in their specifications that they may determine the load of each H. P. Yes, every time they mention their tire equipment and omit to give the carrying capacity of tire equipment that you may know something of the safety factor on rubber. Shakesphere said “Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil.” Has it been artfully changed to “Ashamed of the Truth as sure as the-?” The Ford for your inspection and criticism at THE GROVE GARAGE COMPANY 123 N. MAIN STREET Bluffton, Ind.

SLIPPERS FOR CHRISTMAS I A Most Useful Present for anyone. We have never lil shown such a variety as this season.

=1 -—For Men-— "■ —— HA.II leather house slippers . . . 6oc Tan and black house slippers SI.OO ™ Better, ones $1.25 B Fine kid house slippers . . .$1.50 ■ Extra fine quality $2.00 Tan Foust slippers $2.50

S , I See our immense stock before buying. You can I get all your Christmas Slippers here. g

-—For Women-— p j —1 Bed room slippers all colors sl. up 1 All felt slippers 60c > Black brown Maroon, Fur trim- ~ med slippers SI.OO Better ones all colors at . .$1.25 8 All colors ribbon trimmed Romeor $1.50 L —