Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1911 — Page 2

DAILYDEMOCRAT - .. I Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 18 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 2b cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, I Indiana, as second-class mail. Christmas Day was so green that a fellow almost looked for the results of the double headers. The cold wave is promised by Thursday. Only five more days in which to get ’ your New Year Day resolution ready. ' Be sure to include one that you will | be a better booster for Decatur than , ever. It’s over. The Merry Christmas greetings have been said. Now after ‘ you have met your bills due January , Ist you can settle down and save a lit- , tie money. , j The next event of interest is the democratic district convention to be held here on Friday. Several hundred visitors will be in the city. The business houses are asked to decorate their places of business and to extend Che hand of welcome. Mme. DeThebes, the French lady, who is known as the world's greatest prophetess, has declared that the next year will tie fail of nappenings. Each year she has given forth her “seeings,” and while many will not believe her inspired, all admit she Is at least a mighty good guesser. The French ladysays tbat the year 1912 will see a disastrous European war, which will tear up things in general in France, Spain, Germany and England. There will be many fires and accidents and incidentally President. Taft "’ill be beaten for the presidency of the United States.

' $10,000.00 || Worth of Footwear, Leather, Shelving, Fixtures, Chairs, Settees, Mirrors, Gasoline Lighting Plant g B and Electric Fixtures to sold at forced sale. fi ® - fl 1— FORCED TO QUIT BUSINESS | g The owners of the building in which I have been doing business for over ten years have served notice on me to vacate' H k H Everything must go regardless of cost. This is an opportunity of a life-time and you should buy enough to last you a long time- teg \ O Everything will be placed in lots easy to examine and price tagged so that you can be quickly waited on. J w Sale Begins Tomorrow Morning at 9 A.M. and Continues 1 w Till Everything is Sold jg > Everything spot cash. No Goods Charged. No goods exchanged. No goods taken back. At the brices we sell goods every- B thing should be sold in a week or ten days so come early. g I ' East Side of Second street - . S

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Round of Festivities Plani ned by Chanticler Girls for Guests. | CHRISTMAS SOCIALS •; 'I 1 Mrs. C. C. Schafer Entertains for Mrs. L. B, Lesh at Five Hundred Party. j 1 WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. T uesday. Tri-Kappas—Madge Hite Wednesday. St. Vincent de Paul Thursday. I Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. Ja- , cob Atz. Friday. i Mite Society--M. E. Church. I . An Every-day Christmas. A good conscience is a continual Christmas. —Benjamin Frank- ’ lin. I Mrs. L. B. Lesh of Chicago, who-it fa guest of Mrs. Chalmer Schafer duri ing the holidays, was the guest of honI or at a “Five Hundred” party given j Saturday evening by Mrs. Scha f er. There were seven tables for the party I which numbered twenty-eight, and prizes were won, first for games byMrs. W. L. Lehne; first, for points, by Mrs. Lesh, and the consolations by the Misses Rose Christen and Bess Congleton. The Schafer home was unus ; ually pretty in its Christmas decorations in red, green and white. Ropes of Christmas greens with red Christ mas bells and holly garlands, were used effectively in the broad hallway and reception room, in the archways and living room. In the living room the mantle and fireplace were especially adaptable io effective decoration; of roper of Christmas greens, holly, palms in pots adorned with red crepv paper caps and bowls of the bright and cheery poinsettia, clusters of poinsettia also lending a cheery to~o of red to the grate under the mantel. The bay window at the front was given over to’a festive Christmas tree, glittering and dainty, growing from a glistening snow-covered bed. The girls of the Chanticler Set are planning for a busV social week, when

1 a number of social affairs will be given in honor of several friends from out of the city who are visiting here Miss Sallie Cabler of Fort Wayne, wh< is the guest of Miss Naomi Dugan: ’ Miss Underwood of Fort Wayne the guest of the Misses Neva Brandy berry and Winifred Burke; Miss Win 1 t'red Sowers of Sharon, Pa., the guest of Miss Lillian Rice, and Winifred El linghnm of Indianapolis, the guest c i Miss Dorothy Dugan. On their social calendar for the week is a dinner par ty for Wednesday evening by Miss - Winifred Burke, fol’owed by an even ing party by Miss Lillian Rice; Thursday morning Miss Ethel Smith will give a 9 o’clock breakfast, and Thursday evening Misp Nacrni Dugan will give a party; while Miss Neva Brandyberry will give a sewing party and dinner Friday afternoon and Friday evening there will be a Fort Wayne theater party. A very pleasant surprise was given for Mr. and Mrs. John Green by their children an Christmas day. A grand dinner, consisting of turkey and everything that is good to eat, was served. These present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Green, daughter. Rose, and sons. Lawrence and Otto; Mr. and Mrs, J, P. Hilyard, son T ee. and daughters. Mabel and Velma; Mrs. B. B. Teeple. Miss Ida Green, Bert Green and Martin Gilson. The Mt. Pleasant Sunday school rendered a very good Christmas program, with a Christmas tree, a Santa Claus, and other special features. Among the many Christmas dinners in the city was the one at the home of M -. and Mrs. Troby Cramer, on North Seventh st’cet at 1 o’clock. Dinner was served to the following: Mr. and I Mrs. D. A. Hem md daughters, Fran-1 ces, Mary and Naomi; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Light and children, Gladys,' Wanda and Waber; Messrs. Vernett and Ray light. Mr. Cramer received a ' beautiful gold ring from his wife, while she received a gold watch from her husband. To them was also given a large Bible, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. 1 D A Helm, which was greatly appre dated, and will be kept as a long and ver- sacred remembrance of that day. The special services of Rev. J. L. Ickes of Crainville were again in demand at the parsonage last Saturday afternoon, December 23rd, when Henry Rudolph Yake of Adams county and Miss Mary Wolf, of near Tocsin were united in the holy bonds of matrimony while the clock was striking four

p. m. The groom is a son of Mr. : , Mrs. Herman Yake, ami ti . dt • a daughter of Samuel M Wolf u p - perous farmer and stoskman. e bride was very beautiful!; < • ■ an all-white, lace- trimmed which was very appropriate !’<>■■ e < casion, while the groom looked !: ■ j best in Ihe conventional 'black. '' ,e bride, until a short time previo her marriage was cashier pt sin bank. She >s ? )oy J ; member of the Toc dn church, and the g?e I: dustrious your;, f? m-er. diately went to their noand a half miles east a south of Tocsin, wher~ housekeeping. All the' in wishing them a long. prosperous future.—Co-ntm , -ed. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and sor ■ Meredith, were in Hunting Christmas visiting with relat’vfriends and on Sunday evening -' ed the wedding of Miss Mary Clemen tine Warner of Hittington and ” . ery Hoss'er of Pierceton. Mr. , Mrs. Stewart and son returned to Decatur Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shifferiv ert retained at Sunday dinner the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Shifferly. Mr and Mrs. C. H. Sebnitz, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shifferly and daughter, Doris; Messrs. Oren and Merlin Stan diford and Ivan Shifferiv: Misses Carlie and Iva “Staudiford, Gertrude and Wildas Shifferly. At noon a bounteous dinner was served, to which all did ample justice. The afternoon war. spent with singing and music, a sosial good time being enjoyed by all The main feature was the exchange of Christmas presents, each one receiving-.beautiful and useful presents. The guests denarted in the evening. voting Mr. and Mrs Shifferly, 1 fine entertainers. Mrs. I D. Allegat end daughter, Mrs. ' G’en Dish, and her baby daughter, 1 I a ora Marie Dish, of Marion, who are here to spend a week with their grandmother. Mrs. H L. Coverdale, were guests of honor at a Christmas dinner ' given yesterday noon by Mrs. H. L. Coverdale, Mrs. J. S. Coverdale also being a guest. On Wednesday the ’ Marion guests, also including Mrs. H. L. Coverdale, Mrs. Naomi Fortney andJames Ccverdale and daughter, Inez, will be guests at a dinner given byMrs. .1. S. Coverdale. | Mi. and Mrs. Sam Fuhrman gave a - Christmas turkey dinner that was a thoroughly enjoyable affair, as the following guests can testify: Mr. and

XMAS IS OVEfVou a Happy INevA. Year. |J X Doll Contest Is Also Over , Parties holding ticket No. 9565 will please come in and get the doll, secund No.*is7o7l, third No. is 8121, and the fourth Ho. is in ' ; i at the present time, We want to thank one snd all of the many customers for the liblhl eral trade given us not only Xmas time but for the whole year of i ! 1911 which has been a banne year for us and we want to still thank ■ m you all for the treatment shown us through the rush we had at our store, we did the very best we could to wait on every one and if any ;L J one was missed please pardon us. g BWe want to make the year of 1912 still better and will not spare time or money t> do it, all we ask is your support and we will give you the best merchandise that money will buy for the lowest price. Remember us when wanting anything and watch our ads and windows for bargams. 0 W Q THE RACKET STORE | W ■ Steele & Weaver JI FwrirffT witin - I.!—■■ —■ I I

Mrs. D. F. Leonard and family, M” and Mrs. J. A. Fuhrman and family. I Richard Helworth and Raymond Car-J renter of Celina. Ohio. ! Miss Ada Murray entertained Sun day at dinner for Miss Hazel Sowers of Sharon, Pa., who will be her guest over the New year, and for Miss Sow eis friend, Oliver Brodbeck, who is a student at the osteopathfc college at Kirksville, Mo., and is here to spend his holiday vacation with his parents. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaub entertain ed yesterday at 12 o’clock dinner, .Mr. and Mrs. Tc.., Haetling, of Indianapolis. I Christmas, with its many pleasing feature*, was a happy day nt the G. C. Steele home, when they entertained at dinner. Guests were Mrs. Sadie Cowley and daughter, Maude: Mrs L. P>. Brokaw and children, Eva and

Carl, of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. C. ,J. Weaver and son, Vane. 1 Miss Agnes Coffee was the guest ot a 6 o’clock dinner Christmas given in her honor by Mrs. Fred Deininger. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terveer very pleasantly entertained Christmas day in honor c" the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Vog’ewede, Mrs. K. J. Holthouse and family, Mrs. Benedict Uhl, Mr. and Mis. Clem Uhl. Mrs. Josej phine Rodd, of Toledo, Ohio, and Al Vclmer and William Dowling. Mr. and Mrs T '.eu Patterson gave a ! delightful Christmas dinner. Covers were laid tor the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. .1 C, Patterson. Maiie and Bruce Patterson, Mr. aud Mrs. \V. L. Lehne. Mrs. John Green entertained Christ-

mas the following persons: Ed Green, wife and sons. GMo and Warren, and daughter, Rose; Mr. and Mrs. Hilyard. son Lee, and daughters. Mabel and Delma, Marsh Gilson and B. B. Tec pie. A family dinner party of Christmas day was given oy Mrs. E. B. Harkless, those joining in the happy affair being J. C. Harkless and family, Ed Ahr and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Harden Miss Edna Weldy. This was the first time that. Mrs. Ross Harden has been out since her operation of several ! weeks ago, and the fact of her recovery was one of the things that made the reunion the more happy. Carleton and Mary Helen Ahr of Monroeville spent the night as guests of Fred and Lloyd Ahr. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin CONTINUED ox i’AGE FOUR