Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1912 — Page 2

DAILY DEM O C R A t| | Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEHOCRa- COMPANY * LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER —- - ; Subscription Rat's Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 a Per 'lontb. by .mail 2t> cents Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Conies 2 cents y Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the i-os-.office in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail. The first work by Contractor Spear j on the new sugar factory began this morning, when a half-dozen experts I began measuring off and staking tha buildings. About seventy-five men ‘ have filed applications for work and j they will soon be accommodated, no doubt. ...' — 1 Ji .. i,.iNineteen below' Sunday morning, was the thermometer record for tho year, and smashed everything for a some winters past. The weather changed Sunday night and it is believ- j ed that the backbone of the severe freeze is over. If that Sunday weather kept up a few days we would have had to add a foot or two to the thermometer. Betty Blythe of the Indianapolis Star interviewed Democratic State Chairman Korbly Saturday, or tried to at least. Her opinion of him is that he is capable and will lead the great- 1 est fight in a quarter century, and the opposition will know it. The story contained many complimentary things about Mr. Korbly. Betty, you're all right! In a list of twenty of the greatest i men in the whole history of the world recently compiled, Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the democratic party, ranks sixth. Jefferson Is spoken of i as the one “who taught principles of a republican form of government, founded our public school system, ' which he designed should be based on the honor system; who introduced Greek architecture into America; a | man singularly patient, creative, lov- * ing, generous and with whom the 1 world has not yet nearly caught up. I The only democrat the world has ever i seen.” This is praise, indeed, but it ’ falls far short of giving a real view 1 of the great qualities and achievements of the democratic leader. The | principles he taught and the doctrines he advocated were important a hundred years ago, but they are doubly < important today. And the democratic 1 t party was never more determined to f apply the Jeffersonian principles and j doctrines to our government than it < is now. i ( — i FOR SALE. ; I To all parties desiring any of the 1 F. O. Davis remedies, will call on the! I Werder Sisters, 524 Marshall St., De- I catur, Ind., or ’Phone No. 347. ' WERDER SISTERS, t t&f-2wks Agents. <

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DOINGS IN SOCIETY Miss Martha Kettler Surprises Friends by Announcing Engagement. 3 CATUR FRIENDS Attended Pai ty —Presbyterian Ladies to Meet With Mrs. H. S. Michaud. If the day looks kinder gloomy, An' your chances kinder slim, If the situation's puzzlin' An' the prospects awful grim, An' perplexities keep pressin', Til all hope is nearly gone, Jus’ bristle up, and grit your teeth, An' keep on keepin’ on. —Anon. CLUB CAOENDAL FOR WEEK. Monday. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. H. S. Michaud. German Reformed C. E. —Miss Lucy Fruchte. Leap Year Ball —-Columbian Club. Tuesday. Poinsettia —Edith Miller. Afternoon Club —Mrs. Carrie Ehingen Historical —Mrs. Mary Congleton. Maccabees Installation. Rebekah Installation. Wednesday. Shakespeare-—Mrs. Schafer. Flohrul de Purin —Grace Purdy. Thursday. Tri-Kappas—Edna Hoffman. Baptist Aid—Mrs. S. E. Hite. K. of P. Installation. Bachelor Maids —May me Terveer. Euterpean—Miss Edith Smith. Friday. Ben Hur Installation. Saturday. W. C T U. —Library reference rooms. Mr. Otto Nyffeler and Miss Ella Bucher, a popular young couple of this city, were united in marriage Thursday evening at 6 o'clock at the parsonage of <’t. Paul s Methodist church by Rev. Cremean. They were accompanied by the bride's sister, Miss Anna Bucher, of Decatur, and Mr. Louis Nyffeler. brother of the groom. After the ceremony a sumptuous wedding dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Shaffer, 215 Oliver street, Mrs. Shaffer being a sister of the bride. They have gone to housekeeping at 2605 Gay street, where the groom had a cozy home already furnished for his bride.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bucher of Root township. The large number of Decatur friends of Miss Martha Kettler, who went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon to attend what they thought was only a sewing party, were given a very pleasing surprise before the afternoon was concluded. The Fort Wayne JournalGazette says: ‘‘A most original announcement party made public the approaching marriage of Miss Martha Kettler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kettler, and Mr. Clinton Dudfey Campbell, of Kobe, Japan, son of Mr. Aaron Freeman Campbell, of New York City. The elected bride is one of the very talented young musicians of the city and is a pupil of Mr. John B. Archer,

with whom site . - and oigan. Miss successful music class at Decatur, nor is music her only talent; she has all the housewifely virtues and her sweet womanliness finds recognition in the affection of her friends. Mr. Campbell’s family have been friends oi tbe | b:ides parenu lor many years. For nearly five years he has lived at Kobe, j Japan, as assistant manager of the | Standard Oil company at that place ; He has a home all ready for his brill ; end will take her to Japan immediate I ly upon their mariiage on March I The announcement of this eng-g ( ment was made at a Janapese party given by Miss Elsie Kettle-, assisted I by Miss Emma Kettler, who presided ■ at the tea table in the dining room While the guests were drinking their j tea in happy ignorance of the announcement, the living room was be-; ing transformed into a Japanese gar-j den, spot, with quaint lanterns swing | ing from the chandeliers, and little [ Christmas trees standing about the, room hung with wee fans and lanterns ! to be given later to the guests. Poinsettia blossoms brought to mind the j holiday season. Tables about the parlor and living room were laid for an elaborate dinner, and at each place lay twin photographs of the bride and | groom, giving the guests the first ink- j ling of the reason for her party. Her beautiful engagement ring lay at the ' place of the bride-to-be, who put it on | for the first time in the presence oi her friends, while they showered her with their good wishes, mingled with , expressions of regret at her going sq j far from home. Tea was poured from I a teapot broucht. direct from the land I of cherry blossoms, the cups came from the same distant country' and the ; table was laid with Japanese doilies, j Assisting in serving the elaborate re- | past to the thirty guests were the; Misses Gladys Meyer, Dorothy Dugan ■ and Vera Clerk of Decatur and Helen I i Kettler of this city.' Those from this .city in attendance were the Misses Frances, Dorothy anti Naomi Dugan, Jean Lutz, Gladys Myers, Vera and Anna Clark, Marie Patterson, Gertrude Moses, Bess Schrock, Fannie Hite, Midge Smith and Mrs. Fred Patterson. Miss Kettler has conducted a class in piano in this city several years and her friends here are many . i f The Baptist Ladies’ Aid society will ; meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. ' S. E. Hite. t 3 The German Reformed Christian Endeavorers will meet this evening 1 with Miss Lucy Fruchte for their regu- ? lar business meeting. Besides the - regular work, the annual election of officers will take place, also. > - —- ; Miss Edith Miller will be a hostess ; to the Poinsettia club Tuesday eveu- . ing. ti Miss Marie Lilac of Hesse Cassel. > j who is visiting with Miss Mamie Hart- ;! ing, was the guest of honor at a din ner given Sunday by Miss Alice i Knapp. Other guests were Lydia Mil- ’ \ ler. Mamie Harting, Esther Corbett 1 and Margaret Galiogly. Mrs. H. S. Michaud will be hostess ■ to the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid society i Thursday afternoon. All members are asked to bear in mind that the W. C. T. U. meeting to ' be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock i in the reference room at the library. Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter, president of the Indiana Federation of Womens j clubs, has announced the appointment of the various committees, and among the list is Mrs. Charles A. Dugan of

local S aketthe general lede: i ment is to th-> 1 • ■ partmer.t ' ed from northern Ti E. Bu-hanan i committee; Mrs C. Fort Wayne, and ” Huntington, music c: -; Mrs Alice M. Lewis Aubu 'o-n-' ers' club committee; Ctiielrt Naylor, Fort Wayne, p Jtte. Mrs. Chester Birch, La t country life eommitte< W. W Reed, Warsaw, chairman Vic commit tee; Mrs. Lucetta Red' ’ ml, Kendallville, civic committee; ” s. Elizabet J. Dawson, Fort Waym chairman fc s estry and waterways mniittee; D j Jesse Calvin, Fort Wayne, and Dr. Hel en K. Mcllvaine, Huntington, healtl j committee; Mrs, I. N Taylor, For. ; Wayne, credentmls committee; Mrs. ! Francos Haberly Robertson, Fori Wayne, resolutions*committee, Mr- , Olaf N. Guldin, Fort Wayne, trustee o- . ■ the educational loan fund. Miss Tena Schurger and O. M. Kintz of Plattsmouth, Neb., left at 1 o'clock this afternoon for Waterloo, where they will attend the wedding of Mis; Mary Hoffelcler, residing five mile, north of that city. The wedding wil. take place Wednesday morning, the groom being Frederick Brug of Cleve- ' land, Ohio, and w ill be solemnized I Father George Angermaier, formerly of this city, now pastor of Auburn. The ceremony will take place at the St. Michaels Catholic church, this being one ot Father George's missions. Miss Hoffeldcr is known to many here, hav ing visited with Miss Schurger and ' others on several occasions, and tin news of her wedding will be receive: with much pleasure by her friends ! here. Mr. and Mrs. Brug will reside !in Schenectady, N. Y., where the groom has a good position an as elec trical engineer. The Rev. E'. A. Goodwin and daughter, Olive, were guests of Mr. and Mrs C. E. Baughman at dinner yesterday. Miss Effie Milier entertained Sunday at a twelve o'clock dinner. Guests were the Misses Edith Miller. Huldab Mutschler, Lydia Kirsch, Messrs. Har,ry Roggelien of Monroe, Mich., and Forest Helm. The Mission Study class under the auspices of the Epworth League of the Methodist church will hold the first meeting Wednesday night directly after prayer meeting, at which time they will study Korea in transition. A full attendance of t>3 members is asked. The Tii-Kappas will meet Tuesday evening with Miss Edna Hoffman. The study will be of the Panama Canal and Miss Madge Hite will be the leader. o RESOLUTION iN MEMORIAM. At a speck'd meeting of H. H. Evans' ; Aerie, held at the Eagle hall on the thirty-first of December, the following preamble and lesohitions were unani mously adopted: Whereas, It has seemed good to the Ruler of the Universe to remove from among us our beloved friend and fellow member, John W. Kleinhenz; therefore, tn view of the loss we have sustained, and the still greater loss occasioned to his respected relatives, be it Resolved, That the members ot the society hereby desire to express their sense of bereavement and grief at the loss of one of their earliest and most faithful members, and to record the enjoyment and profit which they have long had in the genial social qualities of the deceased. Resolved, That we sincerely sympathize with the relatives and near friends of our late beloved associate, and that we respectfully commend them for consolation to divine Providence, who doeth all things well. Resolved, That in token of our sorj row at the death of our friend, this . society drape the charter for thirty days. Resolved, That the secretary of this ! meeting is instructed to send a copy of these resolutions the family cl' the deceased as a testimony of our grief and sympathy and that the resolution be also published in each of the daily papers oi this city. JOS. B. KNAPKE, WM. FOUGHTY, DOY LEHMAN, Committee. CALLED A LIAR. r’ lited Pres® ?s"v!ce.) D G. Jan. 8— (Special to Dn ’• -norr't)- \ personal ?i> j pp ”n* e” '"'o'onel James Giff f pv r ' v '”' " '” l <i Representa ~VP ■’ -bvmr conseima*■'’ntnitfee from ••'•nwly averte<’ T-’ffey called P',' TH' --ntlve sesslc n renort ws- ’ ’rniTt? that ’ ■

TWENTY-CENT ROBBERY. What is believed to have been a robbery, planned while all the men; bers of the family were absent fron the home and in the city, took plac i on Saturday night at the home of Al: Whitright on Niblick street or “Saw dust” avenue. Mr. Whitright and hi son, Abraham, jr., came to the city ait er taking supper at their usual hou remaining u; town until 10 o’cloc when Mi. Whilright returned hom first. When he entered the home took only a ie moments' n roe un ho real zed something oi this suit in progte s, everything iiad be i ransacked, and doors which were ;■!. ed in the early part of the evenin were left open. Although known, something had taken place he mad no effort to notify the police and wer to bed. Shortly afterward his son re turned and looking into the front room noticed a lantern burning and siiiok pouring from it. He asked his fathc why he left the lantern stand in sw a condition, and he answered that b> knew nothing about it. A closer it vestigation revealed that twenty cent had been taekn from the son's trouers, but outside of that nothing ha been removed that could be noticed It is believed that it was home taleni and a. close watch will be held out to the intruders. BRYAN’S MEN BREAK. There Was a Hot Old Scrap on at National Meeting Today. (United Press Service.) Washington, D C, Tan s—(Specia to Daily Democrat)— There was «. break between William Jennings Bryan and his supporters and other mem bers of the democratic national com mittee almost immediately after tin - committee met here today. Brya:. moved that the committee meet lam" Weatherly, Alabama committeeman Chairman Mack held that the action was unnecessary, as Weatherly had been greeted by the Alabama state committee. Bryan appealed from the • chair and the committee went into ex ecution. Bryan moved to place the committee on record as to the ques 3 tioning of whether the national com 1 mittee can determine its own person • nel in order that he may fight the seat 1 ing of his old enemy, James Guffey oi Pennsylvania as a committeeman Bryan's decision from the chair was 3 lost 33 to 17. The question as co the ? time and place of holding the national f convention wiil be taken up at 3:01 ■ p. m. Baltimore and St. Lauis are the *' leading candidates for the honor, 1 DR. WALTSER DEAD. Formerly of Line Grove. But Has Beer ? Living at Anderson. 1 (United Press Service.) Bluffton, Ind., Jan. B—(SpecialB—(Special to , Daily Democrat) —Dr. John Waitser ol Anderson, formerly of Linn Grove, passed away at 10 o’clock this morning, from pneumonia. He was sick but ten days. The funeral services will ; be held Thursday morning at Anderson. ' NEW SALES MANAGER. Mr. Clinton Cloud will be sales manager at the J. H. Elick tile yard while the latter is looking after his restaurant at 1317 South Calhoun street, Fort ; Wayne. 7t2 PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at her residence, miles southwest of Decatur, and 2% miles east of Pe- ■ terson, on Wednesday, January 10, 1912, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., th*. ; following propertv, to-wit: Seven I Head of Horses: One bay mare, 7 ; years old. weighing 1700 lbs.; 1 mare, 6 years old, In foal, weighing 1400 lbs.; ,11 gelding, coming 4 years old; 2 Bel gians. coming 2 years old; 2 Belgian ’ spring colts. Twelve Head of Cattle: One registered Durham cow, will be fresh in the spring; 1 Durham bull, eeming 2 years old, eligible to regis jfcsr; 1 Durham spring calf, eligible to register; 1 caw, fresh last November: : ,2 cows, will bo frosh first <:f April; ■ •sires, coming 2 years old; 3 sprlns l j salvos. Hogs: Four sows, will furrow i in April; 28 shoats, weighing from 6’ *• 10V lbs. each; 1 Duroc boar, ft ; years old. Farming Implements- OnDeering binder, good as new; 1 Me ( Oormlck mower, Thomas hay loadei hay tedder, John Deere riding breal Ing blow, walking plow, spring tooth Warrow, manure spreader, corn plantc: ! kay rake, grain drill, sulky corn plow ,2 wagons, bob sled, hay ladders, plat (form scales, 2 sets heavy harness, 1 > set of breeching harness, used onyear; tank heater, clover buncher, fan nlng mill, seed sower, copper kettle .iron kettle, cora in shock and many other articles. Terms:— All amounts of $5.00 and under, cash In hand: over $5.00 a cred it of 9 months will be given, purcha: w giving note with approved securit* No pro'arty removed until settled foi 3 re cent off for cash MRS. JORNPH MEYER. n Sn*£l«r, Aoct

i rHE HOWE 0F i I Quality Groceries I L i »— ■rj WE ARE I V 'lnsistent!v Insistent ! fS On f lh< Qualit of The i __ Goods we Purchase And Particularly Particular In Our Dealings With Our Patrons, PROVE IT! Those who have used our pure New York buckwheat are still using it and telling their neighbors about the quality. Try it and you will do likewise. Our selfrising buckwheat and pancake flour helps a good breakfast. We pay cash or trade foi produce Eggs 25c Butter 20 to 27 Hower artdi Hower. I North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone 108. «T**«*l II’IWTIIWW Old Adams County Bank s 1 Decatur. Indiana. Capital $l2O 000 Surplus . S3O. (KMT j -• ijggg A C. S. Nibiick, President 1 iOfijANUARY M - K irßC h an d John Niblick Vice Presidents 1 E X ‘ Ehin 8 er > Cashier. 1 " F ’ pZTd Farm loans a Specialty Reflect — Resolve Collections J A Good Resolution > Z For The New Year ableßates - ! i! “RESOLVED, That I will no longer Every | 1 e postpone the Opening of that Bank AccomodaAccount which I have so long contem- tiqn Con- f plated, although the first amount to t be deposited may not be so large as I With bate had always intended.” Methods ’ THIS BANK OPENS Extended 0 <0 > At 8:30 a. m. Jan. 2, 1912 " ur Patrons We .Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits •■■■■■■■l »♦♦♦♦♦»« W44HHHI * « ♦*♦*♦**->***+* ♦ J- D. Hl A LEI t SEEDS, COAL AND FEED j ♦ Portland Cement, Gypsum Rock Wall : ♦ ♦ Plaster, Lime and Salt t ;; We make a specialty of furnishing Seed Goods good * , G in quality and low in price. I , ;: Call, Write or Phone No. 8. 201 S. 2nd. St t FOLEYSKIDNEYtIIIS fOLEYS OBNOIAMTO i or DkCKAcic Kidneys and r oa Stomach Tpoun* e and C©nst»p«tiow I——— '! ..■I. I LLEL III SMBBggMBESE-gSMfIPtf l J , i|„ ni» ii.„ ■ii.ign. iji jinm • - ™—■■■■■■■—■■■■■■■■■■■■■*■■■—*■■■■■■■■■■—MMM*- ”* J • H BANKING CONVENIENCE I NO matter where you live, you can have j the banking convenience afforded by t the First National Bank. Just enclose I your check, draft or money orders in an en- ' velope carefully addressed to this bank. As ’ soon as the deposit is received credit will be | h given on the books and acknowledgement ( made of deposit, so that your money will always be safeguarded against loss, even j though you do not take time to come into < town. j WE INVITE CHECKING AND TIME < [DEPOSITS. I FIRST NATIONALJBANK ! DECATUR,(INDIANA I President, C A Dugan, Cashier | W A Kuebler, V ice President, F aebker, Asst Cashier S