Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 12 January 1912 — Page 2

DAIL Y DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by I’ THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER ---^ ====== ' | I Subscription Rat*s Per Wees. by carrier. 10 cents Per tear, by carrier *5.00 Per Month, by mail cents Per Year, by mall * 2 ' so Single Copies 2 fentß Advertising rates made known on application. "Entered al the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as secoiKtelass mail. The ice men have quit singing, ■•What will the harvest be?" It’s now only a question of the capacity of the warehouses. The organization of a company has been suggested for the building of a number of cottages, it should be a good investment as well as the surest means on earth of making the town grow. By gosh, it’s cold. They say we will get used to it in time, but we haven’t got the time, if it’s all th# same to the powers that be. Then, too, the coal bin is rapidly taking on a vacant appearance. i — Republican State Chairman Lee has lost himself. He has not been heard t trom for ten cays. Perhaps the mail t Las not been so tavorabio during that t time, or again pernaps somebody has * pinched his ear and awakened him. Bluffton papers are likewise telling : of the complaints being made there against the Clover Leaf’s new schedule. Willshire's paper has a column on the subject. From every town •omes a "big holler " Surely the wise men who control the destinies of this popular line of railway will not keep this up long Decatur people will meet the demands for rooms for the workmen who are coming in and we have a list of good sized proportions now, though not too many. But the big thing confronting the town is the house question. Do you realize that there is scarcely a decent house vacant in the city, and the growth has just started? Something should be done quickly. Farmers of Adams county will find a new and pleasing feature in today’s issue, namely, the first official bulletin of the sugar company. These will appear each Friday on market , 1 a,e, number four, in today’s issue, and you will find therein many items of interest each week, if you are interested in the beet industry or in

SPECIAL SALE OF MENS OD*> TROUSERS ——————— 111 — You need an extra pair Trusers to brighten up that worn suit- so why not take advantage of Our Sale this month and replace them with a new pair from! our large stock. All sizes. Regular Stouts and Slims at these prices. SI.OO Trousers, now $ .75 1.50 Trousers, now 1.13 2.00 Trousers, now 1.50 2.50 Trousers, now 1.88 3.00 Trousers, now 2.25 3.50 Trousers, now 2.63 4.00 Trousers, now 3.00 4.50 Trousers, now 3.38 5.00 Trousers, now 3.75 The Myers-Dailey Go. Clothiers & Furnishers

the community in general. We advise you to read them for your own good. Instead of writing you each time they want to tell you something, they will simply notify you through these columns. Keep in touch with these articles, which are being handled by competent men, connected with the company. Surely, Mr. Taft will have a hard time of it in Indiana. Not all of the republican papers are asleep; not all of them are hypocritical; and not all of them are dishonest. Some of them J are perfectly candid. Aiming the latter is the Vevay Reveille. And here ’ is what the Reveille says: It is noteworthy that at this j time the men in Indiana who I were Mr. Taft’s real friends in 1908 are opposed to him, while his standard now is being borne by men, who, without exception, opposed and belittled him in every possible way in that campaign. It is not worth while to debate anything so certain as Mr. Taft's defeat. The die is east. There is no appeal. We repeat, what shall the republican party do about it? If Mr Taft wants to perform the highest possible service to the party he will remove himself from further consideration. The Vevay Reveille is, of course, perfectly sincere, but Mr. Taft says that ‘‘nothing but death" can take him out of the race for the renomina-: tion. He is being sustained in this re-1 solve by Boss Joe Kealing and the , other boomers of the Hon. Charles ■ Warren Fairbanks who “opposed him ' and belittled him" in the 1908 cam-, paign. ’ I THE REVIVAL NOTES j — (Continued rton. I ago One.) Baptist. In preparation for the revival " hicn j begins next Sunday, the Rev. T. L. Jones of the Baptist church, is hold i ing a series of evening prayer serv- ' ices this week, the service beginning l with the regular mid-week prayef i meeting on Weanesday. NEW SALES MANAGER. Mr. Clinton Cloud will be sales man . ager at the J. H. Elick tile yard while the latter is looking after his restaurant at 1317 South Calhoun street, Fort, Wayne. t 7t2 — o FOUND —On Second street, this city, a note made payable to Matilda Martz. Call at this office and pay for this ad and get note of A. B. Bailey, the finder. , 299tf NOTICE. We have plenty of money to loan on .arms. Long time. No commission’ chargeg. ' T&F-tf ERWIN LAW OFFICE.

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Miss Hazel Fleming and Hubert Gibson Wedded by Rev. Goodwin. ON THURSDAY P. M. Birthday Surprise Pleasing Event in Life of John Borne. 1 CLUB CADENCAL FOR WEEK. j Friday. Ben Hur Installation. T. F. Club—Hope Hoffman. Saturday. W. C. T. U. —Library reference i rooms. Howe’r it be, it seems to me, ’Tis only noble to be good; Kind hearts are more than coronets, ’ And simple faith than Norman blood | —Tennyson. ; A splendid surprise was given Wed-! nesday evening on John Borne, re- j siding two miles south of Magley, it | being his twenty-ninth birthday. The j evening was spent in music and j i games, after which a delicious lunch I I was served by the hostess. Miss Zella i Egly. At a iate hour the guests de-1 parted, wishing John many more happy birthdays. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Borne, Mr. and i Mrs. John Borne, Mr. and Mrs. C. I Mankey, Mr. and Mrs. William j Bracht, Mr and Mrs. James Mankey, Mrs. Elizabeth Borne. Messrs, Floyd Stoneburner, Floyd Manley, Chauncey j Manley, Noag Egly, Lew Egly, Wil- 1 'Ham, Ed and Lew Nyffler, Harve and! Forest Mankey, Irwin Barger, Gusta,! , and Ed Borne. Rudolph Borne and j I Floyd Luttman, of Sturgis. Mich.: ; Misses Mary Steele, Victoria Stonei burner. Christina Borne, Lulu and ( Mabie Shoaf, Emma. Lizzie and Zella : I Egly and Emily Bracht, c Never was a more enthusiastic| meeting held by the Baptist ladies I j than Thursday afternoon at the home | of Mrs. S. IS. Hite, when twenty-five I ladies held the initial one of the year. 1 elected officers and planned for the coming year’s work. The new offl I jeers are: President, Mrs. John Chronister; vice president, Mrs. Jesse Van Horn: secretary, Mrs. S. E. Shamp; : j treasurer, Mrs. Simon Brandyberry. Various committees were appoitned to outline the new work. The society i I is planning to purchase a piano, and ; the committee appointed for this includes Rev. T. L. Jones, Mrs. Clarence , Bell, Ina Everett, Ruby Miller, Etta I Brandyberry. The society will also j i devote a part of its time to missionary work, and .it every other meeting of the aid. or once a month, a mis I sionary meeting will be held. Rev. Jones, Mrs. George Glass and Mrs. \ 'C. E. Bell wore named members oi | the committee to arrange the program for the first one, which will be held at the home of Mrs. Hugh Crumley. The ! collection for the afternoon was $3.50 land a delicious ..inch was very rei freshing after the business period. Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Schirack. West North street, will entertain Thursday | evening with a 6 o'clock dinner. The , affair will be complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Bonifas, who were married at 6:30 o’clock Thursday morning at the Church of the Sacred ; Heart at Dayton, Ohio The wedding ! was a quiet affair, attended only by i the relatives of the bride and brideI groom. Christopher Knoth was best I man and Miss Clara Bonitas of New I'orydun, a sister, was maid of honor. I The young couple, accompanied by | their attendants, arrived over the G. ’ It. and I. Thursday afternoon, and 1 will reside on a farm near New Corydon. The guests at the Schirack home, besides the bridal party were Mr. and Mis. Jacob Bonifas of New Corydon and Mr. and " Mrs. John BonllAs and family of East Walnut street Borland Commercial Review. I Mrs. H. S. Michaud was hostess to the Presbyterian Ladies society, I twenty four being in attendance yesterday afternoon. A committee to outline the year's work was named, they to meet , next Monday at the home of Mrs Nettie Schrock, to arrange the plans. This with other business, passed the time quickly, and Mr?.. Michaud, served, in conclusion, tempting refreshments. The January 25th meeting will be with Mrs. A. L. Peck. The cold weather did not keep the twenty-two Evangelical ladles from holding an interesting meeting with I Mrs. E. B. Kern Thursday, and their I collection amounted to $6.35. They I spent the afternoon sewing, but stopped long enough to indulge In two in-

teresting guessing contests. Mrs. Schnitz proved the best guesser and was honored accordingly. Refreshments were served. The unusually large number of thir-ty-two ladies attending, made the interest at the Woman's Home Missionary society of the M. E. church correspondingly great Thursday afternoon. when Mrs. J. T. Meyers entertained, she being assisted by Mrs. Dan Erwin. The program, taking up the study according to the new year book, I as heretofore announced, was under 1 the leadership of Mrs. G. H. Myers, I and a social period, with refreshments ; followed. I — I T he Y. L. E. club spent Thursday e' I ening with their embroidery at the 'home of Miss Lydia Miller. Music! land refreshments contributed also to ’ the pleasure of the guests. The United Brethren Ladies' Aid I ; met with Mrs. George Chronister yes- ■ ! terday and had an interesting session, j i One new member, Mrs. John Wil Hams, was received. A delightful so-1 | cial period follow ed the business sesI sion. Miss Olive Goodwin will be . j hostess at the next meeting. — Hazel, daughter of Trustee and Mrs I J. A. Fleming, of Union township, and i I Mr. Hubert E. Gibson, son of Mr. [ I John Gibson, of Allen county, were I i quietly married Thursday afternoon at ' i 2 o'clock at the United Brethren par- ' | senage in this city by the Rev. E. A. ■ Goodwin, pastor. After the ceremony j I here the young couple went to the l ! home of the bride's parents, where j : they will visit, before going to house-' keeping on the John Gibson farm in | Allen county. The bride's wedding■ 'costume was a handsome one, of grav, ! becomingly made. The bride is a very I lovable young lady, and the groom is | an esteemed young farmer, both hav-1 ing the good wishes of innumerable j friends. | . n ABOUT the; sick . , George Steele Severs Veins of Hand by Striking Tin Candy Lid. A BAD WOUND Mrs. Kohne Recovering— Many Are Sick With the Grip. George ‘ , Steele of the racket store met wirt a very unusual accident Thursday evening, in which, had not I help come in lime to staunch the flow j of blood from the severed blood ves seis, he might rapidly have bled to death. Mr. cueele had walked to the back of the store room, swinging his left band as he went. In passing) . the candy buckets piled there, his hand struck an over-hanging tin lid, making a gasli about two inches long just above the wrist, and savering some of the many blood vessels. The I wound bled most profusely, but a bandage was hastily made, stopping the tlow of blood, and unless compli-j cations arise he will get along all right. Frank Parrish i« quite sick with a most sever? cold. Carl Whittenberger and sister, children of Willis Whittenberger, liv-1 | ing east of the citv. are ill with catarrhal fever ’( Mrs. L. N. Grindstaff ot Monmouth i is numbered among the grip sufferers, as is her little grandson, John Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Schieler- ' stein. — ■ | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fritzinger of ‘ ' this city is recovering from an attack II of the grip at the home of Mr. and ' | Mrs. Oscar Fritzinger, north of Mon ■ mouth. Al Steele is in receipt of encourng ing news from the bedside of his > I brother, John Steele, in Chicago, who , was dangerously injured by steam - burns in an explosion in Chicago. He > j is reported as being on the way to re- . | covery. s I Miss Pearl Purdy is still confined r so her bed with rheumatism. 1 , Mrs. Sol Blliman is a grip sufferer ,’ John Niblick was able to be at the store today after a several days’ absence on account of asthma. O— - i William Engelbeck, merchant tai’1 or, of Petoskey, Mich., formerly lo- • rated here, is the,guest ot his oroth- ■ er, Henry Schulte, for a few days, enroute to Chicago, where he will attend tc business.

COURT DOUSE NEWS | I Will of James G. Miller Was Admitted to Probate Today in Court. A $200.00 MONUMENT Wife to Have Comfortable Mainten- nce and Children Git Remainder. The will of James G. Miller, who was found dead iiT bed at his home in Union township last Saturday, was ' probated today, by Judson W. Teeple. : who. with Jacob Atz, witnessed the 1 will when it was executed November il, 1909. After the payment of Just j debts, he specifies that a good gray monument, not to exceed S2OO in cost, is to be erected at the head of the ; | graves of himself and wife. Item 2 ; ■ si.cciJes that his wife, Mary A. Miller, 1 I hi: ve out of the estate all that she 1 needs fbr the comfort .and mainten 1 ance during her natural life. To the ; children—Chatles C. Miller, Susan A. ; Good, Della P. Hill and Cora E. ; Springer, he gives SIOO each, but : should Cora Springer make any trou- ; ble in the settling of the estate she ; is to hate only SSO, instead of SIOO. ; The remainder ol the estate Is to be equally divided among the following ; children: Charles C. Miller, Emma : L. Hart, Susan A. Good. Elmer E Mil- • ler, Cera E. Springer, Edwin F. Miller, ; Della P. Hill and William W. Miller, : who is to have SSO less than said ; named children, all subject to the ; maintenance oi the testator's wife ; during her natural life. His sons, ; Charles C. Miller and Edwin F. Miller, . are named executors, each to have , $lO for his service as such. Report of commissioners in the . Millsißupright partition cast filed, and acknowledged in open court. Real estate transfers: Ernst Schlickman to John Scheimann, realty in Washington tp„ $2500; John C. Moran, com., to Jennie Evans, 79.50 acres in Jefferson tp., $6625; John C. Moran, com., to Frederick Maurer et lai.. 20 acres, French tp., $2,010. _1 Upon granting the petition of E. Burt Lenhart, guardian of Andrew Meyer, of unsound mond, for the sale of the ward’s life estate in lands, and order of sale, privately, without noi tice, said sale was made to David Steele for S6OO. Deer reported and approved. W. H. Myers and Norman ' Lenhart were appraisers. A contra. i between the owner of the fee and the guardian for the care and support of the ward was entered into. Upon the approval of Charles Lee's final report as guardian of Mahala I Magner, of unsound mind, and his resignation as guardian, Caleb Andrew s was appointed .is her guardian, and qualified, giving SI,OOO bond. County Auditor Michaud and Deputy Paul Baumgartner are busy todav making distribution to the township : trustees of Adams county their share of the state school tax funds, amounting to $13,065.69. The distribution will be completed this afternoon and the trustees can get their apportionments tomorrow. A marriage license was granted at | noon today to Katie Steffen, born August 9, 1887, daughter of Peter Steffen, to wed John A. Isch, born Ft-bru-I ary 21, 1883, son of -Jacob Isch. ' FOUND—Kid glove at postoffice. Call there for it. lltf LOST—GoId c/oss, somewhere in the city. Retu’n to the Catholic rectory and receive reward. 3O4tf

FAL j"*ji F" nPERA HOUSE . Sat. Jan. 13 CLAYTON ANDERSON’S A rinawTy~tramp The Big Laugh Os The Season All Fun From Start To Finish Good Specialties Between Acts Prices 25-35-50 Seat. Sale Usual Plano

f 1912 REAL ESTATE ANNOUNCEMENT | have lands they will Ho: due.| And others stock they poorly Sou..' W sell. :if looking | - A Others : ought (o laibe th. lll'' niusi sell on this ecndi’ioin 14. 120 acres, in Union township. 7 miles northeast of Decatur. 16. 40 acres, 2 miles of Monroe. 17 60 acres, 4 miles of Monroe. 18. 80 acres, North St. Mary s. 19 160 acres, in South Blue Creek. 20. 120 acres, near the Beery church. 21. 40 acres near Pleasant Mills. 22 160 acres, black land, ea»t of Berne. 2T 60 acres, near St. Paul’s church, south of Decatur. 24. 80 acres, miles south of Decatur. 25. 80 acres, Blue Creek township. 26. 40, 120 or 160 acres, 1 mile of Pleasant Mills. 27. 6J acres, 2% miles south of Decatur. 28. 94 acres, between Salem and Decatur. 29. 80 or 100 acres in French township. 30. 40 acres. 1 mile of St. Paul’s church, south of Decstur, 31. 15 acres, near Preble. 32 100 acres, 1 mile of St. Paul s church, South of Decatur. 33 117 acres, Root township, 2 milesof Decatur. 34. 80 acres, northwest of Decgtur. 35. 217 acres, adjoining town of Beine. 36. 107 acres, 3 miles of Decatur. 37. 88 acres, 1 mile of Decatur. 38. 75 acres, 3 miles of Decatur. 39. 100 acres, 2 miles of Decatur. 40. 80 acres, 2 miles of Monroe. 41. 80 acres, 1% mile from Pleasant Mills. 42. 77 acres, 3% miles of Decatur. 43. acre, good hous*, near Steele's Park. 44. 37 acres, 3 miles of Decatur. 45. 80 acres, 1 mile of Salem. 46. 80 acres, between Decatur and Monroe 47. 157 acres, 5 miles of Decatur. 48. 138 acres, 1 mile of Decatur. 49. 80 acres, 4 miles of Decatur. 50. Two 80-acre tracts, 1% mile of Decatur. Various reasons are assigned for offering these farms for sale. Some “need the money," and in many instances the owners want more lands and cannot buy adjoining them. If any reader should become interested we would be glad to furnish complete discription, price, terms and details, either in person or by mail, or if any reader should desire to sell we would be thankful for privilege of listing desirable farms, any size, price'or location. DANIEL N. ERWIN. ’ f I ' i iß> i isKHSSSiqS i the sun’s -S ONLY RIVAL The new Edison Mazda Lamp is rightly called the Sun’s Only Rival. It gives a bright white light like sunshine—twice as much as the ordinary electric incandescent lamp that uses the «ame amount of current. New Edison Mazda Lamps, in all sizes, are strong enough for ail practical uses when given ordinary care in handling. Let ut tell you how these lamps make it possible ■ for everyone to afford ; electric light- 1 ing. J 5 THE lIOLTHOUSE DRUG CG.

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