Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1912 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Ratos Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier ~..55.00 Per Month, by mail 2& cents Per Y’ear. by mall. .$2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mail. GRADUATED OPTION Personally, the News is inclined to favor a graduated option plank, that is a plank vouchsafing county option to counties that do not have cities over a certain size. Thus, counties containing cities oi the first or second class might be exempt from the operations of the county local option law' and allowed to continue under the i' present law. indeed there might be wisdom in exempting all counI I ties containing cities w’ith 20,000 I or over, but this is a matter for '' discussion Certain it is, however, in the opinion of the news. 1 that it would be bad politics to reaffirm the letter of the former 1 law. Judgment should temper sentiment and the existence of adi t verse conditions in certain comII munities might as well be reeogi nized before the election as after it. —Fort Wayne News. In other words, it would be a fine I j thing if the republicans would adopt a plank on the liquor question that would permit the News to cry local option, but yet with no danger of injuring Fort Wayne business, incidentally I including themselves. That would be i great! Save the country boys and i those in the small towns and cities. I but let those in cities of 20,000 go to ' Hades. Politically, this plan, which,' by the way, is also being urged by , the Indianapolis Star, may be all right, | but from a sincere moral view, it'si a long w’ays off, and a big step backward from the present laws. Judging by the reports of the field men concerning the office of state I superintendent of public instruction. ' one must conclude that the business of the state house is being conducted very economically. The report show's ! that from the funds paid in for the j examination of manuscripts during

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the year 1911, Mr. Greathouse turned over to the treasurer, $2,772.65. In addition to this, all expenses pertaining to the grading of manuscripts sent I to the department from the ninety-two counties of the state were paid from this fund. After paying similar expenses during the year 1910, Dr. Aley turned in $2,231.48, and in 1909, sl,151.06, while at the close of the preceding year, the last year of Mr. Cotton’s administration, the amount turned in was only $3.42. In increase of $2,769.23 in three years means an economical management of the state's educational affairs. And Teddy w’ould take it, if handed out. on a silver platter. My, what a surprise! As if he had not been planning for it for months, figuring how best he could slip the knife into President Taft's ribs; as if paid missionaries from the headquarters of the biggest interests on Wall street hadn't been running up and down the states, arranging for first or »econG choice for the colonel. And still with Taft cleaning up in Ohio, and getting ready for | a finish fight, it looks very much as I though some of the wrinkles couldn’t! be ironed out. Let ’em scrap. It | don’t make much difference which one ! takes the count and that's just what, will happen to the winner of the re publican national convention this year, j Keep on boosting. Os course this kind of weather you slip back about as rapidly as you go forward, but in the end you will have made more headway than you imagine while working at it. Headquarters at Berne this year for the republicans is certainly a new one. It looks as though that convention of Monuay was not exactly a love feast, since those in power seem to I have taken everything in sight, show ! ing no mercy to minority. SALE WILL NOT BE HELD. Having made different arrangements ' I have desided to recall the public sale ' advertised to take place at my resii dence, on February 7th. 26t3 PERIRY JAMES. ■JOB WANTED ON FARM—I would' like to have a place as tenant on farm. Have wife and one child. Ex- ’ perienced in farm work. Address Ira ' Bodie, 918 N. 2nd St., Decatur. ’ FOR RENT —Five room house on No. 3rd St. Inquire Clyde Rice or 'phone 1 538. 26t2 LOST —Ring, between Dr. Mangold’s office and 217 v„ First St. "Emma and Charles'* engraved in ring. Finder | leave at Jacob Martin's restaurant anti receive reward. 14t3

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. Levi Shaffer Give Dinner Party—The C. W. B. M. TO MEET THURSDAY Miss Bertha Johns Given Pleasing Surprise—The Club Notices. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. Poinsettia —Josephine Lang. Bachelor Maids Margaret Confer. G. W. C. —Gertrude Smith. Needlecraft —Vernia Smith. Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. G. H. Myers. Historical —-Mrs. Mary Eley. Y. L. E. —Ode Fullenkamp. Wednesday. Flohrui de Purin —Eula McKinney. I Presbyterian Guild—Mrs. W. A. Lower. Sina Cura—Ruth Buhler. Shakespeare—Mrs. Schafer. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. Simeon Hain. Thursday. Fortnight—Mrs. Fred Blosser. Thimble —Mrs. Fred Patterson. M. E. Missionary—Mrs. Henry Krick. Alba Theta —Mamie Harting. C. W. B. M. —Afiss Dora Schultz. Friday. Christian Church Reception—Mrs. i Minnie Daniels. The C. W. B. M. will meet Thursday afternoon with Miss Dora Schultz. The following program will be rendered: Topic—" The Missionary Training School. Its Needs, Its Relation to Missionary and Churc b " Hymn—“ More About Jesus.” Circle of Prayer. Solo —Mrs. Williams. “History of Missionary Training School ’—Mrs. Arthur Fisher. “Needs of a Missionary Training School" —Dorothy Schultz. Business Period. Roll Call—Response by giving a name of a missionary now in field oi has been. , Offering. Mrs. Henry Krick will be assisted by Mrs. Charles Colter in entertain ing the Woman’s Home Missionary society Thursday afternoon, beginnin g promptly at 2 o’clock. Mrs. C. L. Walters will be leader, the subject of the program to be “What to do With the Immigrant.” The usual exchange will be held to swt-11 the mite box funds Miss Mamie Harting will be hostess

to the Alba Theta club Thursday evening. —. — ( The Jolly .Juniors spent Saturday afternoon with their sewing, music, games and lunch at the home of Lolo I Boch. Guests were Vera Eady, Marie i Smith, Vivian Burke, Naomi Vanj Camp, Doris DeVoss and Mary Fuhri man. I The Presbyterian Guild will meet j Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock with Mrs. W. A. Lower. A good attendance is wished. At the meeting of the Historical I club this evening at the home of Mrs. j Mary Eley, the paper on “Farming I Facilities of the South” will be given j by Mrs. A. M. Fisher. Linder the auspices of the Christian Endeavor society of the Christian church, a reception will be .endered : the fifty-one new memb?rs who bej came identified with the church during i the recent revival services. The rei ception will be held Friday evening i at the home of Mrs. Minnie Daniels on , Sixth street, and it is desired that evj ery old member, as well as the new ' ones, be present. A very pleasing or■der of entertainment has been 0:..lined by the Endeavoters. The Flohrui de Furin girls will meet on Wednesday evening of this week with Miss Eula McKinney and the usual good time is looked for. ' The Royal Neighbors are making special preparation for the installation of officers this evening and with the other business in connection with the work will make one of great pleasure. A good attendance is desired. Mr and Mrs. Levi Shaffer entertained at 12 o'clock dinner Sunday the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. John Rash, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Smitley and daughter. Melvina; Will Rash, Milton Chronister, Harvey Ward, Forest Sarff, Walter and Silas Beltz, Agnes Shaffer. Ada Heath, Hazel Hobbs, Alma Rash, Elma Bittner, Ida Rash and Grace Shaffer. 1 The G. W. C. Girls are looking for-; ward to a pleasant time this evening ■ at the home of Miss Gertrude Smith. > Owing to the fact that the regular | club meeting Thursday would conflict I with the high school lecture course i number on that evening this week, i the Needlecraft club will meet with Miss Vernia Smith '.fl Friday evening ; instead. The Afternon club will hold its next regular meeting next Tuesday aftei ■ noon with Mr.. John Gerard. I , The Bachelor Maids will have a ; most pleasant time this evening with Miss Margate', Con ter hostess. Miss Josephine Lang will entertain the Poinsettia club this evening

Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Steele of Pleas > ant Mills entertained at Sunday din- [ ner M. F. Aspy and family, T. R. Noll. and family, W. F. Beery and family. The Steeles ?' e noted far and wide for ! their hos' .tal’ty, which was greatly; enjoyed by those present I Miss Bertha Johns was the victim of a surprise party Monday evening,j when a number of her friends, after a well planned affair, stepped in on her unaware. But little time was necesary until ’.iiss Bertha made her guests feel at home and for several I hours the time was spent in the play-' j ing of pedro which afforded excellent ; i amusement. Later in the evening a j tempting lunch was served by her, assisted by her mother. Miss Bertha was presented with a beautiful hand- ' painted p’ate. Miss Mary Hummel of Paulding, 0., is here for a few days’ visit with Mrs. : Charles Ross and her sister, Miss Ma- | hel Moran. Mrs. Fred Patterson will be hostess to the Thimble club Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch bad as guests at 6 o’clock dinner Monday ev ening Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and son, Meredith. GOL3 TO FLORIDA. Miss Amelia Tonnelier, stenographer i at the A. P. Beatty law office, left this noon for St. Petersburg, Fla., where she will remain for the remainder of the winter, visiting with her brothers, Peter and Henry Tonnelier. The trip will be a most delightful one, going byway of Nashville, Tenn., v. hich affords many interesting sights to the traveler, and gives him a good survey of the warmer climate, for which Florida is noted at this time of the year. She will be gone several months, or until the warm weather sets in here. / „ I Democrat Want Ads Pa - .

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FORMER STAR In “The Light Ete r .ial” Coming to the Majestic Theater, Feb. 1 and 2. The many Decatur admirers of Eugenie Blair, who saw her in “The Light Eterna’ " at tbe Majestic theater on different occasions, will be pleased to learn that the great emotional actress will be seen again in Fort Wayne on Thursday and Friday of this week, in a new play, “The Test.’’ The play tells a vital story o! the sex problem without the slightes. suggestion of indecency. The play is regarded as the strongest vehicle in which the actress has yet been seen. Jules Eckert Goodman, the author of the play, has trebled conditions to to day in a forceful, intelligent manner. A Friday matinee will be given . o - — HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE—On No. 7th St. Inquire of J. H. Ward, 334 No. 3d St. 24t6 FOR SALE —160 acres fine prairie land, all in cultivation; 1% N. W. r.f Fidelity, in Jersey Co., 11l. —Walter Powers, Piasa, 111., R F. D. 27-lt-4-wk FOUND —Scotch Collie; female; yel low; white fe“t, white collar strap around neck. —C. S. Mumma, Route No. 12. 24t3* FOR RENT —Two houses, one for eight dollars pe: month and one for eleven. Inquiretcf B. J. Terveer. FOR SALE —Two Belgian mares, two years old; 1 fresh cow, 10 ewes, 7 Duroc sows, 1 Duroc male hog. See George Cramer, Decatur, N. 112 25t“ WANTED —Good girl for housework. Only two in family. Apply J. H. Stone. 25tf

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