Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1912 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening. Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLES Subscription Rates V®r Week, by carrier..... ..10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5 00 Per Month, by mail . ...2t> cents Per Year, by mail ~.52.50 Single Copies... .. 2 cents Advertising rates made Known on application Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second'Cisaa m a|l RECEIVED CHECK. Will Biggs Friday received a check calling for Si".oo, which was due him through an accident policy Which he carried in the Fort Wayne Accidental | Insurance company. Seme weeks ago, | Mr. Biggs, while testing his strength, I in trying to lift one of the heavy iron sireet lamp posts about to be erected along the main streets, received a bad-I ly sprained back, which required him to remain al home for fourteen days. He is again able to be about and considers himself lucky that he is the holder of such a policy. o IN DEBT TO BREWERY. A petition in bankruptcy was filed today with Commissioner Logan by Henry Mayer of Decatur. Mayer says he owes no debts other than $4,335.37 to the Pabst Brewing company, and that he has no assets at all. A. P. Beatty is his attorney.—Ft. Wayne Sentinel. —e— SOLD BRANDT DITCH. Surveyor r . C. Ernst sold the Marie Brandt ditch in Blue Creek townchip at his office this morning, it being $155.50. Several other bids were in for the work by various parties, but Hamerick came nearest and of course got the work. o TEACHERS’ SALARIES ALLOWED. Other Employees Come in at End of the Month. The school board met Friday after- i l oon and allowed the four weeks' salary of the teachers. The last meeting of the month will be held nest Thursday, February 29th, when the monthly pay roll of the janitors, and the other bills will be given attention. CONVENTION PLEASED. F. J. Heller returned Thursday from Decatur, where he attended a district meeting of the Knights of Pythias ledge. Heller reports that it was one of the best meetings that he Yias so far attended in the state, especially when w'eather conditions were taken into consideration.—Columbia City Mali ■'* POLICe COURT NEWS. " ] A young boy belonging to a family who recently moved back to this city was brought up in police court on suspicion of having stolen some hay, and probably some oats and corn. He was referred to the circuit court, where be was taken by the marshal. He will probably be put in charge of the juvenile court. Orval M. Kintz, of Plattsmouth, Neb. who has been spending the winter with his father, W E Kintz, and eiher relatives, will return to Nebraska the first, of the week. Special Clean up prices on Men and Boy’s OVERCOATS Bargainevery one of them, THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance Entertain at “500”—A St. Patrick’s Day Party. A HEALTH TALK Given to Mite Society by Mrs. Custer—Little Quilters Entertained. Elbert never said a good thing nor a bright one anywhere but in the presence of his (blind) wife. Her blindness was her faith and therefore, his inspiration. I do I not recommend it, but 1 say if more wives had cataracts over their eyes, more husbands would become great. —Coria Harris' I “The Recording Angel.’ The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. : Myers or. r'ifth street was the scene of j a family gathering Friday evening, ! before their non and family, the Rev. | ' and Mrs. G. H. Myers and daughters, i I leave next week for their future home I 'at Bloomington, 111., where the Rev. j : Myers has accepted a position as en- j ' dowment fund secretary of the Illi- j nois Wesleyan university. Mr. and : Mrs. Robert riarding of Fort Wayne i were also members of the circle at dinner last evening. The Little Quilters enjoyed a splendid meeting Friday afternoon with the ■ , Misses Ida and Lida Gunset, at the i . home of their parents. Mr, and Mrs. ! Henry Cunset. The girls laid aside their quilting -of the first part of the I afternoon for a series of contests and , games, and in an advertising contest. I the Misses Marie Boese and Luella • Bultemeier won the prizes. As the I day was so rear that of Washington's [ birth anniversary, the home was dec- j orated with the national colors. American flags were used and the center-1 piece of rhe table where lunch was I served was a pretty Jerusalem cherry • tree, at the side of which stood a very- I suggestive ratchet. Place cards were ' silk flags. Forty-six ’.dies besides a large ■ number of Caildren attended the meeting of the Mite society at the home of 1 Mrs. Robert Case Friday afternoon, | a special treat ia store for them being the excellent health talk to the’ iadies, given by Mrs. Custer of Indi anapolis. The talk was an excellen 1 cue of vital interest in the preserving ; or restoring of health, and it is quite 1 probable that Mrs. Custer will con tinue the talk at the next meeting. ! The meeting was a purely social one, no business coming before the society ’ at this time. The collection for the afternoon amounted to the goodly I sum of $9. j The Presbyterian Woman's Home 1 .nd Foreign Missionary society will meet with Mrs. F. 5L Schirmeyer ! Tuesday afternoon, February 27th, and a. good attendance of all ladies and tbeir friends is desired Miss Laura 1 Alban will have a paper on “The I American India'' and the round table • discussion which will treat of “Oppor- j tunities of Americans in China," will ■ be lead by Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Music by Miss Ruth Patterson, and an in- . strumental solo by Mrs. O Godfrey Bell will add pleasure to the pro- ■ gram. k The appr aching St. Patrick s day 1 festival s .ggested the pretty deccra-tit-na and color scheme that character izcd the “510" party given Frida” ev- ) cuing Ly Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance, the guests being Mrs. Hege of South Bend, Mr. a id Mrs. D. M. Hensley, Mr. and Mrs C. A. Dugan, Mr. and Mrs .1. H Halier, Mr and Mrs .1. S Peterson. Mr and Mrs. George Flanders, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Coppock; Mr. and Mrs 1. Kalver. The rooms were prettily lighted with green candles and a small green shamrock given to each gnesr ■» b" was rt reived, sounded the St. Patrick’s keynote. First prizes for games were won by Mrs. Flanders and Mr. Peterson, while boobies went tc Mrs. Hoge and Mr Flanders. The slam prizes went to Mrs. Coprock and Mr. Flanders. In the pretty and tempting two course luncheon, the color scheme of green was carried I out, in the green shamrock moulded in the ice cream, the cakes with their white and green icing, from which grew a shamrock, ami in othe- prelty ways. Mrs. Fred Patterson gave a delightful thimblo party Friday afternoon, with twenty-ei&al ladies as guests. The sewing of the first hours of the afternoon was laid aside for an inter- j esting guessing contest, be>ng the I transposition of jumbled letters forming the names of girls, and in which

Mrs. Harry Helm won the prize. 1 wo-course luncheon was delicious and 1 jetizing and cherries weie given as favors. Soohn LaFarge, the painter, was the subject ol study for the Euterpeans Friday evening at the home of Mis.Fanny Hite, Mrs. Roy Archbold being leader. A notable social event of next week will be the Leap Year party to be given by the music section of which Mrs. Eugene Runyon is chairman. The time and place for the giving o. ‘ this will be announced Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Henneford had as their guests at dinner Friday evening, Noah Presdorf and Ed Meyers, the latter ot North Dakota. I COURT HOUSE NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE same. $550: Philip .A. Steen to John C Lehman, lot 238, Berne. s.>oo. A marriage license was issued to . ilertha Strahrn. born -May 29, 1893. i (laughter of Louis Strahrn. to wed Albert Fuchs, farmer, bom May 7, 1889, j son of William Fuchs. __ The case of the Internat’onal Hari vester Co. m America vs. Aaron li- ■ land, demand, $75. was .dismissed and ’ costs paid, run This morning and pan. of tile a»t- --| ernoon in court was given over to the taking of evidence in the partition ! ease of Mary Fanchon and Amos Yo- ! der vs. Alva B. Rice et al. The suit is a friendly one, the evidence this morning being given simply to determine the value of Mrs. Rice’s life estate in the M F. Rice estate, her portion ' being a one-third interest. Many wit- ! nesses were examined. TAKE BABE TO REAR. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pearce Are Happy Over Baby Girl’s Arrival. — Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pearce of First street arrived today noon from an orphanage, bringing with them a baby girl. Merle, whom they will receive i into their home to rear as their own. i The babe is a bright, pretty little or-1 I phan girl, two and a half years old. i and will be the pride of the household, i upon whom every loving care will be ■ lavished. Mr. and Mrs Pearce will | in the course of time, as soon as arrangements can be made, adopt the child as their legal heir. Mr. Pearce has resided here several years, he be ing superintendent of the Ward I | Fence factory. SOLD HAY TO GET FOOD. \ pitiful case cf poverty came t . light this afternoon when a small buy.: ' about eleven or twelve years of age, at-: tempted to sell a bale of hay to a lo- - cal dealer. Suspicions were aroused i and the lad was given into the custody ■ of the marshal, who took him into juvenile court. It developed here that | the bo.', who comes from a poverty j , stricken family, had gotten the hay I and attempted to sell it to get some-, 1 thing to eat, The family is poor , |jn the extreme and lack food and j clothing to keep them alive (luring this bitter weather. He was given ; over into the care of Probation Officer ! , A P Beattv. THE MEN’S MEETING. j The mens meeting of the Methodist i Brotherhood will be held at the church Sunday afternoon, commencing at •! o’clock, at. which time Hon. Edward W. Felt, judge of the appellate court at Indianapolis, will address the meet ing on the topic, “First Tilings First Judge Felt is an eloquent speaker and all who are interested in the furthe ance of the ptluviples of the Brother hood are urged to attend. Everybod' lis welcome In the evening Rev. Sc . mans will commence a series of If” i tures for the young men which will prove valuable to them. CALLED MEETING. There will be a called meeting o' ■ the board of guardians at the libra’' ’ Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. tn., at whici : time all m»mbers are expected to tn r on hand for the session. d „ 0 Bertha and Eugene Kintz have re e turned from a week's visit in For Wayne with their brothers and sista- ! Lewis and Charles Kintz, and M’ e John Junk, and other friends. d d FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY. h 160 ac-es for sale. 2 miles of Mon v roe. at the right price. 40 acres, 1% miles from Valic church, good six-room house. Barn 36*72, good as new; good pr.i . of cribs and other outbuildings. Se* IJ. A. Harvey, at Graham & Walters office. 42t5 FOR RENT —Good house; Inquire of | the P. K. Kinney real estate agency. 44t3 Lai .

PUBLIC SALE. I will sell at my residence. 7 miles , southweaSt of Decatur, 1 mile east ol j Pleasant Mills, 3 miles northwest ( I Willshire, on what is known as the j Dayton Hard faun, on Wjunesday,. March 6, 1912, beginning at 10 o’clock j a. m., the foPowing property, to vic i Seven Head of Horses and Mules. ; One black mare, in foal, 6 years old, weight 1600 ihs.; black mare, 4 years I old. weight 1500; team bay geldings. 4 years old, weight 2400; sorrel coil. 'lB months old, team black mules, coming 2 years old. Eight Head o i Cattle: Jersey cow, 2 years old. will be fresh by day of sale; full-blooded I Holstein cow, 6 years old, will be fresh last of March; black cow, ■ years old, will be fresh in April; Du: i ham cow, 6 years old, will be fresh i; I March; %-Jersey cow, giving milk; 'red cow', 3 years old, giving milk. Durham bull, 3 years old; heifer cal', 6 months old. Hogs, Sheep and Poultry: Twelve hjad of brood sows, head of Berkshire sows, will farrow first of April; 3 head of Poland China sows, will farrow in March; 2 head i of shows, with pigs by side; 3 Berk shire and half Poland China sows, will farrow in April; 65 head of shoats. ’weight from 50 to 100 lbs. each; full blooded O. i. C. boar, about one yeaold. Thirty head of ewes, with lambs jby side; 1 full-blooded Shropshire buck; 100 chickens, about 80 laying : hens and 20 last spring rosters 1 I Scotch Collie dog, 10 months old. Farming Implements: Milwaukee binder, Hoosier disc grain drill, breaking plows, hand cider press and other articles. Lunch will be served on the grounds by W. O. Johnson. Terms —For all sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand. For all amounts over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved .ecurity. 4 per cent off for cash. J. B. STIVERSON & SON. John Spuhrt-r. Auct. o- — — LOST —A iadies’ gold watch and fob, last Sunday, between Heury Eiting I residence and the Catholic church; ■ I has the initial C E. engraved on the 1 watch fob. Finder please leave it at Demoensrt office and receive reward. 43t6 HOUSE FCK. RENT —7 rooms. 12th and Monroe. Ligb* and water. Call at this office. 43t3 WANTED —Furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Inquire at this office. 43t6 WANTED —To clean house, wall pa- • per, carpets, cisterns, etc. Any old job. 'Phone 448. 44t6 ( FOR SALE —Millet seed, also some corn fodder. See R. A. Hunter, ? miles south of Decatur on mudpike. 47t? WANTED —Men to learn the barbe trade. Hare is an offer that in-, eludes tools with tuition. A methc ■ that saves yearr of apprenticeship Positions waiting in city or count:• ‘ shops. White Mpjer Barber Colleg i Chicago, I'.L 4712 f FOR SALE —House and two lots o; North sth street; 40 acres, % mile east of Monmr C. D. Kunkle, ex ecutor Jqhn Woy estate. 37tl . ■ FOR RENT—Five room cottage, ele ‘ trie lights! city athl soft water. Co. ' ner tligh street. Inquire Mrs. Al ’Burdg, 624 Mercer avenue. 34tf SALESMEN WANTED To look after Ohr interest In /.dams and adjacent counties. Salary or commission. Address Lincoln Oil Co., Cleveland, Ohio. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS’ PAV BIG

FUSLIQ SALE I have rented my farm and will sell at public auction at my farm 5% mil s j northwest of Decatur, 3 miles north and % miles east of Preble on th. Ossian road, on MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 26, 1912. beginning at 10:00 o'clock a. m., the following property, to-wit: Ten Head o' Horses: one bay gelding, 6 years old, weight 1300; 1 black mare, 12 years ! old, weight 1450; 1 gray horse, 13 years old, weight 1350; 1 bay gelding. coming 3 years old and broke, weight 1400; 1 bay draft mare, coming 2 years old; 1 brown driving horse. 6 years old. well broke, safe for lady to drive; 2 gelding driving colts, coming 2 years old: 1 draft colt, coming I year old: 1 bay coach mare, coming 2 years old. Two Head of Cattle: Two , good milch cows. Hogs and Sheep: Thirty-nine head hogs: 12 brood sows, v all bred to farrow the last of February and first of April; 1 Poland China male hog; 26 shoats, weighing from 60 to 100 Tbs. each. These hogs are , all healthy. Sheep: 10 head of good breeding ewes. Hay and Grain About 600 bu. corn in crib; 150 bu. Silver Mine Oats; 4 tons hay, 1 >4. tons bailed oats straw, 4 bu. seed com. Farming Implements: Two 2-horse farm e- wagon, with almost new bed, 30 to 43 inches deep; 2 buggies, 1 Gale cor: , planter, 1 Gale gang plow, l.Tincb 2 walking breaking plows, 14 inch; | . '2 Gale riding cultivators, one Bar 1; > oiler, 1 end-gate oats seeder, Thom-1 as hay loader, hay tedder, 8-ft. Ga dAc harrow, with trucks, •> ft. Champion mower, 7-ft. Champion binder, action snrins-tenth harrow: 3-ft sek I tfon 18-ft. spike-tooth harrow, hay 1 < r. 12-ft. smoothing drag, mud boat ! All the above implements have bee’: r od only 2 years. Three sets heavy I work harness, 1 set double buggy b i . sg , 2 sets single harness, 1 cideU mill, one No 12 Delurvnl cream s<: arator. Three White Holland turkey hens and on® Tom, 3 Pekia ducks, and quite a number of chiekeng, mosth Plymouth Rocks, and other articles Terms -For all sums of |5.00 and under, cash In hand. For all amounts . over 15.00, a credit of 9 months will I- given, the purchaser giving note with fteehold security. AH notes to draw 8 per cent interest from date If not paid when due; 5 per cent off on the dollar for cash Dinner will be served by the Epworth league of the Mount Pleasant fchurch. f D. F. LEONARD Noah Frauhlger and John Singleton, Aucts. I W. A. Fo.iner and H. E. Butler, Clerks. . I

SAVE MONEY 1 iSITrn WMUmtWHIWVII ■ -T-,. I ~cTTblankei s I We have quite a few Cotton and Wool @ j Blankets in stock yet, which we are H 1 still selling at Sale, Prices. Alt sizes | i and prices, tWe also have a nice line 3 I of new pillows in all sizes. =; I Special Sale Prices On Al! Sweaters | J i THE BOSTON STORE [ | DECATUR, - - ■ - ■ INDIANA J

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at his residence, 1% miles northwest of Decatur, on the George Keller farm on Tuesday, February 27th, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m. the following property, to-wit; Four Head of Horses: One gray mare, 12 years old. weighing about 1500 lbs; 1 dun horse, 12 years old, weighing about 1500 lbs.; 2 spring colts. Six Head of Cattle; One cow, fresh, calf by side; 1 cow, will be ; fresh in March; 1 cow, will be fresh in June; 1 heifer calf, 4 months old: 1 bull calf, 3 months old. Twenty three Head of Hogs: Three brooJ sows, will farrow in April; 1 male hog, weighing 250 Tbs.; 19 head of shoats. weighing from 50 to 75 tbs. each. Farming Implements: One Milwaukee binder. Deering mower, Hoe drill, ( Deere check rower, 2 walking corn plows, sulky hay raize, 2 breaking plows, spring-tooth harrow, spike tooth harrow, land roller, double shov el plow, single shovel plow, 2 wat ons, 1 3-inch tire, one narrow tread’ i surrey, top buggy, set single harnes. . set breeching harness, set farm liar ness, corn sheller, grindstone, Keller ‘incubator, coal oil stove, cook stove, and other articles not mentioned. Teiius —For all sums of $5.00 and under, cash in hand. For all amounts over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved security; 4 per cent off for cash. No property removed until Settled for. ROBERT MILLER. John Spuhler, Auct. J. F. Fruchte, Clerk. Ch~— FOR RENT OR SALE—Ten room residence, Winchester street. For further information, write or ’nhor ■ M. A. Clem, Monroeville, Ind. 48-e-od-t'U:

■ TO THE ' I i SMOKING PUBLIC X Talk about solidflccmfort. IM You just want to get one of “ those Log Cabin cigars be- jGz tween your teeth andlight it. There may be other cigars as F' good as the log cabin, but vy , f*they will cost you more money than you care to pay. The price of the Log Cabin 5 cents x * »■ and when you have smoked one you’ll wonder how it ca be so little MFC, AT THE QUALITY CIGAR FACTORY By H. A. COLCHIN DECATUR. INP.

RUGS AINO LINOLEUMS New And Select Stock Prices Lower Than BARGAIN DAY PRICES It will pay you to investigate — twk iimw— GAY 7WKIS & MYERS The Leading Furniture Dealears North. 2nd. St. HARCOURT^CO. m SvSe,w“a «MCOKP9V<at*X». The Decatur Daily Democrat DECAUR, UNO. DSIVE/ LOCAL AGENTS ’if !? CrjCtCFOK. THIS EXCLUSIVE Just A Little Proof Os Superiority V\ e like to back up our statements with unquestionable evidence. Statistics show that there are fewer cjgar factories registered in she U.S. today than there wprp 3 years ago, the actual figures being 1909-24, 56* 1912-22,519. The actual sales of the “White Stag cigar a little more than trebled in the same period. 1 he nub of this tale is that White Stag smokers re]>ea and the reason is oboious-this cigar merits their friendship. Try one’today. For sale by all Dealers.