Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1912 — Page 2

DAI L Y D K MOCK A l Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rat’s Per Week, by currier ~.10 cents. Per Year, by carrier... $5.00 Per Month, by mail 2t> cents ■ Per Year, by mail $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rat«a made known on application. Entered at tho uostoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mai l . J , OF INTEREST TO TAXPAYERS In bis first message to the legislature in 1905, J. Frank Ilanly severely criticized the preceding republican governor for leaving the state treasury in an “embarassed condition,'’ which called either for an issue of bonds or continued advances from the county i treasury. At the close of the last sis-[ cal year of Governor Hanly’s term it was sho-wn that the republican administration had made ends meet durin gthe year in its general fund ex- j penses only by using $50,000 of state . debt sinking fund taxes and by drawing upon the future to the extent j of nearly $1,500,000. During Hanly’s. four years $2,000,000 of sinking fund tax was used to pay general expenses, It When Governor Marshall entered office in January, 1909, there was what amounted to a deficit of over, $3,000,000 between the state's general ' expenses and its general fund tax. He warned the legislature to reduce appropriations, but the republi- ; can senate would not heed the warn- j, ing. It was not until 1911 that the democrats came into full contral. Prior to that time the state financial , officers, excepting the governor were i republicans. The wholly democratic j legislature of 1911 not only reduced , the tax levy from 33.35 cents on the J SIOO to 31.85 cents (meaning a saving of $300,000 a year) but reduced appro- ■ priations more than one million and a half dollars. But these reduced appropriations, under the law, could only become effective October 1, 1911. All appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1911, were made by the legislature of 1909 and were forced by a republican senate. Coming into power with not only an empty but overdrawn treasury left by their republican predecessors, the democrats have really performed a financial miracle in reducing the state from bankruptcy. With a lower tax levy they have equipped and maintained new benevolent institutions, have paid bonds guaranteed by a republican legislature, have set aside $300,000 a year , to pay on the state debt, have paidg

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all running expenses and have largely , overcome the republican deficit. In j other words, the state government has I been put on a business basis. The “wet" and ''dry’’ fight in Bluff- j ton the past week has been the warmI est event in years for that place. The i "drys” claim a signal victory and the ! "wets” ars disputing in but one ward, j Outside any merits either way, such incidents are always detrimental toa community, stirring up a strife that effects many people for many months. A Washington dispatch says: "Representative J. A. M. Adair, who will be renominated by the democrats of .the Eighth district for congress on ! March 26th, has not spent a cent to I procure his nomination and has not made or caused to be made any pledges or promises in order to obtain support. This is the substance of a statement he has prepared, to be filed with the clerk of the national house of representatives, under the I requirements of the federal corrupt 1 practices act. There is every indication that former President Roosevelt intends to 'dodge the tariff issue. In a recent 'statement from his headquarters it ’ was declared that he would "rest his .case on the issues he raised at Columbus." In that speech he ignored the 'tariff completely. Just how Mr. Roosevelt proposes to relieve the people from paying tribute to the tariff ! trusts on practically everything they buy is a mystery for which he so far I has offered no explanation. Hereto-, fore Colonel Roosevelt has been a; staunch Aldrich, Penrose, Smoot man i iOn the tariff, and since their view-' point is not popular just now, Mr. j Roosevelt evidently has decided it .would be polite to keep his usual silence on the tariff issue. 'for SALE —Two acres of land near 1 the new factory site. Address Mrs. 1 B. A. Winans, Livingston, Montana. i Hair cnuit, 15s, at the Reiter & i France barber shop.—Clem Knoff. 57t6 WANTED —To clean house, wall pa-' i per, carpets, cisterns, etc. Any old job. ’Phone 448. 44t6 i FOR SALE—Nice cottage on West j 1 Madison street. Parties leaving city, j Call 616 N. sth St. 54t3 ' WANTED —Ten first-class linemen for : electric light work: 29 cents per j hour. Non-union preferred. Gary | Light & Water Co., Gary, Ind. 60t2 FARM FOR SALE OR RENT—Inquire of L. C. Hughes, No. 2nd St., or ’phone 305. 56t6 WANTED—Agent to sell Pilot Acety-' lene lighting plants in country i homes. Write for territory—J. I. j Thompson, 11 So. Michigan Blvd., Chi-! cago, 111. 59t3* i FOR SALE —A few tons of Choice clover hay. Inquire Jess Tricker, ’phone ' 8-J. 60t3 I

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Mrs. G. T. Burke Gives a Birthday Dinner for Son, Avon. A SEWING PARTY To be Given Monday by Mrs. C. D. Lewton—C. Hower is Surprised. WEEK’S CLUB CALENDAR. Saturday. W. C. T U. —Library. It would be a monstrous world if all thought alike. Yet, how often we set others down as peculiar simply because their ideas do not agree with our own.—Selected. The Ruth Circle held its regular fortnightly meeting with Miss Stella David, where the business was disposed of. after when a social was in order. An interesting time was spent looking over the curios and pictures of foreign countries gathered by Miss Stella’s brother, Charles, in his travels, he being member of the U. S. navy, on ttio,. battleship "The Virginia." ’ Miss Esther Enos will be hostess in two weeks. The Jolly Juniors are spending a delightful afternoon with Miss Vera Eady, where games, contests and refreshments provide a pleasing round of entertainment. Mrs. Charles Hower arranged a dei lightful surprise for her husband by I asking a number of friends to share ; the delicious 6 o'clock dinner which I she had prepared for him. The surprise was ail the more complete because Mr. Hower had expected a surprise at the noon hour, but when that passed without even a mention of the birth anniversary, he thought the day would pass without any unusual event. Covers were laid for the following: Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Steele and children, Richard Bogner and T. H. Ernst. Two lovely young women who are to ■be brides within a few weeks were I honored at the prettiest kind of a party | this afternon for which Miss Lucile I House was the hostess. Miss Martha i Kettler and Miss Ruth Ridenour were ! the honor guests. White sweetpeas I and dainty ferns w ere the floral decoi rations of the table and formed cor- | sage bouquets for the guests. A sur- [ prise for Miss Kettler came in the way of a photograph of each girl friend present and a group picture of the • company taken this afternoon will furi ther bring pleasant memories to her I mind after she reaches her new home j which is to be in Japan. Miss Rideni our was given a future bit of usefulness in the way of a recipe book in ’ which is stored the directions her • friends follow’ in concocting various i substantial and, delectable dishes, j Misses Evelyn and Ixira Walter assistI ed in serving the delicious supper that | followed the preparations of the gift books. There were fourteen in tho . company.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. The memb rs of the Thimble club ; j with other guests, including Mrs. Don i j Quinn of Chicago, Mrs. L. E. Steele I iof Marion, Mrs. Gleiser, Miss Pansy' I Bell, Miss Frances Merryman, Mist . I Jean Lutz, Miss Minnie Orvis and Mrs. : ! M. E. Brackett enjoyed Thursday aft-; I ernoon with their needlework at the j j home of Miss Midge Smith. j Mrs. G. T. Burke gave a 6 o'clock I dinner party Friday evening in celebraj tion of Hie birthday anniversary of I her son, Avon. Ihe appointments | were perfect and the dinner nicely served in three courses. Covers were laid for the following. The Misses Pansy Beil. Bernice Dailey and Frances Merryman, and Messrs. Jesse Helm, Sim and Avon Burke. Miss Cora Henchen was pleasantly surprised at her home by her young friends and school mates, the occasion being her sixteenth birthday. Those present were Misses Mabel By-, j erly, Lula Byerly, Nora Leyse, Tens | Wright, Pearl Brentlinger, Grace ' Kreig, Gusta Arnold, Dessie Bryan, Naomi Bracht. Cora Henchen, Frank ' Henchen, Noah Henchen, Chester Olwin, Chester Howard, Merritt Howard, Harve Mankey, Chauncey Worthman, Tony Andrews, Frank Andrews, Earl Arnold, William Bryan, Dan Zimmerman, Gust Borne, Dorphus Drum, Delva Stalter, Jacob Fulk, Arthur Fulk, Clint Byerly, Ray Byerly, Floyd Manley, Chaney Manley. Miss Williams, of the Jonesboro school faculty, is here for a week-end visit with her sister, Miss Clara Williams.

A delightful event of Friday even ; ing was a surprise, complete in every I detail, in which the happy victim, | was Mr. Harvey Schroll, the well | known business man. The guests met at the Shamp home at 8 o'clock and proceeded to the Shroll home in a body. Mr. Shroll was by no means looking for company, but proved a splendid host after he regained his composure. The evening was spent . | in games and various pleasures, the ■ evening closing with a luncheon j , Those present were Messrs, and Mes- ' dames S. E. Shamp, T. W. Watts. Si-, ’ I mon Brandyberry, Will Winnes, ' Charles Sheppard, George Glass, Howard Burdg, Mesdames S. E. Sikes. : George Tester, Amspaugh of Bluffton, I John Everett, J. C. Schlegel. Misses IS. Davis, Ina Everett, Alice Brandyberry, Jessie Winnes, Pauline Hite.. ■ Messrs. Cal Peterson, Robert and | Harvey Sheppard, T. L. Jones, Milt Yager and John Vagrinos. COURTHOUSE NEWS Miss Luella Yaney Given 1 SSOO Judgment Against ■ Manley Foreman. _ 5 i GUARDIAN QUALIFIES Three Marriage Licenses is the Record for Today— Court Notes. The Grace Ayres vs. Alfred A. j Ayres case, asking SIO,OOO damages, ! for enticing away the plaintiff s hus- ■ band, which was set for Monday, has been left off the trial docket by agreei ment. Eli Beer, trustee for'.iaphet Beer, files inventory. The case of the Alemonia Fire Ins. Co. vs. Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. R. Co., damages, S6OO, has been dismissed and costs paid. A marriage license was granted to Faye Holloway, born April 18, 1892, daughter of George W. Holloway, to wed Elmer Clarence Baumgartner, of j Vera Cruz, mason, born April 24. 1890, son of Peter J. Baumgartner. — ■ Real estate transfers: Straus Bros. & Co., to Samuel F. Lott, realty in St. Mary's tp., Charles \ Krugh to Samuel K. Shackley, 66.25; 1 acre». Blue Creek tp., $6,700; Dore B. I Erwin to Jacob A. Zerkle, 80 acres, i Root tp., $9,000; Caroline Lehman to : Rebecca Riessen. lot 237, Berne, quit ' • claim deed, $5; George Adler to El- ■ : mer C. Baumgartner, realty in Hartj ford tp., $575; Orval Harruff to Emma i Jane Amspaugh, lot 84, Decatur, sl,i 300; George H. Bartz to Jacob J. Schwartz, realty in Monroe tp., $2,500: I : Flmer E Candy to Howard E. Shafi', realty in Monroe tp., $1,400. Special Judge D. D. Heller today rendered judgment in the case of the State ex rel Luella Yaney vs. Manley Foreman, in which the jury recently returned a verdict finding the defendant the father of Miss Yaney’s child. Judgment was rendered accordingly i and Foreman ordered to pay the rela-1 trix the sum of SSOO, in installments of SIOO per year. The first SIOO is ! due in thirty days, aud SIOO each year thereafter until paid. T’pon failure to i pay, Foreman is to be committed to jail. The deferred payments are to, Ibe without interest until the install-1 ments become due. The judgment for costs of the case was rendered against ' the defendant. I Owing to the illness of Judge Merry-, man, who was obliged to leave court about an hour before the regular adjournment Friday evening, the case of Dennis Striker vs. Albert Mayer, Chi let Rich, for foreclosure of mortgage, demand, S7OO, extended over today. About an hour was given the ■ case today, and it was then continued until next Saturday for tihe evidence of the last witness, Christ Rich, who could not be present today. i i Licensed to wed: Nellie Maud, > Walters, 22, daughter of .’ *bert Wai-j 1 ters, and Clarence Josep.. Klopfenstein. 21, farmer, son of Jacob W. ■ Klopfenstein; Edna Foreman, 18, - daughter of Edward L. Foreman, and , Verne Dull, 23, son of Hugh Dull. i 3 Bertha Kirchner qualified as guar- ■ dian of Edwin Kirchner et al. She , gave $2,800 bond. Judge Merryman, who became ill > and was obliged to leave court before I adjournment Friday evening, was better today and was able to resume work this morning.

Al THE CHURCHES \ UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. Junior meeting, 2:00 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E., 6:00 p. in. Preaching, 7:00 p. in. Prayer meeting, Wednesday, i p. m. The Juniors have a special program ' Sunday at 2:00 p. m.. to which the public is invited, especially the Y. P. -- C. E. E. A. GOODWIN, Pastor. LUTHERAN ZION'S CHURCH. German services 10:00 a. nr: text. Luke 11:14-28, "The Devil's Desire for the Christians." I Catechetical instruction, 11:00 a. m.: questions 98-192. Lenten services, Friday evening, 7:30. Ladies’ Aid, Friday. ST, MARY’S CHURCH. Low mass, 7:30 a. m. High mass, 9:30 a. m. Christian doctrine, 1:45 p. m. Vespers and benediction, 2:30 p. m. GERMAN REFORMED CHURCH. 9:30, Sunday school: lesson, Mark '1:29-45. 10:30, German service; ‘text, John 14:6, “Christ the Truth and the Life.” 6:30, C. E. meeting; topic, “Christian Testimony that Counts.' John 1:29-42. 7:00, English service; text, John 19:25, “Ambition in the Light of the Cross." We cordially invite you to worship with us. o METHODIST CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:15 a. nr, C. L. Walters, superintendent. Public worship at 10:30 a. m., and 7:00 p. m. Junior Epworth League, 2:00 p. nr An anniversary program will be given. Epworth League, 6:00 p. m., Miss Chronister, leader. Prayer meeting, Wednesday night. R. L, SEMANS, Pastor. , o— PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. — 9:30 a. m., Sunday school. 10;30 a. m , morning service. j Sermon story. “The Three Golden Apples." | 6:00, Christian Endeavor; topic, .“Christian Testimony that Counts." John 1:29-42. Miss Mary Frisinger, | leader. 7:00 p. m., evening service; theme, ■ "Our Conservation.” ’ 7:00 p. m., Wednesday, prayer meet-' ing. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. — Sunday school will be held at 9: i" a. m.; subject, “Jesus the Healer.” Preaching sei vices at 10:30 a. m. The sermon will be based on “Jesus' First Words on the Cross.” I The young people will hold their meeting at the usual hour,. 6 o'clock Subject of the lesson, "Christian Testimony that Cdunts.’’ Lilah I.achot. leader. Evening services and sermon at 7 o’clock. A welcome awaits you at the door REPELS ATTACK OF DEATH. “Five years ago two doctors toid me I had only two years to live." This j startling statement was made by Still 1 told mt I would die with cousumptiui I It was up to me then to try the bee: lung medicine and 1 began to use L I King's New Discovery. It was well 1 ; | did, for today I am working and believe 1 owe my life to this great threat ‘and lung cure that has cheated the I grave ot another victim." It’s folly i to suffer with coughs, colds or other .throat and lung troubles nov.. Take the cure that’s safest. Price 50 cents and SI.OO. Trial bottle free at the Holthouse Drug Co. TO MOTHERS—AND OTHERS. You can use Bucklen's Arnica Salve to cure children of ezeema, rashes, etter, chafings, scaly and crusted humors, as well as other accidental injuries—cuts, burns, bruises, etc., with perfect safety. Nothing else heals so I quickly. For boils, ulcers, old, runI ning or fever sores or piles it hns no . equal. 25 cents at Holthouse Drug Co. " u —- I ■■ NINETEEN MILES A SECOND Without a par, shock or disturbance, is the awful speed of our earth through space. We wonder at such ease of nature's movement and so do those who take Dr. King’s New Life Pills. No griping, no distress, just thorough work that brings good health and fine feelings. 25c at Holthouse Drug Co. Democrat Want Ads Pay.

THICK CHIPS and THIN SHAVINGS Thick chips indicate fast-working, durable, sharp-edged tools Thin shavings indicate finely tempered, hard, smooth edges—carefully ground and whetted. Our quality carpenters’ tools are made for rough work as well as for quick, accurate, precise work. These tools combine the greatest adaptability with longest service You run no risk in buying carpenters’ tools here, for they are guaranteed. Co 11 Why Pay The Retail Price [ E for your Beer and Liquor when you can buy just as cheap as the B RETAIL DEALER My Beer Prices —i Seipp's Export sl.soJper case of 3 dot. r “ Export Large $1.60 “ “ “ 2 “ Extra Pale $1 75 “ “ “ 3 “ “ Extra Pale large $1.75 “ “ *' 2 ** ! I"' • J My Liquor Prices | My Price’ Retail Price , U 1. X. L. Whiskev, per Gallon $1.50 $2.50 I Cabinet “ “ “ $2.00 $3.00 I i Old Canterbury Rye “ $2.10 s4J*i I ! H Briar Ridge (A Straight Kentucky whiskey 5 years old) per gal $3.00 $5. «' L M. H. G. (A straight Kentucky whiskey 3 ' p? years oid) per gal. " ' $3.75 $6.00 I . Berline Kimmel per gallon $2.00 $3.00 | ' White Swan Gin “ “ $2.00 $3.00 I j ® Hamilton Blackberry “ “ $1.50 $2.50 I ‘ PureCaiifomiaPort wine per gal $1.25 $2 to $2.50 I Grape Brandy per gal $2.25 s).<*) ! ~1 Pure Califroiiia Sheery $1,50 $2/'lr , g Apricot Brandy $2.50 $4.00 I f These goods are absolutely the best and purest 'i 11 in the city =j LA. KALVER A Wholesale Liquor Dealer : X Monroe Street, Six Doors West Os j j Old Adams County Bank V DC-.—..Z. ~

FOR SALE bp-.0-d.-.i'' u- n. -ai store,! j small town of 500, 40 miles north of' Dayton, Ohio; invoice $4,500; estab | , listed 25 years. For sale on accctm' ! of death of proprietor. Address Knox I Mendenhall, Osgood. Ohio.

0:d Adams County Bankj Decatur, Indiana. | RArtK ■ Capital 1120 00 4. i ■ Surplus . S3O. i* j i h ■ C. S. Nibnck, rresweni I M. Kirsch and John N KsJ yfflFSi M Vice Presidents i I E. X. Ehinger, Cashier. • ■ pparf Farm I ? ans I a Specialty J» Reflect 192 Resolve Collections Made .DOLLARS SCJ. lloposited io The Credit able Rates. Os A BANK ACCOUNT AccentMAKE A NOISE ‘SS’ That Sounds Like Success! « v . HAVE I ctended IT!

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