Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1912 — Page 5

| There Are A I More Like This I A few evenings ago a man came homptimd i S I footsore, after a few minute with the Xing I paper he reaches down and takes off his T"? | and hw wife says, ‘'John you ought to have a I i pair of house shppere to wear evenings”. I ■ says I know it and I'm hoping Santa will brine I ■ me a pair this year”. Drin k 9 g All kinds here from 40c to $2.00 | | Charlie Voglewede I

I ♦hhhmimhhhvvh g f WEATHER FORECAST i * ♦ Pair tonight and Thursday, cold r tonight with moderate winds, and northwest winds. Mr. and Mrs. Al Steele spent the day in Fort Wayne. 0. K. Gentis made a trip to Linn Grove this morning. Miss Mabel Hocker returned to her home at Monroe this morning. Mrs Kate Thompson went to Monroe this morning to spend the day. Mrs. Dick nan and daughter, Mabel, went to Monmouth to spend the day. W. R. Smith left for Indianapolis this morning where he will look after business. Miss Margart Mills of Monroe returned to her home this morning after visiting with friends here yesterday. Mrs J. C- Moran and daughter, Margaret. went to Berne thia morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Moran's imele, Fred -MMen her ger, which was held thers today —- s ■■ I is "■

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John Conrad made a business trip , to Geneva this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Case went to Ft. Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mrs. Joe Hower went to Fort Wayne j this morning to visit with her sister, j Mrs. Margaret Louthan. Mrs. Burroughs of Bluffton visited here with her son. Herb Burroughs, l and wife Mr. Burroughs is manager I of the Enterprise drug store. The agriculturists of the sugar com- I pany are busy these days securing , contracts for nest year. The com-! pany hopes to secure acreage amounting to 10,000 acres and the Job is by no means a small one. A. R Bell is taking up lumber at Auburn this week for the Smith Hi Bell company He will go to Detroit Sunday, where he will meet Mrs. Bell, who has been at Mt. Clemens for several weeks and they will return here the first of the week. Judge David E. Smith returned yesterday from Piqua, Ohio, where be attended a family reunion held at the home of bis aunt, the last member of the old family. It was a delightful occasion and the judge says he had the best time he has had in many a yew. _

». N. Erwin has returned from Indianapolis. <'• D. Hieberieh left today noon for Fort Wayne. Miss Georgia Magner went to Fort Wayne today noon. Miss Adelaide Deininger was a Fort ayne visitor today. Mrs. M. 8. Venis of Hoagland was i a shopper here today. A. J. Smith left on a business trip to Richmond this afternoon. •John Hessler of Fort Wayne was in the city today on business. P. Mitchell, cashier of the Citizens’ bank of Monroeville, was here today on business. I Panker Mitchell of Monroeville was I the guest of C. A. Dugan of the First . National bank today. ! Mrs. Aaron Stevens left this noon i for Fort Wayne where she will visit over night with her sister, Mrs. Ora ' May. Mr, and Mrs. Dan Erwin will leave ( the day after Christmas for Hinsdale, I 111., where they will make a thirty I days' stay. The Red Cross Christmas seals are i selling fast. Get one for your gift | packages and help in the fight against tuberculosis, Mrs. Chester Imler received word that her little niece, Maxine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnhart, , of Attica, who has been ill with symp- - toms of pneumonia, was better. Don't overplay yourself for Christmas. Remember, the first of the year 1 comes just a week later and that I > about that time, everybody whom you 1 owe a cent will be looking you up. | The bunch of r<'d-nosed bums which I have become a nuisance during the past few days should be hustled off I the streets as fast as they appear. A work house in this vicinity would keep them away for all time. A vast army of Christmas shoppers throngs the many stores of the city, where anything the heart desires in the way of a Christmas gift can be selected. Never was the selection better. The city basket ball team has arranged for a game with a Fort Wayne team to be played in this city next Friday evening and it promises to ba hummer. The city team is fast and the Fort Wayne boys will come down with the best they can secure. / In an article recently published, giving the names, residence and terms of the presidents as compiled by William Blackburn, Rutherford R. Hayes, of Ohio, it was stated served two i terms. As Is known by every history I student, he served but one term of four years -* William Stepier of Honduras was in the city today visiting b'.s sister. Miss Sarah Stenler, who was operated upon last week. He will return tomorrow and place his brother in the bands of a doctor, who will operate upon him for appendicitis at the Mike Smith : residence. William Adler, the well known Kirkland township farmer, was In town | this afternoon, arranging for a trip on I' which h«- will start tomorrow. He will ! ‘ K <> to Cedar Rapids, lowa.. Colorado. II and other places In the west, where he , will visit rule-.ivea whom he has not seen for M>me time. He will be abi sent some little time. i Ml*. Elizabeth Morrison and aunt, Mrs. Catherine Champer. will leave tonight for Handley, Texas, where Mrs. Champer will »l*nd the winter ! with her daughter. Mrs Will Weller. ;Mr and Mrs Richard Wallace and tml>e will leave either Friday or Saurday for their home at Oaxaca. Mex, land will b* ** Texas, by ! Mrs Morrison, who will accompany them to their Mexican home The date of their leaving Is undetermined as It It not y»i known when accommodn tlona through to Mexico from St. Louis ...» tie secured.

(an IM' HF< lirrti. t* Old Santa’s got an armful of “White Stag* Extra Mild ’i.r-irs - an.i thats’a good suggestion for >OU if your 1 iviiiLr for a man. The value of a gift of a box of tTiem henchanced a hundred fold tn have him find in his stocknJ on the gladsome Christmas Morn the kind he always Kior himself, his favorite brand the Smoke with the Smile the “White Stag’ For Sale By All Dealers

COURT HOUSE NEWS; I Mrs. Willard Steele Creates j Scene in Court Room— : “Talks Out” in Court. j i TO SELL LAND • E. B. Lenhart, Guardian of • Maria Robison, Authoriz- ■ ed to Sell Her Land. The evidence in the cnse of the J State vs. Willard Steele, with intent to I murder Jacob Keiper, was finished at < noon today, and this afternoon the at- ■ torneys began their arguing. A scene ' j was created in -Che court room during ■ the trial of the rather uneventful, but | hard-fought case Tuesday afternoon by J Mrs. Steele, the wife of the defend I ant. During the rebuttal, the attor < neys for the defense stated that wit | bosses would be called to show that I j Mrs. Steele had nodded or shaken her!« head during the time of the testimony | of her two daughters. Miss Leota IJ Reed and Mrs. Grant Myers, and alsojl of Harvey Largent, the purpose being < to influence them In their answers 1| As the attorney was making a ststeul rnent regarding this, Mrs. Steele be ■ came incensed and walking out before j the court began to talk, to the effect ! that she was not going to have be I character questioned in that way, an’ would not "stand”’ for any such pro-11 ceedings. The court called to th.»|j bailiff. T. H. Ernat, to see that the . lady take her seat in quiet or to sec | that she be removed from the court ! room. She took her seat and the case went on. Four hours' argument for each side j have been allowed. J. C. Moran, who is assisting Prosecutor T. C. Parrish, opened for the state. The defense is represented ly Heller, Sutton & Heller, J/-4A’. Teople and A. P. Beatty. Lemuel G WlIRnMa, guardian of Sarah Williams, filed current account. The inventory of Jecse IL Burnett, guardian of Fail ft Burnett, nt al, Was approved. > ’ * Albert N. Sloele. gi*rh*n of Naomi and Nevah Laman. reports purchase of real estate. The case of the State vs Dan Baum gartner, for surety of the peace, has been reset by agreement for Monday. December 33rd. 15. B. Lenhart, guardian of Maria Robison, filed petition for the sale of her real estate. Jacob Atx and Henry H. Fuhrman were appointed apprnls-1 <rs The petition of sale was granted to be held at private' sale, after due notice. Terms one-third cash, onethird In one year and one-third in two years. Additional note in the sum of 15.500 was orden<d Adam Beberstlne vs. Berne Milling Co. Case left off trial docket Licensed to wed: Emma Florence - Pontius, nurse, born March 15, I*ll. j of near Geneva, daughter of Sylves-, . ter Pontius, to wed Johnson, min-, Ister of Lynn, born September 2>, I*7®. i eon of Calvin Johnson. (Real estate transfers: Daniel N Erwin et al. to Christens N. Ismail jft al. lot <9, iveratur. Miss Naomi Dtigan la home from tusks Forest. 111. to spend her Christ mas vacation with her parents ' and friends.

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TO THE V3tRS OF GAS. Notice In hereby given that it I* absolutely tiecenaary fv. us to collect all accounts due to tbia office that we may make our annual report. All I accouul3 due us munt therefore be paid by January Ist. Ptooae don’t neglect this aa it la important. 301t3 INDIANA LIGHTING CO. gw ~ Qt* f 1 JI IP j y\ “No! They are not nil the •am*.’* “Wear-Ever” Aluminum Utensils ore different. Os ceumr. aluminum ia aluminum j but utrnnil* may differ In punty, in tMckno, in handle*, tn tim«h. Purity. "Wo*r-E»w* ntonaila are »» per cent. pure. Thklineaa. They are made thick enough to pAvent denting readdvi thick enough to guarantee a life* time of aatiafactory aervire. Handl**. The handle* of • Wear-Ever* ut< nails are made of the beat tinned steel. Aluminum handle* wuuld become too hot—wooden handle* would burn off or break, The handle* of •Wear-Ever" Utenall* are gripped to the utenall* by aluminum rivets with large head*. Th* head* are not "link into the *i<|n of the lltrnail- the aide remain* of uniform thiekn***. strong enough to bold the handl* on firmly for year*. Fiuich. The outside la poliahed. The Inside Is hardened by an elect rtrwl pence** which make* the metal wranrvrn harder, smoother, lee* li*bl* to be discolored by /wK w\ b’’*! ot ** tp r containing inrtkjji'ifti alkali or imn. and more HS X7 eaaily cleaned than would X*Jg(y be poMilde if th* utenIMDttUim • tl * Wrr * nnt *° finished. Replace us enaila that wear out with utensils John Brock

h Great Event CONTINUED FROM I A GF ONE hurt, bailiff. The following will be used a» witneHßoa: For the Proawutlon —Glynn Staker.

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lltirold Kirach, Harold Kline, Truman 1 Hey. Hazel Beatty, Roy Mclntosh, Ibkh.-l Tague. I Witn«*Hes for Defense —M. J. \7erU- • berger, Glenn Neptune, Clanmce Hed- * -derjohann, Owen Edwards. Ellis Chris- ’ ten, Ruth Bowers, Nola Snyder, Bertha ■. Schultz. -