Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1913 — Page 2

DAILYDE MO C R A T Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by HIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Ratee "er Week, by carrier 10 cents >*er Year, by carrier $5.00 «'«er Month, by mail ...25 casta Per year, by mail... $2.50 tingle Copies 3 cents , Advertising rates rada known on application. Entered at the postowtow in Decatur, | Indi*-..*, as fiC“rnu cUw-' XmAh. Governor Harmon has asked the Ohio legislature for an appropriation of $.100,000 to be used in representing that state at the Panama exposition to , be held in San Francisco in 1915. it Is understood that the Indiana legis-1 lature will be asked to appropriate $150,000 for that purpose. _ i I The orange and lemon crop in Cali- 1 fornia is gone again A report says every acre has been frozen from San Bernardino to Los Angeles, causing a loss of twenty millions. Elven in the land of the golden sunset and everlasting summer they seem to be handed ■•lemons.” The caucus of the house of representative's of the Indiana legislature will be held this evening. It is admit-'

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ted by practically e/ery one that Homer L. Cook of Indianapolis, a big, clean and capable school man, will be chosen as the speaker. He will do all in his power to see that the session makes a record that will please. The Indiana senate caucussed Tuesday night and the organization was made, resulting in the selection of Wade Free of Anderson, secretary; George M. Babb, Mishawaka, assistant secretary, Senator Curtis, .Mt. Vernon, president pro tem; .Senator Hauck, Lawrenceburg, caucus chairman; John I D. Shea, Indianapolis, chief door keeper; B. F. Johnson, Fort Wayne, postmaster; Gus Singer, Evansville, assistant postmaster. The selections were well apportioned over the state. The I men chosen stand high and is further assurance that the legislature , will make good on evpry promise ' made to the people. LETTING POSTPONED. ■ The county commissioners did not take atiy definite action on the advertising for blds for the soldiers' monument, but the committee was Informed that everything is satisfactory and pending the selection of-the site and the working out of the other details, the matter has been postponed until the February session, when it will be taken up and the auditor ordered to advertise for bids, to be received at the March session. The work will probably start in April. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Tri-Kappas Studied Commission Form of Government Last Night. CLUBS POSTPONED Several Defer Meetings on Account of Inclement Weather. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday. U. B. Aid—Mrs. Thomas Elzey. Ruth Circle— Eula McKinney. Euterpean—Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. C. W. B. M.—Mrs Arthur Fisher. Westminster Guild —Dorothy Dugan. Methodist Missionary—Mrs. David Flanders. Bachelor Maids—Bertha Voglewede. Ft .day. Needlecraft —Agnes Glllig. . Saturday. Eureka Club—Marie Hays. Christian Ladies' Pastry Sale—Gas Office. ” .. a “The Women of the Orient” will be the subject of the study of the Christian Women's Board of .Missions Thursday afternon at the home of Mrs. Arthur Fisher at t-o o’clock. — Mr. and Mrs. Levi Poling entertain-

ed at Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender .Daniel Bender, Mary Bender, Harry Durbin, Bertha Drummond, Harry and Frances Poling. The Question club does not let the bad weather question its good times, and while the rain and sleet raged without during the evening the girls took their embroidery work to the home of Miss Frances Butler, where they sewed, had music and a very good supper that fortified them a gainst their return home The members and clerks of the True & Runyon store with two others and since the early winter closing hour is in order again, the girls have returned to their custom of spending one evening a week together. Miss Celia Kinney will entertain next. Those present were Rose Colchln, Celia Kinney, Golda Gay, Leah Apt. and Vernia Smith. Mrs. F. S France and Mrs. Dolly Durkin entertained the members of the Friday Night club Tuesday evening at the latter’s home. Mrs. John Peterson carried off the high score ! for the evening, while Mrs. Weybright, a guest for the evening, was given the consolation prize. Mrs. Charles Myers will entertain the club in two weeks. The Rtbekahs did not have the installation of officers Tuesday evening on account of the bad condition of the weather. A called meeting will be held soon, when the newly elected officers will take their obligations. a The first meeting of the Afternoon club since advent was held with Mrs. Carrie Ehinger Tuesday afternoon and the game of "five hundred" taken up

with renewed interest. Prizes were awarded Mesdames Ed Ehinger, H. H. Bremerkamp, C. V. Connell and Mrs. Henry Schulte. At the luncheon hour tempting refreshments were server and all were unanimous in their declaration of a good time. Mrs. Charles Meibers has asked the club to meet with her next Tuesday afternoon "Commission Form of Government' was the interesting study of the 1 riKappa sorority last evening at the home of Mrs. Oscar Hoffman, the hostess having the paper, and each member contributing to the lesson study with a sub-topic talk. Miss Madge Hite assisted her sister, Mrs. Hoff man, in serving the refreshment course. The club will continue its study in two weeks at the home of Mrs Avon Burk, when Miss Jean Lutz will be leader. The Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary society was dejighted to have with it Tuesday afternoon at its meeting at the home of Mrs. J. H. Heller, Mrs E. Engstrom, field secretary of the order, who gave an address on the work of the society in general, and that of the local order in relation thereto. The work in China was noted in detail, and after the address a special pledge, amounting to about eighteen dollars for ihe Chinese mission, besides an offering for the local treasury was taken. Mrs. Engstrom's headquarters are in Chicago, and her field covers twelve states. She spoke Sunday in Fort Wayne in several churches, coming here Tuesday from Columbia City. She left today noon for Huntington, where she will continue her work. While here

. ,-tOf M"- Dr ' De “ V ' she . was lh6 ;>R' has been field ers . Mrs. Engr „ a secreury for CHUge . T he power for goo. 4 announcedi was musical progn. #nd the gesßlon carried out TueM was of unusual n'** 81 - .he Historical club The meeting gt schedule or Lawton was the home of M* _ of the wpAthpr> postponed on ««• that 0( uext and this week s week will be cooi> in, ‘ d ' Mr. and Mrs G * ‘ e “ today for their 11 • ■ Ctt-.’were guest. M of M.s. Crowfoot and ” of Mr and Mrs. Fred Hu*, yesterday. — About twenty of F A Peoples remembered her birthday anniversary y-terday and gave her a surprise call ,he lime being pleasant «*nt with games, and music until refreshment hour. SANITARY BED CLOTHES. The Mattress MMtufacturer’s asMP elation of Indiana of *bich Erwin Wolf of Fort Way* president. Is preparing a bill to be presented at the coming session «* the in.imna K™**’* l assembly, which sill prohibit the manufacture or sale of insanitary and unhealthy mattresses and bed coverings The bill was framed ’hen the asso elation met in Indianapolis. December 10. and it was shown at that raeetiug that insanitary mattrass. ‘s were manti factored in other Fates and sent to Indiana. Mr. Wolf has a copy of the bill. It will be presented by the MarI ion countv representatives in the lag.

The bill contains tionsjF levea »* - W o __ MEMORIAL. Abt gham Fugate was born | n b i*na*ounty. Ohio, January 29 «nc departed this life J •912, ■ aged 79 years and 11 H* un it ed in marriage to A J Ulut July 5, 1881 To lhlß ‘ ' ' »ere (born seven children, nv . : »M|died in infancy. P .' E J FWate are the two sons I, mo-rm the departure of his ), :n < . ' . lov father; also two slaters. p> J ' "a 7,erring, of Akron, Ohio, »• - * 1 Wn.ih Fugate, Millersburg, oi.; * ■ thr..«| grandchildren and other ti»es and friends who realize ithelrioeg Is the deceased's Kaln wl,h hl " Parents to Infe in tha fall of 1883 and settled on% ' farm on which he died. He tt |2 ’ *ith the Presbyterian church ! 0 , > youtb and died in the ho|>e of et../ •. life He realized the end w tt JI and was anxiously awaiting, to . home. Having expressel himself „ dlftrent occasions that like the s w ' tie Paul, he would rather be a >,, 1 from the body and present with a, 1 Lord. I 1 W. R. Dora in, city mail carrier. i>. ' his brother-in-law. Commissioner , . ' Hendricks, of Monroe, left this s’> • noon for Scio, Ohio, where they ■ attend the funeral of their un’ t r H Neely, who died Tuesday H, , !a - rother of Mrs Kate Thotn r « 5: 4 ■ th s city, and nnl(J his last visit here > last fall, becoming acqquainted v> ’ many. Mr. Dorwln will be of!.! • g i mail carrier until Sunday. MiHUs . ■ to serve In his !»!•<■),