Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1913 — Page 2

DAILYDEMOCRAT I jpwWished Eva.-y Evanlnfi, Except [ Sunday by w <tUJ DtMOCBAT COMPANY' “k- «*. cllingham LEW v HELLER JOHN H. -x=n=s = 1 I -T.:r=.j—---Subscription Ra.. *« | Per Week, by carrier 10 ceu Ter Year, by carrier. .... 15.00 Per Month, by man £5 cents Pi— year, by mail .82 30* K.ngle Copies 2 cents'' A .19 ertising rat-..- known oj , IWWII ■!— MHO—W——— .—HMM—-JRM** Ins*" .... '1.4 «!**•* PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned at publ>] sale at bls 184 miles Vest ' on " !i Lay. Feb. 18, 1913, beginning at {‘dock*’ a m., the; fcllowlng m jr?rty: Five Head of Ronn mare, 9 years old, I AV -h’ng a' ".i 12' Tbs; roan hor--!, 1 3 years old; bay mare, 2 years old; 1 bay yearling mare colt and grey work horse. Three Head of Cattle: Good milch cow, with calf by her side; big Durham cow. will be fresh in spring; good Hereford cow, will be fresh about Ist of April. Hogs and Chickens: Three brood sows, will larrow latter • part of March: 22 head of shoats, will' average about 82 tbs; about 9 or 101

doz. chickens, good layers; grain, about 2 or 3 tons good shredded sod- > der, in excellent condition; 100 Lu.. good corn in crib. Farming Implements: Champion binder in good condition; Buckeye mower, good bullsj‘ eye check row corn planter, has beeu used about 4 seasons; Bell center diac, : Monarch walking cultivator, Tiger riding cultivator. New Cassiday riding breaking plow, Oliver Walking break•ng plow, double-shovel cultivator, single- shovel cultivator, new 60-tooth John Deere harrow, spring-tooth 7 harrow, in good condition; heavy farm wagon, low iron-wheeled w agon, hay rigging, dump boards and wagon bed, mud boat, buggy, in good condition, j set brass mounted heavy work harness and other articles too numerous to mention. Lunch will be served on grounds. Terms:—All sums of $5 and under, cash in hand; over $5 a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giv-, ing bankable note: 4 per cent off for | cash. No property removed until settled for. FRANK BRIGHT. Noah Frauhiger, Auct. R, C. Stewart, Clerk.

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DOINGS IN SOCIETY Otto Green and Miss Sylvia I ’ Droppieman Married Tuesday Evening. ’V POINSETTIA CLUB t -ted a? °’ , Lilah Diriher by Miss ** ’ . i Lachot. * Wednesday. Mito Dox Opening—M. 45. Chnrcu> Shakeapeare-Mrs. H. R. MoHlThursday. * Baptist Aid—Mus. T. XX. Watts. Westminister Guild —I ret a and Mary Erwin. • Evangelical Aid —Mrs. E. B. Kern, i N’eedles and Nods—Mrs. Frank Carroll. Eureka —Leah Hammond, Euterpean—Bertha Heller, 1 Ruth Circle—Jessie Magley. Bachi lor Maids—Bess Tonneler. Friday. W. C. T. V. —Mrs. John Niblick. Friday Night Club—Mrs. L. A. G~a-

ham. Orient —Mrs. D. B. Erwin. Wishing to surprise their many friends, Mr. Otto Green, clerk, of the Boston store, and Miss Sylvia Dreppleman, telephone operator, did not make prior announcement of their marriage ; which took place quietly Tuesday evening at 6:45 o’clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic parsonage, Rev. H. T. Wilken officiating. They were attended only by Miss Gertrude Omlor and Mr. Clem ' Colchin. After spending the evening . as guests of Ms. and Mrs. Arthur Fisher, the newly maried couple went ( |to the home of the gnpom’s parents. . Mr. and Mrs. Ed Green. The bride is ; the daughter of Mrs. Anna Meibers Droppieman. I Before ceasing their pleasures fdr the lenjteri season the Afternoon club {ladies htid a most delightful afternoon [at “five hundred" Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Henry Schulte. To refresh them alter. a busy season of playing, a two-course luncheon was given, the hostess being assisted by

her niece, Miss Amelia Depinet. Prizes were won by Mesdames Clem Voglewede, Mrs. Roman Holthouse, Mrs. Charles Ehinger and Mrs. C. L. Mothers. The after-lent entertainment {will begin with a meeting* with Mrs. ■tarles Voglewedt*. Already I ’‘ j juinar lor their first mooting ui” » a study will taken u*>. Miss Lola ■u h , vLo hJI J. ve this work In charge during the year, Is d*;--Hbtitrjg i\ h ~;T (he .d!b:‘US3lei; el F : / when the cl .1 to r week r • r ■ ■-■ u ■ ioa and 11 v |:t ra..gem«x> T for a di’nlte p.an of ( "KT • '(I ad' "t !, . |C ■ •: : ■ i’ul.'lD. ' :■*, : T >4 ; »:i rrt and to give out the pass-words. The following officers were elected: I. . ■ A ; i Vera Eady; ‘ president, Naomi Van Camp; treasurer, Doris De Voss; s. ietary, Vivian Burk. The club may cl ange its name, as the girls think they are outgrowing the name "Junior.” After reorganizing the gl.'lsl abandoned themselves iq merely pleasure pursuits, Tllere was an alphabetical contest, and then dancing and music and refreshments. Mrs. Vayinger, the state president of the Woman’ 3 Christian Temperance ;’nion, will be tn Decatuf Friday, February 7th. and will speak at the 14-monthly mceyng o r the Decatur W { C. T.IIL, which will be held with M s. 'John Niblick. 220 J-tterson street. E»ery woman Interested in temperance j is invited to be present at 2 p. m. In the evening of the same day, Februiary 7, Miss Vayhinger will give an address at the Evangelical church at which everybody is uEged to be present. Sh has a message for you, and is giving the best years of her life to this good work. - — Miss Flora Gotsch, who was eight dyears old, was given a merry surprise , on her anniversary by a number of he» j • schoolmates, after school houts. Th4 little folks played all fknds of gfuafc’ and then at 5 p’clock J>ar»bok of .he I delicious reff wfcb/nlfents provided, in ft contest, the first prize was won by Laura Gerke and the booby by Lyda Gunsett. Miss Flora’s party will long be remembered as a very happy one by the following who attended: Marie Bleeke, Irene Zwick, Laura Gerke, Adela Gerke, Lyda Gunsett, Norman Bleeke, Clara Biebrich, Helen Koenemann, Flora Gotsch, George Wehmey-' er, Julius Gotsch. Miss Utah Lachot entertained the Poinsettia club girls, with a few other guests, including Miss Jennie Ernst and Mrs. H. S. Ijichot at a 6 o’clock dinner Tuesday evenfng in compliment to her house guest, 4 Miss Edith Huey of Orrville, Ohio. After the delicious _ repast, the tables were prepared for games and prizes were carried off by the Misses Frances Coffee and Agnes Meibers. The party then repaired to the C. B. L. of I. hall to attend the Schurger dance, the last before Lent began today. The present cold snap did not cool the ardor of the Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary society of the Presbyterian church and the presence of twenty-five created much interest for the February meeting at the home of Mrs. S. D. Beavers Tuesday. The book study on "Christianity” was lead by Mrs, J. C. Sutton, and Mrs. Dr. W E. Smith lead the round table discus sion on the subject of the work among the Indians. Much timely interest was created by pictures and notes re lating to the Indians which Mrs. F. M Schirmeyer gathered during her re cent trip to California, which she bro”’ht Tuesday for Illustration of the , round table study. The finance report I showed that s2l had been collected j for missions since the last meeting and the collections for Tuesday was i <4. la the delightful social period ] refreshments were served. The next j meeting will see the close of the j church year, which ends April 1. Committees to outline the year’s study, committees on nomination and othei phases n f the clcsinr year were nam ed. Instrumental music by Miss Jean Lutz and vocal music by the Mimes I S’’ la Pe king and Ruth Patterson proved very pleasing. — Mrs. Celestine Bernheim, the converted Jewess, from Chicago, who will address the Woman’s Home Mission I ary society o f the Methodist church -this evening, arrived this afternoon I from Portland, and is being entertained during her stay here by Mrs. F. V. Mills, president of the society. Today is the first day of Lent, a period when there will be no social festivities for those who adhere to its rules. Because the Historical club had not met for two weeks, both papers wire given at the home of Mrs. Mary rtnngleton. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Nettle Schrocs told of the opium poppv and

t its use, and the abolition of the use < • of opium, whil6 Mrs. Mary Eley gave I . a retrospect of all events of national ( - interest during the year 1912. In the < current topic talks, each member 1 gave'some incident that she renter:- ( bered transpiring during the past yer.:. The evenin' 1 "ss of more t m •[the oni.uary inter: st. X merry party of young :t < lit'itded tho faruwe.'. party niven »• ; ■Miss Irene Gar;, d Tuesday ev-it'e l I to speed h. r with g< ... -. .. h.' < ■ ( [Philip ArdD.r, and attend cbll <e. Xt | v-i.:- jl ' by Nj.omt N.' -k and '.-i-,-: • ... 4 , 1 :■ >. ; Itu F- :-X Hole • * comrany with siny’r.g and dancit>>. Io < • n< ’ rb: a happy e■•.•enbtt; thd p .s- ’ ty v.it; to the Schurger dance in the B. L. of I. hall, (h ipf town guests ( Were Ll. rgc Blakesley, Cui’uie Kel- • lor and Pvt:.' Gandy of Fort Wayne ' , The j arty given by Mrs. John [ j c ard aud Miss Lena Meyers. i Mis. Henry Meyers and Mrs. ■ Winters gave a merry party last even-*4 ing at the Winters home. The affair « was an old-fashioned taffy pulling, and ■ games and music also contributed to I the gtiod time. Will Hoffman carried I off the honors for being the best taffy | puller. Guests were Messrs. Freeman, 1 Ollie and Floyd Schnepp. Will and a Lawrenco Meyers, Dale Osborne. Will • I Hoffman, the Misses Ina and Lucile 1 RabbitL Zelma McQueen, Mary Wag- ; 'one* and Mary Winters. Mrs. George Simmers and son, Hat- 1 ry, went to "Monmouth this mo n't to attend the Concord Lutheran A .' society meeting at the home of her , .mother, Mrs. C. C. Wilder. : The Girls of True Blue will meet to- ’ : morrow evening to arrange for goir .; ' [to Fort Wayne Sunday to call on ore I ’of their number, Miss Esther Selk- ( meyer, at the Lutheran hospital. Thev ’will carry flowers to her. ’ Thirty young people attended the i 1 party given Tuesday evening at thoj home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reiter, near fit. John’s, for Martin and Freda Schroeder, of Nebraska, who are vis-. : iting with their uncle, Louis Schroed- • er,. Games, music and refreshments. ■ constituted the entertainment. 1 i J Miss Pess Tonnelier entertained tf.e - Bachelor Maids Tuesday evening at -•“five hundred,” prizes being carried off by Misses Rose and Bertha Voglewede. After luncheon the girls went ' to the Schurger dance. This will be ( r the last meeting until after Easter, t t Mrs. B. G. Coverda’e was hostess at t a 12 o’clock dinner today in honor of | t her brother, Scott Ellis, who today s passed one of the most important ocr casions of his career by turning over y the twenty-first page of his life's his s tony. The other guests invited to aso sist in the celebration of the event e were his two brothers, Rolla and Jim-1 t mie. Sixty-five couples were in attend>l ance at the dance given last evening d by Fred Schurger at the C. B. L. of I. e hail, and one of the most enjoyable e times of the season was had. Mr. i it Schurger announced that on March 27 ; e he would give an opening ball. Bate Fixed For Flectioni 8- | ____ g it i’-rtOM y-aGE O’E s- cadapi roads were presented and ap- 1 L proved, and the causes continued. ■}- - e The Frank Hisey macadam road pee tition was found sufficient and the t cause continued. .1 5, The viewers’ and engineers’ report s and profile In the John Clirtston ma-i J, cadam road matter were presente: l and :t the cause continued. e— — »- Tho county commissioners finished; t' "ir F’brtmrr session early this ait•r ernoon. i- —— — o ——— * ‘ n POLICE COURT. 8 - uh ■» n Two more drunks were added to the list of county guests at the jail this morning .thus making the total of i- nineteen prisoners. The men arrested | ,1 gave their names as James Burns and i John May. Burns was arrested Tues- I !i day evening by Marsha: Peterson and | i it was necessary to .secure a convey- ] i- ance to get him to jail. May was ar- ’. rested by Officer Melchl. The prisoners were given their hearing thU morning before ’Squire Stone and as- - sessed a fine of $1 and costs, amounti- ing to |9.80 in each case, but being s without funds they were sent to jail for ten days to join the rest of the crowd of unfortunate companions, II S 3 Wanted—Seventy-five men to work - on ice.—n. L. Center. » for RENT—Farm. See L.C. Hughes. I Phono. 366. 31*3

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