Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 4 March 1913 — Page 4

COURT HOUSE NEWS. John W. Cross, charged with failure to provide for children, asked for defense as a poor person, and was granted same, L. C. DeVoss being appointed his counsel, to receive such sum as the court may allow. The case is set for trial on March 19. The case of John A. Hendricks vs. Nelson Fossnight was dismissel by the plaintiff at his own costs, which the counsel for the defendant objected to. Judgment for costs against the plaintiff was entered. Hon. Henry Eichhorn, judge of the Wells circuit court, was appointed special judge of the case of the State I ex rel. Henry Krick vs. James A. Hendricks et al. of the county commissioners. Judge Merryman was disqualified to act because of interest in the cause. The change of judge was made by agreement of the parties. Frank M. Schirmeyer, trustee, vs. Fred Hoffman et al., on contract; appearance by Milton Miller for all defendants, who are ruled to answer.

John W. Parrish was appointed guardian of Anna and Lola Parrish, giving J 3.000 bond. Real estat etransfers: John W. Watson to Chas. T. Watson, 20 acres, Hartford tp., $1; Frank Burger to Clara E. Burger, lot 287, Decatur, $1500; Albert Walters to Fred Schafer, realty in French tp., *11,200; Miranda Q. Moore to Charles M. Moore, lot 193, Decatur, $2000; Louis Krick to Horace E. Bax- 1 ter, 33.04 acres. Union tp., $3240; i Louisa Kriek to Harmon Roth, 77.51 acres. Union tp., $8800; John Scherry' and wife to Martin M. Shady, 50 acres, 1 Kirkland tp., $6200; F. S. Armantrout et al. to Chas. H. Kerridge, lot 358, Geneva, $7500; Wm. W. Eley et al. to Philip Wendel, realty in Blue Creek tp., $5500. —obirth of a son. Herman William is the name of the

three-yearold girl starts banking A short time ago a three-year old little maid was given $5. by her grandmother. She ojened a Time Account here represented by our Certificate of Deposit. Since then this tiny tot has been saving her pennies and nickels and now has in bank $37.. Boys and girls find a hearty welceme here. Bring or send sl. or more and get a Bank Book m your own name. Be sure and bring the young folk with you when you come to our Bank- or let them come themselves. FIRST NATIONALH3ANK Decatur, Indiana.

DON’T CHOOSE WHISKEY orjother liquor by the bottle, JL Jj but by the character and reputation of its contents. Good vXA livers and physicians will tell * rv h you cur liquors beat manv of i " the most beautifully bottled — brands in the world. And this 4►_LJ |! IquJ L despite the fact that our price MV do not even come near reaching those of all the others. Prt Berghoff Beer by the case. G! \ !F Y Comer of Second and - " Madison streets.

democrat 'D<xu~. Ads Pay, Democrat Want Ads Pa v . Old Adams County Bank I Decatur, Indiana. /L yLA Capital 1120,000 LSurplun . $30,000 ■r "> • C. S. Niblick, President Kirs h and John Niblick I Vice Presidents ■ K. X. Ehinger, Cashier, '■'i > & P.ad Farm loans U \ ” is| K „ a Specialty (I Resolve Co lections I ¥ Made Dollars Come a i -r-v ' able Rates. And Dollars Go! —, ; Every But Seldom Come To Stay Unless You Have A BANK ACCOUNT , Methods I ! And Extended Store Them Safe Away! To our Patron We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits

fine son born Monday night to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Huffman, at 325 North Eighth street. The mothey was formerly Miss Francos Smith. WOMEN IN TEARS. Suffragettes Show Feminine Nature’s Downpour When Jibed and Jeered. Five thousand women, marching in ■ the women's suffrage inigeant Monday at Washington, practically had to light their way loot by foot up Pennsylvania avenue through a surging mob that completely defied the Washington police, swamped the marchers and broke their procession into little companies. It took more than one hour for them to make the first ten blocks and many of the bedraggled women were in tears under the jibes and insults of the mob that lined the route. Among those who came out from Indiana to assist in the demonstration were Mrs. A. D. Moffet of Elwood, formerly of Decatur; Dr. Adah McMahan of Lafayette, Mrs. Shryer and Mrs. Cox of Terre Haute and Mrs. Harry C. Sheridan and Miss Sims of Frankfort. o—— ABOUT 1 HE SICK.

, Mrs. Martin Marhenke of Monmouth, formerly Miss Minnie Watts,, is at the point of death. Some time ■ she also suffered from a sore throat, ■ which resulted tn septic Infection, , bringing on serious complications, since Sunday evening. It is thought . j she cannot recover. Charles and Wade Myers have arrived from Tulsa, Okla., being called here by the dangerous illness of their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Myers. Mrs. .Myers rested well last/evening and is ' holding her own. Jacob Wechter, aged eighty-one, a prominent resident of Blue Creek township, former trustee of that township, is quite ill with complications of the grip and kidney trouble. 'He has been suffering for the past two weeks and is able to be up only a part of the time.

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NO. 1 Because voting yes does not make our town “dry” but simply takes away the licensed saloon, leaving Decatur surrounded by wet territory. NO. 2 This would make ideal conditions for a hot-bed of BlindTigers, Road House and Dogerals just beyond the reach of police protection. NO. 3 The saloons and wholesale liquor houses now in Decatur pay into the city treasury for licenses electric ight and water rent $4,750 a year. If you vote yes, you simply throw this amount away and make conditions absolutely worse instead of better. NO. 4 Because Decatur can’t afford to have 8 empty business houses. The fact that Decatur had over a hundred empty dwelling houses with an SB,OOO loss in rent annually during the dry sped is still fresh in the minds of every voter. Certainlv this is a condition of affairs that no one with Decatur’s best business interests at heart wants to see repeated. NO. 5 Preble, Union, Root and Washington townships have expressed a majority at the ballot box favoring licensed saloons. From the trade in these townships the retail interests of Decatur are largely supported. NO. 6 If you don’t want the retail interest of Fort Wayne the wet metropolis on our north to prosper and grow fat at our expense, vote NO. NO. 7 If you don’t want Decatur retail merchants who are the boosters for the business betterment of our home town to bear the burden of another two years reaction vote NO. NO. 8 In all economic problems the laboring man is the first affected. Trade reactiors strike him the hardest. Employers retrench, cut down help and reduce wages and loss of employment means loss of bread. The more people buy and sell in Decatur the greater demand for labor. Anything that enhances the volume of business increases the demand so- labor, vote NO. NO. 9 Under local option the mail order liquor dealer is safely within the protection of the law and every time a dollar of the money of our community finds its way to his coffers it takes away just so much of our working capital; he pays no taxes in our county

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pays the city no revenue, and has no interest in our towjexcept . t 0 > mone y« Is R a good business proposition to |lp him build his business bigger at our expense VOTE NO NO. 10 Is there any logical reason why we should pu >ut the licensed saloon when liquor will still be sold here? We h: i three express companies three steam lines and one traction ( -ipany Ask the agents of these companies to show you their boo covering Die consignments of liquor to thecitizens during the t) years Gr \ T ?P ei J. t ,n T? ecat V r it will surprise you into voting ] 1 • jl* j I? 11 wan t blind tigers, boot-leggers, b i partN(> Oviier bi° ws at the business interests of Dec ir vote bknv votl NO y ° U d ° n t Want todeal Decatur Progress j death During the last thirteen montns just ten of our citi is have been convicted on charges of public intoxication-not sue a black record for Decatur after all. in n ° W h j S . the . strictest saloon regulation law of iy state ® vhe Lnion, and in the two years that we have had thlcensed no T , a bolder has been convicted on a chart of law violation The question arises whether liquor shall be solby a licensed saloon under these rigid restrictions or by the blindfcer and boot-legger with no restrictions at all. Vote NO ? In conclusion we believe in the future of Decatur andhveconJtv‘ H y ■° f ° Ur cit - izens to conduct the affi iof DeSf PORTLANn y fiv.'' 1C ? or t asslstan ce from the six bu ss men i rUKi LAND five of whom are wholesalers and i > seen r? eighty per cent of their business in “wet” towns, j heart wT hX rS 0 / ? eca / ur with her best interest ways at I ntait we nave tried to be fair m our arguments. WA’ievp in a future Decatur-A brighter the businemen !nd t ?i rroundll ?g community will continue to worth Jin h£d period wTKave “ th9y hav , e the ' )ast twoy<S diwhkh Ery W of to city th “ “ “if “ the