Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1913 — Page 2

DAILYDEMOCR A T Published Every Evening, Except Sunday by TIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents per Year, by carrier >5.00 Per Month, by mall 85 cents Per year, by mail $2-50 tingle Copies.... 2 cents Advertising ratne made Known on application. Entered at the poetotfic* in Decatur, Indians, as sceond clw stall. The young tornado which scattered over the state Friday, causing great damage, has created a demand that city councils take action toward regulating signs. More people were killed by falling signs which hang out over the buildings or are fastened in an insecure manner to the roofs, than from any other cause. The first spring day in Indiana will long be remembered. From every section comes reports of a gale that swept from one ena to the other of the Hoosier state, leaving in its wake a trail of death, injury and great property loss. Decatr did not fare as badly as did many other cities and towns of the state, and every one is thankful that no deaths were caused in this county, by the storm. It is not a question of much moment as to what church the president or vice president may attend in Washington, as it is the proposed cordon of police and other snobbery to attend their going. It smacks too much of the I like when the Sultan of Turkey goes to worship at the mosque. We think neither one of these high officials will permit it. —Muncie Star. — u There will be no general regret in j this country over the pique which led Huntington Wilson, assistant secretary ' of state, to resign in haste. The impression is abroad that he did much to disorganize the diplomatic servicej by his peremptory and irrational i course. The assistant secretary has i large authority, and the many and pro-, longed absences of his chief, Mr. Knox, frequently left Huntington Wilson in : sole authority in the office of the secretary. This was unfortunate, for by I temper and by training be was not suited for the business of handling the I government's many delicate diplomat-1 ic questions. It is rather a matter of ! congratulation that he came through as well as he did. And now that he' is out there ought to be a freer breath-' ing.—lndianapolis News. WANTED TO BUY—-A lot in Decatur, half-sized preferred. Must be located' Inside railroads. Inquire A. H. Selle-' xneyer. 65t3 1

IMPERIAL $3.00 Hats are “Hatched for Easter and for every other day Style and Quality BI are beyond Reproach The Hat that sets the Fashions THE MYERS-DAILEY » COWAN v

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Needles and Nods Have Splendid Easter Party at .. -dMOER Blosser Home. ( ’AN EASTER SOCIAL i i [jßy United Brethren Young , People at John Potter Home a Success. i t WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Saturday. Jenny Wrens —Naomi Myers. Earth's Gladdest Day. A song of sunshine through the rain. Os spring across the snow, 1 A balm to heal the hurts of pain, A peace surpassing woe. I Lift up your heads, ye sorrowing ones, 1 And be ye glad of heart, i For Calvary and Easter Day— Earth s saddest day and gladdest day—- > Were just one day apart. —Elx. Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Wible of Bluffton are visiting at tie home of Mrs. C. ’ Grimm. They were entertained Tues-1 day evening by Mrs. William Sudduth I and Mrs. Hannah Sudduth entertain-1 ed them Thursday at dinner. Mr. and i Mrs. Wible and Mr. and Mrs. C. Grim [and family entertained F’riday evening at supper by Mrs. Walter Sudduth. iThey returned to Bluffton F’riday evening. Mrs. Fred Blosser of North Seventh street delightfully entertained the [Needles and Nods club and their husbands Thursday evening. Among the j [ entertaining games of the evening was a contest to see who could secure the most words from Decatur, Indiana. Mrs. Emma Miller and Amos Yoder proved to be the most efficient in this [ contest, they securing sixty words jn the ten minutes’ allotted time. After j this contest progressive pedro was engaged in with the result that Mrs. Ed ' Miller and Frank Carroll carried away first honors. A delightful two-course luncheon was served, the hostess giv-1 ing little Easter souvenirs. Mrs. Ed Miller will be the next hostess in two weeks at her home on Sixth street. , j Several local members of the Phi ' s Delta Kappa society are planning to 1 attend the state convention at Hunt- ' . inngton in June. Mrs. C. A. Dungan is entertaining a 1 company of friends at a “five hundred" ' party this afternoon, ' i In spite of the bad weather of Fri- 1 . day, the C. H. Colter home on First ' and Adams streets, was thronged with I ladies In attendance at the meeting of ' ■ the Mite society. The program as out-i I lined was given with few exceptions, I and a very splendid meeting held. Seventy-five comprised the merry ; throng that found last evening well ( and merrily spent at the Easter social , . given by the young people of the Unit-' ed Brethren church at the home of

Mrs. John Potter. Easter decorations of the pretty novelties that abound this year were used, and many Easter ideas were carried out in the ente’ - - tainment. A program was given by Miss Marie Ball, who read, and by Miss Velma Lenhart, who gave a solo. Then ensued an Easter egg hunt, in which Fred Oakley was awarded an Easter rabbit as a prize for finding the greatest number of eggs. Not the least pleasureable was the gypsy fortune teller. "She" presided over a booth curtained off at one end of the room, and read the palms of all to perfection. The gypsy woman was later learned to be Roy Mumma, in a very clever disguise. The luncheon carried out the Easter idea, consisting of pickled eggs, sandwiches, cake and coffee. Candies were also sold to those who desired them. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher have received invitation to the wedding of their niece, Miss Grace Hendricks, of Kendallville, which will take place Easter Sunday evening at 5:30 o’clock. The groom is Ed Lang, a young tailor of Kendallville, and the wedding will take place in their own home which they furnished in advance. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hendricks, who formerly lived here. Her mother, who is a sister of Thomas Fisher, was formerly Miss Mary Fisher and is a daughter of J. Clinton Fisher. o > ELK CHARITY BALL Local Order Will Give Char- j ity Dance at the C. B. L. of I. Hall on MONDAY, MARCH 31 Proceeds Will go to the Poor —No Invitations Will be Sent Out _ The local order of Elks have made I arrangements for a charity ball to be given Monday. March 31, at the C. B. L. of I. club rooms and the proceeds obtained therefrom will be devoted to ; the use of the poor of this city. Ex- ■ cellent music will be furnished throughout the evening by talented, musicians and the lovers of this popular amusement will be able to enjoy themselves to their heart’s content, i 1 The price charged for admission will j Ibe SI.OO a couple. No invitations will I be sent out and all are invited to at- ' tend. Everyone knows that the Elks i go a great deal of charity work and i help the poor of this city very much. , There is also a lot of charity work! ' done by them which no one but the members know of. If you want to help , a good cause, pay a dollar for a ticket 'to the Elks’ charity ball. You will. I never miss it Tickets will be on sale I the first of next week. — o— , COURT HOUSE NEWS. Special Judge Heaton of Fort Wayne, who is hearing the Schwartz will case, adjourned court at noon ' today to allow the jurors and witnesses and others to get ready for the Sunday holiday and return to their homes. The case will take at least two days longer. Clara E. Felton vs. Peter Felton, complaint for support. Motion by defendant to dismiss cause for want of prosecution. Stuart Beamer vs. Rudolph Bauman et al., on note. Cause reset for March 26th. Upon petition Eulalia Drage, guardian of Grace and Harold Drage, was authorized to lease ward’s lands on terms named in petition. Licensed to wed: Roler C. Keeler, machinist, of Eaton Rapids, Mich., son of John Keeler, to wed Bergie Lewis, of Geneva, born April 22, 1885, daughter of Sylvester Lewis. Also Elroy C. Stauffer, farmer, of Linn Grove, born December 6, 1886, son of Amos Stauffer, to wed Mamie Leone Clawson, born May 23, 1890, daughter of Garrett E. Clawson, of Geneva. Real estate transfers: John S. Falk et al. to Chicago & Erie R. R. Co., .840 acres of land, St. Mary’s tp., >126. Albert P. Tegarden and wife. Opal C. Tegarden, a young couple from Winchester, appeared in court this morning with five-year-old Pearl Knavel, whom they petitioned the court to let them adopt as their own child. The little girl l 8 a daughter of Edward who refused to support her, >• she was then given over into the dZ Ta board of guarded yeaF * ag °- Her mother ’* ed the petitioners, whose request wu

; Do»—E WChristmas Savings Club I I ions From Other Cities 11 ® I ■ Christmas Saving Clubs-such as we are conducting, are very popular L| K in many other cities and towns in this and other States. j ■ IN SEVERAL CITIES IK 100 or. more members of a congregation have joined and will use |l I their combined savings as a fund next Christmas towards paying ■ E church debts. ' x IN SEVERAL TOWNS 0 II x The members of Sunday School classes have joined, and in each in- 9 Y stance will club together and use the money for the purpose of buying y A the teacher a present. i 0 IN OTHER TOWNS J ■ Q Societies, Churches, Sunday Schools, Charity and other organiza- A Itions have joined to save money for a specific purpose. H I The plan is an excellent one, and can be applied to a number of commendable enterprises. The small am- ® ount payable weekly into the club can be spared by each person without inconvenience, and when a number S of persons associate together for a special purpose the combined results of their efforts will be a large sum hi which may be applied as a Christmas offering or used in other ways for a good cause. Iffl It san easy way to money A sure wa y to have money | 1 Join Now-Get Your Friends to Join I I® H THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK BI V\ Resources Over 1 Million Dollars fl r —

granted and she was declared by court their legal heir by adoption. Siorm lii General (Continued from Page 1) Many Insurance Claims. Wind storm insurance will doubtless prove more popular here than before. ( Very many, however, carried insurance and nearly a score of damage i claims were filed with the Decatur Insurance Agency today. The John Smith i barn roof, south of the city was damaged; also the barn on the James Andrews farm. J. W. Lauka* roof was injured, as was that on the farm of Joe Steigmeyer. A. liauman will also claim insurance for damage done to his buildings. The total claims will amount to some >2,000 or >3,000 thus far in all, in this company alone. On rural route one, many telephone poles, of the Citizens' Telephone company, were down. Several were broken off a the ground and others further up. In one instance a large evergreen tree had been uprooted and fell across the wires, the strain breaking the telephone poles. Several of the rural mall carriers from this city were unable to complete their routes Friday on account ■ of the high winds which threatened | to overturn their buggies. In several I instances the carriers were obliged to i stand on the buggy steps to prevent its overturning. — i While Merle and Naomi, daughters , of Charles Poling, of south of the city, . I were driving to town to school their buggy was overturned by the wind, but i they escaped injury, fortuntely. A chicken coop on the Dwight Wil-i der farm north of Monmouth was picked bodily up and set down across the' fence up-side dpwu. i The wind’s damage yesterday to the i Decatur Produce company’s building will amount to >SO or >7O. The fortyfoot fire wall extending up over the I top between the two buildings and made of cement blocks, was torn down. IN TiiECiiERCHES (Continued from Page 1) Posthide. Miss Jean Lutz, organist; Dr. Fred I. Patterson, director. — ‘ Deaioc-at Want Ads Pay.

■ ¥ f y \ cS B I I I 1 WMMHRaWWrd 1 I UHH In • I fefeV-jy •• •» I John Milton’s fine physique makes him an imposing hero, and be plays the role of Marco Valerius, the young ; , Christian martyr, with a reverence that ■ commands respect. Mr. Milton, too, has undergone a fine apprenticeship In the classics. He was for four years in principal roles with Thomas Keene. —o FOK SALE—Rhode Island Red eggs. Well bred; fifty cents a setting. InIQulre Frank H. Heckman, Decatur, FOR SALE—Two brood sows; pfg g t n April. Call on Dyonis Schmitt, meat market. 69t6 FOR RENT—B-room house and barn, I with one acre of ground, on So. Chestnut St Enquire of 0. T. Rainier, , So. 10th St., or 'phone 550. 70t3 Send your order for r--l .beer to Jos. Tonneller, agent. ’Phone N °- 8g2 ' 69t2 Dr. C. Connell VETERINARIAN Phnnp S ffice 148 a llUlie Residence 102

The White Stag Extra Mild The cigar that has set the smokers talking. Get one and find out Why | Today’s the day they’re Distinctly DIFFERENT Onion Sets 7c qt* l — L, Carroll 1,1 MOWHERE else in the .’ city will you find a Spring Display of shoes and oxfords for men, women and children as interesting and full of good style as we are snowing. Look at our window and come in and try them on and decide for yourself PEOPLES & GERKE