Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 75, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1913 — Page 2

DA I EMOCRAT Published Every Evening, Exeept Sunday bv TIE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier 35.00 Per Month, by mall ...35 cents Per year, by mall 12.50 tingle Copies 3 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered st the poatotlice la Decatur, Ind’»-.<«, as sc “end cl*-»« saall. The month of March camejn like a lion and according to all the the old and new predictions it is to go out like a lamb. A little of the lamb-like weather will certainly be appreciated in this section of the country. With the mails cut off arid each city a community of Itself, with no news except that furnished by local papers, the country newspaper had to show its ability to get and handle news. In many of the nearby towns where the power was cut out, this was some job, but they did it and are deserving of much credit. Not the least important is the clean Ing up after the great floods. We should leave nothing undone in Adams county to assist the state health officials who will make a determined effort to prevent a pestilence of disease, such as usually follows such a ilood as that of the past week. It is up to each community to do its share. Billy Fledderjohann, whose stock o' energy has always been a wonderful asset, and who has never allowed any circumstance or bunch of hard luck to down him, was up and at it before daylight this morning, planning how they could get cars into operation between here and Fort Wayne by Saturday night. That’s the kind of a fighter the world likes. Some day, you will win cut, Billy. And now to repair the damage. It takes more than a flood, even of the magnitude of the recent one, to stop the people of Indiana and Ohio. Bright and early this morning, before die water had fallen more than a few feet, men were at the work of making up what the storm had destroyed. All the railroads and the traction line will soon be in full operation again, though they will have to run carefully for some days until the grades have all been strengthened. They deserve the aid of everybody who can assist them. FOR SALE. An American Cream separator, second hand, in good condition, for sale. Decatur, No. sth St.—C. Cook. 85t3 o— FRAME TIMBER FOR SALE. We are tearing down the old bottling works building on North Second street. Will sell the frame skeleton as it now stands. Good heavy timber, building is 22x63 aind 16 feet high. MRS. W.M. MERSMAN. No. Second St " ■ ■ - ■*' " — DUCKS FOR SALE. Indian Runner drakes for sale; 75c apiece. Call ’phone FS. 64 t f DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. VOU ’L L never f know how distinctive you look in a tailored-to-order suit until you have your measure and select one of the 500 handsome woolens we are showing. Come and see m. Mill ■■■-> THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPAN V

DOINGS IN SOCIETY WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Mite Society—Mrs. M. E. Hower. Zion's Lutheran Aid —Parochial School House., Saturday. M. E. Pastry Sale —Gas Office. i By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing danger; as, by proof, we see The waters swell before a boist'rous storm. , —Shakespeare, Richard 111. The very interesting study of the lite and works of tbeartist, Anders Vorns, was carried out last evening at the home of Mrs. Eugene Runyon, under the leadership of Mrs. Henry Heller Mrs. Jesse Dailey and Mrs. E. B. Adams will be leader of the Edward . H. Grieg musical evening next ThursI day at the home of Miss Bess Schrock. At the Westminster Guild meeting last evening at the home of Miss Lulu Atz, Miss Ruth Patterson was elected a delegate to the convention to be held in Kendallville the second or third week in April. After the business, the girls talked and had luncheon. Considering the bad weather, a goodly number was present. I Too much excitement prevailed yesterday afternoon to allow the Helping Hand society to get down to the wor|| of making snnbonnets and aprons when it met at the German Reformed Sunday school room yesterday afternoon. In fact only a few of the members were present. Mrs. Fred Ashbaucher was hostess. The society will meet again in two weeks. Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Love were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Kiracofe at 6 o’clock dinner last evening. The first “at home” for the ladies given bv the Elks since the home lias been remodeled was given Thursday afternoon at the fine, new quarters. This was a “five hundred” party in charge of Messrs. George Flanders and D. M. Hensley, assisted by their wives. Preparations had been made for entertaining ninety guests, but the flood fright spoiled the plans at the last moment, and only enough for nine tables passed the hours delightfully. The affair was nevertheless a social s-rcess in al! ways. As each guest arrived, she received her tally card by registering at the desk, this being in charge of Miss Gladys Flanders Prizes wore given as follows: First, Mrs. Charles Christen, silver cocktail forks; second, Mrs. Louis Honthouse, ? hanl-palnted sandwich tray: slam prize, Mrs. Minnie Holthouse, a dozen carnations; low prize, Mrs. W. P. Schrock, a ladies' Elks' recognition card. Mesdames Hensley and Flanders were assisted in serving the refreshments of ice cream, cake, coffse and candies, Ty the Misses Veda and Leah Hensley and Gladys Flanders. I In closing Mr. Hensley gave an address. welcoming the ladles and in behaif of the Elks, placing the home at their disposal for social affairs every Thursday of the week. At these times they are free to come and' go and entertain their friends at the fine, comfortable quarters of the Elks. Mrs. Roy Archhold and Mrs. J. T. Archbold are giving an informal tea this afternoon to a cempany of friends. NUhCE. Money to ican at » and 6 per cont Interest. No '•"•tmtesfon. 288tf ERWIN S? OFFICE. WANTED. A good young man to*pass papers through the week. Apply at City News stand. ELGIN KING, 60t3 Prop. FOR SALE. An ideal poultry farm for sale; 20 acres, well drained and well fenced land; mostly black soil, on stone road. Six-room house, barn 26x40 » Poultry house 10x32. corn crip, plen- ' ty of fruit; 2% miles ffom a live ' town, % mile to good school. PossesL sion on or before April Ist. Price 32,54t 2 HARVEY & LEONARD. TWO MARES FOR SALE. I have for sale two mares in foalBlack mare, 8 years old, weight 1700, and sorrel mare, k years old> weigh j 1650. Inquire John Steimgeyer, R. r. No - 81 67t3 WANTED. Unmarried man, by month or year, to do general farm work. Enquire of i A. D. Suttles. 57. J FOR SALE -Cottage cheese, fresh butler arid buttermilk. Call Ed Luttman & Son's dairy. 75t3 .......

MAX TRAINS ARRIVt CON” -IRU -iKOta . nGE ONE who want them. Provisions Run Low. , S. B. Shamp and wife of Calhoun street. Ft. Wayne, where Mr. Shaiup conducts a grocery, telephoned to friends here that they were high and dry and well and safe, but were "eat- ( en out of house and home.’’ The supply of provisions has run low, and , there is no way of replenishing it. ( The city water at Fort Wayne is cut off and there is much suffering from lack of drinking water. It is like the case of ‘‘The Ancient Mariner”—“Wa- , ter, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.” i Brown House Emerges. S. E. Brovßi, who has been stranded here several daysr-visited his home east of the city Thursday and found , that the falling water had subsided, i leaving the floor visible. He return-1 ed today to clean the house to get it ready for rehabitulation. The water , had stood seventeen inches in the ’ house. > On the Erie. The situation along the Erie railroad, where the track has been washed out by the flood, still remains in a very bad condition The gradual docreasing of the water is permitting the hundred workmen to hasten the straightening and balancing of the track, but many feet still remain to Ibe fixed. It was thought this morning that the track could be placed in condition safe enough to permit the passenger trains Nos. 226 and 227, east to pass over, but a report at 1:30 this afternoon is to the effect that the two trains will meet at the washout and the passengers, baggage and mail will be transferred from on® to the other. No. 227 will made up at Lima, it being impos-1 sible to go farther east than this | side of Marion, Ohio, at which place' the worst destruction of the road lies and it is impossible to state at this time when that will be repaired. Not Enroute to Garrett. Kit Cowan, the Bobo merchant, was I in town today, and with the excitement worn off explained that he | didn't say they were enroute to Garrett in the motor boat, from Willshire Thursday. They only had a Garrett man along, who was trying to get home. Mail Trains Running. Figuratively speaking, the “dove is able to fly back with a green leaf in >ts beak. Literally speaking the wa- , ters are going down and the mail trains are coming in bearing the long (■'■laved newspapers and letters from the lands abroad. A mail train on the G- R. & I. came from Richmond this morning at 9:30 or 10 o'clock, with Decatur as the terminal, and Postmaster Lower was informed another would go south from here to Rich-' mond at the regular time, 1:11 this afternoon. The road also told the local postoffice that it was probable! .that a mail train would leave here at the regular schedule time. 3:10,1 for Fort Wayne. The afternoon mail trains on the Erie at 1:30 from the west and then a return, is still in es-. feet. No mail has been received over [the Clover Leaf, the Bluffton papers arriving here byway of Portland this morning. Among exchanges, the first to reach this office since the first of the week, except Wednesday’s Hunt-! I ington Herald, were the Portland, Bluffton, Richmond, Muncie, Elwood, Newcastle and Hartford City papers this morning. The same state exists among the rural carriers out of this city, as yesterday, except that number ten, Warren Hamrick, will probably be able to make all of his route, going byway of Monroe It is thought all will be able to make a try-out tomorrow. As Far as Indianapolis. Miss Bertha Voglewede has received word that the James Haefllng family, who were expected home from Terre Haute this week, got as far as Indianapolis, Monday, being unable to ( Kct any further. They are now visiting there with the Tom Haefiings. I Welcome Relief. The families or Drayton Hill and Will Teepie were relieved yesterday when they got telephone word from Grah|ll after many efforts. Mrs. Hill has two daughters, Mesdames Frank ’ Hollopeter and Coy Martz, there, and Miss Marie Teepie is there at the home of her cousin. No word was gotten from them fqr several davs until yesterday Miss Teepie got to’Harlan and telephoned here that all were safe, and there was no suffering from nigh waters. Son Is Better. 'he first word since Sunday was I m V te,ephone yesterday by wife's 8 y ° f M °™th from his )ast « W v Wa ’’ Cane ‘’ to «n<Jla«>apoli. ' L“yd a ,I,ne ' SOf ,he,rßon ' f»1 with ni *^ ent ,here ' Uoyd st up T? Ur ” y an ' l U nOw ab * “» up. They are at the home of their cousin. City Mall Carrier Albert Magey- on Douglass street, within six I blocks of tha soldiers' aad sailors’

g THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK u ~CHRISTMAS SAVINGS | CLUB I I g Give Your Children a Practical Demonstration of Saving. | Start them to take care of money, 2 I I w | See’that they save their pennies, nickles and dimes $ u by joining our X (CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB F Which will be open until April .he 7th. ■■ □ MOLD THE HABIT IN CHILDHOOD ! THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK I- \ \ Resources Over 1 Million Dollars T

monument. The floods came within 1 three blocks of the Magley home, i Both telegraph and telephone communication was ineffective before. In White Apartment*. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Moses, who were driven (pom their home in Lakeside, 1 Fort Wayne, are in the White apart-1 ments with friends. They succeeded in moving their piano down town and stored the greater part of their fumi-' Jure in the second story of their home? They do not expect to go back to' Lakeside. Mrs. Julia Moses is also] anxiously awaiting news from her son at Lima, Ohio. Egg Famine Lifted. With the opening up of the country , roads, all danger of an egg famine is lifted as farmers are coming to town with the week's “harvest.” Mrs. Joseph Wolfe was among the many shoppers here today. She brought In a! basket containing eighteen dozens,! the dally crop being three and a half dozens. Cooter Ice Houses O. K. The five Conter ice houses are still standing. The water is yet surround- 1 ing some of them, however, and this fact makes it possible for them to go' at any time, though there is little dear ’ expressed that they will. ■” - J - ■■ ■■ notice. I Say—don't forget the West End bar-' ber shop. Has two first-class barbers.' Come in and try them. Clean towels ' so reach customer. Everything saaltary. Lnion shop, by the G. R. & J ' railway. Welcome to one and all ' ' LESTER 59t6-e-o-d Proprietor. lots for sale. Two lots in Fullenkamp addition. Prices cheap. Ideal building lota 'Phone 85. |72t« ERWIN REAL ESTATE CO. NOTICE. Any one wishing to have a mortgage exempuon made out should come to the auditor's office, where you can get all correct records and descriptions of your land or property. 53tf ■ - - Q-— for SALE—Combination book case and writing desk. Call at 232 South Second street. g^tf FOR SALE Eighteen laying hens. Inquire Geo. Flanders, 438 7113 POLICE LOST— a black muff, someplace in he city. Finder please leave at N!bck store.—Mrs. James Bell. 72t3

property for sale. 7-acre tract outside city limits, good S-.ooiu house, barn 24x32, plenty of frulL Thia is a fine home for any one wanting a small tract of land Price, |5,300.00. 33 acres inside city limits, at 35,000, or will sell you acre tracts at 3200 per acre. | 8-room house with barn, plenty of l (fruit on West Monroe street. Price 1 32,500.00. , HARVEY A. LEONARD, Office with Graham and Walters 62t3 — __ M illiam Roop and son, Dau, of Blue C reek township were tin town todav, ! coming byway of Monroe. They came to get their mail, the first since Mon- ! day. i

- OFUUi«r, AuCl. I Fords or can’t as-Fords i p 111 lintel ■ h ave * ar S es t brakes on them of any car 1 lw J? ey . have 6.1 square inches per 100 pounds of car J I square incheV^lOO^oundVoZca/ 15 m ° re than 5-1 1 g upVth^” 1 ’^ 4116 !, 8 ’ 26 ° f ® r stop. U P uy the load they have to n || Pleasure Cars $540.00 and $615.00 L ~~ — —' _ j GROVE GARAGE Co. SIMON MOORE I I Branch Manager j=

,, , „ . GARDEN MAKERS-If you want gardens made, send word to this office. PhoDe 51 ' 68t3 PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction at his residence, 1 mile west and 1 mile south of Petero Preble, or 114 m ji M north 3 miles east of Craigville, on what >. ( known as the old Bobby Niblick farm jon Tuesday, April 8, beginning at 10 ,oclock, the following property: Three Head of Horses: One gelding. 6 yrs. |old weight 1400; 1 gelding 2 yrs. old, | a " d 1 raare co >t 1 Yr- old. One 5-yr.-C ° W ’ COming freßh ’ast of April. Hogs: .3 head shoats, weighing about 100 “oh Mnh a* v. 1 u Ds - each. Machinery: y W ‘ >g ° D ’ good as fl ewt Dain bay

• loader, Deering hay tedder, rood as ' new; mower, 10-hoe Superior disc drill, almost new; Deering binder corn planter. 2 John Deere riding breaking plows; Shunk breaking plow, double-shovel plow, 5-tooth cultivator, riding cultivator, spike' iota I harrow, disc harrow, set double team harness, set buggy harness, buggy, ‘ American hand cream separator', barrel churn, Wilson lyater stove, brick 1 house, 25-ton mixed bailed hay, and 1 many other articles too pumerous tc * mention. Terms:— All sums of |5 and under, ■ cash in hand; over 15 a credit of J ’ months will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security; l ( per cent off for cash. No property : removed until settled for. W. W. MILROY 1 John Souhler. a net