Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 26 May 1913 — Page 2

DAILYDEMOCRAT Pisbllshed (very Evening, Except Sunday by TSE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Tear, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail ...15 cent* Par year, by mai1....„ 12.50 Single Copies I cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofftae in Decatur, Indiana, as sceond clan* mall Dayton, Ohio, has closed a week’s campaign for th e purpose of raising a fund for the prevention of damage by floods, the total reaching two million dollars. The National Cash Reg- 1 ister company, which gave $250,000 for relief of flood victims, gave an equal amount to this fund. How could such a city help but progress? It deserves to win and it will. Luther McCarty, the ‘‘white hope,” meaning the world’s best white prize ' fighter, had his neck broken in the first round of a prize fight held Saturday afternoon in Calgary, Canada, when an almost unknown man named Pelky, gave him a jab on the jaw. All parties to the fight will now stand ' trial for manslaughter and it is safe , to predict that the fighting game has re- I ceived a serious set back in that sec- ; tion of the country. > ■ Thirty-one entries for the five hun- ] dred mile race at Indianapolis next ’ Friday assure the thousands who will 1 attend, the greatest event of the kind ; known in history. That Indiana city ’ already has visitors from every coun- j try of Europe and every state in this

nation and the speedway will rival the Roman arena of centuries ago when the salute starts the thirty-one speed demons on their way two hundred times around the speedway. There are eight foreign cars entered and conjecture as to the winner is divided with Jules Goux as the favorite in the big French car. Last year the National, driven by Joe Dawson, won and the year before Ray Harroun, in a Mormon Wasp, took down the big prize. The first money is 120,000. Monday, May 26. Special meeting to consider plans for new home. Wednesday Evening, May 28. Decatur Chapter, No. 112, R. A. M. Called Convocation. Work in Past Master’s degree. "" - o DECATUR CIRCUIT. Church service at Mt. Pleasant Sunday morning; W’ashington Sunday evening. Quarterly meeting at Washington June 1 at 2:30. Quarterly conference June 2. KARL THOMPSON, Pastor. FOR SALE—Good log team, wagon and harness. Inquire of Perry Hunt, W’ren, O. 123t6

We Sell i Umbrellas , —but we’d much rather sell raincoats, as you get more pleasure and satisfaction out of a raincoat. An Umbrella’s a Nuisance A Raincoat’s a Pleasure Absolutely no wardrobe complete without one. Double Texture Slip-ons $5.00 to $15.00 THE IMYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

DOINGS IN SOCIETY WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday. Tri-Kappas—Miss Jean Lutz at J. J. Helm home. * Tuesday. “Do Your Best Class”—Mrs. John Kiracofe. Wednesday. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. Herman Tettman. Thursday. Presbyterian Aid—Mrs. Samantha Dorwin. Thimble Club —Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. U. B. Social —Willis Magner home. Baptist Brotherhood —Ray Collins. Baptist Aid —Mrs. Harve Schroll. Friday. Queen Esthers—Misses Leah a:sd Veda Hensley. Mrs. Samantha Dorwin will entertain the Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society Thursday afternoon at the C. A. Dugan home.

The Queen Esther Circle will be entertained by the Misses Veda and Leah Hensley Friday evening instead of Monday evening. ■ The marriage of Albert Gronau and Miss Minnie Beineke was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beineke, on the Yellow river road. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Bosch, of St. John’s Lutheran church. Mr. Gronau is employed by the Pennsylvania company and with his bride plans to go to housekeeping in a home he has fitted up on Mary street. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Holsapple will leave Thursday for Indianapolis, where they will visit with their son, Glen Holsapple and wife, who were married in March. Their wedding had been announced for June, but they surprised their relatives and friends by being married a few months earlier. J • Miss Anna Clark and Mr. Ralph Amrine were entertained Sunday at the Marcus Jahn home west of the city.

Mrs. J. C. Patterson entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Saturday evening in honor of Miss Rose Dunathan, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rice and daughter, Lillian; Mrs. Nettie Schrock and daughters, Bess, and Mrs. Oren Smith, of Indianapolis, and Miss Clara Williams, Oliver Johnson and family returned Sunday evening from Wren, Ohio, where they were entertained at the home of Mrs. Johnson’s sister, Mrs. Belle Lichtensteiger. Miss Lucile Lichtensteiger accompanied them home for a week’s visit. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaub, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz motored to Union City where they were entertained Sunday by Mr, and Mrs. Harry Horn. Mrs. Horn is a sister of Mr. Schaub. Miss Amelia Weber entertained Sunday, the Misses Loretta Harkenrider and Mary Barbenschutz of Ft. Wayne. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse has invited the Thimble club to meet with her Thursday afternoon. The Young People’s Society of the United Brethren church announces a social for Inursday evening. This will be given at the Willis Magner home in the south part of th® city, formerly the R, S. Peterson or Frisinger home.

I Mrs. John Kiracofe will entertain the "Do Your Beat Class" of the United Brethren Sunday school Tuesday •vening. ' ’"VJW u The Misses Wilma and W’ilda Rawley returned this morning to Berne after a visit with their uncle, W. A. Fonner and family. Miss Mldred Strebe was also a guest over Sunday at the Fonner home. I Ray Collins has invited the Baptist Brotherhood to meet with him Thursday evening. t ■■ ... Mrs. Harvey Schroll will entertain ♦b» T’antikt Indies' Aid society Thursday afternoon. * I Mrs. D. T. Stephenson and daughter, Alma, left this morning for their homo at Goshen, after spending Sunday with . Rev. Stephenson at the John Niblick II home. The family will move here next week. — The Misses Helen and Mary Hale returned last evening to Geneva after a visit with the Misses Leah and Veda Hensley over the commencement. The , Misses Hensley accompanied them home for a visit. ' Mrß. Frank Gas* and son, returned home from Fort Wayne last evening,

where they spent a week with her sister, Mrs. D. M. Reed. They were joined Sunday by Mr. Gass and children, Helen, Carl and Robert. Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and family entertained a number of Fort Wayne guests Sunday who motored down for the day. They were Mrs. Frank Virol and daughter, Clara, and son, Harry; The Misses Cunningham and Estelle Wemhoff. On account of the rain Miss Jean Lutz will entertain the Tri-Kappas this evening at the J. J. .Helm home instead of at the Lutz home. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson of Mishawaka wer e entertained at dinner Saturday evening at the C. J. Lutz | home. Among’ those who attended the Sunday school convention at the Honduras German Reformed church yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz, the Misses Jean Lutz and Rowena Shoaf and Mr. Guy Kidd. They returned home byway of Berne, where they were entertained at tea by the J. F. Lehman family. Miss Jean Lutz, who is county superintendent of the elementary department of the Sunday schools. gAev her reports at the Kirk-land-Preble townships convention.

The St. Vincent de Paul society will hold its regular meeting, also a pastry Bale .Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Herman Tettman. Nearly two hundred attended the big barn dance at the Henry Heckman home near St. John’s last evening. A special interurban car, returning here at 2 o’clock this morning, was put on to accommodate the forty-one from Ft. Wayne and the twenty from this city who attended. Music was furnished by Elgin King of Decatur and George Christwell of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. James Strickler spent Sunday at the home ot their parents, Mr. and Mrs .Henry Durr, and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Strickler, near Pleasant Mills. Russell Strickler accompanied them here for a visit. — Among those who attended the Henry Heckman party last evening were Clara Bultemeier, John Koop, Marie and Esther Heckman, Frances Baker, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Peoples.

Sunday was the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Hoffman, wife of Trustee Daniel Hoffman of Preble township. When they returned home from church at noon, they found all their children and ■ I their families and a number of neighbors had assembled there and had prepared a bounteous dinner. All enjoyed this to the utmost and then spent) a merry social afternoon, in which good wishes w-ere showered upon the celebrant. Those present were: Mrs. I John Smith and children, Marie, Oscar, Carl, Walter and Lawrence; William Melcher, wife and children, Pau], I-oretta, Walter and Delbert, of Hoagland; Gotleib Melcher, wife aud children, Freda, Delbert and Emma, of Root ownship; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hagefeld of Hoagland; Anthony Hoff- , man and wife and Mrs. Otto Hoffman of Fort Wayne. These included the children. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Conrad, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Buuck, Louis Buuck and Mrs. Louise Homeyer. Word has been received here of the I , announcement of the wedding of Miss Lucile Locke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I Del Locke of Bluffton, to Mr. W. W.' Rogers, cashier of the Studabaker, bank, also of Bluffton. The wedding will take place June 18. o——■——... THE COURT HOUSE NEWS. In the F. M. Schirmeyer, trustee, vs. J. F. Lachot case, a demurrer to the complaint was filed. A motion by the defendant, Jennie C. Polley et al„ to dismiss the case against them for want of prosecution in the will contest case was sustained. The cause was dismissed at the plaintiff's cost. Th e case was sent here on change of venue from Jay county. The case of Sarah Brown vs. Ru dolph Bauman et al., on note, demand ' 1500, venued to Wells circuit court, was certified back here again. Ifi the case of Jacob Atz et al. vs. August Koenemann, on note, a plea in abatement was filed. Upon petition, Rebecca Jackson, administratrix of the Daniel Jackson estate, was authorized to purchase a monument, at a cost of not more than 1300. Ida A. Jacobs qualified as guardian us Martha G. Jacobs et al. She gave 110,000 bond. FOR SALE—Walnut bed. Inquire of Mrs. a. X. Ehinger, Cor. sth and' Monroe. U4t3 J

Memorial Sermon (Continued from Page 1) the worship of wealth, mammon, by pointing out the transitoriness of life and the ephemeral natyre of earthly treasures. Moth and rust consume, and thieves steal earthly treasures. He 1 himself also remained poor to encourage and make possible self-denial for the rich and faith in God for the poor. He encouraged philanthropy, the ministry of wealth to the necessities of the poor, and what is not so generally ■ known. He encouraged men to use their wealth to make life more beautiful and happy. Jesjjs gave us a charter ’to feed the mind, to stir the j imagination, to quicken the emotions and to make life less meager, less animal, less dull.” The attendance at the Evangelical church both morning and evening was good. "The Danger in Middle Life” was Ref. Killing’s evening theme. He said: “Paul urged the church at CorI inth to watch, stand fast, be strong, be men. Middle life has its perils, its ■sweeping temptations, its cares not i known in youth and old age. It is then when triumps and victories are achieved and when the pangs and failures are keenly felt. Napoleon, Goetha and Pitt reached their zenith at the age o _ forty. Ltfther was beyond the fourth decade when his greatest trials and opportunities came

,to him. Webster was forty-eight when he made his great reply to Hayne. But there is another side to matured life. We rightully exhort young people to be honest and virtuous. But what about the danger of middle life? Many in youth have escaped the rocks and sandbars, made an awful shipwreck before reaching old age. Bankruptcy, graft, gigantic fraud is not the work of youth, and lies this side of old age. What abobut Saul, Lot, Judas, Benedict Arnold and more modern men and women, who utterly failed and went bad at a time when they should have been strong. The reasons for so many failures are: Maturity is the time when the animal life is the strongest Many a man lies a slave at the feet of some ruling passion. Habits become fixed. Then, too, at this time of life the cares and responsibilities increase. The high cost of living and to keep pace with others is a severe temptation to many. While

others are discouraged and have almost given up to live square. There is a remedy. It is found in Christ and his teachings. All may be rich in character.” Presbyterian Church. I Rev. Gleiser spoke yesterday on the theme. “The Danger of Preconcep-I tions.” Text, II Kings 5:11. He said in part: t ’’Naaman had a notion as to how the prophet was to recover him of lep-, rosy. ‘I thought Elisha would do some great thing, and in the place of that h© sent a messenger, who told me to ■ go wash in the Jordan seven times,’ said Naaman. This man had mapped . out in his mind the exact way the. prophet was to bring about his cure. No other way would do. He rebelled and was angry. Here w e see the dan- ! ger of preconceptions.” j i “There is a preconception of class i prejudice today. A man is considered as a worthless, because he is looked upon as belonging to a lower class. We do not give this man a chance to jrise. We say, 'he is not made of as good clay as ourselves.' ” “There is also a preconception against the Bible. Men form an idea I that it deals with the land beyond the' skies, and that it has very little to do | with our conduct. Yet when we come to the Word we find ft has much today about o n r actions. It lays down broad principles, upon which men are to base their lives.” “There is a preconception about providence. People ceme with the idea that the praying man is to have a bountiful harvest, and when they find that in many cases just the reverse is true, they cry out against the Almighty. The attitude of the Chris-' tian should be: 'Lord, not my will, but 1 that thine be done.’ ” “Another preconception is in regard to the atoning work of Christ. Men come to the redemptive work of the Lord with their pet inventions, and want the authority of th e Bible for I their theories. ‘I thought’ it would be ‘so and so.’ Let us not come to these great truths with preconceived ideas, but come with open minds, and accept them as they are revealed in the book of books.” United Brethren Church. The services at the U. B. church' opened with Sunday school at 9:30. The superintendent and teachers were 1 pleased with the full attendance and good Interest manifest. Following the Sunday school the pastor took charge I of the services. A love feast was entered into, as is customary in the U. B. . church upon communon services. The Scripture lesson was read from John I 13:1-17, and the necessity of observing ! the ordinance as taught in the Word l was commented upon. A heart-search- I ing communion service was entered

into gladly by nearly all present. The evening service at 6:45 was led by John Kiracofe and was most helpful. Many expressed themselves as thinking "mission study" in the C. E. is of vital interest. The preaching hour followed. The pastor chose as a text: "And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weariness.” Subject, ‘'Paul’s Sense of His Personal Weakness; What He Did.” He took his weakness to the Lord in prayer. He I was not discouraged when his first petition was not answered, but continued |to pray. God answered in away satisfactory to Paul. We often fail to receive an answer to our prayer because of our impatience. | 1. A sense of weakness has a tendency to make us strong. It puts us .on our guard against temptation. We I are never more in danger of falling into the snares of the devil than when we flatter ourselves that he are sinsere. 2. A sense of weakness is calculated to give us strength, because it obliges us to lean upon the promises of the Word of God. Self-dependence is a broken reed. 3. A sense of weakness has a tendency to make us strong by rendering us earnest and persevering. St. Mary’s Church. Corpus C'risti was celebrated in the Catholic cht rches of the universe Sunday. The Ft. Mary's church was beautifully f •‘CopMed with branches of trees and the -tars were covered with

flowers. A procession through the aisles of the church by the school children was held during high mass. The ,little girls were all dressed in white, i and each one carried a basket of flowers, strewing them down the aisle cf the church as they marched, while the ,boys carried a lighted candle. Corpus Christi is observed in commemoration of the Institution of the Blessed Sacratment It formerly was a holy day of obligation, but which was one of the many holy days left off the calendar by the decree of the pope. It is now celebrated on Sundays following the day on which it used to come, which was laat Thursday, this year. Decoration Day Program

(Contlnnea on rags 3) the orders from headquarters, then another song by the quartet The address by the Rev. Goodwin of Rich Valley will be the feature of the afternoon. More music by the quartet and the benediction will precede the forming of the line for the march to the , river, where flowers will be strewn for the unknown dead marine soldiers. This line will be as follows: Form on Madison street, with right resting on Fourth street; south on (Fourth street to Adams street; east on Adams street to Second; north on Second to Monroe; east on Monroe (across river bridge; counter march on i levee back to bridge. Service by W. R. C. tn memory of sailors and mairines jvho sleep beneath the waters, (after which march west on Monroe .street to Second, then south on Second to Madison; thence to G. A. R. I hall and disband. The formation of the parade will be as follows: City Band. School Children. Secret and Benevolent Orders. Martial Music. Relief Corps, G. A. R. and all soldiers and Sons of Veterans. i J. D. Andrews in charge of firing squad. R. D. Myers, chief marshal. All those who’have flowers to help in the decorations are requested to (have them at the G. A. R. hall Friday I morning, where they will be gladly recelved. — o ABOUT THE B<CK. Word from the bedside of Gert Rey,nolds, who is recovering from the results of a double operation held upon I him last Friday at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, is very encouragi Ing. His condition is improving more each day and the physicians in charge pronounce him entirely out of danger. . He will be confined to the hospital for about three weeks more. William Sheler, car inspector for the ,Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, who met with a very serious accident last Friday afternoon, when a door of a box car broke from its hold, falling upon him and crushing out his breath, and also bruising him in several places, is recovering very nicely and it will be but a short time before he will be able to be on duty again. , FOR SALE—Belgian mare, three years old, brown gelding two years old.— O. W. Cramer. R. R. No. 2. 119t2 i . o — Sweet Potato and Yam plants for sale at Fullenkamps. 122tf Democrat W ant Ads Pay,

1913 REAL-ESTATE ANNOUNCEMENT 200 and 110 acres in Adams county, well improved, will exchange f smaller farms. Long time on difference. ITS acres in St. Joe county, Michigan .one mile of town. Will exchan for smaller farm or stock of merchandise. 4,5, 7 acre garden tracts, well improved, near Fort Wayne, easy termr 3 cottages Rome City. 124, 100, 90, 80, 135 acre farms, well located in Elkhart county, Ind Will exchange for city property or busness rentals. Improved and unimproved land in Canada, lying north from Detroitwill exchange for Adams county land and pay difference or sell on easy’ terms. 180 acres near Decatur .extra improvements. Will sell or exchange for SO or 100 acres. Easy terms on difference. 1034 acre Tennessee timber tract, well located, good mill location, near market. 40 acres in Root township, large house and barn on pike. $4,000 SO acres in Root township. No buildings. S6O. 120 acres in Root township, large house and barn on pike. $75. 41 acres in St. Mary’s township, good improvements, well locate SSOOO. 40 acres in Root township, small house, new barn. $4500. 160 acres near Peterson; 2 sets of buildings. 120 acres in Blue Creek township; fine house and barn, good soil. $l2O 32 acres in St. Mary's township, house and barn. Can be had for s.’>l 37 acres, good house and barn, 3 miles of Decatur. slls. 65 acres in St Mary’s township. Fair nouse, small barn, 2 miles of Will, shire. $95. 80 acres in St Mary’s township, large house and barn, good soil. $144 60 acres, good house, barn, orchard and poultry house, miles from city. $l5O. t 80 acres % mile of Steele, well improved, good soil, $125. Will q. change for smaller farm. 80 acres near Pleasant Mills. Good buildings. $135. 80 acres in Root township. New bank barn, 1-story house, other outbuildings, good location. SBSOO. 240 acres, 2H miles of Mouroe, 2 sets of buildings. $l5O. 55 acres well improved, black land in Union township. $l4O. 130 acres in Nottingham township,Wells county, one of the best improved farms in northern Indiana, with finest grade of sail and well tiled. Termi and prices very tempting. 80 acres in Wabash township, well improved, well located, good soil 5-acre tract near Preble on Decatur road, very fine house and barn, plenty of fruit CHEAP. 80 acre tract, % mile of Preble, good buildings, black soil, will sell or trade for large stock farm. 60 acres, 4 miles south, black soil, nice improvements. CITY RESIDENCEC FROM SI,OOO UP. 3 medium priced residences on 9thSt 3 residences on Madison St from SIOOO up. Nice residence on Elm street Nice residence, 2 lots on N. 3rd St $2300. 2 modern residences on Winchester street 2 modern residences on N. Sth St 2 nice properties on Jefferson street, Inside railroad. Nice location on 4th St, fair house. Nice bargain on Rugg St 2 one acre tracts on Mercer Ave. Good Improvements. and 5-acre tract on West Monroe street Nice buildings Also vacant lots and small houses on easy payments. ERWIN REAL-ESTATE AGENCY.

“Clincher” Paint * i We know a paint which holds to the I wood like a driven nail. Seasoned lumber 'F- j is porous. Ihe pores are the empty sap- J cells. White lead paint, which dries on the wood in the form of a solid, elastic film, T fastens into these pores, and the whole Jgcoat of paint is actually riveted like armorplate to the surface it decorates and / / protects. ■ / / Phoenix White Lead // ■■ I utch Boy Trade-Mark) and Pure Linseed Oii ' make the paint that spreads into a solid body. It becomes a part of the wood itself an outer layer that preserves the life of the lumber. We sell it as well as other painting requisites. Come in and have a talk with us about painting. The Holthouse Drug Co. GRAHftM AND WALTERS are the exclusive agents for the CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. In Adams County Farm and city policies written atlowest cost. Let us protect your Home, in the time and fire tested Continental Insurance Co. GRAHAM AND WALTERS