Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1914 — Page 2

DA IL Y DEM OCRAT *ubllah«d Cvery Evening Except Bunday by , THE QECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates Pw Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15-00 Per Month, by mall ..25 cents Per Year, by mail »2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflee in Decatur, ■ndiana. as second class matter Street Commissioner Chronister is cleaning up Second stret and it shows it. The streets can be kept clean, but it takes work and some expense, but it’s worth the trouble and money. Plans for the bringing of the Clover Leaf shops here are progressing all Tight, and one of these days there will be some real dope on the proposition that will please all our readers. Only two weeks more of this month, during which we are trying to set a new record for renewed subscriptions. We are starting our 12th. year with prospects for the best year in our history and we will appreciate I vour assistance in making the fir* month the best ever. There are some stand pat news-j papers which take great delight at this time in watching for every bankruptcy proceeding, every failure and every piece of hard luck and then playing it up as a sure sign of hard j times because of a democratic admin j istration. However the broad papers I of the land are admitting that the Wilson administration has made good ■ and that the outlook is very brigut m , deed. The people know whether or not times are good and the general i verdict is very favorable towards the administration. PUBLIC SALE. — The undersigned will sell «U public auction at his residence. l'j miles west of Monroe, on Tuesday, ebruary 3. 1914. beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.. i the following property, to-wit: Six! Head of Horses —One roan mare, 5 years old, weight 1600 lbs., in foal; 1 black mare. 5 years old, weight 1550 | in foal; 1 bay mare, 7 years old., weight 1400 lbs.; alack gelding. 3 yrs. old. weight 1200 lbs.; brown horse, turning 2 years old, a good one; spring mare colt, a good one. Cows: Cne. 4 years old. fresh in spring, one. 4 years old. fresh in July. Poultry; | bix hens and one gobler: 6 dozen head ■ irf chickens. Fifty Head of Hogs: Six brood sows, will farrow first half ini April, male hog, full blooded Poland lbs.; 20 shoats. higher weight. Hay end grain: Quantity of seed con, near 5 tons hay in the mow. 130 1 shocks fodder in field, about Suu bushels of corn, oats in bin. Farm huple- ' menla: Oliver gang plow, new: walking breaking plow, Champion bind :r. Rock Island hay loader. Hoosier dbu dull. McCormick mower. Osboru disc. I with trucks; John Deere check rower, ftoud as new; John Deere cultivator, double shovel plow, apiko-tootb liar-1 row, spring-tootii iiarrow. land drag.! Weber wagon, good new triple bed; I one-horse wag<>n bed, hay ladders and i beet bed. dump boards, mud boat.. Muhigan buggy, in good shape; bug gy harnuss. 3 sots heavy harness, hog i shoot, some square timber. Iron kettle, bent-wood churn. Star cream cans. 5 dozen 10-qusrt maple buckets and spouts. .’>o gallon oil tank, post augur.

TMF MHKS-I'AII FY roMPANV January Clearance w M r NS TROUSERS $6.00 Values N0w.... $4.50 5.00 Value* N0w3.75 4.50 Values Now 3.38 4.00 Value* now .... 3.00 3.50 Values Now 2-63 2.75 Values Now 2.06 1.75 Valuet •••• 1.00 Value* 75

> cross-cut saw, and many articles not . mentioned. 1 Terms of Sale—ss.oo and under, cash in hand. Over that amount a ' credit of 9 months will be given, purvhaser giving note, with approved security. No property romoved until settled for. 4 per cent off for cash. Z. O. LEWELLEN. Burkbead and Liechty, Aucts. M. S. Liechty. Clerk. J Dinner served by the M. E. Ladies’ Aid society. — | DOINGS IN SOCIETY | SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday. ■ G. W. C.—Blanche Ervin. Poinsettia—Miss Esther Corbett. Pythian Needle Club —Pythian Home. Tuesday. Historical—. Mrs. L. C. Miller. Afternoon —Mrs. C. L. Meibers. Sina Cura—Miss Agnes Meibers. Kappa Kappa Kappa—Mrs. Jesse ! Helm. Wednesday. Shakespeare —Mrs. D. D. Heller. Lutheran Ladies’ Aid —Mrs. Henry j Lankenau. Thursday. Euterpean—Mrs. Fred Patterson. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer. Westminster Guild —Gladys Myers. The King’s Daughters' class of the Methodist church taught by Mrs. John I w»« entertained Friday evening in a delightful way by Miss Golda Gay. There were contests, music and I an interesting "shadow picture" stU- ’ dio. Refreshments were served. A large number of Decatur people attended the matinee production of "Little Women" at the Majestic theater Saturday. The party includ- ■ ed Mrs. John Niblick, Mrs. A. D. Suti ties. Mrs. Burton Niblick. Miss Bessie Boyers. Miss Jean Lutz. Rowena I Shoaf, Bess Schrock. Emma. Miriam and Catherine Carey. Bess Schrock. Elizabeth Peterson, Mrs. J. H. Heller, j Miss Fanny Heller, Miss Ferguson. Mrs. A. M. Anker entertained her Sunday school class of ten little girls t at a 6 o’clock dinner Friday evening, I followed by a social good time. In a I heart contest. Miss Fanny Heller won the prize, and in a contest for draw, j ing valentines. Miss Anna Gerard was the winner. A visit was then paid to the picture shows. A very please nt evening U reported. « The Pythian Sisters’ Needle club will meet at the Home tills evening at 7 o’clock and all are requested to be there. The hostesses will be the Misses Ireta Erwin and Florine Edwards and Mrs. Jessie Burdg. The C. B- L. of I. announces a dance for next Tuesday evening at the council hall. Mrs. .Mcses will be leader of the j study of the Historical club at the meeting Tuesday evening at the home ' of Mrs. L. C Miller. The Shakespeare dub will meet with Mrs. D. D. Heller Wednesday aiternoon when Mrs. J. H. Heller will lie leader of the study. The paper will be on "Our City Problems" and will treat of the commission form of government. how our city may be beautified. public parks aud public play g rounds. The Afternoon club will be enter--1 talned Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. C. L. Meibers. Miss Ajtr.es Metl»ers has invited tbe Sina Cura dub girls to be her guests Tuesday evening. The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid souety will meet Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer. Every i ouo is urged to bring some one with . her. I

The Euterpean club will meet with i Mrs. Fred Patterson Thurdsay afternoon. Guy de Maupassant, the story writer, will be studied under the lead j ership of Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. | Miss Eshter Corbett wil entertain the Poinsettia club this evening. Mrs. Henry Lankenau will entertain the Zion Lutheran Indies’ Aid society Wednesday afternoon at her home instead of the regular time, Friday afternoon at the school house. This will be Mrs. Lankenau’s farewell entertainment of the society before she leaves for Ft. Wayne to make her future home. Jesse Cole and Miss Frances Cole] were entertained at dinner Sunday at the C, A. Dugan home. Miss Effie Miller entertained a par-, ty of friends in a social way yesterday j afternoon, when music, games and refreshments were in order. At six: o’cock a dinner was served. Guests were Huldah Mutschler. Lydia Kirsch. Adel Miller, Charles Brodbeck and A. E. Stephan. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurst were guests Sunday at the James Okely farm. The Misses Mildred and Hazel La | Delle and Agnes Costello will go to Fort Wayne to attend a party to be! given this evening by Miss Marie i McMullen. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parent enter-] tained at dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers. Miss Lena and ! Master Billy Meyers and Miss Agnes Costello. Miss Agnes Costello entertained in • a pleasing way Sunday evening for Lena and Billy Meyers. Mr. and Mrs.] Frank Parent and Frank Williams. Light refreshments were served. The St. Marys Sodality reflected its sUB of officers who have served faithfully for many years. They are Mrs. Julia Cdchin. Mrs. V. Deininger, and Mrs Helen Berling. Miss Esther Bixler of Berne war the guest of Miss Flo Bierie at the hame of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman over the week-end. i Mrs. Anna Luman went to tort Wayne to attend a reception to b< given by several Fort Wayne ladies. , Mrs. Oscar Lankenau and Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and son. Meredith. i were gueeU at Sunday dinner of Mr and Mrs. John Shaffer and family, in Union township. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lehne had as, their gueets at dinner Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. Os<ar Lan kenau. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and son. Meredith, and Harold Lyuum.. Miss Blanche Ervin will entertain. i the G. W. C. club this evening. ■II A jolly party of young people wen ; entertained Sunday at the home of | Conrad Gillig south of the city. Guests, were the Misses and Marie Kintz. Emma Gillig and Frank WU-j Hams. Miss Georgia Meibers went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to be the gut st of Miss Vera Goe ke for a weak. ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. Ed Lewtoil of Monmouth, who has becu very ill. is recovering nicely. | A change of nun.es was effective ye* ] terday. AT THE CRYSTAL WEDNESDAY. Among the many attractions being presented to the public of thia city at ' tbe Crystal the great production which' ' will be exhibited Wednesday of thhweek will rank as oue of Ute best. Longfellow • legendary poem, which b> I presented by a cant made up cuttrrly ut ludlam-. people to whom Hiawatha is as i-a<red as the Passion Play >» to the penpals of Oberammergau, is ono of the photo plays not to be miss-. •■d by people dealring very high class, • tiivi tainmeut. Tbe characters are all Indians. The pictures were Ukm oo Indian reservations. Tita lostumca »nd customs ore •hsolutaiy correct.' The production ii» endorsed by ’he American Museum o( Natural History sad the American, bceoic and Historic society. IHe press announces it the only true picture of Indian lite ever made A complete ntuncal score has been ' otoposed for tbe production and! bn uicd co the above date. A tew of the co«*entv ol tbe prow will doubtless prove ol Intereet at this Each tndt'i'iuai «bo seen tbu eml tertatnn>cat .cemi to bav* come away. *i<b tbu feeling that be het- made a, discovery. He can hardly wait to tell bis tnecd.. about It —Baltimore Even s-til appreciate

I GASS & MEIBERS BIG 10 DAYS REDUCTION SALE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT EVERY GARMENT MUST GO REGARDLESS OF ITS COST You cun buy Ladies, Misses and Childrens coats, suits, dresses now for less than the manufacturers cost as w e rre compelled to make room lor our bpring line we arc soon looking for. Ws Are Not Going To Hold a Sale On Coats, Suits & Dresses But are giving Special Prices on underwear, knit skirts, I petticoats, knit headwear, shirtwaists. In fact every I article in the store. I SALL STARTS TUESDAY AND LAST FOR TEN DAYS This Sale Is For Cash Only .. ™ Suits I hat Sold For $15.00 Coats That Sold For $15.00 $5.98 $5.98 ' Sluts That Sold For $20.00 Coats That Sold For $20.00 $9.95 $9.95 t Suits 1 hat Sold For $35.00 Coats That Sold For $35.00 $14.98 $18.50 I Serge Dresses up to $6.00 Serge Dresses up to SB.OO $3.85 54.85 “LADIES FURS 1-2 OFF [ CHILDRENS FURS 1-3 OFF JGASS & MEIBERS Tf+E STORS OF QOftLITY ■—i —i 4i ji. — i iiiarwwwvwwY p - rf'm-

this passing* vi-iun bi the will see its beauty and realise it. artistic and educational value to old and young. - Fnnu “Frocks aud Frills" in Baltimore Suu. It wa» a picture o' indescribable beauty. Boston Herald. The most beuuii/ul out-of-door • peci taele ever seen in Indianapolis. "Hiawatha" would draw crowds here ail i suuiuii'T — IndianaiKiiU Sun. The height of the artistic: • count to have been reached iu this; unique theatrical effort.— -luiituuapoil' News. Has l«cen drawing crowds nightly. The audience* were held pellbound. . —liidtauupUl Star. Parents should bring their childtraf 1 10 t-ee this beanlifui picture. Children , w|| Hake their parent*. The admission (or this great atlrac- ■ Hon will be ten cents. All school children will be admitted tor ttro cents at the matinees —' —— ■— o ■ " — 1 —• FOR BALE- We have a number of Quarters from good corn fed bee cattle. Will sell at the right price Hoosier Packing Co. Decatur, Phon* Wl. I3t« FOR BALE—House and two lota Is Monroe. For further particulars , see Ira Wagoner at Monroe or John Wssoner at Decatur »dltf ! WANTED—A young man who wool' like »olearu tha jewelry trade; mus jbo honest Industrious and can sppb I bls enure attention, and is * tiling tr [work. Apply at Hom ley’s jewel! J • store. Ut J 31 OIF E TO RENT—.mall cottage ot No. 9th bt. Inquire oi Pater Oaf for, or phone 310. 13tt

MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 24. Tuesday. 7:00 p m., January 20. Decatur Chapter. No. 113, R. A. M. Called »iHumunkation. Royal Arch degree will be conferred by BluEtuu Chapter. Wednesday Evening. Jan. 21, 7:30. Decatur Chapter. No. 112, R. A. M. Called coiivoiwtlun for work iu Mark Master's degree. Friday, 7:30 p. tn.. January 23. Decatur Chapter. No. 127. O. E. 8. Regular stated meetfug. - ATTENTION W. R. C. Ai member., of the W. R. C. are requested to bring donations of jolly and trait to the second hand utorc of Will Helm, Iu order that the box may be shipped tomorrow evening. FRESH COR RESPONDENT NO TRfcbPAbblNG ALLOWED. Notice iu hereby given that trespatstng cm the farm of the uhdorMcnrd tn section 4 Root to * nchip, L. post lively forbidden Please take notice icd avoid prosectFWß 16UB HENRY REHER — - ■ ■■■—--O' FOR RENT—Front oftite room, over interurban depot, vacated by Prose Uor Parruh. Uquira ox A. D Suttles. 2*2tt

The Myers-Dailey Co. January Clearjn. • sale of men's shirt*; 31.30 quality. 1105; >I.OO quality. 75c: 50i quality 40c. I FOR RENT—Five room cottage on No. Ninth St. Call phone 330 13t3 cigar case, candy case, 1 desk, 1 safe, tobmxo wall case. For sale or trade. Inquire al Girod & Baker's restaur- ' aut. 4tl ? BANK STATEMENT. Retmrt of the condition of the First National liana, u Decatur, in the Stela i of Indiana, at the close of business. January 13. 1914: Resources. Loans and discounts U5&.65542 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. .... 553.54 U. 8. bonds to secure circulation 50,000.00 Other bonds to secure pea r tai savings 7,250.00 » Premiums on U. 8. bonds .. 500.00 Bonds. securities, etc. 34,739.79 Banking House, Furniture and fixtures 7.500.00 Other real estate owned 3,000 00 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) .... 33.13i.0f • Due (mm approved Reserve I Agents ... 91,164275 Checks and other cash I’eniii ..... eOZ.BI Notes of other National Banka 305.00 ' Fractional paper currency. nickeis an J cents 311.8 U Specie >►..36.36 I Legal Leader ! Botes 41655. y 5

Redemption fund with V. A Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation 1 Due from U. 8. Treasurer. Total >eoi ira.s| Liabilities . Capital stock pein In«W Surplus fund 30,0M8 ■ ■ Undivided profit*. less ex peases sud taxeM paid . L <•» I National bonk notes outstanding 4b..«0* | ; Due to State and i Private Banks and Bankers. • 4744744 Individual deposits subject to check Dimatid certificates of deposit .... 435.441 1 Certified checks 37,6 b Postal Savings deposits 944.53 ' Bonds borrowed Total State of Indiana. County •' ' f. CA. DuEuo. eaMiier of the sbo > named bank, do solemnly », the above statement is tru* Bubseribed and sworn to befo f « ' ttua 17th day ot Jaguary. I Notar’ Fuf ll . . My commirstoß eiptr** St,ptt ® ! M. 1914 CORRlCT—A’trot. I DANIEL . W-^ r ' or a t. Dxors I f