Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT *Ubll*hMl Every Evening Except Sunday by THF, DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subecriptlon Rate* Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mail 25 cents Per Year, by mall *2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising ratee made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, ■ndiana, as second class matter. !■— 11 1 — COMMITTEE CALL. The members of the Democratic Central committee of Adams county 1 are hereby nonned to meet at the dem-, ocratic headquarters in the city of Decatur, Indiana, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on 1 Saturday, February 14, 1914, at which time, persuant to a call from ■ the state central committee delegates’ will be selected to the democratic state convention to be held at Indian-! apolis March 19, and to the congres-; sional convention to be held at Bluffton March 23. Other business will also be attended to. Under the apportionment Adams county is entitled to nineteen delegates and nineteen alter- j nates for each convention. AU democrats and all who wish to co-operate with the party are invited to attend, the meeting. J. W. BOSSE, Chairman. ty will give their second annual ban-1 quet at Muncie tomorrow evening and mure than two hundred tickets havej been sold. Yep. they are dead, but somehow or other they can't be burThe republicans held their district convention at Muncie today. For two weeks they have been scouring the district for a man who can and will | carry the burden. One cannot help contrast todays meeting to that of a: few years ago when a republican cotv j paper correspondent and contributor] to magazines, has been on the wat'T He tells all about it in the Saturday ■ ing at It from a purely personal stand j endeavoring to tell anyone else what to do, and so far as he is concenu a every individual is welcome to du and the lessons he haa drawn are well worth perusing.—Columbia City Post. the confidence and affectionate adinlr at ion that he and others of the adm ( nUtmtlon feel for Mr. Bryan. It was a gracious tribute. It was particular* have been so abundantly anticipated by the act* and t he 'atmosphere'' of And what the president My* ot the M*cn>tMry ”f state the entire country will immediately apply to practically all of the group who. with Mr. Wilton, are giving such a notably efficient and harmonious admlntatratluu. Hie two adjective* go together and explain one another. The country b> getting the benefit ot efficiency that

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comes from harmony of purpose anti of performance. Mr. Bryan will certainly not deen it ungracious that comment on th< president's deserved tribute to hin I should be turned to comment also o; j the remarkable personality whirl i from the white house must exert thinfluence for harmony, must furnisl ' the incentive to united efficiency. The "togetherness" of this adminis I tration has been its dominant chanic I teristic. And only u dominating per ’ sonality which tat the same time that !it dominates) does inspire persona ■ liking and personal trust can achieve , such o result. The tine service the na ' tion has received in the past year har | been most distinctively an adminis trative service, or. aside from th< I definitely administrative acts tha’ have served it, the leadership of legis lation has had administrative source I and direction. Even jealous legisla tive spokesmen, even the heads of op position groups, have acknowledged by deed and often by words the tact ful. masterful leadership of the execI utive. Surely, in union there is strength ■ One can use the president's felicitous expressions and say of his whole effi Hal family that it seems to be bound together by ties of confidence and as fectionate admiration. And that feel ing that binds It into such an effective instrument of service is more and more inspiring a like feeling for it among all the people of the I nite<. States. —Kansas City Star. k ncccccoea~aaszexssssa® g n DOINGS IN SOCIETY | CLUB CALENDAR. Tuesday. W. C. T. U — Mrs. Jacob AU. \V\ C. T. U.—Mrs. Jacob Atz. Historical—Mrs. James Frlstoe. Wednesday. Entre Nous—Miss Pearl Purdy. Thimble Club—Roy Archbold Hom German Reformed Aid—Mrs. L. C HesserL Elite Embroidery—Mrs. Frank Par Rebekah Social —1. O. O. F. Hall. Shakespeare—Mrs. F. H. Hubbard Thursday. Evangelical Aid- Mr*. Harvey Har C. W. B. M.—Mrs. Arthur Fisher. U. B. Ladies Aid Social—At Parson Presbyterian Endeavorers — Mis: I Elizabeth Peterson and Mrs. W. A Lower, hostesses, at Peterson home. Can and Will 8. S. Class—Frank Hurst. Friday. Christian Aid—Mrs. Henry Schultj Bachelor Maids—Emma Terveer. Saturday. Concord Aid party—John Christen i liOIUC. i Mrs. C. 8. t'lark has issued in vita pions for a party for Wednesday. Feb < ruary 11. to be given at her home in compliment to her mother, Mrs. Mar I garet Meibers for her seventy-sixth birth anniversity. The progesslve pedro party giver at the Fred Kleine home north o' the city last evening, was enjoyed by forty guests. First prises wen won by Lotta Jaus and Edwin Au maun, and the boobies by Ella Zwicl and Louis Kleine. The Needles and Nods members and their hUsbaada played progre*slve peanuts at the home of Mr. and Mr*. T. E. Miller and prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunskker Miss Iris Robinson, of Winchester, a student at Oberliu college, who was a guest, played and sang, and music was also furnished by Amos Yoder, violinist. Refreshments in two course* were provided. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blosser will i-utertaln in two weeks.

Mrs. L. C. Hessert has invited the Ladies’ Aid society of the German Reformed church to be her guests Wednesday afternoon. The Historical club will meet this evening with Mrs. Frlstoe instead of with Mrs. Charles Battenberg as scheduled in the year club. The members will go at six o'clock as they are planning to have a spread After braving the weather and wading snow drifts to attend the quarter ly meeting services at Beulah Chapel Sunday morning the following guests wended their way to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elzey of Preble, where a delicious chicken dinner was served: Rev. J. A. Beatty, D. D., of Fort Wayne; Rev. J. Grimes of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. William Ehrman, Mrs. Milt Hoffman and children, Dorothy. Oscar. Gertrude and Bereuita; Misses Edna Ehrman and Susie Dilling; Masters Francis Grandstaff, Clyde Elzey and Floyd Ehrman. The table fairly groaned under the many good things, such as only Mrs. Elzey knows how to prepare. After dinner the guests repaired to the living room, where the afternoon was spent in conversation and receiving valuable inform* tion from the pastors. Revs. Beatty and Grimes, on church and Sunday school work. The guests departed, voting Mr. and Mrs. Elzey royal en tertainers and expressing their hopes to meet with them again. Mrs. A. D. Artman's section of the Rebekah lodge contest will give a valentine and “Kuntry Klub" social at the 1. O. O. F. hall Wednesday even Ing. The ladies have spent much time arranging the amusements and the program for the event which promises to be a very delightful one. Five cents' admission will be charged and j&ch item of the refreshments will cost one cent extra. The public Is 1 extended a cordial welcome. The pro I gram follows; Prelude — Misses Fledderjohann. I Misses Mayer. Address of Welcome —Mrs. A. D I Artman. Vocal Solo—Gladys Sellman. Instrumental Duet —Misses Ed | wards and Coverdale. Reading—Lucy McCrory. Vocal Solo—Mrs. Olen Baker. Instrumental Duet —Miss Hower Mrs. Sphar. Solo —Miss Bigham. Instrumental Solo —Miss Butler. Vocal Solo —Hallie Leonard. Instrumental Solo—Muriel Leonard j Vocal Solo —Miss Andrews. The Women's Progressive Sunday' school class of the Presbyterian Sun ; day school, taught by C. J. Lutz, will I meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. 8. Cov | erdale. on Third street. Every men. j ber is requested to be present Mrs. C. 8. Niblick gave a charming party yesterday afternoon for the “Five Hundred Club”. Games werei played until o'clock when delicious dinner was ? *ved by the hostess who was assisted by the Misses Agnes and Amelia Weber and Mrs. Perry Gandy of Churubusco, ’’rises at the games were won by Mrs. John Gerard. Mrs. i'hark- Christen. Mis* Emma Kieb i ler. Tiffin. O.; and Mrs. Charles Mel ' bers. The occasion was Mrs. Niblick's birthday anniversity and th ’ ladies presented her with a handhonv-j lemonade set. Out of town guests were Mrs. O. N. Sneßon, Willshire. 0.. Miss Emma Kuebler. Tiffin. O„ Mrs. I Perry Gandy. Churubusco. Mrs. Otto Green and Mrs. Raj Teeple have issued invitation* tor a friendship shower to be given Tliurs , day evening, at 7:30 o'clock Februar.- ’ 12. for Miss Margaret Clark whose weddiug to Mr. Wilber Pool will take I place Wednesday. February IS Th' i shower wil be given at the Green home on West Monroe street. i i The Christian tadies' Aid society i will meet Friday evening with Mre , Henry Schult*. About one hundred and fifty attend i ed the valentine social by the Rut! Circle of the Christian church test' evening. Festoons of Hearts and red and white streamers decorated the, Red Men * hall when* the festival was given and Ute scene was a very pretty ’ one. The musical and literary pro . gram us announced *u given and ; the playlet, given by Miss Mabel I Weldy. Eugene Hrcmerkanp und Mrs. j Olen Baker was csptx tally tine Re . treshments were served. Games were I played and there were many thing' I to make the evenlug a delightful one I The Entre Nous club is antii ipoling i a K'hsl time at the home of Miss Pearl Purdy eveniug. Mr. Kriuimi 1. the piano taeatr. !• i here lor a f«w days I'srUtm | Mints: piano tuned can leave word at th> Murray hotel, 'phone 67. Mary'* township. 3 miles from towu with or without buildlug*. Inquire of 1 Jnbu M Ray. 1013 W. Adanu M.. Dt > catur. lud *tf

THE COURT NEWS Evans Will Contest Case is Set for Trial on March Thirtieth. TIME IS EXTENDED; For Drainage Commissioners' Report in George W. Gates’ Drain. Court was in session this morning, but this afternoon Judge D. E. Smith and many of the members of the Adams county bar are at Bluffeon attending the funeral of the Hon. James P. Hale. Eli Meyer vs. George Gunset. Answer by plaintiff to eross-complaint of Herman Gunsett. Cause set for trial March 11. Decatur Foundry, Furnace & Machine Co. vs. Julius Haugk. Demurrer to plaintiff's complaint. Hoagland State Bank v*. Edwin Fledderjohann. Leave asked for five days' time to tile answer by receiver sustained and granted. Receivers C. S. Niblick and M Kirsch filed report of sals of the property in the Ward Fence company receivership ease, which was approved The assignments and bills of sale as may he necessary to complete the transfer were ordered, and the reports of assignments were filed and approv- , ed. The verified report of claims filed with receivers was also approved as was the report of distribution. Up on petition the receiver were discharged from further liability. Cary D. Evans et al. vs. Perry Al ( bert Evans et al., to contest will. J. C .Sutton, special judge. Motion filed by all defendants except Duer A Duer, to strike out part of amended com ‘ plaint was overruled, to which the «>»■- i fendants excepted. Ten days granted them to file bill of exceptions. Motion by defendants, Evans A Evans. t< compel plaintiff to make fifth clause lof amended complaint more specific I »as overruled. Exceptions by defend ants, Evans A Evans, and ten day granted to file said bill of exceptions Answer in one paragraph filed hy ' , ana: also by Perry Albert Evans, ex i ecutor. Default of Janies and De U I May Duer. Upon suggestion of mi ' nority of Della May Duer, It C. Par ’ ri»h was appointed guardian ad litem i qualified and filed answer in one para j graph. The cause was set for trial for I March 30th. Upon petition of the drainage coni miss ion er tn the George W. Gates et al. drain matter the time in which the is to report was extended to and in cuding March 21. | Rea lestate transfers: W.. 8. Smith . et al. to C. C. Sprunger. trustee, west I half of lot 29, Monroe. *1.000; Man I 8. Bracht et al. to Lewis Conrad, 3? | acres. Kirkland tp„ *3.455. ■« City Treasurer Joe McFarland it I confined to his bed on account ot | rheumatism and Miss Golda Gay ot I the county treasurer's office has r» turned to the office to work during |hU illness. Miss Marie Patterson U assisting in the county treasurer's of I fice during Miss Gay’s absence. Made A Bid Gain | (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE» i repeal it. We want to treat every I ixMl) fair, but if any complaints arc made they should be tnad<- to the met I who passed the luw* and not tu th* ' assessor or the stale tax board. The tax «o:utui;»loti'rs will hold mv iiuga in var.our parts of the slab on their present trip und will iuih I to* uship aud < uunty mi*< -miin for tin ' purpose of talking over tax matu r» t:. ' general. < otnmi»sion< r Wvhutt reported «l Hie meeting that in Indiana U»l year | the aain in taxation had reached *36. 600,000. Thia much was repurtvd h; i tlie county assessors in atfdillou ts 1M,000,000 taciußae whh'h the lax j board impost d upuu railroads uud in torurbam'. The reports era very gratifying to II be statu buard uad the 1 mi cowplitueut Ui" assessors on Uie , plctidid work they had ben doing. PIANO TUNING. Mr Krltuwel. the pi'ino tupner, i< I here for a few day I Order > call is i left at the Murr.'l liiud, 'phone 57. j FOR RENT—Homa lon Mna tu et Earn on lot —J, Ham 3116 ’ «

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