Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1914 — Page 2

DAI L Y D EM PC RAT • übllaheet (very Evening Except Bunday by ga»«MK l Maarßa i .:aar .-sgmc r??—Lix*autxil»ssoaatxaac THE*. DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Bubacriptlon Rate* Per Week, by carrier 18 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail . >2.50 Single Copies.... 2 cents Advertising rates made knows on application. Entered at the postofflce In Decatur, <ndiana, as second class matter. BUSINESS SITUATION Mr. Carnegie was ever an optimist, I and lie seems with advancing years to I grow more stalwart in the faith. But he is also an exceedingly shrewd liu ; iness man. and a rather trustworthy iorecaster. "There is.” he said Thurs-1 day. "no more doubt that a better business period has begun than of the fact that the sun will shine more brilliant- i ly in a few months than it does now.", "We shall find." he said further, “in j a very short time that the reduction ; of the tariff will benefit the American | exporter." This is not the voice of mere optimism, hut of sober truth. ■ There is plenty of evidence that may be cited in support of the Carnegie view. Trade reports are more favora-'. ble each week. Idle men are being put to work in increasing numbers. Steel mills are resuming operations and on a steadily increasing scale. Mr. 1 ( i amegie. therefore, only reports what he sees and knows. As to the tariff i law, it is bound to increase exports. It can have no other effect. The fewer the obstacles to trade the greater will , trade be. Imports and exports will both grow, and within a few years our foreign trade will in all probab : lIty be larger than ever before in our history. We shall have a larger com- , n.and over the good things of life — indeed, we already have it to some extent. Here, again, the great patron of circulating libraries speaks as an authority. For he has had nrticAt experience with foreign trade, and also, with the tariff as related to it.—lndianapaolls News. When Thad Butler. P. L. Andrews and .Milton .Miller have completed the organisation of the republican aid society, the new Independent party, those men should hold the positions of honor. They have worked so hard and consistently that they should be well repaid therefor. There is an epidemic of some kind in Decatur. It is diagnosed as auto infection by some and by others as typhoid fever. Whatever it is. it seems to tie severe enough to pluck off men and women apparently in the best of health before attack by the terrible disease and not a moment should he wasted In discovering the cause and prescribing means of prevention. The health officers, we believe, should take every measure possible and do it at once.

. . r ——— J The Spring and Summer ZT\ woolens recently sent us by Ed V* Price & Co. n \ are the prettiest ever |L £ shown in this town. Select Yours Today V’Uf and have your Spring fcWWrp clothes made up for fu- aJJwI ture delivery. The Myers-Dailey Company

T' ■ ' Everybody will be interested in ' the call for u uon-purtisan convention to be held here March 17. There will be only two countytickets in the field next fall, the one that was nominated at the primary last December and a citizens' ticket to be nominated here next month. Herne Witness. How do you know' Are you sure j that you have such an arrangement with the regular and progressive rei publicans, the prohibitionists and «>■ iciaiists? Talk about a ring or a poitieal trust, or a gang-ruled machine! Such a statement is going some, and . we wouldn't be afraid to wager a nick i el or two that the statement don't hold water and we haven't had any inside tips, either. If this happens this year it will he the only time in history that ! these factions have agreed, either here : or any place else on earth. COUNRTY NEWSPAPER NEWS. The Indianapolis Star says: "Hen is a brief but pointed paragraph from a small paper, the Barre Times, pub lished in Vermont; 'When a metropcli tan newspaper devotes considerablt space on its front page theorizing or . where Vincent Astor is going on his ‘wedding tour, with the date of the 'wedding not even announced, w» guess we are entited to say that Mr Jones has [tainted his henhouse.' "The Barre Times and other paperof the small towns certainly have a right to tell that the Jones henhousi was painted, that Uncle Bill Smith hai been sufferong with a bone felon, that Li:;:fe Brown has a sprained ankle that Farmer Ellis of the ridge road made the editor a present of a busbe’ of Ben Davis apples, that Farmei Johnson is thinking of buying an au tomobile in the spring, that the Thomases are rejoicing over a new pair of twins, and ao on with all th< Interesting happenings of the commu nity. "For this information is interesting it • what people read and what the? want in these papers. When th< readers of the weekly banner take U[ the publication they do not turn firs' to the news about Mexico or the prog ress of the Panama canal legislatior or to what New Yorkers are doing Those matters are secondary; they may read about the mor they may not but what they turn to first is he "io cals' —the personal column, the Inti mate information about their friend* and neighbors, what they are doing and what is happening to them. "The local features of a country newspaper endear it to ita readers When they move away they have It sent to them and they read even number because it tells them al' about their old friends and they an thereby kept in touch with the place that will always be 'hack home.' Th* country paper is an indispensable par of home. Os course its editor Ints r right to tell about the painting of » henhouse. That sort of thing is what its subscribers expect him to tell anc they would feel injured if he did not.' —————o - - TEAHERS' EXAMINATION. A teachers' examination was held today at the Central building and fifty two applicants were present F ive of these teachers will send heir papers to the state department to be graded ; Two of them expect to teach outside ol Adams county. - Mrs. John Drummond is slowly gaining the use of her arm which ah* 'injured several days ago.

| DOINGS IN SOCIETY | SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday Presbyterian Missionary—Mrs. S. D. Beavers. Historical Mrs. Fannie Peterson. Wednesday Concord Aid- Mrs. John R. Evans. Shakespeare- Mrs. D. E. Smith. Thursday Ruth Circle -Mrs. A. D. Artman. Evangelical ladies' Poverty social l.evo Miller home. Friday. * Christian Ladiee' Chicken Dinner — Will Helm Store. Dixie Embroidery—Vida Stoneburn er. Mrs. Margaret Meibers will have as her guests at 6 o'clock dinner this evening. Stewart Niblick, w ho is at home from college at Valparaiso, and tl[e Misses Bess Tonnclier and Agnes Meibers. On last Thursday evening several -led loads of friends and neighbors net at the home of D. V. Clem to bid hem good-bye before they left for their new home near Mentone, Ind The evening was spent in conversation and with music, until eleven o'clock when luncheon was served. Although being sorry to have such splendid lelghhors. all wished them the best >f sue<-e»s in their new home. Th« ompany numbered ninetytwo, the fol lowing, with their families, beinr present: William Barkley. J. D. Bark ley. George Ohler, J. D. Miller. Jarno* Barkley. William Pancake. J. C. Bark ey. Henry Lehrman. Dwight Wass D. V. Ciem. Chris Miller, OrvillWherry. George Schiemmer. John T larkley, William Ohler. Belina House Rev. and Mrs. Ballou. Mr. and Mrs Theo. Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. Dehner Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Barkley, Mrs Krauter. Mrs. Murchand. Mrs. Wher •y. Misses ola Hailey. Mina. Duelh tnd Ada Krauter. Opal and Vera Rid r. Mildred and Mary Murchland, Ten; tnd Irene Bittner, Messrs. John A larkley. Arthur Krauter. John Bailey Will Krauter. The Presbyterian Woman’s Horn* ’nd Foreign Missionary society wilt meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:3f o’clock sharp at the home of Mrs. S D. Beavers, at which time the follow 'ng program will be given: Devotional Exercises-Rev. Gleiser Hymn from Winona Hymnal. Business Period. Instrumental Solo—Miss Rose Smitl' Address—Mrs. C. E. McKeehan, ot ; Fort Wayne, pres byterial president. Vocal Solo—Mrs. P. B. Thomas. Opening of Mite Boxes. Offering— Mizpah. Instrumental Solo—Miss Doria De Voss. Social Period. Al! members are very cordially in viied to attend at 2: SO. All members of the Pocahontas 'edge are urged to be at the hall nexf Wednesday evening at 7 o'clocl sharp. Initiation will be in order. Forty-eight indies attended the Ev angelical Ladies* Aid meeting Thurs day afternoon at the home of Mrs Frank Kern, where a splendid nieetiny I was held. Report was made that th* February section has made >25. fo> tho treasury. A unique guessing con test or riddle was in order. Tlie pre tiding elder. 8. H. Baumgartner o' Napierrille. HI. was present am* promised a dollar to the section that made the moat nearly correct guess o' his age. Mrs J. H Rilling was moa* successful and the dollar went to her section. Mias Vida Stnu»burner will enter tain the Dixie Embroidery club nex' Thursday evening Mrs. A. D. Artman will eateruit the Ruth Circle next Tliuraday even tag. Miss Effie Rex of Ossian wg* th* guest of the John Rex family at din ' nor today. There were seventy guests wher ’ Mrs. J. M. .Miller, assisted by Mrs Chas Elxey. entertained lite Mite so clety of the Methodist church yusler ' day afternoon at the Miller honie , Mrs Henry Krick l«d the devotionaland the meeting was a success. Dur tag the social hour. whk-h was very i thoroughly enjoyed. rufreehmrnt! I were served. At Urn meeting of th" Christian Lsdlrs' Aid Mnbtty al the Harry Helm I home yesterdey efternrwm plan- went ■r-mnptMM for the ehl. ken rtlntt-r io ‘St xtvrn next Friday An Jumtm sale play tn the Will Hein, store In th* i porter building on Madison street Mrs. Helm srrv.-d rvireehmcMs at the doM of the buslneee weaalon, till * , Demaciat Waht Adi Pay t

THE COURT NEWS. The evidence in the Elmore damage I case from Bluffton, which is on trial j here this week, was completed last evening, and the arguments of the at torneys given today. The case will probably go to the jury this afternoon at 3:30 e o’clock. The case is against tlie Union Traction company' and >2,000 is asked by Charles Elmore for damages sustain.si when a car struck his automobile. Viola Duer et al. vs. Leander Reffey et al. Petition by commissioner to assign notes which he procured from the sale of the real estate and to assign the mortgage given to secure the payment of said notes to the Old Adams County bank for face value and one-half accrued interest. Tile petition was submitted and sustained and so ordered Christ w. Boknecht vs. Erastus Fritzinger, account. Cause set tor trial March 10. Hooper A Lenhart, attorneys for James T. Keifer, tiled a partition suit against John Young et al. A marriage license was issued this morning at 9 o'clock to Lee Shell, laborer of Geneva, horn Feb. 3, 1893, son of Lawrence Shell, to wed Nellie Eckrote. born March 26. daughter of Harvey Eckrote. ot Geneva. The cou lie were married at 9 o'clock in the irivate office <of the county clerk by fudge David E. Smith. Mr- Eckrote tccompanied them. A brother of the bride was married on Wednesday of his week, and this is the third marriage in the Eckrote family within a ew weeks. Joseph Aaron Hanima. farmer. Joy -ounty, born September 21. 1891, son >f Solomon Hamma. was granted li ■ense to marry Ella Stauffer, born Vugust 3, 1893, daughter of Peter Rauffer. A marriage license was is ued this afternoon to Chauncie Ivan turand. railway postal clerk of .Monroe. born October 18. 1890, son of 'oshua Aurand, to wed Wilda Ray, lerk. of Monroe, born May 6. IS9I, laughter of Shelby Ray. The foreign will ot Christian Kel hofer was admitted to probate in thb •ounty. Norman G. Lenhart to Ferdinand i*ake. 80 acres of Washington town hip >9700. ABOUT TEXAS. Wliy is it so many of our Adam.•ounty residents are so hard against Texas ’ Well. I can easily answer that. Simply because- some of our residents got badly stung in the Pan Handle ■ections. Os course, some of that hind ooks good and in fad it is as good as a lot of our own land at home in In liana, if only they would have away to irrigate it; but they have not It » an Impossibility for them to get water for he simple reason that it is « high above sea level, that during he dry months all wells go dry. But now let me ask you a yuestion. Do you realize how large Texas really ‘a* If you do you will agree with me hat there must be a lot of difference between the northwestern corner and he southern part of the state. I have been in Colorado county about a week and sure find it tine, and no doubt this and will raise figs better than CalUor lia. Os course this < ountry is not settled ike Indiana it is was. let me tell you 'ou could not buy this land as cheap is you can now; In tact, you could not buy It for what you have to pay tor and at home, if you would ask one >f the old settlers down here what hey thought alsmt the land here they *f course would tel! you the land is io good Why Is it that they will tell vou that? Simply ba-eeaus* they an ifratd their free pasture will be cut ip iu small tra< is and then they will have to sell nil of their cattle and go o a little harder work than punching eattb Another reason why more northern people do not (i me here is. because they are afraid if they get. that far iwuy from home they will get home lek. Well, forget that. There artgood people living her*-, no what's the ■is« to worrying. "Ich kubtbbie." Come on to the land of sunshine and rose., and forget ull your troubles. I im nut a land agent, but if nemo of ■ou make up your mind to lnve.it some if your leone change, notify me at Co'uml'iis. Texas, and I will rtee that you get as g*Msl a piece of laud us there i* !n Uiia country. I am <iuife well known In Adams county, but yon will not have to lake >uy word fur It. All you >i*-cd io do Is to rntno and see for yisirwrlf. If you ever tael Hike coming notify m<- at th* tfor>-sal*l piner and I will .-ladly show yo*i to *mnr <>f tho nun that (I am sure! will sell you some land and at a reasonable prt* '-. too. Texas needs a lot of amMfiom* m* n; and women and the r«-at will follow. Yours very truly. r. h. übr-r:-ji?iFF j

AT THE CHURCHES , I 1 REFORMED CHURCH 9:30 Sundal School, lesson Luke I 12: 13-34. i 10:30 German Service, text Mark . 9: 24. The Birth of Faith. 6:30 U. E. meeting. I 7:00 English service, text Cor. 5: 7. ; | Christ our passover. 7:30 Wednesday evening, Lenton service. o—- —— ST. MARY'S CHURCH. i la»w mass, 7:30. High mass. 9:30. Christian doctrine, 2:00 p, m. Vespers and benediction, 2:30 p. m. I FATHER J. A. SEIMETZ. Pastor. I PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m„ Sunday school. Classes for all ages. Those not having a Sunday school home are cordially invited. I . 10:30 a. iu. and 7:00 p. m„ public worship. Miss .Marie Patterson will sing a solo at tlie morning service. Themes. ' The Old and the New in Theology." "Tlie ideal American." 6:00 p. m.. Christian Endeavor. Topic. "Tlie Ix>ve Verse." 1 John 4:18; leader. Miss Stella Perkins. Tlie public is cordially invited to ( the service** of the day. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sabbath school. 9:30; Roy Muiuma. superintendent. Preaching. 10:30. Junior C. E , 2:00; Clelian Hall, superintendent. 1 Senior C. E.. 6:15; Josephine Pen nington. leader; topic. "Twelve Great Verses.” I John 4:16. , Bishop H. H. Tout of Dayton. Ohio, will speak both morning and evening. We most earnestly request all of the . church membership to be present and -njoy a great day with the bishop. 1 The general public is most cordially Invited to be present. L. W. LOVE. Pastor. o FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. D. T. Stephenson, pastor. C. L. Walters. Sunday school super intendent. J. D. Suttles. Epworth Ix-ague president. Dr. P. B. Thomas, musical director. I 9.15 a. m.. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m.. morning worship. Quarterly communion service. Reception of new members. 2.30 p. m.. junior Epworth League 6 00 p. m., Epworth I,eague. 7:00 p. m.. evening worship. Sermon by the pastor. Them*-: "The Growing Kingdom." ** ' 1 im. — W EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday schoul at 930. I At 10:30 the pa»tor will briefly 1 'peak on. “The Meaning and Purpose of the !x>rd’s Supper.” ' It is desirable that all young cont verts and Young Christians be presI ant. Others also inv|ted. i Y. P. A. at 6:15, Mrs. Rilling leader. : Evangelistic meeting at 7:00. Sunday is building day. A welcome for all. J. H RILLING. Pastor. — 1 1 >* LUTHERAN CHURCH. i English service, 10.00. ! Tex|. John 3:16. "The Love of God : to the World.” i latdies' Aid. riday p. m. Lenten service. Friday. 7:30 p. m. o I BAPTIST CHURCH. i Sunday school. 9:30. i Morning worship 10:30, followed In the communion service. The B. Y. P. U. society will meet at ■ 6:00 p. m. Evening worship at 7:00 p. m., subject. "Spiritual Com entration.” A welcome awaits ail. R. N. BALL, Pastor. O' —- BOFSLED PARTY POSTPONED The frer-bmen latbsled party whk-h was to have been given tonight for class menihera In the Decatur high Inn• ■ -j, ■, ,i . - of the bad mud:. I MINISTERS’ MEETING MONDAY. I The ministers of the city are urged ] tu remember the regular montiily i meeting of the association at tlie public library at 2 o'clock Monday a(ter- 11 noon. j PUBLIC SALC. Os household furnishings, on Friday. 1 March 6. I#l4. In Peteruou, on the 1 George McWhirter farm, consisting of ' dresser. < hairs, bed and Iw-ddlng. stands tabl*-*. dish***, kilelu-n iiteu- I sils. washer and wringer, soft etw! * tov«j, lamps, pictures, crockery, carp* t, dock and num* rous ether aril- 1 dr that make up the household. I ] GEO M-WHIRTER J. N Rurkl-i-ad. And. JOtll, n I Foil RENT—-A MtMtan house. Inquire 624 Mercer Ave., or phone ita*. sbit, I ’ I *>l< WALK - Pur® While Ktirr.iou ac«d i •4U.—G«o Simmwi&ui 8 > J ■ I

i — ———- '.t / ■<! MLLE. LYDIA STURTEVANT. Leading Contralto. Sheehan Opera Co., Opera House. Tuesday, March 3. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE BY ADMINISTRATRIX. The undersigned. Lizzie Scheimaan, administratrix of the estate of Frederick Scheimann, deceased, hereby gives notice tiiat. by virtue of an or der of tlie Adams circuit court of Adams f'ounty, State d Indiana, site will, between the hours of 10 o’clock a in., and 4 o'clock, p. in., on Monday, the 16th Day of March, 1914. (and from day to day thereafter, until soldi, offer for sale at private sale all the interest of the said decedent in and to the following described real estate, sitnated in Adams county. State of Indiana, towit: Tlie west halt of the northwest quar-1 ter of section thirty-three (33> in, township twenty-eight (28) north. I of range fourteen <l4* east, and the northwest quarter of the southwest luarter of said section thirty-three(33). township and range aforesaid; and I the east half of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section thiry-two (32>. township and range' aforesaid, containing one hundred for-! ty (140) acres, more or less. Said sale will tie made subject to the approval of said court, for not lass than the full appraised value of said real estate, and upon the followtag terms and conditions: One-third of the purchase money cash in hand, on day of sale: one-third iu one year and one-third in two years; deferred payments to liear interest at 6 p/r rent fret-, date of ale and evidenced by notes waiving relief, providing for attorney b-es and secured bjr mortgage ou tlie above described real estate; or the purchaser may pay all cash. Said sale to be made free of liens. LIZZIE Si HEIMANN. Administratrix of the estate of Fred-1 erick Pcbetaiann. deceased. Heller. Sutton w Heller. Attorneys. 21-28-7 O . Mrs. Belle Smith who suft- red an , attack of heart trouble Wednesday, was quite sick all day Thursday but is better tods* _— . __Ul_ NICKEL PLATE ROAD D-ract Route between the EAST AND WEST Electric L-ghted Standard Speeling Car Serv ce between Chicago. Ft. Wayne. Cleveland, En«. Buffalo. New York and Boeton Day Coach Service between Chicago and New York. Dining Car On Every Train No Excess Fares Lowest Rates Daily Tourist Sleep-ng Car Service Between Chicago, Buffalo and Rotterdam Jet.. N. Y. Tri Weekly between Ch.cago and Boeton. Full information regarding Rates. Routes. Connection*, Sleeping Car Reservations, etc. will be turnished on application to IxKal Agent or by addressing: F. P, Parn.n, p p, A „ Ft. Wayne Ind. Potato chips . . . 10c pkg. Minute Tapico . . loc pkg. Cocoa qL jar 25c Olives qt 25c Cxoanut bulk . . . . 25c lb Oranges 20c doz. Fancy Bacon . . . . 22c lb. Boneless Herring . . 20c lb. Kippered Herring ... 12c Cod Fish Holland Herring . . 00c keg Fresh Bread Naval Oranges, doz. . . 15c We pay cash or trade for butter and eggs. ® u,ter to 25c Eges Bulk Peanut butter 20c lb i ffllMK

STAR GROCER? Holland Herring 3 for 10 White Lake Herring 50c I j Spiced Sardines | ! Mackeral each . ■ Mustard Sardines . Oil Sardines .. Tuna Fish .... ; Bloaters 3 for . Smoker Halibut, R> Fink Salmon j. Medium Red Salmon Soused Mackeral IS{ Kippered Herring Dried Herring lb ;Oc I Fish Floko , j Cod Fish - Shrimp Wet Pack Shrimp. Dry Pack ... 15t Roe or Fhh Eggs 15c r | Will Johns. ‘ ! —lfk — /iTT -i, The Making Os A Ma? is the most important thing on earth, and it’s largely a question of food and educa-1 tion. .Everyone should be i educated to eat only pure food. Our bread is pure, light and nutritious, fit plenty of it, and then your body will be strong and healthy. Our rolls, cakes, pastry* etc.., are as good as our bread. Martin’s bread for sale a: S. E. Hite grocery and Brisk* wilier and Baker and Mn Anna McConnell's North End Grocery and at T* A. Hendrick’s restaurant. Jacob Martin - $1 STARTS YOUK SON AND DAUGHTER W« wxnt the children to for* good hxb.te. People acqu-re goM habit* a* •aady a* bad one*. But it -a hard to convince »ome peep l * of the fact. If we succeed m inculcating the habit of thrift up*" | the children w* will not only |-»» them a competency wnen tMy | grow up. but we will have g»«" them what '* more— charact* - and industry and thrift. W« •*"’ our children to realize that t*ey can no more build a fortune * I" out O’* dollar than th*y 04* build a house without th* ** brick, w* want th«m to rssta* tl-at a dollar in th* bank is two in th* packet. W* want ” teach them a* they grow » ld enough to underatand what me ey is. to make an invariable rid* to get the daily hab<t of econ* mmng. It matters little '■* small. If it is regular. Th* ch*-* will be delighted at the end ‘ th* year to »e« ho* m “ < '' been accumulated without be "4 miaced. Then a* th* ye»r» on and th* habit «< bee#'"*' firmly fixed they will •*'<• * M 0,1 portumtv that eurely c*m*» ” every man and woman >n lifeThree per cent paid in *ur being* Department. FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Safe Rlac* for Saving* Dcidtur. Ind' an2