Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Tl,ere haß probnbly ,I,,ver bee “ a ncrjigrrmr 1 time in the history of tills community Published Kvary Evening Except , , . . when the grim reaper Ims used Ills Sunday by ■— —. ■ - -—- — — sickle so keenly us during t he past TBE.JECATUB DEMOCRAT COMPANY ten days. The deaths of our young LEW G. ELLINGHAM people ims especially caused shocks JOHN H. HELLER that seem almost unbearable and Subecrlptlon Rates words seem so pitifully inadequate at this time to convey to the many Per Week, by carrier...lo cents | iomes where sadness prevails the Per Year, by carrier 16.00 thv that is really lelt . A dO . Per Month, by mail 26 cent# Per Year, by mails2.so Pressed feeling hovers over us and it Single Copies 2 cents requires solace from a higher xoun ■ . . han any human to relieve it. but aft Advertising rates made know* on application. er ,lie pain has 80,tened sonlP wlth — 1 time, it will help to know that the Entered at the postofflee in Decatur, .ndlana, as second class matter. bandreds in this community regardless - >f creed or faction, would do anything The greatest convention ever held in within their power to help you. Indiana will lie that of the democrats at Indianapolis next week. There will IJAV OAIIOUT |#|DC be more than eighteen hundred dele ||fll U#IUV II I II II La gates, enthusiastic, certain of victory : , next fall, and interesting contests for I each office. Governor Ralston will de- 1 Car Load of Hay Oil ClovtT liver the keynote speech, Leaf Tracks Caused Run The prosecutions in Terre Haute ate for J* ire Department. developing into the real things and . some of the politicians there will no doubt wish they had played the game NINE BALES BURNED lair before they get through. Already l -—. one man has been convicted and sen- , , . r teneed to prison and according to I Had Been Loaded by J. newspaper reports the outlook fori Houk But Was in Care of some of the others js rather gloomy, i Railroad Company. Every once in a while some republi-, — —. can newspaper criticises President A car loH(1 of hay located on the Wilson because he does not ruth in"» side track of the Clover Leaf railroad near the Burk elevator, caused the fire war with Mexico. The same papers : (jeparlmenl to niakt , a run laM evenillg would criticise him even more severe- at 8 o’clock, when in some manner the ly if he did so. They are searching <au « bt flre ’ Tl “' c " ~ad b€e " • loaded in the afternoon by J. C. Houk lor something that they cannot find. and hßd ), Pen billed out by him to its a place where the president has failed, destination, therefore, as it was under and they grab at any old straw tha< |t>>e protection of the railroad company . , , . lit is not thought that Mr. Houk will comes along. In the meantime Lie , . . ! lie the loser. The fire, which had unpresident goes right along in the even I joybtedly been smoldering for some] tenure of his way and his every action I time, had eaten its way into nine of , is approved by the people. They have'the bales and also burned the inside every cvuiidence in him. and realize W- The department made a .. . , , , , quick run and accomplished good work I that he is constantly acting as he be- , , upon their arrival. lieves best for the greatest number. I —————— ABOUT THE SICK. The most important feature to be — recorded by an observer of the present Mra. Clem Lengerich, who was seri- . ... , , cualy sick vesterday with convulsion*, era is the political exalting of Presl- «... is reported as being better today, and dent Wilson. At the end of one year | J( Jg (houghf that she will recover, of his administration he lias almost no — detractor. So crystallaed is the com Barion Schraluke, who is JI of tymon good opinion of him that it would fever, is slightly la tter today. . , according to the report of his physibe difficult to conceive a time when clan and he lias a chancu n>r recovthe country should cease to have faith ~.. ery. in the lofty purity of his intentions. I .. - -p- ■ Out < f this confidence with the coun | UNION CHAPEL PASTRY SALE. try has in him rises another distiu- ~“ The ladie« O s the Lnlon Chapel Aid guishmg characteristic of the present . . , society announre a pastry sale for day. namely, the power with which Saturday at the Baker & Hower meat Wilson has over- congress, the ea»« market. s#t3 with which he makes congress do hir ® . will. A phrase that was applied to FARM K " K SALE OH «ENT-Bixty acres, near Washington church. For ' lJ ‘oral coercion, c ollie r particulars addies# G. L. Bobllya. Will- " eekly. shire. Onio. 56tf

Remember this date:* MARCH 14th. OF THE Saturday Evening Post With the full page ad of Ed V. Price & Co. Who solve the question of your EASTER CLOTHES

Easter Day Is Not Very Far Away W/lk Step in and see the new Spring pWV woolens and be measured fora jn.VI handsome Easter Suit. Iri Prices Reasonable J I - The Myers-Dailey Company.

| DOINGS IN SOCIETY I SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. j U. BC. E. At U. B. Church. German Reformed Ladles’ Aid Mrs. i L Fred Heuer. Needles and Nods- Mrs. Dallas - Hunsicker. Shakespeare—Mrs. W. H. Gleiser. Thursday. Westminster Guild—Emma Carey. U. B. Aid Mrs. Burt Lenhart. Euterpean— Fanny Frislnger. 1 Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Fred Hoff- ; > man. Friday. Queen Esther —M. E. Church. Mite Society’s St. Patrick’s Social—’ M. E. Church Parlors. Friday Night Club —Miss Bess Con1 gleton. Saturday. ' V. B. Pastry Sale —Pennington A: Lichtle Meat Market. Union Chapel Pastry Sale—Hower/ & Baker Meat Market. A We sometimes read of the hospi/iil ity shown In the by gone days, l>Jt it . ■urely did not exceed that off the present-day. or at least so thin# some I of the people from the Beulalz Chapel Sunday school, for after Sunday school i William Ehrman took a bobsled load io the Milt Hoffman horn* in Preble | for dinner. After all had partaken of, •is much fried chicken auA other good things that make up tlrrse good din-i ners. as was possible, they decided to ; celebrate Burt Shady # birthday. Firs’ i his face was washed with snow, then he was p icked up and carried into ’ the dining room and rolled under the table. In passiwt through the door ; his head struck the top and scraped . all the hair of the top of his head, j and hence he Is now bald, loiter they all got into the sled again and attend- i ed church Services, which were held in the afternoon at Beulah Chape'. I Those who enjoyed the good time to-1 gether were Mrs. Robert Sheerlock of Comma, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. William Ehrman. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shady. I Mr. and Mrs. Milt Hoffman, the ' MiaMa Flossie and Nina Shady. Cteth t rim Liemenstoll, Edna Hoffman. Su■Je Dilling. Dorothy, Gertrude and Ber-, enita Hoffman: Masters Walter and / Larwill Shady. Oscar Hoffman and Lloyd Ehrman. All reported a good | time and they certainly seemed hapPJ. Sixty enjoyed the splendid program ■arried out by the Woman’s Christian Temperance union at the home of Mrs. S. E. Hite yesterday afternoon, each number being given as aunounc-1 ed. The business period was also > held, and at the close Mrs. Hite was assisted by Mrs David Flanders in I serving tempting refreshments. With the following poem for its keynote for the afternoon, the Historical club had a splendid evening at the home of Mrs. Arthur Fisher last evening: “Wanted: women; Not systems fit and wise. Not faiths with rigid eyes. Not wealth with mountain piles. Not power with gracious smiles. > Not even the potent pen; Wanted: women." Mrs. J. S. Sutton had a splendid pa I per on "The Woman Citizen," taking - up points on how a woman can help outside by arousing public opinion and I bringing effective pressure to boar, i The matter was discussed also by otbler members. Following the study. ■ I coiumittees were appointed to plan for • the closing social evening which will , be held April 7 at tiie home of one of I | the members. Mrs. Amos Gillig will, entertain next Tuesday evetflng and l Mrs. Arthur Fisher will have the pc j P*’ » I 11 The Shakespeare committee for the closing social" met at the home of Mrr. J. 8. Boyers last evening and planned further for the event, whfcli will bei a splendid one. On account of the illness of th>* Lotovs#, Mrs. Roy Ardibvld, the Thim , ble club did not meet yesterday al ternoon as announced. The Christian ladles' Aid aoclrty I has postponed its meeting from this week, until some time uext week, on account of (he d<atli of Miss Reba Quinn. All meenbera of the Vnited Brethren Yeung People's society are requested to uttond the meeting of thia body which will be held at th» ehur. li this evening alter prayer mevting. The Misses, Lily Vents. Pearl Purdy. Jennie ixing ami Golds and Ruth Guy were Initialed Into thp. Rebekah or der last evening with appropriate > ceremony, (in account of thu iirum „( u t ,. leader. Mrs. Roy Anhhold. the Euler peon club has postpon'd its meeting I un’fl nest w»ek

Miss Emma Carey hits in/ted the ' Westminster Guild to meey with her , | [tomorrow evening. j Eyes That /ee / / 1 (CONTINUED FRqnt PAGE ONE! And tiie bills the i/rks did hand us, drove us out y a short while. I Now for heslthjke thought it better, I we go out /pon a stroll, And pereham/ we'd find good quarters, betjpr suited to our roll. So we took/ur bag and baggage: tipped tli/porter and ducked out, Looking i/r some shorter building and for jrices not so stout. Soon spied the Hotel Astor, changed in name and furnished new, Witjya clerk from, out Ohio, close to Indiana true, Sy we dumped our grip and dry goods / In upon the office floor, l/viiere they give free drinks of water f and no extra charge for snore. And we’re still at the old Astor, to Atlantic changed in name. Muih delighted to have found them, since they have such worthy fame, i And we’U. stay a short time longer, while we're in this city grand, .Then we’ll journey further southward, to the deeper, hotter sand. WANT DEPUTIES Township Assessors of Root, Wabash and Monroe Ask for Assistants. TO RECEIVE BIDS For Building of the Schamerloh Road—Other Business of the Board. At the continued session or the j board of county commissioners held yesterday several township assessors nled petitions for the appointment of deputies. The assessors of Root and ' Waliash were each authorised to employ one assistant each and Monroe ’ two. T. H. Baltztdl was authorized to prei pare the township assessor books. The petition of Gerige Ringer et al. 1 for a drain was ordered docketed as a cause pending. . The auditor was ordered to advertise tor bids for the construction of I the Schamerloh macadam road. The i contract for this road was let to the Erie Stone cimpany. but they failed to build It. and A G. King, to whom the contract was awarded, declined to accept it. At a continued session of the toward iof county oommissioners. Jim'A Hendrick* named Ms twelve assistants. • ach of whom filed bond. The assisti .mt road superintendents are Jacob Stuber. George Fink. J. D. Winans, James A. Hoover. W. P. Hendricks, i I. C. Augsburger. J. M. Ehrsam. JaIcob Mitch, Chris GHHom. Fred Ostermeier. <’. H. Getting and Harmon Reiuking. The Big Event For Next Week (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEI ■tate g't'logl«t. and J. FW“d France land Harry Grube, fur ci><k of the supreme and appeilale courts. The big fight., in tlie eopvcntton will | ite for attorney general and stale I tnasurer. For aMorney general the ! candidates arc 111-herd Milburn, of Jasper; Senator George M. t’urll* of I ML Verhuu. aud Edwin t’orrt of Bloom ingt >n. Till* delegate* *nn pretty equally divided tu t wen them. No one can priMti t with certainty the outcome of the race for treasurer with seven active candidates In the held. All of the candidates are cu»t Ing anxious eyes on thia county which elect* 18J delegates next Monday. The Marlon county delegation I* the krr cal in the state and all of the vpndldates are trying to get their friend • I’M.-ted to It. I’raeically all of the 'lelegatea have been eha tod and the advance guard to tlie convontton l» ox peeled here Sunday. In spite of the fact that there is an unusually large field ol candidates | thwre Is K<MMi feeling tmmng them and i if to not evident that the state organ! j talton to trying to make up a "stotw.” j The iiK>mbvrs of < ongres* may no! Is- side Io attend, owing Io the fact , Hint th« president # bill for repeal of I ths Panama toll# may conic up next I

A TALK TO WORKERS A lot of men go through Hfa snif flng that fortune never comes their way. They daily vtoiate every law that has to be kept to win Fortune—and then wonder why they are umortunate. Every time you get your pay envelope fortune stands at one shoulder and Misfortune at the other...lt Is for you to select between them. If you spend every cent in that pay envelope, you mark away under the banner of Misfortune.. •If you save part of the contents of that envelope AND KEEP IT UP you march under the banner of Fortune.. As you read this Fortune and Micfortune. Success and Failure are standing by you. If you will start saving—not tomorrow, nor the next day, nor the next oay after—but NOW. and keep it up week in and week out. Success is bound to be yours. It is for you to say—you alone to decide.. What is your decision? $1 Starts your NATIONAL Savings Account here. It earns you 3 per cent, compounded 2 times a year. You can bank with us by mail. FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Safe Place for Savings Decatur, Indiana. . \ -J ■ I WANTED —Family or piece washing” to do. Leave word at office. Will '■all for and deliver thorn. 57t3 s

I cStolni I ■ COPVfcIGHT ''* ’RP? V-H ’ ' AP»tC» A Sample of our Baking once tested will convince you 1 beyond all doubts that we produce better cakes, better pies and better pastry than the best average bakery. Every one knows how good our make of bread is; how nice and white, with that delicious, nutty flavor that only the best of flour and skillful bak ingcan give. Dontj fail to give us a trial. Martin’s bread for sale at S. E. Hite grocery and Brushwilier and Baker and Mrs. Anna McConnell’s North End Grocery and at T* A. Hendrick’s restaurant. Jacob Martin II ..... I STAB GROCERY* Lima beans ib. . . .10c White Kidney beans frc Red Kidney beans lb. 8c German Lentils lb. . 6c I Soup Bc<*ns lb. . . .6c Jap. Rice lb 8c i Fancy Head Rice lb. 10c Dried Peas lb. . . . Barley, lb 6c Dried Sweet Corn . 10c Hominy corn 3 lbs. . 10c Will Johns,

ILTBZCI I'llllMTtßOfMrt I today I | —— —s 1 TONIGHT | S 2 ffi FREDLaDELLE g g “That funny old Clown.’’ The man who has made g Thousands Laugh g 8 Introducing and impersonating the singing and g S talking circus clown of thirty years ago, making g p U p for the character in full view of the audience g S Come Out and hear the jokes and songs that Lg !fi made your Daddys laugh g s 30 Minutos In Hs Ha Land s S Mr LaDelle, will also sing the song g S • he made popular in Decatur twenty- g g five years ago. 2 $ "I Tickled Nancy and Nancy Tickled Me" S 2 Entire Change of act Thursday Night g

F— ——TJ i n COMIN6! c ° m ' nc COMING! I| A Car load of fine Wisconsin potatoes Offered at 89c per bushel I will have in Decatur between the 15th and 20th of this month a car containing 700 bush1 els of Early Rose, Burbank, Blisses Triumph 1 and Russet potatoes, just the thing for seed purposes or for eating. They are guaranteed to be satisfactory. No | orders taken except at the car. Watch this ( , m space for the exact date. John T. Price ■ sir IET-— . ioc=3aEd

FOR SALE —Fanner#’ feed burn, located In this city; burn 71 feet aide by DM) feet lona, touether with halfacre land in rear for feed yard, one' I Miuare from venter of city on brick I street. Gn aleat snap on the market. I —Homer Hea. Portland. Ind. sstl2

BIG SALE' ON 16 4 LINOLEUMS In order to make room for our Spring shipment, we have five good patterns of 16-4 linoleums that we are closing out at 50c per sq. yd. —— *• — - /itXnLnb) ,7 A-

TO RENT—One front ana two middle office rooms; one unfurnished housekeeping room.--J. H. Stone. 41tf HOUSE WANTED—For workman, who is moving here. Leave word at thin office. LSt 3 ■ LOST— Pair of girte’ basket bull ithoex. Return to thin office. Mt 3 —- ————-