Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT 1..... Published Every Evening Except Sunday By TIE DECATUI DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER . Subacription Rates. For week, by carrierlo cents Per Year, by carrier>6.oo Per Month, by mail 36 cents Per Year, by ma11>2.60 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoQlee In Decatur. Indiana, as second class matter. TO CLOSE JULY 4th. We the undersigned merchants of the City of Decatur, Ind, agree to close our respective places of business Saturday, July 4th, 1914, all day Niblick A- Company. The Kuebler Company. Holthouse. Schulte ft Company. Charlie Voglewed. Teeple. Brandyberry & Peterson. Vance ft Hite. Williams ft Sons Runyon. Engeler Company. Peoples & Gerke. C. H. Elzey. Winnes Shoe Store. F. V. Mills Hower ft Hower. S. E. Hite. Brushwiller & Baker Wear CWell Shoe Store. , Myers. Dailey Company. Carl C. Fumphery. Charles F. S’eele ft Co .. M. Fuil*ukamp. Berns’ein. , * ; Gay. Zwick ft Myenf Myer. Sherer ft Beavers. Yager Bros, ft Reinking. Will Johns. Gass ft Meibers. These merchants announce that they will keep their stores open Friday night the same as Saturday night, that shoppers may buy al their con ven lente. 149t8 p— FOR SALE. A farm of 7714 acres in Blackcreek township. Mercer county, on state line east of Berne with good 6 room house drove well with wind pump. liarn 40X , 75 granary 20X40 and other out build i Ings. Well ditched and fairly fenced | For particulars call on or address W L. Sipe. Willshire, Ohio R. R 1. 147t3tF ICE CREAM SOCIAL. There will be an ice cream social at the Calvary church. 5 miles east of. Decatur, Saturday evening June 27.; Everybody invited 14St3 : - 1 ' O' I NOTICE. All business firms who have reduced! their assessments will be raised to las' year’s figures unions parties concerned i appear lie fore the lioard of equaliza * tion and show reasons why this should pot bo done. BOARD OF REVIEW. 4L T H Iteltzcll. Secy FREEj H Rearrange number* in each row so the total of each will be 15. To the two neatest correct answers given, will be given one lot at Somerville. N. J. Con test closes July 11. James Realty Co.. 20"5 Webster ave.. N. V. City. ■---"" -■ - - .. ■ —- -

——' I"— — - - - 111 I -■ Mens Summery Scarfs Os Fancy English Crepe Smartly dressed men will favor these new FOUR-IN-HANDS A Varity Os Attractive Patterns 50c Wash Neckwear in a wide range of patterns 25c and 50c The Myers-Dailey Company.

I DOINGS IN SOCIETY j WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Thursday. Walther League social meeting. Baptist Aid—Mrs. Jesse Van Hart. Friday. Mito Society Mrs. Clark bphar. Marriage of the Tots—-M E. church. Miss Grace Baxter entertained a few of her little friends this afternoon st her home on Elm street in honor cf ■ Miss Mabie Eling yf .Monroeville. They spent the time in games and other , amusements, in the visit to the Zoo. Miss Mary Patterson won first prize while Miss Velma Erwin won second. . A few of the little girls’ mothers were also guests. Ice cream and other refreshments were served. In the evening. Mrs. Baxter took them to thRex where they enjoyed a fine show ' Those present were: Miss Mabie Eling, Miss Mary Patterson. Miss Esther McIntosh. Miss Vera DeFrantz, Miss Louise Hammond. Beatrice Fuereat, Miss Velina Erwin. Miss Grace Baxter. Glen Patterson. Robert Fink The Minnehaha Needle club, an au xflllary of the Pocahontas lodge gave a fine entertainment for their husbands last evening at the Red Men’s hall, forty or more comprising the company There was an interesting Fourth of July eontest.rinusic and a delicious and cooling luncheon The porch party given by Mr. and Mrs. Amos Yoder last evening for the Needles and Nods ladies and their hus-bands-was a continuation of the good times erijoyed by the coterie of friends Each guest came representing some city or town and the contest in guess- ; ing these was interesting. Progressive pedro was also played before refresh I ments. in harmony with the warm weather, were served Mrs. T. E. Miller will entertain the ladles next WedI nesday afternoon Mrs. W. J. Myers Is expecting her niece. Miss Helen Jean Hunter to arrive from Fort Wayne tomorrow for a two weeks’ visit here. Although Miss Hunter has been quite ill she is better and is able to receive callers and her friends will be welcomely receved. although she may not lie able , ■to return the calls. Mr and Mrs. Ed Geis arrived from i Brookville this afternoon and will be . suests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe lame and ; Other friends. They are here for thetr II honeymoon visit, their wedding hsv ' ing taken place yesterday The bride was formerly Miss Ethel Shook and has visited here The groom is a tailor and was formerly in the employe of th" Hotthouse. Schulte Company. Mrs. E. X. Ehtnger. Mrs. V. Dettlinger, Mrs Helen Berting. Mrs Henry Premerknmp are attending the fire men's con vention tn Bluffton today and I are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Herlbig. Like a delightful garden, with hang Ing baskets of ferns and plants, rugs | and chairs and tables, was the terrace under the luilrony at the Murray Hotel fitted yesterday afternoon for rhe cn [ JoyaMe party given hy Mrs. Char!** Murray and Mrs. Charles 8. Niblick, who were assisted tn •mti-rtaiaing by Mrs. Christens Niblick, A company of : seventy ladles brought their needle work and chatted while they visited and renewed ;i<-qwalnt*n<e»htp with ’ the out of towu Indies for whom the party was given They were Mrs Det Ix*ke. Mrs. Abraham Slwmows, Mrs. Amos Cob* Mrs. Ford Rogers jßfs El -

I len Dailey, of Bluffton Mrs. 11. 11 I Confer, Indianapolis; Mrs. Newton An E derson. Gideon. Mo.: Mrs Roy Eding I or, WtiTdh, Pa.; Mrs. 11. T Graft, Mrs. Harry Beam. Chicago; Mrs F L. De Vilblas and Mrs. ft R Newton, Detroit. Midi. At 4:30 o’clock a four course dinner was served in the dining room Bo»’ls of June roses supplied the centerpiece and small American flags, as favors adorned the napkins and suggested the approaching national holiday. Between the courses a geographical guessing contest was 1 given and prizes were won by Mrs. H 'L. Comer, Mrs. Louis A. Holt- • ( house and Miss Mary Niblick. The . guests mingled in the parlor and listened to musk by Mrs. L. A. Holthouse ’ before returning to the terrace for the remainder of the afternoon. o IS PRESIDENT !| L. C. Helm This City Elected President of Firemen s i I Association. LARGE ATTENDANCE 'i — From All Companies Was 1 There—Union City Selected For Next Year. 11 Bluffton. Ind.. June 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The ninth annual *'convention of the Northeastern Indi . I ana Volunteer Firemen’s association »i was held today at Bluffton with ideal J weather conditions, and a crowd that Jturly in the day gave proof of being (• a record breaking one. The early part ;of the morning was devoted to the J registering of the different companies j and passing out programs and souvei nirs. At ten o’clock the business ses- , > sion was held and the balloting for the place at which to hold the conven- . tion next year. I’nfon City proved to ( be the most popular city among the , delegates and secured the 1915 convention by a big majority of the votes The next business taken care of, was , the election of officers lor the coming year. L. C. Helm of Decatur. former vice president, was nominated for the (i presidency and carried by acclamation JA. W Bfckler of Berne was elected J vice-president and Bert Wells of Mont- . pelier was elected treasurer. Nearly every company in the assort- .' ation was represented by a large delel' cation and the town was thronged tol .'the limits with the firemen and their , friend*. The first raaT excitement and one which put a slight damper on the days events secured at seven o'clock . this morning when a citizens vigilant , committee liead<*d by a specially ap I . pointed constable made a raid on an I I empty building and confiscated four ' . teen 16 gallon kegs of lieer and esse, together with 96 ttneups which had evidently been placed there as a"safe . ty first” emergency in case any of i the firemen should be overcome by . the intense heat. The committee licld I an all night session and included min- . later* and dry workers, and a close , watch was kept on all auspicious < hnracters to prevent them receiving a ; consignment of hot weather relief LTwo other raids were also made by I the committee this morning, but in I each ease, nothing was found that inJdlcated th* presence of John BarleyI Mayor Mock tn an address made be fore the association.this morning stated that he had intended to turn over the keys of the city to the fire boys. ( but he found that the key had been , taken away from him. The Jlecatur aggregation arrived early thia morning and made one of the best showing* of the twenty etttee represented. How To Keep Cool H’ON I IMIMH >M)M RAGE ONE) cidrrod. But *mrk Is part of every household, and hecanee the head of the household la tired and warm Is no res son why she should not make it as comtoftahle for tlte others a* she can. when tl»e> come to the iiotrsc for n brief rest. ■‘Children especially suffer from the heat in warm weather Frequent hath lags, change of than and curt garments. anti careful attention to diet, will d<> mmh to keep the little bodies ■ onifmiaMe and free irom danger to disease ’’ Mr. Kirttntw! the piano tuner, la here for a few days Parties wishing piano tuned inn fmvo word nt me Murray Hmel. phone 67. IMrt2 FOR MAf<K- -IMBcd desk aiM ehirtr. ns «<*Ml a* new, nt a hnrgatn Inquire of J. O Niblick at old Adami* <*<rtßly *»»k. 1461 J

THE COURT NEWS The evidence was heard in the partition ease of William C. Wells, administrator. vs. William F. Wilson et si. this morning before Judge 1) E Smith who thereupon rendered judgement. He found that the judgments of Shoity ' (assignee) Ash craft and Black, are ’ of equal priority and should be first 1 paid out of the proceeds of the interest 1 of William F. Wilson. The judgment of J. Huckrfert is next and subsequent and should be next paid out of said ’ prdteeds. All other judgments are subsequent liens and equal with each ’ other and should he next paid. Finding ' that William F Wilson is a resident householder of Adams county and entitled to S6OO exempt from execution ' and the judgments herein mentioned and set out are not liens on said amount of S6OO. Finding that Hens of Jacob H Zehn. J H Rief, B B. Rief. Wilbert Crowell. Cartwright ft Head Ington, Metzner ft Mctzner, and the Bryant Telephone Company. Marcellus E. Huton. and all Hens of equal priority against the interest of the defendant John F. Wilson. i The transcript and papers in th*> case of the State of Indiana on the Relation of Aletha Shafer vs. Perman Hehble. paternity proceedings, have • been filed in the circnft court. In Squire Ktntg's court Hebhle was found guilty of being the father of the child of the relatrix and was bound over to court under SIOO bond. The relatrix who Is nineteen years of age Ilves at , Bobo. 1 Real estate transfers: Roman A. Johns et al to Carrie Stults, lot SBS, i Decatur, S9OO. I ——. I A marriage license was issued to Al ; hert Aeschliraan. chauffeur, borfi Nov- : ember 21, 1893. son of Eugene Aesch- • liman, to wed Hazel Klopfenstein. liorn i January 27. 1894, daughter of Jeff Klopfenstein of Preble. — Tile Opliger case is proceeding slow ! ty. this beng the third day of the trial.l > At the time of going to press. Mrs. > Herman Tettman. a neigbor of the Opliger family was on the witness stand. — -O' NO SERVICES AT CHURCH. Owing to the fact that the Steamer ’lmperator" on which the Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman J. Alerding of Fort Wayne was sailing did not arrive hi New York in time, the servfies that were to i>»- at the St Mary’s Catholic church in this city. Friday evening will be postponed. Rev. lx>o Faurot who was to give his blessing to the members of the < ongregation will therefor I hot administer it ntrtii at a later date. Rev J. A REIMETZ — -Oj For Wayne & Springfield Ry. Company. TIME TABLE. Northbound. Cars leave Decatur at 5:50. 8:30 11:30. 2:30, 5:45, 9:30: arrive at Fort Wayne at 6:53. 9:40, 12:40. 3:40, 6:56 and 10:40. Southbound. Leave Ft. VVaync at 7:00,10:00. 1:00, 1:00. 7:30. 11:00’ arrived in Decatur at 8:10; 11:10; 2:10; 5.10. 8:40, 12:10 Connections are made at Fort Wayne with the Ft. Wayne ft North ern Indiana Tractkin Co.. The Toledo ft Chicago Interurban Railway Com puny. The Ohio Electric, and Indiana | t’nlon Traction Cum pan y; also with the Pennsylvania. Wabash Nickle Plate, U 8. ft M. 8., C. H. ft D, and ' G. R. &1. railroads. Freight Service. 1 Freight service consists of one train each way daily: I/aviug Decatur at 8:00 a. m., and returning, ieaving Fort Wayne at 12:00 a. m. This eiiabhs shippers to telephone orders and receive shipments promptly. W. H. FLEDDERJOHANN, General Manager, • ■ Decatur, Ind — —— —— LOST—Four Jack screw* Wednesday night between Decatur and Hoag Lind. Finder please notify John Tls ton. 138t3 FOR BAIJS -A petty, city broke and cart. A bargain, inquire of Lettie Kinta at the Art Stora or call plume 250. « FOR SALE An A. B. Cbaae piano in good cooditloii Inquire of P. V. Lewton. telephone 107. 135t6 WOMEN —Fell gunntnleH hosiery to friend* and m-igbliors. 70 per cent profit: .Make 810 dally Experience tin tiei'e-aarj’. lutomatfrinnl Mills. B«>* 1029. Wot Phllndoiphla. i*H. L’lPtlV FOR SALK- New Milwaukee mower flva foot cut. Will sell ai a Imrgaln Inquire at thia offlee. J. W. Lower. 134t8. Ing from $65 on. to 9tJ6.no per acre. In taMmeat ihat will prove very profl table t<» buyers Write Ne«t<»n Rrtw . Knox. Indiana 2<i J 3-24

Boz jelly glasses with Tllf" s*lo OTftOC P®*dozen tin tons 3 forsc tin IUL | |i ood quality can top jelly molds 3 for I ilr Qgnt U I UIIL bers 5 and 10c dozed 3 Saturday Specials Sale 3 No 1 Sale Starts Sat 10 a.m. 7& 8 inch Salad dishes last until all sold 10c each No. N 2islte6«; Un Wholly glasses Ilk per dor tins Restarts promptlyat 2 p.m. Sat Only one dozen to customer . No. 3 sale Sat. evening at 7 p.m- another lot of mattrng porch rugs 2ix54 tnches Sale price only 10 cents Fourth of July Goods Toilet Articles Mnkp thiq fourth a rinner We can help Borlb oz bottle of peroxide ... . . iqq yo^Sthfa gS collection of fire crackers Talcum powder 10c chamois 5 and 10c all sizes, cannon crackers 2-3 and 5 inches soap 3 cakess in. box 10<t. dental sparklers, airiowheel, sparkler torches all cream 10c. williams a p soap.se. exkinds 5 and 10c novelties, roman candles tra large eake_soap .se, l..rge sponge Bv, i balls to 20 balls, sky rockets all sizes. tooth brushes o and 10c. balloons 10 to 24c, extra large, come look Jewelry, back combs, barretts etc them over. 10 to 98c each Buy fire works now while stock is complete also to avoid the rush. 1-2 lb sealing wax sc. Fly paper 6 sheets for 5c THE MORRIS COMPANY 5 and IO cent store

IN MEMORIAM. Olive Rebekah Lodge. No. 86. D. of R., Decatur, Inuiatia, June 24th, 1911.1 We, the committee, appointed to; draft resolutions of respect to our departed sister, .Mary Isabelle McCrory.-; whose death occurred June 14th. I would submit the following: Whereas, it has pleased God in his all-wise mysterious Providence, to call from us to his realm above, the spirit of our sister and while we bow in humble submission to the divine will, ft is Imt fitting that we bear testimony I to her good qualities and express in I this manner our deep sorrow; and while we mourn her untimely demise lour heart-felt sympathy goes out to her sorrow stricken husband and fam fly. for to them ft Is an irreparable loss *’»y they he by Him who ‘‘Tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.’ to whose infinite mercy tn this their bereavement, we tenderly commend them. Resolved, that we extend to her husband and family our heartteit sympathy in this their time of sorrow and commend them to the Int>nll* love and mercy of God. Resolved, that our Charter lie draped in mourning for a period of thirty days and these Resolutions Im> spread on the Minutes of the Lodge and a copy of Gw same be sent to the family of the deceased Sister and also to be published in our city papers. SADIE MILLER DELLA HARRI’FF. JESSIE WINNES. ——————-u— ———— FOR RENT Small house on Grant street. Inquire of Mrs. Mary Durr. 147-3 FOR SALE—I 32 feet of extra heavy iron fence. Will sell reasonable. Inqire of Dr. H. F. Costello. ts. THOU?HT she COULD NOT LIVE Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Unionville, Mo.—“l suffered from a female trouble and I got so weak that I '"Tig* —'—jcould hardly walk : across the floor with- " out holding on to s ’J something. I hod nervous siwll.- ami lj my rtfßers would 5 \ .X. y *’> cramp ,-ynrt mv face 1 would drnw. and I y ptai could not speak, nor J rieeptodoanyr'md. /\ r> h*/! no ajqw-ute.and AXly everyone thought I ■“'would not live. Some one advised me tn take Lythg E. ] Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1 h*i token *o much medicine snd my ducu.r said ho could do me nogoodso | told my husband ho might get mo * bottle and 1 ’ would try ft By the time I had taken it I folt better. I continued it* t»c,ami < now I *m well and strong. “I have always recommended your ( medicine ever since | was so womlerfully benefitted by it and 1 hope thm | letter will lie the means of saving some other poor Woman from suffering."— < Mra. Martha Sfavky, Box 1144 I'nionville, Missouri. ’ The makers nf Lydlt E. Finkhitm> Vegetable Compnuml have thoussn.ki of 1 »uch letters as that above — they toll . the truth, else they coukl not have been i obtainnl for love or money. This medicine is no Granger - it has stood the 1 test for yean. If there are anr eomplieafimti yon . do sot understand write | n Ljdla E. Pinkham Medicine fa. icontldeatiali l.yap.Waaa. Tour letter n 111 be opened, i SOfj # I*l4 ia strict coftdtpee, |

Grand Opening I Os Koller Bros. General Mercbaidise Store AT MAGLEY WEONESDAi, JULY Ist. EVERYTHING NEW ANi UP-TO-DATE You Are Invited » Visit Us Big Program In Ceimectioc Ice Cream ini In The Evening. DON r FORGET THE DATE. WEDNESDAY, JULY I. ■ 4 — $5.00 $5.00 Decatur to St. Luiis and Return CLOVER LEAF ROUTE o tt t JJ? lurda Y s ’ May*- 16, and 30. bee H. J. Ihompson, Lgt for Particulars

■ — ——— If you want to tray a good cow you f ANTED- Expert-need lady clerk will have the opportune next Sat I Apply at BernsL in’s. u-t.: urday aft. moon at the G It. ft I.sJockLll SALE- Single vpen buggj ir yard- when 67 bead will be sold at good . ondition. Will M II for ten il 14M3 |rs. Inquire at this office ,f ’ — —— —

W* Strike A Match and enjoy al! |' T1 the / | < Comfort r I|| ]k _ IK f City Gas IkSSSSSSS3 Stove No Mailer Viere You Live ' DETROir" VAPOR UILS'OVES ™ produce their own gas fron>il They bake and boil just le. \ our kitchen is always cc & I! i jtiffin comfortable. You have css worn-, a clean kitchen andetter meals, Much cheaperian wood. This stove wouldjok | good in your kitchen, foe I ggggy would be glad to have yojtop < —j in and see how line a 6l|e it afy really is. I K m Schaub-fowling Co.