Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1914 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday By THE DECATUB DEMOCRAT COMPAQ LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subccription Rates. Per weak, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $5.00 Per Month, by mail 26 cents Per Year, by mail 12.5( Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur Indiana, as second class matter. STfiTERESTSCASE State Concludes Evidence In Opliger Case at 2:30 This Afternoon. ADJOURNMENT TAKEN Till Thursday. July 2— Judge Stine Has Other Matters to Attend to This afternooon at 2:30 o'clock the I state announced to Special Judge Rob-1 eit Stine hearing tiie Opliger impeach j meat case that it has no further evi- . dance to offer at tills time. About; twenty witnesses hud been examined I during the time of the trial which be-; gan last Tuesday morning. The de'ense has about twelve or 1 more witnesses to use, but no sub- i poenaes had been issued for these at i this time On account of other matters that will demand his attention ' elsewhere. Judge Stint adjourned court until next Thursday. July 2. when the trial will he resumed, the defense tak-j iug- up its part. A marriage license was granted this 1 afternoon to Grover Carver, farmer born December 14. 1892. oi Weils county son of Charles Carver, to wed Virgie Wolf. boro March 24. 18»3. daughter of Daniel Wolf. Heury Mayer to C. D. Lewton. part of lot 74. Decatur, lift. MAY HAVE OPERATION. Floyd Death. Erie operator at Ri varre and son-in-law of .Marshal .Mel ci suffered a severe attack of append icitis last night about eleven o’clock It was decided by the physician in charge that Mr. Death should be removed to the hospital as soon as pos si bile and every thing was made read) to remove hint there this morning. Mr. Death however, demurred ou be ing taken and it was decided to wait until late this afternoon to see if then is any change in his condition. Thit makes the tird attack he has suffered —-o PREACHING SERVICE. There will be preaching services a’ the Vbasant Mills Baptist church nex Sunday afternoon at 2:3* standan time. A special invitation awaits all 1 free :;; Rearrange numbers in each row so thr total of each will be 15. To the twr < neatest correct answers given, will be 1 given one lot at Somerville. N. J. Con test closes July 11. James Realty Co. 2095 Webster ave.. N. Y. City. I

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| DOINGS IN SOCIETY | WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Mite Society Mrs. Clark Sphar. Marriage of the Tots—M. E. church. Mrs. John Niblick and daughter. Helen, and Mrs. Burton Niblick motor ed to Fort Wkjtn* to spend the day as guests of the Judge Vesey family. Mr. and Mrs. Joe false pleasantly entertained a company of young people last evening in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Geis of Brookville who are spending their honeymoon here At the meeting of the Baptist Ladies* Aid with Mrs. Jesse Van Hart yester day afternoon, when fifteen ladies were present, it was decided to hold their next meeting in two weeks, in onnectlon with the Sunday school picnic in the grove near Monmouth Aft er transacting the regular business, which was very little on account of the extremely warm weather. Mrs. Van Hart served very seasonable and tempting refreshments. The Walther League held a delight ful social time at the school house lasi evening, conversation and very uuiet social amnsements being Indulged ir. on account of the extreme heat. It was a merry crowd of twenty-six little girls and boys who gathered a the home of Mrs John Fuerst in re vponse to invitations issued by Bea trice for a party in honor of Miss Ma I bel Eling. who is visiting Miss Grace I Baxter. They played games and en ; joyed a general good time. Then Mrs Fuerst assisted by Mrs. Charles Kno ' die took the children to the Will Col I chin ice cream parlor. Those present I were: Grace Baxter and guest, Mabe Eling. Helen Archer. Jestine Hocker Evangeline McConnehey, Beatrice j Thelma. Dortheu, and Hazel Peterson Juanita Knoodle. Helen Whitright Mary Patterson, Vera DeFrance, Vel ma Erwin. Beatrice Fuerst and Walter and Nelson' Edington. John T.*epl< ; Chester and Adrian Werst. Wayne Pet erson. Robert Fink. Glen Patterson William Roop, and Edwin and Dwight Fuerst. All the children voted Bea trice tine hostess and entertainer. Miss Abbie Bigham gave a "cool” re ception at a six o'clock dinner last eve nlng in the Itasement of her home. Th' tine dinner, which was contributed b? the guests were given in honor o' Miss Intel Snyder of Willshire, Ohio and Mr. W. O. Bigham. After a happy refreshing hour the crowd visited : picture show, after which they wen all escorted by Mr. Bigham to th< ice cream parlor. The following wen guests: Cecil and Celia Andrews Bertha Schultz. < atherine Christen Helen Kinzel. Stella David. Vera Hun ticker, Abbie Bigham. Nola Snyder. Im el Snyder. Esther Snyder. June Reich ard. Lucile Smith, Anola Frank and Mi. Bigham. John Peining. Mrs. Carrie Ray. A' •md Lillie Herkenhoff and Miss Stev:’ motored here from Minister. 0.. yes terday and were guests at dinner of the C N Igtng faptily and at suppe; with the J. H. Bremerkamp family. The ladies of the W R C. wil Itold i pastry sale at the IJcbtle and Penn : ngton meat market on Monroe street tomorrow. ; —- -"O —— i • JOE ELEY ARRESTED. Marshal Ceph Melchi arrested Joe Eley again today. He Is very drunk and when he sobers up the usual charge will be preferred against him He had lx*en out of jail about u week vlitm taken up today. DEMOCRAT WANT AD* RAY BIG <

WILL CELEBRATE Mexico City Will Have Gala Demonstration in honor of the Mediators. OUT FOR GOVERNOR Donn M. Roberts Announces Himself as Candidate for Democratic Nomination (United Press Service) Mexico City, June 26—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The capital is preparing tomorrow for a gala demonstration in honor of Argentina. Brazil, and Chili, the nations that offered to mediate Mexico's difficulties. It was setni-officially announced that the proposed protocal so far agreed upon at Niagara Falls will be submitted to the Mexican senate tomorrow for flcation. Indianapolis, June 26—(Special to Dally Democrat)— Donn .M. Roberts has announced himself as candidate for the democratic nomination for governor of Indiana today, according to a despatch by Blodgett to the Indiana polls News. The annoueement Is said to have Iteen made in the roof garden of the Bendol hotel at Evansville. Coincident with the presence of the Indiana Democratic Editors' Association in that city. Detroit. Mich.. June 26 —(Special to Daily Demorat) —Henry Ford today announced that he would appropriate a part of his millions to finance a fight against cancer. He will change the Detroit Central hospital into an institution for tiie study and prevention of cancer. "Tiie plan to prevent cancer rather than cure it and in that way our hospital will be unique." Fortt said. The hospital will open for work probably within two months. Ford will invest about (2JMO.OM and will have local physicians to work out hia theories. Salem. Mas®.. June 26. —(Special to Daily Democrat, >—Seven dead is the toll of the great Salem fire which is still raging today and has continued from late yesterday Revised estintn tea iiad placed the loss at 510.000.000 The fire which is still burning fiercely today is confined In the original two mile Itelt. The dead are: Miss Mary Fiske: Mrs. Edward McClane: John Lee; an unidentified child, un unidentified body thought to be Mrs Sarah Abbott; two other unidentified bodies Added to the honor today was the lack of drinking water and the almost threatened food famine. People who were made paupers at one blow, roomed the streets today. Many were fran tic in fear for missing friends and rel atives. The firemen were completely spent after 20 hours of struggle in the heat. The fire originated In the Korn Leather factory about 2 o'elo< k yes terday. afternoon. Washington. June 26,—(Special to Daily Democrat.)—Direct word received touuy from the rebels is that n general movement against Mexico CitJ is in progress. General Villa has de tided to take the capitol if possible, within a month. He will lead th< movement in person Officials Itellevc that the backbone of the Huerta de fence is broken. Jaurer June 26.—(Special to th" I Iktlly Democrat. >—General Villa's caj valry was in close pursuit of the rent naut of the federal army wlikli was fleeing from Zu< ate< as Wild disor tier prevailed among the federal* Ex-I ecution of Federal irregulars captur 1 ed in the down fall of the city began today, and 54 faced the firing line I Villa lias ordered tliat the lives of thej officers and privates be spared. New York, June 26. < Special tt> the I Daily Itemocrat.) Twnty-four are I dead and over three score prostrations followed the heat wave of the last th rev I days and which la moving eastward I front the middle western states. To] day the Mercury bad risen to Ilin Hit degree mark in the ol’it inl tiiermotue I ter at 10 o'clock — - - ■ TO CLOSE JULY 4th. We the undersigned tnsrelmuts of I the UHy of Decatur, little agree* to • lose our respective placer of buaiueaw Saturday. July 4th, 1914. all day. Niblick A t ompsuy Thr Kuebhr Company. Holt house, Hchuitt, a t'ouipauy. < har)ie VvgluwcdiTuepte, Uraudytmrry < l*ttersop Vance A Hue. I'ATUlams a Hous i Rutty ou. Eugvict t, uutpsuy. | People i 4 Gerke.

C. 11. Elzey. Winnes Shoe Store. F. V. Mills Hower & Hower. 8. E, Hite. Brushwiller & Baker Wear-U Well Shoe Store. Myers, Dailey Company. Carl C. I’umphery. Charles F. Steele A Co M. Fullenkamp. , Bernstein. ' Gay. Zwick A Myers. Myer. Sherer A Beavers. Yager Bros. & Retaking. • Will Johns. Gass A Meibers. These merchants announce that the} will keep their stores open Friday night the same us Saturday night, that ' shoppers may buy at their conven j ience. 149tS O N ' .11 IV Decatur Will Have Big Event > (CONTINUE# FROM PAGE ONE)' I the girls of the domestic science ilassi 1 of the public schools will be asked to make candies. Cooling drinks of lemonade, iced tea.' > pop and other refreshing drinks will I i be sold. Mrs. Fred Heuer and he > ’ committee will have charge of this. The girls of the various church or ’ ganizations. with the Boy Scouts will' be asked to help serve. Miss Jean ■ ! Butler the chairman of the committee ! and Mrs. S. D. Beavers will solicit • the girls for their aid. The use of automobiles will be asked and owners are requested to donate them. Little trips over the city will I*e given for a small tee. and children 1 may enjoy the rides. For entertainment of the porch visitors, impromptu musical programs will be given in the | 1 homes, there being much musical talent resident on these streets. Pianos will | 1 l>e moved near the porches, and as: Shakespeare says "Soft stillness ami j 1 the night are becoming to the strains I ‘ of sweet music" — or words to that ' ' effect. The city band will also l>e asked ! 1 to furnish music for the occasion. 1 It will be a big event. Business men and their wives and children, as well as others are all expected to come out. Keep the date in mind MACCABEE MEMORIAL. i Tiie local K. O. T. M.. Maccabee Tent are going to hold their memorial ser vice at tiie Evangelical church Sunday ' ' morning. June 28. All members are re- > quested to meet at the hall at 9:>o| '. prompt DORIS STALTER. i

WOOD FOR SALE 500 cords of heavy wood 50 cords of cook stove wood Delivered to Any Part of the City ASK FOR PRICES PHONE 322 OLLIE CHRONISTER. ■ Harness Specials Fit your team up with our extra strength harness and get double the work out of .them. Invest now and increase your cash returns. Our harness is manufactured from the highest quality oak tanned harness leather and is hand made. HEAVY TEAM HARNESS 1 3-4 in. trace breeching harness special at $42.00 i LIGHT SINGLE HARNESS Double hip strap harness special at $16.00 FLY NETS Turn the wasted energy and annoyance caused by , flies into work by u’ing our fly nets From s2.bo to >10.60 C. F. STEELE AND COMPANY

DISEASED MEN Who have tried all manner of quacks and nostrums without benefit, frequently come to me. It seems to be necessary to make it emphatic that no man can be cured of Weakness, Nervous Debility. Blood Polson, in it's I phases, Stricture, Varicocele. Hydro--1 < ele or an acute or chronic men s di I s ase, without special treatment by a ' s killed medical Specialist. That 1 have met with extraordinary ! success in all such cases admits of no : doubt. I have published a booklet which I I would like to have you read. It is yours for a two cent stamp. Or I would < j 1 e pleased to talk over your case with I you. It is my business to cure sick and ii.lfficted men. If some other doctor I lulled to cure you. perhaps he failed to [grasp your case. Don't lose hope. If i human skill can cure you. 1 will do it. Only the specialist who makes an individual study of your particular I case and gives you a personal examination and diagnosis, can treat you ! successfully in the shortest time at the most reasonable cost. Let me show you some of the recommends [tions 1 have on file. If it is inconvenj lent to call at my office. 1 w ill he glad to see you on my next visit to Decatur 1 will be at the Murray Hotel between the hours of » and 12 a. m on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Consultation free and confidential. DR. H. 0. WELLS 229 East Berry St.. Fort Wayne. Ind. FOR SALE A farm of 77% acres m Blackcreek ■ township. Mercer county, on state line I east of Berne with good 6 room house drove well with wind pump, barn 49X ' | 75 granary 20X 40 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. 147tJ0 NOTICE. All business firms who have r*du< ed their assessments will la* raised to las! year's figures unless parties concerned appear itefore the board of equaiiza lion and show reasons why this should not be done. BOARD OF REVIEW. | 4t. T H. Baltzell. Sec'y. Democrat Wants Ads Pa

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Sale Os Callie The undersigned will oiler for sale at the G. R. a I. Stock Yards, at Decatur, Indiana, beginning at one o’clock p. m. next SATURDAY JUNE 27 —67 HDD OF GOOD CATTLE CONSISTING OF—--12 head of Springer Jersey cows, 3 to <» years old ; 1 good young cows straight and right, due to caff in 4 wc< k< 25 head yearling •tcers, weighing 450 to 5< r 0 20 head of Durham heiftm weighing 4UU to 6UH 10 head yearling Jersey heifers. These are all well selected cattle and you can b iy them at this Lig auction sale for what they arc worth „ , e . TERMS * ash or Six months with 8 per cent intereat FRANK HESHER, Prop.

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