Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1914 — Page 4

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By the way a lied Cross seal on your New Years card will add to the appearance and the sentiment. Don't forget it. Don’t make too many resolutions but make a few good ones and plan to keep them. A resolution kept is worth while. It’s nearly time. Include in your New Years resolution one that you will aid your com munity in every way you can. What you do for yourself does not amount to so much, only as it effects your neighbor and your family. Every live and wide awake merchant is planning now to increase his business next year. The one way for a Decatur business man to do it is to make a liberal appropriation for advertising in the Daily Democrat. The year 1914 is closing. It has been a year filled with many things, some discouraging, some otherwise. The new year holds for us just what we make of it. Here’s hoping it holds much of happiness and prosperity for all. The statp of Indiana will start the new year without a cent of debt, for the first time since 1832. It is a splendid record for tne democratic administration and the more so when the fact is considered that only a few years ago when Governor Hanley turned the affairs over to Governor Marshall the state was practically bankrupt. The state finance board met yesterday and arranged to pay off the entire state debt. This was done too without using the $300,000 fee recently paid into the state treasury by the railroads which consolidated. The democrats are entitled to full credit for the splendid financial condition f the state. And incidentally, if United States District Attorney Frank C. Dailey, representing the United States government, is able to sustain before the court in the trial of the cases the 1 charges against the indicted Terre Haute men, the achievement will be somewhat of an additional “feather in his cap.” The Bluffton lawyer is recognized as an attorney of high calibre and undoubted capacity. He is doubtless familiar with the magnitude of tlie task he has assumed and is mor- .

SOME ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l Exceptional Bargains in Boys Suits and Overcoats during our Mid-Winter Clearance Sale NOW Exceptional Bargains in Boys’ Suits and Overcoats $2.00 Suits and Overcoats . . . |„25 2.75 Suits and Overcoats . . . 1.85 3.50 Suits and Overcoats . . 2.38 4.50 Suits and Overcoats . 3.00 5.50 Suits and Overcoats . . . 3.67 7.50 Suits and Overcoats . . 5.00 8.00 Suits and Overcoats . . 5.35 The Myers-Dailey Company.

ally convinced of the justice of It; otherwise it would never have been attempted. Mr. Dailey is certain to be much in the Indiana public eye during the next few months. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. Amid all the welter of talk about the new year—the pretty-pretty sentimentality, the ponderous preaching about good resolutions and swearing off -one great fact remains. That is Time. Time passed. Artemus Ward once wrote; it's a sort of way Time lias. Here is one thing which no cynic has ever been able to deride successsfuly. ideals, innocence, lovi. even death, have been targets, but no sneer has ever touched Time. On and

1 on stalk the years—the most inexorable of marchers. Time treats all alike —pugilist and debutante, king and gutter snipe. It plays no favorites. With each resolution the creeping minute hand puts one fore hour behind. Perhaps it is well that no normal mind dw’ells on all this. It Is better to realise that the marching morrows have their glorious and inspiring side. What is past is past, beyond our alteration; but the future is always just ahead, and it is ours.— Colliers. GAVE TRUSTEE SURPRISE Tlie teachers of Hartford township gave a surprise party for Trustee John W. Cowans and wife, Thursday. Dec ember 17. They had a fine social time and presented the trustee with a fine office chair. The following resolutions were submitted for publica tion in the Democrat today: Resolutions Linn Grove, Indiana. December-1914. WHEREAS, the term of office of the Honorable John W. Cowens. Trustee of Hartford Township, Adams County Indiana, who has served continuously in that capacity as said trustee for a period of six years, will soon come to close, and — Whereas, fe the teachers of the aforesaid township desire to express our appreciation to Mr. Cowens; Therefore, be it resolved: That we extend to him a vote of thanks for his splendid attitude, kind ly assistance, and the efficient mannei with which he has served as trustee of Hartford Township. Be it further resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be presented to Mr. Cowens, and that we submit a copy of these resolutions tc be published in the newspapers of this county. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS o UNDERWENT AN OPERATION. Mrs. Harrison Hakes has returned from Huntington, where she had beer with her sister, Mrs. Mary Dillie Wat ers, wife of Ben Waters. Mrs. Water? was operated upon yesterday at the Huntington hospital. Word received this morning by Mrs. Hakes from th< nurse, Mrs. Ayres, and also the physician, is that she is better than when Mrs. Hakes left yesterday, when her pulse was quite weak. Her mother, Mrs. Joe Hower, is still with her. o CONGREGATIONAL MEET. Attention is again called to the Presbyterian congregational meeting at the church this evening at 7:30.

IDOINGS IN SOCIETY ] t Wednesday. Mite Society—Mrs. D. T. Stephenson. ( Thursday. Ben Hur Aid —U. Drummond Home. Kewpie Kids Klub—Alta Teeple. < J Husband’s Resolutions. s The folowing clipping in which I a millionaire tells how to make wives happy, might well be adopted by all men for their New Year’s ’ resolutions —if, indeed, they are not already practicing them, as , many are —because after all the , happiness of wives in any station, i depends not upon how wealthy her husband may be, but upon the little kindnesses and thoughtful things he doee for his family. The exchange says: Although L. C. Dllliman of Seattle, is a millionaire he devotes time to trying to please his wife. He says that all joy is in living today and not in the future. He says that no matter how little a man earns part of it should be spent in making himself or his wife happy. As a result of eight- ‘ een years’ experience he has formulated the following rules: Keep all promises made before and at the time of marriage. Divide the newspaper and everything else. Keep a joint bank account. Go to your club no oftener than one night a week. Have do dogs or pets of any kind. Call her up on the telephone two or three times a day. When away from home write or i telephone every day. Take her with you on business and pleasure trips as much as possible. Be more polite to her than to i any woman that you meet. Remember that she likes flowers, candy and books just as much i after marriage as before. i Don’t appear before her in your i birthday suit. i Make it a business to be com- | sortable wherever she is happy. i Don’t criticise her dress. i Be a gentleman to all women. i but a husband to only one. ■ “If you have been faithful in all ’ things, generous, considerate and loving, and then she is dissatisfied, get a divorce. Life is too ; short to waste any of it trying to j please an abnormal woman.” j The pleasant thimble party given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Jesse Dailey saw the reunion of thirty la- ; dies, among them the following from J out of town: Mrs. Earl Parker, Marion; Mrs. O. P. Edwards, Leipsic, O.; 1 Mrs. Robert McMahon, Chicago, and I Miss Fannie Frisinger's guests, the Misses Cordier, of Celina, Ohio. A sewing contest, in which blanks m a story were filled with names of things used in sewing was int-yesting. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse won the prize. The Christmas decorations added much to the prettiness of the home. One of the delightful holiday parties was the six o’clock luncheon given last evening by Miss Marcella Kuebler for the house guests, the Misses Catherine Carroll and Cathei|ne Snyder of Fort Wayne. The pretty Christmas decorations of holly. California peppers, mistletoe, and the Christmas tree adorned the home and made it very cheery and pretty within in spite of the disagreeable weather without. There were thirty-two guests and these were accommodated at nine tables, the tables being also decorated in Christmas green. After the luncheon there was music and dancing and the festivities continued late. Other out-of-town guests were Miss Grace Norton of Fort Wayne and Miss Julia Hentzey of Indianapolis. Eight little girls of Mrs. A. M. Anker’s Presbyterian Sunday school class are being entertained at a merry holiday party and six o’clock dinner this afternoon and evening. The Christmas decorations make the home unusually pretty and there will be music by the Victor Victrola. There will be a Christmas tree and then a contest in which words are formed from “Mrs. Anker’s Class.” At six o’clock a tempting dinner will be served. The class comprises Rutli Rubbard. Anna Gerard, Genevieve Smith, Fannie Heller. Ruth Frisinger. Portia Thomas, Helen Everett, Jorene Gregory. The Misses Ireta and Mary Erwin are visiting with relatives and friends in Fort Wayne and Monroeville. The Rebekah lodge last evening had a delicious picnic dinner at six o'clock, after which the regular lodge session was held. A number of the ladies visited the kitchen in the afternoon and prepared the chicken and noodles and other hot dishes, which made the very tempting repast, the menu of which ' was: Chicken noodles, baked 1 beans, r

escalloped oysters, potato salad, pickles, olives, bread, butter, jelly,' cake, coffee. One of the Tri Kappa holiday social events of interest will be the afternoon Tri Kappa tea today given by Miss Fannie Frisinger. This is in compliment to her house guests, the Misses Luella and Luetta Cordier of Celina, Ohio. The Winchester Tri Kappa girls who came to be guests of Miss Frances Dugan, and who returned hom< tills afternoon, were guests of honor at a luncheon at 12:30 o'clock today at the Robison case. The Decatur Tri Kappas wore hostesses. Miss Leah Hensley has issued invitations for a dance for this evening in compliment to Miss Dorothy Dugan who is at home from Vassar. Others from out of town will be Miss Juanita Booh -of Fort Wayne and Miss Kuohler's guests, the Misses. Catherine Snyder and Catherine Carroll, of Fort Wayne. The party promises many delightful surprises. The Misses Anola Frank and MaryCorbett have received Invitations to a party to be given over the week-end »by Miss Aveline Van Dyke of West Main street, Fort Wayne. The Priscilla Bunch, with a number of friends from Danville, are invited. Mrs. Franklin Andrews entertained yesterday at dinner for Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McKinney, Milwaukee, Wis ; 1 Mrs. W. C. McKinney and daughter. Eula. Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills and M'ss Mills entertained at dinner last even 1 ing for Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Mills. Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace McKinney, Milwaukee, Wis.; Milo Me Kinney. 1 1 Miss Grace Horton of Fort Wayne is 1 the guest of Miss Frances Deininger. 1 1 "The Oxford College Girls,” an 1 alumnae association of the college at 1 Oxford, Ohio, will give a luncheon to- * morrow at the Spencer House at Marion. The invitations have been issued by the president. Dr. Jane Scherzer, and Miss Jean Luts of this city will attend. Miss Lutz was a student at > the Oxford college and the reunion * with many of her old college friends I will be a delightful one. < 1 Miss Ruth Patterson, a student at Mrs. Blaker’s school, Indianapolis, who is at home for her holiday vacation, is spending the week with the C. J. Lutz farfiily. 1 t Miss Abbie Bigham entertained the 1 girls of her Sunday school class of the 1 Methodist church yesterday afternoon. I The girls arranged tiie picture books for the class and had a delightful time, enjoying the refreshments that were served. Those present were Mildred Leonard, Leona .Himsickcr. Maude Cooper, Dorothy Walters, Mabel Bess, Mary Suttles. i DAIRYMEN TO MEET. At Purdue University, on January 14 and 15, 1915. The Indiana State Dairy association , will hold its annual’meeting at Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind., January 14 and 15. An interesting program will be given. Prof. J. J. Hooper of Lexington, Ky„ will lecture on the subject of feeding cows for milk. Hon. George Hine, dairy commissioner of Kansas, will speak on the subject of selling on the basis of quality. C. R. George of Purdue university will lecture on the subject of the dairy breeds at home. Dr. Clark of the veterinary department of Purdue will give some interesting instruction on the handling of diseases of dairy cattle. Prof. J. C. Beavers of Purdue will discuss dairying and its relation to soil fertility. Other very interesting and instructive talks will be given. The Indiana State Dairy association was organized in 1891 and is one the oldest state agricultrual organizations. Membership is open to everyone interested in dairying. The meeting at Lafayette should be well'attended by the-dairy and creamery men of this country. — o LUTHERAN SERViCES. German services Thursday evening at 7:30. Confessional, 7:00. English service, Friday, 10:00 a. m. German service, Sunday. 10:00 a. m. At tliis service the pastor will a3iiver his farewell sermon. Installation of newly elected effl cers after the sermon. There will be no Sunday school. o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Et's what we don’t know- thet hurts. o FOR SALE--One rubber-tired phaeton for sale cheap if taken soon. Inquire at Decatur Democrat. 284tf

i, --- —- -—I * * 1 CLAIM ADJUSTED [ (CONTINUER FROM PAGE ONE) I auk that this report of my action . in this matter be accepted and adopted by tlie mayor and the common . council of said city of Decatur, as 1 regard it the best obtainable under the circumstances. Respectfully submitted, RALEIGH C. PARRISH, Prosecuting Attorney. The roll cull showed that Messrs. Hurst, Linn, Baumgartner and Kirseii were present. Mayor Christen presided. The motion to accept the report of Mr. Parrish was made by Mr. Hurst and seconded by Mr. Baumgartner. Under the law in such cases, the prosecuting attorney is allowed ten per cent of the amount recovered if suit is brought and where settlement is made the allowance is twothirds’ that amount, which in this ease will be S2O. Mr. Parrish stated that in his opinion the settlement was a good one for all parties concerned. Mr. Archbold was not represented in council. Dr. H. F. Costello, health officer, reported that it had been necessary to employ a guard at the home of William Amerine, where two children are ill with scarlet fever. His father had been employed at seventy-five cents a day and the action was approved by the council. The marshal was authorized to employ guards in such cases and to report to the board of safety. o — WANT THEIR VOTE BACK. • Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 30 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two thousand Adams county residents who in March, 1911, were disfranchised for five years by Judge A. C. Blair, when they acknowledged selling their votes, today petitioned Governor Cox to restore them to citizenship. “We have been punished enough. We will obey the law in the future.” The 1913 legislature passed a bill restoring tlie men to citizenship, but Governor Cox vetoed the measure. (j— VISIT IS POSTPONED. Washington, D. C., Dec. 30 —(’Special to Daily Democrat)—Representative Adair is confined to his room at the Congress Hall hotel todax on account of lagrippe. He has postponed his trip tc Indiana. 0 AFTER ANOTHER CLUE. Columbus, Ohio, Dec^3o-j-(Special to Daily Democrat) —Letters to Dr, Winters froiq the wife of a Licking county farmer that she bad located his little daughter today, brought Winters to Ohio to investigate. (r - STRAW WANTED. I am in the market for straw ami will pay cash for straw in stack or baled. Drop me a card or ’phone No. 600 and I will make you an offer. J. B. RICE, 306t12 Decatur, Ind. 0 _ LOST—A gold bracelet at Reformed church at Magley Christmas night. Please return to this office and receive reward. 306t3 FOR SALE —Lias range, good as new; will sell cheap. Inquire of Ed Green. 275tf FOUND —Pocketbook containing money, found last Friday. Owner can have same by calling on Frank Cartoll at tlie -Elzey & Carroll barber FOR SALE—Good Duroc sows. Will weigh about ISO pounds. Inquire of Harry Suman, R. R. 9; ’phone 14-E. 0 Democrat "Wants Ads Pav HERE is a remedy that win cure most all skin ar.A scalp troubles. Eczema. Barbers Itch, itch, Cuts I end Sores. Why waste time and money w hen B. B. Ointment is an ointment of real merit? Ask your druggist. M not handled send 50 cents to the B. B. Ointment Co., 217 Monroe street, Decatur, Indiana. fly Mayer Edgar Saltus. Barribal Lawson Wood James Huneker De Casseres John Kendrick i Bangs • - Everywhere •- -i mi ii- _i

Economy applied to your clothes buy. ing will "add considerably to your Bank ; account. ! We’re giving you a chance right now to make a big saving. We’re offering you real Tailor Made Clothes at a reduction of $3 to $7.50 from former prices. 1 We’d like to' show you the Cloths-Don’t pass up this opportunity. I. I IF" Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Merchant Tailoring Dep’t. We have opened our office in our Madison Street Building, our Buggy sales room. We kindly ask all persons knowing themselves indebted to us, to please call and settle either by cash or note, at 1 once. 'We will greatly appreciate this favor at this time. SCHAFER HARDWARE CO. j THIS IS RUBBER WEEK DON’T DELAY I GETTING A COVER I FOR YOUR FEET | Do it now and thus prevent a sick I spell. We can fit you out with any ? thing you demand in rubber goods. When you buy from us you are also assured of securing the best goods on the market. J PEOPLES & GERKE I I ~ Bl^^— —M——gM—W———— Notice To Consumers On and after January 1, 1915, all accounts due on Electric Lights and Water must be paid at the office of the City Treasurer by the 20th. of each I A 10 per cent penalty will be added to all accounts that have not been paid alter this date. Treasurers oil ice open from 8 to 11:30 A. M. and i 12:30 to 5 P. M. I M. J. MY LOTT Superintendent City Light & Power Plant.