Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1915 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by TIE DECATUI DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Bi>becrlptlon Rate. TRW ' i — Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15 00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall $2.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The republicans carried Michigan In election by about 30,000. a rather close race in a state which has a boasted majority of 200,000 and more proof that the dope can is easily upset. William Hale Thompson was yesterday elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Robert M. Sweitzer by some tiling over or near a hundred thousand. It was purely a local election and many and varied questions entered into the campaign, chief among which was the treachery of the Harrison men and the fight against Roger Sullivan. The women voted and took part in the election, watchers serving in the slums as well as in the wealthy residence districts. Thompson is a millionaire club man. known as a leader of sports, and will, it is claimed, prove liberal in his policies. It is an even bet that if he is a candidate to succeed himself he will be defeated by as large a plurality as he won by. The fate of a politician is as uncertain as that of a prizefighter. The fact that the Delphos city council and the Commercial club of that city have joined in an earnest fight to retain the Clover Leaf shops and the division and to prevent the change to this city as planned by Receiver Ross, should be proof sufficient that the division amounts to much for a city. The facts are that Delphos is fighting for her business life, for the removal of the division would be a se vere blow to the thriving and hustling Ohio city. However, this is a fact which will probably not mak- 1 much difference with the court. It is not a question of whether or not the change will help Delphos or Decatur, but whether or not the move would l.e beneficial to the Clover Leaf road We do not imagine that Delphos will ever get very far in her efforts to show how much the moving of the division will injure that city in a business way. What they must do to prevent it, is to show that the road will not save $35,000 per year. This they will have to do, or they will have to

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' change the rule of paying the train - men which is not likely possible. We 1 believe the court will sustain the r • . ceiver's petition and that the change | will be made. The Fort Wayne News and a few : other Goodrich-Watson-Hemenway papers are having a pain in the stem- ( ach spasm over the fact that there I are now fifty-six oil Inspectors in the i state instead of twenty-six as in the 1 former days of republican graft. They 1 neglect to inform their readers, hot • i over, that these officials are paid on'y by fees, and so far as the taxpayers , of Indiana are concerned it makes r.o difference whether there are one < ~ a hundred. Under the old rule t > state inspector received his salary and in addition thereto made the d< ~ uties divide their fc vth him. Gcvernor Marshall refr c . tc such a hold up and as a consequen • the districts have been made small. The only one man who has any co: ■ plaint now is the fellow vho has be i re-appointed, and who has had his t< '■ ritory cut in two. So far as the pub; ■ is concerned, or so far as the oil co. > pany which pays the fee, there is absolutely no difference. Republican newspapers are certainly having a hard time finding something to ‘‘come back” with. I DOINGS IN SOCIETY I WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Concord Aid—Mrs. John Houk. Ruth Circle —Mrs. Olen Baker. Shakespeare—Mrs. A. D. Suttles. Thursday. United Brethren Aid —Mrs. Frank Martz. C. W. B. M. —Mrs. Minnie Daniels. Bible Class —Mrs. G. E. Mount. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. James Bain Wednesday Afternoon “500”—Mrs. Will Dowling. Methodist Missionary—Mrs. A. J. Smith. Helping Hand—Mrs. Fred Ashbaucher at Sunday School Room. Euterpean—Mrs. Locke Bracken. Friday. Lutheran Ladies’ Aid—Schoolhouse Eastern Star —Masonic Hall. Saturday. Evangelical Pastry Sale —Gas Offic" The Leader Class —R. K. Fleming Home. Now One looks behind him to some var.ished time And says, “Ah, I was happy then alack. I did not know it was my life's be t prime— Oh. if I could go back!” Another looks, with eager eyes ag low, To some glad day of joy that y t will dawn, And sighs, “I shall be happy, then, I know;

Oh, let me hurry on.” But I —l look out on my fair to-day; I clasp it close and kiss its radiant brow. Here with the perfect present let me stay, _ For I amiiappy now. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Each member of the German Reformed Missionary society brought two guests for their "Guest Day " celebration at the home of Mrs. Fred Reppert on Third street yesterday afternoon. Three new members were received. The program and social period were carried out according to the published program and the day was a very pleasant and profitable one. The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Mrs. James Bain, on Monroe street. ' Announcement is made that the Lutheran Ladies’ Aid society will meet Friday afternoon at. the school house. The first meeting of the new missionary year was held by the Presbyterian Woman's Home and Foreign Missinary society yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. C.. Sutton, with a good attendance. Mrs. C. A. Dugan led the study of the lesson, which was the first chapter of the new boot, “The Child in the MiUst,” which deals with child life in all lands Mrs. Charles Knapp gave a fine reading and the program was carried out as announced. Mrs. Sutton served very tempting refreshments. Reports of the year’s work, financially, were read, and were good, the society having met all apportionments. This report will be read this evening at th 1 annual congregational meeting and ■ also at the Presbyterial convention at Elkhart, which convenes next Thursday and Friday. Mrs. S. D Beavers and Mrs. Wilson Lee are among those from the local socle y who will attend and others may also go. Mrs. Fred Gall of North Third street was given a surprise last evening for her birthday anniversary for thirty or more neighbors and friends. She was presented with a set of fine di; es and othWk china, and ther<’ were games and music. The gues(« took of good things with them for the two-course luncheon which was served. Those preset:* were Messrs, and Mesdames C. Duk.’ Charles Cooper, Irvin Breiner. Fran 1 Gordon, William Verßryck, Fred FuT lenkamp, Reuben Lord, Richard Ha’J Mrs. Tim Corbett, Mr. Herman Gall the Misses Bonnie Duke, Mabel C< r bett, Naomi Lord, Maude Cooper, Lucile Corbett, Leila Gall. Masters Law rence and Solomon Lord. Charier Pugh, James Westfield, Mr. and MrFred Gall. The Bible class of the Christian church, taught by Harvey Segur, wilt meet tomorrow' evening with Mrs. G E. Mount. * The Casino orchestra, a fine four Piece orchestra from Fort Wayne, dispensed the music for the Easter ball given by the Maxixe Dancing club at the Knights of Columbus hall lasi evening. The sixteeen dances were

preceded by the grand march which began at 9 o’clock, Herman Ehluger and Miss Leah Hensley leading the thirty-five or forty couples in the grand promenade. The Easter ball is an annual affair, given heretofore by the Columbian club, which has been succeeded by the Maxixe club. There were many in attendance from out of town. The Christian Woman's Board cf Missions will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs Minnie Daniels, on Sixth street. Mrs. Daniels will be leader. Mrs. F. W. Downs had a fine paper last evening for the Historical club at the home of Mrs. Fannie Peterson, the subject being “Modern Day Graft System.” The society voted to give $3 to the Civic Improvement to assist in the work of that body. The last meeting of the season will be the business meeting next Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Amos Gillig. The United Brethren Ladies’ Aid society will meet with Mrs. Frank Martz Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. On Tuesday evening the Faithful Followers' class of the Bobo M. E. ■hurch met at the home of Mrs. John Trcutner, where they were royally entertained. The home was decorated in the class colors —American Beauty and white. A fine program was rendered, as follows: Song, "More Love to Christ;” sentence prayers; Scrip- • ture reading. Nellie Lett; solo, Ber- , tha Bunner; declamation. Ora Gilpen; duet, Florence Koos, Maude Springer; declamation, Fannie Cowan; closing song. Class dues, 70 cents. After the program a fine luenh was served by Bertha and May Troutner. The remainder of the evening was spent in two guessing contests, in which Misses Lucile Shaffer and Bertha Bunner won tne prizes. Those present, who were not members of the class, were Anna Bunner, Ditha Ainsworth, Ida Chronister, Bertha Barrone, Gaylord Ainswprtli, John, Levi, Eugene Trcutner, Charley Bodie. The next class meeting will be held with Miss Fannie Cowan, in May. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin and their daughter. Betty, returned last, evening from a visit over Easter with the»r cousin, Charles McMillen and family near Napoleon, O. Miss Doris Erwin returned Monday. They had a delightful time at the McMillen country home. On Easter they attended a reunion, the same being a celebration f Mrs. Erwin's aunt, Mrs. R. T. Dunn. Mrs. Erwin met many relatives ther: that she had not seen for years, and many that she had never seen before o A NARROW ESCAPE. Frank Roop, while returning from the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Durbin, had a narrow escape when his horse became frightened at an an temobile which was passing. The tire bursted, frightening the horse, and it jumped upon the bank of the road, upsetting the buggy, throwing Mr. Roop out of the rig. He held onto the lines, and the horse' which started to tun. dragged him several Teet and injured his right arm. The buggy was damaged but little, the rods of the top being bent, but nothing was broken. The harness was torn to "pieces. o GETS A COOL RECEPTION Paterson, N. J. April 7, — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Paterson is a “tough nut to crack” but not hopeless, Billy Sunday declared today following rather cool receptions at liis opening meetings. Sunday Insisted he was not discouraged and that it took time in every city for the crowd to warm up and patronize his “saw dust trail.” Small collections —but $534 in two meetings yesterday — were also below the usual record. 0 — DELIVERS OVERLAND. Bo pleased was he over the new Overland automobile delivered to his brother. John Fuhrman, three weeks ago, Samuel Fuhrman, the well known farmer residing in Root township, could not withstand the temptation of owning one of the excellent and popular cars himself. As a result, the Holthouse garage tills morning delivered to Mr. Fuhrman one of the Overlands, Model 85. TO GIV EPLAY. Kimsey School Will Give "Ten Nights in a Bar Room” at Berne. Th ■ Kimsey school, of which G. C. Lehman is teacher, and which recent- < ly presented the play,’ "Ten Nighls i in a Ear Room.” with so much success, will give the play at the Berne 1 auditorium, Thursday, Aphil 8. o ; WANTED— Two tons of timothy hay. —Ed Berling, at the Berling Pack i ing House. BSt3 ’

BUY GREAT CALF Kukelhan Bros. Now Owner of Best Calf Ever Brought to County. HIGH GRADE STOCK Three-fourths Brother of $50,000 Bull, King Segis Pontiac Alcarta. Kukelhan Brothers, the well known stockmen of east of the city, today received from the Zelden Rust stock farm, Indianapolis, the finest bull calf ever owned in the county. This calf is a three-fourths brother of the great $50,000 bull. King Segis Pontiac Alcarta. owned by John Arfman and the Lawson Holding company, of New York state. He is also a halfbrother to the $20,000 King Segis Pontiac Chicago, and a half-brother to the SIO,OOO King Segis Pontiac Combination, formerly owned by William Galloway of lowa. His dam is a half-sister to the cow that holds th ? world's record for seven and thirty days, K. P. Pontiac lass, butter 44.18 pounds in thirty days. This is an exceptionally high-bred calf and with rroper care and feed ought fb do Adams county much good. Kukelhan Brothers expect to take the proper care of this fine calf. We join the farmers of this locality in wishing them the best of success in the Holstein business. Their herd is not as large as usual at present, owing to the fact that they recently held a fairly successful sale. THE SPRING RUSH (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) to buy stone for the improvement of the cement walk along the south side of the water plant. Sperintendent Mylott was empowered to proceed With the cleaning of the water mains. The clerk was then instructed to have the city ordinances printed in book form. The following bills were then allowed and the meeting adjourned: M. C. Lelly Co $ 55.80 New York Coal Co 129.25 Hirsch-Briscoe Coal Co 50.35 Buffalo Meter Co 69 Central Rubber &. Supply Co.. 10.37 Citizens’ Phone Co 6.00 C. C. Linn 21.85 Waterworks pay roll 12.»>0 Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Son .... 1.60 A. C. Foos, extra labor 40.00 Chicago & Erie R. R 68.00 Ft. Wayne Electric Works.... 23.30 Hocking Valley Brick Co 99.50 G. E. Bursley & Co 4.b5 City Firemen 62.50 Henry R. Worthington 5.30 M. J. Mylott pay roll 182.50 F. W. Downs 9.50 Fisher & Butler 26.2) Democrat Co 4.00 Police pay roll 80.00 Greenville Gravel Co 36 64 Steele & McKinney 3.10 Citizens’ ’Phone Co. .» 4.02 Decatur Herald Co 3.00 Jesse J. Hurst 66:35 D. F. Teeple 37.47 Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 13.00 Isaac Chronister 83.20 Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 16.00 Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 11.00 Natl. Mill & Supply Co 47.34 Schaub Dowling Co 15.98 A. E. Boyce Co 13.15 Orval Harruff 37.30 Orval Harruff 1.00 John Coffee \... 118.65 Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 11.00 Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 10.00 John Rickford 20.00 A. C. Foos pay roll 130.00 Glen Allen Fuel Co >... 43.15 Democrat Co .’. 7.00 T. St. L. & W. R 646.66 Dean Bros. Steam Wks 24.50 Ft Wayne Oil & Supply C 0.... 26.67 o NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Notice is hereby given that the common council in and for the city of Decatur, Indiana, will on the 20th Day of April, 1915, at 7 o'clock p. m., at their council room receive sealed bids for approximately 5,000 tons of coal, nut, pea and slack, three-fourths lump, mine run, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois Kentiincky and West Virginia, to be delivered during ensuing year; oils, engine and cylinder, for delivery during ensuing year, and hauling of coal from railroad stations to city water and electric light plant during ensuing year. All bids to be accompanied by certified cheek for $25.00. Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Witness my hand this 7th day of April, 1915. H. M. DeVOSS, 7-14 City. Clerk.

Spring Styles That Prevail - 4k ' It? wS; * J )' V M 1 4$ A. B. K. Co., 1915 Iril. SLJj SB If you want Shirts, you may be sure of finding here, all the latest patterns with stiff or French cuffs. If you want Ties and Hosiery, we can show you new and beautiful varieties. If you want Clothing, we have a full line. The best made from $12.50 to $25, All wool suits to your measure from $16.50 and up. Boy’s Suits from $3.50 to SIO.OO. They are excellent Suits and will give satisfaction. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO t BUY. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson £ \ "''-£l. A--- JI! ilfliff*** I —— F- -I j iti TT- —v . The Low Lift Manure Spreader Looks No Better Than It Is VT/TIEN you come to turn the corners of your field ’ ’ with the Low Lift manure spreader, the beater goes right on spreading on the corners, no matter how short a turn you make—to right or left. That’s because there is a differential in the axles, something like the one in your mower. ll. ie L° w Lift spreader is built of steel—gears, driving parts, controlling levers and main frame. Ihe only wood is in the box sides, apron slats, tongue and beater rails—places where wood is the best material to use. F ront trucks are solidly built into the main frame, axles are solid ami attachments to it are key-seated. The spreader is here waiting for your inspection. Dron in and look Over the various good features for yourself. ■■mu—— rh Go. WTZ> kTJLWTE 3rOZ7' FOR SALE Nine room residence on Fifth street, two blocks west of court house. Holland furnace, electric lights, bath and sixty-barrel cement cistern. A. D. Suttles. TIRE TROUBLES OVER | If you use the famous Fair-Anderson and Company Puncture Proof Tire. GUARANTEED 4,000 MILES WITHOUT A PUNCTURE | Think of it the comfort-the saving of labor and qVi bot h smooth bndv n A^ d + and IS ? he wonder of every K’rnn n k Q ;i f ° r ? emop stration. Watch i them run nails into the tires and you will be convinced And the best of all-the mices are low. Ask us about them. ■ Kit O. Cowan | Agent for Adams County ... At , h( . Ford Garagei 1 OECATUR, IND.

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