Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1916 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER. Proaident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates. Per Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier s e -0° Ter Month, by mall ....36 cents Per Year, by mail 62.50 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rales made known on implication. mitered at the PostofUce In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Business is good around the United States. From coast to coast come reports of vast increases over any previous year. If you are not getting your share of prosperity perhaps it is to some extent your own fault. Work a little harder, think a little more, help a little more. Some times when you are helping the other fellow out you are doing yourself a great service that is not always apparent at the time. And advertise. * i»i» ■ i "—ii 1 i- r~ E '-~ a 1 ***' Every farmer, merchant and professional man in this section of the country should attend the Community Supper to be given at the sugar plant Thursday evening. It will be a great big event and one from which we hope and believe will come many good results. There is nothing that helps a community as much as a pull-to-gether spirit, and thexmly way to get that is to meet now and then and discuss problems ol mutual advantage to every one. A stranger came to office last evening and told us that he had picked up a copy of the Daily Democrat in one of the stores and that he wanted us to know that though he has traveled over many states he has never seen a neater'paper. This doesn't mean much except that it's better to have people say those kind of things than others, and we recognize the fact that it is only because we are in the best community on earth that we can do this. Thank you! The Hartford City News boosts thus in a recent issue: “Lew Q. Hllingham and E. G. Hoffman, who recently purchased the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette, have already made many improvements in that excellent newspaper and under Mr. Ellingham’s personal charge there will be many more improvements for he understands the newspaper business and is a man of judgment. The Jour-nal-Gazette has long been recognized as one of the state's best newspapers and the people of Fort Wayne are to be congratulated upon getting Mr. Ellingham and Mr. Hoffman to assume the proprietorship of this newspaper. “John Heller has purchased the interest of his partner, Lew Ellingham. in the Decatur Democrat. Mr. Heller has had charge of the Democrat for some time and has fully demonstrated his capability as a newspaper man. The Democrat for many years has been one of the best of Indiana's democratic dailies.” VOU cannot deny 1 that this is the season for raincoats and you are not safe without one. We have them in tan rubberized double texture at $3.00 to $12.50 In grey and fancy worsteds at * f $6.00 to $12.50 THE MYERS-DAIIEY COMPANY

g DOINGS IN SOCIETY WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Wednesday Five Hundred Club — Mrs. Ralph Amrine. Ruth Circle—Grace and Florence Lichtensteiger. Walther League—Guest Evening, School House. Thursday. Loyal Women's Bible (’lass —Mrs. Amos Biggs. Zion Lutheran Aid —At School House. Baptist Aid —Mis. Henry Winnes. Friday. Christian Aid—Mrs. Joe Cloud. Eastern Star—Masonic Hall. Presbyterian Aid —Mrs. James Bain. Saturday. U. B. Apron and Pasley Sale —Gas Office. Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all. —Lavater. The Loyal Women's Bible class will meet with Mrs. Amos Biggs on Thursday evening. ‘Mrs. J. C. Patterson entertained at noon Tuesday for Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb, of Elkart, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and Mrs. Jessie A. Beam. Dr. and Mrs. Roy Archbold entertained at a supper party last evening for Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb of Elkhart: Mrs. Jessie Deam. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tyndall. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Beery will entertain this evening in compliment to Mr and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb of Elkhart, Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas and Mrs. Jessie Deam. They will motor to Berne where they will have dinner at the New Alpine Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Walters and daughters. Helen and Dorothy, left this afternoon for Muncie to attend the state Sunday school convention and to be guests of the Rev. D. T. Stephenson family. The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical church held its regular monthly business meeting at the Ed Macy home last night at 8 o'clock. There was a great deal of business to attend to, including the reports of the different committees and reports of the officers —secretary, treasurer, missionary secretary and treasurer and building fund treasurer. The election of officers followed: President, O. L. Burgener; vice president, Ethel Fuhrman; recording secretary, Naomi Cramer; treasurer, Bob Gerard; organist, Hope Hoffman; assistant organist, Mary Fuhrman; missionary secretary, Grace Hoeneisen; corresponding secretary, Fern Hoeneisen; building fund treasurer, Sam Cramer. It was moved and seconded that the new officers elect the delegates and alternates to attend the convention at Oakwood Park, Lake Wawasee, Indiana. August 1-6, 1916. FUNERAL OF MRS. NUSSBAUM The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Nussbaum whose death occurred yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. H. Gentis, will be held Friday afternoon- There will be a short service at the Gentis home at 1:30 p. m.. after which the Trocession will go by automobile to Linn Grove where at 2 o’clock a service will be held at the church. NOTICE TO PATRONS On and after Thursday, June 22nd I will be at my office again and will be glad to greet my many patrons and render what assistance I can. Give me a cah. If I can’t shake hands with the right hand I’ll do it with the left. 14«t3 DR. C. V. CONNELL. GROCERS WILL ASSIST. The clerks in the various grocery store will assist in serving the guests at the Community Supper tomorrow' evening and consequently the grocers have agreed to close their store at 5:45 Thursday afternoon. Do your trading before that time. The agreement includes all the grocery stores in the city. FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moran and Miss Margaret Moran yesterday attended the funeral of Patrick Fahey, a prominent Jefferson township farmer, which was held at the church in Jefferson township. He was about sev-enty-five years of age and well known. — o .... NOTICE. All Spanish American war veterans wishing to be charter members, please be at the G. A. R. hall Thursday evening. Charter closes. WM. NOLL, Sec’y.

UNIT PROPOSALS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) roe to Madison. The property owners will be given thirty days’ time in which to construct the sidewalks. The same committee reported the petition of’John Colchin back to the petitioner tor correction. They also granted the petitions of Alias Sudduth, L. H. Lake, John Wagoner and Charles Sethey. The tinal resolution adopting the petition for a four and one-half foot cement sidewalk on South Eleventh street and giving the property owners thirty days’ time to construct same was passed and adopted. The city engineer made his report on the completion of the John R. Porter sewer which was approved and spread on record. The, preliminary assessment roll was filed and placed on record and the resolution giving notice to property owners that tha council would on the 4th day of July receive and hear objections in the mattfer was passed and adopted. The clerk was authorized to notify the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway company to repair , tracks and street within the corporate limits. The Volunteer Firemen were granted the privilege to take the city fire truck to Berne for the firemen's ccmvention June 29. The board of safety has made arrangements for the protection of the city on this day. A motion was made and seconded to raise the salary of Sam Franks, the merchant policeman from SIO.OO to $20.00 and that he should be on duty at seven o'clock in the evening. Isaac Chronister, the city street commissioner, was ordered to see that ail shade trees be trimmed within thirty days, according to the city ordinance now in effect. The following bills were allowed and the meeting adjourned: Erie Stone Co $123.84 Northern Indiana Gas Co. ... 12.85 City Firemen 62.50 Orval Harruff 37.50 M. J. Mylott pay roll 172.50 Wm. Schamerloh 3.00 James Ross 5.50 F. W. Downs 1.75 Central Electric Co. . ‘ 6.10 Waterworks pay roll 46.90 Kelly Foundry & Machine Co. 5.50 D. F. Teeple 14.38 Police pay roll 70.00 Bourbon Copper & Brass Wks. 43.90 Standard Oil Co 11.54 General Elec. Co 37.76 National Express Co 2.13 P, & N. Supply Co. 36.16 Natl. Mill & Supply Co 45.03 Protective Elec. Supply C 0... 174.63 Crandall Packing Co 4.75 Ft. Wayne Printing Co 18.21 Liberty Mfg. Co 8.70 Lee Hardware Co 9.63 Street Commissioner's pay roll 112.00 Citizens' Improvement C 0... 1212.50 A. C. Foes pay roll 194.00 Smith, Yager & Falk 48.36 Democrat Co 2.50 Kalver-Noble Co 3.80 Lee Hardware Co 9.78 Moore Oil Co 5.25 Democrat Co 24.68 Charley Roop 56.50 Smokeless Fuel Co. t 52.48 G. R. & I. R. R. Co 563.75 So COURT HOUSE NEWS. Sam Barger of Magley was in town today and paid $40.45 costs in the breach of promise case which Sarah Miller of Grover Hill. Ohio brought against him. Sam’s judgment of $225 to be paid to Miss Miller can run on six months longer, the docket having been staid for that long. The trusttees are drawing their checks for funds due their townships and corporations from the spring tax installment, as follows: Union, sl.974.36; Root, $7,178.14; Preble, $3.901.35; Kirkland, $2,326.83; Washington, $6,087.29; St. Mary's, s4.\ 812.56; Blue Creek. $7,256.79; Monroe. $9,951.86; French, $2,301.96; Hartford, $4,156.38; Wabash, $5,966.11; Jefferson, $3,834.79; Decatur (corporation), $5,291.67; Monroe (corporation), $623.13; Berne (corporation), $3,693.83; Geneva (corporation), $2,929.74; Decatur library, $984.20; Decatur (schools). $17,666.17; Berne (schools). $4,058.20") Geneva (school), $2,861.04. x Special Judge Aiken of Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon appointed Edward L. Kintz for Adams county. and Lysander M. Via, of Jay county, drainage commissioners, ceeding Weisel and Hoffman, who resigned. This is the matter of the proposed drainage of the Wabash river. They are to proceed according to orders heretofore made in the case. Real estate transfers: W. w J Myers el al to Anihew J. Brigs.’ lots 372 -373 Geneva, $75; Gladys Cross et al to John Patterson, iot 12, Ceylon, $200; Clem Michqel o t al to John Patterson, thirteen lots in Ceylon, $2,000. o MRS. FALK VERY LOW The condition of Mrs. John Falk today is worse than usual. She passed a poor night and today her genI eral condition is much worse.

FIVE* HUNDRED More Than Five Hundred Prominent Business Men • and Farmers WILL BE THERE At Community Supper Given Tomorrow Night at Sugar House. Over four hundred acceptances of the invitations to the community supper to be held in the wareroom of tli-j Holland Saint Louis Sugar Company Thursday evening, have been received from Adams connty farmers by County Agent A. J. Hutchins, head cf the committees in charge. The visitors will assemble at the corner of Monroe and Second streets at five-forty-five o’clock and will go in a body to the sugar house where the supper will be spread promptly at six o'clock. O. L. Venice will act as toastmaster. The addresses of the evening will be delivered by Professors G. I- Christie head of the extension department 'cf Purdue University, and of Indiana, and E. W. Puckett, of Ft. Wayne. Both the speakers are live progressive citizens of Indiana and will bring a message of co-operation that you will w%nt to hear. The parade to .the sugar house will be led by the Decatur City Band who will give their regular Thursday concert at that place instead of on the street. The Mangold orchestra will also furnish music at intervals dining the evening's banquet. Arrangements to seat more than six hundred have been made an there will be room for all. Local bm iness men, sixty-five in number, will wait on the table. The decorations were all in place today, festoons of American flags and bunting draped neatly over the room. Indications today are that all cf the seats provided will be filled. Oveone hundred twenty-live local men will also have places at the banquet board in addition to the four hundred prominent farmers. Should it triyispire that any farmer has not received an invitation nor a ticket, let it be understood that its non-receipt is not a bar to the community supper. If you haven’t a ticket come anyway— you will be provided with jme. With the poor mailing list available in the short time given the committee it is almas' super-human to notify eye ry one. Sc don't feel slighted, but come—you'll get In.

CONVENTION IN FULL SWINf (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) being postal card greetings to each member. The musical service, at 7:30 was fine. Miss Celia Andrews gave a piano solo; Mrs. J. O. Sellemeyer and the men’s chorus sang. Mr. Barber, of Fort Wayne, was present and announced a temperance rally at Fort Wayne, July 4, giving an invitation to all to come. “The Wawasee Sketch,” a little playlet of an hour’s length, was fine. This was arranged to make known more generally the Wawasee institute, to be conducted the week of July 17. The sketch gave an idea of the life at Wawasee and the purpose of the institute. This was written by Miss Elva McGuire of Fort Wayne. A short talk by Rev. Charles Smith, of Peru, the Wawasee publicity man, along this line, followed. After adjourning the convention went to Waterworks park for an oldfashioned “sing," and the doxology and otMer “old-fashioned” songs were very Hetyatiful on the night air. , For This Evening. The “Yeg, Lord” service opens at 7:30 with a musical program, followed by the address at 8 o’clock, of Dr. S. Clark Riker of Cincinnati, Ohio, who will talk on "It Is Time to Poke the Fire.” Thursday Closing. The convention closes Thursday noon, with addresses by George Ernsberger, who is preparing* to be a medical missionary, and Miss Olivia Dunlap, national field secretary for the W. H. M. 9. Rev. F. F. Thornburg will be in charge of the morning opening at 8 o’clock, talking on ments of Successful Christian Living,” and “practice of ElUlciency in the Service of the Master.” Depart ment conference will be held at 8:30 i and at 9:00 the reports of committee, the election of officers and decision on i the place of next year’s convention I will be in order.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Road Dope and Instruction* by the County Road Superintendent. We are every day asked the question about mowing the roads or turn pikes. 1 have nothing to do with the mud roads, where there is no (like. This is up to the trustee of your township to have you do this on land tax, or any way he chooses, at the compensation prescribed by law. I want all of our turnpikes mowed as well as can be done from one side to the other; not just one round with a mowing machine, but as many rounds as can be made with the machine, and all large weeds or brush outside of this cut with a scythe or an axe. We will* gladly take cave of any farmer who will mow a half mile or a mile on both sides of the road, not just down his side, and then want two pays for doing it. When you go out do enough to pay for hitching up and call the assistant superintendent's attention to what you will do and he will see that the job is correct and will allow you to pay for doing this, if done right, at the regular price for labor per hour; no job lot prices or lump jobs go. lam the county’s agent, and duly sworn to try to get what we pay for, jus tthe same as if you were employing a hand on your farm to work for you. The money we pay out is paid in by you, and if you are not willing to work for the price in an honest way, then you can expect the taxes to still go up or we cannot get the work done. If you will set down and think a minute or two, how much the travel has increased in the past two years and give it good and timely consideration. I am sure you will agree with me that it takes money to keep holes filled up. Please do this and when you have any advice to hand out, •think it over before doing so and I assure you that myself and assistants will be glad to entertain your suggestions. |

The taxpayers of any county should be with any officer whose duty it is to deal out their money for labor,in Ahe county for improvements which are prescribed by law and made mandatory upon the board of commissioners to do the same. We cannot mete ouj all the wishes of the people as to the way they think we should repair the roads. We have not money enough to put screenings on all the roads and have it blown away in sixty days. We have a limit, and we try to divide it up all over the county as best we can and give the roads that need it, the repairs. We are asked: “Why don't you let the farmers do the work?” I only have one man employed that is not a farmer, in the county. We cannot wait on all the farmers to get ready. If we did we would never get, started, and hence no repairing would be done.

It does not matter who is to do, or is to have this work done, he is going to want his pay for doing it. It will cost, no matter what law he does it under, or in what manner. If it dpn’t cost anything, it will be poor stuff, and dear at that.

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STYLES IN SUMMER Men who like light materials and new colors, who appreciate novel designs, will find a wonderful choice in our HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES. We can rive them to you in MOHAIRS, PALM BEACH and DIXIE WEAVES, in pinch backs or regular styles. PRICES: $9.00 to $15.00 Just received a shipment of the latest style in PAN AM AS, come in and see them. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boy’s,

Now, all who wish to mow can do sc as above mentioned, and we will pass by you with a machine some day mowing out those places where it is not mowed. We have over a hundred farmers in the county who do not ask any compensation for keeping the grass and weeds mowed along their farms. They are proud of the road running by them which enables them to get out at most any time of the year, and drive to town, or church, or to trade. Come, now! Please be with us. Be a booster, not a knocker. A knocker never gets anywhere. Everybody come to Decatur Thursday, afternoon and evening, and let's talk it over and exchange thoughts on all home and gel all the information we can from one another. JIM A. HENDRICKS, Highway Superintendent. learchls made" (CONTINUED FxlUaa PAGE ONE) bed which he had occupied. Fearing that he might have made way with himself, neighbors were called to help in the search. Later developments during the day showed that he had gone to Geneva, where he had presented a check on a Decatur bank for $125 or $l3O. The Geneva bank telephoned here to find if it were good, and thereby a clue was gotten as to his whereabouts. From Geneva he went to Bryant, and it was there that Mrs. Kiefer’s brothers found him. as he was taking a jitney for Portland Monday night. He left the jitney and walked down the railroad, where he was overtak-

en by a brother-in-law. All efforts t> |K have him return proved unavailin: fl and they left him. He has not bew I heard of since. Mem tiers of the family were in th ■ city today enlisting the aid of officers. ■ A charge of desertion will be r against him. to give some authont. K to officers for taking him into custody should he be found. He is said to be very kind to his fc’ | family when tn hts usual health, ud ■ there has been no domest: .Lfßcult- K of any kind, according to the wife. All indications point to mental L g rifngement over ill health and finr, ft cial worry, his condition becomiir E | worse during the periods of extr®- Sheadache. The family is very z high!y esteem. B in the community. His parents r-E side at South Whitley. Mrs. Kiefer M is a daughter of Turner Vaughn i: B near Craigville. HAS FINGERS MASHED Llcyd Baer machinic at the He I house fireproof garage and m t ant to his brother Ora in the Store: Battery department this morning©. . with a painful accident when the as..- S mobile which he was Jacking up sli- j ped off the jack and caught his han The little finger was badly tom whi | the second finger was broken. T. hand was dressed by the family it sician. Mr. Baker will receive cci pensation insurance during his lay-dj whch will be about two weeksNOTICE. Members ot the band are ( ed to meet promptly at 5:45 o'clod - at the hall, Thursday evening, ft * order of COMMITTEE