Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT ■ - — —1 *»ubH»h»d Every Evening Except •unday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER. Preaident ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rites. p-r Week, by carrier 10 cents • Per Year, by carrier 16.00 J’er Month, by ina|l 26 cents Per Year, by mail $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the Poatoffice In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The bill to repeal the threemile road law was introduced yesterday and it I is said that Mr. Goodrich's lieutenants i, will push it through over the objee- 1 1 lions of the people back home. If they do those who are still living on i * a mud road may ■ -Xpert to continue I ( so to do for sometime to come and yet 1 , be taxed to build roads in some other ■ , county—and they call that economy. • ( — In his annual message Mayor (’lir:s-' t ten again calls attention to the fa t ( that the old fair grounds can be sc ( cured and converted into a city park ( at a small expense and he advises that ( this be done this year. If the coum 11 , will undertake it we feel sure they t will have the united support of every ( citizen of Decatur. We hope they do I ( *. ! i Representative Walker of this coun- i ty has introduced a bill in the legi - f lature providing for the military train- f ing of school children and to require all who graduate from the common schools to pass an examination upon the science of military arms. While we hope that the children will never have to use the knowledge thus obtained, it seems that in this land of t the free and the home of the bruv.’.i it might be well for our children to at 1 least understand what military formation means and how to drill if neees sarv. The bill will be watched with I interest as it progresses if it fid its way out of the committee rooms. 1 ’ I If you are as good a citizen of Decatur as you - claim to be you ought to read and study carefully Mayor t ip; ten’s annual message to the council. It shows the exact condition of your heme town and it shows that it is progressing, paying the debt, that the' city plant is making money and shows I j an actual net profit, that Decatur is j in first <lass condition in every way and going forward. We believe ‘ Mayor Christen's words of praise for j the council are deserving and we be- i lieve that the mayor too is entitled to his share from the public for his watchfullness and care not only during the past year but during the eleven years i he has served the city as member of • the council and as chief executive. If

Isgjgwy W.m _[ Wf 1 n>'L XI 1 "!. 1 IL'l J« ■ TTaii "—— : 9-25 ’jflfc 15:22 Ail Men’s and Young Men’s * All Men’s and Young Men’s Suits and Overcoats 5 Suits and Overcoats that formed, sold for $12.50 and $15.00 > 1 % , llat farlncrly so|(! sos All Men’s and Young Men’s y|| ./ All Men’s and Young Men’s Suits and Overcoats J W Suits and Overcoats that formerly sold for $16,50 and SIB.OO that formerly sold for $2 >.50 ' THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANvI The Store That Does As It Advertises

Decatur is as the mayor says one H. the best’ln the state, the meu " to paid the debt and improved the city while doing it are deserving of the lull credit for the job We believe the school board has selected wisely the site lor the new high school building, corner of Fifth and Adams bloeksof the cent er of population of the town, the streets on both sides are im proved, more property can be secured alongside if deemed necessary and '( was bought at a fair price. We believe the school board ought to secure options on two or three more lots and that these ought to be held for school purposes. One of Ibe ideas favored by those who wanted a site in the suburbs was that this wu„ d provide a field for athletic sports. 1 ' eg over more ground at this time, the grounds could be had right ip the. central part of town. We feel that ' 1 the high school property, especially| when one of the features is to be n’ publie auditorium, should be centrally located And we congratulate the board on their wise selection. Whether y-r.i favor it or not. you should be good .. enough citizen to agree that out of a' dozen sites proposed only one could be ' chosen and give the board and the citv , your support at this time. Lets have the best high school in the state. Th-■ way to do it is for every body to s.'vj, we are going to have it and help get it. •s ft h DOINGS IN SOCIETY !' .* - ” ~ 2 z >x WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR Wednesday. L. T. L—M. E. Church. Reformed Ladies’ Aid—Mrs. Ida Schlickman. Birthday Club —Mrs. Oscar Lanke- j uau. j Christian Brotherhood—J. W. Rah- , bitt. Shakespeare—Mrs. J. C. Hanna. Thursday. Helping Haiit’—Mrs. John Spulkr ( hostess at Sunday school room. Epworth League Business and Social meeting.—M. E. church. Catholic Culture Hlub —Adelaide j Deininger. Ic-Nick-Club— Frances Mougey. Friday. Philathea Class —Jessie Whines. Zion Lutheran Aid—At Schoolhouse. Saturday. Baptist Pastry Sale —Gas Office. SCHEDULE OF DANCES. Card Party and Dance. Wednesday. January 17, by C. L. of C. —K. of C Hall. Weekly Dance and Dancing Class. , Thursday. January IS—Moose Hall Dance and Card Party. Tuesday January 23—Given by the St. Vincent de Paul Society at the K. of C. Hall. Masonic Ball, Friday, January 19, Troubadour Orchestra of ChicagoMasonic Hall. Delta Theta Tau Charity Ball, Wednesday. February 14. Special Orchestra—K. of C. Hall. The regular five hundred party and

luncheon of the Afternoon Club w r 1 given by Mrs. D D. Clark yester lay 1 afternoon. The score cards ticked Oti i the prizes to the following: Fir.-t. M s. J. H Bremerkninp: second, Mrs. Ben Knapke; third, “Mrs. Henry Sehmte. The hostess was assisted by her daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Pool, of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Ralph Antrim and MrVera Clark in the luncheon. The Loyal Workers’ Class oi tin Evangelical Sunday school proved their loyalty to their teacher last evening when they -gave her a ph a 'it surprise call on Mr. Linn, who had' gone to spend the evening with ier mother, was called home on the pre text that she "had company ". Wh.-n she arrived the lights were suddenb ' turned on and she found thir'y-two l guests, who were the members of ill j class and their husbands, they havi’i previously met at the L. L. Merriman; and Will Myers hemes. Games w-r< played, there were sengs and a g-'it-eral good time. The class serevd 1 < cream, cake and coffee and Mr. 1.: an gave a treat of cigars for the men; and chewing gum for the ladies. A ' frequent repetion of the good time I would prove agreeable to The Baptist Ladies’ Aid society will have a pastry sale Saturday ; the gas office beginning at 10:30 or 11 | o’clock. Many good things will be for sale. Miss Reva Howard who has been* the guest of Inf sister. Mrs. C E. B ■' ■ • returned to her home at IxiFoutaim-. I Mrs. Wai Wemlicff. Mrs. Henn.. Ehinger, Mrs. Lawrence Kleinh'-nz and Mrs. Fred Fullenkamp. with tn Bachelor Maids were entertained Mrs. Dick Boch in a pleasing way, last evening. When the games w- . checked off. Mrs. Wai Wemltoff rq found to have won the guests’ prize.: and Miss Rose Tonnelier and Mrs.. Robert McMahon the club prizes. A large number of missionary workers, including the ministers and th, t wives from other churches, attended the missionary service given at the Presbyterian yesterday afternoon I v Mrs. McCrea, formerly synodical p." - ident of the missionary society. Ch • is a speaker that holds cue’s al lion and interest throughout, and 1 • ervice was an excellent one. !’ -il : ing this address, with a number of la dies of the local society, she retired to the manse where she gave an hen.:taik. launchring them in the study their new book. "The Living Christ in South America.” From here, Mrs. M I (Tea left for Ligonier where she will held an all day s< i vi- >■ this evening. Mrs. Amos Yoder and Mrs. Bur llunsicker were pleasing hostesses (c the Three Link (Tub which convened for a social after the regular Rebekah ledge meeting last evening. Mrs. Agnes Andrews and daughter Celia, planned a very n’ensant but in formal surprise on their daughter and sister. Miss Cecile, by invitng a fev of her friends to a beautifully ap pointed six o’clock dinner. Iler aunt Mrs. W. F. Rosenwinkel. of For Wayne came down on the 5:30 ca with a beautiful birthday cake am the decorations of roses were gifts o the guests wth a number of olliebeautiful presents. The guests re manied for the evening which wa< spent with music and a general good time. The Christian Endeavor society c.

; the Presbyterian church will have its , business ut;d social meeting... Thurs i day at 7:30 at the home of Herbert : l auer. All young people of the i • church arc inv tied. •I Mrs. John Spuller wilt be hostess It r to the Helping Hand society of the L Reformed churt h at the -Sunday sctM ol ’ room Thursday afternoon, The social of the Eastern Star Lalies Auxiliary ut the Masonic llet ' yesterday afternoon was a success. ’ Forty-five ladies brought their sewln’p land also contributed To the sliyi r •>!• ’| fi ring and with offerings ot garmen i These will be given to needy families and the auxiliary will 1 e plea- < d to , give them if deserving ones are ma le : known. The social dosed, with t<‘neshments. The Eastern Star chap: r will 1> <’ i guest night social next UednI evening. Each Star member is to ' bring a friend. There wiil be a r m 1 program and a fine evening is anti. :- pated. The state inspector visited aloe ;i masonic auxiliary last evening :nd the boys gave a bansuet in his lion ; following the inspection. The Pythian Sisters gave a farew. .1 j .airprise last evetti . for Mrs. B. 1 ■ A iller, who with Mr.’ Miller will leave t< moraw for Warsaw where they ,111 .tave a moving picture show. The ITthian Sisters met with with Mrs. Wait Johnson add then went to ?h». I .Miller home, where that lady had been tained purn; s, ly, by an advam e -aard, ( -mi is-'. Mr: Dali.. >t j sicker, Mrs. T. E. Miller and Mr . E l 1 .Mir. Games, music and a luuch I comprise'! the entertainment ■ad I Mrs. Miller was presented with a hol- ’ lowhandle silver cvold meat fork. wi:h ’ e.;od wisht s for sut i ess in b< b .tew 'home. Mr. Miller lias sold his iut r j est in the confectionary store and bakery here to his partner, Dalle. lit a sicker. The card playing will begin promptly at eight o’clock this evening at tee K. of hall at the party given by t!" e. l. of c. o ■ RUMMAGE AND BAZAAR The Mite society of the Methcdi-tt iiurch will open a rummage sale and lazaar <n "Maxwell" day, Saturday, January 27. Efforts uro being ma I-.- ■’*' ' tin t!n a .. Third t nd Madison street, and de 'like announcement will be made later as to the place. Gcx d ga: ;aeuts wUi ie donated to the stock, and la’; are requested to have these at tin :!’<<■ not later than \\ ■ .ts -ia;. .r Thursday, that they may b- fumigrt <l. as required by law. All garmentliould bo brent it el tn and in g • I repair, in connection with the nre mage sale, a bazaar will be given. D.> imticns received from wholesale d-'.'!-rs will stock this depanment A astry sale will also be held in nunle- tion therewith. The sale will cohnu> a week. o CHILD BREAKS LEG .'.lice, ag. d fi ur. daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. Lorin Lake, sustained a very bad frac ure of the b-g, just 1> ow the hip. this mottlin', about ten • clock, when she slipped and fell in he house. The child was standi ig still, and when he mo-ed, to tak< a ; tep, suddenly fell to the floor, th"racture resulting.

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POOL ORDINANCE CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) II smokeless Fuel Co i.... 258.58 Standard Oil Co 30.<M> I. t>. McFarland 27.52 , ! ■■ hn Ault 10-00 Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 2.55 ' .'. tl. Mill & Supply Co 1.69 Graham & Walters 16.00 Thompson Meter Co 8,61) Holland St. Louis Sugar C 0... 184.08 Waterworks j ay roll 72.50 Isaac Chronister 32.50 ‘ Wells-Fargo Co I.SS ;ty Fire* n ~ 62 ’u 1 Kc -bler Co. •. 2.10 Pittsburg Gktage & Supply Co. 5.25 i J I). McFarland '. 24.76 .- tree! commissioner's pay roll 6.00 h. j. ; 'j :-2 . '■ SCHOOL SHE IS APPROVED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE! v ‘nlilating and with the lest heating I It:nt money will buy. Contract Let Soon. The board will make every effort 'c I t the contract by June Ist next end 1; r,ic to 1; ve the building ready let ! c- tipancj' b.. September Ist. 1918. The building will contain an auditorium forth" use of scAool and the pub' lie and will be built to contain a gym i: ; If mbli will show prop er it::- ■ I v ill a. --st financially v l l ■hjs an i..>rtuT./ t> s 1 u- a. |. ■ ii'.’Jtw •{'■'"gym.” with -' ii i■ ■ o’. :: 1 ;..l tile eq'•.!:>mem . i i any Y. M. C. A. or public gymnui stum. SIMMONS IS BUSY. ~ (United Press Service) Indianapolis, J n. 17—(Special t. .. aily Democnit)—Senator Simmons of Bluffton today introduced a bill in th; senate providing that autos ami mo . torcycles must not pass street cars taking or. or di.-<-h:>.r ing passengers. — <j ANNUAL FEAST. 'Hie Red Men wiil have their annual f -ast of venison and corn Thursday evening at 7:3b o’clock at the Red : sens hall. All braves should be in ■ lite. i i ’I II al state transfers: I’. S. pateit cd to Joshua Hous- man, 80 acres of I’rei.ae lev .iship. Si; U. S. patent <’< d to Jo! •> Allatt’gli, 37.48 acres of iiooi tC ’.nshi;'. $1: ,J - 11 ■ ...■1.,,

FAIR GROUNDS AS CITY PARK (CONTINUED FRUM PAGE ONE) purposes,' but as yet nothing has been done. 1 am still of the same opinion as I was at that time. 1 believe the city council should put forth every effort to get control of the old fair ground and abandon the cemetery on Winchester street ami make them into parks. IL you wait much longer the opportunity will slip by and we may never have Hie chance to secure as good locations for parks as we have now. As. the county becomes more thickly settled, the more you will no-d parks and the harder it will be to get ground to convert into parks. We should consider the future generations and act at once. The city has made its usual payments on th, city building and tire department, and has ail its bills i>aid to date. The city', indebtedness has be; u? ■le recsed $4.00(i this year and now is .821 000, which is on 1 1 -., per cent interest. The following is a complete report of the receipts and expenditures of the electric light and water plant for >n • year, ending December 31. 1916. Tt se figures are Basi l on an estimated division of the cost of the prolu- lion of the steam and operation of he liiaehinery which are used in comnon by both of the plants, 60 per m. 1,,-ini; charged to the electric light plant and 40 per cent to the wa'er plant: :G >lp:-. electric plant 133.669.43 "xt.■■’tiditares 19,67*07 Added value 1,264 46 Depreciation 2.151.12 Net profits 13.134.70 Re'••’ipt of waterworks 612,315.38 .exp enditures 11.092.73 Added valuo 2.547.33 Depreciation 3,412.19 Net profits 357.73 This report is very good, in fact the best ever made by the municipal ;>luvL Compared with last year's report this shows a net gain in the profits of the electric light department' of $1,024.44. and the waterworks department of $2,046.57. With the in tallation of the new equipment for which you have contracted for the electric light department, we will be able td show still greater returns, j ' CHAS. N. CHRISTEN. Mayor. . — ; —o PUBLIC SALE. 1 will offer for sale at tny farm 5 mle- southeast of Monroe, or 7 miles icrtheast of Berne, known as the old 2®* fa , rm ' on Tuesday, January! , inning at 10 o’clock a. m he following personal property, to-1 Horses: Sorrel mare, weight 161 M. with colt;;-black tnare .omffig ■ years old. weight. 1400; hay horse onrnng 12 years old. weight’ 1200 lood worker and gentle to drive, good q>r ng colt-.'sorrel; grey mare coming • years old. weight 1200; bav mare <"i coming 2 years old in May driv :ng mare colt, coming 2 vears old in September. Eight Head Cattle- J er ' vears old. roan dun cow 4 old; black cow coming" spotted enw coming 3 years old 111 and win L frPRh - ! ’'' n >- a oid mT er: 2 b!ark hei f e «. . - is old m May; one will bp S"!hog Durm ; good one •" ’ r hma ° " mixed hay, 40 f () <|(] Qr shocks- lu” shreddsfi lodder in baS ’pS’ as n J et "Ut, with clover h “ower, 6 ft. 2 riding cukivato™ BOOd as “«»: I ">oth harrow r °’ IW 'I John Deen 1 oth harrow. 3"od walking nlol : g °° rt as “** ' "■■y <ab c„„? lo ß tir e p r n J a wag,in ' mill. Superior drill tn b S ° rt w,nd n-y Be , breeching gowl some horse B rnll l ‘ a r rnc i R ’ trailer, good as new- hav a,,d °f bob sleds, 75 £ .i Ofl(lfi r. pair nure unreader e Jd l X foU “ tain - 1 ‘"erms; -Sums of in band, ove, anr ’ ~n(, ”r. ' ' '"Hi of 3 months ar " 0,ln ' a <’haser giving h hl u Mivon, purSecurity "S j*"o’’' 0 ’’' cent interest from te . ,J Wrp aus > 4 per cent e f

: I If the tooth put e . that protects jg your teeth. Um „ it twice daily. V See your dentat twice yearly »nc keep your teeth in perfect condition ,} Get a tube tnfay. nd tbe folder abmrttbe not •enrral d,~e»»e m u, , world. Start tlw Saw.treatment torighu 2Jc »t your drugjiru. F a toinp'e oend 4c. Mrg, or coin, to Tbe Senuwi Rr media A DENTISTS f— FORMULA iTrue Secret of Keeping Youthful Looking . j (The Beauty Seeker.) "The real ererrt of keeping younc-i«t< and beautiful,'* aay« a well-known hyrw< “ia to keep the bver and bo we If bohbu I active. Without these requisite*, poiirea vsuste produeie remain in the aystem, Foixing the blood and in various orp*. joint*. Ore becomes f.abby. ph* re. -lour, mentally alugguh, dull-eyed, wriaW and Raliow of face. |t “Bu: to get liver and bowels work:T “ they ought, without producing ev.l »her-rii*> has been the problem. Fortunately, tar’’ • a prescription of unquestioned merit, a!'* may now be had in convenient tablet for:Its value is due largely to an rived from the humble May apple, vhich has been called ‘vegetable calon* ► cause of its effective a«« -though, of ecu*, j is not to be classed with the real eslorc*‘* [ , mercurial origin. There is no habu-foncK • constituent in •oentanel* tablets- that • to name—and their useia not followed by vne ness or exhaustion. On the contrary, two harmless vegetable tableta tend to itnpirtW and elasticity to the relaxed intestine w Sentanel tablets, which may be any druggist—a dime’s worth ™ prove a revelation to any evurupatea. troubled person.” Sentanellablets conquer constipationliven up a lazy liver- | banish biliouMiegb —I ; off for cash. Wo goods removed ; til settled for. JACOB C. KESSLbkBurkhead and Leichty. Aucts W1 S. Smith. Clerk DIRE DISTRESS It is Near at Hand to Hundreds Decatur Readers Don’t neglect an aching ba' k. Itackachf is often the kidi>O s ir; S for help. I Neglect hurrying to the kidn p . vs ai " Means that urinary troubles !|1 I follow. Or danger of worse kidney tr» u:,l! Here’s Decatur testimony. F. O. Ruby. 910 N. Second St, I*’’' •ur. says: "I suffered a c r ‘‘ f|l ' from a stinging pain through n» i J and sides. The kidney passed too often and were ver? w*'--The secretions contained a sand.' nient. I got Doan’s Kidney | Callow & Ride's Drug Store. an(i , two boxes. I was both surprise l ' l ' delighted at the complete relief they gave me.” - t Price 50c, at all dealerssimply ask for a kidney n-me'b" loan’s Kidney Pills—the same D ’lr. Ruby had. Foater-MiH'U rn I'rops., Buffalo N. Y. , WANTED—OH false tee'll matter if broken. I )« y 11 "L; ?5 »m per set Mai | to L. Mazers Fifth St,. Philadelphia. tJB and cash by returti mail.