Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 24 September 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Kvary Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H, HELLER President ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Per Week, by ear1ier.......... 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mall $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice In Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. While Charley Jewett and Lew Shank are sawing the air. Dick Miller discreetly is saying little and sawing a lot of wood. —Indianapolis Star. And his opponents won't admit they see him "sawing" until the votes are counted and Dick has been chosen as mayor of the capitol city. The people of Indianapolis will select him, we are sure, because of his ability, his honesty and his clean cut manner of campaigning. We don't know how the government feels about it, but the people are getting mightily disgusted with a man named Bob Lafollette, who is not only betraying the state which has honored him for many years, but is making public remarks that sound like treason to an ordinary citizen. We presume if some common person said such things he would be shut up before he got far and just why this man because he happens to be wearing the toga of a United States senator should be permitted to tear down what the government and people create in the way of sentiment is not clear. The sooner he is thrown out of office and kept off the lecture platform the better it will be for the government and for every one else who wants that government to live. The Liberty Loan drive will start in about a week. This nation will tackle the tremedous task of disposing of three billion dollars worth of bonds. It looks impossible and it would be in any other country than this where sc many people have made money. The United States government are back of the bonds, making them safe and sound and assuring those who buy them of their interest free from taxes. That the huge sum will be raised if not doubted by those who have watch ed the progress of other great cam paigns in this country during the past

“Doing Our Bit” Showing the men of this town how to get the most for their “clothes-money.” Educating the people as to true clolhesvalues. Reducing the cost of living through economy in buying and selling. Vying among ourselves to excel in courtesy and the spirit of co-operation. T nlroducing better methods in tilling the J. needs of our customers. Creating confidence through fair dealing. jO liniinaling extravagance. with MICHAELS-STERN CLOTHES $22.50 to $30.00 The Myers-Dailey Company. SUITS THAI SUIT

1 six months. As Lord Northcliff said in u recent article, the United States ' certainly does things in a big way. , "Her characteristics in war seem to me to tfe two: Firstly what looks like ; undue de..lteration and then before you are ready for it, like a bolt from I * the blue, a smashing blow." i n : | DOINGS IN SOCIETY | ro g WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Monday Tri Kappa Called Meeting—Library. Pythian Sisters- Regular Meeting. Ruth Circle-Fanchon and Jessie Magley. Tuesday Ic-Nick Club—Agnes Costello. Dorcas Class —Hr-. C. E. Hocker. Birthday Club Dinner—Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoffman. Wednesday. Historical Club —Mrs. 8. E. Hite. St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. Anthony Voglewede. Thursday Evangelical Ladies’ Aid — Church Parlors. Friday Eastern Star —Masonic Hall. Great is self-denial. Life goes all to ravels and tatters where that enters not. —Carlyle. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peckham and daughters and sons-in-law. of Sturgis. Mich., who motored here to attend the Barkley family reunion. Saturday, remained over night, as guests of Mrs. Peckham's sister. Mrs. U. S. Cress, returning home Sunday afternoon. They made the trip by automobile. Other members of the party were Katherine Peckham; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cole. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hevel. Mr. and Mrs. Wynn Blossom and child. The Birthday Club ladies and their husbands will be entertained at their regular monthly dinner tomorrow evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoffman. The last meeting of the September section of the Evangelical Ladies’ Aid society will be held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the church parlors. Every lady should attend. Miss Anna Zorny, trained nurse from Hope hospital. Fort Wayne, was the guest of Mrs. Fred Schaffer over Sunday. The Ever Ready class of the M. E. Sunday school will meet with Mrs. Will Thornton at 7:30 o’clock Thurslay evening at her home, 245 North Seventh street. Mr. and Mrs. Will Harting and laughter. Mayme; Mrs. T. C. Corbett notored to Lima. 0., Saturday and will 'eturn home today. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baughman ind daughter. Bertha: Mrs. N. J.

Baughman yuid Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hayes and daughter, Marie, motored to Portland Sunday afternoon for a■ visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Schnitz and chil-| dren. Merl and Wilhelmina: Mr. and I Mrs. F. A. Peoples motored to the home of John Rinscheu, near Roanoke, where they were guests at dinner and supper and enjoyed a splendid time Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weidler were guests Sunday of the George Everett family. After dinner they motored to Berne and Geneva and enjoyed a fine trip. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Clippinger and daughter, of near Van Wert, O„ motored here Saturday and were guests over night of the E. F. Miller family at their home near Preble. On Sunday the two families were guests of the O. T. Johnson family, south of this city. Mesdames Clippinger and Miller are nieces of Mrs. Johnson. The Historical club will meet Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. S. E. Hite. All interested in Red Cross work are asked to be there at that time. Mr .and Mrs. George Dutcher, of northwest of the city, who are moving to this city this week to their residence on Studebaker street, near the south ward school, were given a farewell surprise Sunday by about forty of their neighbors. They were invited out to dinner, and neighbors who were also to go. asked them to ride with them thus saving their hitching up their own horse. They went to church and Sunday school, and the party with whom they were to ride de layed leaving the church until nearly all had gone. Mr. Dutcher asked that they drive past his home, that tie might attend to some chores before going out to dinner. On arriving there they found the yard fillled with neighbors who had hurried on ahead from church, and who had brought their dinners. This was spread on the lawn and the feast enjoyed, together with a quiet socail afternoon. The Dutcher farm was sold to Charles Longenberger. formerly of Wells county. who will move there this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McConnell entertained at a six o’clock breakfast Sunday morning for their sons. Fred and Joe McConnell and Ed Yaney. who were at home on a short furlough from Fort Harrison. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Kunkel and daughter, Mary Jane; and son. David; Misses Eola Gentis and Ercie Dull. At 9:30 they accompanied the boys to Bluffton from which place they returned to Fort Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bosse and family and Miss Rose Center motored to Fort Wayne yesterday and saw the show at the Palace. Miss Agnes Costello will entertain the Ic-Nick club Tuesday evening. i The first senior class party of the • season was given Friday evening at the Victor Kruetzmann home north west of the city, automobiles conveying the jolly throng from the home of Miss Fannie Heller where the assembly took place. The fortyfive members of the class were well represented and musical numbers and entertaining stunts of various Kinds by the members of the class contributed to the amusement of the party. There will be a very important meeting of the Tri Kappas this evening at 7:30 at the library, which all members should attend. The regular meeting of the Eastern Star Friday will be an important one which all members should attend. — o COURT HOUSE NEWS. Sheriff Ed Green left this morning on the 12:52 train on the G. R. & 1., taking David D. Schwartz, the Amish young man who failed to go with the others selected for the national army to Camp Taylor. Louisville, Ky. The clerk and auditor’s offices will be closed Saturday afternoon being the half-holiday allowed for the making of the monthly report. The claim of William W. Briggs against William W. Briggs, administrator of the estate of Eliza Read Hawkins, was allowed in the sura of SI,OOO, ordered paid out of th,, assets of the estate. Report of the inheritance tax appraiser in the Eliza Read Hawkins estate was filed and October 20 set for the hearing of the same. Real estate transfers: Charles H Bittner, et al to William H. A. Bittner, et al.. 40 acres of Union township, SOOO ANOTHER GOOD°BUNCH OF HOGS E. W. Dailey, living east of this city, sold a fine bunch of hogs, seven-ty-live in number, raised and fed on his farm, and delivered same on last Wednesday to Clarence Brandt at | Willshire. Ohio, for which he receiv-j jed the nice sum of $3,101.02.—C0nj tributed. I

READY FOR DRIVE I A. N. Sellemeyer Announces Organization for Second Liberty Loan. STARTS OCTOBER IST Assistant in Each Township and Town—To Appoint Sub-committees. A. N. Sellemeyer, Adams county chairman for the Three Billion Dollar Liberty Loan Fund today announced the complete organization of this county. The big drive will start October Ist and continue thirty days. The following men have been named to assist in the important work and these will each appoint sub-commit-tees to look after their townships: Daniel Sprang, Decatur, vice chairman. John A. Bienz, R. R. No. 8, Union township. Phil L. Schic-ferstein. R. R. 7. Root. John Miller, Magley, R. R. No. 1. Preble. G. M. T. Houck. R. R. 2. Kirkland. Ed L. Aughenbaugh, Decatur, Washington. E. F. France, Pleasant Mills, St. Mary’s. J. C. Jones, Berne No. 2. Blue Creek. John Eicher. Berne No. 3, Monroe. Jos. L. Graber, Berne No. 1, French. Peter Fox, Berne No. 1, Hartford. A. Harlow. Geneva. Wabash. J. L. Yaney, Geneva No. 2, Jefferson. J. F. Lehman. Berne. J. A. Miller, Geneva. W. S. Smith. Monroe. CONDITIQN ABOUT THE SAME (United Tress Service! Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 24 —(Srccial to Daily Democrat) —Governor Goodrich "continues about the sanr-" was the statement issued today from the Methodist hospital. The governor spent a fair night and slept several hours before morning. The bronchial pneumonia which developed Saturday was still causing the physicians grave concent today. CARD OF THANKS We wish in this way to express cur . thanks and appreciation to those who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother, and for the beautiful floral offerings. ' SMITH STEVENS AND FAMILY CITY'S ()WN° COAL MINE I Will Furnish Coal to the People of Evansville. , Evansville, Ind., Sept. 24 —Coal dealers here say coal will be more scarce this winter if- local consumers depend . upon them. But Evansville consumf ers don’t care a hang. Mayor Bosse . has promised to furnish coal from nis new municipal mine at a little above [ cost. Boring for the mine, the first ; city owned in the country, are about . completed. The mine is located just , above Chandler, Ind., twelve miles northwest of the city. Local coal dealers have their output tied up in iron bound contracts with concerns in other cities. They claim local con- ' sumers have always boycotted them, and used cheap non-union coal from ! other cities. Therefore, they do not , intend to break outside contracts to keep Evansville from freezing. Mayor Bosse wants to make sure the citizens get coal and at a fair price. So he started his municipal : mine which will cost at least SIOO,OOO. ’ The mayor is going to build it with his own money then sell it to ihe city [ to be operated by the water works department. The mine will be sold to the city at 1 cost plus six percent interest on the 5 original investment. Just now the - city couldn't take over the mine, ,>ut its charter and the Indiana laws io not permit a city to operate its own coal mine. I But Bosse declares he will fight for C a new law to permit municipal operation of the mine. In the meantime he is going ahead to get the new mine running. Law or no law, the people ■ must have coal, is his stand. ’ The mine will produce 1.000 tons of f coal a day. It will have the most modern equipment. Coal will lie shipped to the city on a traction line and a , railroad. Municipal coal yards will I o J established on each of these lines in Evansville. The coal will be sold : t 5 wholesale and retail at slightly above cost. The city will arrange to haul it to the house of the buyer. o 1 Be sure to see the Geneva Adapio Tractor demonstration for ; Ford cars at the county farm, I Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 9 to , 10 a. m.—Durkin, Spuhler and ’Noll, Agents.

BOY BADLY HDRT * ■"** Young Son of Fred Koenig Falls Twenty Feet from Tree. BONES OF HIS LEG Are Crushed —Also Suffered Concussion of the Brain. Peter, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koenig, of the south part of the city, fell from the top of a twenty foot ladder from which he was climi)ing into a tree, last evening between five and six o'clock and was badly injured. The bones of his left leg were crushed between the knee and hip: his body badly bruised otherwise; and he suffered concussion of the brain, rendering him partially unconscious. The bones of the leg are very badly crushed, being ground together, and the fracture is a very bad one. The lad had suffered from infantile paralysis and his right leg had been helpless since the attack. It was probably due to his disability from this, that he was unable to bridge the climb from the ladder to the tree, and he fell to hard ground, striking on his head and shoulders: and also falling in such away that his one ahle leg was crushed. Drs. D. D. and A. D. Clark and Parrish set the leg and the boy was removed in the Gay, Zwick & Myers ambulance this morning to the Decatur hospital. He is only conscious at times. COMPANY A°BOYS HERE. Fifty-two members of Company A were given a twenty-four hour leave of absence from Saturday noon until - three o'clock Sunday afternoon. Most • of them came to Decatur, Adams ' county and Bluffton for a few hours’ i visit with relatives. The boys all . look fine and say that they are getI ting along fine and dandy and are all [ anxious to start for Hattiesburg and most of them are pleased with the , idea of becoming artillerymen. Ed Rademacker. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Rademaeker of Fort Wayne was given an hoporable discharge Saturday and was here on his way home. He ■ is but seventeen years of age and - was released by the authorities who - learned of that fact. Ed didn’t like ? it a bit. COUNTY W. C. T. U. MEETING The semi-annual meeting of the county organization of W. C. T. U. will be held in the Methodist church in . Geneva Thursday morning and afternoon, September 27. A good program has been prepared. The election of officers will take place in the after- . noon. 1 o PAT PARRISH DOING FINE A card front R. C. Parrish, at the ; Officers’ Training camp. Fort Harrison t today, says he is getting along fine t and dandy but that the artillery sert vice is certainly strenous.

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