Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Pybllahed Evary Kvanlng Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER PrHldant ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUER, Baaratary •übacriptlon Ratal Par Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier 15.00 Per Month, by mall 25 cents Per Year, by mail 13.00 Single Coplea 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. In making up your mind as to how you will vote for city candidates on November 6th, be sure to remember that the present splendid financial condition of Decatur is due to the democratic administrations of the past twelve years. The big debt has been l>aid, there is money in the treasury and in the meantime the city has been improved to a remarkable extent. They deserve credit for it and they deserve to be continued in power. The death of Thomas Gallogiy means the passing of another familiar figure from the Adams county scene. For many years he has had a prominent part in the politics and business of this community and his ability to meet people, to discuss questions of the hour, to work faithfully and earnestly for those principles in which he believed made him a man whose services were much in demand. lie would go far for his friends and his death has caused much sorrow all over Adams county. Mr. Worthmann and the school board and the others interested in the progress of the Decatur schools are to be complimented on their newest efforts, that of giving a high class art exhibit such as the one at the K. of P. home this week. The pictures are wonderful, each teaching a story of its own and in a language that once explained becomes clear and simple and more beautiful to those who behold it. The public is invited and are thus given an opportunity that should not be ever looked by a person in this community. The Elson exhibit includes several tnousand dollars worth « of pictures worth while seeing and the explanatory lectures make them mor° interesting. If you didn’t start today, do so tonight or tomorrow. With Mr. Jewett, the republican nominee, and Lew Shank the “home rule” candidate for mayor of Indianapolis, engaged with zest in a contest to determine which can throw the most mud and resort to the most personal abuse, and with some of the Indianapolis papers carefully picking out individuals who are going to vote for one or the other of these men and makWWO'I || Copyright, 1017 * aS fßitbuVs. ssitttn & Co. MICHEALS-STERN CLOTHES Jiave an individuality that no other clothing has. Above all they are well made in snappy models for both old and young men. Popular priced. SIB.OO to $27.50. * r THE MYERS-DAILEY: COMPANY

ing them the subjects of iiersonal abuse, there ought to be, to the sober minded people of the capitol city, some consolation in the reflection that one man is offering himself as a candidate who refuses to stoop to conquer. Mr. Miller, the democratic nominee, is conducting a dignified, high toned contest, speaking of municipal problems and policies, and in a good nutured way taking issue with his opponents. Hut he is thus far the only one of the three candidates that is not disgustingly besmeared with slime gathered from the gutter, ncldentally he is the only one of the three that has a fine record us a business man. Mr. Jewett who has been in Indianapolis seven years has been engaged in polities most of the time, and Mr. Shank has been in politics when not in vr.udi tile, it will be surprising if the sober cemmon sense of the people of Indianapoli- does not turn overwhelmingly to Mr. Miller. - Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. g :: g H DOINGS IN SOCIETY | u: ac nr.:::: ar.as nr. nr araroeor WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Tuesday. C. L. of C—K. of C. Hall. Three Link Club—Mesdames Angeline Archbold, A. D. Art man, Olen Baker. Tri Kappas—Ruth Parrish. Live Wire Class —Charles McConnehey. Presbyterian Missionary — Mrs. Charles Teeple. Reformed Missionary—Mrs. Peter Kirsch. Thursday. M. E. Woman’s Home Missionary Society—Mrs. R. D. Myers. Friday. Minnehaha Needle Club —Pocahontas Hall. For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne. —Robert Burns. it was Emil Reinhart, instead of Earl Rinehart, married yesterday to Cecil Laisure. Mistake was made by the reporter in transcribing. Mrs. M. H. Harris has as her guests her sisters Miss Lizzie Hoffman, Mis. George Strecker. Mrs. Peter D. Smith. Mrs. B. A. Kroeger, of Logansport. The Research club met at the home of Mrs. P. G. Hooper yesterday where they made Red Cross comfort slippers. Mrs. Eugene Runyon was in charge of the sewing and the machines, being leader for the afternoon. The first regular meeting of the Shakespeare club for the season will be Wednesday, October 10, at the home of Mrs. W. A. Lower. As the club decided to do Red Cross sewing instead of the literary work ,Mrs. John Niblick, who is designated on the year book program as leader, will attend to the preliminary work of getting the sewing and machines ready. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs. R. D. Myers on Winchester street Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. A. J. Smith and Mrs. Mary Congleton will be assistant hostesses. Miss Agnes Kohne entertained the Delta Theta Tau sorority last evening. The Minnehaha Needle club will be entertained Friday evening after the regular Pocahontas lodge meeting. ‘ The Pocahontas lodge members will meet Thursday afternoon at the library to sew for Red Cross. Rev. C. J. Miner, Mrs. Miner and son, Willis, were guests at supper and over night of the Ross Hays family. They are moving here today from Tyner. Rev. Miner being appointed pastor of the Decatur United Brethren circuit. Thursday, October 25, is the date get by the Mite society of the Methodist church for its annual New England dinner in the church dining room. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allgeir. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kindly, and Miss Mary Mylott, of Fort Wayne, motored here Sunday and after attending the services at the St. Mary’s Catholic church, spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mylott, A reunion of the Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Merriman family was held on Sunday, September 30, all the chil-i dron being present except Oscar L. I nnd wife of Williston, North Dakota. | Those at home were Matiu Krugh and family of Monroe, John F. Merriman and family of Blue Creek township. Albert G. and family of Decatur, Floyd R. and family of! Hillsdale, Mich.; Ralph M. of Frank-'

lin, Ohio, who was drawn in the draft, and started at 3:40 Sunday to report at Chillicothe. Ohio, for service in the U. S. A. signal corps j A flue time was had. Twenty-five 1 were present, including children and grandchildren. A fine dinner anil plenty of good music characterized ( the day. Mr. Merryrtfan is one of the old settlers of the county, coming here In 1849, when the now city of Decatur was small, from Jefferson county, Ohio. He settled in Blue Creek township, in the forest, where he served the people in different capacities as an officer, and also in the county. He removed to Decatur in 1908, The W. C. T. U. will meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the United Brethren church. Mrs. W. E. Smith will be the leader and a good attendance is desired. The Queen Esther circle of the Methodist church will meet with Miss Josephine Myers, on Thursday evening. Miss Florence Myers will be the assistant hostess and Miss Ireta Butler leader of the program. o —

Twenty-Two To Be Guests (Continued from Page One) Principle Address—Hon. C. L. Walters. Short Address —Rev. L, W. Stolte. The city band, comfortable in the Teeple trucks, will furnish music while the parade is in progress. All autos owners are urged to participate in the parade. HELP MAKE IT A GOOD ONE. W. J. BOSSE, W. Paul MARSH. JOHN T. MYERS, committee. HOMEMADE~FRnT BUTTER Surplus Fruits May be Conserved in This Way. Washington, D. C., Oct. 2 —As a final drive on fruit preserving the United States Department of Agriculture urges the making of homemade fruit butters. This is recommended not only to those who grow the fruit but to those in the city who may take advantage of large supplies and cheap prices. In a great many cases it will me possible for city people to get from outlying farms fruit which might otherwise be wasted. Various fruit butters recommended are apple butter with cider, apple ''utter without cider, apple butter with grape juice, apple butter with lemons, pear butter, peach butter, plum butter and Garfield butter made with plums and peaches. With the exception of a good preserving kettle very little equipment is needed for the preparation of such butters. Apple Butter There is no better way to use good apples, says the department, than to make them into butter. The sound portions of ’windfalls, wormy, and bruised apples may also be used. The better the apple the better the butter will be. Tn apple butter with cider either fresh sweet cider, or commercial sterilized cider should lie used, after being boiled down to about half its original quantity. The peeled and sliced apples may be cooked in the boiled cider or they may be first made into apple sauce which is then cooked in cider. It usually takes about equal quantities of sweet eider and sliced apples to make butter of the right consistency. In other words, 2 gallons of sweet cider should be boiled down, to 1 gallon, and 2 gallons of the prepared apples should be added to it either uncooked or as apple sauce. The two essentials of good apple butter are long, slow cooking—from 4 to 6 hours—and frequent stirring. If sugar is used, it should be added after the cooking is about two-thirds done. About 1 pound of sugar is the usual proportion for each gallon of apple butter but more or less may be used to suit the taste. The butter may b 1 spiced with cinnamon, cloves and all- . spice, or with any one of the three, • the spices being stirred in when 'he • cooking is finished. i While still boiling hot the butter should be packed in sterilized glass receptacles. or in stone jars, with thorough precautions Vgainst spoiling as with any other preserves. > A NEW~OVERLAND Martin Reinking, of near Freidhcim, ■ became the owner of a beautiful now 1 five passenger Overland touring car ■ ' yesterday, delivery being made to him ' by the Holthouse Fireproof'Garage, local agents for this remarkable car. The new Overland roadster dcliverc-1 last week to Dr. D. D. Clark, of this city, is the seventh Overland car sold 'to him by the Holthouse Garage. Dr. . Clark was one of the first Overland owners in the county and is more than pleased with the car —__ o Polite. “Sir” P'M the considerate stick-up ! •n. is he reached for his victim’s “I sincerely trust you will par- I : ..c . la..,hj you;’ time.”

OUT ON ROADS 1 I County Commissioners Met Allen County Board This Afternoon. THE MILLER ROAD Being Inspected by Them— Grant Saloon License to Klopfenstein. Granted a License. The board of county commission rs granted Joel Klopfenstein a retail liquor license for the purpose of running Ihe saloon in French township, known as ’’Schwandersville." His license dates from October 3rd to April 2. 1918, at which time he will have to close his bar on account of the state wide prohibition law going nlto effect

at that time. Klopfenstein purchased the saloon from Dan Neunschwander and paid SIOO.OO for the license. Assessment Refund. The board ordered a correction made in the assessment of Louis M. Sapp in the matter of the Sol Luginbill drain improvement. The Schug Drain The petition of Rudolph Schug for a drain in Hartford township was referred to drainage commissioners. John Yoder was appointed the third commissioner in the matter and an order made that the board of drainage commissioners meet at the head of the drain on Monday. October Sth. Guests of Mr. Laughlin The board of county commissioners visited the county infirmary this morning and werejJie guests of Supt. and Mrs. Martin Laughlin for a few hours, i This afternoon the board met the > Allen county commissioners anti went ■ over the Miller county line read. ■ which improvement is now up for I approval. YEOMEN ENTERTAIN The Fort Wayne Yeomen.filling two I special interurban cars, were guests of the local order last night, when ten t candidates from here, and five from Fort Wayne, were initiated. The lo -al i ladies’ drill team met the visitors nt ■ Marshall street and in a big parade. • proceeded to the hall where the fes- • tivities took place. The grand fcre- ’ man, George N. Fink, of Des Moines, ’ Iowa; and the slate manager and ’iis 1 wife, Mr. and Mrs. Duke, were present. ‘ Refreshments were served following - the initiation. The parade was headed by the boys’ band. n - I STILL COMING IN ’ Contributionf“to the war library 1 fund are still coming in. The sum ci 1 $27.50 was reported today, from the following: E. X. Ehinger $ 2.00 Research club 15.50 Catholic Culture club 5.00 Delta Theta Tau 5.00 f _ 1 The traveling libraries for nine school districts, comprising 285 books, were sent out today from the local 1 library. 1 o i JUDGE ERWIN GROWING WEAKER (United Press Service) s Fort Wayne. Ind.. Oct. 2 —(Special i to Daily Democrat)- Richard K: Erwin ■ chief justice of the supreme court of Indiana, ill from a serious liver trouble at St. Joseph hospital here, is much ■ weaker today and it is feared cannot > survive through the night. o COURT HOUSE NEWS. Real estate transfers: George W. 1 Dutcher, et al. to C. Longenberger, 20 ! acres of Root township. $3,900; Abra--1 ham Habegger to Henry Liechty, 100 ‘ acres of Monroe township, $17,000. THE SCHOOTTbOYS - Assisting Farmers in Harvesting Crops This Year. ' The farm labor problem is being ’ met in some communities by using 1 high school boys. Interested boys • can render a big service in many lines of work on the farm. The following letter was received Monday by G. I. Christie, state food director, from C. M. Job, county agent, Co- , lutnbus. Ind.: r “You will probably be interested to j know of our first experience with a group of town boys in working for the farmers. One man asked for I twenty-one boys to pull beans this , Saturday. The county agent rci quested that the teachers in Columbus and East Columbus make the an- ! noun cement that boys were wanted 1 to pull beans. Eighty-five boys between the ages of ten and fifteen responded and were anxious to go. "We could not use all of the boys, but got in touch with some other . men who had beans to pull and they were glad to take a number of boys. IWe took thirty-seven of the largest | boys. | I

NEW HIGHSCHOOL Contract for Pleasant Mills New High School Buildis Let to CUSTER AND HAWKINS Their Bid Was $23,991— To be Completed by Next August. Custer & Hawkins of Wren, Ohio, were awarded the contract for the building of the two-story, six-room new brick high school building at Pleasant Mills. Their bid of $23,991 won them the job. The school is supposed to be completed by next August. There were two other bids received as follows: Fred Linn. Decatur, $31,140; Wesley Hoffman, Decatur. $27,340. Plans for the building, which will be a fine, modern structure, were made by Architect Charles Christen of this city. The contract was let by Trustee E. W. France and his advisory board, and Attorney D. B. Erwin. of this city, is the attorney for the board and trustee. John Custer, a member of the contracting firm, formerly lived at Pleasant Mills, but is now a resident of Wren, where he is in the lumber business. o AT FORT DOUGLAS (Continued from Page One) The three regiments stationed here . “hiked" down last Monday, for what we hope was a farewell parade. There were something like seven . thousand of us, and we formed a line of about three miles in length. Os course the whole town turned out to give us the “once over,” and the glad hand. We are all expecting to leave soon, and are aching to be turned 1 loose among the Huns. When we do 1 go there’s not a man of us but who 1 will do so with a light heart and the courage born of a sense of duty to our flag and country, and though our ’ faults are many, we ask in all seri- ■ ousness that the prayers of God’s • people follow us to the front. So. at ’ any rate, don’t be surprised at the post mark on my next letter, for we : figure we’re about due to leave. Give dad, mother and the boys my love, and tell little sis she is always upper-

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