Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1917 — Page 4

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER Preeldent ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subecrlptlon Ratea I’er Week, by carrier 10 cents Per Year, by carrier $6 00 Per Month, by mall 26 cents Per Year, by mall $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising ratea made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. The indications are that with a continuance of the big drive until Monday evening, Adams county will go over the top with her 4,700 members of tlie Red Cross, another victory though it looked impossible when we started. Each effort seems to be easier than the one before and the interest manifested is proof that we will support our boys wherever they ( may be. We are learning to sacrifice, to give, to stand the strain and it is well, for this is a real part of war. We refuse to believe that Berne will be the only district in this county to fail in the Red Cross drive. The population of that community arc nothing if not charitable. They believe in giving aid to the fallen ami the sick and the injured. They have proven in the past that they can do i things and we are sure that before Monday night they will have brought their record up to that of the other districts of the county. We still refuse to believe them antagonistic to j such a worthy movement as they have been reported. i The Red Cross drive will close Moi' ( day evening. Will you have a white , star in the center of your service flag? i Every member of the family should i become a member of this organization. .

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fl whose purpose is to give aid to the - sick ami the injured. We know just * how hard it is to meet all the demands . these days but there is not a person f in this county who cannot afford to t sacrifice, if by so doing he adds to f tho fund which is to be used to take care of those who need quick assistance that their lives may be saved. ( Join the Rod Cross, even if you have , to do so without something yourself. i ■= =======s i Monroe has written her name into 1 the history of her nation and will be talked about and written about in thousands of papers today. They are 100 par cent (perfect, every man, woman and child in that splendid town being a member of the Red Cross. Besides this they have gone “over the top” in their entire district with 200 per cent to spare. Their allottment of members was 250 and they have turned in 708. Such a community is bound to thrive for it is composed of the kind of people who hear the call for mercy and who know how to do things and have the energy to do it William A. Roach, of Delphi, has been named secretary of state to succeed Ed Jackson, now a captain at Camp Custer and already the murmers of discontent are heard. The progressive leaders of the ninth district consider the appointment a slap at them and the Indianapolis Star has the following to' say: t , < Members of the progressive element of the Republican party in the Ninth District are not backward about expressing their belief that the appointment of Mr. Roach will turn out a liability rather than an asset to the Republican party in the elections of next year and 1920. The mutterings oi disapproval were not long in reaching Indianapolis after the announcement of the appointment was made. The new' secretary of state was generally regarded as tin unrelenting foe of all the progressively inclined voters of 1912 and 1914, losing no opportunity.

c'acording to tho statements reaching t 1 ludianapolls yesterday, to abuse the t leaders of the progressive movement i of those years. > The fear is expressed among a num- > ber of men who ure influential in the j Ninth District Republican politics tiiat - the appointment will go far toward overturning all the work accomplished i last year in the reunion of the disuordant elements of the party. According to this view Roach's apimintment is a recognition of his leadership iu the Ninth District and will be interpreted generally among the Progressive voters of the district as a direct slap at them, as well as notice that their further participation in the Republican party is not wanted. s SOCIETY j The following written by Riley might well be headed "Home for Christmas:” Afterwhile. Afterwhile we have in view The old home to journey to; Where the Mother is. and where Her sweet welcome waits us there. How we’ll cjick the latch that locks In the pinks and hollyhocks. And leap up the path once more Where she waits us at the door; How we'll greet the dear old smile And the warm tears, afterwhile. — James Whitcomb Riley. Mrs. Clark Sphar and daughter. Virginia, of Detroit, Mich., will come Monday evening for a Christmas visit with her parents, Mr. ajid Mrs. F. A. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Mosttre and daughter, Lucile, of Bluffton will spend Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mosure. • The meeting of the Concord Leaders’ class with Miss Thelma Houk was postponed from last night until Friday evening of next week. Misses Anna and Nell Winans and Lois Byerly left today for Valparaiso where they will spend a week's vacation with friends. Miss Jessie Winnes had several Christmas contests for the Philathca class of the Baptist Sunday school when Mrs. S. E. Hite entertained last evening, with twenty-two guests present. Plans were made so rthe making of a comfort for the Baptist Industrial school at Crawfordsville, and each member will make a block before the next meeting. The hostess served refreshments. Herbert Dauer, student at Wittenberg college, Springville, 0., is nt home for his holiday vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dauer. A number from here attended the Hhriners’ party for children at Fort Wayne this afternoon, the children being chaperoned by their mothers 0 1other friends. Those who went on the 11:30 car were Mrs. E. G. Coverdale and daughter, Mary Madeleine and sister. Eleanor Ellis; Mrs. R. D. Myers and children. Josephine ar.d Richard; Helen Dugan. Bernice Leonard and Ruth Frisinger. Mr. and Mrs. (’. H. Colter have as their Christmas guests, their mother, Mrs. Martin Beery, of Ripley county; and their son. Bob Colter, a student at Ihirdue. who is at home for his vacation. Ambrose Kohne, student at Rensselaer, is at home for his holiday vacation of two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kohne. Miss Anna Voilmen will come from Toledo, 0., tomorrow to spend Christmas with her sister. Mrs. P. J. Mougey and family. Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills will have a delightful reunion of their family for, Christmas w-eek. Sunday their son, Frank Mills and wife, of Minneapolis, Minn; and their son-in-law, Milo McKinney and wife, of Antigo, Win., will arrive Sunday for a week’s visit. Frank is manager of the Marathon Motor Car Company at Antigo. Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Brodbeck. of Elyria, <)., will come Sunday to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brodbeck. Mrs. Joe Rice and Miss Mary Callow left for Marion for a Christmas visit with the Frank Rice family. a—— | 6 O D RTI Real estate transfers: Olaf Wilson, et. al., to William Speakman, 20 acres of Blue Creek township, quit claim ' deed: Verena Mazelin et al., to Osia Von Gunten. 60 acres of Monroe township, $10,000; Elsie S. Thomas to J

: Aaron Odle, part of lots 1 and 2 Dcc-i- --( tur, quit claim deed: Owen Johnson, et al., to Aaron Odle, et al. lots 1 and 2 Decatur. $700; Margaret Hahn ’.o George W. Keller, lot 63 Monroe, $500; ' George W. Keller etui, to Caroline ■ Tceple, lot 63 Monroe. SSOO. A marriage license was issued to Louis Selking. farmer, born Septum- , ber 30, 1896, son of August Selking, to wed Ruth Marbach. born December 18, 1895. daughter of Christian Marbach. In tlie Herman Hessler estate, inheritance tax was found due from Anna Hessler in the sum of $125.23 and from Barnardine Hessler, in the sunt of $63.65. William Fraier. inheritance tax appraiser was allowed $9. o__ — ZION REFORMED CHURCH Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., M. Kirsch, superintendent. German preachinng and communion services 10:30 a. in. Christian Endeavor service 6:15 p. m. Topic, “Christmas Giving." English preaching ami communion service 7 o’clock p. ni. The Christmas program for the children will be rendered Christmas Eve at 7:30 o’clock. On Christmas night, the 25th. the choir will render a cantata, netitled: "The laird's Annotated.” These have been busy days. May we rest tomorrow and refresh our souls by attending services and uniting around the Ixird’s table. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor. A FINE ENTERTAINMENT An unusually fine Christmas entertainment was given by the lower grades at the north ward, pupils of the Misses Lizzie Peterson and Della Sellemeyer. The entertainment was presented yesterday afternoon and more than seventy-five guests witnessed it. There were several playlets, and of course Santa Claus, Mother Goose and many of her characters were there to take part. The rooms were pretty with their Christmas decorations of red and green and gasoline lanterns lighted the rooms which were otherwise darkened for the afternoon. ELECTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to the lot owners in the Decatur Cemetery association that there will be an election. held at the otfive of Drs.sQovwdale, in the city of Decatur, Indiana, on the 10th Day of January, 1918, at 7:30 p. m. for the purpose of electing seven trustees for the Decatur Cemetery association for the ensuing year. J. S. COVERDALE. Sec’y D. C. A. FIRE NIPPED IN BUD Sparks from the ash pan which was being carried from the stove on the second floor of the Fullenkami store, in the ready-to-wear department, set i tire to a blanket, but was discovered by the time of the return With lhe 1 empty ash pan, with the result that ' the fire was extinguished easily. A ' few wrapors were slightly burned and > the loss is very slight. I GOLDEN WEDDING DAY 1 Fifty years ago today Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackburn, of this city, were married, and the event was observed .' quietly. We had the pleasure of presenting to I hem fifty dollars in goid, a gift from their son. Lieut. Robert M. Blackburn, now stationed at Jeffersonville, Indiana. ■ c MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR. Rev. W. Paul Marsh this morning ’ received the following telegram from ■ William Granson Rose, superintendent of the Lake Division of the Red ! Cross: "Mr. Garfield joins me in congratulations to northern Indiana and its enthusiastic attitude. Best wishes for a big success of a very good half of a very fine state.” — o REV. MARSH AT CAPITAL. , Rev. W. Paul Marsh, who has made , good as assistant director of the Red . Cross for northern Indiana, attend--1 ed a dinner at the Claypool hotel. Indianapolis, today at which national 1 officials were entertained. Tonight he will assist in a meeting at the Murat theater. f “• KERN FUNERAL MONDAY. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn and the E. B. Bern family received a message ( late this afternoon that the body of E. B. Kern, who was murdered at s Brinkley, Ark., last Tuesday, would arrive here Sunday morning over the 3 Clover Leaf. The funeral will be | Monday morning at ten o’clock from a the Evangelical church. A. S. Elzey, p of Ossian, brother-in-law of the de- | ceased, is in charge of the body. CHURCH OF GOD. Services will continue this evening 1 and tomorrow at the regular hours, at 1 the Church of God. o — Democrat Want Ads Paj

Monroe leaes AH The World (Continued from Pago 0n,,) Cross us I heir splendid service flag on display in the window shows. Schools Patriotic Miss Ethel Potts. teacher at district number one in Kirkland township, turned in to Mrs. S. D. Beavers, chairman of the Red Cross campaign, the sum of five dollars as a patriotic donation from the pupils of her school, who ure enthused over the work. Ibi - inot in membership subscriptions, but a donation. Miss Ruth Parrish, teacher at tho Raudenbush school, south of the citv turned in seven dollars in membei - ship fees from her pupils. Messages from Leaders. Cleveland. 0., Dec. 21, 1917. Adams Co. Chapter. Decatur. Ind.: — The Lake division has gone over the top in five days. It has accomplished what thousands considered impossible in eight days. This in spite of the most unfavorable weather conditions and holiday season handicap. That is great, but the big work yet remains to be done. The Lake division, compost'd of the three best states in the union should lead all other divisiorfC and will do so, if the same fine spirit of co-operation that has characterized the campaign thus far is maintained until Christmas eve. We want every chapter to go over its quota. We want as many as possible to -enter the honor class. For your own success, for the advancement of the Red Cross, for the welfare of the nation, and for the winning of the war. let us make the next three days the biggest of the campaign. All together, now. WILLIAM GANSON ROSE. Director Lake Division, American Red Cross. Cleveland, ()., Dee. 22. 1917. Adams Co. Chapter. Decatur. Ind.: — Sunday is Red Cross Sunday, dedicated to the interest of humanity, and every worker in every chapter is expected to devote his or her best efforts through that day to securing membership for the American Red ■ Cross; and thus hastening the righteous victory that will mean world peace. Last Sunday several hundred cities throughout the nation rolled up wonderful membership records in house to house campaign because families are haine Sundays. Washington has just wired us to urge the plan upon every chapter in the Lake division. Every house in Kentucky. Indiana and Ohio not displaying a service flag with a white star should be visited by a worker on Sunday. Wire reports as usual Sunday as we hope to announce to the nation Monday morning that the Lake division has enrolled two million patriotic men, women and children in the Red Cross. WILLIAM GANSON ROSE, Director Lake Division. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 22. 1917. Adams Co. Chapter, Decatur, Ind.: — The Lake division leads the nation. Indian astands high in the division. Three days remain for even bigger things. We want the highest per cent of state membership. We want the most chapters standing strong with full quota, but even more than Ulis we want to make sure that we have carried out our appeal to every home in the state. We want representatives of every home to join as members of the Red (Toss in proclaiming their support of the greatest cause our nation has ever upheld. Our most vital interests are at stake. Now is the time for us to show that we know it. A. F. BENTLEY, Assistant Manager, Lake Division. Dan H. Tyndall, chairman of the ' Red Cross for the Krick-Tyndall com- , pany, reported at 2:30 this afternoon that they were entitled to a white 1 star, every member of the 45 employes at that plant having joined. REV? McCOMBE AS EVANGELIST. ('. E. Bell has received a copy of the Herald-Recorder, published at I’ottsdam. N. ,Y., which gives an interesting account of the evangelistic, services being conducted there by Dr. J. H. McCombe, who was assistant to Rev. Honeywell when the tabernacle meetings were held here a few years ago. With Dr. McCombe is ids wife, who was also a member of the party here, and C. B. Gould, choir director. The Potsdam meetings closed last Sunday and the meetings were entirely successful. Rev. McCombe preach- ’ ed powerful sermons, hitting the mark, evidently, and arousing great ■ interest. 1 , DICK MiLLER IS PRESIDENT I - t Dick Miller, of Indianapolis, well known here, has been chosen pre.-i- --. dent and manager of the City Trust company, a new financial institution of the capitol city, consolidating his bond business with the trust company , Mr. Miller is a successful business t.mau with a large acquaintance all over the state. He was the. democratic nominee for mayor at the recent city election.

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EMERGENCY OPERATION William Foughty, of Eleventh street was taken to the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, at 7 o’clock last evening tor an operation, for the removal of gravel. The operation was held and

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