Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1917 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Publlahad Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER president ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Ratos Per 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 rates made known on application. Entered at the postoflice in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class matter. Now all you have to do is to get your New Year's day resolution ready and let it include your intention to tie a better booster for this town an I county. The Red Cross campaign will con tinue during this week, as there are many districts from which a comfde.e report has not been received. If for any reason you were overlooked, be sure to get in yet. It s not too late and they need you ami your help. It’s always darkest just before the dawn, and perhaps it won't be so very long before we shall be in a position to beat our swords back into plowshales, our staves into pruning hocks and our fuel administrators into college presidents.—Ohio State Journal. If you are'not a member of the It d Cross you must feel mighty lonesome and about as mean as a fellow can. The man or woman, who in this age. refuses to give aid to the sick and injured. to provide comforts for those in camp and trenches, lias a queer idea of the Golden Rule. There is talk of peace and it w.il come at regular intervals during the war. While we all hope that soon I eace of the real variety that will last throughout all time, will come, this should in no wise stop our preparations for war. Remember that the enemy is well organized and that ;■ cessation means a rest for them wbh no advantage for the allies, it's a nasty job but let's finish it as soon as we can. With all its war relief work, the American Red Cross is never caught unprepared for disaster or civilian relief work. This is illustrated by the fact that relief lias been furnished in sixty-tour disasters thus far in 1917. exclusive of the help now being given to the sufferers in the Halifax calamity. A notable example was that of the month of October when help and $125,000 was supplied by the American Red Cross to the 400.000 flood people made homeless in the flood at Tientsin. China.— ITtlaski County Democrat. John A. M. Adair has officially announced that he will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for congress in the eighth district and gives as his reason his desire to aid his country during this time of serious

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p'problems Mr. Adair served ten years — 'in congress with uiucb credit and , unquestiouably he has the ability and ■Hie energy to serve well. Judge Eichi y horn of Hlufftou has also officially ant nounced that he will be a candidate 'and the race will attract much at- ■ tention. It is doubtful It in any disI trict two men so strong as these are matched against each other. Mr. ■ I I Adair’s official announcement appears $ in this paper, taken from the Portland 1' Sun i ! The Red Cross will have more than six thousand members in this county , when the figures are all totaled. It Ims been a wonderful drive, responded to splendidly by the good citizens of this community who believe with all their heart in th 1 merciful organization. Now that you are a member you should be a real wo: .;er for the cause. There is much to do esftecltilly for the women. Sew and knit and work for the Red Cross. This campaign will give the local chapter three thousand dollars with which to w< :k. This means plenty of yarn and goods. Now let’s make it up quickly and get it to the front where it will be needed ami where many articles such as sweaters, helmets, wristlets, etc., are needed now. j SOCIETY | WEEKLY SOCIAL CALENDAR Wednesday Willing Helpers—Mrs. John Glancy. Thursday St. Vincent de Paul —Mrs. Dr. Costello. laiyal Workers' Class—Postponed. New Y. P. A. Officers — Parsonage. Friday. Mite Society—Mrs. Dan Sprang. Pocahontas Needle Club. When we let new friends into our lives we become permanently enlarged ami marvel that we could ever have lived in a smaller world. George Elliot. Mr and Mrs John A. Mumma entertained at Christmas dinner yesterday for Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilhelm and children. Helen and Reba; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard; Mrs. Ixmisa Garard. Mr. Jack Conway and John D. Aber. Victrola music was enjoyed it: the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Pee and fami.y entertained Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garard at supper last evening. The Minnehaha Needle club will meet Friday evening after Pocahontas council. The election of officers will be an event. The Y. P. A. officers for 1918 will meet Thursday night at 7:30 at the parsonage for the purpose of arranging the program and business for the new year. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter and daugi - ter. Velma McGill, entertained at dinner Sunday the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. L. T.Brokaw, Mrs. Jennie Raineer. Agnes Andrews and daughters, Cecil and Celia, and Vane Thompson. The victrola furnished music and a good time was enjoyed by all present. Miss Agnes Tiernan has gone to Anderson to spend the Christmas holidays with her nephew. Rev. Thomas J. Travers, pastor of St. Mary's church and her sisters. Misses Lucy and Nellie Tiernon.—Ft. Wayne Journal- ' Gazette.

Miss Catherine -Vesey left Sunday for Buffalo, N. Y.. to rejoin the company playing "The Knife." of which she is a member—Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette. Miss Zelna Stevens is spending a part of her vacation at Logansport' visiting with friends. She will return' ] here Friday to attend the teachers’ institute which will be held Saturday. Mrs. Fred Nye who returned to her home in Fort Wayne was accompanied there today by her sisters. Hetty and Myrtle Wilder, who will be her guests. I Herb Bremerkamp, of Fremont. 0.. 'liras a special Christmas guest at the’ home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1 'H. Bremerkamp on North Seventh street, returning this morning to Fre- 1 mont. Mrs. Ban Niblick went to Vera Cruz this morning to visit with her parents. • Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hcnneford. The meeting of the Loyal Workers’ ’ class to have been held Thursday eve- ' ning at the home of Mrs. Fred Linn ' has been postponed indefinitely. J Mrs. Ban .Sprang will entertain the' 1 Mite society of the Methodist church a

* Friday afternoon. This being holiday 1 week, the society will deviate from I its regular course and their will be a program and refreshments. Mrs. Dr. Costello will entertain the . St. Vincent de Paul society tomorrow afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Luttman return- , ed this morning to Sturgis. Mich., after a Christmas visit at the Ben Wagoner and Henry Luttman homes. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Luttman, of Detroit, 1 Mich., were also guests here. Christmas festivities at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Mougey were much 1 enjoyed yesterday. Guests were Mrs. Josephine Rodd. Miss Anna Vollmer and Alph Vollmer, of Toledo, O.; and Mrs. Anna Vollmer, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerke and i children. Janice and Kenneth; Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz, Merrill and Wilhelmina Schnitz and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Baumgartner, were Christmas guests at the John Rindehen home at ' Roanoke. Harry Suntan and family of near Pleasant Mills were Christmas guests ■ of the U. S. Drummond family. Mrs. Drummond accompanied the home for a visit. Christmas day saw a reunion of the McKinney family, in part, at the home of .Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Steele, on First street. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Andrews and Miss Eula McKinney, nt this city; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Me Kinney, of SussiaVille: Mr. and Mrs. I M. M. McKinney, of Antigo. Wis.; ■ Mrs. Robert Hawkins, of Kokomo, t were those present. , Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gillig enter tained at Christmas dinner and sup per for the C. Gillig family and Mr. and Mrs. Will Harting and daughter. Mayrne. Father Otthmar, of Carthagenia, 0.. was a guest in the eve- . ning. Mrs. Richard Burrell and grandson. Richard, of Huntington, arrived here this morning for a short visit with Mrs. Burrell’s parents. Wm. Blackburn and wife. One of the many Yule-tide dinners was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Shifferly. A very pleasant time was enjoyed by those present. Thev were Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Shifferly. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Barkley, Mr and Mrs. Morris Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis i Miller. Mr. Wm. Hart. Mr. Ivan Shit'ferly. Mr. Lonzo Barkley. Master Chas. Wm. Miller. Miss Rosa Fuhrman. Eldred and Doris Shifferly. The Fred Sellemeyer family had their annual Christmas reunion at the O. L. Vance home where they were guests at both dinner and supper. Katherine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer. was a new member welcomed into the circle this year. The afternoon was spent at the Fred Heuer home, which is always lovely with its special Christmas arrangement and symbols for the children. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cook entertained a*. Christmas dinner, guests being their children and eight grandchildren. Mrs. John Christen, of this city, whose birthday falls on Christmas day was the guest of honor at a lovely Christmas dinner party given by . her son. Harry Christen and wife at their home in Fort Wayne. A lovely birthday cake made by one of the neighbors for her was the centerpiece of the table and later the hostess. Mrs. Harry Christen brought in a large white birthday cake which she had made and on which were twinkling merrily, sixty-seven candles, one for each year of Mrs. Christen's life. Mis. Christen also received many pretty and useful gifts. The E. S. Christen family of Root township were also guests. Mr. and Mrs. John Ray returned this afternoon to their home at Dayton. 0.. after spending Christmas with the Hosea Ray family. John Ray. a former Decatur man. well known here, I was married Thanksgiving day to I Miss Grace Jones, of Dayton, who was known to friends here, having visited here on a former occasion. A Christmas dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Jackson. east of the city. The dinner consisted of a fine large roasted turkey, with cranberry sauce and all the oilier things that make the usual Christmas menu. With Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were eight of the ten chil- , dren. and eleven grandchildren, plates being laid for twenty-six. Aft- ■ er tlie dinner hour, the hoys went out for a rabbit hunt. The children enjoyed a large after-dinner pie. in which were hidden presents, secured, by each pulling a string, and drawing) their package from the previously, cut pie. Those present with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson and son. Carl Francis. Fort Wayne; Mr. ami Mrs. L. A. Jackson and children. Harland and Eileen; Mr. and Mrs, Holla Jackson I and children, Clarice and Marion Mi- ■

t y lan; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Koos and i children. Dule. Geruld. Donald. Helen r and Genevieve; Mrs. M. C. Jackson land Kenneth Sephus; Dewey Jack ' son, Nyle Jackson. Glen Jackson and ‘‘jMfss Fay Jackson. Two boys, Artie ' ( and Cleo Jackson, were unable to be with the others on account of filling their particular places at the sugar factory, having held prominent postilions during the entire campaign. I thus making the circle incomplete | Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jackson remained for a longer visit and will do their usual winter butchering during the t week. Every one enjoyed the day , and hope to have a complete circle next Christmas.—Contributed. r *» — f C O UR TI :1 Mock & Mock are attorneys for : - Catherine A. Liby in a case again.-*. s Albert Strahm. et al. on note, demand ' S2OO. Hunters’ licenses were issued to C. r Roma, Casper Miller, A. B. Lough, s - The case of the Catherine Eiting r et al., road petition has been sent to Jay circuit court on change of venue. Ten days given to perfect change. n e In the estate of Catherine Chronistt er. the executor was authorized to ~ sell real estate according to the terms f of the will. Notice was ordered for .. Cora A. Chronister, returnable January 7. John Neuensehwander. guardian of ’■ Sylvia Neuensehwander. was authorized to sell real estate of ward. J. D. Winteregg and Peter Soldner were ap- (. pointed appraisers. in the case of Lettie Death et al. vs. ' Elizabeth Harker, et al., appearance was entertained by Butcher for Elizabeth Harker. STRUCK BY CROW-BAR. I. e John Straler, aged thirty-two. of h New Haven, living at the Miller res--11 taurant while employed at the sugar factory here, is recovering from a s severe injury received Saturday ;. uight about nine o’clock at the sugar e factory, when a 25-pound crow-bar v fell ten feet, striking him on the head. A three-inch gash was cut above the left temple, and he was rendered unconscious for a while. PHONOGRAPH FOR CHRISTMAS 1 Abraham Morgan, of Blue Creek 1 township, a well known citizen, was presented with the Musikland phonoI graph by the Kintz cigar store and g Peeples restaurant Christmas Eve. e It was a $75.00 machine and no doubt helped to make the Christmas at the Morgan home a merry one. r MR. GILLIG BETTER 1 Amos Gillig. of First street, who - has been confined to his bed for some time on account of illness, Is improv- , ed. Miss Kathryn Mangold is the nurse attending him.

ADAIR FOR CONGRESS. ( Ex-Congressman John A. M. Adair Makes the Following Announcement Through the Columns of the Portland Sun. To the Voters of the Eighth Congressional District When my term of office expired on the fourth of last March. I had no . thought of ever going to congress again, and would not consider it now. were , it not for the fact that we are engaged in a war. and during the next two years several thousand of our boys from this district will be in the trenches, fighting our battles for liberty and humanity. Many of these boys and their parents are urging me to go back to congress, believing I can he of great service to them during the next two years. While in the service they will have many applications pending before the various divisions of the war department, and to get prompt and proper consideration. they should be represented in Washington, by some one who is in sympathy with the administration, and who by training and experience knows what to do and how to do it. During the ten years I served in congress, 1 not only became familiar with all the divisions and departments of government, but I learned to know intimately and well, all our public officials in charge of them. It is well understood. of course, that Woodrow Wilson will be president for three more ’-ears, and the same officials will be in charge of the various departments of government. It is. therefore, easy to understand why I can be of greater service to our soldier boys in securing for them what they want, than one who is unfamiliar with our public officials and who would require years of service before he would be able to accomplish a great deal. Having been honored by the people of this district for ten years, I would be nothing short of an ingrate, in this critical period of our nation's history if 1 did not heed the call of the boys who are offering their lives on the altar of their country. One soldier wrote me from Hattiesburg—"We stood by you when you needed us, now. it is your duty to stand by us when we need vou ” I cannot and will not turn my back on such an appeal. This is no time for selfishness. It is the time for duty and sacrifice. I am willing to make any sacrifice and perform any service I can. fpr the country I love and for the boys who arc fighting our battles. If this war would end in the next two years, new problems will have to he met. new adjustments will have to be made and new legislation will have to be enacted. It was my pleasure to have had an active part in all the con structive legislation passed during the last ten years, and I feel sure 1 can contribute my part toward a just and patriotic settlement of all new problems as they arise. Since war was declared, I have devoted the greater part of my time ( without compensation, in aiding our soldier boys in getting the assignments I they desired, and I shall continue this work in the future. My highest affibii tion is to do my part in the present crisis, and. if possible, show my appreciation of the kind treatment 1 have received at the hands of the people of 'this district, to whom I am under many obligations. I shall go before the primary on May 7, 1918, as a candidate for congress ' and if nominated and elected, will render for the people of this district ami for our boys at the front the very best service of which 1 am capable. Respectfully, (advertisement J j OHN A M ADAIR

I' -H 1 '■ .1 W The Thrift Club OF THE Peoples Loan and Trust Co. are enrolling members every day. Have you secured your membership? Come in and let us explain the advantage of being a member of our Christmas Thrift Club There are plans for saving ottered in this club which are suited to the needs and desires of everybody—young and old, rich and poor, city people and country folks. Any amount can be accumulated on these plans for Christmas next year, or for any other purpose, by depositing small sums in the club fund with weekly or monthly regularity. We pay 4 per cent interest on Thrift Club Deposits. Come in and join today. - THE PEOPLES LOAN AND TRUST CO. The Home of the THRIFT SAVINGS CLUB »

EXCEPTIONALLY FINE. Much credit is due hte committee, > Miss Esther Enos, Mrs. George C. t Steele and Mrs. W. Paul Marsh, who ; had charge of the splendid Christmas cantata that was given at the Christian church last evening. Every one of the children who took part in the t cantata gave their part in a very acceptable manner, and they deserve much credit. Many expressions of appreciation were heard on all sides. 1 The church was crowded and several were turned away. The spirit of the cantata was in keeping with’ needs this year. That spirit of sacrifice for others, and only when we make others happy, do we receive a bless Ing. An offering was taken at the close of the service for the suffering ’ Armenian and Syrian children in the ■ war-ridden territory. TRY AN _ AD IN OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN.

DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT. There will be an enjoyable dance at the Masonic rooms Friday night. Price 50 cents, and a good time. Music by a special orchestra from Kirkland, Ind. WALKED HERE _ FROM~~WREN. Colored Man Made Big Effort to Secure Gift for Grandson, Charles Knapp, of the Knapp Hardware company, made a colored gentleman from Wren. Ohio, happy Christmas morning. Charles was just eating breakfast when some one rapped at the door. Opening it he found an aged colored man, who told him he had walked from Wren, Ohio, here to buy a Christmas present for a grandson whom he had just learned would arrive at his home that aft-

ernoon for a visit. He said he had walked about the street and had noticed a tricycle in the Knapp window which he wanted for the boy. Os course Charles accommodated him and the old man left for home on the ten o dock car with a happy smile on his face in anticipation of the joy his grandson would have with the gift. WANTED—Cook at Martin's restaurant. Apply at once. I ■ —

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