Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1919 — Page 4

D HLY DE M OCR A T Published Every Evening Except Sunday by The Decatur Democrat Company JOHN H. HELLER President! ARTHUR R. HOLTHOUSE, Secretary Subscription Rates Ry Government Order, Ceets tn Advance. Or.u Week, by carrier 10 cents ( One Year, by carrier $5.00 One Month, by mail 35 cents Three Months, by mail SI.OO Six Months, by mail $1.76; One Year by mail $3.00 One Year, al office $3.00 Single Copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered hi the postoffice in Decatur, Indiana, as second class matter. Today’s weather was a sample of what has been or 1. re.-t tor next Thurt day when the rec< , \ for the soldier boys will be held here. Os course shipments • are uncertain these days but the committee has the promise of I sunshine and blue kies just like todays, If we get a gym for the boys and girls and the fair grounds converted into a city pari; and 0.-k started to’ beautify it, wo '.ill feel that the ro-v • m.'nity :■ st,-.rt forward on a pro- 1 gr 'ssivo path vni ■ • hiic, th r v.ii] make this a be; *r community v. And besides you are doing some thing i ami that counts lor a lot in these : days. Tim pe-aon conference is in session. 1 Do you realize that the greatest chap ter ever written in history is now being formed and that the represents th-s of the United State ■ are the greatest controlling f; - tor < f this conference? The . -tion taken at this im . ting will , ir-.r.y generations to come and it is hoped will result in a league ot nationr which will pre- : i vent all future wars. The farmers of Adams county are without any doubt opposed to a state, highway commission which taxes them to build roads and Maintain them in some other part of the state. They aro also opposed to any monkey ing with the three mile road law under which the GOO miles of improved highways in Adams county have been eon-' structed, and the farmers of Adams county are no different from those o; other counties. The. law makers will do well to listen to their appeals. _____i Hit ’em high, hit 'em low. Here we | c go—lor the gym fund. It's going fine now and with a little effort on your part and that of every other good citizen who really believes that the boys ‘ and girls are better when given a decent place in which to enjoy indoor i. sport, under supervision of the school t faculty. Bex t for this fund. It's ' 1 r more nt..-esi-urj than most of the ’ funds for it means the saving of a lot p of youngsters c; I the foundation of a spirit in Decatur th r will some davi , . a UriH’T 1‘ rp.nl f'.mn- it it,,

unrig real gynin turn - - * uw U - . vennyr. jvlrs. V, ill Winnes was in; said real estate mentioned. Thus Mas sj MR l Pre-Inventory Sale | | Do not buy an overcoat until you i | have seen ours, Do not buy a suit I I oi ciothes until you have seen ours. Do ! | not buy anything in the clothing line until i | you have seen ours. - p Save 25 to 33% percent | I The Myers-Dailey Co. I | SUITS THAT SUIT 1 Hi • sn um ■ m iBi 1 u«m BcaU Umb leu liaril . r 'T~*l ?*, f If

' n ittr.’nr.TttirnKtr.ttr nr.ttr.kr.r.r.ttr.r.y I ■>•’< III' I Club Calendar Tuesday. Tri Kappas—Ruth Parrish. Words only live when worthy i to be said. —Bulwer. ■ Mrs. Dan Tyndall will sing tomor- . row morning and evening in the ! Wayne Street Methodist church in , fort Wayne. She will boa guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Egley while in that city. Miss Anne Carlisle was hostess to i the Friday Night club at their regular ! fortnightly card party and lunch last evening. There were a number of. gite.- Is to join the circle of members. for the evening. The club prize was awarded to Mrs. John Peterson and the guest's prize to Mrs Christens ; Niblick. Miss Rose Christen will be ; hostess in two weeks. Emmet Clevenger, Mrs. Leah Leni hart and daughter. Arta; Mrs. Anna, Marsh were initiated by the Ben Hurs j i ii’st evening. An oyster supper Was erved after the initiation by the newly elected officers. The Union Chapel ladies held their astry sale at the Hower & Baker m at market and closed out by noon, with $23.95 “to the good.” Ti e Tri Kappas will meet Tuesday • itng with Miss Ruth Parrish. T Christian Pastoral Helpers had lendid meeting with Mrs. J. E. • Yn.icrson yesterday afternoon. At this meeting, the new officers presided. They are: President, Mrs. Roy Miller; vice president, Mrs. W. Paul; Marsh; secretary, Miss Florence; I Leichtensteiger; treasurer, Mrs. G. T. Burk. Mrs. Anderson served a delicious supper of creamed chicken,; trashed potatoes, celery, a “Last of the Garden” salad; cake and coffee s. Rosa Lord. Mrs. Fred Bacon ! Mrs. Gall entertained the Minne- ’■ Needle club last evening after the Pocahontas lodge. Games and other amusements preceded the lunch , eon period. Mrs. J. A. Hendricks entertained for 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday evening in honor of her sister. Miss Frank ’ Thompson, of Calgary, Canada, it be-i ing her birthday. Those present were all her old girl associates, Mrs. Tom Oliver, Mrs. Phil Hafner, Mrs. JoeAndrews, and sister, Ida; Mrs. For-, est Andrews, Mrq. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hendricks and son, Richard, and Miss Ova Ray. A very pleasant evening was spent, rehearsing past events, which happened back in the 80's. —Contributed. The Loyal Daughters’ class enjoyed a pleasant evening with Miss Eola Gentis. when a review of the book, . 'Pollyanna” was heard. During the social period dainty refreshments ( were provided by the hostess. Mrs. F. E. France, the new presi- . dent of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid \ society took charge yesterday when the society met with Mrs. Dolly Durkin. Twenty-six ladies took part in the work or th A afternoon and made : buttonholes for Red Cross garments, ; heard the discussion of business af-[ fairs and enjoyed the tea and wafers provided by the hostess. ________ i Mrs. Ed Lewis entertained the Phil-h athea class of the Eaptist church last 1 1

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• charge of the entertainment and had arranged two very clever contests. Delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Will Whines will have the February meeting and Mrs. S. E. Shamp | will be in charge of the entertainment. Mrs. Fred Avery was a guest last evening. Misses .Card and Fanny Baughman, of Fort Wayne, came today for a week end visit with the J. R. Porter family. o rnr r T 5 tuantn mitnjarmjanttr.twtwttt'.tS A petition was filed by the widow , of Hiram Kraner to have her interJest in the real estate set off to her. Orval Harruff, George Schaffer and Clarence Rayn were apponited commissioners to set off said interest in value and to proceed as provided by law. The November term of court closed today. After a two weeks’ vacation, I the February term will open February 3. Certificates of the election of the following as trustees of the German Cross Reformed church at Berne for ; three years was filed with the county recorder. A. C. Augsburge: William Baumgartner. Robert Schwartz, David Speichiger. David Ritten vs. Eli W. Steele, et al Upon petition, the commissioners in this partition case was ordered to pay to the administrator, the sum of $217.21 to pay debts of the estate. The commissioner was authorized to expend $35 for abstract. Edith E. Munro vs. Joseph Walker, et al. Affidavit as to military service of Charles Chrisman. D. B. Erwin was appointed to defend him. Judge D. E. Smith today entered finding in favor of Tone Andrews, defendant in a case brought by H*fruy I. Teeple. Judgment for costs wa also rendered against the plaintiff. This is the case in whieh Teeple sought to recover, claiming that h did not get his share of the fodder a;-’ clover, crops on the farm he leased ; Andrews, and asking for a restraining order preventing Andrews from turning his stock into field on which those crops were. The restraining order whieh was granted temporarily at the time of the filing of the suit, was dissolved. The plaintiff excepted to the finding and judgment and sixty days were granted him to file bill of exceptions. Orpha McManama took out letters of administration on the estate of her J mother, the late Margaret Jacobs. Her bond was S2OOO. In the estate of Margaret J. Hilpert, : appearance was entered by Merryman '■ for Milton Hilpert. William Frazier was appointed in- ; heritance tax appraiser in the Shosenberg estate and notice to interested parties was ordered. Final report was approved in the Henry R Buckmafitef estate and the administrator discharged. The property in the estate of John F. Carpenter was ordered turned over to the widow as under SSOO. No costs are to be taxed. In the estate of John Smith, the administrator filed a petition for author ity to carry on the contract of the de-i cent for sale of real estate with Henry Sm.it.ley and to execute deed for

1 granted and summons ordered for . Clennie Smitley. returnable Feb. 4. The administrator of the estate of ' George W. Teeple was authorized »o ? borrow money to pey taxes. t The administrator of the estate of Robert B. Allison was authorized to borrow money to pay bequests. ‘ BOYS COME ROME ( AT EARLY DATE

I Continued 'rom Page On*' ; Today’s peace conference sitting was planned as a formal affair with an imposing turn out of troops, impressive ceremonies, and a keynote speech by President Poincare Long before the hour for the opening, crowds had assembled in the streets leading to the foreign office. Paris. Jan. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Australia, as a free and . important nation, has its own peace demands for consideration at the' conference, Premier Hughes declared today in an interview with the United Press Australia considers that it won its independence on the battlefields and politically it stands now where the United States stood at the end of the revolution. It is in this spirit that it enters the peace conference with its own program. American Headquarters in Ger-i many Jan 18 —(By courier tn Nancvl —American who were prisoners in Germany will make affidavit exposing a number of new German atrocities. General Bliss stat-; ed today. The worst of these occurred when Germans without provoca- . tion. fired upon prisoners playing football, killing and wounding numbers of them. The last of the American prisonrs are now on their way home, General Harries said. A commission has been appointed to assist in repatriating Russian, Serbian and Rumanian soldiers.

DELINQUENT TAX LIST The following is a list of lands, city and town lots remaining delinquent for the non-payment of taxes for the year 1917 and previous rears In Adams county, Indiana: lilt If 111 ill'll ’■ ir. « , c i ~ a ~ ® - NAME DESCRIPTION ''si "’ - 3 a , ? “a '•Il I 1 J i f : 'l» - , . 1 : ■ 1 ■ I i. -j X ; ROOT TOWNSHIP Gilpen. Hattie E w pt. se !3« ; 30.00T0751420i J fljjfl gj.gs Zwick. Mary, 55 llliams, wpt lots_4l-43. d ' 10! 50! I I 1,35 i 1.55 _ KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP ~ Barger, John H. pt? nw ] »]ao aji 748! ' I I Barger, John ne nw , : 9 40 no 144 ft ’ it fill in Plank. Sarah, Curryville, lots 1?. 13 - I I 10 ! HARTFORD TOWNSHIP ~~ Anderson, Badgley, se se ..115:39.29 I j " | ~"T' ‘ ® adgle , y 8W 14134.291’»70'.550 ’104.971 St 94 Anderson, Hose A., ne nw 33 40.00'1390 421' , 59.01 3*55 WABASH TOWNSHIP £ etcr '. n ' v "• u iso.o 5M5 ;sb‘ —i ■ r -i —r~~ Aumilltr, pt. W 36 SW 2 g.OO 149 46 B Q 66 Kuntz, John. pt. se nw '”'3 00 ll' !*’»•** Kuntz, John, pt. se :..".d.'..d.... 22 ISOO I Kuntz, John, pt. eu ne nw .....?g.’oof I I Kuntz, John, pt se cor ne nw 23 200 Kuntz, John, pt w side ne ' □ * * I Kuntz, John, pt e'i fie nw""d.™~.™j"-’.|M 4?#0l Kuntz. John, pt etj ne nw L.?.’..’...L..12! 2.50'1165 3151 I imm mh Kevil._Jo_hn_F., nw cor eU se ?.. 20 5.?f1'155 lOsW . 11.40 J7S - JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP , Jarc ! b " ! 4 se :.;..|21J50.00!2400;G23! j j 1 Hmi:g a id,iiipi ß^ b nc ™ i?H«f ,6 i 260 h-ni %• On, < liarles I.nefr sw 3r70.00|1630k10| | | 41'95 27 33 TOWN OF BERNE = — I ktuser. M;. .\ u._; ise sw .. ~.'331 ,25| 60«170 ■ | S.»7|~ 4.74 U'j I Z » 3 5 ? ’ 3 o Ci < J 1 3 e o • j » <» ; c B 1 3 -i : ® ! 2 ? ■2. h a s I s h ___ . J : J ; ; I oe I J — TOWN OF GENEV,~ Allison, Charles, Buffalo ~ 1 tiTKrob • Allison. Hlr. « IS IfS 4.22 22.0$ Bennett. Ab, Buffalo J2| 1? 10c i 6-79 5.42 Bennett, Ab, Buffalo . i? £9.1 ...I Brayton, Ralph. ~14 . «» 601 300 15.04 22 .06 Barnes. John R. ISa «H}| n.gg 444 Beer, Abraham ••I**"’® JjSl 21.53 5!.20 Davison, Elizabeth 3 1 15, log g s g 3 1# Davison. Elizabeth St «*i J Daugherty, Wm. S. . . *] j?l 150 i 8.78 4.K6 Dunshee, Edward P.. vn 1-5 , I 3.90 511 Dunshee, Edward P. e 1-3 ilii-n'IjSS Hendricks. Joseph A.. ? — BOO 187.33 93.17 Pine, Catherine ... 6.00 7,13 Pine. Catherine §5 190 M: Sw J j.. i « 3U5 1350 - SW sec • 9 ' ;si> A !50 250 140 1% its; 3<-liultz, August M mlm 100 I6 ' SS 2‘-83 it. rT~ iowlLof DfcCATIArTy 1 AlHson. k. B. |’>-4j37«.d 240 "* ~ Allison, K. B„ 3 pt I??®ll"kj 35.19 103.55 Close, Catharine -85 Close. Catharine - I1“8I15O| Frlsintfer John M —.li9< 1501 pr»rmi> Frlsinger'& Co.?’nti sU o. 1. ioIaI?!9 U 45 Igg igilg *44 go Lenhart, John M.. pt. o | H92'*9£ 515 113 9, 03'43 Leonard. Thor. A. * Frances M pt ■?,?• |‘®’ 115 u eg?” b |J| Leonid, 1X “• * SUB ‘ e Myi t >D citizens 2d i“;|| a BO 6b ° 2 ft| : ’ Z« £ : z '■■ ■oil 1? 1100 * ««i 39J4 Quinn, John P„ 2.3 65 255 .30 13J>» i«nn Teeple. Geo. W., pt. o. I. U, ®’s "30 49 96 S 3 '4 I'odd, Jennie A. et al eU. ni, ~ i ■■ ■■ -»01 30u 350 35 50 la’-t l'o id, Jennie A, ai.j npt Vl 1? 35 "’ C lß '°‘ in addition to above tax st no .... •' ' I 104.19113.66 printiog. ‘»"t» must be U Ith each receipt issued there win i F . cents to til.- treasurer. ‘ c " 111 be an additional cost charge of nrtv I Slat ! °v £ ’ r - dl £’ la ' Wunty or Adams, its: ’ ° I the above is ; '^nd oVlaniJ 1 ' hereby certify that . “.nvt!^ uent “TO lots I Ist day of January, 1919. Audttors ofcce „ : City of Decatur, th U S a h\Wby U^e^4 d t ’ th“£ r oV U -I Will be scold at public a net Imi V-? a? tV e v Cfcsts 5?.”.?1,S ss.!»r «l • r -maeumig at io o'clock'i *?’*’»’« ‘he Rh *?v 8 r * ® ft J X* day of January? |

THE WOMEN ARE COMING (United t’ r «« service) 1 London. Jan. 18 —(Special to Daily ' Democrat)—The English invasion of America H about to start. An army of British is heading for New York. The transport Plattsburg will arrive there about Jan. 29. with the first 77 English girls who married American doughboys. Three hundred more will follow soon. The Red Cross is paying ail expenses. sTxth SON BORN ——-

! Born: To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christen. 3124 Victoria avenue, a son.—Ft. ’ Wayne Journal Gazette. i' This makes the seventh child and ■ 'sixth son. Mrs Christen was Miss ’ Nettie Buckingham of this city. , — WE HAVE ’ Customer for a good farm Will buy stock and implements used in , operating the farm. Eighty acres in French township: large bank barn, good house ond outbuildings. Good house and lot Trade for farm. 14t3 ERWIN & MICHAUD. WISCONSIN FARM LANDS. Landology, a magazine giving thel facts tn regard to the land situation (f for a home of as an investment ou are thinking of buying good farm lands, simply write me a letter and say. “Mail me Landology and all par Icnlars FREE.” Address Editor Landology. Skidmore Land Co., 286 Skidmore Bldg., Marlnotte, Wisconsin. 13mo YOLR AUTO LICENSE WHEN READY TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR YOUR AUTO LICENSE CALL AT THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE. RICHARD C. EHINGER, Notary Public. o ctHmi eat ment' ; . •» ‘um tents 50 cent* to th* ” * •!> Mcnw atrttrt * —

PARADE PROGRAM FOR SOLDIERS’ THURSDAY, 2:00 P. M., JANUARY 23RD, 1 y I r American Flag y Wolf & Dessauer Drum Corps War Mothers Woman’s Relief Corps Grand Army of the Republic r, Company A, in uniform ’ All Discharged and Furloughed Adams County Soldier command of Discharged Commissioner Officer/ All in Uniform Red Cross Liberty Guards Service Flags Citizens in (Jenera! PLACES OF ASSEMBLY All Adams County Soldiers, Discharged and Furloughed Sether Building Wolf and Dessauer D urn Corps, Library War Mothers, Library Service Flags. Library Citizens will fall in from Second Street Parade will form on Second street at 2:00 o'clock p headed south: South to Adams West on Adams to Fourth North on Fourth to Monroe East on Monroe to Second South on Second to LIBERTY WAY where the services will take place Be sure, soldiers, to register your name at either of clothing stores. This is requested of you so the committee, know how many plates to lay at the banquet. JOHN T. MYERS. Chairman of Parade TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS First—We want to thank our 3,200 subscribers ft H their subscriptions and patronage during the past vear H Second—We want you to renew your subscription!! b the Dailv Democrat. The Democrat is now entering upon its sixteenth»» | as a daily paper and during this month we are making* :: annual campaign for subscription renewals. With each renewal we are giving a Farmer’s g and Account Rook, a handy and conveniently arranged r» £ mne for the keeping of household and farm records, a b also many interesting fa ts, together with calendars ft •j 1919 and 1920. a We promise to continue—with your loyal support-i a give you the news, covering the local field in a svstemft y way. besides furnishing our readers with the United Pre | Service, the same news service used by the big city dailit The subscription price of the Daily Democrat by mil. ■ only 53.00 per year, less than one cent per day. If you can't come in, mail us your check. If you have an item for the paper, let us know abai • it. We will he glad to print it. ’Phone 51. RENEW NOW. THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. .; -tr ttE 32 3c 3*; -jjj 'ax: 3OOC 3R a&B&aESt 3E 3SXS New vs. Old 'THE Brunswick Method of Reproduction has * established new standards of tone projection, due to two outstanding features—two departures from old methods. 3ft The Ultona reproducer enables you to play all | y records at their best. Just a turn of the hand | j presents to each type the proper point and dia- ; J phragm, its exact position on the record, and the precise degree of pressure. As no one record maker has all the desirable m singers and entertainers, the advantages of ih e Ultona are easily appreciated. an The Brunswick Amplifier brings out to nfJ hitherto lost and eliminates the usual metallic Hj sounds, for it is built entirely of molded nood like a fine violin. Let us explain all the features of The Brun’’ uc wick to you. We will gladly put it to any test n* you wish. But you shall be the judge of its B°' f|ii penorities. 3) ’ O I I I Th9 pijyt Jg Brunswick all Ufft requires uE no . -.3 records exclusive at thei ' tjj artists ,v Sest ”-'"7 m I ,> f 1 II Pumphrey’s Jewelry SW