Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1919 — Page 4

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To every reader of the Daily Democrat we extend the sincerest and most earnest Merry Christmas. At this glad season it is a pleasure to tell you that we appreciate the good feelings which we feel have existed towards us and which we hope will continue during the year’s to come. We are for you with every ounce of steam, and ability and loyalty we have and we hope to do our part towards making this a better community and everybody in it happier every day in the year. Here's wishing you a Happy Christmas. if Decatur succeeds in the present plans to provide an efficient power plant, there is a big job ahead ofus. A company must be organized to take care of that part of the finance not provided by the bond issue and this effort should have the support of every good citizen, it’s big but the big things are the ones worth while —■ ~ Ashbauchefs FURNACES I LIGHTNING RODS SPOUTING [SLATEJROOFING PHONE 765 or 739

BATTLESHIP Cofftee More than half the secret of good coffee means Battleship Coffee to a lot of careful buying housewives. That's because we select our raw coffee as carefully as we rt-ast it. and why we wax wrap the package to keep in the flavor we are proud of. Grocers are proud to sell it. Coffee— The Perfect Drink THE CANBY. ACH & CANBY CO. davton - ohl ° I o £ • Sii - I 1.11 111 ' , ■■H»l ■■ ■!». II mil -.— ~1.1. - — +++++++4+4-+«k+++*++++++^++++*♦+♦+++*++++++++++++++■?+•?+ ♦ »»« »»M ♦ ♦♦< I » >»+«'♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦■* The Holiday Season affords an opportunity to express again the pleasure we derive from our business relations with the best people anywhere and on behalf of our entire organization! we wish for you and yours A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ’ A Happy Prosperous 1920 THE FIRST"NATIONAL BANK DCCATUL, INDIANA. PW. tnutt President ’ ,Dr.. J'VV\ A izard.-IMractoy W. A. Kuebler. Vicefreeidefft e, .^. 8 ° s '^? ire . ctor C. A. Dugan. C'isMcr E. t, T. F. Grabber. Asst. Cashier Dyotfis bcbyjitt. Director

' and with the beat effort on your part the ttfflW vMP- wfi are sure Wb cfffi j t make the greatest progress. What we do !n the next few weeks will , lirgely determine the blßnett of the community and future success. 1 i' ■*—7" ’ There seems ’to be no doubt but the action of thfi state tax board and the public service commission concerning {he application from this 1 City for tlie right to Issue bonds in the sum of $75,000 for thte building of a new power plant here, equipped to double the capacity of the present plant and to save overhead. Both boards received the committee from here and accorded the members courteous treatment, assuring them 1 of cooperation in efforts to induce ' the investment of capital from other ( states in Hoosierdom, the besh spot j on earth. t

The eyes of the people of Indiana 1 are upon Decatur. They have learn--5 cd of the location here of a branch j I of the General Electric company and i they know what it means for it is one of the world's greatest corporations. They will grow and build and improve as the conditions warrant and before long will have a wonderk ful investment here. We must meet the condition, we must go forward and to do this don’t forget that we will have to meet many problems. Let each person determine now that he will do every thing he can and it will be easy and enjoyable and we will all prosper. MINISTERS OF DECATUR The church page will be omitted this week on account of Christmas activities, but will be resumed next week. A. H. SAUNDERS. INFLUENZA 'Rftk starts with a Kill the Cold. At the sneeze take < xßk. HILL’S V, , i CASCARAgQUININE WA Standard cold remedy for 25 years —in tablet form —-afc, sure, no opiates—break* up a cold in 24 hours—relieves grip in 3 days. Money bac't if it fails. Thx /ZnflWK. rentline b?s a Ped i Ur. fl to? J’r. Hili’* v r \ 2 tore 3

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1919

COURT HOUSE NEWS. I Edward Booth filed application PT 'letters as administrator. Bond filed (and approved. Letters were ordered, .issuwd, approved and confirmed. WitRam Frazier was appointed as inheritance tax appraiser. In the case of Who BoUhnnn as a lministratrix, Juristdietlon was assumfed by Henry B. Heller as special judge. Froof of service of notice to 'seo officers and parties interested was tiled. Finding all to have been notified for hearing of appraisers' report which was submitted. Total net value of the estate of Isaac Bowman was $31,767.53. Interest, Mary E. Bowman, the widow. $9,561, with no inheritance tax due. The interest of Van Buren Bowman, a son over and above exemption was $3,699.07 and the tax due, $36.09. The Interest of Josie Baumgartner, a daughter, over the exemption was $5,579.07, tax due from her, $35.79. Interest of Mary Bowman. a daughter. $3,209.97, tax due, $32.09. Interest of llarve H. Bow-

k man over exemption, $3,809.07. tax due. $39.09. The executrix ordered to pay inheritance tax. The appraiser 1 was allow-ed the sum of sl4 for servI ice and expenses. i Marriage licenses: Alfred Hirscby, . farmer, son of Henry Hirschy and I Miss Minnie Burkhardt, daughter of Ed Burkhardt. Leonard Lilly, shipping clerk at Detroit, Mich., son of ' Elijah Liby and Nola Snyder, stenographer, daughter of Thomas F. SnyI der. Wilson Chronister, farmer, son , of Albert Chrpnister and Tena Bittner daughter of John Bittner. Sylven Sprunger, farmer, of Berne, son of Emanuel Sprunger and Mary A. Ix'hinan, seamstress, daughter of D. F. Lehman. Hunting and fishing licenses were issued to Harrison Sudduth, C. 11. Draper, Alfred Daniels. NOTICE K. OF P. Christmas coming on our regular meeting night, there will be no lodge this week. New years coming on our regular meeting night, lodge will be held on Friday night, Jan.. 2, 1920. Instaiation of officers. R. E. MUMMA C. C. BIRTHS (Preble township) Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fruchte a daughter, Sunday' afternoon. Bern. Friday, to -Air and Mrs. John Bonie, a son. Richard Lee. CUT THIS OUT—IT IS WORTH MONEY DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup: Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides and back; rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cetthartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for constipation, biliousness, headache, and sluggish bowels. mitii i: of mssoLiTiox State of Indiana. Department of State, William A, Itoach, Secretary of State. To all to whom these presents t-liall come, greeting: I. William A. Roach. Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that TH!: DEVATI'R DEMOCRAT COMPANY has this- day caused to be tiled in the office of tile Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, tile properly signed and attested consents. statements and papers required by Section One of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. entitled. "An act prescribing the method and procedure for the voluntary dissolution of private corporal Hons and voluntary associations, and declaring: an emergency,” approved Marell. 11. 1913. And I further certify that said written consents, statements and pap. rs so tiled as aforesaid, show that said company and the officers thereof have complied with the provisions of s tid Section one of said act and that said! corporation is now in process-of < is- J solution. In Witness Whereof, I have he e-1 unto set my hand and affixed the : al of tile state of Indiana al the. city of j Jmllananolis. this 33rd day of Do • liber, A. D. 1919. WILLIAM A. ROACH. (Seal) Secretary of St- ie. By P. H. Wolfard, pep ty. NOT H i: OF HEVHM, ON PETIT' >N | TO ISSVE BOX US >, I Notice is hereby given to the 'ix payers of the city of Decatur. Ad us |o>uu’y. Indiana, that the ur.Jera>p ed Common Council of said city of D< a- ! tur. has tiled its petition before 'ho i State Board of Tax Commissioner: of tlie State of Indiana, praying that id Common Council be granted pert ssipti to issue bonds of said city in cie sum of $73,000.09 for the purpos-. of buying machinery to equip an elet ic light plant, and erection of neees: ry buildings therefor and said peti on will be heard by said State Board of tjpmmissloners at 2 o’clock p. n„ Tuesday, the 13th day of January. 1 20 at the office of said Board in Cit.' of Indianapolis. Indiana. Common Council of the • city of Decatur. Indi. ia. Attest: R. J. Christen, Clerk. 2 -31 ' -- --------' - ~ For Coughs and Colds Try DR. MARSHALL’S LUNG SYRUP The family size, a liberal quantity for SI.OO. Smaller Guei, 2oe-3ffc.

SOCIETY DOINGS Club Calenta Friday Pocahontas C'hristmiß Exchange. W. R. C. at 2 O'clock. Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Roll * deHghtful Mrthduy dinner in honor ot their daughter Mabie’s eighteenth birthday Sunday.. Miss Mabie is home from Indianapolis where she is attending school to spend her holiday vacation. A very pleasant day was spent by all present. Guests werfi: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Zerkle and Son Kennith, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith and sons Clarence and Lawrence and daughter Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. beat's Egley and sons Loyd. Robert and Virgil of Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weilman and son Luzern of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Parrish. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Mills and sons Robert and Charles and daughter Margaret, Miss

. Mary Fox of Herne, Miss Margaret , Joray of Bluffton and Jesse Landis . of Monroe. ♦ The Root Township Home Economics (Tub which was to have met at the home of Mrs. C. D. Kunkle on Fri- 1 ’ day afternoon has been indefinately ' postponed, Tlie time of the meeting ' will be announ ed later. The W. R. C will have a meeting ' Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Each ' member is to bring fruit or jelly to ' send to the Soldiers’ Home at Lafiy- * ette. All members are urged to be present. -«VW- • Several of the classes of the Bar- ’ tist church gave a surprise Christmas party for Jaunita Klick at the home of J. E. Stone on Monday aft- ** ernoon from 2 to 4. She received a large number of beautiful gifts, and ’ all enjoyed the afternoon. Last evening about fifty of the memhers of the Baptist church gave a surprise for Rev. and Mrs. Stone in , •I the form of a Christmas party. A delicious oyster supper was served and all report a fine time. TO THE CITIZENS OF DECATUR: “Our Christmas Hope.” Into a world grown old with strife God sent a child to give new life. But the world went on its way. Today the world needs Christ as sore As when the angels sang of yore. And for lifc, coming let us pray. For war and sin can never cease, 1 'Till He becomes the Prince of Beace And war-like empires'pass away. WILL OBSERVE HOLIDAYS The Clover Leaf railroad will observe Xmas day and New Years and 1 all freight houses along the line will I be closed except for the shipment of I perishable freight. Arthur Chase arrived from Detroit to visit with his parents over Christmas. Virgil Reed will arrive Friday to spend the week end with the boys. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Krueekeberg went to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Selking near Hoagland for Christmas. HOW HE ENDED KIDNEY TROUBLE. “I had a severe attack of kidney trouble and for three weeks could not get out of doors and scarcely out of bed,” writes C. E. Brewer. Village Springs, Ala. “Could not bend over at all without the most excruciating pains. I purchased a bottle of Foley Kidney Pills. Was relieved after : first few doses and continued their use until completely cured. I con | sider Foley Kidney Pills the best kidney remedy in the world. No recurreuce of my trouble.”

We wish to thank you for the business you have given us during the past year and assure you we will appreciate your continued patronage as we have i the favors accorded us in the past. ; WISHING YOU THE BEST OF EVERYTHING FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE COW YEAR — " W»w

| ABOUT TOWN Brent Barkley who owns and op .erates a hotel, at Kamath.. OreffnW, N here for a visit with his parents. MT. ahd.Mrs. Levi Batkley. attlr an gb s4nce of fifteen y4»rs. Odd "B fc” la looking fine and is getting along nicely, Frink Mills and 4ife of Mtnneapolm, ate the guests of the' F. V. MUD family. Miss Linda Getting of St. John was a business visitor in the etty today. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell went to FT. Wayne to virit with their daughter, Mrs. Jess Helm and son. Charles Bell and families over Christmas. Miss Nellie Wilderson left for her home at Hicksvilte, Ohio, to spend ■Christmas. Mrs. Charles Case went to Monroeville to spend Christmas With her mother. « Mrs. Ben Liniger went to Fort Wayne to visit with her daughter, Mrs. B. E. Weaver and family. Miss Adler went to Ft. Wayne this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Johnson west to Roanoke to attend the wedding of; a friend tonight.

+ CHRISTMAS WEATHER ♦ ♦ ♦ + Washington. Dec. 24 —It’s go- ♦ ♦ ing to be a cold Christmas, but ♦ ♦ according to present Indications ♦ ♦ Santa Claus for the most part ♦ ♦ will have to worry along with ♦ ♦ the snow now on the ground. ♦ ♦ the weather bureau safd. ♦ ♦ Occasional flurries of snow ♦ + are looked for in the Great ♦ ♦ Lakes region and in the middle ♦ ♦ Atlantic states today, so Christ- ♦ ♦ mas eve will be white ♦ + Sharp drops in the tempera- ♦ ♦ sure Christmas morning are pre- ♦ + dieted in New England and the ♦ ♦ falddle Atlantic states. Slightly ♦ ♦ Colder weather should prevail ♦ ♦ tn the Ohio valley and Tennes- ♦ + see. Conditions in the south At- ♦ + tantic and east gulf regions will ♦ ♦ remain practically unchanged, ♦ + the weather man says. + + Normal temperatures will + + continue in the great central ♦ ♦ vallfys over all the country ♦ + from the eastern slopes of the ♦ ♦ Rockies to the Pacifiic. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* « For that Sniffle that May be the Flu 1 A rOU Wed Lightning Laxltive Qtffaiw \/ Tablets. They will clear it all out I oi your system within 24 hours. You'll be astonished at the way they atop the sneezes and sniffles and the little aches. They cost only ascents—your druggat or dealer has them. Thousands oi particular people keep LIGHTNING LAXATIVE QLININE TABLETS Will Not Gripe or Sicken tn their homes all the Wne. Isn’t it better to pay a; cents for a relief now than to pay doctw bills later —and feel bud all the time? Get a package of Lightning Laxative Quinine Tablets before you do" another BIX IH E AtTr THURSDAY Special Xmas Show Sessue Hayakawa in “THE GRAY HORIZON” The eminent .Japanese screen actor, delineator of powerful dramatic roles, cast as an Oriental artist who avenges the betrayal of his sister by murder and accepts guilt stoically and without tlinching when he realizes that the evidence which would save him would cd use mortal pain to a woman. Matinee at 2:00 p. m.

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l' CONSTANCE TALMAOSE I The story of a miss with principles pure as the T( n Commandments, with a pair of eyes that made Cleopatra look like a consumptive selling-platter and with a list of “vamped” victims reaching from Frisco to Main street. New York. Matinee and Evening. Admission 10 and 25 cents. 1/ I ■ ■———mu ■ ii ii —■ ■ ■■■" ■■■ — ■I. i With kindest thoughts and best wishes to all I 1 WE WISH EVERY ONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR J Holthouse, Schulte &Co. » > j—l—— mi >r ■ ——■ — ; To the PEOPLE of DECATUR and ADAMS COUNTY I Wish You ! A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year • sou f° r '. oul business the past year. AucJ hope Io merit yotir business in the fuhirc. Wueii in neecj ol more Insurance call ’phone 156, Decatur, art my expense. Yours very truly, CHARLES W. YAGER Ajjeftt for the estern Reserve. V - i

—Doctors,,lawyers, merchants. elevator boys. Jingcric drummcas and erpp shooters. Nellie vamped ’em all. Siu even set four inmates of the Old Men's Home to writing love letters. Their necks were sore from looking over their shoulders at her. But their hearts were even more hurt. She said nothing—but when she smiled! Oh! sweet cookie, when she smiled.