Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1920 — Page 2

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DECATUR'S GAIN IN POPULATION: — Decatur's population on January 1 1930, was 4.762, a gain of 291 withii the last ten years, the census bureai giving out the official figures thi; morning. This is encouraging t( everybody for the fact must be re membered that Decatur has advanc ed and grown in population withou the aid of large manufacturing con cerns and the gain made shows ai actual growth, the increase being made up of people who really liv> here and call Decatur their home We have been and will continue tr be, to a great extent an «agricul tura! community. Many prt dieted that the 1920 census would . how a decrease and to them tin nain of nearly three hundred or a lit tie over six and one-half per cent will be a pleasant surprise aud clear ly shows that we have not gone back ward. It is true that many familie moved to larger cities a few yearago to seek employment, especiall; the younger folks, but on the othei hand others have come to Decatur t< live, the difference in this case, it face of the census returns, being t< the advantage of Decatur. Even i Decatur is not a city of fifteen o twenty thousand, as some day L might be, it is one of the best Sn< most flourishing county seats in In diana and we dare say that its 4.761 people are the finest and best peoph on earth, equal to double or triple th* number. That counts for something With the new industries that havt located here recently, including th( General Electric factory and the Decatur Castings company, hundreds of people will be given employment and the city’s population will be ma terially increased even during the present year, and we are sure that it the census would be taken at the end of the year, Decatur would show a population over the five thousand mark and in another ten years the increase in population may be surprising. Watch us grow. The following editorial from the Columbia City Post very sanely discusses the Republican tax law: “The Fort Wayne News and Sentinel wants to know what the democrats of Indiana are going to do with the reform tax iaw. Well, one thing certainly, they are going to make so many changes in it that the creators of it will not recognize it, for they will go even further in the of the law than Mr. Fesler or McCray have publicly proposed to go, and all objectionable features will be eliminated. With one-half of the republican leaders of the state pro-

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Sleep Does e dry couch keep you awake? KEMP’S BALSAM 6 will stop the tickle v. that makes you cough. CUAHANTCEP. claiming the law perfect and the other half proclaiming it a monstros lty, what can the tax payers expect in the way of the revision in case the majority of the members of the legislature are republicans? The safe and certain way to have the .law revised and amended on a sensible basis is to send democrats to the legislature and elect the democratic can Relate for governor.

Have you paid your spring installnent of taxes? The majority of the axpayers in Adams county will pay more this year than last year, even n spite of the promise made >y the present state adminstration that taxes would be lower'd through the functioning of the new tax law. The state alone will :ollect more than twenty-five thousind dollars from the taxpayers in his county this year and that means Oereased taxes. The only thing that makes us the east bit peeved is that the lndianap-; ilis morning paper carried Decatur's I icpulation ahead of us and that it lid not give the figures the prominnce we feel it should have deserved, j IVhat's Indianapolis, compared to Decatur, anyway? | - Absent voters may vote at the , orimary if they secure the proper < i blanks and ballot from the county , clerk. If you are going to be out of.' own on election day. Tuesday, May Ith do not lose your chance to vote. iut go to the county clerk and get j vour ballot. J s-a-sassas |, Watch Decatur grow within the i ue*t ten years. With the General r Electric factory and the foundry giv- j ing employment to hundred's of peo- j pie we will pass some of these chesty j towns like a cyclone. || -' The percentage of gain in Deca * ur's 1920 population, figures a little ' iver six and one-half per cent. I That’s better than a loss and we are I proud of it | { — - We are confident that the 4,762 * I people included in Decatur’s popula- j tion are the best on earth anS that's worth something. ' I 1 Blufftoc and Portland may have a ] , larger population than Decatur, but 1 i we would,not trade with them, would , you? 1 , Remember the figures, Decaiur's . population in 1920 was 4762. COULD NOT BEGIN TO TELL ALL “I could not tell you all the benefits ( 4iad from the use of Foley's Honey and Tar." writes Miss Rose Florke, 209 Hawkins Ave., N. Braddock, I’-i | ‘I had a cold in my chest and fearing it would cause pneumonia I tried. Foley’s Honey and Tar and it was 1 not long till I felt relieved. 1 hope Others suffering from severe colds will try it.” Many such letters have been written tbout this time-tried, reliable family medicine for coughs, colds, I croup and whooping cough. Sold everywhere. I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, APRIL 24. 1920.

♦ POLITICAL CALENDAR ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦ FOR REPRESENTATIVE Editor Dally Democrat: Please anounce In your paper that I am a caudldata for the democratic nomination for representative from Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, I*2o. THURMAN GOTTSCHALK. P ROsiCUT ING ATTORNEY Editor Dally Democrat: You are authorised to anaounce my name as a candidate for the Democratic npminatlon for Prosecuting Attorney of the 26th Judicial district, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1920. E. BURT LENHART. Editor Dally Democrat: Please announce that I am a candi date for the democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney of the 26th judicial district, subject to the decis ion of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1920. ADAM C. BUTCHER. COUNTY AUDITOR Editor Daily Democrat: You are authorized to announce my name as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Auditor subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1920. MARTIN JABBRG. Editor Daily Democrat: Please announce that I am a demo cratic candidate for Auditor of Ad p ams county, subject to the decisiof of the voters at the primary election to be held. Tuesday, May 4th, 1930. E W. FRANCE. COUNTY SURVEYOR ■ Editor Daily Democrat: ! Please announce my name as a democratic candidate for county sur veyor, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1920. DICK BOCH. COUNTY RECORDER iEditor Djiily Democrat: I You are authorized to announce my name as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county recodrer, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday, May 4, 1920 Joseph McConnell. COUNTY COMMISSIONER Editor Daily Democrat: You are authorized to announce thai am a candidate for the democratic nomination for commissioner from the second district, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election Tuesday, May 4. 1920. B. F. BREINER. Editor Daily Democrat: Please announce that 1 am a demo cratic candidate for county commissioner from the second district, sub jeet to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday. May 4. 1920. IRA WAGONER. COUNTY SHERIFF Editor Daily Democrat: Please announce that 1 am a candi date for the democratic nomination for Sheriff of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primarv election to be held Tuesday, May 4. 1920. SEPH MELCHI. COUNTY TREASURER ~ Editor Daily Democrat: Please announce in your paper that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for treasurer of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday May 4. 1920. FRED W. STUDLOE. COUNTY COMMISSIONER Editor Daily Democrat: Please announce in your paper that I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for county commissioner from the first district, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be held Tuesday. May 4 1 1920. HENRY GALLMEIKR. Editor Daily Democrat: ' Please announce that lam a candidate for the democratic nomination for commissioner from the First district, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to be .held, Tuesday, May 4t.h, 1920. ERNST CONRAD. s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—*—s MR. FARMER Your harness we’ll repair and oil Remove all mar and sign of toil. A. W. Tanvas 1 Harness and Tire Shop.

« 1 8 O CIETY DOINGS 1 1 1 Club Calendar Saturday. Two Cent Supper- April Section, at Evangelical Church. * Missionary Society — Union Chupal Church. D. Y. H. Class Pastry Sale— Meyer. Brushwiller A Heel Meat Market Monday. 600'' Club—Mrs. Charles Lose. Tuesday Pythian Sisters Needle Club —K. of P. Home. Wednesday. Birthday Club—Mr and Mrs. F. A. Peoples. Mesdames Dregman, Dugnn. Gra ham. Heller, Hensley, Reid, Patter son, Wemhoff, Hoffman, Kocher. France, Durkin. Erwin, Anker, Pat terson, Horton, Bean. Gordon. Kuapp Elberson. Carey, and Misses Acker. Patterson and Dugan responded to Mrs. C. P. Pumphrey’s invitation to linner and cards last evening, honoring Mrs. C. J. Dregman. who leaves soon for her home in Holland. Mich. Favors at were won by Mes dames Carey and Wemhoff, while Mrs. Dregman as honor guest was give a beautiful bouquet of real carnations. * The Phoebe Bible Class entertain ed their husbands, friends and children at a 7 o’clock dinner at the home of Mrs. John Spuller of North Fifth street. Dinner was served in two courses at small tables. The ‘able decorations were carried out in Nyal green and Wisteria, the class colors. Dinner consisted of chicken, noodles, mashed potatoes, gravy, bak ed beans, cottage cheese and straw berry preserves, homemade cake and ice cream and coffee. The contest at the table was, “Women and Elec tricity,” which proged very interesting. After dinner several talks were given by Mrs. M. FF Worthmann. on “Child Welfare." Mr. F. Fruchte on “Co-operation in the Sunday School. Mr. M. Jaberg on "County Hospital”, and Rev. Stolte on "Sunday School.” Victrola music during the evening was enjoyed. ♦ Mrs. Charles Lose will entertain the “500” club at her home Monday evening. All members are requested to be present. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Peoples will entertain the members of the Rirthday Dinner club at her home of North Third street Wednesday evening. Fred Butler who is employed at the G. E. works in Fort Wayne arrived home this afternoon to spend Sunday in the city with his parents. HEAVY REDUCTION IN DEBT ACCOMPLISHED Nation’s Indebtedness Reduced Over Billion and Half Dollars In Six Months. Washington, D. C. —A reduction of $705,660,000 in the national debt was accomplished by the Treasury Department during March, a report by that department shows. Reduction in the national debt since September when the retirements began, have been, by months, as follows: Octo-j her, $15,633,000; November, $94,478,000; December, $278,973,000; January | SJuS,6B9,OiR), apd February, $264,-' 057,000. This makes a total reduction in the debt of $1,528,390,000 since the retirements began last fall. Calculating interest at the rate of four and one-quarter per cent, the annual saving to the federal treasuryon this six months’ reduction is $64.956.576. The national debt stands | now at a little less than $25,000,000,000, of which, of course, approximately $10,000,000,000 is for loans made to the allies during the war. which eventually will be returned to the treasury, making the amount that must ultimately be made good by the taxpayers approximately $15,000,000,000. | CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere and ! heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors who so kir.rtly assisted us during the sickness and death of our husband and father, Godfrey Kurts. We also wiah to thank ReV, Miner for his words of sympathy; the singers and undertaker, and those who contributed the beautifttl floral offerings. Mr*. Godfrey Kurt. Mr, and Mrs. Edward Kurt. , Mr, and Mrs. Dan Hill. Mr. and Mra. Ed. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. John Ballard. " M — — CHICHESTER S PILLS n “• V L 3 OUYJOvn B*A.*iD rftl *. fe- *» \ tit B .ears know rs Best, RelUble <-rm BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE

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