Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 1 January 1921 — Page 2

w Adams. County Officials ~ * — ———

I s *- E. BURT LENHART @ . . fl *< <■ . u..— — f ■ •■ ’' ’ ■ • -■''■■ Prosecuting Attorney * E. Bun Lenhart b'-vitm his k. < mid term us prosecuting attorney to<in Mi is nliai'i »•-:• born 1 '■ ’ * ' 11 * j I Tills Lenhart H Bived . ♦ d School * Ail » ams county, and the Tri-State normal t law in this < ii j in 1900, and iwld Mpt•i- 9 A Ms J In tin I loan business. He was married October I. 18‘il’, to Miss Martha E. Johnson. Tin .> ha* ■visas to being eh-eted prosi-i-ut ing t t* ® •the » . • THURMA!f*OTTSCHALK 1-- ' -- -- --- Ufti ■■ —r|j ok g. * Representative © © ® • the*Junut > ■ i stored tiie Indiana leg! lalure, is i I county s best citizens, was born in Berne Sept. 24. 1882, • id spent all hlslife there with the exn i <> ® 1 nd Ijl . which ®S nt in Onio. H jv is a ■ i■ ■ -1■ I :■ of H’" first schiml < i i Jfc-ri; *F" J also attc-ndml sorth- ■ 11'. •' I i’-. ' - T«t, ille. lil . ■1 1- n i oft -®. ; |, \v ggx *s' i’"! ill ! >'•!’ i< Sin ' » w dren* a boy and a girl. Mr. Gottsehalk served in the legislature in < I' - !!■ ® olsu . < I member of the Berne school board, r.e.if in fitter h- was ®|<-< -t -d to tne '■ u: ;lii< fall. II" > .. ni(*-l er of (lie Knights of Pythias, Shrineis and Masonic lodges. MARTIN JABERG .j; Auditor Martin Jaberb today becomes county auditor. Everybody knows Mart Jaberg. lie has been deputy auditor under John Mosure four years, and he knows the office from “cellar to garroi. ’ He was born December 27, 1885, in St. Mary' stownship, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jabers, lie tax married August 4, 1909, to Mi.-.- Edna Foley, a ri-iurhfor of Mr. and Mrs. ‘iho!.:’ I . <d To. .11). Tneyh.iie nvn /■hi'iii '.T. a boy and a ghl. Air.:. .Jaberg is now recovering from a se - ore illness and an operation. Mr, |.

jaberg re<elved his tducstion in th|| 1 ■ chmilH of th" county, later becoming I ... H 11. i vi ral year- .mo*u ft i dime a rural mail currier, which vo . ration he ullov’ d until In coming I M 0‘ < ||r. '.i deputy. He «• elected .it t Ibe November election with the larg i 9 • filet i • - ,l!l ■ i,. any enunty official has l ever had.® ® HUGH JJ. HITE ® \I - • w * • w. > ’ -sfiftl A I L^-. _ Treasurer all Jlib <-!i‘. red upon his se md term as treasurer o! Xdams connin *i(iiuim Hu-® th only r who was abiO tc "pull lirouMi" ; t the poll ♦.st Novenibi ♦ He was horn in this city October 17. 1881.,', he son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hite. He received his education in tin ■■ ly ft Ms® - hich ’ ♦ uppl ( auftied wi: " m th' Iniernationid Business college Fort Wayne. He I.iter engaged the clothing bus!ii. s •• this city .mil hft the firm®'' \ e Hit to treasurei © ■ '' i v. itil Ijj,' Evirett A liitc (omiianv, wholesale e. ® ... ■.■.ii.i ind commission nu n. in tli - •ity. He was married in February, 1907. to Miss Gertrmle Wherry, and Ii > ; two , hiidrei:. V .rcinia and Robert Henry. • " SEPHUS MELCHI « © - . @ @ Sheriff i Seplius Mel hi, who begins his second term as sheriff today, is one of most efficient bffidalß. He was eh . Td at ®he Xoveniber election with ; a comfortable majority. Previous to being, elected sheriff in «> iis he served as night policeman city marshal eight years. He was married twenty.eight years ago this next March to Miss Nettie Ehresman. They have five children, the two daughters being married. joe McConnell % i - i I dr ' Recorder Joe McConnell, who was appointed county recorder by the commissioners, November 3, 1919, following the death of Andrew Case, wh had been elected to the offii e, but who had not entered upon his term of office, will sue- i cerdjhimself. He is a son of Air. and t Mrs. Frank McConnell, and was bornij

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.. I.——. (l Novi mbi t*® 1*94. in ll 0 ”, township. IP' .i. '-nmid tin 1 olliic a year ago, and was elected for a four year ie m las: • November. He was u gradimte of the tor on th, interurban until ® mpany A was organized in thht city for service m ibiffiworld war. He was sent to Camp Shelby Vml later went overseas. but the ur ft-iice was signed be I 11 he reat io d th* trutn lines- R' ■ < burning to civilian life he again a< e-pti'd his position with interurban He wia married June 2. 1919, to Mbs Ercie Dull of Glenmor c Ohio. They have one so* John ' even months old. .McConnell s ®. of the voungest men elected t? ® otlffie In this county. ® fi - L. L. MATTAX ’ o * s? Wtfei iflLJ| " Coroner Dr. i„ L. Ma '* . n ie< ds Dr. , I' •> . Clark a ' di c.ni-i. is ?? e lifelcir: of tlic county, having ift< n born in Blue Creek township, F'fttemher 5, 1862. He was married Oeftdier 'G-...U.vy. (Il Sophia Hloclb r. and they have four children. ®v>o boys and 1 two girls. The doctor is a graduate i® the Starling Aiedical college at Columbus. Ohio, and has practiced med m t#(l"ii a in; i b•• j. 1 l,i- “ ’ first public office DICK £OCH e * fil —— — * ® * Isib * Surveyor Dick Hoch, who asumes the office of surveyor, is one of the promising young men of the city and county. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs, Abe Hoch 1 and was horn near Decatur, July’ 2, 1892. He was educated in the schools 'of Prebie and Hoot townships. He was married September 18, 1916. Io 9 Miss Marie Tonnelier, and they have two children, both boys. Dick has served as deputy county surveyor, and lor the past three years has been city ’ civil engineer,' performing his duties with the best of satisfaction. 1 1 ERNST CONRAD *» % fl w • CommissionerErnst. Conrad, elected commissione-' at the November election, will assume his duties January 1, succeeding David Dilling in the first district. M" ( Conrad lives iu Root township,'auj , is one of the fj-ogj-essive farmers of 1 the county. H e was born at Fried- ) helm, in Preble township, September r

18, 187(1. ti son of William and Minnie < Conrad, both of wliom are doeftwed. < He was married Juiw.iry 24. 189,. . to ' Miss Minnie Bohno. and they have six children. Mr. Conrad served on the diiujiv council six years, ami resigned lotfk ®:> # hi er today. He will make a good official. ♦ ’ ®B. F. BREINER ♦ K ft * ' « 4. j w r M Rwl Commissioner * I>. F. Breiner, eh: ted commision-i ft from second district, will not take his office until January 1. 1922. ii t . i s gie well known farmera »of Washington* township, and will si*ve fte people well*® The above sketches Ac made of the county officials who begin new t. nis todaft. ®JUdge John Clerk Jehu T. Kelly, Commissioners Robert S b.wartz and (’.rant Owens aftl Assessor William Frazier, hold over, and they are not fticluded in tiff write up. These men are excellent officials and are sm-ving theft). county to the very st of tneir i! '' • • * Z—CITY a EN(ftNEER AS THE * HEAI|OF WATER DEgT. from page one) in the way of salary to it. Is Well Qualified « » - Air. HarrufT is an euierienced engir.■it. He '' is for eight yean depuJ ty county surveyor under Charles xftnest. and L. 1.. Baumgartner, was eny engineer from 1913 to 1916, county fturveyor for four years, from 1916 to 1920 and .was one of*the assistant engineers left the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban line at Fort Waynt and Decatur triffition company line between Decatur and Fort Wayne was laid so it. can be*seen that his duties as city engineer will not be entirely new to him. During his term as ftity engineer ■lr*Ha'ru-l: was the® tn that pervised tlie work of renumbering the and residences in this city and also prepared several valuable maps for the city. Salary is Fixed council fixed Mr. Harruffft salary at ?150.00 per month, he to re’’ve*s7s.oo per month as surveyor and a like sum iTr acting as superin tendent of the water depwtmnt. This aiffiangment will make a saving f(ft .no city as the salary of the engineer is fixed by law is $75.00 while William Parent was paid $125.00 per month, making a total of $200.00 per month. With the consolidation of the two offices, the salary of the officer in charge o£ both will be only per month. Air. Parent will M paid the regular lineman's salary. The anointment of Mr. Harruff w ill no doubt meet -with the unqualified approval of the citizens of Decatur and with his experience he will no doubt a. valuable man for the city. •b CARDINAL GIBBONS * * MUCH IMPROVED ** * d * Baltimore, Md„ Jan. I—(Spe- * * cial-’ to Daily Democrat) -Card- + t* inal bibbons was reprfi-ted con- 4A .-mlviabi"- improved today after * v his relapse on Thursday. Mass + * was sa id in his room this mornfr mg indicating a great change •> <• lor the better. The cardinal is 4 * at tiie residence of Robert Shriv- ft ft er at Fnion Mills. Md. There ft ft it was said that there is no im- ft ft mediate cause for alarm. His 4ft illness is reported due to aft ft nervous weakness of the heart ft ft brought on by exertion. His ft ft mind is clear and vigorous. ft ft Great anxiety is felt here ft ft however and special prayers ft ft Irnve been asked by Bishop ft ft Coresignan. * >ftftftftftftftft + + 4 , 4 , 4 .' A certain territory on the coast of I’eru has been set aside by the government and given over to American (oncern;- tor development iu the balief that American machinery and methods will set an example in the raising of cotton, sugar and cocoa.

♦ ft • * * * ’ * DOINGB IN Club Calendar ® Monday Plil Delta Kappa—t'lult Rooms, itlta Theta Tnu Miss Jessie Holt house. Q ft Pythian Sisters—K. of PrHome. Tuesday (*, ('. I*%f C.—K. of C. Wednesday ’ # Five Hundred Club—Mrs. Fred Ash ; baucher. • | W. .vi A„ U. B. Churcli^Jlitrsouage. The W. t A. Os thefttSilted Bret!)ren church will meet at lire peonage ot Wednesday ipernoon at 1:00. Leffius start*the New JTeai*bf a big attendance ffi-d au interesting piJ" #am. The program is*as follows: Devotlcnals, Mrs. Ves Baker; Bible Study, Mrs. Al. J. Welker; Mission,! Study,•chapter HI otghe "Bible and Missions, leaflet, <low the lllicanos Got Hi.' Word," Mr.---. John Hill: let, ‘‘Learning Kono Mrs. Roy Al umma. • 63 ft ft % Miss Je. si.gllolthouse will entertain lit members es the Delta Ti®t i Tan sorority at her home on North Thiru, ►street Monday evening. Mrs. James Bain will go t* I mon ' 'ity tomorrow^to attenft aftweek-end | house party to be given foi*the past, :rand ■ irfc of the Pytlffian Sist*s ot' Indiana by the Supreme Mistress oi I Records Nelson. Mrs. Bain expects otMne best fttertainments that has honored th< -JI in® hiefs of the’® oler.®* •* • 4 Agvery enjoyable time was spent al i the home of* Mrs. JRgitried Reusser, living six miles of I f , ituffton. where a family w-is I held, all the members of the family I being present. A botftteous dinner was served, the guests i ing of this feast being as* follows:! . Airs. ( in .st Reusser. Sr. of fi’.iffton: Mr. and Mrs. Christ Reusser. 9 Jr.®ot Petoskey. Mrs Christ Bischoif and daughter# Doris Louise and Inez lTima®of Marshall. Mich.-* Mr. ffind Mis. K- Van Camp and daughter, of Decatur; Albright Reuss--. *>f Bluffton; Mr. anti Airs. Gottfried R issir and childrem Virgil, D<* i Kenneth, Edna, Carl and Robert, * cf Blutitci® Mr. *id Mr-. Walt'r ! Bluhft and Lawrfti sor# Harry, of Monroe; <'•- Lili® i d ; : fha Reits-. ;- and Aloysius Manz of Fort Wayne. ®i ither 11111 ® ax ! ''" :•’ '-n-(’■ -n- • tributed. . ;. <> I ' ®* * ® * > Mr. and Mrs.'W. A. Kunkle. Jr., / chaperoned a party of young people! *ho motored Acre last night igidTt- -« tided tlm dance, the crowd includ- .. ing Misses Marjorie Kunkle, Kath-; 3 "rine Dehaven and of , Indianapolis and Abffisrs. Max Mark ] ley, Hilyard Walmer anf»i: ibert Cummins. Following the these with i several 'Decatur guests had supper! [. with Miss Fanny Heller, this event I u being her visitors, the Misses Ma- y r Louis Bliss and Katheffne Wyatt oi ' and I "' len Good *f e i.afay-■ « cite. ft r The Pythian Sisters will install the 1- recently elected officers at the Monday r evening meeting, an® numbers of tJp. i Older are requested to be present e 4. * ® r The Catholic Ladies of Columbia hold their regular meeting Tuesda.’* evening at the K. of C. hall Oifleers will be installed for the coming year by Elizabeth •Wolf, of Davton Ohio, supreme president oP'the orj ' , K and lu„ e h e on r wm be provided after the meeting. ft Miss Gladys Flanders entertained 1- ‘'H'™ guests at home on South! !■ ™ rd dtreet F rWay afternoon f (; ! j, Misses Mary Umise Bliss and Kathl mne of Rushville, and Helen F G° od ’ ot Lafayette. who are hoUKt j, guests of Miss Fannie Heller. The g>ils sewed and enjoyed a six o’clock . 'linncr. I- , ' ! ' : ' a|, «y and J. K. He- > t 0" ealertained® six g ueßts at Oq( , j. their home an South Third street > «.««; > ‘ t’e IreHbytenan training school j. at ( htcago, who is home on h er j. tlon, . ► — t It- ,L. Hurdg Returned last eveainJ. Iton)_ a businevs trip to Chicago ' ' .. I__ ' SAYS IT FIRS T AND says it last' No C S e V B . H S' that Foley's Honey and TtT bo<i > y ri Eht. It did me ail th? T I is all ,f first and I’ll say 1 . Muds of bottles of this Sable W ’l edy were bought last 1 , able rem-! n mothers so aaSo be m LCk } y car eful! ■ eougha, colds aud h , toucant,! 0 ,'M 'I UII 'S- H hh s almost cl . L . bcgl!l e Phlegm, soothes raw CUts i brafies, stops th-klim/ in Vn te ' mein ’ everywhere. S 1U th roat.-Sold j

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' a ® 9 m • * Ki . I •• I l‘ ‘ ’ BESWIiS / s ’-.|j l£pr a H3ppy K Serous • % • @ 3 Nbw .Year * • ® are exlendesi Io rou with ** ® e the resolve fflat w tlforls 9 during the. cpining twelve s' 6 * I *• mqplhs will pH t\ptn(Pe(‘ . M • ® towards ■BHeiig even - ~ more cftieie|l senic® to our manyßpalrohs iflbt • ® friends. * B ♦ »• 9 • * ®f' • ** I ••® • ■ «® S- * • H ®» •* People J & Gay ". ® I < S o e e * * ® B G? S' B ® j V- - - M ~ _ 9 <r — 7 • • — - ** o 3 " 1 fr 1 j r* I • ® «• ■ e « ■ ® — g — - ® 9 Happy lit .Year.: ‘ ® In extendinl New greetings to oui many friends * and patrons wejwish'to thank «« * A *» them for their oyal patronage (hiring the past rear. This patrona.L ! has helped us Io grow and we issure you that ® we are al all li lies pleased In lake care of your banking needs and be olTiny service can to you. A most happy and prosperous New Year is the wish to you from the officers and directors of the .... 4 . OLD ADAMS COUNTY DANK THE OLD RELIABLE

! • tlc ft * K j Ul * ® : .-|iora-lon of tfid tfeth, n.x e , B s-y taste. ® |EjS@ no snrei't or®mystnry •eR-f^r^ 1 . ’Doctors presertho be they know ex'.,,t It rontalns Jk well as 2;tll do and thw know they ® j) formulate ,r better uplifeol®’ • M Bio-feren on ths ® so beneficial, we are .-•» IJJgfving you positive health. »i providing, of <ourse. there ussjus, chronio ailment sucl* -A that wa eftfon the condition that you ® .-.return the empty package A a refund ot your money are entirely satisfied. no use waiting for health 19 aiMf. It ,s better to do things •ip ia tomorrow. Go to your ® now—ha w k ItiSSSi ■ advises or as dtrec- mg.. Ujghe package call for. Ths g^ffprotects your money. » rOpooklet may be had for ths ar ■« jnsckage $1.09 at al! leading ' d«or direct It your druggist cSfPPB' you. The ■ Sentanel gafieCo. lac., Clnclnnatl.hOhlo. ■ -- - - ■ • s »■