Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1921 — Page 2

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EAGLE* MIKADO” PENCIL N 0.174 I Regular Length, 7 inches For Sale at your Dealer. Made in five grade* Conceded to be the Fineit Pencil made for general u»e. EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, NEW.YORK - ■ —- ■■■■■ . . --= The Things You Want In This World Your own home, the education of your children, travel and all the things that “financial independence” implies —are obtainable only if you have the money with which to gel them. This means the gradual building up of a satisfactory reserve fund, and the only way most of us can accomplish this is through systematic saving. A Dollar will start a Savings Account —A Savings Account will be the means of securing the things you are most anxious to have. 4 ' Interest on Saving Deposits OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK “The Old Reliable” Decatur, Indiana — LOANS —on—> Farm and City Property At low rate of interest and reasonable terms. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN CO. 157 South Second St. Decatur, Indiana Henry B. Heller, Pres. E. Burt Lenhart, Sec’y.

f t > Admission A B Friday Tonight Orystai , William 10c-15c TONIGHT “Fighting Fate” ’ I 1 Mary Miles Minter • In “Nurse Marjorie 93 and Howell Comedy. Wednesday—Jack Pickford in • “THE MAN WHO HAD EVERYTHING” Thursday—Constance Binney in “39 EAST’’ FRIDAY—Anita Stewart in “THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY.” Also— William Duncan in the first episode of his new serial, “FIGHTING FATE."

Y. W. M. A. MEETING The Y. W. M. A. of Zion'* Reformed church will meet at the home of Miss Marie Gehrig on Tueaday evening. Muy 3. The chapter. "The New Health Cruaade," will be the legson topic for the study hour and is divided as follows: "Health Instead of Disease "—Ruth Mayer. "A New Cemetery"—Marie Gehrig. "Had Luck" —Opal Robison. "On a Randi In Nebraska” —Letta Wetter. "Cost of Bud Health" —Matilda Seilemeyer. "Cost of Living"—Della Sellesneyer. "The Great Example”—Ella Muts chler. Devotions will be lead by Miss Lulu I Gerber. I All members are urged to be pres ent. Canada is discussing the possibili- ! ties of the musk ox as a source of wool, lu the Arctic region, east of the Mackenzie river, millions of these animals lire to be found foraging and thriving on a pasturage which no other animal but the reinI deer could live on.

r DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1921.

TAKES OVER LEASE Michael Hanley, the ownyr of the Grand opera bouse, returned from Indianapolis last evening and finally closed the deal between he and Mrs. Sirk today. By the arrangement he will take charge of the house Wednesday. as announced in yesterday’s Banner, und the tire marshal will be here Monday to place Jiis okeh on the Improvements Mr. Hanley expects to make in the house. Mr. Hanley expects to'make the old house look like new. und to make room for the workmen the Busy Bee restaurant ' will closet down its business while | the work is going on. Mrs. Sirk has made no pluns for the futuo. but ill getting out of business on account ■ of poor health. She will not take U] : any active line of busineqp for the j present, it is thought.—Bluffton Banner. “ Mr. Hanley recently sold the Crysi tai theater here and purchased the ! Grand at Bluffton Statistics of women’ colleges show that for a period covering sixty years ,the average college girl of today is an , inch taller than the college girl of 186(1. Statistics also prove the modlern girl is about seven pounds heav- ; ier. - Thousands Thank Dr. Leonhardt who discovered Hem-Roid. the com-mon-sense Pile remedy. No cutting—no greasy salves—but a harmless tablet that gives quick, safe and lasting relief. Money back if it fails, says Holthouse Drug company. BANK STATEMENT. M. Kirsch. President. H. M Gillig. Vice President. D. J. Harkiess, Cashier. W. A. Lower. Secretary. Fanny B. Hite, Asst. Sec’y. Condensed statement of the condition of the Peoples Loan & Trust Company at Decatur, in the State of Indiana, at the close of It* business on April 28, 1921: Resource* Loans and Di5c0unt55494,648.64 Overdrafts ■> 1,018.73 Bonds and Stocks 24.598.94 Company’s Building 18,430.00 Furniture and Fixtures.... 6,535.25 Other Real Estate 1,699.67 Due from Banks and Trust companies 59,241.00 Cash on Hand 17,483.36 Cash Items 4,729.38 Taxes and Interest Paid... 4.123.38 Expenses 5,020.30 i Total Resouries $637.528.65: LiablHtie*. Capital stock —paid ins 50,000.00 Surplus 5,500.00 ‘Undivided Profits-Net ... 1.001.40 Dividends Unpaid 6.00 Interest, discount and other earnings 11,987.64, Demand deposits, except banks 414.109.57 | Savings deposits, except banks 17,799.04 ! Bills Payable 66,125.00 Other Liabilities 71,000.00 Total Liabilities $637,528.65 i State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss I, W. A. Lower. Secretary of the Peoples Loan fc Trust Company, of Decatur. Indiana, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. W. A. LOWER, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, i this 3rd dav of May, 1921. L. A. GRAHAM. Notary Public, My commission expires September j 18, 1924. Everybody Worked But Father "Father's stomach trouble seemed I to be getting worse all the time and I finally he had to quit work altogether. Two brothers and myself gave lup school and went to work to sup- | port the family. Father Itad lost . sixty pounds in weight and was yellow as safron an<F no medicine helped him. Telling a friend about it I six months ago. she advised taking i Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. | got a | bottle and it helped father at once He was able to go back to work a j month later, has regained his weight i and strength and eats like a wood I chopper.” It is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. For sale by Holthouse Drug company and druggists everywhere.

♦ DOINGS IN SOCIETY • Club Calendar TUESDAY. C. I* of C.—K. of C. Hall. Zion Reformed W. M. B,—Mr*. Otto Reppert, hostess. I’resbyterian Missionary Society—- | Mrs. Doi He Durkin. Historical Closing Dinner—Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr. Evangelical Live Wire Class —U. E. 1 Cramer Home. i Evangelical Dorcas Class — Mrs. Nellie Meyers. Indies Auxiliary to American Legion—G. A. R. Hall. Tri Kappas—Miss Ireta Butler, I West Monroe street, 7:30 o’clock. Y. W. M. A. of Zion's Reformed Church —Miss Marie Gehrig. Tri Knppa Sorority—Miss Ireta Butler. West Monroe street. WEDNESDAY. Five Hundred Club — Mrs Claude Coffee. / Historical Club Business Session — Mrs. Kannie Fristoe. Gecode Club of General Electric —Pot Luck Supper at Club Rooms. THURSDAY. Dutiful Daughters’ class Evangelical church —Home of Miss Mary Uhric. Mt. Pleasant Aid Society—Mrs. Ed Spangler. Ever Ready Sunday School Class — Home of Mrs. Vincent Abrams. Indies' Aid of the Calvary Evangelical Church —Mrs. Golda Gass. United Missionary Society of Christian Church —Mrs. A. G. A. Buxton. Friday. Christian Ladies’ Aid — Mrs. J. E. Anderson. Saturday , St. Vincent de Paul Ladles' Bake Sale —Schmitt Meat Markt. Upon arriving home from Sunday I school Sunday, Mrs Janies H. Dague of east of Monroe was reminded of her thirty ninth birthday when she found that a number of her friends had gathered with well filled baskets and spread the table with the con tents to await her arrivel. The followin'? were present to enjoy the dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Janies H. Dague and family; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Marchaund and family; Mr. and Mrs. David Habegger and four children: ' Mr. and Mrs. William Hopple; Mr. land Mrs Philip Gephart; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Clark and grandson. George Henry; Mr. and Mrs. Varlando Clark of Pleasant Mills: Mr. and Mrs. John Gephart and daughter. Lu'cile; Mr. and Mrs. Tumbleson and j children of Wren. O.; Mr. and Mrs. j True Gephart and two children, of I Geneva, Ind.; Messrs. James Stump, Vernon Riley. Ralph Davison, Roy ; Chilcote and Owen Gephart, of Wren. IO.; Misses Iva G. Durbin and Martha Jacobs. They were joined after dinner by Mrs. John Helm, Misses Nellie and Mildred Helm; Cecil. Celia i and Fausta Tucker and Vera Butler. —Contributed.

Miss Esther Peoples who has been in Chicago taking a course in the Dunning System of Improved Music Study for Beginners has returned and is now ready to receive pupils at her studio at 223 North First street. The pupils are formed into classes and taught by means of symbols—disks, rhythms, sticks and movable musical characters —the fundamental principles of music. A keyboard is constructed with grand staff attached. which simplifies notation by uniting these two important factors. In teresting games make otherwise tedious drills, subjects pf pleasure. Stories and .songs are also given to stimulate ideas and cultivate musical intelligence. The ear is acquainted with musical tones by oral exercises. The eye is trained to read musical notation quickly land correctly. The muscles of the fingers, wrist and arms are developed and strengthened by finger gymnastics and table technique, performed to the rythm of delightful little songs. Real piano work illustrates the principlgs taught by games and exercises and many other pleasing features ■ which makes music pleasing and ini teresting even to the tiny tot of four i and six years. The Baptist Woman’s society will j meet at the home of Mrs. H. N. Shroll I Thursday afternoon for their regular business meeting. ♦ \. W. M. A. of the Zion’s Reformed church will meet at the home of Miss Marie Gehrig tonight. Tlje topic tor study is “Modern Health 'Crusade.” The Misses Ruth Mayer and Lulu Gerber will be the leaders of the meeting. Everyone is urged to be present. Mrs. Golda Gass will entertain the Ladies’ Aid of the Calvary Evangelical church Thursday afternoon. Every member please be present and come prepared to sew. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Black of Adams i street celebrated their twenty-fifth j wedding anniversary Sunday at their

home on Adams street, the day being, observed in u very quiet way by the I immediate members Os the family. Mr. ami Mrs. Clarence Weber of Fort Wayne were here for the day. The marriage of Miss Amanda Scheuinann and Charles Berning oi l Preble township, will be solemnised Sunday afternoon. The young folks | are popular in the St. John’s congregu Hon north of the city, and are well known over the north part of the county as well as in the community wiiere they reside ♦ The Evangelical Sunday school! class taught by John T. Kelly of the Evangelical church had a most inter ] esting meeting at the church Monday evening. Twenty-seven of the mem hers were present, and talks were given by 1). B. Erwin and Rev. Tink-I ham, which gave an added interest to the program. Refreshments were I served during the social hour that followed. * The Ever Ready Sunday school class will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Vincent Abrams at 417 IJne street. The hostesses will be, Mr/. Leonard Liby, Mrs. Harold Gra ham, Mrs. Gale Tice. Mrs. Ollie Chron ister and Mrs. Glen Hanna. Every I member is urged to attend this meeting. ♦ The United Missionary Societies of the Christian church will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. A. G. A. Buxton, at her home on North Second street. ♦ The Ladies’ Aid society of the Christian church are anticipating an interesting' and profitable meeting Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. E. Anderson at her home on Winchester street. In addition to the. regular matters that come up at the meetings of the society, the Dollar Social will be held, at which time the members will turn in their dollars earned in a given time, each telling how she earned it. All members arc requested to be present at this service. ♦ The girls of the Gecode club of the General Electric factory will meet Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock at the club rooms at the plant. A pot luck supper will be given, and all members whether working at this time or nbt, are urged to attend this meeting.

ELECTION TODAY (Continned from page one! filed. The democrats have several races of interest. For Mayor, Coffee, Christen and De Voss are candidates; for clerk, Mrs. Katherine Kauffman, John Schultz and John Stults are making the race; for councilman first ward Emerson Beavers and John Scheiman are contestatns and in the third ward Fred Ashbaucher and J. S. Bowers have places on the primary ballot. Up to noon the vote was rather light for the democrats and extremely so for the republicans, only aljout one-third of th£ total vote having been cast. A number of women are serving on the boards and the ladies are doing their share of voting. Official returns will be received by the election commissioners at the office of the city clerk and returns as early as possible will be posted at the office of the Daily Democrat. We will be glad to answer phone calls during the evening. LOST —Cameo broach in Decatur last Wednesday. Finder please leave at this offleft* and receive re ward or call Mrs. George Blum at Sion roe. 105-3tx

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Decatur e’X May 9. A.SPECIAL TRAIN OF 'MOTOR' CARS,’TRUCKS AND TRAILERS* Showing Under a Monster Water-Proof Tent with Seating Capacity for Two Thousand People HEAR THEiNOON-DAY CONCERT BY PROF. HOLLY BOSSMYN’S MILITARY BAND OF TWENTY SOLO ARTISTS SOO-’-RESERVED OPERA CHAIRS--SOO AN IMMENSE STACE CORCEdbS SCENERY -* > GREAT MECHANICAL EFFECTS The Barnum of TheinAll? More Crand Novelties Than > Ever Presented With One Show j P D I kjnT—ALLEGORICAL-. jQPCMC U On Fl UULIIL POPULAR PRICES OF ADMISSION Grand Operatic Orchestra at Each Performance < , "■ir-k ■ 't: Ifet aW • L few i fl' -W •• The large tent and grounds will be brilliantly illuminated by the Delco Electric Lighting System, making it as bright as under the noon day sun, thereby enabling the presentation of all the beautiful electrical effects so essential for a proper and satisfactory production of this grand old play. W ANTED—Truck drivers and working men. Easy work. Good wages and best treatment. PRICE: 25 and 50c, including war tax.