Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 6 August 1921 — Page 3

One-Strap House Slippers For Women $1.49 Charlie Voglewede BIN KJI ‘ Sells Shoes

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A “battle royal" is being waged in Bluffton today and all the owners of filling stations are faced toward the center of the ring. The fight is on the price of gasoline and who started the price downward seems to be the vital question. All the owners of automobiles are standing on the side lines with smiles beaming and as each blow falls, the smile of the autoowner broadens—Bluffton Banner. Dr. and Mrs. Linvill and Mary Jane of Columbia City; Dr. Gardner of Purdue university, and Mr. W. H. Simeon were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Carmody Thursday. They attended the races at the fair in the afternoon. Misses Marie, Lucile, Beatrice McLaughlin and Irene Leonard of Fort Wayne were guests of Miss Beulah Nichols yesterday. The season for lawful killing of squirrels opened in Indiana Monday, August Ist and hunters are permitted by statute to slay this species of wild game until December Ist. when the closed season again becomes operatives. Reports to the state conservation department indicate the squirrel crop is unusually large this season.

HOUSE FOR SALE!

Five room stucco house, located at 104 East Oak street or at the south end of First street, for sale at once. House is partly modern, with cellar dug, ready for cement. Lot is 55 ft. front; good cement walks, cistern, city and soft water in house; electric lights, garden, small fruit including grapes. Also have gas installed. Screened in back porch with curtains. House has been only recently remodeled with stucco, fire-proof roof and foundation. Can be made thoroughly modern at comparatively small expenditure. Will sacrifice about three hundred dollars for an immediate sale. See Earl D. Conner at the Democrat office at once if interested.

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Henry Fowler of cast of town attended the fair this morning. William Ehrman of Kirkland township was a business visitor here today. A crowd of young people from Bluffton were at the dance given at the Masonic hall last evening. Among them were the Misses Martha Plessinger, Mary Painter and Messrs. Justes Weber and Fritz Eichorn. Miss louche Schatz of Portland is visiting in Decatur. Among the Van Wert crowd that attended the dance last evening were Grace Ridenor, Eleanor Kohne, Lucile Jones, Mary Kohne, Harold and Gordon Baleat, Milford and Glenn Snyder. Misses Cora Lawson and Dorothy Shirk of Portland, Ind., who visited at the former’s sister, Mrs. J. N. Ireland, this week, returned to their homes yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Reber of Bluffton spent yesterday at the fair grounds. William Harden and his sister, Mrs. Leora Cassedy of Bluffton, attended the fair at Decatur yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall and Mr. Homer Marshall and family were visitors in Decatur yesterday. C. O. France returned to his home in Gary last evening after spending the greater part of fair week here. Frank Jerms of Lafayette was a business caller in Decatur" this morning. Judge Moran and Lawyer Wheat of Portland were visitors at Bellmont park yesterday. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Dick Sillig of Warren, Ohio, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chilcote of Willshire. 0.. with whom they motored to Decatur yesterday to attend the fair. Mr. Sillig drove "True Worth,’’ the racing horse owned by the late David Flanders. They were entertained at the George Flanders home. John Mehhis of Van Wert was in Decatur yesterday attending the fair. Mr. and Mrs. S. Elzey and son, Dale, and wife and baby of Ossian, were visitors in Decatur yesterday. Walter Whitenberger from east of town was in the city on business this morning. Dick Ehinger, Harold Kirsch, Dick Tonnelier and Ralph Tyndall will leave tomorrow for a week's camping trip at Oliver Lake. Miss Mary Uhlman and Jim Todd of Bluffton attended the dance last evening. Green Tumbleson of Wren, Ohio,

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was in town on business today. | Misses Katherine Wyatt and b'suny Heller will leave tomorrow eveuing for Bay View, Mich., to spend the re-’ mainder of the summer with Miss Wyatt's pureuts, Mr. and* Mrs. Warder H. Wyatt. Miss Wyatt has been the house guest of Miss Heller during this summer. 1 Miss Priscilla Scare of Convoy visited with Mrs. Augusta Shamerloh yesterday. Mrs. Kate McGill returned to her home at Wren yesterday ufter a visit with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Whiter Thieme of Union township visitors in this city yesterday. Herbert Stevons of Fort Wayne attended the fair at Bellmont park yesterday. Fred Bllderback of Willshire made a business trip to this city today. Dick Heller will leave tomorrow for Camp Knox, thirty miles from Louisville, where he will take the required two weeks summer training as a member of the S. A. T. C- He will go to Bloomington and on to camp with the university battalion. Ralph Jahn of Peterson, was here today to attend the fair. Albert J. Oechsle, of Van Wert was here on business today. The local egg market took a boost from twenty-seven cents to thirty today, the wholesale price going up three cents a dozen, while the retail price is thirty-fice cents a dozen. Leßoy Packard, who motored here from Wabash to attend the fair had a brand new Goodrich Tire stolen from the back of his automobile last evening. Local officials were unable to run down the thief. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stogdill of near Ossian were guests Wednesday at the Jesse Gilbert home. Mr. Stogdili is an uncle of Jesse Gilbert and a brother of Mrs. Jasper Gilbert, at whose home they also visited Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Highlen and son, Chester, of near Markle, motored over and attended the fair and they report it to be simply great. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stogdill of Convoy, Ohio, attended the fair Thursday. Mrs. Neil McDowell of Bluffton, came Wednesday and attended the fair Thursday. She is a daughter of Mrs. Matt Brandyberry of West Patterson street. Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Beck and baby, of near Tocsin attended the fair here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDowell, Mr. aud Mrs. WfrltgT Grove and Jess Williamson of Bluffton were in this city yesterday and attended the fair. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Dibble of Lansing, Mich., who have been visiting Mrs. Ranier, motored to Cambridge City today. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Koldewey and family from Union township were in Decatur today on business. Mr. William Kruckeberg of Union township was a business visitor in this city today. Mrs. R. Limenstall and Miss Gladys McGill of Peterson were shoppers in this city today. Mr. Tony Strawbringer from Willshire called in Decatur today on business. Mrs. Gus Krickenger of Union township was a business visitor here today. Miss Celia Andrews left this afternoon for Lake Tippecanoe where she will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. F. Rosenwinkle, for several weeks. Miss Vera Eady left this afternoon for Fort Wayne where she will spend the week-end. The great Northern Indiana fair is nearing its close. Many of the stands have closed up and numerous tents are gone. Among the first to leave this morning were two car loads of gypsies—one load in a Packard and the bther in a Pierce-Arrow.

REIGN OF TERROR IN RUSSIA Reval, Aug. 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat). —The cholera death wave is sweeping five new Russian districts taking a heavy toll of lives. The epidemic has invaded Podolia, Vologa, Kieff 4 Tver and Smolensk, making twenty-four provinces in all now affected. / One hundred fifty thousand victims were reported to have died in two towns in two months. Fifty-two thousand were children. LEGION MEETING MONDAY Regular meeting of members of Adams Post No. 43, the American Legion, at Legion heuchiuaxters in the McConnell building on Monday, August Bth, at 7:30 p. m. All members are urged to be present. . JOS. C. LAURENT, Adjt. : r 1 • ——- , p ■ . NOT NECESSARY TO TRAVEL The season is here when many hay fever and asthma sufferers seek relief, at health resorts. Those who re : main at home can find relief in Foley’s Hotfey and Tar. M,rs- Alice Holtz, 817 ork St.. Cincinnati. Ohio, writes: “Foley’s Honey and Tar gave me great relief. It is certainly a good remedy.” It spreads a healing, soothing coating over tickling, irritating ■ membranes, eases choking and gasp-1 iOS. ... . I

♦ SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES * *♦♦♦♦*«♦♦♦♦***«* DECATUR CIRCUIT M. E, Mt. Pleasant. Sunday school ut 9:00 a. m. E. J. Spangler, superintendent. Preaching, 10:15. Bible class Wednesday evening. The Indies Aid will give an ice creuin social on the court house lawn next Friddy evening. Ice cream and cake will bo the main features, but will also have an abundance of cottage cheese for sale. Everybody will be welcome. Washington. Sunday school at 9:30. Frank Breiner, superintendent. Preaching at 7:45 p. ill. Beulah Sunday school at 9:00. Pleasant Valley Sunday school at 9:00. J. K. WYANT, Pastor. - METHODIST CHURCH 9:30 —Sunday school. C. 11. Colter, superintendent. The attendance is holding u'p wonderfully during the hot weather. Some of our people are at home and being at home and being at home they come to Sunday . school. Are you one of these? Are ! you helping to get all of our people interested? If not come along and be a booster. Make tomorrow a fine ad- , rance. We can do it. 10:45—Preaching. ( x 6:3O —Epworth League. J. Rowland Schimp, president. Subject, “Making , the Lord's Prayer Live. Thy Will Be Done —With My Pleasures.” Lead- . er, Charles Downs. Reports of the Wawasee Institute. . This will be a great service and you I will want to see it and hear it. The t leader expects to have some of the . reports so that you can see them. Be present or you will wish you had [ been. No evening preaching service on I account of union service at the Baptist church. We will be glad to have -a great many Methodists at the union ■ service. CHARLES TINKHAM, Pastor. i FIRST U. B. CHURCH f 9:15 a. m.—Sunday school. 10:30 a. m.—Sermon by the pastor. * 6:30 p. in. —C. E. service. 3 7:30 p. m.—Sermon by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening ■ at 7:30. Choir practice Thursday evening at ' 7:30. ■■ — • AN EXPLANATION } Notwithstanding the union services of the p.rotestant churches will conI tinue through the month of August, 1 the First U. B. church will drop odt. The reason is that the conference 1 convenes September 6th at Winona 1 Lake and therefore all the remaining services at least will be required to properly climax the work and to make a full report. There will therefore be Sunday evening service and will troughout the entire month of August. To all these services the public is invited. C. J. MINER, Pastor. - — - > UNION SERVICES AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH The Union services of the clffirches will be with the Baptist church tomorrow evening with the following program: Invocation, Rev. A. H. 'Saunders, who will also read the Scripture. Prayer, Rev. R. Eliiker. Sermon, Rev. Charles Tinkham. Benediction by Mr. Eliiker. The pastor of the church will preside at the service. The meeting begins at 7:30. . • EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday school at 9:15. No preaching services at our church on account of being at Oakwood park. C. L. HANEY, Pastor. BAPTIST BULLETIN Sunday school at 9:30, H. N. Shroll, superintendent. Morning worship at 10:30, subject of message, “A Little Girl Helping a Great Man.” The Lord’s Supper will be observed in connection with this service. The Union service in the evening will be with this church and Mr. Tinkham will bring the message. O. E. MILLER, Pastor. METHODISTS BUYS PROPERTY. Elwood, Ind., Aug. 6. —The superintendents of the:Logansport district of the M. E. church held a meeting at Lake Webster yesterday, at which the Rev. P. E. Greenwait, pastftr of the qfiurch here, acting as agent closed a deal for 240 acres of land, which includes the north shore of the lake. It is understood the the consdieration was $25,000. It is the intention to make this a

Methodist at umbly aimilar to that of the denomination ut Lakeside, Cleveland. An auditorium to seat 5,000 persons is planned and a hotel will be built. The committee taking charge of the property temporarily, consists of W. W. Martin, of Fort Wayne; F. A. Hall, of Kokomo, and W. B. Freeland of Wabash, all superintendents of the district in which they reside. A meeting has been called at Warsaw on August 11th, of twenty-five prominent ministers and laymen of the district, to whom the project will be fully explained and it is expected to receive the hearty endorsement of the congregations all over the district. » —-—, ST. MARYS CHURCH First Mass 7 o’clock. High Mass 9:15 o'clock. Benediction immediately after high mass. Prayer hour Friday evening 7:30 o’clock. •—• n ■ ■ ZION EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH The eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Gospel: Luke 18, 9-14. Epistle: 1 Cor. 15, 1-10. German preaching service at 10. English preaching service August 14th. Student Henry Bleeke will preach. A. W. HINZ, Pastor. — « FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Corner Fourth and Monroe Streets) Dr. A. G. A. Buxton, Minister. Bible school, Dr. Burt Mangold, superintendent, 9:30 a. m. Holy communion and sermon, 10:30 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon, 8:00 p in. Bible study class Thursday evening, 8:00 p. m. Everyo'ne welcome to all services. Dr. Buxton will occupy the pulpit and preach at both the morning and evening services. He also conducts a Bible study class on Thursday evening to which all are cordially invited. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT In Memory of Comrade Jason Hobbs. * Sleep on, ye fallen comrade, The victory you have won, You’ve served the nation’s banner, Your task has been well done. Rest under wreaths of laurel By grateful people given, We strew your grave with flowers. The sweetdst gift of heaven. ' VAHi * Commander: It is our sad duty to report to you that Comrade Jason Hobbs, a late member of Company H., of the 152 Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the war of the rebellion, and who was a tried, true and faithful member of Sam Henry Post, No. 63, Department of Indiana G. A. R., was on the 22nd day of July 1921, called by our Great Commander to the Grand Army above. Wherefore, We your committee, in testimony of his loyalty to his country,' when her glorious principles of freedom were assailed, of his private character, as a citizen, and as a true and loyal member of the Grand Armyof the Republic, recommended that copy of these expressions of our regard for the fallen comrade be sent to the family and that a copy be spread on the records of this post and a copy handed to the city daily for publication. J. H. WILLIAMS ) D. K. SHACKLEY ) Com. B, W. SHOLTY . ) Miss Maynie Deininger left today ■ for Cleveland, 0., where she will at- i tend the millinery openings. She will be absent two weeks. Mrs. Walter Hamilton and Mrs. Small of Bluffton, attended the Decatur fair Friday.

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WILL VISIT HERE Engineer Diggs Will Inspect Holland St. Louis Factory and (Jet Idea of WHAT THEY ARE DOING To Correct Throwing of Waste in River—Well Pleased With Efforts Indianapolis, Aug. 6. — (Special to Daily Democrat). —Work was begun today by tho division of engineering of the state conservation department toward purifying public streams of Indiana, and a concerted clean-up drive is to be made by the divisions’ engineers especially during the canning season when the industrial wastes from numerous plants pollute the water courses, Richard Lieber, director, announced, John C. Diggs, formerly sanitary engineer in the state board of health, is now associated with the conservation department and will do much of the field work and inspection, working in connection with the state engineer’s office- One of his first trips will be to Muncie where White river is said to be polluted by wastes from the Indiana Steel & Wire Company’s plant, and the plant of the Kuehner Backing company. The next step in his itinerary is Albany where refuse from a straw-board works is said to comtaminate the Mississinewa river. At Decatur Mr. Diggs will inspect the plant of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Refining company, where in order to

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utilize a former waste through turning it into a by-product and to stop pollution of St. Mary's river, this company a tew months ago at great expense installed special machinery. .- —— ■ ERRORS MAY PROVIDE WAY (Halted Prmna Service). Muncie, lud„ Aug. 6. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Members of tho Delaware county board of review called into session this week by tho state tax board with instructions to make an increase of 25% on all tax assessments on automobiles aud household goods in the county announced today that they believed they have found a method whereby the assessments will remain the same. It is understood that errors in figures of township assessors will bring the tax values of the county up to the amount required by the state board. — « DISTRICT ASSISTANTS ARE DISCHARGED • Indianapolis, Aug. 6. — (Special to Daily Democrat). —In line with the policy of strict economy outlined recently by Governor McCray the state live stock sanitary board today temporarily discharged all district assistants state veteranarians stationed in parlous parts of Indiana. The assistants will be called upon when arey are needed but they will be paid only for services actually rendered instead of receiving straight salary it was added. — s Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weldy of Peterson were business callers in Decatur this morning.

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