Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1922 — Page 5

Shoes .at a Nickel a Pair The best shoes in the world would not be worth five cents a pair if they were not comfortable. Comfort in a shoe is something that does not cost you anything here. WE FIT TEET Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

• ABOUT TOWN ♦ H + M + + **t*t + + * + Janies Yocum of Spencerville, Ohio, is visiting in this city as the guest of Mr. and Mts. H. E. Yocum and family. Mrs. Sherman Beery of JacksonMich, yesterday submitted to an operation for the removal of tonsils and adenoids, the operation being performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Beery on Fifteenth street. Mrs. Harry Helm spent the day in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. J. J. Helm and daughter, Marjorie of Ft. Wayne spent the day in this city as guests of the former’s mother, Mrs. A. R. Bell. Godfrey Bell returned this morning to Forth Yakima, Washington after spending the past week in this city. Mrs. Haubold returned to her home in Chicago after spending the past ten days at the P. B. Thomas home. Victor Ulman from east of the city attended to business here this morning. William Miller from west of town was a Decatur business visitor this morning.

She Discovered It, Too "After 10 years of hit or miss baking with various other brands of powder I at last discovered that the bitter taste sometimes found in hot breads was caused from alum in cheaper grades of powder. So I am now an ardent booster for Royal Baking Powder.’* Mrs. L A j ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Contains No Alum Leaves No Bitter Taste Send for New Royal Cook Book— lt’s FREE Royal Baking Powder Co., 130 William St, New York -I 1 - ni’i? "y ' ■- Bad men and |=- bad money go to- E:: ::: gether. The one ■ doesn’t believe in banks—the other a |=E: bank doesn’t believe in. g : i M FIRST NATIONAL BANK f:; ’’' EfflflE Y° u die a Stranger Here ltd Once a cttTiTtli J IP” EH W-O'EkJ' I toib «i nzsi rv t J - - -H u ITTTj ILit I1 r 4- M -«**»**. << ■ < • 1 Mtit z _j» zit: 11 11 I zii Jjit zz~i4ixz z.z EH

G. H. Raudenbush from south of the city made a business trip to Decatur this morning. Dan Scherry of Magley was among this morning's business callers Virgil Springer from south of the city attended to business here this morning. Arthur Scheiman from north of the city made a business trip to Decatur tills morning. Barney Kalver will spend tomorrow in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. C. S. Carey spent tile day visiting in Ft. Wayne. Frank Dellinger of Willshire spent some time in this city this morning and also accompanied J. D. McFarland to Lima, Ohio, where thep sent the day looking after business atlairsg. John Hink from west of Decatur looked after business here this morning. J. D. Baker from west of the city attended to business in Decatur this mbrning. ■' Otis Shifferly from west of Decatur was an early business visitor here this morning. Earle Barkley of Monroeville was

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1922

i In the city yesterday attending to business. Emanuel Hurt from north-east of Decatur looked after business hero yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kelly from east of the city spent the day In Blue Creek township attending to business. N. K. Todd, representing the state tax board, arrived here at 10 o'clock this morning for a meeting with the assessors of the county, the session pertaining to valuations of property in the various Mrs. C. E. Beil this morning received a beautiful Japanese Kimono and sash from Miss Tomusine Allen of Sendia, Japan. Miss Allen visited with Mrs. Hell lust year and is from Franklin, Indiana. The kimono which is the customary garb of the Jap is a beautiful shade of gold with blue flowers and is a very artistic piece of Japanese work. Mrs. Fannie Peterson today received word from her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth DeVilbiss that her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Newton, is in very serious condition having been suffering from rheumatism for the past several weeks. She has been much worse the last two days. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Briggs re- ■ turned to their home in Cincinnati as--0 ter a short visit witlt Mr. Briggs’ r mother. Mrs. Catherine Briggs. The Senior High School class of Pleasant Mills, Indiana, were in DeI’ catur this morning to have their class ( picture taken. Miss Glenys Mangold spent yester day in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Edna Carson visited in Ft ( ‘ Wayne yesterday afternoon. 1 Mrs. C. S. Carey went to Ft. Wayne this morning to call on her daughter v Mrs. Horton who has been in the hos pital there for some time and is pro grossing satisfactorily. E. X| Ehinger attended to business t in Ft. Wayne yesterday. g *Mrs. C. C. Rayl spent yesterday in r! Ft. Wayne. Herman Ehinger made a business trip to Ft. Wayne Tuesday. r Dan Niblick attended to business i- in Fort Wayne yesterday. Mrs. Elizabeth Kern was among yesterday’s visitors in Ft. Wayne. s Mrs. Eugene Runyon spent the day in Ft. Wayne. r Kirk Smith and Linn Shirk of Mon B roe were business visitors in Decatur this morning. s Mrs. Marie Bluhm from east of the ■ city shopped here yesterday. John Clark returned to his work at Indianapolis Dental school aftej spend ing several days Easter vacation with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Clark. Henry Momc of Magley made a business trip to Decatur yesterday afternoon. Miss Zelna Stevens, teacher, was unable to attend school today on ac count of a severe cold. It’s been many a day since anybuddy’s had nerve enough t’ name a daughter Prudence. Who ever wrote, "Darlin’, I’m Growin’ Ole," wuz a qquitter.—Abe Martin in Indianapolis News Mrs. Charles Schick of Ft. Wayne visited this afternoon with z her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hensley. Mr. and Mrs. William Koldewcy of Preble township shopped in Decatur this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reiter and (laugh ter, Lorena, of Allen County shopped in this city today. Gabriel Kintz had the misfortune to fall this morning and injure ids right eye. Joe Hanhert of Blue Creek township made a business trip to Decatur today. Kay and Jay Whitteridgc of near Pleasant Mills attended to business in Decatur this morning. Mrs. Mahan of Monmouth was in the city this afternoon shopping. Mrs. Dick Hill of north of the city shopped in Decatur this afternoon. HE WANTS THE MEANS. (United Prr«« Service l. Washington, D. C., April 19. —(Spoc lai to Daily Democrat) — President Harding is insistent upon having con gross provide a meahs of raising revenue- for financing the bonus bill. This became known today following a visit of Senator Watson to the White House. At tho same time, it also became known that a move is to tack a rider to the tariff bill, providing such means. THEY VOTED ON IT. Jacksonville, 111., April 19.—(Special to Daily Democrat) —By a vote of 2779 to 1898, the voters of this city decided against the exhibition of uiotiop p|c-: turcs on Sundays. »— —. Playing Safe. He (cautiously): "Would you say ‘Yes’ if I asked you to marry me?” , She (still more cautiously): “would you ask me to marry you if £ said 1 would say “Yes’ if you asked me to < marry you?" 1

THE COURT NEWS Judge Moran was still at Huntington today, hearing tho case of the state against motion (picture show operators on a charge of desecrating tho Sabbath, and there was nothing doing in the Adams cllrcult court. Sheriff Melchi and a number of residents of St. Mary’s township will go to Portland tomorrow where they have been subpoenaed as witnesses in the trial of the case of Jesse Koos vs. William Hilpert. Koos asks $lO,000 from Hilpert, alleging the later broke up his home, and Induced Mrs. Koos to leave her husband. Ballots are being mailed from the from tho County Clerk's office today 1 to tluise who cannot be present on ' Tuesday, May 2, and vote in person. The voted ballots cannot be filed 1 here until Monday of next week, ac--1 cording to the provisions in the statutues. Several applications have been filed with the clerk. MARRIAGE IS SURPRISE l> Kendallville, Apr. 18 —What came as a surprise to their many friends, was the marriage Saturday of Robert Brennan and Miss Greta Gifford, both of this city. The bride is the dattgh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gifford. , and has been a student for some time , at Indiana university, but came home a few days ago to spend her Easter vacation with her parents. The couple motored to Albion Saturday, se cured their marriage license and were united in marriage by the Rev. H. W. Franklin of the United Brethren church. They kept the wedding a secret until Sunday evening. Mr. Brennan is the manager of the Edg , link stock farm near here.—Fort Wayne News & Sentinel. Mr. Brennan who had stock here during fair week and captured several prizes is well known in this city. FATTY IS WORRIED. 1 Los Angeles, Calif., April 19. — (Spec ialto Daily Democrat) —While the cel luloid belt buzzed with excitement over the banning by Will Hayes, of all ’ Fatty' Arbuckle films, the big com edian waited today for the arrival >f Joseph Schenck, his producer, from Now York. His fat face was puckered into ti puzzled expression as he shook his head at interviewers. “I have nothing to say until Mr. Schenck gets here,” said Arbuckle. He’ll explain thip thing. It's darned funny. I thought I was ou my way to a come-back.” — THE STORM RESULTS. Attica, Ind., April 19. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Western Indiana was recovering today from the toll of two cyclones which swept over this part of the state Monday night, killing seventeen and injuraing scores. While the victims at Hedrick, Wil liamsport, Sloan and Brook were being buried and a death watch was kept over the injured, hundreds of fam ilies made homeless were trying to re store their homes and business build tugs laid flat were being reconstructed. — • THREE DROWN IN QUARRY Terre Haute, Ind. Apr. 18—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Three men were drowned in a gravel pit near west Terre Haute in the flooded Wabash river valley this afternoon according to reports to local police. According to the reports the men were in a boat in the pit when it overturned. They were thrown in the water and before help could reach them were drowned. • > MINERS CLASH TODAY Wilkesbarre Pa., April I,B—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —Fighting between the union and non-union miners broke out here this afternoon. The nonunion men attempted to work in a washory of the East Boston coal company. Several shots were fired without any one being wounded according to reports reaching here. Sheriff John MacLuskie and a dozen deputies left for the scene. HIGH WATERS AT BLUFFTON Bluffton, Ind., April 19—The Wabash river in this city has today reached the highest stage seen here for a number of years, the water rising to fourteen feet. A number of roads leading out of the city are under four feet of water. A strong wind, accompanied by a light snow hit this city at 1 o'clock today, the wind doing slight damage. , —. SNOW FELL AT WARSAW Warsaw, Ind., April 19 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Snow fell for five minutes and the temperature dropped 18 degrees when a cyclone struck Warsaw this afternoon. The wind uprooted trees and did other slight damage. It came from i the northeast.

NEW CORYDON There is lots of water .around here just now. It has reached the highest stage now that it lias reached since 1913. Only one road leading in to New Corydon is free to traffic, the rest being too deep under water for people to venture through. Kermit Buckingham returned to his work at Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon after a several days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bay Buckingham. Fred Hisey and family and Vern Dull and family spent Sunday with Frank Hisey and family. Misses Martha Butcher and Miriam Snyder Sundayed with Miss Geraldine Gibson. Miss Nina Betz, who is employed in Geneva, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Betz. Mr. and Mrs. Bay Buckingham and son, Kermit; Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Buckingham, Mrs. James Snyder and daughter, Miriam, Misses Maxine Woodruff, Miriam Stolz and Ordine Butcher were among the Portland shoppers Saturday afternoon . , Harley Kelly and family were Sunday guests of Wm. Kelly and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Gale Hook and Mrs. Jane Booher and family visited with Mrs. Wm. Fogle and family Sunday. Dr. H. J. Templeton and family of Portland called on James Snyder ind family Sunday afternoon. Butler Woodruff and family spent Sunday with his son, Parker and wife Mrs. Wm. Fogle was a business caller at Geneva Monday. The Wabash Stone Company is installing a radio station. Several from this vicinity attended the Easter services at Macklin Sunday evening. Stephen Kinney was at Chattanooga Tuesday getting some grinding done. Mrs. Delaney Mowrey spent Sunday at the Harry Buckingham home. Wm. Fenters has returned to his home after a visit with relatives at Pennville. Chas. Walters and family spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Switzer. “Rats Pass Up All Other Food for One Meal of Rat-Snap.” Their first meal of RAT-SNAP is their last. Kills in few minutes. Dries up the carcass. Rats killed with RATSNAP leave no odor. RAT-SNAP comes in cake form. Break into small pieces, leave where rats travel. No mixing with other food. Cats or dogs won’t touch it. Safest, cleanest, surestrat and mice kiler. Three sizes. 35c, 65c, and $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Holt Drug Co., Enterprise Drug Co., Schafer Hdw. Co., and Lee Hdw. Co., 11. Knapp & Son, Callow & Kohnc.

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