Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1922 — Page 5

First round knocks the shine. Mr -a Some shoes have a high polish when they are new but the first round of wear “knocks off the shine” and from then on its shine, shine, shine every day. Our better grade of shoes and oxfords are finished by a process that allows the leather to take a shine like glass and hold it until it actually wears off. A little rub now and then brings it out again. There IS a difference. Charlie Voglewede _ „ Looks After You.

♦♦+♦♦♦++♦♦♦++♦++ * ABOUT TOWN ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦ I Dr. Ted Patterson will return home freni Indianapolis, Thursday evening after spending several days there in | attendance at the meeting of the In diana State Dental Association. The convention this year was more of a past graduate course than any of the former conventions have been.. Speakin' of optimists, th' feller that jest methodically sets out t’ git married hain’t so bad. Ther’s a front seat hog in ever’ family. —Abe Marlin in Indianapolis News. . The Kendallville Elks installed a new chapter at Garrett last evening. Henry Macke of Treble township spent the day in this city on business. Paul Bieberick of west of the city attended to business here today. Mr. and Mrs. John Wyman of New Bremen, Ohio, visited yesterday and today with J. D. McFarland of this city. E. F. Miller of east of the city spent the day here on business. Henry Lehrman of west of town was a busines visitor here this morning. William Shoaf from south of the city looked after business here this morning. Mrs. P. M. Carper of west of the city was a shopper in this city today. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steigmier of Union township spent the day in this city on business. John Wcrling of near Toscin was a business visitor in this city today. Mrs. M. A. Clem of Union township shopped in this city today. Gust Krucheberg of Union township attended to business in this city this morning. Mrs. George Cramer of Hoot township was among the mornings visitors in this city. William Miller of east of the city attended to business here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tyndall motored to Berne last evening, where Mrs. Tyndall sang in the operetta given by the Berne High school Alumni. John Loshe of east of the city attended to business here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Meyers of east of the city shopped here yesterday.. Frank L. .Miller of Monroe was a business visitor in this city this morning. Ben Eiting of south of the city looked after business here this morning. Sam Furman of north of the city at-

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1 tended to business here today. ' Mr. and Mrs. Noah Egly and daugh > ters, Dolores, ireta, an Milita of Kirk- , land township shopped in this city . yesterday. Mrs. John .O'Brien of Marion, In(liana is the week-end guest of Mr. . an Mrs. Al Anker and daughter, Veronica. She will attend the gradua , tion exercises of the. Decatur High School class of '22, of which Miss Anker is a member. F. E. France returned this morning from Lake James, where he opened ! his cottage for the summer. Mrs. Esta Liddy spent yesterday in. Fort Wayne. Sophia Fuelling of Root township spent the day in this city on business. Adolph Marbaugh of Unon township attended to business here this afternoon. Gust Reinking of Union township spent the day in this city on business. Mrs. J. Welch of Cincinnati, Ohio is visiting over the week-end with her sister. Miss Maud Howard. Ruth Frisinger will leave tomor row for Lafayette, ,Ind., where sh< will be the guest of friends over the week-end. Miss Anna Garard, former resident of this city is in the Irene Byron hospital in Fort Wayne critically ill with tuberculosis. The C. L. of C. degree team will practice Friday evening at 7:30 at the K. of C. Hall It is important that every member is there. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Clippinger and daughter, Alice of Ohio City, .visited with the E. F. .Miller family of east of the city last evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Goal and Mr and Mrs. Robert Ackens of New York City are the guests of the L A. Thomas family of south Third street, coming here to attend the high school graduation exercises Friday evening. Auburn Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A Thomas is one of the graduates. K. OF P. DEGREE WORK K of P. degree work in the first degree will be given at the home to night Members of the team are urged to be present. BAKE SALE SATURDAY The C. L. of C. ladies will hold a bake sale Saturday, May 20 at tile Schmitt Meat Market, the sale begining at 10 o’clock. Every member of the society is requested to bring something. 118-2 t

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1922

SUIT ON NOTE FILED AGAINST FOUR LOCAL MEN BY WISCONSIN COMPANY The lamgo Company, ,a corporation organized under the laws of Wiscon--in,, filed a complaint in the Adams circuit court yesterday afternoon against John W Parrish, Jatnos O. ParIrish, John F. Parrish, and Frank 'Hosher, seeking judgment in the sum •of SSOO on a promisory note. The complaint states that the note was executed by the defendants to the plaintiff on October 10. 1921, and the principal was $335.51. The plaintiff states that the principal and interest on the note are due and unpaid. Attorney Clark J, Lutz represents the plaintiff. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Cora G. Juday, et al to Wilber S. Shoemaker, lot 2(12 in Geneva, $1,200. John H. Mumma to Charles S. Momma, 80 acres in Union township, SII,OOO George W. Pond to Eli W. Steele, part of lot 15, in Decatur, $2,500. Virgil T. Craig, executor to George W. Cotton, ISO acres in St. Mary’s township, sl. George W. Cotton to W. E. Trapp. 180 acres in St. Mary's township, sl. William H. Lux executor to Henry Bauman, executor, lot G3l in Decatur, $3,000. Henry Hite to Standard Oil Company, lot 348 in Decatur, $3,000. Mary E. Kern to George L. Kern, SO acres in Union township, $2,500. Sam Nussbaum to Henry Amstutz, lots 65S and G 59 in Berne, $750.

BANK OF GENEVA PURCHASED BONDS ON THE BUTCHER ROAD The Bank of Geneva purchased the issue of bonds for the building of the C. Butcher road in this county, toaling $224,240.00. It was stated in yesterday's paper that the Old Adams 'onnty Bank had purchased tills issue. This was an error as the Old Adams County Bank purchased only one issie, hose of the Meshberger road in Hartford township, totaling $8,000.00. illiam Fennig of Geneva is the con tractor for the building of the Butcher road, one of the largest single road niprovements ever built in the county ind work on its construction will com•nence within a few days. The length if the improvement is two and oneinlf miles and under its construction several small streets and street ap nroaches in the south part of the city will be improved. sfIANY PEOPLE ATTEND THE WARD SCHOOL EXHIBITS TODAY DESPITE THE RAINY WEATHER Providing the rain does not interere, the three Ward schools are exacting exceptionally large crowds at heir annual exhibits this afternoon ind tonight. The exhibits were not ;cheduied to open until 2 o’clock this ifternoon, but many people went to he school buildings this forenoon, to co the displays. The public is in sited to attend between the hours of ! and 5 o’clock this afternoon and 7 ind 9 o'clock tonight. —a XTHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO GIVE A DANCE IN MASONIC HALL TONIGHT AS BENEFIT A dance will be given in the Masonic hall tonight by the Athletic asso•iation of the Decatur High School. The proceeds derived from the dance will be used in purchasing equipment or the various athletic teams of the ligh school next year.. The admission price will by thirty cents. Music will be furnished by the Para mount orchestra of this city. The public is invited to attend and support the High School Athletic Association. The program is as follows: — High School Songs—High School. Athletic Quartette —Mr. Moore. Necessities of a winning team —Mr. Moore. Athletic resume —Lawrence Linn. 1923-24 Schedules —Principal Cline. Secret of the Girls basketball team —Miss Ossenberg. What in Athletics appealed to me most during the past year—Harry Yahne. Debate —Resolved that a four year obi horse is more valuable than a five passenger Lizzie. Affirmative —Zack Devor and Howard Brumley. Negative—Earl Shackly and Gail Kern. An 1832 Slump Speech —Miss Tyner. The program will start at 8 o'clock promptly and there will be a dance afterward ; ! ; ; ; —; —i —• FOUNTS—The person who left a gold headed umbrella in the Old County Bank can have same by describing properly and paying lor this ad. 118-3 x FOR months old Holstein bull calf F.* K. Stoneburner, Decatur, Indiana, Craigville phone. 118t3x

REVIEW BOARD NOW COMPLETE « Two Members of Board of Review Appointed By Judge Moran Today Ferdinand Bleeke, of Decatur, and Edwin Ferry, of Jefferson township, were appointed Jby Judge Johjn C. Moran today to servo as members of the county board of review this spring. The other members of the board are county treasurer Hugh Hite, county nssesor William Frailer, and county auditor Martin Jaberg.. Mr. Bleeke is a former clerk of the Adams circuit court and a prominent citizen of the county He owns a farm in Union township. Mr. Ferry is a prominent farmer of Jefferson township. The law provides that the court shall appoint two members to serve on the board of review with the auditor, .assessor, and treasurer. Ono is a demorat and the other a republican. Mr. Bleeke is a democrat and Mr. Ferry a republican. It is the duty of the board Ql review to meet and go over the assessments which have been made by the township assessors, .recommending any changes that should bo made. They will also hear the appeals which any citizen wishes to make regarding his assessments. They will be called into session early in .lune. CHICAGO GRAIN (United Press Service) Chicago, May 18 —Wheat: May, $1.41%; July $1.26%; Sept. $1.20%. Corn: May, 61%c; July 64%c; Sept. 66%c. Oats: May 37c; July 39%c; Sept. 41c.

J; Late News I; > Flashes ■°SI (United Prexn Service). ® H S Boston, May 18—Secrecy in wireless receiving has at last been achieved according to local experts. A new appliance applicable to both wireless telephony and telegraphy has been invented by John Hays Hammond, Jr., I inventor. By this invention it will be possible according to Mr. Hammond to eliminate all listening in on messages being received by only such; stations as they are intended for. Anderson, Ind., May 18—The case of Edgar Mullen, Muncie Boxer charged j with manslaughter was called to trial, here today. The case grew out of the death of Roy Mudd, of Elwood who died the day after he boxed with Mullen at Elwood, February 11. Samuel Johnson, prosecutor charged that Mudd did not rally after he fell in the ring. The coroners verdict was that Mudd died of a ruptured blood vessel in the upper part of the brain, i The defense will undertake to show' that Mudds brain was diseased at the I time he entered the ring to box Mullen. Indianapolis, May 18 —The death sentence of William Donovan, confessed wife slayer will not be commuted to life imprisonment according to indications today following a hearing of his; plea of clemency before the state pordon board and Governor McCray. Washington, May 18. —The final! word of the United States on the invitation to attend the Hague conference is that this government will not participate in a Russian conference which is bound to have a poltical aspect, it was learned here today. This government will gladly join an ailed commission of experts to investigate the economic condition of Russia, with the hope of recommending steps that will lead to productivity there, but will not discuss political phases of the Russian situation until after economic conditions are restored. Court House, Waukegan, 111.,May 18. — The state today sought to trace the trail of state funds from the state treasury, through the Grant Park bank and finally into the hands of Chicago packers. Witnesses called by the prosecution of Governor (xm’Sinttil, who is chiirged with conspiracy to embezzle state funds, told of transfer of funds to the Grant Park Bank when Small was treasurer. Edward Beck and Edward P. Trobaugh, employes of the state treasurer's office at the time, told of making out. and recording drafts payable to I the Grant Park institution.

PURDUE JERSEY BETS STATE MARK Lafayette, May 18 —A Jersey heifer, Estella Joan, in the Purdue University herd, recently broke the state record iu the senior three year old division, by producing 10,632 pounds of milk and 633 pounds of butlerfat, exceeding by over 40 pounds any record that has ever been made in J the state by a Jersey at that age. This announcement was made today by the university dairy department. The heifer freshened sometime ago with an excellent bull calf and has started to make another good record this year. In March she made 75 pounds of fat and almost that much in April, indicating another record this year. As a two year old she made almost 500 pounds of butterfat. “This record was no great surprise because the heifer was good from both the standpoints of the sire and the dam. Her sire has four daughters in the Purdue herd averaging at an age of three years nearly 550 pounds of fat,’’ says a statement from the dairy department. “Ho is a son of the Imported Jap. the only Jersey Island bred bull with .five 1000 pound daughters. Her dam is Purdue's Golden Estella, the present state champion Jersey, who made last year 14,052 pounds of milk and 748 pounds of fat.’’ . Estelle Joan is fed and milked three times a day. She receives the best of care and does good work at Hie milk pail because of the good breeding behind her, the good feed and the good care. e INDIANA WILL HAVE A LARGE FRUIT CROP IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES Warsaw, May 13. —Despite damage dene by wind storms and late frosts, Northern Indiana will have one of the largest fruit crops this season of any season in ten years, said Tom A. Park-

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er, county agricultural agent today, after having mndo trips to every part of Kosciusko county, which is an Index to the situation in other northern Indiana counties. The strawberry crop promises to be exceptionally largo and will be welcomed because of the shortage last

The Gas Meter TLis is a true measuring device consisting of four different (liaphrums working in unison, so that one or more arc filling while another is emptying. This insures a continuous delivery of gas, while each complete round of filling and emptying of the four measures always releases the same quantity of gas. The gas passed through the meter is automatically registered on a dial. jawwmMKMCT Inspect the Storage 4 System fc'yu... A big tank of hot water always on hand to take care of your every requirement. 5,1 1 onr S * low Room 8,1,1 800 a - -.! demonstration of the different types ";W i of Gas Water Heaters on display. As hot water is drawn.- the gas is turned on automatically, and when the water in the tank again conns up to the proper temperature, the gas is turned off automatically, meaning real service with real economy. z — % All gas appliances sold by us are guaranteed as to durability, service and lowest laissible gas consumption. . — Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Co. “The Gas Company” Phone 75 At Your Service 105 N. 3rd St. •’Never hunt gas leaks wilh matches”

year, Strawberries nhlppcd from the south have boon selling hero at 25 cents for less than a pint. Prospects also are bright for record crops in apples, pears, plums, cherries, quinces, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries and whortleberries.