Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1922 — Page 3

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>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ • ABOUT TO' ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ .♦♦♦♦♦ Mieses Florence Hob and Florence Bremcrkamp . the week end at Marion, Ind Miss Esta Mclntosh laterday for Toledo where she wke her future home. The Tri Kappas will tomorrow night at the home os Katherine Kocher. Mr. and Mrs. R I. Im, 1618 Wildwood Avenue, arertaining Mr. and Mrs. Oscar tan of Decatur. —Fort Wayne lai Gazette. The Fort Wayne JouiGazette yesterday gave an acc of the marriage Saturday of M Monroe to Miss Ceniu Hathawi’ornierlv of this city. They 'married Saturday and left at onr a trip through the east. Mrs. Karl Grove slaughter, Peggy Joyce, of Okmulgklahouia arrived here Saturday >end the summer at the D. F. Ld home. Mrs. Grove was formerl’s Hallie Leonard. Mr. and Mrs. E. Tike. Mr. and Mrs. William Hunts Esther Day, Mr v Wallace Diort and Mr. H. E. Cooke, o ianapolis spent the week-end wlr. and Mrs. Tom Vail. Theitored to Fort Wayne Sunday whir. Hunt had a car entered In tito races. Mrs. Fanny Peterso'lr. and Mrs. W. A. Lower. RGrace Al weine. Mary Catherinelice and Tommie Alweine and Elizabeth Peterson motored to lon where they visited with Mrs. Peterson and family of Cincinu They enjoyed a picnic supper the way home. Mr. and Mrs. Howaraxler and son, of Avilla are visi with Mr. and Mrs. Roman ffleyer of Union township. Mel Butler who hastt off duty as mall carrier for fast three weeks due to sicknesis able to return to his position morning. Dick Butler of Fortune visited in this city over die -end with relatives. Fred Kinzle retui Saturday from Webster Lake w he spent a week. Mr. and Mrs. Ro.ohnson and family of Gary visiteith relatves and friends in this ci»turday and Sunday. Mr. Johnson o * K mayor of Gary, was a fornresident of Decatur.

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Frank L. Miller of near Monroe was a business visitor in Decatur this morning. Edwin Steel who lives northeast of Decatur was a business visitor in this city this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grote and family and Miss Esther Greider of Fort Wayne were guests of the Ferd Bleeke family last evening. Wilbur Porter, local agent for the Buick car will leave this afternoon for Flint, Michigan, where he will get a new Buick Henry Elting who lives south of Decatur was a business in Decatur today. Miss Helen Swearingen Miss Donna Parrish, Miss Helen Meyer, of this city and Ralph Travis, James Plessinger and French Morris of Bluffton motored to Tippecanoe Lake over the week-end returning last evening. France Conter of this city left today noon for Gary where he will spend a few days witli his parents. Mr. and Mrs H. L. Confer, formerly of this city. The members of the Helping Hand society will meet in the Sunday school room of the Reformed church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. From there they will be taken in cars to Bellmont park where they will enjoy their annual picnic. C. J. Lutz spent yesterday at Rome City. Mr. and Mrs. William Bowers and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Krick spent yesterday at Rome City. Mrs. Herman Ehinger and Miss Cecile Miller left at noon today for Springfield, Ohio, where they will attend the Delta Theta Tan National convention as delegates from the local chapter. Allen Sjtalter and Lucijle Bujtier spent last evening at Fort Wayne D. M. Hensley, Raymond Harting and Ben Lang motored to Hartford City today. Truman Johnson, grandson of Mr and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw, who arrived home Saturday from Home Military Academy, left today for Culver Mill tary Academy where he has received a free scholarship through exception ally meritous work at Howe. Mr. Johnson has spent several years at both Howe and Culver. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin and Win lied Maddy 'eft this afternoon for Detroit, Mich. They will make the trip by auto and will bring Mrs. Burt Owen and daughter, Mary Bess back with ; them to visit the remainder of tin summer with Mrs. Mary Cpngleton.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1922

WAS KILLED Bf A FAILING WALL Daniel Sherick Killed Almost Instantly Working in Grand Rapids Funeral services for Daniel Sherick, who met death in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday were held at the St. Mary’s Catholic church hero this morning. Mr. Sherick met bis death beneath a brick wall which fell on him. Sherick was working near the building on an excavation. Suddenly their was a crash and the brick wall toppled over into the trench being dug by Sherick and a companion. Work men ran to the aid of the men and began digging, hut it was ten minutes before Sherick was removed. He was gasping when removed from Ihe trench and was trying to mutter something about his wife. Sherick was placed in a police am bulance ami rushed to a hospital but he died before reaching the hospital. hen the other man did not respond to roll call, the digging was continued but later it was found that he had been ■■■'■ ■■ running away soon after the accident. Kenneth C. Hawkins, also of this county, who was a friend of Sher teks was working on another building and was notified of the accident by the police. He in turn notified the man's relatives in this county. Sherick was a furniture polisher but, being unable to find work of that sort, he secured a job as a laborer. He had planned t< send most of his money to his wife who resides with her father, Julius '{eideman. near Peterson. Sherick was 30 years old on the day of his death which was also the second an nlversary of his marriage. He is stir vived by his wife and two children.

GEORGE MILLER DIED YESTERDAY Former Decatur Resident Died in Ft. Wavne at Age of 72 Years George Washington Miller formerly of this city, who for the past several years has been making his home with iiis daughter, Mrs. Erank Jones of Ft Wayne died after a short Illness yes terday morning at nine o’clock. Death was due to cancer. Mr. Miller was 7: years of age. He is survived by his wife and nine children. One daughter. Mrs. Wilbur Kelsey, preceded him in death. Mr Miller lived in and near Decatur th' 1 greater aprt of his life moving about five years ago to the home of his daughter. Mrs. Erank Jones, of Et Wayne. He was engaged in farming. Those that survive him besides his wife are the following children: Wil son Miller. Ixmis Miller. Howard Miller, Ralph Miller, and Mrs. William Hockemeyer. of Et. vyayne, William Miller of Somerset Center. Michigan; Mrs. Clyde Eugate, of Decatur; and Mrs. J W. Mauller. of Wren. Burial will take place at the Deca tur cemetery. The funeral services will be held from the United Brethern Church at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn tug. W. S. STOVE AND WIFE OF SAN DIEGO CALFORNIA VISITING RELATIVES HERE Mr. W. S. Stove ami wife of San Diego. California, are here for a few days visit with A. A. Stove, of Mercer avenue and other relatives and friends. They will leave for the west on July 6th. Mr. Stove was reared near Willshire and thirty years ago was a clerk in the Hawkins hotel at Portland. He decided to go west where opportunities then were better and di<l so. He located at Salt Lake City where he lived tor a number of years, later moving to San Deigo. He has succeeded and is now living a retired life, except tor occasional real estate deals and is delighted with California and the far west. He will stop enroute home to attend a meeting of the board of drectors of a company in which he is interested at Salt Lake City. John William Clark left thin after noon for Elint, Michigan, where he will get a Buick motor car and drive it through for the Porter & Beavers agencyiof Ulis' city.} ; The Bridge club will nieijt tonight al the home of Miss Beatrice Keller instead of Wednesday night*. ’ Harold Magley returned today to Kenton, Ohio, after spending a few days in this city wisiting with rela tives and friends. Miss Sophia Reinking, of Eort Wayne is the guest of Miss Nonna - Bleeke in this city.

SPORT JEWS Davy Roller! son, veteran Giant bench warmer, called Into the game in the 9th as a pinch hitter, lined to the fence soring Stengel with the winnini: run. The Dodgers coffle from behind to beat Philadelphia in 11 innings, 3 to 3'. Davis held the Tygers to four seat tered singles and the Browns won. 5 to 0. Tris Speaker was put out of the game in the ninth and his team lost to Chicago in the tenth, 1 to 3. The Cards wont on a batting spree and bet the Cubs, 11 to 1. Zachary of the Senators helped win the final game of the series with the Mack men, keeping the Athletics to six scatered hits. The Reds made it a ‘clean sweep from Pittsburgh, winning, 7 to 1.

CAMPFIRE GIRLS HOME FROM LAKE I Returned Saturday After Two Weeks’ Vacation at Lake at Rome City The Chapa wee Campfire girls in ( eluding Miss Esther Bowers, guardian Mrs. Earl Colter of Colon, Mich., assistant guardian, Mrs. Harry Stults. house guest, Elizabeth Aurand, Esther Archbold. Florence Biggs, Mary Baumann, Glennys Elzey, Neva Grab er, Naomi Lord ami Esta Mclntosh, returned Saturday afternoon from a two week’s vacation at the Bower’s cottage at Rome City. They enjoyed many good times, some of which were hiking to Kendallville and Wolcottville, visiting Gene Stratton Porter's cottage, and the sanitarium, wading in the F Tumbles, fishing, rowing, swimming and catching gold fish. They were joined on Sunday by Mr. Earl Colter of Colon. Mich.; Mrs. R. M. Kaougb and son, Edwin, of Ft. Wayne; Mrs. John Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Krick, Mr. Donald Patterson. Mr. Harry Stults, Mr. C. J. Lutz of Decatur; and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilkes of Kendallville. 1 • ' s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—ICE CREAM SOCIAL 1 An ice cream social will be held on the church lawn of the St. Paul church south of Decatur, Wednesday evening, June 28th. Special music and a good program will be given. You are in vited. 150-2tX

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FATHER SEIMETZ TO SAIL JULY 5 Accompanied by Father Thiele of Ft. Wayne, Will iMake Extended Tour Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church will leave Thursday. June 29th for Now York City, stopping at Fort Wayne to meet Rev. Father Charles Thiele, pas tor of the St. Peter's Catholic church and the two will proceed to New York where, on July sth. they will sail on the Steamship "Sydlitz" for Hamburg, Germany, on a five or six months tonr of Europe and the Holy lauds. Father Seimets and Father Thiele, had planned, early in the spring to sail for Europe, but had to postpone their trip on account of the delay encountered in securing Father Thiele's passport. The later received his official papers last week and final plans tor making of the trip have been made by the two priests. The voyage will take nine or ten days and after landing at Hamburg they will tour Germany and visit the principal cities and places of interest in that, country. They will go to Rome and will spend sometime there and gain an audience before His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. and will also attend the Passion Play at Oberammergau. They will make a tour of the Holy Lands also, they will go to Jerusalem. Palestine and Carlo. Egypt and expect to make a general tour of Europe, visiting the countries of Switzerland, Belgium, Franco. Aus tria, England and the British Isles. It will be a most delightful trip and , Father Seimetz is looking forward to : it as a completion of bis education and a happy six months, the first real j vacation he has had since he was ordained a priest twenty years ago. During Father Seimetz's absence, * Fattier Otto Peters, assistant pastor. | will act as pastor of the St. Mary's I Catholic church and will be assisted ! by an out of town priest. Members of the St. Mary’s church I congregation, and his many friend:: ; wisli Father Seimetz a happy and ’ pleasant voyage. o — +++++++++++++++ week End excursions ON CLOVERLEAF Toledo and return, $1.15, going all trains Saturdays and 1 Sundays, returning up to train No. 5, Monday. SUNDAY EXCURSIONS Toledo and Return $2.7(1 Going and returning Sundays. j +++++++++++++++

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