Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1922 — Page 5

Ready For School Opening We have the Gymnasium Shoe that the physical director of your school wants you to wear IN STOCK Gripsuie Athletic Cut, Hr own $4.45 Gripsure Regiiiw in brown $4.45 Come in and take a look. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

»»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦**•** # about town ♦ * — — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Handier and Paul William spent the week end and Label ( Day with the P. G. Williams family at ; Goshen. Names of judges appointed to award , the four years' university scholarship , offered in connection with the national good roads essay contest wore an- , jounced here today by the Highway Education Board. j The judges are the Honorable Henry , C, Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture; George Horace Lorimer, editor of the , Saturday Evening Post, and I)r. John ( Grier Hibben, president of Princeton The judges accepted re- ( iponsibility for the ward of Hie schol- . arship at th»- invitation of Dr. John J. . Tigert. United States Commissioner of , Education, who also is chairman of the Board. 1 Plans for one of the greatest finan- ( rial congresses in t lie history of the , Btion are contemplat' d in the ar nagoments for this year's convention , s ttew York City of the American Sinkers Association. The Convention which is Hie forly-eiglitti annual meet ing of the association, will lie held at the Hotel Commodore, and it is expected 7000 representatives of the 22,000 , member banks will attend. Regarding ( the plans, Thomas it. McAdams, president of the association, said: Mr. Byford Macy and Miss Angie | Firks joined a number of Auburn young people in an over-Sunday and j Labor Day house part*' at Clear lzike. | Miss Gertrude Kinzle was home for • a visit on her way from Toledo, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado, where she lias an i steeliest position teaching school. , Miss Kinzle was accompanied by Mi:;;; | Mary Croner, who will spend the winter with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Daily, of Pauld- , ing. Ohio, wwho have been the guests , of Mr. and Mrs. Dal llower fora few | days, returned home Sunday evening, taking with them their daughter. Mar ietta, who has been visiting relatives i here for two weeks. Mr. Robert Goff, of Muneie, was an ; over-Sunday visitor with Ralph Tyndall and Josephine Myers. ! Mr. and Mrs. \V. E. Blair, of Forest, are vi*iting in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Murray and i daughters have returned from a visit , in the East. Mrs. Maggie Jeffries, ul Huntington, i K l"‘nt Sunday in lhecatur,

Wherever You Go | ::i you are almost sure to fmd a First National Bank. Banks choose this name S'"! ..I because they know that the public has M 1 confidence in National Banks, which ;;; are always under government rcgula- HP-j tion and supervision. Bill! t ;; ~ Nearly everywhere you And a First E---i National Bank serving the public just E--as this institution has long served the Hll" -II people of Decatur and the country sur--111 rounding. In more than one sense of Bj"” the word National Banks are national B~ - j J FIRST NATIONAL BANK g|i ou rc ° ran ° cr cre ® nct imp Mi>ii,|V -TBt 1" fi" ' 1

Mr. Harry Daniel, of New York, is visiting liis mother and sis,ter, Mrs Emma L. Daniel and Mrs. C. C. Schuf er. Mr. and Mrs. DaS Tyudail and daughters are the guests of relatives in Fort Wayne for a tew days. Mrs. Jessie Deajft and Mr. and Mrs Burt Townsend and children motoret to Huntington Monday afternoon am. enjoyed a picnic supper on tile returi trip. Miss Madge Hite, who is (lie Tr Kappa Providenco oiiicer for District number two, left today for Winch, ste where she will hold an examination and inspect the Tri Kappa chapter ii that city. She will be the guest oi Mrs. Pierre Goodrich, while in Win Chester, Miss Hit*- recently held 'in e>. animation of the chapter in this city after which members presented he with a beautiful silver coin purse. Miss Della Sellemeyer, who went 1< Indianapolis last Friday, returned Mon day evening to her work as teacher ii the Waifd Schools. Mrs. James Zimmerman and chi! dren and Mrs. Elton Crum and chi! (Iren, of Fort Wayne, attended the Yager family reunion at Bellmont I'ark Monday. Janet Schrock, daughter of Mr. ant Mrs. W. T. Schrock. is ill with tht Scar'd Fever. The family lias beer, quarantined. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Magnet - spent Labor Day in Indianapolis visiting wit] triends and relatives. Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connel motor, d L Indianapolis Sunday visiting over I.a her Day with their daughter, Mrs Thomas Lenahan. Frank Sander.; of Marion, Indiana former Decatur citizen visited in tht city oyer Labor Day and attended tin family r, union of his wife's folks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eizey and son Jr. who moved to Ft. Wayne about ; month ago spent Labor Day in the city with Mr. Efzey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs' Perry Eizey. John Wemhoff manager of the Wayne Oil Tank company in Detroit, visited over l abor Lay in tiiis city with his mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. and at the Theodore GralliUei home. Mrs. Fred Patterson is visiting will her parents at Terre Haute, Indiana. Judge R. It. Hartford cf Portlam was a business visitor in the city yes jterday. He was appointed py Judg, John Moran to act as special judge o' Adams Circuit court during the form er w sickness. Judge Moran is improv ing and was able to sit up a little yes

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1922

terday and tetday. The county commissioners held a. short session Monday morning, chock od the hills and allowed them. The winter schedule of masses whs resumed this week at the St. Mary's Catholic church. Thu Ijiashch on week days will begin at six and sev-m-tblrty o'clock and on Sundays at ■seven thirty and nine forty-five. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Uhl and children motored back to Toledo tills morning after spending a few days in the city with Mrs. li. J. Terveer and family. The city council will meet tills evening for the purpose of adopting Hie .budget and Using the tax levy for 1922, Tlio Knights of Columbus met last evening and elected otlicers for the year. The Berne schools opened yesterday, a total of 268 pupils registering, 117 in the high school and 201 in the grades, with prospects for others on rolling this week. Following are the teachers in the district schools in Monroe township: Dist.l —Lcotu Smith; Dist 2 Electa Oliver; Dist 3, Lavina Christener nd Mary Callow; Dist. I—Gertrude1 —Gertrude Sprtin ger; Dist o—Naomi0 —Naomi Gilbert; List, (i ''anchion Daugherty; Dist. 7—Roy Duff and Magdalena Sprungcr; Dist. 8 —Dale Braun, Helen GiUiom; List. 9 David Depp. Where there are two eacbers in a school, the lirst name is hat of the teacher of the upper grades, end the second of tho lower grades.

A deal was closed Saturday foruing. in Berna, whereby Ellis Lehman bought, the J. L. Habegger jewelry store from Mrs. Cora Habegger. Mr. Lehman is leaving tonight for Chicago where he will take a course in watch repairing and jewelry. Mr. 1 .oilman expects to come back soon after Thanksgiving to take care of Ihe holilay business, and will return to his studies after tile holidays. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gates are in this city visiting with Rev. and Vlrs. Covert. Mr. Gates is an old school mate of Rev. Covert, and they ire spending their honeymoon in this city. Fred Okelev of Pleasant Mills was i business visitor in the city today. We are in receipt of a card from lev. J. Seimetz, pastor of the St. Marys Catholic church who is enjoy ng a six month’s tour in Europe. The card was mailed August 21st at Treudenberg, Germany, and, Father Seimetz states that he and Rev. Thiele will remain there for a few lays rest. The following people enjoyed a pielic at Cetina yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. Riley Chrisman and children; Mr. md Mrs. Harry DeVoe and children, il Muneie; Mr. and Mrs. C'ralile, of ■'ort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan and granddaughter, Elian; Mr. and Mrs. Hoary Kelly and chiliren, of Geneva. Tile Art. Cook famjjy who lived in the \aron Deviney house on Oak street have moved to their new home on Ninth street. Victoria t). Mills, daughter of Mr. mad Mrs. F. V. Mills, left this mornng for Indiana University, at Bloomngton, Indiana, to resume her school work. Dr. J. M. Miller left (his morning or Detroit, Mich., to enter hospital here for six weeks training in op•rative surgery. Dr. H. E. Keller vill lock, after the duties of Health )dicer in the absence of Dr. Miilere. C. C. Kelly of St. Marys township, will preach at the Mt. Hope M. E. hurcTT in Blue Creek township, on -ionday evening, September 9tli. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weissling and ;ons, Jimmy and Billy, returned to heir home at Findlay after spending wo weeks hero with Mrs. Mary Ful ienkamp and family. Herbert Fullenkamp and Arthur Herzog have returned to Chicago after visiting in the city with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klcpper and family motored to Van Wert last evening where tiiey enjoyed a few hours with friends. William Simpson factory superintendent of the Holland St. Louis Sugar company has returned from Bay City, Mcihigan. Mr. Simpson took seriously sick about three weeks J ago and was removed to tin■ hospital at Fort Wayne. Ho is recovering I nicely. Mr. and Mrs. diaries Beck and faintly, John, Marie, Jeanette and Paul of Deiphos, Ohio, k tuineif honle : yesterday, boing guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Acker over Saturday and Sunday. —- “WEST END JEW JOINT” SOLD TO GEO. APPLEMAN The “West End Jew Joint,” the restaurant and soft drink parlor locat'd on West Monroe street, near the G. R. $ I. tracks which was ope' - - ato,i'b.v Jc:,: Leßruh for'the past three years today became the property of George Applcman & Sop, they to take over the place tomorrow morning. The “Jew Joint” as it was familiarly known does a most thriving business and is one of the most popular business houses in this city. .* S—J —.WANT ADS EARN —$ —3-—$

CITY SCHOOLS I WERE OI’ENEI) THIS MORNING (Continued from page one) < Walker is u gruduato of Purdue Uni- 11 vornlty and has Imd several years of I experience as a science instructor. h The city school board will hold its ) regular meeting tonight. Much hast i cess will come before the board to < night. Tho report of the engineers ~ who mude an investigation of the ( now high school gymnasium and audi j torlum annex last week has been ) received and will be presented lo the t board this evening- Tim report Is said , to contain recommendations rogurding i what should be done to make (bo new j building absolutely safe and substan i lial following tile collapse of a portion of it recently. ; Many Enroll at St. Joseph < Tho St. Joseph grade and high , school opened this morning with tiie largest enrollment in all departments | in the history of the school, the total being 351, of which 212 aro in the grades, 21 In the high school and 8 In the commercial department. Ten Sisters of the St, Agnes Order are teachers in the grades, high cliool and commercial departments, Sister M. Vera being in chargo. The Freshmen year of the high , cliool had an enrollment of 21, including three pupils who are also taking the regular commercial course. The Sisters who are teaching this year and their respective grades are: Bister Sophia, first grade; Sister Luella, second grade; Sister Uiur- 1 aine, third grade; Sister Annette, J fourth grade; Sister Winifred, fifth i radc; Sister Rosine, sixth and sev- ] i iitii grades; Sister Beata, seventh t and eighth grades. Sister Antonita is ' eachin the pupils in the commercial ( 1 d- partment and Sifter Almeda and , j Sister Vera are teaching in the high | cliool, their subjects being. Mathe- ; unities. History, Latin, English and « Chemistry. The teachers in the music nopart- ■ meni. are Sister Odelia and Sister i ; Fran tine and enrollment is coming in .■very day in this department. The high school and commercial do nartments and part of the eighth grade pupils occupy the rooms iu the , former Sister’s home and space lias 1 o been provided for the chemistry. ! nd domestic science labaratory. Tlio St. Joseph ecUool has made ] much progress within the last few ars and steps have already been ; taken for making the high school, ! which cntet’3 upon its fourth year, an accredited high school. « County Commissioners Adopt 1923 Tax Levy (Continued from page one) j county, including the county council, •. sty and town council, school boards, and township advisory boards wen 1 meeting today for the purpose of apj proving budgets and fixing tlio tax j levies for the year 1923. Within ihe lasi month the different j: dicers in tho various taxing units 'have been giving legal notice through , Hie paper proposed budgets and tar 'levies and today is the day on which j action is taken. After local rates arc fixed the state will make its rate and I then tiie taxpayers will know what th i rate will he. ’The valuation in the t i utility this year is about $42,000,000.00 I a decrease of approximately nine million dollars and in those taxes where , the levy is not increased to a great ex tent the amount ol'-money to be raised i may be less. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MAKING VISIT IN THIS CITY AND COMMUNITY Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Everett and sons : Donald and Gordon, Myron .Wayne, and Milton, of Ims Angeles, California, arrived here Monday evening and .■■. pent the night at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Miller, east of the city. They expect to spend several months here and in Van Wert visiting rela ■ iv* , and friend . Tic Everett.; lunch | tho entire trip from California to in ■ 'Lana in an automobile, stepping fijit I with Mrs. Everett’s sister in V/aslilington ami Oregon. From there they I jv'-nt to tiie Yellowstone National I i Park where they enjoyed a several | ! days’ outing before continuing east I ward, passing through North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and Illinois. I _# ! Portland High Grid Coach is on the Job jj The Portland high school is to be I represented with a football team the I coming season, according to antioun- I cement made today by Supt. J. C, Webb. , Prof. George Cady ot Boon ville, Ind., new mathematics. teacher, who will have charge of athletics will coach the football team. He has sent word that he will be there oh next Tuesday, and will be ready to start practice by Wednesday of next week. Material is available in the high school, this year for a fast gridiron eleven.

Driver Radiy Injured at Winchester Races i —■■■■■■ « ( Winchester, Ind., Kept B.— Merle Chandler, 25, of Indianapolis, was perhaps fatullly Injured this afternoon In Iho 100 mile automobile race at Funk's lake, when the machine ho was driving lockfil wheels with a car driven by Hurry Nichols, of Chicago, and smashed against the concrete wall in front of the grandstand. Chandler suffered a compound fracture of the skull and it is feared he may lie Internally injured, be is in u hospital here. Nic.hol.i escaped with a broken forearm and min or injuries. The race was won by Ralph Ormsby, of Fort Wayne, driving a Fronty-Ford. The time was 1:52:45. Kingsley, of Greenfield, was second; Homer Ormsby, of Fort Wayne third: Claude Flax, Indianapolis, fourth; Bea ton Shoff, Paris, 111., fifth. Chandler’s accident happened directly In front of the section of the grand stand wiiere his wife was seated. She collapsed and tonight was in a serious condition. Chandler won all the races at Funk's lake on July 4th and was a nivorato in yesterdays events. Tho regular meeting of the Kotar ians will be held at the club rooms ou Thursday evening. Butcher Rejoices Over Wife’s Recovery ' My wife suffered for five years and us'eelleallly lived on toast and Hot wafer. Doctors said she would have to lie operated for gall stones. A lady advised her to try Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy and after taking 4 bottles over two years ago. slip lias been entirely well ever since.” It removes the ea‘arrhai minus from the intestinal tract, and allays the inflammation i, wiiiefi eaus'M practii lly all nonmch. liver and intestinal aliments, including appendicitis. One dose will cinvince I 6r mono- rnfunded at For sale by Hoi thou se Drug coinMany and druggists everywhere. Car of WEST VIRGINIA ! Splint Lump COAL Phone your a orders lo BURK Elevator Co.

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turned from u month's vacation spent with rolativew in lowa. Rev. Covert conducted the services at tho PreahyB rian church Sunday. — -— —— — -—*