Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1922 — Page 2

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MOOSE NOTICE AH members of Loyal Order of Moose are requested to be present Wednesday evening, December 20, 1922. There will be a man here to talk on Moosedom. Re sure and attend. DICTATOR. 297-t2 MOOSE NOTICE All members of Loyal Order of Moose are requested to be present Wednesday evening, December 20, 1922. There will be a inan here to talk on Moosedom. Be sure and attend. DICTATOR. ’ 297-t2

Attention Moose . Regular meeting Wednesday night. —Dictator.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922.

PLANS MADE FOR ANNUALCONTEST Subject Is Announced For High School Discussion Contest At Indiana U. Bloomington, Ind., Dec. 20. —“Indusi trial Disputes: a program for Their . Prevention and Settlement in Public ' and Quasi-Public Industries," will be > the subject for the annual state high ’ school discussion contest to be conducted under the auspices of Indiana University during March nnd April. Supt. P. A. Allen, of Bluffton, has been named ehlnnan of the Sth district for the state Oratorical competition and will have charge of the arrangements for school, county, and district meets. More than 250 high schools of the state were represented in the conj test last year. Adams county schools are expected to compete this year. Superintendent Allen, as district chairman, will appoint county chairmen in his district who will be in charge of county contests on or before March 23. The county leaders will arrange for local contests in the various high schools in Adams county to determine the representative from each of these schools in the county meet. ■ Tile district meet will be held April 13. The high school’ orators will revive information on the subject of industrial disputes from the Indiana University Extension Division in the form of package libraries. These libraries will consist of articles and bulletins of all kinds on the subject of industrial disputes. The final competition will be held at Indiana University on April 27, when the 13 district representatives will seek the state championship. The district representatives will be guests at la banquet at the state university and the winners in the state meet will be awarded medals. The winner of the state discussion contest last year was Miss Georgia Carpenter, of Mitchell, the first girl who ever won highest honors in the .contest. Arthur Crabtree, of Stewartsville., took second place and Harold Elsasaer, of Mishawaka, was third. District winners last year were as .follows: Ist district, Arthur Crabtree, Stewartsville; 2nd district. Don (aid Bartlett. Jasonville;"‘ord district, ‘Georgia Carpenter. Mithell: 4th district. Ralph Smith. Columbus; sth district. John Hume. Danville: 6th district. Genevieve Lawless, Newcastle: 7th district. Taylor Creighton. Shorti ridge High School, Indianapolis; Bth 'district, Thelma Clark, Bluffton; 9th ; district, Quentin Wert. Crawfordsville; 10th district, Ewart Merica, ißensselcar; 11th district. Majorie jPalsbau,gh, North Manchester; 12th I district, Cornelius Allen. Ashley; 13th 'district. Harold Elsasser, Mishawaka. Death And Illness Pursue Sheffer Family (United Press Service) Angola, Dec. 220. —is there an evil inamisis pursuing the actors in the mysterious drama called the Nie Sheffer murder trial? Death and illness stalked among I the principles in the trial of the man ! who is charged with slaying his brother. Janies and the latter's wife, Cora. I Myron Geller, a juror, became sick and trial was delayed. Those closely connected with the cas ? pointed to a long series of unhapIpy events which indicated that some unkindly god sits In judgment upon tail who touch it. A total of seven I deaths have oveured among persons connected with the case. First among the events was the quarrels between Jim and Nie. This i was followed by the divorce of Nie from Irma Huff, the oly woman who ■over loved or was loved by Nie. The explosion at the Sheffer home , in which the two children were killed ' was the third tragic episode. V. Hoffman who acted as legal couni seller for Nie in his efforts to recover ihis lost interest in the old Sheffer I farm, was claimed by death soon at- ; ter. The outstanding act in the tragedy was the murder of Mr. and Mrs. James Sheffer. John Sheffer who has seen his famI ily and money swept away from him I in his old age who dealt another blow I when he was stricken with paralysis • and fell front a wagon. He has not I been able to leave his bed since. James W, Pomeroy, attorney for James Sheffer during his life time I was claimed by deatli shortly after the tripl began! Attorney D. E. Smith, of Fort Wayne, visited here this morning and attended to business. College Students began arriving tofifty t’c/r the holidays atnl by Friday ■ the fifty or more from this county who I are in universities will have arrived.

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Wednesday Ladies Shakespeare Club—With Mrs. C. C. Schafer, 2 p in. Thursday Tri Kappa—Miss Angeline Firka—--8:00. Presbyterian S. S. Class—Mrs. Henry Michaud —7:30. Sunday School Class of Evangelical Church—Mrs. Joe Palmer, 4 to 6 o’clock. Loyal Daughters S. S. Class Christmas Party and Pot Luck Supper— Mrs. Weber, Indiana street, 7:00. Friday Phoebe Bible class of Reformed Church —Mrs. M. Jaberg. The Psi lota Xi sorority had a very pretty Christmas party last evening with Mrs. Maude Baumgartner. The house was beautifully decorated with the season's colors. Old and new business was discussed and a decision was made to buy a Health Bond to aid the local cause. Plans were discussed for a Spring Dance. The girls were then led to the dining room where a bag of candy was given to each one from the Christmas tree. Many beautiful and useful gifts were then distributed. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. A. R. Holthouse, January 2. ♦ The Loyal Daughters class of the Evangelical Sunday school will meet with Mrs. Weber on Indiana street Thursday evening for their annual Christmas party and exchange. In connection with this they will have a pot luck supper at 7 o’clock- + The Historical Club had their annual Christmas party and exchange at the home of Mrs. J. N. Fristoe last evening. A pot luck supper was served with twenty-two members in attendance. The house was beautifully decorated with Christmas trimmings. The ChristmasYexchange was held and many beautiful and useful hand made gifts were receiv’d. There was no paper as this was purely a social meeting. ♦ Mrs. C. A. Battenberg will entertain on Christmas for her children who will arrive this week from the various parts of the country. They are: Mrs. F. A. Rolls, Colgate. Oklahoma; Mrs. S. E. Hensley, Muncie. Indiana; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Battenberg, Fort Wayne; Captain H. R. Battenberg, Ft- Douglas, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Alson. Elizabeth. New Jersey. ♦ Mrs. V. J. Borman entertained the So Cha Rea club at a very deligatful Christmas party at her home on Mercer Avenue last evening. The house was beautifully decorated with poinsettas. holly and mistletoe. The chandeliers were frosted and covered with icicles which, with the candies on the Christmas tree gave the only light. In the dining room a baloon extended from the ceiling with a Santa Claus hidden therein. From Santa's pack hung ribbons and each member drew a ribbon w’hich, when pulled, held a slip of paper, revealing the secret of where her gift was hidden. Five Hundred was played and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Clem Kortcnber, Mrs. Pete Bolinger, Regina Murtaugh, and guest prize to Mrs. Frank Gillig. Guests were Miss Rose Fullenkamp. Mrs. Frank Gil’li. Miss Florence Holt house and Miss Margaret Mylott. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. ♦ The members of the St. Mary’s Lodge No. IG7 I. O. O. F. enjoyed a rabbit roast Monday evening with the usual side dishes and hot coffee. Quite a number were present and all seemed to enjoy th e lunch. ♦ The Bachelor Maids held their annual Christmas party and exchange with Mrs. Dan Niblick last evening. The house was beautifully decorated with smilax and holly. A pot luck supper was served cafeteria style at 6:30 with a small Christmas tree as the centerpiece. Miss Mildred Niblick played Santa Claus and delivered the packages and as each guest was called on the telephone the package was unwrapped and displayed. Miss Florence Bremerkamp sang a group of beautiful songs with Mrs. Joe Brennan at the piano. Mrs. Dan Niblick gave several humorous readings which were enjoyed. Each member was called upon to give u stunt and the committee was unable to decide which one took the blue ribbon. The Three Link club of the Rebecc a lodge held their annual G-’ristmas jiarty and exchange m t night at the bail. A pot luck s-app-r. was served caieteria style and ti.e < xehange of gifts followed. Many beautiful ami useful gifts were received. ANT ADS EARN—s—•s—s

Place Cards For Patients At Irene Byron Hospital About forty-five of the grade pupils attending the Central school in this city made this week with the assist-1 ance of their art teacher, Miss Cor-1 delia Reisen, neat Christmas greeting! place cards in Christmas colors that I were sent to the Irene Byron sani j torium at Fort Wayne for tubercular patients to be placed on the trays nt the Christinas dinner. Fifteen of the forty-five there, are children. The pupils who made these cheery little cards are members, among many others, of th e Junior Red Cross society whose motto is “I Serve.” It | is therefore their pleasure to do many; such little acts of kindness to people i in need and so the true and noble principles for which the Red Cross stands grows up with them and becomes part of their natures, enriching and enobling their lives and the lives of those they help. Mrs. S. D. Beavers, county chairman of the Junior Red Cross, gratefully acknowledges this bit of work by the | teacher nnd pupils and passes it on j to cheer those suffering ones away] from home at Christmas time. o J. T. Wiel, of Indianapolis, was a business caller in this city today. Ferd and Naomi Christen will arrive from Purdue University this evening to spend Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Christen. Miss Helen Kinzle who is county nurse At New Martinsville, West Virginia. will stop at Columbus, Ohio, where Fred Kinzle is attending Ohio i State University, and will arrive here] Friday night to spend Christmas with Mrs. Flora Kinzle. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Kintz were most pleasantly surprised last Monday when they received a Victrola from Toledo. Ohio, as a Christmas present from their children. , • Obtain No Clews In Denver Mint Robbery! (United Press Service) Denver. Colo., Dec. 2 —(Special to I Daily Democrat) —Search for the bandits who held up the Denver mint! and escaped with $206,000 in curren-l cy, continued today but authorities admitted they were without a tangible clew. Police believed the raid was car r'ed out by local men and continued to grill suspects arrested in criminal haunts here. Thtv declared that the! questioning had, so far, failed to! bring results. Federal authorities were combing the mountains and prairies of east-! ern Colorado in the hope of running on to some hidden out law camp. Both federal and state authorities declared their best chances to capture the bandits was through the| 815.000 reward circ-ed for their ap-' prehension. WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s 3—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—»—s—s S—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s !

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