Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1923 — Page 8

Local Briefs Charles N. Allognr who twenty-one years ago wus the ’’devil” in this office came over from Marlon, Indiana, yesterday for a visit with old friends. He has bee, employed at newspaper work in St. Louis for a number of years and has made godd. While here he went up to Sixth street and walked around the Sutton home several times recalling old days when he lived there. lie expects to return next week for a few days. Raymond Harding attended the Celts-K. of C. basketball game at Ft. Wyne last night. A number from here arc attending the sectional tournament at Fort Wayne today and tomorrow. Among the business callers in the city today were: I). McDaniels, Hamilton. Ohio; H. E. Shaw, Cleveland, Ohio; J. H. I’pp. Lima, Ohio; J. A. Noll, Marion; L. E. Armstrong, Fort Wayne; W. Hawley, Toledo: Max Simon, New York City; A. H, Doyle, Anderson; E. Hess, Warsaw: W. Strete, Detroit; A. C. Gale. Indianapolis; H. T. Flshack, Fort Wayne; David Meiss. Cincinnati; Ohio; A. H. Stamm, Fort Wayne; D. C. Vinkemulder, Grund Rapids. Michigan; A C. Derr, Des Moines, Iowa; C. T. Fetsch Indianapolis; E. H. Dibbons, Davenport, Iowa; J. T. Wallers Marion: L. L Snodgrass. In dianapolis; M. E. Carey, Evansville: and Joe Cart, Fort Wayne. E F. Gass and daughter, Marie, returned from New York, this morning where they have spent the past week in buying goods for the E. F Cass company. Mrs. Cal Peterson and Mrs. John Peterson went to Fort Wayne to visit friends. C. E., Bell went to Auburn on business today. Mr. Hell returned from Canada yesterday where he looked after business pertaining to the LaFountain Handle company, which is one of Decatur's busy concerns. A telegram from Mrs. William Kuebler to Mr. Kuehler, states that she arrived safely in Los -Angeles and that she found her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Schmitt enjoying good health. Mrs. C. E. Bell went to Fort Wayn today to be the guest of friends. Henry Thomas made a business trip to Fort Wayn,- today. Tice Baker, ot Washington township, was a business visitor her ■ today. Mrs. Ed Spangler, of Monroeville was a shopper here today. Miss Naomi Durkin went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. CONTRACT WILL BE LET MAR. 20 City Council Gets Prices on New Boilers and Stokers Yesterday Meeting in executive session agai last evening, the city council 100 the prices and guarantees of efflcle;. cy submitted by the boiler, stoke, and stack manufacturers and engineers. under advisement until Tuesday, March 2uth. when the council will meet in regular session and award the contrails for the furnishing of two 400 11. P. boilers, autom tie stokers for each boiVr, and th erection of a brick stack at the city light and power plant. Bids from five boiler, six stok >i and two brick stack manufacturers were submitted to the council yesterday afternoon and in connection with M. B. Gauty, ot Fort Wayne, who has been employed as the consulting engineer for the city of Decatur, superintendent Mylott and Engineer Foos of the light and power plant, the hids were tabulated and discussed. It was stated that the bids for the two boilers and stokers and the brick stack totaled between $35,000JiO and $40,000.00. By installing, the new boilers, which wiii eventually displace the old ones, which have been used from fifteen to twenty years, an additional capacity equal to 1200 H. P. will be obtained by getting from 150 to 200 per cent rating on the boilers, stoker fired. It is hoped to have the new equipment installed and running by September in order to take care of the increase load when the HollandSt. Louis Sugar company starts its fall campaign. For months the city j plant has been carrying a capacity | load and in order to keep up with the 1 growth of the city and its industries, it is necessary to make the above improvements. Then, too, the present boilers may give way at any time and the city plant .would be forced to shut down until the repair and improvements could be made. WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s■

Says Parents Must » Assume Responsibility k ii i.iitiuimii from l’ug« Onei parents. I'mll we become bettor ' purents it will be impossible to pro •’ duco better homes. When the home * becomes what it ought to be, much I- of the over-sophistication now com 11 plained of In young people will die * a natural death. ii "Let us once again leant the mean--1 Ing of Hie hallowed word home, and t ones having learned it, guard with ' jealous care, all of its sacred prerog- * nt Ives. But learning to know our i children with a sympathetic time r standing, let us love them with a 3 love that fur the present may bring them grief, but in the future purest ' Joy ■" ! For Near East Relief t Following Rev. Thompson’s talk. A. C. Deer, state organizer and ■ speaker for the Near East Relief, , spoke for u few minutes on the conditions existing in Armenia and of the plans being made to conduct a , campaign for grain, to be shipped ovi r to American Relief committees to feed the starving. Mr. Deer was given the individual support of the, Rotarians and today he is making, plans with the. county agent for conducting the campaign. C. C. Pumphrey, chairman of the March committee presided as chairman and C. E. Hell, president of the club brought several business matters of interest before the club. MOVED We have moved our automobile tire and accessory shop from underneath the Boston Store to our new quarts* across from the interurban station. STEPLER BROS. 59-3 t 1.1 LUI .

® x<\ ® J-> l/X \M 4'fe ' \XI M| I Announcing | the opening of the ® Gift and Hat Shoppe I in the Bowers Block, Monroe street, opposite • kg Old Adams County Bank , The Misses Josephine A. Malley and Louise M. Brake take pleasure in announcing that Decatur will have a distinctive store for women and will carry Fiske Millinery | > / Art Goods vBJ Gifts and Novelties W j.x s| v We will also do hemstitching and picoting and will gay be glad to furnish or secure those little articles that women want and enjoy. || We solicit your patronage §7 g Gift and Hat Shoppe | g 134 W. Monroe St. Telephone 236 3 B w ■ c B -

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1923

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Miller of Fort , Wayne, are visiting friends and relatives here. Mill •MB- —— W 1 Organize for Relief Work in Near East (Continued from Page One) 1 -.-X r> public sale I- It, it! and the articles sold, the not'Cv Ndna turned in to • the grain fund. In one Instance, Mr. 1, Derr said, a little boy donated a pet 1 dog. The dog -vas sold ever and ov >r • again until It had brought a total of p $75. The last person who purchased i the dog gave it back to the little hoy i The Near East Relief was chart* r- ; cd by special act of congress, Aug. fi. 1919. It boars the same relationship to the government as the Red t’ros t. It must report all money, grain and , clothing secured to congress, who i audit its books regularly. The Nour East Relief territory extends from the Aegean Sea (Greece) to the Caspian sea, 1250 miles—or equal the distance from Des Moines to New York City; and from the Black Sea to Jerusalem, 1200 miles —or equal tho distance from Canada to the Gulf , of Mexico. In tho orphanages boys' are taught carpentering, blacksmithing, shoemaking, electrical work, tin and coppersmithing, various lines of engineering, agricultural work —in fact every line needed. Girls are taught domestic science, dressmaking, millinery, home economics, tatting, lace and rug making. The American flag and patriotic songs are their best and dearest friends. These orphans 'ook to America —their only source — a land of plenty—for their help and supply. To feed, clothe and educate a child it costs 17c a day (less than the cost

t of a breakfast), $5.00 a month, or $«0 | ■ a year. Many families or organlz.%- I | tions arc adopting and supporting I one or more of these orphans. Indi 1 ana’s quota ip $300,000 u yeur. u I FEDERAL FARM LOANS Interest rate 5’A%. Loans may be made for 34 | years. The borrower pays $32.50 I per thousand semi-annually. This | payment includes the interest and ' such sum for the application on ! the principal so that the loan will be paid off at the end of 34’A years. A mortgage that never comes due. A mortgage that fur- | nishes peace of mind for the borrower. Loan may be paid off in i full or in part at any interest pay ! Ing time after five years. Pay ments may also be made before the expiration of five years by | special arrangement. Tho law for bids the charge of any commission j to the borrower. The only ex- -I pense the borrower must pay is Jl the cost of appraising, exainina- I tion of title and recording charge imposed by law. No commission, no red tape, no delay. We have made more than half a million dollars of these loans in Adams i county. Loans made through | First Joint Stock Land Bank, Fort ! Wayne, Indiana. See FRENCH QUINN, Agent Office—Take first stairway south j of the Decatur Democrat. See him also for your abstracts of title.

aJI x this over in W j your mind today m ] and come and see J us to-morrow! A mi,n w,, ° rc . c< ‘ iv ‘‘ <l ’W-000 hist year !( , !( | (|)l | I delivered in value for his boss soon || !(S Position Wanted adv. in Ute paper. * ’l itis store continues Io succeed and go altcul ’ because it never slops giving Value -so tnu c |, '' r | d lor every dollar that parting with money I a - " - * these doors is a pleasant anti profitable pastime All ready lor tomorrow with the lollowiim values $22.50,. $40.00 Li - sh '. r “ $1.00,44.50 Keith and Stetson Hats QQ (j**- qq I'efuL-'T-Ay&cb Go J BETTER CLOTHES EOfi LEES JMO NEY-ALWAYS—-•DECATUR* INDIANA*