Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1923 — Page 5

rtpCAL NEWS

, the business visitors here . Car i Collior, It 0. WarPatrick. Jns. of ren. M. waiters of MunFunslicn of I)ayt °“ : J ’ ,ie; . r lima; Ivan A. Courtright, H , PP ' , io- C K. Rohr. K. c’oluinbus. °hto. ■ unnklas. Ernest Myers, C. G. 1 ' nml H. 11. Caldwell, of Jos. Klansing, John Hamllnn Ts Chicinnuti; E. E. Mathews, ' "wiville, N. Y. C. 0. Sidle, of Ballville: H. Clayson. of Detroit; r n Kenny, of Muncie; R, A. Kettering. <>f Jefferson City; J. S. MeLaughlin. of Chicago; Bert Beeson. tl| Greenville, Ohio; and Ed Livingston. of Dayton. Jacob L. Graber, former superinkll(|ent of the county farm for many wars and one of the best known men jB (he county is seriously ill at fcis h„me in French township having suffered a second stroke of paralysis. pore U. Erwin, well known attorney who has been suffering from an attack of gall stones for a week past is better today having passed a comfortable night. Me expects to be out in a few days. France Center who has been suffer-

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Ing from pneumonia ut the home of his parents at Gary is reported to be Improving. Mrs. L. G. Ellingliam and Mrs. J. E. Bond of Fort Wayne wera guests at tile C. A. Dugan homo today. It. 0. Gass made a business trip to Chicago today. Mrs. James Grown and daughter. Mnrjcry, went to Fort Wayne today to visit friends. Mrs. J. Q. Neptune went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert and William Highlen, of Decatur Route 5, near Monroe, were Sunday guests at th (home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesso Carpenter, northeast of Monroe. C. M. McLain, general manager of (he Holland-St, Louis Sugar company of St. Louis, Michigan, is here for a few days business at the local plant. He reports the outlook for this year very promising. Mr. ami Mrs. William McGee and Miss Martha J. Fonner have returned from a ten day auto trip to Cincinnati, where they visited Mrs. J. Miller an I other relatives. Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker and Mrs. Charles Burdge spent the day in Ft. Wayne visiting friends. D. M. Hensley made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon? Mrs. John Logan, of Kalamazoo, Michigan is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Stevens, of this city for several days. The Logan family were forme- residents here.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MARCH I’., 1923.

Railroad Officer Finds Three Bills in Box Car Three young men, giving ficticious names of "Bill Smith, Bill Jones and Bill Brown,” were arrested by William Doehrmau, spacial officer for the Pennsylvania railroad on a charge of train climbing this afternoon and were arraigned before Mayor Huber DeVoss.. Mr, Doehrnum asked their cases be continued for a few days and the men were taken to the county Jail by Policeman Joel Reynolds, for questioning. The three “Bills” were taken from a box car by Officer Doehrman and it is thought that the men might have information regarding thefts or robberies which have taken place in Fort Wayne recently.

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ASKS REHEARING OF CASE Montpelier Man Files Motion in Court at Bluffton Bluffton, Ind.. March 15.—Written reasons for a new trial In tile state against William Slusher, of Mont- ! poller, were filed witli a motion for' a new trial in, circuit court here yes terday Judge Joint Moran, of Decatur, presiding. The court will return here later to hear arguments and rule on the motion. Slusher was found guilty a month ago by a jury in court here of a charge of conspiracy to commit blackmail, having been indicted with Art Godfrey and Ivan Jones, charged with seeking to blackmail Robert Campbell, a Wells county farmer, out of j st>oo as the price of their silence after

I (olds Broken Quickly FI disagreeable weather always have Hill’shandy. StopsColdsin 24 hours —la grippe in 3 days. Standard remedy for two generations. No bad after effects. Safeanddependablo. Demand red box bearing Mr. Hill’s portrait and signature At All Druggists —30 Cento W H MM I COMPSNV

telling him that they saw him commit unmentionable offense. • o —» Miss Sarah McPiko lias been ap. pointed secretary of the New York State Department of Labor at a salary of $4500 a year.

YES or NO? A Tm* of Your intolllgsnog t , . Tt 1 The correct answer to one of tliesd questions is Yes. to the other NO. STOP TO THINK! Questions Answered Tomorrow 1. Do Ute lyrics of a song express tile tune of melody? 2. Does tin- president of the United States liolrl military rank? .Yesterday's Questions Answered 1. Is tlie keystone of an arch similar to the corner stone of a house? ANSWER —NO. The keystone Is the uppermost and completing stone of an arch. A cornerstone is the first stone laid on or beneath the ground for a foundation.

Foo clorc a shave?X Imentholatum I and 1 11 '■ -■ 1 .. 2. Is a snake ai|d a serpent the same? ‘f ANSWER—YES. Both words mean any member of the repHllian species. 0 - . Mrs. At Burdge went to Ft. Wayne this afternoon to visit relatives and will go from there to Monroeville to spend severs) days. o Miss Fanny Hammell is confined to i her home on account of a severe eold.