Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1923 — Page 5

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IL ' owo. “ wount of , th ® deal ? E hi. »!.“*• He lcfl yestertUy Bf■termion Borman and ■ ' Helen G«»« «P‘ >nt « f ' ■ M m Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. Bor|jr"ten<le<l to business affairs tor ■ Cloverleaf Creameries. I Mrs K F. Miller visited with her I,inter.’ Mrs. A. E. Kinkhausen, at ■ Fort Wayne yesterday. I william Miller, of east of the ci.y, was a business visitor here today. c * c Miller, of east of the city, ■ was here today looking after business I matters. « . I Mrs James Brown went to bort I Wayne to spend the day with friends. I Wilbur Porter maife a business | tril . to Fort Wayne this afternoon.! I il( d in oFrt Wayne today. I Mr. and Mrs. William Klepper vis-1 ■ jic.l in Fort M ayne today. i Miss Naomi Harkless returned yes-. ■ terday afternoon from , Paulding, [ ■ Ohio, where she visited friends. Miss Alma Brown went to Fort' I Wayne to spend the day visiting I friends. Mrs. J. D. Bollinger of North Fifth street was called to Columbia' City today on account of sickness. j Col. H. B. Knisely went to Circleville. Ohio, today to visit for al few days With his mother. Mrs. Aaron DeVinney spent yes-1 terday afternoon in Monroe. Indiana,; with her cousin, Miss Martha King. 1 Miss King has been very ill for past several weeks but was considered a little better yesterday, her tempera-j ture being only 100. Attorney D. E. Smith, of Fort Wayne, was here on business today. J. Dwight Peterson, of the C«’’ Trust Company, of Indianapolis, was a business visitor here today. Among the business visitors here today were B. B. Beeson of Greencastle; 0. P. Andrews, of Marion: W E. Kyle, B. H. Kollman, H. E. Byrekett and A. L. Baughman, of Indianapolis; Henry J. Baker, of Lexington. Ky.; Mr and Mrs. R. C. Carlton, of St. Louis, Mo.; G. G. Carter, of Lafayette; J. 'CI. Glasgow, of Portland; J. B. Ruercomb, of Anderson: J. W. Quinn, of New York City; Joe Coughlin, of Colum-

y ww H j*w m TniT F i JX -IL Ui JJ ~ A big. distinguished substantial car that gives the most favorable impression of its owners is the Auburn Sedan, Fine materials, quality workmanship, and a tried and prov en chassis of long standing reputation for durability and economy make it an unusual value at the price $2245. L Other Auburn Sixes, $1095 up. Freight end tax extra. < Auburn Autoriiobile Co. Auburn, Indiana It W i YOU’VE PICTURED IT Your house may be wood, or brick, or stone, but it will prove more than a bouse a real home. Il will be yours, planned according to your ideas; built with your savings, Os course you will transform this home from a vision into a fact. How? A Savings pass book provides Q)e way. Today is not 100 soon to start. L J FWt:?T<ional JBank Capital and Surplus f 120,000.00 k \ 4 ' I

bus, Ohio; H. J. Heeg, of Sandwich, ill.; M. B. Qrelgley, Chicago; and George Schnette,- of Cincinnati!. An eight pound girl baby was born' |to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Merryman, this morning and lias been named Alice May. The mother was formerly Miss Nora Seasel and this is the first child. Mother and babe are getting along nicely. Mrs. Dan Falk, of Peru, who has been suffering with a dislocated arm resulting from a fall, is visiting with iter parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. i M ethers, for several days. Mrs. August Scheiman and daughters, Edna and Linda, of Preble, were shoppers here today. BULLETIN ' * Fire was discovered in the j Rotary Club rooms in the second story of the Bake-Rite Bakery building on West Madi- ! son street at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The origin of the fire has not been determined as there has been no one in the building since last Thursday evening. The bakery has not been operated for the last sev--1 eral weeks. The city firemen experienced much difficulty in locating the blaze which was finally found iin the kitchen near the center •of the building. Considerable damage was caused by the smoke and water, but it is thought that the damage from the blaze will not be large. The fire was under control at 3:20 o'clock. G. T. BURK PURCHASES OLD CHRISTIAN CHURCH G. T. Burk has purchased the old I Christian church building, his bid being S2OO. He will wreck the building and rebuild near his elevator on south Winchester street, using the new structure as a hay storage barn. The trustees and members of the -church will decide by Sunday as to what will lie provided t'clr holding church services until they can build their new edifice. They have several propositions under consideration.

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MRS. E. EASOin GAINS U LBS. Declares Tanlac Ended Long-Standing Stomach Trouble. Restoring Her to Splendid Health.. , "The Tanlac treatment has helped 1 me just like it had been made I especially for my case." recently affirmed Mrs. Edna Eason, highly i esteemed resident of 709 Fort Wayne ; Ave., Indianapolis. Ind. "1 had suffered from stomach , trouble three years and had become ' so rundown, nervous, weak and dizzy I was forced to leave my house- 1 work go undone. 1 was also troubled with raging headaches, could not sleep, and lost weight until I was only a shadow of what 1 formerly was. i “Since taking Tanlac I have re- , gained fourteen pounds of my lost weight and never felt better in my life. To feel so strong and well 1 after suffering so long is certainly i something to be thankful for and , Tanlac will have my life-long praise.” Tanlac is for sale by all good 1 druggists. Accept no substitute. Over 37-millton bottles sold. o Girl Chooses Foster Mother Over Real One •> (United Press Service) Chicago, April 25.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Loving care of a ; fester mother today proved a'strong- i er tie than flesh and blood relationship when Beatrice Childs Nuttall, | 12. chose to live with the woman who reared tier rather than the j mother who bore her. The pretty 12-year-o)d girl came in- , to the court room of Judge Joseph B. David and said' she desired to continue to live with Mrs. J. Nuttall. wife of a Waukegan postal cl< rk. who adopted her when she was a week old. Mrs. James Norris, who twelve irs ago became the mother of the illegitimate child in Sterling, Illinois, bad brought suit to recover custody of Beatrice. She said the baby was snatched from her side when she was lying unconscious following its birth. "1 like the nice lady who you say i my real mother, but 1 want to ■entinu? to live with the only mother I ever knew,” Beatrice said after the story of her birth had been reto her for the time. Widge David, who called Judge Claire Edwards of Waukegan to sit with him in deciding the difficulties, had asked that the girl's wishes be consulted before a definite ruling is imide. They were expected to rule •within a fcw days on which mother will be given custody of the child. Mrs. Norris was heart broken when informed of the' girl’s decision. “1 have hunted for Beatrice for 12 years over eight spates,” she said. ■ o 47 ARRESTS MADE Game Wardens Obtain Convictions in All But One Case Indianapolis, April 25. —Game wardens of tile slate conservation department, made 47 arrests resulting in 46 convictions for violation of fish and game laws during March, records in the office of George N. Mansfcld, chief of the fish and game division, show. Fifteen persons arrested for possession of illegal seines. 12 taking lur out of season; 7 for seineing, 6 hunting without licenses, 3 hunting in closed season, 2 shooting on public highways, 1 hunting squirrels in closed season, and one for possession of lisjj trap. — • How you feel about the weather is i yidenee of Your age. Buyers Wanted —for — Kentucky & Ohio Lump Chestnut Hard Coal Bran, Middlings, Oil Meal, Cotton Seed Meal, Hominy Feed, Corn Red Dog, Wheat Red Dog and Swift’s Digester |, Tankage i, Burk Elevator Co. Telephone No. 25 : ■ 1 LinriiiiiHimi o iiimTanßuiiiiMioii ■ f

We Read-”l' l In the Exchanges Bluffton police started u campaign against automobile speeders Sunday night, nine men being arrested for ex- . feeding the speed limit. Chief Gehrott says strict enforcement of the 1 truffle laws will be enforced during the summer, so beware you speeders. Funeral services for Mrs. Clinton . Vananda, age 61 who died Sunday afternoon at her home in Ossian were held this morning from the Methodist church, Ossiau. , I While intoxicated, George Menness piano factory employe at Bluffton threw . catsup bottle through the win- , dow of the American Case at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. He was arrested on a charge of trespassing and drunk- , eness and was fined $41.10. In addition to the tines he was forced to pay for the broken window. James A. Brotherton, Civil war veteran, died at his home in Wells county on Sunday evening, a victim of pneumonia. ,He was born in Wells county Oct. 23. 1842. Mr. and Mrs. McCarroll Leiper who arrived in the United States recently from China, are visiting with Mrs. Leiper's father, J. P. Habeggcr. They have been in China since 1918. Mrs. Leiper is a missionary, while hep husband is serving as assistant manager of the American Mission Board at Tien Tsicn. A number of Amish have been excommunicated from the Christian Amish church at Berne. The annual exhibit of the Berne schools will be held at the Auditorium at Berne on Thursday evening. Mrs. A. A. Kist of Portland, daughter of Mr! and Mrs. Al Burdge of this city has been named as one of ten women on a “good will” committee of the Indiana Woman's Republican club. Mrs. Kist was also appointed a member of the publicity committee. Portland will observe “Fire Prevention week,” beginning next Monday. Dole Coons, 56. life-long resident of Jay county was found dead at Redkey at 8 o'clock Monday morning. . Mrs. Demarehus Brown, prominent club women of Indianapolis will deliver a lecture at the Presbytbrian church at Portland this evening. Mrs. Brown spoke to the Woman's club in this city last fall. A class of 70 candidates were initiated into the Knights of Columbus at Fort Wayne Sunday. The annual spring convocation of the, Scottish Rite opened today at Fort Wayne. A class of 95 men will be given the work. A number from here will attend. The class banquet will be held Wednesday evening at 6:30 and the sessions will continue until Thursday night. A special train will carry those men who will attend the national convention of the American Legion at San Francisco next October. The train will be made up at Indianapolis. The Portland Postoffice leads the list in 5 states in the Seventh Federal reserve in the sales of Treasury certificates, for the period ending March 1. 1923. Winchester also had a good record. Tlie Woman's Republican club will meet at Indianapolis on Thursday. When she returned to the [larry Hunter home at Ossian, Saturday, after attending the funeral services of her grandmother, Mrs. Martha Milliken, Mrs. Basil Milliken found a telegram awaiting her, bearing the news of the death of her mother, Mrs. A. M. Dame, at North Port, Michigan. John Sills, aged 62 years, a residcui of Wells county for the last thirty years, died at the Wells county hospital at. 2:15 o'clock Sunday morning. His death followed nn amputation of his left arm last Thursday which became necessary when the infection started in tho arm and caused a gangrenous condition. • . . a— Reader Sends Answer to “Remember When” Col. ... . . i'H : ' ’• •• H E. W. France, of Pleasant Mills, who is an every day reader of tile i djdemembvr When” column of the | Daily Democrat, writes to tell that ■ he remembers when— Eggs were 10c per dozen. Butter 10c per pound. 51 ilk 5c per quart. The butclier gave away liver and treated the kids with bologna.

The hired girl received two dollars per week and the washing. Women did not powder and paint, smoke, vote nor play poker. Men wore whisker* and boots, chewed tobacco, spit on the sidewalk and cussed, Beer was 5c and the lunch was free, laborers worked ten hours a day uud never went on a strike. No tips were given to waiters, and the hat check grafter was unknown. A kerosene hanging lamp and a stereoscope in the parlor were luxuries. No one was ever operated on for appendicitis or bought glands. Microbes were unheard of. Scythes wore 65c each. Folks lived to a good old age, and every year walked miles to wish their friends A Merry Christmas. ■ o — Advice to the people: Get an automobile, or they will get you. The rest of the days for many people depends on the rest of their nights. —- 0 — "Help, fire, murder, police, burglums, burglums, burglums!” — See Junior Class play Friday night. 2t ANTI-HOG CHOLERA SERUM and VIRUS Fresh Government Inspected sl.lO per 100 c. c. s. L. T. WILLIAMS SERUM CO. 2C4 Hume-Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis Apr 25 Ma THE MECCA LAST TIME TONIGHT Fascinating Drama Deep Intrigue DIAMONDS front the From New York's Wall Street to the Boulevards of Paris, the Strand of London and the Casino of Monte Carlo tile trail twisted and,turned. They wanted the secret formula for making imitation diamonds. What a romance and uncomparable adventure! 1 reel of Adventures of Bill & Bob 1 reel Pathe Comedy. 8 Reels in All, Children..sc Adults..loc I

■Kwztrrr-i- • ■ ,« New Birds in the hat trees! Easter depleted our hat stock Io a place j ft J 1 when’ it looked like the inside ot a garage on a Sunny Sunday morning. We immediately got into action and into the I * market. These hats are new since April Ist f and nothing newer will he shown until Scptem- r?=--’f~ '*l? »<«•• JI -fir JJi Choose now don't wait until Spring has (Wf run seven or eight thousand miles before you *_z| '■-* / pul on a ift’W top. ! jrlM Words and Music by Stetson and Keith $2.0056.50 I Tefub-T-Ayecb Go J better domes for less J money-always- B • DECATUR * INDIANA t

The Doctor Was Right ■ When the good old family doctor was asked about baking powders, he said: “Use Royal. It is made from Cream of Tartar and is absolutely pure. You could dissolve a couple of teaspoons of Royal in water and drink it with benefit. That’s a health test mighty few baking powders can meet.” J The doctor was right. ROYAE Baking IPtoweSeir Made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes Contains No Alum —Leaves No Bitter Taste JJ .J ! " " 1 1 . -i. Cpolurine Made in Five Grades Means Economy of Operation There is a grade made to lubricate your car correctly. \<polarine Z XperfectZ \motorX v Consult chart at any Standard Oil Service Station and at most garages for the grade to lubricate your car correctly—then change your motor oil every 500 miles. I—lull ■■ “