Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1923 — Page 5

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jl t . Artie Small cashed inf a , tvni .'quarry t’diiy as Ms S»rl'H elbow hid Hi' road Anyhow, we know w |„,rc Senator Borah stands, an’ that'i soln' some fer a senator.—Abe Marlin In Indianapolis News. Mrs. Anna Malott will be the guest ( ,f Mr. and Mrs. Charles Malott at Forl Wayne Sunday. The Misses Doe Loanurd. Noam! Meyer. Huth Frisiuger and Mabel l lowe r motored to Portland yesterday. Charles Kukelhan, of east of this ( .|tv was a business visitor here today. Miss Angie Firks went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit friends. Vane Thompson, of Fort Wayne, visited with friends and relatives here yesterday afternoon for a few hours. Gregg Brandyberry returned from Flint. Michigan last evening, with a Buick touring car for Porter & Heavers. Mrs. .lorn Baumgartner anil daughter. Helen, went to Van Buren yesterday to spend the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. 8. Howard. Mr. Baumgartner will go tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs Jesse Helm, and chidren. of Fort Wayne, are visiting relatives here over the week-end. Miss Rowena Shoaf, of Detroit, arrived yesterday to attend the Smith baby funeral this afternoon. W. H Porter made a business trip to Bluffton and Fort Wayne yesterday. Bussell Biers, of Willshire, was a business visitor here today. Mr. and Mrs. E. Martin, of Huntington. were here on business yesterday. r J. W. Hobble, of Pleasant Mills, was a business visitor here this morning. Miss Margaret Smith spent the, day in Fort Wayne, visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry went to Rome City today to spend the weekend. Mrs. Frances Vail returned to Gary Notice to Farmers • I. the undersigned, will stand my stalHon at my farm the coming season. I have a good, full-blooded. Pedigreed Belgian stallion. “Bob White.” No. 121 KW. He is :i sorrel roan, with light mane and tail. Will be careful to avoid accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. Farmers should always call up before bringing their mares to be bred. Ben Habegger Berne Phone: Y-201 : >U miles south of AJonroe ami a mile east, 2% miles north. 2 miles east from Berne.

1-* J ""— F W 1 HUMP* DICATV* * A GOOD habit I Few valuable plants will grow without cultivation. Weeds spring up everywhere and Soon lake possession ol the ground unless prevented. It is the same with habits. Good habits require cultivation. Bad habits arc acquired without eil’orl. The banking habit is one that it pays to cultivate. It the first deposit is small, it makes no ilillcrence. Many of our largest accounts started that way. IL iii I T’irst'Nationql and Surplus $120,00(100 \ ODecqtiir,

' yesterday afternoon after visiting for ' u few days with friends and relatives , here. 'I Mr and Mrs. Lee Lawless, of Mun- '| ‘ I*', are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Her- , bert Kern over the week end. C 8. Mumma, of east of the city, • was a business/ visitor here today, George Cramer, of east of the city, 11 attended to business iuterests here I this morning. In the history of the Historical club in last evening's paper the name i of Mrs. Fannie Peterson was omitted ■ from tile names of the charter members. Mrs. Peterson was a member of the club fur several years since . its organization ami was a good , faithful worker in everything that i was undertaken by the club. Miss Rowena Shoaf of Detroit was here today to attend the funeral of i little Frederick Smith. i W. P. Robison of Van Buren is here -for an over Sunday visit. D. N. Erwin is driving a handsome -■new sedan purchased from the Kitson . agency. 1 Mrs. Ruth Rapp of Syracuse attend- - ed the funeral of little Frederick - Smith here this afternoon. Mrs. Rapp was formerly Miss Ruth Patterson. Mi. ami Mrs. French Quinn motored . to Fort Wayne last evening to attend the Madame Schuman-Heink concert An industrial write-up of the town i of Berne will lie published in this paper within a few days. Delay in , getting the story in type has l»e--n un . avoidable. Jeff Lehman of Berne was a bust i ness visitor here yesterday evening A number of Decatur people will go to Fort Wayne this evening to . see Fred Stone in "Tip-top.'' J. W. Vail has returned from a several months', trip to the south, where , he runs several large timber mills. He is feeling much better than when ; he left here last December. Henry Blakey of Union township . was attending to business* here this I morning. C. A. Dugan is building a new garage at the northeast corner of his home,‘corner Monroe and Fifth streets. Mr. and Mrs. John Vail arrived home today after spending several months at Waterproof. La. Miss Naomi Baker went to Fort Mayne to spend the day with friends. Miss Mary Bieneke, of Ft. Wayne, is spending til weeek end here with her parents. Mrs. Leo Wilhelm, of Fort Wayne, is spending the week end here with pier parents. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mumma. Miss Helen Diller. of Fort Wayne is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Ben Shrank over tile w. ek end Miss Irma Bigg . of Fort Wuype. i visiting friends and relatives here over the week end. Paul Graham and ('. W. Hendricks of Monroe, made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Beatrice Peterson went to Ft Wayne to spend the week end with tlie J. W. Meklti family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gaunt and children. Kenneth am! Peggy Lou, will i be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Johnson at Fort Wayne Sunday. ■ I The reason why women do fool 11 things is because there are always iso many fool things hanging around ■ waiting to be done.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY. MAY 1923.

MARRIAGE LICENSE ClilTton Kohler, farmer, French, township, age 24 years, to Lilly I Monitor) township, age 27 years, _ • PERSHING NAMED SPEAKER (Unltml PrePH Service) Jndinn|iipoL|H, May 1 5 --(Special to Daily Democrat)—General John J. Pershing will attend the national reunion of veterans of the Rainbow division which will be held here from July 14 to Itl, according to word received from Washington today. T SURPLUS IN U. S. TREASURY (United Press Service) Washington, May s—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The United States treasury will show a surplus of $60,000,000 of estimated receipts over expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, instead of the expected detieite of $200,000,000, Budget Director Lord estimated today. — Q— ■■■— ... "DIRT FARMER” APPOINTED (United Press Service) Washington, May s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —President Harding today appointed Edward H. Cunningham of lowa as "dirt farmer” member of tlie federal reserve board. Edward E. Jones, of Pennsylvania, was named a member of the farm loan board. France and Belgium Reach Agreement Today (In I ted Press Service) laris, May 5. (Special to Daily Democrat) J-Tance and Belgium re; < h final agreement today on an answer to the German reparations proposal. Premier Poincaire received the Belgian acceptance of his note and announced that the text would be sent to all the allies. The note, however, will not be hand ed to the German charge in Paris and Brussels until Sunday morning. it is understood Great Britain like-w:.-e is planning a separate note which is said not to be in conflict with the position of France There must be no juggling of tlie in-i-t.es if there are to lie negotiations, ihe French note says. Germ ■> . ’ mist ac; ept fully tlie terms laid down. (J Earthquake and Tidal Wave Do Much Damage Gau Diego, Cal., May 5. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —A strong earth quake shock the state of Atacama, in Northern Chile, toppling buildings from their foundations and causing great damage. A tidal wave which followed, swepover the city of Carrizalillo, inuudat ing a large area. Tlie population lieu in panic from the place and sought refuge in near by hills. Homes wen , destroyed and lyany were believed to have been caught *in the sudden . inrush of the sea waters. At Vallenar, a coast village, the chief buildings of tlie town were shaken on their foundations and lay [ in partial ruins. Dispatches say there was great damage there, especially to irrigation ditches. No estimates were made as to the loss of life. MICKiE SAYS—JEST as unbusinesslike) FOR A MERCHANT HOT TO I ADVERTISE OH kCGOUHT OF / TH' EXPENSE AS IT WOULD J, BE FOR A FARMER TO HESITATE OVER BUSING- ffl FERTIULER. THAT WOULD Q BRING HIM BIGGER X, CROPS JJ ! _ • — ; - Mistletoe. Young ladies, hanging mistletoe, may lie worried In know that this white-berried plant Is considered ti brill ger of bad luck in parts of Ireland and in Devonshire, England. Vergil, llomun poet, described one part of hades as the home of niisllelec. Kitt few care about superstition, or anything else, where a kiss is concerned.

FINDS FOX IN CHICKEN COOP — Wells County Man Chases Mother Fox to Den Where She Has Four Babies Bluffton. May 5. — Despite the fact that his identity and whereabouts are known and that, he was caught redhanded while robbing a coop on tlie Booher farm in Jackson township this morning, a chicken thief remained peacefully at his home today while the law debated whether or not she could be made liable for her crime. The thief, the mother of four young foxes, was discovered by Mr. Booher us she trotted out of his barnyard early today, carrying a seven-pound hen in her jaws. He followed her to the lair, in an old tile drain, 300 yards from the house. As the mother approached, followed by Mr. Booher, four young foxes who had been playing on the outside retreated into tlie security of the den. Mr. Bohner came immediately to Blufi'ton to seek legul advice as to whether or not lie could dispose of the vandal. According to the state game laws, fur-bearing animals can not be killed at this time of year, lint it is said there is a clause which provided they may lie killed if they arc a menace. A communication was sent at once to George Mansfield, state game director, and with his approval the mother fox- will he shot and the one ones, if possible made captives. While a fox running loose in this part of tlie country is considered unusual by many people, it is said that fox hunting is a commonly practiced sport in Jackson township. Many of tlie animals are running wild in tlie vicinity of Lost Lakes, it is said. Mr. Booher says that 35 or Itl chickens have been stolen from his coops in tlie past few mouths. garylgeto BEGIN SENTENCE William Dunn Surrenders to Begin His Term; Others Appeal Case (United Press Service) Indianapolis, May 5. —Wiliam Dunn, former city judge of Gary, today surrendered at the United States marchall's office to begin serving a sentence of one year and one day in tlie federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. He was sentenced last Saturday by Federal Judge Geiger following conviction for participation in the Gary booze dfmspiracy ease. Dunn was the only one of the principals in the case who did not take and appeal' to the United States dis- ■ trict court of appeals at Chicago. TAXES ARE DUE Last chance to pay your taxes Monday, May 7th. Hugh I). Hite, Treasurer. o— France Makes Protest to U. S. Liquor Ruling (United Press .Service) Washington, May s.—(Special to Daily Democrat) France's protest against enforcement of the supreme court's decision barring liquor on foreign ships from American territorial waters was delivered to Secretary of State Hughes today by Ambassador Jusserand. Jusserand called in person at. tlie state department and spent some time with Hughes. Neither official would comment, on the conference. Later, it was Intimated, tlie exact, nature of the French protest will be revealed. , Jusserand was ordered by Premier Poincare to file tlie protest and to point out that enforcement by this government of the booze ban against French ships might result in interrupting commerce between tlie two nations. —— — - o - ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. Joseph McConnell Is quarun lined at her home on Walnut street wits a case of tlie smallpox. She is reported to lie getting along alright. Mr. McConnell. .who is county j'eeoriler, is staying lit. a neighbor's house and taking care of his office at. the court house. •— — ABOUT THE SICK Mrs. A. M. Anker, who has been confined to her home with a serious attack of bronchitis for tlie past several days, is slightly better today.

Much Owed to Wells County in Venue Costs — Bluffton, May fr—Walla county Is lowed 110.813.4 S in delinquent venue I costs by neighboring counties, ac-, cording to complete figures given today by Clerk J. C. Struop. The bills standing against the oth ’ er counties are as follows: Adams, $1.045'.35; Huntington. $3,135.40; i Grunt, $1,308.39: Jay. $365.00; Black j ford $69.75; Allen. |4, 888.65. In compiling the statements, Mr. 1 Stroop found It necessary to go back for many years in the records, no file having been kept. Had he not gone to the trouble of doing this, the money would have been lost to the county. It is said that all the bills are legal and must be paid. They have been certified over to the Wells county auditor and from there will be certi- 1 fieri to the auditors of the other coun-> tics for payment. —■—O— — ■■ - Mrs. Harlo Mann Has Strokes of Paralysis Word was received here today by. Mrs. Gilmore Hart that her grand-1 mother, Mrs. Harlo Mann, suffered , a stroke of paralysis Thursday evening. and another stroke on Friday. She is in a very serious condition. Mrs. Mann is making her home with Salsbury, Indiana. Mrs. Mann is 8S j her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Gilpin, of years old and is well-known here. Little hopes arc held for her rei covery. . $. S—S—WANT ADS EARN—B—s—s o Improvement of Fort Wayne Road Promised 4 a (Continued From Page Due.) t I morning ho injured his right leg when t he stepped from the automobile and tore a muscle, and he was crippling around, keeping ( lose to the ear and I suffering considerable pain. 4 We believe that if the right-of-way is secured and a little effort, made by the communities effected, the commission would seriously consider the kind of a paved road desired and sonv action should b<> taken during tin next few months. Mr. Williams is a , keen road enthusiast who works at , hi-; job all the time and who appears anxious to build well. Members of the commission will . visit this section again the latter part, of next week.

© 3 PERMANENT ENAMEL BAKED ON STEEL Eight years ago, when Dodge Brothers originated the all-steel motor car body, they took advantage of the absence of wood in the framework to bake an enamel finish on the surface of the steel. In a vast series of electric ovens, especially designed and built by Dodge Brothers’ engineers for this process, three distinct coats of black enamel are successively baked on the steel at an intensely high temperature. > The result is a finish so hardy and durable that it ( seldom requires more than a good cleaning and t polishing to restore the original brightness. . Even in sections of the Southwest where alkali in the soil is especially destructive to body finishes, Dodge Brothers enamel retains its beautiful lustre after years of wear. Tlio price is $945 delivered THOM AS J. DURKIN i Decatur, Indiana Distributor for Adams aud Wells Co A < ' '' '' \ cv •'/ _ < pL'Id 1 . ' tea ' ’a. i SSHKMa <

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