Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1923 — Page 4

DECATUR PALLY DEMOCRAT Publlaked Every Evening Ezeeot Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller —Pres and (Jen. Mgr. E.W. Kampe— Vice Pres. £ Adv. Mgr A. R. Holthousa—Suc’y and Bus. Mgr Bntered at the Poatoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second class matter Subscription Rates Single copies 2 cento One Week, by carrier 10 cents One Year, by carrl-r $6 00 One Month, by mail 36 cents Three Months, by mail.... SI.OO Six Months, by mail $1.75 One Year, by mail $3.00 One Year, at office $3.00 (Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Additional postage ad ded outside those zones.) Advertising Rates Mads known on application. Foreign Representatives Carpenter & Company, J 22 Michigan Avenue. Chicago Fifth Avenue Bldg., New York City N V Life Building Ksnsa" jCttv Mo President Harding was born on the second of the month, elected president on the second and died on the second, from which some one will figure by the signs of the Zodiac that the date was fixed by his birth, which of course is pure bunk. It was a coincidence of dates and nothing else. Blackford and Wells county have refused to meet the demands of the state for horizontal increases on personal property and the state hoard will have to make the boost themselvs, which they will no doubt do. In most counties the demand has been obeyed because it is useless to do otherwise. Have you cut the weeds? The rains of the past week will make them bob up a foot higher and within a week or two they will be in blossom or in seed. The city cannot look its best with bunches of weeds here and there. Clean the yard of weeds and don't overlook the alleys. There is an ordinance that will be enforced if necessary. More than a hundred petitioners have asked the commissioners to place benches around the court house to be used by those who so desire. This has been tried several times in the past and never has proven satisfactory for the lawn is ruined and the benefit is slight. It would be wiser to arrange to have the comfort stations in the court house opened to the public evenings and Sundays. Five persons were killed in a crossing tragedy at Griffith yesterday, crushed out in an instant by a coal car which was being side tracked. Others in the car who escaped declare they did not know there was a railroad track there. More reason why automobile drivers cannot be too careful. The danger in u car is that everybody gets to visiting and forget to give attention to the dangers which lurk at every railroad crossing. Comrade William 11. Murphy, a pioneer citizen of the community and a member of Sam Henry Post, G. A. It. will be hurried tomorrow- and his death leaves but twenty-five living members of the post. The ranks are dwindling rapidly and the recent abandonment of the post hall and the acceptance of quarters with the Legion calls attention to the fact that the organization which a few years ago was active and aggressive will soon be but history to be proud of. The greatest feature of the solemn funeral at Marion Friday will be its simplicity. At the home of the late president’s aged father a prayer will be offered, the funeral procession will consist only of the cars of relatives and the official family, there will be no imposing cortege made resplendent by bright uniforms and glittering sabers, no effort to outclass former similar events. The real mourning will be in the hearts of those who attend and the millions who cannot. The president is dead and the hearts of the people of the nation are sad. Uncle "Billy” Blackburn, as we all knew him, is dead. For many years he has been a fannliar figure in this locality. He was one of the pioneers of Decatur and during the civil war

drove a stage coach between thia city and Fort Wayne He knew everybody and everybody knew him. He loved to do favors for people and his kindly face and willing hands will be missed. He was a great reader ami kept abreast of the times oven to the last of his four score years and seven. He was a loyal, faithful ukl splendid citizen who lived his years well ami rounded out a long and well spent life. Mayor DeVoss has issued a proc la' mation asking that business cease in Decatur between the hours of 3 to 4 Friday afternoon and thut all who can attend the union services in memory of the 'bite president. He also asks that the eity offices be closed and the bell in the city hull be tolled live minutes and that all activities cease for a period of five minutes between the hours of three ami four as a silent tribute to our deceased president. Proclamations by the President and the Governor also request that all citizens pay appropriate respect to the solemn occasion which marks the burial of the beloved executive, Warren G. Harding. ——o Wm. Blackburn Answers Summons (Continued from page one) Blackburn remained in the grocery business for several years before sell Ing out and engaging iu various other busines interprises. Mr. Blackburn sevred as trustee o'. Washington township for sixteen years. During that period as a. pub lie servant, he made hundreds ot

warm friends. He also served two years as trustee of Washington town ship. One of .Mr. Blackburn's characteris tics was that he was always fond ot children, even until summoned by death. He always was kind to their, even during sickness and trouble Mr. Blackburn always paid his respects to the dead, very seldom miss ing a funeral held in the city. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn have lived alone in theii little house on Sixth street, doing their own chores. Os Mr. Black burn’s thirteen brothers and sisters, James Blackburn, of Fort Wayne, is the only living. He is past 69 years old. CHAPTER MEETING Mark Master and Past Master de greos will be conferred on candidates at the hall at 7:30 Thursday evening and all members are urged to attend. Please BE there. t C. C. HELM o G. A. R. NOTICE Comrad W. 11. Murphy is dead. It is therefore again my sad duty to call the members of Sam Henry post to as sist in the burial of a departed comrad. Please meet at the hall at twc o'clock Thursday afternoon to march with us in a body to the home on Mar shall street, from where the funeral will be held at three o'clock. W. H. Myers, Adjutant ——o City Contracts For Light Posts (Continued from page one) tion company was granted permission to raise the grade and put in catch basins on Jackson street, north ol the Interuban station. Tiie proof of publication of the or dinance regulating parking and traffic on the city's street was filed and the ordinance declared in force. The finance committee allowed a number of bils and the session ad Journed, during which time matters pertaining to the budget were discussed. — o Benefit Game Nets SIOO Bluffton, Aug. B—The benefit basebail game that was played Saturday afternoon, at Jefferson park, between the Rotary club and the Moose, ended in a last inning victory for the M*>ose by a score of 14 to 6. The Rotary was leading 6 to 5 unt'l the final inning, but in this frame their defense crumbled, allowing the Moose to cross the plate 8 times. The receipts from the game will be turned over to •‘Chaikey" Williams, of Reiffsburg, who is recovering at the county hospital from injuries received in a game at Poneto about four weeks ago. The receipts of the contest will be about SIOO, Mrs. Fred Patterson left this morning for a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Terre Haute.

MONROE NEWS J. R. Badders and wife and Miss Blanche Tabler were in Fort Wayne last Thursday on business. George Harvey arrived here Saturday from Muncie where ho is a student at the college, on an over Sunday visit with Ills parents Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey. Mr. ami Mrs. Norris Zechiel, of Columbus, Ohio, are guests of his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. S. T. Zechlel. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sprunger visited at Dalton. Ohio, last Friday. Clyde W. Graham was on Saturday taken to the East Haven hospital, at Richmond for treatment. Mr. Graham has suffered for several days from tidsasion of the mind caused from illness and worry, and it was thought that medical treatment would greatly benefit his condition. His many friends here hope for him a speedy recovery and an early return to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Springer, of Fort Wayne were Sunday guests of friends here. Rev. and Mr. Fred Adams, of Arcola, ills, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mikheil, Friday. Floyd Shirk and family of Stryker, Ohio are here to visit his father, R. L. Shirk, whose condition remains about the same since being stricken with paralysis on May 27. Mrs. Grover Oliver, formerly Miss Mary Mills left here Saturday for Decatur, where she entered the Adams County hospital for a ten days’ treatment preparatory of undergoing an operation for a complication of diseases. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Haggard, of Fort Wayne are spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haggard and other relatives.

FARMER LIKES GRIMM ALFALFA A visit to the Andrew Fuelling farm, in the Adams-Allen county line, north of Decatur, shows the nicest alfalfa fields of the vicinity. A field of perhaps eight or ten acres of slightly rolling soil is now covered with a rich, green blanket of this remarkable crop which makes the best hay known for dairy cattle. Mr. Fuelling has obtained the second crop and it is possible that another will be obtained depending upon the weather. Althrough Mr. Fuelling intended to sow the entire field with Grimm alfalfa, as rocommeneded by Purdue, an error of the seed dealer from whom he obtained the seed caused part of the field to be sown with the common variety. Mr. Fuelling now regrets that the entire field is not Grimm, since he has found the latter to be advantageous. ‘ The east end of the field, where Grimm was used, yielded the heaviest crop," stated Mr. Fuelling when interviewed last week. “There was also less winter killing, due to a stronger root-system of the Grimm plants." he continued. Mr. Fuelling’s field will be inspec-1 ted on August twenty-first by the Can-I idian farmers who are touring this section of the state at that time. A soybean meeting will be held on the same farm, since Mr. Fuelling has several arces on the place. A few acres have been sown alone, several have been used in corn and in a small plot three different varieties are grown side by side for comparison. EXPECT BIG YEAR Wabash College Preparing For Coming School Year Crawfordsville, Aug. B—Preparations for the coming college year at Wabash are well under way. Extensive changes in the new heating plant and numerous minor improvements have been completed. Yandes Library is receiving a complete overhauling and interior decorators are at work. Preparations for matriculation and registration of students Sept. 17 —18 are nearing completion. Upper classmen will be back in almost full force, the register declared. A large number ot applications from high school graduates have been received. The total enrollment will remain relatively unchanged from 483 the total in school here last year he said. Honor scholarship examinations will be held Sept 21—22. * UNCLAIMED LETTERS Mrs. Frank Kirsch Miss Ruth Russell Mr. W. Walters Mr John D. Burns Mr. Walter Ruse Fred Fuller H. FRITZINGER, P. M.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, 1923.

GENEVA NEWS Sam Renner and Perry Burris returned to their work In Fort Wayne Monday afternoon after spending the weak end here with their families. Miss Lavone Mattax returned to her home hero Sunday evening after spending the day in Muncie as the guest of Miss Ruth Linton. Noah Shoemaker, wife and daughter. Ruth and Mrs. Wm. Bradford were shoppers in Portland Monday afternoon. , Kenneth Whiteman and family ol Fort Wayne spent Monday at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Whiteman. The Hub, a shoe and gents' furnish Ing store owned by Chas. Reicheldef fer and son. Is being moved this week from the Masonic building into its new quarters in what was formerly the Fields building. The latter building was recently bought by Messrs. Reicheldefler and new dis play windows, and many other ini provements, add greatly to its appearance. I

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Miss Maxine Miller spent Sunday Dun Schuneyfelt. Mrs. Mary Wilhelm returned to her work in Portland utter spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Marts, of near Geneva. Mrs. George Shlmp, who had been visiting the Misses Blanche ami Gladys Aspy. returned to her home In Fort. Recovery Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worrell, of Ft. Wayne, were Sunday guests of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Pyle, ot this place. Miss Catherine Stewart went to Portland Saturday afternoon to visit relatives. From there she went to Hartford City to attend a reunion. Cleasant Stanley returned to his work at Fort Wayne Monday morn ng after spending the week end with lis family east of Geneva. John Garber went to Fort Wayne Monday morning where he expects to find employment. Miss Christine Bolds and brother Herod, returned to their home at Ft. Wayne Monday after spending several weeks here at the home of their sister, Mrs. R. A. Briggs. Ralph Snyder spent the week end

hero with his family. George Severance and Harold Runk l„ returned to their work at Ft. Wayne Monday morning after spending severul .lays at their parental home here W W Trlpplett, wife ami daughter Osie’, spent a few .lays here the latter part of last week at lending tojmsln „ 98 , returning to their homo in Richmond monday afternoon. r i ta Watson, of Kendallville, spent Sunday in Geneva with old friends He left Monday afternoon tor Albany. Where he will visit his mother. Mrs, Ella Watson, and also his sister, Mrs. Al Baird. Mrs. J. W- Blakeburn and daughter, Mary, of Arkansas, are spending the fore part of this week here at the home of her sister. Mrs. Chas Sheperd From here they will go to De eatur where they will be guests of Mrs. Blakehurn's brother, Judge Jesse Sutton and family. __ — —o— . Miss Mae Baker, of Ft. Wayne, is visiting relatives here today. Fred Smith is back on the job at John T. Myers Clothing store, after a two weeks’ vacation. Alva Nichols went to Columbus and Isoicuster, Ohio, today.

THE MECCA I Last Time Tonight Big Double Program & for the price of one. Harry Carey in “CANYON OF THE FOOLS” SEE: The blowing up ol I the hotel, the bursting « of the giant dam and I the tremendous flood, I The thrilling machine F gun bailie and many E others. & —Also ■ Round Four of “Fighting Blood” 10c-20c