Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1923 — Page 5

'Hamm. iwmaaaEggazna l 'local news

I 1 , , lr u |.’,l S. Mom* and fam- ■ Mr. an' l M ' ' ( c MoseH left this I " y “, n< ‘ ‘'for' Athena county. Ohio. I " ,ornlnR 1 v will att.n.l the Dailey ■ w here t«‘‘y ■ , ,„iiv reunionI ; Bogner and family.- of Loa | A,b ; ‘ Sornia. are visiting in I T I,’as ibe tmesis of the formers I “Vr Mrs ••’rank Bogner, and hlr. ■ mother, U((f , Lhamon and Mrs. ■ They have motored I CUrl h from California, making the I' "’ r °7 n i days- Mr. Bogner is I "" nudmhm in Fort Wayne ‘ I l '°p W Be< ry transacted business. nt I . R Holthouse left on the early ■ A ' „in<r tarin this morning tor MarI ion Ohio, to attend the services in I honor of the lat epresident I j Dwight Peterson left tor IndianaB nniis this morning. | P °' e , Swain of Bluffton visited I hnre last evening and went from here I Farion- Ohio, where he will Join | L Indiana republican editors and atI tend the funeral of President HardI Hocker returned from Bloon I igtcn, Indiana last evenin? after atI tending the summer term at I. I . I Dick Heller visited friends at BluffI tOB yesterday afternoon. I Ssftn Hite is at Marion, Ohio today. I sE. Black was among those from I here to attend the president's funend I at Marion, Ohio. * W* *' I \v \ Klepper is attending to business for the Cloverleaf Creameries I at Marion. Indiana today. I \v. P. Robinson returned from Muncie where he attended the fair. His trotter, Baron Me starts there today. Frank Gass and Will Linn attended ! the fair at North Manchhester giving special attention to the style show being put on there by two Wabash firms. E. W. Kampe of this office will go to Indianapolis this evening to atend tc business matters. patient at the Adams county hospital Donald Klepper who was the first is getting along nicely and will soon be ready for dismissal. Miss Veronica Anker is recovering from a slight illness. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gwinner, of Dodge City, arrived yesterday called here by the death of Mrs. Gwinner's father, William Blacgburn. Dick Burred and family of Ho Chester were here today to attend the funeral of William Blackburn, Mrs. Barrel lias been here during the serious illness of her father. John H. Stewart and family, of Dayton, Ohio, are here to attend the funeral of William Blackburn today. Mrs. Sam Young, daughters Meredith and Marjory, and son Karl, of Toledo are visiting relatives here for several days. The Misses Celia Andrews and Naomi Meyers motored to Marion, Ohio, to attend the funeral services of Warren G. Harding. Norbert, Charles and Arthur Holthouse were among those who went to Marion today to attend the funera', services of Warren G. Harding. Joseph Johnson, of Monroe, was here today to keep a promise made twenty years ago when he and Wil

iO FT ;J ™ z <(. ' •*• MIS' tnnw ucatv*. UNDER GOVERNMENT CHARTER I National Banks occupy an unusually important place in the financial plan of the nation. Charters are granted by the United Stalls Government, and they must conform to certain regulations which mean greater safety for depositors funds. L lhe First National Bank of Decatur was chartered in 1883. < For more than forty years it has stood for strength, safety and an unusual service to all depositors regardless of IhT* size oi their accounts. J Bqrik | and Surplus *120,000.00 \ Decatur, IndiQnQ

Ham Blackburn attended a-, funeral] and each promised the other that the one which outlived the other would pay last, respects by attending the funeral. Uncle Billy Blackburn sei-, don missed attending the last services of those who di'-d in this community and often when there were but a half dozen mourners he was one of thorn. Earl Coble, editor of the Redkey Times visited here an hour this morn ] ing. He reports that the second bank failure there within a month occurred yesterday. Plans are being made now to open an entirely new bank. Tony Forbing, of Milford, Indiana, an old newspaper man and still in the game, was here today. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell and son. Billy, motored to Fraukliji, Indiana today. Mr. Bell will return tomorrow while Mrs. Bell and sen will after visiting in Franklin several days go to Indianapolis for a short visit. Miss Margaret Moran will* arrive home today from Angola, where she has been attending summer school. Mr. and Mrs. T, D. Kern and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gaunt and children, ■ Kenneth and Peggy Lou. will motor to Toledo Saturday to spepd the week end with Mr, _and Mrs. Albert Johnson. Miss Mildred Andrews, of Fort ! Wayne, is the guest of her sister, 1 Mrs, Burt Mangold for a few days. I Herbert Foreman visited in BluffI ton last evening. , Otto Marshall visited friends in , Bluffton last evening. .' 0 Diener Funeral Tc Be Held Saturday Morning II Funeral services for George Heiner ; 69. who died at his home on Madison ’ street yesterday afternoon, will be i held from the St. Mary’s Catholic | church at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. > j the Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz offleiI ating. Burial will be made in the St ' Joseph Catholic Cemetery. II Mr. Deiner was born in Biren, Ger- : i many, February'l7, 1854. He had re--11 sided in this city for many years, serving as sexton of the St. Mary's Catho- ; lie church and St. Joseph Catholic schools, for a number of years. Pref vious to his last illness, ire was em- [- ployed aa crossing for Aha i Chicago and Erie railroad company in this city ; o ! j Esther £ellemeyer To Arrive Home August 13 According to a letter received oy fjM. Kirsch from Jess Sel’emeyer who .is in California, Miss Esther Selle’lmeyer will arrive on the western . jcoast from Shenchrofee, China, where J she has be-.m doing work in the ReI formed Mission. Mr. Sellcmeyer i stated that he had received the following radio message from his sister. “Arriving Tayio, August first.” Tayio is the name of the vessel on which she is making the trip. The boat will dock at San Francisco and her brother will meet her there. She I expects to visit relatives here soon. J o t_j_,_WANT ADS EAHN—S- t-S WANT ADS EARN—S—S-j-J WANT ADS EARN—l—s—s

WARNS AGAINST TYPHOID FEVER Health Commissioner J. M. Miller has received Word from the state board of health to warn the people against unsanltation because of the . probability of much typhoid fever this , I fall and winter.

Dr. Miller was instructed to report on the condition of the parks and the tourist camp and he was pleased to report that they are in excellent condition as far as health is concerned. The report to the health commission states, that one person in every thousand is a typhoid germ carrier ami that there is always danger of the disease spreading. To prevent an epidemic, breeding places of flies and mosquitos should be done away with and public gathering places kept as sanitary as possible. o — Faces Charge Os Wife And Child Desertion Hobert Andrews, was arested in Fort Wayne and returned to this city yesterday by Sheriff John Baker, to answer to a charge of wife and child desertion. Mayor DeVoss fixed his bond at SSOO, which was furnished. His case was set for a hear-

ing on August 27. The charges against Andrews were filed by his fathe ( r-itv-law, William Saufbein, who resides west of Berne. Andrews has a wife and two children. Mrs. Andrews has been in the hospital for week and the children were at Mr. Andrews’ parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Andrews, until recently, Mr. Andrews is a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad, working out of Fort Wayne. He claims that he has been paying his wife’s hospital bill. Mrs. Andrews and the two children are now at her parents’ home. Young Andrews declares he did not desert his family but was forced to be away from them on account of his work. ■ <i — —- Appreciate Democrat Extra Daily Democrat, Decatur. Indiana. We are rural patrons and have nc ten pll.ojje. Consequently we would not have known ofAthe (Tenth of our presi dent as soon as we did if it had no’, have been for your kindness in print ing the extra. It certainly show-, that you want the people to get all the news as soon as possible and we, have noticed that frequently before It was a good deed. Our nation was thrown into deep mourning and we all sympathise with his dear compan ion. We thank you very much foi your efforts to get us the news of im pcrtance. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert. R. R. 5 o * TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY ♦ , ■ 4* « From the Daily Democrat file* ♦ + 20 years ago this day ♦ August 10. —Geoorge Schug celebrates second birthday with party. ■ _ Dr. J. M Miller and Dr. D. D.Clark buy Cadilac automobiles from Schafer company. ■ J. S. Peterson goes to Pittsburgh for the J. W. Place company. Mortgage on Christian church paid off. It was built in ISB6. , Miss Harriet Wertzberger goes to Lafountaine for visit with sister. Girl baby arrives at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Everett. Burt Mangold resigns position at City News Stand. Mrs. Thresa Schafer and sister Miss Clara Zeaser return from Pueblo, Col. ■ Twenty-five sewing Sewing machines installed.at Waring Glove factory. o Floyd Biberstein Is In Jail At Bluffton * ' Floyd Biberstein. Adams county young man. who was arrested here Tuesday and returned to Bhiftton to lace a charg of forgery, entered a plea of guilty when arraigned ’in court before Justice Walbert and was bound over to the Wells circuit court under bond of SI,OOO. Biberstejjl has admitted that he forged a (heck for $13.20 on the Maier Hide and Fur company, of this city, and cashed the same at the Hubner meat market in Biulfton. He has been unable to furnish bond aixl is confined tn the Blufiton jail. i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1923.

Spent Fortune in Search * V "I spent SI,BOO in 7 treating v with physicians, some specialists ' costing me $lO a visit, only to at last c ray that nothing could be done for me. that I had cancer or ulcers yf the stomach. I suffered awful pains In my stomach, but after taking a few doses of Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy these all disappeared and for 3 years am feeling fine." it is a simple, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays this Inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments. including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. For sale by The Holthouse Drug Co., and good druggists everywhere. — New Members Os Monroe Town Board Begin Duties Monroe, Aug. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —At the regular tnonthly session of the town board of trustees held Tuesday night, M. F. Andrews the newly appointed member of the? board named to fill the seat of W.

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F. McKean of the second ward was sworn in. Among other business was the appointing of J. F. Crist, as chief, and F. H. Tablets as assistant

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