Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1923 — Page 3

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nil Mrs. Veigh Chronister of f " Pr pool. Ohio are visiting in t with Mends and relatives. h u father Otto Peters, asahtant • r the St. Marys Catholic • Ch today for Notre Dame 1 ‘C be will “« entl ,he annUa * "■ 0 the priests of the Ft. Wayne . tre * itev Father Seimetz Is also 1 "‘Cnz the retreat. They will re- t *“® n ' peeatur sometime Friday and - “»' ~, m case a priest is wanted. Fathr peters announced Sunday, that members of the local congregation should call the Precious Blood parsouage at Fort Wayne. The Misses Fan Hammell and Marie Gass returned last evening from Detroit where they enjoyed a week s vacation including a boat trip to Niagara Falls. .Mr and Mrs. Charles True, of loe former well known Decatur residents were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith in this city Sunday, the party enjoying dinner at the Hotel Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Vere Max and son, Benny, of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kampe over Sunday. J. N. BurWiead, auctioneer and proprietor of the milk route at Monroe, was a business visitor in the city Saturday. The Evangelical Sunday School will hold their annual picnic at Bellmont Park next Thursday. Children and older desiring to go out to the park are requested to meet at the church at 2:30, where machines will be provided. The picnic dinner will be held at about 6:15. * Charles Mowery of this office spent Sunday at his home at Napoleon, O. Robert Nachtrieb and Dick Archbold motored here from Toledo Saturday. Mr. Nachtrieb will visit several days with his sister, Mrs. Roy Archbold. Dick Archbold graduated Turn on the light—chase out the gloom Electric light in every room. —Star Co’s Serviceman Says WIRING doesn't cost—it saves. It saves steps for mother —it saves the eye-sight of the family, it improves the home in many ways. Wire us to wire. (hsSk MTVWt 's’ta ■ I ST A R ELEC T R I C CO. OVER VOGLEWEDE SHOE Store Phone 405 Delco Light Products

VO . ITHHI.S ULOJV*. AFTER THE FIRE . ! II was Ute day after the fire. The owner of the i house was poking around among the ruins looking I for a little tin box in which he had always kept his val- ' liable papers. He found it but the papers had been destroyed. | Dwellings are not fireproof. Keep your valuables in our Safe Deposit Vault. Boxes $2.00 per year and upward. JJ| \ , Capital hnd Surplus'Jl2o,ooo. '

from Ann Arbor last June and took the summer course at the university. * The Elzey and Spmgue family re- 1 urtions were held at Bellmont Park Sunday, hundreds, of people attend- 1 ing. , The city council will meet tomorrow evening in regular session. The ! budget for next year will probably be ! acted upon. I Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm and son. left Sunday for Crooked Lake where they will enjoy a two week's outing. Miss Caroline Christener has returned home after a two week's vacation at Lake Geneva, Wis. Calvin Coppess, Miss Marie Jones, Miss Mildred Coppess ami Mr .and Mrs. Willie Jone spent Sunday at Ft. Wayne. Miss Cora Hendricks and nephew. Maurice Neal returned to their home at Monroe after a two weeks’ vacation at Klinger. Mrs. J. D. Hendricks and grandson. Maurice Neal of Monroe, were guests of Mrs. H. F. Mayer, of Ft. Wayne, over Sunday. Ed J. Miller of the Erie restaurant left for Auburn today to look after business for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Griffith, of Monroe, Michigan arrived here Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ed J Miller, Mr. Griffith returning to his home this morning The Misses Madgeline and Virginia Miller have returned home from Kokomo where they visited with friends and relatives. A. A. Kist, of Portland, visited here Sunday. , Mrs. Jennie Furman, of Marion. Ohio, visited Mrs. D. D. Heller on Fifth street over Sunday. Mrs. Nan West and sons, Fisher and Donner, of Auburn, were guests of the W. A. Lcwer home over Sun- . day. Dr. ajid Mrs. J. J. Vega and Mr. and Mrs. Grote of Dayton. Ohio, mot-i-i'ed here Saturday evening ami were guests over Sunday at the Henry Thomas home. Mrs. Vega was formerly Miss Portia Thomas of this city. ' . "'re Brown family will hold their a.-nual reunion at Bellmont p ark on Sunday, September 2nd. This is the third event of the kind and the attendance is expected to break all records. The Bluffton band furnished the niu:dc for the Kirn picnic nt Monroo yesterday. . Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Puckett, of : West Wayne street, have as their . guests over the weekend the latter’s ‘ brother, Mr. George Neely of Marion. Ohio, and his daughter and family'. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Mezger and children. Jean and George. The chil- ' dren are grandchildren of Mrs. Warren G. Harding.—Fort Wayne Newsi Seat'riel. Flan to attend the auto races at Bellmont Park on Labor Day. They are going to be the best ever given in this part of the country with plenty of thrills and real racing. Watch lor announcements this week. Louis Fuelling of Woodburn, Allen county was calling on friends here ! today. Mrs. E. W. Kampe has as her house guests for a few days, her sister, , Mrs. (’. A. Max and son Benjamin, 'of Fort Wayne.

The baby hoy born on August 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bullmahn has been named Robert Adam William. Mrs Willie Jones spent Sunday in Ft. fore her marriage. * Bob Melbers spent Sunday at Romo City visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Meibe r s. Fred Sellemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer and the Misses Emma and Lena Guth spent Sunday at Winona. Pernilia J. Martin of Thirteenth street is reported as being on the sick list suffering from stmnaclj,. trouble. a NOTICE TO TAXPIVEHS OF TAX LEVIES In the matter of determining the tax rates for certain purposes by Adams county, Indiana. Before the Adams County Council: Notice Is hereby (riven the taxpayers of Adams county, Indiana, that the proper leaul officers »f said municipality at their regular meeting; place on Tuesday, September I. 1923, will consider the following; budget: Clerk's office: 1 Salary of Clerk 12,100.00 2 Per diem ittendlng court . 500.00 3 Deputy hire 2,500.00 4 Office expense 815.00 Auditor’s Office: 5 Salary of Auditor $2,300.00 . 6 Additional salarv 650.00 7 Office expense 1,610.00 7a Deputy hire 1,250.00 Treasurer’s office: 8 Salary . $2,300.00 9 Office expense 1,170.00 Recorder's office: 10 Salary of Recorder $1,300.00 11 Additional salary 700.00 12 Office expense 465.00 Sheriff's office: 13 Salary of sheriff $2,000.09 14 Per diem attending - court. . 736.00 15 Fees and board and care of prisoners 1,825.00 16 Office expense 255.00 16a Deputy hire in emergency 300.00 Surveyor’s office: 17 Fees and per diem. $2,200.00 , 18 Office expense 500.00 Superintendent of schools: 19 Salary and traveling expenses $2,708.50 i 20 Adding machine . 150.00 21 Office expense 570.00 21a Deputy hire 1,092.00 j County Assessor's office: 22 Salary of Assessor $1,350.00 23 Office expense .... 50.00 Coronel’s office; 25 Salary or per diem $ 300.00 26 Office expense .. . 50.00 27 Expense of inquest 10U.00 . Health Commissioner: 2ji Salary of Commissioner $ 307.56 1 ‘29 Office expense 50.00 30 Expense, prevention of disease 300.00 I’ Board of Commissioners: . 31 Salary of commissionerss9oo.oo s 32 Office expense 75.00 - 32a Expense attending meetings outside of county 200.00 33 Salary of county councilmen 70.00 34 Salary of county attorney. .. 600.00 * 34a Ex. county atty, outside of county 200.00 35 Salary of attorney defending 3 poor 300.00 ~ Board of Review: ■ 36 Per diem of members $700.0n •- 37 Expense 25.00 Board of Truancy » 38 Per diem and mileage of attendance officesl,7o9. on 39 Office expense 70.00 I' Expense of Assessing: in Union township s29o.<»‘i 1 11 Root township 350.00 a 42 Preble township ... 350.00 43 Kirkland township ... 264.00 II Washinton township 9 10.Ou . 15 St. Marys township .. 305.00 ' 16 Blue Creek township 240.00 4 7 Monroe township ... 595.00 <8 French township 320.00 2 49 Hartford township 305.00 50 Wabash township . . ... 480.00 J 51 Jefferson township 275.00 Expense of poor: 61 Union township . $ 200.00 t 02 Root township 200.00 Preble township 100.00 Kirkland township *200.00 a Washington township . .1,800.00 St. Marys township . 200.00 ♦ Blue Creek township. 200.00 Monroe township 400.00 ’ French township 100.00 Hartford township 300.00 Wabash township .. 500.00 Jefferson township 200.00 Court House: •»3 Repair ami care of building $1,000.00 6 1 Janitor ami assistants.. 1.275.00 65 Supplies, fuel, etc 1,825.00 County Jail: ' 67 Repair and care of building $ 400.00 68 Supplies, fuel. etc. 1,100.00 County Infirmary: 71 Repair & care of buildings, etc $1,200.00 7 2 Salary superintendent & labor . 5,200. 00 73 Supplies, fuel & inds 7,000.00 County Hospital: 71 New buildings, etc. 7 5 Repair & caie of bl<|gs„ etc. 76 Salaries and labor 77 Supplies and maintenance,.. 7,000.00 Orphan Poor: 78 Expense of orphan poor $173)00.00 M iscellaneous: 79 Expense of inmates in state institutions $ 800.00 80 Expense of insanity inquest 2,125.00 81 Exps. epileptic inquests 475.00 82 Expem«e of election - 7.500.00 8:’. Exps. of burial of soldiers . 2,500.00 8 4 Public printing 1,000.00 85 Highway viewers 7 damages 200.00 86 Board of county charities.. 50.00 87 Farmer’s institute 100.00 90 Bridge superintendents .. . 1.000.00 91 Special employes 150.00 95 Rent of county' offices 250.00 96b County agent 1,970.00 90(1 Hospital bonds and int. . 9,500.00 96e Smith bridge bonds & int. 7,100.00 New bridges: 10 1 Cecis bridge, Root twp... $3,500.00 105 Knhne bridge, Washington 1,200.00 106 Gillig bridge. Washington 5,500.00 107 France bridge. Kt. Marys 4,000.00 108 Crownover bridge, do. ... 2.000.00 109 Augsburger bridge. French 1,200.00 110 Lyebarger bridge. Wabash 12.000.00 111 Davis bridge, Wabash .. . 7.500.00 112 A spy No. 1 1,300.00 113 Aspy No. 2 . 1,200.00 1I I Bailey retaining wall . 1,400.00 119 Bridge repair funds 5,000.00 Prosecuting attorney. 123 Service of attorneys assisting prosecuting atty. . $300.00 124 Expense of office .. ... 100.00 . Circuit Court: 125 Exp. of change of venue $1,000.00 1 126 Salary of special judge.. 500.00 127 Expense of juries 2.510.00 ( 129 Court reporter . 1.600.00 130 Per diem of l aliffsl,94l.oo 132 Board of children gdrs. . 100.00 ; 133 Expense of Juvenile et. 100.00 13 1 Expense of court room. 900.00 < 135 b Returning fugitives . 100.00 ( $169,882.06 I Net taxable property in the county » 11,M3,310.00 I Levien < Amount l-’utul Levy of Estimate Bridge . . .... .11 $15,800.00 Bonds and interest .01 10,600.00 ' County -l os. i s 2.00 to in i»n rn ti. c Statement Collected 1920 lew $ 125.591 OO , Collected 1921 levy . 112.370 00 Collected 1922 levy 15.5,306.00 < To be collected by 1922 levy 159.882.06 Tlie taxpayers of said county shall have a right to be heard thereon. ( After the tax levies have been determined ten oi- more taxpayers feeling i themselves aggrieved by such levies , may appeal to the State Board of Tax ‘ Commissioners by tiling a petition j therefor with the county auditor not later than the fourth Monday of September. 1923. and the Stat.- Board will , lix a. date of hearing in this county. 1 Dated this 7th day of August. 1923. j M. KIRSCH. President of Adams County Council f ERNST CONRAD, Chairman , of Board of Commissioners i Attest: ( Martin Jabeig, Auditor. 20 v

DECATVR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, AUG. 20, 1923.

SPORTS 1 1 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS f National League Pittsburgh. 1; New York, 2. ' Chicago, 15; Brooklyn, 8. American League ' New York, 3; Chicago, 4. » Philadelphia, 3: Cleveland, 16. Boston, 4; Detroit, 5. Washington, 4; St. Louis, 2, American Association Louisville, 13-3; Milwaukee, 18-2. Indianapolis, 2-0; Kansas City, 4-3. Toledo, 9-13: Minneapolis, 8-3. St. Paul, 16-7: Columbus, 6-2. o DECATUR GRAYS DROP GAME TO KINGSLAND TEAM, 17-3 The Decatur Grays received their worst defeat in five years Sunday afternoon when the Kingsland nine downed them on the Kingeland diamond. to the tune of 17-3. Kingsland was strengthened for the contest their lineup including "Huck” Bowman, of Ossian, and Voke, an ex league pitcher Rash, who hurled for the Grays, pitched a good game, but a number of errors behind him aided in his downfall. The Kingsland team gave Voke excellent support throughout the contest. The feature of the game was a home run by Gibson, of Kingsland, which came in the fifth inning when 1 the bases were loaded. The Grays i will play the Preble team at Bellmont ' Park next Sunday afternoon. Sum- ' mary: Decatur 0000 6 020 1 — 3 Kingsland .. .1 00 17 40 4 x—l7 1 Batteries: Rash and Biggs; Voke : and Lyddy. » a ' MONTPELIER TEAM CANCELLED ) GAME WITH GENEVA BOOSTERS li o The game scheduled for Sunday afr< ternoon between the Geneva Boosters 0 and the Montpelier team, was cancelled Saturday by the management of the Montpelier team. The game was ", cancelled too late for the Boosters' manager to schedule another game, n .. ->— " PREBLE NINE WINS GAME FROM LINN GROVE, 13-4 9 • " The Preble baseball team won a " well played game from the Linn Grove 6 team, the score being 13-4. Lindeman " hurled a fine game for the winners. '* Linn Grove scored one run in the ' first inning anr this ended their 'J scoring until the final frame when • the Preble team errored and Ist in ) three more markers. Selking pitchJ ed the ninth inning for Preble ; “Happy” Shady played a great game > for Preble in the center garden handi ling very difficult chances without an error. He also hit a home run in 1 tbe eighth inning. Frauhiger also ' hit a home run. On next Saturday , the Preble team will go to Uniondale ' for a game with the team of that place and on Sunday the Preble team will pin ythe Decatur Grays and the Decatur West End team in a bouble header in this city. Summary: Preble 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 7 o—l 3 Linn Grove 10000 0 00 3— 4 Batteries: Lindeman, Selking, Frauli iger and Smith; Anderson and Hoslin. ».—— To Recommend Mexican Recognition To Coolidge Washington, Aug. 20.—American recognition of the Obregon government and resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico will be recommended to President Coolidge and Secretary of State Hughs by the American commissioners in the recent so-called “recognitioir conference,” at Mexico City, it was learned authoritatively today. The C. N. Christen family and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilson and children have returned from a two week’s outing at the lakes. The new boilers in the city liglh and power plant are being installed and it is hoped that they will be in operation by not later than October 31st, about the time that the HollandSt. Louis Sugar Company's plant starts operations. Attractive advertising folders ’inviting local Rotarians to Fort Wayne on August 31 to attend a district picnic at the Country club have been received here. Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Friatoo and daughter of Rochester. Indiana, visited Sunday with Mr. Fristoe's sister. Mrs. Mcßarncs ami with Mrs. Bowers of Pleasant Mills. 41 Mrs. Mary WemhoiT and dauglitct Miss Stella Wcmhoff of Ft. Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. Theodor® Graliker motored to Greenville Suudqy, taking' Mrs. Wemhoft's granddaughter, rties Charlotte Pilliod to her home.

E. F. “Ginger” Gass and members of the family are driving a flew Sttidabaker tour! tig car. Ed M. Ray, of herne was a bualnea| visitor in the city today, Jonas Tritch, former well known citizen and teacher in the Decatur schools, now instructor in the I. B. C. at Fort Wayne was a business visittor in the city today. The fall term of the International will open next month. Hugh Hite, W. A. Klopper, Will Simpson and others are planning on a fishing trip to Holton Lake, Holton, Michigan, next week. Councilman and Mrs. A. R. Ashbaucher and children have gone to Angola where they will enjoy a two weeks vacation. Mrs. C. H. Elzey is enjoying a vacation at Rome City. Mr. and Mrs. C E. Bell have gone to Angola for a two week’s outtng. Mrs. C. J. Vogiewede went to Toledo yesterday to join her husband and two sons,. Robert and Arthur, who are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Uhl. They will also spend a few days at the Toledo beach. Miss Maymo Terveer and the Misses Jeanette and Margaret Uhl spent Sunday afternoon in Fort Wawne. Miss Sally Kern, local and society reporter at this office is still confined to her home on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson and

I "Announcing I I A '-'WILLYS-KNIGHT I IS and h OVERLAND | I | Lower Prices and great Improvements k » 6 56 These tremendous new values are fhtf direct result es the greatest sales and production period in WiHys-CvCrlarid . SB K history. We believe nothing else compares with them. g « h Willys-Knight s'Pass. Touring - - Nnt<’ $1175 || s| Willys-Knight 2-Pass. Roadster - - Now 1175 Willys-Knight s~Pass. Coupe-Sedan Notv 1550 H Willys-Knight 5-Pass. CountryClub’Notv 1635 Willys-Knight s'Pass. Sedan - - - Now 1795 Willys-Knight 7-Pass. Touring - - Now 1435 K Willys-Knight 7'Pass. Sedan - - - Now 1995 g I s !l A Bigger, Much Mere PowerEtil New g Engine in AH Overland Models Overland Touring with bigger new engine Now $525 Over landßoadster with biggernewengine Notv 525 Overland Coupe with bigger new engine Now 795 Overland Sedan with bigger new engine Notv 860 The Big, Powerful Overland Rod Bird Now 750 «’w Sa Sfi n In every detail, all of the superior Willys-Knight and Overland qualities, features and improvements are retain- jk”* «■ cd. Nothing has been spared to insure the continuance aa of Willys-Overland in value. Comparison has resulted in an enormous increase S in sales for Willys-Overland this year. A new com- k 5? parison of these new values we believe will sweep 1 B aside every other standard that your previous obser- ' vation has set up. Come in and see lor yourself. All pricu F. O. B. Toledo. W« reserve the rlfht to change price* and *pecification* without 1 Holthouse Garage | I’irst & Jackson Streets ’ / Phone 11 » I

daughter Loin are enjoying a ten day’a outing at Rome City. Mr. anti Mrs. tfili Bowers ate enjoying an outing at the Bow er h cottage at Rome dity Sister M. Alexine ia spending a few days in the city with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tanvas, enroute from Fond du l*ac, Wisconsin to New York City. Sister Alexine,

EVERY DAY It is not so much what you do that counts as it is what you do regularly every day. Saving is not a resolution to be adopted once. It is a habit to be kept up. This bank is here to help you form this happiest of habits. .. » « The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. “BANK OF SERVICE”

Aho before entering the content was Miss Gladys tartivax of this city, attending the aummer achool for SOtcfa it du Lac. She teachek ia drie 6f the larfce Catholic SchoriW 11 naw York City. She hM been in the cbnYerit five years. Miss Zelma Stevens who has been in Oregon for the past six weeks visiting relatives returned home last evening. -gxjjxuas.-i -■ —W—M>