Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1923 — Page 5

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E. Somers and Mrs. C. C. ■ ‘Twent to Fort Wayne to spend ft ( uy vtsitlM Mends. _ ■ (r and Mrs. imlius Hower and fam- ■ Jor d to Paulding. Ohio, renter ft n, Z they were the guests of ft rShousen. of ■ /w.vne visited at the K. F. MilftC ea* of the city, yesterday ■X° Winifred Kitson spent the ■ ' " P nd with relatives and friends ttr Wayne and at Lake James In". Misses Dola Swarts. Florence li-us and the Messrs. Lester Hunt B'l Harold Young motored to Fort Kayne Saturday evening where they Etended » show. | Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Kern, Miss Belch. Homer Kern and Ralph Eam. <>f Toledo, visited relatives le over the week end. Ls E E. Conner Has returned to . ; bollie at Geneva after spending a dßys with Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCollum. of this city. Mrs. Conner was a pattent at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne, for three weeks prior to her visit here. M iss Vera Bright and Dawn Turner attended the street fair at Bluffton Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Uhl and children of Toledo motored here Saturday to spend a few days at the C. J. Voglewede home and to visit with Mrs. B. J Terveer and family. In order to settle the estate, the Korter’ver property on Adams street will be sold at commissioner's sale on Saturday, October 13th. The stone for the Reformed church building at the corner of Third and Jackson streets is being unloaded from the train and some of it is being set in its place. The Misses Ixtls Connell, Florence Holthouse and Genevieve Berling spent Sunday evening in Fort Wayne. James L. Gay returned from Terre Haute yesterday evening. Mr. Gay accompanied his son, William, to Terre Haute where the latter enrolled in the State Normal. The Misses Lois Connell. Genevieve Berling and Florence Holthouse motored to Bluffton with Mrs. Daviees, of Virginia, Saturday evening, and attended the street fair at that city. Mrs. John A. Mumma suffered an attack of acute indigestion last evening. but is reported as feeling much improved this afternoon. Miss Naomi Butler has resigned her position at the Adams County Memorial hospital and will go to Cleveland where she will take a graduate course in anaesthesia. The Misses Olive Walters and Naomi Butler motored to Van Wert to spend the afternoon. Miss Anderson, Miss Gleim, Miss Pugh and Miss Rutledge, high school teachers, spent the week end at Pittsboro at the Rutledge home. Miss Annette Moses spent the week end at Fort Wayne. Miss Martha Tyner has returned, from Huntington where she spent the week end. Miss June Ossenberg spent The week end at Fort Wayne with friends John A. Harvey of Modroe, was a business visitor here. Also When Not to See. • here are situations in life when not to b.. wise.—Schiller.

I w q j / COURTESY : ONE of the greatest Improvements in j modern banking lias been the recogni- | tions by banks of the absolute necessity that every employe should he courteous to all customers under all conditions. The day ol the curt clerk, and the pompous official has passed into | ; the ash can of discarded banking i methods. I | ' A NEW customer we trust will appre- • > elate what our old customers have long been familiar with, the courtesy afford- > ed to every one who does business here. * I i iu 4J; Bqnk und Surplus \ DDecatur. Indicina

TWO ACCIOENTS DURING WEEKEND .w Two Automobile Wrecks On Fort Wayne Road North of This City. i Two automobile accidents occurred on the Decatur-Fort Wayne road a ; short distance north of this city over the week-end. On Saturday evening, altout 7:30 o'clock, a large sedan, driven by a colored man from Fort Wayne, collided with a truck loaded . i with seven men, also from Ft. Wayne, near the Funner Stock Fann. The sedan was coming toward Decatur and > the truck was going in the opposite 1 direction. The front of the sedan -'struck the rear of the truck as the rI cars were passing each other. One - wheel on the sedan was smashed and I ♦ I the car ran into the ditch, but did not overturn. The truck was badly dam- ■ aged also. Sheriff Baker was call- ■ ed, but no arrests were made as the drivers made settlement for the dam- • ages. None of the occupants of ■ either car were injured. Sunday evening about 5 o’clock a l car driven by a party from near Berne, J collided with a car driven by Luther ) Hower of this city, about one hundred t y ards north of the river bridge, north > of the city. Both cars were damaged considerably and Mr. Hower sufi sered a minor injury to one shoulder, I but there were no serious injuries. I a . TO MEET G. O. I’. ' (Continued from Page One) j National bank, will appear befor the J grand jury with witnesses to tell oi - alleged irregularities in transactions ,1 the governor has had with the bank. J Whatever evidence Condo lias, he is I keeping It to himself. “It will till J come before the grand jury,” he said. Republicans Begin Inquiry Sitting as an unofficial court of mJquiry, the republican state committee J was prepared to go into every detail i of the governor's financial difficulties. J The purpose of the inquiry is to fix the party’s attitude toward the govt The result is only a matter of conjecture. [ Members of the state committee ami r party leaders from all over the state , flocked to Indianapolis Stniday lor th. t conference, admittedly one of the | most difficult in the history of the re [ publican party in the state. Clyde A. Walb, state chairman, was I closeted with various party workers J until a late hour last night. lie ann[lounced that the qonnnitti u is determ- . lined to see that the governor gets a i square deal, and 4’ll the rumor ; which ;> have been current since the governor’s | financial" clash w.ll be given a [, thorough airing. . One angle, whic h thus far has been I kept in the background, will be gone • •into detail. That is the question of j to what extent if any, state funds have l I been involved in tile McCray difflculI ties. Ora J. Davis, state treasurer, has i l>< on asked to appear before the comImittee to tell what he knows.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1,1923.

I Court House f -_ -- N Ditch Petition Referred To Drainage' Commissioners Twenty days elapsed following the tiling of the petition for drain In Wabash township by Williams Furlow et al, withbut ony remonstrances being filed. The court Saturday found the petition sufficient and refered it to the drainage commissioners. The commissioners are Dick Bock, county surveyor; Elwood Faust, regularly appointed drainage commissioners; and John H. Smith, a disinterested resident of Wabash township, through which tile proposed drain Is to pass. The court ordered the drainage commissioners to meet in the county surveyor's office on October 4 to make and file their report by December 1. Case Returned To Allen Co. In the case of Ranmond L. Funk, vs. W. I* Doussum, a petition was filed by both parties agreing that the case be returned to the Superior court of Allen county. The petition was sustained by the court. Demurrer Overruled In the case of George W. Richhart vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad company. a motion by the plaintiff to strike out parts of the second paragraph of the answer was overruled by the court. The court also overruled a demurrer to the second paragraph of the answer. New Shelves Arrive The new shelves for the office of the clerk of the court, which were ordered recently, arrived today. They will be installed soon. An appropriation for the shelves was made by the county council. RUMOR OF GUN PLAY IS HEARD Man Was Seen Running On Street Last Night Hunting An Alleged Assailant. Facts denying or substantiating a shooting affair, a lover’s quarrel or other disturbance had taken place in the north part of the city last evening, could not be learned today, at least n such affair had been reported to the police and those who saw the man who claimed that another man had shot at him, did not recognise him. Last evening, shortly before eight o’clock, a Decatur man as walking on North Third street, when another man. in shirt sleeves, came running up to him and asked, “Have you seen a num going down this street carrying a revolver in his hand? He shot at me three times.” The man, apparently much excited ami out of breath, was informed no such person was noticed and walked on. The person who gave this information stated that th email gave a name, but that j he did not say it distinctly enough to be understood. The Decatur man j kept on walking.and did not see anything to arouse his curiosity. Th's jnorning another Decatur citizen stated that he noticed a man i standing in front of th ' Gay, Swick I and Myers furniture store at ulxrot | eight o'clock last evening and that he I seemed much excited over .something | and kept looking up and down the street, apparently on the lookout for ■ another person. Policemen Melrhi tunl Reynolds were interviewed this morning concerning the matter, but stated that! ho reports of a shooting affair or! quarrel had been reported to them. SEEKS TO GAIN (Continued from Page On<-> “County olfieiuls including the sheriffs. have been instructed by the elec tion commission, to do their duty am! go ahead with th;: election according to lav,,” McAllister raid. Orders Polls Padlpckcd At the same time Governor Walton ordered every county sheriff to padlock the [Mills and warned election of-1 filers against attempting to hold a referendum. “There may be blood slt'-rl, alfhooghI dread to ,;ay it,” Governor Walto'i KialeiL “But there will b'- no elec Gon. ‘‘lf there is bloodshed, it’cun be placed al the door of newspapers j which have can: • 1 Ibis (rouble. U the Muskog'Fhoeni.;, lint Oklahoma ’ ( ily Oklahoman and etho, lie’ Ok ' lahoiua Nows uud the Tulsa Tribune had been lot 10-il nji and their k"y.'; Jhrown into Um riv'f s:’< v.ct-l.; a.--.we woujd not lie having this tfouble today.” Capacity Wins. Chance is a poor mount! hut capacity ’ will carry a wan past the winumg post • more easily and more surely.—London Express, j

The Fourth Down By ( * Willie Punt A bad beginning makes a good ending. Lookout Van Wert, In Abromson, Portland has one of the speediest football players in the state. With proper support, he should rank high In high school grid circles this year. We don't want to broadcast a flock of abilis or detract from the glory of Portland’s victory, but we contend that the Yellow Jackets can play better football than they did Saturday. They have been coached different and they have demonstrated in practice that they know better. Something was lacking. The Yellow Jackets have a lot to do this week before they will be ready to meet Anderson next Saturday. They must have the support of the local fans, above everything. Peru and Wabash took South Side and Ft. Wayne Central into camp just about so so, Saturday, and Hunt-’ ington won from Logansport. That makes the standing in the Wabash Valley Conference read: W. L. Pct. Peru 1 0 1,000 Huntington 1 0 1,000 Decatur 0 0 .000 Logansport o 1 .000 South Side 0 1 .000 one of the best things concerning the Portland game that has reached ou’’ ears is’that the Yellow Jackets did show teamwork. And that is worth a lot.

IMPORTANT I Change of Day for the Holding of the I AUTO RACES I BEUMOCT PARK, DECATUR, INDIAHA I I Saturday, Oct 13,19231 I I The Races were first scheduled for Discovery Day, Oct. 12, and were changed to Saturday, Oct. 13 to comply with the requests of local race fans. Bigger, Better and Faster races than the former events are promised. In connection with the Auto Races the fans will be greeted with an extra attrac- $ tion consisting of a ® - ■ I® Balloon Ascension and Double Parachute Drop! I FREE ........ A VTO RA CES I Adults Ticket with $20.00 Purchase Childs Ticket with $7.50 Purchase ® H STEPLER BROS. TIRE SHOP J. T. MYERS CLOTHING CO. . I ACE BATTERY & TIRE SHOP PUMPHREY .JEWELRY STORE PEOPLES SHOE STORE PORTER & BEAVERS l| DECATURSERVICE CO. I 1 A l‘Y BOSTON STORE i E-1*• GASS & SON DURKINS GARAGE HOLTHOUSE GARAGE CENTRAL GROCERY SHANAHAN-CONROY AU TO CO. KELLERS JEWELRY STORE I). M. HENSLEY & SON ED ELLSWORTH—CLOVERYAGER BROS. FURNITURE LEAF GARAGE STORE ‘ ELBERSON’S SERVICE STATKIN g —— — - / H

After a hurd uphill battle Saturday, Notre Dame succeeded in downing Kalamazoo, 74-0. . — PORTLAND GRID. (Continued from Page One) tain Wittgenfeld, ends; Mills and Yaney, tackles; Brumley and C. Lammiinan, guards; Rex. Center; Farr and Teeple, halfbacks; White fullback and Swearlnger quarterback. The Portland team showed a wonderful improvement over the playing of last year. Decatur won two games

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from Portland last full, by the scores of 15-7 and 24-0. The Decatur line was weak in Saturday’s game, most of Portland’s gains being made through the line. The Yellow Jackets exhibited teamwork many times during the game, and made many nice gains, but they failed to come up to the quality of game that they are capable of playing, is the opinion of all Decatur fans who saw the game. Anderson high school comes to Defor a game next Saturday. Coach Buck Howard expects to drill the locals hard this week in an es-

fort to correct the faults which were outstanding in Saturday’s game. The Catholic high school team will practice on Ahr’s Field with the D. H. S. squad this week, and the two teams will scrimmage several times. This will give both teams much needed experience. Score by quarters: Decatur 0 0 0 6 — 6 Portland 13 G 12, o—3l Referee, Coach Williams, of Muncie Normal; Umpirtj, Couch Center, of Decatur Catholic high school. o WANT ADS EARN—: