Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1923 — Page 2

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CLUB CALENDAR Monday Woman's Club Banquet—Library. Phi Delta Kappa meeting ami smoker, 7:30 p. ni. Research Club—Mrs. Fred Heuer. Tuesday Pythan Needle Club, at Pythian Home, 2:30 p.m. Evangelical League of C. E. —At. home of Byford and Mary Macy,'7:3o. Queen Esther — Miss Josephine Suttles, 7:30. Rebecca Lodge. Wednesday Five Hundred club with Mrs. Fred Ashbaucher, North Third street. Wednesday—Daughters of Ruth Class of Christian church—Mrs. Rebecca Eady. Shakespeare < lub —Mrs. Beavers. Historical Club—Mrs. Janies Fristoe. Faithful Followers Class of Bobo M. E.-church. E. W. Dailey home. Thursday Ladies Aid of Evangelical church in church parlors, 2 p.m. Pastry sale, also. W. H. M. S. of M. E. church. Mrs. C. D. Lewton. 2:30 P. M. Missionary society of Christian church. Rev. Thompson home. Saturday Cafeteria supper at M. E. church, by Ladies Aid. 5-7 p. tn. V. B. Ladies Aid Society—Mrs. Henry Bauman. A ‘5-o'clock dinner party was given for Mr. Conrad Gillig, at his home on Mercer Avenue yesterday evening in honor of his 77th birthday anniversary. Those present ware Rosa Schunin. of Tiffin, Ohio; Leo Gillig. of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Gass, of Celina, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gillig and family and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Gillig. of this city. A delightful time was had by all present. The Faithful Followers class of the Bobo M. E. church will meet Wednesday evening at the home of E. M. Dailey. The meeting was postponed from last Tuesday evening. ♦ , The Ladies Aid society of the Evangelical church will meet in the church parlors at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Business will be discussed and all members are urged to be present. The October section of the society will hold a pastry sale in connection with the meeting. The Women's Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. C. D. Lewton at 2:30 o'clock. Thursday afternoon. Every member is urged to attend the meeting. The new study book: "The Child and America’s Future,” will be used and Mrs. MaryEley will be the leader. ★ The second of the series of cafeteria suppers to be given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church will be served in the dininghall of the church next Saturday evening, from 5 until 7 o’clock. The first of the scries was served last Saturday evening and was well patronized. The Missionary society of the Christian church will meet at the home cf Rev. and Mrs. Thompson, on the corner of Adams and Eighth streets. Thursday evening. The men ' will give the program. Everyone is invited to comes and bring their | birthday offering. i The Ladies Ad Society of the I United Brethren church will meet Thursday afternoon «at two o’clock. Mrs. Swartz and Mrs. Barkley will be the assisting hostesses. ! The Evangelical League of C. E. v ill hold its regular monthly business and social meeting at the home of Mary and Byford Macy on Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Some very important matters are to he brought up before the members and it ’s urgently requested that all who 1 possibly can should attend. Brunnegraff-Bebout Miss Clarice Bebout, daughter of ' Abe Bebout, and Clarence F. BntnneI grass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ’ L’runncgraff, were married Saturday \ ufterncon.at 2:30 o'clock at the borne of Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, who read the ( ceremony. The young couple will ' reside with the bride's father on North Second street. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowman /-literlaincd at dinner Sunday for tile folil lowing guests: Mr. and Mrs. Van II Bowman, of Monroe; Mr. and Mr-. ,Ed Huffman, of Vera Cruz; Mr. and i Mrs. Orval Bargar, of CraigviUe; Mr. ,4’l'l .1r... Charles Lfu" ana, of. Lobo. Mr and Mrs. Lewis Woodward, of

Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Abbie Bowman, of

Decatur: Dal and Lloyd Myers; Madeline and Max Huffman, Helen Bowman. Virgie, Marcella and Wilma Barger, Kenneth, Gale and Madeline Bowman. Eileen Bowman and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baugmgartner of this city. * Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hlrsehey, living near Monroe, entertained at dinner Sunday tor Mr. and Mrs. Peter Baumann and family. Erwin, Armanda, Esther. Silvin, Tillman. John and Anna. Mr. and Mrs. John Hlrsehey, and daughter, Lena, all of Berne; Mr. and Mrs. George Hlrsehey and children; Edna. Noah, Esther, Eli and Silveatta, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hlrsehey, and children. Vera. Edward, and Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Zimmerman. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hlrsehey and son. Melvin. Mr. and Mrs. Henry

UNION TOWNSHIP. Trustee —Rudolph Weiland. Decatur, Ind. , (Rural Route 8) 1— May Jewell Falk. Monroeville, Ind., R. 3. 2 — Xariffa Barkley, Monroeville, Ind., R. 3. 5 — 110 Johnson. Convoy, Ohio, R, 3. 6— Marie Brodbeck. Decatur, Ind., R. 9. Parochial —G. J. Schmidt, Decatur, Ind., R. 8. ROOT TOWNSHIP. Trustee —A. J. Lewton, Decatur, Ind. (Rural Route 7.) Monmouth Schools. 6 — Ervin Doty. Principal, English, Science and Industrial Subjects, Decatur. Ind., R. 7. Lula Faulki'J'mrg. Assistant, Latin, History and Social Science, Heme Economics and Mathematics, Decatur. Ind., R. 7. Dora Mario Maglcy, Primary, Decatur, Ind.. R. 7. Mary K/ ar.' y. Grammar grades, Decatur, Ind.. R. 7. 7— Florence Rice, Decatur, Ind., R. 1. 2 Esta Fleming. Decatur, Ind., R. 7. I—Oscar Fuelling. Decatur, Ind:. 11. 7. Parochial —Paul Dorn. Decatur. Ind. PREBLE TOWNSHIP. Trustee —August Scheumann. Decatur, Ind. (Rural Route 1.) 4— Beatrice Dettinger, Magley, Ind. 5— Milton C. Werling, Preble, Ind. C—Edward Jabcrg. Grammar grades, Magley, Ind. Frances Borne, Primary, Magley, Ind. Parochial—-Edward Sehuricht, Decatur, Ind., R. 1. Parochial —11. Stolp, Decatur, Ind.. It. 4. Parochial—A .XV. Rossman, Grammar grades. Decatur. Ind. Ida Gunsett. Primary, Decatur. Ind. KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP. Trustee—W. H. Dettinger, Magley, Ind. (Hural Route 1.) I—Gladys GolUner, Decatur, Ind., R. 2. 2 Emma Dettinger, Magley, Ind., R. 1. 3— R. M. Houck, Decatur. Ind., R. 2 4 — Wm. Bryan, Magley, Ind., R. 1. 5— Vernon Arnold, Magley, Ind., 11. 1. 6— Alfred Deavers, Decatur. Ind., R. 2. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. H. H. Smith, Principal, History and English, Magley, Ind. Charles R- Hogg, Mathematics, Sciences and Industrial Subjects. Decatur, Ind., R. 2. Esta Brown, English and Home Economics, Decatur, Ind., R. 2. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. Trustee —Glen Cowan, Decatur. Ind. 3—Margaret Moran Jr.. Decatur, Ind. 5— Herbert Foreman. Decatur, Ind. 6— Thelma Burkhcad, Grammar grades. Monroe. Ind. Mary Thomas, Primary, Monrce, Ind. 7 — Nellia McGath, Monroe, Ind. 8— Albert Coppess, Monroe, Ind. ST. MARY’S TOWNSHIP. Trustee —Mrs. S. 11. Bowen, Decatur, Ind. (Hural Route 6.) s—Pleasant5 —Pleasant Mill School. R. J. Mann, Mathematics and Science, Pleasant Mills, Ind. Kathryn Maxwell, Latin, English and Domestic Science, Pleasant Mills, Ind. Helen Walt'-rs. Music, English and History, Decatur, Ind. ’I. M. Ci’owover, Grammar grades, Pleasant Mills, Ind. Gladys Suntan, fifth and sixth grades, Pleasant Mills, Ind. • Della Longenberger, third and fourth grades, Pleasant Mills, Ind. Leia Steele, first and second grades, Pleasant Mills, Ind. •I—Bobo School. Jerome Morrison, Principal, Grammar grades, Willshire, Ohio, R. 1. Bernice Masters, Intermediate grades, Pleasant Mills, R. 1. Ruth Smith, Primary, Bobo, Ind. BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP. Trustee—M. L. Sipe, Berne, lud. (Rural Route 1.) 1 -Russell Steiner. Geneva. Ind. 2 Iva King. Willshire, Ohio. 3—Clialnier Edwards. Pleasant Mills, Ind. I—Josephinel—Josephine Heffner, Munroe, hid. 5 D. O. Roop, Monroe, Ind.' (I-. Eldon Syfth’g-. r Borne. Iml 7—Wlltlus Vance, Pleasant Mills, lud.

Hlrsehey "Jr., and son, Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Fuchs, Misses Celia Refer, Rose and Lula Roth, Carl. Amos, Elmer, Fred Hlrsehey, Dora and Emma Hlrsehey. * Mrs. Francis Creek, district deputy president of the Rebecca Lodge will be present at the local meeting of the local lodge Tuesday evening. All members are especially requested to be present at this meeting. 0 Ormsby and Schneider Win Auto Races At Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne, Oct. B.—Before one of the largest crowds that ever attended a speed event at the Centlivre race track, seven well known dirt track drivers pushed their cars to the limit in an ehdeavor to establish new dirt track records yesterday afternoon. Ralph Ormsby, of Ft. Wayne, and Louis Schneider of Indianapolis, captured the major honors of the afternoon, Orntsby winning the 20-mile race and Schneider the 40-mile event. The 40-mile event was the most spectacular, in the second lap of this

List of Teachers and School Officials of Adams County School Year 1923-1924

MONROE TOWNSHIP. Trustee —Vance Matttax, Borne, Ind. (Rural Route 2.) 1 — Fanchion Daugherty. Monroe .Ind. 2 — Electa Oliver, Monroe. Ind. 3— Don Essex, Monroe, Ind. 4— Gertrude Sprunger, Berne, Ind., R. 4. 5 — Sylvester Everhart, Monroe, Ind. 6— Lucile Heffner. Monroe, Ind. 7— Lavina Christner, Grammar grades, Berne, Ind. Cora Habegger, Primary, Bente. Ind. 8— Dale Braun, Grammar grades. Berne, Ind. Helen Gilliom. Primary, Berne, Ind. 9 — Ray Duff. Berne. Ind. 10 — Monroe Schools. Clyde Hendricks. Principal. History and Commercial, Monroe, Ind. H. L. Grieder, Science and Latin, Monroe, Ind. Howard Michaud. English and Geography, Berne, Ind. LaVon Wales, Music, Art and Domestic Science. Monroe. Ind. Mary McCullough, Grammar grades, Monroe, Ind. Harvc Haggard, Intermediate, Monroe, Ind. Ruth Gilbert, Primary, Monroe, Ind. Parochial—J. D. R. Schwartz. Grammar grades, Berne, Ind. I). D. Mazelin, Primary. Berne. Ind. FRENCH TOWNSHIP. Trustee —Martin Moesehberger, Berne. Ind. (Rural Route 4.) 1— Cecil Meyer, Bluffton. Ind.. R. 4. 2— Louise Hilty, Berne Ind. 3— Veda Andrews. Monroe, Ind. 4 — Agnes M. Schenk, Monroe, Ind., R. 1. 5— Robert Meyer. Mouroe, Ind. 6 — Geroki O. Runyon. Bluffton, Ind., 11. 6. HARTFORD TOWNSHIP. Trustee —D. A. Studler, Geneva, Ind. (Rural Route 4.) 1— Walter LeFavour, Geneva, Ind. 2— Linn Grove School. Clyde Romey, Principal, Grammar grades, Linn Grove, Ind. Irpeel Hall, Intermediate grades, Linn Grove, Ind. Wlltna Spicbiger. Primary, Geneva, Ind. 7 — Victor Eicher, Geneva, Ind. Central School. A. B. Oswalt, Principal. Mathematics, Geneva, Ind. Charles Kizer, Latin. Science and Industrial Arts, Geneva, Ind. Helen Doeppers. English and History, Geneva, Ind. June Steiner, Grammar grades. Geneva, Ind. Lester Reynolds, Intermediate, Geneva, Ind. Justine Baker, Primary, Geneva, Ind. WABASH TOWNSHIP. Trustee—J. F. Felty, Geneva, Ind. 1— John Martin, Grammar grades, Geneva, Ind. Elmira Staley, Primary, Geneva, Ind. 2 — Andrew Cook, Berne, Ind. 3— Helen Atz. Geneva, Ind. 4— Emerson Wheeler, Geneva, Ind. 5— Ada Hall, Geneva, lud. 6— Alva Fenstermaker. Geneva, Ind. 7— C. F. Fink, Geneva, Ind 11 —Mildred McCray, Geneva, Ind. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. Trustee—J. M. Bollenbacher, Geneva, Ind. (Rural Route 2.) Central School. ' R. H. Glonn, Principal, Latin, History and Social Science, Geneva, Ind., It. 2. Charles Reed, Mathematics and History, New Corydon, Ind. Arvodu Rumple, English and Homs Economics, Berne, Ind. Amos Ketchum, Grammar grades, Geneva, Ind., R. 2. Virgil Wagner. Intermediate, Geneva, Ind., 11. 2. Helen Kenney, Intermediate, Geneva, Ind., It. 2. Ruth Farlow, Primary, Borne, Tud„ R. 3, BERNE CORPORATION. Berne, Indiana. School Board—R. Schug, Berne, Ind., President; Dr. A. Reiisser, Berne, lud.. Treasurer; E. A. Luglubill, Berne, lud., Secretary. C O. Lehman. Superintendent, Berne, Ind. .1. D. French, principal and Science, Berne, Ind. Caroline. 1. lllrschy, Mathematics, Borne, Ind. Kduu L'cuderitoiujr, lathi and LugikiU, Lwae, lud.

race, Qlen Wolfcall, driving a Fronty Ford, tore through the Inner fence on the southeast turn, his car being damaged to such an extent as to make it impossible for him to re-enter his mount. Wolfcall was not injured. Following this, in the fourth lap E. N. Bailey, driving a Johnstone Special, smashed through the fence at the same spot as Wolfcall, making two complete turns in the air and landing with his car standing upright. Bailey immediately pushed his car back on the track nnd R. F. Clay, relief driver for the Johnstone Special, took the wheel and continued the race. - Negro Admits Killing Pretty Pittsburgh Nurse (United Press Service) Pittsburgh, Pa.. Oct. B—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Lorenzo Savage, negro "voodoo doctor,” confessed early today, according to the police, to the murder of Elsie Barthel, 28, a pretty nurse. Miss Barthel was slain Saturdaynight. Her body was found under a portico of a deserted mansion, her

head crushed almost beyond recognt tion by a granite block weighing - pounds. In one hand Miss Barthel clutched an envelope containing the hand of death—the ace, duce, trey O s monds and the five of spades. j n tsp other hand waa an empty envelop,' in which the nurse had placed before leaving her home Saturday This sum, according to her rc | a . tlves, she planned to pay to Savag,, for alleged love charms and spefi. Savage was employed ms a butler bv Dr. R. S. Marshall, for whom Miss Barthel worked as a nurse. *— — O WANT ADS EARN—| . , • o— ’ Regular monthly meeting of Masonic lodge, Tuesday night, 7:30 t , m. 238t2x w . M

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Nellie Knipe, English, Berne, Ind. Adah McDorman, Commercial, Berne, Ind. Elsie Arnold, Domestic Science. Berne, Ind. Edison Sprunger, Manual Training, Berne, Ind. H. B. Hoffman. Sth grade, Berne,. Ind. It. B. Hause. 7th grade, Berne, Ind. Salome Schug, 6th grade, Berne, Ind. Pearl Atz, sth grade, Berne, Ind. Esther Eichenberger, 4th grade, Berne, Ind. Hilda Lehman-, 3rd grade, Berne, Ind. Rose Sprunger, 2nd grade, Berne, Ind. Mrs. 11. L. Butcher, Ist grade, Berne, Ind. Anna Luginbill. Supply Teacher, Berne .Ind. GENEVA CORPORATION. Geneva, Indiana. School Board —Vernon Pontius. Geneva, Ind. President; Josephus Martin, Geneva, Ind.. Secretary; Adam Egly, Geneva, Ind., Treasurer. Dan Collom. Superintendent and History. Geneva, Ind. O. A. Klendworth. Principal. Mathematics, Science and Athletics, Geneva, Ind. Amanda Forkner, English, Latin and Physiology, -Geneva. Ind. Edythe Gunder, Music, Art. Domestic Science and Penmanship, Geneva, Ind. A. J. Bliss, Instrumental. Music, Geneva, Ind. Blanche Aspy, Ist grade. Geneva. Ind. Garnet Cooper. 2nd and 3rd grades, Geneva. Ind. 1 •• Iva Miller, 3rd and 4th grades, Geneva. Ind. Catherine Fravel, sth and 6th grades. Geneva, Ind. Ruth Linton. 6th and 7th grades, Geneva, Ind. Addie Hoskinson, 7th and Sth, Geneva. Iml. DECATUR CORPORATION. Decatur, Indiana. School Board —J. S. Falk, President; Mrs. Carrie Haubold, Secretary; Dr. Burt Mangold. Treasurer. M. F. V.'orthman, Superintendent. SOUTH WARD— Eva Acker, Principal. First grade. Carolyn Acker. Second grade. Efße Patton, Third grade. Vera Stoutenberry. Fourth grade. NORTH WARD— John 11. Parrish, Principal. Fourth grade. Elizabeth Peterson, First grade. Della Sellcmeyer, Second grade. Serena Hornada, Third grade. RILEY BUILDING— Nell Winnes, Principal, Second grade. Florence Haney, Third grade. Ruth Vizard. First grade. Naomi Gilbert, Fourth grade. CENTRAL BUILDING— Bertha Bunner, First grade. Helen Meyer, Second grade. Margaret Moran, Fifth grade. Neva Brandyberry, Fifth grade. Iva Spangler, Sixth grade. Zelna Stevens, sixth grade. DEPARTMENTAL— Ella Mutschler, Geography and Physiology. Matilda Sellemcyer, History and Reading. Grate Coffee, Grammar and Penmanship. Ralph Tyndall, Arithmetic and Manual Training. W. Guy Brow n, Arithmetic apd Principal HIGH SCHOOL— Paul W. Linton, English and PrincipalMartha Tyner, History. Blanche McCrory, Commercial. Mary Wilhite, Commercial. Ruth Glcim, Chemistry. Juno Ossenbcrg, Science. Maude Anderson, English. Josephine Myers, English and History. Glenn M. Jackson, Isatin. Agnes Sellemeyer, Mathematics and German. SUPERVISORS— Cordelia Riescn, Music ami Art. Lucille Pugh, Domestic geieucc. Floyd Gibson, Manual Training. Lena M. Rutledge, Girls’ physical Training. L. C. Howard, Boys’ Physical TrainingSt. Joseph Catholic School:-—Sister Xer.i. Principal, Decatur, lud. German Lutheran School Mrs. lioi'o 11 '-' Meyer. Decatur, Ind. Attendance Officer- -F. S. Aciiiautrout. neva, lud., or County Superintendent's Of’’'-' 1 - Office Phono 572. E. S. Christen, County Superintendent of SehuuL-, Decatur, Ind., Office 573; ReJ'-i l - 111 -' 865-L.