Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1923 — Page 7

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■ ole home towns are great t’ go ■ k to—if you've been successful. Ersona) vanity has kept more* folks Eared up an’ of o’ jail than all th’ Ews ever written.—Abe Martin, In Kiiianapolis News. ■ James Arnold made a business trip ■o Howe, today. ■ Mrs. T. A. Lenahan and baby of ■n lanapoiis, guests of her parKts. Dr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell. ■ Mrs. J. R. Horton and Mrs. Carey |h,- n t the day in Ft. Wayne visiting ■fiends. [ Mrs. Elizabeth Gregory went to Ft. Vayne today to visit friends. | The Misses Matilda Sellcmeyer and lerena Hornada went to Ft. Wayne oilay to observe in the Ft. Wayne Icliools. Rev. F. D. Whitsell, pastor of the Japtist church will return Friday rom Chicago and hold the regular lunday services at the church. Rev. Vhitesell is taking a post-graduate ourse in Greek and Hebrew langages and iu music at the Northern laptist Theological Seminary at Chiago. He was graduated from this eminary last June and is now specialsing in these subjects. Special serv:es will be held at the Baptist church luring Thanksgiving week, from Noember 26 to December 2nd. The county clerk's and treasurer’s slices in the court house look fine ince the walls have been redecorate ! nth new paper. The electric wirng was also changed, this being takn off the walls and ceilings and placid in conduit tubes. The offices look ittractively clean. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gass have noved into their new home which ;hey purchased on North Fifth street, lorth of Water Works park. The louse was purchased from Eli Gerber md it was formerly owned by James

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t Arnold. It has been remodeled on | the Inside and is a comfortable and modern home. Robert Worthman, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Worthman, had his tonsils ( removed at the Adams County Memorial hospital today. j Mrs. Pearle Clevenger underwent ( an operation at the hospital today. , Mrs. Emma Spangler, of New Corydon. had her tonsils removed at the . Adams County Memorial hospital yes- < terday. W ’ Evelyn Fetters, of Geneva, and Mrs. ( Freidlein, of Monroeville, underwent operations at the Adams County Memorial hospital yesterday. Martin Berry, who underwent a serious operation at the Adams County - Memorial hospital, Monday is getting along fairly good, considering the nature of the operation. i Mrs. Schieferstein, of Magley, tin- i derwent an operation at the hospital ; here yesterday. Mrs. Dallas Hower and daughter, - Mabie, spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting friends. The Misses Margaret Mylott, Vivian Burk, Grace Robinson, Marie Jones and Anice Pearson were Fort Wayne visitors last evening and saw “Abie’s Irish Rose" at the Majestic. Mrs. Lew Purdy, who has been visiting Mrs. Joe Helm for the past few days returned to her home at Fort i Wayne. Hugh D. Hite and R. D. Myers will go to Bluffton this evening where Mr. Hite will take two degrees of the council in the Masonic lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martz, of southeast of Monroe, were shoppers in the city today. Mrs. John Baumgartner and daughter, Helen, went to Van Buren today to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. I P. S. Howard.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1923.

Walter Staley made a business trip to Portland this afternoon. Mrs. G. H. Wehmeyer went to Fort Wayne to spend the afternoon with friends. , Mr. and Mrs. James Staley spent ] the afternoon in Fort Wayne visit- , Ing friends. . Mrs. Henry Hill, of north of the city , was a visitor in the city today. E. C. Thomas, of Indianapolis, called on business friends here today. The Misses Velma Walters and ; Ruth Mayer went to Fort Wayne th<s afternoon to see “Abie’s Irish Rose." at the Majestic. Mrs. Elmer Tricker, who underwent an operation for goitre nt the Adams County Memorial hospital recently, is very much improved and able to b; out. FOUR CHILDREN (Conlimied from Page One) rural No. 5. Frank Stellhorn, of Portland, who was a passenger on the train, accompanied Mr. Hinman and the lad was taken to the hospital. Otho Lobenstein, of Monroe, who is connected with the Black Undertaking firm, was coming to this city at the time of the accident and lie brought the other three children to the office of Dr. W. E. Smith where their injuries were dressed. Mr. Lobenstein then took the children to their home. The wreck of the buggy nresent< d a terrible sight. Strewn along the right-of-way were the dinner pails of the children, the contents spilled on the ground; the pencils and books, corn and hay for horse. The buggy was reduced to small fragments, the only part left intact being the top. The lad most seriously injured w; s a cripple. He suffered a stroke of infantile paralysis when a child <n two years, and his left leg was rendered partially useless. He had had this leg broken a few years ago, also. It was this same crippled leg that was broken in three places today. Misfortune appears to follow the la I. but he is plucky and makes the be t of his troubles. The mother of the children was informed of the accident and she was brought to the hospital where she stayed with her injured son. A neighbor woman went to the Koenig home and stayed with the other three children. Engineer Buckley brought his train to a stop quickly the rear and en I being about 150 d»et past the scene of the accident. FORDENDORSED FOR PRESIDENT People’s Progressive Party i Formed At Conference At Omaha, Nebraska. r Omaha, Nib., Nov. 22. —Endorsiim Henry Ford for president on a ticket i to be known as the “people's progre ■ give party,” a group of progressive . independents, liberals and farmer I borites ended a conference here today. A call was issued for a national convention at Detroit December 12. Roy IM. Ilarrop, national chairman of lb" new party,- directed the confereip Fifteen states were represented. The planks were proposed in a pla' form as follows: • 1. Establishment of a debt . paying system of government owned banks instead of a “privately owned monopoly of money and credit, th" federal reserve system.” 2. “Making the transportation sys-' terns a means of public service and not speculative gain” through gov'Ttiment ownership of railroads same to be paid for a fair valuation in full legal tender currency. 3. Prevent future chaotic unemployment conditions and future sq:m:l--tis natural resources' by watesful and fraudulent contracts and subsidies to monopolists and profiteers. The Adams county grand jury, after working behind locked doors lor the last three and one-half days, too* to the open air this afternoon and made their annual visit to the county farm. It was said that the jury would adjourn this evening until early next week, when the work will bo completed. About twenty witnesses, mostly young men and Z boys, were examined by the grand jury this afternoon. o Greensburg -The old Billy Glass tavern, reputed to he the oldest building in the town of Aplams, is to be torn down to make room for a garage. Brownstown—The Jackson county jail here is a lonesome place these days. Charles Sheldon, the only prisoner, wouldn't have been there if he hadn’t failed to pay his dog taxes. His, sentence of fourteen days will end Friday.

Portland Grid Schedule For 1921 Is Announced Portland, Nov. 22. —The football season just closed by the Portland high school has been one of the most successful in the history of the school and Coach George Cady deserves much credit for the showing that was made by the Purple and White grid warriors, who won six out of their eight scheduled games and in all probabilities would have carried the colors to victory in all contests had it not been for the lack of confidence and faltering of their nerve in two of the games—Muncie and Noblesville. The schedule for next year, 1924-25 equally as hard as this season, with but two exceptions, has been completed and is announced as follows by Coach Cady: Sept. 27, opening of the season, open; Oct. 4, Decatur, there; Oct. 18, Bluffton, there; Oct. 25, Hartford City, here; Nov. 1, Ft. Wayne (Central), there; Nov. 8, open; Nov. 15. Muncie (Central), here.

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Thanksgiving Sermon Monroe, Nov. 22. —Rev. Ziechlel will preach a Thanksgiving sermon at the M.E. church next Sunday night from the theme, "Remember The Way.” All are cordially invited. Goitre Removed Indiana Lady Tells of Home Treatment Mrs. Elbert Chasteen. Greenwood, Ind., sayn she will write how Mhe removed a Koltre of yearn standing with Borhol Quadruple, a colorleM liniment. You < i H the i reatment ami get the names of many other successful users al I’he Holthouse Drug Co., all drug «t »res, or write Box 358, Mechanlcsburg, Ohiq. BOX SOCIAL The Y. P. class of Concord church will hold a box social and entertainmi nt at the Monmouth school bouse Friday evening. You arc invited to attend. 274t6x Don’t buy your Xmas Photos! until you have seen our special offers for Xmas.—EDWARD’S STUDIO. Phone 961.

Highways and By-ways The highway to prosperity is the road of THRIFT, of courage and of industry. There are plenty of By-Ways but most of them lead nowhere. Start a Savings Account and save the Thrift way. The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. “BANK OF SERVICE”