Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1923 — Page 5

’ Local Briefs

( , ( > Ralston, of Portland, visited friends' here last evening. Mrs. Karl Grove, nf Okmulgee, A who with her two daughters "revisiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. '' m. Leonard, spent ( a few hours in firt Way' ie visiting friends today. , Schafer, William Parker ~,',l Ralph Laemmle, of Fort Wayne, ii,. r , guests of friends here last eveningMrs. <’■ P- Meehan returned to Fort Wayne this morning after attending ,i„. annual Christmas party and ex■liange of the So Cha Rea Club, which held at the home of Miss Helen Gass, lust evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Squires, of prehle. were shoppers in the city this morning. The Misses Rowena Miller, Mary buttles, Gretchen Graham and Dor(fhy Walters have arrived home from Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, to spend the holidays with their parents. The Misses Velma Flrvin and Germaine Christen arrived home last ivening front St. Mary’s of Notre Dame, at South Bend, to spend the Christmas vacation with their parents. Mrs. K. F. Miller is visiting her sister, Mrs. Dean Clippinger at Van' Wert. Ohio, for a few days. The Misses. Veronica Anker. Naomi Harkless and Kathryn Dorwin are home from Greencastle, where they are students at DePauw University,' to spend the holidays with their par ents. Gerald Kohne. Harold Niblick, and Arthur Hyland, students at Notre Jktnie, arrived home last evening to ■ pend the Christmas vacation with their parents. Glen Hill, Fred Kinzle. George Schug. Lowell Smith and Harold Devon of Ohio State University, Columbus. Ohio, will arrive home tonight to spend the holidays with their parents. Mrs. C. Miller, of east of the city, was a shopper here today. Mrs. Noah Mangold and Mrs. Arthur Fisher, were Fort Wayne visitors yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butler and Mrs. Orvis spent yesterday afternoon in Fort Wayne. Giles Porter was a business visitor at Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Baker will leave Sunday for a motor trip to Mt. Pleasant. Mich., where they will visit Mrs.’ Baker's brother. James Artman and, family.. They will also visit Mr Baker's brother, J. A. Baker, at Mus-j kegon. Mich. Allison Andrews, of Monroe, was a business visitor in the city this morning. * / William Hill, of Willshire OltioJ look' <l after business here today. Mrs. Andy Artman. was a Fort Wayne visitor yesterday afternoon. Homer Minx, living at Willshire, Ohio, was here today on business. Mrs. F. J. Mills and son. Jack, of Erie, Penn., arrived yesterday to spend the Christmas holidays with F. V. Mills and family. Mrs. Andrew Schiraek anti Mrs. Albert Laugerman and daughters. Bernardino apt! Rose Mary, have returned from a three week’s visit with their sister. Mrs. John L. Reitz at Mi rril, Michigan, who lias been quit'-

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; 1 , l '.,it| MlH ' ReltZ ’ 8 t ' nJoyi,l ß better health now. The big Christmas tree to be used for the Municipial Christmas celebration on Monday evening in this city will be erected Saturday anti the lights will be turned on Saturday night, ’ The ministers of the different churches in Decatur ami throughout the county are invited to send a copy <>l the Christmas services and programs to be given in their churches on Christmas day. The Daily Democrat will print them on Saturday. Kindly get your copy to us early. The Misses Emma and Lizzie Werder have returned from a two weeks visit at Washington, Ohio. The* visited there with Mrs. W. M. Gasner and family. The Girls Glee club of the Decatur high school will give a Christmas Music Festival at the high school auditorium this evening at eight o'clock. An excellent program will be given and the public is invited to attend. W. A. Klepper, general manager of the Cloverleaf Creamery lias returned from a business trip to Indianapolis and other places where he looked after business pertaining to the company. Fred Thieme, of Union township, was a business visitor here today. Mr. and Mrs. John Haggard, living , east ot Monroe, were shoppers here tliis afternoon. Tom Bess, of west of the city, atended ~to business interests here today. Jim Halberstadt, of Pleasant Mills visited friends , here today. Mr. and Mrs Frank Martz, of Mon roe. were here today shopping. Mr. and Mrs. John Yeoman, of south east of Monroe, looked after business interests and shopped here this afternoon. Mrs, Oscar Ehrson and son. of north of Monroe, were visitors here today. I-awrence Morgan, of Monroe, was here today on business. Tom Johnson, of south of the city, -was in the city on business this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Parrish, of Blue

I FLOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS Don't let Christmas go by without including flowers among your gifts. No matter what else you give Regardless of price flowers carry a sentiment , ' that nothing else can say. We have also, a line lot of wreatns, small baskets ot straw flowers ami flowers for winter boquets. Please get your order in early. Phone 911 Decatur Floral Company

Cicek township, were here todav visiting friends. Elmo Cook, living southeast, of the city, was here this afternoon ou business. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor Gilbert, of southeast of the city, were here this afternoon shopping. Phillip Carper, of west of the city, attended to business interests hero today. < harks Burke, of west of Monroe, visited hi the city this afternoon. Harry Andrews, living south of the city, wmWa business visitor here this morning. I'tank Mclntosh, a resident of Kirkland township, wus a visitor here today. Commissioner B. F Breiner, of, Washington township, attended to business in the city today. Mrs. Fritz Koenig, of south of the city, was a shopper hero this afternoon. trank Faurote, of Washington township, spent the afternoon here. Frank Shoaf living in Kirkland township, was here today on business. Henry Sulking, of Root township, visited in the city this afternoon. Sam McAhren, of Washington was a business visitor hero today. Grover Sells, of Monroe, spent the day here looking after business. Grant Owens, of Washington township, was here today on business. Mrs. Frank Baker, living in Washington township, spent the afternoon here shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Thon. Griffith, o'] Magk.v, visited friends her< oday. David 1). Lehman, of Berne, was a business caller in the city today. Mrs. Christ Biiltemeier, of Preble, township, visited friends here this afternoon. I'd Reppert, of Mugley, was hero today looking offer business inter ests. E. J. Ayres, of Willshire, Ohio, wa - in tile city today on business.

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DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923.

Field Goals “Eagle Eye” Pele We admit defeat the hands oCthe Berne A. C, quintet, and we are thankful that the honors still stay in the county. Berne has a nice team. Two good games In which Decatur high school teams will figure are carded for Friday night. The Yellow Jackets of I). 11. S. will go to Fairmount for a return game, and the Catholic high teem will play the Central Catholic quintet from Ft. Wayne in the new high school gymnasium here. Both Decatur teams have a good chance for victory. Franklin, the home of state champion high school teams, appears to be coming out of the kinks. The Franklin high team defeated Viu e >nnen badly last week and last night they hatyled the Columbus team, which is considered one of the best in the state, a 30-25 defeat. Frankfort plays Richmond and Loginsport on Friday and Saturday

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' nights, respectively. The Frankfort 'quintet will be without the services of Holz, one of the regular forwards, who has an injured foot. Bluffton tackles the Purple Panthers from Portland Friday night.. We’re flickin' Portland, although they wilt have a hard battle. o —______ Otto Ewell and Theodore Ewell, resident, of Preble township, looked after business here today. R. O. Elston, of St. Mary's townshin. vfsited friends here today. Mrs. George Flanders visited friends at Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Naomi Holthouse, a student of Sacred Heaa’t Acadamy, of Fort Wayne, arrived home this afternoon to pend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Holthouse. $-|-$-W.\NT ADS EARN—S ?—« o—■ — BIRTH An eight pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Drake, of Union township, last evening. This is the second son and third child. o NOTICE To all those who have been notified to clean their allottnient of ditches in St. Marys township, Adams county. Indiana, and who. it’ any. have not cleaned their portion, will . be given ten days yet to clean their allotment. Susie li, Bowen. Trustee,

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