Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1923 — Page 6

BERNE DEFEATS LEADERS HERE Even Up The Series By Winning Fast Gaine Here Last Night Opening up a powerful offensive In the first ten minutes oi the game, which netted them a lead of several points, which could not he overcome, the Herne A. C. Basketball team, <!■' seated the Detsitur leaders in a Hast and Interesting game at the new high school gymnasium here last night by a score of 33 to 21, making the series between the two teams stand one all, The Leaders fought hard in the second half to overcome the big lead of 18-5, which the visitors held at the rest period, and did manage to | outscore them 16-15, but they could not close up the gap. A large crowd saw the game, including many from Jl Ttie and Monroe, The Herne team worked in championship style last night, the passwbrk and basketshooting being a.s good as any seen here this season. Several substitution were made in

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the Leader's linesip before a combina tion was found which could play the visitors even. Humbert,, a former Huntington high school player, played center for the Lenders during a portion of Hie game last night, ami tile big lad aided considerably in checking the onslaught of the Herne , five. Play In Berne In Janaury The Leaders and the Herne team will play the third anil deciding game , of the series al Bertie, sometime dur 1 ing the first half of January. The Leaders won the first game, played at Berne, 28 111. Fred Kolter, manager of the Leaflets, stated today that the local team will be strengthened considerably within a few days by the addition of two or three classy playits, and by the time of the Fort Wayne K. of ('.-Lincoln Life team *plnys i here on December 26, a strong lineup will bo on the floor. Decatur jumped into the lend short I ly after the start of the game last night, when Yager scored on V. Clark’s foul. Berne took the lead al little later when Luday shot a field goal and C Clark made one point on i Breiner’s foul. Yager tied the score at 3 all when he made two points on Oliver's foul. Berne then started a scorin spree which ran the score up

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to 16 to 3 before Kern, who had substituted for Breiner, dropped in a field 'goal for Decatur. The bait ended 18 'to 5, Decatur Stages Rally Tim Decatur players staged a rally during the first part of the second 'half, which looked as though they might overcome the Ing lead of the I visitors. Tlie lead was reduced to six points, the score standing 21-18 jlmt Berne braced and dropped in a (few more field goals ami at the end of the contest were leading 33(1 hineup and summary: Decatur 21 Berne 33 Breiner F. C. Clark Andrews F Luday Yager C Oiliver ■ Brant G V. Clark , Crist G Whiteman Substit nations: Decatur —Huln hart for Yager, Kern for Breiner, Yager for Andrews, Myers for Brant. Field goals: Andrews 4, Humbnrt 2, Kern 2. C. Clark 3, Luday 5. Oliver 3, V. Clark 2. Foul goals: Andrews 2, Yager 3, C. Clark 4, Luday 2. V. Clark 1. Referees: Hendricks and Geller. o — -■ George Barnett, of Washington township, was here today on business.

- 1 | Court House | ■ Fountain Wants New Trial Alfred Fountain, local race horse trainer, who was found guilty by a i jury in the circuit court on a charge ' of violation of the prohibition law recently, has filed a motion for a , new trial Guardian Appointed The petition of Prudentia E. Mos■ser to have a guardian appointed for Christian C. Mosser was heard by the court this morning. The court found that the defendant was a person of unsound mind, incapable-us managing his own estate, and that a guardinn should be appointed. Prudentia E. Mosser was appointed guardian and she filed bond in the sum of $2,000. I Case Set For Trial The case of the Fort Wayne Engineering and Manufacturing company vs. Henry B. Mosser has been set for 'rial on January 14. Partition Suit Heard The partition suit of Clinton Stevens et al vs, Ruth Webster et al was ■ heard in circuit court yesterday af»moon. The court found for the plaintiff and ordered the real estate told at private sale. Attorney Dore B. Erwin was appointed commission•r to make the sale and he filed bond n the sum of <20,000. Case Continued The case of Ida A. Rodenbeck vs. Henry Rodenbeck et al, has been continued. Marriage Licenses William Steffen, laborer. Wells county, age 22, to Mary Elizabeth* Kaehr, Adams county, age 22. Cuney Gallmeyer, farmer, Wells, i county, age 23, to Martha Buuck., Adams county age 20. Restraining Order Issued The court has issued a restraining order in the case of Golda M. Haley vs. Nude Haley restraining the defendant from in any way visiting, i talking to molesting or interfering | with the plaintiff and from visiting the home of the plaintiff, atj TIG i Kekionage street, until furtiter order of the court. The plaintiff also fil- 1 cd a petition for temporary allow ance. The court fixed December 31 as the date for a hearing on the petition. , Suit On Note A complaint on a note in which judgment in th;- sum of ssi)o is de-.mr.ml.-d. was filed in the circuit court today by David R. Kosth again st W. I* Guilder, attorney A. C. But citer represents the plaintiff. Salvation Army Plans Xmas For New York Poor New York. Dec. 20 —(Special to' Daily Democrat I — Yuletide cheer costing $700,000 in the form of 700.000 dinners and toys for 200.000 children will be distributed in the United ‘ States Christmas eve by the Salvation Army, it was announced at na--1 Honal headquarters today.

Catholic High Teams Play Here Friday Night Two basketball games will he played in the new high school gymnasium here tomorrow evening ,the local | Catholic high school quintet playing the Central Catholic high team from Fort Wayne, and the Catholic high school girls meeting the Hoosier Splint girls' team, also from jFort Wayne. The girls’ game will start at 7:30 o’clock and the boys' ga.iiel i will follow immediately after the' girls' game is over. The Hoosier Paint girls have a fast team and they! defeated the General Elestric girls here last week one night by the score of 24 to 16. The C. C. H. S. team, defeated the local Catholic boys at Fort Wayne Tuesday night by a score of j 14-10, but the locals are confident of evening up the score tomorrow night. Nade Haley In City Court This Morning Nade Haley appeared in the court] lof Mayor H. M. DeVoss at 10 o'clock this l morning to answer to a charge of assult and battery on his 14 year old step daughter. The charge was! filed aginst Haley by his wife, Golda M. Haley, who alleged that the de-' fendant came home in a drunken condition Tuesday night and kicked Iter daughter. The case was continued this morning when Mrs. I'alt y ■and Iter daughter failed to appear fori the trial. o MARKETS-STOCKS I Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets Chicago Opening Grain Review Chicago. Dec. 20 —Pre-holiday dullness prevailed in grain trading on the Chicago board of trade at the opening today. Prices ruled generally ' unchanged. The opening business in wheat was confined to December and May deliv- , erics on an unchanged basis. Soiling developed with the moderately bear--1 ish construction placed on government figures issued yesterday. Receipts 20 cars. / Corn opened unchanged, but met selling pressure early. Receipts 175 cars. East Buffalo Livestock Market Receipts 5600. shipments 4750; official to New York yesterday 5130: hogs closing steady. Best grade generally 17.40: few mediums and heavies |7.50®7.60; lights and pigs. $6.75 roughs $6; stags $3.50(8'4.50; cattle $7.75 dull; sheep 3000; best lambs $12.75® 13; ewes s6®7; calves 350; $12.50012.75. Indianapolis Livestock Market * Hogs— Receipts, 20,000; market. 15c lower; best heavies $6.95@7; medium mixed, $6.9006.95; common choice $6.85; bulk of sales $6.85. Cattle — Receipts 600; market, steady; steers $8011; cows and heifi ers S6OIO. Sheep — Receipts 300; market, steady; tops $6: lamb tops $12.00. Calves — Receipts 500; market. 754r5l higher; tops sl2; bulk sllO 11.50. New York Produce Market Flour—Dull and unchanged. Pork -Stead.vj mess $25.500 26.50. Lard—Steady; middle west spot, $1335013.45. Sugar—Raw. quiet; centrifugal. 96 test, $7.47; refined, quiet; granulated $8.8008.90. Coffee— Rio No. 7 on spot 10% ® He; Santos No. 4 15@15%c. Tallow—lnactive; special Hay- Firm; prime No. 1 $1.50; No. 3 $1.7001.75; clover $1.1501.30. Dressed Poultry—Firm; turkeys 20 ®4sc; chickens 17045 c; fowls 13® 31c; ducks 17028 c Live Poultry—Unsettled; geese 20 025 c; ducks 14032 c; fowls 17025 c; turkeys 32035 c; rosters 14c; chickens 20 0 22c; broilers 350 40c. Cheese—Quiet; state milk, common to specials 18©’27c; skims, common to specials 15019 c; lower grade o®l4c. Butter—Firm; creamery extra. 54>4c; state dairy tubs 40 0 54c; Danish 53054 c; Argentine 41045 c. Eggz—Easier; nearby white fancy. 62c; nearby state whites 45062 c; fresh firsts 41050 c; Pacific coast 42 OG2c. LOCAL GHAIN MARKET Corrected Dec. 20 New, Nq. 1 Wheat, bushel 95c Old Yellow Ear Corn, per 100..51.00 New Yellow Corn, per 100 75c Mixed Corn, per 100 70c Oats, per bushel 38c Rye, per bushel 70c Barley, per bushel 65c Clover Seed $18.60 Timothy Seed $3.60 DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET Corrected Dec. 20 Heavy Fowls 16c Heavy Chickens 16c leghorn Fowls 9c Leghorn Chickens 9c j Old Roosters 6c Black Chickens and Fowls 9c Turkeys 20c Ducks 12c Geese 12c ‘Eggs, dozen 35c Local Grocers Egg Msrkot Eggs, dozen 36c Butterfat Prices | Butterfat 52c

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♦ CLASSIFIED ADS • 4*44**44444444* S FOR SALE ! FOR SALE Five room cottage with I front porch and cloned in back porch, electric lighte, good drove well, 100 bbl. cistern, cement walks, coal shed, chicken c00p,’,4 acre of ground, several different kinds of fruit, locat'ed north of railroade on Thirteenth st. Peter 1.. Miller, phone 718 Red. i i297t3x FOR SALE Buff Orpington Cockerels, large birds, fine plummuge. A good opportunity to get choice stock,l ■ Annie E. Winnes. 297t4x FOR SAI.E—A fine Christmas tree",l 20 feet high. Could bo trans-plant-ed. Mattie Young, Pleasant Mills,l 1 nd._297t3 i FOR SALE —Two bull calves, one short horn and one Durham. Ready, for service. Anply Doan Byerly,! Monroe phone, 3 miles east of Mon-' r0e.297t3x FOR SALE Om- roil top desk. Call I 306 after 6 o'clock.29Btf FOR SALE—Farm of 120 acres in, I union township, Adams county, In-i diana, on stone road; equipped with! electric liqhts. A bargain for quick: sale, to settle an estate. See W. A. Lower, at the Peoples Ixtan * Trust Co, 291-tf-eod FOR SALE—Fresh cow with calf" Sam Rinehart, Decatur. R. R. 7, on J. C. Grandstaff farm. Preble phone.l 299t3x' FOR SALE Guernsey Cow, 3 years old. Melvin Smitley, 533 Stuilehak*t st., Decatur. Inti.3oot2x FOR SALE —One fresh cow; one Walts Top male hog. See Claude Harvey, Decatur, R. 10.300t3x WANTED WANTED —Young man, 19 years old, desires any kind of work in city. Address P. O. Box 121, Decatur. 297t3x JOB WANTED—A good, strong boy whose home is several miles in the .country, wants a job which he can' take care of mornings and evenings and Saturdays and go to school. He will appreciate it if any one desiring such help will leave word at this office. 298t3x WANTED Man to sell Rawleigh 1 Quality Products direct to consunt-, ers in Adams county. Pleasant, per-* manent, profitable business. Little' capital needed. Make practically every family a steady satisfied customer, Workers make large steady inIcome. Give age, occupation, references. W. T. Rawleigh Co.. Dept. 1428, Freeport. 111. 15 19-22 27 WANTED — Manager for Decatur branch office. No experience necessary. $250 cash Imnd required. $350 up monthly.. E. W. Cowell, gen. mgr., 608 S. Dearborn, Chicago. lx WANTED —To rent small modern house. Possession by Jan 10. Address Box 10. care Democrat. 17-18 20x LOST AND FOUND LOST -30x3% End rim Goodyear cord tire, somewhere between 1 Pleasant Mills and Vera Cruz. Finder notify C. K. Sheets. Decatur, R. 4. 29St3x LOST —One inch micrometer with decimal epuivalents. Finder please return to this office, 299t3 black and white male coon bound, wearing collar; also female black and tan coon hound; medium size. Reward Adolph Hannie, Berne. Ind., Tel. X-196. 300t3x FOR RENT FARM FOR RENT—IOO acres, in Wells county. Address Orover.! Llby, Decatur R. 2 or call Craigville ph0ne,29713x with furnace and water. Belmont road, inquire Mary E. Steele. 300t3x ■ o Chinese Bandit Executed (By Ray G. Marshall) (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Pekin. Dec 20—Sun Mei Yao. the Chinese bandit who directed the wreckAg and robing of the PekinShanghai Express a Un Cheng on May 6. when many Americans and foreigners were kidnapped, was executed today. , —o Liquor Party Ends In Death For Two Persons Chicago, Dec. 20 —After killing? Mrs. Rose Klanelek, 48. and seriously [ wounding her husband, Nicholas, 48.' John Nawsaklk 50, a roomer at the Klanelek home, shot and killed himself early today. The shotting ended a "liquor party" police said. Public Sal® Calendar JAN. 10—Olen Chronister, 3 miles southeast of Decatur on Jos. Smith I fsrm. Jan. 17—J. F. Mock A Son 4 mites southeast of Monroe 6r 6 miles north-1 east of Berne on the County Infirm ary road. I

‘••♦ • ♦ ♦ • ■ - * * * • I '"VESTIGATE FOR BETTER HEALTH, BEk DH- FROHNAPFEL, D c Chiropractic and 0.t,0p. t ’h|.‘ Treatments B | V9n to suit vou, at 144 So. 2nd st 1’ M Office Hour. 10-12 a. m—l.s j?* s . E . BLACK UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMIkn Calls answered promptly day or Private Ambulance Bervi c ., Office Phone: so DR. H. E. KELLER rs-SL C »V*. r ' „ In dlana OFFICE Internal organs; X-ray and n /|."L tl, • 1 treatments so. high X blood , and hardening of the arterim? Office Houra: a to 11 a. rn —1 to 5 p. m—7 to 1 . - ■ ■ • ■, * N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 6:04 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 Closed Wednesday atteraooM DR C. C. RAYL SURGEON X-Ray and Clinical Laboratoriet Office Hours: 1 ta 4 and $ to 8 p. nt. Bundays. 1 to H 1 B . Phone <Bl FEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of Title. Res) Batata Plenty of Monay to loan on Government Plan. See French Quini. Office—Take first stairway south Decatur Democrat ———————— O— ————— — ——m DR. FRANK LOSE Physician and Surgeon North Third street Phones: Office 422; Home 4!> Office Hours—l to 11 a bl 1 to 6—( to 8 p. tn. Sunday I to » a tn. > .. ... —,l 1 < PQa. /fOU^ZT 18 MADE! By Getting JOHNSON *0 Cry Your Sale. Book your Winter • Spring sales early Write or phone. ROY S. JOHNSON, Auctioneer Decatur. Ind. Phone 606 or 971 White DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN ' Office 120 No. First Street | Phone: Office 143— Residence 102 - - J Having sold owr in past year and no* J sprit:/ I I " n ‘ m > i.- .--i’ if ; ' Hn see me for <l.it«>. or telephone at my expense as my dates are filling up rapidly. Rov S. Johnson. Auctioneer ’Phone 606 or White 971 Decatur—lndiana Office with Fred Repper* '’ o ' Peoples I-oan & r— " , FORT WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION LINE Leaves Decatur Leaves Ft. Wayne 6:45 a. m. 7:00 • “ 8:00 arm. 9:00 a m I 10:00 a.m. 11;00 am12:00 p.m. 1:00 pm. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:0t) p.m. m 6:30 p.m. 7:00 pm 7:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 11:05 p.m. Freight car leaves Decatur.... Leaves Ft. Wayne.norm Arrived at Decatur,....!:3o p. »• E. O. BRANDYBERRY. *s*•• | Office Hours: 7:30 am-7 0# pm A