Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1923 — Page 5

Local Briefs

Mrs. J- C. Miller and daughter, jjsUier. wlli ,eave ’ WedneHd «y morning for a several week visit at Los Angeles, California. Mrs. E. Miller and children. Rowena and Kenneth, and Mrs. Emma Everett, of east of the city, motored to Herne, last evening and -attended the cantata. "Messiah,’’ at the Menno nite church. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Niblick and children of Indiana Harbor, will spend Christinas with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Niblick and daughter, Margaret. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Litterer attend ed the "Messiah” at the Mennonite church at Berne, last evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ford and son Arthur. Jr. will be the guests of relatives here Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Burk motored to Herne last evening where they attended the contata "Messiah” at the Men nonite church. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gandy of Churubusco, will spend Christinas with relatives here. Mrs. Thomas Gatise of Marion is visiting friends here today, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sutton and faini ] y will spend Christmas with Mrs. Sutton's mother. Mrs. White at Ossian. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Peterson, and daughter of Indanapolis are here to spend Christmas with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Peoples, of Fort Wayne will be the guests of friends here tomorrow. . Mrs. Merland Ross who was operat ed upon for the removal of the appendix at the Adams County Memorial Hospital, a few days ago is recovering very nicely. Allen F. Staffer, of Waterproof, La., arrived this morning to join Mrs.

GREETINGS Among Our Assets We Like To Count The Only One Money Cannot Buy—Your Good Will. At This Holiday Season We Extend Oi r Best Wishes for a Merry Xmas and a most Prosperous New Year M. E. Hower Grocer

1 I AT CHRISTMAS TIME 1 II ,\s Un' year 1923 eh"** «" d I I liiv Holiday spirit envelo|Ms Hw II world. we desire Io exunss to II our nuinv friends in mid nrmiml I' Deeidur ‘our sincere apprecM- ■ lion of your co-o|»cnilion mi<i |1 good will. |i j. nr vou mid yours we wisli |1 n iMinnhoiis (•.hrislmnslide mm f] I, New Yem- of prosperil), g!| heullli mi<l hiippiness. I ■B.' ' JB Hrst’Nqtional Capital iNat Su/plus H'MMOQb* OOccaturJndinnQ

divs ? Wh ° haS bOPn here for ® ever «l tlv ? R . Spend ChrlßtlH “H with relaMr. ami Mrs. Sum Miller, of Fort Wayne, will spend Christmas with re latives here. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson “”' 1 daughter, Dori. Marjorie, of Ft. Wayne visited relatives here yesterday. Mr and Mrs. J. u, D a n ey an(l daughter. Marietta of Paulding, O •'ill spend Christmas with relatives here. Miss Matilda Sellemeyer and Mr. ■ ted Kolter motored to Berm, last gening where they attended the ‘Messiah" at the Mennonite church Mrs. Berneice Parr, wife of Harry 1 arr, of this city, who has been seriously ill at the home of her parents, at Garrett, for the past four weeks, is slightly better. Mr. and Mrs. John Schnitz and daughter, Wilhelmina, and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Schnitz and sons, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Baumgartner and family. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Oldham, of Greenfield, will arrive this evening to spend Christmas with Mrs. Lulu Swearingen Mrs. Rebecca Eady and daughter, Vera, will spend Christmas with relatives at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Anna Mallott will join her son, Charles, and family at Fort Wayne tomorrow to spend Christmas with the G. W. Ferguson family there. The Misses Eva and Carolyn Acker will spend Christmas with relatives at Geneva. Mrs. Luther Hower returned to Ft. Wayne, after spending the week end

here with relatives. Mrs. Dora Laurent and family will Ro to Fort Wayne tomorrow to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Geary. Gretchen Schafer went to Ft. Wayne to spend the day visiting friends. Miss Elizabeth Schrock, of Chicago is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Schrock. Mr. and Mrs. Engle Harris, and daughter Marjorla Ann, of Sheridan, are here to spend the Christmas holiday with relatives. France Confer loft today for Gary, to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Center. Byron Thad Smith, of South Bend, is spending the holidays here at his parental home. Stewart Carey, of Vincennes, arrived last evneing, to spend the holidays with hts mother, Mrs. C. S. Carey and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Horton. Emma Rosser and Sylvia Bixler, of Berne, were shoppers in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Nicodemus and daughter, Elsie, of Monroeville, were visitors in the city Saturday afternoon. Rufus Mahnensmith ami son, Ger* aid, of Wells county, were visitors here today. Miss. Mildred Fisher, of Ft. Wipne is here to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gleckler, of I nlon township, were here today shopping. Miss Della Longenberger and Mrs. Steve Longenberger, of Pleasant Mills, were shoppers in the city to day. William H. Tseple, of St. Marys township, was a business visitor here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Fred motored to Berne where they attended the “Messiah" at the Mennonite church last evening. John S. Meyers, of Washington township, locked after business here this afternoon.

Field Goals by “Eagle Eye” Pete tiring on the Cnnvyn. we're geUlog I anxious. Although there seems to !><■ a stri, t Icensorship on the news coming out of 11 Berne, it has leaked out that the 11 Bluffton Phi Delta defeated the Berne |A. C. Saturday night. The acorn I was about 3118. as near as we have | ascertained. The dope on the Bluffton I'bi Delta find Berne A. C.-Decatur Leaders triangle is all muddled up. Decatur beat Bluffton twice and Berne once, and then Bluffton comes along and wallops Berne twice and Berne turns the I trick on Decatar once. However, the I standing Is as follows; TEAM W L Pct. I Decatur 3 1 .750 Bluffton 2 2 .500 Berne 1 3 .250 A n-.e1.-t winging a->' 8> A. Y. I. T ” asks us for information cowering I the standing of the leaders, Berne Bluffton Phi Delts ami Angola LMrtoa teams. In additions to the above intarmution the Leaders have defeated the Overland Bed Birds and Ossian Maroons, and have lost to the Angola Is-glon and Huntington Buddies, Bluffton defeated an Angola team, but Angola didn't have the same team then as it has now. Blufftou lost to tli* Huntington Legion and won two games from the Warren Kexalla. Berne won one and lost one to the Muncie Meadow Golds and defeated some tanm from Pt. Wayne. Angyl.i has defeated the Huntington Buddies The Bluffton Phi Deila hare booked a gain** with a team front .Monroe, vailing themselves the Monroe All Stars, to |h< played in Bluffton on the night of Dec. 27. Tile Munns, team will be made up of Oliver. K«ssler. Andrews, Crist and u tew others. i'nlon Centers looks good this year. Friday Hight they defeated llippus 61 7. The I’nlon Center outfit also defeated Liberty Center thia year. The Mhurty Center champs will be seen in action against the Yellew Jacket* here next Friday night. Although Coach Howard will not lie nt lhe helm, the Im,ala are determined ! tv ge| revenge for the defeat al Liberty Center. There arc stilt several pood left for the M-mbr* Cam y game h"re j Aeiluesday night. Collie on («»«• !•*•» ! support this a»ui« and bate mor> j nigh class basket ball here thia aea- | run.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1923.

John Schurger, veteran abstractor and attorney, who has been confined to his home west of the city for the

S I ? 1 ’VihtsJ Wlili i*"’*' ll ' l ! ip hhh-■ ' ■Hi i s' Moi ~m i b’r'hi'! • - ■ U • Ik An.,. iii At I.u" 1(1’1 bW LJ® f I, MI j 4 . / ir ’ fIU Jihi' • & V > %S.. - .MX- - . V" ■ ' VJ /MBH a> #' k. PT !i! liter P / 1 7/1' I m i'll I, •wseO V. & \ / A" JjiSwh rx- ~ 1 I MERRY CHRISTMAS, FOLKS COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON, AND FOR THE MANY FAVORS RECEIVED DURING W THE PAST YEAR YOU HAVE OUR SINCERE APPRECIA- 90 _ ‘ TION. ;gg ■ S „ Ek] ■ Pumphrey -Jewelry Store /J* ’Open this evening for your convenience. V (5 , - xaßr O , >j|«‘ " hi ■ ,<i' 11 •"» 1

" MERRY CHRISTMAS V - » There are days for business ’ ■ And days to send a bill: But this one day of all the year We send you just “Good Will.” Geo. H. Miller’s Grocery (

- past few weeks, was able to be at I his office today. Mr. Schurger is feel- ) ing much improved.

Herman Myers and Dick Heller visited friends at Bluffton last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills and faini-

The Season’s Greetings All good wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with success attending all your efforts. Holthouse Schulte & Co. "Good Clothes Sellers I’or Men & Bovs"

ly, of Pittsburg. Pa., are here to spend Christmas with Mr. Mills' parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills.