Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1923 — Page 6

The Night Before Christinas (Continued From Page One) Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes how they twinkled: his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry; His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump—a right jolly old elf— And I laughed when I saw him/in spite of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spake not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; But I heard his exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!”

4 We take the holiday season as a fitting time to express our thanks to those who have given us the opportunity to serve them. Accept our good wishes for a Merry Xmas Baughman’s —»

With kindest greetings and sincerest wishes that your cup be overflowing with Happiness and Good Cheer s for a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a I g! PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. H ■ £ Fisher & Harris Cash Grocery a snofißßiswar & sfinfirai a as / —— —— . —... 1 .Wk ’J 1/ We Just Want to Wish Yoh Jl' All a Real. Honest to Good* ness, Good Old Fashioned ' Merry Christmas I tecember 25 g d 1923

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. MQNpAY. DECEMBER 24. 1923.

WHEN SANTA CLAUS COMES W'lii'n Santa Chius cbmes, with his fleet reindeer, iHe tills every heart in the whole world with cheer; Every woman is a girl, every man is a boy. For the measure of giving Is the measure of joy; Every hearth is aglow, every face full of smiles. And you hear the bells jingle for miles and miles, (That's a piece, you know, I'm opposed to pay At the program we're giving for Christmas Day.) Santa carries a great big widemouthed sack Crammed dear full of toys, tied fast I on his back i And somehow ho learns what every one likes ' From Grandpa and Grandma to us little tikes. He puts carpet slippers by Pa's armchair, Gives Gladys big dolls with the love Best hair; And Bobby new skates. —and jus* th< right size,— i Knows more about kids'n Ma knows about pies!) He must hang around and hear every wish! Why,—he kno we.d to give Ma the loveliest dish! i'll bet you he brings my big sister a beau, — Just bet you he will. —cause she wants one so! 1’1! rolng to wish for a whole lot of things . And see how many of them Santa Claus brings. —A. D. Durkef. ■ o Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shafer, of Union township, were shoppers here this j afternoon. J. H. Fuelling, of Root township, was in the city today on business. Robert Smith, of Pleasant Mills, was a visitor here thia afternoon. Herman Stoppenhagen. living at Preble, visited friends here this I morning.

I Court House | I Case Dismissed: Another Filed The case of Frank W. Leslie, David 1.. Brumback and Oliver J. Harmon, trustees, vs Abraham and Louise Sommers, suit to foreclose a mortgage was dismissed this morning, and permission granted to the plaintiff to withdraw the papers from tiie file. | The plaintiffs then filed another complaint against the same defendants, demanding the foreclosure of a mortgage on a 160-acre farm In Jefferson township, and judgment in the sum of $21.0<10. Attorney Clark .1. Lutz represents the plaintiffs. A slight c hange was made in the complaint, which necessitated the dismissal of the first case. Judgment On Claim The claim of the Monroe State flank vs. the estate of Hanna Durkin, deceased, for $9015. was allowed by the court today. Lord Guardianship In the guardianship of Martin lord, the report of sale of the real estate has been filed. The guardian filed a report showing the termination of the contract with George Dutcher and the court approved the report. The guardian was authorized to procure an abstract to title for the real estate sold and to bring action to quiet the title to the said real estate. Real Estate Transfer! Charity E. Hooper to Albert D. Hunsicker et al. lots 86 and 87 in Decatur, for $.7,000. Nancie Ault et al to Fannie I. Severance, lots 31, 41, and 42 in Geneva for S4W». Old Adams County Bank to Chai•ner D. Miller. 30 acres in St. Marys township for $2,800. Jacob D. Cline to Forest S. Walters et al. 40 acres in Union township, for $2,600. Nick Jenney to Arley Sprnnger. lot .*54 in Herne, for $250. Richard Tucker to Mary Margerie Smith et al, 100 acres in Jefferson township, for sl. Adolph Ensley to William S. Wil-1 son, 40 acres in Hartford township, for $3,070. Cordelia J. Schell to Arthur D. Suttles, lots 148 and 149 in Decatur, for SI,OOO. David E. Smith to Elizabeth Gregory, lot 579 in Decatur, for sl. William Norris to Lulu Norris, tract in Washington township, for $1,500. Decatur Home Builders to North Indiana Gas and Electric company, lot 411 in Decatur, for S2OO Peter Huser tp John Hnser. 160 ceres in French township, tor $866. o — Zion Ev. Lutheran Church Christmas Day—Gospel, Luke*. 2.1 14. Epistle. Titus, 2. 11-14. Is.. 9. 2 7. * Combined English-German service at 10. Christmas song service at 7:30 p.m "J believe that Jesus Christ, true God. begotten of the Father from eternity and also true man. born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me—not with gold or ailver, but with His Holy precious blood and with His Innocent suffering and death. - Luther. A.W. Hinz, pastor o Alien Matter arrived last evening from Waterproof, Isiuisiana to spend Christmas with his wife who has been visiting in the city with her parents for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith of Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Koontz and children ami Ruth Hammel! of Indianapolis will spend Christmas with Mrs. C. IL Hammell and family. • oCHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: Dec. $101)4: May $1 06«4; I July $104%. Corn Dec. 6»%c; May |72%c: July 73*ic. Oats: Dec, 4H4c: May 44Hc; July 42)40. ——fc— ■■■■ — Southern Indiana Rivers Are Nearing Flood Stage Terre Haute. Ind., Dec. 24—Ban .ring further rains, the Wataab river Is expected to reach Its crest near the local final stag- In ft. The river was at 14.3 at 5 p. m. Sunday 14 at 8 a. m. Monday. At the local weather bureau station river stages at lAfayetto and at 14.7 and 21.2 respectively. Thwater was falling at Mount Carmel rising slowly at Lafayette. The White river was reported falling at Shoal«. Ind . also at Decker. ■ o Jack Hendricks Leaves Indianapolis A. A. Team Indianapolis. Dor. 24. —Owen Bush, former manager of the Washington club of the American league, today signed as manager for the Indianapolis club of the American Association to succeed Jack Headricks, who resigned yesterday.

G.E. TROUNCES BLUFFTON TEAM Local Basketball Team Won Fast (lame Saturday Night, 29 to 26 Basketball fans who failed to attend the game at the new high school gymnasium Saturday evening, between the Decatur G. E. and Bluffton American Legion teams missed a fast and Interesting contest. Onlv a 'handful of fans braved the raliny weather and saw the G. E. quintet trounce the Bluffton outfit, by a score of 29-26. Decatur led throughout the game with (lie exception of once during the second half when the score was tied at 20-20. Garton started the scoring for Decatur with a pretty field goal. The locals ran the score up to 6-0 before Bluffton scored. The first half ended 16-14, Decatur leading, There was never differences in the score throughout the game. Garton led in scoring for the G. E. team, dropping in five field goals, while Magned sank six two-pointers for Bluffton. The two Meyers brothers played a good game for Bluffton, also, and Kern worked well for Decatur. Lineup and summary; Decatur G. E. 29 Bluffton 26 Kern F Magner Garton F Moore Yager C Smith Peterson G Beiler Kleinknisht G Costello Substitution: Decatur —Teeple for Kleinknight; Bluffton—A. Meyers for Moore; S. Meyers for Smith. Field goals: Kern 4, Garton 5, Yager 3, Teeple 1. Magner 6. A. Meyers 3. Moore 1. Foul goals: Kern 2. Yager !.• Referee: Hendricks.

MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets East Buffalo Livestock Market Receipt!, 4800. shipments 3990, yesterday; receipts 8000. shipments, ;ii4<! today; official to New York Sul •rday 3610; hogs closing steady. Medium and heavies $7.65®7.75; Yorkers and mixed $765; lights and pigs $707.25: roughs $6.25; stags. l $3.5004.50; cattle 1625. steady 200 25c higher: no shipping steers here; butcher steers $609; cows and heifers $1.6007.50; sheep 4000; best| lambs sl4; culls sl2 down; yearlings $10.50011.50; aged wethers $808.50; ewes $6 5007.50; cal.es 1200; tops. $13.50. Indianapolia Livestock Market Hogs— Receipts 4000; market 35 050 c higher: best heavies $7,400 7.50; medium mixed $7.3507.40;; common choice $7.25 07.35; bulk of sales $7.35 0 7.40. Tattle — Receipts. 200; market, 1 strong; steers $8011; cows and heifers S6OIO. Sheep — Receipts 25; market, steady; tops $6; lamb tops sl2. Calves — Receipts 250; market,! 50 to $1 higher; tops $12.50; bulk. 111.50012.00. New York Produce Market Flour—Dull and unchanged. Pork—Dull; mess $25.500 26.50. Lard -Quiet; middle west spot, sl3 35013.45 Sugar—Raw. dull: centrifugal, 96 test. $7.28; refined, dull; granulated. SB9O Coffee—Rio No. 7 on spot 10%0 10%c; Santos No. 5 15015%c. Tallow—Firm; special 7tyo7s4c. Hay—Steady; prime No. 1 sf.sOo' 155: No. 3 $1.250 1 30; clover $1.15 01.35. Dressed Poultry—Unsettled; turkeys 30©40c; chickens 17045 c; fowls 13031 c; ducks 18032 c. Live Poultry—Unsettled: geese 22 025 c; dutks 15032 c; fowls 18025 c; turkeys 34038 c; rootiers 14c: chickens 20O28c; broilers 35040 c. Clmm-bo Quiet; state milk, common to specials 18026 , .kc; lower grades? 5014 c. Butter—Quiet; creamery extia 53%W6sc; state dairy tubs 40<i54<4c; Danish 53054 c; Argentine 44048 c. Eggs—Steady; nearby white fancy 53055 c; nearhy state whites 42055 c. western whites 39053 c; nearby bn,»it 49059 c.

LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected Doc. 24 New, No. 1 Wheat. bushel »5c Old Yellow Ear Corn. per 100.. |I.OO Now Yellow Corti, per 100 75c Mixed Corn, per 100 70c Oat*, per bushel 38c Rye. per bushel 70c Barley, per bushel 85c Closer Seed 118.50, Timothy Seed < fs.M DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET Corrected Dec. 24 Heavy Fowls 16c Heavy Chickens 16c I.ethorn Fowls 8c irf*(born Chickens 8c Old Roosters 6c Black Chickens and Fowls 8c Turkey* _ joe Ducks He lie Ess*, doten «... ...... .............. 30c Leeal Grocers Eqq Market E«S*. dom 30c Butterfat Prices lluttrrfat 61c

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICES, BUSINESS CARDS"

♦ CLASSIFIED ADS • FOR SALE FOR SALE Pure bred Holstein Bull, coming two-year-old. Inquire at Schmitt Meat Market, 3t HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE SA L E One Dining Room Suite, Fumed Oak One Eectric Washer One Refrigerator One Gas Range, four burner and good as new. One Kitchen Enamel Top Tabb? One Porch Swing One Chaise Lounge Window Draperies Two Burner Hot Plate One Large Size Hard or Soft Coal Stove. Inquire MRS. DAN BEERY, North Second Street. 3f)2t3

FOR SALE Child's roll-top desk and swivel chair, both soliti oak. in good condition. Call at 316 North Second st., or phone 367. 302t3x WANTED ANY ONE wanting young dressed chickens call 875-N. 30113 buy good soft coal stove. Phone 580.302t2 LOST AND FOUND LOST —Key ring and keys with Chas. Elzey engraved in key ring. Reward if returned to Elzev Shoe store. :;oit:i FOUND —Pair of glasses in case. Owner can have same by identifying and paying for this ad. Democrat C0.302t2 LOST —Pearl Bead Rosary.' If found return to Democrat office. 3tx c Those children are old enough to do work. For further information call on J. D. Krick. Decatur R. R. 5. Box 21. 30313 Only One Couple Gets Marriage License Today At three o’clock this afternoon, only one marriage license had been issued today, the day before Christmas. Unless there is a rush at the clerk's office late this afternoon, it will look as though Dan Cupid has been negligent in handing out Christmas presents here. Last year on Saturday, December 23. there were nine marriage license issued by the county clerk. There were three issued here last Saturday. The one license issued today went to Donald J. Morrison, a farmer of Wil! shire. Ohio, age 23 years, and Edith i Johnson, school teacher, of Decatur, age 22 years.

I—I—I—WANT ADS EARN—I—I—I 0 , CITY IS READY FOR XMAS ' (Continued From Page One) ( ed" and "couldn't have suited me bet ter." to every britlnnt nechtie, bright ! stripped shirt and loudspeaking pair of - hose and louder-smelling box of stogies bestowed upon them by doting and ■ »«lf sacrificing women folks In the name of the Christmastide. Twice ! blessed is the traveling man who departs from the home fireside the day 'after Christ mas anil returns not until /such times as neckties, shirts, hose ,'and cigars may reasonably have been worn-out lost in the laundry or rfinok ed up which ever the case may be. Hut It Isn't a onesided tale, for there ' are the pictures, animated rugs, waists ; and other gifts of man to woman which is her infinite wisdom will find ft advisable to spirit out of the public rooms of the household before hypercitlcal neighbors call. Joy Os Youth 1 i'uadultered joy will regin. how '[ever, on the morrows especially in the world of youth, where mlnature electric trains will send dad's light , bills aklting. toys of every name and will clutter event inch of ! floor, hair and tables space and shouts and laughter will fill the air. This la the Christmas share to (he adult members of the household. * There win |h* no need for childish I tears and disappointment, for Santa t Claus will have taken care of them all either through real parents of the special parents of Christmas time. | The day before Christmas Is truly the climax and crisis In the Christmas season, for It 1s the day of exalted dreams, the day of restored hopes and the day of anticipation. ChristI mas Day, tomorrow, will be only realisation.

—*• • 4 , 'NVESTiGAT? * ' OR ot-sk HUUTH.,,, DR. HtOHNAPFEL d r CM-.,,..,,. Treatments given t 0 ( •t 144 So. 2nd St. *’ "’ M Office Hour, W . 12 >«4 "" — --- ■ ■ _ "•Jft. UNOMTAKIU ?nd A E Sbalm, Nll Calle answered promptly day or J Private Ambulance Servlet W Office Phone: 90 Home Phone: 727 DR. H. E. KELLER " ecatur » Indiana OFFICE ’s PECI ALtTes ‘" r m® , Internal organ,x-ray .nd’, " f ! >* treatment* f Ol h|gi“ y bl *"l and hardening of ’he a-tde, 11 'v' 11 '' treatments for goitre Trim/V LOSIS AND CANCER ' TLBE, '-Ct?. .ton.,m.-2J r, t? 6 H p OOut.,.^ t .,. Pb"n- ■ V. N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOCRB: 8 to 11:80—12:30 to l:M Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 13$ Closed Wednesday afteraoou. DR. C. C. RAYL SURGEON X-Ray and Clinical Office Honra: 1 to 4 and • te I p. m. Sanday,. 4 to 14 a ». Phone 881 FEDF.RAI FARM LOANS Abstracts of Title. Real EiUU. Plenty of Money to loan on Government Plan. See French Quins. Office—Take first stairway south Decatur Democrat O -o DR. FRANK LOSE Physician and Surgeon North Third street Phonee: Office 4211 Home 411 Office Hours—l to 11 a. a. 1 to f—B to 8 p. m. Sunday I to I a. m. Q • — - —" HOWITT IS MADE! By Getting JOHNSON to Cry Your Sale Book your Winter - Spring sale* early Write or phone. ROY 8. JOHNSON, Auctioneer Decatur, Ind. Phone 606 or 971 Whits

DR. ALLEN J. MILLER Physician & Surgeon I Office over Enterprise store, MONROE. INDIANA Office Hours—B to 9 A. M.. i 1:30 to 3:30 * 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Calls answered promptly day or night. Monroe Telephone. O 0 ... — pearance. Htarched garments should never bhung in the wind If this can be *"» ed because the wind blows out th* —■ O f DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN Office IM No. First Street Phone: Office 143-R.sidenro I*. I , —~ " -— ~ , o H. S. MICHAUD Farm and City Propert.es .For Sale. Exchange and RestOffice 133 South 2nd etreet Office Phone 104— R*» Pho, ' e _!_.ft ® M T F FJ " ‘ FORT WAYNE A DECATUR TRACTION LINE Leaves Decatur Leaves Ft Wayn» 3:46 a. m. 7:00 a ® 3:00 a.m. 9:00 a.® 10:00 a. m. 11:00* » 13:00 p.m. poop®. 3:00 p.m. * : ® 0 «’ B1 4:00 p.m. 6:W P ® 6:3opm. 7:00 P ® 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.» 10:00 p. m. D :#6 ® B Freight car leaves Decatnr.... Leaves Ft. Wayne It o ® 00011 Arrive* at Decatur I’® P " E. O. BRANDVRERRY. A6*»‘ Office Hours: 7:30 am “ : ®®