Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1924 — Page 5

f Local Briefs I

an<i Mrs. J. R. Blair. Miss Angie Pirts and Byford Macy motored to For wayne Sunday afternoon. C M Andrews and son, Fred, of Monroe, were in the city today on business. Mr and Mrs. D. J. Hensley and Mr. ■mil Mrs. A. F. Stalter motored to Fort Wayne Sunday evening and Visited friends. Miss Mayme Deininger spent the (hty in Fort Wayne with friends. C L. Mothers spent Sunday at Rome City at the Meibers cottage. The Misses Dorothy Durkin, Mary Callow. Marcella Hower, Gladys Meyer. and Lucile Bridge have returned to Indianapolis where tip’/ are students at Madam Blaker’s School, after spending Spring vacation with their respective parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry spent Sunday at Rome City at their cotage. Miss Mary Burk has returned to Bloomington to resume her studies at. the State University, after spending the week end with her parents, Mr and Mrs. G. T. Burk. Roy Gaunt motored to Frankfort this morning on business. Mrs. Peter Pearson spent yesterday in Fort Wayne. Mr and Mrs. C. O. Porter and son, Bobbie, spent the week end at Greencastle with Mrs. Porter s parents, Mr. ami Mrs. John Cook and family. Lawrence Linn returned to Bloomington Sunday afternoon, after spend-j ing spring vacation here with his par-' ent.;. Mr. and Mts. F. Linn. He was accompanied as far as Bluffton by Mrsi A. M Anker and daughter, Veronica. Herman Baumgartner, of Fiat Wayne, spent Sunday here with friends. Several local Rotarians motored to Fort Wayne to attend the weekly lancbeon of the Fort Wayne Rotary club yesterday. Mrs. O. L. Vance returned from Marion Sunday evening where she attended the annual session of the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey motored to Portland Sunday afternoon and visited Mr. and Mrs. John Baumgartner and daughter, Helen. I Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kern motored to Berne Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Teeple and son.! Dick, and Mrs. Allen Smith, of Fort

BIG FOUR MACHINIST GIVES FACTS IN CASE

L W. Munroe Tells Os Recovery From Stomach Trouble That Had Him On Verge Os Breakdown. Since taking Tan lac- I am just like a man made over." recently asserted U W. Monroe. J&O7 Weal Washington St.. Indianapolis. Ind., a well-known machinist at the Big Four railroad chops here. "Stomach trouble bad me so nervous and played out that 1 seemed to Im* right on the verge of a com-Id'-te breakdown. Indigestion caused Ifart palpitation and shortMM of

NINETY MAILINGS TO ONE PEOSI’ECT II (hlr Os the lUlimrollb t|lH‘blioll* iilrfi* promotion lompinh* will dimly letters io our prospi'ci in mi effort 10 gel hi.s nioiH V. Your luime imiy lie on aumr of lliese lists. Hom will I i yon <leci<k- wluiher lhe proposition - is Ivgilimnle mid wife? I Slmlying luvrslmenls is part of 11 hunk's business. ItisriiKMng lhe mutter with your hunk before you 5 pul your money into home |iromi«i iug Helicine imiy nuve you los*. I i>i* , service is fne. Bqnk Capital and Surplus ? 120,00000

i Wayne, were guests of Mr and Mrs. > Judson Teeple, over the week end. Goldie Gloss has returned from a ' several days visit with friends and relatives at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Will Biggs and son Lawrence motored to Fort Wayne Sunday and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. RusI sell Acker. W. J. Kuhnla. of the Standard Oil Company, is moving his family from Logansport to a residence on North Fourth street, this city. Miss Neva Graber, student nurse at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, visited her father. Albert Graber here Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shady, of Preble, were visitors here this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Dowling and Mr. and Mrs Rupert, of Fort Wayne, visited Mrs. Mary Terveer and daughter. Mayme, here Sunday afternoon, noon. The Misses Helen Swearinger and Donna Parrish, Messrs. William Lenhart and Frank Rowley motored to Ft. Wayne Sunday afternoon. Miss Carolyn Acker has returned from Geneva after spending the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richeldefter and daughter. Mary Frances. Price McClure, of Willshire. Ohio, was a business visitor here today. Mrs. John Luenherger, of Monroeville spent the afternoon here shop ' ping. ' Mr. and Mrs. Eli Meyer and daugh- 1 tecs, Helen and Naomi, accompanied ' Miss Gladys Meyer to Bluffton Sun- 1 day afternoon when she returned to Indianapolis after spending the past 1 several deys here. Miss Meyer is a student at Madam Blaker’s School. 1 Jacob Atz, of Goshen, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. The Misses Amelia Tonnelfer and Gertrude Holthouse spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting friends. D. M. Hensley made -a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Fred Peck, of near Magley, was in the city today looking after busineas interests. Dan Helm, living cast of the city, spent the day here on business. We kin never tell what a rejected ' suitor or a Ford driver is goin’ t’ do I Art Smiley's got a middle name he's I goto' t* use if he ever gits money I enough. — Abe Martin, Indianapolis j News. John E. N ilson. coMty fi-rk and ,

1 ■ ■ 1 ,• >’ lb c! • '• ni .. | ’ conldn’t Bleep, and I was in Mu< h a 11 bad way that I waa lotting two days a week from tny work. 1 1 “Tanluc hux put me back In aplen- . did health and I will Kp«ak up for It ■a long m I live. Aly wife Joins me In praising Tanlac. too. She aaya I ‘ come home from my work smiling Uuw. where I used to come in look- ' ing downcast and all tired out. Any i way. I (eel fine now and haven’t missed a day’s work In three motiths" Tanlac is for sale by all kooil drug-1 I gists. Accept no substitute. Over . W M’ilion bottkt* sold. — ! Take Tanlac Vegetable I’ilU.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1924.

I former resident of Monroe went to Monroe this/ morning to attend the funeral of William H. Graham, father of I* A. Graham of this city, whose death occurred Sunday morning. Judge James Moran of Portland, was a business visitor in the city today. Miss Veronica Anker attended a banquet given by the Tri Kappa sorority at Bluffton last evening and whs the guest of Miss Clara Sturgis. Martha Boerger of Monroeville, was a business visitor here today. C. 1). Brown, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a business visitor in the city yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Nora Railing, went to Fort Wayne thib afternoon to visit her daughter. Miss Mildred, who is a student nurse at the Lutheran s hospital. Miss Celia Andrews spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne with friends »md relatives. Very fine pin tucks follow a horizontal course on many of the smart est georgette crepe growns. TRACK PRACTICE GETS UNDER WAV D. H. S. Thinly Clads Working Hard In Preparation For First Meet Outdoor track practice was begun in earnest at Bellmont Park yesterday evening by the thinly clad ath-l letes from Decatur high school. Approximately thirty-five candidates for the team greeted Coach Howard yesterday and prospects for a strong team are far from discouraging. The cojd and rainy weather lies kept the athletes indoors during the I past few weeks and with the first meet, the county meet, coming on I April 19. only ten days away, hard! woik will Im- necessary for them to! get into condition. A dual meet has been scheduled with Portland and a triangular meet with Fort Wayne! Central and some othdr school, not yet named. There are several veterans on the squad this season as well as a wealth of new material. Princi-I pal 1 Jntou stated today that the local! school would have entries in all of the track and field events of the county field day and probably in all I of the coutwete 1n oratory ami music. I The Catholic high school boys have! been holding spring football practice! for the past week. Splendid progress! "is being made by the large squad or I candidates out and much good exper I ienCC is expected to be the result of I ■ pring training Coach Coster'al boys will have a stiff schedule next fall, according to advance iuformi ■ion. but the Blue and White will be represented by a strong eleven Coach Howard of the public hlgl’ school. expects to hold a two weeks’ toutball practice before the close of school. DEAM KILLED BY (Continued from Page Une) stopped ami when inutulo rs of the ert-w reached Deain he was dead. Th'' Imdy was placed on the train and taken tu Sturgis. The train which ntruck Deam was No. 11 and was due ut the Sturgis station at t*:3S am. Dram la survived by a wife and four small children. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Deam, former reeldents of Decatur. $2,180 PLEDGED (Continued from page on«> The aasm latlou has nut taken any action <>n establishing a tourist camp nml the program of operating one similar to those spoken ut by the I speakers may !>•> too Urge an undertaking at present. On'City Beautification Wul WfemhoTL < huirman of the pub He improvement committee, reported! that the consent of the owner* of the ground along the river hank on th" cu't side of North Socoml street hed I> en obtained to «lean up this etreh h I of ground. If the assiu latloii saw fit. Me. Wemhoff ostlisud a plan of getting a half ihiz«-n men and a few teams to clean up the river bunk ami other approaches tfi the city ami «*s**•«* motion the matter was referred to the Ixkird o( iltrecitiru. Borne action will be taken In ihe,m-ur future by the director*. they feelllis that the |Hit|il«’ „r Decatur want those plane-. cleaned up and lest li 11 Heil. Subject Os Good Road* The proposed meeting of the Adams County Better Roads nasoclailon. to lie ht-UI at lk rn«. was brought up and’ the matter referred to the board of, directors who will see that Decatur Is reprcitruled al the tli>>oting mid that thia community doos everything in Its j power to help get Uie state mirth and I south loncrriu road. There Is some i tslk of tb« state Mfbwge lommissten ibaaglßg the rCn of th* ptopoued jruad at Montue. In which event ths

new route would miss that town, Mr. Graliker, chairman of the finance committee, reported that sufficient funds were on hands to pay the city’s assessment In the matter of -securing the right-of-way for this road. The money will be paid over to the Better Roads Association as soon as it is needed, but not before the county is assured by the state that the road will be built. Wai Wemhoff suggested that Decatur be represented at the state meeting at Columbus, O„ of those interested in getting the Ohio-Indiana road routed through Decatur. The Federal government, it is said, will pay half of the cost of this hard surface road and the proposed route is from Dayton to Fort Wayne, it coming to Decatur over thi Willshire road. The board of directors will, in all probability, see that Decatur is represented at the memeting. -— -i.i Harmless Means of Reducing Fat Many fat people fear ordinary means for reducing their weight. Here fa an extraordinary method Extraordinary because while perfectly harmless, no dieting or exergise art necessary. Marmola Prescription Tablets are made exactly ‘in accordance with the famous Marmola Prescription. You reduce steadily and easily, with no ill effects. Procure them from your druggist at one dol-,' lar for a box or send price direct to the Marmola Company, 4612 Wood-' ward Avenue. Detroit, Mich. B Reduced Prices ‘ t I THE CRYSTAL | □ Nothing Cheap Out the Price H 7 TONIGHT I I A Paramount Production Sn ? Featuring . Dorothy Dalton II in » f J “FOG BOUND” £ D Dorothy Dalton in ,i r<>l. S>, ■of conspiciotis back- K H Im >nt*. Fighting her way H S past countless ohstadcs B B ” k'Feat happiness. • j. Beautiful scenes at Flor- H U itla's exclusive la-aches, fe* N Showing soci< Iv in ti ck- H IB less rev< Is. Cast includes H If David Powell and K ? " |a Maurice Costello. m —Also— IS “Skylarking” S ra Mack Si tint tt Coiih ilv B s,n< ’ a B B Pathc News. Kt 9 10c—15c -rsaagwwMKsrstar <■-awvaaßß—Bg., . .».ji

THE TM€ cq * \ k / CQ I Eastertimc is Here / Thu l.a»t«-r prw-sts opportunities in costume *hlch enable each woman to select wear that la I ril C individually heeomtM. for the trend of fashion hu* Z" /I gathered in so many various types of atyllnn, so \4g I many ddlvnnl < a pres tons that one may be Just as 1 .i— tut h.iimony with the vogue of the moment ami “ ‘ ■«—- • • ** entirely oriKlttaJ and individual In every -- (.glare of una'a wear. .1. • Spring Sturdy Mt thia bo your urge to deride ui«m your Easter MllslinWCclF fro ’,. your Faster wcambloa. for now everything I IllbrClltlS Is to rr ready tor your particular personal preference. to make a pruciao choice u matter of ussy m ii.ev »r<> in d>Thoy cumldno all the declaton ” " " * requisites that underusr- . , »*». “’ey urn sturdy iu menu should have. Cor- ' •«“ w *" T ® rrt ” M “*’* reetly proportioned. well *"* **•*••• «»*>• macle and cototortcble. . . .. . rainy, days. Vmbr. lla. of t,„„. Perfccl .Shaping Hosiery ~.„u .cn. „.. ntykes from whic hto make f , ' *'“« *«•"»-« •””> v.mr ln.HvHlm.l seleetom '* ’ ” **' * **» '‘« m >tmr hMiivwimii nh<ih»n. Mhl | i»aUat*rU)r/ m>rt of wffcw for MHwrtmcMitN aro bain* __ rotor* cowr tba «*miro gwinut of wli*r* <*or« Vu ’**' u 14,1 <oiistaiiily r« plenjstosl. ,* red and th« prices stress the wisdom of One look at our s,de.»tomi LOK elntooint fur fulur. uwo. • t $1.50. $12.00 beTR. 25c 59c —» fy Utnte Hom > ' ■' — VISIT OUR 50c SEE OUR LINE READY-TO-WEAR o p DEPARTMENT $3.50 DRAPERIES

CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE ( 3 t Wheat: May $102’4; July $1.03%; 4 Sept. $1.04%. Corn: May 77%c; July 78%c; Sept. 78%c. Oats; May 45%c; ’ July 43%c; Sept. 40’4c. i- Bath tubs are provided in most pub4 lie schools of Sweden. i . T 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons knowing themselves indebted to the late Henry Schultz, or knowing him to be indebted to them, are asked to call 1059 at once for settlement. 83t3x i Get a Can Today Here you are Madam! Here’s your can of *( the efficient eaay-to- 'WTI I use polish for silver and nJ I glass. Ask your store- | ff keeper for a can of METALGLAS If you don’t find it the best polish you ever used the dealer is authorized to refund your money. All we ask is a trial. METALGLAS MFG. CO., Marengo, 111. 1 saraMHMMMMKmmraMMI I __ I

I When the Collection j ’Plate comes around Easter Sunday - V .*raa, -Kj-nt- -W 'iW ! These boys suits will be in the right pews! The low prices we have put on them assuure their selling out to the last suit before April 20th—and the styles and materials in them will mak" their wearers the best dressed boys in Adams county on Easter morning. AB - Models that Mothers will marvel at—Materials as * handsome and durable as anything Dad tries on. 7 Prices no more than you can pay for 2 month's less wear—and not as much as you think you need to vifcft pay for suits that offer so much in everything. W akoff Boys Suits for Easter—with two pair of trousers *■ X.'' '>■' , $4.95516.50 —and a complete stock of boys tine — Easter Furnishings. i Go J PETTER CLOTHES FOR LESS J MONEY-ALWAYS- • pECATUR • INDIANA • i aMBBBBMBMMBBBMBmBaMMMBMBMBIHBaiHBMBaMHBBBBBMaBaHMMIMaEMMBBMBaSfiMaaNaBa I

Attention Farmers 100 lb. Bag Sea Gull Oyster Shells 95c 50 lb. Block Salt . 50c 70 lb. Bag Diamond Crystal Salt 98c 100 lb. bags Scratch Feed ..... $2.49 100 lb. bags Chick Feed 777” $2.59 } si.so Earlv Cobblers ) SAM. HITE’S South End Grocery Phone 204 Opposite Erie Depot