Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1924 — Page 5

|| Local Brief s

Johnson made a trip to Bello foafctaino. Ohio, yesterday and assist Wriß >1 Reppert in conducting a town /irffsale. About three hundred lots / yy*' 801,1 811,1 ,nany Presents were ’ away rturing t,ie 80,e - A Ford Xfering car was one of tile gifts. The ; y |K|fo waK a decided success. H. L. Hoop, ol New Orleans. » Is visiting lelativcs at Plea am Mill: Hbuch Hite. Or. Hurt Mangold and Jtrycc Thomas will go Io South Betid JHk|<l;iy to a'tend the tennis tournaMnt. ■('let us Meyer, of Madison street. Mr Velma Porter and daughter. Ve a. of Winchester street and .Mis:; Fruechte, of Jackson st:a tonsil operations at Hie Adims County Memorial hospital morning. Gilbert Burkey, of C.e- / «' underwent a major operation W . at the hospital this morning ami is recovering satisfactorily. f ■Mrs M F Wortlim.in and iliildi. n ' *r> visiting relatives at Louise lie. Kentucky, this week ■Mrs. Briede, and son. Bobby, of will he the guests of Mrs. Herling and familv over ’Fourth. ■Mr. and Mrs. Erank Ashbsiucher. at son. Lorin, and Miss Grace Vote, Bluffton, were visitors here Sunda ■Mr. and Mrs. J Q. Neptune, and I fai 'v. have returned from a ten d \ trip through Michigan and ■Miss Louise Brake has returned a business trip to Chicago. , ■Arthur Hyland visited friends at pßluiTton Sunday evening. ■ Harry Helm and son. Robert. li.ive ? fei rtteil from Rome City, where they Mbent the week end. E Bernard Clark and Jeanette Clark ■>ve returned from Rome City where dry spent the week end at their cot-1 ■ge. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Erank McDowell, ■riiur residents of this citv. have reEtnined to their home at Bluffton as-d a motor trip to Washington. D. C .l p|kn'! other eastern cities. They were! near Lorain. Ohio. Smurdayl E Bight on account of the storm andl B&rater being over the roads. | Mrs. I. W. Macy, and daughter A Mirthe Alice, of South Pond, are t.'t'B ■meets of Mrs. John Heller and Mini I A baby girl was born to Mrs X.iomß ■■inc. of Kokomo, at the Adams Coma Wty Memorial hospital this morning .■) ■fo* o’clock The child ha- been n.iiM■<ed Mary Jane. I Mrs. C. (>. Schick left th s noiflr ■for Seattle, Washington to join ItMe who is superintendent ■,i ■lb- I'nlted States Meat let ltur<.iE|< ■laving been traijfetred item EoB about three month no mMo k was, accotnpan'ed .. tar ■for' Wayne by her parents. Mr aAwi Mirs D M. Hen sky A number of Decatui lie l< It '■ ■■non for Camp Knox Ky.. where >A ■■'ll take the citizens milita* ti.iK h , Bug for the next month Th r< m.nft )„ of tiie boys from Adams n.uß « leave tomorrow. I |»r 'sj Mrs. Roger Swaim, of P.liitlton I " her gramlmotii. r. Mrs. J> nE< l! of Madison street, tor a * * Hi r' 1 Mrs Clyde Butler and Mrs Ft ■ ? returned last < rvinag 1 ■ T

II 11 YOU ARI IN IIWGER! If If you arr if tl< h tint of keeping ■ » 11 money or valuableri on »"ur person : • 11 or about your ion*. y<»u .ire certain- j i Il ly in danger, i ; | if You arc in Man hr. not only of be- j I robbed. lurt <•! Lt in 'tne wore I II fate befall you. Acre »«"«» ->ad to ■ I say. those who would n"t hesitate t® a II commit murdci. [if necessary. to | I || . expedite a robber f that they bate | | 1 1 planned. | ’ | | You will be safe 1 pud '"tir mont v - | i certainly will, if I i» deposited in I < bank We not mill oiler '<»u Um < * | safety, but will at i I mUtrcat to | your baUaee cu<b i »ai I A"* to your value It . <•«« rent a safe deposit I sit in our vault in JI I which they, too. wi be really safe. .. - jjfl I I | I * arui I 'xb _ L

I/oraln, 01 wZeris they visited Mr. and iUr:«') nk Rehder and family. RalphS" r has returned from the nationuic vi 'htion of the Equitable liwurauije'impany of lowa, which was held DwMolneu. He also enjoyed a.» nil days outing at a Wisconsin Hl Mr. ■ Mrs. C. E. Bell and son. Billy. ■ s» no t<» Winona to spend severaßf kH - LoriK" r - of Kirkland township, was a b|i'' H ’ visitor here thl.i afternoon. I Mi 1 , al Mrs. Hugh Miller and dough J Gretchen, Mildred and ’ Barba |arc visiting Mb's. Miller's moth, firs. Henry Winnos. Mr. , Miler®- I ssociated with the Remy 1 Electm ,’orka at Anderson. Mi Bn Helm, of cast of the city i was h '’ ro ’*>•* afternoon, t Mrfmn Andrew;, of Monroe, spent f afternoon here shopping, i Mrl' itban Meyers, of Monroe, vlsltaher mother. Mrs. James Hoclßat’thc Adams County Memf oriaß*Pti*l yesterday afternoon. M&: W. Katnpe spent the nfter- . nool Fort Wayne as the guest of . relj IMtd Mr•<. William Dowling have ■ rot Si to Fort Wayne after spendliniAday with Mrs. Mary Tenter anWighter, Majrme. ■IC. C. Pumphrey returned last evSg from a three weeks visit wjß'T mother at Johnstown. Pa. I o — I ALL OVER INDIANA ■ood—Txtcal poliie are sore. tIBi s entered the police station' away with a suit case of ■ sc'zed in a mid. ■nsh'O’r—PtwseM'on of two squir (■lcost Russel Kelly plenty. Squire ■th fined him $47 for possession ■he squirrels out of season. ■ yrnour—The local telephone com X officals arc mystified. A queer (lent set all the telephones in ■n to ringing. Everett Ault, man ■r said the switchboard looked like ■hr*'mas tree lighted up. ■pern ei —Local boys are threaten ■ th' g’rls with “no candy, no ■wers. no movies, no nothing" un [ Is they "throw over" Purdue Vni It sit i students encamped for the ■miner near the town. IWgkh'pgtoa — Scoblc and Sons 1 fnceiy is mysf fi d at its popularity I thieves have visited it sig limes re 1 I’Btly 1 Attica—A driver for Cad’s taxi I ne drove up lo a fill ng station and eld a lighted match down to the I ink to see how much he needed ‘ < lc will live, i Arcadia—George L'vely lived up » h s n une when he fell between two* srs while “breaking" He escaped Ith minor injuries. .. —— a i, IVo non H If n nun Is In grief, who ftieera i ■ foti? lii irouldt*. who eenwulss li'tnl I n nraih. who esitlies him? tn joy. rho nud .-s him d>>uldy liuppy? In r>*|ieri'v. who iej<>|cea? In disgrace, j Ih. backs him against the worhL and | rv'.« , » with tsciitle unguents and i , rnri-t |" nltice.i the rnnkl ng voitudr i. i.- by ib» s ibis and srtttw* of out- I u ortwee? Who, but wouuiu If I ~-i ix.-u Mk— '.Viilluin M.ikepcmw I H ■ keen* S

1 CLUB CALENDAR Tuesday Dorcas Class of the Evangelical Church—Mrs. Fred Engle. So Cha Rea —Marie Gans, 7:30 p.m. Tri Kappa Sorority—Miss Michaud, 8 p. tn. Every Ready Class of M. E. church —Mrs. Peter Pearson. I’sl lota Sorority picnic 6 p. m. at H. B. Co. C. L. of C.—K. of 0. hall, 8 p.m. Root Township Homo Economic! Club Picnic—Mrs. E. S. Christen, 8 o'clock. W. M. S. of Reformed Church— Church parlors. Pythian Needle Club—K. of P. Home. Cream Social —Wood Chapel Church. Epworth league of M. E. Church- - Church parlors. 7:30 p. tn. Wednesday Foreign Missionary Society of U. B. Church —Mrs. .lonics Stonerook. 2 o'clock. | Auction Bridge Club—Miss Agnes ■ Kohne. Thursday Work and Win Class of U. H. Church—Mr. and Mrs. William Strahm. 8 o'clock. Baptist womans Society—Churchy 2:30 p tn. Antioch Missionary Prayer Meeting— Mrs. Baldwin Corson, 2 o'clock Christian ladles' Aid—Mrs. Homer Ruhl, 2:30 p. m. | Presbyterian Ladles’ Aid—Church parlors, 2:30 p.m. . Zlion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid—ln I School house 2 p.m. ! Bridge Club —Mrs. Will Bowers, 8 o'clock. F'aithful Followers Class of Mt. Tabor Church—Mrs. L. G. Murray. Concord Lutheran Ladies Aid and Missionary Societies, Mrs. Sherman Kunkel. Friday Evangelical Sunday School Picnic ' —Barkleys Grove, all day. The Dorcas class of the Evangelical church will meet for their regular business meting this eveiyng at the home of Mrs. Fred Engle. AU members are urged to be present. The Baptist Womans Society will meet at the church Thursday afternoon at two thirty o'clock for Missionary Study. Every- member will have a part in the program and may choose her own topic. The pre-'' scnce of every member is desired. • The Work and Win class of the Vnited Brethren church will meet Thursday evening at eight o’clock wth Mr. and Mrs William Strahm, at th«ir home on Monroe street. Mr. and Mrs la-vl Strahm will ass'st them in entertaining. V The Misses Eloriue Michaud and Mary Suttles will entertain the members of the Tri Kippa Sorority this

“Farsighted'' Satisfaction I I Xecer Means “Short-sig hl- I 1 ed" sales-talk — ask the I I man who wears an I g EL6 I N f| MATCH II BOUGHT ZA I I here lea Wt 1 I guarantee of 1 » long wear *>th and accurate In /JUB Berfo mance IM / tJH —th It ffT / Jr| watch g" \ •J ■ priced at l| j I 11 516.00 Wjf 111 Waiting to Show lou! g | “Up-»« the-minutr" in ctyle M I g well a* time—we tell only the ■ I standard make* of g g WHIST MATCHES If KZ -2 11 g -i - r Th.a brand new medel In ■ ■ White Gold with a reliable 17- ■ jewel mwcmtnl w.ll turpriM g “friend wife!" g $50.00 [ Others from 116 50 to 1200 00 I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1924.

evening at a sewing party, at the Michaud home on Mercer Avenue. Al members are urged to attend. ★ Smith-Allspaw Miss Marie Allspaw and Clem Smith .both of Berne were quietly married at the home of Rev. John Parr, pastor of the Bethel Brethern Church, east of Berne, Saturday evening at seven-thirty o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riesen, and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Normal Allspaw, Mrs. William Kerr, and M'r. and Mrs. Catl Smith and son. of Freemont, Q„ The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1). W. Allspaw, of Berne, and during the past several years has been employed at the I Berne Overall and Shirt Co. The i groom is a painter. * The Foreign Missionary Society of the Vnited Brethern j'hurch will meet with Mrs. James Stonerook at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon. • The First family reunion of the descendants of the John Theodore Baker and Margaret Smidt Baker, deceased, will be held at the home of Edward Spangler, near the old homestead Friday, July 4. All members of the families related to the aliove anmed parties am urged to attend. A basket dinner will be served r.t noon. o CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: July 11.15%; Sept. Dec. $1.19%. Corn; July Me; Sept. »4%c; Dec. 84%c. Oats: July 53%c. Sept. 4fi%c; Dec.

BS * I rNew Styles! Best Materials! Prettiest Colors! Valuesk Special Two Day Sale of DRESSES I Wednesday and Thursday Only I Special Lot of Summer Silk Dresses i New summer styles and fabrics and latest summer colors. Smartly | \ r i M ** draped and trimmed. Silk Crepes. Koshanara Crepe. Alpaca anil | r Fancy Silk Dresses in all the wanted stylesand colors. Values up to —L 51K.75. Special for Wednesday ami Thursday at— W $ lO I f|H W \ • • ‘ I I III — i Another Special Lot of Cool - Easily I I LKjB Laundered - I W LINEN DRESSES | I ITT |TTIb~ I his M ‘' er,i ’»n i» something to think ahout. Due look will comtiiee ’ nH.’'" >ou— you'll net er get away from them. All styles and shades to suit. 1 Values up to sß.7s. Special for Wednesday and Thursday at—- < $5 VOILE DRESSES WASH DRESSES H Spccinl lot o» Voile Dresses Dnc lot of M ush Dresses All shades. HI shades. Spccinl for Wednesday and Special tor Wednesday and Thursday at Thursday at $2.95 $2.95 H & B Dry Goods Co. : ....

SERVICES HELI) FOR FORMER DECATUR MAN Funeral services for Earl Baxter, age 26, son of Mrs. Mary Baxter of Keystone, former residents of this city, whose death occured Sunday' morning were held at ten o'clock this morning from the homo. Rev. 11. N. Spear otheiating. Burial was made in the Fairview cemtery at Keystone. Mr, Baxter was a member of the Bluffton K. of I’. lodge and was one of the most popular young men of his coinunity. Ho has been an invalid for several months and during that time bore his aflictlon with patience and resignation. His sunny disposition won lor him the respect end friendship of all who knew him. J. Earl Baxter was born at Decatur, Ind., on Sept. 20, 1897, the son of Benjamin and Mary (Thomas) Baxter and was 26 years, 9 months, and 9 days of ago at the time of his death. His father preceded him In death seven years ago. Surviving of his immediate family besides the mother are the following brothers and sisters; Ben Baxter. Delbert Baxter. Pearl hhlegel of Ft. Wayne. Opal Brickley, of Huntington. and Nellie Hardin, of Biuftton. . ———o —— Dr. (xithens Marries Bluffton Young Lady Bluffton, Ind., July I.—Dr. L. M. Githens ,of Wren, Ohio and Miss Esther McKissic, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. McKissic of this city were, maiffied at the bride's home tlxjsy afternoon Dr. Githens was recently divorced from his former wife, fol-

lowing charges filed against him in . connection with the Harmon hold-up. | — I $-S—S—WANT ADS EARN—»-s—sl

There Was A Day I■! * * ! when a man named in his will an old and I true friend to take care of his worldly possessions when the time came for him to pass i on. Now the practice is to name a Bank as | Executor. A Bank neither dies nor moves | away; and, by reason of its business oraniza- I tion and its broader experience, it is belter I equipped to handle such Estates, than is the I old time friend or relative. i Consult our officers al>out Trust Service. Have your lawyer draw your Will and name this Bank Executor and Trustee. The Peoples loan & Trust Co. M Bank of Service

i Men. E. G. Coverdale siumt the I afternoon in Fort Wayne with | friends.