Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 22 July 1924 — Page 2

You can’t be happy over a frying pan Summer mornings QUICK QUAKER —the new Summer breakfast. Cooks in 3 to 5 minutes. No hot kitchens! No fuss, no muss! TJEOPLE have to eat in Summer —but why foods that are hard to cook, foods too that make one hot and uncomfortable ? Try Quick Quaker, the new Quaker Oats. Quicker than plain toast, no frying pans to clean, no hot kitchen. Mother, too, enjoys her breakfast. it's vigor food, luscious and flavory beyond compare. A Summer breakfast millions now enjoy. Standard ful! size and weight packages — Medium: 1 ’/< pounds; Large: 3 pounds, 7 oz. Quick - Quaker Cook, in A- A -J, 3to 5 minute. FISHER & HARRIS—SoIe Agents ■OMMMMMMWMMMMWMmMii’ LOTS for SALE I—Monroe street lot east of 13th street. 2 lx»t northeast corner 13th street and Madison street. 3—lx>t southeast corner 13th street and Madison street. 1 Ixit southeast corner Adams street and 13th street. s—Two lots north side of Madison street. 6 One lot south side of Madison street. All ol above lots are on good streets and may be bought on reasonable terms. A. D. Suttles - - - -J-M—uaja-i Lincoln Said: | “We Cannot Escape History” 3 he history of the successful man invariably proves that he has been systematic in “money matters.” He is a man who not only has a Savings Account with a strong bank, but whose thrift fiends still farther—he has a Checking Account. innuiy mai ? checking account elimrecord preven ts mistakes and has a putable «• well as an indisputahle reenpt fw C¥ery |)H| h< _ assure ahdpful'' f'S ° f a< 's'" llnls and . financial affairs. ’ , "“ y service in your The Peoples Loan & Trust Co. Bank of Service

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| Would Let All Have a Chance to Make Good ; , , | By MILDRED C. GOODRIDGE ! I (<), 1324, Western Newspaper Union.) | TAAVID ROSS had received u heavy I blow financially and to bls effeclions ns well. He was an odd, silent old fellow, but when an impulse swayed him he curried it to the full limit. Thus he had done with the son of an old-liine friend now dead —Vance Peters. Mr. Ross had formerly operated a little shop in Virden, given to the manufacture of hardware specialties. He took a fancy to young Peters and retired from the business in his favor. He still retained ownersldp of tlie business, but gave Peters full sway, asking only a monthly statement of the business. One night the shop burned down and Vance Peters disappeared. Wlth-i In twenty-four hours it was known that he had been embezzling money. ', The day after the fire Mr. Ross sat nt home gloomily immersed in thought. ' His adopted daughter, Elsa, watched bis mood pityingly. “Father,” she spoke finally, “do not let this trouble distress you.” “If I had followed your advice I should have been l etter off," was the frank reply. "You never liked Vance,, you believed that he was deceiving me.) and you were right. For one thing I tun sincerely thankful! That Is that' I did not urge the wish of my heart that you nnd Vance should make a match of It. > “I find that Vance had little or no system in the business," Mr. Ross told Elsn. "He had a bookkeeper, and tin-1 der manager nnd a traveling mnn. They were all hero this morning to learn what the prospects were of the plant starting up again." "Why, are you thinking of that, father?” asked Elsa in some surprise. Rogers, the bookkeeper, turned out to be quite an exquisite. He lay around smoking and reading in a comfortable hammock most of the time, but was always on hand for his meals. The old assistant manager, Mahon, 1 devoted most of his time to hanging nround the village billiard hnll. Both borrowed money from Mr. Ross, who entered to their necessities nnd studied them. Young Bert Delaney was restless nnd out of sorts the first day he ar- ! rived. I "See here, Mr. Ross,” he said in his independent off handed way, “you're a generous-henrted old man, but I’m no sponge. I don't see why three husky fellows like us should be dependent on you." “Don’t you want to resume your old position when we start up business again?" inquired Mr. Ross. “Surely, but I'm not born to be Idle." “AH right; I'll make a new bargain' with nil three of you fellows. There's a big garden to take care of. there's wood to saw and all kinds of odd Jobs about the place. Put In your time about them nnd I'll pay a fair price for the service." Rogers regarded hfs well manicured hands and the rough garden tools, shrugged bls shoulders and betook himself to his hammoek. t Mahon tried clearing some brush, got a few thorns in his fingers nnd hied him to cue and Ivories for solace. Bert pitched In forthwith. He mended the broken fences. He made the straggly garden look ns If an expert had gone over it. One morning Mr. Ross came out to find him with saw nnd budk tnckling a four-cord pile of stove wood. • | The old man’s eyes twinkled secretly. That evening when work was suspended, he stole out to the woodpile nnd put a little clinking bag way under the last log of the heap. Bert rather liked the task. The wood was Jnst behind the "kitchen where the fnlry-llke form of pretty ' winsome Elsa constantly flitted. Several times she brought the worker a I glass of cool lemonade and then they I had an enjoyable chat together. I “See here Mr. Ross," said Bert, two | days Inter, “that wood is all sawed i nnd I found this little bag under the last log.” | “Oho! you did?" Chuckled the old mnn. "What's In It, now?” "A dozen gold half eagles." "That so?" chirped the old mnn. “I reckon the fairies have rewarded ynu for your Industry. See here, Mr. Delaney, 1 put them there and you’re going to keep them." "I don't like overpay—" began Bert.' "There's better than that coming.” announced Mr. Ross. "Pve been ■ studying you. nnd that ladylike book- ' keeper, nnd thnt shiftless nnsiatant manager. Yon can have the position If you want It." Bert did not reply. His face grew so serious nnd thoughtful that Mr. Rosa stared nfr him hi wonder. “Why!" he etfclslmed, “you don't mean to any you turn down thnt kind of a chance of n lifetime, do yon?" "It depends," snfd Bert deliberately. "On what 7* “No—nn whom," corrected Bert. “I’m a plain, blnnt fellow, Mr Rose. I’m half in love with Miss Elsa. Fit 1 be wholly In love with her if I stay ! here. That might not suit you—" “Does it suit her?" challenged Mr. ' Boss. “I think so. I hope so," answered Bert. "Then go and settle It with her and decide on my offer.” And an hour later Bert had accepted the position, for Elsa had accepted him.

■ J Employing the | Magic Crystal With Success £ X ;1; By SELINA E. HIGGINS A (*. 1*34. WMtsrs N«w»paper Vniun.) , rMI a whole day our darling had - j *■ moved about the house us one in i some dreamlike trance. • | Elida was listless. She would sit I for an hour gazing at seeming noth1 ingness. •' I. her aunt nnd guardian, wondered , if It was anxiety for her absent lover, I Willard Hull, that had brought on > this deep abstraction. • I It was early that evening when a i warm friend of the family dropped in. i' She whs a manic teacher nnd quite an ' attraction at local social fntertninI I monte. She had been out lute the 1 evening previous at a soiree thnt I 'knew Miss Evans had also attended. We were close friends witli the music tencher, nnd in my anxiety and perplexity I spoke of the strnnge mood , that had held Elida tn a strange thrall. ! "My dear Miss Nettleton." spoke my visitor, when I had concluded, “I came purposely to see Elida. You understand me well enough to know that It would not be from any Idle curiosity. but from motives of the purest friendly interest. Something linp[>ened at the soiree last evening that wns Inexplicable. "Something happened 7' I repented, a trifle fearsomely. I “Yes. A young man, his name was given as Dnlxfell, attended the soiree last evening. Be came with the , Ritchies, whom I only know inciden- j tally. He is a wonderful conversa- ' tlonallst and a marvel at the piano." | "And he met Elida7' I asked, dread- I ing that something might shadow the love and loyalty of my darling and her fiance. , , | "Only as he did the others, ns a gentleman of great attainments, courteous to everybody. He had Just finished a brilliant musical composition , of bls own, however, when I saw him lean toward Elida, who sat nearby, and fix his eyes upon her. A light shone In them, I cannot describe.” 1 “You are alarming me," 1 said timorously. "I am sorry', but I must tell you all." replied Miss Evans. “I saw Elida start nnd a nervous tremor crossed her face. Slip was like one enrapt, fascinated. Suddenly, but without removing his glance, this Dalzlell dashed both hands down upon the keyboard of the piano. There was a strain of wild, unearthly music. A look I cannot describe passed over Elida's face. Near to her was a stand containing a fragile glass receptacle for calling cards. She | ' seized thia, dashed it violently to the floor and it shattered to a thousand atoms. Then with a low cry she shrank back shuddering, covered her face with her hands" "You astonish me!” was all I could gasp out. | "I glanced at young Dtlzieil," went I on Miss Evans. “There was a strange, weird expression on his face. He dashed off into a quick, lively Polish mazurka." I had gone two blocks from the house and was turning into an intersecting street, when I chanced to look back. | A man was Just going up the steps of our home. In a flash I recognized him as answering the description Miss Evans had given me of Dnlziell. I hurried back to the house. I paused to take up a small revolver kept for 1 security In the drawer of the hall rack. Then I proceeded to the parlor entrance. An amazing spectacle met my view. Seated at a little stand, her face pale but placid, her eyes dreamy nnd glazed, wns Elida. Standing before her was the stranger. He held a piece of faceted crystal In one hund. On thnt Elida's eyes were fixed. “Who are you? What are you doing here?"! quavered impulsively, nnd the mnn turned to face the weapon In my trembling hand. He wns not In the least moved. He placed a warning finger to his lip, never lowering the crystal. - "For Willard Hull," was his astonIshlng announcement In low musical tones. t "From Willard Hull I" I cried. "No—for him. Do not Interrupt—lt Is a critical moment. Speak!" he addI ed, directing the mellow Insinuating word nt the transfixed Elida nnd fixing his glance piercingly upon her. "The wall—ls It enst? And which wall?" 1 "No,” came In a dreamy, faraway murmur from Elida. "Not a wall —but a well." ; “Success!" gasped the stranger, and sank Into the nearest chair as If exhausted after some superhuman effort. ' Tn a few moments the man arose. He made some movements with his delicate hands tpward Elida, tthosc face renewed Its usual expression. Then he turned to me. "Miss Nettleton," he said, "I have hoard of yon. I am a friend of Willard Hull, who has gone to look up the hidden fortune of his dead uncle. He did not find It at any 'wall,' ns the hint was. I am credited with possessing certain occult power. Perhaps. J At least, my mind filled only with , honest motives, working on the pure | crystal-clear mentality of this beautiful young lady, hjs evolved a clew—‘well,’ not 'wall.'" It was a well, Indeed—we know it within a week, when Elida's fiance camo back a rich man. . And Dalzlell, the strange, mystic; genius whom I at first so feared, we ail love now as a loyal, devoted friend. |

GATES OPEN TO EXPOSITION ; THIS MORNING ■I ■ —■ (Continued from Page One) of'Arcanum. Ohio, will be the Judge In this department and she began the classifying and awarding of prises this afternoon. The entries in the baked goods section will not be elos ed until Wednesday noon. However, all other entries in this d( partment closed at noon today. Livestock Exhibits Large •The swine and sheep sheds are com pletely filled and some of the fill' 1 specimens that have ever been exhi bited are on display in these depart ments. Among the large exhibitor.of purebred stock are Robert Dunlap & Sons of Fort Jennings. Ohio, breed ers of Hampshire swnie; Milton .Mil lett & Son, of IMrtland, who have : large flock of Shropshire and South down sheep; and W. C. McGeath, ol Montpelier, who has on display (ilteen head of Poland China hogs and Dor sett sheep. Many other entries hav< been made by local exhibitors. Tin cattle barns also are filled with prize winning stock and one of the finest displays is the herd of Herefords bj the Fonner Stock Farm of this city Judging in the departments also bt gan this afternoon but will not b< completed before Wednesday night. One of the special features of to day’s fair was the livestock judging contest indulged in by sixteen Adams county boys under the 'din cl'on o' , County Agent L. M. Busche. Thes, i boys are competing for places on : team which will be sent to the state ' fair at Indianapolis where they will enter a judging contest between iht winning teams from each county in ( the state. The local boys had as theii guests a number of boys from Ja: county who assisted them in theii work. I Other attractive features of the fair and whjch are attracting large crowds, are the automobile exhibit being held in a large tent west of the art hall and in which are on display the latest models and types at the popular makes of pleasure and service machines, the exhibit of the Ex tension Department of Purdue uni versity located beneath the grand stand, where a representative is ex plaining the many interesting features which includes material from the animXl husbandry, soils, crops poultry aand home economics. ( The big free act in front of thi grandstand this afternon was wit nessed by an immense audience wh< were thrilled with the many new am' startling acts of the Indians and cow hoys and their ability at roping am | riding. Tuesday’s Races 2:30 Pace —Purse $50.00. 2;30 Trot—Purse $50.00. | o Marion —Bobbed hair business is so heavy hero that Harry Long, bar Iter has announced he will open a sho: exclusively for women. LARGEMORTGAGE FILED IN COUNTY Nickle Plate Railroad Sys tem Having Mortgage Recorder Here I One of the largest mortgages evet filed with the Adams county reconlei (Was filed yesterday by Attorney Clarl J. Lutz, of this city, in In half of tin ( New York. Chicago and St. Louis Railroad company, commonly known i«« the Nickle Plate System. Althougl the different parts of the mortgag. have not been totaled, it is known that the mortgage runs Into hundreds of million dollars. The mortgag. | contains a total of 135 printed page; and it is necessary that the recorder make a typewriten copy of jt. j I1; fees will amount to approximately $65. | The Nickle Plate' system recently merged a number of railroads under the one system and it became neee sary for the company to file the mort gages on each of the roads in every county in which the roads operated. The roads involved in the mortgage are the New York.. Chicago & st. IjOUls railroad, the Chicago & Stat.. Line railroad, the two main linos and branches of the Lake Erie & Western railroad and the Toledo, St. Louis & Western, commonly known as the Clover Leaf. Joseph McConnell. Adams county recorder, stated that he estimated that the company would have to have the mortgage recorded in at least two hundred counties in the United States, I The Van Sweringen brothers, O s Cleveland, Ohio, are the main owners ■ of the Nickle Plate system. |

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♦♦+♦+♦♦+♦+♦♦♦♦♦ f CLASSIFIED ADS ♦ (,♦ + + + + + ♦ + ♦♦♦♦** FOR SALE irttli stl.E Bttv mare, sound, good work horse. Sell cheap if taken at once Phone so. Adams County ( Auto Co., Authorized lord A ® en^j tf Foil SlU'' Mixed liay in field or on H, ,re Plan. Mrs. L. C. Ilguhes, 1125' North 2nd st., Phone 305 Black, i4JIoX I’liK sF\I.E—Two small frame out houses. A. D. Suttlew. ' LOST AND FOUND I.OST—Xmas post card tn envelope, about .1 week ago. Finder please •eturn to this office. K> ward. 173t2x WANTED \\ W'TKH Automobile salesman. Sales exjterience preferred, inquire P. Kirsch A- Son, Decatur. 17-H3 o —- 1>4,4. + + + + + + + + + + + 4' b WATCHING THE SCORE BOARD + F + + + + 4’ + d’ + + *+ + + Yesterday's hero—Johnny Bassler,! Detroit Tiger catcher, who hit out five singles in a row. helping his team defeat the New York Yankees, 9 to Dazzy Vance hurled his fifteenth 1 victory of the season as the Brooklyn Robins won the first game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the Pirates evened it up by taking the second, 4 to 2. | The Boston Reil Sox lost their ninth straight game when unable to connect 1 with Uhle's delivery, took the small end of a 2-to-l score with the Cleve-' land Indians. i Zachary held the Chicago White Sox to eight hits and pitched scoreless innings, the Washington Senators winning 16 to 2. I The Chicago Cllbg made it six in a row by winning from the Boston Braves, 7 to 1. The St. Louis Browns had no trouble defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 to 2. , The Cards had a lot of hard luck and lost to th e Phillies, 7 to 4. In an 11-inning game which was any body's up to the last out. the New Virk Giants lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 8 t 0 7. — -oAmerican Flyers Have Planes Ready For Test Brough. England, July 22— Refitted is seaplanes with floats and new motors, America's world flight planes were ready today for a twoday test before departure for the Orkneys, on Thursday. . Rushville Has Large I ire Loss This Year ilushville, Ind.. July 22—Total fire "ss In Ashville of $170,685 for the "•st six months of this year here 'ms broken all previous records according to a report of the fire departnent today. The greater portion of the lose was ' onfine.l to the fire which destroy.-d he Odd Fellows liuilding at a loss of >50,000. During the period the de’artmotn answered forty-four alarms, •nly three of which being false. Muncie— Lee Conley, brick mason has filed suit for SSOOO damage against 'he owner of the house where he was mployed when lie fell off a * i U(l ,| cr and ''•-’he his leg. He charges the ladder fiven him was defective. < marketTstocks Raily Report Os Local And F oreign Markets local grain market • Corrected""juty 21) e low Ear Corn, per 100$151) Oats, per bushel .... r „ P«r bushel „ Barky, p e r bushel..’..'.’ 6 r''. htat ’ " tr b »shel ..””$“0 oecatur prouuce MARKET —y ) ‘X’'" JUly B '“ k Beghorns Old Roosters ' 12c Bucks 08 c Geese ‘ -• h-Rgs per dozen..., from fc."|" rV P " rehaß,,d must be free ES CA ptXn EB ’ 8 EGG MARKET ,Butte B rS TERFAT AT ™.O N 37c

+ ♦ + + * + + + 4. ♦vm • BUSINESS CAIIDS « + **♦ + * + * + ♦ ; + INVESTIGATE FOR BETTER HEALTH, SEt DR. FROHNAPFEL, D r Chiropractic and Osteopath!. Treatments given to suit your .... at 144 South 2nd Street * * Office Phone 314 Hom. Office Hours 10-12 a. m.—l-5 gg — P J"' S - E . B LA(’ K UNDERTAKING AND EMBAIMINo I Calls answered promptly day or n Private Ambulance Service ** Office Phone: 90 Homo Phono: 727 N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyrs Exaiuinetl. Glasses Filled HOURS: u 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 6:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135. Closed Wednesday afternoons. DR. C. C. RAYL I . SURGEON I X-Ray anti Clinical biboratoriiv Office Hours: ’ 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p. m, Sundays, 9 to 10 a. m. • Phone 581. FEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of Title. Real Estate Plenty of Money to Loau on Government Plan. See French Quinn, Office—'Jake first stairway south of Decatur Democrat I DR. FRANK LOSE , Physician anti Surgeon North Third Street Phones- Office 422; Home Office Hours—9 to 11 a. m. I to £—♦> to N p. in s’un Inv s to s :< t, NOTICE OF MEETING 1 Notice !s hereby given that the annual m. eting of the stickholders of the Old Ada.ns County Bank will be he'd at its banking house. Decatur, Indiana, at 16-00 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday, August 5, 1924, for the purpose of electing nine directors to serve for the ensuing year 'and to transact such other business as may come before them. D. J. HARKLESS, • 'ti! Aug. 4. Cart er. o AI'POINTMKNT OF KXECUTOK No. 8184. '.Olli.' I. hereby given. That t!.« undersigned has been appointed Executor of the estate of Fred e. Hoile, late of Adams county. .1... .< ed. The estate is prohahtv solvent. LOUIS F. HoI.LE. Executor July 7th. 1924. Fruchte & Lttterer, Attys. 8-15-i! Dancing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday exenings, Masonic Hall. Sevenpiece orchestra. 17H4 I ; o G. R. & I. Train is Wrecked At Portland | Portland. July 22 —What might hate proven a serious wreck with probable toss of life was fortunately averted on tlie Pennsylvania railroad here Saturday afternoon when passenger , train No. 503, north bound and due here at 2:35 o’clock, was wrecked in the south yards, near the Seventh street crossing. The front trucks of the tender left the rails and no reason has been assigned for the wreck, j About one hundred and eighty tie* [•were ripped up but fortunately the engine and the remainder of the train kept the rails. The passengers were shaken up slightly but no one was hurt. Had. the train been going a' a rapid rate of speed, the wreck might • have been more serious. Wrecks on the Fort Wayne dlvisiM of the Pennsy are becoming quite frequent. A few- days ago. a freight i train was wrecked north of here, tear'ing up the rails and ties. It is i that a rigid inspection of tlie tracks of the division will be made to ascertain the cause of the many wrecks that have been occuring, anil which stem to be of a simi'ar nature. — o i Mrs. Emm* Daniels of New Vork ■ City is visiting at the Schafer hom?_ I O- > I DR. C. V. CONNELL I VETERINARIAN • I Rp'-clai attention given to cattle pfi(| poultry pise the- j Office 120 No. First Street I - Phone: Office 143—Residence 10’ ' ’'j. A ■— .■ S%—MONEY—S% ,i I Money to loan on farms el 5% interest, long timePartial payment privilege*. I Lenhart & Heller Decatur, Indiana