Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1924 — Page 5

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. | n kson, son of Mr. wntF H Sl Xhr:.n' of this city, who broke ” |S X last Monday In netting along “'sunday. October 12th is Uolumbus • a! , ( , called Discovery Day. Salter CSlnmbu. discovered America 432 years ago. Several people from this city are inning to go to Indianapolis. SatInlay to see the Louisiana-Indiana football game. Mr . and Mrs. C. E. Hocker and daughter Josephine and Miss Bally K orn will return tonight from a tor tril , to Austin. Minn., and Gary where they visited friends anti relativ ..< At Austin they visited Thetus Hocker, former Decatur boy, who is employed in a large meat packing plant. , . , j John 8. Howers, coal dealer and wdl known citizen of Decatur has opened an office in the Bowers building on West Monroe street, in the rooms above the White Meat Market, formerly occupied by C. N. Christen. The Misses Naomi and Marie Gass will retnrn Sunady from Indianapolis where they have been spending a week visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. Rufus A. Stuckey was operated upon last evening at the Huntington hospital for the removal of an abcess at the base of the spine. She is getting along nicely, it was stated today, by Mr. Stuckey, who has his office in this city. High Johnloz, of Ossian, underwent an operation for Hernia at the Adams County Memorial hospital yesterday. He is resting nicely. John Hurless, of Schumm. Ohio, broke one of his arms above the el-

Fresh Boneless Fish We wish to introduce to the public of Decatur and Adams county our new line ol FRESH BONELESS FISH Regular shipments insures the public of fresh and choice Selections at all times of Haddock and Cod Steaks Boneless Blue Fish Choice Pickerel These are Strictly Fresh Boneless Fish COTTAGE CHEESE We also receive fresh shipments every Tuesday of fresh home iiumlc Cottage Cheese. H. P. Schmitt Meat Market ~ — : ■- «KHKUT * 1 I YOUR CROP ( HECKS The safest place for them is in the bank. The best time to deposit them is right after you receive i them. And, if you are busy, the best way is to bank them by mail. Don’t pay bills with them. Write out your own checks tor that purpose. i I \ JCapUal and Sundus \

boW In a fall from a ladder yesterday. He wus brought to this city where an X-ray photo was made and the fracture set. Mrs. Rev. Macklin, of Zanesville, Indiana, underwent an operation at the Adams County Memorial hospital Tuesday. She is recovering satisfactorily. o CLUB CALENDAR Thursday U. B. I.aies Aid Society—Mrs Frank Bohnke, 2 p. m. Moose Legionnaires—Moose Home 8 o'clock. Indies' Aid —Evangelical church, 2 o'clock. • Phoebe Bible Class of Reformed Sunday School, Mrs.“ Ben Schroyer 7:30 p.m. ' Calvary Ladies’ Aid society—Mrs. Albert Mutschler. Loyal Workers class of Evangelical Sunday School, with Mrs. William Alfather, evening. Ladies Aid Society of Zion Lutheran church, at school house, 3:30 p. m. Baptist Woman’s Society—Mrs. ■ Lake on Indiana St., 2 o'clock. Antioch Missionary Society, Mrs. D. D. Buckmaster. Peterson. So Cha Rea —Mrs. Clem Korten- . brer. 7:30 o’clock. L. A. S. of Christian church Mrs.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1921.

John Barnett, 2:30 p. m. Eastern Star, Masonic Hall. Friday Ben Hur Lodge—Lodge room. i L. A. 8. of M. E. church, at church j, parlors. 2 p.m. Pocahontas lodge, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Corinthian Class of Christian Church, Bake Sale—Schafer Hardware store. Tuesday Zion Walter League social .evenjing, in school house, north of Lutheran church.

The phoeble Bible class of the Re- t foonned church will meet at the home ( of Mrs. Ben Shroyer at 7:30 o’clock j Thursday evening. All members are ( urged to be present. * < The dinner to be given to the members of Clas B Number Four of the , Junior Department of the United ( Brethren church at the home of Mrs. W. H. Foughty, corner of Madison and Thirteenth streets, has been ( changed from Saturday to Friday , evening. The members of the class 1 , will meet at the U. B. parsonage at j three o’clock in the afternoon and go , to the Foughty home in a body. A fine program has been prepared and the members are invited to attend. Members of the Ben Hur Lodge are to attend the meeting at the hall Friday night. Business of importance will be transacted during the meeting j apd the following the business see- 1 sion an entertainment will b>> given, i

The Zion Walter League of the (Lutheran church will give a social at ■the school house, north of the church on next Tuesday evening. A large corwd attended the card party held at the knights of Columbus hall last night by the Catholic Ladies Social Club. This was the first of a series of social events to be given by the club. Bridge, Five Hundred and Rhum were played last night. Prizes were awared as follows: Bridge—Lee Lawless and J. R. Blair. Mrs. Henry Schulte and Mrs. J. Wilson, of Payne, Ohio; Five Hundred —Frank Gillig and J. H. Bremerkamp, Mrs. Lawrence Kleinhenz and Mrs. James Arnold: Ithum —Miss Agnes Nesswald and Mrs. Andrew Scherock. Tuesday evening at the Bittner home a host of friends and neighbors gathered to enjoy a surprise party in honor of Fred and Hober Bittner. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by all. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ross Harden, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blakey and children. Hugo. Elma. Rosa and Monema. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Older, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dehner qnd children, Mary. Henry, son Chronister and son. Paul, Pearl. Susan and Gene; Mr. and Mrs. WilMarie, Nellie, Bernice and Chalmer Brodbeck; Ho Bergart, Hubert and (Harold Butler, Ruth and Frank Bogi nor. Harry and Paul Lchrnvin. Beulah and Lawrence Barkley, Don Baker, Ear! Fletrow. Chauncey Clem, Ruth Miller, Lucile Miller. Ruth. ■ Mabie and Hilda Schlenuner. Fred Barkley, Floyd Barkley. Kenneth Ohler, Irma Van Buskirk. May Jewel Falk, Ralph Clinker. Ivan and Guy Brown, Elroy Bailey. William Falk. Frank Scott. Walter Reinking. Fred Homer, John, William and Rosetta Bittner.

(TOTAL OF 10,594 ARE REGISTERED (Continued from Page duh) piled by Mr. Jaberg, is as follows: Males Females East Union 121 107 West. Union 106 86 East Root :: 140 105 West Root 195 176 North Preble 126 108 South Preble 157 119 North Kirkland 114 107 South Kirkland 106 58 Nosth Washington 171 133 South Washington 171 124 , North St. Marys. 158 135 i South St. Marys 132 109 North Blue Creek. 137 119 i South Blue Creek 108 82 North Monroe 213 151 Middle Monroe ' 88 77 Berne “A” 197 175 Berne “B" 141 105 Berne “C” 178 175 French 123 50 North Hartford 154 z 102 South Hartford 85 51 North Wabash 107 71 Ceylon 95 69 Geneva “A” 158 115 Geneva “B” 240 223 East Jefferson 103 88 West Jefferson .... 107 89 Decatur First “A” 353 352 Decatur First “B" 251 214 Decatur Second “A".... 308 304 ; Decatur Second “B" 201 197 Decatur Third "A'*.... 329 344

Decatur'. Third “B"._ 360 . 341 I —-■■■' o 1 '■ BERNE ELECRIC ' LIGHT CO. SOLD (Continued From Page One) . plated in. the deni with the Public Service Commission, it is said, but the deal proper is complete. Under what name of ownership the local company or equipment will be owned has not been learned. A Mr. Gardner, representing the Instill interests' was in Berne last Friday. Tuesday Miss Hanley, of Gary,

also a representative of the Insuil interests, was in town and gave sufficient Information that it can be known that the Berne Electric Light Co., is no more, and that the local plant is now In the hands of the new ownership. When Miss Hanley was told yesterday of the very unsatisfactory serv ice that has been had in Berne in recent years she emphatically stated that the change means better service for Berne. It is said the price paid for the local plant and franchise from the town of Berne is $44,000. i The beginning of the Berne Electric Light Company dates back as far as 1904.

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