Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1924 — Page 5

Local Briefs

used I I' 1 " 111 ' Chilllr< '" Moodniuh’ T ' ,lay ' S H» k '' .bat s mon' fUI . J,,, her IS?.'tlrm 1,,r I ,eUKOiU ’ ■ Wl A B b , iar-. - -Volts N-s. ,n.l .V V.Mt Kurils. Miss ML" nutfr ao.l Mr. Don ' nn wa ' n " las ’ Mb .... „nd attended a show. K", Margaret Mylott visited rela- ■ ' K,,Gla<l>s Me.-r. of Huntertown, ■pending the week end here with ■ mother. Mt ' l-renee Meyer afi.l , K |r and Mrs. F. E. Vail and Miss ■hired Butl< r motored to Ft. Wayne ■ afternoon to he the guests of re■tiver ■frs. John Shafer spent Thursday ■urnoen in Fori Wayne as tile guest friends and relatives. ■ , 1,, Johnson returned to Gary ■stenlav after spending a few days Kb his father. .1 I’. Johnson at jton ■ Oral Meyer, of Bluffton was a busivisitor here this morning. Kjliss Bernadine Christen returned ■nm Fort Wayne this morning after Ksited friends there last night. M Mrs. Carl Hammond spoil the day K Fnrt Wayne visiting relatives. ■ Mr. and Mrs. George Flanders have ■one to Fort Wayne to spend the Keekend as guests of their son and Kaughter in law, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. ■landers. ■ Mrs. Fred Seliemeyer spent the day K'i.rt Wayne as the guest of her son Ijlbert Seliemeyer and wife. I Mrs. Minne Wilkenson spent the day in Fort Wayne with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Mar* Henlin and iiaiiglt'er. Catherine and son, Maurice, of Ossian, will spend Sunday’ here with relatives. The Misses Martha Titus. Kathfyn Nichols and Messrs. Jake Wright and Alfred Bi avers motored to Muncie this afternon and attended the DecatnrMitncie football game. Miss Kathryn Hyland went to South Bend this morning to attend the Notre Dame —Georgia Tdrh football game. The annual rush was on at the County treasurer's office today, taxpayers coming in to pay their fall installment of taxi’s. The county coinmissioners will meet in regular session next Monday at the Auditor's office. The board will not meet on Tuesday on account of the election, but will be in session on Wednesday at which time contracts f"r the wiring of the buildings at the (minty Infirmary farm will be awarded. The .jty council will hold its regular session next Tuesday afthe cftv hall. Mt. and Mrs. \y a. Kuebler have retu md from their two month's trip ’’ California, where they visited re-! !■ 'ires and friends at lais Angeles and ' her places. They made the trip home by the way of the Santa Fe route. . •'lt. and Mrs. Ed Spangler, of 1 'hie township, were shoppers here, tbs afternoon. Mrs. E. if. Shoemaker returned to, 1 "h imi polls today after spending the ]

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week with Mrs. IT. B. Albrigbh Mr. and Mrs. 1). I). Elzey. of Preble spent the afternoon here shopping. H. B. Albright, who has been working at Craigville. will spend Sundayi at his on Third street. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Miller will spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dean Clipp .Inger and family at Van Wert. Mrs. A. B. Ford, of Portland, is spending the day with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hower and family. Mr. Ford and son. went on to Fort Wayne to see the football game. Mrs. Dallas Elzey returned to Ft. I Wayne this afternoon after visiting relatives at Preble over night. Mr. ami Mrs. R. H. White and Mr. ; ami Mrs. I). D. Elzey motored to Fort Dayne last evening and visited relatives. Miss Mildred Elzey, student nurse at Fort Wayne, is spending the wool., end with her pan nts, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Elzey. Miss Gladys Reefy went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to be the guest of friends. Miss Celia Meyer will spend the week end at Kendallville as the guest of friends. I The mein hers of the I’si lota Xi Sorority will meet with Mrs. J. 11. Borroughs Thursday evening. November 6. instead of Tuesday, on account of the election. All members , are urged to attend. . o DEMOCRATS TO END CAMPAIGN HERE TONIGHT i < ~ (Continued From Page One) ) at the Ho’thouse garage. First and Jackson streets, at 6:30 to 6:45. Horse brigade meets at Meibers barn ' on First street. Women, boys and girls will meet at First and Adams streets at seven o'clock. The parade' will reach Second street about eight j o’clock or a little after if plans are 1 carried out. Second street should be cleared of automobiles during the parade. Immediately following the parade, speeches will be made at the court house by T. A. Gottschalk, candidate for representative, who will preside: 'Mrs. Olive Bidden Lewis, and Senator Thomas Pryor Gore of Oklahoma. Senator Gore will arrive this evening from Fort Wayne. i A committe of ladies motored to Bluffton this afternoon to meet Mrs.| Olive Beldon Lewis, of Indianapolis,' who will be one of the speakers. , . Phil L. Macklin is chairman of the rally committee, L. A. Holthouse is 'chairman of the parade committee, Henry Thomas is in charge/ of the floats and features. Ora Baker is Took-! ing after the torches, F. B. France ha J the taittse. and J. Lutz is chairman i of the reception committee. Every ' plan lias been made and everything !is in readiness for the big event. Don't stand on the sidelines, join the , parade. , t Horns have been secured for the “coming voters," the boys and girls, and they will form a section of the ' parade. Watch for the Gillsnitcher's , bind. This is a big nigh', marks the closing of the campaign of 1924 in , Adams county. Get in it and have a I rvn/wl f ITT Q

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1921.

! Society U> 1 : 1 CLUB CALENDAR Saturday Ladies' Aid Society of M. E. Church 2c Supper—Church djnipg room, 5 to 7 p. m. Monday Pythian Needle Club, Pythian Home after lodge. Delta Theta Tau Society Meeting Miss Margaret Mylott. Research Club —Mrs H. F. Callow. Tuesday Red Men Dance —Hall, 8:15. Women's Circle of Baptist Church — all day meeting at church. Luncheon Bridge—Mrs. Frank Barthel, 7:30. C. L. of C. —K. of C. Hall, 7:30 p.m . Wednesday Historical Club—Mrs. Agnes Devor Shakespeare Chib—Mrs. C. C. Schafer. Thursday Psi lota Xi—Mrs. J. H. Borroughs, 7:30 p. tn. Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Presbyterian Church —Mrs. A. M. Anker. 2:30 p. m The Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will aneet Thursday afternoon, November 6. at the liom’e of .Mrs. A. M. Anker, at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Van Alsberg will have charge of the devotionals and Mrs. J. N. I r i Fristoe will have the lesson study on the “National Outlook." All ladies of the church aare cordially invited to attend. The meeting of Delta Theta Tau Sorority will be held at the home of Miss Marcaret Mylott instead of Miss Irene Holthouse as previously announced. Miss Margaret Holthouse ’.will be the assistant hostess. AH mem,bers who can attend are urged to 'call one of the hostesses before Monday. ■! — At a called meeting of the Woman’s Circile of the Baptist Church yesterday plans were made for an all day meeting to be held at the church. Tuesday November 4. The members . will do quilting and comfort, knotting for tile annual bazzar anil bake , sale to be held Wednesday November ’ 26. —Many pretty and useful articles ( are being made for this annual affair. A dance will be given for the members, their families and friends Tues- , day evening by the Red Men at their . hall. Daoeing will begin at eightfifteen and a good time is assured , turns. J .1 Elaine Gaffer delightfully cntisl.iin , ed a few of her little friends last evening at a Hallowe'en parly, at tier home on North Ninth street. The home was decoded for the occasion , with streamers of lilack and orange, black cats. pumpkin faces, jack . o'lanterus and witches. Delores Ldon- . ard the most cleverly masked, led the . guests to the- dining room where an ; elaborate two course luncheon was ■ served . The guests included Betty Tricker, Delores Leonard. Velni.,l Pierce. Maxine Tricker. Frances-Fore man, Eloise Leonard. Velma Ireland, Mary Louise Foreman and Betty Jane Monahan, of Fort Wayne. I | Mr. and Mrs. Mart Miller, of West Monroe street, entertained at dinner ! Thursday evening in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Elliker and son. of Reformed church. The other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller. Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and Mrs. Ed. Miller and daughter. • The meeting of the Tri Kappa Sorority for Tuesday night has been postponed until November 12 on account of the election All members /are urged to notp.the change. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs, Avon Burk. Miss Catherine Dorwiu entertained her Bridge Club at her home on North First street last night. Those 'present were the Misses Helen Dugan. Angie • Firks, Glenn Jackson. Bee Leonard. Mildred Liddy, Joe Meyers and Catherine Dorwin. and Mrs. Ruth Knapp. Miss Jackson won the prize.) The club will meet every two week;; during the winter, the next nioe'ing being with Miss Helen Dugan. Refreshments wore served by the hostess last night. The Pythian Needle Club will meet at the Pythian Home Monday evening after lodge. Mrs. Harold Albright Mrs. O. 1.1. Vance. Mrs. Sam Shamp and Mrs. John Tyner will be tile hostesses. Miss Josephine Archbold entertainbit the members of the Winona Camp Fire, of which she is a member, at

a Hallowe'en party of pretty oppoint-| ments last evening at her home on t West Motfroo street. The guests' v wore clever masquerade costumes t and were ushered into the living room I which was decorated with the usual v pumpkin faces, skeletons, black cats,' I witches and orange and black paper, p Games and dancing were enjoyed as < ter which several contests were held ' The Misses Vivian Thomas, Dorothy 1 Haley, Gladys Cook. Mrs. Mar- ( I garet Melchi won prizes. At nine' o'clock the hostess served a delicious two-course luncheon. * MARTIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED AT NILES, OHIO (Continued from Page One) was killed. Columbus, Q., Nov. I—(Speciall—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Gov. Donahey today ordered a regiment of national guardsmen mobilized) and held in readiness for immediate call to Niles Ohio where klan riots are reported This action followed private advices that feeling is running high in Nilesj. and that subsequent rioting may be expected momentarily. Donahey gave his order to Adjutant General Henderson whose duty it was to designate which regiment should lie niobiliized. Queen Victoria of England was taught in German until she was 12 years odd. PLATFORM OF PRINCIPALS BY R. O. ELSTON, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE. i ——— I favor the election of Township Road Superintendents by a direct 1 vote of the people for a fixed term. ! 1 favor the collection of the puto- ! mobile license fee and the gasoline taxes by the Counties and the reten- ' tion of said fees by the several - Counties, the same to be applied to ) the improvement of the County - Highways. I favor the best possible means of education along the strictest lines of . economy. I regard Christian educai tion as the foundation of civilization. 11 favor a law requiring all firms and agents engaged in the business . of selfing securities to files a satisfactory Bond with the Secretary of 2 State covering the security sold. I stand for lower taxes and will I’ carry this fight to the floor of the legislature to secure a reduction of expenses wherever possible. 1 favor a non partisan state Board of Agriculture to fix prices on farm products in the interest of the Farmer. ' If elected, I shall do my utmost to see that the above are enacted into 1 law. Hoping to receive the favorable consideration of the Adams County Voters and thanking them for past ■ favors. 1 am Yours sincerely. R. O. ELSTON. i Political Advt.

STRENGTH ■ TOeICHT // \ I 7’5 jW. colds ¥ HH®, I p 1 * 5 " 1 Ji THE GREATEST ~g y | f’KiVMLALL PURE dodx buuoer FOOD OVER 69 YEARS OF SUCCESS : THE ADAMS ; ’ THEATRE I —TODAY— |j . Oh, Boy! Some Picture. ® A George Ade Story M with || THOMAS MEIGHAN K in fl | “WOMAN PROOF” i Chucked lull of Liiughs. E | Was lie' Woman Proof? li Well you’ll have to see Lila Lee and Mary Astor ■ in the cast. K R A Paramount Picture. |j Si —Also— L q “Black Oxfords” H A Mack Sennett Coniedv, B and Pathe News U B Saturday night ail seats fe | —2oc— fe fe Unless children are with fe parents, then 10c. —a — B * Monday If I “MASTER OF MEN” fe ■ with Earle Williams. ~ ■ Wanda Hawley. Cullen H Landis and Alice Calhoun * ■ M ■ Coining B fe Nov. 10. 11. 12th ■ “The Covered Wagon."

A large crowd of masqueraders attended the annual Hallowe'en dance which was giwen by the employes of the General Electric Company, at the Masonic Hall last evening The hall was appropriately decorated with black and orange paper, corn fodder and leaves. The Collegean Orchestra, of Van Wert, furnished the unusually fine music for the dancing which began at nine o’clock. Four pound boxes of candy were awarded ' to the best masked pen; ui. the funniest and the best representation. A cake walk and confetti dance were two features of the evening. Hol coffee and doughnuts were served during the evening.

Virginia Coal, off car Mon- 1 day and Tuesday. Nice lump, t Bar screened. $5.25. < Zimmerman-Carper Co. > S-M i ■■— ■ — -O ‘ MEMBERS FO RELECTION I« BOARD ARE ANNOUNCED ) (Continued from page four) , Clerk. Lester Reynolds; Sheriff. Alonzo Runyon. h North Wabash: Inspector. Rufus') Huser; Judge, John A. Hendricks; P Clerk, Albert S. Zurcher; Sheriff. Enos Neuenschwander. East Jefferson: Inspector, John ■ Bollenbacher; Judge, Charles Smit■ley; Clerk, Arthur Kenney; Sheriff. Adam Reef. South Hartford: Inspector, William) N. Stahl: Judge, William Wilson:

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Clerk. Ralph Meyers; Sheriff. Thom as w. Ruckman. I Wabash, Ceylon: Inspector, Ben Leichty; Judge, John W. Wood;' Clerk. Martin Brennan; Sheriff, Clin- 1 ton Mathys. West Jefferson: Inspector, Chris Zehr; Judge, Elmer Hanni; Clerk,' Elmer Stuver; Sheriff. William Smitley. French: Inspector, John Tonner;| Judge, Albert Moeschberger; Clerk. Jonas Neuenschwander; Sheriff. Malvin Kohler. — o— ■“— ' republican headquarters Republicans will have headquarters in the Graham & Walters building, opposite the court house, east, Tues- . day night and will secure election re- , turns there. Atrungeuieuts have been made to secure returns from the county, state and nation. Every- [ body is invited to come.

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NO HUNTING Allowed on any of my farms from now on. Tenants have orders to prosecute any tresspasser*. D E Studebaker, Decatur, Indiana. R. R. 6. 256t6x —♦ WARNING No hunting or treaspasslng on he W. B. Weldy farm. Geo. H. H. Squier. 25816

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