Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 6 November 1924 — Page 5

■ Local Briefs I ™ —aßr<r->«ie>z«WM^. tr . ,

BTj Kolter made a bitsine.s trip Harold Frailer returned to night after spending Eral days here with her mother ( E sister, Mrs. Florence, Meyer and Brighter. Helen. B Ml - Edgar Lewis returned to her BL at Denver this morning after Ending several days here as the Kuest of Miss Jessie Wlnnes. ■ Mr C V Connell returned last Lht-'from Little Rock, Arkansas Erere she spent the past three weeks Enin" her sisters and her daughter. BL, uis. who lids been in Little Block for the past several months. Ers T. A. Lenahan and daughter, ■accompanied Mrs. Connell and on ■their return visited relatives at Ijonesboro. Ark. Mrs. Connell spent several days at the home of Mrs. Lcnahan at Indianapolis before returning home. Mrs. Dewaid Beitler, of Berne, was a shopper here this morning. G. D. Koeneraan, of west of the city, looked after business interests here this morning. Mrs. Wayne Gaunt, of east of the city, visited relatives here this afternoon. Pile Cowan, living at \\ illshire. Ohio, was a business caller here this ! afternoon. Pr. and Mrs. Burt Mangold motori ed to Fort Wayne yesterday after- : r.oon and were, the guests of relaf tlves. C. E. Porter, of Geneva, called on business friends here today. Miss Gladys Butler and Mr. George Schug motored to Fort Wayne M ednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Chrisman, of Create, Nebraska, are the guests of j Mr. and Mrs. Riley Chrisman. They made the trip by motor arriving here yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. Lyons, of Ohio, and former residents of this city, visited friends here yesterday. Ixntis Boerger, of Monroeville, was a business visitor here this afternoon. Mrs. Peter Heiman, of Union town j ship, was a shopper here this after- ■ noon. Mr, and Mrs. James Elberson will I motor to Fort Wayne this evening ' to hear the U. 8. Marine Band at the

South Side High School. Mrs. Joe Bentz, of Bobo, was a shopper here this afternoon. o — Loganspoft—Logansport" is seeking •■«n “execution poom.” Police have J been shooting dogs on the street. “Too risky; shoot them inside somewhere,” say residents. • Gary—The hand of the law slapped swiftly here. Edward St. John and Robert King, both 18, were started on their way to prison to serve from three to five year sentences inside of twenty-four hours after pleading guilty to stealing an autotnc'lie. Hartford City—William Williams. 12, became excited when he saw his first rabbit on hit first hunting trip and caught the trigger of the gun in his clothes. He was shot in the foot. I Lafayette— College women all over the state are expected to atend the annua convention of the state PanHelenic associaion here, November 15.

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AGUSTfIDROEGE DIES GE CANCER. - f Native 01 Adams County!? Dies At Home North Os City Wednesday _— c Mrs. August Droege, ago 70 years, a native of Adams county, died utl' her home north of the city, in Allen! County, at 4 o clock Wedneday after- < noon, following an illness of cancer of the stomach and liver. Mrs'. Droege < was the wife of Henry Droege. The deceased wias a daughter of i Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gallmeier, and was born in Preble township, Febru- ■ ary 27, 1854. She spent her entiro life in Preble township and Allen ■ county. Mrs. Droege Is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs.,' Henry Krone, of Fort Wayne, nnd 1 Miry and Amelia Droege, at home; four sons, William D. Droege. of Ft. Wayne, and Conrad, Henry and Al-i fred, who residp near their parents’| home; three brothers. Fred, Ernesti and Henry Gallmeier, of Preble township; one sister. Mrs. Andrew' Fuhr- ■ man. of Preble township; and thirteen 1 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the home at one o’clock and from the St. Johns Lutheran church, of which the deceased was a member, at 1:3), o’clock Sunday afternoon. Burial will be made in the St. Johns cemetery. a.—o Washington—Physicians took 167 pieces of pearl from the stomach of Mrs. Iva Robinson. She .swallowed a belt buckle seventeen years ago. j Frankfort—Knights Templars here will be host to knights from conunan- 1 deries from Lafayette. Crawfordsville Lebanon ami Noblesville. Nov. 12. Sharpsville—Albert Eikens, farmer here, claims to have the largest sugar beet. It weighs twenty-one pounds. j Logansport—Will Campbell. auto . salesman here, says a certain bandit', has no respect for women. The ban-, . I dit forced him off the road, held him I

up. robbed him, forced him to walk down the road leaving a girl companion. and then searches the girl. Bloomington—Mrs. Edna Fry is suing for divorce. She alleges her husband induced her to marry him say- ■ ing that his brother with she was in love and had left an.l got married. His brother hadn’t. Newcastle —A complete house on wheels containing everything from a i kitchen cabinet to a shower bath has i been rigged up for A. McPherson, who ' with his wife and daughter will drive ■ to Florida in it. Kendallville—-'Following a statement at the Wolf Lake teachers' institute that children in school under i ten years of age are smoking cigarettes a resolution has been adopted for prevention of the evil. I Centerville—Centerville is to have elect: ic lights. Twenty-four-cleitric i service has been installed by the T. ■ H. I. andlE. Traction company. Rubies have been found in NorMi Carolina and Montana.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1921.

St * £ •/’ !t>l pcidi[ h CLUB CALENDAR Thursday Work and Win Class of U. B. Church—Rev. aud Mrs. B. F. Dotson. » Delta Theta Tau, Call meeting Mrs. Herb Kern, 7:30. Concord Ladies' Aid and Mission- K ary Societies—Mrs. Wilsdn Lew ton 2 t o’clock. c Psi lota Xl—Mrs. J. 11. Borroughs, i 7:30 p. m. Woman’s Home and Foreign Mi: > sionary Society of Presbyterian t Church—Mrs. A. M. Anker, 2:30 p. m. , Evangelical Missionary Society, at ] churclf, 2 p. m. t | JJorcas Class of Evangelical Sunday j School, Mrs. Orville Harruf 7 p. in. Mt. Calvary Ladies’ Aid Society— Postponed. i Ever Ready Class of M. E. Churt h j —iMYs. Delton Passwater I. Ladies’ Aid Society of Zion Luth- ] 'eran Church—Schoolhouse at one ( o’clock. | Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Presbyterian i j Church —Mrs. A. N. Anker, 2:30. 1, I Mt. Pleasant Ladies’ Aid Society— , Miss Letitia Singletog Friday Young Matron’s Club —Mrs. Camp-' bell. 2:30 p. m. Ben Hur, 7:30 p. m. . U. ,B. Ladies Potluck supper fori carpenters—church, 6:30 p.m. W. R. C. —Legion Hall, 1 p. m. Degree Staff of Pocahontas Order, —Drill practice, 7:30. Woman’s Home Missionary Society! of M. E. Church—Mrs. J. M. Miller,' 2': 30 p, m. Saturday Ladies' Aid Society of Reformed j Church 2c supper—Church dining room 5 to 7 o'clock. Monday Womans Club —High Schol Auditorium, 7:45. Research Club—Mrs. O. L. Vance. Tile Ladies’ Aid Society 01 the Reformed church will serve the follow- , 1 I Ing mepu at their two cent supper i Saturday evening from 5 to 7 o’clock. • Creamed chicken, noodles, mashed

■ potatoes, sweet potatoes, meat loaf,' oyster drasung, baked beans, cream slaw, cottage cheese, fruit salad, 'cake, pie, ice cream and coffee. Th? liberal patronage of the public is solicited. 1 Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kainpe had as , their guests at dinner last evening, 'JudJJB and Mrs. W. J. Vesey, of Fort 1 Wayne and L. C. Waring, of this ' ««• —— 5 | Members of the Ben Hur lodge are, 3 1 requested to attend the meeting to be, i held at 7:30 o'clock Friday c eirn.-.. | ■There will be business of importance, followed by ai short entertainment. I Mrs. A. I). Artman will be hostess. 'i Beginning on Saturday. November 15, the ladies aid society of the Christian church wih give a -series of ' three cafeteria suppers in the church basement, corner of Second ami Jeiferson streets. The suppers will be 1 given on November 15, 22 and 29. .. ’ The public is invited to patronize the suppers. The meeting of the So Cha Tl p a Club has been 'postponed from Thurs'day night of this week until Thursday, November 13. All members are . urged to note the change. The i.wtl tug will be held with Miss Marie G.i: v All members of the Psi* lota Xi I Sorority, are urged to attend the imI portant husine»s l meeting tonight at 'the home of Mrs. J. H. Burroughs on Third street. The Young Matron's Club will meet with Mrs. Dave Campbell at her home on Adams street, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. | A large number was in attendant at the card party and dance given at ! the Knights of Columbus Hall last evening by the Ladies' Social Club. Prizes in bridge W’Cre won by Mrs. Paul Briede, Mrs. Clarence Berber, I Lee Lalwless and Joe Brennan; at five hundred, Clara Cook. Mrs. Frank Barthel, J. H. Hremerkamp and Frank Gillis: nt rhum, Philip Heiman. | Lawrence Lengerich, Agnes Brown | | an<l Sophia Smith. In the children's i 'game of rhum prizes were won by Billy Gass, Joe Kltson, Mary Ann Lose dial Henrietta Spangler. At the conclusion of the games dancing was enoyed. The committee in charge in- ' chicled: Mesdamcs H. E. Kef er, c hairman, Nick Brown. I). Hess, John Kintz, H. F. Costello, Cook, Jack Brunton, L. A. Holthouse. Hugh Daniels, Seigerist and Ec L. Carroll The next party will be given NovI

nnber 19. — , TWO WOMEN ARE MADE GOVERNORS Mrs. Furgeson Elected In] Texas; Mrs. Ross Wins In State Os Wyoming (United Press Service) Temple, Tex.. Nov. 6. -"Ma” Ferguson today wired her congratulations to Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, governor-elect of Wyoming, and acknowledged the latter’s wire of similar content. • “1 want to commend the good people of your state for your election. I hope to have the pleasure of your acquaintance some time. It appeafrs that you and 1 are the first of the kind. Best wishes for your administration.’’ Mrs. Ferguson wired. Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. 6 —Determina tion to conduct the governor's office independently and “without the aid of advisers" was voiced today by Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, Wyoming's newly elected woman governor, in a statement to the United Press. “It is only through the death of my husband that I am governor of this | state. I would never have sought the | office of my own volition," Mrs. Ross declared. “I shall carry on as my husband .would have carried on. I shall approach every, question open-mindely and without the aid of advisors. o BALDWIN PICKS ■ CABINETTODAY New prime Minister Os England Announces His Appointments (United Press Service) London. Nov. 6 The chief issue at ; stake as Stanley Baldwin completed a list of ministers today was whether i Marquis Curzon would occupy his customary post of foreign minister in a conservative cabinet, or be replac--led by a younger more liberal statesman. The new prime minister was expected to announce his appointments late today and the usually well informed parliamentary correspondent of the Daily Telegraph said that Curzon had i been "sidt'trm ked’’ in favor of Austnn O o Everybody out for the OLD TIME BOX SOCIAL at Magley School House 1 mile North of Magley, Friday evening, Nov. 7. Radio program and Everything. A good time assured. MILTON WERLING, Teacher. O — — c • I I -J Square Deal Price / 1 Tags on Everything 1 ' makes Christmas Doi- l lars stretch farther down the long gift list. A REPUTATION < , 1 BEHIND THIS J j CHRISTMAS GIFT L The timekeeping qual- . j ities of the famous J E L G'l N ,1 i WATCH ■ Is a wonderful tay/f? y, IJ I 'assurance of ' ! I life long sat- H/J J' ; ; I I tsfaction —l7 Bfj i | J jewels in an / ■ Kj engraved or ßMr^ ! ■1) P plain 25-yearlp ■ A I White or Green Kb «i' I P'y Gold Case. A 4 ! kJ' $30.00 ®' R r This Depand- |u ( able 17-jewel Lj n G R (J E N H I 11 i 1 ? Will 'put' a ill I in i-' l ** l- ii Km 1' l er ’ 8 Christflhas Bl iju 7 J hosiery—it’s a Bl' ■kA 1 lnaster cratts- LJ fyj’Wx" man's idea of Us SsH'' 1 Watch Quality. B-j, H $25.00 L’ I Everything the other IV I ■ Store has—except ft J high prices! I Pumphrey J

Chamberlain. The correspondent said that, the new ministry would include: Loader of the house of lords, Marquis Cursoh. Lkrd chancellors Viscount Cave. Foreign secretary, Austin Chamberlain. Secretary for the colonies, Col. L. 8. Amery. Secretary for India, Lord Birkenhead. Secretary- of state for air, Sir Samuel lloare. First Ixird of the admiralty or minister for health, Sir William JohnsonHicks. Chancellor of the exchequer, Neville Chamberlain. 0 Terre Haute —Police have not been able to trace a terrible explosion which shook homes here to its source. Joseph B. Marshall reported .that it shook him out of bed. Others declared it was like an earth tremor. Clinton—The body of Pete Linzi, who died last February at the age of OLD TIME BOX SOCIAL AT THE MAGLEY SCHOOL HOUSE Friday Evening, Nov. 7 Special features for the evening: “The Bazoo Band” “The Sheep Chorus” “Sawing a Lady in Half” (illusion) “Monkeyshines'' Contests and prizes. Ladies bring boxes. Gentlemen who are too bashful to eat with ladies will have an opportunity to buy a few boxes brought by men. Since this is leap year bidding privileges on these boxes will also be given to the ladies. Everybody Welcome! W-T

| CONTINUED | BERNSTEIN’S I ’ Hit OPENING SALE Not being able to take care of the crowd that attended our sale last Saturday we B have decided to continue our sale until SATURDAY, November 8. Take advantage K ■ of this sale by all means. B | Visit Our Ladies Coat Dept. I We can save you money on Ladies Coats. A nice line of Ladies’ Coats. I $9.95 0 $24.75 I ‘ ai( j. I<le Good 1 nbleached Special: 48 pair Ladies 1 Buckle Golashes ■ H •’» u J ln :,, v ? ld T , k": $4.00 value. Special While fkQ & Good Weight Dark Outing IT They Last JbZ.tJO ■ B Yard LOU Bh Yard Wide Heavy Dark or Light Q M Outing, yard Mens Mule Skin Work Shoes 1 Qfl ■ Yard Wide 1 lowered Comfort IO All sizes «pl.o</ fi Chailie. yard lOv Mens Heavy Brown Work UJO ■ H Y ard W ide Standard Quality 1 Q Shoes, all sizes .. 4 Sj Percale, yard lOv Mens Gun Metal Dress Shoes QQ ■ Ladies Heavy Outing Gowns AH^izls" 8 Sh ° CS ' 53.95 ■ Ladies ’ All Color Sateen Oft Mens Fine Dress Oxfords C 9 QK I Ladies Union Suits, short sleeve, no Ladies or Growing Girls Shoes J* Q sleeve or long sleeve, QQz* All sizes ankle and knee length.-. J/0V Ladies or Growing Girls CO Black Oxfords, low heels.., We can save you money on your Ladies Black Kid Oxford, OW Boys and Childrens Underwear. medium heel, all sizes Ladies Fine Patent and Satin Slippers, ■ I $3.95 a,M1 54.95 I i A, ’ Linc V Air'sizeT^to^r 8 ’ $1.98 I - 1 "' .lib Youths School Shoes, UJO 4Q M ~ All sizes 13!m to 2 j Mens Work Shirts all sizes » Bovs School Shoes, FTP ■ H 11 gto 17 All sizes to 6 ■ Special Price on Boys and Mens w Heavy Sweater Coats Crib Blankets, Fancy Blue QQ • and Pink Border OczC B Childs Coveralls Good Size Blanket - lar S e QQ 1 Q H Size 2to 8 I «/U enough for bed <7 Lg* Mens Black Hose ' i Large Size Fancy Plaid QQ Blanket, heavily fleeced ■ Ladies Black Fine Lisle Hose A large size Fancy Plaid Wool Finish Blanket in all colors. jp Special price ■ H Mens Heavy Gum Boots $2.98 Ladies Rubbers, all toesand heels QQ _ ’ afge Size Comfort Batt , ftO- B ■ g

54, has been exhumed and sent back to his native Italy by his wife. Peacocks eaten by the Romans sometimes cost $lO apiece. Between 1910 and 1920 the South lost 363,916 negro workers. q Dancing School at 7:30. dance at 8:30, K. of C. Hall tonight. It I 0Eye Strain? This Helps For strained eyes try simple cam plior, hydrastis, witchhazel, etc., as| mixed in laivoptik eye wash. One] small bottle helps any case weak, strained or sore eyes. It will surprise you. Aluminum eyq cup free. Smith, Yager & Falk, druggists.

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