Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 275, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1924 — Page 5

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wuz In town t'day gg. < »- wonder what wr ■K'„ „■ Ksther Cleveland. How , lh gover’nient run th’ M vim lit f.-H-rs (hat can’t run rr.ov UP in th’ business?— ■My|..-t:n Indianapolis News. |; o Exley and daughter. >l "" t ’ he <h ‘ y K °" shoppinK- ■ „ Xibli. k and w. A Kuob’.er at HKj ih,. annual banquet at th.' Hol'd given by the Tri j ■K,. Merchants Association. Henry Heller made trip to Fort Wayne this KK,. a:; I Mr-'- I’rance ('outer spent day in Fort Wayne visiting |K r , Judson Teeple left' this morntor Grand Rapids, Michigan, to ip.r son. Ray Teeple and family, l-’risinger, Mr. Carmichael. Hl Hr. Burt Mangold motored to Ft. last evening. They are memH of a Fort Wayne bowling team. |Kir i-’red Patterson was a Fort visitor last evening?’ EH(|rr. Clyde Butler, who has been a Kkient it the Adams County Memories Hospital. was able to be removed Mher hmm- on Merceh Avenue, this |®Mrs. M. <’. Braden, who underwent operation at the St. Joseph B. uspiiiil at Fort Wayne, several days is recovering satisfactorily. Mrs. will be able to be removed to home here next week. Orel Meyers, of Bluffton, was a Business visitor here this morning. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Koos, of east ■t the city, were shoppers here this ■ .Mrs. Kate Burdg returned this at ■ernoon from a business trip to Fort ■Viiyne. >■ ■ Jacob Koos, of east of the city, ■vas in the city this afternoon on ■ Mrs. John Brothers spent the af■ernoon in- Fort Wayne visiting ■riends. ■ Mrs. 1). B. Roop, of Pleasant Mills, ■hopped here this afternoon. ■ Mrs. Joe Durbin and daughter.' ■thel. living at Pleasant Mills, were ■mre today shopping. H Mrs. Mary Tumbleson, of Blue ■Creek townslrp, was a visitor here ■this afternoon. [I Mrs. Mose Meyer, of Monroe town-1 ■ ship, spent the day here with friends. I Frank Tumbleson, of Blue Creek [township, was a business visitor lhei-p this afternoon. The Loyal Daughters class of the Evangelical Sunday School will meet with Mrs. Lucile Stauffer. 721 Walnut street, Thursday evening. All members are urged to attend. — o . [Corn Prices Reach New High Level For Season p-oss SHIT Correspondent) Chicago. Nov. 18 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Corn prices reached thelevel for the season on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Heavy buying induced by reports of serious crop damages over the middle west corn belt sent July corn to $1.23’4 a bushel a gain of 3’4 cents during the days trade. | Wheat and oats both of which were suffering set backs finally fol-

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— I lowed corn to higher levels but did not approach the season's records. ODD FELLOWS IN CONVENTION More Than 2,000 Delegates Expected At Annual Meeting (United Presse Service) • Indianapolis, Nov. 18 More tha | : 2,000 delegates were expected in attendance today at the annual convention of the Independent Order of Odd ' .Fellows. Preliminary sessions were begun ' Monday at the Odd Fellows building. ■| Twelve candidates were In the race ’|for the office of grand warden, including T. F. May, Evansville; T. R. Johnson. Fort Wayne, and Frank Noyes. Terre Haute. ' jF. 1.. Behymer, Connersville, deputy 'igrand master, will become grand master by succession, and Joseph Long. Logansport, will become deputy. o FRENCH SENATE $.. $.. $.. $.. $ (United Presse Service) ’ i Faris. Nov. 18. —With amazing ab- ■ sence of polticial passion, the French ’ senate Jby raised hands today voted ,article two and the amnesty bill l iwhich carries amnesty and restora■jtion of civil rights for ex-Premier Joseph Caillaux. 4 1 Only about half of the senators I were present and 4foe galleries were 'empty save for a handful of news1 paper men as the final chapter of the [famous case was written. Fully two’ithirds of those present today were 1 members of the senate which condemned Caillaux to exile for his deal'lings with the enemy. [i ", o Fire Destroys Hotel At Atlantic City, N.J. ■ (United Presse Service) Atlantic City. N. J. Nov.-18.—The , charred body of a woman, naked , save for a pair of stockings .was taken from the still smouldering ruins of ,|the Hotel RothweU here,today, bringling the death list in the $750,000 fire which destroyed two hotels and part of the steel pier last night, to two. The dead woman was not identified immediately. Twelve persons were burned, suffocated or otherwise injured in the blaze and were treated in hospitals today. o * Fort Wayne.—Cistern cleaning took a large part of the unemployed men placed on jobs during the week by the state free employment service here. Richmond. —A benefit dance here raised $273.75 to purchase markers for the graves of "Bud'' Hennigar and William Kenney, police officer and I tireman. who died Just month in the performance of their duty. Bluffton. John Edris, here, reports ' a new stunt on the part of wives. He thought his car had been stolen i and told police. His wife was downtown, saw the tar parked, and drove -k. ]SBH

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1924.

CLUB CALENDAR i — . t Tuesday > E. L. of C. E.—Herbert Fuhrman. 1 7:30 o’clock. 1 laidies' Aid Society of Reformed I Church—Church parlors, l'p. m. Progressive Class of Presbyterian Church —Mrs. DaVid Campbell. Delphian Club, 7:30 p. m. Tri Kappa—Kathryn Dorwin. C. L. of C. Banquet—K. of C. Hall. 7 p. m. League of Women Voters — Hospital, 2:30 o'clock. Evangelical League of C. E.—Herbert Fuhrman, north of city. Psi lota XI —Mrs. Sim Burk, 8 p. mU. B. Church Choir —Parsonage, 7:30. rehearsal. Wednesday Farewell for Miss Esther Selle-j tneyer, by Fort Wayne Classes —Reformed Church. 7:30 p. m. Catholic Ladies’ Social Club Bette fit Card Party and Dance —Knights of Columbus Hall. Pot Luck Supper for Members and Friends —Christian Church. Union Township Woman’s Club— Mrs. Henry Lehrmau. - Shakespeare Club—Mrs. J. H. Hel- ; ler, 1 p. m. Thursday Loyal Daughters Class of E. V. Church—Mrs. Lucile Stauffer. Dutiful Daughters Class of E. V. I Church —Mrs. Felix Graber Antioch Missionary Sewing Society , —Mrs. William Hygema, all day. Root Township Home Economics Club Guest Party—Mrs. Sam Fuhrman. Bachelolr Maid Club —Mrs. Harry Fritzinger, 6:30 p. in. Annual Thangsgiviug Dinner— Evangelical Churchh dinning room. 11 tol p. m. Annual Thanksgiving 2c supper— Evangelical Church Dining Room, to 7 p. m. Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and 2c supper—Evangelical church dining , rood), 11 to 1 o’clock and 5 to 7 p. nt. Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society— Mrs. E. G. Coverdale. Auction Bridge Club, —Mrs. E. W. p. in. Zion Lutheran- Ladies’ Aid Society at School House. 3:30 p. m. Friday Pbiiathea Class of Baptist S. S. — Mrs. R. S. Johnson Pocahontas Dance and Pie Social —Red Men Hall. Ben Hur Thanksgiving Pot Luck Supper—Ben Hur Hall, after/odge. > Luncheon Bridge Club—Mrs. L. H. Kleinhenz. 7:30 p. m. D. Y. B. Class of U. B. Church — ■ Mrs. Josephine Robinold. Saturday Christian Church Cafeterian Supper—Church dinning room 5 to 7 [o’clock. The Ladies of the Baptist church w’Jl hold their annual Christmas Bazaar Wednesday. November 26. Fancy work, aprons, Japanese ware will be sold. A pastry sale will be held in connection. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Evangelical church will serve their annual Thanksgiving dinner from eleven to one o’clock Thursday, November 20. Tickets are being sold at fifty cents. Patrons not having tick ets may pay at the door. A two cent supper will be served the same day from five to seven o'clock, ami the liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The members of the choir of the United Brethren church will meet tonight at 7:30 o’clock at the parson-’ age for rehearsal. Every member is urged to attend. The Catholic Ladies' Social Club will give a benefit card party and dance at the Knights of Columbus I hall Wednesday evening. There will be tables for bridge, five hundred j and rhum. Tickets may be obtained | from any member of the committee for twenty-five cents. A good attendance is desired. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Davis enter tallied at. dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hunslcker. Mrs. Sarah Rose, of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hensley. Mr. and Mrs. I). H. Hunsicker, Mr. Don Hunsicker, and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hensley. The D. Y. B. class of the United Brethren church will meet .Friday evening with Mrs. Josephine Robinold. The assisting hostesses will be Mrs. lona Pennington and Mrs. Carl Noble. A good attendance is desired as important business will be transacted. The Christian Endeavor society of.

the Evangelical church will meet this evening at! the home of Herbert! Fuhrman, just north of the city. All ‘ 1 those that have no way to go are re-j quested to meet at the church or ' parsonage by 7:15. The members of the Pocahontas Lodge have decided to hold a dance and pie social after the business session every Friday evening through November aunda December. All members and friends are invited to attend these social good times. i I The Ladies’ Aid society of the Zion Lutheran church will meet at the school house at 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The Philuthea class of the Baptist Sunday School will meet at the home of Mrs. R. S. Johnson, 109 g. Eleventh street, Friday evening. The assistant hosttess will be Mrs. Alva Baker. The sixth and seventh chai) ters of Acts will be studied. A large attendance is desired. • KIEFER-SCHEUMAN A pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Scheuman, eight miles north-west of the city, Sunday afternoon at two o’clock when their daughter, Martha.| ►was united in marriage to Herman' ■Kiefer. Rev. C. B. Preuss, of the .Zion Lutheran Church, of FredheimJ iread the’impressive ceremony. The - groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. man Kiefer, of north of the city? | The happy young couple will reside ; with. Kiefer’s parents for the I present. At four o'clock the wedding dinner was served to the large number of guests present. The table was beautifully decorated with cut flowers and the wedding cake formi ed the centerpiece. man. A good attendance is desired. Plans to sponsor the yood Fellow Club again this Christmas, were made last evening at the meeting of the Delta Theta Tau Sorority at the home of Mrs. H. L. Kern on First street. The boxes will be placed in . the business houses December 1. Arrangements were also made for the annual Christmas party and exI change. The next meeting will be , held with Mrs. Burt Mangold in two weeks. The Dutiful Daughters class of the Evangelical Sunday School will be entertained Thursday evening by Mrs. Felix Graber, at tlie home of her . parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Merry o_ WIFE OF COUNTY OFFICIAL DIES (Continued from Page One) pital at present, she having undergone an operation for appendicitis ! early Sunday morning. Funeral arramSfjmcnts have not. been made. o FIND BODY OF PASTOR’S WIFE IN A FURNACE (Continued from Page One) crawled into the furnace easily. The 1 furnace door, he said was closed when ’ he made his first investigation of the source of the burning flesh odor 'i "My wife was of a nerous sort " the pastor said. ’’She had never spoken of suicide, but apparently there were many things on her mind she did not tell me. An unusual nervousness was all 1 noticed about her before 1 left 1 home yesterday. 1 asked her how site was feeling when we got out of bed in the morning and she said 'vpry well.’ ” I q_ ADVERTISED LETTERS Mrs. H. J. Burke, Mrs. Emma Bry ant. Mr. Addison Hart, .Miss Anna Lest. Harry O’Conner. Irv\n Richey. H. Fritzinger. P. M. o You Poor Kid, Why Are You So Skinny? Don't your mother know that Cod Liver Oil will put pounds of good healthy flesh on your bones in just a t few weeks? Tell her every druggist has it in j ;-.ugar-coated tablet form now so that | you won't have to take the nasty, fishy-tasting oil that is apt to Upset' the stomach Tell her that McCoy’s Cod Liver Oil Tablets are chock-full of vitamines and are the greatest flesh pro ducers and health builders he can find. One sickly, thin kid. aged I), gained 12 pounds in 7 months. She must' ask The Holthouse Drug Co., or any good druggist for McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets (it) tali lets. 60 cents—as pleasant to take as candy. ‘‘Get McCoy’s, the original and genU ne t'od Lived Oil Tablet." ‘ELKS NOTICE The regular meeting of the Elks lodge will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, one-hall' hour earlier than the regular time. Business of importance will come up anil all members are requested to be pre ent. Fred Schurger, E. R.

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