Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1924 — Page 5

| Local Briefs I

|| Mrs. HaHie Obenaaer spout the ■ spent the day 1,1 Forl Wayne in the I guests of friends anti relative*, I HiTtno" My**rs will arrive tomorI from Bloomington where he is n ■ student at the State university, to spend the holidays with his parents, J!r . an ,| Mrs. J. T. Myers. Miss Thornfeta Osborn, of Fort Wayne has accepted a position as operator of Mrs. W. E. Teeters’ lleauly Shoppe and begun duties yesterday. Miss Osborn was in chai go of the shop from the time of Its openIng until a few weeks ago when she j ! resigned to accept a position in Fort Wayne. Word has been received here of the serious illness of Mrs. Heil Johnson of Portland, Indiana, formerly of this city. Mrs. Johnson has been suffering for the past two weeks with asthma and bronlchal trouble, and has been confined in a hospital n part of that time. However the message stated that she is improving slowcly. Iler many friends here are hoping for her a speedy recovery. Albert Butler, former Decatur resi-

dent, now a resident of New Haven, was a business visitor in the city today. "si John Lippincott, of Indianapolis, was a business caller here this morn ing. Oral Meyers, of Bluffton, called on business friends here today. Martin Boerger, of Monroeville. ■ wis a business visitor here this as- 1 ternoon. i i Mrs. Laura Lee Whitesell, of Rich- 1 mend, visited friends here last < ev ‘ning. 11 R. B. Johnson, of Preble, looked after business interests here today, I

Says Wisconsin Students Arc Champion “Fussers” > * d Madison, Dec. 16. —Dances, parlies and cake-eating do not a football championship make. Professor Scott 11. Goodnight told a group of Uni-

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A private room in a Chai- /T V, \ mers Union Suit is better A k rifrW than a ward in a hospital. M H / Iprl w I IF/■ I L W i Here are the Union Suits that the men who ■> liMaffll ’ ninnof afford to he laid up—are laying in. ■F \ Here are the shirts and drawers that are heilig bought by the men who don't care to run a / ' jfjl temperature. At $1.50. at $2.50, at s3—and at $3.50 per 111 suit—you can have cotton—wool—or mixed as —on prefer—but don’t wait until the horse has il "'r been stolen to lock the barn door! M Today is the time to gather the protection *7 > i *" '" u nec<J ‘

en ty of Wisconsin sophomores ' Htaconsin is dying the Blg T(jl| ‘hainpionship flag of fussers," Good"><ht declared. The 99 dances a X ■ «n. U | IOO , OOO Hpent on th J“ ’' V Bcons| n students furnish B( „ n ' Rwund for the accusation, the promor wb„ is , k , un of men an i j(i( 7 »f the athletic council, argued. I'' laid the blame for the Badgers' I><><»- football showing during the past ?’r ttrH 1,11 ' hfi * tude “t« themselves The impression Is being estahhod among both our own alumni I 1,1,1 " lher Institutions that we are a tunch of cake-eaters. That we lack' the rod blood of real manhood," the dean said. "Doesn't our record of parties and 'lames go to substantiate this gibe?" I he dean told the sophomores that it was up to them to turn student in-' I erest into more "red blooded" activities. Ho incidentally declared that Football Coach Jack Ryan, who has been criticized in some quarters for •he Badgers' gridiron misfortunes, would be retained another year. If he does not then bring out a better team than in the last two years, he certainly will go, Dean Goodnight said.

— , Clerks Entitled To Fee On Hunting Licenses 1 | Indianapolis, Dec. I(l—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Attorney General ’ Lesh today ruled that county clerks ’’ lin counties of more than 15,000 popu- * lation are entitled to a ten cent fee on each hunting and fishing license I issued. Lech had not yet decided whether tlie tuling can be applied to Marion

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1924.

■ county, where the clerk was placed on a straight salary basis by an act i° ’ the legislature two years ago. 11 Ihc clerk of Adams county has I bcen receiving the ten cent foe for some time, it was stated today. • a. 7' —~ CEASE BUYING r CHICKENS HERE Local Produce Companies Not Buying Old Hens; Embargo Extended Ihe local produce companies have 'ceased buying chicken hens, it was stated today. In view of the embargo placed on carload shipments of live chickens to New York state. The embargo, which first affected Indiana ami seven other state, now covers all i states and carload shipments of live chickens, graded as hens, will not bo received in the Empire state. Local produce men state that they have not found the so-called pneumonia disease in the chickens raised in the county and in the immediate vicinity, but in view of th'3 bmbargq in the east they wilt not buy tow.s. However, young- chickens will be purchased. There is no embargo on dressed poultry to New York and many produce concerns are now shipping dressed poultry to the east. The embargo ’does not affect turkeys, ducks, geese and the like. The embargo against live chic kens was issued in Indiana last week and yesterday the ban was spread to other states. o — Holy Name Society And K. Os C. Meet Together An excellent program was given at

the K. of C. hall last evening a joint meeting of the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name society of the St. Marys Catholic church being held. A musical program was given, Mrs. L. A. Holthouse acting as pianist. Six students of the Catholic high school, namely Earl Christen, George Laurent, Robert Voglewede, Gerald Mylott. Fred S< hull and Fred Connell sang a number of songs. Informal talks were given by several of the members and the meeting was thoroughly enjoyed. More than 100 men attended the meeting. A committee to arrange for the program for the January meetings was appointed. A memorial to E. X. Ehinger, deceased grand knight and one of the charier members of the local council, will be placed in the lodge room, a committee being appointed to purchase one. o Many People Pay Their Respects To Gompers (United Press Service) Chillicothe. O. Dec. 16.—Two bundle dnien and women filed by the hler of Samuel Gompers, late president of the American Federation of

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Labor .when hl* funeral train stopped for a few minutes here at 1:26 a. m. today, o CONGRESS TODAY Senate: Votes on Smith amendment to Underwood bill at 3 p. m. Borah committee resumes campaign expenditures investigations. Couzens committee continues Investigation of internal revenue bureau. Joint meeting of District of Columbia committees to consider routine business and pending legislation. House: Begins debate on navy appropriation bill. Appropriations committee considers independent offices, state, justice and labor supply bills. Judiciary subcommittee considers bankruptcy bill. Immigration committee continues on Johnson deportation bill. Aircraft and shipping board investigations continue. Boy Taken To School For Feeble Minded Youths Frank Leroy Beams was taken to

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