Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 January 1925 — Page 5

I FLocal Briefs |

■ mditnapo’l’ yesterday. | ■ L- White arrived home last ■ 1 from Indiana Vniveraity ■ hP 1. a student The college ■ u missed early for the spring I ..'cause of the lack of wat- ■ nVl ‘ , 1 ilootningtou and the notice B er <1 Hiat the vacation would he inB finite depending upon ‘he condi- ■ ,h»re It is probable the stuB tl<,n will have a couple of weeks. | | ifcWhite. of Preble, and Mias Monai ■ Wtler motored to Bluffton to meet I " wdl Faurote attended to business ■ lt Indianapolis yesterday. | ■ c v Dugan lias returned from a ■ Hsineas trip to Hamilton. Ohio B Us. tallow is horn® from a busi■l trip to Richmond. ■ A m. Fisher was looking after ■ buaiaess at Geneva. win O’Brien and Orval HarruiT ■ home from Indianapolis where ■ t hey attended the utilities meeting ■ They report a splendid time. ■ Julius and Robert Haugk have re- ■ turned from a business visit to Pen ■■ iileton and Indianapolis. ■ Vernie Lougwith. linotype operator ■ at this office for a year past has ac- ■ iepted a position on a Huntington ■ newspaper and left for there today. | D. B. Erwin is home from Greens- ■ |, lir(t . Indiana where lie attended a ■ Flights of Pythias meeting. I Miss Victoria Mills, student at In- ■ dial* University at Bloomington, is ■ sc?sding a week's vacation with her I r.rrots, Mr. anl Mrs. F V Mills. A ■ recks vacation has been granted the state university students cr acr.uat of the water shortage. C. A. Dugan returned this morning from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Mrs. f i .'d Sellemeyer and daughter, Delia, spent the day in Fort Wayne with Mr. and Mrs- Albert Seileaeyer. Mrs E. W. Kampe spent Friday in Fort Wayne visiting with relatives.

*BB«a>» || .11 “IT IS NOT WHAT YOU EARN” A §2OOO man saved 10% of his ' earnings. At the end of ten years, with the help of compound interest he had over S2IOO. A $3600 man is still wondering |j when he will get around to save. “It’s not what you earn but what you save that counts.” Save the easier way—through our systematic savings plan. BL.- (fs Ncttioricil Bqiik. Capital and Surplus 5120.000.QG

A WEEK FROM TODAY-- SATURDAY JANUARY 31st IS THE NEXT GIFT DAY IN DECATUR

X Save your tickets and be on hand for the big draw’>’g next Saturday. You arc entitled to tickets with \ every cash purchase and with the payment of your amounts. ASK FOI<TIfEM. ' he more tickets you ' !n the better are your chances to win. Some one is j to he lucky. Will it be you?

! l ord' . Engeler, of Indiana Univerjslty at Bloomington, will arrive tomorrow to spend a week's vacation with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. E- D. i Engeler E. M. Ray of Berue, one of the ■ trustees of the Adams County Me- > mortal hospital, was a business visi- - tor here this morning. Thomas Rawley, of Mouroe, was a business visitor boro tlhs morning. 1 | Leßoy Packard, of Wabash, will' spend the week end here with : friends. | We don't know nothin’ about C. i Bascom Slemp’s deeds, but It’ll lie many a day before his name is fcri gotten. We like th’ silver dollar 'cause we kin slap it on th’ counter •an' get some service.—Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. Mrs. Harry Helm went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend several ' weeks with her son-in-law and daughi.ter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Yahne. Miss Mary Patterson, who lias been in Chicago since her graduation from ■ the local High school last spring r.ak-* ■ ing a course in beauty culture, is | visiting with her parents. Mr. and r Mrs. George Patterson, for a few - days. . i Mr. and Mrs. John Heller have rei turned from Indianapolis where they - spent several days visiting with their i son, Dick Heller. I Mrs. J. S. Patterson who has been ■ the guest of her sons. Dwight and i Robert Peterson and their families : at Indianapolis, will arrive home tot morrow. She will be accompanied by 1 her daughter. Miss Dois Peterson, of •| Indiana University at Bloomington, ; who will spend a weeks vacation here • with her parents. t The Misses Florence Biggs and Glennys Eliey arrived last night from - Bloomington where they are attendt ing Indiana University, to spend sev- ■ eral days with their parents. Miss Reba Bowers, of Fort Wayne, i is spending the week end with her parents west of the city.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1925.

Mrs. Eli Ray, of Monroe, spent the afternoon here shopping. Mrs. Ireta Prullender returned from Fort Wayne this afternoon after visiting friends and relatives there. Chalnter Steele made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Iva Spangler spent the day in I Fort Wayne ns the guest pf friends. CLUB CALENDAR — Saturday Children of Reformed Church age 6 to 13 —Church parlors, 2:30 p. m. Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of M. E. Church bake sale — Central Grocery, 9 a. m. U. B. Ladies’ Aid Society Chicken pie supper —Church dining room, 5 to 7 p. m. Monday Pythian Sisters —K. of P. Heme. Woman’s Club —Library, 7:45; program by civic section at 8 p. m., Mrs. Frank Sheehan, of Gary, speaker. i Tuesday St. Vincent de Paul Society—K. of C. Hall, 2 p. m. i Wednesday Historical Club, — Mrs. Wilson Lee. 2:30 p. m. Odd Fellow Social Time —I. O. O. . F. hail. Miss Florence Holthouse entertainI cd the members of the Auction ' Bridge Club last night at her home on Madison street- Mrs. R. C. Keller , was a guest besides the club members. Prizes were won by the Misses ’ a • Agnes Kohne and Naomi Durkin. At the conclusion of the games a de1 lightful luncheon of pretty appoint i ments was served. The next meet- - ing will be held with Miss Tootz Kel- - ler. in two weeks. , The Pythian Sisters will serve a : two cent supper Thursday, February 19 from five to seven o’clock. The i proceeds derived from the supper will be added to tht Orphan’s Home fund. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society of Pleasant Mills held an all day meet-. ing at the home of Mrs- Ed France Wednesday. At noon a delicious dinner was served and the husbands of the members were guests. Miss Flossie Everett and Miss Bernice Master, teachers of the Pleasant Mills school. Mr. Shanahan and Harry Daniels, of this city, also attended the dinner. The proceeds derived from serving the dinner will be used in buying coal to be used at the church. Mesdames Ray. Burkhart and Trontner were introduced as new members. Mrs. Orval Longenberger. president of the society, urged regular attendance at all meetings during the year. The next meeting will be held with Mrs- 11. M. Crownover, all day. Mr. and Mrs, J. A Smith entertained at a twelve o’clock dinner Friday in honor of their granddaughter, Marceille Bandtel, who celebrated her fifth birthday anniversary. The appointments were carried out in pink and white, with a large pink birthday cake forming the centerpiece. Five lighted candles were placed on the cake. The guest of honor the recipient of many pretty gifts. „Out of town guests were Mrs. Fred Bandtel, and daughters, Mareille and Alice, of Fort Wayne. All Pythian Sisters are urged to attend the meeting Mondky night at the home. Business of importance

LIST OF PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY 2—sloo Coupon Books I - $75 Coupon Book 1— SSO C oupon Book 1 $25 Coupon Book 1— sls Coupon Book 1— $lO Coupon Book 5— $5 Currency Bills

will be taken care of at this meeting. Parrteh-Meyers Miss Amelia Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meyers, of Monroe, and Mr. Lake Osborn Parrish, of Fort Wayne, were quietly married at the county clerk’s office at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. U. S A. Bridge, pastor of the First Methodist church, received the vows. Mr. Parrish is a son of J. O. Parrish, of Monroe. He is employed as a machinist in Fort Wayne. The young couple will make their home in F'<frt Wayne in the near future- ■ • o BIG SUM ASKED FOR HIGHWAYS Highway Commission Asks For $18,000,000 For Next Two Years Indianapolis, Jan. 24. — The state .budget committee today was considering requests by the state highway commission for approximately $lB.000,000 a year for the next two fiscal years. This figure is an increase of $3.000,000 of what was spent during the past fiscal year. The increase to necessary, the request stated, it the program for the next two years is carfried out and none of the funds the commission now’ receives are withl drawn. This request will absorb approxiHmately $4,000,000 from federal aid. j - From the gasoline tax the conimis- ■ I sion estimated it will receive $5,275f 000 in 1925-26, and $6,300,000 in 19261 1927. j The automobile license revenues 1 were estimated at 1925-26, $4,700,000 - and 1926-27, $5,200,000. The-inheritance tax which is also - used for the construction of state ■ highways is estimated at $1,000,000 for each of the two years. A large part of the proposed in- • crease in expenditures is for new • bridges. The remainder is to be spent • on new roads and maintenance work r It is understood that the budget of- ? flcials desired the report of the com- ' mittee in order that their requests be budgeted and be given legislative approval. If their wishes prevail the f revenues will be put into the general - ,fund. ■ Highway commission officials are ois TO LECTURE HERE 9 BBBB*9BBIIHB IsF W C. Brooks , "Civilization Doomed But Millions Now Living Will Never Die" is the subject of a very interesting Bible lecture to be £iven by Mr. Wayne C. Brooks of Fort Wayne who is an able speaker. This lecture will be given in the Adams Theater on Sunday. January 25. at 10 a. m. The public Is cordially invited to attend. Seats free and no collection. F-S

posed to this plan, however, because they declare they could not receive full aid for road couatructiob from the federal government if the plan is carried out. Vera Cruz Man Fined For Public Intoxication Bluffton, Jan. 24.—Claude Campbell Vas taken into custody at Vera Cruz Thursday night by Sheriff Noah Frauhlger and was brought to Bluffton, when the officer found him in an alleged intoxicated condition, in an automobile, and being threatened, the officer feared, of being frozen or suffering otherwise from exposure to the cold. He was without an overcoat, the officers reported. Yesterday in Squire Walbert’s court, he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of intoxication, and was fined $5 and costs, a total of $13.80, which was paid. There was a dance at Vera Cruz Thursday night, and it was reported yesterday that some of those attending had been imbibing pretty freely. I thuppoth I thould have uthed nailth or threwth or riveth. It

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The Decatur Merchants otter you trading facilities equal to any of the larger cities. The various stores carry a complete and excellent line of merchandise at all times which enables you to fill your wants properly. At the present time they invite you to take advantage of their January Sales.

Don’t forget the big chicken ' dinner Sunday, Hotel Murray, 50c. , —0 —. Cali 430 for Taxi. ts i ___________________

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'I ■ ('ar of Oil Meal, Egg Mash, Bran, Hominy, here Jan. 30. You will save money to buy yours off this car.—Zimmer-man-Carper Co., phone 233, W. Monroe st. 21-22*24