Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1925 — Page 6

CORNCONTEST i WINNER WRITES Herbert Hawkins Tells How lie Raised His Prize Acre Os Corn In the following story, Herbert Hawkins, winner of the 1924 one-acre corn club contest, tolls how he raised his crop of corn: I<ast spring tile county agent rami' to our school and made a talk on raising corn. He urged that we boys join the acre contest und promised that the w ork would be of an interestkig and beneficial typo. Having done «ome club work before, and remembering how much knowledge I had received from it, J at once decided to Join. , Desiring to have the best ground on the farm for my acre, I chose a plot which had grown a crop of timothy «.nd clover the previous year. Having j sid in farm bulletins that it was not w. iso to get the seed from a distance, 1 decided to use my own seer corn. For testing the seed 1 used a germJnntor made from a box 24 inches wide. IS inches long and about 6 inches high. This I tilled with moist sawdust to within two inches of the top. j\ piece of muslin was moistened and Jwith an indelible pencil marked off in squares 2H inches each way/ Six kernels of corn, representing one ear, ■were then placed in each square and this was then covered with a piece of wet muslin. Moist sawdust was then jtlaced over all to the top of the box. I plowed the ground on the tenth of April but on account of the bad weather I did not get it planted until the twentieth day of May. I did not have it planted more than 'two or three days until it set in raining again and it was almost two weeks before the sun came out for any length of time. It then came out with so much heat that some of the corn was nearlybaked. I believe it a wise thing to plow the ground a good depth, at least seven inches, so that the roots may have a better chance to penetrate deeper into the soil. In cultivating it the first time it is best to plow dose to the corn and at a fairly good depth. The corn must not be “mudded in”, as the saying is, it might turn off dry. Next year i intend to be in the contest again, and I shall try my l>est to .do better for I shall prosper by the Thlstakes I made this year. Next year T intend to fertilize the ground with manure and commercialfertilizers. I shall also make an “ear-jo-the-row test for by this method I believe I can improve my corn until one hundred bushels to the acre can be produced. I believe the way to win the contests is to read much, ask plenty of questions, and to take a real interest in what you are doing. (Note: Herbert Hawkins is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hawkins, of Washington township. He attends the Pleasant Mills High School) o — * Former Geneva Man Dies In Michigan Geneva, Feb., 20.—Friends here received word of the death of Frank J. Minch 39 former Geneva and New Corydon resident from Bright’s disease. ■ Mr. Minch became seriously ill at Detroit, Mich., while enroute from his home at Holyoke, Mass., to Port-I land Ind., for a visit with his mother,' Mrs. J. M. Minch. He was rushed to a hospitay at Ann Arbor, where he died after an illness of several weeks Frank .1. Minch was born in Now Corydon. Jay county, Ind., Nov. 3(1 1885, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Minch His early boyhood was spent there where his fater owned a large general store. letter, when Frank was nearly grown, the father brought his' afore to Geneva, where it was located for several years, and during that time Frank made his home here and was employed a part of the time in the store. Later he moved to Portend. and during the past few years his friends here had completely lost track of him. He was a member of the Elks lodge at Portland. He leaves a wife, Stella Minch; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Minch of Portland and three brothers, Edward of Portland, Raymond of Richmond, and Bernard of Lima, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Chas. Goss and Mrs. Ray Bremerkamp of Ft. Wawne, and Mrs. GeoHartnagle, of Delphos, Orio. The remains were taken to Portland Tuesday afternoon and were taken to th® home of the mother. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, from the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Portland. Rev. Father Dutrane having charge Interment in Trinity cemetery near New Corydon.

i <x \ri: R \dio I' INTERFERENCE AT CITY I’l.AN’l (Continued from Page One) fvrince. The rectifier at the city plant is used in distributing the current for the street tire light system in this city, exclusive of the ornamental lights. Alternating current is made and goes through the rectifier and ' changed to direct current. The in--1 strument Is of sucli a technical nature that It causes the radiating waves to ' interior with the radios. 1 However, all the interference to t the radios is not caused solely by I the rectifier at the city plant. X-Ray machines and arc lights in local studios cause some of the trouble in ’ certain localities, it was proven by • the tests. No trouble was found in the trans- , formers or from defective wiring in any part of the city, it was stated. The Super-Hetrodyne was placed in 1 Mr. Niblick’s car and thenar parked 1 near the transformers at the Mercer f Avenue and Fourth street corners and ? other places in the city and the ret ception was fine, it was stated. Tests '. were also made in several of the homes. The street circuit for the . arc lights was turned off at the power s plant and the reception through the radios was perfect. When the arc .. lights were turned on, the trouble started again. Mr. Hoffman stated ,1 that it was evident that the rectlfer » was causing the trouble. x T lie matter will be taken up with I . the Lynn. Massachusetts Works of I the General Electric company, and if { in the opinion of the engineers at that place, suitable changes can be made to the rectifier, the council will order such changes made. It is I thought that these changes will cost ] less than SSOO. If the change does not correct the trouble the old arc lights throughout the city will have to be removed in order to eliminate the interference. This change would B cost between $1,200 and $1,500, it was stated. However, the councilmen and 1 Superintendent Mylott want to cor--1 rect the trouble, regardless of the 5 expense and will work towards that • end. f 0 1 FEDERAL GRAND -JURY NAMES 184 IN INDICTMENTS s (Continued from Page One) Margaret Weiler, Pauline Mechael- ■) Patrick. Earl King, Lloyd Judie. Wil liam Fraine, Helen Fraine, George McCarthy, A. M. Rattner, Lawrence Hurseh, Brune Redmerski, Charles Stalhv.lt, William Hall, Louis Greamix, Jacob Wiedemann, John Kelley. 1 John Weidemann, Zora Lehake, Wil--1 bur Waldo. Tim Bolton. Demont Tay--1 lor, Clarence Hunter, Milo Wilholm. Theodore Henry. Roy Krabill, Ed. i Romary, Floyd McCurdy. Ed Janicki, • Harry Huett, Charles Sheets, William i Chapman, Clark Behler. Pari Smith, Charles Zesor, and Marchand Warner. James Johnson and Louis Johnson, of South Bend, were indicted on charges of liquor law violations. William Dugan and Matt Botts, both of Marion, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition laws. Dugan has been tried in the state courts but won his case. The Bicknell men indicted and under arrest are Jay Bonham, Oscar Dodds Thomas Kinney, Pete Zopels and Frank Pirces. Jew B. Wa. South Bend- was indicted for violation of the narcotic law. ’ Judge Baltzeli set. arraignment date for Feb. 27. oRURAL CHURCHES Decatur Circuit Lester L. C. Wisner, Pastor. Preaching at Mount Pleasant on | the morning of February 22; at Beulah ' in the evening. The Philomath Bible class of the Mount Pleasant church will meet on Wednesday evening at the home of Letitia Singleton. Prayer meeting at Beulah on Thursday evening. i o Pleasant Mills and Salem F. A. Shysley, Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30. Public worship, at Salem, 10:30. Epworth League, at Willshire, 8:30. Evening worship, at Pleasant Mills, 7:30. The Epworth League has been invited to attend the Willshire League in a body Sunday evening. The Pleasant Mills league is to furnish the program for the evening. The delegation will gather at the church at 6 to 6:15 p. m. Lets have a large z crowd to go. The District Conference will be • held at. Fremont, March 2 and 3. The Fourth Quarterly Conference at Pleasant Mills, March 15 in the morn- I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1925.

Ing. I As wo approach the end of tlu’l Conference year lots not forget our. financial oMimiiimi i We mien cio .ei up the year with all obliv.itlnii!' inet J n full. Il will tile your stllrcrip-l lion or your free-will gift to do ltd You owe a large debt to the church. I We are glut! Io report the Lowelli Smith is improving rigidly anil hopesi to soon tie out of the hospital There I doos not sc, in to be mueli change' with Brother David Archer, who suffers tremendously with hi- right tout We believe that Mrs. Miller of Salem Is gradually improving after a critical illness. Salvation maybe free, but predltlon offers a premium. Faith is a principle by which to live, not a problem to be solved. Weeds lake up just as much ground as roses, and more soil substance.

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(Sickness Costs I'. S. A Billion And Half Yearly t’llil tlgil.—Tbri‘i‘ liillliult JM 1:11111-: nri‘ : ifk Ilin yimr rniliiil in Ihc t'liiti'd I jsi ilcs mid ihe tiunu.il cnsl lo lhe million fur pn-vimllng ilhii'ns and pronmilitro diaths amolililH Io $1,5U0,1M10.000 I Di. Frank E l.oslli', director of Gorgmr Inst It ule. has <-<mi|iih d a -nr I ivey us the milional lieallh slt.ialion' /which n-vi-ab; th- foregoing ligur<'s.| which arc arrived at by eompiitatlon I of the loss in actual earnin ' and po 1 lentinl eaniingH dim to illness and pre : vi nlalde deaths. i The Gorgas institute is raising $5,i OUO.OoO to be an endowment which will 'be used in a nation-wide health con Jservation campaign. The object is to extend the death line in 70 years. L I now stands at 58. ■ During the sixteenth century, the

average life was 2n yems,' according tn Dr l/'die "Si ifiiee has prolonged hnm.in life years in itiree centnr |e;l. I • | < 1.-ilrn the next fit) yean: will see iln hvera.e life llicreii.ad 2<> more I ,vi ns (Inmgh dissemination of per'mimil hygiene knowledge," lie hai announced. | "The nil kitess nvcrliead of hit iness and Industry of the American nation lis u stupendous figure. It inn be ma h'lially reduced by inculcating in employes the idea, of personal health.'

J Fisher k Harris Cash Grocery ‘ 1 ALSO DEALERS IN Graniteware, Tinware, Aluminum Ware and Galvanized Ware FREE CITY DELIVERY m Quality, Service and Low Prices Phones 3,4,5 Large assortments to select from. CITyT 1 AD ’» U Y Cane Granulated Sugar, i Rp iSU lIAK. None Better, 100 lb. bag 75; 25 lb. bag 1 1 / J 9 ’Ai a s White Sand Grown Michigan Potatoes, HF* R •A Ir/ITQi/IQC Free from frost. Bushel.. 95c; 1 ■ B JL VFLCIIVVD 2' 2 bushel bag for i COAD Flake White, R. N.xM. or P. &G. White nn 1 MKzAI Naptha Laundry Soap, 8 bars for duC ® iTIiWIB limit JM lIJ 1 /YP Toilet Soap, 4 cakes. 29c; 1 alill Ulive Dozen cakes for oSC .'■~»Jis'-ktaiar- i y*w*zwwii>'»^^Rß^wrww»TiywWM—E—WW—t|—W— A ITtFt Large cans California Apricots in syrup, /hrt I ArKil I JIS Per can 20c; 6 cans.. $1.15; k/ Jrll IVIVU IkJ Dozen cans for ‘i t'fc'O A h TTP Large Cans Best Quality, 1 QQ g JLKIkMU 1 2 cans. .25c; Dozen cans tpl.Oi/ | HOMINY $1.09 RAII Large cans Pet, Carnation or Bordens 1 A IYIILK Milk for 10c Small Cans Same Brands atsc Mu wrrmr< iiwaw—i) im ■ n mi n I Gooch’s Wonder Bread 5 ll>. bags Pure QQ Good Grade rlour ala saving in Buckwheat Peas, 3 for pi .' lC £’ SC I Lump Laundry Starch New Pack June f>r “ in bulk. nr Peas, 2 cans... ZDC ZvC Good Quality 11/, I n , t :irre ’ 5 lt,s 39 c Sweet Corn, cafijLJLC I 1 ride ot Decatur, the Large pkg. Post Toast- Country Gentlemen best in winter wheat ies or Kelloggs 4r Stylo Sweet ir A GSr Corn Fll, ‘> es ‘ Corn - can *~oin VOL 8 Bolls 7 ounce Crepe Large cans Finest Qual7J ?, f 1 - 30 Toilet Qi) ity Pumpkin, 1-S ihs. .SL.(>O Paper OOC 2 cans Zt)C Goocns Granulated Penick C Fords the syr- Green Cut Stringless low or White r up u ia t s really sweet; Beans, J Az, Lorn Meal, th »Jv Golden Color, 3 cans 4UC Foulds Macaroni. Spa- Gallon OoC Can 15c 1 n ° r fidllon 37c Bed Seal Lye 4)r„ Noodles, 3 pkgs. Crystal White. PA 2 cans Loochs V hole Wheat Gallon DtlC N. B. C. Butter 1 I l '*! 11 ’' SaWon 42c Crackers, 14). .. ItH uiisins, Michigan Baldwin Ap- N. B. C. Premium Soda n ! s ••.••• plcs . ()r ( ira h a ni ID. Medium Size Santa | IT)S Crackers, Th. .. 19C CLiral runes, 1A Bushel basket $1.98 Green & Green Qr in. ••■•••• •• ■ y V Yellow Danver 1 A Crackers, box.. Large Fva|>orated G.ll- • Onions , 5 tT)S j cans Van Ca , nps I."" 1,1 tK,HS Fancv Solid QA Pork & Beans in Toma- . “, VV Head Lettuce Th 4UC Io Sauce. J ancv California Evap- .... . in .- ZiYl orated Apricots California Navel Oran- 10 C, 3 lor H, ZirjC Juicy and qr Dozen cans 9bc I Quaker’"Buik" Rolled Sweet, doz. 20 &dOC Full Qt Fancy rQz. Oats. Bulk Shredded 5 lbs. 23C Cocoanut, 1h.... oUC i U .. n-aa,. 45C Large pkgs. Pillsburvs’ Pound can fc Hcr-O(\ <) K r?’p I I'id Prepared Pancake or schevs Coc7a.. . 39C Sek 'l QUal,ty ’"AiL iiral 39c S "T ; r - 25e 25c i— HßHihilthl'l l MMM— I 10 gallon Extra Heavy Milk Cans for | Extra. Heavy Imported Willow Clothes B jn ‘ ' rnV’Ao £ S iq uillil C..M B, asl 50,65 " d 75c • 6 White Dinner Plates ZL _79c I 6 White Handled Cups, 6 Saucers 98C lasts a lif,tfa,.' A eo„pl,t, at '» mvlng in price.

Two Farmers Meetings Held A fiirrnm - meeting at O' um Wi-ilik 'h'y n | 6 ,,L Carmody. Im a) manager of the Holland St. Units Snv-ir eompany, attended the meeting iiid reports It a splendid success. A farmers meeling was lield at ther Cottonwood school houso In Fienih township. Adams eoimly. Wednesday evening also and many of the farmers ami children from that locality attended. vitention farmers Grinder going again. Zimmerman-Carper Co.

THE NEW CIIEVROLFT See it nt the Riverside (hw age. East Monroe street. “ IRFVFX7 IXFiCTIOX The greatevt discovery in fk «k i,..v is the marvelous Bomz.'ne, a that eoim-s in liquid and imLi. r ? It is a combination treatnn i t th. .. only purifies the wound of cause nfo-tion but it heals th,. fl ,. <h extraordinary -peed, f| :b | . w,u > nuts which take weeks to he,| Wll ordinary hnmivnt. mend q tl .. kj v un T the isiwerful m. ueixe of tins ...JX "•""■‘•y- •andSia Powder 30e und 60e. Sold by Holthouse lirug Co.