Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1925 — Page 5

Local Briefs I

Mil*, of Portland wt s b I ” ' ~.,sf >r in the city twit y. t “’ 1 " Joe Palmor left this m< .ning J Pennsylvania where she will ‘Lt relatives and friends. • iiillip Sauers, made u bi.siness , , p„ rt Wayne this morn! g. "V X u.b.n. Ml.. ».ljSt motored to Kort Wayny this afternoonMrs Ruth Billings has rett rued to Mt Wavne after spending I ie week cn <l with Mrs. Rebecca Ea ly and .laushter. Vera. Miss Genevieve Kitsoti, of the Old \dams County bank, is co dined to her home suffering from an attack of laGnppe. Miss Adels'de TrueUch returned t 4. her home a St. Johns i ftcr visitius friends herediaries Mowery went to Napoleon. Ohio, this morning to via t at his parental home. Mr. and Mrs. Fred lleutt. and Mr. ud Mrs. Henry Schulte motored to Woodburn today to atten 1 the fuuers| of Mrs. Weanorc Christ, mother of j[i-» Emilio < ItrisW superintendent of the Adams County Memorial hospital C. s. Niblick, preside? t of the Old Adams County Bank, nade a business trip to Chicago, t< day. Mr. and .Mrs. Oscar 1 .ankenau motored to Woodburn tot ay to attend the funeral services tor Mrs. Eleanow Christ, who died at the Adams County Memorial licif ital yesterday. A letter from Heir y Thomas w the White Stag shop say: lie is improving nicely under treat nene at Dayton, Ohio, and expects to soon be able to return home He sd ered a nervous breakdown a month i .u and will have to take things easy for a month or

Miss Eva Acker iaa purchased a Essex coach from t 1 c Kirsch agency John H. Carmody returned last evening from a busines s trip to Hunting ton. . C. S. Nicklick < ( the Old Adams County hank is at> mding to business in t’hi-ago. A D. Christ v.'! go to South Bend tonight on busini ,s.* Mr. aru Mrs. t hrist Boknecht motored to Indiana nis this morning lo visit with Mr. a id Mrs. Scott Ellis. Mrs. Ellis and daughter, Chrisanna, will return to I) catur with Mr. and Mrs. Boknecht ext Saturday. Miss Florinc Michaud, senior student al Wester t College at Oxford. Ohio, will arr> e home Friday to spend the Spr'ug vacation of about ten days with her parents, Mr. ajid Mrs. Henry M chaud. Mr. and Mr John Borne and Mr. and Mrs. Ja< >b Borno, of Magley. were visitors m -the city this after noon. Eewis Wor* nnan. Jr., was a business visitor ere this afternoon. Mr. and A rs. Herman Buuck, of Freidheim, w >re shoppers here today. Mr. and M s. James L. Gay return ed last nigh from a few days' visit their s u, R. D. Gay and family at Midland, Michigan. Mr. and irs. W. A. Lower return ed last eve; ing from a trip to Indian■tpolis whee. Mr. Lower transacted business. 1 A. Macklin was looking after business a Fort Wayne today. Mrs. J. H. Heller and son Dick motored , South Bend this ulitrfor . few days visit. Mi.-. | r itt Foley, who underwent “ facsar in operation at (he Adams , ' ou " ,v ? enmrtal Hospital yesterday. r ‘ s| ed fa.rly good last night and her , "'"" li< o litis afternoon was reported *° be al out the same.

I ,! 'l .<> Settle Dispute Over City Chairmanship oapolis. March 25—Settlement tii, K d ’ H P'ite over the democratic tJ. .' ia ’ m ’ nshi P iy Terre Haute > *’as left to a committee of three tirt chairman appointed by Wair 1 atnbeits, state chairman. state committee passed the '* on to the subcommittee yes--1 after a five hours’ conference II 1 o difficult situation. '• -esentativeH were present at i,."’ “ reeti "? to press the claims of ' ontenders for chairmanship. " bowers and James Ellinger. , "diets declined to make pubfames "if member:! of the sub- ' timttee saping it could do its better if the metnbei>liip was f secret The committee w ill make f-d. report on yj e C or?tcst next! 1 te«aay, o FINED JI COBTfi Blot ' ‘' urre l ph aded guilt' t" e e of public intoxication when «>gn e d before Mayor 11. Devoss r . o ,t moraln g and v-as> fined $1 and ...

CLUB CALENDAR Wednesday Historical Club— Postponed. Delta Delphian Society -Old Adams County Hank Assembly room. 7:3opm Invitational Dance I. (j, p Histroical Club—Mrs. Ed Beery Bethany Girls of Methodist church — Miss Monai Butler, 7:30. Tri D Club—Mrs. A. F. Stalter and Miss Helen Meyer, at the Stalter home. Shakespeare Club — Mrs. Charity Hooper. Thursday Zion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society —Schoolhouse, 3:30 p.m. Eastern Star Pot Luck supper and Initiation of Candidates — Masonic Hall; 6 p. m. Root Township Home Economics Club—Mrs. Sherman Kunkle, | ; :;y pln Antioch Missionary Society—Mrs. Earl Martin. Moose Legion—Moose Home 8 P m. Christian Ladies’ Aid SocietyChurch parlors, 2:30 p.m. Friday Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society Church parlors, 2:30 pm. St. Marys township home .<<>n<> mics club—Mrs. w. Busehe all day. Psi lota..Xi-Mrs. A. R. Hoithouse. 8 p. in. Saturday V. B. Ladies’ Aid Siciety. 2( - supptr —Church dining room. to 7p m Miss Mildred Liddy entertained the members of the Tri Kappa Sorority at her home in Eighth street last evening. Miss Vivian Burk was appointed delegate to attend the convention to be held at the Claypool hotel at Indianapolis April 17 ant | Mrs. David Hensley was appointed alternate. A check for five dollars was sent the Red Cross Cyclone relief tiind... The. new officers,‘who weninstalled ar a recent merAR,-—-. who assumed office last night, include Fan Hite, president; Florence Haney vice president; Bitty Butler, recording secretary; Mildred Liddy. corresponding secretary; Mrs. Cecil Moser, social treasurer; Frances Harkless charity treasurer. During the social hour a dainty repast was served In the hostess. Ihe Ladies Aid Society ol*the United Brethren church will serve a two-cent supper Saturday evening in Hie church dining room between the hours of five and seven o’clock The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The ladies also announce a < ake sale to he. held {(t th ,

Clears Complexion iO ’■oh! how Clear and beautiful your complexion is today, my dcai!" a . certa ’ n joy—a certain pride in Knowing von ad mired, whether it be from father, brother, husband or sweetheart * And back of that joy is the satisfaction of knowing all is well. %? cinate d by th* charms of beauty. Women gaze Wlth envv , secretly jealous, perhaps, wondering -hoping—praying f or that attro( T tiveness which is not theirs. But why the wondering _ th" hoping -th? praying for that craved for at.tracen A SS culv at v lear sk * n ~that beau A ’Cxoai . kin v the barometer of ones condition. A h*althv -kin radiates beauty Pure, eff blood means a clear skin, S.S.S. is waiting to help you- It will nd your blood of it p y lnipuri . ties and give you that cl»»r <-omriddinp tiponle has been ridding people of blood impurities, from pimples, from blackheads, boils. & a M 4'T rllea »iati E m. too. Because S.S.S. is made from fresh perfect safety. Trv it yourself You r 1 ; 1 ’i!. 0 h 0 - ly J 00k better > you will feel better» tdo. JU n eXmteai. Th= ““ lISC C Bust’ nr:

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25, 1925.

Loan und Trust company Saturday. April 11. Anyone wishing a special order may have same filled by calling any member of the society. t The Psi jita Sorority will hold their regular meeting Friday evehIt’K at eight o'clock at the home of Mrs. A, R. Holthouse, All members are urged to be present. The March section of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Evangelical church entertained the socitey in the church, parlors Tuesday afternoon. The collection for the month amounted to $78.09. Following the business session a social hour was enjoyed and light freshments served. The members of the yectloir are Mrs. Maynard Johnson, chairman; Mrs. Ed Whitright, assistant chairman; Mrs. Henry iknkley, Mrs. Alva Buflenbarger, Mrs. John Schnitz. Mrs. U. S. Crest, Mrs. Mollie MeConuehey, Mrs. Arbie Kolter. Mrs. Fred Hamfnond, Mrs. Dewey Halloway, and \Mrs. Schafer.

Wisconsin Faces Battle On Prohibition Question Madison, Wis., Mar. 25. — (United Press.)--Wisconsin is girding itself tor a battle on the prohibition question. one powerful group favoring modification of I Im. Volstead ad to permit the sale of light wine and , beer, and the dry group adament for • the act as it stands. The light wine Und beer element won a victory when the senate com- j mitU-e on state and local government late yesterday unanimously recommended passage of a bill by the state legislature, memorializing congress to modify the Volstead act. Several senators admitted possessing and using wine and beer in spite, of the prohibition law. Senators Ben (lettelman. Milwaukee-. and James Harker. Antigo, excoriated the dry ad and told an audience of W. C. T. U. workers they have had wine and beer in their cella; s since prohibition.

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Zino Reformed Church | — Lenten services tonight at 7:30 o’clock with a discourse on the subject, "The Bflrnt Offering and the Sacrifice of Lite". The Misses Emma and Lina Guth will render a duet ! entitled, "Alone". You are invited to these services The choir will meet immediately after the cost of the service. • —— o ABOUT THE SICK The eleven months old son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Lose was removed to •the Adams County Memorial Hospital Mils morning. The child became sick tTuesday afternoon and pneumonia has developed and although he show ; slight improvement this aiternoon, he s still in a dangerous condition. Miss Naomi Butler is the special nurse in charge of the case. — o— —, — ’Fennig & Son Get Contract At Portland . 1 . ii- • Portland, March 25— The preliminary award of the contract for the Improvement of the East Arch street was made to George Feinting & Son. >f New Corydon, by the city council in regular session last night after bids were received and opened on the proposed improvement.* Their hid is $23,321.47. Swisher and Davis, of i his city bid $24,804. 0 — — Conservation Os Bird Life Is Important Indianapolis, March 25. — (Special) . —'X’he economic importance of bird ! conservation and the essential part that feathered wild life plays in hu- | -nan success and happiness, is being presented to the school cliduren of 'his state. wi»ic organizations, ehamh iers of commerce, rotary and kiwanis clubs by Alden H. Hadley, of the state conservation department, now i on a speaking tour of Indiana. Mr. Hadley who is also the Indiana i representative of tin- National AssoI iation of Audubon Societies of tiiO

United States, as the Indiana «''!d’ representative of the stu’e coimerva-1 tlon department, is carrying his cun-i serration message direct to the poo i pit, and reports to Richard Lieber, couscrvutlon director, show that uir • usual cntliusiasin is attending hi” up • pearauecs. Mr. Hadley Is working In conjunction with school superintendents i and when lie reaches u city the school, officials arrange a aeries of meetings I for him to address the students. Iho | conservation department has equipped him with 150 illustrated slides on bird life and a steroopticon. and in the course of his lecture which Is chiefly about birds, their habits, im-1 portance in agricultural and horticultural success from the fact tlmt many are iuscclivorious and arc weed seed caters, he also devotes u few minutes to conservation of natural resources In general. He poius out that birds are unpaid laborers working many hours each day for t..e welfare of mankind, and his intimate knowledge of their economic god together with their habits, is tending to arouse a decided inter* est among school children of the state In tills phase of conservation work. ■ 1 J Van Wert Farmers Eradicate Tuberculosis Vun Wert, Ohio. March 25. —Owners of reactor cattle in Van Wort county have been paid ninety-three cents on the dollar for the losses they sustained, it was announced Friday evening, March 20, at a meeting of farmers in Van .Wert. This concludes the effort for this year of farmers in eleven of the •twelve townships to eradicate the tuberculosis disease under a local

Now you can leave your car in a safe place when you come to Fort Wayne for the shows. L r Main 26 Oflers yon parking space 21 hours of the day. in a fine new Fireproof garage, no elevators, but a safe, wide runway. Bring your car in. or better still. Call Main 2t> and we’ll get it from wherever you arc and return it to you when and where you want il. YELLOW CAB CO. 'Main and Fulton Sts. Fort Wayne, Tna'.'

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plan. Three thousand tour hundred thirtysix cattla were tested One hundred eight animals reacted to ib r test making a percsnlage of over three per cent Each farmer paid into an inauraitie fund of the valuation lie placed upon tun animal to be tested. Hal vuge returns went direct to the fat filer aft«r shipment. Since the amount collected would not puy In full, each owner was paid Ills pro rata share or »3% The work has Imeu done under the auspices of the Fann Bureau and will perhaps lie continued next year unless slate testing can be done on an area basis. Chicago Twenty-four entries have been received In response to invita tioas sent by the University of Chicago, to participate In the national high school basketball tuuruainent The following schools' entries were received yesterday und today: Elgin. 111., Illinois champions; Nedford. Mass., Now England champions; Mor stiallville. Ga., cotton states champ*

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