Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1925 — Page 5

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of Fort Waync,'.< ■ joying u visit with her , K, ircnH ’’ ere- . „ . ■ MH M IX.IIH Erwin returned Sunday |< oll > WilUblre. oh, °’ where M " e L[ „< m’vernl days with her brother- ‘ fc,« ..nd Sister, Mr. and Mr.. MerKu Hull and fa' n,, FBFlorin.- Michaud returned to ■vesiern College at Oxford. Ohio, this K i.,r ■liter a ten day Spring vara1., g Michaud. ■ viss Fan Hite spent Sunday m ■ v-nri Wavne visiting with friauda. ~ g Ralston Sowers, of Portland, visit1.. friends here last evening. I Miss Mary Ellen Van Hart, of ■ Kendallville, spent Sunday here vis- ■ iilng with friends. Mrs Curtis Million of First street. ■ taken to the Adams County ■ Memorial Hospital last night' for ■ medical treatment for pneumonia. ■ w(th which she has been suffering ■ nince Saturday. i Mrs. Arthur (.'loss. of North Second, ■ ntn-et. is able to be up part of the ( I dM now since recovering from an, I attack of pneumonia. Mrs Walter Eicher, of Adams j I street, is slowly improviifc from an attack of pneumonia. She la still confined to her bed. The Misses Geraldine Everett. NaI omi I larkless and Marcella Hower i returned to Indianapolis this morn ing tn resume their studies, after’ enjoying several days spring vaca-, tinn with their parents. Mayor Huber DeVoss made a bust-j ncss trip to Fort Wayne this morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Iva Decker and children. of Van Wert. Ohio, were the guests of Mrs. Decker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D -I. Harkless, here Sunday. Miss Veronica Anker, student at John Herrin Art Institute at Indianapolis. spent tho week end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs A. N. Anker. Vernie I/mgwith. of Fort Wayne, visited friends here Sunday. Clyde IXlaet. Virginia Murk and Forrest Dana, of Paulding Ohio, were the guests of Miss Naomi Harkless here last evening. Tim Misses' Ruth Frisinger. Dois Peterson and Mary ><urk. and Messesr Bon Farr and NlW's WMie.-Wtenifil today to Bloomington to resume their studies at lh<f State University, after spending a short vacation wl|j their respective parents. Russell Byer, of Fort Wayne, visit cd friends here over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. and Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Statler motored to Fort Wayne Stfnday afternoon ami were the guests of relatives. . Dawn Turner, of Fort Wayne, visit ed friends here last evening. Mi'S Rosemary Green, of New Turk City, and Mr. and Mrs. Al K!<»-terman. of Celina. Ohio. were, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gtllig over Sunday. — S. B. Flemming, well known business man of Vincennes and Fort Mayne and head of the Indiana Board and FilY'r Company looked after business here this morning. Mr and Mrs E. W Kampo return M Saturday. Mr. Kampo left this morning on a business trip while Mrs. Kumpe will remain here. W. a. Kleper is attending to bimi- i

r I! * || 120 '*■ OF 120 wealthy men and women, a prominent author found 98 of j , . ji them had been given Bank Ac- ' counts by (heir parents when they ! were childreut Can you think of anything else will ?■ do your child more good in the future than a Bank Account now? BqiiK and Surplus f 120,000.00 x DQCcitur. z

»»■ at Fori Wayne Attorney McKay ol Kennett, Mo., attended to business here today. Mr. M< Kay is also intoyeated in the dally newspaper of his home town and xpent a Inilf hour visiting this office, j He says the. business outlook in his | section is very bright. Charles 11oTtIonise visited at Detroit over the week end Miss Helen Meyer spent Sunday at Bluffton with h% brother-in-law aiql sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frazier. Mrs William Shafer and Mr. ami Mrs. R. H. Chamberlain returned to Peru yesterday aft Jr visiting at the homo of Mr. and ,'t <k George. Flinders. Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Chamber- ( lain were here several days Dean Dorwin, student a| Franklin College at Franklin, Is enjoying a spring vacation with bis mother. Mrs. Maude Dorwin, of First street. Mrs. Scott Ellis and daughter. Chrisanna, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Frank Schultz, of Akron. Ohio, an- Ute guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Boknccht, at ' their home in Third street. | William Meiners, of Fort Wayne.' I was a business caller in the city this afternoon. Mrs. Jane'-Acker and the Misses Eva and Carolyn Acker motored to Geneva Sunday afternoon and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernes' Reicheldeffer. S. W. Hale, well known resident of ’ Geneva, and his daughter. Mrs. Clara | Anderson, also of Geneva, were bus!-, ness visitors here this afternoon. 1 Miss Lucile Buhler returned to. Marion today after an over Sundayj visit with Miss Urcile Amsp'augh | Miss Buhler was a former resident of this city. Mrs. Philomena Schiraek.of Elyria Ohio, is enjoying a short visit with’ her mother, Mrs Lucy Colebin. ot south of the city. Miss Gretchen Smith. of Fort Wayne, spent the week end here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson and daughter. Lois. O. L. Sprague, of Fort Wayne, wai a business caller in the city this f. ernoon. Mr. ami Mrs. TiAnan Gerber had as their guests at dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Heckmann. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Voight and daughter Retha, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Franke and daughter Phyllis, Mr. ami Mrs. H. W. Heckman and son Kenneth. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kicver ami daughter Dcdoras, all of Fort Wayne. The checks ami certiliieates of depots!, stolen in the holdup of the Wertzberger confectionary here last Friday night, were found with the bill fold and other papers by a farmer along the DCcatur-Fort Wayne road near the county line. Mr. Wertzbeiger’s joss consists only of the cash, which amounted to about SSO. J Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker and family have returned from Knoxville, Tenn., where they spent the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. Studabaker I took an apartment there mid closed their home here, east of the city, while they were away. -r- O Tore Haute. — The Terre Haute i Truck ami Fruil Growers are pl m > ning a wholesale market to cost $lO,I otm. ______

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1925.

i CLUB CALENDAR —- y t Monday I Pocahontas and Red Men Farewell I party for Mr and Mrs. D. 11. Kosht— 1 Red Men Hall 8 p.m FRIDAY i Pocahontas Social Meeting— Red Men Hall, 8:30 pju. Pythian Slstor, Important meeting —Pythian Home. Woman's Club—Library 7:45 pun. ' Delta Theta Tati—Mrs. Joe Bren- ■ nan at Bremerkamp home. Research Club—Mrs. J. T. Merry- 1 man. Tuesday W M. S. of Zion's Reformed Church—At Church 2 p.m. G. M. G. of Zion's Reformed Gburch —Miss Eleanor Repport, 7 p.m. Tri Kappa— Mrs. Cecile* Moser, 7:30 p.m. Willing Workers Class of Bobo Un-i ted Brethren church—Church 7:30p.m. C. L. of C—K. of C. Hall 8 p.m. Psi lota Xi—Jesteen Hocker. 7:30. Wednesday A. A. U. W.- Mrs. C. O. Porter. B r- ■ p. m. I W. C T. U—Library. 2:30 p.m. Ladies of Salem Church —All day mooting, Mrs. C. Manley. Shakespeare Club —Mrs. Yobn Tyndall. Historical Club Mrs. Ed Beery. Thursday Lillies' Aid So< iety of M. E. church —church parlors. 2:30 p. m. I Woman’s Homo and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian i church—Mrs. J. L Kocher, 2:30 p in. ’ The Woman's Hmm- ami Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyter ian Church will meet Thursday afternoon in 2:30 o < lock at the home of Mrs. .1. L. Kocher. Mrs. R. E. Glendonning ami Mrs. Rockstroh will be in sisting hostesses. Mrs. C. 1). Teople will have charge of the devotional and Mrs. B- N. Covert will conduit Hie Missionary queries The annual , reports of the secretary and treasurer will bo read at this meeting and reports of the delegates to the Presbyterian convention at Huntington will also be given. This is an important meeting and all tidies of the church are invited to attend. Miss Lois Fuhrman entertained the members of her Sunday School class of the Mt. Pleasant Church, at dinner Sunday. Tile members of the class who attended were Margaret Anu Wisner. Martha Catherine l-Tilirman, Charlotte Cook. Helen Sheets, Elizabeth Biehold. Robert Wisner. Paul Fuhrman. Donald and Arthur Cook. Gerald Sheets. Everett and Luther Singleton. Other guests were Rev. and Mrs. Wisner; Eva Sip'es, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Sam Fuhrman, Elizabeth Wisner. Esther Fuhrman. Norvla Maurice and Milton Fuhrman, and Earl Fuhrman The last meeting of the Woman's Club of this chili year will be hell at the librayr at 7:45 o'clock touighl. Al eight o'clock Prof. W. E. Jenkins, of Indiana University, will lecture on “ A Householder in London." The program is being given under the auspices of the Literature department and former Indiana, students are invited to attend as guests of the department. All members of the club are especia’ly urged to attend. Sunday being the birth date of Mrs. Michael Burns, lately deceased. Dr. Elizabeth Burns and daughter. Maliel, entertained Sunday for “Grand pa" Michael Burns, who is eighty years of age, and his cliiidrl-n. all of Fori Wayne. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hilker, Mr. ami Mrs. John Hiker and son. Junior; Mr. and Mrs. George Gecrken. Mrs. Ella Scbopmati and sou. Frederick, all of l-'rM-t Wayne Mrs. Laura Stewart. and sous. Lynn and Clarence, of i Wren. Miss Ada Stevens, Mrs. Louise Hagary and Mrs. Mac Andrews, of this city. Mr and Mrs. William Worthmau. ofiiear Peterson, had as their guests at dinner last, evening- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloemker, Mr and Mrs. Groom, the Misses Emma and Lena Guth and Della Selleineyer. Mrs. Henry Worthman and granddaughter. Mildred Schroeder. Th'- I’eoitur braueb of the American Association of University Women will bold Ha regular meeting a* Iho home of Mrs. <'. O Porter. Wednesday evening. April 8. Mrs. Porter assisted by Mrs. France Center and Mt;- Kathryn Dorwin win serve a dinner at six o'clock The chairmen of the National A. A. U. W. eonven-1 lion, now in progress a* the Claypo-d Imtel in In'iiaudpoHs. lia ■ ? planned to brqadeast Wednesday pro-

gram through W. F. B. M , Merchants Heat and Light company, of Indianapolis. The apeech by Hr. James Shotwell on 'The League of Nations and the Geneva Protocol," will be used for the evening program in oase it is impossible to listen in, Mrs Maislpill will discuss the Geneva conference and Protocol. Several Important questiors ot local Interest are to, be voted upon and therefore all members are urged to be present. Any member finding it impossible to attend is urged to call the hostess by Tuesday evening. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Church will meet in the church parlors Thursday afternoon, April 9at 2:30 o'elock. The change of date is due to the church program of Good Friday. All members are urged to note the change and plan to attend. Business ot importance will be considered. -—>> . A most enjoyable day was spent al Ihe Douglas home Sunday, the occassion being the cighty-flrst birthday mniversary of Samuel Douglas, one >f the oldest residents of Blue Creek township. A Chicken dinner was serv'd at noon and the afternoon was ipont in a social way. Those pres•mt besides the Douglas family included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Christy and family, of Richmond. E. D. Doug las. of Chicago, Arlie Dudgeon, Fort Wayne: Mr. and Mrs. Norval Christy <nd Dora Christy, of Cincinnati, O ; Mr. and Mrs. John Dellinger, and children, Mr. ami Mrs. W. J. Edwards ind children. Minerva Dudgeon, Fern Case, Russell Christy, Mr. and Mrs William Lawson, and Marjory Cole, ill of Willshire, Ohio: Ms. and Mrs. John Pifer and sons, of Chattauoog'i. Ohio; Burl Dudgeon, of Rockford. (). and Master Billy Chapman, of Fort Wayne. CHAPMAN HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE ■Convicted Murderer May Have To Serve Out Term In Federal Prison Hai l ford, Conu.. April 6 Although Gerald Chapman, mail bandit ami now convicted murderer, is senteucd to die June 25, it developed today that, he still has a fighting chance for his life. In addition to the probabilities that the Connecticut state court of appeals will grant him a new trial for tile murder of Patrolman Jones fkelly. Chapman may be given a new lease on life by federal authorities, demanding lie serve the uuexpired portion of ills 25 year sentence in the Atlanta penitentiary for mail robbery, before he goes to the gallows. At Wethersfield. state prison. Chap-

A NEST EGG Misfortune is liable Io overtake you in Money matters. Then if is that a good sized “NESI’ EGG" in this Bank comes "Powerful Handy." Over and over again have we seen an accumulated Fund bring relief to those who have met with misfortune. If you have not started an account. Now is the time to do it.* * . Come in and start a checking or savings account I (he Peoples loan & Trust Co. “Bank of Service” — llllll ■■IBIMI L.. I 'll JIILLIIILLJ Notice I have taken over the Acetylene Welding, Blacksmithing and General Repair Work at the building formerly known as the SCHMITZ & THICKER GARAGE and am now ready to do all work of this kind. Frank Schmitz I

iqun is closely guarded, He Is net i allowed to leave the corridor where bis cell Is located and when in the | corridor he is watched by two men. —___o— Wells County Beekeepers May Be Re-organized Bluffton. April 6—An effort is being made to teorganizo the Wells county Beekeepers* Association. C. O._ Yost, representing the state department of conservation, was at ftluffton Fri-. day and has arranged to return later in the month at which time he hopes to complete plans for the reorganiza- j tlon of the county association. o — WANTED—Dining room girl. Experience preferred, flood salary. Phone 27, or call at Peoples Restaurant. It —o — — BACK AT WORK M. S.Elxey, jeweler is at work again ■’fter long iliness. Bring in your work. One set of spoons given with all work amounting to one dollar or more. M. S. Elzey. 79-6tx.

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