Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1925 — Page 5

I - < Mrs. Verne Avery returned to Fort ■ Wsytt Tuesday afternoon for a sev-l S (MM i days visit. I 3 Mrs. George Flauders spent the il dav in Fort Wayne. | s ix'o Kirsch, Ed Ellsworth and C. I E Hocker returned last night from I (l business trip to Detroit. | ® ' Miss Dora Marie Magley spent the J day in Fort Wayne visiting with ■ friends. / Ora C. Baker, of Fort Wayne, was' I a business visitor here yesterday af-' S ternoon. Mrs J H. Horton spent the day in I Fort Wayne with friends. Miss 4nua Adler spent the day in! j|| Fort Wayne. ■ Mrs. Lee Annen was the guest of I relatives at Fort Wayne today. Miss Madge Hite who lias _been I <|iiite ill with the flu for a week or two. was taken to the Adams County I Memorial hostpital last evening for a weeks treament. Her condition Is believed not serious. Austin Stults of Fort Wayne was a I business visitor here last evening. Mrs. Florence Webber and mother Mrs. Pugh of Indianapolis were here today on a business visit. Mrs. Webber | is a sister of Mrs. William Herschel. F. M. Thompson of the Nickel Plate company was here yesterday looking after business for his company. Charles Ernst came down from Ft. Wayne yesterday to cast his vote in the old second ward. O. M. McGee, of Van Wert, Ohio, was a business caller in the city to ! day. I J. A. Hendricks, of Monroe, was a business caller here today. C. C. Miller, well known farmer of I nion township, was a business visitor here this afternoon. Fred Kircheubauer, of Willshire, Ohio, looked after business interests here this afternoon. Mrs. Anna Straubinger. of Willshire. Ohio, was here today shopping and visiting friends. Jack Williams, of Berne, underwent a minor operation at the Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning and is recovering satisfactorily. The Misses Mary l/ui ami Marjorie Coffee, of Fort Wayne, ure the guests of relatives here for a few days. Q New Boilers For Light Plant Have Been Shipped * One ear load of the parts ami material for the two new boilers to be instated at the city light and power plant have been shipped from the factory at Oswego. N. Y.. and are expected to arrive in this city the last of this week or the first of next week. The stokers have been recelv-, cd already and the concrete founds lion on which the new (toilers will bo placed has been constructed. The new boilers and machinery will be installed as soon as they~are received. The rectifiers for the power plant which will lie installed to eliminate Hie interference with radio reception have been received, bt cannot be in stalled until the new switchboard arrives. — , o Court House I Case Dismissed The case of the state of Indiana, vs. Jacob Weideman. venued to this county from Allen county, was dis , missde today for want of prosecution. Weideman was charged with posses (don of intoxicating liquor. The case attracted much interest at Fort Wayne several months ago, several organiza lions joining in the fight to prosecute Weideman. who was proprietor of a road house at the edge of the city of Fort Wayne. Later. Weidman was :irieiited by Federal authorities and roryed a sentence for violation of pro j bil'on law. o CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank the voters and citizens of Decatur for the support and excellent vote given me in Tuesday's primary. I appreciate the confidence ' ■ messed through your vole and if cl'.<ted in November, will try to t"rve as mayor of Decatur to tho best of my ability. I thank you and assure you that I appreciate your support. GEORGE M. KRICK Eczema CAN BE CURED So can the various skin and scalp diseases; If afflicted try a box of B. B. Ointment. When used according to fnstrueUeus it Wil cure most skin or scalf dm eauee. no matter from w hat cause it origSßated or of h'j'v long etuudluf Sold bv all Don't wait.. Get a box today.

1 CLUB CALENDAR Wednesday I Mt. Taber Sunday School — Mrs. William Johnson, X p. m. THURSDAY ’ ? ? ? Woman’s Missionary Society of E. V. Church—Mrs. C. E. Hocker, 2 p. m. I Tri D Club—Miss Helen Swearing,cn, 7:30 p.m. i Bridge Club Miss Margaret HoltI house, 8 p.m. | Five Hundred Club—Mrs. Charles lx>se, 8 p.m. Thursday Delta Delphian - Club Closing—library. 7:3(1 pan. Work and Win Class of U. B. Church—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Strahm. Ever Ready Class of M. E. Church —Mrs. Frank Carroll, 7:30 p. m. Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society May Day Luncheon — church, 1 p. m. Concord Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Societies—Mrs. Charles Johnson. Mt. Pleasant Ladies Aid Society— Mrs. Edward Spangler, all day. Antiodh Missionary Society—Mrs. Edith Houck, all day. Ladies’ Aid Society of Calvary Church—Mrs. Alice Shaffer. 1:30 p.m.

Friday Young Matron's Chib—Mrs. Russell Merryman, 2:30 p. in. I’hilatbae Class of the Baptist Church—S. S. Rooms, 7:30 p.m. Saturday j Chicken Supper. 35c plate—Evangelical Church Dining Room, 5 to 7 p. m. Chicken Supper Saturday The iatdies" Aid Society of the Evangelical church will serve a chicken supper from five to seven o'clock in the church dining room Saturday evening. The fallowing menu will be served at thirty-five cents a plate. Chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy, lettuce salad, pickles, pie and coffee. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. Mrs. George Flaqders entertained the members of her bridge club Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. France Center was a guest other than tho club members. Mrs. Flauders’served light refreshments during the afternoon. The Young Matrons Club will meet Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Russell Merryman. All members are urged to attend. A very interesting and delightful meeting was held by the members of the Rebecca Lodge and Three Link Club last night in their (dub rooms. Mesdamrs Jessie Fry and Ellsworth were the entertaining hoslesscs and, dainty refreshments were served at the close of tho meeting. Tile philathae Class of the Baptist I church will meet in tlie Sundayj school rooms Friday evening at 7:30| o'clock. Every member id expected! Io lie present. An illustrative lecture will be given this evening at seven-thirty o'clock] i at the Lutheran Church on “Lutheran | Missions in Europe”, No admission I I will be charged but a silver offering.

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DECATUB DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY. MAY G, 1925.

| will be taken. Miss Dora Marie Magley entertained the members of the Psi Fota XI Sorority last evening at the F. A Peoples homo in Third stroet. Final plans and arrangements were made for the Anniversary dance which will be given at, the sonic Hall, Wednesday night, May 13, for the members of the Sorority and several invited Quests. Paul Speigel’s Melody Men will furnish the music for danc- , Ing. Mrs. C, O. Porter was made chairman of the decorating commit- . lee, and Mrs. Leigh Bowen, chairman of tho refreshment committee. . The next meeting will bo held at tho home of Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey in two I weeks, and will he a pot luck supper at 6:30 o'clock. Miss Ma gley served delicious refreshments during the - social hour. All members of the Evangelical Missionary Society are urget to ati tend the meeting at the home of Mrs. (’. E. Hocker, in First street. Thurs- . day afternoon at two o’clock. The . annual election of officers will be held. The Delta Dodphian Society will . hold its last meeting of the year Thursday evening at the Library. Several guests have been invited and a good program has been arranged. / Lantern slides on "The Study of Art" will be shown and members of the

will give short descriptions of (lie pictures. The music will be furnished by the Girls Glee Club of the High School and will include piano solos by the Misses Monai Butler and Helen Haubold and a vocal solo by Josephine Anderson. Laura Stanley will give a brief outline of the year's work of the club. The club has enjoyed a most, delightful year and the study of “Art." which was taken up this year, was very instructive and interesting. Nova Yost entertained Hie members of the Girl's Missionary Guild of the Reformed Church and several other guests. Monday evening at her home in North Second street in honer of her sisters. Leia and Mary. The affair was also in the form of an announcement pary, the hostess announcing iier engagement. and forthcoming marriage to Eugene Brooks. <>f Fort Wayne, which came as a plcasurt surprise to the guests present. Games and vi<trola music was enjoyed after which Hie guests were invited to the dining room. The room was attractively de corated in the tk M. G. colors of blue land gold and a canopy, of the colors . and Spring flowers, was formed over r __ Rugs and Carpets Cleaned with the 11 O O V E R l ure kept in the best of Hindi : (ion, without any injury or i detriment to the fabric. HIE HOOVER II Beals. As It Sweeps, As It ('.leans. 6a war XJtVto vol/ mo) 1. v

inJ,—— the long table. Yellow tapers with blue shades and spring flowers were used as tabel decorations. Mias Mary Yost opened tho "secret box” which 'was tied with dainty white ribbons and gave each of the guests a card ! from the box and tho one held by lama Guth disclosed tho secret "Nova and Eugene, sometime In June." After the hostess bad received pleasant congratulations from the guests a de lidous two-course luncheon was served. The guests besides the society members were Mrs. Fred Heuer, counselor, and Mrs. A. IL Fleddcrjolianii. assistant counsellor, Virginia Fledderjohann. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Yost and family, Mr. and Mrs. Altos Yost. Mrs. Nettie Finn, Nova and Ida, Baumgartner and Mrs. Sam Yost. For the past three years Miss Yost has been in charge of the Indiana State Automobile License Bureau at the Graham and Walters Office. —_______(> — BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baumgartner of Fort Wayne, are the proud parents of a girl baby born Tuesday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fuhrman, north of the city. This is tile first child and has been named Miriam Ruth and weighs seven and a half pounds. The mot Iler before hfer marriage wasi Mltys Ethel Fuhrman. Mother and , babe are getting along nicely. — o Mrs. E. F. Miller, of east’Tif the city, was a shopper here this morn w.

I THE CORT I i H LAST TIME TONIGHT “ONE WAY STREET” A First National, featuring jfci g ANNA Q. NIELSON BEN LYONS. || H The story of youth, of romance, gfi and a wonderful drama. jQ S “SEA LEGS”, a good comedy W ® ide — Fox News 25c jg Thursdiiv and Friday Benefit Fire Boys ' H ‘‘The Fire Palrol,” See 11. B r SB ]S Sunday “The Bed Lily.”

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KRICK IS WINNER IN ONLY CONTEST OF CITY PRIMARY (Continued from Pago One) for the republican nomination for mayor, received a total of 233 votes. Mrsj. I.aura Krill, republican aspirant for city treasurer, received 205 votes. W. E. Moon and John Schultz. candidates for councilmenmt-large. received 199 and 176 votes, respectively. Frank Downs, in the third ward, obtained 78 votes; James Kocher, at present the only republican councilman in Decatur, was renominated, unopposed, witli 60 votes in tho second ward and Frank Butler was nominated in the first Ward. with 50 votes. The democratic nominee for mayor is connected with the firm of KrickTyndall and Company, manufacturers of brick and tile, and has been a councilman for four years. He. is • chairman of the city elecfrtc light . committee and an active member of , the Decatur Industrial Association and the Rotary Club. The republican nominee for mayor ■ is connected with the Burk Elevator i company, president of the Industrial i Association and a member of tho ■ Rotary club. He has never been a i candidate for office before. Mr. Burk lias been prominent for several years in civic affairs of Decatur. Tile votes cast yesterday, by both > parties, was considerably heavier ■ Jian that of four years ago. The democrats 'cast 968 votes in the 1921

primary and the republicans cast 153 | It is estimated that about 60 per j . cent, of the total eligible vote in this city was cast yesterday, but the democratic vote was ttbout 80 per , cent. • The day passed without arguments and only a few votes were challeng ed by either of the opposing forces 'i Krick obtained a majority in each of 'the six precincts. The first ward. B ■ precinct, was tho most closely con-| ..tested Both candidates live in this! J precinct. The winning nominee car-' J ried this precinct by 14 votes. I j The returns of the election came I .1 in slowly last night. Tho Second J ward, A precinct, was the first to reJ port a total, ami the Second ward, B .■precinct, was the last. A complete > total was received at about ten o'clock. r

i The ADAMS Theatre 1 I Tonight—Tomorrow r I There was love in her b I HFn'i — > heart and a seal on her lips — ■ WbRmW gyre 88, 't il ill one gorgeous, darypo ini' moment this beautiful swan-girl swept aside cong' venlion with a kiss lll,it ’S H< al lx wrecked a klllgilnlll. A' romance even belter than i ‘T'orbidden Paradise.’’ ssr.ss! * Added Attraction A good clever Swan = ADOIPHF MFNJOU ’ PICACDO CODTF.Z C<Hlllllg • FRANCES HOWADD - , ~ FUCHOWETZKI 8 Allllt | • ■ODUCTIOM n (2 tyiramamt (fidutr “ I’ctCl’ I ’clH ’ |

BIRTH A boy baby was born this morning at 10:30 o’clock to Mr. and Mrs. Clay Engle, at the Adams County Memorial hospital Mother and babe are getting along very nicely. o Buy Miller’s Bread at Gillens grocery and get a Silver Dollar. ' Ask us about it. Phone 464. -w KIDDIES’COLDS should not be “dosed." Treat them externally with— I WICKS ▼ Vapoßub I Over 17 Mithon Jan Ul*J