Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1925 — Page 3

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Monday Pythian Needle Club — Pythian Home follewlng MR" ” Tuesday C b. of C, ahowerK. ot C. Hall. Mary and Martha Class of M. E. Sunday School—Mrs. C. C. Sheets, B . R. 4, 7:30 P-m. PB i iota Xi—Mrs. F. I. Patterson, 8 P \\ W. 0. Girls—Baptist Church, ti n® Wednesday I A S., of Christian church—Mrs. Joe Beery. 2:00 p. m. Thursday Fridge Club—Mrs. A. R. Holthouse 2:30 P-m-prpebytnrten Ladies Aid Society— Church parlors. 2: o<| p.m. Saturday Presbyterian Indies Aid Society Cafeteria Supper — Church dining room, 6 to B to 7 p.m. Baumgartner -Stoutenberry The home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Owens, in Madison street, was the 6l . ene of a beautiful June .wedding Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock when Miss Anna Stoutenberry. sister of Mrs. Owens, became the hride of Mr. Daniel Baumgartner, of Bluffton. The home was decorated with flowers and ferns. The double ring ceremony was read by the Reverend L. C. Wisner before an archway of roses an d ferns- Immediately after the cer-mony, a two-course wedding breakfast was served to the guests, w ho were the members of the immediate families and a few intimate friend' The table was laid with white linens and a low basket ot roses and ferns was used as ttle centerpece. The place cards were miniature brides and grooms. The break fast was served by Mrs. Ada Owens. For the ceremony the bride wore a pretty frock of poudre blue crepe with white footwear, and carried an arm bouquet of bride’s roses and swansonba. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stoutenberry, and the gartner. The young couple left on a groom is a son of Mrs. Ben Baumwedding trip to Cleveland. Niagara-, Falls, Canada and New York City. The guests included Miss Blanche Mallen. of Lafayette, Mrs. Rose Ella Stoutenberry, Mrs. Ada Owens. Mr. and rs. Russell Owens, and Reverend Wisner. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette gives the following account of the wedding of Miss Bertha Hockemeyer and Mr. Clarence Conrad, son of Ernst Conrad, Adams county commissioner, of north of this city. Miss Viola Magley, little daughter, of Mrs. Luella Magley. attended as flower girl “One of the most Interesting of yesterday’s weddings was that of Miss Bertha Hockemever. daughter of Fred Hockemeyer, of the Decatur road, and Clarence Conrad, of Decatur, which was solemnized at the Trinity Lutheran church. The bride was attended by Miss Gertrude < onrad, a sister of the groom,, as maid of honor, and Miss Viola Conrad, another sister of the groom, and Miss Elsie Schmidt, of this city, as bridesmaids. Theodore Etzler, of Convoy, 0.. and Ernest Kohlenberg, of New Haven, attended the groom- The flower girls w'ere the little Misses Matjorie Ann Macke, of this city, a cousin of the bride, and Viola Magley, of Decatur, a niece of the groom. A reception of beautiful appointments was held at the home of the bride's father, after which a wedding dinner was served to 150 guests. The C. L. of . will give a shower Tuesday evening at the K. of. Hall foi Miss Agnes Kohue. The Indies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet Thursday afternoon in the church parlors at two o'clock. AH members are urged to a’ tend. Mr. and Mrs. Mildred Baumgartner entertained at dinner Sunday for Mi and Mrs. Dale Spahr, of Wabash. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pastor, of Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. John Rex, Phil Mehils and daughter, Elizabeth, of this city. Misses Ruth and Ann Lucile Spahr, Russell and Jaunita Baumgartner. A cafeteria super will be served at the Presbyterian Church Saturday evening from five to seven otloc The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. The regular meeting of the Psi lota Xi Sorority will be held Tuesday (- % sing at etight o’clock at the home Mrs. F. I. Patterson. Initiatory cere hionhss will be held for three pledges after -which a social hour will be enjoyed. All members are urged to attend. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church will meet at the home ot j

thoco “»try.at2:oo~ oclock Wednesday afternoon instead of on Thursday afternoon, as formerly Planned. All members are urg.-.i l 0 note the change. Those not having “ to go to Mrs. Beery's homo are art«d to can Mrg . A . n . A ttr conveyance will bo provided. win'nZ? b T the W w - 0 Tuesday evening at six o ' clock (o on a hike. All members are urged to be there promptly, Mrs. A. R. Holthouse will entertain the members of the Bridge club Thursday afternoon at her home in Sixth street at two-thirty o’clock. ■ —o — BEAUTY SHOP OPEN The North Side Beauty Shop | n . forms its customers that it is ready for business again. Mrs. Will Smith proprietor. 141 . 3 ;

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Mr. and Mrs. Scntt Wilkens, of of St. Marys, Ohio, spent the weekLima, Ohio, and Miss Phyllis Botkina, end with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blair, -115 Mercer avenue. Gail Kern, who is working at the Porter Grocery in Celina, Ohio, visited in Decatur Sunday. Miss Helen Gass and Mr. Guy Keltler motored to Russel's Point, Ohio, Sunday. The Misses Mabel Hower and Genevieve Kilson, Mesers. F. R. Sowers and Russell Byer motored to Celina Ohio, and spent Sunday at Edgewater Park. Miss Ruth Reid, of Indianapolis, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Fullenkamp, for a few days. Miss Vera Bright and Mr. Dawn Turner, spent the week end with friends and relatives here and at Portland. John Clark, Arthur Hyland and Hugh Holthouse, motored to Celina, Ohio, yesterday. , The Misses Mary Maley and Margaret Reid and Mr. Louis Meyer, of Indianapolis, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Clara Meyer. Mrs. T. D. Kern and daughter. Margaret, and Miss Virginia Keller motored to Blue I,ake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. .lames Cowan and baby motored to Fort Wayne Huntley. Mr. and Mrs. D. J Hensley, Miss Billie Butler and Mr. Don Hunsicker spent the week end at Rome City at the Hunsicker cottage. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gass and daughters, Marie and Beatrice, Mrs. M. Fullenkanip and daughter, Hose, and Miss Ruth Reed, motored to Findlay, Ohio, yesterday and were the guests of relativesMrs. Mae Robinson spent Sunday at Blue Lake with friends. Miss Florine Michaud has arrived home from Western College, at Oxford, Ohio, from which school she was graduated this week. She will spend the summer with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Michaud. Arthur Hyland has returned from Notre Dame where he attended the commencement exercises. Miss Veronica Anker has arrived home from Indianapolis where she attended the John Herron Art Institute, to spend the summer months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anker. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Nichols and daughter, Catherine, motored to Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hensley and Mrs. H. F .Ehingr and sons, Charles and James, motored to Rome City to spend a week's outing at the Hunsicker cottage. Alfred Beavers and Jake Wright motored to Hamilton Lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey and daughter, Elleanor left this morning for Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where they will visit relatives for several days. They motored through. Beecher Nichols, of Fort Wayne, spent the week-end at the Mcßarnes home in the south part of the. city. J. IL Carmody made a business trip to Hartford City this morning. Chris Eicher of Hartford Township was smiling at the boys here today. Mrs. R. L. DeVilbiss is visiting at Shelby, Ohio this week. The boys are counting the days until Thursday when they will get tip in t?e early morning to watch the circus unload. W A- Kleuper and L. C. Waring were visitors et the Fort Wayne Country Club Sunday. j. S. Peterson is attending tie national ZT. P. A. convention at Birmingham, Alabama, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holthouse are home from Toledo and Will visit here a week before leaving for Los Angeles. L L Baumgartner began duties at this office this morning and will be S lad to meet -ixis friends from over the county. Henry Borne, of Washington twon-

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ship, was a business visitor here today. Miss Gertrude Kinzle, of Toledo, O„ Is home to s]>end the summer with her mother, Mrs. Flora Kinzle. Fred Kinzle .student at Ohio State University, Is also spending the summer with his mother. w Mrs. J. c. Patterson, who has been seriously ill for the past several weeks wa;< reported slightly better this morning. Mrs. Patterson had a very good night last night. Glen Hill, studant at Ohio State University, at Columbus, Ohio, is home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hill. Miss Margaret Moran left today for Plymouth where she will be met by Miss Kay McGill, ot Union City, who will accompany her to South Bend to attend the wedding of Miss Carmel Luther to W. N. Romer, who is an instructor at Notre Dame University. The wedding will be solemnized at the St. Patricks Church at South Bend Tuesday morning. Master Howard Haecker, of Berne, underwent a major operation at. the Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning and is recovering satisfactorily. Mr. anil Mrs. Forest Andrews, of Monroe, and Mrs. C. T. Ranier, of this city, motored to Angola Sunday and spent the day with their daughter and granddaughter, Miss Veda Andrews. Calvin Yost made a business trip to Indianapolis today. A. I). Crist and Francis Costello visited friends at Angola Sunday. Clyde Elzey returned to Ft. Wayno this afternoon after spading the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I). IL Elzey, ot Preble. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Teeple are enjoying a several days outing at their cottage at Rome City. Miss Leona Tonnelier. of Root township, was a shopper here this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ilacfling, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday at the J. F. Voglewede home. lam Meyers was removed from the Adams County Memorial Hospital yesterday to his home in Washing ton township. Mr. Meyers underwent two operations at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A- D. Suttles are visiting their daughter and other relatives in Cleveland where Mr. Suttles is attending the Rotary convention. The old mill in the north part of town is down and by the end of the week the ground will be cleared. It makes the turn on the old road much sailer. i Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lawless have moved to the Hooper home on north Second street. — _ 0 SHEPHERD WINS AN IMPORTANT VICTORY TODAY (Continued from Page One) most damaging so far entered against Shepherd. Court then adjourned until 2 p.m. thestate and then Miss Isabelle Pope, One more witness is to be called by who was to have been Billy Met lintock’s wife, will take the stand. o — RUSSIANS AID IN CHINESE WAR (Continued from Page One) unarmed and deserted by their fleeing comrades have been by Cantonese mobs according to estimates here today. Many of them were beaten and stoned to death after the victorious Cantonese forces had swept into the city and driven the Yunrianese into retreat. For 24 hours the blood lust of the Cantonese vented itself against the former captors of the city and there were shocking atrocities,, eclipsing any’foreign cruelties which may have been inflicted upon Chinese. Peking. June 15 —Machine guns and barbed wire entanglements were thrown up today before the entrances of the legion foreign quarters. Ru-

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' ' CIRCUS DAY IS DRAWING NEAR uOjLyW /< ww * Sductted ponies are still featured with the Gentry’ HrosJas?"Patterson Circus, which will he here Thursday, Juno 18.

moro that violence by the Chinese was anticipated. The diplomatic corps is holding n special meeting to discuss further measures. . Meantime the British legati6n sent a note to the foreign office disclaiming rcspensobiltty for the Hankog shooting of Chinese by British volunteers. The British note declared the shooting had been purely defensive and added that China should have afforded protection to foreigners at Hankow. - - o JULIUS KRUTTSHNITT DIES Outstanding Figure In Railroad World Dies In New York New York. June 15.—(United Press) — Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the executive committee of the southern Pacific lines and one of the outstanding figures of the railroad world, died suddenly at 3:«0 a. m. here today. Kruttschnitt. underwent a minor operation at the Presbyterian hospital a week ago and was recovering satisfactorily, when heart complications developed last night and death followed. Kruttschnitt had been chairman of the executive hoard of the Southern Pacific lines since 1912 and had been connected with that road for 48 years—3o years of which time was spent In the operating department. Had he lived he would have celebrated his 71st. birthday next month.

Decatur’s Next Big I HIT HI FRIDAY, JULY 3 I 1:30 p.m. PLAN TO ATTEND 1:30 p.m. I S4O0 h & 1 Remember the date—the day before we light the fireworks. We expect everyone to I take part in this event. The Decatur Merchants, always courteous and fair, invite you to visit then- store-- I when you are in need of anything. They offer you merchandise equal to any of the M larger cities and want to be of service to you at all times. Nearly every merchant gives tickets. Ask for them when you make your pur- ■ chase or pay an account. Trade in DECATUR Always I DECATUR OFFERS MORE |

STATE DROPS SUIT Ceases Fight To Revoke Charter Os Bell Telephone Company (United Press Hervfi-e) Indianapolis. June 15 — Attorney General Gilliom today dropped the state's stiff to revoke the charter of the Indiana Bell Telephone company recently lost in a trial in-Johnson county court. There was no hope of securing a reversal on a new trial, Gilliom said. In case of further violations of the state utilities law it would be easier to bring an entirely new suitThe suit originally brought by IT. S. Lcsh as attorney general was filed for the purpose of abolishing the executive council of the telephone company, known as the dummy directorate and to bring about cancellation of certain stock options. PAR ACHUTE FAILS TO OPEN Aeronaut Killed In Fall At Lake Manitou Yesterday Rochester. Ind., July 15.- The faulty tieing of a parachute rope was blamed today for the death of James Stewart, 26, South Bend, aeronaut, who was killed at Lake Manitou yesterday. Stewart attempted a parachute leap and fell 2,200 feet when the parachute, failed to open, landing in the mud at the edge of the lake.

It’s Cold This New Summer Breakfast The Recipe As you prepare dinner toNote the recipe. night, cook your regular Oat Quick Quaker breakfast quantity of Quick arws gfuscK gguMavr Quaker. When done, pour and try It out. Into a pudding mould and let cool. Then place in the You’ll like it refrigerator over night. , , Cut in medium thick A chef of great note pre- slices and serve at breakfast pared this NEW idea in • with fresh or cooked fruits summer breakfast. or berries and sugar—float Now millions follow It. with rich milk or cream - You will find it a great de- . Jh e combination hi deiiizh. lightful. Just for the joy of _ it, try it yourself. Quick J&W Quaker Cook* in jdPa 3to 5 minute* »S ——- .. .. ~ .. i . .. B n .it', ii . . i 'i ■—■ e I THE ADAMS Theatre I ■ LAST TIME TONIGHT X I “THE CHORUS LADY” I A bijj producers feature starring Margaret Livingston, g H Alan Roscoe and a wonder cast. g ■ The glitter and glorious glamour of life behind the ■ ■S footlights—the sweep of emotion, the high hopes and B B the heart breaks are all brilliant in this photoplay. B B It also takes you through the thrills of the race track. B B “LOOKING FOR SALLY," A clever comedy. K | 10c 25c | ■ COMlNG—Douglas Fairbanks in K B “The Thief of Bagdad.” Watch for it. E