Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1925 — Page 5

CLUB CALENDAR > ■ Thursday Work and Win U.B. church — Mrs. Harry Poling. Ladies’ Ahl Society of U. B. Church —Mrs. Hick Hill, all day. Hoptist Woman’s Society—Church parlors, 2 pm. Kver Ready Class of M. E. Church —Mrs. John Vail. 7:80 pm. So Cha Rea—Mrs. Ruy Keller, 6:30. Friday Jjidies Aid Society of M. E. Church —Church parlors. Epworth Leag'ie Lawn PartyChurch lawn, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Two-cent supper, Ixidies Aid Society of U. B. church—church dining room — 5 to 7 o'clock. Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Ciub —Mrs. O. L. Vance Psi lota Xl—Mis. W. i’. Shrock, 7:30 p.ml Sunday Emmanuel Walther League. Ice Cream Social and Out-Door Entertainment—Schoolhouse lawn. The thirteenth annual reunion of the Mclntosh family will be held on Sunday. August 9, at the Frank McIntosh home In Adams county, four miles south ap<! one-half mile west of Dixon. Ohio, or seven and one half miles southeast of Monroeville. Frank Mclntosh, of Monroeville, is secretary of the reunion, and George McIntosh, of Decatur, is president. The David J. Dilling homo at Preble was the scene of a happy gathering last Sunday when they entertained the ’•Dillings" and a few friends in honor of Mr. Dilling’s sister, Miss Ida Dilling, of Martinsburg, Pa., who is spending the summer visiting relatives in Indiana. It was the first time in years that all had been together at one time and many stories, jokes and stunts, as well as singing and speaking were enjoyed during the afternoon. Those present were: Miss Ida J. Dilling, of Martinsburg. !>.; Miss Viola Dilling, of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Burkett, of Lansing, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dilling. of Fort Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Oscar Dilling and children, Bessie and David, of baketon. Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. James Parrish, and sons, Bfford. Lesier and baby Robert, and daughters, Mary Elizabeth, Virginia and Lucile, of near Willshire, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Helmerich, Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Dilling, son Wayne and daughters Dorothy and Fern, Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Hailton and children, Edwin. Mary Jane and baby Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dilling an 3 children. Marjorie and Rodney, Mrs. Mary Dilling, David J. Dilling, Casper Dilling and Susie Dilling, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Goldner, of Decatur, also were visitors in the evening. The ladies’ aid society of the Methodist church wiW meet at the church parlors Friday afternon at 2:30 o'clock Following the regular business session., a program of music anti readings will be given. The program will consist of a piano solo, ‘‘Longing for Home”, by Algert Junginann, played by Miss Harrietplyers; two readings by Miss Naomi Harfkless, entitled, "When Patsy Comes to Call”, and ’The Wedding”, the latter being a cutting fro mMary Carey; two vocal solos by Miss Josephine Suttles, acompanied by her mother, Mrs. A. D. Spttles Miss Suttles will sing. “Charity”, by McDermid, and “When Day is Done” by Wellesley. All .members are urged to attend. At a recent meting of' the Corinthian Class of the Christian Church plans were made to hold a refreshment stand on the court house lawn on Auto Day. The liberal patronage of the public is solicited. o — Heavier Guard On Duty Pendleton. Ind., July 9 —A heavier guard was on duty today at the Indiana state reformatory to prevent prisoners on outside jobs from escaping. The guard was ordered increased by prison officials as a result of numerous escapes from the institution. o Veis Funeral Held At Zion Reformed Church ■■ — Many friends and relatives attended the funeral services held at the Zion Reformed church yesterday afternoon for Adam Weis, well-known Decatur man who was fatally injured last Sunday night when his automobile collided with an interurban car on North Second street. Burial was made in the Decatur cemetery.

SALES OPEN AT LOCAL STORES Several Decatur Merchants ( Holding Mid-summer Clearance Sales i The first of Decatur’s mid-summer merchandise sales got under way this morning at nine o’clock when Vance & Linn, clothiers, opened their annual sale. It will last three weeks. Several other sales will start in Decatur Saturday. John T. Myers, clothier, will hold a special sale Saturday in men’s clothing, ami furnishings. E. F. Gass & Son, ladies' ready-to-wear merchants, will that line of merchandise to the public at reduced , prices, beginning Saturday. I. Bern- • stein’s- department store, will offer some unusual values In various merchandise buys for both men and worn- . en. The Bernstein sale will begin Saturday. The Economy Store, deal- , ers in dry goods, hats, clothing and general merchandise also will open a sale Saturday. a These sales will all offer unusual ’• values and persons needing any material in any of these lines will find it woith their while to come to Decatur. Watch for future announcei ments of these and other stores In . the Daily Democrat. o r Mondeil’s Resignation t Accepted By Coolidge I Swampscott. Mass., July 9.—(United Press.) —President Coolidge today accepted the resignation of Frank W. > Mondell as director of the war finance , corporation, which Mondell tenderer I recently. In accepting the resigna i tion, effective July 15, the president i paid high tribute to the public ser s vice rendered by Mondell while serv- . ing as director. t o Fort Wayne Firm Increases ; Its Capital Stock $15,000 I (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., July 9 —The Ewing company of Fort Wayne today filed notice of increase in capital stock with the secretary of state from SIO,OOO to $25,000. The Petroleum Engineering university. Ins., of Fort Wayne today filed I articles of incorporation with the secretary of state with a capital stock ‘ of $20,000. The incoporators are R. E. Fairweather, Sidney Borgman and Arthur P. j Irmscher. o Utility Company Sold Indianapolis. July 9 —An order of . the state public service commission today authorized the Calumet Gas and ■ Electric company to purchase property of the Calumet Power company for $1,146,861. A power sub-station at Aetna, Ind., ' and a transmission line from Aetna to the Indiana-Illinois state line are involved in the sale.

i rns IIIIBW- r« Kodak As You Go Here’s your first stop. There’s always more fun with a Kodak along. It adds to the joy of every motor trip and keeps for your kodak album the story of every merry outing. ’ Kodaks $6.50 up Brownies $2 up /\. - x Take along plenty of films. ( We have kodak films in complete assortment, autographic J and nonGutographic and all I of it is ready for results. L>"</ For a Cool, Refreshing Drink, visit our soda fountain. The Holthouse Drug Company

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We are sure you will want a space In the Northern Indiana Fair premium 1 list after you see them. It will be too late then of course. Several thousand of these books are to be distributed over the county and stir- 1 rounding territory during the next l month. If you are interested, see' Mrs. J R. Blair, at once. Mrs. F L. DeVilblss, Mrs. Frank klwein, Mrs. J. H. Heller and Miss 'Elizabeth Peterson motored to Fort Wayne yesterday for a few hours Malt with friends. The Vance & Linn July sale open'd this morning and will continue fifteen days. The carnival company has quite a ■rowd last evening and those who atended seemed to be eujoying themselves. C. J. Lutz made a business trip to Paulding and Continental, Ohio yesterday. R. C. Parrish left today for Dayton, Tennessee, where he will attend the famous Scope trial, enjoy a vacation »Bd watch the famous attorneys in action. H M. Ray of Berne was' looking xfter business here this morning. Martin Jajberg 'Jeft this morning for a few days fishing at one of the northern Indiana lakes. He hadn’t leclded when he left just where he would stop. Funeral services for Adam Weis, who was killed at midnight Sunday when his car collided with a traction car, were held from the Reformed church yesterday afternoon. The I. 3. O. F. attended in a body. Lots o’ folks get credit fer havin’ (pinions an’ convictions when they've >nly fallen int’ th’ habit of opposin' Bryan. Ther may be tricks in all trades, but in th’ professions, oh. boy! ! I—Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting with friends. R. J. Harting motored to Van Wart, Ohio, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. L. Kocher and daughters, Katherine, Helen and Gretchen, and ton Janies, have returned from Hamilton Ixike where they have been enjoying a. several weeks outing at their cottage. \ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams left this morning for a several weeks visit with relatives at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Dr. Roy Archbold and son, Dick, motored to Fort Wayne Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Fitch and daughter, Marie, of Owosso, Mich., and Mr. Fitch's mother, of Montpelier, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert last week. They also visited other relatives here. r Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert and William Highlen, of south of this city, Mr. and Mrs. William Gilbert and 1 children, Viola, James, Charles, Clarice and Marcella. Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Hodle and son. Paul, of Decatur, returned from a motor trip to Mongo, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Gilbert and family. Banker C. A. Dugan, Postmaster Harry Fritzinger and County Auditor

Martin Jaberg went to Pleasant Lake this morning to enjoy a day of fishing. Mrs. Hazel Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Laisure, of DeWitt, Ark., are visiting in the county w,ith relatives. Mrs. Andrews is a sister of Mrs. Lydia Mcßarnes, of Pleasant Mills, while Mrs. Oze Parrish, of Monroe, 1s her daughter. They will visit with these two families before returning to the south. 'Herman Myers spent last evening in Bluffton visiting friends. O. M. Gllllom, of Berne, was in this city today attending to business for the Lincoln Life Insurance company of Fort'Wayne. Clarence Herber, of Kandallville, Is visiting in this city for a few days. Mr. Herber is with the State Auto Insurance company at that city. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swearingen, of Madison, Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Partlow, of Richmond, Indiana, returned to their homes today after a short visit in this city with relatives. Misses Mary Callow and Dora Marie Magley, who have been spending several days at Rome City, will return to Decatur this evening. Raymond Harting and Van R. Grant, of this city, spent yesterday afternoon at the Van Wert, Ohio, country club where they enjoyed several rounds of golf. Dr. Roy Archbold, Richard Archbold. W. A. Klepper and J. Fi Arnold spent yesterday afternoon at the Fort Wayne country club. Many Decatur persons have taken memberships in golf and country club of neighboring cities. Van Wert, Fort Wayne and Bluffton seem to be the most popular places with the Decatur golf fans. Sam Brooks visited with friends and relatives at Bluffton last evening. Harry Moltz made a business trjp to Fort Wa\ne yesterday. Many people from nearby towns have been attending the carnival showing this week in Ahr's field near this city. o Mrs. Anna Volmer and daughter, Anna, and son, Al., have returned to their home at Toledo; Ohio, after spending a few days here with Mrs. Mary Terveer and daughter, Mayme. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Davis, of Lima. Ohio, who are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Thompson, of Pleasant Millers, visited friends here this afternoon. Pete Mougey returned to Toledo, Ohio, this afternoon after a short visit here with friends. Miss Naomi Holthouso has returned from a two weeks outing at Toledo Beach, Toledo, Ohio, with the C. R. Uhl family. Mrk 1. A. Kalver, of Fort Wayne, is the guest of friends here this afternoon. • Miss Mary Fuhrman left Tuesday morning for Yellowstone Park, Wyo., where she will spent the next two months. She will go to Kansas City

■■■ — 11. 1.. ■ ■” I Saturday Specials Table Oil Cloth Floor Mats Best grade 40 in. wide Duroleum Floor Mats. per yard 24 inch wide, 54 inch long, 4»e Rubber Balls ah sizes to delight Curtain Marquisette the kiddies Good grade white and QWz* ecru mar Q u * se tte, to t/Ov } 25c value, per yard I Ladies Vests 19c I Gauze Vests, each — 1 (ta Table Covers _ J- » 1, y r J a Fancy Pattern Table Ladies Vest, or covers, I'/z yards square, strap top, each each Ladies Hose p 7 Fibre Silk, hest colors * ’’* aSSiers pair ■ A good wearing brassiere, 49c 25c Fresh Salted Peanuts Cocoanut Creams per pound, ’/* pound 20c 15c I Morris 5 & 10c Store & ! —■ I I

in September where she has accepted a position In tho Kansas City schools. Mrs. Fred Scherer, of Union township, was a shopper hero this afternoon. E. G. Wine, of Fort Wayne, wds a business caller in the city this morning. Mrs. Ernest Mendenhall and son, Eugene, returned to their home at. Kendallville this afternoon after spending several days as the guest of Mrs, Laura Grill. Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Hendricks have returned to Kendallville after a short visit with Mrs. laura drill. - -o GENEVA NEWS (Special To Dally Democrat) Geneva, July 9 —John Klener, wife and’ baby, of Fort Wayne, spent the week-end with relatives and friends in this vicinity. Robert Lough and family spent the Fourth with relatives in Decatur. Miss Blanch Aspy was a business caller In Fort Wayne, Tuesday. Earl Ault and family, of Elkhart, are visiting this week with B. D. Ault and family. Mrs. C. E. Fields spent Wednesday in Fort Wayne, attending to business matters and visiting his son, Harold and family. Mrs. Gaith Herbst, of Bluffton, is spending the latter part of the week here with her sister, Mrs. James Mann. Mrs. Anne Lee and Mrs. Guy Watts and little daughter, Vesla, went to Portland Tuesday morning where they will visit Mrs. Lee’s sister, .Mrs. Tom Hutson and family. Miss Dorthy ixißue is visiting with friends in Detroit. Lloyd Christman went to Fort Wayne Tuesday morning, where he is employed. Andrew Shoemaker and family, of Davenport. lowa, are visit inf with relatives in Geneva and vicinity. — o Buy your Casing and l übes at Hileman Garage. o- — s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s

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