Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1926 — Page 5

f I * • I club calender Tuesday [ Bcivic Section of Woman's Club--nl, ■ Bridge Club—Miss Marie Gass. | I Invitational Dance-Red Men Hall. ■ D. B). ■ young Matrons' Club - Mrs. Albert ■eery. 7:30 m • ■ Pythian Needle Club - Pythian Hl.niic. 2:30 p. m. ‘ | st Mal y-s Chorus Choir practice — ■tholic school building. 8 p. m. i Wednesday ■ Vincent de Paul Society -Lath II S. Auditorium. ■ vnion Township Woman's Club - ■rs. George Scheiderer, 1:30 p in. Thursday v I hivo Hundred Club—Mrs. Glen Friday I W M. S. of M. E. Church — Mrs. Bowers. Null-Barker I A quiet, but impressive wedding Book place at 5 o'clock Sunday after■oon at the Zion Reformed parson■ge. in which Mr. Frank O. Null and By iss Ruth Barker were the con■ratting parties. The Rev. A, 11. ■ledderjohann, pastor of the local church reeived the vows, 'Musing the ling ceremony. The groom K a son of Mr. W. D. Null, of Muncie ■nd the bride a daughter of the Rev. Hy 1). Barker, pastor of the Friends K'hureh at Newport, Indiana. Both ■lie bride and groom are very accomplished young people and especially ■veil-known among the people of ■virkland township, where they were ■acuity. The groom taught MatheKnatics and Latin, and served as athKnembers of the Kirkland high school Betic director for the past two years. Brhe bride taught Home Economics, ■Art. Biiology and English for the |/:st Bear. Mr. Null is a graduate of the ■Towan, Indiana, high school and of Bndiana State Noinal school, at Mun-K-ie, class of 1924. He is a member ■>f the Triangle Club. Mrs. Null is a ■graduate of the Westfield. Indiana, ■high school and attended Oxford ■College for Women, at Oxford. Ohio, ■and Purdue University at Aafllyctte. ■The couple was atcompanied by Miss ■Ruth A. Barker, a friend of the bride ■who is also a member of the KirkBand high school faculty. The bride ■was charmingly gowned in white ■georgette and wore a corsage bou■uot ot roses, while the groom was ■attired in navy blue. After the cere■nony, a bountiful 6 o’clock .wedding ■dinner was served at the home of ■Mr. and Mrs. Albert Arnold, residing ■near the Kirkland high school, where ■ the teachers made their home daring ■the past winter. The couple left to■day for Muncie and Westfield, on ■their honeymoon. Both Mr. and Mrs. ■Null expect to attend Indiana University. at Bloomington, this summer. ■The many friends of the happy ■couple extend congratulations and ■best wishes. ;| Miss Helen Gass will entertain a ■iiuniber of her friends at a dinner ■ bridge Wednesday evening at 6:30 I" clock at her home. I A very pleasant surprise party ■ was enjoyed by a number of friends ■Sunday at the home of Mr. and Airs. ■ Riley Chrisman, the occasion being ■ •he birthday anniversary of Mr. |<’hrisnian. A basket dinner was servI'd at noon to the following guests | iin <l their families: Mr. and Mrs. B. | ,! Farr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson. |Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carroll. Mr. and IMrs. m. E. Hower, Mr. and Mrs. Ira (Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr, Mr. Lmd Mrs. Joe Hunter, Mr, and Mrs. Ihee Annen, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Devon D l '- and Mrs. Ilarvc Kitson, Mr. Leo (Kirsch. | — f Brucck-Myres Sunday evening, at 5:30 o'clock, at ~IM home of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip •iodic, on Adams street, 'occurred the Marriage of Marvin Brueck, of Alien county, Indiana, to Miss Florence Myres, of this city. The ceremony "as performed in' the presence of over fifty invited guests and M’ss Leota Kizer and Alfred Brueck acted :is bridesmaid and best man. The beautiful ring ceremony was read by lll( ' Rev. Ceci". 11. Smith, as the couple 'Oeiicd I heir wedding vows. Follow- I Women Rave Over New French Powder A new kind of face powder is here., by a new French Process - stays on until you take it off. Pore.-, ” n 'i lines do not show.' Not affected perspiration. Gives life and beau- ' to yom- complexion almost unbelievable. n is (aU( . 4 MgLdxHiU). ’'in will love it. The Holthousc Drug Co.

Is She America’s Prettiest? i 1 t MMiss Dorothy Hughes, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has probably been ’ chosen "most beautiful” more often than any other girl in the United Stales. She won the Atlantic City title, "Miss America,” twice, was two times winner of the beauty championship of New • York City, was selected by .Joseph Cumming Chase, artist, as i America's most lovely woman, and David Wark Griffith, movie director, says she is the typical American girl and the most , perfect flapper.

f ing the ceremony, a delicious wedding dinner was served to all the guests. . The young couple will reside on a 1 farm in Allen county, where htye will , i be at home in a few days. f Milton C. Werling, teacher of the 3 Magley school, was pleasantly stirs prised on the anniversary of his twen- - ty-fifth birthday, last Thursday, at the r school building. The children had ( planned the event, weeks ahead, anil Thursday, during the school noon hour. I while one of the pupils held the teacher’s attention in a game of checkers, . the door opened and in rushed the s other pupils, crying, -Surprise!" Then > followed refreshments of ice-cream, - cakes and bananas. Needless to say, > the checker game was postponed and > all indulged in the refreshments. Sev- - oral patrons of the school were presi ent, also. J The Union Township Woman’s ’ Club will meet at the home of Mrs. George Schcidcrer. at 1:30 o clock ■ Wednesday afternoon. Al! members ; are requested to be present and visitors are welcome. — J The Civic section of the Woman’s • Club will hold its regular business meeting Tuesday evening, at seven o'clock, in the Rest Room at the Library. All members are urged to bo present. ’ Mesdames William Howers. L. H. Kleinhenz and Clayson Carroll will be hostesses at the meeting of the I St. Vincent de Paul society. Wednesday afternoon, in the auditorium of the Catholic high school. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the Methodist church, will moot Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. John Bowers. Mrs. O. L. Vance will have charge of the lesson. This is the regular May . meeting and is being held one week early because of the Woman’s Home Missionary convention, which be held at the Mayne Street Methodist church at Fort Wayne. May G and 7. All members arc urged to attend. Members of the Decatur post of the T P. A. will hold their annual banquet at. 6 o'clock tonight at tho K. of C. hull. More than 100 members have signified their intentions ot attending the annual banquet. Following tho dinner, there will be a dance and card party. ;—o — THE COURT HOUSE NEWS * + ++++++♦ ++++ + + + Marriage Licenses I Marvin Brueck, farmer, Allen county, to Florence Myras. Adams county. Frederick Striker, laborer, to Mabel Stewart, both of Geneva. Wilbur Nussbaum, upholsterer, to Selma Burkhalter, both of Berne. 1 Frank O. Null, teacher, to Ruth Barker, both of It:- atur, Route 2. — Miss Hertha Heller has returned] to Jndiunapolta after au over Sunday, visit with her mother and sister, Mrs.] D. D. Heller and Mrs. J. W. Tyndall.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1926.

:IL©S§IIIS Mrs. IL L. Conter has returned to e her home in Gary after spending sev- .-- oral days with her son and daughtcri- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. France Conter. e She was accompanied as far as Fort d Wayne by Mrs. T. M. Reed and Mrs. d France Conter. ■I Mrs. H. F. Ehinger, who has been i. confined to her home for several days t, with a severe sore thfeat, is very e much improvud. . n Mrs. Mary Hocker, of Elkhart, is t, 1 here for a few weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Macy. She was d accompanied here by Mrs. T. A. •-.Wertz, who returned to her home s-l Saturday. ! Mr. and Mrs. Bert Owen and daughter, Mary, of Detroit. Mich., s motored here for an over tjunday i. ■ visit with Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin n and Mrs. Mary Congleton. s Miss Gcnevra Stick, who has been . teaching in the Pleasant Mills high school for the past year has returned to her home at Muncie to spend 3 the slimmer. ,! Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Foughty and i family motored to Winona Lake 3j where they spent the week-end with j[ relatives. Misses Mary Oman, Helen Swearingen. Messfs. Herman and William Lenhart motored to Fort I Wayne last evening. . The Misses Glee Krugh, Mildred . Debolt, Messrs. Vernon Niblick and r Levi Carpenter spent Sunday evening in Van Wert, Ohio. Mrs. George Baker, of Anderson, is - ■ spending a few days here with her [ mother, Mrs. I). D. Clark and family, ( 1 and the John Baker family. | ■ Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Selking and ,'sons, William and Edward, of Root township, were shoppers in the city [ this afternoon. Mrs. Susie Bowen, trustee of St. Marys township, was a business visitor hers this afternoon. Mrs. Hosea Ray, of Ridgeville, visited friends and relatives here today. Letters for the following persons have remained uncalled for at the local postoffice: Mrs. I. B. Ramsey, Miss Mildred Harris, Rev. W. M. Clcniland. D. De.. Mat Greiber, Mr. Roscoe Smith, Mr. John Spuhla. Mrs. Agnes Andrews and granddaughter. Patsy Moser, have returned from Bluffton where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Roger Swaim for a low days. W. P. Shanahan and daughters, of VanWert, Ohio, visited relatives and friends here Sunday. The fast limited passenger train] between Chicago ami New York over tho Pennsylvania railroad line wart detoured through this city between Fort Wayne and Lima, Ohio, Sunday afternoon, on account'd a freight wreck a.t Middlepoint. Ohio. Tlie| train came from Fort Wayne to De- 1 eatur over the G. R. & 1., and was transferred here to the Chicago and Erie tracks, on which it proceeded to | Lima, Ohio, A west bound train from j New York to Chicago, was detoured . through here later in the day, also. j o__ You Must Tell ’em to Sell 'em-Advertise I

FOUR PUPILS TIE FOR HIGH HONORS One Senior and Four Sophomores Make Perfect Grades At D. H. S. Four pupils, one senior and three sophomores, tied for high honors in scholarship in Decatur high school during the second six weeks of the second semester, according to the honor roll announced by Principal Walter J. Krick. Each ot the four pupils had perfect grades, A plus, in four subjects. They are Ireta Fisher, senior, and Josephine Archhold, Harry. Dailey and Robert Heller, sophomores. Nineteen pupils made grades which placed them on the high honor list, whil fourteen others were placed on the honor roll. Following is a flist of tile honor pupils: High Honor Roll Ireta Fisher —4 A plus. Josephine Archbold —4 A plus. Harry Daily—4 A plus. Robert Heller —4 A plus. Doris Peters —3 A plus, 2 A’s. James Houk —3 A plus, 1 A, 1 B plus. Jeanette Yonse— 3 A plus, 1 A. Marcella Nelson—2 A plus, 2 A’s. Doris Nelson —2 A plus, 2 A’s. Leia Hefty—l A plus, 3 A’s. Margaret Mills- 1 A plus, 3 A’s. Helen Myers—l A plus, 3 A's. ’ Ruth Clayton—l A plus, 3 A’s. Mary K. Schug—l A p’us. 3 A’s. | Helen Farr 4 A’s. | Gretchen Kocher —4 A’s. i Richard Castle —1 A’s. I Mary Macy-4 A’s. Josephine Anderson—3 A’s. Honor Roll Evan Kek—3 A plus, 2 B plus. John Johnson—3 A plus, 1 B plus Lawrence Potts —3 A plus, 1 B plus. | Miriam Parrish—3 A plus. 1 B plus. Robert Butcher —2 A plus, 1 A, 1 B plus. 1 Ruth Johnson —1 A plus. 2 A’s, 2 B plus. ’ Robert Frisingcr—l A p its, 2 A’s, - B plus. Mildred Marchand 1 A plus, 2 A’s.. 1 B phis. Virginia Hite —1 A plus, 2 A’s, 1 B 1 plus. 1 Emily Cramer 1 A plus, 2 A’s, 1 B plus. James Kocher—l A plus, 3 A’s, 1 B 1 plus. Betty Erwin —3 A’s, 1 B plus. ’ Harold Zwick —3 A’s, 1 B plus. • Hester Clayton—3 A’s, 1 B plus. ! o EVANGELICALS OPEN MEETING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONK> conference. There will be about 160 delegates at the conference, nearly one-half of whom are laymen. The conference has 15.000 members. I Mr. C. E. Hocker will be a delegate to the conference from the Evangelical church of this city. He will leave Wednesday morning to attend the meeting. Mrs. Hocker J will accompany him and they will go by motor. The Rev. R. W. Loose, pastor of the local church, will leave I Tuesday for the conference. On Wednesday morning, the annual Indiana Conference Missionary Society will be held, with the president, | the Rev. E. «G. Johnson, of Fort ’ Wayne, presiding. The conference usually closes with the assignment of pastors to their fields on Sunday afternoon. ■ The local Evangelical church has enjoyed a successful year. Attendance at the services has been good and the interest has been growing. There has been a total of more than 40 decisions for Christ and 48 accessions to the church during the year. 45 of which hive oc<tired since the simultaneous evangelistic (campaign. The Calvary Evangelical church, cast of Decatur, has expended about (2.000 in extensive repairs ami improvements of its building. The church will hold a rededication service during the first part of June. Rev. Loose is pastor of the Calvary church, also. In both churches, there have been 56 decisions for Christ and 60 accessions during the year. '~~ '* —' ' There will be a Fellowcraft initiation at the Masonic Hall Tuesday iiiltht at 7:30 o’clock All members arc urged to attend the meeting. | John Hickerson, W. M. 90t2. — 0 Bluffton Roller skaters her<> are allowed the use of several squares of one of llm leading paved streels while automobiles are forced Io seek other ( routes. Ixical police reserve seven,.! j I squares for skaters during part of each week in an effort to eliminate the chance of bad accidents.

ELECTION BOARD MEMBERS NAMED (CONTINI'ED FROM PAGE ONEi West Union Inspector—C. D. Spuller. I Judge—J. A. Fleming. O’.erk—Phillip Sauer. Sheriff—W. M. Bittner. East Root Inspector—Jacob Weidler. Judge- William Knapp. Clerk—Harve L. Tieman. Sheriff—August Welgman. West Root Inspector—Fred Schurger. Judge—William Rodenbeck, Sr. Clerk —Margret Meyers. Sheriff—Theodore Heuer. North Preble Inspector—Herman Reese. Judge—William Busick. Clerk—Adolph Stoppenhagen. Sheriff—Theodore Ostermeyer. South Preble Inspector—Rudolph Linuemeyer. I Judge—William Jaebker. Clerk—Otto Koenneman. Sheriff— Henry Kirchner. North Kirkland Inspector—Henry Breiner. ' Judge John Brown. Clerk—Milton Werling. Sheriff—Al Straub. South Kirkland Inspector —Amos K. Stonebstrner. Judge—William O. Sautbiue. Clerk -Frank Myers. Sheriff—W. A. Bollinger. North Washington Inspector—Fred Baker. , Judge—Frank O. Martin. Clerk—Mrs. Lettie Peters. Sheriff—John Arnold. South Washington Inspector—Slemon Meyers. Judge—Mathias Thomas. Clerk— Charley Marchand. Sheriff—Marion Reber. North St. Marys Inspector—Fred Hilton. Judge—John Ixtshe. Clerk —Artie L. Jackson. Sheriff—Samuel Bentz. South St. Marys Inspector—Joe Dayton Winans. Judge Stephen Longenberger. (fprk—A. M. Manlier. Sheriff—Carl Burkhart. North Bluecreek Inspector—Jesse A. Ray. Judge—Frank Myers. | clerk—Mrs. Henry Brunstrup. Sheriff—Frank Young. J South Bluecreek i inspector—James M. Foreman. ,1 Judge— Jacob Bevington, i Clerk—Mrs. James Figley. Sheriff— Roy Meyers, l' North Monroe I Inspector-Charles E. Bahner. | judge J. M. Haggard. Clerk—G. H McManama. Sheriff—G. R- Martz. !’ Middle Monroe | inspector—Jonas Sprunger. . Judge - Albert W. Liechty. . Clerk—Clifton Striker. I Sheriff—L. A. Brunner. ! French Inspector —Mose Augsbutget. Judge —Henry Meyer. Clerk Melvin Kohler. Sheriff—Evert O. Rich. North Hartford Inspector—John C. Augsburger. Judge—Wilson Eversole. P erk Elmer Anderson. Sheriff—Osia Chrisman. South Hartford I Inspector —Nathan Stahl. • Jndgt—William Wilson. Clerk —R. R- Romey. 1 Sheriff—Grover C. Romey. North Wabash Inspector—Rufus Huser. Judge Leon Neuenschwander. Clerk—Andrew C. Cook. Sheriff- Benhard Lehman. Ceylon 1 uspcctor —Clinton Matliys. Judge John Woods. Clerk Martin Brennen. Sheriff—W. L. Arbuckle. East Jefferson Inspector-E. G. Butcher, judge—Jonathan Ryan. ' Sheriff—John Hiller. I Clerk—Arthur Kinney. West Jefferson Inspector- John Marshall. Judge—Ella Reef. C. erk- Hay Duff. _ . Sheriff— Zachary Kelt hum. Geneva A I aspect or —George Ineichen. Judge Ada M. Miller. Clerk—Lavone Mattox. Sheriff Charles Weaver. Geneva B In irector—John Whiteman. Judge Lewis Mason sheriff Ja*mes Nelson. Clerk —Kenneth 1. Shoemaker. Berne A Inspector —Phillip Schug. Judge E. Aschliman. Clerk -David Depp. Sheriff— George W. Bixler. Berne B Inspector Grover C. Moser Judge—Wesley Neuenschwander. Clerk Eli Baumgartner. Sheriff Wimer Wirrtorcgg. Berne C Inspector—Fred G. Eieheubcrger. Judge Hugo R. Beitler. Clerk—Noah So'.dner. Sheriff—Samuel Beitler. Decatur 1-A Inspector —H S. Michaud. I Judge—Mrs. Ida Chronister. Clerk William Linn. I Weigh 5 Pounds More In Thirty Days Ask Holthousc Drug Co.. <>r nn.V druggist for a box ot Met by s I <><l Liver Oil (Compound Tablets. They cost but little., are sugar coated and as pleasant to take as candy. • Skinny men and women take tliom to speedily pill on plenty of good healthy solid flesh and lor this purpose they arc so extremely good that thin mon and women often take on 5 pounds or more in 30 days. As a mailer of fa< L your; druggist is authorized to return your money if you don't take on 5 pounds in 3° days. I One thin woman gained 15 pounds I in six weeks. Be sur ( > and ask for McCoy’s, (lie original mid genuine Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets — 6o Tablets —60 cents.

Sheriff—Oliver Jackson. Decatur 1-B Inspector—Torn Dowling. Judge—Charles Yager. Clerk—Joseph Kortenbrer. Sheriff—John Kelly. Decatur 2-A Inspector—Gene Runyon. Judge—John W. Meibers. Clerk—Mrs. Dan Tyndali. Sheriff—Henry Heldetnan. Decatur 2-B Inspector—James Hurst. Judge—Mrs. Ben Shrank. Clerk—Mrs. George HIM. Sheriff—Charley Baker. Decatur 3-A Inspectoi —France Conter, Judge—Charles Helm. 'Clerk— Mrs Herman Ehinger. Sheriff—John Meyers. Decatur 3-B Inspector—John Starost. Judge—Alva D. Baker. Clerk—Mrs. George Wemhoff. Sheriff—David Stolen — o - - Theatre Attendants Held Captive 8 Hours; Thieves Flee, Leaving Loot Behind Berwyn, ill., April 26 — (United I'ress) —Despite'.the fact that 8 attendants ot the Parthenon Theatre had been held bound captives for 8 hours, five bandits fled from the theater today without obtaining any of the $7,000 week-end receipts of the theater. The five bandits entered the theater shortly after 1 a. m. Eight employes of the theater were

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preaent and were Immediately trussed up. The bandits announced the atten. dants would be held until some one arrived who could open the theatre safe. At 9 a. m., today, no one had appeared and the bandits became nep. vous and (led. o Gary — His sixteen children made him ho nervous he had to have something to drink. This entirely original liquor alibi was produced by James Stave when arraigned in city court. It worked! A MAN OF INTEGRITY A physician who reaches out to benefit humanity leaves a record behind him that is worth while. Such a man was Dr. NA, k. V. Pierce. His stndy along inyj medical lines, SfV and his knowledge of the remedial qualjjr\ itics of herbs an<l plants led to the discovcry of his wonderful herbal remedy, Dochc Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is jnst the tonic required if a woman is borne down by pain and sufferings at regular or irregular intervals, by nervousness or ditzy speHs, headache or backache. Favorite Prescription can ' also be had in tablet form as well as liquid at drug stores.

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