Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1926 — Page 5

CLUB CALENDER Friday M m E. Eadie*’ Aid Society—church ■ ',| O rs. 2:30 P. m. ■ Delia Theta Thu Pledge PartyKilsh Margaret H° uhoUß ®’ 8 ■ American legion c - alied meeting - Bi-ion Hal! 7:20 P- m. ■ I A. S. of M. E. Church—Church K>arior. 2:30 P- T ■ gt Mary’s Township Home EgoKomics Club—Mrs. Asa McMillen. K:3O !>• Saturday i| WIU'. «•»<* L *d ,on Auxilary meet ■ t Legion hall 1 P- m ' lrf mako Breaths for decorating graves. '| Mrs Arthur Rose, of Packard ave- ■ 11( , i.- () rt Wayne, entertained-at a Kvely luncheon bridge party yester- ■(!. y fol- thirty-two guests. A luncheon Ks pretty appointments was served at Kne o’dock. Mrs. Dore B. Erwin, of Ehis city, won high score and was Ewarded a prise. Other guests from city were Mrs. Geo. Flanders. Elr< 0. L. Vance and Mrs. J. S. PetErson The hostess was assisted in Eerving by Mrs. Tom Reed and Mrs. K? C. Parrish. I “ 1 SI The Root township Home EconomE,s Club met with Mrs. Mary Houk Khursday afternoon. Mrs. Fanny ■Kunkel gave some very interesting ■points in millinery. Miss Lois FuhrKan explained the girls club and Elrs Florence Moser had charge of ■the social hour during which several Eontests wer e enjoyed. The hostess ■ was assisted by Mrs. Sanna Kunkel, ■in serving dainty refreshments. Parr-Graber f Miss Ida F. Graber, daughter of Elr. and Mrs. J. L. Graber, of French' [township. and Mr. Dore Parr, son of Kirs. Rosa Parr, of Berne, were quie*By married Tuesday evening at 11:30 o'clock at the home of the Rev. John Parr, uncle of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Parr left Wednesday for Paris, Ttnn . where they will reside. The bride has been employed by the Berne Review for the past six months and recently accepted a position witli a newspaper in Tennessee. She is a graduate of th e Berne high school. | I Mrs. Frank Braun, of Jackson street, will entertain at ilfnhc?~this evening in honor of her guests, Misses Syna Hauser. Elsa Kramer and Freida Reber, of Fort Wayne. . Formal initiation was held last evening by the members of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Thirtythree candidates, including initiates from Fort Wayne, Hartford City, Van Wert, and this city, received the work. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse is president of the local degree team. Following the initiation ceremonies, an elaborate banquet was served. The local candidates were Mrs. Frajik Lichtle, Mrs. Leo Ulman, Miss Coni stance Schmitz, Miss Lgurine Teeple. Miss Elsie Brunnegraff, Mrs. Johanna Braun, Mrs. George Keller, Mrs. Mik P Miller, Mrs. Fred Steigmeyer, Mrs. John Starost. Mrs. Taylor, of Columbus. Ohio, district organizer, was here for the meeting last night. o Don Hunsicker, of Bronson. Michigan. is spending a few uays here as the guest of h; s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hensley. Dick Archbold, of Toledo. Ohio, will arrive home tonight to sjlwid the week-end am| Decoration Day with his parents, Dr., and Mrs. Roy Archbold. *** Mrs. Ford Tinkham and daughters, of Bronson, Michigan, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Glaucy. of west Monroe street. Ils th' common fate o' all successful people t’ git’ knocked an’ (tit icised, but it reniained fer Jack Dempsey t' show 'efiv up when it comes t' Lakin' it gracefully. Th' nauseatin' i •V ,, w York bathtub episode bears out Bootlegger ike Lark's ole contention, that, th' feller who drinks don’t care what's in It.—Abe Martin, Indianapolis News. ’ ’ 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swearjngen, of l hicago. who have been visiting here New Beauty Cream Now the Fashion Vou will be enthusiastic over a new French Process Cream for whit-, ening and beautifying the skin. It is Eo Pure and different from other creams. Women sav they see a great improvement in their complexions after the first application If - vou " ant smoother brighter and younger * ekin. use JIELLO-GLO Cream ID wonderful The Holthouse Drug Co

tOr tl,e P**"* days, win g 0 . Richmond this ast WU oo U to bo guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Part- 1 ! low over Decoration Day. They will' 1 bo accompanied by Mrs. Catherine 1 Helm. < Cecil Cole, of Grand Rapids, Mich- , Igan, who has heen vlziting his parent. here for the past few days, and ' Carol Cole, of this city, spent the day ' in Fort Wayne Pied Schafer, of Fort Wayne, call- ' ed on business friends here this morn- ‘ lug. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Colter have t gone to Chrisman, Illinois, where ' they will attend the wedding of their son, Robert, to Miss Esther Schnltker, which will be solemnized Saturday at ' high noon. Mr. and Mrs. ’Bolter were met at Richmond by their daughter, • MisA Leah, student at Western Col- , lege, who will also attend the affair. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Center, of Gary, will be the guilts of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Confer over the week end and Decoration Day. u - Miss Carolyn Acker will leave this afternoon for Lake Tippecanoe where i she will spend the summer. t 1 Father Max Benzinger, of Hessen [ ( astle, was a visitor here this morni ing. .* Miss Mildred Fraylick, of Fort ~ Wayne, is spending the week-end as • the guest of Miss Helen Gerber, of i this city. , I Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Pumphrey, of I Deleware, Ohio, are the guests of Mr. i and Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey of south Third street. They will attend the commencement exercises of the local high school, their niece, Miss Eleanor Pumphrey, being a member of the graduating class. Mr. Pumphrey is mayor of the city of Deleware. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mills and son, Jack, of Erie, Pa., will arrive Sunday to spend Decoration Day with Mr. Mills’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills. Mrs. Mills will go to I Minneapolis from \hcre to spend several days with friends. 1 The Geneva Chamber of Commerce held their regular banquet in the rooms at that place last evening and fifty business mon from that place enjoyed the occasion. The organzation Is doing a number of things for that community which well help every one. Curley McCullum, of Geneva, visited here last evening and motored on to Fort Wayne. Tlie summer vacation of schools i starts here today and for the next thre months the boys and girls will not have to listen for the bells. Ralph Tyndall went to Chrisman, Illinois, this afternoon to attend the wedding of Robert Colter and Miss i Esther Schnitker, which will be held Saturday noon at the bride elect’s home. • | Miss Magdalene Schmitt, of Mer- ■ cer avenue, who has been suffering with the flu is, reported much better : today. i Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nearing will ■ spend the week-end and Decoration ■ Day at Indianapolis witli relatives. - Thfy will attend tb|‘ international i auto races Monday. Mr. and Mrs. ; Retell and daughter, Magdalene, of : Chicago, will spend the weekend - witli the Nearing family at Indianap- , olis. Rudolph Schug, of Berne, was a . business visitor in the city this , morning. f Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kraft and daughters, will spend the weekend and holidays with relatives at Spen-

1 II L ■■ l| At His Word v* Many a small Bank Account ; >1 has grown info a large one because its owner took his bank- j er at his word when he offered j business counsel as a proper < aid to depositors. j This bank has advised deposifors for 43 years. H Capital and Surplusl2o,ooo. Qfi _ *• T*"* . * X

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, Friday, May 28, 1926.

ctrvllle, Ohio. Herb Fullenkauip and Art Rouswan, of Chicago, will motor here tomorrow to be the guests of the former's mother, Mrs. M- Fullenkamp over Dacoratlon Day. Miss Betty Lalay and Mr. Lewis Meyers, of Indianapolis, will spend the week-end with Mrs. Clara Meyers, of this city. Mrs. H. M. Crownover, of Decatur route nine, underwent a tonsillatomy at the local hospital thia morning and Is recovering nicely. Mrs. P. N. Moser, of Berne route one, was admitted to the Adams County Memorial Hospital this morning, where she will receive medical treatment. o— ~ „ RELEASE OF U. S. CITIZENS HELI) IN MEXICO DEMANDED (CONTINIKD FROM PAGB OKE> ranch. Shanklin is one of five Americans now held for ransom by Mexican bandits. The American embassy here has reuested that no effort be spared to free the men and that federal troops be used to capture the bandits. Two Americans, Briggs and Greeley, are reported to be held for a ransom of 500 pesos each. A captain and 15 soldiers from Camp Palma have proceeded to Galichar to search for them. They found that the bandits had removed telephones and burned nearby bridges. — o Two Automobiles Collide At Street Intersection One person was slightly injured in an automobile accident which occured at the intersection of Adams and Fourth streets at 0:30 o'clock last night. A car driven by Frank McCollum, of Cincinnati, Ohio, going west on Adams street, collided with a car driven by Frank Click, as Mr. Click turned his car into Fourth street fl Mrs. (Tick, who was riding with her husband, suffered a few cuts and bruises, but was not seriously hurt. Mr. Click. Mr. McCollum and the latter’s wife and son. escaped injury. Mr. Click's car. a Ford, was badly damaged. Mr. McCollum and family were enroute to Geneva to visit relatives. Bluffton. —Arthur Shed was severely injured on his grandparents' farm near here when a cow Which he was milking turned on him and gored him. He suffered several fractured ribs, a strained back and internal injuries.

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TICKET SELEC TED BY REPUBLICANS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) public instruction. Clarence Martin. Indianapolis, downed Samuel Artman of for the nomination for justice of the supreme court from the third district on the third ballot after other candidates had withdrawn. Solon Enloe, Danville, and Charles Remy, Indianapolis, were renominated for judges of the appellate court from the first district. For judges of the appellate court from the second district went to Alonzo Nichols, Winchester, and Willis McMahon, Crown Point, incumbents who were unopposed. 0 —. RACE HORSES ARE POISONED — . (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) <-f the horses were ill and that the race had been called off disappointed a large crowd that had gathered for the event. One Horse Died Before night, one of the horses. Apology, a five-year-old mare from the Kentucky stables of E. E. Sterrett, died from strychnine. The other three —Elizabeth K. from Maryland; Greenwoods from the stable of Terry Druggan, notorious Chicago beer baron, and Sandrue, another Maryland horse —probably will survive. Only a few hours after the race was to have been run—four nu n were taken into custody and after long grilling, two of them confessed the I let, naming a fifth man, Earl Clark, as “brains" of the conspiracy, which was to have netteil gamblers approximately $250,000. The two who confessed were Earl Leaver of Toronto, Ont., and Charles Davis of Dayton. Ohio. They admitted feeding the horses lumps of sugar which had*been dipped in strychnine. Their explanation of Apology's death was that they had become confused' and fed the mare two lumps of the poisoned sugar. Frank Marion of Springfield. Ohio, and U. S. Young of Charleston. W.l Va , were the other men held by i Aurora authorities. Indictments willi be asked against these four and: Clark, charging them with poisoning' an animal. This offense under the Illinois law' makes the men liable to a SI,OOO fine' and three years in prison. '

— . - — .."j New Dance Pavilion At t & Sunset Amusement Park VUWAWUVVWWWVM rVVVVtfVVWWVVVVVVVVVWVVWVVVWt.': /WWWWWfW DECATUR, IND. /Si »|j -win Open- OSM Mgr MONDAY—Decoration Day w '•/ $ A We have arranged for two opening dances on V Wg) MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT M MAY 31st JUNE Ist |r< ■ Two seven-piece orchestras will furnish music each night. Stewart-Lorenz Orchestra will | play Monday night. McDermott Music Masti . I ers will play Tuesday night. Both arc from i Fort Wayne and come highly recommended. Dancing-Park Plan Refreshments Served i ! Plenty of Parking Space i Plan your Decoration Day party at the new dancing pavilion—663o square feet of dancing space. jjX Drive out, see the park, enjoy the opening dance. Follow Mercer Avenue out of Decatur, go south and turn to left at first cross road—the old Pleasant Mills-Willshire route. SUN-SET Jjjp. dhk Jjfrt DAN J - ZESER AMUSEMENT MANAGER park yy W Decatur, lndi “« ■■--■_ - ~r - ,■ ■■ 0 . , ■. ■ . I. o Ml ■■■! ■ ■—'l ■■ !■ ——■ 1 ■ ■.l p .1 I« . . — ■ ■■ »ll 1 *

: COURT HOUSE = xauMßiaiuani ■ ■:■■. ■ Petition Filed In the estate of Daniel K. Shackley, a petition was tiled by the administrator to sell the real estate. Petition Sustained. In the estate of Christian W. Weldy, a petition by the administrators' to release a mortgage and assign a mortgage was sustained. Letters Issued. Letters of administration have been issued to William A. Lower in the! estate of Sarah A. Schwartzenrub. Bond in the sum of $3,000 was tiled. 1 Smith Will Probated. The last will of Adeline Smith was probated in court today. The will provides that the entire estate be divided equally among the children, | Albert Brittson, W. Floyd Brit tson, I Marion Smith. Nora D. Gumble, Ida I . Faye Knapp, Rosetta Ralston, J. Carl i I Smith, with Hie prevision that money i . previously advunced to each lie charged to tlie shares. Ida Faye. Knapp | and Albert Brittson were nominated I in the will to serve as joint executors. I , The will was written November (>.' . 1921. Real Estate Transfers Benjamin F. Schroyer etux to Ad- , rian Lenhart, lot 69 in Decatur for . S9OO. o Motorist Arrested After Striking Boy On Street Harold Murphy, son of Lewis Mur- , phy was slightly injured lust night, when he wa struck by a car dirven 1 by Jack Ellsworth, of this city. The fCHICACO lOSsn' 53.50 ERIE RAILROAD St N DAY, MAY 30th. Tickets «<» o d going in I coaches only on train 7 leaving Decatur at 2:48 a. m. Returning leave Chicago ( 10:20 p.m. Central time. ! For further particulars call, J. E. TEEMS, Ticket Agent.

!accidents occurred on First street. An affidavit, charging ussaut and i battery was filed agaiust Ellsworth { in Mayor'* court today by the boy's) father The hearing was scheduled' for 1 o'clock this afternoon, but Mr. | Ellsworth- asked for a continuance which was granted. Another affidavit, charging operating an iiutoiiioblle while intoxicated,l was filed against Ellsworth In the circuit court this morning. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty and) was released under bond of SIOO.

THE ADAMS Theatre I “Where the Better Pictures Are Shown’’ sj —Last Time Tonight— ® Zane Grey’s gripping Western story ‘“I)E SE R T GOL I) ” S A Paramount Picture With Neil Hamilton. Shirly Mason. Robert Frazer and K William Powell. A melodrama of thfills. excitement. appealing love theme, wild riding, shooting, sweeping Ge sandstorm and mountain avalanche. ALSO—“Wandering Willies," Mack Sennett comedy, m 3 10c 25c ® TOMORROW Lefty Flynn in “Glenister of the Mountcd" a thrilling red-blooded melodrama of the w Northwest Mounted Police. m EXTRA SPEC. I Al, Keys on Blue Sire ik automobile 3H given at Saturday matinee. The more keys you have the 95 better the chance Io win this great little car. Q| SI'NDAY A MONDAY Gloria Swanson in Ws “THE I NTAMEI) LADY.” ||J | THE CORT » j- —Last Time Tonight— Wm. Fox present the thrilling epic UE IE drama of all times “THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD” Efi featuring GEORGE O'BRIEN and good cast. You'll cry at its pathos, langli at its humor, cheer at W its climax. A colossal thrill play such as you never dreamed of seeing. fig jjr "MARRIAGE LIES," a good comedy. ALSO—The third lesson in the Charleston. A3 u” 10c 25c fib SATI RDAY Buffalo Bill, Jr., in 'Coming and Going’ y* Snnday-Mondav Mary Astor. Belly C.ompson, .lames Kirkwood in "The Wise Guy.”

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