Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1910 — Page 3

“ I vniLTi web hilflv Oilfl vaaW mittfntf n I </', coat of fine crushed stone on our .trooU and otherwise improving the appearance of this beautiful little town. Charlie says that- every ablebodied man who , la eligible to work outi hie poll tax must report for duty when notified to do so. He says no dodging goes. Work or <pay the taxes. Now take your choke. The town of Monroe is again taking on a boom, Lichty Bros, and Company have laid the foundation for their large store room, which they will push to completion in the near future and which will be one of the most handsome as well as convenient business jrooms ini this place, giving them ample room to display their large ? ;y. Mias Marie Walden has purchased two lots of C. E. Hocker and will erect dwelling house thereon at once. John Hendricks has completed his new house and will be occupying same within a short time. / ’A ... X The postoffice will be moved into the Variety store agd is now undergoing a coat of paint and other improvements, the? artistic work being done by Postmaster Johnson and looks to be an up-to-date job. Somers & Brown will occupy the postoffice building as a real estate office.--' ’ ‘ Dr. R. G. Knossos Berne is making his regular trips to this place every Tuesday and Friday wnratag. He is meeting with good success in Hie dental line and has been kepf busy on every visit to ids sffitoa ®ver the Hocker drug store. The Monroe Grain, Hay & Willing, Company now has a firat-chus miller' in the person of Hannan Gillig of De-[ catur, who will make Itite place hia future home. Mr. GBBg comes highly recommended as an (efficient miller j and Monroe people, a» wffil as our! farmers, can rest assured that the milling department still be kept up; to its past standard under the supervision of Mr. Gffllg. ■ The two lower rooms of our public schools have closed, including the eighth grade. PTotenor GUliom will close the high school next Friday.' This has been quite a successful year for our schools. , Osman Andrews returned home for a short stay after working at Huntington for some time. 'v* ' 7 > Ip* ■ < -W■ 01 Werpt returned to Fort Wayne Tuesday where he reported for duty as brakeman on the G. R & I. north end passenger run. Ollie has been confined to his’Home dll winter , with ' a complication at diseases and has beep under the physldan’B care during that time. | J. J. Mayer and family are now comfortably located tn their mew home on East Jackson street, and are again enjoying private life. "“ James Hurst and Ms force of brick ! - layers will resume wort -on the new kiln next week, which is being erectf’z.ed at the Lewellen tile mill and will, ■ complete the same in a few days. The kiln is a large one and will add to the output of tile during the cbm- , Ing summer. Ben Smith is erecting an automobile garage and .repair shop on his jot on East Jacksqn street and will be a great convenience to the many auto owners in and around Manroe. Joseph Whistler was a tarttaess caller at Decatur Thursday. J?Jacob Scherer and J. J. Mayer were at Decatur Wednesday paying thelrl respects to County Treasure# Tagot, _—, o ————• . T. H. Baitsell and David Berger, tw® bf the prominent stock men of the county, are preparing to leave in about two weeks for an extended business visit in Holland and England. They will be gone two or three months and during that time win , purchase about two hundred sheep and ♦ twenty-five or thirty Holstein cattle, which they Will,bring here for breeding purposes ail'd for exhibition at, fairs and shoVV The sheep bf England and the cattle of Holland are known the world oner for their excellence and Mr. Baitsell, : Who is an enthusiastic sheep breeder, ■ and Mr. Gerber an expert cattle man, expect to get the best on the market, and introduce them here. They also expect to bring home many good point- | ers regarding the rearing of the stock, and will make their specialties the

I Miss Ruth Ernst entertained thei aSSW-.iS eon at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. M. Hower, ton West Monroe street, I Friday evening and while from the iaVltation there Was nothing to signify that the meeting would be more than the usual one, the guests found that it was very much so, inasmuch to Miss Ernst took this time to announce her engagement to Mr. Herbert Lachot, ' < ■ The home was a veritable bower of beauty and fragrance with pink carnations and trailing smilax used in profusion In the decorations. Especially pretty was the dining room with its large tablet where luncheon was served. The centerpiece was a gracefug bower of pink carnations and smilax, apd ping carnations were given as favors. All the appointments were charming and the colors of pink and white in all decorations as well as the menu served. The place cards were white cards, looped with the club colors, red and white, and decorated in one corner with two bars of music. Very simple-looking little cards they were and it was some time „ before the guests discovered their twofaced nature—for unfolding them they were found, bound together with the inside, the calling :cardsof both Miss Ernst and Mr. Lachot. And then the fact of their significance—the linked names and the notes of wedding music—burst upon the guests wltn pleasing force, and best wishes were happily bestowed upon the bride to be. After supper a pleasing little contest was Indulged in. White bellshaped cards and pencils were dlstribVted. On one side of the cards were questions telling a little romance, the questions to be answered with words-ending in “bell." On the other 'hide was a similar story, the questions to be answered by words ending in “heart.” Miss Ruby Miller was awarded the prize in this —a bouquet of pink carnations. / /; A portion of the evening was also devoted to sewing for the bride and many dainty little stitches, each one breathing a world of gpod-wiU were set in linen foroise in the new home. All the club members were present, the party including Miss Bess Baumgartner of Linn Grove, Misses Pearl Purdy, Lllah Lachot, Goldie Gay, R.uby Miller, Electa Glancy, /Matilda Sellemeyer. The date of the wedding was not announced, the bride , wishing to keep that as a surprise. It is understood, however, that it will occur in the near future. The bride is the youngest daughter of T. H. Ernst and is a young lady of may pleasing qualities and very popular with the younger social circle. The groom is one of the best known young men of the county, being a son of ex-Treasurer J. F. Lachot, and himself a deputy in his father's office. He quite recently became a member of the drug firm of Lachot & Rice, succeeding W. H. Nachtrieb, and is a young man of enterprise. ' —” ■ - 11 " M" 11 ' , ■■■ The April number of “The Gregg Writer,” a monthly magazine, published at Chicago, by John Robert Gregg, originator of the Gregg / shorthand method, contains a cut of Prof. Jonas Trltch, principal of the commercial department of the Decatur high school and an article written by him. The article, which Is the leader for the, April number is entitled “A ThreeYear High School Commercial Course” and sets for the very admirable method of study in the Decatur high school! commercial department and the methods used there. The article la clearly and concisely written and a perusal of it gives one an insight Into the methods used, and the value of this department of the high school, where the Gregg system of shorthand and other branches used In the commercial line, including typewriting, are taught Professor Trltch te an instructor that iiS rapidly forging ahead In his department and keeps a’hneast of all the. ttatost and best methods, which make ithe local school one of the best of its (Mind tn the state, a Miss Dorothy Walters, a senior in She Decatur high schocd, and a student in the commercial depentaent, has written an article, “Shorthand in the Uveeof Great Men," which has been accepted by a teachers journal published at Marion. The article, will he published In a month or two. BERNE HIGH SCHOOL CHORDE. Will Give Concert In Library Hall Mere May 6th. The Berne high school chorus of twenty-four members will give a concert In the library hall in this city, Friday evening, May 6th, the program of which will be announced later. Twenty-five cents admission will be charged. All who know the Berne people, know that they are good singers and one of the best concerts Os the i season is anticipated. | Miss Golds Gay left this afternoon for Monroe, where ahe wIU spend Sun-1

Geneva, Ind., April 23-(Bpeclal to Daily Democrat)—Clara Marie, seven-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Turner, died in her mother's arms Thursday noon- The babe had not been sick, but suddenly, while the mother was rocking her, began coughing and in a fqw momenta had strangled to death. The funeral services were held today at 2 o'clock, with burial at the Aiberson cemetery. A few-boursold child of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Chrisman died Friday night and was burled this morning at the Brown cemetery, four miles north of here. 1. ' ■ 11 Paul Callihan, the little son of F. L. Callihan, is dangerously 111 with nephrites. Little Paul had the scarlet 1 fever and wais just recovering when nephrites made Its appearance, and 1 for four days he has hovered between life and death. The family has the sympathy of all. tA queer case that is baffling the phy1 sicians here is that of Mrs. Jacob R. Marta, who lives just west of town. A week ago she had a coughing spell which was followed by a slight hem1 orrhage of the throat. After it was ' over she had lost her voice and has . not been able to speak since. She suf- ■ Xers .no pain, j v ——— 1 Ex-County Commissioner George i Pontius, who passed his eighty-third 1 milestone last February, is lying dan- ! gerously sick at his home three miles ■ west of Geneva. “Uncle George,” as - he is familiarly called, has been in 1 poor helath for several months and ■ last week he suffered a paralytic. [ stroke, partially affecting the body > and affecting the tongue so . that he 1 can scarcely speak. His relatives 1 have been notified of his serious icon- * ditlon. , Henry Stahl, an employee at the Ge- * neva lumber yards, left this morning I on a business trip to Indianapolils. * He expects to arrange affairs there * so that he can return to duty in Ge- * neva by Monday. » ■ ■ H Wfh’S - X.’' , 1 .. '.i. : "• * I The following members of the Re- , becca lodge of Geneva went to Port- . .land Friday evening, where they en- , joyed a delightful time as guests of t the lodge there: Mesdmes William . Bradford, Sarah Heston, N. Shepherd, t Frank Hughton, Arthie Haughton, 5 Hattie'Schindler, E. M. Atkinson, Alice i Wells, Joe Kiser, Lou Mason and 1 Daisy Hale, Mr. Clayton Glendening r and Misses Hazel Hutton, Belle Moore f and Ruth Krause. ■! II I. ■ ' One of the most interesting politi--1 cal events in this section of the state r will occur nett Saturday at the c auditorium in Portland, when the Jay * county democratic convention is to E held for the purpose of selecting candidates for the thirteen places on the ticket. Every one admits that the ’ nominess will be elected and conse- ' quently there is a big scramble to get ’ on. Many of the candidates are well' 1 known in this county. The Sun says ’ of them: 1 For the nomination for representa--1 tive there are four avowed candidates' 5 now in the field, they being Dr. J. B. . Graber of Dunkirk ; Dell Dragon, Red- ‘ key; W. H. Harkins, Wayne township, and W. R. Wheat, Jackson townj ship. For the judeship nomination the list of aspirants is composed of ’i E. E. McGriff, James J. Moran and ■ R. H.’ Hartford. In the race for the 1 momination of prosecuting attorney * Todd Whipple and Malcolm V. Skin--1 ner are each avowed candidates. Isaac * Hahn of this city and John Hedler of 1 Henn township are each candidates for 1 Che nomination for recorder, white W. ’ H. Badders and O. Clayton are ’ each seeking the office of eouhtr veyor. John Felix Bliss, Ash Stout, '' W, C. Corkwell and James Leavy are ' after th® nomination for county antes-! 1 sor te succeed Isaac-Hahn. Marta W. Jones of Penn township Is asking to be renominated for commissioner from the north district and H. J. Roby of Jackson township and Mike H. Hannon of Bearcreek are after the same position «a the ticket Commissioner D. A. Croeaas from the south district will mot be a candidate for ren'omlnation and Ebner Smith of Jefferson towndhip and James B. Clevenger of Redkey are contesting for the nomination as his successor. Frank Gillespie for clerk and Samuel J. King for sheriff both candidates to succeed themaelves for a-second term have no opposltion. John B. Bopp of Greene township is the only candidate for the nomination for treasurer, likewise Deputy Auditor John .Bonifas, who hails from Wabash township. Is the only candidate for auditor, and thus far there Is no one seeking the nomination for coroner. The case of Otto Bremerkamp, charged with public intoxication, wliicb c&niG up 1111 b pnoniipg Imforc Mayor Teeple, was venued to the court I of 'Squire J. H. State and has been’ Mt for Mav 2nd *• •

j! The senior class party given by Mtea Anna Winans Friday evening at, the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winans, In the south part of the city, was one ot tne enjoyable social events of the class this season. Games, music, songs'and refreshments contributed to the pleasure of the occasion, which will be long remembered. Those present were the teachers, Misses Johnson, Schrock, Diinathan, Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Trltch, E. E. Rice and D. A Baumgartner and the members of the senior class, Dorothy Walters, Caroline Dowling, Hazel Sowers, Irene Evans, Lily Teeple, Anna Winans Alma Kooken, Effie Patton, Perth Crays, Frank Mills, Bruce Patterson, Howard Wlsehaupt, Don Burke, Frey Meyers, Homer Raudenbush, Free Frisinger. Mrs. Adolph Hoffman of West Monroe street entertained the Ladies’. Aid society of the Christian church Friday afternoon. Besides the regular members, Mesdames D. V. Steele, John Bolinger and J. F. Lachot were guests. After the business period the hostess served a luncheon of sandwiches, pickles, coffee, cake and tutti-frutti. The society is arranging to celebrate its twenty-first anniversary, plans for which were given over to a committee on arrangements. , ' The officers and members of the degree staff of the Pythjan Sisters are requested to meet at the hall at 7 o’clock this evening. The literary program given Friday afternoon by the Crescent society of the Decatur high school was the closing one, and after the program at 3 o’clock a picnic luncheon was spread froin baskets containing every conceivable dainty. The members of this society, in charge of the teachers. Miss Nora Smith and Prof. D. A Baumgartner, tare: Ruth Gay, Lily Teeple, Alma Kooken, Ruby Parrish, Perth Crays, Anna Amspaugh, Frances Cole, Helen Fonfier, Zolda Snitz, Marie Chronister, Huldah Bauer, Hester Long, Sherman Beery, Roy Jahn, Bruce Patterson, Lewis Adler, Earl Colter, Paul Meyers, Sim Burk, Free Frisinger and Perry Smith. (•'. o , ; THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND DRUGS 1 11 —... The Pure Food Law of 1607 and the ’ Sanitary Food Law ot 1909 define un- ’ sanitary conditions aa they may exist t In food producing and distributing es- . tabßshmeata, and provide that all ■ foods In the process of manufacture; sale and distribution be securely protected from fifes, dust and dirt | Meat and meat products which are ■ piled <m unprotected counters and * meat blocks are not properly protect- - ed, and the display of meats intended ' for sate as now practiced by butch- * ere and dealers in meat is in violation -of law. > Jn order that the sale of meats may ■ be conducted -under sanitary condi- - ttons and in conformity with the laws ; of the state, butchers and dealers in t meat are hereby instructed that on > and After May 15,1910, carcasses and parts of Carcasses dressed for sale for ' food, fresh meat products of every dei' wcrlption, Such as hamburger steak, ■ sausage, etc., poultry and game, fish - and fish products, etc., must at ail - times be kept in a refrigerator, cold - storage room, or ice box, or If display- ‘ <ed for sale, properly protected by flass, wood, or metal cases. > Dealers shall be permitted to keep .on the meat block sack ynrte of carcasses as may be necessary to the expeditious conduct of their Easiness. This notice shall not anfiy tto hAms and bacons, wrapped in paper, burlap or* other impervious materfttl, or to the lard, which is kept covered in containers. Whole carrnrerr hogs, dheep, or veal, and qmaters off beef, hams, bacon, smoked shosffdms and ether smoked meat products, prepared te skins, may be hung msMAetihe refrigerator or cold storage room only when protected from files, dust, dirt, ' add all other foreign or injurious contamination, by dean, white curtains of Cloth or other suitable raatertfi. ' Bounty, city and town health officers, state food inspectors, and all other officers whose duty It Is to enforce thd Pure Food and Saaiitary food laws will be governed by this fiotiee fa regulating the operation of meat dhops and the sale of meat and meat products. H. e. Barnard, State Jteod and Drug Commissioner. ...... , .g. _—\ Miss Edna Hoffman returned today noon from a visit at Swayzee. She was accompanied home by her brother, Grover Hoffman, wife and babe, who will spend Sunday here. Mr. and Mre. William Mitchell of I Monroe “transferred here this morning on their way to Fort Wayne, where Mr. tyltchell will continue treatment for eye trouble. His left eye had been causing him much trouble for some time, and several weeks ago it was found necessary to remove the member entfrely, the operation taking place atFortWayne. <

~ KANGAROO MEAT. Why ths Native Ymmaeters es New Guinea Refused IL In certain parts of New Guinea the wallaby, a species of kangaroo, are very plentiful, and the traveler in search of sport finds the pursuit of them an exciting occupation. Wallaby steak is a refreshing change from canned meats, and the natives are only too glad to have the remnants of the carcass. A writer in an English magazine tells an ainuslng Incident connected with the animal. He had been ashore in one of the sparsely populated regions of the coast and secured four wallaby, an ample supply for the whole party, native guides and servants Included. But be found that, although wallaby is regarded as such a delicacy that no trouble is considered too great to obtain IL none of the native boys in the party would touch it This was a mystery until one of them explained that they had been trained in childhood in the belief that if they ate wallaby before reaching a certain age it would stop their growth. These boys all belonged to the part of the country where wallaby are few. and one can imagine the crafty old folks seated round the festive pot and winking at one another as. the young people declined the succulent dainty. LACEMAKING. An Old Legend That Tells of the Origin of the Art. Lacemaking Is by no means so old an Industry as most persons suppose. There Is no proof that it existed previous to the fifteenth century, and the oldest known painting in which it appears Is a portrait of a lady In the academy at Venice painted by Caspaccio, who died about 1523. The legend concerning the origin of the art is as follows: A young fisherman of the Adriatic was betrothed to a young and beautiful girl of one of the isles of the lagoon. Industrious as she was beautiful. the girt made a new, net for her lover, who took It with him on board ids boat The first time he cast it |nto the sea be dragged therefrom an exquisite petrified wrack grass, which he hastened to present to his fiancee; but war breaking out the fisherman was pressed into the service of the Venetion navy. The poor girl wept at the departure of her lover and contemplated his last gift to her. While absorbed in following the intrlcate/tracery of the wrack grass she began to twist and plait the threads weighted with small beads which hung around her net Little by little she wrought an imitation of the petrification, and thus created the bobbin lace. Too Realistic.. During a performance of “Captain Lapallsse” at a Valencia theater some years ago an incident occurred which for lifelike effect left nothing to be desired. During the said play some of the actors mingle with the spectators in order to co-operate from the body of the house. No sooner had Mlralles. the actor, taken his seat in the stalls than a daring pickpocket robbed him of his gold watch. Mlralles seized the man by his coat collar and called out in a deep bass voice:. “Polioe! Help! Thieves!” , The audience, taking this little episode to be part of the performance, roared with laughter. Even the policemen joined in without stirring hand or foot ‘This is no farce!” cried the actor In tones of despair. ‘The fellow has got my watch?’ The voice sounded so natural that the audience broke into loud applause at “such excellent fooling.” Meanwhile the thief managed to break away from his captor and escaped. A Judicial Expert The native with a stogie met the native with a pipe. “Howdy. Zeb?” quoth the stogie na- . tive. “Hear ’bout th’ fuss down to th’ courthouse?" “Nope.” drawled the man with the pipe. "What was it about?” “Why. Jim Simpson has been suin’ 1 Abner Hawley for alienatin’ th* affections of his wife, an* Jedge Musgrove told th’ jury to bring iifca Verdick of 6 cents damages, ’cause he thought that was all the damage was y*th to Jim. An’Jim’s wife got mad ah’ threw a chair at th’ jedgb, an* he had her arrested an* put in th* cooler.” “But didn’t th* jedge go a leetle too for when he fixed her value so low?” "Not at aIL not at all! Ton see. he' was her first husband.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. \ '-s- - *.'• .... ;•! * Singer and Orator. “If I had my way,” Dr. Macnamara once confessed to an interviewer. “I should be singing in *Cahnen’ Instead of making speeches from the treasury Bench, but unfortunately the British public thinks a great deal more of a man who can make a bad speech than a man who.can sing a good song.*’— {Westminster Gazette. To Reform 4 Him. Minister—Too say you are gotag to' ■Ti j* a man 't& reform him. That is noble. ' May I ask who it is? Miss Beauti—lt’s young Mr. Bondclipper. Minister—lndeed! I did not know.he had any bad habits. Miss BeaqtiYee; his friends say that be is becoming quite miserly. Anticipation. “Doesn’t it make you the least bit envious to see what elegant furniture Mrs. Eyefly Is putting into her house next door?" “Not a bit My husband says It will be sold by the sheriff within six months—and Hl be there to buy ft”— Chicago Tribune.

HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA. Does |t not seem strange that ss many people suffer year In and year out with eczema? '* A 25-cent bottle of a simple wash stops the Itch and will surely convince any patient This wash Is composed of mild and > soothing oil of wintergreen mixed with thymol' of glycerine, etc., and known as D. D. D. Prescription. We do not know how long the D. D. D. Laboratories will continue the. 25c offer, as the remedy is the regularly sold only in |I.OO bottles and has never before been put on the market at any special offers. If you want relief tonight try a bottle at 25c cm our personal recommendation. Smith, Yager & Falk. IN MEMORIAM. To the Commander and Comrades ot Sam Henry Post, No. 63, G. A. R., Department of Indiana: Your committee appointed to draft resolutions expressing our sorrow at the loss, by death, of our friend and comrade, Jacob Spade, respectfully report the following: Whereas, The Divine Commander • has removed our esteemed comrade by death and his immortal soul has been translated home, be it therefore Resolved, That this community has lost an honest, law-abiding, patriotic and popular citizen, the family a loving and kind-hearted husband and father, and our Post a patriotic, loyal and faithful comrade, who did not hesitate In the hour of this country’s need to offer his services and his life, If necessary, to preserve this republic from dissolution. - Resolved, That we as a Post extend to. the family and friends our sincere sympathy in their sorrow and loss end to commend them to Him who doeth all things well.- May we all have that faith which can alone lighten these great burdens. Resolved, That our Post hall shall be draped ip mourning for a period of thirty days, that a copy of this memorial be entered in the records of our Post, a copy be sent to the bereaved family and to each of the city papers with a request for- publication. ' J. D. HALE, ' R. D. PATTERSON, * B. W. SHOLTY, Committee. -o \' Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fritzinger and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fuhrman will go to Fort Wayne ‘tomorrow to call on their mother, Mrs. Martha Dutch- ’ er, who is recovering from an operation at the St Joseph hospital. Mrs. John Grim of Monroe is the . guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Martin Lord, at Monmouth. Mr. 1 Grim attended the funeral of his aunt, ! Mrs. Rebecca Grim, which was held at the Elhannan church, Wells county, this morning. Mrs. Frank Hurst had the misfor- ' tune to lose a purse Saturday while . shopping here. The money purse was a small one inside a large one. ■ A. H. Sellemeyer apd daughter, ‘ Esther, spent Sunday the guest of his mother, Mrs. Christens Sellemey- ( er, near Magiey. Mrs. Sellemeyer » has entirely recovered from her re--1 cent illness. 1 • ■ - ■— - • ■ • ■ 1 ■ Staley’s Kidney Kemeoy wfl cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble timf. is not beyond the reach of medi- - cine. It invigorates the entire sys- > tem and strengthens the kidneys se they eliminate the Impurities of the 3 blood. Backache, rheumatism, kid- , aey and bladder troubles are ail cured ! by this great medlctne. WEAK, .WEARY WOMEN. 1 Lear niyie Cause of Dally Woes and » ‘ End Them. * V -T I' 3 When the-Mtek aches and throbs. ’ - Wh<Hk-housework is torture. j When night brings no rest nor sleeps When urinary disorders set in Wotosta’i lot ui a weary on*. ••' There to away to escape these !• woes. . j Doan’s JjUdney Pills cure such ills. > Have cured women here in Decatur, j This is one Decatur woman’s testimony. ' ’’ Mto. Harriet Gllpen, 222 Pattersua • avenue, Decatm-, says: do not hesitate to speak,highly of Doan’s •MM 0 1 haTO I° un d them to ; - be p splendid remedy for kidney trouble. I was distressed by a weakness across the small of iny back and rheumatism 'ln my limbs. I was finally teld that these troubles were caused by disordered kidneys and was urged to try Doan’s Kidney Pills, j procured a supply at the Holthouao Drug Co. and their use improved my condition in every way.” For sale by all dealers, Price 56 cents. Foster-Milburn Co, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Dann's take no other. Rottaouse Drug 0a