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r , . ;=;==■: Next Tuesday evening, November Bth, the opening session of the; Ad- : ams county Sunday school convention will be held at the beautiful M. E. ’ church at Monroe and Continue the entire next day, Wednesday. The general secretary, Mr. Burnie, and Miss Lewis, another ,state worker, will be with us during the entire convention. We have also secured the services of Professor Taylor of Indianapolis to take charge of the music. Professor Taylor will organize a choir on Tuesday evening for the convention and incites singers from any and all parts of the county to join the • choir. ' , .i'i The good people of Monroe are making elaborate preparations to take , care of all the delegates and visitors. The Ladies’ Aid society will serve coffee free of charge in the basement j of the church, where tables and chairs will be provided. Bring your lunch with you and stay the whole day. A committee Is appointed to take charge of the horses. No Sunday school worker should ’ miss this splendid opportunity to attend this great convention. Everybody welcome. We want every Sunday school In Adams county represented at this convention. Come and help make this the best Sunday school convention ever held In this county. JESSE RUPP, President. OFFICERS ELECTED By Star of Bethlehem Last Evening— Organization Effected. ’ The Star of Bethlehem order which was instituted in this city Monday evening in the G. A. R. hall, with every promise of a prosperous future, wm organized with the foltowing officers: Worthy Past Commander—Mrs.! J. C. Hower. --/w 1 Commander —Elmer Smith. y? Vice Commander—Ross Mallonee. Scribe—Myrtle Mallonee. 'Accountant and Treasurer— W. Burke. Chaplain—Edith Smith. Marshal—Adam Shiemaker. inner Sentinel—J. C. Hower. - ■ ■* — ■"* RECEIVES PROMOTION. Charles Ball, a young man of this city, and an employee of the Erie railroad company for some ■'time, has received a promotion, the same taking effect Monday. He has been working , for this company some time and just recently received word from headquarters that he had__heen promoted r to the position of foreman, he to have charge of eight laborers. He has proven himself a valuable man, and because of his ability and worth he was given the promotion, which carries with it a nice increase in salary. He left Monday afternoon for Elmira, N. Y., where he was told to report, and expected to begin his new duties upon his arrival there. The Hallowe’en frolic and social given Monday evening by the Girls of True Blue of the German Reformed church for the purpose of raising money for the new church building fund, was one of the merriest and most unique of the Hallowe’en frolics. The party was given at the home of Miss Effie Miller, which was in festive array for the occasion. The initials of <the club, “G. 0. T. B.,’’ cut one each in a pumpkin, in which “lighted candles had been placed, adorned the lintel over the entrance door, while myriads of gleaming pjimpkin faces twinkled in various places on the porch. Within the rooms were in festive dress in blue and white the club colors, carried out in festoons and Streamers of crepe paper, with paper brownies and witches and pumpkins and emblems of the day dancing and streaming over the curtains and other ’ draperies. The fortune teller’s booth v drew much favorable attention, Over the door pumpkin lanterns bore the . mystic words "Gypsy ‘ Fortune,” and passing within a subdued light from , many pumpkin lanterns fell upon a ] weird scene. At a table was seated i Miss Huldah Mutchler, in gypsy costunle. while her attendants were two ] white-sheeted ghosts, Lydia Kirsch ; and Effie Miller. Many and various ( fortunes were read by the gypsy ] soothsayer. Her attendants handed ] to each guest, slips of paper, contain- j ing questions and answers, which, < when matched secured the partner for ] the luncheon. Miss Agnes Sellemeyer in ofientaLcqstume, received the mon- < ey for the fortunes, and Lulu Gerber t and Emma Weldler, masked, provided I entertainment for the assembly ta|i their rooms. A throwing] 3118 throi g 1

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pumpkin, was amusing. Two readings by Paul Retaking of South Bend i were enjoyed. The guests numbered fifty-five and among those from out-of-town were Clara and Flora Peters of i Fort Wayne, Mary Bieneke and Sadie Barger of Magley. ' .i • a Dr. King, Representing the Indiana state board of health arrived Tuesday afternoon with a tuberculosis exhibit, and this evening will open the exhibit in the Niblick building, first door south of the Daily Democrat office. He will be here until Friday evening and every man, woman and child should call and see and hear. It is a lesson, we all need. Perhaps we may learn something that will preventthis dread disease in our own household. At any rate it never does any harm to know things and this gives us an opportunity to learn. There is absolutely no cost to this. It is simply a means of enlightening the people Which the state board is using. One or two lectures will be given during the week by Dr. King, if a proper place to conduct same can be secured and further will be made within a day or two. The exhibit will prove quite interesting and Dr. King will explain the various charts ‘and showings. • «, ;——. 0“ Miss Hazel Lenhart gave a pleasant Hallowe’en party Monday night, the guests coming masked. Telling fortunes, “passing the cow’s tail,” duets and solos, a fishing pond, dancing, and a variety of games made the eventag a delightfu one. The Lenhart home was decorated in a tasteful way with crepe paper streamers drawn from the parlors and living room to the stairway,, and caught in festoons- A tempting luncheon, of sandwiches, pickles, cake and apples, was served. After the evening at the Lenhart home the girls went masked to join Ester Enos in her party. The company included Lily Buhler, Estella David, Addie Jones, Ireta Jackson, Naomi Van Camp, Mary Foreman, Ireta Miller, Mary Moses, Mary Starost, Goldie Fisher, Eva Brokaw,. Velina Hauk. Mr. Moses, Mr. Chauncey Steele, Hazel Lenhart. - _—_—_— 0 , Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. I—(Special to Dally Democrat) —Chairman Jackson’s forecast of a democratic majority on joint ballot of forty in the next legislature and his prediction of democratic victory in twelve, if not thirteen of the congressional districts, has given fresh energy and determination to the democratic workers and voters alike. They are determined to live up/to the prediction. • Every member of the state organization, clear down to the precinct committeemen/ has entered into the last week of the campaign absolutely convinced of democratic success, but determined to. make it as overwhelming as good intelligent work can bring about. Every speaker is confident. The issues have been definitely drawn apdit is now only necessary to “get oiit the vote.” John W. Kern, democratic nominee for United States senator, has been telling his audiences that if 85 per cent of the, democratic voters go to the polls next Tuesday and vote their ticket, a democratic victory is an absolute certainty. This feeling is shared by the other candidates and members of the state committee, as well as Chairman Jackson. The fact that the democrats are everywhere united aS.never before, without a single issue upon which they differ, is good assurance that more than elghty-five per cent will go io the polls and vote the democratic ticket. Mr. Kern has a strenuous week ahead of him. Monday he spoke at Frankfort in the afternoon and at i agnsport at night. Tuesday he : speaks at Alexandria ta the afternoon < and in Indianapolis at night. This !s i Mr. Kern’s only speaking engagement ! in and plans have been 1 made for a great demonstration in his 1 honor. The reports of his speeches < out in the state have whetted the ap- i petite of his Indianapolis friends and I a fine audience is assured. < On Wednesday Mr. kern speaks at I Rockville in the afternoon and Brazil 1 at night; Thursday, Veedersburg, aft- i ernoon, and Terre Haute at night; 1 Friday, Nashville afternoon, and at ' Bloomington at night; Saturday after- 1 noon at Franklin and at Lafyette Mon- l dy night, November 7th, which closes ’ his campaign. ; Mr. Kern will have the assistance < of a notable array of democratic I speakers this week, among them be- < ing Senator Gore of Oklahoma, who t will speak Thursday afternoon at t Peru and Lafayette at nighty and on MSB ’

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday Nov. 3,1910

m.; Princeton, 7 p. m., and Evansville at 9 p. m. The state committee Is- paying especial attention to the matter of instructions to voters. It is believed that many votes are lost through ignorance of the proper way to mark a ballot. If the voter desires to vote a straight democratic ticket, only one mark is necessary—a cross in the large circle at the head of the ticket—in the same circle with the rooster. If the voter desires to split his vote he must not make a mark in the large circle which contains the emblem of the party, but must make a cross in the small squares opposite the names of the candidates for whom he desires to vote. If the ballot is marked in any other way it will not count. —O '-i'. " v FUNERALS HELD TODAY. Funeral services for Laura Esther Helm were conducted this morning at 10 o’clock from the Salem Evangelical church by the Rev. D. 0. Wise. The members of the junior class of the Decatur high school were present at the services, they having been classmates of Miss Helm. The funeral of the two-months-old son, Victor, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hockemeyer, of Williams, was held this afternoon from the St. John’s Lutheran church. y — ■ .... ——fl — All abbard for Fort Wayne Next Saturday evening! It is the occasion of the Marshall meeting, the biggest rally, the closing campaign meeting in this part of the commonwealth of Indiana for 1910. Mr. Fledderjohann of the Fort Wayne & Springfield Interurban company announces that that road will look after the crowd in good, shape. A party of fifty is now being organized to charter a car at fifty cents each for the round trip. If you want to get in with this bunch you can still do so. If one hundred and fifty will agree to go a flat rate of sixty cents can be secured, or if you want to take your chances you can go on any regular car for seven-ty-five cents for the round trip. So make up your mind and get there some way. It will be a meeting worth attending. The Marshal! rally there Just two years ago Saturday evening was one of the largest ever held in Indiana and the Fort Wayne boys are trying to make this one even bigger. Let’s help them do it. People over in this section feel that Marshall belongs to usv Let’s welcome him in a manner that will prove it. It is probable that the number from this end of the earth will swell to four or five hundred, so you had beter begin to figure on joining the happy throngs .•? . ■ ' ■ - — — • ! OThat Decatur and Adams county people are fully alive to the great need of combating health destroying conditions is evidenced by the large numbers of people who visit the tubercular and Impure food exhibits now shown in the Niblick building, first door south of the Daily Democrat office. There is absolutely no cost to the viewers, the exhibits being sent out by the state boards and everybody Is cordially invited to come and see them. The tubercular exhibit is in charge of Dr. W. F. King, assistant secretary of the state health board, while F. W. Tucker of Peru, one of the pure food inspectors, is in charge of the foods. Tubercular Exhibit. Large banners bearing the messages that "Consumption is Preventable,” “That it is Curable in Its Early Stages,” and “That it is Not Hereditary,” are the happy messages brought by the exhibitors, and with them charts, photos, etc., telling the r story of consumption as now known, and telling how to prevent it, bow to cure and how to successfully combat all conditions that may give rise to it. When one considers that, every two hours a consumptive is dying in Indiana, and that there were 4,522 deaths in Indiana alone from consumption last year, and that of the total number of 257 deaths in Adams county last year, twenty-three were from consumption, It is well that we learn that which will help us to fight against it in the great campaign now being waged by the state board of health. Os the> 4,522 deaths from consumption In Indiana last year, 2,085 were males, and 2,442 females. The numbet of orphans under twelve years of age, made so by parents who died of consumption last year, was 2,407, and thirty-five per cent of the children in all orphans’ homes in the state were made orphans by consumption. * A careful consumptive, one who onughs into a IfandkfercMef. that can

be burned or boiled, is perfectly safe i to have about, is the good message, 'i and many charts giving directions ex- i pllcitly for the ways of prevention of i the spread of the germs are given. The time to cure consumption is beept to evfery person also, is the dis- : play in charge of F. W. Tucker, the fqod inspector, since IJie purity of ■ food and its nourishment has much , fore you get it. Plenty pure air, ; sunshine, rest,, pure food, with temperate living, are advocated for the cure. , lie old notion that night air is injurious is explained away, ahd everyone is urged to sleep with the windows open, refusing to stay in a room that has the least odor. I Many of the sanitariums for the ch re with their great outdoor facilities, and their great promise of hope are pictured. Charts showing all the forms of tuberculosis, pulmonary, spinal, osseods, etc., are shown, and pictures of tNe germs and conditions of breeding given. \ v Impure Food Exhibits. k)f practical good and general intertd do with health in general. Ikr. Tucker has with him a great variety of impure foods, showing the adulterations and their bearings upon health. The adulterations and short weight mjt only rob people of their money by giving a cheaper product, but also cause the breaking down of health. A hcale that can be made to give s light heavy weight, according to the • place on which the article weighed ' is laid, was shown. Putrid tomatoes, 1 worked up with benzoate of soda into £p, “pure” Paris olive oil, made :otton-seed in Arkansas, adulextracts, pepper mixed with i powdered rbcks and shells; cloves mixed with ground coeoanut shells, : adulterated “jellies” and “preserves,” ’ "ion-intoxicating Hop cream,” with i its four per cent alcohol, are all dlsl played. s Mr. Tucker warns all purchasers to ! look well to the labeling, which under i they new pure 'food law, requires an • exact statement of what the foods con- • tain. i Mr. Tucker had two samples of milk obtained from the local dairymen to s be used in demonstrating. An exam- : ination, made by looking through the bottle of milk from the bottom, shows ed the dirty sediment that forms . there. Housewives are urged to ex- . amine their milk in this way. If sedii ment is there, return the milk to the ■ dairyman the next day. The great ! mortality among infants is caused by ! impure milk. ■ • The filth and germ-danger attending bread, especially that sold from wagone, is spoken of by Mr. Tucker. Housewives should demand that bread be wrapped before it is handed out. Dangers in medicines that contain , morphine, cocaines, etc., are also pointed out by Mr. Tucker in his interesting talks. Every one -should takd this excellent advantage of visittag the exhibits. Students Visit Exhibits. Dr. King gave a talk to the teachers _of the schools this afternoon at 3:45 and arrangements have been made between him and E. E; Rice, superintendent of the schools,whereby the students of the higher grades, with the teachers, will visit the exhibits and listen to a talk by Dr. King on these matters of vital interest to all. -» o— : — While there was lots of Hallowe’en merriment and innocent fun stalking abroad Monday evening in the form of masked people of every kind, there were very few pranks played of the kind that worls serious damage to property and land the perpetrators in the police court. The fact that everything passed off so quietly is due no doubt to the excellent ponce force stationed by Mayor Teeple over the entire city, curbing the would-be mis- ' chiefs. • The greatest amount of annoyance, 1 no doubt, was that caused to the bus- ] iness men. And they are unanimous I in saying that Hallowe’en is “frost.” 1 For this every business window I in the city—and a few private homes 1 —were marked as with the glazed witness of Jack Frost himself —but which prqved to be nothing but the 1 marking of soap in the hands that < were so delicate in tracery as Jack i Frost’s little fingers. Every merchant ] was out bright and early this morning i scouring the windows and Decatur is i a “Spotless City” today. 1 Seven or eight boys decided 1 a trick last evening and* getting a log wagon hitched it to the rear of the 9:30 interurban car, When that i car pulled out Monday evening, drag- i ging the wagon with it like A comet, ! Ass-- ..

the boys were in the height of glee, until in front of the Corbett cigar store, a wheel came off the wagon, and one of the boys was thrown off. A wheel ran offer one of his legs, bruising and scratching it. feeyond a few minor buildings that seem to have been caught up on the wings of the witches, and set down .promiscuously, here and there, one finding an abiding place until this morning in front of the steps leading to police t court—nothing serious was done and Hallowe’en passed off quietly. 1 -o —. From this office today are being turned out 25,292 tickets to be used, or as many of them as necessary in the election to be held next Tuesday. As may be imagined the job is no small one and has required the attention of Foreman Julian and his assistants for about twenty-four hours. The work is being watched by the election commissioners, R. S. Peterson, D. E. Smith and County Clerk J. P. Haefling. Os this number half are county tickets. To each precinct will be given double the number of tickets as votes were cast two years ago, and in addition, a reserve of two thousand tickets must be held in case they might be needed. There are 10, 646 tickets, divided as follows: East Union, 216; West Union, 196; East Root, 294; West, Root, 354; North Preble, 230; South Preble, 272; North Kirkland, 232; South Kirkland, 220; North St. Mary’s, 286; South St. Mary’s, 294; West Washington, 368; East Washington, 328; Decatur, First Ward A, 440; B, 340; Second A, 484; B, 266; Third-A, 442; B, 456; North Blue Creek, 320; South Blue Creek, 252; North Monroe, 416; Middle Monroe, 260; Berne A, 370; B, 468; West Jefferson, 296; East Jefferson, 266; French, 268; North Hartford 366; South Hartford, 282; North Wabash, 276; Ceylon, 248; Geneva A, 340; B, 480. The inspectors will call Saturday between eight and four o’clock to receive the ballots. < 0 TURNS DOWN WESTERN LOVER And Marries Her First Love—Relatives Here. , A marriage license issued Monday to Miss Augusta Messman and Elmer Jones of Maumee township, marks the culmination of a little romance that has attracted considerable attenion in the immediate neighborhood in which the parties reside. A week ago a young man from Illinois came to this county expecting to wed Miss Messman and all arrangements for the ceremony had been made. On the eve of the wedding Miss Messman and Jones, her fornier sweetheart, disappeared, and were afterward located in a distant part of the state. The young lady refused to wed the westerner and avowed her intention of marrying Jones at the first opportunity, something she (|ias evidently done. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Miss Messman’s grandparents, it is said, reside near Friedheim, this county. Dr. W. P. McMillen met with an accident Tuesday evening as he was leaving the office, and that he did not receive more serious injuries is considered remarkable by the doctor and his friends. It was between 5 and 6 o’clock and he had started home to supper, when he was stopped by a party who wished some medicine, and he returned to his office. Just as he was leaving to come down the stairway his heel-caught in some manner, and he fell headlong down the entire flight of The noise attracted those near the stairway, and those rushing to his assistance expected to pick him up .badly hurt. But luckily he received no serious injuries, the most serious of which was a hard bump on the head, and a badly bruised left shdiilder, besides being somewhat frightened. Word from the home this morning stated that he passed a Very destless night, but he thought it would be better for him to be out in he fresh air. His many friends will be glad to learn that the fall resulted in no serious injury. o Paris, France, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—The entire cabinet of France, headed by Premier Briand, today .tendered, their resignations to President Falliers. The resignations, it is understood, is for the purpose of a reorganization and dropping of certain members, whose views are no. in accordance with those of Falliers. New York, N. Y., Nov. 2— (Special to Daily Democrat - )—There will be no general strike of the teamsters in New York and vicinity before tomor-

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row, if at all. This has been decided by William Ashton and Valentine Hoffman, the committee named by the teamsters union to order a strike if necessary. Unlop men will make every effort today and tomorrow tosettle the express wagon drivers and helpers’ strike peaceably and failing, a general strike will be called. If this happens, every mail wagon driver will walk out and it will be neces- / • sary to man the wagons with federal troops. London, Nov. 2 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —An official denial has been received here of a revolution in Madrid or any other part of Spain. The denial omits any reference to the discussion of such a thing. Information which reached here this afternoon from Lisbon indicates that the Spanish government discovered a revolutionary plot and made hundreds of arrests in different parts. o— NEW UNIFORMS HERE. Used Tonight For First Time by the Woodmen Forestry Team. The new uniforms for the forestry team of the Modern Woodmen are here and will be used tonight for the first time. Chief Forester Roy Wolford announces that he desires all members of the team, especially, and those of the order also to be present at the try-out this evening. There will be degree work in the new uniforms, with a smoker, and a general good time following. The members of the forestry team are: Chief Forester, Roy Wolford; Clifford Haughton, Harry Jeffries, Oliver Schug, James Ross, Harvey Baker, Harvey Butler, Walter Johnson Clyde Rice, John Bieneke, Fred Schurger, Ed Miller and William Biggs. ——————O—■■ii—'——— • ■ - - * - That the 777 boys and girls of the i high school are maintaining their excellent standard of attendance and interest is evidenced by the monthly reports just completed by E.E. Rice superintendent for the month of October, i 'showing that 576 of the students were not absent during this, time,, the aver--98.2. The North' Ward leads With the best per cent, that of 98.25. The per cent of attendance at the other wards is as follows: West ward, 90.2; South ward, 98.3; Central grades, 98.5; high school, 98.5. Sixty-five visitors were recorded during the month at all the schools, the north ward having the greatest number —twenty-five. o At the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday evening, D. D. Coffee was selected as the inspector of the new brick pavements being constructed along Adams street and Mercer avenue and he began his duties in that capacity this morning. City Engineer Kintz will continue to have charge of the grade, but owing to his duties calling him away at various times it was deemed best to employ an inspector and the two will see that the work is properly done. All members were present at the session, excepting Mr. Atz. The minutes of Me previous meeting were read and approved. The clerk read a communication from the Wabash Clay company stating that since the city of Decatur had adopted the Culver brick to build Adams and Mercer streets » here, that the company without solicitation, agreed at the end of ten years to replace aiyr defective blocks. The offer certainly proves that the company is a fair one and the communication was spread of record. A. discussion on the Streicher judgment followed but definite action was postponed. The following bills were allowed : William Geary ... ... 3 10.00 Frank Peterson 50.00 G. R. & I 179.98 J. — 22.86 , C. & E. Ry. Co. 39.52 Same 40.75 A. A. Butler 55,49 N. Bukner .98 M. J. Mylott pay roll 210.15 Henry Peters ..........1...... 2.00 Ft. Wayne Printing Co. ...... 7.25 H. M. DeVoss 3.10 R. E. Gilpen 100.00 J. G. Smith /. 50.00 S. Melchi ? .... 5.00" C. U. Dorwin 241.00 Glauber Bros. Mfg. Co 35.11 Sunday Creek Coal Co. 35.92 Waterworks pay roll 79.13 Electric Appliance Co 36.48 Chas. H. Moore Oil Co. ...... 8.82 Ft. Wayne Electric AVks 19.35 Liberty Mfg. Co. “10.84 Ft. Wayne Oil Co. 15.73 G. F. Kintz 45.19 M. J. Mylott pay roll . fife.