Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1911 — Page 5

thXT - I RENTED FARM Quit giving a landlord half the product of your labor. Farm \our own land and give the landloard s share to yourself and family. The one means dependance the other, independence. Would you like tn have a good farm of YOUR OWN—to plant YOUR OWN crops on YOUR OWN land, sell YOUR OWN grain and stock, and pocket YOUR money? We can help you do these very things-we can help you to independence. In South Central Minnesota and South eastern North Dakota, the very best parts of those states-or, in fact- of the whole Northwest -e own nearly 200 good farms of gently rolling, black, fertile, well wat- re 1 soil. These farms run in siz-s from 80 acres up, are well improved, and located close to good markets, schools and churches. There is not a poor or doubtful farm in the whole list; the are in all respects the equals of the farms in the Central States that are selling at $l5O to $250 an acre, and are actually producing just as many bushels of gram. Farm Your Own Land ' e will sell you one of these farms at SSO to S9O an acre, depending on location and character of improvements. We will sell it on the easiest kind of terms; namely, 10 per cent, at time of purchase, 30 per cent, on March 1. 1912, and the balance in reasonable yearly pa ments, at 6 per cent interest. What do you say? Is it worth investigating at the cost of a postage stamp-are you willing for us to help you? If so, write us just how you are fixed and • what you would like to have, and let us make you a proposition. the Straus Bros. Go. I I CAPITAL $1,600,000 Redwood Falls, Minn. Lisbon, N Dak. LIGONIER, INDIANA Chas. M. Stahl, Dist Manager Vanwert Ohio

Miss Verda and Abtbio Bigham en tcrtained a merry crowd at their home on Route 6 Sunday in honor of their cousin. Vela Carpenter, of Delphos, Ohio, who is visiting them at present. They arrived in time for the delicious dinner, which was served at the regular noon hour, which was partaken of very freely. The afternoon was spent in social chat, various games and a stump speech by Oliver Brodbeck, "hich was very interesting, especially for its humor. A drill was also given by three boys which was very amusing Those present were Miss Velma tarpenter of Delphos. Ohio; Messrs. Oliver Brodbeck, Charles Brodbeck, h-arl Colter, Dave Myers of Pleasant Mills, Miss Grace Ward of Bobo, and Misses Verda and Abbie Bigham. Ihe Misses Marguerite Morris and Irma Foust united in giving a delightitil marshmallow bake at the LangaJ'd cottage, near Robinson park. Thursday t'Vening. The cottage was gay in the decorations of Jap lanterns and jardin ‘eres of field daisies. The lawn was I'shted with lanterns and the porch of the cottage was arranged as an out-of-doors living room. Far out in the "oods several bonfires were kept burning and over the coals the young peoMe enjoyed toasting marshmallows. At a late hour a dainty supper was serve<i in the yard under the trees from 'vhose branches hung many bright col°'ed lanterns. The tables were deco’’ted with daisies. The guests at this n, erry affair were the Misses Rose Hazel Daugherty, Anna Moi 'is, Marie Sullivan, Loretta Harken I ’der and Ada Deininger of Decatur and •’lessrs. Edward Keech, Arthur Niebergall. Russell Flagle, Louis Langard, l,a yton Abbott, Arthur Geiger and C. 11 Landwehn. The merry party was ' haperoned by Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Cob llns > Mrs. David Bloom and Mr. and J,rs - J. E. Fonts.—Fort Wayne News. The Orient club which was to have mpt Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. has postponed its meet-

ing on account of Mrs. Stewart's be- ■ ing called to Warren by the illness • of her grandmother, Mrs. Aaron Ad- , ams. i The Christian Ladies' Aid society . will meet with Mrs. A. D. Artman Friday afternoon. The Misses Nellit Kundert and Laura Lindemann of Delphos, Ohio, arrived Monday evening and are guests ol Miss Agnes Meibers. Mrs. Lillia M. Former and daughter, Vashti, have gone to Rome City tor two weeks to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Wagner, and then they will go to Decatur, Ind., to be the guests of Mr. Willis Fonner and famHy.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Miss Tena Rademaker is serving as organist at the St. Mary's church during the absence of Sister Aloysia, who is at the convent at Fond du Lac, Wis., tor a few weeks. Miss Hattie White ot Celina, Ohio, was the guest of honor at a 6 o'clock dinner served Sunday evening by Mri. Solomon P. Sheets, west of the city and the Sheets home was the scene of much pleasure tor some time. The invited guests included, besides Miss White. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Malkmee. Mr and Mrs. C, E. Baker. Miss Lola Baker and W. K. MeCague of Ossian The Misses Alma and Agnes Starost were delightful entertainers Monday evening, the party including the Misses Esther Sellemeyer. Osie Cowan, Margaret. Gallogly and Frances Coffee. Music, games and refres iments were enjoyed. A number of little girls organized a sewing club at Miss Eulalia Wemhoff s home Monday afternoon, taking he name of "Little Busy Bee Sewing Club ’’ The little girls are as follow f Horine Meyer, Agnes Meyer. Florence Holthouse. Pascaline Smith, MMfean

Mylott, Helen Gass. Irene Holthouse, 1 Florence Bremerkamp, Irene Schuh, t Helen Schuh. The little m«nbers 1 busily sewing, from 1 until 2:30. t Then they played and Florence I Meyer was the winner of the prize lor getting the most peanuts, which < were thrown up in the air. A lunch was served and the little girls ad- t journed to go to their homes, and will • meet with Miss Florence Meyer next • Thursday afternoon. I Miss Jean Lutz, superintendent of 1 : the cradle roll department of the Pres- ’ > byterian Sunday school, has issued j unique Invitations to the seventy-two i babes and their mothers to attend a I ’ party to be given in the church par- i j lors Thursday afternoon. The invitations are in the form of cunning lit- i tie cradles in which repose the babes. Miss Jean will be assisted by the I twenty members of her class in entertaining, a very delightful program 1 of events being outlined, including games, a musical and literary program and refreshments. Miss Clara Terveer, whose wedding to Mr. Clem Uhl took place this morning, was the guest of honor at a 12 o'clock dinner given at the Hotel Murray Sunday by Miss Marie Allison. Covers were laid for the following: Misses Clara Terveer. Emma Terveer, Marie Allison, Messrs. Clem Uhl, Will Dowling and Bernard Terveer. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schultz of Elm street pleasantly entertained a number of relatives and friends at their home in the south part of the city Sunday, guests being Mr. and Mrs. William Pancake and daughters, Vernia, Vera and Master Virgil: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Mcßarnes and children. Victor and Glennys; Mr. William Helm, Miss Edna Stakes. q Smiling skies lent their most gracious rays to gladden tne wedding day ci Miss Clara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terveer, who at 8 o'clock Tuesday, was led to the nuptial altar at St. Marys Catuolic church by Mr. Clem Uhl, a well known manufacturer of Toledo, Ohio. No prettier I scene can be imagined than the bridal party, which, led by the usiiers; Ed Disser of Fort Wayne and Mr. Arthur Holthouse of this city, a nephew of the bride, proceeded down the aisle of the church at the appointed hour, the gentlemen in appropriate black suits, immaculate, and the ladies, pretty bits oi femininity in pink and white, the bridal colors which prevailed throughout. Following the ushers rhe maid of honor. Miss Emma Ter- | veer, a sister of the bride, walked alone. The honor maid was very girlish and sweet in her pink frock of embroidered net over messaline to match. The short-waisted bodice was garnitured with messaline bands, and the waist, which was peasant style, was cut low in the neck, with short sleeves, laced with pink messaline cords, and the entire net overslip was hand-embroidered with rose designs. I l.ong pink gloves, pink slippers, ana a large white chip hat, with white ostrich plumes and aigrettes completed a handsome costtime. Her flowers were pink roses, arranged in a shower bouquet. Following the maid of honor was Miss Marie Allison, as bridesmaid, with the groomsman, the bride's brother, Bernard Terveer, then the other bridesmaid. Miss Emma Gunkel. cl Fort Wayne, with Will Dowling of this city, groomsman, and last the bride and groom. The Misses Allison I and Gunkel were also lovely in pink I costumes. Miss Allison’s gown was I of pink chiffon over pink messaline. The chiffon skirt was in pleated effect and the waist, which was made with yoke of net, with a corsage band and sleeve-insert of embroidered netband in pink and pale green, made a frock charming and well adapted to her brunette beauty. The throat was left free by the low Dutch-neck of the waist, and long white silk gloves met the short sleeves. Pitfk and white roses were the flowers she carried and her head was crowned with a large, white hemp picture hat, with ostrich bend, willow plume and moline trimmings. The costume of Miss Gunkel was very like that of Miss Allison. Her dress was also of pink chiffon over messaline, and the Empire style of the frock was exceedingly becoming to her. The waist was made with a low neck in effective style, and vnessaline bands were used appropriately in the trimming. Gloves, hat and flowers : were similar to those of the other bridesmaid. However, sweet-looking' were Ijer attendants, the interest of all centered in the bride, the lovliest of. them all. in her wedding gown of pure white. The dress was a lovely creation of silk embroidery net over white I messaline. The waist was in the pre- < vailing peasant style, and yoke and collar, as well as the front of the waist and tunic, were of the net exquisitely-; embroidered in dainty design and outlined with bands of white satin. The girdle was of white satin and the tunic skirt was slashed on' the sides and outlined also with the white bands. Q A white marabou band and whitig plume were the trimmings of her

Urge, white chip hat, also in the picture style, and In her white-gloved hand she carried instead of a bouquet, a white prayer-book, with a white rose-bud marker. The nuptial ceremony was celebrated by Father Wilken. A pleasing part of the service was the music by the choir which rendered Ixiesh's beautiful mass. During the service L. A. Holthouse sang Roswig's “Ave Marla," and Mrs. L. A. Holthouse gave Bordese's “O Salutarls," while Roswlg's beautiful "Evening Song” was rendered by Mrs. John Gerard and Miss Estella Bremerkamp. During the absence of the regular organist, Sister Aloysia, Miss Tena Rademaker presided at the organ. Thare were only the immediate relatives of the family at the wedding breakfast which was served at the home of the bride's parents, corner <■' Fifth and Madison streets, at eleven o’clock, sovers for forty being laid at the two large tables in the dining room, and the : mailer ones set in the living room. Tlie same colors of white and pink, v’lth effective touches of green foliage, were carried out in the menu and the decorations of the rooms and tables. In the dining room, broad ribbons of pink and white were draped from the corners of the room, crossing in the center, where they were.held by a large white wedding bell, festooned with pink and white hearts. The lights of the chandelier gleamed forth through pink and white Dinged hoods, over which feathery asparagus tern was twined. Asparagus tern also ii'r. ,d the windows and the buffet v. 3 banked with ferns and cut-flow-i is. Ribbons of pink and white were: laid across tlie tables, crossing in the center under a cut-glass bowl of pink and white bride's roses, and caught to tlie corners of the tables with ribbon bows. At the bride’s table were seated the bridal party, the groom’s mother, Mrs. Benedict I'hl, of Toledo. Ohio, and tlie bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. .1. Terveer. The living room was given over to vases of cut flow ers. banks of ferns on mantles and tables, and between the archways were a lattice work of pink and white bells while the chandeliers had the festoons of pink and white hearts. Pot ted ferns and other greenery were the tasteful floral decorations of the parlor. After mingling for several hours and receiving the felicitations of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Uhl left in the afternoon for a three week's eastern trip, including visits in Detroit, Wash ington. New York City. Atlantic City and the chief points in the east. The bride’s going-away costume was a very lovely tan jacket suit, with waist. haL gloves and shoes to match. They will be at home after September Ist in their residence in Indiana avenue, Toledo, Ohio. Out-of-town guests at the wedding v ere the groom’s mother. Mrs. Benedict Uhl; his brothers and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. John Uhl, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Uhl and Tom Uhl of Toledo. Ohio: Mrs. .losephone Rodd of Toledo, the Misses Emma. Nora and Catherine Gunkel and Mr. Ed Disser of Fort Wayne. The bride is a young lady of winning qualities, quietly domestic in taste, and highly accomplished in many things, especially so in vocal music, having a fine natural talent for singing, augmented by excellent train ing. For fourteen years she lias been a member of the choir of the St. Mary’s Catholic church and has pleas ed Decatur musical audiences on many other occasions. The groom is a manly fellow, of excellent business worth, and is engaged with his brothers in the manufacturing business in Toledo, being a member of tlie Toledo Ail Metal Furniture company. i HYPOCRITES PROPERLY SKINNEJ Approximately 200 persons were at tlie tent Sunday evening to listen tc I’vangelist Miller’s able discourse. I Speaking from the text: “What Shall be the End of Them That Obey Not the Gospel of God?” he drove his message home to the hearts of his hearers. Many words of praise are spoken on every hand today by those who listened to the sermon of Sunday evening. Rev. Miller announced that he would speak tonight on "Hypocrites I Properly Skinned." Services every night this week at 8 o’clock. A numi her of Bluffton Baptists expect to at- : tend some of this week's meetings. The men of Decatur should not fail to I hear this man HORSES RUN—RIG SMASHED. While J. F. Richards, residing on the Bowers farm, went into the Niblick I grocery to get some sacks, he left bit ! horse standing unhitched, at the side ot the street. The horse frightened at tlie passing interurban car about ; 2:30 o'clock and started to run. It ran into the Snellon carriage nearby and the Richards rig was smashed to pieces. The horse ran with the remnants of the rig several blocks, turn . jng finally onto Second street and war. finally caught. No one was In tlie ijiat the time of the runaway.

Father Didn’t Do So Father didn't do so bod. After oil. I guess It mutt Have been along 'bout five o'clock When Mr. Wilkins come with duet Upon hie knees an' says to pa. “Now. Mr Perry. I'm just mad About Miss Mary." "Ah!” an' "Hrt"— |- No; father didn't do so bad. "She'll have me."-/fr Wilkins said. 1 "If you will only say the word." ( And father made a fine pretense At thinking it was all absurd. "I say!" an’ “Eh!" an' "Wot's this nowt" i An' all the time la- was so glad His head was going round an' round. No; father didn't do so bad. •‘Wo ve talked it over." Wllklna said, "An' Mary says It Is a go." But father settled tn his chair An’ mustered a protesting “No! “We couldn't think of losing her," An' "Damme, sir!" an' "Welt!" an' "Gad!" An' Mary with her costly tastes- 1 No; father didn’t do ao bad. Os course he got her, Wilkins did, An' welcome to her, for a guess. To buy her furbelows an' furs An' every now an' then a dress. I saw pa smokin' after that. An’, 10, that careworn face an' sad Was smiling like a Bllllkln! No; father didn't do so bad. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ' Worthy of His Hire. | I I “Boy, can you direct me to the bank?’ “Yes. for a quarter.” “Isn't that pretty high?” ‘•Yes, but bank directors get high \ pay-” . j Doctor’s Diagnosis Only. Tlie pretty daughter of a physician Is engaged to a college student of whom her father does not altogether approve. His daughter is too young to think of marriage, the doctor asserts. The college student is too young to think of it likewise. It is out of the question. She explained all this to her lover the other night. "Father says." she summed it up. j "father says. dear, that I will have to give you up.” The young man sighed. “Then it’s all over." he murmured, with gloomy Interrogation. Ami the girl laughed and blushed. “Well," she said. "well, you—you—know that when the doctor gives you up that's just the time for you to take j more hope. Isn't it sometimes that ' wav?”-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph ] The Power of Music. A manufacturer who made his for ; tune “with his coat off." as be ex-] pressed it. was induced by his daugb- j ters to attend a Wagner concert, the j first he had ever attended. The next day he happened to meet an acquaintance who had seen him the night before, who asked. "1 suppose i you enjoyed the concert last night. ; Mr. Smit ;;' "Yes: it look i ■ I ack to the days of j my youth. " the f iber said, with a] reminiscent sr..Ue. “Ab. summer days in the country. 1 girl in a lawn dress, birds singing, and J all that!" exclaimed bis friend. "No; the days when I worked in a boiler shop." replied the manufacturer. —Hartford Times. — Gave Himself Away. A farmer and his wife killed their , last hog and left the carcass out at , night to cool. It was gone the next, morning. They agreed to say nothing . about it and then they would know ■ that the first person mentioning the] loss was the thief. Sunday as they | entered church the preacher read his text, “I have meat to eat that you know not of." Nudging his wife, the old man whispered. "Mariah, we never did suspect him. did we?’’—Thomas (Okla.) Tribune. Crafty Wooer. “How did Sraiggles win Mrs. Will jums over to giving her consent to his marrying her daughter?” asks tne young man with the large pipe. “Met the old lady in the dark hallway and kissed her. then apologized, saying he was sure she was the daugh ter,” explains the young man with the excited socks.—Judge. Ward For the Funny Mai “I see they've got a machine for sew logon buttons now.” said the humor ist’s wife. "That's Just my luck." said the hu ■aorist.' "The first thing you know somebody will invent a machine for finding lost collar buttons, and my business will be ruined!”—Yonkers Statesman. Their Tongue Had a Wag-on. ‘Tm going to be your hub." remarked the young carriage builder at the altar. "Yes,” said the blushing partner, "and I’ll supply the spokes.” “And I,” added the clergyman, "am the tie r. Wheel now proceed with the ceremony.”—Boston Transcript. The Last Resort. Maud—They say bridge Is responsi-1 ble for a lot of nervous breakdowns. Beatrix—l know It. It won’t be long I before we'll have to go to an asylum for a really good game.—Life. Literary Invention. You'll find when anecdotes you view Os nun who've reached a lofty lot That, while some few are strictly true, The best of them. alas, are not! — Washington Stea. ' ® .....

SSSSBESS 4 TAKES BICYCLE TRIP. Raymond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gass, left thia morning for Fori Wayne on his wheel, where he will join his cousin, Bernardo'.Wesima nth. of Elwood, at the home of Mi'. Carr. From Fort Wayne they will continue their trip into Ohio, where they will visit until Saturday. The trip will no doubt be a delightful one for the boys, especially since the weather man has given cooler weather. STAR OF BETHLEHEM SOCIAL. The Star of Bethlehem lodge will give an ice cream social Saturday evening on the Niblick lawn opposite tlie library. Everybody is invited. ANOTHER BUSINESS BLOCK. A force of shovelers began work on the new Bowers building this morning, digging out the cellar, preparatory to the actual building operations. It is the intention to erect a two-story brick building and it will be located between the rooms occupied by the Bowers Realty company and the new Knapp building. Linn & Fatten will do the work and it will be begun as soon as possible and rushed to < ompletion. COURT A marriage license was issued to Clem R. Uhl, manufacturer of Toledo, Ohio, born January 26, 1878, son of Benedict Uhl, to wed Clara Terveer, boru February 16, 1885, daughter ol Bernard .1. Terveer. | , o HOME FOR AGED ELKS. i Grand Lodge Considers That and Other Important Matters. Atlantic City, N. J., July 13 —The grand lodge of tlie Elks in convention considered yesterday the question ot erecting a home for aged and infirm Elks: tlie establishment of a sanitarium for consumptive members of tlie. order and the fixing of a per capita j tax at 50 cents. T. H. McNulty of Bali timore was re elected grand trustee. On the first ballot yesterday Col. John P. Sullivan of New Orleans was elected grand exalted ruler of the Order of Elks. Other officers elected in elude: Grand Esteemed Leading Knight — ; L. M. Level of Florida. I Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight—- ; Frank B. Kingsley, of Kansas. Grand Secretary—Fred ('. Robini son, of lowa. Grand Treasurer —Edmond Leach, j of New York. 1 Grand Tyler—P. H. Shields, ot West i Virginia. i Grand Inner Guard —L. P. Leveroni. I Portland. Oregon, was selected for i the 1912 grand lodge meeting. PREACHED AT NAPOLEON, O. ! The Rev. and Mrs. H. Wehmeyer I and son, George, have returned from I New Bremen, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, where they visited a week and a half with relatives. Last’Sunday the Rev. Wehmeyer preached in the Lutheran | church at Napoleon, Ohio, of which ' the Rev. Frank Lankenau, son of the I late Henry Lankenau, of this city is 1 pastor. i POLICE COURT NEWS. Marshal Peterson arrested a stranger this morning, he being on the 1 streets irttoxicated. He was taken to j jail and will be allowed today in I which to sober up in order to have , his trial Friday morning. His comI panion was given ten minutes to leave town, which proved sufficient. .; — — — J CARD OF THANKS. 1 We desire to thank the physicians and their wives and our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy extended to us in our sorrow Respectfully, DR. McMILLEN. MINNIE P. ORVIS. GRANDMA FERRY ; T TRIP OF PLEASURE. ; A jolly crowd left, today for Sturgis. Mich., on a two weeks' outing and ( pleasure trip, and from the amount ■>! eatables and other paraphernalia, which was included as their baggage, one would think that they really did [ mean a pleasure trip. The time will be spent in fishing, boating, and the freeing themselves from the regular routine of daily life for a while at least. Those who composed the party included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gallog ly and children, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer I Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. George Majors and children, and Mr. and Mrs. I Roy Wolford and children | CALLED BY GRANDSON’S ILLNESS. Mrs. Frank Roop and daughter. Miss Frances Smith, left this afternoon lor Fort Wayne, being called there by tlie illness of Mrs. Roop’p year-old grandson. James, son of Will Smith, i esiding at that place.