Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1911 — Page 7

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WILL GO TO TEXAS. Edward Luttman and family arc preparing to leave in a few weeks for Texas, where they will spend the winter, hoping the change of climate, will benefit Mr. Luttman’s health. 1' or, some time Mr. Luttman and family have been living at Magley, where be conducted the general store, which he disposed of quite recently with tne flew of going to Texas. At every moment of our lives "< j should be tryingjo find out. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER S easto R ’ A

la wUt *» iiiSe, wltil otlM)p ! Pe. but la what w» agru* with I Anions the out-of-town gueets pre* i 11 'he luncheon given yeeggrtlay [ norm by the Missee Margaret and Sal- j •le Vesey, at which Miss Saltfe Vesey announced het- to Mr. Ce- < l il A. Max of Muncie, were Mrs. A. D. i Suttles of Decatur; Miss Frances Mer- ’ ryman of Decatur, Miss Hermlna 1 W ieckllhg of Bluffton. Miss Helen Nib- ; li« k of Decatur and Mrs. K B. Crumb i of Muncie.— Fort Wayne News. ; j Mrs George Houser of this city and 1 daughter, Mrs. Will Lyman, and Mrs. i ■loe Doitch of Indinnapolis spent the I day at the home of Mrs. Houser's i brother, Joe Kriek, south ot this city, i where threshing whs the order of the day. Mrs. J, M. Dawson of Eighth street 1 was hostess to the Christian Ladies' i Aid society Friday afternoon, the usual interesting time being in evidence. I Among those present were Mesdames Jacob Eady. Noah Mangold, A. M. I Anker. D. F. Quinn, D. H. Hunsicker, Arthur Fisher. Will Parr, John Vail > and Miss Vera Hunsicker. | Thirty-two of the ladies of the Evangelical Aid society met with Mrs. Sol | Linn and transacted business relative ' to the coming season of work, after which they spent an hour socially. The collection for the afternoon was 15.80. Mrs. R. Shirley and Mrs. J. E. Augs-' purger of Fort Wayne changed cars here yesterday afternoon on their way to Wren. Ohio, where they attended the Standiford family reunion held at I the Moser grove in Wren today. I I The hospitable country home of M r .' and Mrs. Fred Boerger of Allen county i will be thrown open to a party of Decatur people tomorrow, who will be their guests at supper. The party will include Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, ' Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch, Robert D.' Patterson and Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson of this city; Mr. and Mrs. Selig of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Eliza-1 beth Balch and daughter, Marion, and Mrs. S. A. King of Terre Haute and Miss Esther Selig of Fort Wayne. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson gave a ' I delightful fi o'clock dinner party in ’ compliment to Mrs. Elizabeth Balch 1 1 and daughter, Marion, and Mrs. S. A. • King of Terre Haute and Mrs. S. O. ' Irvin of Winchester. Other guests ■ ■ were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kirsch and , Miss Esther Selig of Fort Wayne. ' Miss Lois Cook of Plymouth and ; I Miss Maud Huffman of Argos were in 1 I the city Friday, guests of Joseph FuhrI man of the True & Runyon store. I Mrs. M. E. Reed and daughter, Nina, 1 I left today noon for Portland, where' they will attend a family reunion to be held near that place. The annual reunion of the Moyer family will be held tomorrow at the George Moyer home on South Fifth 1 street and the usual good time will be ' in evidence. Many relatives from out i of town will be in attendance. DISINFECTING SCHOOL HOUSES.' Otto Peters of the Holthouse Drug I company today began the job of disinfecting all the public school buildings 1 of Decatur, preparatory to the opening es the schools Monday. He will complete the job by tomorrow and by Mon- 1 ■ day morning there will be not be a I sign of any kind of a germ that may ‘ have wandere t into the buildings durI in the summer months. The work is simply a matter of precaution to make 1 sure for the health of the children. The school board contracted with the I Holthouse company and a formaldehyde preparation, the best disinfectant ' known to science, is being used. — | An unusually happy and pretty wedding of Sunday will take place at the | St. John's Lutheran church when Miss [ Emma Scheumann, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Scheumann, and Mr. William ' Ladder, of Fort Wayne, will plight I their vows, the wedding to be solemnized by the Rev. H. C. Jaus, pastor of the church. The bride will be gown- ' ed in a handsome one-piece costume ( !of white marquisette, and she will I wear a long, white veil, carrying a shower bouquet of white bride's roses. Her bridesmaids will be a cousin, Miss Anna Scheumann, and a friend. | Miss Lottie Steck, both of whom will be prettily gowned in frocks of pink ' marquisette, and they will carry shower bouquets of white asters. The groom will be attended by Julius Scheumann and Lewis Kammen, both | of Fort Wayne. ■ A reception will be ( ! given after the church ceremony, at the bride's home, a large number of ' guests joining in the festivities and ' the sumptuous feast. The newly married couple will live in Fort Wayne, where the groom is employed as a moulder at Bowser's. The bride is a ( charming young lady, and the groom

— J k a moat excellent young: man. and both, are justly deserving of the many good wishes bestowed upon them. -— ■. - ! . ■/ .■■ , PROFESSOR WORTHMAN GETS LIFE LICENSE. Prof. Martin F. Worthman, teacher of mathematics in the lilgh schools, returned Saturday morning from Terre Houte, where after a hard summer's work, he completed his four years’ course in the Indiana state normal. He received a life license, good not only in Indiana, but also in over half of the states in the union. Mr. Worthman Is a well qualified and popular teacher, a hard worker ,who still! finds time to help the boys out in their sports. We congratulate him on the completion of his work in the normal. - — -O" ■— ——— Mrs. William Lyman and Mrs. S. E. Doitch of Indianapolis, who have been the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Georgfe Houser, and also Miss Bess Tonnelier, left today for their home. They were accompanied by Miss Tonnelier and Miss Celeste Wemhuff, who will make a return visit. “The Orphan Home Messenger,” the official magazine of the German Re- 1 formed Orphanage of Fort Wayne, con- 1 tains in the September edition, on the first page, a picture of the members of the board of managers of this institution, among the members being M. Kirsch of this city and the Rev. H. H. 1 Kattman of Berne. Jim Knavel, who resides near Decatur, and who is well known here, died ‘ last Tuesday morning at 8 o’clock 1 from cancer of the stomach ami * bright's disease. The funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon. The deceased is a brother of Mrs. J. O. Laughlin of this city. She and, her ' daughter, Edith, were at his bedside ' when the last long moments came. — Monroeville Breeze. ■ The Rev. and Mrs. N. £■ Vitz and son, Robert Herman, returned this morning to Defiance, Ohio, after a visit here with Mrs. Vita’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sellemeyer, and other relatives. They were accompanied to Fort Wayne by Miss Matilda Sellemeyer. j Clerk of the Jay circuit court Frank Gillespie of Portland was compelled Friday morning to refuse a marriage : license to what was perhaps the young- ' est couple that has sought similar papers in many years. The prospective bridegroom admitted that he was but sixteen years of age while the girl who ■ would be his wife was just past fifteen, she told the clerk. Pauline Wayne, the white house • cow, has an offer to go on the stage. I It came yesterday in a telegram to President Taft, her guardian, at Beverly, Mass., from some one connected ' with a company that opens a rural play in Minnesota next month. The I telegram stated that great care would •be taken of her. The president has decided not to allow her to go on the • stage. Dr. A. W. McDavit, a dentist of San Bernardino, Cal., charged with a statutory offense following the alleged imprisonment for fiften months in his office there of Jessie McDonald, a high ' school girl, was held to answer before the superior court. Miss McDonald I testified that for ten months, while inimuned in a little room next to the i dentist's office, she did not get a glimpse of daylight The blinds of ' her windows always were drawn. For days at a time she declared she was without a morsel of food. When court adjourned yesterday Dr. McDonald, father of the girl, rushed at the prisoner. Deputies prevented him landing the blow aimed at McDavitt’s head. In an instant the court room was in an uproar, but the deputies escorted Me Davitt out of the room and away to jail before the demonstration took serious form. I o THE MISSING WORD. On account of next Monday being a legal holiday the contest which should I appear in that issue will be printed toI day. The contest which is now out ! and to oe answered will be closed- ! Monday noon, as usual, and this cintest we print today will be open until j Wednesday noon and no letters con- ' taining answers for this contest today will l>e received before Monday noon. Hence you have until Wednesday noon to study out the contest today, but I you must not bring in the answer before Monday noon. The name ot the winner of the contest printed Friday J will be in the issue of Tuesday, and remember there’s two dollars to be ' won. BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The board of guardians will hold their regular meeting Monday after- * noon at 2 o’clock in the library. All ' members are asked to be present. — ■ ■—o — MEETING POSTPONED. The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus which has been called : for Monday evening has been postpon- ' ed until the following evening on ac-

f count of the picnic which they will hold during the day and in the evening th® dance will come off — - o- ’ SALES SCHEDULED. Noah Frauhiger Has Them ComlAg Hla Way. Cal Scott, Sept. 1; James Curry Sept. 5; William Hoffman, Sept. 7; William Patten, Sept. 15; John HeJtn Sept. 20; Baker & Williamson, <%ct 2 and 3. ... , —, THE CAT STORY IS DENIED. ; Parents of the boys acwwed o punching out the eyes of cats, to se< how funny they would acti. wjy the truth of the story. The article wa. given in by a party considered reliab 1 and the truth is now le.dug investi gated. The result thereof will be put lished in a few days. LAUNCH RUN DOWN; (United Presß Service.) Toledo, Ohio, Sm>t 2— (Special t Daily Democrat)—James M. Wisle: superintendent of die Toledo wate' works; Harry Bvach, prominent laho leader and councilman at large; Fret Schane, secretary to Service Directs Howell; Will Platt, William Carroll ( Rudolph Yunker and Thomas Purcell members of the waterworks force were drowned ia the Maumee bay to day when their launch in which the; were fishing was run down by tin freighter, Philip Minch. Michael Mey er was saved. S. Cummings, captain of the freighter, said the launch trie* to cross in front of them and the pilot was unable to see them until it wat too late. — - ' - — o ROOT TOWNSKIP TEACHERS. Work on the new Monmouth school is going along fine, and this village will have one of the finest schools in the county. Township Trustee Charles E. Magley has appointed ' the following teachers for Root town ship: District No. 1, Irene Evans; No. 2, Caroline Dowling; No. 6, Mon mouth —Emma Magley, grades; Alma 1 Kooken, primary; No. 7, Clara Bok- ' necht; No. 8, Miss Mallonee. On ac- ■ count of the small enrollment at dis- ’ tricts three, four and five, these have ! been dropped, pupils from No. 3 going ’ to District 2, and those of four and ’ five to No. 6. FARM BARGAINS. } - 80 acres in Adams county, Ind., 3 ’ miles from Dixon, first-class, level. • black land, well tiled, plenty timber, 1 good buildings, possession April 1, 1 1912. $l3O per acre. ’ We have first-class farms of all 1 sizes at reasonable prices throughout 5 northwestern Ohio. ? 200 acres in Askland county, Ohio, with 3 markets, 10-room frame house 1 with cellar, new basement barn, 36x • 110, gamble roof, plenty other build- • ings, 10 acres fruit, nearly level wal--3 nut land, first-class for corn and all 1 crops. S6O per acre. 3 We can show you bargains in farms I of all sizes in Ashland, Huron and Lo--3 rain counties, in Ohio. The land is 3 almost level, has good outlets, pro--1 duces general crops and in excellent f neighborhood. r White for circular and tell us what 3 you want. Write or ’phone us at our ! expense, when we may expect you. • WARNER BROS., • 204t2 Findlay, Ohio. X O 1 STOCKHOLDERS MEETING, l Notice is hereby given that the an- ’ nual meeting of the stockholders of the Citizen s Telephone Company of Decatur, Indiana, will be held at the office of the secretary of said company in the city of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, on Monday, September 4, 1911, j at 7:00 o’clock p. m., for the election of five (5) directors for said company and for the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before said meeting. F. M. SCHIRMEYER, 196t12 Secretary. O WANTS TO BUY A FARM. I want a forty, sixty or eighty-acre farm located within three miles of Decatur. Describe buildings, state lowI est price and address at once, “Farm Buyer,” Gen’l Del., Decatur, Ind.” I mean business if you do. 191t6 • -■ o YOUR ACCOUNT IS NOW DUE. It becomes necessary for me at this time to call in all accounts that are due me and outstanding. This is important to me. as I will soon have to meet my fall bills and must have the money. We appreciate your business and will show you every courtesy within reason and believe you will “Chi 1 dFen”C ry FOR FLETCHER'S Kastoria

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