Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1911 — Page 2

SPECIAL MATING* I Sunday Afternoon at * he Vtajeetic Theater, Fort Wayne.l 'The Gamblers," the moat rarest oi Charles Klein's play* of contemporaneous American life to achieve phenomena. popularity with all claaeea OS la. .- -1 s, Is tO be I' 1 "i 11 1 Majeetic, Fort Wayne. Sunday matinee and night, following its notable New York run of over 200 consecutive performances at Maxine Elliott's theater. KICKED 3Y HORSE. Ed Ahr. while hitching up a horse Th.iieday got in the way oi' the horse's hc«jf and secured a severe kick on the knee, which today is quite sore an i inflamed. He is forced to limp ab ti and it will be several days befo: he has the entire use of the lin " No ligaments or Irones were w.r -n. bed. a fact which makes it lucky for Mr. Ahr. GETS BOX OF APPLES. Stanley Callow, little son of Mr. and Mi> lorace Callow, of West Plains. Mo , who has been here at the home oi his : ncle, D X Erwin and wife., for lome ‘ me. this morning received from his ; cents. a large box of fine Missouri apples —the best in the world — whi. were raised on the Callow fruit farm there. They are "peaches.' T Aid' i-e late Mrs. Edward Wc; man, former'., ’ - E *.na Mutscbler or tics . -e ■ : '■ as stated in :-;tdav evening's paper, oicc.’cd Frida' ■ ' 'i at hei ho?. ■ L: Ka '..s' ch s.,e went a year : -'•* e- .’. as a bride, is e •td f> arri et . - a'tern uat3 .* . ve: the Erie, ( from Kauka a " •*' en to the home oi Icr ; r M :nd .Mrs Fred Muts . t th of this clt;. The bod;. ■ . . ; r.ied rem Kaui auna. by t... . ' tie Rev. ( Ed a.-J W.xtl.: :: ?r. i Mrs Worthraais mother. Ilfs. Mutschler, who has teen with • daughter since the det'il. of her lays' id babe, September 15tL. ” . I'.cia'. ‘i occasion was met at C-li. ro by Mutschler, and llev. Louis War .htcar.. : le t Friday nigh" for •“ • -I • -..-o—.i ariitug ‘merits '< • ' " ■ n<«vling l e <ri"/a r: ... .?. <<nd aim t word as to when Albe ' Mursc.ile . a h.ether of the de--e af -.:. ''an arrive ; Albee .‘ft recently for rhe west, and i hie '..lett- ‘ ". < -■'■ - •’ c i dre , . ’aoug'.t lie i- no* surrosed to be I'.'rtl ,: :. Oregon. *: e t* efforts are ’. ,ng ma locate him through i a German Reformed minister there. ’ the Pev. ’■? --■? Ir is thought he i can: arrive eore Tuesday or Wed I net..lay and the funeral will probably 1 not e held : ‘fore then. ! ’ . p - • < ' e Mon- ’ cie veterans ti:i- »ee' Congress- ‘ man J. A M • ■ • -n-'?--. rr”- 1 ter.- . - ‘ s'bl ur-rer s> ot in - i

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I the hearts of the old soldiers, when he explained to them the falling through of the dollar-a-day pension , bill and for which he worked faithfully for its passage. He spoke in part, says the Portland Sun, as follows: "Congressman J. A. M. Adair went l to Muncie Tuesday evening, where 1 he was the invited guest of Williams Post. G. A. K.. where he spoke to the I Muncie veterans concerning pension | matters, the proposed pension legisla- 1 lion in congress, and defended his portion as against unjust criticism. "Congressman Adair explained why the dollar-a-day pension bill did not go through at the extra session and the several measures which will be j considered at the coming session, ' which convenes in December. He predicted the early passage of the pension measure known as the Sherwood bill. This provides for a scale of pension varying from sl.l to S3O a month. The veterans who served ninety days would receive but sll and the men who served a year ur more would receive S3O. This bill seems to be looked on with more favor than any other proposed measure and it would carry with it an annual appropriation of about $40,000,000. the speaker believes. , "The reason why a dollar-a-day bill was not put through was because nearly forty states were not pledged to the bill," said the speaker. ’ 1 worked for the bill as hard as I could and until the last, and so did the mem--1 her of the house committee from Ohio, but we couldn't do it alone. The majority of the committee members favored the Sherwood bill, and believe the majority in the house and senate are for the bill. I talked wnth nearly all of the senators and found most of these in favor of the Sherwood bill. "Personally I am in favor of a dol-lar-a-day pension bill and always have been, but many persons believe that the men who only served in the army for ninety days are not entitled 1 to as much as the one who served ! lour years. We passed the Sulloway bill, a service measure, which would ' have done much for the old soldier, ] and the senate turned it down. , Therefore we are blamed for lack of . 1 pension legislation and aie accused J 1 of not living up to our promises. This is not true. There will be pension • legislation of some kind during the' coming session. You can depend on that. 11 "It is not because the house did not ' want to pass a bill that one was not I adopted during the last session. Congressman Anderson, whom I am ashamed to own as a member of my party, wanted to pass a bill of that kind, not because he loved the old; 1 soldier, but because he wanted to put I ' the democrats in a good light and the 1 ’ republican party in a bad light with ! 1 the veterans. Everybody understood < his tactics, and when he announced < these publicly he killed himself and j < all members of the house. No one ’ would have anything to do with him I ’ after that during the session, as he 1 had shown himself up. The congressman explained that as ' 1 the Sherwood bill stands it will in- ’ elude about seventy-five per cent of ’ the veterans in the S3O a month class 1 as soon as the bill is passed, and that 1 ten per cent more will be drawing the ; I same amour.' in a comparatively brief i < time, leaving about fifteen per cent I ’ drawing sl.l or more. If the ninety-, 1 day man was disabled during the serv- i ■ ice he will be entitled to S3O a month. < The bill also provides that any forme.' i ’ soldier, with a net income of SI,OOO U per year, will not be entitled to tjie i i S3O rate. This does not mean gross ; ’ income. “The representative read a number of letters from his constituents praising or blaming him for his pension : work. Some favored this bill and some opposed it. As the veterans cannot get together and agree on what I ' nd of a bill they desire, he declared t was equally impossible for the 300 .embers of the house to agree within brief time on any measure. “'He told the veterans that he ould look after their interests as t he could, but that the failure of • dollar-a-day measure could not be l. at his door. He advised all of former soldiers in the district to ite to him and give him their time ■ 'rvice, prior to the opening of the session in order that he might v.e better information on the sub- ' -1, when the bill comes up for consideration.” 111 is in readiness for the Methodst rally day, which is to be held to- • icrrow, and the excellent program which has been arranged for the oc<?sion will interest all. For several weeks earnest efforts on the part of the pupils and teachers to have a rec -rri breaking crowd in attendance -. e been made, and nothing was left ’ ndone to make the day one to stand .•t by itself. The following is the egram to be rendered at 10:30 a. m.. . Organ Prelude—Largo from Xerxes W' Handel. Girls' Chorus- a • elesponWve reading. P'-iyer.

' The Tiny Corners —Infant Class. Recitation —Lola Dunn. Drill—Bood-bye, Said the Leaves — Etta Mallonee's Class. Song—Mrs. McFarland's Class Recitation —Herman Myers. Drill—To the Harvest Fields—Pan1 sy Bell's Class. Song—The Dandelions. Song—lnfant Class. (Recitation —Helen Walters. Drum Song—Mrs. Rice's Class Drill—The Cross and the Flag—l Vera Myers' Class Offertory—Traumerl—Schumann. Ladies' Quartet. Address—Rev. R. L. Semans. ; Girls' Chorus. Doxology. Organ Posthide—March Heroique— Schubert. John Potter, the well known day clerk at the Murray house, sprang quite a surprise on his friends here, when he returned home Friday afternoon, accompanied by a bride, formerly Miss Pansy Ball, of Moline, 111., and until a iew uiontns ago a resident of this city, and a popular “hello girl” at the telephone exchange. Mr. Potter left here one week ago today, escaping from his many friends by leaving during the night and only a few were aware of his whereabouts until his return home Friday, The wedding, which took place at the home of her parents at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening, was a pretty affair, and was witnessed by many friends of the happy couple. Immediately after the dinner which followed, they left for this city, coming byway of Fort Wayne. At present they are staying at the home of her grandfather, James Ross, but after the first of November will go to housekeeping for themselves. Both are highly respected, the groom being the day clerk at the Murray for the past four years. The Moline Daily Dispatch has the following to say: “Miss Pansy Ball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Ball, and John S. Potter of Decatur. Ind., were married last night at the home of the bride. 1-121 Twenty-third avenue, the Rev. J. S. Cumming officiating, in the presence of thirty-five guests. The affair was one of the pretty home weddings of the season, the house being decorated beautifully in the wedding colors, white and gold. In the living room a huge bank of fern and smilax, flanked with baskets of yellow and white roses, formed a pretty background for the bridal pair. There were no attendants. “The bride was sweet in a white landsdown gown daintily trimmed with duchess laee. She carried an arm bouquet of bride roses. After the ceremony the guests showered the newly wedded couple with felicitations following which all enjoyed a three- I course wedding supper in which ‘he 1 chosen colors were conspicuous. The dining room was a bower of yellow and white, a canopy covering the table, which was adorned with large bouquets in those colors. “Mr. and Mrs. Potter departed at a late hour, to an accompaniment of rice, old shoes, etc., for a wedding trip. They will spend some time in Fort Wayne, Ind., and then proceed to I Decatur, Ind., where Mr. Potter is engaged in the hotel business. On hei departure Mrs. Potter wore a trave’-1 ing suit of brown, with hat and boots to match. She has been employed for some time at the Prudential Insurance company’s office, and during a short residence in Moline has made many friends. An uncle of the bride. Clark Ross, of Corning, lowa, was among the wedding guests.” The autumnal number of the mazazine “Book Chat," published by the Broadway Publishing company of New York City, containing the sketch of Miss Nora Del Smith, an authoress of this city, gives also the sketch of an ' author, well known to many here, that of Stephen Arnold Douglas Whipple of Portland. The sketch which is accompanied with his picture, reads as follows: "Stephen Arnold Douglas Whipple was born August 25, 1860, on a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, and is another of the galaxy of writers of which that wonderful literary state can boast. When Mr. Whipple states that ‘my favorite books are the Bible and Shakespeare,’ perhaps no further indication of the mental aptitudes of i the man are necessary. This writer’s , i pen has been busy all his life, producing this year a fine American historical i novel, entitled. ‘Arthur St. Clair of Old Fort Recovery.’ Other productions are ‘Jephtfia's Daughter, a Btbficai Ro-. mati<e,' in the compiler’s opinion n novel :>f extraordinary power, and ‘The Ginseng Digger of Jay,’ dealing with rural characters and the financial question. Mr. Whipple’s chief delight, in life, he says, is 'reading and writing’. —and of his reading and writing we already have products of which he may veil be proud.” j Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 7—The free ' lunch counters of saloons in Indiana ' 1 are the next targets in the “clean-up” | fight being waged by the state board

of health. H. E. Barnard, chemist of , the board, yesterday said be will instruct his deputies at a coming meeting. to compel compliance with the sanitary food laws hereafter, as well as the pure food laws, by every saloou- ■ keeper in the state. ' ■ N'o more will bar tenders be permitted to wipe off the slime of a dozen previous portions of "dog and slaw" on their sleeves and tender the fork lor the thirtieth helping. Mr. Barnard said hereafter, free lunch coun- , ters in saloons must be safeguarded i from flies with glass cases and the utensils, used in the distribution of food, must be cleansed by methods which will minimize the chances of bacteria spread. Soda fountains are also to be watched closely by the state chemist. Glasses, dishes and spoops used in serving sooa water and other fountain concoctions will be washed in an en-. tirely different way from the "cold | water splash" if the proprietors de-; sire to escape prosecution, the state health official declared. Heretofore the investigation of saloons by the state board of health officials has been confined strictly to obviating the use of adulterated or fraudulently labeled beverages. The free lunch counter now must come up to ( the same requirements expected of i restaurant keepers, case proprietors , and hotel managers. “There is, so far as I know, not a saloon keeper in Indianapolis, who is protecting his “free lunch counter," said Mr. Barnard, discussing the coming order from the board. “The patrons dig in with forks, hundreds of i them a day. The same forks are used , and the germs travel at will from one mouth to another. That hetrogeneous' method of serving must be stopped. If it is not done in a legal way here- ; after the proprietors will have to take the consequences. “The soda fountains are just as amenable to the enforcement of the restaurant law as are the saloons We have been studying the soda fountain situation for some time and have de | cided to act so that in both classes oi places sueh methods will be used for cleansing utensils as will eradicate the danger of spreading infection from one mouth to another." Both situations are covered fully I the pure food law as well as the sarrtary tood law, according to Mr. Da’-; nard. The a; rarent neglest of rhe sa-; loon problem by tl:c <-L nls t has been necessary, he said, because of the lo calization of all the forces of the department during the last few years on the problem of adulterated foods. That problem, Mr. Barnard said, is I practically settled in Indiana. The chemist bases his right to proceed against the saloon keepers on the proposition that the law regards all , drink as food. The only "saving grare" to be found in the liquor-pure-food situation, Mr. Barnard said, is the fact that some oi i the whisky scld at Indiana bars con- i tains so much alcohol that it sterilizes i the utensils and glasses which ft touches. That is not true of beer, however, he believes, nor is it true of the other liquors which form a large portion of the saloon’s activity. • The ballots to be used nex' Wednesday. October 11th. in the elections to >' determine whether Monroe and Wabash townships will vote a subsidy to the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company, were printed at the Democrat office Friday under the supervision oi tne election commiss’oners, County Clerk J. P. Haefling. D. E. Smith and B. W. Sholty, and are now ready for the inspectors who will come Monday for their election sm plies. The number of 3.204 ballots i were printed, with two hundred sam- 1 pies. Os this number Monroe township gets 1,700 ballots, with one hundred samples, and Wabash township ' 1,504 ballots, with one hundred sam pies. The amount of subsidy asked : ! from Monroe township is SIO,OOO, and that from Wabash township, $7,500. The election inspectors are: Monroe township—North Monroe, John M Andrews; middle Monroe. C. C. Beer: Berne A, Phil Scbug; Berne B, Fred’ Wechter. Wabash township—North Sam Soldner; Ceylon, Clem Michaels; I Geneva A, Waiter Thornhill; Geneva B, W. W. Briggs. ABOLT THE SCICK I Word from Mis# Anna McLean, who I left two weeks for Colorado Springs. Colo, for her health, is that she arrived there safely and finds the ; place very agreeable She will remain there hoom time before going on further Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers of Blue Creek township, who , has been very sick with typhoid fever, 1 and for whom no hope for his recov- ' ery had been entertained at various times this week, is repo, ted as being better Friday night, so much so that it is now thought he will get well. order of the Star of Bethlehem held its election of officers Friday ev-

: ening aud named an excellent »ta# io ■ I guide the destinies of this noble orI der through the ensuing term. The >' officers will be installed next Friday I j evening, with 8. E. Brown, the general legate, officiating. Following the election Friday night, delicious re- • freshtnents, consisting of sandwiches, i pickles, cake and coffee, were served. The attendance and interest were large. The following ataff of officers • was elected: | Commander —Ves Peterson Vice Commander —Mose Henry. Chaplain—Mrs. Ves Peterson. Scribe —Mrs. J. C. Hower. Treasurer —Mis. Aaron Stevens. Marshal—Charles Ault. Inside Sentinel —J. C. Hower. Outside Sentinel —Aaron Stevens. Accountant —James Smith. Several other officers will be appointed when the installation takes . place. DISCOVERY DAY TO BE OBSERVED A dispute has arisen as to whether or not October 12th is a legal holiday and several newspapers have made the statement that it is not. According to the acts of 1911 the day is a legal holiday. Such a bill passed th r > last legislature, through the earnest efforts of the Knights of Columbus. The dt y , this year is to be appropriately ob- ! served by the local council, K. of C.. as well as elsewhere over the state and preparations are already under way for the ocacsion. RETURN FROM MICHIGAN. ■ , R. F. Mumma and wife are moving today into their new home on Eleventh ! street, which they recently purchased from Theodore Thieme, through the Erwin real estate agency. Mr. and Mrs. Mumma have just returned from | Fremont. Mich., where they have been since April. They went there for the. health of Mrs. Mumma. which, however, does not seem to have been benefitted. Daniel Liechty filed suit for appoint- ’ ment of a guardian for Susan Liechty, whom he alleges is a person of feeble mind and infirm, and incapable of managing her estate and business affairs. Heller, Sutton & Heiler are the i plaintiff's attorneys. —• j i David P. Kenworthy et al. vs. William H. Reichard, foreclosure of lien, SSOO. Judgment by agreement for SSO and costs in favor of plaintiff, and that the same is a lien on the property ; mentioned in the complaint and the i lien foreclosed. The defendant is permitted to sell sufficient amount of the i property to pay off and discharge said judgment and costs within fifteen days i i or in default thereof, the same will \ 1 be sold by the sheriff as other proper- i ■ ty sold on execution, and the restrain- 1 ( ing order is continued in full force and ; effect except as to such sale by the defendant for the purpose of paying said debts and costs; Edward Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner, possession and damages, S2OO. Demurrer to plea in abatement filed.' < 11 I Peter Baumgartner et al. vs. Christ Musser, note. $l2O. Case dismissed and costs paid. Lucinda J. Branyan et al. vs. Aseal ; Brookover et ai., quiet title case from! Huntington. Separate and several de-' murrers by plaintiff to plea in abatement sustained. Separate, joint, and i several exceptions by defendants, As-! eal, Walter L. Brookover and Blanche ) M. Spencer. Rule to answer absolute | on or before Wednesday, October 11. In the case of Jacob Heller vs. State Line Oil company, damages and attachment, demand $1,500, Dore B. Erwin was appointed special judge by. reason of Judge Merryman being dis- : qualified on account of relationship to the plaintiff. Mr. Erwin assumed jurisdiction and judgment was rendered for the plaintiff for $450. There was also an order of sale agaiwst the attached property, the proceeds to be , applied first to costs and second to the claim of the plaintiff. . A second suit for appointment of •< I guardian was filed today by Attorney ; D. B. Erwin for Christina Schultz, who j asks that one be appointed for Adam I Schultz, of unsound mind and incapable of managing his estate. In the matter of the estate of Christian Homeier, which was docketed only for the action of Thomas J. Soles' petition, an entry was made Friday. T. J. Soles states that he purchased 10b acres in Preble township from the Strauss Brothers’ Company, who in j turn purchased from Louise Homeier.' sole devisee of the will of Christian Homeier. The real estate is liable for the debts of the decedent, Christian Homeier, and Soles wants to protect. it from sale to make assets to pay the debts. No letters of administration have been issued on the Christ Homeier estate and court orders that if none are issued for twelve months, all

r elaimb agninft the estate shall be bar- •' red, except as provided by law in ■ case of liabilities of beire, devlseeT and legatees. Marriage licenses: Emma Overhaiser Middleton, housekeeper, born March 19, 1868. daugmer of Daniel Overbulser. to wed Fradmick Bauman, farmer, of Monroe townahlp, born March 13, 1868, son of Hlldbrani Bauman. Tills is the groom’s first marriage, but the bride has been marj rled twice before, the first being dissolved by divorce, and the second by I death. Real estate transfers: Nicholas Jer.I r.cy to Jacob W. Baumgartner, pt. lot ' f’. Horne. $1000; Dora J. Young to 1 Jacob Becher et al., 100 acres, Jeffer gon tp„ $80”0. I For two Sundays past the Rev. J. M. Dawson, has been conducting services at the evening hour at his church, the Christian, beginning at seven o’clock, a special series, in which he is talking direct on subjects of the nearerf and dearest importance to all of us. He is dealing with the problems that menu future happiness on earth as ' well as in tne hereafter, the question of the girl and boy. At each of the two previous meetings he has spoken to large crowds who have listened with much interest to hrs remarks. Tomorrow evening his subject will be "The Mother of the Twentieth Century," in which he will again speak just whai he thinks. There is no other way of handling the question and the Rev. Dawson will talk plain facts. He wants every one in Decatur to hear him who will, and he hereby extends a personal invitation to you to attend and listen to him. There will be snecial music and the evening should be one of interest. The services oegin at 7 o’clock and you will hear some plain thoughts plainly spoken if you attend. <) — TORE UP THE TRACK. At 2:30 Friday afternoon extra 44, a fast freight on the Clover Leaf, had a wreck on the reverse curve just east of Peterson. The train had started out of Bluffton to make the run to Decatur and was progressing smoothly until at the curve, a defective flunge on one of the cars near the middle of the train climbed the rail and threw the truck at an angle across the track. The speed of the train caused nvo cars to follow in the path of the truck and over half a mile of traclr v. as torn up, and the cars damaged A message was sent to Delphos and tbe wreck crew from there came to the scewe, while another train picked up al. the section men east of Marion un-d brought them to the scene u-’ the wreck. As soon as the cars were gotten cut of the way the section men began fixing up the track, the traffic being delayed about five hours. None cf the crow were injured as tiwy ere in the caboose. CUI- CKORV TREES. Some time Wednesday some persons entered the large woods on rhe Elias Crist' farm four miles southwest of the city, and cut down several secondgrowth hickory trees to secure the hickory nuts thereon. The destruction of the trees was discovered late Wednesday and the track of the buggy used'by the parties was followed some distance, giving a pretty good clue. However, to be sure and to secure further evidence a detective agency was notified and a detective is now working on rhe case. A vigorous prosecution is promised the guilty parties. Mrs. Will Martin and Miss Nellii Lett planned a surprise on the fatter’s sister, Miss Iva Lett, who is era- , ployed at the Martin home. She had just passed into sweet dreamland when: she was awakened by Miss Martin, asking her to come and talk with her sweetheart over the 'phone, ana when she got downstairs she was surprised to find her many friends who , came to help her spend her eighteenth birthday anniversary. By the sound I of the laughter they must have enjoy ed themselves. She received several presents. At a late hour a luncheon was served, consisting of bread, but ter, chicken, pickles, cake peaches Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Will Martin and children, Francile, Marcia, ' Glen; Misses Oda and Eda Gay, Nellie, Iva, Lottie Lett, Bertha Fuhrman, Fanny Ruckman. Fern Dav’s: Messrs. Oscar and Francis Fuhrman, Herbert Butler, Owen Davis, Milton Chronister. Clyde Standiford, Edda Gay, Ed Miller. A surprise party was given last 1 Thursday evening in honor of Miss® Ella Bucher at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Bucher. The evening was spent in card playing and ■ dancing after which the guests were served with ice ci#am and cake. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Leh man and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Conrad and family, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bieberich and daughter, Ar-

villa: Mr. and Mrs. txiuis Hoile and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Knapp ail(1 : daughter, Lucile; Mr. and Mrs. Au s i; . Walters and family. Mrs. August , !u sick and daughters, Della, Alum ; 4( i Esther; Mr. and Mrs. Christ Ihu ~r the Misses Ella Bucher, Kat ( . Anna Bucher and Iva Bucher; M,. : .... ’ Herman Bohne, Jacob Wagner, n U{O France, Henry Bucher, Henry l-Yan John Schuler. Ernest Merlca and Hup vey Bucher ami Sim Bucher At a late hour they all departed, wi*»hi her many more such happy birthdays Mr. and Mrs. John Hey entertained as their guests Messrs. Frank Pe rand ißolf Hendricks, engineer and fireman on the G. R. & I. railroad. On account of the inclement weather Friday evening the Queen Esthers' October meeting at the home of Miss Pansy Bell was not so large as it would have been otherwise, but the interest was good. The society is fortunate in having with them in the work for the winter a new helper Miss Bertha Heller. Plans for the raising of funds were discussed, and it was decided that each member invest ten cents in some way. and see how much she could earn from that amount by January Ist. The meeting closed w-tb the serving of light refreshments. The hostesses for the November meeting will be the Misses Nellie Nichols, Ruth Parish and Vera Hower. The members of the Young Matrons’ club held a business meeting at the home of Mrs. D. M. Hensle.v Friday afternoon, where they arranged for the opening of their season's social festivities. The season will open with a 6 o'clock dinner party next Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid, to which the husbands of the Young Matrons will also be invited. Sunday a crowd consisting of the following: Frances and Agnes Coffee, Stella Bremerkamp, Bernidette Forbing, Esther Corbett. Marie Kintz, Alma Starost and Osa Cowan will leave in the afternoon for the home of Valentine Linker in Kirkland townshin, where they will spend the remainder of the day in pleasure, which is always to be found at the Linker home, where many a happy gathering assembles for a few hours’ pastime. A good time is assured. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adang of east es Geneva were guests at dinner Friday of the P. K. Kinney family. Mrs Adang was Miss Kathryn Kinney before her marriage, which took place Tuesday. Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Reformed parsonage in Berne, o - eurred the wedding of Miss Minerva, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Fox, of west of town, to Daniel .1. Bailev, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bailey of Ceylon. Rev. H. H. Kattman pronouncing the words that joined them for life; Mr. Bailey has worked at the bakers trade for years and for some time has been serving in that cai>acity for the City restaurant and bakery here. For a number of years he conducted a restaurant at Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey will leave Monday with their brother-in-law. Paul Gerbe I ', and family, for California, where they expect to make their home. Th-, worthy young couple have man friends who regret to see them leave, but who wish them a safe journey tc their new home as well as happinc;-.-and success all through the jounw.' •f Ufe.—Berne Witness. County Clerk J. P. Haefling ' busy today nanmng out the hallo’s i’'■ •lection supplies to the inspect from Wabash and Monroe townships, where the subsidy elections will be held. Wednesday, October 11th. Edward O. Kirchner vs. Bertha Kirchner, possessior and damage.; S2OO. Demurrer to plea in abatement overruled; exception. Loave asked and granted plaintiff to file amended complaint and make new parties de fendants. C. A. Dugan, administrator of tb" Elixabeth M. Marquardt estate, ' R final report. Martha A. Ahr» executrix in tin Mary A. Ahr estate, filed report < ’ sale of real estate, which was appro' ed, the sale affirmed, deed order? • reported and approved. A inarirage license was issued to Alice Bittner, born May 3, 1865, daughter of Silas Hedges, to wed Levi Shaffer, fanner, born August 1, 1851, son of David Shaffer. The bride has been married twice and the groom once be fore, their companions having been taken by death. e Real estate transfers: M. R- K. cemetery association to Joseph J 1 Leichty. lot 244, M. R. E. cemetery, |25. ® Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S castoria