Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1911 — Page 4

Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21—(Special to Dally Democrat)—The pardon board which was In session all of last week, has filed its report with the governor and the chief executive took official action on the recommendations as filed with him. In the list of application for parole were three from Adams county, the board acting favorably on two of the applications and refusing the third. The two paroled were Benjamin Lett and John Durbin, both being sentenced to the Indiana reformatory on September 24, 1910, for grand larceny, the terms of sentence being from one to fourteen years. The application of Dick McKinney, sentenced April 17. 1906, for two to fourteen years for forgery was refused, and he will have to continue to serve the sentence given him. Good places on Vd:-.- -m county farms have been found for the first two mentioned, and it tai the belief of the pardon board that; they will not break the confidence reposed in them by the board. The news of the parole of the two, voung men, Benjamin Ix?tt and John l Durbin, who are members of very fine families of Adams county, will be received with the greatest of pleasure by their many friends here, and the; boys will, no doubt, consider this the, happiest Christmas of their lives. It is the desire of their every friend to extend to them the glad hand of Christmas cheer, and to welcome them home again, where they may take their places in the ranks of citizenship to conscientiously assist In carrying out the great plan of life, and to become the influential citizens that this county desires. FOUND LONG-LOST DAUGHTER, i "That’s my daughter; she's the perfect image of her dead mother!" exclaimed A. B. Armstrong Monday afternoon, as he treaded his way through a throng of holiday shoppers at the Knox store, pointing at one of the salesladies who was busy with customers some distance away. Finally he reached her side and grasped the hand of the daughter, whom he had not seen since she was a little tot of four, fourteen years ago. Mr. Armstrong In the old days was a street railway employee in Fort Wayne. He handled the reins over the back of a mule when this son of power was used to propel the cars over Fort Wayne streets. His wife died, their little daughter was adopted by relatives and the father went west where be has been a rancher. That was fourteen years ago. Until recently there had been no communication between father and daughter, the latter now grown to young womanhood. Finally, the father learned that his daughter, Ethel Armstrong, was employed In Fort Wayne as a stenographer and he determined to visit her. He had the address of the family with whom she had made her home, but on reaching the city Monday discovered that they had moved, and then set about on a new quest for his daughter.. Luck w-as with him and in a few hours he located the girl he had not seen since her babyhood. Miss Armstrong had no recollection of ever having seen her father, but the reunion was a happy surprise. With his daughter found, Mr. Armstrong began to seek his companions on the street car system 2a the old days, and bis first quest was for J. W. Pearse, then superintendent of the lines, and "Tony” Lintz, who is at”’ identified with the street railway system.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. jO TO PORTLAND. r. ■■ The Decatur high school basket ball team will leave tomorrow for Portland and in the evening will meet the high school team of that city in a fast anticipated game. Portland has a team . that makes them all look up at them from their past record, but the locals,! who have dene as well as the best, are not a bit frightened, and will again try to hold the clean record of taking all games so far played this season. Their usual line-up will be in trim for tomorrow’s game and the locals believe that a good safe victory will be theirs. They have been getting in considerable practice recently and a number of rooters will accompany them for the game. Saturday will be a Red Cross Christmas seal day throughout Indiana. This announcement was made today by the state sales managers at the headquar- ’ ters in the postofflce building at In>d!ana polis. § The purpose is to interest every wha® woman and child in Indiana to g least one seal on Saturday, in that the campaign may close impetus which will place IndfltiQJi h e of states selllargest rttfmber of seals this £ tg mak© !©! Cyyss Christma&seal jffly a thorgpmf every i to I <arjg or of to aiu£j.-£<yi T 1 1 peal. Thffi aboull tssiis I I GJ ■_> 1

pinning to coat lapels and dresses. It is also urged that every man and woman who is Interested In reducing the number of deaths by tuberculosis ■grom the usual harvest of 5,000 which this dread disease garners in Indiana each year will obtain a small supply of the seals, which they will help to sell to all persons fallin.* to wear one of the seals. It is also requested that those In charge of the sale of seals shall keep an accurate record of the Saturday sales in order that announcement may lie made of the result of the special effort. It is believed that Indiana will be enabled to report the largest sale of seals ever made in any state on one day. It had been promised that Indiana would sell at least one million, five hundred thousand seals this season, and this figure has not yet been reached. There ar® thousands of unsold seals I in the hands of agents here and elsewhere, and the designation of Saturday as a special day for the whole : public to participate, will assist the ! agents in their desire to avoid returning any unsold seals to the state headquarters. , EIGHTY PER CENT OPPOSE TAFT. (Ualted Press Service.) Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Eighty per cent l of the 1,000 prominent republicans of ! Indiana, who have replied to letters sent out by State Chairman Edwin M. Lee are opposed to the renomination of President Taft, according to Lee here today. Seventy-five per cent of. the number wish Former President Roosevelt to head the republican national ticket, while five per cent of i the number express their preference for LaFcdiette, asserts Lee. National Committeeman Hary S. New says the deduction is malicious as the two Indiana sentiments. SHORTEST DAY OF YEAR. While the days to do your Christmas shopping are becoming shorter, today. Thursday, December 21st, the winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year. To compensate for the extra amount of energy wasted to make a long day out of the shortest will come the longest night of the year for rest. The practical theory of the winter solstice is that the sun will not shiqe continuously on this territory, but some portion of it will always be involved in darkness or below the horizon. On June 21, the summer solstice, the opposite condition prevails, while on March 31, and September 21. th* days and nights are of equal length. LIFE OF PRISONER. Governor of Tennessee Spending Two Days in Prison to Study Life. (Ihri'ed Proas > Priceville, Tenn., i^ z ' 21— ’-'ocial to Daily Democrat)—Governor Hooper early today arose f om 1 is bench in a cell in the state prison today, washed his hands in a little tin pail like the other prisoners and ate a regular prisoner’s breakfast. The gove- nor has settled himself down to two days in prison in ord* tint bti may study prison conditions for the first time. *. - ( PASSED GOOD NIGHT. (United Pres» Service.) Boston, Mass.. Dec. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —The Reverend Clarence Richeson, who yesterday terribly mutilated himself with a piece of jagged tin, while awaiting trial for the murder of Miss Alice Linnell, his former sweetheart, passed a good night at the Charles street jail infirmary. Medical Examiner Leary visited him at 8 o’clock this morning and said there is little doubt but that he will ’be able to attend trial on January 15, ‘1912. ■ i — . - ■ o — — on Saturday of this week for St. Henry, Ohio, and on Sunday, December 24th, will attend the first solemn high mass of Rev. Olhman F. Knapke, C. P. P. S., a brother of Mr. Knapke, who was ordained at Carthagenia, Ohio, by Arctioishop Miller of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is thirteen years since he begun studying for his desired vocation, going first to Burkettville, Ohio, where he spent a year in preparation. From there he went to Renssalaer, where he pursued his higher course of studies, remaining there for seven years.. After this, and when his course of philosophy and sacred theology were to ‘begin, he was sent to Carthagenia, Ohio, where he completed his studies and where most solemn services were observed on the 19th, 20th, and 21st of this month. St. Henry’s being his home, where he wished to celebrate his first solemn mass, it will be a happy day, not only for himself, but for his folks as well, who will respond to the invitations which have been sent out to attend on this day, and where the Christmas holidays will be spent together. ——————— -f>- - ■ i “Not for many years have the counItryvfoads been in as bad condition at jjhiMseason as now, s»,u a farmer who

came to this city. Many highways, following the recent rains, have become so badly cut up that traveling is almost an impossibility, save with lightly loaded vehicles and double the number of horses. Dirt roads are prac-i tically impassable. Decatur merchants say that the condition of the highways has Interfered very much with trade and that be- ’ cause of the weather, but a few farm- J ers have been coming to town. In a number of the local groceries, the Saturday produce supply was shorter than usual, due to the inability of' those regularly supplying the trade to reach the city. Business men of all classes are hoping for colder weather that will freeze the roads sufficiently ■ for travel The factories who are dependent upon the dally arrival of timber are also affected by the heavy roads, and loads of great weight cannot venture out for feir of becoming stuck along • the way, thus crippling their running tn the capacity which they could otherwise enjoy. o Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 21—Joseph ( Lomax, first president of the Grand ; Rapids & Indiana Railway company, who Tuesday celebrated his 102nd i birthday, bears the distinction of being the oldest living ex-editor, ex-rail-road president and attorney in the country. Besides this he is the oldest living thirty-second degree Mason, being sublime prince of the royal secret in the order of Scottish Rite, and also the oldest living Knight Templar. Mr. Lomax holds his Scottish Rite membership in Grand Rapids and his Knights Templar membership in the Kalamazoo lodge, although he is now a resident of Indianapolis, Ind. His last birthday was spent quietly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. < Martha Martin, 2255 Chicago avenue, Indianapolis. A few friends called to s«;tend greetings and seores write letters congratulating him upon his good ’ health at such an advanced age. All expressed a hope that he might live to enjoy several more birthdays. Until advanced age forced him to i retire from business. Mr. Lomax was 1| one of the busiest men in Michigan, i He organized the Grand Rapids & ; Indiana Railway company and was its i president from 1854 to 1866. At that ; time he was a resident of LaPorte, 11 Ind. Born in 1808 in North Carolina, p Mr. Lomax moved with his father to j Wayne county, Indiana, in 1816. This I was the same year Indiana was admit- < ted to statehood. He worked on his I" father’s farm until he was eighteen j years cf age, attending the distri. t’ j schools during the w inters. While still J, « young man he learned the wheelright trade, but decided to give this 1 up and studied law. He was admitte 1 j • j to practice in Laporte county. Indians, in T<so »'te- ‘ eing admitted to the bar he j went i o Marion, Ind., wl e re he spent i ■ sot-i r.• s in the mercantile business. ■ It ’ hile a resident of Marion that ! 1 he ( !(■.■" Ized and was elected presi '. dent of he Grand Rapids & Indiana , Rally wcv company. Soon after he, move:! to Sturgis, Mich. 1 ■ $60,000 into the enterprise i anc I: - every cent in the failure of | the <? <1 ompany. After th® failure of t a;’.t d venture, the property was . t-.ker ove- by another corporation and , Lomax drifted into the newspaper ( business, but without great financial I success. As a publisher Mr. Loiuax once | owned The Kalamazoo Gazette, and , later became a partner of Wilbur E. I Story in a newspaper venture in Rich-: mood, Ind. Mr. Story later founded , the Laporte Herald and also the Chicago Times. It was after the Richmond venture that Mr. Lomax went to Grand Rapids, whene he entered the treasury department of the Grand Rapids & Indiana. He was employed by the railroad until he was ninety--1 one years old, when he was forced tc retire under the pension system. Al- ’ though the company offered him a j pension, he refused to accept it, say-| ing he would not accept money for. services he had not rendered. He is greatly interested in public affairs, and especially the recent ac-. tivity of the democratic party. He has always been a democrat. He looks for a victory in the 1912 campaign. A temperate life, careful living and ! good habits are ascribed by Mr. Lomax for his long life. Word from every county in the district is to the effect that large delegations will be selected. Muncie and Anderson will each send a special cat,, present arrangements being to come on the morning of the convention, but an effort will be made to have them come over the evening before. Jay county and Wells will each send a big crowd and Randolph will likewise be well represented. The recention committee will meet at this office this evening on call of the chairman to? complete arrangements for meetipg the guests and taking care of them. Automobiles will make the various trains and the delegates will W accorded every privilege possible. The committee on decoration is preparing to get the court room in readiness for

1 the big occasion. The committee will meet here on next Wednesday when the delegates will be chosen and when delegates for the congressional and state conventions will be named. At I that time also a county chairman will . ! be chosen. The political game seems to be opening and promises to be about the warmest in two-score years ■ So far W. A. Kunkle of Wells county ’ is the only avowed candidate for dis-. trict.. chairman. In spite of the fast that Christmas' is a legal holiday within the state of Indiana, the rural mail carriers will be obliged to work on that day, on ac- j ■ count of the great bulk es mail that 1 1 would double up for the succeeding, ■ day. The city mail carriers, however, j will make no deliveries, and those who would desire their mall must call for. ies will be made. The postofflce, how- ( be open between 8 and 9 o’clock Christmas morning. New Year’s, however,] will be a grand holiday for both city! and rural mail carriers, and no deliver-1 ies will be made. The postaffee, however, will again be open for callers there, at the usual time, from 8 to 9 o’clock a. m. The usual Christmas rush is on in full force now, and j some tall hustling is in order, both on the part of the office clerks and the de-1 liveries. There is, however, no necessity for the employing of extra helpers, as is the case in many of the city offices at this time of the year. MRS. BLAZER DENIES STATEMENT' Mrs. Rosa Blazer denies that Mrs. Harmon has been an associate of hers and says that they have not more than spoken for a number of years. She says that she works hard to support her child'on and does not wan* any one to think the worse o’ her. I Mrs Blazer's name was mentioned ini •ho complaint filed in the Hannon di j vorve ease a few Jays ago. o ‘ TWO GAMES TONIGHT. The two games to be played this ev j ening between the second team of the high school and the second team of. the Liberty Center school will furnish ( much pleasure for the home people and the game to be played between ( the two divisions of the girls will also be interesting. Admission, 15 and 25 cents will be charged. — '■ ■■■ Relief from suffering many months came Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock | io William Schwartz of Monroe town-; ship, when he passed away at his home a mile west and a mile and a ‘ 11 half south of Monroe. Mr. Schwartz' had been ill with a complication of> heart and dropsical affection fora long time, his illnes staking a more serious turn in the last two or three weeks. | Mr. Schwartz, who was flfty-one, yeara of age, was unmarried, and liv ' in bis farm, ns d'rg with his sr.t«, the '.Via Markley familr. Ur Sibwartz sr s the last membe • of h.» tamtly, Lis methe-, Mrs. T:’ • Schv.artz, passing away about five or I six years ago. Mr hwartz was quite well known and was a prominent m»n of bis community Mr. Schwartz was bo: n in Ow-m county, Indiana, but resided here many years. His nearest living relative are two uncles—Norris William-, ‘ son, residing at Waterloo, DeKalb county, and Isaac Williamson, at I Shirley, Indiana, and an aunt, Mrs. I ’ Esther Weaver, at Canton, Ohio. Sevj eral cousins, living at Monroe include ; Mrs. Matilda Woods, Mrs. Maria WaiI ton, Mrs. J. T. Johnson and Mrs. O. T. Hendricks. The funeral will bet held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the M. E. church at Monroe, the Rev. Lantz officiating. BIG UNCLE TOM. Colliers’ Production at Bosse Opera House Tonight. j Colliers’ famous “Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company will appear for the first time ' in this city at the Boses opera house' tonight. This company carries all cf ‘ their own special scenery and electri--1 cal effects and one of the largest com--1 panies on the road, traveling in their 1 I own special cars. The company is ' composed of thirty people and some of the best talent, in the profession. This ; will be the only “Uncle Tom’s Cabin" • company here this season, and if you want to see this magnificent production, secure your seats at the drug store. o Boyd Daugherty of near Monroe, one of the number of the federal grand jury, now in session in Indianapolis, is hearing some evidence in interesting matters, among them being matters relative to the storing of dynamite used in the McNamara case, according to the following Indianapolis dispatch: “People who for weeks unknowingly lived near enough dynamite to blow up the and whose children skated over tne floors of a vacant house in which nitroglycerin had been spilled, testified in the government investigation of the dynamite

; .conspiracy before the federal grand jury this week. “W’itnesses from Muncie, Ind., were questioned concerning what they knew of the renting of a house In Muncie t<r Ortio McManigal in December, 1909 j After paying rent for several months In advance McManigal stored it with boxes and sawdust In which he packed nitroglycerin. The fact that ti e rent ' had been paid and th® house, always. . in darkness, was visited periodically ; by a stranger, created an element of mystery, which still was unsolved j even after the place, again deserted, | was thrown open and school children ’skated over the floors, upon which appeared grease spots. Later it was ! found the spots were caused by nitro- ; glycerin and experts were called to destroy Ita explosive power. Among the witnesses from Muncie were Mrs. 'Elizabeth Hiner, Isaac Grant and a manufacturer who sold boxes to M<Manlgal. i “The evidence was traced by the investigators not only to conform MeManigal's confession which implicates John and James B. McNamara, but also to bring about who, if any, assisted them. “Other expressions of horror at dis | covering they had been living near I 1 explosives came from members of the ( family of D. Jones, a farmer near Indianapolis. For a long time prior to his arrest on April 22, 1911, J. J. Me- | Namara, secretary-treasurer of the In- ; ternational Association of Bridge and' ! Structural Iron Workers, on the pretext that he was storing old records.; kept in Jones’ barn a piano box filled with nitroglycerin, from which McManigal replenished his supply when going on dynamiting expeditions. The piano box still had 25 pounds of dysamite in It when Jones, digging on I bis farm, was apprised of the fact by i detectives who visited the place the ,day John J. was arrested. “It was learned that these witnesses , willingly told of the representations .under which they rented their places and what persons paid them money. i “So far as the iron workers’ association is concerned, no opposition hereafter will be made against the removal of the books and paper taken from their headquarters from one jur--1 isdiction to another. This was announced today when an attorney for the iron workers withdrew an appeal - to the Indiana supreme court from an j order of the county court to turn the records over to the federal authorit ties. Although action on the motion, ! to dismiss the appeal will not be taken 'until after January 2nd. it is under-, i stood the records, including books and j I correspondence of John J. McNamara, may now be carried between and fed eral county jurisdiction without opposition.” «. LUCKY 'TWASN’T A BUTTON. I —-rTommy (who has been to church to; first time)— 1 you »e» that prct'» - ilver plate the ni»n i-.'seu arc’..”, .1" I’a ’’other —Tes, des-. Tommy—What did you jet out of it? I < -.ly cot a nickel. WC E CHRISTM«’> PROMISED. A storm that centerc I he night ’n eastern Texas is sweeping northward and is due to reach this vicinity this evening, bringing with it real Christmas weather and a deluge of snow. This cheering news to residents of this section of the country, for, while cold and snow are not generally popular at any other time during the winIter, every one wants a “white” Christmas. Snow will come with the first billow of the cold wave and will con tinue to fall and enough of the beautiful will be deposited, say the officials of the weather bureau to last until after the 25th. _o Ehe Eury mare replevin case went |to the jury about 1:30 o’clock this afternoon. The evidence was completj ed Wednesday evening, the morning being given over to the pleas of the attorneys. The first was given by Shafer Peterson, for the plaintiff, followed by Milton Miller for the defense, then D. E. Smith for the defanse, closing with J. C. Moran for the plaintiff. After being instructed by the court, the case was given to the jury. At the time of going to press the jury had not reached a verdict. ■ I J Final report as to Ida Bogner and ‘account current as to other eight i wards filed by Charles S. Niblick, ■ guardian, was approved and the guar- ! dian discharged as to Ida. •. August Yergens vs. Henry Hocke- ■ meyer, damages, $2,500, case from Al- - len county. Dismissal filed by plain- ■ tiff, was objected to by plaintiff’s i counsel. - - Belle Smith vs. John Me. Smith, di- ■■ vorce. Answer filed by prosecuting - attorney. Case set for December 30, 'j I ; Real estate transfers: Archie P. - Hardison to Samuel H. Teeple, lot 265, s Geneva, $2200; Archie P. Hardison to

! Samuel H. Teeple, lots 396, 397, Geneva, $800; C. Mills to Morton Berchard Dean, 20 acres, Washington ii „ $1,975; Mary L. Elzey to Russell Andrews, lot 494, Decatur, $550. Joseph Chrisman vs. William J. Hester, rental and account, S6OO. Answer to each paragraph of complaint and supplemental complaint filed. Chester E. Hltesman vs. Albert W. Garard, note, S4OO, Answer in three paragraphs filed. Rule to reply to second and third paragraph. — Frank W. Wright vs. Franklin Small, ejectment, S2OO. Appearance by Peterson & Moran for defendants Rule to answer. Marriage licenses: Ida Viola Kratzer, born August 26, 1894, seamstress at Berne Mfg. Co., daughter of Edward Kratzer, to wed Irwin Dro, employee Berne Mfg. Co., born July 19, 1892, son of Emil Dro; Martha Baumgartner, born March 10, 1891, daughter of Samuel F. Baumgartner, to wed i Tobias Steffen, farmer, born May 4, 1889, son of Peter S. Steffen. A new trial was refused Frederick Scheimann in the suit brought by Charles H. Lammiman, seeking damages for fraud. The jury gave Lammlan $3,300, his full demand, but a few, days ago a remittur for S3OO of the judgment was filed. An appeal to the appellate court was granted and a j bond of $4,00'1 was filed. —Portland i Commercial-Review i Upon the report of the jury in the' Eury replevin case, the jury will be immediately re-empaneled for the Kirchner case for possession of real | estate, which will be an interesting case. Marriage license was granted to Donna Thompson of Geneva, born July 25, 1893, son of Truman Thomp- ‘ son, to wed Alva Vorhees, butcher, of Geneva, born May 15, 1889, son of Albert Vorhees. Thirty enjoyed the social at the United Brethren parsonage given by the ' Young People's society in which they 1 cleared about $5.25 to be used in the payment on the new piano recently purchased by them for the church. Mu-' sic by Mrs. Harry Imler and Miss Gay-! ly Nelson and others, with games and delicious refreshments, provided an enjoyable entertainment. ' " I The Robert Case family is looking forward to a happy reunion over the Christmas holiday, when the me.nhe's of the family at home will be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Annen and : son, Robert, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. George Case of Indianapolis. The announcement of the wedding of Geo. Case will come as a surprise to many of his Decatur friends. The bride was Miss Adelaide Waldermann and the ma riage took place November 16tb, a; D e home of her parents at I’Sr Zil, 1 e. father being the editor of t c Ursz:: newspaper. Miss Waldermann formerly resided in Indianapolis and was well known to the Case family during their residence there. While his parents were expecting the wedding in the near future,' they did not know of the exact date until the paper came, bearing the announcement therein, and they were agreeably surprised. The first visit home of George and his bride will be very pleasurably anticipated by his many friends here, who unite in wishing them the very best in life. The groom, with his brother, Irvin Case, are proprietors of the Case Brothers’ drug store in Indianapolis, and are successful business men. i| Mrs. Charles Dugan was the leader of the interesting study of the Shakespeare club at the home of Mrs. J. W. Tyndall Wednesday afternoon, the leader having a very good paper. There ’ will be no meeting during the follow- ' ing holiday week, the next meeting ' to be with Mrs. D. M. Hensley, Janu ary 4th. Miss Helen Niblick arrived Wed- » nesday evening from South Hadley,' ■ Mass., where she is a student at Mt. ■ Holyoke college, and will spend her ! holiday vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. She will remain- until the day after i the New Year. Her cousin, David t Studabaker, who is a student at Cas- , tie Heights, Lebanon, Tenn., was also -a guest of the Niblicks over nighi. and left this morning for Goshen to be with his mother during his holiday va- - cation. A regular meeting of the Eastern 3 Star tomorrow evening. Let all come that can. Some business to atttend to. Mr. and Mrs. O. Godfrey Bell of . Chicago arrived Wednesday to be holiday guests of Mrs. Bell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Schirmeyer. a Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker and

family will have as their guZ? supper this evening. Mr. atl(1 John Stewart and son, Meredith ’ The D. V. Steele family w m h happy Christmas reunion th„ a bers of the family living’ out city who will be here at that tim. U ing Mr. and Mrs. Albert p arkir eon of Cayuga, Charles Barnhart ™ family of Attica, Mr. and Mrs Steele and family of Laporte Mr Mrs. Torezt Steele of Fort. Wayn 0 . Miss Winifred Sowers of Sharon Pa., a former resident of this city a nrt ' student of the high school, i, ed to arrive today for a holiday yi.u with her school friends. The Presbyterian Guild haspo 8t p on ed Its meeting from this evening until tomorrow evening, on account of the basket ball game. It will meet at the Frlslnger home. WHAT OTHER TOWNS ARE DOING. Bloomingdale has sold more than one seal per inhabitant. Muncie has adopted ths slogan “100,000 Red Cross Christmas seals sold in Muncie.” Marion workers are reaching out to Fairmount and Jonesboro in their campaign. | “Stamp out Consumption” bills were placed In all copies of a recent Issue of Elkhart and Decatur newsp a . pers. ! Peru has ordered seals four tinea in an effort to keep a live lot of selling agents supplied. 1 Evansville is campaigning among members of the country churches and •ending speakers to their meetings. I Cayuga, with a population of i.ofio, has sold four Red Cross seals per inhabitant and expects to double that. Preachers are directing the sale in Anderson and Jeffersonville—and they are delivering the goods. Losantville, with a population of 353, has already sold 500 seals through the efforts of Postmaster J. T. Borrows. I Terre Haute has a "flying squadron’’ of messengers to deliver the daily or- ' ders for Red Cross Christmas seals. The postoffice booth at Indianapolis sells from $25 to SSO worth of seals every day, but the women in charge work at the job. Richmond is offering a prize of for the best essay or story dealing with tuberculosis and the work of the Red Cross Christmas seal. Seals sold so fast, in Mishawaka that the agent had to borrow a supply from South Bend while hurrying in a tele gram to the Indianapolis headquarters for more. The Trii-Kappa sorority at Greensburg has established branch agencies in Adams, Burney, Clarksburg, St. Paul and Sandusky, five small towns near Greensburg. Indianapolis has distributed 490,000 •eals; Terre Haute, 300,000; Evansville, 250,000; Lafayette, 100,000; Marion, 50,000; Richmond, 45,000: Elkhart, 40,000; Hammond, 40,000; Logansport. | 60,000; Muncie, 41,000; South Bend, 40.000. i QUICK RELIEF FOR RHEUMATISM George W. Koons, Lawton, Mich., | says: “Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism has given my wife wonderful benefit for rheumatism. She could not lift hand or foot, had to be lifted for two months. She began the use of the remedy a«id Improved rapidly. On ; Monday she could not move and on Wednesday the got up, dressed her self and walked out far breakfast Sold by Holthouse Drug company. I 1 RHEUMATISM QUICKLY RELIEVED S. H. Baxter, Jackson, Tenn., says. “My son, 15 years old, was afflicted with rheumatism about 3 years and was at various times under the care 4 of physicians. The first bottle of Dr. | Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism gave ' prompt relief in 2 days and after using | 5 or 6 bottles, he is cured sound and I well.” Sold by Holthouse Drag Co. I o- ' SHOWS NO CHANGE. Word received here today from 1 J ll cago by relatives of John Steele, "i lO | is at the point of death, from ■ 1 received in an explosion, is t lia ’ ’’ | condition shows no change. His ■ — and children and brothers and sister are at his bedside, and there is a 11 hope extended for his recovery. V DATE IS CHANGED. Bluffton, Ind., Dec. 26—A. Rette of this city, district reputy o Knights of Pythias lodge, annod “ l t)( that the district, meeting, which »■' held at Decatur, will be held on ruary 21st instead of the . i of that montn, a» first announc e< k change of dates was made to 'on better with the dates of other > meetings, which grand officers w i tend. The district includes. 'A 8 ama, Blackford and Jay coun all, about twenty lodges.