Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1912 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. HVEKYTHCMSDAY MOBSISO BY utW G. ELL'NtfHAM, Publlthwr. B.OOPBB YBAR IS ADVANCB Entered at the pootoffice at Decatur, JIU , as MCOad Cl*M mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. That scoop of the Indianapolis Star | on the Roosevelt statement seems to tave been a grape vine. The colonel ’ is just getting ready to say it. President Taft is being well received in his native state this week and it looks rather doubtful that the delegation from the Buckeye commonwealth | will cast aside their favorite son for 1 the lion hunter. Mr. Manly in his lecture Tuesday I evening paid William Jennings Bryan ' a high tribute, when he said that he was the greatest living moralist of the country and had been for sixteen years. County republican headquarters are ; to be opened at Berne soon. It will seem rather queer for some of the boys in this part of the county who have been the “wise ones” for so many years to have to go there for instructions and tips. The Indiana Democratic Editorial ■ association will meet at Indianapolis tomorrow and Friday and the meeting promises to be the liveliest in several decades. The banquet will be held at the Denison hotel tomorrow eveniflg and the business session Friday morn ing. The contract for the new Monrotstreet bridge will be let next Tuesday and from the present outlook there will be a number of bidders The improvement will be one that will stand for a century and extreme care in selecting the best plan and the best builder is most important. In speaking to the German-American Democratic club at Indianapolis, the other night. State Auditor O’Brien referred to the fact that the bank department in his office has been made self-supporting for the first time since its creation. It is also well known that every other department in the state auditor's office has been put on a remarkably efficient basis. The building and loan department, by a wise

II F vou buy a SUIT or OVERCOAT now you'll have several months of wear this winter, and it will be good fora season or so if you take care of it. The Season's over for us--but not for you. Take Your Pick Os These $12.50 to §15.00 Suits and O’coats at $16.50 to §18.50 Suits and O’coats at $20.00 to §22.50 Suits and O’coats at You save from $3. to $6. by buying now. Come in now your size is here THE MYERS-DAILEY CO. L’ "ga. 1 - . ' ■ . ‘ T

and catefin supervision, is putting that branch of business on a mor* satisfactory basis than It ever has enjoyed heretofore In the, land department an effort is being made to recover for the state large bodies of land that have been in the past treated as either ■ lost, strayed or stolen,” and no further attention given the matter All of the other depa r iments in the auditors office are m-king an equally good record. For the first time In many years ■ Indiana has a genuine business administration. NOTICE TO NON RESIDENTS The State of Indiana. County-of Adams. as.: In the Adams Circuit Court, February Term. 1912. James C Harkless vs. Hugh McGuire, Junior: McGuire, his wife, et al. No. 8259. Complaint to quiet title. „ . It appearing from affidavit filed tn| I the above entitled cause, that Hughf McGuire. Junior. McGuire, his' wife, whose Christian name is un-, known, all the unknown heirs of Hugh i McQuire. if he be deceased, and whose names are unknown, all the unknown I heirs o r McGuire, wife of Hugh! McGuire, if she be deceased, whose names are unknown, of the above cam- 1 ed defendants, are non residents of I the State of Indiana Notice is therefore, hereby given the said Hugh McGuire. Junior. ! McGuire, his wife, whose Christian name is unknown. all the unknown heirs of Hugh .McQuire. Junior, if he be deceased, whose names are unknown, and all the unknown heirs of McGuire, wife of Hugh McGuire. Junior, if she be deceased, whose names are unknown, that they be and appear before the Hon Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the -•■.th day of March, 1912. the same being the 43rd Juridical day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City ! of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the sth day of February, A.D.. 1912. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or th esame will be heard and determined in thei rabsence. Witness my name and seal of said court hereto affixed, this 29th day of January. 1912. FERDINANIJ BLEEKE. Clerk Bv L. L. Baumgartner, Deputy. David E Smith. Attorney for Plaintiff. »t 2 APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX. 'Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed adtninis tratrix of the estate of Samuel J. Laman, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. ANNA I. LAMAN, Administratrix. Dore B. Erwin. Attorney. Jan. 28. 1912. -t4 •, o i FINE PROPERTY FOR SALE. Two houses on one lot, on Jefferson street, in good condition. A good investment for anybody, or an ideal home. Think it over. Will sell at the right price , 17t6 JACOB BUHLER. FOR RENT—Eleven room house on I Mercer avenue; water and lights in ’ nouse. a-Go cellar: phone 227. 14t6

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Miss Orpha Sheets Given Birthday Surprise Last Evening. JUNIOR MALE CHOIR Os Catholic Church Spent a Happy Evening at Anthony Voglewede's. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Flohrul de Purin—Eula McKinney. Presbyterian Guild —Mrs. W. A. Lower. Shakespeare—Mrs. Schafer. St. Vincent de Paul—Mrs Simeon Hain Thursday. Sina Cura —Miss Ruth Buhler. Sina Cura —Ruth Buhler Fortnight—Mre. Fred Blosser. Thimble —Mrs. Fred Patterson. M E. Missionary—Mrs. Henry ■ Krick Alba Theta —Mamie Harting. C W. B. M.—Miss Dora Schulti. | Friday. Needlecraft —Vernia Smith. Christian Church Reception—Mrs. Minnie Daniels. Sunday evening a merry crowd of young people gatoc-’eu at the home of Fred Scbopcma:,, in Marion township. Allen cjunty, to spend the evening by playing progressive pedro. First prizes were won by Herman Mailand and Lydia Oettinr. and Louis Siodraff and Anna Boenker captured the booby. Those present were the Misses Alvina Mailand, Marie Droege, Ottiche and Clara Berning. Minnie Schroeder. Dora Brachtmiller, Anna Boenker, Lydia Getting. Freda, Louis and linda Scheumann, and the Messrs. Herman Mailand, Alfred Droege, Otto Kline, Fred and Henry Berning. Louis Slodgraft, Erhardt, Lawrence and Otto Bradtmiller, Walter Boenker, Herman Schroeder, Julius Scheumann. Herman Polack, Fred Gallemeyer. Her man and Gustav Fuhrman. At the hour of twelve a very delicious luncheon was served, and it was after mid night before all departed for their homes. - ** ■ ■ s I■ W *•> 1 The boys’ male choir of the St. ’ Mary s church, comprising sixteen members, and chaperoned by Father Flaherty, enjoyed a sleighing party • Tuesday evening to the home of AnI thony Vogiewede, southwest of the ■ city, and until a late hour the generous hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Voglewede and their home was extended to them. The evening was spent in the i playing of various games, which gave i amusement to the utmost, and the many there wero at once satiated

with the good hand-out of the countryfolk. A supper, lacking in nothing • which spiraled to the appetite, was Ito be had and a better spread was never enjoyed by the boys together . Those who comprise*! the party in j eluded Elmo Smith, Eugene Bremer j kamp, Leo Ehinger. Hubert Schmitt. 1 George Baker. Bernard Smith. Raj mond Gass, Leon Crawford, Adrian I Wemboff. Daniel Costeiio. Norbert I Holthouse. Gerald Schuh, Joe Loren t. William Meyers. Omer Niblick, E. ' Berling. Bernard Voglewede, Herbert I Ehinger. The Sina Cura girls will meet on ; Thursday with Miss Ruth Buhler it ■ ■ stead of Wednesday evening, owing t j the K. of C. pedro party and dance . j to be held on the first selected date | Miss Amanda Werling gave a fare-1 well party in honor of Miss Nora AS er-1 ling, who is going to Fort Wayne In I the near future. The evening was j spent with games and music, IK | songs by Lew Reinking and Gusts , Schueler. Guests wgre Nora Aker-, ling. Minnie Scheuier. Meta Werling. Marie Smith, Susie Dilling. Oswald, Hoffman. Victor Hoffman. Waite: ( Reinking, Otto Werling, Fred Koene man, Martin Schueler, Ernst Ehler- j ding. Casper Dilling and Charles Hoff ■ man. Refreshments were served at ; midnight. The Poinsettia club enjoyed deligb' ful hours Tuesday evening at the i Lang home, when the members were entertained by the Misses JosephinLang and Frances Coffee. Pedro prizes were won, first by Mamie Hart ing. second by Edith Miller and tnbooby by Mrs. Fred Deininger. Re [ freshments followed the games. Next Tuesday’s meet will be with Miss Ag , nes Coffee. The Young Ladies' Embroider? club members, with the Misses Clara Fuelling. Caroline Dowling. Marie Gass and Miss Hazel Smith of Danville, 111., as guests, were entertained by Miss Ode Fullenkamp at “5"“ Tuesday evening Prizes were won by Clara Fuelling and Lillian Meyers, and after gamte, the company was taken into the dining room where an appetizing luncheon was provided This will be the last meeting of the' club until after lent. The G. W. C. '’.ub had an unusually j good time at the home of Miss Gertrude Smith Tuesday evening Miss , Celia Kinney will be hostess next week, the club to meet on Thursday ( evening. •— — ■■ The Bachelor Maids held their regular weekly gathering Tuesday evening with Miss Margaret Center, the game of ”500’’ being the evening s amusement- Prizes were awarded to the ; Misses Rosa Conter and Blanch Harshberger. The next meeting will be on 1 next Thursday evening, with Miss , Bess Tonneiier. Miss Blanch Harshbarger was an outside guest. The Tri-Kappas will not meet until next Tuesday evening, when Miss ' Frances Merryman •sill be hostess i A very effective birthday surprise ,' was arranged for Miss Orpha Sheets I by Miss A’ernia Smith Tuesday eveni ing and carried out with the ass s tance of sixteen of th- friends of the young lady. The party met prior to 6 o’clock at the home of the Misses Kern, and while Miss Orpha and Miss Zelda Schnitz called for Miss Smith at i the True & Runyon store, the large i party gathered at the Evangelical pa.sonage, taking * Jth them their suppers, which u>ey arranged on a~long table, and were waiting to greet Miss Sheets and her escorts when they arrived. Alter the delicious supper, there were contests, fortunetelling, music, and candy-making, not forgetting the shower of many good wishes on the celebrant. The party comprised the Evangelical Junior choir members, including Ethel and Ida Fuhrman. Zelda Schnitz, Gladys and Crystal Kern, Edwina Van Camp, Hope Hoffman. Eola Gentis. Mabel Cramer and Cleo Roop, with other guests as follows: Velma Lenhart, Blanch McCrory, Juanita Boch. While the speech of ex-Governor Hanly drew many away from the Historical club Tuesday evening, there was a good attendance at the home of Mrs. Mary Eley, and an interesting evening spent. Mrs. A. M. Fisher gave the paper on ’’Farming Facilities of the South," and outlined in a clear way the work of the southland. Mrs. G. H. Myers will have the club next Tuesday evening and Mrs. Nettie Schrock will give the paper her subject to be “The New Woman of the Orient." More than thirty enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. G. H. Myers at her home on Madison street Tuesday afternoon, when she had the pleasure of entertaining the Presbyterian Woman s Missionary society, there being members of both the Methodist and Presbyterian missionary societies, fcssr ■ t! ’.*

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with others in attendance. The program. as announced, was carried out in full, and in the hour toilowing there was a very enjoyable social mingling, with the partaking of the delicious refreshments provided by the hostess. The sum of I*Bs was given to swell the society's treasury. The society an nounced that it would give a missionary tea in the church parlors on the evening of Washington s birthday, and plans are being made to make this a most pleasant event Edgar Vancil will give a party this evening in farewell to his classmate Virgil Krick, who leaves Friday for Washington, D. C., to enter the Co-. iumbian preparatory school. < REMODELING BUILDING. The D. N. Erwin business building formerly occupied by the Everett fc Hite bazaar, is being remodeled. The work on t*e deeper excavation of the cellar and the making of a sewer drain, has been completed and that on the remodeling of the interior will be begun soon. The upstairs depart ment will be made into two suites of office rooms, and will be fitted up with all modern conveniences and will be for rent FOR SALE —Ten head of fine Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, direct from Bradley Brothers, in eggs. Price, $3 00 and up.—Charles Hoeppner Hoagland .Ind dV-e-o-d dwks LOST —Ring, between Dr. Mangold's office and 21* No. First St. Emma and Charles" engraved in ring Finder leave at Jacob Martin’s restaurant and receive reward. 14t3 !? ' YY » Y i r John Spuhler The Live Stock and General p Auctioneer Decatur, - Indiana e Listen ; , He usa good judge of all kind of property and has had t years of experience in the ► auctioneering business claim g your dates early. ‘ Phone Res. 531

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