Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1912 — Page 3

men s brotherhood. A ,ery Interesting meeting wan that 0 ( the Methodist Brotherhood held at (he Methodist church Tueaday evening The meeting wai called to order I, president John Parrish at 8 p. nt. Htndnees was taken up In regular order and under the head of membership the following six men were gladly receded as members: Gran; Russe||, ('oat Cook. L. D. Adams, F. A. Peoples, W E. Moon and O. K. Reichert. The Brotherhood was very fortunate in securing as the principal speaker of the evening the Rev. C. Tfnkham of Garre’t, who spoke on the subject of “Methodism In the World. Re*- Tlnkham showed himsell an able speaker on the p-ogram o f the .Methodist conference recently adjourned and did equally as well here Refreshments were then served, after which the Brotherhood adjorned to meet again in special session Sunday. March 17th the horse sale. Probably the largest norse sale in 1 the history of the company will be held at the First street stables Friday. commencing at 10 o'clock, and continuing until all are sold. At this time there are over 300 horses standing in the stable awaiting the sale, and buyers are already flocking In order to look over the stock prior to the sale. Auctioneer McNabb of Ashland, Ohio, will conduct the sale. A ( large number of farmers are expected to be in attendance as the spring work has not yet opened up and they have hereto been largely present at the sales. London, Eng.. Mar. 7—(Special to Dally Democrat) —A special today to the London Daily Express from Wellington, New Zealand, today quoted explorer Ronan; Admundson as saying that Captain Scott, heading the British expedition, reached the south pole. The editor of the Express said this afternoon that the Wellington correspondent was one of the most reliable men in the service and that he had complete confidence in the authenticity of the message. Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—The Lake Shore railroad's Twentieth Century Limited, running into Cleveland at the rate of fifty miles an hour, in an effort to make up lost time early today, jumped the track here. One switchman was killed, one passenger scr’ciwsJy injured and ten other passengers slightly hurt. Four cars left the track, one Pullman turning turtle. Bellefountain. Ohio, Mar. 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Big Four Passenger train No. 20, Indianapolis to Cleveland, was wrecked near here early today. No passengers were inpured. The enginemen jumped as their engine overturned and were slightly hurt. The other cars remained upright. A box car running on the siding fell across the main track and caused the wreck. Chicago, 111., Mar. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Counsel for the defendants in the federal government suit against the alleged packing trust today presented a formal motion askinf Federal Judge Carpenter to instruct the jury to return a verdict in favor of the packers. The defense as serted that the government failed to prove its charge of alleged criminal conspiracy. Arguments of the motion are expected to take several days. BABY NEWTON DIED THIS MORNING The many relatives and friends of Mrs. E. B. Newton, formerly Miss Fannie DeVilbiss, who were delighted to hear a few days ago of the arrival of a boy baby, will be shocked to hear that the babe died Thursday Mrs. Newton is improving. Baby Newton "'as born Sunday last, in Detroit, and cards announcing the event had just arrived here, telling the fact that he had been named Alton Devilbiss Newton. M. W. A. DOINGS. The meeting of the Modern Wood®en held last evening was a very interesting one, a large number of the members responding to the cal! of the committee. The forestry team was Present and their practice work was Ereatly and highly appreciated by those witnessing it. Arrangements were also discussed for the big event °f next Wednesday evening, when they expect to entertain a large number of outside members. The parade tn the evening of the uniformed lodges and the banquet and smoker "i’i make up the evening of pleasure. —— — — O-- — ■ —— BUY SOUTH BEND GROCERY. G. My grant and Frank Engle Embark in Business There. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin G. Mygrant left Wednesday evening for Auburn, thencs to South Bend, where they

[will make their future home. Mr. Jtivgrant, with his brother-in-law, Frank Engle, of this city, have purchased a grocery at South Bend and will take possession April first. Mr. Mygrant was formerly engaged in the laundry business in this city, and later went to Auburn, where he conducted a steam laundry, which he disposed of some time ago. Mr. Engle has been x clerk at the S. E. Hite grocery in this city, and both men have the necessary business experience that will assure them success in their new venture at South Bend. — -o The t"_uscript and papers in the case of the State vs. Earl Reber, for assault and battery on his wife, were filed in circuit court on change of venue from the court of ’Squire Stone, where Reber was found guilty. The case grew out of the attack Relief made on his wife when he grabbed their daughter, Celia, from her, and took her to the home of his parents, and which was followed by habeas 1 corpus proceedings brought by the • wife against Reber. - Things are quiet about the court house today, owing to the absence of Judge Merryman, who is at Huntington. John et al. vs. Ralph Baumgartner et al., partition; D. B. Erwin enters appearance for John Yost and Emma Yost. Rule to answer. Real estate transfers: William S. Beery to Amanda Hamrick, 20 acres. Blue Creek tp., $800; Julius Haugk et al. to Emily Moses, lot 580, Deca tur, $3500; Henry P. Bradford to Strauss Bros. Co., 28.75 acres, and 5 acres, Wabash tp., $4500; John H. Mabes et al. to Strauss Bros. Co., 141 acres. Root tp., $19,035; John Lehman to Wilas E. Haeker, lot 2, Berne. $1700; Michael Kuhn, Jr., to Wm. P. Becker, 35 acres, Jefferson tp., $5500; Wm. F. Fulk to DeWitt C. Zimmerman, realty in Kirkland tp., $19,200; David M. Everhart to Charles O. McKean, 18 and 13 1-3 acres, Washington tp., $3916. 0 Farmers, gardeners and agriculturists generally are much pleased with the present severe winter, despite the fact that it has been hard on stock and has caused the public generally much harships. It is a well known sac tthat a hard winter is almost invariably loliowed by a good fruit year and abundant crops in all lines from corn to wheat. The freezing of the ground lor weeks, the earth covered w ith snow, and low temperature brings about changes in the soil that are absolutely' necessary if the ground is to answer the call of nature :a bringing forth food stuffs for the support of living things that must depend thereon. Os course, the cry has already gone forth that the peach crop and other fruits have been killed, and we will yet hear more of th s, but the facts are that not for years have the elements worked to the good of the soil and the productiveness thereon as it has this winter. The ground is frozen solid to a depth of 25 to 30 inches and the covering of snow that lay on the fields and in the orchards and woodlands, aided in giving mother earth those constituents that are so necessary to the soil if it is to put forth its best in production the following summer. A cold winter, with much snow, is usually followed by- a rather damp summer season and an abundance of rain is indicated ior the summer of 1912. There is then reason for the farming folk to look upon the coming season with great anticipation. Wheat is looking fine say the farmers, and unless something unforseen turns up, the wheat growers can see no reason why they should not have the best crop in that line in the history of their operations. Arthur Beery, son of D. W. Beery, and his cousin, Chalmer Hower, son of Dal Hower, left Thursday for San Francisco, Cal., where they expect to take positions. Beery has taken a position as hospital veterinarian, and Hower will take a position as meat cutter with a firm there. Mr. Beery has been here on a sixty days' visit with his parents, following the expiration of his three years’ enlistment in the United States army. Two and a half years he was stationed in the Philippine Islands. During his service he did hospital work as veterinar-, ian, and also attained the rank of sergeant Prior to his discharge he was stationed at San Francisco, and is well acquainted there. — ■ — C/’ " I—ll _ ~ SOON BE HEADY. Great advancement is being made each day in the fixing up by Mr. Stark, whi will as soon as time permits, open a five-cent picture show in the Barthol building, recently vacated by Joseph & I.ang. confectioners. At present the painters and paper hangers are busily engaged in repapering the walls and fixing up the interior and the front is also undergoing a painting process.

The elevated floor has been built, the front of the room arranged accordingly for the operator's box and the ticket office as well. Mr. Stark purchased all of his fixtures, including an electric piano and several hundred opera chairs at Muncie, and expects to present to the public one of the neatest and most attractive theatrical places to be found in this part of the stale. The building may be tn shape by the latter part of the week for opening and the proprietor will do all he can to have things running as soon as possible. ———— • —.— ■ ■——— At a meeting of the building committee of tne Emmanuel Lutheran > church in Union township held Wed- ■ nesday afternoon tn the law office, ■ of Attorney Dore B. Erwin, the con- . tract for the remodeling of the church was let to Daniel I. Weikel of this city. The Improvements to be made will be quite extensive, including the , raising of the church, and a new fotini dation placed thereunder. A steam heat furnace will also be installed. The interior work will include the fres-1 coing of the walls, repainting of the woodwork and otherwise improved to place it in the best condition possible. The spire, which at present reaches a height of 117 feet, will be reduced forty feet, something which has been the wish of the congregation for some time. The work will be commenced as soon as the weather will permit and the contractor expects to have the same completed by the first of June. The committee in charge of the letting of the contract consisted of J. H. :' Blakey. Rev. G. Bauer and Henry I Schoenstedt. There were several bid- j i ders, but M. Weikel proved to be the i lowest and received the contract. I CLOWN BECOMES MINISTER. ■ i Peru, Ind., Mar. 7 —After making thousands of persons laugh during the ten years he has been a clown with , (he Wallace circus, which was qua:I tered here, Raleigh L. Wilson, of Lin- ; coin. Neb., has resigned and hereafter , ’ will devote his time to the saving of souls. In his letter of resignation, received at the circus headquarters, Wil- - son says that, while he has no doubt i of his ability to qualify as a minister, > he wishes to reserve the right to rejoin I the circus if he ever felt inclined to i re-enter the sawdust ring. Wilson got j his start toward the ministry in apeI culiar way. Last summer, while in I Minnesota, he took a walk between i performances and, nearing a small church on the outskirts of the town, decided to enter. He was taken in I charge by one of the Methodist elders, ! escorted to the pulpit and introduced as “Brother Pape.” He thought it a > good joke and decided to go through i with it. He was called on to speak, and after he concluded, he says the church dignitaries complimented him - on his excellent sermon. - i; BASKET BALL. M A fast game is scheduled for Friday i night, when the local first team will : meet the Payne high school team, the . champions of northwestern Ohio. The I Payne school is coming strong and i bringing a large bunch of boosters. 1 The lineup for the game will be. Payne Decatur ) Howard Forward Beery t Lehman Forward... McConnell . Garmroth Center Vancil White Guard Peterson i Gorrell .Guard laxsc > The preliminary game will be played ’ between the eighth grade and the. freshman class. Admission will be a i > quarter, the first game to be called at : ; 7:39. SPECIAL FILMS AT THE STAR. i Tonight at the Star theater will b« . seen a three-reel film that has caused . much attention all over the country' during the few weeks it has been shown. The title is “The Kidnappers," or “Almost a White Slave.’’ It tells , a thrilling story of police investiga-j i tions in the larger cities and teaches , a valuable lesson. The prices are five cents for children and ten cents for | adults. Tomorrow evening Mr. Stoneburner will have another special sea-1 ture film, hand-colored and one of the most beautiful religious films on the road, entitled “Heaven's Messenger.” The prices Friday evening as us-1 ual, five cents, but tonight the prices ' are five and ten cents. Coroner Thoma of Wells county has begun his inquest to determine the ■ cause (J f the death of Peter Falk, of I Bluffton, aged sixty years, who was instantly killed wnen he fell a distance of twelve feet onto the cement floor of the boiler room at the North & Frazier tile mill, where he was employed as engineer. Mr. Falk was thought to have been standing on a platform projecting into the room from the tops of the boilers when he lost his balance. When found by William Kinsey, fireman of the dry kilns, the man had been dead for several minutes. Employees of the factory are at a loss to know the cause of the accident. It is thought, however, that Mr. Falk

had used a small ladder to climb onto the platform projecting from the tops I of the boilers and when he reached the platform he lost his balance and fejl to the hard floor, a distance of about twelve feet. In the fall his left shoulder blade was broken, the scalp slightly crushed and the left side of the face badly bruised. The Bluffton News says: "Coroner Herman Thoma began his inquest to determine the cause of the death of Peter Falk Tuesday Mr. Thoma spent the entire day taking the measure ments of the room wherein Mr. Falk met his death and examiningwitnesses relative to the details of the accident and also making inquiries into the health of Mr. Falk. "One fact of importance was brought to light, the fact Mr. Falk had complained frequently of his heart bothering him. It also developed that he had previously suffered an attack j of heart trouble, this being several years ago, and at that time he fell I backwards from the seat into the bed of a wagon he was driving in. I "The funeral ervlces for the deceased will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist church. Rev, E. T. Poulson will officiate. Wilson Faik and family, a son of the dead man, arrived from Elwood Tuesday afternoon in resitonse to the message telling him of his father's death. Mrs. Falk, who was prostrated by the sudden death of her husband, and whose condition Tuesday morning was serious, is more composed and is resting easier today.” GENERAL CHARITY FUND. I The Charity Fund, to be used in leases when necessary, has nat been ' responded to In the usual Decatur manner. No doubt if the cause was specific it would secure.more attention. but it was thought best not io do this in this ease. The subscription at this office so far fallows: Old Adams County bank SIO.OO C. R. and J. G. Niblick 5.00 The Democrat 2.00 .1. B. Holt house 2.00 S. Spangler 50 Mrs. C. E. Neptune 50 Total $20.00 | The February snow is not so nearly gone as we are wont to think, and ru ral mail carriers still bring reports of roads that are nearly impassable even though half a month has passed since , the snow first came. S. S. Magley, carrier on rural route 7, has an especially , bad stretch of road a half mile long, tlnee-quarters of a mile north r-f Wil- . iiams. On Monday, while covering this his rig got stuck in a three-foot drift Charles Ruhl and two other . i men of the neighborhood came to his assistance with scoop shovels and got the rig out, and then to open a path through the rest of the 'half-mile of snow, Mr. Ruhl got a big wagon, fastened rails at the rear on which the other two men stood while the way was ploughed ojien, the mail wagon , following in the rear. Roy Wolford of Route 12 also reports big lingering i drifts and others are also experienc'ins difficulty through this cause. —• —o WALTER BROWN IMPROVING. Mrs. O. J. Suman of Pleasant Mills and Mrs. H. M. Mathewson ot Willshire, went to Fort Wawne Thursing. where they will call on Walter Brown, who has been a patient at the .Lutheran hospital six weeks today, where he underwent an operation for : appendicitis and tubercular trouble. Mr. Brown is improving airely and . will be able to come home the last of this wSek or the first of next. <» B. W. Douglass, former state entomologist, whose annual report for the year ending Jieptemoer HO, 1911, will appear soon, will advocate in a part of the report that caXs be watched more carefully in the interests of the birds of the state. Mr. Douglass believes a_cat is only good when dead. The average house eat, with her ap- ' pearance of sublime innocence, he sets out, is a murderer at heart, and her victims are not only the human family but the birds which delight to nest in the trees about the house. i The cat costs the people of the state, indirectly, hundreds of thous- ' ands of dollars a year, it is se' out, because of the destruction of birds and | the consequent immunity assured the insects which feed on farm and garden ■ crops and orchard trees. Most objectionable is the cat as fa" as the quails are concerned, ft is shown. While the farmers and sportsmen carefully guard these birds aganist the consciousless hunter, they permit the cat to range the fields undisturbed, killing thousands of the birds annually. The quail has been shown time and again to be the greatest collector of insects known and to be of inestimable value from an entomological view-point to the farmer and gardener.' A sflfoall flock of quails that will visit a garden frequently as they can be induced to do, if not disturbed, will do more, it is I— I I — - •’ -

shown, than combined use of parts | j green and other bug destroyers. Rob- ■ ins, bluejays, bluebirds and a host of others that, If permitted, would do their part toward the destruction of dangerous Insects are deterred in their activities by the eat, it Is shown . The state board of health has joined Mr. Douglass In his plea for fewer ‘ cats. The board has found them to be carriers of disease, especially rah les, which has been Increasing at an alarming extent in the state durin; the last few years. ■ — ■ rv—- — SANG AT PRISON ENTRY. I — With a view possibly to enlighten ing the natives as to why (hey were In those parts, William T. "Buster" I Walker, the Home telephone lineman, recently sent up for life for murdering his wife, and Horse Thief Henry I Meloir as they approached the gates ■of Michigan City prison yesterday. I sang the grand Columbia street anthem: “We’re here, oecause we’re here, Because ,” etc. —Fort Wayne News. WORK OR G. R. &. I. Floyd Death Left Thursday for Kalamazoo, Mich., having been sent there by the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad company to be stationed at a new train order station to be established by the company at the coal ■ docks, just outside of the city. P. H. I Wagner, also of this city, is working I there in another portion of the city, ' doing the same work. Monroe, Ind., Mar. 7 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Indications point tc i a crowded house at the Washington colored quartet entertainment to be > given at the assembly room of the • ne* school house this evening. ThL > company comes well recommended as first-class artists in their profession and will give an excellent entertain 1 ment. The price is only 25 cents, and ) they should merit a good patronage. > The program will consist of vocal and ) instrumental music, also character ) sketches in regular southern cosI tmes. ■ ■■■ISC ) Monroe is steadily growing to the *ron’. in the way of changing ownership of various residences, also quite a number of farm sales have lately f been made, and you can see people i moving from one farm to another every day. Miss Bessie Mason of Selma, Ind , . is spending a few days at this place - with relatives and friends. i While making our rounds in the south part of the county we happened tc drop in on C. L, Oliver, a former t Monroeite, who is now located at Vera i Cruz, as manager of the John Studa i baker & Son elevator. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver are comfortably located in a neat home adjoining the plant and like their new place. Mr. Oliver is i i a son of M. L. Oliver of Monroe am! i; Mrs. Oliver is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Buckmaster of Decatur. They will keep posted on the happen Ings of Adams county through the ! Daily Democrat during the ensuing : year. • - ! This has been a busy week at the Monroe State bank, as the various settlements for real estate deals were I settled op, and several thousands of ‘! dollars changed hands through this • banking house. The literary held last Friday even I ing by the pupils of the Monroe schools was a success, both sociillv and financially. The date for the Washington qun -| tet is Thursday, March 7th. Adm: sion, 25c. Be sure and attend. Mest'-3rnes Homer Oliver. W S. . Smith and J. J. Mayer of this plawere the guests of Professor Wit haws and wife Tuesday. They report a; splendid time. — Monroe's building boom will sewn I commence. Watch us grow. DE VOSS CHANGES OFFICE. j — Attorney L. C. DeVoss and son, Hu- j beet, who for a number of years have been occupying the upstairs rooms I just south of the Reiter & France cigar [ and billiard room, were busy today moving their office fixtures to the rooms just over the Elzey & Falk shoe store, where they will be located from now on. The building being vacated by them was recently sold to Dan Erwin, who will remodel it, and make some changes tn the taking out of partitions, for other purposes. The new rooms of the DeVoss's have been fixed up in excellent shape for the business and will occupy two rooms ' as they have previously done. POLICE COURT NEWS. Affidavits were filed this afternoon j with 'Squire Stone against Barkley &

| (10., the south end butchers, also Bakei | & Hower, on a charge of selling adul- 1 terated goods. The warrants were t issued upon the affidavits and the ar- t rests were made and the parties r brought to court, where they were nr I raigned, and pleaded “not guilty." < The trial has not yet beer, t held, not the t’mo set for It as we go < to press. The arrests are the outcome < of the visit of the pure food Inspe (oi t who was here in January. Charges were t made in the first case of selling ham t burg with sulphate preservatives. Th* t meats handled by the local dealers 1 are bought of the packers, which have ' passed government inspection before t being sent here anu the local dealers: c ' will stand trial. 1 — - - — S>——« — •"■lll ( ARE NOW IN FLORIDA. t Word from M«T. Elizabeth Morrison 1 and daughter, Mrs. Dick Wallace, and t babe, formerly of Oaxaca, Mexico, is j that they reached Coronado, Florida, t safely, joining Miss Hattie Studabak* ■ j and brother, Davfd, at tnat place. They 1 will likely remain there some time, i They were advised by the American r consul at Oaxaca to leave Mexico o:i < account of the conditions of the revolu- < tion. It is thought, however, they t were in no immediate danger, as let-1 ters prior to their leaving stated that' as they were only 100 miles from the ] gulf coast, they would remain there t until they were obliged to leave and i then hasten to the coast and take a 1 steamer across the gulf. As the.' i came byway of Mexico City, and tra i eled through Mexico, it is thcug! 1 they did not leave under great dlffi 1 culties. Oaxaca is a city of about 80. 000 inhabitants, and is the capital o. i the state of Oaxaca. Government troops are located there. The Morri < sons were accompanied by a Mexican i nurse and servant. i 1 FLORIDA. FLOWER SEEDS. < For Northern Home—Who Can Beat 1 This for Free Offer? i I ■ I will send half a dozen separate] kinds of seeds to any one who send j a stamp for postage —the Royal Poin- j ciana, a gorgeous, showy plant of fie : red flowers; the Palmetto Palm seed, with its beautiful broad deep cut ■ leaves, and seed of the real Camphor | Tree, also of the novel plant called i Job's, Tears, and Sweet Mignonnet , and seed of the Southern Cott' n ; enough for you and your neighbor. : - j divide. Cotton bears very laic ; creamy white flowers, soon followed . by the equally interesting cotton bolt . a decided addition to house plan With the seed will come general dire tions for culture. As the season advances, should any yne not be sent, will he because they are all gone; an other sort, equally as nice, will be sen in its place, anyway, so you will g I six varieties of seed. ALICE WARNER. Jacksonville, Florida. —<>— • A large attendance, including seve: al ladies from this city, characterise! the Concord Ladies’ Aid entertainme: at the home of Mrs. L. N. Grandsta't at Monmouth Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Grandstaff, who is president, pre sided, and an interesting program was given, after which the guests mingled in general social pleasure, and enjoyed the delicious refreshments provided. Mrs. Mary Houk of tbit city will have the pleasure of entertaining the society April 3rd. Robert Peterson gave a pleasing ■dinner party Wednesday evening in compliment to the members of 1 basket ball team and their coach, Prof M. F. Worthnmn. Between the excel lent courses of the dinner, conundri.m contests and fortune telling co>'trii -■ med to the pleasure, the cards < , which they were written, being th ' with purple and gold ribbons, the b" school colors. ' After dinner, athle sports and other amusements were i:: onler, completing a very happy e-e ing. Covers were laid for the folio ■ing, besides the host: Professor 5. F. Worthman, Sherman Beery. ,L;McConnell, Kenneth Vancil, Dan Ty'-' dayy, Fittest Vail, Frank Lose. The last week befpre Miss Martha j Kettfer’s marriage to Mr. Clinton Du<! ! ley CampbeHl, of Japan, is being devot-1 led to a series of bon voyage parties, I 'and farewell gathering. Miss Jennie I I Henry startrtl the Issill rolling oni ! Tuesday, today Miss Laurel Mariotte will entertain a small isewing club to which Miss Keitler belongs, and Miss] Marie Scraggy, an Easter bride, w ill I share honors. Miss Lucile House is giving a little nuptial party on Sat-1 nrday, and Miss Selma Miller will en-1 tertaln for her consin on Saturday.: The wedding on Tuesday will be a; quiet one, and will take place at the ' bride's home In the evening of that : day. A number of bridal affairs plan-, ned for Miss Scroggy will be held the: last two weeks in March.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. ly entertained Wednesday evening by ' , Mrs. Amos Yoder and Mrs. Dallas Hun- 1 < sicker at the Yoder tome. In pro- t

gressive pedro prizes were won by Mr. Yoder and Mrs. Frank Carroll, and in a contest In which an Irishman's face was molded front chewing gum. prizes were won by Mrs. Fred Blosser and Frank Carroll. A three-course luncheon was a pleasing feature of the < n tertalnment. The house was prettily decorated in green in honor of the coming St. Patrick’s day, and favors also were suggestive. St. Patrick's flags with small pipes were given to the ladies and shamrocks with a hai, to the gentlemen. A very pleasant surprise was a fitting climax to the birth anniversary of Mrs. Barbara Winnes Tuesday evening. The affair was arranged by her daughters. Anna, Nell and Jessie, and the guests arriving took Mrs. Winnes completely by surprise. She recovered In time for the very excellent dinner which was served at 7 o'clock and enjoyed with the others to the utmo the very pleasant social time folic ing. Those who joined in wishing Mrs. Winnes all that is good for many, many more years were Mr. and Mrs T. W. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. John Evei ett, Mrs. L. C. Miller. Mrs. H. L. Coverdale, Rev. T. L. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Will Winnes The Endurance section of the Royal Neighbors held a splendid meeting with Mrs. Elmer Archer Wednesday afternoon, where they knotted comforts and later had several interest ing contests, with refreshments. In ,i name contest, Mrs. Will Martin won first prize and Mrs. Enoch Eady the booby. TO ATTEND FUNERAL. Lilah, Dwight, Dewey and Noble Lachot left at noon today for Bluffton and from there will go to Reiffsburg, near there, to attend the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Mary King, which will be held on Friday morning at l'» o’clock from the house. Mr. and Mrs. Lachot have been there since Wednesday, the deceased being a sister o. Mr. Lachot.

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