Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1912 — Page 3

notice to contractors. —I Xotice is hereby given that the un- * dcrslgned. superintendent of the , Jgco b Hencht-n ditch in Kirkland township. Adams county, Indiana, wfll, Saturday, May 25, 1912, at pi o'clock a. m. in the office of th ,. county surveyor In the city of Decatur, m Adams county, receive 5ea1,,,1 ~,1 bids for the construction of said ditch in accordance with rejiorts, • iaii* »nd specifications therefor, now on tile in cause. Bids will he received and contracts let as follows: < Main Ditch. Section 1. station 0 to 25. Set ion 2, station 25 to 50. Section 3, station 50 to 75. Section 4. station 75 to 96. Branch. Section 1, station 0 to 20 plus 10 ft. and to the lowest bidder or bidders a whole. Bidders will be required to file with their bids affidavits as required by | law upon forms furnished by such superintendent, and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and suffi j . sent bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of such bid, conditional for rhe j faithful performance of said contract and that each bidder will enter into contract if the same be awarded to! him. such bond to be approved by | sa ! d superintendent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bids will be received in excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found. C. C. ERNST, d it -'!' -t2 Supt. of Construction. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the un- ' der signed, superintendent ot the 1 Fred Koenig ditch in Washington i township. Adams county, Indiana, will, I Saturday, May 25, 1912, .1, o'clock a. ni. in the office of the county surveyor in the city of De-I catur, in Adams county, receive seal- j ed blds for the construction of said < ditm in accordance with reports, plans and specifications therefor, now on file in said cause. Bids will be rec. ved and contracts let as follows: .Main Ditch. So lion 1, station 0 to 15. an' to the lowest bidder or bidders as a whole. Bidders will be required to file with their blds affidavits as required by law upon forms furnished by such superintendent, and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of such bid, conditional for the faithful performance of said contract and that each bidder will enter into contract if the same be awarded to him. such bond to be approved by said superintendent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all tids. No Idds will be received in excess -if the estimated cost of such work, n excess of 'he benefits found. C, C. ERNST. d-lt-29-t£ Supt. of Construction. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the untie s , ned, superintendent of the W .*. Barkley ditch in Union township. Adams County, Indiana, will, on Saturday, May 25, 1912, at I<> o'clock a. m . in the office of the county surveyor in the city of Decatur, in Adams county, receive sealed idds for the construction of said ditch in accordance with reports, plans and specifications therefor, nowon file in said cause. Bids will be received and contracts let as follows: .•fain Ditch. Section 1, station 0 to 29 plus 45 feet. and to the lowest bidder or bidders as a whole. Bidders will be required to file with their bids affidavits as required by law upon forms furnished by such superintendent, and each bid shall he accompanied with a good and sufficient bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of such bid, conditional for the’ faithful performance of said contract and that each bidder will enter into contract if the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by said superintendent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bids will be received in excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found. C. C. ERNST. d-lt-29-t2 Supt. of Construction. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that "ftie undersigned, superintendent of construeton of the Pearl King drain in Blue Creek township, Adams county, Indiana, will, on Saturday, May 25, 1912, at 19 o’clock a. m., in the office of the county surveyor in the city of Decatur, in Adams county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said drain and branch thereto, in accordance with the report, plans and specifications therefor, now on file in the Auditor’s office of Adams County, Indiana, in said cause. Bids will be received and contracts let as follows: Main Drain. Section 1, station 0 to 25. Section 2, station 25 to 50. Section 3, station 50 to 75. Section 4, station 75 to 99. Branch. • Section 1, station 0 to 27. Section 2, station 27 to 54 plus 40. to the lower and best bidder, or bidders, as a whole on the Main Drain and branch, the bidder stating sepnrately j n his hid the amount bid on the Main Drain and the amount on the , Branch. The b’dder if bidding on part of the Main Drain, and part of the Branch will bo required to state separately, in “ ls bid the amount so bid, on the Main Drain and the amount so bid on the Branch. ~ Bidders will be required to file with ' ’“ir bids affidavits as required by ia "’ upon forms furnished by such surintendent, and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and suffi"ent bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of such bid, conditional for the

faithful performance of said contract and that each bidder will enter into contract if the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by sakl superintendent. The said superintendent of construction reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bids will be received in excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found. C. C. ERNST, d lt-29 t 2 Supt. of Construction. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed aministrator of the estate of Margaret , Koenig, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probaldy solvent. LEWIS A. GRAHAM. FRITZ KOENIG, Administrators. C. L. Walters, Atty. April 29, 1912. 18t3 O TURN PIKE ALLOWANCE, MAY TERM, 1912. District No. Charley Cook $ 4 50 jJohn E. Mann 3 00 ■H. E. Butler 3 00 John Evans 9 00 !Joseph Stegmeyer 6 00 I Charley Roop 6 00 Harvey Butler 3 Oo I Charley Kiess 3 00 ! Harvey Baker 15 90 George Gale 4 00 Harlow W. Mann T‘ oo August Gallmeyer 3 60 Louis Koenemann 3 60 Louis Kline 3 60 Ed Dirkson 3 90 Ernest Doehriaan 3 60 i Andras Fuhrman 3,60 (Conrad Doehrman, Jr 1 05 , Fred Ostermeyer 10 00 lotto Buuck . 12 ■ o i Harmon Buuck 3 69 .Louis Raffstack 3 60 August Blumeberg 2 10 I Fred Buuck 2 10 Rudolph Buuck 90 I Cred Heckman {Christ Musser 7 10 Henry Heckman 7 20 Henry Dirkson. Jr 3 60 Philip Sheferstine 3 60 Henry Auman 3 60 Win. C. Gallmeyer 2 10 James Stockard 75 Reuben Baxter 1 00 Henry Bauman 1 50 James Watts 1 50 R. B. Johnson 2 25 ( has. Henchen 1 80 Geo. Houke 8 00 Albert Arnold 27 75 Erie Stone Co 150 61 Paul Grode 4 20 John Miller 4 to Fred Schueler 1 50 Chas. Hoffman 8 55 Victor Hoffman 4 35 Otto Ehelerding 2 10 Gustave Schueler 75 Martin Grote 75 Ernst Ehlerding ’... • Gustav Ehelerding 75 Chas. Ehlerding 75 John Hoffman 12 "■ Fred Thieme 13 20 West Giner 17 10 Jchn Bittner 10 80 Charley Wolf 3 60 Sherman Snap 14 1" Harmon Kunklehaa 2 40 Schause Browka 1 20 E. F. Claustneyer 18 00 Henry Zwick 54 00 District No. 2. Mike Miller 6 60 Berne Supply Co 6 oo John Wittwer 11 00 Chas. Morrison 25 00 Harve Smith 5 00 Archie Hendricks 3 60 Krick & Tyndall 18 75 J. A. Hower 4 00 John Parrish 3 50 W. D. Hower 3 50 Dennis Brandyberry 4 00 Sam Martz 21 00 Oscar Wood 7 20 A. P. Duer 18 00 W. F. McKean 6 00 Ot Ray 15 60 Vinton Hendricks 18 00 John Yost 16 20 Ezra Mcßarnes 1 75 D. P. Overhulser 1 75 Charles Troutner 1 75 A. M. Mauler 7 00 Al Boner 6 12 Perry Roebuck 85 Joe Roe 7 00 D. B. Roop 16 00 C. H. Carter c... 20 25 J. C. Augsberger 55 55 Jim A. Hendricks 75 00 District No. 3. Fred Beeler 3 00 Milo Sails 10 80 Rufus Schindler 3 00 Peter Fox 5 99 B. Jones 19 09 i’. S. Armstrong 8 80 J. H. Armstrong 1 50 Archie Beerbower 1 50 Fred Minger 6 oo Chas. Simons ’»% • 600 Frank Ford 6 00 C. C. Moser 1 50 Chas. Armstrong 1 s»> Alva Fenstermaker Noah Blower 4 80 Phil Huser “0 Harry Tetter ■ o Ben Morningstar 4 89 Fred Reese ;... ’ Christ Giliionr. 6 °0 Jacob Stuber 4 05 Frank Click '• j Otto Biker 2 25 Chas. Brewster 2 2u E. Lindsey 3 00 J. W. Glcndenning 3 60 John Heller 3 00 Wra. Glendennlng 5 00 I Rcy Beehm 1 J 0 ■ Harry Buckingham 1 50. Adam Miller j 75 Christ Eicher 33 00 Noah Bieberstine 1 50 I Daniel Liechty 4 501 Wm. Anderson 13 40 | Fred Liddy 12 601 John Studebaker & Son 5 00 Meryon French 3 00 Rufus Meshberger 1 8o Courtney Runyon 28 00 Emanuel Liddy 4 oo M Webb 3 00 Albert Smith 4 - 00 COMMISSIONERS ALLOWANCES, MAY TERM, 1912. ~ I Ferd Bleeke. salary 175 001 Ferd Bleeke, expense 4 65 Burford. Democrat, stat’ry.... 3 84 H. S. Michaud, salary 191 bv Burford. Democrat, stat’ry ... 992 H. S. Michaud, M. R. plat book 50 00

C. W. Yager, salary 191 65 C. W. Yager, stamps ........ 5 90 Burford. Democrat, stat’ry ... 2 00 A. F. Welfly, salary 108 33 T. J. Durkin, salary 166 66 T. J. Durkin, board prisoners 42 00 Everet A- Hite supplies 75 Burford. Democrat, stat’ry .. In 96 L. E. Opllger, salary 2 months 229 50 B. F. Kizer, postage 10 00 B. F. Kizer, iisb’i nt exam. ... 2 50 B. F. Kizer, Janitor, Geneva.. 1 no B. F. Kizer, dep. Co. supt. ... 90 00 J. M. Miller health com. salary 31 So -Burford, Democrat, stat’ry ~. 2 tfo | Arthur M. Fisher, expense ... 6 Oo| C. J. Lutz, county atty 41 66 i C. J. Lutz, other county 15 001 C B. Andrews, salary 6 00 Decatur Lbr. Co. poor Preble i township 700 C. Coverdale & Miller, poor Washington tp 232 00 Nora Gaffer, relief Wash. tp. 108 oo Dr. W. E. Smith, same 7 00 Brown & Son, relief St. Mary’s township 9 70 T. J. McKean, relief Hartford township 25 00 V. G. McKinion, papering C. H. ih J. Hyland, repair same ... 15 72 J. D. Stultz, janitor 140 Oo Harry Jeffry, winding clock.. 12 5f City of Decatur, lights 102 14 Decatur Lbr. Co. fuel C. H. ... 30 94 Will Jackson, supplies C. H. . . 4 25 City of Decatur, water 23 93 U. S. Chemical Co., same .... 1 25 Northwestern Mfg. Co., same. 10 ot Schafer Hdw. Co., same 12 45 E. L. Carroll, same 1 42 Everett A Hite, same 1 20 Runyon, Engler & Co., same.. 5 25 Decatur Lbr. Co. fuel 4 25 Citizens Tel. Co. auditor office 8 80 Same, clerk s office 7 05 1 Same, recorder's office 6 00 1 Same, treasurer's office 6 95 Same sheriff's office 25 05 ' Same surveyor's office 8 65 1 Same, Co. Supt.'s office 7 70 1 P. J. Hyland, repair at jail . . 11 02 1 tobias .Meyer, sewer 7 50 1 A. E. Hoffman, sewer 7 00 1 Jess Kelley, janitor 20 00 i Citizen s Tel. Co. jail 4 20 i Decatur Lbr. Co. fuel jail ... 112 95 I City of Decatur, water 3 18 1 Schafer Hdw. Co., supplies ... 9 60 • E. L. Carroll, supplies 2 50 1 Everett A- Hite, supplies, jail 630 > C. C. Ernst, farm sewer 5 Os > W. J. Meyers, Co. farm sew r 219 !» > P. J. Hyland, repair Co. farm 21 83 I Harvey LaFountain, labor ... 25 00 > Day t n Laughlin, same 25 00 ) Adda Kelley, same 20 00 > Clara Topp, same 20 00 ) Rev. L. C. Hessert, preaching 300 » Laehot & Rice, supplies 8 90 - Callow & Rice, same 2 25 I U. E. Cramer, same 1 15 1 Schafer Hdw. Co., same 27 80 • E. L. Carrol, seeds 152 28 > Elzy A Falk, supplies 3 30 ' F. M. McConnell, same 8 70 > Runyon, Engler A Co., same . . 5 82 • Citizens Tel. Co. phone 6 Oo 5 Decatur Democrat, printing .. 55 25 > Decatur Herald, same 10 60 > C. C. Ernst, ditch allotment.. 148 90 > C. C. Ernst, bridge engineer. . 45 20 i C. B. Andrews, overseers poor ■ children 12 00 ) Chas. Voglewede, shoes, same 475 J Meyers Daily Co., mdse, name S 5 ) Runyon, Engler, Co., same ... 4 19 ) Elzy A Falk, same 16 25 L. E. Carter, same 13 75 1 Allen Co., change of venue... 165 00 > Mrs. C. S. Niblick, B. C. G... 6 25 ) Decatur Democrat, printi"g ) Aschleman M. R 99 30 Same, Baumgartner M. R. .. . 66 75 1 C. C. Ernst, eng. Baumgartner ) M. R 10 00 ' Peter Forbin, labor same 2 00 ) Vincent Forbing, same 2 00 ) C. C. Ernst, Magley M. R 10 00 ) Geo. Wevar, labor Christman i M. R 2 00 ) Decatur Democrat, pringing ) John Engle M. R 70 80 ) L G. Ellingham, same, Hart ) M. R i 79 65 ) E. B. Adams, transcript same 40 00 ) Ft. W. Print. Co. bonds, same 40 00 ) D. B. Erwin & Peterson A ) Moran, attys., same 70 00 > C. C. Ernst, eng. same 20 00 > Wm. Whery, labor, same .... 2 00 ) Ed Erexon, same 2 00 > Samuel Darr, same 2 00 > John Erhardt, same 3 50 > E. M. Hinton, same 2 00 ) Decatur Democrat, printing i Judy M. R 67 00 > Same. Rich M. R 113 10 ) Chas. Bohnner. oath to View- ) ers, 50 i H. S. MICHAUD, i Auditor. ) CONVERTING INTO RESIDENCE. ] D. H. Hunsicker is making a nunii her of improvements on his building I on Eight street, the lower part of j which was used as a store. This is , being partitfoned off and is being con- > verted into a modem and up-to-date 1 dwelling house, which will be a val- ’ liable addition much needed by the i residence district. The upper part has i always been used as a dwelling flat but 1 the entire building will be improved 1 in many details. The house will be ) 1 rented. ■■ !■ — — ,| ,| , |l| AGED LAC f DEAD. I Linn Grove, May 9 —Grandmother Ensley, an aged and respected lady, passed away at 2:10 p. m. at the age ' of eighty-three years. She was the mother of seven children, Mrs. Calmo Oswalt, of Poneto; Mrs. Mary Slien- ' hard. Mrs. Truce Heller, John Ensley, ! of this place, and Emma Seckies ot ! Bluffton; Adolph Ensley of South I Hartford township, Mrs. John Bryan |of Marion: William Ensley of Ana-1 I r ontla, Nev. At a meeting held Wednesday even1 ing all the committees named recently by the G. A. R. to attend to the events of the Decoration day celebration, May 30th, in detail, reported, ' and affairs have now reached the j point where definite ahd practical action, together, can be taken. The program in full will be ready for publi-1 oation after the next meeting held next Wednesday evening. Announce-

ment is made, however, In advance, that th? Hon C. L Walters, one ot the ;rr.. '.: . .n . s >. the city, v. ill 1 ; . T . . , '■>.(.■ I 'til. The mer ,iai . ... "• • deUve.ed on the Sn. r:.y ;.ketline, May 26th, by th? Re. ; A. Goodwin oi the UnitAl Bretinva church. At Wednesday night’s meet, another committee, w hose duty It will be to i secure automobiles for conveying the | committees to tlie cemetery, where I they will decorate the graves of the soldier dead, was appointed. The automobile committee comprises S. B. Fordyce, Charles Dunn, Frank Parrish, French Quinn, Gregg Neptune. The inventory filed by John F. Crist,' guardian of Catherine Wagner, was I approved. In the case of the Bniie vs. William Wu d and Ode McClisn. for conspiracy to steal, the cans sto McClish is set lor May 20, n: ■ other case in which both f, u< idauts, is set fcr May 29, as l. M.Cii.-h. Clara E. I-. : i v ...e. Felton, f<. ; iipport, r ■ Peterson A . ... .or 11.. a"-’. •''. Lcatioa ........... -■ Lie ■ I > Fritz Koenig vs. .. ; i . a.lrlv!.. et al., partition, . cby Pc;., son A Moran auu Erwin for defendants, w ho arp ruled to answer. Lea! estate transfe-s: Malinda Fronefield to Edwin J. Ahr, 169 acres, Washington tp., $24. oo; Frank A. Lichtle to Charles W. Yager, 851, De catur, $1400; David Steele to Charles F. Steel, 1 acre. Washington tp.. $500; Charles F. Rteele to liavid Steele, lot i 72, Decatty', $1800; Joel Baumgartner ' to John J. Schwartz, J acres, Fren ’ll ►n., S3BOO. i John Niblick, executor of the Jesse ' Niblick estate, upon petition, was ' granted further time to make report, i being allowed twenty days additional, i ' Malcolm A. Ripley was appointed guardian of Ada and Ray Hakes. He , gave SI,OOO bond. ' MR. WAGNER GOES TO CHICAGO. E. M. Wagner returned from Indiani apolis Wednesday afternoon and left ' early this morning for Chicago. He ' is after labor to do the hand work in ) the fields of Adams county. At the , Hoosier capital, where he spent several days, he failed to secure a soli- . tary man. He hopes to have beHx-r success in Chicago. Next week he i will go to Cleveland, where he hat se- ’ cured twenty families, which he will bring here. The company would like , to have 100 men to fill out the lists oi applications here. I j Representatives of the Elwood Conii mercial club were here Wednesday in conference with Mr Hubbard. They 1 would like to interest the company in ( locating a factory at that place and it is not an impossibility in the near tui ture, as the city is in a splendid terri- ' tory. > POLICE COURT NEWS. I * Mare’ al Peterson and Constable AnI drews arrested two negro women ’ about 2 o’clock, whom they found 1 back of the ice house near the Conter I ice cream factory. They were i brought to court, where they vehemently protested their innocence ore ' hails from Kalamazoo and the cia >r from South Bend. A court of inquiry is being held as we go to press over the actions accredited to the women. ■ They were ordered out of the city and ; were escorted to the corporation line by Policeman Andrews. SUFFERED PARALYTIC STROKE. Mrs. John Wagner of First street, ■ one of the highly esteemed ladies of : the city, while at the Wagoner home near Monroe Wednesday, suffered a slight paralytic stroke. Mrs. Wagoner is sixty-three years of age, and this is her first attack ot paralysis. It is thought it will not result seriously, although it will be impossible to tell the outcome before forty-eight, hotfrs. Her son, Ben Wagoner, who spent the night at her bedside, returned this morning and stated that she was getting along as well as could be expected. Dr. J. 3. Coverdale returned Wednesday evening on the 8 o'clock car from a six mon,os’ stay at his planta- . tic a, two and t. half miles north of MaIrl tn. Ark., and twelve miles from Memphis, Tonn. Dr. Ccverdale wan in the heait of the Hoot d district and had some very exciting experiences that he will remember as long as he lives. The old Mississippi is still on I the rampage, although 'he floods have subsided much, and when he left the. e but a hundred and fifty acres of his four hundred-acre plantation, every inch of which had been under water I from two to twelve feet deep, had come above the floods. During the . last twenty-four hours of his stay,

the waters began coining up again and had risen nine Inches during that time. The floods were the h’rhcrt In the memory of the oldest inhabitant of that district. It Is thought that the waters will subside enough to allow the planting of the crops in good season, and that suffering from that cause will be obliterated. While many Ilves were lost by drowning alcng the Mississippi, but one man was drowned in the vicinity of the Coverdales, and that a negro whose boat was drawn into a swiftly moving current beyond his control. Dr. Coverdale's one-story house wa.' flooded to a depth of eleven and a 'onrth inches, but that of his son. 'lark Coverdale, va? high and dry i' • the water, thou • i every bit i.i , . '-out was inundated. The house was ’tilt on a higher tract ot land, ami made still higher by a high foundation, ?o tlie lam'ly suffered no immc ('ia!e envenien e and danger to t’..eir perse nnl <o • :t or safety. ! All. however, wo ? net so fortunate, ■ and many hand'.cd., < • greater number negro workets on tlie plantations, vere forced to P ave their little one . story dwellings and ■:« to latvcr and ii' er buildings, 'i he coutt horse nt ..artm was filled with negro refuge.s ti tn the flood, and other public buildin:;., " ere thrown c. :: to C :i. 1:.Ccrerdale brought many pictu:cs of • i.e Hooded city and country which are of interest to all here. Ono shows a 't!.:i house that was given over to the government sup; lies frtr’shed t’ ■ 1 and needy. This was thronged ■ v itl. negroes who flocked there for ■ supplies and at one time when the little porch was filled with thirty-five or more negroes, the burden became to heavy for its support The porch gave 1 way and let thirty-five of the negroes r down in a struggling mass Into the 1 w-ater below. The floods have covered the country for a month, th • water rising on the 3 Saturday before Easter. Saturday ; night when the Coverdales went to ’ bed, there was no sign of the water, • but when they arose the next morn ing, on Easter Sunday, there was wt5 ter everywhere—not a dry spot tn 3 sight. The rabbits and quail and small game, which abounds in great numbers, was driven to the higher • land, or hemmed in and drowned, ami Dr. Coverdale stated that but one poor lone rabbit was found lately by a boat1 man, the little animal having escaped death in gome miraculous way. 1 Dr. Coverdale looks well and hearty, 8 and as brown as a berry, but he has evidently had enough excitement tor some time. He stated that he would r never go there to remain permanently, but expects to continue his trips there to look after his interests. The floods 1 are not causing the sickness that one might expect, as the water is running 1 in swiftly moving currents, and carrying away much of the filth that would otherwise remain and give out its death-dealing germs. Memphis, bow1 ever is experiencing a typhoid epidemic, owing to the fact that the wa- ' ter from the floods has gotten into the waterworks mains. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harding of Fort Wayne and their sister, Mrs. Emery J. Wilson, of Cleveland, Ohio, motored to this city yesterday afternoon .. and were guests of their parents, Mr. a and Mrs. W. J. Myers. Mr. and Mrs. j Herding returned home, but Mrs. W’.l---r son remained for a few days’ visit and B from here will go to Bellefontaine, .. Ohio, to join her husband, who is at p the home of his parents, Dr. and M s. i- Wilson, where he was taken recently v from the Cleveland hospital, and is r convalescing from an operation for acute appendicitis. 1 ? Mrs. Dr. Starkweather, Mrs. Dr. Patterson, Mrs. LaDeile and Mrs. Charles Myers were guests other than the Orient club who were entertained Wednesday afternoon in a pleasing way by Mrs. I. Kalver. The deligh’s f of sewing of the first hours were met g- . ed into those of an observance con- , test, in which Mrs. Will Dorwin won. . first prize and Mrs. Starkweather the 3 second. Twenty-five articles were 3 brought in on a tray for the ladies to look at. and this was then removed 1 and the ladies required to write from memory the names of as many of the > articles as they could. A very nice 3 iuncehon in two courses was an item -of pleasure. ■ Invitations for the giving of a shirt, waist dance have been issued by the Knights of Columbus for next Wed- ■ nesday evening and the etent will no • doubt be a well-attended one. Dances | are becoming quite popular these days and large attendance turn out for each gathering. One of the most delightful of the senior class parties was given Wednes- : day evening by the Misses Margaret Mills and Frances Cole at the Mills home. The affair had been planned i first as a picnic and was to have been !i given on the lawn, but the rain spoil- j; ed this plan, so the dining room was;< cleared, a big white etble cloth spread > ’ on the floor in make-believe picnic ; style and the supper, which consisted i

of all good things, such as fried, chicken, potato chips, and other diti'i-'i ties, with homemade cake and lev J cream, was spread there and partaken i of with pleasure. Then came dancing, music, games and songs, and the fes- ]. tivities will be long remembered by 1 the seniors, who will soon part, each i to make his way in the wide, wide'i world, in many different paths. Mn-J roon and gold, the class colors, chai ' acterlzed the decorations, these being p festooned in the form of crepe paper:' streamers throughout the various i rooms of the house. The class colors weie carried out in the cake mid ice ream also, and tea roses, tlie class flower, were given as favors. The guests were: Sherman Beery, Rut; I’altzell, William Howers, Neva Bran 1 dylerry, Charles llrodbeck, Frame : Cole, Naomi Dugan. Dallas Elzey, H< 1 n Fonner, Rosa Green, Gladys Kern Jennie Long, Velma Lenhart, Blanche MeCicr, Patl Meyers, Margarn Mills, Orpha Sheets, Zelda St’itni' l.ej'g N- j tune, Ben Teeplc, Milton Y tger, Edgar Vancil and Carl Batt- tiberg. The (I. W. girls ■ ill meet v i Miss Anna Pare.. : di, evening. The ladies of the Zion':-' Lutl 1 society '. ill held a meeting F: • ’■ a ternocn a; the school house. Miss Edith Miller was a pleasing hostess to the Aiba Theta club girls Wc In,': .lay evening, when they sewed, enjoyed music and games ami the delicious refreshments served. Miss Agnes Conter was a guest other than t’.. following club members. Esther am! Marie Heckman, Mamie Harting, Vida Stoneburner, Marie Butler, Frances Baker, Effie Miller. Miss Marie But-1 ler -will ent ?:ta'h in two weeks. Miss Eula McKinney delightfully er. ; terta ned tlie Florl.ul de I uin . ( Wednesday evehing, when the us.-rl ■ good time was had by the gills. Miss i Stella Chronister will have the pleas { tire of entertaining at the next meet I Mr. and Mrs. McClure of Huntings ’ I were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Adam ' Buetell and. family Thursday. This afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. ‘ Peter's church in Hoagland, Miss! Minnie Hockemeyer, daughter of ex-1 Allen County Commissioner William i Hockemeyer, will be united in mani-i age to Mr. Fred Schroeder, th? Rev. I William Diederich performing the ■ ceremony. Miss Hockemeyer was at-: tended by her sister. The young con-' pie was married in the presence of: about three hundred guests. After tlie ceremony a sumptuous dinner will be i served at the beautiful home of ,;:e, bride’s parents, about four miles east; of Hoagland, after which the evening] wi':i ' .■ r-( z-iit in dancing and merr. making. Many from this city, incl'i, ing the Henry Koenemann and Wi Zwick families and ethers, we . among those .n'-'led. SAVEJ INNOCENT CHILDREN. Munc j Engineer Sejs Tao Little Ch : dren Seated on Track and Stops. tUnited Press Service.) Muncie, Ind.. May 10 —(Special t Daily Democrat)—Quick action lv John Comley, a Pennsylvania freight engineer, who was bringing his trail; into Muncie early today served th lives of two small children, Georgia and Edgar Brush of Columbus, Ohie. The engineer discovered the two chi' dren seated on the rails of the trac:; :> short distance ahead of him, and v."s: seemed unconscious of the approac' - ng train. He brought the locomotiv to a sudden stop and picking up th two little ones took them to tl’< !' mother, who is visiting here. — — o OPERATED UPON TODAY. Mt'S. Rebecca Phipps and M.. Claris Edington left on the 2:30 c.i this afternoon for Fort Wayne to I with Mrs. S. E. Edington at the Joseph hospital, where she will be o; erated upon at 3:30 o’clock this aft?;- ' noon. She has been a sufferer frc. . asthma for soree time, but on Tues day of last week, when she went to Fort Wayne to visit with her son, she seeiaed to be in good health. Monday , she suffered a stroke of paralysis, a:: ■ another Wednesday, and was taken to the St. Joseph hospital. The obviation, it is «aid, is the only sligichance for her recovery, but hopes are ! slight. o The junior class, as well as the sen- ■ iors, gaw a. banquet Friday afternoon i in the high school laboratory, chocs-1 ing the early afternoon English pe' ■ iod for the time. The banquet was ! served on the laboratory tables, and was in two courses. Between the' course, and prior to the luncheon,' toasts were given, with Miss Fay Ham-! nieil toast mistress. The banquet w.c given in farewell to two of the teachers —Miss Rose Ixinatlian. principal, who resigns to go to the Lima school, and Miss Nora Del Smith, who re signs school teaching to enter the ad- -

vertising Held. Toasts were first given by the Misses Florence Myers. J.:'.lian Rice and Robert Peterson, and again betwen the first and second courses by Dan Tyndall and Netlih Daniels, all expressing their rega.d for these two who have guided them 'so faithfully during the several years, 'and wishing them all that is good in .their new paths. Responses were given by the Misses Duuathan and Smii-u and also by Miss Clara Williams, jf the faculty. Professor E. E. Rice wi a guest. The Misses Gladys Flanders and Anita Swerenger should also iiavn been named with Mary Gage and Leona Hensley as the committee in arranging the party for Lucile Coppock, a report of which was given in Friday evening’s paper. A notable social event < : <? ' . t‘'i*ment , w<‘ek will be the i. ; dered ,h. seniors by the jetiic' it the Knights of Pythias llcjsz . '3 Fr. 'ay evening. The N. C. club, a little coterie of 'friends who have been banded together for social enjoyment of "five hute dred” enjoyed the last card part) in unbroken numbers, last evening ’.lie home of Mr. a.'.d Mrs. George Flande:s when they gave a farewell to Mr. and Mrs. L. V,’. Coppock two of their - teemed members, who leave tomorrow for their future b< ne at Grand Raf i '.?. The games were played, while con. ••- sation held sway, and later a luncheon was in evidence. Mr. and Mrs. c city and have gained the love and esteem of all and their departure will ! a sad breaking of the ties. The party i included Mr. and Mrit. L. W.’Coppot k I Mr. cud Mrs George Flanders, Mr. and : >!. ’i Mr. .1 < ? : FOR S-i' F-Sin o -. ..Ito'.’? I land Red eggs, --an . ii. j ma. Monroe . none, or Decatur. It. R. No. ID. 103t69

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