Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1912 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT A LIVE WEEKLY Published Every Thursday Mormng LEW G. ELLINGMAM JOHN H. HELLER »1 &O PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur. Ind . u second class mall matter OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. Charles Hilie*. formerly of Lancaster. Ohio, and for two years secretary to President Taft, who so ably managed the road roller convention at Chicago, has been chosen as the national committee chairman for the Taft end of the republican party and is now busy with his plans He is a brilliant young man. full of ideas and very capable, but be has a job on his bands now that will take all those ingredients and perhaps some be basn t . got. if be makes any kind of a showing. In answer to an inquiry from Edwin Lee. who is Roosevelt's Indiana manager, asking where he stood < rar lea H. Campbell, the Shelbyville man, who took an important part in the Chicago convention as a Bud ■ Moose committeeman, dishes up the following A third party now seems assured, with Roosevelt as its leader I, of course, would support him on the eround that be bad a lawfully elected majority of the delegates to the Ch*cago convention last month. There is ’ tittle doubt in my mind that the three parties in the field means the election ■ oi Mi. Wilson.' i _ 1 The democratic ticket was compiet ed in rhe nomination to the vice pres- * idency of Governor Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana. Governor Marsha:! is also a man of high educational attainments. and a law;.— ,f high standing, but, curiously enough, like Governor Wilson, be never held a po- ■■ 111

This Is Cfothes-Buying Time For Economical Men and Young Men Why Not Buy Yours Now? Our July Clearance Sale offers you an opportunity to save from 25 per ct. to 50 per ct. on your clothing needs consider the present prices-- these are indeed, Bargains worth grasping. All $20.00 to $22.50 suits now only 1 All 16.50 to 18.50 suitsnow only All 12.50 to 15.00 suits now only S 9 |FU . t .7 700 t 0 io.OO suits now only S 5 1i i/y AH Boys Clothing at 1-3 Regular Prices Hats-Shirts-Underwear-Hose-Neckwear-Baggage at greatly Reduced Prices Don’t hesitate, but come and see what this sale means. THE MYERS-DAILEY CO.

I Utica! office until he wu elected gov- ‘ 1 enter of hia stat* The t«x> nomma 1 tlons reverse the notion that in order . to attain high political station a min j must go through a course ot political j training from subordinate places to; 1 the highest stations Here are two citixens who were elevated at a single movement to the highest public places I In their respective states and they : have gained such favor that they are now nominated to the b.gbe*t places iin the nation Thia Is a striking tart. •; —New Orleans Ptcyone. \ , j The Wilson candidacy in many re-j spects represent a new high water ( > I mark for pare politics We dont re-1 • ’ call any candidacy that has made is j elevated an idealistic appeal. Dr. Wil-, son is conspicuously an obligationless, candidate. He owes nothing to sec-j ties, to race, or interest, or organic ; . tion or to individual within his party,' He is free in a remarkable degree— • subject to the limitations of the Bal’- j more platform—-to make bis campaign as he pleases Those more interested ’ in the success of national progressiveism and in the adaptation of society to the new conditions of civilisation than I in the success of particular candidates or parties may well welcome the nomination of Dr Wilson as marking a long forward step.—New York Glob" Master F»?wia Hon man has goneto Berne to visit with his uncle for a z week or so. ] Hulda Bauer of Linn Grove, who i visited here yesterday and this morn- ( •ng, left at noon for her home , , i All is in readiness for the subsidy election to be held tomorrow and there remains nothing to be done, s only for you to express your own opin- ; ion by ballot : Pat Wilhelm of Terre Haute, for- < meriy of this city, has returned home 1 after visiting *■ ere with friends Mr. 1 • Wilhelm is following his work as a ' • painter and Is meet ng wth good sue .... » |C rw < > Miss Ida of Linn i * : Grove, wbo .sited sere as the guest, , ( of Miss Bees Baumgartner, and at- j tended the party g.ven Tuesday even- ■ - ing by Mrs. Charles Dunn, in Miss I Bess Baumgartner s honor, left I < noon toda* for ner home. I t - , —_ . L/errocra* Vian* Ad° Pat

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Miss Bess Baumgartner, a Bride-elect, Guest of Honor at Shower Given BY MRS. C. R. DUNN Mrs. Carrie Ehinger Entertains for Daughter and Her Guest. WEEK S SOC.AL CALENDAR. Tuesday. Y. P. A. —Evangelical Church. Thursday. U. B. Aid —Mrs. John Hill. Ruth Circle—Mr*. G. E Owen. Evangelical Aid—Mrs. Orval Hacraff Friday. Christian Aid—Mrs. A. D. Artman. Queen Esthers —M. E. Church. Mite Society—Mrs C. Hocker. I have said that she was sad; but this does not mean that the was not really enjoying herself There is nothing a woman may enjoy more flan her own brokoa heart, especially when it inspires the tintinnabulation ot a funeral bell rhapsody—Ex The Ladies’ Mite society of the M. E. church will meet at the borne of Mrs. Charles Hocker in the south part of the city on Friday afternoon of this week. A good attendance is desired On Sunday morning the children, grandchildren Aid great-grandchildren gathered at the borne of Abraham Sprunger. seventydive. one of Berne's oldest and most highly respected citizens He was born near Berne, Switzerland .having come to this country 1 when he was fourteen years old. He is the father of thirteen children, two ’ of w bom are dead, two sons are in the far west, the other nine were present to enjoy the days festivities. Their narnes are Eli and Hgfiry Sprunger, living in Decatur Mrs. Pete Stauffer.! Mrs. Jacob Steiner. Mrs Joseph Winteregg. Mr*. Philip Huser. Mrs. Sarah Sprunger. Lewis Sprunger and little Della Sprunger. aged five years, all o. «notn live in Berne and ricin; rr There were twenty-eight grandchil

lldren and tw groat grandcbiMrsß present Abraham Sprunger. bis son. Eli. of Deeat w; Mrs. Harry Starr and attie sea. Harold Louis, of Bluffton, posed for their picture*. representing four I generr- ■ ••* c< the family la direct <N- | went The two tatter posed for a picture with Mr*. El Sprunger and her mother. Mr*. Esrbaro Reisen. at the I mother* home In Berne, the Reisen house making an appropriate back ; ground of the picture for It* four gen-, I era’ion* The U»t of names were forty-six tn all. the following being present: Eli Sprunger and family. I . Henry Sprunger and sons. Gordon and Rolland, o' Decatur Mr* Harry Stair and son ot Bluffton. Mrs Sarah Sprunger and Mrs Abraham Sprunger of Berne. Messrs and Mesdame* Phil- ‘ lip Huser and family of east of Berne, I J. D Winteregg and family ot Berne.: Lewis Sprunger of Berne. Peter Staaf-, ter of east of Berne. Jacob Steiner of west ot Berne, and the other little greatgrandchild (Harry Stair being one l , little Gladys Mary Cook o' Geneva The Ladies Mite society oTthe M j E church will meet Friday of this ■ week with Mr*. C. E Hocker in the south part of the city. !■ was a very agreeable surprise st*- ted by Miss Beulah Kfnaa last ev-rtng for the Misses Irene and Helen Schuh at the Schuh home, thirty’ j little girl* comprising the happy party. All kinds ot game* were played, and very delicious refreshment* were ; served, and the social good time was one never to be forgotten o | PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commiss>one-s | of the County of Adam*. August Term. 1912. We. the undersigned. each and all of whom are adult resident freehold er* and voters of Preble township. Adams County. Indiana respectfully petition your Honorable Body and ask that you construct and x free macadamized -oad in said towu- , ship, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route. ■ to-wit; ! Commencing o ntbe Bloor-berg Ma- ‘ cadam oßad. near the southeast cor ner of section three »3» in township twenty-eight IJS north, range thirteen ’l3> east, in Adams County. Indiana; thenee aoutheast on. over and along what is known as the Winchester Road to the township line between the townships of Preble and Root, in said County ls- . .u:e and rerm:nav ing on said township line Said road runs through sections eleven, twelve and thirteen in said Preble township Said petitiopers aver and say that said improvement prayed for is les* than three miles In length and connect* at one end with a free macadam road and at the other with the township line, between the townships of Preble and Root, and that a Vnited States Rural Mail Rout- passes ovethe highway herein sought to be xproved. Y’cur petitioners further aver and * sav that the highway herein so-- it to be improved is a public highway aireadv established and in ise and is one of the acidic highways o' sa ; d Preble townsmi i Your netitisners ask your Honorable body that said highway above <1» i scribed be drained and graded and ! that broken stone be placed upon the • grade and that upon said broken stone , there be placed stone screening*. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be :m j proved to the width to which ft is now established, that being about forty ! (401 feet and that said highway abo’e described be graded to a width of twenty-four iMj feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width o' . ten (181 fee*, and to the depth of eight (St inches at the s’des there-' and to a depth of ten flfit inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four I4> inches, that said road be made a single track and that the name of the same be the ~Doehrman Macadam Road " That to par fo* said impro-ement * wp ask that beads be issued by thCounty of Adans and State of Indiar - payable ; n twenty semi-annual installments or serf"s. and for the naytner’ of which we ask thrst a tax be levied upon the taxable property of saM Preble township in su9lc->rt amount to pay the interest and prin--.;a! said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be ma-Je and constructed and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said townsh.: in accordance with the Acts of the lee islature of the State of Indinna, r? s ed in the year IMS, beginning at P--550. and as amended in the Act* <' 1&07. and as amended in the Arts . now in force, providing for ’h» , extension o' free grave! or macadam t roads, and a!’, other and any and afi amendments thereto. j We further ask the Board to take a>l the necessary «eps as is required by t law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned here in: that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Preble townshin: and that the Board construct the same under the law* of the State of Indiana, providing for the txtension of free gravel or Macadam Roads. Respectfully submitted: Ernst Doehnnan. David J. Dilling. W. J. Bieberich, Henry Nuerge. Martin Kiefer, David Liby. Henry Fuhr mann, Hermann Conrad, Charles Weigmeier. Henry Doehrman. Henry j Kirchner. Conrad C. Doehrman. Jet! I Klopfenstein. Martin Keiffer, John i Hoffman. Wm. F Jaebker. C. P .Teinary. F. Buuck. Fred Bloomenberg. Martin Bultemeier, E. H. Stoppenhag ! en, Thomas J. Soles. C. F. Youne. Otto Buuck. Christ Stoppenhagen, t k ’ ■ 11 ■ * T-W AX, n W, AX” An V Bn — nn • L. T J

wig Rlettssck. John C. Witta. Herman Reese. Christ Went!. David Mueller. Chris Conrad. Henn Iktehrmann. Conrod Doehrman. Christ Bultemeier. Autgust Scbefmann. Emit Scheimann. Loui* Buuck. Wilhelm Bultemeier. William Wishing. Koenemann. August Galimeyar. Henry Schelmann. Henry Dirkson. H. Wischmeyer. Ed Zwick. C. Zwick, Henry Gsllmeler. Louis KJrtw Fred Kleine. Edward Dirkson. W C WHte. Fred F Heckmana. W Heckmann. M C. Beckmann. Abner FYihrmsnn, C Schakel. I Christ Macke. J. C. Grands’aff. Msr- ’ tin Reppert This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. August 6. I#l2. at which time the taxpayers of Preble j townsMy may annear and make such objection* a* the law may provide for H S. MICHAVD. I JBt3 Auditor ■ o - NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The State of Indian*. County of Ad- ! amt. ss !n the Adam* Circuit Court. September Term. Uli. Catharine Dolch vs All the heirs, legsI tees, devisees and creditors of George W Ray. deceased. »ho*e name* are .to the plaintiff unknown No. SW. | Complaint to quiet title. It appearing from affidavit filed ’n | the above entitled cause, that all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditor* of George W Ray. deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown; all the heirs, legatees, devisees and creditors of Elanor Ray. deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown. the said Elanor Ray being the ’ widow of George W Rav. deceased: all the heirs, legatees devisee* and creditor* of Mary Ann Hendricks deceased. whose name* are to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatee*, devisee* and creditor* of W illiam Hendricks, deceased husband of Mary ’ inn Hendrick*, deceased. wbo«e | name* are to the plaintiff unknown; Ray. wife o' Charies W Ray. de ceased: all the heir*, legatees, dev!*--es and creditors of Charles W Ray. deceased: all the heir*, legatees, de | visees and creditors of Ray, wife of Charles W Ray. deceased, whose Christian name is to the plaintiff, and whose name* are to the 'plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatee*, devisee* and creditors of Martha J. Rav daughter of George W Ray. deceased, whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatee*. devisee* and creditors of Cornelius Lamastecs. deceased, who was , the husband of Martha J Ray Lamas ters. deceaser. whose names are to the plaintiff unknown: all the heirs, legatee*, devisee* and creditor* of Jonathan H. Ray. deceased, whose name* are tp the plaintiff unknown: William P Hendricks. Acsia Hen drick*. his wife. Catharine Messbenter. Jacob Meisberger, her husband all the heir*, legatee*, devisees and creditors of Lydia Hendricks, deceased. whose names are to the plaintiff unknown, of the abovp named defendants Are non resident* of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said above named defendant* that they be and appear before the Hon ! Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the 2nd day of September. 1912, the ■ "ame being the first Juridical Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the Citv of Decatur, commencing on Monday. | the Ind day df September. A. D, 1912. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be heard and determined in their absence. i Witness, my name and sea! of said ’ court hereto affixed, this Sth day of, ; July. 1912. x FERDINAND BLEEKE. Clerk David E Smith. Attornev for Plan' tiff 28t3 WANTED Competent and experienced girl for general housework. Good wages. Apply Mrs. Will Kremers 422 Jefferson Street .rnrre- —-t— _ MOM MUCH YOU SAVE 1 2 • We are nd Curions to KNOW HOW MUCH but DO YOU SAVE? That is What Interests'us Good Habits GrowJJke Bad Ones. If y«i begin to save you will be interested, and all that will limit your savings will be your ability. WE KNOW THIS OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY with us. We are confident of results. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DECATUR

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NOTICE TO CLEAN UP. All persons within tLe city of Decatur are hereby notified to clean up all rubbish and other filth, clean out their privy vaults and put them in a clean, sanitary condition, to cut down all weeds upon the property where the live or own, and have all rubbish and old tin cans aauied out ot the city within the next ten days, as this is the final notice, and no other will be given. All persons who have failed to comply with this notice will be prosecuted as directed by the laws governing the state and city boards of heaitn. So get busy. DR. H S KELLER. 158® Sec’y City Board of Health. o FOR SALE—Six volume set of encyclopedias: good as new. Inquire at this office. iJS-.s FOR SALE —Mare and colt. Nathaniel May, on John Meyer farm south ! of town, or address Decatur, Indi ani - 16HJ

——————— - —- —— I i OFFI i I All our Ladies and Misses Oxfords and Pumps in tan, gun metal and patent will be sold XI ONE-THIRD OFF For the next ten days. This is not a hot air proposition, we mean what we say. NOTHING CHARGED AT THESE PRICES ELZEYFALK • OPP. COURT HOUSE

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Notice is hereby that the idnual meeting of -cockho’ders at the Old Adams County bank will be held at their banking house. Decatur. Ind - ana, at 10:00 a. tn , ca Tuesday, e. 1911. for the purpose of electing seven directors to serve for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may come before them 157130 E. X. EKINGER. Cash.ePatron’s Notice Each Wednesday until October, all dental offices will be closed at noon for the remainder of day and evening. J. Q. Neptune Burt Mangold Fred Patterson Roy Archbold