Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 22 August 1912 — Page 4

DAILY* DEMOCRAT) E.try Eacart SvMMjr by Ttt HCATW ICIWCIAT CMPW* LEW G. ELLINGMAM K)HK H. HELLER *.t»cnpv#-n Rate* Per Wee*. by t*mer 10 ««t* *w T«*r. by .a-T»er •s*l Per Moet*. by ■*. » cwj Per year, by m*U 32 7. I Bi*gi« Cepm .....2 ceeu rtiatag raw* mzde ku»s co *p; E*'.e.-«4 ax ike pcttotfxe io Decatur. iMia&a. u k«cs4 cUm Mfl. The cottar? cvtnm ;*aiooex* have . pebuebed official aotice tbax the see- - o&d -*g.»t.-at:on day win occur o* Fr.<iay. September vti On that day ! it ia tie duty of every democrat ir. • Adam* county who did not regiater in May to do to. Yo* want to hare the same right of suffrage a* your neighbor and acw it the time to arraag- ’ :t Do it. . 4 I The <.:• council T-esday ordered several old ta:Jd:ngi that bare become ttaaafe and uasightly to be reaootec. with the added wanting ?h»t if thia it not done by the owners, it wiß be done by the city a: their expense. The city of Decatur .* advaaciag,•- iirt tSey **** oosed aJoa< to that stage where it is aecesaary that these improv entente be made, and no person should stand in the road of progress It should not be necessary for the council to have ■ to take such steps, but when they do, it should be done in such a maane.that every one will known they mean bus’-t*--- The old buildings are of M -se to any one and if they are a • menace and an eye-sore, should be removed. « _ _/ • *»— ■ Governor Marshall knows officially that he is the democratic nominee tor rice president. He accepted the honor :n one at the ablest speeches of tae year and the meeting was a ( very enthusiastic one The accident, while marring the pleasures of the day for many, did not dampen the ardor of the occasion Every sp«m»-r was enthusiastic and the assurance of victory was apparent in each word spoken. It was a great day and every citizen of Indiana should be proud of fact that the men of Indiana are eßosen to do things. Five time* w ithin the past third of a century has the vice presidential nominee been selected from the rank* of ladiaaa. speess well tor a state to be thus honored. Governor Marshall will be elected and he will serve his nation well WILL MOVE TO BLUFFTON. J. D. Johnson, the well aaown puper nanger and painter of this city. >,»< taken a politics with the King Piano work* of Bluffton and will move his family to that city to reside m the near future. Mr Johnson wvs married quite recently to Mrs Florence Smith. f will offer for a few days the following real estate: Forty-acre tract good land near Monroe: one l-tiacre tract 12 squares from court house, an idea, poultry and fruit farm. one boos* and two lots on easy payments, for V 550. one bouse and lot for 3750; one house and lot on brick street for $2000; vacant lots from 330 to Bl”' 200t~ JOHN SCHEIMAN. ARE EVER AT WAR. Tfeer are two things everlastingly at wat, joy and piles. But Bucklen s Arnica Salve wil banish piles. It soon subdues the itching, irritation, inflammation or swelling. It gives comfort, invites joy. Greatest healer of burns,

New Fall Shirts in all the latest effects- pleated and plainSI.OO THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Miss Agnes Meibers Will Give Dinner Party for Miss Gandy. THE CONCORD PICNIC Held in Clark Grove Today —Mrs. Wm. Spuhler Entertains Today. — WEEKS SOCIAL CALENDAR. Aesnsacay. | Shakespeare—Mrs. H. H Moltz t TWursaay. Baptist Missionary— Mrs John Everett. Neediecraft —Sue Maye? Ruth Circle—Gretel Shoemaker I Baptist Missionary—Mrs John EvFn4ay. • Mite Society—Mrs. WHI Butler ' Cbriatian Aid —Mr* Jacob Eady. More than one hundred members o' the Roebuck family attended the as- . seal family rewaioa heid wt the Some of Mr and Mrs Elia* Hartzell of Mid I diet own, eleven miles from F“ Wayne . I on the Spnngfleld interurban line A frognm of speeches and music was I followed by a sumptßOtas chicken dia- i *er. Those in attendance from Fort Wayne were H. P Roebuck. Mr. and 1 Mrs Otto Falls. Mr and Mrs. Asa 1 Roebuck. Mrs. Susan Fails. Mr and : , Mt D J Barkley Mr. and Mrs Ho-* -uer Roebuck, Mr and Mrs Satan?i Smith, Mr. and Mrs Frans Falls. Mr ' and Mrs Charles D Coil Oflkers for > •he year were elected a* follows ‘ President, Frank Pall*: secretary. H., | Cceb’.ck. Among Other members of ■ the family present were the following Mr and Mr* George Tucker and < ' fam2y of Van Buren: Mr and Mrs ' Richard Tucker. Jctesborc Mr. and Mrs William XoU and family, Dera ’ ‘ tur Mr and Mrs Henry Drank. Port j land; Mr and Mrs. Elias Hartzell. I Hoagland Mr and Mr* R IL M3le-. Sherwood. Ohio Tony Rebuck and children: Mr and Mrs T. R. Xoll. De • catur Mr and Mr* R S Peterson. of The Bend, Ohio Mr and Mrs FTed Sommers and family. Hoaglanir EH Smith, Gaa City: Mr and Mrs P. L Hartzell. Hoagland Mr* X'aney Soil and daughter. Pleasant Mills. Mr. and Mr*. Owen Pails. Hoagland: Mr. and Mr*. J H Wright. Gas City; Ray Smith, Gas City. The speaker* of the day were M‘.*s Glady* Roebuck. Mis* Martha Tucker. Miss Mary Noll and Faul Noll—Fort Wayne Sentinel. — The Mite society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoonwith Mr* Will Buder on Eighth street. Mesdame* Butler and T R Moore are chairmen of the section which ha* the entertaining in charge at this time — The Methodist lad:-* announce a) pastry sale for Saturday afternoon b*-f ginning at 1 o'clock at the gas office Rev E A. Goodwin and daughter. ■ Olive of this city, were among the : ’ -. inter who spent Tuesday w’th > Mrs. Sehenck at Pleasant Mills, th? - <•*- K eirg her birthday anniversary. A sumptuous dinner at noon, which tii also enjoyed by a large number of relatives was a feature of the day ‘ Mr*. C. L Meiber* and daughters, i Helen and Dorothy, spent the day ■ with the William Spuhler family east < , of the city. r Miss Agnes Meibers will entertain this evening at a S o'clock dinner to’’ Miss Drusilla Gandy of Churubusco. Covers will also be laid for the Misses Agnes Kohne. Naomi Niblick t and Genevieve Bremerkamp. i The Ccneord Lutheran Sunday • school picnic of Root township was , held this afternoon in the Clark grove near Monmouth. Very many-of the r members of the school and their I friends attended and enjoyed a good time. ’ The annual missionary feast of th? St. John s Lutheran church of Root \ township, of which Rev. Jaus is • tor. will be held next Sunday morn- | i*g in the Wischmeyer grove. Mrs. Will Butler wii? leave Saturday for a visit with Mrs. H. O. Dibble at Lansing, Mich. SIGN PAINTING. Leave orders at Reiter & Frances' cigar store. —Lew Corbin. iS7tf - HA'leE WANTED. [ I want to rent a*or 8 room house, i as near central part of city as posJ sibie H. BURROUGHS, IMM3 At Old Blackburn Drug Sure.

Art Hall Burned • Continued f rom Page 1) verbial way. that those kaowtag :t wa* locked, would break m that math •ooaer. as the lock aid key wonid ' imply valuables there, worth the precaution. Issuraace at a thousasd dciiara vm earned oe the bafidiag sith the Gal'.«ly A -Gtasoe agency m this r.ty Will Proeasiy Reb»>i& At the tine of going to press the board of maaager* of the fair association were- arranging to bcM a me*' mg to make plans for the rvboiMmx nt the art kail at once It was though: , that if a *.Sciva- number at carpenter* coeM be secured and pot at ■ work ax one* that the hall eooM be cempleted ia time for the fair which opeas September !<th Th;* win in " I all probabiiit y be done. BAPTfST S $ P'CMIC. The Baptist Sunday sc boo. picnic will be held ia the Kunkel grove at Mcnmouth Friday. August Mrd. E ery member of the school is expected to go School pays fare of all the chSdrea. Leave on I:3* car from interurban station. Meet ax church a: 7:45. Tt-iaa who cannot make the 4:34 car caa leave ax 11:3< and arrive ia time for dinner Parents, with infants who desire to leave early may return on 2p. a car Party to return at 5 o'clock. The party win be ia charge of Pastor Jone* and Sunday school teacher* and officers Childrec will be safe. Let each cue put a little extra ia the basket for dinner that those who bring nc dinner may be supplied Dinner will be spread on grounds T L. JONES Pastor LEFT BABY GIRL. I Anna Efixabevh is the uame of the baby girl born to Mr and Mrs. Will nr*:-** •» aa early boar this morninn. and a hose arrival ha* filled the home | with joy. Mr* Winnes was formerly Miss Nina Reed, and this is the first Labe to bless their borne Frederick Arnold is the name of the boy baby bom Tuesday evening to Mr. and Mrs WIHMM Bogner of High street, this being the second child in the family. Mrs Bogner was Miss Annette Hackman before her marriage. . ———— 0 Band concert Tonight at » o’clock the Decatur City band will again bold forth in the weekly band concert, which, this time will be held on the corner of Monroe and Second street* The leader advises that several new pieces have been learned and that they will be presented to the public here for the Lrat me tonight. Be >'.re tn come 1 out and boost th3 home band. o HAD RAT FEAST. Tom. the big dog belonging to Duk Townsend, had a rat feast while in this office this morning, when he lo- ' rated the trail of a big rat. and at once, with a little assistance, made things lively until bis prey was captured. Tom wasn’t a bit backward and soon put an end to the earthly career of Mr. Rat. after he had come away from hi* nest a little too far. O— — WENT AFTER AUTOS J ... - Ear! Sowaru*. owner of the Madison street garage, with Dale Mose* and Sherman Kunkle, left this mom- ' ing for Detroit, Mich, and will bring , two new Hupmobiles to the city which be has just sold. The ownep of the new cars will be Mr. Kunkle, who is mpking the trip and the -xher, Dr. J. Q. Neptune. WITH THE SICK. John Zdo. one of the Bohemian beet workers, who has been quite sick with typhoid fever for the past three weeks, is lying at death's door, and but little hope for his recovery is . held. Zola, with the other companions, is making bis home just this side i of Monroe. Dimples, little daughter of Rev, and . Mrs. Owens, who has been suffering from summer complaint, is slightly improved and hope* for her recovery are more strongly held. The little son of Robert Miller of south of the city, who has been guilt . sick for some days with summer com plaint, a disease now prevalent among children, is improving from day tc day. M , 0 — A FINE LOT FOR SALE. r I wish to sell the lot at the corn- : of Second and Jackson streets. Will move house off and sell the lot. Ad dress James Niblick, R. F. D. No. S. or 'phone S, T line. 186U2 o . Democrat Want Ads Pay.

The Interest Is Increasing — f Cc-axißued rum Par* l> Chas. A PhiLuw Maahaoaa iwwU.raz*. Spetagleic Ohm Will M.e*se. Lax -aster. Okso Mr* F H VaMßwsrtaesr. STET Ki» bark Ave., CkJcagc IR Mas Kittie Mievse. 5747 Kkmbnrk Ave, 'hxaga, nt Mr. .sad Mr* Jotxxa Sari. Brower*vtiJe. M.an Mr. and Mr* W iua Kline. Bhiff tom lad. Mr aad Mr* Dwrid Sauthtne. Brow. ersvtiJe. Mina. ZMr aad Mr* Simba Wey rick* Browersrille. Mfxu. George Longhes.y. Westerville. O Ervie Elzey, Norh M.ii St.. CeMaa. Okie Mr* •'tiartie Ho>eß South Ws tlev tad. Thomas Johnsen offeyviDe, Kaas At»ner Jahuot. Kansas City. Me Wm Fuhrmaa. Hope. Mieh, R R 1. Philip Fuhrmaa. Hope. Mick. R R No 1. . Mr. and Mrs E 3 We:smaatet EF woed Ind. Waldo Linn, MtsrideM, Cal F. J. Boose, tit Cherry St. Grand Raped* Mo. I S Baxter. Vaa Wert. Ohio J. A. Claypool, Deipbou. Ohio Mr and Mr*. E A Whu>ry. Mu* I cie. Ind. Brenton. Barkley Pasco. Wash. R B France, Ch:*' Pobce, Affiaac*. Ohio. John Yaaey. Cokfvater O Mrs. Kate Touhe?. State House, la-! d-anapolm. Ind. Andrew J. Battenberg. GrabcE lad. Orange Maxfleld Gratnß. lad Samuel Zimmermux. Grab-.IL lad • John Brow*, Coe Harrison A P*ar St*. Fort Wayne, lad. James R Boyd. 141® Superior S’ • Huntington. Ind. Mrs Addie K. Free!. 141< S.;<*-wc , S’, Huntington, tnd Allison Etiey, Hartford City Ind Ira Elzey. Hartfeed City, lad Jesse Elxey, Hartford CYty, lad. Joseph Urick, Dunkirk lad , Samuel Urick. Dunkirk. lad. j Jesse Brandybem £<--1:,-*. >*.* William Danner Laadervilk. Ohio Isaac R McLeod Cripple -ee Colo John Urick, Genetz. i*< John J. Mallose* Vaa Wert. Ohio. ( Daniel Johnson. Hartford City, lad Allen J Shower*, Sx Louis, Mo. JI O B PWto#» Mr*. Pteoeb? Dari* i«.:" <!« Coen, i Cicero. HL Mr. and Mr* George Stevens. Sturgis. Mieh. Mr. and Mr* John L. Jotnson. Sanford. Mieb Mr and Mrs John Kera. Saginaw. Mich. Mr. and Mr*. H. J. Chetiey. 11l Rr > lington Ave. Chicago, HL David Champer, Wagner HL Ruses Stuckey, .Berne, Ind Mrs. Mary Bremerkamp. Goshen. Ind. Mr. and Mr* A. P Chilson. Bryan, t Ohio , Mise Edna Bremerkamp, Goshen. . Ind. ■ Mr and Mr* Pete Schaffse-. Wißshire. Ohio. Miss Kate Maddy. Muncie. Ind. « Mr and Mr* Dan Rehm. 425 Fa.r- - mount Place. Fort Wayne. Ind » Clyde Baumgartner. Linn Grove. • Ind Mrs. Maggie Garby, care Union Traction Co. Anderson. Ind. Mis* Hattie Gilliam, 712 N Ea t St , Indianapolis, Ind. s Mr. and Mrs Fred Ruby, Willshire - Ohio r, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ehret, Rockford i Ohio . r-' Cale Frisinger. Rockford, Ohio. • Mrs. Adam Gilliam. 712 North Eaut —-

THE MORRIS CO, 5 and 10c Store e j __ _— * A SPECIAL SALE p | FOR THURSDAY, COMMENCING AT 2 P. M. d| Ladies Tea Jackets will sell for, each <| IO ; WE WILL HAVE OTHER BARGAINS AS WELL o ; - | ii At the place where you can buy the same goods fdr less money or more goods for same money. ■r _ THE MORRIS CO. 5 and 10c Store

1 St, ladlaiapolu 7*4 , Daytce Abbott. CbW e£ Pobce. Ft Way»e i*d ■■ If 1 ’ Grand s<and Fell CONTI’-TED : -OM ' *OR Jacob Wwwiw IndiaEapoli*. in i UfkoHy aad ja» broke® Williaa Payae. Martinrril!e. leg brokea and burt iaterwaHy Thomas Eagle. Louanvtile. fractur «d hi*, wnst broken and injured • ahoet chest O N Heoderaon. 71. Montezuma.; leg broke*, bruhwd IMvM Strouse. Roc kv-.lle. ’.eg broken. back tpramed Thoms* Jordaa- 1 rdmoa polia. hip broken Senator HartaiL Indianapolis, atm broken A bundrud or two ssore received jniafni aad rather seriows injuries Mr* • cuter aad Mr* Cbrtsieo we-e aeoxed on the aext to the last row from the tor aad feil about twenty feet Mr. aad Mr* Lew E-Ungham were oa tie sage, bwt the section where they were seated did not go down OBITUARY. Soaoaaah Jaae Archbold was bora i near Butstnr. tad. October IS. 1547 * She departed this itfe Aaguet 1< aged 44 year*. » xaimtis and 2t day* la enriy ckJdhood ste tires with her parent* iz Root township. Adams cocaty I* Februa-y. !S*». she was txr-ed in holy wedlock to Jobs I Ettier. of Lecatw. where they resided untx Mr Bstier • death in WBJ. The home was iiessed with <-*e child. Ehhe! May now Mr* Aiph Geuti*. whe sumes ber mother The deceased was converted tn «*’»y youth aad rxried with tie Mt. Pteusant class * jaf the M E cbm t She has been . ‘ ever tme to ftristian duty, pure of I ! xninc ant iove4y j* dmpwtkm A year Lgi she severely afflwt j ,ed and ne’er reganed Krcas& She I t-ae beea bedfast for eleven weeks I ,Th end cause Saturday August l«h She eave* to sc-m” tbe*r Ices two J trccner* 'taries W Arc I bold of Phil-1 adelpdu Henry L_ -ts CaUfornia; I three sxster*. Mr* Wash Gilpen at CardweS. Mo Mr* J. M. Miller of ( i Decmar. azd Mr* Homer Lower of i . near Deeatur: one daughter. Mrs , Alph Gentis. asd many friends and j reiatives e GET NEW PEWS. The members of the St. Paul s: Christian Union church, five miles | east of this city are rejoicing over ( the beautiful appearance there place of worship now present*, owing to the improvements which have been’ made, in the way of new pews. Other j change* <ere also made to make the! edifice a most beautiful place of wor-l I ship and one th? members can feel , justly preud of. | 7r v rFARM BARGAINS FOR QUICK SALE We have one of the best black land i corn farms of 120 acres, with twoj - good sets of buildings. 3*4 miles west | of Monroe Price, 3133 per acre i Forty acres black land, fair building* I 4 miles of Deeatur. Price. 3115 per o acre. HARVEY 4 LEONARD. j Office over Vance. Hite A Macklin's. I o FOR SALE —Eleven roomed house on: t North First street: has modem con-1 vemences: also seven roomed hou*e !. or. North Second street; has lights and water. Inquire of Mr* Ed JohnL son 200t3 FOR SALE —One O'erlanu Automo- ' biie in firs’ class condition Call ’ ax this office. 187t7 I 1

VAN WERT (OUNTY ..FAIR.. Sept. 2.3,4.5 and 6, 1812 THE BIG EVENT OF THE YEAR Famous for Great, (iood and Clean Exhibitions and Amusements. Especially strong on agricultural and industrial features. Greater preparations have been made than ever before. SI4.(MK) EXPENDED IN BUILDINGS The Art Hall (new 94x158 feetl Exhibit a Leading Feature entertainment for all Daily Concert by Bands and Kirk's Vocal Orchestra. Ths five flyi& Moores. Aerial Artists, in their Big Casting Art. Other special >*ip ures announced later Stock paraue Thursday and Fnday. DAILY£SPEED EVENTS Tues. Sept. 3 ®Wed. Sept 4 1 burs, Sept 5 Fnday Sept. S pace 33002:18 pace 3300 2 22 pace 3300220 trot «oo 230 trot 3X02:17 trot 3002 24 trot 300 2:14 trot 3QO • Ladies rond race 75 2:12 pace 300 2:15 f mile run 75Gents road race .. i mile run 100 An Addition to Grand Stand Affords Sufficiect Room EVERY YEAR A LITTLE BETTER Special tninl from Celina and Bryan agd intermediate pointe on Thursday. Aug sth For particulars and premium list address. E V. WALBORN, Secretary Family Tickets age Limit 18 yrs. $1.50 Single admission 25c WE Want your Shoe trade if we deserve it we are handling the best shoe man can Produce. The most skilled Shoemakers best efforts in the finest leathers ob tamable. Come and give us a trial. Peoples And Gerke w—gw a»" w aitff ’ k MR. SMuKtRa whiff from one of those Log Cabin cigars. It i make you smile and d hustle five cents will invest- % < ( igate the merits of thi> cigar. Ask your dealer the next time vou smoke. H. A. COLCHIN, For Sale At Ail Dealers PLENTY OF WHISKEY IS FLOATED on the market by extravagantadvertising. Rest assur- ,/jjg| ed the cost of that advertising comes out of the whisk- k< iey. Try a bottle of our Solo A brand and you’ll get all |‘ZT whiskey value. It is a whis- | key that good judges pro- ? nounce and that doctors dedare entirely wholesome. Bergoff Beer by the case. GIIRI Comer of Second and vj 11 l. | Madison streets. bowers-nib Lick ' WE ARE IN THE MARKET FOR ALL KINDS OF GRAIN»SEEDS i <® Just Received A Car OF Large Lump Coal For Thrashing GIVE US A TRIAL Phone 233 z