Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 26 September 1912 — Page 4

D A I L Y D E M O CRAT Pirt »n«3 £.«-• E.e- E«:e:i SunMy by TIE »EUTIt DEMOtIAT C9BH.M LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rztew Per Week, by c»rr:wr IS CMtf Per Year, by earriwr 25.•» •Mr Month, by «L’..l IS cent* Per year, by mall 22.5ji Clng'.e Coplee 2 cent* Aoiertiein* raioa maae known on appbcatlM. Entered at the povtofftce in Decatur, Indiana, aa eceond class mall. Fred Scburgir’s marching club w 11 soon be ready for business and its tale to say that they will attract much attention, make plenty of noise, and prove invaluable in the organization work of the democrats in old Adams county this year. The !a*t day for registration drass near. Its the 7th of October. Don't forget it Don t let any other arrange ments prevent you from thus protect-1 ing your vote. You o*e it to your famiiy, yourself, your neighbor, your ■ county, state and nation. You cant afford to do anything else. If you don’t take a part in the ejections yon should not grumble at the things that happen Merchants desiring advertising ; space in the big six thousand edition of tne Daily Democrat to be issued next Monday should get their copy in ; soon. It will be the largest edition ' ever published in this city and wiil contain a complete list of those in-; vited to attend the Old Home Week j festivities here the week of October! 14th Its a chance to write an ad-| vertisement that will live for years to ■ come. Governor Marshall in a political address at South Bend last evening dis cussed Indiana QBancea, In a clear and concise manner This usually dry subject was made most interesting by the governor and every voter of the i state should read bis words. He answers Colonel Durbin and does it without dodging or squirming in any manner Contrary to most politicians, Governor Marshall meets the issues squarely and his defense is intelligent and spoken in such a manner that everyone can easily understand

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ha He sasdt- ’ In 1910 the sinking fund tax was reduced from 3 cents to l*s cents on each one hundred dollars. This reduction in the tax rate leaves, ! in the pockets of the people |J7v,O)oi ! a year. This reduction has been in force practically three years, which I means a saving to the people of 2510.1 I WO. We had during the year of 1905, ' IXM and 19v7 passed through an extravagant era in public building and there is a vast difference between needful things and extravagantly need I ful things The South-eastern Hospitai for the Insane and the new School 1 for the Dea/ had been started on elaI borate scales These institutions have now been finished, the first at a cost of 21,500.000 and the second at a cost of 2750,000. For their great covt no Democratic adm lustration and nt Democratic legislature w*as responsii ble Tai* extravagant building era so I drained the state’s resources that it 1 became necessary to transfer moneys ' from the sinking fund to thb general , fund." TOLEDO. ST. LOUIS 4 WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY. New York. September 23,1912. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Toledo, St. Louis 4 Western Railroad company .or the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly i come before said meeting, will be ' held on Wednesday. Octooer 23. 1912, s at 2:30 o’clock m the afternoon, at | the principal office of the company in i the city of Frankfort, Clinton county, Indiana. I The polls for receiving ballots wiH , be opened as soon aa the organization of the meeting shall admit, and will remain open one hour. The stock transfer books of the I company will close on October 11, I 1912. at the close of business on that day, and will reopen October 24, 1912. at 19 o'clock a. m. By order of the Board of Direc tors J JAS STEVART MACKIE, It Secretary. GRAPES FOR SALE. Inquire of And*ew Miller, phone 11 on the I line. 2Mt3» —o WANTED —Girl for general houseI work, only two in family. Apply at once to J. H. Stone. 23013 FC 11 SALE —I am or. -ring my Reaidence property .or sale. 2 lots, house and barn, none better in city. With all modern improvements. Eli Spning- ' er.

DOINGS IN SOCIETY Mrs. E. G. Coverdale Gives Birthday and Farewell Party for Niece JOSEPHINE BURNS , • Mrs. Holiday, State Guild Secretary, to Meet With Local Guild. WEEK’S SOCIAL CALENDAR. Wednesday. Orient—Mrs. Harry Helm W C. T V —Mrs Jacob Au St Vincent de Haul —Mrs Martin Mylott. Thursday. Baptist Brotherhood —Rev. T. L. Jones.# Evangelical Aid —Mrs. Fred Hoffman. Y. P S. C. E. V Social—Mrs. John Hill. Friday, Thimble Club—Gertrude Moses. Girls of True Blue—Sarah Bracht. Zion Lutheran Aid —Schoo! House M E Mite—Mrs. W. H. Fleddrrjohann. Miss Gertrude Moses will be hostess to the Thimble club Friday afternoon. Law Bentz entertained a company of friends last evening in honor of his brother, Charles SHDRHSRDLI’H eighth birthday anniversary. Dancing was a much enjoyed amusement and i music for this was furnished by the Geels orchestra, including Joe' and John Geels, sad Miss Bertha Geels. Mrs. Mary Meyers of rural route five entertained at dinner today for Mrs. Lew Voglewede of Muskogee, i Okla. — I A company of twenty members of 1 the Needlecraft club and her other i ' friends were royally entertained Tues-; day evening by Miss Mamie Kitson,! this being the last opportunity she will have of entertaining the club be-I fore her marriage to Mr. Clarence Ccrnthwaite next Tuesday, and her removal to her new borne at Peru Some of the guests busied themselves with their needlework, while others simply chatted, talking over old times and ’.lans tor the future, and a merry time was also spent in viewing the pretty gifts received in her several showers • by Miss Kitson. A delicious luncheon , was nicely served and much enjoyed. |

The c\ub is aatidpwt iur spendm# next Sunday as guest.* of Mr and Mrs Mart* Weiland east of the ctty A very delightful party was given Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock by Mrs E G Corertale fcr her little niece. Miss Josephine Burns The occasion was one a. double Interest being a celebration of the sixth birthday anniversary of little Miss Burns, and also a farewell as she leaves October 10th, with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burna for their new home in California Fourteen lit , tie folks formed the circle of merry making and a most delightful amuse . ment was the imaginary hide-and gc seek game Then the little people were blindfolded and tried to pin the I tall on the picture-donkey. Miss Elea-' nor Ellis was most successful and was given first prize, while the consolation I went to Bob Helm A long pretty Üble was given over to refreshments . and a little glittering candle-crowned birthday cake made a charming cen-ter-piece Little Miss Burns was bon ored with the presence of her great-1 grandmother. Mrs. Mary Ellis, of In- , dianapolis; her great aunt, Mrs Elizabeth Hunson. of Indianapolis, and her j grandmother, Mrs. Lase Ellis, of this ■ city, as well as the following little | tnends Her cousin, Caroline Vogle-1 wede, of Muskogee, Okla.; Charlott-j and Margaret Niblick. Helen and Margaret Bremerkamp. Margaret Rad* j macekr. Lee Anna Vance. Gretchen : Schafer, Marcia Helm. Eleanor Ellis.' Bill Holtbouse. Bob Helm and Car! ■ Hayslip. The Ladies’ Histories! club too* up the study of Chinese Characteristics at the home of Mrs. Charles Batten-1 berg las' evening Mrs Helen Bios-1 som of Fort Wayne was scheduled to | have the paper, tut could not be here, at this time, so Mrs. P B Thomas | took her place, the others discussing j sub-topics. Mrs. Mary Eley will be! hostess next Tuesday evening. M*s. j C. D. Lewton having the paper. The Westminster Guild will be en-1 tertained tomorrow evening by the Misses Ireta and Mary Erwin: Mrs Holiday of Indianaqolis. who is state secretary, will be preset at this time and discuss' certain plans with the guild, and an unusually zood meeting is anticipated. The Columbian club will give a: dance this evening at the halL to I which all receiving in: atjons have been looking forward with pleaser* THE STATE CONFERENCE Os Charity and Correction Beard to he Held in October. Adams county members of e boards of charities and correction w iU attend the state conference in its twenty-first annual session to tee held at Logansport, October 12th to 15'h. under the presidency of Mrs. Emma Lee Elam of Indianapolis. The conference will open Saturday night and close Tuesday night. Governor Marshall will speak at a mass meeting Sunday afternoon A number of workers of state and national reputation are listed on the program. -FARM FOR SALE. Grain and stock (arm, 4 miles fron i county seat. Coldwater, Mich.; 12 > acres, bank barn and other out-build-ings: 9 room house, with cellar, wind-1 min, school 29 rods away, and ort-h-1 art; nearly all cleared, on good pike, I close to churches For further par ticularw. write, A. J Hawkins. Cold-I water. Mich.. R. R 9 230t3* Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sehafer and 1 daughter, Gretchen. !eft today noon | for Cleveland. Ohio, and Buffalo, N ! Mr f-*bafer going oi AT THE CRYSTAL. A romy seat, ‘ r f j In quarters neat, A chummy friend or two The picture world, Like dreams unfurled. By first run films on view. The kinds that row The mind from tol and woe. Here would I spend Hours without end, At the Crystal picture show. “ANY OL’ CLOTHES.’’ Comedy. “AN INDIAN’S GRATITUDE,"’ Indian Comedy. “DRESS SUITS IN PRISONComedy. The CRYSTAL Theater.

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HEAR SENATOR] ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OX THE PROGRESSIVE TICKET Saturday Afternoon, September 28, At Two O’clock At The Court House, Decatur, Indiana. You should not fail to hear this great Statesman discuss the issues of this campaign ADAMS COUNTY PROGRESSIVE COMMITEE

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