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THE MUNCIE MORNING STAR, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1915 Bake for the Taste Our Pride Flour Is the product of Indiana Long Berry Red Winter Wheat- -Every kernal sound and sweetMilled in such a gentle manner so that the wholesome nutty flavor of the grain is retained in the flour -taste it in the baking. No Bleaching No Doctoring Simply Pure Flour Made Only By THE HAYNES MILLING 00. Portland, Ind. R. Snell, Distributor Muncie, Ind FAIRMOUNT Fairmount, Odd Fellows lodges of Fairmount, Rigdon, Hackleman, Isabel and West Liberty, in connection with the Red Men's lodge of Rigdon, will hold a fraternal all-day picnic in the Peterson Grove, southwest of this city, on Thursday, July 8, for which an athletic and literary program 1 has been arranged.

"Loyal Sons and Daughters Day" will be observed at the Christian Church, Sunday, and a program will be given including a special sermon by the Rev. J. F. Ainsworth. The opening of the squirrel season, this morning, found a number of hunters in the woods at an early hour.

L. A. Wagoner and Dr. J. A.

Pearcy each bagged two fine fox squirrels and returned to town before 7 o'clock. Dr. A. Garner and wife, George Delaney and wife, Edwin Delaney and the Misses Norine and Marian Delaney, who have been the guests of relatives here for a week, left this morning for their homes Lynchburg. Ohio.

Louis Delaney remained here for a longer stay, Monday afternoon will be observed A8 a holiday the business firms of this city, all stores closing at noon. Following services conducted this morning from the Friends' Church, in charge of the Rev. Fred E. Carter, the remains of Mrs. Cyrus Hollingsworth were taken to the Gas City 1.

0. 0. F. Cemetery for interment. The funeral procession was made up entirely of automobiles.

Roy Brookshire, living southwest of town, while coming here, in an automobile this morning, struck a rail fence, Inflicting minor damages to the machine, when the steering gear, became locked while making a turn in the road. The driver of the car was not injured. A large oak tree, which stood too near the west side of the new grade school building on South Vine street, has been cut down. Wheat cutting commenced in this part of the county today. In many fields the grain has fallen badly which will make the harvest a most difficult FRECKLE-FACE5 Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots.

How to Remove Easily. Here's a chance, Miss Freckle-face, to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of a reliable dealer that will not cost you a penny unless removes the freckles: while if it does give you a clear complexion the pense is trifling. Simply get an ounce of othinedouble strength- -from any druggist and a few applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself of the homely freckles and get a beautiful complexion. Rarely is more than ounce needed for the worst case. Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength othine as this is the prescription sold under guarantee money back if it fails to remove freckles.

freckles. Pictorial Review Patterns We can supply you at our pattern counter or by mail a pattern like the one illustrated on this page today in The Star's Pashion Note at 158 each. If to be sent by mail use the blank below ntteching it to the illustration, and enclose 15c for each pattern desired. Remittance may be made by postage stamps, if desired. Me Naughton W.

A. McNAUGHTON Please send me Pictorial Review Pattern like tion attached. Size Name Address A Bald Head Only Indicates that the scalp bas been neglected. We recommend that you use "93" Rexall Hair Tonic Kills the germ that causes the hair to fall out and will keep the scalp healthy Galliher Prutzman. WALK TO ELWOOD FROM TENNESSEE Aged Couple, Who Lost Restaurant by Fire, Entertained by the Mayor.

FATHER AN INDIAN WARRIOR Woman Picturesque in Dress and Manners When Young. Elwood, July 1. Walking from Alexandria and stating that they had come all the way from Tennessee on foot, Mr. and Mrs. Ancil C.

Wise, both past 50 years of age, arrived in the city today and they state they hope to find that will enable them to make their home here. Mrs. Wise, whose father was an Indian warrior but whose a mother was white, spent the early part of her life here and is remembered by the older residents as a girl who was very picturesque in both her dress and manners, but this is her husband's first visit here. Several months ago Mr. and Mrs.

Wise had a small restaurant in a Tennessee village but this was destroyed by fire and with no insurance they were left entirely without funds. Since then they have been walking about over the country and recently they decided to return this city which was but little more than a village when Mrs. Wise left here. Today the couple were entertained by Mayor Harbit at his home, he having known Mrs. Wise when she was a girl, and friends here are seeking employment for them.

Mrs. Wise states that her grandfather, an Indian chief, at one time owned a large tract of land here, but that he was induced by a trader to give this in exchange for and a few trifles worth less that's The old people are both interesting and their queer dress attracted attention wherever they appeared on the streets today. STOLEN MOTORCYCLE FOUND. Elwood, July Shallenberger, a young motorcyclist left this afternoon for Richmond to claim a new motorcycle purchased by him four weeks ago and which was stolen from an uptown street at Indianapolis last week, where he had left it standing. 'The young man, riding the machine at the time it was located by the Richmond police, is now in a hospital in that city, suffering from serious injuries sustained when the motorcycle went into a ditch near there this morning and his name has not yet been learned.

Local police this morning received a message from Richmond telling of a motorcycle accident in which the machine rider was thought to have been fatally injured although the machine had not been damaged. The description of the motorcycle and the manufacturer's number corresponded with that of the one stolen at Indianapolis although the license tag number was different, MURDER CASE IN REPORT. Elwood, July 1. For the first time in eight years, the regular monthly police report of the chief of police today contained the report of one arrest made on a charge of murder. This was the arrest of Demetri Vello, in custody at the county jail.

Prior to the recent shooting there had been but one murder here in eight and in that instance the man committing the crime committed sulcide immediately. report for the month follows: Adultery, assault and battery, 16; drunks, associating 19; larceeny, prostituteder, with prostitution, fast driving, provoke, selling intoxicants illegally, selling intoxicants to minors, 1: beating board bills, dogs killed, old commitments, neglect of children, incorrigibility, speeding, 2. STORY HOURS FOR CHILDHEN. Elwood, July In addition to the several new playground devices that have been added to the public playgrounds during the past few weeks, and several extensions and improvements at the grounds, a series of story hours for the small children have been arranged for. These will be in charge of Miss Evangeline Rogers, a high school student, will also arrange special games for the smaller children.

MISS JASELLA BEEBE WEDS. Elwood, July evening at Xenia, Ohio, was solemnized the marriage Miss Jasella Beebe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beebe, of this city, and Dr. B.

L. Paint With est "FOREST CITY" PAINTS For Brushing, Covering, Body, Durability, Finish and Strength of Color, they have no equal. EVERY GALLON GUARANTEED. All the new designs in wall decorations. An inspection of our line will be greatly appreciated.

We do picture framing. THORNBURG" WALL PAPER STORE The New Store. 425 South Walnut Street Today's Fashion Note fetching frock for summer outings is this model fashioned of cotton gabardine with cuffs, tiny revers and pocket laps of darker linen. The front closing of the simple waist is continued down into the skirt and a deep tuck relieves plainness of the skirt. Medium size requires yards 36-inch material.

Lackey, of Xenia. Mr. and Mrs. Lackey arrived in Elwood for a short visit before returning to the Ohio city, where they will make their home. The bride, who is a graduate of the schools here, left Elwood five years ago for Nyack, N.

where she studied for four years to prepare herself for foreign missionary work and she would have gone abroad several months ago had not the war made this impossible. TO KEEP PEOPLE AT HOME. Elwood, July Harbit today issued a prociamation urgling the people here to spend Monday, July 5, to be observed as a holiday, at home. He also asked that they entertain out-of-town friends if possible and take them about the city, making the holiday a sort of booster day for Elwood. This is the first time an effort has been made here to stem the tide of Elwood people who have always shown a tendency to spend all holidays in some neighboring city.

Announcement was made today that all business houses would close Saturday night, not to reopen until Tuesday morning. IS BROTHER OF DEAD MAN. Elwood, July 1. Frank Gooley of this city, left this morning for Fort Wayne, called there by the death of his brother, George Gooley and nephew, Donald, and the critical condition of Mrs. Gooley and two daughters, resulting from the gas fumes turned on by Mr.

Gooley with Either suicidal of murder intent Tuesday night. The Fort Wayne man was well known in this city, having visited his brother here upon frequent occasions. ELWOOD SHORT NOTES. Elwood, July Startled when a cannon cracker was exploded under the tree in which he was picking cherries, Garold Gordon, 16, today lost his hold and fell a distance several feet. He sustained broken arm and a sprained ankle.

Word was received here today that the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Beatty, formerly of this city, were presented with a baby girl Sunday, The child lived but a Short time. A number of hunting parties from here took advantage of the opening the squirrel season today and visited the woods.

Some of the a crowds intended to camp until after the fifth. Residents in some of the outside districts, are complaining that some of the grocers fail to keep sufficient ice to keep their meat from spoiling and then attempt to sell this after has become tainted. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coe of North Seventh street, are the parents or baby girl.

A big meeting of the Sons of Veterans was held this evening in the Grand Army Hall, with the view reorganizing the camp in this city. is the intention to have a large membership ready for the celebration here Monday. Stopping a new machine, which had just purchaseed, in his effort avoid running down a child, who was crossing the street, Claude Scott's car was struck by a machine driven by Howard Henry. Both were badly damaged. The Frazier Packing Company today closed a contract with the government to furnish a quantity of mato catsup for use in the United States Navy that will mean a considerable increase in the working force at the plant during the canning season.

and much additional ma- chinery. FAIRMOUNT WOMAN WINS Mrs. Florence Van Arsdol Heir to $15,000 Estate, by Ruling. Huntington, July ruling, Judge S. E.

Cook, of the Huntington Circuit Court, sustained himself in his former ruling that Mrs. Florence Van Arsdol, of Fairmount, is the rightful heir of an estate of approximately $15,000 left by one Peter Anderson, a railway conductor, who was killed in the Erie yards at Marion, 0., several years ago. Attorneys for the state's administrator contended that the Peter Anderson in question was not the father of Mrs. Van Arsdol. The disposition of Malachi Crowe was the chief evidence submitted by the state.

This was attacked upon issue of incredibility upon the showing that Crowe is an (ex-convict. TO EXTEND MAINS AT HARTFORD CITY Central Indiana Gas Company Planning Extensive Additions in Near Future. CAN BORROW MORE MONEY Increase in Rates Make Improvements Possible. Hartford City, July Central Indiana Gas Company is planning extensive additions to the gas main now maintained in this city, according to General Manager Maxin, who was in Hartford City today. With the increase in the given by the public service commission last week, it is possible gas company to borrow more.

money with which to make these extensions, he pany stated. to extend It is its the lines intent to of all the coms: the city where there are a sufficient number of patrons anxious to get warrant the extension, Mr. Maxin continued. He also expressed his own appreciation and that of his company for the fair consideration people in the cities affected by the gas petition, had given the company and its petition. task.

and it is estimated that where this has occurred, it will be impossible to save it all. W. H. Miller and wife have returned from with relatives at Noblesville, Jolietville and Indianapolis. Edward Elliott and family of Muncie, were the over night guests of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. S. Elliott. Miss Nellie Fowler has entered a Wabash hospital where she will take special training to fit herself for a professional nurse.

She was accompanied to Wabash by her sister-inMrs. Wayne V. Fowler. DUNKIRK Dunkirk, July M. Racer was arrested this afternoon upon two charges of public intoxication.

Last night he drove the members of his family to a neighbor's home where they were compelled to remain all night. This forenoon Racer returned to her home and locked the doors. Racer broke in one of the doors with an ax. The charges were filed in the court of Mayor Martin. Chester Harrison, wife and daughof Utica.

Ohio, are visiting his brother, Delmar Harrison and wife. The Queen Esther Circle of the M. E. Church will give an entertainment at the Church, next Wednesday evening. A severe rain and hail storm visited this city today at noon.

Quite a large amount of hail fell. A horse belonging to Glen Pence, residing northwest of the city, became frightened while he and his family were in the city and ran away at a train when Mr. Pence was not in the carriage. The carriage was upset and Mrs. Pence and the children were thrown out.

All escaped without any serious injury. Mrs. Moses Clark, who recently attempted to commit suicide at Hartford City, was a former resident of this city. The Indiana Glass Company will close down Saturday for the regular summer shutdown. No.

3 tank will be ready for the resumption of work on July 19. John Ford has accepted a position at Converse. Mrs. Amos Hartman of Arcanum, Ohio, is visiting J. M.

Condon and family. Mrs. P. F. Gepple and daughter Greenfield and Dora Downing of Union City are visiting John Hoover and family.

Charles L. Wood and family, while motoring to Dunkirk from Piqua, Ohio, today, met with an accident at the Half Way Creek bridge, southeast of the city. The automobile, in which they were riding, struck a bump in the read, throwing members of the party against then top and side of the machine and injuring Mrs. Wood, her daughter and granddaughter. Oscar Baumbartner is home from Detroit, Mich.

ALEXANDRIA Alexandria, July Stanley, 74, died this morning at 3:15 o'clock at his home in Linwood, after an illness of many years of kidney trouble. He was one of the pioneers of Madison County, residing for sixtyfive yeams in the vicinity where he died. He is survived by two daughters, Rosetta, at home, and Mrs. India Berry, of Anderson, and three sons, Rudolph, Albert, and Ernest, at home. Funeral at the Christian Church in Linwood, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev.

William Cunningham, officiating. Burial in Funk's Cemetery. At 6:30 o'clock, this evening, at the home of the bride, occurred the marriage of Roy Gaskins and Miss Jessie Vinson, the Rev. George W. Winfrey, officiating.

Miss Vinson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Vinson. Mr. Gaskins is employed in a local department store.

Last evening party of friends gave a shower in honor of the bride-to-be at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jule.

useful presents were received. The funeral of George C. Stephenson will be held at the Methodist Church in this city, Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the Rev. D. V.

Williams, officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in Delaware County, The Red Men's and Odd Fellow's lodges will officiate. The open season for shooting squirrels opened today and many hunters from this city were out early to try their luck. Although a scarcity 'of game is reported, a rush was made for hunting licenses. Chester Carver has been suffering for some time with a felon on one of his fingers and today went to Anderson to have the finger amputated.

The Rev. H. E. Wilhite and Frank Shaul commenced a revival meeting Monday evening at the Vermillion Christian Church, southeast of the city. Large crowds are attending.

The Anderson baseball team will meet the local nine next, Sunday aftternoon, at three o'clock, at West Side Park. Here's AM Man Will Tell Your that TRADE has the call The standby of the thirsty- Drink the delight of the hot and tired- (ca the treat for the multitude. Delicious and Refreshing Demand the genuine by full namenicknames encourage substitution. Whenever THE COCA CO. you see an ATLANTA, GA.

Arrow, think of Coca-Cola CROPS DAMAGED BY STORM. Hartford City, July Crops in Blackford were done conthe heavy wind storm. There siderable damage, this afternoon by was also much lightning and hail. The hail came down in some parts of the county as large as bird's eggs. Wheat was flattened by the heavy wind storm and the rain.

TO SPEAK AT MONTPELIER. Hartford City, July City night at Montpelier among the drys, will be Friday evening. At that time the Rev. E. E.

Trippeer, who during the campaign in this city won the title of "the fighting parson," will speak for the temperance forces, as will Dr. H. C. Davisson, of this city, was one of the Bob Jones converts. Hartford City, July 1.

Deputy Sheriff Moore who returned home last evening after accompanying two men from this city to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville, states that the prison authorities told him that Orville Hodson was such a model prisis soon to be promoted from the posioner and so apt and brilliant that he tion of prison bookkeeper to a place in the identification office at the institution. WEPT ON WAY TO PRISON. ORVILLE HODSON PRAISED. Hartford City, July Clark, who was taken to Jeffersonville yesterday by Deputy Sheriff J. B.

Orendorf, broke down and wept on the way to the institution. Clark detailed his wrongdoings to the officer and said that he had been in bad company for the past ten years. The fact that he would not obey the kindly advice of his mother, he said, caused him to fall. HARTFORD CITY NOTES. Hartford City, July city baseball league of clerks and business men has been formed and it is planned to hold a number of games, arranged in regular schedule, this year.

There have been a number of hunters' licenses issued in this county during the past few days and there were quite a number of hunters out today for the opening of the squirrel season. Letters have been sent out by the fall festival association inviting farmers to exhibit again this fall. There were a large number exhibitors last fall and the thanks of the organization was expressed to them. Thomas Cronin, of this city, district deputy of the Knights of Columbus lodge, today received word that he is named to succeed himself for another two years. Mr.

Cronin has served as district deputy for four years with credit to himself and lodge. A kindergarten is to be started in Hartford City by Miss Maude Michael, of Eaton. The children will begin next Tuesday. Enos Cole, of this city, has been named as special judge in the case of the state against Carey Hawkins, charged by George Dale with provoke. Hawkins, it is understood, will plead guilty.

The city and county officers are making their quarterly reports to the county auditor. Mayor Secrest turned in $43; the auditor's fees were $73, County Recorder Philebaum turned in $365.70. The new ditch law is farce, Hartford City attorneys think. One of them today expressed himself as feeling that, were he a township trustee, he would resign at once. The war spirit is very evident in Canadian cities at the present time, according to Miss Charlotte Stephenson, who recently returned to this city from Montreal, Canada, where she has been teaching school.

Soldiers can be seen at any time on the streets of Montreal. Going to the Expositions? Don't Miss Colorado Scenery No one can be indifferent to the beauty and grandeur of the Colorado Rocky Mountain scenery, and visitors to the California Expositions should make a point of seeing it. Also Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, the Royal Gorge and Salt Lake City, Now there's no extra charge for all this If you KO via the Burlington Route B. because it so happens that the through service of that line has been planned so that you pass all of these points by daylight, and you can view from the train panorama of mountain scenery that is as celebrated as any in the world. Surely on your way, you will not miss this opportunity and I would like to send you free, some pictures.

maps and printed matter, not only of the Colorado wonders, but also of Glacier Park, or Yellowstone Park, which, by all means, you should visit on the return trip. Please make use of me--let me help plan the trip for you. Call on or write J. Francis. General Passenger Agent, B.

Q. R. 547 W. Jackson Chicago, Today and Saturday Lbs. Best Granulated Cane Sugar 27c to all purchasers of either one 25c bottle of A.

P. Extract, or pound of A. P. Spices or pound of 60c Tea. SULTANA COFFEE This is an original creation of our own fine, high grade coffee, delightfully blended.

It is different from any coffee you have ever used unless you have used Sultana. Per pound 30c. THE GREAT ATLANTIC PACIFIC TEA 212 S. Walnut Street. PER CENT ON -UNDEPOSITS Don't have idle dollars in your pockets or about your home.

Put them to work earning four per cent interest for you. Keep adding to the first ones you put to work, and in a little while your dollars will be earning for you as much as you are earning for yourself. With four hands you will accumulate more rapidly than with two. Peoples Trust Company Middletown Middletown, July Ricks who fell from a cherry tree on Monday and sprained his leg badly, is improving. The limb still gives him much pain.

A telegram from Dayton has announced the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hagenbuch of this city, which occurred at the home of Mrs. Hagenbuch's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Shants. The couple have been married several years and this is their first child. A message from Indianapolis states that Dr. Fred Hinshaw, former local dentist, is very ill at a hospital where he was operated on for gait stones. The O.

X. N. Club will meet Friin day night with Miss Thelma Richardson on Locust street. The dredge boat on Fall Creek is the scene of much interest these days. Several picnics have been held there.

an interesting sight to see the machinery in operation. Paul McCarty and two children of Buffalo, N. are the guests of Mrs. John Richmond. RAILROAD SHOPS RESUME WORK Princeton, July Southern Railroad shops here, after months, resumed today on twentyfour hours a week for full forces in the locomotive departments and forty hours in the car departments.

Four hundred men are affected. CONCERTS AT MILLS LAKE. Farmland, July -The band of this place will give free concerts at FISH Fresh From Lakes. Halibut steak. lb.

18c Whitefish, lb. 20c Pickerel, large, lb. .200 Black Bass, .200 Catfish, lb. 180 Red Snapper, lb. 180 Blue pike, lb.

Large, L. E. bonned. 1b. 18e Trout.

1b. 180 Herring, lb. 150 Jumbo frogs, each 250 Watermelons on ice. C. M.

ADAMS SON 614 S. Walnut. Phone 263. Fireworks "KIRKS" 121 E. Main St.

Mills Lake, southeast of here, each Sunday afternoon, this summer. The lake will be opened next Suuday..

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