Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 110, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1916 — Page 5

Count Em Yourself Now these are going to be five million steps of discomfort or maybe torture, or five million- steps of comfort and pleasure. Don’t experiment. Buy our corntor shoes.

They Make Life’s Walk Easy. Charlie Vogiewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

WEATHER FORECAST | mmuttamtmawtimaans Fair tonight Tuesday fair. ? ■ - - — Miss Fern Davis left for Fort i Wayne this morning. • Miss Stella David spent Sunday with friends in Bluffton. Israle Rex left this morning for Sturgis, Mich., on business. Miss Pearl Baumgartner spent Sunday at Bluffton with relatives. Mrs. D V. Steele has returned from a week's visit with relatives in Fort Wayne. The Kalver-Noble garage today delivered to Fred Kleine of Preble township township a 1916 model Ford touring car. 1 •■John Coots returned to w-ork as janitor at the Democrat office today after a three weeks’ vacation occasioned by illness. Mrs. Julia Porter Staker and Miss Leone Moon returned last eveniirg to their homes in Bluffton after a visit here since Thursday. The M. E. Mite society will meet in the church parlors FridAy afternoon commencing at 2:30 o’clock. A nice program has been provided for this meeting. Among visitors in Fort Wayne Sunday were Mrs. Beecher Meibers and daughter, Georgia; Anola Frank, Walter Fuelling, Frank Schultz, Clara Boknecht, Emma Schultz. Al Steele is expected home today from Battle (’reek, Mich, where he has spent a week at the bedside of his grandddaughter, Nevah, youngest daughter of Mrs. Annalr Iranian, who is quite ill of w'hat is thought may Be tubercular trouble.

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Harve Rice was a visitor in Fort ; Wayne yesterday. L. G. Botkins of Indianapolis was A business visitor here today. Miss Helen Johnson left for Valparaiso where she will attend school. Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughter, Na omi, went to Fort Wayne today noon. W. D. Coil of Muncie arrived last evening to attend to business matters in this ujty. Mrs. George Hurless of Wren, Ohio, passed through the city enroute to Fort Wayne. Otto Wemhoff returned this morn ing to Fort Wayne after spending Sunday here at his home. L. G. Ellingham of Indianapolis was here an hour this morning enroute 'r Fort Wayne where he is attending to business matters. George Roop, who has been off duty two weeks on account of rheumatism is still confined to the house, although he is able to be up a part of the time The Misses Margaret, Celia and Anna Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lang returned from Fort Wayne last night where they visited with the Floyd Smith faroliy. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bittner of By ron, 111., are moving into the Mrs. Ju! ius Haugk residence on Fourteenl! street. Mrs. Bittner was formerly Miss Agnes Haugk. Postmaster J. W. Bosse reports let ters and cards remaining uncalled for it the Decatur postoffice as follows: Letter: Frank Converse. J. C. Hast ngs, Leo Lafountain, Clarence La ‘ fountain, Mrs. Mattie Kessler, Miss Adah Pyle, Clem Watkins. Cards: 1 Lena Edwards, Susie Mcßride. J. C. Schmoll, 'F. S. Wagoner, Wheeler Wade.

G. Frank Schultz was a Fort Wayne. visitor Sunday. The Tri Kappas will meet with Mrs. Dale Moses Tuesday evening. | Ferd Christen continues to improve and Is able to be up the greater part of the time. W. J .Bryan, in a special twain, is touring lowa In the interests of votes for women and temperance. Mrs. G. W. Sapp left for Ft. Wayne today noon to take treatment in the Lothernn hospital for her eye. We’ll take it for granted that every person who owned an automobile enjoyed the pleasures of motoring yesterday. Cashier E. X. Ehinger of the Old Adams County bank, and Mrs. Ehingor visited in Fort Wayne Sunday with relatives. The wind storm Saturday blew over the stave silo on the E. S. Chisten farm. The insurance adjusters were out today. John T. Coots, veteran janitor of the Democrat, assumed charge of his duties again this morning after being off duty three weeks with a serious case of heart failure. lowa needs lots of farm hands. The spring work is jupt opening up and farmers are offering from S2B to $32 a month, board room and washing for experienced men. Orden Parrish and family left for Fort Wayne today noon to make thefr heme. Mr. Parrish has taken a position with the barber shop at the transfer corner in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Jessie Deani went to Bluffton Saturday evening for a visit with friends and to attend a reunion of the sewing club of which she was a member while living in that city A big bank barn on the Abraham Markley farm near Keystone in Wells county was struck by lightning and burned to the ground with all contents including four horses, in the storm Saturday afternoon. Two hundred girls at Washington are having a ’’Feminist Plattsburg" for ’hemselves. Dressed in ducky uniform, she is learning to wig-wag a icliograph, make a bandage, decode a wireless message and cook for invalids. Eight hundred representatives of the order of Railroad conductors met in St. Louis today to vote on a proposition in which the conductors are to join the other trainmen now threatning to strike if their wage demands are not met. When the wife of a British Tommy r ave birth to twins a few days ago, the wrote to her husband in the trenches in France asking what to name the infants. “Shrapnel and Lyddite” was the reply and the twins were duly named. The Co-Workers of the M. E. Sunday school will give a fine program it their regular monthly meeting in he church parlors Tuesday evening lay 9. The program committee has ■rranged a very interesting program .0 which the public is invited. The Chicago automobile trade association today opened for the first time a show in which used cars are the show. About eighty dealers are represented. It's a new method of selling used cars, with which the dealers ire overstocked at this time of the year. The walls of the $25,000 creamery building being built near the Clover station is about finished for the roof. Carpenters will be abe to go to work on the roof within a week and the building will be completed in ample time to let the company occupy the building by July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Wai Wemhoff, who returned Saturday from a week’s honeymoon, were busy today moving into their new home on South First street. The young couple was man "ied a week ago last Saturday in Iniianapolis, the home of the bride, who was formerly Miss Helen Weber. BUSINESS MEN TO MEET, The Decatur Merchants Association will meet at the library at eight o’clock tomorrow evening, Tuesday, May 9th, at which time will occur the election of officers for the year and the discussion of plans of importance to the association. Every member should be present. < NOTICE Every member of the Men's CoWorkers class of the M. E. Sunday school are requested to be present at the regular weekly rehersal this evening at 8:00 o’clock sharp. W. F. BEERY. T NOTICE TO PATRONS I will be absent from my office May 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th on account of the meeting of the State Dental Association, to be hbld at Indianapolis on those dates. Uot6 ROY ARCHBOLD.

SERVICES AT U. 0. CHURCH. I AU the service* at the United Brethren church ttere interesting and | (airly well attended. There was no preaching service in the morning, and this caused the Sunday school at tendance to fall short some, being five short, of 250. A very interesting (lass service was held immediately after the closing of the Sunday school. The Junior service at 2:00 p. m. wns conducted by Miss Lola HU! and was well attended and of splendid merit. At 6:30 p m. was the anniversary service of the organ! zation of the Christian Endeavor in the United Brethren denomination, fn 1887. Miss BlaiK-h .M«(’r<>ry lij I charge of this service and a splendid program was given. A large nutnbe.’ of young people were present and en joyed the service. At the evening preaching hour, Rev. J. W. Lower, pastor of the United Brethren church at Bourbon, Indiana, had charge of the services. Rev. Lower is well known in and about Decatur. He is a brother of the late Joseph S. Low ?r. He has e traveled as presiding elder, or superintendent, throughout this district, and has formed many friends. Rev. Harmanxremained with the Union Chapel congregation, and Rev. Lower had full charge of the preaching services. Mrs. Harman conducted all the preliminary serv ices and made all announcements. Rev. Lower preached a strong sermon to a well filled house, and to an appreciative audience. Rev. Lower’s church at Bourbon is progressing splendidly, being at the present time engaged in the act of repairing and beautifying the auditorium and some □f the Sunday school rooms of the church. A junior choir led all the singing last night at the United Brethren church and the little folks certainly showed some future choir timber in the way they led out last night.—Contributed. BANK STATEMENT. Report of the condlttan of the First National Bank at Decatur, in Die State of Indiana, at the close of business on May 1, 1916: KeNonrccM. Loans and discounts $655,120.68 Overdrafts, unsecured . 1,573.20 U. S. Bonds deposited to sec ure circulation (par value) $50,000.00 Premium on U. S. bonds 500.00 Total U. S. bonds 50,500.00 Bonds other than U. S. Bonds pledged to secure U. S. deposits , $3,000.00 Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks) owned unpledged 41,426.29 44,426.29 Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank $7,200.00 Less amount unpaid 3,600.00 3,600.00 Furniture and fixtures 7,500.00 Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank 22,000.00 Net amount due from approved reserve—. agents in New York, Chicago and St. Ixiuis $55,523777 Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other cities 8,548.66 61.072.43 Net amount due from banks and bankers (other than included in 10 or 11 ) 36,005.41 Otherchecks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank 1,353.16 Outside checks and other cash items . $152.32 Fractional currency, nickels and cents . 202.14 354.46 Notes of other National banks 3,500.00 Coin and certificates . 17.610.50 Legal-tender notes . 36,790.00 Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer (not more than 5 per cent on circulation 2,500.00 Total $916,906.13 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund 20,0004)0 Undivided profits $18,766.49 paid 12,698.38 6,068.11 Circulating notes outstanding 49,500.00 Net amount due to banks and bankers (other than included in 29 or 30) -... 30,991.08 Individual deposits subject to check 248,819.96 Certificates of deposit dhe in less than 30 days 465,930.95 Certified checks 822.50 Postal savings deposits 1,891.75 Deposits requiring notice but less than 30 days . 15,381.78 Total demand deposits, items 32, 33.34, 35. 36, 37. 38 and 39 . ... $732,846.94 U. S. bonds borrowed for which collateral security was furnished 7,500.00 Total $946,906.1.'! State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: J, C. A. Dugan, cashier, of the abovenamed bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. 3. W. VIZARD. DANIEL SPRANG, ED. C B LEE KE. Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Sth day of May, 1916. EARL B. ADAMS, Notary Public. My commission expires September 18, 1916. - o FORT WAYNE AND SPRINGFIELD TRACTION Leave Decatur. A. M.—5:50, 8:30, 11:30. P. M.—2:30, 6:45, 9:30. Leave Fort Wayne. j A. M.—7:00, 10:00. P. M.—1:00, 4:00, T:3O, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:55 a. m„ and leaves Fort "Waynß at 11 m., arriving in Decatur at 1:45 p. m. HOMER RUHL, Agent. PLEN TY OF MONEY. To loan on farms, 10 years’ time, without renewal, no commission, partial payments any time. 297tf ERWIN OFFICE. o————■ — EARLY VEGETABLE PLANTS. For Sale —Early vegetable plants of every description. The very finest varieties. All plants in season. TONY HOLTHOUSE. 33 No. 4th St., ’Phone 286. 85ti

- || Mill ■ You cnn ‘ expect a crop of money at the end of ymtr coming*. if you don't plant a few dollars in the Bank NOW. ———— -Z7.7 Life u» ju»l a matter of farming* —■ of finding* fertile soil in a gbod field —of breaking* ground and being* patient .The harvesting* '''■ cornea last — the main work must be done while the lea A result* are showing* ' HERBERT KAUFMAN. It. < L

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See your dentist twice yearly. Use SenrecQ twice daily*

Your dentist will teil you, if you ask him, that you have gum recertien; and that gum recession is caused by pyorrhea. Unchecked, pyorrhea will warp and shrink and deform the gums. It will break down the bony strucI ture into which the teeth are set —and you will eventually lose them. To save your teeth you will have to begin to fight this dread disease at once. , A specific for pyorrhea has been discovered recently by dental science, and is now offered for daily treatment in Senreco Tooth Paste. Senreco combats the germ of the disease.* Its regular use insures your goffiSgtitasKaHsf’iai ■■■■■■ I■ ■ ’ I

ttKXilr.siA.-A-zsxx.2n-7.. - t ..i< JXLt-uxraX- x - ‘xxtg'-rjyrtn i *y) fender Teeth-#/ ofpy&rrfaa 1 When you brush your teeth, does it feel as - though you were brushing against the quick? r Do the gums sometimes bleed? This is because pyorrhea has caused the gums to puil away >. from your teeth, leaving the unenameiled surfaces unprotected.

teeth against the attack or further progress of pyorrhea. 'But Scnrcco dots more. It cleanses the teeth delightfully. It gives them a whiteness distinctive of Senreco alone. Its flavor is entirely pleasing, and it leaves in the mouth a wonderful sense of coolness and wholesomeness.

Start the Senreco treatment before pyorrhea grips you for good. Details in folder with every tube. A two-ounce tube for 25c is sufficient for 6 weeks’ daily treatment. Get Senreco of your druggist today; or send 4c in stamps or coin for sample tube and folder. Address The Sentanel Remedies Company 503 Union Central Building, Cincinnati. Ohio.

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