Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1912 — Page 2

DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every - Evening! Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT COMPANY LEW G. ELLINGHAM JOHN H. HELLER Subscription Rates e*r Week, by carrier........ 10 cents Per Year, by carrier *5.00 Per Month, by mail 2b cents Per Year, by mall *2.50 Single Copies ...2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postofflce in Decatur, Indiana, as second-class mat’. FOR RENT —Good house. Inquire of the P. K. Kinney real estate agency. 64t3

Special Gorrifirrnation Clothing For Young Men We’ve specialized in every sense of the word in choosing fabrics, patterns and styles for this particular occasion. Blue and Black serges, made single and double breasted, style knickerbocker or full length trousers. Suits $2.75 to $13.50 A complete showing of Hats, Caps, Shirts, Waists, Collars, Ties and Hose to fit that Boy. Drop In /Vnd Let Us Show You The Myers-Dailey Go. Clothiers & Furnishers

| Special Display i /a / I 1 / V / ‘‘Man-Tailored” □ “ ! Jt W\ _ Coats and Suits / T / p M V t' 'i These are exclusive Bischof models — / y | i ?/%> /T Perfectly tailored -and show the newest ideas 3 I -AV ->'«• I ''/JF / Wl/1 If fix/ ' in trimming brought out in many unusual h« wi "" y ? 3 * jp’*! ’ 4 • 7 tTM zj A 117. They show the touch of a master-hand .•Tw /_ in creating indmdna/styles. i A i I'M I |.\ \ j I|; " Models in all colors of the fashionable V $ A 1 A If Spring materials are here for you to select I i I L 1 M ♦ from - ' iid'' • 1 x .tl Come in and buy your su!t > or coat > J .'I ”t t tJbrxi i early and enjoy wearing it while the styles b y- 1 J|L. J -r A 1 are newest. .R zTa .

Visit our store at this time and get your Easter Suit or Coat $ Special Prices This Week S NIBLICK & COMPANY fl BaroM*» OMRs B®rWK^BßrfsP'r , —1

SALEM AND CALVARY. Preaching services Sunday morning, March 17, al the Salem Evangelical church, east of the city. A good attendance requested. Also preaching service at Calvary Evangelical church, east of the city, Sunday evening, March 17th. A good attendance will be appreciated. E. B. JONES, Pastor O AT THE CRYSTAL. The city orchestra has ben secured by Will Parent to play litis evening at his theater and if you delight in hearing good music, don’t fail to hear the excellent program for this evening. It will be under the guidance of Stub Engle, the well known musician, who will soon leave for South Bend to enter into business. o Democrat Want Ads Pay

DOINGS IN SOCIETY! I' h I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler , Will Entertain Large Number. OF THEIR FRIENDS At Tenth Weddng Anniversary Celebration—The Mother’s Club. WEEK’G SOCiAL CALENDAR. Thursday. C. B. Aid —Mrs. M. A. Welker. Ruth Circle —M-3. A. D. Artman. Needlecraft —Mamie Kit son. i Girls of Tree Blue—Effie Miller. Helping Hand —Mrs. Otto Reppert. Embroidery Club —Mrs. Dallas Butler. Euterpean—Mrs. Peterson. Y. P. C. E. U. Social —Mrs. Thomas ■ Fisher. FRIDAY Zion th eran Aid —School House. Christian Aid —Church. Orient Club —Mrs. Otto Kirsch. Mite Society -Mrs. Fred Schafer. Saturday. Baptist Sale —Gas Office. There's so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us, That it doesn t beuoove the most of us To say much abot i. the rest of us. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler made elaborate arrangements to entertain seventy-five or eighty friends this evening in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary. The “blue” section of the United Brethren Y. P. C. E. U. societf will give a hard times social this evening at the home of Mrs. Thomas Fisher, to which everybody is invited.. The society recently divided into two sections —the "white’ and “blue,” for a contest. Mrs. J. C. Sutton entertained the Mothers’ club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Suttles will be the host-, ess in two weeks. Australia, its country and climate,

made an interesting study for the Shakespeare club Wednesday after- , noon at the home of Mrs. Dan Sprang. In the absence of Mrs M. E. Brackett, Mrs. John Niblick was leader. The meeting next week will be with Mrs. H. R. Moltz, and Mrs. Jane Crabbs will be leader. The Queen Esthers have postponed their meeting from this week until next. Monday evening when Miss Cacil Eady will he hostess. Colonel George B. Lockwood of Marion, who will deliver an address to the men of the city at the Methodist church next Sunday, will be a guest at the Dr. W. W. P. McMillen home during his stay here. Mr. Lockwood is a cousin of Miss Minnie Orvis. Miss Cecil Eady entertained the Florhul de Purin club last evening. Sewing, music and refreshments pro vided an evening of pleasure. Miss Stella Chronister will be hostess next Wednesday. The Baptist Ladies’ Aid will hold an aprou and pastry sale at the Indiana Lighting Company's office on next Saturday, and the ladies wish to state that they will have every thing in this line for sale, and ask your patronage. HAS APPENDICITIS. T.awrence Elzey, a young man well known in this c'.r, who is now working in Fort Wayne, was suddenly taken ill Saturday and upon diagnosis it was pronounced appendicitis. His father. Alfred Elzey, who lives here, was called, but would not allow them to operate upon the boy until it became a life or death matter Monday. The operation was performed, and since that time Lawrence is resting easier and is said to have bright hopes for recovery. HAS NEW OVERLAND CAR. Dr. D. D. Clark has purchased through the Schug & Mettler agency of Berne a ISI2 Overland automobile, four passengers, complete in every detail, and one of the most attractive cars ever shown on the streets of Decatur. The car is equipped with a selfstarter, a speedometer and all other conveniences. The car sells for S9OO, this of course without the starter and other equipments. The Berne agents , expect to place a number of these cars in Adams county this year. It was on the streets today and attracted much attention.

IA BIG BUSINESS - Hensley Optical Company is Doing an International Business. — IS WIDELY KNOWN 1 Hundreds of Letters Daily Harry Jeffrey is Enterprising Manager. A mail order business in this city that is gaining an International fame is that of the Hensley Optical Co. which has been in existence over aj year. Mr. Harry Jeffrey, who has been in the employ of .Mr. Hensley. the jeweler, and optician, tor many , years, has charge of this mail ordei 1 branch, and is the busiest man in town. The company has enlisted with the, Vickery & Hill advertising agency, and '. th eletters received daily in answer. thereto number 150 to 200. These aie from all parts of the world, Africa, South America, China, parts of Canada, the Philippines, and six people

■■■■■Mi tSRvSS®' are constantly employed in the evening, from 6 oclock, oftentimes working I until 3 o'clock in the morning, getting out the answers and attending to the. better department. At present the I company is behind in this and has 5,800 I letters awaiting answer. This has re-' suited in a remarkable mail order sale I I of the Hensley optical goods, whica are sent to all parts of the world, as ' well as gaining a local reputation. The output of letters per day in answer to inquiries ranges from a hundred, 1 up, and the highest sent out in any one day’ was 1,100. This is quite an indus try for the city, and brings a good supply of the world's money into the city's coffers.

K SPRING ST AND CIAT I =DISPLAY =- S B THURSDAY MARCH 141912 g FRIDAY MARCH 15 1912 * — | On the above date we will have on Display models of Suits and Coats shown by the famous g Bischof Manufacture S We will also take special measures. We will have | styles that are exclusive to our store, Style, Fit | and Workmanship guaranteed. " |

. I 'Sr O ! I | Copj>i«bt 19W. b» C. E Zimmerwin CO.--NO. 4 THE OLD CABINET MAKER SAYS: I THAT the new, tall chiffonier, model- 1 1 ed after the old English High Boy, with its special dtawers and wealth of room, makes an addition Lu a bedroom as desirable for its usefulness as for its remarkable beauty. If there is a place in your bedroom that looks bare, or if you need more drawer capacity, there is nothing with which you can embellish it so appropriately as with a chiffonier. Genuine birds-eye maple $25.00 will be $21.00 $21.00 value at SIB.OO Solid oak with mirror worth $20.00 at $17.00

$26.00 value at $22.00 22.50 value at 17.50 14.50 value at H. 50 12.00 value at 9.50 10.75 value at 8.50 7.00 value at • 5.00 Heres your chance to get a handsome piece at a genuine reduction. Prices effective for Saturday, March 16th. only. MEYERS, SCHERER & decatur Beavers INDIANA