Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 16 April 1912 — Page 3

I" I ■< Decidedly Exclusive |3 A dainty and exclusive creation is our white Il Nu-Buck two strap pump with a tip. You’ll|like the' ’ ■ appearance of them the instant you see them, H you’ll like the way they hug the instep and fit up w H in the arch, you’ll like the comfortable feel at I ■ the toe. Have us try a pair on you. • 1 I $3.50 I I I | Voglewede B EL ~ir I On Tm. West. Siue ot i’he Street ’' <■ — — _ "

. «> .x i vowmo e o*o*odo»o« 0 ’ WEATHEg FORECAST ’ o I ;> « i zFloudy and older tonight, Wednesday fair. Miss Clara Boknecht spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Henry Gamp went to Fort Wayne this P’ .ming. P. W. Smith of Richmond was here today on business. Walter Johnsen of Tocsin was a business visitor Imre todav. Miss Ben.ia Shac.kley of Ft. Wayne is visiting here with friends. Mrs. Minnie Daniels and daughter, Marie, were Fort Wpyne visitors todr.y. Al! members,of tac- Ben Hur are requested to be present at the meeting to be held FridayNivening. Mrs. Serena Johnson left this morning for Huntington to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Daniels. Mrs. Charles Loen returned to Fort Wayne this morning after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Grover Hoftiii’.u.

* ’ • r ’ < J*;djraragfdfaJbb If <<7</4 IP 113,080w ™’ I THF HOME 0F : I Ouaiity Groceries i II Lit I rjSi —J I B jOaMj The Top Notch Jr j n Groceries I?s e7 ? We —Strive lg Attain As we succeed, our patrons gain! When it comes to selling things to eat, In Quality and Price, We’ll not _ be Beat! Have you planted your early potatoes yet? Some have; and we sold them the seed. We still have some of the same varieties for you. Early Rose SI.BO bu. Early Bliss $2.00 bu. Early Ohio $2.15 bu. White or Yellow sets 10c qt. Glower and Farden £ seeds. Any'kind. We pay cash or trade for produce Eggs 19c Butter 18 to 24 ~Hower and' Hower. North of G. R. & 1. Depot. ’Phone 108. ao« o t o * o ■ o ■oßcoioioioaoio# $ J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schlrmeyer, Vice Free. « S O O i ! I ■ » £ The Bowers Realty Company aas some excel- £ O lent bargains in city property and Adams county g 8 farms. The company would be pleased to have g you call at its office and see its offerings. The com- q ■ par.. has plenty of five per cent money to loan on K £ reast liable terins. Le‘ the bchirmevcr Abstract g h Company prepare your abstract of title, Twenty years expeiience, complete records. 5 | The Bowers Realty Co. ■ K I 1 French Quinn, Secty. O OiOBOhOlOlOlOidOlOfDlOlCgOi?

i Miss Lettie Lett spent Sunday with 1 Miss Hazel Hobbs of Rivarre. I Mrs. A, X. Bell was a Fort Wayne ‘ visitor today, leaving on the 7 o’clock ' ear this morning. Dell Lock of Bluffton was looking up old friends in Vacatur today, making the trip la his new Marion car. The Schafer Liddlery company is running full lorce, and Jheir factory is one of the busiest scenes in Deca-1 tu.. The city council will hold its regu- • lar meeting this evening and the usual routine of work is scheduled for the . evenin'’’ . .. ork. A delegation of a dozen will attend ; ! the stale convention of the T P. A. to be held at Muncie, May 3rd and 4th. Among those who are planning . to go are Messrs. French Quinn, D M. I Hensley, T. M. Reid, .1. S. Peterson ! and O. L. Vance. , I -Monday was promotion day for the ■ Catholic schools. Father Wilken being | m charge of the work, which always ' j follows Easier. A written exftmina--1 tion aas held last week for the sot r highest rooms, papers of which were t sent to the Rev. E. A. Lafountaine, h in charge of the schools throughout i. the diocese.

I Father Wm. Flaherty went to <Hes-1 se Cassel yesterday afternoon. 1 Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell visited in i Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. ’ O. F. Schug was a. business visitor [ at Ft. Wayne I Mrs. T. M. Reid went to Ft. Wayne | last evening lot a visit with relatives until today. John Sch tg left last evening on his regular tour in the northern part of the state after spending Sunday here. Mrs. Louisa C’an-ce return- J to Ft. yesterday afterno after a visit since Faster with 1 • daughter, Mrs. Barto. Mrs. Jacob Aiz e unied Monday from Fort Wayne ,;.nd Kendallville, j where she has b vtrlting for the past few days. | Mrs. John Wati.cn, F. Wayne, I j returned last evening to the home of I her parents V. .nd tr« harles Burr ■at Monmouth, aft u.-iness vjsL |{heie. A II Mrs Ste 1 .., F JHne, ; domestic scienc. tea . . rjpW’at- - • ■* * nfl -office ycßtoruaj, ;

making of egg ‘anbales, with tomato , sauce. t Mrs. E. J. Wisehaupt came from Fort Wayne Saturday evening to attend the funeral of J. L. Ferguson Sunday and tc visit as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Harbaugh.—Blutfton News. The home of John Thompson on North Eighth street is being remodeled. The roof has been raised to allow of the building of a second story, and a number of other improvements will be made. John Magley, st., of Root township is holding a rale today, preparatory to moving to r live-acre tract of land, three miies west of the court house in Fort Wayne, the tract having recently been purchased by his son, Cal | Magley. Miss Cl”.a Boknecht last week closed a very successful term as teacher of the Mallonee school in Root township. She will leave next week for Terre Haute'where she will take a three month 11 ' course in the state normal. It is said that six people who were victims of the Titanic wreck in mid-ocean Monday had a total wealth of five hundred million dollars. It's no good if you can t spend it, however. I and in such cases the millionaire has no more chance than Hie poor devil who is tra< ”.Hng steerage. The demonstration of aluminum ware now in progress at the John | Brock store is attracting much attention. A window display showing the difference of od and new cooking utensils is unique and convincin'!. . The special demonstration will con- | Untie until Wednesday evening. Rev. and Mrs. .lonatnan Dipboye and family are today shipping their household goods to Detroit, where they expect to make their future home. They have been Vi.iitln.. with her relatives ,t Frankton, ml for several weeks prior to leaiißft <or their new home. —Bluffton News. Judge R. K. Erwin left yesterday for an extensive Journey through Illinois and lowa While gone he will visit Sioux City and other cities In lowa ' Mr. Erwin will not return to resume I! office duties for several days. His trip to lowa is frr the purpose of representing elints in important law mat--1 ters. —Fort Wayne -.irnal-Gazette.

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Ferd Litterer made a Business trip I to Fort Wayne this afternoon >_tb Henry Guebard left thia after- ; noon lor her home at Fort Wayne ait j I era visit here with her parents, Mr. I and Mrs. Daniel Haley. • Mr. and Mrs. B. ... Foster and children transferred here, this afternoon enroute to the. Bellevue. Ohio, home after a viaL at “'ren. Ohio, Miss Lcla returned to her woik in Fort A’u/ue this afternoon vtter a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Baker, over Sunday. Mrs. Richard Burrell and daughter Frances returned to Rochester yesterday after a short visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mr”. William Blackburn. Joe Fuinuian returned ibis morning from a visit at Plymouth over Sunday. He will assist tn’, remainder of the week at the .Multi grocery during the abses» of Mr. Mills who is visiting mother, Mrs. Ophelia Mills 4tio. BMa 111'11:■.■ Vtii, !

Still bruli, er Shafer Peterson at his law Gill; . ! and has not yet been closed. Up un- I til time of going to press there were I no bids received on the business block I corner of Monroe and Third streets, in which the Herald office is located, and none on the house on Seventh street, being the first house south of the Brush wilier & Baker grocery. One, bid, that of Ben Shrank, fdr SI9OO, had been placed on the second house south ] of the grocery, which was formerly the Lell Segur properly. Two bids were received on the two business buildings and the residence occupied by Henry Koeneinann, on West Monroe street, these bping taken as one. I The bidders were John Baker at $4,400 and Amos Yoder at $4,600. The bidding on the properties not sold will continue from day to day until the sale is effected. The lapse of a day must follow the last bid received, before the property is considered sold. ATTENTION, PUBLIC! On and after April 17th, the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company’s freight car will leave Decatur at 7 a. tn., and returning will arrive in Decatur at 1:20 p. m. daily. 92t6 I ...

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ALUMINUM DEMONSTRATION. The John Brock store was a bright and cheery place today, with its great display of aluminum ware of all kinds, presided over by the demonstrator of the "Wear-ever” Aluminum company. Miss Grace Heisler of Indianapolis, • who is showing the ladies of Decatur j the uses of this ware. A gas range has been fitted up in the store and Miss Hesler demonstrates the practicability of the various utensils. This afternoon she showed how- beans can be baked in the aluminum pot on top of the stove and olso baked a cake on top of ,the range. Apples, potatoes, etc., can be baked ontop as well as in the oven, in these aluminum utensils, without the use of water, and with less danger of burning than though baked in the oven Wednesday Mioo , Hesler will demonstrate the cooking I of a pot-roast without water on th 1 * gas burner in the special kettle prepared for that purpose. The alumi-1 num ware consists of kettles, pans, j roasters, tea kettles, etc., and all va-, rieties of cooking utensils, of alumi num, that “wear-forever,” and always keep bright and clean. The windowdisplays are interesting One window shows the contract between the ol<l and new styles, and the other window shows the aluminum in all Its stages from the mine to the utensils. In one the aluminum is shown in powder form, free from dross, so pure that it can be eaten without injury. TWO CARPETS FOR SALE—Good as new. Inquire at this office. 92t3

g g 99 "{Sty' ■ I E9 g » WHAT MAKES THER-C-H POSSIBLE'S Briefly the most through systematization of factory and cost prob- SS lems that the automobile industry have ever seen. Little leaks GgJ wastes and lack of co-operation is usual in the automobile industry Ea an(l our sucoess in eliminating and simplifying these problems have KX triveci us the ability to produce a high-grade car at a price that will tie revolutionary to the industry. g** Kg We could not build a better car at any price. Chrome nickel steel is used throughout all shafts and gears in the transmission and rear £9) MS* axle, and high carbon magnanese steel in parts requiring exceptional wEf stiffness. One hundred and twentyrthree drop forgings are used, a ESQ larger number than in any other car in the world, irrespective of raS p^ ce ’ Sfl KM See the sample car now on our floors. gfISJ fa =—====== a g OTTO RtZPPERT § I|s SALES AGENT - - - DECATUR, IND. ® ! 0 si

| Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. Capital $120,000 Surplus . $30,000 i C. S. Niblick, President /] | I pWWLfcI M. Kirsch and John Niblick n I I J Vice Presidents E X. Ehinger, Cashier. ’it' hS ’ R?fkct - li' Resolve Col ; l , ec , tiona Made CONSERVATION! a?FavorTHE CRY OF THE DAY ableßates - It Applies Just As Forcibly AccomodaTo The Matter Os Dollars tiqn ConQiQfpnf As To The Country’s With g a f e NATURAL RESOURCES’ Banking „ „ ~ Methods Conserve 1 our Dollars Extended AND START A BANK ACCOUNT eur Patrons | We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits