Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1913 — Page 3

BARKERS SHOES 00 MORE WORK I / than any other make of shoe because there I are more of them worn. They stand the | test of any kind of wear, farm, quarry, rail- ! E roading and stone road workers. They are I easj on the foot and anyone who wears » them wants them again. I Mens $3.00 and $3.50 Charlie Voglewede : THE SHOE SELLER

| WEATHER FORECAST I vi jt> , ~-<*M><i» cf, *«)■ m Fair and warmer tonight and Friday. Mr». E. L Carroll spent yesterday In Fort Wayne. Mr«. Albert Moyer went to Fort' yscterday noon. The Misses Irene and Vera Myers have gone to Fort Wayne. Mrs. John Niblick was at Fort' i Wayne today visiting with friendsand relatives. Mrs. James Ross and son, Gerald, went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with friends. The dance to be given by Fred Schurger at, his dancing hall this ev ening will be largely attended. 1 Mrs. Albert Romey and son, Robert, returned to Ligonier this morning after a visit with her father. Rev. Love, and wife. Mrs. S. B. Shamp of Fort Wayne came down to attend the funeral of T. W. Watts held this morning at the Baptist church.

M. OF | d | Quality Groceries I Lilli I || ■■!■ » NO USE t’LH kJ To Beat Around the Bush, THE HABIT of using good goods jjj!| is a good habit Some Have It--Others are getting It What do you find in this list to your taste Santa Clara prunes lb 10, 12 1-2, 15c Extra fancy evaporated peaches lb. . . . 12 1-2, 15c Bright evaporated apricots lb .- • • Fency Carolina rice 10c. Japan rice 7 l-2c Salt fish lb. . 10c Jells, jams, syrups, sorgum, honey / We pay cash or trade for produce Eggs 15. Butter 20 to 28c Hower and Hower, North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone 108,

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Miss Esther Shrank went to Monroe to visit with friends. John Sark made a business trip to i Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. M. E. Johnson went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit. . Mrs. J. F. Lachot spent the day in , Fort Wayne visiting with friends. The funeral of Lewis Schroeder was held yesterday at the St. John’s Lu'theran church. Miss Marie Allison of Indianapolis ’ went to Fort Wayne this morning to 1 spend the day. Mrs. J. F. Snow of Decatur spent a few days this week the guest of Mr. land Mrs. Earl E. Snow and family.— I Bluffton News. 1 Milt Girod of the firm of Girod & , Baker, is again on duty after being laid up with the mumps and a severe cold for about ten days. Mrs. Horace Bothoff returned to (Fort Wayne this morning after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, at Pleasant Mills. i , Mrs. D. B. Erwin visited yesterday with her brother, Asa McMillen, near Pleasant Mills. Mr. McMillen, who was injured by being kicked in the face by a colt a week ago, shows slow’ recovery.

Tony Holthouse was at Magley yesterday on business. Charles Elzey was a business visitor in Fort Wayne yesterday. V. L. McGonagle made a business trip to Berne yesterday afternoon. Attorney A. P. Beatty left this morning for Celina, where he will look after business matters. Web Bell of Indianapolis was in the city yesterday on business and visiting with friends. Mrs. Guy Majors went to Monmouth yesterday afternoon to visit with her sister, Mrs. Roy Wolford. Mr. and Mrs. John Moran and children went to Berne this morning to visit, with friends and relatives. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Brown, 3317 Piqua avenue, a daughter. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. F. D. Higgins of the L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter company. Ft. Wayne, was here yesterday on business. Mrs. Henry Thomas, Mrs. C. L. Meibers and Mrs. Droppieman were the visitors to Fort Wayne last evening. The D. B. Erwin children were made happy by the purchase of the John Lachot pony, which they will have for their use in driving. As soon as the cars on the traction line have been repaired with new motors, which will be within two w’eeks, the hour and a half schedule will be started and continued during the summer, Mr. and Mrs. Vinco Gurhovicka, living four miles east of the city on the Wilcox farm, are the proud parents of a big baby girl, born to them Wednesday morning. Both mother and babe are doing nicely. Among those who attended the annual banquet of the Scottish Rite Masons at the Fort Wayne cathedral last evening were D. E. Smith, C. A. Dugan, O. L. Vance, C. C. Ernst, Charles Elzey, W. P. Schrock, Dr. Roy Archbold, French Quinn, D. M. Hensley, George Kinzle, T. M. Reid and J. H. Heller. For the first time in over two years it was impossible today to buy a glass of beer over the bar in Decatur. The 'saloons are closed good and tight and there will be nothing doing until aft’er May sth, at least, on which day the commissioners meet again, and when ' will be considered the applications for licenses in the Third ward.

The traction company has been having considerable trouble with their cars for a day or two on account of the air pumps refusing to work. The last car in last night stuck at the Fort Wayne city limits and the passengers werq forced to wait for the baggage car to come out and pull them in. It was a good natured crowd, however, who took the incident as one of those which comes to the belated traveller and really seemed to enjoy it. I The Fort Wayne dry goods companies are running in oposition to the [larger mail order houses, as letters i bringing their object before the Decatur ladies show. The local postoffice was flooded with letters to Decatur shoppers setting out the system of parcels post shopping, the Fort I Wayne firm to prepay the postage. Decatur shoppers should remember that the best bargains can be obtained at home, and by scanning the ads in this paper can get their choice of a large stock. What is more, the prices are not set up in order to make enough to cover parcels post postage. There has been some comment” on the fact that the opening date for the Wallace show had been changed to Thursday when for many years it has I been Wallace’s custom to open in Peru on Saturday. Asked the reason for this change, Colonel Wallace said that it was made solely for the purpose of getting outside the flood districts of Indiana and Ohio as quickly as possible. On the day following the opening at Peru the property will be loaded and shipped to Marion, where an exhibition will be given Saturday. I Then there will Jje a 200-mlle jump to a town in Ohio, where a stop will be made Monday, after which the show I will go to Wheeling, W. Va.

If you want to meet Sammy Lane and know all about her sweet love, her thrilling life among those good and bad folks of the Ozarks—ls you want to know about the man who would not fight for her, and also aboutthe man /ho risked his life for her deal soul—ls you want to know about Sammy's father, Jim Lane, the old Riad Knobber, Unkle Ike, the postmaster at the Forks, with his "Ba Thundas," "Preachin’ Sill,” “a-sayin’ things as good as David Harum," "Wgsh Gibbs,” and the old “Shepherd”—and all, the rest of the people who lived among the hills, you can find it all in “The Shepherd of the Hills,” the dramatization of Harold Bell Wright's novel, which comes to the Bosse opera house, Friday, April 18. The dramatization was made by Mr. Wright with the assistance of Fishery W. Reynolds. It Is said to be even more interesting than the story In book form.

Ww jag. EVERY Clothcraft suit we sell whether at $lO or S2O is guaranteed both by the makers and by us to be all-wodl and to give satisfaction in every detail of wear and service. Come in and look at our big line of Clothcraft Clothes at $lO-sl2 and sls HOLTKOVSF, StHULTE, COMPANY. Good Clothes Sellers For Men & Beys

Levi Sprunger of Berne was in the city today on business. Jess Rupp of Berne was a business visitor in the city today. E. S. Nihma of was in* the city today visiting with friends. Joseph Mallonee has recovered sufficiently to be able to be up and about again. Mrs. S. P. Hoffman returned this afternoon from Fort Wayne after visiting several days with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Todd. o LETTER FROM SOWERS FAMILY. Sharon, Pennsylvania, in Valley That Was Flooded. Eugene Runyon received an interesting letter from Dr. Homer E. Sowers, the osteopath, who moved to Sharon, Pa., from here. Sharon lies between two high hills and the business part of the town and many fine residents are in the valley. The city suffered much from the floods, as water in the valley stood from three to ten teet deep. Dr. Sowers’ residence is on the west hillside and his office is on the east hillside. He was marooned on the east side two days and two nights. Both his home and office escaped the floods, however. Many of the large mills in the valley weri put out of commission aifd had many thousands of dollars' loss and are just now starting again. Only one death occurred in the floods, but there were many miraculous escapes. Dr. Sowers states that he has much outside work and is kept on the Jump attending his patients.

HELP WANTED, MALE—Railway mail clerks, carriers; good pay, fine positions. Pay for instructions after you receive position. Liberty Institute, Dept. 75, Rochester, N. Y. 12-19-26-S FOR SALE —Houdan chicken eggs, $1 a setting. Red Rose Comb Leghorn eggs, 50c a setting.—Mrs. Welfley, Mercer Ave. 'Phone 599. 86t6 WANTED —A live, energetic boy between 16 and 18 to learn the barber trade. Call on Ed Anghenbaugh, at Reiter and France shop. 92t3 FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT— Over Burdg barber shop on Monroe street. 'Phone 208. 92t3 ''X ' i ■MprSfe -i" SsaEF'". ’■>»*'' IL I ■ t, F ■■ ■ *■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ PAINT ■ L Best White Lead and Ready Mixed. 1 g) My Goods and Prices __J will Interest You, JOHN BROCK

Special Shoe Sale FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 19th.

LADIES’ SHOES. $2.50 Ladies’ White Canvas Button Shoes, latest toes $1.98 $3.50 Ladies’ Velvet Plain Toe Shoe, all latest styles $2.45 $2.50 and $3.00 Ladies' Gun Metal and Pat. Button or Lace Shoes, all latest toes, 0n1y...51.98 $3.50 Ladies’ Cushion Sole Shoe, rubber heel, a shoeguaranteed for comfort $2.45 Special! A nice Ladies’ Dress Shoe of Vici Kid, nice high toe and sensible heel, sold all over for $2.25, special $1.69 $3.50 Ladles’ Tan Button Shoe, with the latest new toes and heels, only $2.89

Special:- White bed spreads extra large size without fringe for Saturday only 89c. Special:- Barefoot sandals all sizes from Infants size 2 to Misses size 2 only 49c pair. Studabaker Block Two Doors South of ULIVII lUIIT interurban Station

ENTER THE Chi-Namel Contest If you win x You get 100 Square Feet of: Chi-Namel Graining Material without spending a cent, retail price $2.50 Otherwise You learn the knack of graining your floors, doors, etc. without cost; and when in need can buy the complete outfit for $2.50. This Contest is especially for those who have never grained before, particularly ladies. Contest begins next Friday. Cal! at our store and get particulars. The Holthouse Drug Company Parties in need of a practical nurse call ’phone 244. FOR SALE—One full-blooded Hol-stein-Freisian male calf. Inquire of C. B. Wilcox, Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company. 92t6 LOST—Ladies’ gold watch, somewhere in the city. Finder please return to this office and receive reward. 92t3 3,000 sidewalk brick for sale, $5.00 a thousand. Call W. P. Schrock. 9113 WANTED —Linn (basswood), cottonwood, willow and poplar bolts, four inches in diameter or larger; standing timber or cut and ricked, anywhere. —Johnson-Smith Excelsior Co., Indianapolis, Ind.

| Good Taste as Well as Good Style Greets || II You Here in Every Garment = I II Madam May we have your undivided attention a moment? We want to speak to you about \ “ those Beautiful Spring Coats and Suits. \ ■» We want to acquaint you with the splendid NpnW line prepared this season, we want to call your xAk • particular notice to the remarkably low prices • J \ , S at which these superbly tailored Coats and f •» ■Z Suits are marked. We realize you expect us 7 'tn I £ to do better for you than other stores and we ( |i 7' • T take pleasure in assuring you your expectat- $ [ I n ions shall be more than fullfilled. |/| ;l s / •• « r » IEBSS3EEZ3HSBSSSMMUBB Sy//- ‘ JF ?? ■» * SLINShiNF s Come in and look our line II || over before buying m ' 2 I THE BOSTON STORE I! || DECATUR INDIANA =

LADIES’ OXFORDS. $240 Ladies’ Pat. four-strap, and Gun Metal 2-strap Pumps, latest styles only $1.93 $3.00 Ladies' 4-strap Velvet Oxfords, something nice, only. $2.45 $1.35 Ladies' White Canvas 2-strap Slipper, only $2.50 Ladies’ White Canvas Pump, detachable strap, French heel, only $139 MEN’S SHOES. $3.50 Men’s Tan Button Shoe, all latest toes $2.98 $3.50 Men’s Gun Metal Button or Blucher Shoe, all new styles, only $2.98

SEED POTATOES Early Ohio, bu. 85c Early Rose, bu. 80c White and Yellow onion sets at 8c per qt. $ FULLENKAMP’S AT THE TONIGHT THE JUDY FAMILY In the Number 5 Featuring the Three Youngest Children in Vaudeville Complete change of program Tonight ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW A Frontier Mystery m 2 Parts The Marriage Lottery IOC TO ALL

$3.00 Men’s Gun Metal Button Shoe, only $2.45 $2.50 Men’h Gun Metal Box Calf or Vici Kid Shoe, plain toe or tip, only $1.98 $2.50 Men's Black or Tan Elkskin Shoe, only $1.93 Special! A Satin Calf Shoe, made on a dressy style, only $1.49 $2.00 Men's Heavy Tan Work Shoe, all solid leather $1.69 MEN’S OXFORDS. $3.50 Men’s Gun Metal Blucher Oxfords, all new styles $2.98 $3.00 Men’s Gun Metal or Pat. Oxfords, all new styles $2.19 Special sale an all Boys’, Children’s land Misses Shoes and Oxfords.