Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1913 — Page 3

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-Mi im, u g o r: WEEK'S SOCIAL CALENDAR Thursday. < ■ V, B. M. Mib, W t (', MiKliiir v Zion's Ahl \t Schonlhnnse, Miss Natalie Webstar, of ('bh.-i Who Is the Kiiest of her Ferry Hull clnssmnte. Miss Nnotnl Dimaii for tv.., Weeks, was the guest of honor at ;■ picnic- brenklast given by the Chanti elor Set this morning at five o< 10. I in a grove west of the city. \ number of social affairs are planned in \h Webster's honor Members eoinpi ing this morning's picnic party « . .Miss Ruth Glelaei, Watseka, ill ; m ... Catherine ICgley. Berne: th.- Miss. Irene Smith. Eda Butler, Crete! Shoe maker. Florence Myers, Lillian Rj Winifred Burke, besides Miss \V i - ster and Miss Dugan. The airls to a chafing dish along with them m<l eggs, fried deliciously, were a tempt ing item of the breakfast menu A party that was delightfully ent - tained at the C. A. Dugan home and aiso attended the Chautauqua last ening. comprised of Mr. and Mr- lt.-i, son. and Ross Mct.'ulloi.gh, Ft Wayi Miss Bess Conn. Washington, D. C : Miss Marie Allison, Indianapolis, ~| L. C. Waring Mr. and Mrs. Henry .Johnson. M - Nettie Marks and son. an 1 Mrs. anna .Johnson of Muncie have retu n ed home after a visit since the latta part of the week with R. B Johns t and the E. B. la-nhart family Miss Opal Ball of Maglev is being entertained this week by her un.'.E. B Lenhart, and family. The Christian Women's Board Missions, which was to have met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. W (' M - Kinney, postponed its meeting for this month on account of many otl things that conflicted with this date Mr. and Mrs. J. ,\ Fristoe will entertain this evening at dinner in hen or of Mr. and Mrs. True Fristo.. who are home for a short vacation. This dinner will be in the form of an t-n nual anniversary dinner which is given ea< h y.-ar by one .. the n I>< the club which was formed in the early school days and in which, time has wentnd a strong bond of friend •hip 1 present, this evening w.il be Mr. and Mrs. .1. O- Sellemeym- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loch of Fort Wayn. Mr. and Mrs. True Fristoe, Mr a I Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer. Abouth thirty o f the friend- a d neighbqf* of Mrs red Thieme surpri. ed her Friday evening at their homo The occasion- was in honor of Mrs Thieme’s fifty-first birth anniversary The evening was most delightfully spent and refreshments were servedPASTRY SALE. The Ladies' Aid society of the I"- B. church will give a pastry sale at the gas office building tomorrow afternoon and everyone is invited to come. Mrs. W. F. Lose and daughter, Mary Ann. left today noon for Fort Wayne and Lafayette to visit •Mrs. Charles Winans and babe returned to Fort Wayne today noon niter a visit with relatives at Pleasant Mills. Mr and Mrs. Henry Dudleson of Jamestown, Ohio, are guests of tin L. W. C.randstalf family and otl; friends. ■—a — FOR SALE —Good Aligator hay pr< - In good condition. Inquire of E W. France, Pleasant Mills, Ind Jiiltl Furnished mom to let, 8-13 N itt man st. 16H2 DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIC.

THURSDAY MORNING ' at 7:00 o’clock and lasting until |> Saturday night we will hold our first aluminum sale. We expect to make this sale one of the best we have ever held. Housewives, you want to get the , benefit of this sale. Don’toverlook this opportunity to buy pure Aluminum ware at a 25 per ct. reduction. - II Every piece rantecd for 15 years by us. ; Go.

ir iiT • NOT SUPERSTITIOUS i Dan Erwin Gets Certificate: ’ Number “13” for Automobile Tag. ‘ BY HIS REQUEST ' l Old Number Was "E 13”— ■ Breaks Down Prejudice ■ to No. “13 ’’ ! ! I Mir,l l I-.rwin. the well known real ! | estate dealer, has not a streak of su- j perstitious fear running through him. 1 i minis. Mr. lbw in mad* | cation under the new automobile I law, that he be given I ■ x ‘> "I i ' for his automobile tag. !l : - ' re.; iest was granted and the certifi- ] , ii. arrived this afternoon late. The I tag will follow later. ! Mr. Erwin's old number under the I j old law was “E 13." His automobile ' ireer has teen a lucky one, in spite - ' the hoodoo number "13" ever present. and he wanted to have the same on his new plate. He got it. A MOST ENJOYABLE TIME. Was Had Last Evening at William Knapke Home in Root Township. A very pleasant evening was spent' Thursday at the beautiful and hospitable home of Mr and Mrs- William Knapke, living in Root township,! r when all the neighbors within a radius i '■ of twenty nfiles, were invited to con e and spend a few happy hours enjoying th- tnselves. The happiest feature of •tl • evening was the fine musical se-i lections delivered by Professor Numbers on a new Packard piano just! lun based by Mr Knapke yesterday! "om the Yager Bros. & Reinking fur- j niture store of this city. Mr. and. Mis. Knapke and family intend to I pas- many more pleasant evenings) with their neighbors and their Pack-i ' ard piano. COURT HOUSE NEWS. Harry Albert Straub and Effie Mariar \\ - ods were married last evening by 'Squire J. H. Stone at his home. Tl.< groom was born January 13. 1882, ‘ and i a bill poster of this city, being a son of Daniel Straub. The bride I was born April 8. 1875, and is a daughter of Henry Knavel- The groom was married once before, be- ' • ing divon - d about six years ago. The bride was married twice. Site was I divorced in 1911. The Smith divorce case from Adams county is still grinding away today and probably will require the rest of the week. The defense just began introduction of evidence this afternoon.—Bluffton Banner. Miss Ruth Baltzell is off duty nt the auditor's office on account of Ivy: poisoning which affects her face. 1 Raymond Harting. Leo Ehlnger and! Hubert Smith went to St. Henry, O. — 'Squire Dickerson of Geneva was I here this morning and filed the ver-i diet in the inquest held on Norris Milh r. aged twenty-five, son of William Miller, of Root township. The hid ■ was declared Insane and will be takI .-a so Easthaven asylum . o , FOR SALIC Rhode. Island Red roos- | ter, 1 year old. 'Phone 168. ts ( ————————————— ,

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| THIS SALE WILL HE AN EVENT OF OPPORTUNITY '. S Every Effort is being made in Rearanging Stock and Prices. No previous sale has ha\ s attention that we expect giving to this one Genuine Bargains will prevail throughout a store. We invite your inspection, then decide for yourself. E n 9 stock com P ar es of the best lines of merchandise on the market. No second hand goods « but clean new merchandise at satisfying price ‘ g Its Up To You To Avail Yourself of This Money Saving Opportunity | £ Time and space will not permit going into detail, so come early Saturday Morning and take S $ advantage of the specail Bargains ffi s General price cutting on all Muslins Ginghams, Table lines Dress goods, Silk ribbons, Hand- i g kerchiefs, Towehngs Underwear, Hosiery Corsets, Embroidery, Dress trimmings, Allovers, » g Mushn underwear, Shirtwaists, Gowns, Gloves,White dresses, Gingham dresses, Linen dres- g g ses, Skirts Kimmonas, Carpets, Rugs, Mattings, Linoleums, and Oil cloth ~ | In Fact Everything Goes At Reduced Prices | Mi ♦♦ 22 —u:

$ One Lot ~ Ladies Dresses $2.50 to S $4.50 Values to close | 79 Cents

g CARPETS ANO RUGS. JACKET SUITE. SKIRTS- GINGHAM ANO PERCALE LINEN AND RAIN COATS. 32 25c Carpet at 21c , M 2.50 Values 2.20 - .. . ’ K iff 45c Carpat at 33c . 3M Values ~00 Values $ , 83 ' 175 Value g US 60c Carpet at v 52c 3 50 Velues 3.00 1-25 Values 93 . +♦ 70c Carpet at 60c s l 6-50 v . 10.00 4.C0 Values 3,25 I * so Values 1.20 3,C ® ffi 10.00 Rugs at $8.50 SIB . OO Values .... 11.50 500 Values 4.25 1-75 Values ... .. 1.42 4 °° Values 340 ♦♦ 112.00 Rugs at 10.25 7.00 Values 5.75 '2OO Values 1.65 s °° Values 425 3 31 15.00 Rugs at 13.00 $2C.00 Values 12.50 g. oo Va | ues 675 2 M Va|ues IS3 6.00 Values 4.95 $ * U9B at 15 ‘ 00 $22.50 Values 13.50 ’- 50 Values 7.25 3.00 Values 2X5 700 Values 5.75 ♦♦ ♦♦ 2CO ° Ru9s at $17.-30 10.00 Values 8.00 4.00 Values 335 9-00 Values e.’S -H g 22 - 5 ° RUBS at 20 - 00 s2so ° Va,ues 1400 -12.00 Values 9.50 ’5.00 Values $4.25 10.00 Values 7.00 g

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| Ginghams and White Shirt g Waists 25c and up

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*• ♦ an ♦ PLEASES LARGE AUDIENCE. Mr. Palmer, comedian and dancer, who appeared at the Star airdome last evening, pleased the large audience that came to see him. Ills danIng and juggling was the feature ol the evening and was one of the beat performances ever staged in this city. At the request of many of the patrons who saw Mr. Palmer last evening Mr. Stoneburner was able to have him per- ' form again tonight. The price of ml- 1 mission is only five cents. You will be missing one of the greatest vaudeville performances ever shown in this city If you don’t see Mr. Palmer this evening Your last chance. A SMALL FIRE. — Home of Roy Ballard in Cooktown Set < on Fire by Spark from Engine. The home of Roy Ballard, located alon gthe (’lover Leaf railroad in 1 Cooktown was set on fire this after- I noon at 2:45 by a spark from a pans-' I ing engine, alighting on the upper part j < of a window frame and setting fire < to the weatherboarding The depart- ' ment made a quick run to the scene - I but before they arrived men who were < working nearby had formed a bucket 1 I I rlgtide and extinguished tile blaze. I '

July Clearance Sale ORENS TOMORROW JULY I2TH J Continues To July IGtli

A Sad Tragedy Os City ■ Life (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) herself at the offices of the Western casket and rudertaking company. 9(1 East‘Randolph street, at 6 o’clock last evening. "My name is Mary Schultz,’ she said. "| live at ST South lialstcd street. My daughter has been away from home foi a week. Site worked in a printing shop on Randolph street. The police can t find her. They told me to come down here to look at the body of a girl they had found in the lake. I know- it Isn’t Mabel I know before | look that she can’t be my daughter but the policemen want me to look and see. ’ In the morguu of the establishment lay the hotly of a young girl. It had been recovered yesterday morning in the basin of the Columbia Yacht club on the lake front at the foot of Randolph street. There were no marks ol violence on the body and the police laid Ute girl’s death to accident or suicide Mrs. Schultz was taken to the room where the body lay. First she was shown some damp clothing, cov

One Lot Jacket Suits $12.50 to $22.50 values your choice $4-98 l

Special Prices On Petticoats

25 Yards Star Muslin $1.98

ered with sand. She picketl up the- . black skirt front the idle and her liag-i ers slowly sought a mended spot on the waist band and paused then- Aft-: : era bit she went through the rest ' of the clothing, but she did it me h-| j anicaily Finally sh’e looked at the t body. Attendants who watched her I said that she did not weep. She seem■j ed like one stunned or dazed, .lust be- | fore site left she seemed to feel that . that some explanation was due these I who had brought her there. "I was mistaken," she said dully. "It was I Mabel after all. ’ . "She’ll begin to realize it when she! .'gets home," said one of the attend- : ants as he watched the little woman j with the shawl walk slowly out o! ■ the door as though she was walking ; in her sleep. That was at t> o’clock. At 8 o’clock a policeman puffed laboriously up the two flights of wooden stairs at 37 South Halsted street. J He knocked at the door, but received’ no answer. He'heard the sound of moans Inside. Calling a neighbor he, pressed hfs shoulder against lite door! and pushed it inward. Mrs Schultz was found ou the floor of the front room Near her was a bottle containing carbolic add. Thei

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woman was conscious, but was unable I to speak on account of the burns in her mouth and throat She was rushed to the county hospital, whore slm died. Tlie policeman took a folded paper from the sweat! and of his helmet. It was the notice that he had been sent to servo on the mother to have her appear at the coroner’s inquest over the remains of her daughter today. On the bac k of the notice the police man took notes for his report on the mother's suicide." A Chicago Record-Herald says that before committing suicide, Mjls Schultz loft a note for her sister, Mrs Susanna Withaus. of Berne. Tin Herald says further: Mrs. Garllarama, 19 Halstea< street, told the police that she under stood Mabel Schultz ran away iron home with a young mtjn to whom Hu glt’l s mother objected. She gave tic r police his name. Mrs. Garllarniu: will make the formal Identification o the body at tile Inquest this morn , Ing." | Mrs. Schultz is a very distant rein tlve of Willis .Magnet of this city ant : by marriage of Caleb Andrews, w ho it | the county attendance officer.

One Lot g Linen Jacket Suits $5.00 » Retailers while they last § $1.98 I

g Deep Cut S IE ON ALL GOODS OF TOWLING 8

Susiene Silk One Lot 35 to 50 cent S Values 19 cents 3J

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itffitffittfitSttfitlfitffitSiflfi FOR SALE—Four milch cows. See R. N. Runyon, one-half mile north of ’ Dent school house. Tlwk WANTED—HeIp, to make hay. Pay by the hour, 25c. J. C. Hat kiers; ’phone 1 on the L line. 153*3 —————— . ' ZX T THE REX THEATER *• - A three reel feature on the 4 ■ early Colonal days in America B. and scenes of the American revolution is the bi? head liner for tonight at the Rex. .1 r- This show is given in three tn parts. All for the small sum '• of five cents. L “The Son Os A Soldier” >f 3 reel drama n- — 5c to all < REX THEATER