Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 12 July 1913 — Page 3

BOY SCOUTS See our Elk sole and Tennis shoes for Boy Scouts. Just the thing for long hikes. ,75c to $2.50 Charlie Voglewede

WEATHER FORECAST | itttttmttmttttnmmnnutts::::::”::::::! Generally fair tonight and Sunday. J. Drake went to Fort Wayne th's. morning. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Magner uvi 'i Fort Wayne visitors today. Noah Mangold made a business tr , to Fort Wayne this morning. Ytuymond Keller has taken a posi tlQn at the J. S. Cokrliin stand. Mrs. Pearl Smith of Monroe wain the city visiting with friends. Mrs. Noah Hendricks of Monroe was in the city yesterday on business Mrs- Lilly Stafford returned to her home at Hoagland today after visit ing with friends. Mrs. Don Edwarus returned this afternoon from a week's visit in Fort Wayne with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lock of Fort Wayne, who had been visiting in the city with friends, returned to their heme this morning.

I THE HOME OF I I Q Groceries I liombbbbbmmbbbbbl Mr. Farmer • aS’l our Harvest Hands Will Du More Work With r&ctM&gs:'Their Mouths And Consequently More W ork In The Fields If fed on our Quality Groceries! So would most any one else! Salt fish pail ... 50c Prunes lb 10, 12 1-2, 15c Salt fish pound . . . 10c reaches lb . 12 1-2 15c Navy beans lb . . . 6c Raisins lb . . 10 & 12c Lima “ lb . . . 10c Apricots lb ... . 18c Red “ lb . . • Currants lb. ... 10c Cream cheese lb . .20c Extracted honey qt 10c Switzer “ lb . . 22c Conib honey In . . 20c Rice lb . . .7 1-2 &10c 25 lb granulated s. $1.25 We pay cash or trade for produce. Eggs 14c Butter 16 to 23c Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone 108 IF.M.SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN | President Secretary Treat. g THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, | ABSTRACTS. K U The Schirmever Abstract Company complete Ab-! ■ sti act Records, twenty years Experience || ■ . , Farms, City Property, 5 per cent g I MONEY I

Miss Hose Voglewede spent the day ! in Fort Wayne. » Mrs R. A. Davies went to Fcrt I Waytie for the day. Miss Leola Stockard of Williams was a shopper here today. David Bieberstine of Berne was a I Lusines- caller in the city yesterday. Jack Meibers was at FT. Wayne toI day attending the Ringling Bros- cirrus. Dr E. .1 MeOscar of Fort Wayne was a professional business caller in the city last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Beard and son of I'nion township were visitors in j the city yesterday. Mrs. L. 11. Bailey and daughter, cola, of I nion township visited with i friends in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Kocher and chilr.Hi left this morning for Crooked iake, where they will enjoy a mouths’ outing. Mr. and Mrs. John Houk and daughters, Irma and Thelma, and Mrs. L'l. Brokaw motored to Lake Gage yesterday for a few days' outing at the ! Brokaw cottage.

J- D. Drummond made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. F. C. Teeple of Fort Wayne visited with his brother-in-law, Roy Collins. Mrs. Harry Van Kirk Is here visiting with her mother. Mrs. Bice Metzler. Mrs. George Sproul left this morning for Plymouth to visit with relatives. A large number of Decatur people went to Ft. Wayne to see the Ringling Brothers' circus today. Mrs. Edgar Kelsey went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon with her daughter, Mrs. Ima Syphera. Miss Eda Bultemeier returned to bt. John’s this morning after a visit with her cousin, Clara Cultcmeler. Mrs. B. E- Parker and children of 'Richmond are at Lagrange visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker. Mrs. r. C. Corbett and sons, John and Francis, left today for a three weeks’ visit at Marlon and Lima, O Mrs ohn Barnett and Mrs. William Gephart of Willshire, Ohio, went to Fort Wayne to see the circus today. A large band of gypsies struck the city yesterday, the women making tours of the business district telling fortunes. G. W. Miller went to Fort Wayne yesterday accompanied by his grandson, Frankie Miller, who is returning home. Mrs- William Elzey and Mrs. Douglas Elzey of Preble motored to this city to shop and attend the Chautauqua yesterday afternon. Mrs. J. R Porter went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with Mrs. A. M Harting and Mrs. Rachael Baughman, over Sunday. Weather report of East Wabash correspondent of Berne Witness: We are having a little moderate weather, not quite so hot.” Miss Lucile Gillig and cousin, Edith Millen, of Libertyville, HI., spent today in Fort Wayne, going to see the parade and other circus attractions. Mrs. Herbert Pennington and granddaughter, Esther Pennington, went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon to visit with the former s daughters. Mrs John Stewart and son, Meredith. and Mrs. A. M- Anker and daughter, Veronica, spent today in Fort Wayne. They went to see the Ringling circus. Dr. Frank Mann, who graduated from the state university in the medical department, in June, and who is now an interne in an Indianapolis hospital, is here for a two weeks’ vacation. Women like t' talk about clothes, but. you ought I' bear two men when they gjt reminiscent about some tail <>r. Thor’s alius some class t’ a girl named Pearl. Abe Martin. Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith motored to Ada. Ohio, yesterday and returned last evening. They were accompanied uy his mother, Mrs. Flora Smith and daughter, Corda, who ar c returni ig to Columbus, Ohio, after a visit here. The Henry Stevens family will have Sunday for Rome City for a' two weeks' outing at the C. L. Meibers cottage. Miss EuJo Gentis will accompany them for a week’s visit Mr. and Mrs. George Diggs of Marion, who motored to this city Tuesday evening for a visit with her brother-in-law, Jeff Bryson, and wife. East Main street, left Thursday for their home.—Portland Sun. Mrs. C. C. Enos ami daughter, Dorothy, returned front Dayton. Ohio, where they visited with her sister. Mrs Gephart. They report the rebuild lug of Dayton, especially the bust ncss part, is going along fast, but that many evidences of the ravages of the flood and fire, still exist. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Clare Mynkoop near Geneva, has been seriously ill during the past week The child had a tin horn in Lis mouth, when lie fell, cutting a deep gash in the. upper part of the mouth. In the past day or so he has lien threatened with blood poisoning. Ira L Culling of Rochelle. HI., and Arthur P. Cutting of Milwaukee, Wls., i eturned home yesterday after attend lug the funeral of thpir father, Ezra ( Utting. 11. W Cutting returned to French Lick today. Ralph Brittson, a grandson, of Owosso, Mich., will remain for an over Sunday visit with tho Ed Lyon family. * Mrs. Pearl Wright and son and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, who were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Qharlcs Cooper, returned yesterday in their automobile to their home at, Holland, Mich. They left here at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning and arrived at Marcel lus. Mi<h., within five, miles of,. Hol Lind. at. ,5:30 iiryif m.ffl>uig,\uw<jriHhg to cards received hero today, which were mailed at Marcellus. They made the trip in fine time and with out accident. Mr. Cooper is an engiucor for the sugar company.

Mr. nnd Mrs. George Baker and child went to Fort Wayne today noon. Miss freta Jackson went to Fort Wayne today noon to visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. L Blanchard and daughter went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Nell Myers went to Ft Way-no today noon for a visit for several days with relatives. Miss Amelia Weber has returned ii'rotn a pleasant visit with friends hi 'Grand 'Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Anna lx:man and daughters, Nevah and Naomi, went to Ft. Wayne today noon to see the circus. Miss Cecily Eady returned to Fort Av’ayntv. this, noon after a visit with tier Tnttther; -Mrs. lleteoea Kass vi- »-| Miss Mary Erwin, a student at -’ .Valparaiso, will return tomorrow alt-! era short vacation here on account pt illness. Miss Loretta Gillig returned today' jioon to her home in Tiffin, Ohio, oft . era visit with her cousin, Miss Agnes Gillig south of town. A new salt storing shed is being j erected by the Niblick company at> the rear of the store on Second street. The old shed collapsed suddenly, on the Fourth of July. C. L. Meibers and daughter and Mrs. Henry Thomas and daughter, Portia, went to Rome City this after uoou for an over-Sunday visit with Mrs. Meibers, who has been there several weeks. O. D. McKeever, superintendent of tho Chautauqua, upon request, will oc-[ cupy the pulpit of the Christian church at 10:40 tomorrow morning His subject will be, ''What God Ex pects of a Christian.” Mrs. V. G. Shifferly, Mrs. C. A.| Standiford and son, Harold left yesy-j terday noon for Wren, Ohio, called there on account of the illness of Mrs. Standiford’s father, Mr. S- D | Merica. A Warsaw exchange says that although! not a single marriage license i Las been issued in that county , for ; two or three weeks, fourteen divorce ' suits have been filed with the county I clerk since June 1. Four were filed ' yesterday. Dr. E. J. MeOscar " as called to De-I catur yesterday morning where lie ! operated on Mrs. Ed Coffee. —Fort Mayne Journal-Gazette. Dr. McOscar was assisted by Drs. Clark of this city. The operation was performed Friday morning at about 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Coffee. Reports from there this , morning were that Mrs. Coffee was testing quite well and the operation was a. success-

NIAGARA FALLS AND RETURN VIA Clover Leaf Route And Steamer “Seeanidbec” Sunday July 27 1913 Limit 12 days For tickets and information see agent Decatur or address Chas. E. Rose, A.G.P.A., TOLEDO, O READ THIS A chance to buy Good shoes at a neat saving to the purchaser. Mens Oxfords, Florsheim at ... .$4.40 “ Thompson’s at... . $3.50 “ $3.00 and $3.50 oxfords .... $2.65 Womens $3.00 and $3.50 oxfords . . . $2.65 “ $2.50 oxfords $1.85 $2.00 - $1.35 Still greater reduction on all womens, Misses and childrens white canvas and buck shoes and oxfords. Buy them where they have them and save money. ELZEY&HACKMAN ei’K COURT hou4u

I ixOfe* iHlr Ji < I 1 i ' "-‘I -z j ■ r 'b/ m tv'i i A TEST OF PATIENCE it is to the housewife to have ' to eat poor, soggy and often sour bread made oy an incompetent cook. You will save yourself this annoyance and enjoy your meals with avidity if you try our tine Cakes or Bread loaves. Our bread rolls, biscuits, cakes and bakestuffs of all kinds are; made for the fastidious as well as the hungry at Martin’s Jacob Martin Brick Building For SALE on 2nd st. fine Location Always Rented I CALL ON Dan M. Niblick Low Rate Excursion --VIA - Clover Leaf Route To Frankfort Kokomo & Marion | and intermediate stations EVERY SUNDAY Train leaves Decatur at 10:25 a.m. See Agent for Information

HAVE A STRAW HAT They are mighty comfortable during this hot weather and you can buy them now at a great saving. We don’t want to have a straw hat left this season so here’s your opportunity. $5.00 Hats now $3 75 ■I.OO Hats now ; 3,00 Hats now 2 00 2.50 Hats now . F 175 2.00 Hats now I’so 1.50 Hats now ' ’ i’*i() 1.00 Hats now *75 .75 Hats now Flo now is your time to get an extra valuertolthoUse,SGhUlte Go. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys PREVENT YOUR ARREST Under the new automobile law it is required that a plate be placed both on the front and rear of the machine, and must be fastened securely. We have just received a shipment of brackets made especially for holding the new number plates. The front bracket tits over the water tap while the rear bracket is fastened to tail lamp. Absolutely prevents loss of license, rattling or marring of car and holds tag rigidly as law requires. We have only a limited supply so come early. Price $1.50 per set LEE HARDWARE CO. I When You Paint It Pays To Use The Best HOOSIER PAINT is absolutely 100 per cent pure. !Jt spreads farther, covers better, lasts longer and is therefore cheaper in the end than the so called cheap paint. It is not the price per gallon that should interest you but the pric? for the job or per year for the time it wears. Use Hoosier Paint. CALLOW & RICE L DRUGGISTS Decatur, Ind. On East Side of Street . vnwwMMaaMhM*-— - -w .*•.-» r~ i i i. inn iw 1,, 1 miHUjxixutkafavawt »Yarn Old Adams County Bank I Decatur, Indiana. i Capital >120,000 ■ 3 /■ *\L ’' V'l Surplus , >BO.OOO j T I C. S. Niblick, Presideat “ I M - Kirsch and John l ibllrt ■ if Vice Presidents . E. X. Ehinger, Cashier. Vfcf \ V s "' h arm loann I K / i KeaQ a Specialty f SW"-/ z 'A Reflect I Resolve G'llectinnß F There’s Nothing Like SfS. . A BANK ACCOUNT able iuu». To (live _ A Man The Courage To Face The World tt With Safe ? """ A Ami All That’s Hurimi A gain:. f Him To I'iscouragr I'.-xicndrd One Dollar Staci.. II! , _ U.MrtijH Wo r»y d Rcr Cunt Intereston J Year Time Dopowit