Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1914 — Page 3

WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR 4 I•, I > I t Charlie Voglewede

WEATHER FORECAST ■ HifHfiiiii it - .:* - --**HXtHiH u Cloudy tonight and Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lankenau spent ,e day in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. William Hirschey ent to Fort Wayne thia morning for visit. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Mattax went to ■tit'll this morning for a visit with lathes. Mrs.B. F. Kiser of Williams spent e day with her sisterin law, Mrs. toy Wolford, at Monmouth. • yttrs. Olive Ramsey and daughter, lldrid. went to Fort Wayne this ■ruing for a visit with relatives. Mrs C. A. titandiford lias returned on Wren, Ohio, when Vie attended ie funeral of her aunt. Mrs. John errica. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills left this Eionth for their home in Minneapolis. Mr a holiday visit here with his par Sts, Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills. Mr. (ilia accompanied them to Ft. Wayne.

— I ——, I II — THE HOME 0F I llflir Ual '* y GroCer ' eS I I we wis a h you M w v\ Happy and Pposperous ' R&ail New Year! START IT RIGHT! Place Your First Grocer}- Order for 1914 with the Home of Quality Groceries and stick to all your Good Resilutions Try These - They’ll Please Red Cherries Oranges Asparagus Points White cherries Bananas Sweet potatoes ; Black-berries Lettuce Black molasses Apricots Celery Sorgum Peaches Cabbage Maple Syrup Pineapples Pickles Mince Meat Raisins Currant- Apples We ray cash or trade for produce. Eggs 28c 11 Butter 1> to 27c Hower and Hower. N >rth of G. R. & 1. Depot. ’Phone 108? ■■■taßT" 1,1,1 i • i m < »n> i akrmhm IF.M. SCHIHMEYER FRENCH QUINN President Secretary Treae.’ I THE BOWERS {REALTY CO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, 4 ABSTRACTS The Sthirmover Abstract Company complete Ab- E 1 tract Records, 'twenty years Experience farms. City Property, 5 per cent MONEY

I C. C. Schug of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. William Alfather went to Fort Wayne to visit with his mother. Miss Carlo Standiford has been sick with wnsilitiij for the past few days. R, K. Allison of Indianapolis was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Dave Laferty of Huntington was in the city yesterday looking after bus. InesMrs. Mary Case returned to her ' hone at Fort Wayne after a visit ut Willshire, Ohio. Mrs. Charles Burr is spending New Y«ar- at Monroeville with her daughter, Mrs. John Watson. James Touhey has recovered from i his injuries of several weeks ago and i is able to be out again. Even food fer thought seems t’ be adulterated. Some folks are never so ! much at home as when they’re visitin'. , —Abe Martin. Tilford Moots, who has been waitin’ i Yer President Wilson to make a blunder has gone back f work at th' saw . mill. A boy never begins t' appre<iite his mother till his father tells l.un t’ go t' work. —Abe Martin

The banks were closed today on account of the legal holiday. Miss Rose Voglewede is off duty at the recorder's office today on account of Illness. Fine winter weather, and the new year starts off as though it were going to behave nicely. The county offices “kept open house’’ today, the law providing for no New Year's holiday. Mr. and Mrs. William Borling of Bluffton arrived last evening to’spend New Year's with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Peterson and son, French, are here for New Year’s day visiting with relatives. The mass services at the St. Mary's church were held at the same time today as they are on Sunday. W. J. Archbold this morning assumed his position as county treasurer, succeeding Charles W. Yager. Fred Bell arrived last, evening from Bluffton to spend New Year’s with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. A. 11. Bell. Be sure to pay your subscription to the Dally Democrat, this month and secure one of the valuable paper wallets County Treasurer William J. Archbold was at his post bright and early this morning and seemed very much at home. Herman Yager has entered the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne for a few days' rest and to recover from a severe cold. Miss Frances Burrell of Huntington arrived yesterday afternoon for a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Blackburn. Special New Year services were held today in the German Reformed, the Zion's Lutheran and the St. Mary's Catholic church. The county commissioners are spending the day at the county farm where they will be well entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin. Clem Stfigmeyer, who is home from Bloomington, where he is taking the journalistic course, was in town this morning looking up friends. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Cole returned to their home at Garrett yesterday after spending the holidays with Mrs. Cole's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw. Miller Ellinghrjn arrived last ev ening for a several days' visit with Dick Heller. Mrs. Ellingham will arrive tomorrow for a few days at the Heller home. The Tri Kappa dance given last evening at the ('. B. L. of I. hall was a | great success and was well attended. A number of out-of-town geusts attended the affair ♦ Stewart Niblick, who was recently {operated upon at the St. Joseph hospital for appendicitis, is able to be up I and walk about. He made his first trip up town yesterday Homer E. Kern. Paul Heinse ami I Charles Dohmen returned Wednesday afternoon from Elkhart after a visit here for a week with the former's aunt. Mrs. Leo Wilhelm, and family, and I others. If you operate a motor car or motor I cycle and haven’t got a 1914 license, you are violating the laws of Indiana and are subject to a severe fine. Take out your license at once and avoid trouble. Mr. and Mrs. William McCague returned yesterday to their home at Springfield. 111. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Baker who were married on Christmas Day i and who will be their guests. The basket ball game between the Spencerville high school ami the D< i catur high school Friday night will be one worth seeing. Both teams are I pretty evenly matched apd the strugi gle for the victory will be a stiff one. A preliminary game will be played at 7:15. The Decatur bowlers, scheduled to play here Tuesday night, failed to keep their booking. Probably they were frightened out by the warlike talk of the Decatur papers regarding Buffton. following the basket Imll gatuea. They need not be alarmed They may come In safety, and are assured of gentlemanly treatment.--* Bluffton News. The congregational reception to »e given for the Rev. Edward Frelliurger. assistant iMistor of the St. Mary's church. is for all the members of lh> churtth to attend, the reception itself being given by the cons regal lon. Fa ther Frclburgcr will leave this dty Tuwdy. January Sth. to accept h|» new ch<ge a» superintendent of the St. Joseph’s orphan*' home st Lafayette. NOTICE TO BEN HURS. The Ben Hur Aid society will meet at the home of, M. r “ ’ comer Ninth an<i Jenerson street*, Thursday eveniug. Members are urged to be present. i 3M13 Secretary. DEMOCRAT WANT Aob PAY *!Q.

OUR CLEARANCE SALE STARTS JAN-2 1914. Change places with us for a short time and you will know why we are forced to put this sale on and forget about profit. The weather man has been kind to you in one way, while he has been very unkind to us-he has made it possible for you to save money while making it necessary for us to take the loss, but we must take our medicine, we must try to get our money out of the merchandise that was bought to serve you in cold weather, there will be cold weather.but we can’t wait for itPricesmust tell the rest of the story and we intend to make them work overtime from now until our stocks are in the cash drawer. HERE’S THE STORY IN FIGURES - .. - --- --- -*■ ■” * ' ■ - - . - - -- - MENS FANCY SUITS MENS DRESS TROUSERS ; BOYS OVERCOATS BOYS FANCY KNEE PANT SUIT 125.00 Suit* now $20.00 $6.00 Pants now ’54.80 ‘ $15.|0 Cokts now $11.50 $7.50 Suits now $6.50 $22.50 Suit* now .. $18.50 $5.00 Pan’s now $4.00 $12.50 Coats now $9.50 s'.oo Suits now *5.50 $20.00 Suit* now $16.75 $4 00 Pants now $3.20 $11.50 Coats now $8.75 $6.00 Suits now $4.50 $18.50 Suit* now $13.00 $3.00 Pants now $2.40 s ’ ooo Coats now .SB.OO ' $16.50 Suit, now $13.50 $2.50 Pan’s now $2.00 £oats now .............. .$6.00 $3 0Q $2Jt , $15.00 Suit* now $12.00 $2.00 Pants now ..$1.60 j 6 5() Coats now Q 0 $2.50 Suits now $1.90 13.50 Suit* n ow $10.50 _ Coats nQw 90 $2.00 Suits now $1.65 $12.50 Suits now $9.50 MENS OVERCOATS _ — SIO.OO Suit* now SB.OO - b oyS' BLUE SERGE NORFOLK ■> MENS HATS AND CAPS MENS AND YOUNG MENS BLACK .... ANO BLUE SUITS $22.50 C ° atS nOW SIB.OO '°° V S 4OO $20.00 Coats now .. <16.50 i 4 0 ° Value now $3 00 UNDERWEAR BOTH WOOL AND $25.00 Suit, now $22.50 $18.50 Coats now COTTON DISCOUNTED 10 PER CT. $22.50 Suit* now $20.00 $16.50 Coats now $13.50 $1 0G Value n w 79c $20.00 Suit* now SIB.OO SISOO Coats now s£) MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS AND BOYS' $18.50 Suit* now $16.50 _ WAISTS $16.50 Suit, n w $15.00 $12 ' 50 Coats " Ow * 9 ’ so MENS FUR OVERCOATS AND $f new $1 , Vi $13.50 Suit* now $12.00 * ,oo ° Coat* now $8 00 ||fORK COATS DISCOUNTED $1 0 0 Value now 85c $12.50 Suit* now $ll.OO $8.50 Coats now $6 73 10 PER CENT 50c Value now .. 39r. These Sale Prices Will Be Strictly For Cash We are going to look for you at this sale as it will be of benefit to both You and Us. HOLTHOUSe-SCHULTE & COMPANY Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

GS* Practical S Fashion Hints By Alice Gltnon f;-Jp I a I n v / I !» I 1 I ■ I I : 111 'j | ijj II < 111 lii ii 111 H I I •’’’ll ' 1 Hl o 1 i V 111 ’ \1 I® I lh • I i J ?p6B The peg top skirt design Is quite the “beet «eller" in the pattern Hue thia season; deservedly so, as it Is extreme ly graceful. No. TOTS shows a four piece design with a seam down tho center back nnd center front The plaits, which give the peg top effect, are laid in softly nt the wnlat line. Duvetyn, cloth, ratine or any of the new wntvrlals are suitable, as. despite th«!r appearance of thickness, the) lend themselves well to draping. Cotton duvetyn Is one of the very new fabrics. It Is charmingly velvety looking and comes in ninny exquisite shades. Thia is much less expensive than the wool duvetyn, ranging tn price from *1.50 to *2 a yard, but its wearing qualities are as yet unknown Thia skirt may bo mad* In site 24 with 2’s yards of 42 in<h material, with % yard of 2 Inch belting The pattern la cut in 5 sizes. 22 to 30 This I* a Perfect Pattern. Be sure to state right rise, passing the tape tightly around the smallest part of the waUt and loosely around the widest part of the hip. It may bo obtained by filling out the coupon and inclosing 15 cento in stomps or coin to the Pattern Depart meat of this paper. COUPON Name... Strset end No City aad Stets Pattern No. Slsss Z...m I m ■■sue. 'oessaM %•*-*»

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