Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1914 — Page 3

, f ..isa beautiful shade of colored leather us* u in the young mens shoes for spring. We just opened up our first shipment and they are certainly pleasing. Ralstons, oi course, made on the English flat last, receding toe and medium forepart, no hooks or eyelets and new corded tip. Take a look. p $4.00 and $5.00 S CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. ■ THE SHOESELLER

I WEATHER lORELAM | Fail and not quite so cold tonight. Tuesday increasing cloudiness with probuhly snow and rising tempera ture. np "pr«. Frank Aurand !•r..,. a to day lor Fort Wayne. Miss lreta Erwin i> spending the week at Monroeville with relative . Dane Brewster a prominent r> -i deJit|«f Jefferson township wa here on business. Ell ’Bprutiger. formerly of Dn-utur now of Saginaw, Mich., was here on business today. Mr. and Mrs. W. It. Wolf rt ; d to Fort Wayne this morning after . visit here at the David Kline no south west of the city. Homer H. Knodle, of the Ft W iym Journal Caiiette, returned Wayne after a visit sine with Ui» mother, Mrs. Elk cggapgg ■

B- } Brings ll’s Program I 1 Os 'v\ hat To Order I Omirg Meal When Up The Stump, Call Us Up, |[ Jnd if’.i Help You Down By Suggesting Somethin? (lood, That Will Appeal to Y«>ur Appetite. Cracked corn hominy, lb . . . 3c Best Japan Rice, lb. .... 7 l--c Best Head Rice, !b. . ljte Lima Beans, lb. . • • • -Joe Evaporated Peaches, choice, lb. .... Ide F“ “ ext-a fancy, lb. 15c Santa Claus Prunes, lb 10c, 12 12c, 15c lo 1 ( 1-L.c, -0c We pay ra«h or trade for produce. Eggp 22' Putter IS to 25c Hower and Hower, of o, R & I. Defot. 5 'Phone 116 IF M. SCHIRMEYEK FRENCH QUINN I Bf President C ecr* ta*v Treat*. 1 THE BOVVERS REALTY CO. | ■ k*> real ESTATE, BONDS. LOANS. ■ ‘ abstracts, ■CTsW.r A' st!»a Company cem plele Ah- I ■Br™ , frur . Ko( . f;rt ],. i i verity years iaxperience H

Charles Harrod of I’oe, was the guest of Miss Marie Gass Sunday. Miss Vera Hower is a member of the extra office force at the Ward Fence office. Miss Mao Berling has returned from a several weeks' visit in New York city. ( arl lSischoff returned to Columbus ! Ohio, aftdr spending Sunday here the I guest of Miss Marie Kintz. 0. A. Dugan, cashier of the First National bank, left this morning for I Chicago, where he will look after business matters. Miss Mae Rademacker returned to her work at Fort Wayne this morning after spending Sunday in the city with her parents. Mrs. Rexwinklo of Terre Haute, who has been here in the interests of ! the Royal Neighbors' lodge, returned from Huntertown, where she spent Sunday. Mrs. Belle I.ichtensteiger and son, Paul, and daughter Dorothy, returned ! to Wren, Ohio, after a visit over Sun- '■> with her sister. Mrs. Oliver Johnon south of the city.

Mrs. Walter Robinson is at Fort Wayne visiting with her parents. Mrs. O. L. Vance and daughter, LeAmm, of Decatur are guests of Carl Mcßride and family.—Bluffton News. E. W. Johuson returned home Saturday from his weekly business trip t spend the week end with his famTlie Vance &. Hite clothing store was a busy place tills morning, the , force having the annual job of invoicing. Mrs. Anna Iluliler returned this morning to Indianapolis after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher and other relatives. Leo Ehlnger returned to Ft. Wayne this morning to resume his studies in the Fort Wayne business college after spending Sunday with his par ents. Miss Margaret Mills returned toiler school work at the Fort Wayne bus! ness college this morning after spend ing Sunday in the city with her par ents. Walter Kauffman, representative of the Schafer Saddlery company, re turned from his weekly business trip Saturday to spend the week end with tits family. Eli Smith of Gas City, who lias been visiting in the city with Mr. and - Mrs. Shafer Peterson, for afew days went to Hoagland this morning, where lie will visit with his daughter, Mrs George Tucker. John Christen has received word of the very critical illness of ills brother-in-law, John Ising, of For' Wayne, who is well knowu here where he has many otiier relatives. He ha'-' been very ill of bladder trouble and hiccoughs, but at last report, was somewhat better again. Mrs. George Tucker and son, Ken neth, of Hoagland, who have beer visiting in the city with Mr. and Mrs Shafer Peterson, returned this morn ing to their home. They were accom nanied by her father, Eli Emitli, o' Gas City, who has also been visitin; with Mr. and Mrs. Peterson. Some fellow who evidently needed a sack of corn badly went to th' Drayton Hill barn Friday evening took a sack and then went to th' barn at Jess Gilbert's nearby and helped himself to a sack of corn. H' was easily tracked in the snow and it is known who lie is. A repetition of the act will get the fellow in bad and he is hereby warned. Postmaster Lower reports letter remaining uncalled for at the Decatu' post office Tor M. C. Augustine, Frank I Brauegard. James D. Coffman, Jo> [ Dannacher. J. G. Davis, Navina John son. Mrs. Grace Martin. Joe McNally Cecil© Perkinson, Mack Pogue, Roj Richards. Chauncey Spencer, Lee Teeple, Three in One Horse Shoe Co Mrs. Wm. Whittaker. Ttie city rouncil last night allowed the bills for the recent local option election, a total of slOl. The expens< account came before the council twr weeks ago. hut was not allowed, ow ; ing to the charge in the variou' wards not being uniform. The in I spectors were paid at the rate of *' j per day for two days' time and th< , i other members of the boards wep II paid for one day.—Bluffton Banner. A union iuterurban freight statlor j will be completed by June first, ac cording to an agreement of the off! eials of the lines entering the elty as reported by Mayor John Mock a' the regular meeting of the counci’ ! Friday evening. The ordinance i which will stop the loading and un loading of freight and the switcliln' of cars on the city's streets and al leys was not passed liy the eounci' 1 last night, but according to plans it ! will be put through at the meeting if two weeks. —Bluffton Banner. Leroy liritkley and Wally V. Pres key, Wells county young men, arc today on their way to Chinook. Mont. | where they will answer to charges o' ! forgery. The two young men are Ir I charge of Sheriff I. E. Nlebnuer. of Blaine county. Mont., who arrived her© last evening with the necessary papers. Brtckley and Preskey arc alleged to have forged the name of Emil Ouertzgen, a coal miner of Chi nook, to eight checks, totaling al*>ut $240. The.se checks were cashed by Chinook business men and a short time luter Urlckley and Preskey had disappeared from tlio place.—Bluff ton Banner. The offldury of tlio Six Mile church met tills afternoon at the office of liale ti Markley and took steps to ward the erection of a new building of worship u wooden tahernuele, 38x erected during the coming summer and will be constructed of brick. The new structure will be about the sums dimensions as the one destroyed by lire Thursday. As a temporary plate of worship a wooden tebcrnaele. .’l2x 4* feet, will lie erected. Work will be begun Tuesday on the tabernacle and It will b© ready for the use of the congregation by next Sunday, it Is hoped. Subscription papers to defray the expense of building tin* »ew church will lie put ill circulation at outi.—BluflUm News.

111 i i •• Mrs. C. J. Weaver went to Fort Wayn© to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Sadie Cowley. Mrs. Maudellne Elberson returned to Fort Wayne today noon after a visit in Wren, Ohio. Lee Reed returned from Portland this morning where he visited over Sunday, with his family. Miss Jessie Magley reurned to her work on the Democrat after a several days' Illness of neuralgia. Mrs. Sarah Fisher, mother of Mrs. James Hurst, who has been ill witli pneumonia for some time, is a bout the same. G. E. Steele and son, Irvin, and Miss Eula McKinney were guests over Sunday at the home of A. E. Crawford and family in Marion. William Spencer and wife heve returned from a several weeks visit with friends and relatives in Kansas City and other western points. The cold snap hangs on and we arc beginning to believe that the grouud hog actually knew what lie was doing when he predicted six weeks more. Tlie seat reservation for the Junior play, “What Happened to Jen© " opened this mrri'nr and < - used a rush of business at the Holthouse Drug store. Patriotism Day at the Christian church Friday evening promises to be i big event. The tickets are ten cents and you ougiit to buy one and ittend. A light, but delicious luncheon, will he se,rved after the meeting of the Knights of Columbus this even ng. Members are requested to be nresent. H. L. Conter left Sunday for hlf lome in Indianapolis, where ho will esume his duties as deputy secretary of state after three days’ visit with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stewart and 'arey Moser returned to Fort Wayne ifter a visit at Wren. Ohio, with Mr. Stewart's mother at the home of Teorge Stewart. J. B. Patterson, who has been sick ’or nearly six weeks is slowly iniDriving and unless lie suffers another ■elapse, should lie able to be out with'n a week or two. Lemuel Fisher of Huntington and Mrs. Peter Chase of Eaton. Ind., were in the city yesterday visiting with their mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisli’r, who is ill witli pneumonia. Tlie Indiana Lighting company tliiuoming opened tlie doors of their new quarters in the Ellis building on •Second street. From now on all busi ness will be done at tills place. Raymond Gass. Eugene Brenierlamp. Frances Deininger and LauremKeller went to Fort Wayne Sunday where they attended a sleighing party given by Miss Felice Mettler. Tlie local Knights of Pythias will oin with others of the country in calibrating tlie fiftieth anniversary Thursday evening of this week, with i special program, to which the public is invited. Your attention is called to the spe•ial sale being made this week on a tew razor strap which is being offer’d by tlio Smith.Yager £ Falk drug tore, l |>ltliouse Drug Co. and Schafer Hardware Co. The city council will meet tomorrow evening in regular session. Tlie bids for the bricking of East Adams and South Third street will b© taken up, und if any of them are accepted these two streets will be ordered built at once. Those who have not yet secured automobile licenses should do so before they drive their cars. We Itave applications at tills office and will be glad to save you the inconvenience of writng in for them if you will call here. The wallet which we gave to our «übscrll>ers who paid In advance proved so popular that we had to reorder. This leaves us with a Tew tin hands which we will furnish to those who renew while they last. Better get in on this. Mrs. George Tucker and son. returned to Hoagland after a visit with her! undo and aunt. Attorney and Mrs. Shufer Peterson. Mrs. Tucker's father. Ell Smith arrived from Marion and stopped off here onruute to Hoag- j laud to visit with her daughter. Mrs. U. Deininger returned Sunday evening from Grald Rapids. Mich, where she spent five weeks with her | ion. Fred Deininger and wife. Mrs. Fred Deininger who was operated up j on at tlio hospital In Grand Rapid" , was taken to her home Friday where! she Is gradually recovering. She was , quite critically 111. The Misses Kola Gcutls and Lydia Balnokn returned lasi ovcnlug from Fort Wayne, fvhern they want week end guests or Mbss Mae Babcock at | her home there. They went Friday ' evening to attend the basket bull gum© uud remained over Suuduy. Tlie Babcock family moved to Fort Wayne, hut Miss Mae Is finishing hot term here as u street In the high • thool.

Mrs. Dick Hoop, who has been ill , for some time, is better. Mrs. J. H. Heller entertained the auction bridge club at her home Saturday evening. Festur Rhote of B’.n manager of the Mor • :r ' it- ■ cent stores, wa- ln-r • ■ on nisiness with the local store —- ir NEW YORK IS SL' ' CRING. (Untied Press Service) New York, N. ¥., Feb. Hi 1 to Daily Democrat) —This city i offering from a milk, coal and in Ine today. A steady fall of m w - . gan Saturday and lias kept up 1 the streets with immense drin .v i army of 20,000 men lias worked (instantly but have scarcely made an impression on the snow bunks. 1 Huntington, Ind., Feb. 16 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Hon. Cliarh < 1 Edwards of this city Is at Indianan 1 oils today and it is tlie belief that : he is slated to take the place of Mr. Payne's on the Indiana public serv- - ice commission. He is chairman of the board of public works here and ' well qualified for the place. o WII.LSHIRE MAN OPERATED ON. Horace Kohn, aged seventy, one o the most prominent citizens of Wll> (hire, Ohio, left this morning for Fo j Wayne, where he will cuter the I < hospital, and tomorrow will un- r an operation for liver trouble Kohn has been u sufferer from ji.-.i Hce for the past nine weeks. .—o— Eight good Jersey heifers, that wil he fresh in tlie spring, all of my ow breeding and are from the very be ows I have on the place, for sale; a l one good cow, must sell to make rooor others. Wiltshire 'phone 3lt on 1 Address Harry Brown. Decatur, It. ; No. 6. on the old Ben Brown f.irr 2' tulles north of Wiltshire, Ohio ( btate Line road. 31 — o , kS* T~~' ' MASONIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 2 Tuesday. February 17. Decatur Chapter, No. 112. it. A. M i Called Convocation. Fort Wayne - Chapter, No. 65. will confer the Royal Arch degree, followed by banquet a . K. of P. Home. ANNOUNt 1914 Exctlfiof Autoc; 7 models, ranging: in price from 5190 to $290. Omer Parent, Agent On dirplay at Parent Bros. Electric Shop . _ | STAR GROCERY! i I: Columbia River Salmon .... 10c Sliced Pineapple . . 15c * Tuna Fish 10c Oil Sardines .... 5c | Sweet Potatoes . . 10c ? Spinach 15c 1 Egg Noodles . . . 10c | California Asparagus 25c Sweet Oranges, doz. 15c Dried Peas lb. . . . 6c ■ Dried Peaches lb. . 10c Shrimp 15c Hominy 10c i 1 Will Johns,

•MEN- II GET s3.so v\y ' Slaster Strc!;c n '&/ Razor Sharcencr ,5s ; ‘- Actual manufacturing - f* REATEST Sale this City has ever | * I Y known - Unusual advertising offer 1 ‘ made by manufacturers 5,000 to be sold in the next few days. 70,000 a adv distributed. 3 first scientific razor sharpening C rice produced. Makes every man an e oert Sharpens ah old style razors as I | well as aL makes of safety razoi blades. Gat a head-barber sbave every day. No I < c-.read oi a face when you own I \} a Masier-StroKt. . I Act F' 'omptly I ■ and save $2.52. Cut out your coupon I now. Begin to get this comfort and saving at once. Costs the price of a half dozen shaves and it lasts a lifetime. Read the ircn-ciad guarantee. Cut out the coupoi and present it to your dealer whose name appears here. DLAUIKS Tlr Schafer hardware Co., I The Holthouse Drug Co., Sn ith, Yager & Falk, The Rexall Store HFRF IS DHF COUPON V’M t> centr -rtirlis the noider to one ." . er Stroke S. iarpener. complete for 01 razors and safety biades. i lor postage, k ReZLQ the ( 11 j - . -.ndard ft- f Razor or Suiety Blade th t ca; n, ;rpencd I and kept sharp on tne Mastcr-Stti . rovided [ it does not need grinding. ll— ■■■■ 1 a LiaaMBBMaMHBBHHittaBa . ■— daoMHMMC seedoatF White Russian Variety E:. L. CARROLL ' ” SEE US ABOUT IT 67 Acres, 2 mile from Decatur, 6 room house, r.ew | ! 2 room house, b trn 36x69. other oo'buiidingA, good well and wind pump, no timber. 1-2 mil • to school 1-2 s mile to church, we will ti' ' a r oD «rty in exI change not to exceed $2900. T i i. .. bargain for some one. 160 acres good black soil, 5 mile to a market and -1 mile to another, 1 mile to school and 2 mile to church a 14 room house with slate roof and cellar under all, barn 40xS6 with slate roof large hoghouse with slate roof, granary', smokehouse, chickenhouse, good well with wind pump, a good orchard. This farm is well tiled and fenced and if sold quick will go for $140.00 per acre. HARVEY LEONARD 4 COMPANY Office Opp. Interurban Station j iii ■■ ———————