Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1914 — Page 3

NEUBIAN CALF is a new leather, and has taken the lead of all leathers for mens wear, made up on the Ferncraft last. A NEW ONE Ask To See The “Ferncraft”

CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST I Probably snow or rain tonight and Wednesday. Colder Wednesday. Burt Wise of Akron, Ohio, changed cars here on his way to Marion. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Droege of St. John’s were shoppers here yesterday. Mr., and Mrs. Charles Deems left yesterday afternoon for Port Wayne, to which ptace they are moving. • Miss Grace Cyphers returned to Ft. Mayne yesterday afternoon after a visit her* with Miss Frances Baker. Rev. Father Krull went to Hesse Cassel yesterday, after assisting Fa ther Seitnetz at the St. Mary' Catholic church over Sunday. Rev. Benjamin Borton, pastor of the Christian Union church, lef- Sundav evening for Canton, Ohio, to lie with his brother, who has been ill for some time, and who is worse. Mann & Christen yesterday began work on the building of the new front fur the Deininger millinery stere buUilng. The work will be finished in"sT>cut two weeks and a half.

Pl I THE HOME OF. t ji Quality Groceries I k GOOD GROCERIES —- GO TO the right spot E\ ERY TIME! This Is The Right Spot 10 GO TO, Every Time, For Good Groceries

Pure Buckwheat flour, bag 50c Maple Syrup, bottle 25c Maple Syrup, qt. tins 45c Maple Confection, butter pail 25c Our full line of package garden and flower seeds are now in. Look them over and begin the pain of your garden. We pay cash or trade for produce. Eggs 20c Butter 18 to 25c Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & 1. Depot. ’Phone 108.

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Mrs. Walter Kauffman spent the day in Fort Wayne. Hrank Auraad made a business trip to Geneva this morning. » Dee Lewton made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Mrs. Catherine Rugg left yesterday afternoon for Monroeville. Miss Ruby Parrish returned to her work as school teacher near Monroe this morning. harles Voglewede left this morning for Indianapolis to attend the Shoe Dealers’ convention. Carl Hammond spent his week-end vacation with his sister. Curt M. Fritzinger, north of the city. Mrs. F. M. Burger went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with her dauiiter. Mrs. Abe Boch, and family. charb Patton and Fred Linn went to Geneva this morning, where they will look after some contracting work. Howard Wisehaupt left this morning on his regular business trip in the interest of the VaR Egg Case company. Will Johns went to L Wayne this morning to attend the Fort Wayne pure food show, which is being held at ilit Princess rink.

Thomas Smith left on the 11:30 car today for Stop 18. Miss Lulu Wagner went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. Mrs. Charles Scheumann of St. John’s was a shopper here today. Chris Rich of Berne changed cars here today enroute to Woodburn. Attorney Jesse Sutton made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Mrs. Ed L. Johnson and son, Lester, went to Monmouth for the day. Mr. and Mrs. E. Woods have gone to Fort Wayne and Warsaw for a two weeks' visit with relatives. Miss Nell Brown changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne, where she will take her music instruction. Charles Elmore of Bluffton, plaintiff in tile damage case recently tried here, was here on business relating to that. Charles Myer and Robert D. Patterson of this city were Sunday visitors at the home o( George Morris in Bluffton. Miss Israel, the trained nurse attending Otto Steigmeyer during his late illness, returned to Ft. Wayne this noon. Howard Burdg and Ed Ashbaucher returned home, yesterday after an over-Sunday visit with relatives in Bluffton. Joe Meyers and son, James of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne where the boy is taking treatment of a specialist. Misses Caroline and Ida Christman of this city returned to their home after spending the week-end with Miss Grace Walters of Bluffton. William O’Brien of the Indiana Lighting company returned to Decatur after an over-Sunday visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O'Brien, of Bluffton. C, A. Neuensch wander of Berne was here today on consultation with his attorney. D ,B. Erwin, relative to the making of a final report in the Cleophas Lehman estate. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Burroughs returned home yesterday after spending Sunday with relatives in Bluffton Mrs. Burroughs has been visiting in Bluffton several days. Mrs. Jennie Todd arived from Bluffton this morning by automobile being called here by the death of her niece. Miss Reba Quinn. Miss Margaret Todd had been here severr) days. Clem Holthouse of Jonesboro. Arkleft this morning on a week’s business 'rip through Indiana and Michigan in the interest of the Ilolthouse Bros.’ Bending copipany. He was here on account of the death of his cousin. Miss Mayna Brake. The condition of Pat Costello is somewhat improved today. Yesterday he was a little restless and had a few degrees of fever, but his temperature is about normal today. Miss Elliott, a trained nurse, from Fort Wayne, arrived yesterday to care for him. ( harles Meyers and nephew. Robert Quinn, left this morning on the 8:<o Interurban car for Evanston, Hi., where they were called by a telegram tfiat their neice and sister. Miss Reba Quinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. French Quinn, was dying. Seventy little chickens hatched In a Banta inculmter are seeing the world for the first time as it passed their display window at the Schaub-Dowling hardware store*. When the chicks get frightened or feel the air a little chill, they just hustle back into their good warm Banta brooder. Saturday evening while loading some horses at the Grand Rapids AIndiana stock yards one of the heavy animals slipped and broke his leg, making It necessary to kill it. The horse was purchased Friday froni the local horse sale company. A man from the fertiliser plant was called and tho animal was ahut. thus putting an end to Its suffering. Willis Hoopengardned of Ossian met with a very painful accident while taking a wagon load of hay from the barn, where ho had been living, to the farm he recently purchased. The wagon turned on the ice and threw Mr. Hoopengardner on a fence, the hay ladders falling on top of hint. His liack and side were badly injured, making it neowary for him to be confined in bed. A. T. Studebaker nt Bluffton, who baa been in ill health for some time. »aa thought not to be mo well Sunday and hta condition caused the relatives much alarm. A number of his chlldrm were there to sec him Sunday, including live daughters. Thu ggeata Included Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner and son. John, of this city: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bauman of Adilins county, Mrs. Ed Huffnwti of near Bluffton. Mrs. Ida llelmn and diiugliter. Grace, of Klwood. and Mrs. Jennie Carter of Marion. ■— .. „.l I 111 I ■ 1...-I—---DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIC

REPORT ON WATER R'-— ■" City Water Declared “Good” by the State Chemist, Dr. Barnard. — THREE TESTS MADE Water Taken from Plant, Court House, and Near Lose Residence. Dr. H. F. Costello, city health officer, today received the report from the state board of health on the analysis of the samples of city water which were taken to the office of H. E. Barnard, state chemist by Dr. McAbee when he was here last week. Three samples of water were submitted, one from the city plant, one from the court house and one from the deadend line near the John Ix»se residence. The repor’ of the two was “satisfactory,'' ::nd on .he last “good.” The reports are all similar and expressed in the usual terms, the figures being based on “parts in 100.000." The report from the Lose residence follows and the others were almost identical: “Odor, none; color, .00; turbidity, none; sediment, none; free ammonia. .0010; albuminoid ammonia, .0030; nitrates. .0300; nitrites, .0000; chlorine. 2.4; hardness. 29.8: iron, .00; colon bacilli, none. This is good water." - - '• o — - BASKET BALL DOPE. Kenneth Vancil. captain of the local basket ball team, which goes to Bloomington Thursday to enter the state tournament, has received the schedule, showing the hours, floors, teams and sfficials. The Decatur team plays Rochester on floor one at 7 Friday mornng. The winner of that game plays the winner of the Nappanee and North Manchester game at 5 p. m. the same day on the armory floor. At 7 o'clock the next morning, if still successful, the winner of floor two at 7 the evening previous, and so on. The successful team will have to play seven games, two on Friday and five on Saturday. Frank Lose will accompany the team as a substitute. ABOUT THE SICK Louis, little son of L. F. Sclioeder, the stock food salesman, was able to sit up in a chair for twenty minutes yesterday for the first since his illness of seven weeks. He is gaining flesh rapidly, and is Improving nicely, which is encouraging to his friends. At one time during his illness he was so -niaciated that he weighed alxiut 17 pounds. He suffered from pneumonic and abscess of the lungs. He will be seven years old next May. The condition of Herman G. Hoffman. who is ill of typhoid fever, at Hie home of his father-in-law. Frank Roop, north of the city, remains about the same.

John G. Hoffman left Hite morning fer Van Wert, Ohio, where he was called by the serious Ulnesa of his brother, Chris Hoffman, who is suffering from a cancerous affection. He was Informed that an operation would be held this afternoon at 1 o’clock on the 111 man. Mr. Hoffman was with his ’ brother at Hot Springs, Ark., the two retumiug home only a few days ago. having been there since the holidays. The ill man grew worse and he was advised to return home. Mrs. Clem iA-ngerich, living wist of the city, is in a very critical condltlon. Yesterday she suffered very much from convuNions and her recovery is doubtful. A trained nurse arrived at tho home today and every thing possible Is being dune to pu|l her through. The llttlo liabe born Sunday Is doing line. Mrs. L. C. Miller, who has been bed ’ fast four weeks, suffering from un attack of acute indigestion, Is improv Ing and is able to he up again. Mrs. 1.. L. Baumgartner Is nt Blun ton with her father, A. T Studebaker, who is In poor health. He is eighty three years old. " In Sunny Italy (CONTINU® FROM FA(J» ONE! a fair looking foreigner uud was work lug for si.3l> per day on the Erie. Mrs. Lcwtcm is thlrtycight years old «ud a daughter of, .Mrs. husini Beil i Thu lajwton boiuiv hear I’rrble wan very cumfortnblc anil the nfluir is u | . omplute surprise to the many trl< nd* of tlic family. Mr. Lewton will not leturn to his plu,e nt IH-troit until this matter has book dlspo- <’d of hi some luMiuir dcliui'td:

f EARLY SHOWING OF | f SPRING SUITS AND COATS I ii ABM = • Theses are the garments with that individual 5J style so appreciated by women who desire to 11 S we *l Pressed. These Garments are the pro- S S d ucl °f die most skilled designers; tailored in n W perfect fashion by the greatest organization, J devoted exclusively to the making of fine suits II vwfeSlt and coats for women. gB » ■M , ■) BtaBBBtaBB VjKKI d on * y f° r tke I )ur P° se of inspecting these Wraß-l newest arrivals in women’s modish apparel, we — suggest an early visit to our store. In no other • ■ 2 mWb way can you s 0 quick,y ga * n a knowledge of ■a the f as hion dictates of this season. 11 e ~THE BOSTON STORE f li=hiii=iiiii=iiiii=iiii =niic=niMS

Peanut butter, bulk, lb. . 20c Apple butter, lb. . . 12 l-2c Prunes, lb. . . . 12 12, 15c Dried peaches ... 10, 13c Buck Wheat, lb. . 4 l-2c Cookies, lb 10, 25c Bulk Coffee, lb, . . 17, 28c Cabbage, lb 4c Sweet 1 potatoes, lb. . . . 10c Olives, qt 25c Cocoa, qt. can 30c Perfection bread .. . 5,10 c Bacon, lb 22c Home made kraut, qt. . 15c We pay cash or trade for butter and eggs. Butter 25c Eggs 20c Hiiimps A very important meeting of the Masonic lodge is called for tills evening at their hail at 7 o'clock. Busincmatters of importance will lie brought up and every member should try to be in attendance. " oFOR SALE OR TRADE A 7-room house. I want to pay my indebtedness. Cellar, cistern, well water, fruit, all bearing; apples, pairs, cherries, plums, gooseberries, currants, good rich giird-n; barn, sheds, chick en house, coal house. In market until sold, whether advert! cd or nut. High St.—E. Reynolds. 53tf

Pin This In Your Hat ! The “White Stag” Extra Mild, the cigar in the big box with the Stag on the lid puts more cents in a nickel than you or anyother smoker ever did get. GET THIS THOUGHT THEN BLAZE AWAY Never was there a cigar the likes of the White Stag with out a Bite or Sting no matter how Long or how Hard you smoke it. Always cool delicious and fragrant Its the short cut to real smoke joy. Just fits your taste like a glove-Any time, any where you smoke it. 5 CENTS AT ALL DEALERS 5 CENTS

READY TO WEAR No “Breaking In” ; There’s Comfort from the start if you wear LION BRAND » work shoes. All made over Natural Shape lasts. Shoe satisfaction is fittingright and giving good values. Buy Your Shoes of ELZEYAHACKMAN ( OPP. COURT HOUSE

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